The Sun. — London, England, 1865-02-16 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Sole Manager and Director, Mr. W. Harrison. THIS EVENINCi the performance will commence with the new Oper 4, L ARA. Principal characters by Alessrs. Swift, G. Honey, Forbe=, Terrott, and Renwick; M.sses Louisa Pyne, Ctarell, Burrington, and Romer. - - Conductor, Signor ARDITI. After the Opera will be given the Burlesque, entitled THE T.ION AND THE UNICORN. l'zincipal characters, Messrs. Rouse, Anderson, &c. ; Misses E. Button, Cottre►l, Furtado. To conclude w.th the GRAND TRANSFORMATIO N SCENE. Doors open at Halt-past Six. Commence at Seven. ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT- GARDEN. (Opera Company, Limited.) CONTINUED SUCCESS OF CINDERELLA. AND THE WONDERF UT, CO in one act, en titled THE N THIS EVENING a new Opera. RIVE SPRITE. The music by Frank 3lori, the woeisss rd by George Lin!ey. Characters by Messrs. G. Perrin, W, A, Cook, Lyall, Duss k, and Mdme. Florence LailCia. Cond u.;tor, 3lr. A. DIE L LON. Atte: which, at a quarter -past 8, the Grand and highly successlnl (AN DEILILLL.A, in w.ich Donato will reappear, Magnificent Scenery and gorgeous accessoriee. Commew:e at ;even. THEATRE -ROYAL, DRURY-LANE, Managers, Messrs. E. Falconer and F. B. Chatterton. THIS EVENIN'G, Shakespere's Play of HENRY THE EIGHTH, te;minating with the fall of Wolsey. MLEsrs. Phelps. Walter Lace y , H: Marston, E. Phelps, Barrett, Sin. clair ; iss Atkinson, Mrs. Vandenoff, &c. Ai ter which, the Grand Christmas Pantomime, HOP 011 Y THUMB AND HIS ELEVEN BROTHERS; or, Harlequin and the Ogre of the Seven -League Boots : Messrs. G. Bel more, Tom Matthews, G. Weston, Master Percy Roselle Lc. Misse s Lydia Thompson. R . Lcclercq, ; Messrs . ° Bolen , C. Lauri , W. A. Barnes , T. Morris, Cormack, Md Boleno, the Misses Gunniss, aad Signor Tescano. THE ATRE-ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lessee, Mr. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, Feb. 18, DAVID GARRICK. Messrs. Chippendale, Sothern, Buckstone, Rogers, Clark, Coe, Wei thereby, &o. ; 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, Bill, &e. With PRINCESS SPRINGTIME. Mr. Compton, Miss L. Keeley. And THE WOLF AND THE LAMB. To commence at 7. NEW THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPHI.— Oak!, rruvri.tar and Manager. Bar. K. vt" anew. THIS EVENING. STEPHEN DIGGES. Messrs. J. L. Tool-, Billington. Eburne ; Mrs. A. Mellon, Mrs. billington, and M ss If Simms. To conclude witu THE FLOWERS OF THE FOREST. Messrs. J. L. Toole, P. Bedford, Buhl gton, Stuart, Stephen son, C. J. Smilb, Eburne; Mrs. A. Melton, Airs. D.llingtoa, Miss G. Kelley, and xiss A. Seaman. Commence at 7. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Sole Management of Mr. F echter. EVENING, SIMPSON AND CO. Messrs. S. Emery, C. norsman, Collett; Mesdames C. HOrSlilan, Ilea rade, E. Boyce, and Elswortiiy. Atter which, at half-past 9, a New Drama, entitled TIIE ROADSIDE INN. It.bert rolaNthe Mr. k echter. Messrs. Widdicomb, C. norsman. k itzpatri,ck, Garden, Moreland, kaymOnd, Oollett; Mesdames Elsworthy and B. Percy. To conclude with BEARFACED IMPOSTORS. Mr. Whiclisomb. Doors open at Halt-past Six. The Box-office open daily from .Isacv,n till Five. i v i i E nin A g T R E. e Y ll s A I L e Le.. l:R . l a N xta C na E o.e S r PRINCESS'S Gc T o. THIS EVENING, a new Extravaganza, entitled THE MAGIC HORSE AND THE ICE MAIDEN lIIINCES3. utter which, THE taltEl.l l .3 OF LONDON. Messrs. Vining, J. W. Ray, D. Fisher, D. Murray, J. Nelson, H. Forrcbter. H. Mellon; Mrs. Henry Marston, Miss Emma tarnett, and Miss Fanny Gwynne. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. Swanborough, TtlIS EVENING, at 7, THE WILFUL WARD. Mr. Bellold ; Miss Palmer. After which, the great Comic Drama, MILKY WHITE Me, bro. Craven, Stoyle, Jame,; Miss Swanborough. 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'W. simper Agent, 4, Blacktriara-ruad, London, S. --• HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Trns DAY. —Morning, sh. 23m.—Afternoon, sh. 40m. To-Monitow.-Morning, sh. 55m.—Afternoon, Gh. 12m. le• tjint 11 _444474 1111 a .-- P 4F\ LONDON, THURSDAY, FEB. 16, 1865. created by the enormous demand for military stores and similar commodities, and the immunity of the Northern States from the horrori of invasion, have com bi n ed to render their loud-voiced patriotism hitherto very easy, notwithstanding the vast amount of individual suffering occasioned by the losses in the war. American pride would, in such case, be most unwilling to admit that it was baffled in an effort on which it had concentrated all its forces ; and neither side has yet reached that degree of ex haustion which humane politicians in this country look to as the most satisfactory conclusion. An other solution is indeed possible, and the conviction that possibility is merging into probability had, as we yesterday observed, some influence on the origin of this peace mission. An opinion is gaining ground in the North that French interference will not be much longer withheld in deference to the peace loving inclinations of our Whig Cabinet and our Manchester school, and the knowledge that deeds and not words may be looked for from Paris has stimulated the Federal leaders to endeavour to patch up a peace before such intervention is possible. The New York Daily News goes so far as to declare that LTNCou has to answer the question, whether the North shall fight France in alliance with or in antagonism to the South, and thinks that upon his answer depends the future of American Republi canism. The French tricolor, says the same journal, can already be seen on the horizon, and LINCOLN would never have hurried to meet the peace com missioners had he not known that an armed Euro pean intervention in favour of the South was im pending. The same rumours are afloat in the South, where the Richmond Whig mentions a report that bearers of despatches from England and France had arrived in Richmond. We may accept all such news cunt grano salis, but the foundation for it is sound enough, and the connexion of France with Mexico gives an opening which may be turned to account. In the North there has been a slight change in the tone of the Peace party. The Peace De- mocrats in Congress hitherto refused to be lieve that the South would accept any terms short of recognition, but they now consider that the diffi culty might be got over. The Radical Republicans look on the conference with grave suspicion, and LINCOLN'S secret journey has occasioned much un easiness, and a court of senators has been informally taken to vote against any agreement with the South that materially differs from the policy of re-union and emancipation. All these precautions were, as the event proved, needless, the Confederates having been equal to the occasion, and having rested upon that one imperative condition of peace, which we trust they will never abandon. The hopes and fears of the respective parties in both federations hung with breathless eagerness upon those two steamers, which, anchoring at Harapton Roads, bore the fate of two great nations. The conference between LINCOLN and SEWARD on the one hand, and the Confederate Commissioners on the other, lasted four hours. The steamers were lashed together during the inter view, but at dark the Conference broke up, the boats separated, and the respective negotiators re turned to the Northern and Southern capitals. We have not yet heard how the intelligence was received in the two cities, but judging from the uneasiness manifested in the Northern Congress, it will not be unwelcome to the Federals, while we trust, in spite of all cavils and dissensions, there are still enough good men and true in the South to make the reso lute maintenance of the national honour a subject of general rejoicing. The Sentinel, DAVIS'S organ, writing before the break up of the Conference, says, that, in the event of its failure, dis cordant councils will be reconciled, and stout hearts and hands will then achieve what diplomacy cannot secure. It is probable that neither President hoped much from the interview, though LINCOLN was un doubtedly very anxious for a successful issue. JEFFERSON DAVIS could not have expected a very different result when he knew his own ultimatum was one to which the North will never agree until compelled by the fofce of circumstances. Re was willing on this occasion, as on every other, to show his own desire for peace, and to. silence the disaffected party among his own countrymen by meeting the Northern endeavours half way. Pre sident LINCOLN also had no doubt an arriere pensee, in the hope of securing the support of the Demo crats for the further prosecution of the war. The conference has been the all - exciting topic both North and South, and the various conjectures and opinions offered upon it afford a curious insight into the state of public feeling. General LEE'S view of the matter might easily have been guessed, but the Sentinel says he has expressed himself in the follow ing decisive terms :—" Any compromise of our struggle would only prove a truce or an armistice, and would be an unmanly shrinking from present duty that would entail upon our children untold dis aster." This is in fact the just view of the case, and if the Confederates had surrendered their claim to independence they would have had matter for lasting regret. Let them rest upon that one point, making everything else secondary ; let them call out their negroes with the promise of emancipation, and let them patiently abide the Their fortitude' and their endurance, which 'lave been so severely tried, and which have stood ;he test so valiantly, can surely abide the issue of a few months. We have not had long to wait for the satisfaction of our cur i osity respecting the peace negotiations in America. The arrival of the Hibernian, closely following by the Canada, has at once dispelled any hopes that might have been formed by the friends of the Union in this country. A. very little reflec tion, however, showed the reader from the first that there was little to hope. Continuous as have been the Southern disasters of late, and act i ve though the agents of the North have been in fosterint, dis affection and discord in the councils of the Con federacy, there is certainly no reason to anticipate a wholesale surrender of the great prin c i p l e for which the Southern people have so l ong and so gallantly" been striving. With Rich mond still secure, Charleston proudly defiant, Wilmin g t on as yet untaken, a n d M o bil e i n their hands, the Con- federates would be premature indeed in abandoning the struggle in which they have sacrificed so much, unless they did so on the offer of better terms than any they are likely to have had at Fortress Monroe. On the other hand, the Northern people are not yet willing to abandon their dream of empire and dominion. Though the war is drawing them with velocity along the road to national ruin, they do not feel prosperity the inevitable collapse. The factious issue. In military spheres there is little immediate news, though there are indications that we may, now the peace is set aside, expect a heavy battle, The Southern forces are concentrating, with the view of meeting SHERMAN, who boasts that his course is hitherto unopposed. Gen. LEE has now the great works in hand, the drilling of the negroes, and the discomfiture of SHERMAN. The confidence mani fested in him by the Richmond Senate will strengthen his hands for the former work, which will exercise a vital influence not only on the present welfare of the Confederacy, but on its future fortunes. The great Army of the Potomac is said to be moving, no one knows whither. It is likely that GRANT is con templating an attack on Wilmington, or, at least, the despatch of more forces. As yet the situation at Wilmington is unchanged, and LEE will not allow the Federals an easy victory. The Combahee River has proved as formidable to FOSTER as to SIIERMAN and all his attempts to pass it have been r epulsed. At present there isneron surrender. moreprospect of Northern triumph than of Southern The French EMPEROR'S Sp he French Legislature is his Apart from his great ability, and a e l e w c a h y a s t a th n e o i p m e po nin rt g an o t f unquestionable it so happens Continent, power for carrying is the ru li ng sp i r i t o f t h e his designstha that he execution, at the present time and, to all intents and p ses, the most prom i n ent actor in the politi ca l d rama of Europe. As some one truly observ e d t h e other day, when any great crisis occurs °trurbilth the peatizneal convulsion is expected likely to dis turb power, eveorfy E a n n r e o pe asks,an and w t h o a u t ns w e t in t 1 e the e e balance French EMPEROR do? and what line will he pursue i t . s h 1 h s a i r n d s l t y a n s coe ,sthrzinCVgeras, t a S i p fl. e c t h h e o f e t n h u n e cEia enunciation EMPEROR bold sentiments, or in the shadown g forth of important plans f or the future. It is rather lengthier than usual, and in its elevated style and fully weighed sentences forma a marked occurrence. contrast to the weak and wordy phrases which our Ministers, the present ones in particular, seem to think sufficient to express the opinions of the Majesty of England, when convoking the Par liament of the session. Whatever the Emperor NAPOLEON says, whether he wishes to enunciate a theory or to gloss over a fact, is sure to be expressed in the most terse form, and in the most graphic manner. Perhaps the most important thing in this eloquent discourse before us is, that it contains no reference to America. This reticence is most marked, and seems significant. It cannot be that the EMPEROR fails to recognise the importance of a struggle of such might and magnitude, or that he does not recognise the crisis now impending. He has doubtless wise reasons for his silence on this topic, but not the less must the fact of his not com menting thereon occasion surprise. It may be all for the best that such should be the case. Reserve often indicates that much is kept in the back-ground that it would not be prudent or politic to disclose in a hurry ; and in the present instance we may augur good from it, for the Emperor may be on the eve of introducing some change that will contribute greatly to settle that vexed question of strife which strikes consternation into Europe, and is such a scourge and desolation to the Continent of America. The igno rant and uninitiated, who have been looking for this Speech to clear up doubts, may regard it as " Hamlet," with the part of the hero omitted ; but those who are familiar with the depth of the EM PEROR'S policy will think very differently, and regard his non-mention of America as no sign that he over looks so vast a subject, or considers the interest of France not to be involved in its speedy and satis factory settlement. The Speech adverts to the dis turbance of the peace of Europe which has taken place since the period of the meeting of the Legisla ture last year. We can sympathise more with the expressions of regret that are made on the other side of the Channel than among ourselves, for there is no doubt that if the views of the Emperor had been carried out, there would not have been a war between Prussia and Denmark. The Congress to which he looked forward with hope did not take place, and the comments passed by him on subse quent occurrences are as true as they are unsatisfac tory. "The sword often severs questions without settling them," is a very appropriate remark on the state of affairs between the allied Powers of Ger many and Denmark and the Duchies, and a settle ment has certainly not yet been reached. The EMPEROR speaks confidently of the future settlement of the Italian question. He says that the " provisional and precarious state of affairs which excited so much alarm will soon terminate." The Convention is pronounced to be a work of peace and reeonciliation, and not a weapon of war. Doubtless many will rejoice to hear such a favour able construction put upon occurrences that have caused so much apprehension, for the EMPEROR is too wary to compromise himself by uttering opi nions not likely to be fulfilled by experience. The general tone that pervades this Speech is that of satisfaction regarding all matters with which France is immediately or remotely concerned. The state of Mexico is productive of congratulation, and cer tainly the solution of the difficult problem of how to settle affairs in that part of the world reflects great credit on the foresight and wisdom of the ruler of French politics. He adverts to the suc cessful issue of nearly all their expeditions, and adds that upon closing the Temple of War on their return they may with pride inscribe upon a new triumphal arch—" To the glory of the French armies, for the victories achieved in Europe, Asia, Africa, Spain, and America." The labours of peace occupy a considerable por tion of this address, and it may cause many to speculate upon the chance of our at last realising the truth of the memorable and emphatic declara tion of long ago—" L'Ernpire c'est la paix." The development of public instruction rightly engaged the attention of the EMPEROR, and his liberal views and comprehensive notions on this subject must surely satisfy the most scrupulous, and content the most eager. He says that "in a land of universal suffrage every citizen ought to know how to read and write." This is a sentiment that does honour to the policy and credit to the taste of him who utters it, and is sure to command the admiration, and awaken the sympathies of the French people, while it wins the respect of the other nations who hear it. The desire expressed to diminish the obstacles that have so long militated in France against " individual enterprise," is a proof that the EMPEROR recognises an important want in French society. It is precisely in this that the great dif ference exists between English and continental life. The projects in view to impart greater liberty to commercial associations are sure to be favourably regarded, and, if they can be carried out, will bestow an incalculable benefit upon France, and in crease the influence of the people. The.removal of the obstacles which interfere to prevent the forma tion of societies for the benefit of the working classes is promised ; and here, again, we have the prospect of a new and better era dawning upon the people. The Communes and Departments transacting their own affairs, will be a successful and satisfactory attempt to carry out the principles of this refor m . The Treaty with England which inaugurated F ree T rade has been s h with e nee e o s t s h i t e y r E s m im p il er a o r r a ad rra v n er g ts em to ent t nations; followed and the by that exists for extending the same principles to maritime commerce. The reforms in French law which were alluded to seem very satis factory ones. The EMPEROR concluded his able and eloquent address by advocating the principles of Peace, and trusting that the voice of France would not be heard abroad "save for right and justice." This final sentence is eminently characteristic of a ruler who makes a study of his duties, and blends philosophy with politics. " Progress is not the realisation of a more or less ingenious theory, but the application of the results of experience, hallowed by time, and accepted by public opinion." THAMES AND MERSEY MARINE INSURANCE COM PANY.--At the fifth ordinary general meeting of the Thames and Mersey Marine Insurance Company, held to-day, the report was read, which recommended a pay ment of 6s. per share, free of income tax, being 2s per share dividend, or at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum (the same as paid to 30th Juno last), and 4s. per share bonus, making in all 20 per cent. per annum on the paid-up capital of the company for the year 1864 ; and that the board be empowered to pay a dividend at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum on account for the half-year ending 30th June next, should they then deem it expedient.. LORD CAMPBELL'S ACT : IS IT A DEAD LETTER? —We have received to-day an infamous pamphlet, jiutsselt hitherto fno wia s re gardedaiitds as anam e a r n espe da e n tiasb a lse d i.m d r r e l s ly s ,h, s t a h s a pl t avrne w ph e hal h ve av e et a pparently sent to us for review. It has printed upon it con t en ts, however, of it in, one word—infamous ; it is a disgrace to huma nity. Having said this, we would here add that but very recently, from a wholly different quarter we received another most disgraceful pamphlet, the mere title of which was wholly unfit for publication—the sender of it, in transmitting it, holding out to us the dirty little temptation (!) to notice it, of a proffered ad vertisement of the fact of its publication. W e are not purists. We abhor any mincing affectation of morality. But we loathe still more these detestable out rages upon public decency. Again, therefore, we ask in regard to Lord Campbell's Act—ls it a Dead Letter? DEATH BY A FALL FROM A WINDOW.—EarIy on Tuesday morning William Evans, an inmate of the Liverpool workhouse, fell from one of the windows, a height of 50 feet, on to the palings in front of the parish offices at BrQwnlow-hill. Death was instantaneous. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 16, 1865. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) THE BRAZILS. CAPTURE OF PAYSANDU. (By Telegraph from Lisbon.) RIO JANEIRO, JAN. 24. Paysandu was taken by the Brizilians on the 2nd inst., after a sanguinary conflict which lasted fifty hours. The losses were heavy on both sides, in eluding several Generals killed. Great mortality was found to exist in Paysandu on the capture of that city by the Brazilians, on the 2d January. The Brazilian army is marching upon Monte Video. The Diplomatic Corps have taken an energetic course in presence of these events which threaten the tranquility and commercial interests of that city. The forces of Paraguay have taken Fort Co rumbra, in the province of Matto Grosso. It is believed that they have also captured Forts Mirande and Dovrado. The Oriental Government have appointed a com mission to solicit the mediation of France in the ucstion with Brazil. The commission proceed to Europe in the Guienne, the outgoing French steamer. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Exchange on London, 50 to 501. Wet salted ox hides, 34k. Lumber, 35, very dull. Flour nominal. Refined sugar in demand—prices improving. FRANCE. PARIS, FEB. 16. The treaty of commerce between France and Sweden was signed yesterday. BOURSE, Feb. 15.—The business of the money market was suspended in consequence of the Speech from the Throne. Threes, for the Account, are now at 67f. 20c. Mobilier were done at 96M. 75c. Railway Shares have resumed their late firmness, and quotations are well sustained. The market was firm with a slight improvement. The follow ing are the last quotations :- 4- 3 1 per Cents 96 30 Do. end month — 3 per Cents. 67 30 Do. end month 67 30 Credit Mobilier Do. end month Bank Shares 3540 Cr ,dit Foncier Italian Loan 65 05 Do. end month 65 15 Ditto Threes 4l 50 New Mexican Russian — Austrian Spanish Threes Home Debt Deferred rAys. • Roman RAIL' Cash. 925 Acct. ... 927 50 Orleans Northern lOOB 75 ... 1015 Lyons and Mediterranean...., 946 25 ... 945 Southern 5BO 577 50 Western 540 ... 540 Eastern Sardinian — „. 307 50 Austrian Lombard 543 75 ... 548 75 North of Spain 340 ... 340 Saragossa 403 75 ... 401 25 Ditto to Barcelona Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. Market steady, and yesterday's decline is being recovered. Sales, 5,000 bales or more. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under :-- 1865. 1864 £59,577 £56,610 98,260 94,041 Great Western North Westorn South Western 18,769 16,739 Brighton ... Midland ... ~. 15,519 13,763 ... 43,160 41,604 South Eastern 17,650 15,763 Great Northern 32,947 28,893 Lancashire and Yorkshire ... 35,190 34,657 Bristol and Exeter 5,404 North Eastern 5,078 53,468 51,922 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire 16,735 16,651 Great Eastern 29,682 28,702 These returns, when compared with those of the same period of last year, show some very favourable results. On the Great 'Western there is an in crease of £2,967 ; on the North Western, of £4,219 ; on the South Western of £2,030 ; on the Brighton of £1,856 ; on the Midland of £1,556 ; on the South Eastern of £1,887 ; on the Great Northern of £4,054 ; on the Lancashire and Yorkshire of £523 ; on the Bristol and Exeter of £326 ; on the North Eastern of 2,1,546 ; on the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln of £B4 ; and on the Great Eastern of £9BO. _ - - THE SNOWSTORM IN THE HIGHLANDS.—Another drifting storm of snow, similar to that which oc-f curred a fortnight since, has taken place over portions o the districts through which the railway passes to. Perth from Inverness, causing partial disturbance of the ordinary traffic. The snow began to fall on Friday evening (among us in Inverness it appeared only in the shape of a heavy shower of rain), and on Saturday morning it was found that portions of the line were impassable for the trains. The entire snowfall is believed not to have exceeded three inches; but this comparatively insignificant deposition was increased by wind in certain hollows of the rail way to no less than four feet, thus causing the trains on Saturday morning, the one from Inverness and the other from Perth, to come to a dead halt at nearly the same places where they were stopped on the occasion of the pre vious storm—namely, at the Moor of Dava and at Dal whinnie. Happily, in this case the results were in no way so disastrous. The detentions having been at once tele graphed to Inverness and Dunkeld, large bodies of men were despatched without loss of time, and, setting vigo rously to . work, they cleared the line in the course of a few hours, the trains for Inverness and those for Perth arriving at their respective destinations about the same time—tha is to say, at 9 o'clock in the evening, these being at both places the first arrivals during the day from Inverness and Perth. On Monday the line was entirely clear, and traffic went on as usual, the trains being fairly up to their ordi nary time.—lnverness Advertiser. CONCENTRATION OF TILE LAW COURTS.—The area marked out in the plan which has been most con sistently advocated comprises about seven and a half acres of land. The cost of the site and of the buildings that would be requisite has been estimated at £1,500,000. Towards raising this sum, the Government propose to capitalise the rental of the courts and offices now rented by the State, and add the values of the courts belonging to the State, which make a total of about £200,000. Then the Court of Chancery has in hand a sum of .£1,291,000, the result of accumulated interest on floating cash balances in the hands of the Accountant- General ; of this sum it is proposed to contribute £1,000,000 to the building of the new courts. The remaining £400,000 to be advanced out of the Consolidated Fund at n per cent., the principal and interest to be extinguished by the suitors in 50 years by means of a rent charge to be levied by fees on the suitors and proceedings of all courts and offices accommodated, except the Court of Chancery. Other details of the scheme need not now be particularised, though it may be well to add that they comprise one , eminently desirable feature—the providing of an ample depository for wills, not only for London, but for the whole country. There are two objections to the scheme as it stands at present. One is that it proposes the removal of the courts from Guildhall to the Strand, which is like tak ing a sixpence out of one pocket to place it in the other, with the chance of losing it during the operation. Not that there is any chance of the courts being lost by the trans ference, but the business of the Guildhall courts is so well settled and consolidated that if justice does not suffer busi ness must ; and the solicitors accumulated about King street, Basinghall-street, and Coleman-street, would have as good a cause for complaint against, the new courts as those in Westminster have against Guildhall. —City Press. DUBLININTERNATIONAL EXHIB moN.--The allot ments of space to exhibitors in the United Kingdom have been issued, but owing to the space demanded being seven times in excess of the whole quantity at the disposal of the Executive Committee, it has been necessary to refuse many applicants and considerably reduce the demands of others. The Corporation of the City of London, the Na tional Academy, the Royal Academy, and numerous private individuals lend pictures for exhibition. There will be a very fine display of furniture, most of the principal London makers exhibiting. Glass and china will also bo well represented. Nottingham and other manufacturing towns will make a collec tive display. The British colonies will be creditably re presented ; besides those from which announcements have been already received, Nova Scotia will have an admirable collection, the legislature having voted a large sum for the purpose. Canada and some of the other North American colonies will also be represented ; and Natal and Mauritius intend to show. The foreign contributions will be varied and attractive. The Emperor of the French has promised to send Sevres china and other objects. Krupp, of Esson, will exhibit steel ordnance. A very fine collection of tex tiles is promised from Rhenish Prussia ; lamps and bronzes from Stobwasser, of Berlin; pianos from Zurich, and other manufactures from Switzerland; and a good collection from Russia. AMERICA (REUTER'S TELEGRAM.) ARRIVAL OF THE HIBERNIAN. FAILURE OF THE PEACE NEGOCIATIONS. The Montreal Ocean Company's steam ship Hibernian, from Portland on the morning of the 51h inst., arrived at Greencastle at 6.30 p.m. to day, 15th inst. (Via Greencastle.) NEW YORK, Feb. 3, Evening. The House of Representatives has passed the bill for the construction of a ship canal around the Niagara Falls, and also for the Illinois-Michigan Canal. The latter will enable gunboats to pass from the Mississippi to Lake Michigan. NEW YORK, Feb. 4, Morning. The Senate has passed the joint resolution, de claring Virginia, North and South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and Tennessee not entitled to representation in the Electoral College. President Lincoln and Mr. Seward returned to Washington this morning. The Southern commis sioners returned to Richmond last night. The journals continue their speculations on the peace question. The New York Times says it would be too much to believe that the conference would result in the immediate cessation of hostilties, but it would be unwarrantable to predict that the conference had proved entirely fruitless. The Herald is apprehensive that the chasm be tween submission and recognition will be found too wide to be bridged over at a peace conference with out further aid from Grant and Sherman. It thinks that Mr. Davis is playing a game of diplomacy, and has not clothed the commissioners with any discretion except upon the basis of Southern inde pendence, and fears that the conference will end in smoke. The Daily News says :—" Mr. Lincoln would not have hastened to meet Stephens, whom before he had rudely rebuffed when on a similar mission, un less he had known that a few months would witness an armed European intervention in behalf of the South. The French tricolour can be seen on the horizon hastening to blend with the stars and bars in the question. Lincoln has to answer this— Shall the North fight France in alliance with or in antagonism with the South ? Upon Lincoln's answer depends the future of Republicanism on the American continent." The Washington Chronicle, the semi-official organ, contains an article, to which much significance is attached, urging the abandonment of the confisca tion law, and making the amnesty proclamation general and without exception. It asks if the North is afraid to admit its countrymen, submitting to the constitution and obeying the laws, to all privileges of the Union, or shall the rapidly demoralising rebel army be allowed to be reinforced by the mil lions of Napoleon and Maximilian. The Washington correspondent of the New York Tribune says—" The Radical portion of the Repub lican party in Congress are rapidly falling into rank against Lincoln's peace expedition. The senators denounce it with unsparing severity, and the Con servative Republicans are filled with anxiety at not knowing the motives or seeing the necessity of Lin coln's journey. Its suddenness alarms them, its secrecy awakens suspicion both in the Senate and the House of Representatives." To this end a court of senators to be relied on has been informally taken to vote against any ar rangement with the South that may contravene or materially exceed the policy of the reunion of the states and the freedom of the slaves. All parties will await the result of the conference. The Washington correspondent of the Herald says a change has taken place in the tone of the peace Democrats in Congress. Heretofore they scouted the idea that the rebels would negotiate on any other basis than the recognition of their independence, but they say they were mistaken. The matter is more serious than they supposed, and they consider there is a prospect of a settlement without recogni tion or further fighting. The same correspondence says the Secretary of War has hitherto opposed negotiations on any other basis than unconditional submission. Yesterday, when in conversation with a member of Congress, he conveyed the idea that there was a probability of an early and amicable termination of the war. The Daily News Washington correspondent says " it is well understood in that city that the Confede rate Government has received an assurance of an early French recognition." The object of the com missioners from Richmond was to give Lincoln a chance to anticipate Napoleon's action by granting the recognition offered by the French. The situation at Wilmington on the 30th ult. was unchanged. The Confederates were still in force in the Federal front. General Grant, whilst at Fort Fisher, had an in terview with Admiral Porter and General Terry. The guerillas continue active in Kentucky. It is reported from St. Louis that there is dis affection among several Confederate generals in the South-west. The Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts Legislatures have ratified the constitutional amend ment abolishing slavery. It has been also ratified by the New York Assembly. The provost marshal general has written a state ment that the large quota of troops demanded from New York is correct. NEW YORK, FEB. 4, 7 p.m. Mr. Sumner has proposed the following resolu tions in the Senate : " Resolved,—That all acts of the executive and legislature, in pursuance of the constitution, and of treaties made under the United States authority, are valid throughout the United States, although certain rebel states fail to participate therein. That the same rule is equally applicable to a constitutional amendment. " Resolved,—That the constitutional amendment abolishing slavery will be valid as part of the con stitution whenever ratified by three-fourths of the states, de facto, exercising the powers and preroga tives of the United States under the constitution. " Resolved,—That any other rule requiring the participation of the rebel states, while illogical and unreasonable, is dangerous in its consequences, in asmuch as all recent proclamations, including the emancipation proclamation ; all recent treaties, in cluding the treaty with England for the extinc tion of the slave trade ; and all recent acts of Con gress, including those creating the national debt, have been made and ratified without the participa tion of the rebel states. Any other rule must tend to postpone the great day when the prohibition of slavery will be valid as part of the United States constitution, but the rule here declared will ensure the immediate ratification of constitutional amend ments." In the House of Representatives, Mr. Ingersoll asked permission to offer a resolution, declaring , that as informal negotiations are now pending be tween the United States and the so-called Confede rate States, it is the emphatic and deliberate opinion of the house that no peace can be made to recognise the traitorous leaders of the rebellion, as they are not entitled to equal rights and immunities with loyal citizens. Mr. Stephens said that he was informed that no negociatiois were pending, as the contracting par ties had separated without anything admissible having been presented. Mr. Fernando Wood said- 7 -If, as reported, the peace negotiations have failed in consequence of an indisposition on the part of the rebel authorities to return to their allegiance and duty, and because they refuse to unite on the basis of the constitution so far as they represented the peace sentiment, he would not sustain them in their position. If the President threw the door open and the answer was separation and recognition and nothing else, so far as his efforts were concerned he should aid in con quering the enemy's country and obtain by force what they were unable to obtain by peace. The latest accounts from General Sherman state that he was still advancing into South Carolina. All soldiers in the field hospitals of the army of the Potomac have been sent to City Point. This has given rise to a rumour of an intended forward movement by General Grant. There has been frequent cheering among the Confederates in front of Petersburg during the last few days. The reason is unknown. NEW YORK, Feb. 4, 2.30 p.m. The peace conference between President Lincoln, Mr. Seward, and the Confederate Commissioners, has proved a failure. Both Governments remain as they were. Gold, 213 f. NEW YORK, Feb. 4 (Evening). The Associated Press despatches state that Presi dent Lincoln and Mr. Seward had an informal con ference with Messrs. Hunter, Stephens, and Camp bell on board a steamer at Hampton Roads. The conference lasted four hours, and it is positively known that it resulted in no change in the attitude of either Government. In other words, it was a failure. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK, Feb. 3. (Evening). Gold; 208 k. Stocks slightly firmer; New York Central, 1061 ; Illinois, 1171 ; Erie, 704 ; 5-20 Bonds, 1081. NEW YORK, Feb. 4 (Evening.) Money easy. Gold, 213. Exchange on London, 229/ ; on Paris, 210 to 2 15. Stocks steady: New York Central, 106* ; Illinois, 1174 ; Erie, ilk ; United States 5-20 Bonds, 109*. Cotton quiet ; middling Upland, 78c. to 80c. Flour steady. Wheat quiet. Corn dull. Provisions declining. Coffee slightly firmer. Sugar quiet. Molasses dull. Petroleum quiet : crude, 48 ; refined, 67. LATEST. NEW YORK, Feb. 5 (Morning). Washington dispatches fully confirm the failure of the peace conference. The convention did not result in any agreement, the main points, involving questions of separation and submission to the Union, having been left undecided. CANADA. QUEBEC, Feb. 4. The Alien Bill has passed the Canadian Upper House. The Governor will sanction the bill on Monday. (REUTER'S EXPRESS.) General Hood, who has been succeeded by Gen. Dick Taylor, has addressed the following farewell to his troops : " Headquarters, Army of the Tennessee, Tupelo, Miss., Jan. 23. " Soldiers,—At my request I have this day been relieved from the command of the army. In taking leave of you, accept my thanks for the patience with which you have endured your hardships during the recent campaign. lam alone responsible for its conception, and strove hard to do my duty in its execution. I urge upon you the importance of giv ing your entire support to the distinguished soldier who now assumes command, and shall look with deep interest on all your future operations, and re joice at your success. (Signed) " J. B. HOOD." General Mosby is said to be again in the saddle. He is expected to take the field again on the Ist of February, having nearly recovered from his recent wounds. The Richmond journals state the Federal forces under Sheridan, now in the valley of the Potomac, comprise only about 6,000 infantry and 8,000 cavalry. Sheridan's headquarters are said to be at Winchester, where his troops are mostly in winter quarters. Beauregard is said to have officially contradicted the report that Union meetings had been held in Georgia, outside of Sherman's lines. Some attempts had been made to get up such meetings, but they had been suppressed by a general uprising of the people against them. The Richmond Dispatch of Jan. 28 claims that the Federal accounts of the disasters of Hood's army are gross exaggerations, that Hood had inflicted double his own losses upon Thomas, and that the Confederate army was well supplied with artillery, and neither demoralised nor discouraged. The Richmond Examiner says that all the blockade runners in Cape Fear River escaped to sea before the fall of Fort Fisher. The total Federal casualties at Fort Fisher are now stated at 691 men. Of these 11 officers and 77 men were killed, 39' officers and 472 men wounded, and 92 men missing. _ _ _ The Confederate General Whiting, and Colonel Lamb, are recovering from their wounds, which were very severe. General Terry had granted per mission to General Whiting's friends to send him funds and clothing. Richmond journals state that a movement is being made by a force of from 6,000 to 10,000 men up the Chowan River against Weldon, but it is claimed that a force has been sent to Weldon sufficient to defend the place and rout the force advancing against it in a thorough manner. MARKETS—This Day METROPOLITAN CATTLE. There was about an average supply of beasts here to-day, both as to number and quality. All breeds were in fair request at full prices. The best Scots and crosses sold at 58. 4d. per 81bs. The show of sheep was rather limited. Downs and half-breds moved off freely at full quotations. Other breeds were inactive but not cheaper. The general top figure was 6s. 2d. per 81bs. The few calves on offer sold steadily at full currencies, viz., from 4s. 4d. to ss. 6d. per 81bs. Pigs were firm in price, but milch cows were very dull. Per 81b to sink the offal s de s ds d 4 Crse. & inf. beasts... 3 8 2 Pme crs-wool sheep 5 65 10 Second quality do ..4 4 4 10 Prime o'thdown 4,0.6 0 6 2 Prime large oxen ..5 0 5 2 La ge coarse calves. 4 4 5 0 Prime Scuts, ctc....5 2 5 4 Prime small do .....5 2 5 6 Crse. and int. stieep.4 6 4 10 Large hogs ..3 6 4 0 Second quality do ..5 0 5 4 Small porkers 4 2 4 13 Lacobs....os Cd to 0, Od. - - E.Ekling calves, 20s to 228 ; and quarter-old store pigs, 20s to 26s each. Head of stock on sale. Total supply. Foreign supply. Beasts Cows Sheep Ca ves lO4 Pigs Beast® l,lOO Ciws l2O Sheep , Calves 1,2 Piga 3OO MEAT MARKETS. .... CO `NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. — Tho supplies of meat are very moderate, and the trade is steady, as follows : Beef, from 3s 2d to 4s 8d • mutton, 4s Od to 5s Od ; veal, 4s Od to 5s 2d; pork, 3s thito 4s 10d per 81b by the carcase. SOUTHALL, Feb. 15.—The supply of stock was only mo derate, and sales progressed steadily, as follows :—Beef, from 3s 6d to 5s 4d ; mutton, 4s 4d to 6s 2d ; veal, 4s Gd to 5s 2d ; pork, 3s 6d to 48 6d per 81bs. to sink the offal. ROMFOILD, Feb. 15.—Prime stock moved off freely at very full prices ; otherwise, the trade was in a sluggish state. Beef, from 3s 4d to 5s 4d; mutton, 4s 2d to 6s 2d ; veal, 4s 4d to 5s Od; pork, 3s 6d to 4s 8d per 81bs. Suckling calves, 16s to 20s; quarter old store pigs, 20s to 255; and milch cows, £l4 Os to £lB 108 each. fIAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £4 lOs to £5 10s; clover, £5 lOs to £6 lOs ; and straw, £1 8s to £1 14s per load. Trade steady. CummtLAND.-11eadow hay, £4 108 to £5 10s ; clover, £5 10s" to £6 10s"; and straw, £1 8s to £1 14s per load. Supply limited. WHITECHAPEL—Meadow hay, £4los to £5 lOs ; clover, £5 10s to £6 lOs Od ; and straw, £1 8s to £1 14s per load. Trade dull. GENERAL GARIBALDI.—Dr. Whitehead, of Bir kenhead, has communicated to the editor of the Licopool Daily Courier the following letter which he received yes terday from General Garibaldi, relative to the intended visit of the General to England :—" Caprera, Bth February, 1865.—My dear sir,—lt being impossible for me to visit England this year, I thank with all my heart my English friends for their kind wish ; and I am, with gratitude, truly theirs, G. GARIBALDI." _ • LADvEnusEmENT.]-11olloway's Ointment and Pills. — The disheartened by illhealth need not be inconsolable till they have honestly given a fair trial to these trusty medica ments. One grand fact to be noted is, that they are im potent to do mischief in any case, because both Ointment and Pills are composed of the finest balsams, which purify, regulate, and strengthen the animal economy. Every one may confidently recommend these remedies to their friends afflicted by bad health ; they will free them from disease, and confer on them the greatest good. Both external and internal maladies have succumbed to the persevering use of Holloway's Ointment and Pills, when the duration of some, and the excruciating pains of others, have defied ordinary measures. --,..._,...„ ... (court ......--, /go it rtubt HER MAJESTY. OSBORNE, Feb. 15. Her Majesty the Queen walked and drove yester day.morning, accompanied by her Royal Highness Princess Louise, and drove out in the afternoon, attended by the Dowager Duchess of Athole. Mr. Blanchard, jun„ had the honour of submit ting to her Majesty yesterday the proof engravi n g of Mr. John Philip's picture of the marriage of the Princess Royal. _ The Prince of Wales, attended by Major Tees dale, went to Windsor yesterday morning, a nd re turned in the afternoon. The Princess of Wales took a carriage drive, at tended by the Hon. Mrs. Stonor. The Prince of Wales. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales an d several gentlemen of his suite arrived at Windsor i yesterday morning, at 11 o'clock, having travelle d from town on the Great Western Railway, by oral nary train. Here the royal shooting breaks wer e ill , waiting to convey his royal highness and attenda nts to the Great Park, where the Prince spent sev eral hours rabbit shooting in the royal preserves, and had some excellent sport ; after which his r 49 3T , highness returned to town by the Ascot and Virgi l° Water line of the South-Western Railway. Should the frost continue it is expected that the Prince of Wales will again visit Windsor for th e purpose of enjoying some skating in the 11°Ine Park, preparation having been made on the skating ponds, for the Prince's accommodation, by Tab° the royal waterman, The Duke and Duchess of Roxburghe have arrived at the Clarendon Hotel, from Broxmouth Park. The Earl of Derby received the following meinbe.r_s of the House of Commons at di nner l as t evening : --111 ' count Newport, Lord Robert Cecil, Hon. W. Ege_,.D .° ,; Colonel Douglas Pennant, Hon. F. Lygon, the Right J' t° A . J. Henley, Sir Thomas Hesketh, Sir John Trollop:), 35-r ,, fr G. Cavendish Bentinck, Mr. T. Baring, Mr. Leslio, ;711; Seymour Fitzgerald, Mr. Davenport Bromley, gri.: on . Hardy, Admiral Wallcott, Mr. Kekewich, the Bight J. R. Mowbray, Mr. Hunt, Mr. Packe, Colonel Taylor , J.- Howes, Mr. Whitmore, &c. The death is announced of the Hon. Cath erine Harriet Maynard, third daughter of Viscount and 1716- countess Maynard. Percentages to Servants• TO TIIE EDITOR OF THE SUN. • , c 1 SlR,—Having read the article which appea r t he your widely- circulated paper, on the 13th inst., °n the above subject, I beg to make a few remarks 00 nr same, trusting you will allow space for them ill 37° 0 next edition. Respecting the bills of e mployers' if i br by their servants, the evil complained of is ea to remedied. Most tradesmen in London prof e tv. allow a certain amount of discount on theirrthe If, therefore, the employer does not demo" said discount, I consider it no crime on the Is r ' oro a servant to accept such discount. "flitch Iner creditable to a tradesman to pay the same t ° a + l,O vant, when not demanded by their employer, ey withhold it, and add to the growing evil on t'',et part of late." My idea on the subject is thi'9' all discount on bills be duly returned on til e P:; er' ment of the same, and handed over to the m111°9.7,10 o a who will Now, no doubt, be a consider,o P gainer," by appropriating the percentage to his hi g use, and allowing the servants entrusted to pg iary their bills an additional sum to their yearly n o equivalent to the percentages withheld from th —I am, sir, your obedient servant, A VicTl3l• WYSE v. WYSE.—In a recent communication Wo the Editor of Saunders's News Letter, Wyse, the brother of the late ambassador at Gree ce ' wites as follows : " Having noticed some rasel: racies in your report of the case of n s :'d Wyse, in the Court of Chancery, on last - rr-A d i gr. Georg I am anxious to correct some of the statements made se, The estates of my brother, the late Sir Thomas " " 8 1; were left to me by will, for life, in remainder to other der representatives of the family (not to my daughter), in 'I . by to prevent this ancient property being sale ; 2d. The chief motive which induced me to Iv' „. shedraw my :opposition to the petitioner, was n' S Of disposed agreed to resettle these estates according to the wl of dis his father, and which had been one of the ea h es pute during his lifetime. You will oblig e ni° all immediate insertion to this letter, as I that is conception should be avoided." rri a bill f or tlie THE NEW COURTS OF JUSTICE.-- - - - e •destha t concentration of the courts of justice PO vi o f the in making up f ees f rom th e su it ors ( o ther than these fun ds Court of Chancery) the residue or deficiency ill the t •s to provided for the ne w building, th e mode of P arlie to - be be a redempti on annu it y o f 4 per cent. on the s il ,, nl rni not thus made up, which annuity is to be paid for t i v ios , of exceeding 50 years. The suitors (other than as bet Chancery) are to contribute in proportion, as far as ni to the extent of the use made by them of the bliiid il the contribution is to be l • • levied by ase agate fee, c" he 1).-111. rent of courts fees," to be collected by stamps' „ provides that causes at present tried at G uildha" Westminster aro to be tried in the new building. told A MODEL BIGAMIST.—On Friday, a telegrai' Superintendent Griffin, of Gloucester , to 1001::31), for a schoolmaster, named William Trim, who charge, sconded from Roath, Glamor gans hire, who Wa s c , o co - with bigamy, and who was expected to be then in Cri ec t of ter, having come from Derby to meet the second ebi vi bero his choice. Two constables went to the station , re ot, they espied a gentlem an, wearin g a li g ht grey ° T A e by felt hat, with specta cles on nose, and a ba g susPell.,%e a strap from the shoulders. They walked up to h. i j ' a ifi saluted him with " Good morning, Mr. Trim,"_gi viDg ,J ; a hearty shake of the hand. He said he w as quit° a add , but in a moment, as if recollecting himself , hen 5110 " You are both mistaken ; my name is not Try' 0 011 only increased the officers' suspicion, and Mr. Trt i t o c oo' against his will, was ushered into the presence 0 1 t th i e i stable in waiting, who pulled out the handetiffs',:ffi: clink of which Trim remarked, " I am the wa n t %on walk without them." In August last year, wh ell i f e li sol e A T in Devonshire, Mr. Trim married a young We rlaa ; n ed Dufty. • A fortnight afterwards his wife was eeln o tsit c , i he left for Roath. He at once formed an sa it :orri e with another woman, named Griffiths, wher e and lived with for four month she purchasing t''' hold furniture with her own money. I ; 4lrilig h t '• 1t time Trim kept up a correspondence with wife. Last week, however, she, having got area l ° 1 . , c,l alone, took train for Heath, where Trim ro et t ! o at o, took her to the home of his second wife an d in sol e her as his cousin. The two wives became yell and the party dined together. In the afternooato had to leave to attend school, and after hiss©t'a a P e ; baby fell asleep. The first wife, thinking -,ljoa feet right to the bedroo of her husba nd/ tl bedroom% stairs and put the child to bed. The se cond we d, th e ing this was a great liberty of a cousin, i tt ivio s he much to her surprise, found the first wife e% tbta cio iecV4s bed clothes. Upon being asked what she IV ° i i;c P , - e , replied, "I think it very foolish of William t° 0 if) furniture so expensive as this must be." 1111 ,, i5 ',1 1 0 took the mistress of the house by surprise, an -,olcl told the other that William was her husband r perfect right to purchase whatever goods he tiva e d 0 1 04 per.' The scene of surprise and grief that 0101 ,an d sa d imagined. William was summoned from sC ll°o o,,rg ° 0 ,1 ,0 0 e ioijo oa taxed with infidelity. He admitted the „hol implored forgiveness. He then left the neigil b ' d ee I l e 1 dee d went to Derby. Having no means of s ubsistat e c' to his second wife asking for money. The letter '"witi,iii on d over to the police, and 16s. was sent to hir e tons to go to Gloucester and meet his second fife eopotot day. He wrote back, expressing his thanks, n o Cli 6 a te ing, "I hope, dear Kate, the time will notee afectileie• when I can embrace you to the bosom of Y to . cht l Will." What followed we have told.- 61 ° 11 , ,r ces aerelaP p iti , EFFECTS OF THE SEVERE COLD.--' en, - of 0 0 various parts of the metropolis gang s ant th e inc lerc :_, , ,ioriq dently in much distress, owing to the the weather, were seen patrolling the streets 1 7, c f eo 01'4 by sympathy of the public. The effect of the s e i l v e ere iy lo o p) expected visitation of the frost has been 1 001, e a S t industrious poor during the last fe w days, tn Y recetv,lo ' ; c 1 1 , exhausted what charitabl supply of coals .e additlo_ il ,„o ,t 0 the commencement of the e winter. large numbers have been thrown out of „ icloo bricklayers, plasterers, navvies, Bcc. The Il ull ' e ec i ° bs e v oro houses, with which the metropolis is threr i g, c ,,,tio o ; ii : 191) t 0 a tf°° th been crowded, and in many instances the 1 1° exceeded the means of the lodging-i,°--es A Of t accommodation required. he P rue° Setl• The basin of ornamental water in t and C lete fo il Luxembourg Palace has just b een drainetl_ barrol, ho From it have been taken cartlo ads of mild a': d Os , of children's toys, particularly boats ttil u and ba foundered on stormy days ; also Ws, accumulation of the last sevenyease• ivr(i IP„tial i,• 4 ! utt,, 2 —▪ ce, / t t ,, 4 0. 4 I 4 De 1) 0 4 1 Di e oh