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„,...............--------- ~.......--------- Just out, re-written, greatly enlarged, and adapted for general circulation, pp. 27, price 2c1., T A T A-X. Ale at 6 '.The d. when untaxed will be 2d.” By WILLIAM RAE 611111 E, Esq., F..A. "'I his is a masterly pamphlet, and comes fr a writer whcsc political and financial knowledge .9 established.l . . . . 31r. Smee proves that sixpenny ale would, if un taxed, become twopenny ale."—The Press. . "In this pamphlet the wrier presents a plan for the re peal of the malt Tax without reducing. the public reventr, and he proves by incontestable demonstration that the price of ale wuuld thus be much reduced to the consumer. . . . 'Die detai's are lucidly set forth, and they are well worthy Of attent ye considoration."—The Observer. "Mr. Since has wr tten a pleas.ant e nough pamphlet, full O f information, not only on the tax it-elf and its history, but many incidental points connected. with the brew.ng of ale." —The Globe. -- Also, by the same Author, price Id., Third Edition, with Pre face, entirely new, 0111 pages, FREN CII \VINES AT ID. PER BOTTLE C 1.76 roas DU I LES. lilann Nephews, Cornhili. TE ATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. — M a nglers. liessrs E. l'alc'ner and 14'. B. chatterton. NOTICE. —FOUR SPECIAL MORNING PERFORM ANCES of the PANTOMIME, on WEDNESDAY, December 27th, Thursday, 28th, Friday, 29th, and Saturday, 30th, and every Monday, We dnesda y , and Sa turday uring the month of January. —On BOXING NIGHT, and each Evening during the Week, the Per formances will commence with the Farce, by Edmund Fal coner entitled HUSBANDS BEWARE. Principal charac ters by Messrs. G. Belmore, C. Harcourt, F. Barsby, C. Warner; Misses Ilazlewood, R. Leclercq., and Miss E. Falconer. Concluding with the Drury Lane Annual Grand Christmas Pantomime, written by E. L. Blanchard, Esq., entitled LITTLE KING PIPPIN; or, Harlequin r- Fortu natus and the Magic Pur se and Wishing-cap! The go geously beautiful character of the decorations, inclusive of more than the usual amount of scenic surprises an d transformation won ders, are insured by the fact f teir bein entirely designed and for the most o part h g executed by the celebrated artist William Beverley, whose eminent services have been retained this Christmas exclusively for the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. The general action of the pantomime arranged by and the whole produced under the direction of Mr. Robert Roxby. Characters in the opening : Miss Hazlewood, Miss Augusta Thomson, Miss E. Leclercq, Miss E. Falconer, Miss Clara Morgan ; Mr. G. Belmore, Mr. Barshy, Mr. Fitzjames, Mr. G. Weston, Mr. Henri Drayton, and Master Percy Roselle. The Harlequinade includes the ser vices of those popular pantomimists (forming a double i3oleno and Mr. C. Laure, Clowns ; r. company), narrY W. A. Barnes and Mr. J. MOrriS, Pantaloons ; Mr. Cor mack and Mr. S. Saville, Harlequins; Mdme. Boleno and Mi ss Laura Morgan, Columbines. The masks, devices, and dresses, from designs by the humorously renowned Dykwyn kyn. The Music selected and arranged by Mr. J. Barnard. Machinery by Mr. J. Tucker and assistants. Gas Illu minations by Mr. J. Hinkley. Properties by Mr. Need ham, R. Glindon, and Assistants. Dresses by Mr. S. May and Mrs. Lawler. The Dances and action of the Ballet arranged by Mr. Cormack. Comic Scenes, Tricks, ix., invented by Messers. H. Boleno and Cormack. — The performances to commence every evening at seven o'clock precisely and terminate by eleven o'clock. Box office open from ten till five daily. THEATRE ROYAL, lIAYMARKET. - Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, THE OVERLAND ROUTE : Messrs Chas. Mathews, Buckstone, Chippendale, Compton, Rog, rs, Clark, Gordon, Braid, Cue, Are. ; Mesdames Mathews, Snow den, Hill. Wright, Coleman, Lovell, kc. To be followed by L'HOMME BLASE (USED Ur). Mr C. Mathews. To conclude with MY HUSBAND'S GHOST. • - - Commence at Seven. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. SATURDAY, Dec. 23. BOXING-NIGHT, Dec. 26, and during the week, a New Drama, entitled THE NtASTER OF RAVENSWOOD. Edgar Ravenswood, Mr. Fechter, supported by a powerful company. NEAV THEATRE-R OYAL ADELPHI. Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. TIIIS EVENING, at 7, MOTHER. AND CHILD ARE DOUG WELL. Messrs. Felix Rogers, P. Bedford, &o. After which, at 8, RIP VAN WINKLE. Rip (his 94th appearance), Mr. Jefferson, supported by Messrs. Billington, P. Bedford, It Phillips, leelix Rogirs, Ashley, Eburne, C. J. Smith; Mrs. Billingtor, To conclude with A PAS DE FASCINATI3N. Miss Furtado and Mr. Felix Rogers. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager. Mr. Geo. Vining. THIS EVENING, QUIET LODGINGS. Alter which, at a quarter to Eight, IT IS NEVER TOO LATE TO MEND. haracters by Messrs. Vining, T. Mel ville,Murray, 6. Ca.thaem. F. Villiers, J. G. Shore, U. Murray, B. Mellon, C. Seytun, R. Cathcart ; Miss L. Moore and Miss Katherine Midge's. ROYAL S'IRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. Swanborough. THIS EVENING, at Seven, NOTHING VENTURE DiuTHING WIN. Aiter which will be produced a new Opera Burlesque, L'AFRICAINE ; or, The Queen of the Cannibal Islan s. Messrs. Stoyle, James, Thorne ; Mesdames Swanborough, Raynham, Johnstone, &c. 'fa conclude with MRS. GREEN'S SNUG BUSINESS GRATIS AND POST FREE. E. MOSES and SONS' I.'AIIIONAIILE ALMANAC for 1805, List of Prices, with Fashion-card ior the present season. MOSES AND S 0 N E• respectfully call attention to their large and well assorted rtock of JUVENILE CLOTHING. The newest taorics are combined with the latest and most fashionable designs, and the best workmanship. 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THE LAST EDITION of " THE SUN ~ supplied as ioon as Published, containing all the LATEST INEWS and SPORTING INTELLIGNYCS, by 11. W. HARRIS, Newspaper Agent, 4, Illa,clariars-road, London, S. THE LATEST EDITION of " THE SUN." J. HOLMES begs to inform his friends, and the pubic generally. that he supplies the LATEST EDITION ad- of " THE SUN" as soon as publish ed —No. 16, Hampste road. N.W. lIIGII WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tins DAY.—Mtnaing, 3h. 58m.— Afternoon, 4h4.18m. TO-llonnow.-Morning, 4h. 36m.—Afternoon, 4h. 57m. , t ek t'g Vpt, LONDON, 7 H URSDAY, DEC. 21, 1865. ---- P-- y ester d a y Lord STANLEY was entertained at a banquet, held in the Law Association rooms, Liver pool. Mr. PHILIP RATHBONE, the President of the Chamber of Commerce, gave the entertainment, and in proposing the health of the chief guest, he made a very interesting and comprehensive sprcch, which embraced many of the important topics re lating to political life and public men. He began by enumerating some of the most difficult and com plicated matters which yet remain for us to settle ; and foremost among the perplexities of social life he rightly ranked railways. After the great poli tical subjects of controversy are disposed of, this question concerns all, or nearly all, of us in some decree , and the right mode of dealing with it, and regulating a power which, kept in due bounds, is a friend to progress and an aid to civilisation, but:, which threatens occasionally to override and over— \ whelm us, should occupy serious attention and en— \, gage universal care. The Chairman adverted to, the difficulties which lay in the way of proper legis— lation, in consequence of the railway interest pre- , ponderating so greatly in the House, it being com puted that nearly two hundred of the net Parlia ment are railway directors, so that their settlem en. t of the matters in dispute will be more difficult tha n ever. Another question of almost more magnitude in some respects, and certainly more unlikely to "be disposed of, is that of pauperism. As Mr. B ONE stated, stated, few could go i n to the courts and alleys around them and say that this subject did not. de mand and deserve all the care of the statesman. " The mass of degradation, crime, and misery that seethes there," are, indeed, most eloquent witnesses on behalf of those who tell a busy and prosperous community that they will fail in their duty to GOD and man if their generation passes away without any material improvement being visible in these respects. The conclusion which the Chairman drew from these premises was a very correct one, and the truth of it cannot be gainsaid. He said that we should appreciate and admire those who approach these subjects in a " calm philosophical temper of the late Sir COnNEWALL LEWIS," who was a worthy exemplifi cation of this class of politicians, who are valuable beyond measure in the servces they render. As mentioned here the important social creditors of the day must not be treated in the shape of party questions, and they must there fore be tackled by those who bring to their con sideration " patient, searching, passionless investi gation." "It is because," said the Chairman, "we believe that Lord STANLEY, in common with a few of our statesmen on both sides of the house, has undertaken the stady of politics as a science in this spirit, as well as its practice as an art, that I ask all here of all shades of politics, and I don't think there is an unrepresented man who would not do cordial respect to the manly, conscientious thoroughness with which Lord STANLEY grapples with any subject he undertakes . " Lord STANLEY, in responding, declared that he felt an additional pleasure in being present on that occasion, when he reflected upon the union and fusion of interests which the assembly presented. " I came here," said the noble lord, " being in vited as a neighbour and one connected with the landed interest of this county ;" and he went on to explain how he considered his meeting represen tatives of the greatest mercantile and manufactur ing communities of the world as a type of the great and beneficial change we see around us. It is not yet perfected, but it is steadily and surely adTanc ing." Lord STANLEY assured his hearers—and no one who has studied his course in public life has any reason to doubt the accuracy of his observation —that this union has always been his earnest desire, and he justly congratulates himself upon its accom plishment. Wild enthusiasts and excited demagogues may find it to suit their purpose to foment angry feelings, and talk of the chasm that yawns between classes, but the noble lord has more wisely, faith fully, and hopefully presented the state of the case to us in saying, that if we measure time not by the lapse of years but by the progress of ideas, we are far removed from the days when speakers at public meetings entertained their hearers by talking of " government by a half -feudalised aristocracy, which looked with contempt upon trade, which was always ready to drag the country into quarrels, and multiply military armaments for the sake of their relations and connexions." Such days are happily gone by, and for nothing is this generation more honourably distinguished than the fusion of classes, and the many points of interest which have been found to exist between the aristocracy of rank and that of commerce. The noble lord took a comprehensive survey of the case, and declared that he saw on the one hand many of those whose fortunes had been made in the great towns among the best land lords; and on the other hand, he found the gradual and well-nigh total disappearance among the landed classes of their former prejudice against bringing up their children to in dustrial occupations. In reference to the subject immediately before them, the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce, the noble lord stated, what is curious enough, that the commerce of England nearly equals that of all Europe put together. Local associations for the discussion of mercantile matters have been given very little heed to. This is in every respect a state of things that needs alteration, and in this as in some other notable instances the Continent has set us a praise- worthy example, these institutions are also flourishing in the New World. In answer to the question which materially arises in the minds of the uninitiated—What is the use of Chambers of Commerce ? The noble lord emphatically de clared that they serve as authoritative exponents of commercial opinion. They are of great use to men engaged in public life, who are apt to hear only the opinions most noisily expressed, but which are sel dom the truest or the wisest. Great advantages accrue from the establishment of these institutions, and the noble lord cited a case in point to testify to their merits. He is now sitting with some influen tial persons on a commission to inquire into the rail way system generally, and the very best evidence on our side have been furnished by individuals represent ing and delegated from the Chambers of Commerce. Of course, this influence can be applied with advan tage to other cases besides railway investigations, and it is well known that private individuals often object to come forward, however well informed they may be ; but if they represent an association, it is otherwise, and they obviate an awkward sense of responsibility, and the insidiousness of appearing to thrust themselves forward in a pretentious sense. Lord STANLEY thinks it would be desirable that the association which meets yearly in London should be joined by all the Chambers of Commerce now existing, and they might go so far as to invite expressions of opinion from the representatives of great " com mercial centres" in other parts of the world. Con cerning another important matter, the establishment of tribunals of Commerce, Lord STANLEY does not commit himself to a positive expression of opinion, but he declares that it is a question that ~ i s r i pe for consideration, but hardly ripe for action." The speech of the noble lord was one of those suggestive discourses which throw out many useful hints, and give rise to reflections that cannot fail to profit. It was an appropriate acknowledgment to the compli ment which was paid to him by the influential Society whose importance he so justly estimates, and whose interests he so ably advocated. As the opening of Parliament under the auspices of a new and professedly Reform Ministry grows nearer and nearer, we find increasing evidence of the general interest taken in the matter in the number of criticisms, schemes, and suggestions which are brought before the public. We have, naturally enough, all shades of feeling and opinion represented in these plans and projects. We have the extreme Radical, whose views, if fully carried out, would probably startle himself by the substi- THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 21, 1865. tution of democracy for constitutional government; we have the reluctant Whig, compelled by the tra ditional professions of his party to support theories of progress and amendment while in reality he would much prefer to " rest and be thankful," leav ing the material advantages acquired by his party undisturbed. Again, we meet with one-sided Re formers, who would go to the extreme in some points, while on others they consider that little or no reform is necessary. The great question with most of them is the extension of the suffrage, and whatever measure is introduced a change in this direction (must certainly be its principal feature. The reform required in the manner of voting is as unpopular with the candidate as the alterations necessary in the electoral districts are unwelcome to the voter. Neither of these improvements, which must eventually be made in our constitution, are therefore very popular subjects of discussion, while the reduction in the lifetime of Parliaments, generally thought expedient by sincere Reformers is thrust aside by members who have no wish to be kept too strictly to their husting pledges, or to in crease the expenses of a contested election. It is admitted on all hands, however, that a considerable increase must be made in the number of our electors if we wish the House of Commons to represent in any adequate degree the temper and feelings of the nation. While all admit this necessity as a basis I of the new Reform Bill, there are almost endless diversities of opinion as to the best means of putting theory into practice, some being as much fascinated as others are alarmed by the thought of entrusting political power to new and untried hands. The bolder Reformers have, however, a strong argument in their favour in the beneficial and prosperous effects of the old Bill of 1832, against which so violent an opposition was raised, and whose consequences were so dreaded by the privileged classes of that day. They argue with consider ble force that it is most impolitic and unwise to drive the lower ranks of the present day into the same same state of irritation and resolute organisation to which the middle class of the last generation were urged by the obstinate withholding of the necessary concession. The working men of the present day are many of them as well educated as the tradesmen of 1832, and as each rank rises in the scale of intelligence and education, it naturally demands its share in the constitutional government of the country. The real danger lies not in wise concession, but in the selfish disregard of the wants and the claims of the unrepresented classes too often displayed by those in power. The natural forces which, when unduly repressed, produce startling catastrophes have often been used as political illustrations, and they are certainly not unsuitable examples of the inevi table consequences of political blindness, selfishness, and prejudice, sooner or later. At the same time it is fair to admit that there are great and inherent difficulties in the question ; difficulties which require to be well weighed and anxiously considered by every man who comes forward with projects of Reform. The whole question of the suffrage is fully, though temperately, examined by Mr. FREDERI C HILL, in a pamphlet which he has just published.* He inclines, undoubtedly, rather to the side of caution than of progress, and he is perpetually ex horting his reader to remembers that rash and violent changes are much to be deplored. The road to democracy, he urges, admits of no retrogression ; the wheel has a ratchet behind it, and will only turn one way. Violent and sudden changes are, he asserts with truth, often detrimental to the very cause which they seem to forward from the strength of the reaction they inevitably produce. We have instances of this in our own history, as well as in that of other nations, while of the anngornue to2l,lPncieß of Democracies we have abundant evidence in our own time. Mr. HILL urges that our public com panies and societies are for the most part complete democracies ; they choose their own constitutions, their own voters and mode of voting, and other details, but the results are not always satisfactory even to themselves. If we lcok abroad we shall, he says, find 110 more satisfactory evidence of the fruits of a democratic constitution, since in France it has been found compatible with a fettered press and restrictions on speech and motion, in America with lynch law and slavery. In the Colonies the effects of the ballot have not, he thinks, been edifying. No dispassionate observer can, he thinks, fail to arrive at the conclusion that there is in reality more liberty in England than hi America. The great measures of legislative improve ment during the last 35 years have been carried by the middle classes, and Mr. HILL reminds us that, with the exception of the Reform Bill itself, the working classes took no part in supporting any of them, and were, in fact, opposed to many. The tyranny of the Trades' Unions, the intolerance and violence shown by working men against those of their own class who differ from them, and the indifference which they have shown to those parts of commercial law which were really oppressive and unjust to them, are all cited by Mr. HILL in support of his argument, that it would be detrimental to the public interests to place too much political power in the hands of the masses. He is strongly in favour of a tentative mode of progression, and supports what has been called the lateral extension of the franchise, though he omits all mention of one of its most important branches, the lodger franchise. In these days of crowded cities and high prices, thousands of lodgers pay more rent than the occupants of small houses. Even unfurnished rooms in un fashionable quarters are let at rates of twenty and thirty pounds a-year—what shall we say, then, of the occupants of our West-end flats ? The " fancy" suffrage of the savings' bank depositor is approved by Mr. HILL, while he does not favour the educational test advocated by Mr. MILL and others. We cannot agree with him in depreciating the possession of rudimentary knowledge as a neces sary qualification for the franchise. A sober and careful working man may, indeed, as Dr. TEMPLE avers, have a more real education than he who has only learnt to read and write without acquiring those qualities ; but we cannot take an individual case as the test of a class, and as as a general rule the working man who can read and write is more likely to be sober and careful than the totally illiterate and ignorant man. lie is able to see for himself both sides of a question, to examine the facts upon which political theories aro based, and can exercise his own judgment upon them, instead of being at the mercy of any mob o lh a o t o can a n y r h e o a d c h h o i o s s n e s e w t s o p a i p n e s r t r c u a c n t s h e i e m 'f the he agitator's man arguments answered by other arguments ; lie can learn that there are not only two, but many sides to the religious, political, and social questions of our busy, complex life ; and if we wish to get a fair and honest representation of the English working men, we must take the suffrages of the intelligent and educated, not the ignorant and consequently prejudiced among them. Mr. HILL advocates very strongly the representa tion of property, and prefers this qualification to any other. In this we cannot agree with him, * "Parliamentary Reform. How the Sepresentation may be amended safely, gradually, and efficiently." By Trederic Hill, Barrister-at-Law. Longman. for the influence of mere material wealth has a lready too much preponderance among us. It is the especial danger of all highly civilised nations, and to make the possession of property the sole qualification for the possession of poli tical power would be as much opposed to the best interests of the country as it world be unfair to those educated classes who might profit little by its facilities, and unjust to the working men, to whose exclusion it would naturally tend. As for the Ballot, though citing its effects in Australia as a sample of the evils of democratic government, Mr. HILL is in favour of its experi mental adoption ; that is to say, he mould have it applied, to use his favourite adjective, tentatively to some of those places which are notorious for bribery and intimidation, and he further thinks that the plan of voting papers is a promising me with regard to this part of the question. Altogetaer, his views, though inclining, as we have said, rather to the ex treme of Whig caution than of Radcal desire for change, are fair and temperate, even though in some places he seems to contradict himself. He fully supports the right of the industrious intelligent working man to a share in the representation, though he is much afraid of admitting too many of his class at once to the possession of political power. He is, as we have seen, a partial supporter of the Ballot, and generally in favour of progress, so that it be not too rapid. He deserves much credit for the total absence of party feeling or bitterness in his discussion of some very vexed questions ; and his brochure, as setting forth the opinions of an able and experienced writer, is well worthy of care ful attention at the hands of professing Reformers. The Cattle Plague. CHESTER (COUNTY). The following is the number of cases reported to the 18th inst. :—Number attacked, 2,988. Died, 1,740; killed, 157; under treatment, 951; recovered, 140-2,988. Since the 13th inst. the disease has ap peared in the following places :—Brindley, Bickley, Barton, Crewe, Cuddington, Churton, Eaton, Lit tleton, Marlston-cum-Lache, Norbury, Poole, and Ridley. The number reported last week was 1,779 attacked—died, 948 ; killed, 123 ; the number has increased during the last seven days by 172 per diem attacked, and an increase in the number dead and killed of 118 per diem. The disease has now ap peared in 115 different townships in the county. LA TEST INTELLIGENCE. The Robbery at Mr. Walker's, Cornhill. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) BELGIUM. BRUSSELS, DEC. 21. The Ministry have tendered their resignation, but the King desiring them to continue in the exer cise of their functions they have reassumed the direc tion of their various departments. The King presided yesterday at a Council of Ministers. THE BOMBAY MAIL. MARSEILLES, DEC. 21. The Mongolia, with the above mails, arrived here at 7.30 a.m. to-day. The mails leave again for London at 11.30 a.m. Free pratique. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin--Fearing from the report which appears in your paper of this morning of the case of " Tamer v. Walker," that an impression may get abroad that I had a desire to shirk the payment of the reward, I beg to state that, after the conviction of the thieves and recovery of the property stolen from my shop, I waited upon Sir Richard Mayne, who informed me that, from the representations of the officers en gaged in the capture that the same was effected by their own ingenuity, vigilance, and industry, with out information from any one; and that with regard to the payment of the reward he did not allow his men to claim any reward, as he considered they were bound to perform their duty without fee or reward of any kind, but that if he thought pro per to make them a present as an acknowledgment of their services I might do so, but that I was not to be extravagant, as he considered I had lost quite sufficient already. I then made out an award, which met with his approbation, and forwarded him a cheque for the amount, and the following is a copy of the letter received from him, acknow ledging the receipt of 'the same : "4, Whitehall-place, Aug. 10, 1865. " Sir•-I have to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 4th inst., and to acquaint you in reply that the sum (2135), for which a cheque is enclosed, shall be given to the officers and constables as de sired. " It has been a great gratification to me that the police concerned performed their duty with so much ability and success. " I am, Sir, your obedient servant, " Mr. John Walker." " RICHARD MAYNE. Superintendent Durkin Inspector Potter Inspector Brennan Police-constable Ranger 2O • Thames Police With regard to the verdict obtained against me yesterday, I have to state that by the advice of counsel I do not intend to let it remain uncontested. I am, Sir, yours, &c., JOHN WALKER. 68, Cornhill, Dec. 20, 1865. Good News for French Wine Drinkers. : 7 ''.. 4 ,I.' Av /Alb 611111 - -- -- Ei ---- ttratilat .-,3, .1, HER MAJESTY. OSBORNE, Dec. 20. The Queen, with Princess Helena and Princess Louise, drove yesterday morning in a carriage and four, 'and visited her Serene Highness Princess Leiningen at West Cowes. Major-General the Hon. A. Hood was in attend ance. THE KING OF PORTUGAL AND THE PRINCE FRANCE. BOURSE, Dec. 20.—The opening took place on a weak market, Italian Stock and Credit Mobilier Shares being most affected. The former show a fall of 40c., at 65f. 50c. ; and the latter have de clined Bf. 75c.—to 887 f. 75c., which is attributed to the fact of the obligations of the new Ottoman Loan, the subscription of which is opened to-day, having fallen 75c. below the price of issue. French Threes are quoted at 68f. 30c., a trifling loss. In the Railway department Northern Shares show a decline of 7f. 50c. ; Lyons, 2f. 50c. ; and Austrian and Lombard, if. 25c. each. Three o'clock.—The closing quotations are as 4j per Cents 97 75 Do. end month 3 per Cents. 6B 45 Do. end month 6B 20 Credit Mobilier Do. end month Bank Shares 3790 Credit Fonder — Italian Loan 65 35 Do. end month 65 42 RAIL !ollows : Roman 69 Ottoman Fives 43 20 Mexican Loan 49 50 Do. Bonds 333 75 Russian - Austrian Spanish Threes Home Debt — Deferred 'AYE. Cash. Acct. ... 842 50 ... 1142 50 ~. 856 25 Orleans Northern 573 75 - - ... 525 - - - ... 218 75 - - ... 432 50 - - ... 427 50 - - ... 180 -- - - ... 220 - 170 - Lyons and Mediterranean. Southern Western Eastern Sardinian. Austrian Lombard North of Spain Saragossa Ditto to Barcelona Roman AMERICA. (Per City of Baltimore.) NEW YORK, Dec. 9 (Noon.) The Message of President Johnson seems to have had a very salutary effect throughout the country ; it is re garded as an able State paper, pacific in tone, and calcu lated to contribute materially to the restoration of good feeling between the two sections lately in conflict, and to allay much of the apprehensions of foreign complications previously felt. Its effect upon Congress is said to have been important, and the Conservative Republicans seem to have been in many cases influenced, thinking to adopt a more conciliatory course towards the South. It is cur rectly reported that the joint resolution prescribing the test oath of having never aided the rebellion as a requisite for admission to Congress will be greatly modified. Its enforcement would have excluded from that body nearly all the recently elected members from the Southern States. It seems possible now that their credentials may be re ceived during the session. Congress stands adjourned from last Wednesday until Monday—the only proceeding of importance in either body on Wednesday being the introduction of a bill in the house to provide for the payment to Mrs. Lincoln of the sum of $lOO,OOO, being the salary of her husband for the four years' term for which he was last elected. The bill was referred to a committee of ono from each State. The President yesterday pardoned 118 citizens of Texas, who, being worth over $20,000 each, were excluded from the benefits of the recent amnesty proclamation. It is stated that the claims of loyal citizens against the general Government for damages sustained during the late war will exceed in the aggregate three hundred millions of dollars. Special committees to consider such claims are to be appointed in both houses of Congress. The Hon. James L. Orr was on the 29th ult. inaugurated Governor of South Carolina. Provisional Governor Perry, in his farewell address to the State Legislature, assured that body that, in his judgment, the State had done D.ll that was required to entitle her to her place in the Federal Union. After referring to his own opposition to secession, he said that the State had fought gallantly through the war ; but that when conquered by overwhelming numbers, the people, after seeing their State made almost a desert, their towns in ruins, and their families nearly reduced to starvation, had submitted to the fortunes of war and the terms of the conqueror with manly fortitude and honour. He did not believe that their representatives would be ex cluded from the Congress, and he predicted that the ravages after the war would be speedily repaired and pros perity and kind feeling restored. Governor Orr, in his inaugural address, reviewed the consequences of the late war, pronounced the doctrine of the right of secession annihilated, counselled a faithful and vigorous support of the National Government, advised the' encouragement of the immigration of skilled artisans and mechanics, and the investment of Northern capital. He predicted a speedy recovery of the State from the ravages of the war, and earnestly recommended the encouragement of education and industry, and a spirit of leniency and kindness towards the freedmen. Provisional Governor Perry, of South Carolina, recently received the following telegram from the President : " I do not think it necessary for the members elect from South Carolina to be present at the organisation of Con gress. On the contrary, it will be better policy to present their certificate of election after the two houses have organised, which will be a simple question under the con stitution of the members taking their seats. Each house must judge for itself the election returns and qualifications of its own members. As to what the two houses will do in reference to the oath required to be taken by members is unknown to me. And I do not like to predict. But upon the whole I am of the opinion it would be better for the question to come up after Congress has been organised. I hope that your Legislature will adopt a code in reference to free persons of colour that will be acceptable to the country, and at the same time do justice to the white and coloured population. "ANDREW JOHNSON, President." The acceptance of the resignation of General Butler is officially announced. It took effect on the 30th ult. The Legislature of Louisiana repudiated the election of Messrs. Hahn and Cutler as United States Senators, on the ground that the election was irregular, the subsequent one by the people being claimed as conforming to the Consti tution. ______ A circular of the Freedmen's Aid Society states that unless somo special provision is made for them, 70,000 negroes will probably perish during this winter in Georgia and Alabama alone. _ _ A serious quarrel has broken out among the " Fenian Brotherhood," between the President O'Mahony and the " Senate," the causa of each party being zealously espoused. It seems that bonds to the extent of $68,000 were recently issued by an agent appointed by O'llahony without tho confirmation of the " Senate," whereupon that august body repudiated the aforesaid bonds, declaring that the appoint ment of the agent was a fraud upon tho " Republic," and that the Brotherhood will not sustain his acts. O'Mahony comes out-with a card declaring the senatorial action illegal, and warning the Brotherhood against being in any way disquieted thereby. The headquarters in Union-square were recently illuminated in honour of the escape of Stephens. The Fenian Trials. WEDNESDAY NIGHT. At the opening of the Court at Cork this morn ing the trial of Thomas Duggan and Jeremiah O'Donovan was resumed. _ Mr. Butt addressed the jury for the prisoners, and Mr. Barry replied. Mr. Justice Fitgerald charged the jury, and after two hours' deliberation, they brought in a verdict of guilty. The sentence upon Duggan was 10 years' penal servitude, and on O'Donovan five years. C. U. O'Connell was then put forward for trial. FATAL ACCIDENT TO A POLlCEMAN.—Police constable George Sykes, of the force on duty at Woolwich Dockyard, expired this morning at the Royal Marine Hospital from the effects of severe injuries received on Sunday last. It appears that the Rover, coal brig, laden with coals for the dockyard, had sunk into the mud close to the shore, so that she did not rise with the tide. She was lifted by means of ropes and chains, and the de ceased was on the wharf assisting the crew in this opera tion, when the vesssl rose suddenly, and the capstan bar swung over the wharf with much force. The seamen, seeing the danger, stooped and avoided any collision, but the deceased did not stoop sufficiently low, and the heavy liar struck the back of his head, fracturing his skull in a frightful manner. He was removed to the Royal Marine Hospital, but it was evident from tho first that the csea was hopeless. TO THE EDITOR OP THE SUN. Sint,—Your frequent and persistent advocacy of a more general use of light and pure wine leads us to hope that you will allow us to make a few remarks on this subject, conceiving as we do that the measures we are about to adopt will have an important influence not only upon the prices, but upon the consumption of FRENcHWITEs in this country. Hitherto the consumption of the finest of these wines has been almost prohibitory in consequence of the excessive prices at. which they have been retailed, the difference which always exists between the importers' price and the price to the consumer is far too great, the extent and variety of the profits so numerous, that by the time the wine reaches the cellars of the consumer it becomes not only fabulously dear, but, as it has been aptly expressed, " a rare and expensive luxury." In order to encourage the consumption of these wines, and to bring within reasonable limits the prices of other growths suited to this market, we have just concluded a contract with one of the three houses announced at the commencement of 1864, as the sole purchasers for 10 years of the produce of the vineyards, for a minimum quantity of 12,000 dozen of the first growth Chateau Margaux, of world-wide reputation ; this contract will run over the whole period of our friends' interest in this wine, and will commence with the vintage of 1863, of which there is now bottling at the Chateau about 1,900 dozen, and which we are prepared to offer to the public at the unprecedentedly low price of 635. per dozen, including duty and all charges to this country ; the corks will, as is usual when bottled at the Chateau, and as a guarantee of its genuineness, be branded " CHATEAU MARGAUX, VISCOMTE AGUADO, pre mier Vin, 1863." Our reasons for offering this fine Wine at so low a price is that while it leaves us a fair profit as Merchants, we are anxious to show the public that even the finest Wines may, by judicious enterprise, be retailed at far lower prices than for many years have been customary in this country. . . . French Wines, to be really popular in this country, must not only be good in quality but reasonable in price, and we venture to predict that with a little further concession on the part of Mr. Gladstone— giving Wine imported in Bottle the same advantage in point of Duty as that im ported in Wood—that the quantity of French Wine con sumed in this country will in the course of the next ten ydars increase threefold, and will then still be far short of what it might and no doubt will be. We are, Sir, Your obedient Servants, H. R. WILLIAMS AND CO. Crosby Hall, 32, Bishopsgate-street Within, London, E.C., Dec. 19, 1865. The Financial Troubles of the Ferocious Fenians. (From the New York Herald.) Those terrible fellows, the Fonians, are in trouble about their bonds. Instead of fighting England, or Canada, or the Chevalier Raymond, they have begun to fight each other. The old but pleasing story of the Kilkenny cats and of the result of their quarrel is irresistibly called to mind by this curious intestine conflict. The Senate of the Fenian Brotherhood, now assembled in this city, has passed resolutions declaring that the present issue of the bonds of the Irish republic is "invalid and illegal," and "a fraud on the organisation," which is equivalent to call- ing President O'Mahony and his assistants a pack of swindlers. O'Mahony replies by denouncing the members of the Senate as "dishonest persons" and "enemies of the Fenian Brotherhood," who ought to be kept "from its im mediate valuables," which is a Fenian method of calling these gentlemen thieves. And so the matter stands at our latest advices from the field of battle. Now, to a disinterested and impartial observe; it is very evident that President O'Mahony has his hands full. His palatial headquarters and beautiful banking office are all very fine, but the enemy has cut off his supplies. What the Chevalier Raymond tried to do the gentlemen of the Fenian Senate have done. The confidence of the Irish people in the Fenian bonds is completely shattered. It will not do for O'Mahony to come out in a poster and insinuate that the Fenian senators are thieves, and that they are " instigated by British gold." They were elected by the same Fenian Congress which made him President, and it is to be presumed, therefore, that their moral character as good as his. Moreover, there are ten senators to one O'Mahony, and consequently they are much more likely to be right in this bond affair than he is. Besides, if British gold can buy up ton Fenian senators, what is to prevent it buying up one Fenian president ? And who under the sun is going to invest in an organisation whose president declares that its senators are "long-timed malcontents," and can be purchased by the British ? We really cannot allow o . Mahony to bluster in this absurd style without laughing at him. His big words are as ridiculous as his small performances. Why does he not come - out, like a fighting Fenian and challenge the Fenian senators as he challenged the Chevalier Raymond? They have said just what the Chevalier Raymond said, but they have said it more pointedly, decisively, and effec tually. We do not believe that, in the face of their pro test, a single Fenian bond can be sold ; and, when the sale of bonds is stopped, who will pay the rent of the hand some head-quarters in Union-square, and where will the ferocious Fenians get their patentleather boots, rare wines, fragrant Havanas, good dinners, and Turkish dressing gowns ? Clearly, if it were right to challenge the Che valier Raymond it is necessary to challenge the Senators. O'Mahony may take Roberts on Monday, Gibbons on Tuee day, Scanlan on Wednesday, Fitzgerald on Thursday, O'Rourke on Friday, Banson on Saturday, Sullivan for Sunday's morning breakfast, Tiffin for Sunday's lunch, Fleming and Meehan—another editor—for Sunday's dinner, and Cary for dessert. This is the best possible arrangement we can make for him, and yet it will take him a week to dispose of these malcontents, even though he fight all day Sunday, when he ought to be saying his prayers. At this rata he could not conquer England in a thousand years. Indeed, there is no telling but that one of the senators may settle the bold O'Mahony. Were we a betting man we would back any one of these against him for one hundred dollars—in Fenian bonds. As it is, we advise him to issue his challenges and order his coffin. But, seriously, we are of opinion that this Fenian joke has been carried quite far enough. The existence of an Irish republic in the city of New York is not only an ab surdity, but, sooner or later, it may involve our Govern ment in annoying complications with England. It is true that the British encouraged our rebels, violated their own neutrality laws, and sent out pirates to prey upon our commerce ; but that is no reason why we should indulge in proceedings equally illegal. Neither are we disposed to permit the Fenians to force us into a war with England on their account. We have our own grievances against the British Government and intend to redress them in our own time and way ; but it is not at:all likely that these will happen to be the Fenian time and the Fenian way. If Mr. O'Mahony and his followers mean anything practical let them take Canada, make that their base of operations, and fit out their Alabamas and Shenan doahs there. Union-square will never be the starting point of any hostile expedition of the Fenian Brotherhood while we aro at peace with Great Britain. Should a Fenian army be collected there it will be handed over to the po lite ; and when O'Mahony and Killian made their hostile demonstration against the Chevalier Raymond—the only warlike movement they have ever made—the Chevalier should have served them in the same way. Our Govern ment will show Great Britain that a republic can observe its own laws and control its own citizens better than a monarchy, and that the United States are powerful enough to enforce their just claims upou foreign Powers without any all with Mr. 0'116.11911y. MALTON. The rapidity with which the rinderpest has over run the two agricultural Ridings of Yorkshire and its attendant fatality have caused the abandonment by the farmers of that apathy which two months ago led to th• abortive attempt by the magistrates to form an assurance association ; and a general effort has now been made in the North and East Riding dis tricts, forming the Malton Union, to establish a so ciety for the insurance of cattle-owners against losses. A general meeting of the committee was held at Mahon on Tuesday, when many applications for insurance were received. The value of the cattle insured in,,this society is now about £13,000, and fresh applications are being daily made. The fol lowing honorary members have put down their names to be rated in the same ratio as the insurers : —Sir E. D. Lechmere, £1,000; Earl of Fitzwilliam, £l,OOO ; Col. St. Quintin, £BOO ; and other gentle men for lesser sums, making the total of honorary subscribers about £4,000, and a general total of £17,000. The society is now fairly floated, and is prepared to pay losses. NORTHUMBERLAND. The cattle disease is rapidly abating in New castle-on-Tyne. There have not been more than six deaths reported within the past eight days, and eight other animals have been slaughtered and passed as food. According to the last report made by the Government inspectors the disease had only appeared in one fresh cow-byre in the town. There are nn riTc`rta of ho f1i 3 0. 80 being prevalent in any other part of the county of Northumberland. Some anxiety, however, is expressed of a danger arising from beasts brought to the Newcastle markets, and, hot meeting purchasers, being kept over until ano ther week. Some animals had stood the market twice without meeting purchasers, and had been turned out to graze in the suburbs of Newcastle. Two of these animals were found dead on Sunday morning, and two others were in an advanced stage of the disease. A special meeting of the North of England Chamber of Agriculture has been held at Newcastle-on-Tyne, when the heads of a proposed Cattle Disease Prevention Bill were presented to the chamber by the committee. The first part of the bill relates to the removal, grazing, or exposure for sale of cattle which the owner knows, or has reasonable cause to suspect, were diseased ; the se cond part relates to special provisions against epi demics in cattle ; the third to the carriage of cattle from one place to another ; the fourth as to the hold ing of markets and fairs ; the fifth to legal proceed ings and saving clauses ; the sixth and last to the re pealing of existing Acts relating to disease of cattle. The bill was referred to the district committees for consideration. The Iligh Sheriff of Northumber land has called a county meeting, to be held on the 27th inst. at Morpeth, to consider questions arising ' out of the spread of the cattle disease, and to petition Parliament thereon. SLEAFORD. A memorial, emanating from the Sleaford As surance Association, to Sir G. Grey, is being numer ously signed by farmers and others interested in agriculture, residing in the district, praying that the proper steps may be taken to assemble Parliament at the earliest possible date, with a view to more effectual legislation on this important matter. Sir J. Trollope, M.P., has kindly promised to further the design. WINDSOR. At last, after every precaution, this dire com plaint has visited the Royal borough of Windsor. Thee mulch cows and one calf, belonging to a Mr. Morgan, milkman, at his dairy from behind the Infantry Barracks, Sheet-street, Windsor, have just been attacked and are under treatment by Mr. Simpson, the Government Inspector. Erratum.—ln Tuesday's papers the cattle plague was stated to have broken out at Garforth-hall ; it should have been at Mr. Garforth's Wigganthorpe hall, Yorkshire. Fearful Colliery Explosion near Merthyr. UPWARDS OF THIRTY LIVES LOST. MERTHYR, Wednesday Night. This morning, at half-past eight, a fearful ex plosion of gas occurred at the Upper Gethin pit, near Merthyr. It resulted in the death of 30 men, chiefly married, injuries to several others, and the destruction of four horses. Mr. Wales, Government Mine Inspector, was on the scene of the catastrophe soon after the occur rence. There were upwards of 100 men in the pit at the time of the casualty. It is said that the casualty was occasioned by a man who looks after the wind-roads, approaching au old stall with an exposed lamp. Up to the time of writing, however, all thelamps recovered have been found to have been efficient. The greatest consternation prevails in the neigh bourhood. ROYAL AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. —On Wednes day afternoon last the Duke of Marlborough presented the prizes to the students at the Agricultural College. In doing go his lordship paid a high compliment to the principal, his staff, and the students for the great efficiency which they had attained, and thanked them for the position to which they had called him as patron of the college. Earl Ducie, Mr. Sotheron Estcourt, the Hon. W. H. Bathurst, Mr. Edward Holland, M.P., and the Rev. Dr. Barry also ad dressod the students. The prizemen were Mr. Mundry, Mr. Carter, Mr. Elliott, Mr. Boastea,d, Mr. Jones, Mr. Kingdon, Mr. Tapley, Ir. Field, Mr. Farley, Mr. Matson, Mr. Ricketts, Mr. Stace, Mr. Wilson, ancl3l.r., St. Quinton. OF WALES His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, accom panied by his Majesty the King of Portugal, arrived at Marlborough House last evening from the con- tinent. The suite in attendance consisted of Lord Alfred Hervey, Lieut.-Col. Keppel, the Marquis de Ficalho, and the Viscount Adolphe de Paiva. On Tuesday afternoon his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, attended by Lord A. Hervey and Colonel Keppel, left Darmstadt for Brussels, and arrived at the Hotel de Bellevue at five o'clock yesterday morning. The Prince and his suite left Brussels at seven o'clock for Calais, where his royal highness was joined by his Majesty the King of Portugal. At half-past one o'clock the King and Prince embarked on board the Admi ralty yacht Vivid, Commander Sulivan, and steamed across to Dover, which port was reached about half-past three o'clock in the afternoon. The royal party proceeded to the Lord Warden Hotel, lunched, and then walked to the terminus of the South-Eastern Railway, where a carriage had been provided for the reception of Dom Luis and the Prince of Wales. Mr. Knight, traffic superin tendent, and Mr. J. G. Harris, of the South- Eastern, were in attendance, and, with M. Kanni, her Majesty's private courier, accompanied the train to Charing-cross, which was reached at 6.40. The royal travellers were received by Chevalier Dos Santos, the Portuguese Charge d'Affaires, and Col. Maude, Crown equerry. Accompanied by the Prince of Wales his Ma jesty drove to Marlborough House, where Dom Luis dined with his royal highness, and will remain the guest of the prince till to-day, when it is under stood the King will proceed to Osborne to visit the Queen and royal family, that being, it is believed , the chief object of his Majesty's return to England. The Duke of Somerset left his official residence at the Admiralty yesterday for Bulstrode Park, Bucks. The Earl and Countess Granville are among the visitors staying at Savernake Lodge, near Marlborough , Wilts. The Fail and Countess of Cardigan, who are en tertaining a select party at Deene Park, have been joined by the following company :—General Parker, General Cotton, General Hagart, Colonel Douglas, Colonel Cathcart, Colonel Francis Baring, and Mrs. Glyn Vivian. Viscount Sydney has returned to Frognal Lodge, Kent, from attending at the funeral of the King o f the Belgians. Sir Trevor and Lady Wheeler have arrived at the Queen's Hotel, Upper Norwood. We have to record the death of the Hon. John Oliphant Murray, second son of Alexander, eighth Lord Elibank, who died last week at Dresden. He had been for some time attached to the Court of the King of Ba varia. He was Chamberlain and Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Michael of Merit of Bavaria. The de ceased gentleman was born July 3, 1808. THE CRYS2AL PALACE. In addition to the thousand and one attractions of which the Crystal Palace may fairly boast, a wonderful gymnast is likely to be installed there for some time to come, if the ability he displayed in bis trial trip yesterday be thought worthy of an engage ment, which a discriminating public will ratify. Italy supplies the new wonder, who ascends a long spiral platform by propelling up the narrow path a large ball on which he stands, and on which he immediately descends by the same difficult and narrow road--a feat which seems to be by far the more difficult. The spiral platform, in the shape of a corkscrew, is built on the platform in front of the great orchestra, and thus will be in full view of the many thousands of spectators who will assemble during the Christmas holidays. Signor Ethardo, the person who accomplishes the exceedingly diffi cult task, has been favoured with royal patronage/ for at the Dante festival at Florence he appeared in the presence of King Victor Emmanuel, who e%- pressed his high approval, while his Majesty's sub jects burst into a frantic fit of enthusiasm, which, it appears, baffled all powers of description. Italian sensitiveness was also carried to such a height that the music was stopped, for fear the vibration should cause the gymnast to make a false step. Now, it can not be said that a sensation-loving London audience is likely to give way to any such weakness, and to express any such fears for Signor Ethardo. Cer tainly the large assemblage at the Crystal Palaceyes terday displayed no particular anxiety for the per' former's safety, though they were not backward in applauding him as he arrived at the various stages of his tortuous and narrow pathway, as he reached the small circular platform at the summit, and as h e finally descended in safety. The globe on whic h this extraordinary performer works his way up an d down is 30in. in diameter, and 90in. in circumfer ence. The width of the winding platform is I.2inq and flat, with no groove or protection of any sor t to assist the ascent or descent, and the height o f the spiral column is 50ft. ; the incline winding fro m the base to the capital of the column is upwards of 18 0 ft in length. The globe is constructed of wood an d iron, without any indiarubber, gutta percha, or °th e : ' adhesive material to assist the Signor in his dillicill Ltri task. • Tredegar Agricultural Society. NEWPORT, TuesdaY. The annual meeting of the Agricultural Soeiel established at Newport, under the fostering care O Lord Tredegar, opened to - day, but shorn of one (, its chief features of attraction in the exhibition of i cattle. Owing to the prevalence of the rinde r p es it was determined by Lord Tredegar, some ti nie t since, to exclude from the exhibition all ne s stock, and subsequently it was thought better . t ° extend that prohibition also to sheep and sw ll3 ,. n e. The exhibition to-day, therefore, wa s confined I ": horses, poultry, and implements, but the larg: entries in these classes made up in a great raeat r o for the absence of the other animals. Nearly I.'o horses were entered in all the' classes, and the ju dge 0 were occupied until the afternoon in awarding t', prizes. The judges of horses were Lord Con3ber mere, Mr. J. P. Smith, Wick, near Worcester, gt' Fothergill, and Mr. Higgins. Mr. Palling "W 3 secretary. The most numerous class of entries yr . ; for weight-carrying hunters, for whichthe pretalti Tie, Richard £2O, given by Messrs. H. and W. Powell, Tie, Richard Stratton, of the Duffryn, Newport , Was dared the winner among 17 competitors. yen The other chief prizes were :—Silver cup, Lord Tredegar for the best yearly cart colt or PA- w o o Mr. Price, Newhouse, Langstone ; £5 for the b p 2-yr-old cart colt or filly—Mr. Thomas Thomas' Hilary, Cowbridge ; silver cup, given by Gratrex, for the best 3-yr-old cart colt or fil l y ret Mr. Rees Williams, Peukelly Castle, Brecon ; Su ' ear t cup, given byMr. Samuel Homfray, for the bes t s t; stallion—Mr. R. Griffiths, Cross Keys, Llant riss e st silver cup, given by Mr. W. Herbert, for the ci : e ; nag mare and colt—Mr. W. Stratton, Lech o d silver cup, given by Mr. J. E. Rolls, fo r best P t oo —Mr. J. Jones, Cefullogell ; five guineas f er es p, best cob--Mr. T. F. Lewes, Newport ; silv er 5 t given by Mr. J. W Wynne Holford, for tbelibo:o yearling colt or filly got by a thoroughbred —Mr. T. Watkins, Abergavenny. The attendance was very numerous, 11 an d standing the unpromising state of th e weather, an occasional scud of rain. ds ad' The poultry-show was held in t h e c attle she ad joining the horse-show ground. There were,„;bito - gether 270 entries, and among the birds ex . 0 were some very superior ducks and Cochitl i "; pea rl part of the exhibition was not op ened until one o'clock. rd Trc~ The dinner was held in the evening, Le degar in the chair. No Englan Market expecta induce( comnio and th( in prog A. wi terday The tided u The to this Great IN North V South V trightoi Midland South Great N Lancael Bristol North Manche Great E London TheE corresr Batista( Ace( French wand The quotat: there N busine l Canso] 87i., are 87i Stock, Enfacc Busi rathe r Great t ropoli and Ix The Termer Ban' Uian( at lli aancia Co. ai Pally, ventio: Arneri, Par 1 W ay C kUstri , Do. F,. /t,p Li',