The Sun. — London, England, 1866-02-24 00:00:00

LIFEI3OAT SERVICES.—During the storms of the past year the National Lifeboat Institution, by its life boats and other means, contributed to the savin7, of 107 persons from different wrecks on our coasts. The Insti tution also expended £21,374 in the same period on its life boat estabshments, in addition to granting £4,950 for re wards for saving life and exercising the lifeboats. The Committee of the Institution earnestly APPEAL to the public tor ASSISTANCE to enable them to meet the continued heavy demands on the Institution's 151 lifeboat st.tions. Contributions are received by the London and country bankers ; and by the Secretary, Richard Lewis, Esq., at the Institution, 14, John-street, Adelphi, Loudon. THE ATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE.- Managers, Messrs. E. Falconer and F. B. Chatterton. THIS EVENING, the Play of THE MAN OF THE WO RL D. Mr. Phelps; Messrs. Raynor, Barrett, G. Bel more, E. Phelps, Harcourt ; Miss Atkinson, Mrs. Vanden boil', Misses E. Leclercq, Hudspeth, &c. After 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 Mansger, 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' 40. After which, ORPHEUS IN THE HAY3IARKET Messrs. W. Farren, Fisher,. Bartleraan, Weathersby, &c. • Mesdames Keeley, Snowden, Moore, Lindley, Woot ar : Howard, Wright, Coleman. Lovell, Prevot, &c. To conclude with A KISS IN THE DARK. Commence at Seven. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.-_ - Under the sole Management of Mr. Fechter. THIS EVENING, THE ILLUSTRIOUS STRANGER. Mr. 11. Viriddicomb. Atter v hid% THE MASTER OF RAVENSWOOD. Mr. Fechter; Messrs. Jordan, Emery, Widdicomb, Vezin, j. IL Fitandzpatr ciLecl k, 1). Ev q ans ; Mesd ames Ternan, EfsworthY, Lavenu, C. erc. Box Office open daily from Eleven till Five. 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PORTING. —JOHN ROBERTS supplies the K:7 LATEST EDITION of "TIINI SUN" as soon as pub lished.-1, Bath-street, City-road, E.C. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tfue DAY.—M®rning, 96. sm.—Afternoon, 911. 50m, To - Moßnow.-Morniug, 10h. 33m.—Afternoon, 1111. 18m, - „er te ,- 44 4ft e"ivr e! ) _, 4144 . .-- _s D 4,1.344 -- - LONDON, SATURDAY, FEB. 24, 1866. The ruinous price to whi c h butchers' meat has risen, w hich has placed it altogether beyond the reach of the access to the poor, a n d ma d e it very difficult of lower ranks of the middle classes, ren ders any question connected with our fisheries both interesting •and important. bountiful toNature has been so Us this respect that it is only from mismanagement and prejudice th a t our population is ever in wa n t cheap ' w holesome, nourishing food. The statistics which have been supplied on the subject give us reason to believe that a much larger supply of food can be obtained from an acre of sea fishing ground than from an acre o f cultivated land, while there is very little doubt that with care and cultivation a much larger proportion might be had. The number of our railways in constant com munication with the coast would make it very easy to supply all our large towns and populous places with good cheap fish ; and if by any means the ex tortionate profit of the retail dealers could be re duced our working classes would be able to get cheap and wholesome dinners, which would be espe cially advantageous at a time of scarcity like the present. The constantly increasing number of those who buy butchers' meat has told for some time past on prices and supply, and if we could bring fish into more general use it would be a great boon not only to the working classes but to those immediately above them. Th e mot i on of Mr. CAVE, l as t even ing, had reference to the convention existing be tween the English and French Governments respect ing the deep sea oyster fisheries. It seems that this treaty or conyeAti_9/1 is the source of continual loss NEW THEATRE-ROYAL . DELPHI, Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. THIS EVENING, at 7, a new farce called PIPKIN'S RUSTIC RETREAT. Messrs. J. L. Toole and P. Bedford. After which, at 8, RIP VAN WINKLE. Rip (his 148th appearance), Mr. Jefferson, supported by Messrs. Billington, Y. Bedford, It Phillips, Felix Rogers, Ashley, Eburne, C. J. Smith; Mrs. Billingtor, &c. To conclude with BEHIND TI3IE. Messrs. J. L. Toole, R. Phillips, Eburne, C. J. Smith ; Miss A. Seaman, &c. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. THIS EVENING, QUIET LODGINGS. After whi.h, at a quarter to Eight, IT IS NEVER TOO LATE TO MEND. Characters by Messrs. Vining, T. Mel ville, T. Mead, D. Murray, S. Calhaem, F. Villiers, J. G. Shore, G. Murray, H. Mellon, C. Seyton, R. Cathcart; Miss L. Moore and Miss Katherine Rodgers. ROYAL S 1 RAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. Swanborough. _ . THIS EVENING, at Seven (17th time), a new and origi nal Comedy, THE FLY AND THE WEB. Mes , rs. Par selle and Price; Misses Swanborough and Raynham. After which will be produced a new Opera Burlesque, L'AFRICAINE ; or, The Queen of the Cannibal Islands. Messrs. Stoyle, James, Thorne; Mesdames Swanborough, Raynham, Johnstone, Zza. . _ To conclude with LENDING A lIAND. Mess:s. Belford and Turner ; Misses Simpson and Hughes. Mr. CAVE was supported in his motion by seve ral other speakers, all of whom dwelt strongly on the hardship and injustice of these arbitrary laws. Mr. Du CANE especially asked for a relaxation of the close month system. The fishermen of Essex as well as of Sussex founditagreat grievance. The time extended from the beginning of May to the end of August, and deep sea fishing was then prohibited to the deep-sea fishermen of England and France, although dredging was carried on with the connivance of the Government, and the fishermen of other nations were not prohibited. Mr. REBOW and Mr. BLAKE followed in the same course, and the latter spoke of the stimulus which had been given to the Irish fisheries by the report of the Commission. Since it was published seven or eight companies had been formed with every prospect of success, and should their anticipations be realised a means of sup port would be afforded to a vast number of people, and the English markets would be supplied with a greatly increased quantity of fish. There will thus be a new branch of profitable employment opened in Ireland, besides the great advantage which an increased supply of wholesome food would confer on both countries. We sincerely hope these considerations will weigh with the Government to induce them to give the whole subject of our fisheries their careful consideration. In the meantime they would do wisely to listen to the appeal of the hon. member for Shoreham, and at least give the French Govern ment notice of the termination of a convention which is annoying and unprofitable to all parties. On Thursday evening, when the order for the second reading of the Jamaica Government Bill came on, Colonel EDWARDS took the opportunity of referring to a letter which he had received, re lating to the speech which he had made at the Conservative dinner at Leeds. The writer was the hon. member for Surrey, and Colonel EDWARDS rightly characterised the course he adopted as an " unwarrantable liberty." It called upon the gallant Colonel to repeat, in the House of Com mons, the same charges which he made in Leeds respecting those who " denounced the doings in Jamaica." After remarking that he was not one to say things behind a man's back, which he shrunk from repeating face to face, Colonel EDWARDS read an extract from the speech in question, which, while it was very much to the point, contained nothing to justify the extra ordinary step taken in reference to it by the hon. member for Surrey. It referred to the speedy and effectual suppression of the outbreak, and then went on to say that thanks were sent out from the Colo nial-office to the Governor of Jamaica, and to the authorities there. " Immediately it became known there was a great howl in Exeter Ilall among the Baptists and philanthropists. Mr. BRIGHT de nounced the Government of Jamaica and every body connected with its policy, and said it was wrong altogether. Lord RUSSELL, feeling the iron hand of Mr. BRIGIIT, trembled in his shoes, and wrote out at once to suspend Governor EYRE. Was there ever such a miserable piece of administration, and was there ever such gross injustice done, not merely to Governor EYRE, but to the gallant troops under his command ?" Colonel EDWARDS declared that the hon. member had done him a service in calling attention to his words, because they had gained increased pub licity, but he protested against the course pursued, and he hoped the House would discourage it. In this opinion we fully concur, and indeed the presumption of the members of the faction, as it it has truly been called, is extraordinary. Could a better instance of their inconsistency be given than this ? Here are they prejudging and calumniatinr, a man in a difficult position to th e u t most of their powers, and yet they do not allow the least hint to be dropped respecting their Criticism is for th em t o bestow, O b w u n t no luo o v n e e must presume to call attention to their proceedings otherwise than in a favourable and flattering style. This is quite a new order of things as re lates to the speeches and acts of public men, and the sooner it is condemned by the voice of public opinion the better. The arrogant assumption of a certain class of politicians is quite unbearable, and annoyance to our fishermen on the south-eastern coast. The object of the convention was to reserve the exclusive right of fishing within a certain dis tance of the shore to the subjects of both countries, but it is cumbersome and minute in its clauses, which amount in number to no less than 89, and many of their regulations, as Mr. CAVE pointed out, should never have been made, seeing that they did not apply to places in which England and France had common jurisdiction, but either to the sea within the three mile limit, where the municipal authorities alone had interest, or to the deep sea, beyond which was common to all the world. The attempt to enforce special restrictions in such localities was, said the hon. member, about as rational as the con struction of game laws for the preservation of the antelopes in South Africa. The most trouble some part of the affair is that the provi sions of the Act are so numerous and so uncertain that the fishermen never know when they are right; and, in fact, one of them said plainly, when questioned on the subject, that if they did not break the law they could not live. The Act gives rise to much irritation and ill-feeling between the fishermen of the two countries, while its results upon the oyster fisheries themselves are anything but beneficial. In 1839, when the convention was framed, the only beds known, or thought of, were those in shallow water near the shore, but the rules as to the close months when fishing was forbidden do not apply to the deep sea beds, where the oysters are never finer than in May and June. These deep sea beds are of such enormous extent that boats dredge the same bank 30 miles apart, and new ones are continually found. For some years after the discovery of these large beds the dredgers worked all the year round ; but in 1850, in con sequence of complaints having been made by the French, another Act was passed, whose clauses were so stringent that the Shoreham fishermen were not allowed to carry their dredges in their boats to the •east coast, but were compelled to send them by train. This clause indeed was found so oppressive that last year an alteration was made, permitting the dredges to be carried by boat if tied and sealed up by the Customs. The impression is that the French Government care very little about the matter, and would indeed be glad to get rid of a troublesome convention. The Deep Sea Fishery Commissioners recommended its termination, and the repeal of the acts enforcing it. There has been indeed a rumour of an international commission on the subject, but we agree with Mr. CAVE in thinking this quite unnecessary., when the ques tion really is, whether especial restrictions should be placed upon the industry of our fishermen in respect to seas which are common to all the world. " The time was drawing near," said the hon. mem ber for Shoreham, "when the restrictions would be again in force—when, after a most stormy winter, which must have unusually curtailed their opera tions, the fishermen of the southern coast would find their means of livelihood suspended by an arbitrary law, while they would have the mortification of seeing whole fleets pursue beyond an imaginary line the honest industry from which they were de barred." ~~~ THE r 'SUN, LONDON, SATUPDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 24, 1866. and would need no comment were it not that owing to the political and other circumstances they are just now paid more deference to than is at all consistent with right and reason. Through some extraordinary hallucination, and some marvellous juggling, these upholders of negro insurrection have contrived to mix up the question of the Jamaica rebellion with the Liberal cause in general, and to talk as if the Government must choose between their support and the upholding of law in Jamaica. In the futile attempt to please both sides the Ministry are sure to get into trouble, and already Mr. BRIGHT has given hints that he does not alto ther put faith in the wisdom of the Commission. At any rate Colonel EDWARDS has done wisely in thus coming forward to reiterate his statements re lative to the matter, and we trust that his decided course will prove some check at least to the en croachments of these agitators. What with one thing and the other we seem never likely to hear the last of their views and opinions ; and even if the Commission reports in favour of Mr. EynE, they are sure to declare that they are mistaken, and have not conducted matters properly. There is no satis fying some people whatever is done. The Irish Railways and the Metropolitan Rail way schemes last night came under the considera tion of the House for a short time. General DUNNE observed that great anxiety prevailed in Ireland respecting the course likely to be pursued by Go vernment, and desired to know if a report was to be made about the Irish railways in particular. Lord STANLEY spoke with some authority respecting the subject, because he is a member of the Commission on Railways, and he did not think it advisable to have a separate report on Irish railways. The noble lord spoke more fully on the subject in reference to Metropolitan railways, and he stated that it would be quite impossible for one committee to deal with all these schemes, and he wisely proposed that the Government should weed the list and make a pre liminary inquiry either by a joint-committee or by a commission. In support of this proposition Lord STANLEY stated that the number of Metropolitan schemes was nearly double now to what it was in 1864, and the experiment then made of a joint committee of both Houses answered perfectly. It seems, indeed, as if this plan was the best that could be carried out, and, as Lord STANLEY said, the Government should act without delay, and remem ber that " the matter is one which, through the immense disruption of property that is involved, materially affects the comfort of three millions of people. Colonel WILSON-PATTEN also advised a preliminary inquiry, but Mr. MILNER GIBSON nega tived the notion on a very insufficient argument, so far as a joint committee was concerned, because he said that many of the schemes were merely exten sions of existing lines, and that others were bills to form new junctions with existing lines. The right hon. gentleman spoke at some length on the subject, and said that if the magnitude of these undertakings startled them, they must remember that the require ments of the community were now very great, and the crowded condition of the thoroughfares showed the necessity for increased facilities of traffic. This is all very true, but it seems a pity that Lord STAN LEY'S proposition should not be acceded to, because so much time is lost in waiting for one thing and the other ; and a quicker despatch in the settlement of affairs would necessarily promote the advantage of projectors, and also contribute to the welfare of the community at large. But delay seems to be the motto of the Government in everything. Morning Concerts. e -- The Chairman of the Middlesex Sessions laid before the Court the following letter from the Home-office, and a copy of the opinion of the law officers of the Crown as to the power of the Lord Chamberlain to license rooms for morning concerts : Whitehall, Jan. 1, 1866. _ _ " Sir,—l am directed by Secretary Sir George Grey to transmit herewith, agreeably to your request, a copy of the opinion of the law officers of the Crown on the case, which was laid before them, as to the power of the Lord Chamberlain to license the rooms for morning concerts.—l have the honour to be, sir, yours obediently, H. WADDIN, JUN. " Henry Pownall, 63, Russell-square." OPINION. " We are of opinion that the power of tho Lord Cham berlain under the 25th Geo. 2, cap. 2G, sec. 4, to license ' public entertainments,' by virtue of which concerts in the Hanover-square-rooms were licensed until 1843, is not taken away or affected by the 6th and 7th Vict., cap. 68, which relates to a different subject matter, 'viz., theatres and stage plays, as herein defined ; and that valid licenses may still be granted by the Lord Cham berlain for such concert; notwithstanding the super vision of such license since 1843. " Signed, ROUNDELL PALMER, P. COLLIER. " Lincoln's-inn, Dec. 13, 1865." The Chairman remarked that he believed parties had been subjected to very great inconveniences by the stringency of the Act of George the Second, which made them liable to a penalty of £5OO if a concert ,was commenced before five o'clock p.m., and also to have their licenses taken away. He only made these observations to show the Court the importance of the subject that the minds of those who wanted to have morning as well as even ing concerts might be relieved.—Musical World. Erompton Hospital. On Thursday a quarterly court of the governors of the Hospital for Consumption and Diseases of the Chest was held in the board-room of the hospi tal to receive the report of the committee of manage ment, and to transact other business. Amongst the Governors present were Lieut.-General the Hon. T. Ashburnham, Mr. J. A. Shaw Stewart, Mr. J. li. Wilson, Mr. Ryder, Mr. Wm. Tho mas, Mr. W. Needham, Dr. Dickson, Mr. Charles Few, Capt. the Hon. F. Maude, R.N. The Rev. Sir H. Fouls, Bart., one' of the vice presidents, occupied the chair, and called upon the secretary, Mr. Henry Dobbin, to read the report. Since the previous court the whole of the increased accommodation of the hospital, consisting of 211 beds, had been in use ; the "home," at the Manor House, Chelsea, containing 20 patients, had been fully occupied, and 20 more invalids were passing the entire winter and spring in the genial climate of Madeira. Although the charity had thus been the means of affording shelter and treatment to as many as 251 sufferers at a time, the pressure for admission, and ,consequently the number of applicants on the list, had been altogether without a precedent in the history of the hospital. In addition to the large amount of benefit conferred by means of the in-door treatment on the consump tive poor, the out-patients' department had been increasingly beneficial; and the committee had often the satisfaction of seeing the in-patient applicants restored to health without the necessity of quitting their families and their occupations. The committee received by each than interesting and, on the whole, satisfactory accounts of their invalids in Madeira. The patients referred in the most grateful terms to the unremitting kindness of Captain Erskine (her Majesty's consul), of Dr. Grabham, and of the local committee, who united in contributing to the comfort and welfare of the Brompton patients. It was proposed that they should embark for England on the 20th May next. The committee stated with regret that the expenses of their large establishment had increased, and were further increasing, by rea son of the advance in the price of many leading necessaries of life, such as milk, meat, &c. This fact, and the daily growing need of some extension of the accommodation at the disposal of the com mittee, would, it was hoped, stimulate largely the sympathy of the public, and lead to liberal contri butions in support of this good work. The com mittee were greatly encouraged by the continued increase in the annual subscriptions. On the moti on o f M r. T homas, seconded by Mr. Needham, the report was unanimously adopted. A vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the proceedings, IRELAND. LA TEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTEI'S TELEGRAMS.) RUSSIA. PARIS, FEB. 24 The 2Woniteur of to-day publishes a letter from Rome stating that :Baron Meyendorff will shortly leave that city for Lithuania, in order to take pos session of the lauds which the Czar has bestowed upon him, as a recompense for his diplomatic services. The same journal announces that Cardinal Anto nelli has issued a circular announcing that the Pon tifical army is c3mplete, and ordering all recruiting for volunteers to be stopped. THE PRINCIPALITIES. BUCHAREST, FEB. 23. A change in the Ministry has taken place. The following is the formation of the new Cabinet : Foreign Affairs .. John Ghika. Interior Demetrius Ghika. Justice Cantacuzene. Public Worship Rossetti. War Lecca. DUBLIN, Feb. 23. The police had an encounter with a body of armed men last night, which reminds one of the scenes of 1798, and reveals the fact that the Fenians have corrupted the military to a greater extent than had been imagined. The conduct of the police deserves the highest praise. They • acted at the imminent risk of their lives, and did their work well. From the report hi the Daily Express this morning it ap pears that shortly before 8 o'clock last evening a party of the G division of police, with some con stables of the A division, under Inspectors Doyle, Flowers, and Scally, proceeded to the publichouse of Mr. Pilsworth, 133, James's-street, where they had learnt a number of suspected men were assem bled. The house, being a double one, had two en trances from the street. By one of these the detec tive police entered, while the constables in uniform, with Inspectors Doyle and Flowers, went in by the other. The two parties then proceeded to a large taproom in the back part of the shop into which they rushed simultaneously by opposite doors. The room was filled by men, partly soldiers and partly civilians, some of them being armed with loaded re volver pistols. There was some drink in the room, but not much. Following the directions of Inspector Doyle, each policeman seized a man, and, though in some cases resistance was made, they arrested them all in almost as short a time as it takes to state the fact. One, a man named James Byrne, who is supposed to be a " Centre," actually presented a loaded and capped revolver at Acting-Sergeant Magee, of the G division, who boldly seized the pistol and succeeded in taking it from him without an explosion. The capture of the entire number, though a work of great danger and requiring cou rage and presence of mind, was effected without much difficulty. There were no sentries or men on the watch, and the promptitude of the people in making a simultaneous entrance from both sides into the room deprived them of all means of effect ing a retreat or offering a stronger resistance. The arrests having been made, and a large crowd having assembled in the street, Inspector Doyle at once sent for a reinforcement of police from the A, E, and D divisions, and despatched a messenger to the Royal Barracks for a party of troops. The police, under Inspector Armstrong, and accompanied by Superin tendent Ryan, soon arrived, and a detachment of the Bth Regiment was marched up from the Royal Barracks, and by their united efforts order was pre served. The prisoners were removed to Chancery lane police-station. The following are the names of the prisoners : Thomas Chambers, a corporal of the 61st Regiment, from which he deserted about nine months ago ; Peter Gaffney, Ist battalion, 60th Regiment ; David Wall, ditto ; Patrick Burke, ditto ; Thomas Kelly, ditto ; John Connell, 61st Regiment ; Patrick M'Nulty, ditto ; Thomas Kenny, ditto ; Isaac Clougliney, ditto; John Abraham, ditto; James M'Clean, lance corporal, ditto ; Patrick Foley, sth Dragoons ; James Doyle, James Byrne, James Kee ley, carpenter; Dennis Cuggan, 19, Echlin-street, builder ; Edward St. Clair, and Stephen Kelly, artist, London. James Byrne is supposed to be a " Centre;" with him, St. Clair, and Doyle loaded revolver pistols were got, and another revolver was found lying on one of the seats in the taproom, where it had evi dently been laid by one of the party. In Doyle's pocket there was also found two bullets. He stated that he was a native of Dublin, but gave no further account of himself. Chambers would give no ac count of himself either, beyond the statement that he came from London to Dublin five weeks since, but the police recognised him as a deserter from the 61st Regiment. Byrne, who presented the pistol at Acting-Inspector Magee, said that he had conic from London, and that he brought the revolver from London. He is known to have been in Dublin since Patrick's Day last. St. Clair stated that he came from London for the benefit of his health. In his possession were found, besides the pistol, a Roman Catholic prayer-book, which had evidently been much used, and a furlough, granted to Private Mielmol Doyle, of the 7th Fusiliers, stationed at Portsmouth, dated Feb. 1, and giving leave of ab sence till March 14 next. The pistols arc of the most finished workmanship, and are Liverpool made. There were ten other persons seized at the same time as those mentioned above, but they were not detained in custody. A head-constable of constabulary was shot in the public street by a Fenian, at Newcastle, county Limerick, on Wednesday night. A correspondent of the Express gives the following particulars of this outrage : For somo time past an American stranger—that is, an Irish American—named Gray, said to bo a cousin of the Head Centre of that name so well known in Cork, had been noticed in the village, and his movements closely watched. but nothing transpired, notwithstanding, to enable the police to arrest him. Yesterday an order for his capture was received under the suspension of the Habeas Corpus Act and Head-constable Sullivan, a powerful man over 6ft. in height, resolved to arre s t hi m hi mse lf ; so , m e eting this Am erican emissary in the street last evening, he stopped him, and proceeded to interrogate him as to his whereabouts. Only a few words were exchanged, when Gray drew a double barrelled revolver from under his coat and discharged it at Head-constable Sullivan, whom he shot through the shoul der and arm, the balls passing clear out. The constable fell to the ground, and his assassin was off before the cir cumstance was known to the police or townspeople. Th e alarm being raised, instant search and pursuit followed, but without avail up to 1 o'clock this day, when a message was received from Newcastle. It is said the wounds inflicted aro not of a character to endanger life, and as the perpe trator of the audacious outrage is well known, his speedy capture is anxiously looked forward to. Four pike-heads were on Wednesday night dis covered by A cting-inspector King, of the G divi sion, rolled up in cloth, and concealed beneath the flooring of the house No. 20, Eustace-street. They were at once taken to the detective-office, Lower Castle-yard. The military court-martial in Cork still proceeds. Warner, the informer, was under examination yes terday. The policeman Dunne, shot at Cullen, is not dead, as reported so positively by the Limerick papers. He is in a fair way of recovery in the infirmary at Cashel. Private Dillon, of the 17th, has been arrested and identified as one of the party in Regan's house who fired on the police. He had been on furlough from his regiment at Longstown, in the sub-district of Glenbane, and from which he had decamped, leaving behind him, in the house where he lodged, his knapsack, in which, with other things, were a pair of braces, of which he was deficient when arrested here last night. When taken up he had on a forage cap, similar to the one found in the house attacked at Glenbane, but had removed from it the regimental number by which men are counted off in their respective corps. He also re moved the like numbers from his watch-coat and inner jacket, but his furlough revealed everything that was necessary as to the man. A warrant for his transmission to Tipperary was accordingly signed, and he was transmitted by the 4 o'clock train in charge of an escort. Constable O'Brien, who only received a description of the soldier the day before, deserves consideration at the hands of the heads of the constabulary for the promptness with which he made this important arrest. Two young men, a stonecutter anda nailer,named respectively James Kinsella and Patrick Dunne,were arrested by Constable Strickland and Constable Hopper, of Bagenalstown, and committed to Car low gaol on suspicion of being connected with the Fenian conspiracy. Several houses in the town and county of Carlow were searched during the week, but I believe the police failed to discover any arms or ammunition. On Tuesday morning, John O'Kavanagh, a shop keeper, and an elderly man, by repute one of the leaders of the Fenian movement ; Edward O'Kava nagh (his son), David Slattery, of Kerrickbeg ; John Kent, Ballylinch ; John Wall, Ballyrichard ; Michael M'Namara Dooley, Waterford ; Edward Fogarty, Ballyrichard ; and Cornelius O'Leary, of Carrick, were arrested by Mr. M'Loughlin, S.L, of Carrick-on-Suir. M'Namara Dooley and Leary are late arrivals from America, and they served in the United States army. Kavanagh, the elder, it is stated, is the man who carried the Fenian flag at the Carrick regatta ; and tiis son took a prominent and active part on the =mi.= of the burial, with FRANCE. BOURSE, Feb. 23, Two o'clock.—Great buoy ancy is displayed in all departments, and the ad vance has taken place on yesterday's prices. The first telegram from London also announces an im provement in Consols of per cent. Three per Cents. are at 69fr. 50c., or 20c. higher. The ad vance on Italian fives is 10c., viz., to 61fr. 45c. Credit Mobilier Shares are doing at 6871 r. 50c., a gain of 2fr. 50c. Spanish Mobilier are at 410 fr., an advance of Ifr. 25c. In Railway Shares Orleans have advanced 3fr. 75., and Lyons, Lombard, and Austrian 2fr. 50c. each. Barcelona are quoted with a rise of 10fr., and North of Spain and Sara gossa each 2fr. 50c. Three o'clock.—The second telegram from London indicates a fall of i on Consols. The market here closes on the following quotations : 41 per Cents 99 Do. end month — 3 per Cents. 69 42; Do. end month 69 45 Credit Mobilier Do. end month Bank Shares 3690 Credit Foncier 1347 50 Italian Loan 6l 50 Do. end month 6l 47i Roman Ottoman Fives 3B 85 Mexican Loan 47 50 Do. Bonds 3ll 25 Russian Austrian 74 Spanish Throes Home Debt Deferred 'AYE. Cash. Acct. Orleans — ... 872 50 Northern — ... 1120 Lyons and Mediterranean — ... 886 25 Southern — ... 557 50 Western — ... 565 Eastern — ... 545 Sardinian — ... 142 50 Austrian — ... 405 Lombard — ... 402 50 North of Spain — ... 178 50 Saragossa — ... 235 Ditto to Barcelona — ... 110 Roman _ ... 123 75 The New Greek Island. (From the Athens Correspondent of the Times) A new island began to rise above the level of the sea in the Bay of Thera (Santorin) on the 4th inst., and in five days it attained the height of from 130 ft. to 150 ft., with a length of upwards of 350 ft. and a breadth of 100 ft. It continues to increase, and consists of a rusty black metallic lava, very heavy, and resembling half smelted scoria which has boiled up from a furnace. It contains many small whitish semi-transparent particles disseminated through the mass like quartz or felspar. The shape of Santorin on the map gives an idea of its volcanic formation. It appears to be the eastern half of an immense crater, stretching in a semi-circle round a bay in which the sea now covers the seat of volcanic action. The destruction of the south-western rim of the crater let in the water. The north-western portion is the island of Therasia. The bay is about six geographical miles long, and upwards of four broad. Near the centre there are three islands which have risen from the sea during eruptions recorded in history,—Palaia, Nea, and Mikre Kahnene, or Old, New, and Little Burnt Island, naming them in their order from west to east. The present eruption commenced on the 31st of January. A noise like volleys of artillery was heard, but without any earthquake. On the follow ing day flames issued from the sea, in a part of the bay called Vulkanos, where the water is always dis coloured and impregnated with sulphur from abun- dant springs at the bottom. The flames rose at intervals to the height of 15ft., and were seen at tines to issue from the south-western part of Nea Kaimene. That island was soon rent by a deep fissure, and the southern part sank considerably. On the 4th of February the eruptions became more violent and the sea more disturbed. Gas forced itself up from the depths with terrific noise, resembling the bursting of a steam boiler; flames arose at intervals, and white smoke, rising steadily, formed an immense column, crowned with a curled capital of dark heavy clouds. The new island was visible next morning, increasing sensibly to the eye as it rose out of the sea at no great distance to the south of Nea Kaimene. The new island has been visited by Dr. Deki , galla, a man of science and an able observer, who will record accurately all the phenomena of the present eruption as it proceeds. The heat of the sea rose from 62 Fahrenheit to 122 as near the vicinity of volcanic action as it was safe to approach. The bottom of the sea all round Nea Kaimene ap pears to have risen greatly. In one place, where the depth is marked on the Admiralty chart 100 fathoms, it was found to be now only 30, and at another where it was 17 it is now only three fathoms. The new island, as it increases, will probably form a junction with Nea Kaimene. It grows, as it were, out of the sea, the mass below pushing upwards that which is already above water. The lower part is hot, its fissures where they are deep being 170 Fahrenheit, and the upper part after four days' ex posure was found to be still 80. At present the centre of the volcrnic force lies evidently far below the bottom of the sea, and only gases and smoke work their way through the in cumbent earth to the water, and escape in noise, flames, and smoke to the surface. But should a fissure at the bottom of the sea allow the water to penetrate to the fires that throw up the melted metal of the new island to the surface, an eruption may take place of a kind similar to that which de stroyed Pompeii, but far more terrible. The eruption that formed the present island of Nea Kaimene began in the year 1707, and the vol- canic action continued, without doing any serious injury to the inhabitants of Thera, until 1713. It is possible the present eruption may continue as long, and be as mild in its operation. But as late as 1650 a terrible eruption laid waste great part of he island, and raised an island on its north-eastern coast, which soon sank again into the sea, leaving a shoal. The island of Old Kaimene made its first appear ance in the year 198 before the Christian era. Its size was increased by several eruptions mentioned in history. The last addition it received was in 1457. The Small liaimene, which is nearest to Thera, was thrown up in 1573. All the eruptions in the bay have been attended with similar phenomena, and the best accounts of them will be found in the works of the Abbe Pegues and Dr. Louis Ross : Histoire et Phenomenes du Volcan et Iles Volcaniques de Santorin. Paris, Imprhnerie Royale, 1842. Reisen auf den Griechischen Inseln des Aegaeischen Akers. Von Dr. Ludwig Ross. TIIE HERTFORDSHIRE HOUNDS.--This fine pack of hounds, heretofore and for the last quarter of a century known as " Loi d Dacre's," have been taken up, on his lordship's resignation of the mastership, in a very spirited manner by Mr. John Gerard L e i gh, of Luton 1100. Mr. Leigh has undertaken to ere c t new k enne l s an d s t a bl es on the confines of his father's park. _ _ MEXICAN CITIES.—The Mexican Times gives the following estimates of the population of the six largest towns of the new Empire :—Mexico, 200,000 ; Puobla, 75,000; Guadalajara, 70,000; Guanajuato, 60,000; Quere taro, 48,000; Matamoras, 41,000, Fenian honours, of a member of the society. There was some little excitement, but it died suddenly out. Friday Evening. Three Fenians were arrested this morning at Harold's-cross in a lodging-house. One of them, named Condon, states that he is a captain in the United States army. Mr. L. H. Shea, a Cork magistrate, has brought an action against Mr. E. F. Ryan, stipendiary ma gistrate, for trespass in sending 60 policemen to his house, which they ransacked in search of arms and munitions of war. Damages laid at £lO,OOO. The Cattle Plague. " 3. So much of the said orders of December 16, 1865, and of February 6, 1866, as is inconsistent with this present order is hereby revoked. " 4. This order shall come into operation imme diately on the publication thereof in the London Ga zette, and shall continue in force until revoked by any further order. 44 ARTHUR HELPS." A special Court of Aldermen was held yesterday at Guildhall for the purpose of considering what steps shatild be taken in reference to the act to amend the law relating to contagious or infectious diseases in cattle and other animals, which has just been passed by the Legislature. The Lord Mayor presided, and there was a full attendance of members of the court. A deputation from the Markets Committee of the Court of Com mon Council, among whom were Mr. Rudkin (the chairman), Mr. S. Gibbons, Mr. Banister, Mr. Straker, and some other gentlemen were also present. The To wiv CLERK (Mr. Woodthorpe), at the request of the court, read the 4th and the Bth sec tion of the new act of Parliament, by the first of which the Court of Lord Mayor and Aldermen of the City of London was declared to be the " local authority" for the purpose of carrying out the whole of the provisions, with the exception of making a rate to cover the expenses incurred, the power to do which was vested iu the Metropolitan Board of Works. The other section gives power to the local authority so constituted to delegate these powers to a committee in the different districts, who would have full power to act in all matters connected with the carrying out of the act. Mr. Woodthorpe at the same time read a letter he had received from the Markets Committee of the Court of Common Council, informing the court that they had received a letter from Sir G. Grey, calling their attention to the provisions of the new act of Parliament, and requesting them to make the necessary arrange ments for providing markets and other means for supplying the metropolis with dead raced). The cominittvo Were anxious to confer with the Court of Aldermen upon the subject, in order that they might co-operate together in effecting the ob ject in view, and a deputation from the Markets Committee were now in attendance for that purpose. Alderman SIDNEY said he thought it would be as well if their legal adviser, the Deputy Recorder— as this was a measure that was quite new—should give the Court some information relating to it, and whether they had the power to do what was pro posed. The question was one of a very interesting and important character, for it really involved the point how the inhabitants of this great metropolis were to be supplied with food during the period that the act was in force prohibiting live cattle being moved, except under certain restrictions. It was a novel position for this Court to be placed in to have anything to do with the management of the mar kets, which was a duty which would be much better performed by those gentlemen who had always un dertaken it, and who had very great experience ; and he considered it would be very advantageous indeed if this Court could co-operate with the Markets Committee in carrying out this act of Parliament, if it could be done. The DEPUTY RECORDER (Mr.T. Chambers, M.P.) said it appeared to him that there could be no doubt that this act of Parliament gave power to the local authority, which in the case of the Corporation was defined to be the Court of Lord Mayor and Alder men, to delegate their powers ~to a committee, or to such other persons as they should think fit ; and he apprehended, therefore, that they had full powers to co-operate with the Markets Committee. In other jurisdictions and in counties the magistrates in quarter sessions made the rate that was necessary, but as this could not be done in the City of Lon don, the power for that purpose was vested in the Metropolitan Board of Works. A motion vs as then made and agreed to that the deputation from the Markets Committee be received. Mr. RUDKIN, the chairman, addressing the Court, said that the committee had met that morning to con- sider this important subject, and they were of opi nion that it was most advisable that they should attend the court and offer their co-operation. (Hear, hear.) The court was aware that a special sub committee of the Market Committee had been appointed, who had paid great attention to the sub ject, and they-had already formed some plans for carrying out the proposed object, and he suggested that this sub-committee should be specially appointed to act with the Court of Aldermen in this important matter. After some little discussion a motion was put that he whole Court of Aldermen should be formed into a committee with the members of the special Com mittee of the Markets, and that such committee be the local authority for the purposes of the act of Parliament under discussion. This motion was carried unanimously, and the court adjourned. LOUIS NAPOLEON ON TILE MEXICAN QUESTION. —The New York herald thinks the full report of the speech of the Emperor Napoleon to the French Legislature does not present him in the bold re lief on the Mexican question in which he stood under the strong light of our first brief despatch upon the subject. But, considering his embar rassing situation, he says as much, perhaps, as could be reassonablv expected, though less than could be desired. We could hardly expect him to say that his fatal mistake in entering upon this Mexican enterprise, or, rather, in resolving to per severe in it, after having been abandoned by Eng land and Spain, was in that erroneous Napoleonic idea that with the rebellion of Jeff. Davis the great American republic had collapsed. Mischief, too, might have resulted in France from the confession that, the Mexican empire having proved a failure, he had determined to withdraw and give it up. He had his own prestige as a sagacious ruler and as the arbiter of Europe, and he had the dignity and honour of France to consider, as well as the necessity of maintaining relations of peace with the United States. In pleading, however, his earnest desire for peace with us, he leads u s f a i r l y to t h e conc l us i on th a t, with a little further indulgence, he will gracefully atandon his impracticable Mexican scheme. A supplement to the London Gazette contains an Order in Council passed yesterday, and containing the following provisions : " 1. The orders of the Lords of the Council, dated November 23, 1865, December 16, 1865, and Feb ruary 6, 1866, are hereby continued ; and where any local authority, under any powers given by any of the said orders of the Lords of the Council, has published notices or made orders within the district, all such notices or orders which may be in force when this order comes into operation are hereby continued until the same shall be altered or revoked by any further order or by any local authority, sub ject nevertheless to the provisions contained in 'The Cattle Diseases Prevention Act, 1865,' or in any act which may be hereafter passed. " 2. The powers given by the said orders, and by this present order, to the local authority, shall be exercised, from and after the time when this order comes into operation, by the local authority consti tuted under and for the purposes of 4 The Cattle Prevention Act, 1866, ' and not otherwise ; save that, in any place in which there shall not be any local authority duly constituted under and for the pur poses of the said last-mentioned act, until after the time when this order comes into operation, the local authority, for the purpose of exercising the powers aforesaid, shall in the meantime, and until the con stitution of a local authority under the said act, con tinue to be such as is defined by the said orders of December 16, 1865, and February 6, 1866, respec tively. - e - ru. T ar ,t 4, ! Ar. Y HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, Friday. The Queen drove out yesterday afternoon, ac companied by their Royal Highnesses princess Louise and Princess Beatrice, and walked thi B morning with Princess Louise. Lord and Lady Napier arrived at the Castl e yesterday, and had the honour of an interview with her Majesty. The Hon. Emily Cathcart and the Hon. F l ° - rence Seymour have arrived at the Castle 88 Maids of Honour in Waiting. -- The Prince and Princess of Wales. BELVOIR, Friday. The hunting expedition of yesterday i n the Vale of Belvoir, which was attended by th eir , Royal Highnesse s th e P r i nce and Princess 0' Wales, was one of the most brilliant ever known in this country of brilliant " meets" an d "runs." P ro b a bl y never before in the history , hunting in Leicestershire has there been such a meet ; from all parts of the country adjacent eques' trians, carriage company, and pedestrians came to wards that well-known trysting place, Piper's Hol e ' Melton, Leicester, Nottingham, Grantham, and still more distant places contributed theirquota of sports men, the great majority of whom wore scarlet. It is computed that there were not fewer than 3,000 or 4,000 persons at the meet, at least half of whore were mounted. Their royal highnesses arrived at the place of meeting on the Cotswold hills shortly after 12 o'clock, the prince riding his beautiful chestnut, so celebrated in the West Norfolk country, whilst the princess occupied a seat in the Duke of Rutland's carriage, drawn by four bays. Th e , princess was accompan i e d b y the Marchioness of Bristol, the Countess of Bradford, and Lady Adeliza Norman ; and in the other carriages were the Duchess of Beaufort, the Marchioness of Ely, the Countess Howe, the Countess of Macclesfield , Lady Adeliza Manners, and other noble ladies at present guests at the castle ; whilst with the prince came the Duke of Rutland, the Duke of Beaufort, the Duke of Sutherland, the Duke of St. Albans , the Earl of Wilton, Earl Spencer, the Earl of Bradford, the Marquis of Bristol, Lord Hamilton, Lord John Manners, Lord Grey de Wilton, Colonel Kingscote, Major Teesdale, &c. Their royal high' nesses' appearance was the signal for such an out burst of cheering as made the welkin ring agai n ' The prince and princess gracefully responded to the enthusiasm, and, after an inspection of the Belvoir pack of hounds, the duke gave the order for Hos e Gorse, a distance of five or six miles, to which all trotted off. The hounds being put in this cover, in a very few minutes the " Tally ho ! gone away I" was sounded to a fine dog-fox. After a splendid run of 50 minutes' duration the hounds came 11 P with the sly old fox in an orchard, and his career was soon ended, though some meddling people tried to rescue him from the dogs. At Harley Gorse there was another find. The fox went away at a rare pace over a big country with some rare leaps. Th e pace and the country soon made the field seleet; but those who were a bl e to keep places had one 0' the best runs of the season. Reynard led a prettf chase before he forfeited his brush, which he did at length after a run of one hour and 25 minutes. DEATH OF COLONEL C. B. PHIPPS. We regret to announce the unexpected death of Colonel the Hon. Sir Charles Beaumont Phipps' Keeper of her Majesty's Privy Purse. Sir Charles expired shortly after 5 o'clock this morning, in the 65th year of his age, at his residence i n the Ambassadors' Court, St. James's Palace, after An illness of only two days, from bronchitis. • Election Intelligence, • DRECKNOCK. Mr. Prothero, the mayor, and the returning officer for the borough of Breckuock, has received the writ for the election of a member in the room of the late Col. Watkins, and made proclamation for the nomi nation to take place on Tuesday next. When the vacancy first arose three candidates offered them selves to the electors--viz., the Earl of Brecknockf on Liberal principles, Mr. H. Gwyn, as the cham pion of the Conservative party, and Dr. Price as representing the advanced Liberal party. Mr. Gwyn and Dr. Price, however, have now both relinquished their pretensions, and the only candidate at present in the field is the Earl of Brecknock, who it is fully expected will be returned. The Liberal party hav e invited the noble earl to a dinner after the election. LEOMINSTER. The mayor of Leominster has received the wri t for the election of a member of this borough, and proclaimed the election for Monday next, at ii o'clock. This election, it will be remembered, has been occasioned in consequence of Mr. Gathorne Hardy being returned at the general election fo r both Leominster borough and Oxford University and having accepted the latter seat. The only midi' date who has offered himself is Mr. Richard Ark wright, of Hampton Court, near this borough, wll oo ° family has been for many years connected with the town of Leominster. Mr. Ark wright is a Cow servative, but " willing to give full consideration t° and adopt, if necessary, all suggestions for th e practical remedy of deficiencies which must become apparent in the development of every civilised in stitution," as expressed in his address. NORTH LANCASHIRE. The High Sheriff of Lancashire has fixed Wed nesday next for the election of a " Knight of th e shire" for the northern division of the county, e° 11 " sequent upon the appointment of Lord Hartingtou to the office of Secretary of War. Immediately after his election to the post named Lord Harting' ton issued an address to the electors soliciting re election, and he will be returned without opposition• Indeed, such a thing as a contest has never been hinted at by any party. The election will take place in the Shire-hall of Lancaster Castle. Election Petitions. BRIDGNORTH.—Two electors of this borough pray that they may be permitted to appear to defend the return of Sir J. Acton ; which is attacked 11 petition from Mr. Whitmore, the defeated candi date. The petitioners deny the truth of imputation s of bribery and corruption which Mr. Whitmore has made against Sir J. Acton, and they retort upo n that gentleman by alleging that he and his parti sans were guilty of bribery, treating, and intimida tion. MR. KINGSLEY ON THE GAME LAMS.—In a letter to a friend in Newcastle, the Rev. C. Kingsley 001 states his views on the game laws :—" For my own part, A i wish to Heaven the re was no t a h are or a ra bbi t i n E n glt' ll ' . , Pheasants and partridges do goo d t o th e f armer , and n °- harm. But the present over-breeding (I can't call it Pre serving) of pheasants offers a terrible temptation to many fellows, and must be put down by public opinion. g ettli ' while, the only cure w ill b e t o a b ol i sh the game law's, a nd put the beasts o f th e woo d on t h e same foot i ng as othe'.. property. But I say that if I were a squire I would payer breed or feed a single pheasant. I would exterminate hares and rabbits. If my farmers chose to keep a few 11 °1 for coursing, let th em ; an d th en I wou ld h av e (if care ': for it, which I don't) capital shooting, and my tenants gla d to see me. That is done on many estates now, and the consequences are excell en t mora lly, an d m uch more r sport obtained." BALS MASQUE IN PIIILADELPIIIA.—Masked 1)311° are all the rage in Philadelphia, the " Quaker city." T he German Mannerchor lately gave one, which was opened by the "Fair scene," from "Martha." During the ball, 7 egg, vast as that seen by Sinbad, was i n troduced. Su denly, out of it jumped, says the correspondent of the Ne w York Round Table, almost as great a v ar i e ty of beasts and birds as voyaged with Noah in the Ark. Each gave the peculiar utterance of its kind, and an animal Babel wag thus created as they formed a procession, headed 11 14 giant, and joined by a number of Indians mounted 0.11 Shetland ponies. At anoth er b a ll cal l e d "La Cot erie Carnaval" (at the supper of w hi c h 35 , 000 oysters w e re .g on real water. served), the scene cf St. M ar k' s, V en i ce, wa s set at t he extremity of the stage ,. w ith m gondolas passing and repass- age; Bstr aZi 00. I t 4s tris Lkt 1) R 144 d ‘ t .° 1: aotkeb, t 044018 13° . 4, 4a114 al e 4 or Lb, I Are 4 4i 3 Dei a li ; e w N el _ A D ( D ( 1 e 1 , b( 13 441 ;