The Sun. — London, England, 1866-12-22 00:00:00

APOPULAR HISTORY of LONDON from the Invasion of Julius Ccosar to the Present Time. Part the First, from B.C. 55 to A.D. 1066. E. Moses and Son, corner of Minories and Aldgate • New Oxford-street, and Tottenham-court-road, London ; Aud Bradford, Yorkshire. Gratis and post free on application. . _ TFLEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET, Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Buckstone, THIS EVP:NING, A GAM' OF SPECULATION. Messrs. C. Mathews, Chippendale , Kendal. Rogers, Clark, Braid, &c.; Mesdames itzwilliam, Laws, Wright, Sidney. Followed by ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA. Mr. Chas. Mathews, Mr. Compton, Mr. Rogers, kir Clark, &a. ; Mes dames C. Mathews, Hill, Wright, Colman, Sidney, &c. To conclude with FISH OUT OF WATER. Mr. Compton Commence at Seven. ------- A i l R. SOTHERN.—On BOXING NIGHT, in a New Comedy, " A LESSON bit LIFE," by Tom Taylor, Haymarket Theatre. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPIII. sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. Ttf IS EVENING, at Seven precisely, TILE BARONET ABROAD. .11 iss Roden. Alter which. at Eigh% A SISTER'S PENANCE. Iliss Ka.*e Terry, Miss Itughts, Miss Emily PM; Mr. Herman ; Messrs. liilliAl;ztun, Ashley, J. A. Shaw, Steptuusun, ?tburLe, a It. Rom r. c •nclude with A PAS DE FASCINATION. Miss Furtado. Miss Emily Pitt. Messrs. hburue, A.sitly, homer, c. J. Smith. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. New Management --BOXID,q Night- MR. AND MRS. CHARLES bIATHEWS. _-_-_- pHEATRE ROYAL, A S TLE Y' S. Under the Sole Management of Mr. W. H. C. Nation. On BOXING NIGHT, and every evening during the wetk, the perturniances .will commence at Seven o'clock with a Comic Drama, entitled DELICATE GROUND Concluding with, at a quarter to 8, the Great NATION-AL pantomime, written by Charles Mil'ivard, and entitled ii'USLI-A-BYE, BABY, UPON THE TREE TOP. In the Gt.snd Burlesque Openinz, Misses Caroline Parkes. Nelly Ni s ,`iett, Polly Marshall, Fanny Gwynne, Nelly Burton, FannV Howard, Lizzie Kelsey, Mrs. C ,ulfield ; Mes,rs. Atkin,l, W. H. Stevens, Arthur Milano, Miss Bessie Sim - Blonds, Premier nonsense; and the favourite Children Dam.euoes, Misses Fanny Higgs, Florence and An ale Wright, will appear. The Harlequtnade will include—Clown, the ,original Little Rowena; Pantaloon, Mr. Beckingnam ; Variequin, Mr. Honeywood ; Harlequin (it la Whatteau). miss Ester Austin (from Paris); Columbines. Misses Gros yea or and Simmonds. The truly magnificent Scenery painted by 1, tes.rs. Julian Hicks, H. P. Hall. and numerous assis tants. The Dances, including an entirely novel and charac teristic Ballet of Ladybirds, arranged by Mr. Milano. N . B —.Mr. W. H. C. Nation begs to announce that MORN ING PE-atFORMANCES of this, the best Children's Panto mime in London will be given every MONDAY. WEDNES DAY, and ATUKDAY, being the only Morning Perform ances on th s Surrey side of the water. First Morning Per formance on Saturday, Dec. 29, at Two o'clock. Box-office open from Eleven till Four. No charge what ever for bills or booking. 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Lists of Prices with rules for Self-measurement and Fashion Sheet, with Patterns and "History of London," gratis and post free. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. fins DAY.—Morniag, lh. 50m.—Afternoon, 2h. 19m. rJ-MOKRow.-Menming, 21&. 45 : tn.—Afternoon, 3h. 10m. oNV 44416 LONDON, SATURDAY, DEC. 22, 1866. Sir JOHN LAWRENCE has been most assiduous in his efforts of late ; and, in the magnificent displays he has made, has continued to act in a style worthy of an Oriental potentate. It is always desirable in a country like India to have recourse to such mag nificence occasionally, for it cannot fail toimpress the people, and it tends to give the commanding powers that influence which alone can secure lasting autho rity, and establish a sway that rests on better founda tions than that of fear or intimidation. At this season when festivities are all the rage and when amuse ments and diversions of all kinds are eagerly sought after, it may well serve as an entertainment to some to peruse the glowing descriptions of the great Dur bar at Agra. In some respects it seems to rival the world-renowned talk of the " Arabian Nights," and the dwellers in our colder clime, surrounded by our more sedate forms and customs, may be puzzled to realise the splendid vision here held out to them. Indeed such an affair as we here comment up on was an unusual occurrence even for the East, and in many respects it surpassed the Lahore Durbar of two years back, both in its intrinsic magnificence and grandeur, as well as in the character of its assemblage, which was larger and of a more important nature. The Governor-General had a brilliant company around him, and among those Avila appeared to do honour to the affair were the Commander-in-Chief, three Lieutenant-Governors, and various other persons of note. To meet. her MAJESTY'S representatives there came leading princes THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 23, 1866. and chiefs to the number of nearly a hundred, and. about three hundred chiefs and nobles of lesser note, with their attendants and retinue, and with those who thronged to witness the splendid affair, it may be easily imagined what a number there was altogether. The installation of the various knights and com panies of the Star of India was one of the chief matters that occupied attention, and there was also a grand entertainment given by the Maharajah of Gwalior in honour of Sir JOHN LAWRENCE. Be tween the passing of these greater events there was a constant succession of balls, races, &c. The Viceroy delivered a speech in the purest vernacular, was celebrated for its energy and_ decision, and must have afforded considerable satisfaction to those who heard him. In many respects this grand dis play may be considered a good thing ; it must have tended to soften the asperities of feeling between those who thus met in cordiality ; and the Oriental character of the affair must inevitably have lent a charm and an influence to the arrangements. Be sides, we must remember that there could not possi bly have been a better spot selected for the theatre of a grand display of this nature. Agra is the centre of the native powers of India, and Sir JOHN LAWRENCE showed himself worthy of the occasion when he selected such a spot for the sphere of his operations. The commencement of the session of the Ameri can Congress has certainly more than confirmed all previous anticipations of the folly and extravagance of the Radical party. These gentlemen are so well convinced of their own administrative talent that they are not content with reversing the legislation of the past, and assuming the entire control of the whole country in the present, but they have super fluous energy to spare for the direction of the future. Their successors will not, they think, be able to decide for themselves, and, accord ingly, the members of the next Congress are to be bound by the actions of the present. Perhaps Messrs. STEVENS, PHILLIPS, and Co., are intolerant of any rival, and dislike the idea of their dictation being put an end to. At any rate we learn by the arrival of the Scotia, from New York on the 12th, that the House of Representatives has passed the bill excluding from the next Congress the representatives from all States not - recognised by the present Congress. This is really amusing. It is quite a new doctrine of constitutional law that one representative assembly is to be bound by the actions of its predecessor. If it were carried out it would very soon put an end to all legislative reform, and would roll the tide of progress and improvement backwards. It is nothing more than a piece of unqualified and use less impertinence, since the next Congress will only have to pass another bill reversing the deci sions of its meddlesome predecessor, but it is a fair specimen of the arrogance and unwarrantableness of the dominant party. It shows us, too, how much the South has to expect from the Radicals, and how little truth there was in the talk about the Consti tutional Amendment. It is quite evident that if the Southern Legislatures had accepted it, and the PRESIDENT made the concession demanded from him, the Southern members would have been no nearer the floor of Congress than they are now. 'lhereis one consolation : the very dominance of the ultra-Radicals in the present Congress will show them in their true coloUrs to the people, and it is most probable that the extravagance of their pretensions and the in tolerance of their tyranny towards the South will disgust the sensible and moderate men of their party. Without going over to the other extreme, the less violent Radicals will probably join the moderate Democrats, and form a strong party, who will yet be able to save the country from discord and dis ruption. At the very first opening of the Congress when THADDEUS STEVENS had the effrontery to pro pose the postponement of the PRESIDENT'S Message, to suit his party arrangements, the division which took place showed that a number of his own fol lowers resented the unwarrantable assumption. We sincerely trust that the same result may occur on other occasions, since it is impossible that the whole Radical party can be composed of reckless fanatics, who are totally indifferent to the consequences to their country, provided that their own theories are carried out ; or of unscrupulous politicians, whose only object is to secure the rule of the Congress, and to turn the convulsions and divisions of the nation to good account for themselves. The news from Mexico tells us that a proclamation has been issued at Vera Cru . declaring that MAximILIAN will not abdicate. The Atlantic Telegraph brings us intelligence to the same effect, adding that MAXI MILIAN himself has announced it. The EMPEROR, we learn by the mail, has formed a strong alliance with the Church party, securing important monetary advantages. It is also stated that he has offered to turn the Government over to MIRAMON, MARQUEZ, and MARIN, and appeal to the popular vote to de cide upon a new G overnmen t . Wh atever hi s de signs be will fi nd it no easy task to carry them out in the face of the opposition of the Americans; and if they give, as they seem inclined to do, active support to JUAREZ, MAXIMILIAN Will have a hard struggle to keep his footing. The Republicans are conce ntrating their forces for a n attac k upon San Luis Potosi. General SHERMA' and Minister CAMPBELL have arrived at Vera Cruz ; SHERMAN has released Ortega and ordered the arrest of Gen. S E DGWICK. Mexico is likely, in any sh ape, to give trouble to the Americans for some time to come, though, perhaps, the Government of the States w ill not regret the distraction from home affairs. It is one of the noticeable effects of advancing progress in humanity and civilisation, aid in care and thought for those who cannot help themselves, that the condition of our pauper lunatics and imbe ciles has begun to occupy a good deal of attention. It is not too soon, notwithstanding the great amelio ration which has taken place in the position of these unfortunates of every class within the last twenty or thirty years. Science has been brought to bear upon their treatment, and the mingled cruelty and cowardice of which they were in former times the victims has been repressed by the strong hand of the law, and checked by the enlightenment of public opinion. The poor maniac who in former times was condemned to chains and darkness is now free, under watchful supervision, to enjoy the light and air which are such potent influences for good upon him. The garden, the gymnasium, the pleasure ground, are most important elements in the treatment of the lunatic, and if we shut him up in a dull close room, his poor distracted mind has nothing to sooth and divert it, but can only torment itself. This is one of the great secrets in the im proved treatment of the lunatics and imbeciles of our time. At E.Lrlswood the garden and the farm have contributed greatly to the development of the stunted faculties of the boys, and at most of our large public asylums there is provision made for out-door recreation. Some time ago, when it was proposed to remove Bethlehem Hospital from its present site, it was urged that there was not suffi cient space for the patients out of doors, and cer tainly this necessity should be borne in mind in connection with the building or enlargement of every establishment of the kind. It is in this respect that the case of pauper lur macs is often very bad. A large proportion of the are inmates of our workhouses, residences in every way unfitted for them. With the best and kinkiest of management, there is in such institutions no provision for the proper care of such sufferers, kir sufferers they are, and as such they should be treated. The great prevalence of epilepsy and oti her diseases, producing continual fits among the poor, gives rise also to another class of sufferers, (those who gradually get worse under unfavourable treatment, and end their days either insane or im becile. What chance has any of these invalids of recovering health of mind or body, kept constantly in one ward, without any soothing or cheering in fluence, under the constraint, perhaps, of a violent tempered pauper nurse, surrounded by others in different stages of illness, disturbed at night by the fits of the other inmates, the only break in the weary round of weeks and months being the arrival of a fresh sufferer or the departure of one of the sad company to the lunatic asylum or the grave. Yet such is the life to which hundreds in this metropolis are yearly condemned. The governess, the servant, the workman, whose health breaks down from such causes, and whose relatives are unable to support them, have no other resource. Even if they could pay for lodgings, they could not pay for the attend mice they require. The few hospitals that would accommodate them are more than full, they must enter the wards of the parish workhouse, to lead the life we have described, and too often ultimately to swell the list of pauper lunatics. Those who are actually insane when they enter the wards set apart for their reception suffer pro bably less in mind, but their chances of recovery are very much diminished. Such an ailment de mands the highest medical skill, the kindest care, the most incessant watchfulness. Workhouses were never intended to meet such cases. They were de signed for the able-bodied destitute who could bear rough treatment and the coarest of food rather than run the risk of absolute starvation, and it is un fair to suppose that the system, worked at its best, would meet the exigencies of mental and physical sufferers. Yet the annual statistics of pauper in sanity show that the number of insane paupers chargeable to the poor rates in England and Wales on the Ist of January last was 39,918, of whom 29,674 were lunatics and 10,244 idiots, and 9,973 of these were in workhouses. The total number constitutes 4.3 per cent. of the number of persons in receipt of relief ; and it is noticeable that the usual statistics of insanity are reversed, and the proportion of females is much larger than of males ; 17,437 are males, 22,390 females, the remainder not being distinguished. The loneliness and hardship of the lives of many women perhaps accounts for this. ILis known that domestic servants form a large proportion of our insane paupers, a fact which suggests something wrong in our household eco nomy; but whatever the predisposing causes, it is certain that there is a large number of these suf ferers, male and female lunatics, who have no chance of recovery ; idiots and imbeciles, who have no chance of improvement under the present system. Yet even on the score of economy such an arrange- ment is very shortsighted, because the paupers are kept a burden on the rates, when by improved treat- ment they might possibly recover the use of their facul ties. Some of our large metropolitan workhouses have latterly adopted the wise plan of sending some of their afflicted inmates to the country; that is to say, to those suburban districts where fresh air and exer- cise can be allowed them without danger to them selves or inconvenience to others. When the whole question of our workhouses and their infirmaries comes, as it must do, under the consideration of Parliament, we hope that special attention will be paid to this branch of the subject. Such patients should surely have the same advantages of Govern- went inspection which those in places like Hanwe or Bethlehem possess. ghey cannot care for them selves ; they cannot even plead their own cause. The State, which undertakes their provision and maintenance, is therefore bound to care for them. They have a right to kindness and care,:and to every chance which they can have of recovery. Such a right is readily acknowledged on all hands, and our large asylums are strictly inspected, though with the efficient organisation, and the able and experi- enced medical staff of such establishments, it is very probable that they could much better dispense with it than the workhouse insane paupers. There should be in different parts of the country public institu- tious adapted for the cure of all affected in mind who are unable to support themselves, and whose friends are unable to keep them. The cost would not be great, but the amount of suffering relieved would be immense. It would be well also if the case of the inmates of what are generally known as the " fit wards" was also considered, and practical philanthropists endeavoured to discover some better means of dealing with those who, through no faul of their own, are thrown upon the public charity. THE EXTINCTEuR.—The day before yesterday a series of most successful experiments, to show the power and capability of this comparatively new and highly useful invention, was given at the White Lion Grounds, Hackney wick. Captain Shaw, the chief of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, Superintendent Mitchell, and the Chief Engineer of the Kilburn Volunteer Fire Brigade, Mr. Hamblin of the Southwark Bridge Station, several directors of the large insurance companies, and a number of scientific gen tlemen, were present, and, judging from the expres sion of their approbation, the experiments must have both astonished and entirely satisfied them of the importance of the Extinctour in cases of the sudden outbreak of fire. The Extinctour is a very simple yet powerful machine. it consists of a small vessel hermetically closed, holding from two to three gallons charged with a mixture of bicarbonate of soda and tar taric acid. By this means a pressure is obtained 'within the machine of from 451bs. to 601b5., consequently by turning a handle a stream of the liquid is projected by the mere force of the pressure to a distance of some 30 feet, acting in the same manner as the hand pump, while at the same time such an amount of carbonic acid gas is evolved as completely extinguishes the strongest flame. Ono of the experiments of yesterday was really marvellous. A large w oo d en tray, some 12 or I.4ft. square, was covered with pitch, t ar , o il , petroleum, and other inflammable materials, and on being set fire to a body of flame rose some 20 or 25 feet high. But upon a small jot of the composition from the Extinctour being thrown on it, the fire was completely extinguished in about a couple of mi nutes, whereas it was stated by those practically versed in the extinction of fires that if water had boon applied it could only have had the effect of spreading it. An extem porised staircase was also set on fire, and blazed away at a great rate until a jet of the composition was thrown on it, when it was reduced at once to a piece of charred wood. In like manner a sort of outhouse, stuffed with shavings and tarred barrels, was ignited, and p ro d uce d a f ear f ul body of flame, which, however, w as j ust as easily extin guished. The possession of such a machine as the Ex tincteur on board ship must be invaluable, and fortunately this opinion is established by some of the largest owners whose vessels all carry them. Many a valuable ship has gone to the bottom of the sea, and every soul on board perished through the absence of ready means of extinguish ing fire, but with an Extinctour on board the dreadful cala mity might have been avoided. In warehouses, too, the machine would be a great protective agent, because on the outbreak of the it can be instantly caught up and used suc cessfully by any person. Mr. Casper, the licenser of the patent, was present, and frankly admitted that where out side assistance became necessary the Extincteur was power less, but at the commencement of a fire in a store-room or private dwelling its efficiency could be depended on, and the experiments proved such to be the case beyond the possibility of doubt. An old minister enforced the necessity of 'minion by argument. " Now, if everybody had been of my opi nion, they would all have wanted my old woman." One of the deacons who sat just behind him responded—" Yes, and if everybody was of my opinion, nobody would have her." " Garibaldi," says the Tempo of Venice, " has just informed an inhabitant of this city, M. Zucchini, who had offered the general the accommodation of an apart ment on the Piazza San Marco, that he has not as yet come to any decision respecting a Visit to Venice." CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS, (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIs, Friday Evening. The Moniteur has no announcement of any fact of importance, but it contans some explanatory de tails upon foreign matters, the chief points of which are already known. A telegraphic private despatch from Pesth states that the Upper Chamber of the Hungarian Diet (Magnats) has adopted the address of the Second Chamber by a large majority. The various shades of opinion in the Prussian Chamber of Deputies are thus represented :—Con servatives, 117 ; Imperial Conservatives, or Right Centre, 17 ; Centre:(Catholic party), 15 ; Liberals (Vincke Schwerin party), 25 ; Left Centre, 56 ; Progressive party, called National (Twesten), 23 ; Pure party of Progress, 63 ; Polish, 23. Five deputies, without counting the Ministers who have seats in the Chamber, not belonging to any party, and seven seats are vacant. The Dresden Journal, in its account of the journey of the King of Saxony to Berlin, says that the most cordial reception was given to the Saxon Princes. The Italian journals announce the death of Com mander Cassinis, Senator of the kingdom of Italy, formerly President of the Chamber of Deputies. Yesterday morning, shortly before four o'clock, the Princess Clotilde Napoleon, wife of Prince Napoleon Jerome, gave birth to a princess. An official document announcing the gratifying fact was immediately drawn up in the register of the Imperial family by the Minister of State, in the pre sence of the Prince Napoleon, his Excellency the Keeper of the Seals, Marshal Duke de Magenta, M. Bonjeau, Senator, President of the Court of Cassa tion, appointed as witnesses by the Emperor, his Fxcellency the Grand Master of the Ceremonies, the Ministsr of Italy and Portugal, and the ladies and officers of the houses s - of . their Imperial High nesses. The young PrinceSs was baptized with the names of Marie, Letizia, Eugenie, Catherine, Ade laide. Some of the London papers have announced the arrival at Paris of Lord Brougham, with the inten tion of stopping here some days previous to his usual sojourn during the winter at his chateau at Cannes. There is some mistake in this announce ment. Lord Brougham has not come to Paris, or he has passed through the capital without stopping. It had always been his custom to leave his card at the English Ambassador's, but his arrival is not now known at the Embassy. Lord and Lady Cowley have left Paris for Eng land. Lord Lytton is still in Paris, and so is his brother Sir IL . Bulwer. The latter, I believe, is engaged in writing a work upon the politics andoccurrences of modern times,which, from his high position as dip lomatist and politician, will, no 6oubt, command attention and excite interest. The Journal des Debate says it has received a translation of the transatlantic declutch sent on the 23d of November to the French Government, com plaining of the delay in the embark►tion of the first detachment of French troops on their return to France. In reference to this document the Debate says—" We do not know whether ;he text of this document be correct or not. All tlat we discover is that the President, in disaccord with the Ameri can nation, seeks to regain populaity by violence of langaage." The comprehensive and statesmrnlike account of the financial position of France, dawn up by the Minister of Finance, M. Fould, seems to have given satisfaction in almost every quarte?. It, of course, is almost the exclusive topic of remark with the papers to-day. The following appreciation of the Constitutionne/, though short, exp'esses accurately the general feeling :—" This repot, the clear de ductions and accurate arguments cf which will be remarked, attests at once the good direction which our finances have taken, and their prosperous con dition. It will therefore be hailed with satisfaction by public opinion." Winter, according to the almanacs, only begins to-morrow (the 22d) ; but it has stolen a march upon these publications, and has inaugurated its reign to-day. The cold has been very severe. We have had a fog in the London style all day, and the prediction of snow is likely to be realised. The ba- rometer, however, marks " fine weather." Fog is considered unpleasant by some, but, of course, this is a matter of taste, so it is possible that this day of fog may have been thought a " fine" one by the weather wise. WILLS AND BEQUESTS. (From the illustrated London News.) The will of Sir John Pollard Will oug hb y, B ar t ., Hall, ofl V Slough, estbou rnßuk e-te c rr s a , ce, Hyde-park, an d F u l mer was proved in L on d on on t h e 30th ult., by Lady Willoughby, his relict; Mr. Anthony Morris Storer, his son-in-law ; and Mr. Sebastian Stewart Dickenson, the executors and trustees. The personalty in England was sworn under £lOO,OOO. A duplicate of the will was proved in Bombay. The will is dated Jan. 3, 1856, and there are two codicils, both executed in March, 1866. Lady Willoughby and Mr. Storer are appointed guardians of minor children. Sir John was formerly in the civil service of the Honourable East India Company, had been chief secretary to the Bombay Government, and a member of the local council, from which he retired in 1831. Sir John died Sept. 15, 1866, at the age of 68. His only son and suc cessor is a minor in his seventh year. Sir John has left numerous legacies to relatives ; and his execu tors £3OO each. He bequeaths to the Grand Medical College, Bombay, and to the Bombay District Bene volent Society, each 2,000 rupees ; to the poor of Marsh Balden, Oxfordshire (his native place), £lOO, to provide fuel and clothing for the most destitute ; to the Cancer Hospital and St. Mary's Hospital, Paddington, each £lOO. Lie bequeaths to Lady Willoughby, beyond any other provision, a legacy of £l,OOO and an annuity of £2,000; and after mak ing some specific bequests to some of his children he leaves the residue to be divided amongst them. The will of General Sir John Mitchell, K.C.8., late of Portland-place, was proved in the London Court, on the 7th ult., by his relict, Lady Mitchell, and Mr. Thomas Banpfield Uttermore, the execu tors. The personalty was sworn under £B,OOO. The gallant general was attached to the Royal Artillery, and had seen much active service in Holland and the Peninsula, and greatly distin- , guished himself in several engagements, and was rewarded with many badges of distinction. He attained the age of 86, and died Aug. 23, 1866, having executed his will in 1842, and a codicil in 1850. He leaves the principal part of his property to his wife. His estates at Huish and Llingfort, Somersetshire, after her ladyship's decease, he leaves to his son Edward, having made a provision for his three daughters, and trusting to the disposal of the personal property by Lady Michell according to her judgment and discretion. He also leaves to her ladyship all his shares in the Commercial Bank at Kingston, Canada. The will of Mr. Sergeant Storks, late of Gower street, Bedford-square, but who died on the 4th of November, at 24, Avenue des Champs Elys6es, Paris, was administered to in the London Court on Nov. 22, by his son, Mr. Robert Reeves Storks, the residuary legatee, there being no executor named in the will, which is very brief, and entirely in his own handwriting in the words to the following effect :—" I leave to my son, Robert Reeve Storks, all my personal property absolutely which is not specifically bequeathed. To Kearns £5O a year. Sir Henry and Mary are provided for. Tom I omit, as he possesses a fortune. Dated Oct. 12, 1859." The personalty was sworn under £120,000. THE LORD RECTORSHIP OF ABERDEEN UNIVER SITY. —We learn by telegraph that the election of Lord Rector of Aberdeen University took place yesterday, the candidates being Mr. Groto, the historian, and Mr. Grant Duff, M.P. The students vote in four nations; these divided equally, the gross numbers being in favour of Mr. Grant Duff. The casting vote lies with the Duke of Rich mond, the Chancellor of the University. NORTH BRITISH RAILWAY.—Mr. Beaumont, of Huddersfield, has, we learn by telegraph, resigned the chairmanship of the North British Railway in favour of Mr. Stirling, of Kippendavie. Mr. Beaumont has been elected deputy chairman, LATEST INTELLIGENCE, (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) AMERICA. (BY ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH.) NEW YORK, Dec. 21 (Evening Gold, 1331. Sterling exchange on London, 109. 5-20. United States Bonds, 1061 ; Illinois, 1161 ; Erie, 71. Cotton, middling upland, 341 c. THE BOMBAY MAIL. By the arrival of the above mail we have advices from Bombay to Nov. 28, and from Calcutta to Nov. 21. The Calcutta Englishman atmnounces that Mr. IL L. Dampier and Mr. F. R. Cock erell, of the civil service, have received the orders of Govern ment to visit immediately all the districts of Bengal and Orissa which have suffered from famine ; and after making a careful inquiry they are to submit to Government a detailed report containing a full history of the occurrences in each district, from the commencement of scarcity to the present time. In addition to these appointments, the Secretary of State has instructed his Excellency the Viceroy to appoint a commission to inquire into the famine in Bengal and Orissa. This commission is quite independent of the special commissioners, Messrs. Dampier and Cockerell, appointed by the Govern ment of Bengal. In regard to the famine itself, an official return of relieving operations for the district of Balasore, for the week ending Saturday, the 27th October, states that the number of persons relieved during that period, who were capable of performing light labour, and from whom some work was required, amounted to 39,732 ; and those physically incap able of labour to 235,435. The amount of grain ex pended was 3,243 maunds, and in money to the ex tent of 2,476 rupees. The number of deaths from starvation reported, or ascertained to have taken place during the week, amounted to no less than 415 souls. The government of India have invited tenders for a public works loan for Bombay to the extent of £60,000, of which £lO,OOO will be payable in Janu ary, 1868, £20,000 in January, 1869, and the re mainder in January, 1870, the whole to bear in terest at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum. Bombay is to have a weekly mail to England from next January. The grand durbars terminated at Agra on the 21st November. The assemblage was not only much larger than on the former occasion, but, ac cording to the l imes of India, it was much more in fluential. There were in Agra, with his Excellency the Governor-General, his Excellency the Com mander-in-Chief, three lieutenant-governors, two chief commissioners, several agents to the Governor- General, and about a dozen other political agents and residents. These, with their staffs, attended to assist the Viceroy in the duties of the durbar, and some of them were there invested with the Star of India. There were also present to do honour to the representative of her Majesty nearly a hundred leading princes and chiefs, many of them belonging to the royal houses of Rajpootana, who claim to be descended from " the sun and moon," some 300 chiefs and nobles of less lofty parentage and power, each of whom was attended by a crowd of ministers, retainers, and servants ; while private individuals innumerable flocked thither from all parts of India. The chief events of the durbar • were the installation of the various Knights and Companions of the Star of India, which took place on the 16th, the grand durbar proper on the 20th, and the entertainment given on the 17th by his Highness the Maharaja Scindia of Gwalior, in honour of Sir John Lawrence, which cost the sum of £5,000. Balls, reviews, races athletic sports for the soldiers, and 'at homes filled up the intervals, and kept up a continua: round of gaily. " Yet amid this rejoicing and festivity (adds the paper already quoted) cholear, which 'has all seasons for its own,' was busy on the outskirts of the crowd which had assembled on duty or for pleasure; though it fortunately did not break out into a pestilence. Even the Viceroy himself was prostrated with fever ; and the grand durbar had to be postponed for a day in conse quence of his indisposition. Happily he had suffi ciently recovered on the 20th to go through the tedious ceremonies, but he looked pale and weak from the effect of his illness. His speech to the chiefs, which was delivered in the purest vernacu- lar, is characterised by vigour, heartiness, and ac quaintance with the wants of those whom he was addressing." Cotton to the value of £395,000 was shipped from Bombay during the month of October. The resolution passed on the 15th October to wind up the Bombay Reclamation Company has been confirmed by a special meeting of shareholders. The Bombay creditors and shareholders of the Agra and Masterman's Bank have unanimously consented to accept the proposed terms of resusci tation of the Agra and United Service Bank, agreed to at the meeting of creditors in London. The suspension of the Bank of Hindustan, China, and Japan has been announced in Bombay. Mr. Justice Westropp has made an order of court, au thorising the agent for the liquidators (Mr. Dunlop) to collect the assets. The justices of the peace for the city of Bombay have sanctioned the expenditure of £300,000 for municipal purposes for the current fiscal year. FRANCE. PARIS, Dec. 22. General Durrien has been appointed Sub-Gover nor of Algeria. The Constitutionnel of this morning says :—" We have reason to believe that the proposed journey of the Empress to Rome has been postponed." BOURSE, Dec. 21, Two o'clock.—The market here is not good, and all securities are dealt in at lower prices. English Consols have gained a fur ther advance this time of I per cent. French Threes are doing at 69f. 10c., a decline of sc. Italian Fives have declined 12/c.—at 56fr. 90c. French Credit Mobilier shares continue offered with a fall of 10f. —at 485 f., but Spanish Mobilier are comparatively firm, with but slight change. Railway shares are weaker, with quotations generally a fraction lower. Three o'clock.—Better quotations have been ob tained for the close, which has taken place as fol- lows : 44 per Cents 9B Do. end month — 3 per Cents. 69 20 Do. end mouth 69 171 Credit Mobilier Do. end month Credit Fonder — Do. end month 1387 50 SAIL' Bank Shares 3600 Italian Loan 56 85 Do. end month 56 85 Mexican Loan — Do. Bonds — Spanish Threes Home Debt — Deferred 'AUL For Account. Orleans Northern 1192 50 Lyons and Mediterranean.. 896 25 Southern 582 50 Western 565 Eastern 533 75 Sardinian . Austrian Lombard 385 North of Spain ll5 Saragosea 132 50 Ditto to Barcelona — Roman. THE CANDIAN INSURRECTION. VIENNA, Friday. The Vienna papers publish the following intelli gence, dated Athens, 15th, via Trieste :—" The British gunboat Assurance has brought 340 Cretan fugitives from the province of Selina to the Piraeus. Gen. Kalergis transmitted the thanksof King George to the captain of the gunboat. The British Minister promised to assist the fugitives in case the means at the disposal of the committee should be insufficient. The Greek steamer Panhellenium has returned un damaged from its seventh voyage to Candia, and the captain of the steamer has been congratulated by the English Mini3ter. Intelligence from Candia an nounces that the insurgents had failed in an attempt to capture the fortress of Kissamos. Koroncos and Zhnbrakakis were uniting their forces, and MllB - Pacha was also effecting a concentration. Great discouragement prevailed among the Egyptian troops. Fresh proposals had been made by the Porte to the Cretans, but had been refused. The British vice-consuls at Piraeus and Athena ave been appointed corresponding members of the Philo-Cretan committee. The appointments have been accepted, with the approval of the English Minister. "An unsuccessful attempt has been made to bring about an understanding between Bulgaris and Comonduros." The Vienna papers also publish intelligence from Constantinople of the 15th instant, stating that the Viceroy of Egypt is about to send two fast steamers to reinforce the blockade of the island of Candia. It was rumoured that Fuad Pacha was about to be sent to Candia, and would be entrusted with full powers. TII E TASMANIAN. SOUTHAMPTON, Saturday Ilforning. The healthy portion of the Tasmanian's crew, and also Dible's boat and three men, have been released from quarantine. The convalescents on board th© Menelaus are progressing favourably, and are ex pected to be released to-day or to-morrow. Latest from the River Plate. The French mail, just arrived from the River Plate,lbrings some highly interesting news as to the state of that portion of South America, but very little from the seat of war. Although nearly two months have elapsed since the fatal repulse at Curupaity, the allies have done nothing to retrieve their fortune, which gives the best proof how severely that day had cut them up, and of which particulars we have even not yet an accurate account. The Para guayans seem not to have lost any of their pluck' nor do they lack resources, which, after a two years' blockade, is rather surprising. According to the last account they are fortifying themselves strongly close up to Curuzu, and their artillery is doing much damage to the fleet of the allies, having nearly destroyed the gunboat Pooranahiba and sunk another; a skirmish of rather large dimensions for the use of that wood took place on the 30th October, which, according to the Buenos Ayrean Standard, was another defeat for the allies. We give the account as published in the Standard, and coming from the allied camp it ought to be reliable : ANOTHER FIGIIT. Corrientes, Oct 31. Yesterday, Oct. 30, at noon, the whole town was thrown into a state of considerable excitement by an extraordinary cannonade in the direction of Tuyuti, and which continued with unabated vigour till 4 p.m. Many have since returned from the scene of action and give the following interesting de tails:— About 6 p.m. a Brazilian gunboat was observed in port; she appeared much injured and of little ' use. Without stopping she signalled. The Eponina immediately weighed anchor, and streamed off to wards the Tres Bocas. The land army in Tuyuti was surprised by a heavy column of the enemy, which, sallying from their trenches, made for Poli doro's centre. Having made this unexpected at tack, the Brazilian general drove back the enemy with a force triple that of the Paraguayans. The enemy beat a precipitate retreat, and the Brazilians followed headlong in pursuit of them, when sud denly they were surrounded by two Paraguayan columns, which were posted at the right and left in the woods. The Brazilians finding themselves sur rounded made a stout resistance ; half of them were cut up, leaving 600 wounded on the field, and the other half surrendered as prisoners of war. During the fight some Paraguayan cavalry surprised the Argentine guards and captured 86 horses. Business, as natural in such a state of things, was suffering greatly; every one was wishing and talking of peace, and it was reported that Gen. Mitre was about to make peace with Lopez, leaving the Brazi lians to get out of the scrape the best way they could. What gives a great deal of strength to these rumours is the disturbed state of the interior of the Argentine Confederation, and the coup d'etat of General Flores at Montevideo, which is equally disliked by his own party and his opponents, of which there are thousands. The northern provinces of the Confederation—St. Juan, Mendoza, San Luis, Jejui, and La Rioga have shown openly signs of re volution, since the result of the battle of Curu paity, and the local authorities have been under the necessity of larresting many political opponents. That there is a hostile feeling against the Govern meet of General Mitre is well known, and all these pro vinces have hardly sent a man to the war. The friendly feelings and promised help of Chili and Bolivia towards Paraguay, close neighbours to the above-named provinces, gives a clue to the news of their being in a state of revolt. At a state dinner given a short time ago on the Bolivian day of Inde pendence, at La Paz, the capital, over which the President General Melgarejo and his Ministers pre sided, " Success to Paraguay" was drank with nine cheers and all honours. All the western South American Republics share the feeling of Bolivia. Besides this trouble in the North, the Confederation was seriously disturbed in the South by a very disastrous foray of wild Indians. At one place, called " Quequen Salado," the Indians carried off all the horses, leaving the garrison without one ; at and near " Frayle Muerto," they swept a well populated and well stocked country for over 100 miles, destroying and killing man and beast and all they could not carry along with them. More than 70 respectable families of farmers have been left destitute and thrown into mourning. By this, one of the largest Indian forays ever known in the his- tory of the Argentine Confederation, a great many have been carried into captivity. The enormity of murder and plunder and the damage done by this sad affair was not yet fully known when the packet sailed. By the news just received it appears that the war fever has also spread amongst the natives of the Chaco, and that the northern Indians of that great country have been at war amongst themselves. The Guaycuru's and Tobas Indians, the most fierce and barbarous of all the inhabitants of the Gran chaco, as it is called, are at war, but are much more civilised than their more enlightened Christian neigh bours. They neither kill their prisoners, nor do they enrol them, and force them to fight against their brothers, as the allies have done at Uruguayma ; but simply take them to Corrientes and sell them for slaves, at prices varying from £5 to £2O, young females being mostly in demand. This is done in defiance of the Argentine law, which long ago has declared that slavery had ceased to exist within its limits; but, as the Staadard says, "as there are no abolitionists the trade is carried on with impunity." The Flores coup d'itat will give some more trouble to the Confederation, particularly Buenos Ayres. For some months the people of Uruguay have been sick of the dictatorship of General Flores, and asked for the election of a constitutional President. Die- tator Flores, finding himself hard pushed, called together a council of six of the most influential political leaders, all his personal friends and tools, and they unanimously voted for Flores' dictatorship for 12 months longer, upsetting by this, virtually, the Constitution of the Republic. But, as if the heavens themselves had taken part against Buenos Ayres, that beautiful city waa visited by a most terrible storm, which destroyed an immense amount of property and many lives. More than 2,000,000 of sheep have been lost in the camp. The harbour of Buenos Ayres, one of the worst of all South America, being nothing but an open roadstead, was the scene of a fearful loss of Life. Two French merchant vessels, the Napoleon 111. and Maria Eliza, dragged their anchors, came foul of each other, and sank. Out of these two vessels 22 men were saved by the heroic conduct of the mate and crew of the Austrian barque Amphitrite, and a large subscrip tion raised for the preservers and rescued ; amongst the many names in the list we also find that of her Majesty's Minister, Mr. Mathew and lady. It would not be surprising if that gentleman should soon be called to interfere on behalf of his countryman, Mr. George Stewart, as property to the amount of nearly £40,000 belonging to that gentleman have been unlawfully seized by the Government of Buenos Ayres, which case is now occupying the courts at that place. Lord Adelbert Cecil (says the Nottingham Jour nal) has boon conducting a series of religious services at Stamford. His lordship having during the last few days left to join his regiment, tho services are to be coudueted in future by a scripture reader, ti nirt C l ° Irmlat HER MAJESTY, &c. OSBORNE, Dec. 21. The Queen, accompanied by Princess Beatrice, rode in the grounds yesterday afternoon ; and her Majesty walked and rode this morning, attended by the Dowager Duchess of Athole. Prince and Princess Christian drove out yester day afternoon ; and Princess Louise walked in the grounds, attended by the lion. Caroline Cavendish. Prince Leopold walked in the grounds this morn ing, attended by Mr. Legg ; and Prince Henry of Prussia went out also, attended by Captain you Scbroe t ter. Colonel Stephenson, C. 8., leaves town to-day to join the party visiting the Earl and Countess of Leicester during Christmas. Major and Mrs. Elwon and family have arrived at the South Kensington hotel, Queen's-gate-terrace, froal Skutterskelfe, Yorkshire. Major and Mrs. Vaughan have arrived at the South Kensington Hotel, Queen's-gate-terrace, South Kensington. Monsieur de Marnyhac has left Cataldi's Hotel for Paris. His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh re turned to Sandringham House last evening. The Earl and Countess Cowley have arrived in England from Paris. They are expected to remain for si% weeks. The Earl of Clonmell has arrived in London, and will leave town to-morrow for Bishop's Court, county Kildare. Viscount and Viscountess Powerscourt will leave town to-day for Holkham Hall, Norfolk. We are informed that Lord Hylton is about to mare)" the Dowager Lady Ilehester. Lady Gaspard Le Marchant and the Misses Le Marchant have arrived at the St. James's Hotel, from Madras. Mr. and Lady Violet Greville-Nugent have left town for the winter on a series of visits. DEATH OF LORD ST. LEONARDS. DUBLIN, Friday Evening. Lord St. Leonards died at his seat at Boylefann on Thursday night, after a few days' illness. Ile was in his 86th year. Edward Burtenshaw Sugden, Baron St. Leo nards, ex-Lord Chancellor, the son of a Westmin ster tradesman, was born in the year 1781, and vras called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1807. A year after donning the gown, Mr. Sugden brought himself into notice by his treatise on " Powers," which atone() arrested the attention of the profession, and has since been considerably enlarged. He soon ob tained an immense practice at the Chancery Bar ; and in 1822 became a King's Counsel, and . a Bencher of Lincoln's Inn. While rursuing his political career as member for Weymouth, Melcombe Regis, and St. Mawes, Mr. Sugden took a promi nent part in parliamentary discussions, and was foremost amongst those who opposed the Reform Bill. Meanwhile, in June 1829, when the Duke of Wellington held the reins of government, he had been appointed Solicitor-General, besides being created a Knight Bachelor ; and in 1835, when Sir R. Peel formed a ministry, Sir Edward Sugden went to Ireland as Lord Chancellor. He, of course, resigned that judicial office on the fall of the Cabi net,and in 1837 was returned to the House of Com mons as member for Ripon. On the formation of i the Peel Ministry, in September 1841, Sir Edward Sugden resuned his former position as Lord Chan' cellor of Ireland, in which he continued until the disruption of the Conservative party in 1146. Sir Edward Sugden now disappeared for a while from the arena of public affairs ; but in 1851, when the Ministerial crisis had heralded the advent of the Conservatives to power, he made his appearance at the grand banquet at the Merchant Taylor's Hall ; and in 1852, when the Derby Cabinet was con structed, its supporters announced with pride that he accepted the post of Lord Chancellor. It was in deed deemed no slight advantage that a party assuming office, with little to recommend it to public favour but the high spirit and unrivalled eloquence of its chief, should place upon the woolsack the mos t learned and profound of living lawyers ; and having been raised to the peerage, with the title of Baron St. Leonard's, he applied himself to the reform of the law, with a vigour and energy which more than realised public expectation. The Government were proud, as they well might be, of his achievements and when Parliament was dissolved they took care to sing hispraises. On the resignation of Lord Derby and his colleagues, the Coalition Ministry were anxious that Lord St. Leonard's should retain the Great Seal. He declined the responsibility under the peculiar circumstances ; but he has since taken an active and influential part in the business of Par' liament, and has exerted himself with diligence t ° , keep up the char ac t er an d e ffi c i ency of the H ous e 01 Lords as a judicial tribunal. Besides his celebrate d treatise on " Powers," Lord St. Leonard's was th e , author of " The La ws o f V en d ors and Purchasers 01, Estates," " Letters to a Young Man of PropertY% a pamphlet against the registration of deeds, an d other essays on legal subjects. _HE LIVERPOOL SHIPBUILDERS AND THEIR gE ll. —During the last few days the riveters at several of the Liverpool shipbuilding yards have been on strike , owing to a dispute on the question of wages between the masters and men. The strike also extends to 31 . 0srS. Jack and Co.'s foundry, and some other similar establish" ments connected with the manufacture of marine boiler s and engines. It appears that the employers wish to reduc e the wages of the men from 30s. to 28s. per week, o n tho , ground that they are now p a yi ng a muc h hi gher ra te 0 1 wages than is given at other shipbuilding ports, which a" poses them to an unfair competition. This proposed reclue" tion the men are resisting, and hence the present strike, by which about 1,500 men are thrown out of employraeu t. It is thought that the men have taken an unwise 04 ' under the circumstances of the depression which at Po: sent exists in the shipbuilding trade of the port. 1111 said that an effort is about to be made on behalf of 113 e masters to assimilate the wages of the men engaged 111 shipbuilding at Liverpool to those of other ports. Th e y complain that whil s t a t Li verpool they have the best , facilities for carrying on th e i r b us i ness, as far as ma t e rial is concerned, they are paying a much higher rate of wag es than the builders on the Clyd e or any ot h er port in lue country, with the exception of London, where shipbuild ing has been so much affected by the very high rate 0 f wages, EFFECTS OF TIIE FORBES 111AcKENzIE ACT Forbes Mackenzie managed to shut up public-houses on Sunday, but he could not chan ge th e appe tit e üb iul i ‘ prompted peqple to frequent the m , an d, th e d ema nd f°" liquorremaining, certain enterp r i s i ng i n di v id ua l s f or thwit h availed themselves of that tacit permission to keep oP e l shop at forbidden times which a tt ac h es t o th e trade °- druggist to supply the public craving. As long as tb confined themselves to selling whisky scented w 7, camphor and tinted with burnt sugar littl e h a rm Irn done ; but lately—as may have been observed from t h A e police reports—a liquid kn own as " fi n i s h , " a eompeari- of mythelated spirits and F renc h p o li s h ex tensiv e l y used by furniture polishers, has, from its supe rio r 4 cheapness and strength, come into vo gue , an d its eg e t. upon its victims are so dangerously maddening that 1 police have taken the matter in hand with the view suppressing the traffic. Lately those low "druggists" / 35C A ;, ' in addition to their usual surreptitiou s S un d ay dram tri; been doing an enormous business in "cholera mixtures, the panacea being of course the whisky. The police au tb *°; rides, determined to make a b eg i nn i ng on one o f the in ° ' notorious of these druggist-shebeeners, and in order to pro' s cure evidence against him, sent a detective in plain clotilef to his shop on Sunday, with directions to ask for a dose d, cholera-mixture. The druggist was no fool, however ; previous to handing hi s t reac h erous customer the asu „ 3 f dose, he qui e tly d roppe d i nto hi s glass a f ew drops - a croton oil. The d e t ec ti ve t osse d i t o ff an d very s oon /e au to his cost th a t it was a c h o l era m i xture with a vengea rje :i The story was not l ong i n s p rea di ng th roug h th e force, ready t d we are assured that it i s no t easy now t o fi n d men as venture on liquor-drinking in plain clothes in shebeenS o f a means of obtaining evidence. Before the adventure our friend with the cholera mixture, evidence derived fro; taste was in high favour in the force, possibly because pistil= non est disputandum.—Nortla British Daily Alai' DEATH OF THE JUDGE OF THE DEBI:3I'OM' COUNTY COURTS.—The death is announced of Mr. 117. 1; Elmsley, Judge of the County Courts of Derbyshire, s vh , lc ,j took place on Thursday eveni ng . Th e deceased was s elz l with paralysis on Wednesday w eek, but from the fi rst 2 0 was found to be a hopeless case, and he died as als'" t stated. He was sixty-eight years of age. The apP eil3 , mont is in the hands of the Lord Chancellor. Alr. barrister, Midland circuit, is actin se judge invitem. any II Cents Teleg Maint Public Bai dated 9.: ; Allian The acti ve some lii i 1 •ticti au i Ditto D o , 5 D %4 po. C " 0 . , o . 5 Do o O. 5 T 1 60. B 1)0 . , A k 4.„4,4trial UO. 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