The Sun. — London, England, 1860-01-23 00:00:00

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.- Lessee, Mr. A. Harris. Re-engagement of the Wonderful Dancer, Mons. Espinosa. First appearance of Mdlle. Marietta Rosetta, Principal Dan seuse of La Scala, Milan ; and first time of the Delapierre Family. These highly-talented Children will appear every night. The Royal Princess's Rifles on parade every evening. THIS EVENING, THE CRICKET ON THE lIEARTII. After which, a new f:;hristmas burlesque pantomime, by 11. J. Byron, called JACK THE GIANT KILLER; or, Harle quin King Art'Aur and the Knights of the Round Table. Jack, Miss Louise Keeley—Harlequin, Mr. Cormack Panta ,oon, Mr. Paulo—Columbine, Miss Caroline Adams—Clown, Mr. A. F. Forrest. NIW THEATRE - ROYAL, ADELPHI, ole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Benj. Webster. Reproduction of TIIE DEAD HEART, with all its p ower• ful effects. THIS EVENING, TIIE DEAD HEART. Messrs. B. Webster, J. L. Toole, David Fisher, P. Bedford, C. J. Smith, Powell, Romer, Miss Woolgar, K. Kelly. After which THE NYMPHS OF THE LURLEYI3ERG ; or, The Knight and the Naiades. Messrs. Toole, Bedford, Eburne, Smith, Powell, Romer, Miss Woolgar, C. Webb, K. Kelly, Laidlaw. Doors open at half-past six—Commence at seven. Box- Office open from 10 to 5. No charge for securing seats, nor for bills of performance. All fees to servants of this establishment are strictly prohibited. Acting Manager—Mr. Wm. Smith. ROY AL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE, King-street, St. James's. Lessee, Mr. T. B. Chatter ton. The nearest Theatre to Chelsea, Pimlico, and West minster, the Park being open to carriages and foot passen gers all hours of the night. THIS EVENING the performances will commence with PARENTS AND GUARDIANS. Messrs. IL T. Craven and J. Francis, Mesdames Murray and Eliza Arden. After which, a new Tragic Ballet, entitled MY NAME IS NORVAL. Supported by C. Young, Barrett, Miss Lydia Thompson, Clara St. Casse, Arc. Followed by a new sketch, A HOUSEHOLD FAIRY. Miss Wyndham and Mr. H. T. Craven. To conclude with the new pantomime of PUNCH AND JUDY. Introducing Miss Lydia Thompson and the Corps de Ballet. Clown, Harlequin, Columbine, and Pantaloon, and the wonderful Performing Dogs. Reduced Prices—Gallery, 6d; Pit, ls. The Box-office open from 11 to 5 daily. Doors open at half-past six ; perform ante commences at 7. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE Westminster-road. Last Five Weeks of Mr. W. Cooke's Season. THIS EVENING, the New Sneetacular Drama by Mr. R. Phillips, Till , : EMPEROR'S DECREE, with full stud of Horses and great effects.—Scenes in the Circle by Astley's world-renowned Equstrians, terminating with the Eques trian, Operatical, and Comic Pantomime of HARLEQUIN TOM MOODY ; or, Old 'fowler thelluntsman and the God dess Diana ; Diana, with Songs, Miss Jacobs.—Costly and dazzling Transflormation Scene.—llarlequin, M. Richarde ; Columbine, Mdlle. 3fazoni ; Clown, M. Ililderbrandt ; Pan taloon, 3fr. P. Abbot -A family of Sprites - Epsom Races by Living Jockiet and real I'onies, ring and Stage com bined Commence at 7, . Grand Morninc.r, Performances of the Pantomime on Satur day, Jan. 28, and Saturdays, Feb. 4 and 11, at Two o'clock each day. Mr. Co( ke respectfully intimates his Farewell Benefit will take place on Monday, Jan. 30. CANTERBURY HALL CONCERTS.- EVERY EVENING. Sterndale Bennett's MAY QUEEN. And a Grand Selection from Meyerbeer's new opera of DINORAH. Comic Vocalists -Messrs. George Hodson (the Irish Come dian and Mimic), W. T. Critchfield, 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. ROSA BON EU R'S celebrated PICTURE of the HORSE FAIR Is now added to the already magnificent Collection of Paintings in the Canterbury Hall Fine Arts Gallery. The gallery is open from 5 till 11 on Sunday Evening. TILE WEATIIER.—SUN OFFICE, JAN. 22, 1860. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 48—highest since noon yesterday. 42—lowest this morning and during the night. 49—this day at noon. BAROMETER-2 9 . 15 . WIND, South-Westerly ; fresh and squally, with fine dry weather. JAN. 23. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADS. 50—highest since noon'yesterday. 3 7—lowest this morning and during the night. 45 —this day at noon. BARl:atm-Eu-29.40. WIND, W.N W.; fresh, with fine sunshiny weather, but rather frosty. HIGII WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tins DAY.—Morning, 2h. 19m.—AfternOon, 2h. 38m, TO-moßnow.-Morning, 2h. 56m.—Afternoon, 3h. 13m tufg-3 „t 3-, VI . 0 79 4 ' . ~.z.f4 , '' 1:17.11:A -,;tr.- l'_!- -_.."-, , ....,,,,..c. ... ~ . 44,„ .0,„ . ~..„.,: ,_•:.„,, :. ~ ~ 4, , ~,,,,i.,,,,,, v.,,,.. ... \ . ~ 4,7. • „ ~.., , ' ,it- ~' - THE SUN. LONDON, MONDAY, JAN. 23, 1860. Bit-by-bit Reform is evidently the programme of the Coalition Government. Mr. COBDEN has '.'said it. Mr. BRIGHT has meekly indicated his com placency—being prepared, like many another Poli tical Parolles, to open his mouth and shut his eyes and see what Ministers will give him. Immense though the appetites of these omniverous Re formers, insatiable, voracious, unappeaseable— they, nevertheless, appear to have suddenly awak ened to the fact that it is really, according to the new view of things, nothing less than absurd to be famishing thus, session after session, in the midst of plenty, if they would only consent to stretch forth their hands and devour that plenty piece meal. Hitherto, say they, we have starved on dread fully, year after year, simply because we have all the while —to employ the holy figure of speech, with no intention of profanity in its inversion— straining at the camel and refusing to swal low the gnats. The situation, indeed, is not unnaturally, aftcr so many egregious " baulks" a nd disappointments, eminently sugges tive of a thousand ridiculous resemblances. According. to the plan in vogue during so many of the Parlilimentary sessions last recorded in the pages of ILINSARD, the Royal Speech from the Throne in the inauguration of each has been literally, 1,1 - r. and to the question of Reform, like the reiterat:ol of a cordial welcome to the Feast of the Barmecir,ler. Oeeasionctll y even the banquet of Reform, served up v rith apparent profusion, and with all imaginal and unimaginable Ministerial pomp and c rremonial, has after all proved, so to speak, on 111 e removal of the covers, almost as agreeable) al la appetising as the last grand feast spread b efo . e,l his 'guests by TIMON of Athens, in the w° lll l errul *atiric drama of our own SHAKs- CORNHILL MAGAZINE• Edited by W. M. THACKERAX. No. 2 (for FEBRUARY), will be published on Friday, the 27th inst., Price ONE SHILLING, with Two Illustrations. THE CONTENTS. 1. Nil Nisi Lonum 2. Invasion Panics. By Thomas Hood. 3. To Goldenhair (from Horace). 1. Franiley Parsonage. Chapter IV. 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Messrs. Santley, 11. naigh, H. Ccr7l, G. Honey, Walworth, Sm. Misses Parepa, Thirlwall. —.....---- rEnE. Certainly the similitude here suggested has been so far carried out in the House of Commons time after time, that the guests here scssionally assembled together, instead of finding any substantial banquet served up for amicable discussion, have only found themselves in hot water before their final escape through the glass doors, towards the middle of August, with a shower of empty dishes and platters hurled after them by the Ministerial TIMON of the Hour, in the shape of incomplete Sel,ernes and abandoned Bills, and that general battue of abortive measures, known in the early autumnal season as the Mas- sacre of the Innocents. Employing yet another, certainly a more hackneyed, but (in excuse for its renewed introduction here it may be added) a sin- iplarly appropriate illustration of the national "situation " for some time past in reference to Reform—it will surely be recognised at the merest hint how very obvious the resemblance has been all along between JOIIN BULL sitting down in Parliament every successive February with the broad sheet of a newspaper tucked under his chin for a table napkin, with a keen relish for the ex pected Reform, a large and wholesome appetite, and a healthy and vigorous digestion— and our old friend SANCHO PANZA, with all the good things swept off the board by the mandate of the State Physician, like one of the most deftly managed con juring tricks in the harlequinade of a Christmas pantomime. TANTALUS starving in Hades among the delicious fruit pendant all but within reach of his ravening mouth and hands—was manifestly the particular prototype passing through the mind of Lord DERBY when, nearly two years ago, he spoke of Reform being sys tematically kept " dangling" before tantalised Englishmen. . Awakenin g at last, as we hare said, to the absurdity of this position, the most con scientious (of course !) and in every way admirable of our reformers, such men as Mr. BRIGHT, for example, and his quondam chief, Mr. COBDEN, arcades ambo, have resolved at length to satisfy themselves, so to speak, with a sip and a nibble — incited thereto apparently by their failure hitherto in the attempt to cram the national maw to repletion. Oblivious, very conveniently, in their precipitAte arrival at this somewhat startling anti-climax— wholly and absolutely (and we cannot but repea very conveniently) oblivious of the notorious and indisputable fact, that last year, in the spring of 1859, they might really and truly have had just any measure of reform they pleased. They shut their eyes to the past, however, as resolutely as they are now doing in regard to the future. They ohoose not to remember how not a twelvemonth since they emulated the wisdom of lEsoP's dog crossing the stream on that plank which is the pons asinorum of the old Greek fabulist—drop ping the substantial Reform Bill of the Derbyites (that might have been cooked to a turn in Com mittee) to snatch at the shadowy reform bill of the new Coalition Government. And now, for sooth, instead of having any formal and well arranged banquet of Reform at all,, we aro to have some wretched little mouldy crust thrown to us by way, just for the moment, of staying our appetite ! The honourable member for Harwich (son of the Lord Chancellor)—an excellent reformer himself, a bold and determined and -consistent advocate, among other great measures of the measure of all mea sures, namely, the Ballot—the Hon. W. F. CAMP BELL puts the matter quite plainly in half a dozen sentences delivered in the course of his speech on Saturday evening to his constituents. Delivered, by the way, at a hotel in Harwich called the Cups dreadfully suggestive of the " slip " that rhymes to " lip "in the proverb. " Experience," said Mr. CAMPBELL, on Saturday—[for, alas ! he too is clearly in some measure infected by the prevailing politi cal epidemic of concession resulting often in a distinct compromise—but then to be sure the hon. gentleman is son of the Lord High Chancellor !]— " Experience," said the member for Harwich, " was ready to convince them that as regarded the amend ing of the Reform Act of 1832, El attempts at a large and final legislation had met as yet with failure and disaster. In 1848 the late Mr. O'CoNxou in troduced a scheme of large and comprehensive legis lation ; but it met with no support from any order of society. In 1849,1850, and 1851 Mr. HUME at tempted a scheme not very far dissimilar; but it met with no response, except aversion in the House of Commons and indifference from the people. Lord JOHN RUSSELL in 1852 introduced a large and com prehensive scheme, but in ten days it overthrew 1854 the Earl of A BERDEEN, his Government. In blind to all those lessons, tried a large and compre hensive scheme, but it met a similar repulse, although not once. In 1859—and they saw he had brought them down to times at once recent and familiar—the Earl of DERBY, blind to those im pressive antecedents, introduced a large and com prehensive scheme, which overthrew his Govern ment amid the loudest marks of public reproba tion." An excellent and timely historical epitome undoubtedly ; but, with a little adroit reticence in the last mentioned par ticular—in that little closing reminiscence. Not a syllable it will see about the Whig '• dodge" that alone led to that final rejection—an intrigue that must not be mentioned nowadays to ears polite —particularly seeing that it all leads only to this " most lame and impotent conclusion "—a bit-by bit Reform in the system of representation ! Notwithstanding our regret that a staunch advocate of the Ballot like the member for Harwich should evidence any leaning whatever towards Mr. COBDEN'S specious and illusory project of a compromise eminently convenient, of course, for the Whigs and their associates in the Administration—a compromise designed to render Reforms, thus slowly dribbling forth, "a lengthened sweetness long drawn out." We rejoice to note that Mr. CAMPBELL, at any rate, adds immediately upon this avowal a most suggestive alternative, to wit,—" He could not help thinking that the N electorsrotofectthioisn kingdom, if they really did de ire that p they had heard so much, were bound to point out briefly asd respectfully to the statesmen who conduct affairs that one of two things they would have—either a large and final measure which comprehended the Ballot, or an admission that the bill which was promulgated was not to be regarded as a settlement upon which they meant afterwards and almost immediately to improve." There is only one thing better, to our thinking, than this alter native—namely. the insisting at once upon a large and comprehensive measure of Reform, the sine qua non, for the acceptance of which by all the independent Reformers in the House should be the concession of the Ballot by all the sixteen members of the Coalition. Unfortunately the only report of Mr. CAMPBELL'S speech eat llarwich, that had reached us in time present edition, appears to be in many places exceedingly erroneous. In a later edition, however, we purpose giving a more accurate record of the words actually spoken by the hon. gentle man. To-morrow her MAJESTY opens Parliament in person. The Royal Speech will not, of course, en able us to anticipate the proposals of her MAJESTY'S Condactor, Alfred Mellon. • To conclude with the new grand pantomime, called PUSS IN BOOTS; or, Harlequin and the Fairy of the Golden Palms. Doors open at half-past 6—Commence at 10 minutes to 7. THEATRE -ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lessee, Mr. J. B. Bnckstone. TITIS EVENING, the comedy of THE EVIL GENIUS. Miss Reynolds. After which, the new Haymarket Comic Christmas Panto mime, VALENTINE'S DAY; or, Harlequin and the Fairy of the True Lovers' Knot. The pantomimists the unrivalled Leclercqs. THEATRE -ROYAL LYCEUM.- So'e Lessee and Directress, Madame Celeste. Re-engagement of the Spanish Dancers. THIS EVENING, the popular Drama of ST. MARY'S EVE. Madeline (her original character) Madame Celeste. After which, will be produced a new Grand Christmas Ex travaganza and Pantomime, KING THRUSFIBEARD, the LITTLE PET and the GREAT PASSION. Clown, Mr. H. Marshall—Columbine, Miss Rosino. Commence at 7. THE SIIN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 23, 1860. Ministers on the great subject of the session, much less will it, like an American President's Message, furnish any clue to party politics. Royalty, with us, dwells in a serener region. A pamphlet, however, very carefully compiled (published by JOSEPH CLAYTON and Son, Strand), The State of .Parties, gives us all that can be-known at present on that subject. We may, in passing, recommend it to our readers as a complete Vade Mecum on the party character of Parliament. The Cabinet, the Lords, he Commons, are all individually tabularised under ,heir respective parliamentary parties, and votes ; all the changes since the election are also exhibited in separate tables ; an alphabetical party list, arranged according to constituencies, follows, to assist in finding easily the politics of each. The concluding one illustrates the position of the house and its members in regard to the Ballot—a table certainly judiciously added, if the intention be to exhibit the judgment of the present Liberal electors on that testing question. The author of " The State of Parties " is, as far as we can perceive, as impartial as DOD himself in his classifications and calculations. Ho takes members as .hey are ; at least as they were up to the division of the 10th of June last year ; which, as it was a division on the simple question whether Lord PALMERSTON'S party Or Lord DERBY'S party should sit on the right hand of the Speaker, must be regarded as the grand test of party up to that time. What, then, the reader may ask, is the summing up of this impartial classification of members ? Why; that in the Commons Lord PALMERSTON may expect on a party division a majority of—FOUR Nominally the noble lord has three hundred and forty-one Liberals to meet three hundred and one Conservatives, giving him apparently a majority of forty. But from this have to be deducted nine doubtful supporters, nine almost certain, and nine probable opponents. Giving the Conservatives the benefit of the certain opponents, and adding the doubtful nine to each, we have just the majority above indicated as that to which the Liberal leaders have, by their personal squabbles, by their heredi tary exclusiveness, and by their want of boldness, reduced the Liberal party. Of course the Doubtfuls and the Irish Brigade cannot be calculated closely ; we cannot, however, be far wrong in presuming that parties will be as nearly balanced as they well can be. The Whig- Liberals will be as much at the mercy of the Inde pendents as the Conservatives were last session. Indeed, their party hope must chiefly rest on the Tories, and on the feeling which will pervade both Houses of the unseemliness of another and speedy change. Lord DERBY is known to be opposed him• self to taking office again without a majority which shall give him real power. He will not, as he has now twice told the country during the recess, countenance any factious opposition even to the Ministerial Reform Bill. It seems that Ministers purpose to accept gratefully his considera tion, and to bring in a bill to which the Noble Lord will not object—such a one, probably, as Mr. DISRAELI would have proposed, had he been per mitted to offer ono after the appeal to the country. The secret of the forthcoming bill has indeed been well kept ; but we have little doubt that it will be substantially what has &en so often suggested, in regard to the franchise; but that the two points most important of all—electoral independence, and the nomination boroughs, will be almost or alto gether ignored. -The counties will be still really constituencies of landlords, not of electors, and the small boroughs still at the mercy of gold or of local " influence." This is, assuredly, hut a poor prospect for hearty Liberals, but for the causes of it we have not far to seek. There is scarcely a shade of honest Liberalism in the Cabinet—it is party, not hearty Liberalism, which reigns there. The last list in the pamphlet we have referred to, is alone sufficient to prove this. It shows that but two members of the Cabinet are known friends to the Ballot, while it also shows that Two Hundred and Thirteen members of the House are favourable to it, and have voted or paired in its favour ! Even admitting what we do not doubt to be true enough, that many of these are but too well satisfied if they can please their constituencies, and yet be in a minority, this would only show yet more the strength of liberal opinion in the constitu encies, since it compels unwilling representatives to pay this tribute to the demand for inde pendent voting. Supposing many of our members to give on this subject a hypocritical vote, the hypo crisy is but a testimony, as hypocrisy must nearly always be, to the excellence of that to which it pays the homage of imitation. We apprehend that this list is the true exponent of Whig weakness. There is little but the Ballot between the Liberale and the Tories. On the Franchise the Tories, as a party, have come within twenty shillings, perhaps, of the Whig Reform leader. On the redistribution of seats there has been little difference lately ; certain it is that Lord JOHN RUSSELL ha's fought as hard as they have done for their petty boroughs ; nor will he, unless to save appearances, do more in the way of disfran chising the Arundels and Thetfords than did Mr. DISRAELI himself. How can it, therefore, concern Liberals, generally, whether Lord DERBY and Mr. DISRAELI, or Lord PALMERSTON and Lord JOHN RUSSELL bring in a Reform Bill. Even. should we find the Tories opposing any of the more popular proposals in the new bill it would not alter our opinion. Lord DERBY disclaims faction indeed; yet, any party in opposition must be more than mortal if they did not, in opposition, sometimes put forth their strength to vex their opponents. Lord JOHN himself, had he been on the Speaker's left, would almost certainly have demanded from the Tories what he would not. have offered himself. There is no help for such things while men are not angels. Politically, the Ballot forms the real line of demarcation between Liberals and Conservatives; all other lines are purely party lines.. On the Liberal side more than two-thirds of the party ♦ote, or have to vote, for the Ballot ; on the Tory side not more than two or three individuals do so. As Mr. BRIGHT, therefore, once said, " the Reform party is the Ballot party." The Whig leaders refuse to recognise the fact, yet they are but a minority of one to two of the party to which they look for sup port, yet they insist that the small minority shall not concede even a dozen or two constituencies to the large ballot party as a mere experiment. Now we consider this tobe a piece of political injustice, almost of immorality. The Tories deal more uprightly with their party. With two or three exceptions they are all hostile to the ballot As. a party they .can, therefore, equitably refuse it, for their own sup porters are not wronged. The Tories had not more' supporters personally favourable to the £lO county franchise than Lord JOHN had to the ballot, yet the Torics conceded it. But the Whig Cabinet, ask ing the support of their whole body, refuses to acknowledge the claims of two-thirds of that body ! We deny that this is com mon party equity. Were wo Tories and friends of the Ballot we could not bring against our leaders the charge of injustice, for we should own that al most the entire majority of our own side was against us. Wo should set ourselves to convince them. But as Liberals we do resent the behaviour of our leaders. They have no moral right to convert a ma jority of two-thirds of their party into mere serfs. Mere equity demands that they should give the Ballot in the proportion of the number of their party which asks for it—that is, say, one-sixth of the constituencies. While the Whigs resist as they do we must confess that, politically, we cannot arouse ourselves to any concern as to which of the two great parties sit on the Treasury Benches. LEA7II OF TILE .RIGIIT 110 N. M. T. BAINES, Another of our eminent public men has to-day passed from the midst of us. Upon the very eve of the Parliamentary session of 1860, the Right Hon. Mathew Talbot Baines has breathed his last at his residence in Queen's-square, Westminster. Al though his broken health had some time previously driven him from public life into domestic re tirement, his reputation is still rather of to day than of yesterday both as' a publicist and as an administrator. His labours had, in both capacities, already some time terminated. He no longer occupied even his accustomed seat in Parlia ment. He had withdrawn from the Legislature, and latterly he had become little else than a con firmed valitudinarian. His shattered constitution has at last succumbed, and death has thus closed at once his useful life and his prolonged sufferings. His politica! repute will long survive him, particu larly in his own former constituency, both as M.P. for Leeds and in connection with the distinguished liberal and reforming organ of the borough, the Leeds Mercury. As an administrator, the Right Hon. gentleman had it is bat small opportunities for the • display of his aptitude for public business—but he won credit to himself in that way as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and was ever the de voted and unflinching advocate of the great moral and intellectual, social and political, cause of National Education. The remembrance of his labours in that good cause will be his most enduring monument. COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE. The entertainments at this magnificent theatre continue highly attractive. On Saturday evening Mellon's sparkling opera, " Victorine," was repeated with increased applause. The grand pantomime of " Puss in Boots" has surpassed in success the ex pectations of the management, hundreds nightly having to be refused admission owing to the crowded state of the theatre. It may be supposed that the pantomime is especially designed to attract the attention of those fond parents who are not so desirous of amusement for themselves as anxious to give their boys and girls a treat during the festive season ; but we can assure our readers that, although "Puss in Boots" is for little people, children of a larger growth will not regret a visit to Covent- Garden Theatre to witness the performance of it. It has been got up on a scale of magnificence quite in keeping with the building in which it is repre sented. To accommodate parties residing in the suburbs a grand morning performance takes place every Wednesday at two o'clock. The monument of Robert Stephenson in West minster Abbey will be a window, by Wailes, of Newcastle. M. Jullien is about to set up his orchestra in Paris. lie . proposes to give selections from. The Messiah, The Creation, Elijah, and St. Paul. LIVERPOOL, Jan. 23.—The Cunard screw steam ship Etna has arrived, with advices from New York to the 12th ; but, owing to the boisterous weather, she has not yet lauded them. LIVERPOOL, Saturday.—The Cunard steamship Asia sailed to-day for New York, with the mails for the United States and North America and 60 passengers. On Wednesday next the North Briton (screw steamer) will be despatched for Portland, with tho Canadian and United States mails. Letters, &c., will be received at the post office on that day till 10 4.5 a.m., and via Queenstown till 9 30 a.m. SERFDOM IN RusslA.—A St. Petersburg letter says :—" A serf in the Government of Tambow recently killed his lord for having seduced his (the serf's) affianced bride. - For this act of vengeance the serf will probably be oontlewned to hard labour for life in the mines. The late Emperor on one occasion gave a very different decision. The child of a serf having struck a dog belonging to the lord, the latter set his whole pack upon the boy, who was torn'to pieces. The child's father upon this killed the nobleman on the spot. The Emperor decreed, A dog for a dog,' and added, I should have done as much.' The serf was merely detained a short time in a monastery." THE LONDESBOROUGH ESTATES.—The maternal uncle of the late Lord Londesborough, W. J. Denison, Esq., by his will, directed that his immense wealth should be expended in the purchase of landed estates, to be entailed on the family of his nephew, the late Lord Londesborough, for three generations. The estates of which his lordship consequently became possessed are situated as follows . Seamer, East Ayton, Willerby, Flixton, Staxton, Osgodby, Deepdalo, and Throxenby, near Scarborough; Speeton, Oxton, Thwing, and Rudston, near Bridlington ; Watton, Cranswiok, Elmswell, Kellythorpe, and Skerne, near Drif field ; Londesborough, Routh, and Dalton, near Be'verley ; and Selby and Spaldington. The Grimston Park estate was purchased by Lord Londesborough of Lord Howden. Altogether the lands of his lordship comprised between 60,030 and 70,000 acres, realising an annual income of ibout £lOO,OOO. — Yorkshire Gazette. A WINE AT LENGTH FROM AUSTRALIA.—We shall be enabled shortly to announce the advent of a pure, generous, and wholesome wine from our Australian posses. sions in sufficient quantities, and at such a price, as will take the just medium between the man who is driven to total abstinence from the filth imported, and those who pay at' a rate which their more sober reflections and thoir pockets do not justify. The wine in question is very like Chateau Yquen, and is the produce of the Muscatel grape, and is named " Muscatella," after that luscious and aromatic fruit. We are indebted to some Germans intimately con versant with the wine districts of the Rhine for this impor tation ; and although as yet the few butts that have entered the market have been secured by Messrs. Alderman and Beckford, of Curzon-street, Mayfair, the time must arrive when the community will yet further derive the benefit of its more extensive importation, which even now permits of its dispersion at a very low figure.— United Service Gazette. According to the present American advices, the State of Illinois, which has not yet recovered from its old defaults, has been on the verge of a little piece of repudia tion almost as paltry as that by which Pennsylvania re mains distinguished. On second thoughts, however, under the wholesome influence, apparently, of public opinion, she has drawn back. The attempt consisted in a refusal to pay the January interest on certain bomis amounting to about £20,000, surreptitiously issued by a former governor of the State, but which have been for some time in the hands of innocent holders whose claim has been recognised as per fectly legal. On the news reaching New York a sugges tion was made at the board of brokers to strike all the Illi nois securities out of the official list, whereupon an intima tion was given by the New York agent of the Illinois State Treasurer, that he had received a telegram requesting him to honour the coupons in question, and there the matter ended. The New York Stock Board, like our own Stork• Exchange, is now sufficiently powerful to punish severely all dishonourable proceedings of neighbouring States, and it may be hoped a time will come when they will treat in a proper manner the repudiators of Michigan, Mississippi, Florida, and Arkansas. STATE OF TRADE.—MANCHESTER, Jan. 20. The market continues active, and sales appear only to be limited by the production available for sufficiently early delivery. In light shirtings, madapollame, jaconete, and other fabrics suitable to Calcutta, the contracts are already so large as to close the door against new engagements for : delivery before the end of next month, and in same cases even later. Cases are mentioned of contracts for clothe, the manufacture of which cannot be commenced before March and . April, and the completion of which is - not gua ranteed.before late in the year. Of course, there are excep tional eases for cloths of good-or peculiar makes, - but 'they show the confidence with which buyers are disposed to operate. Many kinds of cloth, both for home consumption and export, are so much pre-engaged that it is difficult to place orders without higher rates for early, cr moderately early, delivery. There seems to be scarcely any exception to the demand for either plain or fancy goods, and prices have a constantly advancing tendency. For yarns the advance obtained last Tuesday is maintained, and a consi derable business is reported for home consumption, as well as for export to India, China, and the Mediterranean markets. GARIBALDI'S MARRIAGE.—The Italian journals are again speaking of Garibaldi's marriage, but seem uncertain as to whether it has taken place already, as stated, or is to be celebrated in a few days. They all agree, however, that the lady is Mademoiselle Rai mondi ; and a Milan letter gives the following somewhat romantic account of the commencement of their acquaint ance :—Last spring, on the very day when the intrepid Chasseurs of the Alps entered Lecco on the heels of the Austrians, and in the midst of cries of enthusiasm, an ele gant carriage met them, full of young and charming women gaily decorated with the Italian colours. Half con fused and half excited, they sought Garibaldi without daring to inquire for him. They were the ladies of the Raimondi family, and that is how they saw each other for the first time. Some days after, the Chasseurs, who, in pursuing the enemy foot by foot from Varese to Como, had placed themselves in a dangerous position, wore obliged to return to Varese. The committee of defence of Como wished to send notice to the general that the Austrians were prepar ing to quit the place, but how could they do so ? The com munications were cut off by the corps of Urban, who scoured all the country between Como and Varese. Each looked at the other, and all were hesitating, when a young girl presented herself, took the despatch, got on horseback, followed by her father's chaplain, and go t th roug h th e enemy's troops, and did not stop until she found herself in the presence of Garibaldi. This courageous girl was Mdlle. Raimondi, and, when you read this, his sposa, as the Ita lians say." THE CAPTAIN OF THE SLATE YACHT WANDERER. following case, which has been heard in the Liverpool Police-court, throws somelight on the latest movements of the captain of the slave-ship Wanderer. On Thursday James Nicholl, shipping agent ; George D. Walker, captain of the Wanderer ; and Charles Hunter, an American seaman, were charged with conspiring to defraud. Nicholl's clerk had called upon several lodginghouse-keepers, saying that men were wanted to go on board a vessel called the Marianne ; each of them shipped several of their lodgers, paid the cus tomary fees, and received advance notes in return. On inquiry, it was ascertained the vessel was lying in the San don Dock for sale, but was not going to sea. The lodging house-keepers therefore went to Nicholl and complained that he had "humbugged" them; he replied that he had been humbugged himself, having understood from Walker that ho had purchased the ship : The magistrates thought there was no evidence of criminality against Nicholl, *nd dismissed the charge against him. The case of the pri soners Walker and Hunter was then proceeded with. The evidence of several outfitters was taken, showing that Walker had obtained goods and money from them by re presenting that he was the owner of the ship Marianne. Mr. Nicholl was also put into the witness-box against him. He stated that the prisoner introduced himself as " Captain D. Walker," stating that he had purchased the Marianne, and wanted a crew of 30 men to go with him to Cape Coast for palm bil. Thomas M'Grath, clerk to the last witness, deposed that Walker told him to get him a crew of as wild fellows as he liked, ready for piracy or anything else. Sub sequently, Walker told him that he was the captain of the celebrated slave-ship Wanderer; that he h a d p urc h ase d the Marianne, and was going to take her on a " blackbirding" expedition. Witness shipped several men for him, but, on telling the above circumstance to Mr. Ni c h o ll, he was or deredto have nothing more to do with Walker. Hunter was discharged, but Walker was sent for trial. It is mill that the prisoner, whose real name is Archbold, is " wanted" in the United States. SINGULAR BURGLARY.—A few nights since the dwelling-house of Mr. Sparkes, farmer, of Horndon-on - the - Hill, was entered by a bedroo m window, which had inad vertently been left open. Only one man got in ; he went down into the hall, and rung one of the bells, which awoke Mrs. Sparkes, who wont downstairs and opened the stair foot door. Seeing a man in the kitchen, she asked him what he wanted. He replied, " Money." "Oh, that 's it, " she said, and pulled the door to, and, although the fel .. low rushed forward to prevent her doing so, she succeeded in bolting the door. She then ran into Mr. Sparkes's bedroom, the man shortly after making his way up t he back stairs but Mr. Sparkes placed himself against the door, to Mr. , and kept out the burglar. Miss Lawrence, stepd au ghter olodged in the d Sparkes, awoke two servant men, house. They got up, and supplied themselves with bludgeons. Their bravery, heyrover, was limited to hammering the floor with their blud g eons and roll ing a cannon ball about the room, at the same time shouting most voeiferously. Miss Lawrence then faced ' the man and ordered him off ; he told her not to be alarmed, and made his way down stalls: into the kitchen, followed b y Miss Lawrence and the two men with their bludgeons, the latter, however, keeping at a re speetfuldistance. b After ashke in.- for .210, which, of cours e, was not given him, wa lk e d away, but shortly returned, and requested Miss L awre nce to give him a p air of boots, saying,you these--I don't take them. He apologised to her for keeping m keep a ing her so long standing in the cold, and took his depai tare. On the following night there was a rap at the door, and an inquiry if Mr. Sparkes was at home. Miss Lawrence looked out of the window, and recognised the burglar of the pirevious night, who told her that Mr. Sparkes must go up to Terndon immediately, as there was a horse i n fits. He remained a few minutes, and then went away. The police were put in pursuit, and the country scoured for miles, but nothing could be hes.rd of him. It is supposed he is a lunatic.—Essex Standcmi, 'FnE LATEST NON' raT Y IN NEWSPAPERS.--1 11 addition to " das, Marriages, and Deaths," the Liver vook,l°;4.,ury now adds the " Divorces." R ev majesty's Emigration Commissioners char tot d, on the 19h inst., two vessels, beloging to Mr. J. Wil son, for the conveyance of liberated Africans to the West Indies from Sierra Leone and from St. Helena—viz., the Mary Ann, 558 tons, from Sierra Leone to Trinidad, at £6 per bead ; and the Bangalore, 600 tons, from St. Helena to Grenada and St. Vincent, at £6 10s. per head. LATEST N E S. The following telegrams have been received at Mr. Reuter's office : PARIS, JAN. 23. The Moniteur of to-day publishes an account of ;he yearly distribution of prizes to the pupils of he Polytechnic and Phylotechnic Associations. The Minister for Public Instruction delivered the usual address on the occasion. After giving good advice to the young scholars, and recalling the glorious events of the Italian army, the Minister continued as follows : "In exchange for our blood and our sacrifices, Italy will become French in her thankfulness ( Italie sera Francais* par la reconnaissance), owing to no other nation the price of her freedom. I will not speak of the complications created by the force of unforeseen events which may compel the most loyal resolutions to be modified. " We will nowhere be promoters of anarshy and impiety; we fear God and keep the faith of our fathers. " We are Catholics, and never under any Go vernment was religion surrounded with more re spect and protection ; but we are children of France, devoted to her interests, her dynasty, and her laws ; and we rest confident in the wisdom and loyalty of the Emperor." PARIS, lAN. 22. The Moniteur of to-day publishes a decree con voking the Senate and the Legislative Body for the 23d of February next. It is asserted that the signing of the Treaty of Commerce between France and England has been adjourned, in order to introduce into the original project some modifications designed to remove the fears of the French manufacturers. The Pays of this evening says : "As soon as the Treaty of Commerce between France and England has been signed, negotiations with ether Powers for the conclusion of similar treaties will be commenced." The Patrie of this evening publishes an article in favour of the annexation of Savoy to F ranee. TURIN, JAN. 21. The official Piedmontese Gazette publishes the following list of Ministerial appointments : President of the Council of Mini sters, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and ad interim of the Interior War Justice. Finances . Signor Vegeszi. Public Instruction Public Works The new Ministers will take the oath in the course of the day. TURIN, JAN. 21. The official Piedmentese Gazette contains a de cree dissolving the former Chamber of Deputies, and ordering some new arrangements in the composi tion of the electoral lists. MODENA, JAN. 21. The Governor, in a special decree, publishes the Sardinian electoral law, fixes the number of Depu ties to be elected by the JEmilian provinces, and establishes the districts and assemblies for elec toral purposes, The change in the Sardinian Ministry has been received everywhere with manifestations of joy. VERONA, JAN. 21 Verona, wiih the whole territory belonging to the fortress, has been declared in a state of siege VIENNA, SUNDAY, According to advices received from Central Italy the communal and provincial elections of the Ifimilian provinces will take place at the begin ning of February. NAPLES (via GENOA), JAN. 18. The Sardinian Ambassador (the Marquis de Villa marina) has arrived. The French Ambassador (Baron Brenier) and Signor Gropello went to meet him. Many Neapolitans have left their cards at his house. It is believed that the Ministerial crisis, brought about:by the resignations of Sig. Petrulla and Gen . Filangieri, will terminate in the retirement of all the Ministers. The former Ministry, strengthened by Signor Murena, would, it is said, be recalled. The Paris correspondent of the Times (2d Edition), dated yesterday (Sunday), 6 p.m., says: — "The Treaty of Commerce between England and France was, in all probability, signed at 4 o'clock this day. Up to last night no point remained unsettled; perfect accord existed; and there was, I believe, nothing left but to make out fair copies, which I presume was done this morning. It was intended that the signing should take place yesterday, but it was postponed from some fault of style in a passage of the French draught which, on close inspection, was thought to be slightly obscure. I hear on good authority that the English Government has acted in the most liberal, straightforward manner in the negotiations and in the provisions of the treaty itself, and that it has frankly carried out the prin ciples of free trade which it professes ; and this I hear, not on English, but on French authority. It is thought that the- treaty will appear in the . .Moniteur the same day, or very nearly so, that Mr. Gladstone makes his financial statement in the House of Commons. Though I cannot give with accuracy the details of this important document, yet I think it right to rectify some mistakes committed by those who pro fess to know them. With reference to the duties on coal, it is not true that all duty' is abolished. Coal will be merely relieved from the differential duty, or surtaxe imposed on it; and will be placed on the same footing as coal imported from other countries. THE PENINSULAR MAILS. The following telegrams has been reoeiyed at Mr. Reuters's office : SOUTHAMPTON, MONDAY. The Peninsular and Oriental steamer Tagus hag arrived with mails from Lisbon to the Vith, and £4,422 in specie. On the 17th she passed off Lisbon the James Dixon, homeward-bound, and the brig Harcourt waiting, for a pilot. _ _ _ At Lisbon the Portuguese ship Cidade 'de Be lent had arrived from Pera with a cargo of hides, Sc. On opening the hatches the crew were attacked with black vomit. Several of the cases were fatal. The cargo was ordered to be burnt, and the vessel to proceed to Vigo in quarantine. All vessels from Brazilian ports were subjected to five days' quarantine. At Lisbon, on the 17th, exchange on London was quoted 531 to 53k. Rentes, 30 days, 461 to 461. Coupons, 451 to 45k. AMERICA. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, MONDAY. The British and North American Royal Mail ✓steam ship Etna, Captain J. Anderson, arri'ved here last night, but papers, &c., were only landed this morning. She brings news from New York to the llth inst. The Royal Mail (Cunard) steamer Canada, Captain Long, which left Boston on the 11th inst., is also off this port. Nothing was telegraphed from Queenstown oviut to the prostration of the Irish wires. Affairs at Washington were unchanged. Ungue' cessful efforts to elect a Speaker continued. The President had nominated Mr. Charles I. Faulkner, as ambassador to France, vice Mr. Mason, deceased. There was no doubt that this appointment vfoula be confirmed by the Senate. The Pemberton mills, at Lawrence, Massachw setts, had fallen in while 7,000 operatives were at work. It was supposed that at least 200 were killed. Latest news from San Juan Island state that General Scott's course of action had created great dissatisfaction, and the American inhabitants warmly endorsed General Harney's proceedings. Later news from Mexico report that much eV citement prevailed regarding the new American treaty. Miramoa's Government had formally pro' tested against it. At Havannah, on the sth, Sugars were. Bali but market dull. NEW YORK COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Money Market slightly easier, but rates lA' changed. Sterling exchange again lower, owilf to a pressure of Southern bills. Sales at 10 8 ; 1088. The stock market had been dull, but close d firmer. New York Central, 733- ; Illinois Central , 571. The Bank specie had decreased in the 11 million of dollars. Cotton market was steady. Middling Upland' 4i. Breadstuffs dull, and prices drooping. Provisions generally unchanged. Freights IteadP NEW ORLEANS, JAN.,I O ' Cotton easier in consequence of the advice ° brought by the Arabia, but not lower. Sterlia exchange 7to 7 prem. DIVING OPERATIONS AT THE wjaa OF THE ROYAL CHARTER. • The Whitstable and Liverpool divers, whoh uls been so successful in their operations i n recOfeA s s the scattered treasure and gold from the.o7 cet wreck of the Royal Charter, were, a few dar".,aet• surprised by a n or d er arr i v i ng from the „a writers, directing the operations to be stopped, the men to be discharged, although at the time WI were finding gold, and were in the act of weighil a large a large piece of the wreck, underneath wh,i,2 6 great quantities were expected to be found. 'P i cause of this stoppage is, no doubt, attributable to the fact of the underwriters having recovered 'Ors than the amount of gold that was on freight, 10` which was insured. A portion of the gold is ogr e belongedposed to have to many of the unfortauli.,. passengers, and the question now be fettled 1 .. ." what is to become of the surplus. In the ab seil of all proof as to whom it belongs (no mark or thing being on several of the bars of gold, nugl.e .: q, quartz, &c., by which it might be identified), a, ficulty prevails whether the underwriters are J,T o tiled in taking possession of the remainder of sunken treasure. It is, however, thought that tli will eventually do so, they having defrayed 12 expenses, amounting, it is understood, to about 'e per cent. Up to the 14th inst.—the date that t oo divers knocked off work—the total extent of d treasure recovered was as follows :-23 130 0 o f gold, 272 bars and ingots, and 57 broken piec ei A ti, gold, 14,868 k sovereigns, 3814 of gold nugt 2751b5. of 'gold dust, 496 rupe e s, six shillivq e s gold pin, and several small ar ti c l es . All the b °l of gold and a great ma n y o f th e b ars b ear the ut, t o contained in the Royal Charter's manifest, and doubt can be entertained of their identity ; the ~" mainder it will be impossible to identify. Out it 40,000 sovereigns she is stated to ha ve on board , a , will be seen by the above that on l y 14,8881 01 4 r eigns have been found. Th e amount o f g old_! . ,,' had on freight was about £335,000 ; an d O n A t s hene amongst r g e e f rs or , e te i h t v te md i e s na to g lt e dh n at e to r t a t hh i l ee y r e extentrbeeml i e a v i on e f d s , za had at le to be recovered. 11a2rTetioluk15 JOHN BULL IN A NEW COAT Made of the same Comfortable Materials, but somewhat better fitting than the old. Inclosed are the Measures for the proposed New Garment. If the reader wishes for more; Messrs. Hatchard will furnish all particulars for tho small sum of Ons Shilling. The author presents his compliments to the Editor of The Sun newspaper, and a prospectus of " Old . John Bull in a New Coat." He apologises for the delay and the colour. " Old John Bull" ought to have been true 'blue, and the " New Coat" bright red—olden principles and modern Practice, united. REFORII BILL. . • The objects aimed at are, : -, lat. A great extension of the Frandhiee. 241. An equal representatiott. of all persons. 3d. A separate representation of Classes. 4th. A direct instead of indirect representation. sth. A safe representation. 6th. A fostering, by representation, of our Commercial, Mining, and Naval greatness. 7th. Unchained Representatives, or M.P.'s free and un. plodged. TO THE COURTEOUS READER. Will you obligingly cast your eye over the " Cut and , Fashion." If on reference, any measure appears faulty, be' so kind as to suggest an improvement. I need scarcely remind you how the old tattered garment was lately held up, by unnatural sons at Wakefield and Gloucester, to the contempt of Europe and .our national dishonsur. Cannot the combined talent, wisdom, and, industry of England produce a respectable and fitting garment for our venerable and venerated parent, so that he may go forth creditably among his equals, suitably attired bilis undis puted and acknowledged character as one of the groat powers of Europe. It is not becoming that such an one should go abroad in tattered garments. CUT AND FASHION OF PROPOSED NEW COAT; Oni PROPOSED REDISTRIBUTION OF SEATS IN flirt COMMONS ROUSE OF PARLIAMENT• ri ' Description of 6 g" ; Property. Electors. Mod e of Election. , 4,e, - For Landed Property. 83 Permanent Rights. Owners. Polling Cards through 83 Temporary Rights. Occupiers. Clerk of Poor Law Guardians andlligh For House Property. Sheriiff. 125 Permanent Iliguts. Owners. Polling Cards through 12.5 Temporary Rights. Occupiers. Clerk of Poor Law Guardians. For other Properties. 10 Funds. Proprietors Through Bankers or Receiver of Dividend 6 Railway Companies* Do. Polling Cards through 3 Do. Debentures* D o. Directors and other 4 Canals* Do. officials. 4 Gas Companiest Do. Do, 4 Water Companiest Do, Do. For Professional Men. 4 English Universities 2 Clergy of l'rovinceot Polling Cards through Canterbury. Archdeacon& Officials 2 Do. of York, includ- Do. ing Wales . 2 Med. Men -- Physi., Do. Coll.of Physicians clans. 2 Do. Surgeons.' E Do. Coll. of Surgeons. * In grous,.on.e M.P. in districts.t in FOR TRAnEsmEN, eaen. No. of M,P.s. 2 .... Woollen Manufacturers. 2 ..... Cotton Do. 2 .... Silk Do. 2 Linen Do. 2 .... Iron and Metal. 2 .... POtterietiz c, _ . FOR WOIEIRERS IN MINERALS. 5 .... Coal Masters, viz., one M.P. for each of the five Coal Fields. 3 Iron Masters. 2 .... Cornish Mines. 2 Lead Mines. BRIEFING INTERESTS. 4 .... Ship Builders, 4 districts, one M.P. each. 4 .... Ship Owners, do. 491 At Public Meeting by show of hands or numbers present. Places of meetings either stationary or moveable, as deemed most convenient. 5 .... Remaining to the Ministers of the Crown if they cannot be better disposed of. N.B.—The New Coat contains New Pockets; and as every Englishman, and every Welshman also, will have hereby the care of his own purse, it may fairly be presumed that those shameless thieves at Elections—Bribery, Corrup tion, and Drunkenness—will either be compelled to become honest and industrious, or will be necessitated to endure the still harder alternative of being starved to death. Wishing you the compli m ents of the season, I am, dear reader, your affectionate brother, ONE WHO LOVES OLD ENGLAND. MR. DISTIN'S RETIRING CONCERT.—A gran d concert is announced to take place at Exeter Hall on Wed • nesday next, at which Mr. Distin, sen., the celebrated sax horn player, will perform for the last time in public. A ge and infirmity compel the veteran artiste to take this step, therefore, it is to be hoped that there will be "a bumper at parting." The concert is under the patronage of a long list of noblemen and gentlemen, and the musical profession generally has volunteered to contribute to the utmost of their ability. Under such circumstances one of the most attractive concerts that has taken place may be fairly anti cipated. M. Emile Pereirc gave a grand dinner on Friday in honour of Mr. Cobden, to which: the eminent French political economists, such as MM. Michel Chevalier, Bisio, Pr&iv, &c., were invited. The contributions for the Schiller monument at Berlin have mounted to the sum of 30,000 thalers, of wl_i h the Prince Regent gave 10,000, and the town of Berlin 10,000. The Royal Society's collection of portraits has, within the last few days, received the addition of a likeness of the Earl of Rosso, late president of the society. It is painted by CLtterson Smith, Esq., of Dublin. Lady Morgan, in her will, having left her por trait of Berthoi, and her bust by David d'Angers, to be deposited by her executors in any public institutio tIWY might select, we (iltheweion) AncleYstail4 til&t tiWse ran have presentefl the portyait to the Irish National Gal lery, and the host to the lieasington Collection, 'gentle, ITALY. The Parma Gazette, alluding to the statements made in a Turin journal relative to the late dis turbances, gives the following account of what really occurred :—" Some individuals, impelled by the mania ofshowing themselves more Italian than the Italians themselves, or perhaps for the pur pose of showing their great heroism, had, during the night, written on the walls of some houses, We will have Garibaldi !' Two persons, sus pected of having taken part in this heroic mission, were arrested by a patrol of the national guard, but on the following morning, as there was no proof against them, the Intendant-General gave orders for their release. It so happened that some partisans of those individuals, being ignorant of their liberation, went in a tumultuous manner to the National Guards' barracks and insulted those on duty. Seeing the firm attitude assumed by that force, they soon after retired, and quiet was again restored." The trade of the Scotch lawyers in getting Eng lish bankrupts quietly out of all their difficulties is still sa d to be increasing, the decision of the judges at Edinburgh a few months back, which virtually dispensed with the ne cessity for the parties to be so designated as to ensure their identification by their distant creditors, having greatly smoothed all such operations. So long as the system is tolerated it will scarcely be necessary for the Government to trouble themselves by proposing any measure of bank ruptcy reform in this country, FRIGHTFUL COLLIERY ACCIARNI" An appalling occurrence happened at ab° ll , l : mile and a h a lf f rom W olverhampton on Satur da y morning, which resulted in the instant destu„i seven persons. At a littl e b e f ore s i x o ' c l oc k oil t`if morning the collie r s at the Blue Fly pit, at Wednesfiald-heath colliery of Mr. li. B. - Wi l ; house, iron and coalmaster of Wolverhanle,ii assembled around the pit's mouth to descend to work, down a shaft nearly 100 yards in del ) During the previous night the engine had been 0. 0 in drawing water from the pit, and by the 13 4$ above-mentioned on Saturday morning the fli e r engine -tender had left duty, and the engine-te n 00 for the day had taken the engine in charge. passing each other, the engine-tender who 4 0 going o ff duty said to his successor," It's all rig ht 's Presuming upon the supposed truthfulness of it statement, the day engine-tender went confiden t l y into the engine -house, and the colliers received t it customary signal to " jump in" to the skip. I s e men and three boys obeyed the signal. The eng h ' e s was set in motion, and the skip raised a few in e r t) . from the waggon or platform that on such oecasl h o forms the temporary covering to the mouth of U 4 shaft, and the waggon was drawn away to sl' the skip to descend. The engine had been scar d reversed before it was found that the drum 0 9 which the wire rope that held the skip was 0 . 1 0 , had been imperfectly connected with the eng i r e In no way held in check, therefore, it began toto volve with great rapidity, and in an instant men and boys in the skip were dashed to o°4 at the bottom of the shaft. Brilliant fire was emi t ' o f by the iron-work, as it collided, a large portionA the immense drum shot away a distance of 50 and the wire rope broke and fell with crush i l , j force upon the heads of the men in the skip. iv a cause for much surprise and thankfulness that riven machinery did not, as it flew around, l'a'o the lives of the colliers who yet waited at the Prot mouth to descend. With as littl e d e l a y as posse pi a gin-pulley was erected over the pit, and a de! . ., c ro was made down the shaft. M os t o f th e b o dies " ii - o ft found in the lump or well at th e b o tt om o f the °Ol in which there was 7ft. of wa t er . Tb ; first 'Se brought up at about 10 o' c l oc k, an d th e r est A O O soon sent to the surface. By this time the i l h e i c ls had spread far and near , an d an d th e scene 110' was presented by the bereaved relatives ree°g:" f e. ing the bodies was heartrending. As the relate it claimed the corpses they were conveyed to ta c t, former homes, some of them three miles asti r ' boli Three of the men were married, and togethej t het seven children. Two of the deceased were 1., 0 4 and son. The two e ng ine-tenders are in cu 'U s,,,,t°.',4 o o the charge of manslaughter. They are r ,' 151 Johnson, aged 26, and John Feraday, aged 2. 1 * a les Mr. Whitehouse's direction an application 1 10 ,ge been made for a warrant for the arrest of the intending engineer, named Fisher. na er t Mr. C. Buxton, M.P. for Maidstone, has 14 taken to give a lecture at the Literary Institution of town, on Wednesday evening next, on " The Li f t late Lord Macaulay." !tat] m ai * a per tper New India Dit Ditto I ace, tivi Lee we] dos The Mai wer Ban tept fresl azim mor lath ante recei acco 941' Indi Enfi dittc Di , $P,..„ Di Turi Di Di Von Di Dutc Di Peru La mod( heav done beau Arn4 Cop land rain ama bloi Phil (2i - d Ste) utid ide a sit, 'V fiae A ka at ei3 ltu for 1 110