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.~ t C. ... 1 / 4 411111iN1116/ iNEI,'SPAPER 9 // 11 ‘ ° , • mAtg„r4 ''' toM buoy ;with were fuel P loo rice t: and tierces c:- . • ar 4 ,40'V 1 S` ''‘ !.• - to life. Butter and cheese weri unchant,T4. Ri ce w „ 11- ✓ quiet at 3c. to 31c. , t s , ;ft , R . , at Freights.—To t t s o .- 7_ T i6d o .Lire,pooboxle3soboabta; :sakflcsoBt.t,onar7der:vecusgasegi feel 4 II r, • : 71f.- • 4 /P4, • 'l' 4 " \- 4 44, , K e y r % N -01\ 4 • •tI ,6,0 • .„ I „ , A t o., ,zy • 4' the capacity of 6,000 brls. was chartered f lir f estion Pun- • • NDON CRYSTAV'PALACE, REGENT a-4 VO- CIRCUS, OXFORD-STREET and GREAT PORT LA.ND-STREET. • • This Magnill6nt building is NOW OPEN to the public, for the SALE of all kinds of USEFUL and FANCY ARTICLES. The PhotOgraphic Establishment, Aviary, Conservatory, Ge neral Refreshment Room, and Ladies' Private Refresh /nent Room, with Retititig Room attached, are replete in their eeveral departments. Indian ) home des to way, I y that ADMISSION FRET,'. 'r- :or _ .avane at pn. • There was nothing new to London, Glasgow, or the Continent. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 15, 1859. ID R. KAHN'S ANATOMICAL MUSEUM Market) 3, . TICHBOURNE-STREET (Opposite the Hay. No. 20,770. PRICE 4D. STAMPED, SD. NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 31.—C4 Jon unchanged : sales to day, 1,000 bales at 111 c., to for middling; the sales for the week add up 37,500 bales • e sports 42,000, an d th e re ceipts 81,500 against 54,000 ILL year ; total exports to date 616,500 bales; receipts at. th:Ls port ahead of last year 273,000 bales; ditto at all So , ithern ports 765,000; stock 37.5,000 bales, against 335,000 last year. Freights.—Cotton to Live rpool, 15-32 d. to Id. ; sugar sgc. to 51c. for fair • mess por k, 18 dol s . t o 18 dols. 50c. MOBILE, Dec. 30.—Cotto .I.—Sales to-day 1,600 bales. Prices easier, but quotations. unchanged. BALTIMMIE, Dec. 31.—Cur m ar k e t s t o -d ay are quite dull, with but littl e doing in any article. Breadstuffs unchanged,. 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Her Majesty's tender yacht Fairy, in No. 1 Dock at Portsmouth, has had the whole of her lower body iron plates taken off, and liew ones will be substi tuted. A portable iron blacksmith's shop, with forge and fittings complete, has been placed at the bottom of the dock to save the time and expense of running to and fro, as well also as a precaution against fire. The Fairy will be stronger and more perfect than at the period of her first attendance on the Queen. • LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY. The screw steam ship Kangaroo, Capt. Jeffery, belonging to the Liverpool, New York, and Phila delphia Steam Ship Company, arrived here about noon to-day, having sailed from New York on the Ist inst. She brought 22 cabin and 140 steerage passengers, 151,808 doll. in specie, and the United States mails. The steam ship Fulton, from Southampton for New York, put into Halifax on the 31st ult. for coals, having experienced a very tempestuous pas- ARGYLL-ROOMS, Windmill-street, Piccadilly. 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ALBERT LIFE ASSURANCE AND /Nio TT 7, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall. blVit y ,,C,E IS HEREBY- GIVEN, That the Half-yearly Der Itn „' - '041), to the 31st ultimo, after the rate of 7 per cent. eII a,,,,"urns 'will be in course of payment to the Shareholders 'l i after the 10th January instant. Bth j nus ' E NRY WILLIAM SMITH, Actuary and Secretary. 1859. - NTE RNATIONAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY; 142; Strand, London. January 10, 1859. ter eq N- , z , IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the Half-yearly In ceAt ( 'n the Capital . Stock of the Society, the rate of 5 per %um Per annum, t o al s t D ecem b er last, is now due, and in of 11 an "d PaYment at the ,Society's office, bet ween th e h ours 112 EDMOND S. SYMES, Chairman. , Strand, London, W.C. L--...,................... A W LIFE ASSURANCE OFFICE, FL EET -STREET, LONDON, Ist January, 1859. ~,,ICOTICF. IS HEREBY GIVEN, That a GENERAL gI E TING of the PROPRIETORS of the LAW LIFE AS alazAxcE SOCIETY will be held, at the Society's Office, Fleet -street, London, on WEDNESDAY, the 2d day of Feb arY next, at 12 o'clock at noon precisely, pursuant to the Provisions of the Society's deed of settlement, for the purpose of receiving the Audit or ' s Annual Report of the Accounts of the Society, up to the 31st December, 1858 ; to elect two direc tors in the room of Richard Harrison. Esquire, and James 'aliance, Esquire, both deceased, and one auditor in the room of William Frederick Hig,gins, Esquire, 'resigned ; and for Zeneral purposes. , The Director to be cho sen i n th e room of Richard Harrison, ~"Lsq-, deceased, will remain in office until the 24th of June, i t m 2 , and the Director to be chosen in the room of James Val 0, Esq , deceased, will remain in office until the 24th of Vnle, 1860 Esq., and the Auditor to be chosen in the room of Wil '„iatri Frederick Hin , gins, Esq , will remain in office until the <ith of June, 1830. ' . By Order of the Directors. WILLIAM SAMUEL DOWNES, Actuary. PRE ECONOMIC LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, 6, New Bridv-street, London. - Established 110.3. DIRECTORS. ROBERT BIDDULPII, Esq., Chairman. WILLIAM ROUTH, Esq., Deputy Chairman. IlAlfred . Tor/ Ri nTsfordßarber, Esq. Rear-Admiral Robert Gor- Barnett, Esq. • don. ioultight 'lion. E. Pleydell Morris. K e i ilb E y sq. Rickerds, verm, ;M:'ard Cbarrington, Esq. Esq. 84"Zts Edgar, Esq. Augustus Koppel Stephen • • t arlexander Duff Gordon, I son, Esq. ;To , AUDITORS. liemi Howell, Esq. I John Gilliam Stilwell, Esq. I,4nrY ltoberts, Esq. I Richard Taylor, Esq. IrslclA N—William Emanuel Page, M.D., Oxon, 11, Queen- Sur te „ . i .,.., ' street, May-fair. "" -}3 eniamin TravertEsq., }'.R.C.S., No. 49, Dover street, . 8 0LT„ - "Tolt—lienry Young, Esq., Piccadilly 12, Essex-street, Strand. dteruAnr—James John Downes, Esq., F.R.A.S. ADVANTAGES. Mutual Assurance. -he h e whole lowest rates of Premium on th e M u t ua l S ys t em. of the profits divided every Fifth Year. All accumulated Capitarof • £ 1 , 695 , 00 0 L uring its existence the Society has paid in Claims ..... . ........... 1 540 000 . . , , Reversionary Bonuses have been added to Po licies to the extent or 890,000 Po- The last Bonus, declared in 1854, averaged £67 per Cent, on the Premiums paid, and amounted Polic to .............................. ies in force .... . The Annual Income exceeds apeln pursuance of the invariable practice of this Society, in avant of the Death of the Life Assured within the 15 days ~._,"' Zrae.e, the Renewal Premium remaining. unpaid, the Claim 'nil be admitted, subject to the payment of such Premium. The next Division of Profits \NM be made in 1859. „ Assurances effected prior to 31st December, 1859, will par "el,pate in the Division of 1801. ,„,;:ro4pectuses and full particulars may be obtained on appli- Z_______ ~" oa to ALEYANIWR MACDONALD, Secretary. FIFTY THOUSAND CURES Ir a , e been effected without Medicine, inconvenience or expense et Indigestion (dyspepsia), Constipation,. Flatulency, Phlegm, rervousness, Biliousness, Liver Complaints, Hysteria, I‘l,etiralg,ia, Sleeplessness, Acidity, Palpitation, Heartburn, • Eruptions, Impurities, Irritability, Low Spirits, Diarrhoea, bYsentery, Hemorrhoids ( Headache, m Noises in the Head Nausea, ands ars, Debility, Despondency, Craps Spasms , bongckness (during pregnancy or at sea), Sinking Fits, .-•.,,/i, Asthma, Bronchitis, Consumption, also Children's b‘-'eniplaints, are effectually removed by ij BARRY'S delicious Health-Restorin,o -f, TIEVALENTA ARABICA FOOD, which saves fifty i_'rees its cost in other remQdles, and is, moreover, the best ' h und for infants and invalids generally, asitnever turns acid itbut the weakest stomach, nor interferes with a good liberal diet, r!iMparts a healthy relish for lunch and dinner, and restores the m ten of digestion, and nervous and muscular energy to' t enfeebled. ...We extract a few out of the many thousand express . i y o s z p of . ..,watitude from invalids thus cured :—Cure No. 71, or _d , ~,, from the Rirrht Hon. the Lord Stuart de Dccies ‘, Dro - 01111 y s'• d a na , b e i atPequf C t Waterford.—l have derived coil ' era eneht from Revalenta Arabica Food. ‘ 1 _1(1 consider it clue to yourslves and the public to authorise `„tt publication of these lines. Stuart de Decies." Cure No. 1"),,,1132. " Fifty years' i ndescribable agony from dyspepsia, n s , asness, asthma, cough, constipation, flatulency, spasri! , ° l;eltriess at the stomach and vomiting., have been removed by rA m ßaEry's i ex , c , ellent Pond. Maria ,Tolly Wortham Ling, near rf k. Cure No. 47,121. Miss' Elizabeth Jacobs, of t riti l N ce u vi u carti,ge, Walthain Cross, Herts, of extreme ner /4ell_Sile'ss, indiges_tion, gather' ng,s, low spirits, and nervous fan e C_ure . No, 48,314. Miss Elizabeth Yeoman, Gateacre, near of ten years' dyspepsia, and all the horrors . Zt r,rietlir o u° u l s . 'irritability. Cure No. 18,216. Dr. Andrew Ure, of con 1 3 11) , athin, dyspepsia, nervous irritability. Cure No. 34,210. 1,.. Shorland, of dropsy and debility, Cure No. 36,212. Cap ilt! Allan, of epileptifits Cure No . . 42'116. Major Edie, of (;4,r e and kidney disease, raind total To. of strength Dr. Minster, of cramps, spasms, and Ilitib, o. 16 . ,418. Rev. _ O. N 26,418. Dr. Harvey, of dia.rhoea NedveZiiitt_i_n!.p.! 'La 3,,628. Dr. Wii3irtyrt,eorf eeofnsuamrTityisains: ‘(, l llre No. 4,884'' Wm. Hunt, :1 - 3 ' ky le ISrO. 46 ,270. Mr. James Robe7ssq,timnerrr-ms er ' chant i ,of Frim ,spNiteti.ngf blood, liver de- N' h , et thirty years' diseased Tho. " Twenty-five ).„gernent, partial deafness. Cure indigestion , and debility, 11.V.s' nervousness, constipatiOD, __ lse , ry and which no med qitia which I have suffered p'eat, m nave been effectually enro l 1, could remove or relieve, - ~,,e . w. B. Reeves,lB , Pl,'',ll harry's Food in a very short t1111,,,„Q "Fight years' ayte,e-street, London." Cure .10. 4,208 • iltinPsia, nervousness, debility, ' e m d ug y ' 4,0, have been effectually cur Isle ",ng. Food. Rev. John W. 'I 11 Riddlin n 0- gto P ' l e ' . Ti s e'a ito tt ery h s d . - , ti oN c *" Cure No. 3,906. " Thirteen y in e D e a v r am ed s i t b ar u:: eize,4l•rnd general debility have been ; l e treet Perth." gwent pow. James Porter, Atho -s , IS taxably packed for all climates, and with Sullifters, 11b., 2s. 9d. ; 21b., 4s. 6d. ; 51h., D h' u Barry ter m r I'ol/led quality. 1 0Ib.,The 101. an . d'l2lb. cania- II full instructions. m'll 77, Regent-street throne), all eraerre forwarded carriage free, on receip l t ls of • p l o 2l s b t .., o : e fl. , London ; Fort -140..1.-Pu Barry and Co., grocers 41 41 TiL t s,oll, ana Co. 182, Piccadilly, and d Ii: . „'''.uats in town'and country. hai l 0,.,-'4LL ACE'S PILLS and OINTMENT are prepare gatp,,ientific principles, Nvithout mercury, to prevent th€ hardy' and injury resulting' from quack preparations ; they ,regulate, and strengthen the system, and cure effec iver' s '‘'. Bl) ellsia (bad digestion), bile, flatulency, constipation. Ihe (ial, BtoTnach complaints and all intern_al_d_ s iso_r u d r e l r i s s, ; e a a n r d . elineit'quient heala sores, wounds, ulcers, boii.., D 'b id ot B ' C haPS, pinaples, diseases of the scalp, is 9d littrient are carefully packed for all climates, ji _ e. a x ilo t fe l t r s h d ..l P s i i t d l . l . a .. '11 , ,' and 4s. 6d. London agents : Hannay, 63, o_. 'eNiliei;,4-dv3, O xford -street, and may be ordered through all ', 1.11,,„,,A.1VVEZ. PIT LMONIC COUGH BONBaNarSseanreessa, '!`itli',,'''e, an allffectual remedy for coughs, colds, r''',e,eirl' and affections of the lungs, throat, and_ Sanger, Oictot,eallee. In boxes—ls. lid., 2s. 9d., 4s, 6d. J. l5O, i ply Vitreet, London, and all Chemists. " ' Qv er 0-,RRY'S ANTI-DIARRIVEAL BON BONS O eo N in S pl a a r i e nt a , c'tzrt.}l`B4lng, remedy for English cholera, bowel_ , sal;ea, dYsentery, &c., &c. In boxes—ls 14d. 2s. 9d., 49. 6d. Alt g n er, 150, Oxford -street, London, and:a_ll Chemists. I) /"IsTAARY'S FOOD FOR INFANT: CHILDREN: t LIDS, supersedes the reared with Sp at s qog, as infants are easily ands exe t n i . a s e the most digestible Food for the delicate and invalids of s stZ 4 af t r4 ie . ci o f iel r e. a r 1 n ag , ,• l a o t . e r sliand 7, a a r t ry 2s. , Du an p d a l r 2 r l y b , 21s. The .C 0.,, large can I Regent- , A v0id'..1.4100, relisi,„s'• . ills, end all other Medicine for Indigestion . (dys- ZSZen y' habitual Constipation, Flatulency, Acidity, Palpita isiunaiea2 Torp s idityof the Liver, bilious Ilead_ac e _he . s : t wtri pita •,‘..2, luitousne s, General Debility, Diarrhcea., e u nd uga ti4tar4B":llDristiltinption. Despondency, Spleen, &c S Ti t .„64_ b an .„.. Yan will receive free by E r G os E t isT a_w . E TION or or , 11 ''' 11 - 67Ai-,-- . TUE NATURAL R " Without pills, purgatives, itiN•tietetilles'ofiVa P!,9ItGANS. tl7gut expense, by a simpl e i xular Tre_a_-_ , aittintlitr .rettui•nL,inranilibinedineaannds X 44, ea Co, ' ll . , adapted ondon: th eneral reader... L _ . to w W_hic z n ,'saves 50 times its cos 44, vezl,A9, Pa ternoater-row e ; and through all book Nowimblishing, rrHE MINISTER'S WOOING, By Mrs. 11. B. STOWE, Author of " Uncle Tom's Cabin." - - Orders received by all Booksellers in town and country; and at all the Railway Stations. London: Sampson Low, Son, and Co., 47, Ludgate-hill. NEW WORK- ON STRICTURE. Just published, Bvo, in cloth, price 55., by post free, ss. 6d., THE TREATMENT of STRICTURES of the URETHRA. With the Reasons why thy so often appear Incurable. By F. B. COURTENAY, M.R.C.S.E., And formerly Surgegn to the ➢letropolitan , lnfirmaryTor the Cure of Strictures of the Urethra. "This work is the production of a surgeon whose special attention has been directed, through a long professional life, to the treatment of strictures of the urethra. The cass which Mr. Courtenay has given supply ample evidence of his great discriminative power in the diagnosis of the various kinds of stricture, and of the scientific principles upon which their management is founded, demonstrating his success and explaining the cause of it. By his systematic management animmense mitigation of pain to the unhappy sufferers is attained, and future mischief prevented. The work we can most unreservedly and confidently recommend as a valuable contribution, both to the general and professional reader, and ought to be found in the private study of all who are subject to stricture."—Medical Circular, Dec. Ist, 1858. London: H. Bailliere, 219, Regent-street. FEIST'S RACING RECORD for 1858, with Nominations for 1859, is now published. W. Wright, Fulwood's Rents, Holborn. London. NOTICE OF DIVIDEND. BBANK OF DEP . O . SIT, No. 3, PALL MALL EAST, LONDON, S.W. • The Warrants for the Half-yearly Interest, at the rate of 5 per Cent, per Annum, on Deposit Accounts, to the 31st December, are ready for delivery, and payable daily between the hours of 10 and 4. PETER MORRISON, Managing Director. 10th January, 1859. Prospectuses and Forms sent free on application. OINOPOLION TAVERN and HOTEL. Nos. 1, and 2, Brownlow-street, High-Holborn, W.C. The Best Served Dinner in London for Is. 6d. A Succession of Joints from One till Seven o'Clock. Private and Smoking Rooms. TABLE D'HOTE on SUNDAYS, at 5 o'clock, 2s. each.. T HE WELLINGTON RESTAURANT, ST. JAMES'S -STREET, AND 160, PICCADILLY. Gentlemen visiting the Metropolis will find ample accom modation for dinners at this establishment. Te arrange rrents arevaried and perfect, and the tariff of chatges is very moderate. Private rooms for large or small parties may be engaged on application to the Superintendent. By Order. JAMES GOFTON, Superintendent. 27th November, 1858. GLENFIELD PATENT STARCH, USED IN THE ROYAL LAUNDRY, AND PRONOUNCED BY HER MAJESTY'S LAUNDRESS to be TILE FINEST STARCH SHE EVER USED. Sold by all Chandlers; Grocers drc., BOARD AND RESIDENCE. A Superior Home is offered to a Gentleman of steady habits, en fated during th e d ay, by a family residing near Regent ' s- Park. For a y oung man coming Ms would be f oun d a desirable residence. Terms moderate. to London for the first time References to be exchanged. Address, J. P., Wright's Dairy, Granby-street, Hampstead-road, N.W. APPETITE AND INDIGESTION IMPROVED. LEA and PERRIN'S' WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE imparts the most exquisite relish to Steaks, Chops, and all Roast Meat, Gravies, Fish, Game, Soup, Cur ries, and Salad, and by Its - tonic and invigorating _properties enables the stomach to perfectly digest the food. The daily use of this aromatic and delicious Sauce is the best safeguard to health. Sold by the proprietors, Lea and Perrins, 19, Fenchurch street, London, and 68; Broad-street, Worcester; also ty Messrs. Barclay and Sons, Messrs. Crosse and Blackwell, and other oilmen and merchants, London ; and generally by the princ;pal dealers In sauce. N.B.—To guard against imitations, see that the names of " LEA and PERRINS " are upon the label and patent cap of the bottle. TO THE NERVOUS AND DEBILITATED. 1 CHARLES WATSON, .31.1),, Fellow and Honorary Vice-President of the Imperial African Institute of France, Corres. Member of the Medical Societies of Rouen and Peru, National Academy of Sciences, Paris, &c., and late Resident ?hysician to the Bedford Dispensary, 27, Alfred-place, Bed ford-square, London, continues to issue, on receipt of six stamps, " THE GUIDE TO SELF-CURE." 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As it is intended to put the "gun to a series of very severe tests, the utmost care is being taken in its ,manufacture at the establishment at Brompton. The barrel, which is of great thickness, is to be made of brass, with wrought-iron casings and the entire weight of the gun 101 b. The ball to be used in the experiments with this new piece of ordnance will be the newly invented elongated rifle shot, the invention of Capt. Norton. This rifle bullet is stated to possess several important advantages over the conical rifle ball now in use, there being no " plug" in the base, and the ball being coated with paper, the great amount of friction which prevails in tbeo propulsion of the bullet from the barrel is considerably lessened. The new breech •loading cannon is so constructed that it can be elevated or depressed to any sight, while, by a simple contrivance, the muzzle may be pointed in any direction without moving the car riage. The inventor expresses his confident belief in being able to throw 10 balls per minute a dis tance of 2,000 yards. It is stated that the first model breech-loading gun made by him repeatedly sent the balls into a target placed at 100 yards' distance, the shots being fired at the rate of 50 per minute. TEE REG:ENT OF PRUSSIA'S SPEECH. (From the Morning Advertiser) The speech of the Prussian Regent to the Cham bers confirms to the letter all we have written on his character from the day he assumed the reins of government. The case is precisely as we fore told, contradicted though we have been by many of our contemporaries : the Prince, the firmer he finds himself in power, the more unmistakeably ex hibits his true despotic nature. The harangue before us, we think, will dispel the last lingering doubt among those who hoped better things from Prince William. In matter, as well as in style, this effusion vividly reminds us of similar produc tions of the now demented Monarch, who once was such a mighty stickler for Right Divine, intact and uncompromised. It is curious to observe how the Regent—who, with all his absolutist tendencies, did formerly but little garnish such aspirations with flowers of speech—now also breaks out in a flight of those bombastic inflated tirades which his eccentric brother, Frederick William IV., so fre quently committed. To read the address of the Prince to the Deputies, it would really appear as if things had. gone back to the year 1847, when a haughty monarch—insane with his arrogant ideas of " Kingship by the Grace of God"—strutted about the White Saloon, buttoned and buckled in full regimentals, and browbeating the representa tives who had come at his summons. To the general reader not conversant with the famous stock tags of the lunatic King, many ex pressions of the Regent will lose their peculiar haute gout. Germans, however—or such among ourselves as have followed more closely the course of things in Prussia—will at once observe that Prince William, remarkably enough, has thought proper to introduce into his speech several cele brated mots, by which Frederick William IV. rendered himself on many occasions sufficiently notorious. This is a fact worthy of attention. It shows that the Regent has already so far deve loped his audacity as to openly make sport of the liberal expectations that were once formed of him. Thus, in the very first instance of the speech, he is reported to have said that " he re quests the Deputies to assist Government with their judgment and devotion in the course which he has taken in regard to the policy of Prassia, its glorious history, and its patriotic traditions—a course which he is determined firmly to pursue, within limits immoveably fixed." This dynastic finality doctrine has been often broached, in the same words, by King Frederick William. It is a defiant throwing down of the Royalist gauntlet in the face of every species of Reformers. It is tanta mount to declaring that the condition of the people in Prussia is to remain henceforth, and for ever, confined within the iron circle which the egotistical and narrow wisdom of any obfuscated crowned head has thought proper to forge. The sentence immediately following is another reproduction, word for word, of an ill-renowned phrase used by Frederick William IV. in his me morable harangue of 1847. " To preserve to the King," says the princely speaker, " the prerogative of the Crown unscathed is one of the chief missions of my Regency." This again is synonymous with a refusal of all practical development of Parlia mentary institutions. It means the maintenance of the absolute Royal power, as hitherto practised by the irresponsible rulers of Prussia. Similar expressions are to be found pervading the entire speech. Those who know the peculiar turn of mind and the specific phraseology of the King, might well believe that he had again returned to the scene. In fact, the threatening allusions to his formidable army, so extensively dealt in ; the stress laid on the care the Regent intends to take of pre serving undiminished the " Royal dignity ;" the Quixotic flourishes about the black and white ban ner •, the adoption of the Kreuz-Zeitung's parole of a " kingdom by the. Grace of God ;" the emphasis given to the " old Prussian spirit" which " finds its expression in shouts of 'Long live the King !' " and the studied silence on every topic referring to real amelioration and political progress : all these features are so eminently characteristic of the family oratory, that the resemblance in the speeches of the two brothers is all but identical.. Nay, to complete the delusion, the Regent even apes such ridiculous,, spasmodic expressions of the King's, as, for instance,—" Forward! help me to hold high that banner ! He who follows it, follows Me !" and other melodramatic rant, long since the jest of all sensible men in Germany. This Royal oration is altogether a sorry produc tion. Not a single proposition does it contain of efficient reform ; not a solitary hope does it hold out of a better future. All that the Deputies are expected to do is, that they will " readily vote the supplies for increased outlays," which the Regent considers " are required for the maintenance of the Royal dignity, for augmenting the military forces," and so on. " You will perceive from the Budget," says he, " how much attention I have constantly devoted to the improvement of our army, which has always, with unshaken devotion, struggled for and maintained the honour of Prussia, as well in war as in peace." A pretty prospect truly, for the unfortunate tax-paying public ! And a singular praise of the Prussian soldiery ! It hadbeen thought by some that the army had madeitself of late rather a little too conspicuous " in peace ;" that its Junker swashbucklers had shown themselves somewhat too prone to interfere with the liberty—and, in some cases, with the personal security—of the citizens, to e that rs_ th 'e at i the Government be thus b e d au b e d w i t h grat i tu d e f or t h e i r magnani mous servic es "i n peace e . ' It was fondly assumed— notncludeoeurin•smelevnest of amongt heßeg v be vo abate this dragooning preponderance, and resettle the State on a civil basis. But such flatterinc , dreams are now rudely dispelled. The army is publicly thanked for the laurels won "in peace." It will here be remarked also that the Royal • • praise and gratitude are confined entirely to the regular army, and in no way extends to the ranks of the Landwher,—a circumstance telling pretty plainly that this latter popular branch of the military or ganisation is destined to be speedily abolished. The paragraph referring to the German Duchies of Schleswig-Holstein we need scarcely dissect. It contains nothing better than what the French call la blague. On the northern frontier of Schleswig- Holstein, the splendid Prussian army" would find an appropriate camping ground ; but there it is not. to be seen. All the talk- about "the efforts of Prussia to obtain, for the:German provinces under Danish rule, the full exercise of those rights to which the Federal laws and treaties between the German Diet and Denmark give them well-founded claims." is sheer rhodomontade. First of all, those very treaties, brought about as they . were by the treachery of the Prussian Court, arc not the guaran tees, but a positive 'encroachment on the indepen dence of Schleswig-Holstein. In the second place —even assuming them to be of any value—they are at this moment violated by the Danish King in the most barefaced manner. Only a few days before the Regent made hi s Sp eec h, th e C our t Of Copenhagen issued a first mufti ordinance, prohibit ing all "Schleswig-Holstein societies," even though they simply- were of a literary, artistic, or agri cultural character. • And, in the face of such facts, the Regent does not scruple to talk of his efforts for the Duchies, and of the " honour" of the Prussian Army! The harangue winds up.with another trumpeting forth the praise of the Army, which is declared to be " Conscious of Victory, Justice, Truth. and Fear . of God !" It would appe ar th e pecu li ar i • -pecialite of Prussian Rulers to launch out into such rhetorical . absurdities. Enough, however, of verbiage so sickenine , to common sense. We will content our selves with calling the attention of the reader to the fact that strict.Miiitary and Dynastic Rule— arid'not Parliathentary Government—is now pro fessedly the aim of the Regent. We, on our part, never expected better things of him ; but it is well that the eulogists of the Prince William who laboured to lead public opinion astray, should now • be convicted out .of the mouth of their idol. TESTIMONIAL AND DINNER TO MR. ROBERT BIGNELL. On Wednesday, Mr. R. ilignell, the proprietor of the Argyll Rooms, was entertained at a complimen tary dinner, by a considerable number of his friends and neighbours, desirous of testifying their satis faction at his having obtained a renewal of his music licence, and of expressing their appreciation of the admirable manner in which his establish ment is conducted. The entertainment was given in St. James's Hall, the tickets being a guinea each. The subscriptions to the testimonial, which is of the value of three hundred guineas, were ad libitum. At six o'clock about one hundred and forty , gentlemen sat down to an admirably -served bait quet, presided over by Lord William Lennox ; and the style of the repast, and the excellency of the wines, elicited universal commendation. Upon the removal of the cloth, "For, these and all thy mer cies given " was finely sung by Miss Ransford, Miss Eyles, Mr. G. Genge, Mr. W. E. 'Ransford, Mr. George Perren, and Mr. Ransford, the latter of whom had the conducting of the musical part of the entertainment, the whole of which gave the utmost satisfaction. The noble CHAIRMAN having proposed the usual loyal and patriotic toasts, in brief and neat speeches, at length rose to propose the toast of the evening, " The health of Mr. Bignell, and success to the Argyll Rooms," the enunciation of which was received with long-continued demonstrations of applause. His lordship said, he had been asked to take the chair upon this occasion, and he had consented to do so, without the slightest hesi tation, although he was not unaware of the obloquy to which he exposed himself ix so doing. (Cheers.) He saw no reason to hesitate, and when he made up his mind to a thing, feeling that it involved the violation of no moral or religious obligation, he took his own course, turning neither to the right nor to the left to avoid any malignant or silly things that might be said of him. (Hear.) Before he proceeded further, however, let him say, that he came there —and he believed he might speak for the whole company—in no spirit of triumph or exultation, at having achieved a victory. (Hear, hear.) They felt that Mr. Bignell had sustained a wrong and an injiry in the withholding of his licence for a whole year, at a great pecuniary loss ; but he (Lord Len nox) did not feetilisposed to - attributtany improper feeling to those magistrates who had withheld it. Men might, and he believed did, conscientiously differ upon subjects of this kind ; and it was enough for them to know that the right thing had now been done, and he doubted not would be done in future. (Cheers.) With regard to the toast he had risen to propose, he doubted not that it would be heartily drank and responded to. (Cheers.) He (Lord Len nox) had been introduced to Mr. Bignell, at Don caster, by a nobleman of the highest rank and the most unimpeachable character, who spoke of him as an upright, enterprising, and honourable man, and in all his intercourse with him he had found him to be so. (Hear.) The way in which he conducted his brilliant establishment was beyond all praise. The entertainment itself was of a very high order, and the utmost proprieties were observed. (Hear.) He was extremely glad that the magistrates had re vised and reversed their decision of the previous year, for places of this kind were much to be de sired, especially in a place like London, where per sons were mostly confined to their business all day, and had to battle with the anxieties, and, many of them, with the difficulties of life. In such places as the Argyll Rooms, they could shake off the cares of the day, and enjoy a healthful recreation ; and he believed that, when well conducted, as this was. they were of great benefit to the community. (Continued cheering.) He feared that there was too stroNg a disposition prevalent to interfere with and put down the amusements of the people. Those who entertained such a position should remember twat " All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy ;" and they might depend upon it, too, that if they deprived persons who required it of public and rational amusements, they would drive them to secret and surreptitious indulgences, by far more likely to corrupt their morals and impoverish their pockets. (Cheers.) In conclusion, the noble lord again expressed his admiration of Mr. Bignell's character and undertaking, and said he had great pleasure not only in proposing his health; but in presenting to him the very splendid testimonial which stood before him, and which had been pur chased by the subscriptions Of his neighbours and friends, as a substantial expression of the esteem in which they held him. The noble lord resumed his seat amidst great applause, and the toast was drank with great enthusiasm. [The presentation, an exquisite silver centre-piece, manu factured by Mr. Hancock, of Bruton-street, and of the value of three hundred guineas, is one of the most classical and elegant designs we have ever seen. The grouping of the figures, the boldness and beauty of the chasing, and the tout-enseinble excited the utmost admiration. The base is of black ebony, and the inscription is as follows :—" Presented to Mr. R. R. Bignell, by his friends and neighbours, at a complimentary dinner, at St. James's Hall, January 12, 1859, as' a token of their esteem, and to mark their satisfac tion at his having obtained a renewal of his music licence."] Mr. BIGNELL, in returning thanks, said he was not a man to make a long speech, but he could assure his friends that what he said came from his heart. (Cheers.) He felt very much indebted to the noble lord for having so kindly and promptly consented to occupy , the chair upon this occasion. He felt very much indebted to the magistrates of the county, who had renewed the licence for his rooms ; he felt very much indebted to many of his neighbours, including some of the vestrymen of the parish, for the efforts they had made to relieve him from the stigma under which he had been unde servedly placed ; he felt very much indebted to Mr. Seale, his solicitor, for the admirable way in which he had managed his case—(eheers)—and he certainly felt indebted to all present, as well as to many others, who would have been present, had they not been kept at a distance, for the honour they had done him in wishing him health and prosperity. He did not see how he could have deserved such an expression of kindness, unless - it was in conduct ing himself in everything in a straightforward manner, in all his transactions. (Cheers.) He hoped he should ever continue to do so, and convince some of those who had opposed him, upon mere hear-say or false representations, that he was far from being hurtful to them, while he was doing the best he could for himself. (Cheering.) In conclusion, he begged to propose the health of Lord William Lennox, who had kindly presided upon this occasion, and had thus greatly augmented the pleasure and the honour of their meeting.—The toast was drunk with long-continued applause. The Noble CHAIRMAN returned thanks. The CHAIRMAN then proposed " The health of M. Lamotte," the musical director and conductor of the Argyll Rooms, which was drank with much enthusiasm. M. LAMOTTE thus replied, in French :—" Gen tlemen, some years ago, Mr. BignelV sustained courageously =4 had almost said heroically—a noble self-imposed task,that of transferring to tLe Adelaide Gallery the enterprise which the refusal of the 'licence hindered him from continuing at the Argyll Rooms. The sudden closing of that establishment might have resulted in the entire ruin of Mr. Big nell. lle knew it, but it did not check, the greatness .of -his generosity. Any other proprietor, in his place, would, undoubtedly, have bowed fiis head in silence under the unexpected storm. In a word, any other proprietor. in Mr. Bignell's place would have discharged his orchestra, and all in the service of his establishment; and, without doubt, 'in the unfortunate attendant circumstances, no voice could have been raised in blame against him—no hand could have cast a stone at him, for Mr. B. would have been acting in strict justice had he done so. But, gentlemen, what did Mr. B. do ? Listening only to the dictates of his own heart, his courage and his humanity, during a whole year, week after week, month after month, we 'have seen him sup porting, with his money, 100 families of artists and servants. Every evening, at the Adelaide Gallery, brought with it enormous losses; but no matter, he continued his philanthropic work without cessa tion, without a murmur, and without discourage ment. That, gentlemen, was admirable—that conduct was worthy not only of all our admiration, but also of the admiration of all honest men. For twelve years I have been chef-d'orchestre, and in my whole career as artist, in Paris as in Lon don, I never met with' such an instance of self-sacri fice and abnegation in any other proprietor. Let us, then, gentlemen, do honour to Mr. Bignell— honour to his courage, honour, and philanthropy. Let us repay, his devotedness with our warmest gratitude, and give our sincere thanks to the magis trates, whose sense of justice rewarded his admirable conduct, by re-opening the doors of the Argyll Rooms. Mr. Bignell has had the benedictions of all the distinguished artistes confided to my direc tion, no less than my unalterable attachment to him' personally. - Several other toasts were drank and spoken to, amongst them " The Ladies ;" and 'Mr. STRONG, a member of the St. James's Vestry, having been called upon acknowledged the toast, and in the course of his speech he said that he was himself indifferent as to the construction which some people might put upon his motives' and conduct. He should not hesitate to support and applaud what ever he believed to be upright and honest. He would do his duty, without favour or affection ; and he did not hesitate to, say, after some observation and reflection, that the Argyll Rooms conferred a great, benefit* on the 'neighbourhood and parish. (Cheers.) It was to the benefit of all that the Argyll rooms should be licensed; and a resolution had been passed in the vestry that the licence should not be opposed again. (Renewed cheering.) - In point of fact, had a free discussion of the subject been had, there never would have been any opposi tion to it—(hear, hear)—for those who were opposed to it would have found, from the testimony of those most competent to speak upon the subject, that, instead of being an injury to the locality, it con ferred great benefits upon it. The proceedings terminated at a late hour in the evening, with thanks to Mr. Donald, for his libera treatment and excellent arrangements. METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS. The weekly meeting of the Metropolitan Boardof Works was held yesterday, in the Council-chamber, Guildhall ; Mr. J. Thwaites in the chair. The financial statement showed the following balances :---In the hands of the treasurer, £38,386 10s. ; cheques not presented, £12,568 10s. 6d. ; net balances, £25,790 19s. 6d. ; deposit accounts, £245,000; and a total balance of £270,799 19s. 6d. A deputation of the inhabitants of Wandsworth attended the board and presented a memorial on the state of the Heathwall sewer, with a plan for re medying the evil complained of, which was referred to the engineer of the board. Some discussion took place in reference to the salaries paid to the accountant of the board, the chief engineer, and superintending architect, with a view to their increase, but the various motions were withdrawn. THE LATE CONDITION OF THE RIVER THAMES. A report was brought up from the Main Drainage Committee stating " That they have entered upon the consideration of the reference of the board, in structing them to report as to the best means for ascertaining the flow of water over Teddington Lock, and approximately the quantity of fresh water from the tributaries of the Thames between Teddington and Barking, more particularly 'in dry weather,• and as to the most 'effectual means for ascertaining from time to time the chemical condi tion of the water and depth of mud in the Thames at various points of the river; that having come to the conclusion with respect to the first branch of the inquiry, that the only mode by which the re quired result could be arrived at would be by the construction of a new weir, and having been given to understand that the conservators of the Thames had it in contemplation to erect works for taking gaugings at 'Teddington Lock, they communi cated with that body upon the subject, and have ascertained that they have, at present no such in tention ; that the weir could not be constructed without the sanction of the conservators, and its erection would involve a considerable outlay, and even assuming that this board should obtain permission to construct the necessary works, it is subject to grave doubt whether the board could legally apply their funds to such an object; they are therefore not prepared to recom mend to the board to incur the expenditure. Hav ing ascertained that there are no effectual means of -dealing with the principal question involved in the reference, they have abstained from prosecuting the other branches of the inquiry." Mr. WRIGHT believed if the state of the Thames during the last summer was remembered, that this subject ought not to be so summarily disposed of, and moved that it bereferred back to the committee. After some discussion this was agreed to. Another report was received from the Main Drain age Committee, recommending that they be em powered to authorise Mr. Oakley to enter into con ditional arrangements with owners of property re quired for the construction of the Northern High Level Sewer and the Main Outfall Sewer from the River Lea to Barking, and where necessary to con cur with the agents of claimants in naming a third party to decide between them ; all such arrange ments being made subject to the approval and rati ffcationibf the board. Mr. BRI . STOW moved the adoption of this report, which was ultimately agreed to. It was then moved that the necessary notices be served on the owners of land in the line of the Northern High Level Sewer and the Main Outfall Sewer from the River Lea to Barking, stating the intention of the board to enter upon such lands for the purpose of executing main drainage works. THE MAIN DRAINAGE SCHEME. A report was read from the Finance Committee, stating the steps taken by the committee on the resolution of the board, referring to them the sub ject of the financial arrangements under the Metro polis Local Management Act Amendment for the Main Drainage. It further stated that the Bank of England were willing td advance the money at 311 per cent., to be advanced in sums of £50,000, as the works proceed. This arrangement was entered into with the sanction of the Lords of the Treasury. It was agreed to refer the subject back to the Finance Committee, with instructions to carry the arrangement into effect. COLLIERS' STRIKE AT WIGAN.-THE MILITARY CALLED IN. WIGAN, JAN. 14. The town and neighbourhood of Wigan has been in a very agitated state yesterday and this morn ing, owing to the forcible steps taken by the col liers on strike to prevent any of their number from returning to work. For some days past men have been gradually returning to work at the Ince Hall Colliery, about a mile from the town, and this morning it was expected that about 600 people in all would have resumed work but for the interference of the unionists, who are determined to prolong the strike. The magistrates and other authorities have been anxious to afford all the protection in their power to the men disposed to resume work ; and about midnight Inspector Peters, of the eounty police, was despatched with a force of twenty-two men and a sergeant to Ince IJall for this purpose. On arriving there, however, a large force of unionists began to assemble, and by five o'clock this, morning their numbers had increased to, many thousands. They were divided into bodies of 500 to 1,000 men each, and took possession of all tit approaches from the town, forming an effectual barrier between the police force and the men desirous of resuming work. The inspector advan ced to one of these bodies of unionists with the in tention of passing► them, but stones were thrown at him and his men, and the mob threatened to fire upon the police if they persisted in their object. Under these circumstances the colliery could not be re opened this morning, and large bodies having assem bled in the market-place this morning at 9 o'clock, armed with sticks and staves, and assumed a threaten ing attitude, the magistrates were induced to post pone for a fortnight some summonses against turn outs which were to have been heard. Meantime a company of the 22d Infantry has arrived from Manchester, and the town has assumed a •quieter appearance. Large bodies of special constables are being sworn in, so as to render if possible the assistance of the soldiery unncessary. sage. Congress was not in session, having adjourned for the Christmas holidays, and there was nothing of political importance transpiring at Washington. A telegram from Washington says : Mr. Nugent. special agent of the United States to the Fraser River region, arrived here last even ' Inc , having come from Californi a by th e Tehuan tepee,,, route. He called on the President and Secretary of State, and gave full information as to his mission. We learn that the Americans in British Columbia and Vancouver's Island are very much annoyed by the continual exactions practised upon them by the colonial government and Hud son's Bay Company. Before leaving, Mr. Nugent published an address to the American citizens resident in the two colonies, admitting the exist. ence of many abuses, but promising the interven tion of the United States Government for the re dress of those grievances, and exhorting the people to strict obedience to the laws of the colony and of Great Britain. Before his departure, Mr. Nugent was entertained at a public dinner by the American residents. A number of British subjects attended, and the affair passed off pleasantly. There were about 3,000 people on Fraser River. At the time of Mr. Nugent's departure they were constantly leaving, but a number had expressed their deter mination to winter in the mines. Some four or five were paying well ; the rest of the country was not productive. A fearful accident °c: imed on the Macon Rail road, in Georgia, on the 31st ult. The train ran off the track in consequence of a culvert being washed out at a place called Adams' Mills. About thirty persons were supposed to be on the cars, and, as only twelve were saved, it is supposed that the remain. ing eighteen were drowned. Nine bodies had been recovered. • A New Orleans telegram says :—" Private ad vices received here confirm positively the report that a number of Americans were in Cuba, ready to aid the revolutionists. They all left New Orleans with regular passports." . The Washington correspondent of the New York Herald says : The family of Mr. Preston, Minister to Spain, left to-day for New York, and the Minister will leave in a few days, with the intention to sail for Europe early in January. It does not appear that Mr. Preston goes out with any well-defined plan, in ac cordance with the general sentiment of this country, and the intimations in the President tinessage to acquire Cuba, or to obtain a more liberal Spanish policy in this hemisphere. It is to be hoped, how ever, he will have ambition enough, and that the administration will back him, to do something in accordance with the wishes of his country and the necessities of the times. The do-nothing policy of former Ministers is not up to the requirements of this great country or the movements of the age. The Saratoga, Commander Turner, arrived at Tampico on the 2d inst., thirteen days from Aspin wall. The commander went up to the city to look after the interests of American citizens. Governor Garza had surrendered the goods seized from Mr. Schultz, an American citizen. The forced loan from another American, Mr. Bastiom, had not been re stored, though Garza had promised Capt. Dahlgren when there it should be. It is proposed there should be a caucus of South ern members of Congress from States bordering on the Gulf, and others, irrespective of party, favour able to a decisive policy with respect to Mexico, to urge upon the Administration the necessity of promptly seizing the present opportunity to im• prove our relations with Mexico and to extend out influence over that country. The time is con sidered most favourable, and ought not to be lost by delay. Information has been received from Nicaragua, which shows that Yrissari has not been recalled, but that his resignation as Minister to the United States, heretofore tendered, has been accepted. General Jerez is still in Washington. The Savannah Republican says that two of the recently imported Africans have been arrested at Macon and brought to Savannah. They were en route to South-western Georgia. Capt. M4Cluny had been appointed to the com mand of the home squadron in place of Commander M'Tntosh, who returns home on account of ill health. Senator Douglas had arrived in New York, and met with a public reception, in which much enthu siasm was evinced by large crowds of people. As already announced in the Halifax telegram re ceived per Arabia, the California mail steamer had arrived at New York. She brought several items of interesting news from Central America. Intelligence had reached Panama that Walker's filibusters would land at Truxillo, or Omao, and march through Hon duras to Nicaragua. The British fleet at the port, of San Juan del Norte had been reinfonced by two war vessels—the Caesar and the Diadem—one of which mounts 91 guns. Sir Gore Ouseley had left San Juan for Aspinwall and Nicaragua, reaching Aspinwall on the 6th, Panama on the 7th ult., and taking his departure for the scene of his mission on the following day, in her Majesty's steamer Vixen. Sir Gore was in very bad health, and the climate of Central America ap peared to have affected his system injuriously. General Lamar, United States Minister to Nica ragua, had returned from Costa Rica, in order to meet President Martinez and his cabinet at Leon, and to make a definite demand for payment of the indemnity due to the United States Company. The Congress of Nicaragua would meet on New Year's-day, and consider all the pending treaties and conventions. M. Belly has sent in notice that his confreres and himself were ready to commence the inter oceanic canal works. It was said that Sen or Yrissari had been removed from his diplomatic post near the United States government. _ - Great Britain again sets up her claim to a full Mosquito protectorate, with the official consent of Nicaragua. At. an election for municipal officers in Greytown, the " ticket" supported by her Britannic Majesty's Consul-General was elected, but the event caused some popular discontent. Resolutions of protest against it were adopted at a mass meet ing in Victoria-square. General Callas, Minister of War in Costa Rica, had advocated the annexation of that republic to the United States at a public dinner given to Gene ral Lamar. . _ New Granada was much excited, in consequence of the passage of a law compelling all dissenters to pay tithe to the Catholic Church. The Panama Railroad Company had concluded a convention with most of the republics of Central America, by virtue of which a new line of steamers for freight and passengers will run between Panama and the chief ports of the States. COMMERCIAL. NEW YORK, DEC. 31, 6 r.ie. The stock market this morning was marked by no un usual feature. Stocks opened dull and rather lower than they closed yesterday ; but as the session progressed the leading bull bid so boldly for everything and bought so larply that the natural tendency of the current was re versed, and stocks closed firm. Railway shares were dull. There is no change in money. Foreign exchang e i s h e ld at 109 2 to for bankers (ster ling), but there is very little business doing. Cotton—The sales embraced. bout 1,000 bales, ..while the market cl ose d w i t h steajuess and at unchanged prices. Breadstuffs—Flour—The market exhibited considerable steadiness for most grades, while the sales embraced about 12,000 brls, closing within the following range of prices : Standard superfine. State, 4 dols. 20c.. to 4 dols. 40c. ; extra State do.; 4 dols. 90c, to 5 dols. 10c. ; common to good Western,,4 dols. 30c. to 4 dols. 40c.; evtra lowa, Michi gan; Indiana, and' Ohio, 6 dols. to 7 dols. ; extra Genesee, 5 dols. 90c. to 7 dols. 75e. ; Canadian superfine and extra, 5 dols. 25c. to 6 dols. 40c.' mixed to straight Southeon, dols. 75c. to 5 dols. 40c.; outhern fancy and extra, 5 dole.. 55c. to 7 dols. 50c. ; hoice extra Family and Bakers' brands, 7 dols. 50c. to 8 dols. 50c. ; rye flour, 3 dols. 35c. to 4 dols. 10c. ; corn meal, 3 dols. 50c. to 4 dols. Canadian continues firm, while sales were limited. South ern brands were steady, - with sales of about 500 brls., clos ing within the range of our figures. Wheat was st ead y , with sales of about 10,000 bushels mixed Wisconsin at 1 dol. 16c., and 250 bushels white Southern. in store, at 1 del. 29c. to 1 dol. 30c. Corn was steady, with sales of about 11,000 bushels, ,including Western mixed at 77c. to 78e., yellow at 74c. to 76e. ; and white Southern at 73e. to 74c. Rye and barley were quiet and nominal. Oats were firm, with sales at 50c. to 53e. for State, and at 55e. to 57c. for Western and Canadian. Provisions.—Pork was dull, and lower. Sales of about 500 to 600 brls. were reported, including new mes s at 17 dols. 60c., and prime ditto at 13 del's. 40e. A contract was rep'orted,for 1,000 brls. mess, at 17 dols. 621 e. Beef was firm, and in moderate demand, with sales of 500 to 600 brls including country prime and mess, with repack e d W estern . at unchanged prices. Prime mess was quiet. 50 brls. Chicago beef hams were sold at 16 dols. Bacon at cut A circumstance of considerable importance bath to the public and the medical profession generelly has Come to light through the apprehension., by Inspector Whicher and Sergeant Lockyer, of the metropolitan detective police force, of two ;physi clans practising in London, viz., Dr. Evans Reeves, of King's College, residing at No. 13, Hen rietta-street, Cavendish-square, and of the Bedford Dispensary, Store-street, and Dr. Protheroe, of King's and Queen's College, Dublin, r asiding at No. 1, Lansdown-terrace, Kensington, on a charge of conspiring to obtain, and of obtaining, by false representation and fraud, a diploma or lieu e frcm the Royal College of Physicians, D ablin, in the year 1857, to which in all probibility- will be added the charge of forgery against Dr. It ecves in signing Dr, Protheroe's name to the document. It appeal s that, in April, 1857, a gentleman representing himself to be Mr. J. E. Protheroe, surgeon, of Lon don, applied first by letter to the authorities con nected with the Royal Dublin. College of Physi cians relative to his obtaining their diploma or licene'c, and afterwards attended before them, passed a satisfactory examination, and obtained a lice: c.) to practise accordingly, signing the necessary documents in the name of Protheroe, and the sup posed Dr. Protheroe left Dublin without any sus picion that he was other than he had represented himself to be. Some short time since information was forwarded to Dublin to the ,effect that the sup posed Dr. Protheroe was no other than Dr. Evans Reeves, who had personated the former ' obtained the licenc e , an d th en so ld i t to him. Information of the circumstances and of the parties was for warded to Sir Richard Mayne, Chief Commissioner of the Metropoliton Police, who placel the matter in the hands of Inspector Whicher and Sergeant Lockyer, who, having satisfied themselves of the truth of the statement forwarded to• the Chief Com missioner, they communicated with the Dublin authorities, when a gentleman acquainted with the person of the gentleman who represented himself in Dublin as Dr. Protheroe, came to London and obtained a sight of Dr: ReeVes without his know ledge, and immediately identified him as the party who represented Dr. Protheroe on the occasion in question. It was also ascertained that a gentleman named Protheroe was practising as a physician at Kensington, and had done so since about the time Reeves obtained the diploma or licence referred to, having previously practised in the neighbourhood as we r e a a s g u a r o m n . a d e T li k e n . .,Nh w , n ol t e ofthe circumstances o the college authorities in Dublin, who, after taking counsel's opinion on the matter, laid an information before the magis trates of Dublin, and a warrant was accordingly issued for the apprehension of Dr. Evans Reeves and Dr. Protheroe on a charge of conspiracy to obtain the licence in question, and on Wednesday an officer arrived from Dublin with the warrant for their apprehension, which was immediately executed by Inspector Whicher and Sergeant Lockyer, and the prisoners were conveyed to King street police-station. On searching Dr. Protheroe's house the diploma or licence fraudulently obtained by Dr.Evansßeeves was found in one of the drawers. Both prisoners left London yesterday en route for Dublin, in charge of the Dublin police officer, where they will undergo an examination on the charge of conspiracy and fraud. SUPPOSED MURDER AT DUDLEY. On Wednesday morning a woman named Mary Townshend, living with her husband in a small room behind the Mormon chapel, in Dudley, was found dead in bed, under very mysterious circum stances. She had been seen in good health on the previous evening. Upon her son going to her residence on the Wednesday morning, he was refused admittance by the stepfather, and the door had to be forced open. When found, the woman was quite dead, and appeared to have been suffo cated or strangled. An inquest was held on Thursday before Mr. Robinson, when the following_ evidence was ad duced :—James Savage, a son of the de cease d by a former husband, stated=" he went to the place where his mother lived (at the back of the Latter Day Saints' chapel, in Chapel-street, Dudley), on Wednesday morning, at eleven o'clock. He found the door of the house locked. He knocked and tapped at the window for up wards of half an hour. During that time Thomas Townshend (the husband of deceased) frequently called out to him to go away and not make such a noise. Witness then asked to see his mother, but the husband refused to open the door. He then went away to his own house, and returned at about half-past 12 o'clock, and again tried to gain admis sion. He then told Thomas Townshend that if he did not open the door he would break it open. He then went for a constable, who came and broke open the door. They found the deceased lying on the bed quite dead. He had seen her in good health on the previous day. She had lived on good terms with her husband as far as ho knew. Mr. James Fisher, a surgeon, stated that he saw the deceased at the time the door was broken open. She was then quite dead and cold. She lay upon her back, and her arms and hands were raised to her throat, as if resisting something. There was a considerable discharge of froth from the mouth, the eyes protruded, and the cheek was much suffused. He noticed a silk handkerchief on the bed, also covered with froth. There was a rosary round her throat, drawn very tight. He noticed a portable fire-place in the room, in which there was a quan tity of coke not burnt out ; but he did not observe any sulphur. He made a post mortcm examination of the body, and found the windpipe contained a quantity of.fluid blood ; the chest and stomach were in a healthy state, and from his examination he was of opinion that the deceased died from suffocation, produced by external pressure. He noticed an ex tensive indentation on the outside of the neck ; there was also congestion of the brain, which would be produced by strangulation or suffocation. At this stave of the proceedings a witness was not to be found who saw the handkerchief men tioned above tied with three knots tightly round the deceased's neck. The Coroner said it would be necessary to have the witness present, and any further evidence that could be procured, as there was no doubt that de ceased had died by strangulation, which could not have been produced by her own act. The fact of her husband refusing to open the door was also suspicious. The mystery that enveloped the caso would require time to be unravelled. The inquiry was then adjourned to Monday next. Great excitement prevailed in the neighbourhood of the houae. The husband is at present under medical treatment, and Mr. Fisher considers biro imbecile. He is stated to have preserved the most stolid indifference to his wife's death, and to have refused to answer any questions. The coroner gave an order to procure his attendance at the adjourned inquest. THE FOG OF YESTERDAY. — Another o h hufg e r g denserbut lesorii iinecessitatingnlso'clock ec f ark o en sat remarkableits mheepeua nde thousandsogovfergtrpastahhifiocei metropol is f une the e mi n r s e oneuolisn' shops ir was and witnessed the stward of London the by we fog appeared to open, showing in the gap, which s t retc h e d a cross the hemisphere, a beautiful violet sky, from which fell a broad belt of lighikit, and as see n f rom Waterloo-bridge its effect was most strng. The light Epread across the Th a mes, over Hungerford-bridge, and the tide being almost at its flow, the water was illumined as by an electric re flector. All around and, below the bridge: was darkness; but above, the outline of the river, with its floating graft, was rendered sharply clear by the rays streaming from the sky. The phenomenon was only of brief duration as the fog menially closed up en each side. AS the morning ad-. vaneed the fog descended, and it was only.by the exercise of grew' c tution that the trail. of the strews could be carried on; indeed, in some parts of the City and the East-end, it was for 4 time suspended, while'the steamboats on the river were convened to cease running. At noon the fog cleared off, iind the weather became fine and seasonable. FIRE IN LAMBETH.—Last evening,. about a quarter past six o'clock, fla mes were seen issuing from the premises of Messrs. Collins and Ca., malt masters, situate m Princes-street, Lambeth. In less than five minutes the powerful engine of Messrs. Hodges' distillery was on the spot, and by the prompt assistance of their firemen, under the direc i tien of Mr. Whittaker, they succeeded in extin guishing the flames. The engines of Messrs. 13urnett'a distillery, Price's Candle W or k s , as also that of the parish, rendered efficient assistance. Th e whole of the valuable property thus exposed to danger was uninsured. ...~ f .