The Sun. — London, England, 1865-04-17 00:00:00

LIFEBOAT SERVICES.—During the storms of the past year 1864 the boats of the National Lifeboat Institution have saved 432 persons from different wrecks on our coasts. The Institution also expended £19,531 14s sd. to the same period on lifeboat establishments, in addition to granting £1,569 as rewards for saving 693 shipwrecked per sans by its lifeboats, and other means. The Committee of the Institution earnestly A PPEAL to the public for ASSISTANCE to enable them to meet the continued heavy demands on the Institution's 110 lifeboat establishments. Co n t r ibutions are received by Messrs Willis and Co., /ferries and Co., Coutts and Co., and by all the London and country bankers ; and by the Secretary, Richard Lewis, Esq., at the Institution, 14, John-street, Adelphi. THEATRE -ROYAL, DRURY-LANE, Managers. Messrs. E. Falconer and F. B. Chatterton. THIS EVENING, Tom Taylor's Play of THE FOOL'S REVENGE. Mr. Phelps; Messrs. H. Sinclair, A. Rayner, E. Phelps, G. F. Neville, Miss Atkinson, and airs. Herwann Vezin. After which. on a scale of gre it splendour, Hilton's Mask of COMUS : Messrs. Waiter/Lacy, v% iibye Cooper, lien_ i Drayton, Miss Toole, Miss Augusta Thumson, and Mrs. H. Vezin. T HEATRE -ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lessee. Mr. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, MY WIFE'S MOTHER. Mr. Chip pendale ; Miss N. Moore, Miss Snowdon, Miss F. Wright, &c. Atter which, THE WOMAN IN MAUVE. Messes. Sothern, Compton, Howe, Farren, Braid, arc ; Mesdames Stuart, Lovell, Buckstone, &e. And EASY SHAVING. Miss Louise Keeley, Miss F. Wright ; Mesas. Clark, Gordon, Rogers, &Q. To commence at 7. NEW THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPHI , c:ole Proprietor and Manager. nir. B. Webster. TO-NIGHT, THE LOVE CHASE. Wildrake (his origi nal character), Mr. B. Webster. Messrs. Billington, Ashley, Stephenson. Widow Green ,21st time), Mrs. Stirling ; Con stance (21st time), Miss Henrietta Simms ; Lydia (her 21st appearance), Miss Sophie Young. After which, 6th time, a new Extravaganza, entitled PAN; or, The Loves of Echo and Narcissus. Messrs. J. L. Toole, Paul Bedford, O. J. Smith, R. Romer. Miss Woolgar. Aliss K. Kelly, Miss Lillian Bruce, and Miss A. Seam4n. To conclude with THE STEEPLECHASE; or, In the Pigskin. Messrs. J. L. Tools, Paul Bedford ; Miss K. Kelly. Commence at 7. OYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Sole Management of Mr. Fechter. THIS EVENING, SIMPSON AND CO. Messrs. Sam. Emery, C. Horsman, Collett ; Mesdames Elsworthy, Hen rade, E. Boyce, and Mrs. C. Horsman. After arhich, at halt-past Eight, THE MOUNTEBANK. Belphegor (the M untebank), Mr. Fechter ; Paul. (his s3n,, Master Fechter ; supported by Messrs. Widdicomb, Ryder, S. Emery, Fitzpatrick, E. Garden, C. Horsman, Raymond, Moreland; Miss C. Leclercq, Mdlle. Beatrice, and Mrs. C. klorsman. W_ . Doors open at Hall-past Six. The Box-office open daily from Elev,n till Five. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. 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The further details of the struggle before Peters burgh, which reach us through the official reports and despatches, and the accounts given by the New York press, all serve to confirm the impression of the furious nature of the battle. They help, too, to convince us that the losses on the Federal side, about which so little is said, have been exceedingly heavy, and while the Northern press rejoices exultingly over the destruction of the ,Southern army, and confi dently reckons up the tens of thousands slaughtered and captured on this momentous occasion, they seem to overlook the fact that a conflict so hotly waged during the greater part of three days must have told on both sides, and that if it has so greatly lessened LEE'S forces, it must have proportionately weakened those of GRANT and SHERIDAN. Were not the sub ject so painful and important, involving such vast interests and such a terrible amount of human suffering, it would be almost amusing to see the cool and half contemptuous manner in which the New York Herald disposes of the army which has for so many months held all the efforts of the North at bay. Usually, it says, 33 per cent. is a fair esti mate of the losses in a general engagement, but it will suppose that " owing to the lack of spirit in the rebel ranks which caused them to shrink from the fight, and aot stand up so bravely as on former occas i on s," their losses were on this occasion only at an average of 25 per cent. This is pretty good, when, notwithstanding this " lack of spirit," it took three days of what Mr. STANTON himself styles " furious fighting " before the Southern army retreated. The version of the affair given by General GRANT'S Adjutant, who, as general at City Point, knew the state of things better than any one in New York, was that the Northern arms had been triumphantly successful after_ three days hard lighting, durin'g `which the forces on both sides exhibited unsurpassed valour." This is pro bably much nearer the mark, and the Herald's calculations of LEE'S losses and of the fate of the "fragments" of his army may be put in the same category with its opinion of the fighting spirit of the South. But in the midst of the joybells and and mass meetings, and illuminations and public addresses, and every form of rm popular excitement, the partisans of the North appear to overlook one or two important facts. The first is that the evacuation of Richmond and Petersburg was long since determined upon ; and that LEE has been only waiting his opportunity to remove his forces. No one in this country would have been surprised if the news had reached us of the abandonment of the Southern capital without a struggle, and there is good reason to suppose that it was in consequence of the preparations for the retreat being made known to the enemy by deserters that the attack was resolved upon. Seeing that the movement was inevitable, and that it was impossible to frustrate LEE'S plans in this respect, the Northern generals probably thought that by a bold move they would gain the glory of a victory, might weaken the enemy's forces, and have the appearance of compelling the Confederates to take that course which in reality they had previously decided upon. LEE, as we know, is a most accomplished tactician, and the retreat from Richmond, when we come to know all, may reflect as much honour upon him as the famous retreat which closed in the battle of Corunna reflected on the gallant MOORE. We are now told very confidently that none of LEE'S de tachments will be suffered to join, but we have yet to learn from authentic sources that he has divided. his forces, and we have also to learn from some more trustworthy evidence than Northern accounts, whether public or private, what the actual strength of his army is. The North may yet-have good reason to believe that the " rebel" army of Northern Vir ginia is not altogether annihilated. We are told that LEE will not be able to hold Lynchburg, or Raleigh, and that there is no other Confederate force of any strength in the field ; but those who make this confident statement appear to forget that the army under JOHNSTON has proved strong enough and skilful enough to arrest the victorious progress of SHER3IAN, and to prevent his junction with the Army of the Potomac. It is worth while to re member that we have no word from Southern quarters, and that the whole of the intelligence is received through Northern channels, from Northern generals or statesmen, addressed to Northern crowds. The experience of four years has taught us too well how much faith we should put in such authorities, and if they have been tempted to exaggerate the accounts of skirmishes or sieges, to underrate smaller losses, how much greater must the inducement be at so eventful a crisis as the present. We may safely believe that between the wilful embellishment of the accounts, and the wish being father to the thought, the present version is very considerably over-stated, and that subsequent experience will prove to us that the Southern cause is in much less desperate a con dition than its enemies fondly hope. Months ago DAVIS, in addressing his people, told them that in reality neither the retention of Charleston, of Wil mington, nor of, Richmond itself was indispens able to the success of the war, and the whole tone of the leaders of the Confederacy for some time past has indicated that they wished to prepare the people for its possible evacuation. DoUbtless the South has made a great military mis take in the Tennessee expedition, and in the whole management of the campaign subsequent to the fall of Atlanta ; but since LEE has been invested with supreme military authority, it is reasonable to suppose that the evacuation of the ports was as much a matter of choice as of ne cessity, since no effort was made to defend them. A corroborative proof of the retreat from Richmond, being really of a different character from what was supposed, is to be found in the fact that the city was evacuated, and not carried by assault. If, as Northern accounts pretend, LEE'S army was virtually annihilated, why should he be at such pains to retreat in order, and have succeeded so well in the attempt, that his actual whereabouts was unknown to GRANT up to the 4th. From the tone of the Federal rejoicings over the supposed conclusion of the war, one might suppose that the city had been carried by assault, and their extravagant boastings might almost mis lead the reader. But is it reasonable to suppose that, had it not been prearranged, after so many months of heroic resistance, the Confederate army would not have fought till the very last, and have given the invader more trouble in getting actual possession of the two cities ? If ever the good old motto of " audi alterem partem" is to be heeded, this is certainly not an occasion on which it should be overlooked. We have not yet reached the solution of the strike and lock-out in the iron trade, but the several dis cussions seem to be carried on with moderation, and the general tone that pervades the men is a quiet one. The long-deferred interview between the puddlers and the masters has at length taken place. The men urged the question of arbitration, but the masters sh'dwed that many difficulties were in the way of the adoption of such a course. They, hewever, expressed their willingness to give the subject their best consideration, and invited the men to come to some arrangement with respect to the difficulties of the matter. This was fair and straight forward, at all events, and it augurs well for the eventual settlement of the disputed question. This altercation has been distinguished by an almost total absence of that vengeful and vindictive feeling on the part of the men, and that prejudice and bitterness on the part of the masters, which have so often before appeared on similar occasions. A resolution was drawn up at this meeting, which set forth the fol lowing satisfactory announcement, that both parties "regarding the unfortunate results of strikes and lock-outs, and with a sincere desire to prevent their recurrence, pledge themselves to give their best con sideration to devise some plan whereby the district may be preserved in quietness, and good feeling be mutually maintained." It was finally resolved that work should be resumed on Tuesday, pending the settlement of the question. The very felicitous termination of the dispute in South Staffordshire has not been emulated by the North Stafford shire men, however. These still refuse to come to any terms, and the masters and men seem to vie with each other in threats and de fiance. The men talk of emigration, while the masters declare that they will get puddlers from Russia if things go on like this much longer. It is much to be regretted that matters should have been brought to such a pass, because the consequences are certain to be disastrous to all concerned, unless a speedy change of sentiment takes place. It is quite impossible for either side to be satisfied if no con cession is made, and no neutral ground formed for discordant parties to meet and discuss difficulties. The South Staffordshire masters and men have set a good example to these inveterate disputants, and it is to be hoped that ere long so worthy a course may be followed. The fact is that neither side is really independent of the other, and therefore it is perfect folly for them to go_on irritating each other after this fashion. The longer the difference con tinues, and the more acerbity that is displayed the longer will it take, and the more difficult will it be, to come to any satisfactory arrangement. They who urge on the men to resistance have much to answer for, and they who among the masters prolong the strike are incurring a heavy responsi bility, because many interests are involved in this question, and it is a serious thing to injure the trade of the country in order to gratify personal feelings and suit prejudices. If the dispute lasts much longer it will be greatly to the disgrace of North Staffordshire, while South Staffordshire may well be congratulated at the prospect of a speedy termination of the disastrous state of affairs, which has filled the minds of all competent observers with anxiety The next generation will certainly rank among their causes celebres the trials of PELIZZIONI. The whole of this case is remarkable from beginning to end, and stands out prominently amid the annals of crime. It will be with a feeling of great satisfac tion that the public will learn the release of this man, for he has been placed in peculiarly trying circumstances, and after having escaped the extreme penalty of the law it would have been harsh for him to have suffered imprisonment. It must be with a strange feeling that he emerges from his cell to mingle again with that busy world from which he seemed to have taken an everlasting fare well. In the pages of sensational novels no eves is recorded of, more startling and strik- ing significance, and no hero or heroine has ever escaped through more hair-breadth perils. In deed, had PELIZZIONI'S adventures been set forth in print, the sapient critic would very likely have de clared that it was gross exaggeration, and that it was really quite absurd to depict the law as so im perfect in its dealings and incorrect as to its conclu sions. Truth is stranger than fiction, and so it has proved in this case. The sentiments of the public were well set forth by the scenein court. Both inside and outside the walls the greatest enthusiasm was displayed, and one general feeling alone predomi nated, which was that of unmixed delight at the final deliverance, and perfect acquittal of one who had passed from death into life in the most marvel lous manner. It is greatly to be questioned whether it was wise to have this last trial, and it is difficult to determine for what purpose it was arranged to take place. The confused character of the evidence is most extraordinary, and it is hardly to be wondered at that such irrelevant conclusions take place, when so much contradiction occurs among the witnesses. It must appear evident to those who examine into the mysteries of this affair more calmly than was done in the first complication and confusion that the error occurred, in a great measure, from the haste in which people were to make at the guilt of PELIZZONI. There is nothing more dangerous to individuals and more calculated to defeat the ends of justice than to rush at conclusions in such momentous crisis as this one before us. Had a little more patience been shown in the investigation of the affair, no doubt the acquittal of PELIZZI ONI and the conviction of MOGNI would have been the results of the first trial. It seems most strange that no notice was taken of the circumstance of the knife being discovered which belonged to MoGNI, but it is certain that there is no one so difficult to con vince as those who think they have mastered the difficulties of a subject. It must be admitted by all disinterested parties that somehow or other, by some means or other, the workings of the law in this case of PELIZZIONI have been faulty. So far as they were carried out, a man we now believe to be innocent would have suffered a felon's death, and have gone to his last account before a Judge who cannot err. One lesson may at least be learned with great advantage, by all con cerned in this affair, and all who by their position may be concerned in similar trials for the future—that is to act more circumspectly, and use greater activity in sifting a matter whose issues are vital, and upon the right understanding of which so much depends. Few things are so appalling as the thought that an innocent person has suffered the extreme penalty of the law. It will be well if those who have been mainly instrumental in this matter will ponder on the events that have taken place, and if all others likely to be called upon to decide upon such critical affairs will also take heed that it may be long, if ever, that our feelings are shocked and our judgments confused by such chances and charges as those through which this Italian prisoner has lately passed. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 17, 1.865. LATEST MTELLIGENOE. (RE 1, 7 T E n's TELEGRAMS.) ITALY. ROME, APRIL 16. To-day being Easter Sunday, the Pope officiated pontifically at Mass, and afterwards solemnly gave the benediction Urbi et orbi. The French and Pontifical troops, and an im mense number of people, were present at the cere- mony. Enthusiastic cheers were raised in honour of the Pope. The weather is magnificent. MEXICO. PARIS, Arm,l6. Official despatches received here from Mexico announce that the work of pacification in that country is everywhere complete. PORTUGAL. LISBON, APRIL 17. Meetings have been held by the Opposition and the majority in the Cortes, the former yesterday and the latter the day before. The Marquis La da Bandiera is considered unable to form a Cabinet, and it is thought probable that the Count d'Avila will be summoned by the King. FRANCE. PARIS, APRIL 17. SPEECH OF THE EMPEROR. The Emperor received the deputation with the Address of the Corps Legislatif at 2 p.m. yesterday. His. Majesty thanked the deputation, and added : " Every year you defend with firmness the funda mental laws which maintain a just equilibrium be tween the powers of the State. The :country is grateful to you for this. Under the present regime its life is being developed. It sees administrative obstacles disappear, progress is insured, and secu rity guaranteed. By the electoral movement and the voice of the Tribune and the press, it feels that it is free. Thus far from wishing to cut down the tree which has borne good fruit, the mass of the labouring classes, the classes who possess, the men who remember, and those who hear and read, fear the abuse of liberty even more than the abuse of power. Continue your labours, the object of which is the moral and material improvement of individuals by the education and labour of the commune and the department, and the extension of their powers.' Without incessantly wishing to change everything, let us be content with bringing a fresh stone to the edifice, the foundation of which is broad and cannot be raised too high." His Majesty's speech was received with applause. The members of the Cercle Imperial have held a general meeting to nominate a President in the place of the late Duke de Morny, and Gen. Fleury was elected by a largy majority. Prince Napoleon, it is said, will prolong his stay at Prangin, on the Lake of Geneva, until the end of the month. The Prince took with him Col. Ragon, Dr. Yvan, and M. Hubaine, his secretary. General de Wimpffen has left Paris for the African colony, to take the command of the Algiers division. BOURSE, April 15.—Transactions in the market are checked by the nature of the American news, and more ample information is awaited for. Threes, for the Account, are now at 67f. 75c. Italian Loan, 65f. 85c. Mobilier have been done at 820 f. Rail- way Shares are inactive. The market closed as follows: 41 per Cents - 96 Do. end month ___. Italian Loan 65 80 Do. end month 65 95 Ditto Threes — New Mexican Russian — Austrian Spanish Threes Rome Debt — Deferred 41 - RAILWAYS. 3 per Cents. _ 67 60 DO. end month 67 75 Credit Mobilier ... 813 75 Do. end month ... 810 Bank Shares 3550 Cr3dit Fonder 1290 Roman — Cash. Acct. Orleans Northern 1055 ... 1060 Lyons and Mediterranean 970 ... 972 50 Southern 6OB 75 ... 610 Western 530 ... 528 75 Eastern 526 25 ... 530 . Sardinian 305 ... ... Austrian Lombard 550 ... 551 25 North of Spain ... Saragossa 385 ... Ditto to Barcelona — ... THE PRINCE OF WALES IN IRELAND.-" Erin-go- Bragh" writes to us :—" May I ask you if the Prince of Wales is to come in a princely or regal manner—as ho will be received—or as an ordinary passenger by the mail-boat ? The Admiralty should place half-a_dozen of our crack vessels to attend the Royal yachts," AMERICAN MAIL STEAMERS DUE 'AT LIVERPOOL THIS YEAR.—The following steamers are due at Liverpool this week with the American and Canadian mails, viz. The City of Manchester, Damascus, and Asia. The former two, with dates from New York on the Bth, and Portland with corresponding advices, may be looked for off Crook haven or Queenstown in the course of Wednesday. On Saturday next the Asia, with dates from Boston to April 12, and Halifax to the morning of the 14th, will no doubt reach Crookhaven or Queenstown, GALLANT ENCOUNTER WITH BURGLARS.—At the Nottingham Borough Police office on Saturday morning last John Jones, George Braham, and William Littlewood were taken before the sitting magistrate, charged with an attempted burglary at the house of Mr. Taylor, in Lincoln-street. Taylor's house joins up to the shop of Mr. Lovell, a watchmaker and .jeweller, and appears to the casual observer to be part of his premises. Mr. Taylor and his wife were sleeping in a room over the house place, and about two o'clock on Thursday morning Mrs. Taylor was awoke by a "scratching noise," which appeared to come from the shutters of the house-window. She aroused her husband, and told him there was some one at the shutters. At first he said it was all nonsense, but, as the sound con tinued, he eventually got up and threw up the sash of the bedroom window, and after telling her that the house shutters were open, leaped out into the yard, making a remark, at the same time, that there were three men outside. His wifo went down stairs, and on going out found him struggling with a man in the narrow pas sage. An alarm was then raised, and Sergeant Atkinson came up and took the man into custody. After jumping out of the window Mr. Taylor seiad two of the burglars, who made a desperate attack upon him, kicking him about the legs in a fearful manner, and striking him violently on the head and face. Having nothing on bilt his shirt, their kicks and blows took great effect ; but, though one of the men got away and attempted to force him to release the other, he hold him until the police officer had handcuffed him. The prisoner gave the name of John Jones. Mr. Taylor was so seriously injured that it was thought advis able to call up Mr. Brookhouse, surgeon, who stitched up the principal wound, which is on the shin. The other two men were apprehended on Thursday night by Mr. Chief Constable Hedington. Both of them were identified as having been seen late on Wednesday night loitering near the place where the burglary was attempted. As Taylor was unable to appear, owing to the injuries he had received, the case was remanded for a week. GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY.—The contractors for the Spalding and March extension of this sys tem have erected a temporary bridge across the Welland, over which the ballast waggons are daily running. The permanent way is now laid for several miles from the junction with the Great Northern. A number of men are engaged in improving the gradients of the loop line, as it is proposed to divert along this part of the system a con siderable portion of the coal traffic which now passes over the main line, and which is found to interfere with th, lighter traffic. The directors have entered into a provi sional agreement to work a proposed line from Spelsby to Forsley at 60 per cent. of the gross traffic receipts. THE EXPLOSION IN THE BOROUGH.—DEATH OF ONE OF THE SUFFERERS.—It will be recollected that when the first explosion took place on the premises of Messrs. Tilleard and Sons, the oil and Italian warehouse men in Great Suffolk-street, Borough, on Tuesday last, two police-constables attempted to rescue Mrs. Tilleard from the first-floor window of the house in question by means of a ladder, which they placed against the front of the shop.- When they were bringing Mrs. Tilleard down the ladder, a second explosion taking place, the unfortu nate deceased and the two constables were thrown from the ladder on to the granite pavement beneath. Mrs. Til beard was afterwards removed to No. 25, Great Suffolk street, where she was attended by Mr. Sleeman, surgeon, but her injuries were so severe that life was from the first despaired of. Iler death took place on Friday night at 6 o'clock. The Volunteer Review at Brighton, If the indications presenting themselves at Brighton yesterday afforded anything like a fair test of the interest taken in the Volunteer Review of to-day, there can be little doubt that it will prove the most successful that has yet been held. The liberal arrangements of the railway company in duced and enabled an unusually large number of Volunteers to convert the occasion into something more than a hasty and fatiguing run to Brighton and back, and to spend not merely a few hours, but a few days at the sea-side. Accordingly, out of the total estimated attendance of 22,000 men, for which, by the returns sent in to the War-office, provision had been made, it was calculated up to midday yesterday that only 16,000 re mained still to be looked for. The residue had already travelled down either in companies by extra volunteer trains, or as individual passengers by those starting at the regular hours. The rail way authorities speak of the number of civilians conveyed by their line during the last two or three days as something unprecedented. A rough, but a very fair test of this traffic is afforded by the number of cab fares from the Brighton terminus. Volunteers, as everybody knows, carry with them the requisites for their brief holiday in a very small compass, and, in fact, pride themselves upon the compactness and portability of all such impedimenta. Those, on the contrary, who drive from the station in cabs for the most part give pledges to fortune in the shape of luggage, and thus show that they are civilian tra vellers. On Friday 1,300 cab fares were registered as leaving the station, and on Saturday 1,236. In a town of such magnitude es Brighton it seems dan gerous to hazard the opinion that all available ac commodation is absorbed, but, certainly, appearances, in the concurrent testimony of fresh arrivals who seek in vain for consolation at hotels, strongly tend to favour that view. The townspeople, warned by last year's migration to Guilford, and the anxiety shown in many influential quarters that the review this year should be held at Dover, had taken active steps with a view of regaining and securing the affections of the Volunteers. One sore point has always been the exactions of the farmers for in jury done to their crops in the course of the evolutions. To meet, and if possible anticipate, objections on this score a guarantee fund of con siderable amount has been raised in the town, and a further amount of £3OO was subscribed and placed in the hands of the Match Committee of the Ist Sussex Volunteers, with a view to the organiza tion of rifle matches that might prove attractive to the visitors. As the object was not to make a profit of the competition, but to obtain as many competitors as possible, it was made a sine qua non by the sub scribers that the fees upon entrance should be of very moderate amount ; these were accordingly fixed at 2s. 6d. A point likewise was conceded to the Volun teers upon which the experience of Wimbledon has shown that a strong feeling exists—namely, that in proportioning the amounts of the several prizes re gard should be had to achievements of the artillery carbine equally with those of the long Enfield. Up to Friday morning just 70 entries had been made, and the Match Committee naturally believed that if they made arrangements so as to admit of the in crease of this number to 450 they would be leaving an ample margin. Volunteers, however, flocked down in such unexpected force that on Saturday there were upwards of 1,000 entries, and it consequently became impossible to finish the prize shooting that evening. The scene in Sheepcote-valley, where the ranges of the Ist Sussex Rifle Volunteers are situ ated, was exceedingly picturesque. Marquees were erected, everything was carried on strictly according to rule, and for a time the place assumed quite the aspect of a miniature Wimbledon, with this ad vantage, moreover, of being upon undulating instead of perfectly level ground. The day was all that could be desired for the purpose; and as the Volunteers and spectators strolled about the Downs or col lected at points to which for the moment the greatest interest attached to the scene, either as a whole or broken up into detached groups, was one present- ' ing charming subjects for the artist. Yesterday was as bright and warm as one could wish for in August, and every one is in high spirits consequently. Already several thousands of volun teers have arrived, and yesterday morning Brighton assumed an appearance something like a garrison town, but during the day the military element was increased with a wonderful rapidity; the streets are thronged with volunteers ; and those who are latest in arriving find it no small difficulty to obtain sleeping accommodation. The difficulty in this re spect is increased by the large influx of excur sionists, who make the review the pretext for getting a day or two at the sea side. MONDAY Morning. The excitement and bustle of the approaching review commenced at a very early hour this morn ing. The first impulse of every one of the hundreds of volunteers who had taken up their quarters at Brighton on Saturday and Sunday was, doubtless, the drawing up of the window blinds to scan the state of the weather. Few of the shops were open, but the town was astir at an early hour ; the first train arriving about 7 a.m., and the succeeding ones arriving about ten minutes after each other. - The arrangements for the town and country corps were very closely observed, so that notwithstanding the rapid arrival of the trains there was nothing of con fusion or delay, and nothing could be a better proof of the discipline and intelligence of the men than the. rapidity with which the tumultuous crowd disgorged from . the reeking carriages, in a few minutes as sumed order, and was marched away. Each corps as it arrived at the station marched off to the ren dezvous marked out for it in the town ; and the local authorities of Brighton had set apart the open space north of St. Peter's Church, known as the Inclosure, St. Peter's Churchyard, the North Steyne, and the Pavilion Gardens for this purpose. The quartermaster's department of the service seemed to have increased immensely since the last visit of the Volunteers to Brighton, for most of the corps, espe cially those which started early found a welcome breakfast ready provided for them. On the order being given to fall in, some time was occupied in the process of incorporating into the contingents just arrived those members of the same regiment who had been on the spot since Saturday or Sunday. The stragglers, however, having returned to their duty, the process of brigad- ing was commenced and completed with less trouble than was expected, and the battalions began to move off in the direction of the same cause. The windows, "as well - as the streets, were crowded with spectators, and along the roads which were not occupied by the Volunteers, streams of vehicles followed steadily up-hill. The following is the plan of battle to be per formed this afternoon : Having reached the southern extremity of the race-course and eastern side of the Queen's Park, the massing the troops, preparatory to the march past, will take place. The saluting flag will be placed a little to the south of the Grand Stand, and here the com manding and inspecting officer, Major-General Sir R. Walpole, K.C.8., with Colonel Erskine, inspec tor general of Volunteers, and the staff will take post, and the march past with the advance of the regular Cavalry (6th Dragoon Guards) in squadrons, followed by the various brigades of Artillery, and the first division of Infantry under the command of Major-General D. Russell, C.B. The first division having been appointed as the defending force will, on reaching the windmill at the southern end of the racecourse, deploy to the left, and keep ing the high ground on the western side of the valley of the Lower Bevendean, take up the ground allotted as their first position of defence, their rear resting on Coldean, Stanmer Park, and Palmer. The defending force will be supported by the cavalry, the first and third brigades of field batteries, and the Garrison Brigade, under com mand of Lieut.-Colonel W. Richards. The enemy constituting the attack are supposed to have effected a landing upon the coast, and with a view to avoid a collision with the tremendously strong and almost impregnable garrison of the fown, are making their way from the sea over the downs, in the direction of the London-road, when reaching the heights of Upper Bevendean they are for the first time aware of the fact that a powerful defending army are awaiting their advance on the opposite ridge, in a very strong position, the whole force drawn up in line of battle. The attacking enemy imme diately deploy, and form line of battle from the defending force. The action then commences with various successes, and a grand struggle takes place for the mastery at the bottom of the valley, where Lower Bevendean is situate. That which is 1 , termed " Lower Beve n d ean " i s a small farm and a series of outhouses and buildings—a sort of Hougo mont, the struggle for and possession of which are hotly contested, but which ultimately falls into the hands of the enemy, the defending force being driven back and compelled to change their front, till at last, by the manoeuvring of the enemy, they have assumed that which is designated on Wyld's Plan as the second position of the attacking and defend ing forces, the right flank of the attack and the left flank of the defence resting on Falmer and Stanmore Park. Having attained this position the field-day evolutions will be brought to a close, and the First Division will march off the ground by means of an outlet leading by Hotshrove into the Lewes road, and so on past the cavalry barracks to the Level, while the Second Division will return the way they came, along Upper Bevendean and the race-course, through Bedford-street, and the Marine Parade, to their respective enclosures, from which they will march to the railway station on their return journey. The arrangements at the London-bridge Ter minus and the Victoria Station of the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway were perfect in every particular ; and notwithstanding the immense number of persons, as well as the thousands of Volunteers, to be conveyed from town, the trains left with the greatest regularity and rapidity. Outside the respective stations, from a very early hour, crowds of persons were collected to witness the departure of various regiments of Volunteers. CRYSTAL PALACE. The interesting and thoroughly artistic Saturday concerts have been regularly continued under the able direction of Mr. Manus. On Saturday last a violinist, Her Grun, previously unknown here, played Lipinski's " Concerto Militaire," and a rondo by Vieuxtemps, with so large an amount of skill and expression as to elicit hearty and unanimous applause. On the same occasion also two young English vocalists, Miss Julia Elton and Miss Emily Soldeue, were enabled to add materially to their fame. Miss Julia Elton was most fortunate in Gluck's fine aria " J'ai perdu mon Euridice," which she gave with remarkable purity of style, unaffected earnestness, and evident appreciation of the spirit and meaning of the composition. Miss Emily Soldene, whose brilliantly-successful debut at Drury-lane, as Azucena in " Il Trovatore," last winter brought her very prominently into notice, further increased her artistic merit by a most genial and dramatic rendering of Meyerbeer's courtly and sportive " Nobil Signor" (the page's song from " Les Huguenots") which served to display the un common compass and flexibility of her fresh and beautiful voice to the best advantage ; and again by an utterance of " Home, sweet home," which for simple, immediate, heartfelt expression may be praised without reserve. Other important features in this interesting con cert were vocal performances by Mr. G. Patey, one of our best native basses, and Madame Ene quist. The former sustained his reputation by a musicianly and spirited interpretation of Haydn's " With joy the impatient husbandman," and the execution, equally good in its way, of Donizetti's duet, " Io resto fra le lagrime," in which Miss Julia Elton also distinguished herself honourably. Madame Enequist, who ranks with the " established celebri ties," and really, as regards her own national Swedish songs, deserves a niche in the temple of art, sang Bellini's " Son vergin vezzosa," if not with a quality of tone either quite virgin or entirely vezzosa," still, with so much dash, applomb, and knowledge of " effect" as to win an encore for the favourite " polacca," which, by the way, is one of the most attractive melodies ever written by the gifted composer of "La Sonnambula." In some Swedish songs, which terminated the concert, Madame Enequist was nevertheless much more engaging and praiseworthy. Mr. Manns, we are happy to find, still makes the classic symphony inaugurate each concert. A better means of popularising the greatest works of the greatest masters could not be found, for the people, taking that term in its widest sense, have a chance of constantly improving their taste at the Crystal Palace which could not possibly be met with else where. There is no other institution in the world where noble orchestral compositions played by a first-rate band can be heard every week in the year. On this occasion we- had Haydn's symphony in D (No. 5). Last week it was Beethoven's stupendous " Eroica " upon which Mr. Mann's skill was exer cised. For next Saturday (the last of the series) Beethoven's choral symphony is announced. A fine performance of this immensely difficult work will indeed make a worthy termination to the Saturday concert season. Mr. Woohner has been commissioned to execute a bust of Richard Cobden ; a cast of the face of the deceased was taken for this purpose. NEW BRUNSWICK AND CONFEDERATION.—The entire vote polled in New Brunswick at the late election was about 31,250. Of these nearly 16,000 were against Confederation, and nearly 15,800 for it. The ma jority against it among the electors of the whole province is thus only about 700, although the numbers in the house will be pro 13, contra 28, or a majority of more than two to one against. Such are the accidents of party warfare and elections.—Montreal Gazette. It is with feelings of sincere regret that we an nounce the death of Mr. Samuel Lucas, the manag ing proprietor of the Morning Star. Earnest in conviction, no man was a more ardent disciple of the political schoolto which ho belonged ; thoroughly versed in the knowledge of public affairs, that party possessed in him, an able and untiring champion ; and at the same time his catholic spirit and amiable temper rendered him appreciated and beloved by all who knew him. He had, we believe, been for some time suffering from the same malady as that which carried off the late Richard Cobden. Mr. Lucas, who was aged fifty-four, was the son of Mr. S. H. Lucas, of Brighton, and was a brother-in-law of Mr. John Bright. POOR LITTLE MISS FLIGHT, the eccentric little lady (pensioned by the Middle and Inner Temple) whom tradition asserts to have lost her wits in consequence of losing a law-suit, is dead. She constantly frequented the Chancery Courts, interposing occasionally in the pro ceedings up to the last day of her life. She is well known to the readers of Dickens, having appeared in "Bleak. House," and been known in person to all dwellers in the Inns of Court. She fell down dead this week in the Middle Temple, and will never cry out for her " manda mus" or her "habeas corpus" again before a human bench. Let us hope that the justice of a higher world will restore the mind which the justice of this world shattered. Murder on the High Seas, At the Ilford Petty Sessions, on Saturday, before J. G. Fry (chairman), N. Powell, J. C. Davis, Esqs., and Major Stuart, George Ward, 26, a native of Galway, a seaman on board the ship Moravia, was charged with feloniously kill ing and slaying, on the 4th inst., on board the above ship, John Smith, a native of Belfast, a British subject, while off the English Channel. The ship came into the Victoria Docks on Thursday, and the prisoner who, since the day of the alleged murder, has been kept in irons, was given into the custody of Mr. Todman, Inspector of the Thames Police, by Captain Patten, of the Moravia, sailing under the United States flag. At the preliminary investigation of the case to-day the first witness called was Horace C. Brown, who said—l am second mate of the ship Moravia, of Bath, Maine, United States. On Tuesday, the 4th inst., the ship was at sea off the Lizard. The prisoner George Ward was a seaman on board the Moravia. Between eight and nine o'clock in the morning I heard some loud talking in the forecastle of the ship. I went down and saw the prisoner holding a seaman whom we called Tom by the jacket or throat, I cannot say which. He held the knife now produced in his right hand. I heard him say, " You son of a —." I took hold of the prisoner, and took the knife from him. The captain and mate of the ship came to my assistance, and the prisoner was put in irons. I saw a wound in the left side of the man Tom, and blood was flowing profusely down his pants. There was blood on the knife. The deceased lived about twenty minutes after the occurrence. John Peterson—l anfa seaman on board the ship Mo ravia, of Bath, Maine, U.S. On the 4th of April inst., I was in the forecastle with the prisoner and the man Tom, since deceased, and four other men. The prisoner and the deceased were sitting on a chest together. They began quarrelling, and stood up to fight. The de ceased struck the prisoner with his open hand on the face. The prisoner then knocked his head against the head of the deceased. The deceased said, "You are trying to hurt me," and the prisoner then struck him again The deceased then struck the prisoner two or three times and threw him down. I told them to leave off, and they did so for a time. They then both stood up and began fighting. The deceased threw the prisoner down again, and kicked him when he was down. I told them to leave off. They did so, and stood up close together. I then sow blood running from the left side of the deceased, and the prisoner held up his hand with a knife in it as if to strike the deceased. I then got hold of his arm. The deceased also got hold of his wrist. Prisoner called the deceased the " son of a —." The second mate then came up and took hold of his arm, and the knife away from him. The deceased fell down and bled very much, and was carried aft. He died about twenty minutes after the occurrence. The prisoner was then put in irons. In answer to the bunch as to whether he had anything to say, The prisoner said—l know nothing at all about it. We were both drunk. I wish the case adjimirned, that I may have the assistance of counsel. Mr. Inspector Todman applied for the case to be remanded as he had further evidence to adduce. The bench remanded the prisoner till Saturday next. In the meantime the American consul will be communicated with, as the offence, having been committed under the American flag, though a British subject, will, by the 6th and 7th Viet., chap. 76, according to the 10th article of a treaty signed at Washington on the 9th of August, 1842, it is presumed, be claimed as a prisoner to answer for the offence by the American Government. The prisoner, who is a slender man, was then removed from the dock. FATAL ACCIDENT AT HOLLOWAY.—On Saturday two men were working in the new sewer which is being constructed under the Seven Sisters-road, Holloway, when, without the slightest warning, a large portion of the hording gave way, and fell upon them. One of them, named John Cooke, was completely buried. The other man, named Joseph Scales, fell, severely injured about the head and face, and, having been extricated, was removed to St. Bartholomew's Hospital. The body of Cooke was not got out till several hours had elapsed, although the most strenuous exertions were made by a large' body of workmen to remove the superincumbent earth. The un fortunate man was quite dead. A coroner's inquest will take place on the body. SHYNESS AND DIIESS.—We are inclined to think that shyness proper and simple is connected in some way with the primitive conception and judicial ordinance of dress as a covering. Shyness, acting on undisciplined instinct, always manifests itself by an endeavour to hide whatever is bare and exposed about us. The child among strangers turns away its face, contracts its shoulders, and either conceals its hands, or uses them to cover a more sen sitive feature. The boor uses incredible expedients to put his feet out of sight—whatever betrays the outline of his form. A writer in the Saturday Review says :—" There are two things that an Englishman detests, especially in even ing dress—one is, to be obliged to pose where he can be generally observed—the other, to have no comfortable mode of disposing of his hands. It is a common saying," he continues, " that Englishmen can never meet together without eating ; but it is not because they are a pecu liarly gluttonous people, but because eating puts them at their ease. When your legs are fairly stowed under the table, and your hands are busy with the knife and fork, there is no difficulty about attitude. Directly the question of attitude is settled, an Englishman's heart begins to open. His proverbial shyness does not arise from his being timid or proud, but simply unready." But why, we ask, is he unready, but because shyness directs his thoughts to the exposed points in his position ? Why, in addition to the other reasons, is he at ease at dinner, but because other eyes, are off duty ? We are never so shy as when others stand by and see us eat. The highest accomplishment of training—the greatest victory over raw nature—is to be able to sit at perfect ease with the outline of the form visible. We see this even in women not used to a full evening toilet—an ordeal which nothing but education and practice can enable them to sustain—but in men no doubt much more conspicuously. And if it is so in loose modern costume, what must it have been in the days of Sir Charles Grandison and silk stockings ? This may have had something to do with the proverbial awkward ness of scholars in those days, when dragged from their colleges to the light of day, without the protecting shel ter to leg and knee of the academic gown. Their shamefacedness was more akin to shyness than heart modesty. A Turkish woman, veiled and swathed from head to foot, from all accounts is not shy ; but set her before the stranger she inspects so boldly in English cos tume, and she would bo overwhelmed. A mask makes its wearer unbashful, not from sense of concealment, which is felt to be fallacious, but simply because the face is covered. It is the same with the coquettish veils we see worn. The delicate web of lace touches the cheek, drapes it to the imagination, and sometimes gives to the eye a courage which can hardly be maintained on its withdrawal. When Cherry Picksniff, on the eve of that wedding-day that had no dawning, held her Moddle's hand, and veiled the trans action with the extreme corner of her shawl, she testified to a principle. Possibly the love of accessories to the toilet to which some natures are addicted, as it were extending the personality to extraneous things, has its source in tlie senti ment, the hand sharing with the face the pains of uniform exposure. The stick, the fan, the snuff-box in civilised circles—the Kentuckian's knife, or the Greek's string of beads in simpler forms of life—are all expedients for for getting this difficult member ; and even where display is the object, veiling the exhibition by the artifices of affecta tion. Our view, then, is that people are reserved at al , hours of the day or night ; sun or shade, twilight or candles, makes little or no difference ; but that nobody is shy in the dark.—Blacicwood's Magazine. ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, GRAY'S-INN-ROAD. Tho number of patients relieved at this hospital during the week ending April 15 was 3,188, of which 992 were WV Cases. f' 4 4 : Ate (ij curt - mar- ' A Tat _ • HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, April 15. The Queen, accompanied by her Royal High ness Princess Helena, walked and drove in the grounds yesterday afternoon. Her Royal Highness Princess Louise also walked in the grounds, attended by Lady Churchill. Sanday. • The Queen, their Royal Highnesses Prince Alfred, Princess Helena, and Princess Louise, Prince Leo pold, Princess Beatrice, and the Duke of Cam bridge, and the Ladies and Gentlemen in Waiting, attended Divine servicethis morning in the private chapel. The Hon. and Very Rev. the Dean of Windsor administered the Sacrament of the Holy Communion. Her Majesty, accompanied by her Royal High ness Princess Lonise, drove out to dropmore yes-ter afternoon, attended by the Hon. Mrs. Bruce and the hon. Lucy Kerr. Major General Seymour was also in attendance on horseback. Their Royal Highnesses Prince Alfred and Princess Helena went out riding, attended by Lady Churchill, Colonel the Hon. A. Liddell, and Lieut. Haig. Princess Beatrice took a carriage drive. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, at tended by Lieut.-Col. H. Clifton, arrived at the Castle yesterday. The King of the Belgians. His Majesty the King of the Belgians, attended by Count de Moerkerke, Dr. Doepl, and suite, Will according to the latest arrangements, leave Windsor Castle to-morrow (Tuesday) afternoon, and return to the Continent. His Majesty will travel by the Charing-cross and South-Western Railway to Waterloo, and thence by the Charing-cross and South-Eastern Railways to Dover. It is anticipated that Bing Leopold, who will reaeh Dover about six o'clock in the evening, will remain for the night at Birmingham's Lord Warden Hotel, and embark for Brussels the next day. His Royal Highness Prince Alfred, attended 1)7 Lieutenant Haig, visited the Chapel Royal of St. George yesterday afternoon, and remained during the whole of Divine service. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge left Gloucester House, Piccadilly, on Saturday, on a short visit to her Majesty at Windsor Castle. The Earl Bathurst is, we are informed, in very unsatisfactory health. _ . Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston are sur rounded by a select family party at Brocket Hall, Hertst including the Countess of Shaftesbury and the Ladies Ashley, Viscountess Jocelyn, and Hon. Miss Jocelyn. Viscount and Viscountess Holmesdale are enter taining a select party at Linton Park, their seat near Maidstone. Viscount Hamilton, M.P., returned to town on Saturday, from visiting tlmir Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, at Sandringham, in order to accom pany the Earl Cowper on his mission to Copenhagen. Field-Marshal his Highness Prince Bariatinsky and the Princess Bariatinsky have left Claridge's Hotel for Combe Royal, South Devon. • • The Marchioness of Kildare and her infant daughter are both going on favourably by the latest se" counts from their seat in Ireland. The Earl and Countess of Derby have been► detained in town by the indifferent health of Lady Con stance Stanley. Her ladyship was much better yesterday. The Earl of Dalhousie and Lady Christian Maul° haVe left Claridge's Hotel for Brechin Castle, N.B. . The Earl of Sefton, accompanied by major- General Lord Henry Percy, Colonel the Hon. Dudley Carleton, and the Rev. Frank Hopwood, will leave town to-day for Portsmouth, to embark on his mission to Lisboa to present to the King of Portugal the Order of the Garter from her Majesty. The noble earl is expected to be absent from England about six weeks. The Earl Cowper takes his departure for Den mark at an early hour this morning on his mission to present the Order of the Garter to the King of Denmark from the Queen. Attached to the mission are the follow ing gentlemen :—Viscount Hamilton, the Hon. James Stuart Wortley, Col. Towers (of the Coldstream Guards), the Hon. Evelyn Ashley, and the Hon. Edward Scott Gif ford. Sir Charles Young (Garter), Mr. Albert Woods (Lancaster Herald), and Mr. Win. Courthope (Pursuivaut and Registrar) will also accompany the noble earl as offi cers of the Heralds' College. The Earl Cowper and party proceed to Copenhagen by way of Brussels, Cologne, and Kiel. They expect to arrive at Copenhagen on Fi iday next. WHY THERE ARE NO GOOD MAID SERVANTS NOR' A-DAYS.—W hat education does for the boy, in whom its finer lessons are blunted by rough field-work, it doe o with still more striking result in the girl, whose new pa' lions are encouraged by residence in a gentleman's family Her ideas of refinement do not give her a distaste to house hold work, for there is an instinct of cleanliness and smell order in most women's minds, which education develope r rather than weakens; but as far as she is educ,atedi the . modern maid perceives and resents with quicker perception that tone of curt exaction from her own sex by which so many mistresses try to establish their authority. Some who pass unchallenged as " ladies " in general society, address and direct their servanis with peremptory air, of which probably they are themselves unconscious. There is a traditional style of speaking to servants which comes down from the days in which Great Britain was a slaveonwing country. Orders are often given, not with distinctness and precision, which are never offen sive, but with a sharpness, if not snapishness, which is thoughtlessly supposed to suit the communication, but which the intelligent servant feels to be needless, if not wanton. Why should not a lady speak to her maids as she does to any one else ?--Clumbers's Journal. A NEW AMERICAN YACHT.—A New "York paper gives the foilnwing description of a yacht which has recently been built at Cleveland, Ohio :—" The Octavio , is schooner rigged, and is constructed in the most substan- tial manner, entirely of American wood, principally white oak, with combings and finishings of hard pine, chervil curled maple, black walnut, &c. She is of 430 tons burthei, 146 feet length, 25 feet breadth, 14 feet depth, with 250 nominal and 700 actual horses' power. She is calculated to consume at the rate of lflb. of coal per horse power per hour, and with 200 tons of coal on board can make the cir cuit of the globe. Her propeller is 9ft. bin. in diameter , with 4ft. bin. pitch. Her engines are a combination of both the low and high pressure styles —a union of the locomo tive and marine descriptions —making the vessel, with h er estimated rate of speed of 14 to 18 knots, a sort of locomo tive on water. The engines have a surface condenser, cal culated to use steam at the rate of 751 b. to the inch. Di mansions of cylinders, high pressure, 18in. by 18in. ; low pressure, 36in. by 18in. 'The cylinders are connected, and move on a beam. The steam first goes into the small cy linder, and after having performed its functions there goes into the larger one, and thence into the surface condenser , where it is returned to the boiler at a temperature of about 125 deg. The boilers are of the ordinary marine tubular kind, with about 2,000 ft. heating surface. The Octavio has two cabins—the state cabin forward, officers' cabin a ft. The state rooms and saloons are forward, with pantrie o l closets, storeroom, &c. ; together with a children's nurserly which is supplied with all family conveniences. She CO handsomely accommodate about 20 guests, without inter" faring with the quarters of the officers. Her complemen t of crew will be 15 men. Although a purely American no tion, being constructed entirely of American material, and her seams sealed as if with some purely American her metic solution, she will sail under British colours. Th e Octavia is estimated to be worth $150,000." THE HORNS ASSEMBLY ROOMS, KENNINGTON."'" Messrs. Stacey and Kelly gave the first of a series of " Anti-Spiritual Conversaziones" at the above rooms on Wednesday evening last. After a short address, in whic h the opinions of Mr. Addison and Mr. Coleman were freely discussed (much to the satisfaction of the former gentle" man who was present), a committee was formed, and the two anti-spiritualists were bound (one, as we were given to understand, by the "T om -f oo l' s k no t) , an d t h en l oc ked up in the cabinet. Aft er a very s h or t ti me t h ey appear °' with the ropes in their hands. They then tied themselve o up, and were again locked up in the cabinet. This til o the dulcet strains of music were heard, and magic hands ar peered, and with a few more of such Davenport demon"' strations, finished the first part of the entertainment. The second part consisted of the dark seance. The audience Wer e requested to join hands in order that neither mortal ne t spirit should enter the magic circle. Messrs. Stacey and Kelly were securely fastened to chairs, the knots on th e ropes being sealed. No sooner were the lights extinguishe ci than fiery guitars, banjos, accordions, tamberines, balls' &c., flew about the room in every direction, and deport° a themselves in the roughest manner possible. The De l° were then brought in and the two gentlemen were dig" covered firmly tied and the seals unbroken. They then assured the company that they had received no spiriti l A aid, and that the, extraordinary sights they had witnesS e ' was only a clever illusion. With this we perfectly agree:, and congratulate Messrs. Stac e y and K e lly on b e ing a ble to accomplish as much without the a id o f s pi r its as , 0 Davenports do with them. There was a numerous audiee c o e i which departed highly pleased with their two hours mystery. ] (r 1 Sar, D, S D a] ISw e D, D ( I en, Dc Dc 124 Dc Dc Ansi Belg Dutc Dc Fren Dc Italia Dc Cons Dc e ollni Partn a nnex lia, v , exit.