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.d. - LJFEB OAT SFAIVI C ES.-1) tiring the storms of the past twenty months the National Lifebaat 1 umtitution, by its cite boats and other means, contributed to the , av ing oft 1,475 persons from different wrecks on our Loa sts. 'rue Institution also expended £48.000 In the same p e ri,,d on its liteboat ehtablishmeuts, in addition to granting £3,530 as zewards. The Committee of the Institution earnestly APPEAL to the public for ASSISTANCE to enable them to meet the continued heavy demands on the 172 lifeboat Stations of the Institution. Contributions are received by the London and country bankers ; and by the Secretary, Richard Lewis, Esq., at the Institution, 14, John-street, Adelphi, London. rr HEAT RE ROYAL DRURY-LANE.- 1 Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. F. B. CHATTERTON. THIS EVENING, FAUST. Mr. Phtlps ; _ rs Messrs. Edmund Phelps, W. Harrison, and Johnsto ne ; M. Her mamn Vezin, Miss Poole, and Mrs. H. Vandenhoff. To conclude with the Comedy of KATHARINE AND PETRUCHIO. Petruchio, Mr. T. Swinbourne ; Katha rine, Miss Isabel Adams. Doors open at half-past six; performances commence at 03ven o'clock. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET, Sole LeESee and blanager, Mr. Buckstone, PION. THIS EVNINci, A (}AlAII: or ;PECULA E Me,hh , . C. Ma. hews , Chippendale, Kendal, Rogers, Clark, Braid &c. ; Mesdames N'itzwilliatn, Laws, Wright, Sidney. Followed by ANTONY .AND CLEOPATRA. 31r. Chas. Mathews , Mr. Compton, Mr. nogers. kir Clark, &c. ; Ides. dames C. Mathews, Mill, Wright, Colman, Sidney, &c. To conclude with SHOCKING - EVENTS. Mr. Comlton. Commence at Seven. TII EATRE ROYAL ADELPIII. Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. T LEIS EVENING, at Seven precisely, THE BARONET ABROAD. miss Roden. Atter which, at Eight, A SISTER'S PENANCE. Miss .K ate Terry, Miss liughes, Miss Emily Pitt ; Mr. Herman ; Messrs. Billington, Ashley, J. A. Shaw, Stephenson, T:.burne, ansi R. Roma. To conclude with A PAS DE FASCINATION. Miss Furtado, Miss Emily Pitt. Messrs. Eburne, Ashiy, Romer, C. J. Smith. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.- Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Fechter. THIS EVENING. BRUTUS AND C.:ESAR. Miss Hearade. At a Quarter before 8, the new Drama, in Four Acts, THE LONG- STRIKE, written by Dion Boucicault. The New Scenery by Mr. T. Greive and assistants. Messrs. S Emery, H. Widlicorob, itzpatrick, Dalton, D. Evans, Anderson, I\cwbound, Stan ey, Lomas, Moreland, Andrews, Reynolds, and J. C. Cowper. To conclude with TWEEDLETON'S TAIL COAT. Acting Manager, Mr. IL Barnett. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Box-office open daily from Ten till Five. -ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. Swanborough. THIS EVENING, NEIGHBOURS. Messrs. Parselle, Belford, and G Murray ; Misses Swanborough, Johnstone, and Hughes. After which, will be produced URI Grand Burlesque of (KENILWORTH: Messrs. lhorne, James, and Fenton; licsdames Swanborough, Johnstone, and Raynham. To conclude with BOOTS AT THE SWAN. Commence at Seven. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining*. TII IS EVENING, at 8, a Drama, in t Acts, founded on the popular tale by Charles Dickens, Esq., entitled BARN ABY B 11'46E, adapted to the stage, and expressly for this Theatre, by Messrs. NV atts Phills and Vining. Characters by Mrs. John Wood, Miss Augusta Thomson, Mrs. Henry ti fining, Mre. Chao. liorsman, and Miss Katherine Rodgers; S. Calhaem, F. Villiers, J. G. Shore, H. Forrester, Charles llorstrian, E. Shepherd, H. Mellon, C. B. ; eFnton, W. R. Robins Chapman, itic. Act Ist, The Mystery 2d, The Re cognition ; 3d, The Riots 4th, Caught at Last- Entirely Re flew Scenery by Mr. F. Lloyds, and Music by Mr. Charles Ball. The Drama produced under the stage direction of Preceded by THE MISTRESS OF THE MILL. Commence at Seven. lIOLBORN THEATRE ROYAL. Sole rroprietor and Manager, Mr. Sefton Parry. TH. S EVENING, FAMILY JARS. Mr. Sef ton Parry; Miss C. Saunders. ktter which, Boucicanit's drama of FLYING SCUD. Messrs. Neville, Belmore, Blake, Garden,Vollairc ; Mesdames F. Josephs, C. Saunders, B. Foote, Baym.nd. THEATRE ROYAL, ASTLEY'S. Under the Sole Management of Mr. W. H. C. Nation. LAST FOUR NIGHTS BEFORE CHRISTMAS. LAST THREE NIGHTS of the GOLDEN DUSTMAN and ATALANTA. NOTICE.-31r. W. 11. C. NATION respectfully announces that this Theatre must be Closed after the 17th till lioxin4 Night, Dec. 26, in consequence of the extensive pre parations necessary for the proauction of one of the Grand Christmas Pantomimes for which this Theatre has such an enviable reputation. int IS EVENING, the ORIGINAL Dramatic Adaptation cf Charles Dickens's latest Work, "Our Mutual Friend," as produced by Mr. W. H. C. Nation at the Sadler's Wells Theatre, June 16, 1866, entitled THE GOLDEN DUSTMAN, with Ne s Scenery and Striking Situations. Concluding with Frank Talfourd's sparkling Burlesque of ATALANTA, with additional Ithyme to suit the Times by W. 11. C. 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Part the First, from B.C. 55 to A.D. 1066. E. l‘loses and `ion, corner of Minories and Aldgate ; ew Oxf ord - street, and T ottenham-court -road, London ; d Bradford, Yorkshire. Gratis and post free on application. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. I'Hr9 DAY.-3I arning, sh. 3G na.— Afternoon, 511. 58m. Gh. IGrn.—Afternoon.- Gh. 40in. • *UAL 14,111.) LONDON, THURSI).II, DEC. 13, 1866. Great evils sometimes bring great good in their train, and there is reason to hope and believe that the terrible visitation of cholera, which this autumn desolated the East of London, will pro duce a lasting effect on the arrangements for the metropolitan water supply. The Government have set on foot an inquiry into the condition of the River Lea, which is the first step, we may hope, to a better state of things. The evidence taken by the Commissioners on Tuesday included that of the engineer to the trustees of the river, the engineer to the East London Waterworks, and the engi neer to the New River Company. On Monday the witnesses were the Secretary of the East London Waterworks, and the engineer-in-chief of the same company. It is only fair to the East London Company to state that they have shown every desire to promote the inquiry, and them selves applied to Government for its institution. A good deal of valuable information was obtained, though there are still some perplexing mysteries. For instance, Mr. GREAVES, the East London engineer, when questioned as to the probable rea son of the outbreak of cholera in the districts supplied by the company, professed himself quite unable to account for it, as the water where the cholera did not appear was the same as where it raged. At the same time Mr. GREAVES did not maintain that the water was immaculate ; on the contrary, he sail that he considered it of the utmost importance that jurisdiction should be exer cised at the earliest possible period for the prevention of the discharge of sewage into waters wherever such was likely to take place, and he ad mitted it to be a fact that the sewage of Luton, Hertford, and Norford, got into water which was afterwards used for domestic purposes. It is no guarantee of the purity of the water that there should have been very few complaints respecting it, since it has been abundantly shown that serious im purities may exist in the water without being per ceptible in the smell, taste, or appearance. There is one point in Mr. GREAVES'S evidence on Mon day which, taken in conjunction with the autumnal outbreak of cholera, is of some importance. He stated that he had reservoirs still in exist ence which were originally made as deposit ing reservoirs for water as it came from the river. They were capable of being filled by a sluice connected with the disused canal, which was the company's conduit before 1852, and the water from one of these open reservoirs was drawn upon this year, at what exact time he was uncer tain, hut probably in June. Mr. RAWLINSON thought this so important that he was anxious to obtain the date of the communication with the open reservoir, the quantity pumped, and the length of time during which it was used, information which was not readily forthcoming. In answer to his inquiries, however, Mr. GREAVES admitted that the disused conduit was capable of taking water from the Lea at a point lower than the new filtering beds, and lower than the junction of the works that separate the sewage from the upper conduit. The Lea is no inconsiderable river, being navigable from the Thames to Hertford, and with proper care would, no doubt, serve effectually to supply the East of London. Mr. GREAVES declared, on behalf of the company, that they had no objection to the adoption of a constant instead of an inter mittent supply of water, provided they had the proper powers given them ; he thought it would effect a saving of water. Mr. BEARMORE, engineer to the trustees of the river Lea, stated that some of its tributaries were in a disgraceful state, and there was nothing to prevent the pollution of the river above Hertford. It is evident that there has been great neglect in this matter, no one, perhaps, being specially to blame, but a general feeling of " letting well alone" pre vailing. Mr. MUIR, engineer to the New River Company, said, indeed, that the company were per fectly ready to adopt the plan of having one large iron tank to supply a court of small houses, so that every one in the poorer parts would have water in his house, but the landlords would not do it. This is something more than mere insouciance, and is a defect which may very well be remedied by the in terference of Parliament. Surely it would not be difficult to make it compulsory upon every landlord to provide a proper receptacle for water. They are allowed by the law to have every security for their rent ; it is not too much, then, to exact from them what is absolutely indispensable to the health and comfort of their tenants. Another unpleasant piece of information respect ing the London water pipes was obtained from Mr. Muir:, who admitted that in crowded parts, where the gas and water pipes interlaced, there was some times a back draught of gas into the water pipes. This is wholesome and agreeable certainly ! It is very evident that the Commission was much needed, and that the whole question of the water supply wants looking into. Where the companies have not sufficient powers, more must be conferred ; where they fail to fulfil their obligations to the public they must be compelled to do so. Expense, inconvenience, and the interference of the Legislature in matters which some hold to be beyond their dominion, must be put completely on one side in- a matter which so closely affects the vital interests of the population. S imultaneously with the prosecution of this in quiry, th e weekly report ist a r a r s - u G p e p n l e e m ra e l n t h a o sto hs his hy appendedn the dea t cholera, gi v i ng definitively the number of deaths in each district to every 10,000 inhabitants, and the water supplied to those districts. There are, as we h a ve said, in referrinc, p to the evidence, some s i ngu lar and apparently inconsistent facts, re lative to the outbreak of cholera and its connection with the water supply, but that such a connection does exist there is not the shadow of a doubt. Very striking proof of this was given by the experience of the South London districts, w hi c h were undrained and supplied with the foul sewage-water of the Thames it, 1849. Two companies, the Lambeth and the Southwark, sup plied it. One of these companies succeeded in get ting purer water above Teddington Lock prior t o the visitation of 1854, the other only obtained it after that year. This year both are supplying com paratively wholesome water, while the shall ow pumps have been dried up by the drains • The re sults are seen in the following figures :—The deaths from cholera to 10,000 inhabitants of South London were, in the years 1849, 1854, and 1866 respectively, 120, 87, and 8 ! From cholera and diarrhoea out of the same numbers living the deaths were 142, 104, and 15. This is certainly " the inexorable logic of facts," and no ingenuity can explain it away. No doubt the East London Company will use every effort to arrive at equally satisfactory conclusions. Many other causes con tribute to the propagation of cholera, such as over crowding, bad smells, insufficient drainage, and poor living ; yet the water is evidently a matter of primary importance, and the Registrar does not hesi tate to affirm that the East London water had much to do with the outbreak of 1866. The Company, he says, has pumps at two different stations, one at Lea-bridge, the other at Old Ford, two miles be low, where there is a small covered reservoir and two open reservoirs in dangerous proximity to the Lea, at a point where that tidal river is full of foul sewage. The deaths in these parts were very different from those in the rest of London, vary ing from 63 per 10,000 in Bethnal-green to 111 in Stepney. Two sub-d . • istricts on the east side of the Lea, supplied with the same water, suffered in the same proportion. We do ma• y absurd and inconsistent things, but, if looked at in • the ab stract, the absurdity of sending tha sewage into a 'THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 13, 1866. river on the one hand, and drawing a regular supply of water from it on the other, certainly appears to reach the very climax of folly. We can hardly be said to be wise in time," with all the deaths at the Eas t-end lying at our doors ; but let us see to it tt tat we let no more time elapse, and that the very - next session of Parliament establishes some bet ter system with regard to the water sup ply of Lc radon. We ha 'e now a more complete summary of the draft of The Address that is to be discussed on Saturday next in the Lower House of the llunga rian Diet, and it fully bears out the good opinion we previously entertained of its style and character. It states that the apprehensions entertained in Hun gary have not been altogether allayed, because the EMPEROR has Mot promised the Diet that their request for an immediate re-establishment of the Constitu tion will be agreed to. It is well that this should be pressed upon the notice of the Im perial Government, because there is reason to fear any further delay in the settlement of this important matter. As it is very truly set forth in the Address, there is a great danger when the " in ternal affairs of a nation have been unsettled for a long period," and at this juncture especially, when the state of European affairs is so complicated that it is especially undesirable that uncertainty should prevail. We hope that the EMPEROR will realise the force of the argument here met with, that neither the affairs of the Empire nor of Hungary are so com pletely set in order that they can meet all contingencies that may arise with calm ness. Becoming more impressive towards the conclusion, the framers of the Address declare that they prefer their requests in the " interest of their own country, of his MAJESTY, of the Dynasty, and of the whole Empire." While we cordially concur in the expressions here made use of, we would as earnestly condemn the course pursued by the Extreme Left of the Lower House, as the mem bers of this perverse party have now resolved to submit to the Diet a separate draught of an Address. Such is a most unwise policy to follow, and it is one which is rendered all the more reprehensible, in consequence of the present state of affairs. We trust that the cautious yet firm measures of M. DEAR and his party will even tually triumph over the factions of the adverse party. It is of great consequence that some satisfactory settlement should be speedily come to. It is said by the semi-official Provincial Corre spondenz that there is reason to believe that the measures just adopted in Hanover will be a useful warning, and preclude the necessity for the Govern ment resorting to the severe measures which it has been determined to adopt if necessary. That is just what might have been expected from the policy previously pursued by this audacious power, and it forms an undeniable proof of the fallacy of of those assertions which would have had us believe the Berlin Gorernment in tendel to be as considerate as possible in their dealings with the annexed States. We always doubted this, and subsequent experience has unhappily fulfilled our predictions. It is now definitely decided that the Ministerial Conference will meet in Berlin on the 15th for the purpose of deliberating upon the Constitution of the North German States. It makes very little difference what conclusion is nominally arrived at in these con sultations, because we feel convinced beforehand what the result is certain to be, and all that tends to increase the power and to extend the influence of Prussia is very much to be deplored on every account. The news which is brought to us by the City of Washington from New York on the Ist chiefly refers to the relations of the United States with Mexico. There is still the same uncertainty about MAXI3IILIAN'S abdication, apparently, though there is in reality no room for doubting that he has actu ally abandoned his troublesome and profitless dig nity. He remained, it is said, at Orizaba on the 25th ult., but was exercising no official functions. His baggage had reached Vera Cruz, evidently en route for Europe, and reports reached New York three days later to the effect that MAXIMILIAN him self had left Vera Cruz for Havannah, but this was subsequently contradicted. At any rate, the Arch duke's dream of empire in the West is over, and whether he leaves his adopted country a few days sooner or later is matter of little moment. For himself his position deserves our sympathy, since he appears to have given no actual cause for com plaint to the people under his rule. No doubt, however, a better and happier career is yet open to him in Europe, though it may be less dazzling and deceptive in its promises. The Federal Government, according to de spatches received from Washington, are •per fectly satisfied of NAPOLEON'S intention to remove the French troops from Mexico. M. de MONTHOLON has, given the Cabinet the names of 20 transports about to sail from France to bring home the troops by the end of December. If AlAximiLIAN has actually abandoned the throne there can be little reason for retaining the French troops in Mexico, and the EMPEROR will no doubt be glad, in presence of European complications, to concentrate his troops nearer home. As for Mexico itself matters are still most uncer tain. SEDGWICK was said to have occupied Mata moras, and General SHERIDAN advised the Federal Government of the report, whereupon Gen. GRANT telegraphed instructions to General SHERIDAN to depose SEDGWICK, and disavow endorsement by the United States. SHERMAN was to leave Elavannah for Mexico, though for what object is not stated. BAZAINE, it is said, though not very intelli gibly, anticipated no trouble from SIIERMAN'S visit." The unsettled condition of affairs in Mexico is likely to give the Federal Government some perplexity. We have little or no internal news from the States themselves, with the exception of the financial report e o e f a S d e i t c i r e e n t a e ry f t h A e l. A C m u L e L r ioe an t m e l e V e h y a m t e a v r e k r e m t may b e ne e t r al he l y the Government has little to complain of, the vi t n w g el b ve een me r n ed th u s c . ed T s he 2o d o e ,O h O t o i , t o s o el O f dtehbet lastha a dp m uurb o iln u ieg nted on the Ist inst. to $ 2 ,685,000,000, so that at this rate it would be cleared off in little more than thirteen years. Such an might satisfy t • ht n satisfy even American ambition, and would certainly astonish those countries of the Old World who have been groaning under national burdens for successive generations. But to carry out this purpose and relieve the people of the incumbrance domestic peace and prosperity are necessary, and this fact the Con gress will do well to remember. Tll E GAMIN OFPARIS.--The little rascal has lived frightfully fast ; his precocity is absolutely startling. At 10 he looks 15, and talks like 25 ; while his knowledge of all ho ought not to know has attained its maximum. Wo stand aghast at his self-possession under no-matter-what circumstances, and as wo watch his unembarrassed air and steady gait, his matured expression and self-conscious aspect, we mentally admit the melancholy fact, "Il n'y a plus d'enfans !" The gamin is up to everything : he smokes, ho drinks, he gambles; but then we must remember, if ho indulges in the vices of a man, he is often expected also to exercise the strength and tho skill of one. Many a gamin is the soutien de la maison ; a sick father, or a widowed mother and several young sisters, often depend on his earnings for their daily bread : of course it is only bread ; still it is ho who gets it for them, and gots it bravely, too. —Once a Week. CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, Wednesday Evening. The following news is from the bulletin of the Moniteur " In the absence of his Excellency Prince Met ternich, Count de Mulinen will have charge of the Austrian Embassy as Charge d'Affaires. " We hear from Berlin that the King of Prussia has conferred the Grand Cross of the Black Eagle upon the King and the Prince Royal of Denmark. His Majesty, accompanied by Prince Frederick, went yesterday to a grand hunt at Kcenigswuster hausen, at which were present the Ambassadors of France and England, Count de Bismarck, and Messrs. Itzenplitz and Eulenbourg. " In pursuance of the announcement made a few days ago, the Commissioners of the King of Italy in Venetia ceased their functions on the 10th. Their duties will henceforth be confided to the Prefects." The death is announced of Monseigneur Coqueran, Canon of the order of Bishops of the Imperial Chapter of St. Denis, Chief Almoner of the Fleet, and Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour. The Emperor, on becoming acquainted with the serious disaster at the factory of Roubaix, on the same day sent a telegram announcing that his Majesty would give 5,000 f. for the assistance of the workmen who have been thrown out of employ by the fire. The announcement was received with sentiments of profound gratitude at Roubaix, and with the same promptitude an address of thanks to the Emperor was signed by the Municipal Council and the delegates of the workmen. More than 1,000 workmen have been thrown out of employ ment by this calamity. It is stated from Moscow, under date of the 23d of November, that the telegraphs in correspondence with Moscow had ceased to work in consequence of the wires having been frozen from the sudden change of weather. Telegrams could only reach Moscow through St. Petersburg. The following interesting particulars relative to the Prussian army and its losses during the late campaign are compiled from official documents at Berlin. The army in campaign in June, 1866, amounted to 363,109 men, under the command of 7,091 officers. The army was thus classed— First Army, Second Army, Army of the Elbe, Army of the West. According to 12 lists which had been compiled, the losses were these : killed, 2,910 men ; wounded, 15,551; contusioned, 3,022 men. Calculating by an effective force of 1,000 men, the loss was 8.01 per 1,000 wounded ; 42.83 per 1,000 ; contusioned, 8.32 per 1.000. The losses of officers killed are more than triple those of the soldiers. These figures do not include those who died from cholera and other diseases, but only those . who died from their wounds in the hospitals. On the day of the battle of liwniggratz, the 30th of July, the army suffered in this proportion : officers killed, 75 ; wounded, 249 ; contusioned, 3 ; soldiers killed, 1,097; wounded, 6,455 ; contusioned, 1,817. Besides the soldiers thus enumerated, the Prussians had iu the depots, fortresses, and in re serve, about 230,000 men. The Prussian forces therefore amounted to 600,000 men. _ _ _ The Court of Assize at Niort has found Martin Rmu guilty of the poisonings with which he was charged, but, strange to say, the jury have dis covered " extenuating circumstances" in his case, so his sentence is hard labour for life. The reasons which induced a French jury to append this saving clause to their verdict do not transpire, but it is difficult to conceive what extenuation there can be for crimes like these. It appears that there are many contradictions in the telegraphic account sent to the newspapers of the allocution of the Pope to the French officers on the occasion of their leaving Rome. In reference to these inaccuracies the Siecle says :—" We shall not publish this document until there is some accord in the text." A letter from Bohemia says :—" The vote of the second Chamber in favour of the Deak proposition is entirely approved by the majority of the popula tion of the capital. The considerations which have exercised their influence upon the Deputies occupy every mind. The want of a good understanding with the Government is felt. Concessions are made because all see the necessity of the existence of Austria for Hungary." The other day TI gave the particulars of an extra ordinary change in the colour of the hair. A letter from Latour- du-Pin (Isere) states that a curious phenomenon has been witnessed in that commune. Thevenet, a gentleman of 70, whose hair was grey, on getting up a few mornings ago was very much surprised to see that his hair during the night had become black, like that of a young man. It had become of the same colour as in his youth. His family at first thought that his hair had been dyed, but th:s was not the case. M. Thevenet suffers from a diabetic affection, and this disease, as some French medical men assert, affects the or dinary secretions. The doctors of Latour-du-Pin ascribe the phenomenon to this cause. Some reports sent to the police respecting a tragical affair in the Rue de Charoune have led to the trace of a double crime. It appears that in 1862 there were frequent altercations between a man named Cerceuil and his wife. The husband had discovered that his wife was too intimate with a young workman named Adolphe. The former died a few months ago, and his wife, at her husband's death, went immediately to live with Adolphe in the Rue de Charonne. They lived together about three years. On the 15th of October last Adolphe disappeared. The door of his lodging was broken open and the dead body was found upon the floor near three little vessels for burning charcoal. The widow Cerceuil returned home while the police were pursuing their researches. When questioned about the death of Adolphe, she trembled, and replied that three days before she found him suffocated, but as she was afraid to say anything, she had slept beside the corpse until it was nearly in a state of decomposition. It has since been discovered that Adolphe had another mistress, and the woman Cer ceuil is supposed to have suffocated him with the charcoal when he returned home drunk. Not only did jealousy prompt the woman to this crime, but there are reasons to believe that she poisoned her husband in order that she might live quietly with Adolphe. In spite of the many improvements effected of late in Paris, it appears that of the 57,000 houses which the city now contains there are about 35,000 which are destitute of any supply of water. Indeed it is only within a very few years that water has been introduced into the houses in Paris at all, it being generally brought by water-carriers, an industry which occupies many thousand persons. The weather has again become stormy. The wind was very violent last night, accompanied by heavy rain. The rain has continued to-day. The Fenian Movement. DUBLIN, Wednesday Night. This morning two persons, names unknown, were arrested by detectives on board the steamer which arrived from Liverpool. A respectably-dressed young man, named O'Keefe, was arrested to-day when at breakfast at an hotel on Ormond-quay. While the arrest was being made a young man at tempted to push his way into the room. Tie was recognited as the brother of Pa trick O'Connor, one of the convicted F en i ans , an d was taken into cus tody. A larg found on his perso n . e dagger and a life - preserver were MR. G. TURPIN'S BENEFIT.— HAYMARKET THEATRE. —The annual benefit of the best of box book keepers, the affable George Turpin, is fixed for Wednesday next, the 19th inst. The popularity of the beneficiaire must rally sufficient friends to make a house, although the entertainment were not so excellent as it is set down. The Game of Speculation, with Charles Mathews ; the come dietta of A Comical Countess , and the mirth-moving Box and Cox, with B uc k stono in his original character, for this night only, must limpress upon all the necessity of the advice, " come early." RESPITE OF THE WOLVERHAMPTON MURDERESS. —Yesterday morning the authorities at the Stafford County Prison received a communication from the Home Secretary intimating the commands of the Queen that the execution of the sentence of death passed upon Mary Brown, now in Stafford Prison, be respited until further signification of her Majesty's pleasure. LATEST INTELLIGENCE, (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) AMERICA. (By Atlantic Telegraph.) NEW YORK, Dec. 12 (Evening.) Gold, 138. Sterling Exchange on London, 1093 ; 5-20 United States Bonds, 1073 ; Illinois, 117 f ; Erie, 72k. Cotton—M. Upland, 33f, The Hamburg and American Company's steamer Bavaria has arrived out. ARRIVAL OF 'TIE TEUTONIA. SOUTHAMPTON, Dec. 13. The Hamburg and American Company's steamer Teutonia, from New York, passed the Needles at 9.45 a.m. to-day. MEXICO. PARIS, Dec. 13. The llioniteur of this morning publishes the fol lowing telegram, from Mexico, dated 3rd inst., and signed by Marshal Bazaine and General Castel nau " The Emperor Maximilian is still in Mexico, and has not yet come to any decision with respect to his future movements. " The evacuation of Mexico requiring to be com pleted by the month of March, it is urged that the transports should arrive without delay. " The mission of Minister. Campbell and General Sherman arrived at Vera Cruz on the 29th Nov., and left that town'on the 3rd Dec. The members of the mission appear to be animated by sentiments of the most conciliatory character. ITALY. FLORENCE, Dec. 13. A Royal decree has been published ordering the railway works of the Victor Emmanuel Company to be carried on by the State until the end of March, 1867, this company having declared its inability to continue the works. The Government will expend 18 millon lire for the works, and will obtain this amount by the issue on account of the company of Consolidated Rentes and Treasury Bonds. The payments to be made in cash to the Pontifical Government will fall due on the 15th of March. The funds have already been deposited in Paris. The Opinione of to-day contradicts the rumour that the mission of General Fleury refers to any other matter than the Roman question, and that he came to Florence to effect an understanding between France and Italy, in view of certain foreign com plications. His mission, adds the Opinione, refers solely to the Roman question. The Italie of to-day says :—" All idea of the de parture of the Pope from Rome appears to have been abandoned. The city of Rome is perfectly tranquil." SPAIN. MADRID, Dec. 13. The Politica of to-day publishes an article advis ing the mutual abolition of all import dues between Spain and her colonies as the best means of develop ing the Spanish mercantile service. FRANCE. BOURSE, Dec. 12, Two o'clock.—There is not much animation in the market, but a disposition to higher prices is exhibited. The most noticeable ad vance is that obtained on Italian Fives, which, after a rise yesterday of 42ic., have again improved to day no less than 55c., the actual quotations being 57f. 10e. French Threes are firm at 69f. 70c ,or 2ic. higher. Credit Mobilier Shares are quoted at 588 f. 75c., an advance of 2f. 50c. Railway shar,:s are also well maintlined, with an advance in most cases of if. 25c. A rise of is telegraphed from Loudon. Three o'clock.—Quotat the close, which has taken 4 per Cents 97 85 Do. end month — 3 per Cents. 69 70 Do. end mouth 69 70 Credit Mobilier Do. end month Credit Foncier — Do. end month 1382 50 ions are slightly lower for place as follows :—• Bank Shares 3620 Italian Loan 57 05 Do. end month 57 05 Mexican Loan — Do. Bonds — Spanish Threes Homo Debt — Deferred RAILWAYS. For Account. Orleans Northern ll9O Lyons and Mediterranean 9OO Southern 583 75 Western 568 75 Eastern - Sardinian .. Austrian .... Lombard 33G 25 North of Spain S aragosE a Ditto to Barcelona Roman.. 75 THE STEAMER .BOLIVAR. CARACAS, Oct. 31. The Venezuelan Minister for Foreign Affairs has addressed a circular to the consuls of that Republic abroad, in which he gives an account of the manner in which the steamer Bolivar stole out of the port of Laguayra. It appears that on the 13th October that vessel arrived from London, where it had been purchased on the 31st of January, for the Venezuelan navy. The Government of the Republic had forwarded the necessary papers, and the Bolivar was sent out under English officers and sailors, with a Venezue lan register. The contract, however, made by the Venezuelan Consul in London could not be ratified by his Government, as, among other things objec tionable, it stipulated that the Captain, John Fock, should not serve under any other official, unless he were an Englishman of superior rank to his own ; also that in case any transfer or division of the officers or crew were made the Englishmen should not amount to less than one-half of the body into which they might be merged. The captain was informed that, according to the Vene zuelan constitution, the sanction of the national Legislature was necessary for the admission of foreigners into the service, and that the only way to get out of the difficulty was for the party to become naturalized citizens. In case they would determine to remain British subjects, the authorities would pay them off and bear their expenses until they could reach home. To this the captain agreed, stating that he did not see how the Venezuelan Government could do otherwise ; but that as to the crew and others he wished to consult with them. Thereupon he started from Caracas for Laguayra, for the purpose of con sulting with the rest of the party, and on returning presented terms of settlement which the Govern ment would not accept. Admiral Benjamin Arriens, commanding the squadron, was ordered to take pos session of the vessel. After he had done so, and gone on shore, Capt. Fock proposed as the best way of settling amicably with the crew that he should go aboard alone and off,:r them the balance of their pay, &c. As all along he had entered into the views of the Government his proposal was. accepted ; he went ou board, and during the night the vessel put to sea, leaving the Venezuelan crew that Arriens had put en board in a small boat without either oars or sails. They managed to save themselves by attracting the attention of a fishing smack, which landed them at Laguayra about one o'clock iu the morning. The Bolivar is described as a twin screw steamer of 829 tons burden, and has two engines, 250 horse power. Her length is 226 ft., beam 27ft., depth 20ft. sin., draught 9ft. to 10ft. She carries two steel rifled guns, 70 pounders, two 21 pounders, 100 rifled carbines, 100 braces of pistols, and other small arms. She is fittc4 out as to Intteries.on the Symond's system. Her standing rigging is all of galvanized iron. CHATHAM, Wednesday. The screw war steamer Bolivar, which was al leged to have been fitted for service in South Ame rica when seized by order of the Government, under the circumstances already detailed, still remains in charge of the officials, with a strong guard of Royal Marines, under the command of an officer on board, to prevent her leaving the river, and to allow no unauthorised persons to have any communication with her. A minute search of the vessel made yesterday, by order of the Government, failed to discover any official papers or documents which would bear out the statement of those on board that she was intended for service in South America when her seizure was ordered. As already stated she was without colours of any kind, and no descrip tion of flag has been discovered on board. Since her arrival in the Medway from the river Tyne, and before the order was sent down from the Govern ment for her seizure to be made, she shipped 32 barrels of gunpowder, together with an unusually , large quantity of warlike stores, consisting of revol vers, rifles, bayonets, swords, &c., some of which were stated to have been put on board in the Tyne before she left Shields. The Bolivar carries an arma ment of two 40-pounder and two 20-pounder wrought iron rifled guns, Blakeley pattern, but she is pierced to mount an additional number of guns at her broadside. The crew on board at the time she was seized consisted of eight stokers and firemen, four able seamen, and two ordinary seamen, to gether with three officers, who describe themselves as " lieutenants," and two engineers. The re mainder of the crew was intended to be shipped from this port on the arrival of the steamer in the Medway. The hands on board state that they joined the vessel at North Shields, from which port they sailed on Wednesday last ; that they were never called on to sign articles, and that they were in entire ignorance of the character of the vessel. On going on board, they state they were informed that the Bolivar was intended to pro ceed on a cruise along the north-west coast of Ame rica, and in the North Pacific, and that she was to be employed in putting down smuggling and piracy. They were also informed that it was probable they might have to do " a little fighting." During yes terday afternoon a gentleman, who stated his name to be Henry Little, arrived on board, and informed those in charge of the ship that he had been ap pointed captain of her. He was at once referred to Admiral Sir Baldwin Walker, commander-in-chief, to whom he stated that the Bolivar was one of three iron 'steamers built in this country, under the sanc tion of the late Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, for one of the Governments of South America, what purported to be an official document to that effect being at the same time produced to Sir B. Walker. Two of the ships had already left this country for South America, and the Bolivar was about follow ing them, when she was detained by the Govern ment. During the time Capt. Little was on board he produced a flag, believed to be the Peruvian colours, he had brought with him, and this was hoisted at the masthead for a short time. This morning Capt. Little proceeded to London for the purpose, as lie stated, of consulting with the Minis ter of the country to which the vessel was ostensibly proceeding when she was detained. The first officer, who left the vessel at the time she was seized, has returned on board. The Bolivar has been removed up the harbour, and is lying moored near Black stakes, her Majesty's steamer Lizard also lying near her to prevent her leaving the river. The river police are also on duty near her to allow of nothing being removed from the ship. LATEST PARTIC ULARS. The ship Bolivar, about which such alarming statements have been made relative to hex. being for the Fenian service, has been released from custody, the Government being satisfied with the ac counts submitted to them. SEIZURE OF THE WAR STEAMER BOLIVAR. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—With the view of allaying any unnecessary sensational excitement of the public mind as to the Bolivar (just seized in the Medway) being " a Fenian privateer," I desire to state that I fitted out the vessel in question for the Government of the United States of Columbia. The national flag, accidentally overlooked with a few other things in sending down the stores which I supplied, was sub sequently taken from my warehouse by Capt. Little, the steamer's duly commissioned commander, and doubtless would have been hoisted on his arrival on board, had not the vessel's seizure taken place in the interim. The stowing of shells beneath coals (constructed into an act of concealment) is simply following the usual practice of placing the heaviest portion of a ship's freight at the bottom of her hold ; a course which, in this instance, was even more necessary, as the coals would have to be consumed on the Bolivar's voyage out to Panama.—l am, &c., R. SORTON PARRY. 21, Camomile-street, E.G., London, Dec. 12. MARKE T S.--T his day. METROPOLITAN CATTLE. There was a fair average supply of beasts on sale here to- day for Christmas consumption ; but the demand for all breeds was in a most inactive state. Prime Scots, crosses, &c., were held at Monday's currency, but inferior breeds wore quite 2d. per 81bs lower to sell. The show of sheep was only moderate ; nevertheless, sales progressed slowly, and prices had a drooping tendency. The extreme quota tion was 6s. 2d. per 81bs. In calves very little was pass ing on lower terms. Prime small pi gs wore stea d y, b ut large hogs were very dull at late rat es . Per 81b to sink the offal. a ds d s ds d Crse dg inf. beasts... 3 8 3 10 Pmeers-wool sheep 5 2 5 10 Second quality do ..1 0 4 8 Prime s'thdowit 00.6 0 6 2 Prime large oxen —4 10 5 2 Large coarse calves. 4 8 5 4 Prime Scots, 5 4 5 6 Prime small d0......5 6 5 10 Crse. and int. sheep. 3 :0 4 2 Large hogs .3 6 4 Second quality do ..4 4 5 0 Small porkers 4 2 4 6 Lamb....os Od to 03 Od. Suckling calves, 20s to 23s ; and quarter-old store pigs, 28s to 30s each. Head of stock on sale. Total supply. Foreign supply. Beasts 270 C0w5..... Beasts .. 1,340 Cows. ___ Sheep and lambs 3,960 Calves is) Pigs 240 Sheep and 1 tmbs Ca yes 9O Pigs llO MEAT. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.—Theso markets are fairly supplied with meat, and the trade is inactive, as follows : Beef, 3s 4d to 4s 6d ; mutton, 3s ad to 4s 6d ; veal, 4s 4d to 544 d ; and pork, 3s 6d to 4s Gd per 81b by the carcase. HA Y. SMITHFIELD.—Meatiow hay, 13 Os to - 14 ; clover, £4 Os to 15 15s Od ; and straw, .£1 16s to £2 4s per load. A slow trade. CuarnEktworn.—Meadow hay, £3 3s to £4 43 Od; clover, £4 Os to £5 15s ; and straw, £1 18s to £2 5s per load. Trade inactive. WHITEMIAPEL.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 Os ; clover, £4 Os to £5 15s Od ; and straw, £1 16s to £2 4s por load. Supply moderate. COAL MARKET. Price per ton at the close of the market. s. d. s. d. West Hartley Lambert's W.Hartley 17 9 Hastings Hartley lB 0 13radyell's Hetton .... 21 0 Holywell Main l7 0 Cassop Thornloy Ships at market, 70—sold, 28. Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. The market opens steady. Sales about 12,000 bales. FIRE AT CLERKENWELL.—Last night a fire took place at Cobham's Head Tavern, situate in Coppice-row, facing Exmouth-street, and near the House of Correction. The premises, it appears, had been closed for some time, a new tenant having taken it for the purpose of opening on Saturday night next with a new stock for the Christmas festivities. Men had boen employed for some weeks in painting, redecorating, and embellishing the place prior to the opening. The spirits, beer, and cordials had been laid in. Fortunately all parties in the building escaped unhurt. Shortly after the engines had been set to work the walls were blown down amongst the firemen, who narrowly escaped injury. Tho tavern and the whole of its contents were totally destroyed. The origin of the fire is unknown. S3IALL AND SWEET.—An old bachelor being laughed at by a party of pretty girls, told them, "You arc 'small potatoes.'" "We may be small potatoes," cried ono of thew, "but Ivo itra 'moot ones." ..,•••••• VT-A N cr4 Cif 11 HER MAJESTY, &c. WINDSOR CASTLE, Wednesday. The Queen went out in the grounds this morning, accompanied by her noyal Highness Princess Bea" trice. Her Royal Highness Princess Louise went to London, attended by Lady Caroline Barrington And Lieut.-Colonel Du Plat, and returned to Windsor Castle in the afternoon. Overcnd, Gurney, and Co. (Limited). The committee of supervison of the above com pany yesterday issued the following to the share holders and depositors : " Gentlemen,—lt has been our wish for some tim• past to communicate with you on the subject of thr duties committed to our charge, feeling that you maY have naturally looked for some intelligence and guidance at our hands. We have hitherto abstained from addressing you, owing to the many qu estions which have been raised an d w hi c h are f am ili ar to all, and to the many and seri ous o b s t ac l es w hi c h h a ve been interposed to the progres s o f th e li qu id a ti on . For ourselves we have conside re d our d u ty c lear. J l . liquidation of the comp an y h av i ng b een di rec ted by the shareholders and ordered by the court, whic h liquidation we were appointed to supervise, we have deemed it our duty to assist it, as far as has been in our power. It should, how ever, be clearly understood by both the shareholders and creditors, that while this d..ty was imposed no real power was at the same time conferred upon us. This, no doubt, could not be otherwise ; bu t the consequence has been that our ability to promote the interests of the shareholders and credi tors has been limited within narrow bounds. So fa r, however, as it has been permitted us to do we have , to the best of our ability, watched over the interests committed to us ; and we have devoted much of oar time and attention to the many important and anxious considerations which those duties have in volved. That the liquidation has in the meantime been progressing will, we think, be apparent from the fact that the liabilities of the company, which at the time of the stoppage exceeded 19 millions, hav e been reduced to about five millions, and that asse ts to the extent of nearly 1i millions, unfortunat el y bearing no interest, are now only awaiting distri bution. It should also be satisfactory to the share holders to know, and it is perhaps only justice to the partners in the late firm of Overend, Gurney , and Co. to state, that so fa r as th e rea li sa ti o n of t'-` e landed estates has proceeded, more than the amount at which they were originally estimated has been realised. Events, however, have occurred whi ch ' in our jud gmen t, ma k e i t i mperat i ve that we s hould call your attention to the present position of affa ir !' A section of the shareholders have felt justified in endeavouring to free themselves from the liability attaching to their positi on , an d, as you k no w, are now prosecuting that line of action. This step is acting in a manner deeply prejudicial to the realis e. tion of the estate in point of multiplied expens es ' . which threaten to be enormous—in the indefinite de lay which it interposes to any settlement with the creditors, which tells with great force against the company in point of interest—and in imperil ling the recovery of calls which, obtainable at tn e present moment, may, by indefinite delay, perhaPs be wholly lost. With regard to this action by 3 section of the shareholders, it is not for us to cow . demn a course which they feel th emse lves justifi ed in adopting, but it is not the less proper for us t° point out how disastrous such proceedings must b° to the liquidation. We believe that but for these proceedings it would have been possible not only te, have paid the creditors the i n t en d e d dividend ol e 2s. 6d., but before the end of the y ear a dividend e' ss. Bd. in the pound upon their claims, with the pros pect of a further paymentat no distant date. As l is, however, in view of these proceedings—the ex pense and delay attendant on which may, by ap peals, be greatly prolonged—the date at which a re duction of the company's liabilities w ill be effected must be still longer postponed. The distress many depositors which is thus occasioned is, 13° , doubt, very considerable, but it is hardly the lea s ! evil ; the sore burden of the shareholders seems m likely, fro the causes we have pointed out, to be greatly aggravated, and it is not to be forgotten tha t the liquidators have still the po wer o f calling UP f further amount of £25 per share, to the exercise which, they may, in the result, be driven by reason ' of the very proceedings to w hi c h we have allud ed So long as a considerable body o f th e sharehold ers entertain the conviction that the action which they are pursuing is likely to e n d i n re li ev i n g them fr og all liability, and so long as they feel entitled to Os il themselves of the right so to relieve themselves, °J .„ are not hopeful that any representations of ours will have much practical effect ; but we are not the.l::: convinced that it is our duty to bring these cous' u ,,, rations before them, and to point out the results to which they tend. If, which at present we fear is hopeless, the shareholders could all confer in fee" 7 that they have a just though a heavy debt to idis charge, and ,, w ou ld un it e i n an e ff ort t o effect ths • we believe the present would not be an unfai r °. r ,, able time for arriving at some arrangement the creditors, which, based upon mutual conces sions, might have a speedy result. We ca nnot , 0 , but feel that the time for cordial co-operation be, tween the depositors and the shareholders is 13° and that by such co-operation, the creditors on the one one hand, if willing to make concessions, rug tbe taro a speedy settlement of their claims, an d eat shareholders, on the other hand, may reap the be u th° of such concessions, and, above all, may aver- we ruinous wasting of assets which law and delay certainly entail, Whether such a result can be cornplished depends upon the spirit in which su eh negotiation is approached on both sides ; from e boo forbearance and concession are required ; with t we do not despair of an early wind-up of theser be astrous affairs, and whether it can or cano e ou r effected, we, for ourselves, are satisfied tha t • bes t duty, both to the shareholders and creditors, is performed by presenting these consideration s them and by endeavouring to bring about sucia result. —We are, your obedient servants, " HENRY KINGSC OIS. " HENRY GRISSELL• " CHARLES OPPENOEI3 " 65, Lombard-street, Dec. 12." ALARMING ACCIDENT TO SIR FRANCIS G OI ' ll ; SMID, BART., M.P.—We regret to have to rust to an alarming accident which happened on the 26th 11 „, Sir Francis Goldsmid, Bart., M.P , while hunting 11 0 -5 Lutterworth, Leicestershire. Sir Francis has be ell i -°; cupying Newnham Paddox, the seat of the 1 " /- 0 1" o Denbigh, and on the day named was out wi th u n der of the local packs. He had a very goo d horse ti- t h e g him, but the animal stumbled and fell when -It a w c e t n o t f taking a small "grip" between two fields. down on its fore knees and rolled over. 6 over: '` Francis slid off, but while still on the ground recel blow on the head from one of the fore-hoofs of the t r oy gling animal. The blow, if given direct, would Pr ° a - o have been fatal ; but it reached Sir Francis in °b : - -a tia direction, smashing in his hat and 50 .s ., :i° hie scalp wound. His right eye was also injured u fr ° '' t spectacles, which were crushed and broken in thef to no permanent injury, a e are pleased to add, will o a ° l ' r ot the sight. Sir Francis was immediately taken to house, near at hand, whore medical assistance Wa s ~f °1., 0 , r-• coming. He was afterwards removed home ill 11 '13 0 riage and placed under the care of a local phY sicial'. nee' is now, we are glad to say, fast approaching convalesce —Brighton Guardian. A T , ATTEMPT TO MURDER A PRIEST AT THE be Ilautefeuille, cure of Chateauneuf-sur-Loire, the XI. cli 9 ' other morning, while' celebrating mass a t the ."' S ' The struck three times on the head with a choPP er ; ,ios criminal, one Robert, a shoemaker, and formerly a $ ly ' d, clerk in the Church of Chateaunouf, was at once arre e t e iii LNTENT TO AILTRDER.—Ou. Tuesday-Michael was indicted at the Derby Assizes for attempting t° 1 735 der Patrick Linskey. Kelly and some others wore Dg b to o in a public house, when Linskey interposed to resnif order. Having succeeded in doing so , he was golug,_° when the prisoner followed him, a tt ac ked him with it a yi and inflicted three serious wounds. The defence wa e the prisoner had u.od the kn ife in self-defence. 1 1:3 found guilty of unlawfully wounding, and s entences '- mouths' imprisonment. ..reis h a y ( Itor to ti liar] Pre 22 ast, 'rod land al to are a kid Coln In an ac Unit Ann, 3 - per a Do Per N ew I ' l l v 4 44 , )44. D o D o L o L o ' ,;jac U o t ,