The Sun. — London, England, 1865-03-18 00:00:00

LIFEBOAT SERVICES. —Daring the storms of the past year 1864 the boats of the National Lifebsat Institution have saved 432 persons from different wrecks on our coasts. The Institution also expended £19,531 14s. sd. in the same periud on lifeboat et tablishments, in addition to granting £1,569 as rewards for savng 69S shipwrecked ',cr am:ls by its lifeboats, ant other means. The Committee of the Institution earnestly A PPEAL to the I üblic for ASSISTANCE to enable them to meet the continued heavy demands on the Institution's 140 lifeboat establishments. Contributions are received by Messrs Will's and Co.. 'Terries and Co., Coutts and ('o., and by all the London and country bankers ; and by the Secretary, Richard Lewis, Esq., at the Institution, 14, John-street, Adelphi. R OYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT GARDEN. (Opera Company. Limited.) THIS F.VENIN J, the Operant THE 141.00 K DOCTO (the Enzlish worn , sby t hares Hcnny , . Principal characters by Mesdames Poole, Thirlwall, and canny Haddart ; Messrs, het ry Haigh, A. Coak, C. Lyail, Das3.k, Lingham, and II Corf Conductor, Mr. A. MELLON. After which, the Grand and highly successful Par tomime, CIS DEttE Lt.& 31aguitizent Scan :ry and gorgeous acces sories. Commence at Stven. THEATRE -ROYAL, DRURY-LANE, Managers. Messis. E. Falconer and F. B. Chatterton. THIS EVENING, a New Farce, GOING TO T ILE DOGS. Followed by Sir Edwaid L. Bulwer Lytton's Play of RICHELIEU: Messrs. ithelps, Waiter Lacy. 11. Marston, E. Phelps, Neville, Sinclair; Mrs. Hermann Vezir, .Liss H. Howard, &o. Concluding with the Opening of the Pantomime, HOP 0' MY TII UMB AND HIS EL NVEN BBOTHEKS ; or, the Ogre of the Seven-Leagne Blots; terminating with the (+rand T rans f orm ation Scene ; s Lydia Thompson, dm. T HEATRE -8.0 Y AL, HAYMARKET. Lessee. Mr. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, THREE WEEKS AFTER MAR RIAGE. W. Farren ; Miss Nelly Moore, &c. After which, a New Sensation, THE WOMAN IN MAUVE : Frank Jocelyn, 31r. so.hern ; the Count. Mr. W. Farren ; the Countess (the Woman in M%uve), Miss Edith Stuart ; Mrs. Mary Anne Beetles, Mr. Buckstone. And EASY SHAVING. Miss Louise Keeley, Miss F. w z i,ht ; Messrs. Clark, Gordon, Rogers, dm To commence at 7. NEW THEATRE-ROYAL, .ADELPIII.- ,3)16 rrouri..Cor and Man4Lcdr, . 0 •*- THIS EVENING, THE IRISH TIGER. Mess s. C. II Stephenson and Eburne; Miss K. Kelly. Ai er which. THE HUNCHBACK. Julia (9th time), Miss Bateman, supported by Messrr. George J, rdan, Swinbourne, Bthington, Stuart, Ashley, Eburne, J. L. Toole ; and Miss H. Simms. To conclude with THE AREA BELLE. Messrs. J. I. Toole, Paul Bedford, and Mrs. A. Mellon. Commence at 7. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Sole Management of Mr. I echter. THIS EVENING, A DAY AF THE WEDDING. To be filowel by THE STRANGER The Stranger, Mr. Ryder; Mrs. Haller, Mdlle. Beatrice; Messrs. Widdi c.,rab, U. Horsman, ntzpat rick, M`lntyre, Garden, Raymond ; Miss M. kienraie, E. Lavenu, and Mrs. C. Horsman. To conclude with THE ROADSIDE INN. ROJert Ma ce! e, Mr. Emery, Bertrand, ai r. H. Widdicomb ; Messrs. C. Horsman. leitzpatrick, More and, Garden, Raymond, i;ollett; Miss E. Lavenu and 51.iss Els% orthy. • Doors open at Hall-past Six. The Box-office open daily from Elev..n till Five. IVR. FECHTER will perform RUY BLAS JL on TUESDAY, March 2,81, TiiIISSDAY, March 24d, and SATURDAY, March 25th, at the LYCEUM THEATRE. ROYAM PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Geu. Vining. lIIIS EVENING, a new Farce, by Mr. David Fisher, entitled HEART-STRINGS AND FIDDLE-STE NGS. Atter which, THE STREETS ON' LONDON. Messrs. Vining, J. W. Ray, D. Fisher, D. Murray, J. Nelson, 11. Forrester. H. Mellon; Mrs. Henry Marston, Mitts Emaia Barnett, and Miss Finny Gwynn'. To conclude with AN AMPLE APOLOGY. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Alanageress. Mrs. Swanborough. TUB EVENING, at 7, THE SILENT SYSTE NI. Messrs. Belford and J Thorne; Misses Carson and Hughes. After which, the great Comic Drama, MILKY WHITE. Messrs. Craven, Stoyle, Jame.; Miss Swanborough. To conclude w.th MAZEPPA. Messrs. Fenton, James ; Mesdames haynham, Simpson, Johnstone, &c. GRATIS. AND POST FREE. E. MOSES and SONS' New Pamphlet, THE PHILOSOPHY OF DRESS. MOSES AND S ON .4• respectfully call attention to their large and well assorted stock of JUVENILE CLOTHING. The newest tanrics are combined with the latest and most fashionable aesigns, and the best workmanship. E. 310SES and SON give particular attention to this important branch of their business, and they can with confidence affirm that the prices ere such as must satisfy the most economical. Tills depart ment is in a instinct part of the premises, which will be Mind a great conv.nience tor ladies and children, MOSES AND SON • respectfully invite public attention to their large and wett-ass,rted SPICING STOCK. 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The rapid passage of the China, which has occu pied only eight days and a half, has not left us long in expectation of fresh American news. We have by her mails intelligence up to March Bth, and although nothing positively decisive can be gained from it, yet the general impression given confirms our opinion that military matters are on the whole more favourable to the South than the Federals would like to admit. There is, too, to all appear ance, some mystery about SHERMAN'S movements which does not look very promising for the Federal arms. , The reports respeetm . g him are conflicting, and are almost entirely founded upon conjecture. New Yo r k on the morning The accounts which left of the Bth of March tell us that nothing had been heard direct from SHERMAN since the 17th of Feb ruary ! Surely a singular hiatus, since SHERMAN could easily communicate with Washingt on by sea if his inland position were at all as favourable a s the Federals try to believe. Bat from the total. absence of direct communication, and the move ments of Admiral DAHLGREN, as well as other indi cations, it appears that the triumphant march of the Northern commander has at last been checked, and that his troops have experienced more than one serious reverse. A Federal naval expedition has been sent against Georgetown, South Carolina, which succeeded in capturing the city. Admiral DAHLGREN reports that he attacked this place be cause it afforded the best opportunities of commu nicating with SHERMAN, in case it became desirable, before he entered North Carolina. This looks rather as if he wished to cover SHERMAN'S retreat to the coast if necessary, and it is significant that the Admiral's official despatches state that he has sent a naval force up Black River, on which George town is situated, to communicate with SHERMAN, who was believed to be about 12 miles inland. Georgetown is about 50 miles to the north of Charleston.; but according to the general intelli gence received, it is quite uncertain in which direc tion SHERMAN'S army is. Whether or no the Go vernment has more particular information is of course impossible to say ; but highly important despatches are said to have reached official quarters from General GILMORE. The only thing certain about SHERMAN is, that he was at Columbia on the 17th ult. ; and while some report him to be at Fay etteville and others at Florence, the Herald asserts that he is 60 miles above Wilmington, while the latest advices from that city state that his reported junction with SCHOFIELD is untrue, since the latter has met with frequent resistance, and is only ten miles from Wilming ton. It is evident that he has met with a serious repulse, and has found it impossible to make head against his opponents. Meanwhile, to carry off the public uneasiness respecting SHERIDAN, Mr. STANTON has circulated a statement to the effect that a great battle had been fought at Charlotte ville, on the 2d inst., between SHERIDAN and EARLY, in which the Federal General succeeded in capturing General EARLY, his staff, and his whole force of 18,000 men! After this splendid achievement SHERIDAN was reported to be march ing rapidly on Lynchburg, whither LEE had hastily despatched reinforcements. English readers, how ever, will not fail to remember that EARLY and his staff have already 'been captured several times ; but, strange to say, the next mail gene rally finds them at large again, and they will scarcely need to be told that very little faith is to be placed in this unauthenticated story, which is be lieved in New York to be a little " sensation" move ment on Mr. STANTON'S part to increase the public enthusiasm at the rejoicings of the 6th. We are not surprised to learn that the execution of Captain BEALES has excited the greatest indig nation in Richmond. It was, in fact, a judicial murder, as poor Captain BEALES himself said when led to the humiliating gallows. The Fede rals have often shown how completely they disre gard the amenities of civilised warfare, and the pretence of calling a recognised and properly ap pointed officer a spy, was merely an excuse for wreaking their vengeance on an antagonist. If all who carry out the orders of their Governments in attacking or destroying the enemy's property were to meet the same fate, all the generals of the North would be hung to-morrow, for the worst of the Southern raids, and the devastations of the Alabama and Tallahassee to boot, do not approach the damage and suffering inflicted by the desolation of the Shenandoah. As likely to bear an important influence on the European relations of the United States, we may notice the expulsion of the Federal Consul from Matamoras, in consequence of his non-re cognition of the Mexican Government. The Imperial Commander-in-Chief visited the Confede- • &rate General at Brownsville, Texas, and an nounced that his Government would shortly recog nise the Confederacy. Meanwhile we must wait patiently for further news before we rightly ascertain the state of affairs in the Carolinas, though there is every reason to suppose that the Confederates have the best of it. A temporary hindrance has been put in the way of the grand Confederation of British North Ame rica, a delay which all parties interested in the wel fare of the colonies must regret. New Brunswick has opposed the measure by defeating the Confede ration candidates by a large majority, possibly owing to some jealousy as to surrendering any local privileges or dignities which that colony might possess from its natural position. There was sure to be a good deal of difficulty before a matter of such vast importance, and affecting such compli cated interests, could be fully completed. Local jealousies, individual influence, and many other causes were morally certain to interpose at some stage or other of the proceed ings. It was only marvellous that the inaugurative steps should have been taken so quietly and promptly. That it should have been so was doubtless mainly due to the pressure of events and the keen insight which the Canadians, from their geographical position, naturally had into the affairs and sentiments of the States. New Brunswick is likely to read the signs of the times, and is probably more afraid of being overshadowed by the superior importance of the larger colony than of being invaded by the Federal troops. Wise men will overlook the less danger in the larger, and if the colonists would take the trouble to consider what would be their position in the event of an American invasion, they would not be disposed to neglect the source of so much strength and vigour as the proposed union of the provinces. There is little doubt that such views will yet influence them, and that the scheme will eventually become a reality. The Attorney- General has announced to the Canadian Parliament that the Government will still pass resolutions in favour of the measure, ask the vote of the supplies, and adjourn Parliament immediately, so that the members of the Government might pro ceed to England to confer with the Home Government respecting the national defences and other pressing matters. An extra sum mer session will be called, when the Canadian Ministers will submit the results of their mission to the Parliament, and we trust by that time that the obstacles which at present delay the completion of so important a measure will be happily disposed of. Mr. HENNESSY is doubtless actuated by the best intentions towards Poland, but it is to be questioned if he is wise in his attempts to further the cause of that unhappy country in the House of Commons. On the whole, he acted very sensibly in withdraw ing his motion, for no possible good could have resulted from pressing it to a division. Indeed, in some respects positive harm would have been the consequence, for the fact of his being defeated would have led to mistaken conclusions by the different parties concerned in the matter. The Russians might have thought that the sympathy of this country was on the wane, and the Poles might have felt irritated and disappointed at the occurrence of so unfavourable an event. Although the pur pose of Mr. HENNESSY'S motion would not have produced the effect he desired, had it been acceded to, it will be found upon the perusal of his speech that it contains much which is true, and much - which e x pl a i ns matters to t h e un i n i t i ate d , so that it cannot be said that the hon. member's effort o f last night was all lost labour and did no good service to those whom he so eaaerly d sires to aid. It is not likely that at this period of ne affair any thing that is done or said in England will have any effect upon the Government of St. I etersburg, or 1 else it might fairly be supposed that even Russian indifference would be moved by the shame of having its deeds exposed, and its relentless course of policy commented upon. Nothing seems to alter one iota the plans pursued by the Government of the CZAR, whether or not foreign nations interfere, whether or not the Poles succeed in their resistance, alike the savage acts are continued, and the fierce system is pursued with unabated vigour and vehemence. The object of Mr. HENNESSY'S motion was to propose that in consequence of Russia having violated the engagements into which she had entered by the Treaty of 1815, this country should abstain from any further payment of the Russo-Dutch Loan. The hon. member was very emphatic in his observa tions respecting the policy of Russia, and in all that he said on the subject we cannot but fully con cur. The course pursued by Russia towards Poland is a lasting disgrace to her, and lowers the character of her people for ever. Innate cruelty and deep-rooted vindictiveness seem to pervade the notions of the emissaries of the CZAR, both civil and military, and their conscience appears quite as impassive as their feel ings are callous. Many would be only too glad to believe, as Mr. HENNESSY does, that any change could benefit Poland, but the experience of the past does not confirm us in the opinion he expresses in this passage, "If any change should occur in Europe to cause war between Austria and Russia, the first result would be the independence of Poland." Unhappily, we have too much reason to fear, that this generation will not witness the emancipation of Poland, and there is no kindness in indulging false hopes, and holding out delusive expectations. Mr. HENNESSY concluded by quoting some eloquent words of Lord LYNDHURST, which were very ap propriate. The noble lord declared that "to treat crime with silence was to participate in its guilt," which is a sentiment that all right-minded persons will concur in. Such a charge cannot be laid to the account of this country, for all sympathy with the Poles has been constantly testified, and if nothing now seems done to show it, it may be the best ser vice that we can render to them in the long run, for these manifestations should always be kept within due limits if we do not intend to mislead the objects of our regard respecting our intentions. Lord PALMERSTON'S speech contained some very true ob servations, although doubtless its tone appeared cold to the partisans of Mr. HENNESSY. Due con sideration should be taken of the noble lord's posi tion, and of the great effect which his words pro duce. He was decidedly against the proposition respecting the Russo Dutch Loan, and showed good reasons for his non-approval thereof. He said that we might take up arms, if we thought that the treaty was violated, but that it would be unworthy of this country to change our plans in order to put money into our pockets which we have stipulated to pay to Russia. The obligations to do this are totally distinct from the question of Poland, and there fore the arguments of Mr. HENNESSY, so far as this is concerned, fall to the ground. Lord PAL MERSTON also said, which was true enough, that the subject of Poland had already been so fre quently discussed in the House that there was no possible doubt respecting the opinions entertained of the conduct of Russia. It will be as well to drop the restion of Poland, for a time at least, because no good can possibly accrue to that suffering nation and gallant people ; and it would be most deplorable if any new attempts at insurrection were made upon the strength of our legislators taking up the subject of Polish wrongs anew. Several hon. mem bers concurred in the sentiments of Lord PALMER STON that the subject had been sufficiently com mented upon, and it was prudent of Mr. HENNESSY to abstain from pressing his motion to a division. It seems to be a recognised fact that from one cause and -another this country can do nothing to aid Poland, but not the less should all influential per sons be to make a decided protest against the policy of Russia and to reprobate a course of action which has retarded the progress of civilisation in Europe, and been a scandal to the communities of Christian States. It should check the pride of those who boast of the progress of the present day to reflect that we can do nothing to stop the preparation of as great a wrong as any that the dark ages wit nessed, or to mitigate the evils that a gallant people are forced to endure. No one can regret the difficulties that the Russians are getting into with their own affairs when they reflect upon the misery that they have occasioned to others by their ruthless proceedings and unflinching practices of cruelty. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kean in Californi%, (From the Daily Morning Call) • The last night of the Kean engagement was a grand finale to a brilliant season. They ended, as they com menced, with " Henry the Eighth," and "The Jealous Wife," and, as on the first presentation of these plays, the house was packed as closely with human beings as the capa city of the walls could afford. Many ladies were com pelled to stand until they became exhausted, and then re luctantly withdrew. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kean, Mr. Coppin, and the company who accompanied them hither from Australia, will have' reason to remember with the most pleasurable feelings their visit to California ; and we, on our part, have to thank the Keans for such mas terly expositions of the Shaksperian drama, as it may never again be our good fortune to witness on the American stage. We bid them a kindly farewell, hoping that good fortune may attend them on their homeward journey. At the end of the first piece, Mr. Kean was called before the curtain, and made the following speech : Ladies and Gentlemen,—ln our voyage thus far round the world, we have received the most flattering evidences of the good and kindly feeling entertained towards us in the various places which we have visited. lam now truly proud to add another important and gratifying testimonial to the list, in the cordial reception that has been bestowed upon us in San Francisco, and by the success which has attended our lengthened engagements, extending to three months—a success which would be a triumph anywhere, but may be considered an extraordinary com pliment when the comparatively limited population of this place is taken into account. So confident is Mr. Maguire, the manager, in a continuance of your favour towards us, that he has offered most liberal terms, free from all risk on my part, to induce a postponement of our departure till the next mail steamer, but I have felt myself from circum stances compelled to decline his agreeable proposal. We shall leave on Friday morning by the Golden Age for Panama, stopping a few days at Jamaica, on our way to New York, where we hope to arrive by the middle of March. I fear we shall never revisit Calfornia, for after our long career of active and laborious service, my wife and I aro anxiously anticipating that tranquil enjoy ment which rest and retirement alone can give. It has been of late my constant and painful task to bid adieu to many whom in all human probability I shall never meet again. Each departure that we take finishes, alas another chapter of life's history, bringing us nearer and nearer to the end of the volume. Memory, however, the home of tho past, will, I trust, still be left to reflect the events of bygone days, and to recall the scenes, forms, and faces that we have looked upon in our travels with so much pleasure, and parted from with so much regret—showing us then, in the words of a celebrated poet, " what once has been— what now is not." It only remains for me now to offer you the poor but sincere and grateful thanks of Mrs. Ilean and myself, and to take our last long leave of our generous friends, the California, publio, Ladies and gentlemen, Farewell, M. LAMARTINE writes to the press to state that the " Vie de Cesar" by him, which is advertised by M.M. Levy Freres, appeared originally in the Cirilisateur, and that the copright having long since passed from him, he has nothing to do with its publication at this opportune moment of the appearance of the Emperor's " 1 istoire do Jules Cesar."—The Reader. NATIONAL LIFEBOAT INSTITUTION.—In our lead ing article of the 15th instant, on the operations of this institution during the past year, we inadvertently stated that Messrs. Cunard and Co. had given the institution £2,000 to form and permanently maintain a lifeboat. The name of the benevolent donors should have been Messrs. Coma and Co., London and Bombay, merchuits. LITERATURE. 2he North British Review. No. LXXXIII. Edmonston and Douglas. The prosperous career of the North British Re view, under its new management, we are delighted to see continues. The freshness, the vigour, the diversity of the contents of the current number of this very able periodical, are quite as remarkable in their way as were those of its immediate predeces sors. A rapid survey, here, of the mere themes selected by the different contributors will serve to indicate at once, at the very least, the variety of the subjects descanted upon in the particular number of the North British now under our consideration. True, no doubt, that upon starting on this cursory scanning of the eight distinct articles making up the eighty-third in stalment of the North British, the subject-matter of the very first of those eight papers may appear, at a superficial glance, to be not particularly invit ing. " The Rise- and Progress of the Scottish Tourist" is the title of it—the two pegs upon which the argument is hung, being, on the one hand, a reprint of a forgotten book of Defoe's (published -by Defoe anonymously), and on the other hand, a little prattling, harum-scarum, railway book (that we remember noticing, ourselves, some months back) written by one Toddles (nom de plume), and published by the Messrs Routledge. But —unpromising though all this might seem to be ostensibly—the initial paper thus suggested, and entitled, proves, upon an examination of it, not un deserving of the place of honour allotted to it, if for no other reason because of the manner in which the very curious materials there collected together have been arranged and set forth. Afterwards—as a very dish of ripe and flavorous " nuts to crack," each of these touched to a more poignant relish by just a delicate suspicion of the attic salt of wit—we have a choice accumulation of the very pick and pink of " Epigrams " old and new, culled from sources alternately the most recondite and the most familiar. As the third article in this current number of the North British, there will be found a well-digested essay upon " Spain," her people and ber Government. Those who have no particular faith in the_sound judgment of Professor Goldwin Smith—(and with the highest admiration for his powers in the abstract, we acknowledge frankly that we ourselves set not the smallest value whatever upon the soundness of the judgment direct ing those powers—will do well perhaps to skip, as of comparatively small account, the very next argument put forth in the North British in the shape of Article Four, namely, an argument weighing in the balance all the pros and cons for the abolition, or for the retention of "Tests in the English Universities." Shewing that neither by the members of the Alpine Club generally, nor, before that, by the late Albert Smith in particular, can Mont Blanc be said, even yet, to have been " used (asVesuvius maybe said to have been, when Sir Charles Coldstream, on looking down the crater, pronounced that there was " nothing in it I")—we meet here next with a very readable paper on the topography of the mountain-chain of which Mont Blanc may certainly, be de clared to be the most prominent excrescence ! Professor Matthew Arnold's thoughtful and sug gestive book so entitled, has prompted another of the North British Reviewers to pen an able essay upon " Essays on Criticism." Finally, after an article upon " The Holy Roman Empire," we have as the bonne bouche of the number (bringing the whole to a delightful close) a very charming paper—a paper at once artistic and anecdotal, critical . and biographical upon that Prince (facile princeps) among all our Humorists of the Pencil, John Leech, the Hogarth of the nineteenth century, the right hand man of Mr. Punch. the illustrator of Charles Dickens and Theodore Hook, of Albert Smith and Douglas Jerrold, of Percival Leigh and Gilbert A'Becket, of Bentley's Miscellany and Once a Week, of Punch's Pocket Book and Punch's A.lmanack, above all that great weekly organ of the comicality of the age we live in, Punch, or the London Charivari ! Very nearly Fifty separate works (49 in all) embellished by the pencil of John Leech, make up the goodly cata logue prefixed to the article commemorative, here, in this March number of the North British Quarterly, of his delightful and in many respects inimitable genius. One of these we cannot but re gard as attributable to a slip of the pen, or of the press—to wit " 27 Jack Hinton "—Charles Lever's " Jack Hinton " having, in our vivid recollection of it, been illustrated by the illustrator par excellence of Harry Lorrequer, Phiz., otherwise, Hablot Knight Browne—among whose embellishments to Jack Hinton, who that ever once saw it can have forgotten his etching of Jack's steeple- c h aser Modderidderoo ? As a whole, however, it is a singularly accurate and certainly a very compre hensive list of works attributable to the hand of that go p owers o f John Leech as most indefatigable and delectable of pictorial humorists. From the body of the article itself an rt commemorative e —a an h d ! ex 0 i genially ! so appre caiatiicvleely !—of a Humorous Artist we learn, among other particulars of especial interest in rela tion to his innocent and laborious life, that during the twenty-three consecutive years of his connection with Punch as the illustrator of its pages from week to week, John Leech received from the proprietors of that world-famous publication, in hard cash, for his good services, upwards of £40,000 sterling ! A noble and munificent recompense: yet, while we say that, let us add also a recompense every farthing of which the recipient of it most richly earned and deserved. Had the merits of the current number of the North British lain solely in this one delightful article upon John Leech, they would have been quite adequate of themselves to have sustained the raised and advanced, the rising and advancing reputation of our true blue Quar terly. Apart from this one admirable paper, how ever, as we have here shown, the North British Review has again made good its claim to our very particular consideration, Lord Brougham and Mr. Edmunds.. (From the Law Times of to-day.) Lord Brougham's name has been introduced into the Edmunds' scandal, but on no sufficient grounds. Mr. Edmunds was, we believe, the son of Lord Brougham's solicitor, who was killed from a fall from a gig during an electioneering trip. With characteristic generosity Lord (then Mr.) Brougham took upon himself the charge of the son of the man who had lost his life in his service. If we are not misinformed, Mr. Edm un d s was t a k en into his patron's house and bec ame a mem b er o f his family. When Lord Brougham was elevated to the wool sack, one of his first cares was to provide for the orphan, and he presented him with the offices he has now resigned. Whatever were the pecuniary trans actions between Mr. William Brougham and Mr. Edmunds, whereby the salary of one of those offices was set apart by Mr. Edmunds for payment of the interest on a loan, Lord Brougham had nothing to do with it ; nor indeed was there anything wrong, or even uncommon, in an official borrowing money and giving up a portion of his official income as security for the interest and the premium on the necessary life assurance. What was the precise na ture of the transactions between Mr. Edmunds and Mr. William Brougham has not been stated ; but, from the fact that Mr. Edmunds paid the interest and premiums out of his salary, it may be assumed that it was in some way an accommodation to him self. It is perhaps necessary to state that this solution is offered without authority, and only as a deduction from the partial statement that has been pub lished. THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN.—The Index points to a region accessible to Lee, and readily convertible into a gigantic stronghold, where 100,000 troops might bid defiance to five times that number. This is in the mountainous regions of Northern Georgia, Northern Alabama, and Eastern Tennessee. Lee would there be placed in imme diate communication with the cotton States, his main sources of supply. He would at a single stroke deprive the Federals of all their advantages of coast and river commu nication. Thither, if hard pressed, Lee might finally direct his army, and in that Switzerland of the Confederacy the war may be carried on for 20 years. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAM.) THE CAPE MAIL. PLYMOUTH, MARCH 18. The mail steamer Britain arrived here this morn ing with the Cape mail. She left the Cape on the 11th, St. Helena on the 19th, and Ascension on the 23d. She brings 50 passengers. At the Cape the next Parliament had been sum moned to meet in Cape Town on the 27th, when the most important business to be discussed will be the:annexation of British Kaffraria. Against this project the Kaffrarians were disclaiming. The ex tension of railways and telegraphs will also occupy much of the time of the. Parliament. In the Western Province the present line of railways is to be extended still further into the heart of the country. In the Eastern Province all prelimi nary arrangements had been made for the con struction of a railway between Grahamstown and Port Elizabeth, and the Government only awaited the voting of the necessary sum for the instruction to commence the works. Affairs on the frontier were pacific. There had been some equivocal proceedings of the Basutos, but no outbreak was expected in the Transkein terri tory. Future trouble was expected from the in creasing power and warlike demonstrations of Krell, since he had been permitted to return into the coun try from which he had formerly been driven. The Tambookies, his enemies, had also been permitted to occupy part of the same country. The British resi dent was in a delicate position, and had much trouble to prevent a collision betweenthe two parties. Trade was steady in the colony, the import market quiet. and money easy. The new Eastern District Court had been opened at Grahamstown. The English Church Diocesan Synod had been held at Cape Town under the presidency of the Metropolitan. The Synod amended its previous acts in accordance with the judgment of the Privy Council in the case of Long v. Bishop Gray. Two great agricultural shows had been held, one at the Paarl, the other at Port Elizabeth. The steamer Queen of the South from Calcutta, left Table Bay, Feb. 11, and the Diamond Com pany's steamer' Eastern Province, was also to leave that port on the 23d—both vessels for England. The President of the Free State, Mr. Brand, was at Bloemfoemfontien, and the burghers had left the frontiers for their homesteads. FRANCE. PARIS, MARCH 15. The Constitutionnel of this morning publishes an article signed by M. Limayrac, demonstrating that the apprehensions of American aggression in Mexico are chimerical, and stating that the relations between France and Washington have never ceased to be of a most satisfactory character. BOURSE, March 17.—The market is much firmer, and transactions are more numerous than yester day. Threes, for the Account, are now at 67fr. 10c. (ex div.) Mobilier have been done at 876 fr. 25c. In Railway Shares business is brisk, and at improved quotations. Paris Gas Shares are ex ceedingly firm at 1,780 fr., a rumour prevailing that Bonds will be issued and not Shares for whatever new capital may be required, which measure is con sidered of a nature to strengthen the position of the present shareholders. The last operations of the Bourse were very important, and there was a marked improvement in the principal Securities. The Ita lian Five per Cents. have recovered in a slight mea sure from their depression. Business in Paris Gas Shares has been transacted at an advance of 32fr. 50c., the closing price being 1,812 fr. 50c. The following are the last quotations : per Cents 94 70 Do. end month Italian Loan 64 80 Do. end month .64 75 Ditto Threes — New Mexican Russian — Austrian Spanish Threes Home Debt Deferred VAYS. 3 per Cents. 67 20 D. end month 67 15 Credit Mobi lier ... 885 Do. end month BB3 75 Bank Shares 3522 50 Credit Foncier 1295 Roman 74 50 --- ...___ Cash. Acct. Orleans Northern lO2O ... 1020 Lyons and Mediterranean 961 25 ... 961 25 Southern ~ 5BO ... 580 Western 545 ... 542 50 Eastern Sardinian 303 75 ... 301 25 Austrian Lombard 550 ... 548 75 North of Spain 305 ... 802 50 ' Saragossa 877 50 ... 877 50 Ditto to Barcelona 165 —. ... 175 TURKEY. CONSTANTINOPLE, March 8. At the instance of the British and French Em bassies the term accorded by the Porte to Persia for the settlement of the tariff difficulty between the two Governments has been further extended to six months. The rumour of a disturbance in the Lebanon turns out after all to have had some slight founda tion. The return of Joseph Karan appears to have produced a ferment in some villages of the Kesro nan, and this being, it is said, encouraged by a cer tain influential Consulate at Beyrout, Daoud Pasha felt himself unable to answer for the peace of the mountain with the small police force at his disposal. He accordingly applied for military assistance, which the Porte, under-estimating the difficulties of his position, refused, and thereupon tendered his resignation. This the Government wisely declined to accept ; and the excitement continuing, orders were telegraphed to the commander-in-chief at Damascus to detail 3,000 troops for special service in the Lebanon, by the Governor-General. The latest telegrams, however, report that no occasion has arisen for employing any portion of this force ; and as Mr. Outrey, the French Consul-General at Beyrout, has been opportunely promoted to Alexandria, there is no reason to fear that the tranquillity of the Mountain, or of the province generally, will be further disturbed. REVENUE OF VICTORIA. The revenue of this colony for the year 1864 amounted to £2,851,712 an increase of £129,413 over the previous year. The Cus toms' duties amounted to £1,103,025. The Estimates for the year 1865. which have been laid before the Colonial Parliament, show that after the proposed reduction in the import duties on tea, coffee, opium, sugar, &c., and in the export duty on gold, the Custom duties of 1865 are esti mated at only £1,019,000. The new taxes proposed for supplying the deficiency to be thus created are estimated to produce £236,900 ; they comprise taxes on grocers' and oilmen's stores, on salt, on doors and window sashes, on jewellery, on manufactures of silk, on millinery, on apparel and slops, on musical ins truments, on carriages, on saddlery and harness, on boots_ and shoes, on earthenware and glass and on furniture, toys, and a variety of other articles. With this help the revenue of 1865 is estimated at £3,095,400. STEAM SHIPBUILDING ON THE CLYDE.—The Tarifa, another of the Mediterranean steamers belonging to Messrs. Burns, made a trial trip a day or two since under the command of Capt. Inglis. She is upwards of 2,000 tons burden, and has engines of 300-horse power ; she was built by Messrs. Thomson, of Govan. In "running the lights" she attained a speed of 13 miles an hour—a rate which is expected to be considerably increased when she is under canvas. The Tarifa has since left the Clyde for Liverpool, from which port she will make her first voyage for Egypt. The Turkish Government has ordered an iron-plated ram on the Clyde. She is to carry guns of heavy calibre, and will be provided with an iron beak upwards of 20ft. in length, projecting underneath from the stem. The direc tors of the Wemyss Bay Steamboat Company intend put ting on the Millport station the Large, a new steamer built by Messrs. Wingate and Co., of Whiteinch. The Kyles, built by Messrs. Caird and Co., of Greenock, and belonging to the same company, is also ready, and will be put on the Rothesay station early in May. A third steamer, which is also being built by Messrs. Caird and Co., is expected to be launched in a few days. Messrs. J. and R. Swan, of Kelvin Dock, have launched an iron screw steamer of 400 tons burden, named the Valencia. This vessel is owned by Messrs. Mories, Munro, and Co., of Glasgow, and has been built for continental trade ; she is being engined by the Greenock Foundry Company. Messrs. Hedderwick and Co., of Govan, have launched for the Madras and Colombo Steam Navigation Company (limited) a smart screw of 340 tons, named the Negapatam. She is being fitted with engines of 60-horse power by Messrs. J. Howden and Co. The Chinese Gems at the Crystal Palace. THIS DAY. This morning one of the most extraordinary and wonderful exhibitions ever offered to the public was opened at the Crystal Palace. It consists of Captain de Negroni's collection of porcelain, jade, jewels, silk, furs, &c., from Yuen-min-Yuen, the summer palace of the Emperor of China. Captain Negroni was attached to the 102 d Regiment of the French army in China, during the year 1860, and from the splendour and value of his collection he must have been one of fortune's favourites at the sacking of the Emperor's palace. It is quite impossible to adequately convey in words an idea of the glittering treasures now on view at Sydenham, and therefore we must content ourselves with extracting a few of the items from the catalogue published for the use of visitors. First and foremost stands the extraordinary sapphire, the largest in the world, weighing 742 carats, and estimated to be worth £160,000. The stone is of the most lustrious beauty, and is num bered 301. In size it is about 2 inches in length, 2 inches in breadth, and 1 inch in thickness. 226 is a rose ruby, weighing 500 carats ; 223-4 two large oriental amethysts, weighing respectively 150 and 100 carats. The diamonds are of unusual size, from 50 carats upwards. No. 176 is a magnificent jewel case used by the Empress. It is Mosaic work, formed with sapphires, rubies, emeralds, and large pearls. Nothing can be richer than this box, and probably there is no other of equal value in the world. Although there are many other boxes of the same description in the glass case, yet we must pass on to No. 183, a little bottle, which is said to contain the " essence of crocodile." It is reputed to be the strongest stimulant in exist ence, and when used terminates life through the excessive action of.the emotions. According to the Chinese law, this poison must only be in possession of the Emperor, who alone has the power of life or death. It is believed that the only other bottle in existence is in the hands of the Sultan of Turkey. No. 198, the Empress's hand mirror, is an article of extraordinary beauty ; indeed, there is not an article in this division of the exhibition that is not of the greatest value. In another division of the exhibition we have the " European Jewels pre sented at various times to the Emperors of China," and amongst these are watches with out number, all ornamented with brilliants of extraordinary size and lustre. Many of them are, in addition, adorned with exquisite enamel, by Watteau, and golden arabesques, which render them of priceless value. No. 174 is a per fect marvel of mechanism, it is a little golden filigree cage of the style of Louis XVI. ornamented with fine pearls and enamels. In the base is a piece of mechanism calculated to be composed of 2,500 distinct pieces. In connection with it is a watch and two beautiful little birds which move and sing in the most natural manner. The movement is not only simply turning from side to side ; but wings, beak, tail, eyes, are all in mo tion, and the tone is just what might be produced by a living bird. The exhibition of agates and jade carvings is, perhaps, more wonderful than the jewels, because, owing to its extreme hardness, the difficulty of fashioning each article into form must have been the work of years and years. In this division the articles appear to be of enormous value, as No. 42, a chalcedony cameo vase, is considered to be very superior to that exhibited at Dijon, in 1858, which was valued at £40,000 by Mr. Marshall, to whom it was presented by the Emperor of China. No. 1, the jade jewel stand of the Empress, is a perfect wonder ; so is also No. 2, an imperial junk, carved from pure white jade. There is amongst the collection the seal of the Emperor of China, which was affixed to all death warrants, and various other articles of extreme in terest. The silks, embroideries, porcelains, paint ings, &c., are all of the most gorgeous description, and together the collection makes an exhibition which will assuredly draw hundreds of thousands to the Crystal Palace. stutt Great Handel Festival. The opening of the ticket offices on the 13th inst. has been attended by a large amount of success. Applications for tickets were awaiting the opening of the offices on Monday morning to a very consi derable extent, from all parts of the country, as well as from many places abroad. Paris, Nice, Amsterdam, Naples, Florence, and Rotterdam sent remittances. Scotland and Ireland sent over 50 applications for tickets. Cornwall and Northum berland were both well represented, and a consider able number came to hand from Brighton, Hastings, and other places on the south coast. The personal applications both at the Crystal Palace and at Exeter Hall were unusually numerous, especially at the former place, where, at one time, as many as 150 persons were waiting. These personal applicants received a card on entering the ticket office, bearing an even number—letters being at tended to by odd numbers—and thus, although soMe considerable time was occupied in the selection of places, the whole of the applications were dealt with by four o'clock, when the offices closed until the next morning. Since Monday the application have been flowing in very steadily, and the amount received up to Wednesday night was between £7,000 and £B,OOO. As yet but little has arrived from Birmingham and the Midland Counties, or Lancashire or Yorkshire, and as these are usually the strongholds of the patrons of the festival, and as but a very small per tentage has been taken up by agents in town or country, it is anticipated that the sale will continue to progress more steadily than at former festivals. A large number of clergymen, and many of the nobility and the leading gentry of the country, se cured vouchers. Among these were Earl Powis, Lord Overstone, Duchess of Roxburgh, Baroness North, Earl St. Germans, Sir W. Gomm, Sir F. Gore Ouseley, Ladies Goldsmid; Balfour, Reid, Wyndham, &c. &c. The military were represented by several applications from Aldershot and Wool wich. The acoustical properties of the Crystal Palace are becoming better understood. In former Festi vals the run has been upon those blocks immediately in front of the orchestra, but now the blocks fur ther removed—especially the K and KK, the D and LD, and the H and HH blocks, with the galleries— are much more in requisition. Royal Gallery of Illustration• A new entertainment has been produced here with the most unbounded success. It is entitled, " A Peculiar Family," by Mr. W. Brough ; and the characters are sustained by Mr. and Mrs. Ger man Reed and the inimitable John Parry. The present peice is laid, as regards place, at a town on the French coast, and consists of a very pretty scene painted by Messrs. T. and W. Grieve. The English steamer arrives, having on board the various members of the " peculiar family." Herr Von Doppelslich, a German detective officer (Mr. John Parry), appears in the uniform of the secret police of the district, and is on the look-out for a suspect, who is said to wear a remarkable hat. Madame Groslot, a French landlady, (Mrs. German Reed), has a long palaver with the police-officer, in which the most ludic rous mistakes occur from the ignorance of each of the languages which they effect to speak. " Mr. Barnaby Bounce," a true-born Briton (Mr. German Reed), arrives at the hotel wearing a very singular looking white hat with a black rim, and is questioned by the policeman as to how he came by this hat. It subsequently appears that Mr. Bounce had taken the hat of a fellow passenger by mistake, and upon this the fun of the entertainment turns. Mrs. Reed gives some of her best impersonations, but among unique, to our liking, was Miss Mole, the poor relative of the " Peculiar Family." Her song " Situated as I am," is a most laughter-moving ditty, and elicited an enthusiastic encore. Mr. Reed has some excellent musical illustrations, whilst John Parry is well provided for in the vocal portions of his part. The entertainment was a decided hit and for months will draw crowded audience to the Gallery of Illustration. CEnt Clank HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, March 17. The Queen, accompanied by her Royal Highness Princess Louise, took an airing in the grounds this morning. Her Royal Highness Princess Helena rode in the Home Park. His Royal Highness Prince Leopold took a car riage airing, attended by Mr. Buff. The Hon. Caroline Cavendish and the Hon. Florence Seymour have succeeded the Hon. Flora Macdonald and the Hon. Emily Cathcart as Maids of Honour in Waiting. The Prince and Princess of Wales. A deputation of the Royal Reception Committee of the Corporation of London, consisting of Mr. Alderman Rose, M.P., Mr. Deputy Lott, Mr. Deputy Bone, Mr. Deputy Snelling, Mr. Samuel Gibbons, and the Town Clerk, waited upon the Prince and Princess of Wales at Marlborough House yesterday, to present to their royal highnesses the medal struck to commemorate the public entry of her Royal Highness the Princess into the City of London on the 7th March, 1863. The Prince of Wales went to the House of Lords in the afternoon. Arrival of Prince Alfred• His Royal Highness Prince Alfred arrived at Dover at half-past two yesterday afternoon from Ostend, in the Admiralty steam yacht Vivid, after a very fine passage of five hours, the yacht having left the Belgian port at 9.30. His royal highness, who was attended by Major Cowell and Lieut. Haig, was received on landing by Sir Luke Smithett, Captain Bruce, R.N., Lord Mark Kerr, lieutenant colonel of the 13th Regiment, and Mr. J. P. Knight, of the South-Eastern Railway. He looked extremely well, and wore a round, Russian-looking fur hat, and a large travelling cloak, a costume in which he has been recently photographed at Bonn with much success. The royal party partook of luncheon at the Lord Warden Hotel, and left Dover in a saloon carriage attached to the 3.45 express on the South- Eastern Railway, Mr. Knight being in charge of the train. On arriving at London-bridge, at 5.40, the saloon carriage was detached and taken on to the useful but unused junction with the South-Western line at Waterloo—by means of which the Prince was enabled to continue his journey to Windsor without change of carriage. At Waterloo the saloon carriage was handed over to the care of Mr. Hill, the divi sional-superintendent of the South-Western Rail way, and was attached to the 5.50 train for Wind sor, which arrived at its destination at 6.55, the journey from Dover to Windsor having occupied but three hours and ten minutes. His royal highness proceeded to the Castle 1131111e' diately. It is anticipated that he will remain 1 11 England till after Easter, and that he will then return to Bonn. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge entertained a distinguished party at dinner last evening a t Gloucester House, Park-lane. The Duchess of Somerset has left the Admiralty, Whitehall, for Bulstrode Park, Bucks, for a few days. His Excellency the Right Hon. Sir Frederick Bruce, G.C.8., will leave town next week to enter on duties as Minister Plenipotentiary to the United States Government. The Earl and Countess of Wilton, with Viscount and Viscountess Grey de Wilton, will remain at Egerto n Lodge till after the 7th of the ensuing month, as they in tend to receive a large party during the Croxton-park Meeting. The Earl of Bradford continues gradually to improve in health. The medical reports during the last few days have been favourable. Viscount Hill has left Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley quare, for Hawkstone, Shre wsbury. The Lord Bishop of London will leave town this day for Windsor Castle, to remain on a visit to her Majesty until Monday. His lordship has, we believe, been com manded to preach in the Queen's private chapel within the Castle to-morrow. Lord and Lady Forester have arrived in town from his lordship's hunting-box, near Grantham, Lincoln shire, in order to be present at the wedding of Miss Anson and the Hon. G. Fitzwilliam. Lord and Lady Wensleydale have arrived in towu for the season from their seat in Bedfordshire. Lady Emily Ponsonby and Miss Ponsonby are on a visit to tho Earl Bathurst at Brighton. To-W(h)it to-Whoo ! or footings from the "Owl." • We understand that Earl Cowley is likely to receive the Order of the Garter. General Sir John Burgoyne, Bart., G.C.8., is to be ap pointed to the honorary office of Constable of the Toyer and Lieutenant of the Tower Hamlets. We are informed that a marriage is arranged between Mr. Swinton, the well-known artist, and the Hon. Blanche de Ros, daughter of Lord and Lady de Ros. The only figure of speech which would have any suasive force with the men now on strike is Iron -y.` (N.B.—This is not a polished joke, but we didn't steel It.) WRY IS A SCANDAL LIKE A BABY ?—Because the WO crying it is, the more its belongings try to hush it. WILLS AND BEQUESTS. (From the Illustrated London News.) The will of Miss Rachel Lemage, of Beulah Cot tage, Stoke Newington. and of Oxford-terrace, w as proved under £12,000 personalty. The bill bear date Aug. 11, 1860, and by it she appears no t v° have any relatives, as the bequests are made t ° friends and acquaintances and to her tradesmen' and to charitable institutions. To her executors —viz., Edward 'raser, of Craven-street, n i l leaves £3OO ; John Goodban, of Couts's Bank and of Brompton, £5OO ; the Rev. T. Baxter Avelig' of Shacklewell, £2OO ; to the wife of her exec ate,. c i Edwin Carpenter, £lOO. She has devised a freell°l estate to Mrs. Fraser and Mrs. Walcouron, and t° the children of the latter ; another freehold to rills. Aveling, wife of her executor, and to their ehildr ejl i ; To Carl Schmitz, a baker nineteen guineas, f or b upright conduct ; and 'liberal bequests to her sil °r, ~ I T% - maker, laundress, and others. To Provitt, a 111111w boy, living near Beulah Cottage, £lO. The follovc: ing are the charitable bequests :—To the Ger l3 o . Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, London Fe li A. Hospital, Middlesex Hospital, St. Thomas's Ho North London Hospital, Margate Sea -Bathing InP mary, Hospital for Incurables, each £100; Charinfo cross Hospital and Stoke Newington DispensarY , ; each ; the Bible Society, £lOO ; Tract Society', ludoo Asylum for Fatherless Children, £ lOO ; L°n oi, Missionary Society, £5O ; New Infant W oe Kingsland, 19 gs. The residue of her propertY v . leaves to Mrs. Aveling, Mrs. Maria Fraser, i Goodban, and Mrs. Nowell, in equal proportiolliae'rs The will of Sir Thomas Gage SO 3 t . Sebright, Baronet, of Beechwood, near 14,,,1... field, Herts; and Besford Court, W orees woo shire, was proved in the London Court _ des the 28th ultimo. The personalty was sworn 70. £45,000 ; the executors appointed being rester), Eleanor Saunders Sebright (the testator's 05410 and Rear-Admiral Hastings R. Yelverton• sir will bears date 1851; and a codicil, 1864. vio Thomas succeeded to the baronetcy in 1 846 ; 10 twice married, and died at the age of 62. wsir succeeded in his title and estates by his sonln°s,ator John Gage Saunders Sebright, Bart. The telch of has made provision for younger ch ildren, to ea to whom is secured an annuity of £3OO, an ~ally residue of the personalty is to be divided eel amongst them. Ste r The will of Joseph Taylor, Esq., of BishoP s Ted lllford, ford, Herts, malt-factor and brewer, was Pr ° fo p London on the 20th ult., by the executors, ulie Dobede Taylor and Henry Taylor, the son s ' 1 3 0 personalty was sworn under £40,000. P . To liberally provided for his sons and daughte'd free, his son John he has devised his residence n an d °t he! hold at Bishops Stortford, Windh ill, aCy estates. To his son Joseph a pecuniarY left. To his son Henry he leaves t he brew! ~;.` red , 11 , 0 ness at Saffron Walden. To h is son to 11J5 daughter a farm and other prop ert y' . go d' leaves the business at Bishops Stortforirlicle; res idue he divides equally between his sells 1 3.°ha ' and Alfred. rilE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 18, 1865. t i „ : l',. v o (1)0 zi 4 tr,