The Sun. — London, England, 1866-02-19 00:00:00

LONDON, MONDAY, FEB. 19, 1866. --4 ,, - Last Saturday will be an eventful day in the annals of Parliament. It was quite an exception to the general ink, and a stranger visiting our shores would have had an excellent opportunity of witnessing the dexterity and resolution by which so many forms were got through, and the proposi tion of the Government became the law of the land. With very few exceptions the members of both houses displayed that patriotism and devotion wleich on special occasions are never found wautino• in an assembly of Englishmen. Mr. BRIGHT, with that fatal pertinacity for opposition which seems to possess him this year, made a most objection able speech, for which he was very properly taken to task by Mr. ROEBUCK and Mr. HoesmAN. Nothing can teach the hon. member for Birming ham moderation, but it might fairly have been expected that on an occasion like that of Saturday he might have made some efforts to change his course, or, at least, have kept silent. Whatever be the wrongs, real or imaginary, of Ireland, it was not a fitting time to dwell upon them, and can any one conceive a more ridiculous statement than that made by Mr. BRIGIIT, when he said, " It is now more than 22 years since I was first per mitted to take my seat in this house. During that time I have, on many occasions, been allowed to address it, but I declare that during the whole of that period I have never risen to speak here with so strong a feeling of horror and humilia tion as I feel oppressing me now." If is impossible to follow Mr. BRIGHT through his arguments, but one may be selected as especially inconsistent. He asks " Why it is that everything can be made of the Irishman in every country but his own?" But certainly we do not see much change for the better in the American Irish if we are to take Fenianism as the result. Far from seeing his own faults, how ever, Mr. BRIGIIT thinks he is competent to dis cover that of others, and he treated the right honourable gentleman the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and the lead er of the Opposition, to a lecture on their w an t of duty to the State. He con siders that they are men of great ability, who devote all their time to thinkint, ilaoffice, and dwelling on th e miserable notoriety that sprint from office. When he goes on to say that th e 4, country and the world gain little by these facilities which GOD has given them for the blessing of the world," who can but wonder that he does not look at hom e , and die _ cover how much more direct the like charge would be directed against himeelf ? Mr. RoEnt -cx very properly asked why su c h a speech was made. " Was the purpose," asked that downright speaker, " to ,f:mooth difficulties and e on _ c:li ate IrAand ? In my opinion the purpose was mere mischief." Very different was the course pur sued by the lion. member himself, for he advocated the nece.:isity fur passing the bill bJore the House with all speed. Mr. IloßsmAN also concurred in that opinion, and it is satisfactory to notice that two of the leading independent members should thus come forward to denounce the mistaken and mis chievous course pursued by the honourable mem ber fur DVILYTT.I did not speak at length, but addressed himself to the question before the House, and stated emphatically that such a measure required courage on the part of those who proposed it, and that Par feelings which influence a free country; it is not to obtain increased privileges; it is not to secure enhanced rights—it is, on the contrary, so far as political influences can affect men, an attempt upon the majesty of England." Mr. DISRAELI advised the House to give an unanimous consent to the propo sition of the Government, and to act with that promptitude which was so necessary. Mr. GLADSTONE acknowledged the readiness with which the Leader of the Opposition came for ward to assist the Government, and also was compelled to admit that he had heard the speech of Mr. BRIGHT with regret. Mr. GLADSTONE'S task was not an easy one, but he succeeded in showing the House that, in some respects, matters were not so disastrous as they had been, and the right hon. gentleman was also able to allude to unity of sentiment in Ireland, which would enable the House to go forward with neces sary measures for authority and law. The right hon. gentleman concluded in eloquent terms by dwelling on the objects of the proposal, which had for an end the purpose of " defending the loyal masses of the people of whatever class and religion, for the purpose of vindicating the name and fame of this country ; and, last of all, for the purpose of preventing also the misguided and misled agents of the conspiracy from committing this fright ful evil and defending them against themselves." The six gentlemen who thought proper to record their names against the proposition to suspend the Habeas Corpus Act in Ireland for six months did themselves no harm, but under the circumstances perhaps it is only surprising that there were not more dissentients. The House of Lords accorded an unanimous assent, thus ful filling the wish expressed by Lord DERBY ou the subject. Under the difficult circumstances in which they were placed the Government could not have acted better than they have done on this occasion, and this affair of Fenianism in Ireland is especially one of those occasions when promptitude is neces sary to prevent the spread of the evil. Painful as it must be to all persons to witness such a state of things, no right-judging politician will deny that the extreme step that has been taken was one of necessity, and the impartial among Irishmen will acknowledge that the Parliament has only performed an act which combines justice with mercy, in dealing thus decidedly with so grave a state of things at so momentous a crisis. No doubt this will prove a death-blow to Fenianism, which has taken a deeper root than some imagined from the signs at the outset of its discovery, but which, like many other such indications, did not reveal itself in its true colours till it had apparently died out. We learn by the arrival of the Java, who has been delayed on her passage by a succession of north-easterly gales, that universal satisfaction was expressed in New York at the prospects of peace between France and the United States. The Em peror NAPOLEON'S announcement of preparations for the withdrawal of his troops from Mexico gives reason to hope that the storm may blow over, and that a conflict which the friends of both countries most heartily wished to see averted may be alto gether dispensed with. American commercial inte rests could not fail to suffer heavily by a war with France. The Northern States would in their turn suffer the privations and inconveniences of a stringent blockade, though eventually the Americans would probably regain their ascendancy at sea. A struggle between France and America would be Greek meeting Greek, and the loss, suffering, and destruction that would result from it would be disastrous. The French, whose military genius is unquestionable, would have the disadvantage of encountering the enemy on their own ground, while the Americans would find the French very different antagonists from the Confederates, brave and unflinching as they were, for they fought under almost every drawback in spite of which a campaign can be carried on. Though the difficulties against which they so heroically struggled enhanced the glory of the successes which they did achieve, of course they reduced very much their chances of victory, and told powerfully in favour of their an tagonists. In confronting a European Power, backed up by all the immense resources of an Em pire like that of France, the Americans would find the case very different. Happily, we are likely to have the question unanswered, and to be spared the painful task of witnessing a conflict which, whatever the ultimate result, must certainly be most prejudicial to the best interests of America, first emerging from a struggle of most unparalleled magnitude. In the Senate Mr. SU3INER has made a speech against the Constitutional Amendment, which makes the whole number of the population the basis of re presentation, with the exception of those deprived of their suffrage on account of colour. He sub mitted a substitute, declaring all distinctions of colour abolished in the late rebellious States. This is a little singular, considering that the bill in ques tion was believed to be principally directed against the political power of the Southern States, by re ducing the number of its representatives, supposing the right of admission to Congress to be granted to them. In political circles there is a rumour of a new party being organisei, a junction of the Union Democrats and the Conservative Republicans, with the intention of supporting the PRESIDENT'S policy as opposed to the Radical Republicans. This move ment, if successful, will be an important one, since it will materially strengthenithe PRESIDENT'S hands, and will besides save him from the invidious task of opposing his former friends and supporters. The extreme and intolerant views of the Radical party are not likely to commend them to the public at large, and as time goes on, and by the insensible action of new interests new feelings wears away the bitterness left by the war, the vindictive spirit of Mr. TIIADDEUS STEVENS and his associates will naturally grow more and more unpopular. Pre sident JOHNSON has, on the whole, discharged a very responsible task with firmness, discre tion, and good feeling ; and men who have really their country's welfare at heart will be ready to put aside or overloo'z any minor points of difference, in consideration of the broad principles of his policy which they approve of. We hope this new junction of the moderate men of both sides will tend to restore a little the balance of parties, and keep the pretensions of the ultra-Radicals some what in check. The news of the suddenly concluded peace w ith I3hootan, which wa:i received some little time ago, was heard with suspicion and uncertainty in this country. For our own part, from the first we re garded it as a most unsatisfactory affair, likely to lose us the only few months in which a.,:tion. ivas TO SES.—Messrs. 'f OPUS and ROBERTS JUL have numerous furnished and unfurnished TOWN, Sunurian, and Country RE:ADP:M.I:s to LET or SEL E. Particular{ upon application forwarded for two stamps, upon E t .tiug requirements and rent O. Offices, 2. Conduit street. Regent- , ireet, and South liensing,ton, facing the Museum. 0 UTH KENSINGTON, HYDE-PARK, Qdeen's, and Rutland G Cornwall, Pi inces and Beaufo rt een's-gate and Peters ham Terraces, Queen's -gate, Gardens, 14'.iir-iston- place, Crcmwell-toAd, Onslow and Tidirloe Squares, Bdt,ns. &c. srs TO PLIS and ROBERTS hive Er: - I OEN CES to SELL end LET in these and surrounding localities. Offices, 2, Conduit-street, Reg-ent-stree, and South K.,nsington, facing the Museum. 1. 44 1 F EB OAT SE 1 tVI C ES. --D uring the storms of the past year the National I itcb4at Institution, by its lire boats and other means. contributed to the savin : of 707 persons from different v. r e eks on our coasts. The Insti -3 4 In t he same periA on its itte tution also expended £ 2l i p)at et tabilime•its , in iiligiltioll to graotiatz £1,950 for te wards fur saving iite and exer3ibing the itteboats. The Conimittee of the Institution e .rnestly A CPEAL to the nublie fur ASSISTANCE to enable them to me•et the continued heavy d,macd.4 ca the liabtatution's 150 lifebcat st,lions. • C on tributions are received by the London and cou ntr y bailors ; and 1)7 the :••ecretary, itiehard Lewis, Esq., at the Institution, 14, John-street, Adelphi, Linden. __-_- TII E E ROYAL, DRURY-LANE.- Manaaers, Messrs. E. les.louner and F. B. Cuatterton. THIS EVhNING, the Play of THE MAN OF THE WORLD. hlr. l'nelps ; Messrs. Raynor, Barrett, Vannmre, E. Phe:ps, Har.ourt ; Miss Atkinson, Mrs. - hoff, Mises .E. LeJercq, Hudspeth, do. Alter which. the Pantomime. LITTLE KING PIPPIN or, Harlequin Fortunatus and the Magic Purse and Wishing Cap. Commence at 7. THEATRE ROYAL, lIAYMARKET.- Sole Lessee and Mancger, Mr. Buelistone. THIS EVENING, A ROMANTIC ATTACHMENT. Mr. W. Farren. Mr. Compton Miss Ada Cavendish. To be followed by BROTHER SAM : Messrs. Sothern. Bucksione, Compton ; Mesdames Nelly Moore, Snowden, After which, ORPHEUS PT THE HAYMARKET Messrs. W. Farren, Fjsher, Ba t!eman, Wea:hersby, Sze. ; Mesdames It eeley, Snowden, Moore, Lindley, Woolgar. 'toward, Wright, Coleman, Lovell, Prevot, To eozclude with A KISS IN THE DARK. Commence at Seven. ROYAL LYCEUM T EIEATRE.- Under the sole Macagement of Mr. Fechter. THIS EVENING, THE ILLUSTRIOUS STRANGER. Widdicomb. Atter which, VIE MASTER OF RAVENSWOOD. Mr. Fechter ; Messrs. Jordan, Emery, Widdicomb, Vezin, J. H. Fitzpatriz,, 1). Evans ; a.esdames Tetuan, E:avvorthy, Lavenu, and C. Lcclercq. Boa Office open daily from Eleven till Five. NEW THEATRE-ROYAL ADELPIII Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. THIS EVENING. at 7, a new farce called PIPKIN'S ItticTiC IIE t.EAT. Messrs J. L. Toole and P. Bediord. After which, at 8, RIP VAN WINKLE. tap (his 143 d appearance), Mr. Jefferson, supported by 31essrs. 11111ingtud, P. Bedford. it Phillips, i'elifultog‘rs, A.hley, i.burne, C. J. Smith; Mrs. Bilfingtor, &c. To conclude with L.EIIIJiD TISI E. Messrs. J. L. Toole, 11. Phillips, Eburne, C. J. Smith ; Miss A. seatm.u, &c. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. THIS EVENING, QUIET LODGINGS. Atter wht,h, at a quarter to Eight, IT NEVER TOO LATE TO END. Characters by Mean's. Vining. 'l'. At el- T. Mead, V. Murray, S. Caihaetu, F. ViLiers, J. G. ,Shone, U. Murray, 11. Mtlion, C. Seyt,,n, R. Cathcart; Miss L. Moore and 31iss Katherine kodg.t.i.s. ROYAL STRAND TIIEATRE. tiole Lessee and MaLagen.ss, Mrs t,,wanborough. THIS EVENING, at Seven (12th time), a Lew and origi• nal Comedy, IRE FLY AND 'THE IVEII. Messrs. Par belle and Price; Jlisacs Swanborough and Ilaynham. After whin will be fro , iticed a new opera Burlesque, L'AFRICAINE ; or, The Queen of the Caunibil Islants. Messrs. Sloyle, James, Thorne; Mesdames Swanborough, Kaynliam, Johnstone, ,zz. To conclude with LENDING A HAND. Mess' s. Belford a 3,1 Turner; Misses Simpson and Hughes. THE LAST EDITION OF " THE SUN," .L Containing the I,atemi beuitTlNG 11VTEL1.1(iitiNC , „ csin be bad Every Evening , of U. it. GLE:NII.:, News AGEXT, No. 4, Connau,:ht-terrare, Hyde-park. THE LATEST EDITION of "'TIE SUN" supplied, as soon as published every Evening, by vV. ALEXANDER (late iilt0011)), Newspaper Ageut, 21, Old CuVenqisli- greet, Oxford-street. THE LAST EDITION of " THE SUN " supplied as soon as Published, containing all the LA FEST "NEWS an SPORTING. INTELLIGENCA by W. HA.ItRIS, Newspaper Agent, 4, Blackirlars-road, Loudon, S. 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The right hon. gentleman did not attempt to criticise Her MAJESTY'S Ministers ; but at the same time, he showed that they would have been able to accomplish their present purpose without having recourse to Parliament had they not last year had the act repealed which conferred that privilege upon them. • The folly and absurdity of Fenianism were ably shown by Mr. DISRAELI, when he said that—" No one can hold that this is a movement occasioned by the ordinary political TBE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 19, 18€6 composition. While in Parliament he disting uishe himself as the successful, advocate of copyright in literary property in Italy. LA TEST INTEL LIGENW4;. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) ITALY. NAPLES, FEB. 18 (Evening.) The strike of the cabmen of Naples has ceased, and they have resumed work. Perfect tranquillity prevails. Advices from Messina state that at -the second electiou of a Deputy, which was necessary since the first without result, Mazzini obtained 311 and Bottari 169 votes. Laureate's works, which will occur to every reader, owe a great part of their charm to the alliteration with which they abound, and which makes both tongue and ear linger lov ingly along their linked sweetness—that artifice is here used most s; aringly. The last stanza, in its second and third lines, " I strove against the stream," and " the great river," alone affords an instance of it. In this Mr. Tennyson may be compared to the great musicians, who delighted to produce some of their finest effects with the scanty materials of quartet or trio, and to show that they could MDVO their hearers as greatly with those imperfect means as with all the resources of the full orchestra; or to others—Mozart, for example—who in the full orchestra itself persistently rejected certain instruments, wall the help even of which other musicians in vain strive to reach his pinnacle of greatness. Bible, and to lead eventually to a :further loss of British life and property. The intelligence which has just arrived from Bombay, via Trieste, unfor tunately confirms these suspicions, for we are told that the aspect of affairs in Bhootan is unsatisfac tory, and that war is again probable, so that during the hot unhealthy months our troops will very probably be again exposed to the evil influences of the fever malaria of the Dooars, while our hands are virtually tied by an enemy more formidable than any Bhootanese or other natives is likely to be. It will be well to inquire, should this rumour prove correct., by whose authority the peace was patched up at sucha season of the year. One might have supposed that the device was too transparent to delude the most simple or careless, and certainly our Indian authorities, both civil and military, should by this time have had sufficient experience of the insincerity and want of faith of the native powers. We are glad to find that the reported retirement of the Viceroy has been authoritatively contradicted, though whether or no a certain change in the Ca binet has anything to do with the contradiction the curious may amuse themselves by speculating. As a sign of the increased vigour and energy of Indian life we find that the means of communicating intel ligence to England is occupying attention. The Postmaster-General is arranging for a weekly mail, and the Bombay Chamber of Commerce has peti tioned Parliament for an inquiry into the working of the Indo-European telegraph. There is, in fact, no reason why, under improved arrangements, we should not receive the summary of Indian news in a week, a fact which tends to bring the two countries nearer together, and keep up a continual interest in Anglo-Indian politics and proceedings. The importance of improving our means of com munication with our colonies and dependencies is becoming very widely appreciated. On Saturday last a new iron screw steamer was launched intended for the Panama, New Zealand, and Australian Mail Company, who hope by the adoption of a new system to save seven days in the voyage from New Zealand to England. This ship, the ➢lataura, will, it is calculated, be able to travel a distance of 7,000 miles without stoppage, being constructed to carry coals to enable her to steam at the rate of 13 knots an hour. This will prove an important con sideration, since the inevitable delays of coaling, &c., tend considerably to increase the length of the journey. There is no reason why our Anglo-Indian communication should not be considerably improved likewise, and a saving of a few days will make more difference in a voyage to Bombay than in a voyage to Auckland. CORRESPONDENCE PROM PARIS. 4. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PAnts, Sunday Evening. Sometimes political facts transpire here before they arc known in England, and particularly news of Ministerial modifications. I know not if a repert of the resignation of Sir George Grey is of this character. It is mentioned by a paper of large cir culation, which hints that other changes in Earl Russell's Cabinet are probable. The Siecle, remarking upon the subject of Reform in England, says :—" The reform movement is not so insignificant as some have imagined. Imposing and numerous meetings rapidly succeed each other. The working men of London are very eager for Parliamentary Reform." The Memorial Diplomatique contradicts the re port that Austria is about to recognise the Kingdom of Italy, but says that the Governments of Austria and Italy are about to come to an understanding with a view to improve their commercial relations. A foot race, which excited considerable interest, has just taken place at the Avenue de l'lmperatrice, Bois de Boulogne, between the groom of Mr. Wat son, an American gentleman, and the jockey of M. de Cerilly. The bet between those gentlemen was 20,000 f., and more than £l,OOO sterling was sported by the backers. The distance is about two miles. M. de Cerilly's jockey performed it in nine minutes and five seconds. The groom took two seconds more, so that the winner was M. de Cerilly. To be accurate, I should mention that the pedestrians went three times round the race course, and the French estimate of the distan?,e is six kilometres (or four English miles). A beautiful and lifelike bust of Verdi, the tom poser, has just been executed by Dantan, the most eminent sculptor of France, and a few evenings ago a friendly inauguration of it took place at Verdi's residence in the Champs Elysees. Only a few friends were present, chiefly singers, including Patti, j Delle Sedie, Fraschini, Escudier, the Tamburini family, and of course Dantan himself. Aldry, who is hard at work upon Verdi's new opera, was pre vented from attending by indisposition. The bust has been much admired by all who have seen it ; and on the occasion in question there was an agree able surprise, which excited much laughter—the exhibition of a caricature bust, also by Dantau, the resemblance of which to Verdi is easily recog nised. He is represented as a lion, the face of which presents all the characteristics of that of Verdi. Underneath is the following verse : II a des fiors Lions la grille et la criniere, Traurer est son triomphe, h ce maitre hardi, Il suit a travers champs des chemins sans orniere, L'art flcurira toujours—tant gull aura Verdi. Patti, in her usual, unaffected and courteous style, offered to sing an air from one of Verdi's operas. "No," said Verdi, "no usurpation. To day is the fête of the sculptor. Let the musician be silent." With respect to the opera of Don Carlos, I can inform you that the libretto by Messrs. Mery and Camille Dulocle, founded upon Schiller's work, is nearly finished, and Verdi has composed two of the five acts. He has engaged to finish the whole of the music by the 15th of July. It will be produced in the course of December next. A splendid ballet will be introduced into it. The scene is laid at Aranjeuz, and poetry, music, and action will be re dolent of Spanish characteristics. Schiller's drama turns chiefly upon an incident worked out in the " Phdedre" of Racine—the mutual love of a mother in-law and her son-in-law. Philippi the Second of Spain has married a princess of France, Elizabeth de Valois. Don Carlos, the King's son, had loved the lady before her marriage, but fur State reasons their union had been forbidden, and the love of the son had been sacrificed to that of the father. One of the ladies of honour, who is also in love with Don Carlos, but who is repulsed by him, with jea lous w atchf ulness,discovers someletters in the Queen's possession written before her marriage, which prove her passion for Don Carlos. The lady discloses the fact to Philippe, aud, of course, that monarch is furious, and swears that he will destroy his son. In the meantime, he delivers him to the tender mercies of the Inquisition. There is a pretty considerable amount of material for an opera, or drama, or what you like, and such incidents, musically illustrated by a Verdi, must perforce prove enticing. The caste is arranged to this extent. The characters will be thus supported—the Marquis de Posa by Fauve, Philippe the Second by Obin, the Grand Inquisitor by Belval, Elizabeth de Valois by Mdlle. Saxe, the Princess d'Ebole (the Lady of Honour) by Mdlle. Bloch. There can be no doubt that Verdi will have finished the opera by the time proposed, for " Il Trovatore" was composed in 33 days, and the " Traviata," it is said, in a fortnight. He is about to leave Paris for his chateau in Italy for quiet inspiration and the enjoyment of his native air. Ilis present intention is to return to Paris in June with his opera finished. I told you of the curi ous mistake of the telegraph aboutkilliug Fauve. The account was quite accurate. M. M6ry has made up his that Faure shall be killed in the fourth act by a shot from a carbine. It, may not be generaiiy known that Verdi was at one time a deputy in the Italian Parliament. Ile resigned his seat because he wished to devote his time exclusively to musical A curious calculation has been made as to the consumption and manufacture of silk at Lyons. The city of Lyons consumes annually a million kilo grammes (two million pounds) of silk worked up in different ways. Four cocoons are required for one gramme of silk (there are 500 grammesin a pound) . The consumption of Lyons only amounts to 4,200,000,000 grammes. The average length of a cocoon of silk is 500 metres. The 4,200,000,000 metres manufactured annually by the industry of Lyons would form together a length of 2,100 mil liards of metres, or 2,100,000,000 kilometres. This length is that of 14 times the distance of the earth from the sun, and 5,494 that of the moon from the earth. Thus it would go 52,505 times round the earth or the equator, and 200,000 times round the moon. A sale of books, drawings, and works of art from the cabinet of M. Gustave Hequet, will commence to-morrow, which is likely to prove interesting The drawings and portraits are valuable. One work of art will, no douht, excite much competi tion. It is a copy in crayon and sepia of the beau tiful picture representing the entrance of Charles the Sixth into Paris. The committee of the Great National Exhibition have accepted the proposal of M. llostein, director of the Theatre du Chatelet, and M. Carvalho, director of the Theatre Lyrique Imperial, to erect one or more theatres in the part attached to the building. The idea is to perform plays in all the known languages of the world. Some English managers, I am told, have made arrangements to take advantage of the concession, so that among other attractions of the Exhibition will be the perfor mance of English tragedy and comedy, and, I pre sume, the production of dramatic performances of every description. There will, of course, be no balls at the Tuileries during Lent, but there will be some admirable con certs, in which all the leading singers will partici pate. Winter has come back to us ; yesterday and to day the weather has been cold, cheerless, and miser able. It has rained constantly since the morning. The Government of Jamaica. The following is a copy of the bill to make pro vision for the Government of, Jamaica which has been introduced by Mr. Cardwell : " Whereas two act s were p asse d by the Legisla ture of Jamaica during a session held in the present year of her Majesty, intituled respectively, ' An Act to Alter and Amend the Political Constitution of this Island,' and An Act to Amend an Act passed in the present session, intituled, " An Act to Alter and Amend the Political Constitution of this " and it is expedient that the said acts should be brought into operation, under authority of Parliament, in the manner and to the extent hereinafter set forth : Be it therefore enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Tem poral, and Commons, in the present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows :-- " 1. So much of said recited acts as is contained in the accompanying schedule shall come into ope ration in the Island of Jamaica as soon as the assent of her Majesty in Council shall have been pro claimed in the said island by the officer administer ing the government thereof, and, unless continued by authority of Parliament, shall cease to be in force at the expiration of three years from the date of such proclamation. " 2. In construing the secondly-recited act, the term' Government' shall be held to include " Legis lature;' and the powers exercised by her Majesty under the said act shall be exercised by her Majesty in Council. " SCHEDULE. " An Act to Alter and Amend the Political Con- stitution of this Island. " Whereas it is necessary to alter the present po litical constitution of this island : Be it enacted by the Governor, Legislative Council, and Assembly of this island, and it is hereby enacted by the autho rity of the same, " First, that from and after the coming into ope ration of this act the present Legislative Council and House of Assembly, and all and every the func tions and privileges of those two bodies respectively, shall cease and determine absolutely. "An Act to Amend an Act passed in the present session, entitled ' An Act to Alter and Amend the Political Constitution of this Island.' " Whereas an Act was passed by the Legislature of this island during this present session, entitled An Act to Alter and Amend the Political Consti tution of this island ;' and whereas it is desirable that the same should be amended ; be it therefore enacted by the Governor, Legislative Council, and Assembly of this island, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, " In place of the Legislature abolished by the first section of the recited Act, it shall be lawful for her Majesty the Queen to create and constitute a Government for this island in such form and with such powers as to her Majesty may best seem fit ting, and from time to time to alter or amend such Government." EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYED.-- As another step towards the solution of the great commercial pro blems affecting the relations between employers and em ployed, we have pleasure in here recording the fact that at a meeting of tha directors of Greening and Co. (Limited), manufacturers of iron and wire fences, iron gates, etc., held at their offices in Manchester, on the 12th inst., it was unanimously resolved —" That, in order to stimulate the zeal, fidelity, and good-will of the clerks, foremen, and workpeople employed by this company, and with a view of enabling them to acquire a substantial interest in the pro sperity of the firm, the directors undertake to recommend and support, at the first ordinary meeting of shareholders, the adoption of the following special arrangements:- Ist. Whenever the nett profits in any one half-year exceed 71 per cent. upon the gross paid-up capital of the company, then for every additional 2 13 1 - per cent. dividend or bonus paid to the shareholders upon their capital, a dividend or bonus of 2 per cent. shall be paid to every person em ployed by the company upon the amount of wages earned by him or her in the same half-year: provided always that such participation in profits shall not give toany of the work-people (not being shareholders) any right to inter fere in any way in the management of the company's busi ness : nor shall it render them liable to any debts or respon sibilities incurred by the company. 2d. That shares of the company at par value be issued from time to thee to the work-people, and that they be permitted to pay the cab's upon same, either out of a common fund to bo subscribed by them, or out of dividends and bonuses accruing to them. 3d. That these resolutions be printed and circulated amongst the work-people, with a cordial appeal to them to co-operate in promoting the welfare of the establishment of which they form a part." . • THE NEW PRESIDENT OF TIIE ROYAL ACADEMY, when a witness before the Royal Academy Commis sion of 1863, as the Reader takes occasion to remind us, spoke strongly against the pre-Raffaelite school. His words, as reported in the Blue-book, aro : " I think that it has thrown art back 50 years. I think that pre-Raffaelitism has been most injurious to art. . . . It descends to a little ness which is below art. . . . It has taken away from its followers large ideas of breadth, and made them more imitators without art. . . . There is a littleness in that style of art which I think very unsatisfactory. . . . think it has done a great deal of harm. . . . It has sent men in a wrong direction. Instead of aiming at large and broad effect, it has descended to a needlework style of art, which is anything but art ; it is labour without art." GROWTH OF THE BRITISH M USE UM.—The original collection, says the London Review, comprised iu round numbers about 50,000 volumes and valuable manuscripts, besides 69,352 articles of vertu described in the catalogue. It has, however, been since encrmously increased by gifts, bequests, and purchases ; by the Cottonian, Harleian, and other libraries ; by the Townley Marbles, in 1812 ; by the Elgin Marbles, 1816 ; by the Lycian Marbles, obtained by Sir C. Fellows, 1842-0, ckzr.:. George 11. presented the Royal Library in 1757 ; a n d G eorge IV. gave, in 1823, the li b rary collected at Buckingh am H ouse by George 111., consisting of 65,250 volumes and a b out 19,000 pamphlets. I n 1 b46 the Right Hon. Thom as G renville bequeathed to t h e Mu seum his library, consisting of 20,210 volumes. The spe cimens of ancient art were considerably enriched during the next few years by the A.Esvrian Sculptures, and other trelsiin.yl, for which wo are iadebted to the researches and indefatigable energy of Alr.",,yufd. antiquities from Halicarnassus, which had been obtained by Mr. C. Newton ; and, ill 18G0, further relics of great Value were brougut h..ota Ckrthage. AUSTRIA. VIENNA, FEB. 19. It is asserted that Prussia is about to send a Note to the Austrian Cabinet, declaring the per sonal union of the Duchies with Prussia to be the only solution of the Schleswig-Holstein question. 1' R A BOURSE, Feb l7, Thr( taken place on the follow: 4j per Cents 9B 95 Do. end month — 3 per Cents. 69 10 Do. end month €9 15 Credit Mobilier 675 Do. end month Bank Shares 3690 Credit Foncier 1330 Italian Loan 6l Do. end month 6O 97i RAILV N C E. o'clock.—The close has Lug quotations : Roman — Ottoman Fives 3B 30 Mexican Loan 47 25 Do. Bonds 3OO Russian Austrian Spanish Threes Homo Debt - Deferred TAYS. Cash. Orleans Northern Lyons and Mediterranean Southern 'Western Eastern Sardinian . Austrian Lombard North of Spain ►Saragossa Ditto to Barcelona Roman Acct. 1120 - BRI 25 - 557 50 - ... 570 - - ... 548 75 ... 155 - - 406 75 ... 401 25 172 50 ... 220 --- - •.. 115 - ON A SONG IN THE PRINCESS. A CRITICISM, BY GEORGE GROVE, IN THE " SHILLIH4 MAGAZINE." The following charming paper we extract in its entirety from the " Shilling Magazine" for Feb ruary. We should be tempted to do so, if we were simply to regard it as a specimen of refined and sympathetic criticism. But, far beyond its more obvious excellence as such, it is, to our thinking, so especially remarkable as indicative of its subtle appreciation of the lyrical genius of Alfred Tenny son, that its perusal throughout can hardly, as it appears to us, do otherwise than afford exquisite gratification to the countless admirers of the Poet Laureate. : " Ask me no more : the moon may draw the sea ; The cloud may stoop from heaven and take the shape, With fold to fAd, of mountain or of cape; But oh, too fond, when hays I answer'd thee ? Ask me no more. " Ask me no more; what answer should I give ? I love not hollow cheek or faded eye : Yet oh, my friend, I will not have thee die ! Ask me no more, lest I should bid thee live ; Ask me no more. " Ask me no more : thy fate and mine are seal'd ; I strove against the stream and all in vain : Let the great river take me to the main : No more, dear love, for at a touch I yield; Ask me no more." A Song ? surely a Drama ! If, instead of a song in three versos, we called it a drama in three acts, it would be nearer the truth ; and indeed it might well form the motff of such a drama. Name the three acts Indifference, Hesitation, Submission, and let us see what they disclose to us. They are addressed by a woman to a man--a man who loves her most ardently, and to whom, after long resist ance, she ultimately yields ; and they describe the process of her mind in the unequal conflict. In the first—lndif ference—she is almost aggressive. " Ask me no more," she says, half angrily, as ono well-nigh wearied out by his ceaseless importunities. "Ask me no more,"—your en treaties are of as little concern to me as the moon to the ocean, as the cloud to the mountain, to which it has a casual and distant resemblance, but no real connection. "Ask me no more,"— you are " too fond,"—when have I given you either encouragement or return for these advances ?, Go, go, and " ask me no more." But the man, the lover— who with all the instinct of real, faithful, heartfelt love, knows no obstacle, and will take no denial still perseveres ; still assures her of his devotion. And thus it comes to pass that in the next act she is softened and is become more merciful. She has allowed herself to notice his worn and haggard looks, and to recognise that is the cause of them, and that if she relents, they will be removed. She still reiterates, "Ask mo no more," but with what an altered meaning ! Her perplexity and uncertainty are evident. "Ask me no more,"-1 pray you press me no longer, lost I be compelled to give you an answer which I do not wish to give. "Ask me no more ; what answer should I give?" She is still almost vexed by his persistence —" I love not hollow cheek or faded eye." But then the blessed light and warmth break into her mind, and the first token of relenting appears. " Yet oh, my friend,"--" my friend," mark that concession !—" Yet oh, my friend, I will not have thee die !" The thought of the loneliness which would beset her if this one man, this " friend," with whom she is still half angry, were to go where he could never come back ; where he would really be for ever lost to her; where all his delicate, thoughtful, scorned, unrequited acts were gone for ever—this thought for the first time has found its way into her marble bosom, and it makes her tremble, it makes her hesitate, and the " Ask me no more" with which the verse concludes is more troubled and softer in its tone than that with which it begins. A new light has shone in upon her, and the moment of her conversion is at hand. For her lover, possessed by the divine inspi ration of his love, will not, cannot, cease from his suit. Ho still presses her with that which is a necessity for them both ; which, though they neither of them know it, is their Fate. He still " asks" her; and now comes the moment when with all her force, all her fancied panoply of indif ference, she can resist no longer. And this time again what a different meaning do the familiar words contain. "Ask me no more! Not because I will net grant, but be cause I can no longer refuse,"—because she sees how true is the instinct, how irresistible the fury, of real passion , because she is forced to ad m it how right as well as h ow . powerful her lover has been in his obstinate perseverance ; because sho finds herself too feeble, and is compelled to give herself up to an influence which is too strong for her weak will to combat. And observe how readily and gracefully the concession is made, as all concessions should be, when the inevitable moment has arrived. ." No more, dear love, for at a touch I yield." How wonderfully sweet is the " dear love," following on the " too fond," and the former verses ! Even to this it has come—" No more, dear love, for at a touch I yield." "A touch,"—yes! not yet an embrace, but a touch—the touch of hand to hand, which at such a moment does more than match to fire a magazine. " No more,"—yes, "no more" now —no more importunity, but also no more resistance -now, silence and fondness, and unutterable union of hands to hands, and lips to lips, and heart to heart, and being to being. When we turn from the inward to the outward, from the substance to the form of this exquisite poem, how truly and astonishingly beautiful it is ! It would be difficult to find a more striking example amongst the many that meet us on every page of his works, of the singular power which Mr. Tennyson possesses of clothing beautiful sentiments in beautiful words, and thus fulfilling the definition which Coleridge gave of poetry, that it was "the best thoughts in the best language." The stanza in its mode of rhyme has a ring of " In Me moriam," which will prejudice no one against it, though the difference in the length of the lines and the addition of the short terminal line, are sufficient to make the resem blance but a distant one. I have already endeavoured to bring out the moral force of the constant recurrence of the burthen, " Ask me no more." But its artistic worth, in reference to the sound alone, is hardly less ; and the finish which it gives to each stanzas, and the expression of its varying cadence as the phases of the drama alter, are beauties which may be felt, but can hardly be described. The music of the lines is throughout charming. It is not perhaps quite equal to the last stanza of the 18th canto of " Maud," beginning— " Is that enchanted moan only the swell Of the long waves that roll in yonder bay 2" and containing the two most exquisite lines— " To dreadful wastes wherefootless a faucies dwell, Among the fragments of the golden day; " or to the Bugle Song from the "Princess," or to that other idyll from the same— " Myriads of rivulets hurrying through the lawns, The moan of doves in immemorial elms, And murmurs of innumerable bees." But then these are indeed pre-eminent instances even of Mr. Tennyson's pre-eminently melodious verse, and, being less dramatic, they are able to be sober and smoother in their flow. Two things I venture to remark in the structure of the verse of this poem. First, that it is almost entirely com posed of monosyllables. In the whole fifteen lines there are only six words of two syllables. This gives a great fulness to the Enos ; and I can only find no other instance of it, to the same degree, in Mr. 'Tennyson's works Secondly, it is most interesting and instructive to observe that whereas the passages just quoted, and others in the In considering, to conclude, the final impression which this masterly composition leaves on one's whole being ear, heart, intellect, imagination, memory—l find myself continually tempted to . compare it with some of the master pieces of the musical art, some of the slow movements of Beethoven's symphonies for example, which present the same astonishing combination of beauty of subject and beauty of general form with perfect delicacy of detail, the same consummate art, with the same exquisite concealment of it—and which, like it, form a whole that satisfies both the intellect and the imagination, and, once known, haunts the memory for ever. IRELAND. G. GROTE. D ÜBLIN, Sunday Evening. Many exciting rumours are afloat, but most of them have no foundation. One is that Mrs. O'Do novan (Rossa), Mrs. Luby, Mrs. Stephens, &c., have been arrested. Another is that disturbances are expected in the south, and that artillery have been sent there. Great excitement was caused to-day by the guard of one of her Majesty's mails vans being shot at in this city. No arrests were made. A man was also shot at in the suburbs, but this crime has no con nection with Fenianisna. I believe that a body of cavalry has been sent to Nenagh, and that troopshave been kept under arms in Dublin. • Many of the Irish-Americana left the eity . last night. DUBLIN, Saturday Evening. Dublin was in a ferment to-day. The sympa thisers with Fenianism were dismayed, and all loyal men encouraged and triumphant, in consequence of the action taken so promptly and creditably by the Government for the suppression of the American pest. "We have done all that it is within human power to do to keep out the cattle plague," said the more reflecting and scrupulous, " and is it rational to suffer another plague to bring ruin upon the people, or paralyse industry, check the outlay of capital, and disturb society in every department ?" There has always been much confidence placed in the calmness and firmness of Lord Wodehouse, and his last act of applying for extraordinary powers against the Fenian conspiracy has inspired the loyal people with new hope and trust in the vigour of his will. This trust has been much increased by the manner in which the suspension of the Habeas Cor pus Act and the consequent measures in Dublin, which I am about to describe, have been carried out. It was not until a late hour last night that it was known in Dublin, by the receipt of a telegram, that the Government intended to apply for the suspension to-day, and the Fenian American emissaries were ac cordingly resting in their customary security this morning, fancying themselves absolutely safe under the pretence of being merely strangers seeing the country, when the police disturbed their slumbers rudely, and, anticipating the passing of the act, took scores of them into custody. Altogether, over a hundred were placed under arrest, and as it was not necessary to bring them before the magistrates, the police were able to turn their attention to the duty of capturing others for whom they have been some time seeking an occasion for arresting in vain. The persons arrested are not desperadoes in appear ance by any means, but there can be no doubtwhat ever that their designs are what the authorities have concluded them to be. Other arrests will be made to-night; but it is highly probable that before to morrow evening there will have been a flight of the revolutionary Brotherhood from Ireland, to which the flight under similar circumstances in 1848 was not to be compared. The Fenian conspiracy is much more dangerous than that of 1848, and there fore required to be thus dealt with at the present stage. There is no reason for thinking, however, that the American Irishmen will be any braver than the Young Ireland Irishmen. They will speedily rid the country of their presence, and we may then hope for a return of that peace and prosperity which foreign emissaries exclusively have interrupted. The Freeman's Journal gives the following ac count of the arrests : " Great excitement was occasioned this morning when it became known that the detectives and other police were making arrests of persons suspected of being concerned in the Fenian conspiracy. Detach ments of police were to be seen going in every direc tion, and persons were much at a loss to discover what was the cause which led to such a general movement on the part of those charged with pre serving the public peace. But the cause was soon explained in the batches of prisoners being led to the several station-houses, Those first taken into custody were strangers to Dublin, who had been here for some time past, without any ap parent employment, but who were never in want of money, and stopped at respectable hotels and lodg ing -houses in excellent style. These persons had been for a considerable time under the close obser vation of the police, as it was alleged they had come here from America, England, and Scotland not for a good purpose. The men first arrested this morning were the persons whose dress and general appear ance showed that they had been residents at the other side of the Atlantic. Although it was known that the Habeas Corpus Act would be suspended, those whom the suspension was likely to affect did not think that they would be interfered with for at least a week, which would give them sufficient time to make their arrangements for a well-planned de parture to Liverpool and elsewhere, but nothing could exceed their surprise on being pounced on this morning. Some of them were in bed, others were dressing, and some were at breakfast, when the police came on them by surprise ; and when they asked what charge was against them, in no instance did they receive reply. No time was given for communication with friends or associates, and as fast as the arrests were made the prisoners were hurried off to the nearest station-houses; where they were locked up without being charged with any offence, nor even told why they were taken into custody. The second class of prisoners that were taken up were principally of the class of strangers that had been residing in the streets adjoining the South Liberties, and who, like their friends who had been stopping in various hotels and lodging houses in the city, had no occupation but walking about, and who were remarkable for never being in want of money. Up to two o'clock 120 persons bad been taken into custody, and the cells of the station houses were receiving every moment new inmates in the shape of suspected Fenians. It is stated that the Government, in anticipation of the pass ing of the act for suspending the Habeas Corpus Act, issued a general warrant last night for the arrest of all persons suspected of being concerned in ' the Fenian conspiracy.' The police have been active in carrying out their instructions, and the promptness with which the arrests have been made gave no time for escape or resistance." A later edition of the same paper says :—" As the day advanced the arrests became more frequent and general, and from every direction prisoners, princi pally well-dressed and respectable-looking men, were to be seen going to the various station-houses, where large numbers of the police were kept on re serve duty in case their services would be required. The female members of the families of those in cus tody were to be seen bringing food and refreshments to ' their r e l at i ves, ' an d ' t h e strangers ' appeare d to be generally well cared for. The greatest excite ment prevailed throughout the city, as it was gene rally rumoured that the large number of Fenians now in Dublin would resist any further arrests being made, but in no instance could we perceive or learn that any such attempt was made or is likely to occur. The neighbourhood of Cullenswood, which for months past has been the resort of persons who had arrive s 1a t:.1. - ; country fr.,sal ..' aact:l;,a, 'aho 11:4 1 , been in the Federal army, and who were strongly sus pected of being concerned in i the movement,' was 423911 • 1111 111%.....1.1.4, visited this morning at an early hour by the police of the E division, and a large number of stalwart looking men i.vere taken into custody and conveyed to Rathmines station-house, where they were locked up. Finer or abler-looking fellows could not be seen, and that they had been resident in America for a considerable time could at once be perceived by their manners and customs. Prisoners from public-houses, drapers' establishments, workshops, factories, &c., were brought in, but in no instance charged nor informed on what ground they were de tained, and it was sad to witness the wives and chil dren of the prisoners collected in the neighbourhood of the station-houses seeking permission to speak to their relatives, which had to be in all cases refused. The great majority of those now iu keeping of the police are persons suspected •of taking leading' positions in . ' the conspiracy,' and it is strange with what facility the constables succeeded in get ting at them when they were required. At two o'clock, when the workmen left off for dinner, num bers of them were arrested. At the out stations in the constabulary districts adjoining the city su spected persons have been captured in dozens, and it is stated that at the time we go to press not less than 250 suspected Fenians have been 'deprived of their liberty in Dublin and its immediate vicinity. The military in garrizon have received orders to re main within their barracks, and to be ready for any emergency at a moment's notice ; but notwithstand ing all these precautions there is not the slightest sign of anything to cause alarm in any part of the metropolis, save the suspension of the Habeas Cor pus Act to those who have taken part iu the Fenian conspiracy. 4 . Col.+ HER MAJESTY. OSBORNE, Saturday. The Queen drove out with Princess Louise yes terday morning, and walked in the grounds in the afternoon. SUNDAY. The Qa2cn went out yesterday morning with Princess Helena, attended by the Duchess of Rox burghe, and in the afternoon with Princess Louise, attended by the Hon. Caroline Cavendish. Earl Granville arrived and had the honour of dining with her Majesty and the royal family. - - The Prince and Princess of Wales. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge visited the Prince and Princess of Wales at Marl borough House on Saturday. The Prince and Princess of Wales, with the Countess of Macclesfield and Major Teesdale in waiting, attended Divine service in the Chapel Royal, St. James's, yesterday. The Communion Service was read by the Rev. Albert Sitwell and the Rev. John Antrobus. Anthem, " Hide not thou thy face " (Farrant). Mr. Goss presided at the organ. The sermon was preached by the Lord Arch bishop of Armagh from Isaiah, chap. 58, verses 6, 7, and 8. WINDSOR, Sunday. Their Royal Highnesses, the Prince and Princess of Wales on Friday at noon left Cumberland Lodge in General Hood's carriage, and drove out to the Royal Lodge, Windsor Great Park, in order to in spect the suite of apartments which it is believed the prince and .princess will occupy for about a month in summer. In the afternoon, the weather having slightly cleared up, the prince and princess, attended by Major Teesdale and the Countess of Macclesfield, and accompanied by Major-General the Hon. A N. Hood, Mr. Horatio Hood, Miss Hood, and Lady Filmer, rode out in the park in the vicinity of the Lodge. General and Lady Mary Hood again entertained their royal highnesses in the evening at eight o'clock, covers being laid for 16 guests in the dining-room. Among the guests were the Earl of Morley, the Earl of Mountcharles, Sir E. and Lady Filmer, Colonel Ponsonby, Major Teesdale, the Countess of Maccles field, Colonel and Mrs. Ewart, the Hon. Miss Sey mour, Captain and Mrs. Blundell, Miss Hood, and Mr. Horatio Hood. Their royal highnesses slept at the Lodge. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, at tended by Major Teesdale, and accompanied by General Hood, met Mr. Grath's foxhundes on Saturday at Sawyer's -gate, in Windsor Forest. There was a large muster in the field, and, although the ground was somewhat heavy after the late drenching showers, some excellent sport was ob tained. His royal highness returned to Cumber land Lodge about half-past two o'clock, the Prin cess of Wales returning from the Castle shortly afterwards. Shortly after luncheon their royal highnesses took leave of Lady Mary Hood, and left Cumberland Lodge for town, arriving at Paddington at half-past five. The Paris Exhibition. .~ _ -T= __ Her Majesty's Commissioners for the Paris Exhi bition held a meeting this morning, at the South Kensington Museum. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales presided—and there were present Earl Granville, Duke of Buckingham aud Chandos, Duke of Sutherland, Marquis of Lansdowne, Mar quis of Salisbury, Earl Derby, Earl Stanhope, Earl de Grey and Ripon, Lord Elcho, Lord Over stone, Lord Taunton, Lord Houghton, Sir George Clerk, Sir John Pakington, Right Hon. R. Lowe, Right Hon. C. B. Adderleh Right Hon. Henry Austin Bruce, Sir Stafford S. Northcote, Sir Alex. Young Spearman, Sir Rode rick I. Murchison, Sir Morton Peto, Sir Francis Richard Sandford, Edgar Alfred Bowring, Esq. ; Edward Akroyd, Esq. ; Thomas Baring, Esq. ; Charles Forster, Esq. ; Thomas Field Gibsoo, Esq. ; William Henry Gregory, Warrington Smyth, Esq.; William. Hawes, Esq.; Michael Daintree Hollins, Alexander J. B. Beresford Hope, Esq.; Darnton Lupton, Esq. ; Charles Duffin, Esq. ; John Fowler, Esq. ; John Francis Maguire, Esq. ; Philip W. Skymer Miles, Esq. ; Richard Redgravel Esq. ; Lieut.-General Edward Sabineill:A. ; Win* Scholefield, Esq. ; Frederick Tayler, Esq. ; Hen r i Thring, Esq. ; Henry Cole, Esq., Secretary. The Prince of WALES made the following shor t address : " My Lords and Gentlemen,— " I have great satisfaction in finding myself fo r the second time in the chair of this important cal' mission. " Since we met here last year considerable Pre gress has been made on the other side of the water for the Exhibition of next year. Possession has been taken of the well-known Camp de Diary On it is now in course of erection, perhaps th e largest building that has ever been 0 1 ; strutted, surrounded by a large park, w l . t , the Seine at the north side, both to be made able for •the purposes of the Exhibition. The l el penal Commission propose to attempt much t hat has not been tried before. Many things, althoug h calculated to increase the interest of the Exhibition, will be attended with difficulty. " I venture to state, on behalf of this Commission, and especially its committees, that we shall be r eady on these and all other points to give the best assla tance in our power." ECZEMA.—Lord Salisbury, in the House of L ords last Thursday, declared himself quite puzzled to ku d ° ll the meaning of this word, as applied to ca ttle ease. If, If, says the Examiner, his lordship bad con: suited his Greek Lexicon, or even a good Frelll' o! Dictionary, he would have found that it wea Pustule or Boil, from I<CE(O--efferveo. OMINOUS !—Lord Russell, says the Satti aeurdaYs Review, has made such a series of mistakes in his with his own party, has made such unfortunate apow ments, and, still more, has given such wanton and pointsehl.e offence by the offers of office he has made on term s t he were, an insult in themselves, that it is easy Government may any day perish by an indirect attack, ! A PAMPHLET ENTITLED " NAPOLEON ET l'itte s will shortly be published in Paris. Its aPP'-'4r ance has been for some time looked for with great curiooity'l as it §pppoeed to be of official origin. t o see that d rg , k; T D D„ D, t o tis 4 have'