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TH EA TR E-R Y AL, DRURY-LANE, Managers. Messrs. E. Falconer and F. B. Chatterton. THIS EVENING the performance will commence with a new Play, entitled LOVE'S ORDEAL ; or, The Old and New Regime : Messrs. Walter Lacy, E. Phelps, E. Falconer, Mrs. Hermann Vezin, Ic. After which, on a scale of great splendour, Milton's Benxi Mask of COMITS : Messrs. Walter Lacy, Williye Cooper. Drayton, Miss Poole, Miss Augusta Th o mson, and Mrs. H. Tub'. THEATRE-ROYAL,HAYMARKET. Lessee. Mr. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, MY WIFE'S MOTHER. Mr. Chip pendale ; Miss N. Moore, Miss Snowdon, Miss F. Wright, &c. After which, OUR AMERICAN COUSIN. Messrs. Sothern, Buckstoue, Chippendale, Braid, Gordon, Rogers, Clark, White, Coe, drc. ; -Mesdames tnowdon, Stuart, Bill, Harris, Wright, &C. And EASY SHAVING. Miss Louise Keeley, Miss F. Wright ; Messrs. Clark, Gordon, Rogers, &c, To conclude with MY HUSBAND'S GHOST, To commence at 7. NEW THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPHI.- Sole rrovrietor and Manager. Mr. B. Webster. THIS EVENING, THE IRISH TIGER. Mess's. C. H. Stephenson and Eburne ; Miss K. Kelly. After which, at 8, FAZIO ; OR, THE ITALIAN WIFE. Bianca, Miss Bateman; supported by Messrs. Jordan, Stuart, C. J. Smith, Eburne, Ashley, and Mrs. Bllington. To conclude with THE STEEPLECHASE ; or, In the Pigskin. Messrs. J. L. Toole, Paul Bedford ; Miss K. Kelly Commence at 7. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Sole Management of Mr. Pechter. THIS EVENING, A DAY AFTER THE WEDDING. Messrs. C. Horsman, Collett, M'lntyre, dr.o. ; Mesdames C. Horsman and G. Leigh. After which, at Eight, RUT BLAS : Ruy Blas, Mr. Pechter; supported by Messrs. Ryder, E. Garden, Ray mond, M'lntyre ; Miss C. Leclercq, Mrs. C. foreman, &C. To conclude with THE LOST CHILD. Mr. Widdicomb. Doors open at Hall-past Six. The Box-office open daily from Eleven till Five. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. THIS EVENING, a new Farce, by Mr. David Fisher, entitled HEART-STRINGS AND FIDDLE-STRINGS. After which, ARRAH NA POGUE : Messrs. Dion Bondi eault, J. Brougham, H. Vandenhoff, D. Fisher, D. ,Murray ; Mrs. Boucicault and Miss M. Oliver. To conclude with AN AMPLE APOLOGY. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. Swanborough. THIS EVENING, at 7, DEAF AS A POST. Mr. Thorne. Mesdames Johnston, Weston, and Hughes. After which, at 8, ONE TREE HILL. Messrs. Craven, Moyle, James, Belford ; Miss A. Swanborough and Miss M.; Palmer. To conclude with ALADDIN. Messrs. Thorne, James; Mesdames Hughes, Weston, Thorne, and Eliza Holt. THE LAST EDITION OF " THE SUN," Containing the Latest SPORTING INTELLIGEIS Olin be had Every Evening of U. R. GLhNIE, NEWS Aozim No. 4. Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park. THE LATEST EDITION of " THE SUN " supplied, as soon as published every Evening by W. ALEXANDER (late BROOKS), Newspaper Agent, 21, Old Cavendish-street, Oxford-street. THE LAST EDITION of " THE SUN " supplied as soon as Published, containing all the LA LEST NEWS and SPORTING INTELIAGNNCE, by H. W. HARRIS, Newspaper Agent, 4, Blacktriars-road. London, B. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY.—Morning, 3h. 3m.—Afternoon, 3h. 20m. To-Monßow.-Morning, 3h. 36m.—Afternoon, 3h. 50m. tielito t 1 It w "A' 44444 LONDON, FRIDAY, MAY 12, 1865. It has been found necessary to adjourn the debate * on the Union Chargeability Bill, in consequence of the objections which it met with in its course, but it is to be trusted that on Monday it will be defini tively settled, since it promises to remove obstacles, and to progress in a way that has long been needed. Mr. C. VILLIERS explained the necessity that existed for this measure being passed, and the difficulties that impeded the present working of the system. He said that it was proposed to " facilitate in cer tain cases the alteration of the limits of existing unions," but he showed that it was no easy matter to do so, and if such a course were sanctioned, there would be no end to the changes made in the original plan. If the rural parishes are separated from the towns, the parochial system will be virtually destroyed. It is also true what Mr. VILLIERS said, that by the time this change is effected the rural districts will begin disputing among themselves, and consider if some do not pay more than others. The poor will be driven from the country to the towns, and considerable confusion will arise. The right hon. gentleman showed that the instructions that were proposed to be given to the committee would not be conducive in the end to desirable results. One thing is certain, and that is, that all charges, whether of a remedial nature or not, must displease some persons. There are sure to be found many who discover flaws in the affair, and denounce the new system in part or as a whole. The real question, then, for legislators to decide upon in all their alterations is, whether or not the pro posed plans do not possess advantages which will in the end outweigh the disadvantages alluded to. It may fairly be said that Mr. VILLIERS succeeded in showing that his Bill promised to secure decided benefits to the community, and to do away with some existing evils that greatly militate against the comfort and convenience of those concerned. At the same time, there can be no doubt that great care and caution should be exercised in the working out of the Bill ; and Sir J. PAKINGTON gave very wise counsel when he said that as the extension of the area of rating must necessarily cause changes in the incidence of taxation, " it was therefore the duty of the right hon. gentleman to do everything in his power towards making the change operate as lightly as possible." One of the chief advantages of the proposed scheme is, that it will benefit the position of the labourers, which has so long called for altera tion in many respects, especially as to the Law of Settlement. It is not at all likely that the fears of those who urge objections to this measure will prove to bo well founded, or that even tually there will be any cause to regret this measure of Union Chargeability becoming law. It will be well, if when the debate is resumed on MOnday, more moderation be observed on both sides, if those who oppose the question will waive all frivolous objections, and confine themselves to the expression of the real grievances which they suppose will obstruct the working of the scheme. It will be desirable, also, that the promoters of the Bill ex hibit a less captious spirit of criticising the language of the dissentients, and endeavour to smooth away difficulties instead of obstinately sticking to trifles as if they were integral portions of the affair. Mr. VILLIERS did no service to his cause by quoting a passage from an article on the Poor Law by Sir EDMUN D HEAD, which suited his views, and to omit that portion of the opinion which did not suit his views. On the whole the debate of last night was a factious one, which did little credit to either side, and did not in the end even succeed in dis posing of the subject under discussion. It is not surprising that the N ew York papers should be full of the details of the c a pt ure an d That mise ra bl e man has death of WILKES BOOTH. attained such an unenviable notoriety, not Only on the American Continent, but all over Europe, that all the particulars of his last moments are invested with an unusual degree of interest. At the same time, the more we learn of the affair the more un satisfactory it seems. There appears to be no rea sonable doubt that Boom was actually the assassin of the President, and that consequently, by what ever motive he was actuated, whether by individual fanaticism or party feeling, whether moved by per sonal malice, or anxious only to obtain the rewards of others less daring though not more scrupulous, he richly deserved his fate. But it is most unsatisfactory that when so much importance was attached to discovering the instigators of the act the criminal should have been so effectually silenced, without the chance of an official inquiry. It is alleged, in excuse for the slaying of Boom, that the man was desperate and would not surren der, but circumstances seem to have especially favoured the captors, seeing that he was in a barn which they were able completely to surround, and thus to prevent any chance of escape. He was armed, it is true, but it hardly became a band of soldiers to shrink from the risk of one man's gun. If the Federals were really anxious to discover the truth it ought to have been a primary object to secure BOOTH alive. Whether the pursuers exceeded their orders in their eagerness to gain the promised reward for the capture, whether the man who fired the shot was anxious for special notoriety, or whether it was merely the result of accident, may be doubted. The sergeant who killed BOOTH is being lionised in New York, and a thousand dollars, it is said, has been offered for the gun that shot the assassin ; but in reality the sergeant deserves neither praise nor fame. There is nothing very heroic in shooting a man in a barn, nor is any great exercise of skill demanded by such a feat. It is the more to be re gretted, because it gives rise to the darker suspicion that a certain party in the North, who is anxious to affix to the Southern cause the stain of the crime, is not sorry to prevent a legal examination which might completely exonerate the leaders of the Con federacy. Mr. STANTON, indeed, may assert that he has " positive information" as to the complicity of the Richmond authorities in the crime, but these reiterated statements do not produce much effect in Europe whatever they may do in New York. We have heard of this information ever since the death of the President, but no evidence whatever in sup port of it has been yet forthcoming. The active imagination of Federal statesmen has before this given us intelligence of uncertain character, and Mr. STANToN's war despatches have been known before now to collapse after a marvellous fashion. No one who has watched the conduct of the South ern leaders throughout the trying period of the war, the invasion of their country, the destruction of their property by hostile armies, could for a moment attribute to them complicity in such a detestable crime. The act, too, which put JOHNSON and STANTON in the places of LINCOLN and SEWARD would have been as suicidal as it was treacherous and cowardly. Mr. STANTON forgets that in displaying such implacable hostility to the South he is himself supplying an argument against his own assertions. Besides the horror which all honourable men must feel at the murder, and the natural indignation at being accused of a pre-knowledge of the crime, the Southern leaders have good cause to regret the re moval of ABRAHAM LINCOLN from the supreme place in the Federal Councils. The few words which the late President uttered after the fall of Richmond pointed to moderation and prudence rather than to violence and malignity, but all the public addresses and writings of Messrs. JOHNSON and STANTON tend to increase instead of allaying the popular excitement. The fruits of this mis taken policy may be seen in the treatment of Mr. INGERSOLL, a gentleman of supposed Secessionist tendencies, who was mobbed in Philadelphia on account of a speech made in New York. He was with difficulty rescued by the police, after being compelled to draw his revolver in self-defence, although he did not fire it ; but was charged with assault and intent to kill, and was locked up, the crowd threatening to lynch him. If this is political freedom, it is of rather a novel sort ! Nor is this the only case, for other,,Northern gentlemen, who are too independent to abandon their convictions as to the rights of States at the bidding of the mob, have been threatened with personal violence. If this state of things is to be suffered to continue we shall have democratic tyranny in one of its worst forms reigning supreme in the States, and every lover of liberty will deplore so disastrous a conclu sion to the great Republic of the West. Meanwhile, Mr. STANTON'S reckless assertions have called forth an indignant rejoinder from General EDWIN LEE, of the Confederate army. This officer has addressed a letter to the editor of the Montreal Gazette, in which he states that, although thinking it beneath the dignity of a Government or its subordinates to notice slander, he feels that, being outside both Federal and Confederate lines, he is qualified to speak. The passage which has especially excited his indignation is one that has already called forth unfavourable comment in this country. In Mr. STANTON'S official despatch of April 24 he says, " This department has information that the PRESIDENT'S murder was organised in Canada and approved at Richmond. One of the assassins, now in prison, who attempted to kill Mr. SEWARD, is believed to be one of the St. Albans raiders." In referring to this paragraph, General EDWIN LEE declares his conviction that the officials of the Confederate Government, with whom he was in frequent communication, " were as little promoters of the murder as Secretary STAN TON or Vice-President JomisoN." He expresses his wonder how Mr. STANTON , who knows many of the leading members of the Confederacy personally, should " lend himself to this low slander when he must have known it to be such. In denying it indignantly, contemptuously, I fear, that I am even in my own humble person condescending too far ; but I think this despatch should not go uncontradicted to the world, although, perhaps, our past record would have been its best rebuke." This is the natural language of a high-spirited and honourable man, who feels his cause and his country aggrieved by such a slander; and we cannot but regret that Mr. STANTON should have been so carried away by party feeling as to allow himself to make such a statement officially. At least, if he is a man of honour, he cannot refuse General EDWIN LEE'S challenge. "If he has any proofs let the world have them, and judge between the two Governments." If the so-called " information" is withheld from the public, Europe, as well as America, will know what to think. At the Conservative demonstration at Tunbridge Wells some interesting speeches were made, and the general state of politics at present ably dis cussed. The Hon. R. C. ABBOTT, the Conservative candidate for the next election, spoke out very forciblj, and denounced the course pursued by the present Government in acting upon no fixed prin ciples, and in declaring that there was no real dif ference of opinion between them and their oppo nents. The hon. gentleman quoted some lines which were very appropriate in connection with the tactics of Ministers with regard to reform : " I am forced to confess I have no predilections, My heart is a sieve where some scattered affections Are just danced about for a moment or so, _ _ And the finer they are the more sure to fall through." As for their foreign policy Mr. ABBOTT declared that the Government took credit to themselves for their non-intervention and for their support of the cause of freedom, but failed to reconcile the two in a satisfactory sense to the country. When diplomacy failed to effect any good for Poland and [Denmark they abandoned these countries to their fate in a manner that was very discreditable and very inimical to the feelings of the country. Most truly did the hon. gentleman declare that the principle of non-intervention was the correct one for this country,. but if there ever was a case for foreign in. tervention it was that of Denmark." Certainly the Ministers have played their cards very badly in the matter of foreign affairs, for it is a never-ceasing subject of reproach to them, and as time passes on we can only the more fully under stand and completely appreciate the errors of judg ment into which they have fallen, and the unworthy position which they have made the country assume in consequence. Mr. BURRELL, in the course of his remarks, very skilfully showed up the game of the Government which they would probably play at the next election. They have given up Reform while they had the opportunity afforded them of disposing of it, as they want to hold it out as a grand catch to the electors. This, Mr. BURRELL said, was a most unworthy course to pursue, and he trusted that the electors would not be taken in by it. He would not, he said, for he believed Dr. JOHNSON was quite right when he said the devil was the first Whig. On the whole, a good humoured tone pervaded this meeting, and it is desirable that all sides should have an opportunity of expressing their opinions at such a critical junc ture as the eve of a general election. Perhaps if more care had been taken on similar occasions be fore we should not now have to lament the results of the mistakes that have been made, and the false promises that have been held out to the country. BANK OF FRANCE. PARIS, MAY 11. The following is the return of the Bank of France for the week ending to-day, together with the cor responding figures of the previous account : DEBTOR. May 11. May 4. fr. c. fr. - c. Capital of the Bank.... 182,500,000 182,500,000 Profits in addition to capital (Art. 8, Law, June 9, 1857) 7,043,831 81 7,043,799 16 Reserve of the Bank and its branches 22,105,750 14 22,105,750 14 Reserve in landed pro perty 4,000,000 4,000,000 Notes in circulation . Banknotes to order and receipts payable at sight 8,694,704 87 7,330,414 13 Treasury account cur rent creditor Current accounts, Paris 137,402,764 81 141,051,928 78 Do. branch banks Dividends payable 833,214 75 881,924 75 Discounts and sundry interests ' • 10,955,319 65 10,531,014 67 Rediscounted the last six months 2,789,444 05 2,789,444 05 Sundries 12,649,315 22 15,663,008 98 Total CREDITOR. May 11. Cash in hand and in fr. C. May 4. fr. c. Branch banks Commercial bills over due Commercial bills dis- counted, not yet due 250,587,488 87 266,419,110 21 Do. branch banks 272,865,588 275,026,658 Advances on deposit of bullion 29,455,596 35 25,223,596 35 Do. branch banks 6,066,795 4,862,095 Do. on French Public Securities 14,297,300 14,785,400 Do. by branch banks 10,344950 9,362,950 Do. on railway shares and debentures D. branch banks 18,701,150 18,496,450 Do. on Credit Foncier Bonds Do. branches Do. to the State (Con vention, June 10, 1857) 60,000,000 60,000,000 Government Stock re- serve 12,980,750 14 12,980,750 14 Do. disposable Rentes Immobalisees (Law, June 2, 1857) 100,000,000 100,000,000 Hotel and furniture of the Bank and landed property branches 8,489,265 8,489,165 Expenses of manage ment 1,439,942 63 1,422,567 23 Sundries Total 1,325,291,982 74 1,324,538,625 38 Certified by the Senator Governor of the Bank of France, ROULAND. SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANIES, by T. Seymour Burt, Esq., F.R.S.—or, at any rate, Part 2 of Vol. 111. of such effusions, under the title of " Miscellaneous Papers on Scientific Subjects"—we have very re cently received and turned over with some degree of curiosity. Mere enquiries, or hints, or casual suggestions though they are, for the most part, they are, nevertheless for all that, eminently worthy of examination. They will repay any thoughtful reader's perusal. And they will do so purely by reason of their unquestionable originality. They are seeds dropped by the way from the hand of a keen and a very close observer. They are evidences, quite unmis takeable in their distinctness, of his having been en dowed with a most inquiring mind. In order to recognise this, almost upon the instant, it is only necessary to glance through the contents of this mere fragmentary section or instalment of the third volume of Mr. Seymour Burt's " Scientific Miscel lanies." We find him therein not only jotting down terse and sententious memoranda, illustrative in a very novel way, indeed, of statics, of geometry, and so forth—but striving one while to proffer some satisfactory solution of the problem as to - why the magnetic needle points to the North, and another time endeavouring to hit upon some effec tual means for fixing the prismatic colours photo graphically. Hardly anything is too mean to escape his notice, as where (p. 143) he throws out a notion about Planks for Crossing Wet Ditches, or parti cularises (p. 141) several localities, in town or about town, more especially noticeable for their bad drainage. When he relates his plan for abolishing vents in heavy ordnance, by the way, we could almost persuade ourselves that we are listening to Uncle Toby, our author is so heartily in earnest, and rides away so bravely on the hobby he has mounted for the nonce. He is evidently an original—almost (we could conjecture) what is familiarly known as a character. THE SAILORS' HOME.—The annual meeting of the Sailors' Nome, Well-street, London Docks, took place yesterday in the dining-hall of the institution. Ad miral Bowles presided. Capt. Webb, R.N., the secretary, read the 30th report of the board of directors. It stated that, although the original building contained 328 sleeping berths, so great was the pressure for admission in 1863 that the directors had no option but to allow the Home to remain in a condition quite inadequate to the demands upon its re sources, or otherwise provide additional accommodation by expending all the funded property, and further incur considerable debt in the undertaking. They chose the latter alternative ; and it was with much satisfaction they in forraedthe ir friends that the Prince of Wales had consented to open the new additional building, which was commenced under the auspices of Lord Palmerston in August, 1863. The new building would give 174 additional beds, including special and separate accommodation for the officers of the mercantile marine, making in the aggregate sleeping ac commodation for 502 persons. The directors gratefully accepted, as a recognition of the consideration to which the scheme was entitled, contributions in aid of the building fund amounting to £4,741, which, with.the sum of £9,419 transferred from the funds to the institution, made a total of £14,160. The expenditure was £13,508, which, with liabilities for extra work, furniture, and fit tings, left a deficit of £3,518. The directors were led to hope that a Christian public would acknowledge the debt as their own. The report alluded to other benefits in which the sailors who had passed through the Home had partici pated. Admiral Sir R. Mundy moved the adoption of the report, and expressed the interest which they all must take in the success of so noble an institution. Capt. A. Chapman, H.C.S., seconded the resolution. Capt. the Hon. F. Maude, R.N., moved that the thanks of the meeting be tendered to the Prince of Wales for his gracious action in condescend ing to open the new building in extension of the Sailors' Home, and also to those benevolent friends who have co operated in giving effect to the measure of enlargement, and that the meeting further considered that another appeal should be made to the public for assists nce to meet the debt incurred. On the occasion of his royal highness's visit to the Home on Monday week to open the new building, they would not lose the opportunity of tendering their acknow ledgment to the Prince for his kindness in attending the ceremony. Admiral Barnett secondeth the resolution, which was carried. Capt. Littlehale, R.N., having a proposed, and Mr. G. Arbuthnot seconded, the re-election of the directors, Admiral Buckle moved a vote of thanks to the frionds of the institution, and to those ladies who so materially support the Destitute Sailors' Asylum by their valuable contribu tions of warm clothing. The motion, being seconded by Mr. A. D. Chapman, was carried. The usual vote of thanks to the chairman closed the proceodings. THE ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SUICIDE IN THE HACKNEY-ROAD.—Yosterday morning' the wife of Moratti the Italia; was visited by the chief clerk of the Thames Police-court, at the London Hospital, who took her depo sitions. Both she and Moratti are iu sinking state. rHE 'su.s, LONDON, FRIDAY EVEIkIING, MAY 12, 186, LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) PORTUGAL. LISBON, MAY 11, Evening. The Ministers have proposed a dissolution of the Cortes, whicn has been accepted by the King. The Russian flotilla, with the body of the late Czarewitch, will sail on Friday, and will be accom panied by her Majesty's ships Defence, and the Niagara. ITALY. TURIN, MAY 12. The King left last evening for Florence, accom panied by General de La Marmara. The report of the United Committees of the Senate is_ favourable to the sale of the State railways. THE SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN QUESTION. VIENNA, MAy 12. The Neue Freie Presse of to-day says :—" The last note of the Russian Cabinet to the Austrian Government proposed that both the great German Powers should enter into a separate negotiation with the diet of the Duchies of Schleswig-Holstein which is to be convoked. The same note proposes the removal of the Duke of Augustenburg from Kiel. "In reply, the Austrian Government said that the first proposal was not admissable, and that the second one must also be declined, since no reason for such a course had been given. THE BOMBAY MAIL. SOUTHAMPTON, MAY 12. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Ceylon passed the Needles at 11.30 a.m. to-day. AMERICA. LIVERPOOL, MAY 11. The extra Cunard steamer Palestine, from New York on the 29th ult., passed Holyhead at 4.30 p.m. to-day. Her news has been anticipated. and the King. One great source of embarrassment is Father Ballerini, appointed Archbishop of Milan by the Emperor of Austria a few days previous to the battle of Magenta, and recognised by the Pope. The Italian Government has not yet given this pre late possession of his see, and the Milanese clergy have openly protested against the appointment. The matter might be settled if the Holy See could prevail upon Father Ballerini to send in his re signation, but it is thought he would refuse, Milan being the most important diocese in Italy. Opinions at Rome upon the question are divided. The Moderates approve the Pope's method of pro viding for the vacant sees ; the reactionists are alarmed and unable to blame the course adopted in sufficiently energetic terms. The most vehement are the Neapolitan exiles, who consider the agree ment between the Pope and Victor Emmanuel inimical to the rights of the King of Naples. They have even drawn up a kind of protest upon the subject, which is incorrectly attributed to the in fluence of the king. The Pope has, however, informed both Francis 11. and the ex-Grand Duke of Tuscany that he shall immediately appoint bishops to the sees vacant in their former dominions, and that he will be ready to nominate such eccle siastics worthy of the honour as they may com mand. The deputation sent to . Rome by the Emperor Maximilian had encountered a very stormy recep tion at the Vatican. The Pope addressed the bishop, who is one of the members of the deputation, in .strong terms, declaring he wished to be no longer deceived. He added that the Emperor Maximilian was the worthy successor of Juarez, whose policy he continued in all things regarding the Church. FRANCE, ST. NAZAIRE, MAY 12. The steamer Florida, from Vera Cruz, on the 14th ult., has arrived here. She brings 233 pas sengers and $200,000 in specie. BOURSE, May 11.—Although no very material modification has taken place in the prices of the various Securities, the same symptoms of relaxation which characterised yesterday's dealings previous to the close have been generally manifested during the earlier hours of business to-day. Threes, for the Account, are now quoted at 67fr. 65c., Mobilier at 805 fr., and Italian Fives 65fr. 70c. The last quo tations were as follows : 4i per Cents 95 50 Do. end month — 3 per Cents. 67 65 Do. end month 67 65 Credit Mobilier Do. end month Bank &hares 3750 Credit Foncier 1280 Roman 75 50 RAIL Italian Loan 65 55 Do. end month 65 65 Ditto Threes 4l 20 New Mexican Russian 9l 50 Austrian Spanish Threes Home Debt — Deferred - NAYS. Cash. Acct. Orleans Northern lO7O ... 1067 50 Lyons and Mediterranean-- 901 25 ... 903 75 Southern 598 75 ... 601 25 Western 530 ... 530 Eastern Sardinian 307 50 305 Austrian Lombard 542 50 545 •North of Spain 260 258 75 Saragossa 350 348 75 Ditto to Barcelona — ... CANADA , QUEBEC, APRIL 28. His Excellency the Governor-General has further prorogued Parliament until the Ist June. " There is an impression," observes the Toronto Leader, " that the delegation of Canadian Mini sters will ask the Imperial Government to guarantee the whole of our public debt, thus enabling us to reduce the interest from 5 per cent. to about 2i. If this proposal be acceded, Canada would be able to take upon herself the cost of the contemplated fortifications, without incurring any additional bur then. The advantages to Canada would not be confined to reduction of the interest payable on our debt of 1 per cent. ; for we couldnot borrow with out the guarantee at anything like 5 per cent., pro bably not at 6. In this way the views of the Imperial Government would be more than half met. We should undertake the defensive works which they deem desire at our own cost, but England would be responsible as endorser, not only for this particular expenditure, but for the whole of the pre-existing debt of Canada. About £20,000,000 would be the amount for which a guarantee would be required." Bishop Bourget, of the Montreal diocese, who has been for some time iu Rome, being desirous of establishing a university in the mercantile capital of Lower Canada, applied to the Roman Court for the necessary privilege ; but its decision has been unfavourable to the project. The authorities of Laval University at Quebec opposed the scheme. It is understood that a branch establishment of the Laval University will be opened in Montreal instead of the projected independent institution. The Institut Canadien of Montreal has sent an address to Washington, condoling with the Republic on the assasination of its chief magistrate. The headquarters of the military department, it is currently rumoured, will be removed from Mon treal to Quebec during the spring. Arrangements to that effect will be carried out by Major-General Sir John Michel, on his arrival next month. This gallant officer is to replace Lieut.-General Fenwick Williams. About $3,000 have been subscribed in Montreal towards the relief of the sufferers by the flood at Sorrel. A far larger sum is sure to beraised, as the city is to be canvassed. At Becancour, be tween Richmond and Quebec, over 200 buildings were destroyed by the inundation. Mr. Cardwell has written to the Lieutenant- Governor of Nova Scotia, informing him that the labours of the Fishery Commission, established Eider the reciprocity treaty, will be terminated as soon as possible in consequence of the notice given to that effect by the United States. The St. ; John River (New Brunswick), was opened for navigation the first week of April, earlier than for 60 years. In 1846 it opened on April 9th. Both Houses of the Legislature of Prince Ed ward Island have joined in an address to the Queen in opposition to the project of Confederation as laid down in the resolutions of the Quebec Conference. They observe that, after mature deliberation, we have arrived at the conclusion that the proposed Con federation, so far as it _is contemplated to embrace Prince Edward Island would prove disastrous to the best interests and future prosperity of the colony. Trade of every deScription is extremely dull dull throughout the province, and bad times seem looming ahead. The list of bankrupts published weekly in the Gazette is formidable. ROM E . THE NEW ARCHBISHOP OF WESTMINSTER. ROME, May 6. By the nomination of Dr. Manning as Cardinal Wiseman's successor, the Pope has rejected the three candidates presented by the Catholic clergy and bishops of England. Those candidates were Bishops Ullathorne, Clifford, and Grant. Dr. Manning was most devoted to Cardinal Wiseman, and in taking possession of the. diocese of West minster, it is confidently believed, will follow the policy of his predecessor. The nomination has pro duced a great impression here. Signor Vegezzi left Rome yesterday. He goes to Turin to confer with his Government, and give cer tain explanations it would have been very difficult for him to give in writing. He has assured Cardinal Antonelli that in a very short time he should return with more precise instruc tions to terminate the negotiations. It may not be generally known that, throughout the progress of the affair, Signor Vegezzi has always treated directly with the Cardinal, who has shown that diplomatic skill which has procured him so high a reputation. Taking into consideration the posi tion of the Pope, the Italian plenipotentiary declared that his Government thought it best to release the bishops of the old pontifical provinces from taking the oath, but Cardinal Antonelli pointed out that this dispensation, if granted only to the bishops of the Romagna, the Marches, and Umbria, would place the Italian Government in a very embarrass ing position, and that it was also necessary to grant the exemption to the bishops of all Italian provinces. By this course the Government of King Victor Em manuel would begin to put in practice the principle it had proclaimed, of "a free Church in a free State." The Cardinal's opinion prevailed; the Italian Govern ment has agreed to give all bishops possession of their dioceses without the necessity of taking the oath, and of submitting bulls to the placet of the King. This is a Papal triumph, but how long it may endure is a question. The Italian Parliament will un doubtedly do everything in its power to reverse the step, and the Turinese and Neapolitan press already begin to inveigh against the concession made by the La Marmora Ministry. Upon his return to Rome Signor Vegezzi will be accompanied by Monsignor Charvaz, the Archbishop of Genoa, formerly the King's tutor. This prelate belongs to the moderate party, and enjoys the confidence of both the Pope -~~."~' Political Assassination. The Unita Cattolica gives the following curious list of all the attempts at political assassination, abortive or otherwise, that have been made since 1850 : THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND.—Queen Victoria can count four attempts on her life. On Juno 28, 1850, she received a violent blow with a stick from one Robert Pate, a retired lieutenant of the 10th Hussars. TILE KINGS OF PRUSSIA.—In May, 1850, the late King of Prussia received, as he was mounting a railway carriage, a shot from a holster-pistol of large bore in the forearm ; the assassin Sefelage, of Wetzlow, cried out as he fired, " Liberty for ever!" The life of the present King of Prussia was in danger at Baden on the morning of July 14, 1861. Two pistol shots were fired at him by Oscar Becker, a law student of Leipsic. The regicide declared that he wished to kill the King because he was not capable of effecting the unity of Germany. THE EMPEROR OF AUSTRIA.—On Feb. 18, 1853, at Vienna, Francis Joseph I. was struck with a knife in the nape of the neck. The intended murderer's name was Libeny, of Albe, in Hungary, aged 20, resident at Vienna, and a tailor by trade. THE DUKE OF PABMA.—On March 20, 1854, Ferdinand Charles HI., Duke of Parma, returning from an excursion, was hustled by an individual, who at the same time stabbed him in the abdomen, left the poniard in the wound, and subsequently escaped. The duke expired in cruel torture at the end of 23 hours. THE QUEEN or SPAIN (a second attempt).—On May 28, 1856, as Queen Isabella was passing in her carriage along the Rue de l'Arsenal at Madrid, a young man named Ray mond Fuentds drew a pistol from his pocket, and would have discharged it at her had not his arm been caught and his weapon taken from him by an agent of the police. TEE KING OF NAPLES.—On Dec. 8, 1856, whilst Fer dinand 11. was reviewing his troops at Naples, a soldier named Agesilas Milano struck him with his bayonet, and at a later period Garibaldi honoured the memory of the regicide. NAPOLEON October, 1852, when Napoleon, who was on the eve of becoming Emperor, was at Marseilles, there had been prepared an infernal machine, for.ned by 250 gun-barrels, charged with 1,500 balls, intended to go off all at once against the prince and his cor tege. But the attempt was not carried out. On July 5, 1853, a fresh attempt was made to assassinate him as he was going to the Opera Comique. Twelve Frenchmen were arrested as concerned in the 'conspiracy. On April 28, 1855, Jean Liverani fired two shots at the Emperor in the Grand Avenue of the Champs Elysees. In 1857 Tibaldi, Bartolotti, and Grilli came from England to Paris to as sassinate the Emperor ; but were discovered, arrested, tried, and punished. On January 14, 1858, Orsini, Gomez, Pieri, and Rudio threw their murderous shells at the Em peror of the French, and shed the blood of a great num ber of honest citizens in Paris. On Dec. 24, 1863, Greco, Trabucco, Imperatore, and Scaglioni, who had come over from London with the intention of killing the French Emperor, were arrested in Paris. THE QUEEN or GREECE.—On Sept. 18, 1862, the Queen of Greece, directing public affairs during the King's ab sence, was returning from a ride on horseback, when she was fired at without effect, near the palace, by Aristide Dousios, a student, aged 19 years. VICTOR EMMANUEL 1858 an attempt Was' made on the life of this Sovereign, and Count Cavour gave an ac count of it in the sitting of April 16. PRESIDENT LINCOLN.—On April 14, 1865, at the theatre of Washington, Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States of America, was assassinated by Booth. THE PROBABLE SUCCESSOR TO ADMIRAL FITZROY. —Our readers will be gratified to know that there i s every reason to hope that her Majesty's Go7ernment will confer on Mr. Glaisher the superintendence of the Meteoro logical Department of the Board of Trade, vacant by the lamented death of Admiral Fitzroy. We believe that Mr. Glaisher at present holds an appointment in the Observa tory at Greenwich, under the Astronomer Royal, the duties of which he discharges with zeal and efficiency quite suffi cient to merit promotion. But it is the vast amount of extra official and gratuitous labour which he has undertaken for the pure love of science which has rendered his name so tit ly a household word - amongst us, and which demands some public recognition and reward. Besides doing his own work, Mr. Glaisher lends a hand to assist every other metereological worker, by his services in correcting instru ments and comparing them with the standards, and by his collation and publication of results. We say nothing of the balloon ascents, or of the element of danger to life which they superadd to Mr. Glaisher's other assiduous and inte resting labours ; but, feeling, as all medical practitioners must, how many unsolved problems there are of the influ ence of weather upon human, liie and upon the production of food by agriculturists, and upon the production or trans port of epidemic disease, who hope that the man who has done so much to advance our little stock of knowledge will be rewarded with a position which we feel sure will be to him an incentive and opportunity for researches still more laborious and fruitful.—Medical Times and Gazette. COLLIERY EXPLOSION.—EarIy on Wednesday morning a great explosion occurred in one of the Dowlais Iron Company's pits, known as Vochriw, nearly five miles distant from Merthyr. It appears that the men resumed work at 8 o'clock, as usual, and they were about to begin their daily labours, when the pit was lit up with a vivid flash, and instantly the fire damp, the destroyer cf so many a poor labourer in Wales, was casting them in all directions, and with terrible power. Those who could rushed to the mouth of the pit and gave the alarm, and it was not long before the unmaimed were rescued. Then, howe ger, was seen the force of the dire calamity. Seventeen men and boys formed the total of the injured, and of these four or five are burnt so severely that recovery is almost hopeless. The cause of the explosion is stated to be the negligence or rashness of one of the colliers, who ventured with a naked candle into one of the headings, though the warning board was placed in front, and could not have been passed unseen. The first announcement of the list of sufferers was 14 ; but we learn on the eve of our despatch that 17 in all have been taken to their homes. Dowlais, the residence of most of them, is a scene of wailing and mourning. FINE ARTS. Holman Hunt's Pictures. Now ON VIEW AT 16, HANOVER-STREET, W. Another new and very wonderful Picture has now been added to this collection. Two of the earliest and most famous works from the hand of of Mr. Holman Hunt have at the tame time en hanced, and that moreover very considerably indeed, the already conspicuous attractions of the Gallery. Consisting as the little cluster of pictures in this Gallery did originally, of " The After-glow in Egypt" and of "London-bridge on the Night of the Marriage of the Prince and Prin cess of Wales"—pictures still (as the nucleus of the collection) retained on view, there, together with Mr. Martineau's attractive re presentation of a tragedy of domestic life, entitled " The Last Day in the Old Home"—there have been now also placed upon the , walls of the gallery both the " Awakened Conscience," and what we still regard as ,Holman Hunt's chef d'ceuvres, " The Light of the World." It is to neither of these rare additions, however, to the treasures of this most choice collection of paintings, that we are here de sirous of directing the more particular attention of the art-loving public. With the merits of those well-knowh, and one of them we might even say world - famous, productions of the artistic genius and manipulative skill of Holman Hunt, the vast majority of the students of modern art are already perfectly familiar. The mere sheen of that green-glazed earthen pot in " The After glow," if it but once shine in upon the retina of the eye, can never surely pass away altogether (upon being at any time just momentarily thought of) from the retina of the memory! And if it be thus with regard to that crock borne aloft in the palm of the Egyptian woman's hand how immeasur ably more vivid than that will be the all but visible remembrance of every minute particular in regard to that other picture, that marvellous typical limning of the Lord of Life, The Light of the World! That lovely shadowing forth of the Prophet, Priest, and King—the Christ—the Redeemer ! Swathed in royal, sacerdotal, mystical robes of a golden tissue, blazing with a very powder of jewels woven into the surface, almost into the substance, of the raiment—crowned with a double crown—with a crown of golden spikes, that is, inter twined with a crown of thorns, burgeoning, this lat ter (in among the thorns) with leaves of a tender green " for the healing of the nations !" Christ in the garden, in the starlight, in the dark ness—bearing pendent from one hand (His left) the lantern, symbolical of the light of the human conscience—that other, higher, diviner light, the light ineffable, the Light of the World, shining luminously above His head, in a holy nimbus, or beatific aureole ! Christ—knocking with His other hand (His right) . against the closed door of the human soul—that un-used threshold, haunted by the bat, meshed in trails of ivy, tangled about with rankly redundant weeds and nettles and fruitless brambles and seedless corn ! A sermon, it is, in truth, compacted together upon a few square feet of canvass—and one most enthralling and persuasive in its voiceless eloquence, in its visible rhetoric, as we may say, of form and colour and lights and shadows. Viewing the Picture again —and we have a vivid remembrance of it from the very earliest date of its exhibition—namely, when, eleven years 'ago, it was first displayed to view upon the walls of the Royal Academy at the Private View in the early spring of 1854—viewing this marvellously beautiful and impressive work of art yet once more, as it is now again revealed upon the walls of the Hanover-street Gallery, we can hardly wonder so much, on reflection, at Mr. Ruskin's outburst of enthusiasm in regard to it, when he pronounced it as, in his estimation (in these em phatic words) " one of the very noblest works of sacred art ever produced in this or any other age." As an indication of the rise in the value of the picture since then, and, of course, the simultaneous advancement and enhancement of the reputation of the artist himself, it is worthy of note that this picture—the original payment for which was five hundred pounds, or guineas— has recently brought the owner of it an offer to purchase it from him for two thousand ! An offer firmly declined, by the way—but still, a bona fide offer (declined or not) having its especial signifi cance. Neither, however, to the " Light of the World," nor to the " Awakened Conscience," any more than to " The After Glow" or " The Night of the Marriage," are we here so particularly desirous, as we have said, of directing, , just now, the atten tion of the general public to the Hanover street Gallery. It is to a less ambitious, but to an equally remarkable picture in its way, from the hand of the same master, that we would here direct, so to speak, an index finger. A picture that is nothing more, after all, than a simple portrait picture, and yet one we do believe; that—simply regarded as such—is about the most wonderful portrait group that has ever been painted. It represents a scene, an al fresco scene, in a park of lustrous greenness, with an avenue of chestnuts in the background —the occupants of the foreground being a mother and her five children; one of them, the eldest of the group, fondling the household-favourite, apet spaniel or blenheim. The human figures in this group, as already intimated, are no more than half a dozen in all—and yet, within that narrow bound of half a dozen, the artist has contrived to afford us glimpses of a very world of character ! The scene, as he has here depicted it, has been aptly entitled " The Children's Holiday." All that can be said to be wanting in it as a domestic scene, in order to complete the picture of the home-happiness it repre sents, is—that the paterfamilias himself should have been represented as participating in that illustration of the dolce far niente, of genuine, thorough-going, sunny, mid-summery enjoyment 1 The paterfamilias here referred to, by the way, being Mr. Fairbairn, the eminent engineer, who is only so far hinted at in the picture itself, we believe, inasmuch 'as his features are there shadowed forth through the countenances of some of those happy chil dren ! By any mere description of the picture it is next to impossible to afford anything more than the vaguest notion of the general effect of it—and quite impossible to indicate by any written or printed words the astonishingly artistic effect of the mere details or accessories. The lady mother occupies the centre of the canvass—standing there in all the bravery of a rich ribbed or striped greyish-white silk dress (how marvellously painted ! so marvellously that we could almost, mercer-like, snap it 'twixt finger and thumb by way of testing its quality 1) —a smile upon her lips, the sunshine upon her face—pendant from her ears and fastening the neck-band of her high stomacher or bodice, the well -remembered prize brooch and ear rings of pale coral and gold filagree ! Presiding, as she does, over The Children's Holiday, this same happy maternal elder of the group is just replacing the silver embossed teapot on the table, upon which stands the al fresco banquet—the simplest fare—currant buns, for example (but such currant buns !) and fruit, and what not—ranged almost anyhow in rich profusion round the centre piece of the table, a silver urn shining like a mirror, and reflecting in its convex surface the various articles strewn about it over the white damask table cloth ! Between the china breakfast cups, there peeps up a sprig of scarlet geranium, giving a very gleam of glory (in colour) to that part of the picture. In regard to the mere distribution of the colouring in this painting, the artist, confident in his great powers, has displayed, here and there, what we cannot but consider a really extraordinary temerity I As, for instance, where he places in immediate juxtaposition, the greyish-white silk dress, already particularised, and the milk-white damask table cloth ! Or, again, as where the red rose-berries making that necklace of baby's, are put side by side with the red-brown blossoms of the wallflower in baby's lap! That same chubby, blooming baby, by the way, we are almost tempted to select as the most admirable portion of the whole painting. He is sprawling back in his little sister's arms—the very picture of chubby contentedness—a very model of a prize baby— necklaced about, as we have said, with (as a fitting chain of honour a string of rose-berries 1 Another wonderful morsel of the picture—one, to our think ing, very noticeable, indeed, in its way—is the fore shortened hand of the eldest boy, who is just going to pat his old friend the white and liver-coloured spaniel. The lady's hat and pheasant plume lying on the table—the boy's straw hat filled with chest nuts—the girl's brown osier basket with its store of rose-fruit---the two other children (of a more frolicsome age than those already particu- ' larised) the two who are romping together in the back ground—the trees, the turf—all deserve and in a manner demand a minute and quite separate examination. Altogether—homely though the sub-, ject of the picture is, appealing though it does solely to our appreciation of the domestic affections, to our sense of truth, and nature, and life, in form and colour precisely as we may see them around us or about us any day in the year—this Portrait Picture of " The Children's Holiday" is, as a work of art in Holman Hunt's own peculiar school—in the midst of which school the artist stands, of course, facile princeps—as remarkable a picture in its way as any he has ever produced. While saying which—let us add, however, that we must always, as it were, stand uncovered before the mere thought of his Light of the World" and of the " Finding in the Temple 1" ce Cult liar. Tort HER MAJESTY. OSBORNE, May 11. The Queen and Princess Helena walked and drove in the grounds yesterday. The Rev. G. Prothero had the honour of dining with her Majesty and the royal family. Dr. Jenner arrived yesterday, and returned to London this morning. 41- The Princess of Wales. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess de Nemours visited the Princess of Wales at Marl borough House yesterday. Her Majesty, accompanied by the junior mem bers of the royal family, and attended by the ladies and gentlemen of the Court, will leave Osborne House, Isle of Wight, to-morrow (Saturday) afternoon, and return to Windsor Castle. The Queen will, on leaving the royal yacht, land at the Royal Clarence Victualling Yard, Gos port, and proceed by a special train furnished by the Lon don and South-Western Railway, on that line, and by waY of Bishopstoke and Winchester, to the junction with the Great Western Railway at Basingstoke, whence the royal journey will be continued to Windsor, where her Majesty will arrive in the course of the evening. The Duchess of WellingtQn gave a grand ball at Apsley House on Wednesday, which was honoured by the presence of their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess d'Aumale, the Duke de Chartres, and a large number of the diplomatic corps and the nobility. The Duchess (Emily) of Beaufort has arrived in town from visiting Lord and Lady Londesborough a t Grimston-park, Yorkshire. - - The Duke and Duchess de Saldanha have left the Clarendon Hotel for Paris. --- The Marquis and Marchioness of Bristol and the Ladies Hervey are still in the south of France. Thel are not expected home till late in July. The Countess (Frances) Waldegrave and the Right Hon. Chichester Fortescue, M.P., have issued co ds for a dinnei party on Wednesday next, to meet the Cowl' and Countess de Paris, at their residence in Carlton-gar dens. There will be an assembly after. dinner. Lord and Lady Southampton have taken the Earl of Warwick's house in the Stable-yard, St.James's, for the season. Lord and Lady Egerton of Tatton had a dinne r party yesterday evening at their residence in St. James's" square. There were among the guests his Excellency th e Saxon Minister, the Earl and Countess of Effingham, th e Earl and Countess Amherst and Lady Constance Amherst , Viscount Hood, Lady Rolle, Lord Aveland and Hon. g lee Heathcote, Lord and Lady Colchester, Mr. and Lady Mar' Egerton, Mr. and Mrs. Antrobus, &c. Lord and Lady Petre and the Hon. Miss Petra have arrived at their residence in Portland-place for the season. The Right Hon. Sir George Grey, Secretary of State for the Home Department, has issued cards for 0 State banquet at the Clarendon Hotel on her Majesti' ls birthday. Mr, and Mrs. Charles Kean in Amerio. (From the New York Herald, of April 27.) After an absence of many years from America, Mr. Charles Kean, the last of the great Englis h actors, and his accomplished wife, made their fir st appearance last night at the Broadway Theatre, in this city, before a large, fashionable, and highly appreciative audience. Although the house was n s9t crowded to excess, it was comfortably and suO" ciently filled. The pieces selected for represent s ' tion were Shakspere's tragedy of " Henry t he Eighth," compressed into three acts, and Colman e popular comedy of " The Jealous Wife." As Car dinal Wolsey, in the first piece, Mr. Kean exhibited some of the most finished and perfect acting that has ever been witnessed on any stage. His stY le , was vigorous and intellectual, as well as chaste an d polished to the highest degree. Some of the ran ° touching passages of the tragedy were transcend' ently grand, and utterly sets rivalry or competitio n at defiance. Mr. Kean is indeed the last of t he illustrious race of actors whose accomplishmen t have made the drama famous in their own count r i and throughout the world. He stands to-day Col fessedly without a peer in his profession in EurnP e ' Mrs. Kean was very effective in the part of Queen Catherine, and frequently moved the audience to tears by the deep pathos and tenderness which sh e threw into her words. In the scene in court wit h the King and Cardinals she was greeted with wad and cordial applause. When the curtain fell, at the close of the trart ed the audience loudly called for the distinguish e : artists. Mr. Kean then made his appearance, leant ing his wife by the hand. The applause was the re; upon redoubled, and some ladies threw bouquets ° flowers at the feet of Mrs. Kean. She gracefullf acknowledged the compliment and retired ; but, O n Mr. Kean attempting to follow, loud cries e " Kean," " Speech," &c., arose. Mr. Charles Sea n responded to the invitation in the followi n g words : Ladies and Gentlemen—Accept, I pray, the warmes t thanks of Mrs. Kean and myself for the cordial reception and for the brilliant assemblage with which you have thie evening honoured us. We return to this great city Il u ; r the influence of strong and various emoti o ns, as our vis i brings to us a train of thoughts and feelings, recalling o' ll . . interesting associations and awakening many grateful I T membrances. Years have elapsed and not a few of my o r acquaintances have passed away, since, almost at the tom ; mencement of my professional career, I landed, a frien dless youth, on your hospitable shores, there to receive that ar plause and encouragement which kindled within no ti'e first glow of hope that I might one day attain euc ces re That career is now drawing to a close, and I once 0° . e a come among you, for the fourth and last time, accororniso by my wife, whom, as Ellen Tree, you regarded with id much favour and encircled with so many friends, to b,. farewell, before we shake off the care and toil of pub licl l for the calm enjoyment of rest and retirement. Ladi es 311 3 gentlemen, once again permit me to offer our hea rtfc acknowledgments. heir a e The afterpiece was admirably performed, g i h Mr. and Mrs. Kean a fine opportunity to show talent in comic parts. On the whole the perf °ll:l3‘ ante was a perfect success in every way. A WORD ON CLOCKS.—lngenious men of all agent from Archimedes, 200 years 8.C., to Wallingford, 9'o the commencement of the 14th century, have been c ited ; the inventors of the clock. The fact is that the clock, lito almost every other useful implement, gradually gr °W th e perfection : ono man suggested wheelwork ; a nother ano ther the weight for maintaining or drivin g power , • wer balance for regu l a ti ng th e ex p en dit ure of that P ° oa d another the dial and hands ; another the striking Pa rts ' - „es so on ; and at last one man combined all together in machine, and gained the credit of making the firs t cl r °e de o This man appears to have been one Henry de Wic k 'Wic k ' e o f Vick, who placed a clock in the tower of the L tp lac i se t. O Charles the Fifth, about the year 1364, which clo ck most ancient of which there exists any particu lar des` ors tion. The principles upon which l it was constr ucted en t essentially the same as those of the clocks of the Prestt lo g day ; that is, there was a moving power and a regs,t, s power. The moving power was a weight hung 13 ' b y cord, wound round a barrel, the unwinding of wbich,,' the fall of the weight, gave motion to a train a w i a that moved the hands around the dial. T he reg° ci 1 power was a balance-wheel, swinging b ac kwards a ti _ i lisr wards after the manner of the watch-balance, so fa''' to us all.—The iShilling Magazine.