The Sun. — London, England, 1859-04-09 00:00:00

EPSOM SPRING RACES.—GREAT' METROPOLITAN STAKES.—FRIDAY, April 15. Fhortest Route to Epsom from the Waterloo -bridge Sta tion, by SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. Frequent Trains will run during the day. Ordinary Fares will be charged down to Epsom till 11.15 a.m., and up from Zpsom after 7 p.m. Additional Special Trains will run from Waterloo -bridge to Ypsom from 11.30 a.m. till 1.20 p.m. ; returning fro m Eps om from 3.30 p.m. till 7 p.m. Fares, by these additional trains, to Epsom and back, 7s. 6d. ; to or from Epsom, 48. No particular class of carriage can be guaranteed. A Special Direct Train will leave Waterloo-bridge Station at 1.50 p.m. punctually, and will arrive at' Epsom in time for parties to reach the Course for the Great Metropolitan Race. Steam Boats call at Waterloo -bridge and Hungerford bridge, going up or down the river nearly , every five minutes. Tickets may be procured on and after Wednesday, 13th, at Messrs. Tattersalls ; the Universal Office, Regent-circus ; Golden Cross, Charing,f-cross ; 53, King William-street, City ; and Waterloo -bridge station. 1) OPAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. It) 'Under the Management of Mr. Charles Kean. HIS EVE ING, will produced Shakspeare's historical KING HENRY V. be King Henry V., Mr. C. Kean ; Chorus, Mrs. C. Kean. IIHEATRE-ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lessee, Mr. J. B. Bnckstone. THIS EVENING, will be produced a new Comedy, en titled EVERYBODY'S FRIEND. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mathews. After which, USED UP. To conclude with JACK'S RETURN FROM CANTON. Commence at 7. NEW THEATRE - ROYAL, ADELPHL Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Benj. Webster. THIS EVENING, A CABINET QUESTION. Mr. J. L. Toole, Mr. Billington, Miss Arden. MASKS AND FACES ; Triplet, Mr. B. Webster ; Quin, M r . P. Bedford ; Sir Charles, Mr. C Selby ; Ernest, sir. Bil lington ; Peg Woffiington, Miss Woolgar ; Mabel, Miss H. Simms. To be followed by THE MILLINER'S HOLIDAY. Mr. J. L. Toole. C. Selby, Billing - ton, Misses Woolgar, Keeley, and K. Kelly. To conclude with THE BIRTHPL ACE OF PODGERS; Mr. J. L. Toole, Mr. C. Selby, Mr. Billington, Miss Kelly. Acting manager—Mr. Wm. Smith. Doors open at a quarter-past six—Commence at seven. Box Office open from 10 to 5- no charge for booking. No fees to servants permitted. A registry kept of all articles found. QYAL STRAND THEATR E. 5-w . Lessee and Directress, Miss Swanborousr.h This Evening, will be presented MATRIMONIAL PRO -IPECTUSES, To be followed by VANDYKE BROWN. Mr. J. Clark, and Miss M. Ternan. After which, the new Extravaganza, KENILWORTH ; or Ye Qneene. ye:Earle, and ye Maydenne Commence at 7 o'clock. A STLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, Westminster-road. Lessee and Manager Mr. William'Cooke. THIS EVENING the performances will commence with (first time), a new grand Drama, entitled THE THR EE MUSKEIEERS. After which, the matchless and unrivalled SCENES IN THE CIRCLE, introducing the great Star Riders and Miss Emily Cooke, Madame Blanche, Madame Bridges, Madlle. Fleurette, and Madame Francisco, being the greatest amount of female equestrian talent ever seen in one night in any theatre. Grotesques—Messrs. Hemming and Thorne. To conclude with a Screaming Farce, in which Miss M. Jackson will make her 6th appearance at this theatre. The splendid romance of IVANHOE ; cr, The Knights Templars, is In active preparation, and will be revived with extraordinary magnificence. Dress Circle, 4s. ; Boxes, 3s. ; Pit, 2s, ; Gallery, Is. ; Upper Gallery, 6d. Private Boxes, £4 4s, £2 2s, and £1 ls. Commence at Seven : Carriages at 11. • Stage Manager, Mr. R. Phillips CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road.— Proprietor —C. MORTON. The üblic is most respectfully informed that the Film ARTSGALLERY, in connection with the above Hall, IS NOW OPEN DAY AND NIGHT, from 11 o'clock a.m. until 12 o'clock p.m. The New Gallery contains an extensive Collec .ion of - Pictures, by Ancient and Modern Masters .and is also devoted to Art productions generally.. The Proprietor feels he may confidently , assert that, viewed altogether, the exist ing Music Hall, the New Fine Arts Gallery, and the recently added Ante-Hall, will present an attraction which, whether as regards the architectural beauty of the structures them selves, or the varied and hitherto unattempted combinations within, will be found to be wholly without parallel in the Kingdom. The MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT commences as usual at Seven o'clock. In addition to the usual entertainment, the SAITVLET FAMILY, of Amsterdam .Eight in number, whose varied Instrumental performances have created so marked a sensa tion in the principal cities and towns of the Continent, will :3erform every Evening at Nine and Eleven o'clock. THE WEATHER..—SUN OFFICE, APRIL 9. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 63—highest since noon yesterday. 55—lowest this morning and during the night. 60—this day at noon. B anomETER--29 • 60 —falling . WIND, W.N.W. ; very strong, with frequent squalls. It rained in the night, and this morning. Now fine sun shiny weather. There is a dark and lowering cloud in the polit cal atmosphere which augurs badly for the peace and tranquillity of Europe. By a telegram from Vienna, dated yesterday evening, it is said that " the long-expected crisis is at hand ; that a corps of 50,000 men would leave the city for Italy on this and following days ; that another corps of 60,000 is to be assembled at Vienna, and a reserve corps of 70,000 men is to be placed in Bohemia and Moravia, and that the reserves of the army in Italy and of the army corps about to leave the city have been called in." This is truly alarming intelligence. It proves that Austria places no faith in the powers of the approaching Congress. She is openly and ener getically making preparations which, considering the condition of her exchequer, could only be justified in the certainty of speedy war, and that with a really formidable enemy. France, although more silently, is not the less surely proceeding in a similar manner. The armaments of both countries are being placed in the most efficient condition, ready for any emergency at a moment's • notice ; while Sardinia, eager for the fray, is doing all in her power to aggravate the difficulties of the posi tion, and to prevent the possibility of a pacific solution of the all-important problem. The answers of Lord MALMESBURY in the Lords, and of the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Commons, are peculiarly significant. The Secretary declared that, unless some unforeseen objection oc curred, he would, before the prorogation, make a statement which would satisfy their lordships that the Government had done all they possibly could to preserve the peace of Europe. The doubtful terms in which this was declared appear to indicate that their laudable exertions had not been attended with the desired effect, and that some insuperable impediments had arisen to the course which they were desirous of pursuing. Mr. DISRAELI also earnestly deprecated any im mediate discussion which would be inconvenient, and mere than inconvenient, to the public interests. He proposed, however, to fix a day on Monday for making a complete statement respecting the position in which this country is placed with respect to foreign affairs and the negotiations now in progress. This day would either be Tuesday or, at all events, some other day in the course of next week. The danger must therefore be very imminent when full revela tions can be made at so early a period. It seems to be the critical moment, and we fear that the sword will prevail and much blood 139 shed and treasure expended before a final settlement can be obtained. It seems to be now by no means certain that the anticipated Conference will take place. Austria is holding back, and it is positively asserted, and with much apparent foundation, that she refuses to enter the Congress unless Piedmont first dis arms. Piedmont might fairly offer to consent to a mutual disarmament, but to that Austria objects that she cannot do so in consequence of the attitude assumed by France, which she must be prepared to meet at any nioment, and under any circumstances. There is reason in this objection ; but on what possible grounds can she expect that Piedmont would abandon-all its preparations and leave itself wholly at her mercy? This is ridiculous, and the very nature of the objection shows that she is determined on hostilities, and fo she has parties deal with, who are only anxious that she should take the initiative, and furnish a plausible excuse for the proceedings which they are most anxious to adopt, and the insane refusal to enter into the , , i '...75:., • '....."!;,,' w.,„,. s , ..._ t4tre) , ritc*l. , z. - A l Ol, 1 -- erir.- -....., ~,...;. , 0 0 1 ).., --- ~.., .., ~i• ~,r , CF P . 5 .• -- ‘ 11. 41 . 1, 4 E T: o ' ~ 4 110 , , . ' ..I4I4I IENIV F' " ' 1 . 1 ::0 IT ' , NM- , . IT, ''' 'en . THE STJN. SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 1859. Congress must, if true, render war almost inevitable. • The manifesto jusfpublished by Count CAVOUn does not by any means improve the position. It is certainly an answer to a requisition from her MAJESTY'S Ministers, but it shows that Sardinia expects far more than Austria will be inclined to grant, and that she is prepared to stake her very existence in obtaining something like liberty for the Italian States, not merely those which by treaty engagements are placed under the rule of Austria, but many others in which the latter Power officiously interferes -without a shadow of right or justice. Count CAVOUR acknowledges the treaty obligations, and that Austria has the letter of the law on her side so far as the Lombardo-Vene tian kingdom is concerned, but the impolicY and injustice of her conduct are clearly explained, and a course pointed out by which the Italian subjects of FRANCIS-JOSEPH might be satisfied. But the course pursued with respect to other Powers is clearly unjustifiable. The non-inter vention principle has now been fully recognised. Every question between a government and people should be decided by themselves, and it is mon strous to find a force of foreign bayonets ready to support any illegal or despotic act that might ex cite the indignation of the wholo people. There can be no possible justification for the occupation of different States in Central Italy, and if the Cabinet of Vienna wishes to obtain the moral support of Europe they will remove these well - founded causes of com plaint. It is unfortunate that the factious majority should have prevailed during so great an emergency. It is, perhaps, to the majority that we are indebted for these grave complications, which might not have occurred had Lord MALMES BURY been enabled to carry on his negotiations without so great a drawback. Preparations are being made actively in all directions for the coming struggle among the dif-. ferent constituencies. Addresses are multiplying. Old members are seeking re-election in the vast majority of instances—the retirement of any of them voluntarily being distinctly exceptional. New men are " cropping up" in abundance as can didates here and there—and this frequently in quarters the most unexpected. But few represen tatives have the self-command of Mr. WILLIAMS, of Lambeth—withdrawing from a "coign of 'van tage" _already attained by means of their past energy, but spontaneously and magnanimously resigned because of their own consciousness of its diminution by reason of deteriorated health or relaxed vigour. Occasionally there are already indications of change in some instances from an old constituency to a new constituency. There is the somewhat remarkable case, for example, of the transference of the ex-Attorney-General from the little borough of Aylesbury and his return hence forth for the more important borough of Wolver- hampton. The treatment of Sir RICHARD BETHELL by the Liberal party of Aylesbury is certainly one of the most flagrant indications yet brought to light of the passion and pique now tending seriously to disorganise the plans and to dissipate the hopes of the already sufficiently dispirited Opposition. The borough of Aylesbury is fast becoming a pro verb of fickleness and petulance among the liberal constituencies. Mr. LAYARD'S rise and fall now find somewhat of a corollary in the rise and fall of Sir RICHARD BETHELL—OnIy that Sir RICHARD, instead of being defeated at the polling booths, himself indignantly, andwith very natural hauteur under the circumstances, refuses to allow his name to be put in nomination. It appears that the hon. and learned gentleman had but very recently acceded to the proposition proceeding from the local Conservative agent down at Aylesbury, that the present sitting members should be again returned together Sir RICHARD BEallEi,L, the Liberal, Mr. BERNARD, the Conserva tive. It was a reasonable proposition enough, and one that, in every sense, was at once rational and. honourable under the circumstances. Scarcely, however, had Sir RICHARD accorded his agreement to the proposition, when, without a with your leave, or by your leave, without the courtesy of any sort of communication with the distinguished sitting Liberal represen tative of the constituency—up starts suddenly another Liberal candidate for the representation, one of those charming curiosities (quite a lusus naturce of its kind), a new-born Whig, a Mr. WENT WORTH, a son-in-law of the renowned UL'_cß, Marquis of CLANRICARDE. This Mr. WENTWORTH first intimates his advent by the summary publication of an address to the electors of I the borough, an address enunciating liberal views, and plainly announcing the writer's deter mination to go to the poll. Thereupon, startled fiom their " propriety" by the unanticipated appa rition of this address, the Conservative party natu rally enough • conclude that the recent agreement arrived at with Sir RicHAD BETHELL has been repudiated—and, driven to bay thus abruptly, they of course start another candidate for the iselves ! Oat of all this, however, comes another complica tion, in the shape of what we cannot but think a really inevitable consequence under the circum stances. Sir RICHARD BETHELL conceives himself to have been most unfairly dealt with by the Liberal party of Aylesbury —a constituency he has now for the last eight years represented with admirable ability (even his opponents will allow this) in the coun cils of the Imperial Parliament. He is indignant at the unwarrantable course that has been followed. Ile does not consider it to be befitting his own dignity to act in concert with an individual who has thus unwarrantably striven to supplant him with his own constituency. He refuses, as we have said, to allow his name to be put in nomi nation—he withdraws from the constituency. Hap pily to find a more suitable colleague before him in the presence of the Right Honourable CHARLES VILLIERS, and a much • more important constituency ready to welcome him as he deserves, namely, the constituency of Wolverhampton. But how does this incident, let us ask, now affect the prospect of . the Liberal party down at Aylesbury ? Why it affects those prospects so seriously that there is really and truly a very great probability at this moment that Aylesbury—in consequence of Mr. WENTWORTH, the son-in-law of Lord CLANBICARDE----will return two Conservatives to the new Parliament! It is the dog and the shadow all v at the phantom and losing the substance—snapping—ing at all and losing every over a g aingrsP every thing. We have been thus explicit, even to par ticularity, in referring to the conduct, the most unwarrantable and, to say the least of it, the most mistaken conduct of the Liberal party down at Ayles bury, because we regard the course there pursued as one of serious significance. It is illustrative, in a painful manner, of the passion, the precipitation, and the overreaching arrogance of a very large section of the • so-called Lib era l s an d psue d o - re f orm e rs throughout the coun t ry, a passion, a precipitation and an arrogance tending to make that confusion worse confounded for which we are already so THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 9, 1859. LATEST NEWS. largely indebted to the factious leaders of a disor- ganised Opposition. If, looking at Aylesbury, we cannot say ex uno disce ornnes, we are constrained in frankness to regard the conduct of the nominal Reformers and Liberals in that borough as a tolerable average sample of the very appropriate consequences result ing from the late party manoeuvres in the House of Commons. A considerable number of the so-called Liberal constituencies really appear to be most perversely bent upon realising, as far as possible, the somewhat unpatriotic prediction of Lord PALMER,- STON, when he said the other day that the Con stitution would be scrambled for on the hustings : in. the event of Ministers venturing to do, what he declared in the first instance in the most uncon stitutional language that he would not allow them to do—and yet what he 'has since then consented to their doing—viz., to dissolve Parliament. For ourselves we need hardly say that we don't, for one single instant, conceive that it is now any question at all about scrambling for the Constitu tion upon the hustings in any one, either of the great or the small constituencies. We believe in the reasonableness of this extraordinary assertion of Lord PALMERSTON 110 more than we believed, two or three years back, in the reasonableness of another assertion equally extraordinary in its way—the assertion of an august personage, once upon a time, that the representative system of this country was somehow orother, in some mysterious manner—upon its trial. We don't believe in the one story or the other— any more than little PAUL DOMBEY credited the legend of the small boy who asked the mad bull questions. We believed H. R. H. to be talking frivolously and at random upon a former occasion. We believe thenoblelord to have been talking arrant nonsense still more recently. The Parliamentary system in these islands is not so readily jeopardised as German Princes may imagine—neither is the constitution so Much of a house built of cards, as to be capable of being thus blown down by the breeze of a General Election. Yet, thanks, in a great mea• sure, to the unpatriotic course pursued bythe Noble Lord who uttered that preposterous threat about the constitution being scrambled for upon the hustings, thanks to Lord PALMERSTON and to his noble friend on the front bench below•the gang way on the side of the Opposition—many of the Liberal constituencies are being goaded towards a scramble of that kind under the evil influence of what we cannot but call that most factious exacer bation. The result may be the postponement of a really bold and comprehensive Reform Bill over more than one session. For the which result we shall have to thank the petty party personal projects of the leaders of a disunited and perverse Opposition. The disunion and the disorganisation (self-caused) of the Liberal party will afford a golden oppor tunity to the Conservatives. Of this opportunity let us rest perfectly well-assured the Conservatives will gladly avail themselves. What has been done at Aylesbury is being done elsewhere. Petu lance, passion, pique, are doing their work with other constituencies. - There—at Aylesbury—as we have seen, an eminent and tried representative, a man of mark, like Sir RICHATLD BETHELL, is driven ' indignantly to withhold his name from being put in nomination, and retires in dudgeon to a wiser and a better constituency. Sir RICHARD withdraws to Wolverhampton, leaving his old constituents at Aylesbury to make the most they may of two Conservatives. Glancing for a moment in another direction, we note the same evidence of a warped judgment among the Liberal party down at Bath. Passion, pique, petu lance, have there too found their way, and appear to be in process of very rapid develop ment. There it is that one of the sitting members has been hissed and yelled at vociferously by the Liberals—though himself a Liberal, though himself an ultra-Reformer. And why ? Because Sir ARTHUR ELTON, M.P. for the city of Bath—a true and honest Liberal, an earnest, a gifted, and an eminent advocate of the Ballot—had the manli ness to vote like a true-hearted Reformer against Lord JOHN'S specious and factious re solutions. For this honourable conduct Sir ARTHUR ELTON. has been hissed and groaned "at by the free and enlightened (!) electors of the city of Bath. Bath has already disgraced itself upon occasions before now. It did so when it rejected Mr. ROEBUCK, after years of noble ser vices from him as its representative. Is the Liberal constituency .of Bath again going to cover its name with ignominy by a rejection that would be equally flagrant and equally dis graceful ? If it be desirou; of once more covering itself with shame in the presence of the Reformers of the United Kingdom, the constituency of Bath will now reject Sir ARTHUR ELTON as it formerly rejected Mr. ROEBCCK—for being a thorough-going Liberal, and a man of the most honourable inde• pendence. THEATRE ROYAL LYCWUM. The pressure upon our columns from political and other important matters has prevented our hitherto noticing Mr. F. Kingsbury's benefit and the first appearance of Miss Clara St. Casse, which took place last Monday. Miss St. Casse is a pupil of Mr. Kingsbury, and the success which she undoubtedly achieved in the part of Maritana reflects equal credit on herself an 4 on her able and judicious maestro. Considering her extreme youth (for we believe Miss St. Casse is not more than 18), and the nervousness almost necessarily inseparable from a first appearance, we have no reason to hesitate in pro nouncing the fair debutante of Monday last as having quite fulfilled the expectations that were entertained re specting her, and we feel convinced, with time, experience, and a few months more study and practice, she will be among the best of our dramatic vocalists. Her appear-. ante, too, on the stage is much in her favour, for her figure, though petite, is light and graceful, and her face beams with animation. The parts of Charles the Second and Don Cesar de Bazan were very creditably performed by Mr. Augustus and Mr. Hamilton Braham. Miss St. Casse and Mr. F. Kingsbury were called for on the termination of the opera, and received quite an enthu siastic ovation. Three astonishing children, of the name of Delapierre, and aged respectively four, six, and eight years, astonished the audience by their marvellous performances on the violin ; after which a ballet and, farce, at a somewhat late hour, brought the entertainment to a close. COURT CIRCULAR• Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess Augus-' tus of Saxe-Coburg took leave 'of her Majesty the Queen yesterday morning, and proceeded to Claremont, accom pauied• by the: Princes Philippe and Augustus, and the Princesses Clotildo and Amelie of Saxe -Coburg, and at tended by the Baroness de Bersch and M. de Nostitz. The Earl. of . Derby had an audience of the Queen at Buckingham Palace. Sir John Pakington had also an audience of her Majesty. Her Royal Highness the, Duchess of Kent visited the Queen. His s Royal Highness the Prince Consort, attended by Captain Du Plat, honoured Mr. Adams with a visit, at his studio, in Sloane-street, yesterday. to inspect his "statue of the late General Sir Charles Napier, for St, Paul's Cathedral. The Queen. and Prince Consort, accompanied by the Princesses Alice and Helena, visited the South Kensington Museum in the afternoon. In attendance were the Hon. Flora Macdonald, Colonel the Hon. A. N. Hood, and Capt. Du Plat. Her Majesty and the Prince Consort honoured the performance, at the Olympic Theatre with their presence last evening. The Royal suite consisted of Lady Churchill, Hon. Caroline Cavendish, Hon. Flora Macdonald, Lord Bateman, Col. the Hon. A. N. Hood, and Capt. Du Plat. We understand that her Majesty has signified her gracious intention of conferring the honour of a baro netcy upon the undermentioned gentlemen :—Mr. William Miles, M.P., Mr. John Neeld,p.P., Mr. Edward Grogan, M.P., Mr. John Henry'Qrreville Smyth, and Mr. Philip Pauncefort Duncombe. INDIA. The following telegram has been. received this day at the India Office, via Trieste :• To J. Cosmo Melville, Esq., India , Office, London, from R. Simson, Esq., Secretary to the Govern ment of India.—Dated Calcutta, Bth. March, 1859. OUDH. All is quiet in Oudh. The force under Brigadier Horsford recrossed the Nepaul frontier, and encamped on the Raptee. A portion of the troops has subsequently marched for summer quarters. The rebels under the Nana and the Begum have crossed the river Gunduck, within the Nepaul frontier, apparently with the intention of moving eastward. The last returns from Lucknow show that 948 forts have been entirely destroyed, or are under process of demolition,' and that 389 cannon and 1,055,889 arms of all sorts have ben collected. About 6,000 sepoys have surrendered in Oudh under the terms of her Majesty's proclamation. CENTRAL INDIA AND RAJPOOTANA. It is reported that Tantia Topee, under the name of Ram Singh, left the rebel camp near Bikaneer, and with 10 leading men and 300 followers, joined Rajah Maun Sing at Narwar, in Scindia's territory. It is supposed that he intends making for Jaloun, in Bundlecund. The main body of the rebels under Feroze Shah, the Rao, and tho Nawab of Kummora, were, by last accounts, making for the jungles of Banswarra. They have been beaten back from the Jeplee pass, with the loss of one of their leaders, by a guard of the Mairwarra battalion. They are said to number about 3,000, including camp followers. Brigadier Somerset is in close pursuit, and overtures of sur render have been made to him on the part of some of the rebel leaders. Three hundred rebel cavalry, under Paezooi Alice, the principal officer of Feroze Shah, sur. rendered at Simput on the 27th of February. BUNDLECUND AND REWA. A band of rebels under Furzund Allee and Run must Singh, surprised, at Etwah, the camp of three railway engineers, who were employed in surveying the Jubbulpore line. Two of them, Messrs. Evans and Limuel, were killed. The third Mr. Campbell, escaped to Manickpore. General Whitlock has sent out three columns from Nagode against these rebels, and a fourth is in pursuit of them from Banda. There is nothing of importance to communicate from the Punjaub, North-West Provinces, or Bengal. VIENNA, FRIDAY EVENING. The long-expected crisis is at hand. A corps of 50,000 men goes from this city to Italy to-morrow and on following days. Another corps of 60,000 men is to be assembled here. A reserve corps of 70,000 men will be placed in Bohemia and Moravia. The reserves of the army in Italy, and of the army corps about to leave this city; have betn called in. TURIN, FRIDAY. Sir James Hudson has left Turin for London this evening. Mr. Sackville West remains as Chargé d'Affaires. The following telegrams have been received at Mr. Reuter's office : TURIN, FRIDAY. Letters from Milan announce the arrival at that town of two battalions of Croats. Orders had been issued to the railway directors to hold their lines in readiness for the transport of a fresh corps d'artnee of 25,000. The roads were encumbered with materials for war and army stores. Nearly 10,000 volunteers for the Piedmontese service have arrived here (Turin). VIENNA, FRIDAY. A numerous corps d'armee was reviewed here to-day on the Schmelzer practising-ground in the presence of the Emperor. The troops were most enthusiastic. _ _ The formation of a new battalion of Grenadiers to bo attached to the army in Italy, and the aug mentation of already existing battalions by calling in conscripts, &c., has been decided on. The Paris correspondent of the Morning Post says : —" According to a letter I have received from Vienna the Minister of Finance has declared that unless the present war preparations are suspended national bankruptcy will soon folio v. The military party urge the Emperor immediately to commence hostilities, and suddenly march on Turin. The Emperor is said to be convinced that this is the only way to settle the Italsan question.' Perhaps it may settle the existence of the Austrian empire also! At. all. events it seems within probability that finance may fight for Piedmont and gain the battle. Rest as sured Piedmont will not disarm with the enemy in her face. It does not appear, as far as I can learn, that any of the great Powers support the demands of Austria to disarm Piedmont. We therefore make little progress in the preliminary arrange ments for a Congress" ITALY. A Naples letter of the 3d says :—" A second series of prayers have been ordered by Cardinal Riario Sforza to be offered up in all the churches of this city for the prompt recovery of his Majesty, and the relics of the patron saint of Naples have been exposed to the veneration of the faithful ; the miracle of Saint Januarius has not been attempted this year, as several foreign journals have stated. The portfolio of justice has been given pro visionally to M. Scorsi, director of eccle siastical affairs ; M. Picuati, the late minister, whose death has been already announced,' will not be definitely replaced for the present. That gentleman's death, the reception given =to the Neapolitan exiles in London, and all other events likely to cause strong emotion, have been eon; cealed from the King. The Grand Duchess Con stantina has been for the last few days confined to the Palace of Chintamonte by indisposition, but happily it is not of a serious character. The Rus sian steam corvette the Baian has entered the dock at the arsenalto undergo repair, and the Rattvisan, screw liner, is in the port of Castellamare. The greatest activity prevails in the naval arsenal; for the last month three corvettes, Il Generosa, Il Valoroso, and II Intrepido have been occupied in carrying guns and ammunition to the forts on the coast of Sicily, particularly to Syracuse. FRANCE. PARIS, FRIDAY. The Conference did not meet to-day, and the date for the second meeting has not been fixed. rt is thought, however, that the members will assemble again at the commencement of the ensuing week. Prince Corsini has sent a telegraphic despatch to Paris, to declare that it is not true, as stated in a telegraphic despatch from Marseilles, published a few days ago, that he had Written a letter to the Grand Duke of Tuscany, advising H.I.H. to enter into an alliance with Piedmont. The following is from the Gazette de France : We are also opposed to Austrian rule in Italy. We are in favour of an Italian confederation, but we wish to see this great reform accomplished under the influence of the principles of conserva tion and catholicism. The fiord, which differs from us, is right, since it is Russian, to desire ar dently the meeting of a congress and the guarantee of the five powers. This guarantee, in spite of its collective character, admits Russia to the politics of Italy—a result which twenty victorious battles would not have achieved. In fact, were she to triumph - on this 'point, Cossack influence would extend over Europe—that influence of which Na-, poleon I. predicted, in terror, the advent:" BOURSE; April B.—The market has been heavy, owing to a warlike order of the day said to have been addressed to the Austrian troops at Milan, and to a fall of 11 per cent. at Vienna, and of 1 per cent. at Turin. Threes, after having been done at 67f. 75c., declined to 67f. 55c.; Mobilier varied from' 700 f. to 685 f.; Austrian quoted at 530 f.; Lombardo•Venetian, 506 f. 25c. ; Orleans, 1,260 f. ; Lyons, 822 f. 50c. ; Eastern, 520 f. ; and Southern, 500. .The following were the closing quotations :- 4i pet' Cents. .... 95 Crildit Fonder 650 DO.'end month .. 95 25 Belgian 4} 3 per Cents.. 67 55 Piedmontcso (5) Do. end month.... 67 50 Roman B7 Bank Shares. 2BOO Austrian Credit Mobilicr .. 675 Spanish Threes Do. Account ..... 675 Home Debt 4l RAILWAYS. Cash. ' Account: Orleans Northern New ditto 790 .. 785 Lyons and Mediterranean B2O .. 818 75 Neva ditto . . Geneva 515 .. Midi . • • Southern Western 533 75 .. 532 50 Eastern Grand Central — .. -- Sardinian 3OO .. Austrian Exchange on London, at sight, paper, 25f. Mc. ; money 25f.21c. ; three months, paper, M. 971 c.; money, 24f. 921 c. SERVIA. Prince Milosch of Servia has received the follow ing note from Prinee Gortschakoff, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia :-- " Most Serene Prince !—The Emperor, my mas ter, has deigned to confer upon you the Order of the White Eagle, as a mark of kindness to your Highness, and 'also to manifest to the Servian nation the friendship with which he is animated towards its ruler. In sending you the insignia of this, order, I congratulate you at the same time on this mark of attention of my Sovereign, and remain, with feelings of profoundest consideration and com plete devotednes, your Highness's very humble servant, GORTSCHAKOFF. "t. Petersburg, March 2." A decree of Prince Milosch has re-established the censorship in Servia, and nominated as censor M. Broukovic, professor at the college of Belgrade. It has been remarked that Sir E. B. Lytton has not; attended in his place in Parliament for some days. The reason of his absence is understood to be the failure of his health, owing to the assiduity with which he has un remittingly discharged the duties of his office, and which has rendered imperative a temporary, withdrawal from public affairs: Whatever differences may have existed be tween ourselVes and Sir E. B. Lytton, we cannot but re spat the sedulous application he has paid to his public duties, and we are convinced that the sympathy of his countrymen will follow him into his retirement, which it is to be hoped will not be of long duration.—Times. The Lord Chancellor will receive the Judges and Queen's counsel at his lordship's residence in Eaton-square, on Friday next, the first day of Easter Term, at 12 o'clock. It is believed (says the Plymouth Journal) that his Royal Highness Prince Albert will be present at the opening of the -Royal Albert Bridge, on the Cornwall Rail way,' on Monday, the 2d of May, and that, after the opening, trains for the public will run between Plymouth and St. Germans. The White Star, Captain Clark, has arrived in the Mersey, from Melbourne, with 14,500 ounces of gold. The specie. shipped for Brazil by the steamer Tamar, is £14,940, of which £6,240 is gold and £8,700 silver. The Royal Bride, Roxburgh Castle, Austral, Heatherbell, Champion of the Seas, Maidstone, and Con flict are still at sea from Melbourne, with an aggregate of about £639,000 in gold, of which £347,000 may be consi dered due. THE GREAT EASTERN.—About 500 workmen of various departments are now employed on board this noble vessel, and as the necessary funds aro now available, it is confidently anticipated that she will be completed by August next. DEPARTURE OF THE CITY OF MANCHESTER.—A telegram, received from Cork last night says :—" Tho Liverpool, New York, and Philadelphia Steam Company's steamer City of Manchester is now (seven o'clock) proceed ing to sail from Queenstown for New York, with 350 pas sengers and a special mail. Though she has only been advertised 14 days, she carries the largest number of pas sengers who have over sailed from Ireland in a steamer for America. THE MURDER ON THE. HIGH SEAS.—Yesterday information was issued for the apprehension of John Buchanan, late chief engineer on board the Bogota, for the wilful murder of Thomas Landon, on the high seas. If any clue can be obtained of him, the police are to send a tele , graph to the police-office, Liverpool. It is supposed he will try to get out to Panama or some part of South America. A handsome reward is offered for his apprehension. - THE NEAPOLITAN EXILES.—A grand"full-dress ball will take place at St. James's Hall, Regent-street, Piccadilly, on Wednesday next. The arrangements will be under the entire direction of the ladies patronessei and their managing committee. The profits arising from the ball will be handed over to the general committee which has been formed in aid of the Neapolitan exiles. WESTMINSTER NEW BRIDGE APPROACHES.— Yetiterday the Government bill, which is to be passed this session, was printed, to authorise the western approaches to the new Westminster-bridge. Houses in Parliament street, Bridge-street, and New Palace-yard, including Fendall's Hotel, are to be removed for the improvements contemplated. GIVING AWAY RAILWAY TICKETS.—There is a bill in the House of Commons (yesterday printed), which has already passed the Lords, in which, among other things, it is provided to be an offence to give away railway tickets. The parties are to be liable to a penalty of £5 or imprisonment. ST. BARTHOLOMEW'S HOSPITAL.—An endeavour is now being made on the part of the treasurer of this ad mirable institution to convert the large grav'elled airing ground forming ,the quadrangle of the hospital into a garden for the benefit of the patients; the shrubs already planted appear to thrive very well. LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.—At the adjourned Wharncliffe meeting of this company, held yesterday, the Marquis of Chandos in the chair, the pro prietors unanimously sanctioned a bill for authorising the construction of a railway for carrying the West London line over. the Great Western by means of a bridge, in sub stitution of the present level crossing. FIRE IN NEW BOND-STREET.—A fire broke out about a quarter before one o'clock yesterday morning on the premises occupied by Mr. Bubb, bookseller and general stationer, No. 167, New Bond-street. The fire escape and a number of engines were soon in attendance. The inmates escaped uninjured, but though a good supply of water was obtained the fire was not extinguished until the stock-in trade and building were much injured. The cause of the fire is at present unknown. The loss will fall on the Sun Fire-office. AN EX-AFRICAN KING BECOME A PROSELYTE. — Yesterday the Lord Bishop of London held a confirmation• at the district church, Christ Church, St. George's-in-the- East. Amongst the candidates was his Majesty P4 . ple, the ex-King of Bonny River territory, on the African coast. MELANCHOLEY SUICIDE OF A GENTLEMAN.— Yesterday afternoon a jury assembled at the private resi dence of Mr. John Thomas Hind, aged 54 years, of No. 52, Cannon-street, Commercial-road East, who committed suicide under the following circumstances. The evidence went to prove that the deceased possessed considerable landed property in the parish of St. George"-in-the-East. He had auffered from an affection in his head, and had had the.adlace of Dr. Peete, of Cannon-street-road. Yesterday week one of his sons went to his bed-room and found the door fastened inside. The door having been broken open the deceased was fatuad suspended by a rope to a bedpost. Latterly deceased had been in a low state ofpind. Several witnesses having been examined, the jury, without hesita tion, returned a verdict of " Temporary Insanity." VACANCIES, APPOINTMENTS; AND 'PROMOTIONS IN ,THE CIVIL SERVICE.—War - office : There are several ;'vacancies for junior clerks; commencing salary, £lOO per annum. There are vacancies for eight second-class clerks to military storekeepers ; commencing salary, $3O per annum. General-PoSt-office : Mr. Daniell, of the surveyor's depart ment, St Martin' s-le-Grand, has been appointed postmaster of Canterbury. Poor Law Board : A supplementary clerk ship has become vacant by the death of Mr. G. Ayng Gattie. Qustoms : A clerkship for general business in Liverpool has become vacant, in consequence of the death of Mr. David Scott. East Indies : Mr. E. C. Bayley has been appointed secretary to the government of the North-west Provinces ; Mr. F. B. Outram has been. appointed private secretary to, the Lieut.-Governor of the North-west Provinces ; Mr. e: R..Coles has been appointed first assistant to the political agent at Rewah ; Lieut. Acton has been appointed second assistant to the political agent at Rewah ; Mr. H. C. Hal kett has been appointed civil and sessions judge of lloog w lf . 01 . 4; itScrvire Gazette. . The Ministerial crisis in Bavaria is, not' yet at an. end, but no fears need be entertained th a t' t h e King mill have recourse to any unconstitutional measures. It was rumoured here yesterday that ther e h a d been se s ri . ous dis turbances at Munich on Saturday, but the report is devoid of foundation.—Galignani. There is not one word of truth in the Turin re port that there has been a mutiny in the Italian regiment e Airoldi," which is station e d at Agl'am ' in C r o a ti a . The story of a superior officer h av i ng be en arrested and taken to Verona for having carried on a traitorous correspondence with - the Sardinians is also false, THE MEMBERS FOR SHEFFIELD BE FORE THEIR CONSTITUESTS. At a numerous meeting of the supporters of Mr. J. A. Roebuck and Mr. G. nadfield, held at the Council-hall, Sheffield, on Thursday evening, the following resolution was unanimously adopted : " That, expressing our sincere gratitude to Messrs. Roe buck and Hadfield for their past services as our representa tives in the. House of Commons, we respectfully request they will again become candid a t es to represent this borough in Pa,rliament, and we pledge ourselves to use our best en *fieavo`nrs and influence to insure their return to Parliament at the ensuing election for this borough." One or two working men complathed of Mr. Roe- buck's speech in the debate on the Gonernment Reform Bill, more particularly because he had offered to support a measure which did not in clude the ballot. Mr. Roebuck and Mr. Hadfield, who had arrived in Sheffield during the day at the request of the principal member;: of their election committee, entered the room shortly after the above resolution had. been passed. They were received with loud applause; and, the resolution having been read over to them, Mr. ROEBUCK, amid cheers, said,—Mr. Chairman and gentlemen, it becomes my duty to return you my thanks for the thanks you have so handsomely given to me and my colleague. I should not think it requisite on the present occasion to say a word about myself after the long series of years I have been before the public as a public man, were not the circumstances under which I now appear before you very peculiar. We are here in this condition because we have been the friends of popular repre rntation. If my hon. friend and myself and a majority of the House of Commons had thought fit to desert the popular cause—had we thought fit to accept a sham Reform Bill, we should not now have been troubled with the turbulence, as it is called, of a popular election. I, sir, did my utmost to irevent a diSsolution of Parliament. (Hear, hear.) I thought I was doing my duty to my countrymen in so doing, never for one moment giving the world or the Ministry to believe that I swerved in the least from the opinions which I have so often ex pressed—(cheers)—but showing them that I was ready upon the occasion to accept an instalment, if an instalment of reform were to be given, at the hands of the present Ministry. (Cheers.) When they brought forward their bill I was myself one of the first to denounce that bill. I said it was a sham, it was - retrograde, it was no advance in fact; and, if we accepted it, we should be cheated and mysti fied ; under the pretence of passing a reform we should be doing our utmost to repeal the Reform Act of 1832. In the debate on the second reading I told the Administration that I looked upon a dis solution of Parliament with much terror, consider int the present state of Europe—(hear, hear) — knowing how little nations abroad knew of Eng land ; knowing they would think, if Parliament were dissolved, thatOparties were dislocated, Go vernment at a standstill, and that the people of England were annihilated from the face of Europe —knowing all that, I told them, it was my object, if possible, to prevent a dissolution, and that I would vote for the second reading of the bill if they would consent to certain things. They said, if we passed the resolution of Lord John Russell they should consider it a defeat of the Administration, accept it as such, and take steps accordingly. We knew what that meant—either that they would dissolve Parliament or retire. I wanted to prevent either alternative, and I said to them, " Supposing we in committee carry a £6 annual rental for the borough franchise, with a £lO annual rental for the county franchise, will you tell the House of Commons that you will not retire thereupon?" Besides that, I said I should vote, and I had no doubt the majority of the House of Commons would vote, against the transference of the freeholders in the boroughs from the county to the borough. (Hear, hear.) There were other things which ought to be in the Reform Bill, as I believe ; but I had determined to take an instalment from persons who could carry . that instalment, which they could They being in a majority in the House of Lords anything carried through the House of Commons, if they accepted it, they could get through the House of ' Lords, and therefore I was quite willing to receive their bill so amended as an instalment. (Hear, hear.) There was one thing which I did not mention, and for this reason, because I knew I could not carry it through the House of Commons—that was the ballot. (Hear, hear.) If I had mentioned the ballot I should only have brought it forward to my own confusion, be. cause the majority of the House of Commons was against the ballot, and there would be no chance of forcing it upon the Administration. If the Ministry had said they would receive those two propositions I made to them, I would have voted for the second reading of the bill, and I believe I should have done good service to the country. (Hear.) Depend upon it we are not at the end of these proceedings. Before a month has passed over our heads there may be war in Euiope. I live among public mat ters, and there is no man who pays attention to public matters but must know at this moment peace or war trembles in the balance. I believe the fact. that England being in the commotion of electing another House of Commons is very detrimental to the cause of peace, and I am a peaceable man— (hear) —loving peace when it is connected with the honour and advantage of my country. H When peace is for the dishonour or for the of my country I am for war ; but so long as peace injury ear.) can be maintained with honour and benefit to Eng land, so long am I a peaceable man. I believe that England now stands among the nations of the world as the great arbitress of peace. In our hand, at this present moment, rests the issue whether the world shall be alarmed by the noise of arms or whether the happiness and welfare of mankind be provided for. It was upon this ground and this ground alone, I made that proposition to the Administra tion, which I think they did very unwisely not to accept. Therefore, gentlemen, I voted with my hon. colleague against the second reading of the bill. I sincerely believe if the Chancellor of the Exchequer had given me an answer which I could have accepted ; if he' had clearly and plainly told me that he would accept the alterations I named, if made in committee, then I belive we could have carried the second reading of the bill, and had no dissolution. Therefore, I say, the dis• solution and all its consequences are upon the heads of the present Administration. I am utterly careless, gentlemen, as to Whig or Tory. I am no particular friend of Lord Palmerston. (" Hear, hear," and laughter.) I am no particular friend. of Lord John " Russell. I am certainly no parti cular friend of Lord Derby. (Hear.) But I want my country to be well governed, and whoever governs it well shall receive . my support. (Cheers.) I did not at all concur in the-wisdom of Lord. John amendment. Russell's voted amendment, a ai ha d i ns l t didt not he secondl- vote e re f a or di h n i g s of the bill ; and when which belongs to it, Tim e s, c e h e a o n oses t 0 withsneer . thatandi auda citylaughat that distinction, the fancy that the world kn y ows little, knowef Parliamentary or they ar p, i ,a, a it m .,th e ao n tf t a tth r h y ee forms. The way the question is put i words proposed to be left out put question." What are those words . That the bill be now read a second time." I voted in the negative of that proposition. I did not vet Lord Joh n R usse ll' s proposition, though L e o M oi r John's prop os iti on was afterwards accented without h r a division. Th e Ch ance ll or of the Exchequer euerf his had said to me th a t it was one of the principles bill, and that h e a dh ere d to what he called the borough system. I b e li eve h e meant by i that the £lO franchise—th a t th e b orough system n his sig nificance was the actual borough system as now existing, beca use th e Mi n i stry were about to alter it by transferring all the freeholds of the county that are in the borough to the borough, and the only part of it they would have kft untouched }vas the £lO franchise. When 7 1- asked him if he would allo w us t o a l ter the bill, his I a T n .sh, s oe l t v re e ed r .. was fe re thattaki taking thatadhered tn b to e the the b borough franchise, against that sham bill which they had broupghtyuien. Now, for the f u t ure w h a t are you to expect all know what m y h on. co ll eague and myself have in h shallisnam° my own, t d h o a n t e . w I h a t h t i w n k e h l a m ve ay say in we Continue to do. I have invariably been the friend of the exten sion friend o f the h e the ballot.suffrage. E been in var i a bl y t h e I have ha.° been invariably the friend of every liberal measure brought forward in my time, and in that I see no reason to alter. But, gentlemen, do not ghrideaetfrom now undergoi ng a the reallous of the yourselves that we are change.commo Commons, I , a a a i v i d e i b n e t e h n a n t early 27 years intime I have seen . that house by the great c h ange ma d e anges. I wall:sr When I came there I found though the people outside had the pow er t o return 'their represen t a tives, yet that the person s t h ey returned were so unacquainted with the business of government, tilt the govern mentof this country was in the hands of two aristo cratic parties. (Hear, hear.) From that time to this there has been going on a gradual change, till at 1a.4 the present Mouse of Commons has been more than any of its predecessors intolerant of anything , like aristocratic dictation. - What people complain of in reference to there being no unity of parties is this: there is in that House of Commons a determi nation not to be led by aristocratic rulers. (Hear.) The day of Lord Tom Noddy has passed away. (Cheers and laughter.) We are determined—l, for one, am determined to do all I possibly can, not only to extend the franchise to the great body of my f e llow-countrymen, but to persuade the middle classes to prepare themselves for the government of the country. Now, this can only be done in one way, and that is by educating themselves. Depend upon it, the government of a country is more diM. cult than the government of a mill. There is not a man among you who, having a to conduct, would choose a man not educated to the business. Suppose it to be a cotton mill, would you not take a man who understood cotton, who under stood spinning, who understood markets and trade ? Well, then, do you think that the govern ment of mankind is not a more difficult opera tion than the government of spinning jennies ? Do you think that a man can suddenly start up, like Minerva from the head of Jupiter. a full-grown, full-panoplied legislator ? Believe me, you cannot expect any such thing. It is the result of study, and my urgent advice to the middle classes of this country is to prepar3 their children by study , for the government of this country. I have lived in the House of Commons, if not the greater part of my life, yet for many years, and. I have seen strip lings of the aristocratic classes step into the busi ness of government. I recollect speaking to Lord Stanley on the subject. In talking about a very celebrated man, I said to him, " Know you, my lord, his case and yours is very different. Such a man's goal is your starting point; where other men end you begin. You step right into the business of government ' • he has to conquer his way up to that. By the time he has conquered his way to where you start from, old age comes upon him and he is un fitted for his office." (Hear, hear, and cheers.) But if we can accomplish what I hope we shall in con quering greater power for the people, then it will be your business to pick out from the middle classes persons who can govern this country. Do you tell me that the people of this country, who, as I said the other night in the House of Commons, fill the earth with their products, cover every_ sea with their ships, make the world to ringwith their great achievements in art and science, who have made the English language and its works the wonder of the world—shall these men be said to be unequal to the government of themselves ? Believe me, there is no such cause as some would represent for our feeling disheartened as to the administration of the Government of this great country. Prepare your selves thoroughly to enjoy, properly to enjoy, the great powers that you are delegating us to obtain for you; prepare yourselves for that, and then you will be, what I really hope to see you, a self ' governed, and thereby a happy and well-governed people. (Cheers.) Ido not think it right at this period to take up more of your time by an exposi tion of my opinione. have stated to you shortly my view of what has occurred within the last few ' days, and I now leave my hon. colleague to state his view. (Loud cheers.) Mr. HADFIELD was received with loud cheers. shake hands with is an unexp ec t e d pl easure , an d ih hadile said h not that seen at when fora n long oe met time, e nth an old friend he t yi_ . for r e tcould eventsnot say wh i t e h h a t wereh e we coming wholly nothick unpre paredopoathem, for he h a d an id ea t h at w h en L or d Derby became Minister he extracted from her Majesty a promise that if he went into office with only one third of the House of Commons in his favour, it should be at his discretion to appeal to the people, and dissolve the Parliament. He took office in February last year, with the knowledge that he had a minority in the house. Therefore, he (Mr. Hadfield) had always apprehended that .they had the power ; but he did not think that they would. have tried to put that power into exercise. It seemed to him that the defunct party which Lord Derby represented was playing its last card. The dissolution was a desperate throw they were mak ing, and he dare risk his opinion, and be reminded of it hereafter, that they would not mend their position by h av i ng a di sso l ut i on on the quest i on o f Reform. The bill introduced by Government was, as his hon. colleague had designated it, a sham. It took more away than it gave. It consolidated the aristocratic element, and reduced the influence and power of the working, skilful, and industrious part of the community. It was stated by Lord John Russell, an d he Mr. Hadfield) believed it to be a fact, that the borough of Sheffield would lose 1,900 votes in the West Riding. There were that num ber of freeholders in Sheffield who had prided themselves on haying something to say at the great contest of the West Riding of the county of York. Freeholders at a distance were to be able to send their votes, and those on the spot, who ought to exercise the right, would find it greatly impaired, and in some boroughs the electors would hare been overwhelmed by the foreign influence of persons who would be able to carry any member they thought fit. He did vote for Lord J. Russell's reso lution itself, and the facts he had mentioned con cerning the disfranchisement of freeholders were one reason for his doing so. But the paramount reason was that the borough franchise was not to be extended at all, so that three-fourths or four-fifths of the householders would present— nt_beusotialblle t t h o e v s o r p H os e iti k o n n e a N s ir they o that by voting for that resolution, from the par ticular form in which the question was put-- namely, " that th e words proposed to be omitted stand part of th e question"--he was voting for Lord J. Russell's resolution, but he also knew that at the same time that he was voting against the . bill. Iti was to him a startling fact that at that moment four-fifths of the householders of the country were un represented. Th a t num b er paid taxes to a most enormous extent. Sir J. Graham had calculated, • that th e unrepresented part of the community paia taxes to a greater amount than the whole interest of the national debt , . They were one-fifth, probably one-sixth, of the adult population of the country' who sent members to Parliament to legislate for the . rest of the community, with full power over the taxes paid by the other five-sixths. The thing wag I so preposterous and unjust that he had not the slightest hesitation in giving his support t o Lord J. Russell' s reso l ut i on. In conclusion the hon. • member expressed his hope that the business of the election would be so conducted as to show any [ persons desirous to oppose that it would be fruitless . to do so. (Cheers.) MR. THOMAS DUNCOMBE. - We are gratified to hear that in testimony Of the high esteem which the electors of Finsbury entertain for their veteran representative, Mr' Thomas Du ncom b e, they will, in consideration 01, his infirm state of health, re-elect the hon. gentlir man without expecting him to address them in public meetings, as is usual in such cases. Morning Advertiser. RETIREMENT OF MR. TV. WILLIAMS, M.P. TOR LAMBETH. The country generally will, we are sure, skate in the regret with which we announce the retire' ment of Mr. W. Williams, not only from the representation of Lambeth, but from public life. And that regret will be increased 'when We add, that the resolution to which the hon• gentleman has come, is the result of failing health. Let us hope that the health of Mr. Williams may be speedily restored, and that 1 1 ° may yet live long to look back on as consistent public career as has been witnessed in modern times. He has for nearly thirty years been the zealous and uniform friend of Liberal principles, and the untiring promoter of the cause of popular progress. Through good report and evil repo* the hon. gentleman has faithf u ll y adhered to his principles. Neither the seductions of power, n?, r . the sarcasms c f th ose who had no sympathies with the people, ever for a moment succeeded in inducing Mr. Williams to falter in his fidelity to the cause of Liberalism, or to divert him from its advocacy' Had the state of the hon. gentleman's health per' mitted him t o solicit a renewal of the suffrages 64 the electors of Lambeth, not only would he have had our hearty support, but we would have guY ranteed to him a triumphant return, no matter by whom he might have been opposed. But as pro' vidence has ordered it otherwise, we can only say' that not only will our friendship and sympathies , but the friendship and sympathies of his country' men—wherever uniform consistency of conduct and incorruptible integrity of chara c t er can be ape: ciated—follow him into the sanctuary of privat' life.llforning Advertiser. IRELAND. DUBLIN, .FRIDAY MORNING. The actual movements reported this morning al l but scant, but there is, of course, the usual full crop of rumours fro m a ll quarters of the kingdom. Me city 15f Cork i s t o b e contested by a Mr. Barcrolt Carroll, who professes himself a Liberal Contserctt" tive, but a friend of the Derby Government. Xl . ' Vincent Scully means again ,to try his fortune 1° the county of Cork, in the hope of displacing eithet Mr. Alexander M'Carthy or Mr. Sergeant Deasf; It is believed that no opposition will be given to the re-election of the members for Kinsale and 31,.° low (Mr. Heard and Sir Denham Norreys), , but Ne t ; Butt will be opposed . in Youghal by Colonel Roch e (Liberal), and in Bandon Colonel Bernard is to ha's', an opponent in Mr. Shaw, reported to be a mod, rate Liberal. The O'Donoghue has issued a pre lengthy address to the electors of Tipperary. sir fr , A letter from D rog h eda announces that As James M'Cann has sent in his resignation. 'William Somervill e w ill b e i nv i ted to contest th e borough against a Conservative, name unknovro Mr. O'Hagan, Q.C., is spoken of. FIRE CAUSED BY THE HEAT OF THE SUN.--"" Thursday, about eight dozen boxes of lucifer matches and wax tapers, in the window of Mr. Godfrey, an oil s"e colourman, N0...1, Heath-street, Commercial-road, been ° ignited by the heat of the sun, the flames from which 1314 0 the window glass and considerably damaged the stock at .. ' thermometer at the time, outside the chi e f s t a ti o n in v , " ling-street , City, was as high as 76.