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THE NEW DERBY RACE GLASS, price 505., with sling case complete. Will show distinctly the entire race from "the start" to the " coining in..' 1 naranteed the cheapest and best glass (a new model) ever offered to the public Sent carriage tree to any par of the kingdom. Post office orders payable to Wi LLIAM CALLAGHAN, Optlean, 23A, New Bond-street, W. (corner of Conduit-street). Sole Agent for the celebratPd Oel a, Race, and Field Glasses m:enna. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.- Sole Lessee and Mansger, Mr. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, A ROMANTIC ATTACHMENT : Mr. Compton, Mr. W. Farren ; Miss Ada Cavendish. After which. T HE FAVOUItITE OF FORTUNE : Messrs. Solhern, Sucksione, Chippendale, Rogers, &c.; Mesdames Chippendale, Saville, Moore, Fitzwilliam, Hill, Lindley, &c. Concluding with A DAUGHTER £0 MARRY : Mr. W. Farren and Miss tlelen Howari. Commence at Seven. ROYAL LYCEUM T LIEATEE.-- Under the sole 'Management of Mr. Fechter. THIS EVENING, A DAY AFTER THE WEDDING. Masers. liorsman. Fitzpatrick, Clifford ; Mrs. Horsman, &c. To conclude with Shakspere's Tragedy of II A.MLE r. Mr. Fechter; Messrs. Emery, Addison, Widdicomc, Vezin, Jor dan, Fitzpatrick, Horsman, Moreland, Westland, Gwynette, Morton, Clifford ; Mesdames Elswortny, ilenrade, and C. Leclercq. Box Office open daily from Eleven till Five. NEW THEATRE -ROYAL ADELP4II. Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. THIS EVENING, at 7 precisely (Srst time), a new Drame- Comedy, in Four Acts, entitled THE FAST FAMILE Messrs. J. L. Toole, Paul Bedford, R. Phillips, Ashley, Eburne ; Mrs. AU red Mellon (Miss Woolgar), Miss H. Simms, Miss Furtado, Miss Smith (her first appearance), Miss Sea man, Miss Godsall, and Mrs. H. Lewis. To conclude with CRYING JENNY AND LAUGHING JOHNNY. Messrs. J. L. Toole, W. H. Eburne ; Mrs. A. Mellon and Miss Furtado. ROYA.L PRINCESS'S THEATRE Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vinine. THIS EVENING. A GHOST IN SPITE OF HIMSELF. After which. at a quarter to Eiht, THE STREETS OF LO .N DON. 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BRIGHT, Secretary. May 3, 1866. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. TIIIS DAY.— Morning, sh. 9m.—Afternoon, sh. 30m. To-Monxow-•3Morning, sh. 48m.—Afternoon, 6h. 10m. 110 -11 15 i:AN A 411:41 1‘., ""10 PIP 11 • fik tut LONDON, SATURDAY, MAY 5, 1866. The accounts from various quarters still show that preparations for war are going on with in creased activity. It has been said by the official Staats Anzeiger of Berlin that all the different reports concur in affirming the mobilisation of the Austrian troops to be nearly complete. In Prague they are daily receiving means for the transport of a number of troops, and this shows that they have already commenced to concentrate an Austrian army on the frontiers. Prussia, on her side, is actively employed in making arrangements for the concentration of a corps d'armee on the Saxon frontier; and, indeed, it is said that at the Council of Ministers held yesterday in Berlin, it was determined to mobilise the whole Prussian army, excepting the corps d'armee in the Rhine Provinces. The Prussian Government have like wise sent a Circular Despatch to their representatives at Foreign Courts, in which they state that the ne gotiations respecting disarmament have failed on account of the military preparations made by Aus tria in Venetia, and that this step rendered the Italian armament necessary. As might have been expected this despatch gives Austria the full credit for what has occurred, and casts upon her the " full responsibility" of what may afterwards happen. Last evening the Government gave orders that several of the corps d'armee should be placed upon a war footing, and the artillery has been mobilised. This certainly looks as if they were in earnest. The Saxon Reply to the imperious Note lately addressed by Prussia is very much to the point. It states that it is not safe for Saxony to be surprised by events in face of the " notorious probability of war, but that she will be willing to disarm provided guarantees for preserva tion of peace are given." How can these possibly be afforded when such uncertainty exists, and while so many indications of angry feelings exist at head quarters in Germany. Herr BISMARCK may find he has overreached himself in his audacious demands on Saxony. An extraordinary sitting of the Federal Diet will be held to-day, in consequence of the proposal of the Saxon Go vernment, which has very wisely requested the Federal Diet to mediate on account of the Notes sent by Prussia. It is difficult to say what can be the object of the Berlin Cabinet in this persecution of Saxony, unless it be that they have some under hand motive of annexing the kingdom to themselves in the event of a war. Fortunately, Baron von BEUST seems able to cope with them as yet, and is resolved to avoid that fatal giving in at first which has so often proved fatal in cases where the strong encroach upon the weak. It was conspicuously ap parent in the late Dane-German war, when a firmer policy at the outset would doubtless have been pro ductive of happier results. Were not the consequences that may follow upon them likely to be so serious it would be ludicrous to witness the conduct of the two great German Powers. Austria has sent a Circular Despatch to her representatives at Foreign Courts, in which she explains why she deemed it so necessary to make warlike preparations, and lays particular stress upon her great desire for peace. Her preparations are, she says, quite of a defensive nature, and ren dered expedient because of the Italian ones. The fact is, that this is a very good excuse on both sides, and serves as a pretext for the extraordinary measures lately adopted by both these countries. Prussia is the real cause of all the mischief, but itis not convenient to say so just at pre sent. It is mentioned as likely that if Prussia should refuse to entertain the Austrian proposals respect- ing Schleswig-Holstein; that a motion will be brought forward in the Federal Diet to give Hol stein a vote, and admit its representative to the Federal Diet. Holstein will fare badly if it ex changes Austria for Prussia as its director ; and we are glad to find indications on the part of the Vienna Government that they will stand by the Duchy to the last. Prus sia, in order to gain time, has proposed that the Duke of OLDENBURG should be put forward as a candidate to the Schleswig-Holstein throne, and no doubt then the real dictator and prime mover will be the Prussian Sovereign. This will be in case of opposition, events rendering it necessary to re linquish the cherished object of annexation in a direct form. Attempts have been made in various quarters to prevent war. Lord BLOOMFIELD has told Count MENSDORFF that if Austria should renew her peace ful offer to Prussia, England would strenuously support its expediency at the Prussian Court. Much good that would do, judging from our recent experience. The fact is, that the day for our influence with Prussia has gone by, in consequence of the mismanagement of the Danish affair. The anxiety that was shown last night to get the house counted out, when Mr. GRIFFITIi ex pressed his opinion on the critical state of Continen tal affairs just now, is significant enough. Ministers want to shrink the discussion, which is a very mis taken policy on their part. The Emperor of RUSSIA has given a very plain hint to Prussia, for he states in an autograph letter that he would, in case of war, ' remember the family relations which exist between himself and several German princely families. The Italian Government seem now trying to moderate their conduct, but all will be of no avail in prevent ing war, unless Prussia change her course of action in a very decided manner. On her rest the onus of deciding if peace shall continue or war intervene ; and until a truer policy rule the councils of that kingdom, we can place no reliance whatever upon all the professions that are being made, decisions, Pow other for the whatevererswilln o t t he b y e b a e b . le to prevail against her Amon g our many sources of national wealth one is und ou b tedly very much neglected. The Irish Fisheries a re b etter appreciated by the inhabitants of other countries than by those who live on their shores, although one might naturally suppose that they would be of the greatest possible advantage to a poor and ill-employed population. The Dutch at one time established a profitable trade in connection with the Irish fisheries, yet, strange to say, the Irish themselves have never succeeded i turning them fully to account. By a curious inconsistency the Irish, who in other countries working for other people, are among the most industrious of mankind, are too often idle and thriftless in their own land. There seems, indeed, in reference to the oyster fisheries to be some difficulty about the licences, and it was to this that Lord J. BROWNE called the attention of the House of Commons last evening. He wished to know whether it was the intention of the Govern ment to introduce a bill to carry out the recommen dations of the Royal Commissioners on the sea coast fisheries. These gentlemen, it will be remem bered, advised the granting of titles to oyster licences, which should be final and conclusive. At present the condition of affairs is very unsatisfactory. The demand for oysters is constantly on the increase, and, as every one knows, they have lately risen very much in price. The Irish oyster beds are rapidly diminishing, owing to neglect, improvi dence, and over-dredging. So far back as 1850 the Commissioners stated that the oyster fishery of Ire land had suffered much injury from being neglected and over-dredged, and that some of the banks had become exhausted. The next year they stated that the fisheries in Cork harbour were in course of rapid extinction, owing to the total disregard of proper precautions ; and 1859 they reiterated the warning, and it is said that the exhaustion of the public oyster beds would have been more complet e had it not been for the supply being in some mea sure kept up by the private oyster beds. It is in reference to these private oyster beds that the grievance complained of exists, since the owners, after having expended perhaps several thousands of pounds, possess no guarantee for securing their property. Lord J. BROWNE mentioned one instance, in which about £1,400 had been expended in labour on an oyster bed in Crewe Bay. Sir E. GORE BOOTH obtained a licence, but some dredges in Sligo Bay dredged his ground, and on the case being tried at the Sligo Assizes it was contended that the Commissioners had exceeded their jurisdic tion in granting the license, because the ground had previously been the site of a public bed. This has created great uneasiness among the owners of private beds, since they find that after many years, and the expenditure of large sums of money, their right to possession may be disputed. The Commis sioners recommended that, after due inquiry, licences for the private oyster beds should be granted, and that the only appeal from the decision of the Commissioners should be to the Privy Council. Mr. Sergeant ARMSTRONG supported the views of the noble lord the member for Mayo, and declares the whole question of the fisheries to be in a very unsatisfactory condition. We are glad that the Attorney-General for Ireland declared himself willing to advise the Government that they should promptly bring in a measure to give finality to the orders of the Commissioners. He confessed that the present state of the law was very unsatisfactory, and said that he considered the ques tion as one of great importance. Certainly while the population of Ireland are annually leaving their own country by thousands in search of profitable employment it seems to be most impolitic and ex travagant to neglect so fruitful a source of national wealth as the sea-coast fisheries. The recent terrible list of catastrophes in the vicinity of Torbay has not unnaturally called atten tion to the question of constructing a harbour of refuge. The great shipwrecks which created so widespread a feeling of consternation and sorrow in some measure diverted the public mind from the occurrences at Torbay, but they were of a very serious and tragic nature. It was the same storm in which the London went down that caused the principal part of the havoc, and in conse quence of a sudden change of wind at midnight, on the 10th of January, 14 vessels were wrecked in a few minutes, and 72 lives were lost. Sir L. PALK last evening, in presenting a petition from the inhabitants of Torbay and other neighbouring towns, observed that the !fishing trade thereabouts was very large, and that it was computed within the year that Torbay was resorted to by between 2,000 to 3,000 vessels, independently of fishing craft. The fish trade alone is valued at £l,OOO per week. The Channel Fleet, it seems, has often been in the bay for days together, so that the place has certainly powerful claims on the attention of the Government. Unfortunately it is not favourably constituted for the construction of a harbour of refuge, but there is no reason why a jetty, with a curve at the end, should not be run out to a sufficient distance to afford a valuable protection to the shipping. This, in spite of Mr. GIBSON, should be done at the national expense, since it is in reality a national boon, as ships from all parts of the country would benefit by it. In the recent storms there were vessels from very different localities, and if the bay is properly cleared from the wrecks, and a jetty run out, as we have said, it will be an immense advantage to the shipping interest generally. It is not fair to expect the local resources to supply the whole means of doing this, and we hope Mr. MILNER GIBSON and his colleagues will be induced to reconsider the subject. CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRRSPONDENT.) PARIS, Friday Evening. As I led you to expect, the French Government has made public the policy it intends to pursue in regard to the crisis in Germany. In the Legislative Body yesterday the Minister of State, M. Rouher, after a brief allusion to the subject, summed up the policy that France meant to adopt as being pacific, strict neutrality, with entire liberty of action. On the part of the Government the Minister asked the sanction of the Legislative Body to the project of law for a contingent of 100,000 men for the land and sea forces. M. Rouher assured the Chamber that the policy of the Government was eminently pacific ; but the Chamber must have understood that the " liberty of action " which Ministers claimed meant that France would support that side of the struggle in Germany which it deemed to be the just one. The vote was agreed to with enthu siasm by 248 against 16 ; and such was the warlike spirit manifested that the Opposition party with drew several amendments, and almost the whole of the Chamber exhibited a determination to support the Government in the course it might think it right to adopt to arrest the aggressive spirit of any German Power. Before the Chambers went to the vote the Minister read, amidst marks of enthusiastic interest, a letter from the Ambassador of Italy, which gave the assurance, that come what might, Italy would not, upon any pretence whatever, begin the attack. Another important incident of the sitting was a I speech from M. Thiers, which one writer says "was one of the most curious he ever made." It was in deed curious in one respect, for although the Minis ter of many Governments denounced the policy of the present 'Ministry, he neither declared himself for war nor peace. M. Thiers denounced the course pursued in regard to Denmark, lamenting that spo liation had been allowed to be perpetrated against her. He entered into some rambling expressions of sympathy for " unfortunate Denmark," and did not seem satisfied with the conduct of any of the Powers in regard to her. In short, so far as could be gathered from his speech, at least, M. Thiers neither opposed nor supported the Ministerial proposition for the contingent of 100,000 men. M. Thiers then referred to the Paris Congreks, seemingly with the intention to ridicule the idea that it could do any good. The orator denounced in energetic terms the want of sympathy for Denmark : " Eighty thousand Austrians and Prussians rushed upon the Duchies, and arrived upon that frontier of Schleswig which is the grand position of Denmark. The Danes were only 15,000 in number, but they made a most heroic defence. They were over powered, but they supported firmly the flag of their country. (Applause.) When this army of 15,000 men, reduced to a quarter of that number, only re treated to the island of Alsen, there was a general shudder of indignation in Europe. • England seemed to feel the result deeply, and proposed a conference, but unfortunately the time was ill chosen, and she was unfortunately in a false position in regard to France." M. Thiers, in further reference to Aus tria and Prussia in their crusade against Denmark, emphatically said—" Let those noble Austrian and Prussian armies allow a Frenchman, who honours courage everywhere, to say that after the great things they have done in the world, and to which we have all been witness, they ought to have aspired to a triumph more worthy of them." M. Thiers, then, in conclusion, contended that it was the crimi nal apathy of England and France which now allowed Germany to obtain the mastery over Den mark. A large number of workmen are now engaged in making a breach in the wall of the Qaai d'Orsay, opposite the Champ de Mars, through which the River Seine will pass round the great Exhibition building. Among the many curious articles NN hich will be sent to give interest to it, it is said, that the Patriarch of Jerusalem intends to forward several unique objects connected with the religious history of Christianity and the Passion of our Saviour, roses from Jericho, and a bottle of River Jordan water. Persia will send a series of all the costumes of the kingdom and a collection of topazes from the mines of Topaze. In Egypt workmen are engaged in mak ing models of ancient monuments and buildings, and of antique jewels from the Museum of Cairo. The Turkish Government will furnish historical intdals struck at the Mint at Constantinople. If there be space, there will also be a hippopotamus, many birds from Egypt, and a young crocodile, which will be reared especially for the purpose. Since that Ist of May there has been additional attraction in Paris in the shape of five concerts of military music in the open air, viz., in the Tulleries Gardens and the Place Vendome, by the band of the Garde de Paris. The bands of the Regiment of the Line play in the Place Royale, and the Luxem bourg Gardens. There are three bands which have a high reputation—that of the Guides, the Garde de Paris, and the Gendarmerie. Among them are instrumentalists of first-rate talent,who receive their instruction at the Conservatory of Music. It is under the sanction and superintendence of the authorities that the bands are employed to gratify the public, and if harmony do not reign in Paris the fault does not lie with the Prefect of Police. The Constitutionnel, in an article to-day upon the German crisis, says that the English papers do full justice to the prudent and disinterested course adopted by France, adding that if the dangerous point to which events seem to be verging should be turned aside, and there should be a happy issue to the difficulty, that good result will be due to the manifestations and advice of France. _ . Winter has again been in the ascendant to-day. It has been cold, cloudy, rainy, stormy, and cheer less. The May flowers have hidden their diminished heads. The Moniteur of this evening announces that a Chinese Mission, charged by the Celestial Govern ment to visit Europe, arrived yesterday at Mar seilles, and was to leave immediately for Paris. The Bourse has been in a very excited state to-day. The downward tendency creates alarm. The 3 per Cents. fell 50c. ; the Credit Foncier de France, 15f. There was a great decline in railway and other shares ; in short, there is a minor panic. THE SUN,. LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 5, 1866 Theatrical Licences and Regulations. The committee of the house of Commons ap pointed to inquire into the state of the law affecting theatrical licences and regulations reassembled yes terday—the Right Hon. G. J. Goschen, M.P., in the chair. Mr. Dion Boucicault was re-examined. Ile said it was physically impossible for any one of hisplays to be produced at any of the music halls, or really enjoyed, on account of the noise and talk which took place in them. Hethought the functions of the Lord Chamberlain—not the present one, but gene rally—were exercised with caprice and a disregard to public opinion. It was desirable to maintain the present state of the law with regard to copyright ; but authors ought to be able to avail themselves of it without having recourse to the Court of Chancery. If London possessed double the number of theatres he thought they would be prosperous, and that good actors would be found to appear in them. Men who who ought to be on the stage were performing at music -halls, where they received much larger sala ries than at the theatres. He was in favour of unre stricted competition in theatres, with police regula tions to preserve decency. He thought there were not enough theatres in London, but too many opera houses. (Laughter.) Class theatres did not pay, be cause the classes for which their performances were specially produced did not support them in sufficient numbers. Astley's would pay well if it were situated in Piccadilly or at the top of the Haymarket. day. Mr. Shirley Brooks was next examined. He said he thought the office of Lord Chamberlain was ex ercised with a certain amount of caprice. As an il lustration of that, he might mention that when he was a very young man Mr. Disraeli brought out " Coningsby," and, as it was considered a work which could be advantageously produced at the Ly ceum, witness dramatised it. Everything was nearly ready, when he received information that the pro duction of the piece would not be allowed, The Lord Chamberlain said there were many reasons why it was undesirable to produce the piece, which, his lordship said, drew quasi a political contrast be tween the manufacturing and other classes. His lordship said certain passages might be said to al lude to some family in Shropshire—(laughter)—and he even objected to an allusion to Holloway's pills, because Mr. Holloway was a respectable trader, and employed a great number of people. (Renewed laughter.) That occured in 1837 or 1838. Witness was in favour of having an appeal from the Lord Chamberlain's decision. Dramatic authors were not much hampered by the present restrictions and regulations. The drama had fallen to a low ebb, both in literary and histrionic respects, and that he attributed to public taste more than legislation. At present there were bad pieces, bad actors, and had criticism. The public taste was not in favour of the legitimate drama. There was no great actor on the stage now, and that was caused by the want of a school of art. The performance of plays at music halls would not, in his opinion, deteriorate the drama. Mr. Wigan, manager of the Olympic Theatre, thought the present number of theatres sufficient for the playgoing peopl e o f L on d on . There were plenty of actors to be go t , an d t h e i r pay had largely in creased. If musi c -h a ll s were a llowed to produ ce plays it would interfere with the theatres and lower and bring the drama into disrepute. It would be desirable to place music-halls under a licensing sys tem as to songs and ballets. At present there were really no dramatic authors, and those so styled were mostly translators from the French. The Lord Chamberlain had told witness that the supplying of drink in the stalls of the theatre would be a direct violation of the conditions under which he held his license. Witness did not see why, if the proprie tors of music-halls wished to perform plays, they should not turn their halls into theatres and con form to the law. The audiences at music-halls frequented them for drink and to make appoint ments. It was the ballets which formed the chief attraction of the music-halls. lie looked upon ballets as a very meretricious performance, and he would be glad to see them done away with alto gether. lie had heard of managers receiving sums of money for allowing ladies to appear at their theatres—possibly with the object of being seen and admired. Witness often had had large sums offered to him for the same them. The . comunitto then adjourned. purpose, but he always refused LA TEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) SPAIN. MADRID, MAY 5. It is stated that the Council of Ministers have fully approved the bills proposed for completing the financial scheme of Senor Alonso Martinez. ITALY. FLORENCE, MAY 5. In yesterday evening's sittings of the Chamber of Deputies, Signor Avitabile addressed the Minister of Finance upon the subject of the decree ordering the forced Bank-note currency. He censured this measure as injurious to the interests of the Bank of Naples and other Italian banks. Signor Scialoja, in reply, fully explained the motives of the Government for issuing the decree, and stated that this measure was the best that could be taken under present cir cumstances. Signor Scoti made some observa tions relative to the effect of the decree on the Bank of Tuscany, which he believed would be injured thereby. The Chamber finally passed to the order of the AUSTRIA. VIENNA, MAY 4. Prussia is said to have declined all negotiation on the definitive solution of the question of the Duchies on the basis proposed by Austria. An official notification in reference to the issue of the proposed Government currency is shortly► ex pected. Paper money will not be issued by the Government itself, but by the National Bank of Austria, which will issue notes of 1 and 5 florins to the amount of 110 millions. This amount will be placed to the account of the Government, the latter reserving to themselves the right to order the issue of 40 more millions of florins. FRANCE, AUSTRIA, AND ITALY. PARIS, MAY 5. The Memorial Diploniatique of to-day publishes an article denying that France had made energetic remonstrances at Vienna relative to the Austrian armaments in Venetia. The writer continues : " The despatch sent to the Duke de Grammont on this subject was couched in the most courteous terms, and solely requested confidential explanations respecting the object of the Austrian preparations. The Austrian Government replied, protesting that it would maintain a strictly defensive attitude. France accepted these explanations, and the result was a mutual understanding, according to which Austria undertakes that, should Italy attack Venetia independently of France, Austria will not secure for herself any of the eventual results of victory without the diplomatic intervention of France." BOURSE, May 4, Three o'clock.—The market has closed on the following quotations : 4.} per Cents 94 Do. end month — -- 3 per Cents. 64 65 Do. end month C4 67i Credit Mobilier Do. end month Unis — Do. end month — Bank Shares 3500 Italian Loan 42 25 Do. end month 42 40 Mexican Loan 34 Do. Bonds 270 Spanish Threes Home Debt — Deferred Cash. Orleans Acct. 810 ... 1077 50 ... 848 75 ... 542 50 Northern . Lyons and Mediterranean Southern Western Eastern Sardinian Austrian Lombard North of Spain Saragossa Ditto to Barcelona Roman - - ••• NO -. - - ... 305 - - ... 325 - - - ... 132 50 CALCUTTA, CHINA, AND AUSTRALIAN MAILS. SUEZ, MAY 3. The Bengal anchored at 1 p.m., Thursday, May 3. Roy al Institution. At the weekly meeting of the members of the Royal Institution yesterday evening, Professor Abel delivered a lecture on " Recent Progress in the History of Proposed Substitutes for Gunpowder." Notwithstanding the many substitutes hitherto proposed, gunpowder still maintains its position as the best of explosive compounds for the various uses to which it is applied. Its component parts remain the same as when originally invented, for nothing has been found to answer the purpose bettor than a mixture of charcoal, saltpetre, and sulphur. Improvements have, however, been made in the proportions of those substances, and in the mode of manufacture, so as to render the ex plosive action more or less rapid, according to the various objects for which it is used. For small arms and for shells a rapid action is required, but for large ordnance and for blasting a much slower combustion is necessary to produce the required effects. Professor Abel exemplified the diffe rent degrees of rapidity with which various samples of gunpowder explode, from the slow smoking kind, continued to bo used by the Chinese, to the almost instantaneous ex plosion of the fine-grained powder used for small arms. He explained the action of gunpowder to depend on the rapidity of tho supply of oxygen for the ombustion of the charcoal. In saltpetre the oxygen is closely combined with potass, and it requires a certain force and time to rend them asunder. The sulphur is added to facilitate the combustion, and he showed how much more slowly the combustion of charcoal takes place when it is mixed with saltpetre only than when sulphur is added. Professor Abel mentioned numerous substances that had been tried as substitutes for charcoal and for saltpetre, including tanning, sawdust, and chloride of potass, and exhibited the explosive effects of such com pounds, to all of which there are objections that pre vent their general adoption. He also explained the methods that had been tried to render gunpowder less dangerous when stored in magazines, such as mixing it with powdered glass, and keeping the ingredients apart until the time they were wanted, and he showed the im practicability of all such expedients. Ono of the recently proposed substitutes for gunpowder was nitro-glycerine, which explodes by percussion, and the dangerous nature of which, ho said, had been proved by a disastrous explo sion at Aspinwall. After having mentioned some other proposed substitutes, Professor Abel proceeded to notice gun-cotton, and to state some of the improvements that have been made in its manufacture during the last two years. He showed various specimens of it, and pointed out the important differences that are effected by mocha nical compression in various way, so as to enable it to explode more or lesslrapidly as required. Two pieces of the slime weight, about three grains each, were exhibited, one of which had been tightly compressed, the other remain ing fibrous, and the instantaneous explosion of the for mer was contrasted with the comparatively slow action of thelatter. Gun-cotton, indeed, seems to be susceptible of being made to suit all explosive purposes, and it pos sesses the great advantage of producing no smoke and of i leaving no resid uum . Another advantage of no less m portance is the safety with which it may be manufactured and stored, for it can be wetted and rendered incombus tible, and its explosive properties are restored without in jury when dried. Some doubts have recently been enter tained in Austria, where the great improvements in gun cotton were firstmade, whether it is not injured by keeping ; but Professor Ab e l co nsiders that when manufactured with properly prepared cotton there is little fear of its deprecia tion, and his experience at Woolwich, 'where the manu facture has been conducted on a large scale, leads him to believe that gun cotton can be kept for years without in jury to its pr o p er ti es . Among other applications of which gun-cotton is susceptible is that of fireworks, which might be exhibited in a room without nuisance, and he concluded the lecture, which was illustrated with numerous experi ments, by giving a brilliant pyrotechnic display. PRODUCE OF THE COLONIES.—A Parliamentary return shows that in the year 1865 10,250,524 cwt. of unrefined sugar were imported into the United King dom, and 9,878,933 cwt. were retained for consumption— viz., 5,002,326 cwt. from British possessions and 4,876,607 cwt. of foreign sugar. The net revenue from sugar of all sorts was £5,193,816. The import into the United King dom of rum from British possessions advanced in 1865 to 6,478,494 gallons; the import of coffee to 112,321,2781 b.; of cocoa to 4,793,8641 b. 465,778,8801 b. of cotton wool were imported from British possessions. Of this quantity 14,485,6321 b. came from the Bahamas ; how that got to the Bahamas may be easily guessed. The import of cotton wool from India fell in 1865 to 443,377,0881 b. Naval and Military Intelligence. The Mullet, 5, screw gun vessel, 430 tons, 80- horse power, has been commissioned by Commander C. A. P. T. Robinson, for the West Coast of Africa. The vessel has been taken into No. 3 dock of Sheer ness dockyard for the purpose of having her bottom scraped. When this operation is complete she will shortly leave for her destination. The Griffin, 5, screw gun vessel, 425 tons, 80- horse power, after having been thoroughly over hauled and refitted in Sheerness dockyard, has been taken into the large basin, where she is being brought forward for sea. It is rumoured she will be shortly commissioned for the West Indies Sta tion. She was last employed on the West Coast of Africa. The Endymion, 21, unarmoured screw frigate, 2,486 tons, 500-horse power, built at Woolwich, is being very rapidly completed in Sheerness dockyard. The vessel is of very handsome design, and in every respect commodiously fitted up. It is expected she will shortly be commissioned, as a number of men are already engaged in drawing her naval stores. Her Majesty's screw troopship Orontes, Capt. H. W. Hire, whose arrival at Spithead from China was briefly announced in The Sun of yesterday, went into Portsmouth harbour yesterday morning, and disembarked the officers, seamen, marines, &c., she brought home from China at the transport jetty of the dockyard. Her list of officers and passengers comprised :—Commanders—H. P. Knevitt and R. Adams. Lieuts.—A. W. Warry, C. A. Watts, E. M. Dayrell, D. K. Grant, S. J. Pitt, G. F. Morrell, R. H. W. Cornwall, E. Echlin, J. R. Butt. Masters —II. W. Burnett, J. H. Thomas, F. Piper, W. F. Clifton, S. Darbyshire, H. B. Hunt, B. H. Speer. Surgeons—R. Eustace, Dr. Adams. Paymasters— T. Seccombe, D. W. Wise, W. T. Grieve, C. Barrs. Chief Engineers—H. Cooper, H. Cook, R. Hodge, J. Sneil, M. Forman. Assistant-Surgeons—S. M'Bean, W. M'Mahon, R. R. M'Curdy, J. V. N. Blake, G. W. Sutherland, James J. Parr. Sub- Lieuts.—W. Cotton, D. G. Proby, E. Wingfield, J. R. Aylen, H. P. Smith, T. James, A. F. Gardner, A. C. M. Coulsen, L. F. Wells. Second Masters. —T. C. Forte, H. W. Champion, W. Striven, J. M. Lloyd. Assist.-Paymasters.—Alfred Clements, J. J. Wilcocks, George M. Snell, H. 11. Grant. Midshipmen.—C. G. Michalson, F. B. Lacy, L. F. Wells (sub-lieut.) ; six master-assistants, three clerks, five engineers, nine assist.-engineers, 18 as sistant-engineers, first-class ; 14 assist.-engineers, second class; 13 gunners, six boatswains, four car penters, 502 seamen, 92 marines, and eight boys, returned to England on relief from the China and Japan squadrons; and 59 seamen and marines in valided. The passengers on board include Colonel Jenner, 11th Regiment, on leave from Honkong, Mrs. Jenner, and son ; Mrs. Mayne and three children, from Singapore ; Mrs. Rock and servant, and Mrs. Mynhennick, from the Cape of Good Hope ; Lieut. G. F. Morrell, R.N., and Mr. H. H. Grant, R.N., invalids, from Ascension. The Orontes left Hongkong on the 17th of Feb ruary, and has performed the passage home in 74 days, including stoppages, 60 being the number of days the ship has been under steam. On arriving off Madeira a strong wind and rough sea on the island prevented communication with the shore, and the ship was steered for Brest to obtain coal. On arrival there the French authorities placed her in quarantine for twenty-four hours, although there was no sickness on board. She arrived at Brest April 30, and sailed again on the 2d instant. Ou 29th of April a screw steamship was psssed, outward bound. Three deaths occurred during the voyage home, and one man fell overboard and was drowned off the Mauritius. Piracy was exceedingly rife in China when the Orontes left for England. The English gunboats out there are all described as being perfectly rotten. Most of them are unable to steam more than four knots per hour. Great dissatisfac tion existed with the Itzebooe exchange in Japan. It speaks well for the discipline of the ship and the good understanding existing between the officers and crew that there has not been a case of corporal punishment on board since the Orontes left Eng land. The ship requires docking and the usual course of refit, without serious repairs being neces sary, before she will again be ready for sea. The armoured corvette Pallas, 6, Capt. M. Con nolly, under orders to convoy the gunboats Cherub and Minstrel as far as Madeira, on their way to Halifax, remained at anchor at Spithead up to sun set yesterday. She was expected to sail early this morning. The Pallas and the gunboats will call in at Plymouth Sound on their way down Channel. We very much regret to leern that Captain A. C. Key, C. 8., is suffering from an attack of ophthal mia, so severe that at his request a committee of naval officers has been appointed to conclude the competitive trials of the broadside gun carriages on board the ironclad frigate Bellerophon. Yesterday two squadrons of the 15th Hussars, consisting of about 100 troopers, under the com mand of Capt. Penfold, arrived at Windsor from Sheffield. They were billeted in the town, and leave early this morning for Aldershot. The following appointments have been made at the Admiralty : —Captain Gerard J. Napier, to the Canopus, vice Mason, promoted; Capt. J. E. Come rell, V.C., to the Terrible, vice Capt. Napier; Capt. J. F. Ross, to the Pearl, commissioned ; Capt. C. M. Aynsley, to the Jason, commissioned ; Comman der G. R. Wilkinson, to the Curagoa, additional, for surveying service; Sub.-Lieut. Alfred C. Love ridge, to the Amazon ; Dr. William B. Dalby, sur geon, to the Implacable ; Charles W. Last and Francis W. Sanders, midshipmen, to the Amazon ; John C. Hibbert and James R. Maguire, naval cadets, nominated ; Reginald C. Prothero, midship men, to the Victoria ; and Henry W. Badger, mas ter's assistant, to the Amazon. QUEEN'S THEATRE, HULL.—The Hull Advertiser says that Mr. and Mrs. Clarance Holt have received even a more flattering welcome than when last they were at the Queen's Theatre. On Monday evening the house was crowded with an enthusiastic audience. Boucicault's drama, "The Octoroon," was performed. Mrs. Clarance Holt as Zoe, the Octoroon, performed her part with great success, and was repeatedly and deservedly applauded. Mr. Holt acqaits himself better than any other person we have seen in the piece, and his style of acting is evidently appreciated here. CAPITAL PUNISHMENT BlLL.—This Bill extends to England and Ireland, but not to Scotland. It is to be murder of the first degree, (1,) where a person murders another with express malice aforethought against the per son murdered, or any other person, such malice being found by the jury as matter of fact; (2,) where a person murders another with a view to and in or immediately before or after the commission by such person of any of the following felonies, or for the purpose of thereby enabling himself or any other person to commit any of the following felonies, vis., rape, burglary, robbery, piracy, or unlawfully or ma liciously setting fire to any dwelling-house, a person being therein ; (3,) where a person murders another in the act of escape, or for the purpose of thereby enabling himself or any other person to escape from or avoid lawful arrest or de tainer, immediately after committing or attempting to com mit murder or any of these felonies ; (4,) where a person murders a constable or any other peace officer acting in the discharge of his duty. Clauses 6 to 8 provide that on con viction for murder of the first degree, judgment of death may be pronounced in open court, and the offender shall suffer death as a felon ; or the Court may order judgment of death to be entered of record, and this shall have the like effect as if judgment of death had been pronounced in open court, but execution thereof hadbeenrespited. All murders not of the first degree are of the second degree, the punish ment of the latter to be penal servitude for life, or for not less than seven years. The indictment is to charge murder of the first degree, or to charge murder of the second de gree. It is made felony unlawfully or maliciously to wound a child or inflict upon it grievions bodily harm during its birth, or within seven days thereafter; and it is not to be necessary to prove that the child was completely born alive. On an indictment for child murder the accused cannot be found guilty of concealment of birth. Executions aro to be within the walls of the prison. The sheriff or his deputy, the governor or chief officer of the prison or his deputy, the chaplain or an officiating minister attached to the pri • son, the surgeon or chief medical officer of the prison, and such other officers of the prison as the sheriff requires, shall be present at the execution ; and any justice of the peace having jurisdiction, and such persons as it seems to the sheriff or visiting justices proper to admit, may also be present at the execution. The surgeon's certificate of the death, a certificate from the other above-named officials, and a duplicate of the coroner's inquisition on the body are to be sent to the Secretary of State, and copies are to be exhibited at the prison entrance for a certain number of hours. The body is to be buried within the walls of the prison, --- - 4 3Pf1 . 9.-!'" Q ' ' '' • IV, t t! ffurt 4- ' , 11. •70 1 .1 - • • HER MAJESTY• 'WINDSOR CASTLE, Friday. The Queen, with Princess Helena, walked and drove in the grounds this morning. Their Royal Highnesses Princess Louise and Princess Beatrice also walked and drove. Prince Leopold, attended by Lieutenant Stirling, took a drive. Prince Alfred, attended by the Hon. E. Yorke, arrived at Windsor Castle this morning. His Royal Highness went to London in the after- 1100 n. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, attended by Major Teesdale, visited her Majesty this after noon. The Prince of Wales, accompanied by prin ce Alfred, visited the Queen at Windsor Castle Yes terday. The Princess of Wales, attended by Viscountesis Walden, visited the Exhibition of French ana Flemish Pictures at the French Gallery, THE QUEEN'S COURT—Tars D.kY• Her Majesty the Queen held a Court to-daY a! Buckingham Palace. Her Majesty was attended by all the leading members of the Royal household, a large number of the aristocracy, the corps matique, and others specially invited who bad th e . honour of being " received." It is announc ed that her Majesty will hold another Court on Tuesday. the 19th of June, and that the Princess of Wa les will hold Drawing-rooms, on behalf of her Majesty, 00 Wednesday, the 23d inst., and on Saturday, t i r 9th of June. HAYMARKET THEATRE.—The Prince of Il r a and Prince Alfred, attended by Major Teesdale and ice Yorke, honoured the above theatre with their P resence last night to witness the performance of the new come d y' " The Favourite of Fortune." The Duke of Rutland has arrived at his residence at Campden-hill, Kensington, for the season. The Marquis and Marchioness of Hasting s an t , the Earl and Countess of Kintore have arrived a t the ~ George's Hotel. The Marquis and Marchioness of Bristo l bale arrived at their residence in St. James's-square , for the season. The Marchioness of Downshire had a small and early party last night at the family residence in Delve square. The Marchioness of Winchester is still conaLleci to her bed, being very ill with the measles, at AlDrr t ' St. Mary's. The Earl of Normanton has arrived in Seani c ' re : place, Mayfair, from Somerley, Hampshire, for the set's°-; The Earl and Countess Percy entertained a seleca party at dinner yesterday evening at Northu taberisu House. The Countess of Jersey and Mr. Brandin* e. 111; tertained at dinner last evening his Excellency the 111013 he Ambassador and Baroness Brunnow, his Excelloo' t Spanish Minister and the Marchioness de Molina, the and Countess of Clarendon, Lord and Lady Otho Fit I, gerald, the Right Hon. Sir Robert and Lady Emil/ 7ne., Count Maffei, Viscount Hamilton, Mr. and Lady VU Sandars, Mr. Calcraft, &c. RECENT WILLS AND BEQUESTS• (From the Illustrated London News) s aes The will of the late General Right Hon• thr,,,Y de Burgh, Lord Baron Downes, G.C.8., 1(.1 ",',; K.A.S.. of Bert House, Kildare, was proved ill a London Court on the 20th ult., and probate g rante f to his daughter, Anne Countess of Clonme l, Wife ; the Earl of Clonmel, one of the executors, Pe s l ijo being reserved to his son-in-law, Lord Seaton, 'ea other executor—a probate having been first gr 31 1.0 to them in Ireland. His lordship had sat in House of Commons for Carlow and QueensborouPs' between 1818 and 1830, and was in 1831 electe d 4 representative peer. The will is dated IVIaY / 1 1 1863, and his lordship died at the age of 7 5 . as has bequeathed to his grandson, the Hon. 1 13°131 1 ,i Charles Scott, an estate in Ardristan ; and to grandson, John Lord Earlsfort, an estate at grove. To his daughter, the Countess of Clotoneci he leaves some landed estates in Durham ; 51 : 115 to his son-in-law, Lord Seaton, he beque':a all his estates in Kildare, and appoints his sal daughter and son-in-law joint legatees. The will of the Right Hon. Lady Maria Ther th er e Lewis, of Kent House, Knightsbridge, relict Bart' Right Hon. Sir George Cornewall Lewis, 0r was proved in the London Court by the exeen k —viz., her brother-in-law, the Rev. E. Cracletue; D.D., and her son, Mr. Thomas Villiers Vl6ser The personalty was 'sworn under £40,000 Gr . or ge ladyship was the daughter of the Hon• ar- Villiers, and widow of Mr. T. H. Lister, and B ar t. ried, in 1844, the late Sir George C. Lewis' of Her ladyship died No vem b er 9, 1865, at the ° 6- 1 ,1 62, having executed her will August 11, 186 3 ar which, after leaving legacies to two servants a n ; r se annuity to the person who was formerly the n sr , t r oh g erc e hil t d s r , en, and making some other teill° T-T r otis e an enin bequeaths the lease of Dent or and all the rest of her property between her A4' lice Thomas Villiers Lister, and her daugh ter, Beatrice, in equal portions. , t of The will of Sir George Joseph Palmer, 133 r bf Wanlip Hall, Leicester, was proved in Louele'spa his son, Sir Archdale Robert Palmer, Bares, the Mr. George Anderson, of Walton-on-Tliga:.o.4 joint executors and trustees. The persona it " on of sworn £14,000. Sir George was the eldest s a t he Sir Charles T. Hudson, Bart. (who a ssutc ' e o f the name of Palmer), and Harriet, the daught er s ole late Sir William Pepperell, Bart. Sir Ge er g e , deputy-lieutenant for the county of Leicester; 1, high sheriff in 1840. His will bears date f ie f 0. 1861, and he died Feb. 22, 1866, at th e age :d ° ca r- He bequeaths to his wife, Lady Palmer, 11',and riages, horses, wines, and consumable sOrrtureet farming stock absolutely. The plate, linen, P ic s hip and household furniture he leaves to her ja: Ito enjoy the use of while she occupies IN T a niP a bio as the ordinary place of residence of herself a u to t he children, and afterwards they will devolv e o ioll son or heir entitled in possession to the said le.3‘. ' and estate, and bequeaths the residue a ln' s i l et sonal estate to his wife for her life, a nd up° decease to his eldest son. bee The wills of the undersigned persons havuoisr recently proved:—Major-General Thoma s rho- retie, under £12,000 personalty. Captain gee, mas A. Burrows, £25,000. James D. pe13:00,10r of New Orleans and Brussels, £60,00 0 Pera;,;go in England. Mr. Robert Hobson, of LeaeLger Priors, £160,000. Mr. Henry Rogers, of hoe Park, Walden, £140,000. Mr. °Tee° draper, £lOO,OOO. Recent Electioneering Chaugeß" The Hels ( t F o (From m electionthe has curio ciii4n; The numbers were equal, and the raaye r ,„ g9' leg 9l casting vote. It has been much discussed ''' sil cil h oj ad to- a day.) circles whether the returning officer pos sess deo a power, and the general opinion is 00 he ad f not. Indeed it would appear to be iinpossw"'etioo the e' e 0 be or this reason, that the poll closes, and is therefore over, at four o'clock. No vctne:vete legally received after that hour. Now the e0"1:0-cloSe of the mayor was not given until long aft er t- t. ri tec l ' s of and when poll, when the numbers had two ° ° a l oe' the an rwethuernnitnhgeoeffilencetiroloilowaarslycownacsludtoedrjeillitepaotecitil return, and then the house would have di r e c t scrutiny. By so voting he has rendered uilovier liable f to very serious penalties. For a tllv arlie'"' eo r• 3 1 . 00t eo t ' o risi fame has been excluded from V ar , l o f X r ,; Another Poe lawyer has been lost in the pers°'ci f o r '," Hennessy. This was quite un e% P ec i tc rl!ff had had been confidently asserted that the s ' le- whi ch made errors in adding up the PO ll-13°°1°' bt ° cl placed Mr. Hennessy's seat beyond all cle ll , o ' peo t, that the fact was admitted even by his °P.r calculat • c a,lo o 4 whose committee had made the like blond the t' A „ 0 ,11 The poll-books produced abounded j e lao ce ' but they affected both parties, and - o -1;0 ar' . . m af a te jo r n s t e y tti f n o g r all of them right, presented 5 4., Sir P. O'Brien, who keel o '''" HE DIPERIAL LAND COMPANY OF T MARSEILLES (Limited). NOTICE OF CALL. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, T ha t the DIRECT WaS have This Day made a CALL of X 5 per Share upon I:he shares of the Company, payable in two instalments of £2 10s. per share, on the 24th inst. and 24th July respectively , at the Agra and Masterroan's Bank (Limited), 35, Niao las lane, Lombard-street, E.C. Interest at the rate of 15 per cent. per annum will be charged on all instalments not p-aid when due. No transfer will be registered until the, cell has been paid. By Order of the Board. GEORGE M. BRIGHT, Secretary. 10, St. Swithin's-lane, E.C., May 3, 1866. T Axi - rs 01 - 11\11 3 A Mir