The Sun. — London, England, 1870-01-14 00:00:00

IFE BOAT SERVICES. —Daring the Storms A of -the past twelve months the National Life boat Institution contributed to the saving of 1,233 lives from various shipwrecks and 29 vessels from destruction, The Institution also expended £24,746 in the same period on its Lifeboat Establishments, in addition ti, granting £2,744 for rewards. The Institution has now 218 Lifeboat Stations under its management. Contributions will be thankfully received by the London and country bankers, and by the Secretary, Richard Lewis, Esq., at the Institution, 14, John-street Adelphi, London. THE "SUN" NE WSPAPER.-G. R. G,ENIE I Sporting Library, 4, Connaught-terrace, Edgeware•road, delivers the LATE EDITION of "THE SUN " at the earliest possible moment after leaving the press. He is able to deliver Copies ir. 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Lovell's celebra Sutedlivan Play (iessrs. n five acts), of LOVE'S SACRIFICE: Mr Barry l ; M George n a Cowper, Charles Herman, Lin Rayne, Lunt, Dyas, Arth ur, ac.; Mrs. Hermann Vezin, Miss J. Rignold; Miss Amy Fawsitt , Mrs. C. Horsman, &c. To conclude with STATE SECRETS. Principal Scenic Artist—Mr Julian Hicks. Acting Ma na ger—AMORY SULLIVAN GREAT NORTHERN TELEGRAPH, CHINA and JAPAN, EXTENSION COMPANY, incorporated under Danish Law, with Limited Liability. Capital, £600,000, in 60,000 shares of £lO each. Messrs. C. I. RAMBRO and SON are authorised to OFFER for SUBSCRIPTION in London 45,000 SHARES, of £lO each, in the above undertaking, the remainder hav ing been subscribed in Copenhagen. Payment to be made as follows : .£1 on application. £1 10s. on allotment. £1 10s. on the Is, March, 1870. £2 2d May, 1870. It Ist August, 1870. £2 „ Ist October, 1870. instalments will be received in advance, at any date, under discount of 5 per cent. per annum. Subscriptions will be received until Tuesday, the 18th January, at 2 o'clock p.m. DIRECTORS. C. A. Broberg, Esq., Firm of Chr. Broberg and Son. L. P. Holmblad, Esq. M. Levy, Esq., Secretary to the Minister of Finance. J. Fr. Sick, Esq., formerly Minister at the Hague and Brussels. 0. B. Suhr, Esq., Firm of J. P. Suhr and Son. C. P. Tietgen, Esq., Director of the Private Bank of Co penhagen. BANKERS IN LONDON. Messrs. C. I. Humbro and Son. BANKEItS IN COPENHAGEN. ;The Private Bank of Copenhagen. SOLICITORS IN LONDON. Messrs. Parker and Clarke, St. Michael's-alley. BROKERS IN LONDON. Messrs. Walker and Lumsden, 25, Austinfriars, E.C. Offices of the Company in London-7, Great Winchester street-buildings, E.C. THEATRE ROYAL, HA YMARKET. Sole Lessee. Mr. Bnckstone. THIS EVENING, A CO-OPERATIVE MOVEMENT. Followed by, at 20 to 8, the New Comedy, NEW MEN AND OLD ACRES : Mr Buckstone, Mr Chippendale, Mr Howe, Mr Roger Mr. Braid, Mr Buckstone, jun.; Miss Robertson, Mrs Chippendale, Mrs. E. Fitzwilliam, Miss C. Hill, c, which, THE F %IR ONE WITH THE GOLDEN LJOCKS : Mr A. IVood Miss F. Wright, Miss F. Gwynne Miss r ram's, Miss Murray. Box-office open daily from Ten till Five. OYAL STRAND THEATRE. ft Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs Swanhorongh. VHS EVENING, at 7.10, AMON() THE BREAKERS : Mr Clarke. Followed by THE TOODLES: Mr Clark e . After which, INO; Messrs Thorne, James, Fenton, Turner Mesdames Sheridan, Newton, Maitland, &e. To conclude with THE CHOPS OF THE CHANNEL] MIE LATESI EDITION of " THE SUN „ snppiled as soan as published, containing all the LATEST and SPORTING INTEMEGgNCE, by H W AAjtRIG, Ageut i 4, Blsoktrisuktba4 1 49ndon, S.! 48 THE APPAREL OFT PROCLAIMS THE MAN." BEST MATERIALS, BEST STYLES BEST WORKMANSHIP, and LOWEST PRICES, at E. MOSES and SON'S. Every description of Clothing ready-made or mado to measure, br all ages, all occa sions. and all classes, at E. MOSES and SON'S. 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DOCKET DIARY FOR 1870, Second Edition, containing the following useful information:— Almanack Corporation of London Transfer Days of Public Funds Postal Information Weights and Measures List of Bankers Stamp Duties Army and Navy Agents Foreign Moneys Cab Fares Ministers of State Heady Reckoner Al's° A DIARY, a*ranged of the rnntit approved plan, and neatly printed on good writing parer, Price One Penny, or post-frea for Twopence. E. MOSES and SON, MI NORIES and A I.DGA.TE, NEW OXFORD-STREET, LONDON, TOTTENHAM-COURT-ROAD, And BRADFORD, YORKSHIRE. To be obtained also at the Metropolitan Railway and other Bookstalls of Messrs. Willing and Co. E A sr AND WEST INDIA. DOCK COMPANY. The COURT of DIRECTORS of the East and West India Dock Company H REM? GIVE NOTICE, That a Ralf-Yearly Court or General Meeting of the said Company will be held— pursuant to the directions of the Oct 1 and 2 William IV., cap. 62—at the Dock House No. 8. Billiter-square, on FRIDAY, the 11th day of January. 1870, at which Meeting a Dividend will be declared on the Capital Stock of the Company for the Half-year ending the 31st day of December, 1869. By order of the court. GEORGE COLLIN, Fecretary East and West India Dock Ronne, Biniter-square. 94th Dec., 1869. N B.—The Chair will be taken at two o'eock precisely. UARDIAN FIRE AND LIFE OFFICE Established 1821. • Subscribed Capital Two Millions. 11, Lombard-street, London, E.C. DIRECTORS. CHAIEMIN—WiniaM Steven, Esq. DAVUTY-CHAIRMAN - Frederick IL JRDSOD, E.g. Henry liaise Berens, F.sq Richard M. Harvey, Esq Hy. Bonham-c arter, Esq J. G. flubNlrd, Esq Charles Wm Curtis, Esq G. J Shaw Lefevre, Esq, ILP Charles F. Devaa, Far{ John Martin, Esq Francis Part Dyke, Esq Rowland Mitchell, Esq Sir W. R. Farquhar, Bart James Morris, Esq James Goodson, Esq 4 braham J. E obarts, Esq Archibald Hamilton. Esq Henry Vigne, Esq Thomson Hankey Esq SECRETARY—Thomas Tallemach, Esq ACTUARY—SamI. Brown, Esq. N.B.—Fire Policies which expire at Christmas must be renewed at the Head Office, or with the agents, on or before the Bth of January. The Government Ditty is totally abolished. Prospectug.g and Forms of Proposal, with gatemen of the asset. and liabilities in the Life Branch, free on application to the Company's Agents,or to the Secretary. A GENTS WANTED EVERYWHERE to introduce cotornocliiies valuable to every householder high and low. This offers a highly remunerative Commission to Tradesmen, Travellers. Gentlemen's Servants, &e. Apply with two stamps to R. MARRISON, Great Orford-street,Norwich. fOITN GOSNRIA, and CO.'S CHERRY J TOOTH PASTE is greatly superior to any tooth powder; gives the teeth a pearl whiteness, protects the enamel from decay, and imparts a plearant fragrance to the breath. Price Is. 6d.—Red Bull Wharf, 03, Upper Thames-street. London. NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE. GUA. AMARELLA restores the Human Hair to its pristine hue, no matter at what age. JNO. GOSNELL and CO. hsvo at length, with the aid of one of the most eminent Chemists, succeeded in perfect thin woncirful liquid. It is now offered to the public u. a more concentrated form, and at a lower price, Sold in bottles, 3s. each ; also 55., 7s. 6d., and 15s. each Including brush. _ _ • Rod Bull Wharf, Angel passsage, 93, - Upper Thames street London. E.C. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE, Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. F. E. Chatt.rton. TIES EVENING, at 7, I'M NOT MYSELF AT ALL. At 7.45, TtEAUTY AND THE BEAST ; or, OLD MOTHER BUNCH Misses Jessie Vokes, Victoria Yokes, Rosina Yokes, Rate Santley, Hudspeth. and Harriet Coveney ; Messrs. Fred. Vokes, Brittain Wright, W. F. Vokes, F. Moreland, Rowella, and Harry Bolen°. (THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. JL solo - Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. WEBSTER THIS EVENING, at 7 o'clock. OPEN TO CONVICTION. Messrs. G. Delmore, J. D. Beveridge, C. H. Stephenson, Miss L. Grey, and Mrs. Leigh Murray. At 8, THE LONG • STRIKE.. Messrs. B. Webster, G. 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Principal Vocalists—Madame Lemmens-Sherrington, Mr. Vernon Rigby, and Mr. Bentley. Band and chorus on the usual complete scale of the Society's performances, will consist of 700 performers. • Uommence at Half-past Seven. Tickets, 35., 55., and stalls 10s. 6d , at No. 6, Exeter Hall. NOTB.— On Friday next, Jan. 21, Mendelssohn's Elijah. Principal Vocalists— Madame Sinico, Madame Sainton- Dolby, Miss Julia Elton, Mr. Vernon Rigby, and .Mr. Santley. Tickets as above. PROSPECTUS. This Company, constituted under Danish law, has been formed for carrying out a concession granted by the Russian Government on the 11th (23d) October. 1869, for connecting China and Japan with Europe through Russia. The peculiar and commanding advantage of this route consists in its shortness. Any other route, as may be seen from the map, must make a largo detour, whilst the route by Russia is direct from England to China, and at the same time the land lines of this route have their mainte nance guaranteed by a strong European Puurri, through whose territory alone they have to pass. This route is already recognised as the shortest means of telegraphic communication with the ncrthern parts of China, and as many as 30 to 40 messages, of 20 words each, have been sent through it from China to England in one day. The concession, for which there were several a, plicants, was, after long investigation, granted by the Russian Go vernment to Danish parties connected with the Great Northern Telegraph Company. By the terms of the con cession the Russian Government has granted the Com pany, besides other special privileges, the exclusive right for thirty years of connecting China and Japan with Europe through the Government wires on Russian terri tory. The concession provides for a renewal of these ex clusive privileges on preferential terms at the expiration of the thirty years, and in any case secures to this Com pany the continuance of the right of transmission of their messages throug hthe Russian land lines. The caution money of S.R. 150,000 has, in accordance with sec. 8 of the concession, been duly deposited with the Russian Government by the Concessionaires, and reverts to them. The consideration for the transfer of the con ces.sion to this Company by the Concessionaires is fixed and agreed at £25,000. _ _ . . The Russian GOvernment further undertakes to connect their system of land lines with the landing points of the Company's cables, and to increase their number of wires as the requirements of the traffic may demand. A working agreement between this Company and the Great Northern Telegraph Company of Copenhagen, by whose lines the traffic will be conducted from Russia to England, has been concluded with a fair rebate on the tariff of that Company. The first cable will be laid from Posietta to Shanghai, either direct, or, if deemed advisable, touching at Naga saki, or other convenient point in Japan. The next sec tion will extend from Shanghai to Hongkong. Ult . mately the other important ports in Japan and China will be in cluded in the system of the Company ; and to construct these further lines the necessary extension of the Com pany's capital will be applied for under the regulations of the statutes. _ _ Preliminary contracts have been entered into with Mr. William Hooper for the manufacture of the cables, the in sulation being " Hooper's India Rubber," similar to that employed by the Great Northern Telegraph Company in their cables between England and Denmark, and Scotland and Norway, say for 1,200 nautical miles from Poisetta Bay to Shanghai, and for 1,100 nautical miles from Shang hai to Hongkong; and the cost of these two sections is .096,000. For the laying of the cables the Directors have, on due consideration, made no contracts. The Danish Govern ment will aid the expedition with a Steam Frigate, which will take out a large portion of the cable, and assist in completing the necessary soundings. For the transport of the remainder of the cables, and the laying of the same, the Directors will take measures to ensure its being done at the lowest possible cost, where by a great saving on the ordinary cost of laying cables at remote distances will be effected. The Russian Government provides a war steamer to accompany the expedition, to assist and convoy the ships laying the cables. The maximum tariff for messages, from any of the sta tions in China or Japan to the western frcntier of Russia, has been fixed by the concession at 100 francs per single message of 20 words (of which 60 francs accrue to this Company, and 40 francs to the Russian Government), con sequently the charge for messages between China and Japan and England, including transit rates, can never ex ceed £4 6s. per single message of 20 words. The contracts with the manufacturer stipulate that the cables shall be ready for shipment within three and six months respectively. Whatev6r other Telegraph lines may ultimately be established between; Europe and China, there can be no doubt that this Company, with its exclusive privileges from 'the Russian Government, will be able to maintain its position and make a good profit on the capital invested in the enterprise. The shares of this Company will be issued to bearer and pass by delivery, unless any Shareholder should especially require to have his shares registered for transfer, which, in such case, can be done both in London and Copenha gen. The liability is by the Danish law strictly limited to the amount of the shares. A translation of the concession, and copies of the pre liminary contracts for the manufacture of the cabled, may be seen at the , office of the company. Prospectuses, with printed translations of the Statutes, and forms of application for shares, may be obtained at the office of Messrs. C. I. Hambro and Son, 70, Old Broad street, and of Messrs. Walker and Lumsden, 25, Austin friars, E.C. London, 14th January, 1870. No. London, January, 1870. TO THE GREAT NORTHERN TELEGRAPH, CHINA AND JAPAN EXTENSION, COMPANY. (Incorporated under Danish Law, with Limited Liability). Care of Messrs. C. I. Hambro and Son, 70, Old Broad- street. Gentlemen,— request you to insert name in your list of applications for Great Northern Telegraph, China, and Japan Extension, Company's shares, to the extent of shares. enclose cheque for pounds (C ), being an instalment of £1 per share on shares, and hereby engage to accept the same, or any smaller number you may allot, and pay the remaining instalments in accordance with the tertus of the prospectus and statutes, Gentlemen. sour obedient servant, Name 11 ddress OR. AT NORTHERN 'TELEGRAPH, CHINA, AND JAPAN EXTENSION, COMPANY. (Invrporated under Danish Law, with Limited RECEIPT Pun DEPOSIT. N 6 • Received of the sum of pounds; being a deposit of £1 per share upon an applica. tien for shares of the Great North-rn Telegraph, China and Japan Extension, Company (Incorporated under Danish Law, with Limited Liability). .For C. I. .t131131C0 and SON. THE SUN, LONDO N, IZIDAY EVE I N'G, JANUARY 14, 1870. In Liquidation.—ln the matter of THECHURCH PRESS COMPANY (LIMITED). —The Creditors of the above-named Company are required, on or before the 31st day of Janu ary, 1870, to send their names and addresses, and the par ticulars of their debts or claims, to the Liquidator, ALFRED AUDREY BROAD. at his Offices, No. 2, Walbrook-imild ings, E.C., or in default thereof they will be excluded from the benefit of any distribution made. L IFE ANNUITIES.-MANCHESTER COR PORATION WATERWORKS. The Waterworks Committee of the Corporation of the City of Manchester is prepared to issue, free from all official charges, ANNUITIES for LIVES, jointly or sepa rately, in such amounts as may suit investors, on security of the Borough Rates of the City, and the Rates, Rents, and other Waterworks Property. Applications, personally or in writing, may be made or sent to the City Treasurer, or to Mr. Berrey, Waterworks Offices, Town Hall, Manchester. By order, JOSEPH HERON, Town Clerk. Town Hall, Manchester, January 6, 1870. TO MERCHANTS. IRONMONGERS,. AND OTHERS. MESSRS. HARTON and SON, Manufacturing Pew terers, 61 and 62, Shoe-lane, London, respect fully beg to announce to their Customers in Town, Coun try, and abroad, that the premises, as above, being required l.y the Committee of the Holborn Valley Improve ments, they are removing their old established Manufac tory, and request that on and after the 18th of January, 1870, all letters, to prevent delay and insure attention, should be addressed to MESSRS. HARTON AND SON, Manufacturing Eewterers, 159, HIGH HOLBOUN, LONDON, W.C. THEATRE-ROYAL DRURY-LANE. ..4ole Lessee and Manager, Mr. F. B. Chatterton. Tins EvENING. at 7, I'M NOT MYSELF AT ALL. At 7.45, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST lessrs. Fred. Vokes, Britain Wright, Harry Boleno, ; Misses Vokes, Harriet Coveney, Kate Santley, &c. LONDON, 711URSDAY, JAN. 13, 1870. TILE narrative of the miserable Auteuil affair Is now tolerably complete, and, unfortunately, the more circumstantial the account, the more disgraceful does the transaction appear. It is true that we are still much in the dark as to who gave the prove catio in the Prince's house; but as each of the survivors directly contradicts the story of the other, it seems clear that special regard for " honour " is no guarantee of a respect for truth, and that fire-eating is not incompatible with lying. The quarrel had its origin in Corsica. The _Revanche, a journal published at Bastia, was conducted by M. PASCHAL GROUSSET and other democrats, who consider the abuse of the NAPOLEON family a worthier mission than the spread of democratic principles. Each member of the obnoxious race was assailed in turn, until at length Prince PIERRE BONAPARTE, a not over wise gentleman of adventurous temperament, thought it needful to reply. He sent a letter or letters to the Avenir of Corsica, and so successfully rivalled the scurrility of his adversaries that they felt hurt. M. GROUSSET resolved to challenge the Prince. M. ROCHEFORT sympathised with M. GROUSSET. It was such a scandal for a libeller to be attacked with his own weapon, that the Paris deputy's blood was stirred. Whilst M. GROUSSET was challenging the Prince, M. ROCHEFORT was publishing more dis graceful attacks in his Paris paper, the Marseil lase, and at length the Paris deputy re ceived a challenge also. Thus the creditable member of the House of BONAPARTE had three duels on hand at once—with M. GROUSSET, with M. ROCHEFORT, and with M. LAVINGE, who wrote one of the lampoons in the Marseil lain. It was in the act of arranging for the duel with the first-named journalist that the Prince committed the crime for which he now awaits trial. M. VICTOR NOIR and M. FONVIELLE went to arrange preliminaries on behalf of M. GROUSSET. The Prince shot M. NOIR, pro voked, as he says, by a blow from the unfortu nate young journalist ; but, according to M. FONVIELLE'S version, without provocation. This is the only point in the story remaining to be cleared up. Certain highly suggestive facts are, however, beyond doubt. The Prince had a loaded revolver ready for the seconds. He sent one bullet . through the body of the victim, and two through the dress of the other second. The unfortunate Nom brought a sword-stick with him. M. FONVIELLE himself car ried a revolver. Th e meeting was of a merely busi ness character; the journalists had come, not to fight, but to, arrange for fighting; and yet all the three armed themselves as if the streets of Paris were a Texan prairie, or the year 1870 the dark ages. And after Nom is dead the two survivors engage in a lying contest over his corpse. 1 j leave the wisdom of the public to decide which is the more deserving of belief. * Unfortunately the Paris mob have not been slow to identify this sad scandal with their public grievances. The quarrel was as much a private one as any other of the mad escapades in which Parisians indulge. The EMPEROR has no control over his relative's pen, otherwise the Avenir of Cor sica would never have published the disgraceful letter which led to M. GROUSSET'S challenge. Prince PIERRE—son of the First EMPEROR'S younger brother—is only" e, distant relative of NAPOLEON 111., and is on no good terms with him. But these con siderations have had no weight with the hordes whom ROCHEFORT is proud to lead. The murder of NOIR has been made the occasion for a fresh outburst of that unreasoning hostility to the Imperial Family of which the Paris population have given so many strange examples. If NAPOLEON m. is not repre sented as inspiring the fivenir letter, as sanctioning the homicide, he is credited with a wish to shield his foolish relative from the consequences of his deed. Any ordinary disaster of the kind might have excited horror and disgust, and then have faded out of memory. But the name of BONA PARTE multiplies the mischief. The turbu lence of the French capital has found a fresh excuse for breaking forth; the Government, which had gained the good will of all whose good will is worth having, is again vulnerable ; the funds which had risen continuously during the early days of the year, are now sinking again. But unhappy as is this event, it would have been far more baneful three weeks ago. Then the EMPEROR had not made up his mind as to the course he should take, the Irreconcilables were hopeful of a failure in the constitutional reforms, and a catastrophe like this would have strengthened, if not confirmed. their position. But, as it happens, the madmen of the Avenir and the _Revanche have waited until the Emrnnort has chosen wisely, and the country has expressed its satisfaction. Ile has gained the nation to his side, and he cannot he accused of attempting to disarm popular indig nation by concession. The change which was so long preparing has come just in time. The EMPEROR deseaves the full sympathy of his subjects. It was impossible not to foresee the ill effects of this catas trophe, but it is equally clear that it ought to have ua 10141/0C inflaenocoa pitblioidtko, POLICE LV2 ELLA; C'E.-77tts Day, MARLBOROUGH- S TREET. SHAMEFUL CRUELTY.—WiIIiam Pavier, of the Railway Hotel, Pond-street, Hampstead, and Joseph Johnson, a carman in his employ, appeared before Mr. Knox to answer the complaint of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, the former for causing a horse to be tor tured, and the latter for torturing it by working it while in an unfit state. Johnson was seen by a constable named Spinks driving a horse attached to a coal waggon, and blood and matter was issuing from one of its hoofs ; it was very lame, seemed to be in great pain, and could hardly stand. George Young, an officer of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, said the horse was in a dreadful state. Mr. Arthur Cherry, the Government veterinary surgeon, said the horse was suffering from inflamed side bone, and that it was decidedly an act of cruelty to work the horse. Pavier said if he had known the state of the horn he would not have sent him out. Mr. Knox said Pavier had no business to trade on the pain and suffering of the horse. Ilis great object was to put an end to the horse's suffering. If the owner of the horse would have it destroyed he would deal with the case in one way, if not he would deal with it in another. Pavier said he would have the horse destroyed, and Mr. Knox taking that into account fined him 205., and ordered him to pay 12s. 6d. costs instead of £5, and discharged Johnson. A SYSTEMATIC WIFE BEATER.—GeOrp Reveare, of 48, Princes-row, Lambeth, a painter, was brought before Mr. Knox on a warrant by Costigan, on s of the warrant officers, charged with assaulting hi wife Caroline. The complainant said the prisoner came to where she was staying and asked her to come home with him, and on her refusing to do so on account of his previous illusage, he assaulted her and blackened her eyes. In reply to Mr. Knox, the complainant said the prisoner was a drunkard, and had done no work for months, and was constantly illusing her. The prisoner admitted he had not acted properly, but promised to mend his conduct for the future if he was dealt leniently with. Mr. Poole, of the firm of Poole and Lord, shirt makers, of Oxford-street, spoke in high terms of the complainant, stating that she worked for their firm, and was a very hard working and respectable woman; and had for some time kept the prisoner and her child. Mr. Knox committed the prisoner for three months with hard labour, and ordered him to find bail at the expiration of that term for a further period of three months. _ _ _ The prisoner laughed as he left the dock. orinur ur Tll4 2IIBLIC jOURNALg. It would be vain, says the Times, to deny the danger of the present position of affairs in France. A multitude which has been estimated at 50,000 persons attended, on Wednesday, the burial of M. Victor Noir. A proposal was made to renew the most tragic episodes of the February Revolution—to take the body froM the hearse, bare the bleeding breast, and parade it through the most central and crowded thoroughfares of Paris. Had the suggestion been listened to, a sanguinary conflct would have been almost inevitable, although the issue could hardly be doubtful. We have, for our own part, no doubt that the Government would in any case have the better of any collision ; but our confidence in that respect was just as firm and full six months ago. Our hope was that with the New yEra there might be less occasion for reliance on mere strength, less apprehension of possible conflicts. That unfortunate brawl in the Rue d'Autueil has upset all calculations, and renewed tho anxieties of three months since. Two trials will commence at the same moment— that of a Prince stained with blood, and that of a lampooner bespattered with his own foul ink. The former will be brought before a High Court of Justice; the latter will be denied even the benefit of a jury. We have not the least doubt that justice will be done in Loth cases. Still, it is unfortunate that, in a country where so much stress is laid upon the principle of equality, the greater malefactor should have the advan tage of an exceptional tribunal—a tribunal against the continuance of which M. 011ivier entertains as strong an objection as M. Rochefort himself. The Government is thus engaged in a contest in which no very signal victory 'ran by any chance await it, in which, indeed, they might almost pray for a decisive defeat ; for nothing short of the application of the law in all its severity in the case of Prince Pierre will allay the profound, and not unreasonable, indigna tion which his slaughter of that ill-fated young journalist has aroused among the lowest classes of the Parisian population. It is too sad to think that Ministers who took office with the most settled and earnest intention of giving freedom its fullest development, and who proved their good will by such acts as the free amnesty extended to Ledru Rollin and Tibaldi, should so soon have to submit to the neces sity of repressive measures. It is too sad to hear M. 011ivier, who is so fully entitled to identify himself with "moderation and liberty," allude to the " force" on which, "if provoked beyond endurance," he must place his reliance. However loud an outburst of applause from the Right of the Chamber may have greeted the Minister's words, we regret that M. 011ivier should have deemed it necessary, so early in his official career, to hold out a threat. A ruler's energy may have to be shown in deeds, but should never find expression in words. There has been no lack of force for these last twenty years in the French Government, and it was only when the Emperor's faith in force was shaken that a new rule set in from which, but for this untoward Auteuil episode, so much better an order of things might have been confi dently expected to arise. The Standard remarks that the Bishop of St. Asaph has resigned his see and Wales is clamorous fora Welsh bishop. On the principle that there cannot be smoke without fire, there must be some reason for this cry, and as our readers may naturally feel curious to know why, after so many years of apparently peaceful rule by English prelates, there is a cry at all, we purpose so give, as far as we are able, an explanation of the reason and the facts by which it is supported. The cry ccmos from the Churchmen of North Wales. They demand for their new bishop one capable of preaching the Word of God and administer ing the sacred offices of the Church to them in their own language. They desire one capable of sympa thising with their idiosyncrasies and possessing a knowledge of their spiritual wants. There is now a most active movement throughout the four dioceses of Wales to promote a better Church feeling in the Princi pality ; all Churchmen are fully aware of the impending crisis; an influential committee of Convocation is now deliberating on the means to be adopted; the clergy and laity go hand in hand to the work; but they must have a Welsh bishop to superintend this good work, a bishop qualified not only to preach in the Welsh language—for that is by no means the only point to look to—but qualified also to increase the efficiency of the Church. To enlist sympathy, to command respect even from his opponents the new bishop must be, to use an old phrase, "a_ scholar and a gentleman." The Daily .11 - ews thinks that Mr. Bright's reply to tha deputation which waited upon him at Birmingham, urg ing the release of the Fenian prisoners, ought not to take any one by surprise. It simply follows up, in a manner not less admirable, the excellent letter in which Mr. Gladstone answered a similar solicitation. We hope that not merely its purport, but its precise terms, will be made known to all Irishmen. Of this, indeed, it would not do to be confident. That portion of the Irish population which sympathises more or less with Fenian ism, depends for its information upon journals which do not deserve the implicit trust that is placed in them. While denouncing the crime of sedition, Mr. Bright speaks with a grave and manly compassion for the men who have righteously incurred the punishment which they are now undergoing. Possibly the language which we have quoted will be contrasted by critics with the speech which Mr. Bright made some ago in presenting what was called the Fenian petition. In Mr. Bright's contrast between the happy condition of England, which has no poli tical prisons, and the less fortunate nations of Europe, which are unable to dispense with them, that suppressed John Bullism which Lord Granville has remarked as one of the most notable features in his col league's character creeps out. Probably there is no more thorough Englishman among her Majesty's subjects than Mr. Bright, though the national qualities have often ap peared in him in a form which did not commend them to the liking of some of his countrymen. John Bull in his fighting mood is an awkward customer, whether the strife be political or military. John Bull, when the fight is over and he has had his way, is scarcely to be recognised for the same being. Turning from John Bull to John Bright, we may remark that there is no real contradiction between the former attitude of the member for Birmingham and the present attitude of the President of the Board of Trade. Mr. Bright gives more prominence now to some considerations to which he gave less prominence formerly. He sees Government from within, as well as from with out ; and it is well that a man of so much capacity and public confidence should be in a position to view it on both sides. The Pall Mall Gazette is not altogether pleased at Mr. Bright's remarks upon political offences. Th e lenienc y with which p o liti ca l crimes are often viewed is so great a source of danger to the State that it becomes necessary to counterbalance it by the infliction of very heavy penalties. Murder or arson is not likely to be committed by either good men or vain men. The first are kept straight by their sense of right, the others by their desire of being thought well of. But neither conscience nor love of approbation can be trusted to deter men from poli tical crimes, and consequently it is the more important that the State should affix to them a punishment so signal as to make up in some measure for the want of these accustomed safeguards. The truth is that people constantly talk of political offences as though they were not, properly speaking, the subjects of punish- Mont at all. Imprisonment becomes merely an honourable captivity, a denial of the opportunity of doing further mischief. Those who look at the matter in this light do, i 8 fact, concede to every political criminal a sort of belligerent right to be treated as a prisoner of war. They confound the man who wantonly disturbs the peace of the community by violence and pillage with the man who, in a time of civil strife, takes part with the combatant whose cause has the best title to his support. To do this is to destroy as far as in them lies one of the most solid guarantees of public order. If the recognised immunities of civil war are to be extended to common place sedition, society will be at the mercy of evf.•ry wrong headed enthusiast who chooses to carry on a species of guerilla contest against the constituted authorities under which he lives. There are few who will not regret, says the Post, that the Star and Garter Hotel at Richmond has been burnt to the ground. Possessing for many years an undisputed pre-eminence amongst all our suburban hostelries, and commanding from its windows a view of the Valley of the Thames of unrivalled beauty, the loss of this favourite resort of the jaded Londoner, the scene of so many festive gatherings, will be regarded in some sort as a social misfortune. "De mortuis nil nisi bonum" may be applied to things as well as men, and in contemplating the ruins of the old house we are desirous to recollect nothing of it but what is good. We willingly shut our eyes to its blemishes, and refuse to call to mind its imper fections. Even those who occasionally abused the "Star" and " the Company" did hot fail to resort as frequently as before to their old trysting-place ; and when the coming month of May has converted tho chestnuts in the park into gigantic bouquets they will miss the familiar brick house at the gate where. notwithstanding all their grumblings, they used to while aWay so pleasantly many a Sunday evening. Nor is it the Londoner alone who has been a sufferer by this catas trophe. The visitor, whether from at home or from abroad never missed seeing the view from Richmond-hill; and a dinner at the Star and Garter was as indispensable a thing as a visit to the Houses of Parliament or the Tower of London. Nature states that it has been decided to establish It sc hool of science alld art at Dover, SIR. BRIGHT AND THE PERMISSIVE BILL. A deputation of the local executive of the United King dom Alliance, headed by Mr. Kempster, waited on the Birmingham members on Thursday in reference to the Per missive Bill, Mr. Kempster having, according to one acccount, " threatened the withdrawal of the Alliance support from Messrs. Bright and Dixon in consequence of their vote on that measure.' . Mr. BRIGHT, at some length, condemned the bill as a piece of machinery. Whilst prepared to give the control ling power to a town council or some governing body, he condemned the giving of such power to the general com munity to be exercised in the form of a special vote. He rebuked Mr. Kempster for the harsh judgment he had formed of the conduct of members who voted against the bill, and said it was not a question of approval or disapproval of restrictive measures. In the objects sought to be attained all were agreed, and the only ques tion was as to the method. Without committing himself to details, he intimated that a Government bill would be brought forward, which he hoped would give satisfaction. PROFESSOR MACGREGOR ON•" THE SIX DAYS OF CREATION." In a long letter which aprear3 in the Edinburgh Daily Review, Professor Macgregor, of New College, Edin burgh, discusses the question about the "Six Days of Creation," which has been raised anew by the Rev. Mr. Gilfillan, in the paper which that gentleman read to his congregation on Sunday last. The most important " point" made by the Rev. Professor is the following:— "Regarding the duration of the days, the Confession says nothing. It is probable that most of the West minster divines believed that the days were natural' or `literal' days of twenty-four hours each. It is possible that some of them may have, like Thomas Burnet, regarded the daye as creative epochs of great and indefinite extent. It is certain that whatever may have been their personal opinions regarding the duration of the days, they have not introduced any opinion regarding that duration into the Confession of their faith. Accordingly, the recent assailants of the Confession, in their polemic against its statement about the space of six days,' find it necessary to perpetrate an interpolation. Where the Confession says simply six days,' they, professing to reproduce its utterances, interlope some such words as `natural' or literal,' making it to say six natural days' or six literal days.' The interpolation may be necessary in order to make plain their view of the import of the Confession. But the necessity of interpolation shews that their view is mistaken. If the Confession had dogmatized about the duration of the days, it would have been the easiest thing in the world to prove this, by prodtcing the dogma in terms of the Confession—without interpolation of terms by the assailant." TIIE GOVERNMENT AND THE ARTILLERY VOLUNTEERS. A meeting of officers connected with the artillery branch of the volunteer service, who are also members of the Council of the National Artillery Association, was held at the offices of the association, Charing-cross, on Thursday. Colonel Harcourt occupied the chair. The proceedings were opened by Colonel Harcourt, who stated that he had been requested by the Secretary of State for War to write him a letter on the Shoeburyness meeting of the National Artillery Association looked at as a school of instruction in gunnery. This letter was read and approved by the meeting. On the motion of Colonel Durnford,lst Surrey Artillery, it was unanimously resolved :—" That the requirements and interests of the Volunteer Artillery Force are so distinct from those of the Engineers and Rifles that it is expedient, without in any way affecting or interfering with the steps taken by the metropolitan commanding officers, that the National Artillery Association should carefully consider the whole of the propositions submitted to the War Office, and the necessary requirements of the force, and should report specially thereon to the Secretary for 'War." The meeting then proceeded to discuss Mr. Cardwell's scheme as far as it affected the artillery, and it was resolved to embody the opinions of the meeting in a circular which is to be sent to every artillery corps, and a special report, founded on the replies received, will be forwarded to the Secretary of State for 'War before the next conference. THEATRE-ROYAL, HAYMARKET. • 'fins EVENING, at 7 o'clock, A CO-OPERATIVE MOVE MENT. After which, NEW MEN AND OLD ACRES; Mr Buckstone, Mr Chippendale. Miss Robertson, &c. Concluding with THE FAIR ONE WITH THE GOLDEN LOCKS: Mr. A. Wood, Miss F. Wright, &c. THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPHI. THIS EVENING, at 7, OPEN TO CONVICTION. Messrs George Belmore, J. D. Beveridge, C. H. Stephenson, Miss L. Grey, and Mrs L. Murray. At 8, THE LONG STRIKE: Messrs Benjamin Webster, G. Belmore, Atkins, Beveridge. A. Stirling, Miss Furtado, &c. To conclude with DOMESTIC ECONOMY: Mr G.'Belmore and Mrs Leigh Murray. GLOBE THEATRE-ROYAL. THIS EVENiNG. at 7, A HOUSEHOLD FAIR,Y. At 7.45, NOT SUCH A FOOL AS HE LOOKS: Mr H. J. Byron. And LORD BA.TEMAN : Miss Fanny Josephs, MrJ. Clarke, &c. THEATRE-ROYAL, HOLBORN. TIRE EVENING, at ?, THE BATH ROAD. At 7.45, LOVE'S SACRIFICE: Mr. Barry Sullivan, Mrs. Hermann Vezin, &c. And STATE SECRETS. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. Swanborough. THIS EVENING, at 7.30. AMONG THE BREAKERS: Mr Clarke. With THE TOODLES. And INO. Concluding with THE CHOPS OF THE CHANNEL. CHRISTY MINSTRELS. St. James's Hall, Every Night, at 8 Wednesdays and Saturdays, at 3 and 8 all the year round. ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS, Regent'e-park. OPEN daily (ex. cept Sundays). Admission, Is.; on Mondays, 6d. Children under twelve, 63. ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. THREE BALLETS Promenade Concert. Band of 60. Begin at 8. la. Box-office open fromll to 4. —............ • 13 4 Stitt THAMES. SERIOUS ROBBERY OF COCHINEAL FROM THE Docxs.—John Davis and Edward Smith, labourers, were brought before Paget charged with stealing 91bs. of cochineal, valued at £4, but worth much more, the property of the London and St. Katherine Dock Company. On Tuesday last, Mr. William Maxwell, a whar finger, in the service of the Dock Company, saw a bag of cochineal on the quay of the St. Katherine Dock at half-past four o'clock in the afternoon. There was a rent in the bag, and it was attributed to accident in the unshipment. The rent was sewed up, and the bag was left in the place where it or i ginally stood. Thia morning, at 8 o'clock, Mr. Maxwell saw the same bag again. It was cut open, and there appeared to be a great deficiency in its contents. Some loose cochineal was near the bag and there was a trail of it from the quay to a steamer alongside. The prisoners were on board the steamer, looking over the side. Mr. Maxwell immediately suspected them, and went on board the steamer. There was more cochineal on the deck at their feet. They were given into custody and searched by a dock constable, named Charles Treweeke, who found upon Davis Gibs., and on Smith 31bs. of cochineal. Mr. Maxwell miaied 201bs. of cochineal from the bag. Mr. Mumford, superintendent of the dock com pany's own police, said the prisoners were not em ployed in the dock. They were strangers there, and had no business on the steamer. Davis, in defence, said he was very hungry at the time he took the cochineal, and wished the case to be settled at once. Mr. Paget—No ; I shall not decide it. A very audacious robbery has been committed in the dock. Swith—l have nothing to say. Settle it here, if you please. Mr. Paget committed the prisoners for trial. Mr. blumford said the dock company would pro secute, and their solicitor would instruct counsel to lay the case before a jury. THE TREATY WITH CHINA. A meeting of merchants connected with the China trade has been held at the counting-house of Messrs. Matheson and Co., which comprised, it is believed, the largest and most influential repre sentation of that body ever assembled, Mr. Baring, Mr. Kirkman Hodgson, Sir William Baynes, and Mr. Sampson Lucas being present, with members of almost every house engaged in the trade. The meeting was called to consider the provisions of the new convention supplementary to our Treaty with China, as published in the Times, and the annexed resolutions were adopted unanimously : " Meeting of merchants connected with the trade with China, held January 13, at Messrs. Matheson and Co.'s offices, Mr. Hugh Matheson in the chair. Resolutions : "1. That this meeting is of opinion that the stipulations by which an addition of 50 per cent. upon existing duties is proposed to be paid upon-the import of textile goods into China, in lieu of the interior dues hitherto levied, while it enforces an important addition to the duties upon importation, offers no security beyond those hitherto found fallacious in practice for the cessation or diminution of illegal exactions in the interior. "2. That this meeting is of opinion that the stipulation by which the export duty on silk is doubled is retrograde in policy, and calculated to affect injuriously the trade of both merchant and manufacturer. " 3. That this meeting is of opinion that the other clauses of the proposed revision contain nothing of countervailing advantage as against the injurious character of the before-named additions of 50 per cent. to the import duties on textile goods, and 100 per cent. to the export duty on silk, and this meeting is therefore of opinion that the proposed revision is inexpedient, and should not be ratified. "4. That a copy of the foregoing resolutions be sent to the Right lion. the First Lord of the Treasury, the Right Hon. the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and the Right lion. the President of the' Board of Trade, with a view to requesting an interview with her Majesty's Go vernment on this subject ; and that the follow ing gentlemen be requested to act as a com mittee for the purpose of inviting the co-operation of the members of Parliament for the City of London, and of the Chambers of Commerce of Manchester, Liverpool, Glasgow, Leeds, Bradford, Macclesfield, Halifax, and other mercantile bodies in the United Kingdom in this matter, and to make the necessary arrangements for the proposed depu tation to her Majesty's Government. " Names for the Committee.—Mr. Hugh M. Matheson, Mr. Kirkman D. Hodgson, Sir William Baynes, Mr. Fras. A. Hamilton, Mr. Richaid Gil man, Mr. James Reiss, Mr. T. Jones Gibb, Mr. Richard Durant, jun., Mr. James Brand, Mr. J. Crum-Ewing; Mr. W. S. Brown, Mr. W. R. Adamson, Mr. R. D. Sassoon, Mr. W. Walkinshaw, Mr. Frederick Bower." PRICE OF GOLD. The quotation of gold at Paris Is about at par, anp the short exchange on London is 25f. 15e. per £1 sterling, Oncomparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3 lis.lold. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold at tho above prim id dlightlir dc.‘rdvgib than in L ondon, THE AGRICULTURAL LABOURER. The annual dinner of the Devon Chamber of Agricul ture was held on Wednesday. It was noteworthy in two respects : Canon Girdlestone was received by the land owners and made up his differences with them caused by his onslaught on their indifference to the condition of the agricultural labourere, and Sir Lawrence Palk made a speech on Canon Girdlestone's favourite subject, The hon. baronet in his speech referred more particularly to the influence of the Poor Law upon the condition of the agricultural labourer, and upon the taxation of the agricul tural interest. He pointed out that the effect of the Poor Law of 1834 upon the agricultural labourer had been very cruel. The principle of the law was, that no relief should be granted except in cases of destitution, so that the labourer, when in need of assistance, had to break up his home and go into the union, a miserable and hopeless pauper. Speaking of pauperism in the urban population of manufacturing cities, ho said in the cotton, building, and shipping trades there was an entire collapse of vitality, and the result was an alarming increase of the poor rate. In 1865-66, the amount spent in poor relief was £6,439,515, or Gs. Id. per head of the population. The following year it rose to £6,959,841, and in the years 1867-63 to £7,498,061, or Gs. Hid. per head. This was a frightful state of things; but it became more alarming when they saw where the bulk of the money came from. Out of £296,000,000 as sessed to the income-tax, only £9,400,000 was assessed to the poor-rate. The law, therefore, pressed with peculiar hardship upon landed property. It was not just that this large sum of money should be raised from one particular interest-, whilst a larger interest was entirely free, A THEATRICAL STRIKE. A strike has occurred at a theatre. This extremely rare event took place at Middlesborough the other night. A ' - rge audience was present, and shortly aiter the time for com mencing the performance, the manager, Mr. F. Bedford came before the curtain, and made the following announce ment :—" Ladies and Gentlemen,—l am exceedingly sorry to appear before you in the character of an apologist. During the latter part of the reason, business having been bad, I have run into arrears with every member of the corps, more or less, and now that there is a good house and every probability of a remunerative week, they strike for wages. By their refusal to act lam unable to meet my dues. The ladies and gentlemen composing the audience in passing through the doors will be careful to re ceive a cheque that they may be known as claimants." A number of the corps, after the theatre was closed, waited about outside to see Mr. Bedford, and on his appearance fol lowed him about the streets. On Monday morning three of the actors made an application at the Police Court, but the mayor said he was sorry the bench could not assist them; they must apply to the County Court. THE LOSS OF THE ST. BEDE. We yesterday gave the statement made by Dinning, the only survivor of the crew of the St. Bede, which was run down by the screw steamer Black Swan the other day, off Flamborough Head. Dinning declared that no efforts were made by those on board the Black Swan to save the crew of the St. Bede. It is but fair to give the reply of Captain Knowles, of the Black Swan, to this statement. Captain Knowles says that after the collision with the St.Bede,seeing that the latter vessel was in a, sinking state, he ordered the boats to be got out, but his men were very slow in getting them away. He asked what occasioned the delay, and found that all hands wore busy throwing ropes to the men in the water, the St. Bede having by that time gone down. The captain, with help, got the skiff launched, and placing two men in her, sent her off to endeavour to pick up any of the crew of the St. Bede they might be able to find. They wore absent from the Black Swan about an hour and a half, and on their return reported that they had not been able to see or hear any one in the water, nor bad they seen any of the wreck. The two men who put off were named Joseph Black and Matthew Pycroft. Captain Knowles states that James Dinning, the only survivor of the St. Bede's crew, is utterly mistaken when he states that no effort was made by those on board the Black Swan to save the poor men belonging to the St. Bede. THE MITILDER AT BRYNIrAWII.—An inquiry b as been been opened touching the manner in which the woman Susannah Evans, who is supposed to have been murdered, met her death. The deceased went to a public house in the neighbourhood of Brynmawr, about ten o'clock at night, intoxicated. About twelve o'clock the same night screams were heard by a man who was staying in the house. This man was unable to get out, the door being locked, and as the screams ceased he took no further notice of the occurrence, thinking it was some Irish fighting. On the following morning he went to the water-closet adjacent to the house, where ho found the body of the deceased. From other evidence it appeared that Evans was tumbling about on the night of the murder, and a man named David Richards, now in custody, offered to show her home. She struck him, and they fell into a pool together. Tho last thing seen was Richards endeavouring to pull her out. [On examining Richards's coat, sand corresponding to that on the closet floor was found on it, and a spot of bloo d . The medical evidence showed that the woman had been brutally beaten and violated. These injuries were the CAI= of her clegh." Tho inguirr hfia not torminged, edosiiVrt: 0, Jo 1. , 4, HER MAJESTY. OSBORNE, Jan. 13. Her Majesty, accompanied by her Royal High ness Princess Louise, drove out in the grounds this morning. His Royal Highness Prince Leopold walked in the grounds. LATEST INTELL LGEN OE (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) AMERICA. (Per French Atlantic Cable.) NEW YORK, Jan. 13. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CLOSING PRICES. Gold closed at 122 ; the highest quotation dur ng the day was 123; the lowest, 1211. Sterling Exchange on London lOBl. 5-20 U. S. Bonds, 188 9 cc " 1885 ll3. ti " 1867 ll5l. 10-40 it 104. Illinois 13 1 3. Erie Cotton—Mid. upland 25/e. Petroleum—Standard White 3olc. Flour, extra state, $5.30e. to $5.90c. Corn, old mixed, sl.4c. PLYMOUTH, Jan. 14. The Hamburg and American Company's steamer Hammonia, from New York on the 4th inst., has arrived here, with 79 passengers, 26 sacks of mails, and $27,800 in specie. The Hammonia brings no English mails, the postal difficulty being unsettled when she left. She landed three passengers and $21,800, and pro ceeded for Cherbourg. On the 7th she passed a Maleolmson Line steamer, bound East. HALIFAX, Jan. 13. The Inman Royal mail steamer City of Boston arrived here to-day. All well. BOMBAY MAIL. MARSEILLES, Jan. 13. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Poonah arrived here at 9.30 this evening, and the mails leave for London at 12.10 a.m. to-morrow. FRANCE. PARIS, Jan. 13 (Evening). The Soir announces that complete tranquilli ty has prevailed everywhere to-day. It is asserted that the authorities have countermanded the pre cautionary measures against disorders previously directed. In to-day's sitting of the Legislative Body a dis cussion took place on the rules of the House. N. Thiers demanded the reintroduction of the Address of the Chamber in reply to the Speech from the Throne, to which the President objected, as it was not in order to discuss the Constitution." M. Thiers said he was aware of that, but he was astonished at the scrupulous respect exacted for a Constitution so capable of improvement; and which had so frequently been mutilated. At this point the subject dropped. The President then applied to the House to dis cuss the question of authorising a judicial prose cution against M. Rochefort. M. Gamier-Pages, M. Arago, and M. Gambetta proposed that the discussion should take place on Monday next. M. Rochefort declared he was indifferent on the point, and requested that it should be finally decided as soon as possible. The debate was fixed for Monday. In to-day's sitting of the Senate M. Michel Chevalier reproached the Government with hav ing been too liberal in political matters and less so in questions relating to the well-being and pro sperity of the people. Liberty did not consist in letting a host of newspapers have their own way. He alluded to the fact that under the rule of Louis Philippe the returns of trade with England amounted to 200 millions of francs annually, and now it amounted to 1,800 millions. The two decrees, published on the 10th inst, he said, could only be explained by the inex perience of the Cabinet in such matters. M. Buffett, the Minister of Finance, replied— ,' True Liberalism in commercial matters consists in consulting the country by means of a Parliamen tary inquiry, and iu abiding by the results." M. Rouher said he shared the wish of the Cabinet respecting the Parliamentary inquiry, but he also desired that the Senate and the Crown should take part in it. He deplored the fierce opposition of the protectionists to the late Cabinet, and moved that the debate should be continued to-morrow. The sitting was then adjourned. given yesterday to the Commissariesn e w toe e xercise forbearance and n toeß were force unless in cases of ab solute necessity. No charge of cavalry was made upon the people in the Champs Elysecs, as the crowd retired after they were summoned so to do. A few disorderly assemblages took place on the Boulevards and at Belleville, but the citizens every where assisted the authorities in preserving order. A few armed persons were arrested by the citizens themselves on the Boulevard Montmartre. Perfect tranquillity prevails everywhere to-day. PARIS, Jan. 14. The Constitutionnel of this morning confirms the reports that no disturbances occurred yesterday, and says that all military measures of precaution have now been countermanded. It is rumoured that M. Ledru Rollin will arrive to-day. This would be a protest for the friends of disorder to foment fresh agitation. On the question of prosecuting M. Rochefort, the minority of the left centre will move the order of the day in the following words " That the House, having full confidence in the vigilance and firmness of the Ministry , advises it not to comply with the demand for an authoriza tion to prosecute M. Rochefort." In yesterday's sitting of the Legislative Body, the Minister of Public Instruction said, in reply to a question of M. de la Fangonanerie, that the Cabinet was considering the question of free primary education before finally coming to a de termination upon the subject. The report of the committee o n th e p ro p ose d prosecution of M. Rochefort was then read. The committee unanimously advised the house to grant the required authorisation. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.-(THIS DA F) Sales probably 10,000 bales. The market was quiet. The very extensive Distillery now being erected at Belfast, with all recent improvements for the manufacture of Irish whisky, by Messrs. DUNVILLE & Co., who have gained a world-wide celebrity for their fine old Irish whisky, is to be called " The Royal Irish Distillery." HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Morning. Evening. FRlDAYetimm pos me sssss 80 min past 1 5, ..e5560 min Pao bi 0 C 01V1 To-day limited, au of affairs affected t the turn not much were well Russian S quote an 'I here viaJ Banking ous stock; Console ditto, for duced, 9 Exchcque 5 prem. ; —; Jun 41 per C( India ditto 5 pe Cent., 0 5 per Cet prem. ; A stock, 93 In the inactive. Eastern Eastern Local Great ] Angle better, 17.1 to] China ' prem. ; to 34i. In B 10s. hit 33i to and Cc n lex Moreau 15 to r 12 to 1' Ther yesterd All t for ex arnotin India. A px atructi and V Rouse the Mi and E street curve system corapt necess the al) been the e featur estiinc under conne Con bone Ma] for per Cot per MID arE lin sec (S re to