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

• . A MOST PRIL LAUGHABLE STEREOGRAM. O Ist of A, M I C S U N. By_CROWQUILL. Photographed by LONDON STEREOSCOPIC COMPANY, 54, CHEAPSIDE, AXD 313, OXFORD-S MEET. POST FREE FOR 18 STAMPS. MUST ORDER EARLY C T HE. TI I-lA/ LeNee, Mr. J. B. Buzkatone. THIS VENING will be performed THE OVERLAD ROUTE. E Messrs. C.-Mathews, Buckstone, Compton, Chip pendale, Mrs. C. Mathews, Miss Weekes, and Mrs. Wilkins. To conclude with PAUL PRY. Mr. C. Mathews. . . THEATRE -ROYAL LYCEUM.-- Sole Lessee and Directress, Madame Celeste. For the Benefit of Madams on e CE thLESTE, who will speak an Addrese occasion. THIS EVENING (first time here) the Drama, SUZANNE. Suzanne (her original character), Madame Celeste. And "117, ARUNDEL-STREET, STRAND." Charac ters by Mr. Walter Lacy, Mr. J. Rouse, Miss Kate Saville, Mrs. Campbell, and Mrs. Keeley. After which, will be performed the new drama, entitled THE ABBE VA.UDREUIL ; or, The Court of Louis XV. The Abbe Vaudreull, Madame Celeste • Louis XV., Mi. 11. Butler; Lieut. Henri Delcour, Mr. F. Villiers. During the evening Miss Louise Keeley will sing " Two Strings to his Bow." The Zeleski Family will appear in their novel entertainment, The Aerial Bridge. Followed -by Callcott's 111qAgnificent Transformation Scene from "KING THRUSIIBEARD." Commence at 7. ROYAL PRINCE S S'S THEATRE.- . Lessee, Mr. A. Harris. For the Beneflt•of Mr. Harris, who will deliver an Address. THIS EVENING, A WONDERFUL WOMAN. Mr. A. Harris, Shore, Frank Matthews, and Miss C. Lcclercq. To be followed by A CONCER P. Aftbr which, GOOD FOR NOTHING. After which, the Princess's " Rifle Volunteers " in full 00stume. To conclude with THE TWO POLTS. W THEATRE - ROYAL, AD ELPHI. E e Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Beni. Webster. • • Last Night of Mr. and Mrs. Wigan's engagement. THIS-EVENING, to commence with (6th time) THE STAR OF THE STREET. Mr. J. L. Toole, Chas. Selby, Billington, C. J. Smith, Miss Woolgar, Mrs. Chatterlev, and Miss Laidlaw. After which, STILL WATERS RUN DEEP. Messrs. Alfred Wigan, C. Selby, and Billington ; Mrs. A. Wigan, To conclude with A MODEL OF A WIFE. Messrs. A Wigan, Toole, Selby, Mrs Billing,ton, Miss Laidlaw. • e . Doors open at half-past six—Commence at seven. Box- Office open from 10 to 5. No charge for securing seats, nor forbills of performance. All fees to servants of this establishment are strictly prohibited. .Acting Manager—Mr. Wm. Smith. c, On Easter Monday, the popular Adelphi drama of THE BEAD HEART, in which Mr. B. Webster will make his first appearance since his return from his successful provincial tour, and a Grand Musical Fairy Extravaganza. ROYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE, King -street, St. James's. Lessee, Mr. T. B. Chatter ton, Directress, Miss Wyndham. The nearest Theatre to Chelsea, Pimlico, and Westminster, the Park being open to carriages and foot passengers all hours of the night. THIS itv - ENING the performances will commence with _THE LADY OF LYONS. Mr. Charles Dillon. ...Followed by BLACK-EYED SUSAN. • Reduced Prices,.-Gallery, 6d ; Pit, ls. The Box-oflice open from 11 to 5 daily. Doors open at half—past six ; perform awe commences at 7. iiSTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.- . . .Proprietor, Mr. War. BATTY. This World-renowned Amphitheatre will OPEN on EAS -TEK MONDAY, April 9, with, for the First Time, an en ptirely New Grand Military Spectacle (in Four Acts and Ten Tableaux), founded upon the French Drama, "L'llistoire d'un Drapeau" and now performing at Paris with great success, entitled—" Tux HISTORY or A FLAG," which will be pro duced upon a scale of unprecedented grandeur, with entirely new scenery, by Messrs. Cuthbert, Days, Herbert, and Thorne; decorations and properties by Mr. Harvey - cos tumes by Mr. Bovey and Mrs. Masterman ; extensive military appo ntments by Mr. Wood, jun. ; the Music composed and directed by Mr. George Phillips ; and in order to give every possible effect to the production of ever Grand Hippodramw, —la.-New-and Enlarged Stage, with y modern mechanical inxpreverpent, has been constructed at an immense outlay. The Spectacle 'will be supported by the following Dramatic Company : Messrs. J. Holloway Mrs. Purday , Walter Carle „ W. Carle F. C. Harris „ Thorne , °I I. llustleby ' Green Friend Miss Miriam Martiney L Phelps „ Alice Seaman If Herbert „ Howard Green, and „ Poole, and G. Belmore. „ Jenny Mason The Equestrian and Gymnastic Artists engaged for the Popular Scenes in the Circle are— Madlle. Mathilde Monet, from the Cirque Imperiale, Paris, with her three highly-trained Man eve Horses.' Madlle. Marie, the most accomplished Equestrienne of the day, from Rentz Cirque, Berlin. Madame Fernando, the fascinating French Equestrienne, from Woolschlager Cirque, Berlin. Also, Madlles. Julietta, Pauline, ,Josephine, and Celina, from the principal Continental Cirques. Mr. -, H. Williams—The Greatest Double Horse Rider in Europe. Herr Fernando, the celebrated Trick Act Rider. Mons. Victor and Messrs. Devereaux, Wattson, and F. •Wattson. Jonathan Jack, the Wonder of the Equestrian profession, is also engaged for a limited number of nights. Clowns, - Messrs. Thorne and Wattson. Other important continental engagements are pending. The Theatre has been completely redecorated in a most costly style, under the supervision of Mr. R. Harvey. and will be embellished with numerous beautiful Lustres and a gig,an tic Centre CRYSTAL CHANDELIER, designed and manufac tUred purposely by Messrs. Defries and Son, of Houndsditch. Every possible attention has been paid to the comfort and convenience of the public. The Box-office will be open on Thursday, April 5. • Director of the Arena—Signor Rivolti. Stage Manager—Mr. Wm. West. Sole Manager—Mr. Edwin Hughes. Treasurer—Mr. T. 11. JoHN. ' PANTERBUR Y HALL v • - • • VHS EVENING, ' • LUCREZIA. BORGIA, . (Doulzetti). CONCERTS: Donna Lucrezia Miss Russell. ' Maffio Orsini Mrs. Anderson. Gtnttaro Dbn Altonzo Signor Tivoli. Conductor—Mr. Jonghmans. Comic Vocalists . —Messrs. Georxe Hodson (the Irish Come .' Can and Mimic), W. T. Critchfield, and E. W. Mackney. Several interesting Pictures are added to the Fine Arts Gallery. The suite of Halls have been re-decorated and beautified. and constitute one of the most unique and brilliant eights of the metropolis. The gallery is open from 5 till 11 on Sunday Evening. .'; THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 55-.-highest since noon yesterday. - ' 48,-lowest this morning and during the night. 53—this day at noon. BAROMETER-29.3 ; a fall of nearly an inch. Wixn, South-Westerly; light, with rainy weather. THE WEATHER.—SUN Orrice, MARCH 31, MO, „ _ • ..* HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. V.iY.-LlSlorning, 7h. 33m.—Afternoon, Bh. 15m *•MOntßow.-11orning, 9h. 4m.—Aftemoon, Oh. 54m . '.*--, • , " - -... . • k ' u.,,,, kt„... --, , 1 , :, 2? *-• ..,,„ . t: . .-4(--..---, 't4:' -7'-,. . ' AA' \ '4.: 1.C.1 di , , , ,:il ' . kik v , J , 4 4 sl , >s itt '' 1, -- 7 . ' "L..-.4-`' , _ -• I , - 7 - ' ' , Z.,;',17,, THE SUN. LONDON,' SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 1860, The discussion provoked last evening in the • House of Lords by Earl GREY'S motion, although that motion was eventually withdrawn, was not without its importance. It elicited, as far as was in any way practicable or reasonable under the cir cumstances, the views and intentions of her MA • &MY'S Government in sending out once more to the Chinese waters a pacific agent or negotiator, 'in the person of his Excellency the Earl of ELGIN, • at the head, or rather basked by the companionship of another great warlike expedition. So far as the entetprize can be defined by a figure of speech, it merle said that England sends forth anew her plenipotentiary, carrying in one (outstretched) hand the olive branch of reconciliation,but retaining firmly in the grasp of the other. (at his back) that keen good sword of Britain which is never drawn idly from its sheath, It is hardly to be conseived that Earl GREY could serin sly have counted upon his particular motion being acceded to by the Government. For in point of fact, did it really amount to but !to.erlemand for a hypothetical estimate to be drawn "ion a calculation of contingencies ! The noble 4,ord's argument was this : Here is a •Adly expedition fitted out and sent forth 1 , caßmst China by the British Government. plt f has already involved an expenditure {to begin with ! ) of £BOO,OOO, or from that to ,1.:1,000,000 ! I'his preliminary expenditure, more• over, having been incurred by Ministers upon their I own responsibility before the commencement of the present s ession of Parliament, and consequently. without t\ ie conelirrenee of, or the slightest autho rity from, the Imperial Legislature ! Added to which, the probable cost of the next year, the financial ye N'tr 1860.61, has been stated (of course Ilyfothetica 1.1 y) by 'the Secretary of State for War 'at ti qr amount, in round numbers, of .£2, - 500,000 additional ! Having reminded the the House o Lords of all which—the Earl GREY continued— " But when they considered the enor mous expen se of military operations at such a dis tance from England, he must be a bold man who wo uld predict what their cost would be, to vi hat limits they would be confined, or when they , ' be brought to a close." Let the words we havei here italicised be particularly borne in considers ttion, because it is especially worthy of note that—ha ving uttered them—Earl GREY actually closes his re marks by moving for au estimate of the probable cost of the expedition to China up to the close of the financial year 1860-61 ! He does this—having said that " he would be a bold man who would pre dict what the cost would be !" And having pre viously (as we have observed) reminded the House of Lords that the probable cost of the operations for the next year (namely, this very financial. year 1860-61) has been estimated by the Secretary of State for War at, in all likelihood, £2,500,000. Surely—that being the case—the very estimate Earl GREY was last night moving for, he and the country at large had already obtained ! He has received it—the Parliament and the people have received it—unasked—from the highest, from the Mini,ter who will be held responsible, in the first instance, for this expedition, from the Secretary of State for War, from the right hon. member for South Wilts, from Mr. SIDNEY HERBERT himself. At the best, any estimate of this kind could only be expected to be something approximating in round numbers to the probable amount required. Such an estimate is precisely the one already received from the lips of Mr. HBRBERT, who tells us frankly that the probable cost of these operations against China for the financial year 1860-61 will, in round numbers, be somewhere about £2,500,000. Any more precise calculation than this it would surely be preposterous to ex pect—particularly as Earl GREY has himself very reasonably remarked, " lie would be a bold man who would predict WHAT the eost would be!" The probable cost, the proximate amount, as nearly as it can be reasonably con jectured, has been stated, and stated, too, upon no mean authority, upon the authority of the right hon. the Secretary of State for War, at £2,500,000 ! No wonder the motion was with drawn—the very estimates moved for having, upon Earl GREY'S own showing, already been obtained. Idle, however, though the motion itself was, it elicited, as we have before intimated, no idle dis cussion. It drew forth the opinions of others be sides Earl GREY himself, whose opinions upon the matter of this new China expedition we would all of us naturally enough like to have. It afforded an opportunity to the Earl of MALMESBURY and to the Earl of ELLENBOROUGII upon the side of the Opposition, no less than to the Duke of SOMERSET and the Earl of ELGIN himself upon the side of the Government—an opportunity (for speaking out as plainly as was in any way practicable under the circumstances), of which none of those noble lords were in any way loth to avail themselves. We know now as much as we could seriously want to know upon the subject of this new Chinese Expedition. We know as nearly as could be indicated at this junc ture what are the real intentions of her MAJESTY'S Government. We know that the expedition has already necessitated the outlay within the past financial year 1859-60 of nearly as possible £1,000,000. We know (from the assurance of Mr. SIDNEY HERBERT himself) that the operations for the next financial year, 1860-61, will require a further outlay in round numbers of (probably). £2,500,000. And we know, best of all, that the whole scheme of this new enterprize has been entrusted to the wisdom, the patriot ism, and, as Lord ELLENBOROUGII last evening happily termed it, the "fortunate audacity" of the noble Earl, who, in the same capacity as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, con ducted our previous negotiations with the Chinrse Government. If the dispute between China and England can be brought to a bloodless conclusion by anyone it will be by the Earl of ELGlN—and in that contingency we may rest confident that the honour of England would suffer no loss from his negotiations. Supposing, however, that the extended olive branch in his left hand be spat upon and derided by the Chinese — there will be, in the grasp of his right, the keen and sheathless sword of England, ready to deal upon the necks of that recreant race a terrible and avenging retribution. Reform must wait, it seems, upon the treaty— not upon the budget, except as the budget is part and parcel of the treaty—but on the treaty itself. We might have proceeded in the usual course, and taken the budget at its proper time; but there was a treaty which must be considered accepted, and thc: house pledged to pass the needful bills in time —to prevent the tricks of the EMPEROR from ren dering the treaty impracticable. Were it now before the house, no one doubts that it would be hard to persuade the Commons of England to accept such a one-sided bargain at the hands of the man . who had just filched Savoy from Sardinia, and in doing so had equivocated, and falsified his own word times without number. Be the treaty the right thing or the wrong for this country, it is a huge and clear advantage to France, and the Commons would not have been in the mood to give such an advantage to a Power which had deceived our Government in the face of all Europe. One of two things—our Government has been grossly deceived by Louis NAPOLEON, or it was privy to his designs. In the former case, the House would not have given the EMPEROR his treaty, and Savoy, too; in the latter, it would not have endorsed the treaty made by a Government which acted on secret knowledge. Perhaps, however, a third supposition is admissible—it may, indeed, be the most reasonable—that our Government, though not privy to the designs on Savoy yet sus pected them, or at least suspected some such mis di_ ads on the part of the EMPEROR, as would endanger the acceptance of the treaty here: This would be sufficient to . explain the setting asid e the Reform Bill for the treaty and bud get, and} making us wait just five we e k s for the former, while the latter was pushed forward as fast as Mr. GLADSTONE'S sore throat and arrangements at the Tuileries would permit. And, now the budget and its bills are before the House, the Reform Bill must wait nearly two months more from its first reading before it can get a second ! After the 20th of April we are to have the five-and.twenty speeches of Mr. WHITE SIDE'S friends. The income tax is, of course, the first and most important object—and Mr, GLADSTONE, if he has much conscience on the matter left, must have felt himself not a little perplexed last night. He is not, of course, the man to show it—being, as Mr. DisRAELI told him, a first-late hand at defence. Still, there the damning fact remains. A seven years' splendid reputation he has enjoyed, first, because he had promised to abolish the tax when the £2,000,000 of Long Annuities felt in; and, secondly, because of the " reason why" he wished to abolish it—that the tax was the most immoral of taxes. Mr. GALDSTONE we know is a famous preacher of morality—in 1852 he gave Mr. Ms- RAELI a parting lecture on morality, when his object was to eject him from office—next year he lectured on the intolerable immorality of the In-' come tax, and sentenced it to death after a seven years' reprieve. And now this immoral tax is the one he selects for perpetuation and increase. We never heard that the tax on French wine, or even on their silks and gloves, wereimmoral taxes. Even the paper duty, though a tax on knowledge, or rather on its diffusers, like us, of useful knowledge, we never heard condemned as an immoral tax—yet now we have the very man who proclaimed, amidst the applause of the nation, the immorality of the tax —boldly, it is called, shamelessly, we say —proposiu g to repeal taxes which no one condemns on that ground, and reimposing and aggravating in amount the tax whose iniquity and depraving tendency he had himself so strongly asserted. We must quote at length the just satire of Mr. DISRAELI on this point . "After all thesepromises of the reduction of the taxation which is injuring the morality of the country, we have a proposition that this immoral taxation shallbe doubled, and that by the same Minister who had obtained and engaged the confidence of the country because we believed that it was his policy to terminate this income tax. And how is this proposition introduced to our notice ? Strange to say, by a declaration that, so far as the right hon. gentleman can judge, though there are great objections to the income tax, these are objections to which every other tax is liable. What, then, is the conclusion to whick we must arrive ? Either that in 1852 the right honourable gentleman had not suNciently considered this question—had not gone into all the bearings of this tax, of which he spoke in language so unmeasured, or—which I do not believe —he must have adopted a course partaking of that immo ral character which he has so often afiributecl to this tax. This latter supposition is perfectly impossible. Therefore we can only suppose that in that eager moment on the memorable occasion in 1852 when the right hon. gentle man laid down the policy regarding the taxation which the Government then, in a limited form, proposed for adop tion, he had not considered the subject sufficiently, and spoke in a crude and unprepared manner." As well have a good big bit of iniquity as a small one, therefore Col. DUNNE'S proposal to lesson ini quity by one-tenth was dismissed without cere mony.. But a different reason must be found for resisting Mr. WILLIAms' proposal to exempt in comes under £l5O a year. The reason was, " I want the half million, or more, those poorest of citizens pay me." The same " moral" argument was the potent one against Sir M. FARQUHAR'S suggestion—to commence payment of tax only on the amount above the sum exempted—thus £lO5 would only pay on the £5. No—that would not be worth the trouble of collecting ! So every attempt to modify harshness, unfair pressure, or inequality of any kind, was met by the one argu ment—l must have your money. ROBIN HOOD gained part of his popularity by relieving the poor with the plunder of the rich ; Mr. GLADSTONE seeks popularity in just the opposite way—he says to the poor clerk, who hardly knows how to keep up a decent appearance on his £150; how to pay his wife's draper's bill and his children's shoe bill—" you must pull out, otherwise I my richer friends must pay the same legacy duties ' as other people, or an advanced rate of income tax ' on their enormous incomes, or, worse than all, I shall be unable to consummate my treaty with France, and then I shall lose all my Manchester friends —no, you must pay, and your children go without shoes, or your wife without a new gown, and you must be content with your office coat." In sober seriousness there is not a class of persons in England more pressed to live than the decent•look ing class who have to appear so on incomes ranging between £lOO and £3OO a year. Mr. WALPOLE rightly drew the lines of income pressure there. Any man with Mr. WALPOLE'S humanity and of knowledge of life would do the same. We hope the public will arouse itself before ; next session. It may be hopeless to attempt much now. But we shall pin Mr. GLADSTONE to his immorality. The Income Tax is • moral ; no other tax so tempts people to equivo cate and make false statements—why all the lies that would be told under the Ballot arc a trifle to the lies told to evade Income Tax. Let the "conscience money," with which Mr. GLA➢- STONE is familiar, bear witness. If so many con fess, what must be the number of the non-confes sing ? The Income Tax is immoral, for it is, and ever will be, immoral to tax the precarious incomes of the professional man and tradesman at the same rate as that of the proprietor of thousands of acres or of tens of thousands in the funds. We would direct public attention to a letter in another part of our impression respecting the recent terrible accident at Burradon Colliery. The number of sufferers by that fearful explosion is very great, since not only the unfortunate men who were killed and injured at the time are the victims, but their families, suddenly deprived of their support, have the hardships of want superadded to the affliction of their bereavement. The widows are 32 in number, and the orphans, boys under 11 and girls under 15 years of age, are no less than 72. These are the chief losers, but there are many aged and infirm persons on whom the loss falls heavily. It is, therefore, only consistent with our national be nevolence that a project should be set on foot to relieve, the misery and destitution which awaits these unhappy mourners. We trust that those whose means give them the fortunate privilege of assisting others will not neglect these truly deserv ing- cases, and that those more especially who derive any part of their income from our collieries will feel themselves called upon for a liberal donation. Messrs. Barclay and Bevan have kindly consented to receive the subscriptions, which we may hope will soon reach an amount that will raise the suf ferers above the reach of want. LYCEUM TREATER. TO TIIE EDITOR OF THE SUN. • SIII,-Nrmit me, through your columns, to in form the public that the drama of " Marie Ducange," announced for representation at this theatre on Saturday next, has been withdrawn. I have just received a letter from Mr. Sterling Coyne, inform ing me that Mr. Webster, to whom the right of playing "Marie Ducange" in London belongs, " will not permit its being played at the Lyceum Theatre." The announcement having been out for a week, it is a matter for regret that Mr. Webster did not think it necessary to intimate his prohibi tion at an earlier period, instead of delaying it un til the eleventh hour, when all my arrangements were made, and very considerable expense incurred ; so compelling me, most unwillingly, to disappoint my friends. I have determined to substitute " Suzanne; or, the Power of Love," for the with drawal piece, and I trust to the kindness of my friends for that indulgence which the circumstances of the case requires. —I remain, Sir, yours, &c., CELESTE. Lyceum Theatre, March 29, 18(30. SUICIDE OF A YOUNG FEMALE. Last evening Mr. Humphreys, the coroner, held an inquiry at the Bricklayers' Arm', Gloucester street, Commercial•road East, respecting the death of Julia Louisa Baker, aged nineteen years, who committed self-destruction by shooting herself through the heart with a pistol, urder the follow ing circumstances : It appeared from the voluminous evidence that the deceased had been in service, hut was of a very haughty . di:Tosition. She was frequently quar relling, and recently she had been discharged from her situation, which gave her great annoyance. The deceased had taken a lodging in Thurlow place, Commercial-road, Stepney. She c tided to see a Mr. Berkley, and remained until half-past nine o'clock on Wednesday night. The landlord saw her, and after taking a glass of water she went downstairs to the kitchen. She had not been ab sent more than a minute when the report of fire arms was heard. The landlord ran into the apart ment, and found the deceased in the act of falling upon the table. A pistol was lying by her sick, and blood was issuing from a wound in her breast. A messenger was sent for medical assistance, but life was extinct before the surgeon arrived. Verdict—" Temporary insanity." ~. S, THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING ; - MARCH 21, 1860. LATEST NEWS. The following telegrams have been received at Mr. Reuter's office : ROME, MARCH 27 (VIA MARSEILLES). It is asserted that the Pope has again written to `Victor Emmanuel, declaring that his Holiness will be compelled to interrupt all relations with the Royal Family, and threatening the mast extreme severities of the Church should the King persist in occupying the Legations. In case of its evacuation by the French, Rome will be occupied by the Pontifical troops. Neapolitan troops will enter the Marches. At Ancona 3,000 men of the Papal army are concentrated. General Lamorieiere is about to in spect the garrisons. A new revolutionary demonstration in Rome was intended, but did not take place, because, by printed sheets secretly distributed, the people were told that the French troops mightbecome annoyed. The official journal directs the attention of its readers to the manifestations - which took place on Friday and Sunday last during the passage of the Pope, and mentions that 300 Irish had been re ceived at the Irish College and at the French Seminary. The journal adds, that Ireland has al ways been heroic, even under the secular misfor tunes under which she labours. PARIS, SATURDAY, MARCH 31. The Constitutionnel has an article signed by its chief editor, M. Grandguillot, endeavouring to refute the diatribes of the English orators and journalists. This article recalls that Napoleon has done everything to render the alliance acceptable, which, if ruptured, would be the signal for a struggle and for fresh troubles. M. Grandguillot believes this alliance is so firmly connected with modern ideas and necessities, that a partial dissent will not be strong enough to break it. BERLIN, MARCH 31. Hanover has raised fresh difficulties with re spect to the redemption of the Stade dues. The 14th of May next has been fixed by England as the final term for Hanover to give in her declara tion. NAPLES (via GENOA), MARCH 26. It is asserted that the Ambassadors of the Western Powers have remitted collective notes to the Government in order to determine the King to adopt reforms. The Marquis di Villamarina was received yester day by the King, who is said to have communicated to the Marquis that the Neapolitan troops had crossed the frontiers, against which, report adds, M. di Villamarina protested. It is also said that the Ministry have tendered their resignation to the King, but that his Majesty refused to accept it. BERLIN, MARCH 30. The Krell:: Zeitung of this evening says : " The reply of Prussia to M. Thouvenel's de- spatch is in reality of a rather evasive character. It expresses great dissatisfaction on account of the annexation of Savoy, but it cannot be characterised as a protest. "As regards the claims of Switzerland, Prussia has not yet sent her reply to the note of the Fede ral Council. The statement that Prussia intends to establish two fortified encampments is, accord ing to reliable information, without any founda tion." GENEVA, MARCH 30. About 150 men (Savoyards and members of the Horticultural Society) have seized upon the etcam bnat Aigle and made for Thonon. The Federal Council will take severe measures against this attempt. BERNE, MARCH 30. The Federal Council has resolved to send a commissioner to Geneva in order to place the Geneva contingent under the command of Colonel Ziegler. Switzerland has notified to the Powers that she will take energetic measures against any excesses. CONSTANTINOPLE, MARCH 21. (via MARSEILLES.) The Panslavists continue their agitations; but no immediate rising is expected. The French representative at Belgrade has ad vised this party to use moderation. The Porte has obtained from Russia the recall of Prince Dolgo rouki. The Sultan has granted an amnesty to the Candiotes. Prince Couza detains as prisoner Prince George Stirbey, who is accused of high treason. The Roumains are much attached to Prince Stir• bey, and demand that he shall be brought to trial, FRANCE. PARIS, MARCH 30. A despatch from Rome states that the Holy Father, in an assembly of cardinals and bishops, has drawn up his act of excommunication ; but as it is stated in official circles, this measure accuses no person by name, and therefore involves none of the consequences that would formerly have followed. - In general terms the excommunication addresses itseleto those who have contributed to the seizure of a part of the Papal States. The Pays publishes a despatch announcing that General Garibaldi has been elected deputy for Nice, but only at the second election, as the neces sary number of votes was not obtained at the first ballot. The same paper has an article by M. Cassagnac, expressing its regrets on account of the reproaches of England concerning the annexation of Savoy, and pointing out the contradictions in the conduct of that Power, who, although encouraging the an nexation of Central Italy to Piedmont, opposes that of Savoy to France, and who, while supporting the project of annexation to Sardinia of the Stttes of the Church and of Naples, which two countries do not solicit such annexation, refuses to accede to the desire of the inhabitants of the lonian Islands to be reunited to Greece. BOURSE, March 30.—The market was very buoyant at the opening, and prices continued to advance, but a sudden reaction took place owing to a report that the Bull excommunicating King Victor Emmanuel had arrived. Threes, which had reached 70f. 75c., then declined rapidly to 69f. 65c. Mobilier have varied from 817 f. 50c. to 780 f. ; Austrian, 525 f. to 515. ; Lombard, 552 f. 50c. to 546 f. 23c. ; Orleans, 1,445 f. to 1,427 f. 50c.; Lyons, 935 f. to 022 f. 50e. ; Southern, 520 f. to 515 f. The following arc the last quotations : 1 3 / 4 per Cents. .... f 6 25 Credit Foncier 7.55 Do. end manta:4 .. 9G 25 Bolgian 4i 3 per Cents. 69 10 ' Piedmonteso (5) Do. end month.... 69 30 : Roman B2 Bank Sha , u , l 9 ti()() j Austrian Cr.;dit Maiilex .. 765 !Spanish Throes Do. Acc , :arnt ..... !Home Debt 45 IU. IL WAYS. Cash. Account. Orleans Northern 956 25 .. 047 50 New ditto Lyons and Muditerrauerui 912 50 .. 910 Geneva 467 50 .. 467 50 Southern Western 592 597 50 Eaetern Sardiniaß 405 410 Austrian Lombard Exchange on London, at sight, paper, 25f. lle.; money, 25f. 81e. ; three mouths, paper, 24f. 871 e. ; money, 24f 85c. . THE WEST INDIA MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, MARCH .31. The Royal mail steamer Parana, Capt. Sawyer, with the above mail, has arrived here. She brings 95 passengers, 2,849,710 doh". in specie, and 858 packages of cargo. She left St. Thomas's on the 16th inst. 'rue islands were generally healthy. The brig Rosalie,of Liverpool, reached Aspinwall on the 25th ult. Her Majesty's ship of-war Alert left Panama on the 7th for Realego. Peru was again on the verge of war. It was reported that President Castilla would at once march with the entire expedition against Bolivia. No trace of the murderers of Captain Lambert had been discovered. Eighty ships were loading at the Chincha Islands. The Senate of Guatemala had approved the treaty Of limits made by the British Minister at Chili. Congress was expected to hold a special session this month. A revolution had been attempted in Arequipa in favour of Echenique, but was suppressed. • Callao. exchange 42d. premium. English gold 20 per cent. premium.• Freights 50s. At Barbadoes the crops were proceeding vigorously. The canes were unmature, and yields unsatigfactorily. The sugar, however,' was supe rior in quality, and, several ships had sailed with cargoes. Sugar was quoted 4 dols. to 4 dols. 25c., with little offering. Exchange on London, 30 days, 485 dols. ; 99 days, 480 do's. ; private bills, 90 days, 475 dols. The ships Shah and Johan had arrived at Deme rara with upwards of 300 emigrants, from Calcutta. Nine deaths occurred on the voyage. Weather rather favourable for growing crops. Markets dull. Large stocks of provisions on hand. Sugar easier. No molasses for sale. Freights tending upward. The ship Tyburnia had arrived at Canada with 300 emigrants from Calcutta. She made the pas sage from the Hooghly in 76 days ; 24 deaths occurred during the voyage. - The- Tyburnia called at St. Helena and received 78 young boys, part of a cargo of 820 slaves captured from a slaver, off Fernando Po, by her Majesty's steamer Triton. The Jamaica 13 . 6nk had declared a dividend of 7 per cent., leaving a surplus on the half-year's business. At Jamaica business was dull. The supply of coffee was small ; quotations were 41 to 44. Pi mento little offering. Sngarg as la;St quoted, fair quality, 20s, per 10011 i. Increased crops were ex pected. Exchange on London 90 days, 1 per dent.; 60 days, 11 ; 'per cent:; 39 days, 2 per cent. prem. Merchants' bills, 90 days,l•prem. to par. THE BRAZILIAN MAIL. LISBON, MARCH 30. The Royal Mail Steam Packet Company's ship Tyne has arrived here with the above mails. She will leave this evening for Southampton„ with 214 passengers and £7,000 in specie: . THE ANNEXATION OF SAVOY AND NICK TO FRANCE. The Moniteur of yesterday publishes the text of the treaty between France and Sardinia respecting the annexation of Savoy and Nice to France. It is as follows : "In the name of the• Most Holy and indivisible Trinity, . " His Majesty the Emperor of the French having explained the considerations which, in consequence of the changes made in the territorial relationships between France and Sardinia, made hini desire the annexation (reunion) of SA•Voy and of the arrondis sement of Nice (eircondario di .2Vizza) to France, and his Majesty the King of Sardinia having shown himself disposed to accede thereunto, their said . Majesties have decided to conclude a treaty to that effect, and have named as their Plenipotentiaries, viz. : • " His Majesty the Emperor of the, French, Baron, de Talleyrand Perigord, &V., .and M: Bene-, detti, &c. ; • " And his Majesty the King of Sardinia,.his Ex cellency Count Camille Benso de Cavour, ; and. his Excellency the Chevalier Clihrles• Louis Fa-. rini, &c. ; " Who, having exchanged their- All powers in due form, have agreed upon the following, articles : " Art. 1. His Majesty the King of Sardinia con sents to the annexation of Savoy .and 'of the arrondissement of Nice to France, and renounces; for himself and all his descendants and s.tic-1 cessors his rights and claims to the said terri tories. It is agreed between their Majesties that this reunion shall be effected without any con straint upon the wishes of the populationx; aifd that, the Governments of the Emperor of the Erench'and of the King of Sardinia shall concert together as, soon as possible on the best means of appreciating and taking note of (constater) the manifestations of those wishes. "Art. 2. It is also understood that his,,Majesty i the King of Sardinia cannot transfer theaidu tralised portions of Savoy except upon 14 con: ditions upon which he himself possesses thqntund that it will appertain to his Majesty the Emperor of the French to come to an understanding Op that, subject as well with the Powers represcnted'ut4he' Congress of Vienna as with the Helvetic Confed r e-' ration, and to give them the guarantees which re- : suit from the stipulations alluded to in the present article. " Art. 3. A mixedcommission will determinQ, in a spirit of eqUity, the frontiers of the two States, taking into account the configuration of the mokif-: tains and the necessity of defence, • . I " Art. 4. One or more mixed commissions wil!, be charged to examine and to resolve, within a brie delay, the divers incidental questions to which flit' annexation will give rise— r such as the decision the contribution of Savoy and of th© arrondissel went of Nice to the public debt of Sardinia, andt the execution of the obligations resulting from con-, tracts entered into with the Sardinian Government, which, however, engages to terminate itself the works commenced for cutting a tunnel through the Alps (Mont Cetus). " 5. The French Governthent will take into ac count, as regards functionaries of the civil and mili tary order, belonging by their birth to the province of Savoy, or to the arrondissenzent of Nice, and who will become French subjects, the rights which they have acquired by services rendered to the Sardinian Government; they will especially enjoy the bone- • fits of life appointments in the magistrature and of the guarantees assured to the army. • " Art. 6. Sardinian subjects originally of Savoy, or of the arrondissement of Nice, or domiciled ac tually in those provinces, who would wish to main tain the Sardinian nationality, will enjoy during the period of one year, dating from the exchange of the ratifications, and in virtue of a previous de claration made to the competent authorities, the faculty of removing their domicile to Italy, and settling there, in which case their qualifications as Sardinian citizens will remain to them. "They will be at liberty to keep their landed property situate on the territory annexed to France. " Art. 7. For Sardinia the present treaty will become law as soon as the necessary legislative sanction has been given by the Parliament. " Art. 8, The present treaty shall be ratified and the ratifications exchanged at Turin within the de lay of ten days, or earlier if possible. " In faith of which the respective Plenir,cten tiaries have signed it and affixed their seals ttere- unto. "Done in duplicate at Turin the 24th day the month of March of the year of grace 1860. " TALLEYRANDv 6 BENEDETTI, " CAYOUR. " FARINI." BURRyIDON COLLIERY EXPLOSI9N. TO THE EDITOR OF TIIE SUNt SIR . ,—We would feel obliged by your alltwing us space in your journal to state that Messrs Bar clay, Bevan, and Co. have kindly consentedto re ceive the subscriptions of those who may de;ire contribute to the fund now forming for the relief of the widows, orphans, and others, who suffered by the recent explosion at Burradon Colliery. From the investigations of the exec - utiv?, com mittee, it has been ascertained that the widows number 32, and the orphans (boys under 11, and girls under 15 years of age), 72, not to speak of old and infirm people, all' of whom have been :eft in great destitution by this very painful calamity.— We are, Sir, your obedient servants, W. S. DAGLISH, } Hon Se, 3 •s • RD. ROWELL, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, March 30, 2IIASON JONES ON LORD MA CAUL AY. On Saturday night, in the Free-trade Hall, Man chester, Mr. Mason Jones delivered his oration on the late Lord Macaulay. The oration was an nounced to commence at half-past seven ; but long before that time the hall was crowded in every part, many both in the galleries and on the ground floor standing the whole of the evening. There could not have been less than 4,000 persons pre sent. The funeral of the great historian was the exordium of the oration, and this was described in a manner which seemed at once to arrest attention, and solemnise every heart. The noble Abbey, the throng of celebrities, the tolling of the passing bell, the hush as the funeral procession passed along, the pealing of the organ, the read ing of the sublime burial service, the hol low sound as the earth struck upon the coffin lid, and the gush of friendly sor row, composed a passage of word- painting the creation only of a master mind. A rapid outline of Lord Macaulay's life from boyhood, through college career and Parliamentary history, then followed. Lord Macaulay's literary labours were next ad verted to, a selection of his essays was made, and these were happily termed " representative papers ;" they included those on Milton, Gladstone, Robert Montgomery, Clive, and Hastings. Macaulay's skill as a literary artist was most justly praised, while the wit, ingenuity, logical skill, and pictorial powers which his essays displayed, were highly lauded ; essay writing was evidently Macaulay's forte. The most powerful and effective part of the oration was an eloquent and impassioned vindica tion of the Platonic philosophy from the strictures passed upon it by Macaulay in his famous essay on Lord Bacon. The picture of the Baconian philosopher listening to the " Sermon on the Mount" will not soon be forgotten by those who had the pleasure of hearing it; it was replete with logic, irony, sarcasm, and felici tous and appropriate quotations of Scripture, and thrilled the audience. We were amused with the contrast between the Highlander of Glencoe, in King William's time, and his descendants shut up in a Glasgow cotton mill. In a literary and artistic point of view, we were most pleased with the de scription of the two girls, one of them in a Man chester drawing room, and the other in Carthage, while Scipio and his leoiOns were thundering at her gates, which, though not very complimentary to our present mode of life, was full of beauty, and delivered with intense dramatic power. Equally fine were the parallels drawn between Macaulay, Carlyle, and Edmund Burke. As an original thinker, Macaulay was not awarded the highest praise; he was a reprcducer, and not a creator ; he avoided dis cussing the great religious and moral problems of the age—did not aim at being a prophet and a teacher, and had not placed us under the highest obliga tions. Macaulay's conversational powers were then descanted upon, and numerous anecdotes were told of that wonderful memory, which was his greatest gift : he read everything and forgot nothing ; his memory was wax to receive and marble to retain. His history was designated as a splendid monu ment of intellectual labour ; the extent of his knowledge, the minuteness of his information, the grasp of his mind, eminently fitted him to be a great historian ; too great brilliancy was, however, declared the fault of the history—it wanted shad ing, simplicity, and repose. As a politician he could not be compared with Canning, Peel, Glad stone, or Bright. (Loud cheers.) As an orator he was vividly contrasted with Fox, Brougham, Chalmers, O'Connell, and Sheil, of whose power as orators most effective instances were given. The anecdote of O'Connell at an anti-slavery meeting in Exeter Hall was wonderfully effective, while the recitation of Shiel's splendid burst of rhe toric in reply to Lord Lyndhurst was listened to in breathless attention, and was greeted with enthusiastic cheers. As a poet Macaulay did not rank with the great demigods of song ; his poetry did not spring from the inner life of the singer ; he had not touched the deeper passions, to the glory-smitten summits of the poetic mountain he had not attained. His ballads were highly praised for their force and passion, their nervous style, the cumulative method of illustration—every sentence contained a thought and every word was a felicity. Selections from the Lays closed an oration which was a great intellectual treat, remarkable for the careful study which had been devoted to it, the generous desire fully to recognise Macaulay's genius, the great services he had rendered to liberty, to weigh his merits and to stamp his claims. Mr. Jones was enthusiastically cheered throughout, and at the close was compelled to re turn to the platform to bow his acknowledgment of the cheers with which he was rewarded.-11/an ehester Examiner. COMING EVENTS. For so powerful a system, the French Empire is strangely irritable. A Constitutional Government keep§ the tenour of its way without fearing the comments of public opinion or the operations of the Exchange. Although liable to the criticisms of a free press—although its measures must bear the examination of the shrewdest men of business, the Government of a country like ours never interferes with the money-market, or attempts to control the ea-pression of private opinion. It would seem, how ever, that the Government established across the Channel' is inclined to return to the practices Which two years since excited the disapprobation, if not the disquietude, of En g l an d. The Fren c h press once more exhibits in some of its organs that hos tility to this country which distinguished it up to a recent time—in fact, to the eve of the com mercial treaty. We can hardly bring our selves to speak seriously of the Opinion Pub,lique, which 'has just thrown out its defiance of England, and dared us to reorganise a coalition after the fashion of Pitt. We are all accustomed to'those.revilings which are poured out under the per Mission of the police, and cease as soon as the author receives a hint that the superior powers desire hith'to restrain his patriotism. We are not affected by the fragments of news which the central offices of Paris send'to the departments, nor are we sur prised that 24 hours should suffice for the recoin meneement, Of a . system of vituperation which is evidently . not spontaneous, inasmuch as it begins and' ends' at the will .of some central power.. To •:a,',rgye With Ale French press andllts conductors we Illow Ito ; be yain.. .As all opposition to the will of .'the 9overnment• has now vanished, the Parisian YffrspayeiS areonly the organs, more or less ener f 'Oitip,*pf3thqopinionawhich prevail in official guar- Itelpi l apellive may expect that during the course of She present - complications they will with one voice join lin': tiny' cry for which men in power may give I the'' What The annexation of Savoy is an act kvihieli,las - beeri.completed in defiance of assurances . oftgery kind: . . Three months ago the disinterest edness, of:France, and the attachment existing be twe6n,tl,ie Sardinian King and all classes of his sajdcfs, were'matters which no one was allowed tolidpu' - bt: That Savoy would be ceded by the r a • .- • • Prince who derives his earliest title from its terri tOry;fand that France, after concealing her inten tions ' rol motith's,, . would suddenly appear as the promoter of - this disruption, would have been re pellek.as *infamous' calumnies by, every Parisian journalist.' At the e,nd of last year it was an article of faith:tiled Aance went to war " for an idea," arid that, if slie supiported the rights of Austria and the banished Princes, it was only out of respect' foi good faith and the .strict observance of treaties. What would have . been the .outcry if it had been asserted in the English Parliament, or in any-Eng lish newspaper, that the French ruler, when he first gave his support to Italy; had bargained for Savoy, - and that when he made his treaty with Austria he had determined on the price which he would take for assenting to its being broken ? It is all the same, however, to the writers whose productions we shall read i for the next-few weeks. Exaggerated invectives againgtall whodispute_the right of the French Empire tezxtend itself ,in any direction which it pleases will take the 'place of political reasoning? and even of common morality. But what are the' little . efforts of Imperial jour nalists to the operations of the Empire itself? The Patrie or the 1 ) (Vs may endeavour to sh ow th a t France cares nothing for Lord John Russell's ob servations, but the Paris Bourse, under the guid ance of Imperial functionaries, actually demon strates the fast:. Lord John Russell spoke strongly, and the house cheered loudly. :-A great effect was produced in England, in France, and over all Europe. It ' Was tee object •. of the • powers that exist in France to 'show that Lord John's words were wind, and that France' did not care for them at all. And; indeed, the effect on the money-market , seemed wonderfully to con firm this fact. Lord John's speech . might be naturally expected ti:•.send the fund down; in fact, the English funds cleciiiredlsorneWhere about one half per cent. But, wonderful :to relate, the exact Apposite took place in Paris. - So cheerful did the prospect of English estrangenient make the Paris speculators that the Three per Cents. actually went up from 68f. 30c. to 70f. 3.5 c. -We in this country of insolent and unbridled freedom cannot under stand such a result. It is reserved for nations with a more cautious and paternal government to con- • nect warlike rumours wi :increased' confid ence. Dare we whisper that the ,Vourable result o n th e t Bourse was in some measure . caused by the applica tion of funds not exactly tie property, of private speculators, and that Imperil ,France .interested itself to prove that it was not affrighted -by the re-' marks of the British Secretary. The result of this interference was, of course, decisive. For two days French securities bade defiance l to all the hatred of a perfidious rival, and even the lifeless • five-franc pieces obeyed he genius of Government manipu- lators. But, unhappily, a reaction has come• After a short period of inflated credit, the Three per Cents. have sunk to their former level, and , perhaps, may be destined to a still further decline. it is, after all, plain that no cleverness and no po litical juggling can much change the course of mo netary affairs, and that the affectation of indiffer ence to European criticism is an artifice too easy of detection for a wise Government to attempt. — Times. IKE _NAVY. The Ariadne, 26, screw, Capt. E. W, Vansittart, arrived at Spithead yesterday afternoon from her cruise to the westward. It is expected she will now be fitted out for the purpose of forming one of the squadron that will accompany his Royal High ness the Prince of Wales on his visit to Canada. • The Locust, paddle steamer, Commander J. B. Field, arrived at Portsmouth yesterday from the eastward. The Vulture, 6, paddle, Capt. George Parker , was yesterday officially inspected at Spithead by Capt. G. T, Gordon, officially commanding the steam reserve at Portsmouth. The boats were got out, manned and armed in seven and a half mi nutes ; and the crew proved equally smart in their other evolutions. In gunnery and small-arm exec• cise their proficiency deserves special mention. At the conclusion of the inspection Captain Gordo congratulated Capt. Parker and his officers on the discipline of the crew and the cleanly state and appearance of the ship. The Vulture afterward s steamed into Portsmouth harbour for the purpose of stripping and clearing out, preparatory to par - The following appointments were made yester day at the Admiralty :—Lieut. James G. Mead, to the Exccllent ; Lieut. Henry L. C. Robinson and Lieut. Thomas W. Oliver, to the Megwra ; Lieut Henry N. Knox, to the Edinburgh, additional, for service in the Louisa tender ; Lieut. Charles G. F. Knowles, to the Royal Adelade ; Lieut. Thomas Hooper, to the Marlborough, additional, for dir posal ; William S. Fisher, assist.-surg., confirmed to the James Watt ; Jacob E. Dyns, assist.-surge to the Impregnable ; James F. Fitzgerald, acting: assist-surg., additional, to the Impregnable ; Fred. Burne, assist.-paymaster, to the Trafalgar ; Thos. Pullinger, clerk, to the Hawke; Charles B. Tut ner, first class assist-engineer, to the Asia, for charge of the machinery of the Rinaldo ; William ROES, promoted to the rank of second class assist. engineer, additional, to the Fisgard, for gunboats coming forward ; J. Hughesdon, acting second class assist. -engineer, for temporary service in the Hawke; and James Boddie, promoted to the rank of acting second class assist.-engineer, additional, to the Terror, for service in the Nettle. THE ARMY. The following notice, dated Horse Guards, March 30, appeared in the London Gazette of yesterday evening:— " Notice is hereby given that from and after the Ist of July next the minimum age of candidates to he examined for direct commissions in the arm/ will be fixed at 18 years." The Woolwich division of Royal Marines, in, command of Col. Stransh am , were yes t er d ay parade(' in the barrack-square, and, having fallen in to the, entire strength of the battalion, including officere servants, rifle practice and gun-drill detachments , B:c., they marched to Woolwich-common, w here they performed a lengthened course of brigade ewer' cises and drill. The monster brass cannon brought home froes Bhurtpoor in 1827, and presented to the reigning sovereign, George IV., a n d w hich h as b een station e" in front of the south entrance of the Artillery Bat' racks, Woolwich, since that period, was yesterday dismounted, to give pl ace f or th e erect i on o f th memorial about to be r ai se d on th a t spot to th e me mory of the officers and men of the corps who in the late Russian war. The operation, which v/ .. . 1 "' performed by gunne rs o f th e R oya l Artillery, "'of attended with considerabl e diff icu lt y , b y reas on it the enormous weight an d l eng th o f t h e canno n. , e l t is intended to be bro ug ht f orwar d a b out 16 feet towards the barrack field, where a solid bed of 0 0 ,,, / crete is being laid dow n , an d a fi rm b ase establisJP— for its new position. A further organisati on o f a di st i nct charac:erf p being about to take pl ace i n th e proo f department o o t. Woolwich Arsenal, S econ d C ap t a i n and ',,,ade Major Vandele ur , b e l ong i ng t o t h e st h brigad e garrison artill er y, s t a ti one d a t Gibraltar, 11°W 0n sick leave, has been appointed assistant to ColOnel Tulloh, inspector of artillery, and will reside in the Arsenal. Major Vandeleur held the post of car tain instructor of artillery in the gun factory de partment of the Arsenal, under the then superin tendence of Col. Wilmot, which he resigned. The various departments of Woolwich Arsenal, having been ordered to curtail the expenditure for the, forthcoming fi nanc i a l year, h ave issued notices 0 ' reduction. Five hundred artificers and labourer s employed on temporary work in the carriage de' partment have been furnished with 14 days' no tice to leave ; 200 from the laboratory depar i fi' ment have received s i m il ar no ti ce , an d the use_A privilege of night wor k an d overt i me is order?' to be stopped. The Himalaya and the Perseverance will shortly arrive at Spithead from the West Indies vit il the following numbers of troops on board, whim' on the arrival of th ose s hi ps , w ill di sem b s y` , alongside the dockyard and proceed by train for the camp •at Aldershott : —P erseveran ce-4,16t Foot, 15 officers and 431 me n , Himalaya-411t Foot, 9 officers and 175 men ; 49th Foot, 21 wt . ' cers and 609 men. The Indiana, hired sere" transport, will also arrive at Spithead from the West Indies with th e un d erment i oned officers an d men of the 41 s t an d 49 t h R eg i ments, but will Ise detained at Spithead on her arrival for orders :1 41st Foot, 3 officers and 77 men; 49th Foot, officers and 164 men. We are requested to make the following eorreci tions in the statement which appeared in The of yesterday relative to the East India ship Mar? borough, under the command of Commander W. Ker :—lnstead of 215 men having embarked 9 11 Calcutta, 295 were received on board on the lat h of December, which makes the passage only_ 1 .,v days, instead of 117. This includes four days' de' tention in the Hooghly, four days at Madras, four days at the Cape, and one day at St. Helena, in ing the days at sea 94 from Calcutta and 86 fror, Madras. Only o n e d ea th occurred among troops. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(Mis Day.) MARLBOROUGH -STREET. CAPTURE OP HOUSEBREAKERS.—CAUGHT IN Tore." / George Grantham and William Bertram, alias Hounsl° l ' alias Johnson, k c ., t wo t a ll , powerful-looking fellows, it 4 Mart! . before Mr. Bi ng h am w ith l o it er i ng i n St. Mar'. court for the purpose of committing a felony, and having their possession housebreaking implements. A jemmy found on the prisoner (a formidable 10 14 tool) was produced. Gordon, 336 A, said that that morning about one 0'0 10 .; while on duty in L e i ces t er - square , h e saw the two prig:4ll standing talking together, and knowing them as the NOV; ' nions of thieves, he watched them and saw them go in t° „ f doorway close to th e Alh am b ra P a l ace and stop there tyre - 4 three minutes. They then left and went into Lisle-0 0 : 0 and stopped there for a minute or two, and from ° l they went into St. M ar ti n ' s - court and went i n t° eo ,/ doorway of No. 17, and th en l e ft an d went to the do07"-..mg of• No. 3. They then came back to No. 17, and °steno sight of (him) Gord on G ran th am pulled the bell. He aloe asked what they were doing at that time of the 131 .i. ° 0 , ing, and Bert ram ' sa id th at a f r i end of his lived smesol Grantham starting off. He then seized Bartraref o t, said he should tak e hi m i n t o custody, and calling- another constable came up and followed Grail While he was holding Bertram. he managed to throw 8° thing away which was picked up by a female. 'cldPg Langhan, 108 C, proved p ursu i ng G rantham and P e d up at' jemmy " about a foot and a half long. He P il b s "..4 him as far as Covent-gard en , w h ere h e also threw 8,..,".$ key, which was picked up by 141 F. On searching o o v e the station he found on hi m a p i ece of can dl e sa d lucifers. On his way to the station he'resisted vielenPi r ots Gordon said the prisoner s were t wo o f t h e mos t deoP e o l characters known, and B er t ram h a d b een a l rea dy 0011/1 at the' Old Bailey for burglary. The prisoners were remanded for a week. The 100 gun boats .-- lately ordered at the wnt —itg d; the Ilion, close to Marseilles, adap lA( t l ed ul fOr the navigation of inland ar . w e a es te Pr i c:: th i l the Lake of Geneva is easily accessible by believe i,RhoneiiE that f is o r craft of such light draught of water. EARL the Earlot' o E f LEGIIgN in . to Wednesday bn his mission to C — h w i li n ll a r ceeds via Marseilles, and a special steamer will aWal. to to arrival of his lordship at Suez to convey him and s ill Hong Kong. . . e t a k T il e h a e h v i n e s o d b e r i p o e s t .e pr i. F o • 19° ' The new issue of L 2,650,000 Six per Cen • s daYt bentures of the colon of Victoria is fixed for y Wednfccest 'the 11th of April, at 2 o'clock, at the London and vi it to utinster Bank. A previous deposit of 15 per cent. /. _„. O required on all tenders, and the full amount of the 0, 0 ,7 00 - tures is to be paid en the 30th of April. The dividend' 4 pons will date from the lst,of April. eta . THE NORTH - BRITISH AND BORDER , io ta,. RAlLWAYS.—Notwithstanding the long and severe c,,idiy. the work on these railways has been progressin. r letec l ' Several of the heavy,cuttings have been -nearly coral; jo s, as well as the station at Stobs, which is well situase_te es secluded corner of the park,.and within a short disc for' Stobs Castle. The tunnel at Limekilney age is also 'v . r: fr oio ward, and there is every likelihood that the whole 11 u ‘.o 4 , Hawick to Carlisle will, be completed ',y the time spe c ^ _-;~._,. Pan inst the colic incr w ere , Was day. 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