The Sun. — London, England, 1860-03-31 00:00:00

~T A MOST LAUGHABLE STEREOGRAM. Ist of APRIL, C , 0 M I C S U N. By CROWQUILL. Photographed by • . LONDON STEREOSCOPIC COMPANY, t. 4, CHEAPSIDE, AND 313, OXFORD-S vREET. POST FREE FOR 18 STAMPS. MUST ORDER EA RLY THEA'T'RE -ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lessee, Mr. J. B. Bnckstone. THIS EVENING, will be performed THE OVERLAND ROUTE. Messrs. C. Mathews, Buckstone, Compton, Chip pendale, Mrs. C. Mathews, Miss Weekes, and Mrs. Wilkins. To conclude with Mr. C. Mathews. THEATRE -ROYAL LYCEUM.- Sole Lessee and Directress. Madame Celeste. For the Benefit of Madame CELESTE, who will speak an Address on the occasion THIS EVENING (first time here) the Drama, SUZANNE. Suzanne (her original character), Madame Celeste. And "117, .ARUNDEL-STREET, STRAND." Cbarac . ten; by Mr. Walter Lacy, Mr. J. Rouse, Miss Kate Saville, Mrs. Campbell, and Mrs. Keeley. After which, will be performed the new drama, entitled THE ABBE VAUDRECJIL ; or, The Court of Louis XV. The Abbe Vaudreuil, Madame Celeste ; Louis XV., Mt. IL Butler; Lieut. Henri Deleour, Mr. F. Villiers. During the evening Miss Louise Keeley will sing " Two Strings to his Bow." The Zeleski Family will appear in their novel entertainment, The Aerial Bridge. Followed by Callcott.'s Mag•nificent Transformation Scene from " KING THRUSTS BEARD." Commence at 7. ROYAL PR INCE S S'S THEATRE.- Lessee, Mr. A. Harris. For the Rencfit of Mr. Harris, who will deliver an AddreSs. THIS EVENING, A WONDERFUL WOMAN. Mr. A. Harris, Shore, Frank Matthews, and Miss C. Leclercq. To be followed by A. CONGER L. After which, GOOD FOR NOTHING. After which, the Princess's " Rifle Volunteers " in full costume. To conclude with THE TWO POLTS. NEW THEATRE - ROYAL, ADELPHI. Sole Proprietor and Manager. Mr. Benj. Webster. Last Night Mr. and Mrs. Wigan's engagement. THIS EVENING to commence with (6th time) THE STAR OF THE writEET. Mr. J. L. Toole. Chas. Selby, Killington, C. J. Smith, Miss Woolgar, Mrs. Chatterlev, and Miss Laidlaw. ' After which, STILL WATERS RUN DEEP. Messrs. Alfred Wigan, C. Selby, and Billington ; Mrs. A. Wigan, Mrs. Billington. To conclude with A MODEL OF A WIFE. Messrs. A Wigan, Toole, Selby, Mrs Blllington, Miss Laidlaw. Doors open at halt-past six-Commence at seven. Box- Office open from 10 to 5. No charge for securing seats, nor ter bills of performance. All fees to servants of this establishment are strictly prohibited. Acting Manager—Mr. Wm. Smith. On Easter' Monday, the popular Adelphi drama of THE DEAD HEART, in which Mr. B. Webster will make his first appearance since his return from his successful provincial tour, and Grand Musical Fairy Extravaganza. ROYAL ST.. LAMES'S THEATRE, King-street, St. James's. Lessee, Mr. T. B. Chatter ton. Directress, Miss Wyndham. The nearest Theatre to Chelsea, Pimlico, and Westminster, the Park being open to carriages and foot passengers all hours of the night. •-• THiri ErICNiNG the performances will commence With 'DIX. LADY OF LYONS. Mr. Charles Dillon. Followed by BLACK-EYED SUSAN. Reduced Prices—Gallery, 8d ; Pit, Is. The Box-office open train 11 to 5 daily. Doors open at half-past six ; perform ace commences at 7.. ASTLEY'S .ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.- l'oprietor, Mr. W.M. BATTY. This World-renOWned Amphitheatre will OPEN on EAS TE MONDAY,;,ApriI 9, with, for the First Time, an en tirely New Grand Military Spectacle (in Four Acts and Ten 'I. Tableaux), founded upon the French Drama, "L'Histoired'un Drapesu" and 'now performing at Paris with great success, entitled—"Thr. "[lsla - nix - or A FLAG," which will be pro duced upon a scale of unprecedented grandeur, with entirely new scenerY; 'by Messrs. Cuthbert, Days, Herbert, and Thorne; deCorations and properties by Mr. Harvey: cos tumes by-Mr. Bovey and Mrs. Masterman ; extensive military appo ntmenta by Mr. Wood, Jun. ; the Music composed and directed by Mr. George Phillips ; and in order to give every pos"ible effect to the production of this Grand Hippodramx, a- New antl.,Enlarged Stage, with every modern mechanical improvement, has been constructed at an immense outlay. The Spectacle will be supported by the following Dramatic Company ; .:— . 'Messrs. J. Holloway • Mrs. Purday Walter Carle „ W. Carle ;; F. C. Harris „ Thorne ;# ustleby •91 H „ Green , • Friend Miss Miriam Martiney „ Phelps „ Alice Seaman • . „ Herbert „ Howard •;' • Green, and „ Poole, and „ G. Belmore. „ Jenny Mason The Equestrian and Gymnastic Artists engaged for the - "Pbptilar Scenes in the Circle are -. Mathilde Monet, from the Cirque Imperiale, Paris, with her three highly-trained Manege Horses. Madlle. Marie, the most accomplished Equestrienne of the • day from Rentz Cirque, Berlin. M'adame Fernando, the fitscinating French Equestrienne, from Woolschlager Cirque, Berlin. ' Also, Madlles. Jnlietta, Pauline, Josephine, and Celina, • from the principal Continental Cirques. Mr. 11. Williams—The Greatest Double Horse Rider in Europe. Herr Fernando, the celebrated Trick Act Rider. • Mons. Victor and Messrs. Devereaux, Wattson, and F. Wattson. Jonathan Jack, the Wonder of the Equestrian profession, is also engareal for at limited number of nights. Clowns, Messrs . . Thorne and Wattson. Other important continental engagements are pending. The Theatre has been completely redecorated in a most costly style, under the supervision of Mr. It. Harvey. and will be embellished with numerous beautiful Lustres and a gigan tic Centre CRYSTAL. CHANDELIER, designed and mannfile tureil purposely by Messrs. Defiles and Son, of Ifoundsditch. Every possible attention has been paid to the comfort and convenience of the public. The Box-office will be open on Thursday, April ii. Director of the Arena—Signor Rivolti. Stage Manager—Mr. Wm. West. Sol', Manager—Mr. Edwin Hughes. Treasurer—Mr. T. 11. JOHN. CONCERTS.- CANTERBUR Y HALL THIS EVENING. LUCREZIA BORGIA, (Dontzetti). Donna Luerezia Maffio Orsini Mrs. Anderson. Gennaro Mr. Henry Herbert. Don Altonzo Signor Tivoli. Conductor—Mr. Jonghmans. Comic Vocalists —Messrs. George Hodson (the Irish Come dian and Mimic), W. T. Critchtleid, and E. W. Mackney. Several interesting Pictures are added to the Fine Arts Gallery. The suite of Halls have been re-decorated and beautified. and constitute one of the most unique and brilliant sights of the metropolis. The gallery is open from 5 till 11 on Sunday Evening. THE WEATHER.--SUN °MCI! ' MARCH 31, 1360. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 55—highest since noon yesterday. 48—lowest this morning and during the night. 53—this day at noon. ElnomETEn-29.3; a fall of nearly an inch. WIND, South-Westerly ; light, with rainy weather. HIGII WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. TRIG DAy.—Morning, 7h. 33m.—Afternoon, Sh. 15m. To -MORROW.-Morning, 9h. 4m.—Afternoon, 9h. 54m. riko '7e ;•! , ,(c N 1 • , ,-Thyt"'is? . • %, !1T M l ~. ~V :t ~\ THE SUN. LONDON,' SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 1860. The discussion provoked last evening in the House of Lords by Earl GREY'S motion, although that motion was eventually withdrawn, was not without its importance. It elicited, as far as was in a ny way practicable or reasonable under the cir cumstances, the views and intentions of her MA JESTY'S Government in sending out once more to the Chinese waters a pacific agent or negotiator, in the person of his Excellency the Earl of ELGIN, at the head, or rather backed by the companionship of another great warlike expedition. So far as the enterprize can be defined by a figure of speech, it may be said that England sends forth anew her plenipotentiary, carrying in one (outstretched) hand the olive branch of reconciliation, but retaining firmly in the grasp of the other (at his back) that keen good sword of Britain which is never drawn idly from its sheath, It is hardly to be conceived that Earl GREY could seriously have counted upon his particular motion being acceded to by the Government. For what, in point of fact, did it really amount to but to a demand for a hypothetical estimate to be drawn upon a ealculation of contingencies ! The noble lord's argument was this : Here is a new expedition fitted out and sent forth against China by the British Government. It has already involved an expenditure (to begin with ! ) of £BOO,OOO, or from that to £1,000,000 ! This preliminary expenditure, more• over, having 'been incurred by Ministers upon their own responsibility before the commencement of the present session of Parliament, and consequently without the concurrence of, or the slightest autho rity limn, the Imperial Legislature ! Added to which, the probable cost of the next year, the financial year 166061, has been stated (of course hypothetically) by the Secretary of State for War at the amount, in round numbers, of £2,500,000 additional ! Haviri reminded the the House oflords of all which—the Earl GREY continued—" But when they considered the enor mous expense of military operations at such a dis tance from England, ha must be a bold man who would predict what their cost would be, to what limits they would be confined, or when they would be brought to a close." Let the words we have here italicised be particularly borne in consideration, because it is especially worthy of note that—having uttered them—Earl GREY actually closes his re marks by moving for an estimate of the probable cost of the expedition to China up to the close of the financial year 1860-61 ! He does this—having said that " he would be a bold man who would pre dict what the cost would be !" And having pre viously (as we have observed) reminded the House of Lords that the probable cost of the operations for the next year (namely, this very financial year 1860-61) has been estimated by the Secretary of State for War at, in all likelihood, £2,500,000. Surely—that being the case—the very estimate Earl GREY was last night moving for, he and the country at large had already obtained ! He has received it—the Parliament and the people have received it—unasked—from the highest, from the Minister who will be held responsible, in the first instance, for this expedition, from the Secretary of State for War, from the right hon. member for South Wilts, from Mr. SIDNEY HERBERT himself. At the best, any estimate of this kind could only be expected to be something approximating in round numbers to the probable amount required. Such an estimate is precisely the one already received from the lips of Mr. HERBERT, who tells es frankly that the probable cost of these operations against China for the financial year IS6O-61 will, in round numbers, be somewhere about £2,500,000. Any more precise calculation than this it would surely be preposterous to ex pect—particularly as Earl GREY has himself very reasonably remarked, ",lie would be a bold man who would predict WHAT the cost would be!" The probable cost, the proximate amount, as nearly as it can be reasonably con jectured, has been stated, and stated, too, upon no mean authority, upon the authority of the right hon. the Secretary of State for War, at £2,500,000 ! No wonder the motion was with drawn—the very estimates moved for having, upon Earl GREY's own showing, already been obtained. Idle, however, though the motion itself was, it elicited, as we have before intimated, no idle dis cussion. It drew forth the opinions of others be sides Earl GREY himself, whose opinions upon the matter of this new China expedition we would all of us naturally enough like to have. It afforded an opportunity to the Earl of MALMESBURY and to the Earl of ELLENBOROUGH upon the side of the Opposition, no less than to the Duke of SOMERSET and the Earl of ELGIN himself upon the side of the Government—an opportunity (for speaking out as plainly as was in any way practicable under the circumstances), of which none of those noble lords were in any way loth to avail themselves. We know now as much as we could seriously want to know upon the subject of this new Chinese Expedition. We know as nearly as could be indicated at this junc ture what are the real intentions of her MAJESTY'S Government. We know that the expedition has already necessitated the outlay within the past financial year 1859-60 of nearly as possible £1,000,000. We know (from the assurance of Mr. SIDNEY HERBERT himself) that the operations for the next financial year, 1860-61, will require a further outlay in round numbers of (probably) £2,500,000. And we know, best of all, that the whole scheme of this new enterprize has been entrusted to the wisdom, the patriot ism, and, as Lord ELLENBOROUGH last evening happily termed it, the "fortunate audacity" of the noble Earl, who, in the same capacity as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, con• ducted our previous negotiations with the Chinese Government. If the dispute between China and England can be brought to a bloodless conclusion by anyone it will be by the Earl of ELGlN—and in that contingency we may rest confident that the honour of England would suffer no loss from his negotiations. Supposing, however, that the extended olive branch in his left hand be spat upon and derided by the Chinese— there will be, in the grasp of his right, the keen and sheathless sword of England, ready to deal upon the necks of that recreant race a terrible and avenging retribution. t Reform must wait, it seems, upon the treaty— not upon the budget, except as the budget is part and parcel of the treaty—but on the treaty itself. We might have proceeded in the usual course, and taken the budget at its proper time; but there was a treaty which must be considered accepted, and the house pledged to pass the needful bills in time —to prevent the tricks of the EMPEROR from ren dering the treaty impracticable. Were it now before the house, n o one doubts that it would be hard to persuade the Commons of England to accept such a one-sided bargain at the hands of the man who had just filched Savoy from Sardinia, and in doing so had equivocated, and falsified his own word times without number. Be the treaty the right thing or the wrong for this country, it is a huge and clear advantage to France, and the Commons would not have been in the mood to give such an advantage to a Power which had deceived our Government in the face of all Europe. One of two things—our Government has been grossly deceived by LOUIS NAPOLEON, or it was privy to his designs. In the former case, the House would not have given the EMPEROR hi s treaty, and Savoy, too ; in the latter, it would not have endorsed the treaty made by a Government which acted on secret knowledge. Perhaps, however, a third supposition is admissible—it may, indeed, be the most reasonable—that oonursaGvooyveyrnetment, though not privy to the, designs sus pected them, or at least suspected some such mis deeds on the part of the EMPEROR, as would endann.er the acceptance of the treaty here. This would be sufficient to explain the setting aside the Reform Bill for the treaty and bud get, and] making us wait just five weeks for the former, while the latter was pushed forward as fast as Mr. GLADSTONE'S sore throat and arrangements at the Tuileries would permit. And, now the budget and its bills are before the House, the Reform Bill must wait nearly two months more from its first reading before it can get a second ! After the 20th of April we are to have the five-and-twenty speeches of Mr. - WHITE SIDE'S friends. The income tax is, of course, the first and most important object—and Mr. GLADSTONE, if he has much conscience on the matter left, must have felt himself not a little perplexed last night. He is not, of course, the man to show it—being, as Mr. DISRAELI told him, a fiat-fate hand at defence. Still, there the damning fact remains. A seven years' splendid reputation he has enjoyed, first, because he had promised to abolish the tax tvhen the £2,000,000 of Long Annuities felt in ; and, secondly, because of the " rcuson why" he wished to abolish it—that the tax was the most immoral of taxes. Mr. GALDSTONE We know is a famous preacher of morality—i n 1852 he gave Mr. Dis nitEm a parting lecture on morality, when his object was to eject him from office —next year he lectured on the intolerable immorality of the In- come tax, and sentenced it to death after a seven years' reprieve. And now this immoral tax is the one he selects for perpetuation and increase. We THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY :f EVENING, MARCH 31, 1860. LATEST NEWS. The following telegrams have been received at Alr. Reuter's office : ROME, MARCH 27 (VIA MARSEILLES). It is asserted that the Pope has again written to Victor Emmanuel, declaring that his Holiness will be compelled to interrupt all relations with the Royal Family, and threatening the most extreme severities of the Church should the King persist in occupying the Legations. In case of its evacuation by the French, Rome will be occupied by the Pontifical troops. Neapolitan troops will enter the Marches. At Ancona 3,000 men of the Papal army are concentrated. General Lamoriciere is about to in spect the garrisons. A new revolutionary demonstration in Rome was intended, but did not take place, because, by printed sheets secretly distributed, the people were told that the French troops might become annoyed. The official journal directs the attention of its readers to the manifestations which took place on Friday and Sunday last during the passage of the Pope, and mentions that 300 Irish had been re ceived at the Irish College and at the French Seminary. The journal adds, that Ireland has al ways been heroic, even under the secular misfor tunes under which she labours. PARIS, SATURDAY, MAncil 31. The Constitutionnel has an article signed by its chief editor, M. Grandguillot, endeavouring to refute the diatribes of the English orators and journalists. This article recalls that Napoleon has done everything to render the alliance acceptable, which, if ruptured, would be the signal for a struggle and for fresh troubles. M. Grandguillot believes this alliance is so firmly connected with modern ideas and necessities, that a partial dissent will not be strong enough to break it. BERLIN, MARCH 31. Hanover has raised fresh difficulties with re spect to the redemption of the Stade dues. The 14th of May next has been fixed by England as the final term for Hanover to give in her declara tion. NAPLES (via GENOA), MARCH 26. It is asserted. that the Ambassadors of the Western Powers have remitted collective notes to the Government in order to determine the King to adopt reforms. The Marquis di Villamarina was received yester day by the King, who is said to have communicated to the Marquis that the Neapolitan troops had crossed the frontiers, against which, report adds, M. di Villamarina protested. It is also said that the Ministry have tendered their resignation to the King, but that his Majesty refused to accept it. BERLIN, MARcu 30. The li - reitz Zeituny of this evening says : "The reply of Prussia to M. Thouvenel's de• spatch is in reality of a rather evasive character. It expresses great dissatisfaction on account of the annexation of Savoy, but it cannot be characterised as a protest. "As regards the claims of Switzerland, Prussia has not yet sent her reply to the note of the Fede ral Council. The statement that Prussia intends to establish two fortified encampments is, accord ing to reliable information, without any founda tion." GENEVA, MARCH 30. About 150 men (Savoyards and members of the Horticultural Society) have seized upon the steam , boat Aigle and made for Thonon. The Federal Council will take severe measures against this attempt. BERNE, 111Ancu 30. The Federal Council has resolved to send a commissioner to Geneva in order to place the Geneva contingent under the command of Colonel Ziegler. Switzerland has notified to the Powers that she will take energetic measures against any excesses. CONSTANTINOPLE, 111Aucti 21. (via MARSEILLES.) The Panslavists continue their agitations; but no immediate rising is expected. The French representative at Belgrade has ad vised this party to use moderation. The Porte has obtained from Rassia the recall of Prince Dolgo rouki. The Sultan has granted an amnesty to the Candiotes. Prince Couza detains as prisoner Prince George Stirbey, who is accused of high treason. The Roumains arc much attached to Prince Stir• bey, and demand that he shall be brought tb trial, FRANCE. PARIS, MARcIr 30. A despatch from Rome states that the Holy Father, in an assembly of cardinals and bishops, has drawn up his act of excommunication ; but as it is stated in official circles, this measure accuses no person by name, and therefore involves none of the consequences that would formerly have followed. In general terms the excommunication addresses itself to those who have contributed to the seizure of a part of the Papal States. The Pays publishes a despatch announcing that General Garibaldi has been elected deputy for Nice, but only at the second election, as the neces sary number of votes was not obtained at the first ballot. The same paper has an article by M. Cassagnac, expressing. its regrets on account of the reproaches of England concerning the annexation of Savoy, and pointing out the contradictions in the conduct of that Power, who, although encouraging the an nexation of Central Italy to Piedmont, opposes that of Savoy to France, and who, while supporting the project of annexation to Sardinia of the States of the Church and of Naples, which two countries do not solicit such annexation, refuEes to accede to the desire of the inhabitants of the lonian Islands to be reunited to Greece. BOURSE, March 30.—The market was very buoyant at the opening, and prices continued to advance, but a sudden reaction took place owing to a report that the Bull excommunicating King Victor Emmanuel had arrived. - Threes, which had reached 70f. 75c., then declined rapidly to 69f. 65c. Mobilier have varied from 817 f. 50c. to 780 f. ; Austrian, 525 f. to 515 f. ; Lombard, 552 f. 50c. to 546 f. 25c.; Orleans, 1,445 f. to 1,427 f. 50c.; Lyons, 935 f, to 922 f. 50c.; Southern, 520 f. to 515 f. The following are the last quotations,:— 41 per Cents. .... 25 ' Credit 'encier.... 755 De. ead month .. 96 25 1 Belgian 4i .. 100 1 Cents........ l)o p . er enlmonth.. .. 28(60i (9 9 ) :2_ l 0 , 111 Austrian t i uo e is t ain e r : testi. (5) 82 Vaitk Shares — a 7ei lit Mobilier D. Account !lioine Debt 45 itAIL WAYS. Cagh. Account. ( 'limns . 7 : ‘,orthern . 956 25 .. 9 1 7 5 0 I` l - ew ditto 3 4yons and Aluditerranea-n 912 50 .. 91 0 1 ieneva 467 50 .. 467 50 .. 'outhern Sti extern 592 .. 5 97 5 0 E astern a Ardiniali 4.05 .. 410 Al istrian Lox nhard ..... - r,b, - change on London, at sight, pf.per, 25f. lle. ; money, 9':. c,,, ..0. ; three months, paper, 24f. 87ic, ; money, 24f 85c. THE WEST INDIA MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, MARCH 31. The Royal mail steamer Parana, Capt. Sawyer, with the above mail, has arrived here. She brings 95 passengers, 2,849,710 dols, in specie, and 858 packages of cargo. She left St. Thomas's on the 16th inst. The islands were generally healthy. The brig Rosalie, of Liverpool, reached Aspinwall on the 25th ult. • Her Majesty's ship of-war Alert left Panama on the 7th for Realego. Peru was again on the verge of war. It was reported that President Castilla would at once march with the entire expedition against Bolivia. No trace of the murderers of Captain Lambcr had been discovered. Eighty ships were loading at the Chincha Islands. The Senate of Guatemala had approved the treaty of limits made by the British Minister at Chili. Congress was expected to hold a special session this month. A revolution had been attempted in Artquipa in favour of Echenique, but was suppressed. Callao exchange 42d. premium. English gold 20 per cent. premium. Freights 50s. At Barbadoes the crops were proceeding vigorously. The canes were unmature, and yields unsatisfactorily. The sugar, however, was supe rior in quality, and several ships had sailed with cargoes. Sugar was quoted 4 dols. to 4 dols. 25c., with little offering. Exchange on London, 30 days, 485 dols. ; 90 days, 480 dols. ; private bills, 90 days, 475 dols. The ships Shah and Johan had arrived at Deme rara with upwards of 300 emigrants, from Calcutta. Nine deaths occurred on the voyage. 'Weather rather favourable for growing crops. Markets dull. Large stocks of provisions on hand. Sugar easier.t No molasses for sale. Freights tending upward. The ship Tyburnia had arrived at Canada with 300 emigrants from Calcutta. She made the pas sage from the Hooghly in 76 days ; 24 deaths occurred during the voyage. The Tyburnia called at St. Helena and received 78 young boys, part of a cargo of 820 slaves captured from a slaver, off Fernando Po, by her Majesty's steamer Triton. The Jamaica Bank had declared a dividend of 7 per cent., leaving a surplus on the half-year's business. At Jamaica business was dull. The supply of coffee was small ; quotations were 41 to 44. Pi mento little offering. Sugars as last quoted, fair quality, 20s. per 100 lb. Increased crops were ex pected. Etchange on London 90 days, 1 per cent.; 60 days, 11 !per cent. ; 30 days, 2 per cent. prem. Merchants' bills, 90 days, i prem. to par. THE BRAZILIAN MAIL LISBON, MARCH 30. The Royal Mail Steam Packet Company's ship Tyne has arrived here with the above mails. She will leave this evening for Southampton, with 214 passengers and £7,000 in specie. TILE ANNEXATION OF SAVOY AND NIC.E TO FRANL.E. The Moniteur of yesterday publishes the text of the treaty between France and Sardinia respecting the annexation of Savoy and Nice to France. It is as follows :-- "In the name of the Most Holy and indivisible Trinity, " His Majesty the Emperor of the French having explained the considerations which, in consequence of the changes made in the territorial relationships between France and Sardinia, made him desire the annexation (reunion) of Savoy and of the arrondis sement of Nice (eireondario di 11'izza) to France, and his Majesty the King of Sardinia having shown himself disposed to accede thereunto, their said Majesties hare decided to conclude a treaty to that effect, and have named as their Plenipotentiaries, viz. : "His Majesty the Emperor of the French, Baron de Talleyrand Perigord, &c., and M. Bene detti, &c. ; "And his Majesty the King of Sardinia, his Ex cellency Count Camille Benso do Cavour, &c., and his Excellency the Chevalier Charles Louis Fa rini, &c. ; " Who, having exchanged their full powers in due form, have agreed upon the following articles : " Art. 1. His Majesty the King of Sardinia con sents to the annexation of Savoy and of the arrondissement of Nice to France, and renounces for himself and all his descendants and suc cessors his rights and claims to the said terri tories. It is agreed between their Majesties that this reunion shall be effected without any con straint upon the wishes of the populations, and that the Governments of the Emperor of the French and of the King of Sardinia shall concert together as soon as possible on the best means of appreciating and taking note of (constater) the" manifestations of those wishes. "Art. 2. It is also understood that his Majesty the King of Sardinia cannot transfer the neu tralised portions of Savoy except upon the con ditions upon which he himself possesses them, and that it will appertain to his Majesty the Emperor of the French to come to an understanding on that subject as well with the Powers represented at the Congress of Vienna as with the Helvetic Confede ration' and to give th em th e guaran t ees which re sult from the stipulations alluded to in the present article. " Art. 3. A mixed commission will determine, in a spirit of equity, the frontiers of the two States, taking into account the configuration of the moun tains and the necessity of defence. "Art. 4. One or more mixed commissions will be charged to examine and to resolve, within a brief delay, the divers incidental questions to which the annexation will give rise—such as the decision of the contribution of Savoy and of the arrondisse ment of Nice to the public debt of Sardinia, and the execution of the obligations resulting from con tracts entered into with the Sardinian Government, which, however, engages to terminate itself the works commenced for cutting a tunnel through the Alps (Mont Cenis). " 5. The French Government will take into ac count, as regards functionaries of the civil and mili tary order belonging by their birth to the province of Savoy, or to the arrondissement of Nice, and who will become French subjects, the rights which they have acquired by services rendered to the Sardinian Government; they will especially enjoy the bene fits of life appointments in the magistrature and of the guarantees assured to the army. " Art. 6. Sardinian subjects originally of Savoy, or of the arrondissement of Nice, or domiciled ac tually in those provinces, who would wish to main tain the Sardinian nationality, will enjoy during the period of one year, dating from the exchange of the ratifications, and in virtue of a previous de claration made to the competent authorities, the faculty of removing their domicile to Italy, and settling there, in which case their qualifications as Sardinian citizens will remain to them. " They will be at liberty to keep their landed property situate on the territory annexed to Fiance. " Art. 7. For Sardinia the present treaty will become law as soon as the necessary legislative sanction has been given by the Parliament. " Art. 8. The present treaty shall be ratified and the ratifications exchanged at Turin within the de lay of ten days, .or earlier if possible. " in faith of which the respective Plenipoten tiaries have signed it and affixed their seals there unto. "Done in duplicate at Turin the 24th day of the month of March of the year of grace 1860. TALLEYRAND. BENEDETTI. CAVOUR. FARINL" BU.RRADON COLLIERY EXPLOSION. TO THE EIHTOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—We would feel obliged by your allowing us space in your journal t 8 state that Messrs. Bar clay, Bevan, and Co. have kindly consented to re ceive the subscriptions of those who mu desire to contribute to the fund now forming for the relief of the widows, orphans, and others, who suffered by the recent explosion at Burradon Colliery. From the investigations of the executive com mittee, it has been ascertained that the widows number 32, and the orphans (boys under 11, and girls under 15 years of age), 72, not to speak of old and infirm people, all of whom have been left in great destitution by this very painful calamity.— We are, Sir, your obedient servants, W. S. RD RO DAGLISH WELL, ), ) Hon. Seeys. . Ne weastle-upon-Tync, March 30. JIASON JONES ON LORD MACAULAY. On Saturday night, in the Free-trade Hall, Man chester, Mr. Mason .tones delivered his oration on the late Lord Macaulay. The oration was an nounced to commence at half-past seven ; but long before that time the hall was crowded in every parkmanyboth in the gallerie s an d on th e ground floor standing the whole of the evening. There could not have been less than 4,000 persons pre sent. The funeral of th e grea t hi s t or i an was t h e exordium of the oration, and this was described in a manner which seemed at once to arrest attention, and solemnise every heart. The noble Abbey, the throng of celebrities, the tolling of the passing bell, the hush as the funeral procession passed along, the pealing of the organ, the read ing of the sublime burial service, the hol low sound as the earth struck upon the coffin lid, and the gush of friendly sor row, composed a passage of w or d-p a i n ti ng th e creation only of a master mind. A rapid outline of Lord Macaulay's life from boyhood, through college career and Parliamentary history, then followed. Lord Macaulay's literary labours were next ad verted to, a selection of his essays was made, and these were happily termed "representative papers ;" they included those on Milton, Gladstone, Robert Montgomery, Clive, and Hastings. Macaulay's skill as a literary artist was most justly praised, while the wit, ingenuity, logical skill, and pictorial powers which his essays displayed, were highly lauded; essay writing was evidently Macaulay's forte. The most powerful and effective part of the oration was an eloquent and impassioned vindica tion of the Platonic philosophy from the strictures passed upon it by Macaulay in his famous essay on Lord Bacon. The picture of the Baconian philosopher listening to the " Sermon on the Mount" will not soon be forgotten by those who had the pleasure of hearing it; it was replete with logic, irony, sarcasm, and felici tous and appropriate quotations of Scripture, and thrilled the audience. We were amused with the contrast between the Highlander of Glencoe, in King William's time, and his descendants shut up in a Glasgow cot ton mill. In a literary and artistic point of view, we were most pleased with the de scription of the two girls, one of them in a Man chester drawing room, and the othei in Carthage, while Scipio and his legions were thundering at her gates, which, though not very complimentary to our present mode of life, was full of beauty, and delivered with intense dramatic power. Equally fine were the parallels drawn between Macaulay, Cirlyle, and Edmund Burke. As an original thinker, Macaulay was not awarded the highest praise; he was a reproducer, and not a creator ; he avoided dis cussing the great religious and moral problems of the age—did not aim at being a prophet and a teacher, and had not placed,us under the highest obliga tions. Macaulay's conversational powers were then descanted upon, and numerous anecdotes were told of that wonderful memory, which was his greatest gift : he read everything and forgot nothing ; his memory was wax to receive and marble to retain. His history was designated as a splendid monu ment of intellectual labour ; - the extent of his knowledge, the minuteness of his information, the grasp of his mind ; eminently fitted him to be a great historian ; too great brilliancy was, however, declared the fault of the history—it wanted shad ing, simplicity, and repose. As a politician he could not be compared with Canning, Peel, Glad stone, or Bright. (Loud cheers.) As an orator he was vividly contrasted with Fox, Brougham, Chalmers, O'Connell, and Sheil, of whose power as orators most effective instances were given. The anecdote of O'Connell at an anti-slavery meeting in Exeter Hall was wonderfully effective, while the recitation of Shiel's splendid burst of rhe toric in reply to Lord Lyndhurst was listened to in breathless attention, and was greeted with enthusiastic cheers. As a poet Macaulay did not rank with the great demigods of song; his poetry did not spring from the inner life of the singer ; he had not touched the deeper passions, to the glory-smitten summits of the poetic mountain he had not attained. His ballads were highly praised for their force and passion, their nervous style, the cumulative method of illustration—every senten4e contained a thought and every word was a felicity. Selections from the Lays closed an oration which was a great intellectual treat, remarkable for the careful study which had been devoted to it, the generous desire fully to recognise Macaulay's genius, the great services he had rendered to liberty, to weigh his merits and to stamp his claims. Mr. Jones was enthusiastically cheered throughout, and at the close was compelled to re turn to the platform to bow his acknowledgment of the cheers with which he was rewarded.—Man chester Examiner. 440' never heard that the tax on French wines, or even on their silks and gloves, were immoral taxes. Even the paper duty, though a tax on knowledge, or rather on its diffusers, like us, of useful knowledge, we never heard condemned as an immoral tax—yet now we have the very man who proclaimed, amidst the applause of the nation, the immorality of the tax —boldly, it is called, shamelessly, we say—proposin g to repeal taxes which no one condemns on that ground, and reimposing and aggravating in amount the tax whose iniquity and depraving tendency he had himself so strongly asserted. We must quote at length the just satire of Mr. DISRAELI on this point : " After all thesepromises of the reduction of the taxation which is injuring the morality of the country, we have a proposition that this immoral taxation shall be doubled, and that by the same Minister who had obtained and engaged the confidence of the country because we believed that it was his policy to terminate this income tax. And how is this proposition introduced to our notice ? Strange to say, by a declaration that, so far as the right hon. gentleman can judge, though there are great objections to the income tax, these are objections to which every other tax is liable. What, then, is the conclusion to whick we must arrive ? Either that in 15.32 the right honourable gentleman had not sufficiently considered this question—had not gone into all the bearings of this tax, of which he spoke in language so unmeasured, or—which I do not believe —he must have adopted a course partaking of that immo ral character which he has so often athibuted to this tax. This latter supposition is perfectly impossible. Therefore we can only suppose that in that eager moment on the memorable occasion in 1852 when the right hon. gentle man laid down the policy regarding the taxation which the Government then, in a limited form, proposed for adop tion, he had not considered the subject sufficiently, and spoke in a crude and unprepared manner." As well have a good big bit of iniquity as a small one, therefore Col. DUNNE'S proposal to lesson ini quity by one-tenth was dismissed without cere mony. But a different reason must be found for resisting Mr. WILLIAMS' proposal to exempt in comes under £l5O a year. The reason was, " I want the half million, or more, those poorest of citizens pay me." The same " moral" argument was the potent one against Sir M. FARQUHAR'S suggestion—to commence payment of tax only on the amount above the sum exempted—thus £lO5 would only pay on the £5. No—that would not be worth the trouble of collecting ! So every attempt to modify harshness, unfair pressure, or inequality of any kind, was met by the one argu ment—l must have your money. ROBIN HOOD gained part of his popularity by relieving the poor with the plunder of the rich ; Mr. GLADSTONE seeks popularity in just the opposite way—he says to the poor clerk, who hardly knows how to keep up a decent appearance on his £150; how to pay his wife's draper's bill and his children's shoe bill—"you must pull out, otherwise my richer friends must pay the same legacy duties as other people, or an advanced rate of income tax on their enormous incomes, or, worse than all, I shall be unable to consummate my treaty with France, and then I shall lose all my Manchester friends —no, you must pay, and your children go without shoes, or your wife without a new gown, and you must be content with your office coat." In sober seriousness there is not a class of persons in England more pressed to lire than the decent-look ing class who have to appear so on incomes ranging between £lOO and £3OO a year. Mr. WALI'OLE rightly drew the lines of income pressure there. Any man with Mr. WALPOLE'S humanity and of knowledge of life would do the same. We hope the public will arouse itself before next session. It may be hopeless to attempt much now. But we shall pin Mr. GLADSTONE to his immorality. The Income Tax is im moral ; no other tax so tempts people to equivo cate and make false statements—why all the lies that would be told under the Ballot are a trifle to the lies told to evade Income Tax. Let the "conscience money," with which Mr. GLAD STONE is familiar, bear witness. If so many con fess, what must be the number of the non-confes sing ? The Income Tax is immoral, for it is, and ever will be, immoral to tax the precarious incomes of the professional man and tradesman at the same rate as that of the proprietor of thousands otacres or of tens of thousands in the funds. We would direct public attention to a letter in another part of our impression respecting the recent terrible accident at Burradon Colliery. The number of sufferers by that fearful explosion is very great, since not only the unfortunate men who were killed and injured at the time are the victims, but their families, suddenly deprived of their support, have the hardships of want superadded to the affliction of their bereavement. The widows are 32 in number, and the orphans, boys under 11 and girls under 15 years of age, are no less than 72. These are the chief losers, but there are many aged and infirm persons on whom the loss falls heavily. It is; therefore, only consistent with our national be nevolence that a project should be set on foot to relieve the misery and destitution which awaits these unhappy mourners. We trust that those whose means give them the fortunate privilege of assisting others will not neglect these truly deserv ing cases, and that those more especially who derive any part of their income from our collieries will feel themselves called upon for a liberal donation. Messrs. Barclay and Bevan have kindly consented to receive the subscriptions, which we may hope will soon reach an amount that will raise the suf ferers above the reach of want. LYCEUM THEATRE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—Permit me, through your columns, to in form the public that the drama of "Marie Ducange," announced for representation at this theatre on Saturday next, has been withdrawn. I have just received a letter from Mr. Sterling Coyne, inform ing me that Mr. Webster, to whom the right of playing "Marie Ducange" in London belongs, " will not permit its being played at the Lyceum Theatre." The announcement having been out for a week, it is a matter for regret that Mr. Webster did not think it necessary to intimate his prohibi .. tion at an earlier period, instead of delaying it un til the eleventh hour, when all my arrangements were made, and very considerable expense incurred ; so compelling me, most unwillingly, to disappoint my friends. I have determined to substitute " Suzan ne ; or, the Power of Love, " for the with drawal pi ece , and I trust to the kindness of my friends for that indulgence which the circumstances of the case requires... I remain, Sir, yours, &c., Lyceum Theat re , M arch 29, 1860 CELESTE.. SUICIDE OF A YOUNG- FEMALE. Last evening Mr. Humphreys, the coroner, held an inquiry at the Bricklayers' Arms, Gloucester street, Commercial-road East, respecting the death. of Julia Louisa Baker, aged ninet een years, who committed self-destruction by shooti ng h erse l f through the heart with a pistol, under the follow ing. circumstances : It appeared froin the voluminous evidence that the deceased had been in service, but was of a very haughty disposition. She was frequently quar relling, and recently she had been discharged from her situation, which gave her great annoyance. The deceas e d h a d taken a lodging in Thurlow place, Commercial-road, Stepney. She c tiled to see a Mr. Berkley, and remained until half.past nine o'clock on Wednesday night. The landlord saw her, and after taking a glass of water she went, downstairs to the kitchen. She had not been ab sent more than a minute when the report of fire arms was heard. The landlord ran into the apart ment, and found the deceased in the act of falling upon the table. A pistol was lying by her side and blood was issuing from a wound in her breast. A messenger was sent for medical assistance, lnit life was extinct before the surgeon arrived. Verdict—" Temporary insanity." + ~;. ~ -- cl.,,G.'" . ^^ COMING EVENTS. For so powerful a system, the French Empire is strangely irritable. ^ A Constitutional Government keeps the tenour of its way without fearing the comments of public opinion or the operations of the Exchange. Although liable to the criticisms of a free press—although its measures must bear the examination of the shrewdest men of business, the Government of a country like ours never interferes with the money-market, or attempts to control the expression of private opinion. It would seem, how ever, that the Government established across the Channel is inclined to return to the practices which two years since excited the disapprobation, if not the disquietude, of England. The French press once more exhibits in some of its organs that hos tility to this country which distinguished it up to a recent time—in fact, to the eve of the com mercial treaty. We can hardly bring our selves to speak seriously of the Opinion Publique, which has just. thrown out its defiance of England, and dared us to reorganise a coalition after the fashion of Pitt. We are all accustomed to those revilings which are poured out under the permission of the police, and cease as soon as the author receives a hint that the superior powers desire him to restrain his patriotism. We are not affected by the fragments of news which the central offices of Paris send to the departments, nor are we sur prised that 24 hours should suffice for the recom mencement of a system of vituperation which is evidently not spontaneous, inasmuch as it begins and ends at the '*ill of some central power. To argue with the French press and its conductors we know to be vain. As all opposition to the will of the Government has now vanished, the Parisian newspapers are only the organs, more or less ener getic, of the opinions which prevail in official quar ters, and we may expect that during the,course of the present complications they will with one voice join in any cry for which men in power may give the signal. The annexation of Savoy is an act which has been completed in defiance of assurances of every kind. Three months ago the disinterest edness of France, and the attachment existing be tween the Sardinian King and all classes of his subjects, were matters which no one was allowed to doubt. That Savoy would be ceded by the Prince who derives his earliest title from its terri- tory, and that France, after concealing her inten tions for months, would suddenly appear as the promoter of this disruption, would have been re pelled as infamous calumnies by . every Parisian journalist. At the end of last year it was afi article of faith that France went to war " for an idea," and that, if she supported the rights of Austria and the banished Princes, it was only out of respe c t f or good faith and the strict observance of treaties. What would have been the outcry if it h a d b een asserted in the English Parliament, or in any Eng lish newspaper, that the French ruler, when he first gave his support to Italy, had bargained for Savoy, and that when he made his treaty with Austria he had determined on the price which he would take for assenting to its being broken ? It is all the same, however, to the writers whose productions we shall read for the next few weeks. Exaggerated invectives against all who dispute the right.of the French . Empire to extend i tse lf i n any di rect i on which pleases will take the place of political reasoning, and even of common morality. But what are th e li tt l e efforts of Imper i a l jour nalists to the ope ra ti ons of t h e E mp i re itse lf? Th e Patric or the Pays may endeavour to show that France cares nothing for Lord John Russell's ob servations, but the Paris Bourse, under the guid ance of Imperial functionaries, actually demon strates the fact. Lord John Russell spoke strongly, and the house cheered loudly. A great effect was produced in England, in France, and over all Europe. It was the object of the powers that exist in France to show that Lord John's words were wind, and that France did not care for them at all. And, indeed, the effect on the money-market seemed wonderfully to con firm this fact. Lord John's speech might be naturally expected to send the funds down ; in fact, the English funds declined somewhere about one half per cent. But, wonderful to relate, the exact opposite took place in Paris. So cheerful did the prospect of English estrangement make the Paris s c eculators that the Three per Cents. actually went up from 68f. 30c. to 70f. 35c. We in this country of insolent and unbridled freedom cannot under stand such a reault. It is reserved for nations with a more cautious and paternal government to con nect warlike rumour s with increased confidence. Dare we whisper that the favourable result on the Bourse was in some measure caused by the applica tion of funds not exactly the property of private speculators, and that Imperial France interested itself to prove that it was not affrighted by the re marks of the British Secretary. The result of this interference was, of course, decisive. For two days French securities bade defiance to all the hatred of a perfidious rival, and even the lifeless five-franc pieces obeyed he genius of Government manipu lators. But, unhappily, a reaction has come. After a short period of inflated credit, the Three per Cents, have sunk t o th e i r former level, a nd, perhaps, may be destined to a still further decline. It is, after all, plain that no cleverness and no po litical juggling can much change the course of me' notary affairs, and that.the affectation of indiffer ence to European criticism is an artifice too easy of detection for a wise Government to attempt''' . Times. 2HE NAVY. The Ariadne, 26, screw, Capt. E. W. Vansittarto arrived at Spithead yesterday afternoon from 11 .7 1 cruise to the westward. It is expected she wilt now be fitted out for the purpose of forming one aL the sqbadron that will accompany his Royal High" ness the Prince of Wales on his visit to Canada. . 0 The Locust, paddle steamer, Commander 1 . • Field, arrived at Portsmouth yesterday from the eastward. The Vulture, 6, paddle, Capt. George Parker , was yesterday officially inspected at Spithead 1? Capt. G. T, Gordon, officiall y commanding 0 steam reserve at Portsmouth. The' boats were go?' out, manned and armed in seven and a half TM' mates; and the crew proved equally smart in their other evolutions. In gunnery and small-arm e%e, r ; cise their proficiency deserves special mention. I" the conclusion of the inspection Captain Gordan congratulated Capt. Parker and his officers on th e discipline of the crew and the cleanly state an d appearance of the ship. The Vulture afterward s steamed into Portsmouth harbour for the purpose of stripping and clearing out, preparatory to par ing ofd: The following appointments Were made yester day at the Admiralty :—Lieut. James G. Mead, t°, the Excellent; Lieut. H e nry L. C. R o binson ail, Lieut. Thomas W. Oliv er , t o th e Megiura ; Henry N. Knox, to the Edinburgh, additional, I°' service in the Louisa tender ; Lieut. Charles G. r' Knowles, to the Royal Adelade ; Lieut. Tho'ls / Hooper, to the Marlborough, additional, for dir i posal ; R. Fisher, assist.-surg., confirine' to the James Watt ; Jacob E. Dyns, assist.surgd to the Impregnable ; James F. Fitzgerald, acting' assist-surg., additional, to the Impregnable ; Fred , Burne, assist.-paymaster ' to the Trafalgar ; The s ' Pullinger, clerk, to the Hawke; Charles B. Tur ner, first class assist-engineer, to the Asia, ,for charge of the machinery of the Rinaldo ; William Rors, promoted to the rank of second class assist' engineer, additional, to the Fisgard, for gu nboat° coining forward; J. Hugh esdon, acting second elas° assist-engineer, for temporary service in the Hawke; and James Boddie, promoted to the rank of acting second class assist.-engineer, additional, to the Terror, for service in the Nettle. TILE ARMY. The following notice, dated Horse Guards, March 30, appeared in the London Gazette of yesterday evening : "Notice is hereby given that from and after th e Ist of July next the minimum age of candidates t° be examined for direct commissions in the aryl will be fixed at 18 years." The Woolwich division of Royal Marines, in, command of Col. Stransham, were y es t e rd a y parade' in the barrack-squa re , an d, h av i ng f a ll en in to the, entire strength of the battalion, including officers servants, rifle practice and gun-drill detachments! &c., they marched to Woolwich-common, wher e they performed a lengthened course of brigade exer cises and drill. The monster brass cannon brought home from Bhurtpoor in 1827, and presented to the reignioll sovereign, George IV., and which has been statione in front of the south entrance of the Artillery Ba r racks, Woolwich, since that period, was yesterdsio dismounted, to give place for the erection of th memorial about to be raised on that spot to the ref,", mory of the o ffi cers and men of the corps who fei l :, in the late Russian war. The operation, which performed by gunners of the Royal Ar tillery, attended with considerable difficulty, by reason ( / ) t the enormous weight and length of the cannon., t is intended to be brought forward about 16 fe e t towards the barrack field, where a solid bed of con" crete is being laid down, and a firm base establish ed for its new position. m eter A further organisation of a distinct eh „ t o f Br being about to take place in the proof dePtirtnienvet e Woolwich Arsenal, Second Captain and Major Vandeleur, belonging to the sth brigad e garrison artillery, stationed at Gibraltar, mow On sick leave, bas been appointed assistant to Colonel Talloh, inspector of artillery, and will reside in the Arsenal. Major Vandeleur held the post of our ta a i r n tm instructor of the of artillery Arsenal, uine in the the then upn egun fae s tory erf e: p tendence of Col. Wilmot, which he resigned. Th e various departments of Woolwich Arsenal, having been ordered to curtail the expenditure for th e forthcoming financi a l y ear , h ave i ssue d notices O f reduction. Five hundred artificers and labour!' employed on temporary work in the carriage 1 - pattment have been furnished with 14 days' 11 ":. tice to leave ; 200 from the laboratory depar t ment have received similar notice, and the 01 4 privilege of night work and overtime is ordere d to be stopped. The Himalaya and the Perseverance will abortli arrive at Spithead from the West Indies Wit the following numbers of troops on board, whic h ' on the arrival of those ships, will disembarlg alongside the dockyard and proceed by train ft! the camp at Aldershott :—Perseveranet---4 10 : Foot, 15 officers and 431 men, Himalaya-41 0 ' Foot, 9 officers and 175 men ; 49th Foot, 21 00 ccrs and 609 men. The Indiana, hired 'welt' transport, will also arrive at Spithead from the West Indies with the undermentioned officers an men of the 41st and 49th Regiments, but will 1 0 detained at Spithead on her arrival for orders :•-; 41st Foot, 3 o ffi cers and 77 men; 49th Foot, " officers and 164 men. We are requested to make the following correa' tions in the statement whic.h appeared in The SO of yesterday relative to the East India ship Marl borough, under the command of Commander P' W. Ker :—lnstead of 215 men having embarked at Calcutta, 295 were received on hoard on the 12t 1 , of December, which makes the passags only 1 0 ' days, instead of 117. This includes four days' dc: tention in the Hooghly, four days at M a d ras , fog' days at the Cape, and one day at St, Helena, mal'" jug the days at sea 94 from Calcutta, and 86 froal Madras. Only one death occurred among the troops. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—( This Day.) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. CAPTURE OF HOUSEBREAKERS.—BAUGHT IN TIME George Grantham and William Bartraw, alias Hounslo''' alias Johnson, &c., two tall, powerful-looking fellows, wel l charged before Mr. Bingham with loitering in St. Martin's' court for the purpose of committing a felony, and having i ll their possession housebreaking implements. A jemmy found on the prisoner (a formidable loolcia tool) was produced. Gordon, 336 A, said that that morning about one o'cloci‘' while on duty in Leicester-square, he saw the two prison ers standing talking together, and knowing them as the co ne nions of thieves, he watched them and saw them go into doorway close to the Alhambra Palace and stop there two or three minutes. They then left and went into Lisle-stre et and stopped there for a minute or two, and from th el : they went into St. Martin's-court and went into , doorway of No. 17, and then left and went to the doorvi ll of No. 3. They then came back to No. 17, and catokit' sight of (him) Gordon Grantham pulled the bell. lie to asked what they were doing at that time of the wo rn' ing, and Bartram said that a friend ..of his lived the re c i Grantham starting off. Ife then seized Bartrare, ° l t said he should take him into custody, and calling out, another constable came up and followed Granti n° : . While he was holding Baitram he managed to throw So il " - thing away which was picked up by a female. Langhan, 108 C, proved pursuing Grantham and pi cking e s up a "jemmy" about a foot and a half long. He p ursil him as far as Covent-garden, where he•also threw awn , ' t key, which was picked up by 141 F. On searching hie' 4 0 the station he found on him a piece of candle and son? lucifers. On his way to the station he resisted violeetl.l.9 Gordon said the prisoners were two of the most desperieta characters known, and Bartram had been already oon /icc at the Old Bailey for burglary. The prisoners were remanded for a week. The 100 gun boats lately ordered at the works rcf the Mourillon, close to 'Marseilles, are especial-a adapted for the navigation of inland waters, till the Lake of Geneva is easily accessible by tile Rhone for craft of such light draught of water. to THE [EARL OF ELGIN.—We have reason believe that th e E a rl o f Elgin will take his departure °, Wednesday on his mission to China. The noble earl P!, coeds via Marseilles, and a special steamer will as ° too arrival of lordship at St.= t o convey him and snit Hong Kong• Pe' The new issue of £2,650,000 Six per Cent. , bentu e res of the colony of Victoria is, fixed for WednsTaT the 11th of April, at 2 o'clock, it the London and 1,1.,°`1,0 minster Bank. A previous deposit of ,6 per cent. required en all tenders, and the full amo unt of the deL, tur e s is to be paid on the 30th of April. The dividend c ° " puns will date from the Ist of April. TINTO TIIE NORTH BRITISH AND BORDER r , RAmways.—Notwith stan di n g the long and severe willit„ rap , the work on these railways has been progressing Several of the heavy cuttings have been nearly con3Ple' as well as the station at Stobs, which is well situated 10„f secluded corner of 'the park , and wi thin a short distanq° "r, Stobs Castle. The tunnel at Limekilnedge is also w e ll . t ward, and there is every likelihood tha t the whole line l uo d , H a wiok to Carlisle will be completed by the tim e 81gel ha ins the c)t a, not O H al mi vai by sm S 11( in Wer Was day, side prie, 7,00 disc duct the been exel Lon( Thu. 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