The Sun. — London, England, 1860-03-17 00:00:00

ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA. COVENT-GARDEN. Under the manazement of ltia,2 L. 'Fyne and Mr.W. Harrison. Tuts EVENING, Henry Leslie's Operetta Romance of DICK TCRI'IN. Illcss:rs. St. Albyh and G. Honey ; Alissse Thirlwall and Cruise. After which, will be r.ipcated the gi'aml Opera, en titled LURLINE, by W. Vincent Wallace. - Messrs. W. !Tar rison, Santlev,y Corri, and G. Ilotiey ; Misses Louisa Pyne, Pilling, and F. Cruise, Conductor, Alfred Mellon. Deol, - , open at halt-past 6- Commence at 7. I 11 Lessee, TRE-ROYAL, HAYNIARKET. Lessee, lilr. j. B. Backstone. THIS EVE - N.135(3, will be performed the new and orioinal Comedy, in three acts, entitled THE OVERLAND .ROUTE. 3lessrs. C. Mathews, Buekstone, Compton, Chip pendale, Mrs. C. Mathews, Mias Weckes, and Mrs. Wilkins. To conclude with PAUL PRY. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mathews. THEATRE -ROYAL LYCEUM.- Sole Lessee and Directress, Madame Celeste. Tiffs EVENING will be performed the drama of THE SERGEANTS WIFE. Principal characters by Mr. James Vining, T. Lyon, J. Johnstone, J. Rouse ; Mrs. Keeley (kcr first appearance), and Madame Celeste. After which, the magnificent Transformation Scene from KING TR RUSEI BE It D. Concluding with the new Drama of A TALE OF TWO CITIES, by Tom Taylor, Esq., from the story of that name byy Ci , arles I iiekens, Esq. Principal characters by Mr. James Viuin Y, Walter Lacy, Villiers, house, Forrester, J. Johnstone, T. Lyon, Morton, Palmer, White, If. Butler, Clifford, and Fredericks ; Misses Kate Saville, Stuart, TurnQr, 'Mrs. Campbell, and Madame Celeste. - - Commencc at ?. OY AL PRINC S S'S TH EATRE.- Lessee, Ur. A. Hares. For the Benefit of Mr. FL Barnett, THIS EVENING, the Comedy of MONEY. Messrs. Geo. Melville, Ryder, Frank Mathews, Widdicomb, H. Bland, H. Saker, Garden. Graham ; Misses Carlotta Leclercq, Clifford, and Mrs. Charles Young. Atter which, a new Christmas burlesque pantomime, by H. J. Byron, called JACK Till , : GIANT KILLER; or, Harle quin King Art:air and the Knights of the Round Table. Jack, 3li6s Louise Keeley—harlequin, Mr. Cormack Panta loon, Mr. .eaulo—Columbine, Miss Caroline Adams—Clown, Mr. A. F. Forrest. NEW THEATRE - ROYAL, ADHLPHI. Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Benj. Webster. • . - THIS EVENING, ICI ON PARLE FRANCAIS, Mr. J. L. Toole, Chas. Selby Billington, Mrs. Chatterley, Mrs. Bil lington, Miss Kate Kelly, and Laidlaw. Atter which, PAPER WINGS, Mr Alfred Wigan, J. L. Toole, D. Fisher, Billington, I'. Bedford, Stuart, C. Selby, Eburne, C. J. Smith, Powell, Romer, Mrs Alfred Wigan, Bliss 11. Simms, Miss Kate Kelly, and Mrs Chatterley. Followed by DINORAII UNDER DIFFICULTIES. Messrs. .T. L. Took, I'. Bedford. Eborso C. J. Smith. Miss Doors open at half-past six---Commence at seven. Box- Office open from 10 to 5. No charge for securing seats, nor far bills of performance. All fees to servants of this establishment are strictly prohibited. Acting Manager--Mr. Wm. Smith. ROYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE, King-street, St. James's. Lessee, Mr. T. B. Chatter ton. Directress, Miss Wyndham. The nearest Theatre to Chelsea, Pimlico, and Westminster, the Park being open to Carriages and foot passengers all hours of the night. THIS EVENING the performances will commence with "No. 49." Followed by FIRST AFFECTIONS. Craven, G. Spencer, and Miss Wyndham. After which the successful burlesque of DIDO. Mesdames Wyndham, Clara St. Casse, Eliza Arden, and Mr. Charles Young. Messrs. 11. T. To Qpnelude with MAGIC TOYS. Miss Lydia Thompson, Miss Clara St. Casse. Reduced Prices—Gallery, tld ; Pit, Is. The Box-office open from 11 to 5 daily. Doors open at half-past six ; perform - ance commences at 7. ROYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.- MISS LYDIA THOMPSON has the honour to an nounce to the nobility, gentry, and the public, that her BENEFIT, and Last Appearance but Four at the above Theatre, will take place on MONDAY, Marsh 26. Tickets to be had at the Box-office of the Theatre, and of Miss Thomp son, 6, Argyle-street, Euston-road, CANTERBURY HALL THIS EVENING, LUCREZIA BORGIA, (Donizetti). -- - CONCERTS.- . , Donna Lucretia Miss Russell. Maflio Orsini Mrs. Anderson. Gennaro Mr. Henry Herbert. Don Altonzo Signor Tivoli. Conductor—Mr. Jonghmans. Comic Vocalists —Messrs. George Hodson (the Irish Come dian and Mimic), W. T. Critchfleld,g and E. W. Mackney. Several interesting Pictures are added to the Fine Arts Gallery. The suite of Halls have been re-decorated and eautifled, and constitute one of the most unique and brilliant sights of the metropolis. The gallery is open from 5 till 11 on Sunday Evening. THE WEATHER.-SuN OFFICE, MARCH 17, 1560. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. sZ—highest since noon yesterday. 47—lowest this morning 'and during the night. 56—this day at noon. BAROMETER-30.10. WIND, Westerly ; light, with dull weather, but mild rain in the night. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tuts DAY.—Morning, 10h. 10m.—Afternoon, 10h. 5.5 m, To-uoRROw.-Morning, 11h. 36m.—Afternoon, Oh. Om. % egittj't 44 .? ,• ' , ‘f• 6 - • ..t, T FIE SUN. LONDON, SATURDAY, MARCH 17, 1860. The Iforniky Post—no bad authority in French matters—publishes the following with regard to what it heads— " FRANCE AND SAVOY. " This question, if we are not misinformed, stands thus at present : " Sardinia is about to cede Savoy and Nice by treaty to France: " France will then consult the populations as to whether they choose annexation to France, or a separate independence. " If they select the latter, then Savoy will be constituted an independent State. If the former, the result will be communicated to the great Powers. "' In the case of serious . disapproval and opposi tion on the part of the European - States—which, however, is not anticipated—ilien France would probably consent to the establishment of Savoy as an independent State ; but these are, as the French say, the eventualities, of the future. " What is positive is, that France will never consent, under any circumstances, to the retention of what are called 'the French slopes of the Alps' by Sardinia, enlarged, as she will be, to a Power inferior only to Prussia.' " Now, if this be the true, or even probable, solu tion of the matter, it looks as if the disapproval of our Government, backed as it has been by the strong remonstri nce expressed in both Hous es o f Parlia ment, may have made NAPOLEON rather hesitate in his design. We infer this the 'more from the feeler held out to .make Savoy an independent State in the event of the. populations not choosing annexa tion to France. But this is only the beginning of tire end, and the Emperor NAPOLEON may soon find that in his over-haste to secure a trifle he has risked too mneh, end in the end precipitated, if he have not missed, his destiny. PROVIDENCE has ordered these things benevolently —that the strong may provoke kretribution which the 'weak look upon, in their despair, as beyond the bounds of hope. Mr. KIXOLAKE brought the subject before the House last night by asking the Foreign Secretary whether there was any objection to lay upon the table of the House his answer to Lord Bloomfield's despatch of the 3d day of March, respecting the proposed annexation of Savoy and Nice. Ile ex- pressed a hope. that the noble lord would be able to state that .the sinister rumours of the last few days were not true s and that it was not the fact that the Emperor of the FRENCH wa4 proceeding to an vexation without consulting ,the great Powers of I:111. °Pe, P.M contrary to the promise which he had made, and, which v:as recorded in the correspon dence upcfri the table. Nor was Sir itonEnT PEEL mute on the subject. The hon.. baronet denounced the policy of the F renc h G sovernment in terms which drew down the cheers: of the house. The annexation of Savor, he obsery N, was fraught with danger to the neu trality ant.t independence of Switzerland. lie had that day :received a telegraphic message from that the country was Annecy, e.isuring Min agitated fram one end to the other, and that the municipa liti 6 es were perfectly ready to vote in _ _ favour c ,f annexation with France, for the simple reason 1 that all kinds of terrorism were being re- sorted t o, as in the first French Revolution, to excite the apprehensions of the poor, innocent, primitive population. He wished her Majesty's Government to protest in a loyal, manly, and straightforward manner against this conduct on the part of France. That protest would ring far beyond the precincts of this house, and would rally Prussia, all Germany, and Europe at our side ; for the annexation of Say oy to France would not only affect the future interests of Piedmont, and the future condition of Switzerland, but it was the l first step ir. the con spiracy which had been set on foot against the rights and liberties of every European state. Lord JOHN RUSSELL felt himself in rather an awkward sort of a fix, but felt no objection to pro duce the despatch which contained the account of a conversation which Lord BLOOMFIELD had had with Count SCHLEINITZ, the Prussian Foreign Minister, and the French Minister at Berlin. He himself had also held a conversation with Count B ERNSTORIT, the Prussian Minister in this country, and he was quite aware that the Government of Prussia entirely agreed in the views which her MAJESTY'S Government took of the question of an nexation. With regard to Austria and Russia, seeing the length of time that had elapsed since he had communicated to those Courts the objec tion of England to that measure, it was certainly matter of disappointment that as yet he had re ceived no information from them as to their inten tions. He certainly regarded as most extraordinary and unprecedented the recent declaration of Count CAVOUR, that, whilst Sardinia would not cede, sell, or exchange Savoy, if the Savoyards were disposed to attach themselves to another sovereign the King of SARDINIA had no objection. It looked as if the King of SARDINIA was not very unwilling to agree to the project of annexation. The position of this country was, therefore, very much influenced by this state of things. Yesterday the copy of, a de spatch from M. THOUVENEL to Count PERSIGNY was placed in his hands, which laid the whole case for the annexation of Savoy before her MAJESTY'S Go vernment. That despatch was very temperately written, and abjured altogether the notion of natural boundaries. It stated that the case of Savoy was one of special interest, arising out of special circumstances ; that the position of Italy was changed, and that the position of France was thereby rendered greatly worse. But although it was alleged in the despatch that the question was submitted to the wisdom and equity of Europe, yet, looking at the entire document, he could hardly say that the great Powers of Europe were consulted, or that it would be by their verdict that the decision would be guided. The whole de spatch, and especially that portion of it which re lated to Faucigny, Chablais, and the Genevois, was of such gravity and importance as to require the most serious consideration, and he should lose no time inlaying it, together with his reply, upon the table. " Thus bad begins, but worse remains behind. In fact, our Government, in their too great anxiety to conciliate the Emperor NAPOLEON, have been completely over-reached, and the precious one-sided Treaty has sealed their doom. They have now a foretaste of the truism, " put not _thy faith in princes," with a vengeance. But how avert the effects of their misplaced confidence, or retrieve their grave political error ? That is a question re quiring more delicacy than they have bargained for. Their experience of the past does not appear to have taught them wisdom to be wary for the future in their dealings with one who justifies his conduct by the success of his manoeuvres. The game has answered expectation so far, but how far it will be suffered to proeeed time only can tell. Let the indignation of Europe be but once aroused from mutual apprehension of common danger, and the star of his evil genius will look very blue in the morning of disaster. We copy the following from the Paris correspon dent of the Times, dated yesterday evening, on the question of Switzerland, touching Savoy, &c. : " Amid the general silence of the Governments of Europe on the annexation of Savoy, one State—and that not the most powerful—has raised its voice against that act. Switzerland, remembering, per haps, the stand she made on the Neuchatel affair two or three years ago, or the memorable courage of less recent date, when she braved the anger of Louis Philippe's Government, and the invasion of her territory by 25,000 French troops, ready to punish her for the asylum she afforded to Prince Louis NAPOLEON in 1838—Switzerland has' belled the cat.' I sent you a telegraphic message last night, announcing that Dr. KERN, the Swiss Mi nister in Paris, has deposited in the hands of the French Minister of Foreign Affairs, a protest si milar to that which has been forwarded to the Sardinian Government. I hope the wires have done their duty, and faithfully delivered their charge. Switzerland, thinking she has cause for uneasiness at the consequences which the abso lute absorption by Franco of the provinces of Fan cigny, and Chablais would create for her own neutrality and independence, taking her stand - upon existing treaties, appeals to the Great Powers who have signed them. She may take her stand, among other things, on the 92d Article of the Final Act, signed at Vienna by the Plenipotentiaries of Austria, Spain, France, Great Britain, Portugal, Prussia, Russia, and Sweden, specifying that the provinces of Chablais and Faucigny, and the whole of the territory of Savoy to the north of Ugine belonging to his Majesty the King of SARDINIA, shall form a part of the neutrality of Switzerland, as it is recognised and guaranteed by the Powers;' the act signed at Paris on the 20th November, 1815, by the Plenipotentiaries of Aus tria, France, Great Britain, Prussia, and Russia, declaring, inter alia, that ' tho Powers signing the declaration of the 20th March recognise iu an au thentic manner, by the present act, that the neu trality and the inviolability of Switzerland, and her independence of every foreign influence, are for the true interests of the policy of all Europe ;' and, again, the protocol of the Plenipotentiaries of Great Britain, Austria, R uss i a, and Prussia, signed at Paris Nov. 3, 1815, providing that 'the neutrality of Switzerland shall be ext en d ed to the territory which is to the north of a line drawn from Ugine, com prehending that town, t o th e south of the lake of Annecy, and thence to the lake of Bourges as far as the Rhone, on the sample prinei: pies that it has been extended to the provinces of Chablais and Faucigny by the 92d article of the, final Act of the Congress of Vienna." The note which Switzerland addresses to the Powers who have guaranteed her neutrality will doubtless be fortified by additional arguments. In the meantime I give the terms of the protest to which I alluded yesterday. It is as fbllows "PARIS, 11.1inur 13. "M. KERN, MINItTER OF SWITZERLAND, TO M. DE TROUVENEL, AIrNT Tsrt or FOREIGN AFFAIRS, "Monsieur le Ministre,—ln comequzuce of a despatch from Berne, I am to inform your Excellency that the Febral Council have addressed to the Government of his Majesty- the King of Sardinia a note in which they demand the maintenance of the stipulations of the Treat; of 156-1, confirmed by the Treaty of ISIG between Sardinia and Switzerland, in so far as they relate to the cession of the actual territory of Savoy to another Power. " I am to add that my Government regards in a particular manner any annexation of the neutralised provinces, Cha blais, Faucigny, and the Gensvois, to another Power, as in contradiction to the stipulations of the Treaties of 1815, which guarantee these provinces, in the interest of Swiss neutrality, as if they were an integral part of the Con federation, and declaring ' that they are to enjoy the neutra- .ILAL-- lity of Swit;,:erlaL'il t.n the same manner as if they belonged , _ , " In the =anti) t 3 e, and with reference to the considera tions which I had .the honour to explain to you in the audience which you were good enough to grant me on the 13th of March, my i nstructions impose on me the duty of protesting formally, f n the name of the Swiss Confothuution, against every measure which may have for object to annex these provinces to Fr ance, till such time as the Powers of Europe, to which the Imperial Government has itself dared that it would s übmit this question, shall have de cided.—l avail naysel.t.of this occasion, &c., "KERN." The Chinese questiolz was again brought forward for discussion on a vote; of credit being asked for carrying on the war. Sir DE LACY EVANS, much to our surprise, objected. to our resorting to mili tary operations in ordtir to bring the faithless Chinese to a sense of just ice for their treacherous conduct. The gallant General has become wonderfully peaceful of late, no doubt from motives of humanity, feeling that he can not join in the fray. Wa regret this; but we cannot coincide with him. So doubt if the Chinese had acted in the spirit of their professions and had ratified the treaty instead of butchering our gallant men in an ambuscade, there would be no necessity for the expedition now on foot to vindicate our honour and avenge the loss of our people. But we are bound by every sense of duty and self-respect to convince the Chinese that they have grievously wronged us, " outer Barbarians" though we be ; mid that we are resolved to " do or die" in the attempt. We refer to the speeches of Lord JOHN RUSSELL and Lord PALMERSTON for the policy proposed to be carried out—a pacific policy if the Chinese meet us in a temperate manner, but the reverse if other- , wise much to the horror of the hon. member for Bir- mingham. A report of the proceedings at the annual meet ing of the National Lifeboat Institution appeared in our impression of yesterday. The general yearly meeting was held at the London Tavern on Thursday last, and was attended by a numerous and influential assembly. We have often directed the public notice to the merits of this institution, which pos sesses a claim on our sympathy and active assist- Rice second to none. Admirable as are most of our philanthropic societies, and great as are the benefits they offer to the sick and needy, there is assuredly none that makes so powerful an appeal to the sym pathy of a maritime nation. We have the melan choly certainty of the long number of wrecks and disasters at sea, to prove to us the necessity of its establishment ; we have often the mournful con viction that, had an efficient lifeboat been at hand, when catastrophes occurred, many valuable lives would have been saved; and we have also the most satisfactory testimony to the efficiency of its management, and the noble courage of its men in the numbers they have rescued from imminent peril. The report which was read at the meeting by Mr. LEWIS, the able secretary of the institution, was full of interest. It stated that the total num ber of life-boats now in the possession of the society, including those in course of construction, amounts to 101. Mr. LEWIS remarked that though this noble fleet was outnumbered by the navies of Com merce and War, it was the largest life-saving fleet the world had ever seen. The past year, unfortu nately, has been particularly productive of wrecks and disasters on our coasts. During that time, we learn from the printed chart, the number of vessels wrecked on the coasts and in the seas of the United Kingdom was 1,416. Of these 527 were total wrecks, 58 were sunk by collision, 540 were stranded and damaged so as to require to discharge their cargo, and 291 otherwise injured by collision, making the total number reach the vast aggregate of 1,416, and the loss of life, as far as can be ascertained, amount to 1,646. In the case of two wrecks alone, those of the Royal Charter and Po mona, upwards of 800 persons perished in the darkness of the night, without the possibility of assistance reaching them. We are glad to find that JOSEPH ROGERS, the Maltese seaman, of the unfortunate Royal Charter, has received the gold medal of the institution, in recognition of his ser vices, in swimming through the heavy surf to the rocky coast of Anglesey, with a line round him, which was subsequently the means of saving the greatest part of the scanty number who survived the awful catastrophe. It is an honour very rarely bestowed, and, like the other honours of the society, is never granted except when life has been risked in the service of others. When we bear this fact in mind, the list of rewards affords no slight testimony to the heroism of our seamen. "During the past year one gold medal, 20 silver medals, 13 ♦otes of thanks inscribed on vellum, and £l,lOB 15s. 31 have been granted for saving the lives of 449 persons on the coasts and outlying banks of the United Kingdoms Many of these services have been of the most gallant and noble character, performed at imminent risk of life." The following incident is oue of many instances:— "It should be borne in mind, that the services of a life boat are usually only called into requisition when it would not be safe for any other kind of vessel to approach the wreck. One illustration may be given on this point :—On the 30th January last the ship Ann Mitchell, of Glasgow, was wrecked on Arklow Banks. Several fishing smacks attempted in vain to approach her. The steamer Ruby, bound for Bristol, laid-to for five hours with the view of laudably succouring the crew; but the sea was so very heavy that neither smacks nor steamer could even come within hail of the wreck. The Arklow life-boat, belonging to this institution, made her appearance. She nobly ran through the heavy breakers, and succeeded in taking off the whole nine men on the wreck." Mr• Lewis gave the following brief summary of the events of the year : " The lifeboats of the Royal National Lifeboat Institu tion had, at various points of our coasts, been actively called into operation on 61 occasions during the past year. Two hundred and eighteen lives had been saved from 39 wrecks, and five vessels had been assisted safely into port. For these valuable exertions the total sum paid to lifeboats' crews was £733 18s. 9d. On these occasions, and on those of quarterly exercise, the lifeboats were manned by about 4,000 persons. Nearly all the services took place in stormy weather and heavy seas, and often in the dirk hour of the night." The operations of the committee were summed up as follows : " Since the formation of the institution, it has expended on lifeboat establishments .£36,948 os. Bd., and has voted 82 gold and 658 silver medals for distinguished services in saving life, besides pecuniary awards, amounting together to £12,759 los. 3d. During the past year expenses had been incurred on either additional now lifeboat stationsor the re . . _ placing of old boats, transportins: carriages, and houses, by new ones, repairs, stores, and alterations of boats, carriages., and houses, and for exercising the crews of lifeboats, amounting altogether to £11,120 18s. 3d. This great and national work hid, however, only been accomplished by the society incurring liabilities to the extent of a further sum of £3,831. The receipts of the institution from all sources, amounted last year to £11,652 I Is. 6d." The -report concluded by alluding to the satisfac tion which the supporters of this institution must fuel in finding its operations so widely extended. Its utility is recognised by all the mAritime powers, and many Governments have had lifeboats built under the superintendence of the institution. Some of these boats have already been instrumen tal in saving life on the shores of th e B lack Sea andit Aau Englishmen residi ng i n distant lout ieslot,r v alias r frequently sen thatd tokens Engi fshteir approval, and we cannot suppose ls s l l eac told, their sympathies and assistance. The real m er i t nearer home will neglect so forcible an appeal to of the work rests with— the gallant men who go, :xi face of death, to seek and save the stranger or the foe." If they are so ready, with the risk of life and limb, in this good cause, surely the public at large need not be chary of their support. No one who-looks' at the Wrtck. Chart of the British Isles, published yearly by this society, but must thrill at the thought of the stout hearts and ,sturdy frames that have . gono down in the pitiless Waters, of the anxious eyes that looked in vain for their coming, of the desolate households and widows and orphans whose dear ones perhaps perished on their own coasts with no hand stretched out to aid them. Surely, when millions are readily voted for the destruction of life and men, taxes readily submitted to, sums of such com paratively small amount should be speedily forth coming for such a purpose. We can only echo the regret expressed by Mr. FORBES, chairman of the Massachusetts Shipwreck and Humane Society, that on looking at the Wreck Chart of the British Isles, in some cases hundreds of miles still intervened between the lifeboat sta tions. It only remains for the public to give effi cient support to the indefatigable labours of the committee, and to prove that the Royal Lifeboat Institution is not only an effort of private benevo lence, but the recognition and fulfilment of the duty owed by a commercial and maritime nation to sailers and seafarers of every clime. WRONGS IVIIICII CRY FOR REDRESS. TO TILE EDITOR OF THE SUN. - - - SlR,—Some of the newspapers yesterday, advo cating the objects of the bill "for placing the em ployment of women and children in bleach works under the regulations of the Factories Acts," which I, in conjunction with Lord Ashley, have had the privilege to introduce into the House of Commons, inform the readers that " the second reading" was to take place after Easter. That information is a mistake, and may mislead some of the promoters of the measure. I have therefore to request that you will have the goodness to announce that Wednesday next, the 21st inst., has long been fixed for the second reading.—l am, &c., JOSEPH CROOK. House of Commons, March 16. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cam bridge and the Princess Mary honoured the performance at the Royal Olympic Theatre with their presence last even ing. The Countess of Caledon arrived at her residence on Carlton-house-ten-tee a few days since from Osborne. The Countess of Dunmore and family are shortly expected in town from Dunmore-park, Stirlingshire. Her ladyship has taken a nansion on Carlton-house-terrace for a term of years. Lord Londesboro3gh has arrived in town from Grimston, Yorkshire, His lordship will leave town early next week for the Continent. Lord and Lady Wensleydale entertained a select circle at dinner last evening, at their residence in Park - street. Later in the evening her ladyship had an assembly. Lord and Lady 0 verstone will leave town in a few days for Overstone-park, Northamptonshire. The Baroness de Clifford and the Hon. Mrs. and Miss Russell will return to town on Tuesday next, from Kirby-Mallory, Leicestershire. The record of recent ecclesiastical preferments contains an announcement which we cannot regard other wise than with unbounded satisfaction : it is the appoint.. ment of the Rev. William Wordsworth Talfourd to the living of Winceby, Lincolnshire. The appointee is the second son of the departed poet and judge, tho living is in the gift of the Lord Chancellor. Mr. Cobden is expected to arrive in Paris, from Cannes, on Tuesday next, to meet M. Chevalier and the principal free-traders of France. M. JULLIEN.—We hear that this eminent musi cian, in whose behalf a subscription was being collected, is no more. He died, we believe yesterday, in a lunatic asylum in Paris. Exchange quotations from China have been re ceived yesterday, dated Feb. 15. The rate at Hong Kong was 4s. 91d., showing no alteration, but at Shanghai it had receded from 6s. 61d. to 6s. 41d., and was therefore between 2 and 3 per cent, more favourable for this country. Ennis, the steeplechase rider, died on Thursday, from injuries which he received whilst riding at Coventry on Wednesday. He has left a wife and three young children quite unprovided for. ACCIDENT TO A RACE HORSE.—On returning from Coventry, and passing through London on Thursday, Joskin was run into by a cart, and so severely injured that it is doubtful whether he will be enabled to continue his racing career. THE GREAT EASTERN.—This vessel Will noW be quickly completed and despatched to sea on her first voyage, the whole of the new capital, in the shape of preference shares, having been s u b scr ib e d f or b y the present proprie tors o f Great Ship Company. ROYAL NAVAL SCHOOL, NEW CROSS. Lord Clarence Paget, the Secretary of the Admiralty, has kindly placed at the disposal of the council of this school a naval cadetship for competition amongst the sons and grandsons of naval and marine officers. THE WEST RIDING OF- YORKSHIRE.—The Hon. Edwin Lascelles, the chairman of the West Riding magis trates, has called a meeti ng o f th a t b o d y, to b e held at Wakefield, on the 23d inst., "for the purpose of taking into consideration whether it is advisable that the whole West Riding should form one constituency, as proposed by the intended Reform Bill, or should be divided into two sepa rate districts, each returning two members to Parliament." THE LATE FIRE IN CHEAPSlDE.—Yesterday Mr. W. Payne, the coroner of London and Southwark, held an official inquiry in the Court of Common Pleas, Guildhall, respecting the cause of the late calamitous fire which oc curred on the forenoon of the 27th of February last, at 227 2 Wood-street, city. Several witnesses were examined, and the jury returned the fellowing verdict :—" That the fire was accidentelly caused by an explosion of gas from want of proper caution being taken by the Great Central G as Con sumers' Company's servants. ' THE LORDS' COMMITTEE ON CHURCH-RATES.— Yesterday the proceedings of this committee and the minutes of evidence were printed. The report has already been published. The witnesses examined this session were the Rev. W. Champnoys, Mr. C. Erwin (churchwarden of Rotherhithe), G. Coode, Esq., Sir E. L. Parrott, Bart., Toulmin Smith, Esq., and T. B. Bunting, Esq. The minority in the committee opposed to recommending any measure—virtually the anti-church rate minority—consisted of Lord Stanley of Alderley, Lord Monteagle, and Lard Ly redone TELEGRAPH BETWEEN ENGLAND AND INDIA.— The first private telegram between India and England, via the Red Sea route, was received at Lloyd's to-day, dated Calcutta, March 10, thus re d uc i ng the communication be tween the chief Presidency of India and the capital of Eng land to a period of six days. When the entire line of tele graph wire has been laid the period of communication will be reduced to two days. The telegram referred to was as follows :—" Calcutta, March 10.—Ship Red Gauntlet, bound to London, burnt and scuttled. Some cargo will be saved." Loss OF AN AMERICAN SIIIP.—PLYMOUTH, Friday.—The third mate and 17 of the crow of the Lady Suffolk were landed here this morning out of the Mecklen burg. brig Mares Berout, Captain Muller, from Constanti nople, now in the Sound. The Lady Suffolk, Captain Lavender, 1,500 tons, belonging to Now York, from Liver pool, with salt for Calcutta, sprung a leak forward on Mon day evening last, which increased to such an extent that on Tuesday morning she had 18 feet of water in her hold, and finally san k. The captain, his wife, and crew, 3,5 in all, took to the boats, in long. 9 40 W ., l at. 49 30 N., and after buffeting about for eight hours were picked up by the Eng lish brig Sappho, bound to Gibraltar. Shortly after the Mecklenburg brig hove in si g ht, an d re li eved her of the number landed at Plymouth, WRECK ON TILE NORFOLK COAST.—PALLING,, Friday Night. —About three o'clock this morning the schooner Eliza, laden with coals, from Shields to London, missed stays in a heavy squall, and while in the act of wearing took the ground, there being much sea on at the time. The new lifeboat belonging to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution was manned and launched as soon as possible, and proceeded off to the wreck, and after wards brought on shore are ship's crew of seven men The vessel is full of water, and the sea breaking completely over her. It is, therefore, expected that she will becbme a total wreck. Although the hour was so early, it was gratifying to observe the promptitude with which the lifeboat's crew turned out of their beds to go off to the rascuo of their fellow-creatures. The National Institution's lifeboat on this station, like all its boats, is in first-rate order and always ready for instantaneous service, as was the case for tunately on the occasion in question. REPRESENTATION OF NORWICII.—The heads of the Liberal party in Norwich held a private meeting on Thursday eveninfe, and agreed to support Sir William Russell and Mr. E. Warner as their candidates at the forth comingelection of two members for that city. Col. Adair, who contested East Suff o lki n th e Lib era l i nterest at the last general election in opposition to Lord Henniker and Sir Fitzroy Kelly, had been solicited to come forward, but ho declined to accede to the invitation. The Liberals express their determination in the event of a contest, to abstain from any corrupt practices, and state that they will prefer to petition against rather than win an improperly con ducted election. It is to be hoped that they will perse• yore in this virtuous resolve, and there can be no doubt that many of the most respectable and intelligent members of the party are heartily disgusted with the doings of former years. At present there is no temptation for any improper proceedings, no Conservative candidate having appeared, although ruinour has mentioned one or two gentlemen as likely to stand on that aide. Sir William Russell and Mr. Warner arrived in Norwich yesterday afternoon, and were to address a meeting of the electors last evening at the Royal Hotel. A motion will be made in the House of Commons on Monday evening for t he issue of two new writs for Nor wich, and in the event of the application being successful, the election will, of course, take place towards the close of next week. GOOD TESTIMCNY TO CHARACTER.—There are lia.b:inds who can do justice to the qualities of their wives under any circumstances. A Belgian journal furnishes an example. A woman was lately accused of poisoning, and wits On the point of being condenmed, when she entreated that her husband should be called to speak to character. dl) T eeo l sni i ts e ceoentinhgr, request e was granted, and th e h us b an d testified, with t u i s pe w rb ife fr l a v n as k , n i e li s s s, st t i h ll at be t i h n e g b a e l s h t e p . proof of a mthe persuaded" innocen , he said, ~ t hat if say w if e had the slightest inclination for wouldwshtehe jury i h u a t u v e a begun f a i t u h g r . t e e , r, f o a r n s d h p e r h o a d s uc d eed d rue mos t cordially for the last ten years." This evi the acquittal of the woman, ENING, MARCH 17. 1860 LATEST .--,..--........---. CALCUTTA AND CHINA MAILS. E \V S. The following telegrams have been received a Mr. Reuter's office : PARIS, MARCH 17, The 211oniteur of to-day, in its report of the last sitting of the Legislative Body, states that the elec tion of 31. de la Ferriere has been annulled. TURIN, MARGH 16. Governor Farini is expected to arrive here on Sunday next. The city was illuminated last night. MODENA, MARCH 16. The result of the voting in the "Emilian pro vinces has been proclaimed, and is as follows : Total number of electors inscribed on the lists 526,255. Number who voted, 427,512. For annexation to Piedmont 426,006 For separate kingdom 756 Cancelled FLORENCE, MARCH 16, A decree has been published convoking the elec toral assemblies for the 25th March, in order to proceed to the election of deputies to the Parlia ment. CHAMBERY, MARCH 16. The Currier des Alpes announces, upon infor mation derived from an authentic source, that the Ist and 2d Regiment of Dragoons, now stationed at Lyons, have received orders to leave for Cham bery. ZURICH, MARCH 16, The Federal Council has addressed a note to Paris and Turin, protesting against the annexation of Chablais and Faucigny to France, as the treaty of 1816 prohibited the cession of the neutralised dis tricts of Savoy to any other Power than Switser land. PESTH, MARCH 16 , . Yesterday about 200 students attempted a de monstration in the churches and churchyards of this city. Several students were arrested. On an attempt being made to rescue them, the police re sorted to their weapons, and wounded several per- SODS. The population did not in any way take part in this demonstration. CONS TANTINOPLE, MARCH 7 (via MARSEILLES). The Ministers remain in office, the Grand Vizier adopting the programme of his predecessors, who are reconciled with him. He has also undertaken a reorganisation of the law courts. Sir Henry Bulwer has assembled the diplomatic corps, and spoke in defened of the tax on European house rents. The Ambassador of Russia strongly opposed the project, and by his arguments convinced some of his col leagues. M. Ralchinsky, the principal agent of Russian Pauslavism, has proceeded to Bulgaria to organise an agitation in that province. A Bulgarian journal, published by Russians, is about to appear at Constantinople. The Taletha and Ripon left Malta for Alexan dria at six p.m. on the 14th and noon of the 15th inst., respectively. The Colombo left Suez for Calcutta on the 9th. The Nubia arrived at Aden, en multi to Suez, on the 10th inst. FRANCE. PARIS, FRIDAY. The Moniteur publishes a report to the Emperor from Marshal Randon, Minister of War, proposing the suppression of the two additional companies which were added to each of the battalions of the foot chasseurs in 1853, thus reducing them to eight companies each, which was their strength from their first creation in 1840 up to the above year. The officers belonging to these companies will be successively replaced in the infantry as vacancies may occur. The change in the battalions now in Italy and China will not be made until they re• turn to France. The report is signed by his Ma jesty in approval of it. By an Imperial decree, M. Michel Chevalier, Councillor of State, has been raised to the dignity of Senator ; M. Riche, member of the Legislative Body, is nominated to succeed him in the former office. By an Imperial decree Generals of Division Count de Grouchy, Morin, Count de Monet, and Mengin Lecreula, have been promoted to the rank of Grand Officer in the Legion of Honour; and Gene rals of Brigade de Marguenat, Sencier, Baro n Am bert, and Guiod, to that of Commander. BOURSE, March 16.—The opening of the market was buoyant, but the English funds arriving with a fall of t, the French Rente declined from 68f 15c to 68f. The Mobilier varied from 745 f to 746 f 25c; Orleans quoted at 1,395 f; Lyons, 895 f; Northern, 927 f 50c ; Southern, 498 f 75c ; Western, 582 f 50c; Lombard, 536 f 25c ; Austrian, 502 f 50c. The fol lowing arc the last quotations : 41 per Cents. 95 60 Do. end month. — 3 per Cents 6B 3 Do. end month 63 Bank Shares 2805 Credit Mobilier Do. Account I Credit Fonder 745 IBelgian 4+ . 99 60 Piedmontess (5) Bl 75 Roman — Austrian Spanish Threes Home Debt 43 75 RAILWAYS. Cash. Account. Orleans New ditto. 835 Lyons and Mediterranean.... 897 50 895 Geneva 73 75 472 50 Southern Eastern Sardinia* Austria n Lombard .. Exchangeon London, at sight, paper, 25f. 10c. • money, 25f. 71e. ; three mon th s, paper, 24f. 87ic. ; money, 241 ' 85c. Royal, at which the King will be present, accom panied by the members of the Provisional Go vernments, who will come to Turin for the pur pose. At the end of the week his Majesty will, it is said, leave this capital and make a tour in the provinces which have voted for annexation. One of the first acts of the Government as soon as the annexation shall have been declared will be to open a loan of 100 millions, one half of which will be negotiated abroad and the other subscribed for at home." Another letter from Turin of the 13th in the Nord has the following :—" The regiment of cuiras siers in garrison left this morning for Genoa,:tvhera it will remain at the disposal of the ministry. If the vote of Tuscany is in favour of annexation, this regi ment will be ordered to proceed to Florence, and will enter that city on the day the Tuscan Ministry receives the acceptance of the King. The bersag lieri who were at Chivasso, and a regiment of the grenadiers from the garrison at Turin, have left to take up their quarters nearer Emilia. General Fanti, in prevision of the annexation, has just orga nised the army into four corps. Each will be composed of three divisions, two Piedmontese and the third of Central Italy." It may be remembered that some time ago the Tuscan Government, with M. Ricasoli at its head, abolished the concordat concluded on the 25th April, 1851, between the Grand Duke Leopold 11. and the Holy See. The four Archbishops of Tus cany have just published a protest against that act. They defend the concordat on the ground that it did well to set aside what are called the Leopoldine laws, inasmuch as those laws encroach on the liberty of Catholicism ; and they argue that a con vention entered into by two parties cannot be legally terminated by one alone. The Archbishops, moreover, take occasion to express surprise that whilst the liberty to print freely is accorded to all by law, bishops aro—in virtue of a circular dating from 1 788—interdicted from transmitting to their flocks the" word of life," not only by means of the press but even in manuscript. The King of Sardinia has raised the Marquis Orso-Serra, Governor of . Chambery, to the dignity of Senator of the kingdom. The Corriere Mercantile of Genoa publishes letter from Bologna, describing in glowing colours the enthusiasm of the population after the vote. The whole city was illuminated, from the most sumptuous palaces to the smallest hovels. The cries of "Viva l'Annessione ! Viva it Re ! Viva Napoleone 111 !" were incessant. At the theatre the ladies formed a chain with their scarfs all along the boxes amid cheers and cries of " Viva l'Unione." Marquis Pepoli wall loudly applauded. Another letter states that on the first announcement at Milan of the vote in favour of annexation, all the bells of the city were rung by order of the parish priests. SARDINIA. A letter from Turin of the 13th, in the Constitu winel, says :--" The meeting of the Sardinian Parliament will nut, it is said, take place until the 12th April. The King intends, when the expres sion of the wishes of the population of the Romagna is made to him in a few days, to deliver a speech in which he will declare that ho postpones his ac ceptance for the present, adding that negotiations have been opened for the purpose of reconciling those wishes with respect for the rights of the Holy See. Unfortunately these negotiations will not, it is feared, lead to any result. The crisis will, there fore, be only postponed for a few days. The Rus sian Envoy at this Court has made some remon stances to Count Cavour on the subject of popular sovereignty in general, and particularly with regard to Savoy. The departure of Prince de Carignan for Nice has been countermanded, although every thing had been prepared for his journey, the object of which was to pay his respects to the Empress of Russia. The difference of opinion which is said to have arisen between the two Courts of St. Petersburg and Turin, may perhaps be the cause of the journey being suspended. Perhaps also this act of courtesy which his Royal Highness was about to pay to her Imperial Majesty was considered as being inopportune, and not very pleasing to France, where it must 1 - e well known that the Russians, who re side in great numbers at Nice, have shown them selves as the warmest opponents to annexation to France. The annexation of Central Italy to Piedmont is everywhere accepted with the greatest enthusiasm. This great event will be celebrated here by fetes of all kinds. There will be a grand representation at the Theatre AUSTRIA. A Vienna letter of the 15th says :—M. Lcomen thal, shipper, M. Flesch, leather merchant, and M. Schwarzer, wine merchant, have been also arrested. The two last-named supplied the army in Italy with leather and wine. Some of the first houses in Trieste, which took part in the contracts, are also compromised. The trial of the accused will take place at Vienna. Another unpleasant affair connected with the last campaign has recently transpired. A Capt. Dore, who had been discharged from the arthy for somo slight misconduct, received a pension from the Emperor's privy purse, and settled at Verona as a civil engineer. lie there employed his leisure in making a plan of all the fortifications of Verona, which he communicated to the enemy. For that offence, which was fully proved against him, he has been condemned to death, and is now on his way to this city to undergo his sentence." AMERICA. The following telegram has been received at Mr, Reuter's office : SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDAY. The New York, Southampton, and Havre Com. pang's steamer Arago, Captain Sims, has arrivei with mails from New York of the 3d inst. for Eng. land and France. She brings 107 passengers, 200,000 dohs. for Eng land, and 452,309 dole. for France. ST.4TE OF I'RADIK LEICESTER.—There is a full average amount of business doing this week in the regular hosi er y branch. Th e f ancy department is quiet, and but little shipping doing at present. The operatives, however, are generally employed, and the aspect of our market is healthy. Worsted yarns are dull of sale, but there is no pushing of stock in the mar ket. The mills are fully employed. Wools are firm, but purchases are only made for present re quirement.—Leicester Journal of yesterday. NOTTINGIIAM.--Frolll various causes our trade continues dull. The long winter and present cold weather tends to check home demand. The unset tled political aspect of affairs on the Continent in fluences the German trade. We cannot at present see much prospect of any great increase in demand, and recommend great caution both on the part of machine-holders and manufacturers, as nothing but the very high prices of both silk and cotton can keep up the present rate of goods. It is gratifying to be able to state, in the midst of the depression which continues so long to afflict the lace trade, that the hosiery manufacture pursues its quiet and prosperous course, affording the manufacturer a fair share of profit and remunerative employment for the working people. Nottingham Journal of yesterday. VACANCIES, APPOINTMENTS, Foreign Department : Mr. Henry Lockwood has been appointed paid attache at Constantinople, and passed his examination. War-office : Mr. W. T. F. Gamble has been appointed a clerk in the Royal Gun Factory, and passed his examination ; Mr. Geo. Arthur Boyle has been appointed to a temporary clerkship in the Quartermaster-General's office, and passed his examination. The Admi ralty : Mr. Arthur Townslicnd has been appointed a temporary clerk in the Department of the Direc tor of Architectural and Engineer Work, and passed his examination. Law Department : The office of one of the Barons of the Exchequer has become vacant. by the death of Baron Watson. National Debt office : The assistant-comptrollership of the National Debt-offiee has become vacant by the death of Mr. James Higham. General Post-office : Mr. Owen, chief clerk, has been appointed postmaster of Ches ter, in the room of Mr. Wm. Palin, retired on super annuation ; Mr. W. Erle Piper has been appointed clerk at Oxford ; Mr. Ralph Boyle has been ap pointed clerk at Liverpool; Mr. Thomas Trowsdell has been appointed clerk at Limerick. Copyhold Inclosure and Tithe Commission : Mr. Edward Tat. tershall has been appointed second class clerk, and passed his examination. Customs : Mr. Thoma s Hfeonury fourth cleric, J. Graham, thi r d c l er k, has been prom o t e d to be second clerk at Glasgow, vice l deceased; Mr. George Wignore, has been promoted to be third clerk at Was gow; there are two clerks on probation at Glasgow; there is one vacancy at Glasgow. Inland Re venue—Excise branch : Mr. Richard Smerdon, officer of Westport division, Galway collection, has been appointed to Bridgwater second division, Taunton collection ; Mr. John Grafton Walker, officer of Deeping Ride, Grantham collection ; Mr. John Brett, officer of Hawiek division, Haddington collection, has been appointed to Leven second division, Perth collection ; Mr. John C. Hawkins, officer of Ayton division, Haddington collection ; Mr. Robert Lloyd, officer of Hamilton division, cA Lin r hyet n t o h rd g di oi si ieou c nt o ,e l n le a c n ti c o y n has Haddington o , t. L on de beenoolnldeee Londonderry collection. appointed rs bteeeldcaonmdt become vacant by the death of Sir Robert A. Ferguson, Bart.—Civil Service Gazelle. The first journal ever published in Morocco has just appeared. It is printed at Tetuan, in the Spanish lan guage, and is distributed gratuitously. It bears the name of the _Echo of Tetuan. It gives a favourable account of r the mode of livi ng at Tetuan. The Moors, who are natu illy. generous, give up th e i r rooms and furniture to the Spaniards, treating them as visitors and allies. The town is very animated, and will, it is expected, soon become a place of some importance. A printing -office and a lithographic establishment has recently been formed for the first time in Greenland, and a work published by it has just made its appearance. A. Gorman journal in mentioning the fact says :—" It is en titled the Kaladit Okalluktualliait, and is a collection of legends written and printed by natives in the Greenland language with a Danish translation. The work is embel lished with twelve engravings on wood executed by a native (the Greenlanders are skilful in such work), and contains also eight national songs with words and music, and alto gether forms a work as interesting as it is original." GROUND RENTS.—The effects of an earthquake. —.Punch. mplonowWlll ELECT lON COMMI TEES. THIS DAY BERIITICK- UPON-TWEED. This committee, consisting of the Hon. F. Peel, chair mai], Lord R. Cecil, Mr. G. Hodkinson, Mr. IL Long, and Sir J. Ogilvy, reassembled this morning. Sir F. Slade and Mr. Clerk were counsel for the peti tioners, and Mr. Phinn, Q.C., and Mr. Wordsworth were for the sitting member. The scrutiny of the respective number polled for Mr. Majoribank, 305, and Mr. Hodgson, 304, was further pro ceeded with. Mr. Lowry, land-agent to Mr. Hodgson, was examined by Mr. Phinn, who endeavoured to prove that sum of money —viz., .E2oo—was drawn from the bank at 12 o'clock on the day of election by a person named Henderson, a friend of witness's, in order to purchase the votes of the freemen in favour of Mr. Hodgson. The witness stated that that sum of money was certainly drawn from one of the banks, but it was for commercial purposes, and certainly not for the bribery of electors. Mr. Hodgson never knew anything of the transaction, and for all ho knew did not know of it now. It was not at all connected with election matters, and therefore he had not mentioned the fact to him. He had been objected to as a voter a few years ago, but the distance between his house and the town of Berwick had been measured, and found within the distance. Mr. Clerk, for the petitioners, then objected to the vote of a person named Bohill, and was stating the case to the com mittee when our reporter left. BEVERLEY. This committee re-assembled this morning, Mr. T. W. Evans in the chair. Counsel for the petitioners, Mr. Sergeant Piggott ; and for the sitting member, Sir F. Slade. The petition against the sitting member, Mr. Walker, alleged bribery, treating, and undue influence. The evidence on the part of the petitioners being closed, Mr. Sergeant Piggott addressed the committee, and said he felt certain they would agree with him that he had fully substantiated the allegations in the petition. Sir F. Slade, for the sitting member, contended the pett tioners had altogether failed to prove any connection between the acts of certain parties on the polling-day ; and, even if the committee should be of opinion that Wil kins, Kempley, and Vickers had baun bribed, there was no evidence to prove that they had been so by the acknow ledged agents of Mr. Walker. No decision had been announced up to the time of our going to press, LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(I7tis Day.) a COURT OF CHANCERY. (Before the Lord Chancellor and Lords Justices.) EARL OF TYRONE V. THE lIARQUIS OF WATERFORD. This is a special case under Sir George Gurner's Act, framed with a view to obtain the opinion of the Court upon the will of the late Marquis of Waterford, who died in March, 1859. The will is dated in August, 1852, and is in the following terms :—" I, Henry, Marquis of Water ford, make the following will :—I leave Ford Castle. and all lands and property belonging to me in the county of Northumberland, to my wife Louise Anne, Marchioness of Waterford, for her life. And I desire that her jointure shall be paid out of ray property in the county of Northumberland. I desire that my debts and interest upon them may be paid out of the income of my Irish pro party. I leave to my sister Sarah, Countess Talbot, £l,OOO a-year for her life, to be paid out of the income of nay Irish property. If my wife have a child by me I leave to the said child all my property of every kind, except my wife's life interest in my property in the county of Northumberland, and except the Countess Talbot's life interest of £l,OOO a-year in my Irish property. In case my wife have children by me, I leave my Irish pro perty, subject to all charges upon it, to my brother, Lord John Beresford, and his children in succession. And in case my wife shall have no child by me at her death, I leave all my English property to my brother, Lord John Beres ford, and his children in succession. I leave to my wife all my plate, jewels, and money, which may stand to my credit at Messrs. Coutt's on the day of my death." The Marquis died without issue, and his brother John succeeded to the title. The present mar quis has four children, all of whom are under age—the plaintiff is the eldest. The suit is a family one, and the question asked to be solved by the court is, first, what in terest has the present marquis's children ; do they become entitled to have a freehold and chattel real of the late mar quis under the words—" to my brother, Lord John Beres ford, and his children in succession ;" and, second, whether the children and wife have a portion of the personal estate (other than chattel real) in the plate, jewels, and money belonging to the testator as specified in his will. Mr. Lloyd, Q.C., resumed and concluded his argument. Mr. Farnell, Mr. Selwyn, Q.C., and Mr. Hawkins were also heard. The Attorney-General, Sir Richard Bethell, Q.C., was being heard when we went to press. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. MARLBOROUGH STREET. SUSPECTED ROFIRERT OP GOT .n Rrt.vmr. George Cousins, address refused, general dealer, James Silvester, 3, Sheffield-street, Lincoln's-inn-fields, hawker, and Thomas Perkins, a barman, Clament's-lane, Strand, were charged before Mr. Bingham with having in their possession two gold and two silver watches, a gold chain, and two rings, supposed to be stolen. Sergeant Jay, 9 C, said that about 5 o'clock on the previ ous afternoon he saw the prisoners in conversation in War dour-street, and after watching them for some time he saw Cousins give Silvester a watch, and after Silvester had looked about to see if anybody was watching, he went into a pawnbroker's and came out again. They all separated and rejoined, and Silvester then went into Harrison's, the pawn broker's, and on coming out they all, walking apart, went into Oxford-street, where they again joined in conversation. Perkins then went into a pawnbroker's, at the corner of Adam and Eve-court, and he (Jay), having got assistance, took the others into the shop where Perkins was, and where a silver watch and gold chain were lying on the counter. He asked whore they got the watch and chain from, and Cousins said, " It's my property." He then asked if he had any more, and he said, " Yes, two." He told them if they did not satisfy him how they got the watches, he should take them into custody, and he did so. On searching them, he found two gold watches and one silver watch, 112 13s. 7d. in money, and 23 duplicates, relating to gold and silver watches, on Cousins ; on Silvester, a diamond ring; and on Perkins, the silver watch and chain offered in pledge. Cousins refused his address, and Silvester's father said ho came in at all hours, and he did not know how he got his living. He (Jay) suspected the property was all stolen. Cousins said he dealt in such things, and bought them at Debenhatn's sale rooms. Mr. Bingham said he should remand them all, lout would take bail for Perkins and Silvester. SUNDAY TRADING. A bill to amend the laws relating to tho selling and hawking of goods on Sunday within the metro politan police district and City of London and liberties thereof, brought into the House of Lords by Lord Chelmsford, h as been printed. It inflicts penalties for selling, offering, and exposing goods for sale, and for delivering meat, fish, and poultry ; and gives power to police-constables to seize goods hawked or exposed for sale in certain cases. Ser vants. are saved f rom t h e operation of the act. The provisions of the act are not to apply to the selling, off er i ng, or exposing for sale of any me dicine, drug, or other article for medicinal pur poses ; nor to the selling, offering, or exposing for sale, without public cry, of any meat, fish, or poultry before the hour of nine o'clock in the morning ; nor to the selling, offering, or exposing for sale or hawking or crying any milk or cream before the hour of ten o'clock in the morning or after the hour of one o'clock in the afternoon ; nor to the selling, offering, or exposing for sale, without public cry, of any fruit or pastry, or of any beve rage which may by la w b e ordinarily sold without license, before the hour of ten o'clock in the morn ing and after the hour of one o'clock in the after noon ; nor to the selling, offering, or exposing for sale, without public cry, of any periodical publica tion before the hour of ten o'clock in the morning and after the hour of one o'clock in the afternoon ; nor to the exercise of the ordinary and lawful busi ness of a cook-shop, coffeehouse, or eatinghouse keeper before the hour of ten o'clock in the morn ing or after one o'clock in the afternoon ; nor to the exercise of the ordinary and lawful business of a baker, licensed victualler, or keeper of any inn, tavern, hotel, public-house, or other house licensed for the sale of beer or of exciseable liquors. COUNTERFEITING TRADE MAItKS.—A large whole sale customer from London walked into the warehouse of one of our leading button manufacturers. A member of the firm who was in attendance held out his hand for the friendly greeting that usually preceded business negotia tions. To his'great surprise this was indignantly refused. The customer then threw down a parcel of buttons, asking the manufacturer wht ther they were not made by him. The buttons, the card on which they were placed, and the papers in which they were wrapped were examined, and the name of the firm was found to be stamped on the back of the buttons; the name and a sort of escocheon used as a trade mark were printed on the wrapping paper. which was of the same colour and quality as that used in the manufactory. The customer then explained the cause of his indignation ; ho had purchased those at 10 per cent. under the prices he had been paying directly to tho manu facturer, whom he accused of a breach of faith in supplying other dealers at a lower price. This was at once denied, and the manufacturer offered to show his books in proof of the denial. A further examination of the buttons was made ; some were pulled to pieces, and then it was seen that they were only imitations of the articles they were supposed to bo,—that they were of inferior quality in everything but ex ternal appearance; but the imitation was so close that the manufacturer himself was at first deceived by them. 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