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ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. TO-MORROW EVENING, QUILT LODGINGS. Alter at a quarter to Eight, IT IS NEVER TOO LATE TO MEND. t haracters by Messrs. Vining, T. Mel ville, T. Mead, D. Murray, S. Ca!ham, F. Villiers, J. G. shore, G. Murray, 11. &tenon, C. Seyton, It. Cathcart; Mist L. Moore and Miss Katherine Rodgers. pOYAL STRAND THEATRE. i, _Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. bwanborough. To-Morrow Eveninn., at Seven (9th time), a new and origi nal Comedy, THE FLY AND THE WEB. Mes , rs. Par acne and Price; Mis.es Sw.anborough and liaynham. After whici will be produced a new opera Burlesque, L'AFRICAINE ; or, The Queen of the Canuibti Islan , s. Messrs. Stoyle, James, Thome ; Mesdames Swanborough, ktaynbam, Johnstone, &a. . To conclude with LENDING A lIAND. Mess. s. Belford arid Turner; Misses Simpson and Hughes. /VHF, LAST EDITION OF " THE SUN," Containing the Lateto. SPOItTIING IisiTELLDIENC , pan be had Every Evening of G. H. CILMNIE, NEWS AGENT, :go. 4. Connaught-terrace. 'Hyde-part. 11HE LATEST EDITION of " THE SUN " supplied, as soon as published every Evening, by W. ALEXANDER (late BROOKS), Newspaper Agent, 21, Old Cavendish-street, Oxford-street. think of a return giving about four persons to a house ? Yet such was the result of the last census in Victoria, taken in 1861. Few persons in that colony are absolutely without means, and none need be in the abject dis tress only too common in the mother country, if they have the strength and the will to work. The chief difficulties from which this self-governed colony suffers are political grievances. The parliamentary system gets periodically to a deadlock, and while in a good many European countries the people are clamouring for the right of representation, in the National Assemblies in Victoria, where it is no unattainable good, the privilege is very little valued. Another general election has been just going on at Melbourne, although last year the troublesome ceremony was gone through in due form. The reason of the dissolution was, however, forcible enough, since the Council and the Assembly found it impossible to reconcile their differences and to work together with any show of unanimity. Of course each House declared that the feeling of the country was in their favour. The chief point at issue was rather an awkward one, being the question as to which House should have the control of the finances ; and as it was simply impossible to go on with the public business until this difference was settled the Governor could not do otherwise than resort to a general election to test public opinion in a definite form. By the acceptance or rejection of the Ministerial Tariff the matter is to be decided, but there were few new candidates for elec tion coming forward when the mail left, and most of the old members were standing again ; so that, according to appearances, there will not be a very decided alteration in the strength of parties in the new Assembly. How the Victorians will extricate themselves from the horns of their Parliamentary dilemma remains to be seen ; but, in other matters, they have little to complain of. There has been a good deal of loss from drought in the northern ports ; but, although the agricultural interest has suffered, the scarcity of water has fortunately not produced any perceptible effect upon the operations of the gold field. Another important addition to the mineral wealth of Australia is reported in the discovery of immense deposits of a substance resembling Cannel coal in parts of New South Wales, which yields 147 gallons of oil to the ton. The oil burns readily and clearly, and Wollongong, near which it has been found, is already lighted with it. It is not a little singular that such a discovery should follow as quickly on the petro leum treasures of America. The cattle plague is exciting the greatest alarm and uneasiness, as it well might, among the large farmers and graziers of the south. Happily there has been as yet no manifestation of it whatever, so that we must hope our colonies will be spared a misfortune which they are perhaps less able to bear than the mother country. The arrival of the City of Boston from New York on the 3rd, informs us that Mr. SUMNER has introduced a most comprehensive measure into the Senate respecting the representation of the Southern States. It seems that the late Constitutional amendment adopted by the Lower House, which most persons thought decidedly unfavourable to the South, has excited Mr. SUMNER'S indignation and displeasure, and the resolution which he has intro duced into the Senate is intended as a substitute for it. He moves that in the lately rebellious States there shall be no class invested with peculiar privileges or powers, and no denial of civil and political rights to any one on account of colour. All persons are to be equal before the law and at the ballot-box. So far as the law is' concerned the resolution is just and right, and such as all parties in this country have always cordially upheld. When we come to the ballot-box, how ever, it is a different thing, and Mr. SUMNER aims at nothing less than a complete disruption of the whole social and political system of the South, and the subjugation of its people. The Senate being far less under the Radical influence than the House of Representatives, is not likely so abruptly to settle the whole question of the Southern suf frage, so that Mr. SUMNER'S resolution is not likely to be adopted. By a vote of 31 to 10 the Upper House has passed the amendment to the bill for protection in civil rights, by which all natives of the United States, except Indians, are declared citizens, without distinction of colour. The negroes have not, therefore, any reason to complain of being i harshly or unjustly treated by the Legislature, which has throughout manifested a determination to support their civil rights unhesitatingly. The Virginia Legislature has passed a resolution which endorses President JOHNSON'S policy, and de nounces those who represent the Legislature as being opposed. The Southern States, indeed, will do very wisely to give their hearty support to the PRESIDENT, and to put no unnecessary obstacles in his way, since his task is quite sufficiently arduous in dealing with the prejudices and factious opposi tion which meet him among his own people, with out those whom he is trying to befriend counter mining his plans and affording ground for the insinuations and accusations of their enemies. TUE LAST EDITION of " THE SUN " LATits su rp lied as q)n as Published. containing all P NEWS ani SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, the by London 11 . W. , antis, Newspaper Agent, 4, Blackirlars-road, THE LATEST EDITION of "THE SUN." rHrlj* 11 '" I dES begs to inform his friends, and the public t.at he supplies . the LATEST EDITION of on as published •16 , oad,N.lV. l" a ' s a ° No Hampstead- PO RT Cl .—;TO lIN ROBERTS supplies the LAT hsrr EuIrION of " TEII4; SUN" as soon as pub 11611cd. " 4 Bath-str(et cit y - road, E.C. ; lIIGII WATER AT LO NDON BRIDGE. Tiffs DAY.-Morning, 201n . — Afternoo 111. 40 Ta _m oiti 3Ow._Mornilig, lin.--..kf n, ternoon, 2h. m. 25m. J.l 4 1 14 -, it 44. E 7 • 3 1" AN 1/4 g LONDON, TI7EDNESDAY, FEB. 14, 1866, •-•-'...----- We have, happily, little cause to apprehend the receipt of disturbing intelligence from our Austra raa colonies. They are blessed with a fertile soil, and with a favourable climate; they are endowed with great mineral wealth, in addition to their rich agricultural lands, and their population, so far from suffering from the excessive competition which Ives so.many willing hands idle among ourselves, dies not as yet bear any proportion to the capa cities of the country. What would our Registrar- General here, in lamenting our overcrowding, The events of the last few weeks in Prussia fur nish plenty of subjects for contemplation and re flection. It seems, indeed, as if a new state of things had arisen, and as if people were beginning to wake up from the lethargy in which they have too long been plunged. The course adopted by the Judge of Appeal in Cologne, Herr von AMMAN, is worthy of the occasion, and redounds to his credit. He has written to the editor of the Cologne Gazette, stating that in March, 1848, it was he who was charged by the Government of that day with draw ing up that part of the Constitution in which the disputed clause occurs. He also was the chair man of the committee which subsequently prepared and settled the Charter in the same year. Hence he is indisputably in a position to give a correct opinion of the matter, and he declares emphatically that neither in the Government nor in the Parlia ment was there at the time a single man who did mean to bestow upon members for the future the privilege of freedom of speech unreserved and un conditionally. It has proved a great satisfaction generally that Herr von AMMAN has thus come for ward in so decided a manner. He declares that this is his firm conviction, and by it he will stand or fall. There arc not wanting many proofs of the indig nation universally felt. The member for Bonn, being compelled to leave Berlin for a short time, wrote a letter to the President of the Lower House, in which he expressed himself in the most decided manner. He said that he felt the greatest regret at being unable to be present for the purpose of voting against the recent decree of the Supreme Tribunal, and truly affirms that if the people do not commit illegal acts, it will be no thanks to those who set this evil example in high quarters. o the point, This is q u it e t and exactly explains the condition o f affairs at pre sen t ex i s ti ng i n Prussia. Add resses of a congratulatory charac ter have been sent to the Lower House, and also to Herr von AMMAN, which show the feeling prevalent in the country. As for the debate upon the question, it displayed in a marked Wanner the so long thwarted temper a the Louse A being and interfered with. Dr. GUEIST, the Pro fessor of Law, delivered some remarks, which were distinguished for their force and clearness. He reminded the members that they had now been for two years debarred from the exercise of their prerogative, and now it was proposed that Parlia ment should be muzzled. Doubtless Ministers found it rather awkward to appear before the Assembly ; hence, argued Dr. GUEIST, they deemed it expedient to break the law which gave them freedom of speech, the same as they had already broken all the other rules of the Constitution. Well might the eloquent speaker declare that " Europe shuddered to see what had become of Prussian justice under the action of these modern new-fangled and altogether non-German laws." Such is a good epitome of the state of affairs as at present existing in Berlin, and all hope cannot reasonably be ex tinct of a change for the better while men are found to speak out their minds boldly and decidedly, and to protest against the mean and mischievous course pursued by the Government. Certainly Herr von BISMARCK and his friends cannot say in exculpation that they are not aware of the unpopularity of their propositions, for on all sides and from all quarters they are unremittingly assailed, and if freedom of expres sion were not so greatly prohibited in Prussia at present they would hear and see still more that they did not like. Herr WALDECK, in the course of the debate, appropriately expressed himself concerning the topic under discussion, when he said that " the members of that high assembly were quite as free and irresponsible representatives as the KING himself ;" and he went on to say that the Govern ment had better speak out and say openly, " Gentlemen, beware, we have a certain class of people at our disposal who will aid us in incarce rating yon if bidden to do so." Herr von Bis- MARCK has been more insolent and indignant than usual in his replies to those speeches, which is, perhaps, a sign that the home truths uttered have been only too well understood by him. CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, Tuesday Evening. The discussion yesterday in the Senate was of an important character, being almost exclusively de voted to religion. The speakers maintained the necessity of supporting the rights and privileges of the Pope. Count Segur d'Aguesseau commenced by expressing his opinion that the treaty of Sept. 15 had created a perilous position in Italy, but he appreciated the great value of the Imperial Speech, which declared " indispensable the power of the Holy Father," and passed a just eulogium upon the manner in which the Pope had exercised his autho rity in the Roman States. The paragraph (9) re called to recollection, also, that Rome was the city of the Holy Father, the capital of Catholicism. It also acknowledged that the desire of the Emperor always was that the Papacy should be respected by Italy, just as he wished, and wishes, that Italy should be respected by Europe. Such words and such declarations could only be received with gratitude by all French hearts, and by all truly Catholic hearts. After this exordium the speaker commented upon various points connected with the policy of France towards Italy, and expressed some apprehension of the views of the Italian Government in regard to Rome. Cardinal Bonnechose, as I had reason to antici pate, spoke at great length upon the subject of Italy. He criticised the passage respecting it, but said his vote would bo favourable, particularly as the Emperor had determined to maintain the tem poral power of the Pope. Cardinal Mathieu deprecated the occupation of the provinces of Italy, and particularly those of the Pontifical States, but said he must look at all the poiuts connected with the question with a practical eye. lie did not believe that the Emperor had cal culated all the consequences of the treaty of the 15th September, but he should adopt with entire confidence the paragraph under consideration. Cardinal Donnet concurred in the sentiments of the two cardinals who preceded him. The paragraph was then adopted. Commercial and trading affairs, it is said, have improved so wonderfully in France within the last two months that the railway companies have found it difficult to expedite the goods entrusted for transmission. The Western and Eastern Railway Companies, instead of receiving an annuity from the Government as additional interest, intend to pay a considerable sum to Government by way of deduction from that received from it last year in consequence of conventions for the guarantee of interest. The sum to be paid by the Eastern Rail way Company will amount to at least 1,500,000 f. M. Bougenier, historical painter, has just died at Paris. He was one of the oldest pupils of Gros, the eminent painter, whose labours adorn the domes of several of the churches of the capital. A Paris paper says that Bougenier was one of the men the most known in the world. His nose was of a peculiar shape. A daring hand traced it on the walls of Paris, and it was speedily sketched from one end of Europe to the other, and even on the Pyramids of Egypt. Bougenier, an excellent man, bore his strange popularity like a philosopher. The Salut Public of Lyons gives an account of a triple marriage at the village of Villars. At the same altar were married a mother and her two daughters. The same priest performed the marriage ceremony for the three wedded pair on the same day and hour. A man named Poncet, who for years kept a wine shop at Vanves, in the vicinity of Montrouge, has committed suicide from disgust at being of the same name as the criminal just executed at Versailles, although there was no sort of relationship between them. The inquiries which have taken place respect ing his property have led to the discovery that he was on very intimate terms with his servant girl, and that she and another lover had long been in the habit of robbing the deceased man. The unprecedented weather is certainly a leading topic of the day. In the vicinity of Paris trees show signs of being ready to burst into leaf. In the reserved garden of the Tuileries are two weep ing willows, which are as green as they generally arc in the month of April. The Moniteur takes up the subject as it were officially, and asks what has become of the predictions which presaged a terrible winter. The successor to the deceased weather prophet Mathieu de la Promo, himself a Mathieu, but Mathieu de la Nievre, expressed confidence that the Seine would be entirely frozen over on the 15th of January, and that there would be sledges on the Boulevards. On the contrary, says the Moniteur, the gutters could not make up their minds to freeze. M. Babinet, a member of the Academy, who is a fair authority upon scientific subjects, also predicted that it would not be cold this winter. He says, however, that he is completely ignorant of the cause of the absence of cold, and candidly confesses that he had no faith in his own prediction. M. Babinet expresses his apprehensions of drought this year, because, he says, no snow no water. Snow, too, h e says, is required to wet the interior of the earth. Rain does not penetrate the land. It is too rapidly absorbed by the atmosphere, except in woody districts. The fancy dress ball on Saturday evening, at he Ministry of Foreign Affairs, appears to have exceeded in magnificence those of the Tuileries. A Chinese Princess was brought into the ball-room in a splendid palanquin, which was used by Baron Gros, who, when ambassador from France to China, went to Pekin to dictate terms of peace to the Government of the Celestial Empire. It would be useless to describe the costumes ; they were the most brilliant and original of ancient and modern times. Madame Drouyn de l'Huys, the wife of the Minister for Foreign Affairs, had a dress of the time of Louis the Fifteenth, which she wore so gracefully and so naturally that it did not appear to be a disguise. The Tribunal Correctional of the Seine has been HOUSES. —Messrs. TOPIAS and ROBERTS have numerous furnished and furish TOWN, üburban, and Country RESIDENCES LET or SEL L. Particulars upon application forwarded for two stamps, upon stating requirements and rental. Offices, 2, Conduit street, Reg,ent-street, and South Kensington, facing the Museum. OUT II KENSINGTON, HYDE-PARK, Queen's, and Rutland Gates, Queen's-gate and Peters ham Terraces, Queen's -gate, Cornwall, Princes and Beaufort Gardens, E Ivastun- place, Cromwell-To id, Onslow and TI urloe Squares, Boltans. &c. Messrs LETI and ROBE itTS have RE .-I DEN CBS to SELL and in these and surrounding, localities. Offices, 2, Conduit-street, ltegent-street, and South Kunsington, facing the Museum. lIF E. 13 OAT SEI WI CE S. —1) urin g the storms A Of the past year the National l ifelyaat Institution, by its I; e boats and other means, contributed to the savin, of 707 persons front Aitferent wrecks on out coasi a. The its l Insti tution also expended .C 21,374 in the sramperied o 030 for le n boat eatabilimeats, in addition to , £l, wards for saving life and exercising the lifeboats. The Committee of the Institution efrne,itly A . 01" E A L to the public for ASSISTANeE to enable them to meet the continued heavy demands un the Institution's 150 lifeboat stations. Contributions are received by the London and country bankers ; and by the i,eeretary, Richard Lewis, Esq., at the Institution, 14, John-street, Adelphl, L311(1011. iviETROPOLITAN POLICE. NOTICE. CAT TE PLAGUE. 1. By an Order in Council, dated 6th February, 1866, previous orders in Council giving jurisdiction to any local au th or ity within the Metropolis are revoked, and the Com missioner of Police of the Metropolis is appointed to carry out certain regulations within the Metropolis to prevent the spreading of a contag i o us or infectious disorder among cattle. 2. The word "Metropolis" in this notice means any parish or place w i t hin the jurisdiction of the Metropolitan Board of Works, exclusive of the City of London and the Liberties thereof, and also exclusive of that part of the County . of Kent which is included in such jurisdiction and which is situate to the north of the Thames. 3. The word "Cattle" in this notice means any cow, heifer, bull, bullock, ox, or calf. 4. No person having in his po ssess i on or un d er hi s chargo any animal within the Metropolis, whether such animal has been in the Metropolitan Cattle Market or not, shall convoy or remove, or cause to be conveyed or re moved, or attempt to convey or remove, any such animal out of the Metropolis, except into the City of London or the Liberties thereof. 5. No person shall bring or send, or cause to be brought or sent, any animal to any market or fair, or to any place whatever in the Metropolis, for the purpose of exhibition or sale, excepting to the Metropolitan Cattle Market. 6. No person all bring or send, or cause to be brought or sent, any animal to the said Metropolitan Cattle Market except for the purpose of being there exhibited and sold for immediate slaughterinc , ; and no such animal so brought or sent shall be allowed to leave the said market unless sold and marked in the manner in which cattle are ordinarily marked for slaughter in the said market, viz., by clipping the hair off the end of the tail. 7. No person shall buy or sell, or cause to be bought or sold, any animal in the said market except for immediate slaughtering; and every person buying any such animal in the said market shall slaughter the same, or cause the same to bo slaughtered, within seven days of such purchase. 8. No person shall remove or cause to be removed any animal along any highway, thoroughfare, or public place within the Metropolis without a license from the Commis sioner of Police. 9. Every person within the Metropolis having in his possession or under his custody any animal labouring under the disorder is forthwith to give notice thereof to the Clerk of the Privy Council. EXCEPTIONS OF THE NON-ARRIVAL OF CATTLE. 1. Where any person occupies a farm or other contiguous premises, situated partly within and partly without the Metropolis, he may, with a license from the Commissioner, after the cattle has been marked, and within seven days of the date of such license, move from one part of such pre mises to another any animal not affected by the Cattle Plague, which has been in his own possession for 14 days previous to the date of such license. 2. Animals may be removed along any highway, thoroughfare, or public place for a distance not exceeding 500 yards, from part to part of the same farm or to water, without a license from the Commissioner. 3. Any person may exhibit or sell on his own land or pre mises any animal belonging to him which has been on such land or premises for not less than 14 days previous to such exhibition or sale, and is not affected by the Cattle Plague. 4. Animals intended for immediate slaughtering may be sent to or from the said Metropolitan Cattle Market with out a license from the Commissioner during the hours which cattle may bo driven in the streets of the Metropolis. These regulations are to come into operation on the 14th inst. Every person offending against these regulations is liable for every offence to a penalty of £2O. RICHARD MAYNE, The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis. Metropolitan Police-office, Feb. 13, 1866. OYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT ,AB,GA EWEN.. (Opera Company, Limited.) Re-appearance of Miss Louisa Pyne and Mr. Henry Haigh. TO-MORROW EVENING Auber's opera, LE DOMINO NOIR. Miss Louisa Pyne, Mesdames Tnirlwall, Leffler, and A. Cook ; Messrs. A. Cook, C. Lyall, E. Dussek, and Henry liaigh. Conductor, Mr. Alfred Mellon. After which (ternunating with the grand transformation econel the great pantomime ALADDIN AND THE WON DEUFLIL LAM t'. Commence at 7 o'clock. TII E ATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE.- Managers, Messrs. E. Faboner and F. B. Chatterton. TO-MOILILOW EVENING, the Play of TILE JEA.LOUS WIFE Mr. Phelps; Messrs. H. Marston, Barrett, Warner, G. Delmore, E. Phelps, Harcourt; Airs. Herman Vezin, Misses K. Leelereq. Seymour, &c. Atter which, the Pantomime, LITTLE KING PIPPIN; or, Harlequin Fortunatus anti the Magic Purse and Wishing Cap. Commence at 7. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.- Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Buekstone. - - TO-MORROW EVENING, A ROMANTIC ATTACH MENT. Mr. W. I'arren, Mr. Compton ; Miss Ada Cavendish. To be followed by BROTHER SAS!: Messrs. Sotheru, Buckstone, Compton; Mesdames Nelly Moore, Snowden, After which, ORPHEUS IN THE HAYMARKET : Messrs. W. Farren, Fisher, Baqleman, Weal hersby, ; Mesdames Keeley, Snowden, Moore, Lindley, Woolgar, Howard, Wright, Coleman, Lovell, Prevot, To conclude lth MY HUSBAND'S GHOST. Commence at Seven. ROYAL LYCEUM T LIEATRE. Under the ft ole Management of Mr. Fechter. TO-MoRROW EVENING, THE ILLUSTRIOUS Frit:ll\ GER. Mr. H. NV iddicomb. After vhich, THE MASTER. OF RAVENSIVOOD. Mr. Frchter ; Messrs. Jordan, Emery. Widdicomt), Vezin, H. Fitzpatrie , , D. Evans ; mesdames Ternan, Lavenu, and C. Lecicrcq. Box Office open daily from Eleven till Five. NEW THEATRE-ROYAL ADELPHI. bole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. To-Morrow Eve,ing, at 7, a new farce called PIPKIN'S RUSTIC RETAI.EAT, Messrs. J. L. Toole and P. Beulord. After which, at 8, RIP VAN WINKLE. Rip (his 14 th appearance), Mr. Jefferson, supported by Messrs. ton, Y. Bed Vim!, It Phillips, I.'elix Rog,rs, Ashley, Eburne, U. J. Smith; Mrs. Billingtcr, &c. To conclude with TIME. Messrs. J. L. Toole, R. Eburne, C. J. Smith ; Miss A. seaman, &c. TnE SUN, LO.NDON WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 19, 1866. occupied with a charge of assault upon a young girl of 23, named Isabella Briant, the bouquetiere to the Jockey Club, on the morning of the 18th December last. This young girl being exceedingly well known and respected the case excited much interest at the time. It appeared from the statement of the com plainant that as she was proceeding home from the club, about 2 o'clock in the morning, the defendant called after her when she reached the angle of the Rue d'Antin. As she made no answer, the defen dant (who is a young man of 25, named Jean Baptiste Dumas) ran after her, and seized her vio lently by the neck. On her refusal to accompany him he used the most insulting expressions to her. A policeman was called, and the defendant was taken into custody. The complainant admitted that she struck her as sailant violently with her door-key, which she had in her hand. She was able to go to her club next day, but was afterwards attacked with fever, and was ill in bed for eleven days. Marks of violence were still apparent on her neck. The defendant, whose excuse was intoxication, was sentenced to be imprisoned for six days and to pay a fine of 16f. The bouquetiere is said to make a profit of no less than 15,000 f. a year by selling her flowers. One of the papers called Dumas a malefactor, and he has written a letter, in which he energetically protests against the expression. LA TEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRA3IS.) TURKEY. CONSTANTINOPLE, FEB. 13. The Cholera Conference was opened to-day, pro forma, with an address from Aali Pacha. The regular sittings will begin on the Monday after the Bairam. Naval and Military Intelligence. VALLETTA, Feb. 8. Her Majesty's iron screw storeship Supply, 2, Staff-Commander Charles Bawden, arrived on the sth inst., 26 days from Woolwich, and 5 from Gibraltar, with naval and victualling stores and a few supernumeraries. Lieut. Allen, Royal Engi neers, and Mr. J. Rastrick, arrived by her. The Cossack, 20, screw corvette, Capt. R. D. White, sailed for Corfu on the same day to relieve the Arethusa, 35, screw frigate, Capt. Macdonald, and send her to Malta. The Resistance, 16, iron screw ship, Capt. Chamberlain, was inspected on the 6th inst. by the Commander-in-Chief. The Firefly, 5, paddlewheel surveying vessel, Commander G. It. Wilkinson, was paid off on the 7th inst. The Cocka trice, 2, screw gunboat, Lieut.-Commander 8.. M. Gillson, was paid off to-day. The crews of both vessels will leave for Gibraltar in the Terrible to morrow, and will there be transferred to the Liver pool for passage to England, the latter ship bringing out supernumeraries for the Mediterranean. The Firefly has been dismantled, and is to be broken up. The Cockatrice is to be recommissioned. We learn from Gibraltar of the arrival of H.M.S. Chanticleer, 17, screw corvette, Commander W. H. Fenwick, on the 29th ult. from Malta. She left on the same day for England. The Meeanee, 60, screw line-of-battle ship, Capt. G. Woodhouse, arrived at Gibraltar on the 30th ult., also from Malta, and continued her voyage for England on the 2d inst. Her Majesty's ships in port are the Victoria (bearing the flag of Vice-Admiral Smart, K.C.8., K.H.), Hibernia (bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Kellett, C.B), Cale donia (in dock, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral H. R. Yelverton, C. 8.), Gibraltar, Royal Oak, Resis tance, Terrible, Hydra, Surprise, Enterprise, Firefly, Cockatrice, Tyriaa, and Psyche. The Malta and Alexandria Tel egraph is once more in working order, the fault between Benghazi and Alexandria having been most successfully repaired. The Italian screw frigates Italia and Gaeta, of 52 guns each, the former carrying the flag of Rear-Admiral Vacca, arrived on the 6th inst. from Corfu under sail, hav ing been preceded here by the paddlewheel sloop Piloro, 2 guns, and the screw corvette Etna, 10 guns. After a short stay at Malta, Rear-Admiral Vacca, with the ships under his command, will pro ceed to Naples. The hired transport The Tweed, 1,744 tons, be longing to Messrs. J. Willis and Sous, of London, W. Stuart commander, arrived at Spithead on the evening of the 10th inst. from Bombay, with the 72d Highlanders on board. The Tweed sailed from Bombay on the 18th of November, arrived at Via gorla on the 20th, embarked the detachment of the 44th Regiment, and sailed on the 21st. She reached St. Helena on the 2d of January, and landed four sick men. During the voyage one man and four children died, and six children were born. The Tweed encountered heavy gales between the Bay of Biscay and the Channel, and also the hurricane at Spithead on Sunday. Orders were sent off to the ship yesterday afternoon to proceed round to the Thames and disembark troops at Gravesend—the 72d being orde re d to proceed t o Edi n b urg h . Th e eea Indian d n wi aa E ns a is sold e l tl n dh d e i t a eßemy ra. Company'sl naWillis . the absorption frigate rm p u e r no l j y f a t bt h h, Tweedp on ad t paddle w The Salamis, 2, paddle despatch-vessel, Comman der F. G. Suttie, went out of Portsmouth on Mon day morning to Spithead, where she was swung to ascertain the deviation of her compass. About two p.m. she sailed from Spithead for China, via Madeira and the West Coast of Africa. The screw line-of-battle ship Meeanee, 60, 2,591 tons, 600-horse power, Capt. George Woodhouse, arrived at Spithead at sunset on Monday, from the Mediterranean. She sailed last evening at sunset for Sheerness, where she is ordered to be dismantled and paid out of commission. The naval and mili tary supernumeraries brought to England in the Meeanee were disembarked from the ship yesterday at Spithead, prior to sailing to the eastward. The Meeanee sailed from Gibraltar at 7.50 a.m. on the sth inst. under steam, experiencing light winds to the Bay of Biscay, where she had a strong but fair wind as far as Cape Ushant. Off the Cape the breeze freshened to a gale, and at 9 a.m. on Sunday the ship was hove-to for a short time in the chops of the Channel, the wind blowing a complete hurricane, and the mainyard having been carried away in the slings. The Star Light was seen at 11 p.m. the same day. The arrival of the Meeanee at the Nore will mark the completion of her last cruise as a seagoing ship. The screw steam-sloop Chanticleer, Capt. W. 11. Fenwick, from the Mediterranean, was on Monday hauled into basin in Woolwich dockyard to be stripped and paid out of commission. Before leav ing the powder buoy Commodore Dunlop inspected the ship and complimented the captain and officers on the appearance of the ship's company and the cleanliness observed throughout. The Commodore was received with manned yards, and the crew were mustered to quarters and went through a series of sword exercises. By a letter received from her Majesty's ship Orontes at Hongkong, it appears that ship arrived there on the 27th December, 88 days from England, with the naval reliefs for the ships in China ; all well. The Orontes had fine weather on the passage out. She was rather overcrowded, no less than 1,150 souls having left England on board. As soon as the Admiral arrived at Hongkong the Orontes was to commence distributing the ship's crews, receiving in return the time -expired men and invalids. She was to leave for England about the end of January, calling at all the ports on the way. She may be expected hero towards the end of April. A rumour that several men had been flogged on board the Orontes turns out to be utterly unfounded. The 62d Regiment is under orders to leave Pem broke dock, but the date has not yet been fixed. It is expected, however, that it will leave before the end of the month. Detachments from various regiments of the Line and the Royal Artillery, who have volunteered for service in the newly-organised Military Store Staff Corps, arrived at headquarters, Woolwich, on Mon day, and were enrolled for temporary service. Each detachment was in charge of a non-commissioned officer of the regiment to which they belong, and having been paraded and inspected by Staff Officer w'H.l'ArkYnl appointed to command the corps, they marched up to the Royal Artillery barracks, and took up quarters allotted to their use. The arrivals on Monday were from Aldershott, Chat ham, Colchester, Dover, Dublin, and Winchester, and belonged to the following regiments :—The Ist, 2d, 12th, 13th Foot ; the 13th Brigade Royal Artil lery ; the 17th, 20th, 24th, 29th, 31st, 38th, 42d, 43d, 51st, and 59th, the 3d and 4th battalions of the 60th Rifles, the 77th and 94th Foot. The death of Lieut.-Gen. Henry John Savage, Col.-Commandant of Royal, Engineers, has been reported at the War-office. Gen. Savage died on the 7th inst., at St. Helier, Jersey, and was in his 73d year. Ile was ona of the few surviving officers who had served in the Peninsula under the Duke of Wellington. his commissions bore date as follows : —Second- Lieut., the 30th of September, 1809 ; First-Lieut., the Ist of May, 1811 ; Capt., the Ist ofPecomber, 1815 ; Brevet-Major, the 19th of Jan., 1837 ; Lieut.-Col., the 22d of May, 1845 ; Col.,the 21st of March, 1854 ; Major-General, 23d of No vember, 1858 ; and Lieut.-Gen., the 3d of April, 1862. The following appointments were made on Mon day at the Admiralty :—James C. Aldridge, pay master, to the Formidable ; Henry S. Gibson, pay master, to the Asia ; John Mallard, paymaster, to the Castor; George J. Roberts, assist.-paymaster, to the Princess Royal ; and Robert F. W. Soady, assist.-paymaster, to the Excellent. The Royal Geographical Society. The meeting of this society . on Monday evening acquired a painful interest from the expected nar ration which had terminated the Baron Von der Decken's expedition in East Africa, and at an early period the hall at Burlington House was densely crowded. On taking the chair the president, Sir Roderick Murchison, said that a most interesting paper on the River Purus had been announced for reading, but in consequence of the still greater in terest which attached to the anxious intelligence re ceived of the expedition of the Baron Von der Decken, the particulars of the disaster which had befallen that gallant nobleman, as far as they were known, would be brought forward with the view of eliciting all the suggestions for aid which a discus sion would bring forth. The baron's expedition had been despatz..hed at the cost of a large fortune to effect an important discovery. He was the first to ascertain by actual observation the existence of snow-capped mountains within the equatorial re gions, for which exploration he had received the gold medal of the society. For this second expedi tion to the east of Africa he had fitted out two iron steamers at his own expense, and had them con veyed to Zanzibar. The expedition was accom panied by an officer of the Austrian navy, Lieut. Schickh, an artist, nine Europeans, two of Speke's negroes, and in every way was carefully arranged and prepared, with every prospect of a successful end. The object was the ascent of the Juba, a large river, stated by native reports to have its origin far in the interior of the continent. The baron's small steamer was lost at the mouth of the river, but his large one, the Welf, had proceeded 380 miles up the stream, the course of which was previously ut terly unknown, when the vessel had struck on a bank, and it became necessary to unload her. While the baron had gone to the Sultan of the district for assistance, the party left in charge was attacked by the natives, and had been compelled to return, leav ing the baron in the hands of the Sultan, with a fate unknown, to seek the aid of the British consul at Zanzibar, who was present at this meeting, and they would, therefore, be able to have the welcome opinion and advice of Col. Playfair. His deputy there had dispatched one of her Ma jesty's ships to render all the assistance possible, while Lieut. Schickh had returned with a party by land. The last communication on the subject re ceived was a letter from Col. Walker to the secre tary, Mr. Bates, detailing an interview with the Crown Princess of Prussia, and expressing her royal highness's wish that the society would take the ne cessary measures to obtain the assistance of the Go vernment in the matter. A translation of the letter from Lieut. Schickh was then read by Col. Rigby, lately the consul at Zanzibar. It was addressed to the Hanseatic con sul at Zanzibar, and included extracts from the baron's journal. The extracts commence on Aug. 16, when the expedition had arrived at Hinde, a stockaded town with two gates, and are then con tinued day by day to Sept. 27. We pass on to the events of the last few days, as being the point of the most intense interest in the baron's fate. On the 19th they arrived at Berdera, and the baron with Lenk inspected the river in the steamer's gig, the steamer following slowly. At the right bank of the town they were challenged to stop, but the baron chose his own anchorage opposite the flats above the town, groups of inquisitive people remaining on both banks during the night. On the 20th the baron landed, and had an interview with the Sultan or Sheikh Hamadi ben Keri. The information he got he describes as better than that previously obtained, although he could not clearly ascertain where the cataract was. Hostilities existed between the op posite town and Gunana, but the people of Bcrdera were in profound peace. The town is surrounded by a wall, ruined in many places, with a moat be yond it. The people are strict Mahomedans, and are armed with spears and nicely cut rhinoceros hide shields. Bows and arrows are seldom seen, and fire arms never. On the 21st he went to the town on the right bank, and found the chief and the inha bitants friendly. Arrangements were made for a hunting party and an excursion to the cataract. There was a:, report in town that a second steamer was ascending the river and had already passed the Wasequa villages. On the 22d the hunting party came off. On the 23d when he went into the town he found that Hamadi had given orders that no provisions should be sold to Europeans. This affair appears to havebeen somewhat smoothed over, for on the 24th the baron went on shore again, when Hamadi came to ask pardon, and, placing his turban on the ground, offered his hand in recon ciliation, which the baron refused, to his great astonishment. On the 25th the steamer started at 2 p.m. When directly below the rapids, although going so slowly that the travellers were hardly con scious of being in motion, it struck a rock, and im mediately afterwards the stern struck on another. The ship had sprung a leak, and the water was rushing in under the boiler. After bringing up the large boat from the island, they commenced to un load, and by evening most of the cargo was on shore. Lenk, Trenn, Kanter, and Binkman slept on shore with six men and the dogs to guard. On the 27th the baron enters :—" I must say I think all we can do will be lost labour, and I give up the Welf. The . only use we can now make of her is to break her up and construct a raft. After mature deliberation and consultation, I have resolved on the following plans. To-morrow morning early I will go, accompanied by Lenk and the guide, in my boat to Berdera. If we should then have authentic news that Livingstone is in the neighbourhood, I shall once again, with his aid, try my luck in the Welf. If not Schickh is ordered to construct a boat with the materials of the broken up ship. I will send provisions from Berdera to the rapids, and go on foot to Gunana to see if it will be worth while to continue our voyage on the Juba without a steamer. I will then either return to the rapids, proceed by boat to Zembo and thence to Mombas, or I will send the people beforehand to Gunana, and by myself try to reach some other place from Zembo." Here the baron's entries end ; and then follows a narrative of the evening after his departure. On the 28th the baron left at 6 a.m., accompanied by Dr. Lenk, the Brawa chief Abdio, two guides, Baraka and Kew, the last with letters and provisions to enable him to return by the 30th, at the latest, from Berdera. He had also four negroes. On the 28th, 29th, and 30th the party in charge of the wreck continued to discharge coal and to work at the leak. On the 30th they had finished the unloading and had repaired the leak, but the river had sunk 2ift., so that it would have been necessary to await a rise of the water in order to float the steamer. On Sunday, Oct. 1, about half past 1, they observed between the trees on the left bank a great number of negroes. Thinking it was their expected guide returning, escorted by some Berdera people with provisions, Lieut. Schickh sent the boat across with eight men and the serang (boatswain). The Berdera people told him that neither guide nor letters from the baron was there, but that the Sultan of Berdera had sent them to re move our effects to the left bank, as we should be liable to attack. This seemed strange, and instead of removing the goods the lieutenant ordered their encampment to be fenced. When the Berdera people saw this, first three or four, and then a few more, then many others waded above the Welf, and called out for the boat, which was to bring over six of them. A horn was now sounded, and some 20 or 30 negroes with poised spears rushed from the south side into the camp. All who were on that side were cut off and slain. Kanter, the engineer, jumped from his bed and fired two shots before he was massacred. Brenner, Theis, and Deppe, on the north side of the camp, kept up a fire and drove back the assailants. The fight was now variously continued, with some chances of the boats being captured by the negroes. Having come to the conclusion that the Sultan of Berdera on learning of the baron's arrival, the mis hap to the ship, and remembering his last interview with him before the accident, had either murdered him or kept him prisoner, Lieut. Schickh came to the determination of collecting his journals and returning down stream in one of the boats, as it was certain the least delay would cause the news of the disaster to precede their voyage, and give rise everywhere to hindrances and opposition. Independent of their personal safety, Lieutenant Schickh considered that the fate of the baron, if he were still alive, depended on the Sultan's knowledge of their freedom. Any attempt to ascertain by force his fate was, on ac count of the overpowering numbers of the negroes, impossible. By rowing day and night with a single pair of cars they managed to reach the mouth of the Juba on the 7th October. Thence they com menced their journey on foot for Riame, but fortunately after four hours' march they found a dhow at Cape Bissell, which they hired, and ar rived at Lamoo on the 16th, where they got another dhow which brought them to Zanzibar on the 24th October. Here he had hoped to find an English or French man of war, but disappointed in this respect, Lieutenant Schickh had taken a dhow to Brawa, and would thence proceed by the caravan road to obtain intelligence from Berdera. Since then an English ship of war has been sent, as the president stated, to aid in the rescue of the baron. The discussion which followed was, as would have been expected, very interesting. Consul Playfair said that from Braba there was a considerable trade up the river Juba, and that as the Sumalis were in constant communication with traders the case was not likely to be so bad for the baron as had been dreaded. Although many Euro peans had fallen into their hands and been kept prisoners, he did not know of any case of putting to death. He referred to several cases. He drew especial attention to the wreck of the St. Abbs, from London to Bombay, on the island of St. Joao di Nova. The ship with 26 bands on board bad subsequently washed over to Mogadocia, where, from intelligence since received, it was possible they were still existing. Colonel Rigby confirmed the good opinion Con sul Playfair entertained of the Sumati, and gave instances even of their kindly action. Mr. Crawfurd also made some comments on the paper. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ROBBING CHILDREN IN THE STREETS.—Ann Smith, a woman about 40 years of age, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with stealing from the person of Emily Ramster, about seven years of age, a cloak. Mrs. Elizabeth Parry, of 23, New Compton-street, said that on the previous evening as she was going along Compton -street she saw the prisoner take the cloak from off a little girl and then send her into a sweetmeat shop. Directly afterwards the little girl came out of the shop, and not seeing the prisoner commenced screaming. She (wit ness) wen't after the prisoner, who was bolting off as quickly as she could and stopped her, and made her take from under her arm the cloak and put it on the child, the prisoner re marking at the time that the child had been lost for two days, and that she was then going to take it home. A few minutes afterwards the prisoner was given into custody, she having two or three times attempted to get away, but had been prevented by a gentleman. Mrs.Ramster, the mother of the child, and residing at 16, Old Compton-street, said the cloak was her property, and her little girl left home a short time before the robbery wearing it. The prisoner chose to have the case settled by the ma gistrate. Mr. Tyrwhitt said he believed the prisoner to be one of a mischievous gang of women who went about town rob bing children— a gang of the worst of thieves. He should commit the prisoner for two months with hard labour. PARISH PROSECUTIOL—Mrs. Rebecca Johnson, an elderly female, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with keeping disorderly houses at 11 and 12, King-square-court, Carlisle-street, Soho. A gentleman from the office of Mr. Allen, of Carlisle street, Soho, appeared for the prosecution, on the part of St. Ann's parish, and Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marl borough-street, for the prisoner. Sergeant George Appleton, 26 C, proved that the pri soner was the keeper of two brothels at 11 and 12, King square Court, and the porson named in the warrant. Mr. Lewis said the houses had existed undisturbed for above 100 years. The prisoner was ordered to find tho usual bail to appear at the sessions. THAMES. SINGULAR AND WANTON OUTRAGE.—Georgo William Halbut, a pale-faced, emaciated-looking boy, ill clad, and whose intellect did not appear to be very bright, was brought before Mr. Paget, charged with the following wanton outrage. Henrietta Wade, a respectable young woman, the daughter of a dressmaker, and living with her mother at No. 12, Jubilee-street, Stepney, stated at 9 o'clock last night she was returning to her home, and saw the prisoner walking very close to her behind in John-street. She be came alarmed, and quickened her pace. The prisoner did the same, and she then stopped to look at some printed announcements in a general shop at the corner of Oxford-street and Jubilee-street. The prisoner stopped at the next shop, looking after her. She went on again, and the prisoner followed her. All at once she felt her jacket raised, as if by the wind, and ran to her home as fast as she could. She asked her landlady if there was anything wrong with her jacket, who said it was cut down and divided. She immediately wont after the priso ner, and overtook him with a knife in his hand, and close to a young lady whose does he was about to cut in a simi lar manner. She appealed to two gentlemen who were passing, and they seized the prisoner and gave him into custody. Her jacket was nearly a new one, and the amount of damage done to it amounted to 10s. The prisoner, in a low tone, mumbled out some words, and said, " Please, sir, I ask you to forgive me this once, and I'll never do so again." Mr. Paget— You mean to say you did this ? The prisoner— Yes, sir, please; I did do it. Mr. Paget—Cut this young woman's cloak? The prisoner —Yes, please, sir; I can't tell why I did it. Emma Halbut, mother of the prisoner, said her son was generally at home at 7 o'clock in the evening, and she was very much alarmed at his absence last night. He was 17 years of age, and employed by Mr. Musack, cork merchant, in Trinity-terrace, Tower-hill. The boy had been often afflicted with illness. She did not believe he would do such a thing as that he was charged with. Mr. Paget—Ho admits he did do it. He has been guilty of a most wanton and malicious outrage. I doubt whether I ought not to send him to prison for two months without the option of paying a fine. The prisoner —Please, sir, forgive me. Mr. Paget—No. I shall not, indeed. Women must t e prctected against such outrages as these. I fine the pri soner £3, and 10s. in addition for the damage, or one month's imprisonment and hard labour. MRS. WINDHA3I.—The following letter appears in a contemporary :—" Sir, —My attention bas been drawn to a paragraph which appeared in your paper to the effect that General Windham compelled me to grant my late husband an annuity. As that statement is not a correct representation of the facts, I trust, in common fairness, you will permit mo to state what did actually occur. When I purchased my late husband's life interest in February, 1864, which I was advised to do by my solicitors and the trustees to my marriage settlement in order to save the property, I immediately settled upon him an annuity of £5OO a year, to be increased to £l,OOO a year in October, 1869, so that he might have a certain income for his life. This was an en tirely voluntary act on my part, and entered into without any intervention, either direct or indirect, of General Windham. I take this opportunity of adding, with refer ence to the latter part of General Windham's letter to you of the Bth inst., that if my late husband falsely swore that my boy was not his son, it was by the advice and at the in stigation of members of the legal profession.—l have the honour to be, sir, yours, &c., ANN AGNES WINDHAM, 3A, Upper Westbourne-terrace, Paddington, Feb. 10." The consumptives who go to Minnesota and find relief in the remarkably dry, healthy atmosphere of that State aro numbered by thousands. The "pulmonary bri gade," is one of St. Paul's institutions. 3.., itom.ll ,wtomoisivo is.l(-nitrt HER MAJESTY• OSBORNE, Tuesday. Her Majesty drove out in a carriage and four yesterday afternoon, with her Royal Highness Prin cess Beatrice. The Dowager Duchess of Athole, the Hon. Caro line Cavendish, and Colonel the Hon. D. de Ros were in attendance. Princess Hohenlohe and Princess Hermann of Hohenlohe also took a drive. The first name of the infant Prince Leiningen, christened at Osborne on Saturday, is Emich, not Enrich. The P r ince and Princess of Wales. The Prince and Princess of Wales visited Mr. Theed's studio yesterday.. The Prince of Wales went to the house of Lords in the afternoon. The Prince and Princess of Wales dined with her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge at St. James's Palace in the evening. -v Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge was honoured by the presence of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales at dinner last evening, at her Royal Highness's apartments in St. James's Palace. The Prince and Princess of Wales were attended by the Countess of Macclesfield and Major Teesdale. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge was present, attended by Colonel the Hon. James Macdonald. The party also in cluded the Earl and Countess of Westmorland, Lord and Lady Cecilia Bingham, Dr. Quin, and Lady Geraldine Somerset and Colonel Home Purves, in waiting on her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge. A small circle assembled after dinner. Drury-Lane. -4. Last night the play of " The Stranger" was again performed at this theatre, Mr. Phelps sustaining the gloomy part of The Stranger, and Mrs. Herman Vezin that of Mrs. Haller. Judging from the crowded state of the theatre the much-criticised play seemed to have lost none of the interest that for years it has held on the sympathies of the tender-hearted. As usual the injuries of the wronged husband and the woes of the repentant wife drew forth tears in abundance from the majo rity of the audience. The careful manner in which Mr. Phelps sustains his part is so well and widely known that we need but say that the representation of last evening was wanting in none of those artistic touches which have rendered it a favourite with a great number of playgoers. Mrs. Vezin's Mrs. Haller was all that was expected—the tender and subdued portions of the character being the most successful. Mr. Belmore's Peter and Mr. Barrett's Solomon deserve to be spoken of in complimentary terms. The play is to be repeated alternately with the " Jealous Wife" during the week. The great pantomime of " King Pippin" continues as attrac tive as it was on the first week of its production. RETIREMENT OF LORD KINGSDOWN.—It is un derstood that Lord Kingsdown will not sit again at tho Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. His lordship will, however, continue to sit on appeals in the House of Lords. THE LORD CHIEF JUSTICE has certainly had enough to amuse him of late in regard successively to Bunkers—Bugs—and Burglars : in the three recent cases, that is, of Fitzgerald v. Northcote, Campbell v. Lord Wenlock, and to-day (see a full report in another column) Walker v. Milner. BAD SPEAKERS.—The two representatives of constituencies, I remember, who were the worst speakers I ever heard when sober, were the Into Sir Wm. Guise, M.P. for Gloucestershire, and Col. 'Webb, the mem ber for the city. The former, in an after-dinner speech, expressed his satisfaction at having his health proposed "by so respectable an individual " as his 'Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester ; and the latter, in a low pot-house, during his canvass, assured half-a-dozen sweeps and tinkers that "his feelings overcame him in having the onerous re sponsibility of addressing so respectable an assembly." The assembly grinned, and one of them cried " Walkor."—The Hon. Grantley Berkeley's Life and Recollections. Vol. IV. Michael L. Sullivan, of Champaign county, Illinois, has the largest farm in the world. It contains 70,000 acres, 23,000 acres of which are under fence and in active cultivation. Much of the work is done by machi nery. He drives his posts by horse power, cultivates his corn by machinery, ditches, sows, and plants by machi nery—so that all his labourers can ride and perform their duties. Mr. Sullivan gives employment to 200 farm hands, 200 horsos, and a large number of oxen.—New York paper. SMUGGLING FROM CANADA TO THE STATES.—A few weeks ago one R. Cottrell, who resides in this State within a few miles of the Canadian frontier, took his two sons over the line, purchased winter suits of clothing for himself and them, and then i eturned home. Cottrell made no secret of what he had done ; he spoke of it as what everybody does; it was well known, and it reached the oars of the United States Marshal. The result of his knowing was unfortunate for Cottrell, who has just been arraigned before Judge Smalley in the Circuit Court for smuggling. The judge held that there had been an evasion of the revenue laws ; but taking into consideration the apparent honesty of Cottrell in acknowledging the affair, and con sidering also that the law had not hitherto been generally known, he let him off with now paying the customs duties and the costs, amounting to $l4O, which is more than the cost of the clothes.—New York Times. Yesterday at the Mansion House a young mall named Robert Gibson was brought up charged with forgery with intent to defraud the bank of England. Ile went to Messrs. Peppercorn and Price, stockbrokers, and requested them to make out a power of attorney for the transfer of £l2O Consols from the name of Mr. Samuel Dixon. This was done, and the document was forwarded to an address given, and returned bearing a signature of Samuel Dixon, properly witnessed. Notice of the transfer was given at the Bank, and the authorities there, as is usual with them in similar cases, made inquiries as to the authenticity of the power of attorney. These inquiries led to the discovery of the intended fraud. Mr. Dixon had never signed the document. Gibson was committed for trial. NOBLE GIFTS AND BENEFACTIONS.—The follow ing special gifts for the purchase of the lifeboats hereafter named were presented last year to the National Lifeboat Institution :—Holy Island, Lady W., £600; North Sunderland, Mrs. Anstice, £4OO ; Hauxley, Eleanor Duchess of Northumberland, £450; Newbiggin, Miss Hopkinson, £4OO ; Cullorcoats, P. Reid, Esq., £4OO ; Tynemouth, col lected in Pontefract and Goole, by A. Hale, Esq., and W. Porter, Esq., £2OO ; Sunderland, collected in Derby by W. Peat, Esq., and others, £4BO ; Bacton, a Lady, per T. Jones Gibb, Esq., £3OO ; Rarusgato, collected in Bradford, by Charles Semon, Esq., ex-Mayor, £4OO Kingsdown, William Ferguson, Esq., £3OO ; Shoreham, Miss Robertson, £300; Hayling, Messrs. Leaf, Sons, and Co., £550 ; Worthing, a Lady (M. W.), £582 ; Ilfracombe. George Jeremy, Esq. ; and Mrs. Jeremy, £400; Aberdovet, collected in Berkshire, by Capt. Stephens, of Reading, and others, £489 16s. Bd.; Cemlyn, Mrs. Colonel Vernon, £2OO ; Whitehaven, Miss Leicester, £3OO ; Maryport, Henry Nixson, Esq., £550 ; Castletown, Commercial Tra vellers' No. 2, per Messrs. Bishop, Affieck, and others, £252 9s. 11d. ; Peterhead and Arbroath, Dundee People's Journal, No. 1 and No. 2, collected by J. Leng, Esq., and W. D. Latto, Esq., £800; Anstruther, a lady (11. 1 01 £6OO ; Courtown, collected in Manchester by Robert Whit worth, Esq., and others, £3OO ; making a grand total of £9,254 6s. 7d. During the past year the following lega cies have also been bequeathed to the institution Captain Hugh Brown, Kilmarnock, N. 8., £lOO ; John Thos. Roper, Esq., Woolwich, £5OO ; Mrs. Anne Warner, Widcombe, £250 ; Miss Anne Francis Smith, Greenwich , £5O 155.; Miss Mary Frances Woodburno, Kensington Park Gardens, £3OO ; William Hollins, Esq., Over Wallop. Southampton (Stock), £5OO ; Richard Thornton, Eso l Old Swan Wharf, London-bridge, £2,000 ; Mrs. Frances Gates, Leamington Priors, £5 ; Samuel Horton, Esq." Priors Lee, £lOO ; Mrs. Mary Ruston, Kingston-upon" Hull, £lOO ; Miss Jeinima Bennett, Sloane-street, Chelsea, £9O; John Jacobson, Esq., Glasson Dock, Lancaster. £l9 19s. ; Capt. Sykes, R.N., Bolsover-street, Portland place, £lOO ; and Mrs. Betty Coles, Tunbridge Wells, PC P ' During the past twelve months the Institution has sent 37 lifeboats to the coasts, and the total expense du ring the same period on its 160 lifeboat establishme nts has amounted to £26,723 14s. sd. The National Lifeboat Institution has become ono of the most important bonov lent societies in our land, and contributes to the saving every year of about 700 shipwrecked persons ; and coil"! a history of all these noble lifeboat services be written, it would probably contain more golden deeds than has ever 0 been culled from any other records. It is therefore to hoped that all who recognise the sacredness of human li will deem it a duty and even a privilege to he l p forwar'd the lifeboat work—a work which has hitherto boon mani festly blessed by Providence, and which has brought relief to many thousands of anon who to - day, in its absence,o . stead of living useful members of the community, Iv . have been engulfed in mid-ocean by the temp est, audtheir wives and children have become widows and orphans,