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• Price sixpence, or free by post for Seven Stamps. THE SPEECH of the RIGHT HON. B. DISRAELI, Chancellor of Her Majesty's Excheque r, on introducing THE REFORM BIL L, February 28, 859. .Authorised Edition. London : Routledge, Widnes, aud Routledge, Farringdon street. HE WHITTINGTON FREEHOLD T - ESTATE AND COLLIERY COMPANY (Limited.) R eg i s tered pursuant to the Joint-Stock Companies Act, 1856-7, by which the liability of Shareholders is limited to their subscriptions. Capital £60,000, in 12,000 shares o f X 5 each. Deposit on appli ca tion .£1 per share, and £ 1 on allotment , but no further call will be made until after 12 months, when the remainder will be called at intervals of not less than six months, as and when required. DIRECTORS, John Brown, Esq., Rose Hill, Chesterfield, Director of the Union Bank, Sheffield. Henry Rangeley, Esq., Unstop Ironworks, Sheffield. William Tuxford, Esq., 106, Upper Thames-street, London. F. R. Pierce, Esq., Whittington, Chesterfield. Robert Simpson, Esq.,. 4, Ch ar l o tt e - r ow, London, Blaina Ironworks, Monmouthshire. John Stanton, Esq., M.D., Upper George-street, Bryanstone square. BANKERS. Messrs. Smith, Payne and Smith, London. Messrs. Crompton, Newton and Co., Chesterfield. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Tucker, Greville and Tucker, 28, St. Swithins's-lane. William Clayton, Esq., Solicitor, Chesterfield. AUDITORS. Messrs. Harding, Pnllein and Co., Public Accountants, Loth bury, Loitdon. Mr. Henry Osborne, Chesterfield Bank. BROKERS. London—Messrs. Scrutton and Son, 81, Old Broad-street. Sheffield—Messrs. F. E. and S. Smith, George-street. Leeds —T. R Flint, Park-row. Liverpool—Messrs. Theakstone and Hargreaves, India buildings ; and J: W. S. May, Dale-street. Manchester—Messrs. Johnson and Son, Stock Exchange. Bristol—Mr, John, Kempson Thomas. SECRETARY —Mr. R. Downman. Offices— 27A, Bucklersbury. This Company has been formed for the purchase of the Freehold Landed Estate of 152 acres, together with the Ma chinery, Plant, and the Coal, Ironstone, and Minerals, there under, as also under 119 acres of land adjoining, • embracing five seams of first-rate coal, together nearly 900 acres, adapted forrhouse, gas, coke, and manufacturing:purposes. The property is situated in the parish of Whittington, near Chesterfield, on a branch of the Midland. Railway, and near the Chesterfield Canal. The colliery is raising above 750 tons per week, which is con tracted for by highly respectable firms, whilst the machinery is capable of raising 1,000 tons per week, and as soon as the lower seams are reached, the outlay for which is provided for in the capital of £60,000, at least 2,000 tons per week, inde pendently of the ironstone, will be raised. The present returns from the Land , C ollier y of 16 per , and Iron stone, a ft er all dednctions, will give a net profit tendent. to the Sheholers ; and w double the d arare ex tended (within two ye d ars) nearly that workings profit may be relied on. urchase, X 20,000 remain on By the arrangements' for the p mortgage over a period of years, and not more than £2 will be called up for the first twelve months, and £2 during the second year, beyond which it is not expected further calls will be made. Full particulars, together with the Valuations and estimates and of Messrs. Jefleock and Walker, Haslehurst, and others, the calculations of an experienced Mineral Agent, will appear in the prospectus, which, with Forms of Application, may be had at the Offices of the Compariy, and the respective Solici tors and Brokers, to whom applications for Shares are to be addressed. ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT GARDEN, under the sole Management of Miss Louisa Fyne and Mr. W. Harrison . THIS EVENING will be presented an entirely new and omantle Opera, by Mr. W. Balie, entitled SATANELLA ; or, THE POWER OF LOVE. Conductor—Mr. Alfred Mellon. To conclude with the new Pantomime of LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD; or, Harlequin and the Wolf in Granny's Clothing. Commence at Seven, THEATRE -ROYAL, DRURY-LANE Lessee—Mr. E. T. Smith. . --• • - THIS EVENING, will be performed the original English Ballad Opera, entitled WILLIAM AND SUSAN. William Mr. Haigh ; Susan, Miss Lucette. I'o conclude with the new pantomime, ROBIN HOOD ; or, Harlequin Friar Tuck and the Merry Men of Sherwood 100 rest R OYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Under the Management of Mr. Charles Kean. THIS EVENING will *be performed THE CORSICAN BROTHERS. Mr. C. Kean. After which, a new _►rand Christmas Pantomime, entitled VIE KING OF VIE CASTLE ; or, Harlequin Prince Diamond and Princess Brighteycs. THEATRE -ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lessee, Mr. J. B. Buckstone. For the Benefit of Miss Amy Sedgwick. THIS EVENING, will be performed a new and original Comedy, entitled THE WORLD AND THE STAGE. The characters by Messrs. Compton, Buckstone, Howe, W. Far ren, Rogers; Miss Amy Sedgwick, &c. After which, THE HONEYMOON. Juliana, Miss Amy Sedgwick Commence at 7. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Manager, Mr. Edmund Falconer, Engagement of Mr. and Mrs. Barney Williams. THIS EVENING. will be produced THE FAIRY CIRCLE. Mr. and Mrs. B. Williams. After which, THE HOUR AT SEVILLE. Mrs. Barney Williams in ten characters. To conclude with THE LEPRACIIAUN ; or, Bad Luck's Good Luck with Good Looking After. Messrs. Rainey Williams, Barrett, &c. And a BALLET DIVERTISSEMENT. Reduced Prices—Dress Boxes, 4s. ; Upper Boxes, 3s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Stalls, ss. ; Gallery, Is. Box-office open from 11 to 5 daily. Doors open at half -past 0 to commence at 7 every evening. NEW THEATRE - ROYAL, ADELPHL Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Benj. Webster. This Evening, STILL WATERS RUN DEEP. John Mildmay, Mr. A. Wigan; Mr. Potter, Mr. Charles Selby,; Hawksley, Mr. Billtngton; Mrs. Mildmay, Mrs. Billington ; Mrs. Sternhold Mrs. A. Wigan. After which, WELCOME, LITTLE STRANGER. Mr. Wright. To conclude with THE INVISIBLE PRINCE. Mr. J. L. Toole, Miss Woolgar, Miss Arden, Miss Keeley, Miss Kate Kelly. Doors open at a quarter-past six—Commence at seven. Box Office open from 10 to 5- no charge for booking. No fees to servants permitted. A registry kept of all articles found. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE , Lessee and Directress, Miss Swanborongh This Evening, will be presented MATRIMONIAL PRO SPECTUSES. After which, the new Extravaganza, KENILWORTH ; or Ye Queene. ye Earle, and ye Maydeniie And THE LITTLE SAVAGE. Commence at 7 o'clock. AsTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, Westminster-road. Lessee and Manager Mr. William Cooke. Brilliant and unprecedented success of the new Dramatic Spectac. THIS EVENING the performances commence with a grand new Spectacle, from the D r am atic It. Phillips, Esq., interspersed with extraordinary hipp e ff ects and striking situa tions, in three Acts, and entitled THE HUNDRED CUIRASSIERS. Produced with new scenery, mechanical arrangements, gorgeous sn I characteristic costumes, elabo rate equestrian and spectacular appointments, and the hand somest Stud of Horses in the world. Characters by Messrs. Holloway, Phillips, Anson, Francis, Anderson, M. Howard. Herbert ; Mesdames Dowton, Blanche, JullaWeston, Thorne, &c. To be followed by SCENES IN THE CIRCLE, intro ducing Miss Kate Cooke; Miss Emily Cooke, Madame Blanche, Madame Bridges, Maddlle. Fleurette, and Madame Fran cisco, being tne greatest amount of female equestrian talent ever seen in one night at any theatre. Grotesques : Messrs. Hemming and Thorne. To conclude with the CAPTAIN IS NOT AMISS. Dress Circle, 4s. ; Boxes, 3s. ; Pit, 2s, ; Gallery, ls. ; upper Gallery, 6d.: Stage Manager, Mr. R. Phillips. CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road.-- Proprietor—C. MORTON. The public is most respectfully informed that the FINE ARTS GALLERY in connection with the above Hall , IS NOW OPEN DAT AND NIGHT, from 11 o'clock a.m. until 12 ''clock p.m. The New Gallery contains an extensive Collec .ion of Pictures, by Ancient and Modern Masters .and is a lso devoted to Art productions generally. The Proprietor feels he may confidently assert that, viewed altogether, the exist ing Music Hall, th e N ew Fine Arts Gallery, and the recently added Ante-Hall, will present an attraction which, whether as regards the architectural beauty of the structures them selves, or the varied and hitherto unattempted combinations within, will be found to be wholly without parallel in the Kingdom. The MUSICAL ENTERTADOIENT commences as usual at Seven o'clock. In addition.to the usual entertainment. the. SAUVLET FAMILY, of Amsterdam, Fight in number, whose varied instrumental performances have created so marked a sensa tion in the principal cities and towns of the Continent; will perform every Evening at Ni ne and Eleven o'clock. THE WEATHER._STJN OFFICE, MARCH 12. THERMOMETEU, IN THE SHADE. 57 —highest sinmi noon yesterday, 55—lowest t his morning and during the night., 57—this day at noon. BAROMETER-29.78. WIND, TY N NV • light, with dull weather, and rain in . • • the night. A more important and interesting subject to the people of England could scarcely be ventilated than that so ably brought forward last night by Lord CLARENCE PAGET in the representative branch of the Legislature. There has unquestionably been gross mismanagement and a most wanton and uncalled-for expenditure in the ship-building de partment. Neither the present Government nor the First Lord of the Admiralty are in any degree responsible for this untoi.vard state of affairs ; indeed, the noble lord gave great credit to Sir JOHN PAKINGTON for breaking through the "old Admiralty routine and taking the House into his confidence," clearly and explicitly announcing what he was'going to do with the Money. Nor was there any attack on Sir BALDWIN WALKER. That gallant officer is, probably, one of the most effi cient surveyors of the Navy we have had since the office had been established. It was the system that was complained of, and certainly not the pre sent men. Sir CHARLES WOOD had been sufficiently long connected with the department to have, not only mastered all the details, but to have intro duced the ameliorations. But not so. The Right Hon. Baronet is better qualified to criticise than to originate, and we gladly recognise the modesty which induced him to restrict himself to the defence of Sir BALDWIN WALKER, without entering into any justification of his own conduct, or of the various boards with which he had been connected during the period of his ministerial services. We have long, consistently and perseveringly, exposed the objectionable system, and pointed out striking instances of the matters so distinctly ex plained by Lord C. PAGET. It is more than ten years since we directed attention to the case of the Nelson, which had been put on the stocks some forty years ago. She was, as her promised name indicated, to have been of the very highest class--carrying 120 guns, and able not merely to sustain. the mari time superiority of Great Britain against even for midable odds, but, as our transatlantic cousins would say, if they had ever the chance of possess ing such a vessel as she promised to be, to "smash all creation." But, alas ! our noble Nelson still remains on the stocks, and is now undergoing the process of conversion the " ordinary" process, we should have said ; for the established rule seems to be, that men-of-war should be cut down to frigates, and frigates lengthened until they ap proximate to the higher class. No private esta blishment could possibly stand under such reckless outlay. But JOHN BULL is a patient animal, and, with all his faults, he still takes pride in what is really a noble Navy—a new wonder of the world and he is by no means disposed to cavil at or com plain of any demand that may render it still more efficient and better calculated to sustain the honour, dignity, and independence of his fatherland. It is this very confiding and laudable disposition on his part that renders it the more essential that there should be no abuse. The case of" The Nelson," above alluded to, is alone sufficient to prove the impera tive necessity of a speedy and searching revision of the entire system. It is usually considered that the expense of a first-class man-of-war may be esti mated at one thousand pounds per gun. And the details supplied by Lord C. PAGET last night, prove that the calculation was rather under than above the mark, and that exclusive of engines and steam machinery. Now, the Nelson was com menced in " the good old times," almost before steam had been introduced into the postal service, and when the voyage from Dublin to Holyhead might last almost as many weeks as it now takes hours—when the Lord Palmerston, the last of the Irish packet-boats, still sustained a system speedily destined to become obsolete, and struggled with the desperate tenacity which the party from whom it derived its name now does against any real reform, or a semi-insane coach proprietor against railways. This unlaunched Nelson, then, ought to have cost £120,000 sterling, but supposing that she only cost two-thirds of the amount, or £BO,OOO, forty two years ago, we would find, making due allow ance for compound interest, that her total cost to the nation would be £64o,ooo,exclusive of the charge for converting her into a screw 91. gun steamship, which may be taken at some £50,000 or £60,000 at the very lowest. As we do not wish to have our assertions doubted, we shall give a brief sketch of the mode by which the conclusion is arrived at. The £BO,OOO, in 14 years, amounted to £160,000 ; in 28 years, to £320,000 ; and in 42 years, to £640,000. Adding £60,000 for the conversion, we shall find that the Nelson, when completed, will have cost the nation the very moderate sum of £700,000 sterling t—rather a heavy price to pay for any whistle, however captivating. The fact is, that the entire system must be changed, and the Naval Board rendered a perma nent body, and in-"that respect assimilated to the authorities at the Horse Guards. At present the First Lord of the Admiralty is, generally speaking, a civilian, utterly ignorant of the subject Over which he is presiding, and of which he is constituted the virtual dictator. By zealously and assiduously studying the subject, he may at length begin to discern a glim mering of light ; but scarcely has he done so before a change of Ministry consigns him to the cold shade of the Opposition, where hejwill regardwith by no means uneasy feel ings the failures of his successor, who starts with no greater experience than he possessed when nominated to the head of the Department. Sir JOHN PAKINGTON -hcIS been, perhaps, the best lay lord that has ever filled the office. But why should there be a lay lord ? And why should not the whole board remain:in office permanently.? Other less important positions may be found to introduce rising young men or juvenile members of the aristocracy into public life. The nation would better bear any other legal fiction. They want the Board of Admiralty to be placed on the best foundation, and for that reform we believe they may trust to Lord DERBY and his colleagues. We can but be gratified to see that the course which we suggested on Wednesday will be adopted by an independent member. Mr. WYLD sits for a borough in which he has probably learned by ex perience the value of the Ballot. Any one.who will but glance at the " elections for twenty years " in "Dod's Electoral Facts," will see that the bur gesses, and the patrons there named, have had a struggle of some years' duration, which has ended in the impartial chronicler being able to remark— " that of late years little personal influence has prevailed." He will also note, as the result, that the Liberals seem now to be quite in the ascendant' but that a well-known Cornish family has personal influence enough to take much the highest place on the poll. We cannot grudge the Honourable J. C. VIVIAN this honour, since he has honoured himself by voting for the Ballot; thus showing his con fidence that he has earned the good opinion of his neighbours. Indeed, he will be pretty sure to find that confidence returned as long as he seeks it. We have little doubt that both the Liberal members for Bodmin will this year, as last, place their names in the Red Letter list of the Ballot Society's Annual broad sheet of the division for the Session ; a broad-sheet, by the bye, which every constituency should procure before the corning general election. M r . WYLD, then, has given notice th a t h e will mo ve on the 21 st , as an addition o . No o ne , o f course, to Lord JOHN R us sELL's resolution, that 3 a Reform Bill, to be sa ti s f a ctory to the p eo p le, mu st provide for the votes being taken by Ballot. can vet predict that an appeal will be ma d, t o the country ; still nothing can be more likely, notw 411.- 1 standing the announcement of Mr. DISRAELI, o f his intention to submit clauses which will per- Imps correct the most fatal mistake in his bill. It is therefore essential that the friends of the Ballot should provide against .the worst. We presume Mr. BERKELEY is cognisant of, and will cordially support, Mr. WYLD'S motion, and thus, by adhering to his own in committee, should the bill get there, have two strings to his bow. In any case, Mr. WYLD'S motion is the more important of the two ; since it will, in case of a dissolution, send all the membersito their constituents either as hearty friends of the Ballot—or astimid abstainers from voting--or as uncompromising opponents. That is the prac tical point to be secured just now. Let every mem ber proclaim whether he_thinks he should retain his seat if the electors voted freely. Let him say whether he believes himself to be the choice of free and independent, or of intimidated, and, in some cases, of bribed electors—whether he be the elect of landlords, lawyers, mortgagees, and the like, or the elect of the voters themselves. In regard to the mock ballot proffered by Mr. DISR.AELI, it will be worth the while of the honourable member for Bodmin to turn to a debate on the 4th of June, 1857, on the motion of Lord . ROBERT CECIL, for a select commit tee to inquire into the expediency of taking the votes for counties and universities by voting papers. He will there find that one certainly of the most influential of the present Ministry denounced the plan for counties in very strong terms. It had been shown that, in elections under the Poor-law Act, voting papers had been a fruitful cause of forgery and personation, when Lord STANLEY declared himself decidedly opposed to it. After some -prefatory remarks admitting its suitableness to university constituencies, and showing that more numerous polling places would lessen the chances of mob violence, he observed— " When he passed from this part of the question to the danger of intimidation, he confessed it ap peared to him that this abuse would be infinitely aggravated by the proposition of his noble friend. What could be easier, under any system that could be devised of voting by papers, than for the agent or any person who had power over another to go to the voter and to insist upon his signing the voting paper in his presence ? Supposing it to be admitted then, that intimidat i o n mi g ht exist under any system of open.voting, it seemed to him that the proposition of his noble friend was calculated not to diminish, but to increase that practice. But when he came to look at the effect of the proposi tion upon bribery, he thought that the evil of that practice would be increased in a still greater de gree. At present, whenever bribery took place, one party or the other ran some risk of being de ceived. If the bribe were given before the voting paper Was signed there was a risk that the voter who had received it might not fulfil his part of the contract, while, if the bribe were promised to be given after the vote, the voter was exposed to the risk of losing that by the promise of which he had been bribed. But the proposition of his noble friend made the thing quite safe—the voter received his money when he handed over the signed voting paper, and the agent for the candidate obtained, therefore, not security for the vote, but the vote itself. (Hear, hear.) Next as to personation :—At present it was a difficult and a dangerous thing for a non-elector to personate an elector ; he could not do it except by appearing in person at the poll, and he put himself thereby in peril of the law. It was evidently much easier to sign a paper than to personate a voter. It might be said that a person signing a paper in the name of a voter would be liable to be charged with forgery ; but the forgery would be committed by a person unknown, there would be no clue to the guilty person, and, practically, he believed that it had been found, in electiOns under the Poor Law, that personation had gone on to a very great extent. But even if it had been shown, as it had not, that in Poor Law elections the system of voting by papers had worked satisfactorily, he should still refuse •to admit that that afforded any guarantee that it would work satisfactorily in the case of Parliamentary elections. There was an immense difference between the amount of temptation in the one case and the other; and the difficulties of detail, moreover, were such as:to make elections carried on in the manner proposed almost impossible." We need not show the appropriateness of these observations to Mr. DISRAELJ'S, or to any system of voting papers, but those which the voter himself folds up, having filled them up secretly, and puts, himself, into a;ballot-box. Lord STANLEY, except as one of a body bound in honour to stand by each other, would never surely support the clauses which provide for voting papers. Mr. WYLD will, we should think, have no difficulty in showing that he cannot do so unless he has really changed his opinion. That Mr. WYLD can get a majority for his motion may he too much to hope, but it will in all probability cost some of the refractory Liberals their seats, and they will be most rightly served -if it does. Let Mr. WYLD be unmoved by any solicitations ; the Ballot is a Reform Bill in itself —worth more than any we have yet seen. ROYAL] ENGLISH OPERA, . COVENT- GARDEN. There is always something refreshing in the strains of the brilliant and animated compo sitions of Auber, and perhaps he was never better rendered than he was last evening by Miss Louisa Pyne, as La. Caterina, in the " Crown Diamonds." The music is too popular to need especial reference, but we question if Miss Pyne could make a greater impression on the public ear than in the beautifully florid execution of the music entrusted to her in this charming opera. A little too much If one composer has been given of late at this theatre, and a change of musical diet will be bene ficial to the public taste, and duly estimated by all lovers of " sweet sounds." We see no just reason why English singers should not occupy a prominent place in our musical records, and, while such a company as that of Miss Pyne and Mr. Harrison is to be heard, we heartily advise the public to lend 'their ears to " native talent." Her Majesty and the Prince Consort honoured the theatre with their presence, and appeared highly gratified with the performance. We see that Mr. Harrison's benefit takes place on Monday next, when the English version of Flotow's opera of " Martha" will be presented, and will doubtless ensure a full and ap preciating audience. The Duchess of Inverness gave a grand entertain ment at her apartments in Kensington Palace last evening to their Royal Highnesses the •Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Mary and the Duke of Cambridge. Another domestic affliction has befallen his Ex cellency Count de Lavradio, Portuguese Minister at this Court. Yesterday's mail brought the intelligence of the death of his sister, the Duchess de Ficalho, Mistress of the Robes to her Majesty the Queen of Portugal. The Duke. and Duchess of Buccleuch are ex pected In tawn early in the ensuing week, from Scotland. The Earl of Minto was much better yesterday, and hopes are now entertained of his ultimate recovery. • The Earl of Sandwich is remaining on a visit with his family at Frognal, the seat of Viscount and Vis countess Sydney, in Kent. Lord Rosslyn has accepted the office of Under- Secretary for War, vacant by the resignation of Lord Har dinge. Lord Rosslyn is a: Major-General in the Army, and has been twice Master of the Buckhounds. THE PROSECUTION OP THE BENNETTS.—At the Middlesex Sessions yesterday, Thomas Stowell, the prose cutor of the indictments against some persons of the name of Bennett, and Mr. Haynes an attorney, charging them with conspiring to defraud, as quack doctors, applied to the court for bench warrants. Mr. F. H. Lewis saidhe appeared for Mr. Haynes, who was present with bail if it was re quired, but he submitted that in point of law, as the indict ment was framed, the court had no jurisdiction, and could not therefore issue the warrant, and as a matter of course, if that were so, could not take bail. The Assistant-Judge refused to grant the warrants. ILLUMINATION ,AND ADJUSTMENT OF THE GREAT C LO CK AT WESTMINSTER.—Last evening the preliminary proceedings in connection with this great horological expe riment were commenced by Sir C. Barry and other gentle men in the clock tower, the faces of the stupendous en amelled dial-plates being illuminated by gas fires froth within, and presenting, as viewed from - Palace-yard, the river, and adjacent districts, a very novel, radiant, and im posing appearance. PUBLIC PETITIONS.—There are now 72 petitions before the Commons House for reform of Parliament, signed by 24,674 persons, and 63 signed by 34,7 9 7 persons for " universal suffrage " the ballot, and shorter Parlia nients. The list of petitions to the House of Commons against the Marriage Law Amendment Bill (which has passed.the lower house and awaits a second reading in the upper chamber). ineftides ene from the ,Rev. Richard Chenevix Trench, P.D., .liear- of the Collegiate Church of St. Pet e r, W e stminster, and the chapter of the same church. There are only 10 petitions allth ogeer against the Marriage Bill, signed by 302 persons, including (besides the above) a petition from Sion College, London ; one from a few of the setter ' 31 orthodox petitioners. provincial clergy in and near Leeds, and. one from 31 ladies rie who style themselves " The women of England, both mar- HlC t ii h m e unmarried." Mr. Beresford Hope, M.P., pre sented honoured by the signatures of these RICHMOND — n N tol o ls w tion of the abolition ratien by a Royal commission, it will be interesting to the is th un at a t e. h r e con q s u id e e s: public to know that at a meeting of the Richmond-bridge Commissioners, held on the 10th • t, M 11 chair man of the Middlesex Magistratesins.Powna , presiding, it was decided that on the 25th inst. the toll-bar should be removed, and the bridge declared free to the public, .1....-k, 0 -,..,.,., 41` .....t: -A. Ci ::,..‘ '..: .g,""' -`arm.- - ty• . . 3 ,, . Oil; IT _---- s. ..... . .41/ THE SUN. SATURDAY. MARCH 12, 1859. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 12, 1859. eluded on the 10th of June, 1817, between Austria, Spain, France, Great Britain, Prussia, and. Russia. The right to garrison Ferrara, and Corn machio in the Papal Legations, and Piacenza in the Duchy of Parma, was given by the Powers to AuStria, in order that she might be the better able to maintain the territorial arrangements made in Italy, and protect herself against internal and ex ternal enemies.' The alliances between Austria, Tuscany, and Modena are based on the claims of the former to the right of reversion. During 300 years—with the exception of a period of 14 years during which Napoleon ruled over Italy—Modena was a fief of the Empire under the house of Haps burg. By documents, bearing date Jan. 18th and January 30th, 1771, it is to be seen that Modena was, on the extinction of the male branch of the ducal family, 'to revert to his Imperial Highness the Archduke Ferdinand of Austria and his pos terity, and, in default of the same, to the collateral heirs.' On the 3d October, 1735, the Duke of Lor raine received Tuscany in exchange for the Principa lities of Bar and Lorraine. The claims of the Grand ike of Tuscany to the Duchy of Modena are settled by articles 100 and 98 of the Vienna Act of Congress. The reversionary rights of Austria and Sardinia on the Duchy of Parma, and on Piazeaca and Guastalla are established by the Treaty concluded at Aix-la-Chapelle in 1748, and by that signed in Paris on the 10th June, 1763. In article 99 of the Act of Congress it is said, that in case of escheat the Courts of Austria, Russia, France, Spain, England, and Prussia are to settle between them how the claims of Austria and Sardinia on Parma are to be arranged. An ad ditional article to ,the Treaty of May 20, 1815, gives to the King of Sardinia the Duchy of Piacenza, with the exception of the fortress and 2,000 klafter (six feet) of land, which are to be ceded to Austria, who is to pay a proportionate indemni fication.' In a treaty concluded between Austria, Sardinia, Modena, aid Parma, on the 28th of No vember, '1844, the . sum that Austria—in case . of escheat—is to pay to Sardinia for the fortress of Piacenza was fixed. • " By the foregoing it is to be seen that the sepa rate treaties between Austria and the Italian States are like those which continually have been, and continually will be, concluded be tween independent Powers. As much noise has been made about the additional article to the Nea politan Treaty, it may be well to ohserve, that it is ' completely antiquated.' Should any question arise about it, it is not likely that either of the contract ing Powers will refuse to set it aside. Ferdinand I. of Naples did not invoke the treaty 1820 when the Constitution of 1812 was forced on him, nor did Austria send troops to Naples in 1821 in virtue of it. In 1821 Austria interfered in Naples because it was resolved by the Laibach Congress that she should da so." RUSSIA. The following letter has been received from St. Petersburg, dated March 2 :—" The Russian Go vernment is displaying great military, administra tive, manufacturing, and agricultural activity in the districts ceded to it last year by the Chinese. If is intended to establish cotton manufactories in that country. The raw cotton which arrives there .from Bokhara, Khiva, and Kachegar cost only one third the price paid at Moscow. Manufactured cloths would find a ready sale at. advantageous prices in all the districts of Central Asia, and would expose English produce to a competition it could not easily resist. The central position of the town of Wiernie is excellent. All the roads which lead from Russia to Kachegar, and thence to India, on the one hand, and from China to Tachekend and to Persia, meet at Wiernie. Chinese emigrants arrive in great numbers . in Russia. A considerable number of Chinese families settle in the Steppes of Kirghiz, where they employ themselves in searching for gold. Others proceed to Nicolaiwsk, where', they find_ employment as labourers ; and others in fine, traverse the country as' pedlers. It is very probable that the railway intended to unite an arm of the river Amour with the Bay of Castries will be . speedily laid out. This*road is to commence at the town of Sofisk and finish at Aleksandroosk. The feverish activity which Russia displays on the frontiers of China and of Central Asia assures me that before long the Russians will monopolise all the trade and political influence in that part of the world, and the decline of the British power in those diStant regions will date from the appearance of the Russians of Bokhara, Khiva, and the . Pacific Ocean." AMERICA. AARIVAL OF THE LEBANON. LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY. The Cunard screw steamship Lebanon, which sailed from New York on the 26th ultimo, has arrived at this port, bringing 330,000 dols. in specie on freight. By this arrival we have New York journals of the 26th—one day later than those received yes terday per Indian, but their contents have been generally anticipated by telegraph via Portland. Mr. William Smith O'Brien had met with a warm and enthusiastic reception on landing in New York from the steamer Prince Albert. An arrival from Aspinwall at New York had brought the important announcement that the Cass- Yrissarri treaty had not been ratified, but that a treaty negotiated by Sir William Gore Ouseley, the British Plenipotentiary, had been signed, sealed, and delivered. THE BOMBAY MAIL. SOUTHAMPTON,' SATURDAY MORNING The steamer Behar, Captain Field has arrived. She left Alexandria on the 26th ult. ; Malta, 2d iust. ; and Gibraltar, ith. _ _ The Behar brings 31 passengers, including Colonel Philpotts, Colonel Maxwell, Major Borth wick, Lieutenant Surplice, Lieutenant and Mrs. Suckling, Captain Baker, &c. She has £2,215 in specie, 175 bales of silk, 345 bales of flax, 14 bales of wool, 16 cases of shawls, besides oranges, tusks, gum, and sundries. The Grand Duke and Duchess Constantine of Russia were at Malta when the Behar left. Her Majesty's ships Princess Royal. Marlborough, Boxer, Centurion, Conqueror, Recruit, Medina, Hearty, Vulture, Hibernia, Ariel, and Tartarus, and also some Russian ships of war, were at Malta. At Alexandria—Her Majesty's steamer Euryalus, American frigate Macedonian, French steamer Chaptal and the usual Egyptian fleet. Gibraltar exchange on London, 501 ; Paris, 52f. Bc. ; Marseilles, sf. 29c. ; Genoa, sf. 29e. ; Cadiz, Malaga, and Valencia, par ; Madrid, dis. ; Seville, dis ; Alicante, dis. ;. Barcelona, par. The electric telegraph office at San Roque was opened to the public, by which telegraphic communication between Gibraltar and other parts of Europe can now be carried on. Her Majesty's ship Urgent, from Malta, arrived at Gibraltar on the sth inst. The Perseverance left for. Portsmouth the same morning. The steamer Orissa, with tho outward Bombay mails, arrived at Gibraltar on the 4th, and proceeded. She had rough weather out. The British steamer Melita arrived at Gibraltar on the 2d; and the Tiber on the 3d, from Liverpool ; March 6, passed the bark Mis sionary, standing to the southward ; 2d, spoke the steamer Teviot, with the outward Australian mails, with the steamship Euphrates,and followin g steamers of the Peninsular and • Oriental Company :-26th -ult., the Euxine ; Ist inst., the Ceylon ; 7th, the Ellora ; Bth, the Ripon; 10th, the Tagus. • APOTHECARIES' HALL:--The following gentle-, men, having passed the necessary examinations, were ad mitted licentiates of the Society of Apothecaries, at a meet ing of the court of examiners, March 10 :—Messrs. J. H. Stedman Norwich ; R. W. Garnh, of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's service ; J. H . Walker, Yorkshire • G. Medcalfe, of the Royal West India Mail Steam Packet CoMpany's service ; M. B. Evans, Glasgoed, Oswestry ; W. Brend, Bideford; A. J. Harrison, Belper ; A. Dyson, Honley; and A. Wyatt, Bedford. ROYAL COLLEGE OF•SURGECNS,—The following gentlemen, h av ing undergone the necessary examinations for the diploma, were admitted members of the College, at a meeting of the court of examiners on the 11th inst., viz. : :—Messrs. Joseph Lyon Fletcher, Manchester • Win. Harri son Cuthbertson, Lower .Dorset-street, Dublin ; Robert Savile, Nafferton, near Duffidd, Yorkshire ; Charles John Stowart, Montague-place ' Kentish‘town ; John Butler Hamilton, Lower Mount-street, Dublin ; James Patton Hemphill, Myroe, county of Derry, Ireland ; John Bridger, Cottenham Cambridgeshire; Clarence Hboner, Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire ; Stephen Duke, Chichester • Anthony Tucker Roberts, Old Cavendish-street ; Frederick Ilderton, St. John's-street, Manchester ; George Clark, Newcastle ; and Henry Cox, Gray's-inn-lane. WRECK OF • A MAIL STEAMER.--:-The Black Warrior, from Havana to New York, with the Havana mails of the 15th February, ran ashore on Rockaway Bar, Long Island, on the 20th February; arid it was feared would become a wreck. Mails, passengers, and freight (208,000 dole.) saved, LATEST NEWS. THE PENINSULAR MAILS. (BY ELECTRIC TELIthRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, SATURDAY MORNING. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Alhambra, from Lisbon, &c., was telegraphed off at 9.5 a.m. The following telegram has been received at Mr. Reuter's office : VIENNA, FRIDAY, 2 P.M. The news received here, that the position of the English Ministry is insecure, has aroused uneasy anticipations to-day among the speculators on 'Change. The tendency is downwards, and Me talliques are at 74 10. Exchange on London, 108 20. The Paris correspondent of the Times second edition says : " It is certain that a note was prepared for publica tion in the Moniteur far less pacific, and perhaps more truthful, than that of Saturday last. It was drawn up by the same hand that was employed on the famous brochure, Napoleon 111. et l'ltalie, and was intended to neutralize the effect of the first note, which indicated a retrograde move ment. It was to have appeared yesterday or to day in the official organ. The writer, however, was closeted at the Tuileries yesterday or the day before—whether in order to modify his lan guage or to infuse new fire into it I cannot say. At all events it has not yet appeared ; its publica tion is perhaps only postponed, but not abandoned. This, however, does not much matter. The same day the sort of apologetic article appeared a com munication was made to the Piedmontese Govern ment to pay no attention to it. M. Cavour was ad vised to continue his armaments all the same, and to try whether there was a chance of a movement in the Italian Duchies, with the object of forcing Austria to intervene, and thus give the appear ance of aggression of which advantage might be taken. Of course nothing is easier than to provoke an adversary, already irritated by petty attacks, to an overt act of violence. " Matters must be now pretty ripe for an out break, as I am assured M. Cavour has intimated to the French Minister at Turin his intention to serve a formal summons (une mise en demure) on the French Government for aid and assistance, as he considers the measures recently adopted by Austria as equivalent to a declaration of war. M. Latour d'Auvergne prayed him, before having recourse to this extreme step, to wait until ho could communi cate with his Government. " The hope of the maintenance of peace that sprung up on the retirement of Prince Napoleon proves but short-lived. Confidence has been so thoroughly shaken, that it is difficult indeed to restore it. We cannot conceal the fact that no credit is attached to the most solemn declarations of the Government. The public are convinced that nothing is in reality changed ; that matters will go on just in the same way ; that the separation of Prince Napoleon is ap parent and only apparent ; that the Cabinent Minis ters are as little regarded as if they did not exist ; and that they are pretty much as Bolingbroke de scribes the Ministers of Charles 11., "mere awk ward pageants of Courts, wooden images which Princes gild," and then throw aside. It is the knowledge of all this that paralyzes trade and commerce, and, what is perhaps not to be wondered at, the very officials of the Tuileries are, I hear, affected by the disquietude which prevails abroad. I hear of some among them who do not conceal their dismay at a system which, if followed out, they believe may be fatal to every interest in the State, from the very highest to the lowest." A telegram, dated Munich, March 11, states that Count . Buol has addressed another circular despatch to the Austrian diplomatic agents abroad. Accord ing to this circular all the pending questions were discussed at Vienna, between Count Buol and Lord Cowley, without, however, any proposition having been made. Count Buol flatters himself that Lord Cowley, on leaving Vienna, has taken with him the conviction of the concilitory sentiments of the Emperor, who is ready to co-operate for the main tenance of peace if the Emperor of the French will re-establish the good relations between the two countries. FRANCE. PARIS, FRIDAY BOURSE, March 11.—There was great depression visible among speculators before the official hour of business, and quotations fell to 67fr. 70c., but when the market opened prices improved to 68fr. 20e., and are now at 68f. 15c. Mobilier varied from 770 fr. to 780 fr. ; Austrian, 527 fr. 50c. to 532 fr. 50c. ; Orleans, 1,330 fr. to 1,335 fr. ; Lyons, 832 fr. 50c. to 837 fr. 50c. ; Southern, 517 fr. 50c. to 530 fr. ; Northern, 925 fr. to 930 fr. The following are the last quotations :- 4i per Cents. .... 95 25 I Credit Foncier 6 45 Do. end month .. 95 25 I Belgian 41 3 per Cents 6B 15 Piedmonteso (.5) .. 79 75 Do. end month 6B 10 Roman B6 Bank Shares 2865 Austrian Credit Mobilier 775 Spanish Threes Do. Account RAILWAYS. Cash. Account. Orleans Northern . 930 .. 926 25 New 'ditto BOO .. 800 Lyons and Mediterranean 833 75 .. 835 New ditto — • • Geneva 530 .. _Midi Southern Western... 590 .. 590 Eastern Grand Central ,.. , . , Sardinian 4OO - .. Austrian Exchange on London, at sight, paper, 25f. 15c. ; money, 25f. 10e. ; three months, paper, 251. ; money, 24f. 97c. AUSTRIA. VIENNA, MARCH 8, The evening sheet of the Wiener Zeitung is tot an official paper, but it is under the direct control of the home Department, and considerable_impor tance must, therefore, be attached to the three articles on the Austro-Italian Treaties which ap peared in the number published last night. As the articles in question fill seven columns of the paper, there can be no question of giving them in extenso, but their more salient points will be found in the subjoined summary " One part of the so-called Italian question has been satisfactorily settled by the Papal Government, ' which, with its wonted wisdom, has prevented the identification of the revolutionary principle in Italy with a practical question of the day, by requesting the Austrian and French Governments, to recall their troops. This step on the part of Rome ren dered it necessary that a new basis should be found for the Italian question, and it is therefore now urged that a revision of the conventions • be tween Austria and the Italian States is necessary. The treaties of Austria with the Italian States are known. The con tracting parties agreed to render each other assist ance should they be attacked, and in the treaty with Naples (July 12, 1815) it was stipulated ' that no changes should be made in the kingdom which were not in accordance with the monarchical prin ciple or in opposition to the principles adopted by his Imperial Royal Majesty for the government of the Austro-Italian provinces.' The ' perpetual' (im merwahrendes) right to occupy Ferrara, Corn machio, and Piacenza was secured to Austria by Article 103 of the Vienna Act of Con gress, and also by a treaty which was con- THE HON. W. .E CAMPBELL ON REFORM. At a meeting held at the Globe Inn, Harwich, last evening, Mr. Bagshaw, the late member, intro duced the Hon. W. F. Campbell as a fit and proper person to represent the interests of the borough in Parliament, and expressed himself most feelingly on taking leave of his constituents, attributing his retirement to ill health. Mr. CAI4PBELL, on presenting himself, was loudly cheered, and after an encomium on Mr. Bagshaw, proceeded to refer to his (Mr. Campbell's) conduct in Parliament as the best criterion of the opinions he adhered to. He (Mr. Campbell) was a general supporter of Lord John Russell's Government until 1852, when he voted for Lord Palmerston to esta blish a regular militia. After referring to various events and measures between 1847 and 1852, hd stated the line he should have taken on the leading questions which had been discussed during his absence from the Legislature, and referred parti cularly to the unhappy consequences of Lord Aberdeen's Government, and the successful termi nation of the Russian war. He would not, for fear of exhausting their attention, state his opinions, and he had opinions on the war with Persia, the war with China, and the Conspiracy to Murder Bill. There was no apprehension, on these points, of any difference between him and the electors. With re gard to the topics of the moment, he had recently delivered his opinion upon vote by ballot at some length, and should only say now that he viewed it as the most prudent and most effectual foundation of all schemes to alter the Reform Act. Without it no measure - was likely to be accepted by the people. Let it stand even alone and every sound reform would then inevitably follow. As to church rates, whether good or bad, they could not any longer be defended. The division on Wednesday last in the House of Commons was a proof of it. The great question, however, for electors was whether a candidate purposed to support the Opposition or the Government. He then criticised the domestic policy of Lord Derby's Government, adverting to the ridicule excited by the first India- Bill that Government propounded, to their late defeat on church-rates, to the degrading contra diction in - which they involved both Houses of Parliament by the incumbrances they added to Lord Lucan's Bill on Jewish claims, which, stand ing by itself, would have been a clear and satis factory, although not the best imaginable settlement. He referred, on foreign policy, to the uncalled-for manner in which the right of searching vessels engaged in the slave trade under false flags had been abandoned, and, above all, to the unwar rantable counsel given to the Cabinet of Portugal on the subject of the Charles et Georges, which was now a topic of debate in the House of Commons. As regards colonial policy, the appoint ment of a Lord High Commissioner Extraordinary to inquire into the grievances of the lonian Islands had notoriously aggravated the disorders it was meant to settle. On all these grounds he should feel 'unable to support the present. Government. He had now performed what appeared to him to be the duty of a candidate, and would only urge the meeting to come to a decisive resolution on the business of the night. Let them either reject the humble services he offered them, and leave him to pursue some other avenue to Parliament, or so evince their firm determination to support him as to render opposition hopeless, and a majority secure. (The hon. gentleman resumed his seat amidst loud and repeated cheering). An ELECTOR inquired if he (Mr. Campbell) was in favour of manhood suffrage ? Mr. CAMPBELL replied that, in this grave emer gency, no man ought to enter the House of Com mons pledged to details on the suffrage. His in tention was, both in counties and boroughs, to support the widest possible extension of it, consis tently with the rights of the electors and the prin ciples of 1832. A resolution to s a upport the hon. candidate was carried unanimously ; and, after a vote of thanks to the Chairman, the meeting broke up. IRELAND. DUBLIN, FRIDAY MORNING. THE PHCENIX CLUB PROSECUTIONS. The trial of Daniel Sullivan still drags on, and as yet there is but little sign of the beginning of the end. It is believed in Tralee that the Attorney- General's hint of a supplemental assizes for Kerry is likely to be carried into effect, as it would be im possible to finish the proceedings in time for the opening of the commission at Cor. The ten club bites who were admitted to bail by the magistrates are still at large, and it is said by the local papers that for the present the Crown have no intention of putting them upon their trial. The grand jury, however, are not yet discharged, so that the ques tiox may be still regarded as unsettled. The exa mination of Sullivan, the informer, closed on Wed nesday, and up to post-hour yesterday afternoon twelve other witnesses gave evidence for the pro secution, but the case for the Crown is not even yet completed. THE NEAPOLITAN REFUGEES. It appears from the Cork papers thatup to Wed nesday about £lOO had been contributed there for the immediate relief of the Neapolitan exiles. The Southern Reporter says : "We are requested to state that the mission of M. Raf faele Settembrini for the rescue of his father was in no way set on foot by the Italian Society in London ' he proceeded to Cadiz in discharge of filial duty, knowing that his father would be among the exiles on board the Donald Stewart, and we believe he paid his fare as an ordinary passenger. This noble young twin received the greater part of his edu cation in England, and was a student in King's College, London." It also publishes the following letter from Mr. J. B. Jukes, the Superintendent-General of the Geological Survey of Ireland : " Cruise's Hotel, Limerick March 8. " Sir,—l have just seen, in your paper o to-day, the account of the landing of the Italian exiles, with their pro test and memorial. I never read anything that appeals more directly and irresistibly to the sympathies of all men who have the happiness to live in a free county. Cork is, indeed, honoured by this event, thought it is an honour which the rest of Ireland and the British Islands will be eager and anxious to share with her. So far as mere mone y can afford any consolation to those poor fellows, it will, I am sure, be forthcoming in thousands ; but on the principle of Lis dat qui cito dat, I enclose a trifle, with the request that you will be so good as to add it to the sum already sub scribed. "I am, sir, your obedient servant, "J. BEETS JUKES.' SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. LATEST CITY BETTING. WARWICK HANDICAP. 4to 1 agst Greek (taken) NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES. 7to 1 agst Gladiolus (offered) 10 to 1 agst Mutineer (taken and offered) 12 to 1 agst Little Agnes (taken) 100 to 7 agst Shafto (taken) 100 to 7 agst Harraton (taken freely) 20 to 1 agst Borderer (taken) 20 to 1 agst Special License (offered) 30 to 1 agst Agnes colt (taken) CHESTER CUP. Bto 1 agst Drogheda (9 to 1 taken freely) 100 to 6 agst Polestar (taken and offered) 25 to 1 agst Royal Sovereign (taken freely) • 25 to 1 agst Queenstown (taken) 33 to 1 agst Bankrupt (taken and offered) 50 to 1 agst Jordan (taken) BETTING AT MANCHESTER-FRIDAY. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES. 7to 1 agst Gladiolus (taken) 11 to 1 agst Mutineer (taker.) 12 to 1 agst Little Agnes (taken) 14 to 1 agst Shafto (offered) 20 to 1 agst Rio (offered) DERBY. 25 to 1 agst Gamester (taken) 33 to 1 agst Ticket-of-Leave (taken) 33 to 1 agst Balnamoon (taken) 33 to 1 agst Rainbow (taken) Nothing done on the Chester Cup or Two Thousand. EMPLOYMENT FOR DISABLED SOLDIERS AND SAILORS.--Yesterday morning a new scheme, which pro mises to boa useful one, was inaugurated in the metropolis. To many of the principal cab stands a disabled Crimean or Indian soldier or sailor has been.att ached under the autho rity Employment So ciety," then the" Army ca pae i a t n y d o Navy messengersa vy Pensioners'or ommissionaires, to convey notes or parcels, hold horses, &c. The men are dressed in a green uniform with the letters " P.E.S." on their collars, and the following is the tariff by which they are to be guided in their payments :--By distance-2d. half-a mile or under ; 3d. one mile or over half-a-mile. By time 6d. an hour, or 2d. a quarter of an hour. When taken by time, the commissionaire is to do two miles and a-half each hour, of walking. By day, of eight hours, 2s. 6d. ; half day, Is. 6d. Calling carriages, ld, No return fart, except when employed. LA TV INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF LORDS. • APPEAL.-WILLIAMS T. LEWIS AND OTHERS. Tho Lord Chancellor, after hearing the counsel for the appellant, and without calling on the counsel for the re spondent for a reply, affirmed the decision of the Court below, :and dismissed the appeal, with costs. APPEAL.—BARTONHILL COAL COMPANY AND OTHERS V. WARK. This is an appeal from a decision in the Court of Session in Scotland. - Mr. Rolt, Q.C., was heard for the appellant, and the further hearing was adjourned till Monday. COURT OF CHANCERY. (Before the Lords Justices.) LYDDON V. MOSS.-APPEAL. This was appeal from a decision of the Master:of the Rolls, dismissing the plaintiff's bill with costs. The plaintiff, as representing his late wife, filed his bill to set aside certain deeds of incumbrances over her estates in Yorkshire and Pembrokeshire, not exceeding £10,00 0 ) in payment of her solicitor's taxed bills of costs. Mr. Selwyn, Q.C., for the appellant, contended that the deeds in question ought to be set aside, in respect that the late Mr. Lyddon had no mfessional assistance except the defendant in the preparation and execution of these deeds; and that the deeds, being in his favour, could not stand. Lord Justice Knight Bruce remarked that, however fair and honourable the transaction might be, it was highly im proper to take a deed from a lady without professional assistance. Sir R. Bothell appeared for the respondent. The cause was not concluded. (Before Vice-Chancellor Sir John Steuart.) MOTION FOR, DECREE: SHORT CAUSES:-WATSON V. SIMPSON. This was a motion on petition to rescind certain contracts entered into by the late :Mr. Richard Watson as to the Liverpool docks, to sell several houses in and about Birken head, and for decree to pay debts, legacies, mortgages, and costs of suit. Mr. Bacon, Q.C., supported the motion. Mr. Craig, .Q.C., and another appeared for the defen dant. His Honour the Vice-Chancellor directed his chief clerk to ascertain and certify what was the value of the outstand ing estate, real and personal, after deducting all burdens, costs, charges, and expenses, and to divide the residue into seven different shares of legatees ; to ascertain the property ultimately liable to pay those shares, and, if a surplus, to state the manner and purpose to which it shall be applied) with liberty to apply. SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Prendergast, Q.C.) 'WHAT IS A RESPECTABLE MAN ?-WOOD V. PIKE. This was a summons to recover £1 4s. 9d., money lent. Mr. Beard appeared for the defendant, and pleaded on behalf of his client that the money had never been lent. Upon this plaintiff produced an lOU, and said he had a wanted the money to enable defendant to pay his rent. His Honour—lt is a clear loan : money lent to pay your rent. (Laughter.) Mr. Beard remarked that there might be poetry in the case, but the lOU, he felt, was not blank verse against his client. (Laughter.) His Honour—Well, you must pay. Mr. Beard—Your honour will grant time ? Plaintiff—Oh, defendant has not behaved like a respect able man, and I have charged him no interest. Does he spend his money in gin ? His Honour—l hope that is not your reason for saying he does not behave as a respectable man. He can pay the debt at ss. per week. CAUTION TO PLAINTIFFS-HENNIS V. D 113119. Mr. Buchanan appeared for the plaintiff, Mr. Gibbons for the defendant. When the case was called on plaintiff did not answer , and Mr. Buchanan said he was at a loss to account for hi° absence, he having paid the hearing fees. Would bJ Honour return them ? His Honour—No ; I should think not. Mr. Buchanan—lf the plaintiff does not attend he roust take the consequences, and I must elect to be non-suited. His Honour—Yes ; but you will have to pay costa to t.l O other side. Mr. Gibbons—Of course I shall apply for costs of counsel) attorney, and two witnesses. His Honour—You must have them. Costs allowed. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DA V) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. " STARRING THE GLAZE."—John Kennedy, 14, ' 6ll° charged with breaking a pane of glass in the shop wind° lf of Mr. Kyberd, bootmaker, 10, Cranbourne-street, for the purpose of committing a felony. The prisoner was only discharged from this court ag lately as Thursday last, when he was charged with similar offence at the shop of a French hairdresser i° Dean-street, named Boulier, his mother then paying th e damage, and undertaking that he should at once go int ° the country. Charles Hillman, a lad in the employ of the prosecutor! said that while in the shop on the previous night, a il nine o'clock, he heard anise outside the window, and w en out but saw no one, but again hearing the noise he tw ee t out and saw the prisoner with his hand through a broke n pane of glass near some boots. There was a nother boy with the prisoner, but as soon as he saw him (wane. ) come out he started off; the prisoner, however, wansecure ci ' Laskey, 101 C, said, on taking prisoner into custody, 11° said his mother would pay the damage done to the glaso• Welsh, the gaoler of the court, said the prisoner had boa t there several times, and it was only on Thursday last hi ° worship had discharged him on his mother promising to send him away into the country. Mr. Bingham said ho had committed a great error ill letting him go on Thursday, but he would not again i'eP ol4 , it. He should, therefore, commit him for three months with hard labour. The prisoner, whose countenance betokens great artful' ness and determination, was then removed. THAMES. AN INCORRIGIBLE PICKPOOKET.—.Tames Shaw, alia s Shoe, 18, a well-known Spitalfields thief, of No. 12, Witt street, in that parish, was brought Wore Mr. "Yardley, charged with stealing a silk handkerchief, value 45., fr°3ll the person of Mr. John Robson, of No. 7, Manoirp lacef Stratford, Essex. John Bone, an active police constable, No. 161 11, etat ol that he saw the prisoner following Mr. Robson yester day afternoon in the Whitechapel-road, and that there ical another thief behind him covering his operations. The prisoner skilfully extracted Mr. RobsOn's silk.handkerc hief from his pocket, and was about to hand it to his conf edr rate, when witness pounced upon him, snatched the hold' kerchief from the prisoner, and secured him. Mr. Robson identified the handkerchief, and said h ° never missed it until the policeman spoke to him. The prisoner, On being called upon to plead, said he W . ' guilty. Mr. Yardley asked if the prisoner was known ? Bone said the prisoner was the most incorrigible pickpocket in London, and had been in eustocl7 at least 20 times, and had been convicted summarily at mat court and at the Worship-street Police Court six or 90 01/ times. Mr. Yardley-4 sentence the prisoner to six months' fi ll ' prisonment and hard labour in the House of Correction. The prisoner—What, six months for a fogle (silk hsa u : kerchief) its a The remainder of the sentence was lost as the fellow entered the gaoler's room. • DARING ROBBERY ON TOWER HILL.—John Rogersf_. 4 well known, active, and incorrigible thief, about 20 youAL of age, whose depredations have been chiefly confined t Tower-hill, where more watches have been stolen titian , i ' any other place in the kingdom, was charged with steal a silver watch value £lO, from the person of Captain -0- liam Mendhurst, the master of the ship Sarah. The pr eo° s cutor said that he was passing over Tower-hill and Seeing crowd assembled he stopped to see what was the 'matt of and almost instantly found his watch going out ee his pocket. The ring of the watch was broken, and ti l le guard chain was hanging down. He turned round and e t/ 0 the watch in the prisoner's hand, and attempted to Peel ° t him. There was a rush against him, and the prisoner e a away. He ran after him and secured him, and took watch from him. The prisoner pleaded guilty ; and on Mr. Yardley ask" if he was known, Roche, the gaoler, said, it H e h a s bee ° here very frequently, your worship, and summarily 0011- victed three times at least." Mr. Yardley convicted the prisoner of larceny, and se ll : tenced him to six months' imprisonment and hard labou r i t and at the same time warned him that if he was ever brough t before him again, and a case made out, he should count him for trial, and if he was f o u n d guilty, penal servit ill '' in a convict prison for many years would be his doom' THE COMPETITIVE SYSTEM FOR THE INDl fti l. ARTILLERY AND ENGINEERI3.—The competitive sys4ol,:-.• Addiscombe will, we understand, take effect from th e : 4 ginning of next year, which will allow the old systemit"cier to work itself out before the new erre commences. .`-';ftet the new system, cadets entering the senior departruen.l - a r ; successful competition, will remain at the college one Ye e ,- at the end 4of which they will be examined and voted cording to merit to the engineers and artillery. s no3rs, we are informed, will then go to Chatham , as 740, missioned officers for ono year ; and the artillery ca d To in the same position, to Woolwich for six months• lessen the expenses of education, and to extend thereby , 1 0 7 5 , area of competition, it is propo ied, we believe, to give 1 0 engine 3r and artillery cadet £lOO after passing his tw° ro t' s o i at Addiscombe. These we believe are the main fes t , A ddir the scheme for the senior competitive depa r t men t of ne d, combed. The competitive examination, it may be „ un to of will be in mathematics, including the higher branchloo, statics, dynamics, and hydrostatics; and in any four, ' 9 ' o gfil of eight other branches of study, namely—English Is_loge and literature language and history of France,jBA,;,„4" tvld history of India, experimental sciences, drawing r o d tiry and civil), the use of astronomical instrnine n ''4 he • surveying instruments. The test is to be by marks pauoh matics, in which examination is compulsory, haw -4 higher number than any."—Overland Mail. Ti