The Sun. — London, England, 1865-02-18 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Sole Manager and Director, Mr. W. Harrison. THIS EVENING ilia performance will commence with the new Opera, LARA. Principal characters by Messrs. Swift, G. Honey, Forbea, Terrott, and Renwick; M sees Louisa Pyne, Ccttrell, Burrington, and Romer. Conductor, Signor ARDITI. - After the Opera will be given the Burlesque, entitled THE 7.10 N AND THE UNICORN. Pzincipal characters, Messrs. Rous, Anderson, dcc. th ei E. Button, Cottrell, Furtado. To conclude w.th GRAND TRANSFORMATION SCENE. • - MOSES AND SON'S E• READY-MADE and BESPOKE CLOTIIINU los all classes and all ages. with the conviction that great and serious errors attended the course pursued by the Government, t e h n a t t , and the feeble replies and flippant repartees were made by the Ministerial speakers ke all improve their case o r sptheaeersffecdtidof not the at t damaging orations of the ir o pp onents. Apart from his view of the qu estion, there can be no doubt that a great gain is effected by the subject being brought before the notice of Parliament. Such A plan is always the surest and safest way to ensure a better course being adopted for the future, and it brings the case before the public in a more efficient manner than any other mode can possibly do. The very inefficient manner in which the present Go- i vernment conduct the legislation of Ireland justifies the indignation so constantly expressed by Irish members, and indeed in no other part of their one rous duties do they so so entirely fail as in this par ticular. As Sir HUGH CAIRNS ably put the matter, " there is one thing worse than bad legislation, and that is a bad administration of the law." This is a very correct definition of the state of affars in Ireland, and describes the condition of feeling which actuates the people. Sir HUGH CAIRNS spoke strongly against the appointment of the Commission of Inquiry, and gave it as his opinion that it would not only prove to be of no benefit, but, on the contrary, effect injuries to the cause of justice. Sir ROBERT PEEL, was not at all equal to the task before him, of replying to the observations of Sir HUGH CAIRNS, and evidenced on that occasion, as on many others, that he thought more of making jests and jokes than of addressing himself to the true and important issues of the case before him. He adopted the usual tactics of Ministers, and more especially so of the present ones, of declaring that it would be much better to wait until the Commis sion had finished its labours and given in its report. This was very ingenious, but not at all a consistent mode of excusing the want of earnestness on the Treasury benches, because the faulty management which led to the outbreak of the riots, and the very imperfect manner in which the tumults were sup pressed, were errors of the Government, and no decision come to, or opinion expressed by the Com missioner, can alter that circumstance or effect a change in the impression made upon the Irish people. He attributed much of the disastrous state of affairs to the faulty management of the local magistrates, and declared that the Executive of Ireland had always discharged their duties with impartiality and fairness. Mr. WHITESIDE, with his usual acuteness, attributed the riots in a great measure to the fact of so many members of the Government being absent at the time from Ireland, which no doubt contributed in a great degree to the unfortunate occurrences, and presented their being efficiently and speedily checked. The eloquent conclusion of his speech was received with great applause, and doubtless will find in many minds from its bold utterance of mundane truths, and its earnest vindication of the rights of Ireland " I warn the noble viscount," said Mr. WHITESIDE, " that in spite of his high position and popularity, the exhibition of to-night will not strengthen his administration. Ireland has been governed in a way to which we will no longer submit. We de mand for our country a full measure of justice, no right-minded Irishman could be satisfied with less, the highest ambition ought not to covet more." It would be well if the Government would take to heart the warnings thus conveyed to them by the most eloquent representatives of Ireland in the House, and who rival any of the orators there in their particular style. It is the principle of the Government of Ireland that is in fault, as well as the practice and working, but a fundamental change can alter it. In large matters a time serving course of expediency is adopted, which fails for want of vigour, and in small events a tyrannical mode is followed, which greatly irritates the com munity and lays the foundation of ills hereafter. It has been shown on many occasions that this faulty style of procedure fails egregiously, but no heed is paid to the teaching of circumstances, and it would almost seem that the Government defy inquiry and treat remonstrance with scorn. They proverbially neglect the requests of Irish members, and do all they can to shirk inquiry when Irish sub jects come before the House. Now that a case of serious import has been brought under their notice by one who will be heard, their replies are unequal and their reasons insufficient. Such a mode of pro cedure is perverse and prejudicial, and cannot but make a Ministry unpopular. /FHE THIRD EDITION OF 4 i THE SUN,' Containing the Latest StUltrlNli OIL be had Every Evening of G. Lt. GLINIE, NEW AnzxT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace, 11 yde-park. " THE SUN ' T"E LAST EDITION of supplied as Fenn as Published containing alt the LA TEST NEWS awl SPOR TING INTELLIGwNCE, by HARRIS, Nel epaper Agent, 4, Il!acktriars-roan, London, S. Doors open at Halt-past Six. Commence at Seven. ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT GARDEN. (Opera Company, Limited.) CONTINUED SUCCESS OF CINDERELLA. AND THE WONDERFUL DONATO. THIS EVENING a new Opt ra, in one act, ent itl e d THE EIVEIt SvitiTE. The music by Frank Mori, the words by George Lin'ey. harasera by 3lessrs. G . Perrin, WeisS, A, look, Lyall, E. Puss k, and 31dme Florence Lances. Conductor, Mr. A. MELLON. After which, at a quarter-past 8, the Grand !Ind highly successful l'aitotnitre, CIN 011atELL, !In Donato will nappear, Magnificent 6ctnery and gorgeous acceseories. Commen:e at ,Seven. THEATR E-R OYA L, DRURY-LANE, Managers, Messrs. E. Falconer and F. B. Chatterton. THIS EVENING, Shakespere's Play of HENRY THE EIG EITH, te. miaating with the fall of Virolsey. Moors. Phelps, Waiter Lacey, II: Marston, E. Phelps, Barrett, Sin clair; miss Atkinson, Mrs. Vandenoff, Sze. Ai ter which, the Grand Christmas Pantomime, HOP O'MY THUMB AND HIS ELEVEN BROTHERS; or, Harlequin and the Ogre of the Seven -League Boots : Messrs. G. Bel more, Tom Matthews, G. Weston, Master Percy Rose Boleno,lle, Am Mi ss es Lydia Thompson. R. Leclercy, ac.; . C. Lauri, W. A. Barney, T. Morris, Cormack, Saville; Mdrue. Bolen, the Misses Gunniss, and Signor Tescano. THEATR E-R OYA L, HAYMARKET. Lessee. Mr. Buckatone. if-118 EVENING, Feb. 18, DAVID GARRICK. Hems. Chippendale, Sothern, Buckstone, Rogers, Clark, Coe, %a th„soy, sm; Mesdames Moore, Snowdon, Fazwilliam, &c. After which, LORD DIINDREARY MARRIED AND DONE Full. Messrs. Sothern, Buckstone, Braid, Gordon, Clark, White, Coe, Weathersby, dic.; Mesdames Snowdon, Sill, ekc. With PRINCESS SPRINGTIME. Mr. Compton, Miss L. Keeley. And THE WOLF AND THE LAMB. To commence at 7. NEW THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPIII.- who eruorietor and Manager, mt. B. tv suatmr. THIS EVENING. STEPHEN DIGGES. Messrs. J. L. Tool., Bi Eburne ; Mrs. A. Mellon, Mrs. billinf, , ton, and M ss H Simms. To conclude witti THE FLOWERS OF THE FOREST. Messrs. J. L. Toole, P. Bedford, Billi, , gton, Stuart, Stephen son, C. J. Smi.h, Eb urne ; Mrs. A. 3le ll on, Mrs. Billington, Miss K. Kelley, and miss A. Seaman. Commence at 7. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Sole Management of Mr. lechter. THIS EVENING, SIMPSON AND CO. Messrs. S. Emery, C. Horsman, Collett; Mesdames C. Horsman, Hen rade, E. Boyce, and Elswortny. Atter which, at halt-past 8, a New Drama, entitled THE ROADSIDE INN. Robert his:mire, Mr. techter. Messrs. Widdicomb, C. Horsman, Fitzpatrick, Garden, Moreland, Raymond, Collett; Mesdames Eisworthy and B. Percy. To conclude with BEARFACED IMPOSTORS. Mr. Widdieomb, Doors open at Ilali-past The Box-office open daily from Elev.n till Five. RCYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. THIS EVENING, a new Extravaganza, entitled THE MAGIC HORSE AND THE ICE MAIDEN I RINCESS. Alter which, THE hTR.ELTS OF LONDON. Messrs. Vining, J. W. Ray, D. Fisher, D. Murray, J. Nelson, H. Forre.ter. 11. Melton ; Mrs. Henry Mauston, Miss Emma !Barnett, and Mtss F.,nuy 9wynar. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress. Mrs. Swanborough. THIS EVENING, at 7, THE WILFUL WARD. Mr. BeHold; Miss Palmer. After which, the great Comic Drama, MILKY WHITE. Metiers. Craven, Stoyle, Jame'; bliss Swanborough. To conclude w.th THE "GRIN" BUSHES: Mr. Fenton, ttc. ; Mesdames Baynham, Simpson, Johnstone, Ac. GRATIS AND POST FREE. E. MOSES and SONS' New Pamphlet, THE PHILOSOPHY OF DRESS. MOSES AND S 0 N • respectfully can attention to their large and well assorted stock of JUVENILE CLOTHING. The newest taorics are combined with the latest and most fashionable cesigns, and the best workmanship. E. 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JOHN SCOTT, dole Azent. THE LATEST EDITION of " THE SUN" 'supplied, as soon as published every Evening by W. ALEXANDER (late BROOKS), Newspaper Agent, 21, old cavendisn- street, Oxford-street. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tins DAY.-3.lorning, 6h. 30m.—Afternoon, 6h. 50m. To-Moitßow.-3lorning, 7h. I(ini.—Afternoon, ih. 40m. 7 , _ t 0 --- LONDON, SATURDAY, FEB. 18, 1865. After the tedious and monotonous course which the debates of this session have hitherto taken, the Rouse was last night enlivened by a discussion dis tinguished for considerable eloquence. Sir HUGH C nxs is certain to make an impression on his hearers, and when he chooses a topic on which he is naturally so interested as Ireland, he becomes more earnest and eloquent than usual. truth in the r emar k s of the ho There was great and learned gentle man, an d th e manner in which he exposed the fallacies that mark the policy of Minister. in Ire land was very striking. Ili a searching observations and his keen satire must have be en . very Inconve nient to those on the Treasury Benches. The Belfast riots, which took place last August, certainly call for the consideration of Parliament, and it is advisable to call attention to the glaring errors which allowed such a state of things to occur. It is always the wisest and the truest policy for those in power to guard against the possibility of any outbreak by every means at their command, instead of allowing things to take their chance, as it were, and, when the harm is done, to adopt measures that annoy and irritate, but cannot remedy the evil or repair the ravages coaimitted. It is impossible to peruse the speech of Sir Huciii CAWS without being impressed them. But in the interval between these two con ditions, so graphically described by Gen. BUTLER, came the interlude of the powder-ship. The passage of that redoubtable vessel from the sublime to the ridiculous was a very rapid one, and the shock which Admiral PORTER confidently expected would blow him out of his cabin left the face of Fort Fisher substantially uninjured. Another subject of complaint against the Admiral is that he chose to explode the ship when BUTLER was 65 miles off, at Beaufort, watering his transports, instead of wait ing as pre-arranged until the army was on the spot, ready to take advantage of the confusion which it was supposed would follow. General BUTLER shrewdly suspects that the reason for this haste was the desire of the Admiral to land his marines, " and put on the works, DAVID PORTER his 'X' mark." As it turned out, the powder ship did very little to forward the assault, but had it fulfilled one-half the expectations formed of it the capture would not have been diffi cult. Gen. BUTLER thinks that the mistake about the powder ship was in the manner of explosion. But only a tenth part of the powder ever did ex plode, and that consequently it failed of the effect which had reasonably enough been anticipated from 150 tons of gunpowder. However this may be, we have had an explosion on land in BUTLER'S speech, and his strictures of GRANT and PORTER will give New York, of which he has been within a very short time the hero and the scapegoat, a new " sensation." There is, undoubtedly, some truth in his observa tions—a fact which will make them none the more palatable at head-quarters.. But General BUTLER is too shrewd a man to see any flaws in the head of the State. He charges his friends at Lowell to gird themselves up for greater efforts, to do everything in their power to support the Government, and to sustain LINCOLN at its head, since " he is honest, patriotic, capable and able, and will do all he can for his country." Such is the verdict of a not quite impartial judge ; but his remarks on the war are better worth hearing. Of immediate peace there is, he says, no prospect. All attempts to get peace by negotiation until LEE'S army is subdued are perfectly hopeless, and the fact of appointing LEE generalissimo augurs ill for any desire for peace on the part of the Confe deracy. Another important assertion made by BUTLER is his declaration that the so-called rebels will immediately arm their slaves. It is nolonger, he. says, a question whether the negro can fight, but who he will fight for. The next campaign, he hopes, will be the last ; but of this no man can prophesy. BUTLER'S speech will unquestionably be damaging to GRANT ; but the speaker knows his ground, and it would be dangerous for so shaky an Administra tion to provoke so bold a speaker to extremes. His defence is certainly able and ingenious, whatever military men may think of it ; and he deserves credit for the assurance which enables him to put a good face on a failure which was so quickly followed by another man's success. But, whatever America may think of her hero, it was in the hour of his triumph at New Orleans, and not of his failure at Fort Fisher, that General BUTLER forfeited his reputation. LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS FOR THE ENS UING WEEK .—Monday—Architects, at 8. Tues day—Ethnological, at 8. " Cannibalism and Social Pro gress," Mr. Crawford—" Destruction of Aborigines of Chat ham Island by Maori Invasion," Mr. Travers ; Statistical, at 8. "Infant Mortality and alleged Inaccuracies in the Census," Dr. Farr—" Supposed Decrease of the Turks," Dr. Hyde Clarke ; Engineers, at 8, "Giffard's Injector." Wed nesday—Society of Arts, at 8, "Applications of Geology to Arts and Manufactures" (Cantor Lectures)—" Municipal Organisation of Paris and Public Works," Mr. Burnell ; Geological, at 8, " Lower Silurian Rocks, S.E. Cumber land," &c., Professor Ilarkness—" Volcanic Tufa of Lata cunga, Cotopaxi," Mr. Spruce—" Flint Implements, Mill ford Hill, Salisbury," Dr. Blackmore ; Archeological, at 81, " Antiquities, 'Sm., of Glassforde and Harteste," Mr. Wilton Nixon—" Discovery of Saxon Coins, Ipswich," Mr. Francis. Thursday—Royal Academy, at 81, "Sculpture," Professor Westnutcott ; Royal, at 81; Antiquaries, at 4 A/her/mum. If the Confederates have had cause to lament the prevalence of discord in their councils, very cer tainly the North cannot boast of unity among its leaders. A family quarrel generally lets out a good many secrets, and those who appointed BENJAMIN FRANKLIN BUTLER might have known that the American public would soon hear a little plain speaking about their own mistakes or misdoings. General BUTLER does not rejoice in the most en viable reputation over here. His name, in fact, is a word of reproach to the Government which tolerated his conduct at New Orleans, and which placed him in command. At the same time, there is no doubt that, whatever his shortcom ings in other respects, he possesses a good share of that " 'cuteness" and shrewdness on which the Yankees collectivelyand individually are wont to pride themselves. He has, too, that gift of speech which they seldom lack, and a full amount of that con fidence, not to say assurance, which is also commonly associated with the American character. All these qualities combined make him a dangerous enemy on a platform, if he is not a very formidable foe outside the walls of a fort ; and while he assurers his good friends and neighbours at Lowell that he has no intention of attacking any one, and that he does not care a rappee for the opinion of the outside world, he continues to give the impression that PoRTEn is a timid and self-seeking Admiral, GRANT a rash and incompetent General, and he himself a martyr to his humane care for his men! BUTLER a martyr to his humanity ! Certainly the wonders developed by the American war are great. His previous career has not been such as to lead us to suppose that the lives of his men and the happiness of their families were his primary consideration. However, perhaps, he thought fit to turn over a new leafevr and practise humanity henceforward; only not being accustomed tothe theex oercpispeosoiftesueexhtrecmone: con siderations, he rushed into Converts are usually themost zea co lo r u l s e , a a n n s_ d BUTLER, of the reign of terror at r o oposedth the other id day the that whol h es t al e e depopulation pul coollya t o n proposed the South—now thefim t h d v u es ty of of h a Generalissoldie g soldiers. .in It going must in t h o e battle obvious is t t o o s a t h v e e m l k o e s l t y o t b o t u sb be e a o t b t s a e i r n v e e d r h t y ha h t e t a h r i i 's ng de in sira m b in le d end the 3ni words os t of the old distich COMING MUSICAL EVENTS. —Among the numerous revivals promised in various quarters, says the Reader, are Gounod's " Medecin malgre lui," to come out in English at Covent-garden shortly ; Cherubini's " Medea," and Mozart's " Zaubertiote," to be produced during the Italian season at her Majesty's; and Mr. Costa's " Naaman," expected to be performed by the Sacred Harmonic Society in April. ALARM OF FIRE AT WINDSOR CASTLE. ---Yester day afternoon, about half-past two o'clock, much excitement was caused by an alarm of fire at The Deanery, Windsor Castle, the residence of the Hon. and Very Rev. Gerald Wellesley. The fire was first discovered by the housekeeper, who had noticed some smoke about the place as early as ten o'clock in the morning, and as she found that . the smoke increased she became alarmed and at once sent to Mr. Turnbull, the architect, who, assisted by the Castle fire brigade, immediately attended, and pro ceeded to the drawing-room. Here, on examination, it was found that the joists under the hearth-stone were on fire, and a supply of water being obtained, the hose was at once applied, and the fire speedily extinguished. Very little damage has been done either to the house or furni ture. TIIE MURDERER'S SUICIDE.—Among other pieces of the evidence sworn to by the prisoner who sat next George Townley in chapel immediately before his act of self-destruction on the prison staircase, were , the follow ing: —I recollect that on Sunday, the 12th instant, I was sitting on the right of the deceased at chapel. He was very quiet till the last hymn was sung. He then got up, opened his Prayer-book, and sang out the two last verses very loudly. I never heard him do that before. He said to me, "319th hymn." That was the right hymn. He afterwards shut his Prayer-book, repeated the Service, and then, going before me, walked out. He made a full stop at the bottom step in the chapel, dropped his Prayer-book, got hold of the rails round the gallery, put his feet on the steps, and sprang right over, head over heels, and, as he fell, he exclaimed, " Oh!" He fell flat on his face below. I always sat by his side. I never saw anything particular in him. He was always very quiet. He never used to speak. I have never been spoken to by any one on the subject of his death, and I speak without the least fear what I know of the case. We were all singing when the deceased began to sing. He sang very loudly the follow ing hymn : " He who fights and runs away May live to fight another day ;" and accordingly discretion is the betterh reading,pa part of, Gen. B UTLER ' S valour. According to failures, if they are not disasters, are to be accepted as triumphs. So far from success being a virtue, it is rather a reproach, for what great battle was ever won without loss of life ? Gen. BUTLER has three feathers in his military cap, and if the world calls them white rather than red, that is his very subject of self-congratulation. " 44 the credit and the I claim," h e says , glory ot not haying assaulted - I fear no foe, with Thee at hand to bless, Ills have no weight, and tears no bitterness ; Where is death's sting ? Where, grave, the victory ? I triumph still, if Thou abide with me. Hold Thou Thy cross before my . closing eyes, Shine through the gloom, and point me to the skies. Heaven's morning breaks, and earth's vain shadows flee, In life, in death, 0 Lord, abide with me. Am • en. He used to walk out of his cell and go into the chapel and sit down. He never used to speak to any one. When he jumped over the warder was about twenty-four feet from him. He sprang over so suddenly that I ham) opportu nity of catching hold of him. , Fort Fisher," and to this triumph he fortunately LATEST INTELLIGENCE adds two others. He failed at Big Bethel, and he • failed at the Dutch Gap Canal. It would really (REUTER'S EXPRESS.) have spoiled the symmetry of his career if he had achieved any great military success ; and he asks for nothing else for his epitaph than the words, " Here lies the General who saved the lives of his soldiers at Big Bethel and Fort Fisher, and who never commanded the army of the Potomac." There is only one little omission to be filled up by an impartial observer the item "who desolated New Orleans" should certainly find a place in the list of this hero's merits. But part of the credit of the failure at Fort Fisher, according to BUTLER'S account, is justly due to Admiral PORTER. Everything was propitious for the assault, the weather was superlatively fine, the sea surprisingly smooth, the wind was zephyr-like, the fort was comparatively undefended, and BUT LER'S army was on the qui vine for three days, but there was a space where PORTER was not, and the golden opportunity was lost. By the time the attack was made hurricanes succeeded zephyrs ; breakers, mountains high, replaced gentle waves ; storms took the place of sunshine ; reinforcements arrived in the fort, and only a third of BUTLER'S men could land, while the fleet had expended all its ammunition, and could not support AMERICA. (Arrival of the Borussia.) SOUTHAMPTON, FEB. 18. The Hamburg and American Company's steamer Borussia, from New York on the 4th instant, has arrived. She brings 45 passengers for Southamp ton and Havre and 71 for Hamburg, $22,500 for England, $128,000 for France, and $1,900 for Hamburg. Her news has been fully anticipated per the Hibernian. THE BOMBAY MAILS. MALTA, FEB. 17. The Ripon left here at 8 p.m. to-day, and the Delhi will sail to-morrow morning. The former may be expected at Marseilles on the 20th, and the latter at Southampton about the 27th inst. GIBRALTAR, FEB. 17. The Ellora, with the heavy portion of the Cal cutta, China, and Australian mails, left at 10 a.m. yesterday. She may be expected at Southampton about the 21st inst. The Massilia from Southampton, on the 12th inst., arrived to-day at 5 p.m., and leaves at 9 p.m. for Alexandria. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 18, 1565. AUSTRIA. The official W iener Zeitung of to-day publishes an account of the acts of high treason committed in Hungary by M. Paul D'Andrasy and his accom plices, and for which they have been sentenced to various terms of imprisonment. Revolutionary proclamations were found in their possession, exhorting the population to rise against their German rulers, as well as the seal of a com mittee of independence. Those Hungarians who entered the Reichsrath were threatened with assassi nation. Several attempts had been made to get up public demonstrations in the theatres. Menacing letters had been sent to different individuals, and an organisation of guerillas and depots of arms had likewise been discovered. SPAIN. MADRID, FEB. la. The Gobierno of to-day publishes an article point ing out that if the initiative for the anticipation of the taxes had been taken by the friends of the Ministers, far fewer petitions would have been sent to the Cortes. FRANCE. PARIS, FEB. 18. The Supreme Council of Commerce held its second sitting yesterday. The Paris subscribers of the memorial for the raising of the ,rate of discount by the Bank of France applied for a delay of one month, in order to enable their delegates to prepare and concert a reply. The Council, therefore, adjourned, hearing the Governor and Regents of the Bank of France as witnesses. M. Bagshot, of the Economist, was heard as a wit ness by the Council. PARIS, Feb. 17. This evening or to-morrow morning a despatch i' expected at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs from Count de Sarliges, containing the expression of regret of the Court of Rome at the recent conduct of the Nuncio. The Council of Ministers, which usually takes place on Saturday, was held this morning (Friday). Its chief object is believed to have been to settle the attitude and language the Government speakers shall observe in the Chamber during the debates about to open. The indisposition from which the Duc de Morn) , is suffering is not devoid of gravity, and S had given rise to some uneasiness. The bulletins this after noon, however, report an improvement. Intelligence from Italy states that the King went yesterday to Pisa, where he was greeted with a splendid reception. An immense crowd, among whom were all the notabilities of the country and the working-men's associations, went to meet him. The theatre was illuminated in the evening. Upon entering the building his Majesty was saluted with three cheers. The King afterwards received the authorities, and left upon his return to San Rossore. General La Marmora has gone to Naples, but is ex pected to be back at Florence shortly. The state of the atmosphere has suddenly changed in Paris, the frost having disappeared. At six yes terday morning, M. Chevalier's thermometer marked 6 4-10 below zero, Centigrade (15 2-5 Fahrenheit) ; at noon, 2 5-10, above zero C. (26 2-5 F.) ; and at three o'clock, 6 above zero, C. (42 4-5 F.). BOURSE, Feb. 16.—The money market is firm. For the Account, Threes are now at 67f. 40c. Mobilier have been done at late rates, which are well supported. Railway Shares are firm at about recent quotations. The market closed as fol lows : 41 per Cents 96 40 Do. end month - Italian Loan 65 35 Do. end month 65 25 Ditto Threes — New Mexican Russian Austrian Spanish Threes Home Debt Deferred 3 per Cents. Do. end month 67 50 Credit Mobilier Do. end month Bank Shares 3530 Cr3dit Fonder 1280 Roman RAIL' WAYS. Cash. Acct. Orleans Northern lOl7 50 1016 25 Lyons and Mediterranean 946 25 ... 948 75 Southern 5Bl 25 580 Western . Eastern ...... 540 - ...... 517 50 .. . 520 Sardinian 307 50 Austrian Lombard 548 75 ... 550 North of Spain 340 ... 342 50 Saragossa 403 75 ... 400 Ditto to Barcelona — . ... 175 Mn. WALLACE'S SERIOUS ILLNESS.—Mr. Vincent Wallace is again, we deeply regret to say, most seriously ill, and the most anxious fears are entertained as to the re sult. The long protracted suffering of nearly two months, depriving Mr. Wallace even of sleep, and accompanied with intense bodily anguish, has reduced a frame, originally strong beyond the common lot, to extreme weakness—and it is this physical inability to cope with severe pain, which is so much feared.—Later (by electric telegraph), Paris, Friday, Feb. 17, noon :—Mr. Wallace is no better, and ap pears to be sinking fast.—The Orchestra. Mit. SANTLEY, says the same musical journal, will shortly arrive in town from Barcelona with a hortus siccus of laurels. GALLANT RESCUE OF A SRIP'S CREW.—At a spe cial meeting of the Liverpool Shipwreck and Humane Society, held yesterday, Mr. S. Martin presented to Captain llockley, of the Cunard mail steamer Canada, a sextant; to Mr. Neville, fourth officer, a silver medal; to three of the crow .E 5 each ; and to Mr. Walton, of Deptford, a passen ger, a silver medal, in recognition of their courage in rescu ing the crow of the bark England, of Newcastle-on -Tyne, which the Canada encountered during her voyage from America up the Irish Channel in November last in a heavy gale. The England was in a most critical condition, and, under Capt. llockley's direction, a volunteer boat, manned by the three men and Mr. Walton, under the command of Mr. Neville, left the Canada and accomplished the very diffi cult and dangerous task of rescuing the crew of the Eng land. NARROW ESCAPE OF AN ENGLISH CONSUL.—Mr. Cumberbatch, the new English Consul at Smyrna, had a narrow escapo s ome d ays from be i ng s h o t by ono of the Albanian Bashi-baz ou k guards. He was ou t s h o oting, accompanied only by his private cavass, when, near the Djumavassy Railway Station, one of the ruffians in question coolly levelled his long gun, and popped at him, as Mr. Cumberbatch himself might have done at a quail or a wood cock. Though the Albanian, however, had the advantage of a " sitting shot," ho missed his game, as his ball went high over the consular's hat. The fellow then bolted and took refuge in a neighbouring café, close to the station, whether Mr. Cumberbatch—who made a mistake in not sending after him the contents of his double barrel—fol lowed. There the rascal was joined by another bashi, but the consul, aided by his cavass, collared them both, and they are now safely in the konak prison, awaiting, it is to be hoped, the worst the Pasha can do them. Rescript of the Emperor of Russia. ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 12. . The following rescript of the Emperor to the Minister of the Interior has just been issued : " Paul Alexandrovitch,—The customary elections which took place in the Government of Moscow at the commencement of January have not been suc cessful. The Directing Senate having recognised the irregularity of the decisions of the Assembly of Marshals and Deputies touching the right of parti cipation by some of the nobles in the affairs of the Assembly of Government, all the acts of that as sembly done up to the time of its close have lost their legal value. I am, nevertheless, not unaware that, in the course of its deliberations, the Assembly of Nobles in the Government of Moscow has entered upon the examination of certain questions not within its competence, and that it has touched upon the subjects involving the modification of the essential and fundamental principles of the institutions of the empire of Russia. " The reforms happily accomplished during the 10 years of my reign, and those which are now in process of execution under my orders, testify suffi ciently to my constant solicitude for the ameliora tion and perfection of the different branches of the political organisation of the State, so far as possible, and in the order marked out by my will. The right of initiative in the various portions of this work of gradual perfection belongs only to me, and is indis solubly bound up with the autocratic power en trusted to me by God. In the sight of my faithful subjects the past should be a guarantee for the future. It is not permitted to any among them to prejudice my incessant efforts for the welfare of Russia, nor to anticipate the decision of questions touching the fundamental principles of the institu tions of the State. No one class has legally the right of speaking in the name of the other classes. Nobody is privileged to intercede with me in favour of the general interests and necessities of the State. Such deviations from the order established by the legislation in vigour can only shackle the execution of the plans I have traced out for myself. In no case will they be able to attain the objects towards which they may be directed. I entertain the firm conviction that I shall not henceforth encounter similar obstacles upon the part of the Russian nobility, whose secular services rendered to the Throne and the country are always present to my my memory, and in whom my confidence has al gays been, and remains, unalterable. " I desire you will communicate this rescript to all the governor-generals and governors of the Go vernments in which assemblies of the nobles sit, or in which provincial assemblies ought to meet.—l remain, your affectionate " ALEXANDER." The Case of the Palace of Justice. (From the Law Times of to-day.) It was admirably stated by the Attorney-General. The inconvenience of the present courts scattered over the me tropolis; the inconvenience to all concerned therein, suitors, counsel, solicitors, and judges, of the concentration of the courts under one roof ; the saving of time, of money, of health, and of temper, were arguments plain to the house, as they must be convincing to the public ; and they found but one opponent. Mr. Selwyn, who plumes himself on having defeated the proposition two years ago by the glo rious majority of one, and for so long deprived the metro polis of its greatest requirement, is reluctant to believe that he won then by a fluke, and not upon the merits of his case ; so ho opposes still, although opinion, if doubtful before, has come to a resolve that the work must bo done, and without delay, and he endeavoured to combat the over whelming case of the Attorney-General by a repetition of the weak objections that were made the excuse for what was, in fact, a partisan division, directed not against the measure, but against the Government that proposed it. But .Mr. Selwyn's hostility served only to mark more strongly the otherwise almost unanimous approval of the House. Manifestly there will be no partisanship on this occasion. Member after member rose on both sides of the House, and even below the gangway, to express approval ' of the scheme. Even the hostility threatened in quarters that have a fair excuse for it in certain inconvenience it would entail upon themselves, has been not merely with drawn, but exchanged for positive support. It was ex pected that the City authorities would exclaim against the removal of the courts from Guildhall. But, whatever the first impulse, reflection has satisfied them that they make a small sacrifice for a great public benefit, and they have pe titioned in favour of the bill. There remains, then, only Lincoln's-inn, and the motives for hostility in that quarter are so palpably selfish, that we question if a single member of the house, save Mr. Selwyn, will have the hardihood to assert them in a speech or support them by a vote. Compared with this, all other reforms are of minor im portance. They can wait ; this cannot endure delay. The arrangements are already made, only the sanction of Par liament is required for the work to be begun. There is to be no jobbery. The requirements are to be decided by the Government ; there is to be a competition for a plan, and the building is also to be competed for by a limited number of the most eminent firms. THE TOMB OF JAMES M. OF SCOTLAND.—The researches made in the grounds of Cambuskenneth Abbey during last summer by the Royal Society of Scottish Antiquaries and the magistrates of Stirling will, in all likeli hood, be productive of much good to the town, and also cause this fine old ruin of the-llth century to be repaired, and the tower, which is so much admired, saved from de struction. If funds aro available it is proposed to improve the entrance, open up the built-up Windows, and make the ground hall a suitable place for receiving antiquarian relics, and for tourists resting. The most interesting fact in connection with the Abbey was the discovery of tho tomb of King James 111. The grave was found near the spot where in old guide-books and histories it was indicated to be, and was covered with a marble slab, bearing the marks of iron bands and sockets, attesting it to have been the last resting place of a person of noble rank, and in all probability that of the unfortunate monarch. The grave appeared as if it had been disturbed at a former time. The whole circumstances of the discovery were laid before the Queen, who most graciously signified her wish to erect memoriala stone or cross over the remains of her Royal ancestors, James 111. and his Queen, Margaret of Den mark. The wish of her Majesty was brought before the Stirling Town Council, who at once and with the greatest pleasure unanimously assented to the pious and thoughtful desire of the Queen. During the excavations several large oak trees were found in ono of the foundations. These were carefully removed and placed in the tower. Having lain for 700 years in a wet soil, the oak has become of quite a black colour. It is supposed that, owing to the bad foundation, the trees were used for the purpose of making a proper foundations, and supporting the pillars and arches of the choir.—Seotsman. A DANGEROUS PARASITE.—Among the successful candidates for the prizes of the Academy of Sciences we mentioned Dr. Zanker, of Dresden, for his important re searches on the Trichina bpiralis. This microscopic worm, which lives coiled up in a sort of cystus or pocket, was observed about 1835 by Mr. Richard Owen in the flesh of certain animals. In 1850 Dr. Herbst, of Gottingen, found by experiment that the trichina was transmissible from one animal to another by ingestion, and Drs. Virchow and Leuckart confirmed the fact. On the 12th of January, 1850, a young girl was admitted into the hospital of Dres den on the supposition that she was labouring under typhus fever, but there were some symptoms wanting to confirm this opinion. The girl died on the 27th, and Dr. Zanker, on dissecting her body, found to his asto nishment many thousands of trichinae in a free state in the muscular tissue. Their not being encysted was a sure sign that they were of recent importation. In the intes tines he found a vast quantity of adult trichina; male and female, and perceived the bodies of the latter filled with living embryos similar to those existing in the muscles. Thus Dr. Zenker, for the first time, provedthat in the same person there may exist adult trichinae in the intestines and their larva) in the muscles, so that the latter could only have got there by piercing the intestine either by direct migra tion or by the blood and chyle. Upon inquiry he found the girl had eaten pork from a pig killed on Dec. 21, 1859, and that both the farmer and his wife with whom she lived had been attacked with similar symptoms, but had recovered. From all these facts Dr. Zanker had arrived at the conclusion that there exists in man a disorder resulting from the immigration of trichinae from the intestines to the muscles, and that this disorder becomes mortal when the immigration is too con siderable in consequence of the ingestion of a large quantity of meat tainted with the parasite. No sooner did this dis covery become known than it was confirmed by further observations throughout Europe. In Germany, especially in those places where raw pork is used, hundreds of cases were discovered, even assuming the form of an epidemic, where trichinated pork had been sold.—Galignani. THE CONFEDERATE IRONCLADS.— The Confederate ironclad ship, about which so many mysterious paragraphs have gone the round of the English and foreign journals, is the Stonewall, commanded by Captain Page, C.S.N. She is one of the two formidable vessels built by M. Armand of Bordeaux, and constituted with her consort the subject of a correspondence, with which our readers are probably familiar, between the French Government and the late Mr. Dayton. The Stonewall is a vessel of great power, heavily armed, and fully manned. Her crew is principally composed of the men who served under Captain Wardell in the Con . federate war steamer Florida.--Index. Wimbledon Common. We have been requested to publishing the follow ing correspondence : Althorp, Jan. 31, 1865 Gentlemen,—l have had under consideration the report of the committee which at my suggestion was appointed to consider the proposal with regard to Wimbledon Common. I have desired Mr. Foster to answer your report in de tail, rivet rote or by letter, and to furnish you with the copy of a letter which I wrote to him, containing the decision I have arrived at after considering the various objections which have been made to the scheme. You will observe that I have made two important modi fications in the bill—one with regard to the management, and the other with regard to my reserved rights. Though they do not entirely coincide with the sugges tions made by you, they will, I think, to a great extent meet your objections.' I am of opinion that the enclosure will be an advantage, and on that and other points of my scheme I should prefer leaving the decision in the hands of Parliament. I do not wish, from personal motives, to press the ques tions on which we differ, but I wish the public to have an opportunity to select the scheme which will best suit their interests. I shall be glad to meet the committee, and discuss any points of detail, as to the land proposed to be sold, or as to the roads (which are not in the deposited plans laid down according to my intentions), or on any other points about which they may wish to speak to me. If I can meet their views it will afford me much satisfac tion.—l have, gentlemen, the honour to remain, yours faithfully, SPENCER. To W. Williams, Esq., and others. 32, Lincoln's-inn-fields, W.C., Feb. 14, 1865. My dear Sir,—l received your letter of the 4th inst., and, as you are aware, I have, with the other members of the committee who signed the report, had the opportunity of since meeting Lord Spencer and discussing with his lord ship the points on which the committee, had the misfortune to differ with him. These differences are by no means trifling or unimportant. It is true they relate only to the mode in which Wimbledon Common can be best dedicated to the public, but they in volve very serious consequences both to the public and the neighbourhood. The most important points in difference are the follow- 1. The enclosure of the common by means of an exter nal fence. • 2. The sale of parts of the common for the general pur- poses of the scheme, including the extinction of the rights of the commoners, and payment of compensation to them in money. On both these points the committee continue to entertain very strong objections to the scheme ; and they trust, on its being brought before Parliament, there will be an ex pression of opinion in the House of Commons in accordance with the views of the committee, and that Lord Spencer will be induced to amend the bill so as to give effect to these views, and thereby secure, as the committee believe, the largest possible amount of enjoyment by the public without injury to the commoners or residents, and without any diminution of the privileges which the public have from time immemorial exercised over the whole common. —I am, my dear sir, yours very truly, W. S. Forster, Esq. WILLIAM WILLIAMS. INCREASE OY PAY TO THE SERGEANTS AND CONSTABLES OF THE METROPOLITAN POLICE.- The Commissioners of Police have granted the following increase of pay to the sergeants and constables of the metropolitan police :—Sergeants--The present number (130) of Ist class are to receive 28s. a week, being an in crease of 2s. 6d. a week. The whole of the remaining number to receive 265. a week, being an increase of Is. 6d. a week. Constables--Those of the Ist class will receive 235. a week, and 283 are to be added to this class. Those of the 2d class, an increase of ls. a week, receiving 225. a week, an addition of 134 is to be made to this class. The third class are to receive Is. a week increase, making 215., and addition of 783 is to be made to this class. The pay of the fourth class will continue as at present, 195., but as the number is not to exceed 900, 1,000 will be at once ad vanced to the third class, with an increase of 2s. a week. ACCIDENT ON THE GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY.— A rather singular accident occurred on the Great Eastern Railway on Wednesday night. A goods train on its way to Norwich was descending the steep incline from Hether sell when one of the waggons was thrown off the rails. It ran in this state for a. cofisiderable distance, until, coming to a level crossing, it was singularly enough thrown on the rails again. About 400 of the "chairs" supporting the rails were, however, broken, and a large number of men had to be set to work to repair the line, and on Thursday one lino of rails was only used for some hours. THE PUBLIC EXECUTION IN JAPAN.—The two men said to have been implicated in the murder of Major Baldwin and Lieutenant Bird were executed on the 16th of December, and it is hoped that through their revelations the other murderers may be detected. The authorities endeavoured to keep the matter quiet to prevent a crowd, but it somehow oozed out on the preceding even ing, and a largo number of foreigners assembled. A corres pondent of the North China Herald gives the following con cise sketch of the proceedings :—" The door opened, and a man bound with cords and blindfolded was led throughtho crowd, and made to kneel down on a mat placed before a hole dug to receive his blood and head. The attendants drew his clothes down off his neck, and gave a few preli minary brushes with the hand upwards, as if to stroke the hair all one way. The executioner was one of the Tycoon's soldiers, who had purchased a new sword blade, and had asked permission to do the duty, and thus try his weapon. After securing the linen round the handle, and carefully whetting the blade, he took up his position deliberately on the left side of the victim, and raising the sword high above his head with both hands, let it fall with a swoop which severed the neck completely. The head was held up for the inspection of the chief officer present, who signified his approval—' I have seen'—and it was then thrown into the hole. The other man was carried in, and they appeared to find some little difficulty in getting him to kneel in a con venient position ; but when his knees had been properly ad justed and his neck laid bare, the other executioner, who had also petitioned that he might fill the office, advanced,' took his place by the prisoner's side, and, drawing the sword over his head with an elegant flourish, inflicted the blow as effectually as his predecessor." These men are be lieved to have been members of an association sworn to as sassinate foreigners whenever occasion offers. They were traced through having entered the house of a countryman and extorted money and food by threats, exclaiming that they were on their way to Yokohama to punish foreigners. The proclamation posted up by the authorities after their death mentions the crime as the groundfor their execution, saying nothing about the murder; but it is understood that they, together with others of their fraternity, were con cerned in it. SOUTH AMERICAN OR JERKED BEEF.—The Lancet of this week contains an instructive article on the subject of South American jerked beef, which is just now attracting so much attention. It discusses the question of the mode of curing the beef of its composi tion, its nutritive qualities, of the best mode of cooking it, and of its wholesomeness and freedom from taint. For the sake of comparison it gives full analyses of English fresh and corned beef. It appears that the American beef is imported in three states, the dried, moist, and the pickled. As it is chiefly the dried beef which reaches this country, our observations will refer principally to it. This kind contains about twice as much nitrogenous matter as is found in fresh beef, and hence one pound of it may be said to be about equal to two pounds of the latter. This consideration reduces the cost, virtually, from three pence, the price at which it is sold, to three halfpence per pound. The comparison of this beef with fresh beef is not however strictly correct, since it is really dried salted beef containing on an average about 20 per cent. of salt ; it is rather with English corned beef it should be contrasted. It has been stated in some of the published analyses that the dried beef contains less than 20 per cent. of water, whereas the mean quantity found in the analyses given in the Lancet is about 32 per cent. In some analyses also the amount of nitrogenous matter is set down at 57 per cent., whereas it is only about 40 per cent. This quantity would doubtless have been greater had it not been for the large omount of salt used in the preparation of the samples, and which occasions a considerable loss of nutriment, especially of albumen in the brine. The further loss of nitrogenous matter in consequence of the steeping of the beef in water necessary to render it soft before it is in a condition fit to be cooked, occasions a re moval of between 5 and 6 per cent. additional of nitro genous matter, reducing the amount actually present in the articles when consumed to about 34 and 35 per cent., as compared with about 21 per emit. present in fresh or unsalted beef, the latter also containing a much larger proportion of that valuable constituent of meat, namely, albumen. It appears that the steep ing removes about 14 of the 20 per cent. of salt pre viously contained in the charqui. These particulars and figures afford important data whereby the value of this description of meat may be estimated. First, being salted, it does not possess the same valuable nutritive properties as fresh meat ; second, one pound of it is not equivalent, as has been stated, to three pounds and a half of fresh meat, but rather to one pound and thi ee-quarters. Still, looking at the price charged for it, practically but little more than three-halfpence per pound, it constitutes a very valuable and much desired article of food, for the consumption of which an enormous field exists even in this great metropolis alone. It is adapted especially for soups, which may be prepared either by boiling out the soluble nutritive constituents of the meat, rejecting the fibrous portion left ; or by grating the meat into a coarse powder, and preparing the soup from this material, the whole of the meat being consumed. To the taste of the stewed meat we fear that very many would object, unless the dried article can be sent over in better condition. FATAL ACCIDENT ON BOARD SHIP.—On Thurs day Joel Burns, a seaman on board a schooner, making for London, was blown overboard about one o'clock in the morning, while assisting to jib the mainsail. HER MAJE STY. RETURN OF HER MAJESTY TO WINDSOR CASTLE. WINDSOR CASTLE, Feb. 17. The Queen, with their Royal Highnesses Princes i s Helena, Princess Louise, P r i ncess Beatrice, a nd Prince Leopold, left Osborne to-day at a qua rter before three o'clock, and arrived at Windsor Castle at a quarter past six o'clock p.m., attended by the Dowager Duchess of Athole, the Hon. Harri et Phipps, the Hon. Emma Lascelles, Lieut. Gener al the Hon. C. Grey, Colonel the Hon. Sir C• 13 ; Phipps, Major General the Hon. A. Hood, Col onel the Hon. D. De Ros, Mr. Buff, and Mr. Sahl. 1 Her Majesty crossed over to Gosport in the 11 0 3' yacht Alberta, Captain his Serene Highness Pr ice Leiningen. • t Countess Blucher also arrived at Windsor C as tle from Osborne. The Marchioness of Ely has Succeeded the Dowag er Duchess of Athole as Lady in Waiting. Lord Methuen and Lieut. Colonel ICingscote are the Lord and Groom in Waiting to her Majesty The Prince and Princess of Wales. The Prince and Princess of Wales, attended 11 the Hon. Mrs. Stonor and Major Teesdale, went is the General Exhibition of Water Colour Drawing and Sketches at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly' yesterday. The Prince of Wales went to the House of Lords• His Royal Highness the Count d'Eu and lier Imperial Highness the Crown P r incess of Brazil (Cointeitis6 d'Eu), attended by Baron and Baroness de Lage a nd de Lisbon, with a numerous suite, have arrived a t t '" Clarendon Hotel from Claremont. Their Highnesses Field Marshal Prince, and the Princess Bariatinsky have arrived at Claridge's Hotel from Coombe Royal, South Devon. The Duchess of Inverness received a selegt P a at dinner last evening at her apartments in Sen sing° Palace. The Marquis and Marchioness of Westminster i will return to Grosvenor House early next we ek from Eaton Hall, Cheshire. The Earl and Countess Russell rece i ve d at din rier d Lor last evening, at their residence in Chesham-place, Lady Lyons, and Lady Stanley of Alderley, Lord and Frederick Cavendish, Capt. F. Egerton, Si r Edwin J'e.- seer, Mr. Robert Browning, &c. The Countess of Craven and the Ladies Crag and Lady Evelyn Bruce left Charles-street, Berkey square, for Ashdown Paik, Berks. His lordship olu in town. The Earl of Harrowby has arrived in Grosvol°l - from Sandon Hall. ipae ve The Earl and Countess of Coventry Will '„" t Croome Court to-day, on a visit to the Earl and 09'1"- of Crave; at Ashdown° Park. The Earl of Orford has arrived at Claridg e Hotel from Mannington Hall, Norfolk. ftoll The Countess of Sefton and the Earl of Se- - are entertaining a select party at Croxteth Park, l'i Te „ rP°° a t The Countess of Caledon and family arriv."fr°► their mansion on Carlt on -t errace a f ew days since Castle Caledon, County Tyrone, for the season. ,q .°;so Lord and Lady Anally and the flop. White will arrive in Belgmve-square on gondol a Titness Park, Windsor. Lord Henry Bentinck has arrived at Clarldge'° Hotel. Lady Emily Peel has left town for Brighton• CARDINAL WISEMAN'S LAST WORDS : or his last words—addressed smilingly to those " ' ale stood around his death-bed—were these " / I ° l l4 I, at last, like a Child—going Home for the HolidaY s • About the most beautiful death-bed words—those (11 fil of dying Cardinal—that we can well recall to m ind !S. "tete words breathing of earthly glory and powe r like th e • the d'armie" of the Great Napoleon. N o t en igmatical like 1" "More Light !" of Goethe. JURIDICAL SOCIETY.—At a meeting of this society on Monday—Lord Stanley, M.P., in the chair---3, paper was read by Mr. Edward W e bster on t he subject 01 " Capital Punishment i n C ases o f Murder," contending tha t penal servitude for life, i rrem i ssa bl e exce pt on the convict, saving life, and pardonable only on th e es t a blishmen t his Oi innocence, should bo substituted. He considered the question before the Royal commission not exclusively °lle ,, ° l l police, but one also involving considerations of great s°c•l' l importance affecting civilisation, and that the theologn arguments had been abandoned, at least by the House° Commons. As moral retributions, executions, he said, Iv°, valueless, and that, even if the number and atrocity murders remained the same, a secondary punishment wou4l occasion much good by its certainty, and esPec iallY t h e avoiding the possibility of an innocent person dying o u one sui gen c e i r e ; scaffold. The crime of murder, he said, w as presenting an uniform organ, though vary ing 6Pe and was of a nature which prevented the fears _ o f the W en- Wed t ° end nearly a 1 the tioner. Most murderers were impulsive, insanity. He referred to Other countries in which d opsetanballitsybehdiadanbdeeononabolruodgeadtebdyfoarllessie.vnegral Yea rs an „, n cap t i r t e a! offea ce° secondary punishment, murder and its kindre d Id be would be less frequent, because W the community • satisfso more humane. The lecture appeared to g i ve nine- - that, nu der tion. Mr. W. M. Best, Mr. Worsley, Mr. Dudley C 5 l:, bell, Mr. Macqueen, Q.C. and Mr. Tallack (secretarY he the Anti-Capital P un i s h ment A ssoc i a ti o n), addr e ss e ,„ d i i n g Meeting. The c h a i rman, a ll u di ng t o th e fact of his on a royal commi ss i on engage d i n con sidering this 411.0,t tion, abstained from ex p ress i ng any opinion on the OW - , generally, beyond admitti ng th e ev il s o f public e xecuti on ll/1 . 1 ; and he then summed up the argu me nts of the spe aker his usual ability. At THE LORD CHIEF BARON ON FHOTOGRAP III%-- ;v the anniversary meeting of the Photographic Socie"o.l under the presidency of the Lord Chief Baron, t he le less chairman congratulated the assembly upon the P o t , of the beautiful and interesting art of photograP; l o. not alone in portraiture, but in other and in all direc t ' - ' t o It was becoming more and more appreciated, and, un cle i; ",v , skilful guidance of its leading professors, was daily 84 7 1 t he ing new wonders. "It is perfectly well known," es lu o - i A Baron, "that when you dissect and separate by tne al h - re prism the rays of the sun you get at the extreme end) wet-eto the red rays are, rays which are not visible, at least 1 1 11 b o u n t d, w w li b ic e h re a t tp e arently contain the heat taullejor: D t t othero oyes,r ay s violet rays are, you ge t w e r+ are the source of the hotograPh ic P° „ c l i but which are not visible to our eyes. P They 1 11 ' il i e ; light and shade, and sometimes, by accident, al/P s . r 7 t en they produce colour ; but they are invisible to the "' Tto eye. It very likely may be that there are creaturc-ia whom these rays are as visible as those we see, i t a be ibo perfectly well known that at • certain periods of t, human ear becomes insensible to the sound of the c' A - t i l e lit or the extremely shrill note of the bat ; and as we 11 ,7 ° to there are sounds audible to s ome ears which are n ° "„ 0 - 1 00 others, it naturally leads to the c on c lusion that if the'gone certain parts of the sun's rays which are invisible t a i o r. eyes, they may be visible to others, and may be P a qich ing operationc upon the senses of other creatures to the we are not open ; but what I was about to remark " syn , i s t he extraordinary effect of the diligence and zeal ar l " f a t tS powerful battery (if I may so call it) of arl),al;- for which Mr. De la Rue has brought into the tie". the the purpose of discovering the structures 0f t the sun. And it is now appa ren tly we ll k n own t 113 ,00n sun is probably more unequal in its surface than the - is, and that by proper arrangements of apparatus Y°l cDe. discover these inequalities. It was first discovered, 0/00 lieve, (after astonishing the philosophical world f or t t it i time, no one being able correctly to understan d W e u' en' meant), during an eclipse of the sun, when the eye ;tben abled to see that which is otherwise concealed. It w a r o of ascertained that there were extensions upon the ea'rtliet the sun, the effect of which no one could judge of 3,lojec time, but which now turn out to be undoubtedly PO6 tions in the nature of mountains. And Mr. Do la It fiylo 4 this is purely a photographic discovery) has been c ' filo by photography to obtain pictures of that whit 01 human eye cannot see, but which the eye of P het°P ,l does see. In other words, the rays which prodnce,oo- effect upon the human eye will pass through the ° ; 3 0 1 sive light which covers the surface of the su n, and c" „ Pic' an impress upon a proper paper so as to give 3"-il,ibie :, ture of the sun when shining in his full streng th ' d r t one of the matters which, I own, I hhve been w i - t e l i at '- for and expecting ; but I expect much more. I en n t6 con" look forward to the period when photography and - ;of nection with the arts and chemistry will be the meal-311er covering a variety of matters which at present are o wn• a state of great obscurity or else almost entirely tin rese nt The meetings of the Photographic Society are at P w ad° held at King's College, but application is about to e . 640 ,, to the Government for accommodation at Bl u nt of House. The Chief Baron h as b e en re-elected Presi"sevd.• the SOciety, and Mr. Mayan, Major Gresley, an d 311.. bolt elected on the Cou nc il. S a tttrd s Y SALMON FISHING ON THE DEE.- 0 ° F i s her , last, the first day of the salmon fishing, M r * of the Inverca u ld A rms, B raemar , and W. Brown , 1 , of factor on the In vercau ld es t a t e , wen t out fora C°l t wo hours to see if any spor t cou ld be got. Only ea! Drow n of the pools were p ar ti a lly o p e n from ice, but !r Ti ding overcame the icy diffi cu lti es , and was successful in la it d.. a beautiful salmon o f a b ou t 101bs. weight.-- 5444414 ' vertiser. • " Pt' I 1 4 44 vet s an al ~,T