The Sun. — London, England, 1866-12-15 00:00:00

LIFEBOAT SERVICES.—During the storms of the past twenty months the National Lifeboat Institution, by its life boats and other means, contributed to the saving of 1,475 persons from different wrecks on our coasts. The Institution also expended £48,000 in the same period on its lifeboat establishments, in addition to granting £3,530 as inwards. The Committee of the Institution earnestly 'APPEAL to the public for ASSISTANCE to enable them to meet the continued heavy demands on the 172 lifeboat Stations of the Institution. Contributions are received by the London and country bankers ; and by the Secretary, Richard Lewis, Esq., at the Institution, 14, John-street, Adelphi, London. THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE.— Solo Lessee and Manager, Mr. F. B. CHATTERTON. THIS EVENING, FAUST. Mr. Phelps ; Messrs. Edmund Phelps, W. Harrison, and Johnstone ; Mrs. Her mann Vezin, Miss Poole, and Mrs. 11. Vandenhoff. To conclude with the Comedy of KATHARINE AND PETRUCHIO. Petruchio, Mr. T. Swinbourne ; h.ath rine, Miss Isabel Adams. Doors open at half-past six; performances commence at seven o'clock. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET, Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. uc tone, THIS EVENING, A GA.ME :-.PECULATION. Messrs. C. Ma hews, Chippendale, Kendal, Rogers, Clark, Braid, &c.; Mesdames Fitzwiillam, Laws, Wright, Sidney. Followed by ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA. Mr. Chas. Mathews, Mr. Compton, Mr. Rogers, ilr Clark, drc.; Mes dames C. Mathews, Hill, Wright, Colman, Sidney, s m To conclude with SHOCKING EVENTS. Mr. Compton. Commence at Seven. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPIII. Bole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. __ _ T EIJS EVENING, at Seven precisely, THE BARONET ABROAD. Alias Roden. Atter which, at Eight, A SISTER'S PENANCE. Miss Rate Terry, Miss Hughes, Miss Emily Pitt; Mr. Herman Vezin ; Messrs. Billington, Ashley, J. A. Shaw, Stephenson, Aburne, and R. Romer. To conclude with A PAS DE FASCINATION. Miss Furtado, Miss Emily Pitt. Messrs. Eburne, Ashly, Romer, C. J. Smith. R OYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.- Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Pechter. THIS EVENING, BRUTUS AND CIESAR. Miss Hearade. At a Quarter before 8, the new Drama, in Four Acts, THE LONG STRIKE, written by Dion Boucicauit. The New scenery by Mr. T. Greive and assistants. Messrs. S. Emery, H. Widdicornb, Fitzpatrick, Dalton, 1). Evans, Anderson, Newbound, Stan ey. Lomas, Moreland, Andrews, Reynolds, and J. C. Cowper. To conclude with TWEEDLETON'S TAIL COAT. Acting Manager, Mr. H. Barnett. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Box-office open daily from Ten till Five. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. Swanborough. THIS EVENING, NEIGHBOURS. Messrs. Parselle, Belford, and G. Murray ; Misses Swanborough, Johnstone, and Hughes. After which, will be produced the Grand Burlesque of KENILWORTH : Messrs. 1 home, Jame&, and Fenton ; Mesdames Swanborough, Johnstone, and Raynham. To conclude with BOOTS AT THE SWAN. Commence at Seven. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining*. - THIS EVENING, at 8. a Drama, in I Acts, founded on the popular tale by Charles Dickens, Esq., entitled BARNABY It 111)(1E, adapted to the stage, and expressly for this Theatre, by Messrs. Watts Phillips and Vining. Characters by Mrs. John Wood, Miss Augusta Thomson, Mrs. Henry \ fining, Mrs. Chas. Horsman, and Miss Katherine Rodgers; Messr.. S. Calhaem, F. Villiers, J. G. Shore, ii. Forrester, Charles Ilorsman, E. Shepherd, 11. Mellon, C. H. Fenton, W. R. Robins Chapman, dtc. Act Ist, The My story ; 2d, The Re cognition; 3d, The Riots; 4th, Caught at Last. Entirely new Scenery by Mr. F. Lloyds, ana Music by Mr. Charles Hall. The Drama produced under the stage direction. of Mr. Vining. Preceded by THE MISTRESS OF THE MILL. Commence at Seven. lIOLBORN THEATRE ROYAL. Sole rroprietor and Manager, Mr. seam' Parry. THIS EVENING, FAMILY JARS. Mr. Set ton Parry; Miss C. Saunders. After which, Boucicault's drama of FLYING SCUD. Messrs. Neville, Delmore, Blake, Garden,Vollaire ; Mesdames F. Josephs, C. Saunders, B. Foote, Haym.nd. rip HEATRE ROYAL, ASTLEY'S. A- Under the Sole Management of Mr. IV. H. C. Nation. LAST TWO NIGHTS BEFORE CHRISTMAS. LAST NIGHT of THE GOLDEN DUSTMAN. NOTICE.—Mr. W. H. C. NATION respectfully announces that this Theatre must be Closed after the 17th lust. till Boxing Night, Dec. 26, in consequence of the extensive pre parations necessary for the proauction of one of the Grand Christmas Pantomimes for which tuis Theatre has such an enviable reputation. THIS EVENING, the ORIGINAL Dramatic Adaptation cf Charles Dickens's latest Work, "Our Mutual Friend," as produced by Mr. W. H. C. Nation at the Sadler's Wells Theatre, June 16, 1866, entitled THE GOLDEN 1.,155T31AN, with Ne,v Scenery and Striking Situations. Concluding with Frank Talfourd's sparkling Burlesque of ATALANTA, with additional Rhyme to suit the Times by W. H. C. Nation • and the celebrated Children Danseuses, Miss FANNY HIGG3 and Misses FLORENCE and ANNIE WRIGH r, in their fascinating dance " THE POWER OF LOVE." Box-office open daily from eleven till four. To prevent disappointment seats should be secured in ad vance. No charge for bills or booking. THEATRE ROYAL, AS'FLEY'S.—For the benefit of Mr. THOMAS MORTON (of Canterbury Hall), MONDAY, December 17.—T0 commence with THE WANDERING MINSTREL. Jen' Beggs (with the song of "Villikins and his Dinah") 31r. I'. Robson, first time in London (by the kind permission of Mrs. Swan borough). After which, THE WATERMAN. Tom Tug, Mr. A. St. Albyn. The renowned Harry Kelley and upwards of fifty other celebrated watermen will appear in this piece, each man attired in his coat and badge. During the evening a diversified entertainment by the Misses Fitz- Henry, Barrie, Constance, Losebini, Tyrell, Whines, and Emma Kerridge ; Messrs. Junghmans, P. Corri, It. Greene, T. Bartleman, A. 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HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. rFue DAY.—Morning, 71a. 6m.—Afternoon, 7h. 35m. ro-Moßßow.-Morniiag, Bh. 9m.—Afternoon, Bh. 40m. t . ..,.„ 4. ." t ' • . -1.1, Pilla,;1N 10 jirs \ V UM - ..., • e. ' ''' . ' ik- ~. . LONDON, SATURDAY, DEC. 15, 1866. Mr. FITZGERALD had yesterday an opportunity of testing the respect and esteem in which he is held by the people of Horsham, and he had no reason to be dissatisfied with the experience he gained. He presided at the dinner given on the occasion of the annual prize show in the neighbourhood, and a numerous gathering of the gentry of the county ap peared to do him honour previous to his departure for Bombay, to which he is appointed Governor. In the interesting and impressive speech which he made, Mr. FITZGERALD declared that nothing was so grateful to a man as to meet with the support and the sympathy of his friends, and this he felt on the present occasion. Not only does he realise the advantage of this in trouble and anxiety, but also in prosperity. "It makes success doubly brilliant, it makes prosperity doubly welcome, when a man knows that he has the kind and cordial sym pathy of his friends around him." Mingled with this sentiment of satisfaction was, of course, the pain of separation from those with whom he had been so long associated, and Mr. FITZGERALD dis coursed upon this in a very feeling manner. It was, as he said, with mingled feelings that he received the intelligence that his friend and colleagues had selected him to fill an important post in India, because he regretted so much having to sever the tie which so long connected him with that neighbourhood, and also he could have wished that he might have bad another trial of strength for the honour of being its representative again. Mr. FITZGERALD has, however, no real cause for regret on that score, for he has gained laurels enough in the House of Commons, and his memory will long live there in the recollection of friends and foes as a ready debater and an eloquent ex ponent of the intricacies of foreign questions. It appears that before this opening to the ap pointment in Bombay appeared he had been requested by Lord STANLEY to take an active part in the commission for the revision of our neutrality laws, and the consideration of the changes that it would be most advisable to make in them. This was a very congenial occupation to him, as he be lieved that great alterations could be advantageously made in these particulars, affecting not only the condition of our laws, but also of the international relations and an improved condition of our inter national laws. Mr. FITZGERALD believed, and with great reason, that this work might, if successful, tend to set forward an important thing—the better understanding that should exist be tween our country and that of America. Ou r increased commercial intercourse is likewise to be greatly desired for England, and this great object he bad also trusted to further and promote. Still when the opportunity offered itself for the accept ance of the Indian appointment he did not feel justified in refusing it, both on account of its being a great mark of confidence, and because of its chances of usefulness. We are very glad that he did agree to its acceptance, for we are in great want of men to fill the ranks of our Indian Civil Ser vice, who are like him spirited and determined, and who are also experienced and well informed in all essential points. " Thank Heaven," as Mr. FITZGERALD exclaimed, " the time is now passed when we see a series of wars waged in India for the extension of our ter ritory and increase of political power ;" but there is a wide field open for the ambition of any man in every department of legislation in the extension of education, in bringing down the hitherto almost in separable barriers of caste and creed, and in doing all that can be done still further to develope the alm ost inimitable resources of that great and wealthy country. We think it is a matter of con gratulation that one who is to occupy so important a place as that of the Governor of Bombay should set out on his mission imbued with such high aspirations and excited wi • th such elevatin g desires. part India has for the most been ruled too much by me n who have gone out there with old prejudices, and refused to see the different turns that events were taking, and what is greatly wanted there is the presence of those who have the •11 •wi and the oppor tunity to render able and efficient service in the t work of consolidating our greaEastern Em pire. To secure and to improve what pos sessions arc really ours is of far more consequence than to be seeking out new fields for conquest ; and the laurels that should be reaped i n India should be won in the council-chamber and not on the field. For this reason we consider the appointment which Mr. FITZGERALD has just re ceived to be a very suitable one ; and we shall expect, if time is given him, to hear of many im provements that he will be able to effect in his new capacity in the distant spot to which he is bound. Referring to home matters at the conclusion of his discourse, the Chairman briefly said that, from the long experience he bad had of the House of Commons, and the study be had made of the question of Reform, he considered that it was im possible for the extreme parties either on the one side or the other to have it all their own way. Affairs are in such a state that either of the two po litical parties may prevent the other from settling the matter which has now become so urgent. " It is only by a combination of moderate men, by mu tual concession, and by considering the matter im partially, that a solution of the question can ever be arrived at. As a necessary consequence, it follows that the settlement in the details must be one conceived in no party spirit ; and I will only add one other thing which is absolutely necessary, it must be so conceived that it shall be final." 'We think that Mr. FITZGERALD, on the eve of his departure, could not have given his friends better advice than he has done and • , indeed his political opponents may well profit by it, ,for much as some may sneer and scoff at it it contains the only true and wise advice on the subject. Mr. FITZGERALD finally declared that he hoped, if spared, to come back among them, that he should The year 1866 has been fruitful in disasters. Opening with the hurricanes which wrecked the London, and played such havoc among our coast shipping, desolating so many homes among our sea faring population, it has witnessed, among succes sive troubles at home and abroad before it closes its record, one of the most terrible disasters ever known in an English mine. Five years ago the Hartley Colliery disaster aroused the sympathies and shocked the feelings of all throughout the country, arousing the QUEEN herself from the first grief of her widow hood to pity the hundreds of new made widows and orphans. But the Hartley disaster, terrible as it was, and great as was the loss of life which it occa sioned, was far behind the present catastrophe. 209 lives were estimated to have been lost on that occasion, while at Barnsley there is, unhappily, little reason to doubt that nearly 400 men and boys were killed by the first explosion, and that between 20 and 30 gallant volunteers sacrificed their lives in the vain attempt at rescue. It is said on credit able authority that 430 lamps were issued to the miners on Wednesday morning, and as only two or three were returned, there is too much reason to fear that the loss of life is rather greater than less than the estimate. Of the 19 brought up alive some have since expired, and few are able to give an intelligible account of the catastrophe. For the most part they can remember nothing but the blaze of fire and cloud of dust which knocked them down and rendered them insensible till brought to the sur face. Such unconsciousness of their awful position was indeed a blessing, but in some cases it was not granted. Most touching is the account of a lad of thirteen, who died after being taken home, only saying, " Oh dear, will nobody come and take me out ?" The scene at the mouth of the pit was of the most harrowing description. Wives and mothers and children in agonising suspense, unable themselves to assist the rescue, unable to do anything but linger at the fatal spot in maddening inaction. It is no wonder that the brave Englishmen around, looking on at their sufferings and remembering the total desolation most probably awaiting their little homes, should push gallantry to the verge of reck lessness, and should volunteer to continue search after search only to add more valuable lives to those already sacrificed. One of the last band of volunteers was marvellously rescued after all hope was abandoned, and this unexpected pre servation has . renewed the hopes of the people and made them unwilling to abandon further effort. No doubt it is most painful to all concerned to de cide upon doing so ; at the same time we must remember that a meeting of the most eminent en gineers of the day were unanimously of opinion that the workings were probably all on fire, and that no one in the mine was likely to be alive. This opinion Is confirmed by the experience of the volun teer who was so unexpectedly saved, since during his stay in the pit he heard no moan nor sign of life. However much we may admire the gallantry of the men who are willing to risk such a terrible death for the merest chance of rescuing their fellows, we must remember that it is not like more open and combatible dangers, where a fresh comer has a ten fold chance. No human skill or strength can with stand these deadly explosions, and if there is really no ground for hoping that any are left alive, it would be merely adding to the catastrophe and un necessarily increasing the distress to keep the mine open. Those whom the first explosion spared were but too probably sacrificed by the second, in which the Land of volunteers perished, and the de solation of the district is almost unparalleled. By a most singular coincidence, which, perhaps, men of science can explain to be something more than a coincidence, another terrible accident of a similar character occurred on the very next day in another part of the country. In North Stafford shire, on Thursday, an explosion took place in a coal mine surpassing in fatality any yet known in that vicinity. One hundred and fifty men and boys were working at the bottom of the mine when the explosion took place. Only thirteen of these were rescued, and some of those few died after reaching the surface. Fifty others were working in a higher seam, when they heard the rushing of the gas coming towards them with a noise like thunder. Know ing too well the deadly enemy at hand, they hurried to the shaft, and all were drawn up in safety, with the exception of the man who placed the others in the cage, and who, waiting till the last, was struck by the gas and killed. The same terrible scenes as at the Barnsley colliery are going on in Stafford. The mourning widows, the rows of dead, the deso lated homes, alas ! too, the want and destitution consequent upon the sudden stoppage of the bread winners' earnings. Surely here is a case in which the public will help promptly and liberally, in which there is no doubt whatever of the genuine nature of the distress or validity of the claim. It is little enough that can be done to mitigate such sorrow, but we who " live at home at ease," pro fiting by the labours of these poor men, whether in our manufactories, our steam vessels, or even by our Christmas firesides, may well remember how bitter is sometimes the price of honest toil, how mournfully the close of the old year will darken down over hundreds of humble homes. As for the origin of the disaster as yet nothing is known. A minute's carelessness with one of the many lamps in the mine will of course explain it, but the two explosions at Barnsley, and the almost simultaneous explosion in Stafford shire, seem to point to an exceptionally more things both on theng s e a a r t t h t h a a n t ti. d u m n e d dangerous state of things than are as yet grasped by any philoso p e h r y T t the n r e d e a t r a h t r h e e mysterious agencies at work are sometimes as in rNuseeveeurtteh e u l n e r s s r e i s t e i a s r a e l h i k e e s our u duty l e andas u e n u c r o n i n t r t e o r l l e a s b t t e o to the uttermost, to endeavour as far as possible to discover fresh precautions against accident, to im press upon the miners the necessity of rigid care, and to ascertain whether any of the new designs, such as those for improving the ventilation of mines, for registering the effect of fire-damp, cannot be employed to diminish the risk of disaster. HEAVEN helps those who help themselves ; and while bowing to the decrees of au inscrutable PROVIDENCE, we are yet bound to do everything within the limits of human exertion and ingenuity to lessen the proba bility of a recurrence of such frightful catastrophes. ROYAL CALEDONIAN HUNT.—THE RACE MEET ING ron 1867.—At the annual general mooting of the Roya Caledonian Hunt, held at Edinburgh on the 11th curt., it was resolved that the Race Meeting of the Hunt in 1867 shall bo held at Perth. The following members were nominated office-bearers for the ensuing year :—Mr. John Whyte Melville, proses; Mr. John Anstruther Thompson, treasurer ; Mr. Alexander Learmouth, Mr. Archibald A. Spiers, Sir Norman M. Lockhart, Bart., councillors ; Mr. John Ciillespie, secretary. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 15, 1866. not have lessened the reputation which they now thought he had attained. " Many of you were my first supporters when I commenced poli tical life, and when I first entered the arena to struggle for political prizes you still supported me, when I was able to take a small share in the Go vernment of the country, and you render me your sympathies now when I am called to a more im portant post elsewhere. When I come back—a veteran as I shall then be in political matters—l hope you will be able to say, with pride, that you have taken pleasure in witnessing the career of a Horsham man." CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, Friday Evening. The Moniteur contains the following miscellaneous news : " The private telegraphic despatches from Rome state that since the 12th, when the city was entirely evacuated by the French troops, perfect tranquillity prevailed. At the same time as our troops left Rome the Pontifical troops occupied all the posi tions which had been assigned to them. According to the Journal de Rome the amount of the offerings to the Pontifical Government known as the denier of St. Peter, since the month of September, 1859, up to the present time, was 53,750,000 f. " A decree has been published by the official Gazette of Florence announcing that the State will itself execute the works of the railway of the Victor Emmanuel Company until the end of March, 1867. A sum of 13 millions has been appropriated to this undertaking. " The Conferences relative to the construction of the Parliament of the North will commence on the 15th of this month. Prussia will be represented by Count de Bismarck and M. de Savigny." A letter from St. Petersburg, dated Dec. 9th, states that a magnificent ball was given by Baron Talleyrand, the French Ambassador, on the occa sion of the marriage of the Grand Duke to the Princess Dagmar. The elite of Russian society was present. The Czar wore the uniform of the Cau casus Dragoons, with the grand order of the Legion of Honour. His Majesty had on the same evening received a very affectionate tele gram, by which the Emperor of the French thanked the Sovereign of Russia for having accepted the invitation of the Ambassador of France, and renewed the expression of his good wishes for the happiness of the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess. Tea was served in one of the rooms specially re served for the Imperial family, and their Majesties invited the ambassadors and their wives to partake of it. The fete commenced at half-past 10 o'clock, and their Majesties did not retire till after mid night. The supper was served at 1 o'clock. The Grand Duchess Marie Feodorowna had at her right the Spanish Ambassador, and at her left the Eng lish Ambassador. Opposite to her Imperial High ness was the Baroness de Talleyrand, having at her right the Grand Duke Ilin, and at her left the Grank Duke Vladimir. The high dignitaries of the Empire were present at the ball, with the exception of Prince Gortchakow and Count Adler berg, who were prevented from attending by illness. Among the guests were the Grand Duke Constantin Nicolaievitch and the Grand Duchess Alexandra, the Grand Duke Michel Nicolaievitch and the Grand Duchess Olga, the Duke George de Mecklenbourg Strelitz, and the Prince Alexander of Hesse. After supper dancing was resumed and was continued till nearly four in the morning. There was a Cabinet Council yesterday at Com piegne, at which the Emperor presided. The Em press was present. It is confidently said to-day that her Majesty intends to fulfil her announced inten tion of paying a visit to Rome. The Constitutionnel says :—" The difficulties be tween Prussia and Hanover, which it was thought had been arranged, are always at the same point. It is true that King George declared himself ready to release the officers from their oaths, but upon condition that Prussia should continue to provide for the pay due to them, whether they consented to enter her service or refused to do so. The Prussian Government not having thought proper to accept that condition matters remain as they were." A marriage is about to take place between Naval Lieutenant Leone Detroyat and Miss IMe'ne Garre, granddaughter of Madame Sophie Gay, and niece to Count O'Donnell, M. Emile de Girard.in, and the Countess de Cauclaux. The exact number of the population of Paris is now 1,825,374 inhabitants. The following is the progress of the population of this capital for some centuries past 1292 it was 215,861. In 1553, 260,000. In 1718 it was 509,000 inhabitants. In 1755, 576,000. In 1784, 660,000. In 1800, 547,756. In 1817, 713,966. In Is4l, 935,261. In 1846, 1,053,897. In 1851, 1,053,262, and in 1861, 1,696,131. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) THE BARNSLEY COLLIERY EXPLOSION. BARNSLEY, Dec. 15, 9.40 a.m. Three explosions have taken place in the pit this morning. The last occurred an hour ago. Smoke and steam continue to issue from the No. 2 shaft and the furnace pit. It is evident that a large part of the colliery is on fire. Preparations for filling up go on. AMERICA. [BY ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH.] NEW YORE, Dec. 13 (Evening). Gold, 138. Sterling Exchange on London, 109 k. 5-20 United States Bonds, 107} ; Illinois, 117,i ; Erie, 72. Cotton—Middling upland, 34i. SOUTHAMPTON, Dec. 15. Of the four cases of yellow fever on board the Tasmania which were not expected to survive one died during the night. The other three are reported united with us in the execution of this, our royal declaration, our dearly beloved son and successor, his Royal Highness the Crown Prince Ernest Augustus. " We have also commanded that our royal seal be affixed hereto. " Given at Heitzing, near Vienna, the sth Octo ber, 1866. (L.S.) " GEORGE REX. " ERNEST AUGUSTUS." To the Editor of the Sun. you permit me to address a few lines to you on your leading article of the 12th instant, reviewing a publication, " The Organisation of the Empire," by the Hon. Joseph Howe, of Nova Scotia. Of this work you speak in the most laudatory manner ; and, if I read you rightly, you state that Mr. Howe has put forth a very original proposition in regard to the connection of Britain and her de pendencies. It is a satisfaction to find that Mr. Howe, after 27 years, should adopt (as I gather from your article) the views I actvocated in 1840, and many years before then, upon the great question of the connection of England with her colonies, and you will be good enough to concede to me that it is quite legitimate I should feel much satisfaction, when I inform you that my article, " Britain and her Colonies," was published in 1840, by Mr. Montgomery Martin, in his " Colo nial Magazine." When it was forwarded to Mr. Joseph Howe, then proprietor of the Nova Scotian newspaper, and that Mr. Howe reviewed my article, entitled " Britain and her Dependencies, and their Right to be Represented in Parliament," antago - nistically, and as impracticable, in the Nova Scotian of the 30th of September, 1840 ; that Mr. Howe's review was forwarded to me by Mr. Martin, in 1840 ; and I freely confess that I was greatly favoured by Mr. Martin in giving a place to my article on our connexion with our coun trymen beyond the seas,—the more particularly so as Mr. Martin, in common with all the British com munity, then thought my proposition was most im practicable and would never work,—so that Mr. Howe had some excuse in reviewing my work as he did, though I took exception to some of.his reasons. Probably Mr. Howe has forgotten everything about this matter; it is a long time ago, and, at his time of life, most likely his memory has failed, or it has become defective.—l remain, Sir, your obedient servant, THOMAS BANISTER. 5, Child's-place, Temple-bar, Dec. 14. [We see no reason whatever for our correspon dent's closing remarks ; nevertheless, we conceive it it to be only right that we should give his commu nication to us in its integrity, precisely as it stands. —ED. SUN.] The late Trades Reform Demonstration. A meeting of the delegates from the London Trades was held last evening at the Sussex Hotel, Bouverie-street, toreceive a report from the Demon stration Committee Mr. George Potter in the chair. t. ✓~ COUrt entiar. HER MAJESTY, &c. a WINDSOR CASTLE, Friday. The Queen walked out yesterday afternoon, at tended by the Marchioness of Ely. Their Royal Highnesses Prince and Princeso Christian arrived at the Castle last evening fro° Knowsley-park, attended by Lady Susan Melville and Lieut.-Colonel George Gordon. his Royal Highness Prince Arthur, attended by Major Elphinstone, also arrived from Greenwic h Park. This being the anniversary of the Queen's great sorrow, her Majesty, accompanied by the royal family, went this morning to the Royal Mausoleual at Frogmore, and remained there some time. Th e , Dean of Windsor attended a n d rea d p ra yers and portions of Scripture selected for the occasion. After the Queen's return to the Castle the Mau soleum was, by her Majesty's command, opened for all the members of the household, including th e servants, residents within the Castle, and most of her Majesty's tradesmen in Windsor, to visit it. Her Majesty, accompanied by the younger mol l " bers of the royal family, will leave Windsor Castl e to-day at 11 o'clock for Osborne. -0^ THE ROYAL VISIT TO SUFFOLK.—The closing festivities at Eye, Diss, &c., in celebration of the visit to Sir E.G. Kerrison, M.P., and Lord Hartismere, of t he Prince and Princess of Wales and Duke of Edinburgh' passed off very successfully. The tenantry of Sir E. C' Kerrison dined together at Eye, and a substantial tea Wa s given to nearly 500 of the working classes at Diss, on Thursday evening. A number of thieves came down frog London to Diss during the Prince's visit, but their opera" tions were promptly stopped. His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh arrived at Clarenca House yesterday from Sand" ringham. • His Excellency the Prussian Ambassador and the Countess Bernstorff do not return to town t ill Monday. The Earl and Countess of Darnley arrived in town on Thursday from Athboy, county Meath , and to-day leave for Cobham Hall, Kent. The Earl and Countess of Yarborough have dur ing the week entertained a very large company Brocklesby Park. Amon g th e gues t s s taying the re , have been—The Duke of St. Alb ans , Viscount an d Viscountess Ingestre, Lord and Lady Alfred Pag et ' Lord Berkeley Paget, Lord G ar li es , Mr. C. and Lady Adela Larking, Mr. Henry Chaplin, Li ea ; tenant-Colonel and Mrs. Dugdale Astley, 3115 Macdonald, Miss Howard, Mr. Edgar Larking/ 84c ; On Wednesday Lord Yarborough's foxhounds ril e d at the hall. There was a very numerous field, an,, by his lordship's liberality a first-rate luncheon W' supplied to all comers. Viscount Sudley has returned from the Earl au cl t Countess of Arran's seat, in Ireland, and joined his W ife 5 BrOadlands. Lord Brougham left town on Thursday for Parr' where he will remain a fe w d ays b e f ore pro ceeding '- Cannes for the winter. Viscount Hamilton, M.P., w h o was detained in Paris by slight indisposition, on his way home with 61 Prince of Wales from Russia, is expect e d to arrive in tQWII this evening. Viscount and Viscountess Dunlo were to .. /.1317° arrived on Thursday last at Ballinasloe, county GalWaY.; from Ecgland. Great preparations we r e made for the y reception, and the band of the G a lway militia and 1010 of the inhabitants were to escort the newly-married cour to the old family seat. The Lord Bishop of Salisbury, Mrs. Hamilton,° and family have just returned to the Episcopal P ah o l i s Salisbury, after an absence of about two months• lordship has been spending his vacation in North Wales'd The family of Sir William Erie, th e late L e % Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas, ha s been placed in mourning by the death of the mother of 1,3 f)) Erle. She was the widow of the Rev. Dr. David Wil li3l : e r Warden of New College, Oxford, and canon of Wrinehe' Cathedral. The Conduct of the Naval Officers Jamaica. Rossini has completely recovered from the acci dent which I mentioned. The news of his illness excited general sympathy and anxiety on account of the illustrious artist. An immense aerolite recently fell at Santander. The diameter of the immense burning mass is esti mated at nearly a third of a metre. Various mole cules resembling sparks of fire were detached from it as it fell, leaving after them a cloud of light coloured smoke. The areolite descended with con siderable rapidity in a vertical direction. The same phenomenon was witnessed in other parts of Spain at the same time. To-day has been the most winterly one this season. Last night the wind was exceedingly violent, and Boreas has not drawn it very mild to-day. Heavy showers like those of April have prevailed. The Bulletin of the Observatory speaks of heavy storms yesterday at Dunkerque, Boulogne, Havre, and Cherbourg. . . _ An Italian paper states that great anxiety pre vails in regard to the Countess de Schombourg. Two months ago she left Enghien, where she had passed the summer, for an excursion in,Upper Italy previous to a visit to Naples. The countess one morning made an excursion among the mountains with some friends, but she had not proceeded far when some sudden omens of danger induced her to take from her ears some valuable diamond ear rings and give them to one of her companions to take care of. Soon afterwards the countess strayed from her companions, and they could not find her again. It is feared that she has either fallen over a precipice or has been captured by robbers. In this latter case she will probably soon be heard of, for, as is usual in such cases, they will claim a ran som. It is stated that the countess lost her husband some years ago, and that she has been a prey to melancholy ever since. The funeral ceremony, yesterday, over the re mains of Monseigneur Coquereau at Sainte Clotilde was a very imposing one. The Minister of Marine, having to attend the Cabinet Council at Compiegne, could not attend, but was represented by his staff. The officers of all the Marine Corps joined with the numerous friends. The Bishops of Nevers, Rochelle, and Vaures were present, as well as many almoners from different parts who came from a distance to render the last homage of regret to their respected chief. There was a detachment of Marines round the catafalque in the church, and a detachment of the 31st Regiment of the Line ren dered military honours. The absolution was given by the Archbishop of Avignon. The remains were interred in the course of the afternoon at the ceme tery of Pere-Lachaise. ROYAL GALLERY OF ILLUSTRATION.—Mr. TOM Taylor's " romantic entertainment," entitled " The Family Legend," is to be revived with new scenery, dresses, an 4 appointments, on Monday evening, when Mr. and Mrs. German Reed and Mr. John Parry will resume their origi nal characters. Miss Susan Gallon also will make her first appearance at the gallery in the character of the Welsh Girl, and sing the scena, of the legend of Sir Griffiths of the Red Hand. The success which attended this entertain ment during the Exhibition year of 1862, when, owing to the crowded state of the room, many were disappointed in gaining admission, coupled with tho excellent medium it afforded for histrionic and scenic display, the brilliancy of the dialogue, the variety of the incidents, the roniantic ❑ature of the plot, and the startling mechanical ingenuity that transformed the ghost of Sir Griffiths into his flesh and .blood descendant sleeping upon the couch, will, it is hoped, make this revival acceptable to the patrons of the gallery. The celebrated ghost scone, and the beautiful moonlight view of the Welsh mountains, will be repro duced with complete effect. A new entertainment, by Mr. T. W. Robertson, will be shortly produced. THE LATE BARONESS FERDINAND DE ROTHSCHILD. —Ono of those terrible calamities which occasionally visit the lying-in room has just plunged the members of an es teemed family in the profoundest affliction. On the 4th inst. the Baroness Ferdinand de Rothschild, while in the first stage of labour, wassuddenly seized with convulsions, and died almost instantly. Dr. Farce was in attendance, and the assistance of Drs. West and Priestley was also ob tained. Delivery was accomplished, but the child was dead. It is at least satisfactory to feel assured that no human foresight could have prevented the sad occurrence, and that in the hands of the accomplishedphysicians men tioned nothing that skill and experience could suggest was left undone.—The Lancet. "Against the wrong of this premeditated attack, which necessitated our placing ourselves in a position of defence, we have protested to the European Powers ; and, filled with horror at a war of Ger mans against Germans, we did all we could to con duct our army without bloodshed to the territory of our allies in the S3uth. Our trouble was in vain ! Forced into battle, our brave army brilliantly de feated the Prussian troops, and added a fresh and shining bough to its ancient crown of laurels. " We would not permit that the heroic courage of our warriors should be given over to annihilation by the three-fold power of our surrounding and ad vancing enemy ; and therefore with a heavy heart we were forced to sign the capitulation of Langen salza. Also, after the defeat of our allies, we bowed to our inevitable fate ; and to the King of Prussia, whom the chance of war had made the conqueror in Germany, we held out our hands in peace, ready to make auy sacrifice which necessity required of us. He refused our hand, and would not accept the word of reconciliation which we addressed to him. " The King of Prussia now declares our kingdom to be incorporated in his monarchy. Hereby is a political act completed which we held impossible between two German States, who were bound by contract, as independent :members, to mutual pro tection and to national unity ; and which we ven tured to consider impossible on the part of a sove reign who, as our first cousin, is so nearly related to us, and which, above all things, we were forced to look upon as impossible by the assurance solemnly given by himself a few years ago to us and to our illustrious German allies. Against this illegal act of incorpora tion of our kingdom into Prussia—against this violation of the rights of our land, and of each in dividual of our subjects, we have raised our protest to all the Governments of the civilised States. But at the same time we hereby, before all our subjects, loudly and solemnly delare null and void this in corporation of the hereditary kingdom of our royal house into the Prussian monarchy, and, accordingly, all acts of sovereignty which the King of Prussia shall issue in our land, With the consequences pro ceeding from them, is not binding for us and our successors in the Government. " We thank our beloved subjects for the fidelity to us and our royal house, proved in the past sad days, which has attracted the attention of Europe and gained universal esteem. Hereby have the bonds '3f the warmest love and of the most hearty attachment been only drawn closer, and we live in the firm conviction that the ancient fidelity and the self-sacrificing devotion of our subjects will, after the example set them by their forefathers, in spite of bribes and of threats, be preserved in their hearts as inherited and precious relics. "As the Almighty, now GO years ago, decreed that the same wrong, from the same quarter, should not continue, as, after many years of foreign rule, with the ever glorious co-operation of our faithful subjects, He re-established the throne under the hereditary ruler of the land, and gave back to the ancient House of Guelph its people, and to the people its ancient Guelphic rulers ; so do we now cherish the unshaken faith that He will give the ultimate victory to right, and bring about the reunion of our royal house with our faithful and dearly beloved people. "The warlike courage of the brave at Langensalza has proved itself worthy of the example of their pre decessoi s, and the other virtues of their fathers, un shaken fidelity, quiet discretion, and stubborn re sistance, still exist in our people, and warrant that they will not forsake our royal house, which, through the history of nearly 1,000 years, has grown fast to them through joy and through sorrow. " To look forward through misfortune to a brighter future ; to trust to the all-righteous God; and to pre serve the ancient love to us—this we hope and ex pect from cur dear subjects during the time of separation. " May trust in the almighty power of the Lord fill us with consolation and hope, and at the same time form the tie which, during the time of our forced separation, unites us only more closely with one another. " We would lay these words to the heart of our faithful and so dear Hanoverians ; pray earnestly to the great God to hasten the hour of our reunion ; and commit you all, out of the inmost depths of our deeply-moved soul, to His loving care and to His richest blessings. " Since the unsearchable decrees of the Almighty might call us away, before the natural time of this earthly life, we have, according to his own wish, better. FRANCE. BOURSE, Dec. 14, Two o'clock.—The market shows symptoms of weakness, and all quotations are lower. Business is all but null. French Threes are quoted at 69f. 67ic., with a loss of sc. Italian Fives have declined 10c.—at 56f. 70c. Credit Mo bilier Shares 6f. 25e., at 582 f. 50c., and Spanish Mobilier 3f. 75c., at 317 f. 50c. Comptoir d'Es compte have also receded, and are at 868 f. 75c. Railway Shares are quoted mostly with a decline of about lf. 25c. English Calsols are again tele graphed to-day with an advance of I f. Three o'clock.—Quotations closed as follows : 41- per Cents 97 75 Do. end month • 3 per Cents. 69 65 Do. end month 69 621 Credit Mobilier Do. end month Credit Foncier — Do. end month 1386 25 Bank Shares 3625 Italian Loan 56 75 Do. end month 56 70 Mexican Loan — Do. Bonds — Spanish Threes Home Debt - Deferred 'AYB. For Account. Orleans Northern llB6 25 Lyons and Mediterranean B9B 75 Southern 582 50 Western — Eastern Sardinian — Austrian Lombard 390 North of Spain ll5 SaragosEa — Ditto to Barcelona — Roman. HANOVER. About a fortnight since a proclamation, of which the following is a translation, was posted through out the kingdom of Hanover : "PROCLAMATION OF HIS MAJESTY THE KING TO THE HANOVERIANS. " We, George V., by the grace of God King of llanover, Prince of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Cumberland, Duke of Brunswick and Luneburg, &c., send from afar our royal greeting to our faithful subjects. " In these sad days of terrible misfortune, which by the unsearchable decrees of Providence have fallen upon us, our house, and our kingdom, we turn with sorrowful heart, but at the same time with paternal love, to our faithful people of Hanover. In spite of our incessant attempts to prevent the civil war in Germany; in spite of the careful foresight with which we endeavoured to preserve peace at least in our kingdom, the King of Prussia, our cousin, and, till now, our ally, has, without any reasonable cause, overwhelmed us in war. J'J The SECRETARY read the report, which com menced by congratulating the delegates on the great success attending the proceedings on the 3d inst. Having given a general summary of the pro ceedings of that day, and the meeting at St. James's-hall on the evening of the 4th inst., it went on to notice the remarkable absence of the metropolitan members from the latter meeting, declaring such absence to be an insult to the work ing men of London, and calling upon those mem bers to give a satisfactory explanation for their ab sence, failing which steps would be taken to oppose their re-election upon the next dissolution of Par liament. The report then went on to repudiate the language made use of by several of the speakers un connected with the trades, at the Beaufort House Grounds, and recommended that the present organi sation of the trades and friendly societies should be kept intact in the event of another demonstration being deemed necessary. He concluded by announc ing that a claim for special damages had been sent in by the committee to the lessee and freeholder of the Ashburnham Grounds for refusing the use of those grounds for the purposes of the meeting ; and a strong censure on the police commissioners for withholding the promised aid of the police at the en trance to the Beaufort House Grounds. The CHAIRMAN impressed upon the meeting the necessity of the delegates keeping up the present organisation until a satisfactory measure of Reform had passed through Parliament, and suggested that arrangements should be made with the prominent trades for holding a general conference of delegates from all the trades in the kingdom at an early period in the ensuing year ; and that arrangements should be made, if necessary, for the trades unionists in the manufacturing districts to march to London on a given day to hold a national mass meeting. The suggestion of the chairman was received with loud cheers ; and upon the motion of the delegate from the hatters, seconded by a delegate from the plasterers, the secretary was ordered to write to the various trades and the trades councils in the United Kingdom, inviting them to send delegates to Lon don to organise a national demonstration early in the ensuing year, and that the meeting should stand adjourned to that night three weeks to receive the replies. Some financial business having been transacted, the meeting then adjourned. The New Pickling Process. A new and important improvement in the preparation of pickles has been adopted by the celebrated firm of John Burgess and Son, of 107, Strand, which will be certain to secure for the piquant productions of this eminent firm a preference over every article of the same description now before the public. The novelty consists in the erec tion of machinery for the working of Manfiehl's patent process, which effects in a few hours, by means of atmos pheric exhaustion and condensation, that which has hitherto taken months to accomplish, and which insures a perfectly successful result without the use of that deleterious acid which has been so universally condemned. The new machinery has been very compactly arranged in the lower part of the Messrs. Burgess's establishment in the Strand, and such is the facility in its working that the raw vegetable is perfectly pickled and rendered ready for the table in less than a couple of hours, whilst under the old process the same end could only be attained, and then in a very objectionable manner, in less than twice as many months. The patent machinery consists of a large air-tight receiver for the reception of vegetables, to which is attached a set of air pumps for exhausting and con densing, and a spherical air-tight tank containing the vinegar. The vegetables, after being thoroughly washed, aro placed in the receiver, the superflaous moisture is drawn from them, and then the vacuum engines are brought into action. The natural fluid is withdrawn by the Action of tho pumps, when the delicately spiced vinegar is forced into the vegetable at a pressure of 451 b. to the square inch, immediately after which operation tho pickles are ready for the table, thoroughly imbued with the flavour of the vinegar, neither acid nor artificial colour-. ing being used or required in their preparation. The method of pickling hitherto employed has been to cut up the materials, and then simply cover them with hot or cold spiced vinegar, trusting to time for it to soak in, which process takes some months before the vegetables lose their natural rawness and acquire the desired flavour. This process is adopted in home manufacture, but where the demand is enormous other means must be taken to meet it, and until tho present time a system has been in use which either compelled the manufacturer to sand his articles out in a semi-raw state or else to wait the time necessary for the perfect saturation of the vegetable, the latter entailing great loss of capital. By Manfield's patent machinery both these objectionable causes are removed, as by it a thousand gallons of pure pickled vegetables could be produced in a single day, of a quality and purity hitherto unknown. The machinery by which such a satisfactory result is achieved is ingeniously simple, but in its erection the greatest care and attention has been exercised. All the taps, pipes, and other parts coming in contact with the vine gar are made of platinum—a fact that at once shows that to arrive at a satisfactory result expense has not been allowed to stand in the way ; thus the patent pickles are to a cer tainty entirely free from the presence of copper. The erection of the new machinery has occasioned the Messrs. Burgess a great outlay of capital, but the result of that ex penditure will certainly be to give their production a priority over all articles of the same kind, because three things may be implicitly relied on—high quality, the utmost cleanliness, and perfect purity. THE NEW LAW COURTS.—The exhibition of the plans for the Now Law Courts will be opened on the 15th of January. The erection now being made in New-square, Lincoln's-inn, is to be completed by the 3d proximo, and the piano deposited within a week of that time. tfliuS A Parliamentary paper just published con extracts of correspondence between the Board Admiralty with Admiral Hope and others re lato ; to this subject. With regard to the case of Gen er o Lamothe, the Haytian, who complained of g r° o f maltreatment, Mr. Romaine, writing on behalf co the Admiralty, says :—" Making every allevia%s lor for the peculiar circumstances of the case, mY ,o consider it was the duty of those officers to ha r ' i , ascertained what was due to the position of th e l eo soners committed to their charge, and to have tai: de special care that their property was not lost or ma pt away with." The paper contains a meraoranac%i of revised instructions, by which, as far as 143 cie j circumstances admit, Admiral Hope is to be guilty in the event of it at any future time being neC eSS ce s, to land parties for the suppression of disturb ° a t or otherwise, in any British colony or settleinu of within the limits of his command. In a te despa the Admiralty, dated July 6, the conduct of de Horsey, Lieuts. Brand and Oxley, Lieut. OCeO3, nor, and others, in carrying out the military 1:11 a . sures is highly praised; " but thei r l or d s hips / la t , no ur ing to the proceedings in which naval officer s part in punishing the disturbers of the public P e- c i: regret that they were unable to view those PI io ings with the same satisfaction. Lieut. B ran ; t0 - the discharge of his duty as president of the coa be eo martial at Morant Bay, appears to hav e if of actuated by an earnest desire to satisfy hira se j ot the truth or falsehood of the charges brough t ag,, a o icl the prisoners; but my lords regret that he sh one have been satisfied with evidence that, in a 9 cases, would not have been admitted bef ore been ordinary tribunal, and in others would hav e ag thought insufficient. The responsibility of car r i t be into execution the sentences recommended hYtbat courts does not rest with him, since it apPea ll it tea the whole proceedings were in every case stl hel it oo' for the consideration of the superior railita r Y a eK oc 4 rity, by whom the orders for carrying the n ro' into effect were given. With regard to tse lif he eil df ceedings of Lieutenant Oxley, you have al : De p acquainted that officer with your opinion up on ' lo ci, and have pointed out the mistakes he con=ol3loo, and my lords have only to express their entire j 4 A currence in the views you have expressed .' bje ct, despatch to the Colonial-office on the same 511 c ir Mr. Romaine, on the part of the Adnairaltlloo serves, " These officers were necessarily you ng fic ) inexperienced in the conduct of such operationstileo definite and detailed instructions were give n r il9 for their guidance, and their minds were nce e ' - w piob acted upon by the alarm and excitement .oritl everywhere prevailed around them. In the mat ap a of cases in which punishments were aviar ue o 0 0' sentence carried out under the orders of na v e Pro ; tilts cers during the prevalence of martial lave, p re ceedings of the court-martial over which they fitte d sided, or of which they were members, were ellu for confirmation and approval to superior 01 :4 of authority. This was notably the case in theer b y a George Win. Gordon, which was presided 0 % 0 (1 0 , naval officer ; the proceedings, and sentence, tiro & execution received the confirmation and 3P o `f t he of the Major-General and the Governoitted island. With regard to other acts Conlon y 15`v , naval officers, under the authority of when left as they were to the exercise of tbeit judgment, my lords will not fail to exin l : ec ale:" .4 reprehension of any acts of cruelty or itic a l ° severity. Looking to the very difficult p° ay fro a which these young officers were placed, 3 il listo lOe l the superior officers to whom they were ac e ,. ciecr a; to look for instruction, my lords do ne',. ‘ , loo . to be necessary to order any further steps Til u e DEATH OF JOSEPH ROBERTSON , LL.P c : , desep Edinburgh Evening Courant announces the death_ vau , Robertson, LL.D., which took pl a ce at his resid°sor oo v cleuch-place ,on Thursday. Dr. Robertso n had l ot 0 10 0 siderable time been ailing, but his illness did l ' olo 0 .0 , 1 decided form till about two months ago, wh ell iv ivs owing to a railway accident, of his eldest su r ' 0 0 0 0 ,:d n ot gave a shuck to his system which he aid woo e t advice of the best physicians, but medical 5 10 1 1 110 p " Suffering under a painful internal complaint, aid 1 : ) .. avail to contend with the severe malady, whicli cut him off in the sGth year of his age. 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