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The Insti tution also expended .C 21,174 in the same peri‘.d on its lite boat eitablishme.its, in addition to grantiJg £1,030 for le wards for caving Me and exeraising the lifeboats. The Committee of the Institution e,.rncstly A OFFAL. to the ',Olio fur ASSISTA.NCI.I to enable them to me.t the continued heavy demands on the Institution's 150 lifeboat it.; ion s. Co n tributions are received by the London and country bankers • and b J ohn the aectetary, Richard Lewis, .e.sq., at the Institution, 14, -street, Adelphi, London. ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT GARDEN. (Opera Company, Limited.) THIS EVENING (FRIDAY), Mr.: Charles Def new opera, in one act, CHRISTMAS EVE. Madame F. Lancia, Madame E. Heywood; Mr. A. Cook, and Mr. D. Miranda. Conductor, Mr. Alfred Mellon. After which. at 8, the grand comic, al ectacular, and ope ratic Chris mas Pantomime, entitled ALADDIN AND THE WONDERFUL LAMP; or, Harlequin and the Flying Palace. (See other advertisements). 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Last evening the members and friends of the College of Veterinary Surgeons held a conversazione, when Professor SIMONDS de livered a lecture on the cattle plague, which was both instructive and interesting. He first of all alluded to the history of cattle plagues, and cited the first instance of their occurrence, which is mentioned in Holy Writ, when a " grievous murrain fell among the cattle of the Egyp tians." HOMER, VIRGIL, and LIVID allude to the ravages of the cattle plague, and in 1810 great loss accrued from its visitation in the dominions of the Emperor CHARLEMAGNE, in Germany. After the lapse of the dark ages mention of the disease again appears in the chronicles of history. In 1514 the Council of Venice forbade beef and veal to be eaten. In the year 1912 the present cattle dis ease prevailed on the Continent and spread into England. It is curious to notice that Mr. BATES, surgeon to the household of GEORGE 1., gave great attention to this subject, and produced a paper on the disease. The disease was " stamped out" by the most rigorous measures, but its ravages lasted from July to Christmas. Later on there was another outbreak in this coun try, which GEORGE 111. mentioned in his Speech from the Throne. The Privy Council applied to Dr. LAYARD for advice and assistance, and in con sequence of decisive steps being taken by Orders in Council and Acts of Parliament the spread of the contagion was stopped in less than six months. This is an example which it would have been well if we could have followed ; but the Government lost so much time, and were so unwilling to take any r esponsibility upon themselves, that much pre cious time was lost, and the disease assumed a form and magnitude with which it seems impossible to cope. Dr. LAYARD considered that the disease in cattle was similar to the small-pox in the human body, and should be managed the same as it was co mmunicated in a similar manner. The surest means he considered of doing away with the infec tion was to kiil the anim a l s without effusion of blood, strangling them, an d burying them deeply with their whole skins , an d avoiding communication of persons and bea sts. These, as he thought, were th e roost effectual means of extir p ation, and the resu l t certainlyseemed to bear out his theories. Another wi se observation was that which declared the dange r that arose from the admission of infected cattle, hides, hay, straw, &c., from Exeign countries, and the care which should be taken to guard against it, lest the disease become naturalised and fixed in these kingdoms, as in Holland, during many years. Referring to the present time, the lecturer dis played a map of Europe which contained a map of of the plague stricken countries from the Baltic to t he Ad riatic, and he traced the origin of the cxLtence of the " peat " to Hungary. This asiertioh, was carried out )3y the fact that i At no time could Mr. PEABODY'S munificent donation have been more valuable to the poor of London, and the report which the trustees of the fund have just issued gives satisfactory evidence that it has hitherto been applied with economy and discretion. The wants of such a city as London are always great and pressing, and no one would pretend to say that he would have any difficulty in finding suitable objects for charitable assistance to three times the amount of Mr. PEABODY'S magnificent gift. Sickness and sorrow often press heavily on the close of a long industrious life, while accident, disease, or other disaster frequently rob children of their natural protectors, and leave them dependent upon strangers for sup port and training. Yet, although the hardships of old age and childhood may have an especial right to our kindness, and the thousand terrible ailments which afflict humanity, m any of them arising from the industrious pursuit of unhealthy trades and callings, have powerful claims on our sympathies, yet we cannot but think that the trustees of the PEABODY Fund have done wisely and kindly in devoting their first efforts to the erection of im proved dwellings for the poor at a low rent. The want of clean and wholesome dwellings, at a reason able rate, has always been one of the great wants of London, and it is now increased. Besides the natural increase in the population, and the con tinued tendency to flock to London from all parts of the country, which would in any case have made the demand more urgent now than it was ten or fifteen years ago, the rapid and almost_ universal extension of railways have destroyed whole streets and rows of houses tenanted by the industrious poor, as well as those miserable rookeries, courts, lanes, and alleys, which are thronged by the lowest classes of all. The increase of fever and sickness in the metropolis has kept rapid pace with the diminution of house-room, and consequently over-crowding, while both expe rimental and theoretical science insist upon the im possibility of adequate sanitary reform where per sons are so closely packed. The grievance to the poor is very great and real, for not only do the railways destroy the streets, but they at the same time draw labourers and their families into the neighbourhood, so that rents go up and rooms become scarce. The various Metropolitan Improvements, the Courts of Law, the new streets, and other undertakings, while no doubt highly bene ficial in the long run, are at the present moment aggra vations of distress. It should be one of the first objects of our Legislature to try to ameliorate this state of things, but as official and regular ways are usually very tardy, it is well for the great body of the suffering poor that large-hearted individuals like Mr. PEABODY should come forward to their assistance. The report of the trustees commences by rehears ing the conditions of the gift. These were threefold, and such as no enlightened and charitable man could do otherwise than cordially approve. First, he wished to limit the use of the money absolutely to the assistance of the poor of London ; second, he that country receives supplies from all other nations, and-hence a type of the disease might come from Northern Poland. However, the learned Professor reminded the meeting that a " cordon" had been drawn round all the affected portions of Germany, and hence the only place to fix upon as the cause of the present epidemic in England was Russia. He did not agree with the notion of " spon taneous disease," and, as for its dissemination, he said there was abundant evidence of the disease being transmitted in various directions. Another prolific cause of the spread of the disease is the conveyance of herds from one place to an other, which lamentable practice caused the out break at Taunton ; and, again, danger results from the burial of the infected animals not being pro perly managed, and a too thin layer of earth being put over their remains. Professor SIMONDS con siders that hunting in infected districts is a very blameable habit, and gives rise to great evils. " Disinfection and isolation," in his opinion, are the only means of getting rid of this decimating plague. Indeed he goes so far as to state that he thinks medical treatment of it is the surest way to keep the disease in the country, and " was now the chief source of plague." This seems rather a sweeping assertion, and it has not been found that it is the " policy of proprietors to stamp out the disease by prompt and decisive agency." The number of cattle attacked during the week ending January 6 was 9,120, and the total loss in the metropolitan district since June was 15,957, aad in the Board of Works district, 9,730. It is difficult to over estimate the loss and distress which the fearful extent of this malady will occasion throughout the country, and in course of time its disastrous effects will be felt by all classes ; but, of course, as yet, the agricultural interest feels the pressure most consider ably. The inactivity of the Government has been a fruitful source of mischief, because although they have issued many orders more efficient measures have not been taken to insure that those orders be car ried out with scrupulosity and crowned with success. It is much to be regretted that the recommendation of the majority of the Commissioners was not adopted ; if it had been, much of the mischief that subsequently ensued would have been prevented. Giving the order for the prohibition of the move ment of cattle should be done in a decisive manner to be at all effectual, and the attempt made by Government to shirk the responsibility of the affair, and let the odium fall on others, has been a signal failure. In fact, our Executive has not properly performed its functions, and with good intentions, and no doubt the hope of realising its efforts to the good of the community, they have been westing in that spirit and energy which alone can suffice to prove effectual in cases of emergency. We have seen that Mr. GLAD STONE has hastened to deny, on the part of the Go vernment, that there is any probability of indem nification. This is taking advantage of one side of the question, and ignoring the other, which urges upon the Government the duty of prevention. It is a pity that Parliament was not called together before this in order to devise some means of relief, if the authorities did not intend to bestir themselves more actively, and to more effective purpose. Every thing seems to have conspired against the interests of the holders of stock, and they will not rest satis fied in being told that they must bear the loss as best they can, and take their chance of bad as well as of good fortune. The far-sighted and experienced declared long before this that unless stringent measures were adopted to prevent the spread of infection it was no use trying to " stamp" it out. In spite of all this, however, no heed has been taken to the wise hints, and thus in every possible way have losses been incurred, and hardships inflicted for nothing. It was stated at a meeting of the Quarter Sessions of the County of Middlesex yesterday that the principal question with which they had to deal was to restrict the traffic for the great cattle market at Islington, but that this could only be done by the Privy Council or the Lord Mayor, and all that could be done was to prevent the traffic indirectly. The motion of the Committee was adopted unanimously, which was satisfactory so far. . i TliE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 12, 1.866, excluded from the management any sectarian or exclusive influences, whether of religiot;r, politics, or locality ; thirdly, he provided that the only qualifi cation necessary should be good character and poverty. But though the gift was clogged with no directions, and was merely restricted to these gene ral principles, there were two passages in Mr. PEABODY'S letter which assisted the trustees in arriving at a decision. He expressed a hope that the money might be so applied as to be appreciated not only by the present but by future generations of the people of London, and he threw out a suggestion for their consideration as to the desirability of employing part of the fund . in im proving the dwellings of the poor. The claims of the hospitals were duly considered, but the trustees resolved at least to defer assisting them, both from their desire to meet Mr. PEABODY'S view of making his fund a permanent one, and also from the ur gency of the need for increased accommoda tion. In many cases the hardship of loss of employment attends on a forced removal, while the rate of rents for the meanest and dirtiest places is exorbitant. A gentleman well acquainted with the poor of London, writing recently on this subject, says—" Even in our crowded and deplorable districts, such as the streets and alleys running out of Drury-lane and in the region of the Seven Dials, apartments are not to be had, and the rents in some neighbourhoods are raised 50 per cent." The same authority says that two dingy little rooms cost 7s. per week, and two damp kitchens ss. To the occupiers of such miserable places we can fancy how wonderful must be the change into the airy, healthy, and commodious tenements which they can attain in the PEABODY Buildings at a less rate than they formerly paid. The blocks which have been erected in several directions, so as to include the poor of all parts of London in the benefits of the gift, are erected with a minute attention to the wants and requirements of the poor. " Drainage and ventilation have been insured with the utmost pos sible care; the instant removal of dust and refuse is effected by means of shafts which descend from every window to cellars in the basement, whence it is carted away ; the passages are all kept clean and lighted with gas without any cost to the tenants; water from cisterns in the roof is distributed by pipes into every tenement, and there are baths free for all who desire to use them. Laundries with wringing machines and drying lofts are at the ervice of every inmate. Every room is plentifully supplied with shelves and cupboards, and every fireplace has a boiler and an oven." It is interesting to find that the two things which gratify the tenants more than all are the ample spaces in - which their children can safely play, and the security of their furniture and effects, which are no longer liable to be taken for rent. Yet for all these ad vantages a less rent is charged than for the dirty and miserable rooms, without proper ventilation, drainage, or supply of water, where the rents are exacted with rigorous regularity. It is very gratify ing to find that the poor fully appreciate the advan tages offered, and have shown themselves worthy of them, since out of 880 persons occupying the tenements only one has been expelled for non payment of rent, and one for disturbing the peace. There is a preliminary inquiry into the character of the applicants, and habitual drunkards are not admitted, so that the occupants start with a fair chance of doing well, and they have hitherto fulfilled the promise in a remarkable degree. The sanitary state of the people is most satisfac tory, affording convincing testimony how much the mortality of the poor is due to the state of their dwellings. The applications for admission are far more numerous than the vacancies, and when we look at the districts chosen we shall not be surprised. Spitalflelds, Islington, Shadwell, Chelsea, and Ber mondsey are the sites chosen, and the trustees, should they decide on erecting more blocks, will have no difficulty in finding situations. They have effected so much by personal labour and superintendence that the total expenses of administering the fund as yet is but £517 10s. ; but they express their regret at the heavy charges levied on their houses in the shape of rates and taxes. Surely their modest claim to exemption has a right to be heard on the ground that these build ings assist in repressing the poor rates. They have demonstrated that it is possible to erect healthy and cheerful and comfortable houses for the poor, at moderate rents, with a fair prospect of return for the investment ; and by giving rooms such as we have described at 2s. 6d. for one, 4s. for two, and ss. for three, in place of the wretched apartments charged at 3s. each, they have, it is to be hoped, shamed some of our house owners into doing better things. The PEABODY Fund, large as it is, cannot meet the wants of the poor of London ; but enough has been done to show the way to those who lacked the courage or the humanity to be the pioneers. LA TEST IN TEL LIG ENCE. (RELTTER'S TELEGRAMS.) -4. THE MILITARY REVOLT IN SPAIN. MADRID, JAN. 10 (Evening). On receiving a deputation from the Chamber of Deputies to present an address, the Queen replied that, in spite of the affliction she experienced in viewing the sad sight of a rebellion among a portion of the army, it was for her a great consolation to see the representatives of the nation offering her their support and the testimony of their unanimous loyalty. The latest official despatches announce that General Prim's carriage and baggage had fallen into the hands of the Royal troops. He is still stated to be in the mountains of Toledo, manceuvring to reach the Portuguese frontier. Columns have been sent to cut off his retreat by way of Estre madura. The rumour current here that General Concha was wounded is officially denied. After arriving at Madrid he had an interview with Marshal O'Donnell. At eleven last night an alarm, which lasted a short time, was given, but quiet is now completely re-established. Some anxiety continues to prevail. The authorities of Saragossa and Barcelona tele graphed to the Government on the 10th that perfect order reigned. PARIS, JAN. 12. The Maititeur, in its bulletin of to-day, says : " The state of affairs in Spain seems to be un- changed. " A proclamation has been promulgated at Madrid declaring that groups shouting seditious cries will be dispersed by military force. " The provinces are tranquil, with the exception of Catalonia and Aragon, where a certain uneasi ness prevails." ROME. SHIPPING DISASTERS AT CIVITA VECCHIA. ROME, JAN. 11. The tempestuous weather yesterday caused seve ral accidents in, the port of Civita Vecchia. The corvette Conception was driven against the French steamer Aunis. Many fishing vessels have been lost. LITERATURE. THE AUTOGRAPHIC Minßon.—Another volume of this magnificent Table Book at once justifies -and crowns its reputation. It is the first volume of the new and improved series, the third volume that has now made its appearance since the date, a year and a half ago, of the work's commencement. Hand somely bound—as handsomely and elegantly as any gift-book of the season—this new issue of The Autographic Mirror, even in its external aspect, cannot but prove an adornment of exceptional beauty and interest to any library or drawing-room table, even to those already furnished the most pro fusely with costly portfolios and other kindred de corations. For a well-appointed drawing-room table, in point of fact, the new volume of The Autographic Mirror has by this time come to be as much a necessity in its way as the carte-de-visite album or the binocular apparatus of the stereoscope. To all those who recognise more or less vividly the indication of character, temperament, or idiosyncrasy in t person's handwriting, the work possesses an at traction and an interest of a very remarkable kind. For within the compass of any one single volume of it—and the one here immediately before us may be taken haphazard as affording us exactly a case in point—a complete and very varied collection of celebrities are in this peculiar manner brought with wonderful distinctness under our considera tion, men and women of all ranks and classes, individuals of every diversity of reputation, social or intellectual, heroic, august or eccentric, are here revealed to us, so far as they can be revealed to us, through minutely accurate fac-similes of their hand writing. From that awful hieroglyphic (shadowing forth at once blindness and insanity), one of the latest autographic signatures of King George 111. —up to the Teutonic caligraphy of the Baron Alexander von Humboldt, when yet in the full splendour of his philosophic career : from the sign manual of Queen Victoria or the signature affixed by the Emperor Napoleon the Great to his Ma jesty's last will and testament—to the " fist" as one may say of Old Joe Grimaldi, the prince of Clowns, or to that of Blondin, the paragon of Acrobats and Rope-Dancers. The Autographic Mirror presents to view in this way a very world in little, a veritable microcosm. Celebrities of all kinds—poets, statesmen, heroes, novelists, painters, actors, divines, philosophers—here they all are one and all in motley confusion brought clearly and vividly before us, speaking to us, if not with the sound of their own voices, with the counterfeit pre sentment or literal fac-similes of their respective handwritings. Whatever may be thought about the notion of hand writing affording us any indica tion at all of character, it is quite impossible not to regard it with especial interest and curiosity. The work, consequently, is one precisely of a kind worthy of and entitled to preservation. Appended to this collection of autographs, moreover, there will be found here in the later half of the present volume a series of illustrative biographical notices of a very interesting and entertaining charac ter. Scattered here and there through the pages, too, are sundry comical embellishments, pen-and-ink sketches, crayon drawings, or what not, jotted down quite casually as the whim of the moment seized them, by such humorous draughtsmen as Hablot Browne, or as William M'Connell, or as Alfred Crowquill. The work is altogether an autographic treasury of interest and information—a full and overflowing repertory of intellectual amusement. DUBLIN.--" Not Wisely, but too Well," is con tinued in some interesting chapters, and Kate's adventures in her new vocation are most entertain ing. The descriptions given of the cousins are well done, and furnish portraitures of a large class of people who go through life without any definite aim or object. " Number Five, Brooke Street," has also some agreeable chapters, and the account of the arrival of the travellers furnishes an oppor tunity for an animated sketch of life and character. " Laws of the Ancient Irish" contains some curious records, which show the customs of an earlier time, and will attract the attention of the antiquarian reader. " The Rise and Influence of English Monachism" is continued at some length ; these chapters afford a very good impression of the event ful trials to which they refer. This portion is devoted to the " Rise of the Benedictines." It is said in an eloquent passage that the Benedictines were the depositaries of learning and the arts, that they started Gothic architecture, that matchless union of art with nature ; in fine, they were the writers, thinkers, and workers of a dark age, who wrote for no applause, thought with no encouragement, and worked for no reward. The mighty system went the way of all human things, and engender ing " its own corruption, out of that corruption came death." It is nearly fourteen hundred years since the death of the great man who founded this noble order ; and he who afterwards compiled the " Saxon Chronicles" has recorded it in a simple sentence, which, amongst the many doubtful records of that document, we may at least believe, and with which we will conclude the chapter—" This year St. Benedict, the Abbot Father of all Monks, went to heaven." " Tinted Sketches in Madeira" are continued, and are pleasing to peruse. The second part of " Garrick" brings before the reader further particulars of the career of that distinguished man. " Beatrice" is a peculiar sketch in verse, which is written in a spirited style. " Fenianism" is the last article met with, but it is written in too bitter a spirit to influence the reader. The writer appears to dread the proposed changes, and to feel no confidence whatever in the intentions and wis dom of Government. ICOLBURN'S UNITED SERVICE MAGAZINE. The United Service is full of variety, beginning with a few notes concerning the history of " the red coat" as the emblem of the British soldier, reminding one very forcibly of the " thin red line" under Sir Colin Campbell on the heights of Balaclava, waiting for the threatened charge of Russian cavalry, which dared to do wonders, but faltered in the attempt, deeming discretion to be the better course. It ap pears that " red" was the colour of the British uniform for along time back, and here we have a short history of its eventful career through many a well foughten field. Scarlet, faced with blue, was the uniform of the City Guard of Edinburgh, a corps which existed from the days of Flodden until those of Waterloo. Scarlet is mentioned among the colours used by the Britons for dyeing their skins in the time of Julius Caesar. The Royal crowns of England and Scotland were always lined with scarlet, though James IV. for a time adopted imperial purple. The red uniform of the British army was the Royal colour of England and Scot land centuries before the union of the two countries, red and blue being the Royal livery of England, and red and yellow that of Scotland. Singularly enough scarlet was only adopted by the grim Scot tish Covenanters at the battle of Kilsythe, where Montrose routed their troops with great slaughter and" the red coat musketeers" were cut to pieces by Viscounts Aboyne and Gordon : The chequer on the bonnets of the Highland Regiments was adopted by the clans under Montrose as significant of the jess-cheque of the House of Stuart. The great Marquis of Montrose wore scarlet at his barbarous execution in Edinburgh in 1650. There are many incidents related of the effects produced by the stern appearance of the red uniform on the enemy —especially at the battle of Vittoria. It became an object with the officer commanding the light companies which were scattered in pursuit to collect as Many as he could, and get them arranged for the attack of a column which formed at some distance on one of the heights, and became a rallying point to the thousands who were flying from the pursuit. Before a sufficient number of Red Coats were col lected to attack the formidable column it broke and bolted, its soldiers disappearing among the racing mobs, who threw away their arms and fled towards the Pyrenees. The skirmishers were wondering what had produced so sudden a panic among men who a moment before seemed"ready to die With their officers, when, on their looking back to the ridge, they saw a sight never to be forgotten. The whole British line crowned the mountains from wing to wing, looking like a wall of fire, their bayonets glittering in the sun as they moved steadily, silently, and presenting a glorious pic ture of power and order, This sight it was which struck the enemy to the heart, and made him fly from his new position in sudden panic. No army, though double the number, if clad in sombre uniform, could ever make such an appear ance, or produce such an effect as this. And yet, at the commencement of the Volunteer Movement, the writer of this was actively engaged in forming a corps, now wearing grey ! So much for the glory of " the old red rag!" " There are many veterans now living, who followed Picton, Grahame, and the Iron Duke, who treasure affectionately the dear old remnant of other days, and cling to the recollection of the hair-breadth 'stapes in which they gloried when the field was won." At Dettingen George " appeared in the same red coat which he had worn while serving under Marlborough." Thackeray says, " On public occasions he always displayed the hat and coat he wore on the famous day of Oude narde, and the people laughed, but kindly, at the odd old garment, for bra,rery never, never goes out of fashion." At Minden, in 1759, we find the luck less Lord George Sackville leading the cavalry in the same red coat which he had worn as a youth at Fontenoy, and the same sentiment has prevailed in the humbler tanks of the service. An aged soldier named Robert Ferguson, who died at Paisley, in 1811, in his 97th year, preserved to the last as a precious relic the old red coat of the 22d Foot (Ha ndy sides, wherein Sterne's father was a captain), in which he had been wounded at the battles of Dettingen and Fontenoy, just as future years may see some veteran preserving the faded and perhaps blood stained tunic which he wore with Raglan at Sebas topol or with Havelock at Lucknow. "Of Pur suits, with Remarkable Examples," is another paper of exciting interest, detailing some wonderful events in which Napoleon figured with his usual general ship. " Jean Raymond" promises to become a sin gular story, exhibiting the career of a French sol dier. " Memoranda of Cavalry Regiments" is full of reminiscences of the changes in those who bore different numbers. " Comments on the Naval Articles of War," and " Supplementary Despatches of the Duke of Wellington," with "Shipwrecks and their Causes," will be readwith interest ; so will " Turret Ships," " Recollections of Sandhurst," and other papers. THE ECLECTIC.—We meet this month with some interesting papers, among them being articles on the Zambesi and the recent discoveries on the Shep herd Kings of Egypt, as well as a criticism on Miss Tytler's " Citoyenne Jacqueline." " What is a Hymn ?" is the title of a sensible and honest protest against the modern fashion of touching up, uttering, and " improving" the cherished old favourites, which brings them to the correct level of modern language, but entirely robs them of their vigour, point, and earnestness. Passports in Germany. FOREIGN OFFICE, Jan. 11. Her Majesty's charge d'affaires at Munich reports that a convention had been concluded between the Governments of Bavaria, Saxony, Hanover, and Wurtemberg, by which it is provided that travel lers, on entering or leaving the States forming part of the association, shall be exempted from the obli gation of bearing passports. Every traveller, however, whether native or fo. reigner, is bound to furnish to the authorities, if demanded, information as to his name and habitual domicile, and also as to his means of subsistence, as far as may be deemed necessary, according to the object and duration of his intended stay. The charge d'affaires further reports that the Go vernments of Baden and Oldenburg have declared their willingness to adhere to this convention, the stipulations of which came into force on the Ist inst. A NEW ARTESIAN WELL.—To the two artesian wells which Paris already possesses a third is now being added, viz., at a point called Butte aux Cailles, in the thirteenth arrondissement (Gobelins). The perfora tion has now reached the depth of eighty-two metres, being twenty metres and a half below the level of the sea ; but before reaching that point; considerable difficulties have had to be overcome in the shape of intermediate sheets of water, forming as it were a series of subterranean lakes. The first of these was kept within its natural bed by means of a strong iron tube driven perpendicularly through it ; that which followed received wooden paling; and the subsequent stratum being clay, the masonry was continued without difficulty to a depth of five metres above the sea level. But at this point a layer of agglomerations was reached which let a great deal of water escape. It thus became necessary to have again recourse to pumps; those employed were in the aggregate of 20-horse power. Owing to the bad nature of this stratum, it was resolved to protect the perforation by a revetment of extraordinary thickness ; and in order that the well might preserve its diameter of two metres, the upper part has had to be widened in proportion, so as to give it the enormous width of forr metres at the top. After this labour the work of perforation was continued through a stratum of pivo lithic limestone. At the depth corresponding to the level of tho sea, they reached a layer of tubular chalk, all pierced with large holes, forming so many spouts as thick as a man's thigh, through which water poured into the well with incredible velocity. While the pumps were at work to get rid of this water, a cylindrical revetment of bricks was built on a sort of wheel made of oak, and laid down flat at the bottom of the perforation by way of a foundation, and the intermediate space between this cylinder and the chalk stratum was filled with concrete, 47,000 kilos. of which were expended in this operation. As soon as the concrete might be considered to have set or attained sufficient consistency, the brick cylinder was taken to pieces again, and the perforation continued to thy pressure point, where a new sheet of water has been reached, requiring ingeniourf contriyanceo. FRANCE. BOURSE, Jan. 11—Two o'clock.—The market continues in a weak state. Threes, for the Account, have retrograded to 65fr. 40c., exhibiting a decline of 10c. Credit Mobilier Shares are again offered with a decline of 7f. 50c.—at 700 f. Primes on these shares are quoted at 775 f. 20c. Spanish Mobilier show a similar fall, viz., to 426 f. 25c. Comptoir d'Escompte Shares are again offered, with a further fall of sf. No important variation in the Railway Department. Italian Fives are well main tained at yesterday's prices. Owing to some acci dent, as yet unexplained, no telegrams have been re ceived to-day from London. Three o'clock.—The market has closed on the following quotations : 4 per Cents 9B 25 Do. end month 3 per Cents. 67 60 Do. end month 6B 40 Credit Mobilier Do. end month Bank Shares 3620 Credit Fonder 1315 Italian Loan 62 55 Do. end month 62 65 Roman Ottoman Fives 42 35 Mexican Loan Do. Bonds — Russian -- Austrian Spanish Threes Home Debt Deferred RAILWAY& Cash. Acct. ... 848 75 • ... 1120 ... 851 25 ▪ 550 ... 555 Orleans ~ Northern. Lyons and Mediterranean Southern Western Eastern Sardinian. Austrian Lombard North of Spain Saragossa . Ditto to Barcelona Roman - - ... 202 50 - - ... 412 50 - - ... 427 50 - - ... 177 50 - - ... 217 50 JAMAICA. The following is an extract from Lee and Night ingale's correspondent at Kingston, dated Decem ber 16 : " The House of Assembly has reached the close of the sixth week of its present session, and has been occupied in the consideration of measures sug gested by, arising out of, or rendered imperative, by the rising at Morant Bay. The acts which have passed both Houses of the Legislature, and received the assent of Governor Eye, up to this time are 11 in number. The 11th is the Act to Alter and Amend the Political Constitution of the Island,' which was adopted by the Assembly on the sth inst., by the Legislative Council on the 7th, and received the governor's assent on, the same day ; and that act, which was sent home to the Colonial Office by the last Royal Mail steamer, may be published in England before this express arrives. The previous ten were steps leading perceptibly to the issue which, when the packet left, was supposed to have been reached in the Constitution Amendment Act ; and it now appears that that act itself was but a shadow ing forth of a final measure, which is to hand over the control of the colony to the home govern ment entirely. This bill, suggested by the British Government, and supported by the Colonial Minis try, passed its first reading in the Assembly ou Thursday night, and will in all probability be ad vanced another stage on Tuesday next. That it will be adopted, if not in its entirety, at all events in substance, is not doubted on any side of the house. The point upon which some warm discus sion may possibly arise is the ambiguity of the pas sage relating to the executive committee. It is felt by an influential party in the house that any change, to be efficacious, must comprehend the abolition of that committee ; inasmuch as its cha racter—not that of any individual member or mem bers, but of the committee itself, as a paid Cabinet supplies a perpetual source of strife. If it can be made evident that it is not in contemplation to re tain that body, while the other sections of the Go vernment are abolished, the bill will pass with very little difficulty. • It may be necessary to substitute a clause to place this matter altogether beyond ques tion, but this is likely to be an easy process. Once through the Assembly, the bill will go at once through the Council, and the governor's assent being a foregone conclusion, you will most likely receive by the next mail the act which represents the self-immolation of the governing body of Jamaica—their assertion that the island does not contain the materials out of which a responsible Go vernment can be from time to time constructed. " Pending this event, it will be interesting to the public in England to know precisely what has been the course of legislation here since the island was dismayed by the murderous outbreak at Morant Bay. Murderous—nay, worse than murderous— for neither the local newspapers nor the corre spondents of English journals can bring themselves to put upon paper an explicit account of atrocities which were then committed, as much by the black women as by the men (if men or women such fiends can be called) upon the unfortunate victims of that outbreak. We speak in whispers, even now, of the deeds that were done to living and dead alike before the terribly necessary retribution which was ex torted from the whites had commenced ; but we dare not write them, for humanity's—for decency's sake. The wording of some of these measures is sufficiently strong to show, far more clearly than any ex parte statements can, how solemnly the rulers of the country went about the work of self-preser vation, when the lapse of three weeks had allowed them to recover from the fever which attended their first awakening." PARLIAMENTARY REFORM.—It has been decided that a requisition shall be presented to the Mayor of Leeds requesting his worship to call a public meeting of the borough to consider the propriety of memorialising the Government and petitioning the House of Commons in support of a substantial reform in the representation of the people. The requisition is now in course of signature, and will be presented in ft few days.—Left :I Mercury. , Ihe Presidency of the Royal Academy. Apropos of the present vacancy, the Builder has some notes upon the last five Presidents of the Academy. In less than 99 years (1769-1866) the " Royal Academy of Arts" has had five presidents : 1. Sir Joshua Reynolds ; 2. Benjamin West, who declined knighthood; 3. Sir Thomas Lawrence; 4. Sir Martin Archer Shee ; 5. Sir Charles Lock Eastlake. Of the five, it is not too much to fore tell, that if not now, hereafter most certainly, the first will be held in critical estimation and Christie and Manson quotations as worth his four successors " rolled in one." Sir Joshua died (1792) in the 69th year of his age, and the 23d year of his presi dentship ; Mr. West died (1820) in the 82d year of his age, and the 28th year of his presidentship ; Sir Thomas Lawrence died (1830) in his 65th year and the tenth of his presidentship ; Sir Martin Archer She died (1850) in his 81st year and the 20th of his presidentship ; and Sir Charles Lock Eastlake died in his 72d year and the 16th year of his: pre sidentship. The election of Reynolds to the chair of the Academy was unopposed, and received at once the approval of the King (George III.), to whose " protection," rather than encouragement, the Academy in a great degree was indebted for its charter, its existence, and its rooms for its schools, its discourses, its source of, and its greatbut still craving, wealth, protected exhibitions. West's election (1792) to the chair, vacant by the death of Reynolds, was designed as a compliment to the royal founder of the Academy, and was accepted as such ; though Fuseli did vote for Mrs. Mary Moser, on the plea that " one old woman was as good as another." That the election (1820) of Lawrence to the chair, vacant by the death of West, would be gratifying to King George IV. was well known ; the election of the future Sir Thomas was, therefore, without opposition. When Lawrence died (Jan. 7, 1830), " Shee" (as Chantrey wrote in pencil to Allan Cunningham the same night) " was elected by a large majority." The names of the candidates wil ling or unwilling to be put in nomination, with the numbers of votes they received, merit reproduction at this juncture :—Martin Arthur Shee, Esq., 18 ; Sir William Beechey, Knight, 6 ; David Wilkie, Esq., 2 ; Thomas Phillips, Esq., 1; A. W. Callcott, Esq., 1. Collins was one of the two who voted for Wilkie. At Shee's death (August 19, 1850) Mr. Eastlake was put in nomination, elected, and knighted. Devonshire has thus given two presidents to the Royal Academy ; its earliest and its latest. Clubs and circles, where artists most do congregate, talk with reverential decency, and various certainty about " who is to be the new president." That the academy will cling to its custom of choosing a painter there cannot be a doubt ; we may, therefore, it is remarked, at once reduce the number of candidates by the sculptors, architects, and engravers. We shall in this way exclude 11; six sculptors—Mr. Foley, Mr. Gibson, Mr. Marshall, Mr. M'Dowell, Mr. Weekes, and Mr. Westmacott ; three architects —Mr. Philip Hardwick, Mr. Sydney Smirke, and Mr. Geo. Gilbert Scott ; and two academician en gravers—Mr. Cousins and Mr. Doo. By this ex clusion we reduce our candidates or " running" Royal Academicians who " are in the betting" to 30. First, we are compelled to exclude the father of the 40, Abraham Cooper, Esq. Mr. Cooper is now in the 46th year of his R.A. ship. Then we must exclude the once Capt. Jones--a Wellington solier, and one of Chantrey's executors, elected an R.A. in 1802 ; thirdly, we must set aside Henry Wm. Pickersgill, Esq., who astonished the Iron Duke by his skill in his art and his Waterloo surprise question ; and finally, we must, with Mediterranean and Drury-lane Theatre tears, " put" Clarkson Stan field, of Hampstead -on-the-Heath, Esq., aside, as a 30 years' and odd plumaged bird, his R.A.-ship dating from December, 1835. Our next proceeding is to take up " Dorling's Correct List" for the forth coming January meeting in the east wing of the Na tional Gallery in Trafalgar-square. Here, men— " presented" by order of the House of Commons and " other authorities" not so peremptorily—is a chro nologically arranged list of all the living painters elected since Stanfield in 1835 :—F. R. Lee, Daniel Maclise, Solomon A. Hart, John P. Knight, Chas. Landseer, Thomas Webster, J. R. Herbert, C. Vi Cope, Thos. Creswick, Richard Redgrave, Frank Grant, W. P. Frith, E. M. Ward, A. Elmore, F. R. Pickersgill, J. Philip, J. C. Hook, P. F. Poole, Wm. Boxall, J. E. Millais, E. W. Cooke, J. C. Horsley, T. Faed, J. F. Lewis. Oddly enough there is no mention at all here of perhaps the like liest man of them all for the Presidency—Sir Edwin Landseer ! ROYAL COMMISSION ON RAILWAYS.—Her Majesty has lately issued a new Commission for this body, with the object of appointing two additional members— viz., Lord Belmore and Mr. Monsell, M.P. The Commis sioners, therefore, aro at present as follows :—His Grace the Duke of Devonshire, K.G., F.R.S., chairman ; the Right Hon. the Earl of Belmore, the Right Hon. the Earl of Donoughmore, the Right Hon. Lord Stanley, M.P., F.R.S., the Hon. E. F. Leveson Gower, M.P., the Right Hon. Robert Lowe, M.P., the Right Hon. William Monsell, M.P., Sir Rowland Hill, K.C.8., F.R.S., Mr. J. A. Roe buck, M.P., Mr. T. B. Horsfall, M.P., Mr. Robt. Dalglish, M.P., Mr. George Carr Glyn, M.P., Mr. A. S. Ayrton; M.P., Captain Douglas Galton, R.E., C. 8., F.R.S., Mr. E. T. Hamilton, M.P., Mr. J. R. M'Clean, Pres. Inst. C.E. The Commission names as before Mr. William Pole, F.R.S., as secretary. The commission will resume their meetings immediately after the meeting of Parliament. PRUSSIAN TROOPS IN THE DUCHIES.—It has been mentioned that two Prussian regiments are about to leave Schleswig and return to Prussia. By their de parture the Prussian troops will be reduced to 7,000 men, of whom 5,000 are in the Duchy and the rest at Kid and in the fortress of Rendsburg. The Berlin journals state that the Prussian troops in Lauenburg are also to be reduced. 17, 1) If uric br. HER MAJESTY. OSBORNE, Thursday. Their Serene Highness Prince and Princess ger' mann of Hohenlohe and their family left Osborn e yesterday. Her Majesty walked and drove out in the morn ing and afternoon. The Prince and Princess of Wales at Holkham. HOL K HAM, Thursdal. The head of game killed on Tuesday, n otwithi standing the gale of wi n d w hi c h was blowing al day, extended to 1,000, and the greater proportion of these were pheasants. On Tuesday evening the Earl and Countess .of Leicester gave a d ance , in honour of the royal v isl a i to a select company, which included their BOY r Highnesses the Princ e an d P r i ncess o f W a l e s, Mt t G. H. Grey and the C oun t ess o f M orton, the Pu' and Duchess of Roxb urg h e , M arqu i s o f B o wnwn ' Earl and Countess Spencer, Earl of Dunniu re ,' Countess of Dunmore, L or d an d L a dy Suffiel d ' Viscount and Viscount P owerscour t, L a dy Ann Coke, Lady Gertrude Coke, Viscount Haniii t°° ,l M.P., Hon. T. D e G rey, M . P ., H on. Ed wa rd an d Mrs. Coke, Lieut.-Gen. Porter, Hon. Col. Coke; Capt. Elphinstone, Sir Edmund and Lady Kerrison! Admiral Sir Henry Keppel, Capt. Stephensu n ,; Messrs. J. Powell, T r ed cro ft, & c. Th e ro yal an distinguished party danced with great spirit. ed Yesterday morning the Prince of Wales join A the noble earl and his v i s it ors f or a d ay ' s wild-f; shooting. Sport commenced on th e l a k e , which 11 _ only a stone's-thro w f rom the hall. Wild-fowl w er e abundant, and, the wind having ceased, some e f: e cellent sport was obt a i ne d. H er roya l hi g hness tu t princess and the ladies joined the sports:Ilo i l o luncheon, and during the remainder of the day . 0 extensive salt marshes recently rec l a i me d from tm of sea, with the duck decoys, afforded abundance sport. • me The Duke and Duchess of Roxburghe and Marquis of Bowmont, on their return to town from 11° ", i ,i ham Hall, the E ar l of L e i ces t er ' s sea t i n N or f o lk, in tend be present a t th e we ddi ng o f Mi ss Bl anc h e Williaubs °- Lord Charles lnnes Ker. in The Duchess (Dowager) of Sutherland is a very indifferent state of health. Her grace is stayi n g '- Stafford House, St. James's. The Earl of Ellenborough will arrive in town on the sth proximo from his seat in Gloucestershire. e a The Countess C ow p er , b y t h e accoun t s renelf * in town yesterday, is said to have passed a fav uura° r night; but her l a dy s hip i s st ill i n a very precar ious c a dition. The Lord Justice Knight Bruce and Lady B l ' l have left the Queen's Hotel, Upper Norwood, for P"'" hampton. Colonel and Lady Henrietta Ogilvy have ari l ' at 23, Grafton-street, from the North. n od, Rear-Admiral the Hon. James R. Drum m "- 0.8., has returned to his residence at the Admiralty. b . THE DUCHESS DE CHARTRES.—Her Royal ilig ro . ness the Duchess de Chartres and her son are P 0 gressing favourably. The n ew b orn i n f an t is the great-grandson of the Queen M ar i e A m eli e by male dr ii r scent. The birth crisis t oo k pl ace un d er unus ually fe l : n - a d able circumstances. Dr. Gu eneau d e M uss y, the 0rd'... 13 physician of the French Royal Family, dined at l' irat , gan House on Tuesday, and left for London sorae 45. 1 after nine o'clock, the duchess being then quite WelL the one o'clock he was sent for, made as much haste asot, bad state of the roads would permit, and found the be ter so far advanced that 20 mi nu t es a ft er his er ri ‘7. fi er had to receive the royal baby. In th e meantime ' O5 sengers had been despatched to th e C oun t and Con, de Paris, the Princess de Joinville, and also t° of Priestley, the physician-accoucheur, and Mr. Esher; but, notwithstanding all h as t e , they only e rr ' when the happy event had taken place. BANK OF FRANCE. PARIS, JAN' 1. 0 0 The following is the return o f th e B a nk of Fr an for the week ending t o -d ay, t oge th er w ith the C " r, responding figures of the previous account DEBTOR. Jan. 11. Jan. 4' C. fr. c. fr. 00 Capital of the Bank 18 2 ,5 00 ,000 182,5 00,0 Profits in addition to capital (Art. 8, Law, ~.e, 0 1 June 9, 1857) 7 ,04 4,776 02 7,00-1116 Reserve of the Bank 6 0 1 4 and its branches 22,105,750 14 22, 105,7 Reserve in landed pro- 000 perty 4 ,00 0 , 000 4,000,,,, 5 ... Notes in circulation ... 954,402,575 948,1 45,4 '" Banknotes to order and receipts payable at sight 7,809,951 76 8,434, 215 99 Treasury account cur- 700 191 rent creditor Current accounts, Paris 159,447,607 13 146,864,°,0 Do. branch banks 26,680,795 3 4 ,x,„' 3 49 1 interests Dividends payable 6 518 613 75 11,5 1,, Discounts and sundry ' ' g 94 2 695 643 60 1, 884 ' 84" Rediscounted the last 2,074,992 '' 92 2,0 74 , 902 91 six months Surplus of ree."-` su alp ids lis bs o u f te r d eceipts not "5" I°3 16,109,t19 36 24,D Total 1,456,031,261 60 1,462,603,,5" CREDITOR. jsn• 4 ' 0 , Jan. 11. Cash in hand and in fr. fr. es II / Branch banks Commercial bills over- a 7 3 48 7 1 2 ' - 1,506,788 0 due Commercial bills dis- . g 9 99 counted, not yet due 384,804,116 68 862,227 ,v - ~• ' a° Do. branch banks 357,501,753 361,5 169 Advances on deposit of no' bullion 7,479,300 7 , 7 0 1 , 1 '200 -... Do. branch banks 8,106,000 9 0 „ -'''' Do. on French Public o° S ecurites 12,738,400 13,42.'7 0 .• Do. by branch banks 7,608,200 7 1 378 ' . Do. on railway shares 17 9 0 ° and debentures 1). branch banks 20,905,280 — 2 0 ,00 m Do. on Credit Foncier . 1, 400 ''' 661, 0 Bonds Do. branches Do. to the State (Con vention, Juno 10, 1857) 1 6 2 0 :9 0 8 0 0 0 :7 0 5 0 0 0 — l4 6 41; ,1 :4 1 Government Stock re serve Do. disposable Rentes Immobsees (r . Ho(tLealwa,nJdunfuern9i,aliturlBe of 57) 100,000,000 100,000,00 the Bank and landed property branches Expenses of manage- , 964 / ment 25,669 40 , „ 2 9,34' Sundries Total 1,456,031,261 60 1,4 62 , - 609,75 ,ce• Certified by the Senator-G overnor o f th e Bank a , J.- 8, 37'4, 755 '' 8,379,013 - aeA l ' i° (Signed) ROULAND. DEATH OF SIR ASTLEY • COOPER.—The .e announced of Sir Astley Paston Cooper, a (4e-gt i'be dant of the celebrated surgeon whose name e bor e ' O deceased, who was the second baronet, wa s ede cnte : l 0 o f Eton and Christ's College, Cambridge. He was th e 6l OO the Rev. Samuel Levick Cooper, and was bor n e't,.g -e Yarmouth, in 1798. He succeeded his uncle (the ell—esctr I'n 1841, under a special remainder, with paten t of e - t he tion in default of male issue. He is succeeded 10t the baronetcy by his son Astley Paston, who was born 9 dle Heath, Hemel Hempsted, in 1826, and who wa s ra9rr GeOrg 9 1855 to the youngest daughter of the late Ai r ' w s Newton, of Croxton Park, Cambridgeshire. I re -3 pointed captain of the 66th Foot in 1848. n 5 THE PROPRIETIES OF ROYAL RELIC ;103: Copenhagen letter has the subjoined :—" In well-:,,vif" political circles the marriage of the Princess Degle9;orieer the new Grand Duke, heir of Russia, brother of hi s ki e bqtrothed, is considered as certain ; that union l th e therumour, publicly announced on the term inatioe bel iefejs present mourning. What appears to confirm this t f rit that the princess, although 19 years of age, 113.5 not t° been confirmed according to the Lutheran rite, i rt we; be able with more propriety to adopt the Greek rel , g f e gi MINNIE WARREN IN GREAT PER IL. 7to evenings ago, during the entertainment gi ll ; th e Tom Thumb and party at the Castle Hall, Ta uvt , ° s ca e* graceful little Miss Minnie Warren had a narrosc e scape She appeared on the stage to take her part in til foo tlight s r"s ings, when her dress came in contact with the so le and became instantly on fire. Mr. Woollett, ebenist,'„tforn'' what had occurred, immediately jumped on the P'". ll caught the little lady in his arms, and succeeded 1 f t tinguishing the Are before she sustained andinj ooo°, tunately Miss Warren was wearing a silk dress, ° norS 6l the consequence Alight have been more serious•-' Chronicle. S E RIF PROCLAMATIONS OF OUTLAWRY AT TILE we COURT, RED LION-SQUARE.—YOSterday the following S Geol. e el called upon to surrender :—Harvey Talbot, d n s . Ashton, George Ball, Nigel Kennedy (called Li Kennedy,) Harvey Talbot (second case), Charles Boyo old eri T. Standly, Robert Crowe, Maitland Nokes. No surrender was made, and the court of tilFeb, 8 time wee adjourned with the usual ceremony up Campbell, k o lletri o. 0 0 'lsola • Do . AC ~_ PO: I:ri] £2; be e CoQ the Ceti be th e th e he a , Peril Con (lay men Pro` beiii Thri chec I4dj G , " Der , Do, Per . R ev , A Do, ....tittu Do, '4elle