The Sun. — London, England, 1858-02-17 00:00:00

H ER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.— LAST NIGHT BUT FOUR. TO-MORROW TRAVI ATA. EVENING, the opera of LA To conclude with the successful Divertissement, by M. Itsmot, entitled L'HYMENEE, by Madlles. Clavella, 3for lacchi, and Pasquale. p r i c es :—Pit Stalls, 120 6d; boxes (to hold four persons), pit and 0110 pair, 2/. 2s; grand tier, 31. 3s ; two pair, it. 55.; three pair. 15s; gallery boxes, 10s; gallery stalls, 38 6d ; pit, 3a 6d; gallery, 28. in ER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. LAST NIGHTS. ?iecolomini, Spezia, Sannier, Belletti, Tialetti , Aldighieri, • Luchesi, and Giuglini. TO-MORROW, Feb, 18 (L as t Ni g ht b u t F our ), LA TRA'VIATA; SATURDAY, Feb. 20 (Last Night but Three), LUCIA DI LAMMER3fOOR. TURSDAX, Feb. 23 (Last Night but Two). LA FIGLIA DEL REGGIXENTO, and Last Act of LA FAVORITA. THURSDAY, Feb. 25 (Last Night but One), LA ZINGARI, being the Italian version of the Bohemian Girl. SATURDAY, Feb. 27 (Last Night), IL TROVATORE. Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Box-office at the Theatre. TR" T R E-R 0Y A E., DRURY-LANE. Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. TO-MORROW EVENING, will be performed the comi3 drama, A LUCKY HIT. After which, TWO HEADS BETTER THAN ONE. Followed by the new grand pantomime, LITTLE JACK NORNER. Commence at 7. T HEATRE ROYAL, HA YMA RKET. Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buckstone. TO-MORROW EVENING, to commence at Seven o'clock, with THE RIVALS. After which, a new comic Christmas Pantomime, entitled THE SLEEPING BEAUTY IN THE WOOD; or, Harle quin and the Spit e f u l F airy. Harlequin, Mr. A. Leclercq Columbine, Miss Fanny Wright;Pantaloon, Mr. Mackay ; Clown, Mr. Charles federal. ' Orchestra Stalls (which may be retained the whole of the evening), 6s. each. (No charge for booking.) First Price. s. d. Second price. s. d Dress Boxes 5 0 Dress Boxes 3 0 Upper Boxes 3 0 Upper Boxes 2 0 Pit 2 o int 1 o Gallery R OYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. Charles Kean. TO-MORROW EVENING, will be presented THE CORSICAN BROTHERS. 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, AD ELPHI. Lessee--Mr. Ben. Webster. TO4fORROW EVENING, will be performed THE FAIRY CIRCLE. Mr. and Mrs. Barney Williams. After which, YANKEE COURTSHIP. To conclude with LATEST FROM NEW YORK. Commence at Seven. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.—SoIe Lessee and Manager, Mr. C. Dillon. IP TO-MORROW EVENING, Shakespere's Tragedy of MACBETH. Lady Macbeth, Miss Helen Faucit ; Macbeth, Mr. Charles Dillon, With Locke's celebrated Music. 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 Tertian, 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 Zaleski 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. 3ox-oftice open from 11 to 5 daily. STRAND THEATRE.—Lessee, Mr. T. Payne. Under the management of Mr. W. H. Swanborough. THIS EVENING 2d night of a n ew D rama, a d ap t e d from a work of r. Charles Dickens, entitled SILVER STORE ISLAND; or, P er il s o f Certain English Prisoners. Supported by Messrs. H. J. Turner, Bolton, Howard, Dean, Van Buren, &c.; Misses Portman, Hastings, Victor. To be followed by the highly successful Burlesque of THE LADY OF LYONS; or, Twopenny Pride and Penny-tence. Characters by Messrs. Gomersal, Bolton, Howard, Swan borough; Mimes Victor and Tempest. To conclude with the screaming Faroe of A WOMAN IN MY DUST HOLE. Messrs. L. Buckingham, Turner, and Miss Craven. Commence at Seven. Boxes, 204. StalL , Se. ; Pit, la. ; Gallery 6d. Half. price at Nine. Commenae at Seven. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Creswick. THIS EVENING, will be performed an original English Play, RIGHT AND WRONG. After which, QUEEN NAB ; or Harlequin Romeo and Jolliet. Clown, by the Surrey Buck ; Pantaloon, Mr. Brad. bury. CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road.— OPEN THIS EVENING (ASH WED NESDAY), and Every Evening.—The follow ing company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of Selections from all the popular OPERAS, MADRIGALS, CHORUSES, GLEES, DUETS, &c., :—Miss Russell, Mrs. Badzey, Madlle. Marietta, Miss Brunel', Miss Ray, Madame Bartoletti, Miss Montague, and Madame Marietta; Herr F. Jonghmang, Mr. Henshaw, S. Jones, J. Barker, W. Melling, Senor Antonio, E. L, Hime, Mr. Badgey, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Sell, and Mr. Bernard; Messrs. T. Maclagan, W. T. Critchfield and E. Mackaey. Piano forte, Mr. Cecil Hicks ; harmonium, Master Williams ; Director, Herr F. Jonghmans. Commence at Seven o'clock precisely. Suppers, die., until twelve o'clock. Mr. AUGUSTUS MAHAN will appear every Evening. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY—Morn., 8 min. aft. 4—Even., 26 min aft. 4 To-itonßOw—Morn., 43 min. aft. 4 —Even., 59 min. aft. 4 THE WEATHER—Sum Onncric, FEBRUARY 17. TRIZIIMOMETZE, IN THE SHADE. 47—highest since noon yesterday. 36—lowest this morning and daring the night. 44 —this day at noon. BAROMETER, 30.18--rising. WIND, Easterly ; rather fresh, with fine cold weather. Frost in thenight. §11,31,, c...._...„ 11 ,,,„.,4:., ~ ~.;,..;„ . i Cif ~,,, q,..4 ) c (4.,„!k,,:::,,--.-..- \ t,-, . LONDON, SVDDNESDAY, FEB. 17, 1858. The anticipated discussion on the Government of India Bill did not take place last night. The Honourable Gentlemen, the members for Dublin and for Inverness, refused to comply with the request of the Government, and the almost unanimous desire of the House, by relinquishing the privileges to which they were respectively entitled for the motions of which they had given notice. The first question, which ought not to have been brought forward in the absence of the Attorney-General, who bad a bill in preparation on the very subject, was speedily disposed of by tho rejection of the proposed inquiry by a majo rity of nearly two to one, or 200 to 105. The adjourned debate might then have been resumed. Mr. BAILLIE was, however, inexorable. He was termined to deliver his speech, and would not relin quish theopportunity, notwithstanding the general anxiety to have the more important topic dis posed of with the least possible delay. There was, therefore, no alternative, and the Ministerial bill was necessarily postponed until to-morrow— Mr. Rossuca having kindly waived his claim to pre-audience. We are not by any means disposed to under rate the importan ce o the matter referred to by Mr. BAILLIE. We h ave ourselves repeatedly com plained of th e " policy of annexation," and the gross injustice inflicted on m any of the Native Princes, and their rightful successors, under that unwise and inequitable system. Indeed, the very terms by which it is recognized—" The policy of annexation" sufficiently indicates its character. But every opinion —every sentence—put forward by the Honourable Gentleman might proper]) have been introduced in the general discussion, and as the Government were quite ready to give the papers asked for, if in existence, there was not the slightest advantage to be derived from his perseverance. He brought forward an elaborate bill of indictment against the Honour able India Government. It was hut of trivial con sequence, whether the Board of Control or the Court of Directors were the chief delinquentF. Assuming, therefore, his statements to be correct in every particular, he ought to have voted in favour of the Ministerial bill, which would deprive those very parties of b they had so grossly misused, and t established Government carried vn in the name of Queen THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY l7, 18NR. VieToßia, and responsible to the British Parlia ment for the important duties confided to its charge. It is not always, however, that the votes and speeches of honourable gentlemen are in ac cordance, and therefore it is by no means impro bable that Mr. BAILLIZ was fighting the battle of the Company by producing the delay for which they are so very solicitous. If any of the annexations that have taken place could be justified, it was that of Oude. It was iu the interest of the suffering population to remove the misgovernment and oppression under which they were groaning, and to place them under the protection of the British law. It was not like the confiscation of a pension, the sole remaining token of sovereign power which could have been dictated by the greed of gain. There might be doubts as to the legal right to interfere with the ' internal government of an indepdtdent kingdom —there might be questions as to the power of deposing a Sovereign because he was ignorant and voluptuous ; but if we had the power to do so, it would be for the welfare and happie ness of millions that it should be exer cised. Many European Sovereigns may not govern in accordance with our views and wishes, but we do not on that account claim the right to dethrone them and amalgamate their dominions with our own. It might be well that it were so, but certainly the doctrine would alarm other Powers who felt that their turns would come on in due course, and that they could only hop 3 to avert the evil by early and organised resistance. We believe that there can be no doubt that the annexation system was one at least of the causes of the mutiny. It gave a direct interest to many parties to subvert the Anglo-Indian Government, and every available pretext was eagerly sought after to shock the prejudices and shake the fidelity of the native troops. A large body of trained soldiers had been thrown out of employment in Oude, and therefore naturally became turbulent and restless. The sepoy troops were recruited from their brothers and relatives, and naturally sympathised with their sufferings. But while the danger was increasing, there was no corre sponding addition to the European forees in India. The most important stations were left in the hands of discontented soldiers, who had the power, if they possessed the will, to obtain great temporary advantages. There was a devious want of foresight displayed by the Anglo-Indian Government. Bat surely it is on that very account that we should strive to remove it, and substitute a better one in its place, which will be more amenable to public opinion, and sooner compelled to yield to " the pressure from without," when firmly and unflinchingly applied. The long-delayed negotiations for the extension of the system of electric telegraphs along the bed of the Mediterranean to Alexandria are actually— it now appears —not even commenced ! Such, in truth, was the admission made the other evening in the House of Commons, with matchless effron tery, by the First Lord of the Treasury. It was answer to the inquiry of Mr. CRAW/ORD whether arrangements had been entered into by this means with a view to the establishment of direct telegraphic communication between this country (by way of Egypt and the Red Sea), and our remote East Indian possessions. Invariably the burden of the reply vouchsafed to all quese tions of this kind is comprised in the "damnably itterated" dissyllable of—Nothing. What has been done ? Nothing. What has been attempted to be done ? Nothing. What may reasonably be expected to be done t Well, honestly and frankly, next to—Nothing. The Noble Viscount, ever gay and ever sprightly . , under the load of his seventy-five winters, lounges there in an easy attitude, night after night during the session, upon that comfortably-padded Treasury bench, with his hat rakishly cocked on one side, ready at all times, with all possible good humour, at e►eryboiy's summons, to say his catechism. The interrogative ordeal, indeed, is easily enough to be passed through by any one upon the same terms of consistent and persistent negation. Mr. CAN NINO'S knife grinder, for that matter, might just as lief assume the reins of Government. "Story, GOD bless you, they have none to tell, air 1" if you come down hopefully to the House some fine afternoon, about four of the clock, primed, some times with a single-barrelled, sometimes with a double.barrelled poser in the way of a preliminary inquiry I—sometimes even confronting my Lord PALMERSTON and the Ministerial cyphers on either hand of him with a regular six-barrelled revolver, loaded, capped, cocked, and hair-trigged. The coolly-confident and even hilarious air assumed al these times by the gay, sparkling, " hand, touch.and-go" young veteran at the head of the Administration, is only comparable to that of the jolly Tar in Jog MILLE; who replied to the highwayman's challenge, looking coolly from the coach-box down that agreeable metallic vista presented to him by the muzzle of the blunder. buss—" Shoot !" (together with a rather strong expression in allusion to the eyes of his new acquaintance), " better lose one's life than one's money." The "air" of my Lord PALMERSTON is precisely similar, if his language be slightly different. He surpasses even the fame won for himself by Sir Jas. GRAIIAM as Home Secretary during the late gir ROBERT PESL'S A dministra tiou. And Sir JI.MES, it will bo remembered, was famous enough in his time for replying at any moment to all sorts of inquiries in the mos plausible manner imaginable, and sitting down at the end of his courteous explanation—having really explained Nothing. Never letting the cat out of tile big, simply because there was no cat in it to let out. So it is with Lord PALMERSTON. Nothing .s revealed—because there is no material for explanation. Nevertheless, look for a moment at the signi ficance of the latest vacuity thus presented to our observation. Nothing whatever has been done with I view to the continuance of the electric wire to Alexandria, and ultimately by way of Egypt and the Red Soa to Calcutta ! Nothing—with India n revolt—with our Asiatic empire jeopardised— with a new war with China upon our hands—with 70,000 sepoy mutineers to deal with on the one side, , knd on the other a nation of foes numbering 4 00,000,000 as it s popu l a ti on . With every in ducement, and every facility, before uq, nothing, abs o l utely nothing in this matter even Begun by the G overnment. Red tape again What the keenest Observer of our Age has aptly called Cir cumlocution ! Here is another charming speci men of it. it is the latest sample with its fresh troma still around it. Aroma Dues it not rather "stink into the nostrils" of the community! Why, it is scarcely endurable to think of ! "As yet," says Lord PALILRIZSTON, " no defi n it e pro posal has been made to the Government for carry ing the Telegraph by the way of the Red Sea to India." Can anything be well more monstrous, more frivolous, more preposterous ? Why, it is the Government itself that ought to make the proposal instead of waiting to have the proposal made to it ! The dead-lock of the situation is Meantime, whil e we are simply ridiculous. laughing at such absurdities, are we really to go on indefinitely without even attempting one ener- getic effort for the completion of the electric tele graph from London to Calcutta? We put our Question not to Lord PALUERSTON, but to the Imperial Legislature. MAP OF CAWNPORE. Mr. Wyld has just published a very graphic map of the far-famed city and environs of Cawnpore. It clearly delineates the position of General Windham during his late" engage ments with the rebels—ths old and new cities of Cawnpore—the British entrenchments guarding the Bridge of Boats across the Ganges, which at this part is nearly one mile broad, leading to the new road to Lricknow. We have, besides, a bird's-eye view, or miniature map, of the surround ing country from Bareilly and Nepaul, down to the River Betwa, Futtehpore, and nearly to Alla habad, embracing Furukhabad, Minpooree, &c. &c. Altogether it is an excellent map, and, like all Mr. Wyld's publications, well-timed. EAST INDIA EOUSE.—(This Day, LATEST NEWS. THE WEST INDIA AND PACIFIO MAILS. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, WEDNESDAY MORNING. The Royal mail steamer Orinoco, Captain Bayn• ton has arrived, with dates from Honduras to Jan, 18; Greytown, 20; Colon, 23 ; Jamaica, 27 ; De merara, 24 ; Trinidad, 14 ; Barbadoes, 26 ; Gre• nada, 25 ; St. Thomas, 31. She brings 25 passengers, $555,350 in specie ; jewellery, value 6601. ; platina, value 370/. ; and cargo of cochineal, coffee, indigo, tobacco, (Sze. The Orinoco has had very tempestuous weather, having experienced a fearful gale, with a terrific sea. The Christmas holydays had scarcely terminated at the Islands when the mail left, but the crop was forward, and a large supply was expected. Dissatisfaction was felt by the planters at Jamaica at so many men enlisting in the native regiments. Labour was so scarce that the labourers had demanded higher wages, which the planters had as yet successfUilly resisted. The weather fine, and health good. Crop opera tions had commenced. Business generally was inactive, except in fish, to which a.n undue impetus was now given by a speculative movement. Coffee and pimento in small supply, at low rates. Sugar as last quoted. Exchange on Loudon li, 2, and 2i per cent. premium, for 90, 60, and 30 days respectively. At Demerara shipping was abundant, but freights were unequal to the demand. Among the mer chants manufacturing operations were in progress. Molasses not to be obtained in any quantity at quotations. The weather at Barbadoes was favourable for the planters, and canes ripening rapidly ; trade dull ; health good. President Labordf, of St. Vincent, died of ma lignant fever on the 11th ult., and the Hon. Mr. M‘Leod had been sworn in as his successor. The Council of Government at Trinidad met on the 12th of January, when a despatch on the sub ject of immigration was read, which stated that orders had been given for as many coolies as could be freighted for 50,000/., or about five thousand adults. There were occasional departures for the diggings, but all fear of a gold fever was subsiding. At Grenada agricultural prospects were favour able, and the weather excellent. Business pretty brisk, and public health all that could be wished. From Guadeloupe we have intelligence of the loss of a vessel in which upwards of 100 African labourers had been transhipped for conveyance to the idaud, and the lose of 80 of the poor emigrants. The American monetary crisis has had a fatal effect on the commerce of Porto Rico, and caused many failures to large amounts. The news from Valparaiso is more satisfactory. The harvest was an abundant one ; in some mea sure relieving the scarcity of provisions. The mines of Actama were daily getting better, and the yield of silver ore become very large. From Callao we learn that Arequipa still re mained in the hands of Vivanco, and that Castilla had now little hope of taking it. The national steamer Maria Isabel, recently pur chased 'in England, had been lost in Misericordia Bay, in the Straits of Magellan ; crew all saved. No later news from the intoner of New Grenada. At Greytown the Walker excitement had sub sided, and merchants had been tempted again to commence purchasing, by the line of steamers being reopened between New York and San Francisco. Things were looking more healthy at Colon, the drain for money to the States having decreased. FRANCE. PARIS, TUESDAY EVENING. Despatches have been received from M. de Bour queasy, the French Ambassador at Vienna, giving an account of his reception by the Emperor of Austria, who expressed in the warmest terms his good feeling towards the Emperor Louis Napoleon. The fact of an intimate understanding between the two Governments is now regarded as probable. Captain de la Ronciere le Noury, who has been appointed to the command of the French naval sta tion at Newfoundland is charged to renew the pre position of an exchange of territory which the Legislature of Newfoundland had rejected. The Captain is t• sail for his destination in the Gassendi at the end of this month. General Baron Sprengtporten, the Swedish En voy, accompanied by Captains de Boy and de Lagerkeim, officers of the Swedish Royal Gnarl, visited the Chateau of Vincennes yesterday. They have been invited by the Minister of War to visit the other military establishments in Paris. The Montiteur states, under the head of " Mos cow, Feb. 1," that on the previous day a solemn Te Deum was performed at the French Catholic Church of St. Louis, to return thanks to Di v i ne Providence for preserving the lives of the E mperor and Empress of the French on the 14th of J anuary. Count Zekrewski, Governor-Gene ra l o f Moscow, and other eminent putlic officials, as well as a great number of the principal inhabitants, were p resent. At the close of the ceremony the Count Z a k rewski, turning toward, the French Consul, said :--.,, M ay his Majesty th e Emperor Napoleo n 111, live many the of streets Bceuf Gras took marked out i n place ets years, for the sake of the repose and secur i ty of the world." The yesterday second alongpromenade the program m e officially published. Th e weather was dry but rather cold, and the crowd i n t h e streets was not by any means remark a bl e, except just at the moment the procession was expected to pass. The chief halts took place at the hotels of the ambassadors of England and Russia, Faubourg St. Honors ; the Minister of Justice and Marshal Magnan, Place Vendome ; Minister of Finance, Rue de Rivoli ; their Imperial Highnesses Prince Jerome and Prince Napoleon, Palais Royal ; the Prefectures of Police and of the Seine ; the Conser vatoire des Arts et Meliers, Rue St. Martin ; and then home to the Abattoir, by the Boulevards. This day, Shrove Tuesday, which is generally con sidered the best of the three devoted to the proces sion, the cortege will visit the Tuileries according to ancient custom. BOURSE, FEB. 16.—The following were the last qaiotatie LIB :- per Cents 94 60 Do. end mon th - 3 per C e nt. ..... 69 SO Do. end mon th 69 Bank Sires Credit Mobilier 9'9 Do. Account 932 50 ItAIL Orleans Northern Now Ditto BlO Lyon and blediteran. 870 New Ditto .. 837 Geneva I, Credit Foncier Belgian 4.t............ Piedruontese (5) Roman Austrian ..... . Spanish Th rees Home Debt .............. Mid i Weste;n""..." ,7,33,11 Strasburg Grand Centr 1 495 'Sardini an a 75 Austrian RUSSIA. With respect to the reported transformation of the Russian merchant fleet in the Black Sea into vessels of war, the Nerd of yesterday says : " We have not thought it worth while to expose the absurdity of this piece of intelligence, nor of the ridiculous comments o f an Austrian journal ; b ut certain French journal s , particularly t h e P a t r i e, have thought proper t o reproduce this news, pub lished and commented on by the Austrian Gazette. We reply to the Patrie th a t R uss i a cons id ers , an d will always consider, it a sacred duty to attend to the condition of her brave sailors, who have so vali antly served their country, and who made the dc fence of Sebastopol one of the finest pages in her history. Doubtless the Russian Government will not hesitate to authorise the extry of the crews of the fleet into the merchant service, but these en gagements are voluntary, and are not made in any silent. With ou t d oubt, way by or d er or un d er the auspices of the Govern continue in receipt o f their salaries, their grades, and th e ir d i st inc t ions; without doubt still, they Govern also, these sailors will will continue under the orders of the commander of the squadron in the Black Sea. lii what, then, I does this measure resemble a violation of the treaty of 30th March, which is accepted by no nation more loyally in spirit and iu letter than by Russia ? But if, on the one part, Russia has the right of re wardin,, services ren d ered, she ought, on the ctber I hand, warding; watch over th© d eve l o p m e n t of her mer chant navy in the E ux i ne. And how can she attain this double obje c t more surely thin by preserving the skeleton of th e old fleet, and in endeavouring to form from these glorious remains the nucleus of a maritime population on coasts where such popu lation does not exst ? The Russian coasts of the Black Sea consist only maritime population f or th e wants of the merc h ant navy, it is necessary, w h en the country d oes no t possess one, to retain s uc h as may have b een b roug ht there. of steppes ; and to form a As for the, discipline exercised on board these merchant ships, it will simply be in conformity with ordinary regulations in such matters, and with the intentions and requirements of the masters of said vessels ; nothing more and nothing less. " Moreover, let the Patrie reassure itself ; the crews of the old Russian squadron in the Black Sea are dispersed—one part in the Caspian Sea, the other iu the Pacific Ocean. With respect to the cannon with which it is pretended the Russian merchant ships in the Euxine are to be armed, there is in this nothing more than one of those mystifications of which the Austrian journals have At all times had the monopoly —a monopoly we should regret to see disputed by La Patrie." TBE DUKE OF MONTEBELLO. (From, the Paris Correspondent of the Times.) The Duke of Montebello's appointment to the Russian Embassy appears in this day's Moniteur. Thus another friend of tho house of Orleans is de tached from it ; and the testimonial for his con version is the post which even M. de Morny did not disdain. It would probably have been said that the Duke lost no time in responding to the eloquent appeal of the reporter on the Penal Law to the eminent men who held office under the previous regimes, had it' not been known that for some months past the new Ambassador gave unmis takeable signs that conviction was progressively coming on him. The Orleans party must, indeed, be in a ruinous condition when such men as M. Dupin and the Duke of Montebello take leave of it for ever. The case of the Duke of Montebello is one of peculiar interest. Seldom has there been an in stance of more complete retribution ; seldom a more convincing proof ofmagnanimity, and forgetfulness of the past on the part of any Sovereign than this nomination. The Duke ie, as you are aware, the son of the celebrated Marshal Lannes ; of him who was the most loved of all those extraor dinary men who sprung from the great Revolution, and whose powers were developed by the great Napoleon ; of him who was called the Orlando of the French army. He fell gloriously and fortunately at the battle of Essliw, fought in 1809. I say " for tunately," because he did not witness the reverses of the man to whom he owed everything ; and he thus escaped the contagion of treachery, and of the worst ingratitude of which history makes men tion. Lannes died in the full blaze of his glory. The dark spot that rests on the reputation of other military chiefs and statesmen who swore fidelity to their master while in prosperity, and whe deserted him at his utmost need, does not attach to Lannes. Had he lived to see darker days, what would he have done His son, the present Duke, does not now for the first time enter on diplomatic employment in the service of the French Government. In 1838 he was Minister Plenipotentiary to the Swiss Confedera tion. Prince Louis Napoleon had returned from his exile in America to the canton of Thurgovie, and again occupied the chateau of Arenernberg. His presence, for same reason or other, gave great umbrage to the Duke of Montebello, who in Aug., 1838, addressed a note to the magistrates of the canton of Lucerne, peremptorily demanding the Prince's immediate expulsion from the territory of the Confederation. This menacing demand produced much sensation in Switzerland; and, with the view of intimidating the Diet, the French Government ordered a corps of 25,000 men to be stationed on the frontier, artil lery from Lyons to proceed towards Switzerland, and two battalions occupied Gers on the 30th Sept. General Aymar published a general order of theEmost menacing character ; on the other band, the Swiss Confederation, which had refused to expel the Prince, made its preparations to defend their country from invasion. The crisis was put au end to by the judicious conduct of the Prince Louis, on whose account all this danger was incurred. He announced his resolution to quit Switzerland. His letter to the Government of Thurgovie was to this effect : " To his Excellency the Landaraann Ander wert, Pre sident of the Council of the Canton of Thurgovie. " Monsieur le Landamann,—Whea the Duke de Montebelle's note was addressed to the Diet, I did not wish to submit to the unreasonable exacts of the French Government, inasmuch as it was incum bent; on me to show by my refusal to remove that I had returned to Switzerland without vice lating any engagement ; that I had a right to reside there ; and that I should find there aid and protection. Switzerland has shown for the last month by her energetic protests, and now by the deci sions of the Great Councils which have assembled, that she was prepared to make the greatest sacrifices to up hold her dignity and her rights. She has done her duty like an independent nation ; I will do mine, and remain faithful to the voice of honour. I may be persecuted, but never degraded. The French Government having declared that the refusal of the Diet to comply with its demand would be the signal of a conflagration of which Switzerland might become the victim, it only remains for me to quit a country where my presence is the motive for such unjust pre. tensions, and where it would be the pretext far such great calamities. I pray you, therefore, M. le Landarnaun, to announce to the Federal Directors that I shall leave as soon as I have obtained from the Ambassadors of the various Powers the passports necessary for me to proceed to a country where I shall find a secure asylum. In now departing voluntarily from the only country is Europe where 1 found aid and protection, on quitting spots endeared to me by so many ties, I hope to prove to the Swiss people that I was worthy of the esteem and affection which they have bestowed on me. I never shall forget the noble conduct of the Cantons that declared so courageously in my favour, and partioularly the recollection of the gene rous hospitality which the canton of Thurgovie afforded me will remain profoundly engraved in my heart. I trust that this separation will not be eternal, and that a day will arrive when I may, without injuring the interests of the two nations which ought to re main friends, again find the asylum where a resi dence of twenty years and acquired rights had created for me a second country. Express, Monsieur le Lan darnann, my feelings of gratitude to the Councils, and believe that the recollection of having spared Switzerland some trouble will alone diminish the re great I feel at quitting it. Receive the expression of ray high esteem and my distinguished sentiments. " NAPOLEON LOUIS BONAPARTE. " Arenenberg, Sept. 22, 1838. It is hardly necessary to add th a t th e country where the Prince k new h e " should find a secure asylum" was England. To England he repaired. No such demand as that of the Duke do Monte bello was addressed to England by Louis Philippe. Had it been addressed theme is no doubt as to the answer it would have received. The Prince was not, I believe, deceived as to the security of his new asylum. He lived in England till 1840. Touching the Duke de Montebello's letter, it will be admitted that to forgive and forget it sup poses great generosity ; and the forgiven will show his sense of it by more than ordinary zeal and devotedness. Undoubtedly the Duke then acted under the orders of his Sovereign, Louis Philippe, whatever his private feelings may have been. Perhaps ether men might have remembered past times, and would have asked to be removed to another port, or retired altogether, rather than be the channel for the-demand of expulsion against the nephew of the man who was the benefactor, the friend, and the founder of the ducal honours of Montebello. With the Court to which the Duke is now accredited, I do not think Ile will have much trouble on the subject of refugees ; political wan derers rarely seek an asylum in the dominions of the Czar. They are reserved only for such old fashioned and uncivilized countries as England. THANKS TO THE OFFICERS OF THE INDIAN SERVICE. A special general court of proprietors was held this day in the East Indin, House for the purpose of proposing a vote of thanks to the superior officers of the Indian civil and military service. R. D. Mangles, Esq., M.P., the chairman of the board of directors, presided. The hon. gentleman, in opening the proceedings, said, after what had passed in Parliament it would be unnecessary to go at any great length into the subject. He would at once move that the thanks of this Court be given to the Right Honourable Lord Canning, the Governor-General of India ; to the Right Hon. Lord Harris, the Governor of Madras ; the Right Hon. Lord Elphinstone, the Governor of Bombay ; Mr. Halliday, Governor of Bengal ; Sir John Lawrence, the Chief Commis sioner of the Punjaub ; and Mr. Frere, Commis sioner of Scinde. Lord Canning bad exercised the greatest energy and courage, and as far as in him lay, had done his very utmost to furnish the means for the reduction of Delhi under circum stances of great difficulty—(hear, hear)—and Lord Harris was also well deserving their thanks, for to the measures which he adopted were due in no small degree that state of quietude in the Madras Presidency which was of such infinite value to the government of India when the mutiny broke out. (Hear, hear.) He had denuded his presidency of European troops in order to assist the army in its operations in Bengal, and which assistance was of the most valuable and important kind. After recapitulating the services of Lord Canning, Lord Elphinstone, Lord Harris, Sir John Law rence, Mr. Frere, and other high officials, the chairman concluded by saying, he trusted that the court would do as had been done in Parliament— namely, after a little opposition, would come to a conclusion on the vote, nemo contradicente, DESPERATE SUICIDE BY A TAX-COL LECTOR. [ Yesterday much horror and painful sensation were occasioned in the neighbourhood of Pad ' dington through its becoming widely circulated that Mr. John Crowe, the collector of Queen's taxes for that district, had committed self-destruc tion ; and upon► special inquiry being made the report turned out to be too true, the unfortunate deceased having in a dreadful manner destroyed his own life in the course of the forenoon. It appears that the deceased, who was by profession a surveyor and architect, was highly respected in Paddington, where he bad re sided 15 or 16 years, but he had only held the office of collector a few months. Yesterday morning there was nothing as far as could be gleaned peculiar in his appearance to attract marked attention, still less to lead to a belief that lie premeditated so fearful an act. .However, he had been missed a short time, and on one of the' household proceeding to the water closet a horrible spectacle was disclosed, as the deceased lay on the floor, with a ghastly wound in his throat, ex tending from ear to ear. An alarm was at once raised, and medical assistance very promptly ar rived, but the deceased had ceased to exist some minutes. The razor with which the frigitaful deed wasperpetrated was found near him, and the medical gentleman who was called in con sidered that the wound had been increased by the hapless sufferer forcing his fingers into the windpipe after making the incision, so determined was he to carry out his suicidal intentions. No cause can at present be assigned for the rash act, but it is a pre valent opinion that the deceased found the duties of the collectorship too onerous, and the responsi bility devolving therefrom was too much for his mind. The deceased was generally of an exceed ingly quiet and phlegmatic turn of mind. He was about forty-five years of age. HErt MAJESTY'S THEATRE.—The Queen and the Prince Consort honoured the performances at this theatre with their presence last evening. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness were accompanied by the Princess Alice. The suite in attendance upon the royal party included the Duchess of Wellington, Lord Byron, the lion. Miss Stanley, the Hon. Miss Stopford, and Col. F. H. Sey mour. Among the company also honouring the theatre with their presence on this occasion were—His Excel lency the Greek Minister and Madame Tricoupi, the Countess Dowager of Harrington, Viscount Grey de Wilton, the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress, Sir John and Lady Bayley, Lady Jane Repton, Lady Harry Fane, Lady Marcus Hill, Hon. Mrs. Yorke, Mr. C. P. Leslie; M.P.. ; Mrs. Horace Twiss, Mr. W. Delafield, Capt. Gordon, Mr. Bligh, kc. The Countess of Belmore arrived in town a few days since for the season. The Earl and Countess of Fde have taken a residence in Brnton-street for the season. Lady Stanley of Alderley has issued cards for an assembly at her mansion in Dover-street, on Wednesday, the 24th inst. The Baroness Alphonse de Rothschild was safely delivered of a daughter, in Paris, on Mond a y n i g h t, and with the i n f an t i s progressing favourably. Hie Excellency the Brazilian Minister has left town for the Continent, and will probably remain absent during the next two months. Chevalier Agular de Andrade has been accredited as Brazilian Charg4 d'Affaires at this Court during the absence of his Ex ' cellency. The next Indian telegram is due in London on the 122 d instant. It will contain news frem Calcutta up to the 24th ult. The Indian mail packet Pera, which is due at Southampton on the 6th proximo, will , it is ,x. pected, bring to England many of the women and chil dren belonging to the famous Lucknow garrison. MRS. SEACOLE, THE SOLDIERS' FRIEND.—In five weeks from this time the devoted Mrs. Seacole will sail for India to commence again her work as mother, nurse, and friend to the British soldier. SALE OF DRURT-LANE THEATRE SHARES. —Yesf(r. day Mr. Robins offered to public auction a 5001. renter's share in the Theatre Royal, Drury-lane, paying an annual dividend which last year amounted to 31. per annum, with a free admission saleable annually, sold at 421. A similar share sold at 401. 193. San OP THE MARYLEBONE THEATRE.—Yesderday the M ,ry.ebotie Theatre, :situated in New Churche•trcet, Marylebone, capable of accamodating 2,000 persona, together with the scenery, fittings, &c., came under the hammer of Mr. Robins, at his rooms, Covent-garden. Let at 570/ per annum, and held for an unexpired term of 63 years at an annual around rent of 1691. per annum, The bid dings reached 6,75C1. when it was bought in at the reserve price of 7,0001. Yesterday, Mr. Richard Jones, who was until within these two years i❑ opulent circurnstance , , carrying on business as a saddler, committed suicide at the Stafford Almshouses, Gray's-inn-lane, in which he had sought shelter in his declining years. Mr. Wakley has ap pointed this day for holding an inquest on the body. DESTRUCTION Or A COTTON MILL BY FIRE —Ye3ter day morning, about a quarter before eight o'clock, a fire broke out in the new cotton mill of Me:sr,. Edwin Firth and Sons, cotton-spinners, and mohair manufacturers, at Heckmondwike. It was discov,ired by a girl feeding one of the scribblers in the third storey that sparks were attending the cylinder-s sift in its revolutions and she also perceived a small body of flame under the side of the machine. She immediately gave the alarm. Orders were dispatched at once for the fire-engine at Mill-bridge, but before the arrival the fire had communicated with the top room (fourth stort3), in which cotton wa , ; car led and spun, and, on the arri..al ;he fingine, this room was ono b )Jy of flame Other fire engines from Raley, Bermtal, acid Gomersal, soon arrived; but despite the efforts of the firemen, the men in employment of the firm, and numbera of the townspeople, the fire extended until the roof fell in, about 9 o'clock, and the whole mill was comple!ely burnt to the ground. Their efforts were then directd to preserve the adjoining shed, and, after a vigorous struggle, they were eucceesful in staying the flames in th a t direction. By ten o'clock the whole of the new building teal completely gutted ; little remaining having firs, and Northn od f beenignited England fed o e n oc beyond the mere outer shell. The fire can only be supposed to have arisen from a bit of steel, perhaps a willy tooth, with til ot , t o: i f t o h r e whilst l w o :p o o o a l s passing n:g d a thehn d a having struck cards. p s is, hi: mill is insured in the Unity, West of England, aLd estimated . to be upwards of 11 000/ ' The number of hands that will be throw n ' * this catastrophe wilt out of employment by be (considerable ,— Manchcs/c/' Quctraign of Tuesday, LLOYD'S SHIPPING. —(This Day.) LONDON, Feb. 17.—Wind this day at noon, N.E.; light breeze and tine. CROOKHAVEN, FeL. 15.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Sens tor, from Moulmein; British Banner, Mauritius; Electric Spark, Callao. CARDIFF, Feb. IC.—Wind N.E.—Arri ve d—Ph cen i x, from Alicante. Sailed—Jas o n, for Rio Janeiro ; A ugus t Jeannette, for New York; Albion, Gibraltar, Visitor, ditto. PLYMOUTH, Feb. IG.—Wind N.E.—Arrived —Craigle.- var, from A.lgoa Bay; Yloefonsa, Bilboa ; Thomas Camp. bell, Akyab ; Santiago, Chinch*. NEWPORT, Feb. 16.--Wind E. — Sailed—Louisa, for Fernando Po; Queen of the East, Monte Video ; EliEa Brown, Para; Civilian, Callao; Merchant, Buenos Ayres; Ellen Simpson, Cape of Good Hope; Cuba, Cuba; Stra della, Malta. FALMOUTH, Feb. 16.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Thetis, from Callao; James Watt, from Sunderland for Genoa. LAHLASH, Feb. 15.—Wiud N.E.—Sailed Diana, for Bombay ; Lady Burchard, Buenos Ayres ; Irt, Demerara; Anna, Havanna. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Wednesday Morning. Wind N.W. ; dense fog. Arrived, Feb. 16.—William Fisher, front Aberdeen. Sailed, Feb. 16—L a d y D a l y , f or Montevideo ; Shark, Para. The steam tug John Bull lost both her funnels and mast by collision with a ship at anchor in the river this morning. The Wirral', Woodside ferry steamer, has bulwarks damaged, &c., by collision with Zuleika, for Melbourne. The Prince, Woodside ferry ate oner, and Thomas Wij. son, Seacombe ferry steamer, wore iu contact this forenoon in the Mersey; the latter was cut down to the water's edge, returned to the landing stage, disembarked her passengers, and ran into the George's-basin, where she sank. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Wednesday MOrninc, Wind calm, tide last hour's ebb ; fine an d frosty. • Sailed —Carolina, for Port Philip ; Al cyone, for Alqoa Bay. _ ths;AL, Wednesday Morning. Wind, N.N.W., light. Passed, IGth—.Minerva, for St. Übe's; Albernmi.le, Colombo; Golden Era, Charleston; Alexander the Second, Messina; Ascendant, Moreton Bay; Monte Christo, screw steamer, Caen ; Monne, Havre; Walesh, Boston ; Su perior, Valencia—all from London ; Jenny, from Shields, for Rio Janeiro ; Queen of Engl an d , H artlepool, Madras ; Prudent, Hartlepool, Constantinople; Hornet, barque, Sunderland, Cadiz. I INDISCRIMINATE ALMSGIVING. —On Saturday last Sergeant Mil Lain, of the %Veit Sussex constabulary, apprehended a man for begging in the town of Bognor. Upon searching him he found in hie possession three sovereigns, eight half-sovereigns, ono half-crown, 10 shillings, 55 s i xpence A, one fourpenny-piece, and two halfpence, amounting in all to DC. 04. sd. ; also one silver watch, with silver guard-chain attached, and one metal watch, about 21b. of bread, and a small piece of cheese. He wag begging of a shop!nan in a draper's shop, to whotu he declared he had not broken his fast that day. He was wearing three shirts, three waistcoats, three pair of trousers, one jacket, one coat, one necktie, and a large wrapper, and had several other shirts and stockings in his pack. He gave the name of Simeon Peter Keenan.—Slosfx Aavolinp, THE EAST. ' By intelligence received via Trieste, under date Feb. 12, and via Ragusa the 10th, we regret to find a renewal of disturbances in Herzegovina and on the Montenegrin frontier. Salim Pasha, the brother of Tasiff Pasha, the Vizier of Mostar, has arrived at Trebigno with a battalion of regular troops and 200 bashi-bazouks. There are troops on the march to the theatre of combat in Herzegovina, near Zubce, where an engagement has taken place be tween the Christian insurgents, aided by the Mon tenegrins and the Turks, under Rik-Pasha. Great numbers of the unfortunate Christian population in Bosnia and neighbouring provinces have taken refuge in the Austrian territory in Dal matia to escape the ravages of the undisciplined bands of Bashi-Bazouks. The Austrian Govern ment does all in its power to save these unfortu nates and mitigate their sufferings. PRUSSIA. Letters from Berlin state that Count Luig Grifeo, who has represented the King of Naples at the Court of Berlin since 1853, has been recalled. The Che valier Massone, First Secretary of Embassy, is to provisionally conduct the business of the Legation. " The students of the University of Berlin," says a letter from that city, " upwards of 1,000 in num ber, made on Saturday evening, in honour of the Prince and Princess Frederick William, a grand promenade by torchlight through the streets, sing ing national songs. A committee of their body was graciously received at the palace by the Royal couple. The promenade was followed by a grand supper, at which the students drank toasts to the King, the Prince of Prussia, and the young Prince and Princess. They also made col lections, amounting to a rather larger sum, for the dismissed functionaries of Schleswick-Holstein."— Another letter says :—" Some of the presents offered to Prince and Princess Frederick William are singular. Among them may be mentioned the portraits of their Royal Highnesses, executed in silk in the manufactory of MM. Meyer ; a model of the English line-of-battle ship the Duke of Wellington, made of cigars, by Neumann ; a large construction of aromatic soaps from the perfumery establishment of Grossmann ; and a bullfinch from M. Neudert, which sings the national hymns of Prussia and England. At Magdeburg, M. Crusius, a Protes tant minister, presented to the Princess a wreath of flowers, which in the course of a journey to Palestine he gathered on the Mount of Olives, at Nazareth, and in other sacred places." SWITZERLAND. BERNE, Feb. 16.—The Federal Council has de creed that the refugees in the Cantons de Vaud, du Valais, de Neufchatel, du Tessin de Soleure, and de Bale-Jura, shall be located in the interior. The Government of Berne will undertake the execution of this decree, together with M. albs, President of the Government of Zurich, and M. Bischoff, Chief of the Police of Bale. A Stockholm letter states that the Chamber of Burgesses has voted by the small majority of 23 to 20 the Religious Bill, which emanated from the initiative of the Legislative Committee. This bill, which has been passed by two of the Chambers, and rejected by two others, cannot bo again brought forward this session. At the opening of the sitting of the Second Chamber at the Hague on the 14th, M. Thorbecke requested permission to interpellate the Minister of the Interior relative to railways, and as to the views of the Government on that subject —at pre sent so deeply engaging the attention of the public. The permission was granted, but the day for the discussion was not fixed. " Baron de Bourquency," says a Vienna letter, " in his interview with Count de Buol, informe3 him that the French government was anxious to see the Conference of Paris again assemble as soon as the Pope had nominated a Plenipotentiary. As Fuad Pacha, Minister of Foreign Affairs, has been appointed, it is likely that the conference will meet between the Ist and 15th of March." LITERATURE. The Stage and the Company. By Mrs. Hubback, author of " The Wife's Sister," &c. 3 vols. Skeet. The niece of Miss Austen may claim some atten ;ion in the literary world by right of her re!ation ship to one so eminent among the novel writers of a past generation. Her own talents, however, en able her to maintain the position to which she ori ginally aspired in right of her gifted kinswoman. Without competing with " Sense and Sensibility," or "Pride and Prejudice,"or eclipsing "Emma," and " Mansfield Park," in their life-like delineations of character, and vivid pictures of domestic life, Mrs. Hubback's works always evince considerable inge nuity in the plot, and are written in a pleasing and finished style, that succeeds in rendering the book agreeable and the characters interesting. The plot of the present story may certainly lay claim to a considerable degree of originality, if not of proba bility ; but the legitimate domains of fiction are extensive, and she seldom exceeds th em . Th e events of the tale are supposed to take place some years ago, before "the rapid car" h a d ex ti ngu i s h e d the race f stage coaches ; and the first chapter in troduces us to a heroine in a dilemma, without the preliminary delays. Sidney Elliot, one of the heroines, is returning home in a stage coach, which is stopped by the snow, and the travellers are forced to take refuge in a little wayside house. She for tunately discovers an old playmate return ing from a long voyage in one of the outside passengers, and she also makes the ac quaintance of a college friend of her brother's in an inside traveller. But it is not probable that a young lady of Sidney's sensible and lady-like nature would have so readily made friends with a perfect stranger, although the circumstances w ere peculiar, and she had previously heard his name. The chief characters in the story are Geraldine, Sidney, and Harold Elliot, Mark Foster, the sailor, Mr. Methuen, the passenger before alluded to, and Colonel Borlase, the brother of one of the young people's guardians, whom Geraldine marries without any previous acquaintance to avoid the poverty to which a lawsuit has reduced them. The adventures of Harold occupy the chief por tion of the first volume ; the second details the law suit, which is very ingeniously arranged, and the third is almost entirely devoted to the dif ficulti,s in which Colonel Borlase and Geraldine entangle themselves, chiefly through the friendly agency of Mr. Methuen. Sidney is the most at tractive character, though all are well describ€d, and, as will be seen, there is considerable variety in the incidents. The name of the work is derived from the introductory adventure of the stage coach and its occupants, and not from any connection with theatrical affairs. It is a decided improvement on Mrs. Hubback's former works, and is likely to enlvined LILA. ie , puLation as a writer of pleasant fiction. We have authority to state that her Majesty has appointed to receive the addre'ses of the two Houses of Convocation on Friday next at 3 o'clock. COURT OF BAMKRUPTCY,—The amount on account of bankrupts' estates paid in by official assignees and others in the year 1856 to the credit of the Accountant-General of Bankruptcy was 1,111,5941.; and the amount paid in from proceeds of sale of stock from the Bankruptcy Fund account 47,312/. The amount paid out was, by the Lard Ctancellor 60,0001., and by the commissioners 300,6951. On the dividend account there was 811,9641. tran , ferred, and 753 1641 paid. On the chief registrar's ' account, 77,0431. was paid in by official assignees, and 16,927/. by the Commissioners of Inland Revenue. The net balances on the let of January, 1857, were 127,469/. on the General Account and Bankruptcy Estates, 1,384,578/, stock on the Bankruptcy Fund account, 5771. cash and 6,1101. stock on the Unclaimed Dividend account, and 13,8941. cash and 65,882/. stock to the Chief Registrar's account, AUSTRALIAN RAILWAY RETURNS.-0o former occa sions we have alluded to the extraordinary receipts of some of the railroads in Victoria. By the present official returns from that colAiy we find that the traffic receipts on the Melbourne and flebsou's Bay line for the Reek ending 3d December last amounted to 2,1561. 18s. • 7d., while on the following week, endine. the 10th thy, they were 1,486/ 11s. 6d. ; giving thus an average weekly return of 1,822/ 15s, The entire length of this line, being only a mile and a half, gives a total return of 1,3671, 6s. 3d. per mile per week, while English lines average only 471. per mile per week. The dividend declared on let Decetrib.r last, was at the rate of 14 per cont. per annnin. The St. Kilda hoe also exceedec; the sanguine txpectation of the proprietors ; the carriage accommodation, although large, having proved quite insufficient to meet the increasing passenger traffic. The Geelong and Melbourne line, being onlypartially opened, the returns are not published, though considered satis factory ; it was fully expected to be highly remunerative when completed to Melbourne, and with projected lines as feeders, to be as successful as any other railway undertaking in the colony.-11/iniPil Journal, Feb. 13. LAW INTELLIGENCE. —(This Day.) ROLLS COURT. (Before the Master of the Rolls, Sir John Romilly.) HAYWOOD V. COPE. The plaintiff in tbis case filed his bill for specific per formance of an agreement for the lease of a coal mine of two or three feet ream of coal at Bankend, county of Norfolk. The defendant pleaded that the veins was unprofitable, that it did not pay the cost of working, that the seam of coal bad dwiuoled down from three feet to two or three inches. His Honour the Master of the Rolls was of opinion that the plaintiff was entitled to specific per formance of his agreement, that there was nothing in the defendant's objection to the lapse of time in filing the bill, and that his Honour could not give any abate ment of rent, on the ground that the mine was unprofit able. His Honour, in support of his opinions, referred to the case of White against Damon and Valley, decided by Lord Eldon ; and also the case of Burgess against Leath, and the opinions of Sir Joseph Jenkins and Sir John Leech in that case. His Honour decreed specific performance of the agree ment for a contract of lease of the coil mine in question, with costs up to the hearing of the cause, and reserved consideration of farther costs. SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Prendergast, Q.C.) TRE DUTIES OF AN ITTORNEY.-81,111T0N V. M I LIAN. Mr. Head appeared fur the plaintiff, and Mr. Philp for defendant. Plaintiff's solicitor applied fur an adjourn• ment, as a witness, whose evidence was material to his case, was absent. A. subpcsna had been issued, set• vioeable by the Bloomsbury County Court, and as no service had been returned, and he (Mr. Head) did not see the witness present, he therefore asked his honour t) adjourn the ca , .e. His Honour—With all deference, I have to say that, in my opinion, it is the duty of a solicitor to have communication with his witness. You might per. son4lly have served the witness with a subpostia, and I shall not admit such pleas for the future, unit se the person applying agrees to pay the adjournment fees. It is the duty of a solicitor to see that all the witnesses and persons to appear in his case are in attendance. Mr. Philip then said, on the part of the defendant, that not having been furnished with the date of the goods (one looking glass) supplied, he had now to apply for an adjournment, as the goods in question might have been supplied seven years ago. Mr. Head tendered evidence, but his Honour thought Mr. Philip's applicatioa was a reasonable one. He thought he was entitled to an adjournment, and as to costs, he did not think be could grant them. POLICEaI INTELLIGENCE.— (This Day). MA RLBO ROUGH -STREET. A BRUTISH HUSBAND AND FATHER. Thomas Elebury, a journeyman bookbinder, was charged before Mr. Beadon, with cruelly ill-tiling his wife and chtldrer. Mary Elebury, the wife, a respect able, mild-looking woman, said oho was compelled to leave her husband about four months ago, because of his violence towards her. A f ew d ays back he returned to where she now reside,, 45, Albemarle-street, an empty house which she had been placed in care of, and, promising to behave well, and not beat her again, she consented to his coming home to her, and be came accordingly. About nine o'clock, yesterday evening, he came in drunk and called for tea, she said " yes," and instantly prepared to get it. He was, however, very impatieet, and beginning to abuse her, she asked if he would have anything else. He refused, and without anything else being done or said suddenly sprang toward, her. One of the children screamed when he seized hold of it (a girl) by the hair of her head and swung her completely round the apartment. She (complainant) interfered when he struck her a very violent blow which knocked he: down, and then seized her by the hair of her head, pulling the large bunch of the same, which she now produced, out by the roots. The children cried "Murder," and screamed for help, when he flew at them and beat them also. At this moment some persons who had got the door open came to their assistance. If this bad not beeen the case complainant believes he would, in his drunken fury, have committed murder. The while this ill-usage was going on his language was very bad and abusive. Police -constable C 167 saw a mob of about 200 persons round the door in Albemarle-street, drawn by the cries within the house. The door was open and witness entered and went up to the room in which the family was, where he found the prisoner brandishing about a poker. The wife's hair was lying about the place and loose on her face. The cbildren also appeared to have been most ill-treated, The prisoner was drunk. Her eldest child corroborated her mother's evidence, and said he was frequently in the habit of heating her. The prisoner said he had had some wards with his wife on the Mouday evening in Holborn while on his way to his club, and she did not come home all night. The wife explained that she had been compelled to go where she went, and he locked her out. He was out of work, and had Sa. 6d. per week from his club, oat of which he allowed her but ls, per week for support. He had sometimes turned her out in the street at 3 o'clock in the morning. Mr. Beadon Laid it was monstrous ill usage, and he should sentence him to three months and hard labour. THAMES. ASSAULT ON A MAN IN POSSESSION.--Wm. Morgan, a labourer, was brought before Mr. Yardley, charged with assaulting Richard Gill. The complainant, a very big man, said he wag pat in possession of the prisoner's dwelling in Rich street, Limebouse, yesterday afternoon at three o'clock, and at nine the prisoner came home intoxicated and mad, a disturbance. He sent for a policeman to silence him, and went into the passage of the house to get out of the prisoner's way. The prisoner followed him, and said he wouli have no brokers iu his house. He remonstrated with the prisoner, who became exceedingly violent, and struck him a violent blow on the side of the head. He had been in great pain all night, and bled twice from the nose. Another "man in possession " confirmed the stete went of Gill, and a broker said he levied on the pri soner's goods and chattels for arrears of rent due to Mr. Tindall, agent of the landlord. Mr. Yardley—Where is your warrant ? The Broker—l have left it in the prisoner's dwel• ling with the man in possession. Mr. Yardley—You should have brought your warrant here. There i s no ev i dence to show that Gill wag not a trespasser, but trespasser or not the prisoner bad BO right to strike him on the head The prisoner said be only pushed the man in possession, and the cause of it was a drop too /ouch. Mr. Yardley —If Ulu broker had his warrant here, and it was clearly proved that Gill was not a trespasser, I should have punished you very severely. I fine you 1.05., and in default 7 days' imprisonment. MARKET NEWS. —(This Day.) CORN EXCHANGE. To-day's market was very scantily supplied with an kinds of English wheat. Good and fine qualities moved off steadily, at priced quite equal to Monday. In other kinds only a moderate business was transacted, on former terms. There was a full average suprly of foreign wheat on offer. On the whole the demand for most descriptions ruled steady, at full quotations. Barley changed hands steadily, at full prices, and WO was a better feeling in the malt trade. We had a slow sale for oats, at the late decline. Beans supported Monday's currency. In the value of peas and flour no change took place. .The imports of the latter are on ly 500 sacks from the oontment. ARRIVALS MS WRISR. Wheat. Barley. j Malt. 880 ! 310 I 6,320 E aglish Irish Oats. I Flour: 770 I 1,220 69 5,390 bOO Ake brlii Foreign...., 1 3,360 1,650 .........a...... WHITECHAPEL., The supplies of meat are tolerably extensive,_ an d the trade gen era lly i nac ti ve as follows :—Beef, from 211 48 4d ; mutton, 41 to 4s 8d; lamb, Os 0.1 to Os Od ; veal, 3s 4d to 4s 8d ; pork, 3s 2d to 4s Gd per Blbs by th• carcase. 10d to BOROUGH HOP. We continue to have a fair demand for good and fine hope, at full In ieee. In other kinds only little is doing. INDIAN RELIEF FIIND.—We are requested by the president of the Isidiati Mutiny Relief Fund to state that a remittance of 150/. 133. has been received from her Britannic Majesty's Consul at Charleston, South Caro lina, accompanied by a letter containing the following gratifying statement :—" I think it proper to add that a considerable proportion of ibis amount has bees Cub' scribed by A merican citizens, who have be en d es i r ous oi , uniting with the British residents in the expression of their sympathy with the sufferers by the Indian Mg' tinier." SINGULATI DEATH OF A LICENSED VICTIIALLEB.--- Yesterday, Mr. Wakl e y held a n i nquest at the B an k of England, Praed-street, Paddington, on the body of Mr• James Seymour Lane, aged 42, landlord of the Star and Garter Tavern, Reading. It appeears that on Frills,' evening, a few minutes before seven o'clock, an omnibus arrived to meet the train jest starting for Reading. The deceased, in attempting to get off the roof, appeared to miss the handrail, and fell over on to the pavement. Ife was immediately picked up, and being found quite in' sensibly he was conveyed at once to St. Mary's MA" pital. Verdict, "Accidental Death." VICTORIA STATION AND PIMLICO RAILWAY.--The Bill for this very useful undertaking (an outline of the proposed plan of which appeared a few months mince) ha-1 passed through the Standing Orders of the House 0 1 Commons, and it is stated by the half-yearly report of the Brighton directors that their company has been the first to consult the public convenience by securing the URA of the terminus. There seems, therefore, every pro bability that this scheme will be speedily carried into effect ; and, as the accommodation offered will not by any means be col.fined to the Brighton Company, but be available for all other metropolitan lines south of the Thames, particularly those that lead to the Continents that porti of the public which resides westward may now reasonably expect that the want of a general West' end station, so long complained of, will be supplied' while a public benefit will be conferred by the relief which such a station will give to the overcrowde d streets which form the only access to the London - bridg e terminus. c e T.