The Sun. — London, England, 1865-02-23 00:00:00

rte' I -✓ HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE., Sole Manager and Director, Mr. W. Harrison. Tuts EVENING the performance will commence with thl new Opera, L ARA. Principal characters by DI emirs. Swift, G. Honey, Eorbe3, Terrott, and Renwick; Misses Lou.sa Tyne, Cc ttrell, Burrington, and Homer. Conductor, Signor A 'WITT. After the Opera will be ,criven the Burlesque, entitled T HE J.ION AND THE UNICORN. Principal characters, Messrs. Rouse, Anderson, Sze. ; Misses E. Baton, Cottrell, 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.) THIS EVENING a new Orsra, in one act, entitled THE RIVE It SVitITE. The music by Frank Mori, the wiss, words by lieorge Lin!ey. t haral,crs by M essr s. G. rer A, Cook - , Lyall, E. Dussek, and D 1 dine Florence Lancia. Condurtor,Mr. A. DIELLON. Aiter which, at uarter-past 8, t h e Grand and highly successful Pa.htmni:. a :e q , CIN DEttEl.t.A. Magnificent See n ry and gorgeous accessories. e • Commo n. at 3,-ven. _------,---. 11IIE ATP. E-R OY AL, DRURY-LATE, Alanag-ers. Messrs. E. Falconer and F. B. Chatterton of TH IS EVENING, Sir E. L. Bulwer Lytton's Play RICHELIEU. Messrs. l'helps. Waiter Lacey, 11. Marston, E. Phelps. Neville, Sinclair; Mrs. Hermann Vezlu, ease 11. Howard, Sze. Alter which, the Grand Christmas Pantomime, HOP 011 Y THUMB AND 111 S ELEVEN BR.OTUERS; or, Harlequin and the Ogre of the Seven League Boots : Messrs. G. Bel more, To Slatthews, G. Weston, Master Percy Roselle &a. Alleges Lydia Thompson, R. Leclercq, Sie.; blesers. Boleno, C. Lauri, W. A. Barnes, T. Morris, Cormack, Saville • Mdrue. B o leno, the Misses G unnies, and Si g nor TescanO. T HEATRE -R YA L, HAYMARKET. Lessee, Mr. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, FISH OUT OF WATER. Mr. Comp ton ; Miss Caroline 11111, &c. To be followe 1 by DAVID GARRICK. Messrs. Chippendale, Sothern, Buekatone, Rogers, Clark, Coe, We:►- theraby, &e.; Mesdames Moore, Snowdon, Fitzwilliam, Sze. After which, LORD DUNDREARY MARRIED AND DONE FOR Messrs. Sothern, Buckstone, Braid, Gordon, Clark, White, Coe, Weathersby, &c. ; Mesdames Snowdon, Mill, &a With ?Kiln EbS SPRINGTIME. Mr. Compton, Bliss L. Keeley. To commence at 7. NEW THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPHI.— :ole rrui)rietor taut Manager, B. ,'abater. f HIS EVENING, ICI ON PARLE FRANCAIS. Mr. J. L. Toole, Mr. It. Phillips, Mr. Billington, Miss K. Kelly, Mrs. Billington, Mrs. IL Lewis. After which, the Ccmic Drama of MASKS AND FACES ; or, Before and Behind the Curtain. Mr. Benjamin Webster, Messrs. Paul Bedford, Biilington, Ashley, Stuart , C. Smith, Mrs. Stirling, Miss H. Simms. and Mrs. Billington. To conclude with DARK DOINGS IN THE CUP BOARD BY Tilt KNOTrING'ENI BROTtiERS. Messrs. J. L. Toole, Paul Bedford ; Mrs. A. Mellon. Commence at 7. OYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Sole Management of Mr. lechter . Tlll3 EVENING, SIPSO'N AND C. essrs. S. M Emery, C. Horsman, Collett; Mesdames C. Horsman, Hen rade, E. Boyce, and Elswortay. After which, at half-past 8, a New Drama, entitled THE ROADSIDE INN. Ri,bert Mioaire, Mr. r echter. Messrs. IViddicomb, C. Horsman, itzpatrick, Garden, Moreland, Raymond, 12ollett; Mesdames Eisworthy and B. Percy. To conclude with TWO IN THE MORNING. Messrs. Widdlsomb and Eme y. Doors open at Hall-past Six. The Box-office open daily from Elev‘n till Five. R('YAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. THIS EVENING, a new Extravaganz) ' entitled THE MAGIC HORSE AND THE ICE MAIDEN I ItINCESI Atter which, THE bTREETS OF LONDON. Messrs. Vining, J. W. Ray, D. Fisher, D. Murray, J. Nelson, H. Forrester. IL Mellon ; Mrs. Henry Marston, Miss Emma Barnett, and Miss Finny Gwynne. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress. Mrs..Swanborough. THIS EVENING, at 7, THE WILFUL WARD. Mr. Belfold ; Miss Palmer. 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THIS DAL —Morning, h. m.—Afternoon, 12h. 10m, To-Moßnow.-Morning, 12h. 40m.—Afternoon, lh. sm, " Uttar% LONDON, THURSDAY, FEB. 23, 1865. rile military news brought by the Peruvian is I not of great i mportance, - with the except i on o f the further details of the ill-success of GRANT'S move ment at natcher's Ru n in such h aste to make The modern ULYSSES was a d con clusion of the peace conference that his forces were in motion almost bef ore the !ull tale could h ave b een told at Richm on d . The failure - was evidently complete, the loof the m ovemen t g e ovhich by th e fi rs t ma account were estim a t e d at 100 have now r i sen to "upwards of 1,500." That upwards, will p ro b a b ly bring the actual sum total much nearer 3,000 , for if a first return only gives us one man out of fifteen we may reasonably suppose that the second caleula_ tion has only reckoned one man out of two. Th e Confederates lost, according to their own account, but few men, but among them was General PEGRAM. The movement on GRANT'S part was intended, it is said, to cover TERRY'S advance on Wilmington with 30,000 men which was begun on the same day. The Confederates are evidently making active pre parations on their side, and are concentrating their forces southwards. We learn from Nashville accounts that a portioi of T.Thoß's army (late HOOD'S) has been sent to reinforcenA.RDEE SHE out MANh Carolina, while BEAUREGAR D is to o pp ose in the march which JEFFERSON DAVIS confidently predicts will be his last. From SHERMAN little LI heard, though there is a rumour in Washington despatches that he has captured Branchville, and is marching upon Columba, North Carolina. This report professes to be founded upon the intelligence contained in Richmond papers, whose names how ever are not given, and it comes suspiciously with the rumoured evacuation of Mobile reported from New Orleans, and the rumoured evacuation of Charleston from another Northern quarter. The fact is that the Federals make rumours of their wishes, but Europeans at least have learned not to put too much faith in their reports. General iTHOMAS, at the head of a body of cavalry and mounted infantry, variously estimated at 4,000 and 40,000, is said to be moving towards the rear of Mobile, where General CANBY'S force is to assist him ; but how THOMAS, whose cavalry was not sufficiently strong to enable him to pursue HOOD, has contrived to get this supply of horses is not stated. It may be anticipated that both sides are preparing for an active campaign, and it is likely that LEE will make a movement shortly. The most important news, in a military and civil sense, which we could receive . would be the enlist ment of the negroes in the Confederate service. The Confederate Senate, it is said, has almost unanimously rejected the proposal to put 200,000 into their army, but whether they were not actuated in some degree by their indignation at the Northern proposals may be safely questioned. Perhaps, too, they objected to the number, which is certainly large, more than to the principle of enlisting the blacks in their service. We would hope that such reasons may have influenced them rather than think that they are willing to sacrifice the independence of their country, SC, gallantly striven for and so valiantly maintained, to the maintenance of an in ' stitution which retards their progress, which disgraces their civilisation, and which, whatever their national achievements, keeps them far in the rear of other nations. The unanimous approval of the ap pointment of General LEE to the chief command of the army renders it extremely inconsistent to say the least of it, to oppose his known views on this subject, and we cannot but hope that the Confede rate senate may soon see reason to withdraw its opposition to so wise and enlightened a measure. The most interesting part of the fresh news is unquestionably that which relates to the recent peace conferences. We have the whole of the cor respondence which passed on the subject, as well as the substance of DAVIS'S message to the Southern Congress, and his speech at the great mass meetings at Richmond. It appears that the terms offered to the North were of the most arbitrary and insolent character, and they have been received by the popu lation of the Confederacy as a direct and premedi tated insult. The Federals refused to negotiate on any other terms than those of conquerors, or to grant peace on any other terms than unconditional submission. It was further insisted that the South should accept all the recent Federal legislation, including the constitutional amendment, and to this proviso we attribute the refusal of the Senate to entertain the idea of enlisting the blacks. The Federal rulers insisted on their right to legis late on the relations of white and black in each State, they declared that no armistice would be al lowed without a preliminary submission to the autho rity of the Union, and added that whatever conse quences might follow from the re-establishment of that authority must be accepted, though individuals liable to special punishment might rely upon the PRESIDENT'S clemency. Such was the programme offered to the representatives of a high-spirited and gallant people, who for four years have contrived to maintain their independence in the face of the most desperate odds, whose credit, means, and popu lation are so far from being exhausted that this very conference was held as the wish of their adversaries rather than their own. It is not surprising that such an offer should at once have rekindled the full enthusiasm of the Southern people, that it should have stirred stirred thepi up to fresh and vigorous action, have silenced their discords and hushed their mur mers in the one chorus of indignant refusal. Had LINCOLN wished to undo the effects of those dissen sions which his agents have so industriously -fostered, he could hardly have adopted a surer method than the proffer of such terms, and the result of the conference has been, in the words of the Richmond Sentinel, to rekindle the spirit of '6l throughout the South. An immense mass meeting assembled at Richmond at the call of the Governor of Virginia for the expression of the popular sentiments on the weighty question of peace or war. The enthusiasm was unbounded, and resolutions were unanimously agreed to, de nouncing in the strongest terms the insulting conduct of the North, and thanking the soldiers who for four years have fought their country's battles, and renewing the resolution of the Southern people to pledge their lives, their fortunes, and their honour to maintain their liberties and independence. The address of President DAVIS was worthy of himself and of the occasion. With earnest eloquence he declared his unshaken conviction of the justice and confi dence in the triumph of their cause. He assured his hearers that he had felt an anxious desire to put an end to the sufferings caused by the war, and he would gladly have acceded to any honourable terms which were based on the recognition of Southern independence, but that the person did not know him, who supposed that on any terms he would consent to the reconstruction of the Union. This m ro p m ro t m he is p in e g opl l fi fu r l m lest an su d pp u o n r e t o f e D m Avi et s w c i h t a h rg th ed e butot t m o , ho calculate amon g e an w gu bo a m g wShtaattessearvncir citti;eYnsPaciollucildP''-giavenvLifisi to the cause. The correspondence shows us one important point, namely, that LINCOLN was throughout cognisant of the mission, and was throughout in direct communication with BLAIR, though withholding the direct authority of the Government from . his pro ceedings. It is difficult to see how LINCOLN could have expected any result from terms which he offered through BLAIR, and yet his anxiety for peace is unmistakeable. The Gordian knot must, it seems, be cut by the sword, since England refuses to exercise her legitimate authority by which she might long since, had she willed, have put a stop to slavery and to the war together. Affairs in Austria and Pr ussia are not progress ing quite so their favourably as Governments might desire ; and in various no tice indications of no very cordialquarters executives. In Prussia entertained towards the spirit being may being the sittings of the Chambers are often disturbed by altercations, in which some unpleasant borne truths come out concerning Ministerial dodges and State contrivances. Herr VON BIsMARIC must have secrets of hi s policy in small matters, and in cun ning very much annoye d th e o th er d a y at some of th e revelati ons t h at were made respect i ng th e an d contrivance they bid fair to rival his more elaborate proje c t s and unfair cou rse of proceeding important plots.proceeding had the Premier i n the presentation of b a e n e n addressfol l o w th e d theby King by a deputation of 'weavers. Although pre viouslylzolt of thew' complain' ts were , informed that THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENiNG, FEBRUARY 23, 186 L groundless, the Prussian Ministers, with the want of good faith that distinguishes them' when they have a r eurpose to serve, allowed matters to go on precisely the same as if no representations had been made to , them. Recognising his mistake, however, the Premier endeavoured to do away with the false impression that had been created by making a speech of a conciliatory character towards those who had been treated unjustly. But the error was not allowed to he so easily repaired, and Herr REICH ENHEIM, the manufacturer who had been so grossly misrepresented in the petition, rose to express his indignation at the whole of the transaction from beginning to end. He declared that he did not require any praise from Herr vox BIS3IARK, and that the whole affair was a " puff," which was no credit to royalty, and was a " puff such as had never before been attempted in that or any other civilised country in the world." What a failure was this of all the Minister's high-flown harangue, and what •an exhibition of insincerity and mean devices. It must have been a most mortifying occurrence for the statesman who is quite sharp-witted enough to recognise the damage thus done to his reputation. As for shame or sorrow at having been proved to have committed an injustice, that, of course, he could not experience, because he is incapable of such a sentiment, and evidently acts upon the principle of all things being fair in politics, as supposed to be in love or war by some rather lax moralists. It has come to something in the annals of Prussia when the chief Minister is pointed at in the popular Assembly of Representatives as being the agent of a dishonest transaction, and as having counselled the KING to bestow money upon them who aided, by their one-sided address, the Ministerial manceuvring to alter the laws rela tive to workmen. So strong was the impression made that Herr von BISMARK thought it necessary to make some remarks on the subject the next day; but his excuses were as lame as his conduct had been despicable, and with all his dexterity he could make very little of his case. He was forced to admit that the KING had bestowed money upon these petitioners, though not " quite " so much as had been stated, and thus endeavoured to extri cate himself from his awkward position by declaring that the •Kings of Prussia had always considered the poor favourably. Then, not content with his own reasons, he fell back upon another mode of de fence, and said that the private acts of the KING should not be criticised by honourable gentlemen. This is quite ridiculous, because, in this instance, the matter was of public import, and implicated the conduct of Ministers to a great extent. The retort of Herr REICHENHEIM was very strong, and Herr BISMARK'S attempted ludicrous rejoinder failed to gain applause. This episode must have been most annoying to the Government, but it is to be hoped may eventually prove of service to the members in unveiling some of the Ministerial machinations which certainly bad enough to alarm and irritate all up right minds and honest judges of public life. The Liberal party do not agree respecting the Military Bill of the Government. It is satisfactory to find that the truth has been in some degree elicited from members of the Prussian Legislature respecting their recent vaunted military exploits. It often occurs that in the excitement of alterca tion many unwelcome truths come out, and even in this discussion it was observed by some . that there was no sufficient reason adduced for the pre sent system being maintained ; and the war, they say, was no proof of its efficacy, because the " Prussian army must, under all circumstances, have been victorious against an opponent so weak as Denmark." This admission must be recognised as strictly correct ; but how much is it at variance with the oft-repeated assertions and vehement gra tulations of the majority of the Prussians in high and low ranks. It is not likely, under existing circumstances, that this measure will be carried this session ; and as one failure is generally the precursor of another, Herr BIS3IARK and his coad jutors had better look out for evil days and inimical encounters. Some curiosity is naturally felt respecting the terms which Austria and Prussia are likely to come to concerning the Duchies, but nothing definite is as yet decided upon between the deliberating parties. It seems pretty certain, from all accounts, that Prussia will take the lion's share in all the partitions, and that her grasp of power in the dis puted territories will be firm and extended. So much for the fulfilment of promises and the ratifica tion of engagements. If only half of the suppo sitious proposals see the light, which in all proba bility they will, the Schleswig-Holsteiners will have s cause forward to in regret f a t v h o e u r day o f w h a e n t ch h a e n y g p e . 0 t N t. h v e h m e n a n s p el l v ia e le Prussia has settled the military and naval organisa tion of the Duchies, the occupation and comm and of the chief fortifications, &c., it is evident that very little will be left for others to do in respect to the conduct of important matters, and the influence on interests vital to the mainte nance of the Constitution. Austria is very likely to be foiled in this matter, and to find that on her side a very bad bargain has been made, owing to the cupidity of one side and the treachery of the other. It is very likely that this will be an instance of the folly of trusting to an unscrupulous ally ; and the result is the More to be regretted because it is most likely that the the Duchies would fare better under Austrian rule than under Prussian management. The Emperor of Austria keeps a little more to appearances than his brother Sovereign of Berlin, and besides his Ministers are some degrees in advance of the Berlin Cabinet in point of rectitude and manifestation of propriety. The Duke of AUGUSTENBERG and his party are not in a very enviable position just now, and if their only consolation be that Austria Will not accede to the proposals of Prussia, they ,are leaning on a broken reed, because it does not appear likely that the Government of Vienna are prepared as yet to proceed to extremities. The Austrian Note, which professes great dislike to the tactics of Prussian policy, cannot be regarded as an infallible test of future conduct, because it has often been shown that vox et praterea nihil is the watch word of the enemies and discontented allies of Prussia. It is this tame-spirited course which has given so much fatal strength to the actions of Herr vox hnwieses sp dAolicy Nv ß in K t ho, has determination and ol wet ol encouraged ira hindrance.vbee etondsehpol him to pursue such unfortunate occurrences inwoGrilneeaarsdlotnnitamhnoaernaffeoyufitr;imersnti, and in the end a kinder course would have been pursued towards Prussia, because with one thing and another she is now prolonging a very suicidal policy, and rushing along a course that must sooner or later end in ruin. THE DAVENPORT BROTHERS.—The Brothers Da venport were last evening to have given the first of two performances at the Public Rooms, at Hull. They arrived in the town yesterday with their manage; Mr. Palmer, and Dr. Ferguson ; but during the afternoon it oozed out that Messrs. Hulley and Cummins, of Liverpool, had also made their appearance in Hull. This report was followed by a statement that the performances would not take place, and when the hour for opening the Hall arrived there was but a small number of persons waiting for ad mission. The doors were kept closed, a notice being posted that the performances were postponed. " Great disappointment was expressed," says our correspondent, "that the anticipated row wall not to come off." LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAM.) SPAIN. MADRID, FEB. 22 (Evening). The Official Gazette publishes a decree reducing the rate of interest to be allowed by the Bank of Deposit to 3 per cent. for sums deposited for two to six months, to 6 per cent. for nine months, and to 7 per cent. for one year. ROME. ROME, FEB. 22 (Evening). The Giornale di Rona of to-day says :—" 571 convicts belonging to the provinces annexed to Piedmont have been surrendered by the Papal Government to the French authorities, who have already transported them to their new destination." RUSSIA AND BOKHARA, ST. PETERSBURG, FEB. 23. The Journal de St. Petersburg contradicts the statement published by the Bombay papers that Russia had sent valuable presents to the Khan of Bokhara, and says that since 1858 no Russian am bassadors has gone to that country. It also denies that a numerous body of labourers are engaged in making roads to Bokhara, and points out that as Tuschkend is not in Russian occupation, it is im possible for Russian authorities to have proclaimed in that city a remission of taxes for two years. THE PRISONERS IN ABYSSINIA. ALEXANDRIA, FEB. 11. Intelligence received here from the confines of Abyssinia states that no change for the better has taken place in the State of Abyssinia affairs. The captives, Messrs. Stern, Rosenthal, and the English Consul, have not only not been, set at liberty, but have suffered from great violence. According to information received from different authorities the prisoners find themselves placed in the most pitiful condition, as the rainy season has gravely affected their health. The ostensible cause of ill treatment on the part of the King seems to lie in the discovery which his Majesty made in the journal of Messrs. Stern and Rosenthal as to his maternal descent. Mr. Stern mentioned in his confiscated papers that the King's mother had been a vendor of kosso, a medicinal fruit that is constantly used by the Abys sians. Mr. Stern was quite right in his assertion, for it is quite true that the King's mother was a seller of kosso, whereas his father was a relation of Ded jaji Comfoo, the Governor of Dembea, who beat back several times the Egyptian troops that came from Sennar. In the beginning of his reign the King (who was then a true liberal man, and not a despot, as he has become since the death of Mr. Bell, his adjutant, who kept him in a moral check), often used to say, "If I do not help the poor people, they will complain of me before God, for I myself have been a poor man." Had Theodoros been a man of Napoleon's stamp he would not have felt ashamed of his descent, nor would he have had recourse to the absurd idea of being descended from King Solomon, who had a son, as the Abyssinians say, called Menelei, who was sent to Ethiopia, which was then subjected to the Queen of Sheba. Hence the royal family of Abyssinia consider themselves to this day as the lineal descendants of Solomon, an idea to which King Theodoros attaches the greatest importance, and which he is said to have strongly stated in his late correspondence with Napoleon to out do the latter in respect of genealogy. Theodoros, very angry at Mr. Stern's assertion, wished to know the source from which he had derived his informa tion. As he would not mention the name of his in formant, the King ordered him (Mr. Rosenthal) to be beaten and put to the Abyssinian rack, i.e., the wrist of the hand and the upper part of the arm of both gentlemen were firmly tied with ropes, in consequence of which the blood was forced out of the tips of the fingers. After the prisoners had con fessed the rack was removed, but one may imagine how dreadfully they suffered. Whether the efforts made by the English Government in behalf of the prisoners will not be too late, and whether they will lead at all to a satisfactory result, is still doubtful. PRUSSIA. hERLIN, FEB. 20. The bill authorising the Minister of Commerce to establish branches of the PrusAa n Bank in German non-Prussian towns has been referred by the Cham ber to the Committee on Commercial Affairs, augmented by seven members. It is believed that the committee will recommend the adoption of the bill. The Minister of Commke intends to pro ceed immediately afterwards with the establishment of a branch at Hamburg. Public attention is eagerly drected to the debate about to open in the Chamber upon the railway question. A resolution proposed by Herr MichaeliE, one of the editors of the Nationd Zeitung, and seve ral other members of the progress party, demands the postponement of the definitive vote upon the railway bills until the Budget of 1865 has been agreed to. The reason stated is that these bills imply either a guarantee of interest on the part of the State, or a loan to provide funds for constructing the projected linN. But, say the movers of the resolution, the Chamber cannot au thorise the Government to conclude any loan before it shall have recognised the right of the Chamber to control the Budget. The Budget, however, in cludes the army Bill, upon which agreement be tween the contending parties has already been declared impossible, so that a second dead lock seems impending. The progress party will support Herr Michaelis's resolution, which, though considered I by part of the Left centre premature, will probably be carried. Should such be the result, a dissolution is generally expected. It is still denied that the Government has any in tention of consulting Schleswig-Holstein notables upon the Ministerial proposals as to Prussia's future relations towards the Duchies. People add that such a step would not be justifiable, as the only question hitherto has been concerning eventual pro positions, which could only settle future relations in case the Duchies should be constituted an inde pendent State LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.) IN RE LORD THOMAS PELHAM CIINTON. An application was made this morning by Mr. Whiting, an attorney, of London, for an adjudication in bankruptcy against Lord Thos. Pelham Clinton, at present described as of Paris. It was sworn under an affidavit that Lord Clinton had full notice of the present application, and his Honour granted the order, but advising Mr. Whiting to be very careful how he acted upon it, as there was a case now before the:House of Lords upon this very question. POLICE INTELLIGENCE,--This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. FORTUNATE CAPTURE OF A DARING TIIIIF—ROBBERY AT A WATCHMAKER'S.--John Perkins, described as a clerk, but who refused his address, was charged before Mr. Knox with stealing a gold chronometer, of the value of £7O, from the shop of Mr. Charles M'Dowall, watchmaker, of No. 26, Jermyn-street. Mr. M'Dowall said that on the previous afternoon the prisoner came into his shop and asked to be shown some gold watches, stating that he wished to purchase a gold chronometer. He showed the prisoner several, and he then said he would call again, and just as ho (prosecutor) was putting them back, the prisoner bent over the counter, took up one of the value of £7O, and started out of the shop. An outcry was raised, and the prisoner was pursued and caught by a constable. Police-constable John Holman, 326 A, said that on the previous afternoon he was told by a man that three men he pointed out had robbed a watchmaker, the man stating that the prisoner was the one who had the property. He pursued the prisoner, and after a severe chase over took him and took him into custody, and while on the way to the Vine-street police-station he threw the gold chronometer, produced, down an area, and it was subse quently given to him by a person who picked it up. George Randell, a paper hanger, of Sutton-street, Com mercial-road East, proved seeing the prisoner while in custody of the constable drop the chronometer down an area. He picked it up and handed it to the constable. Mr. Knox remanded the prisoner, stating that he had no doubt it would be found that he was known. FRANCE. BOURSE, Feb. 22.--The market is extremely heavy, and prices have considerably declined. For the Account, Threes are now at 67f. 20c. Mo bilier were done at 890 f. Railway Shares partake of the general character of the market, and quota tions have a downward tendency. The market closed as follows :-- 41 per Cents 96 Do. and month 3 per Cents. 67 35 Do. end month 67 30 Credit Mobilier 905 _ Do. end month Bank Shares 3490 Cndit Foncier 1275 Roman Italian Loan 65 Do. end month 64 95 Ditto Threes — New Mexican Russian B9 Austrian Spanish Threes Home Debt Deferred RAILWAYS. _ Cash. Acct. Orleans Northern lOl5 ... 1015 Lyons and Mediterranean 942 50 ... 945 Southern 575 ... 573 75 Western . Eastern .. .................. 540 - 516 25 517 50 Sardinian Austrian Lombard 546 25 ... 546 25 North of Spain Saragossa 395 ... 395 Pitt° to BttrgOtollitesmomium •••• .--• 114 •-••—• WESTMINSTER. ►SHAMEFUL AND UNPROVOKED ASSAULT UPON A SHOP KEEPER.—WiIIiam Goldsmith, a rough looking man, was charged With the commission of a very serious attack upon a tradesman in his own shop. Mr. William Bull, butcher, Broadway, Westminster, said that at five o'clock last evening defendant came into the shop and asked for a beef steak. He served him with it and asked for the money, eightpence, and then defendant said that he should not gay more than sevenpenco. Com plainant repeated that the price was as stated, upon which the defendant struck him a violent blow on the face, from the effects of which he staggered to the other side of the shop, and he bled profusely. A policeman was sent for, and he was taken into custody. Michael Slack, a young man, who went into Mr Bull's shop at the moment, confirmed the complainant's account. Defendant—There were some words between us because he threatened to put a knife into a dog in the shop. Mr. Arnold—Was it your dog ? Defendant—No, it was not. Mr. Arnold—Then it could be of no possible interest to you ; what do you say to the assault ? Defendant—Well, I am very sorry. Mr. Arnold—And so you ought to be. You go into this tradesman's shop, and because he wants the price for his meat at which he sells it you commit this disgraceful as sault. I shall send you for ten days to prison: THAMES. MY FIRST NIGHT IN LONDON.—John Moran, a tall and respectable looking man, was brought before Mr. Solfe (who migrated from Westminster), charged with being drunk and disorderly and breaking a pane of glass in the Plough beershop, Old Ford-road, Bow. Mr. Elias Swinney, landlord of the Plough, said the pri soner, who had got drunk in another house, came to his house and made a great disturbance, upsetting everything and abusing everybody. The prisoner made a blow at him and struck the beer-engine, which caused an abrasion of his knuckles and inflamed him very much. The prisoner then became furious and struck at several persons, but was too drunk to make correct aim. The prisoner was then turned out of the house and dashed his fist through a pane of glass, the value of which was 7s. 6fl. He then gave the prisoner into custody. The prisoner, in defence, said that he arrived in London from the country last night. It was his first night in London. Mr. Selfe—And you got drunk to celebrate it. You ar fined 55., and 7s. 6d., the value of the glass. Edward Carr, an Irishman, was charged for a similar offence in the Town of Leith public-house,. Lower East Smithfield, where he broke four small panes of glass, and made a great disturbance. He shouted the name of Cardinal Wiseman several times, and it appeared that the death of that eminent scholar had caused him to indulge very freely in drink. Mr. Selfe told the prisoner he ought to be ashamed of himself to get drunk on so solemn an occasion as the death of a dignitary of his church, and fined him ss, and 65., the value of the glass. MARKETS —This Day. METROPOLITAN CATTLE. Our market to-day was moderately supplied with beasts, in fair average condition. On the whole, the beef trade was inactive, at Monday's currency. The best Scots sold at 5s 4d per 81b. The show of sheep was rather limited, and most breeds moved off slowly, at previous rates. The best Downs, in the wool, realised Gs 4d : out of the wool, os 2d per Blbs. Lambs were steady, at from 7s to 7s 4d per 81bs. There was a steady sale for calves, at full prices, viz., from 4s 6d to 5s 8d per 81b. Pigs were firm in price; but milch cows were very dull. Per 81b to sink the offal. sds d s ds d Crse. & inf. beasts... 3 8 1 2 Pme crs-wool sheep 5 8 6 0 Second quality do .. E 44 10 Prime Ihdown a 0.6 2 6 4 Prime large oxen ..5 0 5 2 La• ge coarse ealves.4 6 5 2 Prime Scots, &c.... 5 2 5 4 Prime small d0......5 4 5 8 Crse. and inf. sUeep.4 6 5 0 Large hogs ..3 6 4 2 second quality do ..5 2 5 6 Small porkers ...4 44 10 Lambs....os (.(1 to 0, Od. Su:kling calves, 2.4 to 22s ; - and quarter-old store pigs, 21s o 2's each. Head of stock on sale. Total supply. Foreign supply. Beasts. Cows Sheep Ca ves 126 Pigs Beasts - 1,130 C. ws l2O Sheep .... . . Calves 332 3 JU Vigo 410 MEAT MARKETS. NEWGATE AND LEADENIIALL.—These markets are fairly supplied with meat, and the trade is steady, as follows : Beef, from 3s Od to 4s 8d ; mutton, 3s 6d to 5s Od ; veal, 48 Od to 58 Od ; pork, 3s 4d to 5s Od per Blb by the carcaso. SOUTHALL, Feb. 22.—The supply of stock was very limited, and sales progressed steadily, as follows :—Beef, from 3s 6d to 5s 4d ; mutton, 4s 4d to 6s 2d ; veal, 48 4d to Se Od ; pork, 38 6d to 4s 8d per lbs. to sink the offal. ROMFOILD, Feb. 22.—Trade generally was firm, and the quotations had an upward tendency, as follows : Beef, from 3s 4d to 5s 4d; mutton, 4s Od to 6s 2d ; veal, Is 4d to 5s 2d; pork, 3s Gd to 4s 10d per 81bs. Suckling calves, 17s to 20s; quarter old store pigs, 20s to 255; and milch cows, £l4 Os to £lB 108 each. HAY MARKETS, SMITITFIELD.—Meadow hay, £4 lOs to £5 10s; clover, £5 lOs to £6 lOs; and straw, £1 88 to £1 14s per load. Supply limited. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £4 lOs to £5 108 ; clover, £5 10s to £6 lOs ; and straw, £1 8s to £1 14s per load. A fair demand. WHITECHAPEi.—Meadow hay, £4los to £5 10s ; clover, £5 lOs to £6 108 Od ; and straw, £1 8s to £1 1.4 s per load. Trade steady. COAL MARK Price per ton at the ET, FEB. 22. close of the market. s. d. Lambert's W. Hartley 14 9 Davison's W. Hartley 15 0 Braddylls Hetton 2l 6 Byass's Bebside West Hartley l5 3 Walls End Hetton Holywell Main l6 6 Stewart's Kelloe North Pelton Gas l4 0 Hotspur 2O 9 Ships at market s. Hartlepool East Hartlepool Walker Primrose l2 9 Tanfield Moor Butes 14 6 T unstall Cassop South Hetton Walls End Haswell 22 6 Pensher Primrose Eden Main Hough Hall 2l 0 191; sold, 72. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day. LONDON, Feb. 23.—Wind this day at noon—South- Westerly; moderate breeze and mild weather, but rather cloudy. LlN . Enron, Feb. 22.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—M. M. Jones, from Valparaiso ; Northern Ensign, from Bombay; Constellation, from New York. COWES, Feb. 23.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—America screw steamer, from New York, and proceeded for Bre- mon. PLymourit, Feb. 21.—Wind N.W.--Arrived—Pass fern, from Potneron for Liverpool, with loss of main boom, and other damage. Orr IanoATE, Feb. 22.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Ra venshall, from Shields for Barcelona, leaky, and with other damage. LOWESTOFT, Jan. 22.—Wind from Shields for Rouen, making water, and with other damage. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. Arrived, Feb. 22—Thought, from Palermo ; Mary Brame, from St. Michael's ; Urani, from Salonica. Arrived, Feb. 23—Alliance, from Gijon ; Reultura, from Demerara ; Hilly, from St. John's ; Anne Staniland, from Jamaica; Isabella, from Penang; Germania, from Port Angelo ; Azoran, from Teneriffe. DEAL, Thursday Morning. Anchored—Rajpoot, ship, from London, for the West ward; Chapman, from London, for Wellington, Government Life Annuities, The tables of the premiums to be charged under con tracts for the insurance of lives or the grant of Govern ment annuities were issued yesterday morning in the form of an octavo pamphlet of 50 pages. They are printed by Messrs. Eyre and Spottiswoode, and appear to have been drawn up with much perspicuity, and to be presented in such a form as to be easily understood. Among them are tables showing what:single premium or consideration money in one sum, and also what annual premiums must be paid by the assured person in or from arty year of his or her age from 10 years to 60, to assure the payment of sums of va rious amounts at death ; also the tables showing what sum payable on death may be assured by the payment of an annual premium of £l, or a monthly premium of 25., from any year in the age of the assured person from 16 to 60 to the close of his or her life ; also what annual premium must be paid from 16 years to 50 up to the iime at which he or she attains the age of 60, or to assure the payment of £lOO on his or he'r death, and showing what sum payable on death may be assured by the payment of a monthly pre mium of 2s. from any year of age from 16 to 50, up to the age of 60. In the deferred life annuities (money not return able) a table is given showing what monthly allowance, to commence on the first day of the month next following the expiration of 10 or 15, or 20 or 25, or 30 or 35, or 40 or 45, or 50 years from the day of purchase may be purchased according to the sex of the person on whose life the annuity is to depend, and according to his or her age at the time of purchase, by a monthly payment of Bs. Another table shows what annual payment and what single payment must be made, according to the ago and sex of the person on whose life the annuity is to depend, to purchase an annuity of £l, payable half-yearly at from the expiration of the second quarter next following the expiration of terms of years ranging from a term of 10 years to a term of 50 years from the date of purchase. The last table shows the sum to be paid for an immediate life an nuity, according to the age and sex of the person on whose life the annuity is to depend. It must be understood that the tables now submitted are for the insurance of ordinary lives only. Persons following dangerous or unhealthy occu pations, " amongst which occupations," says the rules, " that of a miner, that of a butcher, and that of an inn keeper or beerseller, may be specified, will not, for the pre sent at least, be insured under the tables for ordinary lives. The question of forming special tables for the insurance of the lives of persons filling especially dangerous or unhealthy occupations is still under consideration. If it shall be thought right to frame such tables they will in due course be sub mitted to Parliament." No one life can be insured for a less amount than £2O, or a greater amount than £100; but persons may commence by insuring their lives for £2O, and may increase their insur ance from time to time by smaller sums than £2O, until they shall have effected an aggregate assurance of £lOO. Al these tables have been framed on the condition that no part of the purchase money shall in any event be returnable• The tables for the grant of deferred annuities or monthly allowances, on condition of the purchase money being re turnable, are still under consideration. The tables for fixing the surrender value of or sum to be returned on a contract or policy of insurance are also under consideration, but it may be observed that by the Bth section of the act no policy or contract of insurance will have a surrender value until premiums shall have been paid under it for five years— that is, not before the year 1870. Serious Disturbance in Leeds.---The Mili tary Called Out. Yesterday morning, between eight and nine o'clock, a large multitude assembled near the borough gaol of Leeds, for the purpose of making a demonstration of sympathy towards a middle-aged woman named Eliza Strafford, who had been imprisoned a month for having stolen a small quantity of dripping, the property of Mr. Henry Chorley, a surgeon and a magistrate, in whose service she had been for a few months as cook. Since her committal to prison the indignation of many of the working-classes, and espe cially of their wives and daughters, has been very plainly manifested in various ways, and this feeling has been stimu lated by the publication occasionally of various doggerel rhymes and occasional anonymous placards. The case has been treated as one in which the prosecutor had acted as magistrate also, but such really was not the case, and the prosecution was not instituted at all until Mr. Chorley had consulted with the mayor, and the last-named gentleman and one of his colleagues on the bench unhesitatingly pro nounced the case to be one calling for a committal. How ever, there were thousands having the deepest possible con viction that gross injustice had been done. Mr. Chorley has been subjected to every possible annoyance. " Chor ley's dripping" has been inscribed on the street walls in all directions ; anonymous letters of the most :abusive kind were sent to him in shoals, either through e the post-office or by clandestine insertion under the doors of his house ; and to show that the feelings of the indignation party were not of an ephemeral character a subscription was entered into, and a sum little short of £lOO has been raised, which was to have been presented to her this morning, but that the designs of her sympathising friends have been frustrated by her departure from the gaol an hour or more sooner than the time when such liberations usually take place. Last week it was announced by printed placard that Mrs. Strafford would be liberated on Saturday afternoon, and the public were invited to meet her at the gaol gates be tween four and five o'clock, assist in making a mass de monstration, and joining in a sort of triumphal procession through the town, and : especially past the front of Mr. Chorley's house in Park-square. But this turned out a ruse, and thousands of working-men and women were the victims of it. Even that night there was some little dis turbance in front of Mr. Chorley's house, but nothing of a serious character transpired. It became generally known, however, that yesterday morning the release frem gaol undoubtedly would take place, and accordingly there was an immense gathering in the immediate neighbourhood of the gaol, as we have before in timated. It appears that the woman for whom all the hon ours of martyrdom aro intended has a daughter in a situa tion at Scarborough ; and at the instigation of her daughter she had expressed to Mr. Keene, the governor of the gaol, a wish that she might leave the place of her confinement as quietly as possible, and so early that she could catch the first train to that " queen of watering-places," where the object of her nearest and dearest affections would be anxi ously expecting her. Therefore about half-past 6 she left ,the prison by a private door, accompanied, at her request, by a turnkey in private dress, and departed for the east coast at 7 o'clock. The chief constable of Leeds (Mr. Bell) used every possible means of disabusing the minds of the multitude of the belief that though the time appointed had pine by they would yet have the opportunity of seeing the woman whom they wished to elevate to the dignity of a heroine. For his pains Mr. Bell got derision and something worse, for he was both snowballed and hit with other mis siles, such as small stones and broken sticks. Fortunately he sustained no injury there, and, more fortunate still, he left that locality without any severe molestation, although there was not a single policenian close at hand. Some of the more sensible of the crowd applauded Mr. Bell's good temper, and attributed to him the best intentions in coming single-handed among so large and excited a concourse. He returned to the neighbourhood of the Town Hall about half-past eleven, and in the neighbourhood of Mr. Chorley's house he found a somewhat angry assembly. A stone was thrown, which broke one of the windows in Mr. Chorley's house, and handfuls of sludge, dirty orange 'peel, and sticks were also hurled at a small party of police who had mustered in that locality. The chief constable or dered the streets to be cleared, and in leading forward a party of policemen for that purpose, he fell and fractured one arm very severely. At the same time one of the re ceding crowd fell to the ground and was so trampled upon that he was removed to the Infirmary, and there remains in a really dangerous state. The excitement continued very great, and the mayor (Mr. Luccock) thought it ad visable to send to Bradford for as many policemen as could be spared. He also telegraphed to the Lord Mayor of York, requesting that he would apply at the , barracks for the immediate services of two troops of cavalry. A return message was quickly received by his worship, stating that the military had been despatched in a special train, and they duly arrived in Leeds a little before five o'clock. One of the means adopted for annoying Mr. Chorley was the employment of two men to perambulate the street in which he lives with a long pole, at the top of which was suspended a physic bottle and a dripping pan. The police have acted with great forbearance, and only made one pri soner, but it was feared that there would be a serious row. THE BANCROFT DIVORCE CASE.---The trial of the suit " Bancroft v. Bancroft and Rumney" was brought to a close in the Divorce Court yesterday. The jury, after an absence of two hours, returned into court, when the fore man stated that they could not agree upon a verdict. They were then discharged. COMMITTAL FOR ATTEMPTING TO MURDER A SWEETIIEART.—The Salford Town-hall was crowded on Tuesday morning, when William Gray was again brought up, on remand, charged with the attempted murder of Jane Elliott, the daughter of a newsvendor, living in Bury-street. The prosecutrix seemed conva lescent, but when the depositions were read (for which purpose the remand had been virtually granted), she was unable•to stand up in the witness-box. In reference to the letters received from the prisoner, she said she had never spoken to the prisoner about them. Two fresh wit nesses were brought forward, but their evidence did not materially add to the facts already published, being merely of a corroborative character. The depo sitions having been read, the prisoner was asked whether he had anything to say in answer to the charge, and re plied, almost inaudibly, that he had not. Mr. Trafford— It is exceedingly fortunate for you that your evident inten tion was not carried out. I cannot see anything whatever that would have reduced this crime below murder had that woman's death ensued, and I don't think anything would have saved your life. The young woman acted in a very sensible manner, declining to keep company with you, al leging as her reason that she was too young ; and because she did not choose to go with you, you gave way to your own brutal passion. It is my duty to send you for trial at the assizes. The prisoner was accordingly committed, and soon after was removed.---31anchester Examiner. drk,l4o , (Jura HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CAME, Feb. 22. The Queen, attended by the Marchioness of Ely, took a carriage drive. o ut Her Royal Highness Princess Helena went j driving, attended by the Ho n . Flora M a cdonalu• The Hon. Emily Cathcart has succeeded the Wu' Harriet Phipps as Maid of Honour in Waiting. The Prince and Princess of WaleS• The Prince of Wales presided at a meeting of th governors of the Wellington College, held yest er in the Fine Arts Commission Room, at the , Palace, Westminster. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke of Sea l°llr i l j the Count and Countess (Princess Imperial of Bra z ' s d'Eu, and the Princess Marguerite of Orleail visited the Prince and Princess of Wales at 31ar borough House, and took luncheon. b r iclg° Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Ca nl-- also visited the Prince and Princess of Wales at Marlborough House. The Prince and Princess of Wales, attended Y t b to the Hon. Mrs. Stonor and Major Teesdale, event the Adelphi Theatre in the evening. • NEW THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHL—Thei - i Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, th e " Mrs. Stonor, Major Teesdale, and suite, honoure d the formances with their presence last evening. 011 The Duke of Cambridge received the ' re ; er, Ambassador, tho Saxon Minister, the Italian 31h / t o r(' Viscount Palmerston, Lord Dufferin, Lord LY° ll t Er Bloomfield, the Right Hon. the Chancellor o f tu ,"000. chequer, the Right Hon Edward Cardwell, the R i g ht c o l. the Speaker, Major-General the Hon. Cecil Forester's, the Hon. James Macdonald, Lieutenant-General Ally &c„ at dinner yesterday at Gloucester-house. a h' The Earl Russell was unable to attend th e C oo l, i net Council yesterday, in consequence of a seler° which confined him to the house. The Lady Susan Vane Tempest has lef t Br°wu Hotel for Clumber. f t tel ti . The Hon. Mrs. Denison has left Brown's er The Right Hon. the Chancellor of the EXCI, A ° and Mrs. Gladstone leave t own on Saturday t few days with Lord and Lady Cheshani at Let'. Bucks. The Earl of Derby gave his third Parliaplen dinner this season yesterday evening at 11 '.' G ore St. James's-square. There were present U r° in jjill Gordon Lennox, Viscount Galway, Lord Ed iv ia t Sit Trevor, Right Hon. C. Adderley, Sir Chas. 3 10143 ', 1 , 1 ., Percy Burrell, Sir Henry Stracey, Mr. Butler 3.°P ,:: rjt Colonel Napier Shut, Colonel Gray, Mr. C. Pt C v a- ilot 6 ' Edward Egerton, Mr. Cumming Bruce, y Mr. T. fall, Mr. J. Collins, Mr. R. Longfield, Mr. fi r * 33°.c gr• Kenneth Macaulay, Mr. Vance, Mr. W. HeYg ate ' Waterhouse, Mr. G. Peacocke, Mr. W. Rose. The Late Lord Comberraer e • its o- ° The trade of war demands so much fr om its er a an h of and exposes them to such rude trials that the deal :A ine of them who has not only outlived all his early C—e o f tb° raries, but who has seen mor e th an two genernti°Bo tin's men who heard the daily rec or d o f his services at doffs of their performance pass away like columns of s ha ' ° ic ist ° f . r /31 a wall, fixes our attentio n f or a mo ment in t he , is true present speculations and the affairs of the hour. that distinguished Generals sometimes do escar i ' L f;ign s ' of the field and survive the effects of long c 3l ' l3 ' colt Wellington, Soult, Radetzky, Von Wrangel, Varll at once. But how few they are with all their fe ,„ ser How many are now alive of those who entered t—ionl vice with Stapleton Cotton 75 years ago ? 1 1 ° 11 4, le of those whose names figured with his in desPat c a l : d the first time have lasted to our day ? 31enY'1,erdS of the field. Most of them vanished with the their non-combatant fellow men 30, 40, 50 Y ears oor Gough has seen more recent service, and held no re , uo l9 ll ous command. Blakeney was fighting a year after' awn of Bhurtpore.. Woodford, Burgoyne, Ross, and ° a % Vv . ' other soldiers of the last century, still are among ns ,, e v ior ing monuments of the glorious days of our arms, an" , to derful examples of the strength which enabled tlic;.ci, sustain such fatigues, and of the favours of fortun e ;hero shielded them through so many ordeals of fire. pro io survive, too, a race later by a few years—such as l 5 0. ° d t ° and Brown, Stovin, Hope, B ro th or t o n, and, we ar e a say, others still, whose services against the ene ri g e be l.- menced with the beginning of the century. 13 l' t 1 4 11 '4. contemporary was the eldest of all that noble arm y of vet eren- iere ci of Napoleon's and o f 'W e lli ng ton'sh ° euto tb° the army so far back that his early exploits take us i° ;.iest. realms of a history which may almost be styled i113,-toteS Lord Comb3rmero's father lived before the United o P r t o were constituted, and when all Englan d rejoiced wriiroite• conquest of Canada and still wept over the tomb of . of His son was a soldier before Ireland becam e a P°l4',°llch the United Kingdom, and when Catholics were veri i : o a of in the same condition as Christian rPt s are in the ; 04 the Moslem. Ho began his career whe n l ' °uie Xir eir r of tile in France. He lay down to his rest While the. heir man against whose legions he struck such Weig t f a le was the acknowledged and unquestioned oc cupant 0 0 throne. Lord Combermere accompanied his reginlen,,,,ets allr e l.ol 6th Dragoon Guards, then very different from the Carabineers, who take their place in tb° st o f th'' List, to Flanders in 1793. From the 6.9.83 , cn nc i lle ,e 0 be' Cape he proceeded to India, and it almost cha lien : Lig ° lief to road that he was in command of the 2 0 5 tis A O!: Dragoons in the year 1796, nearly 70 years age* rens, led with th e b r illi an t energy w hi c h disting w l,:cli t' operations, io bore no small part in the great vr ar a t S er Lion of Mysore pro vo k e d ; an d a t 3lall a velly pee° f good ingapatam he confirmed the opinion wh ich 11f''tbo ° formed of him in his previ ous service. Corn in g honour—a colonel after ten years' service —h° eldest daughter of the third Duke of Newcastle, ere and after six years of comparative inaction joill ea d t ll O pedition against the French in the Peninsula, Dr a go nnn e° head of his brigade of the 14th and 16th big ht „D; . li t , showed at Oporto and Talavera what British earl sPiribo do when properly handled and led by a cong e , — ,J, Indeed, so thoroughly was his talent ap precfny - 009 Duke and by the Government of the day that in 0 , 0 0 1 7, Stapleton Cotton was created locally a lieutenant.; 0-, and placed at the head of the whole allied cs iralr e 'le ' br ai n e t i historiiin of the whole campaigns which e nsued e- •s!, on many an occasion the vigilance, courage, ent , e o , ll. f )°i : skill with which the task conferred on Sir Star,,';„ °l ; was fulfilled. Whether covering a retreat or len" -- ; a :t 4 e l ",, - ; or or vance—on outpost duty, in guarding the rear the flanks—whether in e charge, in the pursuit: defensive, the British horse did their duty in s rt Y- o cl, cA .:O° adverse criticism ; and, it may be safely los e :, i i e cl bed no disaster, compromised no movement, lin d j e ,h pursuit. In all the long series of actions Inor(11',, the varying fortunes of those famous campa i g ns o re th bermere did his duty, but he was something ni a e ;ellf ; ) 1$ beau sahreur, for he was careful of horses nii : o is °!; •tr taught himself to restrain the hot ce nn , t I n.ll sl youthful bravery, and to turn them to Pr ac '„ -c e A rin" it o ,e l °' Any one who turns to the despatches of th e r.. t Bi l .4 es, see what he did in the retreat from Almeicl9l - 9 , OPo j et Fuentes d'Onor, Salamanca, El Bodon, the PY ree i ee s and at the battle of Toulouse. For his °ell ; tP o cl lll ' ° Peninsula he was created a peer and rec eived i ll°, 0, of Parliament. 1n 1814 he married Miss G t. .. o e'rl a ftelle o became a widower for the second time 33 Yen, the, 3 But long after the great war was over he toes' to otrOveg in India once more, and in 1825-6 dealt the ded'tioai the great native confederacy which had fo r ..- 4bi re. struggled to maintain its independence or to a woe , power. When Bhurtpore fell a stain was *l t arms,and the people of Central India were Wig II) , all i v? which it needed some years to teach the •Alfg qoollitafter Sikh. That no climate and no sphere of actilotoijoeit untried, Lord Combermere went to the W e t ic t d 1 , 11 , he had finished his Spanish career, and con"g e bn" - J e f l y with prudence and ability as Governor of in th e at 1817 the end of the American war., and as Commander-in-Chief of the force° i 010 r af s s bei iie .4 For more than 40 years his brilliant over. t oh i o° - ,i c eP but the nation did not prove careless of t' D° h is O r o % presence, nor the authorities indifferent to don to ato It was the delight of the new-comer to 1 - 4°11 ,„ (10 °6 : fl' ° Rotten-row the upright figure of the old lin w s ' e o fn o "oier perfection and mounted beyond his years , ' II I an so well known as that of the good sworclsre'io all .1 „,te 1 1 D ala i of half a century ago, and to mark ) as pageants and Court ceremonies bearing hWilco.' ini 7 i i r as gin as any new belted knight fresh fro m his ifer Times. 8 01 0 " THE WAY YOU ALWAYS STOrfrPtold 1011'brefofi mont Record tells a good story of an innoc en spa sse n 0 11 1 " never before had " rid on a railroad," wh e W f e o rece t t l asi r one of the Vermont railroads at the tiro° n ertr ain ,° sion, when a freight train ran, into a Pnee eng ., ol d le t ter e ing one of the cars, killing several things generally. As soon as he could reca"nerole " senses, the conductor went in search of the v? t he ci ls „ r ed passenger'i, his ses4,oe, A in e whom he found sitting solitary an d w ith nd ii)v other passengers having sought terra P ii ' lli :with s° i, ll placid expression upon her countenance, not t he Se ca V f s r h o e n a and ma her de bandbox le a t n e d s b u 4. A r e yu 1 1 01 ' d 10 . 0 rto ously down the passage way. the conductor. "Hurt ! Why " said th e ,..„ o o r tla r e el y fo n d leer as audi g e i r qsre have just been run into by a freight train " therS s eve he ` vd sengers have been killed and severai (3 . t juted." '( La, me ! I didn't know but that you always stopped." I I nalll tine, 'Nall It(