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ROYAL ENGLISII OPER A, ' COVENT-GAR D Under the manazement a Nits' L. Pyneand Mr. W. Harrison. THIS EVENING, THE ROSE OE CASTILLE. Messrs.sr. Santley, “. Honey, St. Albyn, and W. Ham:; is wall and Miss Louisa .Tyne. Conductor, Alfred Mellon. Ballet, L A FIANCEE. Messrs. W. 11. Payne, U. Payne, F. Payne, Millie. ',equine, Pasquale, Pierron, Clara Ileri;an, and lions. Vandris. Doors open at hall-past 7—Commence at 8 o'clock. THEATRE ROYAL DRURY LANE.-TMS EVENING, PROMENADE CONCERT, conducted by Mr. Manias, cf the Crystal Palace. Concerts commence at S. THEATP.E-TIOYAL, HAYMARKET. Lesiee, Mr. J. B. Buckstone. VHS T4IVENTNG the performances will commence with A CURE FOR THE - HEARTACHE. After which, by desire, THE CONTESTED ELECTION. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mathe - .as, Mr. 13uckstone, .Sze. And A KISS IN TllE DARK. Commence at 7. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. A. Harris. THIS EVENING, the new drama,' entitled HOME T ItUTHS. Messrs. G. Melville, J. G. Shore, F. Matthews, Miss C. Lec'ercq and Mrs. Charles Young . . To be followed by the new Petite Comedy, entitled GOSSIP. Messrs. Ryder, Meadows, H. Bland, J. G. Shore; and Mrs. C. Young. Alter which, Mons, Espanosa (Premier Danseur Comique), will appear, with Madlle. Nariquita, assisted b ' the Ladies of the Corps de Ballet, in Le Grand Pas du Dervish de Faust, as danced by him 150 consecutive nights at the Theatre de la Porte St. Martin, Paris. To conclude with NURSEY CHICKWEED. I Ylessrs. H. Widdicomb, Meadows, H. Saker ; Miss L. Keeley and Mrs. Weston. NEW THEATRE - ROYAL, AD EL :PHT. Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Benj. Webster. THIS EVENING, THE DEAD HEART. Messrs 13. Webster. J. L. Toole, David Fisher, Paul Bedford. Stuart, Billington, C. J. Smith, Eburne, Moreland; Miss Woolgan and Miss K. Kelly. Followed by the successful piece of extravagance, called DINORAII UNDER DIFFICULTIES. Messrs. 3. L. Toole, P. Bedford, C. J. Smith, Eburne, and Miss K. Kelly. Doors open at half-past six—Commence at seven. Box- Dace open from 10 to 5. No charge for securing seats, nor for bills of performance. All fees to servants of this establishment are strictly prohibited. Acting Manager—Mr. Wm. Smith. THEATRE -ROYAL LYCEUM.-- Sole Lessee and Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, a new Vaudeville Comedietta, called THE KEY UNDER TIIE DOOR-MAT. Messrs. James Vinnin, Job Rouse, &:c. ; Mesdames A , 11. Hatton and Julia St. George. To be followed by the new Drama Fantastfque, entitled PARIS AND PLEASURE ; or, Home and Happiness. Principal characters by Messrs. W. Lacy, J. Vining, J. John stone, F. Villiers ; Misses Julia St. George, Hudspeth, Kate Saville, A. Burdett, and Madame Celeste. Po conclude with ST. MARY'S EVE. 3laclame Celeste and Mr. Rouse. ROY AL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE, King-street, St. James's. Lessee, Mr. T. B. Chatter ton. The nearest Theatre to Chelsea, Pimlico, and West minster, the Park being open to carriages and foot passen gers all hours of the night. THIS EVENING, A DEAD SHOT. After which THE , : CHATTER-BOX. Messrs. Barret, Bra zier ; Mesdames F. Matthews, Murray, and Eliza Arde n. F o llowed by MAGIC TOYS , supported by Miss Lydia Thompson, Clara St. Cassc, To conclude with the New and Original Burlesque, by L. Buckin ,, ham, Esq., of VI RGINIUS ; or the Trials of a Fond Papa. "Virginias, Mr. Charles Young. Reuced Pries—Gallery,Pit Is. The Box-office open from d llto 5 da c ily. Doors open at , half-past six ; perform ante commences at 7. A STLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, Westminster-road. Sole Lessee—Mr. William Cooke, his Farewell Season. THIS EVENING. the highly-popular and prosperous Drama, by Tom Taylor, Esq., called GARIBALDI ; illustrat ing the principal events in the Life of the Great Italian Ge neral. Supported by Mr. R. Phillips, Ennis Belmore, Ray mond, Miss Kate Carson, arc. -The Novelties in the Circle will consist of the most exhilarating displays of Scenic Horse manship—Re-appearance of the peerless horsewoman, Miss Fmily Cooke, in brilliant and classic poses on a swift Steed — Full Stud of beautiful Horses—Scenes in the Circle by John Henry Cooke, Herr Hartz, the Devil Rider ; Misses Clarissa, Rosins., Francisco. and La Petite Elea.nora—Wonderful Per fbrming Elephant—Comical and Extraordinary Parisian Dogs and Monkeys, from the Cirque l'lmperatrice, Paris. — Gymnastic Professors—Facetious Clowns. To conclude with a laughable Farce called CLEAN YOUR BOOTS. ._.: < Stage Manager, Mr. R. Phillips CANTERBURY HALL CONCERTS.- EVERY EVENING.—The Music of Verdi's Opera of MACBETH (now first made public in England at these Con certs). And a Grand Se 'ection from Meyerbeer's new opera of DINORAH. Comic Vocalists —Messrs. George Hodson (the Irish Come dian and Mimic), W. T. Critchfleld, and E. W. Mackney. Several interesting Pictures are added to the Fine Arts Gallery. The suite of Halls have been re-decorated and beautified, and constitute one of the most unique and brilliant sights of the metropolis. ROSA BONHEUR'S celebrated PICTURE of the HORSE FAIR is now added to the already magnificent Collection of raintimrs in the Canterbury Hall Fine Arts Gallery. The gallery is open from 9 a.m. till 12 p.m. Admission, Six pence. THE WEATHER.—SuN OFFICIC, DECEMBER 10. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHA.DI3. 46—highest since noon yesterday. 38 —lowest this morning and during the night. 44—this day at noon. BAROMETER-30.72. WIND, North-Westerly; light, with line frosty-looking weather. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DA.Y.—Morning, Ih. 33m.—Afternoon, lh. 55m, To-mounow.-Morning,,, 2h. 17m.—Afternoon, 2h. 38m, Im o , ;;:,, ~ e -, , .4i, , 14- li '..- •, 4 n 1 " I ' el - t r7 .V`• ~.....k t if, i , ' t• - -4, • THE SUN. LONDON, SATURDAY, DEC. 10, 1859. Fifteen years ago there appeared across the counter of a west end publisher a book of eastern travel, entitled " Eothen." During these fifteen years, upon the credit of that one brilliant work, the writer of it has been in the enjoyment deser vedly of a high and expanding literary reputation. ALEXANDER KINGLAKE'S name if (he never wrote anything else) would be preserved in the recollec tion of the lettered public of after times by the vivid power, colouring, and vitalising of that single book of Oriental reminiscences. In connection with " Eothen " his popularity as an observant traveller will survive not merely with that of his own imme diate eontemporaries--.-delightful volumes, let us say, like ROBERT CURZON'S "Monasteries of the Levant," or ELIOT WARBURTON'S " Crescent and the Cross,"—but with the fair fame even of men like BELZONI and HUMBOLDT, like LAYARD and LIVINGSTON E. Among the literary announcements for the present season, we observe the intimation of a new work from the hand of this accom plished writer (the second work he will have given to the public) as immediately forth coming. Wishing this production every possi ble success—wishing it, in fact, a success worthy of the distinguished position won for him by the radiant pages of " Dithen," we must turn to Mr. KINGLAKE'S morn recently-acquired politi cal reputation with yet greater complacency than to his ripened and securely-established repute as a man of letters. It is but two years or three back that Mr. KIN GLARE entered the House of Com mons for the first time. He entered it then, of course, not in the early dawn of youth, but at the meridian vigour of manhood, with his convictions strong within him, his opinions formed, his judg ment clear and energetic. It is to this we may attribute his rapid seizure of a distinct position amongthe more thoroughly independent of our po pular representatives. Without any extraordinary capacity as a debater, without any peculiar gifts of oratory, without any of those rare powers of sarcasm which make a popular speaker feared, without any of that fervid eloquence which can take even a House of Commons by storm, and kindle en thusiasm among the most apathetic and super cilious—Mr. KINGLAKE has alreacly, in the course of these few sessions, taken not only a recognizable but a conspicuous place among the more outspoken and energetic champions of Liberalism in the lower House of Parliament. It is, in isome respects, the very position which Mr; LAYARD might have taken had he so pleased--but did not. There is more firmness of purpose, more resolution, more con siteney &bout the political sentiments of the author of "Eothen," than about the more impulsive and erratic unveiler of the buried wo nders of Niueveh. Hence, Mr. LAYARD has prematurely fallen into " the sore and yellow leaf"—has been banished to THE SUN, LONDON! SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 10, 1859. the limbo of Parliamentary extinction—has bee _q !keep; ag his own counsel—a man who pores over itilessl by an indig- boriks relating to battles and wars. I recollect he given the go-by relent lessl y , p y nant, almost we had said a dis g usted and. ou traged, told me once that he was engaged in w ritin g a And meanwhile, Mr. KINGLAKE, history of all the battles t hat had ever been fought. cons tituency. but \ 'There he sits alone in his library , surrounded by though taking p art, com p aratively speaking, ver y rare ly in debate, has so oppo rtunel y timed books of this description, surrounded by plans and his speeches and motions during the past few 1 designs of all ented contrivatonces destroy human life , and which human se ssions that that he has obtained f or himself, as we have 1 i nutty has inv s aid, a position completely i ndividualised, and as we commanding at the samed to giv th e you some con- time e resours of h a ve said eminently characteris tic. Inasmuch that I which I have endeavoure whenever the hon. gentleman speaks he is tolerably 1 ception:" The moral to be drawn from all our n which is secure of an audience. Hi s re p orted speeches, surely obvious ! It is visdeed in ew whether delivered in the House of Commons or out 1 Channel Fleet, and in our fast multiplying corps of of the House of Commons, are looked to and read Rifle Volunteers. There can assuredly be no offence by large masses of the population. There is to Princes—[in whom Holy Writ itself tells us to something kindred in his independence and out- put no trust]—if we, under existing circumstances, maxim— speaking, we cannot but think, to the independence take as our guide the old Covenanter's and out-speaking of an older and veteran champion " Put your trust in GOD, and keep your powder of liberalism in the House, meaning, of course, the dry !" hon. and learned gent leman the member for Shef field. But that the member for Bridgewater wehrs his own helmet and carries his own lance into the lists, prepared to splinter the latter upon occasion with any or every antagonist, we might almost have dubbed him Mr. ROEBUCK'S Esquire or Fidus Achates. Here, however, are two RICHARDS in the field ; and though the elder may deal a more ponderous blow whenever he is fairly put to it—the younger seems hardly less ready of fence, and is animated by as bold a prowess and as stubborn a resolution. Not the least striking among the extra Parlia mentary speeches delivered during the past few years by Mr. KINGLAKE, was the one recently re ported in our columns as having been delivered by the hon. gentleman only a few nights previously, in the Town-hall at Bridgewater. In this speech it vrill doubtless have been remarked that Mr. KINGLAKE took occasion to recall to recollec tion the share he a h himself had din regard to the se ttlement of the question as to w hether England should or should not take part in the Congress now upon the eve of assembling in Paris for the solu tion of the long discussed problem of Italian inde pendence. The reference thus made amounted, we cannot but' think, to nothing less deeply interest ing than the epitome of a remarkable little histo rical incident —an incident of such importance in its bearing, and one so attractive at this moment in itself in every particular, that we cannot resist the temptation to allow Mr. KINGLAKE himself here to recapitulate it:—" Ia the month of August last," said he, " there was a question as to the assem bling of a Congress, and as my hon. colleague has just told you, we aro now receiving the intelli gence that a Congress is in point of fact about to meet in Paris: A member of the House of Commons, Lord ELCHO, was of opinion that the Government ought not, under any circum stances, to go into a Congress, The Government, on the contrary, was, I thought, somewhat too anxious to hurry into a Congress without stipu lating for proper conditions. When Lord Elcho brought forward his motion, which if carried would have had the effect of absolutely preventing the Ministers from going into a Congress, they were anxious to meet him with a direct negative, and the result of that would have been that they would have got the opinion of the House of Commons in favour of their going into a Congress in, as I thought, a somewhat heedless manner. I therefore took the liberty of moving what is called the pre vious question—the meaning of which is, that I asked the House of Commons not to decide either for Lord ELcuo or for the Government, but to leave the responsibility of determining the ques tion of a Congress upon the shoulders of the Minis ters. And, gentlemen, •I am happy to say that I succeeded in carrying the previous question. I supported the motion by urging it upon her MAJESTY'S Ministers that it was ,their bounden duty to refu:e to go into Congress, until they should obtain a distinct stipulation that no extraneous force should be used in Italy in order to put down the free Governments which had been formed in that country. I saw with great delight that when Lord JOHN RUSSELL, Minister for Foreign Affairs, addressed an as sembly in the town of Aberdeen he was able to say that Ministers had arrived exactly at that conclu sion. He there told the assembled people that' although England would probably be persuaded to go into a Congress, she never would be persuaded to go into a Congress except upon the distinct un derstanding that force should not be applied in order to put down the free people of Italy. I rejoice in being able to state that for the course I then took in the House of Commons I have received the thanks 1 of ono of the best and truest patriots Italy ever pos sessed, I have received from Italy, I rejoice to say the thanks of General GARIBALDI." Mr. KING LAKE'S subsequent remarks in that speech at Bridgewater, in allusion successively to the French People, to the French Army, and to the French EMPEROR, will, we have but little doubt, live yet more vividly even than the above in the popular recollection. They were, none of them, remarks ' that could possibly be regarded, even by that people, by that army, or by that EMPEROR, as in any way offensive. They were, on the contrary, rather complimentary. "It has happened to me," said Mr. KINGLAKE before giving utterance to one of these remarks— " It has happened to me, I think I may say, to know something of the people of France ; to know something of the army of France; and to know a little, mostly, of course, by reading, and partly by a little personal acquaintance in old times, of the Emperor of the FRENCH." And, therefore, as one qualified to pronounce an opinion he gives us his estimate of each. Of the French people he says, " Upon the whole I believe the mass of the population of France arc an industrious and peaceful people." Of the French army he says, " I have seen them in almost all situations you can see troops, and I think I can undertake to say, what ever the Zouaves and crack regiments may be, that a more harmless and inoffensive body of men than the troops of the line is hardly to be found perhaps anywhere in Europe." Finally, as to the French EMPEROR, he says—" The French EMPEROR was a guest in this country ; he has a friendly feeling towards England; he has always been a friendly ally to this country, and at pre sent he has no quarrel with us." But, believing all this to be the absolute truth, to be the literal fact, Mr. KINGLAKE remembers also that there is this powerful and despotic EMPEROR with an army of 600,000 men—at the head su premely and absolutely of 37,000,000 of peo ple. He recalls to mind that " The Emperor of the French not only commands all the armies of France, not h o t t ec on i ly commands the navy of France , powerl navy av o y f marching almost the whole but l of the m hasorarea of France—marching like soldiers, to serve inthemi litarynav). of them th the country ; and we all know, also, that he has sus cceded in inventing a financial system which enables him to borrow the earnings of the country, and to raise almost any amount of money at a very short notice, and without the intervention of the ordi nary capitalists who used to be employed for pur poses of that sort." Therefore, he says, "It comes to this—that you have sitting, as it were, in his library, a thoughtful man who is in the habit of We direct the notice of our readers to the report of a deputation which waited on Lord Palmerston yesterday from the parishes of Marylebone and Paddington. The subject to which they called the attention of the Premier was one of some public interest, though not of political importance. It re ferred to the removal of the trees and shrubs from Hyde-park. Mr. SODEN, from Marylebone, stated the case with clearness. He said that under the Chief Commissionership of Sir BENJAMIN HALL, now Lord LLANOVER, great improvements had been made in Hyde-park by laying down new walks and planting shrubs and flowers, which afforded much gratification to the frequenters o the Park. To the general surprise and dissatisfaction all these plants had been removed from the walks. He considered this a loss to the public, and the deputation appealed to his lordship to order the restoration of what had been so unnecessarily re moved. It appears from the statement of Professor MARKS, of Marylebone, that a sum of £l,OOO was granted by the House of Commons, in 1857, and a further sum of £350 for making new roads and planting new walks in the parks ; and Sir B. HALL, then First Commissioner of Works, carried out the project with energy and success. The approval of Her MAJESTY was practically testified ; for, on learning from Sir B. HALL that there was a diffi culty in obtaining trees for planting, she imme diately assigned a large portion of land near Kew Palace to be used as a nursery. The shrubs were duly planted, but it appears that some unreasonable objections were raised by some inhabitants of Park-lane, who imagined that they would obstruct their view. They applied to Sir B. HALL to remove the trees, but he pro perly refused the application. The attempt was renewed under the Chief Commissionership of Lord JOHN MANNERS, who also refused to sacrifice the public to the whims of a few. It was feared, however, by the members of 'the deputation that owing to the illness of the present Chief Commis sioner the administration of the office had been induced to comply with the unreasonable request. It was stated by Lord PALMERSTON that the report of the Office of Works denied that what had been LATEST NEWS. The following telegrams have been received at lir. Reuter's office : COPENHAGEN, DEC. 9. The Fadrelandet states that Prince Christian of Denmark was yesterday appointed Governor of Holstein. PARIS, DEC. 9. Sweden has sent in her adhesion to the Congress. M. do Moustier leaves to-morrow for Vienna to assume his post as French Ambassador. The France Centrale has received a first warn ing for an article on the consequences of the Treaty of Zurich. MADRID, DEC. 8. The Spanish Government has given orders for a levy of 50,000 men in January next. CONSTANTINOPLE, DEC. 3 (via Trieste). The envoy of Prince Danielo of Montenegro has been assassinated. The news of the Sultan's refusal to accept Fuad Pacha's resignation is confirmed. done was in consequeuce of any representa tions but owing to some alterations in the method of planting: He admitted, however, that it was the first he had heard of the subject, and announced his intention of inquiring into it. The reasons given by the Board of Works seem very insufficient, and we trust that the matter may immediately be looked into. It is very desi rable that these places of popular resort may be made as attractive as possible ; and it is unpar donable trifling with the public money to inter fere unnecessarily with the arrangements made a t considerable outlay. The case in question affords another proof of the ill effects of the continual changes in the chief offices. We have before ex pressed our opinion that the head of the Board of Works should not be removed at every Alinis terial crisis. Plans of public importance are set on foot by one Commissioner, to be laid aside or con troverted by his ' successor. Public or private in terest, difference of opinion, or other influences, mayaffect him, and interfere with the developement of projects which have received the public sanction. until some alteration be made in this matter we can scarcely hope to see our public works carried on in a manner befitting this great metropolis. So far as the case in question is concerned, we hope the interference of the Premier will be immediately perceptible, and that we shall hear no more of these r unlooked for and unnecessary alterations. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge has been staying during the past week at Knowsley, on a visit to the Earl and Countess of Derby. The circle invited to meet his Royal Highness comprised—their Serene High nesses Prince and Princess Edward of Saxe Weimar, the Earl of Malruesbury, the Earl of Wilton and Lady Katherine Grey Egerton, the Earl and Countess of chesterfield and Lady Evelyn Stanhope, the Earl and Lady Constance Grosvenor, Lord Otho Fitzgerald, Lord Loughborough, Hon. Algernon and Lady Blanche Egerton, Mr. G. Russell; and Col. Tyrwhitt, in waiting on the Duke of Cambridge. The Earl of Derby, accompanied by the Duke of Cambridge. Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, the Earl of Wilton, an( the other gentlemen of the party, enjoyed the sport of shooting on Wednesday, when about 1,300 head of game fell to their guns. On the next day there was another battue. Their Imperial Highnesses the Duke of Leuch. tenberg and Prince Eugene Romanoffsky, attended by Gen. Rehbinder and their preceptors, have removed froth Claridge's Hotel, Upper Brook-street, to tho Bedford Hotel, Brighton. The honorary degree of LL.D. is about to be con ferred by the Dublin University upon Sir Hugh M. Cairns, Q.C., and Sir J. Emerson Tennent. Mr. Whiteside is said to bo also included in the list, with Capt. M'Clintock, R.N., and Sir John Lawrence. In connection with the rise in the St. Petersburg exchange a rumour is circulated that Messrs. Rothschild have purchased from the Russian Government of the Peters burg and Moscow Railway. EAST REWORD. —PROPOSED ARSENAL. —We hear, upon what we deem to be good authority, that the Goverriment have it in contemplation to form and establish an arsenal at or near Retford, on a somewhat extensive scale, which, if carried out, connot fail to be of g reat utility to the ' town and neighbourhood. Tho place is ono of the most central in the kingdom, and situate at the confluence of two lines of railways, the one stretching from the Irish Channel to the German Ocean, the other from the far north to the extreme south of the kingdom.— Nottingham Journal. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY LITERARY SOCIETY. —A. very elegant room of large dimensions in the London terminus at the Paddington station has been decorated for the convenience and amusement of the clerks and other officials of the Great Western Company, as a place of meet ing, where reading, music, and conversation may be enjoyed after the labours o the day. This new society has been got up under the immediate patronage of the Earl of Shel burne, the directors, and principal officers. The inaugura tion was honoured by an exhibition of works of art, science, and nature, sent by gentlemen interested in the undertak ing. The walls were covered with pictures by Landseor, Webster, Goodall, and other admired modern masters. Around the sides on the floor were tables placed, on which were curiosities of variouskinds, amidst which were arranged flowering plants of rarity and beauty, and in the centre of the room on a raised platform, was the solid gold bedstead richly ornamented in the Eastern style, which was the last present from the Rajah of Cashmere to the Queen of Eng land. A con serozione was hold on Wednesday evening, when Miss Laura Baxter and Miss Clara Fraser sang very effectively, and were ably accompanied by Mr. Fabius Nunn on the pianoforte. Two soirees have also been given, when the beauties of the room, with its interesting and varied con t en ts were displayed to th e best advantage by a full at tendance of well dressed company. The use of the library, as well as of the room itself, is intended to be devoted en tirely to the Great Western Railway officials, and is another instance of the liberal solicitude for the innocent recreation and intellectual culture which has on several occasions been manifested by the chairman and directso n o of this railway company towards the numerous perms in their employ. SMITIIFIELD CLUB C AT TLE SHOW. —Th e Smith- field Club cattle show closed last evening at 10 o'clock, and although the number of visitors who visited. the show during the day by no means equalled any on:, of its thrto previous days, it was quite on an average in point of nuni hers with the last day of any preceding s h o w. An im pression has got abroad that the escrit will be the las year of the show being held at the n ßaker-street Ba zaar ; but this is a mistake. ' The lease of the club from Mr. Boulnois, the proprietor of the bazaar, does not expire till Christmas, 1802, consequently, even supposing the club to be at all remover] to some other place, 811011 removal will not take place till 1863. The sales of the prize cattle wove nearly all concluded up to Thursday night, and yesterday' there were but very few specimens remaining unsold. It is believed that the butchers' medal for purchase of the largest ssurahor of animals will is yea le obtained by Mr. Kin . , et ralilizigtou-street. alighted from his carriage in front of the Church of St. Rosalia. M. Maniscalchi was accompanied by his young wife and his two children. At the moment he was about to enter the church he was stabbed by an assassin. The dagger entered deeply into the lower part of the back, and the shock was so violent that M. Maniscaichi, in order to avoid falling, was forced to lean on the arm of his wife. The wounded man, however, was able to turn round and obtain a view of the assassin. The latter is a man who does not appear to belong to the operative classes. He was dressed with a certain elegance, and wore a watch chain. M. Maniscalchi had sufficient strength to withdraw the dagger from his back and to pursue the assas sin. His coachman and a police agent followed him, but the wounded man was soon compelled to stop, and the assassin escaped. A search was made in every direction, but without success. It is be lieved that the assassin relied on the aid of accom plices to save him from detection. It is hoped that the director's wound, although dangerous, is not mortal. It was feared that an insurrection might be the consequence of this attack, but Palermo re mained perfectly tranquil. The city, nevertheless, has been placed in a state of siege. It was re ported at Naples on the 3d inst. that the Director of Customs at Messina had been similarly attacked." BELGIUM. DEPUTATION TO LORD PALMERSTON. Yesterday deputations from the parishes of Mary lebonc and Paddington waitedupon Lord Palmerston et his residence in Piccadilly, for the purpose of calling his lordship's attention to the wholesale de struction of plants in Hyde-park, and to urge his lordship to exercise his authority to put a stop to the same. Mr. SODEN said the public considered a great wrong had been 'perpetrated towards them. Under the chief commissionershin of Sir B. Hall, now Lord Llanover, great improvements had been made in Hyde-park by laying down new walks and planting shrubs, mixed with flowers, and the public were greatly gratified with the result. They were now, however, astonished and annoyed to find that the whole of these shrubs and flowers had been removed from the walks between the Marble Arch and Stanhope-gate, and in the Green park, between the entrances at Hyde-park-corner and Devonshire-house. They appealed to his lord ship to order the restoration of what had been, as they considered, wantonly destroyed. Professor MARKS said the entire metropolitan public took a deep interest in the matter, because a feeling prevailed that the rights of the working classes had been sacrificed to the selfishness of a class, between whom and the labouring population good-will should prevail. In 1857 the House of Commons granted £l,OOO, and the further sum of £350 for making new roads and planting walks in Hyde-park, and then the first commissioner ear nestly carried out the work. That such improve ment had the approval of the Queen was evident, as when Sir B. Hall mentioned to her Majesty that he desired to plant trees but could not get a supply, the Queen unhesitatingly assigned to him for that purpose a large portion of land near Kew Palace to be used as a nursery. The shrubs were duly planted, but had, it appeared, become an eyesore to some of the inhabitants of Park-lane, who ima gined that they would obstruct their view. Sir B. Hall was applied to remove the trees, but re fused. The same attempt was made with Lord John Manners, with the like result : but he feared, in consequence of the illness of the present Chief Commissioner, the administration of the office had been induced to comply with this unreason able request. Mr. Mann's proposal to plant the present vacant place with flowers in the spring was evidently an afterthought, and contrary to taste. He urged his lordship, as a popular minister, not to suffer the working classes to go to the wall. Lord PALMERSTON said he had just received a report from the Office of Works, in which it was denied that what had been done had been in con sequence of any representation from persons in Park-lane, but that the borders of the walks referred to were intended as a nursery. That what had been done was to take away some shrubs which did not flourish very well, and next year it was intended to put flowers. Plants that flowered in spring and summer would not stand the winter, and there was a difficulty. He certainly, however, thought that stripping the ground entirely of shrubs and flowers was not desirable. Mr. DICKENSON said since Sir B. Hall had left office the shrubs had been shamefully neglected. He said this as a visitor to the park daily. Another wrong was the removal of the seats placed in the park for the convenience of the public when Sir B. Hall was chief commissioner, which were only re placed after strong public remonstrance. Lord PALMERSTON remarked that he had heard of the subject for the first time from the deputation. He would, however, make it his business to inquire into it, and see what was best to be done. The Belgian Chamber of Representatives, at its sitting of Thursday, commenced the discussion of the Budget of Ways and Means for 1860. M. Van denpeereboom called on the Government to reduce the postage to a uniform charge of 10c. for the whole country: M. Vermeire recommended the Government to bring in a bill regulating the tariffs on railways throughout the whole country accord ing to legal distances. After some observations from MM. Dumortier and Moncheur, the general discussion was adjourned. • THE METROPOLITAN GAS QUESTION, Yesterday a deputation from the Metropolitan gas companies waited upon the President of the Board of Trade and the Home Secretary, to give explanations in reply to the statements of the com mittee of delegates, and to put the Government its possession of the grounds upon which they resisted the demands of the consumers. Alderman Salo- mons, M.P., Mr. F. Russell, M.P., and Mr. S. Butler, M.P., attended the deputation by invita- lon. Mr. BURKE, of the Imperial Gas Light Com pany, stated the case to the President of the Board of Trade, expressing on the part of the companies a desire simply to place the Government in pos session of the facts of the case, and then to leave it in their hands to deal with it as they might think fit. The object of the delegates was, as far as he could infer, to induce the Government to take up the bill of which they had given notice, in order that they might relieve themselves from the expense of conducting it, and if legislation was to take place, those he represented would con sider the matter better in the hands of the Govern- ment than in the hands of those gentlemen who were promoting the bill. It was not only inconve nient, but fraug 4 ht with considerable danger that consumers should themselves originate a bill to alter Acts of Parliament on the faith of which indivi- duals had embarked their capital. Gas companies when they possessed a monopoly had hold it with the concurrence of the vestries, and it was an ad vantage to the consumer, because it enabled the company to supply the gas at a cheaper rate than they would be able to do, if put to the expense of competition. Where competition existed the com plaint of extravagant charge was just; but where it did not exist, the price was as low as it possibly could be, and if the consumers succeeded in creat ing competition the result would be that gas com panies would have to increase their price. The delegates had talked about the excessive exactions of the unrestrained monopoly of gas companies, but he would maintain that every public lamp was paid for at too low a rate. With regard to the illumi nating power, the Post-office had expressed satis faction with the supply, and he did not hear any complaints from other quarters. The bill prepared by the delegates was of such a nature that the com panies could not assent to it, but if the Government thought legislation necessary, they had every con fidence that they would be treated with justice and fairness. Mr. HAMMACK, Chairman of the Ratcliff Com pany, said that company had charged only 4s. 6d. for their gas, though they had the monopoly of the supply, and were entitled by Act of Parliament to charge ss. Mr. M. GIBSON said he had listened with atten tion to the statement of Mr. Burke, but it was ne cessary to digest the matter, so much had been said on both sides, before a decision had been come to. It should receive the fullest consideration, and no decision would be come to without due attention being given to the interests of both parties. The deputation, having thanked the right hon. gentleman, proceeded to the Home-office, where they were received by the Right Hon. Sir George Cornewall Lewis. DESTRUCTION OF THE TREES AND one side or the other ; but if ' it should appea r that SHRUBS IN THE PARKS. any intermediate arrangement could be c ome to, he should have no objection to ask the opposite party —those who represented the consumers—wh ether they would be willing to make any proposal to the companies, which would be something less than to eontended for in their bill; and if such proposal were placed in the hands of the Government for their consideration, they would have no objection to communicate it to the companies for their opinion upon it. He threw out this suggestion. If it were a course which they thought might by possibility lead to any result, he should have no objection to. communicate again with the gentlemen who w aited upon him last week. But if they were disposed of stand upon their rights, and enter upon a war ° select committees, he had nothing to do but to let matters take their course. Mr. BURKE thanked the right hon. gentleman f or his suggestion, which he intimated would be accepte d by the companies. The deputation then withdrew. • WILLS AND BEQUESTS. The will and codicil of • the Right Hon. Edwaid,all' Jervis Viscount St. Vincent, of Meaford Hai; Stone, Stafford, were proved in the principal Regis try of the Court of Probate, on the 22d of N evem' ber, by the Hon. Mary Anne Dyce Sombre, the daughter, and the Hon. Edward Swynfen Jerv is ' the son, the executors. The personalty was sworaunder £25,000. He has bequeathed to his °°ll Edward the vase presented to him by the Ast°ll tenantry, to be held as an heirloom with the Astl Hall estate, together with four silver dish es . an covers with the Earl's crest, the bust of the Ist: Earl St.. Vincent, and allows him to melee e ; selection of furniture from Meaford Hall. Lea ! to his daughter, Mrs. Dyce Sombre, for her 14s, the portrait of himself presented to h im his kind neighbours and friends ; and to grandson, the present Viscount, as heir with the Meaford Hall estate ; and ' coe d to his said daughter his horses, doge, an other domestic animals, in confidence th at will not kill them so long as they can enjoy th,_°ll/1:0 selves. All his letters, papers, fossils, and seas 7,0 leaves to his son Edward, and daughter, Mrs. D 1 t Sombre. He bequeaths his old real china ! W e i ll a large dish having the arms thereon, to his the son, daughter, and grandson, as well as all h i s wines and liquors, to divide amongst them. daughter Maria, the wife of Dr. George vv ll 7 M.D., he leaves £4OO a-year, and one-half to , husband should he survive her. His son Ed* and his two daughters, Mary Anne and Maria, 11151 / make a selection from his library. There are lola specific and pecuniary legacies to his famili $ a friends. The residue of the furniture, plate, °I, other effects at Yeaford Hall he leaves to his grallaia son, the present Viscount; and:devises:to his. $ 4O grandson his real estates at Stone, except such Pfd , as he has left by the codicil to his son Ed war d, whom he has appointed residuary legatee of b° the real and personal estates. of The will and codicil of Henry Raphael, V51."26, Tavistock-square, was proved in London on °Y sro • by three of the executors—John Raphael, the ', B , they, Abraham Nathan Myers, of Finsbury-PLla:ef, and Solomon Hyam Tabor—Henry Lewis Ralw:ity the nephew, having renounced. The persc )n- d to was sworn under £lOO,OOO. lie has bequeathe se, his wife the interest of £ lO,OOO, with the 13 °, 1 , 0 , hold furniture and effects, and a portion of the,Plefc with an immediate legacy of £500; and by ° eB, legacies to his brothers, sisters, nephews, and 111 :• 0 00 immediate and reversionary. Has left instreca.oo with his executors to give to charitable and reli n g i al i. institutions a sum of £3OO, but not to exceed 17 „°,0, neas to any one, and to give 19 guineas to thePl i o to be at their discretion. The residue , property he leaves to his brother, John Rap; t io The will was made in December, 1858, an codicil on the 16th of March, 1859, c he, The will of William James Felix Tolleta li a is Esq., late of Ham House, Surrey, was pr °3 l,o lo le London by his uncle, the Hon. Frederick r. Tollemache, M.P. for Grantham, a nd the,,.01- Jacob Montague Mason, M.A., Rector of Siii"sie to loughby, Lincoln, the joint executors, wh ° D eft convert his estates, real and personal, into oti the proceeds to be invested, and the dividella ° Tol. interest paid to his aunt, Lady Frances Eal i g c hiP lemache, for her life, and at her decease to ble sof. dren of his sister Caroline, the wife of the i delf Ralph William Lionel Tollemache, B.A. Abs g t4 4.l - 60 0 ' leaves to each of his executors a legacy 0. "0 0 The personalty was sworn under 1,10,000;,00 will is dated Jan. 6, 1858.—Illustrated News. Mr. BURKE having recapitulated the points of his previous address, Sir G. LEWIS asked - whether the companies dis• puted the alleged analogy between this case and that of the water supply, which was regulated by the Government. Mr. BURKE denied that there was any analogy between the two cases. The water questicn was a sanitary question which the Government took in hand in consequence of public complaints respecting the supply, and there was also this difference, that when competition between the water companies ceased the price of the supply was raised. Sir G. LEWIS asked whether the companies ob jected to the principle that there should be a fixed maximum charge, and whether it was denied that the quality of their gas was bad ? Mr. BURKE said the vestries were seeking not only to limit the charge but to increase the illu minating power. He denied that the present price was too high or the quality b a d, an d remar k e d th a t if the grievances of which the vestries complainel had really exisited they had an opportunity of stating their cave last session, when the City Gas Bill was before the house. The illuminating power was fixed by act of Parliament in 1854, and the companies contended that they had supplied up to that standard. With regard to the question of monopoly, the company he represented and several others had always enjoyed a monopoly, but they were all subject to the Gas Consolidation Act, and the limitation of the dividend to 10 per cent. afforded sufficient protection for the consumer. The average dividends did not exceed 5 per cent., and no one company reached the maximum. Companies were not established for the purpose of competition ; " districting" was recommended by Sir Robert Peel, and the acts of the Chartered, Imperial, and Rat cliff Companies were granted on the understanding that there should be no interference with the dis tricts occupied by other companies, so that Parlia ment had legislated on the principle of districting. Sir G. LEWIS said—Perhaps if there we re a general rule of Government, it was that they did not interfere in local legislation—they have abstained from using their influence one way or another; and even private bills are discussed in the house, which when not v er y oft en th e c ase, it was generally with reluctance and a good deal of reserve that they took part in the discussion. No doubt there was some thing peculiar in the state of the metropolis, arising from the absence of the necessary funds and other causes, which prevented them from stating their case fairly before committees ; but he thought that what had been stated showed that if there was to be any litigious action, the only course would be to appoint another select committee of inquiry, or the parties could be heard before a private bill com mittee. The question had not arrived at such a stage as would justify Government in interferirg is an authoritative manner by seeking to influence r ye FROME.—On Monday Mr. Donald Nicol.l' late representative of this borough, was entertain; 0 0e, public dinner given by the constituency, and at c ited' time a valuable service of plate, with an address eelltho the highest terms of eulogium, was presented to 0 „ 0 0 0 M.P. by the working men of Frome, their Shull pence having provided the necessary funds. 00 0 1 7 THE MIDDLE-LEVEL SEWER.—The P ic branch extends from the main line at the junction role road and Theobald's-road, along Bedford-row, 33,,tostilelf street, Holborn (for a short distance), and Giee,t leeg: Lincoln's-inn-fields, north side, Great Queenearre„,e;eodiei,' acre, Cranbourne-street, Coventry-street, and - L et o f C e je to Half Moon-street, and along that street and 14,1„,th eye zon-street to the corner of Chesterfield-street, a ~ r jocet„:l mile 5,240 feet . For the greater portion of this " e l f y-stt.74 8,820 feet, ending near the point where Berk ells joins Piccadilly, the sewer will be executed e through the blue clay.—Builder. of f th THE TURNOUT AT ROCHDALE.--A Ineet in Viit e : mechanics who had turned out against a r eductild at re at the machine shop of Alderman Tatham vias l r a t leasAls Navigation Inn, Rochdale, on Thursday, w hen „," ported that an amicable arrangement had been ;n, ag`y e se Mr. Tatham, and that in consequence it had 1-4 . 3 er orltJ that all the hands on strike should return to thor terday (Friday) morning. tha t . THE WESTMINSTER PALACE HOTED. - u elding l- c ot th the strike is over the works at this large h „ r es „ e lf prosecuted with renewed vigour. There are B ' r s od e elre wards of 300 skilled artisans, foremen, la,boure'eteieneel engaged in the various operations, included illodelPre es ( 53 carpenters, 112 plasterers, 11 plumbers., s T he 0010 carvers, 60 labourers, and 42 "hawk boys? ' the fact,,,,to( the number of plasterers and boys arises from, ere roll the entire facings of the exterior of the strueLfileteo de' executed in Portland cement, and when e°` bite ea ted h e embody one of the most ornate displays o f are style velopment in the profuse French Renaissance Quit metropolis.—Building News. IR TVDIA' .10X AUSTRALIAN HORSE TRADE bean h s ve readers are aware that unconnected efforts to or 00, from time to time by settlers in this coleq. at) s trade in horses with the presidencies of Ina'e r anel le elet the commencement of many other important pr on s ee traffic, these enterprises have not been al sca le t it o r tree° owing chiefly to the disasters of the voyage. a genroeter evidence before us, in the communication eL front , e tee who last year took ' 42 horses to Bombay, andat thus 1/ %0 0 tion derived from the Indian newspapers, th, ~,e t the .40 factory result may be avoided with care, an this eole'ee,./ trade with India may be made as valuable t a7 od for it is to New South Wales and the Cape ef South Aurtralian Register. PAo *t WRECK OF THE MAIL STEA.AISIIIP jeoe . . oo o i —Yesterday the official inquiry instituted her,:e"tiie 1 ;00 1 Trade, into the eircumstances connected W'',7 s hiP 1 ;40 4 the Royal Mail Steam Navigation Com r P o si. l b,of l os . rrie our s, t osourd tieo t t i ts matta was resumed at the Greenwich Mr. Traill, police magistrate, and Captain assessor. Mr. O'Dowd conducted the caserlf?retlyilkop, Trade ; and Mr. Coxwell again attended en i d i e ecter o i t tb' Baynton ; Capt. Redman and Capt. Wilsone_e, eetaoote! Capt. Vincent, superintendent, were presell ; 0 1.0, 14 proceedings on the part of the co m P anY 'AWer 1181'111 J' it modated with seats upon the bench. r stn it ' e e, t d evidence, which occupied nine hours, M• e t the mass of evidence which had been e e lle ee el -la d i9 f t h °74l ol lo. o i would necessarily take some time before ne uld 06 / ief ( his report to the Board of Trade; butlee ve. „ 4 ° sofetu re l e t ; thought it would be his duty to take t o n ot co the case. In doing so, however, he she eeco e in sider the evidence which had been P nit* Baynton's favour. The Court then r?,;, s e : unrjesr a a a t l e e e i to a: i fe e i Ce ALL ENGLAND ELEVEN. — O n 11 % 1 .. 1 .00 100 , five of the twelve cricketers who have 18 America wore entertained at a public in the Arms, Godalming, by the lovers of the sP"' s. je alne s 'e s bourhood. The invited guests were ges eu sr f ore ! H. Stephenson, Cat:fern, J. Lillywhite, a h ber, ei4 a ol t ee Wroden, the other south of England mein eeee larg e of of es . to attend through illness. There was t e l v oup "" po ete7 s 0; 0 spectable assenlbly, many of the hel the fe ll°Nill 'el °sr . ' game in the county being present, and the wee gesso sver e e ' e casian sa l.- : I°S men belonging to the Surrey Club of H. Marshall, Esq., the chairman and CO), the t eld f Mortlock, Mudie, Sewell, Griffith, %.,, re poe l oe, he a o , chairman in a highly eulogistio eee nr ee e _.e,„ set lee n _4 1 3 11 ,- b e of the evening, and Mr. Julius Cws s . r i lc i et; g ee k ide of the six champions. Capt. dotedMeriae ides of l v ,:tlei p v °,. perity to the Surrey Club," s.c tp , , ba p wst r oo , o s. France, and suggested that the cie ir!t e crib .of superior to the cannon ball for use ber i r . "' n eten t .botees with theirnn enoi posingshould a n b ex at t 'r '0 the other side of the channel. DEA.Te. . a tete Jose day the body of a well-dressed man 4: ogee e, Di'L on Ono AICLERGYMAN FROZEN TO w soun d k A, Wood, in the neighbourhood of „I to eineVWer Maxwell's gamekeepers. The WO udo , min to oti tlYeewiar. . 00,46 fled as that of the Rev. Dugald has wseoesseein established church, Oban. Mr• 13 ? u rs ity of his el s o years of age, and studied at the new e e iso es hY lee f.. 1,11, rose from the ranks of the working te e d e etree,..d pref;, - , el domitable perseverance and toiling ee. s tuden-/ litechsTeelf t successful, because a hard-workiugnd in thi s we lan oh oe to his excessive study at college'b: trac ed h' brooml oe e every duty then and since, may 4 d o ubt w as re in. at ° 0 end, which there is little reason te wr b 0 0 400 0 by the hallucinations of an over, :ro, hat woe 0 1 '0,01 ; ordained to the pastorate of the ith n c l _ l oettt ecen n ot ee lY for , months ago, and preac ‘ h es D e e re Lu e an lll ae t° Ye. S t ,t l4 ; IL: 'eti n h t e a nw l b or ut eig to ht so w m e e ek e s xt s e il n ic t e m ' c'iange of air, and resided WittL t oUt fOr 5 .. 6 ho rt 1 ail rn by din ti ye forenoon, the 21th ult., he wee it et seeir was f°llll/3 he never returned, and he veta___ his cor pse , s ee_ o f tions until Thursclay„lase b ad c o ec enbeie n tioe_tse i s o e wood. A bottle, which .r o i r " t t ii t tio ; beside hint ; and, from t 7 p ° ' t ,ii„t tha t la° ronf b of o di its ateo contents—another o t s k_s 'l o a n \ o v e lt r 0 .1 h „ t o e u ag a r s w t ni i f s a d eo s en s f o 3 .o .: 3 l s l.o o he usually never took spi o ut surn to c ' o t cheque for a considerabl n itcs. '1 here were nomeraksef v d i i `; l e en f c r:o u t r , e nti P ti as a: e e °n e c ipe iS o teat it is almost certain In_ wher e he wasadiothe., s o „ o e cold. How he came to ee hi s gre it lose h • ne t / It teee gow. He was r be much reel° melancholy ew _oorier. A flock and frlends.-6 rev c sGalya.s His parents are es alive, eeted a b n y e all weitetedi by vt,..0 SPAIN. The Madrid Gazette of the sth contains nothing more relative to Morocco than a report from Gen. Gasset, commanding ad interim the first corps d'armee, which gives an account of an affair on the 24th on the road to Anghera, in which affair as usual the Moors are stated to have been defeated, but in which, nevertheless, they were able to carry off their wounded and killed. From what one of the journals says it would appear that the chaplains who accompany the troops are like those of the middle ages, warriors as well as priests, the chap lain of the Madrid battalion of riflemen being re presented as having in various engagements figured in sacred vestments, armed with a carbine, and ex cited the soldiers to be courageous. The Emperor of Morocco is stated to have increased the pay of his troops, and in consequence volunteers were flocking in to him. THE NEW JUDGE.—The vacant seat on the ben&i, in the room of the late Mr. Justice Crowder, has been filled by the appointment of the Solicitor-General, Sir Henry Keating. No decision has, we believe, been at present arrived at as to the successor of the Solicitor-General, but the names of Mr. Edwin James, Mr. Wilde, and Mr. Roundel' Palmer are mentioned as likely to be appointed. The advices from Marseilles mention the failure of Messrs. Zangroniz and Co., in the sugar trade, for about £480,000. The London, Chatham, and Dover (East Kent) directors at their board yesterday agreed to the proposal of the South-Eastern Company to discuss the question of arrangement in the form of a lease instead of a fusion. It is said that the Great Ship Company have . yeste'rday" entered into some financial arrangement to re lieve them from the pressure of current claims. Their liabilities to bo met immediately are said to reach £45,000, against which they have only £l,lOO in the hands of their bankers. There is, however, £7,242 due from arrears of calls, so that £36,658 is the exact sum to be provided. The amount of shares issued is £303,258, and £26,742 remains to be issued. - - MINES.—The Mining Share Market has been active and excited this week, and some very sudden ad vances have taken place. The telegraphic system of report-. ing the various changes in the complexion of certain lodes during different hours of the day adds much to the veriety of the market, though it renders it rather more difficult for a weekly chronicler to note correctly its different phases. The discovery " telegram" also plays its part, and within a few minutes of a lode having been cut into in Cornwall it is known in London, and is succeeded by so many tele graphic orders to buy shares, that a scene of excitement ensues not easy to describe, and which causes a very rapid, if not a very lasting, rise in prices. Such a case occurred this week in South Cara don Wheal Hooper, a' mine we have often called attention to from its good locality. The same thing happened a short time since in East Caradon, a mine persevered in for seven years, with varying prospects, but with a good object in view, and from being almost unsale able, a flash of the electric wire sent up the value to £40,0001 If we mention these things, they are to show that steady perseverance in a good locality generally meets its reward, and holders of shares should never feel too much disheartened if their property does not at all times stand high in the share market. • The author of a new work, called " Britain's Metal Mines," says, and very truly, that mining has suffered from people being too sanguine of im mediate results and impatient of delay, and that caution in beginning, and patient perseverance in achievement, are cardinal virtues in mining.—Mining Journal. STATE OF TRADE.—MANCHESTER, Dec. 9.—The market is . rather quieter, though the business offering is equal to the supply. The difficulty of securing early de liveries stands in the way of further orders, but prises are very firm. The advices from Bombay are good, but at Cal cutta trade was quieter, and heavy orders being already in hand for the India and China markets, buyers are not so pressing about placing additional contracts. For the home trade there is a brisk demand, especially from printers. In yarns manufacturers continue ood custoers and ther snore business had been done for the Mediterra m nean. ra The Germans are buyers, and a demand continues for India. In the Court of Exchequer, yesterday, the case of " Fenhallow v. the Mersey Harbour and Docks Com pany," which has been before the court five days, termi nated. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff, with £40,000 damages, the amount claimed by the plaintiff for theinjury sustained by his vessel. YELVERTON V. YELVERTON.—The judgment de livered by Sir C. Cresswell in this case, on Wednesday last, will not, it is understood, have the effect of terminating these extraordinary proceedings. Major Yelverton having established an Irish domicile for himself and wife, Mrs. Yelverton's friends have decided on taking immediate steps in the Irish courts of law to establish the validity of her marriage, and for this purpose have retained the services of the Attorney-General for Ireland. At a meeting of the London Chartered Bank of Australia yesterday, Mr. Duncan Dunbar in the chair, the proposed dividend was declared at the increased rate of 3i per cent., free of income-tax, for the six mon ths endin g i n June. t was stated that the directors have every reason to believe that the augmented distributista can be continued. The new bank at Victoria has been erected in a substan tial manner and without ornament, and the board have already commenced writing off certain sums on this account. The advices from Australia by Thursday's mail are satis. factory. A rigid scrutiny has been made of the bills now held, and it is believed that not one will turn out bad or doubtful. A loss of £l,OOO by a recent failure has already been provided for. The reserve is now raised to £20,000. In answer to a question it was mentioned that, in concert with some other banks, the practice of allowing interest on deposits was discontinued. Others, however, retaining it, the bank were obliged also to return to it from the falling off in their business. The directors and chief officers are alike opposed to the system. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT DEPTFORD.—Yesterday morning, between four and six o'clock, a fire broke out in the premises belonging to Mr. J. Cockle ; an oil and Italian warehouseman, 17, High-street, Deptford. The inmates were in their beds asleep. An instant alarm wasgiven, and messengers were sent to her Majesty's dockyard for the aid of the engine and a body of police, and a mounted express was despatched to London for the fire brigade. The engines of both establishments attended, and a good supply of water having been procured, the firemen and police wont to work, but they were unable to gain the mastery over the fire until the stock in trade was destroyed, and the whole building severely damaged. The loss will fall upon the Sun Fire-office. The whole of the inmates escaped unhurt. The origin of the fire could not be accounted for. FIRE IN ELLIOTT'S-ROW, ST. GEORGE'S, SOUTH WAE.K.—AN AGED FEMALE DANGEROUSLY BURNT.-- Yesterday morning between two and three o'clock a fire of a most a larming character broke out at Mrs. Jane Eglere's residence, No. 20, Elliott's-row, St. George's, Southwark The inmates were alarmed by cries issuing from the back parlour, and upon entering they found Mrs. Jane Eglero, aged 62, upon the ground enveloped in flames. An alarm was immediately raised, and the police were despatched for the eng i ne . In .the meantime the unfortunate woman was extricated and the flames extinguished. The unfortunate sufferer was conveyed to St. Thomas's Hospital, but not the slightest hopes were entertained of her recovery. sad calamity was caused by the old lady falling This asleep while sitting at her fireside. RAILWAY ACCOMMODATION FROM ROCHDALE TO BACUP.—The rapid increase of manufactories ' stone P del 1 and population, along the road f rom Rochdale to Bacup,h l a s s ' stirred up the inhabitants in Healey Bridge Mill, Facit, Whitworth, and Shawforth, to make some attempt to supply the deficiency. For this purpose a meeting was held on Wednesday evenin g a t Whit wort h , to cons id er w h at steps should be taken towards promotir ' s the formation of a line. The meeting w as a tt en d e d by mostof the owners of land and manufactories ; and E. G. Kay, Esq., presided. Mr. John Bright, M.P., h a d prom i se d t o a tt en d, but, being away from home, he sent a letter promising to assist them as far as lay in his power, as "such a line of railway is much wanted, and, in my opinion, it will repay for the capital that will require to be expended upon it." A resolution in favour of the proposed line was passed ; and J. Bright, Esq., M.P. ; E. G. Kay, Esq.; It. Munn, jun., Esq.; R. Rostron, Esq.; and E. Whitworth, Esq., were apgointed a deputation to see the directors of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, to learn their views with regard to the undertaking.— ..11anchestcr Guardian. We regret to announce the death of M. Poinsot, senator, naemller of the institute, and one of the most eminent mathematicians in Europe, in his 82d year. He was a pupil of the Polytechnic School at its formation, and soon became one of its most distinguished professors. In 1813, he was made member of the Academy of Sciences, in the room of the Count de Lagrange. The works of M. Poinsot are looked on as an authority, and it will be long before his loss in, 04 kcieAtittiq world will be supplied. FRANCE. PARIS, FRIDAY. The Marquis de Moustier will leave Paris :for Vienna probably to-morrow. Some journals have stated M. Tavel would leave France on a special mission for Italy ; but nothing is known of such a mission in the diplomatic world. We are told that the Cabinet of Vienna, when inviting the Powers to meet in Congress, sent at the same time a memorandum which explains on what terms the Austrian Cabinet would despatch Envoys to the Congress. The main object of this meinoran dum, I am told, was to protest against the nomina tion of M. Buoncompagni as pro-Regent of Central Italy. The agitation at present prevailing in Hungary suggests to the Siecle some considerations which are not without interest. The writer explains in the following terms the causes of the movement which has set in so strongly :—" Four important circumstances contribute to embitter the feeling of Hungary at the want of franchises and liberty to which she is at present condemned. As we have already said, she has not been conquered. Of Aus tria, properly so called, and of Hungary, if one was compelled to conquer the other, nature and force would be in favour of the latter. Hungary has constantly aided the power which now op presses her as an indefatigable arm assists the head. The Hungarian, in his oppression, enume rates all the services which he has rendered to Austria since the time of Ferdinand 1., all the battles in which he has shed his blood. all the sieges which he has maintained for the House of Hapsburg, and all the gold which he has given to it. He has fought for Austria against the Turks, the Poles, the Rus sians, and the Germans, and against Prussia, Italy, and France. He saved her under Maria-Theresa, and has on several other occasions relieved her from embarrassments of various kinds. History proves the fact ! The second circumstance which renders the mourning of the Hungarians deeper is their superiority. A weak nation must support what it cannot overcome, but with 10, 12, or 14 millions of souls, it becomes a force which must be taken into account. The third circumstance, of which we have spoken ,arises from the little time which has elapsed since the fall of Hungarian liberties and from their very antiquity. was free during centuries,' Hungary still says, ' and it is only during a few years that I have not been so. The confiscation of those liberties is evidently only an unfortu tunate incident in my history: I was not born to obey ; I have commanded, and until yesterday have been free. What reasons are there to prevent my again becoming so ? Are there any treaties against me ? Is there any historical condemnation ? No ; the chance of war has done the whole.' The fourth circumstance which swells the heart of Hungary, arises from the recent triumph of Italy. If the Hungarians had been told that the Italians would have been free before them, they would not have believed it. They remember what took place at the Diet of Presburg, by which the revolution of Hun gary was preceded. Hungary was then the hope and the beacon of the nations subjected to the Austrian sceptre." The 3ioniteur of yesterday morning publishes the usual monthly debtor and creditor account of the Bank of France, made up to Thursday. The cor responding figures of the last month arc added DEBTOR. Nov. F. C. F. C. Capital of the Bank 91,250,000 0 91,250,000 0 Ditto, New Profits in addition to Capi tal (Art. 8, Law of June 9, 1857) 1,510,527 65 1,510,527 65 Reserve of the Bank 12,980,750 14 12,980,750, 14 New Reserve Ditto in landed property 4,000,000 0 4,000,000 0 Notes in circulation... 705,920,775 0 678,514,425 0 Bank-notes to order... 5,627,751 56 7,340,853 41 Receipts payable at sight 8 , 754,493 0 6,913,357 0 Treasury account current creditor Sundry accounts current 174,460,736 77 147,127,909 89 Ditto with branch banks 29,863,688 0 32,659,227 0 Dividends payable 698,289 25 621,162 75 Discts. sundry interests 2,407,516 97 Commission on deposits 8,977,303 49 11,497,190 53 Re-discounted the last six months ' Surplus of paid •up bills 3,718 81 J) Sundries Des. Total 1 353,892,876 31 1,342,308,580 21 CREDITOR. Nov. Dec. F. C. F. C. Cash in hand Cash in the branch banks. 361,647,415 0 373,499,643 0 C om mercial bills overdue. 293, 538 58 421,056 92 Commercial bills dis counted, not yet due Do. in the branch banks 272,219,043 0 268,002,893 0 Advanced on deposit of • 13,200 0 13,200 0 638,500 0 618,400 0 bullion. Do. by the branch banks.. Do. on Frenchpublic secu rities Do. by the branch banks 14,050,000 0 13,380,700 0 Do. on railway securities 50,416,800 0 51,242,800 0 Do. by the branch banks 35,180,250 0 32,989,250 0 Do.on Credit Foncier Scrip 758,500 0 708,200 0 Do. on branch banks Scrip 357,600 0 298,800 0 Do. to the State on agree ment of June 30, 1848 65,000,000 0 65,000,000 0 Govern. stock reserved Da. disposable Hotel and furn. of Bank Landed property of branch banks 6,722,605 0 6,725,932 0 Expenses of management. 1,624,751 80 2,014,441 17 Sundries Total 1,353,892,676 31 1,342,308,580 21 THE BOURSE, Dec. 9.—Prices looked up at the commencement of business, but large sales for reali sation caused a reaction. A large amount of busi ness done. Threes, after having been done at 70f. 65c. receded to 70f. 40c., and are now at 70f. 50c. ; Mobilier varied from 850 f. to 840 f. ; Lyons, 947 f. 50c. to 937 f. 50c.; Orleans, 1,445 f. to 1,435 f.; Sauthern, 547 f. 50c. to 537 f. 50c.; Northern, 987 f. 50c. to 980 f.; Lombard, 575 f. to 571 f. 25c.; Aus trian, 578 f. 75c. to 575 f, The following were the last quotations : 41 per Cents. .... 9 6 50 I Credit Fonder.... 705 Do. end month .. —B e lgian 4t 3 per Cents. 7O 30 Piedmontese ( 5 ) Do. end month.... 7 0 45 ! Roman B4 Bank Shares. 2897 50 Austrian Credit Mobilier .. 857 50 \ S p anish Threes Do. Account ILA ILWAYS. A Cash. ceonnt. Orleans ...................... 1425 .. 1425 .. 425 Northern .................... 980 980 , New ditto. .................... 862 50 .. 865 Lyons and Mediterranean ....... 935 935 money, 24f. 93 }c. Geneva ....................... 560 558 7;5 Southern .............. 535 537 50 Western ...................... 580 .„ 585 ___ Eastern ...................... 670 .. 665 Strdiniaa ..................... 42 , 5 Austrian .................... 567 50 570 Loinbarcl .......... Exchange on London, at, sight, paper, 25f. 10e. ; mane 251. 9e.; three months, paper, 241. 95e. ; PALERMO. The following particulars relative to the attempt to assassinate the Director-General of Police at Palermo, have been received in Paris :—" It was at half-past one o'clock in the afternoon of the 27th of November that the Commander Salvator Manis calchi, Director of the Sicilian Winistry a Police, c .` c I 1 i . , 1 l E , 1 • .1 r Rt 7 t .I L,