The Sun. — London, England, 1858-06-05 00:00:00

A RE YOU GOING TO 'THE HIGHLANDS, lirruivalled for Sceneey, famous in Story and long ? If so, mike a note to call at (when in the Capital of the beautiful North), MACDOUGALL'S WAREHOUSE, HIGH-STREET, INVERNESS, Where only can the varied products of the Highlands, Natural and industrial, be seen. In his extensive rooms MACDOUGALL has gathered tqlether all the best productions of the Highland looms in weds, Tartans, Linseye, Plaids, Shawls, Dresses, the -lavourite Highland Cloak, Flora Macdonald ditto, die., d/e., , w ith the best Native Jewellery (Cairngorms, Pearls ' dte.), 'the pretty pr oducts of the Skye, Liwis, and Gairloch looms -and knitting needles, the home-made undyed plaids of Ord, 'Sutherland, and Avoch, the Snuff Boxes, Coups, Bickers of *he Culloden, carvers, dze. Side by side with this he has placed all the necessary c i&iing of every description for Deer Stalking, Grouse and for Tourists, dtc. Ithoott: l g , Visitor, to his rooms can at once compare the varied pro- A uc ts 0 ! the: three kingdoms. D. MACDOUGALL, Inverness. MAC DO i . icutt iznd his patterns of Tweeds. &c. can be seen at 24, gitE wER..STREET, REGENT-STREET, from Two till Six o'Cli.lck, until July 10, when he returns to Inver- TIER MAJESTY'S. THEATRE. IL TROVATORE. , , TITIENB, AL BONI, GIUGL T HIS EVENING, SATURDAY, June s,tvill be repeated perdi's opera, IL TROVATORE. Leonora. Madlle. Titiens ; Azucena, Madame Alboni ; Xanrieo, Signor Ginglini ; Fefrando, Signor Vialetti ; and II Conte di Luna, Signor Aldighieri. To conclude with an entirely New Ballet Divertissement, by M. -Mascot, entitled LA REINE DEi SONGES. The principal characters by Madlle. Marie Taglioni, Mesdlles, Annetta, 'loss, Pasquale, Morlacchi, and M. Durand. The Opera will commence at 8 o'clock. A limited nifinber of Boxes have been secured to the the plic. which may üb ßox Price 21s and 3IS C'd each , Office, at the Theatre, ER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.— Titiens, Alboni, Giuglini. Piecolomini, Ortolani, Belletti, Beneventano, Aldighieri. DON GIOVANNI—LUISA MILLER. MORNING PERFORMANCE. Monday Morning, June 7—DON GIOVANNI, and LA. REINE DES SONES, with Madlle. Marie Taglioni. To commence at half-past one. Morning dress only will te necessary. g sf acs from i f. H s. 6d, to 57. 55., 111 s, 21s • ; pit and gallery stalls, Ss. ; gallery, 2s. 6d. Tuesday, June 8, will be produc all first time) Verdi's opera, LUISA MILLER. Luisa, }dradlle. Piccolo in ; Duchesa rederica, Madime Alboni ; Rodolfo, Signor Giuglini ; Walter, Signer Vialetti; Warm, Signor Castelli ; and Miller, Eiguer Beneventano. And the admired Ballet, CALISTO , by Madlle. Pocchini. Thursday, June 10, Madlle. Piceolomini's Benefit, will be repaated (second time) LUISA MILLER and LA REINE DES SONGES, with Madlle. Marie Taglioni. Applications to be made at the Box-office at the Theatre y ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN. NEW THEATRE. Second Appearance of Signor RONCONI. Second Appearance of Madlle. ZINA. First Night of IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA. SO-NIGHT, SATURDAY, June 5, will be performed (for the first time this season) Rossini's Opera, IL r3ARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA. Rosini, Madame Bosio ; Bertha, Madame Tagliafico ; Figaro Si g nor Ronconi (his second appearance this season) ; 'Eartolo, M. Zelger ; Basilia, Signor Tagliafice ; Florello, Sig. Soldi ; and Almaviva, Signor Mario. Conductor—Mr. Costa. After which, the Ballet Divertissement entitled LA BRESILIENNE. Principal characters by Marine. Zina (her 2,1 appearance in England), Madlle. Delechaux, Madlle. Esper, Madlle. Zelia (her 2d appearance), Payne, and M. Desplaces. To commence at 8 o'ci t oelc- Prices of Admission :—lVirre— spit tier, 5/. 15s. 6d.; grand tier, 6/. 6s ; first tier, Sit ; second tier, 2/, 12s. 6d. orchestra stalls, H. is. ; p, 10s. 6d. ; amphitheatre stalls, 103. 6d., 75., and ss. ; amphitheatre, 2s. 61. Application for boxes, stalls, and pit tickets, to be mada at the Box-office of the Theatre, under the portico in Bow street, and at the principal musicsellers and librarians. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT GARDEN, NEW THEATRE. Arrangements for Next Week : IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA. On TUESDAY next (for the second time this season), IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA. The principal characters by Madame Bosio, Signor Ronconi (his third appearance), M. Zelgor, Signori Tvgliafico and Mario. To conclude with the Ballet Divertissement. in which Ma , llle. Zena will dance her third appearance in England). LUCREZIA BORGIA. On THURSDAY (second time this season), LUCREZIA BORGIA, and the Ballet. On FRIDAY, GRIND CONCERT at the Crystal Palace, by the Artistes of the Royal Italian Opera. FRA DIAVOLO. Ou SATURDAY, Auber's Opera, FRA. DIAVOLO will be performed, for the first time at the New Theatre. To-Night (Saturday) the Oper t will commence at 8. On Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday next, at half-past 8 o'clock. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT GARDEN, NEW THE&TRE. AMP 11TREATRE STALLS. Visitors to the Amphitheatre Stalls are r spectfully informed that a separate and exclusive ENTRANCE and Staircase will be provided for them, the approaches to which will be in Hart-stme3t. R , A r f, p 11 I NMC lb r. c ' h SB" l B s THEATRE. Ki THIS EVENING, will be presented. MUSIC HATH CHARMS. After which KING LEAR. King Lear, Mr. C. Kean. To conclude with the new farce, entitle.' SAMUEL IN SEARCH OF HIMSELF. THEATR ft ROYAL, HAYMARKET Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, to commence at Seven o'clock, with THE SWISS CO fTAGE. Followed by AN UNEQUAL MATCII. Mcssrs. Buckstone Chippendale, Compton, W. Farren, Rogers,iClark, and Miss A. Sedgwick Mrs. B. White, Miss Lavine, and Mrs. J. Fitz wilham. After which a Classical Extravaganza, entitled PLUTO AND PROSERPIN E. Orchestra StAlls (which may be retained the whole of the evening). 6s. each. (No charge for booking.) First hice, s. d. Second price. s. d. Dress Boxes 5 0 Dress Boxes 3 0 Upper Bores_ 3 0 Upper Boxes 2 0 P:t Gallery ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Unprecedented Novelty and Attraction.— In couseqnenee of the rebuilding of the Adelphi The are, the entire ADELPFLI COMPANY (sole Manager, Mr. Benjamin Webster—Directress, Madame Celeste), will give a series of TWELVE PERFORMANCES at the Surrey Theatre, com mencing Monday, June 7. Mr. Benjamin Webster, Mr. Paul Bedford, Mr. Wright, Mr. C. Selby, Messrs. Billington, Gir der', C. J. Smith, J. Blan 1, Marsland, Sanders, Romer, &e. ; Madame Celeste, Miss M. Wilton, Miss Mary Keeley, Miss Arden, Mrs. Billington, Mrs. Chatterley, Miss Kate Kelly, Miss Laidlaw, dre. TRAND THEATRE. —Lessee and Directress, C Miss Swanborough.—This Evening will be presented :MARRIAGE A LOTTERY, supported by Messrs, Emery, Ray, Belford; Mesdames M, Oliver, Portum", Victor and. Sollw. After; : ndeli,. a new, Tlurlesqua, entitled TILE ELUDE Olt ABYDOS. s. Charles Young. Turmr, &c.; Misses M. Oliver, Swanborough, &c. To conclude with MY WIFE'S SECOND FLOOR. The characters by Messr,. N. IL Swanborough, J. W Ray, Chas. Young, Mesdames Leigh Murray, M. Ternan, and C. Melville CUNT - ERB - URN' ETALL, Westminster-road.— 1 1,2 OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow ifv4 company of Vo,alists are engaged for the po-formance of S dectinns from all the popular OPERAS, MADRIGALS, CHORUSES, GLEES UUETS, Jic., viz. :—Miss Russell, Mrs, %Am% • ',!iss Pro Madame Ray, Earteletti, Molitugn , ,, Mrs. Lawrence, and Mrs. Anderson ; nerr P...15.-,:hrnalo., Mr. lieththaw, S. :one", J. Barker, W. N./elfin', rieeor AnLonio, E. L. Wine, Mr. Badzey, Senor Tiroli, Mr. Nzens, Mr. Bell, and gr. Ber::ard ; Meru's. 'W. 'l'. Critelifeld, 'John G. Forde, and E. Maekney. Pia ao :of to, Mr. Cecil iI i o'B ; 1141.111011 i u tn, Mr. Courtuay Director, Herr F. Junghni3,!s. Cioinmenee at Seven &Week precisely. Sappers, Are., until twelve o'clock. Mr. iIIiGITSTUS BR ARAM will appear every Evening inn Selection f •om "L DA'IE BLANCHE" (THE WHITE LADY), first produced at the Canterbury Hall. English words by Desmond Ryan. Esq. Mr. SAW. COWELL will Sing Two of his Favourite Songs this evening, in addition to the usual Vocal Entertainment. TAR OFFICE, JUNE 5. IFIERMOMETE3, 1.7 TECE &UDE. 77—highest since noon yesterday. (i9--lowest this morning and during the night, 65—this day at noon. BAROMETER, 20.08. I WIND, Easterly; light, with dull weather London ryas visited early this moining , by sudden darkness, and a heavy thunderstorm, with lightning and rain, which lasted about an hour. HIGH WATER, AT LONUCN BRIDGE. its DAY—Morn., 29 min. aft. 7—Even., 58 min. aft. 7 TO.:2OIInOW Morn., 32 min. aft. B—Even., 10 agu aft. + • c , - • •5 ••• t '7 ~'.~•' pr; ~ ~ .. .. ~ ~ 1. SXTUII.I3 I.l', JUNE 5, 1858. Oa r r next M r. H. F. BEaKELEY aril bring forward Motion on the all-:m portant subject of the Ballot. We trust that the friends and supporters of elective independence, and of the exercise of the franchise, without the possibility of any corrupt or improper influence being brought into operation, will all be in atten dance, and rally round the Hon. Gentleman so as to ensure a majority on the most indispensable o f all the points of Parliamentary Reform. Th e Independent Liberals should how under. TIIJ SUN, LONOON, stand their own value, and the effects of an efficient organisation. Never was , there an occasion more imperatively requiring a combined and energetic effort. The fate of the Ballot, and of Legislative Reform generally, may greatly depend on the demonstration of Tuesday next. Should there be any lukewarmness or vacil lation displayed by professing Liberals ;—should there be even a slack attendance, full advantage will probably be taken of the difference ; and the just and salutary measure will receive the go-by from the leaders of all sides. It is notorious that Lord PALUERSTON and Lord JOIN RUSSELL are strongly opposed to that which would strike a death-blow at bribery and intimidation, whether that of landlord, priest, employer, or customer. Nothing but a very strin gent pressure from without, and the necessity of bid ding high for Liberal support, could induce either of the Whig leaders to swallow the unwelcome dose. But they are made of squeezable materials, and when they cannot dictate tt independent Mem bers, will be content to swallow their leek, albeit with a bad grace. TLere is, we believe, a much better chance of carrying the ballot with the DERBY Government, than if Lord PALMERSTON either remained or was reinstated in power. It is by no means improbable that they would greatly prefer waiting for the general measure which may be anticipated next year ; but they have yielded with a good grace on the question of Property Qualification, and earned an immense accession of strength thereby ; and should t►,ey adopt a similar policy in respect to the Ballot they would render their position far more secure, and disappoint the cravings of their rivals for office for a very considerable period. It would gain the good will of at least 150 representatives of independent constituencies, who would greatly prefer the ants of Lord DERBY to the specious and plausible pretensions of Lord PALMERSTON Or Lord J. RUSSELL. The latter Noble Lord has already coquetted with the question. It is true that he avoided committing himself personally ; but when his seat for the City was seriously imperilled, he per mitted his brother to throw out oracular hints as to what he might be disposed to do ; and although these hints were received by many staunch advo cates of the Ballot as tantamount to a decla ratien in its favour, they were never contra- dicted of explained away until after his return, and when many doubtful votes had been given in consequence of the ambiguous speech. Lord DERBY has aLeeady shown an inclination to recognise the clearly expressed will of the popular branch of the Legislature, and he would be the more ready to do so in a matter closely relating to the constitution of the House itself, and of the mode of conducting the elections of its members. If the Liberals muster strong on Tuesday, if absenteeism is considered just as bad as a hostile vote, there will be ade quate reasons for the concession, which can scarcely be rejected under such circumstances. It is the pure Whigs who have hitherto retarded the passing of the measure ; and its friends and advocates should now clearly ascertain the course to be pursued by the leaders of the different parties. A startling instance illustrative at once of the cruelest injustice and of the basest ingratitude at the same time, was descanted upon by ourselves, a few days since, as indicative of the official incom petence and the heartless contempt for Merit, when unaccompanied by Interest, habitually manifested under the e•sgime which has now been branded for ever by lir. DISRAELI with the name and title — not of the " Cabal," no, that is its mere offshoot, hut of—" THE OBSoLITE OLIGARCHY 1" We allude, of course, to the harrowing tale of the great wrong done to a humble but heroic Alater in the Royal Navy, one ROBERT ROBERTS, dead at 38, still a Master in the Navy and no more—killed (as his medical attendants plainly declared) by the denial to him of the promotion he had earned by his extraordinary services—his stalwart frame bowed down, his tough constitution broken by his preternatural exertions, body and soul, heart and mind, in the cause of his country, his spirit crushed out in the heyday of his life by the meanest injustice and the bitterest disappoint ment. It will be remembered how we explained at length what great deed it was that this obscure but heroic sailor had accomplished--that he, that one solitary Master in the Navy, had, single handed, contrived (to the wonder and admiration of the Admiral of the Fleet and of the Comman der of the Forces) to land the British Army at Eupatoria at the time of the memorable com mencement of the great Crimean Expedition. It will be remembered how the Government was besought by Lord RAGLAN ; by Lord LYONS ; by one after another of the chiefs naval and military, out there, at the seat of war, to reward this brave, intelligent man, to give him (of course) compensation for the money he had expended out of his own pocket for the benefit of the country at large, but, beyond this, to recompense his signal services by promoting him from the post of a Master in the Royal Navy to the rank of a Cum wander. It be remembered with a painful vividness more clearly than all, how, when poor ROBERTS (htill a Master) was brought home, slowly and miserably dying, his last manly, touching, elo quent, irresistible appeal was responded to by a harsh, callous, wretched, pert little holograph letter, addressed to the noble-hearted Tar by the Right Hon. Sir CHARLES WOOD, Bart., of Hickla ton Hall, Yorkshire, and then, unhappily, lord Paramount among the Lords Cimmissioners of the Aciminilty. The long sad story of the wrongs of ROBERT ROBERTS may be tersely enough epitomised— Alpha, Omega—born and dead-38—to the last a Master in the Navy—their Lordships at the Admiralty never dreaming for an instant, of course, of making merely a Sailor (true salt, true man, true British Heart of Oak, though he was) a C )mmander. We have revived a recollection of these shameful facts, because we want to place one Picture in broad contrast to another--a picture, this latter one not of Great Merit wholly Unrewarded of Powerful Inter est enorm ously Recompensed. but d. We want to speak now for a few minutes not of the pluck, the skill, the intelligence, th e self-devotion, and the self-sacrifice of Master It. W. itosEnTs, but of the fortunes of Mr. WILLIAM AUGUSTUS TOLLEMACHE, one of the last but not least favoured proteges of the " Obsolete Oli garchy" as represented in L )rcl PALMERSTON'S Government. Mr. WILLIAM AUGUSTUS TOLLE gACHE may be a very brave man, a very clever 'van, a man singularly gifted and admirably heroic—but we never heard it. We don't deny that he is all this, but we never heard it. Whatever his brain or whatever his nerves—his blood, how belt; is unmistakeably good. Not quite the blood of the HOWARDS perhaps, or of the COURTENAYS —but good, decidedly good, as blood goes. His lineal descent, however, is not the mainstay of hi s f o rtunes. That is discoverable ratter in—Lis f am il y connections. As offspring of the late Admiral and Lady ELIZABETH TOLLE 11[A.C1,11E, Mr. WILLIAM AUGUSTUS is brother-in-law of the Right Hon. WILLIAM FRANCIS COWPER, M.P. for Hertford, and late President of the Board of Health—and beyond this, as every one knows, the son of Lady PALMERSTON by her first lord, the fifth Earl COWPER. It is, therefore, dis tinctly as brother-in-law of the step-son of Lord PALMERSTON that Mr. WILLIAM AUGUSTUS TOLLE MACRE has rapidly advanced through twkor three distinct professions. The brother-in-law of the step-sou of the late Premier began his remarkable public career with a commission in the Life Guards. Very soon blasé with this he enters diplomacy. He is at Paris and at Rio, as paid attaché, successively. Tirod of the Guards, tired of Diplomacy, he becomes agent to one of the Foreign Legion Regiments. And, at last, settles down comfortably, we hope, as Treasurer to the Kent County Courts. Such, rapidly sketched, is the public career of Mr. WILLIAM AUGUSTUS TOLLEMACHE, brother-in law of the step-son of Lord PALMERSTON. Contrast that career, happily not yet ended, with the career (alas ! long ago irreparably closed) of poor ROBERTS, Master, R.N., dead at 38, after services really and truly in their way mag nificent. No measure of recent days has been received with more general approbation than that of the Attorney-General for Ireland, for the sale and transfer of land. Not a word was uttered against the salutary principles enunciated, and even the Right Hon. Gentleman who last night suggested that it should be referred to a select committee, declared that if, by so doing, its passing during the present session could be at all endangered, he would withdraw tho motion. The operation of the Encumbered, Estates Act has proved the importance to the community of creating Parliamentary titles, which should be wholly unimpeachable. Property to the value of some twenty-two millions sterling has been trans ferred under its operation, and there are nearly 7,000 landed proprietors in the sister kingdom, who can sell or mortgage their estates without being required to go back beyond the date of their pur chase. This was an inestimable advantage, which at once raised the marketable value of their pro perties fully 10 per cant. There was but one drawback. It was unfair to the more prudent parties, who had not embarrassed their estates, and who were consequently subjected to great disadvantages if they desired to bring their lands to the hammer, or to offer them as security for temporary advances. Indeed many ingenious de vices were resorted to in order to bring property within the jurisdiction of the court. The object of the present bill is to render per manent, and materially extend the principles which have already worked so beneficially. A new tribunal is to be established, to be termed the Landed Estates Court, which shall have jurisdic tion over all real estates, whether encumbered or unencumbered, and to order the specific perform ance of contracts for the sale of lands, and to con vey the same, with an unimpeachable title, to the purchaser. So far, it may be remarked, the effect was only to place all real estates on the same footing, and to confer on the solvent proprietor the advantages enjoyed by the insolvent, or, at all events, em barrassed persons. But the present act goes fur tlier, enabling persons to bring their titles under the Court without selling the property. This is one of its most valuable provisions. Why should a gentleman who desires to bequeath a clear and unquestionable title to his children be compelled either to encumber or sell his here ditary 'domains, getting them back by a circuitous and expensive process ? Why should he not, if he deemed it expedient, be enabled to submit his deeds to the jurisdiction of the Court, and obtain a judicial declaration respecting the validity of his title, that would prevent the possibility of future litigation? There should be an easy mode of doing anything directly which might be done indirectly ; and that will be accomplished by the admirable measure of legal reform introduced by the Irish Attorney-General, and which we hope and believe will ere long be cztended to this country also. _ _ We do not at present enter into the details, but there are ample materials for enabling the Hous3 to dispose of them judiciously and properly without risking the fate of the bill by the delay that must inevitably have attended the appoint ment of a Select Committee. At a Plivy Council held at Buckingham Palace at 12.30 this day, Sir Edward Balwer Lytton was duly s Norn in a member, and the Right Honourable Gentleman and Lord Stanley were respectively confirmed in the offices to which they have recently been appointed as one of her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State and Presi dent of the India Board. Lord Stanley previously resigned his seals of office as Secretary of State for the Colonies, which were then delivered to Sir Edward Bulwar Lytton. It is generally anticipated that L')rd Stanley will, on Monday next, make a general statement of the intentions of the Government with respect to Indian Legislation. It must be borne in mind that this distinguished Nobleman, whose aid has been courted by every Administration of late years, is, although young in years, one of the oldest Indian Reformers. In 1853 ho proposed the abolition of the East India Company's charter, at the time when Sir Charles Wood succeeded in ob taining a renewal of the charter. DEPARTURE OF THE COVRT FROM THE IdLE OF 117t.illT. . The royal family embarked from the Trinity Wharf on board the Fairy at three o'clock this afternoon. A royal salute was fired from the Royal Yacht Squadron Battery ; and a 3 the royal yachts Fairy and Elfin steamed through the Road stead, the Danish corvettes Thor and Heimdahl saluted her Majtsty with 27 guns each, dipping their flags in compliment to the Queen of England. The Prince Consort is expected from Germany on Monday next. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA.—HER MAJESTY'S FIRST VISIT.—The new theatre is this evening to be honoured with the p r esence of her Majesty and the Royal Family. The opera to be performed is " I 1 Barbiere di Siviglia," in which Bosio, Itencon i, and Mario, will sustain the leading characters. HAYMARKET TIIE.ITRE.—Her Majesty, accompanied by P rince Victor of Hellenlobe and u t night, to see the comedy of Unequal r A letter from Marseilles of Wedncyclay last informs suite, i:eie t I hn a ee t as C st h r ," now being played nightly. e last U 3 that e-tvarti pieces of arqllory ha 1 ben firwa ded tlat lay fro.n the ars.lial there for the defence .1 the Gulf of Cioti, , awl the small port of Cassi-. Pa:x%an guns o 30 ce i re tree and howitz re of 22 centimetres are to ne p'ace.l on the Chateal of C_.es's. the Croat fo t neruuard, at the battery of Maletas L s Lecque, and other 11,e83 on the coast. All Ouse batteri. Nhich hayl Lean unatmcd since the year 1815 are now Meg rep sired, Two hattPlies are likewise bout t. ke erected on the pier of the new Napoltot Dock at Marseilldp. Tne , e batteries are intended to producs a Cr39:i fire with the guns of Pinede de Croix, t o a; to prot c . ; the entrance of the several ports on at coast. Captain Aozdt, of the. Engineers, had prepared a plan to be presented to the Emperor, for the comnlee defence ef the pert of Marseilles, which, it may be re- collected, was entered by Captain Usher, comrranding the frigate Undaunted, in February, 1814, in spite of u e th t" atp l'i to S n a , x° ; l i a ter fi d o a m y, for her destiny- the (11 forts. STEAU TO NEN!' YORK. — 1 eTfft:eusacita cargo, Hamburg to New Yolk, t ,v o it a h . 420 passengeis And a Ls_ATtTr. DAY EVENING,. JUNE 5, 1858. TrIE ATLATVC TELEGRAPH.—By an error of the tele graph the day )n which the Atlantic Telegraph Expe dition will finaly start, it was stated yesterday as the 19Lh inst. It siould have been the 9th. FIRE AT THE TRIUMPHAL ArtcHTJEast evening the triumphal arch it Hyde-park was illuminated in a some what singular nanner. The furnace chimney of the erection, which las an elevation of about 100 feet, took fire about te❑ o'clock, and continued to pour forth flames for nearly two tours, casting a lurid and fitful light about the statue of the noble duke and his martial steed, The curious scene attracted the attention of several hundred passers-by. It is probable, owing to the sub stantial nature of the materials, no injury will accrue to this national menicrial. ATTEMPTED MllRDER.—Yesterday the screams of a married woman named Hannah Hawkins, who resides in Marshall place, Borough-road, alarmed the neighbour hood. It appears her sister, Mary Smith, had a quarrel with, her, when sle seized a knife and stabbed the unfor tunate woman oft the arms and face, and effected her escape. The violence and brutality of the woman Smith are so well-known in the neighbourhood that persons were deterred frora interfering. She was conveyed to the hospital, where her wounds were dressed, but would not remain in the institution or give her sister in charge. FATAL DIVE FLII A WAGER. — Yesterday morning a dreadful occurrence took place at Bankside at an early hour, Thomas Slaw, who resided at 209, IKent-road, Borough, agreed with a man named Watkins, in the same street to dive for a wager. They started off while in a state of intoxication and commenced diving, when Thomas Shaw, jumping from a height, struck his head against a log of timber and fractured his skull and then fell in the water He was taken out and conveyed in an insensible state to St. Thomas's Hospital, and now re remains wi , heut the slightest hope of recovery. RAT-KILLING EXTRAORDINARY.—A gentleman living in Wales, aided by his two juvenile brothers, killed no less than 170 rats in ices than half-an-hour, by the use of lime. The three brothers poured some water into some quicklime, and, after stirring it, poured it into the rat hcles, when out dashed the rats, heels over head, one over the other; and were as quickly killed by sticks, which the youths held in their hands. No dogs what ever were used upon the occasion ; and the dead rats filled a bushel basket.—Rats ; their History, with name- FOILS Anecdotes, by Uncle Tames." FRENCH VESSELS OFF THE SCOTCH COAST.-0a Sun day the inhabitants of Kaman and vicinity were sur prised by the crews of several French vessels at present anchored in the Holy Loch, amusing themselves by shooting in boats, and also on shore, and in the evening the captain of one of tJaem spread out a large trawl nit across the mouth of the river. He was accordingly ap prehended by the Kilmun police-constable, and brought before Williath Bankier, , J.P., who, by means of an interpreter, admonished and dismissed him. This had the effect of putting an end to the disgraceful conduct of the crews of the otter vessels for the evening. —Glasgow Daily Mail. THE FENS.—• In ancient times, when the fens were under water one-half the year, the ague was common every winter, and scarcely a house escaped this tertian visitor. Tne introduction of steam power enabled us to effectually drain our fens, and the ague, it was thought, had disappeared with the water ; inundated fields and unconteollable shivering were no longer to be our winter companions. The past has been one of the driest win ters on recoil ; for five months scarcely any rain fell, yet ague hat been very prevalent—indeed, mora general than it has been for a number of years. The chemists have had a strong demand for quinine, the ne plus ultra of tonic remedies, and many of them have done a brisk trade in ague mixtures, ague pills, and ague wine.— Stamford Mercury. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. —Yesterday a determined at tempt at suicide was committed by Mr. Solloway, tailor, 56, Dudley-street, Bloomsbury. It seems that shortly before twelve o'clock some of the residents bad occasion to ge into the yard, when they discovered Mr. Holloway in the closet with his throat cut from ear t o ear ; the unfo r t una t e man was in a kneeling position, with his head hanging over the pan, into which the blood was pouring, and he held an open razor in his hand. Surgical assistance was obtained, and the haemorrhage having been stopped, he was taken to Charing-cross Hospital, where little hop es o f hi s re covery are entertained. Pecuniary embarrassments are uepoqed to have been the cause. . . VACCINATION IN IRELAND. --A Bill of the Irish de partment of the Government empowers the committees of all dispensary districts in Ireland to divide the dis tricts into so many " vaccination districts" as they may deem necessary and advisable, and to require the medical officers of the dietrici,s to attend at convenient times for the purpaie of vaccinating a'l persons applying for the purpose. Boards of guardians are required to pay the sum of 61. for every case of successful vaccination. The Sanitary Commissioners of Ireland in a recent report urged the immediate necessity of promoting vaccination in that country, as a general outbreak of the loathsome and disgusting disease to which it is an antidote—more than pasaiblo At any moment--;Would decimate the popu lation and be productive of the.most frightful evils. A GALLANT REscuE,— An accident occurred on Thursday last which, but for a most providential escape, must have terminated fatally, Several of the pupils of Capt. Lend y were bathing in the Thames, at Sunbury, when one of them having wandered to a distance from his companions, was suddenly seized with an attack of cramp. He had scarcely time to cry out for help, ere he disappeared beneath the water, His companions were too far to succour him in time. Happily the Hon. J. Wynn (the son of Lord Nawborough), happened* to be rowing in a boat not far, from the spot. Without a moment's besi'ation, and without even undressing, the gallant yrudg auto plunged fearlessly into the stream, and succeeded in bringing up his exhaustqd companion and con veyin , him to a place of safety. This act of heroism will long be remembered by his fellow-students. The lion. J. Wynn is only 17 years old, and is reading for the army. THUNDER STORM.--A large violent storm of lightning and thunder ; accompanied by a heavy fall of rain, passed ever the Wtet Riding of Yorkshire on Thursday even ing. About 20 minutea after 8 o'clock the electric fluid struck the c'eurch of St. John the Evangelist, Leeds, knocking off one of the pinnacles of the tower and doing some other damage, but not of a very serious character. For a short time just before the storm burst over the town nearly total darkness prevailed, and lamps and candles had to be lighted in the shops, dwelling-houses, and other places. The rain literally poured down, deluging the streets in many parts of the town. So great was the flood, so much earth was washed up, and other damage done at the Brambope tunnel, on the North- Eastern Railway, between Leeds aad Harrogate, that traffic through the tunnels was suspended and had not been resumed yesterday (Friday) afternoon. No loss of life, happily, is reported. The storm was also severe in Bradforli, Halifax, Wakefield, and other parts of the Riding. AND INSOLVENCY.—We be lieve thatc o this date, probably at the o w ro ee l l, a bill will be introduced commencement rae Laura r er i neBANKRUPTCYn at fwfndayse nest t i t n o solv enc y. The bill, we hear, consolidate and amend the respects that prepared by the lawsbwyii will the orfe L sbe o am r n d kb rleu Chancellor pti eny a manynd National Association, a draft of which was presented the Attorney-General, and which has probably formed the fonndat:on of the Government measure. But it is said that in more than one important point the views of the Chambers have bean departed from, and, under these circumstances, it is quite evident that the measure prepared by these bodies, under the auspices of the asso ciation, mill be persever4 w i t h . A s , h owever , it i s admitted on all hands that a select committee will be considered a preliminary to legislation on the subject of bankruptcy, there is little prospect of any act being passed during the present session. It is thought very desirable that some discussion should take place in both Houses of Paellentent and as the Government has chosen the M o rse of Lord s as th e ar ena for their bill, the delegates of the Chambers of Commerce will go with their own case to the Commons. We believe that Lord John It Is-ell will in reduce their bill immediately. Lazo Amendment Journal. THE SWELL MOB OUTWITTED.-- Much amusement was created at the Windser station of the Great Western Railway on Thursday ii.E; —tbe cup day—at the manner in which a large number of the London swell mob were treated by the railway officials, on the arrival of the morning express train from Paddington. On the train leaving L nidon it was discovered by the detectives on duty at the terminus that an unusually large number of the light-fingered gentry had proceeded to Ascot rail e for the purposa of plying their trade., i m eeediate'y i n being of served by the officials they were artfully put altogether into the same carriage, and the telegraph im mediately set at work to inform the police authorities at Niudgor of the character of the Importation to be ex. -a certain pees .:e--seaseeeeteee e erne eo . M u t a te at the Greet petted hinting that they would all be feared t o g ether in Western station were consequently on the watch for the arrival f the important personages, and on the tra in drawing up to the platform the policemen and porters instantly proceeded tdiethe doors of the carriages described as containing the swell mob, which they kept securely lec'eed until the rest of the passengers bad got clear out of the station, notwithstanding the despairing appeals of the indisiduals thus imprisoned. As soon as the station was cleared the swell mob were released from their tem porary coufiliernent, and were politely informed by the detectives that they were at liberty either to remain in the town, where they were well known, or return back to London, many of them preferring the latter course, intensely disgusted at having been outwitted. MEMOIRS OF PERCY B. SHELLEY.—Mr. Hogg says : —As I felt but little interest in the subj , ct of his con versation, I had leisure to examine, and I may add to admire, the appearance of my very extraordinary guest. It was a sum of many contradiction's. His figure was •light and fragile, and Set his bones and joints were large and s'reng. He was tall, but he stooped so much that he seemed of a low stature. His clothes were ex pensive, and made according to the most approved 'node of Lao day ; but they were tumbled, rurnb'ed, un bre-bed. His gestures were abrupt and sometimes si lent, occa-ional4 even aekward, yet more frequently g- ntle And graceful, IIi; complexien was delicate and almost feminine, of the purest white and red ; yet he was tanned and freckled by exposure to the sun. . His f-iettu ee, his whole f ete, and part icularl y hie h ead , were in fact unusual y met! ; yet the last appeared of a remalee.lilo hu!k, for his hair was long and bushy lie of en rubbed it up fierce y w ith his hands, or passed i%5 fingers tbroneh his loi.!ke, unconsciously, so that it eae singularly wild and rough. . . . His features wore not symmetrical (the tneuth perhaps excepted) ; yet wail the effect of the whsle extremely powerful. They 'Teethed ith anima ion, a fire, an enthusiasm, a vivid and preternational ietelligence, that I never met with in any ee her ceuntenanee. Nor was was the moral ex pression lsss beau iful than the intellectual. . . . I ad mired his 0 etlatviasur of my new acquaintance, his ardour in the cause of science, and his thirst for knowledge. But there was one phy Mal blemish that threatened to neutralize all his f xcelliAce. This . blemish was his voice. --eraser's Magazine. L &TEST NEWS. TRIESTE, JUNE 4. The Greek papers are full of exaggerations about insurrections in all parts of Turkey, and the most extravagant accounts of the state of affairs in Candia. News from Constantinople of the 29th of May, announces that the insurgents of Malaxa increase hourly, and that five other districts have risen. A despatch from Athens says that King Otho is going to Kissingen to meet the Emperor Napoleon. The railway of the Piraeus has been tested and approved of. PRANCE. PARIS, FRIDAY. The weather which was intensely hot yesterday (at 2 o'clock the thermometer marked 33 degrees centigrade), has become more mild to-day. Last evening there was every appearance of a thunder storm, and during the night there was a heavy gale of wind, but no rain. This morning the air was much cooler, and during the day the heat of the sun was tempered by an agreeble breeze. Ac counts received from all parts of France represent the appearance of the growing crops as magnificent, and the prospect of a rich vintage is everything that could be desired. Some difficulty is experienced in finding func tionaries of high standing who will accept office in Algeria under the new system of organisation and the lieutenancy of Prince Napoleon. Whether it be from the unwillingness to emigrate which is cha racteristic of the French generally, or from politi cal motives, it appears that, with the exception of a few of the inferior employes, the offers of the Government have been respectfully declined. It is said that a former representative of the people in the Constituent assembly, once eminent among his party, but who seems to have renounced political pursuits, has refused the tempting proposals made to him, in spite of his intimacy- with Prince Na poleon. BOURSE, June 4.—The close of the Bourse has been very gloomy, except as regards the Rente, which kept its ground comparatively well. The other Securities gave way in consequence of im portant sales. Some defaulters were spoken of, and this circumstance probably assisted the down ward movement. The following were the last quotations per Cents 93 40 Credit Foncier Do. end month._ Belgian 4 3 per Cent. ..... 69 4. Piedmontese (5) 9l Do. end month 69 50 Roman BBS Bank Shares ...... 31.03 Austrian Credit Mobilier ... 597 501 Spanish Threes Do. Account 530 —; home Debt 3Bl RAILWAYS.— FOR CASH. Orleans Northern New Ditto 720 Strasburg Lyon and Mediteran— 732 i Grand Central New Ditto — Sardinian Geneva the Interior had drawn up new regulations for the Royal Council. The Gazette announces that on the 30th September next the Government will put up to public competition 15,000 quintules (the Spanish quintal is 1001bs.) from the mines of Almaden, now in the depot at Seville, as also all that may have arrived in London for the Spanish Government by that day. Mr. Hodge, the Genoa journals state, embarked at that port on the evening of the 26th ult., on board the British steamer Teneriffe, bound for England. The Austrian Correspondence Pays :—"Private letters received from Ragusa state that the two French line-of-battle ships left the port of Gravosa on the 29th ult., and steered to the southward." A Koenigsberg letter, in the _Nuremberg Corre spondent, says :—" It is now certain that the dele gation of the Prince of Prussia will be prolonged to the month of October, and at the expiration of that time the King cannot: assume the reins of government, a regency will be established." THE RIGHT OF TURKEY TO THE SUZE RAINTY OF MONTENEGRO. The semi-official Jour/Tea (14 Constantinople, of the 24th May, contains a reply to the article of the Moniteur on the question of Montenegro, which may be looked upon as embodying the views of the Turkish Government on the subject. It opposes an historical sketch of the relations of Turkey to Montenegro from their beginning to the argument of the Moniteur that no convention exists which gives a right of suzerainete to the Porte "Montenegro (it says), inhabited by the remains of the Sorvian army defeated in the battle of Kossova, was con quered in 1478 by Mohamed IL The mountaineers had' then Strachimiz lye for their chief. Stranicha, the son of this last, not only submitted, but became likewise a Mae sulman, in order to be better protected against his Al banian rival, Aben-Vouk, who had become also a Mnssul man; *Both received fiefs from the Sublime Porte. The Albanian received that of Douallagdur, and Stranicha that of Scodra, of which Montenegro formed a part. The descendants of this family, known under the name of Brutchali, maintained themselves until 1833, when the last Paella, having revolted, was sent into exile. " In 1604 the Montenegrins, having revolted against Ali Bey, Pacha of Scodra, obtained from the Porte the permission to keep 8,000 men under arms to defend their 'villages, and instead of remaining dependent on the Pachalik, they became from that time directly dependent on the Central Government. " Since that time," the Journal continues, "they re ♦olted frequently, partly from an innate taste for brigand age, partly excited by the Powers which were at war with Turkey, and wore more or less severely punished for it— in /606 by Stillman, Paella of Scodra ; in 1711 by the valiant Konili Human Bey, the avenger of the St. Bartho lomew of 1703; and 50 years later by Silihdar Mohamed, who reduced them to submission. More recently, as in 1820, 1822, 1811, &c., the insurrections and the brigandage have led to military expeditions on the side of the Porte, clearly showing the intentions of this latter not to give up its rights, conquered by arms, and necessary for the tran quility of the empire." After this historical resume the article of the Journal de Constantinople goes on to show that there were likewise documents proving more or less directly the rights of suzerainete of the Sultan over Montenegro : " As for authentic documents there exist none to esta blish the independence of Montenegro. If one goes back to the treaty of Carlowitz in 1699, concluded between Turkey and Austria, with the direct participation of Russia, one can find nothing to invalidate the rights of the Porte over Monteaegro. On the contrary, one sees from Art. 7 that the sovereign rights of the first are completely established. " The act of delimitation of 1703, the Ist and 2d article of the treaty of Passarovitz in 1718, the act of delimitation in 1719, the negotiations which preceded and accompanied the conclusion of these treaties, and the maps which were made on the occasion, all show that there never was a question of separating Montenegro from the Ottoman ter ritory." But there are, according to this article, not only proofs of ancient date, but more recent ones like wise, to prove that Montenegro could never claim the rights of an independent State. The first proof brought forward is the memorandum given in two years ago by Prince Daniel to the Congress of Paris to have the independence of Montenegro recognised, and to annex it to the port of Antivari. Quoting the words of this memorandum, the article says that Prince Daniel recognises himself— " That Montenegro is neither trapporteti nor recognised by the Christian States, who ought never to have forgotten the services rendered by it to Christianity. If the Powers know little or nothing about the people of the Mountain, it is because our Sovereigns have never cared to have its independence recognised, and to have it admiited among the European States." If this memorandum proves that the Montene grins ha►e no legal act by which they can claim in dependence, there are, the article says, others coming likewise from the Montenegrins directly re cognising the sovereignty of the Porte "In 1765, during the war with Russia, two monks, Stephen and Vasili, agents of Catharine 11., induced the Montenegrins to revolt, but, seeing the Ottoman army approach, these latter drove away the monks, and ad dressed a petition to Mustapha, in which ' they recognised the powers of the great Psdishal, and promisod to dolivAr Stephen and Vasili if they ever appeared among them, and finally conjured the Sultan, by the tomb of the Prophet, and by the blood of Christ, to receive them again as faith ful subjec s. " There ie, besides, according to the article, a pub lic treaty which recognises the rights of the Porte over Montenegro : " The Montenegrins took part in the unlucky war for Turkey which was terminated by the treaty of Sistowa, and the first article of this treaty is as follows : " There will be henceforth universal and perpetual peace by sea and land, and on rivers between the two em pires, their subjects and vassals, a true and sincere friend ship, a close and perfect union, and a full and general amnesty for all hostilities and violence committed during this war by the two Powers, or by the subjects and vassals of such who have helped the other, and more especially by the inhabitants of every class of Montenegro, Bosnia, Servia, Wallachia, and Moldavia, who, in virtue of thi s a mnesty, may keep their old places of residence, their possessions, and rights, without being molested or punished for haying declared themselves against their own Sove reign, and submitted to the Imperial and Royal Court.' " In the treaties which have been concluded since that of Campo Formic) in 1797, by which Austria got possession of the Venetian territory, or that of Presburg in 1806, by which these latter were given to France, until 1814, or that of 'Vienna in 1315, which ail made such changes in the possessions, contain nothing to invalidate the treaty of Sistowa as far as Turkey is concerned. The special treaties which have been more recently concluded by the Porte make likewise no changes with respect to this part of the Turkish territory. Finally, in 1856, the treaty of Paris has guaranteed the integrity of the Ottoman Empire, and consequently, likewise its rights on Montenegro, expressed in the treaty of Sistowa. "Thus (the article says) the Moniteur is wrong in saying that Turkey has abandoned for the last century the rights given to her by conquest over Montenegro. In its international treaties, and in its internal, political, and military measures, the Porte has always shown that it was decided to maintain them. The current affairs of admini stration show better than anything else this intention, as well as the recognition of the Montenegrins themselves of the rights of the Empire. " Whatever the Moniteur may say to the contrary, the quiet inhabitants have always paid their taxes, that is, the land-tax and the personal tax, which up to the most recent times were received by th e Sandjak of Soodra. The Montenegrins, who in Constantinople and in other locali ties of the Empire exercise the professions of gardeners, miners, carriers, &c., pay the taxes, and are treated in every respect as the other Christian subjects of the Em pire. "If the armed brigands of the Black Mountain have often defied the law, and if, through the support which they have found from the enemies of Turkey, they are more numerous, fiercer, and better organised than those in the Pyrenees, the Abruzzi, or the Appenines, that is no proof that Turkey any more than another State has ceased to subject them to the laws, or that they have acquired in this way the right of legal prescription. "There is, besides, one point which the Moniteur forgets, and that is, that the Pore does not claim a right iu pos session as t 3 Montenegro, similar to that, for instance, which is exercised over Algeria, or Poland, but only a right of sovereignty, which has always been interpreted in the most liberal manner. To argue from this freedom , left thus to the subject, and which the S overe i gn , although often found to rep e l th e i r savage a tta c k s , h as always dis puted, is to beg the question, and to place it from the be ginning cm.a ground which must lead to errors and false measures." The sovereignty of the Poite over Montenegro is here ele,rly shown, in spite of Russo-Greek mendacity and French complicity. This right once recognised, the Turks are ready to make very liberal concessions a 3 regarcl3 the disputed dis tricts. Had it not been for diplomatic reserve, they might have concluded their arguments with the note of France and Russia, which threatened to recognise the independence of Montenegro if the troops were not withdrawn. PRUSSIA. A telegram from Berlin, dated the 4th inst., says : His Royal Highness Prince Albert was received at the Grossbeeren station of the Anhalt Railway by his son-in-law Prince Frederick William. Their Royal Highnesses left in a postchaise for the Castle of Babelsberg, near Potsdam, where they arrived at 8 o'clock in the mlrniug. The Prince of Prussia was there to receive his august guest. The de parture of Prince Albert will probably take place on Monday next. TURKEY. We have received the Constantinople journals and letters to the 26th ult., brought by the Indus. The journals give accounts of the late events which have taken place in Montenegro, but they con tain nothing beyond what we have already pub lished in more detail from other sources. The Porte, it is stated, persists in itsresolution to main tAin what it considers its legitimate rights over Montenegro, and to obtain possession of the usurped district. The troops which are being sent, in furtherance of this determination, will land at Ragusa with the authorisation of the Austrian government, which aides completely with Turkey in this matter. The attitude assumed by France in the question is said to have caused considerable coolness in the relations of the Porte with M. Tbouvenel, her representative. The question of the Principalities is now no longer thought of by the public. Numerous agents of the several candidates for the position of Hospoda,r are now in the Turkish capital besieging the ministries and embassies, and urging tle claims of their dif ferent parties. The Porte, however, remains im passable, receiving all those emissaries with cour tesy, but carefully refraining from compromising itself by any promise. The news of the late melan cholyaccident in Egypt had reached Constantinople and caused a very painful sensation. It was not, however, thought that the fetes of the marriages of the two Imperial. Princesses with Ithami son of the late Abbas Pacha, of Egypt, and with Mahmoud Djelueddin Pacha, son of the late Ahmed Fethy Pacha, would be postponed in consequence. All the preparations had been completed, and it was expected that the festivities would commence in a few days. The expense was, it is said, to be shared between the Sultan and his son-in-law, Ithami Pacha, who is kid to have a fortune of about four millions skid of francs a year. Accounts had reached Constantinople of the late outbreak at Crete, but the journals of that city treat the matter as of less importance than has been stated in the accounts published of the affair from the Athens journals. CANDIA. The Esperance of Athens gives some further de tails' of the progress of the outbreak. It says : " The disturbances in Crete are justly attributed to the arbitrary conduct of the governor, who esta blished a very heavy tax on the inhabitants and compelled them to forced labour. The persons living at Coumia refused obedience to these illegal measures. A detachment of 300 men was sent during the night, and sentinels were placed before every door, and the sons of the different families arrested as they came out in the morning. The commanding-officer of the detachment ordered the. prisoners to be bound, when the women rushed on' the soldiers and a desperate struggle took place, much blood being shed. The troops were i .then ordered to retire, but they could only take with them eix old men, who were placed in prison at Canea. The indignation of the people was at its height when an order arrived from Constantinople to collect with all possible rigour the tax imposed on the Christians for exemption from military ser vice. The governor did not confine himself to pro perly dividing the sum fixed by the Porte ; he de manded the tax for old men, for children under age, and even for persons who had long been dead. The total amount claimed was two millions, of which not even one-third would find its way into the public treasury. The people began to murmur, and more than 150 persons were arrested mad thrown into prison. The public mind had been much irri tated against Vely Pacha, and the measure ordered by the Porte led to the outburst. It is said that the insurgents have proposed an interview with Vely Pacha in their camp, in the presence of the foreign consuls." SARDINIA. The Senate of Turin, in its sitting of the Ist, commenced the discussion on the Conspiracy against Foreign Princes Bill, already adopted by the Cham ber of Deputies. Counts Persoglio and Monteze molo spoke in favour of the bill ; Count de Cavour explained both the home and foreign policy of the Government ; General de La Marmora defended that paiticular part of the bill which relates to the reform of the jury, and the Minister of Justice explained the law as it stands at pre sent. M. de Card"nas having expressed some doubts as to the• true bearing of the measure, the Minister of Justice replied, and was followed by M. Farina, as yet the only senator who opposes the bill. The debate was adjourned to the follow ing sitting. The Chamber of Deputies was engaged in hearing the report of the committee charged to inquire into the lwe contested elections. The com mittee proposed that the elec ions of the pr est Margotti and of Marquis of Carrega, both of the ultra-Romish party, should be annulled on the ground of irregularity. The Chamber, however, only annulled the election of the fowler, and con firmed the othjr, after which it adjourned. SPAIN. The. Madrid journals of the 31st ult. la we reached us. The Espana states that the Queen was much pleased with her enthusiastic reception at Valencia. Among other things, flowers were strewed before the Queen, and pipe 'us fastened with silken cords were made to fly above her Majesty. After attending Divine service in the chtLpel of the Virgin of Los Dcsanaparalos, the Queen, in passing through the crowd which had assembled, lifted up the li.tle Prince of the Asturias three times in her arms to show him to the people, and as she did so loud odes o f "Long live the Queen and the Prince of the Asturias !" wore raised, it was considered certain that the Queen would not extend her journey to Barcelona. The Minister of STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, JUNE 4.—A more active cotton market at Liverpool, giving firmness to pric s, notwithstanding heavy imports during the week, has had the effect of bringing buyers more actively into this market to-day, mid offers have been made for both cloth and yarn at better prices than would have been given on Tuesday. The business has not been considerable, but in yarns sellers have realised -Id. per lb. better rates than could be obtained at the commencement of the week. In cloths m ►nufacturers who had withdrawn their goods from the market at the prices offering have iu some cases obtained the rates they required. There is some demand for domestics, longcloths, and T cloths for the Levant. Fabrics suited to the Indian trade are not in much request, but there is a cheetful feeling in the market, with other indications of renewed activity. ELECTION TO OPEN SCHOLARSHIPS, AT OXFORD.—Tht section to the four open scholarships, at Brasenose Col lege, Oxford, terminated yesterday (Friday), when th: following were announced A 3 the successful candidates : —Francis Brandt, Cheltenham College ; J. W. Black. commoner, Trinity College, Oxford, but recently from Edinburgh Academy ; W. B. Woodgate, St. Peter': College, Radley ; and T. B. Armitstead, Raseall School. There were 24 caLdslates. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. WEST-END OF LONDON AND CRYSTAL PALACE. Yesterday a special general meeting of the pro prietors of the above railway was held at the offices in Great George-street, Westminster, for the pur pose of considering, and, if thought advisable, ap proving of the bills pending in Parliament, w hich affect the interests of . the company. Resolutions were agreed to, approving of the following bills :-- 1. A bill fur enabling the Battersea-park Commis' sioners to sell, and the West-end of London and Crystal Palace Railway Company to purchase pieces of land situate near to the new bridgeleading from Chelsea to Battersea-park ; for autho rising traffic arrangements between the said company and the South-Eastern, Mid" Kent, and East Kent Railway Companies ; for lease of undertaking to the London, Brighton, and south Coast Railway Company ; for extending the time for completing extension to Farnborough ; 2. A bill for enabling the East Kent Railway Com pany to extend their railway from Strood ; 3. A bill to authorise the construction of a station near Victoria-street, Pimlico, and of a railway to c:,n nect the same with the Crystal Palace Railway, at Battersea. EASTERN UNION. Yesterday a Wharncliffe meeting was held at Radley's Hotel, Blackfriars, for the purpose of con sidering and approving, or otherwise, the provisions of the following bills now before Parliament, viz. A bill for the amalgamation of the undertakings of the East Suffolk Railway Company, the Yar mouth and Haddiscoe Railway Company, and the Lowestoft and Beccles Railway Company, for leas ing the same, and for other purp oses . A bill to enable the Waveney Valley Railway Company to alter their line between Bungay and Beccles, and for other purposes. Resolutions were passed ap proving of the bills. NORTH BRITISH. A meeting of this company was held at Edin burgh on Thursday for the purpose of approving the bill now before Parliament, for amending and consolidating the acts of the company, and for authorising certain alterations on the Musselburgh and Leith branches ; as also to consider a resolu tion to apply so much of the contingent fund (al appearing on the general balance-sheet of the com pany at the 31st of January last) as the directors may think fit in liquidation of the Parliamentary expenses incurred in relation to the railways be tween Hawick and Carlisle. The sanction of the sleeting was given to the bills referred to. GLASGOW AND SOUTH-WESTERN. On Wednesday an extraordinary meeting of tbla company was held in Gl asgow (Si r Andrew Orr 10 the chair) for the purpose of considering a bill now before Parliament to enable the company to raise capital to the extent of 60,0001., and to amalga mate the Dalmellington Railway with the Glasgow . and South-Western. A resolution approving the bill was carried unanimously, and the meeting separated. THE PRESS IN PRANCE. The period of the suspension of the /ndepea' dance Beige ended a day or two ago. The manager° of that paper resumed its circulation as before, naturally thinking that, having paid the penalt9 imposed on it, it had satisfied official vengeance' It was a grievous mistake. With a trifling excel"' tion iu favour of half a dozen orso of foreign dipLo' matio agents, the paper was not allowed to 0u issued from the Post-office. Its suppression i° France is now decided upon, and it will not be permitted to have even the privilege of transit through the French ter r it ory to S pa i n or Italy. appears that this absolut e interdict will not be raise" except on three con ditions—tb e dismissal of a dire' tor obnoxious to the French Government ; the ar pointment of certain of its correspondents on the designation of the French authorities ; and the publr cation of only one edition. To under stand this, it is right to observe that the independence Beige was r; the habit of suiting it s e diti ons to the character the Government, or rather country, in which it was received. The edition concocted for Franc e was not the one pa t c h e d up for Russia, nor that 0 Russia for Austria. This accommodating practice, discreditable as it was, has not, however, 511 C, ceeded. Th e Independence, like the old w*: in the fable, tried to please everybody, but he, s pleased none. Wheth er it w ill su b m i t to this a". ditional shame, I cannot sa y ; b u t t h ere i s but or!: opinion about this attempt to completely reduce r i to the conditi o n o f th e F renc h press. T he press `1 France stands the low es t i n E urope; an d ore ,, Russian editors, speak of it w ith scorn f u l co meO sion. With a ll this the Constituttonnel of this d i lf has the impuden ce t o spea k of Spain in a sort 0 patronising style, an d w i t h an air as it were 9( pity mingled with encouragement. The press iia Spain, not even under the ruthless regime of Narvaez or the loathsome tyranny of a Noceda. ever was reduced to suc h a sta t e . It can s till pu . .D • lish the proc ee di ngs o f it s Ch am b ers w i t h ou t _ obligation of receiving the mu til a t e d fragments ofa debate from a censor ; and it can comment 1 1 1 3 .. ° 0 1 the acts of Governm en t, an d d enounce t h e a b us es of authority. No d ou bt th ere are restr i ct i on s, fettered as the press in Spain has been, what it e' joys is freedom itself compared with what are r fished in Franc e un d er the name of newsPaPe tho ro, Otherwise, whether a s reaar d s i ts revolutions, he men who have fi gure d in them or the results t". 13 have followed, I see nothing whatever to justify ;$ assumption of superiority.—P ar i s Correspond° of the Times (second edition). r• Australian news, via Egypt, is now several days ° :ba . due, the mail steamer Victoria being due at Suez 011 ; • 23d ultimo. The Vi c t or i a , h owever, is cons idere d slow boat. of In the case of Messrs. Gotch and Gotcb, bankerto Kettering, the certifi ca t es were suspende d f or tl" b y years. Mr. Commissioner Fonblanque delivered as e o n borate judgment, in which he dwelt a t some l e ngth oP the duties of bankers. t4 I U CHATSWORTH.—It affords us great pleasure to e a . that Chatsworth House and grounds are o n ce 133 '0 thrown open to the public. The liberality of the 1 )° . of Devonshire in following the exampl e o f hi s no ble Pi o decessor, wi I be fully appreciated by the thousands o e whom Chatsworth has become a permanent art trees° exhibition.—Deriy Reporter, At the half-yearly me e ti ng o f th e proprietors 1:0‘,0- London Chartered Bank of A us t ra li a 3 esterday, nr end at the rate of 3 p er cent , f or t h e half-year, we'tiee Oared, free of inc ome t ax , ma ki ng a total di s tribn ad of 6 per cent. for the year 1857. The report w agreed to. Pee k A special meeting of the Victoria (London) , ete Company was also held yesterday, at which it we e ; 0 - solved to increase the capit a l by 100,0001., by the dso tion of new sha res . Th e requ i s it e aut h or ity wag 'o given conferring additional borrowing powers co t directors. 0 0 1 The meeting of the creditors of Messrs. Review Sons, and Co., is fixed for Tuesday next, thus e trord! og an opportunity of a full statement of their a ff a irs be l t s, sent out by the mail of the 9th inst. The extreme el lee ness cf the period that has Elaps e d s i nce t h e suspc°"„ t e says much for the mode in whi c h th e b oo k s and aCC°II- of the firm have been kept. A A re VALUABLE MUM—Lord Canning has offere d • et ward of 50,000 rupees to any person who ,ball "„e,,ilfee alive at any British military post or camp the tbo, Ahmed Ahmed Oolah Shah, commonly called a 1 kloulvee." A reward of 25,000 rupees will also be Po st to any person wh o s h a ll d e li ver a li ve at an y British P v or camp Kooer Singh of Jugdespore. the Ore APOTHEOARIES-HALL.—The following are. to of the gentlemen who passed their examination ' ll 4l. science and practice of medicine, and rece ived et catea to practise, on Thursday, the 3d o f 'Teti Robert Edgar Edward B ar k way , Bungay, Stl"" John Law, Barnstaple, Devon, re gtlA SUNDAY BANDS AND SUND AY T HEA TRES.--W° b - 43 00 to observe that the volunteer Sunday bands have ' t eig allowed to renew th e i r d esecrat i on i n the Per'ileth season, by playing w a lt zes an d overtures to O f e . r 0 Upon what principle th ea t res are close d w hile tu i allowed it would be difficult to discover.---gn Churchman. that THE LATE BRE ACH OF P RIVILEGE. —It is s tate d 1,1 the fees paid to the officers et the House of CotnrO a fier Mr. W. Wilke on his lib era ti on , a ft er fi ve days' co both went, amounted to 121. Besides this, there was th. 11,0 bill, for the House of Com mons d oes n ot feed 11 6 for sonars without demandi ng p aymen t. The cherg fees, judged by precedent, is small. o ele THE EXTENSIVE PLATE ROBBERY AT LORD r° o ol4' —At the Marlborough -street Police-court ye s obe rrit Henry Whetstone, Thomas Du Puz-y, Georg e oat Memos Partridge, and Margaret Picket tillae r . t h final examination before Mr. Bingham, charged„ w o / / tb . robbery of plate of the estimated value of 3, 0 u i ; oo efi l property of the Right Hon. Lord Foley. The P r were fully committed for trial. . CO l ot, TRINITY COLLEGE VISITATION.—The VisitorTer, t ee resumed its sittings at Dublin, on Thursday, P W th e Cal l arguments of counsel havir g been concluded in _ ilag ist of Dr. Shaw's complaint of wisclirection of cu_ o etbe tunas, the Vice-Chancellor announced the decisile our visitors, declaring that the complaint could nc t iar t 90 1 : ported ; the usage of 60 years a ff ording to the c tioa tioo ficient evidence of the legality of the present &It' d. 'he revenues. The proceedings then termir2a;orit O . 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