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14) HAVELOCK ME MORIAL FUND. President, H.R.H. the Duke of Camridge, £25 0 0 Colonel John Thomas Leslie, C. 8., Officers, Non-Commis sioned, Staff, and Men of the East India Company's Depot, Warley Barracks, one day's pay .. • • A list of other contributions will shortly be published. Subscriptions received at the banters', and the Committee-room, 3, Pall-mall East, S•W• Mckjor ADAIR, Hon, Sec. May 13, 1858. •• 6330 HEM{, MAJESTY'S THEATRE. LUISA MILLER. FOR THE BENEFIT 0 MADLLE. PICCOLOMINI. Second Night of the New Opera, " Luisa Miller." THIS EVENING, Thursday, June 10, will be repeated (for the second time) Verdi's opera, LUISA MILLER. The Scenery by Mr. C. Marshall; the Dresses under the superintendence of Ma-lame Copere. Luisa, Madlle. Piccolomini ; Duchesa Frederica, Madtme Alboni ; Rodolfo, Signor Ginglini ; Walter, Signor Vialetti ; Wurm, Signor Castelli ; and Miller, Signor Beneventano. Conductor Signor Bonetti. To conclude with the entirely New Ballet Divertissement, by M. Massot, entitled LA REINE DES SONGES. The principal characters by Madlle. Marie Taglioni, Mesdlles. Annetta, Rosa, Pasquale, Morlacchi, and M. Durand. The Opera will commence at 8 o'clock. A limited number of Boxes have been secured tothe public. Price 21s and 31s 6d each, which may be had at the Box Office ' at the Theatre. On SATURDAY, Juno 12, will be repeated (for the third time this season) Verdi's highly successful Opera, LUISA MILLER, and a favourite Ballet. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN. NEW THEATRE. To commence at half•past 8 o'clock. Second Night of LUCREZIA. BORGIA. THIS EVENING, THURSDAY, June 10, will be per. formed (for the second time this season), Donizetti's Opera, _ LUCREZIA BORGIA. Lucrezia Borgia, Madame Grisi ; Maftio Orsini, Madlle. Didiee ; Den Alfonso, Signor Ronconi ; Gazella, M. Zelger ; Rustighello, Signor Soldi; Gubetta, Sig. Tagliafico; Astolfo, Sig. Polonini ; Vitellozzi, Sig. Rossi ; and Gennaro, Signor Neri Baraldi (his 2(1 apperrance this season). Conductor—Mr. Costa. After which, the Ballet Divertissement entitled LA. BRESILIENNE. Principal characters by .ladlle. Zina (her 4th appearance in England), Madlle. Delechaux, Madlle. Esper, Madlle. Zelia (her 4th appearance), Mr. Payne, and M. Desplaces. Prices of Admission :—Boxes—ait tier, 51. 15s. 6d.; grand tier, 6/. 6s ; first tier, 51. ss. ; second tier, 21. 12s. 6d. ; orchestra stalls, 11. Is. ; pit, 10s. 6d. ; amphitheatre stalls, 10s. 64., 75., and ss. ; amphitheatre, 2s. 61 Application for boxes, stalls, and pit tickets, to be made at the Box-office of the Theatre, under the portico in Bow street, and at the principal mnsicsellers and librarians. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT GARDEN, NEW THEATRE. Anangements for the Week : LUCREZIA BORGIA. THIS EVENING, THURSDAY (second time this season) LUCREZIA BORGIA, and the Ballet. On FRIDAY, GRAND CONCERT at the Crystal Palace, by the Artistes of the Royal Italian Opera. FRA DIAVOLO. On SATURDAY, Auber's Opera FRA DIAVOLO will be performed, for the first time at the New Theatre. The principal characters by Madame Bosio, Madlle. Marai, Signor Gardoni, Signor Neri•Baraldi, S gnor Pol mini, Signor Tagliafico, M. Zelger, and Signor Ronconi. To conclude with the Ballet Divertiesemont, LA SALTA RELLA, in which Madlle. Zcna and M. Dee:,laces will ap pear. This Evening (Thursday), and Saturday, the Opera will commence at half-past S o'clock, ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE• Proprietor, Mr. Charles Kean. Last Night of King Lear, THIS EVENING, will be presented MUSIC BATH CHARMS. After which KING LEAR. King Lear, Mr. C. Kean. To conclude with the new farce, entitlel SAMUEL IN SEARCH OF HIMSELF. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buelistone. THIS EVENING, to commence at Seven o'clock, with THE SWISS' Co ITAGE. Followed by AN UNEQUAL MATCH. Messrs. Buckstone Chippendale, Compton, W. Farren, Rogers,,Clark, and Miss A. Sedgwick, Mrs. B. White, Miss Lavine, and Mrs. J. Fitz william. After which a Classical Extravaganza, entitled PLUTO AND PROSERPINE. Orchestra Stalls (which may be retained the whole of th evening). 6s. each. (No charge for booking.) First Price. s. d. Second price. 13. d. Dross Boxea„ Upper Bores... ..... 3 0 Upper Boxes 2 l Et•....... ... ..... 2 OPi t 1 0 Gallery ROY AL SURREY THEATRE Unprecedented Novelty and Attraction. In congeqnence of the rebuilding of till Adelphi The ttre, the entire ADELPHI COMPANY (Role Manager, Mr. Benjamin Webster—Directress, Madame Celeste), will give a series of PERFORMANCES at the Surrey Theatre. THIS EVENING, will be presented THE GREEN BUSHES. Madame Celeste, Miss Mary Keeley, and Ilia- Arden ; Musts. Paul Bedford, Charles Selby, Billiegton, and Garden. After which, OUR FRENCH LADY'S-MAID. Mr. Ben. Webster and Madame Celeste. STRAND THEATRE. —LPsiee and Dire&res3, Miss Swanborou4h.—Tilis Evening will be presented MARRIAGE A LOTTERY, supported by Messrs. Emery, Ray, Belford; Mesdames M. Oliver, Portman, Victor and Selby. After which, a new Burlesque, entitled THE BRIDE OF ABYDOS. Messrs. Charles Young. Turner, &c.; Misses M. Oliver, Swanborongh, &c. To conclude with MY WIFE'S SECOND FLOOR. The characters by Messr,. N. H. Swanborough, J. W Ray, Chas. Young, Mesdames Leigh Murray, M. Ternan, and C. Melville CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road.— OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow lag company of Vocalists are engaged for the pc-formance S itections from all the popular OPERAS, MADRIGALS CHORUSES, GLEES, DUETS, dia., viz. : —Miss Russell, Mrs Badzoy, Miss Brtuaell, Miss Ray, Madame Bartoletti, Miss Montague, Mrs. Lawrence, and Mrs. Anderson ; Herr F. Jonghmans, Mr. Renshaw, S. Jonec, J. Barker W. Melling, Senor Antonio, E. L. Hime, Mr. Badzey. Senor Tiroli, Mr. Cozens, Mr. Bell, and Mr. ard Messrs. W. T. Critchaeld, John G. Fordo, and E. Mackney. Pianoforte, Mr. Cecil Hicks ; harmonium, Mr. Courtney ; Director, Herr F. Jonghmans. Commence at Seven o'clock precisely. Suppers, dia., until twelve o'clock. Mr. AUGUSTUS BRAHMA will appear every Evening in a Selection from "LA DAME BLANCHE" (TETE WHITE LADY), first produced at the Canterbury Hall. English words by Desmond Ryan, Esq. Mr. SANT. COWELL for SIX NIGHTS MORE, viz., This Evening, and Every Evening this Week, in addition to the usual Vocal Entertainment, THE WEATHER—SUN OrricE, JuNE 9. TIIIIMONETER, IN THE SFIADE. 78—highest since noon yesterdsy. 61—lowest this morning and during, the night, 71—this day at noon. BAROMETER, 30.03. WIRD, Southerly; light—sultry. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY—Morn., 1 min. aft. 12 —Even., 29 min aft. 12 TO-MORROW—Morn. 55 min. aft. 12—Even. 23 min. aft. 1 LONDON, THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 1858. "Si vis pacem, para helium." This time honoured apophthegm has seldom, if ever, been violated with impunity. A nation that permits its defences to crumble into dust, that omits the necessary military and naval organisation, is sure, sooner or later, to "come to grief." Should it be so fortunate as to preserve its honour and inde pendence intact, it will be at an enormous ex pense—tenfold that of maintaining proper estab lishments in the first instance. In fact, the an nual expenditure may be regarded as an assurance fund, guaranteeing the nation against the mise ries, cost, and loss of life incidental to warfare. A nation able and willing to protect itself and retort on its opponents, that will firmly insist on satisfaction for every insult, redress for every wrong, that practically adopts the Caledonian motto—" Nemo me imp7lne lacessit"—is sel dom assailed by an adversary of equal force. Diplomatic differences may arise, but they will be smoothed down. Complaints may be made of wrongs inflicted, but they will he temperately and closely examined, and satisfactory arrangements entered into. There will be no arrogance dis played towards a Stxte, deprecating, but not dreading war. Avoiding it on principle, big prepared for any alternative, and " ready, aye ready, for the field." The extent and magnitude or the indi spensa bl e preparations can only be d ec i ded b y a careful comparison of our own rescuree3 with th ese of other nations. We must, to adopt tho lan gua g e f the P.R., be " ready for any customer that may chance to turn up ;" should any with whom may be brought into collision greatly increase their strength, it becomes our imperative duty on; our part to adopt a similar course. However great the confidence we may repose in Vie pacific professions, and good faith of another Go- THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, J UNE lO, 185 s. vernment it would not, under the circumstances, be possible to allow England to sink into a second, or third rate power, or to be dependent on the good will of any potentate, however friendly to our country and its institutions. We must still, whether for good or evil, maintain our proper position in the scale of nations. It is impossible to close our eyes to the pal pable fact, that France has been consolidating and strengthening her naval and military force, at an enormous expense, which in the present state of her finances, is a matter which cannot well be disregarded. There must be some object of paramount importance, some cherished design to justify so vast an outlay. It is not to be sup posed that any ceup de main is intended against this kingdom, sar that any wanton aggression should be airaed against a faithful ally. But complications may arise, and war may cease to be a question of days or weeks, or even hours. It may break out at a most unexpected time, and truly deplorable would be our fate if it found us unprepared for the emergency. There is, then, but one alternative. We must either add to our own strength in a similar ratio to that which the French Government is doing, or we must endeavour to prevail on it to abandon the course it has for some time been pursuing. There could be no offence in making proper re presentations on thin subject to the EMPEROR, there would a st be the slightest suspicion cast on his good faith by such remonstrances, nothing at which he could fairly take offence. He is, of course, at liberty to adopt such policy as he thinks proper in his own dominions, and if he chooses to multiply his soldiers and sailors, and incur a vast expenditure, we cannot make it a casus belli, although we may be com pelled, likewise, to make heavy pecuniary sacri fices, and to apply to the strengthening of our armaments by land and by water, money urgently required for other and more meritorious purposes. Nor is England the only country concerned. Russia, Austl la, and Prussia will have similar lecessities imposed on them. They must also view with uneasiness the demonstrations of their neighbours, which they must naturally suppose to be directed against some one or more of them selves, inasmuch as no collision with a minor State could render such extensive preparations essen tial. A large fleet could not be required to bring BOMBA to a sense of his situation, when the appearance of a couple of men-of-war, with a few frigates and gun-boats in the Neapolitan waters, would occasie-a a conflagration that could not easily or speedily be extinguished. The magni tude of the preparations betoken the vastness of the object, and the power of the possible Adversary, and they are unquestionably cal -1 Ailated to excite grave apprehensions on all sides, more especially amongst those against whom the first movement may be directed. Indeed, such is the existing state of affairs, that it would be difficult - , if not impossible, for any of the great Powers to avoid becoming in volved on one side or the other in the hostilities that might break out between any two or more of :hem. Under such circumstances, it is then incumbent )u the British Government, if possible, to per suade the Emperor to relax his extraordinary exertions and reduce his armaments, and if not succeeding therein, to place our establishments on the most efficient foundations, so that, in any event, we may not be caught napping. The unopposed return of her MAJESTY'S newly appointed Secretary of State for the Colonieß, as Knight of the Shire for the county of Herta, was only what we ourselves from the first intimated would be the case, and what might, indeed, have been reasonably anticipated by every watchful observer of passing events, under existing circum stances. Every one down in Hertfordshire seemed to recognise, when it came to the point, that it would have been at once ungracious and invi dious to subject Sir EDWARD L . YrroN, of all men, at this particular juncture, to the fruitless vexation, anxiety, and annoyance of a patty com bat—fruitless of any ulterior advantage, we mean, to the opposing candidate. Twice before, amidst all thb party strife inevitable at two sue, cessive general elections, has the Right Hon. Baronet been returned by decisive majorities, upon each occasion, numbering among his sup porters (as was the case also upon each occasion with his two colleagues) from 2,000 to 3,000 of the independent electors of Hertfordshire. The latest of these triumphant returns of Sir EDWARD as one of the members for his own county, being of course long anterior to his enrolment in Lord DERBY'S Administration, before, indeed, there was any immediate prospect of the present Go vernment being called into existence. It was scarcely probable, therefore, in any contingency that year tha occasion of so eminent a man presenting himself now to his constituency as one whom Her MAJESTY had recently elevated to the high and responsible office of Cabinet Minister, who had but just kissed hands on accepting the seals of that office as one of the three Secretaries of State, who had but just, moreover, been sworn in as one of the Privy Councillors of their SOYE REIGN—wouId then, at that particular moment in his career he subjected to the disagreeable and irritating ordeal of passing through a hotly con tested election. for the county of which ho had, under far less interesting circumstances, been more than once frankly and confidingly chosen the repre sentative. The Liberals, even the less advanced among the Liberals of Hertfordshire, perceived the necessity of altogether waiving their prefe rence for any other candidate—be he Whig par sang or thorough-going Partisan of Lord PAL MERSTON. Whatever may have aided them in arriving at the most rational, and at the samo time most genial and graceful of conclusions— doubtless to the retention of even the ghost of the popularity formerly appertaining to the Obso lete Oligarchy pique at the parsimony displayed by the wealthy patrician, one of the scions of whose house had been selected for a brief interval as the probable Whig or Palmerstonian candidate —there cannot be very much doubt but that the actuating motive of all with the Liberal electors of Herts was the sense interest,ethme opreeorsveenr,alincaa of a brief interest ( a n great measure, to all alike), i reer and character of the distinguished statesman whose advent amongst them in his new capacity, as one of the adminis:rators of the British Etc pire, imparted a new lustre to their own country, while it added another phase to his own Protean reputation. Beyond this, toe, many felt that there was, if not a reparation owing, at the least a tribute, duo to Sir E. LYTTON, for an act universally rf cog nised as one of striking self o.bnegaiioa and of very remarkable political magnanimity. It was notorious that, three months ago, not only might tho R ght Hon. Baronet have accepted, but that in literal truth he actually had accepted, the very office in which he has now, a quarter cf a year afterwards, been formally installed. During seve ral days his name had been published in the growing lis% of the Ministry as Lord DERDY'S chosen colleague, as Secretary of State for th Colonies. But suddenly that name, and that name alone, was erased from the being catalogue of the Cabinet Ministers—and that, as every one knew at the time, by the generous hand of the intended Colonial Secretary himself rather than subject his colleagues to the chance of losing a seat (in his instance) in the event of his being violently opposed, as some anticipated he then would have been by the supporters of and sympathisers in a factious and infuriated Opposi tion. Alluding to this comparatively recent inci dent in his politiaal career Sir EDWARD could say, as he did say, on Tuesday from the hustings at Hertford—doubtless, too, with a very enviable sense of satisfaction, while uttering the words— " I think that under these circumstances you will say that I acted not only as a true friend to any party, but also as a loyal gentleman, when I consented to forego the high appointment that had been offered me rather than risk being separated at a contested elec tion, and thus endangering the Government with whom I was to act." And with a perfectly ob vious fearfulness would we add, as he did add immediately afterwards, that surely no one would accuse him of being a greedy hunter-after-place. It carries us back, at a single bound, to a dis tance of more than three centuries from the pre sent time to remember now at this moment when Sir EDWARD LYTTON, Baronet, Colonial Secre tary and Privy Councillor in the reign of Queen VICTORIA, has but a few hours since been unani mously chosen M.P. for Hertfordshire—that an ancestor of his was chosen by the ancestors of his electors in like manner one of the knights elect of the same county as far back as the reign of King HENRY VII. ; to Wit, Sir ROBERT DE LYTTON (the first possessor of the old ancestral hall of Kneb worth, hitherto a royal fort and appenage), who was Knight of the Bath, Privy Councillor, Keeper of the Wardrobe, and Uader Treasurer of Eng land under that great Tudor Sovereign. It is a circumstance sternly to be recorded as among not the least interesting incidents in his career by Sir BULWER LYTTON'S future biographer. VOCAL ASS JCIATIO A.-SP. JAMES'S HALL. The fifth concert of the season took place at this hall last night, and though the state of the weather was such as to justify our national tendency to exchange original remarks on that original subject, and the exclamation of " How hot it is," appeared the paramount climax of our mother tongue, despite the height of the thermometer, a very nu merous audience attended, and heartily enjoyed the excellent performances which these concerts inva riably comprise. May we here venture to suggest that a little more attention to the venti lation of the hall during this Indian sea son would confer an inestimable blessing on the visitors. In every other department the arrangements are admirable and perfect, but even the pleasure offered iu such an entertain meet as that of last evening, will scarcely compen sate for being put on to simmer for three hours, with the risk of incurring the exchange of Apollo for ...sculapius, through the sudden transition from positive Jamaica to comparative Siberia. The in surance of the essential comfort of a somewhat more wholesome atmosphere, should promptly engage the attention of those connected with the manage ment of this beautiful building. Among the leading features of the Concert were Herr Joachim and Mr. Lazarus. Both of these artistes are far beyond the need of hackneyed eulogy, though every time we hear them we are compelled to renew our enthusiastic expressions of delight. The former, in a duet for the violin and pianoforte, by Beethoven, exerted his won derful talent with its usual wonderful influence, eliciting rapturous applause, and Herr Rubinstein claimed his fair share of the honours awarded to the exquisite performance. In Herr Joachim's solo, "Le Songe du Diable," a fracture in the catgut caused a temporary inter ruption to the progress of tie entertainment, but we think a little more c)urtesy mi gh have been exhibited by the few parties who began to hiss before the accident had entailed any severe tax on their pa tience. These inconsiderate persons should re member that casualties will attend not only the " best regulated families" but . the best regulated concerts, that the pursuits of the fine arts are not exempt from mortal fallibility, and that dogs and fiddle-strings are apt to occasionally " amp," how tver,carefudy they may be trained. "The Bird and the Maiden," by Spolir, sung by Miss Messent and accompanied on the clarionet by Mr. Lazarus, was beautifully rendered ; and a solo, by the latter gentleman, from "Le Clemenza di Tito," was re ceived with immense applause. '1 he part song of " The Three Little Roses," was given with that pea feet and sweet harmony which reflects the highest possible credit on the talent and study of the Association. A more exquisite bit of melody we have neverlistened to. Mdme. Sherrington Lemmens gave Tiummel's " Variations for the Voice" with ad mireble freeddm and finish, and Miss Dolby con tributed her ample share to the attractions of the programme. The next and last concert will take place on Wednesday, the 30th June, when Mendelssohn's "Lobgesang," and an overture by Herr Joachim, wi!l form prominent allurements, and doubtless secure such an audience as these concerts, under the raf,st able conductor:hip of M. Benedict, richly merit. HEE MAJESTY'S THEATRE.-.—The QllBPlea box at her Majesty's Theatre was on Tueeay evening occupied by the Countess Grey, the Hon. Mrs. Grey, the Earl Grey, Major-Gen. the Hon. C. Grey and party. Amongst the numerous illustrious:, noble, and distinguished visitors also with their presence honouring her Majesty's Theatre on this occasion we remarked—His Grace the Duke of Hamilton and the Duchess of Hamilton (c 6) Prin cesse Mary Amelia of Bader), his Grace the Duke of Wellington, K.G., his Grace the Duke of Cleve land, K.G., and Lady Augusta Poulett, her Grace the Duchess of Wellington, his Excellency the Rus sian Ambassador, the Baron de Brunnow, and the Baroness de Brunnow, Frances Countess of Waldo grave, accompanied by the Hon. Harriet Stonor, the Hon. Catherine Stonor, the Hon. Charlotte Stonor, the Hon. Francis Stoner, and party ; the Lord Ward and party, the Marquis of Sligo and the Ladies Brown, the Marchioness of Downshire, the Marquis of Bath, the Countess Dowager of Harrington, and the Countess cif Mounteharles and party, the Countess of Stamford and Warrington and party, the Countess of Wilton, and the Ladies Katherine Gray Egerton and Alicv Magdalen Grey Egerton, her Excellency the Lady Cowley, the Right Hon. the Earl of Clarendon, K.G., K C.R,, the Earl of Mountcharles, the Earl of Stamford and Warrington, the Earl of Wilton, the Earl of Shelburne, the Earl of Cardigan, the Earl of We•t moreland, the Earl Gifford, the Earl of Carlisle ; the Viscount Exmcutb, the Viscount Canterbury, the Vis count Povverecourie the Viscount Curzon; Lord E. Thynne, Lord Ashley, Lord William Lennox, Lady Macfarlane, Lady Howard, Lady Constance Grosvenor, Lady De Rev., Lady Agnes Grosvenor, Lady Jane BeTton, Lady Howard and Miss Howard, the Hon. Otway Toler, the Hon. Harry Grey, the Hon. Percy Doyle, the Minister Resident of the Hansa Towns and Madame de Bucher, Major-General Sir George Bowles, K.C.8., Colonel Sir Peoby Cautley, K.H., Sir Ralph Howard, Bart., Col. the Hon. J. Macdonald, C. 8., Aim. R. Burton, K. H., Col. and Mrs. P' uukett Burton, Mr. Hubert de Burgh, the Right Hen. T. Baring, M.P. ; Mr. George W. Raptor, M.P. ; Colonel Cavan, Mr. George Peabody and party, Mr. Al gernon B a.th wick' Captain Woodgate, Madame de Murieta, Mrs. Colonel Berkeley, Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler, Mr. C. Deane, Mr. J. Marine, Mr. Cornwallis West and Miss West, Mr. Vincent, Mr. Harvey Lewis, Captain and Mrs. Leyland and Miss Leyland, Mr. Donamy Dobree, Mr. Sande, Mr. Glover, Mr. I. R. West, &c. A NARROW ESCAPE.-- COWES, JUNE B.—Last night the Isle of Wight mail packet Pearl while procseding from Southampton to this port, broke the eliding rod of her engines, and was obliged to anchor at the Brambles, off the harbour here. This evening a new sliding rod for the Pearl, with some workmen to fit it in, were sent from Southampton in the mail packet Emerald. When the latter came near the Pearl, a boat pushed off from the latter to receive the rod and work men. Just as the men got into the boat the Emerald went a-head, and the boat, with seven men in her, was swamped, and all tLe mei fell into the sea. Some of them could not swim, and they caught hold of the boat and were assisted to keep above water by those who could. The boat of the Emerald was immediately lowered, and for tunately the whole of the seven men were picked up, wi . h no other damage than a good ducking, which, cinsidtr 'ng the heat of the wea.Vier, was toot of much conse quence. It was a wonder, however, that some of them weie not drowned. Capt. Summers, the commander of the Pea. l, was one of thuso who went overboard. SALE OF THE DUKE OF BUOICINGHAWS KETNECHAIK ESTATES.—The estates at K ,- .5iiti . 03,31, S imerset, kno — w; as the Chandos property, and which, for several con tur;e, have been in the possession cf the family of the Duke of Buckkgharn, were sold by auction yesterday by Mr. Alexander, of Bristol, at the Lamb and Lark Inn, Keynsham. The property, which was divided into 58 lots, included 467 a. 3r, Up. of pasture, meadow, and arable land, some portion of which, known as the " Keynsharn hams," is unsurpaved for richness of fertility• Oae lot comprised a small compact estate of rather more than 42 acres, together with the house used by former Dukes of Chandos as a hunting-lodge, the gardens of which overhang the river Avon and command very picture:qua views. This lot was bought in. Lot 14, containing 41c. Or. 90., part of the celebrated " Keynshain hams," bounded On one sida by the river Avon, realizdd 4,6031. ; let 24, another clage, contnining t lls. lr. 31p. of the same lin3, 1,000/. ; let 25, 15a. 382.'0f the 5ame,.1,5401. ; LI 27, an evally rich close cf pasture land, 1,610/. ; an d nearly all he other lot s a t tho same rat?, averaging up , 7, arde of 1001. per acre. SIi3CKING CASE OF CRUELTY TO A CHILD. —At the Leicester borough poice-court on Monday, Henry Crutch!ey, a book-keeper, and his wife, were charged with cruelly ill-treating a child of three years old, a son of the male prisoner ly a former wife. One of the witnesses said she had seen the father beat the child with a walking stick until the blood flowed, Another, a neighbour, said he hal et ea tha father frequently fetch,nold water into the yard, and al ways noticed th•tt the chill screamed fright fully aLerwards. Oa one occasion ho contrived to look into the yard, and saw the child stripped and put into " pippin" or foot• both of cold water, and struck with a brush for refusing to sit clown. He then heard the pri soner tell his wife to keep him there till he came home. 0, hers persons spoke to fluxing the child scream fre quently. The defence wa that the clala was "rickety," and frequently fill down, which, it was allege", cr:)- ducad the injuries apparent on its body. The spectacle presented by• the child. Rai shocking, it sbeing little else than a mass of braises. - After a long investigation both prisoners were committed for trial. The court was utr rounded by hunersds of persons whose exasperation was such that the prisoners could only be removed to gaol under the guard of a strong body of police. DISOBEYING A RAILWAY SigNAL.—At the Halifax police-court, on Saturday, an engine-?ricer named Wil liam High was charged before the West Rideag magie trates with having teelected to brine his engine to a stand at a certain auxiliary signal fix-er ou the down line of the Lancashire arc' Yorkshire Railway, near the Sowerby-bridge station, on the 25th ult. On the morn ing of this day the defendant was the driver of an excur sion train, containing about 1,200 Sunday school chil dren, with their teachers. At Sowerbeebridge station the danger signals were turned on, in consequence of the main line ltaing occupied with several empty passen ger carriages. When the defendant's train came up, however, instead of shutting off the steam and bringing tee his engine, in obedience to the signals at the station, he dashed on at a speed of between 40 and 50 miles an hour, and ran into the empty carriages on the main line, completely shaetering two and damaging eight others. The coitisien excited considerable censternatiou asiong the juvenile excursioeists, but happily none ( f them were much hurt. The driver being evidently guilty of grosi negligence, the company determined to prosecute bun ti eir bye laws, and tee bee h now committed him to trial at the sessions, but adalitted him to bail. ANGLING IN THE LEA.-13TOXI31.1rne Bridge fishery appears destined to maintain its high repetheion for its trout cml jack fishing, the success of the late seasons having been reinarkalee. It is not unie-eial to take jack above the ordinary 4•17.3 in these waters, and trout of a good average weight are commonly secured ; but during the last two or three years the character of the fish, both in appearance and sies, have greatly improved, and the care taken in preserving the :ewer has evidently rewards d the exsrtions of the proprietors. Early this week a trout, in most splendid condition, was captured by Mr. Skeen, who landed his fah within seven minutes from the time he fir: cast his line. When brought to the scale it was found to weigh above eleven pounds and a half, and certainly in symmetry and colour, was one of the finest fish ever seen. L Was taken by the process known as spinnisg the minnow. It is stated that there aro other trout in the stream of equally large, if not larger S . Z3 ; and some are raid to have been seen at Carthagena Weir which cannot weigh less than fifLeen pousids. Eels at the lock have this week lecen taken by sniggling, averaging from two pounds to two pounds and a half. Chub have been very plentiful, and of good weight. Altegether the patrons of the gentle craft have reason to be well satisfied with their success in this locality. PROTECTION CF YOUNG FEMALES.—The anniversary fesitivel of the L•mden Society fur the Protection of Yeung Fsrnalee was held last evening at the Albion Tevern, Aldersgate-street, on which occasion Mr. Thos. Chambers, Common Serjeant of the City of London, occupied the chair. Tee society itself is under the espe cial patronage of his Royal Highness the Prince Con sere, and has for its imeeedia'e object the reeene of young fena-des under 15 years of age. The remelt of the society's operations is certified by there being at the pre sent time 50 young females under the prescribed age, fed, clothed, and educated, and fitted by the discipline and ceuree of instruction adopted for respectable servitude. g irls are The asylum is situated at T o tt en h am , where, under effi cient superintendeece and control these youngnot ()ply rescued f rom con t am i nat i on, b u t b r ought up to be respectable members of soc i e ty. Numerous eppli catione are continually being made for admission, but in the present state of the society's finances no addi-• tion can be allowed. The Chairalan's appeal therefore, in proposing the toast of the evening, was to this effect —to increase the means o f the society, an d thereby to extend its te,efultiess to a mach wider sphere of charity and benevolence than under present eireumetances could be adopted. The annul subscription is one guinea, and a life subscription five guineas. The society was estate- Hailed in the year 1835, since which t • rne it lass be , n the e the instrument for super.!ssing a large D umber of im proper hou , .es, and has saved from ruin no less than 000 young remaics under 15 years of age. Phu Nc; JOSEPTI PONIATOWSICI.—There was in the time of the old wars, in the days of Napoleon 1., a camp anecdote current among French and German soldiers, which is now perhaps almost, if not quite forgotten ; for we do no t think history's moos has condescended to keep the reeerd, though it relates to no less a personage titan Prince Joseph Puniatowski, nephew of the last King of Pelacd, a brave gee oral in the French army, and a great favourite with N a p o leon. Boring tee French ceinlmiga in Germany, in 1813, a German or Peii , ll e ipsy used frtquontly to cerne to the camp to els". nati vitiese and telt s e ldi sre th e i r f e rtunes. One day Poeia toweki came upon a group lietenino to the rylsil, and be chid them for their superstition. The gipsy looked up, gazed steadily at him for some moments, and then told him that fsom Else lines in his physiognornY she perceived that it was his fate to die an " cisme," which word signifiea in German, a magpie. Teo prince. ridiculed a prediction io little in character with a seldicr engaged,in. a hot campaign, and rode away. Shortly afterwards the bat , le of Lzipsie was fought (October the 1915). Poniatewski disphtyed his usual velour and military • skill ; but when he saw that the French were totaley beaten, and that neither courage nor conduct could retrieve the day, he galloped to the swampy banks of the river that watered the scene cf strife, intendi ng t o swim his horse across. He plunged in—man and hor se . were swept away by the current, and both perished. The name of that river is The E!ster. Thus the pre eiction, like the Pagan oraclee, bore a double meaning, and was fulfilled in a sense different from that in whi c h it was understood,—/risk Maivpolitcm L &TEST NEWS. THE BOMBAY MAILS. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH,) SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY MORNING. The Ripon, steamer, Captain Powell, has ar• rived with the Bombay mails. She left Alexandria May 26 ; Malta, 30th ; and Gibraltar, June 4 ; and brings 215 passen gers, 5,3851. in specie, and general cargo. HER MAJESTY'S STATE BALL. The Qeaen gave lait eve❑ing a State Ball, to which a party of about nineteen hundred were invited. The Yeomen of the Guard lined the Grand Hall. Major-General Sir Travell Phillips, lieutenant of the Rr.yai Bgdy Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard, and Sir George Realtor', ensign of the corpa, were present. 4 guard of honour of the Foot Guards mounted in front of the PAlace. Tht-ir Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Mary, attended by Lady Geraldine Somerset and Major Home Purees, and her Royal Highness the Hereditary Grand Duchess of IVLciilenburgh-Strelitz, attended by Lidy Caroline Oust and Baron Ltihe, ar rived at Buckinghain Palace at h al!-past nine o'clock, and were received by the maids of honour and the equerries in waiting. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, attended by Colonel Tyrwhite, Prince Victor of Hohenlohe, and the 'Maharajah Duleep Singh aarived and were also conducted to the NV bite Drawing.room, v; here her Ma je ty recs'ived her Illustriou.4 visitors. The general company tliglited under the principal portico of the Palace, and those having the entree aliglitcd at the equerries entrance in Pimlico. The Earl Deiawarr, Lord Chamberlain, and the principal officers of the household, conducted the Queen and Prii,ma. Consort from the White Drawing-room through the Salmon, Yellow Drawing room, State b Dinner-room, and approach-gallery into the Bail and C on c er t-room. The Royal Family and the ladies of the Queen's household followed her Majesty.. • When t , e Q seen had taken her seat at the west end on the haut pas tile door opening from the prc merarle gallery was opened, and the diplomatic corps and the Ministers of the Crown were introduced, and having passed before the Queen, took their usual seats. _ _ Her Maj Iby's dress was a lilac silk skirt, with two skirts of white net, and two of lilac net trimmed with white blonde, and bouquets of white lilies, ornamented with diamonds. The head-dr3se was a wreath of white ornamented with diamonds. The Docliess of Cambriige were a grey silk dress tritnnied with bouil'onures of tulle, with a second skirt of bla ck lace. lino stomacher o f largo sapph7r..s and aiamen 5 A. diamond necklace. Her Royal Hiohnrss wore a (flaw md tiara and black feathers as a head dress. The Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburgh• Stretitz wore a white silk dress trimmed with bouil:o• noes of and covered with three deep fl.,unces cf Froniton lice. The dress was ornamented by hors of maroon velvet and marabouts; each bow containing in the centre aldiitahmsctn)dinacerinlearracentinTmloieubsodayndt: n.cklac?. 'rho duchess's head dress eimm 111.:rricie308Fivaded'ivet, cay.red with diamonds and marabout m e w r e a a ci l 3 d t o s o f . g e o w r h e i tae d:peoststeodf pink feathers. diamonds.tulle, over a c dimonds T T li h e e vril, l opus up leaves. The he a wreath r, f pink d iet y ' yibj t roko:P1611 bouquets of ora t lft o d' correspond, 'pink o wers a n(1 andg e t i s n, t er o ci r ni n tel a ac e sc h se, e s r ab r i, r e r da n d ri e r ad a r e rre n isn t s e g i svi l a w osf i me r ., e pr a lo r ss l ; lad e n and c f l s fl p o e w rt e e r d. sand green leaver, with diam)nd stars irit'a- ENGLAND AND CHINA. The following statement appears in the Pays A latter from London of the Bth assures us that the English Government has just decided that new instructions should be sent to Lord Elgin, to treat with the representative of the Court of Pekin, whether at Canton or Shanghai, on the basis of the opening of the five ports. " The British Cabinet, it is said, desires that no new enterprise should be undertaken in the interior of China, in order that the forces un der the command of Gen. Straubenz,,e may be employed as soon as possible in India. " The despatches to which this letter alludes will be sent out by the packet of the 14th inst." TURKEY. VIENNA, WEDNESDAY EVENING. The British Consul-General at Belgrade has been attacked and severely wounded by two Turkish soldierg. A Russian frigate is coming to Ragusa. FRANCE. PARIS, WEDNESDAY. It appears that there is an additional article to the Convention signed on the Ist of May between the Presidents of the Republics of Nicaragua and Costa Rica on the one hand, and the agent of M. Millaud and Co. on the other. This article refers to a previous contract with the Steephens Company of New York, and al_•4o forms an integral part of the Convention. It declares that Ike said Conven tion will not be valid nor take effect but in case the Steephens Company allows the present month of June to pass over without executing the stipula ti-)ne qgreed to between the State of Nicaragua and the said company. The additional article is as follows : " The preceding convention (Bailey, Millard, and Co., of Paris) will not be valid, and will not be carried into effect until the expiration of the delay allowed to the Steephons Company—namely, the month of June nex;:, and in case the said company, at that period, shall have allowed the contract to expire and be annulled in consequence of the con-execution of its engagements. (Signed) " THOMAS MARTINEZ. "JUAN B. MORA. " GREGORIO TUAVEZ. " NAZARIO TOLEDO. "RivaP, May 1, 1858. "FEux BELLEY." . , A storm of thunder, lightning, rain, and hail of exlraolanary violence broke three days ago over Bayeux (Calvados) and the adjacent villages. In a short time water Vourod' in torrents down the steep streets of V° town ; the • glass of the windows and slates on roofs wire broken, gardens were (Lunged, and fruit trees suffered greatly. At Monceaux the lightning . struck the earth near three women who were working in a field, and slightly injured one ; at Molloy, a woman who was tending a cow was killed, as was also the animal itself; and another woman near her had her left side paralysed. BOURSE, June 9.—The following were the last quotations : per Cants 93 50 Do: end month 93 60 Credit Foncior Belgian 4A Piedinont - ese (5) Roman B9 Austrian Spanish Threes Rome Debt —Fon CASH. 3 par Cent. .... 67 Eo D. end month . , 67 95 Batik Shlres . 306) Cr.dit Mobilior 610 D.). Account 615 - RAILWAYS. Orleans Northern New Ditto Midi Western 560 Strasburg Grand Central ... — Sardinian Austrian Lyon and Mediteran.. 740 New Ditto.. Genova •.. 570 LOMB ARDY. A letter from Milan, in the Opinione of Turin, says :—" A few days ago the Bishop of Bergamo received an cfficial intimation from Vienna, to the effect that if he continued to disturb public tran guilty by the clerical pretensions and severity for which he has been of late remarked, measures would be taken which he would find unpalatable. At the same time, orders have been given to all the authorities of the provinces not to lend any ma terial aid to the pressure exercised by the bishops." COMMISSION OF LUNACY. (THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Commissioner Barlow.) The commission of lunacy, ordered by the Lords Jus tices, to inquire into the state of mind of Sir H. - .lour, the head of the large brewing firm, was resumed this m g at the Thatched House Tavern, St. James's-street. Mr. Montagu Chambers, Q.C., Mr. Bovill, Q.C., and Mr. Bodkin, appeared for the petitioners, Lord and Lady Malden and Mrs. Arobin ; Mr. Montague Smijtb, Q.C., and Mr. Quain for Sir William and Lady Bowyer Smijtb, in support of the petition ; and the Attorney-General, Mr. James Wilde, Q.C., Mr. Edwin James, Q.C., and Mr. Hawkins, for Lady Meux. The examination of witnesses on the part of Mrs. B. Smith, one of the sisters of Sir H. Meux, having been concluded, The Attorney-General commenced his address on the part of Lady Meng and her infant son. The learned gen tleman commented very strongly upon various points of the evidence, and contended that there was nothing in the conduct of Sir H. Meux, in the early part of the year 185', to warrant the assertion that he was then a con firmed lunatic. The manner in which Sir Henry conducted himself in the month of March of that year, during the pro ceedings previous to the election for Hertfordshire, showed clearly that he was then in posssession of all his mental fa. culties. The electioneering address drawn up and issued by him (Sir H. Manx) was, he (the Attorney-General) thought, of itself quite sufficient to satisfy every gentle man composing the jury that he was then, at all events, in the month of March, quite capable of managing his own affairs. Nothing could be more rational than this docu ment, as it went at length into the various topics which at that time occupied the attention of the political world. He laid down his particular views on the China question, and also his determination to support Lord Palmerston in his endeavours to uphold the honour of England, in a manner which was quite opposite to that of a per son unable to manage his own business, In addition to the electioneering address, which was in the handwriting of Sir Henry, there was a number of letters which clearly proved that he was at that time perfectly sane. Nothing could show this in a clearer light than the answer he wrote to the letter he received from one of his constituents, a clergyman at Royston. That answer, which would be read, with a number of others, showed not only that he was then in his right senses, but that he was, at that time as sane as any member who at present held a seat in the House of Commons. A man of imbecile mind could never have enteiod into the question of his vote on the much-debated subject of the abolition of church rates with such exactness as was done in that letter, and felt perfectly satisfied that the jury would attach all the importance to that document which it is deserving of. The jury had been asked by his learned friend (Ur. Montagu Chambers), on the part of the petitioners, to fix the let of May, 1837, as the day on which Sir Henry Meux became incompetent to manage his own affairs; but he had an other letter, written by him on the 26th of May, twenty five days later than that, which was, in his opinion, the most conclusive evidence that could Le offered. The learned gentlemen then read the letter, which was one written to his election agent, giving certain directions as to the ex penses of the election. He felt positive that he should ba able, by the most overwhelming evidence, to prove that Sir Henry Meux was, at the time he was speaking, a man of the most perfect intellect, and fully competent to manage his own affairs. He felt nearly overpowered by the duty which devolved upon him, representing as ho did letdy Meux and her infant son, but he entertained the strongest conviction that the result of this inquiry would be such as would enable the infant son of the unfortunate gentleman ultimately to enjoy the title and fortune of his unfortunate father. (Tao case was proceeding when. we went to press ) LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.) COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Sitting 9 in Banco, before Lord Campbell, Mr. Justice Coleridge, Mr. Justice Erle, and Mr. Justice Crompton.) WAITE V. THE NORTH-EASTERN RAILWAY COMPANY— cation conditionally for permission for Mr. Milwood on the other side to appear to-day to show cause. Mr. Mil wood said be should not appear in the case. The Chief Baron—Then you can take you rule Mr. Birstow. Mr. Milwood said if that was the case, and the order was to stand for the costs, he would show cause at 0 nee. The Chief Baron said he could not allow the learned counsel to appear after his public announcement that he did not intend to appear in the case. Mr. Barstow's application was granted in the terms of the order made yesterday by the Learned-Judge at Chambers. SPAIN. A private talearam has been received from Ma drid, dated June 9, which states that there has been a Uranch cf the Bank of Spain es , ,abli,hed at Ali cant. The reports of a Ministerial crisis are un founded. The Court wilt shortly return to Madrid. The Madrid journals, of the sth, contain no news of interest. A letter give 3 the following more de tailed account of the Pronunciamento made by the law studeuts on the Lt "By the new law of public instruction, passed by Narvasz, the vacation is made to commence on June 11, instead of on the lst, as heretofore. The students hav ing protested in vain against this innovation, assembled in great numbers under the wals of the University, pre tending to take shelter from the extreme heat. Instead of entering their classes, they all, at a given signal, hoisted umbrellas, and displayed fans bordered with feathers. Thus armed for a pacific: demonstration, they promenaded the streets. When passing opp ;site the house cf M. Moyano, who was Minister when the obnoxious law was presented to the C,,rtes, they uttered some cries. An anonymous letter had been written to the Minister of Public Insttuction, invit ing him to attend the funeral of tlaa law in question. In the course of their walk the law students caled upon the medical student?, and invited their fraternization, but, being rec:ived, they re tired. Of two students arrested one is the son of an ex- Minister and Senator, and the other a student in his fourth year. Both are in the Salader's prison, but the first is in a room by himself, while the other is compelled to asso&a's with ordinary criminals. On the 2d the seventh class attended, giving by way of excuse for their yielding that their course of lectures would at all events finish on the sth, but all the other students absented themselves." nod, ......... THE BRAZILS. LIVERPOOL, JUNE 9. The following despatch has been received by telzraph from Lisbon : "The Royal Mail steamship Tyne has arrived fiom the Braziis, and will sail for Southampton this evening, the 9:h inst. At Rio Janeiro coffee was 200 reis higher. At Bahia sugar had advanced 2,700 reis to 3,300 reis. Exchange at Rio was quoted at 251 and at Bahia at 25. At Buenos Ayres, on the Ist of May, more confidence pre vailed, there being no more failures ; exchange, 645. Gd. to 655." SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. The and Clothe, from Liverpool, at Rio Janeiro. The Arcquipa, from Liverpool, at Bahia. The Hermione, from Liverpool, at Pernambuco. The I - Lnry Jones, Captain Bre Ner, was lost by fire on the 13th of May. HAVELOCK TESTIMONIAL —Mr. Behnes, the sculptor, is erg iged preparing a model at his studio, in Oina bJrgt.t-terrace, for the statue of the late Sir Henry Have lock, which is to be frontal (,f the valiant decea ed's serv:ca as a national testimonia' in Trafalgar-squ e.Tho like, ers is taken froth that of a bust lately executed by Mr. 13:iine3, the,: portrait being from a photograph of the deceased exr,cuted a few reeks before the tattle of Lucknow. Among the visitors to the stoJio have been Lsly Havelock, ftr Henry's brother, Gen. Havelock, and other members of his fimi)y, all of whom te,t fc to the strict correctness of the fe.e.ur,s on tie bust. The sits of the stAtu it is expected. will he on the east side of the Nelson column, oirecily in a line with that of Gaueral Napier, and the testimonial will be executed in bronz-, CONTRACTS (PCrBLIC DEPARTIERNTS). The &lent Committee of the Ileu:e of Commons appointed to in quire into the principle adopted for making contracts for the public departments, and the effect which the pres.nt system hay upon the expenditure of public money-, hare a;ireed to the following first report - :—" Teat the character which the inquiry hal assumed renders it de sirable that a portion Of the FuFjelet shoul d also be examined into by a Royal Comtni:•siou, and they have, therefore, directed their chairman to ni•_,ve tie house that an humble address he presented to her Majesty, praying that sh,:, will ba graciouely pleased to appoint a Royal Commission to inquire into the system upon which the books and stock have bean respectively kept at Weedou, as well as the general mode in which the business of the establishment at Weedon has been conducted, the result if such made of conducting the business, and the present state of the bolts and stock of Ntores.7 ACCIDENT-A NICE POINT. This was an action brought by the next friend cf a child about four years of age, to recover damages from the defendants for iejuries received through the alleged negligence of the servants; At the trial which took place before Mr. Baron Martin at the last Newcastle assizsy t the jury found a verdict substantially for the plaintiff for 201. Two questions were left to the jury, which they answered to the effect that there was ncglifenea nn thn pant. of the company's gervantF, and also on the part of the child's grandmother, who was killed, on which a new and very important question arose—viz,, whe.her the child was to identified with the grandmother that her negligence disentitled the child from recovering in the action. The accident took place at one of the company's branch stations, where in order to enter the carriages it was necessary to cross the line ; and it appeared the child, being in charge of its grandmother, was placed in the waiting room opening on to the piatform—the practice wac for the station-master to conduct the passengers across the line a few minutes before the train arrived, and in the meantime he was occupied in supplying pas sengers with tickets and other duties, that led him about 100 or 150 yards from the line. He was about that dis tance from the crossing when he heard a cry, and on going to the spot he found that a goods train had come up and killed the grandmother and injured the child as thi y were in the act of crossing the line. There was no negligence 'charged to the driver of the train, who had not to stop at the station, but there was negligence charged in having the tender b;:fore the engine, which had the effect, it was sail, of preventing the driver seeing that the line was clear. That, however, was shown not to be the case, and there was no doubt the accident happened from the old lady's running across the line with the child. A rule was obtained Vile term on leave reserved to enter a verdict for the defendants. After hearing the arguments, The Court directed the ru'e to be made absolute, or for amen-suit, according to the option of the parties. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. (Sittings in Banco, before Chief Baron Pollock, Rawls Martin, Bramwell, arid Wat Hon.) LANGSTON FAN V. WRATH ERALL -STRANGE PROCEEDINGS Mr. Barstow- applied for a rule to show cause why the name cf Lord (iluneig, one of the two plaintiffs, should not be struck out ; the proceedings stopped and the at torney bo compelled to pay the costs incurred. Lord Glenelg's name had been used against his consent or knowledge, and it appeared from the affidavits filed in the case that in 1843 a gentleman named John William Cooke married the Rev. Mr. Weatberall's daughter, when a part nuptial settlement was made on aidebt of 15,0001. stated to be owing from the father to the de fendant. Two trustees were named in the settle ment. One, the plaintiff Mr. Langston, and the ether L-. rd Glenelg, whose name was used without his lordship's knowledgecr consent. He knew nothing of the parties, except that on one occasion, many years since, he met Mr. Weatherall at a friend's house, and afterwards accepted an invitation from him to dino at his house. Lord Glenelg was ignorant of the liberty that had been taken with his name, until be had received a letter from Mr. Cooke's trustee, stating it was intended to have the settlement set aside. Lord Glenelg immediately wrote in reply that ho would have nothing to do with the matter, and expressed his surprise at his name having been used in the settlement. The Rev. Mr. Weatherall afterwards wrote to Lord Glenelg, apologising for having used his lordship's name without previous application to him for that purpose, and asking bun to act. Lord Glenelg wrote in reply that he c mid not as t, and he should renounce the trust ; and in 1844 a deed of disclaimer was prepared which re cited the above facts and renouncing the trust. His lordship afterwards found that a warrant of attorney for the amount had been given concurrently with the execution of the settlement, and thatjudgmeut had been entered up in his name as one of the trustees. On an applicaion to this court, Mr. Baron Parke made an order striking Lord Glenelg's name out of the proceee ings, and his lordship imagined he should never mote hear anything about the matter. After the disclaimer had been executed, an action was brought against the father in the name of the other trustee to re civer the amount named as the settlement, when judgment passed fur the plaint'ff, without argument. It was afterward, taken to the Exchequer Criaraber where the judgment was set aside, on the ground that, notwithstanding the disclaimer the action should have been brought iu the names of the two truslees named in the settlement. WI at (,Ir. Barstow) subtni ted was that, in 1844, the partieP, be instead cf proceeding by action at lap', should have gone to a Court c f Equity, when in all protab lity the court would have ordered tire money to have been paid. Subselnent proceedings were taken, and in 1858 Lord Glenelg found that the attorney in the case bad i , stied proceedin: -, a in his lordship's name without any applica tion to his lordship far his permission to do so. His lordship wished to hove nothing to do with the parties, eed bale great ohj , ction to his name being mixed up with the parties. Yesterday a similar application wes made at chambers to Mr. Baron Martin, when his lord ship made an order in accordance with the present appli 'ALICE INTELLIGENCE, —(This Day.) MARL BOR,O UG 11-S MEET. STREET ROBBERY AND CURIOUS DEFENCE. —Mary Ann Parke, a young female, was charged under the follow ing circumstances :—From the evidence of Gibbm, con3table, it appeared that, hearing cries of " Police that morning in Crown-street, Soho, he went to the spot, when a gentleman gave the prisoner into custody for robbing him of some money, and that on taking her to the station house the money was found in her hand. It was about four o'clock. In defence, the prisoner said it was her own money ; that it had been given to her by a gentleman in the Temple at one o'clock that morning in his chambers, with the view of her getting a situation and leaving the streets. Mr. Bingham said it was rather strange that three hours afterwards she should be some distance off with the money still in her hands. Perhaps she would favour him with the name of the benevolent gentleman, as he always liked to know the names of such kind persons, and also whereabouts in the Temple his chambers weret The pri: otter said, although she had known him three years, she did not know his name, and she could not say what was the name of the place in the Temple, as she had had a little to drink. The prisonFr, who has been charged on former occa sions with similar robberies, was then remanded. LITERATURE. The Book of Ornamental Alphabets. Collected ani designed by F. Delamotte. E. and F. N. Spon, Bucklersbury. A charming 1 the volume this is—evidently a labour of love with the artist—otherwise we should not have seen combined in its production research the most painstaking, with industry the most inde fatigable. It is a book that old Lord Monboddo would have hullg over, as he turned the leaves, de lighted. It is designed, the title-page tells us, for schools, for carvers, masons, engravers, decorative painters, lithographers, architectural and decorative draughtsmen, and others ; or, as they say in that little dry chip of Latin, almost part and parcel of our vernacular, cum cceteris paribus. Beyond these, however, it will hardly fail to interest the !inguist, the philologist, or the grammarian. The work is, in simple truth, a curiosity. An exami nation of it would not have been disdained by scholars old or new, from Scaliger to Ruddiman, from Tooke to Trench, from Crichton to Mezzo fanti. Yet the work is simply, as its title tells us, A book of ornamental alphabets —alphabets ancient and modern, from the ninth to the nineteenth cen tury, with numerals, Roman and Arabic. Among the letters are Gothic, Church-Text, German, Italian, Arabetrque, Rustic, Ornamental, and be sides all these, Initials for Illumination. There are fifty pages, or rather plates, in all—each bril liantly emblazoned. There are monograms and crosses ; there are analytical old English and ana lytical Roman letters, large and small, and numerals. The book is complete. It is the sue cessful realism ion of a very happy thought, but one thus perfectly realised, through how much toil and assiduous investigation ! We can very heartily commend it to the attention of those for whom it has been especially intended by its ingenious 00 1 ' • le;;tor and designer, Mr. F. Delamotte. The King of Wurtemberg has conferred on Bares Varaigues, prefect of the palace to the Emperor of the - French, the cross of commander of the second class of the Order of Frederick ; on Capt. Friant, orderly officer to the Emperor, the cross of knight of the Order of the Crown ; and on Capt. Baron de Verdieree, of the Fronde " staff, the cross of knight of the Order of Frederick. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent went to Twickeubam y. sterday, and visited the Duke erba Duchess d'Aumale. The Duke of Leeds has arrived at the Clarendon , from Hamby Castle, Yorkshire. Lady Beresford has arrived in Portland-place from the continent. Admiral Sir John West, K.C.8.; and the Misses West were prevented by domest'o affliction from attend ing the Queen's State ball last evening. The preliminary notification was posted np yesterday at the mairie of the first arrondissement of the marriage or M. Adolphe Fou'd, son of his Excellency the Minister of State, with Mdlle. Martha Ledoux. The Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Coventry entertained at din ner, on Tuesday evening, at their residence in Belgreve: square, the Earl and Countess of Fife, Viscount and Viscountess Dalrymple, Hon. Mr. and Lady Maria Ponsonby, Mr. and Lady Mary Stanley, Sir Adam and Mif a Hay, Mrs. Hopwood, Sir Henry Edwardee, Mr. Lloyd, Mr. Bernal, lied Mr. F. Dundas. . INDIAN UNIVERSITY ExAMINATIO.NS.—We see in the Bombay Guardian that through the influence of Pr. Wihon, of the Bishop of Bombay, and others, there has been added to the list of subjects to be examined on for degrees in the University, "The History of the Jewish" Nation, Evidences of Ch r i s ti an ity, an d Moral rhii osopby." SERVICES OF COLIN CAMPBELL AND OUTRAM.--A" special Court of Proprietors of East India Stock, to 11 held at Ltadenhall-straet on the 231 inst., the Court of Directors will ask a confirmation of unanimous resole 'ions by which they have granted an annuity of 2,000 1 . - to General Sir Colin Campbell, G.C.8., and of 1,0001. to Major-General Sir James Outram, G.C.B. NIGER EXPEDITION.—By the African Mail steame r Ethiope, advices have been received from the Nige r expedition to the 31st March. Dr. Baikie was 60 ; ' camped near Rabba, whither Lieut. Glover, R.N.,. B °' Mr. May, R.N., were on their wa y f rom L agos to re' join him. Dr. Thirmick was at Latrdstown, with Ps ° , f the crew of the DayspEng. The Sunbeam was at the Brass river entrance to the Niger, on the 221 April, waiting for water to ascend to the confluence' All were enjoying good health. FIRE AT A COTTON-MlLL—Early yesterday morning fire took place at a cotton•mill at Brighouse, near 110°; del afield. Before the engines arrived the roof fell in an d carried with it all the flot:rs. The fireme n succe edeop however, in saving the steam engine and boiler, both of which were nearly new. The damage is estimated si! several thou: and pounds , . The firm (Messrs. Michael Waller and Sens) are partially insured--the building il l the Yorkshire-office, and the machinery in the Leeds and Yorkshire Company. THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO LEEDS.--At a private reeetiof of the To en Council of Leeds, yest,rday, it was agree! to recommend that the sum of 5,0001. should be voted t° defray the Expenses of rnakieg the necessary arrang e : ne.mts for her Maje try's visit to Leeds', in August, to opt` the To si n Hall. No active steps have yet been takecr determine the character of the demonetrietion to be ma de, _ll l on the occasion ; but it is intended to have a gen e r al assembly of the children attending the Sunday sch oo 'w of all denominations. BARRACKEL—Copies or extracts of cerrespondel , between the Horse Guards and the War-office in 18 % and 1857, on the subj , ct of improvi ng b arrac ks, bev just been published. The correspondence is very diffuser and refers chiefly to details of local improvements, M . .° suggested to the authorities. It was intimated by letter from the Horse Guards, dated the 21st of October, 1856, that the question of barracks and their construel tion occupied the most serious attention of his 11° ' , Highness the C.,mtnander-in-Chief, and it may be ill' s ferred that this is stdl the case. THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH IN PERSIA.-;-Bf. NTIL S° formerly a captain of artillery in the. Austrian assess and now colotel instructor-in-chief of artillery in Pere * has just established (a letter says) a line of electric tele' , graph from the palace of the Shah at Teheran to t,,11 u"' Lutazar Garden, a distance of 1,110 metre s b e yond t_ . ,"" city. In the space of an hour, and with th e little ' peri,nes which the pupils have already bad, eight desk' patches were sent and answers returned. The Sh i ti has conferred on Colonel the Grand Cordo n „" the Order of the Lion and S un , an d presen t e d biro vs''' . a rich dress. The line is to be continued to Tabriz. GBAT'S-INN.—The gra y d d ay o f T r i n it y Term iff,vier 0 kept by this society on Tuesday, on which occasion Majesty's judges bad been invited to an entertainole: given in expectatio n o f th e fi rs t v i s it s i nc e his eleva ti b ; cf the Lord Ch ance ll or , w h o was ca ll e d to the bar this society exactly 40 years since. His lordship si. o unavoidably absent. The Lord Chief Baron, Mr. Jastl il, Coleridge, Mr. Justice Wightm an , Mr. Baron Bramwell. and other distingui s hed gues t s , were rece ived the in i s . f ; by the treasures and the M as t er o f th e Rolls, a hen' . to After the loving c u p b a d p asse d ro u n d, accordingof sai ancient and approv e d c us t om , near ly 100 Inein t '' ths ociety , sat down to the banquet, served at se o'clock, '1 BADE BETWEEN CANADA AND THE UNITED - —Under the Reciprocity Treaty our trade with Ca.P. 3 _ o has become important. In the year 1857 of Canada by sea amounted to $16,164,000, and the to portatioes through and from the United Str eo bb $28,616,081. In the same year the exports from ti the United States were $16,386,530, of which on ro u'i of nearly consisted fagricul tura! productions. The exP__ ° , e d so Canada to Greatßi itain in the same period asnses_'s sn o. the insports_srini. $12,33Z 148, and the imports to $l9, 460,516. The . "_l 6 - 0 5 1 . 0 gate expires of Canada to, and the aggregatef„P Heer srn, a.l whir countries but little exceed one Arum. Two circumstances clitfly contribute t r er o . large a trade between us and Canada. One is the free r te .erc mrse existing under the Roiprocity Treatys.ed ter . esi o p change f products is batter than any poliacat ethi r our near nelhbourhood. Such a (enlist be. Commerce is king, and trade is most 4 co m_.4 o , than C)mtnere;al intercourse is, of r area, mess easy, natural, and lucrative between e(4 , ° ;' ssa , coantries. If nonce had an Li'ustrieus, entetirE,7d7;ix ant orderly poen'ation, with a Government U 0 r i de s,CUrity to life and property, she would need u . cr _ e sbn .e . profitatl be .Brisi protectorate, and would be a benefit to her neigh"en,b How different her condition is hoes that (f her trade will partly show.—Nce, York Times• provinces no one needs to be told, and the s tatistics of The fc,ll seeks : L ai l 3 per Par 88 ; P d Ceut 43; dittc 'elite., 44 The last to thi x day ;~• • • iNxej;wall„ • • • bltt a: ci ll e s r 9 PR ICES eaktii, 6 _ 1) 14 0 1 1 Pe pe k l an Bonds c o,_L 4ctorNew r pada Nuw A d Defer o "an B on , I(„1 11 gu ese Bc his:Aa n B on D in h Bowl . 441.4 p 11 IEBII Ditto is on Atoll Doi Dt 4 Per 9°48013 a Was Wen