The Sun. — London, England, 1865-12-12 00:00:00

R OYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT GARDE N. (Opera Company, Limited.) Last night but Four before the Christmas Holidays. Last app, arances of Miss ne, Madame Lemmens- Sherrington, Mr. A. Laurence, and Mr. C. Adams. Positlvely the Last Night but Two of L'Airicaine. THIS EVENING will be performed Meyerbeer's Grand Opera, L'AFKICAINE. Misss Louisa Fyne, Madame Lem mens-Sherrington, and Mrs. A. Cook ; Messrs. Alberto Lawrence, Ellis, A. Cook, E. Dussek, J. G. Patey, C. Lyall, and Charles Adams. Conductor, Mr. Allred Mellon. Commence at a quarter to 8. nER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. signor ARDITPS CONCERTS, Every Evening. POSITIVELY THE LAST NIGIIF BUT FIVE. IMlnt nee Success of the New Grand" wi Selection lull from W a gner's Romantic Opera, "Tannhauser,th Or chestra and c IENDELSSOIIN NIGHT. TO-NIGHT k Tuesday), December 12. VOCALISTS. Mdlle. Laura Harris 3ld le. Edi, and Sig. Stagno. PIANOFORTE. Mr. Charles bane (his second al pearance at these Concerts), Conductor, Signor ARDIT I. Commence at Eight. Promenade, One Shilling. rIIHEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. - ..IL Managers, Messrs. E. Falconer and F. B. Chatterton. THIS EVENING the performances will commence with Shakspere's Tragedy of KING JOHN: Messrs. Phelps, James Aderson, T. Swinbourne, Raynor G. Belmore, E. Phelps, C. Harcourt ; Miss Atkinson, Mrs. 11. Vandenhoff, Mrs. Hodson, &c. After which, GALWAY - GO - BRA GII ; or, Love. Fun , and Fighting : Messrs. Edmund Falconer, F. Barsby, C. Barcourt ; Misses Hazlewood, E. Falconer, awe Leclercq. Commence at 7. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.- Sole Lessee and Mansger, Mr. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, THE OVERLAND ROUTE : Messrs, Chas. Chas. Mathews , Bucksto ne, Chippendale, Compton. Rog( Clark, Gordon, Braid, Coe, dm ; Messdames Mathews, Snow den, Hill. Wright, Coleman. Lovell, ;Lc. To be followed by WHO KILLED COCK Mat ROBIN? M r . Chippendale, Mr. C. Mathews ; Mrs. Charles hews, Mrs. Fitzwilliam. &c To conclude with MY HUSBAN'S GHOST. Commence at SDeven. ROYAL LYC EUM T REATRE.- Under the sole Management eat Mr. Fechter. , f His EVENING, at Seven o'clock, THE DAY AFTER THE WEDDING. Mr. and Mrs. Horsman. After which, RUT BLAS. Mr Fechter ; Messrs. Emery, Fi tz p a trick. Evans, Westland, Clifford, H. Butler, Raymond ; Mesdames Lavenu and fiorsmsn. To conclude with THE ILLUSTRIOUS STRANGER. Messrs. Widdicomb, Raymond, Westland, Evaus, More land ; Alesdames Boyce and Lavenu. Box Office open daily from Eleven till Five. Acting Manager, H. Barnett. NEW THEATRE-ROYAL ADELPHI. Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. THIS EVENING, at 7, MOTHER AND CHILD ARE DOING WELL. Messrs. Felix Rogers, I'. Bedford, &o. After which, at 8, RIP VAN WINKLE. Rip (his 86th appearance), Mr. Jefferson, suported by Messrs. Billing - Jon, P. Bedford, R Phillips, Felix Itogtrs, Ashley, 11.burne, U. J. Smith; Mrs. Billingtor, &c. To conclude, at halt-pant 10, with THE WIDOW'S VICTIM. Messrs. 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All the intelligence that has reached us of the state of affairs in Belgium, and the manner in which the sad news of the death of the KING has affected foreign nations, confirm the impression already en tertained of the high esteem in which the departed monarch was held. In all ranks and classes great sympathy and sorrow have been expressed, and numerous are the testimonials which the bereaved family have received to the worth of the departed, and the great loss which has been sustained thereby i n the councils of Europe. Yesterday the new KING re ceived a telegram from the Emperor NAPOLEON, which expressed in the most emphatic language the senti mentsof regret, and the feelings of respect and admira tion entertained for the King by the Imp er i a l family King LEOPOLD was renowned of Fra,pee, and stat ed for intelligence and w isdom ; he was one o f the most justly revered mo narchs of Europe. Such language is not flattery, but merely expresses in appropriate terms the high position which the King held among the Sovereigns of Europe. On Satur day the funeral will take place, the and already Princ e of WALES, the King of PORTUGAL, the Crown Prince of PRUSSIA, and the Prince L 01.715 of R E s sz h ave s i gn ifi e d their ill- tention of being present. Her MAJESTY was much affected when she received the sad intelligence on Sunday ; and the reflections conse quent upon the receipt of the mournful news must have carried her back through the vista of years to long-past scenes of brighter hopes and happier days. The late King LEOPOLD has always been a welcome visitor in this country ; he lived so long here that he understood the character of the English people well, and his advice was always of great service on momentous occasions. The semi-official Neue Preussische at Berlin published a biography of the late King, in which we meet with the follow ing passage :--" Even the political adversaries of the deceased monarch allow that he was a highly gifted Prince, and that in him the House of Coburg has lost its chief, through whose political abilities it derived a lustre almost unparalleled in modern history." The French papers, with hardly an exception, accord their tribute of praise to the memory of the late Monarch, and the 3loniteur declares that throughout the capital the intelligence has produced a deep and melancholy impression, and that the loss of a Sovereign who by his wisdom acquired so high a position in the councils of Europe has excited universal regret. The French Court, out of respect to his memory, have put off the fetes at Compiegne, and in all directions regret is ex pressed and respect manifested. The Council of Ministers, at Brussels, have issued a proclamation, in which they state that the people will await with confidence the day when the Constitutional oath from the Heir to the Throne will be received by the representatives of the nation. A proclamation was also posted in the streets of Brussels, which announced the sad news on Sunday, and truly declared that " all Belgium would deplore the loss of the Sovereign who has been associated with the destinies of Belgium for the last thirty-four years." Equally correct was the statement that the late King was eminently successful in his efforts to establish a monarchy based on independent principles. It is to the lasting renown of the KING that his little kimgdom survived the fall of thrones and crash of empires which convulsed Europe in 1848, and such an event will be a witness to his fame in the coming ages of History. The hulependance Beige declares that the Belgian nation is afflicted but not depressed. " It weeps for the past, but it faces the future with confidence." That these cheering anticipations may be realised will be the earnest wish of all who take an interest in the welfare of the brave little kingdom of Belgium and its intelligent people. The great Smithfield Cattle Show has for many years past been one of our regular Christmas Exhi bitions, and the visitors to the metropolis at the holiday season would be sorely disappointed if they were deprived of the annual sight. This year the beasts of the field have risen into unwonted promi nence. They have occupied the anxious attention of statesmen and politicians, they have formed matter for correspondence between Secretaries of States and ambassadors, they have originated public meetings in various parts of the three kingdoms, they have filled the columns of the press, and have thrown medical science into a state of bewilderment and incapacity. Having accomplished all this, some persons thought they had done enough, and would not be able to go through the exertion of the annual show ; but such anticipations have been, happily, proved mistaken. Despite the ravages of the plague, and the apprehensions which the breeders might naturally have been supposed to entertain in sending their beasts to a large exhibition, the show was good in quality, and the number, though not so high as in some previous years, was larger than could have been expected. The managers have taken every possible precaution against the admission of infected animals, and the senders had every reason to repose full confidence in the care taken. Every animal was examined and certificated before quitting home, and was again examined on its ar rival at Islington by Professor SIMONDS and his assistants from the Veterinary College, who, if they have as yet proved unable to cure the disease, may certainly be supposed to be capable of detecting its very earliest indications. The vans and trucks which brought the beasts were also carefully disin fected, and kept under lock and key. We may remember also, as very possibly those immediately concerned remembered, that the class of animals who are brought to a show like this are far less liable to the attacks of the fatal rinderpest. They I are well fed, well housed, and properly cared for ; they are kept in good condition, which, with animals as with human beings, greatly diminishes the risk of infection. When it is necessary to remove them from one place to another their wants are attended to, and competent herdsmen take charge of them. All this is very different from the career of those miserable animals who arc knocked about in the steamboat or on the railway; left for long hours without food or drink, driven through the crowded thoroughfares amid yelling and hooting and baiting of boys and men, to whom the fact of having charge of an animal is sufficient reason for ill-using it. There is good reason to believe that our inhumanity and indifference respecting the treatment of cattle has brought a heavy punishment upon ourselves, since it has undoubtedly been the means of predis posing to the disease and encouraging its rapid ex tension, though it may have had nothing to do with its origin. The exhibitors yesterday had as usual no easy task in deciding between the rival merits of the various breeds, and our northern neighbours will rejoice over the final adjudication of the silver cup for prize oxen to the Duke of SUTHERLAND'S Highlander. The varions prizes and medals were distribued among the nobility and the professional breeders ; and it is satisfactory to find that the pigs and sheep were of very good quality, and in unusual numbers. The visitors mustered in great force, and the inaugural day of the Cattle Show week pro mised well for the success and reputation of that time-honoured institution. If no man was ever more unjustly attacked than Governor EYRE, it is satisfactory to find that he is in no lack of able and efficient allies in the shape of undoubted position and unquestionable authority who b testify added to the tifytohisworth and discretion. Another has long list in the person of C HAR LES COOPER, the l a t e Chief Justi ce Times Aus tralia. This gentleman, in a letter to f to-day, declares that he has been asked - by many why he has not added his name to those who have conic forward on behalf of the Governor, an d he does so now not to appear to" shrink from his friend, when surrounded by enemies," but at the same timehe states that the reason why he has not done so before was that he felt sure all along that this lamentable affair in Jamaica would be " thoroughly inyestigated" by Government, and considered in Parliament. Mr. COOPER goes on to state that he feels con vinced, from a long observation of Mr. EYRE'S life in South Australia, that he would " not willingly or unnecessarily, much less wantonly, cause the death of any human being." He also expresses his " confident trust" that when all the circumstances have been go ne i n t o concern i ng this Jamaica out break, thatthe in G a o u v i e r r y nor EYRE will " come forth from h with his good and hon ouredmuch better name it altogether untarnished." would h aveheenifotHo w much others had followed th e wise example here set them, and waited TUE SUN, LONDON, ITESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 12, 1865. to express an opinion until they were in possession of the facts of the case, instead of rushing into wild extremes and jumping to hasty conclusions, and - then refusing to listen to any explanation and to hear any argument that confuted their statement. Mr. COOPER very properly deprecates the course pursued by some members of Parliament who have vehemently denounced Mr. EYRE with no positive proof against him ; and indeed the conduct of such individuals cannot be too strongly denounced or too severely reprobated. When the House meets, however, they will find their proper level. It is one thing to be the demagogue at a violent and igno rant assembly, and another to attempt to lay l i down the law before an enlightened and educated assembly, the most independent and the most im partial in the world. It may safely be said that a more un-English proceeding has seldom been seen than this " conspiracy," for it deserves no better term, against the reputation of an honoured servant of the Crown, a man who has won his posi tion by his own exertions, and who had achieved for himself a world-wide reputation for courage and constancy before he assumed the office he now holds. While we entertain with Mr. COOPER and others a " confident trust" that he will come out of the inquiry with his fame un affected, we cannot too deeply deplore, and too emphatically condemn the course now pursued by those set in array against him. One of the members of the deputation who waited upon Mr. CARDWELL the other day declared that he was abroad when the news of the outbreak at Jamaica was first dis seminated for the first time. He blushed for his country when heheard the comments that were made. We have far more cause to blush for our country when we find the total want of fairplay exhibited in many quarters, and the virulent intolerance that characterises the language of those who ought to know better to be led away by the passions of the moment into a forgetfulness of proper tone and bearing to be expected from public speakers. It will be a great relief to all impartial individuals when these scandal-mongers are silenced by the all important voice of public opinion. The news brought by the Moravian tells us that President JoriNsoN has issued a proclamation re storing the right of habeas corpus throughout the country, excepting in the late rebellious States. This is a further step towards the re-establishment of the supremacy of civil over military law, and the restoration of the old forms of individual security and public liberty. The PRESIDENT has undoubtedly an anxious and difficult task before him—the pacification of the country—and the meeting of Congress must increase rather than lighten his troubles. The Radical party are strong in the Senate, whose officers were chosen at the extra session convened for Mr. LINCOLN'S second inauguration, and in the House of Repre sentatives the Radicals have a majority. The first great difficulty which will present itself to the Congress will he the question of the admission of the Southern members. The PRESIDENT himself holds that such States as have repudiated the Confederate debt, abolished slavery, and protect the freedmen, ought to have their members admitted to Congress, but the Radicals will not agree to this. There will probably be a sharp struggle on the mat ter, as on other points connected with reconstruc tion. Another difficulty is likely to arise respecting the Free-trade policy. The Democrats, wisely enough, uphold Free-trade principles in their platform, and there is also a Free-trade League among the Republicans. Of course these parties will have to encounter a formidable opposition from the Pro tectionists, but it is to be hoped that good sense and public spirit will carry the day. The condition of the South as described by witnesses is not encouraging. The people are uneasy and apprehensive as to their political future. They object, as a high-minded and honourable people naturally might, to the forced repudiation of their public debt, while the threatened exclusion of their representatives from Con gress leaves them little hope of having their wants and grievances fairly stated. It remains to be seen whether the Congress will be actually as antagonistic to the South as is feared, and much will depend on the results of its deliberations. The President is known to be on the side of conciliation and moderation, but the Radicals include the wildest extremes in their ranks. It is true that those ranks are divided, and therefore there is some ground for hoping that moderate men of all parties may yet be able to combine and endeavour to bring about a better state of things. THE FENIAN TRIALS. DUBLIN, Monday. When Nagle's (the informer) direct examination was concluded, O'Donovan (Rossa) insisted upon cross-examining him himself, thereupon Mr. Butt and Mr. Dowse threw down their briefs. The pri sioner broke down Nagle on two or three points, which was not done on any previous cross-examina tion. There was considerable excitement in court. DUBLIN, Monday Evening. Rossa continued his cross-examination all day. He was often interrupted by Judge Keogh, who said he was making his case worse, and was wasting public time. _ O'Donovan replied that the prospect of 20 years'• penal servitude gave him good right to the public time, and that if things were as Judge Keogh had said his trial was a legal farce. The whole proceedings became very irregular. The Board of Prison Superintendence, at their meeting to-day, passed a resolution calling on Lord Wodehouse to appoint a special commissioner to inquire into Stephens's escape. FlRES.—During last night and this morning a number of fires took place in various parts of London. The premises of Mr. Sinclair, carpenter, Thomas- street, Woolwich, were destroyed. About 3 o'clock the house of Mr. Woodward, auctioneer, Thornhill-road, Barnsbury, tookfire, when there wore 13 people in the house, who were rescued by the escapemen. The damage was not serious. Another fire took place at Weymouth-street, Portland place, caused by an escape of gas ; one at Windsor-terrace, Edgware-road ; one at 113, Whitechapel-road ; and one at Margaret-street, Cavendish-square, with more or less damage in each case. AMERICAN EXTRAVAGANCE IN EUROPE.—On this subject the London correspondent of the New York Times discourses thus feelingly :—" In London there are so many American visitors, so few who spend any time except for business, that Mr. Adams has very little trouble. He gives a few official and some social dinners, and usually presides at Fourth of July festivals. But, were I of an inquisitive disposition, I might ask, why should Americans spend so much money abroad for the honor of their country when their official represen tatives are kept on the meanest and most meagre pittances ? America may claim to be the richest country in the world. It has the largest revenue in proportion to its population. Fifty thousand dollars a year is not too much salary for a Minister to either of the great Powers. The representative dour ciui of Ameri ca s h ou ld b e in a position to maintain the honor r Amtns, whose ho s s h e ade. profusion These in Yankees enpl oof his country, and no t b e r idd en over e i t h er b y f ore i gn aristocrat s te or thw him into rich o Americans , money-kings spend a thousand dollars a week in pure folly, sowing gold wherever they go. Think of a thou sand francs for a supper, and a gold-piece of twenty francs tossed as a gratuity to the waiter. A landed potentate from the Empire City, whose father may have been a market gardener, came over in a steamer the other day (and would have come in two if he could), and at the end of the trip gave every waiter on board a sovereign —to keep his memory green. If the rich Americans travelling in Europe would send home works of art, they *ould en rich themselves and their country. If they would spend half the money they fool away in giving orders to Ame rican artists in Paris, Florence, Rome, ,tc., either for good copies of the unattainable old masters, or for origins works of art, they would do good and get glory. They would have the, worth of their money to enjoy and leave behind them. They would do good and get good." LA TEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGEAMS.) PRUSSIA. BERLIN, DEc. 12. The English and French Ambassadors, with their wives and the personnel of the embassies, left the court fête immediately after the marriage of Princess Alexandria of Prussia, daughter of Prince Albrecht and niece of the King, with Frederick William Duke of Mecklenburg Schwerin, because no places had been provided for them at the table of the King, notwithstanding that previous to the banquet they had complained of this arrangement. The Royal Chamberlain justified his conduct by pre cedents. CHINA AND JAPAN. (By Overland Telegraph from Galle.) CANTON, Nov. 15. The gunboats have successfully attacked the pirates in the neighbourhood of Amoy. Advices from Japan state that the foreign Minis ters had gone on an expedition to open Osseolivywn (Ossaco ?)* to foreign trade. The other murderers of Lieutenant Bird and Mr. Album (?) have been arrested at Jeddo. They con fessed their crime, and were executed. * According to treaty this port is to be opened in 1866. AUSTRIA. VIENNA, DEc 12. The Emperor left to-day for Pesth. It is stated that his Majes:,y on the presenta tion of the address of the Lower Austrian Diet as sured Prince Colloredo that he would make no further concessions to Hungary that were not com patible with the interests of the whole Monarchy. LAYBACII, DEC. 12. In yesterday's sitting of the Diet the German members spoke in favour of the address against the September Patent. The Selavonian members opposed the address, and their motion to pass to the order of the day was agreed to. CZERNOWITZ, DEC. 12. The Diet agreed yesterday to an address to the Emperor in favour of the September Patent. FRANCE. PARIS, DEC. 11. BOURSE, Dec. 11.—The telegraphic announcement of a further fall of per cent. in English Consols has had no effect on the operations here, and although little business is transacted, the market remains firm, with quotations well maintained. Three per Cents. and Mobilier Shares show an improvement—the former of 71c., at 68f. 90c.—and the latter 2f. 50c., at 885 f. Italian Fives also have a slight advance, the current quotation being 65f. 20c. In the railway share department Austrian have receded 3f. 75c. ; Saragossa, 2f. 50e. ; Lyons, lf. 25c. ; Northern and Lombards remain without variation. The following are the last quotations :- 44 per Cents 97 25 Do. end month 3 per Cents. 6B 95 Do. end month 6B 05 Credit Mobilier 886 25 Do. end month 888 75 Bank Shares 3800 Credit Foncier 1327 50 Italian Loan 65 Do. end month 65 25 Roman Ottoman Fives 43 60 Mexican Loan 4B 50 Do. Bonds 333 75 Russian — Austrian Spanish Threes Home Debt Deferred Acct. 835 - 1125 - 841 25 570 - - - ... 518 75 - - ... 211 25 - - ... 426 25 420 - .-- --- ... 165 -- --- - ... 195 - -- - ... 155 - VOLUNTEER INTELLIGENCE. FINSBURY RIFLE VOLUNTEERS. This corps assembled at Myddelton Hall, Isling ton, last evening, in order that the prizes awarded for good firing during the last year should be pre sented to the successful candidates. The chair was taken at half-past seven o'clock by Mr. Alderman Lusk, M.P., who, in opening the proceedings, congratulated the country at large, and that corps in particular, on the great progress the volunteer movement had made during the last few years. It was now a standing institution of the country, and taught other nations that the old mili tary spirit which always characterised Englishmen still existed in its full vigour. (Cheers.) The people of our country, and especially of this metropolis, were always partially estranged from each other, in con sequence of the great subdivision of labour which existed ; but the volunteer movement had the effect of bringing men together, and promoting cordiality and good fellowship amongst them. (Hear, hear.) Then, again, they were a commercial people, and much mischief had often been created by pains and fears of an invasion, but since the volunteer move ment was established they had altogether ceased. (Cheers.) That, if nothing else occurred, was a great advantage gained, and he was also glad to say that it contributed, in a remarkable manner, to en large the physical qualities of his countrymen. (Hear.) Young men were now looked upon by fathers and mothers with pride and pleasure in con sequence of that erect bearing and martial appear ance they presented, acquired from military drill ; and he believed the same feeling was exhibited by many of their sweethearts. (Laughter.) He was happy in standing there that evening to distribute the prizes gained during the past year, and hoped the Finsbury volunteers would not be the least efficient of any in the country. (Hear, hear.) Captain HISLOP then read a report giving an ac count of the shooting during the past year, the principal feature of which was that 154 fired in class, of which 40 were third class, 59 second class, 27 first class, and 28 marksmen. The distribution of prizes then commenced, the principal one being a beautiful silver challenge cup, value £25, given by the hon. chairman, to be shot for quarterly at 200, 500, and 610 yards, five shots each range, and to become the property of the mem ber winning at the greatest number of times in two years. It was presented by Mrs. Lusk amid loud cheers, and won the first time by Captain Hislop, who made 41 points. The prizes having been distributed, Judge PAYNE came forwUrd, and in one of his humorous speeches proposed the " Health of the Ladies," which being seconded by Capt. DONNELLY, was unanimously passed with loud applause. Col. ERSKINE, Inspector-General of Volunteers, next came forward, and said that about that time last year, if his memory served him, he had the honour of addressing them, when he urged on them how desirable it was that the number of their " effi ciente" should be increased as much as possible. Now he regretted to say that that number had not only not increased, but diminished since that time. Now it was very important that advice so given should be adopted as far as it was practicable, and he would just tell them why in a very few words. They all knew that that corps was composed almost entirely of men engaged from one end of the year to another in business, and it had been remarked by many shrewd observers that those made the best volunteers who had the most business on hand. (Hear, hear.) Those so engaged had such an ap preciation of the value of time that when they had a leisure hour they preferred devoting it to some useful occupation than indulge in absolute riot or in frivolous amusements. (Hear, hear.) Now he hoped, with that fact before them, they would in crease the number of their " efficients" during the ensuing year, that they would also increase the number of badges, because the latter would make a corresponding increase in the funds of the corps. He had the honour of inspecting the corps last sum mer, and thought the men went through their duties remarkably well, but the muster, he regretted to say, was exceedingly small. Satisfactory reasons were no doubt given for that by their gallant colonel. It was very unfortunate that they did not assemble in greater numbers. (Hear, hear.) The inspection took place once a year, and it was then very de sirable to have as great a number as possible pre sent on the occasion. (Hear, hear.) Indeed, he was so pleased with those who were present that he should like very much to have a look at those who were absent. (A laugh.) He hoped, however, that at the next inspection the numbers would be much more numerous. (Hear, hear.) Captain BLANKLEY next moved the thanks of the corps to the prize donors, which, being seconded by Captain BARDOE, was passed. Colonel GARDENER returned thanks on behalf of his father, one of the principal donors ; and Mr. HOLLAND, another liberal donor, on his own behalf. Thanks were next voted to Colonel Erskine and the Chairman, both of whom acknowledged the compliment in brief terms, and the proceedings terminated. Colonel Penton, commanding the corps, was pre vented from being present in consequence of the serious illness of his son. THIRD CITY OF LONDON. The annual dinner of the 3d London Rifle Volun teers, one of the best disciplined corps brought into existence by the volunteer movement, took place last evening in the Grand Hall, Arundel-street, Strand. Lieut.-Colonel Alfred B. Richards pre sided, supported by nearly every officer of the batta lion, while the rank and file mustered on the occa sion nearly 250 strong. The festival was rendered additionally interesting by the presentation of the prizes won at the Tottenham Range competition last week. _ . After an excellent dinner the usual loyal toasts were gracefully introduced by Lieut.-Colonel RICHARDS, and enthusiastically drunk. Captain LAURIE, of the 34th Regiment, returned thanks for " The Army ;" and Captain REVIERE, of the Hon. Artillery Company, for " The Volun teers." The next toast was the " 3dLondon Rifle Volun teers," proposed by Captain LAURIE, who associated with the sentiment the name of Lieut.-Colonel Richards, the originator of the regiment, and who had always manifested the deepest interest in its welfare. (Cheers.) Lieut.-Colonel RICHARDS, who was received with the heartiest demonstrations of applause, responded. He felt very happy in meeting upon that occasion the representatives of as fine a volunteer regiment as England could boast of. (Cheers.) He was glad to hear, notwithstanding the difficulties with which they had to contend, they were more numerous at that moment than they had been at the correspond ing period of last year, and that they were far stronger in point of marksmen, and in men who had thoroughly learnt the use of that admirable weapon, the rifle. (Hear, hear.) From the outset they had always been a hard-working regiment, and he hoped that they were a fighting regiment to the end. The 3d London had outlived their days of peril, and he believed that they would be found at the front in peace or in war. He thought, however, that as a loyal and patriotic regiment, they had some reason to complain that sufficient accommodation had not yet been afforded them for battalion drill throughout the long winter months. They could not command a place wherein to drill 500 men. There was not room at Guildhall, but still they con trived to meet there. He did think it was hard, after five years' exertions, that either the Govern ment or the Corporation of the City of London did not give them assistance in that matter. They could not assist themselves. He felt convinced that the corps deserved to be supplied with some place where it could at any time conveniently assemble. He had further to observe, that he believed the 3d London was the only volunteer regiment in England in which all the prizes awarded at the annual competitions had been raised among its officers and their imme diate relatives and friends. If the Government were in earnest in support of the volunteer movement they would grant to the 3d Londou what they re quired in the shape of a site for drill ground. He could assure them that he had often been compli mented by the officers of other volunteer regiments on the efficiency of the corps he had the honour to command, and he was happy to be able to add that he had never experienced any difficulty in insuring a perfect compliance with his requests from every man in the battalion. (Cheers.) The health of " The Press," and " The Visitors," responded to by the Rev. Mr. Cooksey, St. Peter's, Hammersmith, and some other toasts were given and honoured. The CHAIRMAN then proceeded to present the prizes to the successful competitors. They amounted to upwards of £lOO in value, about £75 of that sum being distributed in the shape of money among the men. The principal prize, the Battalion Cup, was won by Assistant -Surgeon Henderson. Throughout the evening the band of the 3d Lon don was stationed in the gallery of the hall, and played at intervals an excellent selection of airs. VOLUNTEER. RIFLE MEETING AT WIMBLEDON. Yesterday morning, at the butts of the London Scottish Rifles, Wimbledon, the contest commenced for the Challenge Cup, value £5O, presented by the shooting committee of the county of Middlesex. The following are among the Middlesex regiments which will have to shoot to-morrow :—The 2d bat talion of the 22d (Queen's), 2d (South), 9th (West), 11th, 21st, the Hon. Artillery Company, 19th, 15th, 46th, 2d battalion of the London Rifle Bri gade, and the 18th liarrow). I Yesterday morning the match was commenced under the superintendence of Captain and Adjutant Henderson, of the 46th Middlesex, at the 200 yards range. To-morrow the corps will be under the charge of Captain Piper, Adjutant of the Queen's. Court _ -CrTa HER MAJESTY. -- WINDSOR CASTLE, Monday. It being indispensably necessary for the despatch of public business, her Majesty held a Council to day at one o'clock, at which were present Earl Granville, the Duke of Somerset, and the Right Hon. E. Cardwell. Lord Granville had an audience of the Queen. Mr. Helps was clerk of the Council. Earl Caithness was the Lord in Waiting. The Prince and Princess of Wa!es. SANDRINGHAM, Monday. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, attended by the Marchioness of Car marthen, Lieut.-General Knollys, and Lieut.- Colonel Keppel attended Divine service at San dringham Church yesterday morning. The Rev. G. B. Moxon, 8.A., had the honour of preaching before their Royal Highnesses. Intelligence of the death of his Majesty the King of the Belgians was received at Sandringham yester day afternoon ; and the Union Jack on the tower of the church was immediately lowered half mast. The several visits which his Royal Highness had arranged to pay to noblemen in the neighbourhood have been postponed. The Late King of the Belgians. BRUSSELS, Dec. 11. The mortal remains of the late King will be trans ported to Brussels to-morrow evening by torchlight. The body will lie in state on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, and the funeral will take place on Saturday. It is stated that the King of Portugal, the Prince of Wales, the Prince of Prussia, and Prince Louis of Hesse have already announced their intention of being present at the funeral. On Sunday the new King will make his entry into the capital, and will review the army and the civic guard, after which his Majesty will take the consti tutional oath in the presence of both Chambers. BERLIN, Dec. 11. The semi-official Neue Preussisch e (Kreuz) Zeitung of to-day publishes a biography of the deceased King of the Belgians, which concludes as follows : " Even the political adversaries of the deceased monarch allow that he was a highly-gifted Prince, and that in him the House of Coburg has lost its Chief, through whose political abilities it derived a lustre almost unparalleled hi modern history." The semi-official Nord-Deutsche Zeitung of to-day, in an article on the death of King Leopold, says : " The political significance which we attach to the death of the King of the Belgians is as slight as the grief of this sad occurrence will be great where ever the personal qualities of the illustrious monarch are known." The following particulars respecting the last moments of King Leopold are taken from the In dependance Beige of yesterday : " For the last two days the state of weakness to which his Majesty was reduced was such that the fatal end was almost hourly expected. His robust constitution alone delayed the final crisis. Last night it was thought to be imminent. About mid night the Ministers repaired to the palace of Lae ken, but upon their arrival the august patient had just fallen asleep. This was a gain of some hours, but there was no hope. It was, and could only be, but a short respite. For several days past the Duke and Duchess of Brabant, their children, and the Count of Flandres had taken up their residence in the palace. The king, who saw them often, sum moned them to his presence this morning, and begged them not to leave him until all was over. His Majesty, who preserved up to the last moment all the faculties of his vast and noble intelligence, was perfectly calm and tranquil. His audible and heavy respiration alone indicated the approach of the last moment. The King besides no longer en tertained any doubt upon the danger of his condi tion. About 11 o'clock the President of the Senate, the President of the Chamber of Representatives, and the Ministers again proceeded to Laeken. M. Jules van Praet, Minister of the King's Household, his oldest friend in Belgium, his most intimate con fidant and most devoted servant, accompaniedthem. When these high functionaries were introduced into the chamber of the august sufferer a most noble and touching spectacle was presented to them. The King still preserved all his consciousness. He was surrounded by his children and grandchildren bathed in tears, and held one of the hands of the Duchess of Brabant, who knelt at the foot of the bed. The Rev. Dr. Becker, his Majesty's chaplain, who for the last few days has also resided at Lae ken, was also in the royal chamber. Perceiving his old friend, M. Jules van Praet, the King took his hand and grasped it affec tionately. His majesty then replaced his hand in that of the Duchess. Some minutes after the King expired gently, without a murmur, and without agony, so imperceptibly that the persons surround ing his bedside were not immediately aware that he had breathed his last." The Inde'pendance Belge continues : " The news of the King's death spread through the city with that rapidity of which sad news ap pear to possess the privilege. Although only too surely foreseen, it has produced an immense sensa tion—a sadness which can enly be accounted for by remembering all that Belgium owes to the Sovereign she has just lost, and all the gratitude, devotion, and affection she had vowed to him in return. Let us hasten to say, however, that deep as is this sorrow, immense as is the general mourning, neither uneasiness nor depression is anywhere to be ob served. Judging from the attitude of the poptl lotion of Brussels, the affliction of the Belgian nation will be that of strong minds. It weeps for the past, but it faces the future with confidence." We have to announce the death of Lady Augusta Gordon Hallyburton, only surviving child of the large family of King William IV. (when Duke of Clarence) by Mrs. Jordan, the celebrated actress. The lamented lady, the mother of the Countess of Munster, and Mrs. Wemyss, of Wemyss Castle, died on Friday last at Hallyburton House, Coupar Angus, N.B. Her ladyship was born 00 Nov. 20,1803, and married, first, July 5, 1827, the Ron. John Kennedy Erskine, youngest son of Archibald, fir 4 Marquis of Ailsa, who died March 6, 1831. Her ladyshiP married, secondly, Lord John Frederick Gordon Hally burton, third son of George, ninth Marquis of Huntly, by Katherine, second daughter of the late Sir Charles Cope, Bart. Her ladyship had long held the appointment of state housekeeper of Kensington Palace. GOVERNOR EYRE AND JAMAICA.—A member of the Upper House of the Jamaica Legislature b9O lately addressed a letter to the Daily News, in which h° undertakes to prove from official documents, before s' Committee of Parliament, that Governor Eyre has bee n guilty of tyranny and misgovernment. He says :- "In 1862 Governor Eyre found 450,000 negroes Jamaica, peaceable and loyal, annually increasing tlie minor articles of export, and annually consuming impo rted goods greatly above the expectations of those whose du t y it is to frame the estimate of the public revenue of th ° , island a promising state of things, to be p rove' by the return sent each year to the Colonial-Office' having been previously laid on the table of the A S ' sembly. In 1865 Mr. Eyre is able to describe the sera e people as 450,000 bloodthirsty rebels. What has be ell going on during his administration to produce this 0 1 °1 for the worse ? Mr. Gordon, in his letter to the Coloolit. Secretary, complained of grievances (and of one in per t l; cular) commenced during Mr. Eyre's administra tion, stl i , unredressed, and which have now culminated in s , cano' of popular anger ready to burst forth in all its What are those grievances ? My conviction is very Area that, had they been dealt with in Canada and Australia bl the Colonial Secretary and their Governors as they Int v . ' 3 been in Jamaica by Mr. Eyre, neither of those CO would now be attached to the British Crown ; and 1 1 0 conviction is equally strong that such will be opinion of Parliament whenever they inquire into tp . , political state of Jamaica during the las t three yent.7... In a former letter this gentleman—Mr. George Pri e° __ r declared that a large and important minority of the Lo7_ House have had to oppose Mr. Eyre constitutionally dine the whole term, and have done so in vain, because erhoror is no means of producing any impression on a Gov _ tir. who is not interfered with from England, and wh° rounds himself with supporters drawn hoz:lathe most POP" iced colonists. Are these things so ?" RAILWAYS. Cash. Orleans Northern Lyons and Mediterranean Southern Western Eastern Sardinian . Austrian Lombard North of Spain Saragossa Ditto to Barcelona Roman Gallant Rescue from a Wreck. On the occasion of the wreck of the screw steamer Barbadian, of Liverpool, bound from that port to Barbadoes, which went ashore on the north end of the Blackwater Bank, a most gallant and perse vering rescue of four of her crew was performed. As soon as intelligence of the wreck reached W ex ford, the lifeboat of the National Lifeboat Institution was taken in tow along the inside of the Blackwater Bank. The wind had freshened to a gale, and the sea ran very high, boarding the tug frequently, and threatening to put the fires out. The weather was so very thick that nothing could be seen, and no guns or other signals being heard, it was considered the vessel must have got clear ; so, after a search of fully four hours, under very trying circumstances, the lifeboat returned to her station. The next day, the weather being clearer, although the wind was still blowing strong, the steamer Ruby took the lifeboat again in tow and went out to the Bank. On approaching the north end of it a mast was observed out of the water with four men clinging to it. The sea was breaking literally mountains high, and the greatest danger existed in nearing the wreck, as the vessel having gone to pieces, the machinery and other portions of her were strewed about in the vicinity of the mast on which the people were. The lifeboat attempted five times to get to the mast, and was sometimes as close as to cheer up the poor fellows, and as many times failed to accomplish her noble purpose. It was now evi dent that the crew of tho lifeboat were becoming exhausted, having been four hours at their fruitless task ; but summoning all their remaining strength they determined to make a last final effort, as the mast to all appearances was about to fall. The anchor was then let go, and the boat pulled close to the mast, which was grappled this time, and the lifeboat then rescued the four poor sailors who had been in thir perilous position for upwards of 27 hours, with nothing to eat but a small portion of uncooked meat. Although half dead, the rescued men requested the lifeboat to proceed to the light vessel to see if any of the crew of the wrecked steamer were on board, but they had heard nothing of them. The lifeboat then brought the four men on shore. Out (of the crew and passengers, 37 in number, of the steamer, 12, including the captain and:chief mate, it is feared have perished, only 25 persons have reached the shore. ARCHBISHOP LAUD was born at Reading, Oct. 5, 1573. Hewas elected Fellow of St. John's College, Oxford, in 1593. After holding different livings, he was elected President of his college in 1611, and was made I chaplain to James I. In 1615 he became Archdeacon of Huntingdon; in 1621 Bishop of St. David's. In 1622 he had his famous controversy with the Jesuit Fisher; and in 1624 he was put into' the High Commission Court. In 1626 he was made Bishop of Bath and Wells, in 1628 Bishop of London. In 1630 he became Chancellor of the University of Oxford, and in August 1633 he became Arch bishop of Canterbury. From this time till the meeting of the Long Parliament ho was nearly in the position of a Prime Minister, and was the chief agent in all the arbitrary acts of the time, such as the High Commission prosecu tions, the introduction of the Liturgy into Scotland, the licensing of books, and the like. One of the first acts of the Long Parliament was to send him to the Tower in March, 1641. His goods were plundered by various violent proceedings. He was brought to trial in March, 1644, for high treason. The proceedings lasted, under one form or another, till January, 1645, when he was be headed, in the 72d year of his age. The great events of Laud's life are too notorious (says a Saturday Reviewer, in giving this resume of the archbishop's career) to require, or even to justify, snore than this passing reference; but it is worth while to try to get some sort of notion of the man from his writings. They consist of seven sermons ; a re port of the Conference with Fisher the Jesuit, held for the instruction of the Duke of Buckingham's mother; the Diary, of which Lord Macaulay spoke so contemptuously, and a small Telma of private devotions; a variety of official papers connected with his duties as Chancellor of Oxford; reports of several of his speeches, especially of speeches at the Council Board and at the Court of High Commission : a history of his troubles and his trial ; and a great mass of correspondence with various persons of whom Strafford is the most remarkable. The most characteristics of them are his Conference with Fisher, his speeches, his Diary and boolt of devotions, and part of his corroPon deuce. American Thanksgiving in Paris• The American celebration of thanksgiving took place in Paris on Friday evening of last week, at the Grand Hotel, and the invitations to attend were extended to all Ameri can ladies and gentlemen in Paris. Upwards of 250 were present, the chairman being the Right Hon. John Jay, of New York, a grandson of one of the signers of the Treaty of Paris : The CHAIRMAN, in giving the toast of the "President of the United States," remarked—The doubts that for 80 years have troubled the world, and perhaps sometimes our selves, as to the destiny of our country, are solved, and to day we thank God that the American Republic is no longer an experiment, but an accomplished and most stubborn fact —(loud cheers)—that we really have at last, in Webster's familiar words, "Liberty and Union," now and for ever one and inseparable - (cheers)—and that henceforth for all Ame ricans there remains one country, one constitution, and one destiny. (Cheers.) The delusion that the American people consisted of two nations—two races of different blood and antagonistic habit—is dissipated and gone--(applause) and to-day our countrymen at home are assembling, not in one section, but in all ; not in individual States, but throughout'the continent, to render their common thanks giving to God for thereturn of peace, of brotherly affection, of national unity, and universal freedom. (Applause.) The second toast, "the Emperor of the French," was also given by the chairman, and in speaking he reminded his audience of the past services of France to the United States. The principal interest, of course, attached to the speeches of Mr. Bigelow and General Schofield, who were present. Mr. Bigelow replied for the "Diplomatic and Consular Representatives of the United States in Foreign coun tries." In doing so he said none of them would expect re velations of their doings with foreign countries:— Though those relations were never probably more inte resting than they have been for the last two or three years, I am persuaded that they do not inspire you with any seri ous anxiety. (Hear, hear.) Not speaking of myself, who am only a subordinate, I feel quite safe in assuming that that unflinching faith, which, in common with the rest of our country people, you have exhibited under the greatest emergencies in the wisdom which directs our national coun cils, will not falter now. Nor should it. When I first pre sented myself asyour national representative to the distin guished statesman who directs so ably the foreign affairs of this empire, I took occasion to let him know that I was not unconscious of my inexperience as a diplomatist. He replied, with characteristic courtesy and wisdom, that ac cording to his experience the most important qualification for a diplomatist was the faculty and the disposition to look at diplomatic questions from the point of view occu pied by those with whom one is negotiating as well as from one's own. (Loud cheers.) There never was more wisdom or sound statesmanship expressed in fewer words. It is the faithful adherence to that principle by the eminent statesman who now presides over the destinies of our country and his immediate and lamented predecessor that renders our public policy both at home and abroad so simple and direct as to strip it of all mystery, and I might almost add of all difficulty. If I were disposed, therefore, I could tell you no secrets, for you can judge as well as I what the legal necessity of our position as a nation, in spired by the great principle to which I have alluded, and which is neither more nor less than the doing to other nations as we would have other nations to do to us, must in almost any imaginable contingency require. No one who has studied the measures and conduct of our present chief magistrate can entertain a reasonable doubt that this principle has been, and will continue to be, his faithful guide. (Loud applause.) General SCHOFIELD responded for the " Army and Navy of the United States," and in doing so said : " Would I could tell you how much gratification will be produced in the heart of every war-worn soldier and sailor in America when they learn with what warmth of enthusiasm the names of the army and navy have been received by you to-night. (Applause.) I will not attempt a lengthy response to the toast which has just been offered you, but desire simply to allude to one of the important lessons taught by the late American war—the grandest and most important lessons of modern times. A people who have always enjoyed so great a degree of personal liberty as to be almost unconscious of even the existence of a Government over them in time of peace, have found this mild Government to be in time of civil war the strongest in the world—(loud cheers)—a Government capable of raising and maintaining armies and navies which, in point of numerical strength, physical and moral qualities of the individual soldier and sailor, dis cipline and mobility in large masses, grander than the world had ever before seen. (Cheers.) But what was grandest of all, and most gratifying, not only to Ame ricans, but to the whole civilised world, these vast armies, when their work was done, quietly disbanded, and every officer, soldier, and sailor returned to the avocations of peace as quietly as the Christian returns from the sanctuary to his home on a Sabbath morning, and in all respects a better citizen than he was before he became a soldier. (Applause.) These citizen soldiers of the Re public have shown themselves alike heroic in time of danger, and moderate and generous in the hour of triumph. Not only have they conquered their enemies in the field, but they have governed themselves in the hour of victory. (Cheers.) We learn from this great lesson that the cohesive strength of a people and the power of a nation to maintain its dignity and honour among the nations of the earth do not depend upon the form of Government. That the greatest concentration of national strength and the most unlimited military power and resources are entirely consistent with the broadest liberty of the citizen. (Loud applause.) Let .us then unite heartily with our fellow-citizens at home in returning thanks to Almighty God for the grand and triumphant vindication of our cherished principle of pepular govern ment. In -conclusion I will propose a toast which I believe will be heartily responded to by every true American— " The old friendship between France and the United States; may it be strengthened and perpetuated." (Immense ap plause.) THE " TIMES " CORRESPONDENT ON THE NEGRO. —The . Wilmington correspondent of the Times writes as follows of the negro and his willingness to labor : " A gentleman who has held a leading commercial posi tion in Wilmington for twenty years past expressed a different opinion concerning the negro from any I have yet heard in the South. He had been the owner of slaves, and now had the same negroes about him as he had before the emancipation. He had no difficulty whatever with them, and believed that any one who was disposed to pay them properly and treat them fairly would find in them good and faithful servants. To one negro whom he pointed out to me on his premises he paid a dollar and a half a day (equivalent to about 4s. 6d. in greenbacks). He looked upon the whites as the indolent class in the country. I asked if he meant the poor whites. He said he meant the whites of every grade. The masters had been bred to look upon work as beneath them, and if they were too proud to look after their servants personally they could not expect faithful laborers. The negroes had been brought up in habits of industry, and, unless they were fools or improvident men, they wculd work if they were properly paid." _ RESTORATION IN THE SOUTHERN STATES.—A cor respondent writes to the Times regarding "Restoration :" "If the Government intends to restore' the South, it cannot begin too soon to give back its liberties, to let it manage its own affairs by its own State officers, and to remove the military. It is absurd to suppose that any idea of another appeal to arms, at least in this generation, is cherished by Southern people. They could not make it if they would. Their blackened fields and empty houses warn them far more impressively than a company of United States soldiers can do that further wars are not to be thought of. They have suffered more than words can describe, and now to drive the iron further into their necks is a fatal policy on the part of the Administra tion. A gunboat in the river in front of this city and a detested body of negro troops patrolling its streets will never make the North Carolinians loyal. To trust them would be the wiser and safer course. No doubt there are many who cling desperately to the hope that some sudden and unlooked-for opportunity will yet arise to give them the independence they fought for. Thirty thousand sons of North Carolina fell on the battle-fields of the Confede racy, out of 90,000, which she sent to the armies. The people cannot in a body yet reconcile themselves to the thought that these lives were lost in vain, and that the result is an armed force of their former slaves placed over them." A HOME FOR JEFF. DAVIS.—A correspondent of the New York Herald, writing from Jackson, Mississippi, says :—" There is very little of interest transpiring at the present writing. The News, anti-Administration paper, has a leading article in to-day's issue recommending the pre sentation of a ' magnificent homestead' to Jeff. Davis, or the means of purchasing one in a foreign country, after he has been set free. The modus operandi which it proposes is this, that every surviving soldier who has at one time or another, either directly or indirectly, been engaged in the Confederate service, shall subscribe one dollar to the fund, commissioned officers to subscribe at their discretion. It is calculated that such a subscription would amount in the aggregate to half a million of 'dollars ; and it is pur posed to make it exclusively a soldiers' testimonial. Ido not think the plan will work ; for even if we grant the willingness of the Southern soldiery to subscribe to such an object, I doubt exceedingly whether the great mass of them are just now able to do anything more than barely provide for their own necessities and meet their own ex penditures. Moreover, I suspect that the love of the almighty dollar is about as potent south of Mason and Dixon's line as it is north of it. People are not usually lavish in pecuniary devotion toward representatives of a fallen cause, and there is a wide difference between that sort of enthusiasm which prompted the Legislature to memorialise the President for the release of Jeff. Davis and that chivalry of the purse for the exercise of which the project calls." 4 DStri trazili Do. Do, Uelio Do; Chiba; Do, Colour e,liba t *utbaisi Do. `lltuut ,Do, quad Do " Opt: 0., Do: ,Do: Do. 4, 44 c q b i aa b epl a • F r 0. L o 8 441104 l'ile bales hea thei cou fron GoN fun( Frei T 1 PITS take Collt ratic quot com B Der Do. 8 per New New Do. Annu. Do. Exch€ E Bank