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- pENsoN'S it it) " Perfection of mechanism.".—Morning Post. Gold Watches 4 to 100 guineas. Silver Watches 33 and .34, Ludgate-hill, London, E.C. Send 2 stamps for Benson's Illustrated Pamphlet on Watches a OYAL EN GLISII OPERA, COVENT-GA RD EN. Under the management of Miss L. Pyne and Xir.W. Harrison. rills EVENING, VICTORINE. Atessrs. Santley, If. Ccr - 1, G. Honey, Walworth, eLe. Misses I'arepa Thirlwall. Conductor, Alfred Mellon. To conclude with the new grand pantomime, called PUSS IN BOOTS ; or Harlqin and the Fairy ot the Golden Palms. Messrs. , W. e Payne, 11. Payne, F. Barnes, Tallien, infants Lauri, and Miss Ciara Moron. Doors open at. halt-past 0 -Commence at 10 minutes to 7. T HEAT RH-ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Mr. J. B. Buekstone. THIS EVENING, 1011 be performed THE STRANGER. Mrs. Haller, by Miss Amy Sedgwick. After which, the new Ilaymarket Comic Christmas Panto mime, VALENTINE'S DAY; or, Harlequin and the Fairy of the True Lovers' Knot. The pantomimists the unrivalled Leclercqs. THEATRE -ROYAL LYCEUM.- Sole Lessee and Directress, Madame Celeste. Last Nights of the Spanish Dancer, Isabel Cubas. THIS EVENING, a new Drama, called A TALE OF TWO CITIES, by Tom Taylor, Esq., from the story of that name by Charles Dickens, Esq. Principal characters by Mr. James Vining, Walter Lacy, Villiers, !louse. Forrester, J. Johnstone, T. Lyon, Morton, Palmer, White, 11. Butler, Clifford, and Fredericks • Misses Kate Saville, Stuart, Turner, Mrs. Campbell, and Madame Celeste. After which, will be produced a new Grand Christmas Ex ravag,anza and Pantomime, KING THRUSHBEARD, the LITTLE PET and the GREAT PASSION. Clown, Mr. Marshall—Columbine, Miss liosino. Comment* at 7. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.- Lessee, Mr. A. Harris. Re-engagement of the Wonderful Danc e r, Mona. Espinosa. First appearance of Mdlle. Marietta Rosetta, Principal Dan sense of La Scala, Milan; and the Delapierre Family. These highly-talented Children will appear every night. The Royal Princess's Rifles on parade every evening. THIS EVENING, THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH. After which, a new r,hrist-nas burlesq . ue pantomime, by H. J. Byron, called JACK TR . GIANT KILLER; or, Harle quin King Ar*l.ur ana the Knights of the Round Table. Jack, Mi,s Loui se Keeley—Harlequin. Mr. Cormack Panta oon, Mr. Paulo —Columbine, Miss Caroline Adams Clown, Mr. A. F. Forrest. MEW THEATRE - ROYAL, AD ELPHI . Sole Proprietor and Nianavr, Mr. Benj. Webster. Reproduction of TILE DEAD HEART, with all its power fill effects. THIS EVENING, THE. DEAD HEART. Messrs. R. Webster, J. L. Toole, David Fisher. P. Pei rd, G. J. Smith, Bliliklgtou, homer, Miss - Woolgar, K. Kelly., After which THE NYMPHS OP THE LURLEYBERG; or, The Knight and the Naiades. Messrs. Toole, Bedford, Eburne, Smith, Powell, Romer, Miss woolgar, C. Webb, K. Kelly, Laidlaw. Doors open at half-past six—Commence at seven. Box- Dfnce (men Irma 10 to 5. No charge for securing seats, nor for bills of performance. All fees to servants of this establishment arc strictly prohibited. Acting Manager—Mr. Wm. Smith. ROYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE, King-street, St. James's. Lessee, Mr. T. B. Chatter ton. The nearest Theatre to Chel4ea, Pimlico, and West minster, the Park being open to carriages and foot passen gers all hours of the night. Last Week of the Pantomime. THIS ETEN th, t,c•rtorr•.snoes will comments• with A BORDER MARRIAGE. Messrs. H. T. Craven` Charles Young, G. Sponce.-, and Miss tVy ndham. After which, a new Tragic Ballet, entitled MY NAME IS NORVAL. Supported by C. Young, Barrett, Miss Lydia Thompson, Clara St. Casse, drc. To conclude with the new pantomime of PUNCH AND JUDY. Introducing Miss Lydia Thompson and the Corps de Ballet. Clown, Harlequin, Columbine, and Pantaloon, and the wonderful Performing Dogs. Reduced Prices—Gallery, lid ; Pit, le. The Box-office open from 11 to 5 daily. Doors open at half-past six ; perform ance commences at 7. A STLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, Westminster-road. 4 " l " . Last Three WeeksofAt..Wl Cooke's Season. THIS EVENING, for the Farewell Benefit of Mr. Cooke. Grand Dramatic and Equestrian Illustration of Shakspeare's RICHARD THE THIRD, or The Death of White Surrey. Richard, Mr. Ennis ; Richmond, Mr. R. Phillips, New Olym pian Scenes in the Circle by the first riders of the day-Mr W. Cooke's great Menage Act-terminating with the t ques trian, Operatical, and Comic Pantomime of HARLEQUIN TOM MOODY ; or, Old Towler thelluntsman and the God dess Diana ; Diana, with Songs, Miss Jacobs.—Costly and dazzling Transformation Scene.—Harlequin, M. Richarde ; Columbine, Mdlle. Mazoni ; Clown, M. Hilderbrandt ; Pan taloon, Mr. P. Abbot -A family of Sprites -Epsom Races by Living Jockies and real Ponies, with ring and Stage com bined. Commence at 7. Grand Morning Performances of the Pantomime on Satur- Feb. 4 and Saturday, Feb. 11, at Two o'clock each day. CANTERBUR Y HALL CONCERTS.- EVERT EVENING. Sterndale Bennett's MAT QUEEN. And a Grand Selection from Meyerbeer's new opera of DINORA.II. Comic Vocalists - Messrs. George Hodson (the Irieh Come dian and Mimic), W. f. Critchfleld, and E. W. Hackney. Several interesting Pictures are added to the Fine Arts Gallery. The suite of Halls have been re-decorated and beautified. and constitute one of the most unique and brilliant sights of the metropolis. ROSA BON HEllit'S celebrated PICTURE of the HORSE FAIR is now added to the already magnificent Collection of Paintings in the Canterbury Hall Fine Arts Gallery. The gallery is ope.► from 5 till 11 on Sunday Evening. THE WEATHER.—Sux OFFICE, J.A.N. 29, 1860. TUREMOMETEIL, IN TILE SHADE. 45—higheet since noon yesterday. 40---lowost this morning and during the night. 47—this day at noon. fIAtOMETER-29.65. WIND, South-Weterly ; light, but very changeable weather—frost yesterd;iy morning, rain in the evening and night. JAN. 30. THERnOMETER, IN THE SHADE, 4S—highest since noon yesterday. 41—lowest this morning and during the night. 46—this day at noon. BAROMETER-29.01—a fall of more than half an inch since yesterday. NI). South-Westerly ; light, with dull rainy weather. HIGH \VATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. 'THIS DAY.—Morning, 6h. 2m.—Afternoon, 6h. 19m. To-monitow.-Morning, eh. 39m.—Afternoon, 7h. Om. iV4 ~.,,,„ . „---:01.-. 4. *- , • /., 6 %,,,,,,... ---1.4 4 -ir - 'c- at• . je ,-.... . ..„- ; „ 4 „, 1 # 4412 ...... : „. 2 . i t . ,,,,," , ... * • -,, ~•,.,e , THE SUN. LONDON, MONDAY, JAN. 30, 1860. A judicious compromise gives promise of affording the happiest solution to the San Juan difficulty. To explain the nature of this compromise, and especially to enforce the reasonableness of it by so doing, it becomes necessary to revert to the origi nal settlement (as it was supposed) of the boundary line between British territory in that part of the world and the United States' possessions. That settlement (so called) was presumed long ago to have been defined beyond the possibility of further dispute or of future misapprehension by the con currence of the plenipotentiaries from London and Washington in selecting theforty-ninthparallelas the line of demarcation. Following that line, however carefully, by land and by water, it was found, imme diately after its selection as above intimated, that it involved, if rigidly adhered to, the arbitrary severance from British rule of a portion of the Island of Quadra or Vancouver ! A proceeding, of course, not for ono instant admissible, and one, in fact, which had never for a moment upon either side been in contemplation. The commissioners appointed to carry out formally the apparently simple arrangements of the Oregon boundary (thus defined, to all appearance, quite clearly by the 49th parallel) discovered, as soon a th 'y reached a certain point of the coastline of tl e North American continent, that immediately pp :be minlanil lay that huge Wand of Ira or Vancouver---involving, as we have tti I, by the accident of its geographical situa tion relatively to the 49th parrallel, this unlocked for and wholely unintended disintegration of British territory. It became obvious instantly, therefore, to both English and American Commis sioners, that the 49th parallel could not in reason be adhered to undeviatingly. It was resolved, consequently —and here again the carrying out of the decision appeared to give promise of proving the easiest thi ng i n the world—it was decid e d th a t the boundary line s h ou l d so far forsake the rigid right-onward sweep of the forty-ninth parallel, that it should be carried through lnid-cha nne lllbel, be tween the south-eastern coasts of Vancouvers' Island and the north western corner of the United totes' territory upon the North American mainland ! Than this apparently—nothing easier. But —only this of course upon the supposition that the channel was clear of obstructions. The plenipotentiari es Wire deciding in the dark. When the Commissioners came to that part of the revised arrangements at which the boundary line, would swerve for a while from the - 49th parallel, and pass by what SA!I BLicx would calla circumbendibus in mid chat, ncl, between the island of Vancouver and the main land of Washington-10, and behold! t ere were " obstructions ;" there came upon them a new and mote...complicated form of bewilderme t. The re vised arrangement spoke of one chain( I—but there was, on the contrary, when they came to look into it, a choice of channels. The deflecting line would have, immediately upon forsaking the guidance of the 49th parallel, to thread the mazes of a little archiprelago. It was not as if the broad straits of Juan de Fuca stretched unbroken from Fort Langley to the waters of the Pacific! Before Fort Langley could be reached from the Pacific the straits of Juan de Fuca branch into several distinct channels. There was Haro Sound, to the west of the little group of islands, consequently nearer to Vancouver. And there was Rosario Sound, to the east of the group of islands, and consequently close to the mainland of Washington. It became a question, therefore, along which of these two channels, for instance, the deflected boundary line should be carried. The Americans, naturally enough, said—By all means let it be Haro Sound. And no less naturally the English argued on the contrary—No, let the channel chosen be that of Rosario ! Both wanted to have possession of the group of islands. It was a fair subject for argument ; and though years have elapsed since then, the conclusion of that argument has not yet been arrived at. The islands in mid-channel were avowedly, confessedly, notoriously upon both sides dis puted territory. And so matters remained until suddenly, lawlessly, upon his own responsibility, General HARNEY takes forcible possession of the westernmost island of the group (the one nearest to Vancouver's Island) takes insolent possession of it in the name of the United States Government, but, as it turns out afterwards, altogether without its authority. The provocation to the English subjects, but especially to the English authorities out there, was extreme. It will for ever redound to their honour that, in spite of this flagrant outrage, the naval and military commanders in British Columbia, but especially his Excellency Governor DOUGLAS, did not under the circumstances yield to the natural impulse of indignation, and summarily and by force of arms expel the daring invaders from San Juan. A single act of retaliative irritation upon their side might have plunged the older and the younger portions of the great Anglo- Saxon race into a war that would really have been little less, in point of fact, than internecine, from the simple truth of their intimate consanguinity. Happily, by reason 9f this noble self-concession on the part of the British authorities, there is an end of the fear of any actual conflict resulting from this San Juan Difficulty. The difficulty itself appears to be in a fair way towards its final dissipation. There is the compro mise to which we have already made allusion, and which is simply this—that instead of carrying the deflected boundary line in mid channel along either Haro Sound or Rosario Sound, the disputants should select another and an intermediate course, following the track of a third channel, the channel separating San Juan from the rest of the little archipwlego ! By this arrangement San Juan would remain to the British, and the British would yield the rest of the little group of islands to the United States. According to this plan the larger share of advan tages—three fourths of the Archipielago—would fall to the American Republic—but in compensa tion for this it is proposed that this reasonable com promise should be completed by the British not only retaining San Juan but with San Juan recovering a portion of the headland at present severed by the 49th parallel. The reasonableness of this projected " splitting of the difference" may be recognised upon the instant by one glance at Mr. WYLD'S most excellent map of this particular disputed point and of the surrounding British and United States' possessions. Sir FITZROY KELLY is working earnestly on his own plan to put down bribery. A very high news"- paper authority has smiled at his simplicity. We do not join in the smile ; the bill proposed bears on the face of it the stamp of honesty ; we know of no reason for suspecting the sincerity of the learned gentleman, and we- cordially thank any one who thinks it of more consequence to suppress bribery than to spare the feelings of the candidate and agent class. Sir FITZROY KELLY'S bill has at least this great merit, that its severest penalties are directed against theßribers—the innocent and virtuous ;en- tlenien who pay or subscribe their thousands and five hundreds towards the expenses of an election, and the equally innocent agents who disburse large sums to inferior agents, or election tools, without asking, or wishing, for any account of the way in which these subordinates have spent their money. In illustrating his proposed bill Sir FITZROY KELLY refers to the cases investigated before the commis sions; and, admitting it to be possible, though hardly likely, that even the tools, who bought the erectors, would incur the penalties of his bill, he is confident that the two or three gentlemen concerned, including the candidate, would never have hazarded the infamy and the penalty of perjury, with the additional penalties of disability to hold any office under the Crown, any municipal office, or to be a member of Parliament, or even an elector. We confess we admire the courage which proposes well-deserved, severe, and ignominious penalties for gentlemen rogues—and if that be not the befit ting epithet for gentlemen who debauch poor and needy electors, we know not whom it does fit. Sir FITZROY KELLY'S plan is similar to on• which he proposed before—one which the House of Commons emasculated—for which offence we, at the time, did not fail to give the House its due; also to predict, what events have proved to be truf , , that the " Corruption Prevention Act" of tho House would prove, as it was intended to prove, a failure. Sir W. HAYTER, one of the gentlemen whom Sir FITZROY'S bill would have deterred or transported, avowed that he knew the Act to be of so little con sequence that he had forgotten it from the day it passed ! The revived Bill of the hon. member for East Suffolk proposes— Firstly. To create areefflcient election auditor— one through whom all payments for expenses atten dant on elections must be made, and who shall have power to disallow improper charges. Secondly. That every person on becoming a can didate shall make a stringent declaration, under the penalty of perjury, that he has not paid, nor will pay, authorise or sanction, directly or indirectly, any sum of money for election pur poses, except through the election auditor. Thirdly. All other persons directly or indirectly contributing money to an election are to be liable to all the penalties of the Act, unless the money be paid through the auditor. Fourthly: The agents who receive money from the auditor must be named by the candidate, and must render to the auditor detailed accounts—on oath. There is, no doubt, a redundance of swearing here. It is the part of the precent day to abolish oaths, not to increase them. Solemn declarations are all that is needed ; the ignominious penalties on violating them are quite sufficient. Indeed, even the declaration is somewhat superfluous. It-weiv, perhaps, quite enough to appoint a legal agent and auditor, to enact that payments, except to and rnE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 30, 1860. through him, sheuld be illegal, and to affix dis graceful penalties. The grand point is to legislate straightforwardly and efficiently against the crime of bribery. No one doubts that the House of Com mons can do this. Sir FITZROY KELLY has the merit of proposing a bill fairly aiming at this ob ject. Previous bills have been but hypocritical im postures. The intention of them has always been to leave a loophole for any wealthy lord or com moner who might wish to buy a seat in Parlia ment. If the bill be pressed we strongly, however, re commend an additional clause—one which should abolish all penalties for receiving a bribe, or which should at least grant immunity from penal con sequences to the man who confessed to having re ceived one. The business to be done is to make convicton of the bribers easy, and their punishment disgraceful. The venal elector is a comparatively innocent man. The wealthier man who tempts him is,by every rule of morality and common sense, the worse man. Indeed his class are the fountain of all the bribery in the kingdom. His class knows the infamy, too, of the whole thing. No punishment is too severe for educated and wealthy men who employ their money in depraving the political and the social morals, too, of their fellow countrymen. They deserve penal servitude, and equally deserve to be at the mercy of those whom they have corrupted with their money. We would ask Sir FITZROY, however, why, if as sincere as we take him to be, he does not demand the Ballot as well as his own plan We do not scout legislation against bribery in addition to the only means known which renders the thing diffi cult in itself; why should our anti-bribery re former overlook the device which, without penalties, would puzzle his guilty candidates and agents more, we believe, than all his penalties would terrify them ? When his friend of the bar, then Sir FREDERICK THESIGER, had his cele brated" field-day" at St. Alban's, with the celebrated COPPOCK, the latter told the commissioners that nothing would put down bribery but the Ballot. Sir FITZROY well knows that a more competent witness cound not be found all the kingdom over. He did not care a straw for acts against corruption —he could very likely, if living, easily have shown many ways of evading Sir FITZROY KELLY'S plan —but he aknowledged the Ballot would beat him. Worst of all, Sir FITZROY KELLY'S bill does not deal with the worst corruption. There is a more cruel, a baser, a shabbier because cheaper, corrup tion, than that of Gloucester, of Wakefield, and Norwich—the corruption which of course the hon. member for East Suffolk deplores more than any other. He is glad, doubtless, to be in the House of Commons, but we are sure his heart often aches to think of the numberless Liberal tenants who had to give him Conservative votes because they dreaded the steward and the landlord; He well knows that this bribery debases all the yeomanry of Eng land to political serfdom—he cannot, as a county member, care so much about borough corruption by money, as about the pocket-saving corruption of the landlords, who have sent him to Parliament. We believe him to be sincere in this cruise against borough corruption, but we shall be quite sure of it, if he demand the Ballot to put down that infi nitely worse bribery to which nearly every county member owes his seat. THE NEWSPAPER PRESS DIRECTORY FOR 1860. True to his vocation, Mr. Mitchell has issued his revised Newspaper Directory, corrected and en larged for the year ending 1859. We have had, on many occasions, opportunities of doing ample justice to the merits of this work for its strict impartia lity, and, on the whole, for a very fair appreciation of the distinctive character of the various journals throughout the United Kingdom. The present edi tion is accompanied by an excellent Map, on which is explained in various signs the towns with one or more papers, and the towns with daily and weekly papers. Also the several districts through out England—in coloured divisions, indicating Manufacturing, Mining, Agricultural, Manufac turing and Agricultural as well as Mining com bined. Metropolitan districts, with London in tersected by its various railways, with the ter mini of the great railways in Loudon. The railway lines throughout the Empire are also clearly defined. In short, the Map is a skeleton illustration of the Empire, and, as a novel idea, well deserving all success. LATEST NEWS. The following telegrams have been received at Mr. Reuter's office : PARIS, JAN. 30. The Univers publishes an encyclical letter from the Pope, setting forth the reasons why he cannot accept the Emperor's advice to give up the Romagnas. He says—" We cannot abdicate the said provinces without breaking solemn oaths; without exciting complaints and insurrection in the remainder of our states; without weakening the rights of Italian princes unjustly despoiled of their dominions, and of all princes throughout the Christian world, who could not behold with indifference the introduction of certain very pernicious principles. His Majesty is well aware by what men, what money, and what help revolt at Ravenna and Bologna has been ac complished. Moved with that paternal charity which commands us to watch over the eternal wel fare of all, we have reminded him that all must one day be called to strict account before Christ's tribunal, and that all, therefore, must place their reliance more upon mercy than justice." The lioniteur of ti-day contains a decree of the Emperor suppressing the Univers, and stating as his reason for the measure the irritating controversies of this journal, by which religious opinion was disconcerted, the country agitated, and the funda mental bases on which the relations between, the church and civil society are established, under mined this journal having further published doctrines tending to resuscitate pretensions which the ancient French monarchs had always struggled against. In the Ministerial report which precedes the decree in the Ifoniteur, it is said the Emperor will show himself no less careful than his predecessors to make national traditions respected. PARIS, MONDAY. The Moniteur of to-day announces that the Grand Duchess Stephanie de Baden died yester day. The following is the report of the Minister of the Interior which precedes the deoree suppressing the Univers : " The Univers was the organ of a religious party whose pretensions were every day becoming iu more direct opposition to the privileges of the State. The incessant efforts of this party tend to dominate the French clergy, to confound religious opinions, to agitate the country, and to undermine the fundamental bases on which the relations be tween the Church and civil society are founded. This war, made against our most ancient national traditions, is most dangerous to religion, which it compromises, because the French clergy have never separated their re spectful submission to the Holy See in spiritual matters from their duties of patriotism. The con troversy of the Univers was the subject of profound grief to the clergy as well as to all good citizens." The report then says :—" The doctrines which the Univers would have resuscitated among us are not new. The former French monarchy continually and energetically contended against them, being sometimes supported in the struggle by the higher rank of Bishops. The Emperor will not show himself less anxious than his predecessors to cause the principles which are consecrated by our national traditions to be respected." The Constitutionnel publishes an article signed by its chief editor, M. Grandguillot, expressing re gret that the Romish Court is still bent under the influence of Austria as before the war. The Pope having refused to follow the advice given by Napo leon 111., the duty of France is fulfilled. The coun sel of France will never be changed into menaces or compulsion. The injustice towards her is great, but it will never cause her to depart from her cha racter of moderation and protection. France, would, if necessary, still defend the Pope against anarchy in Rome; but should the political authority of the Holy Father be everywhere else doomed to experi ence another crisis, the responsibility would not fall on the generous nation who has done every thing for - warding it off, and who will always be ready to grant to the Pope that support and assist ance which is misapprehended to-day. CHAMBERY, JAN. 29. The Governor has declared that the Sardinian Government never had the intention of ceding Savoy to Fiance. TURIN, JAN; 29. On the 27th of January the Minister for Foreign Affairs forwarded a circular to the Sardinian Ambassadors abroad on the question of Central Italy. In this circular Count Cavour observes that the inhabitants of Central Italy had accepted the Con gress with confidenca, but important events followed which caused its-adjournment. The pamphlet " Le Pape et la Congres" (of which, without seeking its authorship, no one can contest -the importance), the letter of Napoleon 111, to the Pope, the speech of the Queen of England, and the speech of Lord Palmerston in the House of Com mons, are facts which show the impossibility of the restoration of the former rule in Central Italy. It is certain that the Congress will not be assembled for the present. The Government, of Central Italy have, under these circumstances, the important duty of giving satisfaction to the legitimate requirements of the people whose dignity and conduct have so much astonished Europe. The Governments of Central Italy being satisfied on their part, wished also to satisfy those provinces by proclaiming the law of Sardinia for political elections. For the present only announcing those facts, Count Cavour eoncludes by repeating that he will never fail in his responsibility for the tranquillity of Europe and the pacification of Italy. SAN. 27. The Marquis Massimo d'Azeglio has been. ap pointed Governor of Milan. M. Ratazzi has left for Nice. VENICE, JAN. 28. Agitation continually prevails is Venetia. In the course of one day seven officers were attacked and wounded at Verona, and cavalry were ordered to clear the streets. Attempts haye been made to hoist the tri-coloured flag at Chioggia, Portosecco, and Palestrina. Thirty-six persons hive been arrested at Venice for insulting persons promenading in the Piazza di San Marco while military music was being per formed. PARIS, JAN. 28. The Moniteur of to-day says :—" The Emperor presided yesterday at the Council of Ministers and the Privy Council. The Empress was also pre sent." The Univers publiebes an encyclical letter of the Pope to the archbishops and bishops, statioff the motives of his refusal to accapt the advice of the Emperor to give up the Romagna. MADRID, JAN. 26. The redoubt before Aduana has been completed, and the construction of two other redoubts is pro ceeding actively. Large quantities of provisions and ammunition have been disembarked, and pre parations are being made for landing the siege artillery. JANUARY 27. Nothing new from the seat of war. Letters from Naples of the 24th inst. explain the apparent contradiction in the late statements of the Ministerial crisis. General Filangieri had defini tively tendered his resignation, but leave for six weeks only was granted to him. The Marquis de Villamarina had been received by the King, who promised to maintain friendly re lations with Piedmont provided that neutrality was mutually observed. LISBON, JAN. 26. The Cortes have opened to-day. In his speech the King mentions the friendly relations of Portugal with all nations. QUEENSTOVVN, SUNDAY. The Royal mail steamship Canada arrived here at 3.30 p.m., embarked mails, and proceeded for Halifax and Boston at 5.50 p.m. All well. ROYAL ALZI4MBRA PALACE. The performances at this place of amusement continue as attractive as ever. There are two performances daily, the one at mid-day being specially intended for juveniles. The performances to-morrow evening will be under the distinguished patronage of the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor of London and the Lady Mayoress, who have kindly signified their intention of honouring the Alhambra Palace with their presence. TILE LATE CAP I:AIN HARRISON. A meeting of the shareholders of the Great Ship Company was held this afternoon at the offices of the company, King William-street, City, for the purpose of considering the best mode of expressing their regret at the untimely death of the gallant commander of the Great Eastern Steamship. A gentleman attended from The Sun newspaper to report the proceedings but was refused admis sion to the meeting, he, like the other representa tives of the press who attended, being informed that the meeting was a private one. His Excellency the Ambassador of France and the Countess de Persigny entertained a select circle at din ner last evening. at Albert-gate House. His Excellency Count Lavradio gave a grand dinner at the Portuguese Legation in Gloucester-place on Saturday evening, in compliment to the late British Minis ter at the Court of Lisbon, Mr. H. F. Howard, who has removed to the Court of Hanover. The Earl and Countess of Derby will leave towd to-day on a visit to her Majesty at Windsor Castle, and will remain until Wednesday. The Countess Granville, we are happy to state, is gradually improving in health. The countess will con tinue at Brighton. The noble Lord President of the Coun cil, who left town after the Cabinet Council on Saturday afternoon returns to town to-day. Viscountess Palmerston has issued cards for assemblies on Wednesdays the Ist and Bth of next month. The Right lion. Sidney Herbert, M.P., and Mrs. Herbert left Belgrave-square on Saturday afternoon for Wilton House. near Salisbury, intending to return to town to-day. The Right Hon. F. Peel, M.P., and Mrs. Peel have returned to Farrance's Hotel from their seat, Hamp ton-in-Arden, Warwickshire. la e bb o . t o : 1 0 1 co tton isendnt,ooiwnthelirsea,o IMPORTATION OF COTTON.—The importation of osoe country d,oosiolt be .e h n a . s Tf , ohi This since e Ho na t ehv of those oe import esnev d a, u no t to y oia w oca tat facts which stand head and shoulders higher than the crowd— so high and so broad that we can neither overlook it nor affect not to see it. It proves the existence of a thousand smaller facts that must stand under its shadow. It tells of sixteen times as many mills, sixteen times as many English families living by working those mills, sixteen times as much profit derived from sixteen times as much capital engaged in this manufacture. It carries after it sequences of increased quantity of freights and insurances, a nd necessities for sixteen times the amount of customers to consume, to our profit, the immense amount of produce we are • turning out. There are not many such facts as these arising in the quiet routine of industrial history. It is so large and so steady that we can steer our national po licy by it; it is so important to us that we should be re duced to embarrassment if it were suddenly to disappear. It teaches us to persevere in a policy which has produced so wonderful a result; its beneficent operation makes it essential to us to deal carefully with it now we have got it. Some years ago an island arose in the Mediterranean and we were all discussing it and quarrelling about it, and keeping up a brisk fire of diplomatic notes over it, when one fine morning the disgusted island suddenly went down survey it sailed over the site again, and ships sent out to it had occupied. We must not do any thing to disgust this huge lump of profitable work which has suddenly amen among us, lire are inclined to look at it with a respectful and superstitious tenderness, rather as a gambler does upon rala (41114 At cards; hoping it may je t et tot rert-ritIVIO, FRANCE. THE BOURSE, lan. 28.—The market continues heavy, with a limited business doing. Threes, after having been done at 68f. 53c. declined to 68f. 40e. ; Mobilier firm at 765 f.; Austrians varied from 517 f. 50c. to 515 f. ; Lombard, 553 f. 750. to 362 f. 50c. ; Lyons, 893 f. 75c. to 891 f. 25c. ; Orleans, 1,362 f. 50c. to 1,357 f. 50c. ; Western, 585 f. to 582 f. 50c. ; Southern, 505 f. to 503 f. 76c. ; Northern, 912 f. 50c. to 910 f. The following were the last quotations : ti per Cents. .... 97 Credit Do. end month .. Belgian 4f — 3 per Cents. 6s 46 Piedmontese (5) Do. end month.... 68 40 Roman BO 60 Bank Shares 2826 Auslitian Credit Mobilier .. 767 50 Spanish Threes De. Account 756 Home Debt 43 RAILWAYS. Cash. Account. Orleans Northern 915 .. 913 75 New ditto 827 50 .. Lyons and ➢Mediterranean 892 51 .. 892 50 Geneva 506 25 .. 506 26 Southern Western 682 50 .. 682 50 Eastern Sardinian, 4OO .. Austrian Lombard ... Exchange on London, at sight, paper, 25f. 7c. ; money, 261. 50.; throe months, paper, 7e4f. 90s. ; money, 24f. 871 e. CALCUTTA AND CHINA NI AILS. By the Overland Mail we have received advices and papers from Calcutta to Dec. 22, and from Hong-Kong to Dec. 15. The Indian papers do not afford us much news, all that relates to the rebels having been anticipated by the last Bombay mail. The lieutenant governor of the North-Western Provinces had arriced at Futtyghur. A station levee was held on Dec. 7. Mr. Edmonstone was expected at Shahjehanpore on the 15th. The lieutenant governor of the Punjaub was nlso on the move. He reached Ferozepore on the Bth, and was to meet the Governor General at Delhi. Sir Bartle Frere arrived at Calcutta, in the Feroze, on the 21st ult., and was shortly after wards sworn in as an ordinary member of the Council of the Governor General, under the usual salute from the ramparts of Fort William. The accession to the Legislative Council of Mr. Wilson and Sir Bartle Frere will doubtless (says the Hurkaru) tend to make the in stitution more popular than it has hitherto been. An infusion of new blood was sadly required, and its good effetcs we hope soon to witness. Some troops for China had left Calcutta. It is rumoured that in all 13 of her Majesty's regiments will be despatched from India, and 3,000 Sikhs. The European regiments elected for the expedition will be those that have been longest in the country. Nine will be sent from the Bengal presidency, two from Madras, and two from Bombay. A Government notification on the 21st December announced the increase of duty on salt in Bengal to three rupees per maund. The Governmen (says the Englishman) which is so fearful of taxing the wealthy zemindar, and the fat fundholding baboo n can afford to increase the already heavy tax upon the first necessity of the daily food of the swarmin g and indigent labouring classes. CHINA. (From the China Mail of December 15) The London mail of the 26th October arrived here yesterday, though it left Singapore on the 2d instant, and by a private steamer we have received papers bringing the cheering intelligence that the preparations for a French expedition against China were suspended, that the proposed war was not popular in England, that possibly the English ex pedition might be abandoned, and that, even if per severed in, war would not be declared. There is no certain intelligence in regard to the intentions of the Chinese, but it is reported that the fortifications of Pekin are being strengthened, and that large numbers of Tartar troops are conceu trated on the Peiho. Another report mentions that the Taku forts have been to some extent dis mantled, and will be abandoned on the appearance of a large English force. Should that be done the English commanders will require to exercise the greatest caution in ascending up to Tien-tsin, if they attempt to do so, lest their vessels be caught by masked batteries in the turnings of the river. The rebels in the north of Ngan Hwui have achieved a victory over an Imperialist force through the treachery of a mandarin whom the Emperor had dubbed " the Loyal Man of his Age," on account of former services he had rendered to the Imperialist cause. Fungpau, the Imperialist commander in this conflict, has been allowed to retire from his post, doubtless in consequence of his non-success. Locking over the series of victories and defeats, the rebels appear to be rather losing ground. The Cantonese at Shanghae continue to be un popular with the native Chinese of that city, and there have lately been some attacks upon them, as also outrages on their part. In our last issue we noticed the ratification of the United States treaty with China. A curious question, yet unsettled, has arisen in connection with it. It reduces the tonnage duties and opens two now ports, so an unofficial application has been made to the Toutai at Shanghae for the ad mission of British vessels on the terms which it provides. Only the British supplementary treaty— not that of Nankin--contains the favoured nation clause, and as the supplementary treaty was abo lished by the first article of the treaty of Tien-tsiu, there is some doubt as to how British claims stand ; but clearly enough both the Nankin and the sup plementary treaties are in force until either the new treaty is ratified or war is declared. Such, it is reporned, has been the decision of the Hon. Mr. Bruce. At Canton the new Customs service continues to prosper, and appears to have got over the outcry which at first was raised against it. The scheme of emigration to the British West Indies succeeds slowly. The first ship has not yet been dispatched, but a sufficient number of emigrants has been already secured, and so many as 150 came up to the depot at Hong-Kong in one day. It is almost impossible to over-estimate the blessings which will be conferred both on the Chinese and the West Indies should this scheme succeed in procur ing a sufficient outlet fur the redundant population of China. The long-vexed question of the dollar in Japan appears to be nearly settled non, the Japane se as serting that it was the foreigners themselves who caused difficulties in the way, by refusing to receive dollars back again. In Hong-Kong, business in general is extremely dull. Various elements conspire against an active trade. The goods usually most in demand at this season aro out of stock, and although transactions to arrive are occasionally reported, they are very few. The transactions in tea at Canton have been on a very limited scale. Two chops of congou have ar rived, and two chops have been settled at teals 26 to 27. The quality was decidedly inferior ;in fact, that of the whole stock, which amounts to 38 shops, is reported of the most ordinary description, and there is little doubt that the season for first-class descriptions has closed. Attention seems directed to scented teas ; 4,000 boxes of scented orange pekoe have changed hands at taels 281 to 35, and 18,000 boxes scented capers, at taels 151 to 244. The ex port of tea from all China is still in excess of the corresponding period last year, but shows in this respect a considerable falling off as compared with last mail, and from the evident slackening of sup plies at the various ports it is extremely doubtful if season 1859-60 will be more productive than its predecessor. SHANGHAE. Tea remained very firm, nor do the teamen seem much inclined to lower their demands, notwith standing the indifference of buyers. The season showed signs of slackening. Little good and really fine tea was available, and so confident did holders appear of their position, that in some cases they had withdrawn their teas from the market. Five chops had changed hands. The estimated stock comprised about 24,000 packages of black tea. Green teas were in active demand, principally for the United States. Freights continued very dull, although shipping was much reduced in numbers. Rates to London, £1 10s. for tea, and £3 10s. for silk.' AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE ARABIA. LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY EVENING. The Royal Mail steamship Arabia, Capt. James Stone, arrived in the Mersey this evening, with advices from New York to the 18th instant. She had 43 rassengers and 186,000 dols. in specie. She reports the arrival at New York on the 16th of the Cunard steamship Jura, from Liverpool, and on the 17th of the steamship New York, from Bremen. Congress had not been organised, owing to the non•election of a Speaker. No division had taken place since the departure of the previous steamer. Mr. Faulkner was appointed Minister to France. Information had reached New York that 3,500 men were ready to embark at New Orleans, for Vera Cruz. They were to go out as immigrants, and will join the Juarez, or Liberal, Government, and hope their services will be rewarded by the concession of a grant of railway. The latest accounts respecting the tragedy at Lawrence report 99 dead ; 107 missing ; 308 wounded. Total, 514. Advices from Utah speak encouragingly of the present state of affairs, and report a manifest im provement amongst the people. A portion of the United States troops were about to be removed anal stationed on the Mexican frontier. The relations between the United States aid Chili were expected to be satisfactorily settled. Later advice& from Peru report the country tran quil, but rumours prevail of another revolution having broken out. Advices from California to Dec. 26 have been re ceived. Business at San Francisco remained un changed since the departure of the last mail, and no improvement was expected until the new year opened. Mr. B. J. Nichols, late British Consul at Honolulu, Sandwich Islands, died on board the ship Pizzaro, en route for Bremen. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. The money market at New York was easier, and a better feeling prevailed in financial circles. The supply at 7 per cent. was greater than the demand. Stocks quiet,,but prices pretty well maintained. Sterling exchange, 108 to i, and on sight 1091 to 1; Paris, 5 171 to 5 21. The cotton market was firmer, and closed at an advance of lc. Flour was heavy and less active, and prices favoured buyers. Wheat was more buoyant. Indian corn was also more active, but lower in value. Provisions were in greater de. mind. Freight on Europe unchanged. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. The Minerva, from Rotterdam, was at Boston. Sho shipped a heavy sea on the quarter, which stove right stan chions, on the 25th of November ; on the sth ult. shipped a sea, which stovo bulwarks and seven stanchions ; and on the 28th, in another gale, stove more bulwarks, the long boat, and main hatch. The Wieland, from Bremen, arrived at Now York on the 6th ult. In lat. 49, long. 7, fell in with a British barque, hailing from London, which appeared to be in distress ; wore ship and lay too. Saw a boat lowered from the barque, and all on board appeared to get into it. The wind was blowing a gale from N.W., with a very heavy sea, and it coming on dark lost sight of the boat; lay to for three hours, but could see no signs of her; captain thinks all lands perished. LITERATURE. Lethelier. By Edward Heneage Dering. 2 vole. Hurst and Blaciett. This is a peculiar style of book, which evinces considerable knowledge of foreign literature, and displays great insight into character. The story is melancholy in the extreme, but it successfully carries out its object of proving the serious conse quences and fatal results that often ensue from the conduct here described, The reader does not feel so great an interest in Ernest Lethelier as the story proceeds, for he was too much of a fatalist, and did not sufficiently exert himself to shape his own course. As for his brother, Walter, he was a man who does not attract the slightest sympathy, and notwithstanding the fact that he was unjustly represented at times, he prevented, by his own im perious demeanour, the calling forth of that sym pathy which unfair treatment always elicits. The heroines of the story are really unfortunate, for they were of course precluded from expressing their convictions, and all seemed to conspire against them. Their different characters manifested them selves in different ways, but the language of despair was alike uttered by both. Constance was deli cate, and the repeated shocks she had sustained were too much for her, so that when at last all doubts seemed removed, and all difficulties done away with, her spirit passed away from the sad world in which, lovely and gentle as she was, she had endured, in her brilliant life, much suffering and sorrow. Valentia acted rather inconsistently in engaging herself to Ernest, but a long series of persecutions and base deceptions had wrought her excitable nature to such a state that she was hardly to be blamed for her conduct. She pined to escape from the constant interference of her aunt. Miss Devonport allowed no opportunity to pass of en forcing her arguments, and she was the secret agent who had worked such direful mischief in intercepting all letters that had passed between Valentia and Walter. The cunning and malignity of this lady are very accurately described, and she is undoubtedly the prototype of the torment of many an afflicted household. With equal skill is the portrait of Lady Fakenham portrayed. She is the fac-simile of the gossips of high life, who create as much mischief as the busy-bodies of a lower sphere—they wander through gilded saloons re tailing, with the embellishments of a refined man ner, their embroidered facts. Little do those among them, who, like Lady Fakenham, are well-disposed in themselves, reflect how much misery they cause, and how many wicked actions they are responsible for. If told of them, they would doubtless exclaim with consternation— " The human sorrow and smart, And yet it never was in my soul To act so base a part. But evil is wrought by want of thought, As well as by want of heart." It is no justification for their conduct that they do not take the consequences into consideration, because there are sins of omission as well as of commission, and the persistence in the former will be as fatal as the latter in many cases. In connection with other causes, Lady Fakenham was the means of blighting the existence of all the chief persons here mentioned, and of consigning the fair young Constance to a premature grave. Acton, with all his Cynicism, is a fine manly character, and the little we see of him is a relief after the morbid style of Ernest Lethelier, and the worldliness which disfigures the tribe of fashionabks. Of them Mor ton is an agreeable exception, and Lady Faken ham might have taken a useful lesson from him, for partial as he was to detailing scraps of intelli gence, he never went beyond the boundaries of good taste and fine feeling. Thus he never offended tiny one, and, what was of far more consequence, he never had to reproach himself with being the eause of evil to any one, either directly or indirectly. Lady Erpingham is a charming character, well depleted; her brilliant and sparkling conversations are a great enlivenment to the gory, which mitu. rally partakes of the melancholy in recording many adverse and untoward circumstance " Lethelier" is evidently a work which is not hastil penned for the object of affording an hour's amuse ment, but it has a purpose in its construction ; and although it does not deal in many reflections , some of its powerful scenes speak for themselves more forcibly than mere arguments can ever do. In the labyrinths of misunderstanding, and the mazes of misery, we trace the effects of the devious wander ings of error, and in the sorrow and sufferings that are so touchingly described, we feel that circuni' stances bad in themselves are rendered worse by officiousness and exaggeration. It will be seen, therefore, that there are ample materials for afford ing interest and instruction in these volumes, and the author is entitled to credit for having shadowed forth in so able a manner the fearful results of selfishness, deceit, and avarice. Those who disre gard these as belonging to the category of errors will find in this work some life-like representations of home life which show that, carried to extremes , these faults become vices which exert more baneful influence on the peace of society than those deadly crimes all are on their guard against, and which are put down by the force of the law. The most dangerous poison is not that which is the most powerful, but that which is the least easily detected. Effie in Sicily. 2 vols. Chapman and Hall, This a curious and somewhat original work. The heroine, Elfie, is introduced to us as a young widow i travelling with her uncle and an ancient lady n Sicily. Her marriage has been an unhappy one, and after her husband's death she has gone abroad i for change of scene , leavi ng her parents residing n Wales. Elfie herself is a fresh, clever, and enthu siastic creature, whose impulses are always truth ful and generous, but whose ready tongue some'times brings her into trouble. Dr. and Mrs. Recife her parents, are both characters in their way, and not unattractive ones. Uncle George is the most soberminded and rational of the party, which is not saying very much. They form some intimate friendships among the Sicilians, and some of then figure prominently in the story. The book is full_ of descriptions of scenery and architecture, and of historical allusions, aptly introduced. It is a sort of compound of history and fiction, which will probably be much more attractive to the superficial reader thee more serious works on foreign lands. Numerove minor characters are introduced, most of the EnC lish being characterised by an extraordinary lacic of common manners—openly ab us ing the Catholic . Church to priests and p a d res , a nd denouncing ly to the Sicilians. Our heroine's party is, of course, an exception to this vulgarity, Ix, w . e must ackno w l e d ge th a t th e fair Elfie 0 vivacity and s p r i g htli ness o ft en d ege nerate into flippancy, whil e cons id er i ng h er age an d poll' Lion, some of her smart sayings in public show considerable degree of forwardness. The least pleasing part of the story concerns the hero, Vyllers and his Jesuit friend Ardini. The chr ratter of the first is skilfully concealed at first, but his mysticism is decidedly objectionable, and it 0 scarcely natural such absurd affectation of pr°: fundity and feeling should have imposed on ti sense and experience of uncle George, and the cies: truthfulness of Elfie. The work is extravagant 1 0 many points and betrays the ardour and diffusenee! of a young writer, while occasional breaks and en tanglements interfere with the perspicuity of the plot. Nevertheless, it shows considerable pr°' miss of better things, with a freshness of feelint and elevation of tone which, when matured time and experience will invest another novel viit, the same attractions, without the deficiencies 0 " Elfie in Sicily." Bentley's Quarterly Review. No. IV. Bentley" Bentley's Quarterley begins the new year wit' spirit, and shows no diminution of its energic:i The opening article on " The Coming Politic Campaign " does not deserve much commendatio n ' The author's opinions are not very clearly expresso!: but he seems to be convinced that we are moing towards our " Decline and Fall," and looks vilw equal suspicion and dislike on Mr. Disraeli and 1 0 Bright. The literary papers are much mose attrse" tive. We have a criticism on the works of Georg Sand, which i s we ll wor thy o f p erusa l. Th e write r gives a slight s k e t e h o f h er lif e , w ith w hi c h he r 0 own " L'Histoire d e ma Vi e " h as ma d e th e pubt i o familiar. The critic, whil e comm i sera ting t' misfortunes of her position and early education; lays bare with a trenchant hand the vices of il l style, and shows clearly enough how the hig t flown professions of liberty, freedom from restraint' love, devotion, superiority to superstition, Bte. end in the utter debasement and degradation of _0; that is noble in human nature. As the critic ° tit serves, the astonishing and disastrous conclusier hs t which ' she arrives, appears to be " that leve , 2', ln a power which it is impossible for self to contr!ils in steau tyranny in any one else to attempt to control , loa n of being the cement of society, the tie that holds together, the divine b on d o f union, is only another • name for discord, th e unfailing source of clivision . r To many of her stories the remark which the autb o e t applies to the intensely extravagant plot 6, " Jacques" would be equally appropriate. He sa l sa " To our English ideas the scheme of the story l e er infinitely absurd as in a degree to obscure its Berl ° i ts grave wickedness. Witk the least possible O ro of sense or decorum in any of the personages, tb e l y would have been no story to tell." It is ,app l y remarked of her Utopia that she cannot prove t!',, d the female world be the gainer by it, since nothl is left for her heroines after forty but to wak e d respectable suttee, for that even the derogation Of all the commandments cannot reconcile every di; culty, and old:age is a bugbear deaf to the arg meats of her ingenious sophistry. tie "One pint in this whole series has struck us as rao,-,„4 for speculation : H ow i s it th a t w ith thi s wr it er ' s u ndonu,' 4 powers, with her f orce o f i n t e ll ec t, or i g i na lity, v i g our "';, grace of style, and fearless probing into the strongest, in passionate emotions, s h e i s never pa th e ti c ? Our feencs are never moved. However unhappy her people are ! to never suffer with them. W e s h ou ld say i t i s imposs ible care what becomes of her prime favourites on whom she it lavished all her art. It does not do simply to say that th% are too bad to care for, because in fiction we often profountii pity bad people. We remember thinking the scene WI pathetic where the Corsair finds his dead Medora. The Wlft. lies, we believe, in the deep-seated immorality of the auth° own system—in its practical atheism—in its ignoring": conscience—in the utter base inconstancy which she 00 , 11 ' butes to human nature. We do not see how pathos e"„ exist, whatever misery there may be, without subraissic'' to a superior Power, without recognition of a moral l e ' f ' Wo pity people in trouble and anguish in proportion as the re ( is conflict, conflict of feeli ng w i t h pr i nc i p l e, conflict ° sorrow with resignation, conflict of memory with conscience; or simply conquest of self in the recognition of a g r it principle—when there is loss and sacrifice in holdin g it. o we know from the nat ure o f things that there con „ struggle, no resista nce ; i f things must take a certain, in evitable course, we leave people to fight it out as they 0 1 Our interest is de a d, or consists only in the cold studi, °,l apsapsesicotnsasragmee, raenpdhdenisoanpipenoiantmeisnite,reinhtehaedisrtrposnygchposlospo_eer whatever suffering it brings in its train, has no power o u st our tears." The continual misery which afflicts these sublinl° mortals, set free from all conventional restrain"' does not say much for the success of their systo of and, to quote aga i n f rom the crit i c i sm in ques tionj " The victim to this susceptibility does not Wit t who sees kim on his knees talking of his sou rand and affre use d ou l eur, any more than when despo' comes, and tombe a ses pieds et y mule avee a l ; sespoir.' P eop l e are no more ashamed of the° emotions than they a re o f any thi ng e l se. Tker- . is from beginning to end a total absence of r esers; r ; end men and w omen w ith out reserve, w h ose 1 ". • is passed in sin g i ng an d cry i ng t h e c h anges of ' l O t'aime, 'Waimea to ?' want`something of being rile o and women at all," An interesting paper on "B e l lonson ; his Life and Works," will be found W e i worthy of perusal. It is remarked that b genius was more suited to the Ma s que tini b the Drama. The sketch of his life, althong„ the incidents are pretty ge nera lly knoyfr i ; is full of interest. Mr. Mill's able work4 o " Liberty," receives a careful criticism. e . writer acknowledges its great merits, and express. o the thanks due to its gifted writer for. " taking 'I, hand one of those latent but embarrassing difficn ot tics, which few thi n k o f pu tti ng i n t o words, br which underli e w h o l e t rac t s o f di scuss i on ." Nel.th theless he wish es f or a compan i on work vib'' should assert the claims of authority and societi o : "We want those w h ose l ove o f liberty is beyond o n to picion to tell us the li m it s an d b ene fi ts o f cu sV r , and control; as we wa n t th ose w h o d o no t u non o f value authority to speak h ones tl y an d h ear tily t , the claims and necessity of liberty." Two very t o tractive papers take for their subjects " Mode' English" and "Domestic A rc hit ec t ure ;" th e latt e e , especially is full of entertaining information r a specting the gradual changes of our buildings a ri a house fittings. The Earl of Dundonald receive s g . well-merited eulogium i n a a bl e paper at the C°Ol elusion, which gives a summary of his nation services. , 3Y 4 111. Granier de:Cas sa i gnac, i n g i v i ng hi s : a dbes' e 013, in the Pays, to th e E mperor ' s free trade progri"° characterises it as " the 1789 of labour." In the foreign exchanges on Friday afternoon rates on Amsterd am an d H am b urg slightly imPr°%,,teef Bills upon Austri a were: so ld during the regular lon f " o f business on terms very unfavourable for the currendiol that empire, but subsequently there was more demand , better prices were paid. PAUPERlSM.—Pauperism is still happily bg the mark. I n th e f ourt h wee k of Decem b er last ftteept,t crease in England and Wales was 31,130, or 3.63 per ode' being the difference between 857,903 and 826,773• crease was without exception in all the 11 districts. same may besaid of the remaining weeks of the waif or A Milan letter says M. Alexandre Dumas is turned a few days ago from Venetia, and is busy he hieh noting down the memorable events of Garibaldi's lifo' o ol will be shoitly given to the public. No biograPhY o 10 00 adapted for romantic treatment than his, for it is 0 11 " race of real life,