The Sun. — London, England, 1865-03-13 00:00:00

LIFEBOAT SERVICES. During the storms of the past year 1864 the boats of the National Lifeboat Institution have saved 432 persons from different wrecks on our coasts. The Institution also expended £19,531 14s. sd. in the same period on lifeboat establishments, in addition to granting £1,569 as rewards for saving 693 shipwrecked per sons by its lifeboats, and other means. The Committee of the Institution earnestly A ?PEAL to the public for ASSISTANCE to enable them to meet the continued heavy demands on the Institution's 140 lifeboat establishments. Contributions are received by Messrs Willis and Co.. "ferries and Co., Contts and Co., and by all the London and country bankers ; and by the Secretary, Richard Lewis, Esq., at the Institution, 14, John-street, Adelphi. The ANNUAL GENERAL ME it.T.l/4 . G of this Institution will be held at the LONDON TAVERN, Bishopsgate-street, TO-MORROW, TUESDAY, , 4th, at Two o'clock precisely. His Grace the Duke of ARGYLL, li.T., in the Chair. ROYAL"'"ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT GARDEN. (Opera Company. Limited.) TIIIS EVENIN4, the Opera of THE MOCK DOCTO a (the English words by (_ 'lanes Kenny'. Principal characters by Ale.dames Poole, Thirlwall, and t anny ; Messrs henry Haigh, A. Cook, C. Lyail, Dues,k, Lingham, and U,_ Con I. Condurtor,Mr. A. MELLON. Alter which, the Grand and highly successful Partomime, CINDERELLA. Magnificent Scen er y and gorgeous awes. sories. Commence at Seven. TE A. T R E-R OYA L, DRURY-LANE, Managers. Messrs. E. Falconer and F. 11. Chatterton. THIS EVENING, a New Farce, GOING TO THE DOGS. Alter which, AS YOU LIKE Ir. Messrs. James Ander son, Waiter Montgomery , .W aiter Lacy, Sinclair, Rayner ; miss Rose Leclercq and alien Helen Faucit. Concluding with the Opening of the Pantomime, HOP 0' W MY Tll UMB AND HIS EL b.VE N BROTHERS • or, the Ogre of the Seven - League Boots; terminating with the Gravid Transformation Scene ; Mies Lydia Thompson, &c. 1 - 1 EATR E-R OYA L, HAYMARKET. Lessee, Mr. Buckstone. Tins EVENING, THREE WEEKS AFTER MAR RIAGE. Mr. W. Farren ; Miss Nelly Moore, &c. To be iollowe I by DAVID GARRICK. Messrs. Chippendale, Sothern, Buckstone, Rogers, Clark, Coe, Wea thetsv, &o. ; Mesdames Moore, Snowdon, FAzwilliam, &c. After which, LORD DUNDREARY MARRIED AND DONE FOR Messrs. Sothern, Buckstone, Braid, Gordon, Clark, White, Coe, Weathersby; &o. ; Mesdames Snowdon, &c With PRINCESS SPRDTGTIME. Mr. Compton, Miss L. Keeley. To commence at 7. N THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPHI.- erupri.tur and Managgr. :rt.-. B. Wdluester. THIS EVENING, THE IRIS EI TIGER. Mess s. C. 11. Stephenson and Eburne; Miss K. Kelly. I lAI er which by derire), THE HUNCHBACK. Julia, Miss Bateman, supported by slessre. George J rdan, Swinbourne, Bil.ington, Stuart, Ashley, Eburne, J. L. Toole ; and Miss H. Sunnis. cOnelude with ICI ON PARLE FRANCAIS. Mr. J. L. Tool-, Mr. A hley, Mr. Billington, Mho K. Kelly, and 3lrs. Commence at 7. OYAL LYCEUM THEATRE 1t) Under the Sole Management of Mr. icchter. THIS EVENING, THE STRANGER. The Stranger, Mr. Ryder; Mrs. Haller, Mdlle Beatrice; Messrs. Widdi .mb, C. Bonn - nap, FAzpatrick, SPlntyre, Garden, Raymond ; Mlsi M. Ileum le, E. Lavenu, and Mrs. C. liorsman. To conc'ude with THE ROADSIDE INN. Robert Ma cal. e, Mr. Emery, Bertrand, sir. f 3. Widdicomb ; Messrs. C. Hersman, i ilzpatrick, Moreland, Garden, Raymond, Collett; Miss E. Lavenu and Miss Eisworthy. Doors open at Hall-past Six. The Box-office open daily from Elev.n till Five. CYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, Jii_w Sole Lessee and Manager, Dlr. Geo. Vining. EVENING, a new Farce, by Mr. ba , id Fisher, entitled HEART-STRINGS AND FIDDLE-STK NGS. Alter which, .THE STREETS ON' LONDON. Messrs. Vining, J. W. Ray, D. Fisher, D. Murray, J. Nelson, 11. Forrester. H. Mellon ; Mrs. Henry Maiston, Miss Emma 'Harnett, and Miss Fanny Gwynne. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress. Mrs. Swanborough. rr tifi EVENING, at 7, THE SILENT SYSTEM . . Messrs. Belford and J Thorne; Misses Carson and Hughes. After which, the great Comic Drama, MILKY WHITE Alessi's. Craven, Stoyle, James; Miss SwaPborough. To conclude :sr th T dE " GRIN" BUSHES : Mr. Fenton, &c. ; •Mesdames Raynham, Simpson, Johnstone, &o. THE LATEST EDITION of « THE SUN " suppiied, as soon as published every Evening by W. ALEXANDEit (late 111tOOKS), Newspaper Agent, 21, Old Cavenaisti- btreet, oxford-street. /FHE LAST EDITION OF " THE SUN,' uoutaining the Lktest SrultTliN t>< L LELLitiEA eat., Can be had Every Evening of GLENIE, NEWS AGENT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace, Ilyde-park. THE LAST EDITION of " THE SUN " supplied as soon as Published containing all the LA PEST .NEWS ant SPORTING INTELLIGP.NON, by tl. W. HARRIS, ItieAspaper Agent, 4, Blacktriars-road, London, S. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tins DAY.—Morning, 2h. 56m.—Afternoon, 3h. 12m. To-Monaow.-Morning, 3h. 25m.—Afternoon, 3h. 42m. out i.epirl4C:l27l.lA W wzik ost ^ LONDON, MONDAY, MARCH 13, 1865. According to the intelligence brought by the Europa, a great battle between the two armies before Richmond is imminent. The Richmond papers of the 24th state that General GRANT'S ad vance upon the city is looked for every day, and is thought to be only postponed from the unfavourable condition of the weather. All non-combatants have been ordered to leave GRANT'S army, which seems to confirm this impression, and, as is usual with the Federals, the Northern General is confi dently anticipating a victory. It does not by any means follow that these expectations will be rea lised, although of late the Federals have had for tune in their favour. As for Richmond we cannot accept their occupation of the city, supposing that event to have occurred, as any evidence of vic tory, since the question of evacuation has been for some time openly discussed in the Confederacy, and it is impossible to say what line of action General LEE may have determined upon. It is evidefit, however, to the most superficial observer that the course followed by the Confederates is part of a deliberate plan, and that their continued re treats and evacuations are the result of a matured system of military strategy—not, as some would have us believe, the consequence of panic and de moralisation. The publication of news re specting the military movements in the Caro linas is still strictly prohibited by the Southern Government a precaution which would be quite superfluous if there was no news to tell but the advance of one party and the retreat of the other. The same impression of Confederate stra tegy has extended to the North, and the Louisville Journal, the other day, announced that it had good reason to anticipate a development of the Southern policy which would startle the country. For this warning the editor was seized in his office and marched off to prison, where he will have leisure to reflect on his indiscretion in supposing it possible that Northern generals should ever be arrested in their course of triumph, which is just now smooth and pleasant. General JOHNSTON has relieved General BEAUREGARD from the chief com mand of the forces opposing SHERMAN, on account of BEAURGARD'S ill-health, though the latter will continue to assist him in the command. This is now the chief point of military interest, and both sides regard it as the trial of strength. HARDEE was hurrying to join JOHNSTON on the 25th ult., and a large Part of HOOD'S army had previously passed through Augusta with the same object. On the other hand, SCHOFIELD is about to reinforce SHER MAN, so that we may expect a collision between the, armies before long. It is before Richmond, how ever, that the next great battle will take place. GRANT, according to the latest accounts, was massin, his troops at Hatcher's Run, and L EE was fully propared to meet him should he make the attack. The arming of the slaves is still under active dis cussion, and we are glad to find that General LEE has expressed himself strongly on the subject. i n a letter to one of the Confederate Representatives he declares that the employmect of slaves in th e army is both expedient and necessary. The white population alone cannot supply the necessities of a long war ; while the negroes would, he considers, make good soldiers, and he recommended that Congress should at once give the necessary per mission for a call for those negroes who will volun teer into the army on condition of their freedom. Surely, the Southern people will not refuse to heed the plain and earnest language of the man whom they have unanimously called to the head of their military affairs in this national crisis. As we have before said, the employment of freedom would be as great a source of moral as of material strength. It would prove unmistakeably to Europe that slavery is not the cause of the war, and would be the greatest possible blessing to the Confederacy itself, by enabling it to get rid of the plague-spot, and to solve that terrible problem which has so long retarded Arazrican civilisation and hampered Southern energies. The Governors of Georgia and of North Carolina have addressed the people of those States in very different terms. If we are to believe the New York version, which may perhaps be looked upon with some suspicion, as the reporters may speak their wishes, the Georgian Governor denounces the policy of JEFFERSON DAVIS, and objects to the arming of slaves. Governor VANCE, of Carolina, on the other hand, very justly dec . lares that the only real danger to Southern independence are depression and dis sension among the Confederates themselves. He urges upon the thousands who are absent from their post the imperative duty of returning to their stan dards, and very sensibly reminds them that if they do not act with promptitude and unanimity, the abundant harvest fields of last year will this year be ploughed by the foes. Columbia has been burnt by SHERMAN'S troops in retaliation for the fire of the citizens—a specimen of Northern magnanimity which must have shown the Southern people how much forbearance they might expect from Federal supremacy. We shall wait with interest the arrival of the next mail, which will probably bring us intelligence of an eventful and important character. After a winter of unusual severity and hardship the spring has dawned gloomily enough in some parts of England. Indeed, it would seem as if misfortunes of all kinds were conspiring together, and the calamities are almost unparalleled in their magnitude, as well as overwhelming in their sudden conjunction. We have as yet scarcely recovered from the fearful crisis occasioned by the stoppage to the cotton trade, and now the community is called upon to face new troubles of an aggravated descrip tion. The failure of the Bank at Birmingham is as great a misfortune as could possibly have happened, for its collateral circumstances are so peculiarly unhappy. It is often observed upon the occurrence of such events that many things aggravate the calamity, but there can be no doubt that in this case it is no exaggeration to declare that the particulars of the failure are most deplorable in their immediate and remote conse quences, and their direct and indirect influences. The great reputation which the bank has so long possessed, and the extensive dealings relating to it, have contributed to heighten the calamity to an in tense degree, and the numerous customers connected with it occasion the spread of the evil to be enor mous in its extended ramifications. The excitement was, of course, very great when the sad intelligence became known, and as the time passed on, and allowed people to reflect upon what had happened, despair succeeded to the sentiment of dismay at first so generally experienced. It appears that this cala mity which has come so suddenly upon the public has been anticipated for some time past by those im mediately concerned in the business, and with a view of warding off the casualty the firm sought to become amalgamated with the Birmingham Joint stock Bank ; but, unfortunately, as will often occur in such matters, the steps that were necessary to be taken to effect this arrangement hastened the advent of the catastrophe which caused such consternation on Saturday. There are some valid reasons' adduced for the stoppage, and it seems that for the last ten years the firm has been struggling to extricate them selves from the embarrassments into which some unfortunate occurrences had involved them. It is not so surprising, then, considering these circum stances, that this deplorable calamity should have occurred. Large sumswere drawn out of the bank by the ATWOODS some years ago, and in the circular issued on Saturday it was stated that to that circum stance the failure is to be attributed. It is estimated that the liabilities of the firm are nearly a million, and therefore it will be readily understood how ex tensive the losses will be. It is a sad reflection to dwell upon, in connection with this affair, that the poorer classes have invested their savings in this bank. The prompt course pursued by the joint-stock bank was the means of averting much of the calamity that otherwise would have been almost overwhelm ing in its character. Great credit is due to the libe rality of the managers, who opened a credit account, which afforded relief in some degree to the distracted sufferers by the catastrophe. By this means two hundred credit accounts were opened, and thus the wages of many were paid who otherwise would have fared but badly. It is satis factory to catch one ray of light like this amidst the gloom of so melancholy an occurrence, and nothing is so rare to meet with in cases of - this sort as that prompt and active forethought which assists in stead of adding to the pressure of the evil. The full extent of the failure may not be so disastrous in some respects as was feared at first, and it is a great point gained that the shock of the first part of the affair should have been in some degree miti gated. It is always to be dreaded that in these sad affairs an angry feeling should arise, and that the sudden shock produce such an effect upon un disciplined minds that disturbances arise, which of course increase the evils already so difficult to bear. The lock -out is a calamity that gives rise to more the the other painful reflecti ons t h an the failure of the bank, for one al 1 cecertainly probability lyh ts imp wasin er is tsinssibleto o a f ve ill rt - , whileoconsequence will and selfish views on the part of the many in fluencing the rest. No possible excuse can be framed for those who cater to the • views of a clique, and answer the purpose of •di preju ce. •• It is most unfortunate that the assiduous efforts of many well intentioned persons should not have pr • evailed to a greater extent than they have done, and that all has now resolved itself into the question of which is the strongest—the masters or the men. Such a con summation of disputes is always to be dreaded, and in this particular instance it must be declared that the blame rests chiefly with the masters ; they seem to have precipitated matters in order to force on this trial of strength, and put into execu tion those intentions which they had previously formed to put down with a high hand and a strong intent those vexatious strikes which continually harassed them, and 'interfered with their business. It is melancholy to contemplate the distress which will infalliby ensue before long among those thus thrown out of employ. At the outset of these affairs the blow is not experienced in full force, because there is money in hand, but as time goes on, and little by little the resources dwindle away, gaunt famine stares them in the face, and their homes p r esent frightful pi c t ures o f m i sery an d d est i tut i on. It is to be trusted that at the meetings which will be held during the . next few days some desirable arrangements will be made, but we must protest against the mode pursued by both masters and men to settle affairs, r and i lt is a di sgrace to a commercial t s community, i s fo a rg s e c t a t n h d e a i l r t r o esp a on Csihrisbilittiieasn, country. Empl oy and the employed deny their own interests in thus restlessly casting consideration to the winds, and per- THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 13, 186 a, sisting in a course which must in the end occasion far more injury to trade than the endurance of the much-dreaded evils on one side, and inconvenient arra aagements on the other. r .Che action of constitutional freedom in some parts of, the world is beginning to make itself felt in others. Russia, so long the abode of feudalism—the very essence, as it were, of a despotic government and an unrepresented people has, during this generation, begun to emerge from the darkness. The emancipation of the serfs, which will be one of the most memorable acts of the reign of ALEXANDER 11., was a most important step in the right direction. That proceeding, how ever, militated directly against the power of the nobles, who naturally resented any interference with their traditional rights. They are anxious to retain their legitimate influence, and some of them have wisely come forward rather as the leaders and representatives of popular rights than as the last remnants of the old feudal system. The EMPERDR, however, is unwilling to grant their wishes, and objects to granting them the privilege of political assembly. He will find it difficult to withhold from the most influential men in his kingdom that which they can justly lay claim to as a right sanctioned by the charter of CATHARINE 11. The matter has not been suffered to rest after the refusal of ALEXANDER to listen to the appeal of the Moscow nobles. The Pskow nobles have followed the example of their compatriots f taking warning by their failure and framing their plan of action so skilfully that the EMPEROR will find it impossible to adopt legal measures against it. The Govern ment, on the other hand, has appointed a com mittee for the revision of the laws respecting the assemblies of nobles. The struggle will be watched with interest in this country, and it is hoped that the EMPEROR, who has conceded so much to one class of his subjects, will not withhold from another their just and constitutional rights. Convents and Monasteries. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Srn,—l beg you will have the goodness to pub lish the accompanying letter to Mr. Newdegate in The Sun.—l am, Sir, your very obedient servant, IV. B ULLATHORNE. Birmingham, March 10. "Birmingham, March 10. ... , "Sir,—Your letter of the 7th inst. reached me the next evening, in which you decline the opportunity offered you of examining the other side of the case. " For eight years, by your own statement, you and your friends have been pursuing a private inquisithin directed against a number of religious ladies, and have accumulated the secret results. For this ex paste budget of scandalous stories you appear to make yourself personally respon sible ; but the moment the doors of their establishments are thrown open to you, and you are invited to enter, and on the common principles of justice to look into their side of the case, as well as at your own statements, you 'refuse to be any party to the private inquiry.' You have intruded upon the world charges against them of gross and felonious conduct, but you will not ' intrude on them the sort of extra-judicial inquiry' suggested. The reasons you assign for this delicate line of conduct are,-1, that Parliament refused you a committee of inquiry ; 2, that I and others did not use our influence, as Catholic bishops towards ob taining such a committee ; 3, that Lord Edward Howard and other Catholic members voted with the majority. " Since reading your letter I have examined the report of your speech in the Standard. You mention that all the newspapers omitted your reference to Princethorpe in con junction with the story of the locks. But, what does the suspected crime amount to ? Simply this,—that in the course of building that large establishment, nearly 30 years ago, the locks provided for certain cellar doors were not con sidered strong enough, and the builder was required to change them for better. The necessity of this provision appeared some years ago, when the convent was broken into and a considerable amount of property plundered. "The word 'cell' seems to lead to some confusion between convent cells and prison cells. A convent cell is nothing but a bedroom, occupying, as in other residences, the upper floors. There are no such things in convents as under ground cells. I have already explained the real cause of the departure of the former community from Atherstone. For the locwt. of stanchions,' if that quantity of iron was used, of which I am not aware, the reason for putting up bars to the windows was simply a burglarious entry from without, not an escape from within. There was no attempt of a nun to escape, and the story was contradicted and ex posed in the local newspapers at the time. " The documents you quoted in your speech confirm all that I stated before I saw them. The simple, common-sense remark of Judge Wightman blew into the air all the string of tales your friends could heap together, and secured proof of the perfect liberty of the lady in question. Those docu ments also prove that when the spies called at Colwich they represented themselves as the personal friends of that lady,:while in their interview with her they declared them selves to be perfect strangers. I have already said that for years past that lady has at her own request been freed from all conventual engagements. I believe she is at present residing in France, but at what place Ido not know, as she has changed more than once. It may be in the out quarter of some convent, but certainly not within the en closure, nor as a member of any community. I may say thus much more in justification of the ladies of Colwich, that they are in possession of several letters from her in which she has at different times entreated permission to return to them, alleging that she could never be so happy elsewhere. " I will offer but one remark more, and then I trust that my part of the correspondence is finished. You bring out a story purporting to come from a girl who had been in the poor school formerly attached to the convent. It is a nar rative how she, with her own eyes, im prisoned' and nuns and kept short of food ;' that sho saw one nun ' forced I down into an underground cellar, who, to the best of her belief, never came out again.' Why, this is but a repetition of the stale, old story of Maria Monk of 30 years ago. That was put down by a body of Protestant magistrates after a private investigation of the facts, and such as you, sir, have been invited to make for yourself. Let me now put the case as you actually maintain it, and I will then leave it to the common sense of the public. Here are some 70 English ladies, of good or noble families, varying in age from 40 to 21; and here is an association of men of fortune and others pushing the spy system and every other engine of private inquisition that money and ingenuity can command against these ladies and their residence for the space of eight years, taking plans of the grounds, questioning servants, and neighbours, and watching their every movement, even to the carpenters' work that goes in and out of the house ; and what is the result ? A. poor girl is got to repeat a tale only recalling old explod e d f a bl es, w i th 27 witnesses climb: presented in the background as corroborating the story. Now, let common sense use its reflective powers for a single moment. Those 40 ladies, who are so shrewd as to defeat all the efforts of ex-Inspector Field and all the forces the Pro testant Alliance can bring to bear upon them for eight years, bring a girl from the poor school into the interior of their convent, where, by the rules of the house, no such person can ever enter, and there let her witness the process of starving nuns, thrusting them into cellars, and leaving them there to die. And yet you, Sir, with all your faith in this wonderful legend, and with 28 witnesses to back it, cannot get evidence enough for a warrant to inquire. And at the same time you refuse the free offer of inquiry without the necessity of a warrant.—l have the honour to be, Sir, your very obedient servant, " W. B. lILLA.THon.NE. "To C. N. Nowdegate, Esq., M.P." - COMPENSATION CASE.—An important case to claimant was heard on Thursday, at the Newington Sessions-house, before the Hon. George Denman, Q.C., assessor, and a special jury. Mr. Sergeant Parry, with Mr. Barnard, appeared for the claimant ; Mr. Lloyd and Mr. Horace Lloyd, for the railway company. William Henry Ball, a liverystable keeper, of 29, Amelia-street, Walworth, claimed from the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway. Company a sum of £5OO for an alleged injury to his business, as liverystable keeper, by reason of the noise occasioned by the traffic on the line. His premises were 100 feet from the railway, and other property intervened. Structural damage to the house from the vibration was' also alleged, but was not proved. After hearing evidence at considerable length, the assessor directed the jury that upon the case recently decided of "Ricketts v. the Metropolitan Railway," and the case of "Penny v. the South Eastern Railway Com pany," the claimant was not entitled to any compensation for damage sustained by him consequent upon the work ing of a railway the traffic upon which was carried on under he eLegislaturet u i upon c c t o h r e d a r i c l e wws special catolhnp ruling.a n e y r . e 1 111 hf e e rr j e u d ry b r y e tt A FREAK OF NATURE.—The head of a wild doe rabbit, which was caught in a gin on Saturday, at Newchurch, was brought to our office on Tuesday for in spection. It has two tusks of pure ivory projecting from the lower jaw, similar to the elephant, but curving inwards and upwards towards the eyes, and these protuberances are an inch and a half in length ! There are also symptoms of a like exuberant growth in the upper jaw, but the incisors are altogether wanting. How the animal managed to nip its food with such a pair of obstacles right in front of its mouth, we cannot conceive. The owner is about to have the specimen preserved as a natural curiosity.—Hants In dependent. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAM.) AUSTRALIA. PLYMOUTH, MARCH 13. The Kent, from Port Philip on the 17th De cember, passed up Channel off the Start yesterday afternoon. She brings 10,000 ozs. of gold, about 100 pas. sengers, and a full general colonial cargo. 21 of her passengers landed here this morning by a pilot boat. ITALY. TURIN, MARCH 13. The Opinione of to-day announces that the King has signed a decree granting a full amnesty for political offences, and for contraventions of the press law, as well as to all those persons who were compromised in the Aspronionte affair. FRANCE, BOURSE, March 11.—The market is weak and undecided. Threes, for the Account, are now at 67fr. 60c. Mobilier have been done at 858 fr. 75c. In Railway Shares there are few transactions; the French lines are pretty well supported, but in some of the Foreign there is a downward tendency. The market was somewhat firmer towards the close, with rather higher quotations. The following are the last prices :- 41 per Cents 94 40 Do. end month — 3 per Cents. 67 75 Do. end month 67 70 Credit Mobilier Do. end month 866 25 Bank Shares 3525 Cndit Fonder 1285 Roman RAILI r Italian Loan 64 90 Do. end month 64 85 Ditto Threes — New Mexican Russian 9O 50 Austrian Spanish Threes Rome Debt — Deferred - rAYS. Cash. Acct. Orleans Northern 4.015 ... 1015 Lyons and Mediterranean 950 ... 950 Southern 5BO ... 578 75 Western 541 25 ... Eastern Sardinian 305 ... 300 Austrian Lombard 545 ... 547 50 North of Spain 3OO ... 300 Saragossa 362 50 ... 362 50 Ditto to Barcelona 167 50 ... CANADA. QUEBEC, Feb. 24. The Legislative Council have got through very rapidlywith the debate on the Confederation scheme, having closed the discussion of that measure on Monday night, when the motion in favour thereof was carried by a vote of 45 to 15. Although it was considered that the Upper Chamber would have a majority in favour of the Government, few were sanguine enough to believe that the " contents" would have been so numerous. The discussion of the proposed new Constitu tion still continues nightly in the Lower House, and is likely to last one or two weeks longer. In the Legislative Assembly on the 17th inst., Mr. Galt, the Finance Minister, moved that the report on the supplementary estimates for the fron tier volunteer force and the St. Alban's Bank money be received. Mr. Holton, while he did not oppose the principle of the first resolution, questioned whether the best method had been adopted by the Government, who, he contended, were responsible for bringing about the state of things which rendered such expenditure necessary. After . considerable discussion, the ques tion was then put, when the Government resolution was carried by a majority of 71, only 15 votes being in favour of the amendment. The next question on the item for $50,000 to . make good the money improperly surrendered in the St. Albans' raiders case, then came before the house. A warm debate followed, in which the Go vernment was severely criticised. Mr. J. A. M'Donald, in reply, observed that the Government did not pretend to decide to whom this money belonged ; all they desired was to place it in precisely the same position as if it had not been sur rendered by the ex-Chief of Police. He remarked that if unwillingness were shown in this matter, the United States would not make any demand upon Canada, inasmuch as they could not deal with this country. They would at once make a representation to the Imperial Government, who would pay the money, and then this country would have to pay . it back to England. After some further discussion the resolution was then put to the vote and carried on a short division. Contents, 83 ; non-contents, 14. The Civil War in Mexico, (REUTER'S EXPRESS.) The following is the text of the address of Juarez to the Mexicans : 44 Mexicans,—After three years of an unequal and bloody struggle against the legions of the invader, which treason brought to our country, we are yet resolved, as on the first day, to go on defending our independence and liberty against despotism. It is true that we have been unfortunate ; fortune has t a h n e d c w a e never o f g s h u t e c a u n m d b justice,b eca u h s a e s t n h o er t e su ar c e : often been adverse to us, but th e cause of Mexico w c u l i m c b h e yet true Mexicans left in whose bosoms the sacred fire of patriotism burns on. In whatever section of the Republic they may take up arms to defend our flag, there our country will live on, and there, as here, the earnest and energetic protest of right against wrong will be ever heard. Let the unwise man who has accepted the sad mission of being the instrument to enslave a free people understand and remember that treason, the breach of the faith pledged in the preliminaries of Soledad, and th e recognition and adherence, dictated by the foreign bayonets which support him, are the only titles he is able to present in his pretensions to rule ; that his throne cannot rely upon the free will of the nation, since it is built with the blood of thou sands of Mexicans he has slaughtered for no other reason than because they were defending their liberties and rights ; that the traitors who called him and those who under the pressure of force bear his fatal influence or submit to his rules wil have to remember that they are Mexicans, who can not leave to their children an inheritance of infamy ; and during 11 years of cruel and unrelenting war against a far stronger enemy we have learnt to re conquer our independence, and shall accomplish it by employing the same elements that were at the dis posal of our oppressors of old. The usurper does not like, perhaps, to think of his awkward position, and instead of accepting the truths of our words, will re ject them with scorn and contempt. Conscience, that never forgets nor forgives, will avenge us. In the midst of the bustle of his Court, in the dead silence of night, in the banquets. and even in the intimacy of home, always and everywhere it will haunt and importune him with remembrance of his crime, with out allowing him a moment of peace to enjoy the fruits of his misdeeds. The hour of atonement will strike, and the disappointrnerit and remorse of the tyrant, of the traitors, and of all those who mock us, revelling at the vicissitudes of our country, will be unavailing, for the national judgment will be inflexible and stern. Mexicans ! that hour will come, do not doubt, as it did come in the year 1821 for our old oppressors. Let us hope, then ; but let hope, acting with the same heroic resolution of Hidalgo and Zara goza, with the activity of Merolos and with the con stancy and self -denial of Guerrero, kindle and increase the sacred fire which shall bring forth the conflag ration which shall destroy the tyrants and traitors that dishonour our land. Mexicans! Those of you compelled by misfortune to live under the power of usurpation should not submit to the load of shame that overwhelms you. Do not suffer yourselves to be de ceived by the perfidious insinuations of the partisans of accomplished facts, for they are, and ever have been, the partisans of despotism. The existence of arbitrary power is a permanent violence against right and justice, which neither time nor the pressure of arms will ever justify, and which we must destroy for the honour of Mexico and of mankind. Such is our task. Help us, if you would not deserve the name of craven slaves of a foreign tyrant ! And you Mexicans who in these times of common danger are fighting against our oppressors, go on with the heroism displayed hitherto, without suffering your selves to be discouraged by misfortune, without fear ing danger, without desponding on account of the desertion of some of our countrymen. These will, perhaps, return to our ranks to blot out the infamous stains of traitors; but if they should not do it, if they should obstinately drag on in their degradation, pity them, for in the midst of their joys and distinction they are very unhappy. The consciousness of their being at the same time Mexicans and the subjects of a foreign despot will be the horrible torment that shall wither and consume their contemptible exist ence. Do not forget that the defence of our country and our liberty is for us an unavoidable duty, be cause by it we defend our own dignity, the honour and dignity of our wives and children, the honour and dignity of all men. We have for this reason generous supporters at home and abroad, who by their writings, by their influence, and by their re sources, assist us, wishing ardently the safety of our country. Renew, therefore, your efforts, and be as sured that time, our constancy, our union, and our activity will reward our sacrifices by the ultimate triumph of the sacred cause we defend. Mexicans! he who addresses you, faithful to his duty and to his conscience, will devote all his energy to the national defence; will promote it by all the means in his power, and, with your support and co-operation, will maintain high and without humiliation the flag of indepedennce, of liberty, and of progress, which Mexico conquered by the heroic courage of her war riors and by the precious blood of her children. " BENITO JUAREZ. " National Palace, Chihuahua, Jan. 1, 1865." TLe Lock-out in, the Iron Trade. NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE, Saturday Night. To-night the " great lock-out in the iron trade commences in this district, and on Monday morning au immense number of men upon Tyneside, in the Cleveland district, .and other parts of Durham, Northumberland, and North Yorkshire, engaged in the iron trade, will be in enforced idleness if the North Staffordshiremen do not get their dispute settled in the meantime. Letters have also been re ceived by the ironmasters in this town to-day inti mating that the Scotch masters intend to " lock out." The following is a list of the blast furnaces in the Cleveland district, made up to yesterday :—Eston Bolckow, Vaughan, and Co. (limited), 9 in ; Clay Lane Co., 6 in ; South Bank Co., 3 in. Cargo Fleet—Jones, Dunning, and Co., 3 in ; Cochrane and Co., 4 in ; Giles, Wilson, Pease, and Co., 3 in, 2 out. Middlesborough—Bolckow, Vaughan, and Co. [limited), 4 in ; Hopkins and Co. (limited), 2 in. Port Clarence—Bell Brothers, 6in ; Norton— Warner, Lucas, and Barrett, 3 in ; Stockton-- Holdsworth and Co., 3 in ; Ferryhill—Rosedale Iron Co. (limited), 3 in : Newport—B. Samuelson, 3 in ; Thornaby—W. Whitwell and Co., 3 in ; Darlington—South Durham Co., 3 in ; Witton park—Bolckow, Vaughan, and Co. (limited), 4 in ; Stanhope—Weardale Iron Co. (limited), 1 out ; Towlaw—Weardale Iron Co. (limited), 4 in, 1 out ; Consett—Derwent Iron Co. (limited), 7 in, 11 out. Total, 73 in, 15 out, gross total, 88. The following is the number of the puddling fur neces in the northern counties generally :—Walker —Messrs. Losh, Wilson, and Bell, 50 ; Gateshead —Messrs. Hawks, Crawshay and Sons, 03, Con sett—Derwent Iron Co., 99 ; Bishopwearmouth— Ditto, 31 ; Birtley—lron Co., 6 ; Shotley-bridge-- Richardson and Co., 27 ; Hive—Jarrow, Elliott, and Co., 10 ; Sunderland—Tyzack and Co., 7 ; Britannia—G-. Hopper, 16 ; Jarro—Palmer and Co., 30 ; Tudhoe—Weardale Iron Co., 64 ; Middles borough—Bolckow and Vaughan, 68; Witton-park —Ditto, 71 ; Tees-side--Hopkins and Co., 55 ; Albert-hill—Barningham and Co., 45; Stockton Iron Co., 20. Total, 646. Statement of furnaces building :—Eston—South Bank Co., 3 nearly ready ; Middlesborough—Hop kin's, Lloyd, and Co., 4 nearly ready ; Eston— Bolckow and Vaughan, 2 two-thirds completed ; Fighting Cocks—Middleton Iron Company (limit ed), 2 nearly completed ; Ferryhill—Rosedale Iron Co. (limited), 4 nearly ready ; Eaton—South Bank Co., 3 commenced; Middlesborough—Stevenson, Jaques, and Co., 3 commenced; Newport—Samuel , son, 1 commenced; Cargo Fleet—Swan, Straubenzee, and Co., 2 commenced ; Carlton—Bastow and Co., 2 harf completed. An idea may be formed of the extent of operations in this locality from the fact that the last fortnightly pay for all Messrs. C. Palmer and Co.'s extensive works and mines amounted to £20,000 in wages. The old-established firm of Messrs. Hawks, Craw shay, and Sons have declined to lock their men out, and they will be at work at Monday morning. If the lock-out in this district were protracted it would have a very disastrous effect upon many industrial operations, as ultimately iron shipbuilders and other extensive works would have to knock off. But though affairs look most gloomy in the manufac turing villages to-night, it may be asserted with a good deal of confidence that the prospect of an early settlement and return to work does not look so re mote now as it might be feared. Both masters and men exhibit a very conciliatory spirit ; no time has been lost in arranging for a meeting between the re presentatives of the men and the committee appointed by the North Country Ironmasters' Association, and it is quite probable that an interview will be arranged for Monday. Meetings of the turned-out work men are being held in the various places comprised within the jurisdiction of the Gateshead Execu tive of the Ironworkers' Union to-night, and the following questions to be put to the masters have been submitted to the meetings :—" What are we locked out for ?" "What have we done ?" " On what terms are we expected to resume work ?" If we are not to resume work, then give us a clearance and a character, in order that we may go and ob tain work elsewhere." Affairs are very gloomy at Middlesborough, and and the tradespeople look with a rueful aspect upon the lock-out. The only large concerns on the Middlesborough and Tee-side district, it is antici pated, that will not lock out are the Stockton Roll ing Mills, which employ about 200 hands. The thirty-first annual meeting of the share- holders of the Bank of Australasia was held to-day, Mr. Edward Hamilton, in the chair. The report stated that the fourth series of new shares . having been paid up, the capital of the corporation was now augmented to £1,200,000, the amount limited by the charter. The first instalment of £lO per share re ceived dividend in October last ; the second instal ment would participate in dividend in April, and the third in October next, after which date dividend would be paid on the entire capital of the corpora tion, and the distinction between old and new shares would cease. The directors had declared a divi dend on old shares, payable on the 11th of April next, at the rate of 6 per Cent. per annum and a bonus at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum, both free of income-tax, being together at the rate of 14 per cent. per annum, or £2 16s. per share for the half-year. A dividend and bonus at the same rate per cent. would be paid at the same time on the first and second instalments of £lO each on the new shares, amounting together to £1 Bs. per share. HANDEL FESTIVAL—This being the first day for securing vouchers giving a priority of seats for the Handel Festival, in June next, at the Crystal Palace, largo numbers of persons were assembled at Exeter-hall, and at the Crystal Palace, awaiting the opening of the offices at 10 o'clock. Personal applications received oven numbers introducing them to the ticket clerks—the odd numbers being reserved for applications received by post up to this morning —these numbers being taken alternately. At two o'clock there was still a large number of applications to deal with, and it was estimated that up to that time about £3,000 had been paid in at the Crystal Palace office, and about £2,000 at the office at Exeter Hall. The offices were to close at four o'clock, reopening at 10 o'clock to morrow morning, when personal applications and remit tances by post will bo attended to alternately, as to-day. CAPITAL PUNISHMENT.—The - Capital Punishment Commissioners met on Friday and Saturday, the 10th and 11th inst., at No. 2, Victoria-street, Westminster, when the Duke of Richmond, Lord Stanley, 31. P., the Right Hon. Mr. Justice O'Hagan, Mr. H. Waddington, Mr. Gathorne Hardy, M.P., DrAuShington, Mr. W. Ewart, M.P., Mr. G. W. Hunt, M.P., Mr. C. Neate, M.P., and Mr. John Bright, M.P., attended. The secretary, Mr. IL Patteson, was also present. The Oxford and Canterbury Hall Company , HALF-YEARLY MEETING-THIS DAY. The first half yearly meeting of the shareholders in the Oxford and Canterbury Hall Company was held this day at the " Oxford." Evan B. Jones, Esq., chairman of the company, presided. The SECRETARY having read the report, which has already appeared at length in The Sun, The CHAIRMAN said he had great pleasure in meeting the shareholders at their first half-yearly meeting, especially as this balance-sheet contained so comfortable and pleasurable a statement. They had, no doubt, had circumstances to meet over which there was no control, and foremost amongst them was a very inclement winter. It was certainly true that very many of the public were prevented from taking out-door amusements when ever the weather was unpropitious. Yet notwith standing the most adverse circumstances he had on many occasions visited the Oxford, and the wonder on each evening with him was, not thal there were so few persons present, but that there were so many. (Hear, hear.) That circumstance showed that these attractions, such as those offered by the Oxford and Canterbury, which no weather, however bad, could prevent the public from patro nizing. There had been commercial depression and other occurrences that militated against expenditure for amusement, yet, with all these adverse circum stances against them, they were enabled to pay a dividend at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum, with a bonus of 2s. per share free of income-tax. (Hear, hear.) Their manager, Mr. Morton, had carried on the business of the two large establishments in the most liberal and energetic manner, and he felt he might very safelypromise them an increase even on the very good dividend now declared. The dividend with bonus was equivalent to 17 per cent.—(hear, hear)—and even then they had not exhausted their half-year's profits, because they had carried over to the next half-year, after paying the dividend and bonus, a sum of no less than £2,433 9s. 9d.:(Hear, hear.) They had not escaped being involved in disputes with certain individuals, and he was sure he need not allude at any length to them, because they were no doubt aware that one of them was the dispute with Mr. Gye relative to Donato. The suit, as they knew, was never finished, but he would tell that it had then been settled, and that the next place that that celebrity would appear at would be the Oxford. (Hear, hear.) The securing of Donato had been productive of great benefit to the managers of Covent Garden, and he had no doubt that the engagement would be equally remunera tive to the Oxford and Canterbury Hall Company. (Hear, hear.) With respect to the Canterbury Hall, he would just allude to their great ghost illusion, which had of late produced so much excitement amongst the opposition managers. That entertainment had been so successful that it had brought down upon them the combined body of theatri cal managers, and had subjected their active and energetic manager, Mr. Morton, to a prosecu tion, or he might rather say a persecution, which doubtless would lead to a great change in the law with respect to music halls and theatres. (Hear, hear.) The matter was already before Parliament, and he felt sure that something would be done to settle a question which had engrossed so much of the public attention. (Hear, hear.) The shareholders were under very deep obligations to Mr. Morton, who had throughout the whole of the negotiations relative to the transfer of the property acted in the most liberal and open manner. Amongst one of his pleasurable duties of the day would' be the moving of special vote of thanks to that gentleman whose only thought and desire was how to improve and increase the Prosperity of the two gigantic esstablishments of which the company were now the possessors. The board proposed to carry out certain alterations in the premises, which were certain to result in bringing more business, and consequently increased profits. (Hear, hear.) He, as he had already ob served, thought the shareholders had made a most successful investment of their money, because there could not be a doubt but that their dividend would rapidly increase —(hear, hear)—and he certainly recommended those who had been fortunate enough to obtain shares not to part with them even at any premium, because they had embarked their capital in one of the best, the safest, and soundest concerns in the metropolis. (Hear, hear.) He begged to con clude his observations by moving the formal resolu tion for the reception and adoption of the report and - balance-sheet. (Cheers.) Mr. ANDERSON said it gave him the greatest plea sure to second the motion. The resolution was put and carried unanimously. Mr. WOMERSLEY moved a vote of thanks to the chairman and directors for their active exertions during the past half-year. This resolution was also carried unanimously. The CHAIRMAN said it now gave him the greatest pleasure to move a vote of thanks to Mr. Charles Morton for the energy and zeal he displayed as their managing director. Mr. GARSTON seconded the motion with the most sincerest pleasure. The resolution was unanimously agreed to. Votes of thanks having been awarded to the auditors, the proceedings terminated. VACHER'S PARLIAMENTARY C 0 MPANI ON—NO. 186, March, 1 865 —possesses a peculiar interest of its own this time, seeing that, in all human proba bility, the psesent issue of this little handbook to the House of Commons as it now is, will be about the very last that will make its appearance. Taking it up now for the purpose of casual reference, one cannot help musing meditatively on the number of those M.P.'s whose names aro likely to disappear from the Messrs. Vacher's next year's Catalogue of our National Representatives, and over the now unknown names that will in a brief while have been then found to have been substituted for them by the respective constituencies. MR. SANTLEY has returned to England. SIR HENRY BULWER is gone to revisit the Suez Canal at the requestsof Government. THE CORRESPONDENCE OF NAPOLEON THE FIRST, now in course of publication in Paris, costs the French Government £2,000 a volume. As 16 volumes have been published, this brings the cost to £32,000. LORD CHELMSFORD'S LAST.—Somebody having said during Lord Derby's provokingly candid and ironi cally forbearing speech, "Bethell, I daresay, wishes him self back in the Commons," "You mean," said Lord West bury's predeces3or on the woolsack, " he would like, for this session, at least, to be member for Bury St. Edmunds." CONVICTION FOR A ROBBERY COMMITTED Two YEARS AGO.—On Friday at the Nottingham Assizes William Upton, with several aliases, framework-knitter was indicted before Mr. Baron Martin with having broken. into the counting-house of Messrs. Earwaker and Co., and stealing £4l, on the 21st AugAt, 1863. On the day in question the prisoner was seen lurking near Messrs. Ear waker's premises, and also to come down the steps which lead to the counting-house. He was apprehended at Lei cester, where he had undergone twelve months' hard labour for housebreaking. The jury returned a verdict of guilty Ho was sentenced to ten years' penal servitude. PELIZZIONI.—The Italian, Pelizzioni, has received a further respite. His life will be spared, but the statement of his having received a free pardon is not quite correct ; in fact there are great difficulties arising out of the seond trial, and the necessity of consulting the two judges, and the conflicting nature of the evidence. The life of the prisoner being spared, there is time for the fullest inquiry into all the circumstances of so singular a case with a view to his ultimate disposal.—Observer. COMMUTATION OF THE SENTENCE ON CECILIA BARKER.--Cecilia Barker, who was convicted as an accessory to the murder of a child at Cosely, in Stafford shire, at the Winter Assizes for that county, was respited on the ground of pregnancy. She has been lately delivered of a child in the prison. Under all the circumstances, the Chief Secretary has felt himself justified in recommending her to the mercy of the Crown, and her sentence has been commuted to penal servitude for life. Her paramour and accomplice, the father of the child, was executed for the offence at the time in front of Stafford Gaol. REWARD FOR LOST PROPERTY RESTORED.--At Leeds on Thursday a young woman found a pocket-book containing money in gold and notes. Immediately after two gentlemen approached, whom she overheard speaking of the lost pocket-book. She then said, " Gentlemen, have you lost something ?" The reply was, " Yes, a pocket book." Tho description of the book and the money agree ing (the latter consisting of 30 sovs. and four £5 notes), the young woman said, " Then I believe this is the pocket book," and gave it up. The owner thanked the girl, and was about leaving, when his hriond suggested that some reward should be given. " Oh, yes," said he, " I'll give her ss. and a jolly kiss." But the girl neither got the kiss nor the 55., for she fled as fast as she could from the at tempted rudeness. Cffil HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, March 11. The Queen, accompanied by her Royal Highness Princess Beatrice, drove out in a carriage and fou r this morning, attended by the Duchess of Roc burghe. Their Royal Highnesses Princess Helena, and Princess Louise arrived at the Castle from Buck ingham Palace, attended by Lady Caroline Bar rington, the Hon. Flora Macdonald, and Colonel the Hon. A. Hardinge. The Duke of Roxburghe and Lord Lyons had the honour of dining with her Majesty yesterday. Princess Bariatinsky arrived at the Castle, and had the honour of being presented to her MajestY by the Lady in Waiting. March 12• The Queen and their Royal Highnesses Princess Helena, Princess Louise, and Princess Beatrice attended Divine service this morning in the private chapel. The Ladies and Gentlemen in Waiting also attended. The Rev. C. Kingsley preached the sermon. The Prince and Princess of Wales. The Princess of Wales took a carriage drive on Saturday, accompanied by the Hon. Mrs. Bruce. The Prince of Wales rode on horseback, attended by Lieut.-Col. Keppel. His Royal Highness went in the evening to 3 conversazione of the Royal Society at Burlington House, attended by Lieut.-Gen. Knollys, Lieut. - Col. Keppel, and Mr. Holzmann. The Prince and Princess of Wales, with the Hen' Mrs. Bruce and Lieut.-Col. Keppel in Waiting, attended Divine service at the Chapel Royal, S t ' James's, yesterday morning. The Communion Service was read by the Rev' the Sub-dean, the Rev. C. Pack, and the Rev. C;, V. H. Sumner. Anthem, " Call to remembranc e (Battishill) ; sung by Master Bristowe, Mes srs ' Francis, R. Barnby, Montem Smith, H. Whitehouse/ and Lawler. Mr. Goss presided at the organ. The sermon was preached by the Bishop of Peter borough from Ist Corinthians, c. 13, v.. 2-3• The Archbishop of York, the Duke of lug' the Duke of St. Albans, the Earl of St. Germa ns ' Earl Stanhope, Viscount Sydney, Lord Llancrve r l and Lord Harris attended the service. '--.0- His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge honoured Lady Molesworth with his companY at d dinner on Saturday evening. Th e d u k e o f St. Alban'' 11 '; Excellency the Belgi an Mi n i s t er , th e M a rquis a n Marchioness of Clanricarde, the Marchioness of Ely, g a l Marchioness of Ailesbury, th e E ar l o f S e ft on , the Eat' a nd Countess of Bessborough, the Earl and Countess of Air e ' Lord Henry Gordon Lennox, M.P., th e Ri g ht lion. 14nr Stanley, M.P., the Right Hon. Si r R o b er t Peel and L a 4 Emily Peel, Lord Dufferin, Lord Houghton, and Mr. De 181 1: were invited to meet the rey a l d u k e . C o l on el Tyr was in waiting on his royal highness. The Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury eild tertained the Earl and Countess of Donoughmore , L°l. Redesdale, Lord and Lady Claud Hamilton, Lord and L ady Gilbert Kennedy, the Right Hon. C. B. Adderley, A i ' r q and Mrs. Adderley, Mr. and Hon. Mrs. William Rose, an a select party at dinner, on Friday night, at their inane i°o in Arlington-street, Piccadilly. n ved The Marquis of Exeter is enjoying in2Pr health. The noble marquis and marchioness do not inte rs to come to town for the season until after the Easter recess' The Duke and Duchess of Buckingham 311 family, according to letters received in town on Saturaalci have arrived at Malta from Sicily, after visiting Rome n, j, Naples. The duke and duchess and family were all we' and proposed visit to Egypt before their return born e ' His Excellency the Austrian Ambassador, Wu has been compelled by indisposition, arising from a col a s ' to absent himself from society during the last ten d a y n, now better. The Earl Spencer is about to give up his << h°111: farm" at Althorp, and the stock is to be sold off by auc t , i° , 4 preparatory to the farm being let to one of his lordsh i p tenants. The Earl and Countess of Malmesbury arrived at their residence in Stratford-place last week from Ifer°ll - near Christchurch, for the season. The Earl and Countess of Belmore and ' , j ell ' tenant-General Bouverie have left Brown's Hotel. _ Viscountess Palmerston has q uite recovered f rom her recent severe cold, and will soon resume her recep tions at Cambridge House. The Scottish National Memorial to: t— he Prince Consort• nta Her Majesty,has been graciously pleased to choice of a design for an equestrian statue by John Steel, her Majesty's sculptor for Scot ian . 00 for the Scottish National Memorial to the late Fr ill o Consort. The site approved is in the level grei l ier of the Queen's Park behind Holyrood Pala ce Majesty, in making her selection, had the assit - i ke of a Committee of Advice, consisting of the 11 : 10 ., of Buccleuch, Sir John Sir W. G. Cr : of Professor Lyon Playfair, and the Lord Pro/Tier Edinburgh, who in September last advert ed ot h designs. The competition was closed on the . ' - ved. of December, and about sixty designs were receleio These designs were exhibited to the se the beginning of January, and the coin roitteo43, lected a few of those most generally admired to he been mitted to the Queen. Of these her Majesty* pleased to select the model of an equestrian %` e o f by Mr. Steel, whose great statue of the Plain- Wellington is well known to all visitors to Y r ` burgh. The design is, in its general forty, Y d of midal, composed of several stages. On the si the the upper pedestal are bas-reliefs, illustrating) o n life and character of the Prince ; the long 1 3311 n sa one side showing the marriage of the Que ell e or Prince Albert, and the corresponding Pan el ce. +.l Pol ti memorating the opening of the first Crys.- - din 01 pabll On the front group the Prince is represen t° . In domestic group—in the rear panel as &to *butlng 0 00 public the rewards of merit. On the lower stag e be ivg is a variety of symbolical sculpture, the surfa ce ece i t eS. enriched by quotations from the Prince's 51) , 0 ,10 At each angle of the lower stage there are and of figures looking up at the principal sta tu eoin iog representing all classes and degrees of people esitiog to offer their homage and admiration, and dep love: chaplets and wreaths in token of their g ratituu ts t ot and sorrow. These groups are extremely va r a u ' boo° skilfully disposed, and altogether the desig of th° promise of a very great work of art, worth fife subject, of the situation, and of the artis .. "rit hoo t sites had been named by the committee, refer. t P ' excluding others which competitors nogh th us S One of these was an elevated position on 0. c oo' Seat, the proposal of which elicited a k e olo sit e troversy and strong local oppositio n. t inne d, now chosen is not open to the objection o s inte d sy and though the town may be disaPP tebeilish losing the memorial, it will be a great c en • a n oP o 'o meat to the park. The site proposed is (pee commanding one, immediately adjacent to t . O itt ieoSt i ider A eh). Drive. There is, apart from other cons n til e great fitness in the choice, the site being c ." - „, where her Majesty reviewed 22,000 teers, in presence of 200,000 of her st" oi , par Albert t° th o August, in 1860, in which Prince It is °ll b , rgb in his capacity of Field-Marshal . • a Bcu l tbo picturesque line to which the public witne ss on many occasions have crowded to . co C, an r i° ft 15 arrival and departure of the Queen a Highlan ee i n cto sort on the way to and from the t he 19r c licl in the immediate vicinity of a palace , Princ e ea a iP of which the fine taste of the deceas h o pC •h it ma,' be ver` much to improve, and to which for se but Scotttoots, l e Sovereign will renew her occasional, e by _ A tiler e g n y d a ed iad vi w si o t r s t , when hymerao h e la° attracted orial ft y fa e i a t rs hfu s l u e s ffi p Prince. 1 ~{ ALT _____-------- SIR BULIVER II LYTTON'S SPEEC O N VD v;eper, TAx.—The evening was rendered memorable, b.,,„°0061 by ß an elaborate and eloquent address from Sir P i i i i 4 ulwer Lytt on . His reception was enthsiastic, ansoutea, though well. based on what we must respectfully el-'l33l,nterest4 was a narrow view of the question and of t.l lO i nns on. which are wrapped up in it. His satiric,al observe:l' to t i t o the experiments made by the Bowl a Trade relatilopig merits of articles of nutrition was admirable.-- Times. ) Ile il Pei