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GLENIE delivers V.e LA iE P EDITION al Chelsea, 7.40; Hilburn, 8; Starch-green, 8; Woolwich, 7.30 Uxbridge, 9.20 ; Walford, 8.45. 11HE LATEST EDITION of " THE SUN" supplied, as soon as published every Evening, by W. ALEXANDER (late BROOKS), Newspaper Agent, 21, Old Cavendish-street, Oxford-street. THE LAST EDITION of " THE SUN " supplied as soon as Published, containing all the LA LEST NEWS and S.2OItTING INTELLIGENCE, by 11. W. HARRIS, NeNtspaper Agent, 4, Blacktriars-roaa, London, S. Ott tN, ~,N)Utt, LONDON, FRIDAY, MAY 4, 1866. --1- The annual Financial Statement has not this year been looked forward to with quite the usual amount of expectation, anxiety, and impatience. The fact has been that we were all pretty well aware that we could not hope this year to extort from the reluc tant Chancellor any considerable remissions, and even those M.P.s who head the crusades against particular imposts were well aware that it was use less to plan any attack, or arrange any manoeuvre, for their removal in 1866. It was known, too, that out of the small surplus on hand it would be neces sary to allow for the abolition of the timber duties, and for certain alterations in the wine duties, as arranged in the Commercial Treaty with Austria, so that very trifling changes could be made with the balance, and the excitement attend ing the Reform struggle completely diverted men's minds from the consideration of such minor topics. The Budget last evening fulfilled most of these expectations, and the balance sheet for the year is by no means perplexing., The estimated revenue for 1865-6 was £66,392,000, and the expenditure £66,147,000. The actual income was £67,812,000 and the expenditure £ 6 5,914,000, so that the sur plus of income over expenditure was £1,898,000. We have an additional proof, if any were needed, of the elasticity of the revenue, and of the wonderful rapidity with which the increase of con sumption consequent upon the reduction of price in articles of daily necessity compensates for the direct loss to the Exchequer. The full effect of the reduction of the Income Tax is not yet perceptible, and must be taken into account in making the esti mates for the coming year, so that the probable sur plus for 1866-7 will be only £1,350,000—a sum which Mr. GLADSTONE was careful to remind us would have been more than doubled but for the a nticipatory legislation of last year. A gratifying proof of the ever-increasing wealth of the country was given by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who told us that every penny MC tax now p ro d per pound of the Inco 'lced about £1,400,000 instead of the £1,000,000 at whi c h it used to be reckoned. The revenue from spirits last year amounted to £13,955,000, the largest sum ever raised by an in direct tax on a single commodity. This source of income is not altogether a satisfactory one, since the increase of consumption au gur , ill for the health and morals of the people. Certainly the fact does n ot afford much encourag ement to the hopes of the Temperance League. The manner in which Mr. GLADSTONP - propos es to dispose of his surplus million is worth notice. Th e abolition of the Timber Duties, r en d ered neees: gary, as we have said, by the Treaty with Austria, disposes of £307,000, and the assimilation of the duty on wines in bottle to wines in wood, consequent upon the same Treaty, takes £58,000 more. The Chancellor then sacrifices £112,000 to the abolition of the duty on pepper, a boon, he says, to the tax-payers of Ire land, who just now appear to be quite peppery enough without any increased consumption of that condiment. The grievance of the mileage duty op omnibuses :WA public conveyances is said to be very great, so Mr. GLADSTONE, with a gre at floalrish of trumpets, proposes to reduce it from (one penny to one farthing per mile ! Really, having gmae so far, he need not have spoiled the grace of the gift by the retention of the quarter. Seeing that the total amount produced is about £120,000, the difference between that sum and the £85,000 which he removes, would scarcely dis turb the Exchequer. But the Chancellor is occa sionally given to such partial reductions, which are very unsatisfactory and disappointing to the claimants, while making no sensible difference to the taxpayers. In the same way he proposed at one time when the total abolition of the Advertisement Duty was being eagerly sought for to reduce it from oue shilling and sixpence to sixpence---a boon which the agitators plainly declined to receive. The more important part of Mr. GLADSTONE'S proposals referred to the reduction of the National Debt. Thoughtful men have long admitted the wisdom and necessity of availing ourselves of a time of profound peace and rapidly increasing wealth to make some effort towards lightening the heavy burden which weighs upon the industry c of the nation, and which, comparatively unfelt now, might in darker times become an overwhelming weight. Mr. GLADSTONE, in discussing the subject, showed all his customary ability, and his proposal, though moderate enough in itself, only amounting to the payment of thirty-six millions in twenty years, was found e d on t h e recogn i t i on o f a j us t an d statesmanlike principle. At .the same time it must have occurred to a good many of his hearers that we have to thank the simplicity or perverseness of the Government which arranged the peace with Russia in 1856 for our debt remain ing in statu quo. Had we, as we ought in common justice to have done, compelled Russia to pay the hundred millions spent on the war caused by her greed and ambition, we should now be in a different position. We have ourselves to pay pretty heavily for the warlike tendencies of other nations,---even last year's expenditure includes half a million on fortifications. Is it too much to expect our turbulent friends of the Continent to do something towards paying for the cost of their little amusements ? How true is the old political axiom, that what England gains by the sword she losses in her diplomatic chamber. The declaration of France on the war question will be regarded with interest by all those who are anxiously watching the aspect of affairs. At the sitting of the Corps Legislatif yesterday, M. Rou- BER made a declaration on the part of the Govern ment, in which he said that the Government could not just now accept a " discussion" on the German question, because great inconvenience would ensue therefrom, but that in consequence of the disturbed state of the public mind it was thought advisable to make known the character of the policy to be followed. M. ROITHER stated that France had made efforts towards the maintenance of peace, which had only been controlled by a firm resolu tion not to contract obligations, and to maintain liberty of action in those questions which, after all, did not affect her honour, dignity, and interests. The Government, he affirmed, was bound to prac tise an honest neutrality, and it profited by the liberty it enjoyed to protect the " power, security, and liberty of France against all attacks." As for the Italian question, he said that particular duties devolved upon France respecting Italy. " Italy may believe herself called upon to interfere actively in the Austro-Prussian conflict. The French do not expect to exercise any guardianship over Italy, but it feels so deep an interest in her affairs, that it considers it proper to make an explanation. Italy learns that, as we should highly disapprove of Austria making any attack upon her, so also we are thoroughly determined to throw upon her all the perils and risks of any attack she may make upon Austria." Further on. ltds_einTl l 2stimilir if fir* 'lll these words :—." A pacific policy, an honest neutra trality, and complete liberty of action." M. ROCHER subsequently stated that a telegram had been re ceived from Italy, in which Italy undertook not to attack Austria. M. THIEF'S said that the Government should send an energetic veto to Berlin and Florence, but M. ROUHER, in the name of the Government, requested that the debate might not be prolonged, and it therefore terminated. This declaration will, no doubt, do a great deal to dispel the notions of war which have of late been so prevalent, and the French Government must have seen the necessity for making some such statement in consequence of the confusion that prevailed respecting the chances of war or peace. It must be admitted that this de claration is both firm and temperate, while it shrinks from no avowal it guards against giving offence to any one. The public mind in France must be reassured by receiving such an explanation of affairs, and it must have a great influence in the councils of Italy. The rumours which have for some days past been so prevalent in Paris regarding the chances of war will, for the time being at least, be hushed, and will give place to discussions of arbitration and other subjects of peaceful settlement. In Berlin a Council of Ministers was held yester day, and while it was sitting a telegraphic reply was received from Vienna to the last despatch sent there; in which Austria declared that she could not disarm to the extent required by Prussia. It is said that BISMARCK has sent an answer to Dresden stating to M. Von BEI:ST that . the reply of Saxony to Prussia respecting her armaments is " insufficient. " The Prussian Government seem determined to pick a quarrel with Saxony somehow or other, and nothing can give them satisfaction. This seems inconsistent enough when we consider their policy in regard to other places. Bavaria has not been requested by either Austria or Prussia to disarm. The Bavarian Government will, it de clares, only consider the necessity of maintain ing the measures of defence to cease when all danger has disappeared. This is a bold and straightforward avowal, and we trust that the same policy w ill be pursued by all th e l esser States of Germany. There is no reason in asking them to disarm while there exists no settled idea of peace being maintained, and much as that may now seem probable, it is still lik e l y enough that hostilities will ensue to justify all reasonable preparations. In Italy it would seem as if there was a general desire for war. The Florence correspondent of th e Independance Beige stat es that RICASOLI is bu sy in the formation of a new Cabinet which will direct the Government as soon " as war is de clared." All soldiers on leave of absence have been recalled, and the army is receiving field allow ance. It is added that " no power in Italy is strong enough to prevent war." Popular demonstrations have taken place in Florence, Naples, and Turin in favour of th e N a ti ona l G overnment. Th e Mi n i s ter of the Interior has addressed a Circular to the Pre fects calling on the National Guard to do extraor dinary duty, and warlike manifestations are pre vailing through the country. All this is very signi ficant, and does not tally with the announcement made to -the Corps -- T- --gislatif. Perhaps the mischief is now done, and there has been too much fuss and preparation of war for the people to be content to return to their for mer state of quiescence. We may notice in this an awkward conjunction of affairs. The Italians are exhibiting such eagerness for war that it will natu rally make the Austrians more than ever suspicious, and increase the indignation of Prussia by keeping up their armaments on the Italian frontier. It a ill require great firmness on the part of France to prevent a collision taking place between these States in their present unsettled condition. There is now more reason than ever to animadvert upon the course pursued by Italy, because had she maintained a proper reserve, and not sought to mix herself up in the matter, all this last discussion might have been prevented. Austria could have come to terms with Prussia re specting disarmament, and much of the angry feel ing that has crept into the despatches could have been avoided. At any rate, we cannot but concede some praise to the Government of France for its prompt declaration of yesterday—a statement which must exercise an influence upon the Councils of Europe, and tend to promote the interests of peace. CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, Thursday Evening. The French Government seems to be gradually paving its way for some such manifestation of its opinion in regard to Austria and Prussia as that to which I have alluded. The following appreciation of the position is worth literal translation :—" The pacific phase into which the affairs of Germany seemed to have entered does not appear to have realised the hope to which it gave rise. While the two Powers were coming to an agreement to revoke the military preparations which were in progress a fresh difficulty arose upon another point. The Cabinet of Vienna, founding its motives upon the movements of troops on the other side of the Po, declared that while disarming in Bohemia it felt itself forced to place its army upon a war footing in Venetia, and to provide for the protection of its ter ritory on the Adriatic. Prussia, in reply to this communication from Vienna, made it known to the Government there that she could not change her plans if Austria did not disarm in the south as well as in the north. The understanding which ap peared to have been amicably established between the two Courts, therefore, has not received further development. The Cabinet of Vienna, nevertheless, continues to disavow any idea of aggression, and protests that it has no other object than to place it self in a position to resist any attack. The Italian Government in arming also affirms that it only pro vides in the interest of defence for the necessities of the situation created by Austria. " The Cabinet of Berlin, in accepting the proposal for disarmament, expressed the wish that the same measure should be adopted by such of the secondary States of Germany as had also made preparations for war. It is stated that the Minister of Prussia at Dresden had been charged to inform the Court of Saxony that if her army were kept up on the footing on which it had been placed the Prussian Government could not refrain from taking steps for her own security upon the frontier com mon to both. It is difficult to draw conclusions as to the views of the Germanic Diet. Attention is directed to a despatch from Austria relative to the Duchies, the original cause of the great dispute between Austria and Prussia." The views of the Siecle as to the coming war, which it considers to be inevitable, are these : " According to all probability, it will be in Saxony that the armies of Austria and Prussia will strike the first blow. Saxony extends between Prussia and the north-west of Austria. Her whole limit does not exceed forty leagues. The Elbe traverses it from Bohemia, washes Dresden, the capital of the little kingdom, and enters a few leagues further into the Prussian provinces. The possession of Dresden is for Prussia tif important interest in a strategical point of view. A gear -^e at the map will showethis. Austrian forces hem fo i r a m , swahevnast, natura l vast ar concentrated, trenched camp, surrounded on all points by moun t tains, constituting a perfect bastion which dominates 1 over all the surrounding countries. If the Aus- LA aces e which lead to should arrive ' at Drearia - netore tue i i us siaus, their position would be eminently dangerous for Prussia. Dresden, connected with Bohemia by a railway, may be easily surrounded with field forti fications, which was done by Napoleon in 1813, and serve as the basis of operations. From Dresden to Berlin the distance by railway is only 160 kilometres, and on the whole way there is not an important river, not a natural obstacle, not a strong place capable of stopping an enemy. (Perhaps it may not be unacceptable to some of your readers if I again explain that a kilo metre is 1,000 metres, and that there are 1,609 metres in an English mile.) Berlin, therefore, after a lost battle, would be at the mercy of the enemy. "If, on the contrary, the Prussians should first be able to occupy Dresden, their position would be much less perilous. As they might manceuvre at will on both sides of the Elbe, it would be possible for them to stop the Austrians at the outlets of the mountains of Bohemia, and in any case they must fight a battle in order to occupy Dresden before thinking of marching upon Berlin. Dresden, there fore, seems to be the point upon which the first efforts of the belligerents will be directed. The Prussian frontier is only 32 kilometres from Dres den, whilst the Austrian frontier is at a distance of 64. Saxony, it is known, is the ally of Austria, but the Saxon forces do not exceed 25,000 men of all arms, and they are consequen tl y una bl e to res i st a Prussian army concentrated upon the frontier, and within a single march of Dresden. We may there fore expect to see the signal of hostilities given by the entrance into the capital of Saxony of one of the two armies. As the importance of this point is ;vital for Prussia, it is very probable that she will take the initiative. The Saxon forces would then no doubt retreat upon the fortress of Konigstein, situated at the issue of the gorges of Pirna, by which the Elbe, making for itself a pas sage across the chain of the Erzgeberge, enters the plains of Saxony. It is at the foot of this fortress that the railway passes which leads to Prague, the capital of Bohemia, and from thence to Vienna. The forces of Saxony would there be in a good position, and might assist the Austrian army." The Siecle proceeds to express a favourable opinion of the grand army of Italy, and gives its reason for imagining that it would surprise the world by its prowess against Austria. Italy, besides, has a great advantage over Austria. her magnificent squadron will command the Adriatic, and a landing of troops either in Venetia, or at Trieste, would make an enormous diversion, and even change the theatre of war. With the Italians on the Izonzo, and Gari baldi in the mountains of the Tyrol, the places of the Quadrilateral being cut off from all communi cation with Austria, would singularly lose their importance. In refe'rence to the above allusion to Garibaldi, I may state that the General has declared his inten tion to take the field again should Austria resort to hostilities. It results from the inquiries of an eminent engi neer, sent to make investigations into the subject, that the tunnel through Mount Cenis cannot be completed for five years. When this tunnel through the Alps shall have been made, the journey from Paris to Turin will be effected in 22 hours. More than nine years have already passed since the tunnel was commenced. The beginning of this great work was formally inaugurated on the 31st of August, 1857, by the King of Sardinia and Prince Napoleon. The idea of this tunnel, it is said, was conceived by a peasant residing near the mountain named Medan, and when the engineers first examined into the plans they thought the tunnel could not be completed in less than 36 years. ' .bout seven kilometres have, however, bee n finished in less than ten years, and at the present rate of about a kilometre per annum, it is confi dently believed that thetliat this gigantic may b e atnerdmmat important edin passage 1871. When the tunnel tinder the Thames way made, George Canning, albeit a politician of a serious mood, said that the Londoners about Wapping considered it to be a great bore, but what will the natives of the Alps think of such an un derhand proceeding as a tunnel across Mount Cenis ? THE ROYAL ACADEMY. (Private View—This Day.) According to annual custom we have this after noon had the gratification of attending the Private View of the Royal Academy Exhibition for the current season. It is a Private View which, as the town very well knows, is yearly thrown open on the first Friday in May —we were going to say to a select few, but, remembering the fashionable crush through which we have until a few minutes since been with no little adroitness threading our way industriously for several hours consecutively, we will say by preference—to a select multitude ! To this select multitude— (including within it, besides the usual sprinkling of art-critics, all the notabilities in the metropolis at so early a date in the season)—the noble suite of apart ments still allotted to the Royal Academy in the eastern half of the National Gallery, are flung open, as we have said, on the morning of the very first Friday (whatever the date may happen to be) following immediately after May-day ! The evening of the next day (the Saturday) being, according to the same annual custom, set apart for that most charming banquet of the year—the Royal Academy Dinner 1 So that on the Monday after wards the public may be admitted without the risk of any subsequent interruption whatever to the free enjoyment of what there may chance to be of excel lence in the wide range of the Academy Exhibition. The present, it may here perhaps be worth re minding our readers, is the Ninety-Eighth of these annual exhibitions of the Royal Academy since the date of its original foundation. It may also at this moment be not uninteresting to recall to public re collection the fact that during the lapse of these ninety-eight years, constituting the lifetime as yet of this great National Institution of the Fine Arts, there have been installed at the head of it the fol lowing— PRESIDENTS OF THE ROYAL ACADEMY. Sir Joshua Reynolds 1768-4791. Benjamin West 1792-1820. Sir Thomas Lawrence Sir Martin Shee Sir Charles Eastlake Sir Francis Grant . Whether the Academy will contrive to " hold its own" for another season's exhibition at the National Gallery remains to be seen—the possibility, we won't go so far as to say the probability, being that before the advent of the Season of 1867, the habitat of the R.A.'s and A.R.A.'s will be situated, not as at present to the north of Trafalgar Square, but thence forth and en permanence upon a site of their own to the north of Piccadilly. However this may be—there, in one moiety of the National Gallery, midway between the Strand and Pall-Mall, the Royal Academicians and Associates contrive still to hold possession of the walls of the apartments they and their predecessors have so frequently adorned be fore now with the products of their artistic genius and industry. The Exhibition for this present year of grace 1866 includes within it works of art numbering up altogether the magnificent aggregate of one thousand and fifty-three ! But then, included in that aggregate are productions not only of the sculptors' chisel and mallet, not only of the paint ers' brush and mahl-stick, but of graver and etching needle, of camel hair and crayon ! The five principal apartments, however, it should be here added, dis play upon their walls pictures to the number in all of just 800—counting among these eight hundred pictures, of course, not merely such as are more happily awarded places of honour upon the line, but such others as, far less fortunately for their pro ducers, either sink towards the floor, or soar towards the ceiling. Upon the title-page of the current catalogue there is imprinted this suggestive and elevating motto, selected from the late Sir Charles Eastlake's Contributions to the Literature of the Fine Arts : " Beauty, in all its highest forms, is calculated to im -1"--s on human beings the belief in a perfection greater than --orld contains." Forernac k t t , ~,Rai s eu mn i o tu i t c er a ; .b , l 9n uc kcm; ce this year to the examination lag ademy Exhibition, is the thrice welcome fact that one of the greatest painters of the age, one of the most illustrious of the Royal Aca demicians now living, again takes his place among the chief Exhibitors—Daniel Maclise ! Sir Daniel Maclise, as he might very readily have been by this time had he wished it—" Sir Daniel Maclise, Presi dent of the Royal Academy," and not (as he still continues to 'be) simply one of the Forty Royal Academicians. Mr. Maclise—who has been occupied exclusively of late years in the adornment of the National Palace of the Legislature down at Westminster with his two gigantic water-glass pictures—the one of them "The Meeting of Wellington and Blucher at Waterloo," the other " The Death of Nelson at Trafalgar"—is, at any, rate, represented this sea son very nobly and attractively by (No. 47), the finished sketch (entitled, " Here Nelson fell") from which the second of those two grand histo rical paintings of his was produced. Although thus simply mentioned by us as a sketch, the picture now hanging on the walls of the Academy is one of sufficiently large dimensions to afford something like an adequate idea of the extraordinary merits of the masterpiece of which it was in a manner the precursor ! The design is intended, as we learn with no little satisfaction, to be engraved and pub lished by the Art Union of London. Mr. Leighton occupies a still larger space by right of the most remarkable among his contributions (No. 292), an oblong canvass of fourteen feet by four, representing a procession of the maidens of Syracuse, on their way to offer a bridal sacrifice of wild beasts at the Temple of Diana. Under the light of an autumnal morning the virginal troop is revealed wending its way--leading onwards, as intended sacrifices, the limber forms of leonine whelps and young ling leopards, hung about with garlands and festoons of roseate coronals and evergreens ! Visible here and there among the foliage of ilex and cedar, and fruit-laden orange-shrubs, the blue gleam of the eternal sea and of the eternal sky con stituting the " background !" Another, but lesser production, from the hand of the same artist (No. 4), reveals to us the charming forms and features of a happy couple seated musingly check to cheek, and entitled by the artist briefly, but significantly, the " Painter's Honeymoon." Yet another picture close by (No. 7), from the same hand, is simply the por traiture of a lady, but of a lady whose countenance is worthy of being so pourtrayed. Disappointingly conspicuous among the absentees areboth of the two great leaders of the modern school of the Pre-Raphaelites, that is, of course, of the Pre- Raphaelite School redivivus—Mr. Holman Hunt and Mr. John Millais. The latter, we suspect, has been frittering away his varied and radiant powers rather too prodigally upon the illustration —but very rarely indeed with anything like success —of current light literature : of such ephemeral stories of everyday life, let us say, as those prattled off so volubly by such slippered tale-tellers as Mr. Anthony Trollope. Mr. Stanfield, however--untiring veteran as he is —sustains his high reputation befittingly, with two noble seapieces—(No. 58) a wreck hard by " Tin tagel Castle, on the coast of Cornwall," and (No. 78) a view of " The Pic du Midi d'Ossau," in the Pyrenees. Mr. Hook, another of the sea-painters we should in truth be very loth i n d ee d to m i ss f r om the walls of the Academy, re f res h es our eyes again with as many as four of hi s ever-we l come ex positio n s of sky an d wa ter—sky exquisitely blue, water delici ous l y green— d r i pp i ng san d an d dripping shingle, sa lt sea-weed, an d sa lt er fisher folk ! Foremost among these in position, if not in merit, is (No. 99), "Landing Salmon"—next (No. 148) a group of buxom, chattering " Washerwomen" hard at work upon the coast of Brittany. Besides these there is (No. 239), a fiehingboat just putting off from shore, and rather irrelevantly entitled, " Give us this day our daily bread." And lastly, completing the list of five (No. 268), " Baiting for Haddocks." Mr. Ansdell also contributes four paintings, though these four, as his very name will denote, are of a widely contrasting character—all four of them, these Ansdells of 'sixty-six, being delineations of Spanish life and Spanish scenery. Mr. Phillip puts in at least one notable appear ance with (No. 132) " A Chat round the Brasero" —the other two pictures from the same master hand (No. 93, and No. 533) being simply portraits, but portraits, it should be added, wonderfully life-like— all but living and breathing. Mr. Goodall commands attention at the very first glance, if only by reason of the startling dimen sions and impressive character of his great scriptural painting of " Ishmael and Hagar" in the wilder ness. The appalling horrors of the desert he has wonderfully contrived to express in the very clenching of the maternal right hand, in the sup pressed agony of abstraction gleaming out of the maternal eyes—more forcibly even than in such ghastlier accessories to the picture as the foul-beaked carrion-loving bird of prey, perched gloatingly upon the remains of the camel—remains withered away to the ghastly appearance of a skeleton. Mr. Faed, though he contributes no more than two pictures to the exhibition, and even one of those of no very ambitious kind and of no consi derable size, will, nevertheless, from the manner in which the homely theme he has selected for his chief work this year, has been treated by him, be recognised in (No. 235) as in great force—namely in a simple genre picture entitled " Pot Luck," portraying a couple of little peasant lassies feeding poultry ! His other picture (No. 11) " Ere Care begins"—small though it is—is worthy of special examination as the artist's Diploma work on his election as an Academician. Mr. Marks more than justifies his claim to be elevated to the rank of an Associate—he sus tains to the full his high and still rising repu tation both as a painter and as a humorist by (No. 393) "My Lady's Page in Disgrace." Another comical picture by the same droll of the pencil is (No. 565) briefly but sufficiently entitled " The Notary." c Again this year we are right glad to meet once more Mr. Burgess, who broke ground with such brilliant success last season with his animated pic ture of the spectators at a Bull-fight, entitled (it will surely be remembered upon the instant by all who saw it) " Bravo, Toro I" This year, the young artist's single contrioution to the gallery—(for, again, he contents himself with no more than one, but one worthy of the place of honour id; secures to itself upon the line)—is a companion-picture to the last, the one just mentioned—yet still for all that full of rare excelleuce in the animated and exquisitely humorous expression of the countenances pourtrayei. This painting may be found in the West Room (No. 350), and is descriptively entitled in the Academy's Catalogue, " Selling Fans at a Spanish Fair." And, in very truth, a riant delightful picture it is —worthy of an artist who could seise public attention at his first advent by surprising those who had never heard of his name before with such a maiden-work as Bravo Toro ! The Fan Sellers (and Buyers) it should be added, are almost equal in vitality and vivacity to the variously-excited group of the frequenters of the Spanish Amphitheatre. BANK OF FRANCE. --- -~--- The following is the return of the Bank of France for the week ending to-day, together with the cor responding figures of the previous account : THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 4, 1866. DEBTOR. April 26. fr. c. 182,500,000 May 3. fr. c. Capital of the Bank 182,500,000 Profits in addition to capital (Art.. 8, Law, June 9, 1857) 7,044,776 02 7,044,776 02 Reserve of the Bank and its branches Reserve in lanced pro perty 4,000,000 4,000,000 Notes in circulation 904,184,275 859,969,375 Banknotes to order and receipts payable at sight 7,654,361 24 6,698,970 11 Treasury account cur rent creditor Current accounts, Paris 196,808,025 60 165,580,212 55 Do. branch banks Dividends payable 838,968 75 885,438 75 Discounts and sundry interests "Adikianfa +" 4 7 V1 Surplus of receipts not distributed Sundries 22,105,750 14 22,105,750 14 Total CREDITOR. May 3. April 26. Cash in hand and in fr. c. fr. c. Branch banks Commercial bills over due Commercial bills dis counted, not yet due 322,410,891 48 303,285,533 78 Do. branch banks 306,762,637 294,289,799 Advances on deposit of bullion 5,274,900 4,221,400 Do. branch banks 12,079,500 11,262,700 Do. on French Public Securities 12,560,400 12,071,500 Do. by branch banks 1,190,700 6,054,900 Do. on railway shares and debentures D. branch banks 20,277,600 19,967,600 Do. on Credit Fancier Bonds Do. branches Do. to the State (Con vention, June 10, 1857) 60,000,000 60,000,000 Government Stock re- serve 12,980,750 14 12,980,750 14 Do. disposable Routes Immobalisees (Law, June 9, 1857) 100,000,000 100,000,000 Hotel and furniture of the Bank and landed property branches 8,436,074 8,434,874 Expenses of manage ment 1,489,250 34 1,299,027 06 Sundries Total 1,479,629,048 15 1,434,879,190 37 Certified by the Senator-Governcr of the Bank of France. (Signed) ROULAND. ELECTION COMMITTEES—This Day. —4.— HEREFORD. The members of this committee, consisting of Admiral Duncombe (chairman), Mr. G. H. Bentinck, the Hon. A. F. Egerton, Mr. G. Hodgkinson, and Mr. A. Russell. There were two petitions; the first against Mr. Baggallay met to-day, alleging bribery, treating, and undue influence, and praying that his name should be erased from the re turn, and that of Colonel Clifford substituted. The other petition was against the return, emanated from some of the electors, and alleged bribery, undue in fluence, and intimidation. _ Mr. Sergeant Ballantine and Mr. Macnamara appeared for the petition against Mr. Baggallay; and that gentleman was represented by Mr. H. Cooke, Q.C., Mr. Giffard, Q.C., and Mr. H. James. Mr. Sergeant Ballantine opened his case, and informed the committee that it was very probable the present in quiry would occupy a considerable portion of their time. It appeared that Hereford had returned Liberal members since the passing of the Reform Bill with ono exception, which occurred more than 20 years ago, in the return of Mr. Burr, a Conservative. The borough was decidedly Liberal for several years, and had become more so lately. Both Mr. Clive and Colonel Clifford had re presented the borough for several years, and the, former, who had landed property in the neighbourhood, succeeded his father in the representation. Mr. Baggallay was an eminent member of the Chancery bar, but was unknown to the electors of Hereford. It appeared that in 1858 a gen tleman named Garrold, a solicitor, wont to reside at Here- ford, and endeavoured to embue the 1,100 registered ♦oters of that borough with Conservative principles. This gen tleman took a most active part in the proceedings through ' out, and was assisted in his endeavours by three subor dinates, named Baylis, Ralph, and Stevens. Mr. Garrold was the admitted agent of Mr. Baggall.y, and the principal medium of dispensing the money, which he would prove was expended to a considerable amount in promoting the return of Mr. Baggallay, against whom he was happy to state there was no personal imputation on that gentleman in respect to corrupt practices that unquestionably pre vailed. It had been said that the Carlton Club was mixed up with the promotion of the return of Mr. Baggallay, but he had no instructions to that effect, and it appeared that the latter gentleman came to Hereford under the wing of Mr. Garrold. The numbers on the day of polling were for Mr. Baggallay, 510 ; Mr. Clive, 499 ; and Colonel Clifford, 483. The learned counsel then proceeded to state that he would be able to prove no lees than 40 cases of bribery on the part of those acting as agents and sub agents of Mr. Baggally. Some witnesses were then called, who spoke to specific acts of bribery and treating. NEW COMMITTEES. The committees appointed to try the merits of the peti tions in the cases of the Galway, Tiverton, and Devonport elitVtioll/Will alt tcfrmorrow: " LA TEST INTEL LICENCE, (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) AUSTRIA AND PRUSSIA. VIENNA, MAY 3 (Evening). The rumour was current to-day that the reply of Prussia, declining the latest proposals of Austria, arrived yesterday in Vienna. The official Abendpost of this evening declares that the reply has not yet been presented to the Austrian Government. PESTH, MAY 4. A rumour is current that Herr Deak has been summoned by the Emperor to Vienna in reference to proposals for a more speedy settlement of the Hungarian question. It is said that the Emperor is willing to make important concessions relative to the demand of the Hungarians for the re-establish ment of the laws of 1848. In case of war the projected journey of the Em press to Balaten Fured, in llungary, will not take place. VIENNA, MAY 4. Reports of mediation continue to circulate. The Russian ambassador at Berlin has presented to the King of Prussia an autograph letter of the Empdor of Russia, in which reference is made to the family relations existing between the Emperor and the various German princely families, whose existence he would be forced to defend should it be threatened. Lord Bloomfield is said to have declared to Count Mensdorff that should Austria renew any peaceful offer to Prussia it would be energetically supported by England at the Prussian Court. All the Vienna papers consider it certain that war will break out in a few days. An ordinance of the Minister of War has been published, ordering that the new conscript shall be immediately enrolled into their regiments. The appointment of General Benedick as Commander in-Chief of the Army of the North is daily expected. The armaments of Austria continue. M any foreigners have left Venice. A telegram from Prague announces that all port able church property, as well as the valuables of the ex-Emperor Ferdinand, have been sent to Vienna. .PRUSSIA ARD SAXONY. DRESDEN, MAY 4. It is stated that the Saxon answer to the last Note of the Berlin Cabinet declares that, in view of the notorious probability of war, it was not safe for Saxony to allow herself to be surprised by events. Should guarantees for the preservation of peace be given, Saxony would discontinue her military pre parations. FLORENCE, MAY 4, NooN. It is confirmed that Austria has declared her readiness to replace her army in Venetia upon a complete peace footing, if Italy has no intention of attacking that province. The Italian Government, in replying to this declaration, repeated that its armaments were purely defensive, and that Italy had no intention of taking the initiative in hostilities. SPAIN. MADRID, MAY 3 (Evening). The Minister of Finance has declared that he would not resign until he had lost all hope of re alising his financial schemes just submitted to the Council of Ministers. No final decision in reference to their fate has yet been arrived at. ARRIVAL OF THE BELGIAN. (Via Greencastle.) NEW YORK, APRIL 21 (Evening). The steamer England has arrived at New York with the healthy and convalescent passengers. No new cases of cholera have occurred on board the vessel. She has been strictly quarantined. The Teutonia has arrived out. money abundant. tiold 1261. Exchange on London, 136 i ; on Paris, 4.134. Stocks steady. New York Centrals, 92i ; Illinois, 1141; Erie, 73i ; 5-20 U. S. Bonds, 1044. Cotton heavy. Middling upland, 37. Flour dull. Wheat very dull. Corn quiet, and prices drooping. Provisions heavy. Coffee and sugar firm and active. Mo lasses steady. Petroleum dull. Crude, 35 ; Re fined, 39. SOUTHAMPTON, MAY 4. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Ceylon, sailing to-day, takes out £2,248 for Madras, £5,100 for Calcutta, and £23,183, for China. LIVERPOOL, MAY 4. The steamer St. Thomas, from Kingston, &C., arrived here this morning. Her news has been anticipated by the Shannon. BELGIUM. BRUSSELS, MAY 3. In to-day's sitting of the Chamber of Represen tatives the President read a bill, signed by a large number of members, proposing the appropriation of a sum of one million francs for the erection of a monument to the late King Leopold I. The bill was supported in a speech from M. de Bronchere. It has been referred , to a special committee of the house. FRANCE. The following is the full text of the declaration relative to the policy of the French Government, made by M. Rouher in to-day's sitting of the Corps Legislatif. M. Rouher said:— Gentlemen—The examination of the bill fixing the annual contingent has appeared to some mem-, bers of this assembly to furnish a natural oppor tunity for discussing the affairs of Germany. " The Government is convinced that it cannot now accept this discussion without incurring much serious inconvenience. But at a moment when rumours of war prevail in Europe, and produce the greatest anxiety in the public mind, the Govern ment is bound to declare to the Legislative Body and the country the character of the policy which it has followed, its present attitude towards the German Powers, and particularly its position with regard to Italy. I am about to fulfil this duty by a declaration, the brevity of which will exclude neither clearness nor precision. (Very good ! very good!) The policy followed by the Emperor's Govern ment, in the question of the Elbe Duchies, has been constantly peaceful. While duly conscious of its personal dignity, as of the regard due to the inde pendence and the legitimate susceptibilities of the Powers with whom it entertained relations, it has always from the commencement, as well as in the phases of this question, at Copenhagen, at the Conferences of London, Vienna, and Berlin, prof fered the counsels of wisdom and moderation. It still continues with no less energy its efforts to pre serve the peace of Europe from regrettable conflicts. By what singular contradiction, in fact, would the Government seek to develop public prosperity at home and to mark the progress of international solemnities, and at the same time remain in different abroad to the dangers that may arise from the shock of rival passions ? (Very good ! very good !) " Our efforts for the maintenance of peace have theretofore only been limited by the firm determina tion not to take any obligation upon France—(fresh expressions of approval from the House)—and to maintain her liberty of action towards the Powers concerned. In those questions which do not, after all, affect either the honour, the dignity, or the direct interests of our country, was it not the duty of the Emperor's Government, after having loudly proclaimed its pacific tendencies, to respect and practise the rules of loyal and sincere neutrality, ill order to remain free in its resolutions in face of complicated events. Further, it is determined only to make use of this liberty for the accomplishment of a mission that will be easy to it—viz., that of protecting the power, the security, and the great ness of France against every attack. " Particular duties were imposed upon us with respect to a nation to which we are attached by traditional sympathies and a recent confraternity in arms. Italy may believe herself called upon to intervene actively in the conflict that threatens to arise between Prussia and Austria. Every nation is the judge of its o wn i n t eres t s; we do not pre tend to exercise any guardi an ship over Italy, whi ch is free in her resol u tio n s, b ecaus e she is alo ne responsible for them. (Loud cheers.) But the interest we feel towards her obli g ed us to come to a categorical understanding with her; thus, she is aware, from our reiterated declarations, that equally as we should highly disapprove any attack of Austria upon her, we are perfectly decided to cast upon her the risks and dangers of any attack she may wak e upon Austria. (Prolonged cheers.) " The declaration of the Government is therefore summed up in three sentences—pacific policy, I °Y al neutrality, complete liberty of action. The Government feels confident that this line of conduct, which maintains our complete independence, which determines and circumscribes our responsi bilities without, is conformable to truth and justice, and upon this account deserves the approbation 01 the Chamber and the country. (Prolonged ap plause.) BOURSE, May 3, Three o'clock.—The market has closed on the following quotations : Bank Shares 3500 Italian Loan Do. end month 43 " Mexican Loan Do. Bonds 270 -- Spanish Threes Home Debt Deferred WA Ye. Cash. per Cents 94 Do. end month — 3 per Cents. Do. end mouth CS 02; Credit Mobilier 565 Do. end month 555 - - Unis — Do. end month — Orleans Northern Lyons and Mediterranean Southern Western Eastern Sardinian Austrian Lombard North of Spain Saragossa Ditto to Barcelona Roman Acct. 812 50 1075 843 ‘° 540 530 520 85 --- ••• 31 **: 332 0 ov 135 180 - ••• - ...... ----- ---- •.• o 0- 7 5 _ _ ... LAW INTEL LIGENCE—(This Day)• COURT OF ESC ri EQER. (Before Lord Chief Ju tice Erle, the Lord Chief Baron, Barons Martin and B ramwe ll , an d J us ti ces Blies and Willes.) THE CASE OF CHARLOTTE WINSOR. This being the day fixed for hearing the arguments t' support of the case of this unfortunate culprit, W hich came formally before the Court on an assignment error on her behalf, the object of which was to revers - the decision of the Court of Queen's Bench, t",„ court was crowded to excess. The prisoner was broile d up, and, as previously, placed under the witness-hose 3. aln4 exhibited the usual stolid or indifferent expression w hic has marked her conduct throughout the whole of the leg proceedings. Mr. Folkard and Mr. Collins appeared for the prisoner' and the Solicitor-General and Mr. Hannen for the C r°lll3 „,i The counsel for th e p r i soner urge d at grea t l e ngth, au the with considerable ability, th e groun d s a d vance d when th e case was before the Court o f Q ueen ' s B enc h against t he conviction, which, he contended, was entirely against +'- spirit of constitutional law. The arguments are likely to occupy two days. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.) IN RE THOMAS TOWEL The bankrupt was a horse dealer, o f C ro ft-house, Efe bury, N. 8., and he now applied to pass his last esarain tion. The bankrupt did not surrender to his bankrup ts c i which occurred four years ago, and he was proc l3i ts in accordance with the provisions of the act. g e since surrendered. The debts are £4,476, and the as s £l,lOO. An application was made to name the tro,u; assignee, and it was contended that his Honour could 11° pass the bankrupt until another assignee was appoiatech,e His Honour said that he could clearly net go in to appoin te e question, and the case was adjourned. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.---This paP MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ,-, JA,ECII.LESS RIDING AND ILL-USAGE or ♦ Hottst.---4,- win Tunna, of 19, Brompt on - crescen t, B roni pton, was charged befcre Knox with cruelly beating a horse a° driving it to the common danger of persons in Coveht t r street. Hutton, 337 A, said that between five and six o'clock th e previous evening he saw the defendant on horse-back 1' Windmill-street. The defe n d an t was b ea ti n g the 11°r e , S : about the head with a whip an d ga ll op i ng it amongst t people in Windmill-street and Coventry-street, and Pla cill d several of them in danger. He stopped the defendant, 50 ,, told him he must take him to the station, and did 00, coachman taking the h orse h ome to th e owner , Mr. C °° . , or of Brompton, of who m th e pr i soner h a d b orro wed it two hours. The constable ha n d e d a l oa d e d w hi p to th e magistrated: and said in answ er t o M r. K nox that the horse ' s heed 113 r several weales upon it. A l tat Daniel White, a coachman, said that seeing defea riding backwards and forwards in Coventry-street, h° to te the constable th a t h e did not th i nk he was i n a fit eta ie :t ride a horse. Directly afterwards he saw the defenet's strike the horse three times on the head, and the h° l t then jumped on the pavement, and when the def elicbjil returned the constable took him into custody. A to Mr. Knox as k e d th e d e f en d an t w h at r i g ht he ill-use a horse as he had done. The defendant said he did no t s t r ik e the h ors e on tli° head. The constable said the defendant had been drinkil l g . ,ma Mr. Knox said he would not go to the extent of sui' D the defendant to prison, but he should fine him £ 5 or mouth. RECKLESS DRIVING.—John Gellini, of 49, Little George street, Hampstead-road,was fined 285., or 14 days, for b e drunk and drivin g a p on y an d c h a i se i n G roa t Titc l - 10 street, Mr. Knox telling the defendant that a check tu ust tho put to persons driving in a reckless manner about streets of London with aged and infirm persons and c _ dren about. of HORSE TORTURE —George Presswell, a gree ngroce r, 0 28, Bolsover-street, was charged by Mr. W. Love , °f t i lj Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Au in33 ; with tnrturing a horse by working it while in au 11- n state. 0 ;n 0 Smith, officer of thO soci e ty, p rove d see i n g the 1 -g with a large wound on its b ac k, an d th e sa ddle Pres s- - into it, the horse being at length unfit for work. The defendant said he would have the horse des troYe r and left with the officer for that purpose, and on the ° f6 ,, e a e c i subsequently informing the magistrate that the horse been destroyed, nt Mr. Knox said that b u t f or th e f ac t th a t the defen -6 0 had had the hors e p u t ou t o f it s m i sery h e would 113- 0 . fined him £5. As it was he would have to pay a 10s, fie THAMES. POLICE VIOLENCE. —James Downey, Honort, his Wife' and Dora Regan, all natives of Ireland, were charge d SV , assaultingpolice const a bl es, an d b e i ng disorderly las t Dig in Poplar. The male prisoner's head was enveloped in surgical bi' fr n : dages, and he:44*xint and weak from loss of blood. v"" was very drdri' last night, and went into a beer hoses i called the Rose o f D enmar k , w h ere h e d eman d e d a O t it l l beer. Mr. Tyl er , th e l an dl or d , re f use d to supply bi n ' V 7 - of any, and recom men d e d hi m t o go h ome an d o btain a c u r teit. He became quarre l some an d v i o l en t, sIaPP--pd °t landlord's f a ce, a nd b ro k e t wo w i n d ow s. Ile r- out of the house, and struck a Gr ee nwich os'ci- r e.. man, named John Smith. The prisoner Wa s fo , ° scribed as being like a ravin g ma d man , and be 5- ,(1 much trouble to four policemen, by kicking at theai plunging while he w as o n th e groun d. O ne of the c % stables named James Finney, 71 K, stru c k Downey t : back of his head with a trunch e on, i n fli c ting 3 s° l„ - o i l d, wound, which was dressed by M r . M a t t h ew Brown a the divisional surgeon of police. The charge aga inst ,c ' women was that they attempt e d t o rescue J ame s Do vrl3- i0 1 and hit Finney on the h ea d. I t was prove d t h a t the i ns l , prisoner was a viol en t man w h en he was intox i c ated, s ; quiet when sober. He was convicted twelve month s 9 11 0 0 for an assault on a woman, whose stall he capsize d ' was then sentenced to one month's imprisonment. and Police -sergeant Sampson, 3.4 o. 21 K, an experience- e a humane officer, said the constables had received directi° it not to strike prisoners on the head. He considers(' dangerous to do so, and had never done such a thing ° attempted it himself. sirs s Mr. Partridge said the prisoner James Dowt ie J 0 .0 guilty of outrageous violence, but he thought ther° no occasion to strike him on the head with a t r anch ° ' • t abl os The man was drunk and in charge of four police cop s o ,g Men ought not to be hit on the head. If the pris° ner i • W eit violent and could not be Jtherwise secured, h° d• have been struck on the shins and temporarily di 63e ol a It was highly dangerous and cruel to strike drunk ll'entio the head with truncheons. He should call on eac h °C A - prisoners to find one security in the sum of £lO, ALl`. keep the peace and be of Doh icarfcr Wee