The Sun. — London, England, 1867-03-05 00:00:00

irIGTI WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tir„ D.T. —Vorning,, lh. 30m.—Afternoon, 111. 50m. To-Melo.° i u%:, 2h. &h.—Afternoon, 2h.24:n. * ? ;r• # .47 ' 0 0 3 0 4+344 doubts that seemed to envelope this subject. Oue thing, at all events, is evident, that it has been from no indifference or want of care on the part of the noble Earl at the head of her MAJESTY'S Government that the task of settling the particulars of a Reform have been so difficult to accomplish. People are apt to speak and think of a Cabinet as if only one mind moved it, and as if one decision was necessary to impel it forward, forgetting that there are many opinions to take before a subject of para mount importance can be dealt with, and that the members of a Ministry are not automatons. Lord DERBY explained to the House that he and his colleagues fully realised the difficulty of their posi tion, and estimated the chances against them in their attempts to pass a Reform Bill. They, there fore, considered it to be desirable to proceed to " a sort of tentative process," and thus it was that they invited the House of Commons to come to a conclusion upon the question. The subject of the Resolutions was not to pledge the Government to any particular point, or to any one of them, but to arrive at a general notion of what measures the House would adopt. Unfortunately, however, this was not agreed to by the House, and hence it is impossible to know what is really desired by that assembly. The Cabinet had then to frame a Bill, the particulars of which was not decided upon be fore. The chief obstacle that had previously im peded their way in coming to a unanimous deci sion was the awkward subject of the extension of the franchise. One of the two schemes before the Cabinet was more " extensive " than the other. After due consideration the larger and more exten sive scheme was adopted, and, although one of his colleagues was scarcely favourable to it, still Lord DERBY trusted that they might bring it forward. It happened, however, that two other members of the Cabinet upon reconsidering the figures declared that they could not agree to the propositions, and hence the first who had dissented was, of course, relieved of the task he had imposed upon himself. Of course it did not' need many words on the part of Lord DERBY to impress upon his hearers the anxiety and annoyance which this intelligence occasioned them. They had to chose between the adoption of a more desirable and a more extended scheme of Reform, or else they must sacrifice three of their colleagues all of them, " men of mark and character in the Cabinet," and all of them, we be lieve, in their several positions had displayed more than ordinary ability. Perhaps it will be considered that the decision they arrived at was a mistaken one, and that it certainly did not succeed. When the Resolutions were in a manner rejected by the House it became necessary for the Cabinet to re consider their position. Lord DERBY declared that he felt he could not, consistently with his duty, either resign his position or abandon the hope of carrying a Reform Bill through Parliament. In a week's time the .Alinisters trust to replace the colleagues they have lost ; and the noble lord said, in conclusion, that he trusted the " remainder of his colleagues will be equal to the occasion, and thus in the course of the present session they may bring to a successful conclusion this great and paramount question which has so long baffled all administra- dons." Mr. DISRAELI was necessarily more brief in his remarks to the House of Commons. He said that by Friday he hoped to state that the Government of Lord DERBY was complete. The right hon. gentle man also adverted to the time when the Reform Bill will be introduced, naming the eighteenth of this month. As he said this will afford ample time for the due consideration of the measure, and when it is in Committee the Government propose that the House should sit in committee on the bill de die in lieu. Mr. OSBORNE thought that the confusion in the Cabinet afforded him a grand opportunity for making one of his displays, and accordingly declared that they ought to receive more definite accounts as to the policy and intentions of the Government. As to this we do rot see what plainer statement could be made than to state the day on which the Ministerial plan was to be presented to the House. It may also be added that the explanations which were given were so criticised that it did not afford much encouragement to give more. In the course of his remarks, Mr. DISRAELI said that the Ministry had resolved to recur to "their original policy with respect to the borough franchise." This gave great offence to Mr. OSBORNE, and he demanded that either General PEEL or Lord CRANBORNE should enlighten them. Not satis fied with this, Mr. OSBORNE again interrupted the business of the House, at a late period, to com plain that all had not been said to the House of Commons which had been said to the Lords. It is quite out of character that such a factious spirit should be displayed, and such hindrances in terposed in the way of carrying on affairs. 31r. GLADSTONE made a few remarks, which were hardly characterised by the same spirit of encouragement which animated him on a former occasion. Perhaps, however, he was afraid of committing himself under the circumstances of the case. The right hon. gentleman was very ingenious in his comparisons, declaring that the changes of the Ministry reminded him of a Greek dance ; he, however, forgot, as people generally do, what he and his friends did last year. They altered their plan so suddenly that the present Chancellor of the Exche quer, who was then the critic, blamed them for " changing their front in face of the enemy." We hope that all the uncertainty and doubt that has hitherto enveloped this subject will shortly cease, and, indeed, we see no real reason to prevent a Reform Bill being carried. Only one thing is impera tively necessary, that those who possess the most influence should not be too particular in putting for ward their own peculiar views to the detriment of the real object in view—the passing of the measure this Session. E ATP, E ROYAL DRURY-LANE. X. Sole Leseee and Manager, Mr. F. B. Chatterton. THIS EVENING, THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL. Messrb. Phel[,e, 'l'. Swinbourne, Barry Sul Ivan, Barrett, F. Barsby, C. Warner, J. Robins; Mesdanics Hermann Vezin, 11. Vaneli•nhc,hT, Isabel Adams. To conclude w,th the Pantomime, entitled NUMBER NIL'; or Harlequin and the Gnome-King of the Giant Mountain. Commence at a Quarter to Seven. • THEATRE ROYAL, HAYAIARKET, Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Bucks.one, TO-NIGHT. A LESSON FOR LIFE. Messrs. Sothcrn, Ghiopendale,Comuton, Howe, Rogers, Clarke. Braid. Kendal, Gordnia, Vincent. So ; Mesdames Chippendale, Moore, Bill, Wright, Laws, ST.c. Alter which, DIAMONDS AND IT FARTS. Mess*s. Chippendale, Ho • c, Farren, Rogur-, Clark, Braid, Weathers by; Mesdames Biuke, Nic ore, Mathews, .tc. To conclude with 3IIIS. Will rE. Mr. Compton. Commence at Seven. BOYAL LYCEUM THEATRE._ ~ Sole LF.ssee an.l Manager, Mr. Fediter. THIS EVEN ING, ROUGE E I' Ni %lil. Maurice D'Arbel a Gambler), Ni r. Fiehter; Messrs. Emery, Evans, More:and, ritzpatrim Dalton. Reynolds, Lomas, IN ewbouna, Andrews, Anderson, V;v an, Bennett. and Ed word l'ii!e; Miss Hen rade, Mrs. Ltizir Murray, Miss Grattan, and Miss Carlotta Leclercq. Preceded by THE TWO POLTS. Mr. 11. Widdicomb. TIIEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI. sole Proprietor and Mana,:er, Mr. B. Webster. THIS EVENING, at Seven, by the kind permission of J. B. 03uCk4one, E,q , the Comedy of PAUL PEY. Messrs. J. L. Toole, Bil on, It. Phi1111)4, Ashley, C. J. Smith ; Mrs Allred 3G ellon, Miss E. Pitt. To conclude with the New Grand Burlesque of TUE MOUNTAIN DIIU; or, THE KNIGHT, THE LADY, AND THE LAIC Messrs. J. L. Toole, Paul liedtrrd, Ashley, It. Homer, and C. J. Smith ; Mrs. Alfred Mellon, Miss Furtado, Miss Ilughes, Miss Emily Pitt, Ate. ItOYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. New Management. Sole Lessee, Mr. B. Webster ; Manager, Mr. 11. Wigan. THIS EVENING, LliVATk_nt; OR, NOP A BAD JUDGE. Messrs. 11. J. Montague, D. Murray, and Charles Mathews ; Mesdames Harris and M Palmer. After whi h. A COMICAL COUNTESS. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mathews. Followed by A. RoMANTIC IDEA. Messrs. Addison, %In , ray, and C. Mathews ; Mesdames E. Farren and C. Mathews. To conclude with an ATROCIOUS CRIMINAL. Mr. J. Clayton. Doors open at half-past Six; commence at Seven. 110LBOR,N THEATRE ROYAL. cle Proprietor and Manager, Mr. zefton Parry. THIS EVENING, a new Farce, MY TURN NEXT. Mr. Belmore, Miss Foote, hiss Lennox. After which, Boucicault's drama of FLYING SCUD. Messrs. Neville, Belmore, Blake, Garden,Vollaire ; Meadamee F. Josephs, C. Saunders, B. Foote, Raymond. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. THIS EVENING, HIS LAS C LEGS. Mr. C. Verner, Mr. C. U. Fenton ; Mrs. Buckingham White and Miss Went worth. Followed by, at half-past 8 o'clock, a rew and original Drama, by T. W. Rob rtson, entitled SHADOW THEE SHAY r. Character, by Messrs. Vininr, J. G. Shore, C. Ver ner, F. Villiers, H. Forrester, H. Mellon, and Cathcart ; Misses Montagu, Minnie Edmonds, and Katherine Rodgers. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and :Manageress, Sirs. Swanborough. THIS EVENING, MARRIED DAUGHTERS. Messrs. Thc•rne, Belford, and G. Murray ; Misses Johnstone and Hughes. After which, the Burlesque, ESMERALDA ; or, The Sen sation oat. Messrs. 'l borne J ames, Robson, and Turner ; Mesdames A. Swanborough, Hughes, Newton, Weathersby, and E. llolt. To conclude with A surr OF TWEEDS. Commence at Seven. THEATRE ROYAL, ASTLEY'S. Under the Sole Management of Mr. W. 11. C. NATION. Production of a Drama founded on Charles Dickens's beauti ful Christmas Story, "The Battle of Life," and the Nation al Burlesque Opening of " Hush-a-Bye, Baby." EVERY EVENING during the week, Bayle Bernard's screaming Farce, MIDDY ASIIOItE. iss Caroline Parkes and Mr. W. 11. Stephens. After which, a dramatic adaptation of Dickens's beautiful Christmas Story, THE itATTLF: OF LIFE. Messrs. Fer nandez, Atkins, Richardson ; Misses Edith Stu.rt, Marion, Thirlwall, and the Corps de Ballet. To conclude with the Nation-al Burlesque Opening of HITS 11-A-b'YE, BABY; terminating w th Mr. Ilick's mar vel!ous Transformation Scene. Mirses Nisbett, Caro line rarkts. Thirlwall, Marion, Cation, Mrs. Caulfield; Messrs. Atkins, Stephens, Milano. aad Arthur. THE GROVE OF GOLDEN PALMS now in full bloom At the Thes, ian Garden, THEATRE ROYAL, ASTI, P,Y'S. Will shortly be transplanted to the distant shores of America. THE LATEST SAILOR'S HORN PIPE is in troduced by Jliss C.ro:ine I'arkes into Bayle B, rnard's screaming lear.:.e of MIDDY ASHORE, 1:11EAT1t1': ROYAL, ASTLEVS, EVERY E VENLN G. THE "SUN" NEWSPAPER.- G. R. GLENIE, Sporting Library, 4, Connaught terrace, Ed4ware-road, is specially apputtiteti A(3,rN 12 to cOllver the LATE EDITION of "TUE SUN " at the earite,it possible moment atter waving the press. tie is able to deliver copies In Town, the Suburbs, and in many parts of the Country at a comparatively early hour the same Lt ening, say 49 miles by 9 o'clock. 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MOSES and SON'S ESTABLISHMENTS • 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 SON ' 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. COUNTRY BRANCA—Bradford, Yorkshire. A POPULAR HISTORY o f LONDON f rom .LA. the 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 free on application. LONDON, TUESDAY, 3LIRCII 5, 1867. Last night in both Houses Ministerial explana tions were given, that in the Lords being of the two the more definite and explicit. Lord DERBY entered into as elaborate a statement as he possibly could under the circumstances, and in a great mea sure, if not altogether, cleared away many of the There seems reasen to hope that we shall, at least, have to thank Lord DERBY'S Government for a practical endeavour to adjust some of the inequalities of our Poor-Law system. We are glad to find that the measure proposed by Mr. GATHORNE HARDY is likely to receive a very general support, especially from those gentlemen who have long interested themselves in endeavouring to ameliorate the con dition of the sick poor. Of course the new bill leaves something to be desired. There will still be glaring inequalities in the rates, and there will be many respects in which the management of the sick poor might be improved. Nevertheless, the bill will do a great deal, and its recognition of the dis tinction between the infirm and afflicted, who are physically incapable of earning their own living, and the idlers and vagrants who are aro glad to live at any one's expense but their own, is almost its most important feature. The necessity of such a distinction has always been insisted on by those who are familiar with the mixed population of our large workhouses ; but it is the very point on which the present Poor Law and its predecessor both erred—the one from excessive leniency, the other from excessive seve rity. The juste milieu is still to seek, and we hope that Mr. HARDY has at last entered on the right path for arriving at it. The deputation which waited on the President of the Poor-Law Board on Saturday was anxious to to persuade Mr. HARDY to add to 'he provision of his Bill, while at the same time they were de sirous of thanking him for its general character. The gentlemen present represented the Tower Hamlets and Metropolitan Associations for the Equalisation of the Poor Rates, and among them were several guardians and others from the East end parishes; and these gentlemen expressed their satisfaction with the proposed separation of some classes of the sick poor. One of the principal ob jects of the visit was to request that these classes might be increased, and to suggest that in the sec tion of the bill relative to m?,dical relief the neces saries given to the sick under medical orders should be included so as to come out of the common fund. Mr. DONOVAN, Secretary of the Tower Hamlets Association for the Equalisation of the Poor Rates, observed that in many cases such necessaries were more required than medicines, and were taken in that way so that they could be included in the bill without infringing its principles. To this proposi tion, however, Mr. HARDY did not assent, as he thought there were great difficulties in the way of classifying nourishment of any kind with drugs. Ano:her proposal made by the deputation was for the establishment of a rate in aid over the whole metropolitan area, to meet cases of sudden and exceptional distress, such as was produced by the visitation of the cholera last summer. Mr. HARDY, it will be remembered, when he introduced the subject in the House himself, expressed a wish that something of the kind might be attempted, but he shrinks from appending it to the present mea sure. He evidently fears that if he proceeds too far he will excite a powerful opposition among the West-end ratepayers, and may possiby endanger his whole bill. No doubt, if once the principle of a common fund be admitted, and be proved to -work satisfactorily, it will be easy to add such a provision ; but no doubt Mr. HARDY, who has the difficult and ungracious task of putting theory into practice, is wise not to act hastily. The guardians present seemed to be a little apprehensive of the cost of the new building, and one gentleman expressed a fear that although Bethnal-green would be relieved to the extent of £5,000 per annum by the change, the extra cost of the buildings would run away with nearly the whole of the saving. He forgot apparently that allowing the cost to be as great as he feared it could not be continued, and therefore if the savings were absorbed by it at first the parish would still profit materially by the change in the long run. The President, however, showed that the case of the buildings had been overrated. It would not, he explained, be necessary in all cases to have new buildings, and as for the dispensaries they were generally hired houses, whose expense was very trifling. The hon. gentle man admitted that it would be necessary to con struct new buildings for the sick, and said that he could not agree to charge them upon the common fund, because several parishes had already incurred great expense in erecting suitable establishments, and it would be unfair to make fresh demands upon them. There is evidently a necessity for considerable improvement in the buildings for the sick, since all the medical opinions coincide upon this point, and one of the main changes insisted upon by the inspectors is a better system of ventila tion. If the buildings are to be used as hospitals, they ought to be constructed on the principles which regulate hospitals, and though it seems hard that the poorer parishes should have the burden of constructing fresh establishments, yet, as we have said, the expense will be only temporary, while the relief will be perpetual. There will still be many minor points to consider, and we hope that some decisive steps will be taken to secure a better system of nursing. One of the greatest and most intolerable hardships of the sick poor is the want of care and kindness. The ap pointment of ignorant, rough, and often drunken women to the superintendence of the sick and suffering is an outrage to common reason and humanity, that, looked at in the abstract, seems almost incredible. It is allowed on all hands that the able-bodied persons in workhouses are generally of the lowest class, both morally and mentally. How, then, can they discharge the difficult and delicate duties of a sick nurse with judgment, skill, and tenderness? Most assuredly those who know most of the requirements of sick ness would not rank the duties of a good and efficient nurse so low that they could be attained by a rough, illiterate, and indifferent per son. We cannot believe that this grave abuse of a national trust will be longer tolerated, but are confident that the whole system of pauper nursing will be subjected to the thorough revision and re formation it so urgently requires. CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS. PARIS, Monday Evening. It is stated in the Moniteur that the Chamber of Deputies of Belgium, at its sitting on Saturday, unanimously agreed to the project of law for a grant to the Count de Flandre of 200,000 f. on the occasion of his marriage. The Commission charged with the examination of the project of law for the abolition of imprisonment for debt have given an opinion adverse to that re laxation of the law. It is well known that the Go vernment has long been desirous to abolish imprison ment for debt. Last year every effort was made by it to effect that object, but the commercial interest is opposed to the change, and at present, perhaps, that interest is too powerful to be vanquished. M. Josseau, the president of the Commission, says : " The rapporteur regrets to be obliged, upon this point, to take a different view from the Government, but he is anxious to state that the discussion has nothing political in it. The Chamber, which possesses in the highest degree the knowledge of the wants and wishes of the country, can give its final decision upon a subject which involves such great interests." The projects of law relative to the press and the right of meeting will probably be presented to the Chamber on Thursday. M. Thiers is rather indis posed, but should his health be improved by that time, it is supposed he will on the same day deliver a long harangue upon the subject of foreign affairs generally. Garibaldi is on a sort of tour through Italy. He was received very enthusiastically at Venice, and has made speeches which the Italian papers describe as of two kinds, poetical and political. At Chioggia, for instance, there was a procession of the wives of boatmen, dressed in their picturesque costume, and the General said to them, " I am a son of the people, a child of the sea. I was born in the midst of the waves of the bitter waters, and more than once my face has been washed by the sea." In talking to the electors of Chioggia, Garibaldi changed his tone and became a little more practical. Ile said that if the electors had not got a favourite candidate, he could not recommend them a better one than Count Lorenti Rohandi, a son of Nice, a citizen of Turin, a man of great riches, and consequently a man of inde pendence. It may strike some as rather strange that a Democrat like Garibaldi should consider riches as an indicator of independent principles. At the moment when the people were rushing upon the Place Sc. Mari, at Venice, to receive Garibaldi, Prince Amed6e entered on foot. Ho was sur rounded by the crowd and greeted with immense enthusiasm, and cries of " Long live the House of Savoy !" " Long live the soldier of Custozza !" The young Prince was much affected by these tokens of affection. The crowd insisted upon accompany ing him home to the Palace. One of the papers in reference to this fact urges that the union between free Italy and the house of Savoy is as firm as ever. The regattas of the Parisian Sailing Club are now fixed for the 9th, 12th, 16th, 19th, and 23d of May. They will take place at Argenteuil, not far from Versailles. The masked ball given on Saturday night, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, by the Marquis and Marchioness de Moustier, was the most brilliant of the season. They did the honours with much cor diality and grace. The Emperor and Empress were present, but 'being in domino were not greeted, it being understood that they wished to preserve the incognito. Prince Napoleon Jerome was in a fancy Italian costume. The ladies wore allegorical dresses. Peace and War were personified by the two sisters, Madame d'Erlangar and Miss Slidell. These costumes were very brilliant, and strikingly illustrative of the subjects they were intended to represent. Among the Ambassadors present were—M. Mon, Ambassador from Spain ; M. de Goltz, the Prussian Ambassador ; and Djemil Pasha, the Ambassador from the Sublime Porte. The Prince and Princess Met ternich were prevented from being present in con sequence of the recent death in the Austrian Royal family. After the supper, which was extremely splendid and abundant, dancing was resumed, and was not concluded until 5 o'clock in the morning. The weather to-day was much the same as yes terday. A tremendously cold north wind prevailed, but the sun shone uninterruptedly to-day and not a cloud was to be seen. The procession of the Boauf Gras was again very attractive. The route was changed, and there was some variation in its features. The steamer Seine et Tainise, which makes the direct passage from London to Paris, is now moored off the Quai Voltaire. She has brought from Wool wich arsenal a cannon for the Exhibition, which weighs, it is said, about 46,000 English lbs. Proposed Legislation on Sunday Trading. The following is a copy of a bill to amend the laws relating to selling and hawking goods on Sunday, broughtinto the House of Commons by Mr. Thomas Hughes, Lord Claud Hamilton, and Sir Brook Bridges : " Whereas the practice of Sunday trading pre vails extensively in various parts of England, and the law is insufficient to prevent the same, be it therefore enacted by the Queen's most excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows : "1. No person shall, on Sunday, hawk, cry, sell, offer, expose for sale, or deliver in the way of his trade, or cause to be hawked, cried, sold, offered, exposed for sale, or so delivered, any goods, wares, merchandise, or other things whatsoever (except as hereinafter excepted) ; and any person who shall commit any such offence, and shall be convicted thereof before a police or stipendiary magistrate, or before any two justices of the peace, shall forfeit and pay any sum not exceeding 20s. nor less than 55., as shall be adjudged by such magistrates or justices ; provided always, that no person who has not before been convicted of any offence against this act shall be liable to more than one penalty for any offence against this act committed on one and the same day. " 2. The provisions of this act shall not apply to the selling, offering, or exposing for sale or delivery of any article or thing for medicinal purposes ; nor to the selling, offering, or exposing for sale, with out public cry, nor to the delivery, of any meat, fish, poultry, game, or vegetables, before the hour of nine o'clock in the morning ; nor to the selling, offering, or exposing for sale or delivery of any milk or cream before the hour of ten o'clock in the morn ing or after the hour of one o'clock in the afternoon ; nor to the selling, offering, or exposing for sale without public cry of any pastry, fruit, or any beverage which may lawfully be soli without a license before the hour of ten in the morning and after the hour of one o'clock in the afternoon; nor to the selling, offering, or exposing for sale, without public cry, nor to the delivery, of any periodical publication before the hour of 10 o'clock in the morning ; nor to the exercise of the ordinary business of a keeper of a cook shop, eating house, or coffeehouse before the hour of ten o'clock in the morning, and after the hour of one o'clock in the afternoon ; nor to the exercise of the ordinary and lawful business of a baker, licensed victualler, or keeper of any inn, tavern, hotel, public house, house licensed for the sale of beer or of excise able liquors. " 3. If any person, having been once convicted of an offence against this act, shall be again convicted by any magistrate or justices of the peace of any such offence, such person shall for every such sub sequent offence forfeit and pay any sum not exceed ing 405., nor less than 205., for every separate act of selling, offering, or exposing, for sale or delivery on one and the same day, as shall be adjudged by such magistrate or justices. "4. In all cases in which it shall be sought to prove any previous conviction against any person under this act, a certificate containing the substance and effect only (omitting the formal part) of the record of the conviction of the previous offence, purporting to be signed by the proper officer having the custody of such record of conviction, or a certi ficate of such previous conviction purporting to be signed by the person who shall have acted as clerk to the justices or magistrates before w h om suc h pre vious conviction shall have taken place, shall, upon proof of the identity of the person of the offender, be sufficient evidence of the previous conviction, without proof of the signature or official character of the person appearing to have signed the same ; and if any person whatsoever shall wilfully and knowingly offer a false certificate of a conviction for a previous offence against this act, or if any other certificate as such officer o r p erson act ipnegr s a o s n , s o n t e h h e r e l t e h r k a s s h u a c l h l p s irgonp suche r proper officer or person acting as clerk, every per son so offending shall be guilty of a misdemeanour, and, being convicted thereof, shall be liable to im prisonment, with or without hard labour, for any period not exceeding six months. " 5. All penalties or sums of money ordered and adjudged , Aithin the city of London or liberties thereof to be paid under this act, and not otherwise appropriated, shall be payable to the chamberlain of the city of London, in aid of the funds of the said city, and all penalties or sums of money ordered and adjudged within any county, city, borough to be paid under this act, and not otherwise appropriated, shall be payable to the treasurer of such county, city, or borough, or other person duly authorised to receive the same, in aid of the funds of the said county, city, or borough. " 6. All prosecutions for offences punishable by this act shall be commenced within seven days next after the commission of the offence, and not after wards. " 7. This act shall not apply to any city, town, or hamlet containing at the last or any subsequent census a population of less than 10,000 persons. " 8. This act shall apply to England only. " 9. This act shall come into operation on the 7th day of October, 1867." MR. GOLDWIN SMITH AND THE FREEHOLDERS. — The Rector of Chalfont writes as follows to the Pall Mall Gazette :—" Mr. Goldwin Smith has instanced this parish as a proof that the freeholders are not in possession of land —not 'independent yeomen cultivating their owe land.' He asserts that in this parish there is ono squire. Tho fact is that there are four gentlemen's houses occupied by their owners, with 726 acres of land cultivated by them. lie asserts that tho freeholders are holders of houses and small pieces of land. The fact is we have 10 homesteads with 716 acres of land occupied by their owners. He asserts there are 30 freeholders, 18 of whom are non-resident. The fact is there aro 29 resident freeholders. Moreover, ho asserts that Milton fled from the Tory mercies of the Re storation.' I don't know if Mr. G. Smith calls the plague a Tory mercy, but in Milton's daughter's ' Diary,' in 'New ton's Lifo of Milton,' and in 'Ellwood's Life' it is stated he fled from the plague to Chalfont. I think the Act of In domnity was in 16G0, which would save Milton from Tory mercies better than in a flight to Chalfont. These appear to me to bo random assertions in good earnest—three of them to strengthen an argument against the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and one to bring odium on Tory mercies.' As Mr. G. Smith has thought fit to instance this parish, I feel myself bound to data what I believe to be the truth.'' L A TEST INTELLIGENCE (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) AUSTRIA. VIENNA, March 5. Herr Louyai, the Hungarian Minister of Finance, has been summoned to Vienna, to confer with the Austrian Cabinet upon the financial condition of the Empire. Count Taafe has been appointed Privy Councillor. The press of to-day publishes advices from Con stantinople, according to which Prince Michael of Servia has been invited by the Sultan to proceed to Constantinople in or3er to settle verbally the ques tion of the evacuation of the Servian fortresses by the Turkish troops. It is expected that the inter vention of the European Cabinets will determine the Prince to a conciliatory attitude. The decision of the Prince is not yet known. HUNGARY. PESTII, March 4 (Evening). The Upper House of the llungarian Diet met this evening, and agreed to the resolution of the Lower House, authorising the Ministry to collect the taxes upon the present system until the end of the current year. MARSEILLES, March 11. The Messageries Imperialcs steamer Said arrived here at 7 p.m. to-day with the India, China, and Japan mails. MALTA, March 2. 11. M. ship Royal Oak has arrived here from Cephalonia. The French, frigate Eldorado has arrived from Toulon and Algiers with 800 troops and 61 horses for Alexandria. THE SUN, LONDO.N, TUESDAY EVEMNG, 'MARCH 5, 1.867. AMERICA. NEW YORK, March 4, 5 p.m. The fortieth Congress met for the first time this afternoon. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CLOSING PRICES. Gold, 138 g. Sterling Exchange on London, 1081. 5-20 United States Bonds, 110 k. Illinois, 1154. Erie, 54g. Cotton—Middling Upland, 32. (Per the Augtralasian.) NEW YORK, Feb. 19 (Evening). The bill originating in the House of Representa tives, known as the Southern Military Government Bill, is understood to have been framed under the inspiration of Thaddeus Stevens, and embodied the reconstruction policy of the extreme Radicals, with such modifications as were considered absolutely necessary to secure such support from the more Conservative Republicans as would insure a two thirds vote in both Houses of Congress. The bill was somewhat unexpectedly rejected by the Senate, and a substitute offered by Mr. Sher man, of Ohio, was passed. The substitute differed from the house Bill principally in that it empowered the President to appoint the military commanders of the districts into which the South was to be divided, and to detail the military forces for service in such districts. This power the House Bill conferred upon- the Lieutenant-General. The substitute also prohibited the enforcement of the death penalty in the South without the sanc tion of the President, and provided for the forma tion of new State Governments and their right to Congressional representation when they adopted the Constitutional Amendment. The house Bill was opposed in the Senate, prin cipally on the grounds that it permitted the estab lishment of military rule without imposing such restrictions as were necessary to prevent despotism. Mr. Sherman's substitute encountered great oppo sition from the extremn. Radicals in the house, and was finally rejected, Radicals voting with Democrats against it. As the matter now stands, reconstruc tion seems to have made no progress unless a joint committee of conference may be appointed, and further consideration of the measure determined on. The debates elicited have, however, thrown much light upon the actual temper of Congress regarding reconstruction, and have discovered considerable dissension in the Radical ranks. It is reported that several Radical members of Congress have recently been closeted with the President, and a resolution has been passed by the House appointing a committee to inquire into what transpired at such interviews. A preamble to the resolution intimated corruption in the way of bar gains to defeat measures pending in Congress. The Senate has finally, after reconsideration, made an appropriation for the payment of the salary of Mr. Harvey, United States Minister to Portugal, who was deprived of his salary under recent enactment in consequence of his having de nounced the course of Congress. FRANCE. BOURSE, March 4.—The settlement of accounts is occupying the almost exclusive attention of speculators to-day ; nevertheless the market is firm r. Three per Cents. are quoted at 70f. 20c., an advance of sc. Italian Fives have receded 15c., viz., to 53f. Sbc. Credit Mobilier shares are un varied, at 515 f., whilst Credit Foncier lost if. 25c. The quotations of Railway Shares are well sus tained. Three o'clock.—The market has closed as follows: Bank Shares 3575 Italian Loan 53 75 Do. end mouth 53 90 Mexican Loan — Do. Bonds — 4-i per Gents lOO 40 Do. end month — -- 3 per Cents. 7O 25 Do. end month 7O 22i Credit Mobilier Do. end month Credit Foncier — Do. cud month 1522 50 RAIL' Spanish Throes — Home Debt — Deferred - 'AT& For Account. Orleans Northern 1235 Lyons and Mediterranean 942 50 Southern 591 25 Western 595 Eastern Sardinian Austrian Lombard 421 25 North of Spain Saragossa Ditto to Barcelona Roman. 123 75 THE WANDERING MINSTRELS.—A concert was given at the Hanover-square Rooms on Saturday night by this celebrated troupe, in aid of the building fund of the Female School of Art, Queen-square. Tho school, which has for its object the education of women in the arts of design, is capable of containing from 150 to 200 students. It has had to struggle with a building and house debt of about £I,OOO, which it has reduced to about ono quarter of that amount, having brought its income to within £3O of its expenditure. Much of this progress appears to have been owing to the active exertions of the superintendent, Miss Gann ; and no doubt a further advance has been made by the result of Saturday's concert. The distinguished amateurs were under the active superintendence of their conductor, the Hon. Seymour J. G. Egerton, and among their performances may bo specified the overtures to " Masa niello" and" Guillaume Tell"—both given with considerable spirit and brilliancy. In the latter piece the commencing violoncello solo by Lord G. Fitzgerald, and the solos for corno Inglose and flute by Mr. T. Selby and 11. Lo Patourel were conspicuous. TILE IiEFOI2II LEAGUE.—Last evening there was a small gathering of people in Trafalgar-square, in response to a call by the Reform League, to commence a series of agitations at this spot for Reform. The placard calling the meeting was worded thus :—" Manhood Suf frage. Monday, March 4, 1867. Half-past 6 p.m., Trafal gar-square. Who stops Reform ? Disraeli. Who and what is he ? He comes from a race that for ages past has been the most cruelly persecuted of any by the aristo cracies of the world. He is now conspiring with those same persecutors to prevent you and me, my brother workers, from becoming free in our native land. You who would strike a blow for freedom attend this meeting." As there were so few persons present it was resolved to ad journ, but before doing so, Mr. Bradlaugh, who lectures under the name of Iconoclast, addressed the meeting. Ho dwelt with seine bitterness upon the remarks of Mr. Lowe as to the failure of these demonstrations, and said the bon member and those with him would find that the men with the white staves were not afraid to meet in that square and march the people down to the very doors of St. Stephen's. The speaker was much cheered, and subsequently the meeting was adjourned. The proceedings were orderly. THE BRAZILS. ARRIVAL OF TIIE RHONE. SOUTHAMPTON, March 5. The Royal Mail steamship Rhone, with the above mail, has arrived here. She brings 34 passengers, £44,370 (of which £41,565 is gold and the remainder silver), 4 packages of diamonds, value not stated ; and 4,161 packages of cargo, consisting chiefly of tobacco and cotton. She experienced heavy north-easterly winds and a head sea across the Bay of Biscay and up Channel. On the 12th ult., when off Bahia, she passed the English ship Melbourne, bound for Pernambuco ; on the 17th, the brig Clothilde, bound for Bremen ; on the 20th, spoke the ships Benefactor and Croy don ; on the 26th, the Jane Porter; and on the Ist inst. the steamer Una, off Vigo. The Mail steamer Celt, for the Cape, arrived at St. Vincent on the 21st ult. At Bahia sugar was more active, and prices had improved. The sales of coffee were unimportant. Cocoa scarce. Exchange on London, 23d. to 24c1. At Pernambuco sugar sales were small. Entries, 40,000 bags. Exchange on London, 23i to 21. The sheep farming interest at Buenos Ayres was improving. Wool, good Mestiza, sold at $92 per arroba. The railways were prosperous. The Sala deros were in full operation ; National Bonds had fallen to 40i., and discount from 2f per cent. per month to 10 per cent. per annum. Exchange on London, 501. At Rio the elections occupied public attention, but had passed off quietly. Munitions of war were being continually sent to Paraguay. The British ironclad Zealous arrived at Rio on the 25th ult. Business was restricted in imports and exports. The arrivals of produce were scanty. The stock of coffee was small. Exchange on Lon don firm, at 231 to 231. Atlantic and Great Wes t ern Railway Meeting—This Day. A very large meeting of the bond, debenture, and share holders, and other creditors in this undertaking was held to-day at the London Tavern, for the purpose of consider ing what steps should be taken to carry out the recommen dations of the committee of investigation; Sir W. Russell in the chair. _ _ The CHAIRMAN said they had met there that day to con sider the best course of action to be adopted in the present unsatisfactory condition of their property. They were all deeply interested in this meeting, which had been grossly mismanaged. (Hear, hear.) He did not despair that by good management it was quite possible to restore the railway to that position which it ought to occupy, and also to snake it in a condition to give a fair return for the capital invested. In appointing a committee to carry out the wishes of the meeting, the one great duty of that com mittee would be to reduce their expenditure to the lowest possible point, and to bring down the cost, which was most extravagant and excessive. (Hear.) Tbe present expenditure was 78 per per cent., instead of what it ought to be, viz., 55 per cent. They had ten men engaged in place of six on every mile of railway, and they had other companies feed ing on their capita], which ought to go into the pockets of the creditors. (Hear, hear.) The committee would also have to take active steps to develope the traffic, which has never yet been properly done. Another of the objects the committee would have to keep steadily in view was to take care that the whole of the receipts came into their possession, and it would be their duty to see that it was distributed amongst those who had a legal priority. The provisional committee over which he had presided recommended that there should be a com mittee of investigation appointed, to act for the different interests of the parties vitally interested, viz., the consoli dated bondholders, the debenture holders, the debtors, and the general creditors. It was thought that if ono gentle man was appointed to act for each of the interests he had mentioned, the result would be that their property would be restored to prosperity. He concluded by moving a re solution to the effect ho had stated. Mr. CAVE seconded the motion, and said he would only impress on the gentlemen who might be appointed the importance of avoiding as much as possible becoming in volved in legal matters. (Hear, hear.) Mr. MORING said he felt that no good could be done until the whole of those now forming the board were removed. (Hear, hear.) Thera wore those in America who had no other than their own interest to look after, the debenture holders and creditors in this country being entirely over looked. (Hear, hear.) If they sent over honest men to America they would soon see that a favourable change would take place in their present dark prospects. (Hear.) Mr. CUNNINGTON said he had just been presiding over a meeting of debenture and bondholders, and ho thought it would be better that three gentlemen instead of one should be appointed to act for the different interests, because if they only sent one he might from a variety of causes be come unable . from acting, and then the interest ho had to look after would be unrepresented. (Hear, hear.) A SHAREHOLDER said he should like to know who got the £lO,OOO a year for the lease of the Frankland Railway. There were enormous salaries paid, and no one seemed to know who received them. (Hear, hear.) They had a bond of contract, and he thought ho ought to know who got the money. (Cries of " Sir M. Poto," and hisses.) The CHAIRMAN said the question of who received the rent of the Frankland Railway was a very plain question ; yet, as he had only been ton days in making inquiries, he could not tell tho►n. Mr. BIRD was understood to say that Messrs. M'Henry and Ferrand received the amount of the lease of the Frank land Railway. A very stormy discussion ensued, during which amend ments were moved and all sorts of questions were asked the chairman. Some of the shareholders wished to know whether Mr. M'Henry and his committee in America would have power to control the action of the committee to be appointed. Others condemned the accounts and the con duct of the board of control as being disgraceful. The ()lummox said he had been asked whether the un secured creditors rank as mortgagees ; that was a, legal ques tion, but, as at present advised, he believed not. If they seized the lino they would do so, subject to all the mort gages. With respect to the power of the committee being subservient to those in America, it was of tho utmost im portance that the committee should have unlimited power, and to take the entire control of the railway. They would get that amicably if they could, but if not then there was machinery that could be put in motion, which would secure them tho power at very little outlay. (Hear, hear.) With respect to the manner each interest would be dealt with h 0 could only say they would be treated in every way that they were legally entitled to. The other questions relative to leases and agreements would all have to bo inquired into. (Hear, hear.) He was not there Dither to condemn or whitewash anybody. They ought first to inquire, then state all that followed. It was of the utmost importance that all should pull together. (Hoar.) A SHAREHOLDER said ho should like to know what Mr. M'Henry would do under the circumstances; would he oppose the inquiries, or would he render them all the assistance ho could give ? As the gentleman was present, ho bogged to ask him the question. Mr. MAIENItY said he should throw all the power he had into the committee. The only hope of getting any thing for the shares he hold was the making them of some value. _ _ A SHAREHOLDER would like a more definite answer. Mr. 31‘11ENnv said all his prophecies with respect to the railway had been fulfilled. Enough was earned to pay every shilling of the interest, if they could only get it. (Loud laughter and cheers.) lie begged to stato that all the powers he ever had, or should have, would be at tho disposal of the committee. (Loud cheers.) The amendments were then withdrawn, and the original proposition of the Chairman, viz., the appointment of a committee of four, was carried unanimously. It was then moved that the committee of investigation consist of Sir W. Russell, M.P., Thomas Cave, Esq., M.P., John Filders„ Esq., M.P., and Crawshaw Bailey, Esq., M.P. The motion having been seconded, was carried unani mously. The proceedings terminated with a vote of thanks to the chairman. THE USE OF GREENWICH HOSPITAL.—A most influential deputation from the Seamen's Hospital Society, with reference to the occupation of Greenwich Hospital, had an interview with Lord Derby yesterday afternoon at his official residence in Downing-street. The deputation was accompanied by Mr. Komball Cook, the secretary, and introduced by Admiral Sir William Bowles, K.C.B. It consisted of the Right Hon. G. J. Goschen, M.P., many members of the House of Commons, and of the comniittee of the society. Admiral Bowles shortly explained that the Seamen's Hospital Society, being urged by sanitary con siderations to remove the hospital from a ship, had pur chased a site for the erection of an hospital ashore, but as Greenwich Hospital had becomo nearly empty they begged to prefer a request for the loan of a portion of that build ing for the purposes of the society. Lord Derby, who was accompanied by Sir John Pakington and Sir Stafford Northcote, stated in reply that her Majesty's Government were perfectly willing to grant the loan of a part of Green wich Hospital to the Seamen's Hospital Society. The deputation, having returned thanks for tho satisfactory mower they had received, withdrew. HER MAJESTY, &c• WINDSOR CASTLE, March 4. The Queen, accompanied by her Royal Highness Princess Louise, walked and drove in the Home Park this morning. Their Royal Highnesses Prince and Princess Christian went out walking. Princess Beatrice rode in the grounds. _ His Royal Highness Prince Arthur, attended by Major Elphinstone, has left the Castle for Green wich Park. Her Majesty the Queen held a Council this after noon at a quarter before 3 o'clock. The Duke of Buckingham, the Earl of Devon, and the Bight Eon. Henry T. Lowry Corry were present. Previous to the Council the Duke of Buckingham had an audience of the Queen. The Lord and Groom in Waiting were in attend ance. Mr. Edmund Harrison was Clerk. of the Council. SUDDEN DEPARTURE OF PRINCE CHRISTIAN FOR GERMANY.—Yesterday morning a telegraphic mes sage was received at 'Windsor Castle announcing- the serious illness of the mother of Prince Christian, and preparations were made for the Prince to leave for the Continent as soon as possible. His Royal Highness left last night for town, attended by his suite, in order to pro ceed by the mail train to Dover, with the intention of crossing to Calais on his way to Germany. The Earl and Countess of Tankerville have been staying during the past ten days at Heron Court, in conse quence of the very serious illness of the Countess of Malmesbury. The Earl of Orford has left Claridge's Hotel for the Continent. The Marchioness of Exeter gave birth to a son on Sunday last at Burghley House. The marchioness and nfant are both going on favourably. The Earl of Malmesbury is compelled to abstain from his official duties by the very precarious illness of the countess at Heron Court, near Christchurch. For some days past all hopes have been given up of her recovery. The Prosecution of Mr. Eyre. In reference to the letter from Mr. Eyre's attor ney, which appeared in the papers on the 14th ult., the following letter has been sent to Mr. Rose by Messrs. Shaen and Roscoe. We are informed that, in consequence of Mr. Eyre's declining to come for ward to share the responsibility of the charge upon which Colonel Nelson and Lieutenant Brand have been committed by Sir Thomas Henry to take their trial at next session at the Old Bailey, an application for a warrant against Mr. Eyre will be made at the next petty sessions to be held at Market Drayton, in the neighbourhood of which—viz., at Adderley hall—Mr. Eyre is now residing "8, Bedford-row, London, W.C., Feb. 22. "Dear Sir,—A few weeks ago I informed you that I c-l -pected shortly to be in a position to commence proceedings against your client, Mr. Eyre, in reference to the rece nt outbreak in Jamaica ; and I asked you whether, when I was ready to commence, you would leave me to take proceedings as I might find it possible to bring him within the jurisdic tion of the magistrate, or whether, upon my giving notice to you, you would arrange for him at once to come forwar d and meet the charge, and so avoid being looked after by 3 policeman. In reply, you said that you did not wish him to be annoyed by proceedings in his own neighbourhood, at Adderley, in Shropshire, and that if I would inform V II , when 1 proposed commencing proceedings, you wou lu bring him to town for the purpose of meeting the charge: " In consequence of this conversation, Mr. Stephen said on the Gth inst., at Bow-street, from my instructions, that Mr. Eyre's solicitor had said that upon notice he wou ld come forward at once, and would be most ready and will ing to meet any charge that might be brought against bi ro ' On the afternoon of the same day I called at your office and finding you were not that day at business, I left word that I had commenced proceedings and that I should bs glad, in accordance with our arrangement, if you would send for Mr. Eyre to come to town. " On the Bth inst. you wrote to my firm, in a letter which you published in the papers on the 14th, as follows: I have read with astonishment in the daily papers the state mant made by Mr. Stephen, on the occasion of Mr. Dill and Mr. Peter Taylor attending before the magistrate at Bow-street, to apply for warrants against Colonel Nelson and Lieutenant Brand for murder, that I had undertaken that Mr. Eyre should attend where and whenever the agents of the Jamaica Committee should require him. I need scarcely say I never gave any such undertaking , or ever expressed any desire or intention to aid the Jainaie3 Committee in their prosecution ;' and, after some further observations you add, ' Mr, Eyre declines the invitation to attend at Bow-street.' " At first sight, this letter appears inconsistent with 9 1 o e views you expressed to me as above stated, and upon whit. I instructed Mr. Stephen ; I am told, however, by a c °° ." a , mon friend that your explanation is that when you °l me you would bring Mr. Eyre to town to meet any eb ar ei wbeu I should bo ready to prefer one, you believed that . was intending to proceed under the Colonial Go vereoB l . Act, and not under the Criminal Law Consolidatio n Act, or, as you phrased it, the Murder Act.' If so, I can " i, reply that in our conversation not a word was sa id as o t e the nature of the contemplated proceedings, or as t Oo_ Act under which they would be taken ; and I think, t b 'h fore the astonishment expressed in your letter of the c of February is itself somewhat surprising. of " With regard to the position you have now taken uP7 course neither I nor my clients in any way complain of i your taking any steps on behalf of your client which may be advised are for his interest ; but as yo u have 1?:-•_'11 licly imputed motives to the Jamaica Comm ittee W I have no existence, I take this opportunity of explain]. IO their view of the matter. Lic"ultlehneaynt have e an n d o ofvi wish to t ode rice h Colonel they may N e eo derive from the evidence of Mr. Eyre, and whether they is one trial or two is to them a m atter of comparative difference ; but they certa i n l y would wish that the pre _ advantageptls.splea ct an d o_ liminary proceedings should take " p lace, Where of course t . 0 11 ! final trial must, in London. The y are desirous of avoid eg_ the great expense and inconvenience of taking witness 5 and counsel to Shr o p shire, and encumbering the Sh ro r shire Assizes with a case of this kind. — l am , dear "W.SIIABS . yours truly, _ " J. A. Rose, Esq." p p a la rt e s e of to E - n na gl o: n r d o . w T , - TO-AIORROW'S ECLIPSE OF TIIE SUN. An arintO r jaeliacuglainpL,kvseiienils Leasure of br.: di tv t il h i. sun osA e iub.rsl e. 7 f: R.to t i ocm a ey k aa e ll s l "It - • visible throughout Euro e Asia, and th e of Oibt'sefrrovniatotrhye, Pmeralyofbe3fur.sefudlw:ll - parts of Africa. The line P of , central eoliPse where it will be annular, extends in a narrow z° e° through the Barbary States, the lower part of Italy} near Naples. Turkey in Europe, and - Russia Co the northern parts of Siberia. At Greenwich the ecliPse :Ahleaforclliolt6: begins at Bh. 17m. a.m. ; at Liverpool, Sh. 7 m• a n , li n l ; at Edinburgh, Bh. 12m.; and at Dublin, 7 h. ' 1 " - a A all. ; the time being the local time of each place. At Greenwich, where the eclipse is partial, the first con tact of the limbs or edges of the sun and moon will con tact place on the right-hand side of the sun's disc, which g il. person provided with a coloured glass, or a piece of g l3° smoked over a candle, will easily perce ive at the t imes p its given. At 9h. 32w. a.m. the eclipse wil l be at its v greatest phase, when about three-fourths of the she, diameter is covered. The magnit ude of the ec lipse wi li the then gradually diminish till 10h. 52m. a.m., whe t ' dark body of the moon will leave the sun ou the lef t : hand side in a position nearly corresponding to thba! at the first contact on the opposito limb. T e ' 9 ,,, servers situated on the central line, some of the P h mend may possibly be visible, which we have alreadY described in the Leisure Hour, Nos. 721, 722. In N°r thei b li Europe, where all the principal observatories ato observed found,although none of the remarkable appeudages only in total and annular eclipses will be seen, yet the astr. °- nomer takes this opportunity of making numerous pre/ observations of the distances between the two cusPsi.% the sun. Ho is thus gathering materials for a comp 6_t... comparison of the observed and predicted places of the 5 , 5 _ 1 ', and MOOD, by which means the tables from which the o_ 3 ; and lunar calculations are made are kept in check for t.b advantage of the navigator. The eclipse on March title will be favourably situated for this purpose. il tha t NEW NATIONAL GALLERY.--We uuderstan the judges appointed in this important matter have 1113 d: 1 their report to the Chief Commissioner, and it we's 1 ) :. (3 , seated on Thursday last. The report state that 1“.,. judges are unanimous in not recommendig the at till execution of any one of the designs, but they are of build' nion that the design of Mr. Edward Berry for a new ing, and that of Mr. Murray for alterations of the old, pos seas great architectural merit. Fra nck THE WRECK OF THE GIRONDE.--The Minister of Marine has received a despatch from the ot_ 1 1? 0 " tain of the transport Gironde, confirming, the telegrapbo, , announcement of the wreck of that vessel on the island Jamaica. The crow were saved, and had established themselves on an inlet in the middle of the reef on Nv )3 i , cii the vessel struck. They were occupied when tho desl ' wreck. It will be remembered that the Gironde was left in endeavouring to save as much as possible from tolii)eo of the transports proceeding to Mexico to embark lie,o troops. • r,,; ,Cirtzfa