The Sun. — London, England, 1865-02-15 00:00:00

TIER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Sole Manager and Director, Mr. W. Harrison. THIS EVENING the performance will commence with the new Operi, LARA. Principal characters by Messrs. Swift, G. Honey, Forbe., Terrott, and Renwick; M.sses Lou.sa Fyne, Cc ttrell, Burrington, and Romer. Conductor, Signor A RDITI. After the Opera will be ,criven the Burlesque, entitled THE I.ION AND THE UNICORN. Principal characters, Messrs. Rouse, Anderson, Misses E. Button, Cottrell, Furtado. To conclude w.th the ANSFORMATION SCENE. Doors open at Half-past Six. Commence at Seven. 11OYAL ENGLISH OPERA., COVENT GARDEN. (Opera Company, Limited.) CONTINUED SUCCESS OF CINDERELLA AND THE WONDERFUL DONATO. a new Opra, in one ac t, entitled THE RI THI VER S SPRITE. EVENING The music by Frank atori, the words by George Li n' ey. hara.ul ers by Messrs. G. Verrin, WeidS, A, Couk, Lyall, E. Duss k, and Icline Florence Lancia. Conduitor,Mr. A. AIELLON. Alter which , at a quarter -past 8, the Grand and highly success:lll DERELLA, in wnicu Donato will nappcar, Magnificent Seen x.y• and gorgeous accessories. Commeir_e at Seven. THEATR E-It OY AL, DRURY-LANE, Managers. Mesa's. E. Falconer and F. B. Chatterton. T IS EVENING, Shakespere's Play of HENRY THE EIGHTH, te : mittating w ith the fall of Wolsey. Misers. Phelps. Walter Lacey,ll: Marston, E. Phelps, Barrett, Sin clair; miss Atkinson, Mrs. Vandenoff, Alter which, the Grand Christmas Pantomime, HOP O'MY THUMB AND HIS ELEVEN BROTHERS; or, Harlequin and the Ogre of the Seven -League Boots : Messrs. G. b e t. more, Tom Matthews, G. Weston, Master Percy Roselle,eno &c . Misses Lydia Thompson. R. Lcclercq, ; Messrs. 80l C. Lauri, W. A. Barne., T. Morris, Cormack, Saville ;Md e: Bolen°, the Misses Guaniss, and Signor Tescano. (11 T HEATRE -ROYAL, HAY2LARKET, Lessee. Mr. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, Feb. 15, DAVID GARRICK. Messrs. Chippendale, Sothern, Buckstone, Rogers, Clark, Coe, Wea thersoy, Jr.c. ; Mesdames Moore, Snowdon, Fitzwilliam, &c. After which, LORD DUNDREARY MARRIED AND DONE FOR Messrs. Sothern, Buckstone, Braid, Gordon, Clark, White, Coe, Weathersby, &c. ; Mesdames Snowdon, 11111, &c with PRINCESS SPRINGTIME. Mr. Compton, Miss L. Keeley. And THE WOLF AND THE LAMB. To commence at 7. NEW THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPI-11.— aMe erourfator and attanager. 111 r. B. Wooster. THIS EVENING, STEPHEN DIGGES. Messrs. J. L. Tool-, Billington, Eburne ; Mrs. A. Mellon, Mrs. Killington, and M ss H Simms. To conclude with THE FLOWERS OF THE FOREST. Messrs. J. L. Toole, P. Bedtind, Biliihgton, Stuart, Stephen son, C. J. Smi,b, Eburne ; Mrs. A. Mellon, Mrs. Billington, Miss K. Kelley, and .uiss A. Seaman. Commence at 7. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Sole Management of Mr. i echter. THIS EVENING, SIMPSON AND CO. Messrs. S. Emery, C. Horsman, Collett; Mesdames C. Horsman, lien rade, E. Boyce, and Elsworttiy. After which, at half-past 9, a New Drama, entitled THE ROADSIDE INN. It6bert Malaire, Mr. r echter. Messrs. Widdicomb, C. lloreman, leitzpastrick, Garden, Moreland, Raymond, i;ollett; Mesdames Eis worthy and 13. Percy. To conclude with BEA.II.FACED IMPOSTORS. Mr. Wiudisomb. Doors open at Half -past Six. The Box-office open daily from Elevn till Five. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, air. Geo. Vining. I . HIS EVENING, a new Extravaganza, entitled THE MAGIC HORSE AND THE ICE MAIDEN I RINCESS. Alter which, THE bTEEETS OF LONDON. Messrs. Vining, J. W. Ray. D. Fisher, D. Murray, J. Nelson, H. Forreb ter. H. Mellon ; Mrs. Henry Marston, Miss Emma Barnett, and Miss Fanny Gwynne. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress. Mrs. Swanborough. THIS EVENING, at 7, THE WILFUL WARD. Mr. Belfold; Miss Palmer. After which, the great Comic Drama, MILKY WHITE. Mews. Craven, Stoyle, Jamea ; Miss Swariborongl. 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HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY.—Morning, 4h. 56m.—Afternoon, sh. 12m. To-Monßow.-Morning, sh. 23m.—Afternoon, sh. 40m. 4 102 4 ° ) C 53 ittit lIIESUN,'ILONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING-, FEBRUARY 15, 1865. LONDON, WEDNESDAY, FEB. 15, 1865. The most important part of the news brought by the Canada refers to the revival of peace rumours, and to the arrival of unofficial Confederate commis sioners at Fort Monroe. According to the Richmond Sentinel, Mr. BLAIR, on his return to Washington from his first expedition to Richmond, carried with him Divis's assurance that he would put no ob stacles of form in the way of sending unofficial com missioners to the North, if he was assured before hand that they would be received. The Southern President has never attempted to conceal or to deny the anxiety of himself and his people for the termi nation of the war which is desolating their country, but at the same time he has unflinchingly main tained the recognition of Confederate independence as an indispensable preliminary to any terms of peace. This position he has in no way abandoned, and the despatch of the commissioners to Fort Monroe is no sign of weakness on the Southern side. If it were, such a confession the North, has made it long since, and, in truth, reversing an old aphorism, they are willing to have peace, but afraid of the conditions attending it. President 1.) Avis, in making the re cognition of his official commissioners a sine qua non in despatching an embassy, only asserted the legi timate rights of his Government, but he is probably anxious to leave no stone unturned to end the war, provided always that it can be done without the surrender of their flag. The Northern eagerness un mistakeable, and the effect of the war for peace is on the finances- of the Federals is ruinous. Alr. BLAIR probably told DAVIS that LINCOLN was willing to do more than he could officially offer, and the Southern President was willing to show his readiness to come to terms if possible. Accord ingly Vice-President STEPHENS, Senator HUNTER, of Vir gi nia, an dEx-Assistant Secretary of War J. CAMPBELL, left Richmond on the 30th, with the object of seeing whether it be possible to put a peace conference on a practical basis. Not only has Mr. SEWARD gone to Fort Monroe to meet them, but Pre s id ent L INCOLN hi mse lf has left Washington, a nd is said to be also going thither. A telegram from Mr. SEWARD is reported to have summoned him early on the morning of the 3d, but no more was known in New York when the vessel left. There is little doubt but that the approach of the crisis of March has stirred up Northern energies, an d the y ha ve Probably been further stimulated by the aspect of affairs with France. The Imperial Government, legs ti mid and vacillating th an our own, is fully capabl e of proceeding to immediate, recognition if it should. Bee fit, and th ere have been for some time very marked indications that France was growing weary of this prot racted and profitless inaction on the part of the European Governments. The pressure of these considerations may influence the Washington Cabinet to abate some of its pre_ Possibly, indeed, they may go so far as to consent to a recognition of the South as a sepa rate State, subservient to themselves, but the Con- tensions. federates will not, we hope, accept such terms. If they hold out till after March affairs may turn in their favour. There is no doubt that there is dis union and disaffection in the Southern camp as well as in the Northern, though it is not so publicly shown to the world as B UTLER'S quarrel with GRANT. Secret manoeuvres and underhand communications, such as are indicated by Senator FOOTE'S conduct, are prejudicial to the Government ; but if President DAVIS maintains the same high-minded, straight forward course as hitherto, the end will be gained at last. In conjunction with- their efforts for peace, the Federals are pressing on the war, hoping by that means to induce a readier consent to their terms. SHERMAN has evidently received a hint to move for ward, and has accordingly contrived, by dividing his army into three portions, to threaten two or three places at once. A decided movement was being made on Charleston, where PORTER'S fleet had also been sent. One column of SHER3IAN'S troops had, on the 28th ult., arrived within forty miles of the city ; but we must remember that the Federal miles are not always reckoned on the same scale as other people's. SHERMAN'S other divisions moved by parallel roads towards Branchville, and all non-combatants had been ordered by General HILL to leave Au g usta in case of that city being attacked. SHERMAN'S progress, however, came to a speedy stoppage. Heavy rains followed his departure for Savannah, and the troops which were advancing over the swamps became soon in volved in confusion. For ten miles of the interior South Carolina was impassable for either men or waggons, and consequently a retreat to firmer roads was imperative, and part of the transport was left in the mud 1 Richmond despatches of the 31st ult. state that HARDEE reports all SHERMAN'S efforts to cross the Combahee to have failed up to that time. It is evident that he has received orders to make an active demonstration so as to influence the 'South in their consideration of the peace pro posals. In anticipation of the resolution of the South to employ their negroes as troops with eventual eman cipation, the North are loudly proclaiming their abolitionist principles. They see that the grand war cry upon which they have never acted, but which has served them in good stead in many quar ters, will soon be quite powerless, and therefore they seek to ingratiate themselves with Europe while there is yet time. But in truth the oppor tunity is past for them, and Europe is pretty well aware that empire and not emancipation, the sub jection of the whites and not the freedom of the blacks, is the object of all their efforts. The con stitutional amendment abolishing slavery has been passsed in the House of Representatives by more than 2 to 1, and Lincoln has been serenaded at Washington on making a speech declaring that event to be an occasion of congratulation to the world. The emancipation proclamation has, he considers, fallen short of what the amendment will do—the one, in fact, having never been intended for more than a feint. We hear nothing of the capture of Wilmington, which, like TONY LUJIPKIN'S education, probably waits a more convenient opportunity. BUTLER'S attack on GRANT, and his thanks to Heaven for never having commanded the army of the Potomac, together with the failure of the Dutch Gap Canal, is an amusing episode in the tragedy of the war. The exposure can hardly be favourable to LINCOLN'S plans. Whatever the final result of the peace nego tiations, they are not likely to bring about any speedy fruit, for the North is hardly yet willing to accord recognition, and the South assuredly is not ready to surrender. The proceedings in the Prussian Chambers fur nish plenty to engage attention in one way and an• other, and the tortuous policy of the Cabinet is re i vealed more forcibly than they may desire o r thi n k Iconvenient. The other day the Government Com- I missioner stated before the Committee on the Budget that the Government had taken five million thalers from the public Treasury for the payment of the war expenses, and also five millions for carrying out the land-tax regulations, adding that this latter was considered as an advance made to the Govern ment. This very extraordinary mode of proceeding was justly animadverted upoby Herr VON HOVER BECK, who went so far as to move that the Commit tee should declare the Ministry were not justified in appropriating ten millions without authority from the Chamber, and that they should be held person ally responsible for the act. It is satisfactory to find that so decided a plan should be proposed, for it is as well that Ministers should receive some rebuke for their presumptuous pertinacity in meddling with public affairs in so unprincipled a fashion. How ever, the committee did not take up this proposition until after the report upon the Budget. It seems extraordinary that men of experience should thus compromise the interests of the country, in order to obtain their own ends, without being withheld by those scruples which should naturally influence them. But it is no new thing to hear that Herr VON • BISMARCK and his friends defy criticism, and refuse to be fettered by obligations which others in their position consider binding. During the last year their conduct has outraged all propriety, and been productive of anomalies of all kinds, social and political. In their vehement desire to carry on the iniquitous war into which they madly plunged they set the claims of justice at nought, and abandoned those considerations which should always restrain public men in the discharge of their duties. Prussia has been literally bamboozled throughout the whole course of the late transactions respecting the war, but it will be many a long day before the Prussians hear the end of the annoyances to which it has subjected them, or can calculate the total amount of the expenses of the war. It is the surest proof of the disingenuousness of Ministers that their plans have been so covert, and that they have in the the evil bk a d c on g- r e . It is to kept to ''o niu remedymuch h°lincluntbile i h t o w pe as d - th to a o late that the committee will adopt the resolution of Herr VON HOVERBECK, and thus demonstrate in a forcible manner that they do not ap prove of the management of Mmi . • sters, and will not ratify th e i r unwarrantable acts by their sanction and approval, nor even go so far as to afford them a tacit support by abstaining from the expressions of reproof so fully merited and richly deserved. All that we are permitted to glean from the revelations made to the deputies by the chary communications of official notices, con firm the ideas already pretty generally entertained, that a vast amount of double-dealing has taken place, and that even now no more is made known than is absolutely necessary for the purposes of the State business being carried on. As time advances there will be much more found out, if it is not con fessed, at the indifferent and almost impertinent manner which the Prussian Ministers assume in their dealings with the representatives of the Principl e people. 'These latter, however, and t he nation at large, have themselves to blame in a great measure, for the en o c r ou g r o a od gem fe e e n ling. tthey gave to the prosecut ion of th e war at the outset, without h av i ng reg ard to Mr. Cox proposed a very rational scheme last night wh en he asked for leave to bring in a bill to amend in some degree the Public-house Closing Act of l as t year. It is often found that with the best intentions the framer s of these measures are rather one-sided in the way they arrange matters. hence serious anno What answers i n one ease does not in ano th er, an d yances accrue, and ery awkward mischances arise in consequence of the stringency of enactments that press heavily in quarters that needed no such reticence. Mr. Cox appropriately quoted two lines from COWPER in illustration of his remarks— "Wit unrestrained is apt to strike Guilty and guiltless both alike." The chief object of the Act of last year was to put a stop to many irregularities and disreputable pro ceedings that took place in consequence of some houses in the Haymarket and elsewhere being kept open during the night ; but as matters now stand, the rule is applied to all parts of the town indiscriminately, and the Commissioner of Police does not recognise the claims of those houses in the vicinity of Covent-garden and Copen hagen-fields to be exempted from the law that en forces early closing. There is great truth in the observations made by the hon. member, and it is fortunate that leave was given to introduce the bill, as great inconvenience must be felt by a numerous class in consequence of the manner in which affairs are at present arranged. It is always very difficult to legislate upon varied domestic matters without infringing in some measure upon the interests of de serving persons ; but when it is shown that any part of a measure presses too heavily upon a portion of the community, it is incumbent upon the Legis lature to effect a remedy as speedily as possible. ELECTION INTELLIGENCE, TRURO. The nomination took place at 11 o'clock on Monday morning, in the Market-hall, when there was a very large attendance of electors and non-electors. The candidates— the Hon. Captain Vivian, Liberal, and Mr. Williams, Con servative—were both lustily cheered on making their ap pearance, but the Liberal candidate had unquestionably the larger share of applause. The proceedings were orderly throughout, and the greatest good humour prevailed. Mr. EDWARD MICHELL moved that the Hon. Captain Vivian was a fit and proper person to represent the ancient borough of Truro. He drew a contrast between the two candidates. The Hon. Captain Vivian was a consistent and tried Liberal, while Mr. Williams was a thing which nobody could understand—a Liberal Conservative—a kind of am phibious animal, which could neither live on land or water. (Cheers.) Mr. ARTHUR WILLYAMS seconded the nomination. Captain HENDERSON proposed Mr. Frederick Martin Williams as a fit and proper person to represent the borough in Parliament. He advocated him as being a man wrapped up in every way in the material interests of the town, and as holding political principles that had been severely tested with the utmost success. Captain Vivian, who should not at the present time have disturbed the peace of the borough, was a seeker for place. Mr. H. B.RRo w seconded the motion. The Hon. Captain Joier CRANCH WALKER VIVIAN then rose and addressed the electors at great length. He said this was the second time he had sought the suffrages of the electors, the first being in 1859, when he was defeated by a majority of 12. He thought the Liberal Government were deserving of great credit for going out of the groove of party to select the best man for the plac s e at their dis posal in the person of their late member, Mr. Montague Smith. He (Captain Vivian) came before them as a mem ber of the great Liberal party of progress. .Cheers.) But Mr. Frederick Williams came before them as a Liberal Conservative. If the term meant anything, it meant a man who dares not advance with the progress of the times, and is afraid to confess it. It reminds him of a jibbing horse which would not go down a hill or up it. It was a sham—a humbug. (Great cheering.) But Mr. Williams was a mem ber of the Reform Club in 1861, and as he was suddenly converted to the Carlton no doubt there was a lingering re collection of the sweets of the old love, which induced him to combine the two qualities of Liberal and Conservative —qualities which were as incongrous as fire and water. He (Captain Vivian) had been charged with having for his object the obtaining of office. Well, if he did get office it would be an office in which he could serve the borough ; he was neither a lawyer nor a parson, and therefore he was not likely to be made either a judge or a bishop. He should be with the party of progress, and in opposition to the Conser vative party. Ho should be with that party which had passed all the measures of reform with which the people had been blessed for years past—(cheers)—that party which had passed the great Reform Bill, the Catholic Emancipation Act, and the repeal of the Corn Laws. But Conservatism was irreconcilable with progress. A Conservative was a man de termined teostand still, while crying out for " our glorious Constitution." A Liberal loved the Constitution as much as any Conservative, but he saw that the progress of en lightenment required that we should progress equally in political matters. He was not for sudden changes, but for gradual and progressive reform. He would take his stand upon Mr. Locke King and Mr. Baines's Franchise Bills. He said to the Conservative party it was much better to take their medicine at once than to stand smelling at it, and the worst of all courses was to wait till the nurse took them by the nose and forced it down their throats. (Great laughter and cheers.) It was not because the people were not agitating for reform that they did not want it, or were not interested in such a matter. They were merely waiting for an oppor tunity. With regard to the position of this country in Eu rope, he thought it was their duty to offer advice for the prevention of bloodshed, but it was ridiculous to say that they must necessarily follow up that advice by going to war. He hoped never to see the day when the influence of Eng land would not be exercised and felt in the councils of Europe. At the same:time, he hoped that influence would always be exercised for the preservation of peace rather than as a threat of war. (Applause.) He thoroughly agreed with the Government in the conduct of the American ques tion, and though he should be glad to see the lamentable contest which was raging in the once United States of America terminated, still he hoped the Government would never swerve from those principles of neutrality which they had hitherto acted upon. Another question which agitated the people at the present day was the Permissive Bill. He was as well aware as any person could be of the great evils arising from intemperance, but looked for their cure rather to the progress of education and the general enlightenment of the people as to their moral and social duties than to legislative enactments. He did not believe drunkenness could be cured by Act of Parliament, but, at the same time he was willing to give the bill his best consideration, and, as it was a permissive measure, he did not see that any harm would accrue by giving it a trial. In conclusion, he claimed their support as a champion of the great Liberal cause, and as a man who, by himself and his family, had been connected with the borough for generations. It was his proudest ambition to represent Truro. (Cheers.) Mr. FRED. MARTIN Wrrztams then came forward, but his reception was much less favourable than that accorded to Captain Vivian. He said that during his canvass he had received from all parties, Liberal and Conservative--most flattering receptions. He was ambitious of following worthily in the footsteps of their late member, who had so ably advocated their cause, and whose merits had secured for him an elevation to one of the most honourable positions in the country. Re. should, like Mr. Montague Smith, con sistently and steadfastly support everything that was sound and good to our Constitution, while at the same time he should advocate every social and political improvement which the circumstances of the time and the well-being of the country required—(applause)—and he should support every measure which would tend to elevate the condition of the people. Ho thought the great object of all should be the social and moral improvement and the material welfare of the people. The question of economy in the State was one that interested all, but though we were at present at peace with European nations, it was necessary to keep the army and navy in a state of efficiency. He should like to see such a settlement of the church rate question as would be satisfactory to all. In conclusion, he might say that he was a working man—a man of business, long and intimately connected with the borough, and he could assure them that if returned to Parliament he would do all in his power to advance its interest and the interest of the country at large. (Cheers.) On the proposals being put to the meeting the show of hands was declared to be in favour of the Hon. Captain Vivian, though the majority was not large. A poll was demanded on behalf of Mr. Williams. STATE OF THE POLL. on O'CLOCK. Williams (Conservative) ~ 173 Vivian (Liberal).. CLOSE OF THE POLL-POUR O'CLOCK Williams (Conservative) 249 Vivian (Liberal) 220 This election to o k pl ace to-day. ShorCtloyitafK'teTr u 1 o e s c a l y o . ck Mr. N. D. Murphy and Mr. J. F. Maguire, M.P., entered the Court-house together, and were loudly cheered. Mr. Murphy was proposed by Mr. P. R. Leahy, and seconded by Mr. Maurice Munday. Mr. Maguire was formally pro posed by Mr. D. O'Sullivan, late high sheriff, and seconded by Mr. James Hogarty. Mr. Murphy addressed the meet ing, and declared that he had a majority of the Liberal party, Mr. Maguire said it was not his intention to contest the representation then, but he expressed his determination to stand for Cork at the general election. Each candidate spoke with good feeling of the other, and general harmony prevailed. • T RALE; TUESDAY. The nomination of candidates took place to-day. The O'Donoghue was proposed by Mr. Gerald O'Connor, and secon ded by Mr. Michael Lyons. Mr. Joseph Neile Maenna was proposed by Mr. Henry Donovan, and se conded by Mr. Danial de Courcy M‘Gillicuddy. The sheriff declared the show of hands in favour of The O'Donoghue. A poll was demanded on the part of Mr. M'Kenna, and the sheriff axed Thursday as the day of polling. The pro ceedings passed eft with comparative quiet. LITERATURE. ..--, `.---...- The Quarterly Review. No. 233. An unusually interesting number of the Quar terly is now before us. The subjects are more than ordinarily varied, and although the reviewers generally make their selection from works of esta blished character and topics that are engrossing the attention of the day, in the present instance they have been especially fortunate. The number opens with an article on William Blake, artist and vision ary, whose erratic though noble character and chequered life has lately been brought before a public that knew him too little. It is impossible, while following this record of Blake's eccentricities, which sometimes indeed seemed to verify the asser tion that " great wits to madness nearly are allied," to wonder at the limited amount of worldly success which fell to his share. He belonged, in an artistic sense, to that school who have lately been repre sented amongst us in a literary form. Because his visions and imaginings were clear to himself, he fancied they must be equally clear to the perception of others, and the words in which he attempted to explain his meaning were . of themselves more unin telligible than what they attempted to unravel. The imaginative side of Blake's character was, how ever, so unequally balanced by his other qualities, that he is scarcely to be measured by ordinary stan dards. The implicit faith with which he cherished his " Visions," of itself indicates something not quite sound in the mental - sphere, however great the artistic genius, and however admir able the moral qualities. These characteristics brought to the faithful and singleminded votaries of his art their natural reward, and a touching anecdote is told of Blake's tranquil and happy old age :—" A lovely child of wealthy parents was one day brought to Blake, sitting in his worn clothes, amidst poverty, decent indeed, but only one degree above absolute bareness. He looked atilier very kindly for along while without speaking, and then, stroking her head and long ringlets, said, ' May God make this world to you, my child, as beautiful as it has been to me !" A•contemporary has hap pily said of Blake that " He saw everything through Art, and, in matters beyond its range, exalted it from a witness into a judge." Blake was a poet, too, as well as a painter, and some selections from his verses are given in this notice. We are sur prised that his lines on the " Tiger" have not been included, as they rank among his best for vigour and conciseness. The writer of this article has transferred to his pages some illustrations of Blake's engravings, and by this novel mode he enables the reader who has not met with the " Life" - to realise the vigour and originality of his style. " Foster's Biography of Sir John Eliot" gives rise to an ad mirable article, sketching an outline of the career of one of those highminded patriots who preserved the liberties of England against all tyrannical encroach ments. The original records of the Parliamentary struggle of 1625 preserved by Sir John Eliot's own hand are deeply interesting, and throw a most valu able light upon the history of the time. Sir John Eliot, like many another high-souled patriot, died in the Tower, but his resolute defence of the Parliamentary liberties of England have through a hundred channels left their mark upon the civilised world. No more fitting biographer of such a life could be found than Mr. Foster, and the critic before us does full justice to his literary service. Another author, who is naturally likely to receive from the Quarterly fair and courteous con sideration, is the new translator of Homer. The paper is written by one who is evidently well versed in the original, and consequently well able to judge not only of the general merits of the style, but the particular fidelity of the translation. His criticism is not undiscriminating; in some parts he objects to a phrase, in others to the construction of a whole passage ; here he would alter a word, and there omit or add a line ; but, on the whole, he ranks Lord Derby's translation as far superior to the best of his modern competitors. The Memoirs of Sir Robert Wilson furnish an interesting article on those eventful times, whose interest can never quite die out for the existing generation. Sir Robert's narrative is not entirely confined to the records of war and diplomacy, to the desolation of Prussia or the retreat from Moscow, but he gives in animated and unaffected language his own impressions of the courts, countries, and peoples that passed in rapid succession under his observant gaze. Epigrams are popular things, though good ones, like most good things, are undeniably rare. Whoever is curious on the subject will find some of the best extant, more especially of the classical school in an essay on seve ral collections. The political article of the number treats of " The United States as an Example," and setting aside any peculiarity of political views, it expresses very justly and forcibly the prevailing sentiments of the English people. With reference to the vexed question of slavery, the writer says very truly that there are th ose among us w h o still imagine that the war is a crusade on behalf of the negro, and " there are agitators, too, who never lifted their hand against slavery while the North protected it, but who now turn the honest fana- ticism of the abolitionist to the profit of a demo cratic agitation. "It is very idle," he adds, "to attempt to convince such men that the North are not fighting against slavery, and that if slavery should suddenly cease to exist, the South would not lay down its arms." More forcible than any such reasoning, however, is the answer which he draws from the columns of the Nezv York Times, Mr. Lincoln's recognised organ, which in December last distinctly denied that the North was fighting for slavery. " The South would buy triumph to morrow, if it could, by a complete sacrifice of slavery. It would not yield though it could take a bond of fate that by yielding it would save slavery. There seems to be substantial agreement both by Jeff. Davis and his opponents of every shade, that the sole object of the South is to vindicate, and for ever establish, State independence and sove reignty." In another passage from the same journal . . the case is still more positively stated." The North though it may destroy slavery in waging war, does not wage war to destroy slavery. * * * In no form or degree is the adherence of the South to slavery a part of our casus belli." In face of such unmistakable language as this put forth by the organ of the President himself at a time when he was endeavouring to obtain his re-election, it is difficult to see upon what ground our English abo litionists rest their plea for the North. The manner in which the Federal generals and the Federal statesmen have conducted the war is denounced in terms which must find an echo in every unprejudiced mind. It is truly said that the precedents that have been set in this war have rolled back for two cen turies the progress which civilisation had made in taming the savage passions of mankind. War was becoming, under the influence of opinion, more and more a conflict between armed men alone. Under the example of such men as Grant and Gilmore, Sheridan and Sherman, it is reverting to the old ruthless desolation of barbaric hordes—it is becom ing war against the unarmed citizen and the peace ful peasant—war against women and children—war against the very existence of whole populations and the industry of generations yet unborn. The ex traordinary tenacity with which our Peace-at-any price men still strive to uphold their idol is dwelt upon with the satirical wonder which is its due. How men who denounce war in any shape as absolutely criminal can bring themselves to support the promoters of the most ruthless and barbarous con flict of modern times is certainly perplexing to those who are unacquainted with the extravagance of a political hobby. The article before us, in its calm and moderate tone, deals fairly with such en thusiasts, while lamenting that Englishmen of any party should have committed themselves to the ap• proval of conduct that disgraces the civilisation o our age. Luttrell of Arran. By Charles Lever. Nos. XV and XVI. Chapman and Hall. The history of Luttrell of Arran has now reached a conclusion, and Kate Luttrell, after all her vicis situdes, finds herself established in her beloved Arran as rightful mistress. The young heir, Harry Luttrell returns unexpectedly, having been long supposed to be dead, but he persuades Kate still to retain her dominion as his wife. Old Sir Withi n Wardle falls, in his dotage, into the snares of a designing lady, so that, after all there is a Lady Wardle, although Kate fortunately escapes the un worthy alliance which her ambition prompted. The story is, like all Mr. Lever's, told with freshness and spirit; the characters are numerous, but each touched off with vigour, and many of them, such as Luttrell of Arran himself, old Sir Within, and Kate are carefully finished portraits. Still, remembering what Charles Lever has already accomplished, we cannot accord to this work the praise we should award it from another writer. It is not certainly to be ranked among his best, although the annima tion of its style and the originality of its plot bear a favourable comparison to the works of less spark ling writers. Railway and other Companies. LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN. The directors of this company - yesterday resolved to re commend to the proprietors a dividend for the past half year at the rate of 7 per cent. per annum, carrying forward a balance of £25,842. The directors have just issued the following report, to be submitted to the proprietors on the 24th inst. :—" The working of the past six months enables the directors again to propose to the proprietors a dividend at an increased rate, and it is further satisfactory to state that the increase in the traffic continues generally throughout the system— the traffic in cattle between England and Ireland being almost the only exception. The introduction into the accounts of the past half-year of the traffic and expenses of the St. Helen's Canal and Railway and of the Lancaster Canal makes it necessary, in order to a comparison, to add to the figures, as published last year, the traffic and ex penses of those undertakings for the same period. As compared with the corresponding period of 1863, the amount received for passengers,goods, minerals, and cattle, the number of passengers, and tons of goods and minerals carried, and of train miles run, have been as follows : 1864. 1863. Increase. Passengers, &a, Receipts .. £1.393,577 ,%01,763 £9',914 Goods, Mineral, and Cattle Receipts •• .• .. 1,596,672 1,445,961 150,711 Total 92,219 £2,750,7.4 £241,625 Passengers 9,99,018 9,025,0.6 934,002 Tocs. Goods and Mint rale .. 6,406,628 5,657,053 749,575 • Miles. 31 Iles. Mileage of Passenger Trains 6,0,2,217 4,69e,001 406,216 Mileage of Goods and Mine- Trains .. 4,095,683 4,4'.3,1:0 512,473 The Morecambe Branch (2.1 miles) was opened for passenger traffic on the Bth August last, and the Eccles Tyldesley and Wigan line was opened for traffic on the Ist September. The working of tile St.Helen'sßailway (23miles) was transferred to this company at the same period. Two bills for the im provement of the company's existing lines by widening the approach to Liverpool, and extending the Conway and Llanrwst Railway to Bettws-y-Coed, and also a variety of minor provisions, tire promoted by this company in the present Session. In furtherance of the objects con templated by the promotion of the Lancashire Union Rail way, as explained in the report dated the 19th of February, 1864, the directors have agreed to co-operate with the same parties in completing the already sanctioned measure, by extending it to the Mersey in such a manner as to give the necessary accommodation at the least' outlay of capital. The following bills are also promoted jointly with other companies :—A bill with the Lancashire-.and Yorkshire Company for widening the Blackpool Br4ch ; a bill with the Midland Comp an y, an d p ar ti es locally duiterested, for a railway connecting Huddersfield with Halifax; and a bill with the North-Eastern Company for a joint station in Leeds. Numerous bills promoted by other companies will require and receive the watchful attention of the directors. At a special meeting to be held after the transaction of the ordinary business, resolutions will be submitted confirming the formal agreement for working the Lancashire Union Railway, and for the creation of ordinary capital in substi tution for an equivalent amount of stock or shares of the Stour Valley Railway and Shropshire Union Railway and Canal Companies to be cancelled. The directors have agreed to admit the Great Western Company to a joint and equal participation in the Shrewsbury and Welchpool Railway, to take effect from the Ist of January last. The directors announce with great regret the death of their colleague, Mr. Philip Williams, and have to report that they have elected the Earl of Caithness to fill the vacancy so occasioned. It will be seen from the usual tabular state ment in the report that, owing to the increase of traffic and the additional length of line worked, the miles run by engines during the past six months exceed the miles run during the corresponding period of 1863 by 948,689 train miles ; and a reference to the statement of the revenue traffic account will show that the company have been de bited, through the Railway Clearing-house, for the use of other companies' waggons and carriages, with the sum of £12,070, or at the rate of more than £24,000 per annum. These facts afford conclusive evidence of the necessity and expediency of providing additional stock to meet the re quirements of the increased traffic and working. Accord ingly, the proprietors are recommended to vote, for addi tional engines, waggons, and carriages, £220,000. The directors request votes of the proprietors for improvements and additional accommodation at 59 stations, amounting to £285,196 ; Lancaster and Carlisle Line, additional accom modation at nine stations, £11,905; Chester and Holyhead Line, additional accommodation at eight stations, £1,370 ; Shropshire Union Line, additional accommodation, £18,387; Bedford and Cambridge Line, additional land, £1,210 ; ad ditional land at Kenyon Junction, Morley, Clapham, Long sight, and Willesden, £5,000. From the statement of the Oct. 31, Dec. 31, halt year's accounts, it 1861. 1165. will be seen tha the net as proceeds amount, to ....£.98?,776 13 9 agst £7e8,5'8 9 0 To which add the balance from last account ... ... ... 17,084 14 10 „ 16,881 15 10 Showing a disposable ba lance of Dividend recommended, 7 per cent. Balance to be carried to next acc0unt............ £23,812 7 5 „ £21,205 0 4 STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, Feb. 14.—The market is still lan guid and prices drooping. Business in shipping yarns has been very fiat to-day, and to make sales considerably lower prices would have to be taken. The market for these goods closes with much de pression, and no class of buyers seem disposed to operate at any decline spinners would be willing to accept. For home-trade yarns we have also had a quiet and dull market, and any advance gained last week may now be said to be entirely lost. There is a little more inquiry at the reduced rates, but it has not yet led to any business worth naming. In cloth all the advantage in prices established early lastweek had disappeared by the commencement of this, and to-day the market appears to be as flat as it can be. Buyers show very little disposition to operate, and are professedly waiting till the arrival of the American mail steamer (the Canada), now overdue, before making up their minds. There is a good deal of inquiry as to price, but it appears to be mostly of a speculative character, and the offers made are exceedingly low. So far as can be gathered, very few manufacturers have made the concessions plied by such offers, though•prices are irregular, and consequently the amount of business has been very limited. Shirtings are generally quoted at about 2s. per lb., but even this price is hardly ob tainable for ordinary makes. Manufacturers and sellers generally give way very slowly, and there is but little pressure as yet on their part to sell goods. Messrs. J. Slagg and Co., in their cloth report, say : " The improvement noticed in our report of Tues day last has gradually disappeared during the week. Pending the arrival of the American steamer buyers are indisposed to purchase, or only make offers on the lowest scale. The operations of the day have been small, as manufacturers are not willing to make any considerable concession in price." LEEDS, 14th.—The cloth-halls have not been very well attended by buyers to-day, but the amount of business done was to a fair extent, and fully as much as on this day week. The weather, though bright and clear, is sharp and frosty, and tends rather to check the sale of spring goods. Indeed, it has had the effect of causing a little demand for a few winter fabrics. The Canadian and American trade is rather flat, nor is there much doing for the Australian colonies, for which, however, a better demand is looked for after the arrival of the December mails, which will be delivered in a day or two. The China trade is only moderate, so far as woollen goods are concerned, but tolerably active as to some kinds of worsted and piece goods. Colonial wools maintain late prices, but some kinds of English are rather lower than they were last month. The flax trade is quiet, and the prices of the I;aw material are not quite so high as we lately had to n otice. Yarns and threads are without material change. NOTTINGHAM, 14th.—There was a limited atten dance at this exchange-hall to-day, and the demand for lace yarns was inactive at the prices oS last week. There was very litte inquiry. for hosiC.7 yarns, and prices remained nominally unaltered. Silks may be quoted at fully late rates. The demand for brown nets was quiet. The amount of business done has been less, than an average, and prices were much the same as last week. These goods are still selling at below prime cost, o\l, "A 401 61111 ..L2 -70-94----1 tirtgar• HER MAJESTY. OSBORNE, Feb. 14. Her Majesty drove out in the morning with her Royal Highness Princess Louise, and in the after noon with Princess Beatrice and Prince Leopold. The Prince and Princess of Wales. The Prince of Wales, attended by Major Tees" dale, went yesterday to the exhibition of the works of the late Mr. David Roberts, R.A., at the rooms of the Architectural Society in Conduit-street. DEATH OF H, E. CARDINAL WISEDIAIC (THIS DAY.) We regret to announce the death—at last, aft er a very protracted illness—of His Eminence Car• dinal Wiseman, who expired at eight o'clock til is morning from sheer exhaustion. His Excellency the Austrian Ambassador and the Countess Apponyi entertained the Earl Rus sell an Lady Georgina Russell, Lord Bloomfield, his Exc e the Spanish Minister and Madame Comyn, his Excellency the Netherlands Minister, his Excellency the Saxon gild:- ter, Count Pahlen, the Right Hon. Sir Hamilton Se3ll2°ll„' Sir Clrtrles Lenox Wyke, Count Wimpffen, Prince xse7:t burg, Baron Dornberg, Mr. Arthur Russell, M.P., j rc. ' in dinner yesterday evening at the Austrian EmbassY Chandos-street, Cavendish-square. The Duke de Penthievre, son of Prince de Pill; vine, has recently left Lisbon for Brazil, as a volunteer officer in the Portuguese squadron. ril The Earl and Countess of Seafield and 14° t , Reidhaven have arrived at the Clarendon Hotel from Sc° land. The death is announced of the Hon. Catherine Harriet Maynard, third daughter of Viscount and 'T' countess Maynard. r i ROYAL DRAMATIC COLLEGE.—We are il lO —311 ea c a : hat the Council of the above Institution have recoiT te rom the executors of the late George Dodd, Esq, quest of .£5O towards the funds of the charity. Yesterday, the exhibition of the rep/ail/it' works of the late David Roberts, R.A., about t° opened in the rooms of the Architectural Society , 9, C°l' r . ; duit-street, Regent-street, was honoured with 11, the visit by the following distinguished persons :-1 1 . 13- 0 : Prince of Wales, attended by Major Teesdale ; the Comte do Paris, H.R.H. the Comte d'Eu, and 1:1•R.' Crow:Princess of Brazil, &c. . AND MRS. GERMAN REED'S ENTE glijs' understand that the clever MENT.—We cute,- ment at the Gallery of Illustration, which has ha d s° l ate a run, consisting of " The Rival Composers" e nd “j- fer -0 Bard and his Birthday," is about to be withdravill novelty T from the pen of the same author, Mr. WO' A 131.° - 0° The operas di camera, " The Soldier's Legacy" e n ,„' Many Cooks," continue to be represented everY - 1-1 ; 5'1 % and Thursday morning. Offenbach's sparkling wer-i has now been given more than a hundred times. W e Dele that " Jessy Lea, or the Sleeping Queen," with " 11°° „ r t i - 391 Y Cooks," will in future be represented everY g a evening, without interfering with the opera nla tinue- Tuesday and Thursday. the MADLLE. VON MURSKA.—III connection "" gth Imperial Opera-house we will now speak A of the eminently fine performance of Madlle. von 'Thqst our '- as Linda, on which we touched oly abrieefiY sn letter. Madlle. von Murska proved herself in. this cl ' a ed ter a greater singer than in any previous one, and s'etetivh9 an artistic triumph. Her Linda was a picture ert s ad an artist of genius, who appeared most richly , hig,,beo originally endowed by nature, and who promises; ;1 . her she has attained her full maturity, to fix without 15 , 7 60 ,1 name in the history . of the German stage. The ll°l l - ip a' dashing tones of her voice, which flowed from her the notes flow from the throat of a bird, showed , stance, despite the various interpolated pieces, the she fleet' sign of fatigue, and always produced an entrancing a - The fair and accomplished artist, who, on her first as ance, was greeted with applause from all s ides, se Bat ed nte cl cre- V.,0 oured with the same after every air she sang, has even a deeper impression in this part than in that of much - praised Lucia.— Vienna paper. .1 1r e • THE LATE DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND* believe we are correct in stating that Admiral is w ill be interred late Duke of Northumberland, N.G., NV is estminster Abbey, in the fam il y vault of tho Pey': H grace ' s remains are expected to arrive in Londoa so the g a l inst, and will lie in state in Northumberlan d en the 23d and 24th inst., and on the following S ato t° the 25th inst., the funeral will take place. In add ° 9 0 the late Duke's near relatives and friends, it is P r° Gre at that the principal officers of the Royal Institut ion of Britain, as the Royal National Lifeboat Institution , and Ter'- . 10 other benevolent and learned societies, of which the rPI., lamented duke was the much respected and valued p dent, will attend the cortege. l o t ; 0 .9: rt Yesterday Mr. R. M. Biggar and Mr. ilr ' li 2 - es, the proprietor and publisher of the Railway , I ,flio Itt appeared at Bow-street to answer a cha r g e °f libell a stern Rail- Samuel Smiles, the secretary of the So uth way Company.. It seems that a Mr. holder in the South Eastern Compay, thoroughlY proves of the conduct of the directors a the CO especially e objects to Mr. Smiles. He has oja se rt been d ia occasions written libellous letters, which hal e s d in the Railway Times as advertisements, 111_0d one oa l o f pro tiieso occasion he apologised and paid the cogs cisap , ings which had been taken against him on ae cnililt ° ,,,, f pear ed libels. Lately, however, other letters have to barging Mr. Smiles with improper conduct in reniaese the sale of a vessel called the Eugenie, and uP el ,rigies• letters leading articles were written in the Rail"°Y ; t hey This was the charge against the two defendants, heir were committed for rrial, bail being tak en for pearance. p . 6 0 1 , AN UNFORTUNATE PRINCESS. —The bt Radziwill, whose death in the p rison for " e ta of Vienna has been recently announced, was the an hotel-keeper of that city. Prince Radziwill wee 5 5y di , at an hotel in that city in 1846 , w hen he fell dangero' ,00 and was so charmed with the kind attention paid /1 0 arr led landlord's daughter that soon after his recovery so t f her. The happiness of the new married couple av 3 ,oc l long duration, for the prince died some years after lo eh h ouse , leaving three children and numerous debts, fce.svcooto the princess made herself responsible. As her only her was a pension of 14,000 florins, it was impossible 149 ; p id properly to bring up her children, and at the WO t , it il'' . e ste ci debts amounting to 150,000 florins. Having he ell a 513 by her creditors, she fell ill from grief, and died at t'" e cr ol of 46 years. Her two sons are pupils in the I ; in t ' to Theresianum at Vienna, and her daughter is wa r° wealthy landowner in Galicia. g r the FOUNDERED AT SEA.—Captain Hood, - re' Kong Mow, arrived at Liverpool from NaS he S '' 's ports that he left that port on Jan. 8; on the 9th ~1111 ' overhauled and boarded by the Federal an ise : 6 0 4 hoochie ; and that on the 21st ult , when in let' . ;:pali °ll : 10ng.47 10 W., he saw a large square. full-rigged s-i t r three miles astern. The vessel appeared to lahetreper d much, the sea being very high at the time, and a ,tot ous gale blowing from the W.S.W. Captain li ° °, t it a :, that the strange vessel was only in sight ow; hour, when of a sudden she careened over, and Iveilt o 10 ' immediately with all on board. In conseqUenelf:g soffi ful state of the weather, and the strange v essel jo g re paid astern, Captain Hood was prevented from assistance. He believed that not one man. on llca ti r or er li ar fated vessel could be saved, as she appeare d t° ' - o e il 2/er down in a minute, thereby rendering it almost ini ry A any one to have provided himself for the enle rr r g h e e c iAC' t r cl LAW OF DEATHBED IN SCOTLAND. --- "":0 0 of Procurators in Scotland propose to 35° ' f01 101 , 1 ; fl Ot Advocate to introduce in the present Session. Ol e ev e , brief but very important bill :—" Whereas it b e d ise . 11 , e 0 01 that the right of challenge on the head of dea l t 110 set be extinguished, be it therefore enacted, 8 40., t- o l f executed or act done from and after the Pase l°g , h bed : shall be subject to challenge on the head of de e " - of " ti de effect of the above will be to prevent invalidatiolog oft at leaving heritable property on account of thei r Ile s 0 3 within 60 days of death or after the testator was 4S' kirk or market.—Edin,burgh Courant. AMO Ages THE Loss OF THE ROYAL MAIL STE"" r e, i d NIAN.—The Board of Trade inquirY l vd ' s re ti lPe ro ii yesterday, and the evidence closed. It Prin c ri, A as to the time when the light was discovered on '-eo,oo' tia Bank, and to the measures which were taken t i e oig n i e efficient look out. Two passengers, Mr. Aket-"rg the 4th West India Regiment, and Mr. St. G e° , l - je e t ' c ) * L i iv , nant in the 35 West India, said that the ce ll- e osn - o oel captain throughout was calm, energetic, 0 ,135 , 5 t the easel The first engineer, Mr. Andrew Cusin, said tha t ea'oe was going at full speed when she struck, diet Dot, the were then reversed, and then turned ahead al oe ' 6 ,,sea ar fires were speedily put out. Mr. Lushingtcal da y tl /e court on behalf of the captain (Lemon), an d t°- le t ' cision will be given. private najfi ANOTHER MURDER IN JAPAN. - - -A - of from an officer on board her Majes t Y s o feae s 'ott states that a survey had just been made of the t to e. a to Nagasaki, where the vessel had been fora 611° _ 1. o beC t° the 22d of August last the Japanese authorit they ioe t ore tet i plans of the fortifications being made, Du. t late, as the surveying officers had previoue jw . CP eyed their work. On the evening of the same ib l i orde r „ fl e 0 0 Collins, one of the engineers of the oaiu, wao , ow- is the Ja,Danese. He was buried on the 24th . • 0 1 0 )3 ,a ° 0 131't the 264: 1 sailed for Yeddo, and she was m Sea on the . 30th, the date of the letter. LATEST INTELLIGENCE, (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) ITALY. TURIN, FEB. 15. The King has received the Municipal Council of Turin at St. Rossore. His Majesty accepted the address of the Council, and expressed sentiments of the utmost goodwil towards the population of Turin. THE BRAZILS. CAPTURE OF PAYSANDU. (By Telegraph from Lisbon.) RIO DE JANEIRO, JAN. 25. The city of Paysandu was taken by the Brazilian army at 8 a.m. on the 2d of January. Exchange on London, 25/ to 264 ; on Paris, 370 to 375. Coffee, good first, 6,600 to 6,800 reis. Shipments since the departure of the last mail 63,092 bags, including 23,409 for the Channel. Sales, 62,131 bags ; stock, 50,000 bags ; freights, 45 to 50. BAHIA, JAN. 29. Exchange on London, 261 to 264. Sugar, whites, 2,500 to 2,900 reis; browns, 1,850 to 2,300 reis. Cotton, 24,000 reis. PERNAMBUCO, FEB. 1. Exchange on London, 271 to 27*. Sugar, 3,600 reis. Cotton, 25,500 reis. h The Oneida arrived at Pernambuco on the 29th January, and sailed on the evening of the same day. LISBON, FEB., 13. The Messageries Imperiales steamerA Guienne, with the Brazil mails, arrived here at six o'clock this evening. 'I RE MAURITIUS MAIL. MARSEILLES, FEB. 15. The Messageries Impdriales steamer Said arrived here this morning with the Mauritius Mails. FRANCE. PARIS, FEB. 14. Mgr. Chigi, the Papal Nuncio, has had an audi ence of the Emperor. His Eminence expressed his regret at the publicity given to the private letters addressed by him to the Bishop of Orleans and Poictiers. He assured his Majesty that he was fully sensible of the duties imposed upon him by the diplomatic character of his mission, and had never any intention of failing in respect to the rules of international law. The Emperor graciously received the explanation of Mgr. Chigi. PARIS, TUESDAY NIGHT. The following is believed to be the substance of the Speech with which the Emperor will open the Chambers : It is thought the Speech will not contain any of those important revelations in which the personal initiative of Emperor has more than once been shown, without even the Ministers having been pre viously informed. The Speech will be chiefly re markable, it is thought, for the conformity of views it will express with the line of conduct hitherto pur sued, and the acts of the Ministers themselves in the questions of greatest moment. With regard to the treaty of September 15, his Majesty will probably express himself nearly as fol lows :—" I have concluded a treaty with the King of Italy destined to bring about favourable conse quences in all ways. I have no doubt it will receive loyal execution from King Victor Emmanuel, who has already transferred his residence to the new capital of his kingdom." Referring to religious matters and the discussion that has arisen out of the publication of the Ency clical, it is probable the Emperor will congratulate himself that " the good sense of the nation has not been disturbed by recent incidents, because it knows, upon the one hand, that the Emperor has given numerous proofs of his devotion to the interests of the Holy See, and is aware, upon the other, of his attachment to the principles upon which civil so ciety in France is based." Among home questions, a paragraph will be devoted to public instruction and the reforms pro jected in that department. It is likely that if his Majesty does not pronounce in favour of the gra tuitous principle, he will show his leaning towards obligatory education. The Yellow Book to be laid before the Chambers has already been printed, when it was thought ad visable to include two important despatches refer ing to the recent difficulties with the Papal Nuncio 'and the Holy See. Some supplementary pages have therefore been added for the purpose of giving these I very recent notes. It is reported that a communique is about to be addressed to the Union. This journal stated in its latest issue that the Papal Nuncio had demanded of his Government to be recalled, and that the entire corps diplomatique had made representations to the French Government upon the unusual nature of the remarks made the other day, through the Monitenr, with regard to the Ambassador. The official com munique will give a formal denial to both statements. By a decision of the French Minister of Finance the interest , on Treasury Bonds is fixed at 3 per cent. fiora 3 to 5 months, 4, from 6 to 11; and 4i for bonds of twelve months. A subscriber of the Opinion Nationale sends to that journal a curious statistical comparison of the convents which existed at Toulouse in 1790, and of those which are found there at the present time. In 1790 there were 37, and in 1865, 64, being an increase of 27 in favour of the latter year. BOURSE, Feb. 14.—The market is very languid, and but few transactions have taken place. Threes, for the Account, are 'now at 67f. 25c. Mobilier have been done at 965 f. In Railway Shares busi ness is limited, and prices somewhat lower. The market closed as follows :- 4} per Cents 99 40 ' Italian Loan GS 10 Do. end month Do. end month 65 10 3 per Cents. " 7 15 Ditto Threes — Do. end month 97 20 New Mexican Credit Mobilier ... 963 75 Russian Do. end month .., 963 75 Austrian Bank Shares 3550 Spanish Threes Cr3dit Fonder 1273 75 Rome Debt Roman 74 Deferred RAILwAYS. Cash. Acct. Orleans ................ -5 ..• __ Northern ................... 1008 75 ... 101 0 Lyons and Mediterranean .... .... 945 ••• 945 . Southern ................. 578 75 ... 50 Western ............................ 538 75 ... 5 40 Eastern ............................. 517 5 0 520 Sardinian. .......................... 307 50 ... 307 50 Austrian ......................... 442 50 ... 443 75 Lombard ........................ ........... 547 25 ... 547 50 North of Spain .............. 342 50 ... 340 Saragossa ............... ... ......... 400 ..• 402 50 Ditto to Barcelona •... ••• ............. FISHING EXTRAORDINARY.—The gates of the large graving dock in the Southampton docks, which had been open for two or three tides, were closed on Monday morning for the purpose of pumping out the dock, when the water was found to b e swar ming with shoals of gray mullet. In the course of a couple of hours several tons of fine fish wore caught, hundreds of men rushing to the place as soon as the fact was known, and capturing the fish by hand-nets, baskets, and every species of machine which could be made available, even brooms and shovels being called into service. THE PAUPER AND RIS WILL. —Yesterday after noon the directors of the poor of St. Pancras met to consider the evidence collected by the house committee re lative to the recent making of what was said to be a will by a pauper inmate named Joseph Smart, under the circum stances already reported. Mr. Churchwarden Robson occu pied the chair. On the motion of Mr. Churchwarden Law ford it was resolved—" That the master, not having reported the fact of the pauper Joseph Smart having made a will, in which officers of the house are beneficially interested or were attesting witnesses, 43 guilty of a dereliction of duty." 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