The Sun. — London, England, 1866-03-10 00:00:00

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Trna DAY.—Morning, 7h. 26tn.—Afternoon, 7h. 5Em. To-Monnow.-Morning, Bh. 31m.--Afternoon,l 9h. 12m. T" "'SANDRINGHAM " and " DANISH " WRAP E'ER S (introduced Ely them are the newest and most fashion ib.e styles of Overcoats for the season. READY-MADE CLOTHING for all classes and all ages. IFEJ3OAT SERVICES. ---During the storms ;Le, i of the past year the National Lifebaat institution, by 714 ife boats and other means, contributed to the savin; of tut persons from different wrecks on our coasts. The Insti bo ion also expended .C 23,248 in the same periud on its for Wle e- wat ektabli s hmeuts, in addition to granting £4,916 ands for saving life and exercising the lifeboats. The Committee of the Institution earnestly A PPEAL to the public fora SSISTANC.E to enable them to meet the continued heavy demands on the Institution's 1(2 lifeboat stations. Contributions are received by the London and country bankers ; and by the Secretary, Richard Lewis,Esq., at the Institution, 14, John-street, Aclelphi, London. QTODARE.—NOTICE.--The usual Representa tion at 8 o'clock will NOT be given THIS (S &TUB DAY) EVENING, Colonel Stodare having been honoured by a command to appear at Marlborough House before H.R.H. the Prince of Wales. The AFTERNOON RE PRESENTATION will take place as usual at the Egyptian-hall at 3 o'clock. THE AT RE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE.- Managers, Messrs. E. Falconer and F. B. Chatterton. THIS EVENING, Sir Edward Lytton ►Snlwer's Play of RICHELIEU. Mr. Phelps; Messrs. 11. Marston, Raynor, IC. Phelps. M'lntyre, Meagreson ; Mrs. Herman Vezin, Miss B. Falconer, dts. After which, the Pantomime, LITTLE TONG PIPPIN; or, Harlequin Fortunatus and the Magi° pu rse and Wishin g Cap, Commence at 7. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.— Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, A ROMANTIC ATTACHMENT. Mr. W. Farren, Mr. Compton; Miss Ada Cavendish. To be followed by BROTHER SAM' : Messrs. Sothern, Buclastonc, Compton; Mesdames Nelly Moore, Snowden, ac. After which, ORPHEUS IN THE HAYMARKET Bartleman, Weathersby, ; Messrs. W. Farrell, Fisher, Mesdames Keeley, Snowden, Moore, Lindley, Woolg o a . r. Howard, Wright, Coleman, Lovell, Prevut, &c. Concluding with MY HUSBAND GHOST. Commence at Seven. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.- Under the sole Management of Mr. Fechter. THIS EVENING, THE ILLUSTRIOUS STRANGER Pir. U. Widdicomb. After which, THEY MASTER OF RAVENSWOOD. Mr. Fechter ; Messrs. Jordan, Emery, Widdicomb, Vezin, J. H. Fitzpatrick, D. Evans ; Mesdames Ternan, Elsworthy, Lavenu, and C. Leclercq. Box Office open daily from Eleven till Five. NEW THEATRE-ROYAL ADELPHI. Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. THIS EVENING, at 7, a new farce called PIPKIN'S RUSTIC RETREAT. Messrs J. L. Toole and P. Bedford. After which, at 8, RIP VAN WINKLE. Rip (his 160th appearance), Mr. Jefferson, supported by Messrs. Billington, P. Bedford, R Phillips, Yelix Rogers, Ashley, kburne, C. J. Smith; Mrs. Billingtcr, To conclude with BEHIND TIME. Messrs. J. L. Toole, R. Phillips. Eburne, C. J. Smith ; Miss A. Seaman, &c. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. THIS EVENING, QUIET LODGINGS. After which, at a quarter to Eight, IT IS NEVIL TOO LATE TO MEND. Characters by Messrs. Vining, T. Biel vine, T. Mead, D. Murray, S. Caihaem. F. Villiers, J. G. Shore, G. Murray, H. Mellon, C. Seyton, R. Cathcart; Miss L. Moore and Miss Katherine Rodgers. ROYAL S 1 RAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. tiwanborough. THIS EVENING, at Seven o'clock, a new and origi nal Comedy, THE FLY,AND THE WEB. Mes -rs. Par belle and Price ; Misses Swanborough and Raynham. After which the Grand Burlesque, IVANHOE. Messrs. Stoyle, Thorne, Jameo , , Fenton : _Mesdames Swanborough, Itaynham, Simpson. Johnstone, and tiughes. To conclude with LENDING A HAND. Hess. s. Beliord Turner; Misses Simpson and Hughes. 11 4 . 1 MOSES AND SON'S LONDON HOUSES, 154, 155, 156, 157, Minories ; 83, 84, 85, 86. 87, 88, 89, Aldgate ; 506, 507, 508, New Oxtord—street ; 1,2, 3, hart-agreet; 137, 138. Tottenham-court-road ; 288, Eubton-road. Country Branch—Bradford, Yorkshire. MOSES AND S 0 N J 4• respectfully call attention to their large and well assorted stock of JUVENILE CLOTH INO. The newest fabrics are combined with the latest and most fashionable designs, and the best workmanship. E. MOSES and SON give particular attention to this important branch of their business, and they can with - confidence affirm that the prices are such as must satiety the most economical. This depart ment is in a oistinct plat of the premises, which will be tuund a greA convenience for ladies and children. BESPOKE CLOTHING for all classes and all ages. UNIFORMS for the - ARMY, NAVY, and VOLUNTEER SEI VleR. LADIES' RIDING HABITS. LIVERIES. 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GLENIE, Sporting Library, 4, Connaught terrace, Edgware-road, is specially appointed AGEN I to deliver the LATE EDITION of "THE SUN " at the earliest possible moment after leaving the press. Ile is able to deliver copies in Town, the Suburbs, and in many parts of the Country at a comparatively early hour the same evening, say 40 miles by 9 o'clock. THE "SUN" NEWSPAPER.- G. R. GLENIE delivers the LATE EDITION at Chelsea, 7.40; Kilburn, 8; starch-green, 8; Woolwich, 7.30; Uxbridge, 9.20; Walford, 8.45. HE LATEST EDITION of " THE SUN" supplied, as soon as published every Evening, by W. ALEXANDER (late BROOKS), Newspaper Agent, 24, Old Cavendis ix- street, Oxford-street. THE LAST EDITION of " THE SUN" snpplied as soon as Published, oontainlng all the LATEST NEWS and SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, by H. W. HARRIS, Newspaper Agent, 4, Blacklrlars-road. London, S. 'T'HE LATEST EDITION of " THE SUN." HOLMES begs to inform his friends, and the pubiio generally, that he supplies the LATEST EDITION of " THE SUN " as soon as published —No. 10, Hampstead road, N.W. SPORTING. --JOHN ROBERTS supplies the LATEST EDITION of " TIE b: SUN" as soon as pub lished.-4, Bath-street, City-road, E.C. ttg . ,e ,wilitto L ONDON, SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 1866. The none Lord the Secretary for the Admiralty must b e very glad think that so much of his arduous duty of rasingthe Navy Estimates has been got through. Criticism th and reproach have asfl a iled him, or rather seated, from every side, and i nc'ard which he repre sented, to the payment of d oekya rtalleiabourerb there construction of was matter for complaint. COLESeaptain an able advocate in Mr. SEELY, whose found very much to the purpose. H e ..°`ll 'ell was "Y aski ng whether Capt. COL ES was to be allowed to construct a vessel according to h is own views, or wheth er be and Mr. REED were to be coupled together to the obstruction of each other. Thepoint at issue is, a s M r. SEELY justly observed, somethingmore than a money question. The settlement of the rival claims of broadside and turret is absolutely necessary for the efficiency of our fleet and the consequent safety of our commerce and security of our shores. There is no way of deciding the matter, save by full, fair, and comprehensive experiment, such as nobody can pretend to say that Captain COLES'S principle has yet been submitted to. Mr. SEELY protested against coupling Captain COLES with a gentleman whose opinions were against the turret principle; but there i 4 little doubt af4 to M. REED'S opinions on the Mr. Hums last night called attention to a sub ject well worthy of consideration, namely, the de struction of the dwellings of the labouring classes, consequent on the construction of railways and public works. The evils of overcrowding cannot be exaggerated ; and it is the bounden duty of the Legislature to provide some remedy for the mischief. Unfortunately it is a very difficult thing to do, and it is essentially one of those matters which require time, care, and thought to arrive at a satisfactory conclusion. Lord STANLEY showed that the pro posals of the hon. member relative to the standing orders would not answer the purpose. The noble lord agreed that it was advisable for the in terests of the working classes to be protected, and showed at the same time all the obstacles in the ay of doing so. Many causes contribute to render it difficult for the poorer classes to get lodgings in Londo n now ; and, as Lord STANLEY observed, " the question of the lodgings of working men is becoming one of national importance, and an in quiry into the whole subject would be a great public service." Mr. GIBSON appeared to take a very nar row view of the subject, and declared that they might go on too far, and render improvement al most impossible, and the execution of valuable works so difficult that they could not be undertaken. The right hon. gentleman also said that no class had benefited so much by the improvement iu the metropolis as the labouring classes, for their wages had been raised and employment altogether subject, for on evidence, gtven--bef his s mm b i e t li te e e f last May, that gentleman sta ted that "no sea-going turret ship of moderate d uill i t me t n i - f sions and high spee d can be satisfactorily an attempt were made to o pfirrees7veAtevtehne saanmeeartiampe proach to that all r ound Mr. REED declared that Captain COLES'S one turret ship was an embodiment of the strongest objection which had been taken by himself and others to the practicability of constructing satisfactorily sea going turret ships. Of course Mr. REED is fully competent to form his own opinion on the matter, and has every right to declare it in regular form, but it must be manifest to every unprejudiced observer that he cannot be an impartial judge, whose mind is already made up, and that no system or theory can be fairly tested if the inventor is coupled with an individual who disbelieves in his principles. As for the tests which the turret system have already been submitted to at the hands of the Admiralty we all know their nature. The Royal Sovereign, not originally built by Captain COLES, but cut down and altered to his design—never a satisfactory method—has never been allowed a fair trial. So per sistently has she been kept in the background, and declared to be unfit ftr the open sea without trial, that ill-natured people have had room to declare that such experiments as were made with her proved too successful to please the Admiralty. Mr. SEELY, after criticising Mr. REED'S capacities as a shipbuilder somewhat severely, proceeded to institute a comparison between one of Mr. REED'S and a turret-ship built by Mr. LAIRD. Mr. REED said in 1863 that "the smallest turret ship, carrying but a single turret, if wholly armour-plated and made seaworthy, must be considerably larger than the Enterprise." Mr. SEELY therefore compared the Enterprise, built by Mr. REED, with the Minerva, turret, built at Birkenhead. " The length of the Enterprise was 180 ft. ; of the Minerva, 180 ft. ; breadth of the Enterprise, 36ft. ; Minerva, 35ft. ; draught of water of Enterprise, 15ft. Gin. ; Minerva, Bft. ; tonnage 9f Enterprise, 993 ; Minerva, 1,000 ; horse-power of Enterprise, 160 ; Minerva, 140 ; speed in knots per hour of Enterprise, 9.94 ; Minerva, 10.5 ; broadside of Enterprise, 2201 b.; Minerva, 3001 b. They were both plated with 4f inch iron in midships, and tapered off towards the ends. The Minerva sailed for Rio, and arrived there on the 12th of February, in 30 days. So far, therefore, the comparison does not support Mr. REED'S assertions, while a similar examination of the qualities of Mr. REED'S Pallas, and the Newcastle, designed by Mr. WATTS, re sulted in very similar conclusions. It is worthy of notice that Mr. WArrs, who had formerly great ex perience as a constructor in the navy, gave his opinion that the design submitted to him for a two turret ship would afford greater protection against' an enemy's fire than that obtained in any other vessel, while he believed the vessel would be a safe and comfortable sea-boat. The late Prince Consort, who was always a friend to scientific invention, took much interest in Capt. COLES'S design, and Mr. SEELY read a letter writ ten by his direction, conveying his congratula tions to Capt. COLES on the success of his expe riments with the cupola gun. Had his Royal Highness lived, no doubt, as Mr. SEELY observed, we should have had the turret principle fairly tried. To all this the representatives of the Admiralty returned no answer, but on other points they were forced to come forward. The wages of the dock yard labourers gave rise to a lengthened discus sion, the members who represented the dock yard interest speaking strongly of the lowness of the pay as compared with the private yards. On the other hand, several gentlemen, including Mr. SAITUDA, no mean authority, stated that the men in the Government employ possessed many counterbalancing advantages, such as the regular pay independent of the weather, the payment by time instead of by piece, and the superannuation allowances. There was a great deal of virtuous in dignation about wasting the public money, though this objection was, we think, fully met by Mr. °TWAY, who remarked that the sum required to meet the claims he advocated might be very easily raised in the dockyards themselves by a little more economy in the construction and frequent alteration of ships. The interference with the duties of the Executive was also denounced, and the end of it was that matters were left in stain quo. It is no doubt the business of the Administra tion to regulate the wages of its employes of every grade, and the advocacy of some hon. members was 1 as extravagant and inconsiderate as the opposition of others was vehement and intemperate. But 14 shillings a week is a very low sum, and a man with a family, if he wishes to keep them above starva tion point, must supplement his regular wages in some means, so that his public duty is not likely to be well done. The Government should certainly give the men employed in the public service fair and rea sonable wages if they wish to get respectable artisans, and 14s. a week will not keep the smallest family in decency and respectability. Economy certainly has a rare tendency to show itself in the wrong places. We pension noble lords and their descendants to the third and fourth generations, and we allow an old servant of a Royal Princess to go into the workhouse for want of 10s. a week. Our Civil List shows us a good' many names, " unknown to fame," though known to the national Paymasters, but NELSON'S old companion in arms is left to subsist on casual charity. Even so Mr. REED may experiment with the annual millions to his heart's content, but the idea of rais ing an artisans's wages 2s. a-week brings us a host in arms, headed by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, ' telling us to be just before we are generous. Verily we English are a strange people, and, officially at least, are only consistent in inconsistency. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, INIARCII 10, 1860. augmented ; that many of the sufferers through the wholesale clearances that have been effected belong to those who are not employed on public works, and it is very hard that they should be turned out with out any compensation, while others profit largely by the change that sacrifices them and their pros pects, Mr. HENLEY very properly called Mr. Gm sort to account for the arbitrary opinions he had expressed, and declared that the right hon. gen tleman had laid it down in the most distinct terms " that whatever the amount of hardship or difficulty might be in sweeping away the houses of the poor men the House of Commons was not to take any steps whatever." As Mr. HENLEY said the House should not go into the matter with a foregone con clusion "that nothing can be done." This would be a fatal error, and we are glad to find that, notwith standing the evil example of the President of the board of Trade, the House does not seem inclined to fall into it, for on both sides many members expressed their earnest hope that some satisfactory solution might be come to on this question. Indeed it is one which, more or less, affects the interests of all classes, and imperatively calls for notice at the present time. On Thursday last Mr. SHERIDAN very properly called the attention of the house to the case of Mr. FERGUSON, the particulars of which were before the public a short time since. A letter was read by Mr. SHERIDAN, which ha had received from Mr. FER GUSON, and the details are certainly enough to excite indignation at the treatment which he received. As he was walking home late at night from a party which he had attended professionally, carrying his 'portfolio of music, he was met by a suspicious looking individual, who followed him. The place being lonely, Mr. FERGUSON felt alarmed, and quickened his pace, but the stranger gained upon him and seized him by the arm. He protested that he was a musician, and and that what property he had he would gladly give up, but the assailant contrived to persecute him. Believing him to be a garotter, Mr. FER GUSON drew his knife, and the other man was wounded. When in answer to his cries for assist ance two constables came up, Mr. FERGUSON found to his surprise that he was considered to be the guilty party, and was dragged to the police station, where he was treated with great cruelty, and, in fact, as if he were a confirmed offender. Sir G. GREY was very indtgnant that Mr. SHERI DAN should have meddled with the affair, and exerted all his ingenuity to prove 'that no one was to blame, except the unfortu nate individual who was so suddenly transformed from a peaceable traveller on the highway to a culprit in a cell. If it be necessary to have police men parading the suburbs in plain clothes, as the Home Secretary seems to think it imperatively is, let them, for the sake of justice, and in the name of common sense, act with more discretion. How are people, going along the roads to know, by intui tion, that such and such a man is one vested with the authority of the law. Nothing is said to prove that the policemen in question announced himself in his real capacity, and asked for infor mation respecting the man he stopped in so summary a fashion. If he had exercised a little more patience, and examined the parcel which Mr. FERGUSON was carrying, he would have disco vered his mistake in supposing him to be a thief, or at any rate a suspicious character. Bad as his con duct was, however, that of the constables who tock the unfortunate musician into custody was worse. They had no right to treat him in the manner they did, and it would have been much more becoming had the Home Secretary reproved them for doing so, instead of persisting in making the worse appear the better cause. It is to be questioned if policemen in plain clothes ought to be permitted to stop per sons on the highway at all ; and certainly, unless they can contrive to manage more adroitly than did the disguised officer at Sydenham, the sooner the practice is put a stop to the better. How are people who pass through lonely places at night to know which is a thief and which a policeman? While they are debating the question, if the former, he will have every opportunity of getting the better of them; and, on the other hand, if the latter, he will be consigned to the tender mercies of a station house if he seek to defend himself from assault. There is something very wrong in all this ; and Sir G. GREY, with all his skill, could not make it out to be satisfactory. He defended Mr. TRAILL'S course of action in particular, whereas that was unneces sary after what had occurred ; and the real ques tions at issue were the circumstances of the policeman in plain clothes interfering with a person quietly walking along, and the same person being treated so harshly at the station. When the jury have disposed of this question of the Sydenham disturbance, it is to be hoped that the matter may again come before the House, and that the very awkward and inconvenient arrangements now made respecting policemen in plain clothes may be altered. Sir G. GREY is very decided as to what the officials are to do, but he did not say what those unfortunate persons ought to do who are thus summarily assailed when they are passing quietly along the roads of the suburbs. A better instance of the folly and insecurity of the present system could not be given than the late unfortunate inci dent at Sydenham. CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS. .-......•••••••••....----........-• (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, Friday Evening. The information I gave you yesterday in regard to a meeting at Paris of the Powers to regulate the affairs of the Danubian Principalities is confirmed by the Moniteur to-day. It says representatives will assemble on the part of England, France, Austria, Italy, Prussia, Russa, and Turkey. A letter from Madrid gives an explanation of some offensive expressions alleged to have been made by M. Mon, formerly Spanish Ambassador at Paris, in regard to the Emperor of the French. M. Mon, in the Chain*, expressed his astonishment that such observations had been attributed to him. He said that, so far for speaking against the Em peror of the French, he knew his eminent qualities, the skilful mode in which he governed, his cordial feelings towards foreign Powers, and his friendship towards the Queen of Spain and for that country generally. The preservation of general peace was due to the Emperor, and he was incessant in his endeavours to preserve it. Even with respect to the difficulty in regard to the Pope, he was convinced that the Cabinet, over which the Duke de Tetuan presided, would be treated by the Emperor with the justice and kindness demanded by the great and important interests • which were involved. While speaking of Spanish affairs, I may notice that Gen. Prim is expected in Paris from London, and that, with the permission of the French Government; he is about to reside at Tours. The Prince Royal of Denmark is also expected here. A French officer, General Count de Lostanges de Sainte Alvene, who distinguished himself in the late Crimea, has just died in Paris after a long and painful illness. A Marseilles paper publishes the following in re •ference to the volcanic island of Santorin, in the Greek Archipelago. The last vessel of the Mes sageries Imperiales, which left Marseilles for the Pireus, had on board a photographer, whose object was to represent the various phases of this strange phenomenon. It is very long since there was a similar occurrence, but on the last occasion when our island rose out of the sea at a point not marked In the maps a French vessel stopped to make ob servations. The captain went on shore and hoisted the French flag, but on the summit of the hill he met John Bull, who bad already planted the Eng lish flag there. The question was to whom did the island belong. The matter was referred to diplo matic authorities, and ultimately it was decided that England had the right to it. After some time, however, the same volcanic revolution which had formed the island, caused it to disappear, and at the same time when England sent to take formal possession of it the island was no longer in exist ence. It still, however, appears in the list of the possessions of England, under the name of Lost Island. It will, perhaps, excite some astonishment that the French Chamber is occupied with a proposal to modify the system of free trade—at least as far as corn is concerned. Suck', however, would be the effect of an amendment proposed to the ad dress in the paragraph relating to agriculture by M. Pouyer-Quartier, who wishes to have a fixed duty of 2f. per hectolitre upon the introduction of foreign corn into France. The agri riculturists of France have long complained that the price of corn is not sufficiently remunerative. The grain statistics, which I sent you the other day, however, show that there is no proof of any foundation for their com plaints. The importations of corn into France have materially decreased, and the exports have increased. The Chamber is still occupied with the subject, but be the fate of the amendment what it may, there is not the least probability that the French Govern ment will change its policy, which, like that of Eng land, is decidedly in favour of free trade. The Baron de Veauce, who defended the principle of free trade in corn, supported his arguments by facts and statistics, and, indeed, argued in support of unshackled commerce generally. At the present time the statistics in regard to the produce of corn are supplied by authorised agents for the various corn producing localities, but some of the deputies, it is said, intend to make a proposal having for object to institute inquiries relative to agricultural matters, under the direct sanction and authority of the Chamber. The literary fact of the day is the reception of M. Prevost Paradol at the Academie Francaise, in the room of M. Ampere. It was unanimous, and great interest was manifested. M. Paradol, who is still a young man, is the author of several much esteemed literary productions, and his newspaper articles have increased his reputation. M. Paradol made a . speech very eulogistic of his predecessor, and used many phrases replete with classical knowledge. M. Guizot, who presided, followed in the same vein, and complimented M. Paradol upon the triumphs he had already achieved, not only in literature but in science. M. Guizot " Whether you have saidA o nta attemptedogf ,Montaigne, e M. describe a . great moralists of France, sea r l a L ra a tdl°Brieruyere, La Rochefoucauld, or to bring to light the merits of the great writers of divers times and divers countries, poets or prose writers, orators or philosophers, Aristophanes, De mosthenes, and Seneca, Thucydides, Tacitus, and Macaulay, you have imbued your labours with that generous power of admiration, that powerful sym pathy for the master works of human intelligence which form the honour and the authority of literary criticism. M. Guizot also made a powerful enco mium upon the predecesior of M. Paradol, Ampere. Both speeches were enthusiastically applauded. The Moniteur of this evening states that the health of the Prince Imperial is entirely re established. One of the most eminent sculptors of France, M. Jean Duseigneur, has just died in Paris, in his 58th year. Some of his works are to be seen in the churches and in the Museum of Versailles. He also executed some admirable busts of well-known personages. Mr. Henry Corns Benefit. The severe indisposition which has for some time past withdrawn Mr. Henry Corri from the lyric stage, leaving no room to hope that he will be able to resume his professional duties for many months to come, several of his friends, who warmly ap preciate his artistic ability and private worth, have organised a performance for his benefit, which will take place at Covent-garden Theatre next Wednesday afternoon. Many artistes who hold very high rank in public favour have given gratify ing evidence of their kindly feelings towards the beneficiare by the generous proffer of their valuable services. _ _ The entertainment will be partly musical and partly dramatic ; in the concert Miss Louisa Pyne, Madame Lemmens-Sherrington, Madame Parepa, Mine. Weiss, Miss S. Pyno, Miss Whytock, Miss Emma Adami, Madame Arabella Goddard, Mr. Sims Reeves, Mr. W. 11. Cummings, Mr. Alberto Laurence, Mr. J. G. Patey, and Herr Strauss will appear; and the programme will also embrace a scene from the " Willow Copse," supported by Mr. J. L. Toole, Mr. Paul Bedford, and Mrs. Alfred Mellon ; and the celebrated tavern scene from " The Ticket-of-Leave Man," in which Miss Lydia Foote, Miss Hughes, Miss Raynham, Mrs. Stephens, Mr. H. Neville, Mr. G. Vincent, Mr. Atkins, Mr. Sou tar, and Mr. Horace Wigan, will sustain the cha racters—in which they have won laurels upon the Olympic stage. Mr. Alfred Mellon will be the con ductor, and the band and chorus of the Royal Eng lish Opera have promised to co-operate in the good work. A more brilliant programme has rarely been presented, and certainly, the hearty readiness of eminent artists to sacrifice their own convenience, when by doing so they can give substantial aid to a worthy sufferer, has never been more strikingly dis played ; it is earnestly to be hoped that the public will do their part, and respond cordially to the ap peal now made to them in behalf of one who has laboured zealously in their service, and afforded them a large amount of legitimate gratification, more especially since, while serving one who has a strong claim to their sympathy, they will at the same time secure to themselves the pleasure of lis tening to a very varied and delightful entertain , ment. Metropolitan Board of Works. The weekly meeting of the board took place yes terday at the office, Spring-gardens, Sir John Thwaites presiding. Mr. Pollard, clerk, read a letter from Mr. Helps, of the Privy Council-office, requesting the board to forward a list of names and addresses of inspectors appointed under the Cattle Diseases Prevention Act. A letter was also read from the engineer of the London, Chatham, &c, Railway, submitting a plan of proposed widening of the bridge over Southwafk.street. Mr. Shaw moved that the legal adviser of the board should state whether in his opinion the provisions of the 70th section of the 18th and 19th Vic., chap. 120, read ing that clause in conjunction with the sth section of the 25th and 26th Vic., chap. 102, and also with section 40 of 21st and 22d Vic., chap. 104, have been complied with in respect to the following words :—" That the Metropolitan Board shall assess and cause to be raised in each year upon the City of London, and other parts of the metropolis, such sums as in their judgment will be equivalent to a rate of 3d. in the pound on the annual value of the property in the said city, estimated according to the estimate or basis on which the county rate is assessed." Mr. Shaw contended that the City and metropolis should be placed exactly on the same basis of rating in order to remove the present ine quality. Mr. Smith, solicitor to the board, in answer to the question, stated that so far as he knew, or had been concerned in any advice respect ing the main drainage rate, the board had desired to act strictly according to the sections of the act referred to, and that the board had desired to obtain the proper estimate or basis on which to issue their precept. Ile was not aware that the board had departed from the provisions of the statute on the subject. An animated discussion ensued, in which Messrs Free man, Roche, Richardson, and other members took part. The chairman advocated the establishment of a uniform principle of assessment for the City and metropolis. Indeed, until one uniform sys tem was founded, satisfaction would never be felt by the community. The'subject then dropped. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. 1 ELECTI ' (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) HUNGARY. TESTA, MAIICIt 10. The draught of the address in answer to the Imperial rescript has already been prepared by the Committee entrusted with the report thereon, and will be laid before the Lower House of the Hunga rian Diet on Monday next. The draught adheres to all the former demands of the Diet. THE PRINCIPALITIES, PARIS, MARCH 10. Austria and France are said to have come to a complete understanding in reference to the Rou manian question. It is denied that Austria is con centrating troops on the frontiers of the Prin cipalities. AMERICA. QUEENSTOWN, MARCH 10. The National Steam Navigation Company's steam ship Scotland arrived off Roche's Point from New York last night at 12 o'clock. She has 84 passen gers, 13 of whom she landed, and proceeded for Liverpool at 12.30. All well. THE OUTWARD BOMBAY MAIL. MALTA, MARCH 9. The Poonab, fromMariseilles, the sth inst., arrived at midnight on the 7th, and left at 9 a.m. on the Bth for AlAandria. The Nyanza, from Southampton, Feb. 27, arrived to-day at 9 a.m., and will leave at 4 p.m. for Alexandria. PRANCE. PARIS, MARCH 10. The Memorial Diplonzatique of to-day declares the statement that the French Government had consented to prolong the Extradition Treaty to be without foundation. The draught of the Concordat drawn up at Rome, on the bases agreed to by the Emperor Maximilian, has been forwarded to Mexico. BOURSE, March 9, Ti closed at the following qu 41 per Cents 9B 20 Do. end month — 3 per Cents. 69 62 1 1 ,- Do. end month 69 75 Credit Mobilior 697 50 Do. end month 695 Bank Shares 3640 Credit Foncier — Italian Loan 62 35 Do. end month 62 35 tree o'clock.—The market rotations Roman Ottoman Fives — Mexican Loan 4B Do. Bonds 307 50 Russian — Austrian Spanish Threes ••• Rome Debt Deferred ILAIL)1 AY2. Cash. Orleans Northern Lyons and Mediterranean Southern Western Acct. ... 883 75 1133 75 •a• 905 -- - - ... 557 50 Eastern Sardinian . Austrian Lombard North of Spain Saragossa Ditto to Barcelona Roman ... 546 25 140 - - - ... 407 50 - ... 417 50 - - 170 - - ... 237 50 116 25 The New Palace of JustTv. (From the Law Times of To-day.) The profession will, we are sure, be of one mind as to the propriety of opening to competition the design for the new Palace of Justice, and will pro test against all attempts to make a job of it. The magnificent site presents an opportunity which should not be lost for producing one piece of archi tecture creditable to our age. This can be obtained only by the freest admission of genius to strive for a work which will hand down the name and fame of the artist to far distant generations. The lawyers are entitled to a voice in this, for to their persistent demands is the project itself due, and they have the most direct and personal interest in its successful completion. It seems, however, that, as at present arranged, the competition is to be limited to six selected favourites, and that all genius outside the charmed circle is to be sternly excluded. The lawyers should protest against this by petition : let them pray that the design for their Palace of Justice may be opened to public competition. There is yet time to change the purpose of the Govern ment. Thus does a legal correspondent of the Times express what every member of the profession must feel : " In the House of Commons last week, Mr. Cowper, in reply to a question put by Mr. Bentinck, stated that the design for the new courts of jus tice were to be submitted to competition among six architects whom he named. Now, sir, lam not saying too much in stating that this announce ment has been a source of disappointment to the whole body of architects in the United Kingdom, as well as to a large portion of the general public. Surely, the choice of an architect for a national undertaking like the above, involving an outlay of at least £750,000,. ought not to be made in any degree a matter of Government patronage. No one can doubt that the most advantageous course in these matters, as well as the fairest, is to throw them open to public competition. It is to public competition that we owe some of the finest of our modern structures•—for instance, the Houses of Parliament ; St. George's-hall, Liver pool ; Town-hall, Leeds ; the new Foreign-offices ; and also the Manchester Assize Courts ; all these were the result of fair and open competition. It must be borne in mind, too, that we are indebted to public competition for the discovery of some of our best architects. Sir Charles Barry was hi mse lf un k no wn to fame until in an open competition he obtained the first prize for his Houses of Parlia ment ; the same may be said of Mr. Waterhouse, the architect of the Manchester Courts, and also of many other eminent men I can name. Why, then, since there are so many arguments in favour of open competition, has it not been adopted in the construction of the new Palace of Justice ? It is to be hoped that some independent member will bring the matter before the House, and thus endeavour to prevent it being made a Government " job" of. OLYMPIC THEATRE.--Their Royal Highnesses the Princess of Wales, the Princess Helena, and the Prin cess Louise, visited the Olympic Theatre last evening. ADELPIII THEATRE.—His Royal Highness Prince Leopold honoured the performances at the Adolphi Theatre yesterday evening. • STRAND THEATRE.—The promised production at this theatre during the approaching Easter holidays of a posthumous play by Mr. Sheridan Knowles is antici pated with no little interest in dramatic and literary circles Tho work in question, which has never been published or performed in any shape, is a romantic drama in two acts, written in blank verse. ST. JAMES'S DRAMATIC CLUB.—The gentlemen amateurs of this club will perform the following pieces on Thursday, the 15th inst., viz.:—" Who Speaks First," " Charles X 11.," and the screaming farce entitled, " A *Thumping Legacy." The entertainment will be in aid of the National Lifeboat Institution. The performance is under the patronage of many leading members of the nobility. GREAT FIRE AT BRADFORD.—A fire broke out OR Thursday night at Bradford, on the premises of Messrs. Wilson and Son, builders, White Abbey. The firo spread with such rapidity that it could not be checked until the workshops and their contents had been destroyed. The books were fortunately saved from the counting-house. The workshops were stocked with the newest machinery and the best materials, and the loss will be, at a rough estimate, nearly £12,000. DEATH OF SIR JOHN ROGERS KYNASTON, BART. —On Wednesday last the above baronet died from the effects of an accident at the Great Western Hotel, at Paddington. , The late Sir John Rogers Kynaston, Bart., of Hardwicke and Worthen, county Salop, was born 2d July, 1797. He succeeded his father, the second baronet, in 1839. The late baronet had not taken any prominent part in politics, although an active magistrate in his county. He was educated at Rugby School, and afterwards pro ceeded to Christ Church, Oxford, where he graduated B.A. in 1820. The late baronet was a deputy-lieutenant of Oxfordshire, and served the office of sheriff of Mentgo morphia) in 1842. ON INTELLIGENCE. WEST WORCESTERSHIRE. The address of Mr. W. E. Dowdeswell, the Con servative candidate for the seat in the western divi sion of Worcestershire, vacated by the death of Earl Beauchamp, and the Consequent elevation to the House of Lords of the Hon. F. Lygon, was is sued last night. It is dated Pull-court, March 9, and, after referring to the death of the late Earl Beauchamp, proceeds—" Born and bred among you, I shall, if elected, actively employ myself for the ge neral welfare of the country ; and, warmly attached to the principles advocated by the Conservative leaders, heartily support that pasty, reserving to myself that independence of action which is due to every country gentleman. An ardent supporter of the Church of England, and jealous for the main tenance of her fabrics and services, I am anxious for a fair adjustment of the disputed topic, The aboli tion of Church-rates ;' and, although opposed to total abolition, would support a moderate scheme calculated to set at rest that much-controverted question. While I deprecate any hasty or precipi tate lowering of the franchise, I would support a measure for the lateral extension of the suffrage to those who prove themselves entitled to be admitted to the exercise of so important and responsible a trust. lam an advocate for economy and the dimi nution of the public expenditure, so far as is con sistent with the maintenance of our naval and military forces on an . efficient footing without en dangering our colonies and commerce." Mr. Dow des well adds that he is opposed to the system of cen tralisation, and in favour of local self-government. Mr. Brown Westhead, late M.P. for York, is spoken of as the probable Liberal candidate. TEWKESBURY. Mr. Dowdeswell, one of the present members for this borough, last night issued an address to the electors resigning his seat. He states that having been urged by the Conservative party in East Wor cestershire to allow himself to be nominated as a candidate for the seat rendered vacant by the lamented death of Lord Beauchamp it was impos sible for him to refuse such a request. Mr. James Martin, who represented the Liberal electors for many years, but was defeated at the last election, has issued an address asking for their suffrages. The address is dated from London, March 7, and Mr. Martin promises to endeavour to see every elector personally. Sir E. A. D. Lechmere, who, as stated in The Sun of Wednesday, is brought for ward by the Conservatives, has also issued his ad dress offering himself as representative for the borough. He says :—" I venture to think that I may claim that honourable position from the fact of two members of my family having represented Tewkesbury in Parliament, and from my having been long known to you as a neighbour, and as a friend to the interests of your town. I hope very shortly to pay my respects personally to each of the electors, and to give you a full explanation of my political sentiments." RECENT WILLS AND BEQUESTS. -.0- - (From the Illustrated London News.) The will of Dona Maria Crispin Doglioni, late of the city of Faro, in Portugal, relict of Dr. Lazaro Doglioni, of the same city, was proved in London under £lBO,OOO personalty in this country, by the sole executor, Justina Cumano, M,D., the testatrix's nephew. The will is translated from the Portu guese, and is dated Dec. 5, 1858. To her said nephew, Dr. J. Cumano, she leaves her library, books, charts, plans, &c. To her sister-in-law, Dona Maria Louisa Doglioni, she leaves the house she occupied at Rua do Colligo, with the furniture ; also the Lottus Theatre, for her life, and at her de cease to Francisco, Maria, and Theresa, the children of her god-daughter, Dona Maria Jose Pereira de Mattos. To the said Francisco she also leaves all the warehouses she held in the city ; and to Maria and Theresa the estate called Santo Antonio do Alto. To her servant, Hester Sprod, a liberal legacy and the continuance of her wages during her life, in consideration of the consistent way she had always served and acted towards her. The residue of her property to be divided between her sister-in-law, her nephews, and Maria and Theresa, to each an equal sixth part. The will of William Chafyn Grove, Esq., of Zeal House, Mere, Wilts, was proved in London on the 12th ult., by the executors and trustees, George Troyte Bullock, Esq., the testator's cousin, and Richard Phelips, Esq., of Bayford Lodge, Stoke Trister, Somerset. Messrs. Toiler and Sons were the proctors. The testator died at Poonah, in the Presidency of Bombay, East Indies, on Nov. 13, 1865, having executed his will April 16, 1863, a codicil in October following, and another Sept. 30, 1864. The personalty in this country was sworn under £lBO,OOO. The principal legatees are his two uncles and his sister. The testator having, as stated in his will, sold his estate of Fairfield to Sir Pere grine Palmer Acland, for £154,000, and contracted to purchase a freehold estate at Silton, Dorsetshire, of the Duke of Somerset, for £60,000, he bequeaths the difference to his uncles, the Rev. Charles Grove, and harry Thomas Grove ; and leaves to his sister, Julia Grove, and to her issue, all his manors and real estates ; also all pictures, statues, marble sculp ture, articles of vertu, books, plate, ornaments, jewellery, and furniture, to be held by his sister and the posssssor of his manors and estates ; and leaves to his sister the residue of his property absolutely. To each of his executors, £1,000; to G. T. Bullock, a pair of guns, by Boss, of St. James-street ; liberal legacies to several of his friends. To a man servant, an annuity of £3O, and to a female servant an an nuity of £2O. There are the following charitable bequests :—To the Salisbury Infirmary, £2OO ; the National Lifeboat Institution, £lOO ; Brom ton Hospital, £lOO ; the Public and National Schools at Mere, £5O per annum ; and a like sum of £5O per annum for the recipients of the almshouses erected by him for two aged men and two aged women, residents of Mere or Zeal. The will of Vice-Admiral Sir Horatio Thomas Austin, K.C.8., of Leinster-gardens, vas proved in London, on January 29, by his relict, Lady Austin, the sole executrix. Letters of administration had been previously granted to her ladyship, but were brought into court and revoked. The personalty was sworn under £25,000. The will is' dated June 22,1850, and was attested by John Egmont Broman, paymaster and purser of her Majesty's ship Reso lute, and Rear-Admiral Erasmus Ommaney (then captain of her Majesty's ship Assistance). The will is very short, and Sir Horatio leaves all his property to his wife, stating that he does so under a firm con viction of her high sense of justice and integrity, and that she will dispose of it solely to the benefit of his children in a manner better suited to their circumstances than he could attempt to do. The gallant admiral died, Nov. 16, 1865, at the age of 65. The wills of the following gentlemen have been recently proved :—Alexander Baring Bingham, Esq., of Albemarle-street, Piccadilly, under £40,000 personalty ; Benjamin Macatta, Esq., of Glouces ter-square, Hyde-park, £60,000 ; Thomas Henry Thoresby, Esq., of Broxbourne, Hefts, £40,000 ; and John Francis Wright, Esq., of Kelvedon-hall, Essex, £25,000. FRED. DOUGLASS MOST FELICITOUSLY DESCRIBED. —At Mr. Douglass's lecture upon " The Assassination and its Lessons," in Washington, he was most happily intro duced to his audience by Chief Justice Chase, whose pre sence alone, en the occasion, was ono of the finest of'coin cidonces. Ho said :—" Many years ago there lived in Maryland a young man, a slave, who felt in himself an in_ expressible desire for freedom. Ho fled to a free State There, self-enfranchised, ho was self-educated. Suffering. much, enduring much, he' advanced in knowledge until he took rank with the ablest and most intelligent men in our country. That man comes before you to-night to plead for his race. The slave, self-enfranchised, the man self educated comes here to speak in behalf of the orphans of his people. Ho takes position, by the smile of God, among our foremost orators. He does not beg your respect by his manhood and worth—he challenges it. He is known to the country as Fred. Douglass ; and I now take pleasure in introducing him to you as one of our most distinguished Americans." This noble little speech was received with cordial demonstrations of satisfaction, and Mr. Douglass was welcomed with unmistakable enthusiasm. It is need less to say that he spoke with power and thrilling effect. The lecture was substantially the same as has already been delivered in several Northern cities. Boston Common wealth. y:i•. (011 rt HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, Friday. The Queen, with their Royal Highnesses Princess Helena and Princess Louise, drove out yesterday afternoon in a carriage and four. Buc KINGIIAM PALACE, Friday'. Her Majesty, accompanied by their Royal High nesses Princess Helena, Princesc Louise, Princess Beatrice, and her Serene Highness Princess nollen lohe, left Windsor Castle this morning at fiv e minutes before eleven o'clock for -Buckingba ni Palace. In attendance were the Duchess of R°l - Major-General F. H. Seymour, and Col. Ponsonby. His Royal Highness Prince Leopold, attended 1 1 Sir John Cowell, travelled to London by an earli er train. His Royal Highness Prince Arthur arrived at Buckingham Palace from Greenwich Park, attenclecil by Major Elphinstone. His royal highness returnea to Greenwich Park in the afternoon. Her Majesty honoured Baron Marochetti by a visit to his studio. The Prince and Princess of Wales. The Prince of Wales went to the House of Lord° yesterday afternoon. The Princess of Wales took a carriage drive. His Excellency the Austrian Ambassador and the Countess d'Apponyi will commence their hospitable enter tainments at Chandos House shortly after Easter. The countess is in excellent health after her protracted. sojour n in Italy. His Excellency the Marquis do Niza has arrive d at Brown's Hotel, Dover-street. The Earl of Malmesbury is confined to his roonl by a severe attack of gout. The Earl of Westmorland and Sir George Settle, Bart., have arrived at the St. George's Hotel. The Countess of Derby will give the first of II series of three receptions to-night, at the family man sion in St. James's-square. Lady Stanley of Alderley will have an assenibli to-night at her residence in Dover-street, Piccadilly. Navy Savings and Deficiencies. AP. A Parliamentary return was issued yesterd* relative to the savings and defi c i enc ies upon ° e l grants for n av y serv i ces i n th e year en di ng March 31st, 1865. The total of the savings is shown to be £305,038 10s. 11d., and the deficiencies £266; 404 15s. Id. In the vote for victuals and clothing a saving o f £129,438 3s. 81 was effected, chiefly on accoun t e '" , the prices paid for biscuit, flour, &c., being less than originally estimated ; and by a larger amount of victualling stores having been recovered for sup plies to otheir departments and services than Iv° anticipated when the estimates were framed. A saving of £31,092 was made in the vote for " Coast-guard. Services, Royal Naval Coast Volun teers, and Royal Naval Reserve." This arose Prin cipally from an over-estimate of the pay of officers and men of the coastguard establishment on shor e ; by the reduction during the year of the strength e the Royal Naval Coast Volunteers ; and (most of all) from fewer Royal Naval Reserve men clainli e b their retainers for attending a drill. Another saving, amounting to £80,255 Bs. 1013 ' resulted from the non-payment of instalments te contractors of large iron ships, in consequence °f their work not being sufficiently advanced ; 511 a from the cost of experimental operations not Wog so much as was anticipated. The sum of £12,731 15s. 6d. was saved on the vote for " new works, improvements, and rep/ in the yards," &c., arising from postponements 5° other causes. In consequence of a less number of officers hav l Ug been placed on half-pay than was provided for saving of £26,961 6s. sd. was effected. On Votes 5,6, 7,8, 15, and 16 other smal ler sums were saved, making a total savings as gi ll° above. The largest deficiency, that of £55,067 13s. 813 ' arose chiefly from a great number of navy and °Ill ; rine officers and men having been employe d Li higher rates of pay than was anticipated, and als , rom the average number of seamen overborad during the year. The field allow i ances to naval °ll a other officers for service on shore in New Ze s3ll „ t and Japan were also under estimated to the at' of upwards of £9,000. A deficiency of £52,459 Is. 2d. was caused Pr i ll ; cipally by increased supplies of coal for steam 'f e sels at the home and foreign stations, and by Par chases of coal on foreign stations. 1, Under the vote for " Miscellaneous Services' r deficiency of £45,465 7s. Bd. occurred, owing ':` ) r the most part to larger charges than expectedtiv the conveyance of officers, seamen, and marines and from China, East Indies, and the West Indi es ; There were also smaller deficiencies on accounti, the vote for the Admiralty-offices, wages t o art ficers, &c., employed abroad, and medicines 3 „ medical stores, the total deficiencies, alref" stated, being £266,404 15s. Id. Dr. Norman Macleod on the BagpiPeB' At a soiree, held in connexion with St. Columba: (Gaelic) Church, Glasgow, on Tuesday evening' A piper made his appearance on the platforra, 3D-0 played several airs, to the evident delight of t oe audience. Dr. Macleod afterwards a ddressed as meeting, and in the course of his remarks sPelte„,it 1P out follows :—" I don't know what it is that's 3 o f this Highland music, but I have for a num hc' A ten played been hearing music of the best ki n d ' ,: t played by the world's best perf orm ers, and I can P % -e o t and enjoy it with all my h ear t ; but the ine lji- t . I hear that auld bagpipe, it takes me by the t h ; r° ,i i . (Laughter and applause.) If ever you find a P - n o , lander that does not care about the bagpiP e, a v care to get a receipt from him when you pay account. (Roars of laughter.) If he has no ran!' ear, don't blame the poor fellow, but pity bl ear (renewed laughter)—but if he has a mus ical t hat and don't like the pipes, take you care 01 tail chap. (Laughter.) There is a great deal o f oa t just now about organs, but I think there is a g s itil advantage in an instrument which is not fi lled wind by the handle of a bellows, but by the treak; hearty breath of an out-and-out High 3ndlli fo •ao (Great laughter.) Did you ever hear of au,°"'e '' at being played in advance of a regal' ? going up in the charge against the r -ene ao cl What would organs have done in Egyp t s hot at Waterloo ? (Laughter.) Why, a s in g' e have would have destroyed them. What could theywolf, done in the Galway boat with a heavy br eeze f otlr ing, in a grand Highland glen, or on the top is in mountains? (Applause.) There is no runs(J' i,e the world to be compared with the bagpip e ' po ot newed applause.) I say it seriously. I v°l-1 improve the bagpipe ; it is the best Of i ts 4, posf Consider its associations. People who d°ll tb° our associations don't understand then) ; all a more's the pity. (Laughter.) When yo u a llvd s hear the bagpipe, it is not merely hearing the S at, for that come from its drone ; it is more than tl,'_esidc• we dream of the old glen and th e old ,ntol thr oughout the worli%e„ t' a I have heard it in many places —it alw a Y s o ftlie Highlander dreaming. He begins to drean:l_ it bis old house in the old glen, and he sees 111 , 00 of father, his mother, and his kinsmen ; be dr e `, 4 the the old kirk, and he sees the people in it; v piio g churchyard, and he thinks of those wh° tree Call of in it—all come up to his imagination at ve r y d ory ; s verY • the bagpipes. (Loud applause.) n vjo ic cult to define what this music is. There is oforte• nature that you cannot set down for theieean _ ing of It is in the roaring of the winds, in the au the waves, and in the cry of the w ild bird ia that this you hear in the bagpipes. It i though:n o Highlanders understand best ; and o of a ge/ lander may live till he is foursco re y ears ea, yet and hear all the music that was eve r coues tir there is something in the bagpipes that will 6 when nothing else can." (Great cheering.) act] ha N bill hay hav Yo COI ter( Ilex the Cu Co Da Da J I (3r, l ~c ~c N~ 5