The Sun. — London, England, 1859-03-21 00:00:00

TO THE ELECTORS OF THE BOROUGH OF HARWICH. GENTLEMEN, —The. Husting s having been destroyed before Four o'clock, and a formal protest entered with the Mayor and Town Clerk by m y supporters and myself, it remains for me to thank every elector whose vote has been recorded in my favour, and to assure him that the election is invalid. It will be known to the public, as it is known to you, that the unworthy means employed to defeat your friendly dispo sition to me—namely, a system of cdlumny and falsehood, beyond the custom of elections, together with a purchase of votes, but r ag co have at last been crowned by the daring outrage upon law which forms a topic of surprise in every circle of your borough. Ins pite of these circumstances, I cannot reproach myself for haymow, asked your suffrages, with every reason to believe that the peace of your town would not have been invaded. The discussions on change in the Reform Act, about to commence on Monday, impose obligations on men previously addicted to public life, who, after long study of the House of Commons and constituencies, have gained impressions on the manner in which that vital change may be adapted to the public interest and popular opinion of the country. It was notpossible for me, at such a moment, by inaction to accede t o my own exclusion from the Legislature. In order to reach the hope of not being useless to the public at this peculiar time, I felt bound by duty to avoid no risk and no exertion. Day by day I have received from you fresh proofs of approba tion and encouragement. Had I foreseen, however, that, under the auspices of your local bank, a conflict would arise, not of opinion, but of expenditure, to end in the violent and premature destruction of the pollingough, booth to , I should not have endeavoured, in your ancient borougg h, obey the principle ivhieh guided me: I have the honour to be, Gentlemen, Your faithful, humble servant, _ , - W. F. CAMPBELL, Three Cupsrch Tavern, Harwich, • Ma 19, 1859. riIIIEATRE-ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. J . L ess ee—Mr. E. T. Smith. THIS EVENING, will be performed the original English Visillad Opera, entitled WIL LIAM AND SUSAN. William r. Haigh ; Susan, Miss Lucette. After which, TWO HEADS ARE BETTER THAN ONE. Mr. R. Roxby. Followed by the BALLET DIVERTISSEMENT' from ROBIN HOOD. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Under the Management 0 Mr Charles Kern. THIS EVENING will be performed the play of L OUIS NI. Louis (King of France), by Mr. C. Kern. And DYING FOR LOVE. THEATRE -ROYAL, IIAyMARKET. Lessee, Mr. J. B. Buckstone. TiliS EVENING. an entirely new comic drama, called YOUNG MOTHER. A new Comedy, MILL INER TO THE KING ; or, The Royal Salute. Mr. and Mrs. C. Mathews. And the Harlequinade portion of UNPIN Commence at 7. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Mfmager, Mr. Edmund Falconer, THIS EVEWING• TILE LADY OF LYONS. Mrs. Chas. Young, Mr, Jas. Bennet, Sze. After which, STAGE STRUCK. Reduced Prices —Dress Boxes, 4s. ; Upper Boxes, 3s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Stalls, 59. ; Gallery, is. 1302c -office open from 11 to 5 daily. Doors open at half-past 6 to commence at 7 every evening. NEW THEATRE - ROYAL, - ADELPHI. Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Benj. Webster. This Evening, " DOMESTIC ECONOMY. John Grundy, Mr. Wright. After which, STILL WATERS RUN DEEP. John Mildmay, Mr. A. Wigan ; Mr. Potter, Mr. Charles Selby Hawksley, Mr. Billington ; Mrs. Mildmay, Mrs. Billin g ton ; Mrs. Sternhold Mrs. A. Wigan. To conclude with THE INVISIBLE PRINCE. Mr. J. L. Toole, Miss Woolgar, Miss Arden, Miss Keeley, Miss Kate Kelly, Acting stanag,rer—Mr. Wm. Smith. Doors open at &quarter-past six—Commence at seven. Box Office open from 10 to 5 --no charge for booking. No fees to servants permitted. A registry kept of all articles found. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE . Lessee and Directress, Miss Sivanborough This Evening, will be presented MATRIMONIAL PRO SPECTUSES. At ter which, the new Extravaganza., KENILWORTH ; or Ye Queene. ye Earle, and ye Maydenne And THE BONNIE FISHWIFE. Commence at 7 o'clock. A STLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, Westminster-road. Lessee and Manager Mr. William Cooke. THIS EVENING the performances will commence with DICK TURPIN'S RIDE TO YORK, interspersed with ex traordinary hippodramatic effects and striking situations. Dick, Mr. James Hollowly. To be followed by SCENES I.T . THE CIRCLE, Intro ducing Miss Kate Cooke, Miss Emily Cooke, Madame Blanche, Madame Bridges, Maddlle. Flenrette , and M adame Fran cisco, being the greatest amount of female equestrian talent ever seen in one night at any theatre. Grotesques : Messrs Hemming and Thorne. To conclude with a new farce called DYING TO LIVE. The performances on Saturday, March 26, will be for the BENEFIT of Mr. W. COOKE, Jun., who will make his first appearance since his late severe accident, assisted by the fol lowing distinguished artistes, who have kindly volunteered their valuable aid :—Miss Rebecca Isaacs, Miss Laidlaw, Mr. Paul Bedford, Mr. W. H. Eburne, Mr. Mackney, and Mr. G. Forde.—For particulars see full programme. Dress Circle, 4s. ; Boxes, 1 s . ; Pit, s 2, ; Gallery, ls.; Upper Gallery, 6d. Stage Mana g er, Mr. It. Phillips. CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster - road. — Proprietor —C. MORTON. The public is most respectfully informed that the FINE ARTS GALLERY,iII connection with the above Hall, IS NOW OPEN DAY AND NIGHT, from 11 o'clock a.m. until 12 )'clock p.m. The New Gallery contains an extensive Collec .ion of - Pictures, by Ancient and Modern Masters and is also devoted to Art productions generally . . The Proprietor feels he may confidently assert that, viewed altogether, the exist- Inz Music Hall, the New Fino Arts Gallery, and the recently added Ante-Hall, will present an attraction which, whether as regards the architectural beauty of the structures them selves, or the varied and hitherto unattempted combinations within, will be found to be wholly without parallel in the Kingdom. The MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT commences as usual at Seven o'clock. In addition to the usual entertainment, the SAITVLET FAMILY, of Amsterdam, Eight in number, whose varied in performances have created so marked a sensa don in the principal cities and towns of the Continent, will )erform every Evening at Nine and Eleven o'clock. THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, Als.itcn 20. THER3IO3IETEE, IN THE SHADE. 53—highest since noon yesterday. 41—lowest this morning and during the night. 56—this day at noon. BAncomrrnit—Up to 30.38; now down to 30.28. WIND, South-Westerly; rather fresh, with very fine weather. MARCH 21. 57—highest since noon yesterday. 47—lowest this morning and during the night 51—this day at noon. _ - - - - - - - BAROMETER-29. 91 . WIND, North -Westerly ; light, with fine weather. II rained heavily this morning. TII E SUN. MONDAY. MARCH 21, 1859. This evening a great, a momentous question will be ventilated in the representative branch of the Legislature. It is one on which depends the ob taining of some degree of Parliamentary Reform during the present year, or of postponing it sine die until it may suit Lord PALMEItSTON or the " small Jourirrir who upset the coach," to introduce the long-promised but already carefully .suppressed mea sures, working in their teeming brains. As we have stated, there is no species of amelioration that may not be brought within the scope of the Ministerial Bill, or which may not be introduced in committee. The franchise is to be largely increased ! Under th a t head even "manhood suffra ge " may b e pro posed, or at all events all that Mr. BRIGHT has suggested. The c ounties will receive a £lO fran chise. Educated m en w ill no longer rem a i n poli tical cyphers becaus e th e y chance to b e out . side the boundary of the adjoining borou g h Every operative who has a stake in the country in the shape of a respectable deposit in a savings bank will also hav e a r i g ht to a voice • in the selection of a representative in the district wherein he resides ; and lodgers who pay a certain amount of rent will no longer be excluded from a share in the national legislation. These are no trifling boons ; and, as we have already stated, they may be greatly extended in committee. Are, then, the people to be once more disappointed ? to have the anticipated cup withdrawn from their parched lips, because Lord JOHN RUSSELL and Lord PALMERSTON have arranged their little dif ferences and pocketed their mutual affronts, and because they are once more desirous of obtaining positions on the sunny side of the House ? This is the great point to be decided ; and it would be right for Liberal members to consider the feelings of the great body of the People, and more especially of their respective constituencies, before they de cide on playing the game of procrastination so skilfully contrived by Lord JOHN There are also provisions for disfranchisement and enfranchisement, and any further changes that can be required may be obtained to the full satis faction of the Hon. Member for Birmingham, who may engraft his bill on that of the Government, in all its details, provided he can only obtain the re- quisite majorities. Indeed, he would have a far better prospect of seeing his 'news and opinions carried into practical operation by introducing them into the future stages through which the Minis terial measure must pass, than of carrying them as an independent member, who could not command the necessary time, and who must inevitably be de feated by a FABIAN policy. He was not at any time a professed admirer of the veteran Viscount, and we cannot conceive that he would change all his former views for the purpose of restoring to power the Minister of whom he spoke in the strongest and most unequivocal terms. There is, however, one mode by which the amend ment of Lord 701 IN RUSSELL may be signally defeated, and the aspirations of the ex-Premier completely disappointed a mode which will render the Government str on g and powerful, and ensure the support of every real and true-hearted Liberal. Let THE BALLOT be conceded in its integrity. Let every voter exercise his franchise privately, without any one being enabled to know in whose favour it is bestowed, and without sub jecting him to reproach or injury from any person with whom he may chance to .be connected in any of the social relations of life. If he thinks proper be may proclaim his opinions openly —may assume any colours that he chooses to patronise —be noisily loquacious in favour of any candidate, but his vote must be given in strict privacy, lest the publicity might injure others less independent. As we have , repeatedly stated, it is the only way in which bribery and intimidation, in all its multifarious shapes, can be totally prevented. No one will seek to purchase a vote when he cannot by any possibility know that it will be given in accordance with the contract. Indeed, it is by no means unusual for some of " the free and independent" to put money in both pockets, by accepting the ten dered gifts from each, and drinking themselves into a state of total inebriety, while pledging the healths of the rival candidates, at the expense of any that supplies the intoxicating beverages. We suppose that the opponents of THE BALLOT will declare that these are amongst the proud prerogatives of Englishmen, and that no inter ference with such ancient rights and privileges can be tolerated. A landlord must know how his tekant votes, in order to be enabled to put on the screw at the right time ; and why should not a man about to make any purchases know that he is dealing with a tradesman professing orthodox opinions, and voting in favour of the party with which he himself is connected ? A member of an aristocratic club does not like to give offence by letting it be known that he black balled any candidate ; therefore the security of " the ballot" is given for the protection of the noble lords and right hon. and hon. gentlemen who so loudly 'protest against- the same privilege being conceded to the humble voter who might have more reason to dread the results of publicity than they could possibly experience. From Lord JOHN RUSSELL or Lord PALMERSTON there is not the slightest hope of obtaining any concession on that, the most urgent and earnestly desired of all the various points of Parliamentary Reform. They are both irretrievably committed against it, and the statement of Lord JOHN RUSSELL on Friday proves, beyond the possibility of doubt, that he has not abated a particle of his protracted hostility to the popular demand. There is far better-llope from the present Administration. As we have already declared, the power of exercising the suffrage by means of voting papers must inev' tably lead to " the Ballot." It is the introduction of " the sharp end of the wedge," and indeed it may easily be modified so as to recognise the grand principle. It is only to require that the parties opening these sealed papers, and recording the votes therein contained, should be sworn to secresy ; and that they should not be connected with the district where the voting is taking place. By some such means the Ballot may be won. Let, then, the independent Liberals refuse to become participators in the factious trick about to be attempted this evening; and prove that the great Radical party are not to, be at the beck and call of any Whig leader who chooses to assume the name of Liberal, without giving any proofs of the correct• ness of his claim thereto. The development of British Columbia affords a glorious opportunity for observation. It is earnestly to be hoped i tyat the history of the new colony will be carefully noted down from its very commence ment ; for at every step it will be full of instruc- tion. It is a mine of inestimable, of perpetually expanding and of apparently inexhaustible ex periences. At every successive stage of its progress it will be found replete with sources of warning or of encouragement—indi cating for future colonists what to seek and what to avoid under kindred circumstances. Never certainly before this has there been wit nessed such a sudden incursion into regions marked by all the signs of primeval nature of a race armed with all the potent gifts and ap pliances of an advanced civilisation. Un til now those vast tracts of the North American territory have been left entirely either to the aboriginal Red Indians, or to the Fur Traders in the service of the Hudson's Bay Com pany. Happily the discovery a year or two since of the gold fields, skirting the banks of Fraser River, tended at length to wake the Government of Great Britain from an apathy of fully two centuries, in regard to the value of the North American seaboard on the Pacific—of the fruitful but almost untrodden forest depths inland towards the range of the Rocky Mountains, and of the .hitherto disdained resources of the magnificent island confront ing the continent, and known as that of Quadra or Vancouver. The procrastination or indolence incident to Whig domination caused this - (literally as well as figuratively) golden opportunity to be still during several months dor mant and u n t ouc hed, until by a happy turn of the wheel o f po li t i cal f ortune , M r . L ABOUCTI ERE was replaced evenua t 11y by a man of energy, of origi nality, of unhesitating boldness and of unflinching determination— the last nin e b e eminently qualified a statesman who has during months proved himself to __ _ for the conduct of the corn- l r of a pup li c ated affairs of our ey transition vast and - scattered colonial e mpire. Lord" STAN LE , Vs ---- -- sojo urn a t th e Colonial office office during the s p rin g of ,38 was merely marked as the lapse' period in the history of the dep artment. By the ti me when the noble lord was rem oved thence to the Presiden c y o f the Board entrusted with. the care of o ur shattered . and disorganised empir e in Hindostan, the recently installed Government had but j ust begun to settl e down to the serious toils of Administration. The member for King's Lynn had not ha& time to inaugurate a policy—had scarcely found leisure to sort the heterogeneous papers left at quite an unexpected moment in such dire confusion by the right hon. member for Taunton. insomuch that when Sir BULWER LYTTON entered the CAbi- net at the date of Lord ELLENBOROUGII'S magnani mous withdrawal from it, the Right Hon. Baronet the Member for Herts had, in almost every instance, to begin really a' initio. There were all those growing confusions at Corfu. There was that often interrupted and always unsatisfactory postal com munication between the mother country and her Australian possessions. There were the West India Islands, with their energies crippled and their hopes darkened by the long continuance of all their territorial embarrassments. There were the old sources of irritation still in existence upon the coast of the African continent. Above all, there were the still older and still more irritating ano malies of the Hudson's Bay Company's monopoly i in the North American Continent, aggravated in a great measure in the public mind of Eng. Land by all those tantalising rumours o gold dust and gold nuggets discovered with in the boundaries of those glorious regions de livered up for more than two hundred years by such an insensate policy to the greed of a mere fur.- trading association. Of these and other minor evils in our Colonial system, the new Colonial Minister either made, or at the least endea- voured to make, a clear sweep immediately upon his induction into office as one of her MAJESTY'S principal Secretaries of State. A resolute attempt to cut the gordian knot of the lonian difficulty was made, as all the world knows, by entrusting to one of the most gifted of the statesmen of England the delicate and responsible duty of conducting the inquiry he was charged to undertake, in the Septinsular State, as the Lord High Commissioner Extraordinary. Of the his tory of that celebrated mission we are yet doomed to remain- ignorant for an indefi nite period, because, according to the Earl of DERBY'S declaration in the Lords, and Sir BULIVER LYTTON'S in the Commons, any discussion of the matter at this moment 'in Parliamant would tend seriously to embarrass the present ruler of the lonians. Meanwhile, if these lonians have but small reason to congratulate themselves upon having got rid (in Sir JouN YouNG) of King Loo, only to find themselves subjected to the more stringent rule now of King STORKS—we may rest perfectly well satisfied that everything a per fectly impartial and rarely gifted statesman could do towards the happy termination, if possible, of existing difficulties at Corfu was done by Mr. GLADSTONE during the period of his memorable expedition to the eastern waters of the Mediter ranean. Simultaneously with the commencement of these earnest, though futile efforts, to calm the political ferment of the lonians—the other colonial difficulties bequeathed by Mr. LABOU CHERE were taken in hand ; and one - after another these were either partially or entirely terminated. The advantages accruing from an Encumbered Estates Bill were secured to the West Indian Islands. The old blundering mail contract with Australia was abolished by a stroke • of the pen upon the occasion of Sir E. B. LYTTON'S installation at the Colonial office. The Anglo-French difficulty on the Coast of Africa was at length dissipated by the judicious exchange of Albreda and Portendic. Last and most notable of all these Ministerial achievements effected by the new Colonial Secre tary there was the rapid, almost magical creation, at the close of last sesssion, of that new and noble colony to the east of the Pacific—that newborn colony of British Columbia, of which we are already witnessing the swift and comprehensive development. Again, let us express our earnest hope that tlfb progress of that speedy development may be carefully watched and noted down as step by step, there, is gained upon primeval nature by the genius of civilisation. . . fib',S. , , ~,0 1 A ..i.m,, .) —4O --).- , %.• • ' __07,_4'."..,,-;7.- 41 1 . " ,teNV A :(;) 5 .,,-- - %O Cr, 14.4C, - &-' -..... 4 , -,,, . z•igt... ,„ o, lk .. .RO IT . N om 41ir c:L ' , , i t 1 ;11:1/." opip ......14 i i:. ..:,, '.. , dIE THE SCN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 21, 1859. LATE EWS. THE BOMBAY MAIL. MALTA, MARCH 18. The Bombay mails of the 25th of February leave to-day. The Rohillas had been dispersed by Brigadier Hills. The forts were captured without a blow. Tantia Topee is still at large ; he is believed to be in the neighbourhood of Deesa. There is no news of moment from Oude or Nepaul. A new loan for five crores is announced from the Ist of 'May next at 51 per cent.; subscriptions re ceivable half in cash and half in 5 per cent. paper. The issue of Treasury-bills ceases on the 30th of April, and a new issue at 44 per cent. commences on the Ist of May. Bombay import market dull, with a decline in prices. Business in exports very limited. Exchange, 2s. 2d. to 2s. 21d. for credits. VIENNA, MARCH 19. Within the last few hours things have assumed a much more favourable appearance. Both France and Austria display a very conciliatory spirit. It is stated that there is to be a Congress in some neutral place. VIENNA, SUNDAY. The Ost Deutsche Post warns the public not to place too much in confidence in peaceful reports, and says that it is very doubtful whether a Congress of European Powers will be convoked. The Imperial Law Gazelle publishes a decree annulling ,the- Customs Union Treaty concluded between Austria and Modena. The same paper yesterday contained a decree prohibiting the • exportation of arms,- gunpowder, and sulphur to the Italinu-States. A letter froth Vienna, dated March 18, says : "The day before yesterday no fewer than 100 heavy guns were conveyed from the Leo poldstadt to the terminus of the Southern Rail road. Persons who saw them taken across the bridge state that there was an extra carriage to each cannon. Yesterday a tremendously long train left Matzleinsdorf, the first station on the Southern Railroad, with ammunition. "All the vans," says an eye-witness, were filled with cannon balls, shells, rockets, &c. The fourth battalions of the regiments in Italy and in Vienna are already under arms, and a fifth or depot battalion (two companies) is being forined. The army now in the Lombardo-Venetian kingdom, and in the Papal Legations, consists of about 140,000 men (22,000 men belonging to Italian regiments have been re moved to Bohemia), but by the middle of April it will be 200,000 strong. _ _ The funds yesterday again rose considerably. Metalliques, '74, or 1 per cent. higher than Friday's closing. National Loan; 77.20. Exchange on London, 109.50. The following telegrams have been received at Mr. Reuter'S office : PARIS, MARCH 21. The Moniteur contains a report of M. Rouher, the Minister ad interim for Algeria. The report has been approved by the Emperor, and announces that: Government will continue this year to buy the cotton, -which it may require, from the planters of Algeria. The decree upon the report also abolishes the duty upon growers, settled the cotton prices, and promises rewards to the most skilful cultiva tors. _ _ TURIN, SUTIVAI--. The Moniteur also publishes a report of the re view, held yesterday by the Emperor on the Champ de Mars. After the troops had defiled past, the Emperor repaired to the Pont de Jena, and gave ordeis to the sentinels to allow the crowd to ap- preach. His Majesty was immediately surrounded by an immense concourse of people, which rushed with precipitation almost under the feet of the horses, shouting with the greatest enthusiasm the, cry of, Vive 1 'Enapereur ! No accident whatever happened from this demonstration, which was quite spontaneous on the part of the public. The mining works which had been commenced for the purpose of blowing up the Bridge of Buffa lora are stopped. The damage already done has not been repaired. Letters from Tuscany state that Government has seized a pamphlet, bearing the signatures Ridolfi, Ricasoli,Peruzzi, and others, which protests against the treaties existing between Austria and the minor Italian states. This circumstance has pro duced considerable agitation in Tuscany, and ad dresses for signature, expressing the feeling of the Tuscan people, are now circulating through the country. According to advices from; Rome to the 17th inst., General Grammont has again received a note from Cardinal Antonelli requesting the immediate evacuation of the States of the Church by the French troops. MARSEILLES, MARCH 19. Advices have been received from Genoa to the 18th. _ _ Volunteers from Tuscany continue to arrive in companies of twenty. The authorities of Tuscany permit their departure. It is asserted that France intends to protest against the construction of fortifications by the Austrians in Piacenza. SARDINIA. A letter, dated Turin, March 18, says :—" There is probably not one man in a . thousand of all in Turin who has a doubt that within a few weeks, perhaps a few days, shots will be exchanged. If a pretext be deemed necessary, a pretext will be found, and probably in such a manner as to throw the blame of aggression on Austria—if not to the conviction of Europe, at least to the satisfaction of ;the French and Piedmontese Governments. Louis Napoleon may be expected to endeavour to do this in order to clear himself with his allies after having pledged himself not to assume the offensive ; and, although the people at the head of affairs here might perhaps not care so much about appearances, they can do nothing without France, and must, therefore, obey the behests of the Tuileries, and don any disguise that may be recommended to them by the chief. masquerader. Any stick, says a vulgai.• proverb, will do to beat a dog, and any pre text May suffice for a fight with Austria. From all that I can learn, it appears to me extremely probable that we shall shortly hear of an outbreak in some .neighbouring part of Italy." FRANCE. . PARIS, SATURDAY. The Emperor reviewed to-day in the Champs de Mara the entire of the Imperial Guard, consisting of two divisions of two brigades each, and one of cavalry formed of three brigades. The troops arrived at the Champs de Mars at one o'clock, and formed a tine of battle. The infantry was drawn up in front of the Ecole Militaire, and the cavalry was turned towards Grenelle. The Guard was com manded by Gen. St. Jean d'Angely, and formed 30 battalions of infantry, 24 squadrons of cavalry, 8 battalions of artillery—altogeiher from 20,000 to 24,000 men. The Imperial cortege arrived at two o'clock, by the Avenue de Lamotte Piquet. The Emperor wore the uniforni of a lieutenant-general. He was accompanied by several marshals and a brilliant staff. Prince Jerome likewise accompanied the Emiieror. The Empress followed at a short distance in an open carriage, and had with her the Prince Imperial dressed in the uniform of a Grena dier of the Guard—a blue coat faced with white, red epaulettes, a bear-skin cap, and the gold lace worn by a corporal. The escort Was composed of the Cent Gardes. Their Majesties were loudly cheered. After having rode along the front of the line, the Em peror assembled in face of the Ecole Militaire the soldiers:recommended for the Cross of the Legion of Honour and the military medal. His Majesty himself distributed the decorations, and shook handS with each man when decorated. The troops then defiled before the Emperor.. Several of the TO THE RIGHT HON. LORD JOHN RUSSELL. MY LORD,—When in Parliament, previous and subsequent to the passing of the Reform Bill, I was opposed to the Ballot on the principle that Englishmen ought not to be afraid to state their opinions openly ; but the experience of several con tested elections convinces me that, however desir able such conduct might be, it was not just, and hardly decent, for the Legislature to expect that a poor man should subject himself and family to"ruin by the honest performance of a public duty. I therefore repeatedly voted with Mr. Grote for the introduction of the Ballot, not as an unmixed good, but to avoid the wicked hyliocrisy—for such it ap peared to me—of giving a vote to a citizen to be exercised ostensibly according to his own opinion, but really according to the opinion of another, and this under the penalty of ruin. Subsequent consideration has not only confirmed but strengthened this view ; and I have often felt how carefully those who oppose the Ballot conceal their real objection, which is nothing more nor less than the fear that, if it was adopted, property would no longer exercise that legitimate influence to which it is undoubtedly entitled, as one of the rewards of successful industry either of its present _ _ possessor or of those from whom he derived i This real objection never having been prominently advanced in debate, of course there has been no reply to it ; and yet such reply appears to me so crushing, both in a social as well as a political point of view, that I cannot forbear bringing it , directly under your lordship's attention. The possessors of property, exercising an influ , ence—it may be perfectly honest and legitimate as well as the contrary—are landlords, manufac• turers, employers of skilled labour, and purchasers of the luxuries, comforts, and necessaries of life, from an Overstone to a navvy. At present this influence cannot be used without the'suspicion that, if not successful, the voter will suffer. A score of navvies calling upon a ten-pounder in a backstreet, to ask him to support A or B, may not really mean that if he will not comply with their request they will withdraw their custom, but it has an ugly look. An Overstone sending for a wealthy trades man in Cheapside, who is often under obligation to his banker, and begging him to support your lord ship at the next election, has an equally ugly appearance. The steward of a landed proprietor, and the overseer of a wealthy manufacturer, soliciting the support of a candidate, is in the same dilemma. The request may mean, if you do not vote as we desire it will be worse for you ; it may mean nothing of the kind, but is it possible for the voter to know this ? Just in proportion as it is intended to use coercion so.the request will be mild and conciliating —" the voice is the voice of Jacob," but the tench may be as rough as Esau's. _ Pass the Ballot, and what a social change. The voter is equally solicited, for it is fatuitous to be lieve that the possessors of property will ever refrain from seeking to obtain political influence, but such influence will be owing not entirely to their property, but to their kindliness and for bearance ; and just in proportion as a landlord or manufacturer, an Overstone or a navvy, was kind and forbearing to those with whom he came in contact, so would his influence at elections be ac cording to the extent of his property, and simply for this reason, that he would be brought in con tact with a greater number of voters to appreciate his kindliness and forbearance. But your lordship may say there can be little doubt that, socially speaking, the Ballot would be an improvement ; but I am a statesman, and must look not merely to the social but to the political effect of the measure—the Ballot might induce the wealthy and the powerful to treat those with whom they come into contact with greater courtesy and kindness; but what safeguard is there that such conduct will enable those who practise it to have the same influence, which it is admitted their pro perty gives them, under the system of open elec tions ? Surely the reply is, the principles of human nature are a sufficient guarantee. Your lordship cannot have forgotten the trial of power between the raging North Wind and the kindly Sun over the poor traveller—so has it always been, so it will continue to be to the end of time. But if the point were doubtful—if kindly and considerate conduct did not in every case enable the possessors of pro• perty to exercise a legitimate influence at elections —is there no fear that the pent-up feeling of voters, who believe they are coerced, will burst out in an unpleasant manner, and then the possessors of pro. perty will find that the violence of a mob is not to be compared in its. destructive powers to'the up rising of the middle class of society. Those it was whose wrongs occasioned the French Revolution. — I have the honour to remain, your lordship's most obedient and faithful servant, March 17, 1859. AN ]X-M.P PROFITS OF SHIPPING. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR, I have waited for some days to see if contradiction would be given to your assertion in a leading article, that "it was well known that, during the war, shipowners paid their ships in a single year." As none appeared, I now take the liberty of doing so. In proof, take a ship of 1,000 tons register chartered by Government at 20s. per ton per month—the usual rate paid—which you will find amounts to £12,000 per annum ; while the expenses of that ship, for sails, ropes, stores, provisions, insurance, seamen's wages, and general charges, would amount to more than £7,000 per annum—leaving £5,000 to pay depreciation, tear and wear, and profit. This ship, British-built, would cost £2O per register ton ; it would there fore take four years alone to pay the ship, instead of one, as you assert. Nor were the ships engaged in the carrying trade, at the same time, paying so well ; and I should know something about it when I had a ship so engaged of about 1,200 tons, classed 12 years Al. My experience will be borne out by any shipowner. British shipping now is not paying, and losing at nearly as great a rate as they made profit before. It is therefore of consequence 'that. no erroneous impression should be given forth from your influ ential columns without some one taking up a pen to show the true position, present and past, of a BRITISH SHIPOWNER. Glasgow, March, 18, 1859. COUNCIL OF INDIA. " CANNING." THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL AND THE The following. ". copy of a despatch from Lord- Canning, Governor-General of India, dated from' Allahabad, vindicating his Council in India in re spect to certain unfavourable comments made on their conduct in this country," was published on Saturday : " Home Department, Allahabad, July 6, 1858. "To the Honourable the Court of Directois of the East India Company. " Hon. Sirs,—lt has caused me much regret and pain to observe that upon more than one occasion during therecont discussions in Parliament upon Indian affairs it has been alleged that the Governor-General has not received from. the members of the Council of India that decided and effec tive support which, in the difficulties by which the Govern ment of the country has been surrounded, he might have expected to receive. " 2.' This has been expressed in different terms ; but, however expressed, it is so contrary to fact, and so unjust; to those with whom, as colleagues, I have had the pleasure and advantage to act, that I trust I may be allowed to place on record my distinct denial of the allegation. " 3. A general charge can bo met only by a general denial ; and were the charge directed 'against myself r should not have troubled your hon. Court with any notice of it. But it is directed against others whom I best can vin dicate ; and therefore I desire to say that the support which I received from my hon. colleagues, all and each, from the first beginning - of the mutinies up to the time when I left; Calcutta and became separated from the Council, .was con stant and zealous and that it was uniformly given with that frankness and ind ependence of judgment without which ea-operation in Council is worthless. " 4. I am the more anxious to say this, because since I left Calcutta two most valuable servants of your hon: Court,, my respected friends Major-General Low and Mr. Dorin— have retired from. the Council of India and returned to England. " 5. Their final separation from the Government of India. makes it especially incumbent upon the head of that Go vernment to be careful that no injustice which it is in his: poWer to avert shall be done to their past honourable ser vices.—l have, &c., A letter from Belgrade states that the Prince Milosch had fallen ill, and that his son, Prince Michael, ( had undertakers the despatch of business. ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA. The season came to an end on Saturday night with a performance of Auber's " Crown Diamonds," for the benefit of Miss Louisa Pyne. The house was crowded in every part, and the whole perform ance was received with enthusiasm The opera was followed by the " National Anthem." The follow ing address was included in the bills of the evening : • " Ladies and Gentlemen, " The close of the first Royal English Opera Season, at Covent-garden Theatre calls upon us to thank our kind friends and patrons for the noble manner in which they continue to uphold our efforts to establish English opera— efforts which our gracious Queen has kindly pleased to support. "T hus encouraged, we look forward with hope and plea sure to another attractive and successful season, in an earnest desire to fulfil the engagements we have contracted with you, and respond to the patronage we have received. In not suffering any fees whatever to be taken by the officials in the theatre, or any charge made for booking places, we have endeavoured to meet the convenience of a generous public ; and we feel more than overpaid in believing that this concession, and the motives winch suggested it, have been fully appreciated by a liberal public, whereby a perfect reciprocity of feel is established between us. We beg to announce that wo have accepted an opera of Mr. W. Vin cent Wallace and Mr. Edward Fitzball, for next season, which will be produced on the same complete scale as that to which we have hitherto adhered. We are also in treaty with other English composers, and hope to have the means of introducing to your notice other novelties of equal at traction. " In taking our leave we can but repeat the promise of our increasing endeavours to merit your kind support and patronage, and with sincere thanks and feelings of gratitude for that already conferred, we bid you most cordially fare well until October next. " LOUISA PYNE and WILLIAM HARRISON, Managers." It is satisfactory to find that Miss Pyne and Mr. Harrison have accepted a new opera, by Mr. Wal• lace, and are in treaty with other English com posers ; for even those most inclined to appreciate the really creditable features of their enterprise, are unanimously of opinion that a narrower view of a " National Theatre " than that of the founder of the " Royal English Opera " was never enter tained. At the conclusion of the opera, when Miss Pyne sang Rode's air, the stage was covered with bouquets and wreaths, with inseriptions in gold letters. On one we perceived "To Satanella,' to the Rose of Castile,' Louisa Pyne, the pride of the English opera." HON. W. F. CAMPBELL AT HARWICH At eight o'clock on Friday, 130 of the electors who had voted for Mr. Campbell met him at the Three Cups. Mr. Richmond, the proposer of Mr. Camp bell, took the chair amidst the strongest demon strations of enthusiasm. _ The Hon. W. F. CAMPBELL then addressed the meeting at some - length, and was loudly cheered as he proceeded. He began by inviting the electors to overlook himself, and to fix their minds upon their prospects and their duty. Men were little qualified to take part in legislation or in govern ment who could not preserve a mind immoveable by fortune. The true and proper business of the evening was to authenticate the fact that the elec tion was illegal, and to propose means for making it a nullity. The violent destruction of the polling•booths before four o'clock was but the climax of a system which began in calumny and slander, went on to undisguised corruption, until it finished in an act of illegality, which had scarcely ever had a precedent in the history of elections. Before they left the room, all who were eye-witnesses of the event ought to signify in writing their readinbss to take an oath upon the subject. Every exertion should be made to raise funds for a petition. He would not touch upon political questions. They cught only to be stated when the statement led to practical conclusions ; and this ceased to be the ease when eleetors ceased to be doubtful in what way to vote, or what party to follow. Mr. Campbell then enumerated by name the different gentlemen who had taken an active part in his support. He was forced, however, to pass over some whose services were no less important than the services of those he had especially acknowledged. , He should lay before the world the facts under which they were placed in a minority. Those facts would vindicate himself, and every man who had adhered to him. Mr. Campbell then moved a reso lution " That, in the opinion of this meeting the hustings vere destroy . -ed before four o'clock, and the election is illegal." ,„. 1 \l\/ I c a resolution ilnatNevh is c c a u rr ss ie in d o it acclama tion. Arrange hi n eoh l u e r n ti t i s ed w .po e l r .l e h a .a l d lo cl m os a e d d e . to collect evi , manneru until upon the subject The electors continued thoneceexbtyraoacrdelairrina: A letter from Vienna, in the Brussels Indepen dance, states that the death of the young Princess Win dischgratz was caused by an excessive use of chloroform, to which the unfortunate lady, while suffering acutely from nervous headache ; had recourse, regiments reviewed arrived from a great distance. ' The public health, we regret to state, continues The Engineers, the Zouaves, and the Ist Grenadiers in a very unfavourable state came from Versailles by railway. The artillery, with DEMERARA. the exception of two batteries, came likewise from Versailles, the 2d Grenadiers from Rueil, the 3d from Saint Cloud, the 2d Cuirassiers from Saint Germain, the Lancers from Compiegne, the Dragoons from Meaux, the Chasseurs from Fontainebleau, and the Guides from Melun. An immense crowd of pedestrians was assembled on the sloping sides of the Champs de Mars and on the heights of the Tro cadero. The balcony of the Ecole Militaire was fitted up for the reception of the Empress and the ladies of her suite. The weather was magnificent. The information received from St. Petersburg relative to the intentions of the Russian Govern ment is satisfactory. Russia, -who gives her sup port to Prussia and England in their endeavours to maintain peace,, will remain strictly neutral should there be a war in Italy. If, however, the Emperor of the French should attack kiermany, Russia will make common cause with the latter. The fore going intelligence is from a good source, and in all probability it is corre3t. • BOURSE, March 19.—A rise of a in the English Consols has given buoyancy to the Paris market, and a good business has been done. Threes, from 67f. 95c., improved to 68f. 20c. Mobilier varied from 777 f. 50c. to '7Bsf. ; Orleans, 1,342 f. 50c. to 1,345 f.; Lyons, . 835 f. to 840 f. ; Northern, 927 f. 50c. to 930 f. ; Lombado-Venetian, 510 f. to 512 f. 50c. ; Austrian, 535 f. to 537 f. 50c. The following were the last quotations :- 4i per Cents. 94 50 Credit Fonder.. Db. end month ' 94 50 Belgian 41 3 per Cents 6B 25 Piedmonteso (5) . . 78 "Do. end month 6B ,20 Roman B5 Bank Shares 2BlO Austrian Credit Mobilier .. 785 Spanish Threes Do. Account ..... 785 --- Home Debt FEB. 25. Our Correspondent writes as follows:—The mail steamer, due since the morning of the 23d instant, is not in yet with the mails to the 2d February. The Latona arrived yesterday from Calcutta, bringing 305 immigrants, the first batch this season. The colony is healthy and quite tranquil. The Legislature is summoned to meet in .the ensuing month to fix the estimate for the year 1859, and the combined Court will meet in April to raise the taxes, which it is feared will be heavy, as the sea defences are to be constructed of granite, to be brought from the beds ,of the rivers beyond the rapids. RAILWAYS. Cash. Account. Orleans Northern 925 .. 927 50 New ditto Lyons and Mediterranean B3B 75 .. 840 New*ditto G eneva 530 .. 527 50 Midi Southern - : : - 515 --.. 517 50 Western 592 50 .. Eastern Grand Central Sardinian Austrian Exchange on - London, at sight, paper, 25f. 12c. ; money 2.5 f. 10c. ; three months, paper, 25f. 21c.; money, 24f. Wic. SPAIN. MADRID, March 16.—1 n the sitting of to-day the Congress unanimously agreed to *take into con sideration the proposition for impeaching before the Senate M. Estevan Collantes, ex-Minister. of Foreign Affairs. The journals of the 14th have arrived. The Cham ber of Deputies had again been occupied with the affair of Mendizabal's sttitue, but had not come to any conclusion. The discussion of the budget of Marine having been commenced, M. Salazar propoSed that the navy should be augmented, the present strength of it being, he said, insufficient. His proposition was received with marked favour by the Chamber, but the Minister of Marine showed that the finan cial state of the country did not allow greater sacrifices to be made for the navy than the Govern ment had resolved on, and the motion was with drawn. Although it had been stated that prepa rations for an expedition against Morocco were being made, it appears by a letter from Tangiers that the Spanish prisoners so long in the hands of the Moors had been given up. AUSTRALIA. The Morning Light which arrived at Liverpool on Saturday left Port Philip Heads on the 23d of December, and not on the 2d, as reported in Lloyd's List. The latest newspaper by her is of the 21st. Since the despatch of the last arrived regular mail, business at Melbourne has been without any remarkable feature, unless it be unusually large sales by auction, arising probably because the arrival and departure of the English mails (not arrived in England) interfered with the ordinary course of business, and left sonic heavy arrears of sales to be worked off. The prices obtained are far from indicating a firmer tone, or any tendency to improvement. The rates accepted are in some cases slightly lower than the quotations of a week -previous. 'lke price of gold was unchanged, 755. to 78s. 6d. being the quotations, and for ingots 735. 9d. The quantity offering during the week vie vious had been limited, but the news from the mines is prosperous. The shipments for the week make up the quantity shipped for the year 100 tons. The Morning Light brings about 50 passengers, and 1,600 bales of wool. Import sales were dull at, Melbourne. Irish oats, ss. 6d. to ss. Bd. Hen nessey's dark brandy, guaranteed Ios. a gallon case; whiskey, 12s. 6d. ; porter, 7s. a dozen ; champagne, 50s. per dozen ; these sales were at auction. Great damage was done to shipping by a gale in Hobson's Bay on the 22d Deceniber. Several boats were swamped, and the following vessels lying along the Sandbridge Railway Pier, on the weather 'side, were more or less. damaged by chafing : Ellen Stuart, William Jackson, Prince Alfred, Resolute, and Maidstone. The Earl Grey carried away the jibboom of the steamer Admilla, lifted some planks off the wharf, and chafed her own quarter galley. The American barque Onward, laden with copper ore, drove alongside the Royal Bride, carrying away the latter's jibboom, &c., and damaging herself. The Northern Crown, lying along the Williamson Railway Pier, carried away the chain that she was fast by, tearing away her hawse pipe. WEST INDIA AND SOUTH PACIFIC MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, SUNDAY The Royal Mail Company's steamship Magdalena, Captain Edward Bayton, arrived this morning, at eight o'clock, from the West Indies, with the usual mails, in charge of Lieut. Lloyd, R.N., Admiralty agent. , On her homeward voyage the Magdalena expe rienced strong westerly gales from 54 deg. west longitude, gradually veering from the north-west round the compass, with strong gales veering from south-west to north-west from the Azores home wards. The latest dates brought by the Magdalena are : —Nassau Feb. 15, Greytown 16, Colon 23, Deme rara 25, Carthagena 25, Trinidad 26, Jamaica 26, Barbadoes 27, Jacmel 28, Antigua 28, St. Kitts 28, Grenada March 1, Porto Rico 3, and St. Thomas 4. The Magdalena brings on freight 567,000 dols. on merchants' account, 7 serous of cochineal, 194 ditto of indigo, 5 tierces. of coffee, 3 cases of succades, 3 bales of coffee, 16 packages of bees-wax, 3 turtle, 1 case of tortoiseshell, 100 boxes of limes, and a general cargo, consisting of 64 packages. The Magdalena brings home four masters of merchant ships lately wrecked in the West Indies, viz., Capt. Laing, of the Ithuriel, foundered in the ,Gulf Stream ; Capt. Dobson, of the Cygnet, lost on the Mosqnito shore ; Captain Rickaby, of the Peru vian, on Gillie's Reef, Belize ; and Capt. Harvey, of the Agnes Taylor, lost on the bar of Demerara. The crews of those vessels were all saved, and eight of the . lthuriers had joined the Dee at St. Thomas. On the night of February 17th the barque Emily, of and from London, was on the Main Reef about 25 m. south of Belize, and likely to become a total wreck, as reported by the captain, who in his boat proceeding to Belize communicated his intelli gence to the Eagle, en route for Jamaica. On the 18th of February spoke the schooner Mary Eleanor, in lat. 47.56 N., long. 11.56 W., standing to N.E. At Jamaica, Feb. 27, her Majesty's ship Indus, bearing the flag of Vice-Admiral Sir Houston Stewart, K.C.8., who arrived from the Westward Islands on the 23d February; Imaum, Commander Kellett, C.C. ; Diadem, Capt. Moorsom, C. 8., refit ting ; Styx, Commodore Vessey. The Jaseur, Lieutenant Commander Scott, sailed on the 24th February, to join the ships off Grey Town. JAMAICA. c eI A ley K ING STON, FEB. 26. Last week a deputation from the Haitian Go vernment, consistingot, I f v e a u i r ted ge o n n t i l l e i m s E en x , tiro n of c whom bore military rank, the Governor, and delivered an address to his Ex telloncy, announcing the re-establishment o f the Haitian Republi c, and expressing their acknow ledgment on its behalf, for the asylum afforded the Haitian refugees during their exile ; and whom they were now commissioned to remove to their native land, having furnished them with the means of enabling them to discharge whatever pecuniary o bligations they have incurred in this island.. Two executions for murder have taken place during the last fortnight. Another murderer has received a patent of pardon from the Executive, and the ease of two others is under the consideration of the Privy Council. A total eclipse of the moon took place on the morning of the 17th instant. SOUTH PACIFIC. The revolutionary movement in Chili continues. A Lima correspondent, writing from Valparaiso, says :—" Atacama continues in the same revolu tionary state, and the small force of 250 men and four guns sent against it by the Government, can do nothing until reinforced." On the 21st and 22d the revolutionary move ment broke out at Talca, and the revolutionists fortified themselves in the public square. The Government have sent 300 men in two steamers to Constitution, but the result is not yet known. 3 A revolutionary movement is expected to take place in the province of Arauco. Another correspondent says :—The revolution daily gains ground. Copiapo still holds out, more troops are to be sent to sustain the Govern ment cause. The rails of a portion of the railway have been taken up, so as to stop the communica tion with the port of Caldera. In Valparaiso it is daily expected that the revo lution will break out, and great fears are enter tained that the mob will commit many excesses. The editors of the Comercio have offered the Government security in 50,000 dols. to be allowed to re-issue their journal, but their request was re fused. Bolivia is quiet. Lima, exchange on London, 42. Valparaiso, 46 to 461. LATER FROM GREYTOWN. We are indebted to the Panama Railway Coin pany's telegraph operator for late news from Grey town by the R. W. I. M. steamer Trent, ,'Nhfth arrived at Aspinwall on the 18th February. The British ship Diadem had left for Jamaica; it is believed that she carries the British treaty with Nicaragua. The Valorous has succeeded in getting outside. Her captain states that where she lay the river had shoaled six feet during the last three months. The British steamers are obliged to re main outside, being afraid to cross the bar. AMERICA. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, MONDAY MORNING. The Canada has arrived, bringing 200,000 dole. and £5,000 sterling in specie. The Europa and Jura had arrived out. The Senate, in extra session on the Bth instant, ratified the Cass-Herrar Treaty, with amendments . Postmaster-General Brown had expired. - Rumours were afloat at Augusta of the recapture from the federal officers of 50 of the Wanderer s Africans. Tampico advices to the 26th ult., received at Nei Orleans, report "The Liberals were actively prose', cuting the war. Juarez ha& taken the field, all gone to Vera Cruz, which is in a perfect state Il e defence. General Espage had been taken by th Liberals at Aguascalientes." ot 4 The Washington correspondent of the New 11 A Times says, "Despatches, just received here,rep e t' the best understanding among the English, Frenew and American officers now operating in the Mexiet il weters. The English Minister in Mexico is I°' strutted to exercise his own discretion in re ee t; nising either party. Similar instructions are le given to Mr. M'Lane, who will leave at once Cu b Mexico." At New York, on the 7th, sterling exchange quoted 109/ to 109 E for bankers' bills. The weekly Bank statement showed an increS o in specie and circulation only. NEW YORK, MARCH 10, EVENIN G • . Our cotton-market is active and buoyant. 311* sales of the past two days foot up 13,000 . ling uplands closes firmly, this evening, at 121 to 12Z- cents. The corn-market is generally Flour has declined 10 cents per barrel, and corn three cents per bushel ; wheat is likewise dwd, but without alteration in price. The provis icfr market is generally steady. 1,40 The Stock Exchange is depressed, and there r` been a slight decline in all kinds of securities. We have later advices from Mexico. A portion of Miramon's troops had been rep 9 in an attack on Jalapa. Miramon subsequel l or e arrived before Vera Cruz, where the Liberals IS' confident of being able to defeat him. HALIFAX, MARCH I °' r The Royal Mail steamship Arabia, from Lis:ceej pool, arrived here this morning , and her advl,9 were forthwith 'telegraphed to all parte of -1" Union. WASHINGTON, MARCH I°' o l Joseph Holt has been confirmed by the Set a as Postmaster-General, vice Hon. Aaron NV'_ 4, deceased. NEW ORLEANS, MARCH 9, EvENVio' Our cotton market has undergone no cbsoo to-day.. The business has been 11,500 bales. THE LATE COLONEL T.AIT. It is well worthy of notice that Col. Tait, ~0 brother of the Bishop of London, whose death ; f just taken place, rendered great service at the r e p sage of the river Chenab, by Sir Joseph Thackla That excellent officer was the first to cross tYO difficult river at the head of his regiment, the 0 Irregular Cavalry, in which enterprise some troo rr 0 1 found a watery grave. He secured the f 00 Ghurreepu Putteen, over which reinforce tV ? were to cross, a matter of overwhelming iniefi ante ; and contributed Much towards the succe e d termination of the action of Sadoolapore, the Sikh army, under Shere Sing, was repo.,t, with great loss by Thackwell's small detachtae" ASTLETS AMPHITHEATRE. COMPLIMENTARY BENEFIT TO MR. W. COOKE, t i; The friends and admirers of this talented young having a sympathetic desire to congratulate him se ts return to his professional duties, have formed th ou, into a committee to give him a free benefit ; expressil they believe it will, the satisfaction of the public, as fre their pleasure at his providential recovery from tho of his late severe accident. The evening fixed 0 0i occasion is Saturday next, the 26th inst., when the 0 6 1 tainments will commence with the operatic drama Of fo Mannering," in which Miss Rebecca Isaacs, gr. t o Bedford, Mr. W. Eburne, and Miss Laidlaw, who volunteered their services, will sustain the introduce princirl,itc In addition to a very long list of attractions in t Mr. W. E. Mackney will his ever popular T e o atlantic melodies, and Mr. J. G. Forde, the comic , " sionist, will open his budget of modern comicalitieti trust the exertions of the committee will be crown" the most triumphant success. THIS DAY'S SHIPPING. 1 4 LONDON, March 21.—Wind this day at noon, A.' light breeze, arid fine weather. Cl lj i PonzsmouTri, March 20.—Wind S.W.—Sailed-"i2, sura, for Calcutta; Trinidad, for Calcutta; En lol 1 4 . Buenos Ayres; Codrington, for Antigua ; Merr& narch, for St. John's ; Daras for Newfoundland ; '" i j for Batavia. COWES ' March 19.—Wind N.—Sailed—Traveller' Auckland. PLYMOUTH, March 20.—Wind S.W.—Sailed--0 0 01)1 for New York, DARTMOUTH, March 20.—Arrived—Tigris, from ii for Barbadoes. _ ft 10 0 R AMSGA TE,March2o.—Arrived — Atlantic, from ...- Belize. _ A O (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Monday 'itf — oT et , Wind N.N.W. AP Arrived, March 19— Ceylon, steamer, from AlO „41 v Jupiter, from Swansea. 0 Arrived, March 20—Thomas Powell, steamer, fr o # dif. Sailed, March 20—George, La Poule, and Le , Cherbourg. Wind N.W. LIVERPOOL, Monday g° 1119 : 0; I Arrived, March 20—Alxexander, from Sava B. Tornar, from Mobile. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRA.PII;IOt DEAL, Monday go Wind W., fresh, with rain. A Turin letter dated Wednesday says baldi is here, and may be seen walking about in 0 tric hat and semi-milita letter in a Turin journal' d hibition of the export of horses is so strictly enfer,..o 4 company of circus riders which was about to c'e Piedmont, to givo performances ;at one of tllceft theatres, has been detained until. it can be from Vienna whether its egress is to be permitted fir IMPROVED PERCUSSION CAPS.—Mr. W . of Birmingham, is introducing an impr9vemelliAr man ufacture of percussion caps. The caps 11,toror0 charged - with the detonating composition, the V t e other powder is dropped in rough perforated P. ~1;j lar to th'se which are used at present for chargit.;e o l 9 powdei is then subjected to sufficient pressure or ~ 0 1 7,1 coat tho surface of the detonating composition IPAII thus rendering the coating impervious to moisture, of tecting the detonating composition from injuri b l to damp and wet—Heehaws' Magazine. ' 1 7