The Sun. — London, England, 1865-06-24 00:00:00

FOR THE RACES.—The ARIEL MANTLE, Shawl and Swiss Mantilla. These elegant novelties, for the presez,t season, can be purcha - ed only of FXIt3IE and RUG IRS, 71,173, 175, 170, ttegent-street. India, China, French, Paisley, Norwich, and Fancy Shtwls, irom one guinea to 200 guineas. lATANDEL FESTIVAL.-CALLAGHAN'S t New 503. GLASS, which has given such entire satis faction during the recent Races, will be found invaluable on this occasion. For general scene! y and landscapee it is also quite perfect. Frice 50s. with kingdomse compte. Sent carriage free to any part of the on receipt of post office order, payable to Wm. Callaghan, 23A, New Bond street, corner of Conduit-street. THE NEW DERBY RACE GLASS, price sis., with Sling Case complete. Will show di s tinctly the entire ract from " the start '' to the coming ;uaranteed the cheapest and bat e lass (a ne model) ev:r offered to the pubILL tent c agtree to any part of e Kingdom. Post-office ureters payable to WILLIAM CALL GitAN, Optician, 23A, '.New Bond-street, W. keornEr Conduit-street). \ I. 1' E . 31 r LINDA . : ,. x --- 0 11It t sj Th e D O A n atorio will be preceded by the National Anthem—" God save the Qtu;en," which will be played at a quarter before Three o ' c lock precisely. Visitors arc respectfully requested to be in their places before that time. HANDEL FESTIVAL—MONDAY NEXT.— MESSIAH.—NOTICE.—FIVE SHILLING Ad mission Tickets may be had this day only at Crystal Palace, 2, Exeter Hall, and of the following Agents : Messrs. Addison, 210, Regent-street ; Austin, St. James's Hall; Barker, Lower Norwood ; Chappell, 50, New Bond-street; Cramer and Co., 301, Regent-street; Todhunter, 22, Gresham-street ; Duff, 20, Oxford-street ; Good, 60, Moorgate-street ; Griffith, Camberwell-green ; Hammond, 214, Regent-street ; Hopwood, 42, New Bond street ; Prowse, 48, Cheapside ; Kensington Railway Sta tion ; King, 86, Upper-street, Islington ; Lacon, 168, New Bond-street ; Letts, 8, Royal Exchange ; Marratt, 62, King William-street ; Mitchell, 33, Old Bond-street ; Mead, 73, Cheapside ; Macmichael, 207, King's-road, Chelsea ; Melliship, 37, Westbourne-grove ; Moutrie, 55, Baker-street ; 011ivier, 19, Old Bond-Qtreet ; Sams, 1, St. James-street , _• Warren, Croydon ,• IV a sterton, 27,_ St. George's-terrace, Knightsbridge ; S. Westerton , 12, New land-terrace, Kensington. Admission at doors on Monday, 7s. 6d. Guinea Season tickets may also be had as above. Post-office orders or cheques, to the Palace, or No. 2, Exeter Hall, to be payable to the order of George Grove. DAY.—LAST DAY for FIVE SHIL LING MESSIAH ADMISz-lON TICKETS. FOR THE CONVENIENCE of residents in various Metropolitan localities FIVE SHILLING ADMISSTnN TICKETS have been issued to the above agents for each day of the Festival, viz. : MESSIAH, Monday next, 26th June. SELECTION, Wednesday next, 28th June. ISRAEL, Friday next, 30th June. They will be supplied as far as possible up to the after noon preceding each performance, but it cannot be guaran teed that all can be kept stocked with these tickets. To insure having them early application is recommended. -niGHT O'CLOCK.-THE CRYSTAL PALACE and EXETER HALL OFFICES wili remain open until EIGHT o'clock this eTening for the sale of Five Shilling Admission Tickets for "Messiah" per formance on Monday, and for Stall tickets, as described above. T HEATRE -ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lessee. Mr. Buckstone. TIIIS EVENING, TILE MILLE WS DAUGHTER. Messrs. Cooper, WhifT,u, Braid, Clark, &c. ; Mesdames L. Keeley, F. Wright, &c After which, BROTHER SAM. Messrs. Sothern, Buck tone, Compton, &c. ; Mesdames Snowdon, Moore, &c. To conclnde with GREEN-EYED MONSTER. Messrs. Chippendale, Howe, Farren, Compton, and Miss Louise Keeley, &c. To commence at 7. N EW THEATRE-ROYAL, AD ELPIII.- rroprl.tor and Alanauvr, ate. B. W utnii.er. The Farewell Benefit and positively the Last Appearance oi AIM; Bateman. THIS EVENING, THE HUSH TIGER. Mess's. C. H. Stephenson and Eburne ; Mies K. Kelly. Aft r which, at 8, THE L k.DY OF LYONS. Pauline, Miss Bateman, supported by Messrs. Jordan. Addis n, Bil lington, Ashley, J.burne, Romer; Miss Elsworthy, and Mrs. Billingtcn. To conclude with THE STEEPLECHASE; or, In the Pigskin. Messrs. J. L. Toole, Paul Bedford ; Miss K. Kelly. Commence at 7. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Slana,ger, Mr. Geo. Vining. 'THIS EVENING, a new Farce, by Mr, David Fisher, entitled HEART-STRINGS AND FIDDLE-STRINGS. After which, ARRAII NA. FOG UE Mes3rs. Dion Bouci cault. J. Brougham, H. Vandenhoff, D. Fisher, D. Murray; Mrs. P l oneicault and Miss M. Oliver. To conclude with AN AMPLE APOLOGY. Commence at 7. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress. Mrs. Swanborough. THIS EVENING, at 7, SHORT AND SWEET. Mr. Parselle ; Miss Johnstone. Atter which, WINDSOR CASTLE. Messrs. Stoyle Thorne, James, naito ; Mesdames bwanborough, Rayn-, h m, Simpson, Ho t, Hughes, Weston, and the Misses Gunnise. To conclude w'th UP STAIRS AND DOWN STAIRS, Mr. Stoyle ; Miss Simpson. G il AT IS AND POST FREE E. MOSES and SONS' New Pamphlet, THE PHILOSOPHY OF DRESS. MOSES AND S E• respectfully call attention to their large and well assorted stock of JUVENILE CLOTHING. The newest faorics are combined with the latest and most fashionable designs, and the best workmanship. E. 310SES and SON bive particular attention to this important branch of their usiness, and they can with confidence affirm that the prices Are such as must satisfy the most economical. Tnis depart ment is in a distinct part of the premises, which will betJund a great conv..nienee for ladies and children, MOSES AND SON • respectfully invite public attention to their large and well-assurted SUMMEIt STOCK. 1 - 4 1_ MOSES AND SON'S .•.(•"SANDRINGITAII" and "DANISH" WRAPPER ;introduced by them) is the newest and most fashion tb.e style of Overcoats for the season. MOSES AND SN'S i~J• RE ADY-MADE and BESPOKE CLOTH I NG for all classes and all ages. MOSES AND SON'S ~• CELEBRATED "INDISPENSABLE" SUIT, from 30s. MOSES AND j• HOSIERY and Dltttl - EltY, for all classes and all ages. S 0 N'S EMOSES AND SON'S • IIATS AND CAPS, for all c asses and all ages. JEMOSES AND SON'S • BOOTS and SHOES, for all classes and all ages. E . I\IOES AND SON'S YJ OUTFI for all classes, all ages, and all climates. 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Sets, 5,7, 10, and 15 guineas, warranted. For the cfnealr, utility, and success of this system, vide " Lancet. Daily attendant. at 15, Whitefriargato, llull ; 10, Norfolk street, Sheffield ; 4, East-pa raLe, Leeds ; and 14, St. Nicholas-• street, S.:,arbro'. *.* :so connection with any one of the same name. COLLISION ON THE RlVEE.—Yesterday morning at a quarter pas t 10 o'clock a s erious accid ent, which was fortunat el y unattended by loss of lif e, oceurred in the river, nearly opposite Greenwich-pier. I t appears that the Queen of the Thames passenger steamvessel, from • London to Harwich, was proceeding clown the river with full steam on, when in mid stream she ran down the steam ferry boat, which was conveying passengers from Greenwich pier to tho Isle of Dogs. The ferry-boat was struck with great force. The greatest alarm prevailed among the pas sengers, as the ferry- boat immediately commenced sinking. A serious loss of life must have beenthe result but that the accident took place so near a brig moored in the river that, with the assistance of the crew, the whole of the passengers managed to scramble on board it. The ferry-boat went down about two minutes afterwards. It is stated that the aceident arose from the position of vessels in the river, which prevented the ferry-boat being been by those on - boarclibe etemyesol. lIIGII WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tins DAY. —Morning, 2h. 33m.—Afternoon, 3h. Om To-liolutow.-Ilorning, 3h. 20m.—Afternoon, 3h. 40m. - - • 04 . ; l k Ulljg 14P4W&P*% ,111* LONDON,SATURDAY, JUNE 24, 1865. President JOHNSON does not appear to be inclined. to forego the dignity of issuing proclamations. That part of the Presidential office seems to be much to his taste, and accordingly we find him still busily engaged in laying down the law. Besides procla mations providing for the restoration of different States to the Union, he has issued a proclamation removing all restrictions on foreign and domestic commerce with seceded States east of the Mississippi. But although, in declaring the war to be at an end in Tennessee he professes to remove all consequent disabilities, he proclaims that the confisca tion laws are still to continue in full force, as also the suspension of the habeas corpus, and the exercise of military law. This is a strange method of removing disqualifica tions, and of celebrating the return of peace. If martial law is to be maintained, the people might as well have continued hostilities ; and the suspension of the habeas corpus indicates only too strongly the arbitrary and unconstitutional spirit which rules at Washington. The President himself is said not to favour the extreme views of Mr. STANTON and some other of his associates, and it is reported that the indictment of DAVIS was prepared without his knowledge—a strange encroachment of the Presi dential authority. The long-looked-for trial has not yet begun, and it is not even decided on what charge or before what tribunal Mr. DAVIS is to be arraigned. Two of his former friends, Secretary BENJAMIN and General BRECKENRIDGE, more for tunate or more prudent than himself, have escaped respectively to Cuba and to Bermuda, a fact which few will be inclined to regret. The negroes are at present in a very painful position. The sudden and violent manner in which a change demanding the utmost care and prudence was effected has left these unfortunate people a prey to fresh ill-usage in another form. English Abolitionists may give Federal ambition the credit of fighting the liberation of the slave, but the Northern people themselves do not take much trouble to maintain the character. In the principal cities of the Northern States the negroes are being roughly handled, for no reason apparently excepting that they are negroes. In New York, and even in pious Philadelphia, the expulsion and beating of negroes for attempting to ride in the street cars are so common that it has become a daily occurrence, but in Washington matters have been carried further. A party of soldiers, numbering about 200 men, attacked a settlement of negroes on the 10th, drove them from their houses, beat them, and destroyed their furniture, appropriating all that was of value. The blacks, after a time, rallied in defence of their property, when firearms were used on both sides, and many persons were hurt, though no death is reported. The riot was at length put down by military force. This is not a satisfactory state of affairs, nor does it indicate much hope of an harmonious amalgamation of free blacks and whites. Another of those fearful catastrophes which make an ordinary American " sensation" has occurred at Chattanooga, where the Ordnance i repository contain ing several thousand tons of ammunition exploded on June 9th, doing terrible damage to life and property. The neighbouring depots with their contents were entirely destroyed, and the total estimated public loss was four million dollars. The singular coinci dence of this accident with the fires at Nashville and Gallatin, and after the explosion at Mobile, gives rise to suspicions that its origin was not purely accidental. It is said that torpedoes have been found among the rubbish in the Custom llouse at Mobile, an additional reason for uneasiness. There is so much dishonesty in the public depart ments that the reckless waste of public money might only be looked on as a means to private gains. Peace and prosperity seem yet some distance off from the tempest-tossed nation. Ministers are showing an indecent haste to get through the session, and nothing can be said too strongly in condemnation of such a course. Indeed their best friends or well-wishers had better have counselled them to act otherwise. There is no earthly reason why the general election should take place in so short a time. Last night in the House of Lords this unseemly hurry was commented upon, and many noble lords took occasion to point out the inconvenience that would arise from the peremp tory manner in which the Government was acting. Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY introduced the subject of the Private Business before the House, and urged the expediency of making some arrangement in order that the session might not be much further prolonged. He requested the Chairman of Com mittees to inform them " what proportion of this business it would be possible to get through in a short time." Lord REDESDALE, in reply, stated that he would soon be able to impart the desired particulars, and, in pursuance of the purpose aimed at, he said that he would this day move a notice which would result in the necessity for all petitions against private bills being presented on Monday next. Lord DERBY very properly protested against this course, and declared 'that it was very unusual for Government to adopt such a course without giving notice, for by this means those parties who were interested in private bills were pre vented from entering a protest against the order. In deed, the whole style of Ministerial arrangements at present is inconsistent in the extreme, and it is well that the noble lords on the Opposition side of the House have taken up the matter, and, at all events, exposed the paltry contrivance and unwar rantable efforts which are being made to shuffle off the remnant of the session. As for the precedents which were sought to be established, they were quite out of character, and were shown not to meet the case then before the consideration of the House. It is not proposed_ that the new Parliament shall assemble as soon as the elections are over, and therefore all possible pretext is removed for this extreme haste. In 1859 the case was widely diffe rent, and it was quite idle for the Government to cite it as an example for the present year. As Lord DERBY said, it was imperative that a dissolution should take place within a certain time in 1859, but now there is no reason whatever as signed why Parliament should prorogue before the usual time. There is great truth in this remark of the noble Earl's, and those best qualified to judge will detect the covert satire which it contains. " However desirous Government and the mem bers of the other House might be that the elections should take place without delay, that was no reason why parties having private busi ness should be put to the inconvenience of having it postponed for another year." What can be more plain than this, and it should shame those who, for their own selfish ends and in ordinate love of place, are sacrificing the interests of others, and making a scandal of the ar rangements in the highest tribunal in the land. Lord CHELMSFORD also denounced te course which THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE 24, 1865, Ole Go' Ternment had adopted, and explained the error which was made in stating that all the public bud/ less of the house would be over next week. The re are a great number of " appeals," which the noble and learned lord truly said " formed an im portant branch of the business of their lordships' hot tse." To bring the session to a premature close will inflict a great hardship upon the parties inte rested in the cases still pending. Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY endeavoured to extricate himself from the awkward position in which he had placed him self, by saying that he had only asked what time the private business would take, but the Duke of MoN TItOSE would not let him escape so easily, and declared that the noble lord had most " distinctly stated that it was desirable to bring the session to a close at once. " Why," said the Duke, "is there this great hurry ?" As for the natural end of the ses sion which was spoken of, that was the middle of August, and not the end of June. The terms which his Grace employed to censure the cause of the Government were not too strong, and indeed only too well-merited. He said that the " proposition of the Government was a monstrous one, and was not justified by any absolute necessity." It is, in truth, quite " monstrous" to expect parties who had their bills before the House for two months to wait till next year. It is a long time since this or any other Government exhibited such a wan ton disregard of proprieties, and displayed such un scrupulosity in pushing forward their own plans at the expense of others, and in defiance of justice, good feeling, and consistency. The expenses which the unfortunate parties will be put to who have their bills thus thrown over will be enormous, and for what end will they thus incur all the annoy ance and losses ? Simply because the Ministers want to get the elections over at as early a period as possible to snit some pet plans and special notions of their own. The country, however, will judge for itself if that line of action be in accord ance with the dignity of statesmen, and suitable to those who have such heavy responsibilities upon them. As for Earl RUSSELL'S attempted rescue of his friends, it put them in a worse plight than ever. He said that after the Appropriation Bill had been introduced, and the votes in supply were all taken, it was not usual to delay the prorogation " simply for the sake of private business and appeals." It may well be asked of the noble lord at whose instance and through whose exertions all these necessary arrange ments have been made ? Was it not the agency of the Government officials that forced these matters through the house, and now they are put forward to prove the expediency of an early dissolution in defiance of the dictates of propriety and the con ' sideration of important interests. Lord MALMES BURY also took up the cudgels in support of the hapless private bills so unmercifully dealt with, and reminded the noble lord, the Secretary for Foreign Affairs, that the delay which was suggested was not one of weeks, but only of ten days, and that if Par liament did not meet for seven months a long period of anxiety and suspense must be gone through by all those interested in private business and appeals. Altogether, this episode in the House of Lords last night was a most unfortunate one for the Ministers. They may, perhaps, be induced to give a little more time now that they have made such a confession ; but in any case, and at any rate, they stand con victed before the public, and in the face of the country to which they are about to appeal, of having designedly purposed to commit a great wrong, and act in an extraordinary manner for no reason whatever than to fulfil their own wishes and meet their own immediate ends. The effect of overcrowding upon the public health has just been very forcibly shown by Dr. FARR'S report, in which that industrious and careful analyser examines and compares the two last census returns and the annual report of the Registrar- General. With a view to the illustration of this particular point of overcrowding he has classified the districts of England r nd Wales, and the density of their respective populations. The result is that the rate of mortality increases in almost regular proportion as the population grows more crowded, so that whereas in a population of 86 to the square mile the mortality is from 14 to 16 per 1,000, in a population of 1,128 per square mile it is from 23 to 25 per 1,000, and the intermediate stages correspond pretty accu rately. Thanks to the vigilance of our sanitary reformers the metropolis itself has indeed shown a decrease of mortality along with an increase of popu lation, so that, although we have now 100 persons on three acres, where they formerly occupied four acres, the death rate has declined 1 per cent. But the mere fact of the injurious nature of over-crowd ing is so manifest that it behoves our legislators and philanthropists to give the subject their careful atten tion. Very many of the trades which men follow in this great commercial hive are themselves dangerous to health, not only intrinsically, but from the crowded and unwholesome places in which they have to work. Aluch might be done by employers and foremen making some better arrangements for ven tilation, and much by the men themselves, who, when engaged in sedentary work, grow strangely unwilling to admit fresh air. Still, there must be some trades which require unhealthy conditions, and the mere numbers congregated in the manufactory or the workshop and the glare of the gas are themselves injurious. The great counterbalance is for the men so working to have healthy sleeping places—a rare and doubtful chance in our London alleys ! But at least we can secure so much open space in the vicinity of London as possible for an occasional Sunday walk and breath of country air, and viewed in this light the preservation of our heaths, commons, and forests becomes an absolute and imperative duty. A SILENT AMBASSADOR.—Some of the Paris journals relate the following :—" A curious inci dent marked the official reception which took place at the Tuileries on the occasion of the Emperor's return. His Majesty, after having received the congratulations of the diplomatic body, approached the new Turkish Ambassador, Salvet Pacha, and addressed to him some kind remark. The ambassador bowed, but without making any reply. The Emperor added that he was always desirous of living on the best terms with the Porte. The ambassador bent a little lower, but still kept silent. At a third phraso from the Emperor the envoy bowed to the ground, but still without opening his mouth. Every one, including the Emperor, was astonished, and yet the silence of Salvet Pacha was very natural, as he does not understand French. THE COLLIERY EXPLOSION AT TREDEGAR.—Mr. Lionel Brough, the Government Inspector of Mines for the district, has been making a careful examination of the underground workings of the colliery during the pre sent week, and the result of his investigations will be made known at the inquest. There is now no doubt entertained that a collier named Jones, or his son, fired the gas ; but how this gas was allowed to accumulate, and why Jones and his son were permitted to go in to work until it was cleared, are questions which will, without doubt, be care fully inquired into by the coroner and jury. Independent of the loss of life, six valuable horses were killed by the explosion, and the inspector, in his examination of the workings, found the carcase of a poor dog swollen out to an unusual size through the effects of the choke-damp. A SUPPOSED CLERICAL DELINQUENT.—A Cliriolls action for slander was tried on Thursday before Lord Chief Justice Erie and a jury. A farmer, named Bar ber, charged the Rev. Mr. Howes, perpetual curate of Bracknell, in Berkshire, with improper conduct towards a young lady, who lives at Wokingham. The slanderous charge was made before several of the rev. gentleman's parishioners and personal friends ; and for the sake of the young lady's character, as well as his own, Mr. Howes felt constrained to bring the action. Witnesses were called on both sides, and the case was adjourned till Friday, when the jury could not agree, and they were discharged. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE PERSIA. (Via Crookhaven.) NEW YORK, June 14. Accounts from all parts of the South depict a condition of deep distress. There was a scarcity of provisions. Disorganisation and idleness prevail among the negroes and poverty and disappointment among the whites. The Government storehouses at Chattanooga, containing a quarter of a million of property, have been destroyed by an explosion, supposed to be the work of an incendiary. The continued destruction of Government property in the Southern cities creates much alarm. Judge Underwood has arrived at Washington to consult the Attorney-General concerning the indict ment of treason brought by the Norfolk Grand Jury against Generals Lee and Longstreet, Go vernor Smith, Letcher, and 40 others. Seddon, Hunter, and Campbell have been con fined in Fort Pulaski, awaiting their trial for treason. Mr. Davis is still confined in Fort Monroe. Mr. Benjamin is stated to have arrived at Bermuda. Breckenridge and Trenhohn have escaped out of the country. Numerous papers reassert that Wendell Phillips distinctly urged the repudiation of the Federal debt if negro suffrage were not granted. Missouri has adopted a new State constitution. The Government have received an official announce ment that the Netherlands have withdrawn the re cognition of belligerent rights from the Confede rates. It is denied that a large fleet will be sent to Europe. James Watson Wallace, of Montreal, has made an affidavit that Connover, in his testimony at the secret session of the conspiracy trial, fraudulently personated him by representing himself as Wallace. Two other persons have sworn that Connover's testimony was perjury. TEE BOMBAY MAILS. MALTA, JUNE 23. The Ceylon, from Southampton, 12th instant, arrived on the evening of the 20th, and left on the afternoon of the 21st for Alexandria. The Syria, from Marseilles, 21st inst., leaves Malta at 8 p.m. to-dayfor Alexandria. FRANCE AND ALGERIA. PARIS, June 23. The following is the text of the Senatun-Consul tuna referring to Algeria, brought into the Senate on the 22d inst.:— "1. The native Mussulman is French. He con tinues nevertheless to be ruled by Mussulman law, and may be admitted to serve in the land and sea forces. He may be nominated to civil functions and employments in Algeria. He may, at his own request, be admitted to enjoy the rights of a French citizen, and is in that case subject to French law. "2. The native Israelite is French, but he con tinues to be ruled by his particular statute. He may be admitted to serve in the land and sea forces, and may be appointed to civil functions and employ ments in Algeria. He may, at his own request, be admitted to enjoy the rights of a French citizen, and is in that case ruled by French law. " 3. A foreigner who can prove his residence in Algeria for three years may be adulated to enjoy all the rights of a French citizen. "4. The quality of French citizen can only be obtained conformably to the terms of Articles 1,2, and 3 of this present Senatus Consultum. After the full age of 21 years, it is conferred by an Imperial decree in the Council of State. "5. Public administrative regulations will de termine :-1. The terms of admission of service and promotion for Mussulman and Israelite natives in the land and sea forces. 2. The civil functions and employments to which Mussulman and Israelite natives may be appointed in Algeria. 3. The forms according to which the demands permitted by Articles 1,2, and 3 of the present degree shall be drawn up." FRANCE, PARIS, JuNE 24. The Droit says :—" The cabmen's strike appears to be drawing to its conclusion, and matters aro in a fair way for a conciliatory arrangement. About 600 men are about to re-enter the company's ser vice, and it is hoped that others will follow their example. Yesterday the Tribune sentenced several men to terms of six and four months' imprisonment for molesting the new drivers engaged by the company. BOURSE, June 23.—The same improved feeling which characterised speculative transactions at the opening yesterday has continued to-day ; and al though there is no appreciable augmentation to notice in the quotations of the principal Securities, the tendency of operations is towards better rates. Threes, for the Account, are done at 66fr. 37fc., and Italian Five per Cents. at 66fr. 75c. The shares of the Credit Mobilier have realised 732 fr. 50c. Mexi can Loans (Old and New) remain unchanged—the former at 46, and the latter at 332 fr. 50c. The market has continued to maintain the firm position it assumed at the opening, and a further advance has taken place in most values—the following being the last quotations : 4i per Cents 95 50 Do. end month — 3 per Cents. 66 471 Do. end month 66 45 Credit Mobilier Ditto Threes — New Mexican Do. Bonds — Russian — Austrian Spanish Threes Rome Debt Deferred Roman Do. end month 733 75 Bank Shares 3595 Credit Foncior 12G0 Italian Loan 66 80 Do. end month 66 80 RAIL' Orleans Northern Cash. Acct. .... 821 25 ... 820 1070 ... 1070 Lyons and Mediterranean 842 50 841 25 Southern 582 50 ... 580 Western 523 75 Eastern 505 ... 505 Sardinian 3lO 310 Austrian Lombard 4BB 75 ... 487 50 North of Spain Saragossa Ditto to Barcelona 145 COLLAR DAYS.—There seems to be a notion that Collar Days for Court ceremonies are arranged ac cording to some accidental circumstances occurring at the moment, the fact being, however, that there is a standing order regulating all the Collar Days throughout the year. We believe the official list has not been issued for many years, therefore our readers may attach some value to the following information, as it will be found a useful guide in such matters. The Collar Days throughout the year are as follow :—Easter Sunday, Mohday, and Tuesday ; Whit Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday ; Ascension Day ; Trinity Sunday ; Jan. 1, New Year's Day ; Jan. 6, Twelfth Day ; Feb. 2, Candlemas Day; Feb. 24, St. Mathias ; March 1, St. David; March 17, St. Patrick; March 25, Lady Day ; April 23, St. George ; April 25, St. Mark ; May 1, St. Philip and St. James ; May 24, the Queen's Birthday; May 29, Restoration of the Royal family ; June 20, her Majesty's Accession; June 24, St. John the Baptist ; June 28, her Majesty's Coronation ; June 29, St. Peter; July 25, St. James ; August 24, St. Bartholomew ; September 21, St. Matthew ; September 29, St. Michael the Archangel ; October 18, St. Luke ; October 28, St. Simon and St. Jude ; November 1, All Saints ; November 5, Gun powder Plot; November 30, St. Andrew ; December 21, St. Thomas ; December 25, Christmas Day. It may be neces sary to remark, perhaps, that when the Collar is worn the Riband and Badge should not be worn.—Court Journal. The directors of the East London Railway Com pany have decided on making their allotments of shares in the proportion of three certificates of fully paid shares to one certificate of ordinary shares, as nearly as circumstances will permit. There was a meeting yesterday of the creditors of Messrs. Woodehouse, Kerrich, and Co., East India merchants, whose suspension was announced on the 27th ult., a balance-sheet was presented by Messrs. Hart Brothers and Co., showing total liabilities £259,460, with assets stated approximately at £253,932, and it was unanimously resolved to liquidate the estate under inspection. The Forty Days' Regency in France. (From the Correspondent of the Times.) PARIS, Friday, June 23. A pamphlet is announced for this day or to-mor row with the title "Forty Days' Regency." The chief object seems to be an apology for Prince Napo leon's speech at Ajaccio, and M. Persigny's letter from Rome addressed to M. Troplong—" the two most important events of the Regency." If it be not a joint production of the personages whose names occur often in its pages, there is little doubt as to the source at which the writer has sought his inspira tions. In the chapter which treats more particularly of the " two most important events" the author professes the theory that a Government under insti tutions like the present is not carried on against the will, but rather with the co-operation of all who have the power of promoting the genteral develop ment of the country's interests—" on condition, however, that they hold the Napoleonic criterion as a flambeau." This theory, studied by the light of the flambeau, is the theory of liberty for all, in the Napoleonic sense of the word ; or, as the writer expresses it, "in the Napoleonic social order." When once this theory is accepted as a principle the partisans of social order, in the Napoleonic sense, should have the right of expressing their opinions, without, however, binding the Emperor or " the Sovereign unity," as well as of combating both the enemies of the Empire, and its directors who may be incompe tent or of doubtful loyalty, with the same arms these last made use of. Unfortunately, it is not thus that the greater number of persons who place the govern mental abstraction above the imperial form think. On pretence of defending the sovereign's preroga tives they assume to be infallible, and proclaim their infallibility as a dogma, so as to make you believe that freedom of opinion is not possible under the imperial rule. It was reserved for Prince Napoleon and M. de Persigny, each after his own fashion, to react against that general opinion, and to treat from their respective points of view certain momentous ques tions, the solution of which rests entirely with the Emperor, by means of the faithful and zealous co operation of these two personages, and this, what ever may be the future of that solution. The writer observes that " it is only necessary to men tion M. de Persigny for every one to bow down before the loyalty of his character and the firmness of his opinions. Of the idea of which the Emperor is the personification, M. de Persigny is the apostle, and so long as he lives it cannot enter the imagina tion that any other is more capable than be is of applying that idea to the internal policy of the Go vernment." As regards Prince Napoleon the writer will not, he says, insult him by even discussing his attach ment to the existing order of things. Those who affect to doubt a fact which is, indeed, self-evident must have forgotten his speeches in the Senate when he proclaimed to the enemies of the empire the community of interests, the solidaria which subsists, and will for ever subsist, between the Napoleons. The reason why the secret enemies of the Empire raised such an outcry against the Ajaccio oration is found in the Prince's speeches on the harmony which reigned among the Bonaparte family ; and it is for the same reason they raised the outcry against the letter written by M. de Persigny " respecting the man who strives at this moment to disorganise the Legislative Body, while he gives to the Sove reign the title of August,' and calls the Ministers martyrs." This is clearly meant for M. Thiers, and is provoked by his late speech on the Budget. The writer is happy, however, to be able to affirm that these people will take nothing by their uproar, for they cannot forget that "in the Palace of Meudon (the suburban residence of Prince Napoleon) and the modest mansion in the Rue de l'Elysee (where M. de Persigny reposes) there are two men of un shaken devotedness, who are at the Emperor's orders, and who preserve in their retirement the force they may one day require to second him in his resolves." It was, indeed, said at the time that the Emperor had been advised to annul the Paris elec tions, because the result was against the Govern ment• and it is just possible that the " resolves" now alluded•to refer to that point. The writer goes on to show that M. de Persigny's letter and the Prince's speech are based on one and the same sentiment, and that the latter is the true interpretation of the former. M. de Persigny went to Rome in order to study on the spot the problem of which-the solution will be easy when only Catho licism and Imperialism are in presence of each other ; or, as the writer expresses it, " the religious Gospel of Christ and the social gospel of Napoleon." He went to Rome with that conviction, and with that conviction he quitted it, having satisfied himself while there that there existed a great anti-Imperialist conspiracy, organised solely against the policy of France, and ready to sacrifice the Papacy itself to the satisfaction of its hate. If that conspiracy be baffled the solution of the problem is certain. If it gain the upperhand, what should the Imperial Government do ? " The Prince, convinced, as well as the Emperor, that those who would popularise their notions must take their inspirations from the revelation which guides them, has gone to the very source of the initiation, and not only in respect of the Roman question, but of all the questions at this moment before the world, he has given it to be under stood that the Empire would all the same go on its way. It is its mission, and it cannot fail to fulfil it. But then would come a struggle—the ruin of civilisation, the imme diate accession of a Democrany inexorable towards all who should oppose its triumph ! Whose fault is it ?" The writer is far from ascribing the fault to Im perialism. Assuredly, it is not to the ideas of peace and liberty which Prince Napoleon recognised in his uncle that whatever may happen should be attributed, but rather to the conspiracy organised not only in Rome, but in Paris, in London, and in every foreign capital • to the conspiracy of oligar chies who make use of religion as a watchword and of liberty as a decoy. All this M. de Persigny knows better than anybody—he who, as the writer reminds his readers, was so long at the head of the Home Department, and who was removed from office " for having attempted to cauterise the sore at the very moment it began to spread." The Prince knows all that as well as M. de Persigny ; and believing himself compelled to display more boldness in his interpretation of " the Napoleonic Revelation" he went the whole length, with the conviction that devotedness never imperils anything but treason. It was for this that treason, and treason only, travestied the acts, the words, and the thoughts of the Prince. When the Emperor wrote his famous letter on the Ajaccio speech, it was not to that member of his family who will be faithful to him until death, and who gave a toast to his dynasty amid the acclamations of all Corsica, it was merely for the sake of public opinion, in order to counteract the effect of false interpretations and of artfully fabricated calumnies. Unfortu nately, the Prince, with an apparent disavowal before him, had no alternative but to resign the Vice-Presidency of the Privy Council and the Presidency of the Commission of the Universal Ex hibition of 1867, just as M. de Persigny had to retire into private life the moment K Thiers re entered public life. The writer concludes this chapter with the fol lowing words : _ _ " It will be asked what necessity had the Prince for de taching from the life of the dead Napoleons the political programme of his dynasty. There are things which may be done but not said, and one should forewarn one's enemies. I do not share that opinion, but in any case it is applicable only to the Government, and the Prince spoke as a mem ber of the family he glorified. When the ancient Romans pronounced the funeral oration of their ancestors they spoke, without engaging Rome, of the view they took of the future, and Rome contented itself with drawing from their disclosures the lesson which they contained." Whether the writer of this pamphlet, of which I have summarised the most interesting chapter, ac curately explains the Emperor's motives in writing his letter to Prince Napoleon, and whether his Majesty believes in the existence of a permanent conspiracy in the capitals of Europe against Im perialism, is more than I can say. But I am con-. vineed that he is in error when he insinuates that there are but two men in France, Prince Napoleon and M. de Persigny, who are unchangeably devoted to his dynasty. A supposition of the kind is not flattering either to the Sovereign or to the French people who elected him to the Presidency of the Republic, and then to the Imperial throne. No one is more convinced than he is that France is not so much made for him as he is for France ; and events have proved that Napoleon 111. does not yield in patriotism to any of his predecessors. The John Bull believes that the bishopric of Chester will be conferred upon the Rev. Dr. Jackson, the chairman of Mr. Gladstone's Oxford committee. ALARMING COLLISION ONARAILWAY.—A STOKER SHOCKINGLY SCALDED.—This morning an alarming collision occurred on a branch line of the South Eastern Railway now in course of completion from the main line through Hatcham New Town. About eight o'clock a train of empty trucks, drawn by an engine, was proceeding along the line when a train of trucks laden with earth for the purpose of forming the embankment, and which was being propelled by an engine at the rear, ran into it with a violent shock, tho consequence being that the engine of the empty trucks train was forced on its end, and several of the trucks of the other train were completely- doubled up, the stoker of the former train,being shockingly scalded. No time was lost in conveying the poor fellow to Guy's Hospital, an engine being employed for the purpose. The engine of the empty trucks train was totally disabled and several of the trucks smashed. It is alleged that the collision occurred through a lad appointed to look after the points having neglected his duty. It is a fortunate circumstance that the collision did not happen on a bridge over the Surrey Canal immediately adjacent, or probably it would have been at tended with the loss of several lives, POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A GENTLEMAN FINED FOR ASSAULTING A POLICE-CON STABLE.-Mr. Wm. Anderton, gentleman, of 51, Maddox street, was brought before Mr. Barker charged with being drunk and assaulting Police-constable Allwood, 186 C. The constable said about half-past one that morning he found the defendant drunk and creating a great distur bance in Albemarle-street. He requested the defendant to go away, but he refused, and knocked off his helmet with a stick he had in his hand, and followed this up by striking him on the head with the stick and knocking him down, and then attempting to kick him. He then took the de fendant, who was very violent, into custody. The defendant said he was very sorry to hear what had occurred. Mr. Barker said the defendant would have to pay a fine of £5 or be committed for a month. THAMES. MURDEROUS ASSAULT—A RUFFIAN IN "PADDY'S GOOSE." —Dennis Macarthy, described as a dealer, aged 30, was brought up on remand charged with violently assaulting Henry Foster, barman and waiter at the White Swan Tavern in High-street, Shadwell, and which is known far and wide as the " Paddy's Goose," containing, besides the usual accommodations of a tavern, an elegant theatre and long dancing room. A few days since the prisoner and another man entered the White Swan and had some ale. There was an inof fensive old man near them, on whom the ruffians fastened a quarrel, and the prisoner struck him, put his hand in his pocket, and attempted to rob him. Foster at once inter posed, prevented the intended robbery, and told the pri soner and his companion to leave the house directly. The two ruffians, disappointed in their plunder, made an attack on Foster and repeatedly struck him, and prisoner used a foul epithet and imprecation, indicating his intention• of ruining the health of the barman, and at the same time kicked him with great force on a tender and vital part of his person, disabling him and putting him in intense pain. Mr. George Matthews, the landlord, and David Smith, a waiter, immediately secured the prisoner, and, in spite of a determined resistance, handed him to the police. Foster has been under the care of Dr. Ross of Shadwell, and is now recovering. The injury is great, but not permanent • Police-sergeant Sutherland, No. 46 K, said the Paddy's Goose, the popular name of the White Swan, was a well conducted house, frequented by mariners of all nations, and that the prisoner was a thief and had been twice con victed of felony. The magistrate commented on the atrocious conduct of the prisoner, who went into a respectable house for a dis honest purpose. For this violent and savage assault he sentenced the prisoner to two months' imprisonment and hard labour. A THIEF IN THE SHOP.--John Harvey, 20, was charged with stealing is. from the till of Marshall Louder, his master. The prosecutor is a pork butcher in Bedford-place, Com mercial-road. The prisoner had been long suspected of robbing the till and he was watched, and was seen by a fellow shopman named Joseph Lonlan to put his hand in the till most deliberately and take ls. out and put it in his pocket. Lonlan told the " governor" of the theft, and the prisoner was given into custody. A pound's worth of silver was found upon him, and in his box was receipts of the Post-office Savings Bank for £8 ss. The prisoner urged in defence that the savings were honestly obtained, and that he was in the receipt of 14s. per week from Mr. Louder for nine months, besides board and lodging. He denied the robbery. The prisoner was committed for trial. A FEMALE HIGHWAY ROBBER.—Sophia Field, aged 28, was charged with stealing a purse containing 355., from a sailor named Robert Nelson. The sailor had been taking a cruise in the neighbour hood of Whitecb.apel, and he was staggering along Back Church-lane, when the prisoner, one of the numerous land sharks in that quarter, marked him as her prey, and she very coolly took a purse containing 355. worth of silver from his pocket, and transferred it to her own. rho rob bery was observed by William Grayburn, a cigar-maker, of 29, Gloucester-buildings, New-road; St. George-in-the- East, who immediately took her into custody. The sailor, who said he was more than three sheets in the wind, had no recollection of the affair, only he missed his money. Mr. Partridge asked the prisoner if she would be tried by him or prefer going to the Sessions for trial. The Prisoner—l am innocent. Mr. Partridge—Then I shall commit you for trial. The Prisoner—Try me here, settle it at once, your worship. Mr. Partridge—l can't try you hero if you say you are innocent. The prisoner—Then I will plead guilty. Mr. Partridge—Don't do that if you are innocent. I don't wish you to plead guilty. The Prisoner—l am guilty. I plead guilty. Mr. Partridge—No doubt you are guilty. I sentence you to six weeks' imprisonment and hard labour. r AYS. WESTMINSTER. BRUTAL ASSAULT.—John Coats, labourer, was charged with a violent assault upon Mary Clements. Prosecutor's face was frightfully disfigured, and she wore a large linen bandage round her head, which was severely wounded. She said that on Thursday evening she was in the street, when the prisoner's wife came up and abused her in so disgraceful a manner that complainant, much aggravated, smacked her face. Nothing further of any sort took place until Friday night, when as complain ant was sitting quietly on her own steps, the prisoner sud denly rushed upon her, threw her down, kicked her in the face, and, seizing her by the hair, dashed her head against the pavement. Prisoner declared that there had been a general disturb ance, in which complainant's husband and others had taken part, that he (accused) was attacked, and merely stood on his own defence. A. witness was called for the complainant, who confirmed her account in every particular. On inquiry from the magistrate she declared that there was no disturbance of any sort at the time prisoner vio lently attacked the prosecutrix. Prisoner said he had no witness to call. Ile was remanded. S HIPPING INTELLIGENCE This day. LONDON, June 24.—Wind this day at noon—North- Easterly ; moderate breeze, and fine weather. CARDIFF, June 23.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Regina, for Mauritius. NEWPORT, June 22.—Wind S.W.— Sailed—. Julia, for Vera Cruz. OFF FALMOUTH, June 23.—Wind S.—Arrived—Can dace, from Algoa Bay for Rotterdam. SWANSEA, June 23.—Wind S.W.--Sailed—Athelstane, for Valparaiso. _ _ PLYMOUTH, June 22.—Wind E.—Arrived—Anna, from Prince Edward's Island. CLYDE, June 23.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Bangshort, from Matanzas. FALMOUTH, June 22.—Wind S.—Arrived—Carl Johann, from Havannah. QUEENSTOWN, Juno 23.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Witch of the Wave, from Callao. OFF QUEENSTOWN, June 23.—Wind S.E.—Arrived— Alfred, from Mauritius. PORTSMOUTH, June 23.—Wind E.—Arrived—Limerick, from Callao. BT MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH. GRAVESEND, Saturday Morning. Arrived, June 23.—William, from Memel ; Anne, from Horsent. Arrived, June 24—Anna, from Emden ; Vollan Hove, from Lemvig ; Marie, from Dantsic. Sailed, June 23—Janette, for Aspinwall ; Pilot, for Ghent,. Sailed, June 24.—Queen of the Bay, for Algea Bay ; Newsk.y, steamer, for Stockholm ; Velocity, steamer, for Calais; Seine, steamer, for Bombay. DEAL, Saturday Morning. Passed, June 23—Emma, screw steamer, for Rouen ; Priscilla, for Swansea ; Captain Hawthorn, for Marseilles ; Carl, for Demerara ; Venus, for Antigua—all from London. Anchored—Janette, from London, for Aspinwall. Passed in Tow—Ethereal, from ColoMbo ; Benjamin Buck Greene, from Mauritius; Lincoln, from Calcutta—all for London ; her Majesty's ship Urgent, from Leith, for West. Sailed—Wynaud, Medina, and Great Western, for the westward. DEATH OF THE ENGLISH CONSUL AT PARIS.— Old residents in Paris who have left this modern Babylon will share the regret of all those who remain here at the death of Mr. Pickford, her Majesty's Consul Genera in Paris. For a great many years Mr. Pickford had been en rapport with all Anglo-Parisians, and his kindly manner and readiness to oblige had made him a favourite among the English colony here ; few men were more generally or more deservedly popular; and his unvaried courtesy, and if I may use the word—" accessibility"—were all the more appreciated from this being the exception, and not the rule, in the business departments of the embassy. Mr. Pickford was only in his 71st year. He had long been a sufferer from the disease which carried him off, but against which he struggled manfully to the end ; only three weeks ago I myself saw him, and though foreseeing his approaching end, he told me he would like to die in harness. A report is current in Paris that the appointment rendered vacant by his death has been filled up beforehand by private arrange ment ; but I only mention it as an on dit, as I cannot pos sibly conceive it to be true, in these days of competitive examinations, that ono of the first consular posts on the continent should be the object of a glaring job. Intercourse between Paris and England is so frequent at present that the consular duties have acquired more importance than they ever had ; and in spite of the current report, I cannot believe that a post, which would require an experienced veteran, will bo filled up by a raw consent. Perhaps before Parliament breaks up, some inquisitive member, not afraid of hurting the feelings of hon. members on the Treasury bench, will endeavour to elicit some little information on the Aubject.—The Paris Correspondent of the Standard. • rt _ all bt HER MAJESTY. - - WINDSOR CASTLE, June 23. The Queen, accompanied by her Royal Highnesa. Princess Louise, and attended by the Duchess C Roxburghe, walked in the grounds yesterday afternoon. Her Royal Highness Princess Helena, with bis Highness the Prince and her Royal Highness the Princess of Tour and Taxis, drove to Virg in ' s Water, and afterwards accompanied the princ e and princess to the railway station ; from thence returned to London. Her Majesty and royal family walked and do le in the grounds this morning. The Prince of Wales. The Prince of Wales was present at a divisiona l field-day of the household troops at Worar so°a Scrubs yesterday. The Prince of Wales; accompanied by the Du le and Duchess of Brabant, went to Twickenham ill the evening, and dined with the Duke and Duchess d'Aumale at Orleans House. His Royal Highness the Duke de Montpensie r CS expected to arrive at Southampton, early in the ensuing week from Spain. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duch de Brabant will leave London, on their return to Begin ° in the course of a few days. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duch es3 d'Aumale will not leave town for Spa till Monday not. His Highness the Mustapha Fezil Pasha and Ili S numerous suite have returned to Claridge's Hotel fre ui Ireland. The Earl of Rosslyn and Lady Harriet St. C 13.11 have left Claridge's Hotel for Dysart House, N.B. The Earl and Countess Grey entertained a gl ee ' party at dinner on Thursday evening at their residence n il Carlton-house-terrace. A Noble Tribute to Charles Dickens• • [The following is the beatitiful address presence to Charles Dickens, in his capacity as President °f the Newsvendors' Benevolent and Provident marl; tution—to which address a brief allusion was 1331 % ) in , The Sun of yesterday. The document is ° honourable alike to the great author and to the Cony mittee that we are tempted to give it in extens °- ' grateful, while so doing, to the secretary, vill° 1 33 1 : 0 ' in this address, so ably expressed the feelings °I f all, upon the merciful escape, from imminent peri l, ° one so truly loved and honoured wherever the lish language is spoken.] Tune 15, 1865'.51 Sir,—l instructed to inform you that at a sP e i ci n t meeting of the Committee of the Newsvendors'BenrMe:th and'Provident Institution, held on Wednesday, the . 1 1 ' t , instant, a resolution was unanimously passed congratTgo ing you on your narrow and most providential escaP eal • the terrible consequences of the recent accident to a on the South-Eastern Railway. ilv aS As a portion of the general public, and most espe at t"' t members of an institution to which you have been 0 0 g' s : a friend, and of which you are the honoured Presidelwr the Committee feel a devout thankfulness that not had escaped your most valuable life been spared, but that you 'ad escaped any injury which might impair your power°, ministering to the delight of future readers, and contiuw; that brilliant career of literary achievement Wh ich h :a made the name of Charles Dickens a familiar, loved, 4.- honoured " household word." The great kindness, sir, with which you have aliggt aided the objects for which the Newsvendors' and Provident Institution was established, your Vile-6110h sympathy with the efforts made to extend its benerits and your frequent earnest and eloquent advocacy 01 „ claims to support, have added a feeling of the warmest P; sonal respect to the admiration which the committee, common sith the millions who have read your works, e ri tr ; tertain for their distinguished author ; and they beg no m' sir, to accept, as expressive of far more than a merely i plimentary utterance, the hearty and most respectful al ti gratulations which I am instructed to offer you and r, members of your family on your most fortunate esc a .' from a deadly peril. The committee trust you will accept their sincere e r pression of hope that a life so publicly and privately O lu.. able may be spared for many, many years, farther to ad °rn :, English literature with imperishable works, and to with apt eloquence, and promote by strenuous prac tic9 ' example and advocacy, efforts made to ameliorate distren and provide for the sad contingencies of sickness an d °i t age.—l have the honour to remain, sir, your most ob edien servant, WALTER W. JOICEB, Secrettal' Charles Dickens, Esq. RECENT WILLS AND BEQUESTS. -..., (From the Illustrated London News) lost Special probate of the will and two codicils of the -- Hon. Frances Anne Vane, Dowager Marchioness of LOP donderry, was granted by her Majesty's Court of ro b % to the acting executor and trustee, William C. Cl a l t ,, c) e ; Esq., of Lincoln's-inn; a power being reserved to the ei' - r , executors and trustees—via., Earl Vane (the son) ; 31 , 1 t ° . General Thomas Wood, of Littleton ; and G. W. F lg - 6 8 point Bentinck, Esq., M.P. The will is dated JulY and has no reference to the estates in Ireland. T ile n : t he sonalty was sworn under £400,000. Her ladyshiP 1 7, 0 - only daughter and heir of the late Sir Henry iran e ,,ooo pest, Bart., and married, in 1819 (as second wife), a William, third Marquis of Londonderry, K.G., who in 18a4, by whom she had issue three sons and four Olio tars ; one son and daughter died. Her ladyship's v 4 ' l oo jewels are set forth in two schedules accompanying r, will—one containing specific bequests of these co stly H of sonal ornaments to her daughters and other nier ab roe her family, describing distinctly the article an"..tioe person to whom it is bequeathed. The other P ° ::00 of her jewellery, together with all the prese nte ' l-. , from the Sovereigns of Russia, Sweden, and E rti , ss . o s and the embassy service of plate, and 111 „ - i . of cups (except the Antrim cup) are to go to the posses Ugh. residences. She also further bequeathes to her dc,3llgo ters, Frances Duchess of Marlborough, Alexandrine v4:0°.00 tess of Portarlington, and Lady Adelaide Law eac h immediate. To Lady Susan Vane, widow of her late 7,r Lord Adolphus Vane, an annuity of £5OO ; and L ° 0 00. grandson Francis, on attaining 21, the sum of .in' a til To her son Lord Ernest Vane, £30,000; and he is aPP ° :,,i residuary legatee. To her daughter Lady Adelaide -1-'soct further legacy of £12,000. These three last menti°o - are not to be paid till the expiration of 21 yeers,'„te less the trustees see it desirable to do so earlier; the rest to be charged on the residuary estate. To her exe c-' ors, £5OO each. There are liberal annuities to the B vauts. All legacies to be paid free of succession a nd l e O u se duty. The income arising from the Holderness e and estate to be held in trust for her eldest son and '"/ 21 and to accumulate at compound interest for a per i°d aa d years. Also, the trustees are to retain from the due-flied income of the Seaham Harbour, Durham, and the °°'filitte and other estates, the yearly sum of £14,000, to aennll3-oal at compound interest for the like period of 21. ye ars ' to be held in like manner. .g -The will of Admiral Sir James Stirling L .-- tee° proved in the London court. The executors and trusters therein appointed are his brother-in-law, the Rev' tir li)S Mangles, M.A. ; his son, Captain Frederick IL d lis R.N. ; and his sons-in-law, James A. Guthrie and NI o der T. Grant Thorold, Esqrs. The personalty was sNy° 2l2 ~i la . ill£ 9,ooo. £9,000. The gallant Admiral was late Cowmanell "- Go" Chief on the India and China stations, and h ad be ...„;011,' vernor of Western Australia and a Lord of the A-April—Aprli Sir James executed his will Jan. 7,1864, and died °l3, c ores 22 last, aged seventy-four. He directs tha t the 'la to arising from his real and personal estates shall b e tioe 4 his relict, Lady Stirling (daughter of the la te o at ; Mangles, Esq., REPO, for her life ; her ladysh i P 11 inghisthree unmarried daughters and paying an 0 4 th e £BO to his son Andrew. Upon the decease of his re"-e whole of the property is to be equally divided ani°l3v P lato seven children. The will of James Wentworth Buller, Esq ., *".;,- " et b! of Downes, Devon, was proved in the London c-'ll3er' the executors, Sir John Thomas Buller Duckwortb , 0 .10; and James Howard Buller, Esq., the son. The pens was sworn under £35,000. The testator died at t" ° p 1 sixty-five, was the only son of the late James B.lgeri3i,llsll and Anne, daughter of the late Right Rey; C b, e , Bishop of Exeter (cousins), and married, in 183 she ("- lotto, daughter of the late Lord M. H. Howard ; sta te h ' in 1855, having had issue eight children. " le te te (14- d under power of settlement on marriage, apportions o i o tiol of his younger children the sum of ~£6,50, '11 )- ree'eo his eldest son residuary legatee of both real art i rd e r oa estate, nominating as guardians to his minor Countess " two executors, together with the Dowager Carnarvon and the Countess of Suffolk. • BEETHOVEN'S " old file'" ; Beethoven's, Herr Joseph Barth, recently die'ioe instrumental Barth, who was a tenor of much merit, bec-tecl Ad. in preserving to the world the celeWtbe elaida" of Beethoven. He happened to cl 0 0 t er t composer just as he was about to consign a ro l e' f iler. to the fireplace. " What are you doing 2" asked the Si va going to burn this rubbish," answered Deetil°,,,de t " h L o e a t m us hear the rubbish first," returned Barth, the pia "o composer accompany him as he sang it at the s ed When Barth had finished, Beethoven rose and 1 1 0 0 him. 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