The Sun. — London, England, 1866-02-17 00:00:00

LIFEBOAT SERV] CE S. —1) aril) g the storms of the past year the National Lifebsat Institution, by Its life boats and other means, contributed to the savin,f of 707 persona from different wrecks on our coasts. The insti tution also expended £21,374 in the same period on its life boat etabshrneats, in addition to granting £4,950 for re wards for saving life and exercising the lifeboats. The Committee of the Institution earnestly A PPEAL to the public for ASSISTANCE to enable them to meet the continued heavy demands on the Institution's 150 lifeboat stations. Contributions are received by the London and country bankers ; and by the Secretary, Richard Lewis, Esq., at the Institution, 14, John-street, Adelphi, London. ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT GARDEN. (Opera Company, Limited.) THIS EVENING, Auber's opera, LE DOMINO NOIR. Mini Louisa Pyne, Mesdames Tuirlwall, Leffler, and A. Cook; Messrs. A. Cook, C. Lyall, E. Dussek, awl ll e nry lia , gh. Conductor, Mr. Allred Mellon. After which (term nating with the grand transformation Fc'ne the great pantomime ALADDIN AND THE WON DERFUL LAMP. Commence at 7 o'clock. TII EATRE ROYAL , DRURY-LANE.— m anag ers, Messrs. E. Falconer and te. B. Chatterton. THIS EVENING, the flay of THE JEALOUS WIVE. Mr. Phelps ; Messrs. H. ,Marston, Barrett, Warner G. Belmore , E . Phel p s, Harcourt; Mrs. Herman Vezin, Mrs. Va.ndenhoff, Misses R. Leclercq. Seymour, iSte., Atter which, the Pantomime, LITTLE KING PIPPIN; or, Harlequin Fortunatus and the Magic Purse and Wishing Cap. Commence at 7. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET._ sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, A ROMANTIC ATTACHMENT. Mr. - w. Farren, Mr. Compton ; Miss Ada Cavendish. To be followed by BROTHER SAM : Messrs. Sothern, Buckstone, Compton; Mesdames Nelly Moore, Snowden &c. After which, ORPHEUS IN THE HAYMARKET : Messrs. W. Farren, Fisher, Bartleman, Weathersby, dm ; Mesdames Keeley, Snowden, Moore, Lindley, Woolgar, Howard, Wright, Coleman, Lovell, Prevot, &c. To conclude with MY HUSBAND'S GHOST. Commence at Seven. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the sole Management of Mr. Fechter. THIS EVENING, TEE ILLUSTRIOUS STRANGER. Alr. H. Widdicomb. After which, THE MASTER OF RAVENSWOOD. Mr. Fechter; Messrs. Jordan, Emery, Widdicomb, Vezin, J. H. FitzpatricT, D. Evans ; Mesdames Ternan, Eisworthy, Lavenu, and C. Leclercq. Box Of f ice open daily from Eleven till Five. NEW THEATRE-ROYAL ADELPHI. Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. THIS EVENING, at 7, a new farce called PIPKIN'S WSTIC RETREAT, Messrs. J. L. Toole and P. Beatord. After which, at 8, RIP VAN WINKLE. 'Rip (his 142 d appearance), Mr. Jefferson, supported by Messrs. Billing ton, P. Bedford, It Phillips, Yelix 'toga's, Ashley, hburne, C. J. Smith; Mrs. Billingtcr, &c. To conclude with LEHIND TIME. Messrs. J. L. Toole, R. Phillips, Eburne, C. J. Smith ; Miss A. seaman, Sic. 'ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. THIS EVENING, QUIET LODGINGS. Atter which, at a quarter to Eight, IT IS NEVER TOO LATE TO MEND. Characters by Messrs. Vining. T. Mel ville, T. Mead, D. Murray, b. Calhaem, F. Villiers, J. G. Shore, G. Murray, H. Mellon, C. Seytun, R. Cathcart; Miss L. Moore and Miss Katherine Rodgers. ROYAL SIRAND THEATRE Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. bwanborough. THIS EVENING, at Seven (11th time), a new and origi nal Comedy, THE FLY AND THE WEB. Messrs. rar selle and Price; Misses Swanborough and Raynham. After which will be produced a new Opera Burlesque, L'AFRICAINE; or, The Queen of the Cannibal Islan Messrs. Stoyle, James, 'Thorne; Mesdames Swanborough, Raynham, Johnstone, ‘tc. To conclude wfth LENDING A HAND. Messrs. Belford and Turner; Misses Simpson and Hughes. GRATIS AND POST FREE. E. 3IOSES and SONS' FASHIONABLE ALMANAC for 186,3, List of Prices, with Fashion-card for the present season. 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Z.. , P tik? *Nit \7011,1n0 * 4PN ("4:"*•, 41P1' 4a1.0° LONDON, SATURDAY, FEB. 17, 18G6. tt appears to be Feniania ra than certain that there is more in was at first supposed, and those who thou g h t of i t be a little n at y as a subject for ridicule will pthe height to which it has startled Since the temporary the first arrests excitement created by and trials an - d h STEPHENS has subsided, ve ry little t-e escape of t a ken of it in this country, The notice has bee n Senate and the O'MAnoxy in America of the stately National Establishtn eiat • , the collap se n h av e raised a smile perhaps as an it", N ew York, s -l n of the A rioan news. llowever, there have during last few days been certain significant iiathe tions that the Gove rnment were not altogeth er satisfied with the position of Irish affairs, and last night both Houses were startled by the request, made by Earl RUSSELL in the one, and by Sir G. GREY in the other, for leave to bring in a bill to suspend the Habeas Corpus Act in Ireland. Such a demand is so very rare in this country, where constitutional privileges are guarded with the utmost jealousy, that it is quite certain it would not be lightly made by any English Minis try ; and the manner in which it is proposed to introduce the bill does not tend to allay the natural anxiety crea t e d b y i t. Ear l R USSELL th o ught it desirable . to ask thei r L or d s hip s to sit to-day, urging, very justly, that if the Bill were neces sary at . all, W that AO time s hould be lost about it, and he , itecl, as a precedent the last time when such a 'bill was passed. It was then introduced on a Sattrfday and passed through all its stages in one day, a course which it is evidently intended to follow on the pre sent occasion. The Earl of DERBY remarked that such a proposal indicated a very serious state of things ; but that while the entire responsibility of the proceeding must rest upon Her MAJESTY'S Go vernment, he felt it would be inconsistent with their duty if their lordships interposed any unneces sary delay. Should the House of Commons think fit to suspend its standing orders for the sake of passing the bill in one process, he would himself offer no opposition to the measure. We may, • therefore, presume that the bill will be carried through all its stages to-day ; and indeed it is to be hoped that such will be the case, since it is not likely that the Lord-Lieutenant would have asked for such an extreme measure, or that Earl RUSSELL would have sanctioned it, without some very de cided and urgent reason. Under such circum stances, all that can be done is to strengthen the hands of the Executive by every possible means until the crisis is past, when there will be ample oppor tunity to examine into the origin of the disturbance, and to criticise the means and manner of its sup pression. The unnecessary or excessive interference of Government in matters of private enterprise is always very much to be regretted, and we, in this country, have a strong antipathy to it in any We hold the belief that it checks enter prise and fetters industry, and certainly the mar vellous successes achieved by the uncontrolled action of private energy and spirit go far to confirm us in that faith. There are, however, limits which inter pose themselves with regard to the too wide exten sion of this principle, and a Government must not altogether abrogate its functions because the general course of business goes on better without its direction. Thus it is manifestly part of the duties of the Executive to protect, as far as possible, the lives of her MAJESTY'S subjects, and no one can hesitate to affirm that the gales which visit our coasts expose our maritime popu lation to verygreat and continual dangers. The storms of the present season have been unusually severe and lasting, even for an English winter, and the loss of life has unfortunately been correspondingly great. 'orm. - - - In spite of all efforts, numbers of lives have been sacrificed, and a good deal of property lost, though what the result would have been had there been a less admirable fleet of lifeboats stationed on our coasts through the exertions of the National Life boat Institution, we may shudder to think. The Earl of MALMESBURY last evening drew the atten tion of the Upper House to the great danger of our coasts, and while cordially expressing his admira tion of the services rendered by that valuable insti tution, he asked whether it would not be possible for the Government to do something in the matter. There were still, he said, many dangerous places on our shores unprovided with lifeboat stations, and he instanced the case of Christchurch, near South ampton, where he hadhimself witnessed a wreck last Sunday, in which three men perished. The Duke of SOMERSET, from his reply, appeared to be well satisfied that other persons should undertake the responsi bility, and said he thought that any interference with an institution which worked so well would be very much to be deplored. If the Government in terfered they might ruin the institution, which was now in so perfect a condition that the French Government were desirous of imitat ing it. This is all very well, and no one would wish for a moment that the control of the Lifeboat Institution should be transferred from the hands of those gentlemen who have administered its affairs with so much energy, prudence, and public spirit for a long period of years ; but there can be no possible reason why the Government should not contribute to its means with a liberal hand. Why can they not give twenty or fifty boats to the Institution, to be built on the recog nised plan, and to be under their management ? it is idle to say that official recognition of the merits of the establishment would diminish the voluntary supplies. Every one knows that such a fleet as is even now stationed round our coasts cannot be maintained in efficiency without a very serious and continual outlay ; and certainly the melancholy record of the past few months has not tended to diminish the sym pathy for the shipwrecked or the interest in the lifeboat. It is a national question, involving great public in terests—not a local or exceptional charity which appeals more especially to the wealthy and bene volent. The Government of this country send out so many men upon the seas that they are especially responsible for providing every possible means of rescue for the imperilled sailor. All classes of the community—the merchant who sends and receives his goods, the consumer who relies on the constant supply of foreign articles, the pleasure-seeker, the emigrant, the holiday tourist, are personally con cerned more or less directly in the preservation of life at sea. It is a public duty to do all in our power to provide the proper appliances, and while the claim on private liberality and kindness will not be lessened by a public grant, we should like to see so important an establishment receive something more than a mere verbal• compliment at the hands of the Executive. If the public money is to be laid out for the public good, there is certainly no reason why the national exchequer should not promptly defray the cost of a given number of lifeboats, to be stationed on such portions of our coasts as may be most requisite and advisable. The House of Commons has made great progress in the Bill on the Cattle Disease, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced that he would, to day, ask the house to read it a third time. This is very satisfactory, and must be a source of gratifi cation to the country at large. Considering the short time that has elapsed since the meeting of Parliament, it must be allowed that amazing celerity has been used. Mr. BRIGHT, nothing daunted by his previous failures, again set to work last night, and was at last called to order for his pertinacious interruptions. Mr. HUNT very wisely made a proposal to the Government to facilitate the progress of the bill, which was to the effect that they should proceed, accepting the deci sion of the House on Thursday respecting the prevention of the movement of cattle by railway, and leave the consideration of cattle movement in other ways to a future bill. Sir G. GREY acquiesced in the suggestion, declaring that when he intro duced the bill he had stated that it might be ad visable t o proceed with the most urgent provisions at once, an d to leave some minor points to be settled at a subsequent period. Mr. HUNT'S Bill was committed Pro forma, In might have an order th a t h e opportunity of inserting some amendments to be considered by the H ome. Mr. 0. STANLEY alluded to a very im portant part of the subject of cattle conveyance, namely, the necessity for giving power to inspect the railway-trucks and canal boats by which cattle were conveyed. At present the danger ofinspv e re e : tion is greatly increased by the neglect which TailE and At any tinn it pert' d9hteriou4 t o the THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 17, 1866. health of the cattle to be placed in such dirty con veyances. Indeed it is no exaggeration to say that the cattle plague would never have attained to such a height had greater care and caution prevailed in this respect at the outset. At a subsequent period of the evening the clause to this effect was considered, but unfortunately it was struck out, be cause some hon. member said that as cattle were not now to be removed by railway it was unneces sary. It must be borne in mind, however, that the period of restriction is a brief one, and besides the clause related to canal-boats. Besides, as was mentioned last night, these trucks are often used for the conveyance of dead meat, and therefore great precautions are necessary. Some debate ensued on the introduction of clause 34, as to the manner in which compensation should be provided. Some hon. members were of opinion that the same proportion at least should be taken from the Consolidated Fund, but this met with a decided check from the Chancellor of the Exche quer, who said that it was quite impossible to adopt a measure of that kind at a moment's notice ; and, however conciliatory the Government might deem it their duty to be, such concession had its limits. " It would be," said the hon. gentleman, " a thing so novel, so inexpedient, and so ineffectual, and, I am bound to say to their credit, so unasked for by the owners of cattle, and it is so entirely in the nature of a surprise, after what has taken place in the House, that the rapid passage of these enactments will be made entirely impossible." Mr. GLADSTONE truly declared that the question as to whether the sums should be raised out of the cattle rate, or the local rate, was an entirely different one from the relative merits of the Con solidated Fund and the local rate. Mr. LOWE made some amusing references to the battle between town and country, and declared that " the case for the country was taken up by the honourable member for the Tower Hamlets." The right honourable gentleman went at some length into the consideration of the arguments raised by Mr. MILL, and showed the mistaken line taken by the honourable member in thinking this was a question of indemnity. " But," said he, "it is no question of indemnifying people for losses, but of paying men with a view to getting rid of the cattle plague." Again Mr. LOWE very properly said, further on in his speech, that the object was to avert future loss, not on behalf of a class, but on behalf of a whole community. "As the loss must fall on the whole community, is it reasonable the community should stand by and say we won't stir a finger to prevent it ; is it not a more reasonable inference that, as the loss does fall on the consumers, they ought to come forward in a body to bear it ?" Mr. J. S. MILL followed suit to Mr. BRIGHT, in introducing class interests into the discussion, declaring that it had excited a good deal of scorn on the other side of the House because he had said it was unworthy of the landed industry in this country, or any other aristocracy, to make these propositions. Sir G. GREY, in alluding to the topics under con sideration, said that the chief points were whether compensation should come from national or local funds; and next, whether if out of local it should be provided entirely by a county rate, or partly by a cattle rate, and partly by a county rate. The right hon. gentleman gave credit to the agricultural interest for not making any demand . on the national funds. The Royal Agricultural Society distinctly did so, and also some members of the deputation from St. James's Hall. Taking all things into consideration, Sir G. GREY deemed it advisable to withdraw the proposal as to the Cattle Plague rate, and to leave the whole to be provided for by the county rate. This wise determination was received with iota cheers from the Opposition. tien or offering an apology for his insulting and violent demeanour towards the Pope. Despatches have been received by the Colonial Minister from Port-au-Prince to the 24th of Jan. They give a favourable account of the position of affairs at Hayti, and state that, in spite of the incendiarism at Port-au-Prince, and the rebellion of the Cape, the Haytian Government had been able to pay to France 3,800,000 f. for its two debts relative to the indemnity and the Haytian loan. According to the, Patrie, the despatches which have been exchanged between France and the United States upon the subject of Mexico will reach Paris about the 25th of this month, and they will thus arrive in time to be communicated to the Legislative Body before the termination of the dis cussion on the address. The debate on the address in the Senate was worthily closed by a speech from the Count de Persigny, which has excited considerable attention. It, however, did not contain anything new, being merely a reiteration of his former declarations and writings in regard to the state of liberty in England and France. The Count, in conclusion, said, and this summary will afford the key to the whole of his arguments—" I am convinced that, in France par ticularly, liberty can only be founded on the basis of a strong power. I would therefore remove from authority everything that could weaken and enervate it. I know that there is a false liberalism, which would disarm power ; but it may be said of that principle, what is said of the flattery which besieges the thrones of kings—that it is the corrupter of the spirit of the public and the scourge of states." (Approbation from a great number of benches.) The weather has been rather wild and unsettled to day, and the observations at the Observatory indi cate more storms. The temperature is mild. LATEST INTEL LIGENI.TE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) SPAIN. MADRID, FEB. 17. It is semi-officially stated that the Cabinet will reply to General della Marmora's recent note on the Roman question, that Spain will respect the rights of Italy as much as those of the Pope, on be half of which she will constantly act as becomes a Catholic Power. GREECE. ATHENS, FEC. 8. A royal message, read on Saturday last to the Chamber, put an end to the extraordinary session. The message was delivered by the Minister of Finance, and was as follows : " Gentlemen,--The royal ordinance which con voked you in extraordinary session acquainted you with the subjects upon which you were asked to deliberate. These were the concession to drain Lake Copais and a bill setting a tax upon the scoriae from Mount Laurium. You are not un aware of the importance the Government attached to these questions. But, in consequence of the re fusal of M. Montferrier (the representative of the capitalists wishing to undertake the drainage) to admit of competition, the Government has believed it wiser and more useful to enter into direct nego tiations with M. Bonnaire, who appears to be the real promoter of the enterprise. With regard to the matter of the Mount Laurium scoriae, recent experiments made by practical men have given dif ferent results to those already known, and the Go vernment has thought fit to postpone this question also." Such are the apparent reasons for closing a session that has only lasted a few days, but the real cause is believed to be the fact of the deputies having voted themselves an indemnity of 1,500 drachmas a piece, making a heavy pull upon a nearly empty treasury. The close of the session has been welcomed with much satisfaction by the indignant public. The Parliamentary campaign being at an end, the Roufos Cabinet—a Ministry admittedly transi tory—tendered its resignation to the King. After a futile attempt to induce MM. Bulgaris and Cou moundouros, the two real party leaders, to coalesce in constructing a Cabinet, his Majesty entrusted the task to M. Roufos again. The new Cabinet is composed thus :—M. Roufos, President of the Council, Minister of Public Wor ship and Education, with temporary charge of the portfolio of Justice; M. Provilegios (public prose cutor at the Court of Cassation), Minister of the Interior ; M. Spiridion Valaorites (lonian ex-sena tor), Minister for Foreign Affairs ; M. Tanopoulos, Minister of Finance ; Colonel Petmezas, Minister of War ; and Commandant Sahinis, Minister of the Marine. The new Ministry took the oaths yesterday even ing, with the exception of M. Valaorites, now at Corfu. It is not yet known whether he will accept office. It may be observed that with the exception of M. Roufos not one of the new Cabinet is a member of the Chamber. The circular addressed by the three protecting Powers to their representatives at this Court arrived some days back. It is said to lay stress upon the fact that the Great Powers attach much importance to the consolidation of order in Greece and the maintenance of the existing dynasty, but that they have seen with regret the recent Parlia mentary oscillations, which are not of a nature to contribute to the prosperity of the nation, and they trust the patriotism of Greek statesmen will put an end to a situation so prejudicial to the country. R A BOURSE, Feb. 16, Th became weaker towards t following prices:— N CE. ree o'clock.—The market he end, and left off at the 41- per Cents 9B 60 Do. end month — 3 per Cents. 69 Do. end month f9 07-} Credit Mobilier 681 25 Do. end month 682 50 Bank Shares 3690 -- Roman Ottoman Fives 39 Mexican Loan 47 Do. Bonds 3OO Russian - Austrian Spanish Threes Home Debt — Deferred Credit Foncier 1330 Italian Loan 6O 90 Do. end mouth 6l Acct. ... 870 - - ... 1121 25 883 75 ... 557 50 - - ... 570 - - - ... 547 50 - - ... 153 75 - - ... 403 75 - - ... 172 50 - - ... 218 75 ••• POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. M ARLBOROUGH-STREET. RESCUED PROM MISERY. —On the 25th ult. two boys, Andrew Doen and John Ryan, aged, respectively, 17 and 19, were apprehended for begging in Coventry-street, by Turner, one of the officers of the Mendicity Society, and brought to this court. When beforo Mr. Knox both boys expressed a wish for employment, and it turned out that the first-named boy had only arrived in London five days since from Staffordshire, and the other had been here five weeks. At the suggestion of the society's chief officer, the magistrate delivered the boys over to Turner and another officer, who took them to the society's office in Red Lion square, where they were put to work, chopping wood, at the society's mill. In the meantime the first-named boy was assisted to communicate with his friends in the country. who furnished him with the address of his brother at Wandsworth, an inspector of sewers, who has supplied him with respectable clothing and found him employment. The boy has since been to the office and expressed himself in particularly grateful terms for the kindness shown him. The other boy is still employed by the society, and is exert ing himself to find some of his relatives in London, and it is hoped that both these boys have been rescued from a life of misery and degradation. WESTMINSTER. WORKAIENS' PERQUISITES. —Samuel M'Nir and Alfred Winwood, the former a respectable looking man, were charged with the unlawful possession of 431 b. of lead, value £B, the property of George Francis Dowling, floor cloth manufacturer, King's-road, Chelsea. At about eight o'clock on the previous evening the pri soners were seen in the Fulham -road by two police con stables carrying something under their arms. They fol lowed them to a rag shop, kept by a man named Robbins, and looked through the window. Some lead was produced and put in the scale. The constables then went in and Robbins seeing them refused to buy the lead. M'Nir then said the lead was his property, he was a plumber. They were taken to the station and detained, and as Mr. Down ing could not be found and his clerk would not press the charge, they were detained for the unlawful possession. Mr. George Francis Dowling said the men were at work for him yesterday, and he supposed they got into a slovenly way of cutting the lead, and considered it their perquisites. They were both his regular workmen, but M`Nir was acting as a plumber and the other his labourer. They were taking portions of the lead from the nose of the stair s placed there to protect the floor-cloth being cut through They had no business to take the lead ; but, on the other. hand, he had received a very excellent character with M'Nir when he took him. He had been an officer's ser vant in the Blues, and could not have had a better charac ter. He really thought they considered they had some ground for taking it. They were honest men. 31.Nir's wages were 265. per week, and allowances were 2s. or 3s. more. The other man had 18s., and his allowances made up a guinea. M'Nir said he should be very sorry to steal anything. He was acting under a wrong impression about the lead. He really thought he had a right to it. The otherprisone r had nothing to say. Mr. Se]fe said he did not think they intended to steal, but he must deal with them for unlawful possession. They were fined, M'lsTir 205., and the other 10s., or seven days' each. Mr. Downing very kindly paid the money for them, as ho was evidently satisfied of their honesty. THAMES. SCANDALOUS CONDUCT.—SamueI Mills, a cigar-make; aged 30, was brought before Mr. Partridge, charged with being drunk and disorderly in the Effingham Theatre, Whitechapel-road, last night, and assaulting S. Dunniell, 140 11. The constable stated that last night he was called to the door of the Effingham Theatre, a well-conducted place of amusement, and saw the prisoner and two others there. They had just been turned out of the theatre by the ma nager for making a great noise and interrupting the per formances. The manager said he would not allow them to remain in the house, and requested them to leave. The party, who were all under the influence of liquor, refused to leave. He begged of the prisoner to go away, and ho said, " Look at your instructions ; that will tell you what to do." He told the prisoner he knewjhis duty, and was an old police officer. The prisoner said, " I am a gentleman," and at the same time spat in his face. He said he should take him into custody, and the prisoner asked for what. He told the prisoner for the nasty act of spitting in his face. He had much trouble with the pri soner, and he struggled to get away on the road to the station house. The prisoner made a long defence, and said he was treated like a dog. Another constable confirmed Dunniell, and Mr. Partridge said the prisoner's conduct was very dis graceful indeed, and sentenced him to pay a fine. -The prisoner was no gentleman, but a very disgusting fellow. CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, Friday Evening. There is no news to-day as regards France, but the German papers speak of diplomatic communi cations between Austria and Prussia upon the sub- ject of indications of dissatisfaction which have been manifested in regard to the administration of the Duchies. The Paris papers follow with interest the pro gress of the discussions in the English Parliament. The Siecle, which never omits an opportunity of attacking the Government in regard to Ireland, regrets the rejection of the amendment to the ad dress proposed by The O'Donoghue. " The amend ment (says the Siecle,, which contains an accurate description of the real grievances of Ireland, and which points out very clearly the situation of that unfortunate country, was vehemently opposed by the representatives of the Crown. It is a melan choly fact that whoever now attain power, they are always inclined to repel the truth." A gentleman connected with the Electric Tele graph at Paris makes the following curious and interesting remarks upon the transmission of her Majesty's Speech. He says that he read the Speech sooner than he could have heard it. He knew the last word ten minutes after he received the first, and only five minutes after the Speech was con cluded, for the transmission commenced as soon as her Majesty began to speak. If the sonorous voice of the Queen could have been heard across the Channel, it could not have been heard so quickly as through the medium of the electric telegraph. Sound does not pass instantly from one place to another, but a certain time is required for it to tra verse a distance. The average time required for the transmission of sound is a second for 333 metres. If we examine the difference of longitude and latitude of London and Paris, in a direct line the distance from London to !Paris is 420 kilometres. Calculating 333 metres per second, sound would require about 21 minutes to traverse the space. If, then, we could have heard the voice of Queen Victoria here, it could only have been in 21 minutes and some seconds after the words had been pronounced. Thus, by an originality of science, electricity brought us the Royal Speech much more rapidly than the sound of the words could have reached us. The whole speech was known in Paris before the inhabi tants of London could know the contents of it. A strange and fatal accident took place a day or two ago at Lesparre. On the arrival of the coach from Bas-Medor, one of the passengers got out, but on descending his coat struck against the step. A loud report was heard, and the passengers were horror-struck at seeing that a person behind him had fallen down dead. There was a pistol loaded with ball in the gentleman's pocket, and striking against the wheel as he descended the pistol went off. The involuntary author of this sudden death was arrested. Private letters from Rome of the 10th inst. state that the diplomatic relations between the Holy See and the Russian Government are completely inter rupted. According to the last despatches the cause of this cessation of amicable relations was a note sent to the Russian Government by the Pope com plaining of the words used towards his Holiness by Baron de Meyendorff, the Russian Ambassador, on the occasion of the address presented to the Pope on New Year's-day. Your readers will recollect that I minutely described what took place at the time. The Russian Minister censured the Pope in very warm terms for having, as he alleged, endea voured to uphold the Roman Catholic religion both by violence and intrigue. Such at least was the charge made by implication against the Pope by the Russian Minister. The note of the Pope also contains some other charges against Baron de Meyendorff. It was not supposed that the Baron would be immediately recall e d, an d , accord i ng to one account, he was likely to remain some time at Rome, in order to eV) him an c iVortullitY of making an explana- RAILWAYS. Cash. Orleans Northern Lyons and Mediterranean Southern Western Eastern Sardinian . Austrian Lombard North of Spain Saragossa Ditto to Barcelona Roman THE METROPOLITAN FREE HOSPITAL.—Among the numerous charitable institutions existing in this great metropolis, most of which mainly owe their existence and maintenance to a benevolent public, one can scarcely be surprised at the f requen t complaint which which occurs of want of funds. And yet the benevolence and liberality of the wealthier classes in this country are the noblest features in the character of the nation. Eng lishmen of wealth and Englishmen of moderate means seem to unite in one common cause, by means of various channels, to assist the poor, to train the orphan, to relieve the sick, to succour the aged, to house the incurable, and to soothe the dying. Our charity is a paftern to the world, andyet the vast sums resulting from our benevolence are, it seems, miserably inadequate to the demands upcn the charities we support. We suspect strongly that one of two states of things, or somewhat of each, must be at the bottom of this difficulty. Either wealthy donors and patrons are influenced by connections and sympathies to one charity, or one description of charity, to the neglect of perhaps many more valuable ones, or, despite our na tional liberality, there a re th ousands of well-to-do folks who will look on calmly at sickness and destitution rather than disturb the balance at their bankers. There are, however, institutions which only require to be known to claim the sympathy of the truly benevolent, and such an one is the Metropolitan Free Hospital, Devonshire-square, City, the anniversary festival of which is to take place on the 14th March. The Metropolitan Free Hospital is unlike its kindred institutions in many respec t s. U n li ke the older hospitals it possesses no endowment ; unlike them it is en tirely dependent upon public generosity for its support ; unlike them it opens its doors to all creeds and all nations without a patron's recommendatory letter—ill -health and indigence being alone necessary to secure immediate ad mission or out-door relief. This feature, for a twofold reason, should recommend the Metropolitan Free Hospital to the sympathies of the benevolent, to comparatively few of whom it is at present known owing to its situation, which, although an excellent one for its eleemosynary objects, and being besides in the heart of the City, is so retired as to meet the view or scarcely one in twenty thou sand of the travellers in the metropolis. The one reason is that its promptness of action in many instances relieves a patient, and perhaps saves his life, where a very different result might be obtained if he applied for and failed to ob tain a letter, or experienced delay in obtaining one; and the other reason is that, by treating a patient in incipient maladies, the medical officers are enabled to battle with and overcome much direful disease, which, although its origin may be traced to the overcrowded dwellings of the poor, is not long, if suffered to develope, in bringing the inmate of the mansion to a bed of suffering or death. The Right Hon. the Lord Mayor will occupy the chair at the anniversary festival, supported by the Sheriffs of London and Middlesex, and the name of his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury heads an influential list of stewards. We most cordially hope that, on the occasion of the gathering at the London Tavern on Wednesday, the 14th March, such assistance may be accorded to the funds of the Metropoli tan Free Hospital as may enable it to carry on and extend its praiseworthy operations. THE POET SOUTHEY.—He was the very beau ideal of a poet, singularly impressive, tall, somewhat slight, slow in his movements, and very dignified in man ner, with the eye of a hawk, and with sharp features and an aquiline nose, that carried the similitude somewhat farther. His forehead was broad and high, his eyebrows dark, his hair profuse and long, rapidly approaching white. I can see vividly, even now, his graceful and winning smile. To the commonest observer he was obviously a man who had lived more with books than men, whose converse had chiefly been with " the mighty minds of old," whose "days," whose "thoughts," whose "hopes" were, as he tells us they were, "with the dead !" In the few and brief conversations I hadwith him he impressed me—as indeed he did every person who was, even for an hour, his com panion?—with the conviction that he elevated the profes sion of letters not only by knowledge acquired and distri buted, net alone by the wisdom of his career and the in tegrity of his life, but by manners unassuming and unex acting, and by a condescending gentleness of demeanour that, if not humility in the common sense of the term, arose out of generous consideration and large charity.-- Mr. and Mrs. C. .Liald in the Art-Journal. The Outbreak in the Lebanon. Details of the renewed outbreak in the Kesrouan have been received during the week by the Porte, and in view of the gravity of the situation vigorous measures of repression have been decided on. Dervish Pasha, commander of the late expedition to the Kozandagh, accordingly left on Monday for Beyrout on board the Houdavenkiar steam frigate, accompanied by the Nazr-el-Aziz and three batta lions of riflemen. He will land with these troops at Djouna, the residence of Daoud Pasha, and at once assuming command of all the troops in the province, will operate with a force of about 7,000 men to crush out resistance to the Governor-General's authority wherever it has shown itself. It appears that after the recent retreat of Joseph Karam and the dispersion of his followers, Daoud Pasha, supposing the disturbance at an end, left Djouna for Sibnaia, another residence, within an hour and a half of Beyrout, and conse quently out of the Kesrouan. This movement seems to have been regarded by the malcontents as a flight, and they accordingly again mustered for action. Ka ram at the same time left his retreat at Ebdeen and joined his friends at Zghorta, near Tripolo, on the coast. On hearing of these movements, Emin Pasha (Schwartzenburg), who commanded the cavalry in the neighbourhood, on the 29th of January, collected what troops he could, and proceeded to Zghorta with the intention of arresting Karam, and so nipping further outbreak in the bud. The young Emir answered the summons to surrender with a request for a parley with the Pasha, and this being granted, left the letter, promising to give him an answer within 24 hours. This he did the next morning, with a vigour of action as well as speech which Emiu and his troops but too well understood. In the grey of the morning, before sunrise, he attacked the latter with a degree of pluck and steadiness wholly unusual in these mountain frays, and for some hours a close and desperate fight followed, ending in a drawn battle, with a total loss of above 300 in killed and wounded on both sides. Karam drew off his men and retired in safety, leaving the Pasha in no plight to attempt a pursuit. When telegra phic news of all this reached the Porte last week it was, our information states, debated whether the Grand Vizier should not proceed to Syria with similar powers to those exercised on his last mission, but it was finally decided to send Dervish Pasha instead. The energy, and at the same time mode ration, with which this officer recently operated in the Taurus warrants confidence in his ability to put down these somewhat analogous troubles.—Levant Herald, Feb. 7. STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, FEB. 16.—1 n shipping yarns we have had a fair amount of business to-day, and some rather large orders have been given out at the full prices of last Tuesday. Many buyers appear to have acted more freely than they otherwise would have done from an impression that discounts will be lowered to 7 per cent, next week. This branch of the market closes very strong, with an upward ten dency in prices. In home trade yarns there has been a general inquiry, with a fair amount of busi ness doing at Tuesday's prices. The cloth market is a little unsettled, some people being under an im pression that prices will be lower, and that they will do better by waiting, while others are content to go on at present rates. There is no change in prices. In fact, no material change in the demand for cloth or its value since Tuesday. A telegram from Bom bay on the 9th February quotes 71b. shirtings at 71 rupees per piece, 81b. shirtings at 9/ rupees, and 40's mule yarn at 17i annas per lb. NOTTINGHAM, 16th. —At our Exchange -hall to day there was a moderate attendance, and the de mand for lace yarns was fair, at the prices of last week. The demand for hosiery yarns was by no means brisk, but prices remained without material change. Silks very firm, but trade dull. The de mand for brown nets continued quiet, and prices were much the same as last week. Shocking and Fatal Accident at Lady Towneley's Funeral. The remains of Lady Caroline Towneley, who died in London on the Bth inst., were buried on Thursday, in the Towneley Mortuary Chapel, St. Peter's Church, Burnley—.the sanction of the Secre tary of State having been previously obtained for burial in the church. At ten o'clock mass was per formed in the private chapel at Towneley, which was draped in black. The escutcheon—arms of the Sefton family, the deceased being the daughter of the second Earl of Sefton—was placed on the wall opposite the altar. The mourning coaches were oc cupied by Col. Towneley, Lord Norreys, and Lord Alexander Gordon Lennox, son-in-law of Colonel 'Towneley ; Lord Camoys, Lieut.-Colonel John Towneley, Mr. Richard Eastwood, Captain Creeke, Mr. T. G. Sandy, and Messrs. G. Storey, J. Cul shaw, and J. Langdon. Several carriages of the neighbouring gentry followed. Many of the shops in the town were closed, and the whole line of the procession was densely crowded with spectators, most of the mills having stopped in order to give the hands an opportunity of witnessing the funeral. A dole to 63 poor women, consisting of is. and a 41b. loaf to each, was distributed after the funeral cere mony. Soon after the arrival of the hearse at the churchyard, and before the body could be removed, about 25 yards of the wall coping, with the rails, on the left of the principal entrance gate, gave way and fell to th e ground. Those on the coping, b oys and girls, fell with it. Many of them escaped, but several were injured, and one girl named Ann wyer, aged eight years, was killed on the spot. The one killed was taken into the vestry of the church, and the injured were removed to public houses close at hand, and medical assistance was obtained. None of the injuries appear to have been very serious.—Manehester Courier. " A REMARKABLE C ONSULTATION." A little before five o'clock on Tuesday evening, when the House of Commons was crowded, no little surprise was created at the spectacle of the Light Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer leaving his place on the Government bench and seating himself on the step of the gangway at the feet of Mr. Bright, with whom he entered into what appeared to be an earnest and confidential conversation. This might he called sitting at the feet of Gamaliel, but it is a question whether it was a dignified position for the leader of the House of Commons. Would Lord Palmerston have done it ?—ffercad. MARKETS,--This Day. COVENT GARDN. The supply of fruit was seasonably good, and the show of vegetables was somewhat extensive; on the whole, the trade rules steady, as follows : FRUIT—Pine apples, 8s to 10s; hot house grapes, lOs to 15s ; foreign do, 2s to 3s Od ; filberts, is 6d to 2s Od per lb ; apples, 2s 6d to 4s Od per half sieve ; oranges, 4s Od to 8s ; lemons, 3s 6d to is per 100. VEGETABLES—Red cabbages, 2s Od to 3s Od; white do., 6d to ls Od ; Savoys, 6d to is Od ; celery, Od to Os Od ; horseradish, 1s to 2s Od per doz. heads ; greens, 2s Od to 3s Od; turnips, is 6d to 2s Od ; carrots, 3s 6d to 4s 6d ; onions, 2s Od to 2s 6d per doz bunches ; brocoli, 6d to 8d ; forced rhubarb, Os 6d to is 6d per bundle ; Brussels sprouts, is 6d to 2s Od per half sieve ; seakale, 1s Od to 2s 6d ; and mushrooms, 9d to is 6d per punnet. POULTRY. Turkeys, 5s Od to lOs Od; geese, 5s Od to 9s; goslings, Os to Os ; ducks, 2s 6d to 3s 6d ; ducklings, 3s to 4s Od ; tame rabbits, is 3d to is 9d ; wild do, is Od to is 6d ; pigeons, 9d to is 3d each ; Surrey fowls, 8s to lls Od ; do. chickens, 6s to 8s ; barn door fowls, 4s fid to 7s per couple. English eggs, lls to 12s ; French do., 9s to lOs Od per 120 ; Ostend fresh butter, is Od to is 5d ; English is 2d to is 7d per lb. BILLINGSGATE. Salmon, Os Od per lb; soles, is to 5s Od per pair ; cod, 2s 6d to 15s Od ; brill, is to lOs ; mullets, 28 to ss; doreys, 3s Od to 9s each ; t ur b ot, 5 8 Od to 20s each ; whitings, 3s to 12s ; haddocks, 4s to 20s per dozen ; fresh herrings, 8s to 12s; mackerel, 60s per 120. NEWPORT. Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s 2d ; mutton, 3s 8d to 5s 2d ; veal, 4s Od to 5s 2d; and pork, 3s 10d to' 5s Od per Bibs by the carcase. WHITECHAPEL. Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s 2d ; mutton, 3s 8d to 5s 2d; veal, 4s to 5s 2d ; and pork, 3s 10d to 5s per Sibs by the carcase. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 7id. to Bd. ; of household ditto, old. to 7d. per 4lbs. loaf. HIDES ANI) SKINS. Market hides 56 to 64 lbs, 2id to 3d. ; 64 to 72 lbs, 3d to 3s d ; 72 to 801bs, 3d to 3id ; 80 to 881bs., 3d to 4d ; 88 to 961b5., 4d to 4;d; 96 to 1041b5., Od. to Od. Horse hides, 9s to 10s Od ; calf skins (light), 2s to 4s ; full, 6s 6d ; polled sheep, 11s 6d to 14s Od; half-breds, 10$ Od to 12s Od ; downs, 7s 6d to 9s 3d. HAY SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £4 4s to £5 lOs ; clover, £5 5s to 16 lbs Od ; and straw, £1 16s to £2 2s per load. Trade slow. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £4 lOs to £5 15s; clover, £5 5s to £6 15s Od ; and straw, £1 18s to £2 58 per load. A fair demand. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £4 4s to £5 lOs ; clover, £5 58 to £7 Os Od; and straw, £1 16s to £2 2s per load. Trade heavy. ANOTHER ROYAL AUTHOR.—The Crown Prince of Prussia is engaged in writing a history of the Electoral Princes of Brandenburg. SUICIDE BY LEAPING FROM A HOUSETOP.—On Thursday an inquest was held at St. Bartholomew's Hospital on the body of Mrs. Childs. Last Friday week the deceased, who had lately complained of pains in her head, and was strange in her manner, ran up to the attics of her house, and before her friends, who were alarmed at her proceedings, could interfere, threw herself from the win dow into the street below with fearful force. She sustained compound fracture of both thighs, both arms' were broken above the elbow, and her head and foot were damaged. Strange to say she lived until Wednesday evening, when she died from her injuries. Before she expired she said, "I thought there was no harm in doing it." She was evidently in an unsound state of mind. The jury returned a verdict of suicide while in a state of temporary insanity. WHEN FIRST UNDER FIRE.—I had almost for gotten the errand we were bound on, when, after an hour's marching, I was suddenly reminded of it by a distant boom, instantly followed by the crash of a large howitzer shell bursting over our heads. The enemy had caught sight of the head of our column, and opened a rapid fire from several howitzers, previously placed in position to receive us. As rapidly as it could be done the column was deployed into line, the men running up over the broken ground to their places in line as best they could. There was no time to think now. The enemy's guns were telling on us already, and must be captured. The country was level and well wooded. Being a little in rear of the line, all I could see at first was our own men advancing at an easy run, and a very broken irregular line they were— looking very different from what they would have looked at Aldershot. The enemy's shot and shell in the mean time were ploughing up the ground all about us. The roar of a round shot as it passes is a most un pleasant sound. There is a fierceness in it which is very suggestive, and one feels at first an almost irrepressible in clination to duck to it. All young soldiers do so. In a rapid advance such as we were making there is not time for much thought, but it struck me at once that 1 felt no fear. I was conscious of a fierce excitement urging me on. I was surprised, too, at noticing how little effect such a cannonade had in thinning our ranks. I positively saw no one in the act of falling, and in a very few minutes I had acquired a sort of confidence in my good fartune—a feeling that it could not be so very dangerous after all, and that I should probably come out unharmed.—Lickens's "All the Year Round." Et. -- mii , : „ A , ~,,..., ",w' - - ~ v-..;i, t •,;,-,; ',- - 4' C lli _., tUbr. :. --7 - 7 1, 4 ‘--1 ,- - ' HER MAJESTY• - OSBORNE, Fria* Her Majesty walked out yesterday morning, an a drove in the afternoon with Princess Louise, at tended by the Duchess of Roxburghe. The Queen held a Council to-day, whichl attended by the E ar l D e G rey an d Ri pon , the r-4 9 - r of Bessborough, an d th e Ri g h t H on. Si r C. 'l" i Previous to the Council, Sir C. Wood had an audience of her Majesty, and resigned the seals as Secretary of State for India. Earl De Grey had also an audience, and resigne d the seals as Secretary of State for War. The Marquis of Hartington was introduced an d sworn in a member of the Privy Council. Her Majesty then delivered the seals of the Inc ia Department to Earl De Grey and Ripon, and th e seals of the War Department to the Marquis ° I Hartington. Lord Hartington had an audience of the Queen. Mr. Helps was Clerk of the Council. The Prince and Princess of Wales. The ball given by Major-General and Lady Ma r l d Hood to their Royal Highnesses the Prince an , Princess of Wales at Cumberland Lodge was at tended by a large number of the principal resident; round Windsor, th e gues t s i nc l u di ng th e Earl ° Mountcharles, Lady M. Berkeley and Miss Berke' ley, General Seymour and Lady Emily Seymou r ' Lady Filmer, Lady Annaly and Miss Wh ite ' Colonel and Mrs. Ferguson, Colonel Ewart, Mr s. Ewart, and Miss Bulkeley, Colonel Ponsonby, CaP tain, Mrs., and Miss Seymour, Captain Needbol Captain Rowley, &c. Th e fi ne qua d r ill e band ° the Ist Life Guards was in attendance, and danci n g was continued till about four o'clock yesterday morning. Yesterday th e i r ro y a l hi g h nes ses wer e to have met the royal h arr i ers a t St o k e Park, t h ci seat of Mr. E. J. Coleman, situated in Bucks, an about four miles from Windsor. Every preparati° had been made to welcome the prince and princess' and, notwithstandi n g th e h eavy ra i n w hich 13 been falling during the m orn i ng , a number the gentlemen reached the mansi on o pp os it e which t meet with the royal h arr i ers h a d b een fixed o take place. A s th e ti me went b y, an d the ra . 7, continued to come down a l m O s t i n t or rents, a m ' e hope of thei r hi g h nesses ma ki ng t h e i r appearance sci s; was given up, an d a t a b out noon a messenge r fr°— General Hood brought a communication to Coleman informing that gentleman that, in conse quence of the mi sera bl e s t ate o f t h e weat her, th e prince and princess h a d b een o bli ge d to d e fer their intended visit. Their royal highnesses were ansi° us ' however, not to disappoint Mr. and Mrs. Colema n ; and it was accordingly i n ti ma t e d th a t if the m ee , should be fixed for Stoke-p ar k on thi s d a y fortnigh t _ the prince and princess w ou ld, if p oss ibl e , do the: the honour of attending it and v i s iti ng the inalla i° e , In the meantime their roy a l hi g h nesse s haver a mained the guests of General and Lady Mary o°° 3. at Cumberland Lodge, where it was understoo there would be another dinner party last night. ce Unless unforeseen obstacles should arise the Pri ll 3l and Princess of Wales will honour the next musi c , festival at Norwich with th e i r p resence . AlthoT , they have now made frequent sojourns in N01f 0 , 15 ', 0 their royal highnesses h ave never ye t v isited 7 0 capital of the country. Great preparations wil l made at Norwich for their reception. THE COURT.—According to the latest arraq e : ments her Majesty, with th e i r R o y a l Hi g hnesses Frill , cesses Helena, Louise, and Be a t r i ce , an d P r ince LeoP.lcii attended by the ladies and g en tl emen of the Court, '',,, return either on Tuesday or Wednesday from Osborn e Windsor Castle. Our contemporary, the Shilling Magazine, 1135 been lately treating its readers to some extrac t 3 from the literary papers of R o b er t S c h umann-- a coraPc )ser whose name bids fair shortly t o a tt a i n as w id e a popalrivj with us as it enjoys in Germany. They consist of notices —partly personal, partly critical r —of Beethoven, lie n; delssohn, Schubert, Sterndale-B enne tt, Ch op i n , and (41 eminent musicians, and are the most interesting and re ad able things in this department of literature that we 11$ ' - met with for some time. We cordially recommend the! to our readers. Though tr ans l a ti ons , they read more liO originals, and do infinite credit t o th e t rans lator whoe ver he may be. LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS FOR T ll5 ENSUING WEEK.—Monday, Asiatic, at 3 : " Introduct°l Remarks to an Assyrian Dictionary " the hon. secretary' Mathematical : " Polygons of an Even Number of Si de 5 ' &c.," Mr. Cotterrell; " A Proof that every Continuo Function was a Root," Professor De Morgan. Society at Arts, at 8 : Canter Lecture. Tuesday—Horticultu ral, 3 : General meeting andLectvre. Engineers at 8: " way Stations, Shops, &c." Royal Institution, at 3 : " Professor Tyndall. Anthropological, at 8: " PsY ch. be d Characteristics of English Peopl e ," M r . Pik e; "'user- f Stones of Veraguas," Dr. Seemann ; 16 N e gro B° l o f Bunu," Mr. Robins. Statisti ca l, a t 8 : " Organisation, ‘ s4cl° Fr each and English Navies in 1865," Col. Sykes. Welass"s.'" --Meteorological, at 7 : " D a il y W ea th er Di agr am, 16 ; Mr. Cator ; "Fluctuations of Annual Fall of Ral° ," Symons. Society of Arts, at 8: "Modern Legislati:Tuer, regard to Steamships," Mr. Gray. Geological, at 8 ; f tiary Mollusca of Jamaica," " Tertiary Echinoderul l ": o West Indies," " T er ti ar y B rac hi o p o d a o f West In clie o Mr. Lechmere Guppy ; Affinities of Platysotuas, gos. Allied Genera," "Scales of Rhizodus, Owen," Dr- yo Q 4.: Archeological Association, at 8/. Literature, al l Dv " Confucius," Colonel Alexander. Thursday—E'cr .. .6l, stitution, at 3 : " Heat," Professor Tyndall. Zoo logi- o , at 4. Linnean, at 8. Chemical, at 8. Royal, at iii tiquaries, at 8/ : Election of Fellows. Friday—ROY d oll stitution, at 8 : " Kent's Cavern, Torquay," Mr. Pe ug g - o at Saturday—Royal Institution, at 3 : "Art Education ; Works of Art should be Viewed," Professor Westuls e° Botanic, at 31.—Athenaum. "se a 1) bat NATIONAL CHORAL SOCIETY.—R OS ird'S Mater" and Mendelssohn's " Hymn of Praise" will formed by the Nati ona l Ch ora l S oc i ety on Wed lie l i e next, under the di rec ti on o f M r. G . W . M ar ti n . 3 . 1°.- 0 -- in o r- Mater" Parepa will on thi s occas i on ma k e her first appeo alj n e t ber Exeter Hall since h er re t urn f rom A mer i c a. Ib o 3fr. vocalists are Miss Annie Cox, Miss Lucy Frankl eil '' w ill Leigh Wilson, and Mr. Weiss. The band and chorus number nearly 700 performers. 0 " MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC G OSSIP.—" N a-a 1:11 2f will be shortly performed at o ne of the cone erv % o l.. the Liverpool Philharmonic Society ; and also, it i 5 moured, at the Norwich festival. An amusing corroe.no dent in last week's Orchestra writes of a Mozart colebrti.;„ held at Coblentz, under the direction of Herr Br ueli ,:o n The orchestra in that town, which is but slend erli dowed with musical life, was largely reinforced by e°lcitteoff and artisans, but the performance, we are assure d, We110.e.5 with true, hearty German spirit." The same writer Os Herr Reiter, who is at the head of the music of Basle, a to composer worth looking after, specifying particol 3tv , z .ive oratorio by him, " Das neue Paradies." Italian pap ere'/ the name of Signor Ticci as having produced an c ' h r "La Vivandiera al Campo di Frederigo IL," 15 found favour with the public at Siena. German j ell " p a announce the publication at Bremen of an oratorio, by Herr Meinardus.—Athenssum. appear ar e MR. BETHELL AND MR. WELCH, it aPP e " Z.,10 to be tried on a criminal information, on the ' o t• i n tv3e of corrupt practices in obtaining a judicial *P e " t per It is much to be regretted that the matter was f ie . ol. mated to drop. Nothing is to be gained by its ;to, Ample punishment has been inflicted already-1°,1.0 like' enough to deter others who might be inclined to . "_j a d wise. The wholeaffair had passed out of the public w foto nobody desires that it should be stirred again. W h 2 l Lora this hostility of the Government to an old colleague' Law Westbury is still a power, and may return the Times of to-clay. At th e "Sins 0101110 GOOD SHOOTING UNDER DIFFICULTIES' t w ool recent competition of the rifle volunteers, at Mar for the monthly challenge plate, Ensign Twiggl i ba t r ely' members with a score of 19 points, and won. ",,, iou s ders it the more singular is, that on the day' Pr e ' n „ had the misfortune to have his collar-bone broke v .' , e d tempting to check a young horse, by which he w e ' ll e e dr : a g ;of on the ground for several hundred yards. Oi l t _ ctur e re' the accident ho went to Lincoln and had the fru. the rifle duced, and on the day following he appeared a: slinS butts, and came off a victor with his arm in Leeds Mercury. o•ht last A HIGHWAYMAN SHOT. — On Saturday " 0_ s an attempt at highway robbery was made hem from fo ra, c W o r v i e g n h t t i ,.. s, 7 w ill h ei e • n of th W ree ilb Ln them laid hold of and attempted to stop his horse Wright at once drew his pistol, and fired at the or : tw o held the horse, when he cried out " Oh," and t li .d o f the Hceamweasurpeotnuziranf atiol.eoveoorf. men made off. Since then nothing has been tter,' led men, although the police have investig ated the Ina ru _babio searched the district thoroughly. It is thought P app i r that the man who cried out is wounded, 9,nd wil l be ing for surgical aid somewhere. ti l co l , 17, xiea