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T _ lIEATRE ROYAL DRURY - LANE. — ..1- Solo Lessee and Manager, Mr. F. B. CHATTERTON. THIS EVENING, FAUST. Mr. Phelps ; Messrs. E. ' , h e lps, W. Harris an, and Johnstone ; Mrs. Hermann Vezin; Miss Poole, and Mrs. H. Vaudenhoff. To conclude with the Comedy of KATHARINE AND PETRUCHIO. Potruchio, Mr. T. Swinbourne ; Katha rine, Miss Isabel Adams. Doors open at half-past six; performances commence at von o'clock. rfEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET, Sole Lessee and NI anager, Mr. Buckstone, 'VHS EVENII , IO, A M t, PECULATION. Messrs, C. Mathews, Chippendale, Kendal, Rogers, ('lark. Braid, .so.; Mesda.mcs Fitzwilliam, Laws, Wrigtit, Sidney. Followed by ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA. Mr. Chas. Mathews, 3lr. Compton, Mr. itogers. Sir Clark, &c.; Mes dames C. Mathews, hill, Wri,rnt, Colman. Sidney, &c. To conclude with FISH OU T OF IVATELL Mr. Compton Commence at Seven. AIR. SOTHERN.—On BOXING NIG ELT, in -I- a New Comet', "A LESSON FOlt LIFE," by Tom Taylor, lir p...arket Theatre. THEATR R E OYAL ADELPHI. sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. TADS EVENING. at Seven precisely, TIIE BARONET ABROAD. Al iss Roden. titer which. at Eight, A SISTER'S PENANCE. mi s s g a te Terry, Miss Hughes, Miss Emily Pitt; Mr. Herman Vez;n ; Messrs. BMW:4ton, Ashley, J. A. Shaw, Stephenson, Nburixe, and R. Roma*. To conclude with A . PAS DE FASCINATION. Miss Furtado. Miss Emily Pitt. Messrs. Eburne, Ashly, Romer, C. J. Smith. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. New Management.--Boxing Night. MR. AND MRS. CHARLES MATHEWS. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress, lire. Swanborough. THIS EVENING, NErGHBOURS. Messrs. Parselle, Belford, and G. Murray ; Misses Swanborough, Johnstone, and llnglics. Alter which, will be produced the Grand Burlesque of KENILWORTH: Messrs. Thorne, James, and Fenton; ➢l.esdames Swanborough, Johnstone, and Raynham. To conclude with BOOTS AT THE SWAN. Commence at Seven. HOLBORN THEATRE ROYAL. Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Sefton Parry. TIII S EVENING, a new Farce, MY TURN NEXT. Mr. 13e1more, Miss Foote, Miss Lennox. After which, Boucicault's drama of FLYING SCUD. Messrs. Neville, Belmore, Blake. Garden, Vollaire ; Mesdames F. Josephs, C. Saunders, B. Foote, Eaym nd. - r) OYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Mina._ .1.1) .1:111S EVENING, at 8, a Drama, in 4 Acts, founded on the popular tale by Charles Dickens, Esq., entitled BARNABY If U DOE, 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 Vining, Mrs. Chao. Horsman, and Miss Katherine Rodgers; Messrs. S. Calhaem, F. Villiers, J. G. Shore, H. Forrester, Charles llorsman, E. Shepherd, H. Mellon, C. H. Fenton, W. R. Robins Chapman, &c. Act lst, The Mystery ; 2d, The Re cognition ; 3d, The Riots ; 9th, Caught at Last. Entirely new Scenery by Mr. F. Lloyds, and Music by Mr. Charles 'Hall. The Drama produced under the stage direction of Ur. 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Per haps ho is not unnaturally a little sus picious cf the attitude which Mexico's powerful and domineering neighbour may assume when once there is a reasonable excuse for active interference. The extreme prominence which is just now given to the Mexican question by the Government of the States may possibly be due, however, rather to \their desire to divert the minds of the people front domestic matters. Foreign affairs give them safe subjects for that excitement and agitation which is always going on more or less in America, and since the Mexican question involves the two favourite theories of America—Republicanism and the lIIoNitoE doctrine—it tends to _make the Go vernment popular if they take it up heartily. Fenianism is going out of fashion. The need for the Irish vote is over, and that has no doubt a good share in opening the eyes of the Americans on both sides to their absurdities. Their proceedings in Ireland, it is fair to admit, and the extravagances of the leaders in the States them selves, have had a share in the disenchantment. The condemned Fenians in Canada have been re spited until the 13th of March, some say with a view to giving time to hear from England, but more likely to watch the course of events, and see what position Fenianism is in by that time. The intelligence brought by the City of Baltimore is of course very little more than we had yesterday. We learn, indeed, that the Alabama Legislature has rejected the Constitutional Amendment, thus adding another to the list of States who have re fused to accept the Radical ultimatum. But, in fact, the Radicals have as yet said very little about the Constitutional Amendment. They are intoxi cated with their temporary triumph, and would not now be satisfied with the measures they proposed last session. The opening of Congress was signalised, as we have seen, by the introduction of extreme measures, rendering the PRESIDENT almost a nonen tity, and showing the utmost vindictiveness towards the South. But although such intemperance gives but a cheerless prospect for the future, there is some reason to hope that the Radicals may effect them selves what their antagonists, have failed to accom plish. Like most parties who are arrogant and eager for power, they are divided among themselves. Their leaders in the two houses do not always agree, neither can their followers always agree with them or with each other. Then, notwithstanding the large majorities which the dominant party has succeeded in obtaining, there are many persons of influence and intelligence who object alike to their harshness towards the It appears that a new style is about to be tried by the Berlin Government, and after oppressing and injuring their opponents all that they could, they now seek—by an affectation of goodwill and an abundant display of courtesy—to make a good appearance. The King of PRUSSIA went a station on the line of railway to meet the King of SAXONY. It is said that a very cordial meeting took place. When that royal party reached Berlin a very grand affair took place, the military bands playing the Saxon hymn, and the Royal Princes and the chief functionaries of State coming to do honour to the royal visitor. All this seems very promising, no doubt, but we may ask, What good will it do, and what advantage will Saxony reap by the transac tion ? The whole thing reminds one of the senti ment uttered concerning the different treatment to wards the men of the present and past—" If I were a statesman, I'd have the epitaph living, rather in stead of the epigram dead." So the King of SAXONY would have fared better with his courtesy after the terms of the Treaty of Peace had been signed, and with more consideration before. We should feel good confidence in all the expressions of good-will on the part of the Prussians if they would condescend to be a little more fair in the arrangements they make. But when we find that self rules the day in everythin g of a lasting nature and a definite char actor, we look with suspicion on acts of courtesy that are made to take the place of substantial acts of grace, and instead of looking appropriate as an addition they appear contemptible as a substitute. As for those unfortunate Hanoverian officers who seem likely to be the chief victims of the war, we are indeed most sorry for them, an d th ey h ave been unfairly treated. The last news is that they have app li e d to the Prussian authorities at Berlin to know effect that the KING will they have received what is to be theirfate,„d to the a replyconsider their position, and that the Governor-General of llauover will acquaint them with the result of the deliberations in conformity with the instructions he has already received. It is really too bad that these officers should be sacrificed to Prussian greed, and that they should be compelled to forego their hopes of honourable distinction, in order that the sway of KING WILLIAM should be complete in their king_ dom. It is this arbitrary mode of proceeding that does so much harm to the reputation of the Prussian rulers and statesmen, and this total disregard of the feelings of those whom the fortune of war or the chances of circumstances have thrown into their power. It is contrary to the re cognised principles and the established rules among civilised nations that such conduct should be wit nessed in a country like Prussia ; and it is a great mistake to think that any nation, however great, rich, or powerful, can be independent of public opinion. Sooner or later it will require support or sympathy from without ; and woe betide the land whose rulers have been devoid of consideration, and whose people have aided and abetted them in their work of spoliation. The Chamber of Deputies in the annexation Committee, yesterday, signified their approval of the treaty between the Prussian Government and the Grand Dude of Oldenburg, according to which the latter renounces his claims to the Holstein suc cession, on condition that a small portion of the territory of Holstein may be added to him, or an end me indemnity o f a m illi on tbalers. rrirhewi militaryts" know N f v w Germany ho is their will master,soon b be and the to to whom they guidance. It seems that by the Constitution of North Germany the military oath of fidelity to the King of PRUSSIA will be combined • with the oath of alle giance to the Sovereigns of the States to which the soldiers belong. This will be very confusing, to say the least of it, and the very fact of one Power lIHE LATEST EDITION of " THE SUN " supplied, as soon as published every Evening, by N. ALEXALNDEtt (late 131100liS), Newspaper Agent, 21, Old t.,avendistf-street, Oxford-street. 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I . ;.rt the First, from 8.0..55 to A.D. 1066. E. Moses and Sou, corner of Minories and Aldgate; New Oxford-street, and Tottenham-court-road, London; Anti Bradford, Yorkshire. Gratis and post free on application. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. FHTS DAY.—Morning, 10h. 2.sm.—Afternoon, 11h. Om. To-Molutow.-Morning, 11h. 361n.—Afternoon, h. in. South, and to their extravagant eagerness to push the negro to political and social equality with the white. Then the commercial circles are naturally influenced by the depression of trade consequent upon the unsettled condition in which the Radicals persist in keeping the country, and all ranks are well aware that the position to which Mr. STEVENS and his associates are trying to reduce the Southern States will be simply intolerable to free-born Ameri cans. No one really desirous for prosperity and comfort wishes for another civil war, yet this is to what the Radical policy is inevitably tending. Such signs are discouraging in one sense, but hopeful in another, inasmuch as the general disaffection may tend to break the yoke which the Radicals are trying to force on North and South alike. ft e; e ~,,....ffipal -,,ult J., ..".,,,,,--_ -, --\'' v LONDON, TUESDAI, DEC. 18, 1866. It seems from the news brought by the City of Baltimore from New York, on the Bth inst., that the state of affairs in Mexico continues to occupy a good deal of attention from the Government of the Unitel States. Mr. SEWARD has sent instructions to Mr. c A XPRELL to proceed to the seat of the Government of JUAREZ, and to furnish the Ameri can Government with information respecting the condition of affairs, but to be careful to enter into no stipulations with either MAx - timiLtaiN or thees French. Mr. SEWARD adds that the (hit States desire neither to conquer nor to purchase Mexican territory, but only to see the country relieved from foreign military intervention. The American Go_ vernment have apparently determined to support the cause of JUAREZ unreservedly. General SEDGWICK has been ordered to Washington, to be tried by court-martial, for violation of orders, in occupying Matamoros. According to despatches from Wash ington, published in the New York papers, which, however, are by no means unexceptionable autho rities, state that Mr. BIGELOW Las telegraphed to his Government to the effect that he is convinced of NAroLLoN's good faith, and that he believes he j being so much more in the ascendant than the others will totally destroy the idea of union, and prevent the p supposed advantages of the combination from taking effect. At any rate it is very unfair to the members of the various forces, for it must tend to deteriorate their character and detract from their efficiency Ithus to find themselves at the beck and call of so many leaders, and to feel that they had no definite ;head in their own legitimate sphere. The condition of the German officers and soldiers will inevitably suffer from all this mixture of authority, and we can easily fancy that those who are able will retire from the service rather than remain in so ignomi nious a state. With one thing and another there is enough to consider in these changes and altera tions in Germany, and the more we reflect upon their consequences the more do we doubt their wisdom or their efficacy. The subject presses itself upon the mind all the more from the fact that the time is fast approaching when some of the most notable designs will be put into execution. Last Saturday the Conferences relating to the Con stitution of the New Confederation were opened by a speech from Count BISMARCK, and so we may fairly expect to see the system fairly commenced. We wish for the prosperity of Germany, and the good of other nations, as well as for the sake of peace and the highest interests of civilisation, and that we have a chance, distant or remote, of somethingbeing effected that would be for the gain of the States most immediately concerned ; but we are afraid that this will not be an illustra tion of good coming out of evil, but that only too soon the cloven foot of Prussian covetousness will appear, and all fair-play and straightforward action be put so far in the background that their influence will not be felt. News from Bombay, dated Nov. 25, tells us that the Government of India has appointed a commis sion to report upon the famine districts in Orissa. This is rather late in the day, still it is a move in the right direction ; and if it will not be productive of much benefit to the sufferers by the present distress, it will at least, we may hope, garner in formation which may lead to preventive measures on another occasion. If on the very first rumour of approaching famine a commission of inquiry had been appointed how much subsequent misery might have been relieved, and how many lives saved ! The grand Durbar held by the Viceroy at Agra has been a great success. Sir JOHN LAWRENCE well understands the value of such ceremonies in impressing the Eastern mind, and, however simple and unpretending may be his ordinary demeanour, he knows when to assume the full pomp and dignity of the viceregal power. man who may be unable to purchase a machine may thus be able to provide for his family. The machines usually sold only cost 1251 r., but Mr. Goodwin kindly means to give 89 machines of the value of 350 francs, and 89 Imperial shuttles of the same value. Her Majesty, ever ready to accept the task of assisting the poor, has graciously availed himself of Mr. Goodwin's philanthropic offer. The police of the canton of Lucerne (Switzer land) have offered I,ooof. reward to the person who shall discover the body of a young English traveller who disappeared at the end of September, and who has probably perished on the Pilate. The llavre papers states that a very violent storm, accompanied with thunder and lightning, burst over that town on Saturday morning. A week pre viously there was a wim lir storm in the environs of Dieppe. A few days ago, about half-past ten o'clock in the morning, there was rather a powerful shock of earthquake at St. Pe de Bigoine, in the Upper Pyrenees. Its duration was from six to eight seconds, and a short time previously a loud rumbling noise was beard, proceeding from east to west. In the interior of the houses the ceiling cracked as if about to burst, the furniture was shaken, and the doors were moved as if by the wind. Very great alarm prevailed among the 'population, and it is added that some of the inhabitants begin to lo se their confidence in the permanent stability of the earth. The Tribunal de Montbeliard has given rather a curious decision, bearing upon the question how far paternal authority may be exercised legally. A father it appears sold his consent to th e marr i age of his son, that is to say he compelled hi m t o s i gn a certain number of bills of exchange before the con sent could be obtained. When the bills came to maturity the son refused to pay them, on the ground that his signature was improperly o bt a i ne d. The father sued his son before the Tribunal of Montbeliard. The Court decided that " any pecu niary stipulation relative to the exercise of paternal authority, particularly in regard to marriage, must be considered as null and void, and con trary to our laws and our manners. There could not be any sale of paternal power." The Court, therefore, attuned the bills of exchange, dismissed the complaint of M. Miget, the father (the plaintiff), and condemned him to pay all the expenses of the proceedings. The storm is over. It was very bright and fine until the afternoon, when dark clouds gathered around, and the rain began again but not violently. Fears are beginning to prevail of another rise in the waters of the Seine. A touching and .affecting account is given of a mother being prevented from committing suicide by her little child in the bed. A woman named Catherine, living at Passy, in consequence of poverty and ill-treatment of her husband, resolved to hang herself. She fixed a rope to the window, and then went to take a last kiss of the infant in the bed. In doing so the rope displaced the curtains, and a little branch of the palm or box-tree hoarded up in houses from one Palm Sunday to another fell down. The incident caused a feeling of religion and devotion in the mother's heart, and she knelt down to pray. In a moment, however, she tied the rope round her neck. The mother's movements alarmed the child, and she called out. Assistance came, and in time to prevent suffocation. When recalled to her senses the mother saw the branch of palm in the child's hand. She again prayed, and promised those who came to her assistance that she would not again •attempt suicide. The husband, moved by the incident, has promised his wife to behave better to her. The Indian Government have invited tenders for a public works loan for Bombay, to the amount of sixty lacs. This looks as though the public works were t) be pushed on vigorously, and we hope that such will be the case, since there can be no question of their beneficial effect upon every department of Indian life. Trade and commerce more especially will be stimulated by the increase of the means of communication, which will alike benefit the cultivator of the interior and the merchant at the ports. Public health is good in Bombay and the weather cool, so that we may hope the year will close on an Indian Empire under favourable conditions. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 18, 1866. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) FRANCE AND ITALY. PARIS, Dee. 18 The 21Ioniteur of this morning publishes the con vention concluded on the 7th inst. between France and Italy for the settlement of the Pontifical debt. The articles of the convention correspond with the information already published on this subject. ROME, Dec. 17 The Pope paid a visit this morning to King Louis of Bavaria. His Holiness afterwards went to the Capucin Church. THE PROPOSED ARRANGEMENT BE TWEEN ITALY AND THE POPE. The following are believed in Italy to be the bases of the arrangement which the Italian Government has proposed to the Pope :-- • 1. The Italian Government will bring in a bill declaring Florence to be the definitive capital of the kingdom of Italy. 2. The cardinals will be declared princes of the kingdom, and will get from the Italian Treasury double the salary they now receive. 3. The inhabitantsof the Pontificalterritory, with the exception of Rome, to declare by a plebiscite whether they will remain subjects of the Pope, or unite themselves with the rest of Italy. 4. Rome to be declared a religious city sui generis, in which the Pope is to have absolute control. The municipal council, however, will be elected by the citizens and will have the disposal of several adminis trative offices. Moreover, the lay element will be substituted for the religious element, especially if in the course of the negotiations a small territory should he added to Rome. 5. The pontifical troops to be discharged, and the foreign soldiers to be sent away. The inhabit ants to be allowed to enlist in the Italian army. 6. The treaty to be binding only during the pon tificate of Pius IX. 7. Pius IX. to acknowledge Victor Emmanuel as King of Italy, and, instead of going into exile, the Pope to came to Florence to crown the King as sovereign of Italy. 8. Italy will contribute its quota, as a Catholic power, to the civil list which other Catholic states will bestow on the Pope. THE CRETAN INSURRECTION. The following is the substance of the Turkish re port narrating the taking of the monastery of Arkadi, in the pashalik of Rettiruo, by Mustapha Pasha, the Imperial Commissioner in Crete : "C_ NE Nov. 26, 1866. " The pacification of the island is advancing in a very satisfactory way, and many villages daily send deputations announcing the submission of the in habitants, and their readiness to deliver up their arm 3 to the Imperial authorities. " The Imperial Commissioner, having taken the necessary measures for destroying the insurgent bands that still wander about destroying property and plundering the Christians who refused to rebel in the western part of the island, transferred his headquarters to Rettimo. After remaining there two days to complete the arrangements for the cap ture of the monastery of Arkadi, he sent forward Suleiman Bey with a body of troops to cut off the communication of the garrison of Arkadi with the other bodies of rebels. The monastery of Arkadi has been for some time used as a storehouse for pro visions and ammunition for the rebels, and instead of being the habitation of prayer and piety it has been converted into a den of thieves and a fortress of rebellion. " Shortly after Suleiman Bey had taken up his positions, the Generals Ali Pasha and Ismael Pasha marched to attack the monastery, and on the 21st the Imperial Commissioner took the command of the whole force, which now amounted to about 7,000 men. The force immediately engaged in the siege and attack of the monastery consisted of 4,000 men, composed of Ottoman infantry and artillery, Egyptian infantry, Cretan mounted volunteers, and Albanian light infantry. Before investing the place the Imperial Commissioner offered an amnesty to those within the walls on their making their sub mission and laying down their arms ; but, confiding in the strength of the walls, the number of the gar rison, and the ample supply of provisions and am munition, these offers were rejected. " The assault of the monastery was impeded by a tower constructed to defend the approach of the great building, and from this tower and the loop holes in the wall a heavy fire was kept up on the Imperial troops. The tower was reduced to ruins, a breach was opened in the wall of the monastery, and the storming party sprang forward to force an entrance into the principal court. As the men mounted the breach, the garrison set fire to their mines. The head of the attacking column was shaken and fell back for a moment ; but, as soon as the falling stones and smoke cleared away, the troops were rallied by the officers and rushed for ward to complete the conquest of the place. In a short time a severe struggle rendered them masters of the whole building. One of the mines fortunately burst upwards and expended its force in the air. Another burst inwards, and inflicted severe loss on the rebels themselves. " The attack lasted all day. From 500 to 600 rebels fell, and 'members of the insurgent assembly of the province, as well as the abbot of the monas tery, were among the killed. Forty-two insurgents were taken prisoners, and 90 women and children were found in the magazines of the building. The Imperial Commissioner sent the women and children on horseback to Rettimo, where they were placed under the care of the Greek bishop. The Ottoman force lost 58 killed and 153 wounded. After passing the night at Arkadi the Imperial Commissioner re moved his head-quarters on the following day to Mesi." AIR. AND MRS. GERMAN REED'S ENTERTAINMENT. —Last evening the Gallery of Illustration was crowded by a very brilliant audience, to witness the revival of the celebrated "Family Legend," which was so successfully produced some four or five years ago. The entertainment wont off with the greatest éclat. Mr. and Mrs. Reed and Mr. John Parry sustained their respective parts with un flagging spirit and animation, and Miss Susan Galton, who appeared for the first time as the Welsh girl, who sings the legend of Sir Gryffith of the Rod Hand, will prove a valuable addition. At the conclusion of the " Family Legend" Mr. John Parry gave his "Wedding Breakfast,' which produced the greatest pleasure and amusement. As a performer on the pianoforte Mr. Parry is unrivalled, as a buffo singer ho stands alone and unapproachable. It is perfectly refreshing to listen to Mr. Parry, because his songs or musical descriptions are all marked by wit and the most refined good-humour, quite untinged with that peculiar stuff which now passes current, amidst largo audiences too, for comic singing.: FETTERS.—A Correspondent of the Ohio Farmer finds a pair of fetters buckled around the hind legs of a cow to be the best means of preventing her kicking when milked. Ono leg acts as a post to hold the other. He thinks it a much better way than to kick auci swear at a cow.—American Paper. CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, Monday Evening. A private despatch from Pesth announces the adoption, pure and simple, by the Lower Chamber of Hungary, of the project of the address to the Emperor of Austria. It is stated from Florence that M. Fondles, charged with a mission from the Italian Govern ment to the Pope, has already been received by his Holiness. The Italie says that its information from Rome enables it to augur favourably of the result of M. Tonello's mission. A private telegram from Berlin gives some par ticulars of the project of the constitution to be com mon to the States of the Confederation of the North which is to be submitted to the envoys of the dif ferent States assembled in that capital. The Diet (Reichstag), which will be convoked periodically, will be composed of 22 States. Out of a total of 43 votes, Prussia is to have 17, Saxony 4, Meek lenbourg, the Duchies of Oldenbourg and Bruns wick, each 2, and the rest of the other States, each 1. The decisions of the States will be taken by a majority. The Hanseatic towns are to preserve their privileges of free ports. The soldiers com posing the Federal army are to take the oath of fidelity to the King of Prussia. The papers are much occupied with the speech of Victor Emmanuel. The articles which have yet appeared respecting it speak of it as a calm, mode rate, and conciliatory document. Several of the journals express deep dissatisfac tion at the analysis supplied to them through the Havas agency of the speech of President Johnson. The complaint is, that although this analysis is explanatory enough in regard to the relations of the Union with England, it does not say a word about the point most important to France--the affairs of Mexico, and the view of the President in regard to the mutual feelings of that country and the United States. On placing the remains of Cardinal Richelieu at the disposal of the Archbishop of Paris, the Minister of Public Instruction, M. Duruy, made the follow ing speech : " Monseigneur—l place in your hands what re mains to us of a great man, whose name is always here present, because he pacified and aggrandised France, honoured letters, and constructed this house (the Sorbonne), which . has become the sanc tuary of the highest studies. The University and the Academy accomplish a filial duty in joining their homage at the foot of this tomb, which will never again be violated." g o h t r o n a li The Archbi s h o p replied—" M ons i eur l e Mi n i stre, I thank th e G overnment o f t h e Emperor for having had the id ea o f restor i ng to t h e Sor b onne the P e n r c o cuiu s e i t l r s us l t vhi t e o h m y e o . ur l E v x e c n elLe r n e cy to is k co in n d . gratulate you, Monsieur le Ministre, for having attached your name to this work of repara tion, and I am happy at the task which I fulfil at this moment. lam not astonished that so many personages of eminence have thought it an honour to be in attendance at this expiatory ceremonial. It is the wisdom of the present which comes to pro test against the inexperience and the errors of the past. It is an act of high morality social act of policy. It is good to show that vio lence does not succeed in the end, but that right always finishes by succeeding in right. What the fathers overthrow the sons restore. Man tou rages, but time avenges. Great example for the present generation, which will not refuse to understand that it ought to perform the good work of good sense and moderation, and not the work of anger and blind violence. I ask of God that it may be thus, and that the destinies of France maybe for ever pro tected against those unhappy vicissitudes when strength insults and proscribes, without right being able to make itself recognised, and to establish liberty, and without men being able to increase in moral grandeur." Arrangements are already being made at Warsaw to organise pleasure trains from that city to Paris on the occasion of the Great Exhibition. The railway company undertake all the details of the journey at a moderate price. _ . Mr. Charles Goodwin, who has an establishment for the sale of sewing machines at Paris, has muni ficently placed at the disposal of the Empress no less than 178 of those useful and excellent machines, to be distributed under her Majesty's supervision among poor workmen. The idea is that a work- AMERICA. QUEENSTOWN, Monday. The Inman steamship City of Baltimore, from New York on the Bth inst., arrived here at 9.30 p.m. to-day, with 374 passengers and $13,240 in specie. She landed 78 passengers, and proceeded for Liverpool at 10.15 p.m. NEW YORK, Dec. 8. Secretary Seward's instructions to Mr. Camp bell direct him to proceed to the seat of the Government of Juarez and to furnish the State Department at Washington with information rela tive to the condition of affairs in Mexico, but to enter into no stipulations with Maximilian or the French which would be likely to embarrass the ad ministration of Juarez. Mr. Seward declares that the United States desire neither to conquer nor to purchase Mexican territory, but only to see the country relieved from foreign military intervention. Gen. Sedgwick has been ordered to Washington to undergo court-martial for violation of orders in occu pying Matamoras. Washington despatches published in the New York papers assert that Mr. Bigelow has telegraphed that he is convinced of the Emperor Napoleon's good faith, and that the latter will withdraw from Mexico and co-operate with the United States to restore the Republican form of Government. He adds that the Emperor Napoleon favours the uncontrolled election of a President by the Mexi cans. A bill has been introduced into the House of Re presentatives to provide territorial governments for the Southern States, and extend the franchise to all persons who remained loyal during the rebel lion. The judiciary committee of the Senate has re ported favourably on a bill for repealing the pardon ing powers of the President. The Alabama Legislature have rejected the con stitutional amendment. The Fenians in Canada sentenced to be hung have been respited until the 13th of M arch. (BT ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH.) NEW YORK, Dec. 17, Evening. Gold, 138. Sterling exchange on London, 1091, Five-twenty United States Bonds, 107/ ; Illinois, 118 ; Erie, 73. Cotton, middling Upland, 341. FRANCE. BOURSE, Dec. 17, Two o'clock.—Agents and speculators are busy with the fortnightly settlement of miscellaneous and foreign stocks and shares. The report has varied on Italian Fives from 2c. to 4c., and on Credit Mobilier there is a deport of from If. to 75c. It is to-day that the trinestrial coupon is detached from the French Threes, which are doing at 68f. :90c. (ex-coup.), equal to a decline of sc. Italian Fives are in active request ; they are now quoted at 57f. 5c., with a rise of 4 per cent. The principal feature of the market is the heavy fall on Credit Mobilier ; this is due to a fear that the January coupon will not be paid. These shares are offered at 550 fr., showing a decline of 23f. 75c. Spanish Mobilier are also badly sustained, at 303 f. 75c., with a fall of 11f. 52c. General Ottoman Debt has, on the contrary, recovered 30c., and is now quoted at 33f. 40c. Comptoir d'Escompte lose sf.—at 850 f. French Railway Shares show little variation. Lombard have declined 3f. 75c. at 385 f., and are very weak. Three o'clock.—The market closed as follows :- 41 per Cents 9B Bank Shares 3600 Do. end month — Italian Loan. 57 30 3 per Cents. 6B 95 Do. end month 6B 90 Credit Mobilier 555 Do. end month Credit Fonder — Do. end month 1383 75 Do. end month 57 10 Mexican Loan — Do. Bonds — Spanish Threes Home Debt Deferred ,WAYS. Orleans For Account. 878 75 Northern 1195 Lyons and Mediterranean 895 Southern 582 50 Western. — Eastern Sardinian Austrian Lombard 383 75 North of Spain ll5 Saragos:a 135 Ditto to Barcelona , _ Roman . — SALE OF COPYRIGIITS.—The whole of the valu able copyrights, stereotype-plates, woodcuts, &c., of Mr. S. 0. Becton's popular publications were yesterday dis posed of by public auction, at the rooms of Messrs. South gate and Co., 143, Strand, in consequence of the premises being required for the new law courts. The principal copyrights sold as under :—" Beeton's Illuminated Family Bible," £2OO ; "Mrs. Beeton's Book of Household Manage ment," new edition revised, with entirely new cookery plates, £3,250 (Weldon); " Beeton's Dictionary of Univer sal Information," £2,500 (Ward and Lock); " Beeton's Book of Home Pets," including the Book of Birds, &c., £4OO (Lockwood) ; "Mm. Beeton's Dictionary of Every day Cookery," £350 ; " The Englishwoman's Cookery Book," by Mrs. Isabella Becton, £2BO ; " Beeton's Handy Book of Games," by Captain Crawley, £145; "Beeton's Boys' Own Library," by James Greenwood, £300; " The Adventures of Reuben Davidger, 17 years a captive among the Dyaks of Borneo," and "Silas, the Conjuror, his Travels and Perils"—by the same, £250; "Robinson Crusoe," by Defoe, with memoir, £l5O ; " The Boys' Prize Book of Sports, Games, Exercises, and Pursuits," £lOO ; " House hold Amusements and Enjoyments," £l5O. In all cases the copyright, stereotype-plates, and other matters were included. These, with a few minor copyrights, realised £10,200 ; the stock sold the previous week yielded £8,960; total, £19,160. WELLINGTON COLLEGE.—Tho students at this college leave for the Christmas vacation on Thursday next, the 20th inst., and the South-Eastern Railway Company have made special arrangements for their conveyance from the Wellington College station, on tho Reading and Rei gate Branch. The vacation will extend over several weeks. It is the intention of the senior boys to give a concert bofore the school breaks up, under the direction of Mr. Edmonds, the efficient organist of the college ohapel. During the past few months a racquet-court of noble pro portions has been built in the grounds adjoining the col lege, and the work is now nearly completed. Shocking Murder at Sunderland. -- d One of the quiet little streets which abound at the west end of the Wearmouth borough has just been the scene of a disgraceful row amongst Irish men, in which, unfortunately, one life was sacrificed. A number of Irish were in the habit of resorting to the Cottage Tavern, a small, one-storied edifice at the foot of Hopper-street, and there talking over the troubled state of their country. While some 15 or 20 of them were thus engaged on Saturday night the general harmony was suddenly disturbed by the appearance of a tall, rough-looking pitman from the neighbourhood of Monkwearmouth, who, with out the slightest provocation, loudly asserted that his name was Mickey Gorman, and that he was open to fight any man on the north side of the river, or any one in the company who disputed his word. Among those assembled at this time was James Quinn, .a teaser, employed at Messrs. Hartley and Co.'s glass works, and he, taking upon himself the duty of peacemaker, suggested that as nobody present desired to dispute Gorman's prowess he had better sit down and make himself comfortable. Failing to accept this advice, however, a somewhat noisy altercation ensued, and for fear of more serious disturbances the landlord, John Shea, wisely refused to grant any further supplies of liquor, and even tually succeeded in sending the whole company to the door a little before midnight. Unfortunately, they were no sooner in the open street than others of the party got excited,and the wordy strife became so violent that a crowd speedily assembled. Gorman, whose fighting propensities were apparently un abated, immediately proceeded to forcibly impress his convictions on one of the " boys" by striking him on the mouth, and this would undoubtedly have resulted in a perfect riot between the adherents of the two combatants had not peace been on-ze more restored by Quinn's well-timed allusion to their being " one faith and one country." A move was then made in the direction of Silksworth-row, but not many yards had been traversed before Gorman again became uproarious, and, backed by a com panion, vowed he would fight any man in the com pany for the championship of the north side of the water. This bombast not being heeded, he took offence at Quinn's oft-repeated words, " Go home, Mickey," and replying that he would go, ran down the street in the direction of the railway leading to the river side, followed by the companion above re ferred to. Returning almost immediately, thecouple elbowed their way through the crowd in the direc tion of Quinn, whom Gorman struck on the back of the head with a brick, which knocked him insen sible to the ground. The cowardly assailants no sooner perceived the mischief they had perpetrated than they escaped amid the disorder that prevailed, while the blood-stained missile—which Gorman had evidently pulled from the ashes on the railway side—was picked up as evidence against him. Quinn was at once conveyed to his house in Water -street, where, without having uttered a single word, he died in about ten minutes. The police proceeded to Monkwearmouth in search of prisoner, whom they found stripped in a house in Brook-street. On being charged with the murder, he denied all knowledge of the occurrence. He was conveyed to the station house, and subsequently, Quinn's wife, who was with her husband at the time of the occurrence—picked him out from a batch of prisoners amongst whom he had been placed, and charged him with being the murderer, while some five or six other witnesses bore the same testimony. Prisoner—a single man —is well known to the police in consequence of previous acts of violence, and when brought from the house in which he lodged one of his brothers re marked, " The hare runs a long time, but she's caught at last." Deceased is said to have been a respectable, honest, and humane man, and leaves a wife and five children to mourn his loss. He had adopted a poor orphan girl who was left destitute, and clothed and educated her with his own family.—Northern Daily Express. Arrivals at the Zoological Gardens. A pretty little African monkey, known as the talapoin (Cercopithecus talapoin), from the banks of the Congo, where it is considered a rare species, and is designated the " mangrove monkey" by Europeans. It is seldom brought alive to Europe. Also a kinkajou (Cercoleptes caudivol vulus), a peregrine falcon, and some small African doves. The kinkajou is a sub-ursine quadruped of South Ame rica, about the size of a large domestic cat, with a short coat of a fulvous hue, and a long tail, which is consider ably prehensile. It has a short visage, and a long, soft tongue (as usual in the Ursidae), being a great devourer of honey ; but it is likewise carnivorous to some extent, and has erroneously been stated to be the only carnivorous animal (i. e., member of the zoological order Carnivora) that has a prehensile tail. In the same house for small quadrupeds will be seen a fine example of the binturong (Arctictis binturong), a very remarkable nocturnal quad ruped which inhabitS the Indo-Chinese countries and Malayan peninsula (not Sumatra, as has been asserted), in which the tail is very long and highly prehensile. This creature is as large as a fox, with somewhat fox-like head, fully tufted ears, and vary copious long white whiskers or moustachial bristles. It is clad with long and shaggy course black fur, like that of the common Indian bear (Ursus labiatus), and its claws are somewhat retractile. Though also a great devourer of honey, it is known to the Burmese as the myouk kya, or " monkey tiger," having the reputation (whether or not deservedly) of attacking monkeys when at roost and devouring them ; but both the binturong and the kinkajou, as observed in captivity, would seem to be mainly frugivorous. The binturong is not only the solo carnivore, but the only non-marsupial animal of the Old World belonging to the class of mamma lia, the tail of which is prehensile in a high degree. In the New World this remarkable adaptation of the tail to become an important prehensile organ occurs in gene ral of very different orders. In the spider-monkeys (Ateles) it attains the maximum of efficiency in this mode of application, and is scarcely of less utility to the numer ous other " sapajous" of Buffon (the species of Mycetes, Lagothrix, and Cebus) ; but there is no gradation in this respect to any other form of monkey. We again find the prehensile tail in certain American genera of porcupine and kindred rodents, and in those singular little adentate animals, the sloth-anteaters (Diclodurus) ; among the mar supials, in the true opossums (Didephis), and again in a remarkable genus of phalangers (Cuscus), inhabiting Cele bes and the Moluccas ; and there is considerable prehen sile power in the tail in the non-marsupial adentate genus of pangolins or scaled anteaters (Manisa. In the reptile class the chameleons are thus distinguished ; and also the arboreal snakes ; and in the fish class there is the remark able genus llippocampus, which thus holds on to a stem of sea-weed, as represented in the vignette accompanying Mr. Yarrell's account of the European species in his "History of British Fishes," a figure which at once conveys the proper notion of the ordinary . habits of the creature. Among the arrivals must not be omitted the presentation of several species of the small British wading-birds, as golden plover, turnstone; and several knots and dunlins, which are placed along with the kingfishers, little grebes, &c., in the aviary for small aquatic birds in the fish-house. In that aviary there have long been one turnstone, one knot, and one common sandpiper (Tringoides hypoleucus); and we remarked with interest how thoroughly the turn stone assumed its beautiful summer plumage or colouring in the proper season. In the same " happy family" may be seen a tiny curlew (Numenius aa:uutus) from Austra lia, a most remarkable bird to be exhibited alive in Europe, though scarcely more so than the wattled lapwing (Lobi vanollus lobatus) of that distant land, and ono or two others in the collection. Of European waders, we observe the common British curlew, the black-tailed godwit, the pee wit, tone-plover, oyster-catcher, and ruff ; and any other species appertaining to the snipe and plover families would be acceptable.—Land and Water. STARVATION IN THE WEALTHIEST CITY IN THE WORLD.—On last Sunday there died, at 37, Bar nett-strect, Bothnal-green, an old woman, aged 74, whose bed was formed by two chairs, and whose only food each week consisted of a little tea and sugar, and half a quartern loaf of broad, allowed her by the guardians of the parish, and as much more as is. 6d. a week, granted by the same authorities, could purchase. The daughters of the poor old woman were represented to be the wives of mechanics; but so far from assisting her ono of them, with whom she had lived for a little time, had compelled her to pay is. a week for her lodgings. The only friend she found was Eliza Greenhalgh, who shared her room with her, and gave hor the use of the two chairs, she herself and two children sleeping on a bed on the floor, in the corner of the room, and so near to starvation themselves that one of the little ones had written in chalk upon the table, " Now it is all up, for one of us is dead." The coroner's jury found that the old woman's death was accelerated by want of tho common necessaries of life; but one of the jurymen took upon himself to say that no blame attached to the parish. With the notions which poor-law guardians en tertain concerning humanity, the juror may be right.— London Review. NEWSPAPER PROPERTY. —The copyright and plant of the Bucks Herald, a Conservative paper, estab lished 32 years, were sold yesterday, by Messrs. South gate, for the sum of £457 10s. Th© purchaser was Mr. Gurney, of Aylesbury. = kV4 4 -- tor V: e 4- , c hru b t _ twin HER MAJESTY, &c. OSBORNE, Dec. 17. Princess Louise and Prince Leopold attended Divine Service at Whippingham Church yesterday• The Rev. George Prothero officiated. The Queen and Princess Louise walked and drove iu the grounds this morning. Prince and Princess Christian walked out, and Prince Leopold and Princess Beatrice went out also. 1)r. Jenner left to-day for London. The Ballot. ~_~~_ TO THE EDITOR OF TIIE SIN. Sin, —ln the Devonshire town of Barnstaple, or Barum, as it is sometimes called for brevity —as Sarum is for Salisbury—the ballot system was used prior to the month of September, 1690, with re spect to municipal elections. In one of the bye laws of this borough, of that date, it was provided that, when the mayor for the year ensuing cannot be agreed upon by common consent, " the more part of the common council shall advisedly and discreetly nominate four such men of the common council as be of ability convenient and meet for the office of mayoraltie, then for the next year 101 ' lowing, and the name of two of them incontinently shall be written, separated, an d fixed severally on two potts for the same purpose therefore made, then and there as hath been used and also accustomed to be sett in a certain place af'' pointed, and every of the said mayor, aldermen, and council to have one ball in their hands also provided for the same, and holding both their hands close, shall put one hand into one pott and the other hand into the other pott, at one instant time : and letting his ball fall secretly into what patt he list shall take his hands out of the same potts, showing them forth openly in such ways as it may not be knows, for whome he giveth his voyce, nor in what putt he putteth his ball, which being so done and perused particularly, from the lowest to the highest, the same potts forthwith to be seen, tha t it may be known in what potts—most balls be -- and then the names of two other menne of the Com' mon Council shall be written severally, and set upon the potts, and to be perused by the Mayor, Alder' men, and Common Council, with balls, in l ike manner, and forme as it was done before removing the two first names—a n d a ft erwar d s th ose two men's names having most voices and balls to be again t" third time, sett separately, on the said two potts, in such manner as it was before—and then at the last, he whose name is fixed on that pott where in most balls shall be found—shall be preferred to tlle office of the M ayora l t i e o f the sa i d borough an d parish for the year ne x t f o ll ow i ng as hath been accustomed' The same plan was directed by the bye-laws to be observed in the election of aldermen, eon ll° : councell-men, and recorde r , w h ose app ointmen` were vested in the corporation. I n 1830 the Mg °r would have been balloted for, if a contest had oc curred, as would be the case, it seems, even n ":,, The cups are wooden, and furni s hed with holl ow brass pans, in which are h o l es th roug h which th e balls drop, and one of them bears the following ill ft scription—viz. : " Potts and B a ll s , m.DLITI. 7, would be interesting to know whether a simila r _ custom has prevailed in other boroughs in the old en time.—l am, Sir, yours obediently, London, Dec. 17, 1866. CHR. COO' NEW CHRISTMAS ENTERTAINMENTS AT TE(E ALHAMBRA. The theatrical, musical, and miscellaneous pet' formances at this Theatre of Varieties have been entirely changed for Christmas. A new grand spec" tacular and allegorical ballet, representing the Won" ders of Industry, and employing the services of on e hundred coryphe'es and fifty juvenile f ig ura tiles) has been placed upon the stage, backed 11 o ne of those marvellously construct e d an d brilliant l y painted scenes, with novel changes, that have won for their painter, Mr. William Callcott, a Europe an reputation. This spectacular ballet is called " T he Bulrush Fens and the Golden Lake; or, the Triump h of Industry." The dances and movements have been arranged by Mr. Milano, acknowledged to be the leading ballet-master of London, who has been spe cially engaged this Christmas to produce this ballet and another romantic ballet of action, called "The, Mountain Gorge ; or, the Brigand's Strongho ld ' ' , which is part o f th e new p rogramme , an d is full of the most striking evolutions and dances, executed by one hundred female dancers and pantom i m ists. T he scenery for this second ballet has also been pain ted by Mr. Willia m C a ll co tt. N o care nor expense 11 ' 0 been spared to make the costumes in both the % ballets worthy of the scener y. T o g i ve proper elf ° to the dances, the manage m e n t h ave en gaged Mdle. Anais Tourneur, principal danseuse of the Theatr e f Imperial du Chatelet, Paris, and Mdle. Schmid t '' the English and Conti nen t a l Th ea t res . A larg e and effective co m p an y o f th e b est pan t o miinis' including MM. D'Auban and Warde, from th e Porte St. Martin Theatre, Paris, have also be en engaged for a p an t om i m i c b a ll e t, a ppropriate the season, called " Where's the Police ?" in which ic some extraordinary illusions and novel dances are introduced, and in which Master Tommy Dot an d Master Perks, the cleverest children on the stage '— their peculiar way,' will take a prominent 0 14 ' To give proper effect to the theatrical and inter' mediate . music, the band, conducted by M. Rivie ra ' has been permanently increased to sixty ins tr mentalists, who are provided with all the best 3 4, latest musical novelties. The vocal and comi c u , partments have been strengthened, the principa l b ject of the management being to exclude obtrusr vulgarity from the latter ; and the gymnastic en' tertak.ments, which always have formed, and al ways will form, a striking feature at this establi.sPg ment, will be chiefly supported by the FlY i e % Farinis, father and son. The auditorium bas be en re-decorated, re- carpeted, and enlarged ; and its 1) 1 comfort, size, and brilliancy are now unequalled •i f ' , es any similar establishment in the world. A ser ie s t fashionable morning performances will be given 3 Christmas, commencing on Boxing-day. MR. J. STRIDE'S BENEFIT.—TO-1110ITOVir epe Mr. J. Stride, of the Box Department of DrilrY"'a ° 1 ;; Theatre, takes his benefit, on which occasion the s p len.° s. (l : classical play of " Faust" will bo performed for the 18' time. The politeness and attention the habitues of pril„rii lane Theatre invariably receive from Mr. Stri de en u, 3 him to a very substantial acknowledgment, an d to-rac4- row evening will enable those who appreciate his 13P° 11r5 to make him an adequate return. A NEW MASS, by M. Ansedee Mereaux, w asp r : - duced at the Church of St. Vincent, at Rouen, on Cecilia's Day. THE OLYMPIC has, it appears, passed und e d r a t new management, that of Mr. Webster, who will c°ll-uc t t on a broader principle than that adopted by the rece% conductor. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mathews promise to pu t in an Mr. T arl ey appearance. OOLE, we are surprised to learn, goes to th Holborn Theatre, and Mr. Belmore will transf er his set- e vices to the Adelphi. M. VICTOR HUGO is said to be building a theatr" , e near his residence in Guernsey, w h er e two unp erf " orno plays by him, " Torquemada " and: " La Grancl'lntet to see the footlights. Mn. A. MELLON announces an operettas his composition, " Th e T err ible Hymen," in wh ich 11 to I° ° Martorelli Garci a an d Signor G. Garcia will a pp ear ' performed before the pantomime. THE DUCHESS OF MALAKOFF.—The widowecle Duchess of Malakoff has been staying a t COlDPi e g d l3 t , on a visit to her Empress cousin. Thefollowing an ec ;a was related the other day of the circums tances whic4 to the marriage of the fair Spanish aristo crat and the $ 0 dier Pelissier. At ono of the Court balls the Marshal I rP; and perceive paned to be standing near a fl ower - s tand, " ri Donna Valera, who had just ga th e red a rose. t bat venture to hope, madam, that you would bes tow flower on me ?" "No," was the somewhat discour,a,e_g_ reply ; "but if it wore a laurel branch I should dos P,a couraged by the gracious termination of the reply, the hero of Sebastopol took a seat nex t to the fair cousin of 0 . 7 c 0 gracieuse souveraine, and commenc ed a sie g e which in t 111.4, months ended in the capture a the lady's hand and VP` —Leiter from Paris. /- ---~--- " 13E "Sir receipt ' ng the Qtllart , money , an d PIA / ? l aY ta kg our " , No for o n 4 c areful ~,i. We Ivo' (l aY, th " Rec o s 13 118 i 44 arke quiet, 611 gar, and uperal Wh en a Petitio, Not blarke S eCtiri teas. In con Dewed Raiisira for the th e t (ll 'eat I tri ati a 2 i411 at veincie :~: ,_,. ~:,5• are bala tows Ban Ow St. Mar Islit of tl Puri rniu( cora that Egy will Prox Thu, cont; Th 27,( • Th befor Palm and z to_da