The Sun. — London, England, 1858-01-08 00:00:00

JjER MAJESTY'S THEATRE THIS EVENING. Piccoloudni, Spezia, Giaglini, Belletti, Rossi, Vialetti, and Aldighieri. THIS EVENING (Friday, Jan. 8), LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR. Prices :—Pit Stalls, 12s 6d; boxes (to hold four persons), pit and one pair, 2/. 2s ; grand tier, 3/. 38 ; two pair, 1/. 55.; three pair, 15s ; gallery boxes, 103; gallery stalls, 3s 6d ; pit, 3s 6d; gallery, 2s. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Her MAJESTY the QUEEN has graci ously signified her intention of HONOURING with her PRESENCE a SERIES of FOUR FESTIVAL PERFORM ANCES, intended to be presented at the period of the ap proaching Nuptials of her Royal Highness the PRINCESS ROYAL with his Royal Highness the Prince FREDERICK WILLIAM of PRUSSIA. The general arrangements are under the direction of Mr. Mitchell, in co-operation with Mr. Lumley, and favoured by the assistance of the following Managers of the Metropolitan Theatres ; .Theatre Royal, Drury-lane. Mr. Smith... ....................... Mr. Backstone .................. Haymarket Theatre. Mr. Webster ................ Adelphi Theatre. Mr. Harrison and Miss Fyne Lyceum Theatre. Mr. Robson and Mr. Emden Olympic Theatre. Mr. Phelps Sadler's Wells Theatre. The programme will comprise the following Entertain ments : On TUESDAY, January 19, MACBETFL Produced under the direction of Mr. Phelps. Macbeth, Mr. Phelps ; Lady Macbeth, Miss Helen Faucit. With Locke's Incidental Music, under the direction of Mr. Benedict. And Mr. Oxenford's Farce of TWICE KILLED. In which Mr. and Mrs. Keeley will perform. THURSDAY, January 21. Balfe's New Opera, THE ROSE OF CASTILLE, By Miss Pyne, Mr. Harrison, Mr. Weiss, and the Operatic Company of the Lyceum Theatre ; conductor, Mr. A. Mellon. With a COMIC AFTERPIECE. SATURDAY, January 23, AN ITALIAN OPERA, By Madlle. Piccolomini, Signor Giuglini, and the Principal Artistes of Mr. Lumley's Theatre. And a FESTIVAL CANTATA composed by Mr. Howard Glover. With a BALLET DIVERTISSEMENT. Fourth Performance, AN ENGLISH COMEDY, By Mr. Bnckstone's Company of the Haymarket Theatre. And an AFTERPIECE, in which Mr. bright and Members of the Adeiphi Company will perform. Admission to the pit (for which a limited number of tickets will be issued los. 6d. Gallery stalls (reserved and numbered) 6s. Od. Gallery Applications for boxes, orchestra stalls, and tickets to be made at the Box-office of the Theatre, and at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street. _ THEA TR E-R OYA L, DRURY-LANE. Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. THIS EVENING, will be performed THE LADIES' BATTLE, in which Mr. and Mrs. Leigh Murray and Miss M. 3liver will perform. After which, the new grand pantomime, LITTLE JACK HORNER. Ctanmence at 7. THEATRE ROYAL, HkYMARKET. Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buckstone. - - - THIS EVENING, to commence at Seven o'clock. with SPEED THE PLOUGH. Characters by Messrs. W. Farren, Compton, Chippendale, Mrs. Poynter, Mrs. E. Fitzwilliam, and Miss E. Ternan. After which, a new comic Christmas Pantomime, entitled THE SLEEPING BEAUTY IN THE WOOD ; or, Harle quin and the Spiteful Fairy. Harlequin, Me. A. Leclerc(' ; Columbine, Miss Fanny Wright ; Pantaloon, Mr. Mackay ; Clown, Mr. Charles Leclercq. - - - - Orchestra Stalls (which may be retained the whole of the eveningk6s. each. (No charge for booking.) First Wice. s. d. Second price. s. - d Dress Boxes Upper Boxes 3 0 Upper Boxes 2 0 Pit . Gallery 1 0 Gallery 0 6 ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. Charles Kean. THIS EVENING, will be performed Shakspere's Tragedy of KING RICHARD 11. King Richard 11., by Mr. Chas. Kean ; Queen, by Mrs. C. Kean. After which , a new grand comic Christmas Pantomime, entitled HARLEQUIN WHITE CAT ; or, The Princess Blanche Flower and her Fairy Godmothers. The Princess Blanche (White Cat), Miss Kate Terry ; Harlequin, Mr. Cor snack ; Clown, Mr. Huline ; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo ; and Columbine, Miss C. Adams.] T HEATRE ROYAL, A DELPHI. Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster. THIS EVENING, will be performed the second and third acts of THE GREEN BUSHES, in which Madame Celeste, and Mr. Wright will perform. After which, a Mythological Extravaganza, entitled HARLEQUIN, OR THE LOVES OF CUPID AND PSYCHE. Jupiter, Mr. Paul Redford ; Mars, Mr. Frank Hall ; Venus, Mrs. Billinztou ; Cupid, Miss Marie Wilton ; Psyche, Miss Mary Keeley. R OYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. —Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. C. Dillon. THIS EVENING, will be presented Sir E. L. Bulwer'a play of RICHELIEU. Principal characters by Messrs. Charles Dillon. Stuart, Barrett, J. G. Shore, Poynter ; Mesdames Charles Dillon and Wsoigar. To conclude with the Burlesque and Pantomime, LALLAH ROOKH, and the PRINCESS, the PERI, and the TROU BADOUR ' • or, Harlequin and the Ghebers of the Desert. Supported by Mesdames Charles Dillon, Buckingham White, Eliza Webb, Maria Ternan, Esther Jacobs, and Woolgar ; Messrs. Barrett, Calhaem, Holston, Poynter, and J. L. Toole. Clowns, Messrs. T. Matthews and R. Stilt ; Harlequin, Mr. J. Ricketts; Pantaloon, Mr. A. Stilt ; Sprites, Herr Zeleski and sons ; Columbines, Misses Malcolm and Lees. Gorgeous Feast of Lanterns.—Fenton's Grand Trans formation Scene. Doors open at half-past 6, to commence at 7. A Morning Performance to-morrow (Saturday) on which oc casion the Children of the Westminster Grey and Green Coat Schools will be present. In active preparation, a new and original Comedy, by Leigh Hunt, Esq. 3oz-office open from 11 to 5 daily. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Creswick. THIS EVENING, will be performed BROKEN FAITH. After which, QUEEN MAB ; or Harlequin Romeo and Julliet. Clown, by the Surrey Buck ; Pantaloon, Mr. Brad bury. STRAND THEATRE.—Lessee, Mr. T. Payne. —THIS EVENING, will be performed HARLEQUIN NOVELTY AND THE PRINCESS WHO LOST HER HEART. Harlequin, Miss Craven ; Columbine. Deulin ; Sprite, Herr Kirt. The Lambert Family and the Red Man of Agar in their wonderful performance, Commence at Seven. Stalls, 33. ; Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, 1 Gallery gd. CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road. — OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow i IT company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of S elections from all the popular OPERAS, MADRIGALS, CHORUSES, GLEES, DUETS, &c., viz. :—Miss Russell, Mrs. Badzey, Madlle. Marietta, Miss Brunell, Miss Ray, Madame Bartoletti, MiQs Montague, and Madame Marietta ; Herr F. Jonghmans, Mr. Renshaw, R. Grover, T. Farrant, 8. Tones, J. Barker, W. Melling, Senor Antonio, E. L. Hime, Mr. Badgey, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Bell, and Mr. Ber nard; Messrs. S. Collins, W. T. Critchfield, and E. Mack ney. Pianoforte, Mr. Cecil Hicks; harmonium, Master Williams ; Director, Herr F. Jonghmans. Commence at Seven o'clock precisely. Suppers, &e., until twelve o'clock. Mr. AUGUSTUS BRAIIAM will make his first appearance on Monday, the 25th inst. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY —Morn. , 5 min. aft. B—Even., 30 min. aft. To-MoßßOw—Morn., 5 min. aft. 9—Even., 35 min aft. 9 211 Ew WEATHER—SIIN Orricz, JANUARY 8. Tuzamonwrza, IN THE SHADE. 47—highest sines noon yesterday. 47—loweat this morni ng 51 —this day at noon. and during the night. BAROMETIIII. 30,12. w iND, s.W.; light, with dull mild weather. gr,";"' ' ‘e--4,"-•'1,4;;:,-',',I,-C''-'---,z,::7.t':*.--,',','k''""N,--A., .. --- t .-- -. --- -- - 1 ‘,.....-' . ) 1,,, ,:-.:ts't- '.-:,; -:,,,:.:-.':;>\;•:-,A.—_ (7-,;/ - _ LONDON, FRIDAY, JAN. 8, 1858. match ; not merely for political reasons, but more so on account of the fair young Princess for whose future welfare and happiness all are anxious, and for her sisters, who may be deprived of all dear to the female heart in consequence of an obstinate adherence to the objectionable system. We but copy a sentence from the Globe—a very unusual occurrence, for there are not many which we would admit into our columns—when we say that, " with all its greatness and its charms, Royalty is subject to some irksome penal ties from which ordinary persons are free." For that very reason, the matrimonial alliances that may be contracted by any of its members, and which may greatly affect the future government of the country, are subjects for legitimate comment, and that privilege we shall continue to exercise despite the puny efforts of the toady that seeks to curry favour by its mean and mendacious remarks. We use the term " mendacious" advisedly, for the Globe has endeavoured to put a wil fully false construction on our statements. After a little introductory pudding, it says,— " The writer approaches the more domestic pert of the subject, and expresses his sympathy for the Royal Lady, whom he describes as the victim' of this marriage de convenance." Now the writer must have known that he was stating a deliberate falsehood in that respect. We repeat what we published, and which no hon ourable and straightforward gentleman could torture into anything justifying the gross misrepresentation above referred to. One pa ragraph was as follows :—" We trust that the daughter of England,' may experience every do mestic happiness in her new position, that it may not be sacrificed to a mere marriage de convenance, in which her heart has no part. So far as she is concerned we earnestly hope that every sinister augury may be averted. And, if we complain of the system, it is with fervent wishes that she may not be the first and most illustrious victim." Let any disinterested and unprejudiced person compare these passages, and say whether the writer in the Globe has been guilty of a wicked and deliberate falsehood, for which if he had any sense of shame he would make an abject apology. The Globe states that "it is well known that the alliance about to take place is the result of the warmest affection." We know no such thing, And from the above specimen afforded of the Globe's veracity, we are not disposed to place implicit reliance on its assertions. It may be, for we do not profess to be acquainted with back stairs gossip or kitchen traditions. But we do say that if it be the case, it is the result of a happy accident, which could not reasonably have been anticipated. It is well known that the future marriage was arranged before the Princess was ten years of age—indeed, we believe we might say at a much earlier period. Now, young ladies are scarcely capable of knowing their own minds at that time of life, and the very fact that they are directed to bestow their affections in a particular quarter, may excite aversion rather than love. It is said, "the course of true love never did run smooth," and that truth, which has passed into a proverb, has arisen from the natural opposition between parents and children on the all-important point, whereon Princesses do not differ from their more humble sisters. With regard to the other Princesses and Princes, the Globe treats our observations as " the result of gratuitous and malicious assumption, to support which (it declares) not a single fact mists." Can the writer ignore the history of the children of George the Third, both male and female ? Can he say how many Royal Princesses were mothers before they were wives ? How many fine young men were compelled to sacrifice their happiness in consequence of the imperious provisions of the Royal Marriage Act, ? These matters are but too painfully notorious, and it would be but false delicacy to abstain from allu sion to a matter of such vital consequence to those in whom the nation feels the deepest interest. We have seen the evil in one generation, and it is surely time that reasonable precautions should be adopted to avert it from another. We know the intense passion for Germanism in Courtly circles, but that is by no means shared by the nation. The People are disgusted with the system, and would gladly see it abolished. We write for the People. We address ourselves to their feelings and sympathies, and so long as they are gratified with our efforts—and we have every reason to believe that such is the case—we shall treat the comments of the Globe with the con tempt they merit. Ixrx may do for the servant's halls, but they will be repudiated at the hearths and homes of independent and high minded Britons. The Globe makes a polished allusion to a horse pond. We only wish that the dastardly writer, associated with a kindred worthy—for lie would not try it without considerable odds—would attempt to carry his suggestion into execution ! We shall be quite prepared for the effort when ever he desires to make it. It often happens in everyday life that the father must learn from his lad. He has given the stripling a first-rate education, and ho is not above supplementing his own early deficiencies by his son's acquirements. Frequently it is a matter of pride to him. It is not surprising therefore to find our Colonial offspring giving their parent a little useful information now and then. We kept them under paternal control, till, in point of prac- tical good sense, they attained their full majority, and of course may expect that, with all due defer ence, and yet with pretty well assured confidence, they will tell us some useful things. We hope Lord JOHN RUSSELL therefore, as standing counsel for our "glorious constitution," will not be above attending to the remarks of an Australian journal on his crotchets respecting the ballot. The Globe has thought proper to read us a lec ture concerning the article we published on Mon day last respecting the approaching marriage of the PRINCESS ROYAL. We mention the Globe by name, not resetting to the despicable evasion of speaking of " an evening contemporary" when making a virulent and unprovoked attack on a journal at least its own equal in every respect, and, indeed, that is not claiming very much for ourselves. In every controversy in which we have engaged, we have treated our opponents as gentlemen. But we know how to defend our selves, and to repel such gross and ungentlema2ily attacks with the profound contempt which they so eminently merit. We wrote on a subject of deg) interest to the nation, and we regarded it in a thoroughly English and independent spirit. We did not derive our inspiration from German sources, or from the servants! halls, for which the writer in the Glebe is best fitted. We tell the mean-spirited flunkey, that every true-hearted Englishman is opposed to the Argus, shrewdly asks the ex-Premier, " Does a man vote more conscientiously because he votes openly ?—and, if he votes according to his con victions, how does he vote wrongly ?" Now, we cannot see how Lord Jorix can answer the former question in the affirmative, since it would as suredly be difficult to prove that our secret duties are performed less conscientiously than those we perform before men. We know, at least, that the Highest of all Authorities has enjoined secresy, as a condition most favourable of all to the single-minded performance of duty. The registration of a vote in the polling-book is surely a temptation in numberless cases for a man to record it iu opposition to his real opinions, and under the influence of some fear or hope which ought not to bias him. We may truly say that not even Public Opinion, that is, the opinion of the great majority, whether of electors or non electors, ought to decide his vote, but real opinion. If he be in a minority of one, he ought to vote accordingly ; and such a vote, as our con temporary observes, could not be a wrong one. If, however, real opinions are to be expressed by votes, what becomes of the trustee theory ? We have, indeed, before pressed the same argument in another form. Our demand has always been that the first reform ought to be to make the votes at elections as far as human law can do it —REAL TOTES—the real, not the bought or co erced votes of the electors. And all human ingenuity may be defied to devise a more simple and effectual means to effect this than the Ballot. And we must tell Lord Jourr respectfully, that ho and his clique have no real reason for opposing the ballot, but that it will make the electors free and independent of the Duke of BEDFORD class. Our contemporary acknowledge;, as we all must do, that the right to vote must involve a corresponding duty—just as the possession of pro perty, or of knowledge, must—but it is a duty of the kind on which no mortal can be judge for another. Two candidates of opposite opinions demand our vote. The opinions of one must be in the main wrong, those of the other right. Yet if I think the wrong opinions right, ought all the non-electors, or all the educated gentlemen, or all the dominant gentry in the place to induce me to vote on the right side ? There is, perhaps, hardly a case in which what is right for one man may be wrong for another, more than in giving a vote at an election. The duty is so entirely relative to the most secret convictions of the voter, convictions which, perhaps, he could ill defend and yet may strongly feel, that every mau who wishes an elector simply to do his duty must be an advocate for the Ballot. The A rgus lays more stress than any English journalist would do on the opinion, the statements we should say, of the Times, as reflecting the opinions of the majority of Englishmen. We do not wish to speak disrespectfully of our " Great Contemporary," but having, in our long life as journalists, so uniformly found the Times up holding every anti-popular view till the eleventh hour, and having, times innumerable, found it some fine morning turning suddenly round, with out a word of advertence to past errors, and adopting views which we and other labourers on the popular side had been long enforcing—having, we say, been so long accustomed to our contem porary's never advocating the rights of the people till they could be withheld no longer—we, and Englishmen generally, know that it may be the eleventh hour of the success of a popular question and the Times be yet dead against it. The Argus need not fear that the question is in the position among electors which it occupies in the banter of the Times. The Times itself does not thick so. It will write on laughing at the Ballot, till some day it will take it into its head b laugh at its opponents, and to wonder that anyone can be found to dispute so simple a proposition as that every man ought to be protected, in voting, from the tyranny of mobs, of landlords, of bankers, of creditors, of mortgagees, and of all who might make use of " undue influence." Perhaps our friends in Australia, to whom we owe so much for setting us the right ex tmple, and for sending us hither an advocate like their practi cal Mr. NICHOLSON, are hardly aware of the pro gress the Ballot is making amongst electors. Its stronghold now is the pocket boroughs and the counties. At the last division, of those present, with the pairs, 219 voted for the Ballot, and 287 against it ; and this was the greatest number of votes ever recorded in its favour. The Ballot question therefore is not retrograding. If we glance, ever so generally, at the constituencies which returned anti-Ballot members, it is obvious enough that the sense of the really free consti tuencies is decidedly in its favour. The larger and more popular constituencies, with a popula tion of upwards of eleven millions, and 374,146 electors, sent 53 members in favour of the Ballot, and only 19 against it. The agricultural counties on the other hand, where the electors vote to their landlords' order, containing about the same po pulation and the same number of electors, returned 116 members against the Ballot, and only 5 for it 1 Pretty good evidence who it is that really fear the Ballot. It should be remembered, how ever, that the population, and the landlord con stituencies though nearly equal in respect to po pulation and electors, return in the former instance but 72 members, and in the latter 136 1 Had the popular constituencies returned an equal number of members with those in the power of the land lords, the votes for the Ballot would have been nearly doubled. One thing our Australian friends may regard as certain—that we shall have the Ballo+, and that when it is obtained we shall be much indebted to Australia for the aid of a prac' tical example. His favourite crotchet, as we all know, is his fancy of trustee electors. Where he picked it up we can't tell. It seems most like a clever inven tion devised to apologise for the denial of an ob vious right. In no discussions in Parliament prior to the demand for the hollot did we ever read of a nomination of trustees responsible to the unrepre sented for representing them aright. So far as we can remember, the argument has always been that the suffrage was conferred upon such or such an electoral qualification, because its possessors were national to be bettor qualified to vote on questions than the excluded classes. We appeal to Lord Jonzr RUSSELL himself whether he did not in the first Reform Bill, and in all his subsequent abortive reform bills, aim to include them, as s a s s es h w e h t o u s n e a k g n h z la:bee electors a na position d qualified whether he has not always spoken of the exclusion of the few he thought competent, as an accidental evil, such as must attend any human arrangement. If so, then, what becomes of his theory that, electors are trustees for the non-electors? They were, as a body, made electors, because they were presumed to be more competent than the non electors. They were entrusted, not with the duty of voting according to the supposed ignorance of Lord JOHN'S non•elect, but with the duty of voting in accordance with their own better know ledge. The Bank of England has at last reduced its minimum rate of discount from 8 to 6 per cent. It was time to do so. The directors could no longer maintain the exorbitant and usurious rate of discount which they were ready enough to exact, so long as it was possible to do so, albeit the trade and commerce of the ration was lan guishing under its paralysing influence. They were, however, subjected to the competition of Lombard-street, and of the many Joint-Stock Banks whose proceedings are so obnoxious to the hard calculators. The change has not produced any very important results so far as the Stock Exchange and Money-Mar ket are concerned. To use the ordinary phrase, it had been previously " discounted," and it is pal pable that the " Old Lady " will have to make a further move in the same direction, if she hopes to obtain a fair share of business. The Bank of France only charges 5 per cont., and will pri bably reduce it to 4. Why should the quasi Na tional establishment of Great Britain demand more ? Why should the trade, commerce, and manufactures of this country be subjected to an PP infliction from which ou r continental brethren are exempted ? It is true that the people should loo k to matters in which th e y are so deeply intere sted—on which their welf are an d h a The bullion has been largely augmen ted, the reserve of no t es iness so greatly depend s . ex changes favourable, and th e hoards brought out Our Australian contemporary, The Melbourneng from their hidi considerably enhance d, the Places. It is surely, then, not too much to ask that the people should receive some benefit from the improved prospects of the coun try. We shall witness extraordinary prosperity for a short period, leading to another mania and another collapse, for these are incidents inseparable from the existing monetary code, but we may at least expelite the auspicious part of the cycle ; the bad one will come too soon, and occasion much misery on its arrival. Let us try to obtain the poor compensation that may be obtained before the cup can be stricken from our parched lips. MI Excellency the Persian Ambassador, accompanied by Captain Lynch, and attended by a numerous suite, occupied the royal box at Drury-lane Theatre last evening. His excaffincy appeared highly pleased with the entertainments, and especially with the pantomime. The Duchess Dowager of Norfolk will return to town on the 18th, from visiting Lord and Lady Foley at Worksop Manor, Notts. The Duchess of Wellington will return to Apsley House to-morrow, from Strathfieldsaye, Lord and Lady Ribblesdale have left the St. George's Hotel, for Brighton. Lord and Lady Waterpark will come to town on the 18th inst., from Doveridge, Derbyshire. The Countess of Powis and the Ladies Herbert and the Earl of Yowls are expected in town on the 18th inst., from Powis Castle, Montgomeryshire, EARL GREY.—A. volume of much interest and im- portance on the subject of the new Reform Bill, g i v i ng his own views on this Important subject by this dis tinguished statesman, is now passing through the pres 4, and will be published by Mr. Bentley, of New Burling ton-street, in a few days. This great measure is likely to engagethe attention of the legislature early on its reassembling. THE MARRIAGE OF THE PRINCESS ROYAL.—On Tuesday last C. Dresser, Esq., Mayor of Coventry, announced to the Town Council f this city that on the occasion of the marriage of the Princess Royal he in tended to give a free ball at St. Mary's Hall, and a concert at the Carn Exchange. Two hundred tickets for the concert will be reserved for the members of the conned. On the day after the ceremony the whole of the boys belonging to the free schools will b) treated to a dinner.—Birmingliam, Daily Pest, THE OUTWARD PENINSULAR MAIL.—The Peninsular and Oriental Company a steam-ship Tagus, Capt. Chris tian, left Smthamptuo.v,:es'erday with tLe usual Penin sular mail, 20 passer4ers, 11,4671. in specie, for Lisbon, and a general cargo. THE OVERLAND MAILS.—H.M.S. Caradoc most pro bably conveyed the Calcutta and China mails from Alexandria to Malta, as well as the Government telegram ; in which ease they will reach London on Sunday night or Monday morning. Considering the importance of the intelligence, we trust the Government will seller no detention to occur at Marseilles, and will give directions that these mails be forwarded the whole distance from Marseilles to Boulogne or Calais by special trains. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Valetta will convey to Marseilles the Bombay portion of the Indian mails. LIVERPOOL, Jan. 7.—A. letter has been received from the Black Ball clipper transport Lightning by a gentle. man here, which expresses the satisfaction the officers and troops who went out in her to Calcutta experienced during her rapid passage of 87 days from the Downs. The Lightning arrived off the Sandheade on the 231 of November, after a passage of 87 days. She only lost one wan, a private. THE ROYAL CHARTER POE AUSTRALIA —This steamer sailed from the Mersey last evening for Melbourne, with 400 passengers. Some disappointment was experienced that she was not detained until next morning, in order that she might convey answers to Australian letters which came to hand yesterday per Indian mail, which reached England last evening. THE NEW IRISH JUDGE.—LIMERICK, Wednesday.— The Limerick Reporter and Tipperary Vindicator state that rumours are prevalent to the effect that the vacant judgeship has been offered to and accepted by Mr. Ser geant O'Brien, M.P. The fact, it true, wilt afford general sa'isfaction. Already much excitement prevails in political circles in anticipation of a vacancy in the representation of this city.—Freeman. ESCAPE OF A PRISONER FROM THE HOUSE OF COMM) TlON.—Yesterday about half-past six o'clock, a notorious co ivict, named Charles Butler, succeeded in breaking out of the House of Correction, at Wandsworth, Surrey, n I made good his escape. It has been stated that a tradesman of Rennes has been arrested on the charge of endeavouring to obtain money under false pretences from an English life assur ance company. His wife has just been taken into custody for alleged complicity in the forgery. THE FATAII POACHING AFFRAY AT ANNESLEY-WOOD. —Nottingham, Wednesday.—The inquest upon the body of Ge )rge Winfield, the unfortunate gamekeeper who was concerned in the affray at Annesley-woo3, a week ago, and who died on Monday last of a gunshot wound received daring the encounter with the poachers, was held yesterday, before Mr. Swann, coroner, at the Blue Bell Inn, Annesley ; but no evidence being offered, it was adjourned to Saturday. A. New Year's gift, in the shape of a purse of 1301., has been presented to the Rev. E. B. Squire, Vicar of Swansea, by a number of his friends and members of his congregation. This is a pleasing token of good feeling. The vicar's income is considerably reduced on account of the lose in burial fees he sustains by the opening of the cemetery. He is adverti.ing the vicarage house to let, stating that " by reason of the poverty of the living it can no longer be maintained."—Swansea Herald. DISTRESS IN LISBON FROM THE LATE EPIDEMIC OF YELLOW FEVEIL-By late advises from Lisbon, we learn that the yellow fever epidemic had at length exhausted itself, but not until it had carried off nearly 5,000 victims out of 13,500 attacked. Some idea of the terrible nature of the malady may be formed from this unprecedentedly high rate of mortality, but none, except those on the spot, can have any conception of the distress which the sickness and deaths combined have produced. The Consul-General of Portugal, M. Vatizsller, has made an appeal to the benevolent in this country in favour of the widows, the orphans, and others who are et thie moment in a state of the greatest want. Much, however, remains to be done before it can be said that relief at all ade quate to the occasion has been provided. THE SNAIL DELICACY.-The consumption in Paris of ensile (escargots) has increased to such an extent as to injure seriously the oyster trade. The whole side of the new fish market is devoted to these delica cies among shell-fish, the rest being frogs and ecrivisses. Paris last year used to eat 6,000 baskets of oysters per diem (the basket holds 12i dozens); it new only swallows 4,000 panniers : the snails have evicted the huitre. As complete accuracy is obtainable by the octroi returns, these facts may be relied on e STATISTICS OF NEW SOUTH WALES. -Turning to our Australian empire, for so it may be called, we commence with New South Wales. 'The total population of that colony in 1855 was 277,579 souls, viz., 158,523 melee and 119,056 females. The number of births was 10,344, the nu nber of marriages, 2,765 ; and the number of deaths, 4,022. In 1855 (to which year our remarks refer) there were 476 public and private schools, and 14,356 male a nd 12,878 female schol ars , 14 , 5 67 immi grants arrived at the p ublic ex p ense, and 3 , 116 at their o'vn w 14 years), and 4,553 males and f ema l es un d er that age. The to tal immi g ration f rom 1851 to 1855 (both inclusive) amo unted to 52,816. The total number of conv i c tions in 18 55 was 52 6. The publi c re venue amo unted to 1, 660 , 7111 . and the public expenditure to (upwards of (p e' of whom 6,759 were male s , 6 , 380 f ema l es 1,675,0241. The itemsof revenue iucluded 421,735/. from customs, 641,43 21 . from general sources (excise duties, licenses, &c.), and 698,482/. from miscellaneous sources. 83 41,8071. for ecele ;NU. fur civil esta -138,403/. for police, 37,7621. for gaol*, e 16,3281. for medical, The stht itne e : x in, p ; 3 : 5, d , 3 i 3 t 2 u 92 7 2. 3f6 i ;„ included d u fu d o c e r ad judicial,t 1 n a i 27,6861. for gold, 21,0811. for the Mint, 30,1831. for mi litaryfor the Sydney sewerage and waterworks, 402,7231. for railways, 187,1211. for immigration ex penses, and 73,728/. for the survey, sale, and manage -1233a0n1d. naval, went of Crown lands. 1,152 vessels of 353,423 tons entered from various countries in 1855, including 134 from the United Kingdom, 136 from New Zealand, 46 from the South S ea Islands, 15 from the fisheries, 56 from the 'United States of America, and 113 from foreign States. 1,185 vessels of 362,483 tons cleared out in the same year. 33 vessels were built and 138 registered. The total value of the imports in 1855 was 4,668,519/ , (including 2 , 569 ,7901., the prod uce of the mother country), and that of the e x eor t s 2 831,130/. (includ ing 2, 009 , 8501 ., the produce of the colony, inclu sive of gold). A lintof the articles imported and ex ported is given in th e t a bl es b e f ore us , but it is too long for quotation. Th e va l ue o f the gold exported in 1855 was 20 9,250/. (64.384 ounces), against 773,209/.in 1854 , 1 .781,172/ in 1853,2,650,916/. in 1852 and 468.336/. iu 1851. 270,6361. was received from the ssle of Crown lands. Tne quantity of coal produced in 1855 wan 137,076 tons, valued at 89,083/. Tne num ber of pest-of:Beets was 155 ; the extent of postal roads, 1,023,`255 miles ; the total number of letters pissed t h ro ugh the Gene ra l P ost-o ff i ce, 2,11 4 , 1 7 9 ; an d the t o t a l number of n ewspapers, 2,1 00,989. The income of the. Post-office was 24,9021., and the expendi ture 60,221/. The total q uant ity o f land under crop in 1855 was 170,070 acres, of which 86,369 acres were under wheat, A n ~.,406 under maize, 4,476 under barley, 1,614 Hader oa t s , a nd 9,1 51 acres under potatoes , . The p ro d uce was -1,335 416 bushels of wheat, 1,016,494 b ushels of ma i ze , 64,887 bushels of barley, 49,855 bu s h e l s of oats, 38,296 tons of pota toe., 1,512 cwt. of tobacco, and 43,067 tone of hay. 1,0301 acres were planted with the grape-vine in 1855, and the pr o d uce was 115,614 gallons of wine and 1,426 of brandy. The live-stock included 157,159 horse', 1,858,407 horned cattle, 68,091 swine, and 8,603,499 sheep. Th ere were 31 " boiling-down " este bliehmente in 1855, for which 223,134 sheep and 23,459 hon i ed cattle were slauehtered, producing 61,832 cat. point of tallow. Tan ner i es, steams hi p building yards, steam saw-mills, breweries and soa f ac t or ies are the principal factories in a n umer i ca l of view ; and in 1855 there were manufactured 35,760 yards of cloth and tweeds, 47,435 cw t s , of soap, 1,376 cwt. of tobacco, and 119,000 cwt. of re fi ne d sugar . The average wages of labour in 1855 were as f o ll ows (without bard and lodging), carpenttre 15s. ; sm iths, 15s. ; wheelwrights, 15 e ; and bricklayers, 17s. per diem ' • and (with board aad lodging) from l a b ourers , 301. to 401. a-year ; shep herds, 301. to 351. ; plain (women) cooks, 251. to 301. ; honseinards, 181. to 251. ; laundresses, 251 . t o 301 . ; . ' nursemaids, 151. t o 20/ • genera l house servants, 201 . to 251., and dEi women SEe. , 201. to 2 41 . a - year. All rates of wages have risen considerably since 1851 . The above statistics re f er t o th e colony of New South Wales • 3 , , exclusively. To the other Australian colonies another paper will be devoted. THE SCIN I "'LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY B, I:8158 LATEST NEWS. DEATH OF RESCHID PACHA. A telegraphic despatch has been received from Constantinople announcing the death of Reschid Paella, Grand Vizier of Turkey. Death ensued after au illness of only three days. FRANCE AND CHINA. We yesterday published an extract from the Independance Belge, in which it was announced that France had resolved not to participate in the operations which England was preparing against Canton, and that formal orders to that effect had been sent to Admiral Rigault do Genouilly. That journal, finding that it' was ill-informed, corrects as follows its first assertions : " The instructions sent to the French admiral naturally do not apply to the operations which were on the point of commencing against Canton when the last mail left, and which have by this time probably received at least a commencement of execution ; they apply to what may take place after Canton has been taken. That first result being obtained—that is, Canton being taken—the French admiral would confine his co-operation to that point, and proceed to the coasts of the em pire of Cochin China to obtain further successes." In another part of the same journal, we find the following observations on the conjoint attack of the French and English forces on Canton : " Whatever may be the means of resistance possessed by the inhabitants of Canton, and what ever may be their energy, tha success of the French and English arms cannot admit of doubt. But what will be the consequences of that first affair ? Will not the occupation of so populous a city pre sent difficulties which it will be impossible to over come with the limited forces which the allies can dispose of ? It is in fact not easy at present to foresee the bearing and result of this first act of hostility, for the ambassadors of the two coun tries have plenary powers. It does not appear to be the intention of the French and English govern ments to go further-than to obtain an advantageous treaty of commerce, as well as the right of having diplomatic agents at the Court of Pekin. It is easy to see that, on the first point, the govern ment of the Celestial Empire will cede as it did in 1840 ; but, on the second, a sharp resistance may be expected. The success obtained by force of arms will even perhaps be insufficient to bear down the opposition of the Emperor of China ; and the demonstration made against his States may not be crowned with all the success that the send ing out of troops, relatively considerable, might originally have rendered probable. It is not un likely that the war will not be urged on beyond certain limits. England will, it is said, be satis fled with taking possession of some towns on the coast, having good ports. Her interests will be sufficiently protected by her occupying, as abso lute mistress, such points as the necessities of her commerce render necessary. In that way she would be no longer subjected to be interfered with by a fanatical mandarin as she has hitherto been. As to France, which is much less interested in the matter than England from the restricted amount of her commerce with China, she will probably go and take a compensation elsewhere." AUST aALIA. We have received files of papers from Melbourne to the 16th November inclusive. We take the followiug from the Argus of tha date : THE COLONY OF VICTORIA. "In availing ourselves of the departure of the City of Sydney as the mail ship for November, we regret that we must begin our summary of the his tory of the past month by chronicling the existence of a general and widely-spread dissatisfaction with the postal service as now conducted. THE GOLD. " While the commercial aspect of the colony is clouded by the recklessness which has continued throughout the year to characterise the mercantile relations of home shippers with this colony, it is well that we can point to our gold-fields as evidences of our material prosperity. " The vessel that will convey this to Suez will take a parcel of gold that will complete the quan tity of 100 tons of that metal shipped during the current year. " From all the gold-producing districts the yield has been well maintained, and the escort returns are still in excess of those of the year 1856. "The district around Mount Ararat, the most westward and the newest gold•field, is extending its lines daily, and a field for the employment of min ing labour and enterprise as extensive as the far famed and still flourishing Beudigo is being opened up. From thence to Beechworth the reports are alike. ' The • yield is steadily maintained, anti the population is employed.' Instances of individual suc cess have not been wanting this month. A nugget of solid gold 2ft. 4in. in length by 10in. at its widest point, and weighing 1,743 oz. 13 dwts., or 1461 b. has been brought down from Kingower by four men named Robert and James Ambrose and Samuel and Charles Napier. The treasure was discovered in 13 feet sinking embedded in sand. It is perfectly free from extraneous matter. • The lucky owners have been above four years engaged in gold digging, during which they have acquired a competence for life, irrespective of this their last and best hole. A gold-field contemporary men tions the following case, which is interesting as showing the fluctuations that beset a digger's career : " 'An instance of luck scarcely paralleled even in the annals of Ballarat occurred yesterday. Three men nine months ago, left Ballarat for Ararat, and re mained there until the present time, without being able to earn a livelihood. On Thursday they returned here, possessed of only one single sixpence, and went to work on the old shallow ground on the Black-hill Flat. At 3 o'clock in the afternoon they came upon a large quantity of small gold, and a beautifully veined specimen weighing 125 ounces, which, from its size is evidently nearly all gold. This is another proof of the unexhausted state of our ground, and a well deserved reward to those per severing men, who for nine long months have battled with extreme poverty, and five minutes before they came upon those richer did not know where to procure their evening meal.' " The necessity for the economising of labour by the establishment of a Prospectus Association is being discussed in public meeting and through the press at the Ovens, the most eastern gold-field, and at Ararat, the newest and most western. The miners of Snake Valley, in the former district, have reduced the idea to practice. A small body of prac tical mine s, well appointed and provisioned at the joint expense of the storekeepers and miners, have been despatched to thoroughly prospect Bowman's Forest. This kind of enterprise has extended to Melbourne, and patties, properly equipped, have been despatched to test certain localities by store keepers, whose sole advantage is the c r ain profit arising from the trade which they will secure by being first on the spot, when such localities are i known to be auriferous. " Tile departure of traasure ships since our las summary have been as follows : Date of Sailing. Oct. 15.... Simla. . Ozt. 21.... Marco Polo ........ Liverpool . • Oct. 23 Northumberland .. London Oct. 31.... Gellert ............ Fong Kong 13,105 Nov. 5.... City of Palaces .... llong Kong 7,040 " LABOUR. Ships. Destination. Ounces. " The number of assisted and unassisted immi grants arriving during the last few days has been very great, and we much fear that many of those who depend on immediate employment will be dis appointed. Although shearing commenced two months since, and tue farmers are now beginning to cut their hay, there is absolutely no inquiry in Melbourne for min capable of performing these descriptions of work, which usually require all the spare hands available at this season. It appears that the extra labour required c•an be obtained up the country, without employers being necessitated to come to town ; and this is a feature in the case which renders it improbable that the ser vices of all these new arrivals will be quickly called into requisition. Tbis is the time of year when, from the abundance of water, as compare] with tits summer and autumn, labour is most in request on the gold-fields ; and if the super . fluous labour is now sufficient to meet the wants of the settlers and farmers, it may be considert-d that there are already hands enough in the interior to perform all the extra work of harvest ; for, as the !supply of water on many of the gold-fields will soon be exhausted—at least, so far as to put a stop to the working of the puddling-machines and sluic operations, on which much of the hired labour is engiged at the diggings—the number of men seeking other employment will increase as the summer advances, and be quite sufficient to gather in the corn as it ripens. For some weeks the State, then advanced and read the following reseript, past the Government has been sending many written by the Shah himself Ili the name of the of the unemployed men from Melbourne to Great and Almighty God : our well-beloved son, the work on the roads up the country until they ca n eldest of our children, Ereir-Mehemtned-Cassm-Khan, obtain engagements in private service, and these E mir - Nizeen (the Commandant in-Chief of the regular army) having b een t ra i ne d an d b ro u g ht u p draughts have helped to furnish the extra number since hi birth i until the present day, by our care, instructed by of bands needed to meet the requirements of the oz eh oss .s ers whose forehead and look express the majesty spring ; but the numbers thus sent up are not to support meekne the f throne, and at the same time lain, so t o the sufficient to account for the total absence of the the w proper sub mission, highest degreeour Majestyof splendour has demand that usually exists in Melbourne at this decided on raising season for the services of all men capable of shear- among our children. This is why g we this year name ing or mowing, or for aiding effectually in those our eldest and well-beloved eon ,be successor to the operations. There has lately been no inquiry throne. This ie the first dignity of the empire, and we worthy of mention, except for a few grooms hereby confer it on him. We recommend our well and coachmen, gardeners, or men and boys beloved son to the Almighty God, wh o , we hope, will willing to make themselves useful about a support him in all his undertakings. We confide the house near town. Now that the preliminary care of him to all the inhabitants of Persia, great and measures have passed a portion of the rail- "lan• The saerazan is one of our first a n d o f our - most way works will soon be commenced ; but, as aithful servants, the guardian of our sec re t ® , an d pos sesses all our esteem. Oar well-beloved son will have can be judged at present, these will not every consideration for him, and for his counsels.' The afford employment for so many men as there firman, as published in the Teheran Gazette, was then was at one time reason to expect they would. The read, and the young prince, after receiving the congra amount of money available in the first instance will tulations of the grandees and of the ambassadors, returned not allow of the works being commenced on that i n to the palace. The fetes, whi c h l as t e d three days, scale which the colony would be justified in adopt- passed off without the slightest disturbance." ing were it certain that the funds necessary for their completion could be readily obtained. Nor is there any certainty that even the moderate amount of work that we can offer in the first in stance will be continued for more than a twelve month without interruption. This will depend on the favour with which our railway scheme is entertained in England, for the colonial autho rities in money matters say that no more can be raised here than will be sufficient to meet the expenditure of one year • so, if the funds are not forthcoming from England, we may look for ward to the works being stopped at the end of that period. If an arrangement for the con struction of one or both of the lines should be eiatered into with one of the large English contracting houses, this alternative might be avoided ; but, whatever probability of an arrangement of this sort existed a few months back, we believe it is scarcely to be looked for now. Tenders are to be called for, so as to allow of competition of contractors of large end of small means ; and the colonial contractors, having at present little or nothing to do, will be likely to tender at very low rates. Their ability to perform the works they propose to undertake will not be called in question, so we may cal culate on their being entrusted with the con struction of the railways, as the lowest tenders will be accepted. Leaving out of the • questions the advantages or disadvantages, in other respects, of this mode of letting the works, it increases the difficulty of predicting what the prospects of the labouring classes are likely to be a twelvemonth hence ; or, rather, it renders these absolutely dependent on the sale of our rail way debentures in England. None of the colonial contractors have sufficient capital to carry out a large undertaking without frequent payments ; and if the money is not forthcoming, whatever engage ments they may have entered into, they will be obliged to dismiss their men. We need not point out that a sudden stoppage of extensive works of this nature will cause a most serious disturbance in the labour market, and will, after a temporary gleam of prosperity, leave this in a more unsatis factory state than it has been in of late. " Many of our readers in England will not be prepared for such a disheartening picture of the present state of this so-called paradise of the work ing man, and such it really is to those who are for tunate enough to obtain constant employment at trades or occupations which they understand, but difficulties are looming in the distance to which our rulers are either wilfully or fJolishly blind, and the greater the number of persons coming to our shores with false expectations before them, the more arduous will be the struggle that is likely to arise. The present unpopular land system is at the root of the evil, and the adjustment of this on a liberal basis will not be effected without engen dering animosity on both sides. In the meantime we have only the railways to look to for the em ployment of a large proportion of the working popu lation, and there is at present no certainty of these being carried on uninterruptedly.• A better sys tem of managing and working the gold-fields, so as to offer more encouragement for investment of capi tal in productive works calculated to facilitate the obtaining of the precious metal is much needed, and will eventually be the means of affording employ ment to large numbers of men ; but our immediate prOspects are such as we have endeavoured faith fully to describe them. Our power s of abs o rbin g labour have been oveitaxed of late, and until the land and railway questions are satisfactorily and permanently settled we cannot pretend to offer ready employment to such numbers of people as have flocked hither within the last few months. Those who may think of coming to Australia, and have friends and relatives here, will, of course be guided by their representations ; but all without these sources of trustworthy information should for a time be very cautious in their move ments. Any such who may determine on emi grating to Victoria, dependent solely on hired service, should time their departure from home so as to arrive here between the months of September and February inclusive. Thus no one without friends to receive him, or independent means of his own, should leaveEnglaed for isco th . 1 ony during the five or six months that will elapse after the receipt of this intelligence, by the end of which period we trust that pur principal difficulties will be over come, and that all doubts as to the steadiness and rapidity of our industrial progress will be removed. " AGRICULTURE. .. " During the past month no event of especial importance to the agricultural interest has occurred. There has been a downward tendency in the prices of most articles of produce, but this more nearly affects importers than our own farmers, who had mostly disposed of- last season's crops before the fall in prices commenced. We are now on the eve of what promises to be an abundant harvest, and there is no fear this year of any of the corn being lost for want of hands to gather it." The "act" for the navigation of the Danube, drawn up by tho Riverain Commission, is in 47 articles. The Nord of Brussels, which publishes the principal portions of it, complains that all the most important articles are worded in such a way as to give undue advantage to thevessels of Austria. The Emperor of Russia has just promulgated new regulations for the government of Mingrelia during the minority of the Prince Sovereign. They enact that the province shall be under the authority of the Emperor's Lieutenant in the Caucasus, and that the local ladministration shall be confided to a Russian functionary assisted by a council of five members—two nominated by the Russian govern ment, two elected by the native princes, and one elected by the class of the Aznaours. A letter from Constantinople of the 25th ult., in the Gazette du Midi, says :—" Reschid Effendi has been nominated conservator of the relics of Mecca and Medina. His predecessor was dismissed for having abstracted some of the sacred objects; amongst other things, he is accused of having sold to the Shah of Persia for a large sum the mantle and standard of the Prophet. A fire a few days ago in the Dardanelles destroyed 24 houses, 16 khans, and a great many shops. The Government is causing to be con structed, under the direction of Englishmen, steam mills at Tetimburnu for making good bread at a cheap rate for the army. From snow and bad weather the routes of the caravans from Erzeroura to Trebisonde are impracticable." The Constitutionnel says that a modification is about to take place in the Sardinian Cabinet by the retirement of M. Ratazzi, Minister of the Interior. FRANCE. PARIS, THURSDAY. A despatch, received here yesterday, announced the rather serious illness of the King of Wiirtem burg. This morning his Majesty was somewhat better. The death of General Havelock has caused the deepest regret amongst the English in Paris. The same feeling was expressed by the Emperor and those around his Majesty. A Council of Ministers, at which the Emperor presided, was held yesterday at the Tuileries. " Sir H. Bulwer and Baron de Talleyrand- Perigord, the English and French Oommissioners in the Principalities," says a Paris letter in the Nord, " are expected in Paris towards the middle of the month. It will not be until after their arrival that it will be possible to settle the bases of the reorganisation of tue Principalities and the date of the meeting of the conference." BOURSE, Jan. 7.—The following wue the last quotations : C 3 per Cents Do. end month 95 - Credit Foncier Belgian 4.1 ,__. 3 per Cent. ..... 70 15 Do. end month 6U 45 Bank Shares.. Credit Mobilier - Do. Account 962 50 Piedmontuse (5) Roman Austrian Spanish Threes Home Debt 37 VAY S. RAIL' Orleans Northern Midi Western 7lO Strasburg Grand Central Sardinian Austrian Now Ditto . 820 Lyon and Mediteran. 910 New Ditto Geneva, . 732 i PERSIA. A letter from Teheran of the 14th Nov., in the Presse d'Orient, gives the following details of the proclamation of the heir presumptive to the throne, which was said by some journals to have given rive io a protest on the part of Mr. Murray, the English minister : " On the 31st of October the fetes commenced in celebration of the proclamation of the veliat or heir presumptive to the crown of Persia. Invitations had been sent some time before to all the ulemas, savans, and distinguished poets of the kingdom, and orders had been transmitted to all the governors of provinces to fete this important event. On the Meidan ; i-Ak, or large square in front of the palace, a large orchestra was erected, which was filled by the first musicians and singers in the capital. This erection was ar ranged with rich hangings and lighted by numerous lamps and candelabra. Behind the orchestra, on a t e rrace on which some pieces of cannon had been placed, was a large piece of wooden framework for letting off a brilliant display of fireworks. Lines of seats, one over the other, were also erected on either side of the orchestra for the accommodation of the principal persons of the city. The Russian and Eng lish ministers walked about the square together and were received with marked respect. The throne room and two large saloons of the re.l4ce were opened to the guests. On the diplomatic body entering the palace they were received with the usual military honours, and were met in the throne room by the sadrawsn, who con ducted them, with the high functionaries assembled into an inner saloon, where sherbets and pipes were offered to them in the name of the Shah. When all the invited guests had assembled, the political parts of the fete commenced. A small throne was brought into the centre of the principal court of the palace, and soon there was seen approaching from the royal apartments a brilliant cortege, in the midst of which was a child of from seven to eight years of age. Tnis was the Prince Emir-Mehemmee-Cassitu-Khan, the son of the Shah, who was ab )ut to be proclaimed he:r to the crown. The diplomatic body and the ministers immediately advanced to meet the young prince, and offer congratulations. The , secretary of the palo.ce,'M iraz Taghi (a distinguished poet, who bears the title of lican-ul.moulk—the Tongue of AMERICA, LIVERPOOL, TIIIIRSDA.Y. The screw steamship Anglo-Saxon, Captain M`Master, has arrived with advices from Portland to the 26th ult., and from New York, by telegraph, to the 25th. She experienced very heavy weather. The Persia arrived at New York on the 25th ult. The President, in reply to a resolution of the Senate, transmitted to that body the correspondence which took place nearly a year ago in reference to the bombardment of Greytown. Count Sartiges, it appears, asked indemnity for actual losses sustained by the French subjects, who found it physically im possible to remove their goods from the conflagra tion caused by the movements of the commander of the United States' sloop of war Oyane. Governor Marcy, in reply, informed him that the President had not been able to find upon what principles of right, or even of equity, the reclamation could be sustained, and, in a long despatch, expounded to him the international law. Count Sartiges acknow ledged its receipt, and said he would not fail to send Governor Mai cy's communication to the French Government. No response to the letter is embraced in the documents. Although the resolution calling for the information included any correspondence with Great Britain, none was transmitted to the Senate. The following communication from St. Louisgives furth A er particulars r o t f o the d p is e t in u o rb er a aTs nce a i y n s K t h a a n t soans the evening of the 16th December a battle occurred at Fort Scott between the Pro-slavery and Free State men. Five of the former were killed, among them Blake Little, a member of the Lecompton Convention. Several were wounded on both sidel, and twenty Free State men were taken prisoners, and con fined in the fort. The Missourians were assembled ia strong h rce on the border, and more fighting was apprehended. The difficulties grew out of the fact that Clark, notorious as the murderer of Barber two years since, went about, accompanied by a deputy sheriff, col• lecting taxes of the Free State men, and seizing their property in default of payment, making prosecution under - the rebellion law. The Territorial Executive Committee had issued a call for the reassembling of the delegate Convention, held at Lawrence on the 2d inst., to take into consideration the best course to pursue in oonse• quence of the Legislature having failed to submit the Topeka constitution to the people with the Lecompton instrument. The Democrat has further advices from Kan sas, stating that the Legislature has passed an not repealing the law authorising the Constitutional Con vention. The militia law is passed over acting Governor Stanton's veto. Gen. Lane is appointed major-general with eight brigadiers. An adjutant has been appointed, and a full military organisation has been formed. The report of General Lane's death was false." Another communication from St. Louis reports that despatches from the Utah expedition had been received; that the whole force, with the exception of Colonel Cooke and his command had concen trated at Black Fort, and were moving towards Fort Bridger. Their progress was very slow, only two or three miles a day being sometimes made. The animals were " giving out" hourly, and it was thought all would perish. The supply trains were all up with the military, and provisions were abun dant. The report that two - companies of infantry had met with reverses on the route to Utah was without foundation. Five companies of Col. Sum ner's regiment of the first cavalry had recently' taken up their quarters at Fort Riley. At New York there was but little business doing in stocks, but prices generally were firmer. The Board of Brokers had adjourned to the 26th. Money was without change and moderately active. Sterling exchange was dull at 109 to 1091 ; Chicago and Rock Island Railroad, 741 ; Illinois Central Bond, 85 ; Michigan Southern and Northern In diana Railroad, 201 ; N ew Y or k C entra l R a il roa d, 94 a . ,• Reading Railroad, 52i ; Lacrosse and Mil waukie Railroad, 161 ; Erie Railroad, 17i ; Cleve , land and Toledo Railroad, 41i ; Cleveland, Co lumbus, and Cincinnati Railroad, 35. I Ashes were quiet, with small sales, at 6 dole. for both pots and pearls. Cotton was dull, and entirely nominal at 9I to 91 for middling Uplands, and 101 for New Orleans. Flour was rather firmer, though the receipts were large. Wheat was dull, and tending in favcur of the buyer. ] Sugar and mo lasses were steady. A despatch from Toronto states that on the 24th a fight took place at Fergus during the electicn, and one man was shot dead and another stabbed. I At New Orleans on the 24th cotton was irregular; I the highest quotation for middling was 91c. Ex change on London, 106. THE KEIGHLEY POISONING CLSE.—On Wednesday last John Sagar, master of the Keighley Union Work house, was arraigned before the local magistrates, at Keighley, on the charge of poisoning his wife. The evidence was adduced, and the prisoner was remanded till to-morrow. WILLS, &c.—The will of the Right Hon. Baronesa Lisle, of Millbrook, Southampton, was proved in London under 16,000/.peronalty. Admiral Thos. Le Merchant Goss°lin, 60,000/. George Braithwaite Lloyd, Esq., barker, Park-hill, Yardley, Worcester, 30,000/. Joseph Henry Good, Esq., Kensington Palace-green, 25,0001. F. ancis Mascall, Esq., New-square, Linooln's-inn, 20,000/. Charles Craddock, 'Esq., Chapel-place, Caven• dish-square, 30,0001. John Schofield, Old Kent road, 25,000/. Miss Martin, Cambridge-terrace, Hyde-park, 14,000/. ; and has puqueathed to the Royal Free Hots pital 300/. ; Sailors' Home, 3001. ; Mendicity Society, PO/. ; Cruelty to Animals, 2001. The personal effects in England of the late Duchcse de Nemours were admi• nistered to under 12,0001. STRIKE AT THE MANCHESTER WORKED:IIM FAIM.--• On Wednesday there was again an outbreak of discon tent among the pauper labourers employed on the Man chester Workhouse Farm at Crumpsall, and yesterday morning they suspended work and marched down in se body to the workhouse in Bridge-street. The board of guardians were holding their weekly meeting, and * deputation of six of the men was admitted. They made a variety of complaints, chiefly that they were ordered to work while snow was on the ground, that they were not sufficiently paid for their labour, and that the articles of food given them as relief .in kind were not of the value represented. Mr. C. H. Rickards, who presided, censured the men for coming down in a body, ae the guardians would not yield to any attempt at intimida tion. If the men had any complaints they ought to have brought them before the committee who met at the farm on the previous day. The farm bailiff would exercise his discretion as to when they should work. The law did not allow payment of wages for the labour of paupers, and the amount of relief must be left to tine relief boards. Mr. Hodson, deputy-chairman, stated that everything supplied to the labourers was of the best quality, and was supplied at a rather lower cost than it could be purchased at the shops. Samples of all the articles were produced. The inte-view lasted fer a considerable time, and the men ultimately retutntd to the farm on the understanding that they should have their dinner given to them as usual, and must conform to the rules laid down by the guardians.