The Sun. — London, England, 1866-06-06 00:00:00

PORTING.—JOIIN ROBERTS supplies the ►1 LATEST EDI rioN of ki SUN" as suoa as pub lhkhed.-4, Bath-street, City-road, E.C. TTIE NEW DERBY RACE GLASS, price 50a., with sling case complete. Will show distinctly the entire race from "the start' to the "coming in." Guaranteed the cheapest and best glass is new model) ever offered to the public Sent carriage tree to any pan. of the kingdom. Post office orders payable to WILLIAM CALLAGHAN, Optic'an, 23A, New Bond-street, W. (corner of Conduit-street). Sole Agent for the celebrated Opei a, Race, and Field Glas. es made by Volgtlander, Vienna. riOUSES.—Messrs. TOPLLS and ROBERTS It have numerous furnished arid unfurnished TOWN, Suburban, and Country RESIDENCES to LLT or SELL. Particular,i upon application forwarded for two stamps, upon stating requirements and rental. Offices, 2. Conduit street, Regent-street, and South Kensington, facing the Museum. OUTH KENSINGTON, HYDE-PARK, SQueen's, and Rutland Gates, Queen's -gate and Peters ham Terraces, Queen's -gate, Cornwall, Princes and Beaufort Gardens, Elvaston- place, Cromwell-rold,Onslow and Thurloe Squares, Belt. us, Iv. Messrs TOPLI3 and ROBE NTS have EE ,10ENCES to SELL and LET in these and surrounding localities. Offices, 2, Conduit-street, Regent - street , an d South Kensington, facing the Museum. nRYST AL PALM; E.—FIRE IV ORK AND NJ FOUNTAIN FETE TO-MORROW EVENING. Last day for Half-Crown Tickets. C RYSTAL P A L A C E.—HALF - C ROWN FIREWORKS TICKETS on Sale at Exeter-hall and Crystal Palace up to Eight o'clock to-night. CRYSTAL PALACE.—PaIace, Mu"- minated, will be Open until Half-past Eleven To-morrow Eveniu T EETIL-Mr. DAY (f o r many years principa l la d en tist, of 8, Gros assistant to Mr. E venor-street, W.) may beeoknesluiltseudr'elne°all cases of Dental de fect or deficiency. Be has made arrangeexmetastistefloyr the use of enamelled Mr. Eskell's Patents, by w hich means qui ARTIFICIAL TLETII of the utmost durability are constructed (in a few hours when necessary), and are worn upo n tender gums or roots of teeth or by nervous perso ns for any length of time, without pain, unpleasantness, or discomfort. The invention applied to teeth or ordinary or inferior construction. PAINFUL TEETH OR DISEASED STUMPS EXTRACTED WITHOUT PAIN. No chloroform! and perfectly safe. OSTEO-PLASTIC ENAMEL, the exsct colour of the natural teeth, used in all cases of stopping. Diecoloured teeth restored, locse teeth fastened, and all operations on the most approved principles. Terms strictly mo,lerate. Consultations free. 291, REGENT-STREET (3 doors from the Polytechnic). MADEMOISELLE HARRIERS-WIPPERN , of the Royal Opera, Berlin, will appear in the part of YAMISA in Mozart's 'Opera, IL FLA(' ro MAGIC() IZauberfloete), on THURSDAY (TO-MORROW), June 7, at JEER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. THEATRE ROYAL, HAY MARKET.— Sole Lessee and Manzger, Mr. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, A. ROMANTIC ATTACHMENT: Mr. W. Farren ; bliss Ada Cavendish. After which, T kiE FAVOU KITE OF FORTUNE: Messrs. Sozhern, Buckstone, Ch i p p e ndale, Rogers, &c.; Mesdames Chippendale, Saville, Moor e, Fitzwilliam, Hill, Lindleyoto. Concluding with TURNING THE TABLES: Mr. Comp ton, Mr. Howe; Miss Lindley, .tc. Commence at Seven. RcocAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. , Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining'. THIS EVENING, A LUCKY HIT. Messrs. J. G. Shore, Mellon. and Miss K. Rodgers. After which, at Eight, LOUIS XI. Louis, Mr. Charles Bean; Marsha, Mrs. Charles Kean. Concluding with QUIET LODGINGS. RO YAL LYCEUM THEATRE- Under the sole Management of Mr. Fechter. THIS EVENING, a new petite Comedy, entitled DOCTOR D Y. Garrick (the Ac;or, Mr. H. Vezio ; Messrs. Evans, Stanley, ; Mrs. Ho swan and Miss Henrade. Atter which, THE COR6ICAN BROTHNIRS. Mr. Fechter; Messrs. Jordan, t 'nary, Vezin, iddicomb, Fitz patrick, Florsman, Evans, Moreland, &c.: Miss Lay , nu, Mrs. Ternan, Mrs. llorsman, Idiss Hatch, Miss Duverney, and Miss Henrade. To cone tide wlth a farcical sketch, lII' IN THE WORLD. Mr. 11. Widdcornt , e ; Messrs. Evans, ntzpAttick, &c. ; Miss Hersman, Mrs. C. Borsman. • Box Office open daily from ELven till Five. NEW TITEATRE-ROYAL ADELPHI. Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. THIS EVENING, at 7 precise-1y ('Bt i time), a new Drame- Cerraedy. in Four Act+, entitled l'tiE FAST' FAMILY: Messrs. Killington, J. L. Toole. Paul Bedford, It Phillips, Ashley, Kburue; Mrs. Allred Mellon (Miss Woolgar), Miss 11. Simms, Miss Furtado, Miss Smith (her •ifith appearance), Miss Seaman, Miss Godsall, and Mrs D. Lewis. To conclude with CRYING JENNY AND LAUGHING JOHN:\ Y. Messrs. J. L. Toole, W. H. Eburne ; Mrs. A. Mellon and Miss Furtado. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. Swanborough. THIS EVENING, at Seven o'clock, A LEXINA ; or, True utito Death. Messrs. Parcelle, Thorne, Price ; Misses Swan borough and Simpson. After which will be produced a grand Easter Burlesque, PARIS; or, Vive Le oapiere : Messrs. Stoyle, I horne, James, Fenton : Mesdames A. Swanborough, Raynham, Simpson, Johnstone, Ranoe, and Bolt. To conclude with JACK'S DELIGHT. SADLER'S WELLS THEATRE.- Uuder the Management of Mr. W. H. C. Nation. Wins E VEN ING (Wednesday), will be produced (1 th t!me in London), wi:h entirely new scenery, m-:gn•fi Tnt dresses, &'., Mr. Brough's brilliant Burlesque of PA.VILLON ETTA. Misses L. witlmore, Barlani, F. Gwynne, Hudspeth, and Mrs. Po) nter ; Messrs. Belmore, Barsby, &c. Free: deg each evening with Watts Phillips' powerful Adtlphi Drama of TBE POOR STROLLERS. Messrs. 'l': Swinbourne, Delmore, Barrett, M'lntyre, C. Warner, and Miss Ada Dias, Commence at Seven. Acting Manager, Mr. NYE CHART. THE "SUN" NEWSPAVER.- : G. R. GLENII , I, Sportin7, Library, 4, Connaught terrace, 1 , :d. , ,-ware-road, is spevially appointed AU..J4 i: to deliver the LA:111 ILDITION of " Tilt; SUN" at the po*.aible moment atter leavinz the press. 1e is able to deliver copies in Town. ihe Suburbs, and in many parts of the Country at a comparatively early hour the same ,vening, say 4u miles by 0 o'clock. H E "SUN" NEWSPAPER.-- G. R. GLENII delivers V e LA tE EDITION at Chelsea, 7.90 ; n, 3; Starch-green, 8; Woolwich, 7.30; Uxbridge, 9.20 ; Walford, 8.45. THE LATEST EDITION of "THE SUN." J. HOLMES begs to inform his friends, and the pubiio generally. that he supplies the LATEST EDITItiN of "Tin.: SUN" as soon as published —No. 16, Hampstead road, N. W. THE LAST EDITION of " THE SUN " supplied as soon as Published, containing all the LATEST NEWS and S2OI3.TING INTELLIGENCS, by H. W. 11AltalS, Newspaper Agent, 4, Blackiriars-road, London, S. yHE LATEST EDITION of " THE SUN" supplied, as soon as published every Evening, by . ALEXANDER (late BROOKS), Newspaper Agent, 24, Old Cavendish-street, Oxford-street. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. MIS DAY.—Morning, 711. Bm.—Afternoon, 711. 36m. To-Moßsow.-Morning, Bh. 7m.Afternoon, 811. 43m. ttt, sT7 .e • a sutt. LONDON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 1866. The proverbial lull which succeeds the storm last night made itself felt in the house of Commons. The all-absorbing topic of Reform, with the atten dant excitement of a threatened Ministerial crisis, gave place to quiet discussions about the manage ment of the Metropolitan Board of W orks, and the grievances of Irish Poor-law medical °facers. Even the questions and answers relative to the p rogress of public business failed to create much animatio n . Mr. GLADSTONE'S elaborate explanation of the changes in the Order Book appeared to give some members a little uneasiness, and Lord CRANBORNE caused some laughter by frankly declaring that he should be glad of a day's interval to discover his motive. The proceeding itself was very simple. Mr. GLADSTONE stated that the instruction to fuse the - Franchise and Redistribution Bills into one had necessitated a number of amendments which for greater c onvenience would be embodied in the form of an ordinary draught bill. This proposal gave rise to some discussion ; several members preferring I the regular cou rse of passing the Bills through Corn_ I mittee pro forma, so that they might be reprinted with the proposed amendm ents • f ;N r vhile others, in cluding the Speaker, approved ole a k GL.DSTONE'S proposal as calculated t o save time trouble. Finally, it has determined t o postpone the mat ter for further consideration on Thursday, it being appa rently impossible to proceed harmoniously for a single step in discussing either the manne r or the matter of these unlucky bills. No further reference to the course proposed to be taken by the Go vern_ went, or to the prospects of the bill itself, was made and the House passed to the consideration of mat tells less immediately interesting, though not in themselves unimportant. After a brief explanation of the failure of the Conference by Mr. GLADSTONE, and the dis cussion and withdrawal of Mr. WEvors motion respecting the claims of the Irish medical officers, Mr. COCHRANE moved for the appointment of a royal commission, with the object of seeing - whether the metropolis may - not be improved in t more coin prehensive and economical manner, an d with greater unity of purpose. Mr. COCHRANE sub mitted the existing system to some severe critict, and declared that it was quite clear thatthere no harmony between the Board l L entl d the representatives of the Crown. expressed his conviction t ° li f e h-Wc:l7ll.hat the public works were now b ein g carried on in the most costly and extravagant manner without producing any adequate result, and his plan of reform would be to fuse the Metropolitan Board of Works, the office of Public Works, and the office of Woods and Forests in one State Department, with a Minister of State at the head, and two Under-Secretaries—one being a permanent officer and the other appointed for Parliamentary purposes. There is very little doubt that our Board of Works might be considerably improved, both as regards its constitution and management, but Mr. COCHRANE'S proposal is not likely to find favour with the public. It would throw great additional power into the hands of the Government, and though we may admire and at times envy the results achieved by the great central authority of Conti nental States, we must remember that such a system would be intolerable to the people of this country. Englishmen cherish their municipal privileges as safeguards of civil liberty, and if they are sometimes too tolerant of the atten dant abuses, it is because they are both by habit and conviction so very reluctant to grant excessive power to the Central Administration. At the same time, there is no reason why considerable reforms should not be carried out, and Mr. COWPER last night did not hesitate to declare that London was one of the most uncomfortable capitals in the world, with water, gas, and pave ment, all in a most defective condition. At the same time we must remember that Parliamentary inquiry into the local government of the metropolis is now being carried on, and we have yet to see what its recommendations may effect. Another topic of some moment was touched upon earlier in the evening when Mr. LAIRD asked the Secretary to the Admiralty why the alterations in H.M.S. Scorpion had been suspended, and when the vessel would be ready for sea ; also whether the Government were aware that there were several ironclads belonging to foreign Governments on the Pacific and North American stations, and whether Ithey were about to send any iron-clads to those stations, and if so, whether they would any of them carry 12-ton guns ? Mr. BaRING's reply to the queries was characteristic of the dilatory and un satisfactory manner in which our Admiralty carry on business. The Scorpion's alterations are being proceeded with in a leisurely fashion, that will, he confesses, occupy a considerable time. The Go vernment are aware of the presence of the foreign iron -clads, many of them heavily armed, on the North American station, but they are not prepared to state their intentions with regard to her MAJES TY'S vessels. The 12-ton gun has not yet been supplied to any armour-plated ship. It has been found to be a good broadside gun, and will be supplied to some of the iron-clads as soon as the carriages are ready. So that we have, as usual, a series of delays and postponements—the guns waiting for the carriages, the ships for the guns, the Government for the ships. The alterations of an important vessel like the Scorpion are suspended on every frivolous pretext, until we have the hope ful confession from official quarters that they are not likely to be completed for a considerable time ! As for the armaments, if there is such delay in supplying What Mr. BARING terms a good broad side gun, when are we to hope for the introduction of the turret? If such tedious postponements hinder the ordinary routine, when may we antici pate a fair trial of the new system which in other parts of the world is working admirably? In reply to General PEEL, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced to the House of Commons last night that the proposed Congress was given up. The first communication made to the English Go vernment was a telegraphic message from Paris stating that, in the opinion of the French Govern ment, the " Conference was at an end in conse quence of an answer from Austria imposing condi tions that were impracticable." This celebrated despatch of Austria contains a request that an as surance be given by all the Powers assembled that they must renounce any special or particular inte rest, and in order to obtain that object Austria deems it necessary that they should make it a condition of the Conference that they should exclude anything that gave to any of the States a territorial augmentation, or increase of power. The Government of France considered that to require such an engagement beforehand was tan tamount to a refusal of the Conference, or even as making it impossible. The English Government concurred in that view of the question. Therefore all proceedings connected with the Conference must be considered as at an end. Although this decision was anticipated yesterday, it is now a settled thing, announced in an official manner, that the pro jected Conference is a failure, and the intelligence will no doubt be received by many with regret, partly by those who are averse to war, and partly by those who favour the cause of Prussia. It cannot, however, excite much surprise in those who have been studying the course pursued by Austria for some time past. She has at length aroused herself to the conviction that active resistance must be sub stituted for the passive policy which has hitherto prevailed in her councils. It cannot be said that the Vienna Government are justified in the decisive step they have taken in thus throwing over the Conference, because it is a fearful responsibility for any Power to take up on it se lf th e v i r t ua l decision as to peace or war, and in a great measure this is what theyhave done; but it is certain that there are many reasons to be given for the course they have taken. Prussia generally gets the best of it in all these Conferences, and would, in all probability, have done so in the present instance because of the favouritism shown by this country. Th e French Government, which has taken so much trouble in the arrangement of this matter, were quick to discern the difficulties in the way of carrying it out, and we find that a communication has been sent by them to Austria referrin,, to the reply sent by that Power respecting the propo se d Conference. They regret that it must be considered as a "refusal to take part in the Conference, and therefore as frustrating the efforts for the preser vation of peace." The Government has also inti mated to Prussia that, in consequence of the de cision of Austria, the project for a Confer d en ifficu cem h u ie s s t be abandoned, and the settlem ent of the now existing be left to the " three Powers now at variance." • This is certainly a very sorry solution so far a$ re gards the pro s p ec t o f peace , but there is one thing to say, th at this abandonment of the Conference leaves things no worse than before its agitation, and in some respects indeed they are better, because the disputants have had more time for reflection during the last few weeks. Of course the Paris journals are annoyed at the non-fulfilment of the plan, and it is disheartening when we reflect upon the losses and sufferings Boon to follow upon the declaration of hostilities. The Constitutionnel of yesterday comments upon the affair, and deeply '. 6 :.t . i;f'DON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, TUNE 6, IS6 THE SUN, la, declaring regrets the attitude assumed by Austr. that while each Power must regard its int. Ind from its own point of view, Europe had a rig ht to expect other determinations from a great Conserv:ltive Power." The real thing to be regrett ed in thi., matter is the refusal of Earl RUSSELL to t he pro posal made by the French EMPZUOR as to a C., Ti gress being held in Paris some years back to settle the Schleswig-Holstein question. had !,hat been acceded to no doubt the Dano - German war might have been prevented altogether, but the past On not be retrieved iu its errors and mistakes. The prospect of peace seems very doubtful, and and when we eome to consider that it rests upon the sense of Prussia, the moderation of Italy, and the concession of Austria, it seems almost idle to expect its duration. Prussia is apparently willing to forego her determination of not being the first to commence war, and means to send troops into Holstein. It is said that she will assert her claim to co-possession of the Duchies on the ground that the' Austrian Government has violated the Gastein Convention. If she attempts to carry out this plan, there is no hope left of hostilities being avoided, and Austria must per force take up arms in order to preserve her position. On the other hand, Count MENSDORFF has issued a Circular Note declaring that Austria will observe the Gastein Convention until a definitive settlement of the Duchy question be arrived at. The two Powers are evidently acting upon quite contrary principles, and it is indeed difficult to find out what conclusion they can arrive at, except a declaration of war. The policy now being pursued by Austria towards Venetia is a very false one, and it must be a source of great vexation to her friends and well wishers. The proposal of a loan from that province to meet the extraordinary wants of the time is quite out of character, and if it be persisted in, it must inevitably lead to unhappy consequences. The people of this country will watch anxiously the course of events, and while they will deeply regret that the nations of the Continent are plunged into the hor rors of war, they will have the additional annoyance of thinking that the mistaken policy of our Govern ment two years ago has greatly contributed to the present imbroglio, and may be pointed at as a lead ing feature in the causes that produced the impend ing catastrophe. One of the most striking incidents in this affair is the aversion displayed by the people of Prussia to the war, they seem quite as unwilling to engage in a contest as the Austrians and Italians are eager and ready to join in it. We should feel more sympathy with them if we did not remember the encouragement they gave to their Government in the prosecution of the attack upon Denmark. To further this end they sacrificed the interests of their own freedom at home, and it was thought by many —the opinion having turned out a correct one by the way—that things had gone too far to admit of a Conference taking place at this juncture. In deed, nothing is more difficult than for Govern ment to draw back when they have once committed themselves to " declarations" and "reservations," as the Cabinet of Austria and Prussia have done for some time past. CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, Tuesday Evening. The Moniteur has nothing to say to-day about the Conference. According to the Journal des Debats "The chances of pacific solution are considerably decreased by the reply of Austria to the invitation of the three Powers." The Constitutionnel, after remarking that if Aus tria should persist in her present views a Conference would be useless, says : • " We deeply regret the attitude assumed by the Cabinet of Vienna. No doubt each Power understands its duties and its interests according to its own fashion, but it ap pears to us that Europe had a right to expect other determinations on the part of a great Conservative ' Power. Be this as it may, one fact results ; it de monstrates more clearly the disinterested policy of France, and her active solicitude for the preserva tion of peace. France took the initiative in making proposals for an amicable arrangement ; England and Russia earnestly joined in the task, and it is known with what care and spirit of conciliation the proposals made by them were drawn up. Should their proposals not be attended with success, Europe ought not to be the less grateful towards those Powers who, with a disinterested feeling and desire for peace, undertook such a noble and generous task." The Constitutionnel proceeds to quote articles from German papers to show the irritation produced at Berlin by the declaration of Austria referring the affairs of the Duchies to the Diet. They consider the conduct of Austria as a direct provocative to war. According to the leading Berlin papers the Cabinet of Vienna has openly violated the treaty of Gastein by authorising the convocation of the States of Holstein, and they add that if Austria should per sist in this policy, Prussia will be compelled to op pose her. A private letter from Berlin, written by a well informed correspondent, states that the " reserva tions" of Austria imply a decided refusal to enter into any discussion relative to Venetia. The conse quence of this is that at Berlin the idea of the Con ference is considered as a complete failure, and that war is inevitable. There is an impression, too, that at Paris the Venetia question is considered in the same light as in Italy, and that in case of war France will support Italy in her attempts at inde pendence. War, therefore, is considered at Berlin to be inevitable, or as only a question of time, or of an hour. In the &mate, on the przz.ln!:.ation of a petition re specting coalitions among workmen, Baron Charles Dupin made some interesting observations relative to the industrial progress of Paris, which he 'termed the richest and most splendid capital of Europe. In 1847 the value of the articles at Paris, the produce of French industry and taste, represented 1,500 mil lions. After the misfortunes of 1848 the value fell to 8 millions. In 1860, however, the value augmented to 3 millions, and it might be anticipated that it would hereafter reach 4 milliards, or 4 thousand millions of francs. That rise and that fall in the value of industry to which he had alluded formed a striking illustration of the advantages of peace, and of the folly which had produced revolutions and successive regimes. The speaker proceeded to allude to the good feeling which now existed between the masters and workmen of Paris, which had been very beneficial to both, and ex pressed his satisfaction that the Socialist agitation of last year was now extinct. A letter from Berne (Switzerland) says : — "There is another victim of the war. Our Consul-General at Leipaic, M.H., \ 31 ) , who was at Zurich yesterday (May blew out his brains, in consequence of the severe losses he has experienced from the anti cipations of war." All who reckoned upon settled summer weather have been disappointed. Since Sunday night, when we had a good deal of lightning, the temperature has been variable. Yesterday was a very rainy day, and last night was a winter night in every respect. To-day it has been showery, like April, and not over-warm. The evening papers do not contain any news to be relied on. The tendency at the Bourse has been downwards, but sanguine politicians say that the depreciation is not so serious as the real position of affairs might justify. ABORTIVE ATTEMPT TO POISON A DOG. —A dog belonging to a person in Manchester having exhibited symptoms of madness, twelve drops of prussic acid—three being quite sufficient to cause death—were administered on a piece of raw beef. The dose appearing to have no effect, ten drops more were given with a liko result. Shortly after a teaspoonful of arsenic was given ; but the dog also survived this. LA TEST INTELLIGENCE. (REU TER'S TELEGRAMS.) PRUSSIA AND AUSTRIA. BERLIN, JUNE 6. The Prussian Government has addressed a des patch to Vienna, declaring that the measures an- nouu,^ed by Austria in the Federal Diet violate the treaty of : a e z i o ro and cause the suspe ns i on o f th e w existing in the D uc hi es . Th e . co-possession two Powers are there fore restor ed to the position t and rights accorded them by the treaty of Vienna, which retains its European validity. VENETIA. VENICE, JUNE 5. The municipality of Venice ii2.ve published a notification ordering certain measures th be taken with the object of provisioning the city for three months. FLORENCE, June 6. Intelligence published here from Venice states that great agitation prevails in that city on ac count of the forced loan and the refusal of the municipality to co-operate in collecting it. Great numbers had deserted the city in consequence of the new conscription ordered by the Government. The authorities are said to have made arrange ments for carrying away the funds and valuables of the Basilica of St. Mark. HOLSTEIN. ALTONA, JITYL G. Bills have been posted up in the streets of this town convoking, with the consent of the authori ties, a meeting of the inhabitants, to discuss the state of the country, in view of the declaration made by Austria at the Federal Diet. SPAIN. MADRID, JUNE 6. The Ministerial party in the Congress have re solved to support the motion that the Cortes should not be adjourned, provided that the opposition do not vote in favour of any of the numerous amend ments proposed to Marshal O'Donnell's bill request ing full powers. AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE BREMEN. SOUTHAMPTON, June 6. The North German Lloyd's steamer Bremen, from New York on the 26th ult., has arrived off Cowes. She brings 232 passengers for this port, Havre, and Bremen ; the usual mails, 031,338 in specie for England, $364,500 for France, and $250,000 for Bremen. On the 27th ult. she spoke the steamers Saxonia, America, and Brazilian, on the 31st the Achilles, and on the 3d inst. the Louisiana. ARRIVAL OF THE CITY OF LIMERICK. LIVERPOOL, June 6. The Inman steamship 'City of Limerick, from New York on the 19th May, passed Holyhead at 8 a.m. to-day in tow of the City of New York. The Real. Meaning of it. The following is the explanation put forth in the interests of the Government :-- " Solvuntur risu tabulre !" Captain Ilayter's parent's opinions, and Captain Hayter himself, and Captain Hay ter's amendment, and the motley party which sought to filch a victory by such cat's paws, were all laughed out of the House of Commons together, in the ever-to-be-remem- bered scene of Monday evening. Only the pencil of the painter could vividly represent so extraordinary a spec tacle. Pen and ink are inadequate to portray this ludi crous and consummate rout, this Parliamentary "Battle of tho Spurs," this headlong, helpless, sauve qui pent of the sessioff—a session which had heard so many ferocious threats of victory on the part of the discomfited warriors. We wish that, instead of a mere description, we could present the public with a picture of the House of Commons at that juncture when "the dignity of Parliament" was to have avenged itself upon Mr, Ciladstono, The " dignity of Parliament," so far as the Tories and their allies represent it, was at that moment crowding "neck and crop" out of the Chamber, in an agony of dread lest Mr, Sergeant-at-Arms should shut the door in its face, to make it keep its promise about "reaiiing a, lesson to the Ministers." Descend, Muse of the satiric song, and relate this woes of Adellam! tell how Elcho grsat in arms, and the chieftain Disraeli, and the white crest of Caine, tnrned and fled from their own field of battle ! The Muse can't do it for laughing; the thing must be told in prose. Be it understood, then, that until the hour when Lord Grosvenor declared he should vote for the Government, the camp of the Tories, "pioneers and all," were full of hope, and ready to assassinate Re form, or rather, we beg pardon, to " consider it"—for that is the Parliamentary' phrase. Such a proof that the plot had collapsed made all the courage ooze out of their fingers. Mr. Disraeli left off commanding, and spent his despair upon Lord Clarendon ; Captain Hayter stuttered and stammered out that he would like to withdraw his amendment; Lord Elcho implored him to make baste, now that Lord Grosvenor had left the Cave ; and while the Liberal side, with sarcastic cheers, chal lenged the wavering ranks to stand and fight as they had threatened, the entire Tory force broke suddenly away with a rush, and skedaddled, "horse, foot, and dragoons," Adullamites, Disraelites, and the- rest, in dire confusion through the doors. The Tory organs have reported that the Amendment was withdrawn, but unluckily it could not be withdrawn save by the leave of the house. More than 400 Liberal members thundered "No" to the propo sal; ant when the Speaker formally put the precious com position to the Commons, they negatived it with "inextin guishable laughter," and with ringing rounds of cheering. By this time, however, it had struck the Tory chiefs that the Ministers might go on with the bill in committee undisturbed; so they stayed their panting flight, and rallied to return. But the stampedo at the door was still tremendous, and when the warriors emerged—dishe velled, angry, and hot with the contact of excited senators —they found the bill comfortably proceeding, and Mr: Gladstone sitting placidly by Mr. Dobson, surveying with a smile the most, complete and laughable triumph which Truth, in her merriest mood, ever gave over shufflers and trimmers. Mr. Lowe had fared especially ill the rout and the rally—so badly that he sprung up to protest against it; but as the right hon. gentleman reads Hudibras, he will find his comfort in the famous lines about him " who fights and runs away." Mr. Beresford Hops, trampled upon by some Tory horsemen or footmen in the flight, lost his temper ; Mr. Darby Griffith lost only an amendment. Honesty, statesmanship, and the cause of Reform gained a signal victory, heightened by such ridiculous circumstances, that if Mr. Glad stone could but feel the passion of vengeance, the delays and insults of the session would have been amply counter balanced in that brief five minutes of Conservative panic. All credit, of course, is due to those heroic Tory organs who, on the morrow of such an unexpected and distressing defeat, pretend not to be disappointed. It is like Varro's conduct after the battle of Canna;, and deserves as much gratitude from the party as that unlucky general obtained. They are quite right, too, in remarking that the occasion was one of "no loss" to the Tories, for there cannot pos sibly be any slaughter where the enemy runs clean off the field. Indeed, if the Tories feign contentment with the result, we would rather aid than hinder such admirable powers of resignation ; for the punishment of the baffled conspirators is bitter enough without any infusion of gall into their wounds. Nothing could be kinder, for example, than Mr. Gladstone's allusion to the tableau as "a way of quitting the house not often seen." We desire to imitate his generous cuphonism, and only to speak of the catastrophe attending the amendment as a "a way of going into committee not often attained." If anybody hereafter should advert to the manner in which, after three nights' debate, Mr. Disraeli and his followers " voted," let it be by such e,mbible allusions. It will seem unchristian to call the bill, as Coriolanus does his scars, the memorial of an hour "when certain of you roared and ran from the noise of your own drains." The utter and consummate discom fiture of the party is hard enough to boar. The amend ment, be it remembered, was to be fatal to the Govern ment. It was thought so sure to be carried that the Tory journals, out of pure compassion, wanted the Cabinet to withdraw the bill. Should it decline, Mr. Disraeli and Lord Cranborne were ready with a modest sigh to save the country ; and Sir Stafford Norticote stood prepared to explain true financial principles to Mr. Gladstone. These sacrifices, however, have not been demanded; and the Reform Bill is in Committee, where amendments cease from troubling, and Adullam is at rest.— Telegraph. The following is the Opposition account of it : To ono who looks at it merely from the outside the scene which took place in the House of Commons between ten o'clock on Monday night and three on Tuesday morn ing, is, of course, utterly incomprehsible. As it appeared in our Parliamentary report it is one piece of inextricable confusion ; a phantasmagoria, of which the explanation, if there be one, is entirely hidden from the spectator. The speeches and conduct of various parties are related to one another only as the speeches and conduct we witness in our dream, when we act upoa what seems then to be a close and connected chain of reasoning, which, when we wake, is seen to be no reasoning whatever. Of course, the scene is per fectly intelligible to those who have the key, but that key is not to be found in anything which reached the reporters' gallery. Looking merely at the surface the situation of the house at the close of the debate is simply inexplicable. A great battle suddenly ceases ; the conflicting hosts dis solve ; and all unite, as at a review, in a pacific "march past" the director of the spectacle. The Ministry had in troduced, with great parade and grandiloquent protesta tions, a measure affecting the highest political interests of the country —a measure which, if it passed, must unsettle the - foundations of the representative system, must commit us to a wholly new course of constitutional policy, alter the basis of power, and affect for ages to come the relations of the various Glasses of society to one another and to the community : a measure which in the eyes of its supporters would rectify a great injustice, and raise to their rightful position a large and important section of the people ; which in the opinion of the Opposition would commit the country to a career of innovation which could end onlyin an absolute democracy. Ministershad declared their purpose to stand or fall by this measure ; they had talked of burning boats and breaking bridges ; had vowed that they would not recede, cr com promise, or suffer delay ; had taunted their adversaries with faction and their reluctant followers with treachery; had done their best teenlist the fiercest passions of both sides in the struggle ; had gone so far as to warn Parlia ment that they would put up with no evasions, no post ponement, and that it should sit till winter if it did not previously dispose of the bill. That the Government should yield ornegotiate seemed impossible. Mr. Gladstone had done all that words could do to render it impossible. On the other hand, the opponents of the bill were equally decided. The Conservative party, to a man, was resolved to throw it out. A large section of the Liberals, comprising many of the ablest and most respected, many of the richest, noblest, and most influential members of the party, had also declared against it, and committed themselves in open opposition to their chiefs. They did not wish to throw out the Government, but they were prepared to throw out the Government rather than let the bill-pass. In one great division they had almost done this —so nearly that they had extorted a great and vital con cession. In a second they had actually beaten the Minis try. And now the whole issue had been broadly stated and fairly raised by a motion condemnatory of the entire measure ; battle was joined ; the Liberal malcontents had chosen their line, and one of their number, se lected • apparently because he was peculiarly allied with the Ministry, as if to show that even the son of their oldest and staunchest follower could not stomach their bill, had moved the amendment which was to decide the fate of the Ministry and of the Reform scheme. Suddenly a halt occurred. Rumours of negociation flew about. The debate languished. Questions were put ; but the Ministry would admit nothing, would retract nothing, would explain nothing. One would have supposed that the contest would be resumed as fiercely as ever. But no ! the temper of the house was manifestly changed. The mover of the amendment announced that he should wait for a declaration of the Ministerial intentions. The dis cussion dragged on ; the Minister rose, spoke, and sat down without promising anything or withdrawing - any thing, after a speech almost as bitter and offensive as ever; and thereupon the amendment was withdrawn, and, ono after another, the Liberal malcontents expressed th eir satisfaction, and let the house go into committee o n a bill which a few hours before they were resolved to defeat at any cost. Tho utter inconsequence of these proceed ings—the absolute want of apparent sense, reason , motive —sufficiently proves the existence of something that was not apparent ; proves that the issue was decided by under grbund influences. What were they ? Lord Grosvenor was the only " Adullamite" who attempted to explain his conduct. He had to show how it came to pass that he, the representative of a great Whig family, th e connection of several Ministers, the friend of all, who had neverthe less fought against this bill, who had led one great attack upon it, who had nearly overthrown the Government, who had declared his radh:al disapproval of their Reform policy and had resolved to defeat it at the risk of ejecting them, could consent to oppose au amendment which entirely ex pressed his own views, and to vote for going into committee on a bill which he intended, in his own words, to fight against tooth and nail. And his explanation was a very lame one. We can quite appreciate his wish to avoid depriving brothers-in-law and cousins, and innumerable connections, of their political offices or their salaried places in the Household or elsewhere; but he had been willing to run this risk before, and the bill was no better now. We can, though it be a stretch of credulity, believe that he thinks Lord Clarendon a first-rate Foreign Secretary, and desires at this dangerous juncture to keep him in his place ; but Lord Grosvenor did not pretend to think that Lord Clarendon was more precious than the Constitution, or that it would be worth while, rather than lose him, to let the Reform Bill pass. No ; the real pith of Lord Grosvenor's explanation lay in his assertion that the bill was in no case likely to pass ; that he could afford to vote for it because it could not be carried. Additional force was given to this significant sentence by the conduct of Capt. Ilayter. That gentleman pronounced, not only that grouping was ab surd, but that the bill was otherwise "unfit to be the basis of a satisfactory measure." Mr. Gladstone intimated that grouping was not a vital point—i.e., that if defeated on it he would not resign; but he said nothing that could satisfy the demand implied in the second half of the motion. Yet Captain Hayter expressed himself content, and withdrew; and Lord Elcho, the most discontented of all that had resorted to the cave, approved the withdrawal. Can any one doubt that something had passed which was not in Mr. Glad Stone's speech? Can any one doubt what that something was ? The missing link between the speech of the Minister and the conduct of Captain Hayter —the wanting reason for the withdrawal of the amend ment—the only possible explanation of the course taken by the Adullamites—is to be found in the truth of the rumours which were floating about from Friday to Mon day. Lord Grosvenor, Captain Hayter, and Lord Elcho had two objects in view. They did not wish to defeat the Ministry ; they did wish at all hazards to defeat the bill. If, then, they aro content, it is because they have secured both their aims ; if they have suddenly consented to save the Government, it is because the Government has agreed to sacrifice the bill. This is the only supposition consis tent with the consistency, honour, and common sense of those who, up to Friday night, were resolved to vote for the amendment, and who, on Monday night, agreed to its withdrawal. They never would, they never could have done so, but that they knew that in abandoning the form they secured the matter ; that the bill was doomed. Doomed it assuredly is. Into the terms of the arrangement, the man ner of its negociation, the date of its fulfilment, we do not care to inquire. It is enough for us to know that by some means and at some time the bill will be abandoned, and the Minis try will remain in power. They would stand or fall with the bill ; true, but the bill will not fall, it will simply be withdrawn.' Mr. Gladstone has satisfied himself that he can honestly and honourably retain office without carrying a Franchise Bill this year ; that his pledges will be fulfilled if he brings 04" in next year, with a better chance of car rying it. That is a matter between himself and his party; it concern any others, it is only in so far as such ex amples of lax interpretation weaken public faith in the sincerity and straightforwardness of states tupp, diminish the weight of Government in the Legis lature, and tend to perplex the morality of public life. Henceforth, when a Minister endeavours to enforce steadi ness and obedience "among his supporters, and to im pose a sense of responsibility upon the Opposition, by pledging himself to stand or fall by a particular measure— to carry it or to resign—he will be understood to speak with an arri6v pensee, and the effect of the menace will be, not that he will be better supported, but that the efforts of malcontents will be directed not to the open defeat of the measure, but to its compulsory withdrawal. Henceforth it will be understood that no words, whatever their appa rent sense, really mean that a Minister will in a given event resign; and if a statesman should be taunted with a positive and formal promise of that purport, he will always be able to shelter himself under this precedent, and to observe that, however strong his language, it was not stronger than that which, in 186 G, Lord Russell and Mr Gladstone found it possible, in the space of four months, wholly to avoid and treat as of no effect.—Stand.ard. FRANCE. BOURSE, June s.—Two o'Clock.—The market continues depressed, and quotations show a further Threes for the Account are at 62f. 25c. another :call of one-half per cent. Italian Fives have declined , 1 per cent., the quotation being 35f. 95c. Credit Alobilief bares lose 191., at 470 f., and Credit Foncier 151., at .1,9 7 5 f. Cotn p toir d'Es compte are 7f. 50c. lower, at 6 60 f. In the Railwa y Department, Northern Shares show a loss of 21. 50c.—at 1,0121. 50c. ; Lyons of 7f. 50e,—at 772 f. 50c. ; Austrian and Lombard of sf. each, the quo tations being 277 f. 50c. and 271 f. 25c. respectively. English Consols are likewise telegraphed with a de cline of per cent. Three o'clock.—The market has closed on the following quotations : 4-} per Cents 92 Do. end month — Bank Shares 3100 Italian Loan 36 10 Do. end month 36 GO Mexican Loan 3l Do. Bonds 240 Spanish Threes Home Debt — Deferred - WAYS. _ . 3 per Cents. 62 75 Do. end month . 62 521 Credit Mobilier ... 485 =- Do. end mouth ... 477 50 Credit Foncier — Do. end month — —••---- For Account. Orleans 782 50 Northern Lyons and Mediterranean.... 7BO Southern 512 50 Western — Eastern 490 Sardinian —. 0.... Austrian Lombard 276 25 North of Spain lO5 Saragossa 122 50 Ditto to Barcelona - -- Doman — The Emperor of Russia's Fescript. The Debats of yesterday says :—" Apropos of the attempt against his person, the Emperor of Russia has just addressed a rescript to Prince Gagarine, the President of the Committee of Ministers, in which much attention is given to the false and perverse doctrines which, if not opposed in their development, will seriously imperil social order. According to the Czar, Providence permitted the attempt of the 16th April only to show what may be expected from these doctrines which audaciously attack everything which centuries have rendered venerable, namely, religious faith, domestic order, and property. These, adds the Emperor, are the fundamental principles of public order that should be engravers upon the mind of the peoples. Nothing could be better said ; but who can teach the Rus sian people the respect of those principles if the Go vernment itself only respects them as far as they serve its interests ; if too often by its laws and its acts it seems to have at heart to inspire contempt for them and promote their overthrow ? No one, in fact, is ignorant how religion, domestic order, and property are honoured and protected in a part at least of the States subjected to Russia. Is the veneration due to religious faith encouraged and strengthened by the sight-of those conversions to orthodoxy obtained, now by seduction, now by vio lence, among the Catholics of the old Polish pro vinces? Can a power which teaches children to de nounce and give up their parents or their brothers decently and usefully preach up the doctrines of do mestic order? Finally, how should the inviolability of the right of property take possession of people's minds when that same power is seen to dispose of property arbitrarily and by wholesale throughout a portion of the empire ? lam not unaware,' says the Emperor in his rescript, that some Russian functionaries ha ve no t rema i n ed strangers to the propagation of tho se s ub v ersive principles, the development of whi c h oug ht to be prohi bited.' The admission is frank, and is of good augury, but it is far from being complete. In the kingdom of Poland, for instance, it is not merely some isolated functionaries who have fa voured by their doctrines and example the propaga tion of the ideas justly stigmatised by the rescript ; it is an entire aluinistration, invested with a dicta torial power, side by side with the military admini stration, which, under the direction of persons known to profess a sort of Asiatic communism, seems to have set its heart upon destroying among the population all notion of property, and proclaims openly that there are no property holders except through the Czar ; those to whom he gives and those to whom he condescends to leave a part of what they possessed. Such is in substance the doctrines of Milutine, Tcherskoskoi, Kochelef, and Solowief, the principal members of the so-called constituent committee. The empire has been flooded by them with agents for putting i n practice those doctrines which, if we may believe them, can alone ensure the Russification of the .country Can the Government which authorises their acts, which makes the result enter into the calculations of its policy, blame anybody but itself for the effects which such doctrines and such examples must neces sarily produce ?" The Defeat of the Spaniards at Callao. Commodore Rodgers, of the Pacific squadron, has transmitted to the Secretary of the American Navy the following report of the bombardment of the port of Callao, Peru, by the Spanish fleet, under command of Nunez, on the 2d May : "United States Steamer Vanderbilt at Sea, May 10, 1806. _ . " Sir,—l have the honour to report that, on the 27th of April, the Spanish Admiral, Mendez Nunez, addressed a letter tkrthe diplomatic corps in Sunia, declaring that the port of Callao was blockaded from that date, also another justifying the course of Spain, announcing that he should give neutral inhabitants four days to remove their persons and property previous to the bombardment of the city. On the 30th of Awil Admiral Pearson anchored our men of war out of gunshot of the fortifications at Callao. Merchant vessels had some days before taken positions out of the way of hostile operations. It was thought that the attack would commence on the Ist of May, when the time expired given to neutrals for removal, but on the 2d of May, about 10 o'clock a.m., the Spanish fleet got under weigh. Some time was spent in forming their lines, and about eleven o'clock the squadron moved in two divisions to attack the defences of Callao. The first division, under Admiral Nunez, consisting of the iron-clad Numancia, of 7,000 tons burden, with the frigates Blanca and Resolucion, moved along the San Corenso Island to attack the batteries on the south side of Callao, while the frigates Villa de Madrid, Berengueta, and Almansa, passing in front of the national and merchant vessels anchored in the bay, steamed at first slcwly towards the Peruvian batteries on the north side of the city. As these vessels approached they accelerated their speed, and ran swiftly into position. At fifteen minutes after twelve the first gun was fired—l thought from the Numancia-- quickly followed by two from a battery on the south side. The Spanish fleet carried about 240 guns, mostly 32-pounders. The Numancia was armed with 68- pounders, as was also the three-gun corvette Vencidora, which wasleld in reserve to tow, if necessary, and also, I presume, to corer the transports. The Peruvian batteries numbered in the aggregate 45 guns, five of them 450- pounders, Blakeley's, and four Armstrong guns, 300- pounders, mounted on top of iron turrets. The rest were 32-pounders. Sand bags were extensively used in making the batteries, to which were added brick masonry and some of adobe. The firing soon became warm. About 2 o'clock the Villa de Madrid set her jib and trysails, and was out of the fight. She made signals, and was taken in tow by the Vencidora, with steam escaping abundantly below. She was soon followed by the Berenguela, listed over to one side, and with smoke pouring from her ports. Just before she retired a puff of black dust had shot out at her water line on the side way from the batteries. A ball had gone through the coal bunkers, I thought, and through both sides. We saw men over the side attempting to patch with canvas the ragged hole, which seemed 2ft. square. The Almansa moved to join the first division engaged with the southern batteries. The Resolucion and Blanca, about 2.30, steamed away from the southern division, leaving the Al mansa and the Numancia still engaged. Thesis vessels drew off at 15 minutes before eight—the Peruvians firing after them as long their guns could reach. " The action. was fought on both sides with courage and persistency. The Peruvian huns, which were all eubarbette, never ceased firing, and the Spaniards, I believe, only left off when their ammunition was exhausted. " The killed and wounded in the batteries were said to number 80. In one of the iron-clad batteries a shell ex ploded, igniting other powder and disabling the guns. By this explosion Senor Galvez, the Peruvian Minister of War and Marine, was blown to atoms. He was next to the Dictator iu power, of liberal views, and marked ability. His loss will prove a serious one to the country. Hit. Excellency the Dictator is said to have been everywhere in the thickest of the fight, animating, encouraging, and directing the Peruvian batteries. " I do not know the damage to the Spanish fleet, but the loss was, no doubt, heavy. It was obvious that several of the vessels had been badly punished. The Spaniards, we thought, did not go very near to the batteries, many of their shot falling into the water. The presence of torpe does may have inspired caution. "In coming away from a farewell visit to Admiral Pearson I picked up one floating adrift near our vessels. It was a red keg containing about 501 b. of wet powder, with some yards of insulated wire'attached, and inside the arrangement for explosion by galvanic battery. " The senior surgeon, Dr. Peck, was sent to the Villa de Madrid and Berenguela as soon as they anchored with offers of assistance. His services were accepted by the surgeon of the Villa de Madrid, but on board the Beren guela the officers gathered around him at the gangway, and said they were deeply grateful, but needed no help. When the Numancia anchored Dr. Johnson was sent on board, while Dr. Peck, who had returned to the Vander bilt, went on shore ".;o tender his services to the Peruvians. I was sorry to learn through Dr. Johnson that Admiral N uuez had been badly wounded by splinters—no fewer than eight injuries having been received in the head, arms, llgs, and side. The doctor was not permitted to see the admiral, and I apprehend he has been severely hurt. "The Peruvian batteries were but little injured. The authorities on shore were confident that on the morning following the bombardment they would be better prepared than at the first to resist an attack. " There wore two iron-clad vessels on the side of the Peruvians--one the monitor Thesoa, with a single gun, a 68-pounder, in a turret, and one the Vittoria, built in the shape of the Confederate iron-clads, covered with railroad iron, and having a 68-pounder at each end. The monitor was struck ten times, but received no damage. Ido not know how the other fared. _ " There were several small men-of-war, but their artil lery was too light to be used, and they were secured inside the wall.—l have, &c., (Signed) " JOHN RODGERS, Commodore. " TO the Hon. Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy." THE DUNMOW FLITCH.—The ceremony of pre senting a flitch of bacon to a "happy couple," and then carrying them in procession through the town of Great Dtuamow will, it is said, take place this autumn. ...` F_T4 v • C DIEM rt etritular. HER MAJESTY. CLIVEDEN, June 5 , The Queen drove out yesterday afternoon, ac companied by Princess Helena, and attended by the Duchess Dowager of Athole and the Equerry in Waiting. State Ball. By command of the Queen a State Ball was given last evening at Buckingham Palace, to which a party of upwards of 1,700 was invited. The Royal Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard was on duty in the Palace, under the com mand of Lieut.-Colonel Patterson, the Exon in Waiting; Lieut.-Colonel Cooke, the Lieutenant of the Corps, also attended. A Guard of Honour of the Grenadier Guards iv° mounted in the court of the Palace. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, attended by the Countess of Macclesfield , the Hon. Mrs. A. Hardinge, Earl Spencer, Lord Harris, Hon. C. L. Wood, and Lieut.-Colon el ICeppel, arrived at the garden entrance o f the Palace, from Marlborough House, about 10 o'clock• His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh arrived, attended by the Hon. E. Yorke. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridg e : arrived from Gloucester House, attended by Colonel Tyrwhitt. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Can bridge and Princess Mary arrived from St. JalneS' 6 , Palace, attend e d by L a d y G era ldi ne S omers et al?ci Colonel Home Purves. Her Royal Highness tli,e Grand Duchess of Meek lenburg-Strelitz arrived, attended by Lady Care line Cust and the Chambellan de Steuber. The Prince and Princess of Wales, with th© members of the royal family, conducted by V' count Sydney, the Lord Chamberlain, and attended by their Ladies and Gentlemen in Waiting, entered the ball-room soon after 10 o'clock, when the dancing immediately commenced. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge will have a party at Cambridge Cottage, Kew, on Friday next, in honour of the approaching marriage of the Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge and Prince de Teck. The Duke of Athole is about to retire from the Scots Fusilier Guards. The Earl and Countess of Kintore have left the Alexandra Hotel, Hyde-park-corner. ,The Dowager Lady Blantyre and Miss Rashleigh have arrived from Scotland at the Hon. Mrs. Rashleigh% 31, Hill-street. Elizabeth Lady Dashwood entertained at dinn er last evening, at her residence in Grosvenor-square, Lora and Lady Godolphin Osbor ne , L or d an d L a d y C a rew, M r ' and Lady Cecilia Brinckman, Lord Eliot, the Hon. lien Cole, M.P., the Hon. Charles Calthorpe, Mr. and Ai rs ' Charles Mills, Colonel, Mrs., and Miss Fane, M.r. He nr y Hobhouse, and Mr. Savill Young. DEATH OF SIR E. D. BORROWES.—Sir Erasmu s Dixon Borrowes, the eighth baronet, died on the 27th ni t ' The deceased baronet, who was born at Portarlington , 1799, is succeeded by his son Erasmus, born in Dublin i° 1831. He has served in the 80th Foot, and has a medal for services in the Burmese war, 1853. An Irish Welcome Home. We have been so familiar during the past Year with Fenians and Fenianism, and have heard 0 0 much of the smouldering fire said to burn in the bosom of young Ireland ready to burst forth an d consume from off the face of the country the right ful lords of the soil, that it is pleasant, on the ba ck , of all this, to have to record a manifestation of voluntary good-will evinced on Saturday night l ast l by his Roman Catholic tenantry towards their cPro testant landlord (Mr. Handcock), his lady, a nd family, on the occasion of their return to Carantrilia Park, county Galway, from an absence of nigh a year and a half. Huge bonfires blazing on the distant townlandl gave notice to a vast distance that some joyful ev ent was taking place; , while for some miles along t he road by which the travellers were expected crowd' s of men, women, and children in holiday atti re awaited their approach, vociferous cheering, an ; nouncing from group to group the first glimpse them. With difficulty restraining the men's desire to remove the horses, and themselves draw the ear riage home, it was conducted by the light of hug e blazing torches, made of straw, tightly bound li f t into the form of cornucopias, replenished by fr esh ones, in readiness to be lighted at the various bon" fires that studded the roadside, past decorated cot tages and farms, every pane of glass in which Nv : illuminated, while women a n d c hild ren for the ne lle th became candlesticks, and li ne d th e i r doorways with lighted candles in th e i r h an d s, under everg reen arches, till they reac h e d th e par k gates , in fren,,to which, on the rem a i ns o f an o ld D an i s h f o rt, all°l,er ; huge bonfire blazed, ill um i na ti ng mos t tastefu ..11'sm' and gaily decorat e d w i t h fl ags an d fl o wers, i , triumphal arch, bearing on its front the hearty Zr inscription— " Cead mile fealtha." A. piper here added his melody to the hilarity of the scene, following in the wake of the carriage, 9 still escorted by its joyous cr o w d, it was allo wed to slowly wend its way up the long approach; it deposited ita gra tifi e d occu p an t s a t the door rth their mansion, every window of which blazed its bright though silent' welcome. • gar It is by no means the first time on which Will 0 appreciation of their excellent landlord has be e h evinced by his tenantry ; but on Saturday lasti t 0 00 demonstration surpassed even that which took Pl i i f y on the occasion of Mr. Handcock's bringing : 0. highly esteemed and popular lady, for the first as a bride, to her Connaught home. GALLANT RESCUE.—During the sirocco 1- 0 prevailed at Suez last month, when, to use the 0cPr e445 ,„10 of an eye witness, "all the sands of the desert seemed fief rushing madly into the sea," Mr. Cecil Westbrook, -(10," officer of H.M.S. Victoria, of the Bombay M ar ine, esP ie boat drifting rapidly under the stern of the ship, but o tt s'a, was the fierceness of the wind and blinding of th e Wig,' that to lower a boat was impracticable. Mr. W osthr- h of' however, promptly offered a tempting reward to sue "0„. the native crew who would swim from the ship and fo ot deavour to save the boat and crew. Accordingly : 0 - A expert swimmers were overboard in an instant, and og few moments out of sight in the sand storm, 111 ' 1 .00 bravely for the boat. Then followed a period of 0' 51 0 4 suspense. At last the four swimmers appeared, tberoo gained the boat, and were pulling with a steady 6t to 0, towards the ship. She proVed to be a boat belongingthree French frigate that had got adrift in the storm, With but of the French crew,who must ineviably have por ish , e for the quick eye and prompt aid of the officer of the t he toria and his men. The next morning an officer CP ° 0 French frigate came pn board the Victoria to tende r tl'Pi for the succour so opportunely afforded. ~,. Wig ROBBERY IN SHEFFIELD.—On Sunday wv -il a ,„itte a most daring and successful robbery upon the premises of Messrs. Walker and COln- tro krai, el . e g to platers, Howard-street, the thief •or thieves mun 3 g ll3 o, of get away with upwards of a thousand pounds W ° l l. ,t ou silver plate, The robbery is probably ono of the on r e ' e tto cl 9 record, as it was committed between half -past ',oil to o'clock in the morning, and one of the thieves Wa s p ro. get out of a window of the factory with the stn i f un cial perty in his possession. Soon after 7 o'clock on for the morning, the night watchman left the premises !which purpose of going home; and, judging from the wo r t i oc oll the thieves managed to dc, they must have ar e operations immediately after his departure. Tj'elsi, th e supposed to have obtained an entry to the prereisesiadittcrs p h r a i v v i a n t g e b la e n e e n a l t v the c b h a e c d k o of t a h n e d w t o h rk e workshop, one bro o k f e t n ite f s r7e , ci tk i e t window. They then bored through a door, un i n ec . do or, from the other side, an d h av i ng b urs t open a sec° usords T hey After ocica they made their w a y i n t o th e garre t. broke through the p ane l o f a thi r d door, and then 'd'sfeinet a flight of stairs, where they cut a hole throu gh u ticeee de c d and then havi ng opene d t wo o th e r doors, they s __, o , o OS' in getting int o th e room w h ore the silver p lates . 0- pended over th e va t s . Th e thieves were evi a eu el . e 7 ct r°- 4 1 uainted with the difference between sil ver and q uart th e of plate, for only silver was taken, while a largo cr e ,' i ail met On electro plated goods was left untouched. Noarl ' for ' sa'c' silver was removed by the thieves a nd put in to oath to about 9 o'clock one of the men was s een by a 3 A o ily out of one of the windows in Howard-strect, an , l ` r, b x o sack away with him. Ho did not, however, go . r ho too was seen to return to the window, from wider another sack and then quickly decamped: Iv ' or w boro at o p t s h ta e n s d u t v h e a r t is d ep r *c o s s e t tnettinhoatviedihnegesnaoshttao itnheedt..to ves a Or pendent. 1 1 1 1 1 1 . 1 , 1 Ohl Dab ut eil F,P O It: 1 N Do 4). e„ tt