The Sun. — London, England, 1865-02-22 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Sole Manager and Director, Mr. W. Harrison. THIS EVENING the. pefformance will commence with the new Opera, L ARA. Principal characters by Atoms. b w itt, G. Honey, Forbw, Terrott, and Renwick; M.sses LOUIS& Fyne, Cottrell, Barrington, and Romer. Conductor, Signor ARDITI. Atter the Opera will be given the Burlesque, entitled THE I.ION AND THE UNICORN. Principal characters, Messrs. Rouse, Anderson, Misses E. Button, Cottrell, Furtado. To conclude weth the GRAND TRANSFORMATION VENE. Doors open at Halt-past Six. Commence at Seven. ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT GARDEN. (Opera Company, Limited.) CONTMED SUCCESS OF CINDERELLA AND THE WONDERFUL DONATO. THIS EVENING a new Op( ra. in one act, entit l e d THE RIVER SPRITE. The music by Frank Mori, the words by George Linley. hara.i.ers by Messr s. G. Perrin, Weiss, A, Cook, Lyall, JJ. Duss k, and Mdme Florence Lancia. Condurtor, Mr. A. MELLON. Aiter which, at a quarter -past 8, the G-rand and highly successful rat.tomime, cIN DERELt.A, in an Donato Rill reappear. Magnificent Scenery and gorgeous accessories. Commen:e at Seven. THEATR E-R 0 Y AL, DRURY-LANE, sun:igen. Messrs. E. Falconer and F. B. Chatterton. THIS EVENING, Sir E. L. Bulwer Lytton's Play of RICHELIEU: Messrs. Phelps. WHerman n aiter Lace'y. zin H. Marston, E. Phelps, Neville , Sinclair; rs. Ne, Howard, ..tc. Alter which, the Grand Christmas Pantomime, HOP O'MY THUMB AND HIS ELEVEN wan kiERS; or, Harlequin and the Ogre of the Seven -League Boots : Messrs. G. Isel more, Tom Matthews, G. Weston, Master Percy Roselle, &c. Atlases Lydia Thompson. R. Lcclercq, &c. ; Messrs. Bolen C. Lauri, W. A. Barne', T. Morris, Cormack, Saville • Mdme. Bolen°, the Misses Gunnies, and Signor Tescano. T HEATRE -ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lessee. Mr. Buckstone. , THIS EVENING, A DAY AFTER THE WEDDING. Miss Blanche Aylmer. To be iollowe I by DAVID GARRICK. Messrs. Chippendale, Sothern, Buckstone, Rogers, Clark, Coe, IVes thersoy, &c. ; Mesdames Moore, Snowdon, Fitzwilliam, Ac. After which, LORD DUNDREARY MARRIED AND DONE FOR. Messrs. Sothern, Buckstone, Braid, Gordon, Clark, White, Coe, Weathersby, &c. ; Mesdames Snowdon, Szc With PRINCESS SPRINGTIME. Mr. Compton, Miss L. Keeley. To commence at 7. NEV THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPHI, oc)le rrvortotor and blana , ,c, Mr. B. % llDSter. • LUIS EVENING, ICI ON PAELE Mr. J. L. Toole, Mr. R. Phillips, Mr. Billing ton, Bliss K. FRANCAIS.,eIIy, Mrs. Isi'Wigton, Mrs. H. Lewis. Atter which, the Ccmic Drama of MASKS AND FACES ; or, Before and Behind the Curtain. Mr. Benjamin Webster, Messrs. Paul Bedford, Biilington, Ashley, Stuart , C. Smith, Mrs. Stirling, blis s 11. Simms. and Mrs..billington. To conclude with DARK DOINGS IN THE OUT BOARD BY THS KNOTTINU'EAI BROT.tiEItS• 3 legsr s • J. L. Toole, Paul Bedford ; Mrs. A. Mellon. Commence at 7. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Sole Management of Ir. I. echter. THIS EVENING, SIMPSON AND CO. Messrs. S. Emery, C. Horsman, Collett; Mesdames C. Horatnan, laen rade, E. Boyce, and Elawortily. After which, at half-past 8, a New Drama, entitled THE ROADSIDE INN. Robert Ma.laire, Mr. l echter.Moreland Messrs. Widdicomb, C. Horsman , Fitzpatrick, Garden, , itayrnowl, Collett; Mesdames Eisworthy and B. Percy. To conclude with TWO IN THE MORNING. Messrs. Witidisomb and Erne . y. Doors open at Half-past Six. The Box-office open daily from Elev,n till Five. neyAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. rlfIS EVENING, a new Extravaganza, entitled THE MAGIC HORSE AND THE ICE MAIDEN I MINCES& Atter which, THE STREETS OF LONDON. Messrs. Vining, J. W. Ray, D. Fisher. D. Murray, J. Nelson, 11. Forreater. 11. Mellon; Mrs. Henry Marston, Miss Emma Barnett, and Miss Fenny Gwynne. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress. Mrs. Swanborough. Tills EVENING, at 7, THE WILFUL WARD. Mr. Belf old ; Miss Palmer. After which, the great Comic Drama, MILKY WHITE. Messrs. Craven, Stoyle, James ; Miss Swap borough. To conclude with T CIE " GRIN" BUSHES : Mr. Fenton, ac. ; Mesdames Eaynham, Simpson, Johnstone, &c. COALS. —The LILLIESHALL COMPANY'S COALS. Direct from their own Collieries. Marquis' .265. per ton. I Double.. 21s. per ton. Top 255. „ De, p 22s. „ Well screened and delivered within five miles of their De pots, Westbourne Pirk-road, W., and 17, South Wharf, etiddington, W., and Maiden-lane, N. Best Coke lss. per chaldron. Terms cash. JOHN SCOTT, Sole Agent. THE LATEST EDITION of " THE SUN" supplied, as soon as published every Evening by W. ALEXANDER (late !MOORS), .Newspaper Agent, 21, Old eavenaish- street, Oxford-street. /FILE LAST EDITION OF " THE SUN," Containing the Latest sruwriNu INTELLICIEN CULL be had Lvery Evening of G. I. G LEN LE, NEWS AGENT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace, 11yde-park. THE LAST EDITION of " THE SUN " supplied as soon as Published containing all the LA PEST IN MirS an 4 SPOR,TING INTELLIGNNCE, by U. W. HARR'S, Nes spaper Agent, 4, Blacktriars-roaa, London, S. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tins DAY.—Morning, 10h. 53m.—Afternoon, 11h. 35m. To-Monnow.-Morning, h. m.—Afternoon, 12h. 10m. Op_ - tv irk „,, 54144. 4*4 1$0"%. LONDON, WEDNESDAY, FEB. 22, 1865. Mr. ADDERLEY has shown great discrimination in making his request for a Committee to inquire into the state of the British establishments on the Western Coast of Africa. He showed great reason for so doing, and the force of his arguments could not be gainsaid. He reminded the House that the spot he alluded to was " notoriously" unsuitable for the Anglo-Saxon race, and yet in that locality we had four settlements, besides the naval establish- ment, which cost as much as a million a year. It was the purport of the hon. member to ascertain whether these settlements attained the object in view, or whether they did not rather obstruct it. The Governor of one of these settlements has de clared that whenever a war breaks out, which it will periodically, this country must bear the brunt in men and also in money, for he said that his Govern ment was a protectorate and not a colony, and it would be useless to ask the natives or inhabitants to supply labour and money. This is certainly not a very favourable specimen of the advantages that accrue from this establishment. The Governor stated that his own position was a very anomalous one, and that all preferred the military Governor to himself. The Dutch, who are settled near, are always hostile, and keep up an affiance with our determined enemies the Ashantees. The case seems truly made out why an inquiry should be made tending the circum stances connected with this settlement. Sierra Leone offers no more advantages when looked upon criti cally, and, indeed, the accounts given of it seem almost worse than those relating to the other places. A high authority has described it in most deprecia toiy terms, that " the people are the pests of the neighbourhood," and the exports and imports are decreasing. Gambia is also in an unsatisfactory state, and as regards Lagos the Governor has re ported that the state of affairs is going from bad to worse, and he only gets opposition from the British merchants and residents. Having summed up the condition of these four settlements in Western Afric a , Mr. ADDERLEY addressed himself to the consid er what interest of their utility, and asked the House bad this country in keeping up a force on the West Coat of Af r i ca ? If the slave tra d e be put an end to s to hope, there rem%doecitilY' as there is every reason were wend inducements which described by tZ o li chief tion of commerce and th e °•th member as the promo- It does not appear that theseecwilisation, of the natives. any great exte n t b y these s e e t il t d l s are answered t o e alteration must be m a d e if a more ents, and some dition of affairs is desired. Th e 131.°q ' ers eon separation of the settlement has done harm, because the salaries are so small for these little governments that no able man cares to remain there long. Lord STANLEY made a few remarks, in which he concurred with Mr. ADDERLEY in his view on the subject. The noble lord declared that if the people of this country knew the waste of valuable lives that took place on the coast the African Squadron would be speedily put a stop to. With his usual comprehen siveness in studying a question he impressed upon Mr. CARDIV.ELL that he ghould permit the Aubject to be properly investigated and thoroughly sifted. It is to be hoped that this advice will be tten, ov fo e r r n an o gr aff e a a ir ter oi mis m t a ak b te ef g ore a gni e tu e a d n e b w e h m e n a i d t e comes com mittee. The consequence is ;a a that the ur tli c e , undertaking so so v igorously entered u p on ma tt ers worse than they w ere before, since the re quisite knowledge has not been attained and the supposed investigation preclude the possibility of another inquiry for some time to come. As Lord_ STANLEY forcibly put it to the House, we cannot increase our political influence and military power by keeping up these settlements, and for the purposes of trade they appear inefficient and unsa tisfactory. With respect to the sentimental view of the question the noble lord very truly observed, that " if we are to talk of civilising the Africans, I am afraid that we had better first look at home— we have not to go five miles from the place in which we are sitting to find plenty of persons who stand as much in need of civilising, and who have as little done for them as the negro." Lord STANLEY did not advocate an "absolute abandonment" of these ports ; but stated that aprima facie case was made out for an inquiry. Such seems, upon reflection, to be about the wisest thing that can be done in the matter. The question is, whether they are worth retaining ; and its consideration should be taken up in earnestness and with energy. This question is of more moment than many others which engage the attention and occupy the thoughts of committees, because there is more at stake than the expense of the undertaking and the advantages accruing to the country by its continuance, and that is the welfare of those who are engaged in carrying out what may be truly termed a perilous task. Lives are so continually lost on the -west coast of Africa, that it may well be asked if such a sacrifice be neces sary, and if we are right in persisting in our war fare with a climate whose baneful influences and pernicious effects cannot be warded off, and which always gains the victory in its contest with the Anglo-Saxon constitution when once a struggle has commenced. Mr. CARDWELL displayed his good sense by consenting to the motion, and, further, by agreeing as to the justice of an inquiry into the subject, especially with a view to assertain how far these settlements had answered the purposes for which this country had instituted them. The right hon. gentleman admitted that colonisation was not the object of these settlements, but they were supposed to be auxiliary to measures to suppress the slave trade, to abolish barbarous native practises, and in troduce legitimate commerce. It may fairly be said that all the objects touched upon by Mr. CARDWELL have been shown to fall short of attain ment by those who addressed the House on the topic, and who were well versed in their subject, and brought ample proofs of the authenticity of their statements. Those who undertake this inquiry will have a solemn responsibility devolve upon them, and it is to be trusted that they will discharge their duties in a manner consonant with the interests of the country. There are few things more difficult to determine in many cases than the best mode of dealing with these foreign subjects, for the opinions are so various and the matters so complicated. In this instance, however, we have had ample time allowed us to gain experience and many opportuni ties to glean information as to the working of the undertakings entered upon; and it is to be hoped that due attention will be paid to the various attendant circumstances which relate to the affair and ought to influence judgment. The preservation of the open spaces in and around our ever-growing metropolis has long been felt to be a most important thing. The health and comfort of the people, and the opportunity for wholesome and pleasant recreation are objects which it is felt should be kept in view by the popular representatives as well as the individual rights or claims of owners of property. An old established right to the free unrestrained use of a piece of common or forest land is in fact of supe rior title to the right conferred by the ownership of a few acres, since the one claim merely represents the right of one man and the other the right of many men, and it is no part of our English legisla tion to recognise the rights of the rich while we refuse to acknowledge the claims of the poor. Un happily in this, as in other cases when law and equity come into collision, the latter gets the worst of it, and the consequence is that the public enjoy ment has been considerably curtailed in more than one quarter. The rapid increase of the streets and squares of London is a continual marvel. Year by year the denizens of the busy centres of life and business continue to fix their dwelling places further and further from their place of daily employment, and by the aid of the steam horse thousands now live at distances from their offices or establishments, which, a few years back, would have constituted a formidable journey. But this fact, instead of diminishing the claim for the preservation of the few open spaces now left within the walls of the mighty Babylon, only increases it. The very railways which serve to transport the overworked man of business to fresher air and pleasanter scenes, press heavily on the class below him. The head of an establishment may have his villa a few miles off and journey leisurely to and fro, but the " hands," who must be at their post by daybreak, can aspire to no such luxury. It is l absolutely necessary for them to live close by their work, so it is for small tradesmen and their families, for servants, for artizans of the countless trades carried on in the city and its suburbs, for the poor inhabitants of the large and populous though low lying and unhealthy districts on the southern side of the Thames. The demolition of houses rendered necessary by the recent improvements and the extension of our metropolitan railway system has inevitably increased the existing evils of over crowding, and the rise in the number of deaths from fever is certainly a warning that the builder should stay his hand when nearing those spaces where fresh air can still be breathed by the close pent clerk or toilworn mec h an i c, and where children from within city precincts c an feel grass beneath their feet and hear birds chirping overhead. Th e London public have always watched with a jealous eye over the preservation of their parks ; but it is not these that are in so much danger. The very constitution of a park is a certain guarantee for its free spaces like Hampstead Heath safety ; an b d ut E t p h p e wild, Epping Forest are in real danger from the avarice or ambition of lords of the manor and the eagerness of building speculators. These open places, once lost, can never b e re gained. Costly par ks may be laid out, with ornamented flower - bed s and gravel - walks ; but beautiful as p e ople or to the these are, they do no t offer the facilities for enjoyment to young lower orders that are provided by a rou g h unculti vated tract of land with its natural ups and downs, its furze-bushes and its weeds and wild flowers. Even to the gravest and most sedate amongst us there is a pleasure which i s more refreshing to the citizen who lives with the roar r ea o s in the aspect of simple nat ure, of con tinually in his ear,wheels and the hum of voices con tliananandyaorft, t an he d er isornatoewaodnodmer ments of cultivation that Mr. T1 0 uta o w s motion for a sel ec t com mittee to inquire into th forests, common s , and e b est means of p reserv i ng th e metropolifs for public °Pell apace in and around the Use hh 1,1.3 ) 9,43AA hate met with general encouragement. The hon. member observed that whatever the difference of opinion as to the best course to be ultimately followed, it was noticeable in all debates on this subject, that there was a unani mans feeling in favour of a Parliamentary inquiry. It is, he assures us, one of those questions which do not admit of delay, since there is little doubt that if something is not shortly done towards its solution it will settle itself, for there will be few open spaces left for Parliament to legislate upon. Earl SPEN CER'S scheme for the improvement of - Wimbledon Common was cited as a proof of the necessity of some general decision on the subject. Some gentle men denounced the proposed measure and others supported its principles. No doubt the noble earl was actuated by a desire to improve and even beautify the district by the destruction of what probably appears to him very inconsiderable and profitless claims, but those advantages which may naturally seem very insignificant to the owner of large estates and beautiful parks, may be viewed very differently by the man who has not a rood of land to call his own. However desirable some parts of the scheme may be, and however praise worthy the intentions of the noble lord, we should think the public interests safer if the common be left in its primitive condition. We fully coincide with Mr. DOULTON when he says that it is not his desire to have the commons enclosed and trimly I laid out. " His desire was rather this, that the com mons should be preserved in their present wild state, which he believed to be their greatest charm, and that those by whom these commons had been spe cially used should still have them for that free, uncontrolled, and he might say boisterous enjoy ment, which it was impossible for them to have in parks under restrictions." The metropolis, as Mr. DOULTON observed, is well provided with parks, but no parks would compensate for the loss of Hamp stead Heath, Epping Forest, and the suburban commons. Mr. COWPER, though demurring to any charge upon the Imperial funds for the preserva tion of what is actually Imperial property, sup ported the appointment of a committee, and ad vised the buying up of the rights of the lords of the manor. Surely this can be done, and should be done without delay. If we wait until the avaricious lords of the manor have established their rights in bricks and mortar, and the philanthropic ones have shown their public spirit by laying out walks, and setting grim park-keepers to stop all cricketing and donkey riding, all pic-nics and tea parties, we shall have lost an advantage which, from the days of CHARLES 11., have been claimed by the people of this country, and which no less an authority than Sir MATTHEW HALE decided was a good custom and necessary for the recreation of the people. West End Industrial Exhibition —.. (From the Owl of to-day.) The great success which has attended the es tablishment of industrial exhibitions for the working classes, has induced some of the more philanthropic and enlightened of their number to endeavour to apply the idea to the benefit of those above them, and to afford facilities to the upper classes for the exhibition of their talents. We are happy to say that the notion has been fairly welcomed by the persons for whose advantage the scheme has been started ; and, from the contributions already sent in, we infer that this praiseworthy attempt on the part of the future ruling classes of the country to extend a helping hand to those at present unfortunately placed in a higher social position than themselves will be eminently successful. With these views the House of Lords has been engaged, and the Exhibition will be opened in a few days. The whole is under the management of a highly respectable working committee, embracing some of the first names among the operatives of England; and when we mention that Mr. T. B. Potter has kindly consented to preside at the open ing, assisted by an eminent crossing-sweeper, we feel sure that our readers will acknowledge that there is every guarantee for success. We have been favoured with a private view, and propose to notice a few of the most remarkable objects. Sir Robert Peel has promised to make an exhibi tion of himself some time during the season, and there is no reason for doubting that he will do so, as he has frequently done so before. Mr. Gladstone has a very remarkable specimen of a kaleidoscope, exhibiting all sorts of combinations. It consists of portraits of all the most eminent and rising men, with his own amongst them. At each turn a fresh arrangement of the faces occurs, but his own is almost invariably present. lle calls it the Cabinet Kaleidoscope, and informs us that he has often amused himself with the odd political associations foreshadowed in the toy, and considers that many of them will not improbably occur here after. • Mr. F. Peel shows a piece of red tape and a pigeon-hole. Mr. Layard has made one of his usual exhibitions of temper. This is very fine, and fully equal to the well-known one in the debate last session. Lord Clarence Paget sends a specimen of a curious new substance, produced, he informs us, by a mixture of brass filings and soft soap, which he contends is the only composition which will stand the friction of the House of Commons. It may be worked in many different ways, and he anticipates a large demand during the approaching general election. Applications respecting it must be ad dressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty, and bear in the left hand corner the words, " Brass and Soft Soap." Sir George Grey contributes a model Secretary of State for the Home department, and has kindly consented, at the request of the committee, to stand for two hours each morning by the figure as a foil to show the contrast. Among Earl Russell's contributions are models of all the offices in which he has placed his various relatives and connections. It was for some time a question with the managing committee whether the enormous space required for this collection could be spared, but it was at last decided that, for a subject of such national interest, an exception should be made. The peculiar adjustment of each peg in each hole is well worth noting. VICTORIA LABOUR MARKET.----The total number of persons who arrived by sea in the colony of Victoria during the month of November last was 3,308, of whom 1,758 were immigrants from the United Kingdom. The number of departures from the colony was 1,358. The current rates of wages were from £3O per annum for un married farm labourers to £6O for married couples, and from £l5 to £35 for domestic servants. FOUNDERED AT SEA.—FILEY, Feb. 20.—One of the most terrific storms, accompanied with a heavy fall of snow, that has visited the north-east coast for a number of years is now raging. It came on yesterday after noon, about 1 o'clock, the wind suddenly chopping round from south to north, from which quarter it continued to blow, increasing in violence throughout the day. At night about 7 a shower of hailstones came down of immense size, many of them resembling large pieces of ice. When the day broke this morning the sea was running mountains high, the hurricane still raging with unabated violence, and the showers of sleet so thick that objects at a few yards' dis tance could not be distinguished. Clearing away, however about 9 o'clock, for a short time, a sto u t b r i g h ove i n s i g ht' about three miles distant from land, and running under close-reefed topsails. Sho was watched with intense anxiety as she laboured heavily, showing signs as if she had been in collision with another vessel, or had suffered some other disaster. After having got about two miles to the south of the buoy near Filey Brigg, she was thrown in a moment on her beam-ends, and in the next almost before a shout could be raised, disappeared altogether. She ap peared to be a laden brig of about 13 orl4keels. A schooner and three or four more vessels were in company with her, ru nning for Bridlington-bay for shelter, but another squall coming on with heavy sleet, they were hid from further vi e w. A fishing yawl, belonging to Staithes, with loss of cable *and capstan, having vainly attempted to get into Scarborough, has passed Filey for Bridlington-bay. The fishing smacks belonging to the port have been "burnt off" in consequence of the tremendous sea which is running at the mouth of the harbour, consequently they will be obliged to put to OA again, ox nua lor PhOtoz 914"0"r91 LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TLLEGRIOL) rHE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING-% FEBRUARY 22, 18M, AMERICA, ARRIVAL OF THE PERUVIAN. (Via Greencastle.) The following are the heads of the intelligence brought by the Peruvian : NEW YORK, Feb. 11 (Evening). The reports of Presidents Lincoln and Davis upon the late Congress at Fortress Monroe show that Lincoln demanded unconditional submission to the Union. A mass meeting has been held at Richmond, at which President Lincoln's terms were spurned, and strong war resolutions passed. Fighting took place on Grant's left on Monday, when a portion of the Federal troops were tempo rarily repulsed. Grant's left is now extended four miles. At noon on Monday Grant's left again advanced, but was shortly afterwards attacked by the Confe derates in force, and driven back in confusion to its entrenchments on Hatcher's Run. The loss was upwards of 1,500. On Tuesday the Federals advanced a portion of their picket line about a mile from their entrench ments, the Confederates offering no opposition. The electoral votes of the States for President and Vice-President, excepting those excluded by the recent resolution of Congress, were counted in the House of Representatives on Wednesday last. A committee of the Senate, presided over by Vice- President Hamlin, werepresent. Lincoln and John son were declared elected by 22 States against three for M'Clellan and Pendleton. General Lee reports the death of General Pegram in Monday's action. It is reported that this move ment of the Potomac army was designed to cover an advance against Wilmington, which was com menced on Monday by General Terry, at the head of 30,000 men. The New York Times asserts that a large cavalry force, under Thomas, is moving from Tennessee, for Montgomery, Selma, and Mobile. It was rumoured in Richmond on Tuesday that Charleston had been evacuated. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Gold closed at 211, declining to-day to 204, under rumours of the capture of Branchville. Exchange on London, 2261 ; 5-20 U.S. Bonds, 110 ; Illinois, 1174 ; Middling Upland, 86c. FEB. 11 (Morning). The New York Times asserts that Generals Thomas and Watson, with 40,000 cavalry and mounted infantry, are moving for a campaign from the Tennessee River to the Mexican Gulf, via Montgomery, Selma, and Mobile. President Lincoln has signed the joint resolution to give England notice of the termination of the treaty of 1817 regulating the naval force on the lakes. The resolution is preceded by a declaration that peace on the frontier is endangered by hostile expeditions which the naval forces of the two countries may be insufficient to prevent. The Indiana Senate has ratified the constitutional amendment. The Spanish and Peruvian Legations have received information of the definite settlement of the dispute between Peru and Spain. Gold, 205 k. FEB. 10 (Evening). President Davis has sent a message to Congress, submitting the report of the Peace Conference. The President states that he sent Commissioners to confer with Mr. Lincoln in consequence of the receipt of a written notification that the President was disposed to confer informally with unofficial agents that Mr. Davis might send with a view to the restoration of peace. The Commissioners' reports submitted show that the Federals refused to negotiate on any other terms than those of conquerors, or to permit the South to have peace otherwise than through unconditional sub mission, with acceptance of the recent Federal legis lation, including the constitutional amendment, and with the right on the part of the Federal Congress to legislate on the subject of the relation between the white and black population of each State. Such President Davis understands to be the effect of the constitutional amendment. The Commissioners report that their interview with President Lincoln and Mr. Seward continued several hours, and was full and explicit. They learned from them that Mr. Lincoln's message to Congress in Decem ber last explains clearly and frankly his sentiments upon the terms and conditions, and the method of proceeding by which the Southern people can secure peace. The Commissioners were not informed that they would be allowed to obtain that end. No terms or prospects with the authorities of the Confederate States or with separate States would be entertained, because that would recognise their existence as a separate power, which under no cir cumstances would be done. No extended truce or armistice, as at present advised, would be granted or allowed, without a satisfactory assurance in ad vance of the complete restoration of the authority and constitutional laws of the United States over all places within the Confederacy. Whatever con sequences may follow from the re-establishment of that authority, must be accepted. Individuals sub jectstat e s to l a w pains g a h n t id e ly penalties up on a un ve d ry er ma t e h r e al United e ite o d f the power confided to the President to omit those pains and penalties if peace be restored. During the Conference the proposed constitutional amend ment was brought to the Commissioners' notice. The Riehmond Examiner asserts that Lincoln and Seward, in the conversation during the Conference, were understood to admit that they looked forward to some future complication in their foreign rela tions, and more so with England than with France —but that they were satisfied they could dispose of the rebellion in time to take care of their European interests. An immense mass meeting has been held at Rich mond, at the call of the Governor of Virginia, for the people to testify their sense of the result of the peace conference. Resolutions were passed spurn ing with indignation due to so gross an insult the terms on which Mr. Lincoln proffered peace to the people of the Confederate States ; that the circum stances under which that proffer was made add to the outrage, and stamps it as a designed and pre meditated indignity to the Southern people; that the profoundest gratitude is due to the soldiers who for four years have maintained our liberties, and we will sustain them by every means and resource in our command in the face of the world ; that, invoking God's aid, we renew our resolution to pledge our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honour to maintain our liberties and independence." President Davis made a speech, declaring that if all heartily and unanimously answered the demands of the present exigency, then he could say that the South stood upon the verge of success, which would teach the insolent enemy who had treated the pro positions with contumely. A special despatch to the Philadelphia Bulletin states that the Aichmowl papers of yesterday an- nounce unofficially the capture of Branchville by Sherman, Hood's army is said to be at St. John, and Beau regard at Augusta. Richmond papers state that the liabilities of the Confederate Government exceed the estimate in the Secretary of the Treasury's report by 400 millions of dollars. Plans for additional taxation were under consideration. General Grant has declared officially that he has arranged for the exchange of prisoners, man for man and officer for officer, until one or the other party has exhausted the number they now hold. General Grant was introduced to-day to the House of Representatives. The St. David has arrived out. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK, FEB. 10 (Evening). Money easy. Gold, 211. Stocks steady. New York Centrals, 1154 ; Illinois, 1184 ; Erie, 751, 5.20 ; U. S. Bonds, 1094. CANADA. MONTREAL, FEB. 11. The Montreal Court has refused to grant further delay in the case of the St. Albans raiders. The refusal is regarded as deciding the case against the prisoners. Their counsel asked for delay, on the ground that the messengers sent to Richmond were unable yet to reach their destination. It is unofficially announced that the riders will, if surrendered, be delivered to the authorities of Vermont for trial according to the State laws. PORTUGAL. LISBON, FEB. 16. Don Diego de Portugal y Quesada, the newly appointed Spanish Minister, has been received in solemn audience by the King, and has presented his credentials. Itt the Chamber of Peers Count d'Avila has pro posed to submit the question relative to the appoint ment of General Lobo d'Avila to a commission of inquiry ; a proposal which the Minister of War accepted. The Minister of Finance has made an official declaration in the Chamber of Deputies that it has become necessary to put a stop to financial expe dients, and expose the truth to the country, at the same time asking it to pay by imposts what has hitherto been covered by loans. The Minister added that he would soon present several projects of law carrying out these ideas, of which he would make a Ministerial question, inasmuch as it was impossible to direct the finances without•the means of orga nising them to the profit of the country. Exchange on London, 53/ ; on Paris, 47i. Rentes, 49-a. FRANCE. BOURSE, Feb. 2l.—The market opened flat, and the transactions were few and unimportant, with a downward tendency in quotations. Threes, for the Account, arc now at 67f. 35c. Mobilier are lower, and have been offered at 995 f. In Rail wry Shares business is likewise dull, and at lower prices. The market was heavy towards the close. The following are the last quotations : 4i per Cents 95 75 Do. end month — 3 per Cents. 67 35 Do. end month 67 25 Credit Mobilier Do. end month Bank Shares 3500 Cr Alt Foncier 1275 Roman 73 50 Italian Loan 64 70 Do. end month 64 80 Ditto Threes — New Mexican Russian B9 Austrian Spanish Threes Home Debt Deferred - rAYs. Cash. Acct. 926 25 927 50 ?he Paris Exhibition in 1867, [REUTER'S EXPRESS.] PARIS, Feb. 21. A report of M. Armand Behic, the Minister of Agriculture, Commerce, and Tublic Works, upon the Universal Exhibition of Agricultural, Industrial, and Artistic products, proposed to be held in this capital in 1867, has just appeared. The report commences by stating the financial results of the London Exhibitions in 1851 and 1862, and of the Paris Exhibition of 1855, discusses the causes which produced the success of the former and the comparative failure of the latter, and holds out the prospect of better fortune for the new under taking by drawing upon the experience gained in 1855. M. Behic then proceeds : " Starting from these considerations, I foresee that the Exhibition of 1867 may require an outlay of 18 millions. I add that the unfavourable even tualities which may arise in these kinds of under takings do not seem able to carry this expense above 20 millions. The receipts will probably vary from seven to nine millions. I conclude that the enter prise may show a deficit of 12 millions. " These calculations would probably not vary sensibly whether applied to an enterprise entirely private or to an exhibition conducted with the as sistance and under the direction of the Government. No company, actuated merely by speculation, would therefore propose to undertake the Universal Exhi bition of 1867, without being guaranteed against inevitable loss by a direct or indirect subvention at least equal to the•deficit foreseen. From the finan cial point of view, therefore, the State would have nothing to gain by depriving itself of all influence in the preparation and conduct of the operation. Perhaps it might be said that the character of the public interest, which causes the participation of the public Treasury in the expenses this operation en tails, does not permit the Government to hold itself aloof ; and, further, it may be doubted whether such abandonment would profit the brilliancy, the utility, and the success of the Exhibition. "In another direction, there is nothing exagge rated in admitting that by following the system of administration adopted by France in 1862,—i. e., by firmly maintaining unity of action and energy of control—notable improvements upon the previsions of the budget may again be realised. " The utility of Exhibitions has been clearly de monstrated by the arguments brought forward in the Report my predecessor had the honour to sub mit to the Emperor in support of the decree of June 22, 1863. Referring to these arguments, I find that the State and the city of Paris have a sufficient interest in the realisation of your Majesty's idea to justify their participation in the expense, by means of a subvention. " This subvention, limited to 12 million francs, would be divided in equal portions between the treasury and the city, which, by means of allotment, would be relieved from all responsibility if the undertaking were to entail loss. The Prefect of the Seine, whom I have consulted upon the point, is of opinion that the Municipal Council of Paris, who are always found disposed to assist in useful and generous matters, would not decline this par ticipation. " The surplus of the expenses, estimated at six or eight millions, would be covered by the receipts arising from entry duties, and, should these be found insufficiet, by the guarantee of a society to be formed for that purpose under the auspices of the Imperial commission. " In case the amount of the realised receipts, compared with total expenditure above the subven tion of 12 millions granted by the State and the city, should leave a surplus, this benefit, arising from the favour of the public and the good administra tion of the enterprise, would be apportioned in equal parts to the State, the city of Paris, and the guaranteeing society. " By this proceeding, Sire, trade and commerce, which are summoned to contribute to the splendour of this solemnity and to reap its advantages, would find themselves at the same time mixed up and in terested, in the only proportion the habits of our country admit, in its organisation and in the for tunate or adverse chances it may offer in a financial point of view. " This would be at once a first step made upon the initiative path traversed by our neighbours with so much firmness, and a homage rendered to the spirit of association. " The natural consequence of this organisation would be to give the guaranteeing society, in the carrying out and surveillance of the operation, a part proportioned to its interest. " The Imperial Commission might then be com posed, in addition to its President and the Minis ters whom their functions summon to take part in it, of 41 persons selected by the Emperor from among competent notabilities of the State and the city of Paris, and 19 others to be ulteriorly desig nated by the guaranteeing society by way of elec tion, 'and according to the mode that has been re cognised as most practicable. " The chances of success of future Exhibitions will be increased by adding upon each occasion to the directing power persons conversant with the conduct of Exhibitions held previously in other countries. England being the only foreign nation which, up to the present time, has engaged in this kind of undertaking, I propose to your Majesty to include three Englishmen among the members of the Imperial commission. The decree published in consequence of this re port orders that the Exhibition shall be opened at Paris on the Ist May, 1867, and nominates the members of the commission. Among these appear the names of Prince Napoleon (President), Lords Granville and Cowley, Mr. Cobden, certain of the Ministers, MM. Elie de Beaumont, Dolfus, Dufour, Devinck, Michel Chevalier, Ingres, Schneider, Thouvenel, General Henry, Baron Houssmaun, Duke de Morny, Admiral Laroneiere de Naury, Sze. Another decree orders an Universal Exhibition of Fine Arts to be held simultaneously with the Indus trial Exhibition, and to close the 30th September following. Orleans Northern lOl2 50 ... 1015 Lyons and Mediterranean 942 50 ... 945 Southern ' 577 50 ... 575 Western 540 ... 540 Eastern 515 ... 517 50 Sardinian 3OB 75 ... 307 50 Austrian Lombard 545 ... - 5 4 7 50 North of Spain 335 ... 3 35 Saragossa 396 25 ... 397 50 Ditto to Barcelona — ••• MARKETS --This Day. MARK-LANE. Fresh up to our market, to-day, the arrival of English wheat was very moderate, but the bulk of the supply was received in good saleable condition. For both red and white qualities there was a fair, but by no moans active, inquiry, and Monday's currency was steadily supported. With foreign wheat the market was but moderately supplied. Holders and importers were firm in their de mands, but failed in realizing any advance in prices, com pared with Monday. The amount of business transacted was but moderate. Floating cargoes of grain were in fair average request, and prices ruled firm. There was a moderate supply of barley on sale. Grind ing qualities were in demand at very full prices ; otherwise the barley trade was quiet at late rates. Malt changed hands to a moderate extent, at full cur rencies. - -- The supply of oats on sale was moderate. For all qua lities there was a good demand, and the late advance in prices was well supported. Both for beans and peas—the supplies of which on offer were small—the trade was firm, at fully the late improve mont in their value. . _ Most descriptions of flour wero in steady request, and prices ruled firm. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English and Scotch 470 910 880 220 Foreign COMPARATIVE QUANTITIES AND PRICES OF GRALN for the Week ending Feb.lB, 1865:—Wheat, qrs., 67,929 ; average 388 4d barley, 60,089 ; 29s 2d—oats, 9,356 ; 19s Id. Corresponding week in 1864 :—Wheat, 81,793 ; 40s Bd— barley, 62,437 ; 31s 11d—oats, 16,593 ; 19s. Id. BOROUGH HOP. English hops move off steadily, and the supply on offer being small, prices rule high. The best foreign hops aro in steady request at full currencies. WHITECHAPEL. The supply of meat on sale is but moderate, and the trade is firm at the annexed rates : Beef, from 3s Od to 4s 8d ; mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 10d ; veal, 4s 2d to 5s 4d; and pork, 3s 6d to 5s Od per 81b by the carcase. OUR COLONIAL FISHERIES. It may interest our readers to know the great ex tent of the colonial fisheries, the population (omit ting Canada West) being about two and a half millions ; the annual returns giving more than one pound's worth of fish exported per head. The quantities cured in 1860 were (not including Canada or Labrador) — Dried cod Mackarel Shad • 1,497,697 quintals. ... 131,184 barrels. ▪ 7,649 „ ... 357,379 „ ... 35,557 boxes. ... 12,505 barrels. 5,405 tierces. 1, smoked ... 2,738 „ While the exports of fish from Great Britain were £878,000 in 1860, those from Ireland were under £3,000, while we imported £BO,OOO of herrings. If the Fishery Commissioners would give returns similar to those made in the colonies, we could form some opinion as to the value and position of the trade, but we are quite in the dark. It is to be hoped that the fish curing of Norway, Denmark, the United States, France, and our colonies will be represented at our National Exhihition. There is a mine of wealth in the sea. Our people do not require fixity of tenure or a landlord and tenant bill to catch them, but only industry. The merchants, shore keepers, and farmers have money enough if they would only imitate the Cornishmen and Scotch. Returns might be annually made to Parliament of the quantities of the various kinds of fish cured, as well as the value of those saved fresh.—Sliyo Inde pendent. Herrings Herrings, dried Alewives Salmon The Navy Estimates, The Navy Estimates for the year 1865-66 were issued yesterday. The net decrease, as compared with last year, is £316,427, the total amount required being £10,392,224 against £10,708,651. It should be stated, however, that the sum thus voted last year includes the votes in the supplementary esti mate for increasing the full pa,y . and for the exten sion of naval retirement of officers of the navy, amounting to £61,041, and the supplementary estimate for purchase and completion by contract of the El Tousson and El Monassir, iron-clad ships, amounting to £220,000. The items of decrease are as follows :—Coastguard service, &c., £16,323 ; scientific branch, £1,234 ; her Majesty's establish ments at _home, £159 ; ditto abroad, £334; wages to artificers in home establishments, £116,509 ; section one in naval stores, Storekeeper-General of the Navy, £29,528 ; section two, Comptroller of the Navy, £317,512 ; and half-pay, &c., to officers of the Navy and Royal Marines, £5,370. On the other hand, the wages to seamen and marines are in creased by £15,093 ; victuals and clothing for ditto, £21,575 ; Admiralty-office, £7,352 ; artificers abroad, £3,380 ; new works, &c., £83,687 ; medicines and medical stores, £450 ; miscellaneous services, £1,605 ; military pensions and allowances, £17,010 ; civil pensions and allowances, £14,050. The esti mated amount for the coming year of extra re ceipts and repayments to be paid to the Exchequer is £239,319, which reduces the net amount of the navy estimates to £10,152,905, against the net amount last year of £10,507,792. With regard to numbers, the number of officers, petty officers, and seamen to be voted for the coming year is 38,000, against 38,500 last year. There are also 7,000 boys ; and•7,ooo men in the coastguard service, against 7,500 last year, making the total 52,000 against 53,000. The marines are in all 17,000 ; namely, 8,000 for service afloat, and 9,000 for ser vice on shore, being 1,000 less than in 1864-5. The civilians for the coastguard service are 750 against 950, leaving the . total force in the fleet and coast 'guard service 69,750, against 71,950 last year. ,vos 4 - 01114 eiriliat HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, Feb. 2 1 . The Queen, accompanied by his Royal High ness Prince Leopold, went out walking. Her Royal Highness P r i nc ess Helena took carriage drive. Princess Louise rode on horseback. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke of Nemoos, the Count and Countess d'Eu, and the Princess Marguerite of Orleans visited her Majesty to -day' and remained to luncheon. The Countess d'Eu (Princess Imperial of 13 0.7 , i1) was presented to her Majesty on her marriage by her father-in-law, the Duke of Nemours. 11. The Prince and Princess of Wales The Prince and Princess of Wales had a ginner party last evening. The company included e Marquis of Hartington, Earl and Countess of Per / yd Earl Cowper, Earl and Countess Stanhope/ E arl an k Countess of Clarendon, Major-Gen. Lord Frederic,. Paulet, Lord and Lady Charles Bruce, Sir C harle s eland Lady Mary Wood, Lieut.-Colonel Henri f and Lady L. Fielding, Lieut.-Gen. Sir Gaspa rd : : , Lady Le Marchant, Hon. Mrs. Stonor, Lieut . Knollys, and Major Teesdale. n silier During dinner the band of the Scots Guards (conducted by Mr. Godfrey) performed selection of music. t he Mr. Desanges had the honour of exhibiting t ° the Prince and Princess of 'Wales, on Monday las t ' 410 portrait he is painting of her Royal Highnes s Princess of Wales. Death of Field-Marshal Viscount Cowbell:ller° We have to announce the death at Clifton, jes - of Field-Marshal Viscount and Baron l'f i r bermere, of Combermere, G.C.8., G.C. FL 7 IC. • Constable of the Tower of London. The den - t Stapleton Stapleton Cotton, son of JrS -, e , r i . Salisbury Cotton, M.P. for the county of C he6 i l l was born at Llewenny-hall, in 'Denbighshire' on 1769, and educated at Westminster School. the 26th of February, 1790, he entered the He first served as lieutenant in the 23d the dens Fusiliers. He was afterwards promoted Dragoon Guards, in which he served in Fl ae ir cle o f under the Duke of York. He attained the ran Captain on Feb. 28, 1793, and that of Maj er i o f March, 1794. He was appointed Lieut.-ColoneLge the 25th Light D ragoons i n th e sam e mouth' t t he had in 1796 the command of that regimen t rt Cape of Good Hope. Th ere h e s erved in a - , ll ;ter but active campaign under Sir Thomas Craig' 110 which he proceeded with his regiment to In dia. Snl then served in 1798 and 1799 against TiPP °e v oiy tan. He was engaged in the battle of Dul l are and in the siege of Seringapatam. In 1808 1 7 r turned to England, and after commandh l ,,g () on time the 16th Dragoons in Ireland, and se r 'the the Staff in England, he proceeded in 1808 t° A t Peninsula in command of a brigade of cavalry ,; chir the head of this corps he disti n guished hiraseand ing the campaign in the north of P or tugal, of ing the operations at Op or to and the h attle e rtd Talavera. In 1809 the local rank of Lieu t." G i e p n v iag was conferred upon him, and early in 1810 ' l- a llied appointed to the command of the wh° l - „- e re cavalry under the Duke of Wellington ' 1 1„ 0 of mained in that position until the terra inw the the war in 1814, and distinguished himself atfroil head of that force in covering the r etreat ar ria, Almeida to Torres Vedras, at Busaco, Villa Castrajon, Fuentes-d'Onor, and Salanaan' ded. the last mentioned battle he was severely wcal/Inees, He also served at El Bodon, the PY re cria d Orthez, and Toulouse. On his return to EllOO after the battles of Talavera and Salamanca kvo ceived the unanimous thanks of both Houses of a liament, in conjunction with the Duke of We ll . , r io ton, and in consequence of his brilliant servicebvsl3f was elevated to the peerage on th e 17th of N 1814, as Baron Combermere. In 1817 he was .0 pointed Governor of Barbadoes, and Commatiac/t the Forces in the West Indies. He was aPP °ill ,. ' o Commander-in-Chief in India in 1822, and while he held that position that he won fresh ,;t1; tinction by the capture of Bhurtpore. On th e lit of May, 1825, he attained the rank of Genera,. di the following year he was advanced t o the dig ay . of Viscount for his services in India. He W e ' s cif4 o n pointed to the Colonelcy of the Ist L ife Guar ea t o the 16th of September, 1829, which he on ti 3 field' hold at the time of his death. He NY 3 - 91213de Marshal on the 2d of October, 1855.; 18011 Lady Viscount Combermere married, in 4. laug hter Anna Maria P e lh am -Cli n ton, the eldes:l7 of the third D u k e o f N ewcas tle, who mar' and by whom he had no surviving iss ue C ar olin e ' ried seco n dl y , on th e 18th o f June, 1 81 '' g Si t° the second daughter of Mr. W. Fulke-Gre'..diree died on the 25th of January, 1837, lean pre' children. One of them, Caroline, mail ed 9 ,00 sent Marquis o f D owns hire. The deceased ID c ola thirdly, on the 2d of October, 1838) t he °IIIY efe° of Mr. Robert Gibbi ns , o f C or k, a lady of fol Irish family. 1)9 e The heir of Lord Combermere is his sell g o nd second marriage, the Hon. Wellingto n a,B and Cotton, who was born at Barbadoes in 1°! who sat for Carrickfergus from 18 47 to 1851, c i CO' Among the military distinctions whic h Ler 9,0+ bermere had received were a medal for Serhig, 3 ,, P e ote the gold cross and one clasp for Talavera, .c `",, e d'Onor, Salamanca, Orthez, and Toulouscf,,t'isacol ver war medal, with three clasps, for P a l cr oO Ciudad Rodrigo, and the Pyrenees, the Gran do rle s of the Tower and Sword of Portugal, and ef 111. and St. Ferdinand of Spain, and, lastv Order of the Star of India. His Royal Highness the Duke of Calll-ifigot. confined to Gloucester House by a severe attack ° es fa ° The Marquis and Marchioness of lias tin iu gto ° entertaining a large circle of visitors at P°liitafigleo Park, Leicestershire, including the Marquis of : 1 0, the Countess of Winchilsea and Lady Finch 111 ',1 count and Viscountess Marsham, Lord Alexall`we- Lord Berkeley Paget, the Hon. Captain 1 313 ,. ci tieO g i9 t Lady Amelia Blackwood, Lady Mary Capel,3lls't prea and Mr. Wombwell. All hunting having be ea , l 6- :iie the frost, rabbit and duck shooting have forme' the V l ,l ' amusements of the guests. An increase to thell jo il ing at Donnington is expected for the Notting in De The in the ensuing week. ngi Earl of Bradford is, we hear , ser-° arrived ill disposed at his country seat. The Earl and Countess of Essex halre,,f o rcl• , e t town from their seat, Cassiobury Park, near IY 1) ' . ; gele - The Earl and Countess Russell receive.Gh party at dinner yesterday evening, at their lolls°l on ham-place. ea e%P ir St° Colonel William Henry Meyrick - The - ,,t Monday night, after a protracted illness. orqco: c o o f lo w ne il l r married Feb. 24, 1823, Lady Laura, f 6ertit f i rst 1 ,, 1 'a J-am Henry, Ist Duke of Cleveland by h is ; t r '''o Lady Katherine Margaret Powlett, second ti3ellileel„.o co-heiress of Henry, 6th and last Duke' of Dolt °. t" , fro ra formerly in the Grenadier Guards, but retired army in 1837. 0 11° Ii Yesterday morning the marria ae °f isCScli stl ti l udley, eldest son of the Earl of Arran , to the Ø°ll.o sdi/ ' P i ft t Jocelyn, second daughter of Viscountess Jo granddaughter of the Earl of Roden , took P h ' e : of iill Georgu:s Church, Hanover-square, in the p exceedingly rOcucv numerous! aseembl 0 . 0' '‘ 0 tit , 1 TESTIMONIAL TO DR. GUTHRIE. Icr fr t c l months ago Dr. Guthrie, the celebrated Pre 3 ' 0 5 0 0 philanthropist, intimated the resignation a his .:0 $t '3 ; 1 ,4, charge in Free St. John's, Edinburgh, owing to t he of his health. In testimony of his eminent p ublic sorievt particularly as the founder of the Edinburgh b lic e t ; Ragged School, it was resolved to institute a P e " tr iDtl' 4 scription for a testimonial. Above £5,000 Wer e C°ll llo tii by 774 subscribers, and on Monday the testitue- roe pasrseesented by the Lord Provost in presence of 0, 4 , e , co r, The surplus over £5,000 enabled ' ,t 1 0 mittee,mblage. through Lord Ardmillan, to present tors. °J, with a silver tea service, value £125. The i nser ,:ti bdt° ¢ o the o silver plate boro that the testimonial was , e , ° b .-- :, 1 , 141 ' 0 , the rev. doctor's retirement from public life id dip 0 number of subscribers of all a nd par tie° A a ia . r sti° rent religious denominations,clinaaateoaken a their ..,-- "a 0 3 ' ~., 0.1010 Dia and regard for his personalworth, his distbioltiOg dowments as a preacher of the Gospel, and h is w est'' services as a large-hearted Christian philantlix.' a Do Centpe Ace, Ney elit Ve r y- DO2l errl), 1 ))0 4-1 f it oer% Qted Dauer tk l i t )o . 4of En D c) 1) b o ' • uncle; ft tao, bills an ( Pret a ge Pre A I 4 04 , 4 Pri ce , dat e t by thi