The Sun. — London, England, 1865-01-28 00:00:00

THE I" ALL-n.A.LL GAZETTE. An Evening Newspaper and Review. Office, 14, SaYlabnry-et'Aet, Strand, W.C. FLER rsiA.JESTY'S THEATRE. Sole Id imager and Director, Mr. W. Harrison. 'MIS EV ENING., FAUST. Mesdames Anna Hiles, ilurrington, ' Ootterell ; Messrs. Swift, Forbes, H. Corn, and Conductor, Signor ARDITL Followed by the Grand Christmas Pantomime, THE LION A7. , TD THE UNICORN. ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT GARDEN. (Opera Company, Limited.) CONTINUED SUCCESS OF CINDERELLA A ND THE WONDERFUL LONATO. THIS EVENING, (Saturday, a new Op. ra, the music by F. Clay the words by T. TAN SW. Robert s on, entitled CON CB. Mdlle. Martorelle, isa Thirlwail, Messrs. 11. Corri, A. Cook, C. I.) all, and Henry Haigh. Conduator, Mr. A. MELLON. After which, at a quarter - p ast 8, the Grand and highly successful Pantomime, CIN DE REL A ; with magnificent Scenery and gorgeous accessories. In the Harlequinadc. senor Donato will perform, his celebrated and astonishing vanes avec AI witeau C . ommenze at Seven. THEATRE -R OY AL, DRURY-LANE, Managers. Messrs. E. Falconer and F. B. Chatterton. THIS EVENING, and during the week, A YOUNG LAD FROM THE COUNTRY. After which, the Grand Christmas Pantomime, HOP O'MY THUMB AND HIS ELEVEN BROTHERS; or, Harlequin and the Ogre of the Seven-League Boots : Messrs. G. Bel more, Torn Matthews, G. Weston, Master Percy Roselle, &c. Misses Lydia Thompson. R. Lecletcq, &c ; Messrs. Boleno C. L a uri, W. A. Barnes, T. Morris , Cormack , Saville • Mdme: Boleno, the Misses Gunniss, and Signor Tescano. TUBA TR E-R OYA L, HAYMARKET. Lessee. Mr. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, Jan. 27, DAVID GARRICK. Messrs. Chippendale, Sothern, Buckstone, Rogers, Clark, Coe, Wea thersby, &c. ; Mesdames Moore, Snowdon, Fitzwilliam, &c. After which, LORD DIINDREA.RY MARRIED AND DONE FOR. Messrs. Sothern, Buckstone, Braid, Gordon. Clark, White, Coe, Weathersby, &c.; Mesdames Snowdon, Bill, &c. With PRINCESS SPRINGTIME. Mr. Compton, Miss L. Kceiey. And A KISS IN THE DARK. To commence at 7. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Sole Management of Mr. Pechter. I THIS EVENING, GRANDFATHER. WHITEHEAD. Messrs. Emery, C foreman, Collett, Garden, Moreland, Clffcrd : Mesdames Hamilton, Henrade, C. Hor man. Alter which, at half-past 8, a New Drama, entitled THE 4OADSIDE INN. Robert MaAire, Mr. Eechter. Messrs. Widdicomb, C. Horsman, Fitzpatrick, Garden, Moreland, Raymond, Collett; Mesdames EJEIW orthy and B. Percy. To conclude with BEAIIFACED IMPOSTORS. Mr. Widdisomb. Doors open at Half -past Sir. The Box-office open daily from Elev,n till Five. - rkTEW THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPHI.- .L rruprl.t.Mt anci Alattager, Zdr. ti. .1 , et:m(4.r. THIS EVENING, ICI ON PARLE FRANCAIS. Mr. J. L. Toole. At er which, at 8, LEAH. Miss Bateman, suported Stuart by ilessr, George J.,rdan, Swinbourne, It. Ph il li p ps, , Stephenson, Lburne; Miss H. Simms and Mrs. Bajugton. To conclude with DARK DOINGS IN THE cur- BOARD BY THri liNuT rINU'E BRO HERS. Messrs. J. L. Toole, Paul Be dt o rd, It. Phill"ps, Billington ; Mrs. A. Mellon. Miss A. seama C n. ommence at 7. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. ale Lessee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. THIS EVENING, a new Extravaganza, entitled THE MAGIC HORSE AND THE ICE MAIDEN I RINCESS. Atter which, THE STREETS OF LONDON. Messrs. Vining, J. W. Ray, D. Fisher, D. Murray, J. Nelson, H. Forrester. H. Mellon ; Mrs. Henry Marston, Miss Emma Barnett, and Miss Fanny Gwynne. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE, Sole Lessee and Manageress. Mrs. Swanborough. THIS EVENING, at 7, LAWRENCE'S LOVE SUIT. Mr. Parselle ; Mesdames Palmer, Carson, and Hughes. Al tcr which, the Grand Christmas Burlksque, THE " GRIN" BU II rS ; or, the Mrs. Brown of the Missis-sippi. Messrs. Stogie, Thome, James, Fenton, &c.; Mesdames Ada Swanborough, Raynham, Simpson, Johnstone, &C. To conclude with MRS. GrtEEN'S SNUG LITTLE BUSINESs. Mr. Belford. G R TIS AND POST FR EE. E. MOSES and SONS' New Pamphlet, THE PHILOSOPHY OF DRESS. 110 MOSES AND S 0 N ju• respectfully , call attention to their large and well assorted stock of JUVENILE CLOTHING. The newest fabrics are combined with the latest and most fashionable designs, and the best workmanship. E. MOSES and SON give particular attention to this important branch of their business, and they can with confidence affirm that the prices ire such as must satisfy the most economical. This depart ment is in a uistinct part of the premises, which will be 'wind a great conv,nience for ladies and children, MOSES AND SON E• respectfully inure public attention to their large and wett-assurted WINTE a STOCK. 10 MOSES AND SON'S A2.4...SANDRINGRAII." and " DANISII" NVE.Art'Ellt :I *ltroduced by them) is the ne7est and most fashionsb.e style of Overcoats for the season. EMOSES AND SON'S . READY-MADE and BESI'OIiE CLOTLIINU for all classes and all ages. MOSES AND SON'S E• CELEBRATED "INDISPENSABLE" SUIT, from 30s. MOSES AND • HOSIERY and DILA.' MT, for all classes and all ages. S 0 N'S MOSES AND SON'S E• BATS AND CAPS, fur all c asses and all ages. E • MOSES AND SON'S BOOTS and SHOES, for all classes and all ages. jo MOSES AND SON'S 4 • OUTFI IS, for all classes, all ages, and all climates. MOSES AND SON'S • LONDON HOUSES, 154, 155, 156, 157, Ilinories; 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, Aldgate 506 507, 508, New Oxford--street; 1,2, 3, Hart-street; 137, 138, Tottenham-court-road ; 288, Euston-road Also, Bradford, Yorkshire. - L7 MOSES AND SON'S A• Establishments ate closed tve-y Friday evening at sunset until Saturday evening at sunset, when business is re sumed until IL o'clock. A.l articles are marked the lowest prices in plain figures. Any article not appr..ved of will be exchanged, or the money returned. List of Prices with Rules for Self-measurement, Fashion Card, and our new pamphlet, •• The Philosophy of Dress," gratis and post free. THE THIRD EDITION OF " THE SUN,' containing the Latest SPOUTING INTELLICrEiNce, ,you be had Every Evening of G. R. GLENtk, News AGENT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park. COALS. —The LILLIESHALL COMPANY'S COAL s. Direct from their own Collieries, Marquis'. 263. per ton. I D0ub1e ......... 21s. per ton. Top 255. „ Detp ...... .....225. Well screened and delivered within five miles of their De pots, Westbourne Park-road, W., and 17, South Wharf itaddington, W., and Maiden-lane, N. Best Coke lss. per chaldron. Terms cash. JOAN liCO TT, sole Agent THE LATEST EDITION of " THE SUN " supplied, as soon as published every Evening by W. ALEXANDER (late BROOKS), Newspaper Agent, 21, Old Cavendish-street, Oxford-street. THE LAST EDITION of " THE SUN supplied as loon as Published. containing all the LATEST NEWS and SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, by H. W. HARRIS, Nexspaper Agent, 4, Blackiriars-road, London, S. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. TlliS DAY. —Morning, 2h. 40m.—Afternoon, 3h. 3m. To-Moßßow.-Morning, 3h. 24m.—Afternoon, 3h. 46m. • (41-"11141/4 ' are‘ LONDON, SATURDAY, JAN. 28, 1865. A Ro- byal -Message is never received with indiffer ence in parliamentary life, and it is to be hoped that a communication just addressed by the QUEEN to a small but important class of her subjects will meet with due attention. It is not often that her MA JEsTY interferes directly in the general affairs of the nation, and her words, when they are spoken, are therefore naturally the more effective. On the few occasions when the QUEEN has openly expressed her opinions or her sentiments with respect to any matter exclusive of her routine duties, she has usually shown a ready appreciation of the wishes of the nation, and, in fact, has only availed herself of her position to express with more force and weight the general feeling of the public. O n the occasion of the lamentable accident at Bir mingham her MAJESTY took the opportunity of making a decided protest against the performances of female acrobats—an expression of opinion which had the beneficial effect of sending such objection able exhibitions out of fashion. In the present instance the evil to which the QUEEN refers is of a more extensive character. It is a grievance which affects us all, and on which none can look with indifference. All the world now travels by railway and omnibus--peotle are continually passing to and fro on one of the many iron railways which intersect alike our metropolis and our suburbs. Whether on business or pleasure, long journeys or short excursions, we are continually on the move, and the railway companies, as the QUEEN reminds them, have assumed the responsibility of monopolising the means of conveyance. Men of business visit the chief manufacturing towns, families gather together at the seaside, parliamentary repre sentatives go down to enlighten their constituents, friends visit one another, children are sent to school —all by the railway. The use of this wonderful system of locomotion has indeed grown so common that many persons avail themselves of it twice every week day of their lives, coming to town in the morning and returning to their suburban dwellings in the evening ; while the metropolitan lines are in such continual service that they are already among the most flourishing of the railways. The compa nies, however, cannot attempt to deny, and they undoubtedly sincerely regret, that all this prosperity is chequered by so much misfortune. The acci dents are not only often of a frightful and even fatal character, but they are of such lament able frequency as seriously to endanger every person who travels in a railway carriage. Excur sion trains are proverbially dangerous, but whence arises this hazard to life and limb in mere everyday routine. It has been proved so often as to be quite familiar to the public, that the class of servants who do the actual work is not generally paid enough to secure the services of competent and intelligent men. This mistaken notion of economy has cost the com pies many a thousand, but neither the shock nor the loss seems to convince them of their error. It cannot be doubted that the accidents are generally the result of carelessness and negligence, and that the investigations and verdicts of coroners' juries have as yet been powerless to diminish them. Within the last two or three months we have had a regular series, and more than one has happened on those lines in which it may be supposed her MAJESTY is especially inte rested. It is of course evident that the QUEEN'S anxiety on the subject can have no reference to personal considerations, since, as she remarks, ex traordinary precautions are taken when she travels. But why is all precaution laid aside on ordinary oc casions. There is no reason to suppose that any passenger is indifferent to the chance of death or injury, and certainly there are very few whose lives are not valuable or dear to some one. It is a serious thing to kill or maim any individual from wanton carelessness, and• where such carelessness results from the use of inefficient means, the companies cannot shake off the responsibility. We are grate ful to her MAJESTY for calling the attention of the directors to the alarming frequency of these cata strophes, misfortunes which are, as she justly observes, by no means a necessary part of railway travelling. The Under Secretary to the Treasury is one who always speaks with great caution, indeed he carries that notion to rather too great an extent ever to be very greatly distinguished. He, however, errs on the safe side, and is not likely to make any grea mistake in his sayings and actions. His speech the other night was characterised by his usual careful ness and deliberation, but it will be seen that he makes many mistakes and gives utterance to several erroneous opinions. As connected with the Treasury his words possess an importance which individually they would not have, and therefore, so far as this is concerned, this discussion at Bury on the eve of a new session must be regarded as unsatisfactory and unpromising as to intentions, and Ministerial plans. In the first place, he compromised himself by de- clartng that it was wrong to state that the country was humiliated by the Danish affair. It is all very fine for the votary of red-tapism, as the right hon. member is known to be, to remark that we must narrow the questions in which it was proper for us to interfere ; but this kind of argument cannot pass w; valid when and where the honour of the country is at stake ; and it will be a life-long reproach to all Lord PALMERSTON'S Cabinet and followers that they pursued so lache and dishonourable a policy, and boasted of their evil doing. Truly their glory seems to be in their shame. Not content with his cowardly declaration concerning Denmark, Mr. F. PEEL went on to commit himself about America, regarding which question he spoke with a true RUSSELL inspiration, and fashioned his sentences to a tone that would have delighted the Manchester clique had they been among his auditory. First of all, he felt rather guilty that we had recognised the South as belligerents, and endeavoured to screen himself and his friends by saying that the North had done so before we had. Can anything be more absurd than this ? Why are we eternally to hear public men and responsible persons committing these egregious blunders, and proclaiming to the world that we are afraid of offending such a Power and this or that State? Why cannot we rest con tent with the consciousness that we have acted for the best—that honourable intentions have actuated us, and the desire to serve the claims of justice and her interests been our prevailing prin- ciple, instead of indulging in all this clap-trap as to the expediency of a compromise and the non-neces sity for :fulfilling this or that pledge, and carry ing out the stipulations of certain Treaties whose validity we had guaranteed. The tame and truckling course so much in vogue among our latter day politicians may serve to keep a Ministry in place and a party in power, but it will never make statesmen worthy of the name, patriots who stand for their country to the last, jealous of her reputa tion, and determined to uphold her honour spotless and secure. If Mr. F. PEEL is enunciating the policy of the present Cabinet, he is revealing to us a very mistaken and mischievous line of action, and one that will not suit the temper of the times, nor the feeling of the community at large. It would be impossible for the right hon. gentleman to speak in stronger terms, or in a more decided manner, respecting the non-recognition of the South. It seems strange that, in the face of so many warnings and in spite of such important facts as evidence, those in office should be so perverse and pre judiced upon this subject. If they are sacrificing the interests of their country at home and refusing to aid the cause of humanity abroad, in order to please the small set of p oliticians who p roclaim a doctrine that is inimic al to the spirit of the people, and militates against the character of the country, they arc pursuing a course that will lead them to failure , and they find that they are leani n g u p on a broken reed in their unworthy attempts to make political capital out of public questions, and gain over those who might be dangerous, no matter whether such a pro ceeding is prejudicial to the welfare of their country or not, and unmindful of the claims that should Weigh with so i mportant a country as t hi s as to in fluencing the duration of a sanguinary war, and arresting the progres s of a calamity whose conse quences are deplorable. belligerent S tate ; because According to Mr. F. PEEL'S argument we should never recogn i se any he put s th e case th us , that we cannot recognise ' North has not abandotnheed South the, efforts, , still THE SIJN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 28, 1865 LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAM.) AMERICA. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) ARRIVAL OF THE ETNA. (Via Crookhaven.) The Inman steamship Etna, from New York on the 14th, arrived at Queenstown at 10.15 a.m. to-day. She brings $135,400 in specie, and 165 passengers. She landed 28 passengers, and pro ceeded for Liverpool at 11 a.m. NEW YORK, JAN. 14. Advices from Savannah to the Bth inst. state that affairs in that city were quiet and unchanged. Ru mours were current that a majority of the inhabi tants in the interior of Georgia had declared in favour of the United States Government. The Go vernor was said to have disbanded the State Militia and to be heading the movement. Serious conflicts between the loyal and Secession inhabitants were imminent. These rumours require confirmation. General Butler's official report on the Wilming ton expedition attributes its failure to a want of promptness on the part of the fleet, and expresses his conviction, which is shared by General Weitzel, that nothing but butchery could follow an assault. Butler says he was relieved because he could not countenance such an awful sacrifice of life, knowing the fort to be impregnable. The James River has suddenly overflown, rushing through the bulkheads of the Dutch Gap Canal. Mr. Foote, of Mississippi, has been captured while endeavouring to get within the Federal lines, and was conveyed back to Richmond. Deserters from General Lee's army assert that some of his troops have lately been sent from Rich mond to confront Sherman. General Rosser has captured Beverley, Western Virginia, with the garrison: Nothing definite has transpired relative to the reported unofficial peace mission of Mr. Blair to Richmond. The Tallahassee is stated to be under arrest at Bermuda. NEW YORK, JAN. 14. Gold, 219. Exchange. 241. New York Central, 1171 ; Erie, 84 ; Illinois Central, 1214; 6 per Cent. United States Bonds, 1881, Registered, 1121 ; 5.20 Bonds, 1094 ; Cotton, 110. Breadstuffs and pro visions irregular. Coffee quiet. Sugar steady. Petroleum, refined, 93 (? 73). Freight nominal. NEW YORK, JAN. 14 (Morning). The rumours of peace negociations continue. Slavery has been abolished in Missouri. The Federal Senate has passed a resolution to give twelve months' notice for the termination of the Reciprocity Treaty with Canada. A despatch from General Hood confirms the news of the movement of General Thomas towards Eastport, and the concentration of supplies there. Hood is said to be fortifying and going into winter quarters: at Corinth. Hood's report of the battle of Nashville states that he lost 50 guns. His loss in killed and wounded was small. Forrest is concentrating a large force at Paris, Tennessee. Paducah, Kentucky, is said to be threatened. Rosser's cavalry have captured Beverley, Western Virginia, with the garrison, and afterwards re treated. Grierson, during his raid from Memphis, defeated the Confederates at Egypt, on the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, capturing 500 prisoners. He also de stroyed 30 miles of the Mississippi Central Railroad below Granada. The rumour of Price's death is contradicted. Fighting was rumoured to be progressing, near Mobile, on the 31st. General Butler, in his farewell order to the army, says :—" I refused to uselessly sacrifice the soldiers' lives, and am relieved from the command. The wasted blood of my men does not stain my gar ments. lam responsible to God and the country for my actions." Butler's report of the attack on Fort Fisher was published at the request of General Grant, who endorses it, and says it was never contemplated that Butler should accompany the expedition, Weitzel having been specially named to command the expe dition. He denies that he instructed Butler to re turn after effecting a landing. His instructions contemplated no withdrawal, or failure after a land ing was made. He ascribes the failure partly to the delay caused by the experiment of exploding gunpowder in the open air. The Richmond Examiner calls for a Convention in Virginia to revise the military affairs of the Con federacy and transfer the supreme command to Lee. The Enquirer opposes such a Convention, and re commends the Government to enlarge Lee's autho rity. The Missouri Constitutional Convention has adopted an ordinance for the immediate and uncon ditional abolition of slavery. Mr. Fessenden has been elected as Senator from Maine. The jury has failed to agree upon a verdict in the Opdyke-weed trial. The Moravian, China, and Edinburgh have ar- rived out. NEW YORK, JAN. 14 LATEST COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK, Jan. 14 It is reported that the Committee of Ways and Means disapprove Mr. Fessenden's proposal to issue $200,000,000 7.30 bonds. Mr. Francis Blair arrived at Richmond on the 9th inst., it is reported on a peace mission. Washington despatches assert that the Confede rate Congress, in secret session, appointed fifteen commissioners, including Vice-President Stephens and several prominent men favourable to peace, to proceed to the North to confer with the Federals on the subject of peace. It is further rumoured that the Commissioners have asked permission of the Federal authorities to proceed North. Sherman has sent the 17th corps to Beaufort, Carolina, to co-operate with Foster between Poca taligo and Coosawatche. 2,000 of Sherman's troops are reported to be on the Oconnee river marching towards South-Western Georgia. One column is marching on Grahamsville. Richmond papers announce that Sherman's Go• vernment of Savannah is conciliatory. . Savannah papers publish unreliable reports that the inhabitants of several counties of Georgia are arming in favour of the Union. Money easy. Gold, 2181. Exchange on Lon don, 2,11} ; do. on Paris, 2.10 2.15. Stocks, prices lower : New York Centrals, 115 15-16 ; Illinois, 125 ; Erie, 83i ; Five-Twenty Bonds, 1094. Cot ton dull: middling Upland, 108. Flour steady; wheat flat ; corn quiet. Provisions and coffee slightly firmer. Sugar, good inquiry ; molasses quiet. Petroleum, crud e , Si c . ; refined, 73c. (PER THE TELEGRAPHIC NEWS ASSOCIATION.) in the Federal Senate Mr. Hale opposed the re peal of the Reciprocity Treaty with Canada. Hi denied that the United States had been a loser by the treaty, and said that England would regard the repeal as an act of retaliation. Senator Sumner admitted that the commerce between the States and Canada had yearly increased, but he_ doubted whe- less its hopes of subjugating it." Can anything be more inconsistent than this style of reasoning, because is it likely that one of the parties in a con flict would recognise the rights of the other ? and, according to the showing of this speech, we must wait to admit the independence of the South until the North has done so. Further on, when he discoursed upon more serious themes, the right hon. gentleman rather forgot himself, and by his own showing exhibited the great evils to which an unequal policy had given rise. He stated that we were threatened with a rival in the matter of a national debt, and seemed likely to lose the repu tation of so long a standing as to being the highest in such an affair. America, which had a public debt not less than four hundred millions sterling, must have an annual charge upon it far more than ours. Does not this suffi ciently exemplify the inquiry that is accruing to those whose cause we pretend to serve, and form a striking warning to those who forsake the line of action where duty points and to which honour calls, in order to tread the devious paths of expediency or the dangerous road of compromise. Mr. PEEL gave a hint to his vehement peace friends, which they will not thank him for, notwithstanding that there is some truth in it. He stated that he desired an increase of the franchise to a certain extent, but he deprecated the proposals that some made of a startling and sudden change. He argued that if the mere numerical majority of those who lived by their hand was in the constituencies, the " House of Commons would become the repre sentative of one class, though not necessarily of one opinion, and thereby would lose that characteristic which it had so enjoyed of being the representative of all classes and interests in the country, which thus acted as a check upon each other, and secured that everything done should be for the general good." So ',much for the effect of Mr. BRIGHT'S oratory and the arguments of his friend upon this representative of the Treasury. The comparison which the right hon. gentleman made concerning the House of Commons and " Congress" was very good, and indeed it furnished the most salient point, of his speech. He said that they might well ask if Congress had been blotted out of the institutions of America, for it was most extraordinary that at a time like this it should have been of so little account. • All must agree with the passage which expresses the impotence of the influence, and the failure of the establishment of the National Assem bly in the crisis that has occurred. Has there been, he effectively asked, " a voice out of Congress heard with power sufficient to stir a single wave in that great commotion ?" To do him justice, it would seem as if in the latter part of his speech the right hon. gentleman spoke more from his own observa tions and convictions, and less in the jargon of offi cial language, and hence it was incomparably the best part of his harangue, though perhaps not quite so calculated to win approval from those refined j udges who reign supreme in the Treasury, and to whom he naturally looks as the oracles of wit and wisdom. The intelligence from India is not of a striking nature. Happily affairs are, generally speaking, in a tranquil condition, and the political changes which are being introduced are not very subversive in their character. Mr. MAINE'S Bill for the aboli tion of grand juries in the Presidency towns, is very unpopular among most classes ; but, for some reason or other, it is likely to be carried by the Govern ment. Two other legal measures are looked on with more favour—one being the extension of small cause courts, and the other a Bill for amending the constitution of the chief courts in the Punjaub and its dependencies. European criminals will hence forward be amenable to courts in the Mofus sil, whereas hitherto it has been necessary to bring such offenders to one of the Presidency towns, a consideration which naturally often prevented the prosecution of a cul prit, since a journey of a thousand miles is no light undertaking as a preliminary to punishing a dis- honest servant, or even to bringing a worse crimi nal to justice. The new measure establishes courts in the large towns, which courts are to be presided over by European judges travelling on circuit.. It is not surprising that such a scheme should be gene rally approved, since its advantages over the pre sent system are at once apparent. The effects of the late disastrous storm are still being severely felt in Bengal. Terrible sickness and famine are prey ing upon the unhappy people, and it is difficult to organise any system of relief commensurate with their wants. The destruction of human life in the great cyclone was appalling. It has been calculated that 60,000 persons perished. The island ' of Saugor, which formerly contained 8,200 people, now has only 1,200. The remaining 7,000 were swept off and drowned by the terrible storm-wave to which so much disaster was attributable. As a natural consequence of the varied evils attendant upon the catastrophe, epidemic sickness is raging among the population, and in some places commit ting fearful havoc. Great complaints are made of the indifference of the rich native Bengalese to the sufferings of their poorer countrymen, whose num bers are so vast that they are with difficulty reached by the comparatively few Europeans who are scattered among them. The crops have also in parts been much damaged by the inroads of the sea water, and famine is therefore added to the other horrors. It is a pitiable spectacle, and it is to be hoped that the great cyclone of 1864 may long be memorable, not only for its devastation, but its singularity. An interesting, though melancholy, piece of in. telligence connected with India, reaches us from another quarter. From Constantinople we hear of the premature death of Col. PATRICK STEWART, of the Royal Engineers, to whose unremitting exer tions and public spirit we owe the speedy prospect of telegraphic communication with India. Un fortunately he fell a victim to his labours in the public service ; and having nearly seen the successful termination of his labours he died at the early age of 32, of illness mainly attributable to over exertion. He will be followed to the grave by the unanimous regrets of his coun trymen, who have to deplore not only the loss of an able and accomplished officer, but of aman whose energy, perseverance, and force of character marked him out for undertakings of exceptional difficulty and importance. i tN h s in tr an G d l A V n E t iLK L . — 0 g a A ri c t t h u m a ,s r s r , LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS FOR THE aartt 7, ' j r a . b G I r e a y o f . L l o u g e a s -- day—Engineers, at 8, Docks and Warehouses, Marseilles.' Anthropological, at 8, Larynx of the Negro,' Skull Ex humed in Bedfordshire,' Dr. Peacock; History of Anthro pology,' Mr. Bendyshe. Royal Institution, at 3, ' Electri city,' Professor Tyndall. Wednesday—Society of Litera ture, at 81. Society of Arts, at 8, London Sewage and Agriculture,' Mr. Morton. Thursday—Royal Institution, at 3, Electricity,' Professor Tyndall. Royal Academy, at 8, Architecture,' Professor Smirke. Linnean, at 8, Climbing Plants,' Mr. Darwin. Chemical, at 8, 'Lecture Illustrations,' Dr. Hofmann. Royal, at 81. Antiquaries, at 81. Friday—Archmological Institute, at 4. Philologi cal, at 8, Welsh eraanmar and Etymology,' Mr. Rhys and Rev. G. C. Geldart. Royal Institution, at 8, Aluminium, Ethide and Methide,' Professor Odling. Saturday—Royal Institution, at 3, 'Nervous System,' Professor Marshall.— Athena-um. By advices received this mail the Hong Kong and China Gas Company are informed of the successful light ing up of the city of Hong Kong with gas. Cher the increase was due to the treaty ; at any rate the revenue of the United States had suffered from the treaty. The trial of the raiders is postponed 30 days, to procure evidence from Richmond. A document from President Davis, authorising the Lake Erie raid was read in court, but objection was made to receiving it. The ship Bridgewater has come off without damage. The blockade runners S. Mario and Louisa, from Galveston, have arrived. MEXICO. WASHINGTON, JAN. 13. Despatches received here from Mexico to the 28th ult. state that a report was current of the French having been defeated at Etla. A revolutionary feeling is said to prevail through- out Mexico.. The Emperor Maximilian has issued a manifesto, declaring in firm terms that the Church property in Mexico belongs to the State. The Papal Nuncio at Mexico declares that he is without instructions on the subject. The Emperor Maximilian expresses extreme surprise at this announcement. ITALY. TURIN, JAN. 28. Yesterday evening a fresh popular demonstration took place in this city. It passed off, however, without disorder. The Syndic has issued a manifesto exhorting the citizens to observe the laws. The Turin journals urge the people to abstain 'rom any demonstration. A Turin letter says—" The emission of bonds on the Crown lands has completely succeeded. More money than was required has been obtained, and a reduction to the subscribers will be necessary. This operation, however, met with a very violent opposi tion from the foreign financial notabilities. The Italian bankers, and especially MM. Balduino and Gennero, who are at their head, showed on this occasion a courage which it was attempted to force them to abandon, by opposing them in every man ner. The fact must, however, be admitted that in November last all the financial world turned their backs on. Italy. There was at the same time both a general and a special crisis. The Italian financiers alone had the courage to offer their assistance, and are now reaping the fruits of their services. Ido not think, besides, that the public will lose its money with the Italian Government. That the State has embarrassments is incontestable, and it will have them for a long time yet, but the political prudence of which the people have given so many proofs leads to financial sagacity. M. Buoncom pagni will, it is said, be called to the Senate, and be made president of that body in the approaching session at Florence." FRANCE , The Bishop of Vannes, who fell seriously ill after visiting the sailors suffering from the epidemic which lately prevailed at Lorient, is now so much better as to be considered out of danger. The journals announce the death of Baron de Bezancourt, known as a military historian, and particularly of the Crimean war. The deceased was nephew of Count Mole, and brother-in-law of Gen. Arbouville. The amount of damage done by the late explosion of gas at the Pont d'Austerlitz is calculated at 250,000 fr. BOURSE, Jan. 27.--The market has been very animated to-day, partially owing, as supposed, to the reduction of the rates of discount by the Bank of England from 5/ to 5 per cent. Prices now manifest a decidedly upward tendency. For the Account, Threes opened at 67f., and are now at 67f. 12ic. to 67f. 15c. Mobilier have also advanced, and are now doing at 962 f. 50c. to 965 f. Railway Shares are firm, and in many cases higher. The market closed as follows :-- 41 per Cents 96 Do. end month Italian Loan 65 05 Do. end month 65 25 Ditto Threes — New Mexican Russian — Austrian Spanish Threes Home Debt Deferred 3 per Cents. 67 20 Do. end month 67 Credit Mobilier ... 965 Do. end month 965 Bank Shares 3515 _ _ Credit Foncier 1275 Roman 73 50 RAILWAYS. Cash. Acct. Orleans Northern lOO2 50 ... 1005 Lyons and Mediterranean 940 ... 940 Southern 583 75 ... 581 25 Western 532 50 ... 535 Eastern Sardinian 307 50 ... 307 50 Austrian Lombard 542 50 ... 543 75 North of Spain 347 50 ... 347 50 S aragossa 4lO ... 408 75 Ditto to Barcelona 176 25 ... 170 THE EMPEROR'S "LIFE OF CiESAR.”—The Paris correspondent of the London Guardian writes : " The first volume of the Emperor's Life of Caesar' was printed, except the preface, about a fortnight ago, in quarto form, at the imperial press. It forms a handsome book of 480 pages, with many notes from Polybius and other classical writers, translated into French. This editionis intended solely for distribution gratis by the Emperor. An octavo edition is pr e p arin g by Messrs. Plon, editors, for the use of the public , and will appear in about a month from this time, when t he En g lish, German, and Italian translations are expected in be in readiness. The work was to have appeared a week or two sooner, but some delay has occurred in preparing tke portrait of Cease; which is to serve as a frontispiece. The Emperor was not quite satisfied with any one of the ancient busts submitted to him, and has therefore entrusted M. Henri Ingres to model a new bust of the great conqueror, combinery from the antiques and the instructions given him. With regard to the work itself, as far as yet known, it is said to be somewhat unequal in performance, but on the whole creditable to its imperial author. It is repre sented as being rather what the French term a plaivoirie, or apology, or eulogy of Julius Caesar, than a life or history properly so called; and behind the great shade of the origi nal peep out, not unfrequently, the persons of Napoleon 1., and even Napoleon 111. In point of style it is said to be somewhat Germanic, the Emperor being well known for his love of the German literature and language, which last he speaks with almost greater familiarity than French itself. No fewer than four volumes of the work are con templated ; but those who know best what the occupa tions of the writer are say that it might be rash to feel sure beyond the first volume, or to calculate on more than a second. The story that the Emperor is to " correct the proofs of the English translation," or of any transla tion, is of course nonsense, though his Majesty's curiosity, as an author will doubtless tempt him to see occasionally how he looks in another dress. It has also been announced that the German translator was to be paid £320 for the pre sent volume. If so, he will be more lucky than his Eng lish colleague, who, though a corresponding member of the French Institute, is to receive only £l2O. Readings of the work have already taken place in the Imperial circle, where it is said the Empress surprised every one by the judicious ness of her remarks and criticisms upon a subject so remote from the general sphere of female intelligence." SUBMARINE TELEGRAPHY.—Direct telegraphic communication between England and Ireland, via Wexford, has been restored. The cable, which was the pro perty of the Electric Company, was broken during the gales in Nov. last, and it has only just been repaired; but this has been done in such a manner as to secure immunity from the recurrence of the accident for years. The follow ing particulars are from a report of the operations which appear in the Dublin Daily Express :—" The cable, as sub merged in 1862, was laid to the south of the Tuskar Light, and it was nearly opposite that point that the failure oc curred, owing to the rocky bottom between Greenore and the Tuskar. Beyond the Tuskar the cable was found to be as perfect as when originally laid. It was deemed ad visable to abandon this rocky portion of the coast, and a careful survey having been made it was determined—first, to substitute a very thick and specially manufactured length of cable from the Irish coast for that previously la . ; and, second, to lay it about two miles north of the Tuskar Light. The steamer, with this new piece of cable on board, after having been detained at various places by stress of weather, made her appearance at Wexford on Fri day last, and on Saturday Captain Blacklock, assisted by Mr. 0 . P. Varley, the Company's engineer ; Mr. Eaton, from London ; and Mr. Edwards, from Dublin, pro ceeded to lay the 81 miles of new cable. This cable was designed specially to resist ships' anchors and rocky bottoms, and weighs 20 tons per mile. It is exceedingly flexible, and paid out like a silken cord, pass ing with the greatest ease over a. wheel six feet in diameter. The Liverpool steam-tug Cruiser was employed for this Purpose, and successfully submerged it in 1 hour and 50 minutes. The shore piece having been payed out and the end buoyed up, the deep sea piece was grappled for, and finally joined to it at 3 o'clock OR Sluiday morning." Final Termination of the Builders' Strike Meeting of the Masters and Men. __ _ _ The London strike committee last night received the following telegrams : FROM MR. BRUTON, SECRETARY OF THE JOINERS' COM- MITTEE, BIRMINGHAM. "Birmingham, Friday Night. " A deputation of eight members of the strike committee this afternoon met seven members of the masters' com mittee, when, after considerable discussion, the discharge note was unconditionally withdrawn. The Employers' Association meet again on Wednesday next to consider rules for the future regulation of the trade, and have agreed to meet an equal number of the men early in the ensuing week to come to some definite arrangements for the future. A large meeting of the men is being held this evening, and resolutions are proposed, and which will no doubt be adopted, for resuming work on Monday morning next." FROM MR. WARD, SECRETARY OF THE NOTTINGHAM STONEMASONS' SOCIETY. " Nottingham, Friday Night. " A deputation from the strike committee met the em ployers last night, and after some discussion, arrangements were made for the men resuming work on Monday morn ing next. We are again meeting the masters at the pre- sent time." The strike may now, therefore, be considered to have really terminated, as there is no doubt but that the men at Walsall, Coventry, Wolverhampton, Dudley, and other towns will follow the action of the Birmingham and Nottingham men. The London committee sent off last evening the usual weekly dividend to the strike committees in the country, and the weekly levies, to be collected this day, will be sent off on Monday, after which a balance sheet will be published. The Wreck of the Armenian, The following are the particulars so far as they have yet been ascertained of the catastrophe upon the Arklow Bank : "It is my painful duty (writes the correspondent of the Dublin Daily Express) to record the total loss of the fine iron-built steamer Armenian, of some thousand tons regis ter, bound with mails, passengers, and a valuable cargo from Liverpool to Sierta Leone and other ports of South Africa, which took place on Wednesday on the Arklow sand banks, about seven miles S.S.E. of the town, on the coast of Wicklow, giving those banks their name. Rumours of a most painful and, of course, much exaggerated nature were rife on Thursday along the Wicklow coast line as to the loss of this steamer, it being variously stated that from 60 to 100 lives had been lost off Arklow in consequence of the wreck. Although the catastrophe has not been of at all so fatal a character, a large amount of property, and the loss of certainly four, if not more, lives has resulted from it. From personal inquiries, instituted on Thursday afternoon, in the vicinity of Arklow, the following particulars are given, and may be relied on for their accuracy. It appears that on Wednesday, at noon, a large steamer was, from the coast guard station at Arklow, first discovered aground on the banks at the distance already mentioned. Chief-boatman Coghlan and a crew of the coastguard at once launched their boat, and put off in the direction of the stranded ship. Approaching her after a long and rough pull they found her to be the steamer Armenian, totally deserted, and, at the time, hull under water, the upper part of the deck house and her funnel and masts only being above the water line. Observing a signal of distress flying from the mast of the Arklow light-ship, which was moored not far off, they pulled for that vessel. Here the full and sad narrative was first made known by the solitary light-keeper, whose fellows had left him, as it transpired, on a mission of mercy and to meet with a watery grave. It appeared the Arme nian had left Liverpool on the 23d inst., with some sixty persons, consisting of passengers and crew; the former four in number. On the 24th, having touched at Holyhead en the preceding evening, she took the Arklow Bank, the weather being thick, and a strong tidal current running at the time. She fired, as reported, some 300 signals, which appear only to have been observed from the Arklow light ship. Being desirous of offering assistance, and seeing that no help was approaching from the shore, the light-ship boat, manned by lightkeepers Coghlan, Waring (of Ring send), Cunningham (who was about to be married), and a boatman from Kingstown, whose name has not been given, put off ; but a heavy surf running at the time over the banks, the boat was soon capsized, and all her crew were drowned within sight of their companion left in charge of the light-ship. A sad incident in this melancholy scene is that one of the drowned crew of the light-ship's boat was the son of the chief boatman, Coghlan, to whom the news of the catastrophe was first officially reported on his arri val at the vessel. After the capsizing of the boat, and the deplorable loss of her crew while manfully striving to save life, a steamer hove in sight, and proceeded at once to ren der every assistance, conveying by means of boats the pas sengers and crew of the Armenian on board the light-ship, where every exertion was made with her limited means of accommodation to render the condition of the unfortunates as comfortable as possible. They were afterwards taken off by the Lady Eglinton, a London steamer, and landed at Wexford." The Execution of Kohl• The following account of the execution, on Thurs day, of Kohl, and of his conduct generally, is from the Rev. Dr. Cappel " Kohl," Dr. Cappel says, " has always protested his in nocence, and seemed chiefly to rest his assertions of inno cence on the ground that no one saw him commit the deed, and that none of the clothes or other property of the mur dered man were found on him. He was also most violent against some of the witnesses. He was rather subdued up to yesterday, whet? I saw him at 7 o'clock in the evening. At first he seemed much as usual, but when I went to him a little later I observed a marked change in the man. He had become more determined and yet more frivolous than before ; and he occasionally even laughed and seemed to make light of the matter. He has asked me sometimes whether there was any chance of his sentence being altered to transportation, and .he has also asked me whether the carrying out of the sentence could not be deferred for a few days. Last Monday lie said he would give $2OO or $3OO to any one who would say that they had seen him on the 3d of November in London. I told him it was quite impossible that any one could give that evidence or else his own soli citor would have brought it forward. He then became violent, and I left him in a state of great anger. Yesterday (Wednesday) when I saw him in the evening he still per sisted in declaringhis innocence. I saw him this (Thursday) morning shortly after 6. I found him in his cell engaged in reading, and he told me he had had a good night. He still asserted he was innocent, and wanted, as he had done at other times, to obtain from me an acknowledgment that I considered him innocent. At various times when I would not give that acknowledgment he became much excited, as he did also on this occasion. His firmness never left him for one moment, and indeed I think it seemed to increase as his last hour drew near. I engaged with him in prayer, reading the Scriptures, and religious conversation, he still continuing to assert his innocence. After I had been with him a little time this morning he said, 'Will you promise me to write to my father and sign your name, and I will _ _ sign my name ?' I did as he requested, and while writing he seized a penholder and pushed it into his mouth, saying vehemently, I will kill myself ; I will push off the palate.' There was only one officer in the cell with us at the time, and he did not at first observe what was done, but on my calling out the pen was snatched from him. He then threw himself down, and knocked his head against the wall. My own idea was that he did it on purpose. It seemed to me as if he wanted to kill himself. After trying to knock him self against the wall he fell down and swooned away,when the officers threw water into his face, and after some time he recovered. This was just before leaving his cell. Hand cuffs were then put on him. He asked several times to have them off, but the under-sheriff would not allow it, as he considered them necessary for the protection pf myself and those about him. On the Monday when I left him he had asked me to come to-day and be with him on the scaf fold, and I promised him I would do so. As he was leaving his cell with two officers he called out to me, as I happened not to be close to him at the moment, and asked me in Ger man to walk alongside of him. He proceeded to the pinioning -room protesting his innocence all the way. On reaching the pinioning-room he pulled me aside and asked me if I did not believe in his innocence, and he also asked the chaplain and Dr. Manning the same question. Dr. Manning told him he could not believe it, and implored him to make confession of his guilt, and the chaplain, the under sheriff, and myself also urged him to confess. He was then led out from the pinioning-room by two officers, and as he passed out turned and asked that I might walk by his side. He said in German, Come with me, Dr. Cappel.' I walked with him on to the drop, and there he said more than once in German, in a loud voice, I had no hand in it ; I die an innocent death.' He then said, Tell me, tell me when the last moment arrives.' I said, Now, this is the last moment,' and as I spoke the drop fell. Last Monday he had asked me particularly about Muller's execution, and wanted to know the exact time when he confessed. I told him At the last moment.' This (Thursday) morning he said, Thatlast man that was executed here did not confess till the last.' I said, You are mistaken.' I asked the officer in the cell about it, and he confirmed my statement, and Kohl, in reply, said, ' Oh, oh !' " THE REPRESENTATION OF PRESTON.—On Thurs day a few gentlemen from Preston waited upon the Hon. Frederick Arthur Stanley, at Knowsley, with a re quisition, signed by between 1,500 and 1,600 of the electors of that borough, soliciting him to stand at the next general election. The Hon. Mr. Stanley, without a moment's hesitation, expressed his willingness to comply with the request of the electors. Mr. Stanleyiwill be nominated with Sir Thomas G. Hesketh, Bart., the present Conservative member. Mr. Grenfell, the present Liberal member, re tires ; and the Liberals bring forward Mr. George Melly, of Liverpool, a gentleman who offered himself in 1862, and was defeated by Sir T. G. Hesketli ; on the retirement of Mr. Cross. There is not a shadow of doubt that the two Conservatives will be elected-1,300 would give a candi date a majority, but as the requisition is signed by between 1,500 and 1,600 the next election is virtually decided.— Herald. , rain A- - • t OratiDir. - HER MAJESTY. OSBORNE, ()au. The Queen took an airing yesterday 1110r1111 :17 1 0 and again in the afternoon, accompanied 13Y Princess of Wrales and Princess Helena. R u che Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and t'Aumale leave Belvoir Castle to-day, on concluding tbe' visit to the Duke of Rutland. The Duke of Rutland has been entertainine large party of visitors during the ;week at Belvoir Castleo to meet their Royal Highnesses the D uke and Dticell:ci, d'Aumale, and dancing parties have taken Pl' e° an d a night. Among the company present were the Countess of Wilton, Lord Lyons, Lord and Lad Manners, Lord and Lady George Manners, Mr. Lady di E. Drummond, Mr. and Hon. Mrs. Welby, Mr . t i- p ta ge, Adeliza Norman, Sir Edwin Landseer, J. gr. Mrs. Ashley Maude and Miss Maude, Mr. Drumul°ll - Mrs. Listle and Miss Listle, Stc. ed The Duchess (Dowager) of Atho le has arr the St. George's Hotel from Dunkeld, Perthshire' The Marquis of Hastings, Lord Methuen, i":•1- General and Hon. Mrs. Stuart, and Hon. Colonel sn Berkeley have left the St. George's Hotel. itt bl r 1 The Earl of Derby is expected to ar rive residence in St. James's-square, on Thursday or 0,0 next for the season. In all probab i l i t y the cetubllte esseol'i remain at Knowsley for a few weeks af ter the no arrival in London. His lordship, as leader of the c Coese;oui tive party in the House of Lords, w ill en tertain a Pl li ti th. circle of his political friends at dinner on the eV opening of the parliamentary session. The Earl Granville, Lord President 0' os lll ` l Council, will give a banquet on Monday , the Lo at his house in Bruton-street. In ad dition to 0103r1 4 . Privy Seal and other members of the C abinet, ue peers have been invited to dine on the occasion. Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston leftski 10,4 bridge House, 'yesterday, for Brocket Hall, iler:oa lordship has issued invitations for a full-dress •clg. tary dinner on the 6th of the ensuing m onth, st C 3 ' 3 tit House, when the Speaker of the House of Corw n Set mover th and seconder of the address, and a large 1111- e noble premier's political friends will dine there. Lord Willoughby de Eresby is in a very ladenlo able condition, and fears are now entertained a s to 11' 5 ship's ultimate recovery. The report last eV I/ing rather favourable. ; fi g bet ° Lady Emily Peel is gradually regaiii—,- to tiM and strength, and in all probability will b e al°3 exercise in a week or two. + IVA MR. SIMS REEVES' ODD ACC IDENT, la S. it might have been very serious in its results. A ° ii ,, ll io ° ll n prevented Frfda him from appearing at the Sacred kles ta ,t o ill s y tw of it a ch p in ie g ee h o is f The great tenor, it appears, accordiem 60.• suddenlyp end e d a Orchestra, t escapedw theas idlye n d his fingers and, breaking, su - .. I %cier , severely in the eye. We are happy ill adding. 11° ' Vit t that the mischief is now repaired, save and except $ s ° scar by way Of souvenir. T, GOV INVISIBLE RAYS OF THE ELECTRIC - I i'' withelastic, the idea of light, that the term dark, or jav sl ,,. e seso' that the major portion obscureAndsucrhayi' stimulates the imagination by its strl r o to ia iponartoicfultarbelyradthieatciaosne olfvhtebne :flea:gifil: o li f ou th n is ce i d nvisible character. This great discove4clol' 'Permitting a sunlbeam to sixty-five years ago ,-, • Ni xiii•on. P e l.- jo pass through a Willi Pri f l a ir ' l formed the coloured spectrum of the solar 1ig11;',10,4 carrying he a deatmermallinetdhetrmheofrmbetheartintghrrouowg this b power to augment gradually from the violet to t he G iios didut he also found, to his surprise, that the calori c a Ject Placing not terminate where the visible spectrinn ea' he lacing his thermometer in the dark space I ' l° ti a 1 red, he found the heating power there to be greateroco in any part of the visible spectrum. Sir Willion Il e 0 ? concluded from his experiments that besides those or her. its,--11ef°00iii'cl; which, acting separately upon the retina, produce ourtl' or sation of colour, and the sum of which constitutes 010 dinary sunshine, a vast outflow of perfectly invisib.l°l3, proceeds from the sun; and that, measured by . th eir is I S sibl e r : er . ,. ing power, the strength or energy of these in vi greater than that of all the visible rays taken toget The Reader. for THE , STREETS OF POMPEIL—The street's a i re to the most part straight, and run at right ang t f P . , ono another ; they are not wide, many of theca n a : „, (111' 0 1L ' ting of the passage of more than one chariot t a ta ft- ':IA probably h these were not much used, taking at sCC :jje t e small extent of the city (only three - quarters of '' ti l '' in length and half a mile in width), though the ‘ l°e ,' 0 5 1 r worn ruts in the stones would seem to indicate the : 4 0 - trary. The roadway is composed of huge polygonal teil of lava, from 9 to 18in. in diameter, and 9in. in depth, c' h " g le, fitted together; the stones were worked in awed,dg °'o,cll so that they spanned the roadway like a lo'agiseeet4 stone resembling the voussoir of an arch. All tio - 00t° chariots avements for foot passengers, even tilos'? pito , could not pass, consisting of curb ston es ° A we e with the pavement composed of bits of ma rble a ll- ro th e set in cement, the whei - e-rubbed flat ; in place s W 6 1' 0 % 1 .A. P e "' curb-stones t have broken away they have be e ° ;i O vA P-w ' ogether with iron. These foot pavements Ar e ,i s Or sometimes more than a foot above the roadwel i f l ai " veil posed that the latter, in times of rain . 1 - I'9 (whiz 1 to all i heavily in these countries), became a kinds a sevier r; tov . : . the streets are slightly inclined one way he °the-esis' this supposition seems well founded, Wails ° tilereele everywhere huge stepping-stones from n .avement toosl4 ment, the wheels of the carriages, and the horses C o y ill two), passing on either side of the stone. T ll % i s 6 0/1 which the solid refuse of the city was carried 9 ng r e l a mystery, scarcely any traces of sewers 1 1 . 1v- g ,tios - ( 1 found. Mazois gives us a drawing of one, the P ° "" oe rl re ij a I V .; e to . t t ; which he does not state ; but it seems only to to carry the waters from the street' under the W. s o n'.. , side the town. It is just possible that the stree to o , have been the only sewers, 'as they are still io s elli c i e in t i f in the east. Though traces of aqueducts are f° l2 cor ta/P; 1 31 country around, it is not known with an great e 0 from whence Pompeii was so plentifully reap uto bet f water, there being no wells. A verifolaunrg hickforillere le of aden and earthenware pipes have heeatainsc‘w l e c , which supplied the nuolerous fooey consisted of placed in all the principal streets. her '''' t piped toget o f l a va, cra . ~,i cistern formed of blocks h a pip e ' ii , )t iron, the water falling into them throng . ~, * which rises IPV one of the back stones of the cis.erill ~ N e ws. than the rest.—Mr. R. P. ,Sine's in, the Builatn9 „, SE THE BOARD OF TRADE AND THE LIFEBu°O ei;el: VICE.—The Board of Trade has giveu £26 t of' sl, of the widows of the two lifeboat men who' Were lost I V 24th of November, when the Stanley steam soelrs schooner Friendship were lost on Tynentooti,lyot cj Each of the men who manned the Constance 1 ., `" 0 , tle c i ; that night have been paid £5 by the National .I..if e i , 11 0 committee, and the Board of Trade has ;preseute:eqoF.4 each of the Coastguasd. officers who were so rar 06 on the rocks at Tynemouth in the gales of th citeotiffl of November. The Tynemouth Relief Coniniitteeoio to:, from the donations of the Board of Trade, has I°B logy lii, provision for the widows and orphans of the two a ' oe cP t, boat men, who will be in comparatively conliotl9l2°:, cumstances for the rest of their lives. A Volunleef a T 11 3.,, Brigade has been established in North Shields ''' o o i sl3l o ,l mouth to co-operate with the Coastguard in a ' 5e 4 5 0 0 0 , 1' . 4 wreck in attempts which may made to rescue Se' o r ' o f passengers from the stranded ships. About 10 0 ° )30 ,0 1 , have joined the corps. By an order from. 0 1 0 0 s iii e r Trade, Capt. Manby's apparatus for saving li fe i ;:tlie . :l o , wreck will be furnished to every training sl ti P ' ,.4 cantile ports, and the Naval Reserve Volo n teo" - s oe 4s. tb o ~ drilled and exercised on board these s hips - J.l them. li sle i A SPECIMEN OF STEEL R 'G • --o t he ii) t ° 1 OLL11•4 • f ee , dt competition in iron rolling, excited by t l ' e ~ if t 6 - t i ee! an " iron letter" from Pennsylvania, Nve hav e -- :l l .o ..a 'ile e an interesting note on the degree of thinness/I'ore ',,,ilel` can be rolled cold. The samples we have See tt fo R P" A * at Mr. Gillott's works, and as one gondola° to Se v o ef interest in the matter, he sent some of theoloicros:lo,,f Holtzapffel and Co., to be measured by thei r ....„. ‘` , 0 0 5 guage,. and received the following rePIN of Y o el , Sir,—We beg to acknowledge the re e l' to of 1 0 0 letter of the 10th instant, and also three ov e ve c, ot t, a which you inform us are rolled cold. W s rib s •A ` r li measured the three sheets of steel, and 0- ,, 1 :1 0 7. 1 (0 eit thickness to be 1-1800th part of then n glish " -- ot l i et ' 4 In other words, 1800 sheets piled on a' p1 )1 t o i ° , collectively measure an inch in thickneSs. she, decimally, the average thickness a the threferoo i `p, .00055, and the differences in thickness ve' l l l i fee o e •00053 to .00057. The thinnest tissue later i:55t155,411 able to purchase at the stationers' shops jitl , l ,, l v c O A ' 1200th of an inch, or decimally .00083 a 0 W .- 1, 001 0 : the pleasure to remain, faithfully yours, 11643,tv011e,. V., Co.-23d Jan., 1865."—These sampl e s of co" of fav - tlf ,sr its $ pa steel show very fine holes, and have a P'-ci.to onto ° go al r still are perfectly smooth and easy to wil ia a .i s i I V porosity can only be seen when they ar e be ~.„ lied i t i i. i light. It is believed that steel real '-'" re ovi ' , dll" when other experiments are made.—Birsiftgiodereloy, MODERATE. —According to the „ T e v og Beige, of the 24th inst, the works of the .' - i t 0 5 00 0 # House has been interrupted by an ace ideet. i, oil the Dt 1113 ; Grande llote f to o sf of 111 discovered that a corner of the Gran yard des Capucines, will mark the facad e o ,,, r iotaxivexe if . ' .; ing. Overtures have been made to the PT° l ' f O. ' O , r o hotel, which is known to be in the hattastoeo of 1 iefig , with a view of'removing the offensive pa n - ac a a° of buildings in the way, and he has C l p lider. sum than twenty-four million fr ancs.- zi 11 4 14] (ien, 11'1