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T,)-11ohnow.-Morning, 10h. 45m.—Afternoon, 11h. 20m, .4. atr.44 75 • 44'4 LONDON, MONDAI', APRIL 29, 1.867. - ~- According to theist accounts we may conclude that the Luxembourg question is s'..ttl..d in a satis factory manner. Prussia, it i 3 said, agrees to a Conference ; but she will not consent beforehand to t.ie conditions relating to the neutralisation and rating of the fortress and the withdrawal of troops. If the Conference Ehoid,l, however, seta.: these terms, Prussia will agree to them, if a European guarantee secure their execution. The hesitation which it was expected that the French Government would manifest on the subject of explanations has not been nearly so great as it was supposed that it would be. On Saturday the Legislative Body were informed that 31. RouHER had furuishtd a despatch which declared that a "keen desire"'was experienced by the Government to give all the information possible about the Luxembourg question ; but negotiations that are favourable to the maintenance of peace have now been opened, and are actively carried on by the great Powers. Hence there is imposed upon the EMPEROR'S Government a " diplomatic reserve ;" and a political de bate on the subject, if it took place prematurely, might be very prejudicial to the interests of the affair. A promise was given at the conclusion of this despatch, which held out a prospect of the de sired revelations being made at a future period. The excitement in Paris is very great, and M. JuLEs FAVRE gave expression to the feeling when he said that he demanded that the Government should take no " resolution" in the question until the Chambers were consulted. The French jour nals of both yesterday and Saturday seem to regard a Conference as all but certain, and the Etandard of yesterday states that it has yet to be settled whether the evacuation of the fortress of Luxemburg will be made previous to the assem bling of the conference or not. To-day, at Berlin, this matter will be determined upon ; but in the meantime, no doubt exists as to the Conference meeting. The chief object in view of this Conference will be to settle the future position of the Grand Duchy, a very desirable thing for it to do, accord ing to all accounts, and one that is demanded. alike by reason and justice, for the encroachments of Prussia are becoming quite unbearable. We may remark that it is certainly a change of days for Prussia to agree to anything that tikes the settlement of affairs out of her hands. We have all heard a great deal of late as to the supremacy of Prussia, and the uselessness of trying to cope with her ; but it is a new thing to see that arbitration and conferences arc necessary in order to settle her ways and actions. had the reasonable requests of the French EMPEROR been complied with there would have been no need of all this reference to the other Powers of Europe, and the imbroglio in which so many have found themselves might have been avoided. The Berlin papers do not seem to know what to say exactly, but content themselves with vague remarks as to the necessity for prudence, and assertions that Prussia will not hesitate to conform to arrangements which the European Powers may desire, such a result being different to consenting to the " individual demands" of France. The truth is, we suspect that they are glad to let BISMARCK down easily, and seeing that he has got himself into a fix they are seeking how they can most effectually extricate him without compromising the dignity of Prussia. The time is not so very far distant when very little, if any heed, was paid by the Cabinet of Berlin to the wishes, and even the remonstrances, of the Powers of Europe ; hut now it is convenient to make a great fuss about their desires being gratified. When Denmark was sacrificed there were not wanting many remonstrances against the work of spoliation, and when Austria was ruined, comparatively at least, the greatest trouble was taken to prevent the catastrophe. But all to no avail, and the work of destruction went on. is it because the point at issue now relates to a mightier foe that this new-born deference for the opinion of the Euro pean States is seen ? Be this as it may, the result is satisfactory, and the prospect of peace will be hailed far and near. At this junction of affairs it would be especially unfortunate for any fresh dis turbances to take place ; and, although there is no fear of this country being involved in hostilities, yet a Continental war cannot take place without all suffering more or less from its effects. The chief burden of the war would fall on those who are innocent of offence, and arc compelled to act in accordance with the dictates of others, and it is hard indeed that families should be desolated and property wasted in order to satisfy the unlawful claims and extortionate demands of a grasp ing Power. Not that a possible war with France must in the end be the means of satisfying Prussia, for there is no reason to suppose that she would have the best of it. On the contrary, we expect that the consequences of such hostilities taking place would be to curtail con siderably the power and influence of the Berlin Government ; but although such a change may eventually be desirable for the peace of Europe, the present does not seem an appropriate time. Per haps it is not too venturesome to hope that even the arrogant pretensions of BISMARK may be mode rated, in consequence of the hints he has so plainly been furnished with, and the general disapproval of his conduct and of the policy of Prussia which has been conveyed to him from so many quarters, and conspicuously so from this country. If a war be put off it is a general gain, and if it be altogether avoided it will be an advantage to all parties, and a great thing for the interests of humanity. It is not really the question of Luxemburg that is para mount, but the impertinent in:erference of Prussia has rendered it necessary for France to enter a protest, and if that protest be attended to it will be well for the peace of Europe, and especially for the prosperity of Prussia. In the very able and sensible pamphlet recently put forward by Sir CHARLES TREVELYAN respecting the defects of our military administration* the writer condemns alike the manner in which we obtain our officers and our privates. The purchase system is open, as all must admit, to very serious objections, and its hardships and inequalities are forcibly dwelt upon in these pages by one who has had ample opportunity of studying the ques•ion in all its bearings. If our army was merely intended for a costly national plaything, to fight its battles on paper or to pass through a theoretical examina tion of its capabilities, it might be very well to keep it as a preserve for rank and wealth, in which in fluence, family connections, and, above all, money, are powerful. But since it is intended as an army for action, and not for display, it is evident that the fact of a man having so many thousands at his bankers', or an uncle at the Horse Guards, does not necessarily fit him for the command of a regiment. Whatever may be the individual bravery common to Englishman, there is a degree of skill and ad ministrative capacity required in the management of a large body of men, under dangerous and disadvantageous circumstances that does not neces sarily accompany the adjuncts of rank and wealth. No doubt even under the present system we have many excellent officers, and many who only need the opportunity for action to display their military genius, but the purchase plan does not do them jus tice. If promotion were a test of ability and cha racter we should know that their high rank was really due to themselves, and to no accident of for tune, while capable men in the lower grades would be spared the discouragement and mor tification which now too often awaits them in seeing an officer of less ability and expe rience passed over their heads after a shorter term of service, just because he can afford to pay for his promotion. Sir C. TREVELYAN proposes to change all this, and he believes that the adoption of his suggestions would cause " the current of pro motion to flow with a certainty and steadiness, as well as with an equal application to all officers * " The Purchase System in the British Army." By Sir C. Trevelyan, K.G.B. Second Edition, with Additions Longmans. 'ME SUN, LANDON, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 29, 1867. according to their services and qualifications which are totally wanting in the present system." The different sources of promotion according to his method would be comprised under the following heads :-1. Invaliding on half-pay previously to 20 years' service ; 2. Invaliding on full pay after 20 years' service ; 3. Compulsory full pay retire. mcnt at the maximum age to be fixed for each rank ; 4. Voluntary full pay retirement after 30 years' service ; 5. Voluntary retirement without pension previously to 30 years' servia?. ; 6. Death vacancies ; 7. Staff corps, depot battalions, army of reserve, militia, &c. Whatever apparent expense these arrangements might be attended with, there can be no doubt that if our army were put on a new and equitable footing the country would save a great deal in actual outlay, as well as in obtaining more efficient service, while officers would have less cause to com plain of the hardships and injustice of their treat ment. As Sir CHARLES very sensibly observes— The system is so framed as first to create a dead weight, and then to throw it off upon the shoulders of the public ; and we have gone on so long com pensating officers for the losses occasioned by it, and have incurred such heavy and indefinite expense in the attempt to mend it, that we might return to correct principles of army administration without incurring additional expense—perhaps with consi derable ultimate saving." As it is the arrangements are most hurtful to the honourable independence of officers of moderate means. A man is compelled to sacrifice all his private fortune to obtain promo tion, and then, in case of his death in action, his widow and orphans have to be recommended as recipients of public charity whereas more than sufficient provision has been sacrificed by the purchase system. Sir E. TREVELYAN cites several painful cases of this nature, one in which, after an investment of £12,000 in commissions, the officer in question lost his life at sea in a transport. Ile had been unable to insure from want of suffi cient income, and his widow was forced to depend on the receipt of a pension. The sum provided in the estimates for widows' pensions, compassionate allowances, Royal allowances, and Relief Fund, amounted in the year 1857-8 to £158,600. "This multiplication of eleemosynary arrangements is characteristic of a system which first de prives military officers of the means of providing for their families, and then treats their wives and children as objects of charity." Without doubt the families of officers who have lost their lives in the public service are entitled to some provision from the State if their circumstances require it, but if the purchase system were altered officers of any standing or length of service would be able to insure their lives, and thus make their families independent of the capricious gifts of favour and fortune. The Military Reserve Fund, which has greatly extended its operations of late years, is derived from two sources, both of which, as our author remarks, have a strong tendency to narrow the limits of pro motion without purchase. Officers are allowed to sell commissions which they never purchased, and to re ceive a portion of the price, the remainder being paid over to the Reserve Fund. But though the officers who sell these commissions get only part of the value, those who bay them are entitled to sell them again at full value, so that every such free commission passes to the purchase system. The other source is a change in the management of the cavalry commissions, so th It the purchase system is strengthened and extended by Government agency. The excessive dimensions of the half-pay list is another of the mischievous results of the purchas?. systlm. Lithe French army, with 16,000 ofil .;ers, the list on half-pay is small. In the Indian army out of nearly 7,000 officers only 404 were on half-pay in 1856. The original object was to enable officers to retire on account of ill-health, but as every one knows it is now altogether altered. The colonelcies are pure sinecures, to which general officers descend to get the pay. The regimental ag mcies are worse than sinecures, for which over £40,000 a year is paid by the country. Such is the verdict of au expe rienced and dispassionate observer, and it is surely time to ask whether we cannot altogether amend the cumbrous and costly machinery of our military administration. With an immense annual outlay there are yet constantly occurring cases of individual hardship and suffering. While we are overpaying the holders of sinecures we are absorbing the private means of hardworking officers of lower grades. It is no great wonder that, not withstanding all the attractions of a military life, our army is no longer popular with the great middle classes. horrors of war, would Germany owe us nothing in return ?" The Siecle, in conclusion, contends that a refusal by Prussia to evacuate the fortress of Luxembourg would be to sacrifice the maintenance of peace from culpable pride. The friends of pro gress and peace in Germany can only make one answer to the pacific addresses of the Parisian people, and reply that they consent truly and firmly to the proposal of the neutral Powers. "But if,, unfortunately, our neighbours iu Germany should believe in the idea of the decay of the Latin race, an idea promulgated by the Gazette Nationale of Berlin, war is inevitable. In that case, let.not Germany deceive herself. Those who in France are now the most sincerely pac fic will, perhaps, be the last to liy down the arms which they have been forced to take up." There was a Cabinet Council yesterday at the Tuileries at which the Emperor presided. The Empress was present. Yesterday the Emperor reviewed in the Court yard of the Tuileries the first division of infantry of the first corps d'armee. The first division, under the orders of General Count de None, was formed in five lines opposite the Palace in the following order :-Ist line, Ist battalion of Chasseurs ; 2d line, 14th Regiment of Infantry, 2d brigade ; 4th line, 31st Regiment of Infantry ; sth line, 58th Regiment of Infantry. The Emperor passed along the lines on horseback, and was enthusiastically cheered. His Majesty was accompanied by Marshal Canrobert, Minister of War ; General Fleury, Grand Equerry, General of Brigade ; Viscount Pajol, Aide-de-Camp ; General de Courson, Chief of the General Staff of the Ist Corps d'Armee: and the officers on service in the household of the Em peror. After having inspected each line his Majesty bestowed medals and decorations upon several offi cers of different ranks. The troops defiled in ex cellent order, with cries of " Long live the Em peror, the Empress, and the Imperial Prince !" A letter from Bagdad, dated the 21st of March states that in consequence of the rup ture of the sluices which repress the waters of the Tiger, the city of Bagdad has been subjected to an inundation. The river suddenly inundated the surrounding country, destroying the crops, and also entire villages. The mass of water was only arrested by the ramparts of Bagdad where the in habitants were engaged in endeavouring to stop it from overwhelming the city. A private telegram from Madrid states that the Spanish Government, by orderi of the Queen, had remitted the punishment pronounced against the officers and soldiers who took part in the insurrec tions of the months of January and June last year, on condition that they shall make their submission within three months. The weather is again unfavourable. It has rained heavily during the afternoon, but it was seasonably warm. The Ilfoititeu; announces in its non-official part that the marriage of the Count de Flandre with the Princess Marie de Hohenzollern took place on Thursday at Berlin, In conformity with the cere monial which had been arranged. . . A private telegram from Messina states that the King of Greece had arrived in that city, and was to leave yesterday for Marseilles. The Florence Gazette contradicts in a very posi tive manner the report that the new Minister of Financ3 intended to propose the issue of paper money in the form of assignats. Monseigneur Gros, appointed Bishop of La Tarentaise, will be consecrated on the Ist of May at Chambery, by the Cardinal Archbishop of the diocese. Mons. Mellon Jolly, Archbishop of Sens, has sent in his resignation, which has been accepted by the Pope, and his successor will be appointed immediately. The strike among the journeymen tailors has entered upon a new phase, in consequence of many of the workmen having agreed to a proposal of the masters to give a general increase of 10 per cent. upon all descriptions of work. There is, however, still a strike among some other classes of workmen. The Parisians have invented a less alarming word for a strike : they call it a " cessation." The Royal Conservatory of Music of Madrid, one of the finest buildings in Spain, has been totally destroyed by fire. A charitable indi% idual has left a legacy of I,ooof. to the Hospital of Sculls in the department of the Oise, the interest of which is to be laid out in the purchase of snuff for the poor inmates of that hos pital. The donor thus literally bestows a luxury without making the recipients pay through the nose for it. _ _ A young girl, residing in the environs of Zvetch, is blessed, or the contrary, with a tremendous ap petite. A day or two ago, after having eaten an abundant dinner at home, she went to the house of a friend, where with little or no persuasion she ate a second dinner. They served her successively with six enormous slices of bacon, one of them sufficient for a reasonable person, which to the stupefaction of the other guests she despatched in a very brief space o f time. Amon g them was a y oung shepherd, to who m th e girl is engaged, and the account adds tha t the extraordinary appetite of matter. hisi n t e nded has made him " reflect" upon the The Dreadful Tragedy at Buckhurst Hill. LATEST PARTICULARS. BucKIIURST HILL, Saturday Night. This morning Dr. Horne reports that the young girl is progressing favourably. The most dangerous wound which she has received was one three inches in depth, inflicted by the dagger, under her right shoulder blade. It was out of that wound that the brass sheath protector was extracted. None of the other twelve wounds which she received are more than an inch in depth. If she does recover Dr. Horne states it will be simply owing to the extra ordinary power of endurance of her wonderful:3r strong constitution. All here take the greatest interest in the case, and the sufferer is receiving considerable attention. The girl has told Dr. Horne that she did not hear I a clock strike while she was lying in the field on the night of the tragic occurrence from ten o'clock until she heard Buckhurst-hill Church strike four.. The sound of the striking appeared to awake her, and she got up and leaned against the fence, where she Was found by the policeman. She had become sensible two or three times before that, but she was only able to crawl along the grass. It was very cold, and the rain fell heavily. The prisoner is quite unconcerned about the whole affair, and speaks about is with the greatest freedom. When he was being taken to prison on Thursday afternoon, as he was riding in a railway carriage along the Great Eastern line, he saw some lady he knew on one of the station platforms. To the surprise of the people he nodded, laughed, and waved his handcuffed hands at her. LATEST PARTICULARS THIS DAY. The prisoner Frederick Watkins will be examined to-morrow before the magistrates at Ilford, when ➢lr. Abrams will attend to defend the prisoner. A number of witnesses will be in attendance on the part of the prisoner, to prove that the prisoner for the last tight or nine months had caused great anxiety to his relatives in consequence of his very peculiar conduct. A great deal of trash is being written about the matter, in order to please the palate of sensation readers, but beyond the facts we have already published nothing is known. The girl, there is now great hope, will recover ; and under such circumstances the magisterial in quiry to-morrow will be merely a repetition of the facts already known, and the prisoner will be re ! tnanded from time to time until the fate of the wounded girl is known. Watkins conducts himself very quietly in prison. lie at tittles falls into a state of apparent deep distress of mind, but on the whole he treats the matter with great indifference, he having, he says, made up his mind for the worst. A Reform meeting was held on Friday night in the City Hall, Glasgow, and resolutions were passed speci fying the faults and omissions in the Government Reform Bill, and declaring that the proposal of a £5 rating quali fication was as little calculated to settle the question of reform as the Government measure, and that the only true and permanent basis of representation consisted of manhood ouffrap and the ballet. LA TEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) AMERICA. SOUTHAMPTON, April 29. The North German Lloyd steamer Hermann, Capt. Wenke, from New York, has arrived with 189 passengers for this port, Havre, and Bremen, 27 sacks of mails for London, and $119,422 also for London. The Hermann left New York on the 18th inst. On the 26th, in lat. 48.34 long. 20.1, passed the North Gorman Lloyd steamer Union, bound for New York ; and on the 27th, in lat. 49.30 long. 11.20, spoke the English bark Economist, from Milford Ilaven, bound west. NEW YORK, April 18 (Morning). General Sheridan is reported to intend ordering several participants in the New Orleans riots to be tried by Military Commission. A national Scientific Expedition to explore Russian America is being organised at Washington. Advices received here from Vera Cruz to 7th instant state that the city is still closely besieged. According to Imperial accounts Miramon, after defeating Escobedo, marched upon Guadalajara. Escobedo was besieged in San Luis by Mejia. Republican accounts state that Porfirio Diaz had captured Puebla. The Emperor Maximilian attempted to break the siege of Queretaro, but was defeated, and the town is still besieged. Juarez had ordered that the Emperor, if captured, should be treated as a prisoner of war, with the considera tion due to unsuccessful valour. An American steamer has arrived at Tampico equipped as a Republican man-of-war. QUEENSTOWN, April 29. The Cunard extra steamship Tripoli, from New York, arrived hero at 12.10 a.m. to-day with 34 passengers, including nine cabin. She landed five passengers, and proceeded for Liverpool, at 12.30 a.m. All well. THE CANDIAN INSURRECTION. ATHENS, April 25. Advices received here from Candia announce that Omar Pasha had let Canea with a large force, including artillery, and was marching upon Sphakbia. Another Turkish General had sA out for Kis samos by sea for the same destination, in order to surround the insurgents. CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, Sunday Evening. i st o In the Legi s lati ve B o dy yes t er d ay , M. R o uh e r, Minister Finance,s subject j a e d o e t anof important Luxembourg. communi cation The ine r u p ofn the Minister, referring to the request for permission to put questions made by Messrs. Jules Favre, Picard, Malezieux, J. Simon, and Bethmont, said that the Government earnestly desired to explain to the public authorities and the country all the facts relative to Luxembourg, and if such explanations had been possible they would have been made from the 'Tribune. As, however, negociations favour able to the maintenance of peace were in progress, and were proceeding actively on the part of the Great Powers, such a situation imposed upon the Government of the Emperor the greatest reserve, and it therefore did not think it its duty to assume the responsibility of a premature public discussion (Very well, very well.) "It was with regret that in the presence of the natural excitement of public opinion the Government proposed the adjournment of that discussion. But the Legislative Body had too much experience iu diplomatic affairs not to approve of this line of conduct. The Government, however, is resolved to bring this important subject before the Chamber as soon as circumstances shall permit." (Renewed and loud applause.) M. Jules Favre said that all he had to request was that the Government would not take any definitive resolu tion upon the subject without consulting the Chamber. M. Glais-Bizoin—Don't do as you did in regard to Mexico. (Noise.) The Siecle, refer ring to the exciting and bellicose tone of the German papers, says :—" It would be a dangerous illusion if beyond the Rhine the pacific addresses which are signed at Paris shall be interpreted as manifestations of a desire for peace at any price. France has many times proved in the most forcible manner that war, even against a coalition, has nothing to frighten her. This is why she can, with dignity, speak of peace and conciliation without any fear that har influence will suffer. Neverthe less, as German vanity seems to have risen t.) a pitch much too high, it is well to advise our Ger ' man brothers not to make any mistake upon the subject. We wish for peace, but we want a peace honourable and worthy of two great Powers who profess to esteem each other mutually. It is, there fore, important that the.,e pacific manifestations should not be without fruit, and that Germany should respond to theca. In the question which so unfortunately divides the two peoples France will exhibit a conciliatory disposition. The neutraliza tion of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg proposed, as it appears, by the neutral Powers may be adopted by as perfectly honourable a solution. It should be understood in Germany that this is a serious confe, , sion on our part. As a strict international right, there is nothing to prevent France from legitimately acquiring Luxembourg. If we re nounce the right in order to save Aociety from the INDIA AND CHINA. By overland mail we have papers from Bombay to the 3d inst., and from Hong-Kong to the 15th ult. 'We extract the following items of news from the Bombay Gazette : " The latest London date via Indo-European line is the 23d ult. We have had no messages through since the 28th March. " The weather continues warm, and the state of the public health in Bombay is satisfactory. " A requisition is in circulation to the sheriff of Bombay to call a public meeting of the inhabitants to protest against the License Tax Act. " A heavy gale passed over Calcutta on the 24th ult. which did some damage to buildings and to the small craft in the river. " A disastrous storm (a regular cyclone) occurred in Berar on the 23d ult. ; it travelled at the rate of 50 miles an hour, and very nearly in the direction of the line of rail from Akule to Oomrawattee and Nagpore ; it was succeeded by a heavy fall of rain. " It is reported that Toungsoo Penlow, with some five or six of the chiefs, has assembled a large force in Bhootan, and is marching on Poonakha with the object of acting against the Deb Rajah. " A public meeting was held in Calcutta on the 27th ult., when an emphatic protest was made against Mr. Massy's licence tat as being unjust in principle and partial in operation, burdening in dustrial incomes, and exempting vested wealth; a memorial to the Secretary of State was approved. " Sir William Mansfeld and the heads of the military department are to leave Calcutta for Simla on the 4th instant. "Shere Ali Khan is said to be making great en deavours to recruit his forces to the westward of Cabul, and as he is supported by the warlike tribes about Herat his prospects are not considered alto gether hopeless. " It is now said that the Russian general on the Bokharian frontier, on hearing that the Government of India had decided not to interfere in the affairs of Bokhara, has deprived the King of all his digni ties, and reduced him to the position of one of the principal officers of the new Russian state. " OBITUARY.—Lieut. Colonel Hodgkinson, 28th Native Infantry, 17th ult., Bolelgunje." The only important news from China has been announced by telegraph. PLYMOUTH, Monday, 10 a.m. Her Majesty's paddle-wheel steam-sloop Virago, 6, Commander 11. M. Bingham, from Portsmouth for Australia, which was off the Start, all well, at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon, broke down her star board engine subsequently, and at 5 this morning was in a disabled condition outside the Breakwater. She has been brought into the harbour by the tug boat Trusty. FRANCE. BOURSE, April 27.—The pacific nature of the telegram we published yesterday from Vienna con cerning the probable early assembling of a Congress on the Luxembourg difficulty, coupled with the still more reassuring despatch from the same city, to the effect that Prussia is disposed to evacuate the fortress, and to place it under the collective protec tion of the guaranteeing Powers, has had the effect which might have been expected on the mar kets for stocks and shares. The unanimity of the desire felt that the question which has so long and so heavily weighed upon all the markets of Europe might eventually receive a peace ful solution is fully evidenced by the almost wild excitement of which the Bourse is the scene to-day. Heavy purchases have been general since the open ing of business, and all classes of Securities partici pate in the upward current of prices, Italian 5 per Cents. having rebounded no less than 2f. 75c.—to 47f. 95c. ; and French Threes, lf. 65c.—to 67f. 50c. In Miscellaneous Securities, Credit Mobilier have advanced 22f. 50c.— to 387 f. 50e. ; Foncier and Paris Gas, 45f. each—to 1,332 f. and 1,445 f. respec tively. In Railway Shares, Orleans have improved 15f. ; Lyons, 25f. ; Northern, 47f. 50c. ; and Lom bard, 28f. 75c. The quotations closed as follows ci per Cents 96 Bank Shares 3360 Do. end month — Italian Loan • 4d 3 per Cents. 67 50 Do. end month 4B 10 Do. end month 67 50 Mexican Loan l6 - Credit Mobilier 395 Do. Bonds lll 25 Do. end month ... 391 25 Spanish Threes Credit Fonder — Home Debt Do. eud month 1365 Deferred ISLILWAYe. For Account Orleans Bl3 75 Northern lll5 Lyons and M.editorranean BB5 Southern Western Eastern Sardinian Austrian Lombard North of Spain 531 25 525 - 3'30 - 377 50 SIR FAIRFAX MORESBY.— It would seem that Mr. Corry is resolved not to look upon mere senio rity as a recommendation for either promotion or reward. It was:generally believed in professional circles that Ad miral Sir G. R. Sartorious would have succeeded the late Admiral Sir Phips Hornby as Rear-Admiral of the - United Kingdom; but on comparing the services of the different officers it was found that Admiral Moresby had such supe rior claims that they could not bo ignored, and it was therefore, resolved to pass over Sir George and Lord Fitz hardinge, and to appoint Sir Fairfax to the distinguished vacant post. We cannot cavil at the determination which the First Lord arrived at, and it is to be hoped that during the time he holds office he will continue to pursue an equally distinguished course.—Army and Navy Gazette. • LITERATURE. Nooks and Corners of Old France. By the Rev. George Musgrave, M.A. Two Vols. Hurst and Blackett. Mu/turn, not Malta, is Mr. Musgrave's motto for the traveller. Instead of a rapid passage through a foreign country, " a day at Rome," " a night at Naples," and the hurried inspection and superficial glance by which so many visitors " get through " the business of siglit-seeing, he recommends them to take a small section of a map, and "to go through that little well." There is no doubt that such a course of action would afford more real information, and do more to enlarge the heart and intellect of the observer than a more rapid transit even "from China to Peru." Following out his own advice Mr. Musgrave has bestowed his attention upon the careful investigation of many a " nook" and " corner" full of interest and attraction upon which the hasty traveller has cast but a cursory glance. These volumes, which are written iu a plea sant gossiping style, arc full of entertaining matter relative to Calais and its curiosities ; to Paris and its treasures, old and new ; to the introduction of horse-flesh as an article of food ; to the Salpetriere, to Maintenon, and Le Mans; to Anjou and Angers ; to the relics of the Plantagenets, to the Black Prince, and the battle of Poictiers, and many other topics of historical fame and enduring interest. The Life St. of Theresa. Edited with a preface by the Archbishop of Westminster. One vol. Hurst and 131ackett. This very interesting life of St. Theresa, of Mount Carmel, possesses an especial attraction in its preface, which is from the pen of Dr. Manning, and in which that able expounder of religious his tory gives a very elaborate and forcible analysis of the peculiar characteristics of the great Spanish Saint. He particularises, in the first place, her intense perception and appreciation of the perfec tions of God ; and secondly, her singular intensity in the perception of sin ; thirdly, her annihilation of self ; and fourthly, an enlargement of intellect more like the intelligence of a man than of a woman; and lastly, that the knowledge of God con - (erred upon her an elevation and a force of will, before which the trials of her life, great as they were, gave way. Bible Teachings from Nature. By the Rev. Hugh AJacmillan, author of " First Forms of Vegeta tion." One vol. Macmillan. The book of Nature is a favourite study with Mr. Macmillan. He is one of those who especially love to see •' books in the running brook, Sermons in stones and good in everything," In the present work his subjects of contemplation are some of the works of nature alluded to in Holy Writ. " The Pleiades and Orion," as mentioned in the book of Job, " Grass and corn," " Blasting and Mildew," " The trees of the Lord," " The leaf," " The vine and its branches," and other kindred themes. In alluding to the natural illustrations which abound in the parables of our Lord, the author reminds us how our Lord " shed light upon Nature as he shed light upon the Bible, upon the works as upon the Word of God, and proved that every natural fact is a symbol of some spiritual fact—that every object of creation is suggestive of some im portant moral truth." l'ild Life among the Pacific Islanders. By E. H. Lamont, Esq. One vol. Ilurst and Blackett. The author of this volume tells us that it is chiefly compiled from rough notes of a journal written during his wanderings in the islands of the South Pacific during a four months' trading tour. lie has endeavoured to give a correct account of the strange manners and customs of the very strange people with whom he mingled, and he apologises for his own very prominent Adventures, and no wonder, for, among other trivial incidents, we find a description of a 3avage wedding at Tautua, with the Eng iish (or American) author enacting the part of bridegroom ! towlon Pauperism amongst Jews and Christians, By J. IL Stallard, M. 8., London. One vol, Saunders and Otley. • This very interesting and valuable inquiry into the actual condition and practical improvement of the poor of London, is very appropriately dedicated to that truly philanthropic lady the Baroness Lionel It Rothschild, whose example, the author v er y justly observes, is "worthy of imitation by the noble and the rich, whatever country they may dwell in, or religion they may profess." Low's Handbook of the Charities of London. In this little handbook we find full particulars respecting the objects, date, adiress, increase and expenditure, treasurer and secretary of above eight hundred charitable institutions and funds. Truly a magnificent C ttalogue which does honour to the abounding charity of our great metropolis. Australia as it is. By a Clergyman. One Vo Longman. This very interesting little work is filled with " facts and features," and " sketches and incidents " of Australia and Australian Life with notices of New Zealand. It possesses a particular value as recording the impartial opinions of a practical observer. Roulledge's Ready Reckoner. This is indeed a book of facts and figures ! No less than 63,000 calculations are to be found in its pages, and its value is, we should surmise, almost incalculable. Neu , Double Acrostics. By A. A. Y. Sothern and Co. More than two hundred curious acrostics are col lected in this little volume, possessing the average amount of excellence which appertain to that pecu liar branch of modern literature. The Bank Returns. -- The Bankers' Magazine furnishes the returns of the cir culation of the private and joint-stock banks in England and Wales for the four weeks ending the 30th of March. These returns, combined with the circulation of the Scotch and Irish banks for the same period, and the average cir culation of the Bank of England for the four weeks ended the 27th of March (the nearest date furnished by their returns), will give the following results of the circulation of notes in the United Kingdom when compared with the previous month : DI 'roll. 2, 314tren 2. 18G7. I 18437. Increase. Decrease 22,581,5i5 ! 12,183,"•89 1 1 1,085,4101 2,66 ,812 2,Y92,9;71 2,316,43 23,896 27,539,948! 27, 67;11 4,356,1601 4,:21,021 6,146,0041 5,873,117 United Kingdom. j 33,064152! 57,26 ,715 Bank of England Vriratc Banks Joint-stock Banks 3 8,0J6 11, 01 Total in England Scotland Ireland 1 3 3 : 5 2 i: 7 4 1 6 2 47 1 800,437 And as compared with the month ending the 31st of March, 1866, the above returns show an increase of £950,851 in the circulation of notes in England, and an increase of £893,230 in the circulation of the United Kingdom. On comparing the above with the fixed issues of the several banks the following is the state of the circulation:— The English private banks are below their fixed issue ... • •••• £1,365,804 The English joint-stock banks are below their fixed issue 421,767 Total below fixed issue in England £1,787,571 The Scotch banks are above their fixed issue... 1,471,753 The Irish banks are below their fixed issue 481,077 The average stock of bullion held by the Bank of Eng land in both departments during the month ending the 27th of March was £19,429,720, being an increase of £203,859 as compared with the previous month, and au increase of 5,130,709 when compared with the same period last year The following are the amounts of specie held by the Scotch and Irish banks during the month ending the 30th of March : Gold and silver held by the Scotch banks ... £2,637,948 Gold and silver held by - the Irish banks 2,331,963 • £4,969,911 Being a dcrease of £186,861 as compared with the pre vious return, and au increase of £192,956 when compared with the corresponding period last year. Twelve thousand five hundred and sixty immi grants arrived at New York during the month of March. Fifty thousand Swedes have announced their intention of emigrating to America. 63144 HER MAJESTY, &c• WINDSOR CASTLE, April 28. The Queen drove out yesterday afternoon. The lion. Lady Biddulph had the honour of accom panying her Majesty. Princess Beatrice took a drive in au open ear- ria ge. Princ .ss Louise, attended by Lady Churchill and Lord Alfred Paget, went to London last evening, and honoured the performance at the Prince ° f Wales's Theatre with her presence. The Hon. Mrs• Wellesley had the honour of accompanying her Royal Highness. The Prince of Wales rode Dut on Saturday, at tended by Captain Ellis. The Prince of \Vales attended Divine Service at the Chapel Royal, St. James's, yesterday morning. The Communion Service was read by the Re v. ' Thomas Helmore, the Rev. 1)r. Vivian, and t h° Rev. G. A. F. Hart. It is now finally arranged that her Majesty an d the Royal family will leave Windsor Castle for Osborne ou Thursday next. The court will reside at the Isle of Wight for a fortnight, and will then return to windsor. After remaining two or three days at the Castle the Quee n and Roy al family will leave for Balmoral for three week s ' Previous to her Majesty's leaving Windsor for Sco thula/ the christening of the infant son of the Prince and Prin cess Christian will take place at the private chapel of the Castle. The Prince and Princess Christian will reside at the Castle for five days after the Queen has left for Os borne, when their royal highnesses will take up their abode at Frogmore. His Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Meeklea burgh Strelitz, attended by Baron Von Engel and Bar° Von Poss, arrived on Saturday from Germany to join the Grand Duchess of Mecklenburgh Strelitz at Cain dg° Cottage, Kew. His Excellency the Belgian Minister and Madame Van de Weyer arrived at their residence in Arlingtow street, Piccadilly, at the end of last week, from N OW Lodge, Windsor Forest, for the season. The Marchioness of Lansdowne and family are passing the holidays in Paris. The youthful Marquis of Lansdowne arrived in London on Saturday, and has since left town on his way to Oxford to resume his studies at the above University. The Duke of REthinond arrived at his residence in Belgrave-square on Saturday from Goodwood Par ir ' Sussex. The duchess and family will come to town 011 Friday next for the season. The Marquis of Clauricarde arrived at his resi dence in Stratton-street on Saturday evening from Ire land. '1 he man h'oness comes to town to-day from visiting Viscount and Viscountess Stiatford &Radcliffe at Bein el Hempstead. DEATH OF LORD LLANOVER.—Died, April 2 7 1 1867, at his mansion in Great Stanhope-street, Mar fair, at 3.30 a.m., the Right Hon. Lord Llanover, aft er , severe sufferings. Lord Llanover will be long rememb ered for his consistent and unswerving Liberalism, as well fo r his undoubted acuteness of intellect and his high adruini S : trative ability. He was a stanch politician, an excellent friend, and, in every sense of the word, " an honest man' The deceased nobleman was the eldest son of BenjaM in Hall, M.P., of Hensoll Castle, Glamorganshire. WV3 born in 1802, and consequently was at the time of his death 65 years of age. Ile received his education at Westminster and Christchurch, Oxford, and first entered Parliament an member for Monmouth in 1831. In November, 1837, he was elected for the borough of 3.larylebone, which cortot',- tuency he continued to represent until June, 1859, wh en he was elevated to the peerage with the title of Lord Ma n : over. Previous to his acceptance of office, Sir B. Hall t nn : a leading and active part in the discussions in the lions" of Commons on questions affecting the Church Establish ment. In August, 1854, he accepted the office of Presi dent of the Board of Health, which he held until Aug'S of the following year, when he accepted the post of First Conamissioner'of Works. It was during his tenure of till, office that Sir B. Hall introduced the measure for the lo ca government of the metropolis under which the prese% Metropolitan Board of Works was elected, and made StiOfe great improvements in the parks of the metropolis. I'd was created a baronet in 1838, privy councillor in 1854, an Lord Llanover in 1859.— Observer. WILLS AND BEQUESTS. The will of Miss Mary C. Dickson, of Denmar k ': place, Camberwell, was proved in the London Cou rt on the 22d ult., and the personalty sworn under £16,000; the executors and trustees being Shar on Grote Turner, of Red Lion-square, and G e° ' Puckle, Esq., of Herbert House, Coldnarbour-la ne. The will is dated Aug. 25, 1866, and the testatri% died in February last, at the age of sixty-sore °. Her freehold property she directs to be sold and tbo proceeds equally divided amongst five persons, 013° of whom resided with her ; and the p e rsonaltYl after paying some few legacies to her executors 513' others, she bequeaths to charitable purposes , ils h under :—The Royal Hospital for Incurables, Briti s Home for Incurables, North London Hosp ital ' Smallpox Hospital, Metropoltan Free Hospital, Cancer Hospital, Sick Children's Hospital, Nigh" Refuge for Destitute, Female Orphan Asyluilli Westminster; London Hospital for Consurur Lion, and Brompton Hospital, each £ 2oo ', the llnfant Orphan Asylum, Orphan Work ing School, London Orphan Asylum ; the Asyl um for Fatherless Children, Red Hill ; Natio nal Benevolent Institution, London City Mission s ' Lambeth Pension Society ; Penitent Few ale Institution, Red Lion-square ; Paralytic and 0 Epileptic Institution, Ladies Visiting Society; and Girls' Schools, St. Matthew's, Denmark- 11111; and Royal London Ophthalmic Hospital , each £5OO ; and a like sum of £5 O O to the Raggea School, London, with a share in the residue to tho extent of £5OO ; and any further surplus to hio given to such institution as the executors may Olio' proper. The will of Ellis Watkin Cunliffe, Esclet ,u the Upper Seymour-street, was proved in London ot. Bth ult., under £140,000 personalty. The acting executors and trustees are Ellis Brooke Cunliffe' Esq., the son, and W. F. Foster, Esq., the law—power being reserved to Arthur Cunliffe, the son and other executor and trustee to prove here' after. The testator was of the firm of Cunliffe,DolO t jj ' and Co., merchants, Fenchurch-street and Se e r ing-lane, London, and Bordeaux. The testate died, in December last, at the family maps r°l3 ' Acton Park, Wrexham, at the age of seventy-DI; The will is dated 1863, and a codicil 1865. leaves to Mdme. Tayeau, widow of his late man T e e .at Bordeaux, an annuity of 2, 4 00 f. (£96). 'lO testator states in his will that he has made awl' provision for his son Arthur, and also for his 1 0 daughters in his lifetime ; he, therefore, beque 3t ilio all his partnership interest to his eldest sou, Brooke Cunliffe, and appoints him residuary leg' of both his real and personal estate. The will of Rear-Admiral E. J. Parrey, 11 ': retired, late of the city of Bath, was proved in 1 ) ° ,: - ; don on the 16th inst. The gallant Admiral 437, Feb. 27, 1867, having executed his will July 1 ..„ 1863, which is contained in the following worms •a " I give, devise, and bequeath all my esta te s a il effects whatsoever to my dear wife, Ulrica sar n d Parrey, her heirs, executors, administrators, assigns, and appoint her sole executrix." The The wills of the undermentioned person- who been recently proved in the London Court Right Hon. Lucy Baroness Muskerry, B 3 r ° , 13 0 0 Eli za beth Carrascosa, Countess Marianne ge v Anzolaso, aud the Hon. Hinton East. + OO The Scotch confirmation, or t es t a mentarY di.vosition, of Alexander Cuninghame, Esq., it'y sealed in the Principal Registry, the pe rson being estimated for duty at under £600,000. THE METROPOLITAN HORSE SHOW. —On s+ltil t e day the new plans for the forthcoming horse show 8t ill Agricultural Hall were approved by the directors, ° n- 41 ::(1 - be a vast improvement on those of previous shows, ' 1 " - y. ing more space to visitors and more comfort to the l'°l.ivfe They have been prepared and are to be carried out bY o f Sharman, builder, of the Liverpool - road, und er directi°,l3,of Mr. Sidney, secretary and manager. For the ensuing tr ot' there will be a very considerable number of Norfolk a ters," and that, if they can be purchased , the y will sli a home in the stables of the French Emperor. OberSrtv has received a letter from Gen. Fleury, the Maof Horse to the Emperor Napoleon, inquiri n g what ntlow — i j e this celebrated breed will be exhibited, a nd likely t ° for disposable in May, as the Government will send ° ye !, to the purpose of purchase if the eutryis good. In ad dit ` °- for • the prize list of £375 in money iu the four classe s o f hunters and of weight-carrying hacks, Mr. Podd, o r l to the directors, offers a gold medal for the best COb Nil w ill co ltist. The entries close on May 11, and the show mono on May 25. ,-.''' ant hirp the 're Pr in, B 1 lit ini Pt to Re ha 41