The Sun. — London, England, 1858-01-22 00:00:00

MAJESTY'S THEATRE.-EXTRA PERFORMANCES, TUESDAY, 16th ; THURSDAY, 28th ; aad SATURDAY, 30th January, 1858. On TUESDAY EVENING (Jan. 26), LA SONNAMBULA. Arnim', Piccolomini ; Lisa, Sannier ; Il Conte Rodolfo, Belletti ; and Elvin°, Giuglini. Conductor, Signor Arditi. The State Festival Decorations will be retained. Prices :—Pit Stalls, 12s 6d; boxes (to hold four persons), pit and one pair, W. 2s; grand tier, 31. 3s; two pair, 1/. 55.; three pair, 15s ; gallery boxes, lOs ; gallery stalls, 3s 6d ; pit, 39 6d; gallery, 2s. Applications to be made at the Box-office of the Theatre. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. — Her MAJESTY the QUEEN has graci ously signified her intention of HONOURING with her PRESENCE a SERIES of FOUR FESTIVAL PERFORM ANCES, intended to be presented at the period of the ap- Pr°aebing Nuptial of her Royal Highness the PRINCESS ROYAL with his Royal Highness the Prince FREDERICK WILLIAM - of PRUSSIA. The general arrangements are under the direction of Mr. Mitchell, in co-operation with Mr. Lumley, and favoured by the assistance of the following Managers of the Metropolitan Theatres ; Mr. Smith Theatre Royal, Drury-lane. Mr. Blackstone Haymarket Theatre. Mr. Webster Adelphi Theatre. Mr. Harrison and Miss Pyne „Lyceum Theatre. Mr. Robson and Mr. Emden Olympic Theatre. Mr. Phelps Sadler's Wells Theatre. The programme will comprise the following Entertain - masts : TO-MORROW EVENING, SATURDAY, January 23, LA. SONNAMBULA. By Madlle. Piecolomini, Signor Giuglini , and tho Principal Artistes of Mr. Lumley's Theatre. And a FESTIVAL CANTATA composed by Mr. Howard Glover. With a BALLET DIVERTISSEMENT. Fourth Performance, AN ENGLISH CO i EDY, By Mr. Bnekstone's Company of the Haymarket Theatre. And as AFTERPIECE, in which Mr. Wright and Members of the Adelp'hi Company will perform. Admission to the pit (for which a limited number of tickets will be issued 10s. 6d. Gallery stalls (reserved and numbered) 6s. Od. Gall ry 3s. Od. Applications for boxes, orchestra stalls, and tickets to be made at the Box-office of the Theatre, and at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Librsry, 33, Old Bond-street. T HEA TR E-R OYA L, DRURY-LANE Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. THIS EVENING, - will be performed HIS FIRST CJAIIPAGNE, in which Mr. Leigh Murray will perform. After which, the new grand pantomime, LITTLE JACK KORNER. Commence at 7. T HEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, to commence at Seven o'clock. with A CURE FOR THE HEARTACHE, in which Mr. Buck stone will appear. After which, a new comic Christmas Pantomime, entitled THE SLEEPING BEAUTY IN THE WOOD; or, Harle quin and the Spiteful Fairy. Harlequin, Mr. A. Leclercq ; Columbine, Miss Fanny Wright ; Pantaloon, Mr. Mackay ; lows, Mr. `.:l2arles Leclercq. Orchestra Stalls (which may be retained the whole of the evening). 6s. each. (No charge for booking.) First A l ice. s. d. Second price. s. d Dress Boxes 5 0 Dress Boxes 3 0 Upper Boxes ... 3 0 Upper Boxes P,t 2 0 Pit 1 0 Gallery 1 0 Gallery 0 6 f) 0 Y A F. L r pri r , R t I N E C Sa s T K H EAT RE. ean. THIS EVENING, will be performed Shakspere's Play of A. MIDSUMMER-NIGHT'S DREAM. After which, a new grand comic Christmas Pantomime, entitled HARLEQUIN WHITE CAT ; or, The Princess Blanche Flower and her Fairy Godmothers. The Princess Blanche (White Cat), Miss !Cate Terry ; Harlequin, Mr. Cor mack ; Clown, Mr. Huline; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo ; and Columbine, Miss C. Adams. THEATRE ROYAL, A DELPHI. Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster. THIS EVENING, will be performed the new drama, THE POOR STROLLERS, in which Madame Celeste, Mr. B. Webst.!r, Paul Bedford, and Mr. Wright will perform. . _ After which, a MythOlogical Extravaganza, entitled HARLEQUIN, OR THE LOVES OF CUPID AND PSYCHE. Jupiter, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Mars, Mr. Frank Hall; Venus, Mrs. Billiu ;ton ; Cupid, Miss Marie Wilton; Psyche, Miss Mary Keeley. R OYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.—SoIe Lessee and Manager, Mr. C. Dillon.— THIS EVENING, will be performed Leigh Hunt's new Play, LOVERS' AMAZEMENTS. Supported by Messrs. Charles Dillon, J. G. Shore ; Mesdamm Charles Dillon and Woolgar. To Conclude with the Burlesque and Pantomime, LALLAH ROOKH. and the PRINT 'ESS, the PERI, and the TROU BADOUR ; or, Harlequin and the Ghebers of the Desert. Supported- by Mesdames Charles Dill )n, Buckingham White, Eliza Webb, Maria Termsn, Ether Jacobs, and Woolgar ; Messrs. Barrett, Calhaem, Holston, Poynter, and J. L. Toole. Clowns, Messrs. T. Matthews and R. Stilt ; Harlequin, Mr. J. Ricketts; Pantaloon, Mr. A. Stilt ; Sprites. Herr Zoleski and -ons ; Columb nes, Misses Malcolm and Lees. Gorgeous Feast of Lanterns.—Fenton's Grand Trans formation Seen.. Doors open at half-past 6, to commence at 7. Morning Performances To-morrow, January the 23d, and again on Monday, 25, to commence at half-past 2. 3ox•office open from 11 to 5 daily. "1;10YAL SURREY THEATRE. Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Creswiek. THIS EVENING, will be performed PERILS BY LAND AND WAVE. After which, QUEtY STAB ; or Harleq lin Romeo and %%Viet. Clown, by the Surrey Buck ; Pantaloon, Mr, Brad bury. QTRAND THE M r . T. P ayne . ki —THIS EVENING, will be performed HARLEQUIN NOVELTY AND THE PRINCESS WHO LOST HER HEART, Harlequin, Miss Craven ; Columbine, Madlle. Deulin ; Sprite, Herr Kirt. The Lam ert Family and the Red Man of Apr in their wonderful performance, Commence at Seven. Stan', 3s. ; Boxer, 2e. ; Pit, is. Gallery 6d. CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road.— OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow- IT company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of S lections from all the popular OPERAS, MADRIGALS, CHORUSES, GLEES, DUETS, itc., viz.:—Miss Russell, Mrs. Badzey, Madlle. Marietta, Miss Brauell, Miss Ray, Madame Bartoletti, MiQs Montague, and Madame Marietta; Herr F. Jonghmans, Mr. iienshaw, R. Grover, T. Farrant, S. Toner., J. Barker, W. Melling, Senor Antonio, E. L. Himo, Mr. Badgey, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Bell, and Mr. Ber nard; Messrs. W. T. Critchleld and E. Mackney. Piano forte, Mr. Cecil Hicks ; harmonium, Master Williams ; Director, Herr F. Jonghmans. Commence at Seven o'clock precisely. Suppers, dre., until twelve o'clock. Mr. AUGUSTUS Ba.inAm will make his first appearance on Monday, the 25th inst. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. TRIM DAY—Morn., 30 min. aft. 6—Even., 55 min aft. 6 TO•MosßOW—Morn., 15 min. aft. 7—Even., 40 min. aft. 7 THE WEATHER —SON OVFICZ, JAN HART 22. 111111110 , 411T111, IN THE SHADE. 41—highest since noon yesterday. 38—lowest this morning and during the night. 40 —this day at noon. BABONZTIB, 30.50—r!sing. WIND, North-Westerly; light, with fine weather. • • 7 40- .. , _kt,?,2-- , ";<'3.4 - - 2 cm,-- - ' LONDON. FRIDAY, JAN. 22, 1858. There are already indications of an approach ing storm. The tempest will be directed against the right of sanctuary which Great Britain has, and we hope and believe, ever will maintain in violate. The atrocious attempt at assassination which fortunately failed, so far as the intended victim was concerned, although many innocent persons were seriously inj ure d , has afforded a pretext for the onslaught. Bat it is a well known legal maxim that " hard cases make bad precedents." It is not therefore because a few criminals have abused the privileges afforded t o them, that Great Britain should abandon the hospitality invariably displayed to every fugi. tive. We are not to punish thousands of innocent, and we may add estimable persons, because a few have disgraced thernselvel, and thereby afforded a pretext for casting discredit on the place where they found shelter and protection in their utmost need. We want no new law. Those already in force are quite sufficient for any probably, or even pos sible emergency. If there be crime, it can and will be punished, on due proof before our consti tutional tribunals. A conspiracy to commit a crime in France will be dealt with as severely as if it took place in this country. The off ence I.as been perpetrated here, and here it should be expiated. If there be evidence t o inculpate any parties in England, they will be arrested and committed for trial, convicted, and Finished. tut we will not act on the stopicioili doubts of persons who believe that they can sustain . untainted positions by harshness and I ' despotism, if the French EMPEROR, or the French Courts, have not adequate grounds against any refugee for improper acts committed in this country. We shall not bestow the slightest consi deration on mere unsupported " charges." Let the witnesses be sent over ; the expense will not be very great, nor will there b e an y sacrifice of dignity. It is in the American Courts that we should wish to see the Filibusters prosecuted ; and in those of . France, any French offenders (if there are such, which we doubt) against the safety of England. Then let our tribunals dispose of the indictment. The principle is fully appreciated. There neither is, nor can be, any doubt on the subject. To re fer to an ancient but antiquated platitude—" the matter lies in a nutshell." If there be sufficient evidence, the matter can be proved as easily in England as in France. If not, the parties whom —according to our constitutional theory—we are bound to consider innocent until they are proved to be guilty, must be guarded from any unfounded or improper accusations. An influential morning contemporary, one who speaks not save on sufficient ground, has ventilated the subject. The clear-headed Editor did not do so without an inkling of that which was looming in the future. He had ample grounds whereon to found his observations, and where we find certain principles dogmatically laid down, it is not difficult to conceive that there is something in the background which will be brought under operation whenever the proper time arrives. Now it may be well that Lord PALMERSTON and all his coadjutors, and also every advocate of " Germanism," no matter what may be his or her position, should thoroughly understand the state of public opinion on this interesting subject. R e shall neither tolerate misconduct on the part of the refugees, nor lend ourselves to unfounded sus picions on the part of any other Government. If there be guilt it can or ought to be proved before the party is punished. The verdict must be pronounced in this country by an English jury before an English judge. We shall never consent to act without adequate proof. M. LEDRIT ROLLIN claimed such a trial, and was not merely willing, but anxious to meet the test. But his accusers were not equally willing. They could prefer charges—could bolster them up on evidence that no experienced advocate would think worth an observation. No such things could influence Eng lishmen. We repeat what we have repeatedly put forward, the English law is quite sufficien. to meet any case of criminality that may arise. Even the parties accused will be satisfied that they have had a fair trial, and their accusers cannot complain of any deficiency on the part of the tribunals. It is their part to prove their case ; and when that is done our national courts will not ' be wanting in the performance of their duty. Lord PALMERSTON is not to have it all his *own way in his India Bill ; nor is the Company itself. The Company is endeavouring, very skilfully in Leadenhall-street, but not quite so adroitly at the London Tavern, to have a word with Parliament and the people, before either can commit them selves to an expression of opinion on the forth coming Government proposals. The notable Mr. CRAWSHAY, he of foreign policy notoriety, has been put forward to rant and declaim much in the style in which he talked so big amongst the coal pits about impeaching Lord PALMERSTON ; but finding his indictment respecting the Russian war ignored by the nation, he hopes he has now got a fling at his enemy, and that he may just vex and harass him a little. It is somewhat. singular that Lord PALMERSTON'S natal year coincides with that, 1784, the year of " Fox's Martyrs," in which , PITT triumphed over Fox completely, and substi tuted his own India Bid for that of the great Whig orator and statesman ;—Mr. CRAWSMAT and the Hon. Directors may have some little faith in astrology; greater men than they have had it pretty strongly; they may think the present Pre mier horn with the birth of a Board of Control, and of a scheme designed to give perpetual existence to the Honourable East India Company ; and they may imagine that the stars will forbid Lord PAIXERSTOI.7 at last to overthrow PITT'S ingenious device. Things, however, are in a very different position to what they were in the good old days, when GEORGE 111. was King. There is no Lord . TRURLOW irritated by exclusion from the Cabinet, having back-stairs access to the SOVEREIGN, and imposing upon a narrow-minded and thoroughly arbitrary ruler the belief that Ministers wanted to master the Throne—that they intended so to strengthen themselves by the new patronage, as that they, not he, would reign —and the fore most of those Ministers, too, a man whom he hated with the relentless animosity which the Opposition knew full well bow to use. Lord PALMERSTON, though not so acceptable as a MEL BOURNE or a RUSSELL, has yet, considering his previous misdemeanours, done very dutifully the behests of Germany, and he must, we should think, be on very comfortable terms with his SOVEREIGN j net now. The Royal marriage, and the splendid marriage portion alone, must have done much for him. The East India Cimpany, besides, is not so great a corporate personage as it was seventy-three years ago. It has been clipped and trimmed so many times that, in 1853 it had to fight hard to retain a name and status at all. It has become an object almost of contempt, perhaps unjustly so ; be that as it may, it is looked upon, at least the Directors are, as lucky men for getting hold of 5001. or 1,0001. a year for doing next to nothing, and for possessing the privilege of a large patronage. Even the latter is, however, now much curtailed by the institution of competitive examinations. The three great dangers for Mr. Fox, an arbitrary Monarch, an intriguing Court slanderer, and a Company in the plenitude of all its power, are all wanting in PALMERSTON'S case. What we suspect to be almost as little to Lord PALMERSTON'S taste as to that of the Company, is the spread of the opinion embodied in the amend ment carried by such an overwhelming majority at the London Tavern last Tuesday. If the Company were uulucky in seeing their. noisy advocate, CRAWSIIAY, so completely beaten, Lord PeureasTorr will wish his India Bill further if the People everywhere combine Reform for England with R e f orm amendment on Mr. L for Indi a . H ere i s th e popular EWIN S motion that the cure for India's ills was to increase the powers of the East India Company and its Directors That meeting it is d es i ra bl e t o in the opini on o f the obtain a responsible form of a d m i nistration for India, instead of the pr esent double government ; and also such a reform of the re presentative sy s t em as will ensure an effectual Parliamentary control over the Indian authority." Our friends cf the daily and weekly press, whose creed is PALMERSTON and PALMERSTON only, will find it possibly like Fox, Lord PALMERSTON may carry , I his Bill through the Commons by about the same large majorities —a hundred or more—which the great orator also commanded. The Lords and I the people will be his trouble, though in very I different ways. His recent appointments seem intended to conciliate the aristocracy—to show them that such antecedents as morals or capacity have nothing to do with appointments for India, whether military or political, in the case of the order; they ought to see, on the eve of this India Bill, that, if they pass it, the electric telegraph will frequently carry through the ocean-depths the all-important message, " Take care of Down." The Lords are told by what speak proverbially "louder than words," that the government of India by the Crown direct, means, its govern ment by the Ministry direct ; that the Ministry means the aristocracy ; and that the fat places of the Indian Administration, civil and military, will be the reward of the hereditarily great. The country, however, fear just this question of patronage. There maybe, and there are, other important considerations, and difficult ones too ; but the bugbear in Fox's day is the bugbear still. It is made also a little more frightful by the representation that not only are the aristocracy to gain, but that the middle classes are to lose in proportion. Much cannot be said for a system which hitherto has placed the Indian patronage in the bands of men as thorough nepotists in their way as the aristocracy would be ; but a good deal may be said against a system which can hazard Crimean mismanagement by wholesale in India; and which, by placing incompetency in the highest, 'because the best paid posts, can jeopardise the lives and the property of thousands. Much, too, may be justly said against a enabling a Minis ter to purchase electoral support by offering Indian appointments to the sons of active men in the smaller boroughs. We think, therefore, it may be laid down as an axiom, that the transfer of Indian patronage to the Crown ought to be accompanied by an equal transfer of effective power to the people. Representative Reform is the only safe condition of increasing Government patronage. If the India House check is to be withdrawn, the popular check must be made more efficient. If the power of the Government is increased, that of the people ought to be increased too. Lord PALMERSTON probably never thought of the connection between the abolition of the East India Company and vote by ballet, triennial Parliaments, and enlarged con stituencies. They have, however, the closest connection, and we trust it will be fully appre ciated ere long. Indeed, we know of no adequate answer to the objection of increasing the Crown patronage, but that the power of the people is capable of equal extension. A thorough Reform measure would trim the balance even, and would do much to prevent the reign of favouritism and incompetency in India. LATEST NEWS. INDIA AND CHINA. THE CALCUTTA MAIL. The following telegram was received at the Foreign Office, through Corfu, this morning, January 22, 7.30 A.M. ALEXANDRIA, JAN. M "The Candia arrived at Suez on the 14th instant, bringing dates from Calcutta to the 25th December, Madras, 29th December, Galle, 9th January, and Hong Kong, IGth December, but no news of importance. The East India Com pany's steamer Punjaub also arrived at Suez on the 13th instant, with Bombay dates to 29th December; she left the Geroze at Aden, coaling. A small force from Delhi, under Colonel Seaton, encountered a body of rebels at Guingeree, on the 15th December, took the guns, killed 150 men ; we lost few men, and three officers. Again, on the 11th December, the same column attacked a strong force of the enemy entrenched at Putalem, near Futieghur, killed about 600 of them, in cluding many chiefs ; took eleven guns with their camp, and parted [pursuing 7] the routed enemy seven miles. Our loss was trifling, including one officer killed. "Communication by post between Bombay and Calcutta had been re-established, letters and papers having been received. not very easy,to pooh, pooh, the latter half of this resolution. They feel there is something in it. It is best perhaps at present to let it alone, to bind Mr. CRAWSHAY over to provoke no more "The Southampton and Prince Albert, with troops, had reached Bombay, 12th. "Lord Elgin's Ultimatum was delivered to - [Some Yeb, who shows no disposition to thing omitted.] " The island of &man was occupied without resistance on the 15th." GREEN, Acting Consul-General. Wo (Times) have received the following tele gram from our Malta correspondent, dated Malta, January 21, 7.30 a.m. : " I hasten to communicate the following telegram, just received from CJrfu in advance of the Indian mail. " The Australian outward mails have arrived and gone on : " ' ALEXANDRIA, JAN. 17. " 'The ludia mails have arrived, with dates from Calcutta to the 24th of December, and Hong Kong to the 16th. " The Putij tub has brought the mail faun Bombay, with iutelhgeuee to the 29th. " The Furukabad rebels have been defeated in two engagements, in the latter of which, on the 18th, the di , persion of the enemy was Popular conteats, and to refrain from arguing complete. Their guns were captured ; our loss is trifling. " No further intelligence from Oude. " The 11th Cavalry mutiniel on the Ist of December. They were overtaken near Purneah. Eleven were killed, but the remainder escaped. " The 17th Native Infantry are under orders for China. " ' Exchange at Bombay, 2i. 2 2-3 d. " ' At Cahutt3, 2.. 20., for credit@. " The French Admiral has proclaimed the blockade of Canton river on the part of France. The island of &Alan, opposite Canton, was occupied on the 15th of December by the English and French forces. `" The Chinese were allowed ten days to accept an ultimatum. " Exchange at Hong Kong, 43, 11d. ; S h a nghai, 6.. 4-id. to 63. 6d. " At 3 P.m, a steamer, with London mails, has been signalled.' " against what only is far the better for his attacks. Opposition there will most certainly be, but HAMBURG, JAN. 20. . . Six deputies of Holstein, the only reprekenta tires of the Duchy who are present in the Su- THE SCN LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, SANITARY 22, 1858 preme Council of Denmark, have proposed to the Assembly to vote an address to the King, pray ing his Majesty to confine the propositions laid down in his Royal Speech to mere administrative affairs, and not to extend them to constitutional questions. Bar.scodit MONUMENT. The Committee appointed to receive subscriptions for the erection of a suitable memorial to the late General Havelock and his brave companions in arms held their first meeting on Wednesday, when it was decided to in vite the co-operation of the municipalities of all the chief provincial towns in carrying out the object in view. It is understood that the Government have been applied to to grant a site in Trafalgar -square fora statute to be erected corresponding with that of Sir C. Napier on the west side of the square. The amount of the subscriptions has been purposely left unlimited, with a view to afford to all classes the opportunity of doing honour to the memory of that great man, whose words after the battle at Bithoor most appropriately heal the advertisement of the committee— " England shall sweep through the land. Soldiers ! in that moment your labours, your privations, your sufferings, and your valour will not be forgotten by a grateful country. You will be acknowledged to be the stay and prop of British India in the time of her severest trial." TIIE SECO , D E STATE VISIT TO HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. The second of the festival performances " in honour ( f the nuptials of Her R iyal Highness the Princess Royal with His Royal Highness the Prince Frederick William of Prussia" took place last night, and was a far more brilliant affair than the first. The amusements com prised an opera and a farce, and the manner in which Mr. Balfe's " Rose of Castilla," performed by the Lyceum artists, was received, not merely bythe audience at large, but by the Queen and her it ustrious guests, confirmed what was suggested in our review of Tuesday's representation—viz., that music is the legitimate source of entertainment at Her Majesty's Theatre. The following was the programme of the evening : THE ROSE OF CASTILLE. Music by Mr. M. W. Bala. Words by Messrs. Falconer and A. Harris; The Scenery arranged by Mr. Charles Marshall. The Opera produced by Mr. Edward Stirling. The Costumes by Mr. S. May. Characters : Don Pedro Don Sall ist Mr. A. St. Albyn. Don Florio de Santa Cruz ..... Pablo An Usher Mr. Edmonds. Manuel (a Muleteer) Elvira (the Rose of Castille) Donna Carmen Beatrice (Duchess of Calatrava) Mias M. Prescott. Conductor To conclude with Mr. Charles Selby's farce of THE BOOTS AT THE SWAN. Characters. Mr. Henry Higgins Frank Friskly Peter Pippin Jacob Earwig (the Boots at the Swan) Mr. F. Robson. Miss Cecelia Moonshine Emily Trevor Miss Cotterell. Sally Smith Mrs. W. S. Emden, Betty Jenkins Miss Evans. There was no interruption to the opera on her Majesty' arrival. The whole distinguished company were permitted to take their places just like any ordinary individuals, and, moreover, allowed the privilege (se seldom granted to persons in their elevated position) of enjoying the perforosanee unmolested to the very end. The good taste tbue exhibited by the audience cannot be too highly commended. The execution of the "Rose of Castille" was, on the whole, highly efficient. A capital orchestra, under the direction of Mr. Alfred Mellon, gave full effect to the overture and all the instrumental accom paniments, while a well-selected chorus proved of equal advantage to the finale,' and other concerted pieces. It will be seen from the above that the cast, with one exception—Mr. Ferdinand Glover assuming the part of D.in Pedro, in lien of Mr. Weiss—was tLe same as at the Lyceum Theatre. The wonderfully finished singing of MISS Louisa Pyne appeared to be thoroughly appreciated by the Royal party, no less thee by the house generally ; and this was not surprising. since atticeig the former were several musical connois seurs of acknowledged eminence—at the head of whom might be cited without any impropriety the Queen of Euglard herself. In the rapturous encore bestowed upon the ballad of " the Convent Cell "—which Miss L. Pyne sang more exvisitely than ever—her Majesty, if we may judge by appearances, heartily concurred ; and many other points of the opera—the laughing trio, so characteristically Spanish, and the scene in which Miss Pyne alternately puts on the simplicity of a pea , ant and the regal demeanour of a queen, among the rest— seemed to win her hearty approval and that of her whole party. A second encore was awarded to Mr. Harrison in the sentimental ballad, " Since love dwells not in thee." The other ladies and gentlemen exerted themselves strenuously to do honour to the oce , sion ; and we may single out Mr. Honey's quaint D and Miss Susan Pyne's lively impersonation. of Donna Carmen, the Qeeen's confidant, as having elicited particular satisfaction. The reception thus accorded to the " Rose of Castille " by so exceptional an audience augurs favourably for the success of another work by the same composer (the "B .hemian Girt"), which is about to be produced in an Italian dress, for Madlle Piccolonaini and Signor Giuglini. At the end of the opera Her Majesty gave the signal for retiring, and the Royal nox was dearly empty when the curtain rose again, and the familiar strains of the national hymn announced the especially 193 al demon ' stration of the night. The national hymn, with the cherished object it apostrophises so close at band, and yet not visible, would have been' robbed of half its signifi cance and charm. But the Queen would not check the devotion of ber liege subjects, and her speedy return to the fruit of the box, almost unaccompanied, testified to the fact that some misunderstanding must have 113 , 1 to the threatened, but, happily, unaccomplished disappoint ment. The re-appearance of her Majesty acted like electricity on the house; bursts of tumultuous cheering rose from every side ' and were acknowledged by th e illustrious lady with graceful and repeated salutations. Mr. Harrison gave the solo verses of the anthem with energetic expression, vow after vow being echoed and re echoed by the audience with spontaneous enthusiasm. A more magnificent scene was never witnessed, nor was ever an ebullition of loyalty more genuine, unanimous, and impOsing. The Royal party then retired, and eter a short interval the band commenced playing Herold's brilliant overture to "Zarnpa." The Queen and her guests returning, however, sooner than anticipated, the overture was in terrupted, the air of the national anthem substituted, and the curtain roe() for the farce. The impression produced upon the occupants of the Queen's box, including her Majesty h.-rrplf, by the inimitable drollery of Mr. Robson, as Jacob Earwig, the deaf " boote," baffles description. The roars of laughter that proceeded from the house, at each diverting stroke of humour, could hardly have been more cheericg to the actor than the less ve'nem- , ntly expressed but not a bit less genial and unconstrained hilarity of her Majesty and her diatinguisbed circle of relatives anti friend , . The whole party remained until the curtain fell, an I, on rising to depart, the Queen was once mere 1 .ndly cheered by the audience—one of the moat brilliant ever assem, bl ,, d within the walls of her Majesty's Theatre. EXCHEQUER J.VOTES. (PROM A CORRESPONDENT.) The adherents to the present laws upon the cur rency pertinaciously envelope themselves in their own idea. Ali hough the most rank of the bullion ists admit that the British community in buy ing and selling among aemselves, may use anything as a standard of value, whether it be " paper, g , ld, or cowries," they have notwith standing the same crarnp'd idea whenever they dwell upon convertibility. They admit at the same time that if a country select a thing for cur ency,rthat may be increased or diminished in quan tity arbitrarily, the prices of commodities bought and sold by it will rise when it is increased, and fall when it is diminished in quantity. They having chosen gold nevertheless because it cannot arbitrarily be increased, nor diminished in quanti y from the original sources, thereby acknowledge the necessity of a fixity of standard of value. Notwithstanding all this, the Overatone advocates will not see that regulating issues upon gold in hand, destroys the very invariability which gAd would otherwise possess, and for which it was originally chosen as a standard. They have selected the thing, gold, but have by the Act of 1841 perverted its iut insic character ; then they fly off about foreign debts being paid " in securities of land or property," which has nothing at all to do with the present grievance. Whether notes will be received as currency or not iu foreign countries is not the question.. We know that bills are received in foreign countries, and as long as our imports have not exceeded our exports, nor, rice versa, into any country, little currency is required, for the exchange on paper ar ranges the settlement with few notes or sovereigns possibly passing from one country to the oth:r. Now the rhodorn.ontade of Mr. George Combo, written for 1855, without revision, fit only for 1817, is rank toadyism, and altogether inapplicable to this day. If the Scotsman paid him the compliment of inserting his remarks, I am certain that the Cham ber of Commerce wascomposed of wise heads enough not to be influenced by the malversations that he must have laboured hard to trump up. The frequent mention made of the Pennsylvania and PhiladelpAan paper, at a discount of 13 ,per cent, appears to indicate such a bias in all Mr. Geo. Combe's remarks, that heseems not capable of understanding the distinctions chat must be made between gold as a standard of value, and the labour which gave value to the gold. Pennsylvania was not in a difficulty by not having wealth, b u t by no t having a proper current representation of it check ing the purchasing power. It hest only to moderate their purchased, iu keeping with their sales, such as we have to do just now, and all specie parted with, because of the deficiency of sales or exports returned back again to them, as it will now to us in England. Within these last three years England has b?en doing just that which Philadelphia did in 1839, when their current bank notes fell to a discount of 13 per cent. -We have imported much more than we have exported, consequently we have to pay in specie the difference, which amounts, in round numbers, to 150,000,0001. We having imported during that time 450,000,0001., and have expottcd 300,000,0001., this has raised the value of money to something like the same rate as that of Phila delphia, 12 to 13 per cent. Thins will be found to have been about the average rate of di counts during parts of the months of Novernbyr and December, 1857. New we need not go so far away to find lluvratiou of evils arising out of over-speculation. We can stay at home and see the same thing acted over again in 1857. The play and the farce are analagous here to that which was played in Pennsylvania and other states 18 years ago, but with totally different monetary laws. There it was the result of the suspension of cash payment, or inconvertibility ; here the panic is the result of cash payment, or • convertibility. Nothing can be more inopportune than Mr. Combe's allusions to America at this particular time, when convertibility is found to fail so completely, that its act of Parliament is again suspended the second time. Instead of notes filling to a discount of 12 to 13 per cent. here, which was the case with Philadel phia notes, bills are here, at that discount, ranging even higher—from 12 to 20 per cent. I presume the paper of the Western Bank of Scotland would be found to be far worse than were the bank notes of Missouri, which were at 30 per cent. • discount. There is this grand variation in the play and the farce of this day, that then it was bankers' notes, now it is bank speculators' and merchants' bills that are at the woeful discount. So much the worse is it then for trade. 'This only proves that something: , must be at a discount when excessive credit i s the result of ex cessive money wealth remaining in too few hands ; for the larger the owner of capital, the larger are the speculations which they will enter upon, and are at all, times endeavouring to superinduce. Now, our exports of bullion have consequently been larder. The end of 1857 will show upwards of 50 millions for that year, so that now more than the 84 millions which Lord Derby mg2ntioned in the House of Lords had been exported during the three years—nearer 100 millions by this time must have beers sent away. That will still leave some thing like 50 millions that we either owe to other countries, or that other countries were indebted to us prior to 1854. Now, the proofs are before us that an extension of some kind will take place wherever business is done to an increasing amount ; if not an extension of notes, there must be an extension of bills, one or other of which will always be brought to a dis count when our imports exceed our exports. The Act of 1844 does not alter the international relation of indebtedness, nor does it cheek speculation ; but it does one great thing, for which it was designed by the subtle money-law makers—it has the effect of lessening the fall of notes to a discount, but in evitably brings trading bills and bills of exchange to a great discount for which the traders have to pay and run the risk instead of the bankers, while the bankers and usurious money lenders are the parties benefitted entirely at the expense of com merce. It might appear to some that the Bank of Eng land is entirely exonerated friln blame, since the over-buying merchants gave rise tnthe exports of bullion. Up to the. ex ent of the pF.yments in specie to rogulate exchanges at home and abroad that might be till case, also to the extent in which she has not herself iuduc, , d the outgoing of bul ; hut her loans to foreign countries during the time when panic is ravaging our country at Lo ne, is reprehensible. The Legislature will not be doing justice to the nation, unless there be an open inves tigation into the conduct of the Bank of England prior to the crisis and during its destructive preva— lence. The contraction of the currency when the panic has reached us— when we have reached the maxi mum of the crisis—is a clumsy and inefficient mode of curing the disease ; it is an aggravation of it, not a cure. The evil is done, before the thera peutics come to its rescue, as the law now stands. I know you are ever stedfast in uprooting abuses, and equally fertile in providing honest remedies. I now propose one, but I lament that one thing is at a greater discount than were even the bills of November last—thet is, virtue, integrity of pur pose. It is almost an act of supererogation in these dark times, to attempt to provide a panacea, for the evils that are, for until first principles are recognised by a government as they are beginning to be in BAium and Sardinia, no good can come out of a pandemonium such as the law-makers coming from the first, hell of magnitude in England, viz., thi Stock Exchange ; the fertile school and initiation of all the vies that aro speculative— gambling, betting, and gaming. Forlorn as it at present is I will propound ano ther remedy for the evils extant on the currency. All ew exchequer notes to be issued in proportion to the departure of bullion from the Bank of England -leaving the Bank to retire her.issue as befire, rseably to 1844. Starting firstof all an issue of notes or exchequer to the 11,000,0001. or the 14,000,0001. the amount of government debt to the Bank. Imports a,d exports untnterfered with are one of the causes of bullion coming in and going out of England, I propose that upon the monthly returns of imports end exports, shall the issue of exchequer not es b e regulated and published ; as a premonition to mer chants and money advancers. As follows :—ln January 1858, as imports exceed exports by one, two, or three millions, withdraw the exact amount of exchequer notes from circulation, which the monthly returns show to be the excess of imports otter exports , . This will be a check to the two great interests of the country, viz,, that of the banking inter es t an d the commercial interest. Issuing notes of exchequer in proportion as bullion leaves the Bank, will prevent the Bank lending to countries foreign to domestic in.ere 44 which will compel her t regard home interest first. The second, that of withdrawing the same Exchequer issue from cir culation if imports exceed exports, and vice versa, adding the same, if exports exceed impede, will be such a check to commerce at the right time, that all mti,t be compelled to be cautious, if Low they are not. • Since no encour...g.iment would I e given then to incli-criminate commerce, c -roainy A wise legislature should compel (if they cann t Induce) all men to regard national objects. Tnis check to excessive speculation is indispene dale, bat t ice present mode of doing it, as provided by the Act 1844, is not a preventive, it (Lea not grapple with the difficulties as they arise, but deals with them doubly severe after the evil has been effected. The plan I propose would avert the approach of a strug gle befog e it reached a crisis, which of all things is what we require. The very existence of such a law as mine would in all probability prevent much use of Exchequer notes, although there they would be, in case of need. The Bank, finding the issue notes of Exchequer checked by commerce, would have no need of putting on her screw, the privi lege of which, of late, she has abused. They might by law be required to retain not less than 10,000,0001. of bullion in the Bank at all times; her fluctuations above that amount would not be so disastrous, since, according to the above arrange ment, it could neither be sudden nor great at one time. - . . It might 'be said that the plan of withdrawing Exchequer notes when imports are in excess, is taking them out of circulation just when they are about to be most required. But that is intended, because since the arrest is very far in advance of what we now have, when bullion becomes with drawn, it can be dealt with by the merchants in time to prevent a crisis. This plan would-also bs a great stimullnt to our exports, for foreign countries would be more inter ested in taking our goods, since the more we export the more could we import from- them, without interfering with our circulating medium. BELGIUM. The following is the text of the bill relative to the police regulation concerni ng f ore i gners b rought Rfoerpwraersde nbtyatMive Tesch in th e B e l g i an Chamber of s "Art. 1. The law of 22d September, 1835, inasmuch as it has been modified by that of 25th December, 1841, is prolonged to the Ist March, 1861." " Art. 2. The present law shall come into operation on the clay after its publication." The bill is dated Bth January, 1857. The Be l gia nßepresentatives was chiefly hearing r e p or t s on bills of local interest. It vot e d unanimously a bill occupied Chamber yesterday authorising the Government to purchase certain pieces of land running into the state forest of Soignes. FRANCE. PARIS, THURSDAY EVENING. The 3loniteur contains the following : " The Emperor and Empress this d a y, at t wo o'clock, visited the military hospital of Val de Groce. The gendarmes of the Guard of Paris, wounded on the 14th, were the especial objects of their Majesties' solicitude. They inquired after their cond tion with the most touchi ng anx i ety. " The Emperor, during his visit, nominated Quartermaster Samuel, who was severely wounded oo the 14th, to the rank of sub-lieutenant in the Guard of Paris. Quartermaster Brunet, also wounded on the same evening, received the cross from his Majesty's hands, as didthe private of the Guard, Hendon. " Berea, Dahlen, Gomery, and Rinntgny, of the Guard, all wounded, received the military medal. " The gunner Charreau, of the Ist Regiment of Artillery, and the Voltigeur of the Imperial Guard, Moulton, -both wounded in the Crimea, also re ceived the ,military medal. " The invalids, deeply affected by the kindness of their Majesties, pressed round them to show their gratitude and their devotion." The papers are still crowded with innumerable addresses of congratulation from all parts of the Empire. The indictment will, it is said, comprise only four of the prisoners now in custo ty oh the charge of attempting the assassination of the Emperor ; the evidence against the others is not complete. These four have been already specified—Pierri, Orsini, Da Silva or Radio, and Goumez. Orsini and Pierri are not very communicative in their answers to the questions put to them ; Rudio is said to have fully avowed his crime, but it is no-. known whether he has implicated any third parties. Rudio threw two o f th e grenades; Orsini had two Also to throw, but, b e i ng severely wounded by the first, and seeing all chances were against him, he slunk away, and deposited his other grenade and a revolver in the Rue Rossini, and retired home. The revolver, with marks of blood on it, was after wards picked up, and on examination found Ito be of Davisme's manufacture. This led to inquiry and the discovery of the person who bought it. The guumakers who were selected to examine the projectiles presented their report this morning, from which it appears tha- each grenade was so prepared as to be capable of killing or woundng nearly 100 persons. A set of queries has been prepared by the magi strate who is collecting evidence against the pri soners, to forward to Florence Naples, Rome, and and other pla ces i n Italy, with a view to ob.ain information respecting them. It is now stated as certain that an expedition against Cochin China is resolved on. The French will establish themselves in the Bay of Tourane, which was formerly ceded to them in a legal form. Operations, however, are not to he commenced against Cochin -China until after the capture of Canton and whatever other proceeding it may be necessary to pursue in China. BOURSE, Jan. 21.—The following were the last quotations : 43 per Cents 9l 10 Do. en , l month__ 3 per Cent. ..... 68 75 Do. end month 63 85 Bank Shares Credit Mobilier 885 Do. Account B9O Credit Fonder ...... 6OO Belgian 42 Piedmontese (5) Roman BB Austrian Spanish Threes Home Debt 36i ,WAYS. RAIL' Orleans Northern New Ditto 790. Lyon and Mediteran. 865 New Ditto 835 Geneva Midi Western 690 Strasburg 0 ransl Central ISsrainian Ahstrian The Bank of Belgium has just reduced its rates of discount and interest to 4 per cent, on bills accepted, and 41 per cent, on those that are not accepted, It was reported that the Belgian government, yielding to the warning of the Moniteur, bad already arrested the editor of the Drapeau and suppreseei the journal. The French Ministry has brought in a bill for a new regulation concerning foreigners. If the taking of Canton should not biing the Chinese to reasun, the French and English govern merits, it is said, are prepared to undertake the siege of Pekin in conco t. THE lETEOPOLIT AN GAS QUESTIO. Yesterday the representative vestry of St. Pan crai held a meeting at the Vestry-hall, Camden town, f or th e purpose , a mong o th er matters,. of considering the recent arrangements f or distribut ing amongst th e metropolitan gas co mpan i es a re solution of whi c h notice had been giv en t h em. aliamentary delegat es , p r ed r. toCh t u h r e ch cb w a a i r r d , ea Attenborough having been cal Mr. Coos, the vestry clerk, read a communica tion from the vestry clerk of Maryl e b one, accom panying a c;)py of the petition to Parl iament, which had ayiogb .eed t e metropolita na o p h p y oi t n h t e ment of a P r committee to investigate the whole subje c t of gas lighting in the metropolis with a view to l eg i s l at i ve enactment, and asking the vestry of St. Pancras to adopt and place the corporate seal of the parish to such petition. Mr. BRETTINGIIAM then brought forward the mot'on of which be had given notice, to the eff ec t, " That the vestry, seeing that the inhabitants of St. Pancras were amply protected by the 17th Vict., cap. 55 (the amended act of the Imperial Gas Com pany), passed in the year 1854, both as to quality and price in the article of gas, therefore it was un necessary Ism the deputation on the gas question to take any further proceedings in the matter." Mr. Bie tingliam contended that the mountain in ' labour—or gas delegates sitting at the M ary l ebone Court-ho use —h a d, i n this petition, brought forth a mouse. So far as the parish of St. P ancras was concerned, the authorities and private consumers were amply protected from exorbitant demands, as the maximum charge was under the act, but ss. per 1,000 cubic feet. Another clause also regulated the quality. He felt quite sure it was not for the benefit of the ratepayers and the publi c th at t h ere should be a ruinous competition forced upo , a com pany -uch as the Imperial, and he wayquire certain thAt it would not be for their benefit to incur enor tn us expense in going before a committee of the House of Corinoes. Mr. T. E. BAKER seconded the resolution, and said a director of one of the gas companies had in formed him that there was Ito necessity for alarm, as there would be no alteration in the price of gas, except to lower ir. The Rev. R. ECKETT opposed the motion, and said there was no security unless the gas companies went to Parliament, and obtained a bill restricting the maximum charge to 4s. 64. per 1,000 feet. Mr. FARRER also opposed the motion, and said even supposing it to be a fact that St. Pancras was protected, he hoped they were not going to act upon so narrow-minded a principle as not to aid otter parishes. _ _ _ Mr. YOUNG said a full case for inquiry was made out, and as . to that parish being protected, they paid Way iu which they were li g ht ed he believed they did not get more than 8,000/. worth of ga3 per annum. 12,0001: a y ea r for th e p u bli c lights, and from the Mr. CAMERON moved and Mr. FARRER seconded an amendment, to refer the petition to the gas com mittee of the vestry to report as to the propriety of its adoption. Mr. THußsroN supported the amendment, and it eiug negatived. was carried by a mijority of 42 to 2, the motion The meeting, after o th er business, broke up. - - - - --- ANNUAL RETURN OF Z,HIPBI7ILDIN4 ON THE WE.A . R.— SUNDERLAND, Wednesday.—The ai.nual return of vas eels built at this, the greatest shipbuilding port in the empire, has just been compiled, and shows, all things considered, that th e t ra d e continues in a satisfactory condition. The nu m b er o f vessels built during 1857 was 143, representing a total tonnage of 54,780, and an a• erage tonnage of 883. Tnis is a decrease of 11 ve-shels on the entire build for 1856, and a decrease on the tonnage cf 8,269. MANSION-HOUBE. _Yesterday evening the hospita lities of Sir R. W. CArden's mayoralty were inaugurated by a juvenile fete, to Which the Lady Mayoress invited the younger members of the fa nines of the aldermen and the members of the Gina of Common Council, se well as a large circle of poivate friends. Nearly 1,000 guests aseemblea, COURT CIRCULAR. His Royal Highness the Prince Consort and their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Alred, the Prince of Prussia, the Princes Albert, Frederick Charles, Fled-rick Albert, and Adalbett of Prussia, his Highness the Pritico of Hohenzollern, and their Royal Highnesses Prince William of Btden and the Duke of Saxe Ciburg, left Buckingham PAlace shortly before 10 o'clock yesterday morning for Woolwich to witness the review. _ _ _ The Queen left Buckingham Palace at a quarter before 9 o'clock last evening to honour the theatrical represen tation at her Majesty's Theatre with her pre-ence. The party with the Queen occupied 17 of her Majesty's State carriages, and the escort was composed of a detachment of Life Guards. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge, the Princess Mary and the Duke of Cambridge, and his Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, joined her Majesty at the theatrP. Her Majesty the Queen was conduc'ed to a State Nipper in the barque ing-room of Buckingham Palace, a ,out 12 o'clock on Wedno-day night, by the Etrl of St. Germans, G.O 8., Lord Steward of her Majesty's El °use hold. The Quee❑ and the Prince Consort were accompanied by the King of the Belgians, the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, the Prince and Princess of Prussia, and other royal visitors. After supper the royal party returned to the ball and concert-room. Her Majesty's piper played a Scotch reel. The Queen remained until half-past one o'clock, when her Majesty and the royal family took their departure, and dancing ceased. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited the Queen yesterday at Buckingham Palace. His Royal Highness the Duke de Nemours visled her Etoyal Highness the Duchess of Kent yesterday at Clarence House, St. James's. His Highness the Prince Julius of Holstein Glncks burg bas arrived at Farrance's Hotel, Belgravia, in order t ► attend the marriage of the Princess Royal. We are requested t ►state that their Excellencies the Bavarian Minister and Baroness de Cetto, and the Au trian Miniet-r and Countess Apponyi, are prevented from ptrtsking of the Cuurt festivities by recent domes tic off' ction. The Duke and Duchess of Beaufort arrived at their resi fiance in South-street a few days since from Bad minton, where they have been entertaining company for some weeks past. The Duke of Newcastle and Lady Susan Pelham Clinton left town yesterday afternoon on a visit to the Countess of Waldegrave and Zr. Harcourt., M.P., at Nuneharn Park, Own. The Earl and Countess of Ellesmere arrives at Bridge water House yester,lay from visiting the Earl and Countess Cawdor at Stackpole Court, Pembrokeshire. The Countess Cowper and family are pas-ing the sea son at Pausbanger, Heit3. The noble earl returned to t•wn a few days since. The Earl and Countess of Desert arrived in town a few days since from Ireland. The Earl and Countess of Sand wick will return ti town to-morrow, from Hinchingbrooke-113use, Hunting donshire. Lord and Lady Raglan arrived at their new residence, in Rutland gate, on Monday last, from Madrebfield, Court, Worcestershire. Lord and Lady Harriet Ashley left town yesterday, for Harefield House, near Uxbridge• REFUGEES IN ENGLAND. THE CASE OF PIERRI.—FURTHER DISCOVERIES. (Prom the Birmingham Post of yesterday.) The inquiries into the antecedents, pursuits, and connections of the assassin Pierri are still being prosecuted, and the result is some curious revela tions, which for prudential reasons it is not consi dered expedient at present to divulge. The first steps taken were exceedingly creditable to the vigilance and boldness of action manifested by Chief Superintendent Stephens. Upon seeing in the newspapers that a person of the name of Pierri was arrested as a conspirator, he, acting upon the con viction that the Parisian assassin. was identical with the Bath-row teacher of languages, immediately in stituted inquiries, which left little doubt upon • his naiud that his surmises were correct. He consequently took the wise, although somewhat hazardous, step of searching the house. It was poorly furnished ; there were no indications of any manufacture, either of chemicals or metal work having been carried on ; but some trunks, which were fastened, and locked, excited attention. In one of these, whicL. Mr. Stephens forced open, was found a most voluminous correspondence with individuals both in Engl tnd and abroad, and ex tending so far back as 1848. These letters and other documents, which were numerous enough to fill a carpet bag, were at once taken p ossess i on o f , and placed in the hands of the Home Secretary. Further investigations have given rise to the suspi cion that Birmingham will probably be freed from the doubtful reputation or having fabricated the shells. It is by no means unlikely that by this time the maker has been discovered. Last night another search of the house in Bath row was made by one of the metropolitan deiectives, assisted by Serjeant Manton, of the Birmingham force, which resulted in what are considered to be some important discoveries. A table stood in oie of the parlours, covered by a cloth which concealed a drawer. In this receptacle were found another mass of correspondence from individuals in England and various parts of the Continent, some addressed to " MAjor, ' and others to " Colonel Pierri." Nearly all of tbesa letters, which were written in French, Italian, and English, are of recent date, and. are likely to throw some light upon the atrocity in which their recipient was engaged. A book was also discovered treating of the construction of grenades, and giving numerous receipts for the manufacture of explosive substances. This was taken possession of. A great many numbers of that Spectateur, a Paris paper, which the French Govern ment suppressed on Monday, were also found in the house. From other discoveries it would appear that the Spaniard Gomez, who is now in cue tccly as implicated in the conspiracy, was like wise one of Pierri's visitors. Three of the princi pal's have thus been traced to Birmingham-- namely, Pierri, Orsini, and Gomez.. It is by no means improbable that some very singular facts connected with the secret meetings here will be placed before the public. The letters and docu meuts above alluded to have, like the others, been transmitted to Sir George GI ey. COMMITTAL OF TIIE PROPRIETOR OP MUSIC AND DANCING SALOON. - At Sheffield, on Monday, Mr. Thomas Youdon, the proprietor of the Surrey Music Hall, in that town, was summoned before the magistrates for offending against the 42d George 11., c. 119, which enacts that any person who shall suffer in hie house any lottery or " little go," to be shown, ex posed, played, drawn, (3.7 c., either by dice, lots, cards, balls, numbers, or by any other way, contrivance, or device whatsoever, shall be liaele to a penalty of 5001., and shall be deemed and dealt with as a rogue and vagabond. Mr. Gould, solicitor, conducted the prosecution. Mr. Youdon is the proprietor of a large place fitted up as a theatre, and capable of. seating from 2,000 to 3,000 persons. In addition to the or dinary amusements o singing, dancing, dtc„ he has resorted, as alleged, to a distribution of prizes to attract persons to the place. These prizes were dis tributed under pretence of a sale by auction, Mr. You/on having, for the purpose, taken out an auc tioneer's license. The evidence in suppoit of the case was that of G. Joyce, a nurseryman. On Jan. 13 Joyce, with his daughter went to the Surrey Music Hall, and received at the door two tickets of admission, for which he paid 6d. each The check taker, on receiving these tickets, asked, "Do you wish to buy at the auction?" Joyce, who was per fectly familiar with the arrangements, answered "Yes," and received two tickets for himself and daughter, each of which bore a number. At the close of the performances there was a distribution or sale of 10 twePfth cakes. Each was brought iu separately by a man who called out "This lot is so and so," (statingthe number) and the person in the audience holding the ticket with the corresponding number answering "Here." Mr. Youdon then said, "The re, erve on this lo is 1 ts. (or any other sum), do you advance 1" The bearer of the ticket in each instance bid a small sum - additional, and the lot was at once knocked , lowo to him. The eighth cake was declared o be lot 250, and Joycehappeuing to hold the ticket b,aring that number, answered "Here." Mr. You . (lon stated that the reserve on it was 75., on which Joyce bid Bs., and was declared to be the purchaser. The ten cakes having been thus disposed of, Mr. Youdon announced that ihe buyers must go to his private room. Here each lot was formally entezed in a book as sold, and the buyer, on paying 2d. as a deposit, had the cake handed to him. Joyce having seen Mr. Youdou purchase one Of the cakes back from the buyer, offered his for 55., and Mr. Youdon gave him that sum for it. Mr. Branson ' defendant's solicitor, on this evi dence, declined to offer any defence. _ The magistrates having Consulted together, Mr. Pye Smith (the chairman), said they did not look upon this as an ordinary case, or Mr. Youdon as an ordinary offender, because he had long, by artful and ingenious ways, endeavoured to evade the law as far as possible, and to some exten t had succeeded. But in this instance,the magistrates were of opinion that the offence had been proved, and therefore sentenced him to 7 days' imprisonment in the House of C irrection, the committal to take place that day week, u nless in the meantime the defendant entered into the necessary sureties to appeal. This com mittal would not interfere with the defendant's liability to a prosecution at the suit of the Attor ney-General for the 5001. penalty. —Leeds Mercury. Lord Norreys will come to town to-morrow, from visiting Frances Countess Waldegrave and Mr. Har court, M.P., at Nuneham Park, Oxou. Lord Lovaii,e left town yesterday morning, for Albury Park, near Guildford. The Baron' Mi!Litz has arrived at the Brunswick Hotel, St. James's, front Wiesbaden. The Hon. S. F. Carew bas also arrived at the same establishment. The four Italians—Pierri, Orsini Gom.z, and D a Silva, alias Rudio, are con fi ned in the prison of Mazes. Pierri is 50 years of age, Orsini 36, Gomez 30, and Rudio 25. GUaltZ is a Neapolitan, and Rudio, it sp. pears, as burn in the Lombardo-Venetian Kingdom. Monday next, the day for the marriage of the Princess Royal, will be kept as a holiday at the Stuck Exchange, and there will be merely a nominal attendance in the transfer offices at the Hank of England. MARRIAGE Or THE PRINCESS ROYAL.—The Chapel ii yal, St. James's, will not be opened to the publio until after the drawing-room on the 300. The chapel will then remain open for a month. KING BOMB& AND THE PRESS —A. gentleman At pre sent on a tour on toe Continent has accidentally ob tained a piece of information, curiously illustrative of the literary tastes of the Neapolitan Government. There is at Naples a fund set apart annually fur the sustentation of the official journal, so ample, as Rill appear from the Belau), as to be rather more than snffi cient for the purpose. On the 28th of last December the fallowing donations were granted by Royal Reseript, as New-year's gift ,, , out of the surplus moneys of the fund for 1858 : To Steor M—, correspondent of the Univers 2,400 D. To the direct o r of the Gazette du Midi 1,200 To toe dire ctor of the Bilancia . di 31 Ilan° 1,200 To the directors of the Oattoiwo di Genova 1,200 To Signor C—, in Bru'els• 6OO Co Baron La G correspondent of the Gazetta di Augsburg Si;:nor dt L—, correspondent of the Cat- tolico Toe above is an interesting and instructive graduated scale, if not txactly of literary went, yet of merit of some kind, or what is considered such at Naples.