The Sun. — London, England, 1858-02-25 00:00:00

ER MAJESTY'S THEATRE, LAST NIGHT BUT ONE. Piccolomini, Spezia, Sannier, Belletti, Yialetti, Aldighieri, Luchesi, and Giuglini. THIS EVENING, THURSDAY, February 25 (the Last Wight but One), LA ZINGARI, being the Italian version of Balfe's Opera of The Bohemian Girl, by Madiles. Piecolomini and Sannier ; Signori Belletti, Violetta, and Giaglinr. SATURDAY, Feb. 27 (Last Night), IL TROVATORE. To bs followed by the National Anthem. To conclude with VIITM.ENEE. Prices :—Pit Stalls, 12s 6d; boxes (to hold four persons), pit and one pair, 2/. 2s; grand tier, 3/. 3s ; two pair, U. 55.; three pair, 15s ; gallery boxes, lOs ; gallery stalls, 34 6cl ; pit, 3s 6d; gallery, 24. Doors open at half-past 7—commence at S. Applisations for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Box.ofilee at the Theatre. T RRATRE-ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. THIS EVENING, will be performed CLOUD AND SUNSHINE. Mr, James Anderson and 3E83 Eldwortby. Followed by the new grand pantomime, LITTLE JACK ROSNER. Commence at 7. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, to commence at Seven o'clock, with MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING. Beatrice, Miss Amy Soda - wick ; Benedick, Mr. Howe. After which, a new comic Christmas Pantomime, entitled THE SLEEPING BEAUTY IN THE WOOD; or, Harle quin and the Spiteful Fairy. Harlequin, Mr. A. Leclercq ; Columbine, Miss Fanny Wright ; Pantaloon, Mr. Mackay ; Clown, Mr. Charles Leclercq. Orehegtra Stalls (which may be retained the whole of the evening), 6e. each. (No charge for bodkin;.) First Price. s. d. Second price• r. d Dross Boxes 6 0 Drees 80xe5................ 3 0 - Upper Boxes .. 3 0 Upper Boxes ............... 2 0 Pit 2 0 Pit ............ . ............... 1 0 Gallery 1 0 Gallery ..................... 0 6 I R OYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Proprietor, Charles Kean. THIS EVENING, will be performed Skakspere's Play of A MIDSUMMER-NIGHT'S DREAM. After which, a new grand ~omie Christmas Pantomime catitled. HARLEQUIN WHITE CAT ; or, The Princess Blanche Flower and her Fairy Godmothers. The Princess Blanche (White Cat), Miss Kate Terry ; Harlequin, Mr. Cor. 'sot ; Clown. Mr. Huline; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo ; and Columbine, Miss C. Adams. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI, Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster. THIS EVENING, will be performed THE FAIRY CIRCLE. Mr. and Hrs. Barney Williams. After which, YANKEE COURTSHIP. To conclude with LATEST FRONI NEW YORK. Commence at Seven. R OYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. —Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. C. Dillon. THIS EVENING, Feb. 26, Shakespere's Tragedy of MACBETH. Lady I,lacbetb, Miss Helen Faucit ; Macbeth, Mr. Charles Dillon. With Locke's celebrated Music. To conclude with the Burlesque and Pantomime, LALLAH ROOKH, and the PRINCESS, tke PERI, awl the TROU BADOUR ; or, Harlequin and the Ghebers of the Desert. Supported by Mesdames. Charles Dillon, Buckingham White, Bliss Webb, Maria Ternan, Esther Jacobs, and Woolgar ; Messrs. Barrett, Calhaem, Holston, Poynter, and J. L. Toole. Clowns, Messrs. T. Matthews and R. Stilt ; Harlequin, Mr. J. Ricketts; Pantaloon, Mr. A. Stilt ; Sprites, Herr Zaleski and Sons ; Columbines, Misses Malcolm and Lees. G.rgeous Feast of Lanterns.—Fenton's Grand Trans formation Scene. Doors open at half-past 6, to commence at 7. Box-office open from 11 to 5 daily. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Creswick. THIS EVENING, will be performed au original English Play, RIGHT AND WRONG. To conclude with PERILS BY LAND AND WAVE WHIM. Shepherd, Potter, Widdicomb, &c. CANTERBITRY HALL, Westminster-road. — OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow lag company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of Si'actions from all the popular OPERAS, MADRIGALS, CHORUSES, GLEES, DUETS, &c., viz. :—Miss Russell, Mrs. Badzey, Madlle. Marietta, Miss Brulell, Miss Ray, Madame Bartoletti, Miss Montague, and Madame Marietta ; Herr F, Jonghmans, Mr. Henshaw, S. Jones, J. Barker, W. Melling, Senor Antonio, E. L. Hime, Mr. 130.dgey, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Bell, and Mr. Bernard; Messrs. T. Maclagan, W. T. Critchfleld and E. Mackney. Piano forte, Mr. Cecil Hicks ; harmonium, Master Williams ; Director, Herr F. Jonghmans. Commence at Seven o'clock preeisely. Sappers, dte., until twelve o'clock. Mr. AUGUSTUS BRAHAM will appear every Evening. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. TIM DAY—Morn., 0 min. aft. o —Even., 9 min aft. 12 TO-MOBROW —Morn., 41 min. aft. 12—Even., 8 min. aft. 1 THE WEATHER—SUN OFFICE!, FEBRUARY 25. En3aXOMETHE, IN THE SL.DE. 44—highest since noon yesterday. 32—lowest this morning and during the night. 39 —this day at noon. BABOXICTILB. 30.33—rising rapidly. WIND, N.B. to E.N.E. ; fresh, frosty, fine, and cold. *49 Z 146 , tc. LONDON, THURSDAY, FEB. 25, 1858. The composition of the new Cabinet, and the filling up of the comparatively subordinate offices, form now the great question of t'te day. Many sup• posed that because Lord DERBY failed'in obtaining the co-operation of Mr. GLADSTONE and the Aber deenitee, or of Lord GREY, to whom he also offered a place in the new Government, that ho would withdraw in disgust from the duty imposed on him by his Sovereign. But he bad no intention of so doing. His list has been already all but completed, and will doubtless be presented to both Houses to morrow afternoon, and he is entitled to demand, and will probably receive, a fair trial both from Parliament and the country. As we have already stated, we look "to mea sures rather than to men." We care not whether one party or another hold the reins of power, provided the people can obtain wholesome and salutary enactments, calculated to promote their welfare, happiness, and prosperity. They care nothing whether one noble lord or another holds office, but they greatly care about being enabled to exercise the elective franchise, and to have ample protection against intimidation, dictation, and other undue inluences ; and they desire that there shall be a circulating medium, the very life-blood of industry, adequate to their exigencies, and by means whereof they may obtain that great desiderattcm—a fair day's wages for a fair day's work. The refusal by Mr. GLADSTONE of his co-operation may prove the safety of the new Government. His antece dents warrant us in believing that he would not relinquish a single crotchet to avert the overthrow of his friends, and he has already given sufficient proof of his quality in respect to the Income-tax and the Bank Charter Act, to show that the Popular views on these all-important subjects will receive from him the most strenuous and uncom promising opposition. He it was who declared that there could be no modification of the asaeasment--that the hard earnings of industry should contribute as largely as the dividends of the fundholder or the ground rents of the landed proprietor. Re als o advocated increased restric tions on the issue of bank -notes at the time that the industrial community were groaning under a mini mum rate of 10 per cent. *We heartily congratulate Lord DERBY on his alliance being so peremptorily rejected by that impracticable politician, The proposal to Lord GREY affords an auspicious augury of the intention of Lord DERBY to inau gurate& comprehensive measure of Reform. Unless such a proposition were contemplated, or at least itt under consideration, he never would have sought the son of the - ,a Pr w im as eM ca ini . st :r by whom th e m o d ern Magna ea Reform Leader f rom the earl' wpt bad been th e t of the century. Unless Lord DERBY could show some substantialld reason for obtaining his aid, th e applicationion have been worse than useless, and would wo uld have have been made. And Vrhyshould not Lord DERBY do so 3 H e w as ) A together with Lord PALMERSTON, a ember of the Governmen t by whom it was introduced and oarried. We cannot suppose that his p r edilections le are less lib era l than those of the ex-Premier, Y would not give a single particle of Reform that was not formd by the preisure from without ! Lord PALmEnsToN had promised a Reform Bill, but he \"" t°°ktspeeial care to prevent theslightest intimation THE SUN LONDON THURSDAY E VEN I NG, FEBRUARY 25, 1858 of its provisions from oozing forth. If it was left to himself, we should not anticipate anything ac ceptable to the nation ; and if we obtain it, it will anly be through the fierce competition between the rival candidates for the golden apple. A Reform Bill is inevitable. No procrastina tion or evasion will be tolerated for a moment. It is the touchstone by which the competition will be decided. Lord DEBBI has a chance, but it will be long before he obtains another, should the golden opportunity be neglected or misapplied. It is nearly six years since he announced his reasons for accepting office. Let him profit by the painful yet salutary lesson which he then received. He can only sustain himself by obtain ing the 00-operation of the People. Let him tender good measures for their acceptance, and that co-operation will not be refused. Any mistake or error will be promptly seized hold of. Should he reject the Ballot, it will be accepted by one, if not both, of his rivals, and ensure his downfall. His position is difficult, but by no means hopeless, provided he can only make up his mind to sacrifice antiquated notions, and to legislate in accordance with the spirit of the ago. As we recently pointed out, there are already many indications of unfair and factious opposi tion. Those who declared that the nation did not want Reform, and urged its postponement sine die, now see in it the one thing needful in political matters. It is not that they loved Reform more, or that they have changed the opinions so pomp ously enunciated, ore rotund° on the 18th Novem ber and successive days. But they see a means of injuring Lord DERBY thereby. They have detected the flaw in his mail, and unless he contrives to repair the defect a formidable blow will be in flicted, against which he cannot maintain his position. As we have already stated, we, as an inde pendent organ of the many, will give the new Premier that which is dear to every Eng fish heart—fair play. By his acts he shall be judged, and if they are calculated to prove beneficial to the People, we shall sustain him against all who are not prepared to show still higher claims to popular favour and national support. It is not easy to over-estimate the importance of Friday night's vote. Its tendency will be altogether pacific. Peace is best preserved by mutual respect, and how could France have re spected us if we had passed no vote of censure on the Counts and the Colonels whose addresses and despatches degraded us before all Europe in the pages of the Moniteur ? Would it have been favourable to amity between Frenchmen and Eng- lishmen, that the former Ehould think us easy to be alarmed with a little Thrasonic bluster ? When our countrymen had managed to get a passport, and to get it trised two or three deep, and to journey as far as Boulogne or eveu Paris, notwithstanding all recent attempts practically to increase the distance —would Englishmen have returned at ill better disposed to their neighbours, after hearing them discuss the glories of France, as illustrated by British laws, passed at the instance of her Colonels and her Counts ? Especially when, with a French , man's shrug of his shoulders, it was intimated that Counts had roundly lectured our Ministers, and Colonels offered to burn London to the ground, if their EMPEROR would but lead them thither. It is said that a Frenchman never forgets Water loo, and that its memory is still dangerous to peace. Most certain it is that Englishmen would never have forgotten a bill passed in accordance with French threats, It would have rankled in our minds for ever, or rather it would have given rise to anuual motions, till the White Feather Act had been expunged from our Statute Book. It is almost amusing to see how completely all he blusterers are taken aback. A blusterer is a great man if he succeeds. MigNSCIIIKOFF would have been the first diplomatist in Europe had he but succeeded in bullying the Porte ; but, since the destruction of Sebastopol, and the loss of the Black Sea navy, and of command of the -Danube, all the world seems to have forgotten poor NIIINSCHIKOYF. Had the Counts and Colonels but succeeded, how would they not have strutted before Europe as the fellows to manage English men Alas, they have utterly failed I They have now only to remember a certain saying of the first NAPOLEON respecting the single step between the sublime and the ridiculous. Bat the other day they were the grandest of Frenchmen ; now they could give something not to have drawn the eyes of the world upon them. They hear from all sides allusions to certain old fables of an animal which clothed himself in the skin of a lion, or of a bird which adorned itself with feathers not its own, and heartily do they wish they had not attempted to act a part above them. On all sides, as the Paris correspondent confesses, it is acknowledged that they were rude blunderers, and did not know how to deal with Englishmen. The truth is they were, we verily believe, every man of them, actors. Their wrath, and fury, and fears of the insuffi. ciency of the English law, were all assumed. They well knew that England would not tolerate eon- spiracles against the life of the poorest French man, not to say an Emperor. It was not for its own sake that an act of Parliament, especially such a one as they could hope to get, was wanted from us. They had another object in view : they were actors, therefore, and Friday night's vote has exhibited them to all France as clumsy actors. Mortifying, that ! The real object of all this artificial fire and smoke, no doubt, was twofold. One was to get a locus staitdi for asking yet greater alterations in our law ; the other to point all the small free States of Europe to the Great Asylum of Free dom, and to be able to say, even England has made alterations in her alien laws, why should you hesitate ? The French Government had be gun with Sardinia, Switzerland, and Belgium, at the same time, as with England ; and the argu ment was to be, if Old England yield but an inch, surely Sardinia seventy and seven inches. And then, when fresh conspiracies were hatched, as hatched they will be, while European oppressors drive every active-minded patriot abroad, of course fresh demands would be made, and CJlonels would threaten to burn Manchester and Birming ham next time as well as London ; and Counts would accuse us, in unequivocal terms, of preach ing assassination ; in short, the furnace of military and diplomatic wrath would be heated seven times hotter to frighten us out of fresh concessions. We believe, therefore, that the cool resolution o cw f uitl t lhocell occasions e H e o r u t s h e e o f h Commons will, at the same time, eoafrtfsutoufre patriots dispute all and overi ll- wi ll , Europe.and Already we aro informed, and w e hope it is true, that M. LA.lOl3li D' A written home, Turin, has if not hopeieseneas pro posed Alien Bill, 'which merit, under pressure, had offered3‘tr tives. The vote of the English a will resound from Antwerp to ERGNE, the French Minister 0f c announcing tsTTurin, throughrt i h en e i d ac i ilt ffi o:m c ie u mwn l difficulty, se 1 dinlau Govern :lithe representa- Liberals everywhere to breathe again. vote, indeed, of European importance. The ) Go vernment of Austria And Naples will receive it with wry faces, but thousands of their subjects with exultation ; and the small constitutional states will all look with thankfulness to their great model, and have at least an argument from the highest precedent for declining to yield to foreign interference. It is, however, after all, melancholy to think that Lord PALMERSTON should be the man, and that at 73 years of age, to be dismissed for attempt ing to lower the dignity of England. It belies all his reputed antecedents, and is unworthy of his reputation at least. We are sorry for it. Time was when the country looked to him more than to any man to assert its rank among the nations ; certain it is that he was regarded as the despot's foe. How all is changed. Since the Treaty of Paris he has come to be regarded as the despot's friend. His Foreign Minister signed away the liberties of the press in Belgium, and rebuked the independence of Sardinia, and even Austria seems to have participated in his blandishments. Naples itself—Naples that was to be taught how to treat its own subjects, has been permitted to seize, piratically, as Lord CLARENDON now admits, two of our own subjects, and to subject them to all the injustice and barbarities which are inflicted upon Neapolitans themselves before trial. And, to crown the whole, we must do what Englishmen —Tory Englishmen, too—have always steadfastly refused to do—we must mend our laws because they do not please a neighbouring autocrat ! It was the last straw. The Parliament elected to the cry of " PALMERSTON and English Honour at Canton," thought they were at least bound to maintain English Honour at Paris. e certainly cannot imagine a severer stroke for the es-Premier. That he of all men should be censured for undignified foreign policy. It was not, we know, all that the louse and the country had against him. The CLANRICARDE ap pointment no doubt did him incalculable damage ; his aristocratic nominations to the colonies and comparatively subordinate appointments, outraged the growing feeling that the public service does ' not exist for lords and the connections of lords only, and his folly even in beating the Liberal party by the help of the Tories, on the Church rate Bill—a policy which Liberals feared might be repeated—all had combined to make the PALMER STON yoke an uneasy one ; still, had he but acted in a manly way towards France; had he but respect fully rebuked the insolence of Count WALEWSKI, had he suggested, if but through the amiable voic, , of Lord COWLEY, that the Moniteur ought to publish the regrets as well as the offence regretted ; and had he left legislation till our criminal Reform Bills were before us, he might still have been, and with pretty strong support too, the Minister of EngIand—PALMERSTON has fallen, alas ! as—the Minister of France ! In Lord BROUGHAM'S " District Courts of Bankruptcy Abolition Bill," to which we referred in our impression of Tuesday evening, we find a most important clause relating to the County Courts—namely, a clause giving them jurisdiction in debt to any amount, the defendant having power, if he shall be so advised, to remove the C 3.1139 to the superior courts of Westminster Hall, on finding security for costs to the satisfaction of the judge of the County Court in which the ac tion has been brought. This will indeed bring justice home to every man's door, and the de fondant having the power of removal, there can be no hardship whatever in the proposition which we consider to be by far the most useful that has ever been made in relation to these courts. It will no doubt vastly increase the business in them, and of course their importance ; and u e perceive an addition to the number of judges, and also an increase in the amount of their salaries is provided for. We annex a copy of the clauses which bear on this. The towns mentioned in Appendix A are— Bradford Brighton CArnLridge Carlisle Cheater Derby Dorchester Exoter Gloucester Halifax Hereford Huddersfield Hull Lancaster Leicester Lincoln Norwich Nottingham Oxford Plymouth Portsmouth Preston Sheffield Shrewsbury Southampton Stafford Worcester York Clause 9 would therefore ensure a County Court sitting daily, throughout the year, for the trans action of County Court and Bankruptcy business, at Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Liverpool, Man cheater, and Newcastle ; and at least ewe a 'week at each of the places mentioned in the appendix. Our notion, however, is, that that appendix ought to be so enlarged as to include every market town in England and Wales, and for this simple reason, viz., that the market towns are those to which people notoriously resort once a week ; and we hope Lord &tout:aux will consequently sea the propriety of so extending this schedule. VI. All actions which may now be brought in any of her Majesty's courts of common law at Westtnin ster, save and except actions for libel and slander, may, from and after the commencement of this act, be brought in the county courts : provided always, that it shall be lawful for the defendant in any action on contract where the amount sought to he recovered shall exceed the sum of 201., or for the defendant in any actio❑ of tort where the damages sought to be recovered shall exceed the sum of 101., to remove the same into any one of her Majesty's superior courts of common law aforesaid by writ of certiorari, on application to the judge of the county court in which the action is brought, and on giving security for coats to the satisfaction of such judge. VII. And whereas the business of the County Courts aforesaid has largely increased,and various and important duties have devolved upon the judges thereof by reason of recent act : and whereas such duties will be still further increased by this act : be it enacted, that besides the additional judges mentioned in section four of tbie act, the Lord Chancellor shall have power to appoint such further number of additional judges as he may think fit, and as the state of the business in such courts may appear to him to require : provided always that, including the commissioners of the Court of Bankruptcy so appointed ex-officio judges as aforesaid, there shall not in the whole be more than twenty-five additional judges appointed. VIII. The commissioners of the Court of Bankruptcy now acting in the country, and so appointed ex-officio judges of the County Courts, as aforesaid, and the additional judges to be appointed under this act, shall be appointed to and act in such of the County Court districts as the Lord Chancellor shall think fit to direct, or as may be ordered by any general rule or order to be made in pursuance of this act. IX. One of the judges or ex officio or additional judges, and one of the registrars or ex officio or addi• tional registrars of the County Courts shall sit for the despatch of business daily, throughout the year, from 10 o'clock in the morning until 4 o'clock in the after noon (Sunday, Christmas-day, Good Friday, Monday and Tuesday is Easter week, and days appointed for public fast or thanksgiving, excepted), at each of the following places, namely, Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle-upon-Tyne ; and one of such judges and registrars shall likewise so sit at least one day in every week at each of the places in serted in appendix (A) to this act ; and all sittings of the judges of the County Courts in matters before them under this act shall be held at the town-hail, court house, or other public building used for the purposes of holding the courts under the first herein-mentioned act. X. The salary of every judge of the County Courts and of every additional judge appointed under this act shall be one thousand eight hundred pounds per annum, and the salary of every registrar of the County Courts and of every additional registrar who may be appointed under this act shall be eight hundred pounds per aenurp; and such salaries shall be paid by the Lords Commis sioners of her Majesty's Treasury out of the Consult dated Fund ; and such a lditional Judges and additional registrars shall be entitled to the same rstiring pensions as the other judges and registrars of the Comity Courts. On leaysng the Treasury, Mr. James Wilson will, it is stated, acquire and receive a pension of 1,2001. a year. The hon, gentleman has recentiy taken the late Duke of Marlborough's mansion in Belgrave-,square. Tam SPEAKER'S LEVEES —We understand that the ttet lion. the Speaker will hold two levees (full dress) 74;41:Ti ck Z i n : a f y. : a_ n tteh T l,, h 3 e trh y i g his , w it, i , l r l he ob b i e . a gentleman'snh d e l aurdt Saturday, residenceevenings th e 2 7 t h i c o:f f ". Terrace. THE BEYV MINISTRY. Ug to last evoning the following were the appoint. moots definitively made : FlRir LORD OF THE TREASURY.. Lord Derby. LORD CHANCELLOR Sir P. Thesiger. The Marquis of Salisbury. PRESIDENT or THE COUNCIL Cnn.-scnuon or THE EXCHEQUER FOREIGN DEPARTIIENT Earl of Malmesbut y . HOME DEPART3IPIT ; FOR WAR General Peel. PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRADE 111 r. Henley. PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF CONTROL LOTII EllellbOToll3ll. LORD PRIVY SEAL Lord Hardwicke. BOARD OF WORES Lord John Manners. PRESIDENT OF THE POOR-LAW BOARD MT. ESLCOIIit SOLIATOII. UNDER SECRETART AT TITE FOREION. OFFICH UNDER SECRETARY FOR THE HO)(R ) 1 Mr. Hardy. DEPATtT3IENT G. LORD 4 OF TITE TREASURY 5 Col o n el Taylor. t Mr. Whitm ore . SECRETARIES OF TIIE TREAiCRY M A. Hamilton.r. t Sir W. Jolliffo. ATTORNEY-GENERAL Sir F. Kelly. SOLICITOR-GENLRAL \lr. Cairns. LORD-LIEUTENANT OF IRELAND Tice Kiri of Eglinton. SECRETARY FOR IRELAND Lord Naas. It is said that the Earl of D.A.LKEITH is to be the other Lord of the Treasury, and Mr. EDWARD EGERTON Judge Advocate, The Earl of CARNARVON is to be in the Govern ment. - - - — The Duchess of MA..NontsTER, Misitrass of the robes. Sir JOHN PAKINGTON and Sir E. L. BULWER LYTTON will be members of the Government. It is not yet known whether the health of the Duke NORTHUMBERLAND will admit of his acceptance of the post of First Lord of the Admiralty. The Chancellorship of Ireland has been offered to Judge BLACKBURN; bat his answer has not yet be en releived. The title by which the new LORD CHANCELLOR xvill take his seat in the autse of Peers is that of Lord WoonsTocK. Sir F. THESIGER has chosen that title because he was first returned to Parlia ment for that place. a 4 Fr' _s .4 it ES rr K,• "MARSEILLES, WEDNESDAY. The Bombay has arrived with letters and papers to the 28th Dec. The rebels in Lucknow are fighting among themselves. An immense body of the revolters is concentrated in Lucknow and its suburbs. Sir James Outram holds his ground at the Alurubagb, awaiting the arrival of the Commander-in-Cbief, who is himself waiting the arrival of a heavy siege train, upon receiving which he will advance on the capital of Oude. Commissioner Yeh and the Tartar Commander in-Chief will remain on board the English frigate until such time as the decision of Lord Elgin and Baron Gros shall be made known as to what is to be done with these important prisoners. Another despatch says, in consequence of the capture of Commissioner Yeh and the Tartar General-in-Chief, the Allies have proclaimed the First Mandarin Viceroy of Canton, assisted by two commissioners, English and French. Trea sure, consisting of eleven millions of francs, has been lent the Provisional Government at heavy interest. Plunder has been forbidden, and the inhabitants, reassured, have re-antered the city. An audience has been demanded of the Emperor to settle a treaty of commerce. The loss of the allied forces is about 20 killed. The steamship Valetta, with the Calcutta and China mails has arrived. The mails left London at ten a.m. FRANCE. PARIS, WEDNESDAY. The news of the formation of tbe Derby Cabinet has not increased the disposition on the Bourse to enter upon business transactions. AUSTRIA. A letter from Vienna, dated Feb. 22, says : " The French Government has expressed its readi ness to make certain concessions to this Cabinet if the latter will prohibit unfavourable mention by the Austrian press of the state of things in France. It is probable that M. de Bourqueney has given the Minister for Foreign Affai s to un derstand that, if he will comply with the wishes expressed by the Emperor Napoleon cancerning the press, the French Government will not op pose Austria when the question of the reorgani sation of the Danubian Principalities and of the navigation of the Danube are discussed by the Pars Conference. It is difficult to obtain perfectly au thentic information on a matter of such extreme delicacy, but still you will hat dly be mistaken if you assume as a positive fact that Count Buol declined to accept the tempting offrr of the French Ambassador. The paper of which M. de Bourquency principally complained was the Oes terreichische Zeitany, and he strongly urged Count Buol to give it an official warning. The Austrian Minister declined to do so, but he is said to have directed the authorities, whose duty it is to watch over the public press, to desire) the editors of the different papers to refrain from aqacking the policy of the French Government. The Vienna public always suspected the principal writer for the Oesterreichische Zeitang of being on very intimate terms with the French Government, and it is therefore astonished to hear that M. de Bourquency is of opinion that the paper is systematically hostile to France. If the French diplomatist were pro perly informed of what is going on in Vienna he would know that on Saturday, the 20th inst., the Oesterreichischc Zeitung contained a leading article which was at once a justification of the measures of the French Government and an apotheosis of the Emperor Napoleon. The news that Lord Palmer ston and his colleagues are about to cede the reins of government to other hands has pro.'uced a re markably disagreeable impression here, and in formation has reached me that the highest persons in the realm have expressed their sorrow that such an event should happen at such a critical morthint. " It is related in society that his Majesty the Emperor begins to feel that the concessions two years ago made to Rome wore too great. In fact, Austria has gained little or nothing by her move, for in matters of internal policy the bisho,s are not so much Austrians, as Hungarians, Italians, &c. During the night of the 7th inst., three prisoners escaped from the fortress at Verona, but it is not known whether they wore COMIII,II criminals or persons who were in confinement for political offences. Tile fugitives escaped by the aid of a sharp file and strong sheets. _ _ "The rumour that Austria is about to send a corps against Montenegro is devoid of all founda tion, but there is good reason for believing that the Porte has resolved to do so. When Omar Pacha chas tised the Montenegrins in 1853, the Austrians posi tively refused to permit reinforcements t' be sent by way of the Adriatic ; but she has now inform,ed the Porte that it can land as many troops as it pleases at Ragusa, and march them to Trebig,ne in the Herzegovine. " The last news from the Herzegovine is that Prince Daniel has sent 4,000 men to the assistance of the Christian at Zubzi, in the Herzegoviue" THE HIDE•PARK DEMONSTRATION. TO THE EDITOR OP THE BUN. Sit,—Mr. Beadon, the magistrate at Marlborough. street, having indulged in some very severe, and, as it appears to me, extra-judicial remarks, on the promoters of an agitation against the C inspiracy Bill,•of whom I am one, I should fief extremely obliged by the insertion of the'enolosed letter. I am, sir, your obedient Fervent, Feb, 24, 1858. ALFRED B. RICHARDS. Mr. Richards presents his compliments to Police magistrate Beadon, and begs to offer two or three observations upon his extra-magisterial remarks at Marlborough-street on Monday, rsflectieg upon the conduct and character of those concerned in organising the intended Hyde-park demonstration on Sunday last. Mr. Beadon is reported to have said, after-disposing of fopr cases of pelting, pocket-picking. and disorder y conduct, which occurred in the crowd in Hyde-park f.at Sunday. that those who drew the mob topther—tneari ing thereby the committee of the Freemason's Tavern meeting against the Conspiracy Bill —were, , in big, Police-magistrate Beadon's opinion, "morally eqnally guilty" with those brought before him, and "a disgrace to society. ' Now, if "society," according to Mr. Beadon, comprehend only political enslavement, wretcht d servility, and an abnegation of all that w'aich our fore fathers held sacred, Mr. Richards is quite content, in Mr._Beadon's eyes, to disgrace it. He would merely suggest to Mr. Beadon the. there is such a thing as heir g a disgrace to country, cirizenship; and manhood. Mr. Richards is as much a lover of order as Police magistrate Beadon himself can be ; but most assuredly were he on the magisterial bench, be would consult his own dignity by not appearing either as the advocate l.f subniisrion to foreign dictation, or the champion of governmental truckling to it, however despotical might be his views and narrow his prejudices. Not only does Mr. Richards consider that there is a national insulr, conveyed in Mr. Beadon's remarks, but he sees in them a self-recommendation to official authority, which in his opinion is a " disgrace" to the magisterial bench. Mr. Richards would suggest to P :lice-magistrate Beadon for the future to content him. , elf, in the genial atmosphere of the court where he presides, with dispen sing petty justice according to the light vouchsafed to hint, and not to deliver any further censures upon gen tlemen whose motives and actions are far ably° his appreciation, as-.well as to refrain from laying down the law upon the political rights and privileges of English men. In conolUsion, Mr. Richards begs to express his gratification a' the paucity pf the offa,ces committed in the Park on Sunday, and to tell Mr. Beadon his opinion, Which he ventures to say is also the opinion of the majority of Englishmen, that the authors of the dis graceful Conspiracy Bill are the persons morally guilty of being the cause of the disturbances—such as they were in the Park. Mr. Richards would also ask Police magistrate Beadon whether he thinks the Dart of Westminster morally answerable for a pocket being picked on the occasion of his preaching ? Ftb. 24, 1858. • TO THE EDITOR or THE SUN. Sin,—Mr. Shoed, solicitor on behalf of the committee of the Freemasons' Tavern meeting, applied this day at Marlborough-street, to be allowed to make a statement, in reply to the remarks made from the bench at the conclusion of the case arising out of the conduct of certain ill-disposed persons in the Park on Sunday. Mr. Shaer) stated that the gentleman who had - un•iertaken the responsibility of selling that meeting, and afterwerr's of abandoning it, felt that those remarks were founded on an erroneous impre-sion, which they solicited the same opportunity of correcting. Mr. Beadon, at the suggestion of his clerk, refused to hear Mr. Shaen's statement ; but gave the committee credit for good intentions. If they had any explanations to make, and if they were sent to tne papers which bad publish-d his observations, ho bad no doubt they would be made public. lie could not, however, receive the explanations proposed. • . Tne committee wished it •to be known that they took the step of calling the said meeting only in consequence of the gravity of the danger to which the country way exposed by diplomatic proceedings, in reference to the late Conspiracy Bill, which left no time for the operation of ordinary public meetings ; that they personally co operated with the witice in the preservation of the public peace, and had taken every possible precaution to avert those acts of disorder which may attend all large assem blies, however patriotic their object and unexceptionable their character. The remarks of Mr. Beadon were calcu lated to encourage future outrage, by tkrowing the blame on the gentlemen who sought to avert it in this instance. We are. Sir, your obedient servants WEBSTER and Co., Agents of the CoMmittee. 3, Faison -court, Fleet-street. PRIVATB AND JOINT-STOCK BANKS. The Bankers' Magazine furnishes the returns of circu ratio* of the private and joint-stock banks in England and Wales for the four weeks ending the 16th of Jan. -These returns, combined with the circulation of the Irish and - Scotch banks for the same period. and the average circulation of the Bank of England for the four weeks ending the 13th of January (the nearest da e `furnished by their returns) will give the following re sults of the circulation of notes in the United Kingdom, L .when compared with the previous month Bank of England .. • Private Banks Joint-stock Banks Total in England Scotiand Ireland .. ..•• Waited Kingdom ..•• T) et, . 1837. 20,557,226 3,174,645 3,692,299 26,334,21 n 4,365,251 6,075,723 135,715,184 Jill , 16, 1857. 19,43.5,556 3,049,434 2,473,175 2i,004,465 4,020,543 5,933,034 1 34 047 967 1 , , Increase Decrease. 1,121,419 75,211 129,124 1,325,745 284,703 137,4480 1,749,137 And as compared with the month ending the 17 h of January, 1857, the above returns show a decrease of 963,0551. in the circulation of notes in England, and a decrease of 2,298,25881. in the circulation of the United Kingdom. On comparing the above with the fixed issues of the several banks, the following is the state of the circula tion : The private banks are below their fixed issues £1,333,356 The -joint-stock banks are below their fixed issues 8'!9,182 Total below the fixed issue £2,162,538 The Scotch banks are above their fixed issue... £933,330 The Irish banks are above their fixed issue £416,460 The average stock of bullion held by the Bank of Eng land in both departments during the month ending the 13th of Jan. was 12,052,1351., being al, increase of 4,017,0141. as compared with the previous month; and wi increase of 1,876,1,07/. when compared with the same period last fear. The amounts of gold and silver held at the head offices of the several banks during the past month have been as follows : Gold and silver held by the Scotch banks... 22,370,810 Gold and silver held by the Irish banks Total of gold and silver held £4,545,746 Being a dcrea,se of 85,0291. as compared with the pre vious return, and a decrease of 51,8331. when com pared with the corresponding period last year. MA it g Day CORN BXCHANGE. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the week ended Feb. 25, 1858, made up from the Re turns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wales, por Imperial Quarter. WEIRAT I BARLEY OATS I RYE I BEANS I PEAS 41s 6cl 35s 9d 22910 d 34s 3d 38s 2d 40s 2,1 THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES. WHEAT I BARLEY I OATS RYE BEANS I PEAS 47s Od 3(is 8d 228 8d 329 9d 399 id 409 4 ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK. Wheat, 88,810; barley, 80,328; oats, 12,727; rye, 138; beans, 6,843 ; peas, 1,831 quarters. MEAT MARKETS. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.—The supplies of meat were tolerably extensive, and the trade rule.' inactive, as follows : —Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s Od ; Mutton, 3s Od to -1,1 6d; Veal, 3s 8d to 4s 6d; Pork, 3s Od to 4s 6d per 81bs by the carcase. SOUTHALL, Feb. 21.—The supplies of stock in to-day's market was only moderate, yet the demand ruled heavy, and prices had a downward tendency :—Beef, from 3s 4d t , ) 4s 4,1; Mutton, 3s 2d to 5s OA ; Veal, 4,, Od to 4s 8d , Pork, 3s 6d to 4s 2,1 ner Abs, to sink the offal. ROMFORD, Feb. 24.—We had a dull trade here to-day, as follows :- -Beef, from 2s 8d to 4s 6d ; Mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 10c1 ; Veal, 4s 4d to 5s 0d; 4s . Od to 4s 6d per Albs; Store Pigs, ---s to -s; Mitch Cows, 141 Os to 201 03 ; Lean Cows, —/ to —1; Suckling Calves, —s to —N each. HAY MARKETS. SmrrnriELD.—Meadow hay, 2/ 108 to 3/ 15s; clover, 3/ 103 to 41 15s; and straw, 1/ 3s to 1/ 7-6 per load, A moderate supply, and a dull trade. CUILBERLAND. —Meadow hay, 2/ lOs to 3 18s; clover, 31 10s to 4/ 15s ; and straw, 1/ 43 to li 8s per load. Supply good, and trade dull. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 2/ 10s to 3 15s ; do: er. 31. 10s to 4/ Lis ; and straw, I/ 3s 4o 1/ 7s per ►oa, . Trade heavy. PUBLIC' PETITIONS —The last report gives 14 petitions fir the adoption of universal suffrage, signed by 446 persons ; 9 for an alteration rf the Divorce Act, signed by 197 persons ; 24 a,ainst the ietnoval of the Jewish di abilities, signed by 2,509 persons ; 1 petit,on only again it the legalising of marriage with the tinter of a dec-axed wife, signed by 16 persons ; 37 for extending the Relgious Worship Act, si g ned by 4,015 persons ; 11 for the removal of 'caste" and agao,st, the pub , ii• support of iuolatry in India, signed by 618 persons; 6 for the removal of caste and for " freedom of religion" in India, signed by 211 persons ; 36 f , r the extension of Christiani!y in India, signed by 1,973 persons ; 6 for " freedom in religion" in Indic, signed by 271 jy,Tsons (praying that the natives may enjoy the fullest ielL , ious liberty) ; 6 for equalising the poor rates in London, signed by 2,823 persons ; 6 against the Conspiracy to Murder Bill, signed by 225 persons ; 10 for improving the educational system, signed by 3,605 persons ; a petition of members of the Stock Exnhange and br , keys in favour of the Cry Corporaiion Retort,, 13 11, sigrpd by 167 houses ser Act, sons and 4 for a repeal of th s ScorchPublio7 1 ; signed by 2,072 person s , 10 PRUSSIA. The Princess Frederick William is understood to have entirely recovered frnm her indisposi tion, which appears, in faet, to have been little more than a not very severe cold. She was prudent enough at owe to abstain from attend ing any further amusements, and, by remain ing at home, to take all means at her disposal for obviating any further ill consequences. While the young Princess was thus compelled to remain within doors the Princess of Piussia, her mother-in-law, has been most kind in her frequent and lengthy visits to her, often giving up other engagements to stay and dine or sup €lVfamille with the young couple. The Prince of Pruesia is recovering rapidly from the effects of his fall and his sprained ankle ; 12 leeches were promptly applied the same evening (Saturday) that the accident happened, and in the course of Sunday the pain began to diminish, so that his Royal Highness slept at intervals during the night from Sunday to Mond.ty, and since then has been enabled to attend to the routine of busi ness. In about a week it is expected that the Prince will be enabled to walk out ag.iin. THE LATE HUGH MILLER'S MUSEUM.—At the meeting of the Edinburgh Town Council on Tuesday the Lord Provost reported the steps that bad been taken to secure for the country the valuable geological museum of the late Hugh Miler. He stated that very recently alter Mr. Miller's (teeth he entered into communication with Government with a view to induce them to purchase that museum. The Government remitted it to certain gentlemen in Edinburgh to exemine it, and report on its vain., and the-e gentlemen recommended that an offer of 5001. should be made for the collection, that sum being, in their opinion, its value. Since then, however, a nobleman had offered 1,0001., for it, and an offer of 1,000 guineas had come from America. Ho had urged en Government to amend their offer, but had not sue ceeied in induciug them to do so. It had, however, been resolved by gentlemen taking an interest in the matter to organise a subscription to raise 6001. to supplement the offer of the Government assuming that any Ministry who might succeed the present would be at least willing to give 5001. Sir R. Murchison had written to his lordship, offering 10 guineas towards the object, and another gentle• man had that morning offered 251. These large con tributione, howeva., would not be accepted, it havi. g been resolved to limit the sulsciiptions to 11., so as t t , a larger numeer the opportunity of thus sa, w jug their regard for the memory of the decea..ed. The museum, when acquired, would belong to the nation, and form part of the present Natural History Museum in the Universti of Edinburgh. UNUSUAL SCARCITY OF ICE IN A lIIERICA.—The pro spects cf the ice business for the pr -sent year are very gloomy. Teoueh no less than 300,000 tons will i.e needed to Supply the demand that will be made in this city for this invaluable luxury during the c ming summer and fall, not a block li is peen cut by either the New York or Knickerbocker Ice Companies, the only con panics which supply the city. Last year all the ice houses of these companies were full before the seed o January, and contained 350,600 tons. Of this immense quantity only about 65,000 tons remain, equally divided between the two companies. Rockland Lake is eti.l open, there being only a little skim of ice near its shores, and at Catskill the river is frozen fur a short distance, but the ice being only four inches thick is net Efficiently strong to bear the weight of a horse an.' a loaded cart. The ice dealers are still in expectation of the advent of a "cold term" before the winter is over.—New York Courier and Inquirer. Rioaaan CoßcEN.—lf Richard Cobden will return to his disconsolate friends at Manchester all past errors will be forgiven, ar i no questions asked. More titan this, in handsome commemoration of the happy reconciliation, the electors, to the number of some 8,000, pledge them selves to secure his return at the forthcerning election free of expense. This will be cheereuliy accompbehed under the strong conviction that Mr. Cobden, as mem ber for Manchester (the scene of his former triumphs), will be in every sense the right man in the right place. A Free-trade Parliament without the great champion of free Trade is a vulgar unconstitutioeal anomaly. N.B. No time should be lost, as the Tories are ae . eady in a state of the most blundering despair at the prospect of H. return,—..Punoit. MINISTERIAL ARR ANC; dITENTS. The three vacant Garters in the gift of Lord PALMERSTON have been conferred upon the Dukes ,f WELLINGTON and NORFOLK, and the Earl of UARROWBY. Mr. HAYTER is to be made a Baronet. M. GRIFFITIES, the distinguished Irish civil engineer, is also to be made a Baronet. On Friday a Privy Council will be held, at which the resignations of the late Administration will be completed, and the new Ministers will receive the seals of office. On that day also Parliament will adjourn for about ten days t o a ff , r d ti mq f or th e elections. AVOTHER OANAi-D OF TIII "TIMES." The great morning organ, professing to be so well-informed as to the Minsterial appointments ; has announced for the last two days that Major J. STUART WORTLET was tO be the TJtrier Secretary !or War. Thin was a mere invention of our great contemporary. By no one else was the honourable member for Honiton ever thought of. The only offer ever made to till the office was to Viscount HA.RDINGE, by whom it was immediately accepted. We are als) enabled to state that the Duke of BEAUFORT has accepted the office of Master of the Horse, PRINCESI'S THEATRE. The revival of " Louis the Eleventh" last night, after an interval of two years, afforded Mr. Cliar'es Kean an Opportunity of displaying one of his elaborate and poit-hed impersonations. Perfect alike in perception end execution, his performance was without spot or blemish. fle euccesded in completely identifying hicuseF for the time being with the hypocritical, suspicious, and jowar.lly tyrant, at all times rea ly to commit ant atrocity, but striving to keep his accounts square witi (leaven, by an affectation of piety, largely combined with orperstition. We saw before us not the actor, but the man, the cold-blooded miscreant, only to be influenesd ' by selfish fear, such as Scott delineated, and Casinier Do LA Vigne elaborated. The part was to a certain exteet an ungracious one, for villany is ever repulsive, bat Mr. Kean disregarded all such considerations, and consciention,ly interpreted the varied feelings by wLich the king was actuated, and concentrated the entire in terest on one that would otlrer wise be detested. It was the force of character, the terrible impress of the werk- L 1,4: of the mind. We felt that he was indeed " holding the mirror rap to nature"—that Louis the Eleventh was re-uscitatspi and appeared corporeally before us, " 4:04 est celare artem," and never was the rule more clearly oa ' more powerfally illustrated ! Mr. Kean had in one respect a great advantage. The part was purely his own, 113 was net trammelled by existing COD vontionalities. It was his original part, and we fancy no living artist will eirive to carpets with him therein. There were no different readings, no tradi tional points, to embarrass the judgment or to enable the laudator Imports acti to depreciate him by a comparison with some halt-forgo!ten hero of his mere vigorous youth and fresher feeling. The oharge of plagiarism could not be fabiicated, the would-be critic as deprived cf the most potent instrument of hi s cra f t . performance per se , an d wou ld help conf ess i ng th a t it ni ve ir) s et s 'e t h° h ou r l : d u e° g vne h ir o Y u 'i% t ui gigneeg::etf to malign, the al;n' purest water without flew of any kind. It is almost needless to sav that the house ,cps; crowded in every part. Tile wonderful exhibition was thoroughly appreciated, and enthusiastic applause greeted the most telling pointy. A. contemporary (the Times) truly declares that "The 'kill with which Louis is exhibited is aided to that of the portrait painter who produces a likeness accurate (lowa to every wrinkle on the face and every button on t h e coa t, with this remarkable distinction, that the thea trical portrait is accomplished without a `sitting' of the person for whom it is intended. The ability to conjure up such a compound of human weakness, human wicked ness, and human elevernese,- without no much as an secant or a movement that mars its reality, is alone sufficient to stamp Mr. Charles Kean as a master in the histrionic art." machine sm hischaracters. anypart.the Lsclercq,wellonewhole themanager, thatworksprove smoothly capacity l aactor and it is needless to say that the task was very grace fully performed, ADELPIII THEATRE. Mr. and Mrs. Barney Williams continue to attract crowded houses. The racy h umour and natural act i ng of these clever artiatei must gratify even the most fastidious of their audience, for while the exaggerated developments of the low classes of American and Irish character are fully and pointedly illustrated, those offen iiive traces of coarse vulgarity which markso many actors of the same school are,, entirely s u bd ue d . " The F a i ry Circle" i-i a " t 3 lling bit of Iri s h d ramatic story, afford • in; fair scope for the united abilities of Mr. and Mrs. William ; and "Yankee C ,urt s hi p " i s richly com i c erou 711, to tune the veriest minor -Aromatic temper into the spontaneous burst of laughter or melodious chuckle of an exhilarating naturalkey. Mr. Webster could not have iocured better substitute s t o content us d ur i ng the absence of himself and hid sateliies. THE SIEGE OF LUOSNOW.—Tu e first of the surviving defenders of Lueknow who has reached England, is Mr. L. E. Rees. He was fortunately able to preserve h,s journal of the events cf which he was an actor, and which passed before hien during the siege. This ns.rra tire, with a plan of Lucknew and a p irtreit of Sir H. Lawrence from a photograph taken on the spot, is pre paring fur immediate publication, in ono volume, by Messrs. Long man an d C o. THE Rtv, M a. GENT.—The affairs of the Rev. Mr. , nt• are still i n d a t a quo, no cornmunic ttioq having as yet been received fr in the Bishop of Cheater, so that the rev. gentleman is still the legal curate of Dr. t h"ligh he has promised to resign on hearing from his lordship. Mr. Gent and his family are at present out of town for the benefi cf their health. The subscription ameents to about 8201. AN EIGLE SIIOL—A large eagle, which has been flying about in the vicinity of Arundel to the terror of many, was chat en F r id a y last by Mr. W. Ottley, the head gamekeeper of his Grace the Duke of Norfolk. 6ince the singular visitor has been in the neighbourhood he has been aimed at by many sportsmen who have been unsuccessful hi bringing him down. We believe his Grace has on more than one occasion had an unsuccess ful chef' Being a strong bird and usually flying very high it required some considerable force to kili him. On Friday la,t, however, Mr. Ottley, who was in a plantation in Arundel park, between Bevis's Grave and the walnut trees, had a good shot, and succeeded in wouading •The bird ,truggied coneiderably, and at length perched on a tree, from which he was soon levelled, and taken to the Caetle, where, by direction of his Grace the Duke of Norfolk, he was laid out to be shown to any one who claose to go and see him. After this the eagle was sent to Mr. Laiheater, the orrittlioleeiet, of Loudon, to be etuttai. He turns out to be a young male of tha white-tailed sea eagle, and not a golden eagle, as was supposed. Mr. Lidheater is also of opinion that it is a bird of the first year. Although the bird is of such a large size, measuring with its wing expanded 7ft. 510., it weighs barely 10tb. The length from the beak to the tail is 3ft., and the breadth across the shoulders lft. The beak is long, and the centre talon 2in. The quill feather from the pinion joint measures 234 in, its principal haunt was near the South Wood an'i Ueuehten chalk pit., and many mutilated rabbits have been picked up which have been killed by the distieguisheci vieitoraiiuce he hag been in the neigh. bearhooLl.— Weet Sttssee' Gazette.. LITERATURE. The Journal of the Royal Agricultural Society f England. Volume the eighteenth. Part 11., No. XL. ' John Murray. This work, wh,ch is of a ver y superior character and entirely devoted to the theory and practice of scientific agriculture, "maintains its reputation and is calculated to disseminate much useful and inter esting knowledge among its readere. it opens with three brief tables of statistics of meteorology, public health, and prices of provisions during the half year. It then proceei!s with a series of articles, combining, according to its motto, " pracrice and science. Thus we meet in sequence a paper on "Horse-shoeing," and an a- alysis of the "Manurial Properties of Cliy," a brief account of the best method of " Road Mending," followed byan essay on " Agricultural Chemistry. One of the most interest ing papers in the work, and the one best suited to Vie general reader, is that entitled, "An Elementary Introduction to the subject of Vegetable Physio logy," written by one well acquainted with his subject ; as he is not only a member of several scientific societies, but also fills the honourable post of Professor of Botany to College, ; London. It is the second part of this valuable essay, and affords most interesting and curious information respecting a division of the great sphere of nature, whose wonders are not always properly appreciated. The stem of a cabbage leaf, and a single gi ain of the linseed, are shown td contain marvels not lees sur prising than admirable. Those who regard only au insignificant exterior have much to learn of strut ure and adaptation to 'necessities. One thing we would suggest to Mr. Arthur Henfrey, the accomplished author. The selection of simple phraseology, and perspicuity in style render a scientific essay far more accessible to the gene rality of readers, while In no way derogating from its intrinsic value. The princip!es of science are in themselves so beautifully simple, that the bar riers and impediments which the learned place in the way of the learner are the more to be lamented, as quite unnecessary, as well as hinderng his pro gress. Many readers would be delighted with the inforination afforded them in Mr. Henfrey's essay, who might be extremely puzzled by the words " parenchymatous" and monocotyledonous," though they c•arld readily comprehend the mean ing of " spongy" and " having one seed-lobe." To say nothing of such scien'ific terms, which if they are introduced in a general essay should at least have their explanation given, we meet repeatedly such words as " morphological," "specialization," " proto-plasmic," " en d rn sotic," &c., which would present serious difficul- res to most readers, who might yet desire to extend their knowledge of this interesting science. Indeed, we question if they invoked their dictionaries to. their assistance whe, her they would be much wiser. Mr. Heufrey is not alone in this ; it is the almest universal lament of scientific students. But, surely, writers of such ability ai,d experience can find some means of expressing themselves in simple language. The half-yearly reports, balaucs sheets, &c., will be found in the Appendix, as usual, and we can eom mend this useful and able publication to all prac tical and scientific agriculturists. • Address to Discharged Prisoners. By the 80. F. S. Batchelor. An earnest little pamphlet, entitled " A NOW Year's Address to Prisoners Discharged," has re cently come into our hands : written by the zealous arid excellent Assistant-Chaplain of her Majesty's Convict Prison at Chatham—and publishes (for distribution among the particular class for whose peruwal it is intended) with the ready sanction, or we are much mistaken, of the Inspectors who pre— side over this deeply-interesting and important de partment of her Majesty's Government. We have read the address throughout with the attention 0 eminently well deserves, and we hesitate not' to pronounce it to be in every way calculated to do practical good to the released convicts who listen to its admonitions, and read it again, and yet again) as its warm-hearted writer recommends. Pitr• Batchelor speaks with authority—the authoriti arising from experience. And his is not an exper k enee restricted simply to the convict prisons of the United Kingdom—his labours of love and of Chrii s " tian charity among the poor prisoners extending across the ocean, to our very antipodes, to our remote penal settlements, as they were very r. °- cently, in the magnificent colony of Australia' The wholesome words of advice here add r essed t° "Prisoners Discharged " can hardly prove other' wise than persuasive to good, and dissuasive frol evil, among all those who read th e m with th eir t spirits chastened to humility, by their - reeS, and perhaps their protracted incarceratl°n . though t have written a little book like this, brief it be—extending over no more than a scor e O . I P We pag , s—and panned wisely, from first t o las'u in the simpl- st lan g ua g e, i s some thi n g of which " are almost disposed to envy Mr. B a tchelor the re' collection of the accomplishment. It is like one of the " corporal works 44 mercy," capable of bolo?, indefinitely multiplied in its a ppli cat i on. M a y 1- have many of those lowly readers whom its r e• verend author would himself most desiderate. The Handbook of the Court, the Peerage, and th e Bowe of Commons. P. King, Bridge-street.. This is the eighth year of the issue of this use ful little volume, woich contain 4 a summary of su ci apppointmenl 8, and the anteceden ts et ttecesAary information n-sp,-cting the Royal Family& the offial the members of b o th b r an c hes of the Legislatur es The familie s o f t h e Peera e the constituencies ° the g Counno nF , an d a ll requisite details are ,in a concise acid pra c ti ca l manner. I t i s extr e glve raell useful as . a work of ref erence , an d no doubt Wee'. the public encouragement it deserves. THE KING OF DELHI. .... The following is an extract from a letter written by the wife of Major (then Captain) Hodson, front Delhi : "There is a re p or t, w hi c h h as b een m i s chievously s et about, an d may havev' mi , ehi,vous consequence , • Iz., that the King ilea the whole of his retinue, and bae rO. turned to his own apartments in the Palace. " Thi. is p er f ec tl y un t rue . I went with Mr. Saunde,r..°' the Civil Co mm i es i oner , and his wife to see the OW. tunate a n d gu ilt y wretc h. We mounted a flight of 00% steps, at the b o t tom an d to of which was a Burt:tee,/ sentry. A ,rnall low door opened into a room, h al ' - a al. which was partitioned off with a grass matting e „ 0 . chitac, behind which w a s a woman cooking some a"/, cious compound, if I might judge from the s mell. o f the other halt was a native bedstead--i. e , a 00° 4 ; barobo4 on fear legs, with grass rope strung a cross itb 00 this was lying and smoking a hookah an old meal h4 t. a long white beard ; no other article of furniture 1 v 7, 0 . ever was in the room, and I am almost ashamed t ° Va that a feeling of pity mingled with my disgust at sse' 9 o T e d for riches and magnificence confined in man recently lordof an Imperialeity elmeet ""rallerie, dirty room, which the lowest slave a low, ts c a bold w here would scarcely have occupied, in the very place A death, he had reigned supreme, with power of life acid toy untrammeled by any law, within the precincts of a „ tow , residence as large as a considerable 'deed town ; s to galleries, towers, mosques, forts, and gardens, a pr .. - 0 and a public hail of justice, and innumerable CO ? r b ; passages, and staircases . Its magnificence can only a equalled by the atrocities which have been cornmi" e there. But to go back to the degraded King. The boy', Jomna Bukt, repeated rily name after Mr. Sounder.; of the ho muttered something I could not hear, and tbe_ . The old man raised his head and looked at me, merit th • boy, wh.) had been. called from a t the Ir door, came and told me that his mother, the - 16 T o , wished to see me. Mrs. Saunders then took P°BBdeisrtist r f toe, and we went on itacr a smaller, darker, ten the 0 2 e ° _ 7 room than the first, in which were some eight or ..,. women crowding round a common 'oharpoy,' or O r r: on which was a dark, fat, shre wd, but sensual-lOck l woman, to wraotn my attention was particularly dras c- c i She took hold of my hand (I shuddered a little), t e a told me that my husband was a great warrior; but ti'`li them by the Gevernment, the King was preP arie t ter if the King's life and her son's had not been promise, great army which would have annihilated us. The thed women stood round in silence till her speech " 3 " — I, d, and if they were all boys, examined aed then crowded round, asking how many children I s e n , seemed particularly amused by my bonret and p o t _ ... , 1 _ They 'ere,' with one exception, coarse, low•caste ! s ir e / as devoid of ornament as of beauty. Zeenat Mahal sate) me (a great honour, I found, which I did not alW re _ e d oo to sit uown on her bed, but I declined, as it look eOll, dirty. Mr. Saunders was much amused at rely ref wag worth ~ix months before to have done so, and tad me it would have been more titan reY ~,0 ao my dress, and sad' h a ' doubt el it." .... ego i t THE SECRET POLICE AT FAULT . —A few d a y e re re t hat was stated in several G erman an d French PePtebat the Mazzini had been arrested It now aPPe a , re a orate ol2 individual in question had only one poiot ' 11:1 to e also with the celebrated revolutionist—that bie.„%p a ce, i l ! ended in i. The occurrence place at get a r - 14 ois° We , phalia. His rame ie Frarizorri, and be i s . b e en a citizen, of the canton of Ticieo. He never 1 1 5. At tc. refugee, and has never taken any part in politte e ,oo doer' robes cordieg to a letter he has sent to a fiiend at Bel li tee which is quoted by a kcal his arrest, he had resided for some time in Bono.' o f re paper—in which b e ~..0 , the Ge man language. On his arrival, he fu'fit' e diatel he determined to go to Mayence to perfect 11 , 10, tb° . r, quid e pas ,port fortnalitif , . Toe police ircn to igh t , granted him a permit to stay in the town for a 1 1 48 wa s and subsequently fer the whole of FebruarYe CoreeolS: quietly prosecu tin g his studies, when one day a , b y si:i darmes, U s w a s a r r este d. Hie p a p ers w hetw gen e ° ea ry of police entere d his roo m , acceinpanleo et i o ar . - ffee , be ransacked, and he was taken to the police -et a th et d he underwent an examination, and discovere d an d __, a e was charged with being a Mazzinian conspirator, 00 that there were strong grounds to believe that n _ e i s eor Mazzini himself. Ultimately. he was taken to r ijo a te and ot ly relea , ef four day-. aft.ric;a..is, wter'' a po thO S e xamination of his papers bad convince d the Po ' they bad wade a Bros 4 mistake. •