The Sun. — London, England, 1865-03-16 00:00:00

AT a GENERAL COURT of PROPRIETORS held at the BANK of ENGLAND on THURSDAY, the 16th March, 1805. e olvcd That the thanks cf this C.,urt be given to the Governor, Deputy-Governor, and Court of Directors of the Bay k ot England for their able and judiciou- administration of the affairs of this Corporation during the last half year. And further, that this Court express Its sympathy with the Governor, K.rkman Daniel Hoeg or., Esq. en his late acci dent, wit ch has prevented his attendance at the meeting this day. Ordered, that the same be advertised in all the liily morn in; and evening papers. HAMMOND CHUBB, Secretary. LIFEBOAT SERVICES. During the storms of the past year 1864 the boats of the National tifcbsat Institution have saved 432 persons from different wrecks on oar coasts. The Institution also expended .i:i0,531 14s sd. in the same peri...d on lifeboat establishments, in addition to grantLg .E 1,509 as rewards for say , ng 69 shipwrecked per ions by its lifeboats, ant other means. The Committee of the Institution eirnest l y A ?PEAL to the i.ublic for ASSISTANCE to enable them to me-n the continued heavy ceman'is on the Institution's 110 lifeboat eStabliShMea!a. Contributiens are received by 3Tessrs Will's and Co.. Ile: ries and Co , Coutts and Co., ?nd all the London arid country bankers ; and by the Secretary. Richard Lewis, at the Institution, 14, Johu-street, Addphi. WYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT GARDEN. (Opera Company, Limited.) THIS EVENING - , the Opera of THE MOCK DOCTOR (the English words by Char :es Kenny% Principal by Mesdames Poole, Thi r lwall, an Dianny Hud g dart ; Messrs. Henry Haigh, A. Cook , C. Ly ack, Linham, and H. Corn. Condurtor, Mr. A. MELLON. Alter which, the grand and highly successful Pantomime, CIN DERELLA. Magnificent Scenery and gorgeous acces sories. Commence at Seven. THEATRE -ROYAL, DRURY-LANE, ISlanagers. Messrs. E. Falconer and F. B. Chatterton. THIS EVENING, a I`.Zew Farce, GOING TO T CIE DOGS. A Ayr which, THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL. a essrs. Phelps, dares Anderson, Waiter Lacy, Sinclair, Rayner; Miss nose Leclercq and Mrs. Hermann Vezin. Concluding with the Opening of the Pantomime, HOP 0' MY THUMB AND HIS ELaVEN BROTHEkts; or, the ogre of the Seven-League Boots; terminating with the Grand Transformation Scene ; Miss Lydia lhompson, Jac. THEATRE -ROYAL, OYA L, HAYMARKET. Lessee. Mr. Buckstone. . THIS EVENING tha performance will commence with OUR ➢IARY ANAE. Mr. Huwe, Mr. Clark, and Miss F. Lia iley. Alter which, THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL Mes srs. Backs tone, Chippend .le, Howe, Ro_ers. Far ren. Coo Rton, Brat'. Clark, Coe, White; Ille_dames Moore, Fitzwilitam, Snowdon, Lindley, &c. And EASY SHAVING. Miis Louise Keeley, Miss F. Wri;ht ; Ites3rs. Clark, Gordon, Hopis, &,.r. To commence at 7. NEW THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPIII.- 34.10 Vropri..to: tirktr..h:. IS. Y% eb6risr. THIS EVENING, THE IRISH TIGER. Mess' a. C. IT. Stephenson and Eburne; Miss K. Kelly. At er which, THE HUNCHBACK. Julia (Bth time), Miss Bateman, supporZed by alestg , .., George J. rdan, Swinbourne, Bii,illgton, Stuart, Ashley, Eburne, J. L. Toole ; and Miss H. To coi;elw - le with THE AREA BELLE Messrs. J. I Toole, t'aul Bedlot d, and Mrs. A. Mellon. Commence at 7. OYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Sole Management of Mr. Pechter. THIS EVENING, A DAY AErER THE WEDDING. To be f Ilowei by THE STRA'NGX.R. The Stranger, Mr. It) der ; Mrs. Haller, Mdlle Beatrice; Messrs. Widtii c anb, v. tlorsman, Fitzpatrick, M'lntyre, Garden, Raymond ; 3.1,5 s M. L enra E. Lavenu, and Mri. C. llorsman. To ebneirle with TILE ROADSIDE INN. Raert Ma caite, air. Emery, Bertrand, Jr.a H. Widdiroinb ; Messrs. C. Horsman, P Itzpatrick, iilord,anri, Garden, Raymond, i;ollett; Miss E. Lavenu and Hiss .I.lsworthy. Doors open at hall-past Six. The Box-office open daily from Ekv n till Five. R. FECUTER will perform RUY BLAS on TUESI March 2 sr, TItURSDAY, arch 24d, and SAM.:DAY, March 25th, at the LYCELDI Tit EAT it E. CYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. JCL; Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. 1 1113 EVENING, a new Farce, by Mr. Da . id Fisher, entit:ed IIEART-STRINGS AND EIDULE-STit NUS. Atter which, THE bTREETS Ole LONDON. Messrs. Vining, J. W. Ray, D. Fisher, D. Murray, J. Nelson, IL Forreoter. H. Melon; Mrs. Henry Marston, Miss Etuala Barnett, and Miss F .nny Gwynn'. To conclude with AN AMPLE APOLOGY. OYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manazeress Mrs. Swanborough. T it I 4 EVENING, at 7, THE SILENT SYSTE AL Messrs. Belford and J Thorne; Misses Carson and Hughes. Alter which, the great Comic Drama, MILKY WHITE. e,ers. Craven, Stoyle, Jame.; 311ss Swanborough. To conclude w th T dE "GRIN" BUtIIES : Mr. Fenton, tire. ; Resuames liaynham, Sirni:son, Johnstone, rtc. GRATIS AND POST FREE. E. 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MkA, • flo4 ••,% ISP dh,-% • A • ••••• 443 t st.°l4-4?M**6l:l #l.z. . yam LONDON, THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1865. - -41).- - It would se em as if the longer the lock-out or strike lasts, the more grasping are the qualities that it is destined to display, and the greater the exclu siveness that is everywhere manifested. The Scotch ironmasters at Glasgow have resolved at a meeting held there to reduce the wages of the puddlers one shilling per ton, and the millmen and others 10 per cent. It was likewise settled not to employ England th e workmen who came from those districts in where the men are on strike or lock-out. Thi s i s a very unfair arrangement, and one which shows that the opinion of the masters is pretty much the same in all places. This unfortunate occurrence is plainly proved to be no sudden ebullition of indignation, but a settled purpose that has long been planned, and which circumstances have hitherto prevented from being Fit into execution. The universality of this movement is remarkable, and the only way to account for its suddenly progressing to so great an extent is to consider for how long a period the public have been perplexed and dismayed by the reports of the misunderstandings between the masters and men. When these were respectively terminated, it may doubtless have been supposed by the uninitiated and the casual observer that the danger was over ; but such was not the case—the evil had taken deep root, and we can recognise how strong was its influence in the deplorable events DOW witnessed. The numerous meetings that are being held testify to the anxiety felt by all con cerned in the matter to come to some understand ing as to the rights and wrongs of the affair ; but we do not discern any particular anxiety to make a settlement for the sake of terminating the differences that prevail. The opinion that was expressed at the meeting of the puddlers in Wolverhampton is no doubt a very sound one, and well expresses the true state of the case. It said that this lock-out was in reality an evidence of " latent antagonism" which the masters' union felt against the men's union, and that it was not likely that two such in stitutions should long continue in existence without coming into contact with each other. The strike in North Staffordshire, which has truly been consi dered a small affair to create such mighty mischief, if regarded in its true light may be rather looked upon as the excuse than the reason for the disaster ; doubtless the masters were glad of a pretext for proclaiming their opinions, and hailed in this convenient circumstance the opportunity for legitimately asserting their supremacy. There are no signs as yet apparent that they will be suc cessful in putting down the firmly-banded and compact unions of the operatives, or in coercing them to succumb to their wishes. At the best, the consent that is wrung from exhaustion is a very in sufficient one, and when the first excitement is over, the old feelings of discontent will inevitably return with renewed vigour, and the spirit of discord will smoulder until a fresh provocation or an aggravated action again calls it into full play and gives free scope for the exercise of irritated feelings. There are not wanting proofs of the correctness of the views entertained respecting the effect that the masters' Union has had upon jhis lock-out. During the months that it has been in formation an in creasing dislike to the men's Union was re marked, and an opportunity was wanted to try the strength of the one against the other, which occasion has just been furnished. The best argu ment in support of this conclusion is the fact that some masters agreed to open their works at once if the men would give up their Union. One proposal that was made appears to be a very desir able one, but it is not likely in the general convul sion which has occurred, that any partial offer will be accepted, or terms entered into, which do not embrace the disputed matter in a complete form. It was proposed that a meeting of representatives of masters and men should be held to settle the question of the puddlers' wages, and the men con sented to work for a fixed time at a fixed rate of wages without regard to the price of iron. At New castle a meeting was held between a deputation of the men with the masters' committee, and it is satisfactory to notice that an amicable spirit per vaded its course. The unhappy state of affairs which these dissen sions has produced is well described in a letter from a member of the South Staffordshire Ironmasters' Association, and the concluding passage is well calculated to exhibit the dangers and difficulties that the future may bring forth if a speedy and satisfactory settlement be not come to. The writer observes, that if the North Staffordshire men will not follow a wise course, and the men from other districts do not carry on the work, " one of the greatest of our national industries will be prostrated, and a large portion of our trade probably pass into other countries." Such a consequence is greatly to be deplored, and yet its likelihood cannot be denied. When it is too late to remedy the evil those who have occasioned it will be the first to regret it. It is not so much the fault of any one now that this mischance should have occurred, as it is the blame of those who in times past have persisted in keeping up ill will and jealous feelings between master and men. Far-sighted and experienced observers have for a long time been descanting upon the fatal con sequences that would ensue if these efforts were continued, but no heed was paid to their remarks, and we now have to deplore the consequences of their advice not having been followed earlier in one of the most disastrous events that has paralysed trade in the memory of the present generation. The arrival of the Calcutta mail brings us, as usual, varied intelligence. The records of the semi civilisation of China, the barbarism of Japan, the infant vigour of the young Australian communities, the struggle between settler and savage in New Zealand, and the strange complex life of English man and Hindoo in India, all form part of its wide panorama. A very large proportion of the human race are concerned in this intelligence, and the part which is played in it by Englislunen and the de scendants of Englishmen is at once gratifying and interesting. In China we have evidence that an Englishman has played a most important and hon ourable part, and Colonel GORDON, in returning to his own country, has the satisfaction of doing so not only as the saviour of Imperial autho rity, and the terror of the Taepings, but as the preserver of the best interests of China and the benefactor of the European community as well as of the Chinese Government. He has known how to maintain a regard for honour and discipline even among the wild and mercenary troops whom he led, and the unscrupulous and dishonest officials with whom he had to deal. While his courage and his military skill have extorted the admiration of the Chinese, it is more gratifying to him to bear home to his countrymen the thanks of the Eu ropean community, who are not disposed to regard ' success as the only test of merit. The story of C o lonel GORDorfscarjuseetrlyisproonued_o_nf proud—not h less ich fo wer th in e this country may be high spirit with which he directed affairs, than for the iemarkable success which everywhere attended his efforts, and made his name so Potent among the rebels that the very news of hi s approach was often sufficient to induce their sur render. General GORDON'S career has been watched with keen interest by the people of this country, who have been justly proud of his character and achievements. It will be remembered that the Chinese Governor of Shanghai requested the English Admiral and Commander to appoint an English officer to the command of a Chinese force, who might act against the Taepings beyond the magic circle which our naval and military authorities had drawn 30 miles round the European settlement. The Chinese, capable of but little when officered by their own treacherous and grasping countrymen, are, Nhe nasleevd by y s have proved, completely transformed Europeans or Americans. Such a lfeoardtherasin C g e:lo t n u e t l GORDON is not indeed always forthcoming, but fighting, and BURGEVINE and others h ave shown what can be done in the w a y though their bands were sometimes as d angerous to thei r emp l oyers as to their adversaries. It was the evils ar . sing from the It is not surprising that even the Chinese, re luctant as they are to own themselves eclipsed, should have acknowledged the debt which they owe to the virtual preserver of their dynasty, or that on Colonel GORDON'S departure from the country in which he has played so conspicuous a part, they should load him with honours and praises. But it is probable that Colonel GORDON values more highly the unforced tribute of respect and gratitude presented to him by the merchants of Shanghai, who, judging his conduct by the European standard of honour and integrity have thus awarded him a public token of approval. The military skill of an officer who, in spite of all difficulties, of want of means to pay his troops, and the serious obstacles attending the dis cipline of a mixed and discordant band, within the space of two years, disposed of so formidable and widespread a disturbance, cannot be lightly rated. But when we add to these facts the important con sideration that GORDON'S force at the commence ment of 1863 numbered only 5,000, and that he marched against just twenty times that number, with men who were far from being all Europeans or Americans, we shall have some idea of the abi lity which he has displayed. There is therefore good reason to hope and to anticipate that the same qualities which Colonel GORDON has displayed at Chang-chow, Soochow, and Nankin will enable him to attain yet higher distinction in the imme diate service of his own country, should the occa sion unhappily arise to need the active aid of skilled commanders. Our news from India brings us little of impor tance. The war in Bhootan continues to be trouble some, though no serious results are apprehended. The mistake seems to have been in underrating the craft and persistence of the enemy, though there is no question of his inferiority in the open field. Civil matters are favourable, and the great matter of interest at Calcutta is at present the proposal to employ the Mutlah as a relief to the overcrowded Hooghly. Many circum stances tend to render this a very wise and politic proceeding, since trade and commerce are seriously encumbered by the condition of the port, where only 174 vessels can be accommodated, while 200 often lie waiting outside. The trade of India is increasing with such marvellous rapidity, and is yet only so partially developed that the question of proper accommodation to her merchant vessels be comes of the first importance. PHOTOGRAPH OF CARDINAL WISEMAN. By Messrs. Moira End Haig',. Numerous though the photographic likenesses that have been published of the late Cardinal Wise man, those by the Messrs. Moira and Haigh are, to our thinking, not only the very best, beyond all comparison, but are, in point of fact, the only pho tographic portraits of His Eminence that appear to us to be really satisfac 4 ory. They are published in various forms and sizes. They comprise amongst them full length cartes de visite of the late Cardinal, both sitting and standing : as well as in the form of an enlarged photographic print, suitable for framing —the latter, these larger photographs that is, being authenticated with a facsimile of the departed pre late's exquisitely beautiful flowing Italian auto graph, "N. Card. Wiseman." Whether presented to view in the larger or the smaller photograph, in the framed picture, or in the mere carte de visite, the Cardinal is represented as arrayed in full pontificals as a Prince in the Roman Hierarchy—that is to say, clad in ermine and scarlet, witlia laced alb over the tyrian purple of a cardinal, with a gold chain and cross about the neck weightily embedded in the ermine, with buckled shoes just visible under the cassock, and with a skull-cap of scarlet brought out vividly to view by the . contrast of the grey hair beneath it. As an artistic produc tion, this portraiture is deserving of very high praise, the accessories of the picture being admir ably selected and no less admirably arranged. Beside the archiepiscopal throne, surmounted by the carved effigy of the broad-leafed cardinal's-hat, with its tasselled appendages, there lies upon a table at the Cardinal's elbow his doctorial-hat, also —like the skull-cap, and the soutane—of bright scarlet. Beyond these, through a window in the background of the picture, is the campanella of the Church of St. Pudentiana, at Rome, from which his Eminence derived his title as Cardinal Priest. As a memorial of this remarkable man, recalling very vividly to mind his form and features, the photograph of Cardinal Wiseman, published by the Messrs. Moira and Haigh, possesses an interest for the public at large, but more especially, of course, for the Cardinal's co-religionists. L VISCOUNT EEL A 11B EED s, ....ERLEY AND THE REPRESENTATION OF Wednesday Night.—Viscount Amberley to-night addressed a largo number of the Liberal electors of Leeds. Ire explained his • policy of the country, and uponsome v o iews upon the foreign tical interest. Several questions were m ot p h u e t r t to o topics of b poli rious!lectors, in reply to which he said he declined ydva ctbme to promise to support the ballot, on the ground the advocates of the measure had failed to prove their at Il case. fie would vote for the abolition of church rates. Upon the subject of the franchise his lordship was very closely ques tioned, but, to the surprise of almost all present,ho de clined to pledge himself to vote for a .£6 franchise. This caused a feeling of great disappointment, and instead of the resolution approving of his lordship as a Liberal candidate in conjunction with Mr. Baines at the next election which was expected to have been proposed, on the motion of Mr. Lupton, seconded by Mr. Marshall, a resolution was passed thanking Lord Amberley for the frank expression of his views, but at the same time recording the opinion of the meeting that no candidate would satisfy the Liberal elec tors of Leeds whose opinions on the franchise did not at least go as far as the support of the £6 borough franchise. His lordship will to-morrow evening address the remainder of the Liberal electors, and it was announced that ho would avail himself of the opportunity of giving a fuller exposition of Ws views on the subject of reform. rHE SUN, LONION, THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH] 16, mg ai3tion of these mercenary adventurers—one of whom, indeed, deserted to the enemy—that induced the Chinese to ask for English aid. The rebels had desolated the silk districts, and had driven the famine-stricken population of the great plains in the interior of China as far as Shanghai itself. The cities were plundered and burnt, the people were slaughtered in immense numbers, the means of sub sistence for the survivors destroyed, and one of the most valuable and flourishing industries of China was almost entirely paralysed. The casual adven turers who offered their help to the Imperial Go vernment in these straits were as rapacious as daring, and the Chinese authorities had sense enough to perceive that what they wanted was a leader who would combine the energy, ability, and courage of WARD and BURGEVINE with the steady principle of an English officer. These qualities were found united in Colonel GORDON, who having previously distinguished himself in the Crimea, was selected by the English commanders to fill the responsible post. It was a task of no common difficulty or danger that was set before him, and the charge of 5,000 Chinese, officered by European soldiers, and sailors and recruits from the mercan cantile marine, was one which probably few men would willingly undertake. We all know the ex traordinary and undeviating success which he achieved with this medley band, though the par ticulars of his victories, and the list of the cities and possessions which he recovered for the Imperialists, are less familiar in London than in Shanghai. The catastrophe at Soochow abruptly arrested GORDON'S course of triumph, and the treacherous conduct of the Futai towards the Wangos, whom GortDox had promised to protect, deprived the Chinese Government of his valuable services as leader of the band. In a private capa city, however, he subsequently accompanied the Imperial army to Nankin, and the capture of the city was mainly due to his unofficial directons for the assault. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAM.) SPAIN. PROTEST AGAINST THE NEW PRESS LAW. MADRID, MARcn 16. A protest against the new press law has been published, signed by the editors of 22 Madrid journals. The Demonaria and Pueblo publish a manifesto of the Democratic Committee, demand ing political, individual, commercial, industrial, and religious liberty, based upon universal suffrage. The manifesto further demands equality of all men before the law, administrative decentralisation, the abolition of the conscription, and the arming of the National Guard. It rejects, however, all socialist ideas. FRANCE. PARIS, MARCH 16. Official despatches received from Algeria state that Babois is now the only point where some agi tation exists. Rumours current at Algiers appear to have exaggerated the state of affairs ; but the suspected tribes were nevertheless strictly watched. The impassable state of the roads still prevented the troops from penetrating into the country. A battalion of rifles was marching upon Bougie. BOURSE, March 15.—The market, in which much attention is given to the Italian Loan of 450,000,000 fr., does not show an upward tendency. Threes, for the Account, are now at 67fr. 70c. Mobilier are very little in demand at 857 fr. 50e. In Railway Shares there is little variation, prices being generally well sustained. The market closed as follows : 41 per Cents 94 50 Do. end month — 3 per Cents. 67 70 Do. end month 67 70 Credit Mobilier Do. end month Bank Shares 3520 Cndit Foncier 1270 Roman ' Italian Loan 65 Do. end month 65 35 Ditto Threes — New Mexican Russian 9O 50 Austrian Spanish Threes Home Debt Deferred ,WAYS. Cash. Acct. Orleans Northern lO2O ... 1017 50 Lyons and Mediterranean 950 ... 953 75 Southern 575 ... 577 50 Western 541 25 ... Eastern Sardinian 3Ol 25 ... 302 50 Austrian Lombard 550 ... 547 50 North of Spain 297 50 ... 298 75 Saragossa 366 25 ... 367 50 Ditto to Barcelona 165 ... The War in Bhootan, The intelligence from Bhootan is of a somewhat serious nature. Up to Jan. 29, four of our posts had been almost simultaneously surprised and at tacked by the Bhooteas. The enemy were driven back in all four cases by our detachments, but, in one instance, with seven casualties on our side in a detachment of 50 men, and in another with the loss of 1 officer and 5 sepoys killed, and 1 officer and 38 sepoys wounded. The following telegram has since been received by the Bengal Government : From Cooch Behar. To Calcutta. From H. Beveridge, Esq., Deputy - Commissioner, to Private Secretary, Lieu tenant:Governor of Bengal. sth February.—Colonel Watson, on the 4th inst., sent a force to drive the Bhooteas from a stone stockade which they had made at Balla; but the force at his disposal proved too weak. The Bhooteas were well protected, and we had a good many casualties. Lieut. Millett of the 11th N. I. killed. Lieut. Cameron, Royal Artillery, wounded, and some 12 or 15 Sepoys wounded. Col. Watson bas applied for the two guns belonging to Cooch-Behar. They will be sent off at once. " Our troops," observes the Calcutta Englishman, "as yet have carried everything before them, but our columns, ridiculously small even at the com mencement of the campaign, are now so reduced by the detachments holding our chain of outposts along the hills, and keeping up our communications, that neither our open camps nor our posts are safe from the night attacks and rushes of large bodies of an enemy who, however unwilling to meet us by day, are yet determined enough to fight for their hearths and homes in a manner which, in a great measure, neutralises our superiority over them in arms, in discipline, would that we could also add, in numbers. Harassed in a malarious climate by constant night duties to keep in check a tribe of men like the Bhooteas, to whom the jungle is ahome, and through which they can crawl like wild beasts almost up to our very sentries, it is not to be wondered at that our troops are getting sickly. Fever is very pre valent, and the Bhootea rabble are allowed to swarm within a march of our camps, for the simple reason that our men, from over -work and night guards, are unable to bear the fatigue of double marches and dours, for the purpose of dispersing them. The Bhooteas can only set down this inactivity to fear. Our troops must not only be reinforced, but must, in the difficult nature of the seat of war, have sufficient support available in case of need. It must be done, sooner or later, the rainy season is not so far distant, and the Bengal Terai, if it does not kill, must seriously affect the efficiency of the force." Upon the same subject the Hurkaru, of the Bth February, says :—" The Bhooteas have attacked our posts, and evinced considerable daring and courage. At the Bala Pass, as will be seen from the account in another column, they rushed up to the stockade and persisted in their attempt to cut down the gates with their terrible curved knives for one hour and a half, and this under a heavy fire of musketry. They only broke and fled, or rather they only disappeared when the first streaks of dawn warned them of the advantage which another half hour would give the musketeers. It is remarked that the side of the stockade exposed to their attack was stuck as full of arrows as a porcupine's ba . ck with quills. They have begun to waylay small parties, and to hover round our outposts, and gene rally to manifest a spirit, the expression of which we might have escaped by a steady and rapid ad vance on their capitals. We have contented our selves with seizing what we wanted, we shall now find the impolicy of doing so without first having broken their power. The Bhooteas fight with curved knives and bows and arrows. Primitive weapons, it is true, but then the knives are broad and heavy. We have seen some half an inch thick at the back, and a clever mountain fencer would consider the decapitation of a man with one of them but a very small feat. The whole country is covered with dense jungle, and in such cover, the advantage of the silent but deadly arrow must be apparent to every one. They can lie in wait, and pour in flight upon flight without risking very much in the chance of being followed. The only way out of the scrape is to seize the whole country by a swift ad vance, and to return as much as we choose of it next cold weather, making our own arrangements for the conspicuous absence of such men as the pre sent dictator." TIIE Di OF REST.—This new penny magazine will, it is said, create a grea t sen sation. Consisting of 24 pages same size, paper, and type as "All the Year Round," it will have in addition a handsome illustration to the leading tale, and when necessary diagrams and illustra tions to elucidate scientific articles. It will count amongst its contributors several gentlemen who have written for the Saturday Review, Blackwood, Fraser, The Quarterlr, Spectator, Cornhill, Temple Bar, Sunday at home, Leisure Hour, the Illustrated London News, and the Illustrated Times. These writers are well versed in the way of rendering science agreeable and fiction beneficial. In addition to this, as a novel feature, the editor, Mr. Hain Friswell, is to give, in " The Whispering Gallery," a gossip with his readers, and a report of all that is most new and interesting in science, literature, art, and so . - ciety. Under such circumstances, we need not say that the magazine will be readable from the first page to the last, nor that the readers will preserve and prize it when read. The leading tale of the Day of Rest is spoken most highly of, and bears the absorbing title of " Tho Hidden Sin ;" it is written by an author well known as a poet on the leading critical journal. EXCESS AND DEFECT.—Two singular incidents occurred on the drawi ng f o r the conscription three days back at V a l ognes Manche). One young man, born without arms, drew hi s number from the urn with his foot, while another was so tall that ho could not pass erect be neath the measurement standard. lie was six feet seven in height. The neck of the Taeping rebellion is broken, but, says the China Mail The various bands of stragglers, consisting mostly of men belonging to the original stock from which the insurrection sprung, are massing together, the rendezvous being some ten or fifteen miles from Fuhchau. People arc as usual getting out of the way, and taking their most portable valuables with them. We re corded this many weeks ago, but we wait in vain for any action of the mandarins of the district, or instructions from the authorities of Peking. All this while the rebel remnant are being enabled to consolidate their force and throw up positions of defence ; and it is quite likely that they are at present so engaged. It would almost seem as if Imperial callousness had reached the point of look ing upon the subjugation of the Taeping rebels as more the affair of foreigners than of mandarins ; and it is to be feared that the only way to awaken the Chinese Government to a sense of danger would be to treat this reduced body of insurrectionists in a conciliatory spirit, and see whether commercial relations of a satisfactory kind are attainable be tween Taeping and foreigner. It is just possible that these rebels might embrace such ,an opportunity of returning to the pursuits of peace, and settling down in permanent homes. We are not at all sanguine on the matter, but, as affairs now stand, or rather hang, a settlement of one kind or another is most desirable. Of course the arrange ment just hinted at would involve the capture of Fuhchau, and the appropriatiou of the Customs revenue, to which our new friends would have no objections ; and as they may have learned better than to repeat the insolence to which they were guilty at Ningpo, when they fired " salutes" with shotted guns, it need not surprise us if the idea just mooted should gain ground, eyen if it has not been anticipated, in the highest quarters. The chief of the remnant referred to is Shi Wang, and we shall watch his movements with interest. The same journal states :—The purchase. of steamers by powerful daimios seems to have gone on more or less briskly in Japan. No less than ten Japanese steamers, we learn by this mail, were seen at anchor in the straits by her Majesty's steamer Arrow, which happened to be on a cruise of inspec tion in order to ascertain the reliability of some re ports to the effect that the Prince of Nagato (Chiusiu) had begun to rebuild his batteries. These reports were found to be incorrect. The steamers at anchor were said to be a portion of a fleet assembling under thirty daimios, for the purpose of punishing Nagato for rebellion against the Tycoon. The names of the vessels already assembled are thus given by a Japan contemporary :—Lotus, No One, Sarah, Fohkien, Stork, Carthage, Cosmopolite, Taotai, Gazelle, and Swatow. The Dutch Consu late buildings at Desima (Nagasaki) are announced for sale, and will probably be bought by the English Government. FLOGGING AS THEY COME.—It is said that on one occasion when a confirmation was to be held for the school, each master was requested to make out and send in a list of the candidates in his own form. One of them wrote down the names on the first piece of paper which came to hand, which happened unluckily to be one of the slips of well-known size and shape used as flogging-bills, and sent up regularly with the names of delinquents for execution. The list was put into Keate's hands without explanation ; he sent for the boys in the regular course and in spite of all protestations on their part, pointing to the master's signature to the fatal " bill," flogged them all (so the story goes) there and then. Another day a culprit who was due for punishment could no where be found, and the doctor was kept waiting on the scene of action for some time in a state of considerable exasperation. In an evil moment for himself, a namesake of the defaulter passed the door ; he was seized at once by Keate's order, and brought to the block as a vicarious sacrifice.—Blackwood's Magazine fOr March. CITY or LONDON HOSPITAL—The seventeenth anniversary gathering of the friends of this institution was held last evening at the London Tavern, and was so largely attended that the ample dining-hall with difficulty found accommodation, for all who adopted this practical method of expressing sympathy with the objects of the charity. Lord Enfield, M.P., presided, and in the course of some remarks introductory to the toast of the evening said the primary qualifications which he should deem essential in the case of such a hospital as theirs were good drainage, pure air, and a cheerful aspect. All these recommendations, he was happy to say, united in the City of London Hospital, which abutted on the Victoria Park, and received at the east end of London a similar class of cases to those which, at the west end, were treated in the Brompton Consumptive Hospital honoured only the pre vious day by a visit from her Majesty the Queen. The noble Chairman read extracts from the table of statistics, with which he had been furnished, to illustrate the prac tical benefits conferred by the operations of the City of London Hospital; and said that, in the presence of so many distinguished medical mon, ho felt hesitation in ad vancing opinions of a professional nature, but they would correct him if he was wrong in supposing that in the earlier stages of disease at least oue-fourth of the cases were curable, while the remaining three-fourths, even in later stages, could be sensibly relieved. Having paid a warm tribute of respect to the memory of the Earl of Carlisle, late the President of the hospital, "an amiable and ac complished statesman, poet, and perfect gentleman in the best sense of the word," Lord Enfield concluded by recom mending the institution to the warmest sympathy and sup port of the public, as one which had done and was capable of doing great things for the health and comfort—even for the lives--of vast numbers of our fellow-countrymen. The speeches were pleasantly interspersed with selections of vocal music, given with the best effect by Miss Julia Elton, Miss Emma Jenkins, Mr. Cummings, and Mr. Winn, under the direction of Mr. Francis. The collection made in the course of the evening amounted to upwards of £3,500. Reports are flying about in allparts of the country in reference to electioneering matters, the various constituencies being under the impression that a general election will take place in the present year. In the metropolis some changes are anticipated. Sir James Duke will retire from the City of London, and three candidates for the vacant seat are already mentioned, viz., Mr. W. Lawrence, late Lord Mayor, Mr. R. N. Fowler, the banker, and Mr. Mackay, shipowner. From Westminster Sir De L. Evans retires ; Captain Grosvenor and Mr. J. Stuart Mill are already in the field on Liberal principles, and a Conservative candidate is promised. Mr. A. J. Beresford Hope has intimated his intention of standing for Stoke-upon-Trent in the room of Mr. Alderman Copeland, who retires. Mr. 11. J. Selwyn, a son-in-law of the late Lord Lyndhurst, has an nounced that he will be a candidate for the borough of Maldon in conjunction with Mr. Peacocke in the Conservative interest. Mr. Western, the Liberal member, offers himself for re-election. For the little borough of Wallingford there arc three can didates, although Mr. Malins, Q.C., the sitting member, has not said anything about retiring. They are Mr. F. L. Austin, a gentleman of some local influence, professing Conservative principles, and two Liberals, in the persons of Sir C. Went worth Dilke, Bart., and Mr. G. W. Hastings. The Hon. G. W. Craven is to be put in nomination for the county of Berks, Mr. E. P. Bouverie retiring. Mr. Haliburton, who at present represents . the borough of Launceston, will retire at the close of the present Parliament. Mr. Campbell, the new owner of War rington, has announced his intention of coming for ward in the Conservative interest. In the event of Colonel Powell resigning his seat for Cardiganshire, Sir Thomas Lloyd, Bart., of Bronwydd, will solicit the suffrages of the electors as an independent sup porter of Lord Palmerston's Government. Mr. J. J. Rogers has intimated his intention of retiring from the representation of Helston, and Mr. Grylls is in the field as his successor on the Conservative interest. He will probably be opposed by Mr. A. .W. Goring, a Liberal, formerly M.P. for the borough of Great Yarmouth. Sir John Neeld, Bart., has consented to become a candidate for the representation of the borough of Chippenham at the next general election, in conjunction with Mr. Richard Long. The Hon. Horace Forbes, eldest son of Ihron Forbes, is an nounced as a candidate for the borough of Abingdon. Sir George Stucley, Bart., offers himself as a candi date for the borough of Barnstaple. It is reported that Mr. Chapman, the present member for Grimsby, will not seek re-election on the dissolution of Parlia ment, and the Hon. William George Eden, of Cautley Hall, near Doncaster, has been asked to become a can didate. The Liberal partyin the borough of Harwich have selected Mr. Michael Wells, of Foley House, Portland-place, London, to fight their battle at the next general election. Mr. Wells states that if returned to Parliament, he will support reform in the national expenditure, efficiency in its defensive forces, ex tension of the franchise, civil and religious liberty, and freedom of commerce. Mr. A. Fowke is named as a candidate in the Conservative interest. HEALTH OF LONDON, (From the Registrar-General's Weekly Return.) a In the week that ended last Saturday the births in London and nine other cities or boroughs of the United Kingdom were 4,280, the deaths 3,039. The annual rate of mortality in the week in those ten large towns was 29 per 1,000 persons living, and greater than in the previous week, when it was 28. In London the births of 1,151 boys and 1,075 girls, in all 2,226 children, were registered. In cor responding weeks of 10 years, 1855-64, the ave rage number, corrected for increase of population, was 2,094. The number of deaths was 1,508. The corrected average for the tenth week of 1855-64 is 1,484. The actual return is therefore slightly in excess of the estimated number. Whooping-cough was the most fatal complaint in the zymotic class of diseases; it caused 84 deaths. Typhus was returned in 58 cases, a third part of which occurred in the eastern districts of the metro polis. Both this disease and scarlatina appear to be now less prevalent than they were in the earlier weeks of the year. Of 41 deaths from scarlatina 16 occurred in the north districts. Sixteen cases of small pox were recorded. In the winter months the weekly deaths from bronchitis much exceeded those from phthisis ; last week the latter disease was the more fatal, but the numbers were nearly equal. To phthisis were re ferred 191 deaths, to bronchitis 185, to pneumonia 71. Five persons were killed by carriage accidents. Eleven persons died at the age of 90 years and upwards. Two persons had attained the age of 95 years, two 97 years. On the 2d inst., at 21, Lucas street, St. George-in-the-East, the death of a woman was registered who had reached the age of 100 years. On the 3d inst., at 40, Devonshire-street, St. George-in-the-East, a female, aged 38 years, died from disease of the lungs, accelerated by exposure to cold and want of proper food—(inquest). In Liverpool the births were 419, the deaths 342 ; in Manchester the births 275, the deaths 214 ; in Salford the births 82, the deaths 56 ; in Birming ham the births 292, the deaths 173 ; in Leeds the birth 227, the deaths 121; in Bristol the births 107, the deaths 94 ; in Edinburgh the births 132, the deaths 91; in Glasgow the births 339, the deaths 297 ; in Dublin the births 181, the deaths 143. The rate of mortality was 26 per 1,000 in London, 27 in Edinburgh, and 29 in Dublin, 37 in Liverpool, 31 in Manchester, 26 in Salford, 28 in Birmingham, 28 in Leeds, 30 in Bristol, and 37 in Glasgow. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 29.496 in. The reading rose from 29.05 in. onMonday to 29.84 in. on Thursday. The mean temperature of the air in the week was 37.3 deg., which is 3.1 deg. below the average of the same week in 50 years (as deter mined by Mr. Glaisher). The mean daily tempera ture was below the average throughout the week. The highest day temperature was 46.6 deg., and was obtained on Sunday. The lowest night tem perature was 30.2 deg., and occurred on Wednesday. On five nights the thermometer fell below, or to a point scarcely exceeding, the freezing point of water. The mean daily range was 10.2 deg. The mean de gree of humidity of the air was 82, complete satu ration being represented by 100. The wind was west-south-west at the beginning of the week ; afterwards chiefly in the north and north-west. There was rain on four days ; the whole amount was 0.45 in. Snow fell on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. At Eccles (Salford), Old Trafford (Manchester), and Clifton, the lowest temperature on Friday but slightly exceeded 25 deg. MRS. YELVERTON AND THE SATURDAY REVIEW. --The action of damages for slander raised by the plaintiff in the Yelverton case against the Saturday Review came before the Lord Ordinary, in the Edinburgh Court of Session on Tuesday on the question of whether the juris diction of the court was sufficiently founded by arrest ment of funds owing to the defenders in Scotland. Tho Lord Ordinary (Jerviswoode) gave his opinion for Mrs. Yelverton. FALL OF A PAPER MILL AND Loss OF LIFE.— We learn, from our Greenock correspondent, that on Tuesday afternoon, the three floors of tho Overton Paper-mill fell with a terrific crash. The two lower floors were filled with machinery, and the upper was used as a store, and all fell, leaving the walls and roof standing. A girl who had been in the mill at the time of the accident was crushed to death.—Scotsman. THE WAR IN THE RIVER PLATE.—Yesterday the official correspondence regarding the war in the River Plate, presented to the House of Commons in pur suance of their address to her Majesty, was printed. The correspondence consists principally of communications from Mr. Lettsom, the English representative at Montevideo, fully detailing the diplomatic steps which have been taken iu the quarrel, and the measures adopted to preserve our neutrality, and protect British subjects and shipping. Some communications have also taken place between the British and French Governments, resulting in the adoption of simi lar instructions to the admirals of the two countries on the South American station. These instructions are to use every friendly means to secure the free navigation of the river under the treaties of 4th March and 10th July, 1853, but not to use force without reference to the Government at home. Masters of merchant vessels are also to be warned against carrying munitions of war to any belli gerent. THE'QUEEN AT THE GENERAL LYING-IN NOSPITA YORK -ROAD, LAMBETH.—The Queen was graciously pleased to visit this institution yesterday morning. Ifer he, Majesty, attended by h er G race th e D uc h es s of Roxbu r g Lord Alfred Paget, Colonel the Hon. Arthur Har ding, and Dr. Jenner, arrived at the hospital at 11 o'clock, and was received at the entrance by Sir Charles Loco ck, vice president, Mr. T. Somers Cocks, vice-president, and tread' surer, Mr. J. D. Allcroft, vice-president, Dr. Hutton, .li, , Dr. Clarke, two of the phy s i c i ans , an d Mr. T. H. so t. the secretary and solicitor. Her Majesty, accomPallied b „ l t the physicians, passed through the wards, rid evinced gre`; interest in the health of the patients. Her Majesty pressed her name in the visitors' book, and on leaving exP re w ee h e i g herself pleased with all that came under her notice. charity was instituted in the year 1765, and has co ntinue to be an asylum for the wives of poor industrious trail or men and mechanics, who from unavoidable misfortunes, o_ the burden of large families, are rendered incapable of he a . r _ ing the expenses incident to childbirth, and also for the wives of soldiers and sailors. During the Crinie t a l p il ;:cl. relief was given to the wife of every soldier who The objects of the charity are not confined to the loathe in which it is situate. During three years ending °72 t a. for 3 31 . st December, 1864, the board passed 793 women mission as in-patients, and 3,158 to be attended at thee's'• own homes as out-patients, making a total of 3, 951 ° in e. The hospital is in need of income to meet the inerea's- ° and pressing demands on it. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales has °C).11; seated to open the International Reformatory at the Agricultural Hall, Islington, on Friday, May 19. ye The Crown Prince and Princess of Prussia gone for a visit to the Baltic seaport of Stettin. Crown Prince has promised to open the Industrial L'lf bition in that town on the 12th of May. On the 15t1119, May the prince will open the International Bxhib iti°ll the city of Cologne. s e lect The Duke of St. Albans entertained a se pt. party at dinner last evening at his residence in Park-st re- The Marchioness of Ely entertained the folio W: t ing select circle at dinner last evening at her residence `ei Princes-gate :—Their Serene Highnesses Prince it Princess Edward of Saxe-Weimar, his Excellency Russian Ambassador, and Baroness Brunnow, the P u g - ir ° and Duchess of Roxburghe, Lord Walden, Lord Wee" m Roderick Murchison, Major Jocely n , & c . The Marquis and Marchioness Cholmondel e l will arrive at their r es id ence , on Ch ar lt on -house-V i n e : a ' next week, from Cholmondely Castle, Cheshire, O r season. ' lob The Countess of Newburgh received a s elet party at dinner last evening at her residence in Viriho w crescent. The Baroness De Clifford will arrive h e r OP toW II , in Leicestershire. • fug - The Right Hon. the Speaker will hold his dress parliamentary levees on the evenings of WednesMr' March 29, and Wednesday, April 5. Colonel Harcourt, 141. P., and Lady Catheril,, early in the ensuing week from Kirkby Mallory, Harcourt will arrive in town to-morrow from Bulled r , • Sussex, for the season. m.r. DEATH OF MR. JAS. WENTWORTH BU'LLEB, .1. —The respected Liberal member for North Devon, ° I X. in W. Buller, expired on Monday night at his residevileeoter J . ermyn-street. The deceased gentleman sat for . ft l from 1830 till January, 1835, when he was an UllO cce - 1 : in candidate. He unsuccessfully contested North piiel March, 1839, and was first eleCted in April, 1857. College, Oxford, he was first class in 181 9 , and s sequently fellow of All Soul's. He was in his 68th Y°e—i; DEATH OF MR. T. T. HODGES, LATE 3- 1 • 11. . N ellel l ROCHESTER.—Mr. Thomas Twysden Hodge s, it 10 known as the Liberal M.P. for Rochester, whose it just announced, led a somewhat remarkable, life' )3 e e lAto f the son of a still better known M.P., Mr..Thoelas coo Hodges, of Hempstead Park, near Cranbrook, l' ell ; „ t the property of Mr. Gathorne Hardy, M.P. for 1,6 00 n, of his mother being a daughter of Sir Roger Tyrisue,.o- Bradborne Park, in the same county. In 1835, atb for ml election, he was returned in the Liberal interes" g Rochester, the unsuccessful candidate being Lo rd C : ,, lAr l B4el I h lr e ellesley. He did not stand in 1837 or 1841, but.:,,ber ter. was m again returned with Mr. Ralph Bernal for r. Hodges sat till 1852, and voted for all til , e o o ol cameasures. He did not contest the city at the to- Aug' election of 1852. Mr. T. T. Hodges emigrated t° aan' tralia, and is said to have donewellfts Having married first, Mary, daughter of Tho s ' ` - ' l ' 37 a,O ter of London, he married secondly, in 1854, Ros 3, cl3 a i Si of t Major Dore, and widow of the celebrated G°l2el William Nott, K.C.B. Ili ° THE TRIAL OF THE BELFAST 8,100115.---' A assizes for the county of Antrim eoutra ell D ° cecl t ° Tuesday in Belfast. Baron Deasy, in his ch arge ,: o I ' 4 ! grand jury, dwelt at considerable length upeu ":0100.' lamentable riots. After referring ,as c'" - hit' to the van- ow which appeared on the calendar, the report of tlie c °ll o , oa t lary with regard to the riots, and also the return 1113 „ile a judge gDr.e said3il u rnt that the of last the twok il killed documents e ht s wounded , re ad c r t li e , e ,.., 1 0:r e e 1l 1 1 i e E :t the Gazette after a serious naval or military el'"'' C O Y than a return presented to a judge of assize. A lter l,.,i tll° menting severely upon the occurrences, and exPIA7:3O law, his lordship expressed a hope that nothing W :. 'l as or said in the court to irritate the feelings of anY r el f!tal le : political party, and he confidently relied on the n 3.-u. in . that respect of all who might be engaged,,s the t far ministration of the law. He hoped the time "-„,," i l ; ° 11t ',. distant when Irishmen, from whatever race WY ' - h - el e ' sprung, whatever religion they might profess, or '` v ",, l iver ° party they might belong to, would ration/Or ti f o 'ald r, children of a common country, and that they the Would f''"" content to dwell together and work together ill ~,tter we ro te , ro p land where they were born. A number of bills wards found. The trial of the prisoners bega n Y n e° oo sl , and we learn by electric telegraph that a r ila- p r oW il • M'Mullen was convicted of riot and an attack °n- two .00 street Protestant-schools. He was sentenced to 07 6 a imprisonment. He assaulted the gaoler, and A ll c 0,3 0 0 44 scene occurred in court. For the assault he was seesoe°l' to three months' additional imprisonment. Other Pvco-01". °l3 were convicted of participating in th e attack on the t il o , jar' street schools, and were sentenced t o twelve 01 WO prisonment each. ;,,,d 1 „ A t DEATH THROUGH CRINOLINE.--Arl '— " Ili . ta l 1 , -, held by Mr. Payne, coroner, at Guy's 11°sPin,.ed thatl' night, respecting the death of Sarah Cookslen ",1 sat, Mrs. Ellen Dobson, 31, Florence-rovr, New' r°s° ' 015 1 ' 16 deceased was servant to her father. On Friday ra °r ,,, a tl P e t°. while in the kitchen, she had occasion to turn cri; the fire. Her dress, which was distended by a 15rP0 of ill - line and projected. much, went in upon th e b ars torre grate. It caught fire instantly. She becalll% at °l d ,. and ran out of the room and then ra B h ed „ , g :er W_,, i house in a mass of lune. The witness ran a" °: 0 ic t'J cl gr. P° l36° ' be li' l a mat, but could not put out the fire. ing to put out the blaze, was so much burnt th a t ~ , 1 01 100.. to keep his bed from his injuries. I.Julth a tely • v' x a t io games, iL° ot constable came in and extinguilithed the _.,.. d 00 0 deceased was carried to the hospital, where she d . i d u tha t de' deceased Mr. Mickley, house-surgon, ceased was so much burnt over the whole not the slightest chance of life. The of " Accidental death by fire." retdulrnivdtasvile°oll'l.6o Turkish and Roman Baths. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin,—Having read Dr. Kidd's letter to The Sun on the Turkish baths, and taken note of his observation that the Romans took the bath immediately after exercise, I yen-. ture to suggest that there is room in London for a bath conducted on the Roman principle in this respect. Space might be obtained (say in Victoria-street), for the construc tion of a large bath, containing a gymnasium. If there were a separate room for a vestiarium, both the gymnasium and vestiarium might serve as cooling rooms, the latter being kept cooler than the former, an advantage which would obviate the danger of the bather being thrown into a fresh sweat by the mere exertion of dressing after he has once cooled. Such a bath would not clash with the " Hammam," but rather serve as a feeder to it, as it would depend for support on much younger men than are usually met with there. I think it would find favour with the Volunteers, and generally with the young men of the day, who are greatly addicted to athletic sports. Without being a doctor, 1 will hazard a conjecture, founding my opinion on the effect which the Turkish bath has had on me, that if used with moderation and discretion it would tend to prevent coughs, colds, and sore throats, things bad enough in themselves, and which often lay the foundation of other more fatal diseases. I will merely add that if such a bath should be attempted the price should be graduated, not as in Turkey according to the rank, but according to the ago of the blither, to this extent, that boys and youths under ago should pay less than adults. First, being less exact ing, they give less trouble ; secondly, because they have less command of money than adults of the same class ; and, thirdly, because by teaching the young the use of the bath the owners would be laying the foundations of their own future prosperity.—A FREQUENTER or THE " I-LutmAm." March 15, 1865. TO THE EDITOR OP THE SUN. Sir,—Amongst half a dozen typographical inaccuracies in my note of the 13th inst., perhaps you would let me correct one which vitiates the entire subject under review. I did not say the Turkish bath would "hurt such an affliction as dropsy," &c., but benefit such an affliction. I was more accurate than to say "Simpson, the discoverer of chloroform." The word Simpson was added. The great glory of anaesthetics is due to an Ame rican, whose name is almost unknown in newspaper litera ture. I need only further add, as to the "irrefragable statistics" from my excellent neighbours in Jermyn-street, which you believed I was in ignorance of, that I saw them the day you published them, as the reference to Dr. Goolden would show ; and this note was a reply to the idea that because a vast num ber of such statistics can be got together, that because a large number of persons have taken TlKkish baths without very many deaths or coroners' inquests or complaints, that, ergo, the baths are all perfect; the argument is the old one as to Parr's pills, statistics, or endless ointments intended to rejuvenate the world. As the thumb-screws in the tower are of value in an archaeological way, so are strigils, with which the Romans scraped their skin in the early baths. These Romans had magnificent vo,nitoria, where they vomited their meals in order that they might indulge in the luxury of eating again; but we now know better, and a cigar of the post prandial variety fills up the gap of the vomitorian. We do without vomitoria and strigils, and must not think the baths infallible.—Yours, CHARLES KIDD, M.D. Sackville-street, March 15. China and Japan. Election Rumours. "e , h\c' Jioolol7o ((I gun HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, March 15. Princess Helena dined with the Prince and Prin cess of Wales, at Marlborough-house, last evening, attended by the Hon. Flora Macdonald and Col. the Hon. A. Hardinge. Princess Beatrice, attended by Lady Caroline Barrington and Col. the Hon. Sir C. B. rhiPl ps ' honoured the performance at the Olympic Theatre with her presence. The Queen drove out this morning, attended by the Duchess of Roxburghe, Lord Alfred Paget , and Col. the Hon. A. Hardinge, and visited the Gen era Lying-in-Hospital, York-road, Lambeth. Her Majesty, accompanied by Princess Helena, Princess Louise, and Princess Beatrice, left Buck ingham Palace at a quarter to 1 o'clock to -day fo r Windsor Castle, attended by the Countess of Gains" borough, Lady Augusta Stanley, Lady Caroline Barrington, the Hon. Flora Macdonald, the 11°' Florence Seymour, Lord Alfred Paget, Hon. A. Hardinge. His Royal Highness Prince Leopold arrived at Windsor Castle at 11 o'clock. an d Col. the - --- ~- The Prince and Princess of Wales• The Prince of Wales, attended by Lieut. Col' Keppel, hunted with his harriers at Staines, nea r Windsor, yesterday. The Princess of Wales took a carriage drive, at tended by the Hon. Mrs. Bruce. '1 sat The Judicial Committee of the Privy Celina t yesterday. Present the Lords Justices Itnig il Bruce and Turner, and Dr. Lushington. Despatches were received yesterday at the Colo nial-office from the Governors of New Zealanc l ,; South Australia, Tasmania, Labuan, Malta, an u St. Helena. The Right Hon. W. Hutt and Mr. Emerson Tell' nent, accompanied by Mrs. Hutt, left town yester day for Vienna, via Paris, on a special mission.