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The Agua Amarella has none of the properties of dyes ; it, on the contrary, is beneficial to the system, and when the hair is once restored one application per month will keep it in perfect oolour. Price one guinea per bottle, or in half bottles, Ws. 61. Testimonials from artistes of the highest order, and from individuals of undoubted re spectability, may be seen on application. Messrs. John (to4nell and Co. have been appointed Perfumers to her Royal !Mimesis the Princess of Wales. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tins DAY. —Morning, 4h. 20m.—Afternoon, 4h. 35m To-Moiniow.-Morning, 4h. 52m.—Afternoon, sh. 10m, P:, io ‘• ." t, / ,!1 Atm* '9,7_ 4 ' Aps. lswi 't, 4,*414 LONDON, FRIDAY, FEB. 22, 1867. Last night Lord NAAS moved the second reading of the Bill for Continuing the Suspension of the Habeas Corpus Act in Ireland, and expressed the regret which the House felt at the necessity for its continuance. The noble lord gave most sufficient reasons for the adoption of the course he suggested, and informed the House of the particulars of the manner in which the Government had exercised the " extraordinary powers" entrusted to them. Last November it was noticeable that great activity was discernible among those who promote the Fenian movement, and strangers were observed to be con stantly arriving from America, and inconsequence of various occurrences a con3iderable panic was occa sioned throughout Ireland. The present Government, notwithstanding all their care only to arrest the leaders of the movement, have made arrests to the number of one hundred and thirty. All this dan ger, as it might well have been styled, passed away apparently, and so great was the confidence felt that in the month of January the Irish Government felt justified in informing the Cabinet that they did not think it necessary for them to retain the extraordinary powers any longer. These auspicious prospects were, however, soon clouded over ; for, first of all, came the mysterious occurrence in Chester, and next the outbreak in Kerry, which was fostered by the strangers from America. Lord NAAS does not believe that any sympathy for the Fenians exists among the rural population of Ireland, and this was also stated the other day by the same speaker. The noble lord ex- pressed himself very warmly in favour of the course ' which the Roman Catholic priesthood had taken in this matter. No more conclusive argu ment need be employed in favour of the proposition of the Government than that it is only by the means proposed that power can be vested in the authorities to deal with those dangerous characters from the United States who are continually coming over to introduce their lawless schemes and eonvulse the peace of the country. Sir G. GREY made some appropriate observations, and fully admitted the necessity of the measure proposed by Government. In fact, the importance of the matter was so evident that all would have passed off quietly had it not been for Mr. BRIGHT, who thought it necessary to give his opinion in no measured terms. It having been proposed that the prisoners made under this Act should receive better treatment than others, Major KNox declared that, in his opinion, such a step was quite unnecessary ; and we quite agree with him, for they are in fact more mischievous offenders than many convicted under the common law. lle also thought that it might have been better if the Government had asked leave to susp3nd the Habeas Corpus Act for a year instead of three months, because the people of Ireland regarded it as a protection, and not as an interference with their liberties. This was quite enough to put Mr. BRIGIIT into a fury of virtuous indignation, and he accordingly treated the llouse to some of his opinions, his language being couched in terms more dis tinguished for force than elegance, and more calculated to impress a mob audience than to i►►fluence the members of the House of Commons. Of this latter fact he seemed aware himself, for he concluded by saying that he had hoped there was no man in the Imperial Parliament who would have expressed what he was about to say; and, if he were out of the House, he would say such " atro cious sentiments." To-day Lord NAAs will propose that the House go into Committee upon the Bill, and therefore we may fairly presume that in a very short time the matter will be settled. The Govern ment have at least this satisfaction in urging the ungracious measure forward, that on all sides there seems to be but one opinion as to the necessity of the step being taken. There is not much reason to apprehend that the new Metropolitan Poor Law Bill will fail to become law. The general opinion of the House, as ex pressed on the second reading, was as favourable as on its first coming under their notice, and although there were naturally some exceptions taken to points of detail the main principles of the bill received cor dial suppert. There seems to be a prevailing feel ing that the measure, as a whole, deals fairly and satisfactorily with a question which cannot be much longer left unsettled, and that any alterations which may be desirable may be made in committee. Lord ENFIELD, in opening the debate, very justly observed, that, in considering the question, the House had to remember, on the one hand, that there was a very strong impression that some sweep ing reform was required ; while, on the other, the public mind was very sensitive on the subject of local self-government. Such is, in fact, the case ; but the treatment of the sick poor has for some time been felt to be so unsatisfactory that the public is Pt present inclined to err on the side of too much interference rather than too little. Mr. HARDY has been careful not to go too far, and is not likely to fail from unnecessary disturbance of existing arrangements. The faults of previous administra tion were so much in the system itself that nothing short of a thorough legislative change could mend matters. So long as the insane, the sick, the dis abled, and the aged were kept in the same building, and governed under the same laws, as the worthless able-bodied pauper, it was impossible to combine the requirements of humanity and justice. The prin ciple of classification is one of the fundamental principles of the new bill, and we are glad to find that the metropolitan members in particular are in clined to give it their ready support. Many of them had some suggestions to make or objections to raise, and Mr. HARDY promised to give patient consideration to all proposals for.its improvement. Mr. HARDY'S predecessor at the Poor-Law Board expressed his approval of the new scheme, and de clared his concurrence in its views, purposes, and principles. "He believed that the extension of the area of charge touched the very root of parochial mismanagement. It was a sound principle that if you extended the area you weakened that tendency to parsimony which was so common in parishes, which was so very often mistaken economy, and only tended to increased charge, and which did great mischief among the poor." Mr. VILLIERS added that he thought the present moment very favourable for action, as he never remembered such a subsidence of the jealousy and mistrust with which the Board was generally regarded. Mr. VILLIERS'S support was of course very valuable to the new President, as he is necessarily fully conversant both with the necessities of the case and the difficulties which beset any attempt at Reform. There had been for• merly, Mr. VILLIERS contended, an inclina• tion to regard the Poor-law Board as pos sensed of too much power rather than too little, and it was not until the case of RICHARD GIBSON in the Bloomsbury Workhouse, managed under a local act, drew attention to the neglect which was possible under all precautions that public opinion underwent a salutary change. The reports of the several medical commissions appointed a different times produced a great effect, and Mr. VILLIERS spoke truly when he said that the ques tion was now ripe for legislation. " There was but one feeling," said the right hon. gentleman, " both in and outof the house, that thesepoor poeple, numerous as they were, should be treated in a manner most conducive to their comfort and re- covery. That the sick poor must be treated dis tinctly and separately from the pauperism that had to be provided for in theme workhouses." This is the great object which every one who has seriously considered the subject has set before him. It is the point which all those familiar with the interior of workhouses have most earnestly and consistently urged upon the officials. It is one, we believe, which the majority of the Guardians would readily admit, since it is not fair to blame for the non-fulfilment of impossible duties. The original constitution of the Poor-Law Board did not con template the management of huge infirmaries. It was rather framed for the repression of thriftlessness and vagrancy, and that object it has, no doubt, been in a great measure successful in attaining. The necessities of the times have changed in this re spect as in many other respects, and in place of a host of worthless idlers, anxious to live at any body's expense but their own, we have an army of sick and afflicted persons absolutely incapable of earning a livelihood. It is with this complexion of affairs that Mr. HARDY has to deal, and this diffi cult task he has on the whole successfully accom plished. Last night, in the House of Lords, they had a sort of preface to the Reform debate in prospect, and on the whole we may say it was a satisfactory expedient. Lord STRATHEDEN moved a resolution, to the effect that it is not desirable f , :r all boroughs THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 22 1867. to return members by the same qualification, the chief object of the said proposition being to prevent the transfer of the political power to any parti cular class. Lord GREY appeared very anxious that the question of Reform should be settled this Session, although he truly said that at present it was not the time for its consideration. The noble lord suggested that, in order to prevent the chance of the Resolutions coming up to their lordship's house too late to pass this session, the said resolutions might be agreed to by their lordships before being embodied in the shape of a bill. We agree with Lord Lord DERBY that it is very satisfactory to find the principle of proceeding by Resolution accepted by the House of Lords, instead of being condemned as it had been else where. As might have been expected,the noble Premier declined to enter into the merits of the abstract propo sition then put before them. He denied that the character of the Bill described in the Speech from the Throne was such as to transfer political power from the middle class to a " numerical majority." Lord DERBY'S chief desire is, he says, to get the bill pa sed quickly through the House of Commons, and we are glad to find that the noble earl does not consider that as yet any prospect of a factious op position to the Government proposals. Nothing can be more just than the observation he made respecting the nature of the discussions now about to take place. "It will be a most happy circumstance, indeed, if the two sides of the House, feeling the necessity for mutual agreement and con fidence in reference to this question, may-, in a spirit of calm and deliberate discussion, resolve to bring about an early and satisfactory settlement of this most important matter, in which the happiness and prosperity of the country is concerned." Earl RUSSELL, of course, thought it necessary to make some remarks upon the subject, and although he did not say much against the scheme, he at the same time did not say very much in its favour. The noble Earl tried a joke on the grave subject, and sought to condemn the course pursued by Government, by quoting Lord DERBY'S own description of Lord STRATHEDEN'S proposal. All we can say is that if Lord RUSSELL'S deprecia tion of his ideas on the subject are correct, it is very strange, for he says that at present he is absolutely at a loss to know what the resolutions on reform, which are well known to the public, can mean. We do not know if this is the ignorance that is bliss, but we hope that when the enlightenment of next week comes the noble lord will not illustrate to us the truth of the saying that there is none so deaf as those who will not hear. We hope that in the House of Lords et least there will be but little delay in the discussion of this important measure, for really the country cannot afford to be any longer trifled with. CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS. PARIS, Wednesday Evening. The Paris papers are occupied exclusively and earnestly with the consideration of the new law on the press, respecting which various and contradic- tory versions are still given. Le Temps seems to have received information similar to my own upon the subject, and cannot bring itself to believe that the statements published officiously upon the sub ject are accurate. It says—" To suppress punish ment in person, to replace it by flues of from 4,000 f. to 40,000 f., and that in a country where universal suffrage has been proclaimed for 19 years, in a country where money privileges have always been odious in public opinion, we cannot believe that such an idea could have received eanction in the Council of State. 'Ve refuse to believe, also, that there can have been the intention to withdraw elec toral rights for offences of the press." The Journal des De'bals and the l'resse are equally doubtful in regard to the accuracy of the details given respecting the new law. The former paper, however, expresses confidence that its provisions will not be of such a nature as to justify theadverse criticisms pronounced upon it by anticipation. In the meantime there has been a numerous meeting at Paris of proprietors of provincial journals, at which there was long and animated discussion. Various resolutions were agreed to, having for object to induce the Government to remove restrictions from the press as much as possible, and to relieve news papers from the pressure of the stamp duty. A memorial founded upon the resolutions was drawn up, which is to be presented to the Government and to the great bodies of the State and members of the Legislature. mentioned some time since that the Emperor Maximilian had announced his intention of con voking a National Mexican Assembly to consult the wishes of the country in regard to the continuance of his reign as Emperor, or whether there was a desire that he should abdicate. The idea of the assembly has failed, because the electors would not attend it. In its room, however, there has, it seems, according to the Mexican papers, been a meeting of leading personages to the number of 35, among whom was Marshal Bazaine. Twenty-five of these individuals, all of them compromised in the inter vention and connected with the previous struggles of the clerical party (says the Abeille of New Or leans), voted for the maintenance of the Empire. The minority, including Marshal Bazaine and the Archbishop of Mexico, were in favour of the Emperor's abdication. According to the latest news Mejia and Miratnon were about to attempt a last great battle, between Quaretaro and San Luis de Potosi against the Republican army of D.cobedo. Juarez had installed himself temporarily at Zaca tecas, the capital of one of the States of Northern Mexico. The important city of Morelia, capital of Michoacan, has been captured by the Republican General Regules, whose name has often figured during the combats that have taken place within the last two years in that region. On the other hand, it was announced that a formidable Republican army had been organised, which was marching towards Mexico by the south west, under the orders of Diaz and Alvarez. It was reported that all the Republican chiefs, without exception, were in favou r of the promotion of Juarez to the Presidentship, at least until the end of the war. A very important discussion will immediately take place in the Chamber, DI. Thiers having pre sented a demand for the permission to put interpel lations respecting foreign affairs. M. Gamier Pages and other Opposition members, who do not agree in the views of M. Thiers, intended also to make a similar request for permission to put questions, but, in order not to multiply the claims for interpellation, they have renounced the idea of making them sepa- ' rately. M. Gamier Pages, however, has announced his intention to speak upon the discussion to be opened by M. Thiers. M. Lanjuinais and other members of the Opposition, including M. Picard, have claimed the privilege of putting interpellations relative to the suppression of the discussion on the Address, and the course adopted by M. Vandal, Postmaster- General, in reference to the authority given by him to open letters supposed to contain a copy of the recent manifesto of the Count de Chambord. I have a copy of the Yellow Book just presented to the Chambers, but have only time to mention its contents. It contains the -explanation of politi cal and commercial affairs, already inserted in the expose of the situation of the empir4, the despatches relative to the affairs of Germany and Italy, of Rome, the United Principalities, Montenegro, the Isthmus of Suez, Lebanon, Crete, the United States, Mexico, and Japan. It also comprises de tails of commercial negotiations, treaties of com merce, navigation, monetary conventions, universal code of signals, and information upon other im portant matters. The iiloniteur states that the elections for the Parliament of the North in the Duchies have given a considerable majority to the list of the Opposi tion committee. Baron do Dolcastel, blinister rlenipotentiary of France at Saxe-Weimar, died in that city on Mon day last. M. Cave, who had recently an opportunity of observing the plain and simple domestic habits of the Pope, has given some interesting details upon the subject. In personal appearance his Holiness looks delicate, but as if in good health. His head indicates the possession of high intellectual qualities. His face has a very benevolent expression. The right side of his body is weaker than the left, so that his head inclines a little. There is a slight de fect in the right eye. At times there is peculiar animation in his countenance. The Pope gets up every morning at half-past 4. Unaccustomed to require assistance, he shaves himself. The only aristocratic custom he has preserved is that of ex treme cleanliness. His body is as white and trans parent as wax. At half-past 7 o'clock the Pope says mass alone in his oratory, and afterwards bears mass. This act is the most solemn and the most important one of the life of Pius the Ninth. At half-past 8 o'clock the Pope has fulfilled his Ponti fical duties. Ile has fortified his soul by prayer and communion. His mind is free, and ready for his day's work. He leaves the chapel and par takes of some slight refreshment, a biscuit soaked in a mixture of coffee and choco late. The master of his household then comes in and takes orders respecting the audiences he is about to give. Soon afterwards the sounds of c irriages echo in the courtyard, and ambassadors, cardinals, ministers, and various personages, are received by him in his cabinet, the furniture of which is humble in the extreme. It is solely com posed of a table, on which there is a cross and writing materials. There is an arm chair for his Holiness, and a seat for a visitor. As a rule of etiquette the Pope always dines alone. The only exception is when his HolineSs makes country excur sions. At Frascati and at Albano, or in places where he has no palace of his own, he receives at his table a few cardinals or prelates. On these occasions his seat and the tray on which his cover is are slightly raised above those of the other guests, in sign of dignity. The dinner of the Pope since the 16th century has always been very frugal and simple. According to Shakspere, "King Stephen's breeches cost him half a crown." That is about the amount which Pius the Ninth expends for his daily dinner. Under Pope Gregory the 16th the cost of a Pope's dinner was estimated at about fifteen shillings. It lasts about twenty minutes. After the repast the Pope retires to his bedroom for a short sleep. At four o'clock the carriages are ready and his Holiness has a country drive for an hour or so. He returns at six, and resumes his labours until half-past ten. After a prayer and long medi tation in his oratory he retires to bed. His private Minister comes into his room and relates to him the news and incidents of the day. When Pius the Ninth no longer replies the Minister retires, first taking care to see that the Pope's attendant at his post in the ante-room. In the reign of former Popes, during the hot weather, it was customary to serve up ices, lemonade, and cakes with much ceremony. One day his Holiness, at his first accession, was greatly surprised at the en trance of many servants with trays laden with lemonade and pastry of all kinds. He was told that this was the custom with former Popes. His Holi ness, however, who eschews vanity, and is an enemy to vain pomp, told the servants to take away all the paraphernalia, and bring him a knife and an orange. He cut the orange, and having squeezed the juice into a glass he drank it, and told the ser vants that was all he should want in future when he was thirsty. This simplicity is followed out in all the Pope's habits. His linen was for a long time th e same as he bad at Imola. After a reign of 15 months he had the same flannel robe which he had made for his election. It was without a spot, ex cept a few marks of snuff, which the Holy Father takes in great quantity. Although it was frost this morning, the sun rose brightly and with'great power, and it is warm and agreeable, but in the afternoon there was a ten dency to rain. PARIS, Thursday Evening. Real news being somewhat scarce, the papers re sume their polemics and speculations respecting the supposed provisions of the new law upon tho press, but without removing the doubt or apprehension prevalent upon the subject. The conclusion to be drawn from the articles generally, and from informa tion obtained in well-informed quarters, strengthens the impression that when all the details of the law shall have become known it will be found that the opposition papers have raised a false alarm. The Journal des Debats, which has often access to official information, has an article calculated to re assure the journalists and the public. The Con stitutionnel, however, which affects to be a Govern ment organ, rather evades the subject, from which fact some suppose that at present it has not much to say in behalf of the proposed law. The Patric remarks with great reason that the alarm is at least premature, and that even should the law be as stringent and disagreeable as some have supposed, there may be alterations made in it in a liberal sense, as it has not yet undergone examination by the Council of State. Most of the versions of the law which have been published are discredited. The Moniteur, in a searching disquisition upon the facts disclosed in the account of the position of the Empire, has these interesting remarks in regard to Italy, and the Pope, and the Eastern question:— ' In Italy the programme of the Emperor has been accomplished, and the work inaugurated at Magenta and Solferino has been terminated. the Roman question has entered upon a new phase, and expe rience has shown the sentiment of respect and filial devotion which inspired the Convention of the 15th of September, which protects the Pontifical fron tier, saves the financial position of the Roman Go vernment, and facilitates the recruitment of its army. In placing under the authority of a contract signed with Franco the engagements which secure the independence and safety of the Holy See, the Emperor gave them the best guarantee of sincere and faithful execution. His Majesty has not neglected anything to establish harmony between the causes which passions only considered irrecon cileable, and substituting for military occupation a moral protection quite as imposing and not less efficacious. He will not cease to watch over the great interests to which he has given so many proofs of his devotion. " The Government was occupied with Rome and I Jerusalem with equal solicitude. The grand cupola which covers the holy Sepulchre was menaced with ruin. He has come to an understanding with the Emperor of Russia and the territorial Sovereign to repair that august edifice, and put an end to a state of things with which the whole Christian world had reason to be afflicted. "In the East the Imperial Government has favoured the combinations which, in consolidating peace, aro calculated to contribute to the develop. ment of the material and moral welfare of the populations. In the principalities the Emperor has seen, with real satisfaction, the triumph of a cause which he formerly characterised as just and civil ised. On the banks of the Danube, as in Italy, the national feeling prevailed. The United Principali ties are constituted according to their desire, and thus one of the questions which had the most occu pied European diplomacy has received a happy solution. "Montenegro has received the rectification of its frontiers, and Prince Nicholas has expressed to the Emperor Napoleon his great gratitude for the sup port which the ambassador of France gave during the negociations to the Montenegrin Envoys at Constantinople. " In Lebanon a lamentable crisis is terminated, and the country may now resume its career of pro gress under a Christian Governor, who, by his en lightened mind and good intentions, has justified the confidence which the Powers and the Potte placed in him. "In Crete the situation is more grave. At the commencement of the present conflict the French Government urged the Porte to send to Candia a special commissary, furnished with sufficient power to settle those questions which could be settled upon the spot. Unfortunately, in spite of advice fre quently reiterated, the departure of this commissary was delayed from day to day ; and when he arrived iu Crete the opportune moment had passed away. The East has suffered from the reaction of this crisis. The princes of Greek origin are in commo tion. The Servians have made a claim at Con stantinople for the evacuation of the fortresses which the Turks still occupy in the Principality, particularly Belgrade. The French Government, which always thought that this fortress. was of no real utility to Turkey, advised the Porte to decide the question in a manner favourable to the wishes of Servia ; and the last news from Constantinople gives reason to hope that the Turkish Government 0 will adopt the advice. Everything tends to induce the Turkish Government not to rely upon deceptive illusions. It is not sufficient that it should appease more or less completely certain troubles; it should un derstand the moral gravity of the position, search the ' foundation of things, and not shrink from the sacri fices which wilt preserve it from the periodical return of a similar crisis. It must give more atten tion to financial matters, and introduce changes in the levying of taxes for the interest both of the tax payers and the Treasury, for the present system is the most real and profound cause of the sufferings both of the Mussulmans and the Christians." In conclusion, Turkey is urged to develops her i►n mense resources, and to make an intelligent appeal to foreign capitalists, whose financial assistance only can " re-vivify the country." The Austrian Field-Marshal Count Wratislaw disd on Tursday last at Vienna. Ile was Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece and Chancellor of the Order of Maria Theresa. He was born on the 2d of July, 1786, and was a soldier who distin guished himself by his military service. A Spanish paper tells a story of a dolphin, which seems " very like a whale." A fisherman of Aros, near Vigo, caught a dolphin in his net, and after patience and perseverance he has not only mad.: it tame but useful. He employs the dolphin to tow a little boat. Some days ago, in the presence of the local authorities, he harnessed the dolphin to an ap paratus at the bowsprit, and the docile fish towed the boat about for a quarter of an hour, having during that time performed a distance of a mile and a half. M. Delacour, residing at Glisolles, in the depart ment of the Eure, the other day partook of a salad gathered from his garden. It was supposed to be a vegetable (marigold) much used at this season for salad ; but it appears that it was aconite, a rank poison, which resembles it. M. Delacour died in five hours after eating the salad in great agony, and his wife and a child are so dangerously ill that they are not expected to recover. A St. Petersburg journal, the Wiest, gives a terrible and melancholy account of the condition of the western provinces, formerly Polish. They are in misery and desolation. In Wilna and Lithuania trade and commerce have entirely disappeared. There is stagnation in all industrial pursuits, no money, and no credit. One of the first commercial houses at Wilila has been transformed into a wine shop. Splendid mansions, which were formerly let for large sums, are now in ruins. Besides this, armed bands traverse various districts, and pillage and rob the peaceable inhabitants. The disquietude is augmented by the constant circulation of alarm ing news. L A TEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) OUTWARD MAILS OF FEB. 4-11. SUEZ, Feb. 21. The Candia, for Calcutta, and the Ellora, extra steamer for Bombay, sail this day. Mr. Sims Reeves and his Greenock Audience. On Monday night Mr. Sims Reeves appeared at a concert in the Greenock Town-hall, which was crowded. Mr. Reeves's first piece, " Deeper and ' deeper still," was concluded amidst much approba tion. In the interval previous to singing Blumen thal's song " The Message," ayoung child, borne in the arms of a woman who was seated close to the platform, annoyed the audience by crying, but no attempt was made to have it removed. When Mr. Reeves again appeared the large audience was soon hushed into silence while the great artiste pro ceeded to warble the beautiful music which accom panies the words of " The Message." lie had only sang a few lines, however, in the second verse when the child uttered a sharp cry, causing a disagree able hitch to take place. Mr. Reeves stopped his song and stated that he was unable to proceed while he was disturbed by the child, and requested that it be removed. A few persons immediately began to hiss, while others cried aloud to the woman to remain. At this juncture Mr. Reeves, accompanied by Mr. Berger, the pianist, retired from the plat form, and Mr. Airlie, who had charge of the ar rangements, approached the woman, and leading her across the hall showed her out. During these proceedings part of the audience got greatly ex cited, and many hissed and shouted in a manner which strongly marked their disapproval of the step which was being taken. The majority of the audience, however, seemed to approve the mea sure by loudly cheering. Quiet having been again restored in some measure, Mr. Reeves, accom panied by the pianist, returned to the platform, when he was met by a storm of hisses and the most discordant sounds. The better disposed part of the audience cheered and endeavoured to drown the offensive sound, but the effort was vain, for after each lull in the storm the expressions of disapprobation burst forth afresh. After waiting for about a minute, and there being no appearance of the storm subsiding, Mr. Reeves again retired from the platform amid a howl of displeasure. A member of the local committee, Mr. M'William, then came upon the platform, and essayed to speak, but groans, cat-calls, laughter, and cries of " M‘William's song," " A solo on the bones," and other noises for a time drowned his voice. Having got a hearing, however, he explained that it had been expressly agreed with Mr. Reeves, and stated in the announcement regarding the concert that children in arms would not be admitted, and as Mr. Reeves was so much " put out" by the scene he had witnessed, he would be unable at present to proceed with his song. He besought the audience, however, to bear with the committee, and allow the pro gramme to be proceeded with. Miss Kirk then sang " Afton Water" with much effect, and matters for a time went on smoothly. But when Mr. Reeves again appeared, lie was once more met by yells of disapprobation more offensive than before. Cries of " Sing tho Two Babies,' " " lle's in the pet," exc., were shouted, though the great bulk of the audience endeavoured to got up a cheer in favour of the singer. Mr. Reeves was ultimately again forced to retire, when the Rev. F. L. Robertson left his seat in the boxes, and, proceeding to the platform, ap pealed to the audience to conduct themselves with propriety. Ho could assure them Mr. Reeves did not retire from any "pet," but simply because of nervous susceptibility. Mr. Robertson then retired, and upon Mr. Reeves appearing he was greeted with much enthusiasm. lle then sang Kucken's beauti ful serenade, " Twilight is darkening," and, upon being encored, sang " The Message," the song he was singing when the interruption took place. Another attempt was made to bring him back, but the attempt failed.—Glasgow Herald. THE SCOTCII LEGAL API' OINTMENTS.--It is now, wo learn, definitely settled—though there have been some difficulties—that the Lord Justice-Clerk goes to tho head of the Court, and that Mr. Patton takes the second place as Justice-Clerk. Tho consequent non-judicial ap pointments are causing trouble—it is not sottled absolutely, though almost, that Mr. E. S. Gordon, Solicitor-General, is to become Lord Advocate. A London corresponden t telegraphs on "Wednesday night :—" The report here is that Lord Advocate Gordon is to be i❑ the House of Com mons before many weeks, and that a northern county may furnish him with a seat." Is it :Morayshire ?—Scotsman. DEATH OF EARL BROWNLOW.—We regret to announce the death of E trl Browulow on Wednesday last at Montour, whither ho had repaired for the advantage of the genial climate. Re had long boon in delicate health. The late Right Hon. John William Spencer Brownlow Egerton Cust, Earl Brownlow, Viscount Alford, and Baron Browulow, of Belton, county Lincoln, in the peerage of the United Kingdom, and a baronet, was the eldest son of John Hume Egerton, Viscount Alford, by Lady Marion, eldest daughter of Spencer, second Marquis of Northampton, and was in his 25th year, having been born on the 28th of March, 1842. Ho succeeded to the Earldom ou the death of his grandfather John, first Earl, in September, 1853. The deceased Earl is succeeded in his titles and extensive estates by his only brother, the Hon. Adelbert Wellington Cust, recently elected M.P. for North Shropshire on the resig nation of his uncle, the Hon. Charles 11. Cust. The pre sent Earl was born the 19th of August, 1844, and was for merly in the Grenadier Guards. Consequent on his acces sion to the peerage a vacancy arises for the Northern Divi sion of Shropshire in the Jiouso of Commons. FRANCE. BOURSE, Feb. 21.—Two o'clock.—The marke ligs slightly improved. French Threes have risen 10c.—to 69f. 65c., and Italian Fives 35c.—to 53f. 90c. Comptoir d'Escompte are at 770 f., an im provement of sf. ; and Credit Mobilier at 496 f. 25c., or 2f. 50c. higher. Spanish Mobilier are 3f 75c. better—viz., 309 f. 750. There is little change to notice in Railway shares, with the exception of Austrian, which have again advanced Bf. 50c.—to 421 f. 25c. Three o'clock.—The market has closed as fol- lows : 41 per Cents lOO Do. end month — 3 por Cents. Do. end month 69 67} Crodit Mobilier 497 50 Do. end month Credit Foncier 1527 50 Do. end month 1527 50 RAIL' Bank Shares 3580 Italian Loan 53 85 Do. end month b3 95 Mexican Loan 2O Do. Bonds l3l 25 Spanish Threes Home Debt — Deferred - AYS. For Account. Orleans Northern 1225 Lyons and Mediterranean 937 50 Southern 5BO _ _ Western 587 50 Eastorn Sardinian — Austrian 423 75 Lombard 412 50 North of Spain ll5 Saragossa Ditto to Barcelona — Roman. — BANK OF FRANCE. PARIS, Feb. 21. The following is the return of the Bank of France for the week ending to-day, together with the cor responding figures of the previous account DEBTOR.. Fob. 21. Feb. 14. fr. c. fr. c. Capital of the Bank 182,500,000 182,500,000 Profits in addition to capital (Art. 8, Law, June 9, 1857) 7,044,776 02 7,044,776 02 Reserve of the Bank and its branches 22,105,750 14 22,105,750 14 Reserve in landed pro perty 4,000,000 4,000,000 Notes in circulation .41,021,843,875 1,037,704,825 Banknotes to order and receipts payablo at sight 14,146,870 88 13,520,118 52 Treasury account cur rent creditor Current accounts, Paris 241,250,095 83 231,036,814 72 Do. branch banks Dividends payable 1,820,592 75 2,063,283 75 Discounts and sundry interests Rediscounted the last six months Surplus of receipts not distributed _ --- - Sundries Total CREDITOR. Feb. 21. Feb. 14. Cash in hand and in fr. c. fr. c. Branch banks Commercial bills over due Commercial bills dis counted, not yet due 286,767,742 305,695,019 89 Do. branch banks 303,334,666 316,055,043 Advances on deposit of bullion Do. branch banks 8,778,700 8,726,900 Do. on French Public Securities 13,631,200 13,614,600 Do. by branch banks 7,279,000 7,357,400 Do. on railway shares and debentures D. branch banks 25,802,650 25,901,830 Do. on Credit Fencier 716,000 725,180 Do. branches Do. to the State (Con vention, Juno 10, 1857) 60,000,000 60,000,000 Government Stock ro serve 12,980,750 14 12,980,750 14 Do. disposable Routes ImmobalisJos (Law, Juno 2, 1857) 100,000,000 100,000,000 otel and furniture of the Bank and landed property branches Expenses of manage ment 263,716 28 263,705 93 Sundries Total 1,675,386,038 30 1,685,403,207 41 Certified by the Senator Governor of tho Bank of France. (Signed) IIouLAND. Messrs. Defries' New Show Rooms. The Messrs. Defries havit:g completed the restoration of their premises in llcundsditch, which were destroyed by fire about a year ago, they specially invited a few friends on Wednesday evening to inspect the new building and its contents. To give even a brief description of the matchless collection in the vast establishment, rivalling in brilliancy, we should imagine, the abode of the genii of Aladdin's lamp, one is almost bewildered at which point to commence. Taking, however, the first striking object that attracts attention on entering the splendid new sho w room—the gigantic crystal jewelled candelabrum manu factured for his Highness the N izam of the Deccan, we have no hesitation in saying a more splendid specimen of British workmanship has never emanated from any establishment in the kingdom. It is in height about 20 feet, of a soxagon shape, the base of which is formed of a row of richly cut diamond prisms, followed by immense pieces of solid crystal, out of which are cut large mitre diamond knobs ; just above are inserted large jewels of various coloured glass, producing a most tasteful and brilliant effect. The main shaft of the candelabrum, is elaborately cut, in unison with the ornamental charac ter of this beautiful structure in glass, but the masterpiece of skill in crystal manufacture is the great bowl, 26in. in diameter, the cutting in which is irre proachable for boldness, beauty, and execution. The two tiers of arms are constructed of coloured crystal, and the whole is surmounted by the Royal Crown of England sparkling with diamonds. Such a specimen of art wo have never seen before, and on its arrival in India it cannot but heighten the already great reputation of the eminent firm by which it has been produced. In the splendid room in which this matchless production stands are countless sets of table glass of the most exquisite shape and form. Here may be seen decanters and wine-glasses of every conceivable pat tern, glass dishes and stems covered with bouquets and wreaths of artificial flowers, vases, jewelled wine glasses, lustres, dessert services, and all the incidental requisites for use and grandeur in the salon and the banqueting room. The tout ensemble is as perfect as it is unique, and through the agency of natural and artificial lights, reveals as attractive a show as novelty could suggest and art accom pish. Rooms aro also devoted to glass furniture, so that every facility is afforded to the purchaser who requires a lamp for the hall, the table, or the passage; a chandelier for the drawing-room, the dining-room, the boudoir, or the vesti bule ; a lamp for railway or roadway carriages ; nor is it only in the variety of the articles, but in the strictly clas sical taste, which in bronze, ormolu, crystal, or any other material in which they aro executed—Venetian or Corin thian, Italian or Grecian, the purchaser can make his op tion ; or, if he requires some speciality of his own design, he has but to show that design, and an artist is at his elbow to take instructions. He will have to the very line and dimensions in reality that which he has contemplated, in harmony with the oak, Gothic, or Iledimval furniture of his home. A very important. patented invention was also submitted to the notice of the visitors ; it was the new arrangement of footlights for the stage. In this novelty there are many circumstances that contribute to render it an improvement of the highest order, in primis those painfully shocking accidents, so frequently recorded in the columns of our journal, cannot possibly occur with this system of light ing ; the flame being completely shielded from the actors and actresses, and, by the same means which obviates the slightest chance of accident, the unpleasant heat, the annoying glare and flickering, attendant upon the old system, are entirely dispensed with, there being a most perfect mode of ventilation, which is also a most important consideration, conducive as it is to the health, comfort, and convenience of the actors, the members of the orchestra, and the audience. The novelty and effectiveness of the lighting by this most uveful invention is truly effective ; the body of the flame being regulated by a touch, according to the brilliancy re quired, and light, in every variety of colour, can be thrown upon the stage by a cylindrical movement of the glass mediums ; the float itself rising but three inches above the rake of the stago,offers not the slightest obstruction to the view, and by the use of the fish-tail, instead of the more expensive argand burner, a saving of not less than 50 per cent. is effected in the consumption of gas, and there are no chimney glasses to be constantly broken The Lord Chamberlain has expressed his intention of inspecting the new invention, which doubtless in a short time will be generally adopted in all theatres, both at home and abroad. We were favoured with a view of the Messrs. Defries's contribution to the Paris Exhibition, which for costliness, magnificence, and taste exceeds anything that has hitherto been displayed. LITERATURE. Manual of the Lives of the Popes. By John Charles Earle. One Vol. Pp. 270. Richardson and Son. Mr. Earle's charmingly succinct and entertain ing, as well as instructive, Manual is a sort of Ranke in little. It is the epitome in a few pages— in less than 300 pages—of the history of the not far short of 300 Popes of whom Macaulay wrote years ago in the Edinburgh (when reviewing "Ranke") as of "that august dynasty," the consecu tive line of which extends back until, as he expressed it, it "was lost in the twilight of fable.". "From St. Peter to Pius IX." are the explanatory words which Mr. Earle has appended to the very title of his book as it appears there upon his title-page. From St. Peter to Pius IX.—from A.D. 33 to A.D. 1816 — from the first Pope to the two hundred and fifty ninth—from the beginning of the first century of the Christian era to the middle of the nineteenth. The larger part of the work, as he tells us himself, in his modest little, almost de precatory, Preface, has previously appeared some where—he does not say when,—in a periodical publication. It is here reproduced in a collective form, and, as far as possible, in a form very care fully completed. It is anecdotal. It is entirely uncontroversial. It is—as strictly as it well could be rendered so—purely and exclusively historical. It is steadily sequential throughout—carrying the record down, link by link, reign after reign, ago after age, pontificate after pontificate. Every thing relating to the Papacy is touched upon—facts and fables—the mythical Pope Joan and the heroic Hildebrand. Supplemented to the text of the work are several very acceptable Indices—one of these being an alphabetical list of the Popes, beginning with Adeodatus, and ending with St. Zozimus—another being a chrono logical catalogue of their llolinesses ani another an index of General Matter relating to the one great subject of the book, matter so generalised indeed in its character as to include within it such names as those of Rienzi and Mazzini, of Haroun Alraschid and Napoleon Bonaparte. Questions of peculiar historical interest will be found to have been very clearly epitomised and elucidated by Mr. Earle often in just half a dozen sentences very well worth the reading : such questions, let us say, as those relating respectively to the Time of Keeping Easter, to the rise of the Greek Schism, to the adoption of the Gregorian Calendar, to the five Propositions of Janrsenius, to the (Ecumenical Councils, and to the habitation for so long an interval of the subterranean world of the Cata combs. The record—even as it is here given, given slightly, that is to say, though it is, in this brief and unpretentious narrative—is one that carries the reader's imagination back, as by a single flight, across the wide span of the eighteen centu ries intervening between the present hour and th e very dawn of the Christian epoch. Regarding it from this point of view alone, the History of the Popes possesses in itself an extraordinary interest and value of its own in the eyes of every thought ful student of Modern History, of the whole his tory, indeed, of Christendom, from its beginning downwards. For connecting together the more important facts consituting, so to speak, the salient points in that enthralling and momentous history, and presenting them anew to us in a popularized form, the readers of this Manual of Mr. Earle's can not but feel indebted to him for the evident assi duity with which he has devoted himself to the grateful task of its intelligent compilation. THE SECOND NUMBER OF "THE ST. STEPHENS." —The New Political Weekly Magazine, recently commenced by Mr. Bentley, her Majesty's Publisher in Ordinary, more than simply confirms, it enhances and advances the very favourable impression pro duced upon our judgment on our very areful exam nation of No. I. It is even bulkier than its predeces sor. Tile purchaser gets more for his money, and certainly, to adopt the poet Philips' phrase, obtains a " Splendid Shilling" 's -worth. After a comment upon the vexed question of the hour—that relating in one and the same breath to " Ministerial Responsibility and Reform"—The St. Stephen's Chronicle gives an account of " Fenian Dis turbances"—and a " Summary of Events of the Week," a translation of the " Speech of the Em peror of the French," together with extracts from some of the leading journals in regard to "Govern ment Policy," t o 4 , Our Poor Law," and to , t The Reform Demonstration"—the whole number wind ing up with a full and copious Report of the Pro ceedings and Debates in Parliament. The accuracy of this report, upon the whole, appears to us to be highly commendable : though, oddly enough, in two instances we cannot but fancy that we detect 3 curious discrepancy between what is here said to have fallen from the lips, and what actually seemed in our own hearing to fall from the lips of the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Monday week. As we at any rate under stood Mr. Disraeli to say, while listening to that speech of his in the House of Commons, he de scribed the Government of last year, not as he is here reported to have done, as a " moderate Liberal Government," but as " an immoderate Liberal Go vernment"—the sentence running (as we heard It, or fancied that we heard it)—" In the year 186 6 there was a—a Government which I will, notwith standing the present rage for analysis, describe ao , an immoderate Liberal Government, &c., &e. Again, surely, the /closing words of his peroration were, " and the wealth of nations is"—not as he is here reported to have expressed it, " a thing of cor ruption and decay," but—" the lees of corruptio n and decay." Otherwise, than in these two instances, however, we have nowhere been able to detect the slightest inaccuracy in these, as we have aheady described them, full and copious reports of the pro' ceedings and debates in Parliament. SIR EDWIN LANDSEER'S LlONS—after havi n g been criticised and photographed, one would think ., from every imaginable point of view—have just nev r , , elicited a rhythmical tribute from " An Old Sailor, who affects (in his mode of putting it forth) to be no other than Nelson himself. The lines t° which we are referring, and for the original publi cation of which we are indebted to one of our Glow* cestershire contemporaries—the Looker on of Chch tenham—we are tempted to transfer, as it were , from the top of the Nelson column to the middle (/' one of our own. One of the rhymes we can't help wincing at—to wit, iron and lion—but otherw!so i the verses may pass muster as a sequel to th e d'csprit given in the same quarter, and apparet l V e from the same hand, a year and a half ago— t“ 0 sequel (as we have called it) now given to that J e o d'esprit running as follows—signed "A n sailor," dated from the "Athenaeum, 31st January' —and under the subjoined heading :- 1867—NELSON LOQUITUR. Bravo, my Boy ! you've heard my voice, Let every British Tar rejoice, You've nobly won tho fight! Lot Englan I speak, and proudly toll Who did the deed, and did it well, Sir Edwin Landseer, Knight ! Your paint may fade—your canvass rot, They each may pass, tho' no'er forgot, But bronze can never die,* When touched by Genius such as thine, It wins on earth a life divino, An immortality. Tho' wooden walls are changed to iron, In hearts of oak the British Lion, Majestic—calm—and grand — Still lives to guard in stern reposo Our native laud from all her foes. As imaged by your hand. Tho' lost the form, and hushed the roar Of cannon which aro seen no more, Their soul and spirit live, The past, and future, both are shrived In forms which show your gifted mind, And you alone could giyo! 10r * According to his way of thus pu ttin g it, -I a , ever, 4 , An Old Sailor" must think ra ther deprco' t tingly, we are left to imagine , o f the familiar Wi of Horace about a certain ve r y different Illeilv:)r indeed, acre perennius !—ED. SUN. l O le The winter general meeting o f the N a tiona j.tyr , Assoc i at i on will be hold at Willis's Rooms on Wodesou'li.v the 13th of March, at 2.30 ; his Royal flightless the "1 Cambridge in the chair.