The Sun. — London, England, 1860-03-09 00:00:00

ROYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE, King-street, St. James's. Lessee, Mr. T. B. Chatter ton. Directress, Miss Wyndham. The nearest Theatre to Chelsea, Pimlico, and 'Westminster, the Park being open to Carriages and foot passengers all hours of the night. THIS E VENING the performances will commence with "No. 49." After which, MAGIC TOYS. Miss Lydia Thompson. Followed by a new burlesque called DIDO. Mr. Charles Young, Mesdames Wyndham, Clara St. Casse, Murray, Eliza Arden, C. Ranoe, A. Evans, and Corps de Ballet. To conclude with FIRST AFFEUTIONS. Messrs. IL T. Craven, G. Spencer, and Miss Wyndham. Reduced Prices—Gallery, 6d ; Pit, Is. The Box-office open front 11 to 5 daily. Doors open at half—past six; perform ante commences at 7. CANTERBURY HALL CONCERTS.- THIS EVENING, LUCREZIA BORGIA, (Danizetti). - Donna Lucrezia ...... Miss Russell. Maffio Orsini Mrs. Anderson. Gennaro Mr. Henry Herbert. Don Altonzo Signor Tivoli. Conductor—Mr. Jonghrnans. Comic Vocalists —Messrs. George Ho'ison (the Irish Come dian and Mimic), IV. T. Critchtield, and E. W. hackney. Several interesting, Pictures are added to the Fine Arts Gallery. The suite of Halls have been re-decorated and eautifled, and constitute one of the most unique and brilliant sights of the metropolis. The gallery is open from 5 till 11 on Sunday Evening. THE WEATIIER.—StiN OFFICE, KrAncu 9, 1360. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 42—highest since noon yesterday. ;A—lowest this morning and during the night. 40—this day at noon. BAROMETER-30.17. WIND, North-Easterly; light, with cold weather and some snow. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tins DAY.—Morning, 3h. Om.—Afternoon, 3h. 20m. To-moußow.-Morning, Oh. 40m.—Afternoon, 3h. 59m. -#7 - 54 : ~ . Itfl A ,4 1 -. 4 . 9e ..k t______ % 4 449 E ' ,. , • Ai(t.f;' - n . -; s ' - r \ ~‘;‘,. , L, ,L . • • 4.,, s t ' ---,,,:..-.lo,l4eirt:o Fr ) '..._.ar ..:' THE SUN. LONDON, FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 1860. After some questions and answers more or less in reference to the Budget, Savoy, and other matters, Mr. BYNG rose to move that'' a humble address be presented to her MAJEsTt to assure her MAJESTY that, having considered the treaty of commerce concluded between her MAJESTY and the EMPEP.OR of the French, this house begs leave to approach her MAJESTY with their sincere and grateful ac knowledgments for this new proof of her MAJESTY'S desire to promote the welfare and happiness of her subjects ; to assure her MAJESTY that we shall pro ceed to take such steps as may be necessary for giving effect to a system which we trust will pro mote a beneficial intercourse between Great Britain and France, tend to the extension of trade and manufactures, and give additional security for the continuance of the blessings of peace." The hon. gentleman then proceeded to explain that his motion was in strict accordance with precedents, from the time of Mr. PITT down to the late treaty with Russia in 185 G. That was a treaty Whi c h i n our apprehension was also a one-sided arrangement the benefit of which was all on one side, for w e ex _ pended nearly £100,000,000 of money, and sacrificed the lives of tens of thousands of brave men without any recompense whatever. On the present occasion the arguments of Mr. BYNG were of course laudatory of the good intentions of Mini sters in negotiating the treaty. Several members spoke for and some against the one-sided character of the treaty, which was a sort of free trade in disguise, for we conceded all, while France conceded little or nothing, and that little was or 1y to come into operation some twelVe or even eigh' icen months afterwards. Acting on this latter view, Lord A. VAL E T Em . PEST, notwithstanding his sin cere wish ' g yp see the friendly relations betwe en F rance and - .E ng l and ex tended to their utmost limits, yet exr i r e ssed his fears that this was not possible for the present, and con cluded by moving an amendmen to the effect that the'lrouse declined to declare :its opinion upon the assumed advantages of the Treaty, until the Em peror of the FRENCH should make a distinct avowal of his intentions with res,pect to the annexation of Savoy and Nice. Sir HI:GU CAIRNS made an excellent speech, hoping that the address would be carried, but he de precated that the linen trade was overlooked in the treaty. The hon. gentleman considered that Government had acted without due cauti on or knowled ge o f the various subjects considered i n t h e treaty, and that they ought to have obtained, not only from France, but also Spain, ample concessions for the sacrifices made. Still the treaty, as a whole, merited his support, rather than that its overthrow might er.- danger the relations behVeen France and England. After an eloquent speech from Mr. MILNEIt GIB SON, in support of the treaty in all its scope, the amendment of Lord A. VANE TEMPEST was with drawn, and the debate was adjourned to this even ing, When the Address will of course be carried, out 114nrg .or•rsem 4. " VOLUNTEER COURT, DINNER, and BALL. The best and most complete accounts of these proceed ings, with the Official account of the names at the Court, will be found in the COURT JOURNAL. Sent free by post on the receipt of Six Stamps, by W. THOMAS, 2G, Brydges street, Strand, and all News Agents. BENSON'S IV ATCHES. " 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 ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA COVENT-GARDEN. _ Under the management of Miss L. Pyne and Mr. W. Harrison. THIS EVENING, will he repeated the grand Opera, en titled LURLINE, ty W. Vincent Wallace. Messrs.W. Har rison, Santley, Corri, and G. Honey ; Misses Louisa Pyne, Pilling, and F. Cruise, Conductor, Allred Mellon. To conclude with the new, grand pantomime, called PUSS IN BOOTS; or, Harlequin and the Fairy of the Golden Palms. Messrs. W. H. Payne, H. Payne, F. Payne, Barnes, Tallien. and Miss Clara Morgan. French Dancers—Mdlles. Lequine, Pasquale, Pierron, and Mons. Vandris. Doors open at half-pact 6—Commence at 7. T HEA TE,E-ROYAL, HAYIVIARKET, Lcsyce, Mr. J. B. Buckptnne.. Tins EVENING, will be performed the new and original Comedy, in three acts, entitled THE OVERLAND ROUTE. Messrs. C. Mathews, Iluclzstone, Compton, Chip pendale, Mrs. C. Mathews, Miss Weekes, and Mrs. Wilkins. Follewed by the new Haymarket Comic Christmas Panto ime, VALENTINE'S' DA Y; Harl and the Fairy of the True Lovers' Knot. The pantomimists the unrivalled Leclercqs. THEATRE-ROYAL LYCEUM.— Sole Lessee and Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVE.NING (2nd time these thirt years) THE SERGEANT'S WIFE. l'rineipal characters by Mr. James T.Lvon, J. Johnstone, J. Rouse; Mrs. Keeley (her first appearance), and Madame Celeste. After which, the magnificent Transformation Scene from KING THRUS fl BE Alt D. Concludinz with the new Drama of A TALE OF TWO CITIES, by Tom Taylor, Esq., from the story of that Dame by Charles Dickens, Esq. Principal characters by Mr. James Walter Lacy, Villiers, Rouse, Forrester. J. Johnstone, T. Lyon, Morton, Palmer, White, H. Butler, Clifford, and Fredericks ; Misses Kate Saville, Stuart, Turner, Mrs. Campbell, and Madame Celeste. Commence at 7. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.- Lessee, Mr. A. Harris. THIS EVENING, THE CORSICAN BROTHERS. G. Melville, A. Harris, and Miss Clifford. Followed by the Farce, CRUEL TO BE KIND. Mr. A. Harris, Frank Matthews, and Miss Carlotta Leclercq. After which, a new Christmas burlesque pantomime, by H. J. Byron, called JACK THE GIANT KILLER ; or, Harle quin King Arr.iur and the Knights of the Round Table. Jack, Miss Louise Keeley—Harlequin, Mr. Cormack Panta loon, Mr. faulo—Columbine, Miss Caroline Adams— Clown, Mr. A. F. Forrest. NEV THEATRE - ROYAL, ADELPHI, Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Benj. Webster. THIS EVENING, ICI ON PARLE FRANCAIS, Mr. .T. L. Toole, Chas. Selby. Billino;ton, Mrs. Chatterley, Mrs. Bit. lington, Miss Kate Kelly, and Laidlaw. After which, PAPER WINGS, Mr Alfred Wigan, J. L. Toole, D. Fisher, Billington, I'. Bedford, Stuart, C. Selby, Fburne, C. J. Smith, Powell, Romer, Mrs Alfred Wigan, Miss H. Simms, Miss Kate Kelly, and Mrs Chatterley. Followed by DINO RAH UNDER, DIFFICULTIES. Messrs. J. L. Toole, P. Bedford, Eliurne, C. J. Smith, Miss K. Kel'y. Doors open at half-past six—Commence at seven. Box- Office open from 10 to 5. No charge for securing seats, nor for bills of performance. All fees to servants of this establishment are strictly prohibited. Acting Manager—Mr. Wm. Smith. of courtesy to her MAJESTY, and the lively appre- temperance; Surely such an assertion made by a hension of " breakers ahead !" which are much to working man is worth the attention of our legis be avoided by many honourable members in these lators. stormy times. It is idle to preach temperance and moderation to men wearied with a hard day's work, returning, perhaps, to a crowded and comfortless room, with- out the ability to amuse themselves, while the L public-house or gin palace stands invitingly open, and the jest and laugh within are tempting them to ' enter. We may censure the loiterer, indeed, but would it not be wiser, more politic, more charitable to show counterbalancing attractions, instead of only reproof and reproach. Let us be sure that we are not demanding from him more than uncultivated minds and exhausted bodies can easily give. Let us enter a little into the difficulties of his position, and, while we blame his vices, let us see that, as legislators and Christian gentlemen, we are doing our best to take the stumbliggblocks out of his way. Since we possess so many noble institutions, and since our working men show themselves sensible of their advantages, let us by all means facilitate their enjoyment of such refining and cultivating recreation. When the hours of work of so many thousands in this metropolis extend from an early hour in the morning till seven or eight in the evening, how can we suppose the working man can visit these places, especially when we refuse to allow his entry on the only holiday he possesses ? It has been often decided by eompetent authority that it is more profitable for the artisan's body and soul to spend the Sunday evening in a tap-room or a tea-garden, under the elevating influences of tobacco and spirits, than to take his family to study the wonders of creation in the Museum, or to visit the fair gardens of the Crystal Palace. Even these reasoners, we should think, can see no objection to throwing open the public institutions in the evening hours. They are nominally designed for the benefit of the public. Why, then, should they be closed at the hours when most available for general benefit. We confidently hope that the Committee will arrive at a satisfactory conclusion, and devise some means by which the advantages afforded by our national institutions may be made available for the great body of the nation. COWES, ISLE OF TVIGIIT-211arch 8. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) It is not desirable that the subject of the Volun teer movement should be allowed to pass away from immediate discussion, as no festal days of triumph and excitement will avail, unless beneath the sur face of the glittering exterior there exist some solid and valid foundations. It is very saticfactory to notice the unremitting attention given by the press in general to this national question. It was also most gratifying to find that the Duke of CAM BRIDgE made no merely complimentary address to the assembled ranks of volunteers around him; but spoke with a frank cordiality, and an earnest man ner that could not but have favourably as well as forcibly impressed them. Another most important consideration is that the proceedings of Wednesday must have had an immense influence on foreign nations. They must have learned, whether willing or not, to admit that they did, the all-important fact, that the " nation of shop keepers" can yet turn their attention to arms. Also they must notice the unanimity that prevails among divers classes and separate interests. There is nothing in which foreigners make greater mis takes than in the temper of the English people. It is very different to their code of laws to hear of free discussion, and public meetings to discuss political and social questions ; hence they are apt to imagine that great discontent must exist, and perhaps incipient revolution is engender ing. But let a commn cause arise and all secondary ideas are banished. It has been so in the present case, and the sons of the volunteers who prepared themselves for the declared invasion of the First NAPOLEON, did not forget the spirit of their fathers when they made ready for a whispered hint of another Imperial transit. It is not to be supposed by the countries on the Continent, however, that because we are about to set our house in order that there is any wish for a contest, or that the fact of such arrangements being made necessitates any angry sentiments in our inter course ; above all, it must not be allowed to give rise to the report that we are afraid. It is a strange sign of fear to prepare for fighting, but those who are the most determined on the dayof battle are always the last to propose the unnecessary warfare, and the slowest to give offence. It is therefore incumbent on all who are connected with the movement that on Wednesday was triumphantly celebrated in the metropolis not to allow the present efficiency to lapse into neglect. If the storms now threatening in the political horizon pass away, and if the unpropitious state of affairs should happily be turned to one of security, there will still be no need to relax in the efforts that have been so spon taneously made and so energetically persevered in by the inhabitants of the country in all directions and of all classes. " 'Tis not in mortals to com mand success, but we'll do more, we will deserve it " is a fine sentiment, and one whieh can never fail to animate and inspire. It is so with the people of England. They cannot prevent the dis turbed nations of the Continent from making war with their alternate revolutions and despotisms, but they can prevent their own country from being taken unawares or at a disadvantage. Strong in the unanimity of the various grades and separate classes of the community, if the trumpet's voice should rouse the land, it will call forth prepared and disci plined, defenders of their country. Should we not be exposed to the horrors of war, one of the chief causes that will have con tributed to preserve for us the blessings of peace will have been the Volunteer Move ment, which has so powerfully declared to the world that no spread of commerce, no manufactur ing interests, and no class and political rivalries have prevented our banding together when danger threatened ; and that the sound of an enemy's ap proach made all unite as brethren in arms, and rivals only in renown. The select committee appointed by the House of Commons to inquire into the best means of throw ing open the public institutions of the metropolis to the working classes met yesterday, the chair being taken by Sir Jolly TRELAWNY, the well known advocate of Liberal principles. It is a subject of very great interest and impor.iance, which will at once address itself to the consi deration of all who concern themselves in the social welfare of the lower chesses. Popular education has long been admitted, to be the first step towards social reform, an 'l information con veyed by means of lectures .4 n d museums is more attractive to the uneducated man and more adapted to his wants than any kind of book learning or deep study. The object to be attained is the enlargement of his mind, the cultivation of his faculties. We do not expect to make him so proficient in scientific learn ing or to enable him to compete successfully with logicians and philosophers. There are, of course, exceptional instances in which a small amount of acquired knowledge has brought about the most important practical results, but in most cases the general culti,eation of the intelligence, and the provision of healthy and rational objects of interest, are all that is aimed at. Many a treati se , a m an who wo'. l ld soon weary of poring over Popular wer,td be int eres t e d an d absorbed in a lec t'are, and am use d an d occupied over the cases o ' l a museum. Among the witnesses who g ave evi°Aenee yesterday before the committee was Mr. 117* J i+ 3/Ec e r s i s l r lT B. ll s o p ß o E T , T l i n sl a N c ,.o h o in D i E st .s ,. and lie formerly d over Jeer at ' Messrs, fu l :t confirmation of what the supporters o f th e pro asserted, and remarked that, as a body, working men were more op en t o educa tion by the eye tha n b y the ear, an d that consequently illustrated lectures Were the best adapted to their comprehension. He had stated to a body of fellow workmen that he had been s um _ / moned to give evidence on this subject 1 before a committee of the House of Commons, a n d asked them how lie should represent their feelings. They were unanimous in expressing a wish to have these institutions opened in the evening, so that they might have sonic place of resort without being required to spend money. Mr. WHITMORE himself expressed his conviction that should the National Gallery, British Museum and similar places be thrown open to the working man in the evening, they would attract many from the beershop and gin palace. The South Kensing ton Museum, as he justly remarked, is compara tively useless to the vast numbers of workmen residing in the east of London. It would be absurd to suppose that when wearied by the day's labour, . the artisan would walk so many miles for the pleasures of scientific in struction. Yet th a t th ey are not insensible to these pleasures is proved by the statistics given by Sir Roderick MURCIIISSON and Professor lInx.LEY of the attendan ce at the lectures of the Geological Institution in J himself are er znyn-street. Mr. "irili t 3 m lO il ltE r , p res entative entative of th e class, an'ClfTaia with their habits, expressed his opinion that popu lar lectures given at any of these institutions would be the bet corrective that could be devised for in- THE GREAT HIGH TIDE.—Tho monster tide which was to have visited us to-day, and washed us out, did not make its appearance—indeed it did not come up to the mark of ordinary spring tides. Had the wind been S.W., instead of N.E., we might have had a different story to tell. We were visited by a very heavy gale of wind on Wed nesday, which did considerable damage to the sea walls. REMOVAL or THE COURT TO THE ISLE OF WIGHT.--• Her Majesty, the Prince Consort, and the other branches of the Royal Family.arrived to-day in the Fairy, and landed soon after two o'clock cn the Trinity-wharf, and proceeded in the Royal carriages to Osborne. COWES AND NEWPORT. RAILWAY.—Mr. Fernandez, the contractor, has commenced the tunnel into Cowes, and the other part of the road is progressing satisfactorily. It is expected to be opened for traffic about the Ist of August, SHE INCOME TAX. We are requested to publish the following cor respondence between Mr. Garnett, M.P. for Lan• caster, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer : " March 2, 1860. " fir —I have given notice of my intention to move in Committee of Ways and Means that the abatement of in come tax allowed to incomes under £l5O a year be extended to incomes under £5OO. ‘• If the income tax is to be made a permanent source of revenue—and who can doubt it, especially with a Reform Parliament looming in the future hope I may be par doned for suggesting, by the proposed extension, a plan— very imperfect I admit—by which the sense of injustice in taxing permanent and precarious incomes alike would, I think, to some extent be diminished. " The return laid before Parliament last July (No. 119, sess. 2), stating the amount of income tax charged under schedules D and E, and dividing the persons so charged into classes of incomes of £lOO, £l5O, £2OO, and soon, gives very valuable information on the subject • but, taken alone, it is clearly incomplete, and therefore I shall feel obliged if you can inform me whether it is possible, at no great cost of time or money, to lay before Parliament a similar return embracing all the schedules "I have the honour to remain, sir, "Tour very faithful servant, " WILLIAM J. GARNETT. " To the Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer." "11, Downing-street, Whitehal, March 7. "My dear sir. —From the manner in hi t ch the income tax has been levied since it was remodelled in the time of Mr. Pitt, we are Rot able to give for schedules A and C the returns which have been presented to Parliament for sche• dule D. Schedules A and C lay the tax off property, and take no account of the owner except in cases of application for exemption. " Neither can we estimate with precision the effect which the rtdoption of your suggestion would produce. But it wwaid probably be little short of £lOO,OOO a year for each penny of income tax. An additional establishment would also be requisite, to the extent of £2,000 or £3,000 a year. " I remain, faithfully yours, " W. E. GLADSTON E. " W. J. Garnett, Esq., M.P." TILE NEW .REFORM BILL, An influential public meeting of the inhabitants of Chelsea and Kensington took place at Mason's Riding-school, Brompton, last night, to support the provisions of the New Reform Bill regarding the enfranchifement of this district. The chair was taken by Mr. 'WILKINS, of Kens ington, who, in stating the object of the meeting, said—ln respect to the provision of the bill as ap pertaining to the enfranchisement of Chelsea and Kensington as a borough, there could be no diffe rence of opinion so fat as the principle was con cerned, though as regarded its details there may be some difference ; but it was scarcely their business to consider that part of the question on the present occasion, as they were now met to approve of this provision of the bill, and to assist in having it car ried through Parliament. (Hear, hear.) Mr. ARCIIBUTT moved the first resolution, " That this meeting hereby expresses its cordial acceptance of the projected creation of the new borough, to consist of Kensington and Chelsea; and thanks the Government for the concession of the just claims of those parishes to representatives in Parlia ment." Mr. WATTS seconded the resolution, which was carried unanimously. Mr. RABBITTS next moved, " That this meating pledges itself to use its utmost exerticats to support the Government in obtaining the sanction of Par liament to their proposal," Mr. M`CuLLAGn seconded the resolution, which was also carried, and a vote of thanks to the chair closed the proceedings. The Duchess of Buccltuch has arrived in Belgrave square, from Bowhill, Selkirkshire. Lady Walter Scott and infant son are progressing favourably. The Earl and Lady Constance Grosvenor have arrived at Stafford House, St. James's, from Calverley Park, Cheshire. Earl Fitzwiniam has arrived in Grosvenor-square from Wentw•Jrth House, Yorkshire. Tho noble earl enter tained a. large pa r ty o f o ffi cers b elonging to the Yorkshire Voltrateer Rifle Corps on Tuesday evening. TIT E COUNTESS GRANVILLE.—The bulletin of the condition of the Countess Granville, received in town yes terday afternoon from Brighton, was more favourable than could h ave b een expected, considering the weak state her ladyship is in. The last accounts received by the family connections were transmitted by telegraph to her Majesty at Osborne. Earl Granville's unremitting attention to the Countess compels hint to absent himself from his duties in the House of Lords. The Duchess de Dalberg, mother, and Sir John Ac!on, 111. P., son of the countess are y ing with their invalid relative. Lord and Lady Rivers and 1 Lady Georgians Fullerton ing place. are also r es idi ng at that water,: I MARSHAL PELTSSIER.—The Duchess do Mala'4.. hoff has just presented her.gallant husband, late Fre Aic h Ambassador at this Court, with a daughter. slight The mail steamer . Magdalena, to mail for. Brazil to-day will take C 50,800 in gold, an eu d ns £ ucep 3 , , p s is O yh O G iby:ins;:rear. The bar silver brought by the West IndiF, packet ae previous steamer.ad ance on s the e p d r ri f e a r e t a 6 l a d d forthe ho THE LATE CAPTAIN HARRISON.- S .om e misap - prehension having arisen in consequence of the absance of Royal patronage to the subscription in beha If of the widow of the late captain of the Great Eastern— , .in enterprise in which her Majesty and the Prince Cons , )rt had taken so marked an interest—we are requested to e xplaiu that it is contrary to precedent for her Majesty or th a Prince Consort to join a subscription on behalf of a psi vale individual. The following letter has been received from ;ir C. B. Phipps, K.C.B. : "Buckingham P r kla e, Merch 1. " Sir,—l beg to acknowledge the receip t of your letter of yesterday's date. I have tho honour to a you, in re ply, that it i s con t rary to establisher' r her Majesty the Queen o r th e P r i nce Consort f' a private i n di v id ua l . — I have 'ntion f obedient b uni bl e servant, • rule .0 join a 3tzb6... cto honou r to be, yu"- " 0,13. Purpt,fr.i." THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 9, 1160. LATEST NEWS. The following telegrams have been received at Mr. Reuter's office : PARIS, MARCH 9. The Moniteur of to-day publishes the usual monthly return of the Bank of France, which shows the following results as compared with the previous return : INCREA SE. Cash in hand Current account DECREASE. Bills discounted not yet due .... 28a million Advances Bank notes 29A- do. Treasury balance The Patric of last evening says : " We believe wo are in a position to state that on the question of Savoy Sardinia shows such con ciliatory intentions as could be expected from a country which owes its aggrandisement to France." VIENNA, INlAncll 9. The official Wiener Zeitung announces that Gen. Eynatten, in spite of all precautions, committed suicide on Wednesday night, after having confessed his guilt, and expressed his repentence for it, TURIN, MARCH 8. The Opinione affirms that in the note of the 2d inst., relative to Savoy, Count Cavour expresses the attachment of the Government of the King to his provinces ; but, at the same time, true to the principle which he supports in Central Italy, he declares his intention to interrogate the population in a manner to be established by Parliament, re serving besides the questions of the frontiers and guarantees to be given to Savoy. FRANKFORT-ON-THE -MAINE, THURSDAY. In to-day's sitting of the Federal Diet the pro posals of the Holstein COM 111 it tee have been accepted. In the discussion which preceded the adoption of the proposals the Danish Ambassador protested against any limitation of the sovereignty of the King, against the right of the Holstein Diet to pass definitive resolutions, and against the right of the Federal Diet to send executive troops. He further declared the readiness of the Kihg to give up the projected Assembly of Delegates, and stated that the Danish Government prefers to treat direct with the Diet. The publication of the protocol of this sitting of the Federal Diet was resolved upon." CONSTANTINOPLE (via TRTE6TE), MARCH 3. Sir Henry Bulwcr will shortly proceed to Eng land on family affairs. The Western Powers have made proposals to the Porte to assist in the maintenance of its rights in Servia and the Danubian Principalities should any complications and an armed intervention take • place there. It is stated that the Porte has requested a treaty of alliance with them for certain emergencies; HUNGARY. A letter from Pesth, dated March 2, says : Count Thunn, the Minister for Public Worship and Instruction, has set his heart upon carrying his no torious plan for the organisation of the Protestant Church in Hungary. Not satisfied with the very questionable honour of having signed the concordat with the Pope against the wishes of the immense majority of the Roman Catholic laity and priest hood, he wishes to force his obnoxious organisation upon the reluctant Protestants. At first he be lieved that the opposition against it proceeds ex clusively from political grounds, and is fanned by the party of the so-called old Conservatives, therefore he thought that political persecution might deter the leaders of the Conservatives from making speeches in the meetings of the dis tricts and taking the lead of the agitation. The case of M. Zsedcnyi, however, soon satisfied Count Thunn that prison has no terrors for men of a strong conviction ; the late imperial counsellor had no word of apology before the judges, and refused to crave for mercy at the doors of the Ministers. This punishment did not prevent the defiance meetings of the districts, and the interview with the deputation headed by Baron Vay could not fail to impress the Count with the conviction that all his threats will not lead the Protestants to submission. He is now abandoning his fruitless policy of bullying, which only increased the agitation ; we do not hear that he resents the obstinate resistance of all the Cal vinists and of the majority of the Lutherans; his order in council threatening the recusant congrega tions, seniorates, and districts with the loss of their corporate rights, seems to be suspended for all prac tical purpose, though it has not been formally modi fied or cancelled. But the minister has evidently no intention to give up his plan of organisation, which restricts publicity, and practically annuls the liberty of election, by making the confirmation of the elections by the political! authorities necsssary for their validity; he only changes his tactics, and now tries to bribe the Protestants into submission. Well aware that the Protestant Church subsists on the voluntary contributions and bequests of her members, and that tha clergy in general, and even the super intendants, are poorly paid, he now sets aside 94,000 florins a year (about £9,000) for the use of the Protestant Church, equally divided between the 800,000 Lutherans and 2,000,000 Calvinists—since the lat ter are more obstinate, they get less of the subven tion—to better the condition of the clergy. The superintendents of Pesth, Presburg, Oldenburg, and Debreeain, are to get a subvention of 4,000 florins a yrar, those of Eperies, Szarvas, New Verbasz, Komorn, Papa, Sarospatak, and New Szivacs, 3,000 florins, and each senior 300 florins a year. Of course this Government subvention will be paid only to those seniorates and districts which shall have accented the Ministerial organi sation, and will be withheld from the recusants. A certain time is allowed for the working of this measure, and if it prove ineffectual the Minis ter may resort again to bullying. The Protes tants arc thus placed in an awkward dilemma, ministerial favour and ready money on one side if they give up the principle of an autonomic organi sation of the Church and place themselves under the direction of the Jesuit ministry of public wor ship, and the loss of their corporate rights on the other side, persecution and martyrdom, if they re main true to themselves. The eyes of all Hungary are turned now to them, and though it cannot be expected that some poorer congregations should not be caught by the ministerial bait, it seems certain that the Calvinist Church remains firm, and that the majority of the Lutherans will not be reduced to a minority. We hear that the plans for the so-called consti tuti ()nal organisation of the empire have at last been matured at Vienna : they amount to a mere farce. The Council of the Empire—that most obstructive of all the Austrian institutions—is to become the propelling engine of the State. Its num ber will be increased by about one-half; they are to be composed of 70 to 80 members, all of them to be nominated by the Emperor ; but whilst he appoints one-half of them for life according to his pleasure, he elects the other half for six years, from lists pre sented to him by the provincial diets. Since, however there are as yet no provincial diets in existence, the Emperor appoints the first batch for the coming six years according to his own pleasure. The Council of the Empire, thus reinforced, has to control the budget, and to deliberate, without a decisive vote, the project of laws sent by the Emperor for its dis cussion; the first of these projects is to be the orga nisation of the provincial diets. In order that En - lish readers may become fully acquainted with the bearing of this measure, which in the official and semi-official papers will be called a constitution, we must remark here that neither this Council of the Empire, which is to represent the Senate, nor the diets will have any legislative power, still less the right of refusing to vote the budget, or reducing, or altering the amount of taxes, or re gulating the way in which they are to be levied; all these points belong exclusively to the preroga tive of the crown. The diet and the eouncil are only deliberative assemblies; they have to discuss the projects of law comm un i ca t e d to them, but their resolutions do not bind the ultimate decision of the Emperor, who, as often as he pleases, may altogether dispense with their advice. The Coun cil of the Empire and the diets have further no initiating power; they are not allowed to discuss matters not submitted to them by the Ministers, and only the diets, not the Council of the Empire, may accept petitions. You see clearly that the Austrian Government has faithfully copied the institutions of the Turkish Empire, and that Francis Joseph is ready to give his subjects the constitution devised by Mahmoud and his son, Abd-ul-Medjid, forthe benefit of the Turks. The provincial diets and communal councils are faithfully copied from the Metljlis, and the Council of the Empire will be scarcely more effi cient than the Council of the Tanzimat. As regards the Ministers, we see that Baron Bruck has no higher ideas than those of his Turkish colleague viz., loans, increased taxation, and paper money; and if we compare the Sheikh ul Islam with Count Thunn, we must confess that the Turkish dignitary is the more liberal of the two. What a pity that Lord Normanby is not an Austrian subject ! lam quite certain he would now have a good chance, of being appointed Councillor of the Empire, faith fully to represent the wishes and aspirations of the Italian population under the Austrian sceptre. His anile twaddle would be probably more acceptable to his compeers among the Austrian councillors of the empire than to the European public. I think it is no secret in England that Austria is arming upon an extensive scale, and that the pre parations for war are unmistakeable. Still the semi-official papers are somewhat out of humour. Hearing that Sardinia increases her army, they actually attribute it to the madness or malice of Count Cavour; for if France should back Sardinia there will be no war, and if France does not, Sar dinia will be crushed whether she has 100,000 or 200,000 men under arms,, whilst her armament ruins not only the Italians but forces Austria likewise to spend more money. All the court and military party reason in this way, and come to the conclu sion that Cavour is the wickedest man on earth, who seeing before him the complete downfall of his own country, maliciously puts Austria to great expense. Such are the men who rule this Empire LYCEUM THEATER. THE SERGEANT'S WIFE. The announcement by Madame Celeste that it was ntended to reproduce the melodrama of " The Ser geant's Wife," which lives only in the recollection of those who thirty years ago had the pleasure of witnessing the admirable performance of Miss Kelly and that distinguished band of performers who are almost extinct, but whose example appears to have inspired a not unworthy race of representa tives, was a surprise to the play-going public, but the realisation of the performance of last night was more gratifying even than the recollection of by gone achievements. As was said by some cynical traveller on the road to Chalons, in reply to a romantic allusion to the dreams of Itosseau, "La route vaut nzieux que les souvenirs," so we may venture to express our opinion that this well constructed melo-drama was better represented last night than when we were affected in our youth by the alternate emotions of pleasure and pain which the powerful situations of the piece are cal culated to inspire. Miss Kelly, who stood un questionably at the head of this class of dramatic representations, is an historical association which can never be separated from "The Sergeant's Wife ;" and so much artistic care had she devoted to the impersonation of the character, that it will be remembered when th a t l a d y opene d her dramatic school at Soho she commenced her season with this performance —a triumph of histrionic skill which at that period of excellence was acknowledged to be the perfection of the art. If we remember rightly Miss Kelly is the last remaining representative of that distinguished of artistes. Mrs. Keeley appeared last night in her original part of Margot, the strongest test which could possibly be applied to the singu lar talent of Madame Celeste. Mrs. Keeley is in possession of so much experience and so much ability that these qualities would have over shadowed any second rate artiste ; bat in the case of Madame Celeste they only served to bring out in stronger relief the extraordinary natural and acquired powers which that lady possesses. The passion, the intensity of expression, the perfect command of every situation presented in the drama, cantituted a perfect and finished study of this school of dramatic art, which was fully borne - witness to by the fixed and earnest attention of an appre ciative audience. It is scarcely possible to imagine anything more intensely absorbing than the inte rest which Madame Celeste, by refinement of art, contrived to surround the particular scene upon which the whole interest of this melodrama turns, namely, that wherein the un fortunate sergeant's wife is condemned to witness without a hope of escape, as she imagines, the mur der of the father of her husband. Nor was her by-play less to be admired, in that scone where she escaped from the chateau. We may be excused for not detailing the plot of the " Sergeant's Wife," since it must be familiar to all who take any inte rest in theatrical affairs. It is sufficient for us, at the present moment, to declare our decided con viction that it would be impossible to produce, in any other theatre, an ensemble more perfect than that which we had the gratification of witnessing in the representation last evening of the "Ser. geant's Wife." We should not be justified, how ever, notwithstanding what we have said, in clos ing this notice without remarking upon the very great care with which each character was sup• ported, Old Cartoache was admirably brought out by Mr. T. Lyon, who reminded us forc'bly of the palmy days of newton; whilst Mr. James Vining exhibited remarkable talent in dealing with the character of Denis. Mr. Johnstone's Gaspar, a very ungrateful part, was nevertheless well sus tained ; and the Robin of Mr. Rouse gives addi tional confirmation to the very high opinion we have already expressed of this gentleman's dramatic talent. It was, indeed, perfect; and we feel per suaded that if Mr. Rouse prosecutes the study of his art with the same care and energy which he has already shown since his introduction to the London boards, he is destined to attain the very highest rank in his profession. MR. COBDEN AND HIS CONSTITUENT& The following letter from Mr. Cobden, M.P., has been received by Mr. Mellor, town-clerk of Roch dale : , Cannes, France, March 3, 1860. Dear sir,—Your letter, addressed t o th e H ouse o f Commons, did not reach me, and I have only to-day received your favour of the Bth ult., enclosing tho resolutions passed by the town council of Rochdale, and the public meeting of the inhabitants of the borough, approving the conduct of their representa tive in relation to the negotiation of the treaty of commerce with France. I regret that I should thus have been accidentally prevented from tendering to my constituents a more prompt expression of my gratitude for this mark of their confidence and kindness ; and the more so because it would have given to me an opportunity of explaining to them the cause of my absence from the House of Commons. In compliance with the advice of my m2dical attendant at Paris, I have pa'd a visit to this tem perate region, to avoid the severe weather and the late hours incidental to London parliamentary life in the months of February and March. It is, how ever, my intention to return to my post the first week in April; and I need hardly add how much I regret mx absence from the house during the re cent discusssions,—l remain, dear sir, yours truly, RICIIARD COBDEN. Zach. Mellor, Esq., Town-clerk, Rochdale. The Mayor of Birmingham has received the following letter from Mr. Cobden, M.P.:— Cannes, France, March 2, 1860. Dear Sir,—l have received with feelings of sincere gratitude the resolution passed at a public meeting of the inhabitants of Birmingham, thank ing me for the services rendered to the cause of free trade by the recent negotiation of the French treaty. It must ever be a source of legitimate pride to a public man when his acts receive the sanction of large bodies of his countrymen ; and I can unfeignedly assure you that I have felt espe cially gratified and honoured by this proof of the approbation of the intelligent' and public-spirited community over which it is your privilege to pre side. Pray accept my thanks for the kind and friendly expressions conveyed in you letter accom panying the resolution ; and I remain,; dear si r , yours very sincerely, RICHARD COBDEN. TirE ALPACAS IN AUSTRALIA.—The shearing of Mr. Ledger's flock of alpacas has been - successfully com pleted, and we may soon expect to have the wool in the English market,--iltestralian and .11reto Zealand Gazette. LITERATURE. ne Constitudond Press. Bentley's Miscellany. " Ovingdean Grange " increases in interest in the present number. The perils surrounding the young hero have reached a culminating point, and with breathless anxiety we share the perplexities of Dulcie while her lover is within reach of the pursuers, and both friend and foe are quarrelling for her smiles. The one ready to betray, the other eager to arrest him, and a word or look of hors the signal for his destruction. The vivid impassioned manner in which all this is described reminds us of Mr. Ainsworth's happiest efforts. Among the novelists of these latter days we know none so •gifted as he in the power of exciting vivid interest. Other writers may equal or surpass him in other qualities, but in that magic power which en thrals the reader's imagination and keeps his atten tion, for the time, spell-bound, the author of " Jack Sheppard " and " Crichton " stands pre eminent. These new chapters of Ovingdean Grange give further illustration of this capacity. "A Story of Twenty-four Hours" is taken from the German of Hacklawder ; it is full of interest, and so is the amusing account of " How my Brother stood for Cantilborough "—an election sketch full of humour and vivacity. Dudley Costello con tinues his novel of our own time, " Gurney : or two Fortunes," and Frederick Enoch and Nicholas Michell have contributed two little poems on " Footsteps " and "French and English Beauties" —both very musical—the first mournful, the last most gallant and patriotic. MISCELLANEOUS MAGAZINES. The Eclectic has a lengthened article on Mr. Darwin's celebrated work on the origin of species. The theories set forward in that remarkable book are thoroughly examined and discussed. Thomas A'Becket forms the subject of another paper, which gives a succinct summary of the story of the am bitious Archbishop. A memorial paper on the eminent essayist and historian whom England has lately lost, pays an earnest tribute to his memory. 7'he National Magazine maintains its improved character. Mr. Roebuck is this month the subject of the Parliamentary sketch drawn by the able hand of the editor. Mr. Copping continues his novel of ‘.‘ Sundown," and other tales are given, with several miscellaneous papers of varying merits. The woodcuts are somewhat improved ; among them is an engraving of the charming picture of an Avenue which was lately exhibited. The Church of England Monthly Review is an excellent periodical, of sound religious principles, which was much wanted by members of the Established Church. An article on " Practical Preaching" has much in it worth reading. This magazine is by no means prejudiced or narrow-minded in its charac ter; and although, of course, chiefly devoted to the consideration of religious questions, it is not devoid of topics of literary and social interest. Once a- Week offers its usual 'rarieiy of contents. The prominent feature in the monthly part is the com mencement of .a new, tale by George Meredith. We cannot compliment the author of the story entitled "The Pythagorean," for, although certainly origi nal, the repulsive horrors of the tale could only suit a morbid taste. Many animated sketches, on a wide range of subjects, are to bo found in this number. The keen practical sense of Miss Marti neau, and the lively pen of Samuel Lover, are also pressed into the service. Good TPorcls is a new religious periodical, of a very able character. The circulation of the earlier numbers is reported to have been immense. Newton's London Journal has its usual articles on current events, affecting the patent laws, and an extensive list of recent patents, together with the-reports of scientific in stitutions, and lists of grants under the new law. o Follet is full of startling changes in ladies'. toilettes, which, as usual, it sets before us with all the attractions of art and taste. Messrs. Longman continue their people's edition of Moore's Memoirs, abridged from the first edition. It is to be . com- Fleted in ten monthly parts, of which the third is now ready. The cheap edition of Noon's National Airs has now reached a conclusion, and we heartily commend it to all musical amateurs, for the excel lence and variety of its contents, and the modera tion of its price. LIVERPOOL, Wednesday. —The Montreal Ocean Steamship Company's screw-steamer North Briton sailed to. day for Portland, with the United States' and Canadian mails and passengers. The Liverpool, Philadelphia, and New York Company's steamer City of Manchester sailed the same day for New York, with mails for the United States and 100 passengers. On Saturday next the Cunard mail steamship Canada will be despatched for New York with the mails for the United States and North America. Letters may be posted till 9 a.m., and via Queenstown till 9.30 . p.m. IiE NSINGTON-oARDENS.—A writer in a eontem• porary says :—The advocates of the suspended plan for spoiling Kensington -gardens, and tampering with the evils of the Serpentine, appear to be endeavouring to support that plan by allegations that the method adopted in the similar case of St. James's-park has failed to supply pure water. It is true that the water in the western parts of the lake in St. James's-park is often impure, and almost always stagnant. But what is the cause ? A piece of stupidity, which must be seen to be credited,r,was perpetrated there. A large quantity of beautiful water, clear as crystal, is pumped from Duck Island into the lake; but, instead of entering the lake at its upper end, and passing from the lake at its lower end, the fresh water is poured into the lake within a few yards of the place of exit. The consequence, of course, is, that the cleanest, instead of the dialog, water is constantly running away into the sewers, and the upper part of the lake retains its contents almost without change. Letters from Valparaiso of the 14th of January state that Chili continues quiet, and that business has lately been active. The Custom-house revenue for 1859, not withstanding the interruption to commerce caused at the beginning of the year by the revolutionary movements, is shown to have exceeded that of 1858 by about £60,000. This magazine still exhibits the same talent that has characterised its earlier numbers. The story of " Hopes and Fears" is continued, and displays so much of that power of description and interest of narrative that no one can fail to be pleased with it who appreciate those writings that are simple in themselves, but by their truth are not unimportant in their influence. Lucilla is admirably portrayed, and she is now taking a more promin en t pl ace i n the story. It is sometimes said that to be good and disagreeable is high treason against virtue, and it is also true that none serve vice more effectually than those whose manners are fascinating while their principles are not in strict accordance with the requirements of right. It is too much the fashion with authors to make all either unnaturally good or improbably vicious. Some extremes exist doubtless, but they do not influence so much as the Softer and sympathising style. This new attempt of this delightful authoress does not deteriorate from her previous excellent productions. The shetch of " War" presents, under the guise of a simple tale, some very effective scenes of the hor rors that the presence of an army inflicts on a country, and no one can say the picture is overdrawn. The most interesting article here met with is that on "The Works of Mr. Disraeli," and notwithstanding the party predilections of this magazine no critic has a right to say that such feelings have exercised undue in fluence on the writer of this dissertation. The lan guage is fair and impart;al, and the lovers of lite rature will be gratified at the opportunity thus afforded of recalling to mind some of the most de lightful works in their peculiar style that the pre sent day has rossessed. It is too much the fashion with intemperate advocates of party purposes to ignore all that redounds to the credit of their oppo nents, and to pervert everything to suit their views of detraction, forgetting in this how they lower themselves instead of humiliating the others. ,It is not this sentiment that inspired chivalrous comba tants, who tasted of "That stern joy that warriors feel In foemen worthy of their steel." Why should such ideas be banished from civil conten tions ; nothing is gained, while much is lost, from their decadence. It would be difficult to say if any public man has had more to struggle against in his career than he who now leads the Conservative party in the House of Commons with a dexterity that no chief of party in the present day has equalled. While their vaunted majorities have fallen away in the hour of need, he has twice led his minority to office. In this article, however, the writer merely refers to Mr. Disraeli's literary achievements, and although it is not likely that the claims of public life and the desires of private ambition will allow the politician to resume the novelist, the author of Coningsby and Sybil gained no inconsi derable reputation among the anthers of his coun try before he took his place among her most eloquent orators, and therefore this criticism is appropriate in its purely literary sense as here scrupulously considered. It is truly said that Mr. Disraeli's literary fame will chiefly rest on his poli tical novels, of which Coningsby was the first and foremost; and those who remember the excitement that it created, and the great success it immediately obtained, will not deny the statement. Not many of the novels of the day, whose name is legion, have three editions in three months in England, and have fifty thousand copies sold in America. The Two Triumvirates" is really a most admirable composition, full of dash and daring, while it dis plays much wit, and exhibits some independence of spirit truly national. This magazine is celebrated for its smart verses ; and the lines on " Cmsar Postiche" are also very entertaining, and those who do not like the purpose of the writer must be amused by its perusal. " The Proprietors of Pro gress" is the political subject, and of course it is occupied with the budget and treaty, which are described as detrimental to our interests, and inju rious to our influence at home and abroad as at present constituted. PARLIAMENTARY COMIMITTEEB. (THIS DAY.) THE SERPEN TINE. The committee re-assembled this morning in room 16. The first witness called was 11r. Greaves, civil engineer to the East London Water Works, who said—l am familiar with the operations for the filtering of water. The Chairman—Do you think that filtration through sand would bs an effectual mode of getting rid of floating weeds and other impurities ? Witness—Certainly. It would get rid of any floating substance. I have invariably found that weeds causes more danger than mud. There would be no difficulty in filtering the water of the Serpentine, but I don't think there would be any great result. Chairman--Then the passing the whole of that water daily through sand would not make it clear. Witness—lt would greatly depend on the season, but the chances are you would not get any very effectual result. I don't think you would ever get it perfectly clear. The Chairman—you state you are familiar with filter beds—what is the shortest time you have ever known filter beds to become choked ? Witness—l have known filter beds to become choked in three days. There was a small amount of mud arising from clay. The greater part of the obstruction was caused by weeds. The Chairman—Was that an unusual circumstance ? Witness—Yes, certainly." It was in the hot weather. After May, June, July, and August, the growth of weeds goes considerably off. The Chairman—What is the size of the inter beds you speak of ? Witness—At the East London Waterworks I have 12 acres of sand, through which 17,000,000 gallons of water passes daily. The space is divided into 13 portions. The whole quantity of water I have mentioned passes through those beds in 24 hours. Chairman—What is the average time before the beds get choked ? Witness—About three weeks. Chairman—What are the expenses of cleansing the filter beds ? -- • Witness—lt cost last year £lO per acre. That included the whole expense without putting a value on the water filtered. Chairman—How do you divide the charge of £lO per acre for cleansing P Witness—l set down £4 for washing the sand, £4 for re-sanding, and new materials, and £2 for wages. In answer to further questions the witness said there was no disagreeable smell arising from the chocked beds. There was no bad odour from the surface of the sand, but when it was cut down for the purpose of washing the sand was of a darker colour, and then there was a some what pungent . smell. There certainly was no vary great number of persons residing in the vicinity of the works of the East London Water Works. The green stuff taken from the water inprocess of filtration, was carted away and put upon garden ground as manure. Had never known complaints to have been made of the stench arising from this vegetation, as no persons resided near the place it was carted to. The filtration of the 30th part of the Serpentine daily would not produce any visible result in cleansing the water. By Sir John Shelley—The object of filtration is to obtain clear water, but I don't think where you have such a body of water to deal with as that of the Serpentine that you can obtain that object. You may purify a certain quantity of water daily, but you turn it into the main body of the water again, and it soon becomes as impure as before. I believe it is proposed to erect fountains in the Serpentine. If that is done the constant playing of the fouutains will increase the risk of losing a portion of the supply of water by evapo ration. It will therefore be necessary to provide a supply to make good the waste and loss by evaporation. lam not acquainted with the springs at the bottom of the Serpen• tine. By Mr. Locke—The estimate for filtration is I think too low. I don't know how long it is since the Serpentine was cleaned. I don't know of such a process for the last 30 years, but if it is so long ago, I think that if the bottom was cleaned and properly dressed with clay, or some o her substance, and the vitality removed, there would be, no need of any filtration at all. Such an operation would greatly improve the water. It would not requiae ahything done to it again for five or ten years. At the end of five years I should empty and refill it again. That is the plan I should adopt in preference to any scheme of filtration. CLARE (COUNTY). The committee met again this morning. Lord Stanley in the chair. Michael Grady, a native of Ennis, a non•elector, said he recollected a meeting in Ennis. He recollected certain points in the speech of Col. White. He said he would be returned at any price. The meeting cheered very much at such an announcement. There were between two and three thousand persons present, but he did not call that a large number. (Laughter.) He knew all the folks of qua lity in Enßis, especially the butchers—be (witness) was a butcher—(laughter) —that is a cattle-dealer, one who buys and sells pigs. (Laughter.) He knew a person named John Cangley, and a Mr. Mear. Mr. Phinn, on the part of the sitting member, asked what was intended to be proved by the present witness ? Mr. Wordsworth said he should be able to'prove by this witness, who was not an elector, the names of several per sons who had taken bribes. Mr. Phinn objected to such a course the name of the party bribed must be specifically mentioned. It would not do to prove that money was given to the butchers and traders of Ennis to be expended in bribery. After some discussion, the learned counsel for the peti tioner said he would leave that part of the case and prove direct bribery in the case of John Gorman and Arthur O'Donnell. The examination of the witness was then proceeded. He said he had been employed as an outside agent by Mr. Mac- Damara to get voters and take them to the tallq••room to support Col. White. POLICE INTELLIGENCE -(THIS DAY.) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A CASE FOR A REFORMATORY.—James Butler, a Ctl2l• ning young urchin of nine years of age, was charged with stealing 38 cigars from the shop of Mrs. Eliza Taylor, tobacconist, of 62, Dean-street, Soho; and also on sus. picion of stealing from the shop of Mr. Charles Harris, hosier, of 80, Old Compton-street, five silk handkerchiefs and nineteen yards of calico, of the value of 21s. Yrs. Taylor said that, in consequence of being spoken to by a teneut, she missed from a cigar case on the counter 38 cigars, and the prisoner was shortly after brought back by a constable. Mrs. Mary Aan Haydon, lodger of the last witness, said she saw the boy go into the shop and come out some minutes aftereretwo with boysa bundle, when she g ave i n f orma ti on . Th ere w outside much bi gger th an the prisoner. Broker, 73 C, said be found the cigars on the prisoner wrapped in his cap. Mr. Charles Harris, hosier, of 80, Old Compton-street, said the day before yesterday the prisoner came, in, and asking for a trifling article, said he had not money enough and would call again, and shortly after he left he missed five silk handkerchiefs and nineteen yards of calico. Mr. Bingham said be should remand the boy for A. vreek for further inquiries to be made. THIS DAY'S MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE. Very little English wheat was received up to our market to-day, coastwise and by land carriage ; henco the show of samples was limited. Good and fine qualities were in: fair request at full prices; but low and damp parcels moved off heavily at late rates. We were fairly supplied with foreign wheat, wholly ex-granary. The transactions in all kinds were much restricted. However, late rates were suppurated. Floating cargoes were firm in price. The few samples of English barley on show realised very full prices ; but foreign parcels were at slow inquiry. An kinds of malt moved off heavily at Monday's quota tions. Oats were in steady request, and sound qualities were the turn dearer. Beaus, peas, and flour moved off slowly, but at full prices. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK Wheat. Barley„ Malt, Oats. Flour. English 1,440 2,430 i 2,780 ' 60 i 1,080 Irish Foreign 4O I 6,290 i .-- 1,0580 i 10 ek e . 1 3,790 bls. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. These markets continue to be well supplied with all kinds of meat, and the trado generally is inactive, at the annexed quotations : Per Sibs. by the carcase. s. d. e. d. s. d. a. d Inferior Beef 2 6to 2 10 1 Infr. Mutton. 3 2to 3 6 Mid. d 0..... 3 oto 3 4 Mid. do 3 Bto 4 2 Pm.largodo. 36t0 4 0 Primo do. 44to 4 6 Do. small do. 4 2to 4 4 Veal 4 Bto 5 4 Largo pork.. 3 6to 4 2 Small pork BOROUGH HOP. We have no change to notice in the value of any kind of hops. The demand is chiefly confined to good and fine parcels of last year's growth. Mid and East Kent pockets-84s to 147 s per cwt. Weald of Kent do. 6ss to 86s „ Sussex do. 64s to 80s „ COLONIAL. TEA—The market remains very quiet, and without any change to report in price. Suonn—A very moderate business has been transacted, and the few dealings entered into have been in refiners' qualities, at former rates. COFFEE—At public sale superior descriptions of Planta tion Ceylon brought full rates; but ordinary and inferior qualities were neglected. RICE —Rather less firmness has prevailed, and in some instances prices have slightly given way. FRUIT—A strong business has been done in currants, at fully late quotations. SALTPETRE—There has been rather more activity in the private market, and full prices have been obtained for the finer qualities. TALLow—The market has been dull, and prices have slightly given way. P.Y.C., on the spot, Is now quoted 593 Gd to GOs ; and last three months, 53s 6d.