The Sun. — London, England, 1858-03-10 00:00:00

A ER `I3J ti.;ST IC'S THE E ILIn corv,equt,nce ~ f the trnmp , iant , r4nece,s of the closing representations, and in order to accommodate the nulnber A who have been unable to obtain places, THREE CONCLUDING PERFORMANCES will be liven on TUES DAY, March 16 ; THURSDAY, March 18; and SATUR DAY, March 20. They will be arranged as follows : Tuesday, March 16, LA TRAVIATA : Violetta, Piccolo raiui ; Alfredo Ginglini. rhursdaY. March 18, IL TROVATORE: Leonora, Spezia; Azucena. Sannier ; Maurice, Giuglini. Saturday, March :20, LA FIGLEA DEL REGGI MEN r 0 : Marie, Piccolomini. Last Scene of I MART:RI, comprising the celebratel duo by Madlle. Piccoloinini and S for Giug- .ini. Prices:—Pit Stang, 121 61: boxes (to hold four persons), pit and one pair, 2/. 2s ; grand tier, 3/. 3s ; two pair, V 3s 6d. ss. ; ; three pair, 15s ; gallery boxes, ; gallery stalls, . 3 s i;ri ; gallery, 2s, The Box-oMeo avi!l bo opened on Thur:day, March 11, Paces ie the meantime may be sec ured by application to Mr Fish, stage door, Her MajeAy's Theatre. No other represeuLtt'ou eau be possibly given tel'oro the commencement of the Summer Season. ~ ,He AT it ii-... , rl,oy AL. U. VNiA. it '.ET. Lessee—gr. J. B. Buckstone. TIM EVENING, co cournonce at Seven o'clock, with Sheridan icowles' cointrly of VIE LOVE clAga Con- Widow Green, Mrs. Whkins (her stance, Mi & s 4 6‘. S.-;dzwiek ; 3d appearance.j Followed by 2.IIESENTED AT COURT. Miss S,val - borough, Fitzwitlia.u, and Mr. Buckstone. To conclude with SHOCKING EVENTS. Orchestra Stags keihjeli may be retained the whole of. the evening). 6, T . eah. (No °barge for booking.) First Price. s. d. Second price. s. d Dr , ss Boxes ' 5 0 Dregs Boxes .......... . ..... 3 6 Upper Boxes ... 3 0 Upper . ......... 0 P.t . ... 0 6 G a ll er y ------- ►Y AL r iLINc S'S TEt id; Tit E. Proprietor, Mr., Chart© 3 THIS EVENING, will he pr:sssnted the historical play of LO IS XI. Louis, King of Fra, tits, Mr. Charles Ke ,n. Aft e r which, grail Chr stmas Pantomime entitled HARLEQUIN* WHITE s;A:r ; or, The Princess Blanche Flower anl. her Fairy GoduAlthers. The Princess Blanche (White Cat), Miss Kate Terry) Harlequin. Mr, Cor mack.; Clown, Mr. Huline ; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo ; and Columbine, Miss C. Adams. A. TR E-R OYA L, IY.3URY-LANE Lessee, lir. E. T. Sal - WI THIS EVENING) Wed - eslay, Mareli 10, a n w end orgi.:al Comedy TLIE LOVE KNOT. Mr. and Mrs. Leigh Murray, Esc. Followed by the new grand ;,-auto:ninao, titTTLE JACK .GORNER. Commence at 7. 1 - 1 T T Ei; go yA, Hl. L eg , ve _...m r „ Webe.,44r. TiflS EVENING, will be performed RORY CYMORE, Mr. Barney Williams. After which, YANKEE COURTSHIP. Mr: and B, Williams. To conclude with LATEST FROM NEW YORK. Commen:e at Seven. 12 0 L LY%; EU M r 1-1 E a L esse , ! .i... V/ . 2viarld :er, %Ir. 0. Di:lon. ;IR J. L. TOOLE'S BENEFI THIS EVENT SG, March 10. will c p• - odracred (first time) a Drama, entitled TH 1.1 ARTIST OF FLORENCE: Mr. Clear: s 1.,i11)n, Miss Wooltar, Mrs White, Miss .171%b.), Mr. S'ore, Mr. Tor - de. THE BIRTH-PLA — E OF PODGERS (nr - rver acted) M•-s Terrvi ‘'fr Btrrt, \Tr Tolle. The 113 W I ree or DOUBLE DUMMY : The Priddles, Miss Wool gar And Mr. Toole. And slr Tom Taylor's comic drama, OUR. CLERKS : Miss Webb, Mr. , ...alhaem, Mr. -lolston., Mr. Toole, Tickets and nlaees nrty be -ecured at the Box-office, and o f yr. J. L. Toole, 17, Wellington-street North (Exeter Change), Strand. Doors open at half-past 6, to commence at 7. 3oz-office open from 11 to 5 daily. ;tOYAL SURti-Y THEATRE, .t; Lesseoc, Nlesgrs. Shepherd and Orqswink, THIS EVENING, will be performed THE FATAL NAR. RIAGE. Followed by THE TWO POLTS, Concluding with THE ORPHAN OF GLENCO.7.,„ NTERM - 7.? OPEN EVERY EVENING. —The foll.!: , tv I company of Vocalls,3 are engaged for the performan.v S -etions from all the popular OPERAS, MADRIGALS CHORUSES, GLEES, DUETS, dtc., viz. :—Miss RuFaell, Sire. l3adzey, Macille. Marietta, - .liss Bru tell, Miss day, Madame Bartoletti, Miss Montague, and Madams Marietta Herr F. Jonghmans, Mr. riensha,w, 3. ;o:.er., „J. Barker, W. Melling, Senor &wool°, E. L. Rime, X-T. Badgey, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Bell, and %fr. Rtraard Messrs. T. Maiagan, W. 1. Critch:ield and E. Mackoey. Piam forte, Mr. Cecil Hicks ; harmonium, Master Nilliarmi ; Dinctor, Herr F. Jonghmans. - mnrnence at Seven o'cloult precisely. Suppers, &a., until twelve o'clock. • Mr. A.IIGIIST - 114 BRAHAM will appear every Evening. RIGEL WATER AT LON'lleN BRIDGE. THIS DAY--1/Lorn., 23 min. aft. 9—Even., 11 min. eft.lo To-Nioßnow —Morn., 0 min. aft. 11—Even., 40 uen aft. 11 iIiggIfOXETZR, IN THE SHA.Dg. i'HE WEATHER. SUN OFFICE, MARCH 10. 43—highest incEe noon yesterday. 35—loarest this morning and during the night. 4 t —this day at noon. BAROMETER, 29.83. WI D, N. Weiterly ; freak, with tine cold weather, and Eprinkling of hail. +ware 7'l . C * 4, • + LONDON, WE DNE FDA > , MARCH 10, 1858. The demand of tie French Government for the surrender of Mr. HoDGE, an English subject, ar rested at Genoa, is aAother instance of its organised attack on the right of sanctuary.. As it ha 3 been unable to induce the British PArlialnrat to sanc tion ika untenable d - !anancls, it is desirous of As- EnJand in the p rsonof OTIO of ItS 13 The truckling of tie PALNIgaSTIS ,v•Tn:utat, the pla,cidity with whicl a in o wlvd,u.4 v . t p,,, ir _ ing despatfu was permit eel to reui tia unAtriw,:red, induce , l them to bolieve that Arlyhi:l4 w )ul 1 t, submitted to, and that We w,ull swa;liw our leek with exemplary subinisston, itri:l be prepred to tura the oth-r check to the Sal At present Sardinia is regain4i t, onac* the part of " whipping boy," t') sust tin the beffAs that. it is not as yct deemed quite sac to adminis ter to Engltud, an I to create A greater impres- Rion, it is an English subject thi,t is to be Mr. 110 D GE is a gentleman of indepen dent means, who nail, in consequence of a svere pulmonary attlck, gone to Nice, and from thence to Genoa for the benefit of a milder clidial.e LIAU Could be obtained at 'home. UnfoLtauate!y, he had become acquainted with ORSINI in this °film try and obtained letters of introduction from him to some Italian friends. That appears to hare been " the load and front of his offending." He might possibly have used an Englishman's privilege of freedom of speech, and expressed his opinions unreservedly in his diary. There was, however, no particle of evidence to show that he wad concerned in the attempt of the 14th of January, or that even in England be had joined in the conspiracy against Louts Na.ro- LION. And yet this gentleman has been arrested in the Sardinian territory en the requisition of the French poli ce , an ,, ‘4 not r eIY his extradition, to but his surre n d er 0 French detectives is demanded, on the ground that he is an assassin, amenable to a clia t r u ge: of mur der. And it is possibl e but for the interference of the Britis'a Eav o y, h e v „.. ) , 11 have been given up to take his trial in France for an offence, which if it occurred at all was p erpt ,, trate,' in Great Britain. a no principle of international law better 1 1 than that remain s a citizen of r.ny country urAltb n apruot7 lie o f the fl . vg to which he owes allegiance, he ::e violates th e l aw of the State in whi e l i 10i net the Sat _ even alleged that he ha s offtr„:ll7i : rilin g . i 3 ) 1 . dinian law, and if he had, he e 0 in Piedmont or in E stand. T. - of th e Fi.inch G,;-,ornin,qit. is therefore atte,.,., prepostero us, and if Mice o mood al, im possible to say to w hat I,:ngths the tx , .raordi_ nar y and novel doctrine might be carried. Ti ,, nest claim would be that we should murreud , r our own subjects to be tried blore Frenc t h ri bunals if they incurr ed the suspichn of the Pencil Police. Perhapq it may be talk :A if Air. ALLSOP wore arrested that his trial might take place At Paris. We believe that the honour of England and the safety of BriAish citizms will be effeotually TELE SUN, LONYDONI WEDNESDAY! EVENING MARCH 10, 18NR 160.... unaintaintd by the British Goveininent. Lard MALUESBURY could not expose himself to the storm of indignation that would be . ex.,:ited by any vacillation on such a point. We earnestly desire that the French alliance should remain unbroken. We recognise all the evils that would arise from any interruption of amicable relations. But far better endure them, were they ten times more formidable, than yield to such unwarrantable assumptions. It is the Piedmoutese Government that must, in the first instance, answer for the safety of our countryman. Should he be tried by the Sardinian law, for au ffence committed in Sardinia, we shall be enabled to judge how far the proceedings can be justifi , :d. But should he be given up to another State, thE, Cabinet of Turin must render a stringent account, -and alio the authorities to wh , in he h is been ial r:r.,perly given np. We may bear many things w i t h patience, but certainly anything aff!ctiag the life or liberty of oae of oar f:llow-c:tizcas can not be included in the number. The extraordinary revelations as to the manage ment of sone Joint-st BlAci have proved the necessity of some speedy and efficient alteration of the law in respect thereto. Mr. FIEXDLIII ' S Bill fur the introduction of the principle of limited liability, was received with considerable favour by the House of CorunionA, and, we .elieve, that it judiciously carried out, it wouli be beneficial to Al parties, as well to the community at large as to the shareholders iu these important and valuable institutions. Under the existing law few persons of large mans are willing to encounter the responsibi lity of becoming shareholders, for not only will !hey be subjected to the expense and annoyance of the wi,ding up, but th y must answer to the last shilling, and even with their persons, for mix•• managemen . c, in tvliich they did not is any degree participate. It is all very well to protect inno cent depositors, and innocent cre-ditors, but the interests of innocent shareholders should be equally looked to. At present persons con sider that there is not the slightest necessity for canton if they find the names of per• suns of known wealth and substance on tilt list of shareholders. They know that, as the law stands they can go against these parties, and are sati-fled, alt•uough the management may justly be he ensured. Thinking that they themselves are safe, they are quite willing to dispense with im pertinent interrogatories. But the person who, having a few spare hundreds or thousands, is willing to invest them in concerns • bat may be uxce.dingly beneficial to the entire neighbourhood, is placed in a very different posi tion. He may net only lose his entire stake which he was willing to risk, but even tenfold or a hundredfold Cie amount. He may be reduced from affluence to poverty, and all his prospects in life blighted, because he has laid out a little superfluous cash in trying lo promote the welfare and prosprity of tho neighbourhood in which he resides. Let frauln lent directors he punished with the utmost rigour of the law; but surely those whl are their inno cent dupes, and who have no shale in the mis management, should be 1.-3 t down easily. We are happy to find that a movement amongst shareholders has at length been inaugurate], which, although deferred even to the eleventh hour, must, if properly followed up, be produc tive of the best results. A circular has been issued from the Chamber of Commerce at New castle-upon-Tyne, and extensively circulated amongst the shareholders of Joint Stock Bauks, -which places the question on a just foundation. A Committee has been formed of influential per sons "for the purpose of endeavouring t) obtain I from the Legislature such au amendment of the winding-up priucip!e, whether voluntary or coin puisory, as may be calculated to prevent that anxiety, suspense, and suffering to which persons are necessarily exposed under the present system —a sy,tem which not only makes them accountable for a'l they possess, but renders their future earnings liable for the debts of the defunct 13Ank--a state of things which (As truly stated) p!ac..:s an innocent shareUlder in a worse position than a bnitkrupt 1 " All that is required is that proper attention should be bestowed on the subject. But there must be the pressure from without—the tem perate but energetic agit Ltio7), without which no great results call ba accomplished. Than are many interested, and many prejudiced par . ties. But they could hot withstand an earliest d,Anand founded on truth and justice. Teere is nothing so beneficial to a nation as the extension of bank!ng c pit ~1, but that is virtuilly pra vented by the vast reipousibility incurred by the share h,..ilders, and which prudent rihm will be very un wiliug to undertak. LA us than by all legiti i ;nate means iitrive to achieve this great desiderattun 1 and pr,)cuie an alteration of the law founded or justice and equity, and conducive to the wel fare and pru.rperity of all cli , sai of the community. DIZETRY LANE -- --~- MR. E. T. SMITH'S BENEFIT. The great gala night of the sea , on, the le , see's benefit, is fix:,l tc.r Friday the 19th, on which occasion it is his intenti , re to place before his patrons an en'ertainment of the moot tril!iant and extraordinary character. How ever gratif3 log each an event may be, we think the situp', announcement of the night set apart for Mr. Snith's benefit would of itself be more than sufficient to insure au immense attendance of those anxious to testify their approbation of the spirited manner in which (foeu nate'y for the shareholders and rentor,) he has carried on this great national 4 hea•re. Mr. Smith io c lebrated for d. , lng extraordins,ry thinv, but his grand annual b ,netit it is -aid, ec'ipee alt hts fnrtner t ffor-tp, LITSIIII. THZITBE —Tait; evontug Me. Toole, the twented low o median at this theatre, takes Me benefit, and for the occasion he has selected a very excellent list of entt.rtainmenta. Amorivt the many attractions we find an adapted drama, "The Artist of Florence," which will he presented for the first time, and in which Mr, C Dillon, and Mies Woidar will sustain the lead ink parts. It will be followe , l by three farces, viz , " The Birthplace of Podgers" (a new one) " amble Dummy," an I "0 it Corks." Mr. Fools appears in each of t'_:e abase, so thel avers of fun and gaol humour .111 have nothlng to desire. Mr. To .le'e merits as an actor w.ll entire him an oven fhwing audience. Mrs. S qinour, - f the Haymarket, and I ite manageress, of the StlJ , ime,..'s Theatre, has jo , t organised a little troupe for the purpose of pro lu,;ind. the pieces of Mr. Ch4il s R aie (the popular author of "N aver Too Late to Mend ") an the pr,vinces. In the li-t of the COM pAtly we perceive the names of Saal lets, Hurletope, S , erlit.g, R ib,..rtson, &o. ; Mesdames Barratt, Balmer, Bur on, & t. A Cabinet C iuncil was held yesterday at the official re , iiscce of the First Lord of the Treasury, in D i vzn ing-street. Tile Ministers present were—the Eat' cf Derb7, the bor.] Chancellor, the Marquis of Salisbury, the Earl of Hardy:ticks, the Right Hon. B. Disraeli, Mr. Seoretlry Walpole, the Earl of Malmeshury, Lord Stauky, Gen. P el, Sir J. Pakiligi.na, the Earl of Ellen- NG' . 1r11, ,c, .: 1 1 , ,, , ,, g e: D re1. i : , : it., 71: : , i R m e o i e::: s u t ti n_ t a c ...h. ti:S:. a et j tv i t 7 1 7: n t . d hours L , ra a ald " L if e ' veson ~ , ~„ .., .. t Staffer.! Howie, or. Minday night, % .; T : 4 4 ' ;:t.:7:; l t s. r ::: " . 4 ra x g i e 'll . t d :i ,. .. r ,... n C . ' d " t o i f' t 3 n s e ( i ) r f i n C a r n a Z n i i l a g iLdo athe e s - L s t % r d e e i e t, . t 1 . o . :7l,:hvtit, ,:ti,iln r. r i tv,e , : : :; ..,, t ;:a‘, ...,, n f , t,sy Navyiton, a r. - t e ,, r r u r :Lt it t o tt t Heil. vii N,:ti , ew ' n :„; tArn,n, ~ : , : tFafte h b a a o u rnt r ..1.::::i cl ( L p o h.r e d ::: ) 0 11 f ;flan; Ellesmere, town, X i, • e rpe p r ot i: i t s he al P w r a t y % Beal of i;v t ,) ,„:,, Qhtz 12...Hr a cI sit e r : y ittez. I. L ., a .u r y Or, trio lest occasion of ,!; race it was. fi . led by tie Marcpaisi of ' 1 ,„, 1) ,.,7 1) Y bete We are informed that Sr George Gr, ) , 1, - .;: t n : a int,,n fan of Ong abrca , but w;11 attend to his parliamentary nuties until the end of the steamy.. t in o o . , i a l t v l er on fo t r h i l , l m lt b h ay t , o the arid __ . . - - -- - • - East, The email 2 1 lligltobakikt steamer A t r 1 B t 6 i x 3 4 4 , I 9 1 2 4 1 . , d t : 0: f r a : ! GENERAL AEFO.4I that the rc-distri- DENT. bution of the E lectoral D:striot After the (F Ra R T I ot A , we conceive 4, is incomparably he most essential reform uoY r required in our Parliamentary system. First of all the Ballot. Then the re distri bution of the Electoral Dis trict 3. Afterwards the progressive extension of thin Fra.lcliise. And, only when these beneficent chat ige's baY3 been seen to, the simultaneous arrival at some 'satisfactory deci sion as to the duration of Parlir.ments, and as to the continuance or rePaevg of the Property Qualification. There may be discussion% as to the htter pro ject 4, but as to the three far st there ought nor, among liberal reformers of l t colours and classes, of all sects and parties—t, here ought not, we distinctly assert, upon those three first branches of Parlia:uentary Reform to pa ono moment'a oitation. Though the immediate awl total removal of the Property Qualification appe . ars to us to be a move ment most advisable wider all considerations-- we are ready to allow that other reformers may have some very admissible reasons for arriving at a different conclusion. We are ready to have those reasons discussed with all possible coolness and deliberation. We should like to hear all the pros and cons upon the subject debated as slowly as you please, as cautiously, :as jealously as you please, during the course of the present session of the Legislature. It is perfectly reasonable also to suppose there may be a rational diversity of opinion among Reformers as to the long "vexed question" about the most advisable time for the duration of Par liaments. Let, us again, upon this point, compare notes carefully with one another ; so that, if pos sible, some wholesome result may be arrived at. And here it certainly does appear t) us strange, all things considered, that no medium course has ever been dreamt of with a view to the solution of this problem of the Duration of Parliaments. There are the advocates of the septennial, and there are the'advocates of triennial Parliaments 1 Nobody appears to have ever had the faintest notion of suggesting that the difference should be split ; and that, instead of either of the extremes, we should decide upon selecting the jusie milicv the common sense middle course of having in future Qeintennial Parliament> ! Why it is that we should at all times only entertain the project of seven years on the one hand, or of three years on the other—putting aside foartb, fifth, and sixth under a mysterious and inexorable taboo— has never been explained : would be rather diffi cult, we opine, of explanation. Common sense tells us that this kind of proceeding is, after all, very preposterous. Particularly when the average duration of Parliaments, according to the present system, has been actually neither three years, nor yet seven years, but precisely the very time we have specified, namely, five years ! Suggesting to one that it might not, after all, be so very absurd to talk seriously about a project of Qaintennial Parlta mutts.* Nevertheless, upon this point, as upon the one immediately before-specified, we aro free to admit that there may still be room for a good deal of reasonable discusiiou. But, in regard to the three leading reforms in our Parliamentary system, we maintain there is absolutely no room at all among rational re formers for any further discussion whatsoever. The more advanced reformers of our day have tong since come to the conclusion that not only is the Ballot essential, but that it is the First Essen tial. Mr. BERKELEY is no longer among the advocates of reform in England, the Lea ler of a Forlorn Hope. The Liberal constituencies, far and wide, are unanimously in favour of the im provement of which ho has beau so long the foremost champion. The advocates of the Ballot throughout the constituencies are counted now, not by hundreds or by thousands, but by hundreds of thousands. They none of them maintain it to be what their deriders scoff at them for doing—a sort of political panacea which is to put au end for ever and a day to all possible ills in the political system. We, who insist upon the necessity of the Ballot, do so simply because we believe it would be the most effec , ual preventive of bribery, humanly speaking, that could be imagined. We demand the ballot solely in order that, under its protection —a pro tection not disdained by high bred and honourable gefilleinen in our West-end Clubs—in order that, under its protection, voting may henceforth be in reality what it is at present only in name— Free. The Suffrage without the Ballot, as at pre sent, we do from our heart believe to be a veritable curse to many an honest shopkeeper. We believe it to be not a political boon, or a social advantage, but—in the strictest and the most literal meaning of the words—a mockery, a delusion, and a snare. Therefore it is that all th, more advanced reformers amongst us have long ago come to the deliberate conclusion that the first and most im portant of all reforms is that expressed in that single magic dissyllable the BALLOT. Immediately after the Ballot ought to be de manded and obtained the concession from the Legislature of a new, a rational, and a comprehen sive distribution of the electoral districts. The existing apportionment of constituencies is, in truth, something perfectly ridiculous. There are some little trumpery boroughs still returning, as they have, time out of mind, continued to return, two members 0 the Com mons House of Parliament ! And there are, iu contrast to these snug little places, enormous towns like Birmingham also returning only two representatives —or, still worse than that, if pas sible, wonderfully populous clusters of towns, such as Cuelsea, Brompton, Kensington, and all that vast and densely peoplssl district of the metro,,olis, returning no member at all ! Anomalies like these, we maintain, don't admit of any argument for a single instant. Facts like these—point blank—repel all denial and opp mition. The evil here is so monstrous and so manifest that we s ay— Nextto the B shoull c ins 3 this re-distriontion of the Electoral Districts. Afterwards arising the necessity, the instant necessity for the extension of the franchise —an extension to be at once as t; el e y su a b d s ir e e ci n u t e ll u r t e l d y 1 13 uponrrog Progressive r ; a e y s s s e t v a i n o t t b e t o r end o t n h a e b r l e y , a b n u d t to safely f Here we do honestly believe is the right and rational Programme of Reform for 1858. It is the Programme of the more advanced and enlightened reformers. And anything less than this wilt be regarded by the liberal censtituencies as a delusion. L* Our Correspondent ib in error as to Quintennial P; r. iamentsnever ilaving been suggested before.—ED. Sun Mn. ST .PLETON, M.P.—'this gentleman has a ddressed the deotats of Berwick on 1113 rtei,nt tria in c nuection he s that, nays 'ith th e B r iti s h Batik Conspiracy. .. y t thinkAag th e h onour o f a mem b er o f Parliament aught to b e tno - t dear to bat cons‘, ituenta, he has t bought it .rclt}n.. to lay b e f ore th em t h e o b ervations on hi vT'ortclirceatniirgtli guilty %l a :e h : s i t . * b . i i tu r,t t . o too ln k v b i a n postt.! a . made by Lrd Campbell. He attributes the ( V. p er hap s, attaching to the disaqr , ,us c,n-t -utliu \ gin the boron...i t is now d - 6taPIAA9I.--krcuntsitie Exprg4Neoidedly in favour ( f Mr, ,cacitileT:eregjeundeicrea, I, `TEST NEWS. THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] PLYMOUTH, TUESDAY NIGHT. The Royal Mail steamer Norman, Capt. Boxer, from the Cape of Good Hope, has arrived, with dates to 29th January. All continues quiet on the frontier. The Car .e Parliament was summoned for the 10th March, when the first session will be closed, and will be fol!owed by a general election for the House of Assembly and the election of 7 members out of the 15 forming the Council. accompanied by i e n n g ts t , o leave for India. B a s i t , eh preparing Ge T n h e e ra 6 l o j t a la ck a s u o d n, The financial difficulties of England and America have not seasib!y affected commerce at the Cap 3. Wool, first quality, is. 6d. to ls. Bd. per lb. Mar kets dull. The subscription for India amounts to upwards of 4,000/. The steam-ship Simoom, from Calcutta January 27, was the only vessel of war in Sitnon's Bay. The screw steam transport Leopold, with artillery, under command of Colonel Montressor, arrived on the 25th, and was expected to Eail on the 2d of February, for India. The steamer Golden Fleece, 32 days from Cal cutta, was appointed to sail for England on the 30th of January. The mail steamer Phoebe arrived on the 21st of January, and would bring home the February 1 mai . Th• screw steamer General Williams, from Ply mouth, arrived January 25. The hired transport Meleus, with naval invalids from China, was in Simon's Bay. FRANCE. PARIS, TUESDAY EVENING. The Moniteur contains the following account ofa the outbreak at Chalons, which we announced in our Lae edition last evening : " At Chalon-sur-Saone on Saturday night, to wards the hour of nine o'clock, a body of a':ou . 40 men suddenly made their appearance and rushed on a little post of infantry, which they surprised. They then proceeded to the railway station with cries of Vive la Republique ! The republic has been proclaimed at Paris ! The republic is every where ! Inhabitants of Chalons, to arms The station-master, who had formerly been in the army, at once collected the men belonging to the railway, and repulsed the rioters. From the railway, they went to the bridge over the Saone, the head of which they took possession of, in order to prevent any one from going to give the alarm at the barracks. The officers of the garri son, who had hastened to the sub-prefezture to obtain SOCale information relative to the rumours already in circulation, forced the passage, sword in hand. Shortly after, the troops arrived, the sol appearance of whom was sufficient to cause the illegal assemblage to disperse. Before midnight, the 15 principal offenders were in tilt hands of justice." The Monitear states that travellers coining into Franc© from al: ) , oad must, on every journey, have their passports viia-ed by a diplomatic agent, or at the French consulate. In order that no fresh ex pense shall be imposed on travellers by this regu lation, the Minister of Foreign Affairs has decided that the charge for the visa shall only be made for the first j(iuroey, and that all the oiht-ra required during the year for which the passport is valid shall be delivered gratuitously. It may be as well to m-ntion on this occasion that the tariffs in force allow the embassies and the consulates to grant passports gratuitously to poor persons, and to re duce the usual charge to persona who cannot afford to pay the full amount." It was reported that every difficulty had been removed by the English and French cabinets rela tive to the refugee question. The delatch from Lord Malmesbury has been •ommunic ittd by Lord Cowley to Count Walewski. Tire llfoniteur says :—The manager of the Drapeau, found guilty by the jury of insult (offense) towards his Majesty the Emperor, has bee! condemned 10 airteen months' imprisonment, and 1,200 francs damages." Tile following telegraphic despatches have been received here : ‘ March Bth.—The Emperor has institutedATEceßr3.ltura.R, l G committee for the que s tio n o f th e eina ‘iSpatiFE of the pea -ants. This comm i ttee , w hich icTion RSBURG, will ho pr .aided over by the Enaparor hitusz.f, is cam posed of 13 councillors of the empire, among whom are the Grand Duke Constantine, Prit:ce Orloff, and Count Bludeff. The cold continues very severe ; the whole country is covered with snow." ‘g BERNE, March 9th._The federal commissioners recommen d the dissolution of the Italian Mutul! Benefit Avwciation, and that its foreign members should either of the / I" , e r S e n r e a h l disposal Council to rec e i ve a countriesfixed refugees should b e p l ace d at the be s ent awa y to their resp ect i ve residence" ob . ap - pointed to a ex -3(1 residence. It likewise suggests tbct al) 93 25 Credit Foncier March 9.—The following wero the _..,.._ 4 q .1 11 13 0 2 per 590 Do. and month Belgian 43 3 per Cent. ••••• ••• 69 35 pi e d montese (5) 90 Do. end m 0nth...... 69 45 R oman B9 13 , nk Shares ...... 3050 Austrian . . ....... 9l Credit Mobilier ... 852 : - .0 Spanish Throes 43 Do. Acc0unt......... 833 —. florae Debt l utSi° Conteuzis 7... .... 37:1 RAIL , Orleans ...... ......... 1346./1 Northern ........... 917 New Ditto ............... 785 Lyon and Dilediteran. 817 A New Ditto ........... Geneva .................. WAYS. midi .. Westoru CGS i Strasbur.g i Grand Central S , riinian i Austrian THE REFUGEE QUESTION. The following, according to the Buncl of Berne, is a correct an al y si s of the despatch of Count \VBle :is v:eki' (wed Jan. 20, t o th © F rench Ch arge cl'.A.ff on Vie refugee queAtion, and which was communicated by the latter to tie Federal Coun cil : _ . _ had directed the French legation to "The count o b lth e Ge gin ,rn s er b evn, y ,: s h aying that on a previous occasion Tut h t e o the Federal Council the nmeosuvres which the refugees in Switzerland, esnec . ally those notoriously practice, and to mand their removal from the Frei ich frontier. yde aor or evasive replies could be obtained, and i ti. i t ci h te e minister, nothing but lAi According e i: r a d o L3i c ar o ing r t ;i tn n o gly forced to renew his injunc ions to the legation. The complaints of the French go vernment, he says, particulary relate, not so much to tne French refugees, as to those from different parts of 'tall'. The minister refers to the events at Genoa and _Le g horn on the 14th of Jan nal-, and Says th a t th e y prove that the Italian refugees are specially distinguished by demagogical peiversity. Th e Federa l G overnmen t i s b oun d to send these d angerous men i n t o th e i n t er i or . That Government would violate the conditions of Helve tie neutrality, and would deceive itself as to the extent of i, 8 pr i v i leges, if it were t o t hi n k that to invoke that neutrality in order to relieve itself from giving satisfaction to France would suffice. To tolerate more or less formally, even by silence anti inaction, that men enjoying an asylutn should make an abusive use of that asylum to attack France by p l ots or pu bli ca ti ons i s t o f a il in the dudes of ne u t ra li ty. Th e l egat ion is therefore re quested to insi s t w ith th e F e deral Council on mea sures being adopted without delay for removing into the i n t er i or, far from the f ron ti er' , refugees who may be pointed out as tak i ng part i n erimi ntl acts, and particularly those who are organised into a society in the canton of Geneva. The F. ench Government, it is added, cannot allow the Federal Council to invoke as an excuse the indifferance or ill-will of the cantonal authorities. Tbe despatch concludes in these terms, which are believed to be alm , st textual :---‘ In case the federal government s hould not take the necessary means for satisfying the demands of France, it would incur a grave responsibility, and must only blame it se lf f or the consequences which its devirminatien Inv ocoasign.' " ..........,..• ••••• The delegates of the States of Grrrnany whose con tingents form the 10th corps of the Federal army assembled at Hanover last week to make the necessary arrangements fur the grand manoeuvres which are to take pl ice on the 12th September at Nordbtem men. The contin gent of the Duchy of Holstein forms part of that c)rps, but the/ King of Denmark did, not cause himself to be repre3entcd, so that the coatinvnt will not take part in the mano3uvres. A letter from Kalisch, in the Austrian. Gazette, say s :—"As an instance of the small number of troops at present in the kingdom of Poland, it may be stated that the important fortress of Iwangorod one of the first strongholds of th e ki ng d om is only garrisoned by a single battalion of infantry." The Vienna journals state that Sir Hamilton Seymour has received an oflLial inti , nation that the English cabinet has no intention of replacing him at the Austrian court. Advices from Vienna announce that the depar ture of Baron do Buclberg from that capital is fixed fir the 15th inst., and that M. Knorririg will direct the affairs of the embassy until the arrival of M. de Balabine, the new Russian representative. The Second Chamber of Baden has just adopted unanimously the bill presented by the Government for the execution of the German monetary conven tion of the 24th Feb., 1857. The samo bill had been previously adopt'Ad by the First U)amber. It may he remembered that when the Prince Royal of Sweden was nominated Regent, in conse qucmce of the iquess of the King, a member of the order of nobles proposed that an additional allow ance of 100,000 rixdalers (nearly 200,000 f.) should b 3 made to H.R.H., bat the motion was rejected by a large majority. Last week a similar propr,si tion was again brought forward, but it was rejected by 85 votes to 36. Baron Dujardin, Belgian envoy to the Germanic Confederation and to the court of Bavaria, has been recalled, and appointed minister at the Hague. THE EAST INDIA COMPANY. (Prom the Times) It is now quite clear that the differences which shook the walls of Parliament on the subject of ‘he Government of India have narrowed them selves into a very small point indeed. Ditcus sion, truth, and publicity have done their usual work, and all that remains to settle seems to be the manner in which the Indian Council shall be chosen. The new era is, in fact, inaugurated, and the East India Company only holds office until its successor shall be appointed. A change is also, we may presume, impending over the Government of India in India ; not an organic change, but one which in an absolute Asiatic monarchy is often more momentous—a change in the person of the resident Sovereign. It is not likely that Lord Canning, conscious as we believe him to be of high desert in a most trying situation, of having inlin tfdned calinnees and presence of mind in the midst of a community frantic with the most exaggerated apprehension, and of having remembered the dic tates of justice when all around him were crying for indiscriminate slaughter and extermination, should be willing to retain office under the Tory Ministry. They gave when in opposition, or thought it neces• sary to appear to give, implicit credence to all the wretched and groundless figments of the Calcutta agita , ors, and did all they could to embitter a situation already more than sufficiently onerous and distressing. It is not likely, this, that Lord Canning should continue to serve under Lord Ellen borough, and it therefore behoves the Government and the country to turn their attention to the choice of a successor. No light task lies before him. The storm, indeed, has passed, but the ocean of Indian politics must long heave with a heavy and dangerous groundswell. A revolt, however completely crushed and severely punished, never learns the contending parties exactly in the same relative position as it found hem. Fear cannot be altogether soothed, hatred cannot be extirpated although it can be silenced, the conqueror cannot at once forget his triumph iii the duties of a ruler, nor recover by an effort of his will that confidence and sense of security which fatal realities have so rudely but so effectually dissipated. There is danger that in the process of reorganisation, and the readjustment of relations, old landmarks should be lost sight of, and changs introduced morn rapidly and more recklessly than circum stances demand. No one will be competent to deal with such a state of things who is not tho roughly acquainted with the circumstances of India before the outbreak, and able to compare the new requirements of our altered position with the tradi tions which it has displaced. The next Governor- General ought not t') be an experiment. He ought to be a man tried, tested, and approved in the very scenes and conjunctures amid wh;ch lie is to act. Ho ought to boar a name respected and feared by the natives of India, and inspiring the military an civil services with confidence, acltnira ion, and esteem. He ought—but why multiply abstract conditions of excellence and fitness whm we find them all united in one man, whose name every one must at once anticipat3 1 Of the two gifted brothers to whom we owe the preservation of India one has been swept away by die to:reut that is just subsiding, but the other—and woo be lieve the abler—is still left us ; and we think it wouli be absolute madness if, in the even:, of a vacancy in the Government of India, any cemti deration were allowed to outweigh the claims of Sir John Lawrence. It would be faint praise in deed t call him an able civil administrator, for he and his brother may claim to be the inventors of a new system of policy, though rough and simple to European eyes, is admirably adapted for the people for whom it has been devised. Tha best t-ibute to the merits of the government of the Punjab is that Lord tannin i; and his Council have felt that they can do nothing batter for the popu lation of the ancient seat of the Mogul monarchy than transfer them to the order of things devised for the coercion f.ind pafificAtion of rude and semi barbarous tribes lately ranged against us in deadly ctonflict. On the military part of Sir John LawrencA career it is less necessary to dilate, for circum stances have given it a prominence and a cdobrity more proportioned to its merits. Tae same intui tive sagacity which enabled Chatham to ste in the Highland clans no longer the terror, but the fr, support of the British Crown, taught Lawrence to rely on the Sikhs, and - La extract from their enmity to the natives of Hindostan a succour against the unexampled treason of our trusted and pampered B:ngal Army.' He not only put down rebellion with a high hand and inflexible will but was able to supply the wants of the Not Or-Western Provinces. He found them armies, leaders of inestimable value, artillery, and, last ani most wondel fill of rll, he supplied the army of Delhi wit') artilleTymen, whom he raised from among the very men who had pointed against us the cannon of Sobraon and Goojerat. What if appointments were really made with a view to the public in' erest alone, could possibly be urged against the elevation of Sir John Lawrence to the post of Governor-General, or, rather, the elevation of the post of Goveroor- General by placing it in the hauls of Sir John Lawrence ? If rank be the desideratutn, rank cut be easily supplied. It is easy to make Sir John Lawrence into al •rd, but not by an) means so easy to make a lord into a Sir John Lawrence. We should not permit ourselves to doubt as to the probability of the selection of Sir John Lawrence were it not for flit) ann nincement which appeared some time ago—apparently on loud authority--that it was the intention of the Government, in the very probable event of the resignation of Lord Canning to confer the office of Governor-General on Lord Stanley. • Now, of Lord Stanley we would speak with every respect. He is a very advanced Liberal, is actuated, we doubt not, by the best intentions, possesses good abilities, which he has cultivated by much travel abroad and much studyat home, but as an adminis trator, he is wholly untried; and there are reasons in the speculative and philosophical turn of his mind which may lead us to doubt whether he may deal with details with the sadie facility with which he can manipulate princ:ples. At any rate, we trust that it wilt not be on India, in its present critical state that he will for the firs t time try his power of administration. Lord Stanley has undoubtedly made a vary heavy sacrifice in compliance with the wishes of his father, and laid the Tory Government under weighty obligations, by consenting to act -with men with whom he has no feeling and no principle in c..mmon. By all means let these obligations be suitably acknowL deed. Let Lord Stanley have any thing he likes, except the Government of India, to the exclusion of the man who, above all others, is most fitted for the task. The Government, we understand, !Announce that they have prepared a bill which shall render jobbing with Indian patron age absolutely impossible. We hope all things from professions so magnific.-,ant, but may, perhaps, be permitted to 'suggest that there is no abuse of Indian patronage which it is so importart to pre vent as jobbing the appointment of Governor- General. - _ It is paid that the Sultan has informed the representa tive.; of foreign powers that they will not in future be received by him, except on the introduction of his Ml:Aster of Fureigui Afisirr, according to the usage of other European courte, and that, moreover, notice must be given some days previous at the Porte, in order that, his highness's pleasure may be taken on the interview. ELECTION OF ALDERMAN FOR THE lATAPD OF OIIVAP. This morning a wardmote was held at the Guildhall Coffee-house, King-street, Cheapside, for the election of a fit and proper person to be Alderman of the Ward of Cheap, in the room and etend of Mr. R. H. Kennedy, reigned in consequence of his conviction of ciinspiracy as one of the Royal British Bank directors. The 14 , rd Mayor, Sir R. W. CArden, M.P., presided. There was a very full attendance, and the contest is expected to be a severe one. The candidates for the h , nour of re presenting the ward in the Court of Aldermen are Mr. Sheriff Allen, Mr. James Caucton, wholesale stationer, and Mr. Cockerel!, the ex:ensive c isl merchant. £he latter gentlern in, finding he had no chance, has resignel. The eupporttrs of the other two gentle men are F o evenly balanc,d that at pre.ient it is doubtful to predict which will be the succe-sful candidate. The precept for summoning the wardmote having been read by the ward clerk, Tile LORD MAYOR addressed the electors on the object of their assembling, and beep•ike a patient hearing for all the electors who wished to addres, the meeting. Mr. WHITS, jun., proposed Mr. Sheriff Alien a-t a fit nn I proper peri,on to represent cue ward, and he did eo from a conviction that that gentleman was well quali fied, both by head and heart, to p, , rfurin the onerous duiies to which he aspired. Gear, hear.) He imprt•s;ed ,n the Lord Mayor and the gentleman who might be el,:cted the necessity of the Court of Aldtrwen taking into their consideration the state of the dwellings for the labouring classes. He considered corporations held their properties for the benefit of the cJinutunity, &c., and ho knew of no better mole in which a prtion of the princely income of the Corporation of It nd 03111,1 be expended than in improving the dwellings of the labouring clasees. Mr. SURR, ecoonded the noirination of Mr. Sheriff Allen. They wt-re called on to select between t ;co gentlemen, one comparatively a stranger to the ward, and as Mr. Sheriff Allen was a gentleman of gradual political progress rather than sudden changes, and a gentleman who had much lei,,ure on his hands, he thought him the most fitting man to fill the present vacancy. It had been objected to Mr. Sheriff Alien that he had not been a member of the Common Council, but some of their best aidertnen had not been members of the Council, and he instanced the care of the present Lard Mayor. (Hear, hear.) Mr. JOIN prop , sed Mr. Causton as a fit and proper person to fill the office of alderman of the ward. Mr. Causton had risen to his present position by his own merits, and those were the men to be trasted with the discharge of public duties. That gentleman bad served the City 10 years in the Common Council, and he thought that a great advantage. Mr. Causton had been tried, and found an honest roars, and he (Mr. Hal!) bore testimony to the admirable manner in which Mr. Sheriff' itilen had iiaiharged the onerous duties of Sheriff with satisfaction to the City. He con letnne , l the introduction of the question of " lodging-houses" or the support of charitable institutions, but he must say that if Mr. Causton were elected he would be found a willing aid liberal supporter of all the charitable institutions of the City. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Du PRE seconded the nomination of JTr. Causton from the belief that that gent'emao bad a prior claim to their suffrages over Mr. Stieriff A.llen. Toey shoal judge of a man by his antecedent, and if they did so they would not fail to appreciate the consistent and straightforward conduct. of Mr. Causton. Pa.t services ave a better guarantee than untried pledgee ; but .vhilst he must adroit the disadvantage to Mr. Causton of b,Ding opposed by Mr. Sheriff Allen against whom 11,1 (Mr. Du Pre) nor any other person could say a w.:rd hear.)—he called upon the electors to vindicate the principle of honorary tried mon instead of c ,m -parative strangers. Mr. Causton had been a liberal supporter of the City charities. Mr. JOHN BENNETT addressed the meeting on behalt of Mr. Cockerel'. A show of hands was then taken, which was largely in favour of Mr. Sheriff Alen, and declared according'y by the Lord Mayor. A poll was then demanded en behalf of Mr. Causton. The Lord Mayor appointed tomorrow for taking the poll, between the hours of 10 and 4 o'clock. LORD LYTTLETON AND THE GHOST. Some years ago I met an oil gentleman at Ewell, in Surrey, near which is Pitt'e-place, where his lordship died. Ile gave me the foil , ,wing account, which he had from a gentleman who was in the house at the time. This person was the organist of a neighbouring town, whose company wes much courted on accoe-e of his musical talent, and who was a fro:inept eisitor to his lordship. The story ordinarily told is this—that he dreamt the ghost of a lady whom he bad seduced appeared to him, and predicted his death at 12 at night on the third day follewing. boy inroi rnant's story differs only thus tar, that the supposed apparition Nas that of the mother of the lady in question, who had died of a broken heart in consequence of her daugliSer's dis honour. Lord Lyttleton was at this time in a very bad state, of health in consequence of his excesaw, and was subject to what my informant called " suffocating tits"—probably nervous hysteria. Be this as it may, it appears on the thy of his de.xtb, the foretold thied day, he had a party of friends at Pitt's-place, asneug whom was the organist, whence my informant had the account. He says that Lyttleton was in a state of some agieation, and had told the story of his dream to his f: iends. As the night wore on and midnight. approached his ner yousne,s increased pdefully ; and some of his visi tors said during his absence "Lyttleton will frighten himself into another fit with this foolish ghost story," and they deTeralimed to put a clock, which stood in the room, forward, and when lie re turned to them they said, " Hurrah ! Lyttleton, 12 o'clock is past, you've jockeyed the ghost ; now the the best thing is to go quietly to lesd, and in the merniug you will be alt right." He accordingly went upstairs ; and while some of ,his guests were putting on their coats to depart his vslet c one clown to fetch something—it was said to get some mint water— which he was in the habit of taking, leaving his lord sh;p alone. At this period the clock of the parish church, which was not far off, and which of cow Fe could not have been touched, began slo ,sly to p , al forth the true midnight hour. The velet proceeded upstairs, and shortly burst forth into !oud exelame tions. The party ran up and found his lordship had fallen dead. My informant's impressi,n was that the sudden revulsion of feeling from a state of fan cied security to finding himself at the moment in the very instant of the dreaded danger had caused. such a reaction as to bring on the fits which carried him off. He, no doubt, had heard the first stroke of the clock as well as otherb down s:airs, and as each successive blew struck slowly upon the bell, the sense of danger and the remembrance of the dream became greater and greater, and to so wea kened a frame and so diseaeed a mind no doubt these caused the catastrophe. It is not improbable most ghost stories might he found to end in a mi ler enteral solution. —Notes and Queries. THE FRESH SOLIOITOR.GENERAL.—Eitnurvi Hayes, E.g., LL.D., bas been appointed to the Solicitor Gonerslibip of Ireland. " MISS POLLY MARSHALL."—We are delighted to see by the American papers that this charming young actress is still starring it, in the United States, to very general admiration. Those of our London playgoers who bear her name in genial remembrance as one of the prettiest and sprightliest of the soubrettes upon the me tropolitan stage, one, if not the least amongst the man y attractions to the eli7s and s talls of the Princess's, will be glad no doubt to have pleasant tidings t.f their [ant favourite, and to hear that she was, according to our last advises, chief among the charms of the principal theatre at Ws.shington, to a local journal,mehnt sume entitled :The States, we are amu sed to find a metrical rhapsody in her h onou r, beginning an d endin g just as the might the muse of cou.in Jonathan would begin And end in any complimentary producti , n of the like character :- 41 Whether tragic she, or j Where's the like of Pretty Polly I" While another paper of the same city, U. S:, records with a zestful alliteration how "Plump, pretty, piquant Polly Marshall was bewitching as Rosine. " The Yankee lads are evidently " over head and earn," as the phrase runs, with the young - English light comedy actress's manifold fasciaatiGns—the glance of her eye and the twinkle of her feet, her dimples and her dancing, her winning looks and her gay laughter. WILLS.—Tbe will of the Right Hon. George Augustus Frederick Percy Smythe, Vlicount Strangford (Ireland), I.nd Baron Penshuret (England), was proved in London by the sole executor, the Earl cf Stamford and' War. rington—pereonalty, 70001. To the Earl of Stamford he has bequeathed his porphyry jars, presented by the King of a wedest to his father, the sixth Earl of Strangford when Ambassador at Sweden ; also specific bequests are given to the Countess of Stamford, Lady Harry Vane, and the C iuntess of Tankerville ; to Mrs. B. Disraeli a collection of birds, butterflies and chry salysis, and to the Right Hon. B. Disraeli two Turkish swords, as acknowledgments of their attention during his illness. The will of the Rev. Phillip Bliss, D.C. L., F.S.A., Principal of St. Mary's Hall, Oxford, was proved, in London, under 14,0001, by his widow, the sole executrix, who takes a life Interest in his pro perty ; he bequeaths his Geneva Bible (1560) to the library of St. John the Baptist College, Oxford, and a moiety of the dividends of the residue to the augmen tation of the librarian's place in St. Join the Baptist College. The will of William Wallis Francis, E.g., of Colchester, Elsex, has been proved under 18,0001, per sonalty. T 'UTLAAD. GREENOCIL—Tho weather continaed c:ld and stormy all Sunday, and about 4 o'clock in the afternoon of that day snow began to fall lightly, and as the frost also continued, in the course of a few hours there was a depth of about four inches on the ground. On Monday the frost and wind still continued, and a ligh.;, drv, crispy snow fell at intervals during the day. There were certainly clouds of that valued commodity March dust flyieg about; but, unlike the usual March dust, it consisted of fine snow, leokit.g like pulverised chalk, or like flour. Indeed the wintery aipect of March, as compared with former times, is everywhere a subject of remark. The gale has raged strongly in the Channel, and we may li.ok for bad news front alozig the coast. A number of ve,sels are said to he on shore :dung the south coas', and accounts from the sea-b,mrd are looked for with seme anxiety.—Ayr, March B.—About four o'clock yesterday afternoon snow began to fall rather heavily, and it continued almost without intermission till abeu , 9 o'cl e.ik, when tee atmo sphere again bee tele clear. In most places the snow would he about a f. iot in ilep;h, while in other places who re was diifted by the wind, it would be d iuble that depth. To-day it 11, , s been a source of gre tt amusement to the boys, who have made snow b tliitig a iirtisance to all who a: e walking the erects ; wee b. lode the un'ortuna . e who has any peculiarity about him, for he is certaia to have a whole legion of well-armed uiebius ofter him. The pollee have done alt in their power to put down the r pieheusible pactice, but they can't be every where. At Kiliearnock—Since the present month set in the weather has been rigorous, and Saturday was one of the coldest days experienced this season. Fr en the N., and in the afternoon from the N. W., a cold dry wind Mew with cutting keenness. During the night so intense was the frost that the rivers were fr,:zen over, and on stagnant pools the ice was half an inch in thickness. On Sabbath afternoon the wind calmed—the sky, previously clear, was overcast, and snow b..gau to desceud in close hard flakes. It continued far into night, and yesterday morning the earth was covered with snow to a depth of six inches. Although this snowfall—to which we have had nolimg equal to it for some time—will obstruct out-door labour, it will be greatly to the advantage of the young wheat brairds, which are now eff.!ctually covered and pro tected from the frosts overnight, and the sunshine during the day, which have of late affected them to de trimeu tally. —North British Daily Mail. TEE SOCIETY Op A ATIqUARIES OF SCOTLAAD. A meeting of this body took P la ce y es t er d a y ,afternoon in its hall, Sir A. Campbell of Barcaldine, in the chsir. The tollowinL cornmunicwions were read :-1. "Notes of some curiosities of old Scotch tenures and investitures." By Cosmo limes, Esq., F. SA. Scotland. In this iestruciive paper Mr. Innes pointed out the necessity which must always have existed of giving symbolical possession in the transfer of objects, such as land, which did not admit of removal and possession as in the case of moveaida property. he alluded to the early legend of the possession of lona having been com pleted by the interment of Oran, one of St. Co- 0 . lumber's disciples, and the grant of lands by Hungns, ' King of the Picts, to St. Andrews, in 820, when the king offered up a turf of the ceded territory upon he altar. 2. " Notices of the family of King J:tmes I. of Scotland," communicated in a letter fro Mr. Jatnei Advo:ate, F.S.A., See laid, to Mr. Laing, with some additional re mark;. By David Laing, Esq., F.S.A., Scotland. These valuable novices furnisued some corrections, and much curious information, relating to the family of James 1., gleaned from various sources by Mr. Riddell and Mr. Laing. 3. " Notice of bronze relies found in the Isle of Skye." By John Alexander Smith, M.D , F.S.A. Scotland. In this paper Dr. Smith gave an account of some into. eating antiquities celouging to Lord Mac donald. They cousisied of a bronze leaf-shaped sword, two bronze spear-beads, and a remarkable pin of bronze. The latter is upwards of 10 inches in length, with a hollow socket at the top, as if for the purpo , e of holding a stone or other orna imuit. These relics were all found together in a molds in the Isle of Skye, about four miles from Arma.lale Castle. Besides these Dr. smith described a bronze spur, chased and jewelled, which was found iu draining _ the loch at Moukstadt, in the north of Skye, about 30 years ago. It appeared that several chessmen, carved iu ivory, were also found in this loch. Dr. smith ex hibited accurate sketches of the bronze retics, as well as of a snuff-hoin mounted in silver, with an agate lid, which was formerly the property of the celebrated Flora Macdonald. Mr. S,uart adverted tot'ie value of Dr. Smith's communication as tend ing to illustrate the fact of the considerable popula tion as well as the state of art in the Western Islands at early and middle-aged periods. Scotsman. A SitOdND ALICE GRiY. At the Wolverhampton Police-court, on Satur day, Martha Sunderland, good looking and of r. spectable appearance, 18 years of age was charged with obtaining goods under f,ilse pretences. The particulars are as follow:—The prisoner, on Christ ra,,sk nte,a a dp : ti - gu e bo v gyt e roh w da e gt. n iF t nm t go Oxsr until i h nLn e t Railway Guard public-house , ,i P lig !p hh e ,e r' e s o -r u o ld w o , b W ta o i l u v a er s h i a tu ni a p t r oi n: the stipendiary magis trate, was her guardian, and held 1,3001. of her, property until she was 20 years of age, and when she waA 23 years old she was to receive 2,0001. from the same gentleman. She continuo boarding and lodging at prosecutor's house until very recently, stating that she would pay him out of the money she should receive from NEr• Leigh. She had been to him for 51. on account', but he only gave her 21. ; that was about a fort night after lodging there. On returning to her . lodgings she met a woman named Davies, t° whom she -lent the 21., as reported to the pros e " cuter. The other 31. she said Mr. Leigh Pro mised to give her in a very few days; She subse quently received the other 31; as stated by her, an d lent the whole of the money to a Mrs. Hughes, fr° lll , whom she was to receive 10s. interest. I,lo3ecubti believed her statements, and she remained at house about ten weeks altogether. About_ul_ou midlle of January she wished the landlord t wa3 all safe, wiie to London to know if the will The and whether the houses were all occePier address she gave was "E. Hill, WititeParb) don." Prosecutor accoroingly wrote to the par and in a few days the same letter was return e from. the Dead Lttter-offica, and the prisoner re ceived it, and sent i t back to the Post-office, stating„ . that it was not for Mr. Fox. About th at time, 0,7 prost-ctror becoming somewhat suspicious, the who soner stated that she had seen Mr. Leigh, Who Shandortrlyecaefilt'eerdwaardscma letlite°rnd;r:. porting to come from Mr. Hill, and addressea t., Mr. Leigh. 'rait-., was eneiosed to Mr. Fe's Mr.omm Funoiarteioci:ivefdro with another note from Mr. Leigh. Mr. Fa then wrote a letter to Mr. Leigh, respecting the girl's Fox x de o r f ec c e n iv n e d d uct a , of which bhaeckclis:fipropMr. airovgl_e: Dead Latter-OfECe, and began to su.pect the girl . He requested hitu to go wito her to Mr. Le.gh? _b a o! she refused, and left the house altogether, and h std not beSn seen for some days. Mr. Leigh, the pendiary magistrate, who was in court, stated that on Lhe 24th Fob. last lie received a lAtei, which he a blt ir th . lmitneagritekktleuedrr'i e wß i7 ' o 'sa° t n l in t d o e( p n o Pu s ea t itla o ek lfi dei c t e a , u s nt u dli p °r p eP o l s cl i r su t pposing at the same time ,hst there might be another Mr. Leigh at Tettentiall. The further hearing of the case was adjourned until Saturday next. All the letters were said to have been forged. It was stated that she had b: en it; the employ of Mr. Dehaue and gr- Fry, and was sent away under very singular Cir . cunistauces.—Biriningham Post. The Earl and Lady Constance Grosveno r left tow° yesterday, for Blithfieid, an a visit to Lor d and LOY Begot. Lady Diver is also visiting Lord and La u f Bagot, at their seat in Staffordshire. DB. LIVINGSTONE.—O wing to the boisterous 20'1 of the weather Dr. Livingstone was unable 10 avail from Liverpool yesterday (Tuesday), and his departure will be delayed till the gales which have been rs.li n g t in the Irish Channel have abated. The we At Liverpool has been very severe for some days P c a i s t : with constant storms of hail, rain, and snow, 03 , 0 strong cutting wind from the north-west, which p_. rendered the tra ffi c across the Mersey very disagr e e able at high water. EXTENSIVE ROBBERY OF BANK information was given at the Detective-onffir,er Gs.. Scotland-yard, Whitehall, of an extensive! b y fro st.ei e vie Melina-Place, the residence of a lady nau" Dllol'. Bank of Eoglse u John's-wood, consisting of seven -Novr.s.—Teate_rrdes_fs notes, 94 4 1:l j o a s r . .4 8 5 : 9 1 0 8 3 5 , 8 7 ; 2 , 1 3: 9 2 8 1 1 5 7 13 g ; • 1 5 4 , 6 18 4 5 5, 7 J .; u 3 n B e , 0 5 0 , 4 3. 1 5 1 . 1 , 6, 1857 ; 76,500, Aug. 1 bawcaks. likewise 51,d 49,956, Jan. 8, 1858. f 1,," arid silver, besides off e red for . o f the have "C. D." writtr d is offered for the apprehension ~?I e l l iell .; , beads ,me rawer offenders. Tun EIRE AT WYNNSTAY. —A t a meeting of the Vi r el sl2 „ tbe very tif • to Sir Watklu School, Yesterday, the to lowing resolution t ilisaenteittoylenf.g°Al'' Cpalasaarsidty, which wlls gratifying y lug . ~,,, `resolved, that the treasurer, Mr. u• I "`i a Wynn :-. a• W ti‘ Williams Wynn and Lady Williams Wynn an exPi_idee ander Wood, be reque4ed to convey to Sir ..ession of the gen , rat ;egret felt by the members of the corr.:7oo, for the late disastrous fire which had caused the d e _ t o tion of Wynestay and its contents, so valuable lrif family--a family t . whom this institution is 111 ? a_ o r o f iedebted for teueiftoent centributiens through 41 * generations."