The Sun. — London, England, 1860-12-20 00:00:00

Acting' Manazer—Mr. Wm. Smith. A STLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.— - Proprietor and Manager, Mr. WM. BATTY. Crowded Houses nightly to witness the Lions and the great Brute Tamer. Miss Rebecca Isaacs every Evening. Notice.—There will be no half-price during the engage ment of the Lions, except for children under ten years of age, and then to Pit and Boxes only. This Evening, a new Spectacle, entitled THE LION CONQUEROR; or, The .I)eath Jungle, expressly for the introduction of the Wonders of the World, " The Groupe of Performing Lions." The Lion Conqueror, Mr. J. Crockett To be succeeded by Scenes in the Arena, supported by talented Parisian and British Artistes. Concluding with the First Act of THE DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT. Marie, Riss Rebecca Isaacs. Doors open at half-past 6, performance commence at 7. 130 z-office open daily from 11 till 4 Stage Manager—Mr. W. WEST. Director of the Arena—Mr. Pearson. Batty's Prize Pantomime will be produced on a scale of great maznificence at Christmas. INDIA. By the arrival of the Bombay Mail we have received files of papers from Bombay to the 26th November, and from Calcatta to the 17th November. We take the following from the Bombay Gazette of the 26th November : " The condition of India question will, we fear, continue to demand for some time to come the anxious attention of the English people, and will require for its final solution some more energetic interpreter than the ablest Minister of Finance. The mutual feelings of suspicion and dislike which the mutiny - first developed between black and white still subsist in their full force— the European army - is discontented, and part of it mutinous, the native troops are not to be t rus t e d , and the whole population is bitterly dissatisfied with the Government that has imposed the Income tax. " By the extra mail of last week we announced that a soldier of the sth Bengal Europeans had been shot, and the regiment itself disbanded. Sir Hugh Rose's general orders, confirming this news, have now been received. They present a melancholy pic ture of the state of indiscipline to which the sth had been reduced, and the utter helplessness of the officers to restore a healthy tone to the regiment. The de termination of the Commander-in-Chief to disperse the mutineers through the remaining regiments of the local army has caused much discussion and some apprehension. It appears most imprudent to give these men the opportunity of committing fresh mis chief on a much more widely-extended scale ; and it is by no means so clear that other local regiments are already so free from all taint of disaffection as to be exposed with impunity to the dangers of com panionship with irreclaimable mutineers. "The popular dissatisfaction with the Income-tax remain s as great as before. Foiled, since the sub stitution of simpler forms, in the attempt to excuse their resistance by declaring they could not compre hend the Complicated forms first issued, the malcon tents now seem disposed to refuse the payment of the tax altogether Many of the wealthier natives condemn this di l eyalty, and do their best to dis courage it by l oyally sending in returns of their incomes. But the bulk of the small merchants and shopkeepers continue obstinate to all warning. At a great elenionstration of a Poona there has been rather ludicrous character, several thousands of natives assembling in front of the C o ll ector ' s office, and tearing up the Income-tax forms publicly. Strange to say, the Governm e nt takes no notice of this rioting. A few policemen might have put an end to the agitation in a moment, bail() one inter fered. The Bombay people have taken courage at this; and they yesterday went down, to the number of at least 2,000, to the Apollo Pier to receive th e Governor (who was expected to arrive here yester. day from Vingorla), a n d t o re monstrate with hitt , against the tax. Again, none of the police were pre seat. Fortunately, the Governor did not come, and after waiting two hours in vain the disappointed crowd peaceably dispersed. But unless the Govern ment act vigorously things won't end here ; indeed it wants little now to entirely stop the collection o the tax. The Calcutta papers do not contain any news of interest. At Calais, within the last few days, great quan tities of turkeys and geese have arrived to be despatched to England for Christmas, and' two ve.7.els have entered the port, expressly to convey poultry to the other side of the Channel. The Prince Regent of Prussia has conferred the Cross of the Order of the Hone of Hohenzollern on Dr. Siiiions, the Minister of Justice, as an acknowledgment of the services rendered for so many years by the late Minister. CANTERBURY HALL. Open Every Evening at Seven. GRAND"SELECTIONS (First Time) from LA FIGLIA DEL REGIMENT° (Donizetti), NORMA, SONNAMBULA, and MARTHA. Principal Artistes Miss RUSSELL, Madame MARIA, Miss TYRRELL, Miss WILLIAMS, Mr. HENRY HERBERT, C. W. BERNARD, and Signor Twom. Musical Director...., Mr. F. JONGIIMANS. The Comic Department comprises Messrs. J. BLANCHARD, A. B. HOLLINGSWORTH, Master BARRY, G. W. PELL, CHARLEY Fox, and E. MARSHALL. The Fine Arts Gallery has been enriched by the addition of the late John ➢iartin's three Grand Pictures—viz., "THE GREAT DAY of HIS WRATH," "THE PLAINS of HEAVEN," and "THE LAST JUDGMENT," on view until 12 o'clock at Night. THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, DEC. 20, 1860. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHAM 34—highest since noon yesterday. 27—lowest this morning and during the night. 33—this day at noon. BAROMETER-29.80 ; rising rapidly. WIND—N.-N.-Easterly—rather fresh; with dull, cold, frosty weather. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY.—Morning, 6h. 53m.—Afternoon,: 7h. 16m. To-mozmow.-Morning, 7h. 40m.—Afternoon, Bh. 7m. THE SUN. LONDON, THURSDAY, DEC. 20, 1860. THE PEACE WITH CHINA. FOREIGN OFFICE, DEC. 20. Sir John Crampton reports yesterday that Lord Elgin, in a letter of the Bth of November, informs him of the ratification and publication of the Treaty with China, and of the march of the army to Tient tsin. His Lordship makes no mention of the prisoners, but states that he is indebted to General Tgnatieff for the manner in which that Minister had promoted the object of his negotiations. MASSACRE OF THE MISSING PRISONERS. FOREIGN-OFFICE, DEC. 20. The following telegram has been received this afternoon from Sir John Crampton, dated St. Peters burg, Dec. 20, 1 p.m. Prince Gortchakoff has communicated to me the following report from General Tgnatieff of the European massacre by the Chinese : cr 4 4"11 0, ‘-f • - • 4 , s t -777-No ' 47 , off 'l% IMPORTANT NOTICE. R ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT GARDEN.—Under the Management of Miss Louisa Fyne and Mr. W. Harrison, Sole Lessees., The Management find it necessary to announce to their Patrons that it will be impossible for a few nights at Christ mas to perform Balfe's eminently successful Opera with the Grand Pantomime. The time in representation and scenic preparation for an Harlequinade of such magnitude, renders the temporary suspension of the brilliant Opera imperative. Boxes and places will continue to be booked daily at the Box-office for the reproduction of the Opera at an early date. The sensation created with the public on the first represen tation of Baife's New Legendary Opera was most enthu siastic. Continuous applause marked its progress from the rise until the fall of the curtain. The demand lor places daily at the Box-office to witness this great musicil work of our popular English Composer, places the Management in the !proud position of announcing the performance of BIANCA, THE BRAVO'S BRIDE, Every Evening until further notice. THIS EVENING, and during the Week, Balfe's New Legendary Opera, BIANCA, THE BRAVO'S BRIDE: Miss Louisa Pyne, Miss Thirlwall ; Messrs. A. Lawrence, J. Wharton, H. Corri, A. St. Albyn, G. Kelly, Wallworth, T. Distin, Lyall, and W. Harrison. Conductor, Mr. Alfred Mellon. Orchestra of Eighty Performers. Chorus of Fifty Voices. Concluding with a DIVERTISSEMENT.—Stage manager, Mr. Edward Stirling. Acting-manager Mr. Edward Murray. Doors open at 7 ; commence at half-past 7. No charge for booking, or fees to Box-keepers. At Christmas a Grand Pantomime, entitled HARLEQUIN BLUE BEARD ; or, Britannia and the Fairy Hope. Morn ing Performances every Wednesday and Saturday, ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVEN .T-GARDEN. Utuier the Manai - 4emoit of Miss Louisa Tyne and Mr. W. Harrison, Sole Lessees. On BOXING NIGHT, Dec. 20, and every Evening*, will be produced, with an expenditure hitherto nnattempted, HARLEQUIN BLUE BEARD, the great Pantomine, pro duced by Mr. Edward .tirling ; ernbracin , the chief panto mine talent of the day. A perfect galaxy of • Clowns f Mr. Parry Boleno, Mr. Henry Payne , Mr. Hillyard,ond the Lilliputians. - Harlequins, Mr. Milano, Mr. F. Payne. Pantaloons Mr. Barnes, Mr. Tanner. Columbines Mme. Bolena, Miss Clara Morgan. Sprites__ : The Zelinski Family. _ Ballet 26 Ladies and Mr. W. II Payne. Gorgeous scenery, from the pencils of T. Grieve and Telbin, illustrating the moving events of the year ; decorations, by Blanaire, on a sca'e of magnitude and expenditure without parallel; fairy costumes, by Miss .James and Mr. Coombes ; Eastern splendour, processions, marches, dancing, fun, and frolic, united to magicai transformations by Sloman, pro dueing a combination of the grotesque and beautiful, recalling the golden days of pantomime for whiCh Covent Garden stood alone and unapproached. Commencing, at seven, with the popular operetta of the MARRIAGE OF GEORGETTE, in which Miss Louisa Pyne will appear. Order the carriages at half-past 11. OYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT ' GARDEN—under the Manazement of Miss LOUISA PYNE and Mr. W. HARRISON, Sole Lessees. THIS EVENING, P , IANCA, THE BRAVO'S BRIDE. Milts Louisa Pyne, Miss Thirlwall ; Mr. W. Harrison, Mr. A. Lawrence, Mr. H. Corri, Mr. St. Albyn, Arc. Conductor—Mr. Alfred Mellon. And a DIVERTASEMENT. Doors open at Seven. Commence at Half-past. THEA TR E-R 0 YAL, HAYMARKET. Ledgee, hlr. J. B. Ba.lkstone. TUTS EVENING the neriorrs , rees will fv ,„ pitme with Sheridan's comedy of THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL. Mr. Buckstone, Miss Amy Sedzwiek, .fie. Atter which, GRIST TO THE MILL. l'rancoise, Miss Rose Howard. To conclude with MY HUSBAND'S GHOST. Commence at 7. OYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.- Lessee and Manazer, Mr. A. Harris. THIS EVENING, the performances will commence with SUSAN•SMITf7. To be followed by, at 8 o'clock, THE CORSICAN BROTHERS. Supported by Messrs. Pechter, A. Harris, Meadows, Graham, Shore, and Miss Murray. To conclude with THE GARIBALDI EXCURSIONISTS NEW THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPHI.- Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. CHRISTMAS EVE, Monday Holiday Night (by desire), THE COLLEEN BAWN. 11 . 1 r. and Mrs. Boucicault. Boxes and places to be had at the Box-office, from 10 till 5. No charge for booking. Aging Manager—Mr. W. Smith. A DELPHI, NEW THEATRE-ROYAL. Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Reit,. Webster, Engagement for a limited number of nights of Miss Agnes Robertson and Mr. Dion Boucicault, who will appear every evening in the highly successful Drama of "The Colleen Bawn." THIS EVENING, AN UGLY CUSTOMER. Messrs. .1", L. Toole, C. Selby, and War& ; Miss K. Kelly, and Miss E Thorne. After which, THE COLLEEN BAWN. D. Boucicault, D. Fisher, Billington, Falconer, Stephenson. C. J. Smith, Romer. Miss Agnes Robertson, Miss Woolgar, Mrs. Billington, and Mrs. Chatterley. After which, THAT BLESSED BABY. Mr. ,Billington, Mr. J. L Toole, and Miss K. Kelly. Doors open at half-past 6—Commence at 7. Box-office open from 10 till 5. No charge for booking. Private boxes, £2 2s. ; Family Boxes, Xi. Orchestra Stalls, 6s. ; Balcony, 4s. ; Front Circle Stalls, is.; Pit Stalls, 25.; Pit, is. ed. ; Amphitheatre, is ; Gallery, 6d. ENGLISH. De Norman, Mr. Bruce's Attache ; Anderson, chief of Lord Elgin's escort ; the correspondent of the Times. FRENCH. Dubut, Intendant of the French Expedition, one of his Aides-de-Camp, and a Colonel of Artillery. These are the only names cited by General Tgna tieff, but the total number of victims is 19. Mr. GLADSTONE enjoys the reputation of being— as he unquestionably is—one of the very foremost men of his age. He is regarded by many as not only one of the greatest living Orators, but as also, and according to those more ardent admirers of his, one of the very greatest of living Financiers. For ourselves we are scarcely disposed to look upon his undoubtedly considerable financial capacities as in any way equivalent to his oratorical gifts; As a Parliamentary speaker the right hon. gentleman can hardly enhance his fame by any new rhetorical achievement. As an innovator in and a remodeller of our finaneial system, however, we believe his position—already no doubt in that capacity also very remarkable—to be altogether different. He has yet to make good his claim to be borne in grateful remembrance by his fellow-countrymen as one of the most memorable among all our Eng lish Chancellors of the ExcheqUer. That claim we do honestly and firmly believe he may yet make good if he please in spite of his many extraordinary fiscal and financial antecedents. Towards effecting this, he has one immense qualification —a qualifica tion that, to this end, is absolutely requisite. Mr. GLADSTONE has Daring as a Financier—a Daring that even DANTON might have admired. The clear sweep he made (only as recently as last session) of all the remaining " shreds and patches " of the Old Protective System proves this very strikingly. It is observable, however, throughout every phase of his career as Chancellor of the Exchequer, and it is the application of this audacity of his to the remodelling of our whole monetary system that we regard in our conscience as—in reference to Mr. GLADSTONE'S future—the one golden and enviable opportunity. It is an opportunity, moreover, that is just now pressed urgently by circumstances upon the attention of the Chancellor of the Exchequer. How urgently will be found clearly enough explained in an a r ti c l e reproduced by us in another column of The Sun of this evening —an article that originally appeared in these columns about a fortnight since (it was on the Bth of this present month), and. which we are induced to reprint thus in our impression of to day in consequence of the numerous applications since then made for copies of the paper in which it originally appeared. Within the narrow compass of that article, and of a communication addressed to us about the same time by Mr. HAMER STANS FELD, a very able letter that we also reproduce in our journal this evening, one aspect of the really momentous subject here referred to will be found (in a manner) to have been exhausted. Would that Mr. GLADSTONE would recog nize with a glance of his better judgment the opportunity that is actually and directly before him ! There is that new bronze coinage as a veri table case-in-point immediately before him and before us all. There is the new penny—of the value of a very little more than one farthing that is now declared by the fiat - of the SOVEREIGN in Council to be worth about four times its intrinsic value to be worth not one farthing, but to be worth four farthings ! What has been done in regard to the " half pence" may surely, in reason, be done quite as well in regard to the silver and gold, in regard to threepenny bits, fourpenny bits, sixpences, shillings, florins, half-crowns, crown-pieces, half sovereigns, and sovereigns. Common sense tells Us that not only may this be done, but that it o ught to b e d one. We have " tokens " in bronze — let us h ave tokens in silver alloyed—let us have tokens in go ld already hav e f ive told of n g England property amount almost fab u l ous ! a Bank of alloyed ! Let us ha ve one p oun d notes—l e t us have two pound no t es —j us t as we p o und notes and t en p oun d no t es , and notes rep resenti of yet greater and greater value —value in some r are i ns t ances to an For there are t a l es note for £lOO,OOO having b ee n, once upon a time, framed and glazed and hung up in the drawing-reorol o f a millionaire. Now that the bronze coin has absolutely violated the principle involved in the enactments 0 11819 a n d 1844, the rest should follow—the rest must soone r or later follow by necessity. When the happy day does dawn at last upon our revived and remodelled be rid, at a single system of Fi nan ce—we may. stroke of the pen as it were, of the neces sity for the continuation of the detested In come-tax, while the rivets will be broken and the shackles thrown away that now oppress and weigh down both the national Credit and the national Currency, and, as a consequence, the national Prosperity. A new coinage is an event that always excites considerable public attention, and calls forth a great diversity of opinion as to its merits. The new copper coinage is an exception to the rule. All the details of its size, appearance, "image, and superscription," have been minutely criticised. As far as our own opinion goes, we think the head too large, and the reverse excellent. It is altogether a pretty coin, and for lightness, freedom from unpleasant odour, richness of colour, infinitely preferable to the old copper coinage. But these are trifling advantages compared with the recognition which this coinage affords of the complete absurdity of the principle that . the in trinsic and nominal value of money should go together. Lord LIVERPOOL, the founder of the bullionist currency school, laid it down as a principle that all money is not only a medium for the exchange of commodities, but " itself at the same time the value or equivalent for which goods are exchanged." Acting on the principle of Lord LIVERPOOL, the Government, in 1798, employed Mr. BOULTON to coin copper pennies, halfpence, and farthings of intrinsic value. A pound of copper was coined into 18 pence, 36 halfpence, or 72 • farthings. The Soho Mint poured into circulation not less than 1,200 tons of copper. But this copper money being of intrinsic value, it became worth the while of dealers in copper to melt it down. This was ac cordingly done ; the expense of the coinage was thrown away, and the country was again subjected to the inconvenience of a deficiency of copper money. In 1805 another issue of copper money took place, and the principle of intrinsic value was tampered with-24 pennies, instead of 18, being then formed out of a pound of copper. On the same relative scale of value 48 half-pence, or 96 farthings, were coined from a pound of copper. These coins not being absolutely of intrinsic value, were found to remain in circula tion ; they answered the purposes of money much better than the coins of really intrinsic value had done. They were neither melted nor exported. As time passed on these coins, however, became much worn and defaced. That did not prevent them from discharging the functions of money; they passed for the exchange of commodities. But the bad condition of the coinage afforded facilities for putting fictitious coins into circulation. In the Session of 1859, therefore, Mr. GLADSTONE intro duced a bill for making anew copper coinage. This coinage has just been issued. The metal is a kind of bronze, containing topper, 95 parts ; tin, 4 ; zinc, 1. And whereas in 1798 a pound of copper was coined into 18 pennies, and in 1805 into 24 pennies, a pound of bronze is now coined into 48 pennies. A penny of 1860 is half the weight of a penny of 1805, and three-eighths of the weight of one of 1798. The new bronze coinage is, to all intents and purposes, a mere token. The intrinsic value of a penny of this coinage is less than a halfpenny ; i.e., with a halfpenny's worth of copper bearing the Mint stamp, a penny's worth of debt can be legally discharged, or a penny's worth of taxes paid. This money can be useful only for domestic cir culation ; to the foreigner one bronze penny is only a piece of metal worth less than a halfpenny. But what renders it comparatively ♦alueless as a com modity is its excellence as money. The bronze penny will discharge perfectly its functions of money, for it is not liable to be hoarded, melted, or exported, It is expected that a considerable sum of money will be saved to the country by the issue of this cheap and convenient copper coinage. The silver coinage is at present also not of intrins::, , value. But why should its nominal value approximate so nearly as it does to its intrinsic value ? If you have a little penny why not have a little shilling P It may be said that the crime of coining would increase. Experience has shown that if we have a well executed coin, and the Mint does its duty in discovering and punishing the coiners of base money, the crime may be kept within the average limits of delinquency. But the most important consideration remains. Why, if we have copper tokens for a penny, and silver tokens for a shilling, should we not have gold tokens for a pound ? Why should we not have the cheapest and the most convenient token for a pound—namely, a one-pound note ? The disad vantages of such paper money are entirely phan toms of the bullionist imagination. The advan tages are many and great. Were an amount, demonstrated by long experience to be perfectly safe—such as 20 millions—of bank notes issued, under the sanction of Parliament, receivable for taxes, these notes would maintain their value. Government, which issued them for a pound each, would receive them for a pound. They would, in fact, be less liable to fluctuate in value than a gold sovereign is. Foreign trade would be carried on, as it has ever in reality been, by barter. A foreign merchant who brought commodities to sell in this country would receive bank notes and ex change them for the commodities which he wished to carry back. If he wished to carry back gold he would exchange the bank notes at a bullion merchant's for gold at the market price of the day. The advantages of bank notes, from £1 and upwards, for domestic circulation would be many and great. Unlike gold sovereigns of intrinsic value, they would not be hoarded or exported, but would remain in circula tion, discharging the functions of money. The effect would be that the country would suffer no more from the exportation of a ton of gold than it does from a ton of iron. The pernicious system of raising the rate of discount, and contracting the currency, in order to force down the price of all commodities, and bring back gold to the country, would be at an end. Trade and commerce at pre sent exist in this country under the constant dread of a monetary crisis and a panic. Such would no longer be the case. A short time since the exportation of a few millions of bullion to France caused the rate of discount to be raised to six per cent. If political events in the United States cause a drain of gold from England, or should the large corn importations cause a few more sovereigns than usual to be temporarily with- drawn from the Bank, a monetary pressure will recur. Anything which causes a drain of gold immediately disarranges our whole commercial system. This monster evil of modern times is owing ertirely to the currency crotchets of the PEEL and OYERSTONE school of philosophical quacks. An end can be put to the evil any day by making the gold sovereign as completely a token as the copper coin now is, or as the silver coin, with a little alte ration, would become. We defy the whole race of bullionists to prove that any serious evil conse quence:would follow. We find comparatively little from which we need express dissent in the latter part of the PRESIDENT'S Message. It is occupied chiefly with the foreign TEE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 20, 1860. policy of his administration, and financial matters. Great Britain has the honour of occupying the first place in his mention of foreign States, and of course we cannot dispute our claim to such a mark of respect. Our international relations are declared to be of the most friendly character, and so they ought to be, since, though the San Juan affair remains a subject of negotiation, we have conceded all that Americans chose to ask. We had rejected a treaty because the Senate introduced amend ments after the two Governments had agreed on its terms—but we had to repent, to swallow all that the Senate, as well as the Cabinet of Washing ton demanded, and to sacrifice the Bay Islands— so of the right of search, and of everything. If we will but let the Americans absorb San Juan also, the friendly relations will doubtless continue. Finally, our PRINCE in his 'teens has the honour of a place in the.PßEsiDEsres Message, as a pro moter of " the kindred and kindly feelings which Mr. BUCHANAN trusts may ever actuate the Go vernment and people of both countries and their political and social intercourse with each other." France comes next ; she, too, has done homage to the determination of our cousins to have it all their own way—she has agreed to consider French men who have become naturalised in the States as exempt from conscription; and, considering how strict the conscription law is, and how easy it is to be naturalised under the law of the States, this is very obliging on the part of the French judges and EMPEROR. With Russia, the States are now, as always, on terms of most affectionate friendship. Spain does not afford quite so much cause of con gratulation ; unless "relations of a less dangerous character" may be so viewed. As with us on the Central American question, the Government had arranged what seemed a very fair scheme for settling certain claims on the Spanish Government, but the Senate would not ratify the convention. An irre sponsible Senate, whose members no one out of America knows, are a more convenient instrument for bullying foreign Governments than a President and his Cabinet, who have some regard for their reputation with foreign Governments and nations. Spain had better give in at once ; she may be sure that no compromise will ever suit an American Senate except one to compromise something more of a poor negro's chances of liberty. " Give and take," with any European Power, except perhaps dear Russia, is out of the question. Cuba, Mr. BUCHANAN still hankers for with unabated appetite. He does not, indeed, as he at the Ostend Conference, recom mend taking it if Spain would not sell it, but he is quite sure Spain might as honourably sell it, as NAPOLEON sold Louisiana to the States. He can not forget, but he does not say, that NAPOLEON sold it, when if he had not done so, England would have relieved him of any dishonour in the matter, by taking possession of it without giving him a penny. Hence the United States got it dirt cheap —but Spain does not relish eating dirt. Austria, Turkey, China, and Japan follow—the association being probably that of old unchanging Governments breaking down under the upheaving forces of a new order of things. With Turks and Austrians the States are on as happy terms as could be wished, and as Mr. BUCHANAN is quite satisfied with the honour done to his envoy by being carted in a prison van to Pekin, while Englishmen made a vain attempt at the same time to force the Taku forts, far be it from us to disturb his com placency with HIEN-FUNG and his Boards. The honour of receiving a deputation from Japan our English sight-seers must envy. We hope next time the TYCOON will think of us. We have some thing to show, if the envoys could be made to under stand what they see, which was not found easy in the States. Brazil is very amicable; it is a Slave State, though a comparatively humane one. But the central States of America are not so well behaved. Three of the minor republics, therefore—New Granada, Costa Rica, and Nicaragua—have to square as well as they can, the claims of American citizens with the American Government. Mexico gives most trouble to Mr. BUCHANAN, as well as to Lord JOHN RUSSELL; a difficulty is found in catching a Government. What with one supplant ing another, and two or three claiming all of them to be Governments, it is not easy to fix responsi bility, even for the most barbarous murder of Americans engaged in acts of humanity to . the wounded and dying. What, however, Mr. BUCHANAN thinks " most important," is that he has so managed, even in Mexico, as 'to prevent the Governments of the Old World intervening there. It would seem that, had we thought it necessary to deprive Mexico of a portion of her territory—that is, of course, till she had satisfied our claims--the Murato Doctrine would have compelled him to resist us even by force ! We certainly are little likely to attempt what he threatens us he will not let us do; but we as certainly should not ask his leave respecting going to war with Mexico or any independent State in America, any more than if it was a European State. Having gone quite round the globe, Mr BUCHANAN returns to WaShington, via Kansas, but we shall not stay to expose as it deserves his smooth and pleasant description of his par tisan, tyrannical, and, in their working, bloody dealings with that long-oppressed territory. Happily the territory has been able to baffle his fraudulent and violent efforts to con vert it into a Slave State, though under the penalty of remaining somewhat longer a territory instead of becoming a state immediately, and also of losing a portion of its valuable lands. With the Mormonites he succeeded better, though he owns that he grudged the dollars it cost to bring the Polygamists to submission. Arrived at Washington, finance occupies his first attention—he wants a little more money, but a sum which not only Mr. DIsnAELI who applies the epithet to the interest of our National Debt, but what even Mr. GLAD STONE and Mr. BRIGHT would regard as " a flea-bite." The actual expenditure for the year ending June 30, 1860, is not so many dollars (55,402,465) as ours has been pounds. Even if we include the total expenses of the separate states, and deduct our National Debt from our expenditure, Mr. BUCHANAN'S subjects would rejoice in taxation, considerably less than half our own ! Still he needs a little more than he has been raising ; though he will want but 62 million dollars next year; and proposes therefore to revise the Tariff, introducing, as far as possible, specific instead of ad valorem duties ; as the latter give rise to very numerous frauds.. Mr. BUCHANAN congratulates the country on his success in two respects—he has put down the American-African Slave-trade ; not one slave has been imported into the country this year. Also, he has entirely put an end to filibustering ex ploits from American ports—(does he forget the last little affair of WALKER which we helped to settle). Perhaps, however, this success of the Arch filibuster of Ostend, must be ascribed to the well known policy which finds old smugglers the best instruments for the suppression of smuggling. Or, may we, discarding metre, paraphrase an old motto —Qui& tulerit Gracchos, de seditione sublata, gratu- e ntes? Yesterday (Wednesday) her Majesty and the Prince Consort, accompanied by Princess Alice, Princess Helena, and the Prince Louis of Hesse-Darmstadt, and attended by the Hon. General Grey, General Seymour, Colonel Biddulph, Major Du Plat, Baron von Wes ter weller, and the ladies in attendance on her Majesty, left Windsor at 10.10 a.m., by the South-Western Railway, for the Aldershot Camp, arriving at the North Camp station, near Blackwater, at 11.15 a.m. Her Majesty and the Prince, with the members of the Royal family who ac com panied them and suite, will sleep at the camp and return to Windsor this evening (Thursday). His Excellency the Brazilian Minister has left town for Brighton. The Duke and Duchess of Athole have arrived at the St. George's Hotel. We are glad to learn, upon inquiry, that the Marchioness (Frances Anne) of Londonderry—who has returned to Seab.am—is greatly improved in health since her late severe indisposition, The Marquis of Exeter, who arrived in London on Tuesday from Windsor Castle, will leave town in a few days for Burleigh House. The Earl and Countess Spencer have returned to Althorp Park, Northamptonshire, where they intend to . receive company during the Christmas. holidays. The Countess of Clarendon and the Ladies Villiers have returned to the Grove, Watford, from visit ing the Countess Cowper at Wrest Park, Lord Cranworth, formerly Lord Chancellor in England, is at present in Paris. His lordship, it is said, is collecting information respecting the judicial organisa tion of France. Lord Seymour, who has been some months in Sicily and the Neapolitan States with the English Volun teers and Colonel Peard (Garibaldi's Englishman), to whom his Lordship acted as military secretary, arrived in town yesterday from Italy. Earl Granville left town yesterday for Paris, with the intention of passing a few weeks in the French capital. Lord and Lady John Russell, who have been staying with the Duke of Bedford at Woburn Abbey, Beds, will return to Pembroke-lodge, Richmond, to-mor row. On Tuesday evening Mr. Charles Dickens gave a reading at the Mechanics' Institution, Chatham, of which he is the president, in behalf of its funds. The pieces read were the " Poor Traveller," " Boots at the Holly-treellnn," and " Sairey Garai)." The large room of the institute was crowded with naval and military officers, the heads of de partments, and the elite of the neighbourhood. Mr. Dickens met with a complete ovation at the close of his reading. We have been informed that an official order was issued yesterday that the whole of the Government offices shall be closed on Monday as well as Tuesday next. The Emperor Napoleon's long-announced work —" The Life of Casar"—is already in the press, and is expected to be out by the middle of January. We regret to hear of the serious illness of the Duke of Bedford. Lord John Russell and other members of the family are with his grace at Woburn. THE LATE EARL OF ABERDEEN.—The mortal remains of the Earl of Aberdeen are to be removed from Argyll-house to-morrow forenoon for interment in the family vault at Stanmore Church, Middlesex. The funeral, in accordance with the late Earl's expressed wish, will be conducted as privately as poosible. At the annual meeting of the Royal Exchange Assurance Corporation, held yesterday, the dividend usual at this period of 4 per cent. for the half-year was declared, free of income tax. The Great Southern of India Railway Company have this day made a further payment or £60,000 to the Treasury of the India-office, making the total paid on account of this company to the present date £431,000. The London and North-Western Railway traffic return shows this week an increase of £4,357 ; the Great Western an increase of £2,431; the Great Northern a decrease of £3,067; and the London and South-Western an increase of £2,549. THE DUKE OF NORFOLK'S LEGACIES.—The late Duke has, it is said, left a legacy of £lO,OOO to the Pope. The income of the deceased nobleman was about £BO,OOO a-year, of which it is said he gave away £30,000, princi pally towards the support of religious institutions con nected with the Roman Catholic Church. CAPSIZING OF A VESSEL AT THE MOUTH OF THE MnßsEY.—The schooner Granville et Bordeaux, Captain Coillet, which left Liverpool on the 18th of December for Granville, capsized yesterday morning on Taylor's Bank. Four men, the crew of a speculation boat, brought ashore the bodies of the captain, pilot, and two of the crew of the schooner at half-past one p.m. The remainder of the crow are missing, - Loss OF A NORWEGIAN SHIP WITH ALL HANDS. —A communication was received at Lloyd's a fey: days since, eontaining a torn sheet of paper, evidently hastily taken from a ship's log book, on which there was some writing in the Nowegian language, and which the writer of the letter (John Bridge, South Ronaldshay, by Kirk wall, in the Orkney Islands, dated Dec. 7) stated he had found in a bottle picked up floating past Barth Head, in Pentland Firth; and as there was no one in that district could translate the writing, he sent the same to Lloyd's for that purpose. The paper was found to relate to the Norwegian schooner Albion, a missing ship, and from the contents of the writing it is inferred that the unfortunate ship must have foundered, and that all on board met with a watery grave. METROPOLITAN FREE HOSPITAL.—A bazaar for the sale of ladies' useful and ornamental workwas held yes terday in Crosby-hall in aid of the funds of this hospital, the object of which is the gratuitous relief of the sick and poor of every nation and class, without the delay of a letter of recommendation. The institution is situated in Devon shire-square, Bishopsgate-street, close to the most destitute and populous districts of the metropolis, and during the last year the daily attendances of patients at it amounted to an aggregate of 54,098, while from the Ist January this year up to the present time they have risen to upwards of 70,000. The increasing requirements of the hospital have rendered an augmentation of its funds necessary, and a fancy fair was thought to be a good mode of raising enough to prevent the further admission of in-patients being suspended—a step which has been reluctantly contemplated by the com mittee. Judging from the abundant and varied display of articles for sale yesterday, tho crowded state of the hall during the whole day and until a late hour at night, and the rapidity with which the fair occupants of the stalls con verted their wares into money, that anticipation is likely to be verified, The ancient structure was gaily decorated with flags, banners, and mottos, and a military band occupied the gallery, and at intervals played spirited and popular airs. Tho Lady Mayoress, and the wives and daughters of several eminent bankers and merchants, kept stalls, and succeeded, without difficulty, in attracting as many cus tomers as they could well serve. The bazaar is to be con tinued over to-day, and it is confidently expected that a sufficient sum to meet the more pressing wants of the hospital will have been received when it closes. THE WEATHER—Yesterday morning the northern counties from coast to coast appeared in a covering of snow. At Liverpool, Manchester, and at Bradford, in the West Riding, there was a uniform depth of five or six inches, and locomotion was very unexpectedly and inconveniently im peded. From Liverpool to Manchester there was very little variation in the depth of the snow, which had fallen very evenly without drifting. The company at the grand Volunteer ball in the Free-trade-hall, Manchester, quitted their carriages when the street and the houses were already whitened by frost; but it is said that those who remained latest were taken by surprise by the change of aspect which had been effected while they wore participating in the pleasures of the ball, Between Manchester and Sheffield the depth of snow on the ground gradually diminished, and in some places south of Sheffield the ground was barely covered. Towards the Midland district, however, there had been a heavier fall, approaching to that which had taken place in Lancashire and Yorkshire. A keen frost prevailed, and there seemed every probability that the ground would, retain its mantle of snow at least until Christmas. Along the route named no snow fell during the day. On Tuesday night there was a heavy fall of snow in Leeds. The weather was very cold yesterday, with a northerly wind, and occasional showers during the day. The ground in the neighbourhood was covered with snow several [inches thick, so that all nature presents a very winterly, but seasonable aspect. MR. PARKES, THE LATE PRISONER AT PEKIN.— It is not generally known that Mr. Parkes, who has lately been released from captivity in China, is a native of this ' district, and that his parents some years ago resided in Lichfield. street, in this town. Mr. Parkes' father formerly held for some years a confidential position in Messrs. Bate and Robin's Stourbridge Old Bank, but afterwards be came proprietor, in conjunction with Mr. Otway, of a small iron work at Capponfield, near Bilston, which has since that period been greatly enlarged, and now belongs to the Chillington Company. Messrs. Parkes and Otway also, we believe, had an iron foundry at Goscote, near Rushall. Mr. Parkes, senior, was afterwards unfortunately thrown out of his gig going down a steep hill in some part of this district, and he was killed. He left five or more chil dren, and one of them, Harry, the present consul in China, and who has lately undergone a painful imprisonment in that country, was sent to Birmingham Blue Coat School for two years through the medium of his uncle Parkas, who had a veterinary forgo in High-street,Birmingham, and who was a lieutenant in the navy. Mr. Harry Parkes was subsequently sent out to India through the kindness of the lateCapt.Eaton, who died at West Bromwich a few years ago. He remained in India many years, and afterwards went to China, where having evinced an aptness in acquiring a knowledge of the Chinese language he was appointed interpreter and subse quently consul. The career of Mr. Parkes affords another striking instance of what may be achieved by indomitable perseverance, industry, and great natural ability. Mr. Parkes was a pupil of the celebrated linguist and Chinese traveller, Dr. Gr tzlaff, and is himself now the best Chinese interpreter of the day. He is well known in the city of Worcester and neighbourhood, having about four years ago visited his sister, Miss Parkes, then residing with her aunt Mrs. Boraston, at Lark-bill, near that city,— litotverhamp ton Chronicle. L.ATET N EW-S. THE PEACE WITH CHINA. REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. PARIS, THURSDAY MORNING. The Moniteur publishes a despatch from Baron Gros, dated Pekin 7th ult., received via St. Peters burg, confirming the signature of peace. The Shanghae ultimatum had been accepted by the Chinese. The ratifications of the treaty of Tien tsin had been exchanged. Sixty millions of francs would be paid to France as an indemnity. The emigration of Coolies had been authorised by the Chinese Government. Churches, cemeteries, and their dependencies, which formerly belonged to the Christians in the whole empire, would be re stored. ATe Deunz and Dwaine Salvum were to be sung in the cathedral of Pekin after the replac ing of the cross on its summit. The Conslitutionnel publishes an article signed by its chief editor, M. Grandguillot, on the question of Austria and Venetia. M. Grandguillot states that solutions of that question are everywhere sought after, because it is instinctively felt that a decisive crisis is approach ing. "All Europe seems to have apprehensions for the coming spring." He is convinced that the wisdom of the Government of the Emperor will know how to prevent a struggle henceforth, with out any object. The situation of Austria in Venetia is deplorable. " Everything is possible in Venetia except that which now exists." M. Grandguillot expresses his conviction that Austria, who knows how provinces are gained, will also remember how they are lost. He believes that Baron von Schmerling sees things in a different light from General Benedek, and that the Baron has already weighed the chances of a new struggle. The lirdniteur contains a decree remitting all condemnations which have been pronounced for offences, and for infractions of the law in connexion with the press, and nullifying all prosecutions which have been commenced. CONSTANTINOPLE, DEc. 12. The Sardinian ships which were stopped at Sulina have been released, and will take their cargoes of munitions back to Genoa. The Sultan has commenced retrenchments in the expenses of the Palace. News from Podgoritza states that a conflict had taken place between the Turks and the Monte- negrins. The officials of the new Roumelian commission have been nominated. The Principalities are tranquil. The Viceroy of Egypt will shortly proceed to Mecca. JASSY, DEC. 18. It is denied here that the Moldo-Wallachian Government participates in the Hungarian move. ments. PARIS, DEC. 19 (Evening.) The trial of the Union newspaper came on to• day. The Imperial Procurator declared that legal pro ceedings were discontinued on account of the am nesty granted by the Emperor. The Patrie asserts that the Pope, guided by a conciliatory spirit, consents to a revision of the Austrian Concordat. STOCKHOLM, DEC. 19. The Dowager Queen of Sweden, the widow of Bernadotte, died suddenly yesterday evening. It is mentioned as a singular incident that her Majesty was about to visit the theatre to witness the performance of Calderon's play, " Life is a Dream." MADRID, DEc. 18. Disastrous inundations Lave taken place in Portugal. FRANCE. BOURSE, Dec. 19.—The market has been heavy, and Stock having been offered, the business done shows a decline on the prices of yesterday. For the Account, Threes are now at 68f 65c; Mobilier, 768 f 75c ; Orleans, 1,382 f 50c ; Northern, 990 f ; Mediterranean, 910 f ; Austrian, 507 f ; Lombard, 483 f 75c. The following were the last quotations : 4i per per Cents 96 55 , Credit Foacier .... Do. ead month 96 601 Belgian 41........ 98 50 3 per Cents Do. end month 6B 70 I Roman Bank Shares 2940 — ,l Austrian Credit Mobilier.... 768 75' Spanish Threes 5O 75 Do. Account 770 —1 Home Debt RAILWAYS. Cash. Account. Orleans ' 1385 .. 1382 50 Northern New ditto 9OO .. 900 Lyons and Mediterranean 912 25 .. 911 25 Geneva 372 50 .. 375 Southern Western Eastern Sardinian Austrian Lombard , 482 50 .. 465 GABIBALI)TS LETTER TO KING: VICTOR EMMANUEL. The following is the letter, not hitherto published in which Garibaldi placed his powers in the hands of King Victor Emmanuel : CASERTA, OCT. 29, 1860. Sire,—When, upon touching the Sicilian soil, I accepted the dictatorship, I did it in your name and for you, in whom are concentrated all the hopes of the nation. I obey, therefore, a wish of my heart, I fulfil a promiseexpressed in all my acts, by placing in your hands a power that by every right belongs to you, now that the people of these provinces have declared themselves in so solemn a manner for one Italy, and for your reign as well as that of your legitimate descendants. I band over to you the power over 10 millions of Italians, tormented but a few months back by a stupid and ferocious despotism, and for whom a regenerative sway will be necessary in the time to come. And from you they will have this sway,. from you whom God has predestined to restore the Italian nation, to render it free and prosperous at home, powerful and respected abroad. You will find in these countries both a docile and intelligent people, equally friendly to order and desirous of freedom, ready for the greatest sacrifices when they are required in the interest of the country and of the national government. During the six months I have held the dicta torship I have had no cause but to praise the cha racter and good-will of this people, whom I and my companions have had the happiness of restor ing to Italy, from which our tyrants had separated them. Ido not speak to you of my government. The island of Sicily, m tw in it g hs f t r a o n in di e n l g sew th h e er d e, iffi h c a u d lties no twithstanding raised by persons in stitutions like those of Upper Italy ; it enj o y s a tranquillity unexampled. Here, on the continent, where the presence of the enemy is still an obsta cle, the country is progressing by all its acts towards the realisation of Italian unity; and all this is due to the remarkable intelligence of two distinguished patriots to whom I have entrusted the conduct of the administration. Deign at the same time, Majesty, to permit me one request at the moment of my resigning to you the supreme power—l conjure you to place under your protection those whom I have had for my fellow-labourers in this.great work of liberating Southern Italy, and to receive into your army my companions in arms, who have deserved well of you and of the country.—l am, sire, &c.,GARIBALDI. The next China telegram is expected to reach London about Monday, the 24th inst., and the mail is due three days later. Although electrical communication between Malta and this country was recently resumed, the telegrams received are mostly two or three days old. MILITARY COLLEGE, ADDISCO3JBA DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES. The half-yearly distribution of prizes to the gen' , tlemen cadets at the above school took place yester . day ; Sir J. W. Hogg, Bart., presided. The following 1. --Thomas iioit listiodftchhe, l pr s i t zes awarded good :--- Ist fortifications, Ist military topography, c a ° a n d dli fs t l mathematics ; C. Shepherd, 2d good conduct ; John Trotter. 2d Hindostanee; J. Temple, Ist civil draw ing ; E. Cattermole, French. Class A.—Kellow Pye, the Pollock medal, I st military topography, 2d fortifications, 2d civil draw.; ing ; Ralph Brockman, 3d good conduct, Ist civil drawing, 2d Hindestanee, 2d military topography' Andrew Jopp, 2d mathematics and geology; J. es. Brough, Ist mathematics; Alfred Turner, Ist Hon" dostanee and Persian ; B. Blood, Ist fortification s and French ; Robert 111'Clure, chemistry. The prize list of the junior terms was as follows Coussmaker, 4th good conduct, Hindostanee art", French ; Wi l li am Willi amson, mathematics a nd fortifications; George Al‘Gall, civil drawing; ton Beauchamp, geology ; T. Griffin, chemistry,. Six gentlemen were appointed to the Indian . , service as Engi neers , t en to t h e A rt i llery , a nd twenty-one to the Infantry. The prizes having been delivered to those who had won them in the presence of a select company of ladies and gentlemen, Sir J. Weir Hogg, Bart., said he regretted the absence . of the Secretary of State for India, Sir Charles Wood ; it was his intention to have been present, but at the last moment unavoidable cir' cumstances prevented hi m . I n t h at gent l ema n's absence it would be his duty to make a few observe' tions which the reading of the paper before hint , suggested. First, on b e h a lf o f the Secretary (?, State and Council for India, he had to express hr great satisfaction at the, general result of the exanir nation. He observed that the entire of class A, consisv ing of 16 cadets who entered the college in February had been declared qualified, and it was most credits." ble to those gentlemen that after one year's residence in the college they had been so declared for the Bela' tific branches of the army—six for the Engineers, and the rest for th e A rt ill ery. This was a great encouragement to others. It perhaps might be supposed that these young men could not attain to the full extent necessary qualifications in the time; but no doubt the council had considered the period during which these gentlemen had been in the college, in canvassing their qualifications- They had availed themselves of the benefits afforded them, and they would reap the advantage , and others by equal exertion could do likewise. With regard to class B, it was impossible that he could speak too highly of them ; they entered the institution in August last, and the lieutenant gover nor of the college, in his confidential report to Sir C. Wood, spoke in the highest terms of them. fi e joined with the lieutenant governor in his regret that this institution would lose the benefit of the presence of _those gentlemen ; they would go to Woolwich to complete their education, accompanied by their good character, and he was sure they would pursue the same course there, and that it would be attended by the like beneficial results. With re' gard to the other classes there were many instances of distinction ; but he considered it most creditable that out of a class of 22 who entered the college in February ten were declared qualified for the public , service. Having regard to the shortness of the time, he considered this a very fair proportion. But he should ill discharge his duty if he did net make some observations relative to a statement contained in the confidential report to Sir C. %Vood, by the lieutenant governor. There were a few, he, was happy to say v er y f ew , w h ose con d uc t has been reprehensible; they had been idle and die' orderly, and the lieutenant governor had reported, them to the Secret ar y o f S tate an d th e C ounc il of India last October. The result of that was that s warning, and a very strong one, was given to those cadets. He ventured to express a hope that that warning had had a beneficial effect ; whether it bad or not, he gathered from the confidential report that it would be the duty of the lieutenant gover nor to report !Uri her of these cadets, and he hoped the report would be a favourable one. He knee' the lieutenant governor would be as lenient a% his duty would permit—they all knew it —they all knew that his feelings towards them were of the kindest character, but his duty would not admit of his disregarding outbreaks of temper or conduct which were reprehensible. In every school con trol and subordination were of the highest import ance. In every institution that was for the pa' pose of education this was essential ; but in all institution intended to train gentlemen for the military profession, he must not only say it was important, it was more than that—it was the very essence, it was to the fullest extent essential that a soldier should be orderly and subordinate. Let then' take the aggregate of soldiers—take an army : with out obedience and subordination it became a rabble--- harmless towards the enemy and injurious only to those whom it was its duty to supp'rt. Absolute and uninquiring obedience is the most important element in a soldier. They must not deceive themselves by saying this loss of temper was a mere youthful folly or eccentricity, they might depend upon it that it was in youth that they must learn to control it, orit would grow strong as they grew old, and it would become a habit hopelessly confirmed. Here they were under the control of authorities, they dwelt in an atmosphere of discipline, and if they could not control their tempers under these circumstances, he appealed to their own good sense and experience, and asked them how they could hope to do so here after, when they might be placed in circumstances, as military men were liable to be frequently , more particularly in India, where they acted entirely on their own responsibility? How far t , they would avail themselv e s o f th e a d van t age s 01 this institution or of that at Woolwich mainly depended upon themselves. Under Providence , their destiny was in their own hands; he did not believe a man in any position, certainly not in the army, had never an opportunity of doing well for himself ; it was for them, by attention and good con duct to be prepared for the opportunity when it, arrived. He made these observations, n o t by wa y 01 stern admonition, they were made in the spirit of kindness, and he hoped and trusted that they would be received in that sense by the f©w individuals to whom they were more particularly addressed ; be desired that they should have an influence n ot in the way of a threat, but a better influence, that of raising in them a sense of the duty they owed to their families and to their country. He hoped that happiness and advancement in their profession awaited them all, as he had said. Under Providence the realisation of this depended on themselves. ,They were about to disperse. He wished them all a merry and a happy Christmas, and he added his hope that the recreation they were about to have would refresh and renew their energies, that they c ( might (Cheers. ) s. t e better commence their future exertions. This concluded the business of the day. TILE GRAND uctlY OF _HESSE DAR.MS T.4.D T. A correspondent writes :—I have just read is your valuable paper the announcement of the en gagement of marriage between the young Prince of Hesse and the Princess Alice, upon which occasion you express the hope that the little court of Darm stadt will not walk in the footsteps of its neighbour , Electorate Hesse. Permit me to send you some pre cise information about the matter, which I am welt the se e eianet cousin, ur h o ess i able to give, having served as an officer for 20 years differencesist this, ahtbrahrs b t eio e etl t suhG w teo re e ua e ttnn tyranny, Electorr as D e n o t nu w wbyky o n: Hessian ,hayisodi °el evbn: wm r w in e iie l li e ewsvx d ehoe u s ref c c: h oieh y snaie . si issi l she ' 11, to the will of a most absolute war-minister, who has ruled for the last ten years. The seine system obtains in both countries, but in one it is the monarch himself, while in the other it is the minister who carries it out, and who acts towards his master as Metternich for instance did to the Emperor Francis. Thus the autocracy of the Electorate is transplanted into the Grand Duchy- This favourite's grandfather was a butcher, and with something of the hereditary mode of proceed ing ho sends to the right-about any officer that happens to displease him, and the pension that has to be paid the officer in retreat being so frequently required, the resources of the state now feel the infliction. The poor prince himself sighs at and laments the arbitrary conduct of his general, but consoles himself with some new change in th e uniform of his officers or costume of his officials. In the year 1850, during the space of three months, the Chamber of Deputies was dissolved twice, and an Electoral ;law was then granted, by the stipulations of which the seats in the chamber can only be filled by officials, or persons slavishly' devoted to the Crown. The constitution of this Grand Duchy is, therefore, quite as rotten as that, of the Electorate. Great discontent continues, a course, to prevail against this state of things, but the love for the sovereign's family i s g reat and general, as far as this love is compatible with the great and general regret, that Germ an y should he governed by some thirty and odd rulers. This small court resembles, in fact, more t he abo d e of a patriarch by its simplicity and purity, and by the education of the youthful scions of the dynasty, than a royal court filled with courtiers and retainers: The mother of the young Prince Ludwig, a most excellent lady, presided herself over the educatio n of her son, whose tuto r, a thorou g h gentleman !a every sense, reared hispupil in those sound pill' ciples that form the best ornaments of your ow° royal family. NON, The coeseq, acc onl , Cent. w cial bill and enl 01 1 the ally grE same ti 48 nUmi close of of stinr At ti again n It ha taercha mated Ti t e r day at advent, bales. 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