The Sun. — London, England, 1867-04-23 00:00:00

APOPULAR HISTORY of LONDON from the Invasion of Julius Cat4ar to tho Present time. Part the Second—From 1066 to 1867. E. Moses and Son, corner of Minories and Aldgate ; New Oxford-street., and Tottenham-court-road, London; And Bradford, Yorkshire. Gratis and post free on application. t % ajr gt .• , 111 41 - ' 4 's • enemy retreated at full speed along this cross-road." Their first line had meanwhile been rallied and formed in rear of the hedge, which at this point runs along the Deal-road. The retreating line and the ,artillery passed safely along the road, and when the vlctorious defenders pressed hastily in pursuit they were met by a tremendous file-fire from the partly concealed line of the enemy. After replying for some time they advanced to the charge, but the enemy, now thoroughly demoralised, refused to stand the cold steel, preferring to retire by fours from the right of companies through the reserves that were now deployed north of the Deal-road. For a while the reserves, now again become the first line, held a strong position in their centre, repre sented by a mill and tile field ; but, crushed by an overwhelming force of artillery, searched by a withering file-fire, and threatened with the bayonet, there was nothing for it but a further retreat. This took place rapidly, but in tolerable order, on to the village of Guston, where the nature of the ground and the enclosures enabled them to take up a position which they were; justified in believing they could hold even against an antagonist flushed with BUCCeSS. The defenders pressed forward on the flying foe, and it appeared as if another and more furious battle was about to take place, when counsels of moderation prevailed. The victorious army, satis fied with the signal defeat they had inflicted on the invading force, determined to endeavour to save further bloodshed. A truce was forthwith proclaimed, and soon the news being communicated to the fleet and fortifications their angry debate ceased and peace was happily restored. So ended one of the most sue ceosful, and certainly the most picturesque, of the battles in which the volunteers have been engaged. Though as compared with Brighton the field of operations was restricted, the judicious mode in which the troops were handled prevented any in convenience. Vv The spirit-stirring events of the day were brought to a close by a magnificent display of fireworks ; the fleet moored off the harbour also illuminated in honour of the occasion. r pIiEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE, A. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. F. B Chatterton. TII SS Ii.VENING. P II K G It KAT CI TY. Messrs. C. Warne-, F. Morton, J. Fitzjames, C. Ilareuurt, le Vi liers, J. C. Cowl . er, W. Wlntyrr, J. Rouse, J. Irving - , J. B. Johnstone; Mesdames 31. Robertson, R. a Le Tulere. C. Thompson. To conclude with THAT RASCAL JACK. NlLsars. J. Neville. C. Warner, J. Ruthe ; Mesdames B. Alleyue, C. Thompson. Commence at Seven. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. — Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Feebler. T.IIIS EVENING, at 7, lIAMBOOZLING. Atter which, at 8, THE DUKE'S MOTTO. Mr. Fecliter ; Me•srs. Jordan, Emery, Price, Widdicombe, Fitzpatrick. Evan,;, Dalton, Nmabound, Anderson, Reynolds, Vivian, Bennett; Misses llenrade, Elsworthy,GratLin, and Carlotta Leclercq. To concinde with a Divertissement, composed by L. Espi nosa, entitled THE ItuUSED SA ry it, whh L. Es,,inosa, Male. Soph►e, and ttic Ladies of the Corps de Ballet. THEATRE RO YAI , lIA YMARKET, Sole Lessee and Manawa, Mr. Buckstone. pals EVENING, PERFECTION. Mr. Kendal and Miss lone Burke. After which, at 8, AS YOU LIKE IT. Messrs. 'Howe, Compton, x'arren, Chippendale, Rogers, Clark, Braid, Vin- cent, Weathersby, AC. ; Mesdames Scott-Siddons, lone Burke, Sydney, leitzwitbam, Followed by the lst and 3d Scenes of the 9th Act of RO3IEO AND JULIET. Mr& Scott-Siddons ; Mr. Rogers TO conclude with SHOL;KING EVENTS. Mr. Compton. Commence at Seven. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPIII. Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. 13. Webster. Tiirs 14:VENING, (second U., e), a new Musical Drama, GA. t:IBALDI IN bit:MY. alias Roden, Miss E.Litt; Messrs. It. Phillirs, P. Itssdlord. and Ash:ey. After which, at 8, LOST IN LONDON. Messrs. 11. J. Clarke, P. Bedf,rd, Ashley. Eburne, C. J. Smith ; Mrs. Billington, Miss Neilson, and Miss A. seaman. To conclude with A FKETFUL PORCUPINE. Messrs. J. Clarke, J. G. Taylor, Stephenson, and Miss X. Pitt. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. New Management. Sole Lessee, Mr. B. Webster; Manager, Mr. 11. Wigan. THIS EVENING, THE BEST WAY. Messrs. Clayt,n and H. Wigan ; Mrs. SL Henry. Followed by THE LIAR. Messrs. C. Mathews, Addison, H. J. Nlontagne and Hora,:e Wigan ; Mrs. Charles Mathews and Miss Stephens. To conclude with OLYMPIC GA3IE3. Messrs. .1. Montague, G. Vincent. D. Murray ; ►iesnames E. e'arren, G. Moore, Sheridan, Barris, Harris, St. Henry, and Roselle. .I,,rors open at half-past Six; commence at Seven. YAL ST RAND THEATII. E. Sole Lessee and AlanagerLss, Airs. Swanboroutzh. 'NILS .EVENING, SWEE riIEAnTS AND WIVES. Alter which (third time), .I.'YG3L %LION ; or, the Statue Aicssrs. ►home and Jame.; Itesdamem A. rswan borough, haynham, Hariand, Johnstone, Newton, and Holt. To conclude win', TH E FRENCH EXHIDITIVN. Commence at Seven. lIOLBORN THEATRE ROYAL. Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Sefton Perry. THIS EVENING, a new Farce, MY TURN NEXT. Mr. Delmore, Miss Foote, Miss Lennox. After which, Boncicault's drama of FLYING SCUD. Messrs. Neville, Belmore, Blake, Garden,Vollaire; Mesdames F. Josephs, C. Saunders, B. Foote. Raymond. THEATRE ROYAL, ASTLEY'S. Under the Sole Management of Mr. W. H. C. NATION. Great Attraction for the E.ster Holidays. 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All who peruse the vehement speech which the former thought proper to deliver yes terday at Birmingham will perceive that he has cast aside all those prudent considerations which seemed to influence him in the debates of the House of Commons, and gone back to his old love of abuse and vituperation. Whether he was quiet for a purpose in Parliament, or whether he has changed his mind, cannot be exactly ascer tained, but the result is much to be deplored at any rate. We may well ask, what is all this fuss about, and why is it nece?sary to get up another agitation, or to go on with the old one ? Have not the Ministers conceded far more than any one expected, and ought not Reformers to be satisfied ? The only solution to the enigma is that jealousy is at the bottom of it, and is the mainspring of Mr. GLADSTONE'S excitement, and the watchword of Mr. BRIGHT'S campaign. It would be amusing, if it were not so manifestly unfair, to watch how these jealous patriots confuse themselves and others in their desire to be impressive. Thus one of the speakers denounced, in strong terms, the " treacherous conduct of political nonentities like Mr. ROEBUCK and others." It is something new to hear Mr. ROEBUCK designated a "nonentity" at any rate, and it is the more absurd, because he has evidently done too much instead of too little, and made himself of too much consequence. It looks very much as if the League were afraid of OTHELLO'S occupation being gone, and of their glory being departed, for the nearer the prospect of R.Aorm being settled the more fierce is their demea nour and the more fiery their language. Mr. •BEALES, for instance, declared that they must be true to their traditions, and not allow the passing of " another sham aristocratic dodge," which is a very inconsequent expression, because he had just been praising the work of 1832, and there was no difference between the two. But words seem almost power less to enable these orators to express themselves, and it is no wonder they get rather confused at times. " The Bill now before the House is full of the most gross, the most flagrant, and the most un just inequalities ; it can never satisfy the demands of the people, who have now risen in their might, and are determined that an aristocratic monopoly of political power shall exist no longer." It is sur prising how people can talk such nonsense, for it is not deserving of any other name, and still more astonishing that others can be found to applaud its utterances ; but these wise men forget that they are in reality rendering a service to the Government, by showing not only that it is impossible to please everybody, but that the demands of some increase in proportion to what they get. A few years ago no one dreamt of advocating manhood suffrage, and yet it would appear that nothing less has ever been contemplated by these indignant patriots, and they profess the greatest disappointment at not finding it mentioned iu the Government measure. Mr. BRIGHT made a most intemperate speech, in which he did not actually advocate the adoption of violent measures, but he spoke of them in very mild terms, and actually made a joke of the Ilyde-park affair. Ile said, or intimated, that the Tory party had been driven horn its anchorage on account of the working classes following his advice and meeting together; they went to Hyde-park and found the railings just as rotten as "they would find all the other barriers raised up against their rights when they are united in demanding them." Mr. BRIGHT is very much to blame in speaking in this style ; and were it not that his influence does not extend beyond the noisy crowds who delight in platform oratory he might do a great deal of harm. It may be inentione 1 that Mr. BRIGHT, and all the rest of these demagogues, have abandoned argument, and now descend to abuse their opponents, which is alike mean and con temptible. Thus we find in one passage of this speech that these various meetings " are intended to strike with dread those usurpers and impostors who, pretending to b 3 a Government in favour of Reform, are offering you the most affronting and insulting measure that has ever yet been proposed." When Mr. BRIGHT states that the Tory party have not yet learned to love Reform, we may retort that neither has he ; or if he does he loves better to get up an agitation, and to hear himself talk by the hour of the rights and wrongs of the people, and in abuse of all the upper classes. All the time he takes very good care to stop, so far as he can, whatever efforts are made to further the cause of progress and to benefit those whom he professes to regard. It is time that this hypocrisy should be thoroughly understood, and those who have watched the course followed by the hon. member this year will see how inconsistent he is ; he has one form of words .before the House of Commons, and another before the League at Birmingham. Besides this, how can we reconcile Mr. BRIGHT'S language at the meeting in Carlton -terrace with that of yesterday in the Town-hall of Birmingham. At the former he said he thought they had turned the corner and were out of danger in their efforts to pass the bill, and at the latter he spoke of the bill as one that could not, should not, must not pass. People whom it is worth while to influence could not be impressed by such transparent devices, but it is a pity that by this new mania which has possessed them these speakers should be lowering the tone that former►y prevailed at their meetings. There is really but little worthy of comment in this long harangue of Mr. BRIGHT'S. We find that klr. GLADSTONE would give a " generous lodger clause," , which is important to know certainly, and the only thing ,to be surprised at is that it was not followed by the announcement that Mr. GLADSTONE first proposed the said clause. So far as we can make out Mr. BRIGHT'S wishes to postpone the settlement of Reform, so that Mr. GLADSTONE may concoct another measure, doubt less with his kind assistance ; aul as for the Bill now before the House • why should they set it ou its legs ; he is not fond of pursuing phantoms and IHE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EV ENrNG, APHIL 23, 1867. such like. It seems very much as if he was pursuing one just now with all his might and main, and that phantom is his own supremacy among the working classes, as their friend and adviser. He knows, or he ought to know, that he is giving the worst advice possible when he counsels agitation and such like demonstrations to take place ; if he does know it nothing can excuse him from making political capital out of the prosperity of others, and if he does not he is not fit to give advice at all, and should not pretend to do so. As for the mem bers of the Liberal side who were true to their prin ciples, if not to their party, they can very well afford to laugh at Mr. BniGHT's threats and de nunciations; and they may rejoice to think they have so well served a cause that he has made secondary to that of appearing as a demagogue. Easter Monday was always one of the most im portant days in the calendar to sight-seers and holi day-makers ; but of late years it has acquired some dignity from the great annual Volunteer Review. So long as Greenwich Fair and Hampstead-heath were the paramount attractions, the visitors were more hilarious than select, but the Grand Review furnishes attractions sufficiently strong, and pos sesses a character sufficiently respectable, to give all classes, all individuals, an excuse for " a day out." The day has assumed something of the character belonging to the Derby Day of old as a national holiday excursion, and that the strong interest felt by Englishmen in the Volunteer movement is still undiminished was shown by the throngs who yes terday visited Dover and watched the manceavres of the amateur army with the greatest enthusiasm. The selection of the spot was a good one. Brighton has many advantages in its fine open downs, its easy access from London, its ready moms of com munication, but it has been favoured long enough, and it was time that some other town should be selected. Brighton will yet, we hope, witness a good many more Rt3views, but the inhabitants can not reasonably complain of a change of scene for the grand Volunteer performance. All went off most brilliantly, and the meeting is described as one of the most successful yet attempted. The weather, which always plays an important part in English out-door enjoyments, was, on the whole, propitious; in the morning, indeed, its extreme brilliancy made some distrustful of the future, on the well-known principle that— Li Such mornings gay Bring noons of storm and shower." Happily, these anticipations were not altogether realise], for, in spite of thickening clouds, the rain kept off, and allowed soldiers and civilians a plea santly cool afternoon. The number of men engaged in the operations was estimated at about five-and twenty thousand, and the result of the day's opera tions was to show that our Volunteers are steadily improving in military science and skill. The novel feature of the review was the employment of ships , the leading idea of the day being that an invading enemy was landing his forces uuder cover of his fleet. Supposing that such an enemy had succeeded in defeating our naval force off the coast, this would undoubtedly be his probable course, and the presence of the vessels, while it gave life and variety to the scene, had also the advantage of enabling actors and spectators fully to realise the plan of action. The fortifica tions and batteries of the Castle played of course an important part, and the attack and defence were kept up with spirit and vigour during the whole day. The various branches of the service were well repro salted, and the artillery especially called for warm commendations. The precision and regularity with which all played their parts cannot bo too highly praised, anl the Volunteers succeeded not only in exciting the admiration of the inexperienced sightseers, but in obtaining the approval of the regular military spectators, and the numerous foreign visitors, who watched the proceedings with the deepest interest. The French And Belgian armies were strongly represented, and these accomplished officers were loud in their praises of the spirit and efficiency of the Volunteers. Some points were mentioned in which improvement was desirable, and some weak places were percep tible in the disposition of the troops, but on an occasion like yesterday something must be sacri ficed to effect, and it is not fair to judge the plan of a review as a test of the military skill to be shown in face of the stern realities of war. The Volunteers went through the fatigues of the day with good temper and steadiness, and, so far as we have yet heard, no accident occurred to Ina? the pleakure of the occasion. The members of the regular army who were present manifested, from the Commander-in-Chief downwards, a hearty sympathy and interest in their amateur rivals, and no doubt their comments and criticisms were as valuable as their praises. The goldicrly appearance and bearing of the men were not a little re markable, considering the nature of the force ; and as they defiled past the Commander in-Chief they maintitined a firm and steady quick step, marching past at the rate of three hundred and forty per minute. An hour and twelve minutes were occupied in this march, four-and-twenty thousand passing by the Duke. The favourite regiments—such as the London Irish and London Scottish, the Inns of Court, the Cinque Ports, Etc. —were warmly welcomed, though the spectators were naturally less familiar with many of them than the regular Brighton crowd. The precision and punctuality of the day's work was carried into the railway arrangements, for the trains ran with steadiness and regularity, and the heavy extra work undertaken by the railway was all faithfully and successfully accomplished. It was no slight test of the company's powers of manage ment, and such a rehearsal on our various coast lines may not prove valueless in case of a real emer gency. troops o m a posd ebymodern rwailarisfaroen, one of e and most T im h ;o7t n a v n e t y f a e n a t e.e ur o es i g theen c y . if our Volunteers are to p la y their p arts bef orehand in case of attack, a ll other p arties likel y to be struggle may as well do so to. Altogether the affair went off most brilliantly and eng aged in the successfully, and the British Volunteers have added ano ther triumph to their former achievements, having this year been submitted to a more search ing test than usual. A LONG INC BENC Y. —An incumbency of Un usual duration has just been brought to a close by th e death, in his 91st year, of the Rev. R. Dickson, who, for no less than 63 years, had been rector of Kilkeody, near Lime rick. Up to the time of his last illness tho venerable gen tleman retained possession of all his faculties, :ma took part last month, in the celebration of the Lto:y communion in his church. SOUTH KENSINGTON MUSEU3l.—Visitors during the week ending April 20, 1867 :—On Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday, free from ten a.m. till ten p.m., 9,043 ; on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday (admission Gd.), f rom ten a.m. till six p.m., 1,000 ; total, 10,133; average of cor responding week in former yoar, 11,351 ; total from the opening of the Museum, 6,646,135. THE SUNDAY LIQUOH THAFFIC.—The Arch bishop of Canterbury has addressed the following letter to thin ltev. Dr. Garrett:—"Addington Park, Croydon, April 21 —My dear Sir—l have road with very great in terest the lotter_yon have addressed to mu an the subject of the Sunday liquor traffic. It is a matter which deeply concerns the welfare and family happiness of the working classes, and I sincerely hope that thq two bills Which have been introduced in the House of Commons to improve the law In this respect will ba carried. They will have toy cordial support. I enclose a draft for .£5 towards the ex penses incurred in furthering your good cause.--Bolieve met e‘c. ? C. sr. cgavA.4." . • CORRESPONDENCE FROM .PARIS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, Monday Evening. In consequence of the holiday of Easter Sun day the papers have not appeared this morning. Indeed if they had been published nobody would have read them, for all Paris is determined to be jolly to-day, particularly as it happens by chance to be fine again. Most of the shops were closed early in the afternoon, and all the Parisians are gone to the Exhibition or the promenade. Even Luxembourg is for the moment forgotten, but for the moment only. La Liberte of last even ing seems to consider a rupture so certain that it has an article headed " The National War." It says : " There is now little possibility of doubt. War between France and Prussia is inevitable. Every day which passes without the evacuation of Luxem bourg by the Prussians aggravates the position, for it is one day more of humiliation for France. The longer there is patience the more will separation be necessary. Thus, even if diplo macy should obtain in the end the improbable eva cuation of Luxembourg, it would only postpone the war—it would not be definitively avoided. France does not like to wait in the antechamber. When she is compelled to wait she is only the more uneasy." It may be mentioned, as a specimen of the manu facture of news recently in operation, that a report circulated at Paris that the Powers had agreed to come to a compromise respecting Luxembourg was telegraphed to Berlin. A day or two afterwards it was circulated both at Berlin and Vienna, and then another despatch was sent from Berlin to Paris with the stale, unfounded report. It, however, gave the Vienna Gazette the opportunity of commenting on it, and of displaying its supposed knowledge of events by saying that there was room to doubt the authenticity of the news. The period appointed as the latest day for the reception of cantos, or songs and hymns of peace, to be sung at the grand inusical festival in July next, has expired, and the Literary and Musical Commission have commenced the Herculean task of reading all those effusions with a view to decide upon the poet who is entitled to receive the Exhibi tion prize (5,0001.) and a gold medal. The poets have nobly responded to the appeal. They have sent in no less than 3,500 cantates. Taking the average at 100 verses, the number will be 350,000, in addition to 2,500 hymns of peace. For the latter the poets were restricted in their inspirations, and their Muse wa s no t a ll owe d to excee d three stroph e s of eight verses each--that is to say, 60 , 000 verses for the 2,500 hy mns, or a total of 6 , 000 composi tions, and 410,000 verses . Who shall say after this that France is not the land of song ? The Presi dent of the Literary and Musical Commission is M. Auber, and they went quietly and laboriously to work. A little discord, however, arose, and somewhat strangely and inappropriately it was the question as to the award of the " Hymn of Peace," which lighted up the literary war. An adjourn ment took place till after Easter, when the Commis sion are to meet again to come to a definitive decision. The Moniteur of this evening states that the Pomore and lntrepede frigates with French troops on board from Mexico had arrived at Madeira. Prince Napoleon Jerome left Paris to-day for his estate of Prangius, in the Canton de Vaud, Switzer land. The Moniteur Prussien publishes the text of the protocol, which was signed at Berlin on the 16th of April inst., by which the Plenipotentiaries of the allied Governments ratified the constitution of the Confederation of the North, as it was agreed to by the Reichstag. Accounts-from Berlin state that the two Cham bers of the Prussian• Diet are to meet on the 29th inst. The Diet of the kingdom of Saxony is con voked for the same day. The Legislatures of the other German States will soon meet, for instance those of Prussia and Saxony to discuss the Consti tution of the Confederation of the North agreed to by the Reichstag. The Austrian Reichstag will ►neet on the 2uth of 'May. The King of the 13(5gians and his brother, the Count de Flandre, left Brussels yesterday on their way to Dusseldorf, from whence they will proceed to Berlin, where will be celebrated, on the 23th, the marriage of the Count de Flandre with the Princess of Hohenzollern. On Saturday evening the Pope celebrated a so lemn Mass in the basilisk of the Vatican. The Holy Father afterwa rds g av e the apostolic blessing, urbi et orbi. An im mense nu mber of Italians and f ore i g ners were present. After the bles s i ng th e Pope was The first as saluted rowingaccla matches of the season of the Paris Rowing Cl u b took place yeste r d ay at Asnieres, as follows :—Prix d' Essai, for th e rower of the 2d class, won by Kiro ndelle ; Prix d'Overture, f or t wo rowers of the Ist class, Diablotin ; Prix d'Asnieres, for two rowers of the 2d class, La Mouche ; Prix des Ajoux, for four rowers of the Ist class, Gauloise : Prix des lies, for four rowers of the 2d class, Emeraude. The Exhibition has been very much crowded to day, and so it was yesterday, in spite of the terrible storm. Yesterday, however, the French, who are not generally aware of English habits, expressed bitter disappointment at finding all the English departments closed. The Imperial Commission have particularly distinguished themselves for their punctuality. They announced that the summer season would commence yesterday, and that mili tary bands would play in the reserved garden and in the park. The promise was fulfilled. The park was illuminated at night. The visitors may now remain till 10 o'clock at night in the Champ de Mars, which is illuminated. DEATH OF THE OLDEST NEWSPAPER IN THE KINGDOM. The Cal ed o ni an Mercury, which yi paper, r (since 1662) o f more than twoceased on S a t ur d ay to be pub claimed to be the oldest news p a p er i n the kingdom, and which for some months p ast was is sued in the form of an l e i v sh en ed in ,• g af h t a e l r f- t p tn en exswi n centuries. SEVERE GALE AT LIVERPOOL —A very severe gale, accompanied by heavy showers of rain, swept over Liverpool horn 10 o'clock on Saturday night until an early hour on Sunday morning. M r . H artnup, o f t h e Liverpool observatory, states that the horizontal motion was 62, and at 4.30 a.m. on Sunday, the pressure was 361 b. to the square foot. During the greater part of the storm the wind blevi from the west to west by north, and for tunately it was so, otherwise the shipping outside the port would have no doubt suffered severe damage. Inland, however, the storm was felt with much severity, and seve ral splendid elms in Shiel-park were blown down. A singular case of pauperism came before the Salford stipendiary on Saturday. A lady was summoned for having refused to contribute to the support of her grandchild, the mother of whom, who is said to have very, wealthy relatives, and to be the niece of an archbishop, now deceased, has become chargeable to the parish. The grandmother produced evidence to show that she was her self partially dependent upon her sons, and it was urged that the mother's relations ought to be compelled to share the responsibility. The magistrate said it was hard that the ratepayers should have to pay in such a case, and he made an order for th e paymen t o f 2 s . per week. William Humph rey , seventy - e i g ht years of age, living at Brentw oo d, E ssex, h as w ithin the last few days had a pension of 9d. a d ay se t t l e d upon him fur services performed in the P e ni nsu l ar wa r. lie was a seven-years' man, and left the army in January, 1317. EPPING FOREST.—Yesterday several thousands of persons spent their holiday in Epping Forest. The East London Committee of the Commons Preservation Society held an open-air meeting opposite the Royal Oak Tavern; High Beach, Loughton, for the purpose of pro testing against the enclosure of the forest. Several speeches were made, and resolutions adopted to further the objects of the association. S ome o f th e people present wanted to take summary measur e s fo r the displacing of sails and the obstructions in parts which have been already enclosed. The committee urged that it was better to take legal means .to prevent an extension of the evil. . _ RAILWAY ACCIDENT. —A serious accident •oc ctu'red on Saturday evening on the London and North- Western Railway, about two miles south of the Wigan passenger station. When the 4.45 train from Manchester to Wigan via Tyldesley had reached the place alluded to the axle connecting the front wheels of the engine snapped. The engine ran uneasily for some distance, and was then Rung upon its side across the up-line. The two men on the engine wore much hurt, one having his head cut, his legs crushed, and two fingers completely cut from his hand ; and the second Man' was cut about the face and his back injured. It was rather singular that none of 1.110 passengers sliffero 1119 W than a shaking• LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) BAVARIA AND PRUSSIA. MUNICH, April 23. The following semi-official statement has just appeared here : " Herr von Faufkirchen's visit to Berlin and Vienna is occasioned solely by the threatening aspect of the political horizon, and not by negotiations for the entranc , .! of Bavaria into the North German Confederation. No negotiations for any other sort of national junction of Bavaria to the remainder of Germany arc being carried on. The Bavarian army will not be mobilised." SE RVI A. BELGRADE, April 23. The anniversary of the Servian insurrection in 1815 was celebrated yesterday by great popular re- joicings. The Turkish garrison evacuated the fortress of Schabatz yesterday. A . AIERICA. (Arrival of the City of Antwerp.) NEW YORK, April 13 (Morning.) The Supremo Court yesterday heard the argu ments relative to the application for permission to file the Mississippi petition for an injunction to re strain the President from executing the Recon struction Bill. The Attorney-General Stanberry argued that the official dignity of the President re moved him beyond the jurisdiction of the Court. In such cases he could only be reached through the people or their representatives. If the Court granted the injunction Attorney-General Stanberry said he would advise the President not to obey. If the case was then pressed the Court would be compelled to arrest the President for contempt, and a serious collision between the executive and judicial branches would ensue. The President had ex hausted his rightful opposition to the Reconstruc tion Bill by vetoing it. His only duty now was to execute the law as enacted. Mr. Robert J. Walker, on behalf of the petition, argued that the President himself had declared the Reconstruction Bill to be unconstitutional, and that the Supreme Court was created to decide contested points in constitutional law. The case was there fore within the jurisdiction of the Court. The official dignity of the President could not justify his executing laws enacted in violation of the con stitution, or the consequences of the subversion of the constitution which the President had declared to be accomplished in the Reconstruction Bill would be more disastrous than the consequences of the President's refusal to obey the mandate of the Su preme Court, issued in performance of its sworn duty to protect the constitution. The Senate has adopted a resolution asking the President to furnish copies of any o f inions given him by the Attorney-General relative to the execu tion of the Tenure of Office Bill. Senator Sumner declared that he understood the President intended to continuo the appointments after the adjournment of Congress in violation of the bill. The Senate has resolved to adjourn on Tuesday next. A military commission for the trial of civilians is now sitting at Fortress Monroe. The Secretary of the Treasury has announced that the tonnage dues of 30 cents per ton will be colleetel once each year on all vessels from foreign ports. There are indications of a bloody Indian war about to commence on 012 North-western frontier. PORTUGAL. LISBON, April 22. Some slight popular tumult took place in Oporto yesterday evening. The military intervened to restore order, and easily succeeded in doing so without making use of their arms, notwithstand ing the provocation offered by some of the rioters who threw stones at the troops. Several of the ringleaders have been arrested. This demonstra tion has been twice prematurely announced to take place by its promoters. The " Patriotic Union" Society, which was formed without sanction, and which encouraged the agitation, has been dissolved. Oporto and the other provinces of the kingdom are at present perfectly quiet. FRANCE. BOURSE, April 22, Three o'clock.—The market has closed as follows :- 4-1 per Cents 94 Bank Shares 3380 Do. end month — Italian Loan 45 30 3 per Cents. 65 90 Do end month 45 071 Do. end month 65 65 Mexican Loan — Credit Mobilier ... 358 75 Do. Bonds — Do. end month ... 365 Spanish Threes Credit Foncier — Ilonie Debt — Do. eud mouth 1285 Deferred IiAILW &YIL Orleans For.Accouut. 825 Northern — Lyons and Mediterranean BB7 50 Southern 855 Western 537 50 Eastern 530 Sardinian Austrian l 7____ Lombard 357 50 North of Spain 351 23 SaragosFa Ditto to Barcelona — Roman. — _ _ Banquet at the Mansion House. The customary Easter banquet at the Mansion House took place last night, the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor presiding. The guests were conducted to the Egyptian Hall at 7 o'clock, and amongst those present were General Sir John Burgoyne and Miss Burgoyne, Lieut.-General Sir John Penne father, Vice-Admiral Sir Henry John Codrington and Miss Jane Codringtou, Sir G. Bowyer, M.P., Mr. R. W. Crawford, M.P., and Mrs. Crawford ; Mr. Laing, m.p., and Mrs. Laing ; Mr. Treeby, M.P., and Mrs. Treeby; Mr. R.. Young, M.P. ; the Consul-General of Liberia, Col. and Mrs. Wynd ham, &c. His lordship gave in succession the toasts of " Her Majesty the Queen," " The Prince and Princess of Wales and the rest of the Royal Family," and " The Army, Navy, and Voluateers." He particularly referred to the last-nam , , , d service, which he highly complimented. General Sir John Burgoyne, in reiponding for the military alluded to the change which had been introduced in weapons, and the reorganisation of corps dant& in the different European forces. The English nation had hitherto relied upon the efficiency of their men compared with others as sufficient to compensate for their deficiency in numbers. He thought that con sidering the rapid tactics which were now employed in warfare, they had no sufficient force which they could produce at any moment of danger; he did consider they were deficient. Vice-Admiral Sir Henry Codringtou acknowledged the toast on behalf of the Navy, and the volunteers were not represented ; the Lord Mayor remarked that, recollecting the re view which had taken place at Dover, he should have been sorry if they were. In asking the company to drink the health of the House of Commons, his lord ship referred in amusing terms to the recent discus sions upon reform, and the changes with which they were threatened day after day. But whatever order might ultimately prevail he was quite sure they would all acknowledge the service which the existing House of Commous had rendered to the country. Mr. Laing, M.P., replied, and said that au institution had been imported into this country from the distant empire of Japan, and the House of Commons. was now called upon to per form what was called the 4 ‘ happy dispatch," This was not always an agreeable operation. He thought that that body was called upon to pass a Reform Bill rather from a change and progress amongst the people than from any demerits of its own. At no period of English history did that house stand higher than at present. Never was it more dis tinguished for patriotism and the ability of its prin cipal members, as represented by such names as those of Gladstone, Disraeli, Bright, and Lowe. Sir George Bowyer proposed "The Health of the Chief Magistrate," which, having been responded to by the Lord Mayor, several other toasts were drunk, including that of the Lady Mayoress, which was received with loud cheers. POLICE INTELLIGEXCE.—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. STEALING A CONSTABLE'S TRUNCHEON.—Dennis Sulli van, a rough-jooking young fellow, was charged beforo Mr. Tyrwhitt with stealing from the person of Police-con stable Weal, 204 C, a truncheon of the value of 7s. 6d., the property of the Commissioners of Police. Thos. Weal, 204 C, said—On the Ist of this month 1 was taking a man into custody, iu Crown-street, Soho, for being drunk and disorderly, when the prisoner, and a number of others, attempted to rescue the man, and in the struggle my truncheon was taken from me, and there is a witness present who saw the prisoner take it. George Poland, a boy, said—l saw the prisoner go be hind the constable and take his truncheon from the case, put it underneath his waistcoat, and make off. Prisoner (in a bullying tone)—Why did you not tell the police then ? Mr. Tyrwhitt—Conduct yourself properly. Your bouncing won't do here. Witness—Because there was not enough of the police present. There were seven of you. Prisoner—l did not take it. The constable has a spite against me. I have been about, and why did he not take me before? Constable—Because I could not find you. Prisoner—l say I did not take it. Mr. Tyrwhitt—Then you will go for trial. The prisoner was committed. PLATE ROBBERY.—James Reilly, charged with stealing some silver spoons and forks, the property or the Hon. Thomas Charles Bruce, of Hertford-street, Mayfair, was again brought before Mr. Tyrwhitt. The evidence showed that the footman to the Hon. T. C. Bruce left the pantry for a moment., the window being closed, when he heard a noise resembling the rattling of plate, and on hastening back to the pantry he found the window open, some of the plate gone, and the prisoner standing in the area. The prisoner, as soon as he saw the footman, made off, dropping three forks in his flight, and on being pursued into Hyde-park and brought back some more spoons and forks were found in his possession. The prisoner was committed for trial. REVOKING A CABMAN'S LICENSE.—JOIIII Law, a cab driver, badge 16,967, was charged with furiously driving a horse and cab, and endangering the person of Police constable Hill, 61 C. The constable said that shortly before one that morn ing he was in Tichborno-street, when he saw the defen dant's cab coining along at a furious rate, ten or eleven miles au hour. Ho hailed the defendant, when ho ex claimed, " You get out of the way !" and deliberately drove against him, knocking him clean off his legs. The defendant had boon drinking. The defendant denied the charge, and said he had not boon drinking. Mr. Tyrwhitt said he should revoke the defendant's license for a month. Ho would not in such a case inflict any fine at all. A fine would, no doubt, bi paid by sub scription, and was no punishment at all. The defendant's license was then revoked for a month. WESTMINSTER. OUTRAGEOUS ATTACK UPON AN OLD WOMAN.—Ann Barnett, a big, coarse-looking woman, was charged with a very outrageous assault upon au old woman of very dimi nutive stature, nearly 70 years of age. Sarah Gallantey, who had a black eye and several bruises about her face, said—l live at 3, Castle-place, Castle-lane, Westminster, and unfortunately the prisoner lives in the same house. Sho came home at three o'clock this morn leg, broke the panels of my room door in, and beat me as you see. Mr. Selfe—Were you in bed ? Complainant —Yes ; I had been in bed from ten o'clock. She burst the door open, and beat me and kicked me most shamefully. Mr. Selfo—What is the reason of her doing this? Complainant It is, I suppose, because I have complained to the landlady about her. The landlady does not live in the house, and, therefore, does not know what goes on. This woman before you is leading a very bad life. She comes home at all hours of the night, and sometimes brings fellows in with her. She curses and swears and makes such a noise that she wakes us all out of our rest, and I have complained about it. I said nothing to the prisoner before she struck we. Policeman 130 B proved being called into the house and finding the poor old woman suffering from the effects of the ill-treatment she had received. Defendant denied that she had committed so much tic lenco as stated. • She was committed for a month to hard labour. THAMES. A HEARTLESS WRETcm—Thomas Carney, an Irish la bourer, was brought before Mr. Partridge charged with running away and leaving his two children, William and Johii, aged 4 and 8 years, chargeable to the Poplar Union. Mr. H. J effreys, relieving officer, said the prisoner's wife left him and her children in consequence of his cruelty towards her, and the children were afterwards neglected and abandoned by their father, who left them with a Mrs. Holloway, of 25, Regent-street, Blackwell. Mrs. Hollo way brought the children to the workhouse on the 6th of the present month, and t'hey had been maintained at the expense of the ratepayers ever since. He believed the prisoner could maintain his children if he made an effort, but he was a lazy, dissipated fellow, and would not fulfil the ordinary obligations of a father and a husband. The prisoner, in defence, said that he had no work for six months and was in great distress. Mr. Jeffreys said that work had been slack, but the prisoner had been doing Eo rue jobs, and was a lumper. Th e prisoner received parish relief until within two or three days of running away from his children. Smith, a police-constable, No. 412 K, stated that the prisoner earned ls. 6d. yesterday, and was at work at Mr. Guu's shipbuilding yard last week. The Prisoner—l was never at work at Mr. Guu's yard i n my lifo. Daniel Ilaggarty, an Irishman, brother-in-law to the defendant, said—The prisoner can earn money and oaght to keep his children. lie has behaved with great cruelty to his wife and driven her from home. He then abandoned his children. I will tell you all he has done since he was married. Mr. Partridge declined to hear the history, and said there was no excuse for the prisoner, who bad been re ceiving parish relief up to the time ho ran away and abandoned his children. He sentenced the prisoner to 6 wee ks' imprisonment and hard labour. BE ARKE T S.—This day. HAY. SMITIIFIELD.—Moadow hay, £3 Os to £4 15s ; clover, £4 Os to .£5 12s 6d ; and straw, £2 Os to £2 6s per load. Trade dull. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 15s; clover, £4 Os to £5 15s Od ; and straw, £2 Os to £2 Os per load. Little business doing. WHIM:I - LAPEL—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 15s ; clover, £4 Os to £5 lOs Od ; and straw, .£2 Os to £2 6s per load. Fair supply on sale. COLONIAL. Tho markets are closed for the East& holidays, and no dealings of importance have been reported. TALLOW.-T he market has been quiet since our last report, without change in prices. From St. Petersburg the quotation comes 49 to 48i silver roubles, and the Ex change 30.15-16 d. to 31d. To-day the market is quiet at 445. 3d. on the spot and April to June, 445. 6d. June, and 445. 9d. October to December. Town tallow 435. 9d. net cash. (From Messrs. Bowles, Drevet, and Co.'s. Circular.) Paris, April 18. With the exception of a somewhat increased firmness the market has hardly varied since our last circular, and no positive news, no accomplished fact, has put an end to the uncertainty which weighs upon all. Speculators have nothing upon which to base their opinions, save various newspaper articles, more or less officious, and more or less impartial, or the reports without foundation circulated by various interested operators ; but the Government itself has as yet thrown no light, through its official organ, upon the subject of the day, which is of so great interest to all—we speak of Luxembourg. The uncertainty which we mentioned is shown by quo tations themselves, which appear unable to advance or recede. Nevertheless indications aro in favour of in creased sales and lack of confidence.. We quote the Three per Cents. at 66 12k. Political fears have failed to maintain their adverse in fluence upon American securities, and transactions have boon upon a large scale during the past week. Exchange on London is lower, attributable to the large offerings, and little \ business doing in England during the holy week. The statement of the public debt of the United States on Ist April, which we have just received from Secretary Hugh M'Oulloch, shows a diminution, since Ist March, of about 7,000,000 dole. The decrease in the Seven-thirty Loan, payable in three years, is a little over 50,000,000 dols., and the corresponding increase of 35,000,000 dole. in the Five-twenty Loan, with the decrease in cash on hand, proves that a great portion of Bonds of early ma turity have been withdrawn by ecuivmion into Long Bonds or by payment. Tart „, It " Mkt HER MAJESTY, &c• WINDSOR CASTLE, April 22. The Queen, Princess Louise, and Prince Arthur walked and rode on ponies this morning. Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrice rode in the Home Park, and Prince Leopold also went oat attended by Mr. Legg. Her . Majesty the Queen, accompanied by her Royal Highness Princess Louise, went to London this afternoon, and visited the Prince and Princess of Wales at Marlborough House. Her Majesty afterwards returned to Windsor Castle. EASTER AMUSE UEN TS. DRURY LANE. Another brilliant triumph has attended th e exertions of Mr. Chatterton—the new four-ant drama by Mr. Halliday, entitled " The Gr es t City," produced last night, resulting in a com a plete and decided success. The plot of the piec e ' of course, is a contest between good and evil. The heroine is the daughter of a convict, who h as never made himself known to her, but has ha d her brought up carefully. He returns a Wea lth/ man, and reveals the facts ; and the daught er screens him from the threats of a villain of an other sort, a getter-up of companies and ruiner of banks, who will make love to her. The nia happy girl herself has a devoted lover, wil° s° passion she returns, and whose great fault is in temperance. The convict father dies, the swindl er is detected, the lover reclaimed, and the curtain descends on the departure of the happy pair on their wedding tour. The scenery of " The Great City " is unsurpassed by anything yet put on the stag e ' The Charing-cross Terminus, a Street near St.Paill s ' Waterloo-bridge at Night, a Drawing-room 111 Belgravia, the Gates of a Workhouse, the Board room of an Assurance Office, a Beggar's Crib, 3 Garret, a Grand View of London by Moonligh t ' showing the housetops, and the final scene a realisa tion of Frith's celebrated picture of " The RailwaY Station," by Mr. Beverley, each called forth th e most enthusiastic applause. Mr. J. C. Cowper' Mr. Irving, and Miss Madge Robertson, were re: ceived with great favour, and Mr. M'lntyre add ed greatly to his increasing reputation by his rePre" sentation of the returned convict. The new drama will doubtless prove the great theatrical attraction of the summer season. The house was crowd ed to excess. HAYMARKET. The engagement of Mrs. Scott Sicidons not lav ing terminated the new piece in which Mr. Sother a . will appear, entitled " A Wild Goose," has nec e4l ' sarily been postponed until to-morrow evening. ADELPHI. " Lost in London" drew a great audience to th is theatre. The drama, of course, called forth the loudest applause, and quite delighted the large nui r ber of holiday makers who had assembled to w itnes B its performance. The musical trifle, entitled " Ga ribaldi in Sicily," in which Miss Roden appear ed ' was quite successful. OLYMPIC. The new burlesque, entitled " Olympic Gan O ft by Mr. Burnand, proved eminently successful. I. is a very brilliant affair, and will doubtless prove a great attraction. HOLBORN. The popularity of Mr. Boucicault's Scud" at this house remains undiminished. STRAND. A grand, new, and original burlesque extraTiv ganza, by Mr. William Brough, entitled " PYg lll3- lion or, the Statue Fair," is the holiday attracti° l3 ; The story is very prettily treated and cmbellishou' and we have seldom seen a burlesque that was 111 ° r° thoroughly enjoyed by all portions of the a udio!' Miss Ada Swanborough, Miss ltaynhani, and 0 6 ' 4 E. llolt well sustain the principal parts, and tba scenery by Mr. C. Fenton is more than usually bril liant. The house of course was crowded. A STLE Y'S. Last night this theatre opened for the East er season, with a new dramatic adaptation fr° lll Charles Dickens's novel " Hard Times," sad a' " Under the Earth ; or, the Sons of Toil." plot pretty faithfully corresponded with that of tl' latter portion of the tale, and embraced as its P re : mil:lent feature the accusation, the loss and recovery of Stephen BlaCkpool (Mr. Fernandez), and the h heroism of his sweetheart Rachel (Miss Edith Stuart). The sensational scene, which was Y e " beautifully depicted, and elicited considerable ar . plause, was the interior of "The Old Shaft," Wil e / Stephen, wounded and exhausted, is rescued 011 , 0 conveyed to the top by Rachel, who alone of all tP spectators at its mouth dared descend. The neli scenery was very handsome, and the piece itself decided success, much of which it owed to the effe c ' tine acting of Mr. Fernandez and Miss Edith St uart It will probably enjoy a long run. The burlesq% of " The Lurleyburg" followed, and gave the gre ater satisfaction to a large and appreciative audience. SADLER'S WELLS. The management of this theatre has passed iri ttl t the hands of Mr. W. H. Swanborough for a stutl le , season. He. opened with a new version of Wa sh ,' ington Irving's immortal story of "Rip van Winkl e ' Mr. C. Rice personated the chief character effee, tively. Mr. Robins and Mr. Barsby, late of Dro r i a lane, have transferred themselves here, and aC te o in the burlesque of "Aladdin," of which Miss LO tl Laidlaw played the chief character, and Miss Au l Melville the Son of the Vizier. Mr. S w anborou gh has collected a very good company, and his ope 011 3:, performance gives promise of a spirited and 0 11 cessful season. of GALLERY OF ILLUSTRATION.—" A Dream Venice" continues its run of popularity at this establis','; ment, and was represented twice yesterday to onth usiastl audiences. By the excellent acting and singing of l‘fr; and Mrs. German Reed, Mr. John Parry, and Miss 1.1° ,, Galion, the "Dream of Venice" becomes ono of t he al°' agreeable entertainments in the metropolis. "Mrs. 114/:' . leaf's Wedding Breakfast" is a fitting supplement to an e " cellent programme. • a POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION.—At this meritoro institution instruction and entertainment are, ao "Litt felicitously combined. The Easter programme con:lin-4: - a comic optical novelty, entitled "Blue Beard's Closet," `..,"0 vented by Professor Popper and Mr. Tobin ; a ronlaillt, and musical melange, by Mr. Buckland, founded upon o' Harrison Ainsworth's " Tower of London ;" bes ide co variety of scientific experiments, so conducted as to at ° divert and inform the spectator. gs l/ ' THE CIIRISTY MINSTRELS.—At St. JaniesD - e r there was a largo audience, by whom the perforrata'r, of the Christy Minstrels were received with th e most c° dial applause. FLORAL HALL—The Japanese jugglers ag e " a , at three and eight o'clock yesterday, and their variou s V a g formances appeared to excite as lively interest and w °ll o l s as when first given. Indeed the top spinning a nd to butterfly trick appear to gain in attraction on nael l sentation. Dl5. MADAME TDSSAUD'S.—AS usual Madam° saud's was yesterday's largely patronised by in 3 I'l° Y 0 day friends, who never appear to forget their old favouri ANOTHER NEW APPLICATION OF iNDIAB IJI3I3 : . —ln France, whence enormous quantities of wine tire' -ro Pa u ported, the time and material expended in '16°5114' bottles are of great value. An immense saving '“ .„09, item has been effected by the use of iudiarubber rl,l-1)1 which, placed round the bottles, prevent all jar, a i li v - b keeping them apart render breakage impossible. b,- the bottles are unpacked the rings are put aside for eu quent use. • eve r One of the finest screw steam vessels that - entered the port of Liverpool arrived the re Ye 1 0r ,700 ioO morning. The Istrian is about 470 feet in length, 0•11dL tons register, and was built at Belfast, by Messrs. 03—and and Wolff, for the eminent firm of Messrs. John 1 3 ib bl i of Go., of Liverpool. This vessel, which is constructs t he iron, was towed round to Liverpool from Belfast , 57. th e steam tugs United States and United Kingdoal is iB extraordinary short time of 16 hours. The Istrian tended to nui botweou Bombay and Suez, Tho the ati Less is a sitni reviva Exeb a CUSS h• than e vernm as a t hone of ing r illeg a l and there anxiA: the ru depres In t bee n E withou The New ) durin g for E t India. 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