The Sun. — London, England, 1858-01-09 00:00:00

THE WEATHER—Sox OFFICE, JAcUABY 9. THIMMO3fETEE, IN THE SHADE. 53—highest sines noon yesterday. SO—lowest this morning and during the night. 51 — thi's day at noon. BAROMETER, 30.07. Warn, S.S.W. to S.W. ; fresh, with rain. ri",cam♦ 4r<-1; . ; . C ` c 7 s)-- 1 < HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE THIS EVENING. ieeoloraini, Spezia, Ginglini, Belletti, Rossi, Vialetti, and Aldighieri. THIS EVENING (Saturday, Jan. 9), LUCIA DI LA.MMERMOOR. Prices :—Pit Stalls, 12s 6d; boxes (to hold four perms) it and one pair, 2/. 2s ;nand tier, 3/. 3s ; two pair, 1/. ss. three pair, 158 ; gallery boxes, 103; gallery stalls, 3s 6d pit, 3s 6d; gallery, 2s. TIER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. — Her MAJESTY the QUEEN has graci ocsly signified her intention of HONOURING with her PRESENCE a SE NIES of FOUR FESTIVAL PERFORM ANCES, intended to be presented at the period of the ap proaching Nuptials of her Royal Highness the PRINCESS ROYAL with his Royal Highness the Prince FREDERICK WILLIAM of PRUSSIA. The general arrangements are under the direction of Mr. Mitchell, in co-operation with Mr. Lumley, and favoured by the assistance of the following Managers of the Metropolitan Theatres; Mr. Smith Theatre Royal, Drury-lane Mr. Backstone Haymarket Theatre. Mr. Webster Adelphi Theatre. Mr. Harrison and Miss Pyne Lyeeum Theatre. Mr. Robson and Mr. Emden Olympic Theatre. Mr. Phelps Sadler's Wells Theatre. The programme will comprise the following Entertain menu; : On TUESDAY, January 19, MACBETH. Produced under the direction of Mr. Phelps. Macbeth, Mr. Phelps ; Lady Macbeth, Miss Helen Fauci With Locke's Incidental Music, under the direction of Mr. Benedict. And Mr. Oxenford's Farce of TWICE KILLED. In which Mr. and Mrs. Keeley will perform. THURSDAY, January 21. Balfe's New Opera, THE ROSE OF CASTILLE, By Miss Pyne, Mr. Harrison, Mr. Weiss, and the Operatic Company of the Lyceum Theatre ; conductor, Mr. A. Mellon. With a COMIC AFTERPIECE. SATURDAY, January 23, AN ITALIAN OPERA, By Madlle. Piccolomini, Signor Ginglini, and the Principal Artistes of Mr. Lumley's Theatre. And a FESTIVAL CANTATA composed by Mr. Howard Glover. With a BALLET DIVERTISSEMENT. Fourth Performance, AN ENGLISH COMEDY, By Mr. Buckstone's Company of the Haymarket Theatre. And au AFTERPIECE, in which Mr. Wright and Members of the Adelphi Company will perform. Admission to the pit (for which a limited number of tickets will be issued. los. 6d. Gallery stalls (reserved and numbered) 6s. Od. Gallery Applications for boxes, orchestra stalls, and tickets to be made at the Box-office of the Theatre, and - at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street. T HEA TR E-R 0Y A LI, DRURY-LANE Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. THIS EVENING, will be performed THE LADIES' BATTLE, in which Mr. and Mrs. Leigh Murray and Miss M. Oliver will perform. After which, the new grand pantomime, LITTLE JACK HORNER. Commence at 7. T HEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, to commence at Seven o'clock. with SPEED THE PLOUGH. Characters by Messrs. W. Farren, Compton, Chippendale, Mrs. Poynter, Mrs. E. Fitzwilliam, and Miss E. Ternan. After which, a new comic Christmas Pantomime, entitled THE SLEEPING BEAUTY IN THE WOOD ; or, Harle quin and the Spiteful Fairy. Harlequin, Mr. A. Leclercq ; Columbine, Miss Fanny Wright ; Pantaloon, Mr. Mackay ; Clown, Mr. Charles Leclercq. Orchestra Stalls (which may be retained the whole of the evening). 6s. each. (No charge for booking.) • First Ince. s. d. Second price. s. d Dress Boxes 5 0 Drees Boxes 3 0 Upper Boxes 3 0 Upper Boxes 2 0 Pt Gallery R OYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. Charles Kean. THIS EVENING, will be presented THE CORSICAN BROTHERS. After which, a new grand 'omic Christmas Pantomime, entitled HARLEQUIN WHITE CAT ; or, The Princess Blanche Flower and her Fairy Godmothers. The Princess Blanche (White Cat), Miss Kate Terry ; Harlequin, Mr. Cor mack ; Clown, Mr. Huline; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo ; and Columbine, Miss C. Adams., T HEATRE ROYAL, A D ELPHI. Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster. THIS EVENING, will be performed the second and third acts of THE GREEN BUSHES, in which Madame Celeste, and Mr. Wright will perform. After which, a Mythological Extravaganza, entitled HARLEQUIN, OR THE LOVES OF CUPID AND PSYCHE. Jupiter, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Mars, Mr. Frank Hall ; Venus, Mrs. Billington ; Cupid, Miss Marie Wilton ; Psyche, Miss Mary Keeley. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.—SoIe Lessee and Manager, Mr. C. Dillon.— THIS EVENING, THE KING'S MUSKETEERS. Prin cipal characters by MessrA, Charles Dillon, -Stuart, Barrett, Poynter; Holston; Mesdames IN oolgar, Buckingham White, and Weston. To conclude with the Burlesque and Pantomime, LALLAH ROOKII, and the PRINCESS, the PERI, and the TROU BADOUR ' • or, Harlequin a n d th e Gh e b ers o f t h e D esert. Supported by Mesdames Charles Dillon, Buckingham White, Eliza Webb, Maria Taman, Esther Jacobs, and Woolgar ; Messrs. Barrett, Calhaem, Holston, Poynter, and J. L. Toole. Clowns, M essrs. T . M att h ews and R. Stilt ; Harlequin, Mr. J. Ricketts; Pantaloon, Mr. A. Stilt ; Sprites, Herr Zeleski and soils ; Columbines, Misses Malcolm and Lees, Gorgeous Feast of Lanterns.—Fenton's Grand Trans formation Scene. Doors open at half-past 6, to commence at 7. In active preparation, a new and original Comedy, by Leigh Hunt, Esq. 3oa•office open from 11 to 5 daily. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Crsswick. THIS EVENING, will be performed BROKEN FAITH. After which, QUEEN MAB ; or Harlequin Romeo and Julliet. Clown, by the Surrey Buck ; Pantaloon, Mr. Brad bury. STRAND THEATRE.—Lessee, Mr. T. Payne. —THIS EVENING, will be performed HARLEQUIN NOVELTY AND THE PRINCESS WHO LOST HER HEART. Harlequin, Miss Craven ; Columbine, Madlle. Deudin ; Sprite, Herr Kirt. The Lambert Family and the Bud Man of Agar in their wonderful performance, &c, Commence at Seven. Stalls, 35.; Boxes, 'es.; Pit, le. Gallery 6d. CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road.— OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow ilg company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of S elections from all the popular OPERAS, MADRIGALS, CHORUSES, GLEES, DUETS, &c., Russell, Mrs. Badzey, Madlle. Marietta, Miss &mull, Miss Ray, Madame Bartoletti, Miss Montague, and Madame Marietta; Herr F. Jonghmans, Mr. Renshaw, R. Grover, T. Farrant S. Jones, J. Barker, W. Melling, S enor Antonio, E. L. Rime, Mr. Badgey, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Bell, and Mr. Ber nard; Messrs. S. Collins, W. T. Critchqeld, and E. Mack nay. Pianoforte, Mr. Cecil Hicks; harmonium, Master Williams ; Director, Herr F. Jonghmans. Commence at Seven o'clock precisely. Suppers, &s., until twelve o'clock. Mr. AUGUSTUS BRALIAX will make his first appearance on Monday, the 25th inst. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY—Morn., 5 min. aft. 9—Even., 35 min aft. 9 To-Moßßow---Morn. 10 min. aft. 10—Even. 45 min. aft. 10 LONDON, SATURDAY, JAN. 9, 1858. The SULTAN has lost a faithful, trustworthy, and efficient servant, —Turkey an able and honest Statesman. England a consistent friend, who fully appreciated her straightforward and un "IAA policy, and supported it, not for any ainid er abject, but because he knew that it was best calculated to advance the prosperity and hap piness of his native land, and to maintain the peace and tranquillity of Europe. Ransom]) PaciLi.—the announcement of whose premature and unexpected death appeared in our impression of yesterday ./ "had • attained the highest rank which a subject could attain under the Im perial Porte, being Grand - Vizier at the time of his lamented death, b ut he mitted to a closer c onnect i on with h‘%is'asltoayda-1 Master, his son having been married to the Sun- TAN's favourite daughter. Thi s was no trifli ng honour. It proved beyond the possibility of doubt, how rally ABDUL ATEDJID had app rec i ated his high qu-alities and valuable services. -Whe ther in or out of office, he was also a cherished adviser, whose opinions and views naturally in fluericed the SUL TA N ; and it is by no me an s sur• I prising that such should have been the case, for I he thoroughly understood the state of affairs throughout Europe, and turned his understand ing to the best purpose by warning his master of the dangers by which he was environed, and teaching him how they might best be avoided. He was a sincere and consistent reformer, and struggled to the utmost to advance the Otto. man Empire in the scale of nations by the abolition of grave abuses, an improved ad ministration of justice, and additional security for life and property. He never yielded himself up to the corrupt influences which had previously been all-powerful with Turkish officials ; and his master-mind and sterling honesty would have been all-important in resuscitating the empire from the exhaustion arising from the war into which it had been forced by the intolerable arro gance and grasping cupidity of the late CZAR, and indeed we might say, the traditional policy of Russia, which had always regarded the Turkish dominions with a greedy eye. REDSCHID PACHA was a comparatively young man at the time of his death. He was born in 1802, and was consequently but in the 56th year of his age, and might reasonably have anticipated a long and prosperous life. It was, however, ordained otherwise, and he was carried off after a brief but severe illness. Nevertheless, he lived long enough to assist in inaugurating many valu able reforms. He served at an early age under the late SULTAN, and took a share in the amelio rations introduced by that strong-minded poten tate. It was not, however, until after his death that he attained the high eminence which he en joyed under his son and successor. In 1834, when he was but 32 years of age, he was raised to the dignity of a Pachalie, and appointed spe cial envoy to this country, He had ample opportunities both in London and Paris of wit nessing the beneficial eaects of Western civilisa tion, and from that time he was seized with an ardent desire to improve the condition of his countrymen, more especially those in the more distant provinces who had previously been ground to the earth by the extortionate oppres sions of successive Pachas, each desirous of en riching himself at the expense of the people during what might be but a brief tenure of power. With that object he was mainly instrumental in giving effect to the Tanzimat or Hatti-scheriff of Gulhaue, which was carried into operation in 1839 when he was Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Sublime Porte. This most Important measure, which may be regarded as the national charter of Turkish liberty, and which limited the exactions of the PACHA'S, and prevented the unbounded despotism, previously exercised with but little regard for justice or mercy, was promulgated by the deceased Minister, who had the honour of announcing its provisions, in the presence of the SULTAN and of many distinguished visitors. These provisions have been frequently evaded, but there can be no doubt that REDSCIIID always strove to the utmost extent of his power to enforce obedience thereto. (Like every true-hearted reformer, he was sub jected to the strenuous opposition of those wedded to the old abuses, and who were personally interested in their cont nusn ce. Several times he was removed from power, but he was no less than six times appointed Grand Vizier or Prime Minister of Turkey, and ha died shortly after his accession to power for the last time, having been obliged to succumb for a short period in consequence of the difficulties arising from the election of Moldavian deputies, which was subse quently abrogated by the Porte. Ho had also been Minister f)r Foreign Affairs, and held other important offices connected with the Cabinet, and also represented his Imperial master at the Courts of St. James's and the Tuileries. Much was spoken of his alleged subserviency to the English Ambassador, LDrd STRA TFOrtD DE REDCLIFFE; but the friendship that existed mainly arose from the similarity of these objects., and the fact that both were desirous of ensuring the independence, pro moting the welfare, and developing the national resources of the SULTAN'S dominions—no wonder that they should have pulled together and that REDSCHID should have frequently sought advice in the only quarter where it could be relied on as perfectly disinterested. 1 We trust that ABDUL MEDJID may he able to obtain the services of a man of a similar character, and who may be duly qualified to assume the mantle, and follow in the footsteps of the deceased Pacha. The expected Reform Bill—the promised Reform Bill—is naturally enough beginning at last to be a matter of speculation even among the most 'indifferent. Political dreamers the most lukewarm are waking at length from their apathy, and amuse themselves at frequent intervals by speculating upon the probable direction which may be taken in the proximate sweepings of the bran new ministerial bosom of destruction. Suggestions ostensibly directed to the community at large, but in reality aimed, of course, at the ministerial councils are rapidly multiplying. It was only' very recently that a species of manifesto was issued by a considerable number of men eminent in art, science, and literature, strongly advocating the adoption of an educational franchise as foremost among the boons of reform looked for throughout the United Kingdoms at the hands of the leaders of her MAJESTY'S Government. A species of pendant to this authoritative suggestion has within the last few days made its not untimely appear ance. A document, this latter, in which another considerable body of reformers—saving for a very names scattered sparsely through the long cata logue of signature —not distinguished in any very remarkable manner either in art, or science, or literature. A comment we are constrained to make at the very outset of our remarks upon this singular effusion, because of the disappointment consequent upon either the most searching or the most cursory glance down that extended list of subscribers. Very good men, no doubt, but not authoritative. Examining their names we don't wonder in the least to observe that they rather ostentatiously eschew everything like " dictation" to the masses, at the very commencement of their rather wordy and confused jumble of suggestions. Several of the names affixed to this last mentioned Reform Manifesto are such as no reformer in the land could, of course, for a single instant regard with other than feelings of prompt and respectful consideration. The very first upon the list fir example, that of the hon. gentleman the member for the city of Bristol —the arch-champion of what we do not hesitate to pronounce the most requisite reform of all—the Ballot. Any declaration what ever in reform—to the hopes and aspirations of reformers generally in this country being appended to it the autograph of Mr. HENRYBERKELEY— much more a document the names affixed to which actually led off by the hon. member's signature—can hardly fail to arrest our at ention and command our sympathy. But when, upon deliberate examination, that document turns out to be in truth the veriest rigmarole of confused and incoherent hints—defection in style, and alto gether wanting in management—and when, in addition to this, it is observable. immediately afterwards that little more than a dozen signa- tures of any note whatever follow that of the consifitent and persevering advocate of the ballot, it can scarcely be regarded as in any way surpri sing that our sentiments upon the examination of the production are chiefly those of disappointment. Besides, it would be rather difficult, we conceive, to define, with any degree of accuracy or preci sion, what is the precise aim or object of those vary motley subscribers. They call upon reformers generally to co-operate. But—How ? Net a whispered hint is thrown out in the way of expla nation. It is pretty nearly about as comprehen sible an injunction as the Irish watchman's bid ding the solitary wayfarer, in the midnight bye-way —" Disperse !" Co-operate ? How ? Nobody knows. And for what—to what end—for th a furtherance of what cherished schemes of reform ? Of reforms that we all know by heart, and that being known thus by heart, far and wide, one might reasonably expect to have put forward with the utmost brevity and simplicity. Yet several of which are tangled into an attempted mystifica tion by the most. whimsical circumlocution. For instance, nothing could be clearer, or more ob vious, we might have supposed, than to advance bluntly, in so many words, as Reform No. 3, on the projected Improvements—The R!-distribution of Electoral Districts ! But no—that we presume would have been altogether too comprehensible and straightforward. Wherefore we have the popular demand for a Re-distribution of Electoral Districts, resolving itself into this tortuous and mal-forined proposition " A re-apportionment of seats, that shall make such an approach to an equalization of con stituencies as shall give in the United Kingdom a majority of members to a majority of electors." And so on. The gist of it all being admirable. But both the arrangement—rather, it should be said, the disarrangement—and the enunciation being little less than preposterous. The principal requisites in the anticipated measure being all the while, we take it, simply these : 1. The Ballot. 2. An Extension of the Franchise. 3. The Re-distribution of Electoral Districts. 4. The Removal of the Property Qualification, 5. The Diminution of the Duration of Parlia ment. Reform n amber one securing to the elector the independent exercise of his power of voting. Reform number two insuring a broader basis to the pyramid of the Legislature. Reform number three equalizing the privilege of representation. Reform number four opening a new channel, by means of which the popular intellect might obtain readier access within the walls of Parliament. Reform number five supplementing to this last mentioned extension of the choice-of the electors, the additional security of a genuine reformation oonsequent upon a more frequent appeal than a septennial one to the judgment of the whole bulk of the electoral population. These are the lead ing reforms for which the country now looks to the Crown, the Ministry, and the Legislature. At any rate, these are the reforms that ought in reason to be weighed in the balance during this epoch of domestic tranquillity by the sagacity of a patriotic Parliament. r KING ALBERT.—Tae Court Circular think the time ' is come when the Prince Consort's position should be "rectified," and that he should receive the style of King. It informs its readers that "his right to that honorary style does not rest with the volition of minis ters, or with the pleasure of the people. It is the law of England since the days of Henry VIII., that the hue. band of a peeress in her own right shall, if he has issue by her, be tenant by courtesy of her barony, earldom. &c. This rule, it is said, applies not by right, but "by grace" to the spouse of the reigning Sovereign ; but the law of grace is just as potent in a question of this nature as is the law of right. It is clearly within the personal prerogative of the Sovereign, to order and command that the Consort of the Crown shall, in all such things as title, place, and precedency, have and enjoy the attri butes of royalty. His Excelency the French Ambassador and the Countess Persigny, on leaving the Duke of New castle's seat at Clamber, intend to pay a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Manchester at Kimbolton Castle, and the Duke and Duchess of Beaufort at Badminton. His Excellency Ferukh Khan, accompanied by seve- 1 ral members of his suite, inspected the Royal Mews at Pimlico on Thursday morning, and afterwards honoured the establishment of Mr. C. F. Hancock, of Bruton-street, with a visit. Yesterday his Excel lency went over Bethlehem Hospital, and in the evening was present at the performances at the Adelphi Theatre. The Marquis of Lansdowne will leave thwood for town, either on Wednesday or Thursday next. The Eel 1 of Shelburne is expected at Lansdowne House early in the ensuing week, to resume his duties at the Foreign office. The Marquis De Bonnevale has left the Brunswick Hotel, St. James's, for the Continent. The Earl and Countess Granville, at the close of their ♦isit to the Marquis of Lansdowne, at Bowood, go on a visit' to the Marquis and Marchioness of Ailesbury, at Savernake near Marlborough. The Countess Dowager of Macclesfield and Lady Louisa Parker have left Howcilin's Hotel, St. James's street, for Brighton. The Earl and Countess of Roden, Lady Maria Forester, and the Hon. Nassau Jocelyn, have left the Queen's Hotel, Upper Norwood, for town. Viscount Campdeu has arrived at Claridge's Hotel from Campden-bouse, Gloucestershire. The Count d'Alton has left the Brunswick Hotel (S James'o for Florence and Rome. The Hon. G. Stafford Jerningham and the Hon. W. Stafford Jerningham have arrived at Maurigny's Hotel from a visit to Lord Stafford, at Cossey Hall, near Norwich. Mr. and Mrs. Wigan have arrived at the Queen's Hotel, Upper Norwood. We are requested to contradict the announcement, copied from the Observer, that Serjeant Weil. has been appointed to an Indian judgeship. HEALTH OF THE KING OF PRUSSIA.—On the 6th the King prolonged the delegation of Lit sovereign powets to the Prince of Prussia for an Aber three months, com mencing from 23d inst. Within the last few days I have heard that tLe physicians, who hitherto have been roost sceptical about the King's recovery ever taking place, have stated that it is not impossible that within six months he may be entirely reinstated in mental as well as b health.—Correspondent of the Times. LORD REDOLIFFE.—It has been related in several of the Continental papers that Lord Radcliffe quitted Constantinople "contrary to the wish of his Govern ment." Now, it is positively known to me that Lord Radcliffe did not quit his post until he had received permission from her Majesty's Minister for Foreign Affairs so to do. The noble lord received leave of absence full 15 months ago, but he did net quit Constan tinople last month until he had inquired whether it would be convenient for him to do so.—Vienna Cor respondent of the Times (2d edition). Gamer, &C., AT HULL —According to the annual circular of the Hull Chamber of Commerce, the follow ing is estimated to be the stock of grain, &c., in the Hull warehouses on the 'lit inee. :—Wheat, 74,000 quarters ; barley, 40,000 quarters ; oats, 28,000 quarters ; peas, 2,500 quarters ; beans, 9,500 quarters ; linseed, 170,C00 qrs. ; rapeseed, 5,000 qr 4. ; and tallow, 650 tone. CONVENTS IN PRUSSlA.—According to a recent statis tical return, there exist in the catholic provinces of Prussia 09 convents and religieus centnunities, com prising 970 members, of whom about three-fifths are females. They are principally Ureuliiaes and sister s o f I harify. M. 7 .eachmarin, one of the principal bankers in Berlin, has just failed, with liabilities amounting to 800,000 thalers. lie is the father-lb-law of Madlle. Wagner. THE INDIAN REINFORCEMENTS AT THE CAPE.— Daring the last few months Table Biy has presented an unusually animated appearance, owing to the frequent arrival and departure of large vessels and steamers for India. Oa Saturday last the harbour contained 73 ves sels, of which.ix were steamers. Within the pre:.ent month the arrivals of troops have been as follows : Nov. B.—The liersilia, from Portsmouth for Madras, 50 days, with 200 men and 13 officers, 44th Regiment ; left f,r India 4nl the 12th. Nov. 15.—The steamer Ireland, from Portsmouth for Kerracbee, 51 days, 300 meh, 98th Regiment ; loft on the 18. h. Nov. 17. —The steamer Great Britain, from Cork for Bombay, 39 days, 1,100 men and 50 officer', draughts of Bth Hussars, 17th Lancers, and 14th Light Dragoons ; left on the 19th. Nov. 21,—The steamer Calcutta, from Cork for Bombay, 4) days, 800 men, 51st It&girnent ; left on the 26th. Nov. 28. The st.amer Southampton, from Graveseud for lierrachee, 42 days, 672 men, 7th Magoon Guards. From this colony about one-third of the whole numbtr of troops have been sent to India—viz., the 6th, 13th, 80th, and 89th Regiments, probably about 3 500 strong, besides a company of mounted Artillery. Large nuns. hers of horses have also been shipped off in different vessels, 200 being furnished by the Cape Corps, which has bee❑ partly dismounted for the purpose ; and orders have been issued for 50 out of 80 Artillery at present stationed in Cape Town to go as grooms in various vessels shortly to leave with additional horses. The city is now, consequently, only garrisoned by 30 Artil• lery.--Cape Town Mail of Noy. 30. LATEST NEWS. TRIESTE, JAN. 8. Accounts from Constantinople to the Ist state that the Circassians, under Sefer Pacha, took on the 14th ult. the fort of Adekou after a deter mined resistance, and massacred the Russian gar rison, composed of 1,200 men. Accounts from Athens of the 14 mention re ports of expected ministerial modifications. BERLIN, JaN. 7. An order of the King's cabinet, dated Chariot tenburg, 6th, addressed to the Prince of Prussia, thanks H. R. H., for the fidelity with which he has acted on the delegation granted to him, and requests and charges him to retain it for three months more, commencing on the 23d. The Prince, in a rescript addressed to the Mi nistry of State, says that in taking the new dele gation he will maintain the declarations of the re script of the 24th Oct. ; and, in common with all the country, prays the Almighty shortly to restore the King to complete health. HAMBURG, JAN. 7. The elections for the Supreme Council of the Monarchy have just taken place in the Duchy of Holstein. Only 136 electors presented them selves, and they nominated M. do Scheele. The States had to elect four deputies--but only six members voted ; they nominated MM. Plessen, Biome, Rathgen, and Balernann ; all those gen tlemen, however, have refused to sit. Intelligence has been received from Constan tinople to the 30th ult. The Journal de Con stantinople of that date states that the dissolution of the divans in the principalities had not taken place up to that time by an order of the Porte. The Russian representative had given a splendid fete, on which occasion he distributed 100,000 piastres (worth about five sous each) to the poor. A great quantity of snow had fallen in Asia. A shock of earthquake had been felt on December 15 at Rhodes, and another on the 22d at Broussa. Pirates had made their appearance in the neigh bourhood of Rhodes. The Vulcan steamer, be longing to the Austrian Lloyds, when on fire had been saved by a steamer of the Messageries Tm periales. FRANCE. PARIS, FRIDAY EVENING. A commission, composed of three members of the Wallachian Divan, is shortly expected at Paris. The object is to explain to the Emperor the course pursued by the Unionists, and to express their thanks for the protection, &c., afforded them by his Majesty's Government. A deplorable accident took place in the Church of St. Sulpice (in Paris) at half-past 10 this morning, during Divine service in the chapel of the Virgin. The calorifere which warms the church with hot water burst with a loud noise and scattered pieces of metal and streams of boiling water in every di rection. Three persons were killed by the explo sion and five others wounded, two of them se verely. It is supposed that one of the pipes for conducting the hot water was obstructed by some cause not yet ascertained. The Prefect of the Seine proceeded immediately to the church to instruct the architect to adopt measures to prevent a similar accident in future. A great portion of the extensive cotton manufac tory of Dessaint-Dalphard, Brothers, and Co., of R 61 1 ,311, was destroyed by fire on Monday last. One warehouse, containing printed cottons to the amount of 12,0001., was totally consumed. Four of the men employed in the factory fell victims to their zeal to save the property of their employers. Seven men who wore working an engine close to the burning warehouse had time only to save them selves. They were struck with pieces of the falling roof, and all seven fell into the river. A gendarme, named Zink, jumped into the water after them, and was so fortunate as to save them, but four of the seven were dreadfully injured. It appears from official returns that the losses by accidents at sea to the French commercial navy were three times more numerous during the year 1857 than during the three preceding years. The acci dents during the last year amounted to 1,524, or more than 4 per diem. Of these 622 were totally lost, being at the rate of nearly two a-day. 902 French merchant vessels were forced to seek shelter in ports on their voyage. Of the 622 ships totally lost 82 sailed from Marseilles or were bound for that port, 67 from Bordeaux. 38 from Havre, 3G from Nantes, 32 from Bayonne, and the remainder from Yesterday 9 2-10, (centigrade) the other ports of France. At midnight on Wednesday the th ermome t er a t th e Observatory tory p i marked t a.m.B -10 d e and at midday 3-10. below ow freezing The cold yesterday, after having bean very se vere in the early part of the day, became gradually less so to wards the afternoon, and in the evening was but very little below freezing point. Skating went on during the day on all the pieces of water in and near Paris. The small arm of the Seine, from the Pout de l'Archeveche to the flood-gate near the Mint, is completely frozen over, and on several points of the larger branch the floating ice is fast collecting at the sides and narrowing the channel. The accounts received from the provinces state that the cold is severe in many parts. Several rivers and their tributaries, such as the Loire and the Cher, are frozen over in various parts to a considerable extent. The journals of Nantes have received an official no tification that there is sufficient ice in the Upper Loire to render navigation dangerous. The river Erdre, near Nantes, is entirely frozen over. At Havre, the old dock is covered with a rather thick coat of ice ; and in the outer port several ducks and widgeons, which had been d r i ven from the marshes by the frost, were killed. Accounts from Lyons, dated yesterday, state that the cold had become extremely severe in that city, the quicksilver in the thermometer havinc, fallen to 7 degrees below freezing p o i nt. Snow felt on Wednesday night. The severity of the cold, and the cessation of building operations which it has occasioned, have caused a great number of workmen to visit the cheap kitchens established under the patronage of the Emperor in the 48 quarters of Paris. Each of these kitchens distributes daily on an average from 10,000 to 15,060 portions of soup, meat, or veget ables; each portion costs only 10c., and the demi portions may be bad for sc. A letter from Bordeaux, dated yesterday, stales that on the preceding night snow fell in snob large quantities on the Orleans and Bordeaux Railway, that the Paris mail arrived an hour beyond its time. When the train reached Bordeaux the carriages were covered with snow. Thore was a feeling of uncertainty at the opening of the mone y market, as it was known that the bullion of the Bank of France had decreased to 250 millions, and it prevented the Council of the Bank from deciding on a further lowering of the rase of discount. _ The Patrie pays the following tribute to the me mory of the lamented G enera l H avelock : kVe are persuaded th a t F rsnce, who sympat hi ses Nith all glories, will share th e mourning of t h e E ng ii-h nation on the occasion of t h e diath of th i s genera l, whose heroic conduct in the war now going on in India is present to every mind," The indisposition of th e Empress. which caused the postponement of the b a ll of the Tuileries, was a simple attack of influe nza. Invitations f or b a ll s en the 13th, 20th, and 27 t h of this m outh Lave also ben issued. BOURSE, Jan. 8. — The following were the last quota ions : 4 per Cents Lo, end month—.. 94 90 Credit Foncier — Belgian 4 - Piedmontese (5) Etonian Austrian ...••••• ....... ••• PAY;. Spanish h i) Te Debt A rees ......... 3 4 8 1 1 3 por Cant. ..... 69 80 Do. end month 7O 10 Bank ShAres. Crodit Mobilier • 9(0 - Do. Account _._ 970 -- - RAIL' Orleans Northern . 9:0 New Ditto — Midi StrasburgAsamr:rurescistentir,liiirai ....... 76577521;7. Lyon and Meditoran: • 9 8 0 8 2 5 Now Ditto Geneva .. 730 ............ mm,m. AUSTRIA. The Austrian, Gazette of the 4th says :—" A telegraphic de spatc.th announces that the Porte ratified the treaty of naviga.ion of the Danube, and the document has been sen t f rom C ons tautincple and will speedily arrive here. " The "Army-Order" i ssue d b y th e Emperor on receiving intelligenc e of the decease of Marshal Rade!zky, runs as follows : " It has pleased the Almighty to summon from tl is world Fi.i'd-Marshal Count Radetzky, the oldsst vetera of my army, the victorious leader of the same, and my most faithful servant. " His immortal reputation belongs to history, but in order that the name of the hero may always be remem THE N _Liltslloo"N, SATURDAY-' EVENING, JANUARY 9, 1:8'58. bered by my army, the sth Regiment of Hussars shall bear it henceforth and for ever. "To give expression to tho deep sorrow which my army shares with me, I farther ordain that a solemn funeral service be performed for the deceased in every military station, and that the whole of my army and navy do wear mourning for 14 days. " Daring the period mentioned all standards and flags are to be hung with crane. "Vienna, Jan. 5, 1858." " FRANCIS JOSEPH. At the same time the subjoined autograph letter was addressed by his Majesty to Major General Theodore Count Radetzky, the only son of the illustrious deceased. " Dear Count Radetzky,—The demise of your father, my renowned Field Marshal, C )unt Radetzky, afflicts me deeply. Accept the expression of my heartfelt syai• patby. May your sorrow be lessened by the conviction that the loss of the immortal hero is much deplored by me, by his native country, and by an army which he led to victory and glory, as by you, who mourn in the deceased a beloved father. "It shall be my care to honour the memory of such a great man in a manner worthy of his deserts, and to hand down to posterity by a suitable monument the recollection of his services to me, to my house, and to his native country. FRANCIS JOSEPH. " Vienna, Jan. 5, 1858," In obedience to orders received from the Emperor, the Archdukes Albrecht, Ferdinand Charles, and William left this morning for Milan, where the re mains of the veteran will lie in state for some days. A letter from Milan, of the 4th inst., announces that more than 25,000 men of the Austrian army are to attend the, funeral of Marshal Radetzky. Marshal Count Nugent is to follow tke remains as chief mourner. There was a grand reception at Court on the occasion of New Tear's-day, but all festivities were countermanded in consequence of the dangerous illness of Marshal Radetzky. A Vienna letter states that the reductions in the Austrian army have been more considerable than had been contemplated, 50,000 men having been already discharged, whereby a saving of 12,000,000 florins has been effected ; and it adds that other reductions are to be made. " The Ost Deutsche Post," says a Vienna letter in the Cologne Gazette, " lately affirmed that Austria and the other States along the banks of the Danube were perfectly agreed on the settlement fur the free navigation of that river. That fact is denied in political circles, aud, on the contrary, it is positively stated that the views of Wurtemburg and Bavaria differ from those of Austria on many essential points. It is said that the convention which has been drawn up has not even realised all the liberal principles which cha racterise the navigation regulations on the Rhine." SARDINIA. In the sitting of the 4th in the Chamber of Depu ties at Turin, the election of the first college of Cagliari was brought forward for discussion. There was a protest on the ground of irregularity, it being stated that several monks had entered the place where the votes were taken. Upon inquiry, how ever, it turned out that the votes had been taken in a church belonging to a monastery, and that some monks had been looking down from the gal leries out of mere curiosity. The election was con sequently approved of. A committee of inquiry was appointed on the election of Zerboglio, and those of San Luri and Cagliano were annulled on technical grounds. SPAIN. The Madrid journals of the 4th have reached us. The Gazette publishes a royal decree appointing M. Isturitz to be President of the Senate, and the Duke de Veragua and Gen. Soria vice-presidents. The Queen had ordered 6,000 reals should be given to every legitimate child born on the same day as the Prince of the Asturias, and 3,000 to children born on the day of his baptism. A royal decree enacts that a general direction of the octrois and mints shall be established, and that the control of lotteries shall be transferred. The Bourse Gazette of Berlin publishes a letter from Vienna stating that Count Bill Brahe, the Danish Ambassador, had a long conference on the 3d with Count de Buol, to whom he communicated the Mentions of his government on the subject of the Duchies. These overtures, however, have not been found satisfactory, and a despatch to that effect was sent off to the Austrian representative at Frankfort. The States of Saxe Weimar assembled in an ex traordinary session of the 4th, and they formed themselves into a secret committee to take into consideration a proposition of the GovQrnment for establishing a bank for making advances to traders and manufacturers during the present commercial crisis. The Duko do Brabant gave a grand ball in the Palace of Brussels on Wednesday night : it was attended by upwards of 1,200 persons, and was exceedingly brilliant. It is stated that Lord Woclehouso will leave St. Pdtersburg in the spring. AMERICA. SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDAY NIGHT. The North Star ha 3 arrived, with the American mails. She left New York on the 2Gth inst. Christmas has been kept very riotously in Phila delphia, where several fatal aErays have taken place. A destructive fire had happened at Buffalo. The Persia arrived out on the 25th. Her advices were considered unfavourable, both financially and commercially. The Assistant Treasurer at New York had given notice that he would receive deposits of gold coin to the amount of three million dollar', for which Treasury notes bearing 3 percent. interest, would be given as soon as issued. It is said that the argument of Mr. Matey against the French claims in respect of damages by the bom bardment of Greytown proved so resistless that no claim had been made on behalf of Great Britain. In the New York market - , cotton was dull ; flour and meal had risen in price. The transactions in grain have been limited. Freights are dull. The stock market is also dull, wi►h a declining tendency. Many of the cotton factories in Philadelphia county, which suspended work at the beginning of the financial crisis, have resumed operations.. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING AT MANCHESTER, FRIDAY. For the 2,000 Guineas Stakes Clydesdale was sup. ported at 9 to 2 to win near 2001, 130 to 20 and 180 to 30 was booked about Brother to Marchioness, against whom offers of the latter price, 6 to 1, were made several times in hunireds. Lord of Lorn was much out of favour, 100 to 8 being offered against him without a response. This horse, we understand, has been added to the list of geldings. 625 to 25 was laid against Coxwold, and afterwards offered. For the Derby, 3,000 to 120 was taken about Cock a-doodle-doo, 1510 Ito win upwards of 4001. was taken about Toxopholite, layers of those odds agit him have no difficulty in finding eustom-rs. 1,000 to 10 was taken about Blackthorn. Prices were offered against several backed. The following► were the odds at the close TWO TROUSAND GUINEAS STARES. 9 to 2 agst Clydesdale (taken) 6to 1 ap,.,,t Bro, to Marchioneis (taken and off 100 to 8 agst Lord of Lorn (offered) 25 to 1 agat Cox Nold (taken and offered) DERBY. 12 to 1 agst Clydesdale (offered) 15 to 1 aget Toxopholite (taken freely) 13 to 1 agst Sedbury (offered) 20 to 1 aget Ditto (4f ,red) 20 to 1 apt Kelpie (offered) 25 to 1 aget Cock-a-doodle-doe (taken) 40 to 1 a2st Bro. to Mary Copp (take 50 to 1) 66 t . , 1 apt Cox , vold ( ffered) 100 to 1 aget Buckthorn (taken) METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS.—The weekly. meeting of the Metropolitan B:iard of Works was held yesterday, at Guildhall. Mr. flows moved, pursuant to notice, " that a communication be addressed to the Thanes Conservancy Commission, requesting to be in formed whether they will be willing to co-operate with this board in obtaining parliamentary powers for effecting the embankment of the Thames within the metropolitan area." On a division the motion was negatived. At the lst meeting of the hoard it was agreed to take the opinion of Mr. Sergeant Bylea and Sir Fitzroy Kelly as to the liability of the Corporation of the City of London to contribute towards the 140,000/. borrowed for the main drainage works. Yesterday answers were received to the case submitted to them, in which they gave it as their opinion that the City of London were not liable to pay any portion of the debt of 140,0001., but that it must be repaid by that portion of the metropolis on the security of the district rates whereof it was borrowed. After some business of minor interest, the board adjourned. CAPTURE OF A SLAVER.—Cape of Good Hope, Nov. 27. tier Majeety's etearner Sappho, et ,w in Simon's Bay, while cruieng on the Weet Coast, fell in with a Linz(' ship of euepicious appearance, apparently about 1,000 tons borthen, to which she gave chase, and even tually drove her on shore on a reef near ace coast. The ship prevei to ha a ;laver, and as it was iespesible to get her off the reef, she was burned to the water's edge. THE MYSTERIOUS MURDER IN NORFOLK —Yesterday the inquiry inlo the cause of the death of Mr. John Bell was 'mined at the Crown Inn, Middleton, Norfolk, before Mr. T. 1,1. Wilkin, coroner. The only wi'usss examined was Mr. Joseph Bell, a bl nd gentleman, the brother of deceaied, w hose testimony did not throw any further light up on the matter. After an address from the coroner the inquiry was adjourned till Feb, 4, THE CURRENCY. Comments on the Currency Fallacies of Lord Over stone, given by him in his evidence before the Bank Committee of the House of Commons of 1857, as the principles on which the Bank Charter Act of 1844 was founded. The time will come when the nation will be astounded to find that ifs monetary system is based " on principles not only not true, but in every case nearly the reverse of the truth," betraying a mar vellous ignorance of the true nature of money. These principles are defended by Lord Overstone, their acknowledged originator, with such ability and daring dogmatism, as to leave the impression still with the public that he is a great authority on currency. This can only be accounted for by sup posing that his great power as a special pleade-, and his surprising command of words, in conjunc tion with his position as a banker, a millionaire, and a peer, have confounded and blinded the public on an abstruse subject, to which few of them have given any attention. Verily, may we exclaim with Oxenstern, " See, my son, with what little wisdom the world is governed." The misery inflicted on the country by Lord Overstone's erroneous views no language can convey ; and as he stall persists in maintaining them, coute qu'il coute, notwithstand ing their failure, by the suspension of the Act of 1844 twice in 10 years, we are justified in throwing upon him, as a public man, the moral responsibility of the consequences. His evi dence shows him to be self-opiniated to a degree almost criminal, and when he says " that a relaxation of the Act ought only to take place in the last extremity and when the danger of general confusion shall have become imminent," he is evidently labouring under the delusion of a fixed idea, which makes him dangerous to the com munity. Let us extract some of his currency principles from the extremely verbose explanation of them in his evidence, and put their soundness to the test. In answer to question 3,646 he says, "I understand the great principle of the Act of 1844 to be this— to make the amount of paper money in the country conform in its variations to what would be the variations in the amount of metallic currency, and that all other provisions of the Act are ancillary to the carrying out of that groat principle." Here, he includes in the amount of paper money in the country, only bank notes, ignoring all other kinds of paper money, and this misconception of what oonetitutes money is the root of all his subsequent fallacies. Are not cheques as much ready money as bank notes, and are not bills, which are engage ments to pay money at some future period, the principal money we have as a circulating medium for superseding barter ? Bills and cheques are constantly floating for hundreds of millions, and yet he ignores them as paper money, and confines this'term to thirty eight millions of bank notes. This great principle is directly antagonistic, to the principle on which we have chosen gold as our standard of value. Gold was selected as the standard from its being supposed to be the least fluctuative material in value—it was chosen for the sake of its qualities. The act of 1844 disturbs this foundation and makes the value of our money de pend, not upon the quality, but upon the quantity of the standard, creates fluctuations in value, and counteracts the steadiness sought to be obtained by adopting gold as a standard. The act makes the value of money to depend not upon the demand and supply of money, but on the decrease and supply of gold. Apply this principle to the African tribes using cowrie shells for money, who, finding their traffic increasing and the quantity of shells inadequate to effect their interchange of commodi ties should introduce paper ticket s t o supp l y the deficiency. They pass a law, we will suppose, to make these paper tickets convertible on demand into cowrie shells, in order to keep them up to the value of cowrie shells, which is their standard of value ; but where would be the wisdom of arranging that these paper tickets, so necessary for carrying on their increasing trade, should diminish in quantity just in the same ratio as cowrie shells should leave the country. The very object of introducing paper tickets was to make up for the deficiency of cowrie shells as a medium of circulation ; this deficiency was an evil which this were intended to counteract, but which Lord Overstone's principle would perpetuates. Money is not gold, but gold is money when coined. Is Lord Overstone then correct when he says, "Gold is the money of England, and when he ignores all other kind of paper money but bank notes ? A. more baneful principle for the foundation of a mone tary system could not have been devised than this boasted great principle of the Act of 1844—sub jecting this country to fluctuations in the rate of discount on every important ebb and flow of gold. It may be traced to the same narrow view enter tained by Lord Overstone of the nature of money, considering bank notes and gold only entitled to be classed as such. That this fallacy pervades the Act of 1844 is evident from restrictions being im posed on the quantity of bank notes issued, but none uu bauk which are equally money, securities for obtaining their equivalent value in capital. The only difference between them is, that bank notes are payable on demand, and bank post bil!s payable seven days after date. Neithsr does the Act impose any restriction whatever on bills, however unsound' their foundation may be, and yet to the enormous degree to which the issue of these has been abused, and•to the reckless way in which joint-stock banks have lent their money, the present crash is in a great measure to be attributed. The problem to be solved is, how to maintain the principle of convertibility into gold, an d yet avoid the disturbance of our monetary system incidental to drains of gold. This may be done, either by adopting Mr. Tooke's recommendation of requiring the Bank of England to keep constantly a much larger stock of gold, so that a drain of a few mil lions would not be felt—or, by empowering the Bank of England to increase its stock of gold by issuing one pound notea as substitutes for sove reigns whenever their minimum rate of discount is five per cent., retaining one-third of the sovereigns as a guarantee for the convertibility of the notes, and on payingfour peecent. for the two-thirds of the notes of which they have the use. In this way the sovereigns would be abstracted from 'the retail trade and transferred to the wholesale trade (each trade possessing and requiring a distinct stock), when an efflux of gold took place, and would be re• turned to the retail trade during an influx. The only objection to Mr. Tooke's recommendation is the extra expense which the nation would incur by keeping unemployed so much gold—involving a se rious loss. Whereas by the institution of one pound notes for sovereigns there would be a considerable gain to the revenue. If iu addition to this safety-valve all restriction on the quantity of Bank notes issued were removed, the Bank minimum rate of discount need never exceed 5 per cant. In the panic of 1825, when the Bank was unrestricted in its issues, its minimum rate of discount did not exceed 4 per cent., and had the Bank during the present panic been equally unrestricted in its power of supplying money, with the additional power of adding to itsgold some 20,000,000/. by the substitution of one pound notes for sovereigns, the rate of 5 per cent, need never have been exceeded, and all the evils arising from the extra charge for money (which has gone into the pockets of the moneyoeracy, of which class Lord Overstone is, the head), and foremost amongst them the disemployment of labour would have been avoided. In time of general discredit and panic an increase in the quantity of ready money, be it of specie, or paper money as good as specie, is the one thing needful ; and not a decrease as the boasted " great principle" of the Act of 1844, absurdly provides. All experience bears testimony to the soundness of this princip!e. In 1793, the panic was allayed by a loan of Ex chequer Bills—and in allusion to it, the Bullion Committee of 1810, in their report give the fol lowing opinion—" your committee think it an important illustration of the principle that an en. larged accommodation is the true remedy for the occasional failure of confidence in the country districts, to which our system of paper credit is unavoidably exposed." Iu 1797, " The circumstances," seport the Bul lion Committee, "which occurred in the beginning of the year 1797, were very similar to those of 1793, an alarm of invasion, a run upon the country banks for gold, the failure of some of them, and a run upon the Bank of England, forcing crisis like that of 1793, for which, perhaps, an effectual remedy might have been found if the Bank of England had had the courage to extend insteadof re stricting its accommodation and issue of notes ; and the late Governor and Deputy-Governor stated to your committee that they and m an y o f t h e Direc tors are now satisfied from the experience in 1797, that the diminution of their notes in that emergency increased the public distress, an opinion in the cor rectness of which your committee entirely concur." The panic was stopped by the Bank stopping to pay in specie, and being at liberty to issue an unlimited quantity of inconvertible notes—they were not a legal tender, and became so first in 1833. The Bank of England informed the Committee of London Bankers who applied to them for specie to pay the fractional parts of the cheques drawn on them—" that they could not spare the specie, but that the cashiers of the Bank were employed ni :lit and day, by rotation, in pre paring one and two pound notes, which they hoped would ba ready by the following Mond a y.) , In 1825 the p a nic, was stopped by an i ssue of one pound notes by the Bat k of England, found acci dentally in a box stowed away, and by advance made on the securities of goods, which they were --- • authorised to make to the extent of 3,000,0001. by Lord Liverpool, the Premier, and Mr. Robinson, the Chancellor of the Exchequer. In 1847 and 1857 the panics were ended by the Act being suspended, which diminished instead of increasing the quantity of ready money during an efflux of gold, and (its natural accompaniment) a state of general discredit. Can stronger evidence be given of the impolicy of the great principle of the Act of 1844 of dimi nishing the issue of ready money in times of panic ? Bank notes are, then, wanted not as currency, for trade being pat alysed less currency i s requ i re d , b u t as a means of satisfying debts already incurred. Ten years ago we placed in the title-page of a pamphlet, entitled " A Remedy for Monetary Panics," this significant sentence :—" A deficiency of the legal tender, to meet the credit liabilities of the country in times of general disorder, and not a deficiency of the currency, the cause of monetary panics ; and an increase of the legal tender, but not of the currency, the remedy,"---and all subse quent experience has confirmed the correctness of the opinion. _ In Prance, where truly they manage these things better, the proper remedy of au expansion of sound paper money, instead of a contraction has bebn acted upon ; in ordinary times the Bank of France is unlimited in its issue of notes of 201. and up wards, and by a recent enactment they are em powered to issue notes of 2 . and 41. In America, the Government has been compelled, from having no specie to pay its servants, to follow the same course a expansion by using Treasury notes to the amount of 4,000,000/. The rate of discount in France and America has returned to what it was before the panic, whilst Great Britain is still strug gling under the pressure of the Act of 1844. The minimum rate of the Bank of England being yet 6 per cent. This state of monetary affairs, acting on a stagnant trade, will cause the gold set at liberty in France and America to flow here, and lead to the most violent fluctuation and reaction in the value of money ever known. Merchants should open their eyes, and no longer be bamboozled and outwitted by the Lord of Moneyocracy ou a subject so vital to their interests as money. (To be continued.) THE LATE GENARAL HAVELOCK. In no part of the empire has the sad news of the death of the gallant Havelock caused more regret than at Windsor Castle ; and the Queen's regret has been increased by the reflection that the hero was carried off before he could become aware of her Majesty's generous intentions in his regard, and of the honours and rewards which a gracious Sovereign and a grateful country designed to bestow upon him, in recognition of his transcendent zeal, activity, and services. We may now state what we have more than once hinted—that it was the Queen's determination to raise him to the peerage ; and we understand that, on hearing of his death, her Majesty at once expressed her intention to take his family under her especial protection. Parliament has already declared its wish to provide for the eldest son by making the pension of 1,0001. a-year, proposed for hi s f a th er, inheritable by him ; and we have reason to believe that apartments in Hampton Court Palace will, as soon as pos sible, be granted to Lady Havelock and her daughters, together with a pension of 5001. a year. —Court Circular. One of the first notices in the order-book of the House of Commons on the re-opening of Parlia ment is the proposed annuity of 1,0001. Perhaps it will now be granted to his widow, and afterwards to the present baronet. It was to commence from the 7th December last. SUNDERLAND, Thursday Evening. The news of General Havelock's death reached this, his native town (of which Bishop Wearmouth forms the southern part), this morning, and caused a very wide spread feeling of sorrow. The minute bell of the parish church was tolled throughout the fore noon, and the union-jack was hoisted half-mast high on the tower. A proposal has already been publicly mooted for erecting, by subscription, a monument to the deceased hero, on Building-hill, a picturesque eminence overlooking the publie park of the borough. STATE OF TRADE. LEICESTBR, Thursday.—The commencement of the new year begins with the almost unprecedented reduction of sd. per pound on worsted yarns from the late list prices. This, however, was antici pated, and has p ro d uced no extra demand. The worsted spinners are either standing still or work ing short time. Manufacturers are employed in balancing their yearly accounts. No prices will induce them to purchase but for orders, and the holidays and uncertain state of prices combined to gether have hitherto kept buyers out of the market. Neither factors nor manufacturers are anxious to push business until the commercial atmosphere is clear ' and they can see th emselves safe with those they deal ; meanwhile, great distress exists among the working classes. We are glad to learn that Messrs. Ellis and Whitmore have resumed work for four days a week. —Leicester Journal of yes terday. NOTTINGHAM. —The lace trade remains muoh the same as reported last week. Very little is being done, but the small quantity of goods pro duced is quite equal to the demand. One large house, which for the I,:st two mouths has ceased business operations, has recommenced w i t h re stricted hours. Although goods have been pro duced to a very limited extent by manufacturers these last few months, and distress toa grea t d egree prevailed amon gs t the unemployed, a favourable view may be taken of things in general, as stocka on hand are extremely light. In the hosiery trade some of the manufactories are still closed, and others working short time. During the last week a little more has been done in the American trade. Plain articles for home consumption are also in better re quest, and manufacturers generally are in better spirits. An opinion prevails that as the new year progresses a better dem an d w ill ensue. Prices in silks and yarns are higher, and the trade on the whole is more firm. —Leicester Journal of yes terday. THE CIIURCII-RATE CONTEST AT SYDENaillf. On Thursday evening an adjourned vestry meet ing was held at the National School-rooms • the Rev. Mr. English , p erpe t ual curate, in the chair. The room was densely crowded, many ratepayers being unable to obtain admission. The CHURCHWARDEN (Mr. Kingsford) read an amended estimate of the amount required—which was increased from about 2501., as stated at the previous vestry, to upwards of 6001. The church warden stated that it was his painful duty to require a rate of sd. instead of 2d., as at first demanded ; but anxious to meet the parishioners to some extent on the voluntary principle, he had decided to ask only for a threepenny rate on condition that it was unanimously voted, and the remainder of the amount he would collect by voluntary contribu tions. This course being objected to by the op ponents of church-rates, a rate of fourpence in the pound was ultimately moved and seconded, upon which Mr. Cockerell moved the following amend ment :—" That the vestry do now adjourn for the space of six weeks, in order to afford time for mak ing application to the parishioners for voluntary contributions to defray the expenses comprised in the churchwardens' estimate, and that a committee now formed to assi s t th e hurchwardens in carry ing tbisiesolution into effect." — Mr. COCKERELL said 119 was contending for the great principle of religious liberty, and contended that it was monstrous to tax a parish containing 3,500 inhabitants for the support of the services o f a church incapable of accommodating many more than 500 persons. If this church was entitled to its tax, so also was the church at Lower Sydenham and the various dissenting chapels, so that not one but five rates would be required, Mr. Cockerell concluded an effective speech by moving the amend ment. • Mr. GEORGE OFFOR, jun., had much pleasure i n seconding the amendment, not only because it enabled him to advocate a g. eat principle, b u t a l so because he hoped to Bel ieve the estimable chairman and his colleagues from the painful position in which the advocacy of church rates placed them. He could mot conceive a more uncomfortable position than that of the curate, who was reminded at every step of the improper source from which the funds for his church were drawn. He could not meet that "blaze of glory," the parish beadle, for whose breeches we were asked to pay, without the unpleasant thought that the money of the Jew and the suppor ter of conventicles, formed part of the investment in those "splendid appointments." Mr. Offor proceeded to criticise the ether items of the esti mate in the same strain. He appeared to the pa rishioners to express i heir conscientious opinions without hesitation and without fear of oppression from either one party or the other. The chairman was not the man to limit the Christmas bounties to the supporters of church rates, nor had we to fear intimidation of any kind, our curate being English in nature as well as in name. The amendment was further supported by ad dresses from John Bennett, Esq., F.R.A.S., and Dr. Gordon. The CHAIRMAN then put the amendment to the me-Ming, and out of an assemblage of more than 250 persons scarcely 20 hands were hold up against it. The Chairman declared it carried, amid tre mendous cheers. The CHURCHWARDEN then demanded a poll, which was appointed to have taken this day.