The Sun. — London, England, 1858-03-09 00:00:00

mr.4 "rr gem Dom • • • . ~,,ib COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. In the fore;gn and colonial produce ma►kets, during the list t ier.• 6, en less acti vity. Prices, however, of most of the leading staples have been well supported. Sugar of the better kind, has been in moderate request, at fully former quotations ; good qualities of plantation Ceylon coffee have also slightly improved ; but otherdescriptions are rather cheaper. For rice there has been an improved demand, and fine white Bengal qualities realise a slight advance on pre vious quotations, holders being very firm. In rum a very limited business has been transacted, but quotations remain steady. The tallow market has exhibited increased "firmness, although only a mo derate business has been transacted; P.Y.C. spot 545. 6d., April to June 535. 6d., and last three months 51s. 9d to 525. per cwt. The public sales of colonial wool have proceeded very steadily, with little alteration to report in the values realised for the various qualities offered. The demand for money in Lombard-street is still very quiet ; and although the applications, upon comparison, appear rather more numerous, their influence on the terms of discount is unimportant. First class bills are again negociated at 2} per cent. During the week ending yesterday, the amount of bills drawn by the Hon. East India Company upon the presidency of Bengal was 1,205. Silver continues in good request, and the price of bars is ss. lid. per oz. standard. Accounts from Liverpool report that the Cotton Market yesterday manifested a very firm a,pear anee, and values of all descriptions were fully maintained. The sales amounted to 5,000 bales, 1,500 of which were taken by the exporters. The Railway Share Market closed quietly and prices Were without alteration. There was an adjourned meeting to-day of the Northern C. unties Railway Company, at which a division of the balance in hand, to the extent of Is. 4d. per share, was made to the shareholders. The annual meeting of the Briti-h Colonial Bank and Loan Company also took place to-day, when the report was presented stating that the property In Sydney had not yet been disposed of, so as finally to wind-up the undertaking. The value of the assets in London and Australia was estimated at 26,105/. Bs. 6d. It was not recommended to divide anything more at the present meeting, and the report was therefore agreed to. There is a buoyant market for EngliMh Securities, a rise of 1 per cent having taken place. The specu lators have made some purchases which hive pletely changed the aspect of the m irket, and there is an absence of that gloomy fei-ling which has been apparent during the last four days. Consols have risen to 96i. to 97 for money, and 97 to 971 for ac count. The i4overnment broker ha- , bought. 20,0001. of stock for the saving banks. Bank Stock is 2252 to 227, and India ditto 221. Exchequer Bills are 40a. to 425. prem. ; and India ditt.! 30s. prem. Foreign securities are quiet, but prices have generally- advanced Turkish 6 per Cents, are 102 ; ditto 4 per Cents., 1031 ; Mexican 3 per Cents., 16 1 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 45i- ; Russian 5 Per Cents., 1092 ; Sardinian 5 per Cents., 91i ; and Dutch 4 per Cents., 101. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign hitocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 52 6,i ; Mexi can, 20 20i ; Peruvian 4 per Cents, 80 82 ; Ditto 3 per Cents., 56 57 ; Portuguese 3 par Cents., 45 46 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 108 110 ; Ditto 4i per Cents., 99 101 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 44 44k ; Ditto New Deferred, 26 26i. There has been a very moderate business reported to -day in the Railway Share Market, and in some instances an improvement of about to 1 per cent. bas taken place. Some lines, however, show a decline. Great Western, Lancashire, and York shire, South-Eastern, declined 10s. ; Caledonian, 15s. ; and Midland, I/. South-Western, North itastern, Berwick, and South Wales declined 103. ; -North British, 15s. ; and Chester and Holyhead and North-Eastern York, 1/. The Foreign and Colonial lines show some slight fluctuations. North Of France advanced Ss. ; Great Luxembourg, ss. ; and East Indian, 11. Grand Trunk of Canada declined 10s. ; and Great Western of Canada, ss. In Mines, Banks, and Miscellaneous Shares scarcely any business has been reported. Bank of Sgypt have improved 103. ; North of Eu ro p e Ss. ; and Royal Mail Steam, ss. 13RITISH FUNDS.—CLOSING P RIO KS—THIS DAY. (Pram the Official List;) P'* -11 k Stock Busineos (I(" 226 i 7 6 5i Newj Isar , 'n. , ,,, ! ,, 1).. ~ i ..6 1" 2i - p er Cent. Annuities Boi 14clia Stock 0 Bon,ls ..U, , ,i . ... . .. 30 p , 11, 01. r.,:... 4, co,- -, i lzeheqa, Ui, 24d. i oL., ... ... - ..ii i . S -, t" t rchequer 'onii... 5' ~ 4 oor Cent — o %tto, 1559 1 ,, PRICES OF VOREIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY. ''''.„ .47 si-iu ~ oer Cant. b Mtte, 1843 lO2 'uono s , yrcs Bonds, 6 per Cent. or D e itto Deferred, 3 per Cent. . .. lB 17. i„. nada New Active, 24 per Cent. "'" !can , per cent — . i , b tto Ac count 'o"uvian Bonds, 41 per Cent — p Ditto 3 p er Ce n t , 561 i °,., r tliguese Bonds, .i pe r Cent., Con, 184 i vitt° 183, 3 per Cent... ... --A bitto A ccount Ittlailan Bonds, 1.2-..:, " St., n per Cent lO9 11 bitto, 44 p er C ent girdin t a n ion4s, ) per Cent. . 91 Ditto Account ... . . ... '.... - e0n912 .4.1 Box la, . per ' en: .... Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. 4 , Ditto Account 2(4 bark ~t , "d b. 6 per cent... Ditto Account .... Ditto Guaranteed, 4 par Cent. D itto Account lo 3k 44 Dividends on the above payable in London. Belgiany, 44 per Cent., ex. 25 francs ..... patch Ezu, aog,,, 2,+, per Cen;., 12 Guilders 66 0 0/ D o. 4 per Cent. Certificates . DM 1607, C onsole,money 1 futER (YObtilig. 961 7 C onsols for Account, (A pr il 8) Tali IRISH LAW ArromrstErrrs.—The appointment " Solicitor-General appears to be still at the disposal of q overntnent. There is, however, a rumour, originating .._ l4 the north e rn p a pers, th a t th e pos t h as b een offered to gr. Stearne Miller, Q.C., M.P. for the borough of 4 rtnagh. According to letters from that quarter the le arned gentleman, is the event of his ncceptance of f °l'e e, would be by no means cer t a i n o f hi s re - e l ect i on or ,the arc hi ep i scopal city. -1-48 WEATHER AND THE PARES.—lmmense numbers Persons, of both sexes and every grade in society, from t h e nobleman to the humble mechanic's labourer, lined 1 0 8 Promenades of the different Royal parks yesterday N ,, h r t lle purpose of witnessing the many thousand persons tak °Were enjoying themselves upon the ice by sliding or 4ti nZ- The therrnonierer at the Royal Humane Society's 4te:iving-house, Hyd e - par k, d ur i ng S a t ur d a y n i g ht, was It 48 , being 4 deg. bel,3 freezing point. At 9 ye4erday D i c ' t nin the mercuryindexed 32; at noon, in the sun, the rose to 37; but at six lest eve ning the quiCksilver fell 43 and wasstilldescending, indic — atingacontinuance of eat. The barometer on Saturday was 28.91, and yes /terday it stood at 29.09 The wind changed during , e sterday to N.N.W., an d was exceedingly piercing. he ice on the Serpentine was on l y two inches in thick daA,Le ice and was described by the superintendent as being Nerous ; nevertheless, upwa r d s of 2,000 persons tieetured their lives upon the frozen surface, and a il u d ri e t g the day about 50 individual s b ro k e through Th: u eearne immersed, but they were, happily, rescued. .1e,.1 4 4eng Water in Kensington Gardens was also de th-lued as being dangerous ; but 1,200 persons disported of "le elves upon the ice. Several immersions took pla ce t o 4 trivial character; hut one gentleman who refused V ive his name, tell through the ice near the bridge. 4 14. was taken to the receiving-how .e, and atter having :P ittlulant eras able to cr3 home. The R Round (1 :13 11 : n Kensington &rdens, although in a very 13114'4\1U8 condition, was patronised by about 500 x6B i~ andekaters, and fortunately no accids nts d occur r r , e 4u d ; .. 4 tat o e in the Regent's Park was in such a. a I that M r ti ll , and so many persons ventured upon .. • tgr"f:rintendont Williams, apprehensive that the h the Peo pl e : Would break up, sent Deputy biartin to or d ive th l „eeo rd . t 'ff, and no accident in consuence occurre wor . i . l ng• The ice which had formed on the canal in ta tr_ames's-park extended only from the bridge !N EI •,"e fountain facing Buckingham Palace, and ttr ou ', ll l, a . very rotten state. Several persons broke 0 01 1 0 4 the rotten surface. Amongst the number were 11 1/° eth wa ur PhY, of 7, Hatton-- all ; John Carnell, of the pe tt, g Ad •; William Midcote, of Dek e preyLsineoln's-inn &Ids, and one of the Foot Guards. er e ali got out, and taken to the marquee in the ' n o ere they had warm baths, and were happily red, nnvri A smE" R t cEs. Other arrivals—Pontifical, Gentle Kitty colt, Church Langton, Figdale, Jean du Queen; Potter, Colonel, Abd-el-Kader, o.nar Pasha, Snap (2 yrs), Dutchman's Daughter (2 yre), Mica Finch (2 yrs), Morgan Rattler, Glautius, Phantasm, Macbeth, Paul Jones, Admiralty, Massacre, and Old Dog Tray. SPORTING NOTES. LIVERPOOL AND DONCASTER. In running the Steeplecbage off on Saturday, Mr. Tophata was compelled to adopt a very unpleaFant alternative. The ground was in ;tarts as hard as brick bats, and in some places as rotten as a quicksand. Tlac, race, therefore, cannot be said to afford a test of the merits of the horses that went to the post; but although the race was not to the swift, it was to the sure-footed. Two prominent favourites were at last introduced into the betting with a force which COLU pletely astounded people. Treachery and Lough Bawn were made the leading favourite; but the former cut her heel, and the latter was beaten so far from home that they who had entertained doubts of his staying quaiitles were swished, and others who had regarded with dis-atisfaction the movements which were made relative to the horse in the Turf Market were pleased. I have nothing to add by way of commentary to the account, of the "event" which was published in The Sun yesterday, but I must record the generally expressed o pi n ion that Mr. Topham laboured diligently to pro mote spot, and that his efforts were not attended by that success which he des, reed. At my present writing, well-founded doubts are entertained as to whether the Doncaster Meeting will rake !lace or not. In yesterday's Sun I gave my opinion respecting the probable result of the principal events, and the uncertainty which now esiNti as to the prac ticability of celebrating the meeting, which renders it unnece.4ary that I should extend my remarks to the 'second day's spert. "Snow is on the ground," and another postponement has been found necessary. The races will not take place till Friday and Saturday. York, Tuesday. A FRESH MAN. TAT PE LISA L L'S—MONDIY. The attendnoue wa out owner us. At.er the settling come attention was directed to races to come. For the Doncaster Handicap, G.inarrioner, Gammon, and Supple Jack were mentioned the first-named having the "call" at the close of hu , ioess. About 2001. were invested on Adamas for the Chester Cup at 15 to 1, and 20 to 1 was the highest (.ffer against either The Peer or Botany ; Melissa was freely supported at 25 to 1. 9 to 2 was offered on he field for the Two Thousand, end the running of Mr. Mercy's horses last week diminished the opp - isiti:n which had been displayed against 14-;rd of Lorn, Bto 1 en!y being offered against For the Derby, 15 to 1 Wa4 taken and offered abou Texopholite, and 100 to 6 was wanted about the Haoji, CLOSING PRICES. DONNASTER HANDICAP. sto 1 ag4t G irumoner Oaken) 6 to 1 ag , ,t G4llllllOll (taken) 9 to 1 agst Supple Jeok (taken) NORTHAMPTONSHIRR STAKES. 25 to 1 apt Garniih (taken) CITY AND SUBURBAN. 10 to 1 aget Schiedam (taken) CHESTER CUP. 15 to 1 aget Adannas (taken) 20 to 1 age( The Peer (take 25 to 1) 20 to 1 aget Bc,tany (taken) 25 to 1 agPt Melissa (taken) 30 to 1 agst Vaulty (taken) 30 to 1 aget Palinister (taken) 40 to 1 agst Du'samara (taken) 50 to 1 agst Tuffey (taken) TWO THOUSAND. 0 to 2 ag4 Clyde.4.dale (taken and offered) sto 1 apt Thu Peer (taken) Sto 1 ng , t Lord of Lorn (take 10 to 1) 1000 to 70 agst Coxwoid (taken) 1200 to 20 agst The Peer winning this event, and Tcxopholite the Derby (taken) DERBY. 15 to 1 agst Toxopisolite (taken) 15 to 1 agAt The Hadji (take 100 to 6) 20 to 1 agst ti. dbury (taken) 25 to 1 aget K Ipte (taken) AQUATICS. PAIR-OARED RICE. A. spirited boat-race was rowed yesterday between William K.,ox (waterman) of Blackfriare, and Alfred Hamm (landsman), and Richard Tisdale (waterman), of Strand-lare, and Robert Aylmer (landsman), four man of considerable pretension as oarsmen. The performances of Tisda a at the Temple Regatta, and the prowess exhibited by Knox at the Christchurch an r sal Re,,a - ta, and in various priyrite engagements, bad given promise of a god race between them. The race was f. r UK a-aide, and the 'distance from Battersea-nridg, to Lambeth-pier. Knox and Hamm had the choice of -tation, but their opponents were the favourites a. 7to 6. Mr. A. Mackie (the stakeholder) having b'ien chosen referee, the men got to their stations. They got off very evenly together at a clipping pace (in two of Mr E. tVyld's new wherries), and in that position con mulled rowing to the Cadogan-pier, where Tisdale and Aylmer by extra irdivary rowing, drew their stern setting thawt level wiih the nose of their op ponent's boat, and at the Old Swan were a clear length an a a-half ahead, where they continued only for a few pulls, K,iox al.d Hamm b-coming nearly level. But here they were too mar each oMer .far a clear right away race, which caused a foul wn opposite Battersea Park-pier ; they both, however, reconciled to the matter as merely accident, accidental, and again went away oar and oar ; and so continued, rowing a severe race to Pimlico-pier, where Tisdale and Aylmer again drew a head a boat's length, and maintained their lead to Nine Eims-pier. Knox and Hamm then gradually stole upon their opponents, and on nearing Vauxhal'-bridge were close upon them, but they were unequal to the task of keeping pace with the apparently untiring power of Tisdale and Aylmer, who in making the shoot to Vauxhall-bridge, gradually went away from their opponents, and beat ihem by about two or three lengths at the finish. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) In consequence of the severe frost, and the ground being covered with snow, the races are postponed till next Friday and Saturday. The following horses have arrived here : Trial Stak€A, 7 fart Inge 214 yards—Odd Trick, Woodwite, and Coto rol. Hopeful Stakes, about 5 furlongs--Emotion, Sister to Strawberry, Ortolan, Glenbuck, f by Teddington, d by Gladiator, Fusee, br to Flyaway, Antidote, Lady Roden, Black Eagle, Daniel, Chanticleer filly, Clarissa, and filly by Idle Boy, out of Vanilla. Doncaster Handicap, 1 mile 6 farlongp, &c.—Silica, Underhand, Lancet, Supple Jack, Wrestler, Honeytrea, Gammon, Captivator, and Ganurioner. Expected— Bird in Hand and Culcavy. MEXICAN BONDHOLDERS. The annexed memorandum, from the Committee of Mexican b ,, ndholders, furnishes some additional details respecting the anarchy which reigns in the Republic. Upon only one point do the rival parties seem to agree, viz., in robbing the foreign creditor. What may be meant by the " project" referred to in the last paragraph of the memorandum remains to be seen : " The Committee of Mexican Bondholders have received advices . from Mr. Whitehead, dated Mexico, the Ist ult. There was one government in the capital under the presidency of General La toaga, and a rival one at Guanajuato under the presidency of Gen. Juarez. The former is said to have been acknowledged by some of the foreign ministers, and to have annulled the law regarding church property of the 25th June, 1856, and all that has been done under it.' The Ports do not appear to have as yet given in their adhesion to ei, her of these parties. The governor of Vera, Cruz had ordered the whole of the duties collected to held at his disposal, against which her Majesty's Charge d'Affaires at the capital has, with his usual promptittyie and zeal, strongly protested, but, up to the departure of the packet, in vain. In Tam pico, also, the revenues of the bondholders con tinued to be appropri;.ted by the local government. The present packet, therefore, brings nothing for the dividend f un d , except ' two remittances via Panama, already mentioned before, viz., 5,131 doll. from Guaymas and 14,245 doll. from Mazat lan, which still leaves a balance of 27,688 dols. in the hands of the port agents in Mexico. A project of the Mexican cle.-rgy, undertaking the payment of the . 9bligations of the republic to foreign powers and thereby liberating the customs' revenue from the ass!grntnt4 at present weighing on it, was said to be under the consideration of the Latoaga's cabinet. METROPOLITAN SALOON OMNIBUS COMPANY.--A. meeting cf the shareholders in this company was held this afternoon, at the Lon , !on Tavern, to consider a propc•.i• Lion of the directors to raise a rum of money on deben tures. Th6re was a full attendance, and, after a stormy discusKion, to; ution of the directors was a rBed t. A Berin li g Ltr says that the object of the apo proaching visit of Prince George of Saxony to Lisbon is to solicit in marriage the hand of the Princess Mary of Portugal, sister of the King. As the Prince Royal of Saxony has no children, Prince George will pi obably succeed to the throne. He was b , irn in 1832, and the princess in 1843. The Frankfort Diet, in its sitting of the 6th, decided that the damage caused by the explosion of the powder magazine at Mentz, estimated at 260,600 florins, shall be divided proportionally among the Various federal States. EVENING COVPF , RPI'O 4 7 O P ITATIAN DPLFG,4TES. _ THM ATLANTIC ST PAM-PACKETS. I',n eleeneenoe the Address teaniiiated yester day morning. This important document, which on the motion of Signor Farini was passed unani mously, after undergoing various alterations, runs as follows : "THE ADDRESS OF THE CONFERENCE DELEGATES OF THE ITALIAN NATIONAL CONSTITUTIONAL LEAGUE TO THE VARIOUS SOVEREIGNS, PRINCES, AND STATES MEN OF EUROPE. " The claim of Italy to enjoy a nationality of her own has been so often urged and brought before public attention as almost to preclude on our part the advancement of any new ideas or principles on which it may be founded. "Yet, impressed as we are by the important and solemn duty which has been entrusted to us by the suffrages of thousands of our countrymen, and by the anxious expectation which watches with an earnest and heartfelt eagerness our deliberations, we enter upon the task with a humble diffidence in our capacity of doing justice to so important a duty, yet determined to perform it to the best of those abilities it has pleased Providence to gift us with. " The vitality of nations has been a subject that has often excited the deep interest of historians while gazing on the strange and unfathomable effects of Providence in peoples being suddenly restored to life ; in others, with equal rapidity consigned to the grave of a feeble memory. But in every instance of history, where a people has sprungeither suddenly or by long and tedious degrees into a nationality of their own being, there has been invariably to be seen the mighty foreshadowing of an inward vitality, which has proclaimed by unmis takeable signs the future germs of an existence. Pro vidence seems to have foretold, in its wise dispensation of the destinies of future people, by either their language or their traditions, or the actual position their country may occupy in the map of the world, the eventual cer tainty of a future nationality springing into a healthy existence. So also has it foretold, by an inward decay, by a false appearance of real strength, by the slothful indifference of a people to all which cone .rns their future being, the certainty of their eventual disappear ancel from those bounds which hitherto had marked their position and name as a nation. Yet still, if such a nation bas enjoyed for a long period of time the self consciousness of strength, the certainty of its own great ness, now wading through fields of carnage and blood shed, to-day struggling for its own being, to-morrow fighting for the supremacy of the world alone, it leaves to its posterity, to its future descendants, as a memento of what it was, the dream-of its ancient power. But when that dream has been further enriched by deeds of true virtue and heroism, recorded either by the pen of the discerning historian or the glowing imagination of the poet, it becomes a dream ever dwelt over by the chil dren of the past as one always to be remembered with pride, as one always to be emulated at every period of their existence ; and if with this dream should be left with such a people still a distinct language of their own --still the name of an unity which may at any moment be forthcoming into a reality, and with it combined the effects of civilisation—intelligence ind indomitable energy of character, ever working, ever preserving, such a people may well rely yet on achieving for themselves a new position and ex;stence of their " The place whica Italy occupies in Europe at the preeeut time, although divided as it is in parts or parcels of contending interests, presents to the mind the various features we have endeavoured to portray as the sure signs of an existing vitality, of a nationality sooner or later certain to be realised. The aspiring dreams of Rienzi, of Julius 11., of Lorenzo d'Alcdici, the touching strains of Petrarch, of Alfieri, throughout the entire of the middle centuries, exeibited ever the dream of an Italy entire and united. And in later days the continual insurrections, the always uttered watchword `L'ltalia fara da se,' sounding every now and then throughout every part ofltaly, with her exiles homeless and shelter less, seeking refuge on foreign shores, proclaims in unmistakeable language the dream ever existing, is speaking its action in bold and powerful effort; to malice it DA ' S fact. " Such, too, was the similar destiny of Greece until it burst into a spontaneous action of a vitality impossible to be resisted. The same ancient glory, the same tradi tions of past greatness, of noble deeds formerly realised, became the heirloom of what was long deemed a nation for ever extinct. But living as they did, ever dreaming of the past, fondly cherishing in the minds of their sons the hope of yet springing again into a united nation--the Sparta and Athens of old, rivals for former glory—they seized their first oppor tunity of forcing the idea into a stern reality, " The idea of Italy cannot be too often reiterated ; she must become the same reality as the Greece of the present day, indissoluele in its ties of relationship, The pact feuds of Ghibelline and Gue!pb, of old divisions and hatreds, of antique superstitions and ignorance, have passed away before the dawn of eulightenment, leaving in their place the continual seeking, the craving desire of an united Italy. "Its claims for such a being, strengthened by the gratitude, the justice, the humanity, and the interests of toe various Powers of Europe, apart from any already proclaimed as above, are many and numerous. "1. With regard to the gratitude due to Italy one sole claim is sufficient to name—that it is to that people who now pant for liberty, Europe and the world at large owe the great debt of having been the first to unite together the great lesson realised in the middle centuries —the unity of liberty and civilisation "2. To their humanity—to stop th9gliowtinual scenes of atrocity and infamy which every nog; ilid - thin awake the attention of the world, and which, while covering the soil of Italy with the blood of ber eons and daugh• tern, victims of political expediency, are daily enacted— a crying disgrace to civilisation and religion. "3. To their justice.—By the non-fulfilment of the Treaty of Vienna, signed in 1815, by which numerous advantages guaranteed to various parts of Italy have never been bestowed, or if given, have entirely become obsolete in the eyes of absolutism, "B o y the non-fulfilment of the pledges made by the English and French Governments in 1848 and 1849 to the Italian people, especially as regards the armed occu pation of Rime. And, "4. To their interests.—The continual alarms created in Europe by the constant insurrections taking place in almost every part of Italy, which apart from the discus sione which inevitably take place on the subject between the various European powers, lead to the entailment of an enormous cost by the prosecution of those who take part in the strn!:gleß, by the keeping up of prisons, ever full of political victims, and by especially requiring large foreign standing armies in Italy to keep in cheek the revolutionary spirit of its people ; "The numerous exiles who, crowding the streets of foreign countries and brooding over their misfortunes and the wrongs of their country, keep Europe and society at large in a continual state of terror and sus pense not alone by the concoction of conspiracies, but even of crimes of a worse nature to the wellbeing and happiness of the world, as, for instance, the crime of assassination. " Such, then, is but a list of the smallest portion of the claims which Italy possesses on the gratitude, the humanity, the justice, the interests of the various Euro peen Powers. "It may be urged, however just are either one or more of these many claims, the doing justice to Italy becomes an impossibility, in the present state and division of Europe ; that if the idea were entertained by the various Powers the problem would still remain to be answered, How could Italy become united without overthrowing the balance hitherto considered essential to the well. being of the continent of Europe " The answer which would be given to such a ques- tion would be, that the Italian people do not seek to demand an impossibility at tbeir bands, but simply what could easily be carried into effect without disturbing the natural balance of power in Europe. To do away with the absolute state of terrorism in which they for ever live, to do away the spirit of evil, seeming to crush the very beauty of life itself, is all they desire to render them happy and contented in the enjoyment of social and political and religions rights. "The realisation of this object can thus be effected : "The giving to each of the vatiuus States of Italy a Constitutional Government. "The Constitutional Government of each State to embrace— " I. A RepresentativeAssem , ily and a House of Peers. "2. The freedom of public spet , eh and the liberty of the press. " 3. The right of public assembly. " 4. The appointinont of a municipal guard. " 5. The organisation of the municipal authority on a liberal elective system ; and "G. For all courts of ju- , tice to be open to allow public opinion to give full weight tf4 justice. A mutual arrange ment to be made between each of the various Sovereigns of Europe to appoint a central and euprome Power to arrange all matters of difference that may arise between them, and to allow the Representative Assembly of each State to choose their own delegates by vote to represent the mutual interest of each Sovereign at the central and supreme Power. "Thus, by the joint confederation of the States, would be represented to the world a body compact and united in itself, and the dream of the people of Italy would become at once a reality. "That they are fitted to enjoy such a state of govern ment a calm and di•passionate glance at Italy, devoid of prejudice or preconceived ideas, must readily be admit ted. Apart, however, from the growing intelligence of the Italian people within the last few years, the experiment has already been tried and found fully successful in that country. The liberal constitution granted to the Sardinians by their late king, Carlo Albert, for whose memory Italy will ever retain a grate ful recollection, has fully proved the undeniable fact that the Italians are already fitted to claim for them selves the only form of government suited to their wants, and which, when accaded to their just demands, will for ever set aside that loud murmur of disc ntent which ever and anon threatens to overwhelm the Continent in a deluge of human blood." The address, on being declared carried by the President, Sigo , r Borromeo, was received with loud cheers by the delegates, and the Conference adjourned to his day. STATUE TO OLIVER GOLDSMITH.—The author of the " Vicar of Wakir.fiebs" is, at last, about to have a monu ment erected to his memory in the land of his birth. A meeting was held a few days ago, at the provost's house, Dublin, for the purpose of considering a suggestion made by his Excellency the Earl of Carlisle for the erection of a statue of Oliver Goldsmith, by public subscription in the neighbourhood of Trinity College The provost presided, and the meeting resolved to carry out the suggestion of his Excellency. A committee was appointed, and a subscription list opened. The first name appended was that of the Lord Lieutenant for 1001. Several other gentlemen present subscribed 641,, few eligeeding 1?, •Aeb. The announcement of the Postmaster-General a day or two since that the United States packets (Collins' line) had ceased running, is an event in the history of steam navigation. For ten years the American mails were carried by British steamers (Cunard's). The Americans then thought they could build mail packets as well as Englishmen ; they accordingly started Sand's line between New York and Southampton. These vessels were soon surpassed in speed and size by new ships built by Cunard. In 1850 Collins started his line between New York and Liverpool, in direct opposition to Cunard. He has built in the whole five ships, at an expense of 800,000/. ; two of these, viz., the Arctic and Pacific, worth 200,0001., were lost. Soon after 1850, Living Stone started another American late between New York and Southampton. His first two ships, the Humboldt and Franklin, were lost. Cunard established a weekly mail communi cation with America, and the three United States lines established another weekly communication, thus making the arrival and departure of a mail between England and America semi-weekly. Sand's, Collins', and Livingstone's packets were heavily subsidised by the American Government. Collins reduced the passage between New York and Liver pool to less than ten days. Cunard has built eight ships since 1850, only one of which, the Persia, has beaten those of his great rivals in speed, and this su periority is only on the eastern passage. Horses, it is said, run faster returning to than going from their stable, and something like this would appear to be the case with steam ships. The English mail packets run fastest from New York to Liverpool, and the Yankee steamers beat the Britishers from Liver pool to New York. Sand's line ran ten years, and last year the subsidy was withdrawn—the ships were found to be worn out for ocean steaming, and they ceased running. They earned a five per cent. dividend during the last three years of their career, but nothing previously. Collins's line has never paid simple interest to the stockholders. The only line now . properly subsidised by the American government is Livingstone's, and the subsidy to this will shortly be discontinued. When it was first started, it paid a 7 per cent. dividend, but this was soon-reduced to nil. The ships by this line only form a monthly mail communication with England. Vanderbilt's ships carry American mails for a portion of the postage on the letters which such mails contain. The failure of the American lines is attributed to various causes. The steam machinery of American steamers is in ferior to that of English vessels, and the hulls are not so strongly built. Hence the former ships break down oftener than the latter, and this causes irregularities in the mail service. Again, Ameri can hoes work with fewer steamers than English lines ; when there is a break-down, therefore, with the former the mail service must be interrupted, becatise ships are not at hand to be substituted for the disabled ones. There is less certainty also about the continuance, of the Anseric in subeid'es than about the English ones, and there is conse quently a difficulty in raising sufficient capital to o provide an acl , quate fleet for the A mer i can lines. ocsotaotfratchtea if ocetabneyl,iranens ata wouldmderate spee d . As pay well with o ut mail it was the pace which used to kill horses in mail coaches, so it is the pa% which w ears out steamers and ruins the owners. !!-I'llen a line of packets ob tains a mail contract the packets are tasked at a high speed. This of course secures the most pro fitable traffic, and the non subsidised lines on the same route, if they do not run as fast, are ruined. The wide difference in cost of working steamers at high and low speed is easily proved. Collins' ships were obliged to run 14 miles an hour by contract ; but to do this each ship burnt 128 tons of coal daily. Ncw, that same ship could run 12 m il es an hour and only consume 80 tons of coal daily ; and 61 tons a day only would actually dri ve h er 11 miles etsrepepower of three mil es an of coal h an hour. Thus it took more than d ou bl e the quan tiotyur. of fuel ttorui neces sary to produce speed must be inc rease d i n the ratio of the cube of the velocity. But not only is the truth e ha th tl cost of fuel enormous in fast steamers, but the wear and tear of such ships must be very great. They must first be built with great strength, at an extra expense, of course. After running six years, Collins' ships cost in repairs more than the original outlay for building them, and yet, notwithstanding those repairs, the ships would not last above 12 years. Every trip of one of Collins' steamers to England and back again cost upwards of 10,0001. Every six years the boilers have to be renewed, at an expense cif 22,0001. Collins' last ship, the Adriatic, cost in building 170,000/. Her speed has not yet been properly tested. Neat to the Leviathan, she is the finest ship in the world. Notwithstanding that all Collins' steamers were really very fast and splendid ones, they never sup ' planted Cunard's in public tavour, not even with the Americans themselves, Collins is a true patriot. He bag"spent au immense fortune to_eatablieh a reputation for hie" countrymen for skill iu ocean steam navigation. Somo of his family perished in the great calamities which have overtaken his own ships, and lie has experienced the bitterest obloquy and opposition in his own country while undertak ing for its benefit one of the most spirited enter prises ever sustained by a single individual. What will the British Government do now the formidable rivals to Cunard's ships have been fairly driven off the Liverpool and New York line, and America has acknowiedged the supremacy of Eng land in steam navigation ? For some years there has been a simi-weekly mail communication between this country and the United States, and the two countries can scarcely do without such a frequent communication, for the American mails are of great magnitude. .Now is the time for English capital and enterprise to grasp at the whole of the mail traffic, and all the lucrative trade that accompanies it in the North Atlantic, but of every shilling post age on a letter to or from the United States the Bi las( Government, according to the last postal convention, nets 103 d., if the letter is conveyed across the Atlantic in an English packet. The American Government bee not yet finally decided on the non-subsidy policy, and Collins, with true Saxon pluck, having b een driven from the Mersey, is contemplating running his magnificent steamers to some port in the British Channel, where they would be sure to monopolise the traffic of the whole continent of Europe with America. MAIM FOR THE REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA. 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By command of the Postmaster GeneraL Row- LAND HILL, Secretary.—General Pobt-office, March 6. — THE LATE LORD CLIFFORD OF CHUDLEIGII. — Nam; has been received in England of the death of Lord Cliff ,rd of Chudleigb, which happened at _acme on th e 28th o f last month, after a short ilness, in hia 68th year. The deceased nobleman, Hugh Charles, eldest son of Charley, seventh Lord Clifford, by a daughter of Henry, eighth Lord Arundel of Wardonr, was born in 1790, and re ceived his early education at the Roman Catholic College Of Stonyburst. S. M. rltnperatriea des Francais entoura des Dames de as Cour. Lithographi6 par Leon Noel : Peint par F. Wiuterhalter. Paris : Goupil and Co. London :P. and D. Colnaghi and Co. A resplendent picture, less like the representa tion of a reality than like the realisation of the day-dream of a poet—a vignette for the Decamc ron of Boccaccio. Nevertheless it is in simple truth nothing inure ideal than a collection of literal portraits—limned by the courtly brush of the Chevalier Winterhalter. The engraving taken from the original painting by Leon Noel, is some thing wonderful as an example of lithography. It has nearly all the brilliancy of a line engraving, with the softness and the subtle grace of a mezzo tinto. It represents the "fairest of the fair"— her Imperial Majesty the lovely Eugenie, Empress of the French—the mother of the Child of Prance. Her Imperial Majesty is here pourtrayed surrounded by some of the most famous beauties of her magnificent Court—among whom maybe recognised the Prineesse d'Essling, the Duchess() de Bassano, the Baronue do Malaret, the Mar quise de la Tour-Moubray, the Marquise do la Mirasmas, the Baronne de Pierres, the Marqniqe de Lezay-Afarn-z'a, and the Duchess() de Monte. bell°. The beautiful Easpreas Eugenie and her lovely ladies are grouped together in a green pleasaunceamongiloweringshrubs and umbrageous trees—a luxuriant mixture of blossoms and ver durous foliage—fit scene for so radiant and be witching a spectacle. *** It should be remarked that the original paintings, both of H. R. H. the Princess Royal and of H.I. M. the Empress of the French, are now, by permission of the two Courts, on view simultaneously at 121, Pall-mall, in the same Gallery, DEATH OF BENJAMIN TRA VERS, ESQ., F.R.S. This distinguished surgeon expired at his resi dence in Green-street, Grosvenor-square, on the 6th inst., aged 76. Mr. T ravers was surgeon in ordinary to his Royal Highness the Prince Consort, and only a few weeks since we announced that he bad been made serjeant-surgeon to her Majesty, an appointment which carried with it the cordial assent of the profession, whose highest honours he had more than once received in his election to the presidency of the Royal College of Surgeons in England. Mr. Travers was the son of a wealthy sugar baker in Queen-street, Cheapside, a man cf political importance in the City, and who had destined the subject of this notice to succeed him iu the counting-house, but the youth exhibited so much dislike to commercial pursuits that his father articled him to Sir Astley Cooper for the term of six years, during which time he enjoyed the advan tage of witnessing the exercise of that gentleman's admirable talents as a hospital surgeon and teacher. Under his preceptor's auspices he established a clinical society among the pupils, to which he acted as secretary. Ou the 17th of October, 1806, he passed his examination at the College of Sur geons, immediately after which he repaired to Edinburgh, where he made the acquaintance of some of the moat di s ti ngu i s h e d savans. Aft er a pe destrian tour of the Scotch aad English lakes he settled in London, having married the daughter of W. Morgan, Esq., the founder of the Equitable Life Assurance Com pany. He was shortly afterwards appointed demonstrator of anatomy, at Guy's Hospital, and m 1810 Mr. Travers was surgeon to the Opthalmic Hospital. In 1813 be was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society, and in 1815 one of the surgeons to St. Thomas's Hospital. In 1827 he was chosen Pre sident of the Hunterian, and in 1828 President of the Medico-Chirurgical Societies. In 1833 he was elected a member of the Council of the College of Surgeons, and of the Court of Examiners of the Veterinary College. In July, 1847, he was raised to the dignity of President of the Royal College of Surgeons, an office which he again filled in 1856-57. In 1813 Mr. Travers married, as his second wife, the eldest daughter of G. Millet, Esq., one of the directors of the East India Com pany. This lady dying, he married, for the third time, in 1831, the youngest daughter of Colonel Stevens. The deceased had contributed largely to the advancement of medical and chirurgical know ledge by the publication of works of great merit, for which ho bad been rewarded with diplomas from learned and scientific universities in Europe. In speaking of Mr. Travers, the Lancet remarks, " that he was never ce l e b ra t e d as a ra pid, dashing, or showy operator ; frequently, however, his opera tive dexterity was most admirable, and he had often, iu the operating theatre, received the public com mendation of his great master and colleague, Sir Astley Cooper. One thing respecting his operative career all have allowed—namely, the remarkable safety that has followed his knife, which is cer tainly one of the tests, and not the meanest test, of sound and genuine surgery." Mr. Travers has left a lag number of relatives and friends to mourn the loss of one of the most accomplished and perfect gentlemen in the profession. According to the advices from Vienna no doubt is entertained that the National Bank, which has sus pended specie payments ever since the Hungarian war, will be in a position to resume at the end of the present year. Its stock of billion has increased to 10,000,0001., and is expected steadily to augment. In the Journal de Frankfort it is stated that the labt loan of 5,000,000 mares banco to Hamburg by the Austrian Government bas just been liquidated ; 5,000, 000 of the first loan will be repaid in the course of June and the remaining 5,000.000 in September. THE BIRMINGHAM .MOSICAL FESTIVAL—We are re quested to announce that the Birmingham Triennial Festival has been fixed by the committee of managetnk at to be held on the 31st of August, Ist, 2d, and 3d of September next. The Earl of Dartmouth will act as president, and the proceeds of the festival vvil be al•plicvsl to the use of the Birminsham General Hospit a l , as on former occasions, 1 1 118 SUN, LONDONI TUESDAY MARCH 9, 18.8. PINE' AR TS. _ Portrait of H. R. H. Victoria, Princess Royal, Princess Frederick William of Prussia. En graved by S. Cousins R.A., from a pi c t ure by the Ch eva li er F. Cousins, London : P. and D. Colnaghi and Co. An exquisite souvenir of the young Princess who has just left her royal home in England is here provided by the Messrs. Paul and Dominic Colnaghi for the loyal subjects of our beloved and gracious Sovereign. As a work of art the lovely print before us may be designated, without exagge ration, a perfect masterpiece. While it is the most recent, it is also one of the most admirable specimens of the skill and genius of Mr. Samuel Cousins, incomparably one of the greatest en gravers England has ever possessed —one who by reason of his skill and genius was not very long ago enrolled among the restricted number of our Royal Academicians. The inimitable touch of the master hand of Mr. Cousins is everywhere appa rent in this charming portraiture of H. R. H. Victoria, Princess Royal of Great Britain and Ireland, now the Princess Frederick William of Prussia, the Rose of England, Albion's eldest daughter. The engraving is au adroit and delicate mixture of line and stipple. It is a faithful transcript from the brilliant original taken in obedience to the command of her Majesty by the great Court Painter, the Chevalier F. Winterhalter. The portrait is in every 'respect worthy of au artist who is, to the age of Queen Victoria, what Rey nolds and Lawrenc e were t o th e t i mes of the third and fourth Georges, or what Vandyke and Lely were to those of the first and second Charleses. Winterhalter's truthful painting, as here repro duced by the faithful graver of Cousins, will be surely welcomed by every one who has an eye of admiration for a really sweet and bewitching countenance. Photograph of the Bridesmaids. By Signori Caldesi and Montecehi. London :P. and D. Colnaghi and Co. A companion memorial of the late magnificent marriage ceremonial. It represents with all the accuracy and delicacy of a photograph manipulated by adepts in that refined art no less cunning than the Signori Caldesi and Montecchi—tho lovely group of the eight patrician bridesmaids selected for the train of the Princess Royal on the memorable day when she entered the Chapel Royal to meet her Prussian Bridegroom. Here are kneeling together, themselves like Brides Elect—the Lady Cecilia Lennox, the Lady Susan Clinton, the Lady Katharine Hamilton, the Lady Emma Stanley, the Lady Constance Villiers, the Lady Susan Murray, the Lady Victoria Noel, and the Lady Cecilia Molyneux—a cluster of bloom ing maidens, radiant rather by reason of their youth and their beauty than through the splen dour of their bridal costumes—theirgossamer lace, and superb jewels, and flowers in profusion. LITERATURE, Rscollectio)ts of West-end Life. By Major Cham bre, late 17th Lancers. 2 vols. Hurst and Blackett. These are two volumes of light and pleasant reading; adapted to beguile a leisure hour by anecdotes and impressions of a distant epoch. The writer haiing mixed in good society and visited various localities, finding himself unexpectedly in pOssession of unoccupied time, in consequence of the disbandment of the militia, thought he would give to the world the benefit of his experience. Those who anticipate court anecdotes or political sketches of that day will be disappointed, and it is scarcely correct to call the book " West-end Recollec tions." Tho recollections often refer to an ex treme west, the Island . of Jamaica, which is rather beyond the immediate circle of the Prince Regent. Nevertheless the book is full of pleasant anecdotes and agreeable gossip, and though it does not contain much originality, and indeed might easily have been compiled by cne not au fait in fashion able circles, it will serve to amuse and gratify many non-critical readers, though it can scarcely pretend to anything higher. We subjoin a few extracts as giving a fair view of the general contents of the work, and the enter tainment to be occasionally derived from its retro spections. Here is a description of the gorgeous coronation ceremonial of George IV. I found all the world talking. of the approaching coronation of George the Fourth ; and it h appene d very fortunately that my o ld Colonel was in town. By virtue of hie rank, be was entitled to have a page to attend hint.; and on my expressing a wish to be present he very- kindly appointed me to the office. As few now remember thatgemarkable,ceremony, I will state what I myself witnessed of it. At four in the morning of the 19th of July, 1821, I went to - breakfast at the Earl of Blessingtou'e in St. James's-square, where a large party was assembled. I was dressed, as were all the other pages, in a scarlet and-gold tunic, with a lieht blue-and-gold sash, a ruff round my neck, white knee-breeches and silk stocking, wish scarlet rosettes at the knee and on my shoes. The Peers of course wore their robes, and such as were in the army, their uniform under thee*. Amongst the company at breakfast was Mr. Charles Mathews, and be and I went t oge th er to W estminster Hall, numbers of , people being there already, although we arrived before 6 o'clock. The appearance of the hall was very impo,ing. On the east and west sides were tso rows of galleries— one above the other, for those who hal obtained tickets, and they were filling first. The laclieshad oslrichfeathers and diamonds in their hair; and the gentlemen, Court dresses or uniform. To the south was the King's throne, which was very splendid ; over the entrance a gallery fur the musicians, who were numerous ; and Irene the dour in Palace-yard, a c veered way extended is a semicircle all around, till it reached the Abbey. The canopy, to be borne over the King by 16 Barons of the Cinque Ports, was in readiness in Westminster-hall ;it was of geld' brocade with a deep gold fringe, and the cornice was composed of the four orders of knighthood on a silver ground. Marshals were very busy arranging the procession, ani it was about ten o'clock when the King entered. As I was determined to see everything,' I made my way out of the crowd, and regardless of ap pearances, climbed up the lamp-post at the door of the Hall in Palace-yard ; by this means I had an excellent view of every one who camp out. It would be out of my power to describe al! those who figured in the proces sion. The first that made their appearance were Miss Feilowee the king's herbwoman, and her six as sistants--she with a scarlet mantle and her gold badge of office; the others in white drenses. These ladies strewed rimers on the platform as they advanced. I par 'Lieu larly observed that the King, who was dressed in the costume of the Order of the Garter, with all his decora tions in diamonds and was very well got up, particularly his wi g , which wa s qu it e a c h e f - d' osavre in its way, turned quite pale as soon as he male his exit from the building. The Qeeen had been down an hoar before, and as the officer on guard refused het-admittance, it had created a gr ea t sensa ti on outs i de. He doubtless feared that his subjects' would not receive him favour ably; however, the cheers that burst forth seemed to reassure him. I thought the meet remarkable-looking personage in the procession was the Marquis of Len donderry. Onca during the march round the ppectators hissed him. He stopped, turned towards them, and by his majestic demeanour converted the hisses into loud plaudits. So soon as they bad all passed in review before me, I . made the best of my way to the Abbey, and by virtue of my office easily obtained admittance. The ceremonies lasted so long that I got tired, and with a brother page, went back to see what was going en in Westminster Hall. In the rooms belonging to the House of iserds we found dinners spread, and as none of the attendants could tell us for whom they were intended, we very quietly sat down to a table laid for sixty people, and ordered them to serve us. Alter iadulgieg in all the good things that were brought, we got back in time to see the procession return. The King locked well. He were a purple velvet dress , and the Royal crown. I n hi s r i g h t b and he bore St. E iward's sceptre, and in his left the orb with the cross. As seen as he reached Westminster Hall, he retired to his apartments behind the throne to repose hims2ll, the ipectators within all rising and cheering an he passed. The dinners were now served to the Peers and' the blouse of 'Commons. At a little before five the King again entered, and seated himself on the throne under the great canopy and his appearance was quite daizling. The crown of State had been exehanged for one of diamonds, and be had on all hie numerous decorations set in precious stones. He certainly looked every inch a king. Right and left of him were placed the six members of the Royal family. The doors at the north end of the ball opened, and the Duke of Wellington, Lord Howard of Effingham, and the Marquis of Angle sea rode in on horseback, followed by pages and mar shals, and twenty gentlemen pensioners in curious, old fashioned dresses, each bearing a gold dish, which they placed on the Royal table. The three peers then backed their horses out again, and Lord Auglesea being a very good burseman, his riding was much remarked. The next ceremony was the challenge. The champion came into the ball from the north door, his arrival being announced by a flourish of trumpets. He was dressed in armour, his helmet and horse's head decorated with ostrich feathers. Tne trappheo of his charger were splendid, and he bad four attendant rages, besides mar shale and others, Three times he challenged all the King's enemies, each time throwing down his gauntlet in defiance, the 'rumpets sounding as before. After he had done so for the last time, the King rose and drank his health in a golden goblet, which he sent to the champion, who retained it as his perquisite of office. Then turning his head towards the spectators, the latter cried with a loud voice, " Long life to his Majesty," which was responded to as because the occasion from the body of the hall and the galleries. Numerous other formalities, too long to enumerate, were gone through, when George the Fourth evidently fatigued with the length of the ceremonial, retired. After he was gone, the ladies and others in the seats above, who were ball famished from the length of time they had been there, begged us pages to give them of the abundance that was spread before their eyes on the tables below. We told them to tie their handkerchiefs together, and by this means they hoisted up cold fowls, pater, bottles of champagne, glasses, and everything we could lay our hands on, much to their gratification and our amuse ment. The crowd was so great on going away, that I did not get home till one o'clock the following morning.. stairs of theso arse s o fatigued House of Fordo w thate re they covered with were slatrieiethished ma nyofwhom were out on them, fast asleep. I stood for at hest an hour close to the Austrian Ambassador, Prince Esterhazy, who was an object of attraction, as he wore his splendid Hungarian dress, embroidered with fine pearls. In his cap was an aigrette of large diamonds, and his pelisse was slung by a chain of brilliants. The whole of the arrangements were on a magnificent scale, and the feasting was worthy of the occasion. Eight hundred and twenty dozen of various wines, besides one hundred gallons of iced punch, were consumed on the different tables. Nothing so magnificent as this coronation had ever been seen in England, and probably will never be witnessed again. It was the last expiring remnant of feudalism, and must havecost as immense sum of money to the nation. The writer wan fortunate enough while in Rome to make the acquaintance of the Princesse Bor ghese There were many whom the French would call nota bilities, who had come to see the ceremonies of the Holy Week. Amongst others, Prince Leopold, besides a host of celebrities of every country in Europe. The Princesse Borghese, sister of the first Napoleon, opened her saloonai occasionally, and I was so fortunate as to be a constant visitor on these occasions. She still showed the remains of great beauty ; and I observed that she was veryfond of display'ag her small feet upon a red velvet cushion, which had the effect of vetting them off to greater advantage. Knowing that I had so recently been at St. Helena, she ' often beckoned me out of the circle which was formed round the room, and talked to me of the Emperor, ask ing every imaginable question respecting the island, the climate, and the authorities who b ad been there at the time of death. When it became time to withdraw, a dame d'honiteur accompanied some one on the harp, and played on the piano the " March of the Imperial Guard," This was the usel signal for the party to break up. She was a fascinating person, and I considered myself for tunate in the honour of her acquaintance. An amusing anecdote is told of the smuggling trade between Geneva and France : I returned to my old quarters in Geneva, and amongst other places went to visit Monsieur Beautte's jewellery rooms, which have gained a European celebrity. There is a great deal of contraband trade carried on from the canton generally into France, notwithstanding the num ber of Donaniers who are stationed in tbe.Tura mountains to prevent it. A story is often told in Geneva to prove the impossibility of putting a stop to smuggling, vv - r h o er e e prohibitive laws render it a profitable occupation. When M. de St. Criq was at the head of that department in Paris, he heard of such quantities of gold watches and jewsllo lf to S witzE being brought acsroess.fth e could no t ma k e some the frontie r , th at he went himselland t o e firraitulid;lent ent ry of goods put an enti re a t op t o th e arrangement s th at would which infli c t e d cons id era bl e esutte's, and after fl,;, . pec i i c n c g ordingly, he called at M. on F rench tradp that they shouldvb" a large am- a variety of articles, se lectedwhich he purchased on condition be sent to and reach Paris at the same time as he did. This M. Beautte agreed to, on his paying the usual premium of five per cent. on the total amount. M. de St. Criq started, and as there are three lines of Custom-house officers, he gave.the most stringent orders to the aide of each station to be honowthe lookoutjefodr .what On arriving coming, ingathis h a o a t d el t i o n a p s a c r e i r s tai his a valet brought up hie to contain all his Gefinlegvgaagpe,uanrchdaasetst. R hesa e h met ad ime h a im b s o e s if which he pla ce d on the table. It was opened, and found smuggled the very articles he had gone to prevent being brought into France. It was stone in this manner Beautte had recognised his cestornerjwithout the latter being aware of it, and he Waited till the post-horses were put to ; then, handing the package to the valet, the latter, as a matter of course, seeing it was something for his master, put it with his other effects, and from the official character of the traveller, no one noticed it at the frontier. The admirers of crinoline will be proud to learn that the invention of balloons is owing to a similar contrivance. The French give a curious anecdote of a simple 00. currenca which led the inventor of such machines, . Montgolder, to turn his attention to the subject. It is to this effect :—A. washerwoman of the Rue aux Jails, in the Marais, placed a petticoat on a basket-work frame, over a stove, to dry. In order to concentrate all the heat, and to prevent its escaping by theapertureatthetop, she drew the strings closely together, which are used to tie it round the waist. By degrees the stuff dried, became lighter, and the stove continuing to heat and rarefy the air concentrated under the frame-work, the petticoat began to move, and at last rose in the air. The washer. woman was so astonished that she ran out to call her neighbours to witness.a miracle; and they, seeing it suspended in the air, were' amazed and etupified. One individual, however, a simple paper-makerfrom Annuity, named Mongolfier, as much astonished but more sensible than the others, who considered it the work of the denies, returned home, and, without loss of time, studied the work of Priestley on different kinds of *triumphers& The result was, the discovery of the:first balloons, called Mongolfiers, of which he was the inventor. 4 4 the nautilus probably gave the idea of a sailing-vessel, so also do very simple causes often produce great iaucl Unexpected I results. A considerable portion of the second volume is oc ;ivied with descriptions of the colony and people of Jamaica. The writer expresses himself forcibly on the horrors of the slave trade, especially on board the fearful slave-ships. He gives us .also some more agreeable pictures of peculiar' sportri, customs, &c., of the .negroes in more favourable _ circumstances. Here is an account of one of their. festivities Christmas-time is a great season for .nierry-making amongst the negroes. We were fortunate in witnessing a ceremony or procession, called the. "Reds and 'the Blues." The origin of it is not known correctly i but it most probably arose f ro m some f e t e g i ven by anA.dmi ral of the Blue or the Red on that station becoming, in process of time, a national holiday-e-sometimee also, going by the name of "J o h n ny Canoeing." On the nonh aide of the island it is a splendid affair, but on the south side it is just the reverse. In the latter instance, the negroes dress themselves in bull's hides, with horns on, into which they are sewn, and go bellowing:al:meat the streets, butting all the people they meet. This is the remnant, moat probably, of some superstitious A.fr'cain ceremony. At Alente e o Bay,. Lucea, and Falmouth, the rival fac tions of Reds and Blues represent all the great personages id the day, and their attendants. The ladies lend their jewels to be worn by the negro women who figure in the procession, and subscriptions are made by the resident. to assist in purchasieg the paraphernalia and dreesee, which are really magnificent. King William IV., Queen Adtlaide, the Duke of W e lli ng t on , the irchhishop of Canterbury, Earl Grey, the Earl of Derby (then Lord Stanle3), Lords Melbourne, Brougham, and Nelson, Sir R. Peel, Meszro. Wilberforce, Daniel O'Connell, and Joseph Busse, besides many other well-known per sonages, figured amongst them. Queen Victoria had not then been crowned ; her crown was therefore car ried before her, on a vevet cushion, by a handsomely dressed negres-r, who personated the Mistress of the Robe,. The Duchess of Kent followed behind her Ma jesty in the procession. Wearing a blue uniform, I re ceived very gracious bows and curtsies from the party of Bluee, who no doubt thought I had put it on ie com pliment to them. Each set had a champion on their masters' horses, who made a great show, in armour that fitted close to his body, an d was composed of gilt livery, or basket buttons, sawn closely together. Both being armed with lances and swords, they became so much excited that the two pugnacious heroes defied cacti other to s i ngle combat in the sh eet, and the affray might have ended fatally to one of the parties, if the police had not interfered. At the conclusion of the work the author ex presses some just and sensible views on the sum mary dismissal of the militia : In ordinary life, if a servant does his duty faithfully to his employers, the latter would not think of dismissing him without notice. If however, circumstances obliged him to do so, he would be bound to give him a month's wages in advance. If he:acted otherwise, the servant would have his remedy and could enforce his claim in the County Court. The diserobo2ied militiamen got a week's notice only, that their services were no longer squired, and they were paid up to the day on which they were sent to their homes inclusive. The consequence of this was that those who had been employed in factories, and wished to re-.:nter them, had no means of purch:l-ing clothing to appear before their fervour ineetnis—oud they went away in threadbare shell jackets and trousers—the average piy handed over to cad, private not amounting to 133. The men cone ' plained loudly of this, and expressed themselves strongly on the treatment they experienced.. I cannot but think that it was a very impolitic measure, because their friends and acquaintances amongst -those classes from which re cruits for the army are obtained, seeing the unceremo nious way in which they were deprived of an occupation and placed in a worse position than before they entered the militia, naturally felt disinclined to come forward and enrol themselves in its ranks. It is to that constitutional force that we must look for keeping up a regular supply of strong, able-bodied men for the regular army, in the event of any great emergency ; and therefore everything should be done to make it a desirable occupation. NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. The following circular memorandum relative to be augmentation of colonial corps was issued from ,he Horse Guards yesterday : " The General Commanding-in-Chief having, in concurrence with the Secretary of State for War, aim roved of a measure for augmenting and recruit ing the Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment from the married soldiers of the army, I have it in command that you will make known throughout the regi ment under your command the following terms under which soldiers of the class above mentioned wilt be permitted to extend their services to the corps in question, viz. :—married soldiers of the regular army desirous of joining the Royal Cana dian Rifle Regiment must be enlisted for life, have completed 12 years' service, and be of fair average charac'er, whether with or without distinguishing marks and good conduct pay. Previously to join ing they will be required to undergo a strict medical examination, and to be re-attested, without bounty, to complete a period of 21. or 25 years' service. Those who re-engage for the latter period will receive additional pay at the rate of ld. per day, and former service will in all cases reckon the same as if they bad re mained in the line. They will continue entitled to additional pay for length of service and for good conduct according to existing warrants, and after completing their engagements will b e en titl e d t o their discharge, with pension, according to existing regulations, upon condition of being obliged to serve, if called upon, in a veteran battalion , or as militia. The wives and legitim a t e c hild ren trans ferred to the Canadian corps under the provisions of this order will receive a free passage to Canada, and o ongranted andth e rationsusn a l barrackon li se usual terms, provided they received them in their and accommodation will when b e available, former corps. Sergeants and corporals will be eligible for this regiment, but only 5 per cent. of non-commissioned officers will be accepted, and the selection will depend entirely upon their char acter and qualifications as certified by their corn mauling officers. lam to request that you will transmit to this department on the 15th March l anddue course nominal and descriptive returns of any men o f t h e reg i men t under your command who may wish to join the Canadian regiment on the t erms above 9 b Pe further h d eir r e r c e t e o nus iswtmillenint assem bling for einbarcation. " G. A. WETIIEnALL, be given r and eg ar Adjutant•Gcur a/. " To officers commandi ng reg i ments of • depots of inf an t ry at home. " Yesterday Lieut.-Col. C. E. F • airtclough, com manding the 3d battalion of infantry at Chatham, received an order directing 350 men of the depot of the 10th Regiment under his command to proceed this day to Exeter, for the purpose of forming the 2d battalion of that corps, which is now being raised. One captain, two lieutenants, and four non-com missioned officers will proceed from Chatham to Exeter in charge of the troops. The reinforcements whichhave been for some time held in readiness to embark on board the Antelope steamer at Gravesend, to proceed to Kurrachee, received orders yesterday to proceed from Chatham this morning, and embark at Gravesend on board that steamer. The • •following are the regim en t s fur nishing detachments Royal Fusileers, Ist battalion, 61 men • 52d Light Infantry. E • C Ensign C. M. Prendergast and ' 16 men ; 61st Regiment, En ei.J.; M. Murphy and 29 men ; 70th Regiment, 13 men ; 81st Regiment, Lieut. E. Swift and 10 men ; 94th Regiment, 17 men ; 98th Regiment, Ensign P. 11. Dobbs and 30 men. WARRLNT FOR THE APPREHENSION OF GORDON CuMMINU, THE LION H u imis a —0 a Saturdhsaaiymirw,feaegratranondntyes were sent all over the metrcpllii _and provinces for the apprehension of Mr. Gordon C o mn2 e i ab o rr g so , wo t ln h d e , well-known lion bunter, who is charged with baying acted indecently towards several respectable females at' Saudymount, inchw hie k Dublin.icnr s h , I:hi height, high-crowned -, c b r es o tt w : n ue e t nd made, 4 13 0 at a d o d y sa : r r ky o oa t , one side black, the other white, &e. An Irish mutable arrived in London on Saturday.