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Mr. Belmore, Miss Foote, Miss Lennox. After which, Boucicault's drama of FLYING SCUD. Messrs. Neville, Belmore, Blake. Garden,Vollaire ; Mesdames F. Josephs, C. Saunders. B. Foote, If aymond. THEATRE ROYAL, ASTLEY'S. Under the Sole Management of Mr. W. H. C. NATION. Great Attraction for the Easter Holidays. Production of an entirely New and Original Drama, founded on Charles Dickens's noted work " Hard Times, - entitled "UNDER THE EARTH ; or, The Sons of Toil." THIS EVENING (MONDAY), April 29, an entirely new and original Dramatic Adaptation of Dickens's work, " Hard Times, ' entitled UNDER THE EARTH ; or, The Sons of Toil, with the strikin4 and effective Mine Scenes. Messrs. Fernandez, Atkins. Stephens, Richardson; Misses Edith Stuart, Marion, Mrs. Caulfield. To conclude with Li. J. Byron's piquant Burlesque, THE NYMPH OF TH E LURL BURG, with new and brilliant Scenery illustrative of the beautiful Rhine. Misses Edith Stuart, Ellen Thirlwall, Nellie Clifton, Annie Richardson; Messrs. 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POPULAR HISTORY of LONDON from the Invasion of Julius Ce3sar 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. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY.--Morning, 10h. 45m.—Afternoon, llh. 20m, Ta-31owtow.-Morning, llh. 50m.—Afternoon, h. m „ x g t s LONDOIV, TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 1867. The King of PRUSSIA cannot resist the tempta tion of making a speech, and accordingly he has opened the Prussian Chambers in person, and edi fied the Deputies with his words of wisdom and counsels of prudence. According to his theory all is progressing favourably towards the accomplish ment of the great purpose in view, the establish ment of German unity. This extraordinary session did not excite the enthusiasm which some of its predecessors have done, but that is not to be won dered at under the circumstances. It is on tilt principle that one cannot have Contours perdrix that the Prussians are getting rather tired of thee , incessant public ceremonies and tbia constant iteration of the same thing. The KING'S remarks were addressed to the union of the North German Confederation, which seems to be the one thing needful according to his doctrine. To hear him talk one might imagine that collective Germany had just escaped from a great danger, instead of nothing having happened to disturb its serenity but the plots and plans of the KING and his advisers. Also it might be thought that the Germans were far behind their neighbours in point of progress ; but if they are, whose fault is it but their own, and how can " united and vigorous development" be secured by the arbitrary interference of Prussia in all matters, civil and military, of great and little import? We hear that a constitution has issued from the delibe rations of Parliament, but nothing is said of the drawbacks to the plans of Count BISMARCK which took place in the course of deliberation in the said Parliament, and however he may gloss it over the KING has certainly no cause to plume himself upon the success he has met with in this matter. National unity sounds very grand, but it is after all but a very vague term, and may mean a little or a great deal as the case may be. In the present instance no one need be ashamed to confess himself puzzled, because there is not the ghost of unity to see. Had the several States of Germany simultaneously re solved to join together it might have been different, and had the majority been unanimous it might have succeeded; but as it is, mere force of arms can never create unity, nor can the assumption of power by one kingdom to the exclusion of others allow of the fulfilment of comprehensive designs. Notwithstanding the flourish of trumpets with which the speech opens, we soon come to some very practical illustration of the name of freedom being all that remains to the component parts of this grand Constitution, and learn that the introduc tion of the Federal Constitution will subject the individual States to " unavoidable restrictions" in all departments which will have to be subordinate , to the general development. We doubt very much if the people will find the promise true of their rights noc being forfeited in consequence of their being transferred to the representatives of the extended commonwealth. As for the consent of the Deputies being necessary for the laws of the North German Confederation, that is a very sorry source of comfort, because it is easy to pass over a great deal of what is decided upon. It is worthy of no tice that the KING gives a very broad hint as to the South German States shortly joining the others, and he has also to refer to the indecent haste exhi bited by his Government so early as last autumn in making offensive and defensive treaties with those States, of course with the object of curtailing their privileges and of increasing the ascendancy of Prussia. In conclusion, the King expressed a hope that he and his Government would find that the Deputies would exhibit that patriotism which Prussia has always displayed in serious times. The times would have been serious just now had not the Berlin authorities done their best, or rather their worst, to make them so, but this must be passed over with the other inconsistencies of the Prussians. The Luxemburg question was referred to in the House of Commons last night, and Lord STANLEY said that he had every reason to hope that France and Prussia would accept the pro posal to hold a Conference in London on the subject, and the noble lord added his belief that a peaceful arrangement might be come to in consequence. The public will learn this with un mixed satisfaction, for there is no desire for war in any quarters. The noble lord added a declaration, which will also be most welcome to all, and which was received with cheers by the house when he gave it. " I may also say th;it from the first, and throughout, the language I have held to all parties concerned has been this—that if, unfortunately, matters took a different turn from that which they now seem likely to take, and if hosti lities were to break out, the position of Eng land in this quarrel would be one of strict and im partial neutrality." It is of the greatest consequence that they should be clearly understood from the first in the most decided manner and on the best authority, and we think that the thanks of the nation are due to the noble lord at the head of Foreign Affairs for the admirable manner in which he has conducted matters. The " meddle and muddle " policy of Lord RUSSELL would have been sure to complicate things, and per haps we might eventually have been mixed up in the war ourselves, albeit it is one in which this country has no concern. Her MAJESTY'S Government has not expressed " decided views" upon this question, we are told by Lord STANLEY, but they did express a " very strong opinion" in favour of peace, which is all that could be ex pected of them, and we have no doubt that if happily this peaceful solution be arrived at the noble lord and his colleagues will deserve a large share of the credit of the affair by their firm demeanour and their wise counsels. On the whole, the explanation afforded to the Houselast night bfthe noble lord, in answer to the question on the subject, was as satisfactory as it could be under the circum stances ; and we can say, without exaggeration, that it is the first time for years that an answer has been given in Parliament on any topic of European importance which has been so, thanks to the very efficient way in which affairs have been conducted in our Foreign Office. A policy that neither inspires confidence nor excites fear, that neither commands respect nor gains consideration, can never answer. The Conservatives are apparently determined to make the most of their opportunities, and some members of the party are now bent upon organis ing a Conservative Union, whose ramifications are to extend throughout the country, and to unite the various provincial associations under one head. Some years ago such an attempt might have been looked upon with uneasiness as indicative of the growth of a reactionary policy, but the time has gone by when the term Conservative signified an antagonist to all improvements. No doubt the ranks include some members who prefer the old ideas to the new, and who secretly think stage coaches and three-deckers far better than express trains and monitors, but we are not to judge bodies by individuals. The Liberal party is always more elastic than its great adver sary, and it numbers among its supporters advo ttes of manhood suffrage and admirers of the Re publican form of Government, as well as gentlemen who, whatever their professions, are heartily glad when any obstacle opposes itself to change and pro gress, and matters are left in statu quo. The acts of men are fortunately sometimes wiser than words, and if men du not often put their grandilo quent theories into practice, they often pause iu fulfilling mischievous intentions. A large party, if they are to keep together, must be guided by the opinion of the few, and the leaders are generally wise enough to see the weakness and evanescence of extreme opinions. The heads of the Conservative party have been wise enough to abandon the untenable positions which some few of their followers would gladly see them endeavour to retain, and the term Conservative, if it has lost something of the vigour and determination that belonged to the Tory of the old school, is no longer identical with civil and religious intolerance and re popular claims. The ne w solute opposition to all THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY E V ENING, APRIL 30, 1867. union, which was discussed last night with so much pomp and circumstance at the Freemasons' Tavern, is intended apparently to represent those more advanced opinions which have of late years given us some good measures, and which may rather be described as constitutional than Conservative. One gentleman last evening proposed, indeed, the substitution of the latter title. " If," he said, " they were called the Constitutional Union, they would be enabled to enrol members of moderate political views who were opposed to the spread of democracy, but who also had a strong ob jection to the word Conservatism, though they really upheld Conservative principles. If the union is to stand and exercise any -widespread influ ence it must be framed in a broad and comprehensive spirit, adapting itself to the wants and wishes of the time. It is quite possible to be at the same time Constitutional and Liberal, and if any one proves himself to unite both qualities, he is usually secure of a good share of public approval. We want a little more activity infused into our public life. During the last half century or so the predominance has been shared, indeed, by both parties ; but at first the Tories were all-powerful, and afterwards the ascendancy was completely gained by the Whigs. The result has been disadvantageous to the country; for though, no doubt, we have had great reforms in legisla tion, no party can long hold an irresponsible tenure of power without becoming supine and indifferent. They grow fearful of introducing sweeping changes for fear of disturbing the dolce far niente in which they are reposing. They hesitate about beginning reforms which may weaken their ranks and endanger their power. With a powerful and united Opposi tion, on the contrary, the Government, to which ever side it may belong, is kept up to the mark. Its members know that keen, and not too friendly, eyes are watching their footsteps, ready to take advantage of the slightest false step. They are kept on their mettle, and should they flag, or become incapable of conducting the public business with energy and spirit, their places are quickly filled by their rivals. The ranks of the Liberal party are just now so much disorganised that they do not present a united front to their adversaries. Their leader has abandoned his post, and they are far from unanimous as to their line of action. By the singular turns of the wheel of Fortune they find themselves compelled to choose between opposing a Liberal measure and supporting a Conservative Government. Such an alternative is very trying, and we must not be too severe on individual members of the Liberal party if we find them contradicting their professions or abandoning their allies. Such occasions test se verely the political independence of individual members, and it is not every one who has moral courage enough to support what he believes to be a good measure when it is brought forward by his antagonists. Still we believe the large majority of the Liberal party will be heartily glad to see the question of Reform settled by any means, however much they may feel themselves compelled to oppose a Conservative measure. CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS. --IP- - (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, Monday Evening. The Moniteur announces officially that the Em peror yesterday received in the chapel of the Tuile ries Monseigneurs Landriot and Allemand Lavi giere, promoted to the Archbishoprics of Rheims and Algiers, and their holinesses Thomas, Hacquard, 'roulon, and Las Casas appointed Bishops of Rochelle, Verdun, an 1 Cinstantine to take the oaths to his Maje.ity on their appointment. They were introduced by the Grand Almoner of his Ma jesty, and the Minister of Public Worship and the keeper of the seals were present. A telegram from Gibraltar, dated April 26, evening, announces the passage before that town of the French ship, Le Souverain, which brings back the remainder of the French troops from Mexico, and Marshal Bazaine. The troops on board Le Souverain were in perfect health. The vessel is expected at Toulon on Thursday or Friday. The Government of the Sultan has decided upon the creation of a diplomatic post at Washington. Blaq-Bey is appointed to represent the Sultan at the Cabinet of the United States. The Portuguese journals announce, on the autho rity of letters for Oporto, that tranquillity had been completely re-established in the latter city. Although it is well not to give too easy credence to the reports in circulation in Paris about Luxem burg, yet in the multitude of councillors wisdom may be found. Taking the general accounts pub lished to-day they confirm the pacific anticipations of yesterday. It is, I believe, beyond much doubt, that Prussia will accept the neutralisation of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, and will send a representative to the proposed Congress of the leading Powers to arrange the details arising out of such a compromise of her claims. This view, however, is opposed to the opinion of some of the Paris papers. Another case of cattle plague has manifested itself in Belgium. It has appeared in the small village of Dormael, near llassell. Two oxen were ordered to be slaughtered as being infestei with the disease. A letter from Rome mentions a very interesting archaeological discovery which has been made while digging at a cloister not far from Santa Cecilia in Trastavera. It is an antique marble statue of Her cules with singular clothing. He wears a tunic, and upon the right shoulder is the hand of a woman. The statue is of good workmanship. A portion of both arms is wanting. Gounod's opera, founded upon " Romeo and Juliet," has been completely successful. The words are by Messrs. Jules Barbier and Michel Carre, who have followed the plot with tolerable accuracy. The music is pronounced to be agreeable, if not striking. Romeo is played, or rather sung, by Michot, and. Madame Carvalho was all that could be desired as Juliet. One critic says, " The author of Faust' has achieved another great triumph. Some portions of the opera aro very remarkable and others are sublime." The experiment of the Cafe Concert Diva Theresa at Marseilles, as was expected, turned out a complete failure. The crowd was immense and tumultuous, but it was outside the Alcazar, and scarcely one single person at first had the courage or folly to pay 20 francs for admission. The gene ral cry was, " We are not such fools as to pay 20 francs to hear Theresa as the Parisians can hear her for 15 sous." The persons who went in were hissed and insulted. At last 50 persons paid, but the. ex citement was such that it was thought best to return them their admission money. Some damage was done to the chandeliers. Theresa wrote a letter to the editor of the Seiniphore, of Marseilles, in which she said she had nothing to do with the prices. She regretted that " tumultuous masses" had assembled, but, as an artist, she felt flattered by having drawn together such a large number of people. Theresa ended her letter by saying that she was too ill to sing again for the present. The fact is the lady has left Marseilles, and will, no doubt, be soon back at her accustomed spot in P aris. The storm prevailed with great violence all last night, and the rain fell heavily. It has rained all day, and the cold has returned. In this respect the weather to-day was exactly like that of winter. Storms have raged for some days in parts of France. The papers from the Northern Departments are filled with details of the damage and loss of pro perty which has resulted. At Wandignies more than 40 houses received much injury. Two houses were entirely blown to the ground. The wind re sembled a clap of thunder at times. At Mar chieunes roofs of houses were blown away and trees uprooted, At Vendegies fourteen houses were unroofed. One house was entirely destroyed, and hailstones fell of a size never before seen in that part of the country. At Etaples the wind blew down a portion of a building on the Quai where merchandise was landed. In the summer garden of the Palace of the Em peror of China, attached to the Chinese restau rant, there will be a theatre. It is not known exactly what the performances will consist of, but there will of course be Chinese jugglers and pan tomimes. Various curious mysteries are hinted at. As to the restaurant the report is that all the delicacies of the Chinese kitchen will be served up, including birds' eggs, shark chops, and various strange dishes in which the Chinese are known to delight. As to tea that will be served up by Tching Yong, a real Chinese tea dealer, in his na tivc costume. The Chinese garden is i n a for ward state. Chinese gardeners are hard at work upon it every day, and, as its name indicates, it will bo formed upon the model of the summer gar den of the Emperor. As to the International theatre, which will make two theatres in the park of the Exhibition, it advances wonderfully, and will be of a more capacious and important character than was supposed. It will contain 1,200 per sons. Its general aspect resembles• the Grand Opera in the Rue Lepelletier. The stage appears to be nearly as large. The opening will take place with a comic opera, "La Fiancee d'Aremberg, to be followed by a ballet, in which 60 English and foreign female dancers will appear. In spite of the exceedingly unfavourable weather the attendance at the Exhibition to-day has been numerous, larger, indeed, than it was last week when there were fine days. The fact is the secret seems to be beginning to unfold itself. Had every thing been finished at the opening day, in a short time there would have been sameness and satiety. As it is almost every day a change is perceptible. Something now is to be seen. Buildings which pre sented bare boards become covered with ornaments and devices, and the scene realises' what is some times seen in the play-bills—" a change of perform ance every day." The aspect of the Exhibition is ever varying. He who went last week may come now again, and he will find an increase of novelty and beauty. With progression like this, in a month or so, the scene will be one of magnificence never before witnessed. There are now on sale at the Halle new almonds, ripe grapes, and bananas from Algeria. Vegetables of the luxurious class, asparagus, green peas, cauli flowers, and French beans, are abundant and cheap. A quart of shelled green peas may be bought for two francs. Nice strawberries are sold at 2f. a pound, and small strawberries at a cheaper rate. In spite of inclement weather in Paris, cherries are cheap. Where they come from Ido not know. Meat and poultry continue to be very dear. I before men tioned the alleged reason given by the butchers for the high price of meat, but it does not seem so clear and satisfactory as the poulterer in regard to venison. He said it was impossible that venison could over be cheap, and when pressed for the reason why, he said that venison must be deer. The gardens around Paris give promise of a large crop of peas. The vines look well, and grapes will no doubt be good and cheap. Opening of the Prussian Chambers. SPEECH OF KING WILLIAM. BERLIN, April 29. The opening of the Prussian Diet for an extraor dinary session took place to-day in the White Hall. About 250 members were present. In the diplo matic box were the representatives of England, Russia, the Hanse Towns, Hesse Darmstadt, and Saxony. The Court box was unoccupied. King William was accompanied by the Crown Prince, Prince Frederick Charles, Prince Albrecht, Prince Alexander, and Prince George of Prussia, Prince Augustus of Wurtemburg, and Duke Wil liam of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. His Majesty, who was received with cheers on entering the hall, delivered the following speech from the throne : " Illustrious, Noble, and Honourable Gentlemen of both houses of the Diet,—A constitution of the North German Confederation, by which the united and vigorous development of the nation appears secured, has issued from the deliberations of the Parliament, to which the Prussian people sent its representatives in conformity with the law approved by you. I have summoned you around my throne to submit this constitution to your decision. The task of national unity, which the Government corn menced with your co-operation, is now to be con cluded by your assent. Upon this basis the protec tion of Federal territory, the care of common rights, and of the prosperity of the people, will thenceforth be guaranteed by the collective populations of Northern Germany and their Governments in firm community. " By the introduction of the Federal constitution the privileges of the representations of individual States will be subject to unavoidable restrictions in all those departments which will be in future subor dinate to the general development. But the people consent of itself will not have t o forfeit an y of the rights it l t a has hitherto possessed. It will m erely transfer their maintenance to its re p resent atives in the thewm i o l mute es still iel freely-electedt been requisite d oli Deputies hhe entire people c German Confederatio n. p rovision has been made by the Federal const itution in all respec's that those rights, whose exercis e the various representa tions abandon in favour of the new community of States, shall be transferred in the same extent to the general Parliament. The secure founda tion of national independence, power, and pros perity shall go hand in hand with the development of German rights and constitutional institutions. My Government entertains the assurance that both Houses of the Diet, correctly appreciating the urgent national necessity of speedily settling the task before us, will readily afford their assistance to its completion. " Gentlemen,—The newly formed Confederation at present only includes the States of North Ger many, but an intimate national community will always unite them with the South Germany States. 'The firm relations my Government concluded for offensive and defensive purposes with those States as early as last autumn will have to be transferred to the enlarged North German commonwealth by special treaties. " The vivid consciousness of the South German Governments and populations of the dangers of German dissension, and the necessity of firm na tional union, which constantly finds more decided expression throughout the whole of Germany will assist to hasten the solution of that important task. The united strength of the nation will be entitled and be competent to guarantee to Germany the blessings of peace, and effectual protection of her rights and her interests. With this assurance my Government will devote itself to averting any in terruption to European peace by every means com patible with the honour and the interests of the fatherland. The German people, however, strong in its unity, will be able calmly to face the vicissi tudes of the future, if you, gentlemen, will aid in completing the great work of national union with that patriotism which has always been displayed in Prussia in serious times." There was frequent applause during the delivery of the speech. At its conclusion Herr von For keubeck called for cheers for the King, who then quitted the hall. Count Bistnarck thereupon declared the Diet open. A sitting of both Houses takes place to-day. REPRESENTATION OF EAST CORNWALL. —Mr. T. J. A. Robartes for many years the Liberal member for the Eastern Division of Cornwall, has intimated that he has finally resolved not to offer himself for re-election. He feels that his health will not permit of his giving that close attention to Parliamentary duties which the duties of a representative require, and he has therefore fully made up his mind to withdraw from the position ho has so long maintained to the satisfaction of his constituents. Sir CJlman Rashleigh, Sir C. G. P. Sawle, Sir John Tre lawny, and Lord Elliot are each and all named for the seat which will become vacant by Mr. Robartes's retirement, and it is almost certain that the Liberal party will select, one of these gentlemen, LA TEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) FRANCE AND THE LUXEMBURG QUESTION. PARIS, April 30. The Moniteur of this morning publishes the fol- lowing : "At the time when the late incidents relative to Luxemburg gave rise to certai❑ apprehensions for the maintenance of peace, the French army in con sequence of the reduction in 1865 had fallen below its normal effective. On the other hand, the corps of occupation in Mexico had left in America 7,000 horses, 3,000 of these being draught horses, which it was indispensable to replace. It was therefore the duty of the Government to take precautionary measures. These have consisted in raising the regi ments to their effective strength, in purchasing a certain number of horses, and placing the fron tier fortresses in a state of defence. The pacific intelligence which has transpired within the last few days has determined the Emperor to take no further measure, in order not to furnish any pre text for agitating the public mind, and not to dis courage the hopes of peace. Thus the number of horses to be bought will be limited to what is strictly necessary, and the soldiers on furlough, who were to be ordered to rejoin their regiments, will be allowed to remain in their homes. PORTUGAL. LISBON, April 30. The Royal Mail Steam Packet Company's ship Seine has arrived here from Brazil, &c., and will leave at 8 a.m. to-day for Southampton with 104 passengers, £52,456 in specie, 1,546 bags of coffee, 677 rolls of tobacco, 40 barrels tapioca, 50 packages of ipecacuanha, and 164 packages of sundries. The Shannon, with the out mails of the 9th inst., had arrived out at St. Vincent (Cape Verds). THE BRAZILS. (Arrival of the Seine.) Rio, April 8. Exchange on London, 23i 24 ; on Paris, 392 to 398. Coffee, good first, 7,200 to 8,500 reis. Total export since the departure of the last mail, 114,456 bags, of which 11,491 were for the Chan nel, 23,033 for north of Europe, 11,161 for the Mediterranean, and 2,228 for the Baltic. Sales, 99,200 bags. Stock, 80,000. Freights, 425. Gd. to 475, 6d. BAHIA, April 13. Exchange on London, 24,i 24i. Sugar—whites, 2,600 to 3,400 reis; browns, 2,100 to 2,200 reis. Cotton, 13,500 to 14,500 reis. PERNAMBUCO, April 16. Exchange on London, 241. Sugar—whites, 4,300 to 4,500 reis ; browns, 2,250 to 2,700 reis. Cotton, 13,800 to 14,000 reis. The royal mail steamship Shannon arrived at St. Vincent on the 20th inst. BUENOS AYRES, March 27. Exchange on London, 49 to 49f. Dry bides, 44. Wool, 45 to 90. Lumber, 38 to 42. TIIE WAR IN THE BRAZILS. Rio DE JANEIRO, April 8. The mission of the United States Minister to the camps of General Lopez and Marshal Caxias with the object of promoting peace between the belligerents has led to no result. No fresh opera tions hare taken place at the seat of war. INDIA. AND CHINA (HEAVY) MAILS. GIBRALTAR, April 29. The Syria will leave during the night. She may be expected at Southampton on the 4th May. SUEZ, April 29. The Madras, with the outward mail of April 12- 20, left for Bombay at 7 a.m. to-day. FRANCE. BOURSE, April 29.—(Two o'clock).—The market to-day is crowded to excess, and presents a scene of much animation. The near approach of the settlement, however, has the effect of somewhat re stricting operations, and the business transacted is of a somewhat irregular character. Three per Cents. and Italian Fives, which at the opening were quoted at 68f. and 49f. respectively, have since de clined to 67f. 60c. and 48f. 20c.--still, however, showllng an advance of 10c. in each case. Credit Foncier Shares have further improved 10f., viz., to 1,375 f. ; whilst Mobilier are being offered at 390 f., or 6f. 25c. lower. The other Miscellaneous Secu rities, as well as Railway Shares, show no appre ciable variation from Saturday's closing rates. Three o'clock.—The quotations closed as follows : Bank Shares 3345 Italian Loan 47 90 Do. end month 47 80 Mexican Loan — Do. Bonds — Spanish Throes Home Debt — Deferred 4 per Cents 96 25 Do. end month — 3 per Cents. 67 50 Do. end month 67 50 Credit Mobilier Do. end month Credit Fourier — Do. end month 1370 '.1.Y13. For Account. Orleans Northern 1125 Lyons and Mediterranean BB5 Southern — Western 535 Eastern 535 Sardinian Austrian Lombard 3BO North of Spain — AMERICA. NEW YORK, April 29, 6 p.m. Closing prices :—Gold opened at 134 f, but after wards rallied, closing at 136 ; Sterling Exchange on London, 109.14 ; 5-20 United States Bonds, 111 ; Illinois, 114 ; Erie, 60. Cotton : Middling Up land, 30 ; Petroleum (refined), 26. The Cambria and the City of Cork hare arrived out. NEw YORK, April 20. The Mississippi petition for an injunction to stay the execution of the Reconstruction Act, being so amended as to pray for an injunction against Secretary Stanton and Generals Grant and Ord, was presented to the Supreme Court on Thursday last, and allowed to be filed, notwith standing a motion from the Attorney-General that the bill be dismissed on the ground that the case was beyond the jurisdiction of the Court. The case will be heard on the 26th inst. Gen. Schofield has announced that:former con scripts of the rebel army are not necessarily to be disfranchised. A Republican State Convention met at Richmond on Thursday. Several white and negro Radicals spoke on the occasion, and resolutions were passed thanking Congress and endorsing the action of that body in adopting the platform of the Republican party. The resolutions also advocated political equality and general education irrespective of colour. Radical meetings have been held by the whites and negroes in Winston, Mobile, and North Caro lina, at which resolutions were adopted in favour of affiliating with the Radical party in the North, purging Congress, and confiscating the property of the rebels. Numerous Convention meetings of whites and negroes have been held at Pittsburg (Savannah) and other places, at which Conservative principles were avowed, but at the same time submission to the Reconstruction Act was advocated. The collector of customs at New Orleans has seized the French steamship Darien, in consequence of an alleged attempt by the officers of the vessel to defraud the customs. The investigation into the alleged extensive enlistments in Cuba for the army of the Emperor Maximilian proves that very few men had enlisted, and those without the knowledge of the authorities of the island. Advices from Belize (Honduras) to the 2nd of April state that the Indian war was at an end an 1 that martial law had been suspended. MEXICO. NEW YORK, April 20. Republican advices from Matamoras to the 13th instant reiterate the news of the capture of Puebla by the Republicans, and of the offer made by Maxi milian to capitulate, and the terms of which had been refused by Juarez. The defeat of Escobedo was denied. Yellow fever had appeared at Vera Cruz. IItELAND. DUBLIN, April 29. Massey, the approver, has not died, as was re ported on Saturday. He was taken suddenly ill on Friday, and grew worse on Saturday, when he was attended by two medical gentlemen. His health had greatly improved yesterday. There was a talk of poison, but it was probably the cross-examination that caused his illness. An interesting case touching the religion of wards of Chancery was brought before the Lord Chancellor on Saturday. Messrs. Lawson and Exham, applied, on behalf of Mr. Longfield, who was the uncle by marriage of the minors, that an order made by the late Lord Chancellor, on the 7th of January, 1867, on the petition of Mrs. Anne Purcell, the mother of the minors, might be examined, and that she might not be at liberty to take out administration to her deceased daughter. The petition of Mr. Longfield stated that he and his wife, on the sth of May, 1859, presented a petition to the Court in reference to the religion and religious education to be given to the two minors, stating that the children had been bap tised Protestants, but were being brought up in the Roman Catholic religion. Their father was a Pro testant, and their mother was a Roman Catholic ; their father had died intestate, and she was ap pointed by the Court their guardian, and a sum of £5OO a year was allowed her for their maintenance, she having no means or property of her own. She afterwards removed the children from the jurisdiction of the Court, and took them abroad; and those facts having been brought under the notice of the late Master of the Rolls, an order of attachment for contempt of Court was issued against her, the main tenance for the minors was directed to be suspended until they should be brought back, and she was directed to bring up the children in the religion of their father. & reference having been directed to the Master he, by his report made in February, 1860, found that the children had been removed by their mother and guardian, and that she had adopted that course for the purpose of enabling her to bring them up in the Roman Catholic religion, and that they were then living either in France or somewhere else out of the jurisdiction of the Court. Mrs. Purcell was directedat once to bring back the children, but she refused to do so, and still kept them abroad. Their property, which amounted to about £2,000 a year, was managed by a receiver who paid the rents into court, and the allowance formaintenance having been suspended a considerable sum of money had accumulated. It had been lately discovered that a petition had been presented by Mrs. Purcell, an nouncing the death of one of her children (a girl) in Paris, and that she, Mrs. Purcell, had directed her solicitor, Mr. Basil Orpen, to take out administra tion to her, and he had received out of the funds in court, to the credit of the minor matter, a sum of £l2O for the purpose of defraying the necessary stamp duty and other matters connected with such administration, and Mr. Lougfield now submitted that Mrs. Purcell should not be allowed to take out a dministration, and that no part of the minor's pro perty should be given to her. It was a most extraor dinary case, a deliberate contempt of Court had been committed by Mrs. Purcell, who bad taken the chil dren away out of the jurisdiction, and kept them away. One of them had recently died, the other (a boy), now about 15 years of years, was entitled to a considerable property. No one connected with him could find:out where he was, or how he was being educated and brought up. Nothing was known but that his mother, contrary to the order of the Court, was bringing him up a Roman Catholic, which was not the religion of his father, and the object of the petition she had presented to the Court was that she might be enabled, by taking out administration to her deceased child, to possess herself of some property, and get some means of living, and thereby maintain herself and her son until he was of sufficient age to obtain his property, and in the meantime his reli gious opinions would be fixed in the way he was being brought up. The Lord Chancellor said the case was one of the most disagreeable kind that could come before the Court. In the case of the minors, the Court and its officers were pl ace d i n a most fiduciary position. Mr. Orpen should pay the costs of the entire of the affidavit which he had made on the motion. It was absurd to put all the matters forward which were in it. Ile (the Lord Chan cellor) meant to act as he supposed his predecessor would have acted. He entirely acquitted Mr. Orpen of an intentional design to suppress anything mate rial from the Court, but that did not meet the exi gency of the case. The solicitor acting for the minors was placed in a position most peculiar to the court, and it was upon that ground he meant to dis pose of the case. Mr. Orpen had failed in his duty to the Court in a most material way, for if he had disclosed to the Court, in the .petition for liberty to take out administration on which the order now sought to be rescinded was made, the real position in which Mrs. Purcell had placed herself, no such order would have been made. The order of the Master of the Rolls wag one substantially displacing the guardian. The order of the 7th of January last should be set aside with costs, to be paid by Mr. Orpen, and the £l2O advanced to him to be lodged in court to the credit of the minor matter. lie certainly would not allow the mother to remain any longer guardian. The Cork, Examiner contains the following ac count of an equestrian exploit in that town : "Thursday evening, about 5 o'cick, when Patrick street was crowded, as it usually is at that hour, considerable excitement was caused by a man, evi dently much under the influence of drink, mounted on a very fine horse, riding down the street from the direction of Patrick's-bridge at a furious pace. When he reached Messrs. Carmichael's establish ment, he turned his horse on the footpath and rode along at the same pace, much to the astonishment and alarm of the pedestrians. His horse was caught several times by persons, but they were unable to hold the animal owing to its rider using his spurs freely, and slashing all within reach with a long hunting whip which he had in his hands. Having ridden on the footpath as far as the bridge, he went to the other side, and on his way down rode his horse into several business houses, creating the greatest confusion, and in some instances doing damage. As may be imagined, such an extraordinary proceeding caused the gathering of a large crowd, whom for any interference on their part to prevent his doing fur ther mischief the gallant gentleman addressed as a pack of Irish pigs.' Exasperated by this —lan guage a man came from the crowd and administered to the officer a very good thrashing, which had the effect for a while of restraining him. seeing police coming, however, he again dashed away at a rapid pace, and having reached Patrick's-bridge, he turned a his animal again, facing body of six polic emen , who were in pursuit of him. They surrounded him, but he broke away from them, and he was only se cured by being pulled off his horse. He was then taken into custody and removed to Bridewell, where he gave his name as Major —, late of the 13th Regiment. The charge of being drunk and riding furiously was entered against him, and having given bail to appear at the police- office next morning, he I was discharged." The Duke of Bedford has given £5OO to Mrs. Glad:At/as Gcnayaloscont Y ~~ ". • r C j innor* tholar. HER MAJESTY, &c• W IND SO R CASTLE, April 29. The Queen and Princess Louise rode on ponies in the grounds this morning. His Royal Highness Prince Leopold went out walking, attend ed by Mr. Legg ; and Princess Beatrice rodo in the H o me Park. His Serene Highness the Prince of Leiningen visited . the Queen and Prince and Princess Christian this morning, and remained to luncheon. The Duke of Buckingham has left the C astle for London. Miss helps has also left the Cas tle. Sir James Clark arrived at the Ca stle this morning. The Prince of Wales, accompanied by th e puke of Edinburgh, and attended by Captain Ellis, rode outles" terday. The Duchess of Leeds and the Hon. Lora Lan! Fox have arrived at Brown's Hotel, Dover-street , o n their way to St. Leonards, from llornby Castle, Yorkshire. The Comtesse de Gendre's ball will take place 011 Thursday, May IG. Lord and Lady Tredegar have arrived at their house in Portman-square from Tredegar Park,Monmouth shire. The Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol and lar°' Ellicott have returned to Portman-square for the season. The Baron and Baroness de Frankel, M. A. de Frankel, and M. do Poutunkin have arrived at C laridge Hotel from Byde, Isle of Wight. The Earl and Countess of Tankerville and fami ly have arrived in town from Worthing, Sussex, for the so to s° ll. The Earl and Countess Bessborough ca ne town to-day from visiting the Countess Cowper at Po' shanger, Harts, for the season. The Marquis of Hartington, M.P., is doing d ilt Y with the Lancashire Yeomanry Cavalry at Cheste rfied, and will shortly arrive in town to resume his Parliatile4- tary duties. Haymarket Theatre. • Last evening the long-promised five-act comedy' " A Wild Goose," written by Mr. John 1 4 a ter Wallack, and " edited" for the London stage by ai r * Boucicault, was produced. The piece was first pe h r e formed in America two or three years ago, and t t success it then met with led to its representation at some of our principal provincial theatres, and fina ll y' it has, after passing through the hands of the accon l " plished dramatist we have above mentioned, been submitted to the London public by Mr. Bunka to . l3u at his theatre in the Haymarket. The piece on t,a, first production in America was called " Rosedale, and although that title has been changed by 14r ; Boucicault for that of " A Wild Goose,": / s trace many things in the play that forcibly remi nd us of a romantic fiction published in Blackwood o°l time ago entitled " Lady Lee' s Wido w hood." The drama in question is elaborated i n to five acts, a nd although everything that the most careful manage. ment could do has b e e n e ff ec t e d i n the way ° mouuting,,, it seemed somehow to fall rather tamely on the audience, the disappointment cocea sioned by the fact that Mr. Sothern was c alled 0 11 to sustain a character that cre a t e d no more inter est than that of the ordinary " walking gentleman" In English comedy. The audience, doubtless, ° .. d pected something after the style of " D av , s l Garrick," or " A Lesson for Life," but such wa s II " the case. " A Wild Goose" turned out to boa and very improbable play, acted by the best troup e comedians in the metropolis. The main story °: " A Wild Goose " may be soon told. Lady vale, a young widow, is left with an infant son in such a position under the will of h er husband that she cannot marry again without the con s°t of an executor, one Colonel Higham Ferrers, w ho happens to be a rascal. This solitary gua rdian plots with gipsies to destroy the child, who stand s 6 between him and a baronetcy and a fortune, and l outwitted by a dashing scamp or" wild goose," named ; Robert Devlin (Mr. Sothern), who first appears as a captain in the Lancers, and afterwards in a varlet/ of characters, all assumed to enable him to resto re the lost child to its sorrowing parent. As we llaY e i already said, Mr. Sothern's part does not take 1101 ' of the audience, and that being the case, notwith standing that Mr. Buckstone, Mr. Howe, Mr. 1 10- gers, Mr. Gordon, Miss Ilill, Miss Burke, l‘f r° ,: Chippendale, and Mrs. Lawes, all supported alert characters with the greatest ability, the play ~vent very slow. In our judgment, it is not destined W become a general favourite with the public. The London, Brighton, and South Go° Railway. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. you allow me to request, thr ough your columns, that the proprietors of the Loud° ° l Brighton, and South Coast Railway Company 1 : 11 ,, suspend their judgment and withhold any ac ti °: upon the statement which has been issued byt" committee appointed on the 9th inst. until thei have had an opportunity of considering a re ; port which the directors will issue before the *e el !' meeting called for on the 9th of May ?—I am, sir ' your obedient servant, WALTER B. BARTTELOT, Chairman' London-bridge, April 29. MARKETS.--This day. HAY. f erf SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £ 4 15 5 ; Cl° £4 Os to £5 lOs Od; and straw, £ 2 Os to £ 2 6s per 100 A slow trade. An Terf CUMBERLAND.—Moadow hay, £3 Os to £4 15s; £4 Os to £5 12s 6d ; and straw, £2 Os to £2 Gs per A A dull sale. ; WHITECHAPEL.—MeadOW hay, £3 Os Od to £4 I- 5 ! 'n o r clover, £4 Os to £5 12s 6d ; and straw, £2 Os to £ 2 8s A moderate supply. COLONIAL. TEA.—The dealings have only been to a moderato e.% tent, at about late rates. About 7,000 packages of I nds descriptions are announced for public competition t' day. SUGAR.—On the spot there is a very moderato demand' but floating cargoes sell readily at about former prices' ts COFFEE.--For native Ceylon there has been a mo dera ; inquiry, at steady-rates, while other descriptions O hl° little change in values. DlCE.—Prices are generally firm owing to the orn quantity on offer. part of TALLow.—The market remained firm the early . ,b. the week. In consequence of the position of affairs on t Continent, &c., a fair amount of business was transa cted : the advanced rate, 44s 6d being paid for April and Jet" and 45s 6d for October to Decembm.. Towards the closet however, it became weaker, with less disposition to Wr i t; The market at St. Petersburg has been steady w ith b' t little business doing, the price being quoted 49i 5 ° si lo roubles for August. The Exchange had declined t° k but has since slightly advanced. Here, to-day, the ,°r ° •0 has become very dull, and no business reported: 44s 3 ; the price for April to Juno, 44s 3d June, and for then'l.o three months 44s 9d is demanded. On the spot 44$ 'L t. , ' paid for new Y.O ; town tallow, 43s 6d to 43s 9d net COAL MARKET. Price per ton at the closeof the market. ci. E. 6 s. d. 1 9 3 liolywell Main l6 6 Walls End Iretton ••• , 6 _ Eden Main Wharnel iffe S eah a m Primrose Walker Primrose l4 0 ships at market, 39—sold, 31. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET—Thi s na' The tone of the market continues strong-- will probably amount to 15,000 bales. DEATH OF CARLO PoEnlo.—The death IS 14;,,f nounced in a telegram from Florence of the DePli c j Carlo Poerio, whose long and cruel imprisonme nt in l'131):: had made his name well known to English readers. born in 1803, and was the son of an advocate in Up to 1848 he had boon subject to constant arrests in —l' . o sequence of his gratuitous defence of politic al p risoal.' but in the latter year he was for a short time ono of 1°3.; Ferdinand's Ministers. The horrors of th e dunge°l2L which he was subsequently imprisoned were forcibli dba scribed by Mr. Gladstone, who visited him. In 1859 . 1 and other political offenders were placed on board a ve' -e ., for the United States, but the exiles compelled tho ca t '' l o to land them at Cork. Durinr , his stay in England, r° l9- . 1 g : by the virtues of his character, no less than by In fortunes, made numerous and ifluential friends. In he was chosen member of the Turin Parliament, an' as retained his position as deputy ever since. N i s health sl o f known to have been much enfeebled by the hardAlVs hid imprigintraellts A disco° th e a been By 1 divid e The (Li m i Alessi 9th A Itco oui to t h e Co. wi th e ne re ac h e li ew tc The na v i gt . month fro nl - 1 of the At ; and direct( , rur a lab our atf a i gi ha ve I In A has b, 4 CCOUII Shares I) to 7 bee e 4 t in h av ehi vei Set pla l beznc'tA eliff: l l ,l Eh st C, C, Rist p,, pat w ( Great teat 'teat De rv Do a ' N ew 'N ew , New 2i b o. 6 '1111;114 . I