The Sun. — London, England, 1858-05-12 00:00:00

LORD ELLENBOROUGH'S SECRET DESPATCH AND THE KINGDOM Olr OIIDE—Read NORTON'S REBELLION IN /ma, price I . cloth, giving detail,' in justification of the 9tb, 10th, 11th, 12th, and 13th paragraphs.— Richardson, Brothers, 23, Cornbill, E.C. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.— Titien.s, Alboni, Giuglini. IL TROVATORE. TO-MORROW, THURSDAY, May 13 (Extra Night), will bo repeated Verdi's opera, IL TROVATORE. Leonora, Madlle. Titiens; Azucena, Madame Alboni (her Stel appearance this season) ; Manrico, Signor Giuglini ; Fer rando, Signor Vialetti ; and Il Conte di Luna, Signor Aldi ghieri. To conclude with the new Ballet, FLEUR DES CHAMPS. The principal parts by 3fadlles. Pocchini, Annetta, and M, Durand. The Opera will commence at 8 o'clock. A limited number of Boxes hive been secured to the public, Price 21s and 31s 6d each, which may be had at the Box Office, at the Theatre. Il ER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. DON GIOVANNI. FRIDAY, May 14 (Extra Night), will be repeated Mozart's chef d'ceuvre, DON GIOVANNI. Donna Anna, Madlle. Titiens • Donna Elvira, Madlle. Ortolani ; Zerlins, Madlle. Piccolomini ; Don Giovanni. Sig nor Beneventano (his first aupeararise this season); Leporello , Signor Belletti ; Masetto, Signor Aldighieri ; Ii Commenda tore, S!gnor Vialetti ; and Don Ottavio, Signor Giuglini. To increase the effect of the majestic fmal3 of the Ist act, Including the chorus, " Viva la liberta," all the principal artistes of the estab ishment have consented to lend their assistance. In addition to the music restored last year, Madlle. Titiens will sing the grand aria, " Crude le. Ah no mio bone," hitherto omitted. Conductor, Signor Bonetti. To conclude with the new Ballet Divertissement, by Matelot, entitled FLEUR DES CHAMPS: The principal parts by Madlles. Pocchini, Annetta, and M. Durand. A limited number of boxes have been reserved to the pub ic, price 21s. and 31s. 6d. each, which my be had at the Box-office at the Theatre. T EIEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buelcstone. THIS EVENING, to commence at Seven o'clock, with THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL. After which a C'assical Eitravaganza, entitled PLUTO AND PROSERPINE. Followed by JACK'S RETURN FROM CANTON. Orchestra Stalls (which may bo retained the whole of the evening). 6s. each. (No charge for booking.) First Price. s. d. Second price. a, d. Dress Boxes 5 0 Dress Boxes 3 0 Upper Boxes... . ..... 3 0 Upper Boxes 2 0 Pit.. Gallery R OYAL PRINCESS'S THEA.TR.E. Proprietor, Mr. Charles Kean. THIS EVENING, will be presented MUSIC HAT' CHARMS. After which KING LEAR. King Lear, Mr. C. Kean. To conclude with the new farce, entitled SAMUEL IN SEARCH OF HIMSELF. T HEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster. THIS EVENING, will be presented (for the sixth time at this theatre), the romantic musical drama of GUY MANNERING. Meg Merrilees, Madams Co:este ; Dandle Dinmont, Mr. B. Webster. To conclude with YOUR LIFE'S IN DANGER. John Strong, Mr. Keeley. Commence at Seven. STRAND THE AT RE. —Leme and Directress, Miss S waTiborough. —This Evening will be presented the COUNTRY SQUIRE, supported by Messrs. Emery, Belford, Charles, F. Seymour, MeAgreson, Misses M. Oliver, M. Ternan, Portman, and Messrs Selby. After which, the new burlesque of FRA DIAVOLO ; er, The Beauty and the Brigands. Fra 11.avolo, Miss Swan. borough ; Beppo, Mr. C. Young. Followed by a new Farce, YOUR LIKENESS, ONE SHILLING. Messrs. Charles Young, Ray, and Miss M. Ternan. CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road.— OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow !ag company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of Selections from all the popular OPERAS, MADRIGALS, CHORUSES, GLEES, DUETS, drc., viz. :—Miss Russell, Mrs. Badzey, ifiss Brinell, Miss Ray, Madame Bartoletti, Miss Montague, Mrs. Lawrence, and Mrs. Anderson ; Herr F. Jonghman s , Mr. Henshaw, S. Jones, J. B ar k er , W. Melling, Senor Antonio, E. L. /lime, Mr. Badzey, Senor Tiroli , Mr. Cozens, Mr. Bell, and Mr. Bernard; Messrs. W. T. Critchfield, John G. Forde, and E. Mackney. Pianoforte, Mr. Cecil Hicks ; harmonium, Master Williams ; Director, Herr F. Jonghmans. Commence at Seven o'clock precisely. Suppers, die., until twelve o'clock. Mr. AUGUSTUS BRAHAM will appear every Evening. THE WEATHER—SUN OFFIOE, MAY 12. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHAWL 62—highest since noon yesterday. 41—lowest this morning and during the night. 54—this day at noon. BAROMETER, 29.79. WIND, North-Westerly; light, with dull weather. It rained heavily in the night, and again this morning about eight o'clock. HI4II WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. This DAY—Morn., 38 min. aft. 12—Even., 1 min. aft. I To-MOBROw —Morn., 23 min. aft. I—Even., 46 min aft. 1 A); • _ i LONDON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 1858. Lord ELLRNBOROWDEI has resigned. He has far more than expiated the slight indiscretion of which he was guilty. With self-sacrificing honour he took the entire blame on himself for the act which he alone committed, and for which he therefore was solely responsible. The policy and propriety of the despatch were not and could not be questioned. It was its publication that alone was complained of ; and although we believe that publication was a wise and statesmanlike act, one that was essential to the pacification of Oude and the submission of those who had been threatened with wholesale confiscation, it was still the act of Lord ELLENBOROUGII, and could not fairly be visited on the heads of his colleagues. Mr. CARDWELL'S motion will, of course, fall to the ground. As we stated yesterday, it cautiously abstains from expressing any opinion respecting the policy of Lord CANNING'S proclamation. It was only intended as an envenomed shaft against the Ministry, not as a defence of the whole sale confiscation. It was merely a trap to catch stray votes—a party trick, which alike disre garded the interests of India and of the United Kingdom. Lord ELLENBOROUGH'S only mistake was, that he too completely disregarded the dictates of red tapism, and despised the traditions of the circum locution office. He fairly and boldly published his opinions to the world, and did not, because a lordling might feel aggrieved at the implied censure, conceal his views from the Community. Lord CANNING was lenient, whose leniency was a grave mistake, when it might be considered an indication of poltroonery, or of vacillation. He WAS willing to pardon murderers caught with the red hand, who had not yet washed off the stains of our countrywomen's gore, against whom the blood of even innocent children was crying to Heaven for vengeance. Bat when the emergency was over, when the neck of the rebellion was broken, when the most bigoted native must have seen that resistance was hopeless, and been de sirous of making his peace, then severity became the rule ; and what in the first instance might have been considered as firmness, degenerated into cruelty and rapacity. Lord ELLENBOROUGH would have been wanting to 3 his duty, if he had refrained from expressing his opinion on the document placed before him, and more especially so as there was nothing within his knowledge to explain or justify it. Mr. VERNON Satrr had • quietly kept in his pocket the note of Lord CANNING, which might have led to the delay of the despatch. For more than a week he kept the letter in his pocket —.a lette r w h ich, although - directed to him personally, was to all intents and purposes intended for the President of the India Board. If any one deserves censure, it is that Hight Hon. Gentleman, who seems to b e m rant of the principles of social eDurtesy as of the condition of the important empire, over the destinies whereof he was presiding. Had that letter been delivered to the person for whom it was really intended, had even the ' slightest inkling of its contents been given, tho despatch might not have been forwarded. The promised explanation would have been waited for. But Mr. VERNON SMITH kept the letter quietly in his pocket. The proclamation was received on the 12th of April. The letter must have arrived by the same mail, and a day or two would, under the most favourable circunastlnces, have sufficed to place the new President of the Board of Control in possession of the requisite information. Mr. SMITH was not in any place where the post only arrived once a fortnight. But still he kept back hisletters for at least 14 days, for the answer to the proclamation received on the 12th, was written the 18th, dated the 19th, and trans mitted the 26th of April. In private society, a person guilty of such an act of discourtesy, and we may add, of injustice, would be severely cen sured. In public, we suppose, it will be consi dered that he has rendered good service to his party, although as gentlemen they ought to be ashamed to avail themselves thereof. We shall ere long know to what length they are capable of proceeding. But if they succeed, we hope and believe that the several constituencies will receive an opportunity of expressing their opinions on such factious and improper conduct. Never was there a more timely or opportune lecture than that which Mr. LAYARD has just delivered at the St. James's Hall, in the presence of many members of Parliament and other influ ential persons. That Hon. Gentleman has recently visited India. He has encountered all the inevi table risks of so daring an act, and the unavoid able expense and fatigue thereof. His object was to ascertain, on the very spot, the true state of the case, and to be enabled to tender unexcep tionable evidence to the nation—to state the actual facts without exaggeration or suppression. He has done so faithfully and honestly. By wonderful self-sacrifice he has obtained authentic information. He has ascertained the feeling of the inhabitants of India, has visited the very scenes of the insurrection, has peeped down that terrible well at Cawnpore, has been at the Market place at Delhi, where the ill-treatment of our countrywomen inflicted the heaviest dishonour on the English same. The testimony of an intelligent observer of such a character is invaluable at the present time, when a question relating to the conflicting policies of Lords CANNING and ELLEN BOROUGH is actually pending. Mr. LAYARD has clearly and distinctly exposed the impolicy of universal confiscation, the danger that must arise from the CANNING principle of deeming every man to be guilty until he could prove that he was innocent. He explained that it should not, and ought not to bo made an oppor tunity for a factious opposition. With a fine burst of eloquence he exclaimed, " For God's sake, let us forget party when an empire is at stake." He would not ask whether it was prudent or wise to publish a certain document, but this he would say, that whoever was at the head of the Govern ment of India ought to be guided by the two prin ciples laid down in the concluding paragraph of that despatch, which ought to be written in cha racters of gold, and put up in every public place in India." The very words were as follows : " We desire to see British authority in India rest upon the willing obedience of a contented people ; and there cannot be contentment where there is general confiscation.' These words should be written in characters of gold, and exhibited in every public place in Indic ; and if they were acted upon there would probably be no other rebellion. India must, of course, be governed in India, and as to the Council in this country, it should, be thought, consist partly of old civil servants, partly of mili tary men, and partly of natives. In Ceylon there was a Council founded on liberal and civilised prin ciples, the Bhuddist and native half-caste race being represented. Let them try the experiment ' of governing India on the same principles, an , l then, even if they should lose India, that would be no disgrace to them, provided they left the country eivilised, prosperous, and happy, and if they could effect that by their example, tie would add Chris tian." On those the vindicators of Lord ELLENDOROUGH and the Ministry, may take their stand and resist the Sabbath-day conspirators, who hatched their scheme at Cambridge House Sunday last. The result of which we shall probably learn on Friday or Monday next. We do not think that Mr. CARDWELL will serve the Peelite cause by assist. ing in the dirty job. irresolute, and procrastinating. The former association keeps up the ball of opposition vigor ously. It is a standing reminder of truths as telling in their way as these—that "fifty per cent." is the mere .cost of collecting tolls—!,hat freight from business is positively less than tolls on fifty miles of England's highways—that tolls are a tax on the workman's dinner—that they prevent employment, and are an obstruction t 4 international exchange. It is simply ridi culous, in truth, for us, so long as the London toll-bars remain in existence, to talk disparagingly of our Parisian neighbours ; for, inasmuch as they submit with a grumbling pusillanimity, almost with a bland complacency, to the continued levying of the old octroi duties at the barriers, linked like a financial cordon 4bout the entire circumference of that magnificent capital. Let no one born in England whisper a syllable about the grievance of the octroi at Paris until we have rid ourselves at least of the yet more intolerable grievance of the Tolls of London. We must have an end of the nuisance. It has come at length to be absolutely unendurable. And, now that the old incubus of debt has been removed, there remains for it nut the shadow of he shade of any further excuse whatsoever. A metropolitan member of the reforming school, such a man, let us say at once frankly and ex plicitly, as—THOMAs SLINGSBY DUNCOMBE— (night make short work, we feel satisfied, if he iisted, with this monstrous and absurd annoyance. The monstrosity of it, the absurdity of it, are everywhere admitted, are universally recognized. The pear is ripe. Let such an one as the Hon.. Member for Finsbury, use the Toll Reform Association as his battering ram, and down that ripened pear of reform must drop. And metro politan Toll-bars will thenceforth become as much ingenious tortures of the Past as the thumbscrew and the Scavenger's Daughter ! Since writing the foregoing, we are glad to find that Mr. BYNG last night moved and carried an address to her MAJESTY, to issue a Royal Com mission to the following effect, and we hope they will make short work of the abominations : "Resolved,—That an humble address be pre sented to her Majesty, praying that she will be pleased to issue a Royal Commission to inquire and report as to the best means of affording to the iuhabit.mts of the metropolitan districts, wii hill six miles of Charing-cross, a relief, from the abolition of turnpike-gates and toll-bars, similar to that which the Legislature has already granted, on the recommendation of a Royal Commission, to the metropolis of Ireland." DEPARTURE OF THE QUEEN F POR ruGAL. [By ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] PLYMOUTH, WEDNESDAY MORNING. His Portuguese Majesty's steam corvette Barth o lomeo Dias, having on board her Majesty the Quen of Pottugal, left Hatnoaze shortly after 3 o'clock this morning, and, being joined in the Sound by Admiral Chads' squadron, the Renown (91), Dia dem (32), Curacoa (31), and Racoon (22), steamed thriugh the Western Channel for Lisbon. Wind favourable from the northward. ARRIVAL OF THE QUEEN OF PORTUGAL AT PLY MOUTII.—The Royal train, consisting of six carriages, which left Paddington at 10.33 yesterday (Tuesday) morning reached Taunton at 2.36 p.m., started again at 3.5, and at 5.40 arrived at Plymouth, where the Queen of Portugal was received by an assemblage of official persons, including Mr. Hicks, Mayor ; Mr. Derry, railway director ; Mr. Carr, secretary ; Mr. Collier, Portuguese Consul ; Major-General Eden, Commander of the Forces in the West, and staff, and guards of honour from the Royal Marine Artillery and the 67th Regiment. Her Majesty proceeded in one of the Queen's carriages, escorted by the military staff, to the Royal William Victualling yard, where Admiral Chads, Ad miral Pasley, a large number of naval officers, and a guard of honour from the Royal Marines were in attend ance. On leaving the carriage the Queen of Portugal entered the Port-Admiral's barge, and, under salutes from the Citadel and Mount _Wise, and from all the chips in harbour, proceeded on board his Portugu e s e Majesty's corvette Bartolomio Dias, which wai moored at a short distance from the yard. THE NEW AMBASSADOR TO CONSTANTINOPLE.--Her Majesty the Queen held a Court yesterday afternoon at Buckingham Palace, at which the Right Hon. Sir Henry &darer, G.C.8., had an audience of the Queen, and kissed hands on being appointed her Majesty's Ambas sador at Constantinople. Sir Henry was presented by the Earl of Malmesbury, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. The Duke and Duchess of Hamilton bad an audience of the Queen of Portugal, at Buckingham Palace, yes terday morning. The Marquis Zalbura has arrived at the Brunswick Hotel, St. James's, from Spain. Lord Aylmer, who succeeded to the peerage at th e death, in March last, of Admiral Lord Ayl mer ,K.C.B., bas arrived in London, from Canada. The Right Hon. S. R. Lushiagton and Mrs. Dashing. tin have left the Clarendon, for Terrace House, New market. '''' The Countess Waldegrave and Mr. Harcourt, M.P., have been entertaining a distinouished circle during the Nobody can question for an instant that the past three days at Strawberry Hill. Mr. Geor g e Hitchen, the editor of the liampaltire Tolls in the streets of London ar e an i n t o l era bl e Chroniele, published in Winchester, died suddeaiy last nuisance. They obstruct the traffic. They fleece week in that c ty, aged 73. the public. They are a constant burden and a VICTORIA AND PIMLICO S TATIONi-mTlbieeo and a Station cmrnitteeon perpetual annoyance. F ormer ly, o f course , there neartEl e Vbill a Victoria-s r t i r a i l .e ng f h a ave rai d l :C aay to red the preambl, proved. were even still more of them, than those actually CITY OF LIMERICK ELECTION.—The supporters of Mr. yet remaining a mong us, as stan di ng monuments John Ball have n d t already e i se v c n e , cantrhaeststhine of the f oo li s h o ld- world system in vogue among a hon. gentleman t will this time r succeed. ) r f yi m e n a n s c o e n d t a o busk i suppose past, and, comparatively speaking, certainly every be T t lie , Portland and Aldern e y NEWSUBItAIit N E CABLE.— i i T I il l) : t fiti be atb ab,ve h ina n r , i neca , le slow gen era ti on . Ti me was, for example, and fifty miles lon g . Ch er b ourg can bebe effectually watched that not by any means a hundred years ago, when from the neighbourhood of Alderney, and when the a thriving trade was driven at Hyde-park Corner p cable ar is laid d t: cf England d w o n i of an n y stantnotice c movement ofa can b tbe e; r i e v n e e n to French fleet by these same official highwaymen, these recog- at Cherbourg. The cable could be easily extended from nis ed and authorised TURPI NS accor di ng to Acts ofJerseycont could thou andGuerc u sey, a a t n eb l e a d. large portion of Alderneythe Frenchto Parliament. Ultimately the old tollbar at Hyde- THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH.—It is stated that Hull is park Corner was swept away as a grievance -no t a o n r i l r h i t e . great d i n i t r e i r h in e , il T o t e r s t a h t i c o n o m o f p a t n h y e T fo r r an tb s e at t la ra n n ti s e longer endurable. A few other turnpikes al mos t i n i es i on o f messages betwe e 'en al A P .merica and the continent neighbourhood nrcPe. f equally preposterous were demolished—but there four-wireulf or t cable h. e. London, laid i Liver ended t b e the sweepings of the high road with tha pool, Manchester, and Glasgow s will be placed in direct bosom of destruction. Bea sigma, to this very comrunication w ith H ull, as well as with Valentin, on the h coast, whence messages will be received from day the perpetual robbery of little bundles of America. Communications intended for the Continent ha'pence, kept up doggedly to the last, all along o w a i b ll ie b n e o f owr about e d t o d i u r e e c t to r. H d ull y a ‘ n y d tb thence a a t long the evia the very commonest of the outskirts of this v as t P oin t, w h ere i t l eaves the Britt-ih Isles and passes purn metropolis. "Survey the world (not) from China d tr i a re n c o t e ly of ac th w e s E s , b h e tti N a n o d r t t il t e S n e o a e t b e y i C a u n x d h t a o v e u n , s m a t b ti the t e b n - to re Peru"—but simply survey the world of Lou- principal terminal' station on the Conti nen t. M r . Po g 'atell, don, north of the Thames, from the Custom-house one of the company's engineers, is now in Hu 1 prepar to Chelsea Hospital-- there to this moment stand it h i l o g n forbeingproducedthe transmission b y of strokes messages upon a by so fi u o n ,. d . ;.00tbed bell, e v ibra - the old vexatious barriers, "ganging their ain gates," entirely dispensing with the use of the needle. It is at Cambridge-heath, at Islington, at Kilburn, at a expected that communication b t e he eompletedby between New York the City-r oa d, a tC am d en-town, at Notting-hill, at DRESS OF THE HIGHLAND REGIMENTS IN INDIA.— Camberwell, and at Kensington. Yet, as many I w t h i o s s generally Highlande c o o d n e t r rib to u o t d d tb so at m th u e eto h ere f i ej i a m n e d n t t l o , as 33 yea rs ago t h e Metropolis Roads Commis- the capture of Lucknow, e have been made as comfort sion was organised for the express purpose of doing able as possible in the way of dress. t w th o r e t are sorry, t away with these same vexatious obstructions. In t h o ow t he 30th o a f n n A o i u a r a c e: : u s p n c o bn is n b o t :hue, case.y , o b a o t n h p e 1825 the Commission was originally appointed. contrary, men and officers had i been obliged_ tot march, So that REBECCA. had in it a distinct Parliamen- fe n m e o t ~1 1 mount notwithstandingnard, and fig t h b t e * evident the' r disadvantages and of f r b o thesen - tary incentive to her notorious rising against the articles of dress in the hot climate of the kingdom of Cade. Welsh Pikes long afterwards. Having, 'somewhere The horrible kdt , t after nightfall, g o h f t fal thein l, ticino whose leaves i t t he soldier exposed name ex there posedtoth is e about 1850, after an existence of a quarter Legion, and the heavy hot feather bonnet, though over of a century, contrived at length to relieve the tolls topped with a whitish coveri , ng, fixed to the dice , b somewhat of London from the load of debt by which they rseerse,mbe. rc i in g T a h e la o d b y j ' e a ct ' n el ly re ' ta l retaining t e the n kilt ta ande' ac tive n feather had until then been more or less grievously en. bonnet is no doubt to strike terror into our enemies, to whom il the deeds of our Highlanders in that costume are we cumbered, the Commission in question h a d smoothknown ; but surely utility and humanity should ground before them for the realisation of the pro- i take the pee ce d ence o f any suc h a d vantage I t wou ld r e eE w l7 co b ri u n t t s r h y o a r ., t e n t i m r e e ci t: r l e e t i t b e non o k b n o a w d v n e that titi o o n u s r ass jest, for the attainment of which they themselves fis had been called into being as a Commission, H a d anCe, and it is not their dress but their stout hearts and stalwart bodies that make their rush on the foe irresis they but acted energetically, had they indeed but tihie. The authorities of India have, however, so far acted conscientiously, they might gradually, year relieved our l Highland Brigade as to substitute a light by year, in 1851, in 1852, 1853, in and so on by warm y re c d o coloured loose coat . , with red facings, for the old coat. This policy should surely be carried i out, and that im d* one solitary toll per annum down to the presentyoar the'dress.— ade, r i oe .mtely, with respect to the rest of oilii. Mercury. of grace 1858, have abolished all the intolerable THE VICTORIA S TATION AND PIMLICO RAILWAY. gates Toe Board of Works gates to the north of London—the gates we have . torte Station and h asPimlico lta d e t ermined i to oppose the Vic now by name enumerated ; instead of which they letter is published in the parliamwaey nt ß a 4l. pap T e h r e s o fo f l y lo e w st i e n r g remain intact down to the end of the chapter, at hall,d — m ' a ' y Offi 4 ce o G f e W a n i r e k in s en an and P n bli? Buildings Wh i te- Kensington, at Notting-hill, east, west, north, C .narovinoner of her Majesty Worksdirected a b n y d th(lPublic t the • and south, along the rigid sweep of that contract- Bra,inild,i,ntegrss ofto tahcequvaiinctoyrioausftautrion at r p rpaation of the ing semicircle. The proceedings of the Metro I) ii t l. that itoviog coastlteo tho t'ugineernliojef°Lail7i Now Polls R oa d s conamisi,,ioD, amount i tter ,liy, in , con (J ;E:.',l I;rhigio and Tnaaics Embanktputt, lately con the , GeyeaTna r etit, ,, a , nd . , baving this day re- Point of fact, to just simply . ~,t h :,,, TT , 41 , !Btr u et ed . .by , se -- —.• " a PP' -6 cell ved cos iow 1,, toe/ irs Cu...mii. loner will feel it his however, for the public at lay e the Toil Reforml due to oppose the further progress of the bill as pre. g , . _Y . PP Association is as active , 1 as energetic, and as lade- ' fatigable as its officialis slumbrous, antithesis d al to the property in charge of this department, ju cial I and to the use thereof by the pu 1 , ALFRED AUSTIN." bre —I a - n, &c. (signed) - - i_A I ST NEWS. r 71.4 TURKEY AND MONTENEGRO. PARIS, WEDNESDAY MORNING. The Monitetir contains the following with re gard to Turkey and Montenegro "Turkey threatens to invade Montenegro. " Die French Government, in order to avoid a conflict, invited England to co-operate, and prevent hostilities. "It has been decided to send commissioners there to arrange difficulties." The article concludes by hoping Russia and Austria will join in the work of reconciliation. VIENNA, MAY 10. We learn from Ragusa that the Turkish steamer Silistria, and a ship of the line having on board 3,500 men and 12 field-pieces, under the com mand of Sassan Pacha, had arrived in the port of I_Vek. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY E7V ENING, MAY 12, 1858, FRANCE. PARIS, TUESDAY. The Pat? ie is warm in its appr o v a l o f th e con duct of the British Ministry iu the matter of the Oude proclamation : " Lord Derby and Lord Ell en b oroug h assume d in this debate an attitude which will be honoured in Europe ; they nobly defended the cause of jus tice against the prejudices and passions of their countrymen. It was as mu c h i n th e name of jus tice as of sound policy that they blamed L o rd Can ning for having confiscated the po sossions of an entire nation which fought f or it s i n d epen d ence an d s'national institutions. Webelieve time will prove that Ministers have been in this instance the best representatives of British honour and the best hr.- terpi e • er3 of English interests. In resisting popu lar passions and in employing their authority to save their country from an iniqui . y and .a stain, they have comprehended and also accomplished their duties as statesmen." The Paris police continue their crusade against the secret soe;eties, and during the last few days have made a capture of several individuals forming the staff of the Societe Icarienne, one of the many subdivisions of La Marianne. This arrest took place in one of the central departments. A domi ciliary visit has taken place at the house of a Madame Lefrancois, whose husband, formerly one of the editors of Le Siecle, is at present a refugee , in London. Nothing of a compromising nature was found on the premises. The Revue du Nord, a highly intelligent periodi cal, published at Life, has been soppressed. The Tribunal at Amiens has sent the editor and printer to prison for a month. A letter from Jaffa, in the Univers, says : "Serious disturbances, it Las been stat , d, recently broke o u t i n t h at part of the mountains of Judea which extends from Hebron to Belt-Bebrin and Ramlrh. They were caused by some Scheiks, headed by Mua'apha Abou-Goch. This man is little better than a brigand, but he is so powerful that he can create disturbances when he pleases, and 'the governors of Palestine sometimes con d'soend to bribe him to restore order. He is, howeve) often opposed by another brigand, named El Laham, chief of the district of El Hai comb, and in a recant combat between their respective adherents, there were 60 killed and upwards of 100 wound d. A tribe of the Thyas took advan tage of these disturbances to pillage several vil lages and sarry off flocks of sheep and goats. The governor of Palestine having only a few hundred nizarns (regular soldiers) at his disposal, and they being required to preserve order at Jerusalem, in whin then were about 12,000 pilgrims, could not seed a for ce t o are mountains, but by thei assistance of the French consul he succeeded in inducing the parties to c( nsent to a truce of sixty days. Not withstanding these disturbances, the roads in Pales tine are safe for Europeans ; in fact, since the Cri mean war, the Arabs, oven the most rapacious, have such respect for the Europeans that they ab stain from doing them any injury. As a proof, it may be mentionel that though tribes of warlike Arabs recently fought with each other in the moun tains in the environs of Silo and Yaboud to the north of Jerusalem, they allowed three French nuns, accompanied only by a guide and a mule teer to pass the day of er unhurt on their way Nazareth. I have just returned from a pilgri mage to Jerusalem; and I was there greatly grieved to nee the de ,lorale state of the cupola of the Holy Sepulchre ; outside, the lead of the roof has been torn off, and in,ide, the ceiling has fallen down, so that the sky can be seen through, and rain falls in. The projects of Russia in Palestine merit the attention of Roman Catholics. II T Holy Synod has rent a Muscovite bishop to Jerusalem, and his arrival has produced a great sensation among the Christians of all communions. Even the Greeks have not been unmoved by it. It is said that the Russian Government contemplates building hospitals, churches, and convents in Je rusalem and other places, and even of niaking a good road between Jaffa and Jerusalem. Perhaps what is said. is an exaggeration, but it is certain that lately an Italian architect who was here repre sented that he was charged by the Russian Go vernment to purchase houses and ground, and drawing up plans for constructions, at Jerusalem." BOURSE, May 11.—The following were the closing quotations : 4i per Cents 93 .Do owl month — Credit Foncier Belgian Piedmontese (5) Roman 9l Austrian . Sinnish Threes Home Debt — -Fon CASH. 3 per Cent. —.. 69 80 Do. end month 69 80 Bank Shlres Credit Mobilier 717 50 Do. Account 725 RAILWAYS. Orleans Northern New Ditto 765 Lyon and Medi teran. 772 New Ditto Geneva Midi Western 595 Strasburg 4 645 Grand Central Slrdinian Austrian TURKEY. The Turkish circular of the 19th April on the subject of the wholesale distribution of p assports 'by Russian to Greek and Armenian subjects of the Porte, with the view of claiming them as Russian subjects, may be summed up in these t.rms : "This docnment, which has been addresstd to all the Ottoman legations, state that t he Porte has learnt that Turkish subjects had obtained abroad passports with which they returned to the Ottoman territory. The consulates have then asserted that they were under their pr ,teciion and have even at times withd rawn individuals who had never been abroad from Turkish nationality by simply giving them passports. The Porte remarks that it has witnessed the increase of these abuses of late with the greater regret that it has always endeavoured to offer an efficient protection to the rights of foreign subjects, and has the right to expect in re turn that its own sovereign rights should be re spected. If it could be permitted that through a preference for the system of government of another country. Tinkish subjects might re nounce their nationality, their return into Turkey as foreign subjects would cause considerable inconvenience, since they would have had the intention of withdrawing themselves from their obligations towards the government of their birth. The Porte feels no doubt that the necessity and the legitimacy of this measure will be approved by the different governments, and that by giving rigorous instructions to the competent agents, they will avoid th e renewa l o f acts so much to be re gretted." The Prince of Prussia will take the waters at one of the bathing-places this season, and it is conse quently probable that he will not visit, t,e Rtit-nish provinces as announced. The Prince and Princess Frederick William will leave the capital in June for Eastern Prussia, where preparations fur their reception have already commenced. SPAIN. The Madrid Gazette of the 7th contains the Royal deeiees which accept the resignation of M. Di4z, Minister of the Interior, and suspend the sittings of the Cortes. The second of the two de crees is thus conceived : " Exerci•;ing the prerogative conceded to me by Art. 26 of the constiui(..m of the monarchy, and in conformity wi;h the advice of my Council of Miniscers, I have resolved that the session of the c, , ,,rtosi shall be suspended. Aratijuez, sth May, 1853." The other decree, as usual in such documents, manifests "satisfaction at the intelligence and de votedness with which M. Diaz discharged his duties." Most of the journals express great surprise at the sudden suspension of the sittings of the Cortes. The city of Toledo having resolved to present 70,000 piastres to the first person who should take a locomotive into that city, M. Salamanca took charge ofthe first lccomot ive which arrived there, and received the sum. The Prince of the Astui ias having been vaccinated, the Queen has fixed her de parture for Alicant for the 221 Her Majesty is to be accompanied by the President of the C aineil or the Minister of Marine. Mr. Rea, one of the prin cipal officials of the English Post-office has been some days in Madrid charged to arrange for the re moval of the difficulties which have delayed the conclusion of a postal treaty between England and Spain. The Espana announce 3 the receipt of news from the Phillippine Islands, to the effect that the Captain-General, in obedience to orders from home, had despatched a battalion of 500 men, in the French vessel the Durance, to Canton, to assist the Diglish and French in garrisoning that city. A letter says : "M. Poitevin, the well-known French aeronaut, has lately been. mAing balloon ascents at Seville. A short time back he offered to the public ascents in what he called " aerial pleasure trips," that is, in balloons secured by ropes. The first ascents went off very well, and he had numerous appli cants for others. In one of them which came off a few days ago, the rope which held the balloon broke, and the balloon shot rapidly up. The per sons who accompanied Poitevin were so terrified at finding themselves loose in the realms of space that they threatened to throw him out of the car. With some difficulty, however, he succeeded in pacifying them, and brought them down safely." Two marriages in the highest circles are shortly to take place. .One is that of the reigning Plince d 9 Letningen, hereditary member of the First Chamber of Bavaria, and lieutenant in the British navy, with the Princess Marie, sister of the Grand Duke of Baden. The princess was born on Nov. 20, 1831, and the prince on 9th November, 1830. It is said that the prince will leave the English service, and take up his residence at the palace of Aworbach. The other marriage will be between the hererlitai y Prince Maximilian de la Tour-ei- Taxis and the Princess Helen of Bavaria, sister of the EMpress of Austria. The Grand Duke of Baden received at a private audience, a few days since, Baron Dujardin, mini ster plenipotentiary of Belgium, who presented his letters of credence. The Baron afterwards had the honour of dining at the grand ducal table. THE BRAZIL AND RIVER PLATE M (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, W EDNESDAY MORNING The Avon steamer, Captain Rivett, has arrived with the Brazil and River Plate mails. The dates of the Avon are—BuenosAyres, April 4-h ; Montevideo, 7th ; Roo, 14th ; Bahia, 18th ; Pernambuco, 21st ; St. Vincent, 29th ; Teneriffe, May 3d ; Madeira, sth ; and Lisbon, Bth. The Avon has been detained at all the Portu guese ports by the stringent quarantine regula tions enforced, though the yellow fever has disap peared from the Brazils, and her passengers and crew were perfectly healthy. • The steam transport Golden Fleece left St. Pin cow for India on April 28. The Abeona was coaling, and expected to leave on the 30th. The Belgian ship Macassar, from Cardiff to Aden, put into Rio on April 10, partly dismasted.. On April 28, in lat. 16 N., long. 25 W., the Avo❑ spoke the Eoglisli barque Poictiers and Bre men brig Albatross. One hundred and seventeen pa=sengers landed at Lisbon from the Avon, and 106 have e come to this port. On freight she has 90,1331. in specie, 36,0001. worth of diamonds, and cargo of tapioca, ipecacu anha, tc., including 614 packages of potatoes from Lis No political news of importance from Buenos Ayres. Demand for dry goods limited ; business in the transit commerce for the Confederate pro vinces had been virtually iu abeyance. The market was overstocked with articles of daily consumption, and further reductons in prices were considered in evitable. Much anime► , ion among English houses in export produce, principally iu salted hides and tallow. Business in coffee at Rio was restricted up to the 6th of April, when favourable advices from America caused a reaction, and 107,000 bags were sold be tween the 6th and 10th, causing a rise of 2 rs. on • superior grades. Sugars fetched 4.300 to 5.000 for whites, and 3,300 to 4,000 for brown. Hide -market overstocked, and prices nominal. Freights more active. Exchange on London, 25 ; Paris, 385 to 390 ; Hamburg, 720. The market for dry goods at Pernan.buco had been dull dui ing the month, and no improvement in prices was expected while provisions kept so high. Sugars had fallen 400 reis, but recovered 250 reis before he packet left. Cottons 8.500 per arroba. Freights very dull. Exchange closed at 25, total amount passed for Medway 120,000/. THE MEDITERRANEAN. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, WEDNESDAY MORNING. The Royal Mail steamer T , Jviot, Captain Taylor, has arrived. She left Alexandria April 28th ai.d Malta May 2d, having had very severe weather on the outward voyage. The Teviot did n , yt reach Alexandria till the morning of the 28th, and the Australian wails were despatched by ihe Benares, which left for South• ampton the previous day. The Teviot has 84 passengers, 2 07,4801. in specie, 2 b,.xes ktwellety, 38 bales wool, and sundries. The fleet under Admiral Lord Lyons sailed from M tlta, for Corfu, on the Ist May. Her Majesty's steamer Simoom and the Royal Mail steamer Wye were at Malta. TIIB BOMBAY AND AUSTRALIAN MAI', The Peninsolar and Oriental Company steam ship Benares, Captain J. K. Joy, arrived at South ampton yesterday evening with the heavy portion of the Bombay mails. She also brings the heavy portion of the Australian mails, the royal mail steamer Teviot not having arrived at Alexandria when the Benares left. Her dates are—Alexan dtia, April 27 ; Malta, May 1 ; and Gibraltar, 6 She has had strong head winds and heavy held sea during the whole passage out and home. Amongst her passengers are Sir W. Reid, the ex-governor of Malta ; Mrs. Le Marchant and her four children ; Captain Shelly, who was wounded at Delhi ; and Major-General Wilson. There is on board a splendid dog from Thibet ; it is in size and shape something like a New foundland dog, and of a tawny colour. Its bark is like that of the wolf. Four or five of them are sent into the country to guard a flock of sheep or herd of cattle from the panthers, and to do so more effectually they wear round their necks collars with spikes in them. Tire Benares is a new ship, and has done exceed ingly well. She tcok out several hundred troops front Gravesend to Alexandria, bound for Bombay. Two or three of the soldiers were flogged on the passage. The Australian and Indian mail on board the Be itarts consists of 359 boxes. On the 27th, at 7 p.m., the Benares passed the Royal Mail steamer Tevoit, bound for Alexandria ; on the 6th inst. at 2 p.m., the B r itish schooner Englishman, ofiTariffa, steering east. On freight th e B enares has three packages o f AUSTRIA. ; specie, value 1,2001., and 137 ditto (value not Fuad Pasha, the Ottoman minister, had a pri- , stated), 564 bags of wheat, 60 bales of flax, 30 vate audience of the Emperor a Austria on the 7th packages of elephants' teeth, 1 cask of wine, and being presented by Prince Callimaki, the Turkish 95 packages of general merchandise. ambassador. The two Ottoman dignitaries after- The m erc h ant steamer Alps, C:ipta i n H oc kl y , fi ve wards dined with th e E m p e rcr. On the previous ' clays from Liverpool, arrived at Gibraltar on the day a grand diplomatic dinner was given by Count 4th inst. present. radatei u toi r rith o 0 7 6 7 1) 7 correspondent t zi G vo i .s br t a h l ie tar f , oll i o n wi h n i g s ille,ftoterr. at t e w ß h e ic e i l l , F th ua e ciA uPash a strian a M ri din Enron of FdeorHeiugtonAerff:,ierrse, A letter from Constantinople of the 30th, re ceived via Trieste, says :—" The celebration of the Hirkah-cherif or adoration of the mantle of the Prophet took place yesterday. The ceremony was performed i n a l arge h a ll a t th e seraglio of Top- Capon. In cas k e t s of exquisite workmanship and enclosed one w i t hi n ano th, r are d e p o sited different relics-- t h e seal of M a homet, his mantle, and the o r i g inal copy of the various portions of the Koran, collected by Abou Bekr. A commis sion Composed of members of the high clergy and of lay dignitaries watches over this re ligious treasure. Yesterday, this commis sion took from its place of deposit the caftan of the apostle, and exposed it to the view of the faithful, who had been admitted w the ceremony. The Sultan, his family, the ministers, and all the high civil and military functionaries came forward in order of precedence, and performed their devotions. Outside the solemnity took place without any offi cial character, there being no display of troops.' A RRIVALA TIPS DAY. PRUE SIA. Letters from Berlin state that the health of the thy rl s h ; ? rot al Ne i w ca s n O b Xa k n i s la to u b l a ß cggr ' I Gib i rl l al l . ‘' 39 King continues to improve; he is now able to pay The R.Y.C. schooner Ballarina, W. Willis (Mr. visits unaccompanied, and he recently gave an J• Davenport, owner), one day from C.diz. audience to the municipal authorities of Potsdam. The steamship Corinthian, Captain Wardell, from Palermo, arrived yesterday afternoon from Palermo, and leaves at noon this day for Liver pool. The steamship Lebiuon, from Liverpool, bound to Constantinople, just cowing in. The steamship Alps left yts,erday afternoon fir Sicily and the Adriatic. The 1 1 4gus packet left last night. The papers were sent by her. The Ville de Pari, for Malaga, also left last night. The acting civil chaplain here, Rev. H. 0. Wrench, has been appointed chaplain to the forces at Zante, and will le tve wi.h the packet expected here on the 9th from Southampt , n. HER 1 1 1AJETY'S THAATRE. Mozart's greatest operatic work, " Don Giovanni," was produced at this house last evening, with a powerful and attractive cast. Madlle. Titiens, as Donna Anna, proved herself grandly equal w the fine music of the part, and, in our opinion, has placed herself on a higher pinnacle of fame by this impersonation than by any she has yet essayed. There is a concentration and intensity of dramatic and vocal talent essential to the perfection of Donna Anna which we rarely find possessed by its repre sentatives, but the action and singing of Madlle. Titiens leaves nothing to be desTed. The magnifi cence of the recitative and aria, " Or sai che, ' and the wonderful manner in which she gave "Non mi sir," produced a rapturous excitement in the audience, which elicited a repetition of tie second movement of the latter air. The impassioned and expressivebeauty with which the new prima donna has invested this character has wrought a still stronger link between herself and the public ; and her enthralling interpretation of Mozart's superb music has surrounded her brow wish a wreath of laurel, nobly earned and enthusiastically b. stowed. In short, her triumph was pronounced by a de lighted and unanimous audience with " fast and furious" acclamations. Madlle. Picoolomini gave the music of Zerlina with her accustomed vivacity and buoyancy of exe cution. Signor Beneveutano's was a very fair Gio vanni; and Ginglini sang in Ottavio somewhat better than he did last year. The beautiful ro manz a , " Della sua pace," was exquisitely rendered by him, and parts of "II mio tesora," evinced great taste and correctness of style, though iu oc casional p issages he wens somewhat astray. Several encores marked the progress of the opera, and the announcement of "Don Giovanni" for re petiti n on Friday evening was hailed with exuberant testimonials of delight. The house was honoured by the presence of the Queen, the Prince Consort, the Princess Alice, Princess Helena, and a numerous and brilliant suite. A crowded audi ence attended, among whom we noticed the Duke of Cambridge, the Duke and Duchess of Weling ton, the Duke of Cleveland and Lady August. Poulett, the Duchess of Manchester, the Duke of Hamilton, Frances Count.: ss Wald, grave, Lord Ward, the Marquis of Ailesbury, the Marquis of Clanricarde, Maria Marc!tioness of Ailesbury, his Excellency the Russian Minister, the Earl of West moreland, the Earl of Lousdale, the Earl Gran ville, the Countess of Harrington, the Countess (Dow.) of Harrington, the Earl of Sefton, the Earl of Gifford, the Earl of Cardigan, the Earl and Countess of Mountcharles, Baron de,M darat, Count. de Jacourt, Viscount Clifd.en, Vi count Exmouth, Viscount Bury, Lord Suffield, Lord Burvhersh, Lord Saudys, Lord and Lady Monteagle, Hon. T. C. Spring Rice, Hon. W. C. Spring Rice, Hon. Mrs. Russell, Sir G. Wombwell, Sir A. Denman Croft, Sir J. Lowther, Major-Gen. Sir G. Bowles, K.C.8., Admiral Ry ler Burton, Col. Sir Prohy Cautley, K.H., Major Pole, Capt. Magan, M.P., Captain Woodgate, Capt. Drummond, Mr. Oeta vius Morgan, M.P., Mr. C. W. Packe, M.P., and Mrs. Packe Reading, Mr. W. Delafield, Mr. Wil liam Marshall, M.P., Mrs. Horace Twiss, Mr. J. 0. Wray, Mr. J. thyley, Mr. L. Melville, &c. EVENING CONCERTS, ST. JAMES'S HAL The first of these concerts took place on Monday evening, under the direction of Mr. Land and Mr. Frank Mori. With such artistes as Miss Arabella Goddard, Miss Poole, Madame Gassier, Sims Reeves, and numerous other efficient professionals, including the auxiliaries of the Surrey Choral Society and the "Paris Garde Nationale," it may ' be readily supposed that the entertainment was of a superior and gratifying class. A new ballad of Frank Mori's, sung by Sims Reeves, obtained a rapturous encore, and well deserved it on the score of musical composition and vocal exe cution. The same honour was awarded to the fine old duet of " All's Well," given by the above gentleman and Mr. Winn. Miss Poole charmed her audience, as usual, by her pure and melodious style of singing. In Land's " You know not how I've missed you," she gained immense applause, and gave " Wapping Old Stairs" with the genuine simplicity of earnest ness which always finds its way to the heart. Miss Goddard played Thal berg's Fantasia ou "Home Sweet Home," and other compositions, with her unapproachable excellence and taste, constituting in hers if a sufficient inducement to tempt us to a tolerably lengthy pilgrimage to Sf. James's The Choral Society sang Mendel , sohn's part song, "The Departure," wiih perfect and pleasing effect, as they did also the charming ancient madrigal of M rley's, " Now is the Month of Maying " bearing date 1595. The b an d o f t h e GardeNationale is rather noisy in its character, and would be far more valuable as a musical ally for chambi-r music if the brass were a little less brazen. Crashing and banging are too apt to mar the perfection of our orchestras generally ; and a degree of reformation in this cl , partment of concert and opera art is " a consummation devou. ly to be wished." The second concer takes place this even ing, and the names of Miss Dolby and Mr. Brinley Richards, added to the already capital programme, must draw such an audience as the performance claims. MADAME SZAR VADY'S MATINEE MUSICALE. - --- Madame S zarva d y is— Wilhelinina Clauss, the young pianist who charmed our musical public four years ago by the exquisite refinement aad expres sion of ber playing. She has returned to us in the charac•er of a matron, but looks as youthful as ever, and retains all that ingenuous simplicity of aspect and manner which endeared her so much to all who knew her. She has announced a series of musical matt: ees at Willis's Rooms, managed for her by Mr. Mitchell. The first, was given MAl day, and was a tt en d e d b y a large and fashionable audience, attract d by the remembrance of her last visit, and the additional reputation which she has since gained. Her matinee consisted entirely of pisnoforte pieces, one only concerted, the rest solo. She played (with Sainton and Piaui) Meudelssohn s Trio in C minor ; Beethoven's Sonata in G, op. 31 ; Bach's Chromatic Fan tasia and Fugue in D minor ; and several smaller pieces of Stephen Heller, Chopin, and Alkan. By these performances she literally enchanted the audience; and we have no hesitation in laying that she is not excelled by any pianist that has ever been heard in this country. To the delightfol qua lities which she formerly possessed—execution of the most pearly clearness, a liquid touch, and a finger equally soft and brilliant—she now adds a strength and vigour, a power and volume of tone not surpassed by any male pianist of the day. Grace and feeling ale her most striking characteris tics. Her melodic phrases are rounded with con summate elegance and finish, and at the same time c'othed with the most true and touching expression. She possesses, in perfection, the precious gift of singing on the piano ; the sounds are not only drawn out in linked sweetness, but seemed actually to swell and die away, under her fingers. In short, Madame Szarvady bas revived, and even strength ener, the impression formerly made by Madile. Clause ; and this young pianist will be one of the great attractions of the season. THE OATHS BILL. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—In reference to the remark of Mr. Warren, that few or no petitions were presented in favour of the Oaths Bi!1, 1 have to slate that that is not the result of apathy on our part ; b u t , relying on the justice of our claims, and the repeated great majorities in the House of Commons, we reasonably thought that the Hose of Lords would have seen it their duty to yield to the "pressure fr,tm with out." Should th question again be brought before the Legislature, I am certiin that nine -tenths of the adult population and rate-payers of Cardiff will readily sign a petitrin in favour of Jewish ematici pation.—l am, sir, yours, & - e., Cardiff, May 11, 1858. MARK MARKS. We regret to announce the decease of Mrs. James Morier, wido a? of the author of "lUD Baba," Svv. Mrs. Moritr died on the morning of the 11th inst., after a severe illness, at her residence in Charles-street, Berkel.y-square. A;nor,2-,% other froniref3 those ot D Carnberrae E'lEsteen-, Crewe, and thzv Qrevillu will be placed rarf.uuraing by this melancholy event. LYE OUTWARD BRAZIL AND RIVER PL trE The steamship Tamar, Captain J e lli coe , l e ft Southamp ton yesterday w ith the above mails, 146 passengers, a full cargo, specie of the value of 22,8701., and jewellery 17,5001. NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE: Two troops of the 18th Light Dragoons (Hus sars), one of the newly formed regiments of cavalry, left Leeds for York barracks yesterday morning. The head quarters of the regiment will be at York, the sth Dragoon Guards having left that city for Manchester. A troop of the 11th Hussars, under the command of Captain Miller, left Dorchester yesterday morn ing for the camp at Aldershot. The novel expedient of transporting heavy ord nance by means of a newly patented steam-traction engine was yesterday tested at Woolwich. The engine is the invention of Mr. Bray, an engineer of Folkestone, and differs from that of Messrs. Boy dell merely in the construction of the hind wheels, which are supplied with a broad hoop instead of the endless railway, and which affords sufficient bearing on the ground to support the weight of the engine over ordinary roads. The wheels are fitted with blades of iron, which serve as teeth or claws, and are of great assistance in travelling over hilly roads. The teeth are applied by a mechanical power termed "an eccentric," so as to move in and out and clear themselves of any soil with which they may be encumbered, and which enables the teeth to be entirely drawn in or distended to any re quiiite extent. When turning, or going round a curie, the wheel on the inner side is disconnected, while the outer wheel is kept in gear, and the en gine is thus enabled to turn with facility. It was yesterday charged with a 68 pounder gun, weighing 112 cwt., which it conveyed through the gates of the Royal Arsenal, down the Plumstead-road, over the steep activity of Burrage-hill, returning by the descent, of Sandy-hill to the Arsenal. The speed of the engine rarely exceeded 21 miles per hour, about the average pace of a cart-horse, but it con tinued a similar pace against the breast of the bill. The descent was likewise cleverly arranged, the engine appearing to be under the most perfect con trol of the helmsman and engineer. Her Majesty's yachts Victoria and Albert and Fairy are under repair and reimbellishment in the basin and dock at Portsmouth. The former has had Kingston's valves readjusted, and the latter her Downton's pumps (which were choked) cleared. She was to he undocked yesterday. The State yacht is ordered to be ready for her Majesty's summer service by the 24th of June, some time after which date it is known her Majesty contem plates a trip to Cherbourg. The Court is expected at Osborne for a short sojourn on the 17th inst. Tue British and Irish Steam Navigation Com pany's vessel the Dutchman having been improved in ventila , ion, &c., at Portsmouth, will this morn ing embark for Malta the left wing of the second bat , alion of the 3d Buffs, consisting of Major Sar gent, Captains Gordon and Wemyss, Lieutenants Verey, Brace, Aubyn, and Merony, Assistant- Surgeon M'Neice, three officers' wives, four chil dren, and three female servants, 327 rank and fi:e, 20 soldiers' wives, and 13 children. The Royal Albert, freight ship, has been char tered to convey a detachment of the 60th Foot to Ceylon. They will embark at Portsmouth at the end of this month, consisting of two officers, 122 rank and file, one officer's wife, one medical officer, ad three soldier s' wives. The City of Manchester steamship is ordered to Porsmouth to embark troops for Gibraltar. • The military store steam transport Bala,klava has returned to Woolwich from Portsmouth, lades with unserviceable stores, and has commenced ship ping guns and platforms for Cork. Tile Marlborough, 131, Captain Lord F. H. Kerr, flag of Vice Admiral Arthur Faushawe, C. 13.1 received her crew (still upwards of 300 short of its complement) from the Prince Regent hulk is Portsmouth harbour yesterday, and bent sails ready for going out to Spithead, which she will do to-morrow, when it is intended to make trial of a new design of screw by Messrs. Penn and Son. The Melpomene, 51, is being expedited for jai' mediate commission at Portsmouth. The men are employed in the masthouse from 6 in the morning until 8 at night in getting her masts and yards ready. She is believed to be intended for one of the squadron to be commissioned immediately at Ports mouth to form a portion of the Channel fleet, which we are informed is to be got together without fur ther delay. The Falcon, 17, screw-sloop, has had her boilers taken out at Portsmouth for repairs. The following appointments were made yester day at the Admiralty ;—Lieutenant T. Cartwright? to the Royal George for ordinary, vice May, placed on the reserved list ; Lieutenant W. Lambard, to the Wellesley for ordinary, vice Cartwright, traol - to the Royal George ; John Roskilly, etas' t.r, has retired with the rank of Commander, under the order in Council of 1846 ; Edward F. Miles, acting assistant-surgeon, to the Qu a il Joseph X. Duggan, acting assistant-surg eon , t o th e G row l er ; Francis T. Richardson, acting assistant surgeon, t , ) the Cumberland ; Charles Paterson, acting as" sistant-surgeon, to the Indus ; and George Bellow)", acting assistant-surgeon, to the Impregnable. THE LAND SETTLEMENT OF OUDA The following letter has been addressed to the editor of the Times : SlR,—Lord Canning's Proclamation twice over names—and concerns only—" the talookdaro, chiefs, and landowners of Oude, with their fol lowers." Its object is to proclaim that, subject to indulgence for past or future good behaviour, the)! "proprietary right in the soil of the province is confi-cated." It i s a dd ressed, of course, to the people of Oude, but in that sense only are the pet" ple at large affected by it. The whole question of whether this proclamation is wise or blameable turns upon the nature of the right thus destroyed, and the number and dais of individuals in conse quence damaged. I assume that as conquerors 0 .0 are entitled to confiscate a right known to be Ina c - msistent with good government and the welfare of the people at large, held as it is by the particu lar classes who have specially opposed and fought against us. Lord Ellenborough has been entirely misled by the expression of " proprietary right." He evi dently supposes the talookdars, chiefs, and land owners, or, as they call themselves there general, `the zemindars" of Oude, to form the great mites of the people, and to resemble the industrious zemindars of Bengal ; whereas they are a totallY, different dais of men, and co ns tit u t e a very s mall section of the population. In fact, Lord Ellen borough, like many people, h as con f oun d e d 66 the i proprietary," or "zemindarree," or "talookdarree'. right in the soil with the right o f occu p anc y and cultivation; whereas the t wo thi ngs are qu it e di 8- tinct. It would t a k e a vo l ume t o exp l a i n th e 01" tricacies of Indian land tenure, but I assert gene rally that the zemindars of ()ode are its oppressors, not its cultivators, for proof of which assertion appeil to Sir W. Sleeman's official report on oede, passim. The reader will there find how in that regi.Jri of anarchy and crime the zemindar with his armed followers lives upon the plundered industry of the poor cultivator—how seldom he demeans himself by labour of any kind--how easily an d summarily the small landowner is dispossessed by the large one—and, as a consequence, how small a proportion "th e talookdars, sirdarg, an d zemin dars" form of th a t "great body of t h e people" whom Lord Eilenb oroug h accuses Lord Canning of " having deprived of all hope." Seventy years ago, when these questions were very imperfectly understood, Lord Cornwallis, making the same mistake into which Lord Ellen borough has now fallen, concluded the permanent zemindarree settlement by which Bengal is even still hampered. By it he produced a state of things there not in accordance with the usual laud tenures of India, which, among other evils, has occasioned a confusion of terms, frequently leading, as in the present instance, to the error of supposing the zemindars to possess the sole right of cultivating and occupying the toil. When the re-settlement of our North-Western Provinces—in which I had the honour to be em ployed—wasmore recently und erta k en , ever y effort consistent with law and justice was made to get rid of tha zeminda rree or ta l ookdarree claims over the and heredit ar y occupants, as an evil which svas gene rally a d m i t t e d t o i nter f ere w i th the pr os" perity and encoura g e men t o f th e rea l cu lti va tors o ' , the soil. These rights, however, were constantly too stroll to be set aside. Though inconvenient, arbitrary' and oppressive to the people, they were, like many of our old feudal institutions, legal. Mr. Edmonstone, au officer having unusual se' qui)intance with the land tenures of Upper India, has, under Lord Canning 's orders, wisely en d acutely seized the opportunity of a state of war , specially waged against us by these very zemindare, to take the power—to be used hereafter with the moderation he points out—of setting aside these zeruindarree or "proprietary" rights. In doing thio he is carrying out a system predetermined on before the war broke out, as necessary for the civilisation) improvement, and good government of the 0 00 1 try ; and though Lord Ellenborough, in the aix"; paragraph of his letter, a ll u di ng t o th a t intend system, infers that it was ono of the causes of the war, still, without discussing that point, we melt at least, now claim to reap uits of tho slrug gle! after having suffered its convulsions and brough t it : to a successful issue.--I alp , s i r, your c liedieuu , servant, F. S. HEAD, late of the Bengal Civil Service, and formerly employed in the re-settlement of the North-Western Provinces. Chapel-street, Grosvenor-sqaare, May 11.