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ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT GARDEN. (Opera Company, Limited.) PRODUCTION OF GOUNOD'S MOCK DOCTOR. To-morrow Evening, the Opera of THE MOCK DOCTO (the English words by Char:es Kenny). Principal characters by Mesdames Poole, Thirlwall, and Fanny Huddart ; Messrs. henry Haigh, A. Cook, C. Lyall, DllBfick, Ling,ham, and H. Cord. Conductor, Mr. A. MELLON. After which, the Grand and highly successful Pantomime, CIN DEItELLA. Magnificent Scenery and gorgeous acces sories. Commence at Seven. THE ATR E-ROY AL, DRURY -LANE, 11 Managers, Messrs. E. Falconer and F. B. Chatterton. To-morrow Evening:, Sir E. L. Bulwer Lytton's Ph rst ,' on, ot RICHELIEU: Alessrs. ehelvs, Waiter Lacy. IL Ma E. Phelps, Neville, Sinclair; 3lrs. Hermann 'Vezle, miss H. 1-inward, &c. • Alter which, the Grand Christmas Pantomime. HOP 0'31.1" THUM AND 1 - 1 IS ELEVEN BROT t iEttS; or, Harlequin and the Ogre o f the Seven-League Boots : Messrs. G. 1551- more, Toot Matthews, G. Weston, Blaster rerCy &C. lsses Lydia Th o mpson R. Lcelercd, &c.; Messrs. Bolen°, Al C. 1.“1.1, W. A. Name-, T. Mortis, uormack, Savioe ; BAeno, the Misses Gunnies, and Signor Tescano. HEATRE-11, OYA L, H AYMARKET. TLessee. Mr. Bucketone. TO-MORROW, FISH OUT OF WATER. Mr. Comp ton ; Miss Caroline ill, &c. To be iollowe I by DAVID GARRICK Clark, Coe, Wes . Metiers. Chippendale, Sothern, Buc k s tone, Rogers, thersby, &o. ; Mesdames Moore, Snowdon, Fitzwilliam, &o. After which, LORD DUNDREARY MARRIED AND DONE hitß Messrs. Sothern, Buckstone, Braid, Gordon, Clark, We, Coe, Weathereby, &c. ; Mesdames enowdoa, Hill, &c With PRINCESS SPRINGTIME. Mr, Compton, Miss L Keeley. To commence at 7. NEW THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPEIL cycIe eroorlutor and hlailb.;4.tr, ...etUtiCef. fO-11ORROW, ICI ON PAELE FRANCAIS. Mr. J. L. Tool?, Mr. K. Phillips, Mr. Billington, Miss K. Kelly, Mrs. billington, Mrs. H. Lewis. Atter which, the Comic Drama of MASKS AND FACES ; or, Before and Behind the Curtail. Mr. Benjamin Webster, Me?srs. Paul Bedford, Bitlington, Ashley, Stuart, C. Smith, Mrs. Stirling, Miss R. Simm?. and Mrs. Billington. To conclude with THE AREA BELLE. /devil's. J. L. Toole, Paul Bedford, and Mrs. A. Mellon. Commence 47. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Sole Management of Mr. N echter. To-morrow Euening, SIMPSDN AND Co. Messrs. - S. Lmery, C. Horsman, Culiett ; Mesdames O. foreman, Den rado, E. Boyce, and Elswortny. Atter which at half-past 5, a New Dram a, entitled THE ROADSIDEINN. Ebert Ala:mite, Mr. Fechter. Messrs. iVidclicomb, C. Horsman, lEitzpatrick, Garden, Moreland, Raymond, Collett; Mesdames Ens% orthy and B. l'ercy. To conclude with TWO IN THE DIOUNISG. Messrs. Wkdisomb and Eme. y. Doors open at Half-past Six. . The Box-office open daily from Elev..n till Five. RCYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Mananer, Mr. Geo. Vining. u-morrow Evening, a new Farce, by Mr, David Fisher, entitled HEART-STRINGS AND FIDDLE-STRINGS. Atter which, THE bTREETS OF L ONDON. 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HARRIS, Nev.spaper Agent, 4, Blackiriars-road, London, S. HIGH WATER AT LONDONBRIDGE. TIM DAL—Morning, 4h. 30m.—Afternoon, 4h. 50m To-Monnow.-Morning, sh. 14m.—Afternoon, sh. 34m, - • - 44` w ' t 4, 4, ( 4410 LONDON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 1865, .----T- Sir J. PAKINGTON'S observations on education are always worthy of attention, and the right hon. baronet never discourses upon the theme without elucidating some mysteries, and giving some good advice to his hearers. Last night he moved for a Select Committee to inquire into " the constitution of the Committee of Council on Education, and the system under which the business of the office is con- ducted." The debate was very interesting, and i is satisfactory to find a subject of such importance receiving proper attention, and also that the excel lent proposition of Sir J. PAKINGTON was agreed to The right hon. baronet showed in his comprehensive speech that many errors had crept into the system as at present constituted, and that glaring incon sistencies prevailed in several of its arrangements. The • reorganisation of the Department is cer tainly most_ necessary for the due observance of all. those functions which the public interest imperatively calls for, and various other changes were shown to be very necessary. Sir J. BAKING TON stated it to be his object that the department when reorganised should be so constituted as to " carry out that which it does not now even attempt, to extend the blessings of education, which go now only to the more favoured and more wealthy dis- tricts which now enjoy the benefits of national to the whole of England." A very great error a, present committed was shown to be the practice of entrusting the management of the Committee of Council to those who are already almost overwhelmed with the arduous nature of their vocations. Thus, as Sir J. PAKINGTON observed, there are at present several charged with that double responsibility, and he for one knew enough of the claims upon the time of the First Lord of the Ad miralty to be confident that he could not attend to other matters besides his immediate duties. Many eminent individuals have expressed an earnest wish that there should be one responsible party to preside over the important Department of Education. Had their suggestions been carried out, it is most probable that we should now experi ence the advantages of an enlightened scheme, instead of having to deplore the many failures of the present fallacious mode of conducting affairs. Mr. LINGEN'S evidence goes also to prove that a change is required. Both theoretically and practically the working of the department has been found to be defective, and we can cordially concur with that passage in the excellent speech before us, in which it is said that "through the length and breadth of the land a feeling of great dissatisfaction and distrust has arisen with regard to the mode in which the department is administered." When we ponder upon these things it seems strange that something should not have been done before in this important matter. Better late than never is, however, a true saying, an d may prove applicable in this as in other cases, and great credit is due to Sir J. PAKINGTON for his zeal and perseverance in thus prosecuting his schemes of reform. It is almost incalculable to estimate the effects of the mistaken theories that have prevailed in many instances on this question of Education, and it is always a welcome sight when men of intelligenc e and expee e turn their attention to the matter, and take it up in the spirit in which it ought to be treated. Mr. WALTER'S suggestion was a very good one, and it was f orth. _ nately agreed to. It is very desirable that steps should be taken to inquire into the best mode of ex tending the benefits of Government inspection and the Parliamentary grant to schools at present un assisted by the State. When we reflect upon the increasing population, and the scarcity of really p - r imary instruction that exists in many places, it becomes of the highest consequence to adopt mea sju.es of an extended scope and wide significance, in order that the requirements of the case be duly met and the exigencies of national education pro- vided for. Mr. LOWE made some efforts to defend the present system, but not very successfully, although he employed his usual dexterity in so doing ; and when he put in his defence upon the the question of expense, he showed that he had a very poor case to go u p on after all. The country will not rest satisfied with a faulty management of important interests, and if the system does not work well, the money that has been already expended will have been thrown away, or, at all events, partly wasted. There is no greater mistake made than to persist in propping up old systems, or in de fending new ones which are shown to be faulty in construction, . and imperfect in their workings. Lord It. CECIL'S remarks were very well timed, and the noble lord gave a very good definition of the case in his practical observations. He said that there was a sentiment of distrust relative to the department that prevailed out of doors, and that due inquiries should be made to discover the cause of the existing inefficiency. Discussions of this nature are very serviceable occasionally, and the best arrangements require investigation and that cri ticism which they never meet with from those who are more or less interested in them. Those from without can often find out faults that those within cannot or will not see, and hence, in every sense of the word, is it satisfactory to notice the debate of last night upon Education. Many re marks were made that will tend to open the eyes of the public to the errors that are extant in a system which they fondly believed at one time was to tend so much to the benefit of the country. It is always a great thing gained when something definite is agreed upon, and here we may rest so far satisfied that under existing circumstances so much has been done in a good cause, and one whose interests involve the welfare of many, and whose nfluence may extend to future generations. The Reformers of the North are determined ap parently not to allow the charge of inaction and indifference to be brought against them, and are not inclined to leave the Government to the undis- turbed possession of their " Rest and be thankful' , theories. A public meeting was held at Halifax on Monday evening to consider the question of Parlia mentary Reform, and to consider the best means of impressing upon the House of Commons and the Government " the duty and propriety" of at once carrying out some such measure. This it must be admitted appears to be rather a hopeless task, and those who proposed such a resolution could hardly themselves haVe been very sanguine as to its effect, but it served as a pretext for discussing a question which has borne, and will yet bear, a good deal of debate. Press and public have only exhausted their arguments and reproaches on behalf of the necessity of salutary change. It has been admitted from the Throne, and acceded to by the leaders of both parties, but when all these verbal preliminaries have come to an end, " Rest and be thankful" is the motto. Had Earl RUSSELL adopted it as his watchword some years since he might have spared his severe criticisms on the Derby Reform Bill, unless, indeed, he thought it moved too fast for him. But Englishmen, especially in the North, are getting tired of this prolonged inaction, and are by no means convinced that their system of Parlia mentary representation, admirable as it may be in principle, has reached perfection in detail. Ac cordingly, the meeting we have alluded to was held at Halifax rather with the view of showing the feeling of the country than with any hope of an immediate result, although, in conclu sion, it was resolved to present a petition to Parlia ment embodying the resolutions passed at the meet ing. These were just and moderate enough, and such as no consistent Reformer could reasonably op pose. The first resolution declared it to be the opinion of the meeting that an immediate reform of the representation was required, both on account of the admittedly defective character of the present system and because of the repeated promises offi cially made to that effect. To this there could hardly be any opposition ; and the second, which asserted that the general intelligence, patriotism, and good conduct of the people justified a consider able measure of reform, was, as all unprejudiced persons must admit, equally founded on fact. The gentleman who proposed it, Mr. lII:TcH iNsoN, said that, avoiding alike the policy of inaction and of extreme change, he thought they would do well to sanction a measure of similar scope to the last one proposed by Government. Less, he said, could not well be asked or granted, and less the people would be scarcely willing to accept. In Halifax the effect of such a measure would be to increase the constituency from 1,800 to 2,700. It was certainly a prudent limit, since in counties the £lO franchise would not, according to Mr. HUTCHINSON, add a single voter, while in boroughs the franchise would only increase the number of constituents 48 per cent. The same speaker denounced the absurdity of the notion that the working classes would lose their respect for wealth, rank, and education, because a few of their own number were permitted to vote for a member. The concluding resolution, which declared any mea sure of Reform to be unsatisfactory which did not, at least, extend as far as the £lO and franchise, was almost superfluous, but certainly its justice was indisputable. It is well that the subject should be kept before the public by these general meetings, though we fear Reformers have little to hope from the present Cabinet or the present Parliament. There is no evil, it is said, without some compen sating good, and, unfortunately, in too many in stances the reverse of the axiom is equally correct. No great change or improvement can be effected without creating in one way or another a good deal of distress and inconvenience. The introduction of machinery, advantageous as it has proved in all respects, unquestionably occasioned much suffering among the workers of the various handicrafts which it superseded. The sewing-machine, which in the course of a few years, it may b e hoped, will rend er the " Song of a Shirt" a picture of the past, is even now diminishing the chances of poor toiling wom en struggling for a wretched livelihood. Even so the improvements of a great city infallibly entail m uc h inconvenience and loss upon those least able to to bear it. The extension of the railway lines demolish the comfortable homes of many well to-do citizens, but they are at least free to choose another habitation equally comfortable where they will. But the poorer classes, who are also dislodged by the removal of the rookeries, are often not able to move to any great distance from their former residence, and are consequently put to considerable inconvenience. This state of things, always to be regretted, appears to many to be a still greater hardship when it results from State improvements ; and therefore, since the proposed alteration in the site of the Courts of Law will turn out some ' hundreds of ver y p oor p erso ns, that some compensat i on s h ou ld It has been proposed be made to them. .A:lr. KINNAIRD, last eve n i n g, suggested that new house s s h ould be built for them, a plan which, on the surf ace, Presents grave difficulties. In the fi rst place th e same site would not suit them all, in the second the precedent would be an awkward one, and it would be much wiser to follow the usual course pursued by railway companies and others, and give the displaced persona some compensation for their ineonTenience. A quarter cr half year's 111: E SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 1,186 a,, A. (REUTER'S TELEGRAM.) ARRIVAL OF THE CITY OF LONDON. NEW YORK, FEB. 18 (Morning). Small bands of Confederate cavalry are threat ening the suburbs of Nashville. Thomas has arrived at New Orleans. Price is reported to have 9,000 men, mostly Texas cavalry. His headquarters are at Bonham Texas, south of the Red River. It is reported via Cairo that Price has gone to Mexico, on a confidential mission, under the orders of Kirby Smith. Kirby Smith is still at Shreeveport, Louisiana His force is estimated at 38,000 men. Many are scattered for foraging purposes, and it is believed that they could not be concentrated this season for want of transportation. Magruder is at Camden, Arkansas. He has 20,000 men on his muster rolls, two-thirds of them being effective. Palmer has been appointed to the command of the department of iKentucky. The bill to enrol negroes into military service was to have been taken up by the Confederate Congress on the 15th. Captain Beales, the Lake Erie pirate, who was have been hung to-day, is respited. The majority report of the judiciary committee of the Kentucky State Senate recommends the rejec tion of the constitutional amendment. The minority report insists on compensation as a condition to precede the ratification. Lincoln has called an extraordinary session of the Senate to assemble on the 4th March, to receive and act upon such communications as may be made on the part of the Executive. _ At a meeting of loyar Georgians, held at York, resolutions were passed urging the people of Georgia to submit unconditionally to the Union. The proposition to strike out the word " white" in the qualifications requisite to become a member of the Missouri Legislature has been defeated in the State Convention. The proposition to permit coloured persons to vote at the poll office was also defeated. General Mejia has arranged to return all refugee• 'rom Texas to be drafted into the Confederate army. fie says that he acts under instructions from the Emperor Maximilian. General Canby threatens to retaliate by holding Mexican officers as hostages. A new order entitled, the Mexican Eagle, has been cre%ted by Maximilian. The Frenchmen entering Mexico are ordered to register themselves. Cortinas has left on a campaign against Cara vagal and Mendez. It is stated that 5,000 waggons are regularly employed in hauling cotton from Texas to the Rio Grand, whence they return with supplies from Mexico. The World says the elevation of Lee is a step towards a more resolute and defiant resistance, and the most serious part of our military work still lies directly before us. According to the Montreal Telegraph, complete official documents have been received to prove the St. Albans raiders as lawful belligerants. General Sherman has reached the south bank of the Gongaree, a few miles east of Columbia. The Confederates retreated to the north bank. A battle is imminent. Northern accounts state that Sherman captured Branchville after three days' fighting, while Southern reports assert that it was evacuated with out fighting. President Lincoln has summoned an extraordi nary session of the Senate for the 4th of March. Gold, 2041. The Senate has refused an appropriation for the Niagara ship canal. Congress has passed a bill for the establishment of a mail steamship line between San Francisco and China. The Congressional committee has recommended :he admission of claimants to seats from Arkansas and Louisiana. The House of Representatives has passed a bill for taxing sales at half per cent. and levying an in ternal revenue tax of eight cents on cotton. Mr. Stevens's amendment for a tax of 10 per cent. on gold sales, except for duties, interest on the public debt, or exportation, was adopted in committee of the whole, but it is supposed that it will be rejected in the House. The Virginian Congressional delegation who re commended the reconstruction of Davis's Cabinet, have issued a report. Referring to Davis's letter to Mr. Seddon, they express regret that their advice was repelled in such a manner, but declare their unwillingness to provoke a resentful controversy. Nearly all the cotton fleet has arrived at New York from Savannah. The Tallahassee has arrived at Nassau. The correspondent of the Herald states that the Governor has refused permission to the Federal gunboat Honduras to anchor at Nassau. The British bark John Parkins has been wrecked off Honduras. The steamer Constitution sailed from San Fran cisco on the 13th inst., for Panama, with $1,300,000 in specie, of which $BOO,OOO are for New York. Kelly, one of the parties engaged in the seizure of the Chesapeake, has been arrested at St. John's, New Brunswick. A courier from General Sherman to Admiral Porter has arrived at Smithville, having ridden across the country. He announces the capture of Branchville on the Bth inst., by Sherman, after three days' hard fighting. _ _ Southern papers do not mention any battle, but state that in consequence of the Federal occupation of Orangeburg, Branchville was abandoned. Gen. Beauregard has taken up a new line to cover Columbia. The Richmond Despatch of the 15th instant says that when Sherman's main army advanced towards Branchville and Charleston he sent Kilpatrick's Cavalry to demonstrate against Augusta, and destroy the Charleston and Augusta Railroad. On Friday last Wheeler attacked Kilpatrick at Aiken, 20 . miles north-east of Augusta, and after a severe engagement drove him five miles towards Branch ville. Our troops by this time have doubtless fallen back to the Gongaree, and if they fall back behind that river, the enemy will be able to shell that river from the South Bank. The Gongaree and its tributary the Saluta are easily fordable above the city. The very latest Richmond despatches state that Sherman's advanced forces have reached the south bank of the Gongaree, a few miles east of Columbia the Confederates falling back to the north bank of the river. A battle was imminent. Annapolis despatches of yesterday announce the arrival of a flag of truce steamer from Richmond. At the time of her departure rumours were current in Richmond that Sherman had been checked and Beauregard killed. These reports are unreliable. It is reported that 20,000 Federals under Schole field have landed at Newbern, and are advancing into North Carolina to reconstruct the railroad from Kingston to tht Atlantic. According to the World Scholefield's corps has landed at Masonboro, thus closely besieging Wil mington and avoiding the march up the peninsula. The result Of the reconnaissance at Wilmington rent would, in alu lost all instances, fully repay them while it would in the aggregate amount to no very great sum. Su( h a course would at once approve itself to the pea pie, who would recognise the justice of the measure., while they would not be disposed to favour an artisltra,ry removal to some place fixed on by Governm .ent. To leave them free to suit them selves in the matter of dwelling place, while compensating them for the trouble and loss occa,sione d by moving, is so small and simple a remedy that it is singular none of the members who took part in the motions and counter-motions of last evening suggested it. As it happened, after the laughable incident of the division, there was not a House sitting, and consequently no result was arrived at, but there is no doubt that the full assembly would have confirmed the virtual decision of the twenty-eight members. We hope that the practical solution of the difficulty which we have referred to will be taken into consideration, as it is undoubtedly the simplest and surest method of avoiding injustice and extravagance. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAM.) THE ERUPTION OF MOUNT ETNA. FLORENCE, Feb. 25. The Nazione publishes the following letter from Acireale dated, 18th inst. :—Those who perchance may have - seen an eruption of Mount Etna can form an adequate idea of the present from the few words I have to add to my letter of the first inst., now that I have witnessed this tremendous specsacle. The crater is six kilometres in circumference, with four horrible principal mouths, which eject enormous stones to a height not less than one kilomatre. The lava is rather frajile compared with previous eruptions, bnt has a certain smell of sulphur, and preserves an intense heat. ROME. ROME, FEB. 28 (Evening). The last few days of the Carnival have been brilliant and animated. No disorder has taken place. THE BOMBAY MAIL. SOUTHAMPTON, MARCH 'l. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam ship Delhi, with the heavy portion of the above mails, arrived here this morning with 69 passengers, £1,639 in specie, and 1,230 packages of cargo, of which 640 bales are cotton. 200 workmen employed on the railway at Reinosa, in ;Santander, had mutinied, breaking their tools and abandoning the works. Tho contractors were officially required to pay the men their wages, the withholding of which was the cause of the disturb ance. This official notice to the contractors restored order. The Delhi spoke the steamer Ellora on the 20th, on the 22d H.M.S. Enchantress, and on the 28th the steamer Nyanza. Her Majesty's ships Liffey, Racoon, Redpole, Procris, and the Italian frigates Eurydice and Valo roso were at Gibraltar. . _ . Gibraltar exchange on London, 90 days, 491 to 491 ; Paris, 8 days, sf. 12c. to 13c. ; Madrid, 11 discount. on Saturday last was the advance of the Federal lines three miles. The new ground was held and works thrown up on it as strong as those to which the Confederates retreated. Lieut. Cushing made another reconnaissance to the obstructions opposite Fort Anderson, crossed the obstructions, passed up to Wilmington, and made a complete examination of the wharves and shipping, He also proceeded to Charlotte, North Carolina, and destroyed all the provisions there. A deserter is said to have arrived from Norfolk, who states that the Richmond authorities have stopped the work on the monitors, blew up one, and were about to evacuate the city. General Grant continues to fortify his position at atcher's Run. He has extended his pickets to Shiney Creek. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Money easy. Gold, 2041. Exchange on Lon don, 2211 ; do. Paris, 2.271 2.20. Stocks steady. New York Centrals, 1131. Illinois, 119. Erie, 75. Five-twenty U.S. Bonds, 1111. Cotton slightly firmer. Middling Upland, 85c. Flour advancing. Wheat quiet. Corn and provisions dull. Coffee steady. Sugar slightly firmer. Molasses very dull. Petroleum very dull ; crude, 49c. ; refined, 67c. Faster Monday Volunteer Review. DOVER, Tuesday Night. The report of the contemplated selection of Dover as the theatre of the forthcoming review of the volunteer corps of the Metropolitan and South- Eastern District on Easter Monday has been en thusiastically received here. Without loss of time a requisition, very influentially signed, was sent to the Mayor (Captain W. Noble, R.N.), desiring that he would call a common hall of the citizens, to concert measures with a view of inducing the au thorities in London to confer this honour upon the town. His worship having promptly complied with the requisition, the meeting was held at the Town Hall, and was attended by a numerous in fluential body of the inhabitants, including many volunteers. In the unavoidable absence of the Mayor, W. R. Mummesy, Esq., J.P., Deputy- Mayor, took the chair. gTERIKER FINNIS 7 Esq., moved the first resolu tion : That, in the opinion of this meeting, Dover possesses prominent advantages for a combined military, naval, and volunteer display ; and, considering the facilities afforded by its having two direct railway communications with the metropolis, it is expedient that measures should be taken for inducing the authorities to select it as a place for hold ing the volunteer review on Easter Monday ; and this meeting pledges itself to use every endeavour to carry out this object. Mr. FINNIS stated that he had received telegraphic messages that day from Mr. Knight, on behalf of the South-Eastern Company, and from Mr. Forbes, on behalf of the London, Chatham, and Dover Company, instructing him to inform them that both companies were willing to afford facilities for bringing the volunteers to Dover equal to those afforded by the Brighton Company in taking them to Brighton. (Cheers.) Major DICKSON, of Waldershare, seconded the resolution, which was carried by acclamation. Sir LUKE SminiErr then moved the next resolu tion, which appointed a committee for adopting measures to attain the end proposed. R. REES, Esq., seconded this resolution, which was carried unanimously. J. G. CHURCHWARD, Esq., moved a resolution for opening subscriptions to defray all necessary expenses ; and a vote of thanks to the chairman closed the proceedings. The Deputy-Mayor and Town Clerk of Folke stone attended the meeting. The Great Fire in Leicester-square. This fire has unfortunately been attended with a greater loss of property than was at first anticipated, for it has been ascertained now that the whole of the wines and the costly fittings in the Shades—the basement—have been destroyed, and this morning the excitement was greatly increased, owing to a report being circulated that four or five lives had been sacrificed. Upon the Brigade instituting an in quiry it was found that all the people in Saville-house had escaped by jumping out of windows at the back and front of the premises, but a female was nowhere to be found this morning (Wednesday), who had been seen at one of the outlets, and strong fears were enter tained that she had been burnt to death, and the body was lying among the debris of the Shades. On the other hand, the neighbours and several of the police are of opinion that the jeopardised female had been seen to jump out of the front window on the first floor and then run away. This seems hardly possible, considering the height of the building, that she could have succeeded in reaching the ground without at least serious personal in jury. A fireman named Percival, attached to Farringdon street station, had the misfortune of having his foot severely injured by the falling of a piece of stone upon it, and in running away from the supposed falling of a wall, owing to the hand rail of the stairs being burnt away, he fell from the top landing to the bottom, by so doing he got greatly shaken. The other two firemen who were injured, namely, Messrs. Penfold and Lilley, who were removed to Charing-cross Hospital, are in a state of great suffering, but the former, after being attended to by the officers of the hospital, was enabled to return home, but was pronounced unfit for duty. The same re marks nearly apply to Percival, as he is unable to put his boots on. Over 100 valuable oil-paintings about Oft. by 3ft. were hanging to the walls of the Shades, and they have been destroyed. It is stated they were not insured. It is not to be wondered at that the Prince of Wales paid such an early visit to the fire, when it is stated that Saville House was long the dwelling of Frederick Prince of Wales, the son of George 11. The Duke of Sutherland and the other noblemen who attended upon his Royal Highness also rendered essential service, by impressing the neigh bours with the fact that their houses were well protected. The Flower of the Flock. By Pierce Egan, Author of " The Poor Girl." 3 vols. W. S. Johnson and Co. This is a highly animated and, to a certain ex tent, interesting record of adventures and vicissi tudes, plots and counter-plots, awful perils and hair breadth escapes, love and folly and disappointment, and ultimate happiness to everybody. In many re spects this novel is superior to the ordinaryrun of " sen sational " romance. We cannot, nowever, regard the conduct of some of the characters as very natural —as, for example, the refusal of Helen to accept the offer of her lover, and her apparent igno rance of " the dreadful secret "—incidents which are very certainly beyond the limits of possibility. At first it appeared that the marvellously beautiful Helen was to be regarded as " the flower of the flock," but we are glad ultimately to discover that peerless heroine in humble little Lotte, the hard toiling workwoman, as we learn from the following just tribute to a very deserving class— THE FLOWER OF THE FLOCK. A path of rectitude is laid down in social life for all alike, rich or poor, to pursue. It is beset with snares and pit falls ; with inducements, seductions, and temptations to turn aside almost at every step. To adhere, however, to the fixed principle of acting rightly in every situation in life demands no common powers. A peculiar strength of mind, a clearness of per ception to distinguish the real from the unreal, correct, which is something more than common, sense, and even a course of instruction, are deemed little else than essential to achieve the difficult task of pursuing that path un swervingly. " It is one thing to be tempted, Escalus, Another thing to fall." When those who have been borne in the lap of luxury, have been nurtured with tenderness, instructed with care, reared in plenty, surrounded by blessings, caressed With kindred's holy affection, elevated above the incitements of want, and gifted with that knowledge of good and evil, which is imparted by the cultivation of the mind and the aid of religion, yield to temptation, and fall away before seductive arts—what shall be said of her who, unaided by any of these advantages, passes through her path of fire uncharred? What is she among her human sisters, who, endowed alone with that fatal gift to the poor girl,—fair looks, struggles with penury and starvation, toils from dawn far, far into the long night, with dim and weary eyelids and aching fingers, endures the severest straits of destitution, arising from scantily remunerated labour, yet faces her danger nobly—resists those fascinating tempta tions which are so terrible in their power to the beautiful but penniless of her sex—wrestle, . bravely with her nar rowed means, and rising superior to all those allurements, which are aided b, the urgings of grim want, preserves her purity and self-respect unsullied, and her independence unabased ! What is she among women who, being driven to so ciety itself—in its hunger on the one hand after wealth, and on the other after cheapness—into the very corner of desperation, comes from her crushing ordeal unbruised and undefiled ? Is she not a FLOWER OF THE FLOCK ? Oh ! reader, look about you ; there are many Lette Clin tons in the throes of mortal agony nearer to you than you suspect. If they are fainting under their burden, can you not afford them a little aid to surmount their miserable destitution, and lift them out of their despair ? Remember the dreadful alternative ! The moral of the tale, it will be seen from the above, is excellent, and throughout the whole narra tive is pervaded by a genial spirit of kindliness and philanthropy. The Author of " The Sinner's Friend;" An Auto. biography. Edited by Newman Hall, LL.D One vol., pp. 466. James*Nisbet and Co. This volume contains the history of the tempts, tions and indiscretions, and subsequent sins, con spicuous among which was a constant liability to intemperance, which characterised the earlier portion of the life of John Vine Hall, the well-known author of " The Sinner's Friend," written by himself. Being himself converted from the depravity of his ways, the author was naturally anxi ous to preach to his fellow-sinners the good tidings whereby even he had been rescued from an apparently hopeless condition. On his death, in 1860, at the advanced aged of 87, John Vine Hall left to his son the charge of giving his autobiography to the public. In turning over the pages in which, in a spirit of very genuine contrition the author records his own intemperance, we find that on one occasion, being at the moment sober, the almost habitual drunkard was startled by reading a paragraph entitled " Dreadful Effects of Intoxication," in The Sun of Oct. 15, 1818. This paragraph,which recounted the suicide of a drunkard, deeply impressed him for a time, and that same year witnessed what he justly calls his " Victory," when his sinful propensity was for ever laid aside. Although dissenting from many of the author's opinions, we may commend his experiences as likely to be beneficial to many, ,being, as they are, the records of truth. Our Tropical Possessions in Malayan India. By John Cameron, Esq., F.R.G.S. One Vol., pp. 408. With Illustrations. Smith, Elder, and Co. Believing that Singapore, and Penang, and Ma lacca, and the remainder of those Indian possessions known as the Straits Settlement, are about to pass under the direct control of the Imperial Govern ment, Mr. Cameron has very naturally imagined that some particular account of thatpeculiar locality would have an especial interest for the English reader. "I do not think," he says, " that I have claimed for my subject more attention than it de serves. In point of physical beauty it can have few compeers ; its chief port ranks third in the com merce of India ; and its geographical position gives it a political importance which must be measured by the value to Great Britain of ascendancy through out the rapidly developing countries of the far East." Although Mr. Cameron gives a few judicious opinions upon the future administration of the settlement, his volume is for the most part descriptive, and very vigorous and life-like are his descriptions. Mr. Cameron is evidently well ac quainted with his subject (he writes from Singapore), and the narrative of his experiences is a labour of love. By untravelled Englishmen, he admits, the distant Indian station is often regarded as an exile of the worst description, " but those who have en dured that exile," he adds, "can tell a far different tale of the condition of life in the tropical garden." The glowing pictures which are here given, how ever, of this— . "Clime of the East—the land of the sun," have their drawbacks. Among these the tigers of the jungle hold a conspicuous place. Some of the most interesting chapters of this volume contain records of the cowardice and cruelty of the tiger. All Mr. Cameron's descriptions appear truthful, and taken from actual occurrences. He tells us that after inquiring into every death from tigers for a number of years back, he had not been able to find one case in which the victim had not been come upon unawares from behind. The tiger will stealthily watch for hours until a favour able moment occurs, and then with one deadly spring he falls upon his prey. The death is appa rently instantaneous, for in every body discovered the back of the head is generally smashed in, so great is the violence of that deadly stroke. It is dreadful to learn that in the island of Singapore alone more than 200 deaths from tigers occur yearly— nearly one a day. Until the jungle can be de stroyed the extirpation of the tigers appears hope less. Towards the attainment of this much to be de sired end Mr. Cameron offers some very reasonable suggestions. We cannot now bestow more time upon these very interesting reminiscences. The volume is adorned with some coloured illustrations of Singa pore and its harbour, and Penang and Wellesley. The Dobbs Family in America. By Our Own Special Correspondent. One Vol., pp. 312. Maxwell. " Our Own Special Correspondent" does not favour us with any particulars respecting his indi vidual ownership. His revelations of American life are, as may be supposed, for the most part, given in a humorous vein. History and Cultivation of Cotton and Tobacco. By Col. Robert L. de Corfi. One Vol., pp. 306. Chapman and Hall. This is a very practical treatise on the cultivation of those two important necessaries of civilised life— cotton and tobacco. The author is a Carolinian himself, and is well acquainted with his theme. Harrison 'ew Story. " THE HOUSE WITH THE SEVEN CHIMNEYS." Another instalment of Harrison Ainsworth' new historical romance—commemorative (under the whimsical title of " The House with the Seven Chimneys") of the adventurous journey to Madrid (in quest of a wife) undertaken by Charles the First when Prince of Wales—lends a more than usua l charm to this month's number of Bentley's Miscellany. And it does so for the simple reason that it shows that one of the most popular of our romance meters" a nd famous years ago as the author of " Rookwoo d" " Jack .Shepherd," of " Windsor Castle" and " The Tower of London," of " Old St. Paul le, '" ab and " The Miser's Daughter"—is still bes t whenever he so pleases, of writing at his ve r y There are several among the singularly pict uresque scenes and incidents recounted by him in the dial' ters of his new tale, but just now publishing, that - enable us confidently to assert, in regard to his liter rary capabilities, what we have thus but a m omen , since been asserting. And we would merely. direev the attention of any one who might f eel al t o to question the accuracy of our statement, examine cursorily—in proof that it is so—to the very instalment we are now alluding to as notably adorn ing the current number of Bentley's Mi s cellanY • Proof positive, however, we may here at o nce giVe cap ' by a casually selected quotation or two from t he pages of the magazine. Charles and Buckilighaul, (the two Smiths !) have arrived in Chapter Vt' Burgos, where, after nightfall, they loiter into til° glorious old Cathedral. "Prepared as they were for a wondrous spectacle, the grand coup d'ceil offered by the interior of the ca thedral a nd surpassed any expectations they had formed a it, an struck them with reverential awe. Emerging from one °` the aisles into the mighty nave, they stood sti ll for a her` time to contemplate the sublime picture. A large P° l4 ,,, i rd of the fane was plunged in gloom, but this obscurity aa",,) to the effect of such parts as could be distinguished• rilu twinkling tapers attached to the long line of pilla ra ,g either side, though only serving to make darkness vis in the aisles, cast sufficient light on the nave to disclose the numerous figures kneeling on the pavement. 11, devotees were for the most part women, who , even Wi 5 fn s their prayers, never ceased to agita te their f311.n All, without exception, wore mantillas, and were attired Id black. Scattered amongst them were a few m en in vole and picturesque costumes. " The grand altar at which the priests were officiafit was a blaze of light, and the splendour of this part of the scene was heightened by the surrounding gloom• prince and Buckingham might have regretted that so tuan•cl architectural beauties—so many exquisite sculpturese an, paintings—were hidden from their view ; tha t the glellv of the gorgeous painted windows were not called fortil external light, and the charming perspectives formed the triple rows of pillars in the aisles were only rein) r f e ctu , a its revealed; but, such as it was, the picture was perf ect kind, and delighted them as much as if every detail had s been fully revealed. "Moving slowly down the nave, ever and ano n glaincili:t i f between the pillars of the aisles at some lovely but wntii seen chapel, or pausing to gaze at a painting or statae attracted their attention, the prince and his corepan i°a !"; proached the choir, where the light afforded by the g' a i s .. altar candles was sufficiently strong to enable them °i v cern the marvellous werkmanship of the stalls, the Bas f i e f i l d rotablo, with its spiral pillars and consummately be 3n , - the statues, and overhead the glorious dome, storied -rfit'l arms of kings and archbishops—a dome which P l l, of pronounced to be so beautiful, that it seemed the -Or angels rather than tho production of men.' " Having examined all these marvels, so far as ' sr " 'O l O l doable under the circumstances—the sacred rites weiriequcic being performed at the high altar—the Prin ce an —rod ingham glided noiselessly away, and proceeded to th ° lf Gothic chapel, called the Capilla del Condestable--ja i ; e c e a a church—where they beheld a marvellous altar 6,,,c-035 and several tombs of extraordinary beauty--ellicf de the latter being the tomb of Don Pedro lierriall'e-x, Velasco, constable of Castille, and founder of the eh'l'ite. Upon the following morning, the travellers, 31"ana an enthralling adventure (leading to a d ael !,, s tie what not), return to the same wondrously mak,to edifice, of which our author writes thereupon I"- eloquently : nod" The full beauties of the superb Goth ic fane were way revealed to them—the tall twin spires cleaving their the towards heaven, the three exquisitely c arved portals lase, grand entrance, the triple-shafted aisl es, the majestic 31_0, the vaulted roof, the numerous chape ls with their 111','„ith ments, statues, and paintings, the magnificent choir ~ 1 13 s talls, its splendidly gilt gates, beautiful an d &Iw o canopy—all these, and a thousand beau ties morel .0, displayed to their ravished gaze. To comple te their sat' 5 faction, the grand notes of the organ were hear d p ea along the roof, while sweet voices arose from th e choin th o "As on the previous evening, the paveme nt °f . 1 mighty nave was peopled with female devot ees, 0,1 ducing a singular and striking effect, from theirblacktittn ,er their fans and mantillas; and many of them —the oan'o at least—boasting magnificent eyes, jet-black locks;o3 5, charming features. In the chapels also there wer „the worshippers ; and though the hour was s o early, the C" dml might be said to be thronged. coni a "As Graham passed the chapel of Santa Ann he the not help casting a glance into it, and then Per cei. ro vions beautiful creature he had seen there On , ° c . o . of t he night. She was kneeling before the iniap-Duke de Virgin, and not far from her stood the Cea, so engrossed by the contemplation of "" that ho had eyes for no other object. „ re Wi ll " Charles remained within the cathedr al for ta - 0 otoi an hour, chiefly employing himself in examining to marvellous paintings which he had been unable to n" the or, a on the previous evening, and then, deeply' depl w necessity of departure, he bade adieu to t he glor iool:1)00d in which he would willingly have tarried during til l !, p ars" of the day, and returned with his companions to dor, where breakfast awaited them." OCL SCS Having given which mere taste of our rola manner, as one of the most picturesque aln°,l3refer ing narrators, we may content ourselv es wit' f ivlt• ring the reader to the current instalme nt poo r Ainsworth's new historical romance, a s it Maviitiey's be found in full in the March numb er of Be y Miscellany. MARKETS—This Day. MARK-LANE. Fresh up to our market to-day the arrivals of English wheat were small. The condition of the produce was very middling, and the trade for good and fine produce ruled firm at full currencies. Damp qualities met a dull inquiry on former terms. About an average supply of foreign wheat was on the stands. The amount of business transacted was_small, yet prices ruled firm. Floating cargoes of grain moved off slowly at late rates. With barley the market was moderately supplied. For all descriptions the trade was dull, at about previous quotations. Malt sold slowly, at late prices. Although the supply of oats on sale was very moderate, the trade was quiet, and late rates wore barely maintained. Beaus met a slow sale, at late prizes. For peas the trade was firm. Flour changed hands to a moderate extent, at full prices. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat.Barley.Malt. Oats. Flour. English and Scotch 531 960 2,390 3,110 750 Iris Feign eign 9,380 150 sks. COMPARATIVE QUANTITIES AND PRICES OF GRALN for the Week ending Feb.2s, 1865 :—Wheat, qrs., 79,804; average 38s 2d—barley, 54,547; 29s Od—oats, 9,806; 20s 3d. Corresponding week in 1864 :—Wheat, 75,410 ; 41s ld— barley, 63,981; 32s Od—oats, 11,163 ; 19s. 6d. BOROUGH HOP. Generally speaking, the market is quiet. Good and fine hops, however, are firm in price. WHITECHAPEL. The supply of meat on sale is but moderate, yet the trade is slow, as follows: Beef, from 35 Od to 4s 8d ; mutton, 38 8d to 4s 10d ; veal, 4s Od to 5s Od ; and pork, 3s 6d to 4s 8d per 81b by the carcase. The Price of Gold. the quotation of gold at Paris is about 1 per mine pm., and the short exchange on London is 25.15 per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £1 17s. 104 d. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is about 2-IGths per cent. dearer in Parts than in London. By advic:s from Hamburg the price of gold is 423 per mark and the short exchange on London is 13.5 per £1 stcrliu . Standard gold at the English Mint price is, therefore, about 5-10 tbs per cent. dearer in Hamburg than in London. On Sunday last her Majesty had a most mira culous escape from being crushed to death by the falling of a huge elm tree in the Home Park. Her Majesty was taking an airing on her favourite little Scotch pony, and proceeding through the tall elms at Windsor known as Queen Elizabeth's ride, the pony being led by a 011ie, and a groom following at a short distance, when, fortu nately and providentially, the servant observed one of the large trees falling immediately over her Majesty. The groom called out loudly, and her Majesty, mado aware of danger by this timely alarm, escaped being crushed beneath the tree by a few yards only.—Court ,Tournal. FRANCE. BOURSE, Feb. 28.—The market, on account of the liquidation, is somewhat heavy, and there is a small reduction in quotations. Threes, for the Account, are now at 67fr. 60c. Mobilier are not quoted. In Railway Shares not much doing, and prices re main about the same. The market closed as fol- lows :-- 41- per Cents 97 Do. end month — 3 per Cents. 67 55 Do. end month 67 50 Credit Mobilier Do. end month Bank Shares 3500 Credit Fonder 1277 50 Roman 74 Italian Loan 64 70 Do. end month 64 50 Ditto Threes — Now Mexican Russian — Austrian Spanish Threes Rome Debt — Deferred AYS. BAIL' Cash. Acct. Orleans Northern lOl3 75 ... 1013 75 Lyons and Mediterranean 945 ... 945 Southern 585 ... 581 25 _ . _ Western 540 ... Eastern Sardinian 306 25 ... 306 25 Austrian Lombard 545 ... 545 North of Spain .327 50 ... 332 50 Saragossa 395 ... Ditto to Barcelona 176 25 ... EGYPT. ALEXANDRIA, Feb. 18 Sir Henry Bulwer left Cairo this morning, on a visit to Suez. His health is very much improved, and it is probable he may visit the works of the Suez Canal Company and Port Said. H. E. Nubar Pasha subscribed on the 15th inst. a concession in favour of M. Lebon, to supply the city of Cairo with gas. The contract stipulates that the works shall be finished on or before the 15th February, 1866. The City of Damascus is enjoying a period of tranquillity and prosperity, which could hardly have been anticipated so soon after the frightful events of which it has been the theatre. The Christian quarter, notwithstanding the enormous wages de manded by all kinds of workmen, is fast rebuilding. The Governor of Damascus, Alihammund Rachidi Pasha, had a few months ago the happy idea of widening all the bazaars of the city, by compelling all the merchants to give back to the street the space that their shops had unlawfully over-reached, at some period anterior to the memory of man. This measure, which at first occasioned some murmuring was carried by the people themselves with great alacrity, as soon as they became aware of the benefit that would result from it for them, and now the measure may be said to be completely carried. Mahomed Rachidi Pacha has carried, with equal rapidity and success, many other improvements. The Turkish troops allied with the Druses have made a successful expedition in the Hansan, and taken possession of a tract of country which had been long in the power of the turbulent Arabs. By some mistake two or, some say, four Christian vil lages have shared the fate of the rebels, and have been plundered if not destroyed. The cotton market advanced on Saturday and Monday from 37 to 40 dollars for fair open, tele grams having been received from Liverpool quoting an advance of 2d. per lb. fair ei open n has By advices o f a l a t er d a t e , h owev er, it was made known that this a d vance h as b een l os t, a nd the price of clh u tt e l business has g been nee our market again a declined done,been faiirrr to eogu 2 p l el d na . In rb,eianngd c n o ov n me s ry e i z rallyon h worth 37 dollars at rtof ho the close,butlderaly t g th en er e e ra i l slittl o e disposition i accept the price. The stock at present in Alexan dria is estimated at 40,000 cantars. Exchange on London, at 8 months, 961 to Freight to Liverpool, 0. per lb. THE LATE CARDENTAL WtsEmAN.—The Catholic' Metropolitan Chapter will probably meet in the course of a few days to make choice of three names to be forwarded to Rome with a view to the appointment of a successor to the late Cardinal Wiseman. These names having been first submitted to the English Catholic Bishops, who pronounce their opinion upon them, will then be transmitted to the Holy See. Meanwhile theldiocess is being administered by a vicar-capitular nominated by the chapter, whose choice has fallen upon Canon O'Neal, of St. John's Wood. E R RATUM.—In the notice given yesterday of the Commercial Almanack, the price should been mentioned as Eighteenpence, instead of being given, as it was by a mis print, as gightpence. The Venezuela Loan• „dor/ The following relate to the debts of.M:4' oce New Granada, and Venezuela. The int e 7 e ag' r egarding the Venezuela loan of 1862 is dis c° if ing Of DEBT OF EQUADOIL The mail from Guayaquil has brought a reu ll d e bt ° £236 12s. ld. on account of the dividends on the Equador. t NEW GRANA DE ' . it' 4 Messrs. Baring Brothers an d Co. h av e receilre`ll 1 mail on account of New Granada dividends -- * 3 0 0 From Custom-house of Santa Marta ... X 4 7 2° 3 , " ' Rio Hacha lv " 0 " 77 77 5 1 77 77 Tumacho ... 003 71 Sabanilla 1 ... ....2;...../ . 77 £4769° $ I . v , O eiti' VENEZUELA DEBT. Messrs. Baring Brothers and Co.'s age nts in ' Ile ( under date of the 9th inst., write as follows :--- ~„ alo: . e had hoped that the High Federal Courtlit";lor T u v t e te n a i i ts decision on the matter of the 55 per ce ll ' e t i ° in time to communicate it to you byl333‘e , the subject is still under discussion." f At es t b A telegram has been received by the ages °- 'd e Baring Brothers and Co. at La Gua Zed C3ll d e. ItCle 9ththa inst., stating that the High FederalYra' Court Ilteccilw t the holders of the internal Debt have the t on the 55 per cent. import duties. VENEZUELA SI% PER CENT. LOAN, 1864. f /1/ 11° 1.5 1$ The General Credit and Finance Company ° t - s , 1 11 1, °- . (limited) are in receipt of advice from their Feb . '', Of H. L. Boulton and Co., dated La Guayra, Vev„3l.olto: duties collected as follows on account of the 0 ° , 74 1 1. ,: Per statement No. 27 from Puerto Cabello 6 4 2 :;5 63 4 1 Ditto No. 28 ditto ... Ditto No. 17, from La Gua..yr• a ..• .. 22--'"1 $12,368 EXPLOSION 1 , wboiece:til sion of a very serious nature e:tili4,l MILLS.—About 9.15 la etisfi'S ANOTHER ----------r:oosselßriov.re:.)ofa,?lri ____________ 1,00,0; mills at Faversham, happily fatal results. It appears that the vrorknien we re e tfoil Ot in preparing green charge, which is an incorporsf es, the severali a sides and reo e f y o i f u ygthtthehE this time unattencleu S'ogi, powder w town, mr. u unexplained , theso is rolled out by means of ponderous rat'e or, when from particularly hlgrareldients used in the manufacturing °f in although much consternation ploded, destroying cause nalwuthoaobpilieleacmveesa.crheianuteieroyninss boli bi t ir ; :Litotai:3c; 4 were, as may be imagined , on on the sed.i‘ it was caused by Aoe was a matter ofOsCP" congratulation that no life Was nor any one kaier, STOCK C ERTIFICATEShurt. TO BEAREII.--4'3ljeliat, . been laid before the House hoWing tl of Comnaons s _...,,, c oo t consequence, it •is supposed, of the charge of 50. 1, hag tO w" ° the exchange of Government stock fa certificates so is has been little adopted. In the entire yea r 1 chime I ! certificates were were taken for only £1,039,700. 'rile e f s to° P , therefor certificates, 0 now reduced to 2s. per cent. on the to ~ tloe s .c7aluc is. on each nominal stock certificate elOw. id A r 0 1 ' ,4 1 ertlfi • cate to bearer, and latheon the surrell'e- vs i , ..• bo°P certificate for • re-inscription of stock in tbo registered stock.