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TH EATRE -ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lessee. Mr. Buckstone. TIII3 EVENING. THE MILLER'S DAUGHTER. Messrs. Cooper, Whiffen, Braid, Clark, &c ; Mesdames L. Keeley, F. Wright, Sze. Alter which, OUR AMERICAN COUSIN. Messrs. Sothern, Buckstoze, Chippendale, Braid, Gordon, Rogers, Clark, White, Coe, dm ; Mesdames bnowdon, Stuart, liarris, Wright, Concluding with FISH OUT OF WATER. Mr. Compton. To commence at 7. ... _.,_ THE DE R B Y . -CALLAGHAN'S NEW DERBY RACE GLASS, price 50e. with Sling Case complete. This new model, combining high power and portability. is at once the cheapest and best glass ever offered to the public. Post-o ffi ce orders have inamediate attention. Wm. Callaghan, optician, 28A, New Bond-street,W. (corner of Conduit-street), sole agent to Voigtlander, Vienna. _____------_ ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA. -OPERA GLASSE3, in every variety of form and mountin of g, matchless for their great magnitying power ands arpness definition, at CALLAGHAN'S, No. 23A, N ew Bond-street, W. 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To-Moiatow.-Morning, 7h. 4m.—Afternoon, 7h. 83m. , n 43 114MAIIII"4 LONDON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 1865. The news from America brought by the Wash ington is not very striking. The lull has succeeded the storm, though whether it is not the precursor of, another may perhaps be doubted. Everywhere the Confederate armies are surrendering to their opponents, and there is little prospect of the imme diate renewal of hostilities. The chief fear is that the acrimony of the Northern authorities against the Southern leaders will embitter the feelings of the Confederates and hinder any renewal of friendly feeling. The New York Chamber of Com merce, indeed, at a recent meeting, adopted resolu tions expressing a hope that the restoration of Federal authority would be everywhere signalised by executive clemency and magnanimity towards the Southern people, but the effect of this praiseworthy sentiment was considerably marred by the subse quent adoption of another resolution, supporting President JOHNSON'S assertion, that treason is the greatest of crimes, and that rigorous justice should be meted out to the Southern leaders. Of course, Americans cannot be expected to accept the European view that both parties are bellige rents, and that, consequently, there is no ques tion of " justice" or of " treason" in the case, but the mere antagonism and fortune of war. When , the principal Italian States went to war together, there was no argument about treason or rebellion; and, in point of fact, the American States were united on the understanding of separate legislation and individual sovereignty. If Virginia resented the 'despotism of New York, very certainly New England would not submit to the control of the Carolinas, so that at the first open struggle for supremacy a war was certain to come. The death of BOOTH is unfortunately likely to foment discord in another way. From whatever motive the assassin of LINCOLN was killed, his death has certainly given ill-disposed persons in the Federal interest the opportunity of fabri cating stories to the detriment of the South. It is so easy to say that evidence has been found, that papers, letters, or confessions were in the dead man's possession which implicate eminent Confede rates in the crime. Thus we find a Philadelphia journal announcing that documents found upon BOOTH'S body afford proofs that President DAVIS and the Confederates in Canada were privy to the assassination of President LINCOLN. This rash and groundless assertion will no doubt find believers among the New Englanders, who will not pause to ask whether a man like Boom would be likely to carry such incriminating docu ments about with him, or whether DAvzs—suppos ing him to be capable of such complicity, which his 'whole character and conduct denies—would have suffered such open evidence of his guilt to be forthcoming. The greater the severity shown to the Southern leaders by the party now in power, the more fully d o they deny their own assertions. Had the case been reversed, and had the murderer's weapon replaced JOHNSON and STANTON by LINCOLN and SEWARD ther e might have been some object, present but to bring the men to power by such an act would have been as suicidal for the South as it would have been dishonourable. The tone of New York is shown by the "Jerald recom mending the Government to demand the surrender of DAVIS from any country, regardless of treaties, o and urges that suffi cient force should be used t seize him as the common enemy of the human race. All sinks into the shade, however, before the official language of the President himself, who has actually issued a proclamation offering a reward of $lOO,OOO for JEFFERSON DAVIS, and smaller sums for other Confederates, whom he declares to have " incited, concocted, and procured the murder of LINCOLN and the attempted murder Of SEWARD." At the same time he announces that " other rebel traitors" are har boured in Canada ; so that we may indeed anticipate fresh troubles. Such an accusation is altogether , unpardonable, and based, as it is upon " evidence in the bureau of the Military Department," will not fail to excite the greatest indignation throughout Europe. Something more than empty words will be needed before either threats or the bribes of Washington will procure DAVIS'S extradition as a felon from any civilised country. ANDREW JOHN SON and Mr. Secretary -STANTON have yet to learn that the thunders of their displeasure passes very harmlessly over older and more experienced rulers. The only cause for anxiety is that the affairs of a great nation should be in the hands of such reckless and unskilled guides. Between Melico on the one hand and Canada on the other they are doing their best to embroil their exhausted nation in a war with the two most powerful countries of the old world. The Monroe doctrine is being loudly urged, evidently with reference to Mexico, and there are not wanting other indications of the temper of the Washington Cabinet towards MaximittAN and his new empire. The random charges and demands of the Federal press mast not be taken as the serious expression of the feelings of a people, and the moderation and calmness, which are so lacking on the American side, should be amply supplied on our own ; but a Government must be judged by official acts, and when ANDREW JOHNSON denounces JEFFERSON DAVIS as an assassin, and speaks of rebels and traitors being harboured in Canada, not merely of their taking refuge there, there is reason to fear that the bitter experience of the past has not taught all it might have done. " Treason" is the word continually ban died about, and JOHNSON does all he can to keep up the excitement which the new England party have been foremost in fomenting. He made an address to a delegation from Pennsylvania in which he repeated his previous assertion, that the several penalties of the law would be inflicted on the rebel leaders, and the Governor of South Caro lina and another Confederate, who have arrived at Washington as prisoners, are to be tried on the charge of treason. They might as well arraign the whole Confederacy, since the resistance to Northern supremacy was at one time unanimous throughout the Southern States. It is to be regretted that JOHNSON should have committed himself to the proclamation against DAVIS. Surely there are some wise and prudent men in his councils who can see the folly and peril of the course which he is pursuing. Can they not prevail upon him to moderate his tones, and not render his his tenure of office so disastrous to his country. Gen. EWELL and other Southern Generals have addressed a letter to GRANT expressing their abhorrence of the murder of LIN COLN, and, adding their indignant denial of com placity, the pointed declaration that they are no allies of assassins either North or South. This we may be sure is the unanimous feeling of the leading Confederates, and their assurances will carry con viction, at least to Europe. Mr. Mims, in moving for the production of cor respondence between the India-office and the Civil Service Commission that had not yet been laid be fore Parliament, did good service to the cause, although he subsequently withdrew the motion, because it afforded an opportunity, for discussing the subject and bringing to light some of the defi ciencies and irregularities that do it discredit and mar its efficacy. Lord STANLEY made some obser vations which were well worthy of attention, as the noble lord's intimate acquaintance with Indian affairs renders him a competent judge. He said that Mr. Mims was entitled to thanks for bringing the subject before the attention of the House. Every one now coincides in the advantages that accrue from the plan of competitive examina tions in the Civil Service in India, but, as Lord STANLEY said, care should be taken that the plan should have a fair working. The noble' lord explained that there was no reason to think as many did that there was a falling off in the compe titors in consequence of the Civil Service in India being rated less highly, but that many other causes conduce to create this change. The competitors from Oxford and Cambridge are sensibly diminished, but then it must be borne in mind that many tutorships and scholarships are now open to the great mass of students, which were not so ten years ago, and this has naturally drawn off a great number from enter ing the ranks as competitors for Indian appoint ments. The noble lord mentioned a fact, which was a case in point, to prove that greater reluctance is now felt to go out to India than previously existed, because of the distressing scenes that have taken place there. A gentleman refused an appointment out there which was worth five or six thousand a year, and after wards took a County Court Judgeship. It cer lainly seems right that we should take all these circumstances into account when we comment upon the number of competitors, and not attach blame to a system when the drawbacks that exist would be the same in any case through the chances and changes that time has wrought. The noble lord showed his usual discernment in his remarks on the proper mode to be practised in reference to those young men who have passed their examination successfully. Many have objected to the probation period, as it may be called ; but it is a necessary epoch, because after the preliminary examination many things are requisite which can only be acquired by study, and thus an interval must elapse during which the study of special Indian subjects is pursued. An allowance is made of £lOO a-year, in order that the young men may not be dependent upon their families during the time. Lord STANLEY said very truly that the Government ought to deal liberally with young men in this posi tion, " because one of the greatest inducements to young men in a certain class of life to compete for these appointments is the knowledge that from the hour they succeed in their competition they cease to be a source of expense to their families." A short sighted economy in such cases is certain to defeat its own purpose in the long run, and to cause serious detriment to the ser vice by deterring many well-qualified individuals from coming forward at all. The chances of those who are competitors being possessed of com paratively independent private means should not be taken into consideration for a moment, and it is the bounden duty of the State to make due provision for the requirements of the case, so that there may exist no let or hindrance to impede those young men who are willing from coming forward to enter in the Indian service. Lord STANLEY argued that, per haps, too many subjects were introduced into exa minations, but he suggested a mode by which some of the difficulties complained of might be removed. This was to require a " rudimentary knowledge" of any subject in which a candidate desires to pass, but not to allow such rudimentary acquirements to pass for marks. If this be done there would be a distinction drawn between those who really studied to obtain high marks, and those who merely began half-a -dozen different subjects, only for the purpose of passing examination. However, the noble lord briefly summed up the difficulties of the case, when he said that " nothing was more easy in British eyes than to constitute a special examination, and nothing was more difficult than to settle it." Sir C. WOOD explained that to agree to the proposition of Mr. MILLS would be an unnecessary expense, because when the Report of the Civi. Service Com miesionere Was laid upon the table, - Ni hich it would THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, NAY 17, 1865. be shortly, the papers asked for would be found in the appendix. The right hon, baronet defended the system of competitive examination, and showed that other opportunities presented themselves in this country for men trained at the Universities, but he declared that the Government desired to widen the " field of selection" as far as they could, and to choose their candidates quite irrespective of the places where they receive their education. This is a very wise resolve, and indeed it must appear to many that there is no reason why such a preference should be shown for those *ho have been at the Universities, because the practical qualities that are most in demand for service in India are not those which are most called forth by a classical education, and one of the chief advan tages . of the great demand for civil servants in our Eastern Empire is that it throws open chances for the large number of young men who must fight their own way in the world, and whose families can afford them no assistance by influence or otherwise when once they have provided them with a good education. Many persons will adhere to their old prejudices and peculiarities, but the general verdict of public opinion will be in favour of the principles laid down by Sir C. WOOD, when he said that " our object is to go into the world and get well-educated young men wherever they are to be found, no mat ter where or in what manner their education has been acquired." The right hon. baronet displayed more wisdom and foresight in his speech last night than he of ten does when he discourses upon Indian topics. He too often exhibits a dogged obstinacy and a reluctance to follow the path of progress, which tend greatly to mar his success and militate against the influence he should possess in his arduous and responsible position. In so important a case as the competitive examination of civil servants for India, it is most satisfactory to find, that he enter tains liberal and comprehensive views, that he eschews the conventional dogmas of prejudice, and advocates a course in conformity with that bent of mind which is one of the chief characteristics and distinctive features of the pre sent age. English society can furnish plenty of re cruits to swell the ranks of any service abroad, without confining itself to narrow limits ; and the statesmen who realise this fact and recognise this truth have at all events made some progress in their study of the national character and the development of the national resources. Grand Universal Bazaar. The above is' the ,title of a very grand bazaar, which commenced yesterday, and continues every day during the week, in St. James's Hall. Bazaars have hitherto been held for the benefit of one particular charity, but the Grand Universal Bazaar puts forward its appeal for the following distinct objects, and a more cosmopo litan affair has perhaps never been known in this coun try before, for contributions from many a distant country have been sent in the laudable desire that by their sale some one asylum or institution would be enabled to con tinue in its beneficent course, and would be helped for ward in its career of usefulness :—The Infant Asylum and Orphanage of the Sisters of Charity, the House of Re fuge for Female Prisoners, the French Schools of Sisters of Charity, the Servants' Home, St. Edward's Convent, Blandford-square, the Italian Church and Charities, the New Church, Kensington, the Little Sisters of the Poor, the Hospital of St. John and St. Elizabeth, the New Schools, Warwick-street, Golden-square, the German Church and Charities, the Orphanage, Vicarage-place, Kensington, the St. Nicholas Industrial School, Waltham stow, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, and others. What potent spell but that of charity could possibly have united so many institutions in a joint effort to promote the wel fare of each and all; and what other influence could have induced so many high-born ladies to undertake the labour of love in which they were yesterday engaged, and in which they will continue for some days yet ? An enumeration of the various aims and objects sought to be accomplished by the institutions mentioned would occupy a lengthened space, but the philanthropist will know how many wretched applicants are daily seeking shelter in some of them, how deserving of support are the good Little Sisters of the Poor in their efforts to soothe the last hours of the aged whom they tend, how many discharged prisoners are afforded refuge and assistance, how many neglected souls are cared for, how many poor children of many nations are rescued from the streets and alleys of this huge metropolis and trained in paths of usefulness, how many poor servants out of place are received in the charitable asylums named, and protected from temptation and want until new situa tions are found them; and, lastly, how all this is accom plished by the self-denying exertions of those who take an active part in the labours involved in the conduct of so many charitable institutions. The interior of the building yesterday presented a scene as curious as pleasing. The stalls were arranged on either side the entire length of the great hall, and in the centre was another large block of entrepots, on which was dis played painting, sculpture, dresses, feathers, embroidery, engravings, photographs, gold and silver ware, lace, autographs, pipes, cigars, flowers, artificial and natural, and graceful cases revealing female treasures of Lawn as white as driven snow, Cyprus black as e'er was crow, Gloves as sweet as damask roses, Masks for faces and for noses, Bugle bracelet, necklace amber, Perfume for a lady's chamber, and an endless variety of indescribable but useful luxu ries. Presents had also been sent to the bazaar by the Empress Eugenie, Queen Marie Amelie, the Countess d'Eu, and the Comte de Chambord, the first mentioned being a pair of splendid Sevres vases, exhibited on the stall of the Marchioness of Londonderry, and valued at 300 guineas. Even the raised platform of the orchestra was converted into a fancy bazaar for the oc:- casion, and instead of hearing there the dulcet tones of songstresses warbling their enchanting solos and duets, the ear was charmed by the seductive voices of ladies, young and handsome, who, in a manner which could not be resisted, sought to procure a goodly list of sub scribers for some pretty object which had been entrusted to their care to dispoie of to the best advan tage. In the body of tho hall was heard a very Babel of tongues, for many nations had theirfair emissaries, who were indefatigable in their exertions to emulate each other ; and hard and obdurate must have been the heart of him who could resist the inducement to purchase a small bouquet, abrilliant piece of music by Kuhe, offered with so much grace, or to invest a shilling or half-a-crown, as the case might be, in a scheme the result of which might be that the investor might become the possessor of a gorgeous smoking cap or a clock-work monkey. Amongst the ladies who so kindly lent their valuable aid in the disposal of the large stock of articles contributed by the charitable were the Countess Apponyi, the Marchioness of Londonderry, the Dowager Marchioness of Lothian, the Countess of Newburgh, the Dowager Countess of Buchan, Viscountess Norreys, Lady Edward Fitzalan Howard, Lady William Hervey, Lady Georgiana, Fullerton, Lady Arundel of Wardour, Baroness Marochetti, Hon. Mrs. More O'Fer rall, Hon. Mrs. Henry Petre, Hon. Mrs. Charles Petre, Lady Blount, Lady Bedingfeld, Lady Chichester, Lady Clifford, Madame A. Deveaux, Madame Gueneau de Mussy, and many others. Lady Georgiana Fullerton was also assisted by the Princesses Blanche and Marguerite, the daughters of the Duke and Duchess de Nemours. His royal highness was present during the day, as were also the Duchess of Newcastle, the Duke de Sotomayor, the Earl and Countess of Fife, Lady Taunton and Hon. Miss Labouchere, Lord Herries, Lord and Lady Petre, Lady Arthur Lennox, Lady Caroline Towneley, Baroness Lionel de Rothschild, Hon. Charles Langdale, Hon. Henry Petro, Hon. Thomas Stonor, Sir Charles Clifford, Sir Charles Winston Barron, Sir Reginald Barnewall, Madame de Lizardi, &c. CALCINED FLINT.—In 1720, during one of his journeys to London, the horse Astbury rode be came affected with a disorder in one of its oyes ; he there fore, upon arriving at Banbury, consulted the ostler of the inn at which he stayed. The man, well skilled in simple remedies, fetched a nodule of the flint common in the neigh bourhood, burnt it to a red heat in the fire of the room in which the traveller sat, and after plunging it into water, reduced it easily into a fine powder. A portion of this he blew into the horse's eyes, to their immediate relief and present cure. Astbury watched this process ; and being attracted by the whiteness of the calcined flint, and the easy method by which it had been reduced to powder, it occurred to him, by one of those happy inferences which, empirical as they are, have been so fruitful of results in relation to scientific advance, that the same substance might be found useful as a material in pottery. Willing to try the experiment, he had some flints collected and for warded by waggon to Shelton, where upon his return they were fired in a kilne aftere the ware was baked, and then pulverised in a mortar. This powder he mixed with pipe clay and water, and tried it as a wash for hollow ware. The result exceeded his expectations ; he eventually intro duced calcined flint into the body of his white ware, with the best possible effect, both as regarded a larger amount of vitrification and a purer colour.—ifeteyard's Life of Wedgwood. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) THE RUSSIAN SQUADRON. PLYMOUTH, MAY 17. The Russian squadron, under Rear-Admiral Les sofsky, with the remains of the late Czarewitch, arrived and anchored in Plymouth Sound at 11 a.m. to-day. Flags were hoisted half-mast high in her Majesty's ships in commission, on the forts, and at all the public departments. The Liverpool screw frigate, as the senior ship in the Sound, fired a salute of 21minute guns. The Port Admiral's ship Royal Adelaide also gave a similar salute. ITALY. THE KING OF ITALY AT FLORENCE. FLORENCE, MAY 17. The King was enthusiastically received last night at the.Pagliano theatre. The festivities will con tinue for three days. Public order has not been disturbed. His Majesty has made a contribution to the funds of the working men's society. SPAIN. MADRID, MAY 16, EVENING. General Cialdini has arrived here. FRANCE. PARIS, MAY 17. The Moniteur of this morning announces that on the occasion of the exchange of the ratification of the treaty of commerce between France and the Zollverein, the Emperor, before his departure for Algeria, conferred the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour on Herr von Bismark. BOURSE, May 16.—The market opened to-day with a better disposition to effect transactions, but subsequently relapsed into the same state of inac tivity which has been noticeable during the past few days. Notwithstanding the favourable dividend announced at the general meeting of the principal shareholders of the Credit Mobilier yesterday, the stock of that company has shown no appreciable im provement, and the business effected has been con ductea with great reserve at 800 f. Threes, for the Account, and Italian Fives show no augmentation on yesterday's closing quotations. The market closed as follows : 41 per Cents 95 50 Do. end month — 8 per Cents. 67 70 Do. end month 67 70 Credit liobilier Do. end month Bank Shares 3700 Credit Foncier 1290 Roman 76 - RAIL' Italian Loan 66 15 Do. end month 66 10 Ditto Threes — New Mexican Russian 9O 50 Austrian Spanish Threes Home Debt Deferred VAYS. _ _ Cash. Acct. Orleans Northern 1067 50 1070 Lyons and Mediterranean BB7 50 ... 901 25 Southern 6OO ... 602 50 Western Eastern Sardinian Austrian Lombard North of Spain , Saragossa 530 - ... - - 512 50 ... 512 50 306 25 ... 306 25 446 25 ... 445 - 547 50 ... 550 - 257 50 ... 260 - 350 - ... 347 50 Ditto to Barcelona - ... --- THE EMPEROR'S VISIT TO ALGERIA. ALGIERS, May 13. The Mobacher, an Algerian journal, gives the following : " The morning after the arrival of the Emperor in Algiers, his Majesty honoured the Bach-Aghas and Aghas of Algiers, and also the two members of the Council General of the same province, with an invitation to breakfast. "At the conclusion of the collation, Si Hassen ben Brimath, one of the members of the Council General, addressed the Emperor in the name of his co-religionists there present, in a long and flatter ing speech, professing the greatest devotion towards his Majesty, and concluding the discourse with cries of Viv l'Enzpereur ! in which he was unanimously joined by the rest of the guests. " In reply, the Emperor expressed to the native chiefs the satisfaction it afforded him to have heard their protestations of devotion and fidelity. He also said that he indeed looked upon them as his children, and that he placed reliance in their oaths. " ' Your religion,' " his Majesty added, *" like the Christian faith, enjoins the strict observance of sworn faith. God is the common father of all men : he reads all hearts, and treats every one according to his works. " ' You know that it is God who has imposed upon me the duty of rewarding those of my Mussulman children who serve France with fidelity, even as he orders me to punish with severity those who revolt against my authority and sow agitation in the country. In speaking this to you, who have all remained faithful, I am convinced that you will aid the Governor-General to prevent crises like that which occurred in the past year.' " OPENING OF THE STET TIN EXHIBITION, STETTIN, May 13. The Crown Prince of . Prussia yesterday opened the Universal Exhibition of Industrial and Manu facturing products in this town. In reply to an address, his Royal Highness said-- " Gentlemen,--I greet you to-day with joy and satisfaction in presence of this completed work. You have been certain from the commencement of my warmest sympathy in promoting the Exhibition, and I can, thdrefore, now, as Viceroy of Pomerania, express my pleasure at its success, both on account of its importance to Stettin, to this province, and to our general country. " Next I heartily bid the foreign guests welcome who have largely contributed by their zeal and par ticipation to the adornment and splendour of the "It has filled my heart with thankfulness and emotion to find that you entertain a kindly recollection of the high services rendered by the lamented Prince Consort in the impulse, develop ment, and promotion of manufactures and industry. May his spirit and his creative activity, which is now daily more and more recognised in its full importance, constantly impart to our efforts the richest blessing, and thus be beneficial to the ob jects of this our undertaking. " Let us proceed, then, to the opening of the Exhibition with the wish that it may conduce to the prosperity of Stettin, the province of Pomerania, and our whole more immediate as well as general country." The Crown Prince then made the circuit of the building, declared the Exhibition opened, and called for three cheers for the King. His Royal Highness passed several hours in the building, and returned the following day to Berlin. The Countess of Dalkeith has not sustained any serious injury from the accident on Monday, though her ladyship was much shaken by being thrown out of her carriage. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Prin cess of Wales, the Duke of Cambridge, the Duchess of Cambridge, and the Princess Mary, together with a host of the nobility, called yesterday to inquire after her lady ship's health. The answer was that the Countess had passed a good night, and was much better than was ex pected. Owing to the accident the Countess was unable to accompany the Earl of Dalkeith to the State ball at Buckingham Palace last night. The Right Hon. Chichester Fortescue, M.P., and Frances Countess Waldegrave had a dinner party yester day evening at their residence in Carlton -gardens. T hero wore present the Marchioness of Clanricarde, the Earl and Countess of Airlie, the Earl of Abingdon, Viscount and Viscount Bury, Lord Stanley, M.P., Lord Houghton, the Right Hon. C. Adderley, M.P., the Right Hon. General Peel, M.P., the Hon. Mr. Brown, the Hon. Mr. Cartier, the Hon. Mr. M'Donald, the Hon. Mr. Galt, Mr. Goschen, M.P., and Mrs. Goschen, Mr. C. Buxton, and Mrs. C. Bux ton, Mr. Kinglake, M.P., and Mr. Shaw Lefevre, M.P. Count Alexander Stenbock has left the Clarendon Hotel for Paris. - - The Earl of Orford has arrived in Paris from Germany. The Earl and Countess of Winchilsea and Lady Constance Finch-Hatton have arrived at the St. Geotge's Hotel. _ _ The Academy of Inscriptions and Belles-Lettres elected in Saturday's sitting Mr. W. H. Waddington to be member, in the reera of Count )3eugnot, deceased. AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE CITY OF WASHINGTON. QUEENSTOWN, May 16. The Inman steamer City of Washington, from New York on the 6th, has arrived here with 55 passengers and 286,448 dollars in specie. She landed 24 bags of mails, and proceeded at 10.55 p.m., for Liverpool. NEW YORK, May 4 (Morning) President Johnson has issued the following pro clamation : " Whereas, it appears from evidence in the bureau of the military department that Mr. Lin coln's murder and Mr. Seward's attempted assassi nation were incited, concerted, and procured by Jefferson Davis, Jacob Thompson, Clement C. Clay, Beverly Tucker, George N. Sanders, W. C. Cleary, and other rebel traitors against the United States Government, harboured in Canada, the fol lowing rewards for the arrest of the said persons within the limits of the United States are there fore offered:—sloo,ooo for Davis, $lO,OOO for Cleary, and 22,000 for each of the others." Cleary, against whom the Toronto Grand Jury found a true bill for a breach of the neutrality laws, has surrendered. He gave bail for $B,OOO, and will stand his trial at the October assizes. Canadian papers announce Surratt's arrival in Canada. The: Herald correspondent asserts that an im mense number of persons implicated in the Booth conspiracy have held meetings in Washington since August, 1864. The Boston Advertiser says that Booth's head and heart were removed from his remains and deposited in the Medical Museum, at Washington. The body was interred in the felons' cemetery. General Ewell and several other Confederate generals have addressed a letter to Grant express ing their unqualified abhorrence and indignation at Lincoln's murder and Seward's attempted assassina tion, and declaring themselves to be no allies of assassins either North or South. Jefferson Davis, Breckenridge, Benjamin, and other Confederate leaders, escorted by 2,000 cavalry, and followed by 11 waggons, supposed to contain treasure, reached Yorkville, South Carolina, on the 28th. Stoneman's cavalry arrived at the town on the following day, Mr. Davis thus having one day's start. Governor Aiken, of South Carolina, and G. B. Lamar, of Savannah, have arrived at Washington as prisoners. It is asserted that they will be regu larly tried on the charge of treason. It is reported that an agreement has been made for the surrender of all the Confederate troops in Florida. It is also reported that Canby will only accept Dick Taylor's surrender on the same terms as those accepted by General Lee. Twenty-six of the crew of the ram Webb have been captured, and arrived at New Orleans. Mosby has left Virginia, and is endeavouring to escape to Texas. Secretary Stanton has rescinded the order prohi biting the exportation of arms and war material. President Johnson made a speech to the Pennsyl vania delegation, reiterating that the severest penal ties of the law would be inflicted upon the rebel leaders. Mr. Seward and his son are both gaining strength. NEW YORK, May 6 (Morning.) Sherman's entire army has arrived at Washington, and he has established his head-quarters at Alex andria. Rosser is stated to have been captured. Jefferson Thompson has surrendered. The trial of the Booth conspirators will commence next week at the Arsenal, Washington. Beverly Tucker and Cleary have written letters denying positively having had any knowledge of a plot to assassinate or capture Lincoln and Seward. George N. Sanders and Tucker have issued a manifesto, accusing President Johnson of a hellish plot to murder their Christian President. They ex press their readiness to proceed to Rouse's Point or some other place for trial, if the Federal Govern ment will pay for their defence and guarantee their safety. Washington despatches assert that it is understood that a formal demand has been made upon the Canadian Government to surrender such of the assassination conspirators as may be within its jurisdiction. The Herald recommends the Government to de mand the surrender of Davis from any country that he may fly to regardless of extradition treaties, and urges that the demand should be made with sufficient force to take him as the common enemy of the human race. The Montreal Gazette believes that Surratt has left Canada. An advertisement is published in the Washington papers requesting officers and soldiers wishing to emigrate to Mexico, according to the Mexican decree, to register their names and addresses with Colonel A. G. M. Washington. Other offices for the same object will be opened in all the large cities of the Union. The New York Herald says that a scheme is on foot to enable all those who desire to sustain the Monroe doctrine to do so without involving them selves or the Government in trouble. The Philadelphia and Pittsburg papers hint that a filibustering expedition to Mexico ,is being organised in those cities. Romero addressed a letter to Mr. Seward in February last, entering a protest against any cession of Mexican territory by Maximilian to Na poleon. Mr. Seward informed Romero that the protest would be filed as a testimony of his course in the premises, and for such other useful purposes as future events may render it necessary to apply it. The New York Herald devotes six columns to a description of the Fenian Brotherhood, estimating their strength in Ireland at 65,000. In connection therewith the Herald inquires what England pro poses doing in reference to the conspirators in Canada, and the claims for damages by privateers. Governor Aiken is on parole in Washington. The Secretary of the Treasury has removed the trade restrictions in Delaware, Indiana, Pennsyl vania, and Western Virginia, and the Government is said to be debating the question of the total re moval of these restrictions in the Southern States. The Herald represents Virginia as totally im poverished, and the people starving. The New York Chamber of Commerce has passed resolutions in favor of clemency and magnanimity towards the South. Mr. Wendell Phillips advocates a similar policy. General Halleck has issued an order allowing all persons, without regard to rank or employment, in the civil or military service of the rebel Govern.. ment, to take the oath of allegiance and be am nestied,receiving a corresponding certificate. Those who may be excluded from the benefit of the oath can apply to the Executive for pardon. Their taking the oath voluntarily will constitute a claim on the clemency of the Executive. Mr. Lincoln's remains were interred in Spring field on Thursday last. Mr. Simeon Draper has telegraphed that only 5,000 bales of cotton have been found in Charles ton. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK, April 6 (Morning). Money Abundant—Gold, 1431. Exchange on London, 1562 ; on Paris, 3.60. Stock dull—New York Central, 97i ; Illinois, 1141 ; Erie, 791 ; Five-twenty Bonds, 105;. Cotton steady— Middling Upland, 47c. to 48c. Flour slightly firmer. Wheat and corn quiet. Provisions dull. Coffee and molasses steady. Sugar slightly firmer. Petroleum quiet—Crude, 38c. ; refined, 54c. The subscriptions to the Seven-thirties on Thursday and Friday exceeded $13,000,000. MEXICO. NEW YORK, May 4 Morning. Advices from Mexico, via Havana, state that guerilla warfare is increasing in Sinola. Neither side give quarter. DISSOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT.—We can state, on the best authority, that the dissolution of Parliament can not take place before July 20.—The Owl. CRYSTAL PALACE.—ONE SHILLING DAY. — TUESDAY, May 16.—Admissions on payment, 2,565; ditto by season tickets, 1,063; total Visitors, 3,628. ELECTION INTELLIGENCE. NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME. Mr. W. Jackson, the sitting Liberal member for this borough, has accepted an invitation to contest South Derbyshire at the next election. In an ad dress to his constituents announcing his retirement from the representation of Newcastle at the dissolu tion of Parliament the hon. gentleman says :—" To sever a connection which has continued uninterrup tedly for 18 years causes me much regret. I have, however, received a requisition from a large and im portant constituency, with which my personal inte rests are most closely connected, of so pressing a character that I cannot consistently with• my duty decline to accept it." It is not yet known who will come forward as Mr. Jackson's successor, but it is understood that the leaders of the Liberal party have a suitable candidate in view. The only Liberal candidate at present in the field is Mr. W. S. Allen, a gentleman of advanced views. The Conservative programme is not yet made known, but it is hinted that there will be more than one Conservative can didate brought forward, and that the contest will be a severe one. NOTTINGHAM. A requisition containing 1,800 signatures was pre sented to Mr. Saml. Morley, of London, at a crowded meeting of Liberals held at the Exchange-room, Nottingham, on Monday night, requesting that gen tleman to become a candidate for the suffrages of the electors at the next election. Upon receiving the re quisition Mr. Morley said he would support the £6 franchise, but merely as an instalment, as there were thousands of men who did not choose to rent houses, but who lived in lodgings, who were in every way qualified to vote. He was a supporter of the ballot, and it was a mockery for well-to-do people to call it un-English. It was a protection to small trades men and others who dare not record their votes as they could wish. He was an advocate also of less legis lation, for he believed it was true wisdom to lessen the functions of Government, inasmuch as whatever work it did it did badly and more expensivelythan the same work could be done by other people. He was op posed to the educational grant as it was now ad ministered, inasmuch as it scarcely touched the poor, whereas the sons of farmers and shopkeepers were being educated by it all over the kingdom. He would not support the Permissive Bill, as he did not think it right that the minority should force the majority. He was opposed to the law of primogeni ture ; it pauperized younger sons, and the public (Aces were filled by them to the detriment of old and faithful servants of the Crown. Let them look at the Edmunds scandal, where all around was .rottenness. Lord Derby dared not throw dirt upon the party opposite him, as he knew there was plenty on his own side. As to the question of capital punishment, he was of opinion that the time had come for the mitigation of the extreme penalty, except, perhaps, in cases of murder under aggra vated circumstances. He thought cheap law was much wanted, and if the people were wise we should have fewer lawyers. He thought our national ex penditure was very wicked. He was in favour of direct taxation. He would like a man of £lOO,OOO a year to pay 100 times more than the man of £l,OOO a year. He was opposed to the affiance of the Church with the State, and believed it would add enormously to the Church's power if it were separated. In conclusion, Mr. Morley acceded to the request to be put forward as a candidate. STATE OF TRADE, MANCHESTER, May 16.—1 n shipping yarns of all kinds there has been a very good demand to-day, and sellers in most instances have been able to ob tain full prices. Spinners, being deeply under con tract, do not seem disposed to accept lower rates, and buyers have generally had to comply with their demands. These yarns close strong, with an up ward tendency in values. The market for home trade yarns has also been very strong, and prices are much the same as on Friday last. There has been a fair inquiry for these yarns, but not any great amount of business. In cloth we have had a week very barren of operations since last Tuesday. Buyers have shown very little disposition to do business, and have made but few offers. However, prices have kept their position pretty well. There have been few or no stocks of cloth pressing on the market, and manufacturers being mostly well engaged hardly any weakness has been observable as the result of the quietness prevailing. To-day buyers appear to be looking about them rather more, as if disposed to a renewal of more active business, and the inquiry has been very general for most classes of goods. It is believed that there are considerable orders in the market waiting for execution, and offers have already been made for some fair quantities of cloth, but in most cases at very low rates. The rates offered, in fact, have been in some instances so low that it would be impossible, looking to the hardening tend ency of cotton and yarn, for manufacturers to accept them, and the business of the day has been consider ably restricted from this cause. CARDIFF, 15th.—The steam coal trade continues rather unsettled. There are not many vessels in port, and freights remain without change. It is said the falling off in the inquiry for steam coal is attri butable in a great measure to the high prices which prevail, as compared with the quotations for North of England coal, and this sends some buyers to other districts for their supplies. France is still the principal customer, and the shipments to Spain and Italy are considerable. About the usual quan tity is sent inland and to Birkenhead for shipment. There is a better feeling in the tin-plate trade, and the advanced quotations are well maintained. The ironworks are in regular employ, and the makers are, as a rule, well supplied with specifications. More firmness is shown in the trade, and no anxiety is evinced to secure contracts, for it is believed that there will be a decided improvement before long, provided matters are satisfactorily arranged in the States. Quotations are without alteration. LEEDS, 16th.—At the woollen cloth markets this morning there was a moderate attendange of buyers, but they did not operate very freely. Small parcels of goods suitable for autumn and winter, with a sprinkling of light fabrics, was made up, chiefly for the home trade. In the wool cloth hall there was a moderate sale of hair lists and ordinary goods. Prices of both wools and goods are firm. There is a further improvement in the flax trade, and prices are better for the raw material, as well as for yarns and threads. The mills are running full time, and most of the hands are employed. NorrnioHAm, 16th.—There was a moderate at tendance at our Exchange-hall to-day, and a steady trade was done in lace yarns at the full currencies of the week previous. In hosiery yarns there was rather more doing, and recent rates were well sup ported. An advance of 6d. per lb. must be quoted in the value of all kinds of silk. The demand for brown nets continues quiet,. and there is very little change to note in the quotations. ROCHDALE, 15th.—The flannel trade here con tinues quiet. The attendance of buyers to-day has been small, and purchases were made without ani mation. The approach of stock-taking for.the half year kept merchants out of the market, except for small quantities of goods to meet the demand of the season. Manufacturers are moderately well em ployed, and their stocks are not large. Prices keep steady, those for heavy as well as those for light goods. For the better description of Yorkshire goods there is rather more inquiry than of late, but the commoner sorts are in slow request. The local wool trade. is steady both as to demand and prices. THE GRACE DARLING LIFEBOAT.—The National Lifeboat Institution sent on Monday a fine self righting lifeboat, 32 feet long, to Holy Island, Northumber land. The lifeboat, with its transporting carriage, is the gift of Lady W— to the institution, through Sir W. G. Armstrong, F.R.S. The boat is named the Grace Darling, after the heroine who many years ago distinguished her self in saving life from shipwreck near Holy Island. A commodious and substantial boathouse has been prepared for the lifeboat. The Great Northern and North-Eastern Railway Companies readily gave a free conveyance to the boat over their lines to its destination. During the past year 698 lives were saved by the lifeboats of the institu tion, and by the crews of fishing boats, &c., to whom the institution granted rewards. For these services it awarded £1,545, in addition to 22 silver medals and other honorary rewards. diuntt Ciro La HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, May 16. Her Majesty arrived at the castle last evening at a quarter past seven o'clock from Buckingham Palace, attended by the Dowager Duchess of Athole, Lady Augusta Stanley, and Major-General F. H. Seymour. Her Royal Highness Princess Louise, attended by the Hon. Harriet Phipps and Colonel H. Pon sonby, arrived at the castle this morning. The Queen, accompanied by her Royal Highness Princess Beatrice, and attended by Lady Augusta Stanley, walked and drove in the grounds. Their Royal Highnesses Princess Helena and Princess Louise, attended by Lady C. Barrington, the Hon. Harriet Phipps, Captain the Hon. Mor timer West, and Colonel Ponsonby, attended the Philharmonic concert last night. The Prince and Princess of Wales. The Prince of Wales, accompanied by the Crown Prince of Denmark, rode on horseback yesterday forenoon, attended by Major Teesdale and Captain Lund. The Prince and Princess of Wales, accompanied by the Crown Prince of Denmark, took a carriage drive. The Crown Prince of Denmark took leave of the Prince and Princess of Wales, and, attended by Captain Lund, left Marlborough House for Dover en route for Denmark. The Queen's Journey to Scotland. Her Majesty, accompanied by their Royal High nesses Princesses Helena, Louise, and Beatrice and Prince Leopold, will leave Windsor Castle on Friday evening for Balmoral, the residence of the Court in the Highlands. The train, furnished by the Lon don and North-Western Railway Company, will consist of, in addition to the Queen's carriage of five double saloons, one single saloon, four first class carriages, two carriage trucks, and two vans. The Queen and the members of the royal familY , attended by the Duchess of Athole, the Hon. Mrs. Bruce, General the Hon. Charles Grey, the lion. Miss Bowater, Colonel Ponsonby, Mr. Buff, Mr. Brown, and Mr. Sahl, will leave Windsor at 6 50 p.m. on Friday, and travelling over • the Great Western Railway will pass through Leamington at 923 p.m., arriving at Bushbury junction, the furthest limit of the territory of this line, at 10 40 p.m. From Bushbury the royal train is to run direct to Stafford, where 15 minutes will be allowed for refreshments, Leaving Stafford at 11 20 p.m. the train will run a continuous distance of 61k miles to Boar's Head Station without stopping. From Boar's Head the royal party will again travel without stoppage to the 'Kendal junction, 54 miles, an d thence to Carlisle, 51 miles. The royal party wil l not be disturbed at the border city, but continue their journey northwards by Summit, 50 miles, and Greenhill, 57 miles, to Perth, where her Majesty will alight and remain one hour for refreshments . The royal travellers will leave Perth at a quarter to ten o'clock, and running over the Scottish North Eastern Railway by the Bridge of Dun will arove at Aberdeen at 12 26 p.m. on Saturday. From th e northern city the journey will be continued over the Deeside Railway to Aboyne, where the train is timed to arrive at 1 37 p.m., the whole distance of 5801 miles occupying rather less than 17 hours. Tb B journey will be performed under th e di rec tion of Mr. Cawkwell, general manager of the London and North-Western Railway, assisted by his lieutenant/ Mr. Neale. State Ball at Buckingham Palace. By the command of the Queen a State Ball wa s given last evening at Buckingham Palace, to which a party of upwards of 1,700 was invited. The royal body guard of the Yeomen of the Guard was on duty in the Palace, under the command of Captain Parker Rickford, the Exon-in-Waiting• Lieut.-Colonel Cooke, the ensign, was also present with the corps. A guard of honour of the Grenadier Guards was mounted in the court of the Palace. The Prince and Princess of Wales, escorted by detachment of the Royal Horse Guards, attended by the Countess of Morton, the Hon. Mrs. E. Coke, Earl Spencer, Lord Harris, and the Hon. R. Meade, arrived at the Palace from Marlborough House • shortly before 10 o'clock. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge and Princess Mary arrived from St. James's Pala ce : attended by Lady Geraldine Somerset and Colonel Home Purves. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge was prevented by indisposition from coming to the ball. The Prince and Princess of Wales, with her Roysi Highness the Princess Helena and their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge and Princ e ! Mary, conducted by Viscount Sydney, the L° Chamberlain, attended by their ladies and gentle : men in waiting, entered the ball-room soon after lu o'clock. Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales 'O r° a rich dress of black and white tulle over black glio silk, head-dress of black velvet and diamond s * Necklace, brooch, and earrings of pearls 31,3,.( ~ diamonds, the Victoria and Albert order, and t i. '" Order of Isabella of Portugal. Her Royal Highness the Princess Helena wore 3 dress of pink and white tulle, over white PI trimmed with white crystal and satin ribbons an bunches of water lilies. Head dress, wreaths f water lilies and diamonds, diamond ornaments/ Victoria and Albert order, and order of St. Isabe l ' Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge° wore a black satin dress trimmed with black hte and bugle and satin ribbon. Head dress a dia denl of pearls and diamonds, with black velvet and 1 Necklace, stomacher, and earrings pearls and 0 monds. Her Royal Highness the Princess Mary of Cl‘ ra l : bridge wore a white tulle dress over glace si l l trimmed with green silk and blonde, bouquets of violets and long grass. Head dress, a cliadera_° diamonds, mounted with violets. Stomacher, De c ''' . lace, and earrings of diamonds. As soon as their Royal Highnesses the Prince 3 0 Princess of Wales and Princess Helena entered ball-room the dancing commenced. • ey The quadrille band of Messrs. Coote and TO 9I (conducted by Mr. Coote) was in attendance. , ;g The list of invitations to the ball i nc luded A Serene Highness the Prince of Leiningen, hers cll.'; retcHighness the Princess of Leiningen, his o Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar and erg Countess Dornberg ; and the foreign ambassa" and ministers now in town. Brun' The Russian Ambassador and the Barones s - ere now, with all the members of the embassY , prevented from being present at the ball, in c e quence of the death of the Czarewitch. The Fl i t be States Minister and Mrs. and Miss Adams, lovi rot members of the mission, were also preven ted , t he attending by the death of the President 01 United States. this tiaeeg ARCHBISHOP MANNING leaves London a to for Rome, where he is to be consecrated as bishon (1, 0 ,0 receive the pallium as archbishop at the bands of the himself. ••• bas His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambrid g e been unable to attend to his official duties a t the 11010 1 Guards from an attack of gout—from which his Highness has suffered since his return from Dublin. the The Count and Countess d'Eu a rrived fr°' Continent yesterday, by the South-Eastern BailvraY? proceeded to Claremont. harall e° 0-L a Their Highnesses the Maharajah and or* Daleep Singh have arrived at Claridge's Hotel, fr(1)1i0. Oli andria, and have been joined by Colone l and phant. ctaffora The Duke of Sutherland has return ed to House from his visit to Turin. a family The Earl and Countess Fitzwilliara a ll .13 fo r th e have arrived at their residence in Grosvenor-6V" be season. Edg clinj The Earl and Countess of M ount- to have arrived at Paris from Cannes on their j England. este ° The Earl Brownlow arrived i n town posios evening from Madeira, where his lords hi p has b the winter.