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prolong such discussions, and the delay may be pro- TIIE ATRE ROYAL DRURY-lAAN E, Sole Lessee. and &fanner, Mr. B. Chatter's:Tn. ductive of injurious results to the measure. It will T II IS 5..VE NING, ROB ROY. Messrs Phelps, Swinbourne, W. Harrison, IV. M'lntyre, Barrett, C. Harcourt; Mesdames be a very good thing if hon. members can separate E. Cross, R. lam. Le Theire, Fiudspeth, and E. Broi igham. for the Easter recess with the firm conviction that To conclude with, WANTED, HUSBANDS FOR SIX. 'Messrs. Barrett, E. Cli.ton ; ,Mesdames Hudspeth and IL the passing of the Government measure is certain Bruu;iili '. so far as human plans can be. On the other hand, it would be most vexations to meet again in doubt and uncertainty, and to commence anew vexatious discussions and initiatory debates. There is really nothing new in these proposals of Mr. GLAD STONE'S, and we do not see how he can offer any valid reason for disturbing the course of public business, and stopping the progress of a popular measure by thus interposing his perpetual objections. It amounts to this—the good sense and public spirit of some of the leading members of the Liberal party prevented the attempt of Monday from succeeding, but instead of profiting by expe- Commence at Seven. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET, Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Buoketone. THIS EVENING, PERFECTION. Ir. Kendal and Miss lone Burke. After which, at 8, AS YOU LIKE IT. Messrs. Buck stone, Chippendale, Howe, ttogers, r'arren, Compton, Chu k, Braid, Weathersby, Coe, Vincent, Payne, &c. ; 3lesdames Scott-tilddons, Moore, z., , idney, &c. To conclude with If 1..4 Flit T CHAMPAGNE. Farren ; Mizses Hill, Wright, Mrs. Fitzwilliam, &c. Mr. W. ROYAL O N L e Y , M n P . I C ement:l lIEA T R E. Sole Lessee, Mr. B. Webster; Manager, Mr. H. ST igsn. TH IS EVENING, LAVAT f , :R. Messrs. Clayton, Stuart, D. Murray, and Charles Mathews; Mesdames ra arris and M Palmer. Follcwed by TIIE LI AR. Messrs. C. Mathew.+, B. J. Montague, and florax Wigan ; Mrs. Charles Mathews and Miss Stephens. After whi..h, N ROMANTIC IDEA. Messrs. G. Vincent, Addison, D. Murray, and Charles Mathews. Doors open at halt-past Six; commence at Seven. rience and relinquishing the task as hopeless, or at least impolitic, the Leader of the Opposition strikes out another line for himself. Ile keeps the same end in view, the destruction of the bill before the House. It is all to begin again, the never-end ing theme of renting or rating franchises. But what matters it that the House was against Mr. GLAD STONE'S plea of last year? what matters it that it de cided to support the Government on Monday last ? Nothing at all compared with the fact that Mr. GLADSTONE is offended, and that he must show off his indignation and irritability to the House and to the country. As we said yesterday, he himself will be the greatest loser by the adoption of this fac tious course, but it is too bad that others should have to suffer for his perversity and want of self control. ROY AL I' R CESS'S THEATRE. Son. Lease.- and Mattafer. %tr. Geo. THIS EVENING, at 7, No. 1, ROUND THE CORNER. 11Ies6rs. J. G. Shore, El. Forrester. Followed by, at a quarter b,fore 8, ll' IS NEVER TOO LATE 'l . O MEND. Characters by Messrs. Vininir, F. Vil liers. C. Verner, J. G. Shore, S. Calhaetr, H. Forreste-, R. Thorne, 1.1. Mellon, C. H. Fenton ; Bliss Vage and Miss Katherine Hodgera. -ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs Swanborou:2ll. TILES EVItiN ENG, SWEET HEARTS AND WIVES. )Tests. Parse' c, W.:lford, F. Robson ; Alisscs Hughes and Newtun. Atter which, the Burlesque, ESMERALDA ; or, The Sen sation G. Messrs. Thorne and Jame: ; liesdames A. Swano9roiuli, E. Holt, and Newton, To conclude THE FRENCH EXHIBITION. Commence at Seven. IloLßonx THEATRE ROYAL. ee!e rroprietor and Manager, Mr. t-elton Parry. TILES EVENING, a new Farce, )I TURN NEXT. Mr. Belru)re, Miss Foote, kilS3 Lennox. - Ater which, Boucioault's drama of FLYING SCUD. Messrs. Neville, Belmore, Blake, Gardeu,Vollaire ; Mesdames 1 4 '. Josephs, C. Saunders, B. Foote, Raymond. rl - 1 HEAT RE ROYAL, ASTLEY'S. Under the Sole Management of 11r. W. H. C. NATION. Great Treat for Visitors to London ou their way to the Paris Exhibition.—Production of Benjamin Webster's tazrous " N alt "v r.sT Li 0 ME." and H. J. Bvron's piquant Burlesque, THE NYMPH OF THE LUIiLE BURG." EVEhY EVENING. Benjamin Webster's famous Drams, HARVEST 11011 E. Messrs. Fernandez, Atkins. Stephens; Alisses Edith Stuart, 11.trion, Mrs. Caulfield. - To conclude with ti. J. Byron's piquant Burlesque, THP: TII I , : with new and brilliant Scenery illustrative of the beautiful Rhine. Misses Edith Stuart. Ellen Thirlwall, Nellie Canton, Richardson; Messrs. Atkins, Stephens, and Arthur. 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The right hon. gentleman only shows his folly by supposing that he has been put on the shelf, and that there is nothing for him to do this year unless he thwarts the Government scheme at every stage, because there is an important responsibility which rests with the Opposition ; and if they ear nestly impressed upon the Government the advan tage of giving up this or that clause without making a party struggle of the matter, they could really serve the interests of the country far more effectually than if they merely sought to carry out their own individual prejudices, regardless of risk, and unmindful of consequences. As it is, however, we have the mortifying spectacle before us of a man of consummate ability casting all considerations of patriotism to the winds, and, regardless of the ex pressed wishes of his party, going in every direction which his fancy suggests to him. We hope that those members of the Liberal party who came to the rescue on Monday will be on the alert to night, and, above all, that they will not be de ceived by this new scheme of the right hon. gen tleman. It is quite evident that this unruly spsrit cannot be still until some momentous division has been taken, and, therefore, perhaps hon. members had better make up their minds, with the best grace they can, to the disagreeable necessity. It would be unreasonable to doubt the result of such a division after the firmness the House has shown, though its faith and its good intentions have been sorely put to the test through the months they have been assembled this session. Still, we must not deceive ourselves into the belief that there is nothing to apprehend and no danger in the prospect that looms before us. rIHE "SUN" NEWSPAPER.- G. R. GLENI delivers tbe LAZE EDITION at Chelsea. 7.40 ; Kt I bu:n, B;Starch-green, S; Woolwich, 7.30 ; Uxbridge, 9.20; Walfocd, 8.45. 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S. •111 IE LATEST EDITION of "THE SUN." _g_ .1. 1101, 9 SES begs to inform his friends, and the pubiic , enerallv, that he supplies thu LATEST EUITItiN of fIE SUN " as soon as published —No. id, itzmpstead road, N. W. The truth is that there is great danger, and always will be when so skilful a foe as Mr. GLAD STONE has implacably resolved to make the Govern ment measure a nonentity ; but, at the same time, the danger can be removed and the difficulty sur mounted if the House keep true to its duty and preserve its pledge unbroken. The Government are not likely to be too much wedded to any parti cular thing to which reasonable opposition has been made, and which the House dispassionately condemn, and therefore the great object with all true Re formers must be to defeat the tactics of Mr. GLAD STONE, and prove to him, once for all, that they have determined to settle the question this year. There must be some limit even to his arrogant de mands, and the sooner an impassive barrier is put to his presumption the better for all parties; and we earnestly hope that to-night will see the end of his mischievous machinations for the time being. If his amendments are thrown out, we may have a little breathing time, and to all intents and purposes we may consider the Ministerial Bill to be safe to pass. That this desideratum may be obtained it will be necessary that a firm stand be made this evening, and when we consider the con sequences cf a defeat we feel convinced that the House will not look to the right or left, but go boldly and determinedly onward to secure to the Government that success which is imperatively ne cessary for the settlement of the Reform question this session, and the fulfilment of the expectations of the country. r fIIE SUN" NEWSPAPER.-- , ‘ The Mitre" Tavtrn, ew Church-street, near the Alpha-road Paddin 2 ton. —Mr PIZZEY (many years ot e:humh-streeri Navin, the hbave Business ot Mr. Fred. Squires, re spectfully informs his friends and the pubic that -THE S " :Third Eoicion), contaking the Latest Sporting - News, ltesuts o, I:aeeq, Latcqt Parliamentary Debste,, &c, can be seen at h,s house as above " All the year round." *** A +v:,l!-selected and extensive Stock of WINES, SPlit ITS, .to. IirETROPOLITAN RAILWAY MOORGATE-STREET STATION is the neares to E. MOSES :Ind SON'S Establishment, corner of Minories and Aldgate, City. METROPOLITAN RAILWAY GOWER-STREET STATION is the nearest to E. MOSES and SON'S Establishment corner of Totten hatn-cowt-road and Euston-road. 3IETROPOLITAN RAILWAY. GOWER-STREET STATION is the nearest to E. MOSES and SON'S Establishment, New Oxford street, corner of Hart-street. - 1 4 ] MOSES and SON'S ESTABLISHMENTS 2 • are CLOSED EVERY FRIDAY EVENING at sunset till SATURDAY EVENING at sunset, when business is resumed till Eleven o'clock. All articles are marked the lowest prices in plain figures, from which no abatement can be made. Any article not approved of will be exchanged, or the money will be returned. Lists of Prices with rules for Self-measurement and Fashion Sheet, with Patterns and "History of London," (second part), gratis and post free. MOSES and S 0 N • are Ready-made and Bespoke Tailors, Habit Makers, Woollen Drapers, Hatters, Hosiers, Boot and Shoe Manufacturers, and General Outfitters for all Classes. LONDON HOUSES, 154, 155, 156, 157, Minories ; 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, Aldgate ; 506, 507, 508, New Oxford-street ; 1,2, 3, Hart-street ; 137, 138, Tottenham-court road ; 283, Euston-road. COI:NTRY BRANCH—Bradford, Yorkshire. The Atlantic Cable brings us news from New York, dated yesterday afternoon at half-past five ! We are growing accustomed to this marvel, and receive it as naturally as we do the intelligence from Paris or Belgium a few hours old. The news which comes to us from the other side of the Atlantic is, as usual, full of incident, and after many long years of domestic tranquillity and undisturbed foreign relations the States seem to be destined to pass through a series of storms without and within. The foreign news is, indeed, no more than we had reason to expect, since it was not likely that America would forfeit the chance of extending their dominions so easily as Russia proposed. Tl:e Senate, we learn, has ratified the treaty entered into with Russia relative to the cession of the Russian possessions in America to the United States. We do not hear what effect this has produced upon those British subjects who manifested such uneasi ness a little while ago. Most probably the change will make no real difference ; and, certainly, if Russia chooses to part with her possessions, which are comparatively useless to her, for a considera tion, we have no grounds for interference. There may, indeed, be some other considerations involved which would demand our interference, but we have as yet no intimation of it, and, therefore, have no reason for thrusting ourselves into the matter, though we may be stimulated to an increased watchfulness over our own interests. APOPULAR HISTORY of LONDON from tho Invasion of Julius Caesar to the 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 freo on application. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. - _ THIS DAY.—Morning, GIL 25 u.—Afternoon, 6t. 56:n. To-Mon.now.-11orning, 7h. 30m.—Afternoon, Bh. sm. di 1 .3 qt414 i . With respect to the domestic policy of the States, we find that the Governor of Georgia has filed a Bill in the Supreme Court to stay the execution of the Reconstruction Act. This is remarkable, coming as it does with the intimation received yesterday that the Govern ment would oppose the motion for petitioning the Supreme Court to stay the execution of the Recon struction Act. It is necessary, however, to receive all these telegrams with extreme caution. The rapid changes in the political situation of any country at a time of disturbance and excitement vary wish every hour. Rumours originate no one knows how or where, and after passing through one or two channels conjecture becomes certainty, and what was doubtfully and hesitatingly advanced at dist becomes confidently announced as authoritative in formation.—Each party is of course anxious to make LONDON, THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 1867. .s-- Notwithstanding th 2, very unworthy course pur sued by Mr. GLADSTONE through the discussion on the Reform Bill, we confess that we are again taken by surprise at the new step he has taken. The secret is that the right hon. gentleman has made up his mind to defeat the bill of the Government, and co;tte qui coute he will go on to the end. It is doubtful if any deei,:ion will be arrived at to-night, but we hope that it will be, because it is useless to the best of their own case, and thus Nv.. sometimes get quite as false and exaggerated views of affairs at first. It is possible that the Prgident may have determined on opposing the petition n one or two grounds. He may think it advisable for the South to take no active part in opposing Radical legisla tion, so as to give it 3 enemies no opportunity for pleading disaffection and insubordination. He may also object on theoretical grounds, as he has declared the measure to be unconstitutional, and therefore illegal ; he may not wish to recognise it as having passed into law. Whatever his actual course may have been, we cannot doubt that his convic tions are unaltered, and his objections to the bill in principle and practice are as strong as ever. The unfortunate Southern States are now suffering from fresh trials. The floods, which have been unusually severe, have laid waste a large proportion of the best plantations in Louisiana, and rendered them useless for the season. A freedmen's settlement on the Mississippi has been submerged, with the loss of 100 lives. Whether these fresh misfortunes will help the advocates of Southern rights to obtain further concessions from the people of the North remains to be seen. Those wh' had the opportunity of listening to the Lord Chief Justica yesterday had a grand op portunity of hearing a masterly address. His lordship spoke for nearly six hours in delivering the charge to the jury in the case of Colonel NELSON and Lieutenant BRAND. The closing passages of his remarks will have the most interest for the generality of readers, because they refer to those on whom has fallen the burden of the affair. His Lordship said that very different opinions had been entertained on the subject in respect to all that had taken place in Jamaica, and opposite views were entertained as to the pro priety of the course pursued. "In his humble judgment, he was bound to say, looking at the gene ral consternation and alarm which prevailed through the whole of the island, and to the small proportion of the white population compared with the blacks, that if ever there were circumstances which justified the application of martial law they were to be found in this case." Nothing could be more forcibly put than the language employed by the Lord Chief Justice ou this occasion ; he said that the question should be decided as it stood alone, and quite apart from any exaggerations on either side. " Passion or prejudice should never under any circumstances be allowed to enter into the arena of justice." We feel convinced that the question will be considered free from prejudice, and no doubt the result will be that the prisoners will be relieved from the harass of further proceed ings, a result which cannot but be acceptable to the public, since they were not individually responsible for the course they took, even allowing that course to have been an erroneous one. The debate on the Oxford Tests Abolition Bill yesterday afternoon was not altogether satisfactory. Its result was that the bill passed through committee, but it is to be hoped that it will not go through its final stages without some further examination. Owing to the peculiar circumstances of the case there was some confusion of opinion. Mr. GLAD STONE and others, who are averse to a total change in the management of the universities, voted for Mr. COLERIDGE'S instructions, on the ground that whatever was done in one university ought to be done in the other. This is reasonable enough, and no one would wish the two venerable sister establishments to be considered on different systems. At the same the division which expressed the conviction on the part of the House that such an alteration would be most undesirable must not b. 3 accepted as evidence that Parliament is pre pared to sanction wholesale changes. The ad mission of Dissenters to full equality in the educa tional and social advantages of the University is a very different thing from their admission as members of the governing body of a pro fessedly religious corporation. Mr. SELWYN, who made a powerful speech in opposi tion to the measure, urged that the University of Cambridge had carried out bone fide all the requirements of the Reform Act, and bad opened all her advantages to Dissenters. No test was re quired on taking a degree, and it was only on be coming a member of the governing body that a graduate was required to declare himself of the Church of England. The spirit of the time is heartily in favour of religious toleration, and any thing like exclusiveness would infallibly tend to de feat itself. At the same time it may be questioned ' whether the full importance of the measure yesterday discussed was appreciated by the House of Com mons, and we cannot believe that the public gene rally would like to see our universities approximate in character to the German universities, and be come seats of " free inquiry." The pursuit of truth is undoubtedly a great and noble object, and we must respect the seeker even if we think him mistaken ; but the age at which English fathers send their sons to the universities is the , age for receiving instruction, not for indepen dent inquiry, for training the mental powers for future effort, not for plunging into metaphysics. The years from 18 to 25 are not the years for theo logical inquiry. That study is not so light that un trained powers and inexperienced judgments should be rashly involved in it. We hope that the whole matter will be carefully reviewed before further action. Once more the threatened clouds of war have dispersed for awhile, and general relief will be ex perienced in the several capitals of Europe. The excitement and agitation which prevailed in Paris on Saturday and Sunday could hardly fail to reach the Legislative Chamber, and accordingly in yes terday's sitting M. JULES FAVRE and others made demands for leave to question the Government re lative to the Grand Duchy of Luxemburg. The President announced that he had received a decree authorising the Minister for Foreign Affairs to make a declaration on the subject, and M. Mous- TIER in a few sentences declared that the French Government was disposed to examine the question in concert with the Great Powers, and believed, therefore, that peace could not be disturbed. This declaration was received with cheers ; and in reply to further remarks from M. TRIERS, who wished for the despatches, M. ROUHER said that the ques tion had not yet entered upon the official diplo matic stage. There were, therefore, no despatches to lay on the table, bat the declaration already made " was of a character to satisfy the suscepti bilities of the Legislative Body and of public opi nion." Good reason is there for the tenderness of these susceptibilities just now, and the long smoul dering anger of the French people at the arrogance of the Prussian Government gave grounds for uneasiness elsewhere. M. MOUsTIER &Lys in effect that it was not the French Government that raised the question. The undecided situation of Luxem burg and Limburg gave rise to communications between France and Holland, but without official character, when the Dutch Government consulted Prussia, who replied by appealing to the treaty of 1839. Prussia has always treaties at her fingers' ends when wanted, tho - ugh sometimes her political memory is short. However, M. MOUSTIER dis tinctly disclaims any intention on the part of his Government to interfere without consulting the great Powers ; and. whatever the actual history of the case, we may accept the solution as tempora rily satisfactory, especially in the present condition of European finances. Commence at Seven. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. , Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Feehter. .P. 1113 EVENING, at 7, BA3IBOOZLING. Mr. E. Price and ,Mina Kate Wein ,, p. Atter witioh, at 8, THE DUKE'S MOTTO. Mr. Pechter; Me•so r. Jordan, Emery, Price, Withlicombe, Fitzpatrick. Evans, NeiN bound, And,ri•on, Reynolds, Vivian, Bennett; .31isses II enrade, Elsworthy,Gratt..n, and Carlotta Leclercq. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI. dole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. THIS EVi , ;NING, at 7, ICI ON I'ARLE rtiANCAIS. Mr. J. L. Toole and Mr. Billinwton. Atter which, at 8, LoST IN LONDON. Messrs. 11. Neville. J. L. Toole, I'. Bedf,rd, Ashley, Eburue ; Miss Neil son, Mrs Billington, and Miss 6eam.tn. To coneitrie with TELE STEEPLECHASE; or, in the Pi ekiu . Aleeers. J. L. toole, tidal:Won, Stephenson, ctn. 1 1 11 E SUN, LOIN I, ON, TH URSOA V E V ENING, APIIIL 11 1.867, CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS. (FROM OCR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, Wednesday Evening. The Moniteur contradicts the report given- by an Italian paper, the Opinione, that M. Rattazzi had not been able to form a Cabinet. On the contrary, he had succeeded in selecting a Ministry, the pro bable composition of which would be—Messrs. Rattazi, President of the Council and Minister of the Interior ; Viscount Venosta, Minister of Foreign Affairs ; Ferrari, Miuister:ofFinance ; Revel, Minis ter of War ; Piscetto, Minister of Marine ; Afflito, Minister of Public Works; Cerreuti, Minister of Public Instruction ; Tecchio, Minister of Justice ; Cambray-Digny, Minister of Commerce. A private telegram from Berlin announces that the Reichstag has adopted, without discussion and by a large majority, after an hour's examination, Articles 59 to 64 of the project of the Constitution of the Confederation of the North, which completes the vote of the whole of that portion of the project which relates to the Military Federal Constitution. After some explanations had' been given upon cer tain points by the organs of the Government, the whole of the amendments proposed by the Opposi tion were successively rejected. The Prussian Government intends to convoke the Parliament as soon as an agreement has been arranged relative to the Federal Constitution. The conferences of the delegates from the Government of the North in reference to the modifications pro posed by the Reichstag were to commence this day, April 10. On Sunday last, in the Palace of the Tuileries, their holinesses, Messrs. Gros and Hugonin, ap pointed bishops of Tarantaix and Bayeux, took the usual oaths to the Emperor, on the presentation of the Grand Almoner to his Majesty, in the presence of their Excellencies the Minister of State and Keeper of the Seals, and the Minister of Justice and Public Worship. The Paris papers are, of course, still agitated and excited upon the subject of Luxem bourg. There is, however, no new fact of importance to mention on the subject to day. The articles of the Siecle which I noticed have produced a great sensation, and many of its contemporaries accuse it of endeavouring to pro voke war. The Siecle denies the " soft impeach ment," and says it neither exaggerated nor ex tenuated the gravity of the position. It was only anxious for the honour and dignity of France. The Siecle proceeds :—" If we to eday leave aside the question of Luxembourg, it is from pure patriotism. When France has a difference with a foreigner, all that we look to is the honour and interest of the country. The only point with which we think it necessary to occupy ourselves is that Prussia shall not keep a garrison in a citadel which does not belong to her, and which appears to be a continual threat against our frontier. When Prussia shall have withdrawn her troops, then, and then only, shall we have to know how the first negotiation with Holland was brought about. We shall never con sent that the Prtissians shall indefinitely occupy the citadel of Luxembourg, because there would at once be humiliation and danger in such occupation." The exhibition of the works of living artists at the Palace in the Champs Elysees will open on Monday next. On week days the admission will be lf. On Sundays the exhibition will be gratis, but should the galleries be inconveniently crowded the administration reserve to themselves the right of closing the doors temporarily. The Scientific Congress of France will hold its thirty-third session at Amiens from the 3d to 12th of June. Among the novel speculations at Paris is the for mation of a society to take advantage of a privi lege granted by the Viceroy of Egypt for the for mation of pawnbroking establishments in, that country. The title will be " Monts de Piete Egyptiens." Great care has been taken to afford every possible accommodation at a cheap rate. The chief directors are M. Alfred Ernest Voisin, formerly Receiver-General of Finance for the de partment of Maine et Loire, and Al. Gustave de Cholley. The scat of the directors will be at Paris, but the money lending offices will be at Al exan d r i a and Cairo, for it appears th at people in Egypt, like those in other places are sometimes i n 3 want of cash. The capital inv ested is 500,000 f. In Eng land, as is pretty we ll known, a pawnbroker is iscalled the called my y" Aunt"—"nl la r yis,a, A short time ago , a young girl emp l oyed by a obliging person e Pa washerwoman , while washing some linen had a needle introduced into her hand, which soon be came much swollen, and she was in great pain. In attempting to extract the needle it entered further into the hand, and she lost sight of it. A surgeon discovered that it had proceeded upwards to the shoulder. It has been extracted by means of a painful incision, but the girl does not suffer any inconvenience from the wound. A patient has died at one of the hospitals who was affected with a strange kind of madness. He received a serious injury from the fall of a heavy piece of timber, but the wound was soon healed. Since that time, however, the man, whose name war Pierrie Salin, fancied that he was dead, and w h en s ubject he used to t e ll peop l e questioned upon the s that. what remained was only a model or machine of that person, " lamely and unfashionably male up." In speaking of himself h e never used the word me or I, but that. Ile remained sometimes in a state of insensibility for two o r three days, but blist ers and other painful remedies did not seem to hurt him in the least. At other times he refused to eat or drink, saying that is not hungry or this is not thirsty. The journeymen tailors are still on strike, and there are symptoms o f a strike among other classes of workmen. The Emperor has paid another visit to the Exhi bition in the Champ de Mars, and spent nearly two hours in the inspection of its marvels, again express ing his great satisfaction with all the details of it. To-day has been the first day that the Exhibition has presented an animated appearance, with the exception of the opening. The weather being very fine and warm the visitors were numerous, and many persons of distinction and fashion were present. The French department is not quite completed. indeed the jury appointed to award prizes have for this reason postponed a visit to some of the classes till to-morrow. In order to form an idea of the admirable objects here presented, I recommend the visitor to traverse the long gallery marked Mobilier. It is gorgeous and picturesque. To speak of a tithe of the articles would require columns, but I will say in a word that you meet with all that is glittering, tasteful, and useful. Stop for a moment and you see magnificent glass chandeliers, Sevres china, articles of bronze, and as you go on, statues, luxurious furniture, cutlery, pictures, tapestry, jewellery, and splendid plated articles. About the centre of the gallery you see " Manufacture d'Au busson," a spacious and lofty compartment contain ing much that I have just enumerated, and more besides. It looks like a large room in a fairy palace. Even in minor points of this gallery much skill and taste have been evinced. For instance, circular seats, which the other day were only crowned with woodwork, are surmounted by a gor geous covering, with gildings, paintings, and orna ments of Eastern magnificence, evincing great taste and artistic skill. The English department has been very attractive to-day. Indeed some portions were so crowded that it was difficult to pass, and I had not time to give a minute description of its wonders as Intended. There was an eager rush to the portion occupied by Messrs. C. F. Hancock, and Co., for it is now known that it contains what many will consider to be the gem of the Exhibition, the beautiful gold casket presented by the Mercers' Company with the free dom of the City to the Prince of Wales. The enamel work is executed with exquisite skill and finish. This splendid work of art was kindly lent the by the Prince of Wales to give increased lustre to Exhibition, and the French as well as the English will fully appreciate the feeling which induced the favour. The triumphs of English genius, taste, and industry have appeared to-day to much advantage. The preparations for the display seem to be now Piny completed. The English manufacturers and artists, whose familiar names appear in all direr• tions, have shown their determination to prove that " England has done its duty." All classes of the Parisians have mixed to day among the aristocracy, and costumes as varied as the kaleidoscope have added brilliancy and novelty to the scene. Even the Church has paid its tribute to human talent and ingenuity. There were many priests among the spectators to-day. LA TEST INTEL LIGENOF. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) THE LUXEMBURG QUESTION. ST. PETERSBURG, April 11. The official Northern Post publ;shes an article stating that no apprehensions need be entertained of any warlike complications arising from the Luxemburg question. The Northern Post is confident that the Emperor of the French will shortly dissipate any such appre hensions by an energetic disavowal of warlike in tentions. PARIS, April 10. The Monit:ur du Soir, in its weekly bulletin published this evening, says :—" The French and foreign press have given circulation for some time past to incorrect views and intelligence concerning the Grand Duchy of Luxemburg. The Government has deemed it useful to place the facts in their true light by a communication destined to tranquil lise and enlighten public opinion. The Minister for Foreign Affairs has been insructed by the Em peror to inform the Senate and the Legislative Body of the present state of the question. The uncertain situation of Limburg and Luxemburg had given rise to preliminary negotiations having no official character between France and Hol land, when the Cabinet of Berlin, consulted by the King of the Netherlands, referred to the arrangements of the treaty of 1839, by which Belgium was separated from Holland, and the limits of their respective territories were deter mined. The Government of the Emperor had no reason to refuse an exchange of ideas between the signatary powers of this act. It has besides only admitted the eventuality of an acquisition under the following three united conditions The free consent of the King and Grand Duke ; the loyal examination of the interests of the Great Powers, and the vote of the populations manifested by uni versal suffrage. The public may be assured that France will be able to reconcile the requirements of national dignity with the interests of peace and sentiments of moderation and justice." PLYMOUTH, Thursday, 10 a.m. The armour-plated screw steamship Lord Clyde, 23, Captain Roderick Dew, C.E., from Liverpool, arrived in the Sound this morning. TURKEY. CONSTANTINOPLE, April 3 (via Marseilles). A deputation of Bulgarians has just presented a petition to the Sultan, asking for certain privileges referring to the autonomy of Bulgaria. Prince Michael has been received with great honours by the Sultan and the Porte. INDIA, CHINA,• AND AUSTRALIAN MAILS. MARSEILLES, April 11. The China arrived at 11.15 p.m. yesterday. The mails leave for London at 11330 a.m. to- GIBRALTAR, April 9. The Vera, from Southampton, on the 4th, arrived yesterday at 10 p.m., and left at 9 a.m. to-day for Alexandria. FRAN CIE BOURSE, April 10, Three o'clock.—The market closed as follows :- 4} per Cents 96 Bank Shares 3400 -- Do. end month — Italian Loan 47 75 3 per Cents. 66 50 Do. end month 47 7C, Do. end month 66 25 Mexican Loan ...„ . Credit Mobilier Do. end month Credit Foncier — Home Debt . ._........ Do. end month 1305 Deferred ............ ___ ..._ RAILW LYB. For Account. Orleans 825 __--- Northern llO5 Lyons and Mediterranean 865 _ Southern 545 Western 535 Eastern 525 S ardinian Austrian Lombard. 366 25 North of Spain BO SaragosFa Ditto to Barcelona Roman . 85 - PRUSSIA AND WURTEMBERG. BERLIN, April 10. The semi-official North German Gazette of this evening gives a denial to a statement of the Bank Gazette that, in a despatch recently addressed to the Cabinet of Stuttgart, the Prussian Government had declared that it looked upon the treaty of alliance with Wurtemberg as inseparable from the treaty of peace concluded between that State and Prussia. The North German Gazette adds—" The Prussian Government considers it self-evident that the treaty of alliance of the 13th August last must require the sanction of the Estates. At the same time it has equal confidence in the German national feeling . of ,the Wurtemberg Diet, and in the thorough fidelity of the Wurtemberg Government to its treaty en gagements. The North German Gazette also publishes an article, in which it points out that the fortress of Luxemburg had a national obligation to serve as a protection to the German Confederation, and also the international object of guaranteeing the neutra lity of Belgium. It adds 4 , This position the dissolution of the former Con federation has not changed. Were Prussia, on her own responsibility and without the consent of the Powers represented at the London Conference, to give up the occupation of Luxemburg, she would violate her national and international obligations as a member of the Bund and as an European great Power. " The Marquis de Moustier appears, according to his communication in the French Legislative Chamber, to desire to conform to these considera tions. " That no intention exists of incorporating Lux emburg with the North German Confederation has been already made manifest by the declaration of Count Bismarck in the North German Parliament." THE NORTH GERMAN PARLIAMENT. BERLIN, April 10. The North German Parliament completed to-day the preliminary discussion of the Draft of the Con stitution. On the debate of the 71st and last paragraph, which declared that the relations of the Bund with the South German States will be settled by special treaties immediately after the constitution of the North German Confederati m, Herr Lasker moved an amendment, proposing that the entry of all or one of the South German States into the Northern Bund could take place on the proposition of the presiding power and by means of Federal legisla tion. Herr Von Hoffmann, Federal Commissioner of the Grand Duchy of Hesse Darmstadt, mada a speech, in which he thanked Count Bismarck for the reply conceived in Federal and friendly terms made by the latter to the interpellatiou of Count Solms-Lanbach in yesterday's sitting of the Parlia ment. Herr Von Hoffman added, "I believe I may the same time give expression to the great satis faction which that reply afforded the Hessian Go vernment. The entry of the whole of the Grand Duchy of Hesse Darmstadt into the Northern Bund would certainly be the .s implest mode of removing the existing evils. Nevertheless zuell a step, while conferring upon the Grand Duchy greater rights, would also lay upon it heavier burdens, and an un derstanding with the representatives of the country would therefore be necessary before a decision upon the question could be taken. I am, however, per suaded that the Hessian Government and Diet will be found to be animated by the same patriotic spirit, and that the matter in question will speedily be settled in a way corresponding with the interest both of Hesse Darmstadt and the whole of Ger many." Count Bismarck, in reply, declared that the amendment of Herr Lasker was not opposed to the wishes of the Federal Governments, though he did not intend to vote for its adoption. " The Treaty of Prague," he said, " makes reference to the recon struction of the whole of Germany, and thus em braces the international and national relations between the North and South. The fact that a South German Confederation bas not yet been established prevents the North and South from being connected by a bond of union. If a South German Confederation existed the Parliaments of the North and South would not long submit to being kept separate." Article 71, together with Herr Lasker's amend ment, was then adopted by a large majority. At the conclusion of the debate the Polish mem bers protested against the union of the Polish popu lation with the North German people. AUSTRIA. The following is the text of the Imperial letter addressed to M. Von Beust, and which was read as a message at the opening of the three Diets of Bohemia, Moravia, and Carniola : " My Dear Baron Von Beust, " The Diets of my kingdoms and territories which are unconnected with the Crown of Hungary, and which were opened on the 18th of February last, were informed of the motives that led me to have recourse to the convocation ordered in the patent of Jan. 2, 1867, of a constitutional Reichsrath, which is to deliberate upon the questions to be solved. " The Diet of my kingdom of Bohemia, &c., answered the invitation of my Government to pro ceed to the elections iu such a way that I thought proper to make by my patent, of the 26th of Feb ruary, a new appeal to the faithful p o p u l at i on of that country. " I consequently request you to invite again the Diet issued from the new elections to send repre sentatives to the Reichstadt. I reckon upon the political wisdom and the loyal feelings of the Diet, and I trust it will hasten to answer that appeal. "I request you to give to the Diet the assurance, reiterated and special, that nothing is more opposite to the intentions of my Government than the idea of infringing the constitutional autonomy of that kingdom ; that, on the coutiary, my wish is that that autonomy shall be extended when the condi tions of security a ndpower of the monarchy will allow it, and even that it shall besurrounded with new gua rantees by the durable consolidation of the consti tutional organisation of the monarchy, and by the progressive development of liberal institutions. " Ofen, April 3." " FRANCIS JOSEPH. day. The Special Commission in Dublin. DUBLIN, Wednesday Night. At the special commission to-day, Thomas Burke, John M`Cafferty, and 13 other prisoners, were arraigned for high treason, and counsel were as signed to them. Mr. Butt and Mr. Dowse were selected by the majority of the prisoners. The court was formally adjourned until Monday next, but there will be no actual sitting for the trial of priso ners until the 24th inst. CORK, Wednesday. Kirwan, the Fenian centre who was lying wounded in Meath hospital, escaped last night through the window of his ward, although two policemen were guarding him. S TATE OF TRADE. -.41, BELFAST, Aptil 9.—Flax.—Generally speaking the various markets of this province have been well supplied with,this commodity. The finer qualities continue in active demand. Coarse and medium sorts are in fair request, but in some instances at slightly reduced rates. Yarns. —The home trade has somewhat improved. English, Scotch, and American demand has been the reverse of active. Stocks have not increased, as some coarse machinery has been stopped. Prices have not undergone much change. Linens (Brown).—Power-loom.—Except for approved makes of roughs and drills, which are in fair request, no animation whatever in demand exists ; iu fact, this branch of the trade may be said to be very languid. Prices of almost all descriptions are in favour of buyers. Hand-loom.—Linen hand kerchiefs, diapers, damasks, and cambric handker chiefs-4 widths —meet with a ready market. Dia pers and damasks are more easy of purchase. Light and heavy linens are in moderate demand, at steady rates. Cloth for dyeing and hollatads, printing lawns andjdrills, are the reverse of active in demand, and could be bought cheaper. Bleached and Finished Linens.—A moderate amount of trade on home ac count has been accomplished. The business trans acted on American and Continental account has not been extensive. Stocks are small on account of bleach-green operations having been retarded by the severity of the weather prevailing a few weeks ago. NOTTINGHAM, 10th.—The home trade in hosiery is very quiet for the season, the late improvement having been checked by rumours of wars abroad and the unsettled state of political affairs at home. In the foreign trade there is but little doing ; a few orders have come to hand, although of no great ex tent or importance. Yarns are not so firm as they have been, and the workmen are less actively em ployed. In the lace manuf ac t ures the home trade is dull, but prices are well m a i nta i ned ; business in shipping orders continues satisfactory. MARKETS. --This day. METROPOLITAN CATTLE. The supply of beasts on sale here to-day was very mode rate ; nevertheless, all breeds moved off slowly, at Mon day's decline in •the quotations. The top figure was ss. p'er Blbs. We were fairly supplied with sheep, which met a heavy demand, at barely stationary prices. The best Downs and half-breeds, in the wool, sold at ss. Bd. ; out of the wool, 4s. Bd. per 81bs. Calves were in short supply, and steady request, on rather higher terms. In pigs very little was passing, at late rates. Mulch cows were very dull. For 81b to sink the offal. adsd Crse & inf. beasts... 3 2 3 4 Second quality do —3 6 4 2 Prime large oxen ..4 4 4 8 Prime Scots, &c.... 4 10 5 0 Crse. and int. stieep.3 4 3 8 Second quality do ..3 10 4 8 s ds d Frac crs-wool sheep 5 u 5 4 Prime b'thilown u 0.5 6 5 8 Large coarse calves. 4 8 5 0 Prime small 2 5 8 Large hugs ...3 0 3 4 Small porkers 3 6 4 0 Lamb....7ti 4d to 8% Od. Suckling calves, 21s to 236 ; and quarter-old store pigs, 23s t) 2ns each. Head of stock on sale. Total supply. Foreign supply. ! Beasts 3OO Cows. • ••• • • • • Sheep sad 1 •mbs t,300 Beasts 6111 Cows.. bheep and lambs 7,50) Calves l3z Pigs IVO Ua veto 1 0 Pigs 35 MEAT. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.—The supplies of meat on sale here are good, and the trade is inactive, as follows: Beef, 3s Od to 4s 4d ; mutton, 38 4d to 4s 8d ; veal, 3s 8d to 5s 4d; pork, 3s Od to 4s 2d per Sibs by the carcase. HAY. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 lOs ; clove; £4 Os to 15 lOs ; and straw, £2 Os to £2 Gs per load. A fair demand. CUMBEHLAXD.—Meadow hay, .£3 Os to £4 103; clover, £4 Os to .E 5 108 Od ; and straw, £2 Os to £2 6s per load. Supply moderate. WiiiTECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 lOs ; £4 Os to .£5 12s 6d; and straw, £1 18s to £2 5s per load. Trade inactive. LIVERPOOL CO riON MARKET. (This Day.) Market opens with a fair inquiry. bably 8,000 bales. Sales pro- THE PRINCESS OF WALES.—A working man of Frarnlingham, Suffolk, who has been somewhat successful in alleviating rheumatism by means of an embrocation sent a bottle of his preparation a day or two since to the Princess of Wales. This week he has received a letter from Marlborough House, thanking him for his kind con sideration, politely declining the embrocation, and enclos ing an order for £2. &alai ohri HER MAJESTY, &c. WINDSOR CASTLE, April 10. The Queen drove out yesterday afternoon in a carriage and four, accompanied by their Royal Highnesses Prince and Princess Christian. Princess Louise walked and drove in the grounds, attended by Lady Churchill. Her Majesty and Princess Louise walked and and drove on ponies this morning. Prince and Princess Christian took a drive. Prince Leopold, attended by Mr. Legg, walked in the Horne Park. Princess Beatrice and Prince Henry of Prussia also went out walking. The king of Denmark - , attended by General d'Oxholin and M. de Scheele, visited the Queen this afternoon at Windsor Castle. Viscount Torrington, Lord in Waiting to the Queen, was also in attendance upon his Majesty. --4-- The Prince and Princess of Wales. MARLBOROUGH HOUSE, Wednesday. The progress of the recovery of her Royal High ness the Princess of \Vales was checked in the latter part of last week, by the occurrence of a fresh attack of inflammation of the knee-joint. The inflamma tion has now greatly subsided, and the general health of her Royal Highness, which was only slightly affected by the local change, is very satis factory. " (Signed) 'WILLIAM JENNEII. JAMES PAGET. The Prince of Wales attended a General Court of Governors at St Bartholomew's hospital yester day, and was installed as President. Viscount Hamilton, General Knollys, and Capt. Ellis were in attendance. THE PRINCESS OF WALES.—The Princess con tinues to suffer from the inflammation of the knee-joint to which we have previously alluded, respecting the progress of which affection our information was quite correct, a nd those journals which partially contradicted us were alto gether in error. Medical men will readily understand that variations common enough in the progress of such a case will occur. During the week Mr. Prescott Hewett has been called in, and is now in attendanc3 as well as Mr. Paget.—Medical Press and Circular. THE HEALTH OF THE EARL OF DERBY.—We are happy to state that the noble lord is recovering rapidly from the attack of gout. Emily Duchess of Beaufort will leave Hill-street on Saturday for Grimston Park, Yorkshire, on a visit to Lord and Lady Londesborough. The Earl and Countess of Clarendon entertained a select circle at dinner last evening, at their residence in Grosvenor -crescent. Lord and Lady Londesborough have left town for their seat, Grimston Park, Yorkshire, where they in tend to receive a succession of visitors during the recess. Lord and Lady Foley received a select circle at dinner last evening at their residence in Grosvenor-square Lord and Lady Lyveden received a select circle at dinner last evening at their residence in Seville-row. THE GALE. SUTTON, LINCOLNSIIIRE, Wednesday. I have to report (says Robert Crooks, jun., Esq.) that the services of the " Birmingham" Lifeboat, of the National Lifeboat Institution, stationed at this place, were called into requisition yesterday morn ing. A vessel was discovered at anchor about a mile from the shore with signals of distress flying. The lifeboat was thereupon promptly launched, but before she could get off the ship's cable parted, and the vessel herself drifted on shore in a sinking state. On arriving alongside the lifeboat's crew found that the vessel was the Mary, of Lynn, bound from that port to Stockton, with a cargo of wheat, and that during the heavy gale from the N. W. she had struck on a sand bank in the night causing her to leak very much. The crew of the lifeboat stayed by her for a time, the wind continuing to blow very heavily ; and when suffieient measures had been taken to assist the crew the lifeboat left the vessel. The behaviour of the boat and crew was most excellent. PORTHCAWL, S. WALES, April 8. This morning (reports the Rev. E. D. Knight) a vessel was observed riding at anchor in a very dangerous position o❑ the tail of the Rugen Bank, just outside the Skerweather Sands, about four miles to the west of this place. It was blowing a strong gale from the S.W. at the time, and there was a very heavy sea on, with thick weather and heavy rain. Apparently signals of distress were being shown, and the Good Deliverance lifeboat, of the National Lifeboat Institution, was promptly launched, and went off to the vessel, which proved to be the Marie Josephine, of Gravelines, bound for Swansea in ballast. Fortunately the services of the lifeboat were not required, as the vessel rode out the storm, and the lifeboat therefore returned to the shore in the afternoon, having behaved veil well in the heavy sea that was breaking. SBERRIES, COUNTY DUBLIN, Wednesday. The brig Mary came to anchor yesterday off Lougohiury during a strong gale from N.W., and hoisted a signal of distress. The lifeboat Admiral Mitchell, belonging to the National Lifeboat Insti tution, was launched with some difficulty, it being low water at the time, and the crew having to get into the sea to push the boat off. After a hard struggle the Cross Rock was weathered in good style in the midst of a tremendous squall, with lain, and the vessel was boarded at nightfall. She she was in rather a perilous state, as the cargo bad shifted in one of the heavy squalls which had laid the vessel on her broadside, and had caused a quan tity of water to be shipped in the cabin before the anchors were let go. The lifeboat's crew gave their assistance to the brig, for which they were heartily thanked by the master. Owing to the severe gale the lifeboat could not return until this afternoon, and then the sea was so rough that she had to be taken to the South Strand, and was thence drawl" on her carriage to her station. DRURY-LANE THEATRE.--Mr. F. B. Chatterton has announced his annual benefit for Saturday, for which a strong bill of fare has been provided. The performance comprise "The School for Scandal," with Mr. Phelps se Sir Peter Teazle, Mr. Swinbourne as Joseph Surface, Mt. Walter Lacy as Cjaarles Surface, and Mrs. Hermann Vezis as Lady Teazle; with a grand concert, in which the fol lowing singers and instrumentalists will appear dames Weiss, Enequist, Drasdil, E. Gross, Kate Chatter ton ; Messrs. W. Harrison, W. H. Weiss, J. Balsir Chat terton, Frederick Chatterton, and Henri Drayton. Mr. 3. H. Tally will preside at the pianoforte. Mr. Chatterton le entitled to the support of all lovers of the legitimate drama , and we have no doubt that Drury-lane will be crowded to suffocation on Saturday evening. ACTION FOR NEWSPAPER LIBEL.—On Tuesday , at the Leeds Assizes, Mr. Wm. Rowlandson Hall, book seller and printer, of Wakefield, and the proprietor of the Wakefield Free Press, surrendered to answer a charge o f libelling Mr. Wm. Shaw, barrister-at-law, the 'present Mayor of Wakefield. The following was the alleged libel The Wakefield Free Press, price one penny, of this day, Saturday, contains Church and State Contro versy, lecture by Mr. Williams : discussion between the Rev. Mr. Bowditch and Mr. Williams; disgraceful conduc t of the Mayor," and many other matters. The plaintiff had' as chairman at a controversial meeting, decided against one of the advocates, and on this ground the " disgracef ul conduct" was attributed to him. On the part of the plait' tiff it was stated that a withdrawal of the imputation would be sufficient, and, in reply, it was pointed out tha t he had already stated in his paper—" Although estimating at its full value Mr. Shaw's position as a barrister, and 15' 5 worth to us as chief magistrate=-admitting all this, w e . hold that nothing we have said can be fairly constitu tes libellous conduct towards the Mayor, or to impute corrup t motives." A verdict of not guilty was then returned hi console, and Mr. Hall was liberated. STRIKE OF ENGINE DRIVERS.—DARLINGT OI49 Wednesday.—The engine drivers on the N o rth-Easter n Railway, resident in Darlington, last night intimated 0 0 1, they would not go to work this morning. No reason has been assigned for this conduct. They are now on strike . A WORD ON ASSES.—Bat the ass ! Well, the al is one of those wise creatures who in this superficial W Oll often pass for fools. Titania, the Queen of Fairies , witl, truer insight, fell in love with his head on Bottoms' body ; He is a fool certainly, but like the fool of Astley's, W ho , 1 always the cleverest fellow in the company. When de cently treated, ho is fall of humour and pranks. And Lb"; after all, he is an oppressed specimen. Those who we lt _ to see him in his glory should go to see the wild asses i" the jardiu d'Acclimatation at Paris.—Once a Week.