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(plaai ers, to enable- •-tlze - er f , Ministers.to : usorp ctioruio ; and pit rona. - , ati - d` ihdre it be a bold -facpd usurpati,in is prk,g! of our libe,t~e, will be tc,i‘oc',ue.;:olpnostiti,,itbant;iodoffnber3,w,ea...iisnfftrr)rosa:notier3tdi4d to) guar* Even.the poor-apology that this Liarktd for , ' coning Bill, The of the Army . n Neigh int Ero for:te under the 11.7 , 15, Gol 'rds, and ! a n .r ive o • under •t,is 'a pariitie! -of —llt o 1 - 3 that' render ff , c . ive milks y . im n po b •-. The s. lee ion mem lichyat hithrtcpursut-d iu tile E ng li s h and, no intention pres CO u u t ncl ß l l4 l3el ' cl ':fd 'free , ois t o till up he se:+ts at ow the of the - new Ind iau thanger, Gov rn—eri ha s no f-- u l t to find w:ti: c policy It will c i.tinue to act by the advice of the Direciors, out it will s- rip ih,m of all patellar, and of all administrative authority. Lord Palmers on, an d his colleagues, flati,er themselves that they will i u this way ootaio the adv., t-,ge of the liAts of ho.e wen who really tin >w India, and at the saiie time rquove all impediments in the way of their Indian patronue. The six Councillors for India will be as arrant nonentities as the - Junior Lords of the Treasury, and greater nonentities 111:n the Junior Lrirds of the Admiralty. Appointments m India will no lo nger be c o n f erre d on t h e most de &Tying, but on t',ose whose friends 'can repay their donors with parli-)melitaiy and electiO .et t ser vie3. At the saint- , time that political oiri uption is augmented in England, adwin.;stratiVeefficiency will be diminishep in India. 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The ar rangements for the dramatic performances are under the direction of Mr. Mitchell, in co-operation with Mr. Lumley, and with the assistance of the follow ing managers of the principal theatres : Mr. Buckstone, of the Hayma r k e t ; M r . W e b s t er , o f th e Adelphi ; Mr. Harrison and Miss Pyne of the Lyceum ; Messrs. Robson and Emden, of the Olympic ; and Mr. Ph e l ps , o f Sadler's Well.. The first performance is to be "Macbeth," under the direction of Mr. Phelps ; the parts of Maobe:h and Lady Macbeth by him and Mias Helen Faucit ; with Oxenford's farce, " Twice Killed," in which Mr. and Mrs. Keeley, will appear. The second performance will be Balfe's new opera "The Rose of Cas ilk," as it has been given at the Lyceum, with a comedietta by Mr. Robson and members of the Olympic company. The third is to be an Italian opera, with Piccolomini, Giugliui, and other stars of Her Majesty's Theatre, and followieg by a ballet divertissement. And the fourth will consist of an English comedy by Mr. Buclistone and the Hay market company, with an afterpiece in which Mr. Wright and members of the Adelphi company will perform. The Queen and the Prince Consort, with the Court, and her Majesty's royal and illustious visitors, are to honour these per& ' , noes with presence ; a great portion of the grarr of boxes being set apart and magnificently fatfkr-tiiiiceihilit reception ; and the whole theatre, moreover, being splendidly decorated. The concert at Buckingham Palace is to be on a large and magnificent scale, embracing tho services of-our greatest vocal and instrumental performers. Madame Clara Novello, we learn, will come to London expressely for this occasion, and will not return to Italy till the commencement of our regular season. SEEING THE OLD YEAR OUT AT WHITE HORSE CHAMBERS, FETTER-LANE—Hearing that the proprietors of the monster lodgit4.-bouse in Fetter-lane intended giving the inmates of the house a Christmas treat, we dropped in on Thursday evening to see wbat was going on, and gladly corfess to the gratification it afforded us to behold some two huni!red of the least fortunate of our fellow -creatures in the enjoyment of a happy hour. They bad partaken of a substantial tea, and were passing the remainder of the evening in a esncert, and while we were looking round the piano was playing most merrily. Toe large room in which the concert took place was eecorated with evergreens and banners, and densely packed with rather hirsute faces, on which want and care had carved many furrows. From what we observed the entertainment was strictly of a teetotal character, but not the less productive of an hour's social sunshine to those for whom it had been provided.—City Press. THE CHRISTMAS OF 1857.--A plate of raspberries was gathered on Christmas eve, in the open air, in the garden of Mr. John Wood; of Kingstborpe, near North ampton. In our more northern c natity of Durham we hear from our rural friends of simple birds that have built their nests in the hedgerows. An old farmer, who bad four ploughs at work in one field on the 28th ult., said he had never known such weather, his land was in April order. On Saturday a brown linnet's nest was found at Newbiggin waggon-way with four young ones; and on Monday a sparrow's nest was found with four eggs in it. Whinbushes are everywhere in golden flower. Pansies and polyanthu.ies are repor ed by our Sunderland correspondent to be in full blow in his locality. On the 29th wild strawberries were gathered between Shildon and Sedgefield. Women were gath ering " wickens" on the 30th near Durham. A hedgesparrow' s nest, with four eggs, and the old bird sitting on them, was found on a farm at Bar low a few days ego ; and at the same time the po!y• anthus was blooming at Ryten, and roses and woodbines were ready to blow. A picnic party left Gateshead in an open conveyance on the last morning of the old year. At night there earns a nipping frost, and the earth was hoar on New Year's morn ; but the day was delightful —at once sharp and summery.—Gateshead Observer. [lt should be remembered that the mildest Christmas-day on record (that of 1837) immediately precede 1 the long and severe 'frost of January and February, 1838 ] NEW METBOrOLITAN POSTAL ARRANGEMENTS.— On Friday a new and important alteration in the postal arrangements for the facility of letter deliveries through out the north-western district ofthemetropoliscame into operation, by direction of her Majesty's Postmaster Gene ral, in the establishment of a central office for the entire north-west dietrie. 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Dr. Andrew Ure of constipation, dyspep sia ervous irritability. Core No. 34,210. Dr. Sherland of dropsy and .ehility. Cu, No. 36,212. Captain Allan of epileptic fits. Cure No. 42.11 G Main,' FAlie of enlaraarnent of the liver and total prostration of strength. Cure No. 36,418. Rev. Dr. Minster of cramps, spasms, and daily vomitings, Cure. No. 26,418. Dr. Har vey of diarrho e a and debility . C ure N o. 39,628, Dr. Wurtzer or consumption. 1,410 0t,00.u0 of paralysis. Cure No. 46,270. M r . J ames Roberts, wood me - roliant, of thirty years diseased lungs, spitting of blood, liver derangement, partial deafhess. Cure No. 4 ,814. Mr. Samuel Laxton, Leieester, of two years' diarrhoea. Cure No 52,612. The Dowager Countess of Castleatuart, of many years' nervous irritability, bile, and indi gestion. Cure No. 54,812. Miss Virginia Zeguers, cured of con sumption, after her medical advisers had abandoned all hopes of recovery, Cure No, 180. 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James Porter, Athol-street, Perth." Important Caution against the fearful dangers of spurious imita tation s The Vice , flhancellor Sir William Page Wood granted an injunc tion on the 10th March, 1884, against A Med Hooper Neville, for imitating " Du Barry's Revalenta Arabica Food." pac.sed for all climates, and with full instructions. In canisters, 11b 28 9d ; 21b 48 6d ; Mb lls , 121 b 225. The 121 b car riage free, on receipt of Post-office order. Barry Du Barry and Co., 77, Regent-street, London; Fortnum, Mason, and Co.. pur veyors to her Maiesty, 182, Piccadilly ; also at 60, Graceehurch s'reet ; :430 430, and 451, Strand : 4, flheapside 149, Bleu pigate• street ; and 150 and !Ss Oxford-street , SEAMEN'S WIVES AND FURNITURE BROKERS.—Sea men belonging to the v.orth-east ports, who are mostly a domesticated class of men, are sometimes unfortunate enough to fall in with bad wives, and though most of them leave a fair provision behind for their spouses when upon distant voyages, it sometimes happens that on their return they find their houses sold up by their wives to a broker, and the household entirely destroyed. A. case of this sort has been before the North Shields County Court this week. A seaman, named Taylor, sailed upon an American voyage in October, and left his wife at borne with ample provision for her maintenance: Upon returning this Christmas he found his house sold up, and his wife fled. She had sold his furniture to nne Crofton, a broker, for 9/. It way worth 251. Be brought an action for the value of the furniture, and the judge adjudicated that Crofton should pay him 211. with full costs.—Mandester guardian'. THE CORN TRADE IN FRANOE.—The kioniteur pub li.hes the official return of the price of wheat for the last week of November and the first fortnight of Decem ber, in the Jiff-rent markets of France by whioh the import and export duties on corn and fl sir are regulated. The highest price is 231.21 c. per hectolitrein the market of Marseilles, and the lowest, 14f 78c., in that of Metz. The highest av,rage price for any district is 191. 9c., in the markets of Toulouse, Gray, Lyons, and Marseilles, and the lowest, 15f. 34c., in those of Metz, Verdun, Charleville, and Soissons. The average for the whole of France is 17f. 85c, being a decline of Do. on the last return. The following has been the progressive decline in price during the last six months :—End of July, 251. 75c.; August, 21f. 62c.; September, 20f. 23c.; October, 181. 73c.; November, 17f. 96c.; and December, 171. 86c. The average price at, the end of December, 1856, was 271. 82c., and at the corresponding period of 1855, .33f. 47c. The prices are now sufficiently low in all the sections to allow corn and flour to be exported at the, simple scale dues of .25c. per hectolitre of wheat, and 50c. per metrical quintal of flour. As to the imports, they are not now subject to the regulating table, as they remain free until the let .of Sep tember, 1858. TRE SUPPOSED POISONING AT ICEIGHLEY.-00 Thurs day, the adjourned inquest on the body of Barbara Sagar, aged 39, matron of the Keighley workhouse, was held before T. Brown, E.g., coroner for the district, at the Court-house, Keiebley. The court was again densely crowded. John Sagar, deceased's husband, wee placed in the dock, on suspicion of having administered the arsenic from which death bad arisen.., The case was watched on his behalf by Mr. Wasney, of Skipton. The jury returned the following verdict :—" We find that Barbara Sagar has died from the effects of arsenic, but by whom administered there is no evidence to show." The Coroner—l don't know that you could have returned any other verdict according to the evidence.—There was no manifestation of feeling on the part of the crowded was announced. The prisoner was detained in custody till yesterday morning, 'when the magistrates discharged him. It might be noticed, in connexion with this inquiry, that not one of the medicine bottles taken possession of by the police has been arias lysed ; although the deceased invariably took her medi cine from her husband's hands, and complained that the stuff burned her.— Leeds Mercury. POISONING AT HALIFAX. —On Wednesday afternoon an inquest was held at the Dusty Miller Inn, Halifax, to inquire into the circumstances attending the death of Mary Eastburn, wife of Mr. R. Eastburn, stover, Pel lon-lane. The husband of the deceased, who has been in business in Halifax many years, bas latterly been unfor tunate in the investment of his capital, and the result is that the whole of his property is advertised for pale, under an order of the Bankruptcy Cour'. Mr. Eastburn'e embarrassmenthas been taken much to heart by his wife, and on Tuesday morning, in a state of mental delusion, she poisoned herself and endeavoured to poison her hus band. The case, as stated by the witnesses at the inquest appears to be as follows :—On Monday the deceased was out all day with her two sons, on Mr. East burn's ,business, and on her return she a pp eare d le more than .ually depressed in spirits, and remarked that the family would be turned out of doors. Next morning, about five o'clock, she went dow stairs, and Lock from the cupboard a bettle containing 1 oz. of laudanum, purchased for Mr. Eastburn, he bele: 4 in the habit of taking it with burnt brandy for spasms in the stomach. Having poured into a cup a portion of the con tents of the phial, she drank off the dose, and then pre. sented one to her husband, telling him it was rhubarb wine. Mr. Eastburn took oily a small quantity of the liquid, bvt his wife drank the remainder. As she had taken scarcely anything to eat for some days past, and had, therefore, an empty stomach, the poison speedily took effect, and though Mr. Nowell, surgeon, and hie assistant, Mr. Stocks, were early in attendance, and did all they could to preserve life, the unfortunate woman died about eight o'clock in the evening of the same day. In the case of Mr. Eastbourne, however, the medicine operated, and happily he was soon out of danger. The occurrence causes a very paicful sensation in the neigh bourhood. The jury returned as their verdict that the deceased had died from laudanum, administered by her self whilst in a temporary fit of insanity. Maltese, of Dec. 18, received at. Gibraltar by the _......................__—_. British tamer Lettanou, Capt. C o ok, w hi c h p u t LIVERPOOL, JAN. 4. into the bier on the night of the 23d, from Mal t a The Royal Mail steam- s hip E uro p a h as arrived, for Liverpool : with advices from New York to the 23d ult., and " The French steamer Province de Coestautine $2,337,742 in specie on freight. reached MaAte on the m ruing of the 17th from The Adriatic arrived at New York on the 21st. The Europa pass e d th e P ers i a on t he 24th. Tunis. She bring s six sailors belonging to the , Austrian b trque Lib urno, wrec k e d on the night of The' Senate had passed a Bill authorising the the 12th ult. at Herkla, nearly 25 miles to the issue of $20,000,000 of Treasury notes. The opera- west of Stua, on the Barbary coast. Two of the tion of :he Act is limited to one year, and notes of crew perit•hed. The Liburno was from Taganrog, a less denomination than 100 dollars are prohibited. bound to England with a cargo of grain. A resolutii in. calling for all correspondence with reference to alle ge d losses' tiy thee bombardment of "Capt. Morton, o f th e B r iti s h s t eamer Bl arne y, whoearrived at Constantinople on the morning of Greytown was adopted. ' the. Bth inst., reports that, having touched at the The Senate in executive session confirmed the port of Taganrog, he found the roadstead blecked appointment of Mr. Lamar, of Texas, as 11Iinister up with ice, which compelled him to proceed to I to Central America. Mariaimple to discharge the cargo destined for the Mr. Douglas, in Vie Senate, and Mr. Banks, in first -named place. In the bay of Taganrog Capt. the House, introduced bills authorising the people Morton observed six vessels fixed on the ice, and of Kansas to form a State Government. another (name and nation unknown) lying on her Orders had been issued to the Federal officers at s i de. ), the South to stop all vessels latund for the relief of The Russian war steamers Bounivol, of 11 guns, Walker, and also to arrest the steamer Fashion. Capt. Jante Vink Dobrorolsky, and Vepre, of 10 The frigate Jamestown had been ordered to Grey- guns, Capt. Vink, left Cadiz for the Mediterranean town. Captain Chatard, of the Saratoga, was to on the 2311 ult. be superseded for allowing Walker to land. The Tagus brings Lisbon dates of Dec. 29. The At Mobile a revenue cutter firel into a new usual Portugeese squadron was lying-in the Tagus, steamer under the i m p ression th a t s h e was a Fili busteriog vessel. and the Brig Caroline, of Dartmouth, dismasted. The Lisben exchanges are quoted this packet f o r Governor Walker, of Kansas, sent in his resigna tion. three months as folio ws :—London, 54t ; Paris, 515; Amsterdam, 43f; Hamburg, 48g; Genoa, 514. There was a doubtful report from Kansas that On London short paper continued in demand at General Lane has been shot by a Government officiel at Lecompton i n a di s t ur b ance a t Fort Scott 53 for 30 days' sight ; at 90 day s ' dat e th e exc h ange fluctuated from 54i to 54i, the principal am o u n t Several lives were lost. S oi n e t roops h a d b een d e - being. effected M .- the quoted raie of 54/, and besi spatched to quell the outbreak; ness 00-zed with money over for first-class 9t days' There weeakeeunacearethatthiklepot at Fort Ela- date paper at 54i. On the continent the transac vamire had been threatened by the*Morinons, :end rtipanie, of the U nited St a t es ' expedition lions were of Very little importance, paper in gene that two co ral being scarce. hitd met with a reverse. An improvement in the prices of stock had taken From Havannah we learn that trade was very dull- and money exc ee di ng ly scarce , a t enormous place, more buyers havi ng a pp eare d. Th ree p er Ceat. registered were at 461 to 47 • Coupons, 46 to interest. Sugars h a d s li g h t ly a d v a nce d. S ome o f 46 the new crop, which was expe c t e d t o b e unus ually i ; Deferred, 27 to 28 ; Bank of Portugal shares 9 to 10 per .cent. premium. large, had been sent to market. Two American Our Lisbon correspondent stet s that no cases of vessels had landed cargoes of negroes. fever had been reported after the 22d, and that the Exchange on London was quoted at 14 per cent. total of the official bulletins during the 105 days Advices from Yucatan state the revolution in commencing on the 9th of September had amounted Campeachy had been suppressed. to 13,482 cases of fever, and 4,759 deeths. The . A ves-el had been seized at New York on suspi- weather at Lisbon had been clear, cold, acid brac , cion of being a slaver, ing, with only one day's rain , during the whole The .:‘ ew York Courier and Enquirer says :-- " Notwithstandieg the favour a nl e B an k state- mouth of December. Th e i n h a bit an t s were return ment of the past week there i s a gsnera l i n di s posi- ing to their town r e sid ences , an d b us i ness s h owe d tion to commence again the acoiv..: op:rations of • signs of renewed vitality, which led the merchants trade until a decisive change takes place for the to anticipate a brisker trade than, usual in the h of Jy. bstter abroad. This month conservative policy prevents The Hou anuar se of Deputies had at last been consti shipment, and also keeps the exchange-market un settled. Exchang e o n L on d on i s quote d at 108 k to toted on the 281 h, when 56 me m b ?r s as s em bl e d ; but, being only two abov e th e l eg al num b er , littl e 1091 for 60 days, 1111 to 1114 for short sight. " Depreseing causes continu e to ac t upon the progress could be made even in the e l ect i o n of tie standing committees, much less in any contested stock-market, and the quotation's of to-day show legislative act. the same small but steady decline that has taken January Ist, in lat. 48 6 N., long. 6,4 W., the place every day for the past week. ' The latest quotation s are as f o ll ows :—Mi,souri , Tagus passed the b r i g H arr i e t J osep hi ne , o f C aen , ' stee ring south-west ; and 1.30 p.m. saute day a Sixes, 79k ' • New York Central Shares, 74 ; New : French hark, in lat. 48 15 N., l ong . 545 W. York and Erie Shares,. 171; Reading It &road , Shares, 531; Michigan Southeru Sh ares , The Tao us will have to leave Sou Iron pton again land and Toledo Shares, 414 ; P anama Railroad j gers, ' 19 1; Cie " l ' on Thursday next with the outwa r d ma il s , p assen - Shares, 91 ; Illinoi s C en t ra l Sh, res, 89 ; Illinois ! and cargo for the Peninsular perts. Central Bonds, 85; ChiCago and R.I. Shares, 73k; Milwauke and Missouri, 26 ; Ga!ena. and Chicago, ili La Crosse,.lol; Michigan Southern New Stock, 83i ; Delaware and Hudson, 1081 ; Cumberland, 91. e .The New York Shipping List says : "The asp-ct of financial affairs continues• to brighten. Money is daily becoming more and more abundant. Confidence , s streog, hening, and, ge neral trade being paralysed, capitalists are earnestly solicitin g good emutn erc i a l p aper at compara t ive l y low rate s of intereAts—viz., 7 per cent. for choice signatures with 60 days' maturities • 9 to 10 per cont. for prime th ree t o s i x mou th s' n otes °-10to 12 per cent. for fai r en d orse d an d good sing le paper, and 5 to 7 per cent, on call. " The heaping up of ideal capital in the form of bold and silver at the banks, as shown by the enor mous balance, nearly 28,000,000 dols , in last week's statement, we cannot but consider an evil. The other points of the Bank Statement are favour able, there being an increase of 685,000 odd doll. in loans, a gain of 800,000 odd doll. in deposits, and a small decrease in circulation. " Suspension of specie payments by the banks of Georgia, South Carolina, and Alabama has at length been legalised by the Legislatures of those States." Ashes were very dull, with an accumulating stock. Cotton tended downwards ; the demand was con fined to the wants of home spinners. Middling Uplands was quoted at 10k. There was considerable depression in flour, and prices had declined 25 cents.; there was little or no export demand. The business in wheat was extremely light, at a decline of sc. to 10c. 'SERIOUS DISTURBANCE AT PRESTON. Oa Saturday evening an enteute of a threatening nature (the second in the space of ten days), took place among the pauper labourers at the relieving offices, Saul-street, Preston. As has been b. fore stated, the men are about 1,000 in number, and are employed on the moor. Half have latterly been employed in the forenoon and the other half in the afternoon, but on Friday ord,rs were issued that they should work the entire day, or only receive a moiety of the, usual allowance—viz., 63. The paupers 'determinedly resisted this order, and the more violPnt of them threatened death to the welt disposed who were willing to comply. The opposi tion assumed such an alarming form that' it was not deemed prudent to carry out the resolution, and the labourers accordingly received their ls. each for only half a-day's work. On Saturday evening the men assembled at the offices to the number of 1,000, and demanded their pay as usual. On being informed that they would only receive 6d. each a most serious disturbance occurred. The commotion commenced before 5 o'clock, and several or the more violent of the labourers rose and harangued the rest, calling upon them to resist this attempt "to starve them to death." The guardians present were Messrs. M. Satterthwaite (the chairman of the board), Ward, Dewhurst, and C. Satterthwaite. Mr. Ward essayed to speak to the people, but he was booted and groaned at, an d denounced in the most violent and profane terms The affair assumed such an aspect that the Mayor of the borough (Mr. J. Humber), Mr. Dodd, the magistrate's clerk, and Mr. Gibbons, the police superintendent, with about 20 constables, ultima t-ly went t) the spot. The leaders of the paupers continued their harangues, and al efforts at expos tulation were useless. The men declared that they would have the pay either one way or another. A consultation between the guardians present and the authorities took place, and it was contemplated to read the Riot Act. • The superintendent of police went to one of the orators, who was appealing to the passions of his fellows, and requested him to be quiet, but no notice was taken of the intimation. One section of the guardians, backed by the autho rities, for some time expressed a determination to resist the tumult, and adhere to. the resolution for stopping the 63. Mr. C. Satterthwaite and others, however, pointed out the danger of such a course in the then excite 1 state of the men, and also that there was some ground for the complaint, seeing it was attempted to make the abatement on Satur day, as on Sunday they would receive no money at all. After a long discussion it was agreed to pd,y the parties their shilling each, and enforce the new rule on Monday (this day), with the determination that the men should either work a full day or only receive payment in proportion. The superinten dents have instructions to put the labourers a full day's employment. It is very probable that a serious riot, will be the result. An outbreak was cert iinly avoided on Saturday night by the conces sion of the guardian ; and the enforcement of their order will be exceedingly difficult. if not danger ous to the peace of the town. The commotion lasted nearly three hours. It is to be hoped that the number of this class of paupers will be speedily reduced. Six additional mills have within the last few days commenced running full time, and they I will, to a small extent, lessen the number of the labourers ; but it must be borne in mind that the paupers on the moor include a large class of idle persons who seldom worked in good times. Iron was dull at adecline. A firm demand for molasses and sugar at steady prices. Turpentine quiet. Provisions dull and drooping. Rice dUll. Tal low firm. Tobacco firmer. Freights very dull. The steam-ships North St ar an d B orns ia had arrived at N ew York. [ADVERTISEMENT.]—HoIIoway's ()Intl:trent and Pills remarkable for their Efficacy in curing diseases of the Skin.—Scurvy, ringworm, and other cutaneous dis orders are engendered by the impurity of the blood, and the only sure means of eradicating such complaints is to undergo a course of Holloway's Pilk and at the same time apply .xternally hia invaluabh: Oiobwont. Cures by these extraordinary modicineB are daily attested, proving, their astonishing efficacy in purifying the blood, strengthening the constitution, and re-estab lishing the best of health. They are equally beneficial in curing wounds, &c.—Sold by all rredicine vendors throughout the' wort!; at Professor Holloway's Establi-hatent.', 244, Strand, London, and 80, Maiden lane, New York ; by A.. Starnpa, Constantinople ; A. Guidicy, Smyrna ; and E. Muir, Malta. ADVERTISEMENT...I-- SIGHT AND HEARING -- SPECTACLES—. 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They answer every pur pose on the Race-course and at the Opera-houses. Country scenery and ships are clearly seen at 12 to 14 miles. They are invaluable for shooting, deer-stalking, yachting, to sportsmen, gentlemen, gamekeepers, and tourists. Opera, Camp, Perspective, and Race-c .urse Glasses, with wonderful powers. Invaluable preserving Spectacle Lenses of the greatest transparent power, The great advantage derived from this invention is, that vision impaired becomes pre served and strengthened and cry aged person, are enabled to employ their sight at the most minute occupation— can see with those lenses of a much less magnifying power—and they do not require the frequent changes to the dam• gerous effects of further powerful assistance. Persona can be suited at the moss remote part of the world by send. ing ono of the glasses out of their spectacles in a letter, and stating the distance from the eye they can read small print with it, and those who have not made use of spectacles by stating their age. Deafness.—New Discovery.—The Otganio Vibrator, an extraordinarily powerful, small, newly-invented instrument for dearness, entirely different from all et oers, surpassing anything of the fkind that has been, or prob ably can, be produced. Being of the same colour as the sic in, is not perceptible. It enables deaf persons to hear distinct ,y at churchand at public assemblies ; the unpleasant sensation of singing noises in the ears is entirely removed all the assistance that possibly could be desired,-39 , and ed. marls-street, riereAdillb — Opposite the York HoTo3it9 affordslte Hotel, W, marls-street, THE PENI van., -1R .11AILS. The Peninsular and tit len al Company's steam ship Tagus, Capt. Edward Christian, arrived at Southampt on on Saturday afternoon, with mails in charge of Lieut. Greville, R.N., Admiralty agent, to the following dates :—Gibraltar, Dec. 26 ; Cadiz, I.4isboii ya e h , 2 v 9 0 ; Oporto te and Tagus xVeigoo e , 30. On 2 1Ter ; outward aid the heavy south- we S terly gale in the rin Channeleade the Bay ; along the coast of Purtugal and home wards, fine we ither. This stesmer brings 16 pas sengers, 46 packages of specie, value 29,914/. 10s., and cargo comprisin g 399 half-boxes of oranges, 40 boxes of ta.ngerines 43 boxes of eggs, 52 boxes of dates, and 149 packages of gel.eral merchandise. Gibraltar a d vices are to the 26th ult, on which day the exchan ges were q noted as under :—London, 90 days' date, 491 to 49i • Paris, do., s f. 310 ; Marseilles, d o ., sf. 32c. • ' Genoa, do., 3f. ; . : 50 . ; Madrid, eight d ays ' sight , 1k die.; Cadiz, do., par ; Malaga, do., dis.; Seville, do., dis.; Alicante, do., dis.; Valen cia , a dis.; Barcelona, dis ; Spanish pillared dollars, 4 per cent. prem., none, no demand. Her Majesty's shi p Curlew was the only vessel of war lying at Gib ra l tar when the Tagus left. The Prussian sa il ing frigate Thetis, Capt. Sun dewally, sailed at 7 a, m. on the 17th, intending to proceed as far as Toulon on a crui , e, and then return again, touching at Gibraltar on her way to Prussia The Thetis fired a Royal salute as she passed the fortress under sail, which compliment was promptly r eturned by th e guns of the saluting battery. His Nethellands M a j esty ' s steam-frigate A d m i ral vo n Wacfanner, C apt. Vaynia, loft the Orange Grove, where she h a d anchored during the preva lence of the stron g eas t erly winds, about the same time as the Thetis, and p roceeded under sail for the e astward, likewise on a cru i se as far as Toulon. T ship Lady M‘Naghten with 91 ticket of-leave tun from the Gibraltar convict establish ment, left for Deptford, with a fair wind, at day light on the morning of the 18 t h . By the steamer Duranc e , w hi ch arrived at hehired e Gib raltar from Malaga on the afternoon of the 15th ult., intelligence was received of the loss of the Dutch steamer Wilhelm 111. , which was run foul of by the French steamer Normandie, bound to Barcelona and Marseilles, on the previous Satur day night. The Dutchman managed, however, to reach the harbour,. where she sank-just at the en trance, sternforemOst. Part of the cargo base been saved, owing to her having water-tight compart ments. The Normandie suffered damage, and put back to Malaga in a leaky state. The British bark Caleb, Capt. W. P. Pelham, which arrived at Gibraltar on the 21st ft om Shields and Grimsby, with coals for Motril, dragged her anchors during the same night, and went ashore be tween the two rivers on the opposite side of the bay. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Pera, Capt. Soy, with the India and China mails of the 20th from Southampton, put into the Bay of Gibraltar at 7 a. m. on the 26th, having experienced strong wemterly winds in the Channel and Bay of Biscay. Sile proceeded to Malta and Alexandria at 1.30 p m. ; all well. The felkavieg British merchants had arrived at Gibraltar from England since previous dates :—On the 17th, the Scamander, S. Tollett, 71 1 days from Liverpool, 'with bale goods for Gibraltar and Alex andria ; 18th, the Gibraltar, Hall, from London on the 10th, with nine passengers and a cargo of Go vernment stores and other merchandise for Gibral tarand Cadiz; 20th, Ignez do Castro, W. Kennedy, nine days from Glasgow, with a general cargo for Gibraltar and Seville ; 24th, the Brenda, A. Scott, nine days trim London and eight from Havre, with a general cargo for Malta, Constantinople, and Odessa. The following items are extracted from the Lloyd At Professor Faraday's thir 1 lecture on " Corr du.rtion, Insidat on, and LiJl•ning Conducto s," we otiserve 1 , itiong the distinguishe I cowpany pre sent M. de Due d'Authale, M. le Prince de Con le, M. le Cuaite de Paris, M. le D. de Cha.c:res, with M. le Docteur de Mussy, the eminent and &Tow plishecl physician of the Orleans family ; Sir Ben j train BrAlie, Bart., F. R. 6: ; Sir C. Fellows, F.S A.; the Rev. D r . Whewell, F. R.S. (Master of Trinity College, Cambridge), Revs. J. Barlow, F. B.S. ; C. W Page (Student of Christ Church, Oxford, the.), His R Highn-ss the Prince of , Wales (at tended by Mr. F. W. Giblp, Dr. Becker, and Lieut.-Colunel Cavendish) took the chair at three o'clock, with his usual punctua ity. On the wall, behind the Professot'e table, were fixed Circular cards, containing an epitome of the previous lec tures ; eleci ricity being shown to b.- 1. Evolve! or destroyed at pl-asure. 2. Produced by any two bodies ; and 3. Apparent on the rubbing of the bodies. Fur ther,-- 4. The acting body is not changed. 5. Force is lei al. 6. It is variable to any degree. 7. The result is attraction and repulsion. 8. Two-states are in the force. 9. The power is transferable. 10. The power is conducted. 11. C. induction and insulation are demonstrated ; 12. Carrying or convection. When the profes.ror may his appearance he was gree!ed withloud cheers from hi, juvenile (aud ma ture) admirers, to which is responded 'by sayine,. that " although i n th place he way surrounded by the highest.socie.y, both in rink and intell-teturtl ' eminence, he was happy to find the privileges of children allowed there, and therefore he accepted the cheers of his young friends." By various ex pe iments the learned Professor proceeded toshow the power of -conduction--iron, copper, and wood being shown to conduct differently. To de monstrate the conduction of the electric force as operating diversely with divers substances, two rods, one of copper, the othi r of iron, were exhibited against the chimney, between which a phosphorous lamp was phced, and it was shown by means of little wooden balls, which had been stuck on to the rods by pomatum, and fell from the rods at different t mes, that copper was r more powerful conductor than iron. A very curious exieriment was tried with two kinds of thread used as the conducting force. From the electric machine on the table a silk thread was carried to the indicator a yard or two off, and was shown to be a non-conductor when the glass tube was rubbed and applied to the machine (although the silk when wetted conducted), while a metallic thread of the same thickness, when treated in the same way, conducted the force so much as to vehemently agitate the gold leaves within the indicw or. The difference in the conducting powcr lietween glass and brass was then explained, and it was proved that brass conduct, d, while glass insuiated. The professor then treated of the circumstances under which electricity is conduced, and when it ceased, atter which he gave a lucid and int:cresting description of the Atlantic telegraph (peat of which he exhibited), and of the late Dover and Cabs telegraph, and when his explanations were cheered, said, " Thank you for all your approval ; I t , ,ink your silence gives it, best." His ignition of a jet of gas when, standing "insulated" on the carpet, he put one hand on a branch of the electric machine ) and the oth-r on the buiner, was, nfiwithstanding, loudly applauded ; as als:, when he hel,iin his hand and us •c 1 - for an - electrometer a t ta.el of paper, which became dishevelled and violently aiit;:ted when being "insulated," his hand was electrified. Tt►e rest of the lecture was devoted to the eluei• datio❑ of the principles of lightning conductors, as useful on lighthouses, Ike. A model of the Eddy stone Lighthouse was used in illustration, and one of St. Katharine's lighthouses was exhibited on a table in the ante-room, which was examined after the lecture and much admired. THE IVEIV INDIAN BILL. (From the Daily News ) " The affairs of my East Indian dominions will require your :serious consideration, and I recom mend them to your ear est a:tention." Th's was the injunction laid by the Queen upon her Parlia ment when they_ met, at the opening of the session, on the 3d of last December. Immediate compliance with the injunction would lilt, however, have suit ed the purpose of Lord Palmerston. His lordship has to obtain the sanction of the Legislature to a bill for the future government of India, which has been described by one of his own organs in the press as such a crude meeeeire as "may arise from the aberrations of a Parliament talking six months upon a subject studied hurriedly and without pre vious preparation." A piece of legislation of this kind, it is obvious, will require to be hurried through Parliament without allowing time to scru tinise its defects too narrowly, Hod it been pro duced when the Houses first met, members must necessarily have had a couple of months to study its provisions before the great debates could come on. To avoid this Lord Palmerston has, up to the pre sent time, kept his own secret. In February Par liament will be called upon to ppss an extempore measure for the government of India. Such in decent precipitancy ought, if possible, to he pre vented ; and this is the reason why we submit to the pubic such details of the Ministerial India Bill as we have been able to glean from various well informed quarters. `Jur sketch of its most essential provisions will, we have not the shadow of a doubt, I,e found correct. If there is any inaccuracy in the minor details, Ministers have it in their power to set themselves right with the public by putting firth their own vermeil. In this way our object will yet more fully be attained ; lee that object is simply to frustrate the re-farioue attempt to atingle a Bill, lot, nded to revolutionise the government of India, through Parliament, with altniirimum of discussion. We learn, then, from sources on which we have been accustomed t►► place gi eat reliauce, that by Lord Palm4•raton's India Bili— The political affairs of India are to be transferred to the direct management of a member of the Cabinet, who, it is understood, shall be a Pt-er, and in whom all patronage, th one exception — is to be ve,ted. This member of the Cabinet is to be President of a Council to whom simply consultative functions are to be ent usted ; they are to have neither ad miniitrative nor executive powers. The Members of Council are to be six in number ; and they are to be chosen in the first instance from the existing Court of Directors. The European portion of the Indian Army is to be greatly augmented, and placed directly and ex clusively under the Crown. All regulations and orders tegarding it will emanate from, all patronage will be exercised through, the medium of the _Horse Guards. The Native Army will be confided to the charge of the local Government an India. The Indian Services will be kept distinct from the Home Services, and charged directly and ex clusively on the Rovenue of India. _ . The first consequence of this measure that stares us in the face is, the immense addition it will make to the power of the Crown. The European army of the Crown in India will be withdrawn fiom the annual supervision and control of Parliament, A great army of European soldiers will be maintained in India irrespective of the Imperial Parliament. The patronage dispensed by the Commander-in Chief—an officer who has come to be regarded as the norse the more immediate Minister of the Crown, and in dependent of and unaffected by the muta tions of Prince of Consort, the balance of part;es in Parliament — will be enor: mously increased. It has been generallyunder stood that so long as Lord Hardingere s a o i r n t e , t v e r d a a Guards eia ed of the m ,:rias submittedary strong suspicions are entertained that this practice tth has not been entirely abandoned every the y since Lord liar dingo's demise. IfParliatnent sanctions the transfer of the largely increased Eutopi , ao porion of India to the Horse Guards, the power , if the Crown in'its very worst. form—_ hat i siraintland contt 01 of s, unsubjerted to the re rt sp .nsible Ministers--willbe augment-A ' to _ier., ous t 'tent. Again, should. L rd Palmerston's India Bill become law, the influence of the Political Govern ment of th e day willbe increased. All the non military patronage of India be placed at its disposal. U n d er it theCi'vi will Civil Service of India will be jobb e d t o au extent of whichsome recent objec tionable appointments conv e y but a faint notion. The Cabinet of the day will be more than compen sated for the loss of Colonial patronage consequent on the concession of self-government tothe Colonies India will become a preserva for the aristocracy and their venal tools and dependents • • in Parliament and the constituencies. The measure for the government of India con templated by Lord Palmerston is neither more nor !THE AUSTRALIAN MAIL SEkPICE. (Ffrom the Australian. and New Zealand Gazette) e have been favowed with the following infor m tion_with respect to the Australian steam pustal setvice via Strez At a meeting of th - e committee of the General A4qo• ei4tioi, fur the s, bald on Deo. 10, the re,oluti n, were ag. cal : r • 1. T.,a; for the Efficient per:ormance of the postal service betwt en Suez and Melbourne six first class steam Alps are required, of 2,200 tons bard n at least, and to beicar,ble of p , rforruittg, when tested for speed, noL less tbkn 12 knots p.'r hour. • !" 2. Dia" for the perforiparret of the postal service between Southampton and Alexandria three first class stdamshipo, l'f not les4 than 1,250 tons, cud capable of still greater opted than • he preceding, are required. 3 That, nndei sianditig the European and Austra- grin R a 1 Mail C. bav, joint d the Royal Mail Steam. packet Co., and that the contract entered into by the fn.. nu jr for carrying the Australian mails is to be performed with the combined resources of both companies, a d. pu. tr4ion from this association shall seek an interview with the directot,: of the said companies, and ascertain from them whether they ate prepared to carry on the contract in compliance with the foregoing " 4 That, in the event of a sufficumt guarantee being given that these c nditions will be faithfully complied wito, and that no reasonab!e expense bo spar.:4 to secure the efficient perforwance of the contract, this association will write to the Governments of the various Australian col )oies, recommending them to take no steps on account l ofipast negiect to terminate the exiting contract. '"'s That the bor. secretary st-nd a copy of these reigolutions to the chairman and directors of the Royal .4ail. Steam-packet Company, requesting them to ap- Fl i int a day to receive the deputati on . _ . . '‘ ' W. - C. WENTWORTS, ChaTrman. ! "'JAMES A. Yuua Hon. Sec.'" 'The commltee received a reply from the secre tdry of the Royal Mail Company, stAing that the directors would he, haply to receive the deputation o 4 the Ist in .t. ; and, aococelingly, on Vrnii t y th e tlowing g:n 1-men—Mr. W. C. W e n twor th , Si r C Nicn ko o!soti, Ar. W. Wesrtii, Mr. E. Ste r ens, fir.. J. A. Yon', Mr. A. L. Eid er , M r . T bias, Mr. H. G. Ashurst, and M r . F. A. D u O—hail an interview with the b oar d. Aft er i some conversation, in tho course of which the di r3ntors gave a most explicit a.surance that they the would vv 'hid t‘xeit ttermsetres to the utmost t o carr y ou t th service in an efficient manner", worthy of t h e tv:leg st r ii - t a: d a t n h d at r , i as sin e g oe im n p ae ortanov of b e five be. en the mot ter count r y an d A ustra li a, they t possible, there ships placed on the gal ion between Suez and Ans troA—viz., the Victoria, Australasian, European, Cdlombian, and Emen. The Victoria was taken uri some time since to convey troops to India, and thp Australasian has only recently l e ft on th e sable service. Both of these vesela will imme diately on their being released from the Govern ment service be placed on the line between Suez aid Melbourne. 'The directors, however, stated that thby intended to place six boats on the line, as they felt that number to be absolutely necessary for the efficient execution of the service. ___ ',We also understand that the committee of the General Association intend to recommend to the Legislatures of the various colonies the continuance of the contract to the Royal Mail Company. We trust that we may therefore congratulate our readers, and all interested in our Australian colonies, upon the pleasing prospect that the service will at length bo placed upon a satisfactory footing. A very slight consideration will show that the delays and disap pointments which have occurred with such singular ill-fortune have arisen from an attempt upon the part of the original acceptors of the contract to exe cute a difficult and complex service too hastily be fore the line could be efficiently organised and the proper arrangements made. We therefore hope that under the new regime these steps will be at once taken, and then we shall have very little doubt of the success of the Overland route. FIRE AT ROTIIERHITLIE-DEST.RUC7ION OF GOVERVM ENT BOATS AND OTHR.R PRO PEATY. A very destructive fire happened yesterday (Sun day) mot 'ling, in the premises belonging to Mr. J. Thu wpon, government ship builder, Horseferry stairs nothethithe. The property in question stretched from the land side to the edge of the river Thames, nearly 200 feet ; it was two stories high, nearly 60 feet wide, and contained not fewer than 16 large boats, built for the British Govern ment, and a great amount of ships' stores, whdst piles of timber were stored in the open yard. Adjoining this, on the south side, stood the private . re,idence of C +pt. Smith, the superintendent of the works, winch was several floors high. Between these buildings was the thoroughfare leading to the Thames, termed the Bot seferry, and on the east side were the premises of Mr. Geo. Marshall, shipowner and merchant, and within a few feet were the premises belonging to Mr. G. Thomas, a shipwright. About two o'clock yesterday morning police-con stable No. 174 of the M division, whilst proceed ing along his boat, noticed an unusual body of smoke proceeding from about the centre of the boat-builiting houses of Mr. Thompson. At that time no fire was perceptible ; but the smr ke hover ing so long over the roofs, convinced him that the interior of the main building was in flames ; and, without delay, he gave an alarm, and sent off for the necessary attendance of engines and firemen belonging to the neighbourhood, but before even thos,i situated vnt , lin a mile on the laud side, or the steam-float at Rotherhittle had time to get on the way, the fire rushed forth from every window and loophole in Mr. Thompson's factory ; and by the time the engines arrived, .pile after pile of timber and vessels, together with a dwelling-house stand- I ing on the ground, became completely enveloped in flame. The firemen, under the personal directions of Mr. Braidwood, the superintendent ; Mr. Hen , derson, the chief officer of the D motion ; Mr. Rol loway, the engineer ; and Mr. Connor ton , o f th e Westains o l a Kent nci CompanyOff iee' noten t y t i o el w diog ork a ; ny bu w t at t e h r e , n the gratings of the sewers were pulled up, and the hose of the engine s were dropped mains f f theE g through the aper tures, and by th a t expedient the laud engines were fed with water, whilst the two powerful steam-floats kept pouring many thousand tons' weight of water per minute on the flames ; but the fire .could not be entirely extinguished for six hours. The origin cf the fire is not known. The following is the official list of damages : " Mr. J. Thompson, ship boat builder, Hot seferry stairs, Rotherbithe. Two timber buildings, of two stories high, about 150 feet deep, destroyed and contents consumed. The stock of tim tier and boats, some finished and some partly so, very severely damaged. The windows in dwelling-house burned and pulled out ; rest of building and furniture damaged by fire, Rat r, and removal. The build ings and their contents were not insured, but the fund' urn Vi a insured in the County Fire-office. ' Mr. G. Thorn:is, iu the same pla..x?, shipwright. Timber 'libiing, 70 feet, destroyed. Insured in the Sun Fire-office. Ditto ditto, Capt. h (private). Toe side ai.cl front windows and roe.f considerably damaged by fire, sad furniture by water and re moval. Ditto ditto, Mr. George Marshall, ship owner and merchant ; the old stores partially de • stroyed. Insured in the Imperial Fire-office. The fire was extinguished by the engines and firemen of the brigade, &c., namely ; the two steam-floats, four engines of D, one of A, two of B, and that of, the West cf England office." SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY, EXETEM H ALL. ..._raydrt 'el ' Crt atiOU" is to be performed on Friday next, the Bth of Janua, when Mr. Sims Reeves will 'Dias big first appearance ry this season, together wi t h Miss Louisa Vining and Mr. Santley. 33' t Z. l' ► 0 0 Ile p,, pre i .ont 94i •0), Oh