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THIS DAY.—Morning, 3h. 44m.—Afternoon, 4h. 10m, To-Alon.liow.-21onliug, 4h. 30m.—Afternoon, 4h. 55m. .4 4; '4l 5•"•;• fl o trit : 1-1 4* * 14 3"'2h'14 Utt f r. 011e4 *46,- LONDON, THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1866. "WHO's YOUR DocToß ?"—MORRISON'S PILLS. The Australian mail does not bring us very reassur ing tidings of the political situation in Melbourne. The two Houses are still at open war, and the crisis is increasing in awkwardness and perplexity. The Ministry of Mr. MT unocH has been forced to resign office, while Mr. FELLOWS, his rival, to whom the task of forming a Cabinet was deputed, has proved unable to accomplish it. At the time the mail left Victoria was without a Government, and Sir CHARLES DARLING, between his orders from home and his unruly subordinate, was left in a position of considerable embarrassment. Our Colonial office, however, is free from any share of the blame, since the instructions given to Sir CHARLES DARLING mainly consist in desir ing him to sanction any innovation of the law. The disputants are consequently likely to bring themselves and the colony into a very awkward position, seeing that there will be absolutely no funds to carry on the public business with. The public servants, including even the police, have not been paid their salaries, the troops are unpaid, the Government railways are getting into diffi culties, and how the inmates of the prisons are to be fed remains a matter of perplexity to the officials. There is an absolute deadlock, and which side will give way it is impossible to tell. At present neither shows any sign of making concession. The M'CuLLocH Ministry, notwithstanding a majority which nnmbered 58 members in an assembly consisting of 78 has been forced to resign, and, as we have said, Mr. FELLOWS' efforts to form another Cabinet have proved unsuccessful. The position of the Governor under these circumstances is certainly an embarrassing one, and the whole situation is full of the gravest perplexity. One of the Ministers has submitted to the Governor a minute explaining the reasons of the Cabinet for resigning their posts in this crisis, in which he criticises very severely the conduct of the Council, attributing to them interested motives for their resolute rejection of the proposed tariff, and declaring that they have acted throughout with a lack of consistency and an absence of good faith. To this the Council were not long in giving an answer, entering in de tail into the various points, and both charge and counter-charge ena by leaving the matter precisely where it stood, The fact appears to be that there is at the root of all this trouble an excessive amount of mutual jealousy, and a desire to maintain individual privileges to the extreme. Each House is more eager to secure its own rights and dignity than to provide for the public welfare, and there is an utter absence of that spirit of mutual forbear ance and graceful concession without which no com plex constitution can work harmoniously. The relative rights and duties of our Houses of Lords and Commons are clearly defined and easily recognisable ; but even here we should fre quently come to a political stand-still if noble lords and honourable gentlemen exhibited the same uncompromising temper and stubborn spirit which are being manifested by the Legislative Council and the House of Assembly in Victoria. The pre sent crisis will perhaps give the politicians of that country a lesson in the necessity of moderating their views, if they wish to secure anything like public order and stability of Government. We cannot but hope that the good sense of the community will have brought about some compromise by this time, although the temper of the Assembly, when the mail left, was by no means encouraging. A debate, which occurred on a motion brought forward by a private member, declaring that the House would withhold its confidence from any Administration which did not support the obnoxious tariff, was continued through out a whole night, and even until four o'clock in the next afternoon ! 'What would our M.P.'s think of such a proceeding? The climax was that the motion was carried by an overwhelming majority, so that the Assembly stands pledged to maintain the very measure which is the cause of the division, while the Council, on the other hand, makes no sign of concession. So the matter stands for the present, and the Victorian population must serve their appren ticeship to the penalties as well as the privileges of independent government. The domestic news is tinged with a mournful shade, for the terrible news of the loss of the London had just reached Australia, and had thrown a gloom over all the colonies. To render the shock more startling, the grief more bitter, when the news was received, the people of Melbourne were daily expecting the unfortunate ship. Friends and rela tives were looking out eagerly for the arrival of those dear to them, and kindly preparations were being made on all sides to welcome home the travelle rs. The consternation excited throughout the city when the first tele graphic summary was published is described as something terrible. Many of the shops were closed, and universal sympathy was expressed with those specially bereaved. Some of the losses were public ones, such as those of Dr. WOOLLEY, the respected Principal of Sydney College ; the Rev. Mr. DRAPER, the Wesleyan minister, who, it will be remembered, laboured so earnestly to comfort and assist his fellow-sufferers on the wreck. Some families have been great sufferers by the calamity. A judge in Nov Zealand is mourning his wife, his two sons and only daughter, and several other persons have been similarly bereaved. Such a catastrophe, it must be hoped, will not soon recur; but it should be taken as a warning byall sthhiepoplavrnaemrsoutontmakethe safety of their passengers con sideration if they would preserve public confidence and avoid disaster. relates to the the C ont i nent, and especially as Great doubts prevail as to the state of th in g s on ru mours of a C ongress b e i ng held. It is now said that what gave rise to the report was the circum stance of th e D anubian Conference having held a sitting. It is still believed, however, in certain quarters that something will be done in this line before long, as the efforts of the French Govern ment are unceasingly directed towards peace, in concert with England. A diplorna,tii Conference would be the form which it would take, and the assembly would have to deliberate upon the knotty questions which at present endangez the peace of Europe. This may be true, but we should say that it was extremely improbable, because matters hrwe gone too far in many respects, and too much has been done in a warlike direction to allow of much chance of a peaceful solution at this juncture. No doubt had the same steps been taken a month ago by the respective Governments some pro reckoned upon with so much certainly that the aristocratic ladies of Vienna have formed a com mittee "to attend upon and assist the wounded soldiers." Apartments with gardens are about to be hired in the environs of Vienna, and there is to be a lottery to provide for the expenses of assisting the sick and wounded. Many rich proprietors of Vienna have declared to the authorities that they are ready to receive two or three wounded men. I might multiply such statements indicative of the belief in and enthusiasism for the war, but these may be suffi cient to show that at Vienna, at least, the advent of war is now treated almost as an " accomplished fact." The feeling in Italy is equally or more enthusi astic. The enrolments augment rapidly as ever for the Volunteer Regiments to be commanded by Garibaldi as for the regular army. The soldiers of the reserve reply to the appeal enthusiastically, and the municipal authorities zealously assist the action of the Government. At Milan there has been pur chased by subscription an annual Rente of 365 f., which is to be bestowed upon the first soldier who shall enter Venice. An influential Italian journal argues that prepa rations shall be made for war by every effort and every mode possible. " Everything is subordinate to the character which the State will know how to play in this grand drama, the result of which may be destruction of the treaties of 1815, which the Emperor Napoleon 111., in concert with all the friends of national right, has always detested !" A private letter from Turin, dated May 12, speaks of the great excitement and note of military preparation exhibited there. The King of Italy had sent to Garibaldi, by one of his aides-de-camp, CountTecchi, at Cabrara, the ordonnance by which he confers upon him the command of the volunteers, and also his commission as a general of the army, a rank corresponding with that of field-marshal in F ranee. The value of house property in France may be judged by the amount just awarded to proprietors of 151 houses in the Quartier St. Victor, which are to be pulled down for the purpose of embellishment and improvement. The amount offered by the city of Paris was 9,359,920 f., the amount of the claims made was 25,451,639 f. The jury awarded 17,905,700 f. In these houses there lived no less than 15,000 persons. There has been, or there is about to be, a meet ing of the foreign ambassadors in Paris, at the in. stance of M. Drouyn de l'Huys, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, to confer upon the present crisis. Having cited the facts, I add an opinion, for what it may be worth. The Gazette de France says. "It is useless to form illusions. War is inevitable.' Prince Jerome Napoleon has returned to Paris from his tour in Italy, but it is said that he intends to leave again in a few days. A lady, who had much political influence under the Restoration and at the time of the Revolution of July, the Countess de Borgne, has just died at Paris at the age of 86. Her family name was Osmond. The death is announced of M. Remandeau d'Arc, an advocate of the Imperial Court of Rouen, who is a lineal descendant of one of the brothers of the heroine of Orleans, Joan of Arc. The weather has beeu fine and dry to-day, but very cold. The Adds in the country were covered with white frost early this morning. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this date, are in round figures as under:- 1866. 1865. Great Western ... ... £72,419 £69,333 North Western ... 114,014 114,825 South Western, 24,743 24,466 Brighton ... 20,110 18,975 Midland ... 41,659 44,660 South Eastern ••• 22,633 21,214 Great Northern ... ••• 37,750 32,859 Lancashire and Yorkshire ••• 45,453 39,336 Bristol and Exeter ••• 6,991 6 , 868 North Eastern ... ••• 72,618 68,083 Great Eaatern 34,311 32,985 London, Chatham, and Dover ... ••• 9,701 8,727 North Stafford 8,686 8,142 These returns, when compared with those of the corresponding period of last year, show in most In stances some very favourable features. On the Great Western there is an increase of £3,086 ; on the North Western of £1,189 ; on the South Western of £277; on the Brighton of £1,135; on the Midland of £3,999; on the South Eastern of £1,919; on the Great Northern of £4,891; on the Lanca shire and Yorkshire of £6,117 ; on the Bristol and Exeter of £123; on the North Eastern of £4,53x; on the Great Eastern of £1,326 ; on the London, Chatham, and Dover of £947 ; and on the North Stafford of £544. The following very satisfactory circular has been issued by Messrs. Hallett, Ommanney, and Co.:— " 14, Great George-street, Westminster, May 16. " We are most happy to inform you that arrangements are in progress with the London Joint-Stock Bank by which it is intended that the business heretofore carried on by us will forthwith be conducted as a branch of that establishment at our present offices. With a view to the convenience of the creditors and to obviate the consequences of delay in realizing the assets, a sum equal to 10s. in the . _ pound will, with the assent of the creditors, be advanced by the bank and placed to their credit in account, the bank receiving the dividends payable on: the respective claims so far as may be requisite for the liquidation of such advance, and the surplus arising from our estate to be paid to the creditors when realised. " Upon this arrangement being carried out, our Mr. James A. Hallett will be charged with the management of the new branch, and we trust that you will favour the Lon don Joint-Stock Bank with your confidence and support. —Wo are, &c., " HALLETT, OMMANEY, AND CO." " P.S. It is hoped the new business will be opened on Monday, the 21st inst., when the creditors are requested to call at our o ffices, and make the requisite arrangements." At the bullion department of the Bank of Eng land yesterday, the operations comprised a receipt of 20,000 sovereigns from Alexandria, and a with drawal of £86,000 in gold for transmission to the Continent. The biddings for bills on India took place yester day afternoon at the Bank of England. The pro portions allotted were to Madras £5,020, and to Bombay £103,000. The minimum price was as before, ls. Hid. on Calcutta and Madras, and ls. 110. on Bombay, and all tenders at and above the minimum will receive in full. The dollars which lately arrived from Mexico have been sold at ss. Old. per oz. for refining, and are to be sent to Hamburg. Bar silver has been sold for the same place at 62d. per oz., which is a rise of ed., and demand is good. It is announced that the estate of Messrs. Fernie Brothers and Co., in the shipping trade, whose affairs have been the subject of rumour for some days past, is to be liquidated under inspection. It is said that the estate shows a large surplus. The liquidation has been determined upon in order to prevent the sacrifices which would be involved through an immediate realisation of the property, which consists to a large extent of ships in the actual possession of the firm. There has been a private meeting of some of the shareholders and depositors in the firm of Messrs. Overend, Gurney, and Co. (Limited). A rough statement was presented of the returns and profits of this concern, the results proving that the profits amounted to nearly £230,000 per annum, and that the present disastrous position was the result of old difficulties, and not arising from recent transactions. A general wish was expressed that Messrs. Shep pards, Polly, and Allcard, the brokers, should con vene a meeting of those interested to make arrange ments to secure the goodwill of so valuable a busi ness. In accordance with this object, a public meeting will be held at the London Tavern on Wed nesday, the 23d inst., at 12 o'clock, to adopt the course best suited to the present emergency. THE PRUSSIAN ARMY is divided into two corps crarmee, of which the staff is always kept up. Six of them have just been mobilised, that is to say, put upon a war footing. They have their headquarters ; the Guard and the third corps at Berlin ; the fourth corps at Magdeburg, in the province of Saxony ; the fifth at Posen, in Prussian Poland ; the sixth at Breslau, in Silesia ; and the eighth at Coblentz, in Rhenish Prussia. Each corp. 4 d'armee now on the war footing has about 30,000 men, which gives a total of 180,000. The cavalry, comprising sixty regiments, is entirely mobilised, and forms a total of 38,000 horses ; finally, the artillery, also mobilised, gives an effective of 28,000 men and 760 guns. As the partial mobilisation which has just taken place only carries the Prussian force to 246,000 men, the Council of Ministers decided on the sth to proceed with the throo other corps, tho first, second, and oey9Ath. LA TEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAM.) THE EUROPEAN CONGRESS. BRUSSELS, AfMr 17, The Independance Belge of to-day publishes a tele gram from London, dated 16th inst., announcing that the French Ambassador at the Court of St. James's proposed to the English Government, on the 9th May, that the programme of the projected congress should be limited to three points, namely : Venetia, Schleswig-Holstein, and also German Federal Reform, in as far as the latter question affects the European equilibrium. PARIS, MAY 17, The Constitutionnel of to-day publishes an article pointing out the serious nature of the differences between Austria, Prussia, and Italy, and says : " The neutral powers could not induce either of the different parties to concede the demands of the other, nor usefully recommend to them the maintenance of the status quo. They might, how ever, find some middle course which would admit of a settlement of conflicting pretensions. "It is by compromises that conflicts between state and state are best settled, without leaving that hostile feeling which would soon •lead to fresh conflicts." ALTCiNA, MAY 17. The Austrian heavy war trains in Holstein have been ordered to move in a Southern direction. BERLIN, MAY 17. It is believed in diplomatic quarters that France has not yet made any official proposal for the assembly of a Congress. Overtures to that effect are, however, considered probable. Prussia is not adverse to the assembly of a Con gress, with the reservation that preliminary nego ciations should take place upon the programme to be adopted. Hanover has, it is stated, undertaken to main tain an absolute neutrality for the present. COBURG, MAY 12. The official. Coburger Zeitung, in referring to the conference of the delegates of the Middle States, whichtook place at Bamberg on Monday last, says : —" The most peaceful sentiments were expressed at this conference, and a positive understanding was arrived at to mediate between the two great German Powers." VIENNA, MAT 17. The committee for the control of the public debt has publiihed to-day a statement of the present public debt of Austria, according to which its whole amount is now about 2,598 million florins, the interest paid on which amounts to 118,736,788 florins per annum. At the end of 1864, the public debt was 2,535,197,335 florins, and at the end of 1865 2,532,083,148 florins. FLORENCE, MAY 12. A circular of the Minister of War relative to the organisation of the Volunteers has been published to-day. The 20 battalions specified by the royal decree will form. 10 regiments. The depots of enrolment fixed by the Govern ment are Come, Vareze, Bari, and Barletta. Each regiment will consist of 42 officers and 1,446 men. Other battalions will be formed if necessary. The Volunteers will wear the Garibaldian red shirt and cap. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 17, 1866. gress might have been made, but the difficui ties that lie in the way seem almost insuper able. The preparations for war are still going on, which speaks badly for any desire on the part of the principals for peace. Very little encourage ment can be drawn from the last accounts that have been received. It is positively declared that no founda tion exists for the reports of Herr BIS3IARCK'S having determined to amalgamate the leaders of the Oppo sition. No such intention has existed, we are offi cially told, but it is true that a better understand ing with the Opposition is desired. This wish is not very likely to be realised, according to present appearances, for the policy of the Government is as bad as ever—if not worse—relative to domestic matters. An excuse is given officially for the non reply to the last Austrian Note, namely, that no answer could have been necessary, as Austria her self declares that they had exhausted all discussion on the question of disarmament. This isvery absurd, because everyone knows that nothing could have been easier than for Prussia to have recommenced the proposals in a different form, but very likely the Go vernment were only too glad of the excuse for de stroying such futile attempts. An official denial is likewise given to the report that Russia was willing to assist Austria in case of a war, and neither will Prussia take the aggressive as some have surmised. The last determination of Herr BISMARCK re specting his grand scheme of Federal Reform is that if the middle and minor States reject his pro posals he will make an appeal on behalf of Prussia to the whole German nation, and embody proposi tions of the fullest and most comprehensive cha racter. It seems most inconsistent to make all this fuss about Federal Reform at a period of so much disquietude, and fraught with jeopardy to the in terests of peace and the welfare of Germany ; but the rules of common MC se are set at naught in the most defiant manner by the all-important and self sufficient statesman who sways the destinies of Prussia. This plan of Reform, in a comprehensive style, was suggested in order to direct attention and cover his manoeuvres respecting the Duchies, and also to make a grand parade before the Prussian people. 'I hese latter have not, however, been taken in by his dodging, for no interest has been exhibited respecting the matter, and the thoughts of all are naturally turned in the direction of the war that seems likely to ensue. As for the matter of a ge neral appeal being made it is quite idle, because many of the States to whom the appeal would be made are most inimical to Prussia just now, and not at all likely to give any attention to her pro posals. Is it at all likely at a period when they are momentarily expecting a collision with Prussia that they will trouble themselves to weigh and count the advantages of her schemes, and think of giving their consent to her becoming the arbiter of the destinies of Germany ? The delay that has been made in the appointment of Commander-in-Chief to the Prussian army has been at last terminated by the selection of Prince FREDERICK —thanks for that responsible position. We may form some notion of the great advan tages that would accrue to Austria by the cession of Venetia from the tone adopted in its discussion by the Prussian journals. The semi- official Provinzial Correspondenz states that the unfounded rumour that has gained ground on this topic, showing great ignorance of the " political situation, for Austria has not the power thus sud denly to change her policy, and place Prussia in the isolated position threatened." The wish is no doubt father to the thought in this case, and it does not very distinctly appear what prevents Austria from carrying out the policy thus called in question. The fact is that the advocates of Prussian policy are naturally very indignant at anything that tends to interfere with the grand idea of making a compact with Italy, and thus thwarting the efforts of Austria in a great measure. The Italians seem burning to go to war at any cost, with or without reason, and it has been announced that Italy will consider any attack of Austria upon Prussia as directed against herself. This is simply ridiculous ; and those who rush headlong into such a course will rue the day they did so. Perhaps undue reliance is placed upon the result of the last encounter with Austria ; but it was the French who then decided the victory, and we see no cause whatever to suppose that, in the event of the war now threatened, France would side with Italy. As for the address from the Municipality and Common Council of Breslau to the King of PRUSSIA it is most absurd. They acknowledge the justice of the reasons which are leading his Majesty to war with Austria, and trust that the wisdom of the KING will remove the misunderstanding between the Government and the Chambers. This is jumping at conclusions indeed, and it is surprising to meet with such infatuation. CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, Wednesday Evening. Not only is the news from Germany warlike to day, but some of the reports at the Bourse and elsewhere tending to a pacific solution of the diffi culties are officially contradicted. Thus it is denied that there has been a suspension of armaments, as was confidently reported. A contradiction is also given to the statement that the Archduke Renier had been sent from Austria to Berlin with amicable proposals. The lloniteur repeats its previous asser tion that the armaments are pushed forward with great activity. Some of the States which hitherto had delayed the mobilisation of their troops, among others the Grand Duchy of Hesse, are now hasten ing their warlike preparations, and are eagerly pur chasing horses. Letters from Florence entirely con firm the news that Garibaldi had accepted the com mand of the Volunteers. In doing so he expressed a hope that he should soon assist, with the glorious army of Italy, in the accomplishment of the des tinies of the nation. The King of Italy was about to leave the capital for the head-quarters of the army. A portion of the Italian fleet was to sail from Tarento for Ancona. The Ost Deutsche Post assumes a very animated tone of defiance. It says, " Since Austria proceeds from menaces to action, we make the most sincere prayers that she may receive a second lesson, and that she may for ever be driven from that Venetia upon whom she has imposed for half a century the most poignant tortures and the most odious rule." The Gazette de Vienne publishes a proclamation from the Marshal of the Diet of Lower Austria, Colloredo Mansfeld, and the Mayor, Andre Zelinki, to the inhabitants, calling upon them to form a body of volunteers, and to place subscrip tions upon the altar of the country. In this pro clamation it is said, " The country calls and the moment is grave and solemn. They dare to lay a criminal hand upon the destinies of Austria. We wish to show that the strength of Austria, although exposed to trials, is not destroyed. We wish to o pp ose Vienna,rn to y support the o ppose with fe e a e u wv d ielrl u y n br i eoi right, the h and fin enemy ne s t of Austria." They who cling honour and grandeur solution must feel that the e a i n ty d o tr f am th p e le e s m t pi upon every to the idea of a paci fic s like this. authorities of Austria adop t another paper war is A ccor din g to . situation . --it, precarious when a tonee e ika FRANCE. BOURSE, May 16, Three o'clock.—The market has been more buoyant towards the end, and closed as follows : 41 per Cents 94 50 Do. end month — 3 per Cents Do. end month 64 17 Credit Mobilier Do. end month Credit Fonder — Do. end month 1105 Bank Shares 3420 Italian Loan 39 50 Do. end month 39 75 Mexican Loan 32 Do. Bonds 227 50 Spanish Threes - Home Debt Deferred - rAYEI. For Account. Orleans Northern Lyons and Mediterranean....,.,,,, 785 Southern 526 25 Western Eastern Sardinian Austrian Lombard " 297 50 North of Spain ...... 120 Saragossa l6O Ditto to Barcelona Roman MARKETS.--This Day. METROPOLITAN CATTLE. Our market to-day was but moderately supplied with beasts. The general quality of the stock, however, was good. Prime Scots, &c., sold steadily, at full quotations; but inferior breeds were a dull inquiry at late rates. There was only a moderate sale for sheep—the show of which was by no means extensive—at previous currencies. The best Downs and half-breeds, out of the wool, sold at 5s 10d to 6s per B]b. Calves moved off, steadily, at full prices. Pigs were a dull inquiry, but not cheaper. Per 81b to sink the offal. s ds d s dad Crse. & inf. beasts... 3 10 4 2 Pme crs-wool sheep 5 6 5 8 Second quality do ..4 4 4 8 Prime s'thdown c 0.5 10 6 0 Prime large oxen ..4 0 5 0 La ge coarse calveB.s 4 5 10 Prime Scuts, &c.... 5 0 5 2 Prime small d0......6 0 6 4 Crse. and inf. sheep. 4 0 4 6 Large hogs .4 0 4 4 Second quality do ..4 8 5 4 Small porkers 4 8 4 10 Lamb.... 75 2d to 8. 6d. -- - - Suckling calves, 2)s to 228; and quarter-old store pigs, 30s ,o 338 each. Head of stock on sale. Total supply. Foreign supply. Beasts 7lO Beasts;.... Cows. — Cows. sheep and lambs 7,290 Sh eep ana 1 m b 3 2 Ol2 Calves 94 Ca Yea - Piga 230 Pigs - 297 122 MEAT MARKETS. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.—The supplies of meat ire moderate, and the trade is quite, as follows :—Beef, from 3s 2d to 4s 6d ; mutton, 3s 6d to 5s 10d ; lamb, 6s 6d to 713 6d; veal, 4s 8d to 5s 8d; and pork, 3s 10d to 5s 4d per 81b by the carcase. HAY. S?.UTHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £4 4s to £5 lOs ; clover, £5 5s to £6 12s Qd ; and straw, £2 Os to £2 Gs per load. A fair demand. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £4 4s to £5 12s Od; clover, £5 Ss to £6 lOs Od; and straw, £2 Os to £2 6s per load. Trade inactive. WILITECRAPEL.—Meadow hay, £4 4s to £5 10s; clover, £5 5s to £6 15s Od; and straw, .£2 Os to .£2 6s per load. Supply moderate. WILD ANIMALS IN INDIA.— We have before us a list of animals killed in these provinces during the first half of last year, with the amount paid for rewards. Total number of animals killed : Tigers, 359 ; leopards, 516 ; bears, 293 ; wolves, 99 ; hyenas, 286 ; making in all 1,543, for which 23,561 rupees have been expended. The number of animals killed is larger than the number killed during the preceding year, the rainy season of 1864, but it is somewhat less than the result attained in the corres ponding half of 1864. Mr. Campbell hopes this decrease may be due to an actual decrease in the number of wild animals.—Central Indian Times. THE EUROPEAN WAR OF 1859.—At the present crisis it will be interesting to recal the chronology of the European conflict of 1859. January I.—The Emperor Napoleon made a significant speech to the Corps Diplomatique. February I.—Publication of a brochure entitled "Napoleon 111. and Italy," recommended by the Moniteur. February 23.—Departure of Lord Cowley for Vienna, charged with a mission from England and France. March 7. Note of the Monitenr, both firm and conciliatory. March 23.—The Moniteur states that on the propositiorr of Russia a Congress composed of the five great Powers will be convened to adjust all points con nected with the Italian question. April B.—Bellicose order of the day of the Emperor Francis Joseph. April 20. —The 'Moniteur publishes the bases adopted by the five great Powers for future deliberations. April 22.—The Moniteur announces that Austria alone refuses to adhere. April 25.—Project of law with reference to a French loan of £20,000,000. May 3.--Proclamation of the Emperor of the French announcing a declaration of war. May 12. The certainty is established of the neutrality of Prussia and England. June 4.—Battle of Magenta ; rumours of peace. June 28.—Battle of Solferino. July 7.—Despatch of Valleggio, announcing a suspension of arms. July 11. —Peace of Villafranea. The subscription offered for the French loan of £20,000,000 by 690,190 subscribers amounted to 4100,382,391. LAW INTELLIGENCE —(This Day.) SHERIFF'S COURT. (Before Mr. Commissioner Kerr.) HAMDEN V. HITMPHERY. This was an action against the defendant, who is an auctioneer of Coleman-street, to recover damages alleged to have been sustained through the misdescription of a certain article in a sale over which the defendant pre sided. Plaintiff said that ho attended the sale in question, and bid for a carpet. Defendant said that the carpet contained 35 yards, and plaintiff bid accordingly. Defendant denied that he had mado any such statement, and the catalogue was handed up to his Honour, who found that no number of yards was in it, the space being left blank. On the part of defendant two witnesses were called, and they deposed that they were present at the sale, and heard all that took place. It was quite true that defendant was asked how many yards the carpet contained, but while he expressed an opinion that there were 35 yards in the car pet, he declined to say that such was positively the num ber. Plaintiff called a witness, who now swore that, in the first instance, defendant positively stated there were fifty yards in the carpet, and upon being contradicted, he said he was sure there must be thirty-five. His Honour was of opinion that this evidence did not make out any warranty, and found a verdict for the defendant. Verdict for defendant, who did not ask for any costs. INFANT TRADERS IN THE CITY. — IMPORTANT QUESTION, SKETCHLEY V. CORBETT. This was an action to recover the amount of a bill for meat, and defendant pleaded " infancy." Mr. J. 13. Pearce, of Giltspur-street, appeared for the plaintiff, and said that defendant was bound to make out his plea. His Honour—Well, defendant, how do you make ou that you are an infant ? Defendant—By the Bible at home. My age is entered in our Bible, and I know by that that I am not yet of age. llis Honour—ls there anybody here to prove it ? Defendant—Yes. My mother can prove it. Mr. Pearce—There is one point in this case which may perhaps settle the question. The defendant is a trader carrying on his business in the Newgate market, where he buys and sells meat upon his own account. Defendant did not deny this, and plaintiff said he had a shop for which he paid 15s. to 16s. per week, and was just married. Mr. Pearce—l understand that your honour has decided that when an infant traded in the City he could not set, up this plea. His Honour said he had ruled in accordanCe with an'old custom to be found in the Liber Albus, that an infant trader was liable for his debts, and this was both reason able and common sense. Ho had no doubt under the old powers a of the Act governing this court, that defendant was liable, but the recent Equitable Jurisdiction Act raised a question as to whether the juris diction of this court had not been materially affected. If plaintiff liked to risk a judgment, he might take it, but there was a doubt. Plaintiff said he would pay defendant by instalments, ilie honour made the usual order. Verdict for plaintiff. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.--This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. COMING HOME FROM THE DERBY.—John Shute, a fish monger, of No. 24, Upper Cleveland-street, was charged before Mr. Barker, with being drunk, furious driving, and damaging cab No. 12,644 in Park-lane. Henry Richards, cab driver, badge 16,013, said that on the previous night about 9 o'clock, while proceeding down Park-lane, he heard a female, who was in a cart with the defendant and another man, screaming. The defendant was driving and urging the horse on by whipping it, and it was going at a furious rate, the cart being on the wrong side of the lane. He endeavoured to avoid a collision but could not, and his cab was driven into another following him, and damaged to the extent of 50s. George Bretts, another cab driver, said he was following them with his cab, a fare inside, when the last witness's cab was driven on to his, and his shafts went right through the back panel. The defendant was going at full gallop, and was whipping his horse. In answer to Mr. Barker, the witness said that both men were drunk. Police-constable Coulson, 216 0, said that, on going up after the collision, he found the defendant and the man in the cab drunk, but the female was sober. The defendant said he had been to the Derby, and got along all right without a scratch till he got into Park-lane, where the cabman drove his cab right across the road, and then the other cab ran into his cab. Wm. Shute, the defendant's brother, said the damage was caused by the cabman himself. He denied being the worse for drink. The constable said the witness was more intoxicated ,han the defendant. Mr. Barker ordered the defendant to pay a fine of 40s for being drunk and furious driving, and 50s. the amount of damages, or 21 days. INCITING AN ITALIAN BoY TO BEG. —Melio Bonelli, 8, was charged with begging in Regent-street, and Marco Maja Bonelli, about 18, was charged with inciting the prisoner to beg. Wm. Breach, 199 0, proved seeing the younger prisoner go up to several carriages in Regent-street and beg of ladies, and he afterwards followed a lady into a shop and begged, and received a sixpence. Ho afterwards saw the boy beg of some ladies and receive some money, and the elder prisoner took the money from him and put it in a purse, which was afterwards found to contain about 7s. He then took the prisoners into custody. The elder prisoner said he had only been in London three days. Hewitt, Mendicity Society's officer, said that was not the case, as he had seen him a fortnight ago. It was the prac tice of the prisoner not to send children out with Monkeys as they used to do, but with a violin. The elder prisoner again, (through Mr. Albert, the in terpreter) said he had only been in London three days, and that he was playing in front of a; house, and not begging. The constable said there was no violin being played. Mr. Baker said the elder prisoner would be committed for a month, with hard labour, and the other would be re manded for a week, and the officer could communicate with the Italian Society. THAMES DARING ROBBERY IN THE SAILORS' HOME —Thomas Cunningham, a seaman, was brought before Mr. Partridge charged with stealing three coats, a Guernsey frock, two caps, and a blue flannel shirt, represented as the property of William Newman, a steward of the Sailors' Home, in Well-street. _ _ Mr. Charles Young, solicitor, said he was instructed to prosecute in this case. There were a great number of sailors boarding and lodging in the Sailors' Home, and if anything was lost it tended to shake the security of pro perty there, and to cast suspicion on the offic ers , i n w h ose a pp o i n tment great care was exercised. The prisoner came home in a ship called the Blue Jacket, and lodged in the Sailors' Home three days. He then cleared out to go to a boarding-house ; but he had since loitered about the Home, and his intentions being suspected he was turned out yester day morning. Newman, a steward, missed two coats. In the course of the day the prisoner made his appearance in the home twice, and was turned out. In the evening the steward saw the prisoner go up stairs into a cabin, where the clothes of a sailor named Williams were deposited. Newman procured assistance, and, upon entering the cabin, saw the prisoner there with a coat, a Guernsey frock, a blue flannel shirt, and two caps on his own person over his own dress and hat. The prisoner was asked what business he had in the cabin, to which he replied that he came to look after Yankee Jim. The prisoner was taken into custody, and he made a violent resistance, and bit and kicked, another steward named Joseph Partridge. Those facts would be proved, and he should ask that the prisoner should be committed for trial. The prisoner told the officers that he could go six months for the robbery, and that he had done seven years in Tasmania. The case having been proved, the prisoner said he would plead guilty. He had made two voyages in the Blue Jacket. He belonged to Drogheda. Mr. Partridge said he should not dispose of this case in a summary manner, but commit the prisoner for trial. Liverpool Cotton Market---ihis Day. Market opens quiet. Sales probably 5,000 or 6,000 bales. A STRONG WAY OF PUTTING IT !—Mr. Newde gate, on occasion of the discussion about the Tran substantiation declaration in the House of Commons on Tuesday night, turned fiercely upon Mr.' Whalley— questioned his Protestantism, and suggested that he, too, is a concealed Jesuit. The argument, suggests the Spectator facetiously—is only too plausible ! Mr. Whalley disgusts everybody with the anti-Roman Catholic cry. Is it not highly probable therefore that he is retained by the Jesuits expressly for that purpose ? That is good reasoning, but what may we not infer from it ? Mr. Newdogate disgusts us with the same cry. Mr. Newdegate is a Jesuit, The Orangemen of Ireland, and Lord Shaftesbury, and the Recordites, and the Record itself, sicken us with the same cry. They aro all Jesuits. The universal JesUit is at the back of all the anti-Romanist speakers and thinkers. Only those who oppose Protestantism in a spirit adapted to disgust us with Romanism are to bo believed true Pro testants. Mr. Newdegate generalises rashly. But, after all, it is a lesson worth learning, that all who are foolishly intolerant to any other form of -faith aro, whatever they may think themselves, really its friends in disguise. FUNNY !---The Liberte publishes an article advo cating war, under the title of " Go, head," which it prints in large type, evidently quite prcud of its knowledge of English. hurt GN pi En (mar HER MAJESTY• WINDSOR CASTLE, Wednesday. The Queen drove in the grounds yesterday after noon, and went out walking this morning, accom panied by Princess Helena. His Royal Highness Prince Alfred arrived at the Castle yesterday, and went to London this morning, attended by the Hon. Eliot Yorke. The Dowager Countess of Dunmore and the Earl and Countess of Dunmore arrived at the Castle, and had the honour of dining with the Queen and the royal family. Her Royal Highness Princess Helena has honoured Mr. Thornycroft with sittings for her bust during the last week. The Prince and Princess of Wales. The Prince of Wales, accompanied by Prince Alfred, Prince Teck, and the Earl of Dunmore, and attended by Major Teesdale, went to Epsom yes terday. The Princess of Wales took a carriage drive, at tended by the Hon. Mrs. A. Hardinge. STATE BALL.—The Lord Chamberlain has issued invitations for a full-dress ball, at Buckingham Palace, on Tuesday, June 5. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, accom panied by Viscount Sydney (the Lord Chamberlain), paid his first visit to the Travellers (of which club his royal highness has lately become a member) on Saturday after noon, after the Levee. The Prince of Orange has arrived in Brussels from Paris. The Count de Flandre has arrived in Brussels from his Italian tour. The Countess Frances Waldegrave has issued in vitations for evening parties on Saturdays the 2d and 9th of the ensuing month. Viscountess Jocelyn and Hon. Miss Jocelyn Will arrive at Viscountess Palmerston's residence in Park-lane on Saturday, from Cannes. Lord and Lady Elphinstone have arrived in town :rom the south of France, where they have been passing ,he winter. The Marquis and Marchioness of Abercorn and Ladies Hamilton arrived in Paris on Monday last on their way home from Cannes. The noble marquis and mar chioness are expected to arrive at Chesterfield House either to-day or to-morrow from the Continent. The Marquis and Marchioness of Westminster and Lady Theodora Grosvenor have arrived at Grosvenor House for the season. The Marquis and Marchioness of Ailsa have arrived at the Burlington Hotel, Burlington-street, from Scotland for the season. The Earl and Countess of Mount-Edgcumbe and family are expected to arrive from Cannes to-day. The youthful family of the earl and countess go at once to Mount-Edgcumbe. The Earl and Countess of Abergavenny, LadY Caroline Neville, and Lady Augusta Mostyn have arrived at 58, Portland-place, from Buling Manor, Maidstone, for the season. Lord and Lady Londesborough had a dinner party last evening at their residence in Grosvenor-squar e ' There were present the M arqu i s o f B owmon t, Lord Methuen, the Hon Gilbert and Lady Evelyn Heathcotel Capt. and Emily Walsh, and a select party. Lord and Lady Abercromby have arrived at Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square, from their seat, Airth" rey Castle, near Stirling, for the season. JUSTICE WITH THE CAP AND BELLS.—The follow' ing cross-examination of the defendant in an action in the Dublin Court of Exchequer for indecent assault on a married woman, is extracted from the Dublin Freeman: Mr. Sergeant Armstrong: "Tell me, Mr. Graham, are'yon what they call an absolute Joseph ?"—" I do not know what you mean." " Did you ever hear of Joseph of Egypt ?" —" No." "Or the other Joseph, or of any Joseph ?" M r ; Dowse : "Joseph Napier." Mr. Sergeant Armstrong will give you three. Joseph of Egypt, Joseph Andrew° , and Joseph Surface, and ask you if you ever heard of them ?"—Witness : "No." Mr. Sergeant Armstrong " Neverheard of any of them?"—Witness : " No." " The'' you are a man of religious education at any rate. Did you ever hear of Mrs. Potiphar?"—Witness : " No." Mr. Ser geant Armstrong: "Now, Mr. Graham, you live in Smith field, and do you mean to say that you never heard of Mrs. Potiphar, of North King-street ?" Witness (emphatically) "Upon my oath I never heard tell of the woman." Ur' Sergeant Armstrong : " Well, then, Mr. Graham, as they are going to improve the system of national education , may I ask you who was your schoolmaster, for something may be done for him ?"—Witness : "I had so many of them I could not say." Mr. Butt : " Too many cooks spoil the broth." Mr. Sergeant Armstrong : Very well, and we have the result. No w , M r . G ra h am, you say you do not know who Joseph was--" —Witn ess : " If it is Joseph of the Scriptures you are t a lki ng o f , I know a° much about him as you do. I w ill argue t h e po i n t with you if you like." THE CONVICT CHARLOTTE WINSOR.—Now that this wretched woman has finally escaped her just and long-expected fate, facts are gradually oozing out wit h regard to her conduct under the unprecedentedly stra n g ° circumstances in which she has been placed. It is re markable the amount of power she has appeared to possess over her feelings, or perhaps it would be more correct t 0 say how little feeling she appears to possess. In conver sation a week, or two ago she remarked, " I shan't believe I shall be hun g till I get the rope round my ne ck now," and on an o th er occasion remarked, " If they me an to hang me I wish they' be quick about it, and settle it one way or the other." Although in most cases the long delay of 14 months under sentence of death would ha v° worn out the convict with anxiety and suspense, Win s°r has suffered to all appearance but little. In fact she seems devoid of feeling. The convict's third husband and b er sister ha ve h a d an interview with her in the presenc e °', the governor. Among the many sources of speculation is the written document in the possession of Mr. Rose, con taining statements made by the prisoner a day or two b° - fore the arrival of her respite in January last, and Nyb e i , her execution seemed a lmost c e r t a i n . Th e d ocum ent is sa id to implicate several persons holding good positions in Tor quay and neighbourhood. It will be remembered that Winsor at the time expressed her strong desire that the contents be made known to the public in the newspapers and a rumour further says that a near relation to the al vict remarked to a friend the other day "that several per sons wero trembling in their shoes about that paper ; an d ... that if the old woman was hung there we re so me letter s 1 " existence that could be produced which would bring b° ll3 d e crime to several parties." Some newspapers have fours r food for comment on the statement that " Thrice has scaffold been erected." This, however, is metaphorical only ; it was only got out and oiled ready to g o up. ' t ile always erected on the morni n g of th e execu ti o n; and respites have arrived before that. H er grave was dug, and a Ashford is buried in it, though not i n Wi nso r's coffin, has also been stated.— Western Morning News. THE GARIBALDIAN VOLU NTEERS .—Accord-0 the Italia of Naples the se rv i ce un if orm of the Ga rb baldian volunteers has already been decided upon, and will consist of the traditional red woollen shirt, Gt . ° capote, and cloth trousers. The shako will be that wool by the regular troops. The volunteers will be ar m ' with musket and bayonet alone, and carry a cartridge box of black leather and a holland haversack. "The whol e corps," continues the Italia," will be divided int A ° ten regiments, commanded by as many colonels, 0 ' five generals. Each regiment will be provided with three fourgons and a special ambulance service, organised by tbo committee of enrolment. The general staff will also b e chosen by the committee from among the veteran volao teers who have already made several campaigns under Garibaldi. The committ ee are now organ i s i ng t h e sanitary arrangements." Other intelligence states that the volun teer legion will comprise two squadrons of picked carrni r) ;; It is not decided w h e th er a b a tt ery o f fi e ld artillery' shall be added, this being left to the judgment of General Garl baldi.-I?euter's Express. THE CHOLERA IN LIVERPOOL.—Three additi onal cases in cholera have b e e n a d m itt e d into the work house. Two additional deaths were reported from tl is Jessie Munn. T welvo cases still remain on board. I t said that Mr. Roberts, the master of the emigration clept: at Birkenhead, has received instructions to clear out . e n e : German emigrants thence, and accommodation h as 19 „ 0 0 sought for at Bankhall. Should this prove 001 1 ' 0 ° 4 _ _ additional persons will be thrown upon the bands a tn Liverpool parochial authorities. The National . and P a s o _ Steam ship Company intend to burn all the fittings sengers' berths on board the Helvetia, and as War Cloud and Jessie Munn are empty the same b c e will be adopted with them. The alarm occasioned zsn appearance of this disease has led to a partial re-disc nthe of the subject of water supply and its effects upon public health. --At the GAROTTE ROBBERY AT HAMPSTEAD. ~e orge Hampstead Petty Sessions Court, yesterdtin: being Briggs, 19, described as a labourer, was charged. soon asnutros: of Janiett concerned with another man, not in custody, watch, chain, and other property from the person d un. was r Butler. On the night of Monday prosecutor f the prison in er Hampstead, and was seen in the company 0 - , ace he in rather quiet pA and another young man. When a down by a was seized by the throat, and then knockednd of hi s re heavy blow. This made him insensible, other Pro covery he found that almost all his money and tho aPPre perty were gone. The case was remandedfor hension of the other person suspected. i n stealing I 1 1 kt o k o Ye, t he a Pa rt th e 3,41,