The Sun. — London, England, 1858-03-15 00:00:00

HE R mAJESTY'S THEATRE. In consequence of the trumphant success of the closing representations, and in order to accommodate tie Eumbers who have been unable to obtain places, THREE CONCLUDING PERFORMANCES will be riven on TUES DAY, March 16 ; THURSDAY, March 18; FRIDAY, March 19 ; and SATURDAY, March 20. TO-MORROW (Tuesday, March 16), LA TRAYIATA Violetta, Piccolomini ; Alfredo, Giugiiui. Thursday, March 18, IL TROVATORE: Leonora, Spezia; Aancena, Sannier ; Manrico, Ginglini. Friday, March 19, LA ZINGARI ("The Bohemian Girl"), for the last time, being for the Benefit of Signor Ginglini. Saturday, Ma rch 20, LA FIGLIA DEL REGGIMENTO : Marie, Piccolomini. Last Scene of I MARTIRI, comprising U. celebrated duo by Madlle. Piccolomini and Signor Giug .ini. Applications to be made at the Box-office at the Theatre. Prices :—Pit Stalls, 12s 6d; boxes (to hold four persons), pit and one pair, 2/. 2s ; grand tier, 3/. 39 ; two pair, 11. 55.; three pair, 154 ; gallery boxes, 105; gallery stalls, 3s 6d ; pit, 3e 6d; gallery, 2s. TIER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.- SIGNOR GIUGLINI'S BENEFIT, LA ZINGARI (" The Bohemian Girl.") The very numerous demands for the repetition of this Nvonrite Opera have induced the Direction to repeat it in the farewell week, and LA ZINGARI will be presented for the last time on FRIDAY, March 19, being for the Benefit of Signor Ginglini. Applications to be made at the Box-office at the Theatre. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, to commence at Seven o'clock, with glheridan Knowles' comedy of THE LOVE CHASE. Con stance, Miss A. Sedgwiek ; Widow Green, Mrs. Wilkins. After which, JACK'S RETURN FROM CANTON. Followed by PRESENTED AT COURT. :Misses Swan borough, Fitzwilliam, and Mr. Buckstone. To conclude with THE GALICIAN FETE. Orchestra Stalls (which may be retained the whole of the evening). 6e. each. (No charge for booking.) First Price. s. d. S ec ond price. e. d Drags Boxes 5 0 Dress B o xes 3 Upper Boxes ........... ...- 3 0 U p p e r Boxes 2 o Pit 2 0 Pit Gallery ..................... 1 OiGallery 0 6 ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. Charles Kean. THIS EVENING, will be presented THE CORSICAN BROTHERS. 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 Kate Terry ; Harlequin, Mr. Cor. mack ; Clown, Mr. Huline; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo ; and Columbine, Miss C. Adams. II ER ATR E-R OYA L, DRURY-LANE, Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. THIS EVENING) Monday, March 15, the new and original Comedy THE LOVE KNOT. Mr. and Mrs. Leigh Murray, Followed by A LUCKY NIT. After which, A ROLAND FOR AN OLIYER. To conclude with a Ballet DiTertissement. Commence at 7. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHL Lessee—Mr. Ban. Webster. THIS' EVENING, will be performed RORY 0 7 310 RE, Mr. Barney Williams. After which, AN HOUR IN SEVILLE. To conclude with THE IRISH TUTOR. Commence at Seven. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.—SoIe Lessee a►nd Manager, Mr. C. Dillon. THIS EVENING, a domestic tale, by Westland Marston, entitled A HARD STRUGGLE. Reuben, Mr. C. Dillon, After which, MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING. Beatrice, Miss - Punch ; Benedick, Mr. C. Dillon. Followed by the new farce of DOUBLE DUMMY. Mrs. Mellon and Mr. J. L. Toole. Doors open at half-past 6, to commence at 7. Sox-office open from 11 to 5 daily. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Crsswick. THIS EVENING, Shakespere's Tragedy of MACBETH, Lady McAbee, Miss Goddard ; Macbeth, Mr. Creswick. Yellowed by THE TWO POLTS. Concluding with THE ORPHAN OF GLENCOE. CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road. — OPEN EVERT EVENING.—The follow ing company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of S , leetions from all the popular OPERAS, MADRIGALS, CHORUSES, GLEES, DUETS, <to., viz.:—Miss Russell, Mrs. Eadzey. Madlle. Marietta, Miss Brunell, Miss Ray, Madame Bartoletti, Miss Montague, and Madame Marietta ; Herr F. Jonghmans, Mr. Renshaw, S. Jones, J. Barker, W. Melling, Senor Antonio, E. L. Mime, Mr. Badgey, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Bell, and Mr. Bernard ; Messrs. Maclagan, W. T. Critchfield and E. Mackney. Piano forte, Mr. Cecil Hicks ; harmonium, Master Williams ; Director, Herr F. Jonghmans. Commence at Seven o'clock precisely. Suppers, dm, until twelve o'clock. Mr. AUGUSTUS BRAHAM will appear every Evening. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DA.T—Morn., 2 mitt. aft. 2—Even., 18 min aft. 2 TO-3102.80w —Morn., 34 min. aft. 2—Even., 50 rain. aft. 2 THE WEATHER—SUN OFFICE, MA.RCII 14. THICIMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 53—highest sinoe noon yesterday. 42—lowest this morning and during the night, 50—this day at noon. BAROMETER, 29.61. WIJD, W.N.W. to W. ; very fresh, with dull weather, and partial rain: Sunshine in the morning. There was a terrific squall, with heavy rain, for about five minutes, at six Vslock. MARCH 15. 51—highest since noon yesterday. 44—lowest this morning and during the night. 53—this day at noon. BAROMETER, 29.92. WIND, W.N.W. ; fresh, with dull weather, preceding the eclipse. The eclipse in London has been what may be termed " a total failure." The lower limb of the sun exhibited a sort of new•moon curve for a glimpse or so, and the dark body of the moon was distinctly visible thereon ; but the thick passing clouds obscured the horizon, and seemed to envelope that part where the eclipse was expected to be visible. Altogether it was a dense disappointment. We hope the "learned" travellers by railway may have had better luck—if not now, on the " next appearance !" . LONDON, MONDAY, MARCH 15, 1858. The Emperor of the FRENCH very recently appealed to public opinion, through the agency •f M. Da LA GIIERRONIERE. He alleged that there were certain deficiencies in the English laws that required legislation—alleging that France refused to believe that they were " sufficiently effi oae.ione," and that the people were "disquieted and irritated at it." Public opinion may now, there fore, answer the app ea l. It may can didl y and impartially point out the errors into which the Eurinon has permitted himself to be betrayed, avid which have occasioned feelings of uneasiness, not merely in England, but throughout the whole of Europe, and cast doubts upon the stability of a Government which has felt itself compelled to resort to such extraordinary measures of precau tion and coercion. This appeal might fairly be made, although neither England nor the Ecrglish were in any degree concerned in thl e administration of affairs in France. But lb truth we are deeply interested in all things *aftseting the welfare, happiness, and prosperity of our neighbours, with whom we have maintained the most amicable relations for many years. Not only are there important commercial matters to be settled, requiring every possible facility of intercourse, but there are many British subjects P erm anently domiciled in France, for business, pleasure, or economy, and thousands, aye, tens of thousands more pay flying visits, in order to enjoy the brief h o li days which they can afford. Englishmen are, indeed, interested, and that in no trifling degree, in the French eYstem of G o vernment. We may, therefore, temperately, but firmly explain the causes of irri t4,tuticke a rt f lhi_ch ,tu t . hi: i c t o l untry manifests, trusting to French ign i, tieers y stti: ; . i otiztt.; :e tsoulutsiatnuttemer,n attoi Governmentinternational rigmorality,hts ~t,o the There are, then Emz ograGnUtla to which the istercimaynu,properly be attention of the directed. The passport e,y is an e%Pecially since the recent regulition, intolerable nuisance. It is not merely the joss of time in obt a i n i ng the p enc e and magical document, the "open sesame" that will give admigsl°n to the English visi tor. But he will naturally dislike appealing to, respectable friends for a certificate of character. Ile feels that he should not be looked on as a criminal until something tangible can be alleged against him. And he is to waste a portion oil the leisure time, that should be devoted to amuse meat in dancing attendance on magistrates for the necessary certificate, or at the Foreign-office for the passport:which, 'after twenty-four hours delay, may be granted, if the French Ambassador, or Consul, says nothing to the contrary during the intermediate period. But the difficulty has, by no means, terminated, when the preliminary obstacle is surmounted, Admission may be obtained, but what will the visitor, albeit with his " ticket of leave" in his pocket, obtain ° He must, for the time being, suppress every British instinct, and remember that he is living in an atmosphere of suspicion. Woe to him if at any period of his life he has suffered his children to be instructed by a refugee teacher of languages, or firmed an acquaintanceship with a foreign gentleman. It will not be sufficient to pry into all the antecedents of such persois ; their con duct might have been unimpeachable, but should an y future accusations be preferred on other grounds, all their friends will be regarded with doubt and distrust. In France itself no degree of precaution will suffice. A man must answer not merely for his own discretion, but for that of all his friends and correspondents. Not merely an intempe rate, but a doubtful expression, which could by any possibility convey a concealed meaning, would be taken advantage of as he would find to his cost. His correspondence which might be dis covered, being all right, he would be subjected to other temptations. His habits would be ascer tained. The cafes that he frequented, the tone in which he indulged ; intelligent strangers would cultivate his acquaintance, desirous of discovering his opinions "de omnibus rebus, et quibusdlm aliis." But should he hazard a senti ment on political matters, he may be certain that they will, if unpalatable, be conveyed to the nearest police-office, and that he may bitterly expiate, the licence accorded to the " unruly member." He must distrust all— from "the baron all covered with jewels and gold" to the bloused mechanic, 'nay, to the very servant that attends to his domestic comforts, who blacks his boots, brushes his clothes, light his fire, or supplies the toilet requisites. If all this be intolerable to casual visitors, how much more so must it be to permanent residents, whether French or English? The drawn sword is always suspended over their devoted heads, and the most trivial accident may cause it to fall. Lotus NA POLEON formerly declared with just pride, L'Empire c'est la pairs. Now all that is changed, and it can only be said, " L' empire c'estl' espiomnage." Every straager must be regarded as a ntouchard, eagerly looking for an opportunity to betray. Even the members of a family cannot be trusted, and each house will ,be practically divided against itself. NAZOLEON M. was once a sagacious man and a courageous one. His sagacity should teach him the utter inutility of such persecutions, even if his tried courage did not lead him to despise them. We may again repeat what we have already stated, if the EMTEJLOR wishes to disarm the assassin let him seek the love of his people by removing all just causes of complaint, and giving liberty to every subject unconvicted of crime. Then, indeed, the attempts, indefensible under any cir cumstances, would be still more deeply execrated, and there would be neither hope of escape or of sympathy for the delinquent. Let him consider these things closely, and once more act on his own convictions rather than on the ill-judged advice of injudicious councillors. Conspicuous among the improvements to be 1 introduced in Hindostan simultaneously with the l abolition of the old ricketty system of the double Government, will be, we earnestly trust, the more comprehensive and strenuous encouragement of the cotton-growth of the vast Indian peninsula. Hitherto this has been a source of wealth to the empire scarcely regarded in any way seriously either by the Company itself or by the most ener getic and experimentalising of preceding Adminis trations. Whatever interest has been taken in the natter either among the magnates of Leaden hall-street or at the Board of Control in West minster, has been merely partial and cur sory. At intervals a side glance was allowed to the subject now in London, now in Calcutta. Occasionally the pet scheme of some adventurous day-dreamer has been put to the test somewhere or other upon the Asiatic soil within the gigantic boundaries of our Eastern dominion. But, con sidering the geographical dimensions of that dominion, and considering, moreover, that we have been now lords of the soil there for upwards of an entire century—it may safely and distinctly be asserted that the trials actually adventured upon hitherto have been most sparsely distributed over the lapse of the last hundred years, and over the giant area of the three Presidencies. It is surely obvious beyond even one momentary doubt that a cotton supply from India would to the imperial interests of England be " doubly" advantageous. It would be productive of mate rial advantage, at one and the same time, to the importers of raw cotton in these islands, and to the exporters of raw cotton in those our own remote possessions. It would render us henceforth independent of America, from the market of which continent our cotton supply has heretofore been almost exclusively derived. And let it be remembered that in regard to the mere possibility of cultivating the cotton plant profitably in Hindostan, we are not arguing as mere idle discoveries. We aro placing before our imagination a future that may be realized— if we so place it. We are talking, as the phrase is, "by the book "—if you like it—by the trea tise on the Cultivation and Commerce of Cotton in India, by Doctor FORUM ROYLE. We are in sisting upon the feasibility of projects based upon solid statistics, rather than upon mere gossamer speculations. What are the facts of the case in regard to the growth of cotton in Hindostan ? They are briefly these :—That there is at present grown, more or less abundantly, all over India, a cotton plant, called by different botanical writers, Gossypium Inclicum and Gossypium Herbacium, a plant having, of course, many varieties, such, for ex ample, as that of the Gossypium 13 arborium. That this plant, we will call it the G. Indicunt, flourishes in any situation throughout the whole limit of the Indian peninsula, growing in the hottest soils, and the moistest soils, and the dryers soils alike. That—while its produce is shorter in staple than that of the American and West Indian plant, called the G. Barbadeuse, or those even that are gathered from the pods of the cot topn plant cult ivated in Peru and Brazils, and other p arts of Am erica, . known in trade as the G. 0 asppual underinttho: taking uako :ien 2 : : ao o , cid : iyz a ela th eam o : r ; o pll u ae. g en h itty l l y y, go a o n d d co m lo a u y r, b i e s thereby ria_ fabrics of a very close texture , for f expanding producing moreover (if delicacy b i e tia6 fabrics so fine that chief among them, for desid era t um ) , Years and. p a st, have been the exquisite 1411" . years lin of the D acca manufacture, Such aro among" the. 01e- THE SUN, LONDON_ MONDAY EVENIN.GI_,_ mentary data long notorious in regard to the cotton plant indigenous in Hindostau. Beyond which it is especially worthy of consideration that, in reference to strength and durability it is considered adapted in every way for all yarns under number twenty, in other, less technical words, for about oee-half of the cotton textile manufactures of this country. Recollect, too, that already now-a-days, and for some time past, India cotton as at present transmitted to this country is sold with a profit at 3/d. per lb. in the market at Liverpool. This, observe, being the case actually when the ryots toil there after their old slovenly fashion—looked after by careless and incompetent chettys and wakaries, in lieu of in telligent and active overseers, American or European. In reality, the culture of the native cotton plant of India being now literally in every essential particular identical with that in vogue— . . . . Three thousand years ago Whe❑ the Memnoniam was in all its glory, And time had not begun to overthrow Those temples, palaces, and piles stupendous, Of which the very ruins are tremendous." That long stagnation of three thousand years might surely with advantage be broken under the guidance of the new Indian Government. An achievement to be accomplished by better advised experiments than those commenced in 1829, at Apra, near Calcutta, or than those larger ones attempted in 1840 at Bundelcund, or in the Jumno-Gangetic-Doab—even, be it said, than those carried out with less signal failure at Guzorat and Tinnevelly. That this achieve ment nay be accomplished—that sooner or later it will be accomplished, we rest perfectly assured. It is an exploit upon which among others the new Governor-General may be well proud of adventuring, be he Lord STANLEY or Sir JOHN LAWRENCE, or the Earl of ELLENEOROUGM. We earnestly invite attention to a letter which that consistent and indefatigable monetary re former, Mr. HAMER STANSFELD, has addressed to the Editor of the Economist, and which will be found in another part of our impression. It is needless to say that whatever Mr. STANSFELD does is well done. He thoroughly understands his subject, and, ,:with a perfect knowledge of facts, he possesses an enlightened mind that turns his knowledge to the best possible account. In his present letter Mr. STANSFELD refers to the prevailing confusion between " money" and " capital," " interest " and " discount." As we have repeatedly 'pointed out,i they are very dif ferent things. " Capital " is actual value, " money " merely its measure and repre sentative ! " Capital " may be compared to the cloth in the mercer's shop. " Money " to the yard, by which its length is ascertained, but if that yard be rendered variable, if at one time it is three-fold longer than another, it is obvious that there must be great confusion, and that irreparable mischief may be frequently anticipated. We trust that the Editor of the Economist, now that he is undisturbed by affairs of State, may respond to Mr. STANSFELD'S request, and give further expla nation of the terms "money" and " capital," "interest" and "discount," clearly explaining the real distinctions between what are generally supposed to be synonymous expressions. His Excellency Baron Brunow, once more accredited to the Court of St. James, as representative of the Em peror of Russia, will arrive in London to-morrow, to re-assume his diplomatic functions. The Baroness will continue her residence abroad for the present. FiszNca PASIIPORTS.—From and after Saturday last, the 13th inst., no person will be allowed to land at Bou logne, or any other French port in the Channel, without a passport. This rule has not hitherto been acted on, but it is 'ow in full force. Hze MAJESTY'S THEATRE.—There will be foar per formances of opera at reduced prices which recently prevailed, in the course of next week, at Her Majesty's Theatre. On the Tuesday will be executed "La Tra 'lats.," for which every seat in the house is said to have been several days engaged ; 011 Thursday " Il Trova tore ; " on Friday, Ilalfts's opera " La Zingara" (the " Bolsemian Girl ') ; and, on Saturday, "La Figlia del Reggimento." The performance on Friday night will be for the benefit of that great artiste Signor Giuglini ; and the public have already so eagerly re sponded to the call, that it is expected the theatre will be crowded to the ceiling. And well it might, for such a treat will not have been afforded to the lovers of music, at such a price, since Italian opera was first establ*ed in this country. _ _ _ Miss GODDARD.—This accomplished tragic actress, who has been playing with marked success at the Surrey Theatre in the characters of "Isabella (" Fatal Mar riage"), Lucretia Borgia, in the tragedy so called, and Mrs. Haller ("The Stranger"). appears this evening as Lady Macbeth, and Tuesday as Romeo, to the Juliet of Miss M. Eburne. — Misa M. Oliva, who is a universal favourite, takes her benefit at Drury•lane on Saturday next, when Coyne's " Love Knot" will be appropriately followed by " A. Roland for an Oliver." There is no truth whatever in the report that Mr. Alfred Wigan has taken, or is about to take, the St. James's Theatre. Mr. Wigan is still recruiting his health at Scarborough. STRAND THEATRE.—As we last week stated, this pretty littla and comfortable theatre is to re-open on Easter Monday, under the management of Miss Swan borough, assisted by Miss Oliver, Mr. and Mrs. Leigh Murray, Mrs. Selby, and Mr. Young, all from ➢rury lane. In consequenee of the excitement brought on by the emotion of Orsini's trial Jules Fevre was attacked on Sunday night, by an obstruction in the circulation of the blood. Doctor Dumez, his physician, by timely bleeding and stimulants, succeeded in recalling the patient to life, but he still lies in a precarious state. The popularity of the great advocate is clearly demonstrated by the num berl eis inquiries made at his door by all classes of Society.— Court Journal. The Bank of England have just determined upon some modifications of the practice which has prevailed in respect of transactions between themselves aad the discount houses. Hitherto it has been competent for the latter, if they were in want of money, to carry bili to the Bank, and get them re-disoounted. To say truth, this is a practice of which [the leading establishments have thought it unadvisable to avail themselves, with the exception, perhaps, of periods of extreme pressure ; but there is room to believe that the less important firms have very frequeatly sent in batches of bills for re discount-at the Bank. The Bank are apparently of opinion that the operation of this system is less to their own advantage than to that of the discount houses; and they have jut notified, that henceforward they will de. cline to re-discount the bills of these parties, although they will continue, when applied to, to make short loans or advances upon such securities. The Bank doubtless wish to render their own position as independent as possible of the transactions of other dealers in money. The effect of the decision now adopted will be to render the discount firms, especially those possessing but little capital, ,more cautious in proportion as the facilities placed at their disposal by the Bank are circumscribed. It is not by aoy means clear, however, that the publ c will be the gainers if these bosses are discouraged from granting accommodation freely, especially in anxious times. In a crisis like that jnit experienced, the effect would probably be to stimulate the rush of borrowers at the Bank, whose resources, as defined by statute, might thus be exhausted with even greater rapidity than in November last. The step now announced has also e tendency to discourage the competition, by diminishing the resources of the minor home, and, in this respect, may prove advantageous to the great discount establish meat in Lombard-street, which, having a very large capital at its back, is the least dependent upon extra neous resources, and the best able, if need b-, to keep large funds in reserve. The Bank have a perfect right to protect themselves, and to endeavour to obtain the greatest possible degree of advantage from their eminent position ; but whether the measure now decided upon will tend to the greater accommodation of the public at periods when that accommodation is most needed is open to question. THE DRAMATIC d re COLLEGE . es fro ' ne ‘ A public home forservitude," er v i a t g u e d d e , , and s retiring actors an now in course of formation, and will shor tl y be p re pared actresses from to lay its prospectus before the prole-sion and the public, from which quarters it is promised extensive support. The object is to provide residences and pen sions for those whom fortune has not provided with suffi cient means to soothe the infirmities of age and sick ness. The merit of originating this laudable institution rests with Mr. Jer wood, who, after his strenuous and successful exertions on behalf of the General Theatrical Fund, may justly be sty:ed " the actor's friend." This gentlereae has, on the present occasion, not only offered his gratuitous eerviees to " the Dramatic College" as so licitor and treasurer, but has headed the subscription list with the noble sum of 5001., which noble example Mr. E. T. Smith, with his usual liberality, has equalled, by putting his name down for another 501 . Acts such as these deserve publicity. Among the gentlemen who have already consented to act upon the committee, we may mention the following names : —Mr Frank Matthews, Mr Keeley, Mr. Blackstone, Mr. Alfred Wigan, Mr. 1 rter, it is hoped, will act as chairman, but at present he Horace Mayhew, and Mr. E. T. Smith. Mr. B. Web , \is not in London. Designs for the buildings are in Course 'of preparation, an d numer ous donations and b erlptlonis are already promised, and will be shortly , published. IL A.TEST NEWS. INDIA, The following telegram from her Majesty's Act ing Consul General in Egypt was received at the Foreign-office, March 15, 5.20 a.m. : ALEXANDRIA, MARCH 11, 1858. The steamer Madras from Bombay arrived at Suez yesterday. She brings no intelligence of the Calcutta steamer, due at Suez on Gth inst. Sir Colin Campbell arrived at Cawnpore on the 4th Feb. ; visited the Governor-General at Alla habad on the Bth ; and on the 13th at Cawnpore, awaiting the Siege Train from Agra. A part of the army has crossed into Oude, and is advancing towards Alumbagh. The Comman der-in-Chief is not expected to follow till 20th. The force, consisting of about 20,000 nen and 100 guns, is said to be insufficient to invest Luck now. The bombardment expected to commence on Feb. 25 ; the advance column under Major Raines, of the Rajpootana Field Force under General Roberts, passed Nusserabad, on Feb. 14, on its way to Kotah. Enemy, said to be 'T,OOO strong with 100 guns, but expected to fly on our approach. Central India Field force, under Sir H. Rose, continued at Sanger on the 17th February, await ing the Field Brigade, under Colonel Stewart, from Indere ; expected to march on Jansi about the 20th, and from thence to CAlpee, on the Ganges. The Madras Force under General Whitlock reached Jubbulpore on the 7th February, and on the 11th the 4th and the Madras Cavalry pushed on to join the troops invading Oude. Shorapore, a fort in the Nizam's dominions, captured on the Bth, and the Rajah seized at Hyderabad on the 12th. The King of Delhi found guilty and banished for life to the Adarnans. Cantonments for 18,000 Europeans, with horses for three regiments in the Punjaub b y Sir M. Lawrence. of cavalry, have been prepared This telegram arrived at Malta from Alexandria by the contract steam packet Vectis, at 8 o'clock p.m., on the 14th of March. LYONS, Admiral. The following telegram has been received at the East India Howe To Sir Tames Melvill, East India House. MALTA, MARCH 14. The Vectis i arrived from Malta. The Bom• bay mails were telegraphed from Suez on the even• ing of the 10th inst. The Calcutta mails had nol reached Aden. T. MONTANARO. THE AUSTRALIAN MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, MONDAY MORNING. The Teviot, steamer, from Alexandria, passed Hurst at 9.50 a.m. She will be here about noon. FRANCE. PARIS, SvxDA.Y. The effect produced by the execution of Orsini and Pierri has not yet entirely subsided in the mind of the public. It is still a topie a conver sation and commmt in every circle, but will disappear in a day or two. All concur in describing the demeanour of Orsini throughout the whole of the terrible scene as contrasting strongly with that of his fellow sufferer. He maintained both in his cell and on the scaffold the same calmness while his companion evinced the most nervous and feverish impatience. The one went to his doom with a tranquil determination that would have been ad mired in a cause other than the execrable crime for which he died. The other affected to joke and gibe, though he offered no outrage to any one. He did his utmost to work himself into a sort of wild ex citement, perhaps to prevent his thoughts dwelling on the fate from which there was no escape. Orsini, it is said, declined accepting refreshment on , the morning of his execution ; Pierri drank strong c o ff ee , and partook of spirits. In presence of the instrument of death it was the same. 'Orsini was singin g Pierri is was cut short only is said to have writ ten still the guillotinecollected. r i i t e g r e r l i f ' .B per a great deal in the interval which elapsed be tween his condemnation and his death. What these writings were about is not known at pre sent. Orsini is said to have written a respectful letter to the Procureur-General, acknowledging the equitable and honourable conduct of the Court that that found him guilty; E should regret the quash ing accorded to his counsel, a vWe tried ewae rlle him,toldas a l. tel thateorffl he h tg j nd e e ing of the judgment of the Assize Court by the Court of Cassation, as in that case h e wou ld h ave t o n— lf and e h had. ent ere d an appeal i t was he was certain the result would bebe tried with a view to have a few days m ore a t hi s di s p os al to settle his affairs, rather than fro m a h o p e o f escap rbieedsa a m ga e i . escap ing. He wrote to his family two or three days after his condemnation and while the appeal was still pending, but he wrote with the conviction of a man whose ac count with this world was closed. He asked that his remains should be interred in a decent coffin, and the prayer is said to be complied with. He left a will, but in it there is nothin b s. of a political charac ter. What passed between the two miserable men and the chaplains of the prison when left alone in their cells no one knows but the ministers of religion. Horror of the crime is not of course di minished, but the absence of bravado in Orsini at such a moment makes him to be considered less un favourably than the petulant excitement of his com panion. lii his last will it is said that Orsini requests that his remains shall be claimed by his family. It is expected that on the 16th inst., the anni versary of the birth of the Prince Imperial numerous promotions will be made in the army, and in the fleet now under the command of Admiral Rigault de Genouilly. A Cabinet Council was held en Saturday at the official residence of the Chancellor of the Exchequer in Downing-street. The Ministers present were—the Earl of Derby, the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of Salis bury, the Earl of Hardwick, the Chancellor of the Exche quer, the Right Hon. Spencer Walpole, the Earl of Malmesbury, Lord Stanley , General Peel, fir John Pakington, the Earl of Ellenborough, the Right Hon. J. W. Henley, and Lord John Mannere. DEATH OF LORD BRAYBROOKE.—We regret to an nounce the death of Lord Braybrooke, who expired on Saturday morning, at Audley End, the family seat in Essex, after a p rotracted illness. The d ecease d, Riad. Griffin, Baro n Brayb roo ke, of Braybreoke, county Northampton, i s t h e peerag e of England, was eldest non of Richard, Second Bazon Bravbrooke, by Catherine, youngest daught er of the Right lion. George Grenville, and sister of George, the first Marquis of Buckingham. He was born 26 . . h Sept , 1783, and married 13 th May, 1819, Lady J ane, eldest. daughter of Charles, second Marquis Co rnwallis, by whom (who died in 1856) 1 a had a numerous fatally. Two of his lordship's eons n the Guards fell during the Crimean war. The late pei r assumed the name of " Griffin," in lieu rf his patrony mic "Neville," to mark his descent from the extinct Lords Griffin, Braybrooke Castle. The late peer was university he was a LL.D, and where he graduated educated at Magdalen College, Cambridge, of which M.A. in 1811. Ile w as and was for a long series of ye ars P resident of the Camden Soc i ety, an d has put lished " The Private Correspondence of Jane Lady Cornwallis, 1613-1644," and has edited most ably " The Diary of Samuel Pepys." The lamented lord 19519 hereditary Visitor of Magdalen College, Cambridge ; high steward of Wokingham, Berks ; and recorder of Saffron Walden, Essex. The late peer supported Con servative principles in the House of Lords, but he de voted most of his leisure to literary pursuits rather than to politics. The deceased lord is succeeded iu the family honour; and estates by his son, the Hon. Richard Corn wallis, born in 1820, and married in 1852 to Lady Char lotte Sarah, fifth daughter of the late Earl of Norbury. The present peer wai formerly in the Grenadier Guards. M. Garnier, mayor of St. Rotnain sous-Yersigny (Saone-et-Loir e ), an d t h e e ld es t municipal functionary in France, has just di e d a t the Age of 100 years and 5 months, .111 A -R CHI 15, 1512521. TVILL THE LOW RATE OF IIfTEREST LAST? TO THE EDITOR OF TUE ECONOMIST. Sir,—ln discussing this question in your im pression of the 30th January, there is an absence of that perspicuity for which your articles are gene rally so distinguished, anti. which justly entitles you to be looked up to by the commercial commu nity as a guide on the subject of money. Provin cial editors in general, with some rare exceptions, are dumbfounded on the subject ; and it becomes, therefore, the more desirable and necessary that light should be thrown upon it from the metro polis, the centre of the monetary world. I may be mistaken, but the article conveys to my mind the. impression that the writer uses the terms money and capital, and also interest and dis count, as synonymous. If wrong in this inference I shall be glad to be set right ; and if the following definition of those terms be unsound, to be cor rected. I understand Capital—to be services and commodities used in production. Money—to be the measure of value, the medium of exchange, and the universal equivalent ; but, more practically, the means of obtaining capita), and the only means of paying for capital previously obtained on credit to be virtually a security for ot taining its equivalent value in capital. As an illustration of the difference between money and capital, if two persons enter into part nership in the cloth trade, engaging to provide each 2,0001. capital, and the one brings in that value iu wool, he brings in so much bona fide capital, and should the other bring in the same nominal value in bills and bank-notes, he would bring in money —the means of obtaining capital ; but should the bills and bank-notes turn out to be bad he would neither have brought in capital nor the means of obtaining it. Commerce is the exchange of capital for capital through the medium of money, and the contract being for the medium—money alone can satisfy the contract and discharge the debt. In selling, one kind of capital is disposed of for a security (money) for obtaining its equivalent value in any kind of capital. I understand interest to be the consideration given for the loan of money. If the money be borrowed for the purpose of procuring capital, then the consideration given is a remuneration for the me of the capital (raw materials, labour, merchandise, &z.) which it obtains. If borrowed for the purpose of discharging a debt, for paying for capital previously obtained and used, contracted to ba paid for in money, then the consideration given is for the use of money itself, and in this respect interest and discount are similar. I understand discount to be solely the remu neration for the use of money itself, for con verting credit money into ready money. A good bill gives the same command over capital as bank notes, minus the charge for discount ; and bills are discounted for the purpose of obtaining money of a mere convenient denomination for wages and small cash payments, or to meet larger engage ments falling due ; and also for the advantage to be gained when ready money can be had by dis counting at a lower rate than 5 per cent.—the usual allowance made for cash. The main object, however, in discounting is to obtain legal tender money, absolutely necessary to discharge money contracts coming due, and this supports the position I have long taken, that the rate of discount in this country depends fundamen tally upon the demand and supply of legal tender money, and the supply being restricted by the Bank Charter Act of 1844, that the unusual and unnatu ral high rate of 5 per cent is to be attributed to the operation of that act. Entertaining these views of the meaning of the terms money and capital, interest and discount, the object of the inquiry seems to me to involve two questions instead of one :- Ist. Will the low rate of interest last 7 The an swer to this will mainly depend on the supply and demand of capital, and as the supply of capital, other than services, depends chiefly on good or bad harvests—upon large or small crops of pro duce ; and as the last harvest throughout the d worl was good and crops abundant (exhibiting the coincidence of a plethora and a low price of capital with a dearth and high value of money, manifesting clearly their difference) a low rate of interest may be expected until the result of the next harvest can be estimated. 2d. Will the low rate of discount last ? The answer to this question will depend upon the sup ply and demand of money, and iu making an estimate we must take into consideration, not only the circumstances affecting more particularly our own country, but also those bearing upon the demand and supply of money throughout the world ; and when we consider the following causes in operation, we are disposed to answer the ques tion in the affirmative. That the reduced price of services and commodi ties (capital) will require less money to circulate them. That trade being prostrated, will, so long as the etagnation lasts, absorb less money. That the money of the world has increased, is increasing, and will increase ; and though self interest will lead to its employment in the circulation of capital, sooner or later, in one way or another, yet after such a panic and prostration of trade, it will be some time before the great wheel for circulating capital can be iu full work again. The quantity of money has been increased by the gold discoveries in Cali fornia and Australia, the greater portion of which has been converted into coin ; and the quantity of gold, the basis of our money, will probably con tinue to increase at the rate of 30,000,0001. a-year. The quantity of money has also been increased by the United States issuing paper money to the amount of 4,000,0001., and by the Bank of France being permitted to issue notes of as low a denomination as two and four pounds. Further, as the substitution in France of gold for silver in the coinage (which has been the principal means, hitherto, of absorbing the new discoveries of gold) must be approaching its comple tion, particularly as less coinage will lee wanted for a stagnant trade and reduced prices, we may ex pect, ere long, that our fixed prices of 31. 17s. Did. an ounce will attract the gold here. We come, then, to the conclusion that the low rate of discount, other circumstances remaining the same, will continue for some years. And should the restrictive clauses of the Act of 1844, on the issuing of convertible bank notes, of bona fide money, be repealed, and provision be made for such a surplus stock of gold as will counteract the evil of its export as a commodity, the rate of discount need never exceed 5 per cent. under any pressure, and a panic from an apprehension of a deficiency of legal tender money could never occur. A close resem blance exists between the rate of freight and the rate of money ; for although the market value of all things is determined by demand and supply, yet the analogy between these rates is more espe cially strong from both being equally a means for the transfer of capital. The rate of freight depends upon the proportion of goods seeking ships to trans port them, and the number of ships wanting freights ; andthe rate of money on the quantity of capital seeking to be exchanged, and the amount of money wanting to be employed. Would it not be, then, as unwise to limit the number of ships to be built, and consequently to raise the rate of freight, and give a monopoly to the present ship owners, as to restrict the supply of hood money, raise its value, and give a monopoly to the present money-holders ! As a constant reader of the Econo mist from the first, I shall value your further ex planation of the terms money and capital—interest and discount, and am, sir, your obedient servant, HAMER STANSFELD. The Grange, Burley, near Otley, Feb. 22, 1858. P.S. If the rate of interest, it may be asked, de pends mainly on the demand and supply of capi tal, and the rate of discount entirely on the supply and demand of money—two very different things—how comes it that the terms interest and discount, and also capital and money, are so inti mately connected iu the public mind as to be con sidered respectively the same thing Is it not that capital is generally the foundation of bills, constituting the great bulk of the monies used in the wholesale trade ? Almost every sale of capital on credit gives rise to a bill of equal value, and frequently the same transaction to many bills, so that in ordinary times of cre dit the value of capital in circulation on credit and bill-money is nearly the same. Aft r good harvests capital is plentiful, credit is generally good, money abundant and cheap. After bad harvests the reverse is the case ; and sometimes, as in the late panic, a collapse of credit takce place in spire of good harvest, when, coincident with a plethora and low price of capital, there exists a dearth and a high value of money. Does not the intimate connection existing between money and capital, and also between interest . and discount, through the mystical influence of credit, lead to the erroneous impression that these are respectively the same things THE ARMY AND NAVY CLUE AND VIE EMPEROR NAPOLEON.—The 211,mi/err of Saturday says :—" We record with pleasure a fact which shows the hot ou able sentiments by which the officers are animated in Eng land who stood f ide by side with our own officers in the Crimean war. The committee of the Army and Nay! Club in Loudon, being informed that som ho ly sent to officerS of the French army a caricature, be neath which were printeoi borne offensive w, , rd , e, with a pretended message from the club, has offered a reward Of 501. to at.y one who will make known th-_1 author of this deed thus showing how indignat t t members of the club were at the perpetratiun of such an unworthy insult." COUNT A ALEITSETS DESPATCH. Her Majesty's Government has received a de spatch from the French Ambassador, sent to him by Count Walewski, the French Minister for Foreign affairs,in reply to a despatch forwarded to the French Government by her Majesty's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, in reply to Count Walewski's despatch of the 20th of January. This despatch is couched in very conciliatory language. ft commences by expressing "the satisfaction" felt by the French Government that the new Ministry, following in the steps of Lord Palmer ston, shows a willingness to cultivate cordial rela tions with France. The despatch then expresses the regret felt by the Imperial Government that the tenor of the de spatch of the 20th of January should have been misinterpreted, and it appeals to the line of conduct followed by the Emperor Napoleon 111. daring the last six years as a proof of the impossibility that his Majesty should have asked anything which it would have been inconsistent with the honour of England to grant. The Imperial Government (says the despatch) never meant to imply that England favoured the men who elevate assassination to a doctrine, but simply that such persons were allowed to dwell in England. The Emperor (continues the despatch) was not induced to call the attention of the English Govern ment to the above fact through any fear for his own life, but simply on account of the strong feeling which the attempt of the 14th of January had ex cited in the population of France, and which was of a nature to require that the Engliel' Qovernment should he requested to take some stronger measures as regards refugees. The roquest was made by the Emperor in the interest of the allianes which exists between the two countries. The French Government withdraws from the con troversy, and declares that it makes no demands ; it places implicit confidence in the good feeling of the English people (il s'an rapporte a la loyaute cla people A nglais.) Both this despatch and that from Lord Malmes bury to Lord Cowley, to which that of Count Walewski is an answer, will be laid upon the table of both houses this evening. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. CALEDONIAN. The half-yearly meetinz of this company WAS held on Friday at Glasgow Mr. W. Johnstone in the chair. The report, an abstract of which has appeared iu The Sun, was held as read. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the re port, stated that it had been found that some of the bridges along the line had been got up in such a tempo rary fashion that they we obliged to build new founda tions and arches. There were still some bridges to attend to in this way, which would still further re duce the contingent fend. In regard to the revenue, it bad considerably increased during the last half-year, while the expenditure was considerably reduced, enabling the directors to offer what they comidered was a very fair dividend at such a time. (Cheers.) Another ground for satisfaction was that, though they had a large sum to borrow at Martinmas last, when the rate of interest was so high, yet, notwithstanding the stringency of the money-market three-fourths of that was obtained at 41 per cent, for periods of three years, ' and the remainder at 44 ; the result being that the average rate of interest on debentures had been reduced ' a few pence during the half-year. As to the Symington and Bigor branch, described in the report, it would be a goad feeder of the main fine, and encourage further traffic in minerals and farm produce. As to the Carlisle, Langholm, and Hawick line, which was b dug opposed by the North British Company, he hoped it would be sanctioned by Parliament. He was glad to state that the arrangement between the Caledonian, the Edinburgh and Glasgow, and Scottish Central companies was going on satisfactorily. If the agreement, however, did not continue to work well it could be readjusted by the arbiter in September. The branch to Granton from Edinburgh was going on well, the contractor promising that it would be open for traffic in eight months at the farthest. He was aware that a good deal had been said on the capital account. They all knew that prior to 1851 the affairs of the Caledonial Railway were in a state of chaos, nobody knowing what it was in a pecuniary point of view, while it owed a sum of 400,000/. for plant, furnishings, kc. Then the plant was not nearly adequate and the line was in every respect incomplete—the traffic in consequence being only 7,000/. a week, instead of 13,0001., as at present. The state of matters was this :—At Carlisle neither passengers nor goods stations were completed, and new ones had to be made. At Moffat a great number of workmen's and stationmasters' houses required to be built instead of the wooden erec tions originally there. At Motherwell a bridge that everybody was terrified to cross required to be super seded. A tunnel on the Wishaw and Coitness line was in a most defective state. The Gartoosh branch was only partly completed. At Glasgow the goods station was not completed. At Edinburgh there were only wooden houses and but few sidings on any part of the line. The Clydesdale line then wa■ far from complete, there being a want of stations at Hamilton and alone the line. Then, as to the Ureenock line, an arrangement was entered into with that company for the pnrchase of the line, but owing to the financial position of the Caledonian Company they refused to hand it over, and continued working the line for a time in the cheapest way, letting the plant go down, as it was not their interest to maintain it. That line, moreover, was not suited at first for the additional traffic exacted from it. The Barrhead Branch Company acted in a similar spirit when the line was first taken over, that railway, moreover, having scarcely a station on it complete. With such defects the present directors when they came into office found it absolutely necessary to take steps to develop their resources, and accordingly applied to Parliament in 1853 for an act authorising them to raise 50,0001. In 1854 they again went to Parliament, and proved to its satisfaction that further borrowing powers were necessary, and accordingly they got power to raise 500,0001. This sum they had been content to expend, not all at once, but year by year as they saw they needed it, thereby raising the income and diminishing the working expenses of the company. They were not done with spending this money yet. A completed station in Buchanan-street was neces sary, and they were getting in plans for it—a similar necessity existed at Edinburgh. It was impossible to shut the capital account, a gradual and judicious ex penditure being far preferable to laying out all at once —a course which would probably involve many errors arising from inexperience. He then adverted to the additions to - capital made during the last half-year. For instance, Mr. Graham of Craigallion had received 11,000/. for land; 4,3001. on workmen's houses at Car stairs (the rent from these making the money laid out an excellent investment) ; while sums had also been ex pended on new works at various stages along the line. One result of the improvements was that, while in July, 1855, 4,2791. was paid for the use of plant, this half-year the plant was so complete, that instead of paying they got 5001. back. (Cheers.) Of the capital raised by Act of Parliament they had still 300,0001, which they could raise whenever it was required. The Secretary then read the resolution approving the report, and declared a dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum on the original stock of the company. Mr. SALKELD seconded the resolution. Mr. COLQUHOUN submitted, as an amendment, that the words, " That the servants of the company be not required to perform unnecessary work on Sabbath," be added to the report. Mr. N. STETENSON seconded the amendment. A show of bands being taken the original motion was carried by a large majority. Toe other formal resolutions were passed unanimously, and a vote of thanks having been given to the chairman the proceedings terminated. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON, March 15.—Wind this day at noon, N. ; moderato breezo and cloudy. PORTSMOUTH, March 11.—Wild N.W.—Arrived— Rosalind, from Sunderiand for Grimacha. SOUTHAMPTON, March 13.—.Arrivad—Ripon (s), from Alexand►ia. OFF DOVE; March 13.—Arrived—Galida, from Bilboa. _ . itAlasaATE, March 14.—Wind N.W.—Arrived —Cata lina, from Bilboa for Christian and, assisted in with damage to hull, and master seriously injured (since dead), haring been iu collision. (BY ELECTAIO TELEGRAPiI.) SOUTUAMPfON, Monday Morning. Wind N.W. ; fine. HaAviried,vse.d,—HCaavrtool;inhidae,rmaialidd,LLaivPeloyu,lea,ncdafrin.oemnertaoCii, .h N e e r w ho p u o r r g t ;; Is a s b a e i l e a d r L o a l 1 , p s o . u , i L e on for Cherbourg. ; s., LIVER:OOL, Monday Morning. Wind W.N.W. Arrived, March 14—Matilda, from Ceara; Cordelia, Demerara ; Lydia, Antigua ; Alice, New Orleans ; Alcy one, s avanna h ; Emilia, Norway ; Rover, Barinouth, with wrecked g,,ods, ex Albert. The schooner J. W. Johnson, from Huelva, was ran into by the steamer Leopard, and lost port-cathead, and had 18 inches water in her hold. Arrived, March I b - -Rochester, and Avon, from New Orleans ; Harmony, Savannah ; Pyroole, (s). Nantes ; Sir C. Napier, Sandeford ; Caroline, Dunkirk ; Ben Coolen, Bombay. Oa SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, M onday Morning. Wind Westerly ; tide one hours' fL)od ; weather fresh and tine. Arrived, March 15.—East Anglian, from Malmo. Sailed, March 14.—Seine, steamer, for Boulogne; C. F. Lessing, Demerara. DEAL, Monday Morning. Wind N.W. by N., fresh. No arrivals. Sailed.—Her Majesty, for Bombay; Castle Lachlan, London. TAR AMERICAN MAIL—On Saturday the Royal Slail steamship Niagara, took her departure for Boston, from Liverpool, with the mails, a good cargo, and about ninety passengers. 0 . n Wednesday nex t t h e screw steamer Alps (belonging to Messrs M`lver) and the screw steamer Kanuaroo (belonging to the Liverpool, New York, and Philadelphia Company), take their departure for New York with passengers and goods. " DISCUSSION FORUM." There is no doubt that many a man who fancied himself tolerably familiar with the " lions" of the metropolis felt his knowledge unexpectedly en larged when he read in the pamphlet " L'Empereur Napoleon 111. et l'Angleterre" the alarming fact that there is a coffee-house near Temple-bar called " Discussion Forum," where people eat and drink, and at the same time talk politics, the debates being directed by a man paid by the proprietor. Still more terrible is the further fact that in the month of November the question was discussed, "Is regicide permitted under certain circum stances ?" We may remind our readers that these are alleged as proofs that direct provocatives pre ceded the bombs of the 14th of January. The broad statement that there is a place where people, eat, drink, and talk politics, will probably not appear extraordinary to any inhabitant of Lon don—nay, the genuine Cockney would be rather more surprised if he heard that there was a public house at which such things did not take place. Even the hypothesis that the functions of a chair man, who by his very presence attracts consumers of edibles and potables, are secured by a valuable consideration is not so utterly astounding that the more imaginative Londoner might not conceive its possibility. The extraordinary part of the busi ness is the mention of such an ordinary sort of place as " Discussion Forum" in the quasi-official pamphlet. We are afraid that the halo of importance thus suddenly cast upon "Discussion Forum" wil: not stand the test of personal investigation. The word " Forum" sounds lirge, and the mind, to supply it with an adequate image, is forced to take a sweep to which the dimensions of the Fleet-street establishment by no means corresponds. A. very small room at the back of a public-house, with its floor chiefly occupied by tables, set out, not for the composition of seditious manifestoes, but for plates, dishes, and tumblers—this is the Forum in which discussions take place that we are informed on such high authority fling terror across the British Chan nel. Whether they have been equally successful in awakening curiosity in the next street may be reasonably doubted. "Discussion Forum" by no means courts obscu rity. A conspicuous lamp is inscribed with its dig nified name, and in the window of the public-house is a slip of paper on which the subject of discussion is formally announced—that is to say, if the day be Thursday or Saturday, for on the evenings of those days does the discussion take place. The subject is couched in the most abstract terms, and the heed lesa passenger who glanced at the paper might pos sibly hurry past the door, fancying that if he entered the precincts of "discussion" he would have to encount.,r, not something terrible, but something exceedingly "slow." Llt us add, that his supposition would be wrong. " Discussion Forum" is a most amusing place, a debating room of the thorough old English school, in which public questions are discussed sometimes cleverly, sometimes bombastically, sometimes non sically, but for the most part iu a manner that, from some cause or other, is highly entertaining. Two or three foreigners may perchance drop ii to pass away an idle hour, but they must soon feel themselves lost in a place so utterly English in its patrons and its usage. " Discussion Form" is in fact, a concentrated essence of Londondom, with a due quantum of Caledonian and Hibernian ele ments. Thoroughly British is the portrait of the founder, which holds the post of honour assigned in the Roman Capitol to the statue of the wolf, Thoroughly British is the chairman, who with mild benignity rules the storm of debate. Thoroughly British are the glasses of stout and grog, the chop, the Welsh rabbit, and the. " long clay." Tho roughly British is the good humour that, even mot* than the authority of the chairman, prevents the feast of reason from being too highly seasoned. The speakers and their auditors, who are all mixed together, so that any ambitious auditor may become an orator if he pleases without stirring from his place, belong mere or less to the middle class. To a Chartist meeting the assemblage does not bear the slightest resemblance, and, though the tend ency of the debate is naturally democratic, the de mocracy is not of a kind that would greatly shock even a Conservative old lady. It is of the kind, in short, that belongs to people who have something to ass l a o s s s e i , tm a t n io d n w d be s. oul lnde the Indeed, tree in i a emost th e e xci w u o i r si ld to te plot enjoy ment seems to arise when the speaker, deviating from a denunciation of despots and tyrants artfully contrives to hurl a successful bit of " chaff" at the head of his " forensic" adversary. The triumph of the orator is, we should say, a more important matter than the triumph of the doctrine enunciated. At present the Forum is a little indignant at the manner in which it is mentioned in the Imperial pamphlets though the indignation is probably quali fied internally by the pleasure that everybody feels on becoming unexpeetgdly important. The orators complain that their proceedings are watched; they are convinced that every word they utter will find its way to France by electric telegraph ; they accuse intrusive Napoleonists of venality ; they wrathfully repel the assertion that th e i r own chair- man is paid by the proprietor, or by any one else ; they ask if the subjects for discussion are to be dictated by a foreign Power. We are not sure that two or three dreamy enthusiasts do not ap prehend the arrival of some dreadful day, when the little slip of paper that, invites the Fleet-street pas senger will be supplied by the Government of France. But beneath all this virtuous indignation there is a solid substratum of chuckle. Even the enthu• siastic defier of prisons speaks in the full conviction that he has no more chance of being incarcerated than of being broken on the wheel, while the gene ral tendency of the assembly is to take the side of common sense, and to laugh down bombast of every description, the cool sarcastic speaker always sain• ing the victory over the vociferous rhetorician. "Discussion Forum" is, in short, a pi ice of more amusement, supported by people who lore to heat themselves talk, just as other people love to hear themselves sing. If we call it a political " free-- and-easy," we shall give it a name very intelligible to a large class of the community. There is no doubt that there are a hundred placos in London to which our description would apply quite as well as to "Discussion Forum." However, let it enjoy the proud distinction which has been conferred upon it by the French pamphlet, and let it show that it is in some way worthy its pre eminence by improving its ventilation.—Tones. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.— (This Day.) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. WILFULLY BREAKING- CSUBCH WINDOM—DIN. TUBBING A CONGREGATION.—A young man, who gars the name of Thomas Johnson, a pianoforte tuner, was charged before Mr. Beadon, with wilfully breaking some panes of glass in the window of St Patrick's Church, Sutton-street, Soho. Mr. John Joseph Laidler, of 2, London•street, Fitzroy-square, said he was in the church on Saturday night, there being a private entrance, when he ob served the prisoner, who was about two yards in advance of him, get over some palings, and break some panel of glass with a poker, which he took from under hi coat. He did it purposely, and as soon as he had done so ran to the upper part of the church, and hid himself in a pew. The principal clergyman asked him why he did it, he denied it. Witness then asked him why ke had done it, or whether he had any reason for: doing so. The prisoner said, " Oh, I'll pay the damage. A. person went and looked in the pew, and there found a poker with marks on it. The prisoner was a stranger to all parties connected with the church. On his way to the station the prisoner told the witness, "It was an old score he intended to pay off, but it was n t so muck as he intended to do." The congregation WAS mach die trurbad by prisoner's conduct. The pii;oner, in answer to Mr. Beadon, said he never had a poker. _ Mr. Beadon said the prisoner had gone to the church, and besides breaking the windows, had disturbed the congregation. He should order him to pay the damage, or be should commit him to prison for two months. SHOPLIFTING.—Two showily-dressed females, named Mary Ann Daley and Eliza Nicholls, were charged with stealing a mantle, valu , ,d at 55. 6d., the property of Mr. Steele, linendraper, Oxford-street. From the evidence of the witnesses, it appeared that the prisoners went into the shop of the prosecutor and asked to look at some goods, and while the prisoner Nicholls was examining them the other prisoner was observed secreting something under her clothes. Ors being taxed with the theft she dropped a mantle. She was then given into cuftody. The prisoners were remanded till Friday. TIE GREAT GLUM—The ordinary attractions of tbia popular place of eutertainment and instruc tion are being reinforced by a fine pan ,tamic view of China, or, at least, of the chief cities of that e mpire known to Euro. peans. The great picture is of course that of Canton, which is done with excellent tast e and good effect, show ing out prominently the different bongs, its batteries , pagodas, and towers. Here is the "Gate of Eternal Purity" amid close streets and noisome lanes, while I! still less brilliant portal is the "Gate of Eternal J o y . which is close to the long thoroughfare known as th e street of "Benevolence and Love." The five-etoried pagoda is a conspicuousobject here, as is also the ay /D uo or the renowned Commissioner Yeh, and other build ings with which the graphic letters of our special cor r -oona.nt in that part of the world have lately wads uso iamiliar. The extraordinary medley of boat s of ail kinds Which contain the floating population of di' river is well depicted, the chief points of inter , et in the work being clearly explained in a brief and comprehen sive lecture which is delivered by Mr. Liriugstouv-1.