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The great excitement which attended the Reform debate last month has certainly completely died out. At home and abroad new questions have arisen of engrossing interest, and so soon as it was ascertained that the Government did not intend to make any alteration in their own position, and that the Cabinet would remain the same, men turned their attention to fresh fields and pastures new, and were glad to leave the well-worn subject in peace. In truth, we have all heard quite enough, for a time at least, about the virtues and defi ciencies of our representative system. The arguments on both sides are now worn threadbare ; eloquence, humour, learning, and logic have been exhausted on the subject —even the threats of revo lution, if the popular wishes are denied, and anarchy if they are granted—have lost half their terrors by constant iteration. And yet, notwith standing all these " words, words, words "—not wirhstanding the confidence with which all parties have spoken, and the alarming extent of Parlia mentary statistics, and the length of time during which Reform and representation have been under discussion, Mr. DISRAELI declared last night, - amid the cheers and laughter of the House, that it was his painful conviction that none of them rightly understood the subject ; neither the country, the House, nor her MAJESTY'S Government themselves ! There is very likely a good deal of truth in this sweeping assert;on, but the question is whether we shall gain any wisdom by waiting till another year. If time assisted our deliberations we ought certainly to be very well in formed by this. If there is any particular en lightenment to be derived from changing seats, both parties in the House have tried the right and left of the Speaker since Reform came under debate. We have had war and peace, prosperity and adversity, without coming to a conclusion ; so there are not much grounds for hoping that 1867 would bring any special illumination in its train. The fact is that the point on which our knowledge is deficient is expe rience, and until we have tried the practical working of any new electoral system under the altered circumstances of the country, no one can definitely say what the exact result will be. If figures and statistics would help us we should be learned enough already, but there is a growing con viction in the public mind that it is quite time that something was done as well as said about constitu- tional reform. Candidates at contested elections may, indeed, regret a popular topic on the hustings, about which declamation is so, very easy and action so very indefinite ; but most people will be very glad to have the ghost of Reform laid for a little while, and space and opportunity given for other improvements in our legislation to be discussed. It is quite evident that Parliament has trifled long enough with a question of great national interest and im portance. As Mr. DISRAELI candidly said last evening all parties have got into a scrape, and the best thing they can all do now is to unite their efforts to get out of it. It is with tins feeling that many Reformers, whb cannot heartily approve of the Government measure, have given it a kind of conditional support, feeling that it was imperatively necessary that Parliament should keep s pledges. As for the manner of disposing of the Redistri bution question, it is an easy way of getting over an unpopular thing. The difficulties which would have attended any comprehensive scheme of disfran chisement maybe inferred from the opposition which even this partial measure has called forth. Every member whose constituency is threatened with a change or modification naturally opposes the inno vation. The task of the Reformer is easy enough so long as he only theorises about the rights of the people, but when he comes to deal practically with the inequalities of our representation, up start such a host of obstacles that he is very apt to give up in despair. It is only a few theorists who think to get over these perplexities by basing the representation on numbers. Such a principle is totally foreign to the habits and inclination of our people, and would altogether defeat the objects of popular representa tion amongst us. It has often been said in refer ence to a neighbouring state / that the capital is the country, but he who would understand England and the English must net confine himself ex clusively to the metropolis or even to the great Mr. GLADSTONE himself • has been an eloquent defender of small boroughs, and they scarcely needed Mr. DISRAELI'S able advocacy last night. It does not follow that we are to retain nomination boroughs or revive the glories o f O ld Sarum and its fellows, neither should party interests be consulted in their retention. The great a fair field for competi tion, and an adequa objects to be gained ar e te representation of our busy various life, social, c ommercial, religi ous,, professional, industr i a l , and agricultural. The House and the country will have plenty of time to deliberate upon the details of the new measure durin g the next fortnight, and ample opportunity will be given in committee for any minor alteration bill D s oAII i r improveme n t ; b ut t h e genera l pr i nc iple of the wnoE7l.7aeplapt:l4 and is likely, in answer to Mr. c to bereceived with satisfaction, as at least a temporary settlement of a difficult and important question. ,o eins. .t of sore lull seems to have followe lon the ex citement that prevailed to so great a degree on the continent the last few weeks. It would seem as if no party mad make up their minds exactly wh a t to THE 'SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 15, 1866, do, and w ere unwilling to incur the responsibility of commencing the contest. It cannot be said, however, - that affairs are in anything like a promis ing condildon, although they do not seem so con ducive to war as was anticipated last week. No doubt the celebrated speech of the Emperor NA POLEON- at Auxerre has done much to keep Prussia. from making the first onset, and has thus given time and opportunity for others, to form their plans and projects. One state ment Ihas proved to be correct which was repeateely contradicted at the time of its first ap pearance—namely, the existence of an understand ing between Prussia and Italy. Last Saturday a conditional treaty of alliance was signed between these Powers; one of the articles is to the effect that neither Prussia nor Italy shall contract a separate treaty with Austria in case either is attacked by that Power. This is very absurd, and of course would greatly add to the eomplication of affairs in any at tempt to come to terms. It is an ingenious device on the part of the Berlin Government to increase the difficulties of Austria, and occasion her per plexities in the shape of various hostile powers ; but, like many other such manoeuvres, it may eventually turn against the originator of the scheme. The fact is, that Count BISMARCK'S nolicy is so crooked that it is impossible to divine what his next move will be, and all that lookers on can do is to conjecture his motives and distrust his professions. The part of the affair most to be regretted is that the Italian Government should have allowed themselves to be cajoled by the unscrupulous Minister of Prussia, and forfeit, in a great measure, the respect and sympathy entertained for them in this country. Another source of contention has been found concerning Hanover, and the dispute thereupon threatens to rival in intensity and exitement the debates on Saxony and her armaments. It is said that a Prussian despatch, in the form of an ulti matum, wa% sent to Hanover last week, summoning the Government to explain the military measures it has lately adopted. This news has been positively affirmed, and in connection with this subject we may mention that the official Wiener Zeitung yesterday defends the conduct of Hanover, and denies the assertions of the _Nord Deutsche Zeitung that it has provoked Prussia to commence hosti- lities by its armaments. It would really seem as if no State or kingdom had a right, to arm except Prussia, and that any other Power doing so afforded her a pretext for fault-finding, and was an excuse for hostilities. In many respects it will be a great advantage if this cloud pass away from the horizon of German poli tics without war breaking out; but, on the other hand, it will be vexatious if nothing is done to change the arbitrary course of Prussia and modify the policy of its Government. It will only be a patched-up peace that ensues if there be no decisive check put upon the oppressive foreign policy of Prussia. She bids fair to tyrannise over the whole of Germany without scruple or consideration. It is now believed that a perfect under standing exists between our Government and and that of France on the awkward subject of Continental politics, and hence many infer that the chances are on the side of peace. They may be so, but we would warn those most immediately con cerned not to trust too implicitly to. favourable signs, because there is an under current in German politics that it is difficult to stem, par ticularly at this juncture. How can we account for the moderation of Herr BISMARCK, supposing he thinks the danger over ? The best conditions may only impose upon those who are entangled in his meshes. Prussia at war at this time will certainly be at a disadvantage ; but if a sort of truce take place, the Berlin Government may perhaps think that they can have their own way after all. At any rate, it behoves the other Powers of Europe not to be led away in their desire for peace into any compromise of the principles of honour, truth, and justice, which were all cruelly sacrificed in the Dano-German war, and in the despicable treaty which succeeded it. Peace is a great blessing, but it may be purchased too dearly ; and it is certain that unless a check be put upon the pretensions of Prussia, the calm that will follow this stormy interlude will be but transient and illusory. Let not the secondary States of Germany relax their vigilance, for if they do they may be taken un awares, and lose the advantage. They have now gained in being prepared for emergencies. Austria will also do wisely to come to a settlement about Venetia, and to make good terms with Hungary, so that the next disturbance may find her in a better condition, both at home and abroad. Which- ever way we look at it as regards the treaties of peace or the machinations of war, Prussia is the real stumbling-block in the way of all improvement, and the MARPLOT of the nations. CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, Monday Evening. There is no new fact of importance, but abun dance of reports and speculations, in the Paris and German papers relative to the position be tween Austria and Prussia. The following from the Siecle, as to the state of feeling in Italy, however, must be read with interest All the letters and information we receive describe the enthusiastic admiration with which the Italians are animated in this supreme moment. It is a national burst, similar to that with which France would be convulsed at the cry of " The country is in danger," to repulse the coalition of kings. The voluntary enrolments multiply. The workman leaves his workship, the father of the family quits his children. The students of tli6 University of Padua have suspended their studies, and leave for the battle field, singing patriotic songs. Even some of the deputies abandon their duties in the Chamber to take part in the struggle. The differences of party are effaced. The Mode rates aad the ultra Conservatives shake hands. The Government of Victor Emmanuel has given proof of its conciliatory disposition by plac ing Garibaldi at the head of its volun teers, and in investing five Garibaldian Generals with the command of half of the five first divisions in activity. The last trace of the ancient order of things which divided the Peninsula into various States is about to disappear. A manifesto of General Belluomini, Commandant of the National Guard of Florence, states that the city will be from henceforward confided to the National Guard, that the army will soon repulse the attack of a foreign Power, and that the accomplishment of Italian unity will soon be effected. Indeed, adds the Siecle, it may be said that all the portions of Italy are now united into one. The Gazette de le Croix condemns in strong terms the proposition made to the Diet by Saxony, and says that nothing is now left for Prussia but to act with firmness and energy for its own preservation, meaning, of course, that she must go to war imme diately. As to Austria, the Nouvelle Presse Libre calculates that she has now an effective army of 500,000 men, From Frankfort the account is that there is much alarm and uneasiness in that town, as well as in the e w m he ffita reg ry re p at rep naurmatons and bers of soldiers h ave ot arrived.hertowns, demonstra tions continue Confederation.ntinuethroughout the whole extent of the German d the Suffren. It is to be built l a new model; and t v e C s *g h e e r h b as o u justr g , to b e b e e n ca e ?. n e formidable thedable iron-clad a ad meAnc will be a frigate with a central fort, and with can non which will throw projectiles of 100, 125, and 2001bs. weight. The new line from St. Etienne to Pay was to be opened to-day. The Paris, Lyons, and Mediter ranean Company, instead of spending money on a banquet of inauguration, decided to devote the usual cost of such fetes for the benefit of the poor, and the same course is to be adopted in such cases in future. The youngest sister of the Pope has just died at Avignans (Italy.) She was married to a rich patrician. The Pope has two brothers living— Count Gabriel Mastai, who is 80 years old ; the other brother was formerly an officer in the Carabi neers, and is 80. The Pope himself is 71. The family of Pope Pius the Ninth is remarkable for longevity. The 14th section of Moral and Political Science of the Academy has been suppressed. It was entitled " Politics, Administration, Finance." The fourth section will, in future, embrace Political Economy and Finance. The present members of the 14th section wtll be drafted into the other sections. The sixth section of the Academy of Moral and Political Science was created by a decree of the 14th April, 1855. A letter from the Meran in the Tyrol announces the death of the Countess Esterhazy, at an advanced age, the widow of the celebrated diplomatist Count Esterhazy, the wily and accomplished Austrian states.. man, who, within the last half century, contemporary with Talleyrand and Metternich, alarmed the diplo matic world with their manoeuvres and protocols. Count Esterhazy was for Austria what Bismarck is for. Prussia, and perhaps something more. He had much to do with the Treaties of 1815, which the Emperor recently told the agriculturists of Auxerre confidentially he " detests." The excitement at the Bourse continues. The 3 per cents. closed at a decline of 30c. 'I he fall was great in many of the other securities. The Moniteur of this evening states that the Im peratrice Eugenie, which arrived at St. Nazaire on Saturday, brings news from Mexico to the 9th April. The Emperor Maximilian had given his sanction to various works of public utility. The military news was favourable. There was perfect tranquillity at Vera Cruz, and the city was in a healthy condition. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAM.) AUSTRIA AND PRUSSIA. BERLIN, MAY 15. The note by which Prussia summoned Hanover to explain her warlike preparations threatens that kingdom with military occupation, and demands that the Hanoverian Government shall observe the strictest neutrality. In Ministerial circles the expediency is being dis cussed of immediately proclaiming the Constitution of Germany of 1849 as voted by the German Par- liament. It is asserted that Prussia has verbally replied in a confidential manner to the Austrian note of the 26th April declaring her readiness to enter into negotiations with Austria with a view to the ces sion of Holstein to Prussia on the basis of the Gastein Convention. The King of Prussia's reply to the autograph let ter of the Czar has been forwarded to St. Peters burg. The correspondence which has taken place between the two Sovereigns is believed to have been connected with the creation of a Duchy of Warsaw, and it is declared that the Czar has not interfered in favour of peace. Herr Von Benningsen, President of the National Verein, is said to have been presented yesterday, by Count Bismark, to the King. FRANCE AND ITALY. FLORENCE, MAY 15 The rumours of a prolongation of the stay of the French troops in Rome beyond the date fixed by the September Convention are without any foun- dation. The Nazione of to-day states, under reserve, that a note of the French Government has arrived here, proposing the assembly of a Congress. France is said to have declared that she makes this pro posal with the view of preventing war, with out, however, pretending to impose the mode of settlement for the pending question. The Italian Government is stated to have declared, in reply to this note, that while Italy did not decline the proposal, she would require the basis of the pre liminary negociations to be the cession of Venetia. France, it is added has undertaken to communicate the Italian views to the other Powers. In yesterday's sitting of the Chamber of Deputies a debate took place on the clause in the Ministerial Financial Bill relative to the imposition of a tax of 8 per cent. on Italian Rentes. Signori Sorregiana and Ricasoli and others op posed the clause and proposed its suppression, be lieving that it would be prejudicial to the public credit. SignoriDecessare, Linald, and Lizaro spoke in fa vour of the clause, and Signor Ricciardi proposed that the tax should be reduced to 4 per cent. The debate will be continued to-day. ROME, MAY 14. A conflict has taken place between brigands and French troops at Castro, in which four soldiers and one captain were killed. The brigands were put to flight. SPAIN. BARCELONA, MAY 14. There is a great run on the banks of this city for the exchange of notes and withdrawal of deposits. Some suspensions have already taken place, and others are expected to follow. A Madrid letter has the subjoined intelligence : —" The Royal family has been installed for some days at Aranjuez. Great modifications have been ordered in the interior of the Palace, with a view to reduce expenses. The Spanish Government, fully appreciating the new organisation in France of the semaphore stations, and the services they render to commerce, bas instructed telegraphic engineers to take preliminary steps for a similar establishment on all the coasts of the Peninsula. The inhabitants of Cadiz are going to have a French theatrical com pany, to which they have accorded a subsidy. In the island of Cuba, on the portion of territory be tween Remedios and Villaclara, an attempt at re bellion has taken place to cries of ' Cuba inde pendent ! ' Some people met in arms, but the civil guard was called out, the assemblage was dispersed, and some of the rioters arrested. The Ministerial journals, and amongst others the Correspondencia, deny the news given by the Havas Agency that Spain has accepted the arbitration of the United States on her difference with Chili." FRANCE. The Emperor has accepted the patronage of the exhibition of matters connected with fishing at Ar cachon, and has presented the sum of I,ooof. to the committee. The Empress has just granted to 59 indigent blind persons in the departments, pensions of 100 f., 150 f., and 200 f., from the funds of the Imperial Hospital of the Quinze-Vingts. The Paris press continues its observations on the affairs of Germany, the general tendency of the re marks being somewhat less warlike than for a few days previously. As a considerable portion of the articles published on the subject by our contempo raries are of a speculative character and based on what might be the result of such or such proceed ings on the part of the Powers principally interested, we confine ourselves to the following extract from the Temps :—" It is affirmed that the King of Prus sia had, until the final crisis, cherished the hope that Austria would give way, and that Count de Bismarck's policy would triumph without incurring the risks of war. This hope had become less san guine after the counter -arguments of Austria and the last exchange of despatches ; but, relying at the same time on the habitual inaction of the Diet, on the support of the paision for unity prevailing in Germany, on the assured alliance of Italy, and per haps expecting, in consequence of that arrange ment, the secret approbation of the Cabinet of the Tuileries, the Berlin Government had seen, without anxiety and even with joy, the eventualities of war assume a more decided aspect. The frail scaffold ing of this adventurous plan is at present much shaicen. The vote of the Diet and the concert of the more important Secondary State have begun to displace part of the chance on which Count de Bismark calculated. The attitude taken by Hanover appears to have particularly disconcerted the war party at Berlin. 'That kingdom, which holds all the military roads of Prussia and has nearly always followed like a satellite the movements of that great power, has undoubtedly entered into very close relations with Austria and Saxony. The Prus sian Moniteuf has itself stated that orders bad been given for the mobilisation of the Hanoverian army, and that this measure must be regarded as directed against Prussia ; in consequence this last power has effected concentrations of troops. The attitude of Hanover would have a special import ance, inasmuch as it would probably secure a safe retreat for the Austrian troops from Holstein, and afford an encouragement and a support for an event ful insurrection in the Duchies. Nor are these all the disappointments which Prussia has experienced. It is almost impossible to doubt that Russia has made representations, and spoken somewhat ener getically in favour of maintaining peace. What ever may have been the form of this communica tion, it cannot possibly have been of a nature to in crease the confidence of the King of Prussia. Lastly, it is generally supposed in France that the Speech of Auxerre must have caused no little alarm 'to the Cabinet of Vienna, and given unmixed satis faction at Berlin ; but such is not exastly the case : aversion for the Treaties of 1815 is not a common sentiment in Prussia, which, more than any other power, has profited by them. In reality we may say at this moment that the power which has done most to prepare a conflagration is not the most im patient to see it burst forth." M. Leon Say, the eminent political economist, in an article (in the Debats) on the impending war in Italy, writes as follows :—" If war breaks out, and if it is prolonged, Italy is ruined, and all that can be asked of her is to recover from ruin after the war' is over as promptly as possible by dint of hard work and economy. Ruin is never irremediable for a people. France came out of the wars of the Empire ruined; she began to grow rich again under the Res toration. England, which was, if not ruined, at least exhausted by those same wars of the Empire—wars which she had sustained by means of a forced paper currency (le cours force) as Italy is doing now, had a brilliant recovery, and the United States of America, whose ruin dates from yesterday, have undertaken without discouragement a liquidation out of which they will emerge with honour. The circulation of Italy is lost, but the industry of the Italians may restore it. There can be no sort of doubt of the depreciation of the bank note a cours force• if the State employs it to pay its war expenses ; but we may trust that if this be a malady it is not a mortal one. The friends of Italy have not lost all hope, even from a financial point of view, and, it is but just to say, they have no reason to lose hope. The Chinese Embassy last evening, occupied boxes at the theatre of the Bouffes-Parisiens. The day before they paid a visit to the Exhibition at the Palais of Industry. The Marquis and Marchioness of Abercorn and family have arrived at the Hotel Bristol from Cannes, on their way to England. Baron Haussman has left Paris to pass a few days at his chateau of La Pelette, near Bordeaux. A fire broke out yesterday morning at a packing case and match-maker's yard in the Rue de Flandre, belonging to a M. Boutin ; before it was got under, a quantity of dry wood and made-up stock, with a steam saw-mill, were destroyed. The loss is esti- mated at 30,000 fr., covered, - however, by insurance. An accident occurred two days since to a train running from Bourg to Macon, owing to the break ing of the axle of a coal-truck. Several passenger carriages went off the rails, and a cellular van, con taining a number of prisoners, was overturned. Two of the turnkeys and one of the prisoners re ceived severe contusions. BOURSE, May 14, Two o'clock.—The principal feature since the opening of the market has been the discounting of upwards of 400,0001 r. of Rente —an operation which, at first, caused a slight rally in prices. The little improvement thus gained, however, was not long maintained, and Stocks and Shares have continued gradually to droop, Threes, for the Account, being now quoted at 63f. 95c., or a decline of per cent. Italian Fives have receded one per cent., viz., to 39f., and Credit Mobilier Shares have lost 10f., the price being 532 f. 50c. Credit Foncier maintain Saturday's closing quota tion, viz., 1,120 fr. Railway Shares are also doing on lower terms, Northern having receded Mr., Lyons 10fr., Austrian 5f., and Lombard Bfr. 75c. English Consols are telegraphed with a further ad vance of per cent. The market, closed on the following quotations :—. 4i. per Cents 93 Do. end month — 3 per Cents. 6l Do. end month 63 85 Credit Mobilier Do. end month Credit Foncier — Do. end month 1100 Bank Shares 3400 Italian Loan 3B 80 Do. end month 3B 85 Mexican Loan — Do. Bonds — Spanish Threes Home Debt — Deferred - WAYS. ILUL' Orleans .•• Northern Lyons and Mediterranean__ ..... Southern Western Eastern Sardinian Austrian Lombard North of Spain Saragossa Ditto to Barcelona Roman. For Account. 790 1046 25 782 50 530 ........ 495 - 78 75 292 50 290 - 122 50 165 - MARKUTS.---This Day. HAY. SMITHFIELD.—Moadow hay, SA- 40 to X 5 10sa £5 58 to 46 los Od ; and straw, £2 Os to £2 6s per load. Supply moderate. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £4 4s to £sl2s Od; clover, £5 5s to £6 15s Od ; and straw, £2 Os to £2 6s per load. A steady demand. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £4 4s to £5 10s; clover, £5 Ss to £6 15s Od; and straw, £2 Os to £2 6s per load, Trade slow. COLONIAL. TEA.—Business remains very quiet, the public sales having been postponed for the present. SUGAR.—The market continues inactive, altkough owners do not press sales; late prices, in most instances, being steadily maintained. COFFEE.—There has been a fair inquiry for both plants• tion and native Ceylon, and superior qualities fully main• tam previous rates. RlCE.—Only a limited amount of business has been done at about previous rates. TALLOW.—The failure of a house in Liverpool who were considerable holders of tallow for various periods, has un favourably influenced the market, and prices are 6d. per cwt. lower than at the close of last week. The demand from the trade is very moderate, home tallow being still in good supply. The market was firmer towards the close. Spot, 455. 3d. ; June, 455. ; October and December, 475. to 475. 6d. ; town tallow, 445. 9d. nett cash. No Odessa or Australian offering. Cocoanut oil quiet ; Cochin, 525. 6d.; Ceylon, 455. 6d. to 45s ; Sydney, 445. to 455. good to fine. MUSIC. Novello's Glee Hive, and Musical Times, Bvo. ; Sir H. Bishop's Glees, No. 1 to 40 ; Handers Oratorios, Corona tion and Funeral Anthems, Acis and Galatea, L'Allegro, &c., Bvo. ; Haidn's Creation, the Seasons, Bvo. ; Spohr's Calvary, Fall of Babylon, &c. ; Beethoven's Mass in C, ItequierNasses of Mozart and Cherubini, Bvo. ; Gounod's Messe Solennelle, Daughters of Jerusalem, Day of Penitence, Bvo. London : Novello and Co. The popular musical movement which set in some years ago, and which is every day giving fresh signs of progress and extension among all classes, is one on which the lover of mere recreation, as well as the philanthropist who looks upon it as a means of diminishing the temptation to less innocent amusements, may well look with pleasure and satisfaction. The days when the knowledge necessary for recreation in the way of part-music was confined to a few glee singers, and when the perfcrmance of such music was generally associated with convivial meetings at which copious offerings ware made at the shrine of the `‘Jolly God," are well-nigh forgotten. The love of music and the desire of hearing its best specimens, both vocal and instruental, in public halls and free from all question able associations, as well as the ability to take part in the execution, of such pieces, have become gradually diffused, we might almost say, among the million. Wit Less, on the one hand, our oratorios, our Leslie's and other vocal per formances, our Monday Popular, Philharmonic, and Crystal Palace concerts, and the mass of persons of all classes who attend them ; and, on the other hand, the large number of amateurs who are now able to take part in these public performances, or who associate themselves in private so cieties and parties for a like object. If additional proof were needed of what we have just said, it would be suggested by the list of works which we have prefixed to these remarks. For only on the supposition of an enormous number both of hearers and executants could we account for the pro- fuse supply of part-music which the Messrs. N ovellO have here provided, and the cheap rate at which they have issued it. We can well remember the time when Mr. Hullah's spirited exertions first gave being and life to the choral movement, and when he ventured upon the publica tion of a series of vocal pieces in a handy form, and at what was then considered a very moderate price. All honour to him as the pioneer in the movement. But since then what an advance ! Thint of from two to throe hundred separate choral pieces from Handel alone, issued at prices such as three half-pence and twopence each, followed by simi lar selections from Mozart, Beethoven, Spohr, Haydn, and Mendelssohn, with an apparently endless supply of madri gals, glees, and part songs, new and old. The size of these reprints is a convenient one (large 8vo), and the type, espe cially of the later issues, remarkably clear. • The edition of Sir Henry Bishop's glees may be taken as a favourable specimen of the style of getting up. It will be seen that Messrs. Novello's cheap library com prises not only popular secular music, and music (like the oratorio) which way be said to occupy a middle position, but also Church music, properly so called, consisting of re prints of such standard works as Beethoven's Mass in C, Mozart's Requiem and Litanies, Mendelssohn's Psalms, &c. To those are added still more modern compositions, the most remarkable of which are Clounod.'s Mass of St. Cecilia, and his music for the " Seven Words" and other motetts. M. Gounod is one of the few men of mark in the present day who write to any extent for Church purposes, and we are glad to see his works making their way in England. His music will be a welcome change from the beaten track of what is called the English Cathe dral School of Greene, Nares, Croft, Aldrich, !cc., and will, we should think, be no less welcome to Catholic choirs ; many of them having been too long confined to music of the Vienna and Salzburg school of the 18th century, which, beautiful as much of it is, has but little pretension to ecclesiastical character. The "Messe Solennelle" now reprinted in its complete form for Catholic choirs, and in its adapted and abridged form for the words of the Eng lish Prayer Book, will be found worthy of introduction, both as a novelty, and as poSsessing characteristic merits of its own. We are bound to add that, in order to secure its due effect, it ought to have an orchestral ac companiment, inclusive of the harps indicated in the score. It has we believe been orchestrally performed in its complete shape at the church of St. John the Evangelist, Islington, and in the abridged form at St. Andrew's, Well-street, where, if it had not the benefit of an orchestra (for the poor little solitary harp could not count for much) it had at least the advantage of first-rate singing. The motetts on the "Seven Words" are, it is well-known, a series of com positions for a solemn service on Good Friday, founded upon the words of our Saviour on the Cross. Haydn's music for the same occasion is well known and admired, but it is strictly orchestral ; and as many think that in such cases purely vocal music is more appropriate, M. Gounod's setting will doubtless be welcomed. We 'can answer for the effect being both artistic and religious, and when Lent next comes round our musical readers will be glad to remember it. We conclude by heartily thanking Messrs. Novello for their series of cheap musical Classics, and commending them to the general patronage of the public. Ersom TURNPIKES.—The next Derby will be a red-letter day for tho road, being tho firot aftor tho aboli tion of the Kennington and other turnpikes between Lon don and Epsom. THE RINDERPEST IN IRELAND.—DUBLIN, May 14.—The following alarming announcement from a ma gistrate has appeared in the Northern Whig:—" The rinder pest has broken out in the townland of Drennan, in the county of Down, about five miles from Lisburn, near Ballies-mill. I saw four cattle killed by order of Mr. Ferguson, veterinary surgeon, who came here last night. A cordon has been drawn round the infected district. Eight cattle have died, four have been killed, and five others will be killed by order." CATTLE POISONING. —On Wednesday last a meet ing was held at Leaden noodling, under the presi dency of Mr. J. Watlington, to consider some cases of cattle poisoning which have occurred on the farm of Mr. J. Reeve, High Roothing, Bury. It appears that since 1859 a great many cattle on Mr. Reeve's farm have died under circum stances which left no doubt in the minds of veterinary sur geons that death was caused by vegetable poisons. During that period 12 horses have also died. Some of them, of the value of 440 each, died within a month. An interval elapsed during which there were no deaths among the horned cattle or horses, and it was hoped that no further recurrence of these serious losses wold take place ; but during the last month or six weeks several cows and heifers have suffered in the same way. It was in conse quence of this that the meeting was galled to determine what measures could be adopted to discover by what means the cattle had been poisoned. The Rev. F. Shepherd read letters from veterinary surgeons, dem-lb:l3g the appearance of the animals after death, and giving it as their opinion that the horned cattle and horses had dial from the effects of poison. He said there was an increasing fear lest the mischief should spread, as it was difficul to discover any cause why M. Reeve, who was a good master, kind to the poor, and an excellent neighbour, shouldbe singled out for special injury. Mr. Wilson (New-hall) said that three of his horses were similarly affected during last month, but they had recovered under ordinary treatment. R43olutions of sym pathy with Mr. Reeve for the loss of his stock, and for the appointment of a committee to further investigate the matter, were passed, and the proceedings terminated. It is supposed that a man named Young, who committed sui cide last week, has beast doing the misckiaf• Li lerpool Cotton Market. Day. Market opens with a fair demand at yesterday's rates. Sales probably 8,000 bales. The eighth annual report, presented at a meeting held to-day of shareholders of the Chartered Mer cantile Bank of India, London, and China, stated that for the year ending 31st December last, after providing for bad and doubtful debts, the net profit amounts to £38,203 6s. 11d., to which has to be added a sum of £65,760 7s. 3d. undivided profit brought forward from the preceding year, making a total of £103,963 14s. 2d. Out of this sum £101,250 has been paid in two half-yearly divi dends, namely, £63,750, or si per cent., on July 1, and £32,500, or 5 per cent., on Jan.'llast, making together 13i per cent. for the year. The unap propriated balance of £2,713 14s. 2d. is carried forward to the profit and loss account of the current year. The shareholders will be prepared to learn that the bank suffered much during last year, owing to the commercial crisis which occurred in the East, as well as from exceptional losses at Bombay. For a time also trade was so paralysed as to render bank ing and exchange operations impracticable with safety or profit. From this combination of adverse circumstances the result contrasts unfavourably with that of previous years, but the directors are glad to state that the operations of the current year are thus far very satisfactory and encouraging. The report of the directors of the London and Venezuela Bank, presented at the general meeting held to-day, stated that the gross profits, including the balance and rebate brought forward from last account, amount to £7,532 18s. 2d., and after pay ing all current expenses, allowing rebate at the rate of 12 per cent. per annum on bills in Venezuela, and 6 per cent. per annum on bills in London, and writing off the usual proportions of preliminary and furniture accounts, the directors are enabled to re commend a dividend of Bs. 9d. per share, being at the increased rate of 7 per cent. per annum on the capital, carrying forward a balance of £219 12s. 9d. to profit and loss new account. The following has been received with respect to the Venezuela Six per Cent Loan, 1864 : The General Credit and Finance Company of London (Limited) are •in receipt of advices from their agents, Messrs. H. L. Boulton and Co., dated La Guaira, April 25th, 1866, of duties collected (and remitted) on account of the above loan, as follows : Per statement, No. 50 from Cuidad Bolivar $548 74 77 )7 No. 51 „ 71 14,406 05 77 77 No. 52 ~ 77 447 80 77 ~ No. 86 ~ Puerto Cabello 24,982 33 27 1, No. 87 „ 77 12,721 88 77 ), No. 88 „ li 18,178 28 ~ ~ No. 89 „ ~ 17,980 24 77 ,7 No. 75 , „ La Guaira 33,630 03 7/ ~ No. 76 ~ 77 6,916 05 Total .• . 51.29,811 40 tr°lllrt Cinslar FIER MAJESTY. INDSOIt CASTLE, Monday. The Queen went to London this morning, accom panied by her Royal Highness Princess Helena. Her Majesty travelled by special train to Pad" dingto; and was escorted by a detachment of the 14th Hussars to Buckingham Palace. In. attendence were Lady Churchill, the Hon. Flora Macdonald, the Hon. Mary Lascelles, Lord Alfred Paget, and Col. the Hon. A. Hardinge. Lady Augustus had the honour of dining with the Queen and the royal family yesterday. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke de Nemours and Princess Margaret visited the Queen at Buck ingham Palace. Viscount Bury had an audience of the Queen, and resigned his office as Treasurer of her Majesty's Household. Lord Otho Fitzgerald had an audience of the Queen, and kissed hands on receiving the office of Treasurer of her Majesty's Household. The Queen presented to Mr. Samuel Popplestone the Albert Medal for his meritorious services in saving life from a wreck off the Start Point on March 23. This is the first occasion on which her Majesty has conferred this honourable distinction. Mr. Popplestone was introduced to her Majesty by the Right Hon. T. Milner Gibson. The Lord and Groom in Waiting to her Majesty were in attend ance. Her Majesty left Buckingham Palace at half-Past five o'clock for Windsor Castle. Messrs. Dickinson and Tilt were honoured with a sitting from the Queen on Saturday, for a drawing (from a photograph). The Prince of Wales presided yesterday a t a meeting of the Council of his Royal Highness, held at the office of the Duchy of Cornwall, Buckingham gate, St. James's-park. There were present Lord Portman, Lord Warden of the Stannaries ; Sir William John Alexander, Attorney-General; Major-General Sir Thomas Myddelton Biddulph, Receiver-General; Lieut.- General Knollys, Controller of the Household of his Royal Highness ; Herbert William Fisher , Esq., Keeper of the Privy Seal ; and the Earl of Leicester. Sir Thomas Myddelton Biddulph took the oath on his appointment as a member of the Council of his Royal Highness. Mr. Bateman, the Secretary, attended as Clerk of the Council. The Prince of Wales went to the House of Lords in the afternoon. His Royal Highness Prince Alfred, by her Ma jesty's desire, honoured Mr. S. F. Ansell by a vi sit to Bernard-street to inspect his plans for indicating the presence of fire-damp and choke-damp in CO'' and iron mines. THE COURT.—Her Majesty has, it is understood, relinquished the proposed royal trip to Balmoral, which was to have taken pace on Friday next, in con e ?: quence of the warlike attit u d e o f A us t r i a and Pruss i a . - 1- " is rumoured that on Sunday night a telegram was receiv ed at Windsor Castle containing news of momentous italoei l l which has no doubt influenced the Queen in her decision to remain for the present in the vicinity of the metropoli s ' Under these circumstances it is understood that her Ma jesty will keep the anniversary of her birth at Cliefden House, the picturesque residence of the Duchess of Suther land, near Maidenhead, and distant only a few miles from Windsor. Thus the Queen, in the event of any crisis, will be near London. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales yester day honoured Lord Harris by his presence at dinner at the noble lord's residence in South-street. A select party ha d the honour to meet the prince. ADELPHI THEATRE.—Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge, Princess Mary, and suite, honoured the performances at this theatre yesterday eVOII - with their presence. Viscountess Cranbourne has been requested to postpone her next party from the 16th to the 30th instant, in consequence of the serious illness of the Marchioness ° f Sligo, in her neighbourhood. Lord and Lady Bateman havq arrived in town from Shobden Court, Herefordsbire, for the season. Lord Monson has left London for Lincolnshire/ to take command of his Militia regiment, the North Liu" coin, during its month's training. mh o HEALTH OF THE BISHOP O F LIONDON.--.."- Bishop of London, who is still at Hastings, has so far pro gressed towards recovery that he hopes to be able to re turn to Fulham Palace on Saturday next, with a view to holding a general ordination on Trinity Sunday. Mrs. Keble, widow of the late Rev. John Keble, died at Brookside, Bournemouth, the same house in which her late husband died, on Friday afternoon. DEATH OF SIR JAMES WILLIAMS DIWM3100; BART.—We have to announce the death of Sir J. /‘ Drummond, of Hawthornden, Bart., who died on Thurs day last, in his 53d year. The deceased baronet was th e eldest son of Sir Francis W. Drummond, second baronet, who succeeded to the baronetcy on the death of hi s father in-law, Sir John F or b es D rummond, in 1829, haying war rigid Margaret Ann, on l y surviving child of Sir John, wh.° was created a b aronet in 1828, with remainder to his daughter's hu s b an d . The deceased baronet succee d e d 1 10 father on Feb. 29 , 18 44, and married, 14th July, 1853, Marl Eleanor, second d aug h ter of Sir James and Lady g ar ' llainlyn Williams, b y w h om h e l eaves a yout hf u l family'His eldest s on , James Hanalyn Williams, born Jan. 3 7 18°11 succeeds to the baronetcy. The late baronet was formerly in the G rena di er Guards, but retired in 1844. Ile Was de puty - lieutenant of Midlothian, and lieutenant - co lonel c ommandant of the Carmarthen and Pembroke Artillery Militia. TIIE INTERNATIONAL HORTICULTURAL Exign i- TION opens next week, at the gardens at South Kensington, and will continue so from the 22d to the 25th inst. T he entries are wonderfully numerous, and afford every pro spect of an extraordinary display. ERRATIIM.—Our correspondent, Mr. Christopher Cooke, whose letter in regard to Reform appea red ,in our columns as far back as the 2d ult., writes to us within the last few days :—ln my letter to you, which wa s published in The Sun on the 2d ult., there was an error la my christian name which I desire to be permitted to correct. I have only seen the letter recently, in consequence of rc9 absence from London. The name of " Charles " in inY signature was a misprint for that of, Sir, yours Obedießtln CHRISTOPHER COOKE. QUEEN'S THEATRE, HULL.--Mr. and Mrs. C l - renee Holt appeared. on Monday in a new four-act drama, written expressly for them by Males llorsmany Esq., of the Royal Lyceum Theatre; London. t , The Fre e Lance; or, the Outcast's Bride"—such is the title of the new play —was a complete success. The character of the Free Lance, in the hands of Mr. bolt, leaves nothing to be desired- He is the frank, free, and chivalrous knight/ and gains, without any exaggeration, an impersonatio a which will long bo remembered as an artistic dramatic triumph never surpassed on any stage in this town. Dirs• Holt, as the Marchesa, was tho high-minded, trusting woman, and accomplished artiste of the author. —Hull Ad vertiser, May 12, 1866. SLAUGHTER OF FOXES.—Mr. Allan Collie, ganie keeper, Tullochgribban, killed no less than eight foxes on the morning of the 28th ult., at the west end of Lochin dorb. The keeper brought down old Reyuard while boldly' advancing with a lamb in his mouth. He then proceede d to the den with his terrier dog. The dog, after many jour neys and hard labour, brought out of the hole to his n l°- ter seven cubs and six dead lambs.—Elgin Courier. , A YANKEE'S SNEER AT C ARL YLE.—Mr. Carlyl e recent address does not find much favour in the eyes of American critics. A leading New York literati journal says of it :—" We regard the address as a huge t sham. It co u ld no t h ave b een the impromptu th i n g that he would hav e hi s h earers b elieve it to be, for, w i t h all 11 idiosyncracies, he is not the man t o trust h i mse lf entire l y !, to the inspiration of th e moment i n addressin g t h e s tudett e of one of the greatest un i vers i t i es i n Great Br i ta i n . subject-matter is exceedingly commonplace, and only ru e, deemed from stupidity by tricks in the use of langlrg, t. which have originated and, it is to be hoped, will end wa; this side of the water, we can recall no name himself. And had the address appeared anonymously theo public would be so apt to connect it with as that of Georg e Francis Train." SPIRITS.—A return just published shows that in • le dis" last year there were 26,750,684 gallons of proof spits r tilled in the United Kingdom, 6,427,335 gallons dello o duty paid from distillers' stocks, and 20,035,357 gallons pail into bond. Duty, at the rate of 10s. per gallon, 7 . 8 , 5 , P og upon 21,819,559 gallons, and amounted to .£10,90 9 1 7 :1 the kid. The consumption was 20,811,155 gallons, " ; 7 7 10$. amount of duty returned thereon was .£10,405, amount of There were 2,681,025 gallons exported, and the which drawback paid thereon was £20,558 ss. 5i -d. THE BOMBARDMENT OF VLPARAISO. is sub _ ject ex c it es th e k eenes t i n t eres t i n Liverpool, y 3 W 'Pest Coast trade is very largely represented, and .o_da public meeting of merchants and shipowners is t o be he ld in the Law Associe,tien Rooms i.:here the I I T t 8. ti t t a de F o Fi, a `- t‘Z i e D ,' N„ L Ali, ,1) D. u o i c ellb ; i), Do 13 1)„ 1)0. Fblit o , I),' F ret It aii 1 , 1:21 : i., , 04a _ D o ° ~