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Messrs TOPLIS and ROBERTS have R DENCES to SELL and LET in these and surrounding localities. Offices, 2, Conduit-street, Regent-street, and South Ittnsington, facing the Museum. LIFEBOAT SEI V 1 CE S. —1) tiring the storms of the past year the National 1 ifebe,at Institution, by its life boats and oilier means, contributed to the saviia; . ct :07 persons from different A vrEcks on our coasts. The insti tution also expended .£21,374 in the same peri,Al on its tile boat estabshmeats, in addition to grantii4r £1,950 for le wai de for saving life and exeraibiug the lifeboats. The Committee of the institution earnestly ?PEAL to the public ter ASSISTANCE. toto ei.:able them to meet the continued heavy demands en the institution's 150 life`qoat kt:..t ion s. Contr ib u tions are reacived by. the London and country rankers ; and by the Secretary. Ilichard Lewis, Esq., at the nstitution, 14, John-street, .A.delpiii, Laudon. THE ATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE.- Managers, Messrs. E. Falconer and F. B. Chatterton. THIS EVENING, the Play of THE JEALOUS WIFE. Mr. Phelps ; Messrs. H. Marston, Barrett, Warner, G. Belmore, E. Phelps, Harcourt; Mrs. Herman Vezin, Mrs. Vandenhoff, is,cs H. Leclercq. Seymour, &c.. After which. the Pantomime, LITTLE KING PIPPIN; or, harlequin Fortunatus and the Magic Purse and Wishing Cap. Commence at 7. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.- Sole Lessee and 3lanfga, Mr. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, A ROMANTIC ATTACHMENT. N►lr. W. Farren, Mr. Compton; MISS Ada Cavendish. To be followed by BROTHER SAM: Messrs. Sothern• Buckstone, Compton; Mesdames Nell) , Moore, Snowden, Lc. After which, ORPHEUS IN' TIIE HAYMARKET lielessrs. W. Farren, Fisher, Bartleman, Weatheraby, &o. ; Mesdames Keeley, Snowden, Moore, Lindley, Woo'gar, Boward, Wright, Coleman, Lovell, Prevot, &c. To conclude with A KISS IN THE DARK. Commence at Seven. FD' LYCEUM TREATRE.— tinder the sole Management of Mr. Fechter. THIS EVENING, THE ILLUSTRIOUS STRANGER. Air. Widdicomb. After which, THE MASTER OF RAVENSWOOD. Mr. letchter ; Messrs. Jordan, Emery, Widdicomb, Vezin, J. H. Fitzpatric' , , D. Evans; lliesdames Teman, E:sworthy, Lavenu, and C. Leclercq. Box Office open daily from Eleven till Five. .NEW THEATRE-ROYAL ADELPHI, Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. THIS EVENING. at 7, a new farce called PIPKIN'S RIJ:3TIC ItETI:EAT. Messrs J. L. Toole and?. Bediord. Atter which, at 8, RIP VAN WINKLE. Rip (his 147th a,:pearance). Mr. Jefferson, supported by Messrs. Billington, N. Bedrord, It Phillips, Felix Itogurs, Ashley, Lburne, C. J. Smith; Mrs. Billingtor, &c. To conclude with LEHIN D TIME. Messrs. J. L. Toole, R. Phillips, Eburne. C. J. Smith ; Miss A. Seaman, &c. TtOYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Tanager, Mr. Geo. Vining. TIIIS EVENING, QUIET LODGINGS. Atter whi h, at a quarter to Eight, IT IS NEVER TOO LATE TO MEND. Characters by lassrs. Vining, T. Mel vil.e, T. Mead, D. Murray, S. Cathaetn. Villiers, J. G. shore, ix. Murray, H. 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L7l MOSES AND SON'S LONDON MUSICS, 154, - 155, Iv, 157, Minories ; 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 80, Aldgate ; 506, 507, 508, New Oxford--street; 1,2, 3, hart-sirek.t 137, 148, of tenhain-euurt-rdad ; XBB, Eu.ton-ruad. iso, Bradford, Yorkshire. P.. ) 5 4 • • T. LONDON, _ A Y , FRB. 23, ng an op nilB66 1866. The House of Comm_'Zd lasteve p or tuni ty of expressing th ose feclin !of loyal attach went and warm personal interest.domestic conce rns of the Royal Family, which the as f or no years characteri sed our itepresent4ive Assembly,• ma The happy manlier in which our prese n t gracious SOVEIZEIGN has comb ined the duties of a QUEEN - with the cares of :3. mother, the excellent example which si lo has always set her subjects no less than as the heal of her Court, have enlisted on behalf of the royal household all the kindly feelings with which English men regard a happy home. The domestic history of some of our earlier Sovereigns has been but a painful record, and however readily the constitutional loyalty of Englishmen might respond to any pecu niary appeals on behalf of themselves or their chil dren, their private and personal career could only be sources of mortification and disappoin tment. Very different is the case with the fair young group which gathers around her MAJESTY, and has formed, we cannot doubt, the principal alleviation of her sorrow. The care lavished on the mental and moral training of theTotinbc,Princes and PrinceaseA from their - earliest years has been abundantly repaid by the assi duous devotion and tender care withwhich they have endeavoured to lighten the burden of their mother's sorrow. The Princess HELENA, like the Princess ALICE, is now about to leave us for a home of her own ; but however great the loss may be to her mother, the QUEEN can hardly fail to rejoice that her daughter should partake of the happiness that was once her own, hoping, as all must do, that it will be of longer duration. For the young Princess herself we must admit that such a change in her prospects and position is more suitable to her youth ful years than the retirement and seclusion in which she has necessarily passed a great part of her spring time, and she will enter on her new career strength ened by the knowledge that she has faithfully per formed,her filial duty at a time of no ordinary im, portance and a trial of no light nature. The young Prince, whose provision also came under discussionlast night, has already gained some experience of the world and its ways. He has been offered a crown and has a principality in prospect, and although a younger son his position is not un important. No doubt, whatever his career, it wil be worthy of himself, his,mother, and his country, and the provision for his independence will be very willingly made by the public. All these - changes in the circles must furnish new sources of interest to her . MAJEsTv, and must tend, we should hope, to divert her mind from the consideration of the losses of the past to the promise of the future, so that in the beautiful words of our Poet Laureate—" The love of all her sons may compass her, the love of all her daughters cherish her," till the great void of her life is filled and the great sorrow consoled. The crowning honour to a great career wl . ,s last night awarded to Lord PALMERSTON, and in that assembly, where so much of his life had been passed, a unanimous resolution was come to that a monu ment should be raised to his memory in Westmin.- der Abbey. Mr. GLADSTONE, in a speech equal to the occasion, proposed " that an humble address be presented to her MAJESTY, praying that her MA JESTY will give directions that a monument be erected in the Collegiate Church of St. Peter's, Westminster, with an inscription thereon, expres sive of the public admiration for, and attachment to, the deceased, as well as of the heavy loss', which the country has sustained by his death, and also to assure her MAJESTY that this House will make good the expenses attending the execution of the same." Mr. GLADSTONE truly. remarked that the occasions on which Parliament has presented addresses concerning the erection of -monuments have generally been when a tribute was paid to others than the civil servants of the Crown. Rarely, in deed, does Parliament make the nation, " through the medium of its vote, the organ for expressing its opinion of those who have passed from among us by means of a public monument." Mr. GLAD STONE mentioned three cases which were among the exceptions to the rule, but afterwards added that the names of Sir ROBERT PEEL, Lord CHAT HAM, Mr. PITT, and Mr. PERCEVAL were thus honoured. Lord PALMERSTON, in every sense of the word, was truly worthy of such a tribute, and whether we look to the length or the efficiency of his services to the State, we cannot but acknowledge that a public 'recognition of his merits as a faithful servant of the State is only right and fitting. What chiefly led to this proposal, Mr. GLADSTONE de clared to be not so much the length of time during which Lord PALMERSTON was Premier, but the " general position which he held in the view of the Parliament and the country. The place which he established for himself in the feel ings and the recollections of his countrymen." Lord PALMERSTON'S career extended over so long a period that it was materially connected with all the chief incidents of the period which the memory of the present generation can recall ; but in dwelling upon the resolution of last night, we turn more to the personal characteristics of the man than to the public achievements of the statesman. As Mr GLADSTONE declared, the attachment he inspired was not confined to any class in the land ; it pre vailed among the aristocracy to whom the noble lord belonged. It pervaded the intelligent middle classes, and it descended to the ranks of labour. Very correct also was Mr. GLADSTONE'S declaration that Lord PALMERSTON'S position in the House of Commons was not due to laboured or artificial oratory. In his zeal for the performance of public duties the late Premier set an excellent example., and, as Mr. GLADSTONE said, it was not so much that his physical strength enabled him to do so much as his force of will repelled the infirmities of age. Mr. DISRAELI made a few appropriate observa tions, and declared that he and his friends agreed with the utmost cordiality to the proposal submitted to the ho . use, as the right hon. gentleman emphatically declared it was fitting that sixty years of public service should be acknowledged, and that in the " chief sanctuary of the realm" there should be some outward and visible sign to preserve the memory of a statesman, of whom it may be said that he combined in the highest degree two quali ties which we seldom find united—energy and ex perience." After stating his hope that the time might never come when the love of fame should cease to rule our public men, Mr. DISRAELI de clared that he thought that " statesman to be envied who, when he leaves us, leaves not merely the memory of great achievements, but also the tender traditions of per sonal affection and social charm. In these characteristics we find the secret of the great fame of Lord PALMERSTON." It softened the asperities of the career of toil in which he so long struggled ; it smoothed the way for him in his dealings with political opponents, and now, after death, the memory of his genial manners is his most grateful- attribute in the recollection of his friends and contemporaries. Had he been per mitted to choose, no doubt Lord PALMERSTON would have desired no better tribute to his memory than to be th 4 kindly spoken of in that House where he had so long sat, and among those with whom he had been associated. After what has occurred no one can be surprised at the intelligence which has reached us this day —namely, the close of the Prussian Chambers. In deed, since the commencement of the present session, all has tended that way. We have had nothing but threats on the part of Ministers, and protests on the side of the Deputies. Affairs have now, however, reached a climax, and Europe again witnesses the di sgraceful spectacle of the Prussian Cham bers abrup t l y sent to the right-about. Such con tinued violation of constitutional rights and privi leges is, indeed, sad to contemplate, but we can nothing else at last i the of ex nation a t liontsunteilxhauthsteed,pataiennd the ce crafty schemer who has so long trampled on the rights of those he professes to serve is compelled to resign the position he now holds. In waiting for his secession from power, it really seems a mockery to call the Deputies together at all. The closing of the Chambers yesterday took people by surprise, and was, indeed, an unexpected affair everywhere. Even the President did not know that such an affair was impending. When the royal order had been read, Herr G&&Bow sa 7 d, "I hope that THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 23, 1866. the Prix Isian people will stand by their representa tives, • and that they will consider the Constitution as sacrec las ever. I close the session with the cry,' Long live'the King!' " Under the peculiar circumstances in - which he was placed the President could not have spoken more to the purpose than this. He has shown himself at all times truly alive to the require ments of his position, and it must have been with real regret that he thus took leave of the Assembly, which was hound to support the cause of liberty and to defend the rights of the people. Again we wit ness the triumph of Herr BISMARCK, but such suc cesses are proverbially short-lived, and his term of power and office must soon cease. Meanwhile the German people had better be on the alert, and not per mit things to go on too long in this laissez aller fashion, because it is always a difficult task to retrace steps and to remodel a Constitution. In the words of Herr GRABOW, the Prussian people should stand by their representatives, and they must consider it as their sacred trust to defend their rights and privi leges, if they would have something beyond the name of freedom left to them. The declaration of war against Spain by the Re public of Peru is by no means unexpected, although it can hardly be otherwise than welcome to the friends of liberty and independence. Notwithstand ing the gallant resistance made by the Chilian Go vernment to the aggression of Spain, in which they were fully supported by the Chilian people, there was no doubt that the odds were against the brave little Republic, unless some extraneous aid was forthcoming. England and France, accepting those doctrines of non-intervention, which, carried to their extreme, mean nothing more than allowing a strong Powe'r to dismember or annihilate a weak one, have looked on, contenting themselves with verbal remonstrances, to which the Cabinet of Madrid, as might have been expected, paid very little atten tion. America herself, not usually so reticent or cautious as the European Powers, seems to have been more anxious to avoid a breach of her neu trality laws than to protect the interests of the Southern Republics. What she may do hereafter is indeed a matter for speculation, and uneasy spe culation it must be on the part of the Spaniards, but meanwhile the Chilians have been left to fight their own battles. They have hitherto conducted the war not only with vigour but success, still the accession of new allies can hardly be unwelcome. Peru, whose sympathies had all along been warmly enlisted on behalf of her neighbour, has now come boldly forward and committed herself unreservedly to the cause. This addition to the strength of Chili is very important, since although the combined fleets of the two Republics, would be quite unequal to a general engagement with the Spanish squadron, yet the mischief they can do by more cautious and vigilant:action by cutting off the Spanish supplies will be incalculable. It is very possible that Spain may be found to succumb from this cause alone, while even if she prolongs the con test for a short time, the expense which it will entail on her empty exchequer will be ruinous. The enthusiasm manifested at Callao on the declaration of war against Spain was unanimous, and the Dictator, when visiting the theatre accompanied by the Chili= Minister, was received with thunders of applause. We should not be suprised if the other South Ame rican Republics were to join the alliance, and they would do wisely in such a case. The old fable of the United fagots bears a modern applica tion, and the band of brave little States, if com bined, could present a formidable front to the common enemy. Spain must be taught to re spect their strength as well as to guarantee their independence, or there will be no peace for them. Increased prosperity, and a consequent in crease of material wealth, will only excite the cupidity of Spanish financiers, while Spain will be always on the watch to take advantage of any tem porary disagreement or disunion among them. We should not be sorry to see the MONROE doctrine for once put into vigorous practice, and America coming forward, as she has good right to do, on behalf of her younger and weaker sisters. Should the great Republic of the Northern continent choose to bestir herself in the cause of her Southern followers, Spain, dignity, ironclads, and all would be very glad to beat a hasty retreat from the Pacific. The eir canastanc,3s of their early history are sufficiently like her own to enlist the sympathies and interest of her people, and the rest of the European Powers would have no objection to see Spain taught a use ful lesson by a Power which she dare not insult, and certainly had better not provoke too far. Clyde. There are no less than 30,000 steam machines in Glasgow and the environs, producing 630,000 metres of stuffs a day, and annually 200 millions of metres, producing for that branch of industry alone 120 millions of francs. Cotton weaving was commenced in Glasgow towards the end of the last century. The consumption, which in 1818 was 46,000 bales, is now 120,000 bales, weighing 25 millions of kilogrammes. These results have a strange corollary. This powerful industry is on its descent to the second rank, and the " cotton lords," who took the place of the " tobacco lords," will be obliged to share that position, if not to cede it to the " iron lords." In illustration, the writer proceeds to refer to the furnaces, which each vomit 20,000 kilogrammes of cast iron per day. Besides these Glasgow possesses an immense number of foundries and forges. These also are the largest factories of chemical products in the world, among others those of Messrs. Townsend and Messrs. Tenant and Co. They refer with pride at Glasgow to the chimney of the former establishment, which is 468 feet high, and which, after the pyramid of Cheops, is the highest monument on the earth, became it is 47 feet higher than the minster of Strasburg. This chimney, rising with lofty pride, may be perceived by the whole city, attesting the power of the human will for the advance of industry, as the spire of Strasburg attests its power over the arts. Steam has been a potent element in producing the pros perity of Glasgow. There was its cradle. In 1786 Patrick Miller ascended the Clyde in a boat, the paddles of which were moved by steam. It was the first boat which combated the waves. Steam was neglected till 1812, as far as regarded navigation, and applied to industry only ; it then reappeared. After the experiments of Fulton in America, Bell launched a small steamer on the Clyde, which took definitive possession, and a regular service was established between Glasgow and Greenock. This steamer was called the Comet. Its power was that of three horses, and it was thought a marvel. " I du not know what became of this toy, but at Darlington I saw the first machine which ever drew. a train. It is carefully preserved as a venerable relic. It was manufactured by Stephen son at Newcastle." The article professes to describe Belfast. I see nothing about that, only that the writer draws a comparison between Ireland and Scotland, very much to the disadvantage of the former. " Ireland has lost in 20 years only two millions of her inhabitants. In Ireland one sees mendicity, decay, almost degradation. In Scotland an air of prosperity and well-doing must strike the stranger. When money leaves Ireland it never comes back again. Since the commencement of the present century Ireland has paid to England the enormous sum of more than eight milliards of francs without return. This is an enormous tribute, which must eventually exhaust her. The landlords receives the money from Ireland, but do not live there. After this, can we be astonished at the poverty of the soil and the people ?" The telegraphic communications between Eng land and France have lately experienced con siderable interruption and unusual delay. They have been caused by the defective condition of one of the submarine cables which connect the two countries, that of Dieppe, the wires in which, four in number, have, been inert. The French Administration have given to the com pany every possible facility with a view to enable them to fulfil their engagements. On the other hand, the lines prolonged to the interior of England, in connection with the cables of the Channel, have from circumstances beyond control become deranged, and have thus created a new element of trouble and delay. An eminent French sailor has just died in Paris, Vice-Admiral Le Predour, Senator and Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour. He was born on the 16th Jan., 1793, and had been in the Navy from the age of 11 years. He was engaged in all the naval wars of the Empire. Since 1855 he has been placed on the reserved list. Again I have to notice an extraordinary change in the weather. It was a sharp frost last night, but the sun rose brilliantly this morning, and by mid day it became really hot. The sun has not been obscured a moment the whole day. It is satisfac tory to add that the frosts of the last three or four nights have not done any injury to vegetables, as had been feared. The buds of the rose trees are ready to burst forth, and the gooseberry and currant trees also show buds. The bloom on the peach and apricot trees looks beautiful. A ball is to be given after Lent by M. Moreau, a stock broker, of an original character. All the gentlemen are to be dressed as soldiers, and the ladies will wear the peculiar costume adopted by mursery maids. Perhaps the dress is not inappro priate, as soldiers of the infantry have a connection, in name at least, with children. Library of Fiaion. (From Punch.) The Reign of Terror in Jamaica. A Serial, pub lished on the arrival of the West India Mail. Bright, Shammyrumstuff, & Co., Morning Star Office, Fleet-street. One Penny. We congratulate our spirited contemporary on being the first to introduce the feuilleton into a London newspaper. Under the above title it has commenced an exciting fiction in the best style of the penny novelists, and we may fairly say that since the celebrated Gory Hand in the Dark Cellar, we have read nothing more sensational than the Deign of Terror in Jamaica. Under the guise of a special commissioner, the Fleet-street novelist describes his horrors with gusto. He begins dashingly— " I am about to unfold a Tale of Horror !" " I know more of the measures taken to suppress the rebellion than almost any one individual in Jamaica. * * * The whites are generally ignorant of what lam about to detail to you. * * * Ido not believe one tithe of the atrocities have yet been unearthed, as day by day adds to the detail of horrors." We have no intention of injuring the success of this fiction by telling the points. The writer repre sents himself as going about among the blacks, and being inspired by their stories, and any one who knows the exquisite truthfulness of the negro cha racter will feel that a romancer,who lays his hand on a black informant, in every sense " strikes ile." We must extract a gem or two in order to increase the aviditywith which this Tale of Horror will be sought for : M'Laren deserves a statue of the purest marble. F.,ith ful and true, he was hanged that night. He did not mis calculate the nature of the (white) beings who were making a Hell upon Earth in Morant Bay." But this passage is the most brilliant of all. One of his black heroines— "Stealthily entered; but imagine her horror when look ing up she saw the grisly forms of nine of her neighbours swinging round responsive to the night blast. A return to the wood and the wet lair among the frogs was better than this." A rebel's house is entered by the soldiers while it is dark. He dashes away, deserting his wife and children, but a rifle ball hits him on the shoulder. " Imagine the scene —Abe poor creatures roused from sleep by the tramp of armed men, the flash from the ready rifle, the cry of pain from the husband and father, and the dark figures of'the soldiers dimly seen through the sulphu rous smoke." Without making further extracts, we commend this romance of Jamaicato all lovers of penny fiction, and we congratulate the enterprising publishers, Messrs. Bright and Shammyrumstuff, on the spirit which induced. them to engage the pen of a spicy novelist rather than to imitate the Times, Daily News, and Telegraph, who tamely send out gentlemen with no higher mission than to ascertain facts from credible witnesses. The writer of the novel is a true artist, and while giving all these horrors, he is careful to supply evidence that they are merely the creation of the sable population with whom he gossips, and he displays real art in dressing up the crude conceptions of the blacks into sensational narrative. We trust the Tale of Horror will be as popular as it deserves to be. An 'extraordinary general meeting of the share holders of the Provincial Banking Corporation (Limited), was held to day, for the purpose of con firming certain resolutions for alteration of the articles of association, passed at the extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders held on the sth inst. The usual confirmation was given. LA TEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) PRUSSIA. BERLIN, FEB. 22 (Afternoon). Count von Bismarck has just communicated to the Chamber of Deputies a royal decree ordering both houses of the Diet to be closed to-morrow, and to remain adjourned until the end of the present session. FEB. 22 (Evening). The closing of the Prussian Chambers, which took place to-day, was entirely unexpected. Even Herr Grabow, the President of the Chamber of Deputies, was not aware that this measure was impending. After the reading of the royal order, Herr Grabow said :—" I hope that the Prussian people will stand by their representatives, and that they will consider the constitution as sacred as ever. I close the session with the cry, ' Long live the " DENMARK. COPENHAGEN, FEB. 23. Yesterday the French ambassador had a public audience of the King, and presented to his Majesty the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour for the Crown Prince of Denmark, together with an auto graph letter of the Emperor Napoleon. His Majesty expressed his warmest thanks for this mark of friendship. SPAIN. MADRID, FEB. 22 (Evening). It is semi-officially stated that Marshal O'Donnell will not offer any opposition to a reduction in the estimates of war and of marine, provided the gene ral position of affairs in the ensuing year appear to justify that course. FRANCE. PARIS, FEB. 23. The Prince Imperial has been appointed honorary President of the Committee of the International Exhibition, to be held in Paris in 1867. The func tions of President will be discharged by the Minister of State. The Aloniteur of this morning says :—" Intelli gence has been received here from Syria, which holds out hopes of the complete cessation of the dis turbances raised by Joseph Karaw." BOURSE, Feb. 22, Two o'clock.—The Bank of France has again reduced its rate of discount one half, viz., from 41- to 4 per cent. This movement, together with a reduction of the rate in London, has had a very favourable effect on the market, which shows great firmness at generally better quotations. Threes, for the Account, have advanced 10c.—to 68f. 221 c. Italians have a similar improvement. Credit Mobilier Shares are sf. higher. Railway Market firm. Three o'clock.—The market has con tinued firm, closing on the following quotations :- 4 per Cents 99 Do. end month — 3 per Cents. 69 30 Do. end month 69 30 Credit Mobilier 682 50 Do. end month 685 Bank Shares 3691 25 Roman Ottoman Fives 39 Mexican Loan 47 50 Do. Bonds 3lO Russian Austrian Spanish Threes Homo Debt — Deferred Credit Fonder 1340 :: Italian Loan 6l 30 Do. end month 6l 35 RAILII %PAYS. Orleans Northern Lyons and Mediterranean Southern Western Eastern Sardinian Austrian Lombard North of Spain Saragossa Ditto to Barcelona Roma' Cash. Acct. 868 75 ... 1113 - - 75 ... 555 - - 566 25 ... 541 25 ... 140 - - - ... 405 - - 902 50 175 233 75 100 - - ... 122 50 BANK OF FRANCE. ----c PARIS, Feb. 22. The following is the return of the Bank of France for the week ending to-day, together with the cor responding figur3s of the previous account : DEBTOR. Feb. 22. Feb. 15. 182,500,000 - Capital of the Bank 182,500,000 Profits in addition to capital (Art. 8, Law, June 9, 1857) 7,044,776 02 7,044,776 02 Reserve of the Bank and its branches Reserve in landed pro perty 4,000,000 Notes in circulation ... 888,206,025 Banknotes to order and receipts payable at sight Treasury account cur rent creditor Current accounts, Paris 174,158,744 50 169,464,920 03 Do. branch banks Dividends payable 1,718,878 75 2,079,239 75 Discounts and sundry interests Rediscounted the last six months Surplus of receipts not distributed Sundries 22,105,750 14 22,105,750 14 4,000,000 - 919,117,925 - 5,091,442 46 5,338,561 51 2,074,992 92 2,074,992 92 - - 6,907,491 8 7,261,965 81 Total CREDITOR. Feb. 22. Feb. 15. Cash in hand and in fr. C. fr. Branch banks Commercial bills over due Commercial bills dis- 331,113 86 755,712 32 counted, not yet due 336,836,401 69 372,169,866 66 Do. branch banks 298,819,220 317,195,488 Advances on deposit of bullion 1)o. branch banks Do. on French Public Securities 11,677,500 Do. by branch banks 6,106,700 Do. ou railway shares and debentures D. branch banks 19,247,900 Do. on Credit Foncier Bonds Do. branches Do. to the State (Con vention, June 10, 1857) 60,000,000 60,000,000 Government Stock re- 7,289,000 - Z‘,8 , 53,500 - 6,762,400 - 5,361,800 - 11,813,300 - 6,`180,700 - 29,576,500 - 19,533,000 - 624,800 - 381,200 - 617,400 - 391,800 - serve 12,980,750 14 12,980,750 14 Do. disposable Routes Imialobalisees (Law, June 9, 1857) 1C0,000,000 -- 100,000,000 Hotel and furniture of the Bank and landed ilroperty branches 8,439,520 -- 8,416,623 -- Expenses 01 nia.nage ment 230,010 23 228,408 83 Sundries Total 1,389,269,205 72 1,417,953,705 69 Certified by the Senator-Governor of the Bank of France. (Signed) RoULAND. The Bank of France has reduced its rate of dis count from 41- to 4 per cent. THE HALIFAX PEERAGE.—Considerable surprise has been created in Yorkshire, not at the elevation of Sir Charles Wood to the peerage, but at the title selected. it is usually the case to select titles which have been at some time borne by the family, and which may have become ex tinct from failure of issue, attainder, or other causes. That this has not been the rule followed in the case of Sir Charles Wood becomes evident when we find that a connection with the extinct title of Halifax is to be found in the family of Mr. Montagu, of Melton Park,, near Doncaster, whose father, Mr. Fountayne Wilson, represented the whole of Yorkshire, with the Hon. W. Duncombe (now Lord Fevcrsham), Lo - 2d Milton, and Mr. Marshall. It was, we believe, intended to raise the late Mr. Fountayno Wilson to the peerage, by the title of Halifax, and were a Tory administration iu power, a fitter recipient of that title could not bo found than in the person of the present owner of Melton Park, with his vast possessions, including the old Montagu estate in Nottinghamshire ; especially con sidering the sacrifices he has made in support of his party. But as these aro naturally anything but virtues in the eyes of a Whig Government, we find no fault with their not elevating him to the peerage. Wo cannot, however, acquit the present Government of bad taste in fixing upon this title of 'V iscount Halifax, which almost, as it were, belongs to the Montagu family, and con ferring it upon Sir Charles Wood, who has no pretence whatever for adopting it. Surely Sir Charles's representa tion of the borough of Halifax cannot bo sufficient cause for his usurping an old title. Why not Viscount Hickleton, of Hickleton Hall, his country residence ? By such course au unpleasant, not to say an unfriendly, slight might have been avoided, the more so as we aro aware that, although political opponents, Mr. Montagu and Sir Chas. Wood have always been on tl.e most friendly term.,-Rfrag LAW INTELLIGENCE.---This Day. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Before Chief Justice Cockburn and a Special Jury.) M c CALLITM V. BEETON_LIBEL. This was an action for libel, by Mr. Peter M'Callum, a printer, carrying on business in Rolls-buildings, Fetter lane, against Mr. Beeton ; the registered proprietor of the Sporting L. Mr. Digby Seymour, QC., opened for the plaintiff, and said he was a printer and proprietor of a sporting publica tion called Tatersall's Tissue, and the defendant the re gistered proprietor of the Sporting Life, another racing newspaper. The plaintiff became the proprietor of Tater sall's Tissue iu consequence of a bad debt, and in citifying on the paper he assumed the nom de plume of "James Hopkins," and to his business in connection with the Tissue he united that of a commission agent, a profession that some of the most celebrated racing mon of the day had carried on. The exact charge against the defendant was, that ho had in his newspaper accused the plaintiff with having swindled a person named Edward Thompson, the keeper of a co-operative store, at Sunderland, out of .£lOO. The learned gentleman then read a variety of letters from Mr. Thompson to the plaintiff, asking him to back Gladia tour for £lOO for the St. Leger. The bet was laid at 2 to 1, and a voucher was sent accordingly. A conversation afterwards took place relative to the merits of Ely and Regalia for another race at Stockton ; and the defendant, not wishing to lay out further money, asked the plaintiff to back the horses for him. The plaintiff said if the voucher he had sent with respect to Gladiateur was sent to him he would see what could be done. The voucher was sent, and then Thompson was tele graphed to that, after the strictest inquiry had been made, he did nct think Ely or Regalia were the best horses for the races at Stockton, but that Extoller and Bandarilla were much better, and that ho should back them if not ad vised by Thompson to the contrary. This was done, and then, both horses having lost, Thompson wrote to plaintiff demanding the voucher for the Gladiateur bet, which of course was refused. A long correspondence ensued, and the result was that the alleged libel appeared in the, Sport ing Life calling the plaintiff a swindler. The first witness called was Mr. Montague Scott, solicitor for the plaintiff, who pro duced a copy of the registration of the Sporting L. I have been to Sunderland. I have seen Mr. Thompson. I never asked him not to come up to London as a witness, or to keep out of the way. 1 solemnly swear I made no such communication. Mr. Peter M'Callum—l am the plaintiff in this case. I am a printer and publisher, carrying on business in Rolls buildings. I am the present proprietor of Tatersall's Tissue. I did not start it. I contracted for its printing. Mr. Elliot, of Shoe-lane, was then proprietor. It has been in circulation since 1864 amongst sporting people. Mr. Elliot contracted a debt for printing, and agreed with me to take Tatersall's „Tissue in redemption. Mr. Peedie is the editor. After I had been proprietor I continued printing it, and added to the business that of a commis sion agent in Feb., 1865. The name in which I exe cuted commissions was James Hopkins. I adopted that namo six months before I thought of taking commis- sions. I adopted the name to keep all matters con: netted with the Tissue from my general business. I had the assistance of clerks, and when letters came to my es tablishment, addressed "James Hopkins," only Mr. Peedie or myself opened them. It is a very usual thing in sport ing circles to adopt assumed names. I received the first letter from Mr. Thompson in May, 1864. In August I received a letter from Thompson asking me to put on £lOO on Gladiateur for the St. Leger. It is always usual to stake the money. I received the money from Thompson, and the bet was laid. I sent him the ordinary voucher stating the fact. I produce it. I afterwards wont down to Sunderland as I had to go to Newcastle. I received an invitation from Mr. Thompson to call on him. ;I did so. This was before Stockton Races. I was ac- CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS. (FROM OUR ON P VN AR TOSI,I2rErShPuOrNsLEy CORRESPONDENT.) The Emperor, who seems to make it his study to consult the wishes and feelings of his people in minor as well as in important points, has written a letter to the Minister of the Interior, the Marquis de La Valette, in which he states that he has per sonally visited the garden of the Luxembourg, in order to form a judgment in regard to the oppo sition made to the proposed alienation of a portion of the garden. The result of this inspection is thus stated by his Majesty :—" I am convinced that it would be advantageous not to prolong the Rue Fermi, to leave intact the western portion of that useful promenade, and only to detach the parts in dicated in the enclosed place. (The place enclosed takes but a very small portion away, and cannot perceptibly curtail or injure this beautiful garden.) I beg you, therefore, to take the necessary steps to modify the plans originally agreed upon." It was about three months ago that the idea of cutting off a portion of the garden was suggested, and the result would have been a considerable improvement on a thoroughfare which much requires it ; but public opinion in France, like that in England, is decidedly against any curtailment of parks or localities re quired for fresh air and exercise, and the moment that general opposition was manifested to the pro posal, a communication was made on the part of the Emperor to the architects and surveyors engaged to carry into effect the proposed alterations. The result is the material change which I mention. General La Marmora has presented to the Italian Parliament for ratification the treaty of commerce between Italy and the Zollverein, a fact which seems to indicate plainly enough that all the German States comprising that Customs' Association have recognised the kingdom of Italy. It is believed in the best-informed circles that the opposition of Austria will very soon be overcome. French writers are not in general very accurate in their appreciation of England and the English ; but as it may be well that we should occasionally " see ourselves as others see us," I give you some portion of the amount of Glasgow and Belfast just published in the Siecle from the pen of one of its editors. I may remark, by the way, that French writers always call Glasgow Glascow. The nar rator commences with a comparison of Ireland and Scotland. In Ireland he met plenty of beggars, but never in Scotland was a hand held out to him for alms. He is astonished at the prodigious deve lopment of Glasgow within a century.. Glasgow, a very ancient city, which may be called the Holy City of Scotland, in 1760 only contained 23,000 in habitants. Now its population is estimated at 480,000. The French Revolution materially con tributed to this prosperity, for, by setting the Con tinent on fire, it left Great Britain the heir to the work suspended almost everywhere else. Steam was e h m au p d l l e o d ra in s, Gr w la h s i g eh ow pr in od l u B c o e o d . T st l uff iere s w th ere th th e e v n a 4 l O ue ,oo o o f GO millions. In 1812 steam had become mistress, and had operated a wonderful transformation on the companied by Mr. Peedio while at Sunderland. Thompson asked mo to make two bets, 1 for 50 on Regalia and another for 50 on Ely, provided I could get 2 to 1 and a certainty of a start. I was to make the bets at Stockton racecourse. I told him Regalia might not run, and that Ely, if it did run, 2to 1 could not be got. We spoke of Exceller being a stable companion to Regalia, and very likely if they did not mean Regalia, it would be no doubt thought that Exceller could win. He wanted me to back Ely and Regalia, but I was to advance the money. I told him I could not do that. I then told him that the Gladia teur bet not being about to come off for some time, that if he were very anxious to invest at Stockton, I could sot that money free by cancelling the bet. He consented to that, and said he had not got the voucher by him, but he would send it to me in London. He did so. The voucher I pro duce is he same as I sent to Sunderland. Thompson's in structions were to take 2 to 1 about both horses, Ely and Regalia. I was to back Exceller, if that horse ran, instead of Regalia ; and in reference to Ely's race, I was to back her if 2 to 1 could be got; if not, I was to back the next best thing in the race. I then went over to Stockton, and, on getting there, I found it currently reported that Regalia would not run. I made very earnest inquiries about Re galia. I did not believe, from what I heard, that Regalia would run, and I telegraphed to Thompson what I thought, and told him that 1 should back the next best thing if not directed to the contrary. I sent another telegraph, stating I should back Exceller. Excellor ran, but came in third. I tried to get the odds of 2to 1 against Ely. I found the bets were on Ely and not against her. I then took 500 to 50 ou Bandarilla. 1 backed the horse, because thought Ely would not win. I telegraphed to Thompson, telling him what I had done. Both bets were lost. Lord Chief Justice—Where was Bandarilla, in the race? Witness—Third horse, my lord. A number of letters and copies of the telegrams and libel were here put into court. Examined Mr. Temple for th e d e f en d ant—l f i rst took interestint by urf transactions at the beginning of the year 1865. I started the common business in February of that year, but I have been connected as printer of the Sporting Life before. I did not ask Elliot, when I bought the paper, why it was called Tatersall's Tissue. I supposed the paper p was so continued in or d er to convey to the public - that the Tissue was purely a racing paper. I don't for one moment suppose the people ever thought that Messrs. Tattersall were at all connected with the paper. A " tis sue" is a slip of paper issued by racing agents. It contains purely racing intelligence. I had nothing to do with betting until I took the tissue. I take the name of Hopkins merely to keep the racing particulars reported from my general printing business. If I had not done so it would have "jumbled up" sporting with my other general busi ness. I know other papers in which assumed names are used. It is a very common practice. I cannot call to mind at this moment any commission agent carrying on business under a feigned name. The use of assumed names is very common in newspapers. I swear that I was empowered to back the horses I thought best in the event of Ely and Regalia not being backed. I cannot recollect who first spoke about Exceller, whether it was Mr. Peedie or Mr. Thompson, but I swear it was talked about for some minutes. Exceller was looked upon as a good horse. I swear I said the money could only bo raised by cancelling the bet about Gladiateur. That I distinctly swear. Thompson was to write to me at Stock ton Post-office during the races. I went there frequently, but I did not get a single letter. Mr. Temple—Who made the bet with Gladiateur? Witness—l did. Lord Chief-Justice—You laid him the 200 to 100 yourself? Witness —Yes. Mr. Temple—Did you do this secretly ? Witness—No. Mr. Temple—You did not communicate to Thompson that you were the person laying the Gladiateur money ? Witness -No, but ho must have known all about it. Mr. Temple—Did you not receive a letter from Mr. Thompson at the Stockton Post-office telling you to keep the Gladiateur bet sacred ? Witness—No, I swear I did not. The Lord Chief Justice—And you went to the post (au whilo at Stockton ? Witness —Yes, my lord. Mr. Temple—Who did you lay the mon©y out on Ban darilla ? Witness —I cannot say. It was divided between five or six. I don't keep a record of bets. Mr. Temple—Have you a betting book? Witness—Yes. Mr. Temple—Don't you enter the names of the parties with whom you lay your money ? Witness —No. To Mr. Temple—l laid the money with men with whom I have no knowledge, but I got a voucher from them. If the horse backed lost the race the voucher was of no use, and I always destroy the vouchers. The Lord Chief Justice—How were you to get the money, supposing the horse won, if you did not know the parties ; you might never see the persons again ? Witness—The betting men are all well known to every person frequenting a race-course. I did not enter the bet in a book. I put Mr. Thompson's name on the back of the card I got when I made the Bandarilla bet ; and when the rase was run and Bandarilla lost, the card became of no further use and was destroyed. The only way a bet is ever completed on a race-course is by voucher. I make the bet, pay the money, got a card, and if the horse wins I get the money. I did precisely the same with the Exceller bet. A copy of the telegram received by the defendant from the plaintiff at Stockton was hero put in, in which it was stated that Execller and Bandarilla had been "booked." The nevor wrote the word " booked,"it would have been absurd. I wrote the word "backed." Mr. Temple —The telegram I have put into your hand is the ono we received from you. Mr. D. Seymour—The telegram you now have in your hand is merely a copy of the original you wrote at Stock ton. Plaintiff —Yes. Mr. D. Seymour—We have written to the Telegraph Company, and have produced that which we received from the company. Witness— I wrote the original in tho Telegraph Office at Stockton. Mr. D. Seymour—When you lay a bet for instance of £5O at a race course you lay it with more than one person ? Witness— Yes, it is safer and better to lay .£5 with one and .£5 with another. Lord Chief Justice—Then is the money all put down ? Witness—No, my lord, the man who lays the smaller sum has to stake his alone. Lord Chief Justice—You pay before you lose. Witness—Yes ? Lord Chief Justice—lf the money is lost? Witness—l have no more to do with tho matter ? Mr. D. Seymour—lf won ? Witness—l go for the money and get it. Lord Chief Justice—The man who takes the odds then stakes his money ? Witness - Yes, my lord. Mr. James Peedie—l am the editor of Totemairs and have been so for a year and a half. I was with the plaintiff when the conversation between Mr. Thompson and Mr. M'Callum relative to the cancelling of the Gladia teur bet took place. I can say who first proposed the matter. I know Mr. M'Callum demurred to do so as it was irregular. Eventually it was agreed that the bet should be off, and Mr. Thompson said ho would send the voucher to London as a proof that the bet was null and void. The voucher was sent. Mr. Thompson said if ho won at Stockton he should put the £lOO again on Gladiataur. When he found ho was in possession of the money, Thomp son said he wished to back Ely and Regalia for the Great Northern Leger and the Claret Stakes. The conditions Thompson laid down were that we were to get 2 to 1, and both horses were run. The bets were to be laid at the post. Mr. M'Callum said it was possible ono or both would not run, and that 2 to 1 could not be got about Ely. In that case Thompson said we were to invest on the races, and I perfectly recollect he said, " Oh, well do the best you can for me." Exceller was mentioned about the middle of the conversation, and I am certain that Mr. Thompson said if Regalia did not run we were to back her stable companion, and if the odds could not be got about Ely we were to back something else in the race. I went to Stockton with the plaintiff, and from what we heard the money was not put either upon Ely or Re galia. Exceller and Bandarilla were both placed in the race. Cross-examined by Mr. Temple—The bets were to be made at the post, when the numbers of the horses were put up. Gladiateur was in August at 2to 1. I will positively swear that Exceller was mentioned during the conversa tion. I don't know the reason why the plaintiff's paper is called " Tatarsall's Tissue." I know that tho word " Ta tersall" was not used to induce the public to believe it was connected with the Messrs. Tattersall's of Hyde-park. This was the case for the plaintiff. Mr. Temple then addressed the jury for the defendant. He then called Mr. Edward Tattersall—l am a member of the firm at Knightsbridge. Ilb st became aware of the existence of the plaintiff's paper about four or five months ago. I did not take any steps to prevent the circulation, but I wrote a letter to the Sporting Life, repudiating any connection with it. The plaintiff saw the letter, because his answer to it appeared in the same paper. Letter read. It declared that the Messrs. Tattersall re pudiated all connection with the " Tissue;" that the assump tion of the name of Tattersall was considered by them to be a piece of impertinence. Examination continued—l did not then know the defen dant at all. He is not a member of Tattersall's. I don't know anything of betting, but that connected with our room. lam quite sure if ono of the gentlemen of our room used an alias ho would be turned out. I know that there are assumed names used on the turf. By Lord Chief Justico I don't know that the publishers of sporting papers bet as commissioners. Mr. Edward Thompson—l am the manager of a co-ope rative store at Sunderland. I first corresponded with the plaintiff in 1865. The first time I became aware that the plaintiff's name was not James Hopkins was from the Sporting Life. On the 22d August I received a voucher relative to the Gladiateur bet. When the plaintiff came to Sunderland I went to the hotel to him, as I did not wish him to come to the store, as it might cause suspicion that I was betting. When I went to the hotel I asked for James Hopkins, and I saw the plaintiff. I told him he had made me a debtor to him of over £2O, and I said, What do you mean by it ? Plaintiff had no other answer but that the commission I had given him was a difficult one. I told him 1 had sent him a letter to London, and he asked me what it was about. I said I wanted to make up some of my losses, and as Ely and Regalia were entered for the Stockton races, he might, if he chose, back these horses from Ito 50 each. I told him I had no more money to speculate with, and asked him if he would deposit the money for me, as I considered the St. Leger bet a very safe one. Lord Chief-Justice—You wanted him to advance the money on the strength of that bet on Gladiateur ? Witness—Yes. The Lord Chief Justice—ll• was not disposed to do that ? Witness—No. Peedie suggested that the bet on Gladia tour shauld be off, and that Ely and Regalia should be backed, and that I agreed to. The arrangement was en tered in a book Mr. Peedie had in his pocket. The Lord Chief Justice—That book ought to be pro duced. Mr. Seymour—We say nothing of the kind occurred. The Lord Chief Justice—Was anything said about other bets ? Witness—No; nothing was said about the bet on Gladia tour being connected. Lord Chief Justice—What were you to return the voucher for ? Witness—As security, supposing the two horses left. No names of any other horses were mentioned. Lord Chief Justice—That I understand you distinctly to state. No such name as Exceller was mentioned at that interview ? Witness Certainly. 1 afterwards ►rote to the plaintiff, telling him to keep the Gladiateur bet sacred. Before writing to the Sporting Life I had written to the plaintiff,- asking him to return Gladiateur's voucher on the 18th of August. After the Leger I don't recollect making anY application for my money. I told a person named Brad" laugh to write to him about it. I recollect seeing M r : Montague Scott, the attorney, at Sunderland. He showed me some letters and telegrams, and asked me if they Were in my handwriting. He asked me about the society of which I was manager, and then left. He came to me an d I told him I did not expect that I should ever hear an more about it. Ho said I need not fight the battle of the Sporting Life, as it would not put sixpence in my pocket. I said if I was supoenied I should have to go to London, and if I went there I should state the truth. I looked upon a subpoena like a summons to attend. Scott said, "I Dea d not go to London that I might feign illness or a thousand things that I could get out of the way." Lord Chief Justice—Do you mean to say that all that passed between you and Mr. Scott ? Witness—Yes. Mr. Temple—Do you pay anything towards the defence of this suit ? Witness—No. I am paid to come up. Cross-examined—When plaintiff, Poodle, and myse lf met, we had dinner together, and we talked about sporting matters. We were talking about three horses, and I swo . r we never mentioned the nam es o f any ot h er h ors es al connection with Stockton Races but Ely and Regalia. I don't know anything about Wright's Handicap Book". I don't know wh a t a h an di cap b oo k i s. Both Hopkins and Poodle demurred to the proposal to open the Gladiateur bet. Mr. D. Seymour—Did you not, in tho course of You r transactions with the plaintiff, transmit to him a chequ e for £250? Witness—Yes. Mr. Seymour—Where did you get it from ? Witness—From a friend. Mr. Seymour—Who ? Witness—A Mr. Wilson. Mr. Seymour—Who is he ? Witness—A large provision merchant. Mr. Seymour—Did you tellhim what you wanted it for? Witness—Yes. Mr. Seymour—Did you tell him it was to be used ill betting ? Witness—No. Mr. Seymour—Did you not tell him it was for the put' pose of you and your wife opening a Temperance Hotel ? Why—l did. The Lord Chief Justice—The facilities given by CO III.. mission agents for such transactions was much to be re gretted. Mr. Seymour—,,No doubt, my lord. lam not here to justify betting by parsons in the position of the witness. Mr. Temple then addressed the jury for the defendants and contended that the evidence had fully justified t he publication of the strictures in the Sporting Life, an d the words complained of were fully justified by the circutu" stances connected with the case. (We shall continue the case in a later edition.) The following remarks upon the silk sales, whi ch , commenced yesterday, are from the circular 01 Messrs. Durant and Co. :—" The quantity offere,d; was 1,400 bales Bengal, 4,000 bales China, 10' bales Japan, and 1,500 bales Canton silk. o° whole was allowed to pass without bidding s, and the actual business done is even less than usual. In the general market we have a continuation of th e inactivity and indisposition to purchase, which has existed more or less during the last three hence, with the exception of one or two forc ed sales, transactions are of the most limited charact er. The deliveries have fallen back to the scale 01 December." m onths , During the last few days there has been less acti" vity exhibited in the markets for Foreign and Colo nial Produce. Sugars have been in some instance° i n to a a shade cheaper, and coffee has been deal t limited extent at a decline of 6d. to ls. per oc t ° Rice, fruit, and spices have remained withou t mate rial change as regards values, and there has been . a fair amount of business reported in tallow at steadY quotations for both present and forward delivery. b oucle C oinp quest ( Di e „, r L Ondc s ubmi l'eorga Ac e Thre e Pima. Q oh - " v ~„,, b o. ' B A fc (xoc, Th Eugh Th, able 2 in the tiet a i the p, Active tullioi Rest Public Other seven Cove r , Other Notes Th ( 40 e 4 90, be en 2 ,14 Tre as and ti