The Sun. — London, England, 1860-06-12 00:00:00

BENS 0 N'S WATCHES. " Per fection of mechanism." —Morning Post. Gold Silver 2to 50 guinstas. Se:2d 2 stamp a for Benson's Illustrated Pamphlet, descrip tive of every construction of watch now made, wisth their prices. Watches sent to all parts of the kingdom free by post, or to India and the Colonies for ss. extra. 33 and 34, Ludgate-hill, London, E.C. Established 1749. THEATRE -ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lessee, Mr. J. B. Bookstone. THIS NVE:NING, THE FAMILY SECRET. Messrs. Chippendale, Howe, W. Farren, Villiers, Buckstore, Mrs. B. 'White. Mrs. Fitzwilliam, Mrs. Wilkins, and Miss Amy d,c,rwick. ,After which, a new farce, entitled FITZSMYTHE and OF FITZSMYTHE HALL. Messrs. Bucks tooe, W. Farren, goners ; Mrs. Wilkins and Miss Henrade. To be followed by THE ODDITIES OF THE OHIO. By the • Leclerccis. To conclude with A KISS en IN T at HE DARK. Commce 7. ----- ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.— Lessee, Mr. A. Harris. THIS EVENING, RICIIELIEU. Mr. Phelps. ro conclude with the drama of PAULINE. Mr. Melville, Mrs. Weston, and Miss C. Leclercq. Commence at 7. AD ELPIII, NEW THEATRE-ROYAL. sole eroprietor and Manager, Mr. Ben). Webster. Last Six Ni2lits of Mr. and Mrs. A. Wigan. Seventh week of the celebra Dal American Actress, Miss Julia - Daly. THIS w•VE:\ to commence with IT'S AN ILL WIND THAT BLOWS NOBODY GOOD. Messrs. Alfred Wigan, J. L. Toole, Stuart, Billing,ton, C. J. Smith, Ward, Mrs. A. Wigan, and Miss 11. Simms.. To be followed by A MODEL OF A WIFE. Messrs. A Wigan, Toole, Miss K. Kelly. After which, OUR FEMALE AMERICAN COUSIN. Messrs. Stuart, C. Selby, Billington, Eburne, Miss Julia Davy, K. Kelly, Laidlaw, and Mrs. Chatterley. Box-office open from 10 till 5. Private boxes, .£2 2s. ; Family Boxes, £l. Orchestra Stalls, ss. ; Balcony, 4s. ; Front Circle Stalls, Ss. ; Pit Stalls, ts.; Pit, is. 6d. ; Amphitheatre, la ; Gallery, 6d. Acting Manager—Mr. Wm. Smith. FRENCH PLAYS-ST. JAMES'S THEATRI Directeur, M. Talexy.--Lessee, ➢lr. F. B. Chatterton. EVERY EVENING. Mdlle. DUVERGER.—M. PAUL DEVAUX. 'THIS EVENING (Tuesday), Wednesday, and Thursday first performances of "LA PARTIE DE PIQUET " " LES PREMIERS ARMES DE RICHELIEU "—" LE CODE DES FEMMES." Dldlle. Duverger and M. Paul Devaux. Orchestra Stalls, is. Gd. ; Balcony Stalls, 55.; Pit, 2s. Gallery, ls. Private Boxes, from Two Guineas, Commence at 8. A STLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.- Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Wm. BATTY. THIS EVENING, Entire Change. Production of a Grand Historical Hippo- Drama on a scale of Great Magnificence. Varied Novelties in the Scenes of the Arena. On Monday, June 11, 1800, and during the week, the Entertainments will commence with a deeply-interesting and splendid spectacle in Three Acts, entitled " FATR ROSAMOND, or the AMAZON CRUSADERS." Produced with entirely new and magnificent scenery, costly costumes, and appointments. To be succeeded by the Scenes of the Cirque, supported by the most taleried British and Continental Artistes in the World. Concluding with a Laughable Farce. The magnificent Chandeliers manufactured by Messrs. De fries and Sons, of lloundsditch. Doors open at half-past 6, performance commence at 7. Box-office open daily from 11 till 4. Stage Manager—Mr. W. WEST. Director of the Arena—M. Felix Revolti. CONCERTS.- CANTERBURY HALL THIS EVENING. C. H. GOUNOD'S OPERA, FAUST. First Time in this Country. Faust Mr. Henry Herbert. Mephistopheles Mr. C. Bernard. Siobel Mrs. Anderson. Marguerite Conductor. ....Mr. Jonghmans. And selections from Dinorah, Trovatore, Macbeth, and numerous other Entertainments. Balcony, is, Hall. 6d. Comic Vocalists —Messrs. George Hodson (the Irish Come dian and Mimic), and W. T. Critchfield. The AFRICAN OPERA. TROUPE, their first appearance since 1852, consisting of ELEVEN STAR PERFORMERS, who will live the whole of their inimitable entertainment every evening. The gallery is open from 5 till 11 on Sunday Evening. THE WEATHER._STJN OFFICE, JUNE 12, 1860. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 63—highest since noon yesterday. 51—lowest this morning and during the night. 60—this day at noon. BAROMETER-29.54 ; a fall of nearly half an inch. WlND—Southerly ; fresh and stormy, with miserable rainy weather., lIIGII WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. This DA.Y.—Morning, 7h. Om—Afternoon, Bh. 7m. To-molutow.-Morning, Sh. 37m.—Afternoon, Oh. 7m. ,A.., , i - I T:_:),, t !N. 4 C":".-...% P:',l. , , , „ .5 , , : ,t _Ljil , .:, 4 •, cp , o 4„.. 4 „ , st::f , ~._"-; 1 4, •'; , 3c,,,,," "A rt---' ~ , • ,-,, , ;-" . .1r,a-_--7 , 4.44t . . , ,-,:,, ; ,,,: , ,--,:,..., . _ ..,,,,.... L , ~• ~ ~,,,,-,.,,,....„-fr.....„..,..,47_, :::____-,,, - - THE SUN. LONDON, TITSDAY, IT:NE 12, 1880. If we say that the House of Commons is paved with good Reform Bills, we shall doubtless recal a a proverb, of WIIIZFIELD'S, we believe, which has been uttered over many a lapsed penitent. And when we see the House, after having been preached to from the Throne, on the subject of Reformation, again and again ; and after having, through its Leaders, promised as many times to amend itself ; and only this month, we certainly cannot say nemine contra-DICENTE, still, no one daring to vote otherwise, but agreeing to one step towards Refor mation,—when we think of all this, and yet see both Ministerialists and Opposition, all of them only too well pleased to throw up their resolutions of amend ment, and to live on after their old course, what can we say for our unregenerate, and therefore ever lapsing House ? • It reminds us inevitably of a far more sacred proverb, and, compels us to exclaim —" Can the Ethiopean change his skin, or the leopard his spots "—then, probably, and certainly not before, may a House of Commons Reform itself. Never, indeed, yet, has it done such a thing. The Reform of 1832 was effected, not by the House, but by the people. The numerous Reform proposals of the last ten years have not been such as the people cared to put their hand to. They were merely the faint resolves of political parties in the house to do something that should look like an in tention to be good, but there has not been enough in any one of them, certainly not in this last, to arouse any enthusiasm abroad. The present one was, by all classes, Whig, Tory, and Radical, supposed, at first, to be intended merely to pass. As a Reform Bill, stauncher Liberals regarded it as something almost laughable ; it was not supposed that Tories would care to oppose it. Nor did they at first. They evidently felt baulked of a good subject for attack. However, when they saw that real Liberals despised the bill, and that the re-election soon to follow made it distasteful to both sides, the BEN TINCK clique recovered their pluck, revolted against their leader, made him follow, them, and rallied all the glib-tongued of their party to delay the bill by talk, and by empty resolutions, until the session should be almost gone—and then, after having theinselves wasted and lost it, to cry—time ! ! At the stage at which things had now arrived, however, there was no alternative for Lord JOHN Russut and the Ministry but to withdraw the bill, or to have faced what would have made them very unpopular in the House, though not, perhaps, with the country. But the House is the present home of a Government, and it concerns them much more to stand well with hon. members than with the - people generally. Either a disso lution, or a prolongation of the session, would, doubtless, have been annoying to members to the last degree ; and, as no manifest effort was made by the public to support him in any such course, he htld himself quite at liberty to withdraw the Bill. On one point there seemed to be a virtual agree ent between Mr. BRIGHT and Mr. DISRAELI. The atter attributed the necessity of withdrawing the ill,to the magnitude of thr other measures intro duced by the Government, and the discussions ine vitably raised by them, interfering with all other less important, yet necessary business; and Mr. BRIGHT, on his part, seemed but too well content that he had got the treaty and the budget, from which he.expects such splendid results, and now tolls um that the French Government is carrying out the details in a way which will astonish us by its generosity.. We sincerely hope he will prove a true prophet. If he do, we must believe that our policy, not his, is the cause of it ; that our strengthened army and our rifle volunteers, and our £15,000,000 for the army, make the French think it will be better to make the best of us as peaceful neighbours, since we do not choose they should visit us as hostile guests. At the very first we intimated that the sturdy man of commerce was propitiated by a Manchester budget to accept so gentle a Reform Bill, and, now we see him submit so resignedly to its death, because its twin, the budget, survives, we are even still more inclined to think that the " little bill" and the large budget formed part of one scheme. The question of Reform is, Lord JOHN says, to be resumed early next year, but on that point there is much to be said. With the uncertainties which overcast Europe at this moment, and which surely are likely rather to increase than diminish by that time—with the certainty of a Chinese war on hand, which may not be ended then—with the Budget necessities of 1861, and the fortification measures furnished us by the Commons—we may have an other session too full of foreign and domestic work to permit the easy passage of their Reform Bills. But there is more than this. We cannot now enter on the subject, but it will have to be gravely considered, whether the next attempt shall be, a Reform Bill for the people, or a Reform Bill for the present House of Commons. We see how small a Bill the House will hinder from passing. We may have to try whether it will dare to hinder one large enough for the people to raise again the old cry—" the Bill, the whole Bill, and nothing but the Bill." For one thing we may be even thankful now. Lord JOHN had actually suggested on Thursday night that his £6 franchise was matter for discussion, and altera tion if necessary—it might be raised or be con verted into a rating franchise. Had this been done in committee, the result would have been such a miserable remnant of such a miserable Reform that it can be no matter for lamentation that the bill has died a premature death. As distinctly as CATO in ADDISON'S stiltedclassica tragedy—ltaly has before her at this moment " her bane and antidote !" The fate of Italian Unity and Italian Freedom is now suspended in the balance as it were between the two extremes. To the north there is a grievous loss—to the south a magnificent gain. Well may the aspirants for the political emancipation of the Roman peninsula pause awhile in this breathing time to look seriously and meditatively—" on this picture—and on this !" Yonder in the north-west—NAPOLEON is stealing the precious diadem of the Italian KING and put ting it in his pocket—the beautiful province of Nice, the ancient and chivalrous little kingdom of Savoy ! Yonder in the south-west—GARIBALDI is adding to the dominions of the Italian KING the noble island of the Sicilians. It is a startling contrast a telling and impres sive antithesis. Yesterday (June 11th, 1860) the Council of State, at Paris, formally examined the Eenatus Consulte in the matter of the Savoy and Nice annexation. That Senatus Consulte has probably been submitted today to the Senate. Upon the 14th of June France will take possession of her new dominions. There, too, will be held a arand military review in the presence of the con quering Sovereign—a 7e Deum being sung in Notre Dame Cathedral, and the public buildings being resplendently illuminated. Altogether the victim is to be tricked out with consolitary garlands for the sacrifice. Conscious of all which proceed ings—ltaly would surely have only bitterest cause for grief as over a profound humiliation. But happily for the Italians themselves, they can look elsewhere for consolation—and find it. All is not fairy gold in their grasp. If they have lost Savoy and Nice, they have gained Lombardy and the Island of Sicily. The sword of GARIBALDI has won Sicily for the Sicilians, and therefore for the whole aggregate of the Italian population. The sword of 'France has at any rate severed the bonds which united some of the fairest portions of the Peninsula to the motley despotism of the Austrian EMPEROR. If Italy has her sources of anguish, there are at any rate these grand and substantial consolations for her in the north and in the south to hearten her on in the daring effort to secure en tirely and permanently her own independence. Prince METTERNICH called Italy—a geographical expression ! It remains for the Italians to render it an expression having henceforth a peculiar, powerful, and recognisable significance. What a vista of noble improvements has there not already been opened up to view by the com mittee of which Sir JOSEPH PAXTON is chairman —the committee appointed to inquire into what may be the best means for providing for the in creasing traffic of the Metropolis by a double line of Thames Embankments ! We will enumerate a few of these suggested improvements—leading off, ai a matter of course, with the Thames Embank ments themselves. First and foremost, then, the Thames Embankments. Secondly, Hungerford Market transformed into a grand railway terminus. Thirdly, the widening of the Poultry. Fourthly, the opening of a pew street southwards by the Mansion House, through Bucklersbury. Fifthly, the abolition of tolls on Waterloo Bridge. And— not to be tedious—subsidiary to all this, the effec tual carrying out of that Main Drainage scheme which would secure the river from further con tamination, would enable it to clear itself out within a brief interval from all past abominations, and, while most signally securing the greater salu: brity of the capital, restoring the Silent Highway to its pristine pre-eminence as London's noblest adornment and greatest thoroughfare. In calculating upon all this, and a great deal more of the like kind, we are not brooding over the reveries of a few eccentric old dreamers, bent upon turning the chief city of England into an Arcadian metropolis ! Looking forward, to the restoring of an annual Fair in May to that site of the old forgotten revels, still bearing in remem brance of that past time—with itspastime—the name of Mayfair ! Or projecting the astonishment of her MAJESTY'S lieges by erecting anew in the middle of the Strand (where it actually stood, not so very long ago, 'garlanded about with sweet flowers and tricked out with parti-coloured ribbons in streamers) the old tapering Maypole. We are not imagining ourselves back in the days when blackberries might be picked by the wayside in Tottenham court-road. When there was really a suburban village, with a village cross, midway be tween the cities of London , and Westminster ! When St. Martin's, or rather the predecessor of St. Martin's, was, in point of fact, as well as in name, St, Martin's-in-the-fields. We are simply just come fresh from the examination of the evi dence given before the Parliamentary Committee already mentioned—the evidence chiefly of Mr. THWAITES, the chairman of the Metropolitan Board of Works, and that also of Captain VEITCH, Engineer to the Board of Admiralty. Captain VEITCH has a plan—thought of by him some years ago, and since then elaborately conned and im proved —a clear, bold, rational, perfectly feasible THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 12, 1860. plan for carrying out this scheme of a Thames Embankment. Mr. THWAITES has previously ex- plained to the Committee how precisely such a plan might be carried out with comparative economy,'and with a certainty of not very easily calculable ad vantages. The sum total of the streets contemplated being formed by the Board of Works, with a view ,o relieve the traffic of the metropolis—he has in- formed the Committee—would cost in round numbers about £640,000. Towards which sum Government contributes nearly £loo,ooo—the Duke of BED FORD £ls,ooo—and the rest, says Mr. THWAITES, is to be defrayed out of the rates by the ratepayers. This may afford the curious some clue to the dis covery of the proposed future calculations. In Paris, Mr. THWAITES reminds us, in answer ,o the inquiry of Lord ROBERT MONTAGU, the tax :collected on carriages is set apart for metropolitan improvements. And it is worth remembering that in London during the last year (1859) the hackney carriage tax yielded a good round sum of £BO,OOO sterling. Let this £BO,OOO be put aside annually, and let there be a yearly sum of £20,000 contributed by the Board of Works, and another yearly sum of £50,000 abstracted from the Consolidated Fund to swell the total—and we should have £150,000 a year to defray the expense of these proposed Thames Embankments. Alto gether it is calculated that the cost of them would be some £2,000,000. So that, in the way men. tioned, the whole might be paid for within a period of three-and-twenty years. Is there any objection that can possibly be raised in reason why the Con- solidated Fund should not thus contribute £50,000 a year for the improvement of the metropolis ? That objection has been set aside in Committee beforehand. It has there been shown indeed that " the metropolis contributes very largely to the taxation of the country; the value of the property assessed under schedule A being £22,385,350, whilst the sum for the rest of the kingdom is £127,994,288. Under schedule D the metropolis shows £37,871,644 against £89,198,950. The gross estimated rental of the property of the metropolis assessed to the poor rates is £16,157,320, against £86,077,676 as against the rest of the kingdom. The amount collected by the Customs for the whole kingdom is £24,155,852, of which £13,332,061 is collected in the metropolis." Affording reasons enow—and to spare—why England at large should not demur at the suggestion that the Imperial Exchequer should contribute funds towards the improvement of London and Westminster. Indeed —going by precedent—the plea has already been allowed and acted upon repeatedly. Nay, within the last twenty years, as was stated the other day before the Committee, the Imperial Exchequer has in this manner disbursed—" For Battersea Park, £106,902 ; Chelsea Bridge, £29,500 ; Vauxhall and Battersea Bridges, £130,753; entrance to St. James's Park from Pall-mall, £4,500 ; bridge in St. James's Park, £3,500; Pimlico improvements, £27,810 ; Westminster Bridge, £174,429 ; ap proaches thereto, £46,000." There can hardly remain' any:doubt whatever, therefore, that for a sufficiently important purpose in the way of im provement London may reasonably claim the assist ance of funds derivable thus directly from the Imperial Exchequer. And what nobler improve. ment in its way could well be projected for the metropolis than this very one of the Thames • Embankments ? Apart from all this, however, there is the Coal Tax ranging fifty miles round our capital—afford ing fresh means towards the liquidation of the expenses consequent upon the herculean task of carrying out these Embankments. Upon this head, what was the evidence broughtbefore the Committee by Mr. ScoTT,the City Chamberlain ? It was evidence ending with the announcement that the Corporation —conscious of the many advantages certain to ac crue from the scheme, conscious also of the funds placed within reach by the Coal Tax—propose to em bank the river themselves from Battersea-bridge to Blackivall. The fact being that in 1857, even after allowing for the drawback, the produce of the coal tax was £l2B,BB6—in 1858, £131,650—in 1859, £135,368: shewing a steady increase in the duty since it was first levied ! Again, in reference to the actual application of the funds thus obtained, it is satisfactory to remember that the charges upon the duty have included among them recently £30,186 for West-end improvements— £BB,ooo for improvements in Clerkenwell—and £35,000 for improvements in Covent-gardens. What with the funds thus derivable, there fore, from the Coal Tax, from the hackney coach-tax, from the Board of Works, and from the imperial exchequer, we are at length enabled to look hopefully and confidently for the speedy advent of the time when the British capital shall have secured by the simultaneous completion of the Main Drainage and these Thames Embank ments the grandest and most imperial of all possible metropolitan improvements. By order of the Prince Regent of Prussia, prayers for the safe delivery of the Princess Frederick William are to be offered up from the 10th in all the churches of the kingdom, Prince Alfred has been well received at Madeira, and played at cricket with the club there. H.M.S. Eurytt his, with his Royal Highness on board, was at Teneriffe on the 27th ult., and sailed on the 13th for Bahia. The prince ascended the Peak, notwithstanding the snow. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess Frederick and the Princess Marie of the Netherlands, at tended by a numerous suite, have arrived at Claridge's Hotel from Torquay. Their Serene Highnesses the Prince Louis and the Prince Henry of Hesse have returned to Maurigy's Hotel from a visit to her Majesty at Windsor Castle. The Countess of Chesterfield, Lord Wilton, and Lady C.' Egerton, Mr. Charles Greville, Mr. George Payne, &c., have returned to town from Ascot races. The Countess Dowager Grey received, yesterday evening, the Earl and Countess Grey, Lady Seaford, Mrs. Lane Fox, Lord R. Cavendish, &c. THE FLORAL HALL, COVENT-GARDEN.—This ele gant building will be opened after the opera this evening, and her Majesty has signified her intention of honouring both the flower show and the opera with her presence. DAMAGE BY A THUNDERSTORM.—On Saturday evening, between six and seven o'clock, a storm of thunder and lightning which passed over Manchester caused some damage to property. The electric fluid struck the top of the large new warehouse of Mr. S. Mendel, in Portland-street. Several of the thick glass skylights were smashed, a wooden partition was knocked down, and very distinct traces left of its progress. A leaden gas-pipe had a piece melted com pletely out of it, yet, singularly enough, both ends of the pipe wore fused up, so that the gas did not escape. In Cla rendon-street several squares of glass in a window were per forated by small holes, without breaking the squares. - We some The . ean tariff, a new w have not heard of any personal i n j ury, althoug h t h ere were e c te r ht a t o i Nn c etwonativeyfiscalor tendencies. km Ie 0 a Ise which has just passed e the House of Representatives at Washington, furnishes a tefl Democratic extravagantmbr protection curious s u rs rightlyaoi large e s o increase a t dr i ee r e as e mes or described manufacturers,The urnr easi eo f b v i proposeselrlcocCo mm erce nmteeede. plated. Sugar, woollen and linen goods, iron, and tobacco are among the articles most prominently dealt with. The proposed sugar duties are so arranged as to constitute " the largest bribe ever offered to the sugar••refining interest." With regard t 6 liquors, about 4s. per gallon is to be levied .on brandy, 3s. on Madeira, sherry, and port wiles ; 4s, on sparkling wines in bottles and 2s. in casks ; ls. 3d. on claret and some other specified descriptions, and on all other wines 30 per cent. ad valorem. Ale, porter, and beer in bottles are to be sharged ls. per gallon ; on cigars the duty is raised to 2s. per lb. and 10 per cent. ad valorem; on snuff, sd. per lb. ; on leaf tobacco, 25 p( r cent. ad valorem, and on all other are said to be " too . complex to be easily underst o od." tobacco 20 per cent, The rates on iron and i ron materi al s Among the main provisions are a duty of £3 per ton en ordinary bar (round and square) iron, 245. per ton on pig, £2 Bs, on railroad bars, and £4 per ton on boiler plates. On woollan goods the proposed terms embody every kind of variation. high specific and ad valorem duties being often conjoined, as for the purpose of hopeless entanglement. In linens the increase on the existing changes average fully 10 per cent. on the coarser descriptions, and mere on the finer sorts. The bill also proposes to enact that the advan • tages of the bonded warehousing system shall be withdrawn in all cases where the goods are not removed within 30 days. The whole measure is expected to be thrown out in the Senate, but the fact of its having passed the most popular branch of the Legislature affords a significant lesson. LATEST NEW. The: following telegrams have been received at Mr. Reuter's office : PARIS, JUNE 12. The ltfoniteur of this morning publishes an Imperial decree promulgating the troaty concluded with Sardinia for the cession of Savoy and Nice. In a report which precedes the promulgation of the treaty, M. Thouvenel explains the exceptional character of this new acquisition of Franee. M. Thouvenel says :—The Imperial policy has not been directed by any ambitious thought. This acquisition has not been obtained by force, but only by the gratitude and friendship of the Sove reign, increased by the spontaneous and unanimous enthusiasm of the population. The King of Sardinia yesterday sanctioned the law approving the cession of Savoy and Nice to France. Official possession of these provinces will be taken on Thursday next. The Moniteur also announces that the Govern ment has withdrawn the project for a railway from Graisserea to Beziers. VIENNA, JUNE 12. The organic statutes of the Provincial Diets are ready for promulgation. They only await the approval of competent per sons of the different provinces to whom they have been confidentially communicated by Government. In order to satisfy the admissible wishes of the Hungarians, the Minister of the Interior has fre quent discussions with the Hungarian members of the Council of the Empire. TURIN, JUNE 12. By ratifying an armistice between General Lanza and Garibaldi, the King of Naples has removed the principal obstacle which prevented foreign inter vention. From the moment that the King of Naples treats with the Sicilian revolutionary party as one Power with another mediation becomes possible without infringing on diplomatic formalities. This explains the sending of the Commander Be Martino to Paris, who is charged on the part of King Francis 11. to submit the bases and guaran tees for the personal mediation, repeatedly invoked, by his Majesty Napoleon 111. Although authorising the Commander Be Mar- tino to come to Paris, the Emperor of the French reserves to himself the liberty of not coming to a decision until after having received positive over tures from the Neapolitan Envoy. At all events, the Court of the Tuileries does not wish to undertake any mediation unless in concert with England and with the other great Powers. ROME, JUNE 9 (vIA MAESEILLES). Commander Martino, the Neapolitan Itinister, before leaving I'aris had a conference with the Am bassadors of France and Russia. M. Friggeri, a colonel of the Pontifical Cavalry, has been arrested and imprisoned at Ancona. The official Giornale di Boma announces the definite fusion of the railway companies, and pro rogues until the end of 1861 the construction of the railway to the Neapolitan frontier. The capital of the Pio Centrale Company is to remain at 175,000,000 fr. NAPLES, JUNE 10 (\IA MARSEILLES). The promulgation of a Constitution, framed ac• cording to that of France, is expected shortly. PARIS, JUNE 11. The Opinione Nationale says : " It is asserted that France has, with the consent of Piedmont, accepted the mediation proposed by Naples. The conditions of this mediation are—a Liberal constitution for Naples ; a separate Govern ment for Sicily under a Prince of the House of Bourbon, subject to the condition that the Sicilians should be consulted and give their consent, which the Opinione Nationale hopes they will refuse." MADIUD, JUNE 10, The Cortes has rejected by 200 against 26 votes, the amendment proposed by the Progresista party. The discussion of Signor Olozaga's amendment will take place to-morrow. General Dulce will then give personal explanations to the Chamber. In a preliminary meeting of the political friends of General Ortega, the conduct of General 'Juice was approved as having been perfectly honourable. THE WEST INDIA MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, MONDAY. The Royal Mail Company's steamer Tasmanian, Captain Sawyer, with the above mails, has arrived. She brings in all 228 passengers, among whom are Admiral Bonard and Baron Didelot, from Callao ; Captain Darling, A.D.C., from Jamaica ; and Lieu tenant-Governor Sargeant and family, from St. Vincent. The Tasmanian brings on freight specie value 637,570 dols.—consisting of gold, 287,072 dols. ; silver, 247,594 dole.; British coin, 1,728 dole. ; pearls, 576 dols. ; plate, 240 dols. ; and copper coin, 380 dole. ; and the following cargo, viz.:-113 serons cochineal, 24 live turtle, 100 bags silver ore, 226 bags cocoa, 40 casks coffee, and 179 packages sun dries. The dates brought by the Tasmanian are from Honduras, May 17th ; Grey Town, 19th ; Jamaica, 15th ; La Guayra, 23d ; Trinidad, 24th ; Grenada, 24th ; St. Vincent, 25th ; Jacmel, Demerara, Bar badoes, St. Lucia, and Montserrat, 26th ; Mar tinique, Guadaloupe, Dominique, Antigua, and Nevis, 27th ; Porto Rico, St. Kitts, and Tortola, 28th ; and St. Thomas, 29th. The news from the West. Indies is unimportant. The islands were generally healthy, with the ex ception of Barbadoes, where small-pox still pre vailed. The weather at Trinidad had been exceedingly fine for sugar-making, the estates were making good use of the time, and great progress had been made in gathering in the produce. The crop was expected to fall far short of last year. At Barbadoes the old cane crop was, nearly all reaped. The shipments to date amount to—sugar, 23,403 hhds 1,923 tierces 5,549 brls ; molasses, 5,480 puns 209 hhds 250 brls ; rum, 189 puns 228 hhds. The young crop was holding out well. Provisions were very scanty and dear. The Combined Court of Demerara had gone through the whole of the items on the estimate. The total amount required was 1,452,986 dols. 08c. The new civil list ordinance had been passed, granting an annual sum of £26,824 Bs. sterling for the term of seven years. Very little sugar was offering for sale. Freights moderate. Tonnage a sufficient supply. At Jamaica De Cordova says:—" The extreme disinclination to operate which was reported by the last mail has in a great measure given way, and there have been some speculative sales in articles of flour, meal, and pork. The price of these ar ticles are, however, below our last quotations." Exchange on London.—Jamaica Bank, 30 days, par ;60 days, per cent. prem. ;30 days, 1 per cent. prem, Colouial Bank rates, for cash per cent. extra if payable in discounts; 90 days, par; 60 days, per cent. prem. ;30 days, 1 do. Com missariat bill, 30 days, 1 per cent. prem. Mer chants' bills, Ito percent. discount. Reports from Ecuador state that General Ayarza had been detected plotting against Garcia Moreno, and banished in irons to the banks of the Napo. From Chili there is no important news. On the 24th of April her Majesty's frigate 'Tribune sailed for England, and on the 27th the corvette Ter magant and gunboats Grappler and Forward for Vancouver via Callao. Exchange on London, 90 days, 44d. THE PENINSULAR MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, TUESDAY, The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Tagus, Captain Hall, with the above mails, has arrived. She brings 35 first, 5 second, and 4 deck passengers ; among the former are Baron Hamelin and Baron Forrester. The Tagus has on freight 13 packages of specie, value £5,960 sterling; 1 package of precious stones, value £1,600 ; also 223 boxes of potatoes; 100 boxes of onions, 448 half-chests of oranges, 20 do. of lemons, 139 boxes of eggs, and 13 packages of sundries. She sailed from Lisbon on the 7th, Oporto the Bth, and Vigo the Bth inst. On the 80th, at 6 p.m., she spoke the Royal Mail Steam-packet Company's steamship Magdalena, bound to Lisbon and the Brazils. The Tagus, on her outward passage, experienced strong westerly winds and cloudy; homewards, along the coasts of Portugal, calm and fine, fresh winds from northward to westward to Usbant ; and mode rate southerly winds and cloudy up the Channel. LISBON, JUNE 7. The new Governor of Angola, appointed on the 31st ultimo, is Lieutenant-Colonel Carlos Auguste Franco ; the time of service to be for five years. The petitions to the Crown against the proposed increase of taxes, presented by the Minister of Finance are accumulating from the various districts, cities, towns, and villages. Scarcely a day passes but what a Deputy does not present a petition in the Chamber from his constituents, consequently the question will be postponed till the next session. As the Chamber of Deputies rejected the Lan glois contract for the roads it will be again put up to competition, bat the best thing the Government can do under the circumstances will be to under take them for their own account. The sex-King- Regent, D. Fernando, with his daughter, propose leaving for Ostend in the sloop Mindello on a visit to the Court of Dresden, to be present at the christening of his grandson, son of the Infanta Donna Maria Anna. His Majesty will leave about the end of the month, and will visit England on his return to Lisbon. The Dutch frigate Zealand is daily expected from Portsmouth, when the Evertson and Admiral Van Wassener will return to Holland. Government have made public their grant of privilege to Mr. Homersham for his floating dock, and it is generally hoped that that gentleman will forthwith carry out the undertaking. Exchange for the packet is quoted at three months on London, 53 . 4 ; Paris, 5321 Amsterdam, 421 ; Hamburg, 471 ; Genoa, 529. Lisbon Bank Shares, 548 milreis ; Oporto Bank, 256 milreis ; Mercantile Bank, 250 milreis ; Rentes, 451 to 46; Coupons, 441 to 45; Deferred, 33 to 331. FRANCE. PARIS, JUNE 11. The following bulletin relative to the state a Prince Jerome was published this morning : " VILLEGENIS, llvt, 8 A.:st.-:—The Prince has had a quiet night, and his state is satisfactory." . - BOURSE, June 11.—The market has been buoyant, and prices have advanced, owing to the change in the weather, which has removed all apprehensions about the drops. Threes, which opened at 68f, are now at 68f 15c and 68f 20c. Mobilier varied from 658 f 75c to 6621 50c; Lyons, 868 f 75c to 872 f 50c ; Orleans, 1,327 f 50c to 1,330 f; Northern, 977 f 50c to 980 f ; Eastern, 596 f 25c to 597 f 50c ; Austrian, 513 f 75c to 515 f ; Lombard, 496 f 25c to 497 f 50c, The following are the last quotations :- 4i per Cents..... 96 15 i Credit Foncier 860 Do. end month .. ——l Belgian 4t 97 3 per Cents. 6B 40 1 Piedmonteso (5) Do. end month.... 68 35 Roman - Bank Shares 2835 —'Austrian Credit Mobilier .. 667 50 Spanish Threes -- Do. Account 667 50 Home Debt 47h RAILWAYS. Cash. Account. Orleans Northern 978 75 .. 978 75' New ditto B6B 75 .. 868 75 Lyons and Mediterranean 875 .. 576 25 Geneva 405 Southern Western 565 —; .. 57 0 Eastern Sardinian Austrian Lombard ..... Exchange on London, at sight, paper, 25f. 121 c. ; money, 25f. 12c. ; three months, paper, 24f. 90c. ; money, 24f 871 e. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPIIITIIEATRE• The new three act spectacle, entitled " Fair Rosamond, or the Amazon Crusaders," was produced here last night, and met with the most triumphant success. The greatest care, it was evident from the commencement, had been be stowed in getting up the piece, and the opening scene elicited the most rapturous applause. The period illus trated is the beginning of the 12th century, and the plot turns upon an incident in the second crusade, which, if not quite in acordance with history, still adheres in some respects quite sufficiently to it to furnish a very exciting and magnificent entertainment. Amongst the very splendid scenery with which the piece abounds, the valley of Laodicea, with the desert in the dis tance and the Saracens encamping in the foreground, is really a master-piece of scenic illusion, and is deserving of the highest praise. Mr. Holloway, of course, enacts the principal part—viz., Henry Plantagenet, with his accus tomed vigour and intensity, while the Saracen Monarch is well-sustained by Mr. T. C. Harris. Queen Eleanor, Fair Rosamond, and Fortuna, the prominent female parts, aro very ably supported by Miss Seamour, Miss Scott, and Mrs. Morton Brookes. Without attempting to give an out line of the plot, we may say that, as a spectacle of the " hippo-dramatic class," it is about ono of the best we have seen for years, and from the applause elicited last night a run equal to that of the celebrated "Battle of Waterloo," or " M azeppa," may be confidently anticipated. It would be unjust to close this notice without remarking that the incidental ballet introduced in the second act is superior to anything that has been done at Astley's for some time. The dancing, in conjunction with very charac teristic music composed for the occasion, greatly con tributedlo the success of the entertainment. At the conclusion of the second act Mr. Holloway re ceived the honour of a call, and the curtain fell at the termination of the play amidst the most enthusiastic applause. The spectacle was given out for repetition every evening until further notice. AMERICA. GALWAY, JUNE 11. The Brazil has arrived at this port, short of coal. She left New York May 25, and St. John's June 2. She brings 240 passengers. SOUTHAMPTON, JUNE The North Atlantic Company's steamer Adriatic, Captain Comstock, from New York on the 2d inst,, arrived off the Needles at 815 a.m. • It has been definitively announced that the Great Eastern will sail from Southampton for New York on Sa turday ne x t, the 16th inst. THE LATE GREAT YARMOUTH ELECTION.—Sir Henry Edmond Knowles Lacon, Bart., M.P. for Great Yar mouth, attended yesterday at the Westminster police -court to prosecute a charge of wilful and corrupt perjury against Henry Fayerman, formerly of St. Nicholas-road, Great Yarmouth, grocer. A summons was issued against defen dant on the 26th ult., and placed in the handsof Knowland, one of thq officers of the court, who on proceeding to Yar mouth found the accused's previous residence deserted. A 'warrant was subsequently granted and placed in the hands of Superintendent Jewsley, of the Yarmouth police, who apprehended the accused while concealed in a cellar at Norwich, on Saturday afternoon, and brought him to Lon don. Mr. Cooper, instructed by Mr. Hanrott, appeared for the prosecution ; and Mr. Ribton, instructed by Messrs. Nichols and Clarke, for the accused. Mr. Cooper stated that the present prosecution aroselout of the last election for the borough of Great Yarmouth, and a petition presented to the House of Commons against the return of Sir Edmund Henry Knowles Lacon and Sir Henry Josiah Stracey. Amongst other witnesses called in support of that petition, which had been referred to a select committee of the house, was the defendant, who swore that on the 18th of April, 1859, he saw Sir Edmund Lacon, who gave him a £5 note to vote for him. Mr. Stratford read his notes of Mr. Phinu's questions and defendant's answers, which were to the effect that at a meeting of Sir E. Lacon's supporters in the Victoria-gardens, Sir E. Lacon met him, and took him down the road commonly called the Alma-road, just oppo site the Victoria-gardens, and said, "Mr. Fayerman, are you going to support me and Sir Henry Stracey ? " I said I had not made up my mind. He says, " I suppose you want a little money ?" I said it would be very acceptable. He said, " Well, I will give you £s—that is as much as I can afford—if you will vote for me and Sir Henry Stracey." Defendant took the note, and when he got home endorsed it as follows :—" Given by Sir Edmund Lacon his own self the 18th of April, 1859, at 12 o'clock at night, from the Victoria-gardens." The case was a;ljeurned till Thursday, defendant being required to find two sureties in £4O, and to give 24 hours' notice of fail. AUSTRALIA. We have received advises from Melbourne to April 24th, six weeks later, owing to an accident which befel the Emeu and her detention for repairs, than those brought by the last mail. Dates from Sydney (by telegraph), April 23 ; Adelaide, April 25. The legislature had resumed business after the Easter holidays, but beyond the completion of the discussion on the Land Bill and the passing of the estimates, little had been done during the session. The Land Bill had only to pass the third reading and then to be remitted to the Upper House. Great doubts of its fate were entertained out of doors. The Melbourne _Herald says :—" A temporary dulness in commerce has set everybody upon pro phesying the downfall of our national fortunes. We of this joUriial have all along protested against the reality of these alleged evils either in the pre sent or in the future, We have pointed out, again and again, that the resources of the country are as prolific and as permanent as ever ; and we have counselled confidence in the colony's destiny. The temporary decline from the highest flood-tide of prosperity is but one of the inevitable fluctua tions in human affairs at every period of the world's history. We have also endeavoured to show in what respects the general prosperity at any given time is dependent upon the efficient administration of public affairs. And these views we have every reason t o believe, are now rapidly gaining ground in the community. At least, the intensely gloomy view of things which was very popular a while ago are gradually becom ing much brighter. One great practical remedy for a fall in the fortunes of the country is, we have shown, a continuous and ample stream of immigra tion. A while ago the Government, the majority in the assembly, and almost the entire public out of doors, were dead against any further grants for en couraging immigration; but now the whole wbight of public opinion leans decidedly in the opposite direction." Much excitement was felt about, the outbreak of natives in New Zealand, dignified in the papers by the title of " The New Zealand War." The Herald states the "difficulty" as follows :—" One of the greatest of the alleged grievances of the natives re lates to the land, and to the mode in which it is disposed of to the British Government by the native chiefs. Under the native law, all the land, it seems, is held by tribes in common. Hence, if the chief sells the land, they compromise the interests of the people, and the unexpected value Which it has acquired has excited disputes which are inca pable of being determined by the Government. The natives have no clear or well-defined boundaries — no written records. And hence, while the British authorities intend acting fairly, and pay a consi derable price for the land purchased, there is great danger of their becoming the dupes of Maori impos tors. Partly from this cause, but still more from others, some of the native tribes in the Tarankai district have bound themselves by oath to sell no more of their land, and the attempt to adjust this point with them has been one of great perplexity to the Government." There had been one or two skirmishes, the prin cipal of which took place at the mouth of the Waireka, and is thus described :—"The natives were aware of the approach of the enemy, and gathered to oppose their passage, and then began a battle the most obstinate and the most successful on the side of the English that has taken place since the British occupation of these islands. It would be idle to attempt details of a long skirmish in land unknown to your readers. Suffice it to say, that the whole took place among the flax gullies at the mouth of the little stream tefore named and on the flat above; that the natives and the militia and rifle men showed on both sides great daring and able shooting, and that but for the want of ammunition the superior weapons of our riflemen, and their ex cellent use of them, would, even against these odds of at least three to one, have ensured a victory. The navel brigade gave excellent assistance, dashing into the bush, and driving a party of the natives before them and back on their path. The soldiers for the most part remained at long range somewhat in advance of the position arranged for them, a small party being detached to join the civilians for a time. So fully, however, did the swarms of natives fill the Waireka gully, that after the naval men had passed across, the former were able to en close the militia and volunteers on the right and rear; and the detached party of the 65th having been recalled, they were also cut off in front from the support ; the flank towards the beach alone was open, and, without am munition, their position was critical. A diver sion, however, was effected by Capt. Cracroft and fifty men from her Majesty's steamship Niger, who, arrivink late, rushed and took the pah with cutlass, bayonet, and revolver, cartied off the flags, and re turned on the troops by the road, and with them came into town, where they arrived at about half past 6 p.m. The volunteers, not perfectly aware of what was happening, except that the support had been drawn off, prepared for the worst, fortifying their position by a low breastwork of straw and logs from the stacks and firewood of Jury's house close by." The following telegram contains the latest inter ligence " SYDNEY, APRIL 23, " The City of Sydney returned on Monday from Tarankai. No more fighting yet, but an engage ment is hourly expected. Wiremu Kingi tells the troops he is ready to fight_ them when they please, and that he will confine himself to legitimate war fare. There were strong rumours of a probable rising in the Auckland district. The governor had sent to the native camp to ascertain the intensions of the Maories, but in the meantime expresses con fidence that peace will be preserved in Auckland. The native loss at the battle of Waireka was ascer tained to be very great." Since the last mail on the 17th March six escorts had been received in Melbourne. They brought altogether 221,687 ounces of gold, while those of 1859 brought 250,395 ounces. During the same period 192,689 ounces were shipped, while during the corresponding period of 1859, 246,515 ounces were exported. During the last few days heavy showers had fallen, and it was believed the escorts would speedily assume larger proportions. MELBOURNE COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. MELBOURNB, APRIL 24. Export entries were passed at the Customs this day on 15,119 oz. 3 dwt. of gold, for shipment as follows:-1`2,585 oz. per Kent for London; 1,901 oz. 3 dwt. per Emeu, for Suez ; and 633 oz. per George Warren for Hong Kong. IMPORT MARKETS.—The business of the weok opened to-day without any appearance of increased activity, and, as is usually the case before the departure of a mail steamer, few transactions of any importance were completed. EXCHANGE.—The banks now issue drafts on England at 60 days' sight at par. Drafts against gold, &c., purchased at 1 per cent. discount. Freight on gold, per sailing vessels, 2 ;(I. per ounce ; per overland mail steamers, 1 per cent. de— liverable at the Bullion-office, Bank of England. To Mau ritius, Ceylon or Indian ports, per cent. ; to Hong Kong, per cent. Insurance, 11 per cent. ; and overland, 14 per cent. The Banks of Australasia, New South Wales, Vic toria, the London Chartered, and Union, have announced that they will allow interest on the monthly minimum balance of current accounts of not less than £2OO at the rate of 3 per cent. per annum. The English, Scottish, and Australian Chartered Bank, the Oriental, and the Colonial Bank, allow 3 per cent. interest on the daily balancelof cur rent accounts. The Oriental also allows 31 per cent. in terest on sums repayable on 15 days' notice. The English, Scottish, and Australian allows 4 per cent. on deposits at three days' call, and the Colonial allows 3 per bent. on de posits at call. Discounts at all tile banks, under 95 days, 8 per cent. It appears that John Plimlev Edwards,who lately absconded from Birmingham with now,estimated to exceed £lOO,OOO, was captured at Stockholm ten days ago ; but that, owing to the absence of an extradition treaty with Sweden, there is some doubt as to his being brought back. The case is in Bankruptcy, and as accommodation bills must have figured largely in Mr. Edwards's transac tions it is to be hoped the commissioners and assignees will investigate and expose every fact in connexion with it.' It is only by bringing public opinion to bear on those banks, discount houses, or other establishments who are found ready to facilitate the proceedings of persons of t evhis stamp that the lax system of credit which is the g reat il of the day will be likely to be in any degre e checked. Under private inspection these are the very points which it is tee e s object of all parties to hush up, sinc e in many instance the revelations to be made inight prove even more n discredi table to the creditors than to the insolvent. Toes. MEXICAN BONDHOLP committee :—" The munication is from the Mexic an ERS.—The fo llowin g com munication com mittee of Mexican bondholders Whave receive dated Me xid advices (via United States) from Mr. G. S. hitehea co, the 9th nit stating that the conducta to Vera Cruz, which was to have been sent on the day prece to the ding, e has come t-4 nothing on account of the o ppositionexaction of 8 per cent. , and a doubt whether a sufficient escort could be afforded to ensure the safety of the money. To the appli cation of her Majesty's charge d'Affaires in Mexico to re lieve the money of the bondholders from payment of this illegal impost of 8 per cent., the Government had returned a positive and abrupt refusal. The American intelligence that 'Zuloaga had resumed the Presidency is not confirmed; but some apprehension of such a contingency seems to have induced General Miramon not to leave Mexico at present. There was also a vague rumour about the late Constitu tional President Comonfort having arrived in this countrt. Mr. Whitehead, who left Liverpool en the 12th ult arrived in New York on the 23 d, and would s ta y at ' Washington till the middle of this month, and arrive in Vera Cruz by the end of it." CENTRAL C.RI2 .-( THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. (Before the Recorder.) CUTTING WITH INTENT TO MURDER. John Collins, 24, boxmaker, was indicted for feloniously wounding Elizabeth Green, with intent to murder her. Mr. Metcalfe appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Rib ton defended the prisoner. The prosecutrix, Elizabeth Green, stated that she resided in Bethnal Green, and that the prisoner had for some time been paying his attentions to her after she had quarrelled with her old lover. She had told him that she did not think she . ever should make up the quarrel with her former lover, but ultimately she again became re conciled, and the prisoner was very much irritated at such an event. Shortly after this she was at a relative's house, when the prisoner came in in a very excited state, and he told her he wanted to speak to her. She went towards the door, when he made a violent stab at her, which took effect on her head. She ran out into the street and called out " Murder." A young man named Morley seized the pri soner and took a knife outif his hand. She was taken to the surgeon's, and for a fortnight she was in great danger. In cross-examination by Mr. Ribton, she stated that she went out walking with the prisoner after the banns of mar riage had been published between her and her old lover. The prisoner did not know of the circumstance, and as she had told him that she never should make it up with her first lover, and that event having taken place, she did not know how to act. She was aware that the prisoner had been in the army, and had during that time received an injury on the leg, but not on the head. The banns of marriage were put up on a Monday, and for a fortnight affer she never told him of her approaching mar riage. When tho prisoner committed the assault upon her he appeared to have been drinking. Another female corroborated the evidence of the prose - cutrix. _ . . The police-constable who took the prisoner into custody said when he entered the shop where the prisoner was 2e tained, he said, " There, lam not going to run away." He asked him what he had been doing ? to which he replied he had stabbed his young woman. Witness said, " Nonsense, you don't mean to say that ?" He said, "Is she dead? I hose she is. I havemade up my mind to be hung for her. I maul; to kill her, and will do so soon." The prisoner seemed to hove been drinking. Mr. Ribton ni..ado a strong appeal to the jury in favour of the prisoner. The Recorder having' summed up. The jury returned a verdict of unlawfully wounding, with a recommendation to mercy. Mr. Ribton handed in a certificate of the prisoner's dis charge from the army, which proved that he had quitted the service with a good character. Sentence deferred. NEW COURT. UTTERING COUNTERFEIT ColN.—llenry Thomas, alias Williams, 41, labourer, was indicted for feloniously utter ing counterfeit coin. The prisoner pleaded not guilty. Two distinct cases of uttering having been proved, the jury returned a verdict of guilty. Mr. Poland, who conducted the prosecution, said the prisoner had in 1852 been sentenced to 12 months', and in 1855, 18 months' imprisonment for a similar offence. The Common Sergeant said he would give the prisoner one chance more. By an accident one of the former con victions had been omitted from the indictment, and there fore he could only sentence him to a term of imprisonment totally inadequate to the offence. If, however, he ever ap peared in that court again he would assuredly be sentenced to penal servitude. He then sentenced the prisoner to 12 months' imprisonment. POLICE INTELLIGEN CE-( THIS DAY.) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. DEFRAUDING THE ANCIENT ORDER OF FORESTERS. —George Seeley, no address, was charged before Mr. Bea don with obtaining money by false and fraudulent pre tences from the Court, Peaceful Valley (1753), of the Ancient Order of Foresters, at 14, Swallow-street. Mr. Inspector Webb, of the C division, having given an outline of the case, called Mr. Thomas Joseph Dawson, of 28, Great St. Andrew street, secretary of the Court, 'Peaceful Valley, of the An pient Order of Foresters, held at 14, Sveallow-street, who said, on the evening of the 10th of January, 1859, the pri soner came to our Court, 1753, of wciich I am the secretary. He said he was a member of the Ancient Order of Foresters, and was a member of Court 447, at York, and that he was in great distress and asked relief. The Court ordered him 2s. 6d., and I gave him a cheque for that amount out of the funds of the court set apart for the purpose. I gave him the cheque in the full belief that he was a Forester, and a member of the court he represented, and if he had said that he did not belong to any court at that moment, I should not have relieved him. The money of our court is vested in the names of three trustees, one of whom is Mr. John William Cook. On that occasion, by some means, the prisoner had become possessed of the pass word, but by what moans I cannot tell. Last night the prisoner again came to our court, but not having the pass word was not admitted; and after leaving it, he was fol lowed to another court at the Round Table, St. Martin's 'court, where, on coming down stairs, he was given into custody. I have written to the secretary of Court 447, and find that he was not a member of that court, as he stated, in January, 18 , 59, and shall be able to get evidence to that effect. Inspector Webb asked for a remand, which was granted till Tuesday next, there being reason to believe he has de frauded other courts. THAMES. SANGUINARY AFFRAY.—Louisa Percy, a young woman, was brought before Mr. Selfe, charged with assaulting and wounding John Reynolds, a labouring man, who is in the London Hospital, and in a precarious state from the effects of the injury he has received. A police-constable named Richardson, 219 H, put in a certificate from Mr. Payne, house-surgeon of the London Hospital, stating that Reynolds was in danger. Charles Holly, landlord of the Cork beer-house, in Chamber-street, Whitechapel, stated that last night he heard a noise in his tap-room, and upon going there a quarrel was proceeding between the prisoner and a man named Reynolds. • There were two quart pots on the table, and the prisoner was about to seize one. He prevented her doing so, and she then seized an iron spittoon and struck Reynolds a violent blow on the head which causes him to stagger, and he bled profusely. A severe wound was in flicted, aii,d the man was convoyed to the hospital. A heavy iroi; sp ittoon with which the wound was inflicted was produced. pot zr man is in the hospital ? . Richardson—With Selfe— on— And the h 'd skull. a fractui, The prisoner said that Reynolds struck her, knocked her it: down, and kicked her. Mr. Selfe—The man's life is in danger, and you are re manded for a week. CHARGE OF FORGERY AGAINST A BIRMINGHAM MERCHANT.—John Plimley Edwards, merchant, of Bir mingham, who absconded a short time ago, taking with hint a considerable sum of money, was apprehended the early part of last week at Stockholm by Mr. Sadler and Mr. Tandy, detective police officer, on a charge of forgery, and was brought back to Birmingham, where he arrived yester day (Monday) morning. He was brought up before Mr. Kynnersley, stipendiary, charged with forgery, and Mr. Motteram, of the Oxford circuit, instructed by Messrs. Hodgson and Allen, applied for a remand till Friday, which was granted. On the application of Mr. John Scnith, who appeared for the prisoner, the magistrate agreed to accept bail, the prisoner in £2,000 and two sureties of £l,OOO each, 2t hours' notice to be given to the prosecutors. TEST FOR ANCHORS AND CHAIN CABLES.—Sir T. Elphiustone has given notice of a bill to establish a test for anchors and chain cables for 'the merchant service. ha the navy this precaution is fully taken, but in the mercan tile marine any sordid shipowner may, without fear of the slightest penalty, send his vessel to sea with the certainty sta n . e, and for this reliancethat on i n lhl her ro groundto destruction taekle m o a ny becometh e first a t £2 or £3 for an ordinary brig is said to be the difference of expense the lives board cableare and coco nstantly a badntly o lr9erilled. Of course the insurance system leads to a desire in many cases that a vessel should be wrecked.:Fhe shipowner wants a a , good price for an unprofitable ship, and the underwriter is not insensible to the axiom " the more wrecks the more premiums." In the face of these considerations the vigi lance of the Legislature is more especially demanded. Look ing at the total yearly sacrifice of lives on our coasts, and the peculiarly demoralising features of the system under which it occurs, there can be no doubt that few subjects could be named of mere urgent impertanee to the cause of humanity and civilisation. It seems, however, too plain and practical to claim much synipathy in the House of Commons from the professional philanthropists who prefer the theoretical fields of taxation and reform. Making the best of Mau is born to Trouble," mos t unquestionably. It is a fact continually and physi eally expressed, from the first shrill cry it our swaddling clothes to the last breath heaved at the gate of eternity. Setting this down as a leading and unalterable clause in Mortality's Act o f Parliament, it seems but wise to meet the trials and crosses of every-day life with something like cheerful resignation, and blunt the sting of that very " busy bee," Trouble, by " making the best of it." Vainly do we grumble and repine at the innumerable incidents which occur to mar our wishes and derange our comforts. Weak and childish is the everlasting murmur on the lips of thuse who appear determined to be as unhappy as they can; for the indulgence of a rebellious and un gracious spirit only fixes vexation deeper, and makes the whole aspect of life gloomy and distorted. All philosophers, in all ages, have asserted and proved that our great sum of happiness is composed of small social items; yet how strangely is this forgotten in the jostling, jarring, selfish conduct developed in simple instances of hourly exhibition 1 Strong heads and line hearts will suffer themselves to be chafed into feverish excitement, or de pressed into cold sullenness. by events and positions alike trivial and unimportant. The principle of natural benevo lence, and the qualification of cultivated reason, are gene • rally unemployed where they would be of the greatest service. They should operate on the jagged and minute angles of domestic circumstances, as light and science on the broken and sharp-edged bits of glass in a kaleidoscope ; and the very material which too frequently only supplies matter for anger and discontent, would, if treated philo sophically, be often converted into a medium of pleasure. This universal plague—Trouble —take what shape it may, has no more efficient antidote than a resolution to "make the best of it ;" yet how we fail to apply the practice to the theory I—Eliza cook's ( 4 t rottinis from my Journal." ONE The ma. during the 'nation. I Were inact Sugars wei and in th about prec With little dealings it upward t( Pare has 1 Market m( Present d( toss. A stem discount t also rath however, I The Li tinned ear disposed Share Ma but prices At the r Pany yes! annum wi A meet Bank to x general bi The Ta West Ind from the There b Market foi ness hash( slightly Imuntaine account. New Thn at 937 I. 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