The Sun. — London, England, 1858-06-05 00:00:00

A RE YOU GOING TO THE HIGHLANDS, •471.. - Unrivalled for Scenery, famOus in Story and long ? If so, mike a note to ca ll at ( w hen in the Capital of the beautiful North), MACDOUGALL'S WA.REIIOI7SE, HIGH-STREET, VE R BIN Wh e re only can the varied protof the Highlands, Pittural and industrial, be seen. In his extensive rooms MACDOUGALL has gatms iheren d t oge ther all the best productions of the Highland 100 Tweeds, Tartans, Linseys, Plaids, Shawls, Dresses, the favourite Highland Cloak, Flora Macdonald ditto, &c., &c., with the best Native Jewellery (Cairngorms, Pearls, &c,), the pretty products of the Skye, L?vvis, and Gairloch looms and knitting needles, the home-made undyed plaids of Ord, latherland, and Avoch, the Snuff Boxes, "coups, Bickers of the Culloden, carvers, &c. Side by side with this he has placed all the necessary Clothing of every description for Deer Stalking, Grouse shooting, and for Tourists, &c. Visitors to his rooms can at once compare the varied pro ducts of the three kingdoms. D. MACDOUGALL, Inverness. MACDOUGALL and his patterns of Tweeds, &c., can be Been at 24, BitEWER-STREET, REGENT-STREET, from Two till Six o'Clock, until July 10, when he returns to Inver- WAS. 11 ER M I A L J T EL T v Y A : TSORE THEATRE. TITIENS, ALBONI, GIUGLINI, THIS EVENING, SATURDAY, June 5,11wi1l be repeated Verdi's opera, IL TROVATORE. Leonora, Mullis. Miens; Azucena, Madame Alboni ; Hanrico, Signor Giuglini ; Ferrando, Signor Vialetti ; and Il Conte di Luna, Signor Aldighieri. To conclude with an entirely New Ballet Divertissement, by M. Massot, entitled LA REINE DES SONGES. The principal characters by Madllo. Marie Taglioni, Mesdlles. Annetta, Rosa, Pasquale, Morlacchi, and M. Durand. The Opera will commence at 8 o'cloc k. mited number of Boxes have been secured to the public. A li Price 21s and 31s 6d each, w hi c h may be had at the Box Office, at the ITER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.— Titiens, Alboni, Giuglini. Piccolomini, Ortolani, Balletil , Beneveutano, Aldighieri. DON GIOVANNI—LUISA MILLER. MORNING PERFORMANCE. Monday Morning, June 7—DON GIOVANNI, and LA REINE DES SONGES, with Madlle. Marie Taglioni. To commence at half--past one. Morning dress only will be necessary. Boxes, from 11. lls. ed. to 51. 55.; pit stalls, 215.; pit and gallery stalls, ss. ; gallery, 2s. 6d. Tuesday, June 8, will be produced (for tho first time) Verdi's opera, LUISA MILLER. Luisa, Madlle. Piccolo mini ; Duchesa Frederica, Madame Alboni ; Rodolfo, Signor Giuglini ; Walter, Signor Vialetti; Wurm, Signor Castelli ; and Miller, Signor Beneventano. And the admired Ballet, CALISTO, by Madlle. Pocchini. Thursday, June 10, Madlle. Piccolomini's Benefit, will be repeated (second time) LUISA MILLER and LA REINE DES SONGES, with Madlle. Marie Taglioni. Applications to be made at the Box-office at the Theatre R ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COV NEW THEATRE. Second Appearance of Signor RONCONI. Second Appearance of Madlle. ZINA. First Night of IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA. TO-NIGHT, SATURDAY, June 5, will be performed (for the first time this season) Rossini's Opera, IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA. Rosini, Madame Bosio ; Bertha, Madame Tagliafico ; Figgo Signor Ronconi (his second appearance this season) ; Bartolo, M. Zelger ; Basilic, Signor Tagliafico; Fiorello, Sig. Soldi ; and Almaviva, Signor Mario. Conductor —Mr. Costa. After which, the LA. Ballet BRDESILIENNE. i v ertissement entitled Principal characters by I,fadlle. Zina (her 2d appearance in England), Madlle. Delechaux, Madlle. Esper, Madlle. Zelia (her 2d appearance), Mr. Payne, and M. Desplaces. To commence at S o'clock. Prices of Admission r—Boxes —pit tier, 5/. 15s. 641.; grand tier, 6/. 6s ; first tier, 5/. ss. ; second tier, 2/. 12s. 6d. ; orchestra stalls, 1/. ls. ; pit, 10s. 6d. ; amphitheatre stalls, 10s. Gd., 75., and ss. ; amphitheatre, 2s. 61. Application for boxes, stalls, and pit tickets, to be made at the Box-office of the Theatre, under the portico in Bow street, and at the principal musicsellers and librarians. ROYA GARDEN, L ITALIAN NEW THEAT OPERA, RE. COVENT- Arrangements for Next Week : BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA. do TUESDAY next (for the second time this season), IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA. The principal characters by Madame Bosio, Signor Ronconi (his third appearance), M. Zelger, Signori Tagliafico and Mario. To conclude with the Ballet Divertissement, in which Maine. Zona will dance her third appearance ia England) LUCREZIA BORGI A. On THURSDAY (second time this season), LUCREZIA BORGIA., -and the Ballet. Oa FRIDAY, GR %ND CONCERT at the Crystal Palace, by the Artistes of the FRA Royal talian Opera. D l AVOLO. On SATURDAY, Auber's Opera, FAA. DIAVOLO will be performed, for the first time at the New Theatre. To-Night (Saturday) the Operi will commence at S. Os Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday next, at half-past 8 o'clock. ROYAL _NUN-CMS'S THEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. Charles Kean. THIS EVENING, will be presented MUSIC HATH CHARMS. After which KING LEAH. King Lear, Mr. C. Kean. To conclude with the new farce, entitled SAMUEL IN SEARCH OF HIMSELF. 07 LONDON, SATURDAY, JUNE 5, 1858 ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT GARDEN, NEW THEATRE. AMP H 'THEATRE STALLS, Visitors to the Amphitheatre Stalls are vspectfully informed that a separate and exclusive ENTRANCE and Staircase will be provided for them, the approaches to which will be ID Hart-stroet. riIIIZATRE ROYAL, EittYMA.RKET Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buckstone. Tim EVENING, to commence at Seven o'clock, with THE SWIS , ,' CO CTAGE. Followed by AN UNEQUAL MATCH. Messrs. Buckstone Chippendale, Compton, W. Farren, Rogers,iClark, and Miss A. Sedgwick, Mrs. B. White, Miss Lavine, and Mrs. J. Fitz william. After which a C'assical Extravaganza, entitled PLUTO AND PIIOSERPINE. - - Orchestra Stalls (which may be retained the whole of the evening). 6s. each. (No charge for booking.) First Price. s. d. Second price. s. d. Dross Boxes & 0 Dress Boxes 3 0 Upper Boxes._ .....,...... 3 0 Upper Boxes 2 0 2 0 Pit 1 0 Gallery 11) 0Y A L SUR REY THEATRE, 1.%) Unprecedented Novelty and Attraction.— In consequence of the rebuilding of the Adelphi The are, the entire ADELPaI COMPANY (sole Manager, Mr. Benjamin Webster—Directress, Madame Celeste), will give a series of TWELVE PERFORMANCES at the Surrey Theatre, com mencing Monday., June 7. Mr. Benjamin Webster, Mr. Paul Bedford, Mr. Wright, Mr. C. Selby, Messrs. Billington, G .ir den, C. J. Smith, J. Bland, Marsland, Sanders, Romer, die. ; Madame Celeste Miss M. Wilton, Miss Mar y Keeley, Miss Arden, Mrs. Biliington, Mrs. Chatterley, Miss Kate Kelly, Miss Laiellaw, eke. STRAND THEATRE.—Lessee and Directress, Miss Swanborough.—This Evening will be presented MARRIAGE A LOTTERY, supported by Messrs. Emery, Ray, Belford; Mesdames M. Oliver, Portman, Victor and Selby. After which, a new Burlesque, entitled THE BRIDE OP' ABY DOS. Messrs. Charles Young. Tumor, &c.; Misses N. Oliver, Swanborough, &c. To conclude with MY WIFE'S SECOND FLOOR. The characters by MessrA. N. H. Swanborough, J. W. Ray, Chas. Young, Mesdames Leigh Murray, M. Ternau, and C. Melville CIANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follotiv- In:•company of Vocalists are engaged for the pe-formanco S,?ectic,ns from all tho popular OPERAS, MADRIGALS C GRUS E,S, GLEES, DUETS, dre., viz. ' —Miss Russell 511;' Badzcy. Br - 111011, Miss Ray, Madame Bartoletti, Mi,s Montagne, Mrs. Lawrence, and Mrs. Anderson ' • - I . l‘‘r: F, Jw:ginnans, Mr. Renshaw, A. .Toue,, J. 81%0:w ' W. Mcliiil7, Senor Antonio, E. L. Mime, Mr. Radzey' Senor 'Broil, NEr. Cozens, Mr. B.:11, and Mr. Ber.a:rd. Niesirs. W. T. Critch!jelti, John C. Fordo, and E. Macknev. Piano nrte, Mr. Cecil flicks ; hArmouium, Mr. Courtnai Director, Herr F. Jon;lnans. Commence at Seven o'clo:k precisely, Suppers, tire., until twelve o'clock. . Mr. AUGUSTUS BRAIIAM will appear every Ev( , ni ,,, z in a Selection torn "LI. DIME BLA.NCEIE" (ME WHITE LADY), first produced at the Canterbury Hall, English words by Desmond Ryan, Esq. Mr. SAM. COWELL will Sing Two of his Favourite Songs this:evening, in addition to the usual Vocal Entertainment, THE WEATHER—SUN OFFICE, JUNE 5. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 77—highest since noon yesterday. 60—lowest this morning and during the night. 65—this day at noon. BAROMETER, SO.OB. WIND, Easterly; light, with doll weather. Lor di in was visited early this morning by sudden darkness, and a heavy thunderstorm, with lightning and rain, whieh lasted about an hour. HIGa WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. TR/S . DAY—Morn., 29 min. aft. 7—Even., 58 min. aft. TO. 32 min. aft. B—Even., 10 min aft. t -On Tuesday next m r . H. F. B ER KELEY war bring fo rward his annual motion on the portant subject of the Ballot. We trust that , he friends and supporters of elective independebe.-, and of the exercise of the franchise, without the possibility of any corrupt or improper influence being brought into operation, will all be in attet.- dance, and rally round the Eton. Gentleman RO . to ensure a majority on the most indispensable of all the points of Parliamentary Reform. The Independent Liberals should now under- THE stand their own Value, and the effects of an efficient organisation. Ne ver was there an occasion more impere►tively requiring a combined and energetic effort. The fate of the Ballot, and of Legislative Reforru generally, may greatly depend on the demonstration of Tuesday next. Should there be any lukewarmness or vacil lation displayed by professing Liberals ;--should there be even a slack attendance, full advantage will probably be taken of the difference ; and the just and salutary measure will receive the go-by from the leaders of all sides. It is notorious that Lord PALMERSTON and Lord JOHN RUSSELL a re strougly opposed to that which would strike a death-blow at bribery and intimidation, whether that of landlord, priest, employer, or customer. Nothing but a very strin gent pressure from without, and the necessity of bid ding high for Liberal support, could induce either of the Whig leaders to swallow the unwelcome dose. But they are made of squeezable materials, and when they cannot dictate to independent Mem bers, will be content to swallow their leek, albeit with a bad grace. There is, we believe, a much better chance of carrying the ballot with the DERBY Government, than if Lord PALMERSTON either remained or was reinstated in power. It is by no means improbable that they would greatly prefer waiting for the general measure which may be anticipated next year ; but they have yielded with a good grace on the question of Property Qualification, and earned an immense accession of strength thereby ; and should they adopt a similar policy in respect to the Ballot they would render their position far more secure, and disappoint the cravings of their rivals for office for a very considerable period. It would gain the good will of at least 150 representatives,of independent constituencies, who would greatly prefer the acts of Lord DERBY to the specious and plausible pretensions of Lord PALMERSTON or Lord J. RUSSELL. The latter Noble Lord has already coquetted with the question. It is true that he avoided committing himself personally ; but when his seat for the City was seriously imperilled, he per witted his brother to throw out oracular hints as to what he might be disposed to do ; and although these hints were received by many staunch advo cates of the Ballot as tantamount to a decla ration in its favour, they were never contra dieted or explained away until after his return, and when many doubtful votes had been given consequence of the ambiguous speech. Lord Pxant has already shown an inclination to recognise the clearly expressed will of the popular branch of the Legislature, and he would be the more ready to do so in a matter closely relating to the constitution of the House itself, and of the mode of conducting the elections ~f its members. If the Liberals muster strong on Tuesday, if absenteeism is considered just as bad as a hostile vote, there will be ade quate reasons fur the concession, which can scarcely be rejected under such circumstances. It is the pure Whigs who have hitherto retarded the passing of the measure ; and its friends and advocates should now clearly ascertain the course o be pursued by the leaders of the different parties. A startling instance illustrative at once of the cruelest injustice and of the basest ingratitude at the same time, was descanted upon by ourselves, a few days since, as indicative of the official incom petence and the heartless contempt for Merit, when unaccompanied by Interest, habitually manifested under the rogime which has now been branded for aver by Mr. DISRADLI with the name and title — not of the " Cabal," no, that is its mere offshoot, but of—" THE OJsoLJTE OLIGARCHY !" V - We allude, of course, to the harrowing tale of the great wrong done to a humble but heroic Master in the Royal Navy, one ROBERT ROBERTS, dead at 38, still a Master in the Navy and no more—killed (as his medical attendants plainly declared) by the denial to him of the promotion he had earned by his eztraordinary services—his stalwart frame bowed down, his tough constitution broken by his preternatural exertions, body and soul, heart and mind, in the cause of his country, his spirit crushed out in the heyday of his life by the meanest injustice and the bitterest disappoint- ment. It will be remembered how we explained at length what great deed it was that this obscure but heroic sailor had accomplished—that he, that one solitary Master in the Navy, had, single handed, contrived (to the wonder and admiration of the Admiral of the Fleet and of the Comman der of the Forces) to land the British Army at Eupatoria at the time of the memorable com mencement of the great Crimean Expedition. We have revived a recollection of these shame It will be remembered how the Government was besought by Lord RAGLAN, by Lord LYONS, by one after another of the chiefs naval and military, out there, at the seat of war, to reward this brave, intelligent man, to give him (of course) compensation for the money he had expended out of his own pocket for the benefit of the country at large, but, beyond this, to recompense his signal services by promoting him from the post of a Master in the 113yal Navy to the rank of a Coin. wander. It will be remembered with a painful vividness more clearly than all, how, when poor ROBIRTS (still a Master) was brought home, slowly and miserably dying, his last manly, touching, do quent, irresistible appeal was responded to by a harsh, callous, wretched, pert little holograph letter, addressed ti the noble-hearted Tar by the Right Hon. Sir CILARLB3 WOOD, Bart., of fickle ton Hall, Yorkshire, and then, unhappily, Lord Paramount among the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. The long sad story of the wrongs of ROBERT ROBERTS may be tersely enough epitomised— Alpha, Ocaega--born and dead-38 —to the last a Master in the Navy—their Lordships at the Admiralty never dreaming for an instant, of course, of making merely a Sailor (true salt, true man, true British Heart of Oak, though he was) a CJEamander. f ac ts, because we want to place one Picture in broad contrast to another — a picture, this latter o ne not of Great Merit wholl y Unrewarded, b u t of Powerful Interest enormously R ecompensed. We want to speak now for a few minutes not of the pluck, the skill, the intelligence, the self-devotion, and the self-sacrifice of Master R. W. ROBERTS, but of the fortunes of Mr. WILLIAM AUGUSTUS TOLLEUACIIE, one of the last but not least favoured proteges of the "Obsolete Oli garchy" as represented in L , rd PALMERSTON'; , Government. Mr. WILLIAM AUGUSTUS TOLLE MACHE may be a very brave a very clever man, a man singularly gifted man,tedan and admiral)), heroic—hut we never heard it. We don't deify that he isall this, but vre never heard it. Whatever his brain or whatever his nerves—his blood, how beit, is unmistakeably good. Not quite the blood of the EDWARDS perhaps, or of the COUItTENAYS —but good, decidedly good, as blood goes. His lineal descent, however, is not the mainstay of his fortunes. That is discoverable rather in—his family connections. As off,pring of the late Admiral and Lady ELIZABETH TOLLE- S U 01V, ATIIR DAY - E V-E NI N I_BsB. MACRE, Mr. WILLIAM Atraysras is brother-in-law 1 of the Right Hon. WrLmait FRANCIS COWPER, M.P. for Hertford, and late President of the Board of Health—and beyond this, as every one knows, the son of Lady PALMERSTON by her first lord, the fifth Earl COWPER. It is, therefore, dis tinctly as brother-in-law of the step-son of Lord PALMERSTON that Mr. WILLIAM AUGUSTUS TOLLE MACHE has rapidly advanced through two or three distinct professions. The brother-in-law of the step-son of the late Premier began his remarkable public career with a commission in the Life Guards. Very soon blase with this he enters diplomacy. He is at Paris and at Rio, as paid attaché, successively. Tired of the G uards, tired of Diplomacy, he becomes agent to one of the Foreign Legion Regiments. And, at last, settles down comfortably, we hope, as Treasurer to the Kent County Courts. Such, rapidly sketched, is the public career of Mr. WILLIAM AUGUSTUS TOLLEMACHE, brother-in law of the step-son of Lord PALMERSTON. Contrast that career, happily not yet ended, with the career (alas ! long ago irreparably closed) of poor ROBERTS, Master, R.N., dead at 38, after services really and truly in their way mag nificent. No measure of recent days has been received with more general approbation than that of the Attorney-General for Ireland, for the sale and ,ransfer of land. Not a word was uttered against he salutary principles enunciated, and even the . . _ Right Hon. Gentleman who last night suggested that it should be referred to a select committee, declared that if, by so doing, its passing during the present session could be at all endangered, he would withdraw the motion. The operation of the Encumbered Estates Act has proved the importance to the community of creating Parliamentary titles, which should be wholly unimpeachable. Property to the value of some twenty-two millions sterling has been trans ferred under its operation, and there are nearly 7,000 landed proprietors in the sister kingdom, who can sell or mortgage their estates without being required to go back beyond the date of their pur chase. This was an inestimable advantage, which at once raised the marketable value of their pro- perties fully 10 per cent. Tuere was but one drawback. It was unfair to the more prudent parties, who had not embarrassed their estates, and who were consequently subjected to great disadvantages if they desired to bring their lands to the hammer, or to offer them as security for temporary advances. Indeed many ingenious de vices were resorted to in order to bring property within the jurisdiction of the court. The object of the present bill is to render per manent, and materially extend the principles which have already worked so beneficially. A new tribunal is to be established, to be termed the Landed Estates Court, which shall have jurisdic tion over all real estates, whether encumbered or unencumbered, and to order the specific perform ance of contracts for the sale of lands, and to con vey the same, with an unimpeachable title, to the purchaser. _ _ . So far, it may be remarked, the effect was only to place all real estates on the same footing, and to confer on the solvent proprietor the advantages enjoyed by the insolvent, or, at all events, em barrassed persons. But the present act goes fur ther, enabling persons to bring their titles under the Court without selling the property. This is one of its most valuable provisions. Why should a gentleman who desires to bequeath a clear and untuestionable title to his children be compelled either to encumber or sell his here ditary domains, getting them back by a circuitous and expensive process ? Why should he not, if he deemed it expedient, be enabled to submit his deeds to the jurisdiction of the Court, and obtain a judicial declaration respecting the validity of his title, that would prevent the possibility of future litigation? There should be an easy mode of doing anything directly which might be done indirectly ; and that will be accomplished by the admirable measure of legal reform introduced by the Irish Attorney-General, and which we hope and believe will ere long be (*ended to this country also. We do not at present enter into the details, but there are ample materials for enabling the House to dispose of them judiciously and properly without risking the fate of the bill by the delay that must inevitably have attended the appoint- ment of a Select Committee. At a Privy Council held at Buckingham Palace at 12.30 this day, Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton was duly sworn in a member, and the Right Honourable Gentleman and Lord Stanley were respectively confirmed in the offices to which they have recently been appointed as one of her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State and Presi dent of the India Board. Lord Stanley previously resigned his soils of office as Secretary of State for the Colonies, which were then delivered to Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton. It is generally anticipat3d that Lord Stanley will, on Monday next, make a general statement of the intentions of the Government with respeet to Indian Legislation. It must be borne in mind that this distinguished Nobleman, whose aid has been courted by every Administration of late years, is, although young in years, one of the oldest Indian Reformers. In 1853 he proposed the abolition of the East India Company's charter, at the time when Sir Charles Wood succeeded in ob taining a renewal of the charter. DEP.A.II;TU.RE OF THE COVRT FROM THE ISLE OF iflciHT. The royal family embarked from the Trinity Wharf on board the Fairy at three o'clock this afternoon. A royal salute was fired fram the Royal Yacht Squadron Battery ; and as the royal yachts Fairy and El6n steamed through the Road stead, the Danish corvettes Thor and Heimdahl saluted her Maj:'sty with 27 guns each, dippin o. their flags in compliment to the Queen of Ens The Prince Consort is expected from Germany on Monday next. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA.—HER MAJESTY'S FIRST VISIT.—The new theatre is this evening to be honoured with the presence cf her Majesty and the Royal Family, The opera to be performed is " II Barbiere di Sivigliai in which Bosio, Ranconi, and Mario, will sustain the leading Characters , . HAYMARKET THEATRE. —Her Majesty, accompanied by his Serene Ilighnees Prince Victor of floheialohe and suite, visited this theatre last night, to see the comedy "An Unequal Match," now being played nightly. A letter from Marseilles of Wednesday last informs us that severe 1 pieces of artillery ha I been forwa ded net day from the ars-n:4l there ler the defence ef the Gulf of Clots. aed the small part of C.vssi-. Pdxban guns of 30 eel' In3trei and huwitz re of 22 centimetres are to be Be r l3 :u a l e r e 4 3 l, e o t n the the haCthateau of C 8 teryof M aletassgL the Croat aLecgue fo i rt and ohert a t eve,: teen o unarmedthecoa since the ieyear thesebatten riB s i 5 which h, are now being vpiired. Two battnies are likewise about to le erected on the pier of the new Napoleon Dock at Marseilles. Taes e batteries are intended to produce a cross fire with the guts of Pinede do Croix, as to pr )t( et the entrance of the several ports on the coast. Captain Auzet, of the Engineers, had prepared a plan to be presented to the Emperor, for the comple'e defence cf the peal of Mar,,eilles, which, it may be re collected, was entered by Captain Usher, commending the frigate trodaunted, en February, 1814, in spite of the cl I forts. STEAM TO YORK. —The uteamship Saxonia, from Hamburg to New York, left Southampton, 3esterdar, with 420 passengers and a full cargo, for her destina- Con. THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH. —By an error of the tele graph the day on which' the Atlantic Telegraph Expe dition will finally start, it was stated yesterday as the 19th inst. It should have been the 9th. FIRE AT THE TRIUMPHAL MlCH.—Last evening the triumphal arch at Hyde-park was illuminated in a some what singular manner. The furnace chimney of the erection, which has an elevation of about 100 feet, took fire about ten o'clock, and continued to pear forth flames for nearly two hours, casting a lurid and fitful light about the statue of the noble duke and his martial steed. The curious scene attracted the attention of several hundred passers-by. It is probable, owing to the sub• stantial nature of the Materials, no irjary will accrue to this natiocal memorial. ATTEMPTED MURDER. —Yesterday the screams of a married woman named Hannah Hawkins, who resides in Marshall place, Borough-road, alarmed the neighbour hood. It appears her sister, Mary Sarah, had a quarrel with her, when she seized a knife and stabbed the unfor tunate woman on the arms and face, and effected her escape. The violence and brutality of the woman Smith are so well-known in the neighbourhood that persons were deterred from interfering. She was conveyed to the hospital, where her wounds were dressed, but would not remain in the institution or give her sister in charge. FATAL DIVE FOR A WAGER.—Yeet?rday morning a dreadful occurrence took place at Bankside at an early hour. Thomas Shaw, who resided at 209, Kent-road, Borough, agreed with a man named Watkins, in the same street to dive for a wager. They started off while in a state of intexicatien and commenced diving, when Thomas Shaw, jumping from a height, struck his head against a log of timber and fractured his skull and then fell in the water He was taken out and conveyed in an insensible state to St. Thomas's Hospital, and now re remains wi'hont the slightest hope of recovery. RAT-KILLING EXTRAORDINARY.—A gentleman living in Wales, aided by his two juvenile brothers, killed no less than 170 rats in less than half-an-hour, by the use of lime. The three brothers poured some water into some quicklime, and, atter stirring it , poured it into the rat holes, when out dashed the rats, heels over head, one over the other, and were as quickly killed by sticks, which the youths held in their hands. No dogs what ever were used upon the occasion • and the dead rats filled a bushel basket.—Rats; theirjlistory, uith. name. roux Anecdotes, by " Uncle James." FRENCH VESSELS OFF THE SCOTCH COAST.—On Sun day the inhabitants of Kilmun and vicinity were sur prised by the crews of several French vessels at present anchored iu the Holy Loch, amusing themselves by shooting in boats, and also on shore, and in the evening the captain of one of them spread out a large trawl nt 4 across the month of the river. He was accordingly ap prehended by the Kilmun police-constable, and brought before William Bankier, Eice , J.P., who, by means of an interpreter, admonished and dismissed him. This had the effect of putting an end to the disgraceful conduct of the crews of the other vessels for the evening. —Glasgow Daily Mail. THE FENS.—In ancient times, when the fans were under water one-half the year, the ague was common every winter, and scarcely a house escaped this tertian visitor. The introduction of steam power enabled us to effectually drain our fens, and the ague, it was thought, had disappeared with the water ; inundated fields and uncontrollable shivering were no longer to be our winter companions. The past has bean one of the driest win ters on record ; for five months scarcely any rain fell, yet ague bar been very prevalent—indeed, more general than it has been for a number of years. The chemists have had a strong demand for quinine, the ne plus ultra of tonic remedies, and many of them have done a brisk trade in ague mixtures, ague pills, and ague wine.— ,9 amforci Mercury. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. —Yesterday a determined at tempt at suicide was committed by Mr. Holloway, tailor, 56, Dudley-street, Bloomsbury. It seems that shortly before twelve o'clock some of the residents had occasion to g ) into the yard, when they discovered Mr. Holloway in the closet with his throat cut from ear to ear ; the unfortunate man was in a kneeling position, with his head hanging over the pan, into which the blood was pouring, and he held an open razor in his hand. Surgical assistance wag obtained, and the haemorrhage having been stopped, he was taken to Charing-cross Hospital, where little hopes of his re covery are entertained. Pecuniary embarrassments are ieposed to have been the cause. VACCINATION IN IRELAND.—A Bill of the Irish de partment of the Government empowers the committees of all dispensary districts in Ireland to divide the dis tricts into so many "vaccination districts" as they may deem necessary and advisable, and to require the medical officers of the districts to attend at convenient times for the purpose of vaccinating all persons applying for the purpose. Boards of guardians are required to pay the sum of 6d. for every case of successful vaccination. The Sanitary Commissioners of Ireland in a recent report urged the immediate necessity of promoting vaccination in that country, as a general outbreak of the loathsome and disgusting disease to which it is an antidote—more than possible .t any moment—would decimate the popu lation and be productive of the most frightful evils. A GALLANT RESCUE, — An accident occurred on Thursday last whisk, but for a most providential escape, must have terminated fatally. Several of the pupils of Capt. Lend y were bathing in the Thames, at Sunbury, when one of them having wandered to a distance from his companions, was suddenly seized with an attack of cramp. He had scarcely time to cry out for help, ere he disappeared beneath the water. His companions were too far to succour him in time. Happily the Hon. J. Wynn (the son ot Lord Newborough), happened to be rowing in a boat not far from the spot. Without a moment's hesitation, and without even undressing, the gallant young man plunged fearlessly into the stream, and succeeded in bringing up his exhausted companion and conveying ' him to a place of safety. This act of heroism will long,be remembered by his fellow-students. The Hon. J. Wynn is only 17 years old, and is reading for the army. THUNDER STORM.--A large violent storm of lightning and thunder, accompanied by a heavy fall of rain, passed over the West Riding of Yorkshire on Thursday even ing. About 20 minutes after 8 o'clock the electric fluid struck the church of St. John the Evangelist, Leeds, knocking off one of the pinnacles of tbe tower and doing some other damage, but not of a very serious character. For a short time just before the storm burst over the town nearly total darkness prevailed, and lamps and candles had to be lighted in the shops, dwelling-houses, and other places. The rain literally poured down, deluging the streets in many parts of the town. So great was the flood, so much earth was washed up, and other damage done at the Bramhope tunnel, on the North- Eastern Railway, between Leeds aad Harrogate, that traffic through the tunnels was suspended and had not been resumed yesterday (Friday) afternoon. No loss of life, happily, is reported. The storm was also severe in Bradford, Halifax, Wakefield, and other parts of the Riding. P in ß a A rt li w il dTi cY fro A na n this date, probably at the lie L ve ave tb s sa o t INSOLVENCY.—We be lieve of next week, a bill will be introduced by the Lord Chancellor to consolidate and amend the laws of bankruptcy and insolvency. The bill, we hear, will resemble in many respects that prepared by the National Association, a draft of which was presented 4 ) the Attorney-General, and which has probably formed the foundation of the Government measure. But it is said that in more than one important point the views of the Chambers have been departed from, and, under these circumstances, it is quite evident that the measure prepared by these bodies, under the auspices of the asso ciation, will be persevered with. As, however, it is admitted on all hands that a select committee will be considered a preliminary to legislation on the subject of bankruptcy, there is little prospect of any act being passed during the present session. It is thought very desirable that some discussion should take place in both Houses cf Parliament ; and as the Government has chosen the House of Lords as the arena for their bill, the delegates cf the Chambers of Commerce will go with their own case to the Commons. We believe that Lord 'Jelin R is- ell will in' roduce their bill immediately. — Law Amendment Journal. THE SWELL Mon OUTWITTED.--Much amusement was created at the Windsor station of the Great Western Railway on Thursday last—the cup day—at the manner in which a large number of the Londo n swell mob were treated by the railway officials, on the arrival of the morning express train froth Paddington. On the train leaving London it was discovered by the detectives on duty at tbe terminus that an unusually large number of the light-firgered gentry bad proceeded to Ascot r F acr s for the purpose of plying their trade. Immediate 'y on being otieerved by the officials they were ar tfully put a ltogether into the same carriage, and the telegraph im mediately set at work to inform the police authorities at Windsor of the character of the importation to be ex pected, hinting that they would all be found together in Western station were consequently on the . on the tra.n a certain part of the train The officials a a t t t n h h e fe G r r t e b a e t arrival ef the important personages, " a up proceeded to th e t o platformthe doors o t r h s e o fptohl the oarse ca e ri as containing the swell mob, which they securely keptaensdd e P s c o r r i t b e e r ( 8 1 lecned until the rest of the passengers bad got clear out of the station, notwithstanding the despairing aPpeali! of instantly drawing the individuals thus imprisoned. As soon as the station was cleared the swell mob were released from their tem porary confinement, and were politely informed by the detectives that they were at liberty either to rem n a b in a in the town, where they were well knowh, or to ck e latter course, to London, many of them preferring t intensely disgusted at having been outwitted. MEMOIRS OF PERCY B. SHELLICT.--Mr• ring says : —As I felt but little interest in the subject of his con versation, 1 had leisure to examine, and I may add to admire, tae appearance of my very extraordinary guest. It was a rues of figure was many contradict i o ns. RIEI stooped so much la-ge and strong. He was tall, b ut he light and fragile, and yet his bo nes and joints were that he seemed of a low stature. His clothes were ex pensive, and male according to the most approved mode ot the day ; but they were tumbled, rumbled, on. brished. His eestrires were abrupt and sometimes via. loot, ocea:Sonelly even aw kward, yet more frequently g-ntle acid i• reeeful, Hai co m p lexian almost fernieiee, of the e purest white and red ; elicateyet he xpos ure to the sun. . . . was tanned arid freckled by was and His features, his whale face, and particularly his head, wore in fact unusually emel t ; yet th© last appeared of a remakable leek, for hi: hair was long and busby. . passed .... He of en rubbed it up tierce'', with his flambe or his fingers through his locks unconsciously, so t h at it was singularly wild and rough. • . . His features were not symmetrical (the mo uth p erhape excepted) ; yet was ex t re mely powerful. Th ey an enthusiasm, a v i v i d t e rnational intelligenc e, that I nev er met with a t b li nr e e i pt ffet hreeedanofantit i e , v mi li , olo a fire, in any other ceuntenance. Nor was was the moral ex pression leas beau iful than the intellectual. . . . 1 ail _ mired his e ithusiasin cf my new acquaintance, his ardour in the cam , ef ecience, and his thirst for knowledge. But there was one phy ical blemish that threatened to eeut,alize a ll l.is Excellence. This . blimish was his Voice. --eraser's Magazine. !LATEST NH WS. TRIESTE, JUNE 4. The Greek papers are full of exaggerations about insurrections in all parts of Turkey, and the most extravagant accounts of the state of affairs in Candia. News from Constantinople of the 29th of May, announces that the insurgents of Malaga increase hourly, and that five other districts have risen. A despatch from Athens says that King 0 Eho is going to Kissingen to meet the Emperor Napoleon. The railway of tho Piraeus has been tested and approved of. FRANCE. PARIS, FRIDAY. The weather which was intensely hot yesterday (at 2 o'clock the thermometer marked 33 degrees centigrade), has become more mild to-day. Last evening there was every appearance of a thunder storm, and during the night there was a heavy gale of wind, but no rain. This morning the air was much cooler, and during the day the heat of the sun was tempered by an agreeble breeze. Ac counts received from all parts of France represent the appearance of the growing crops as magnificent, and the prospect of a rich vintage is everything that could be desired. Some difficulty is experienced in finding func tionaries of high standing who will accept office in Algeria under the new system of organisation and the lieutenancy of Prince Napoleon. Whether it be from the unwillingness to emigrate which is cha racteristic of the French geneially, or from politi cal motives, it appears that, with the exception of a few of the inferior employes, the offers of the Government have been respectfully declined. It is said that a former representative of the people in the Constituent assembly, once eminent among his party, but who seems to have renounced political pursuits, has refused the tempting proposals made to him, in spite of his intimacy with Prince Na poleon. BOURSE, June 4.—The close of the Bourse has been very gloomy, except as regards the Rente, which kept its ground comparatively well. The other Securities gave way in consequence of im portant sales. Some defaulters were spoken of, and this circumstance probably assisted the down ward movement. The following were the last quotations : per Cents 93 40 1 Do. end month — 3 per Cent. ..... 69 45 Do. end month 69 50 Bank Shares Credit Mobilier Do. Account 590 RAILWAYS.- Orleans Northern New Ditto 720 Lyon and Mediteran 732 New Ditto Geneva PRU A telegram from Bet Credit Fonder Belgian 42 Piedmontese (5) 9l Roman BB Austrian Spanish Threes ....... 44? home Debt 3Bi --FOR CASH. Midi Western 560 Strasburg Grand Central Sardinian Austrian 3SIA. in, dated the 4th ins says : His Royal Highness Prince Albert was received :IA the Grossbeeren station of the Anhalt Railway by his son-in-law Prince Frederick William. Their Royal Highnesses left in a postchaise foe the Castle of Babelsberg, near Potsdam, where they arrived at 8 o'clock in the morning. The Prince of Prussia was there to receive his august guest. The de parture of Prince Albert will probably take place on Monday next. the Interior had drawn up new regulations for the Royal CounciL The Gazette announces that on the 30th September next the Government will put up to public competition 15,000 quintules (the Spanish quintal is 1001bs.) from the mines of Almaden, now in the depot at Seville, as also all that may have arrived in London for the Spanish Government by that day. Mr. lodge, the Genoa journals state, embarked at that port on the evening of the 26th ult., on board the British steamer Teneriffe, bound for Enc./WIC!. The Austrian Correspondence says :—" Private letters received from Ragusa state that the two French line-of-battle ships left the pnrt of Gravosa on the 29th ult., and steered to the southward." A Koenigsberg letter, in the Nuremberg Corre spondent, says :—" It is now certain that the dele gation of the Prince of Prussia will be prolonged to the month of October, and at the expiration of that time the King cannot assume the reins of government, a regency will be established." TURKEY. We have received the Constantinople journals and letters to the 26th ult., brought by the Indus. The journals give accounts of the late events which have taken place in Montenegro, but they con tain nothing beyond what we have already pub lished in more detail from other sources. The Porte, it is stated, persists in its resolution to main tain what it considers its legitimate rights over Montenegro, and to obtain possession of the usurped district. The troops which are being sent, in furtherance of this determination, will land at Ragusa with the authorisation of the Austrian government, which sides completely with Turkey in this matter. The attitude assumed by France in the question is said to have caused considerable coolness in the relations of the Porte with M. Thouvenel, her representative. The question of the Principalities is now no longer thought of by the public. Numerous agents of the several candidates for the position of Hospodar are now in the Turkish capital besieging the ministries and embassies, and urging the claims of their dif ferent parties. The Porte, however, remains im passable, receiving all those emissaries with cour tesy, but carefully refraining from compromising itself by any promise. The news of the late melan cholyaccident in Egypt had reached Constantinople and caused a very painful sensation. It was not, however, thought that the fetes of the marriages of the two Imperial Princesses with Ithami Pacha, son of the late Abbas Pacha, of Egypt, and with Mahmoud Djelueddin Pacha, son of the late Ahmed Fethy Pacha, would be postponed in con.equence. All the preparations had been completed, and it was expected that the festivities would commence in a few days. The expense was, it is said, to be shared between the Sultan and his son-in-law, Ithami Pacha, who is said to have a fortune of about four millions of francs a year. Accounts had reached Constantinople of the late outbreak at Crete, but the journals of that city treat the matter as of less importance than has been stated in the accounts published of the affair from the Athens journals. CANDIA. The Esigerance of Athens gives some further de tails of the progress of the outbreak. It says : " The disturbances in Crete are justly attributed to the arbitrary conduct of the governor, who esta blished a very heavy tax on the inhabitants and compelled them to forced labour. The persons living at Coumia refused obedience to these illegal measures. A detachment of 300 men was sent during the night, and sentinels were placed before every door, and the sons of the different families arrested as they came out in the morning. The commanding-officer of the detachment ordered the prisoners to be bound, when the women rushed on the soldiers and a des p era t e struggle took plat , -, retire, but they could only tak e wplat,-,old men, who were placed i n p r i son a t muc h blood being shed. The troops were ,then ith The indignation of the p eop l e was at it s tohChreadeingmeehra!:hen an order arrived from Constantinople to collect with all possible rigour the tax imposed on the Christians for exemption from military ser vice. The governor did not confine himself to pro perly dividing the sum fixed by the Porte ; he de manded the tax for old men, for children under age, and even for persons who had long been dead. The total amount claimed was two millions, of which not even one-third would find its way into the public treasury. The people began to murmur, and more than 150 persons were arrested and thrown into prison. The public mind had been much irri tated against Vely Pacha, and the measure ordered by the Porte led to the outburst. It is said that the insurgents have proposed an interview with Vely Pacha in their camp, in the presence of the foreign consuls." SARDINIA. The Senate of Turin, in its sitting of the Ist, commenced the discussion on tha Conspiracy against Foreign Princes Bill, already adopted by the Cham ber of Deputies. Counts Persoglio and Monteze molo spoke in favour of the bill ; Count de Cavour explained both the home and foreign policy of the Government ; General de La Marmora defended that particular part of the bill which relates to the reform of the jury, and the Minister of Justice explained the law as it stands at pre. sent. M. de Cardenas having expressed some doubts as to the true bearing of the measure, the Minister of Justice replied, and was followed by M. Farina, as yet the only senator who opposes the bill. The debate was adjourned to the follow ing sitting. The Chamber of Deputies was engaged in hearing the report of ,the committee charged to inquire into the late contested elections. The com mittee proposed th a t th e e l ec ions of the pr e,st Margotti and of Alarquis of Carrega, both of the ultra-Romish pbrty, should be annulled on the ground of irregularity. The Chamblr, however, only annulled the election of the former, and con firmed the other, after which it adjourned. SPAIN. The Madrid journals of the 31st ult. hive reached us. The Esp ana s t a t es that the Queen was much pleased with h e r e n thusiastic reception at Valenc i a. Among other things, flowers were stre wed before the Queen, were made to fly above her Majes t y . After and pi.4u.ins fastened with si lken cords attending Divine service in the chapel of the Virgin of Los Desampara ios, the Queen, in passing through the crowd which had assembled, lifted up the liTtle Prince of the Asturias three times in her arms to show him to the people, and as she did so loud clies of "Long live the Queen and the Prince of the Asturias !" were raised, it was considered certain that the Queen would not extend herjouruey to Barcelona. The Minister of THE BIaTIT OF TURKEY TO Trig SUZE RAINTY OF MONTENEGRO. The semi c pflicial Journal de', Constantinople, oA the 24th contains a reply to the article of the Moniteur on the question of Montenegro, which may be looked upon as embodying the views of the Turkish Government on the subject. It opposes an historical sketch of the relations of Turkey to Montenegro from their beginning to the argument of the Moniteur that no convention exists which gives a right of suzerainete to the Porte : " Montenegro (it says), inhabited by the remains of the Servian army defeated in the battle of Kossova, was con quered in 1478 by Mohamed 11. The mountaineers had then Strachimiz Ive for their chief. Stranicha, the son of this last, not only submitted, but became likewise a Mus sulman, in order to be better protected against his Al hanian rival, Aben-Vouk, who had become also a Mussul man. Both received fiefs from the Sublime Porte. The Albanian received that of Douallagdur, and Stranicha that of Scodra, of which Montenegro formed a part. The descendants of this family, known under the name of Brutchali, maintained themselves until 1813, when the last Pacha, having revolted, was sent into exile. " In 1604 the Montenegrins, having revolted against Ali Bey, Pacha of Scodra, obtained from the Porte the permission to keep 8,000 men under arms to defend their villages, and instead of remaining dependent on the Pachalik, they became from that time directly dependent on the Central Government. " Since that time," the Journal continues, "they re volted frequently, partly from an innate taste for brigand age, partly excited by the Powers which were at war with Turkey, and were more or less severely punished for it — in 16011 by Suliman, Pacha of Scodra ; in 1711 by the valiant Konili Human Bey, the avenger of the St. Bartho lomew of 1703; and 50 years later by Silihdar Mohamed, who reduced them to submission. More recently, as in 1820, 1822, 1841, &c., the insurrections and the brigandage have led to military expeditions on the side of the Porte, clearly showing the intentions of this latter not to give up its rights, conquered by arms, and necessary for the tran quility of the empire." After this historical resume the article of the Journal de Constantinople goes on to show that there were likewise documents proving more or less directly the rights of suzerainete of the Sultan over Montenegro : " As for authentic documents there exist none to esta blish the independence of Montenegro. If one goes back to the treaty of Carlowitz in 1699, concluded between Turkey and Austria, with the direct participation of Russia, one can find nothing to invalidate the rights of the Porte over Montenegro. On the contrary, one sees from Art. 7 that the sovereign lights of the first are completely established. " The act of delimitation of 1703, the Ist and 2d article of the treaty of Passarovitz in 171. z, the ad of delimitation in 1719, the negotiations which preceded and accompanied the conclusion of these treaties, and the maps which were made on the occasion, all show that there never was a question of separating Montenegro from the Ottoman ter ritory." But there are, according to this article, not only proofs of ancient date, but more recent ones like wise, to prove that Montenegro could never claim the rights of an independent State. The first proof brought forward is the memorandum given in two years ago by Prince Daniel to the Congress of Paris to have the independence of Montenegro recognised, and to annex it to the tort of Antivari. Quoting the words of this memorandum, the article says that Prince Daniel recognises himself— " That Montenegro is neither supported nor recognised by the Christian States, who ought never to have forgotten the services rendered by it to Christianity. If the Powers know little or nothing about the people of the Mountain, it is because our Sovereigns have never cared to have its independence recognised, and to have it admiitod among the European States." If this memorandum proves that the Montene grins have no legal act by which they can claim in dependence, there are, the article says, others coming likewise from the Montenegrins directly re cognising the sovereignty of the Porte : "In 1768, during the war with Russia, two monks, Stephen mid Vasili, agents of Catharine IT., induced the Montenegrins to revolt, but, seeing the Ottoman army approach, these latter drove away the monks, and ad dressed a petition to Mustapha, in which they recognised the powers of the great Padishah, and promised to deliver Stephen and Vasili if they ever appeared among them, a-id finally conjured the Sultan, by the tomb of the Prophet, and lily the blood of Christ, to receive them again as faith ful subjects. " There is, besides, according to the article, a pub lic treaty which recognises the rights of the Porte over Montenegro : " The Montenegrins took part in the unlucky war for Turkey which was terminated by the treaty of Sistowa, and the first article of this treaty is as follows : " There will be henceforth universal and perpetual peace by sea and land, and on rivers between the two em pires, their subjects and vassals, a true and sincere friend. ship, a close and perfect union, and a full and general amnesty for all hostilities and violence committed during this war by the two Powers, or by the subjects and vassals of such who have helped the other, and more especially by the inhabitants of every class of Montenegro, Bosnia, Servia, Wallachia, and Moldavia, who, in virtue of this amnesty, may keep their old places of residence, their possessions, and rights, without being molested or punished for having declared themselves against their own Sove reign, and submitted to the Imperial and Royal Court.' " In the treaties which have been concluded since that of Campo Formio in 1797, by which Austria got possession of the Venetian territory, or that of Presburg in 1806, by which these latter were given to France, until 1814, or that of 'V ienna in 1815, wich all made such changes in the possessions, contain nothing to invalidate the treaty of Sistowa as far as Turkey is concerned. The special treaties which have been more recently concluded by the Porte make likewise no changes with respect to this past of the Turkish territory. Finally, in 1856, the treaty of Paris has guaranteed the integrity of the Ottoman Empire, and consequently, likewise its rights on Montenegro, expressed in the treaty of Sistowa. "Thus (the article says) the Moniteur is wrong in saying that Turkey has abandoned for the last century the rights given to her by conquest over Montenegro. In its international treaties, and in its internal, political, and military measures, the Porte has always shown that it was decided to maintain them. The current affairs of admini stration show better than anything else this intention, as well as the recognition of the _Montenegrins themselves of the rights of the Empire. " Whatever the Moniteur may say to the contrary, the quiet inhabitants have always paid their taxes, that is, the land-tax and the personal tax, which up to the most resent times were received by the Sandjak of Soodra. The Montenegrins, who in Constantinople and in other locali ties of the Empire exercise the professions of gardeners, miners, carriers, &c., pay the taxes, and are treated in every respect as the other Christian subjects of the Em pire. "If the armed brigands of the Black Mountain have often defied the law, and if, through the support which they have found from the enemies of Turkey, they are more numerous, fiercer, and better organised than those in the Pyrenees, the Abruzzi, or the Appenines, that is no pieof that Turkey any more than another State has ceased to subject them to the laws, or that they have acquired in this way the right of legal prescription. "There is, besides, one point which the Moniteur forgets, and that is, that the Porte does not claim a right iu pos session as to Montenegro, similar to that, for instance, which is exercised over Algeria, or Poland, but only a right of sovereignty, which has always been interpreted in the most liberal manner. To argue from this freedom, left thus to the subject, and which the Sovereign, although often found to repel their savage attacks , has always dis puted, is to beg the question, and to place it from the be ginning on a ground which must lead to errors and false measures." The sovereignty of the Porte over Montenegro is here eleirly shown, in spite of Russo-Gresk mendacity and French complicity. This right once recognised, the Turks are ready to make very liberal concessions as regards the disputed dis tricts. Had it not been for diplomatic reserve, they might have concluded their arguments with the note of France and Russia, which threatened to f recognise the independence of Montenegro if the - troops were not withdrawn. STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, JUNE 4.—A more active cotton market at Liverpool, giving firmness - to prices, notwithstanding heavy imports during the week, has had the effect of bringing buyers more actively into this market to-day, and offers have been wade for both el nth and yarn at better prices than would have been given on Tuesday. The business has not been considerable, but in yarns sellers have realised W. per lb. better rates than could be obtained at the commencement of the week. In cloths manufacturers who had withdrawn their goods from the market at the prices offering have iu some cases obtained the rates they required. There is some demand for domestics, haigeloths, and T cloths for the Levant. Fabrics suited to the Indian trade are not in much request, but there is a cheerful feeling in the market, with other indications of renewed activity. ELECTION TO OPEN SCEIOLARSTIIPS, AT OXFORD.—The election to the four open scholarships, at Brasenose Col lege, Oxford, terminated yesterday (Friday), when the following were announced as the successful candidates : —Francis Brandt, Cheltenham College ; J. W. Black, commoner, Trinity College, Oxford, but recently from Edinburgh Academy ; W. B. Woodgate, St. Peter's College, Radley ; and T. B. Armitstead, Rassall School. There were 24 candidates. Ptirb 72bition SUN OFFICE, Six o'Clock. MONTENEGRO. VIENNA, June 2.—Attention must be particu larly directed to what is passing on the east coast of the Adriatic, for there are symptoms which lead to the belief that very serious complications will'arise out of the Montenegrin question. The French Go vernment is greatly exasperated against Turkey and Austria, and the sending of ships-of-the-line to the Adriatic is a demonstration against both Powers. Almost all the Austrian vessels of war are now in __ some port, where they are protected by _and batteries, and the screw sloop Frederic, which was to have gone from Alexandria to Naples, has received orders to return home without delay. No trepidation is observable here, and there are no unusual armaments, but it is evident that the Aus trian Government is on its guard. The recruits raised in March were enrolled a fortnight ago, and are already being drilled. Everything connected with the army is kept as secret as possible, but still it is known to me that 600,000 men can be in the field in a month, and 750,000 in seven or eight weeks. The concentration of troops in Russian Po land must be considered a kind of demonstration against Austria, but the latter remains passive, as she can, by means of the railroads, reinforce her army in Galicia in a very short time. That this Government does not even dream of an active in tervention in Montenegro need hardly be said. BAIL WAY INTELLIGENCE. WEST-END OF LONDON AND CRYSTAL PALACE. Yesterday a special general meeting of the pro prietors of the above railway was held at the offices in Great George-street, Westminster, for the pur pose of considering, and, if thought advisable, ap proving of the bills pending in Parliament, which affect the interests of the company. Resolutions were agreed to, approving of the following bills :- 1. A bill fur enabling the Battersea-park Commis sioners to sell, and the West-end of London and Crystal Palace Railway Company to purchase pieces of land situate near to the new bridge leading from Chelsea to Battersea-park ; for autho rising traffic arrangements between the said company and the South-Eastern, Mid- Kent, and East Kent Railway Companies ; for lease of undertaking to the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway Company ; for extending the time for completing extension to Farnborough ; 2. A bill for enabling the East Kent Railway Com pany to extend their railway from Strood ; 3. A bill to authorise the construction of a station near Victoria-street, Pimlico, and of a railway to con nect the same with the Crystal Palace Railway, A . Battersea. EASTERN UNION. Yesterday a Wharncliffe meeting was held, at Radley's Hotel, Blackfriars, for the purpose of con sidering and approving, or otherwise, the provisions of the following bills now before Parliament, viz. : A bill for the amalgamation of the undertakings of the East Suffolk Railway Company, the Yar mouth and Haddiscoe Railway Company, and the Lowestoft and &ccles Railway Company, for leas ing the same, and for other purposes. A bill to enable the Waveney Valley Railway Company to alter their line between Bungay and Beccles, and. for other purposes. Resolutions were passed ap proving of the bills. NORTH BRITISH. A meeting of this company was held at Edin burgh on Thursday for the purpose of approving ' the bill now before Parliament, for amending and , consolidating the acts of the company, and for authorising certain alterations on the Musselburgh and Leith branches ; as also to consider a resolu tion to apply so much of the contingent fund (as appearing on the general balance-sheet of the com pany at the 31st of January last) as the directors may think fit in liquidation of the Parliamentary expenses incurred in relation to the railways be tween Hawick and Carlisle. The sanction of the meeting was given to the bills referred to. GLASGOW AND SOUTH-WESTERN. On Wednesday an extraordinary meeting of thin company was held in Glasgow (Sir Andrew Orr in the chair) for the purpose of considering a bill now' before Parliament to enable the company to raise capital to the extent of 60,0001., and to amalga mate the Dalmellington Railway with the Glasgow and South-Western. A resolution approving the bill was carried unanimously, and the meeting separated. THE PRESS IN FRANCE. ------ The period of the suspension of the bidepen dance Beige ended a day or two ago. The managers of that paper resumed its circulation as before, naturally thinking that, having paid the penalty imposed on it, it had satisfied official vengeance. It was a grievous mistake. With a trifling eiceli" tion .t in favour of half a dozen orso of foreign diplo mao agents, the paper was not allowed to ? issued from the Post-office. Its suppression In France is now decided upon, and it will not 1r permitted to have even the privilege of transit through the French territory to Spain or Italy. 1t appears that this absolute interdict will not be raised except on three conditions—the dismissal of a direct for obnoxious to the French Government ; the ar pointment of certain of its correspondents on th e designation of the French authorities ; and the pub'r cation of only one edition. To understand this, it le right to observe that the independence Beige was 11 1 the habit of suiting its editions to the character c ) , the Government, or rather country, in which 111 ' was received. The edition concocted for France, was not the one patched up for Russia, nor that 01 Russia for Austria. This accommodating practice, discreditable as it was, has not, however, sue ° seeded. The Independenc?, like the old 10 013 in the fable, tried to please everybody, but he pleased none. Whether it will submit to this e"" ditional shame, I cannot say ; but there is but or!e opinion about this attempt to completely reduce D i to the condition of the French press. The press e u " France stands the lowest in Europe ; and ele il , Russian editors speak of it with scornful con3Ptha sion. With all this the Constitutionnel of this a ft i has the impudence to speak of Spain in a sort of patronising style, and with an air as it were pity mingled with encouragement. The press 0 , • Spain, not even under the ruthless regime °I . 1 Narvaez or the loathsome tyranny of a Nosed b ' ever was reduced to such a state. It can still pti,u, lish the proceedings of its Chambers without 01 obligation of receiving the mutilated fragments o) a debate from a censor ; and it can comment uP °P ' the acts of Government, and denounce the abuse: of authority. No doubt there are restrictions, b ri o fettered as the press in Spain has been, what it en , joys is freedom itself compared with what are Pu .. „' lished in France under the name o f newspePTe; Otherwise, whether as regards it s rev olutions) is ia men who have figured i n th em , or th e results tu' ) have followed, I see nothing whatever to justifi 3 „c assumption of superiority.—Paris Correspon d. " of the Times (second edition). Australian news, via Egypt, is now several daya ° i be due, the mail steamer Victoria being due at Suez 013 p 23d ultimo. The Victoria, however, is cousidered stow boat. of In the case of Messrs. Gotch and Got* banker.' r• e. ,h Kettering, the certificates were suspended for tu a t i o . years. Mr. Commissioner Fonblaaque delivered 013 ; 0 0 borate judgment, in which he dw e lt a t some length ur the , duties of baokere. t° stet . CHATEIWOBTH.—It affords us great pleasure that Chatsworth House an d grounds are onc e fi r°or. „lce thrown open to the public. The liberality of the m-ro, of Devonshire in following the example of his nebl e ,, l o ) to decessor, wi I be fully appreciated by the thoueenutovil whom Chatsworth has become a permanent art WO exhibition. —Derby .Report f At the half.yearlv meeting of the proprietors o,i.vicje London Chartered Bank of Australia 3 esterdaye a u ! de' end at the rate of 3 per cent. for the half-yeare Glared, free of income tax, making a total distriu'otil of 6 per cent. for the year 1857. The report agreed to. wo or The meeting of the creditors of Messree 8, 3 . 3 Sons, and Co., is fixed for Tuesday next, thus e" .° be lo; an opportunity of a full statement of their AO" 9 borP . sent out by the mail of the 9th inst. The extreme 0000 ness of the period that has elapsed since the seq e ot iot S says much for the mode in which the books a nd ac e of the firm have been kept. a d e l iv er VALUABLE EIRADS.—Lord Canning has (-were delsiver ward of 50,000 rupees to any person who sha l ,, i tn elei e :dive at any British military post or camp the ""ii th ° Ahmed Ahmed Oalah Shah, commonly called. eai 3 . Moulvee.' A reward of 25,000 rupees will also.esf psi to any person who shall deliver alive at any Brit' ee or camp Kooer Singh of Jugdespore. 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