The Sun. — London, England, 1867-02-20 00:00:00

SLAM) GOVERNMENT SIX PER CENT. LOAN. Authorised by Act of the Colonial Legislature, 23 Vict., No. 21. £1,170,950. The undersigned having been appointed by the Govern ment of Queensland its Financial Agent in London, is em powered to receive TENDERS for the SECOND INSTAL MENT, amounting to £551),000, of the above Loau, of which Loan £lOO,OOO has already been issued. According to latest advices the Government does not purpose to issue the remaining Debentures (£220,950), having obtained the required amount by the sale of Trea sury Bills, payable at au early date, in the Colony only. The Debentures aro in amounts of 1:100, £250, and £5OO each, bear interest at 6 per cent. per annum, from let January, 1867, until their maturity on let July, 1891, and are payable, both principal and interest, in Loudou or Bris bane, at the option of the holder. The Queensland Loans are secured upon the whole Consolidated Revenue of the Colony, upon which the in terest is made a first charge by Act of the Colonial Legis lature ; and the Public Creditor is further protected by an Act of the Imperial Parliament (24 and 25 Victoria, cap. 4.4), which provides that notwithstanding the separation at any future time of any portion of the present Colony of Queensland, the territory so separated shall continue to be liab:e for the whole amount of this loan, and of thosey which have i ireceded it. The total estimated cash revenue of Queensland for the current year is £813,040, and the total estimated expendi ture (including interest on loans) is £680,000, giving a surplus, after providing for all contingencies, of £133,040. Sealed Tenders must be in the form annexed, and will be received for any amount divisible by £lOO without frac tions, until one o'clock on the 27th instant; they will then be opened at the Union Bank of Australia, in the presence of those interested who may attend, and allotted to the highest bidders provided the rates offered are not below the minimum of £9l, which includes two months Accrued interest. Ten per cent. (being £lO per £lOO bond) is to be paid on allotment, when Scrip will be issued. The holder thereof will have the option of obtaining Debentures on payment of the balance on 4th March, or of deferring payment until any day up to 31st May next inclusive, subject to a charge o f interest from 28 th instant, at the r a te of 3 p er cent. per annum ; of this ono day's notice will be required by the Bankers. Forms Of Tender may be procured at the Queensland Government Emigration Office, 2, Old Broad-street, E.C., or from the Union Bank of Australia. R. G. W. lIERTIERT, Financial Agent for Queensland. London, 10th February, 1867. TENDEB. QTTEENSLAND LOAN, £1,170,950. Robert G. W. Herbert, Esq., Financial Agentfor the Colony of Queensland, 38, Old Broad-street, London, E.C. Sir— hereby tender £ of Debentures of the above Loan, under the conditions specified in your a dverstisement dated for which willing to give the sum of £ for every one hundred pounds. If this tender be acceptol hereby engage to pay for the Debentures in accordance with your advertisement. Sir, Your obedient servant, To be stated SName in full. lAddress ••• February, 1867. Tho Bonds aro requested as nearly as possible in the following proportions : in Bonds of £5OO each. - ~ .£250 „ '• 11 £lOO „ rrHEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE. 1 Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. F. B. Chatterton. THIS EVENING, TnE JEALOUS WIFE. Mr. Phelps; MeSers. E. Phelps, IL Sinclair, C. Seyton, Barrett; Mesdames Hermann Vezin and 11. Vandenhoff. To conclude w.th the Pantomime, entitled NUMBER NIP ; or Harlequin and the Gnome-King of the Giant Mountain. Commence at a Quarter to Seven. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET, Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Buckstone, TO-NIGHT, A LESSON FOR LIFE. Messrs. Eothern, Chippendale, Compton, Howe, Rogers, Clarke, Braid, Kendal, Gordon, Vincent, &c.; Mesdames Chippendale, Moore, Hill, Wright, Laws, &c. Atter which, LORD DUNDREA.RY MARRIED AND DONE FOR. Messrs. Sothern, _Rogers, Gordon, Clark, Weathersby, Whire, &c. To conclude with JENNY LIND AT LAST. Miss lona Burke. Commence at Seven. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.- Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. lechter. THIS EVENING. ROUGE El' NOIR. Maurice D'Arbel a Gambler), Mr. Fechter ; Messrs. Emery, Evans, Moreland, Yitzpatricic, Dalton. Reynolds, Lomas, LVewbonnd, Andrews, Anderson, Vivian, Bennett, and Edward ; Miss Id en rade, Mrs. Leigh Murray, Miss Grattan, and Miss Carlotta Leclercq. Preceded by THE TWO DOLTS. Mr. H. Widdicomb. THEATRE R-OYAL ADELPIII. Bole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. THIS EVENING, Feb. 2., at Seven, A SISTER'S PENANCE. Miss Kate Terry, Miss Hughes, Miss Emily Pitt; Messrs. H. Vezin, Billington, Ashley, Eburne. sad Stephenson. To conclude with the New Grand Burlesque of THE MOUNTAIN DITU; or, THE KNIGHT, THE LADY, AND THE LAKE. Messrs. J. L. Toole, Paul Bedford, Ashley, 11. Romer, and C. J. Smith ; Mrs. Mired Mellon, Miss Furtado. Miss Hughes, Miss Emily Pitt, ace. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. New Management. Sole Lessee, Mr. B. Webster ; Manager, Mr. U. % igan. THIS EVENING, LONDON ASSURANCE. Messrs. G. Vincent, Addison, D. Murray, and Mr. Charles Mathews; Mesdames E. Farren, Milly Palmer, and Charles Mathews. Atter which, ROMANTIC IDEA. Messrs. G. Vincent, Addison, D. Murray, and Charles Mathews; Mesdames E. Farren and Charles Mathews. To conclude with an ATROCIOUS CRIMINAL. Mr. J. Clayton; Mesdames Sheridan and Stephens. Doors open at halt-past Six ; commence at Seven. lIOLBORN THEATRE ROYAL. Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Sefton Parry. Tills EVENING, a new Farce, MY TURN NEXT. 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, Raymond. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. THIS EVENING, HIS LAST LEGS. Mr. C. Verner, Hr. C. H. Fenton ; /ars. Buckingham White and Miss Went worth. . . . • Followed by, at half-past 8 o'clock, a new and original Drama, by 'l'. W. Hob, rtson, entitled SHADOW Ttt.EE SHAH'. Characters by Messrs. Vining. J. G. Shore, C. Ver ner, F. Villiers. li. Forrester, 11. Mellon, and Cathcart ; Misses Montagu, Minnie Edmonds, and Katherine itougers. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs Swanborough. THIS EVENING, MARRIED DAUGII VERS. Messrs. Theme, Belford, and G. Murray ; Misses Johnstone and Hughes. Atter which, will be produced a Grand Burlesque, entitled GUY FAWKIL6 Messrs. t horne Jamey-, Robson, and Yenton ; Siesdames Swanborough, Raynham, Johnstone, _Hughes, Newton, Sac. To conclude with A SUIT OF TWEEDS. Commence at Seven. THEATRE ROY AL, ASTLEY'S. Under the Sole Management of Mr. W. 11. C. NATION. A SPECIAL EXTRA and LAST MORNING PE fur Chl:dren on this occasion—Stalls, 2i. 6d. ; Balcony, Is. dd. ; Boxes, is. ; Pit, O. EVERY EVENING the elegant Comedy, DELICATE GROUND. Messrs. Fernandez. Richardson, and Miss Laid law. After which, the Nation-al Pantomime, lIUSEI-A-BYE, BABY. Misses Caroline Parkes. Nellia Nisbet% liwvnue, lisrsball, Burton, Grosvenor, Simmonds, Mrs. Caulfield; Messrs. Atkins, Stephens, Milano, and the Original Little Rowella. Th' Free List suspended, Public Press excepted. To prevent disappointment seats must be booked in advance. RARE SPECIMENS OF LADYBIRDS.- These spe imens will be sound very interesting to /saturali , ts and Entomolftists. 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Om.—Afternoon, 3h. 22m. ro-.3lcautow.-Morning, 3h. 40m.—Afternoon. 44. Ow. •4. . tqiit LONDON, WEDNESDAY, FEB. 20, 1867. The Government has certainly begun the session with the determination to work in earnest, and no one can say that any time has been lost. Last night in the House of Lords the British North American Bill was read a second time, and the Earl of CARNARVON introduced it to the notice of the house in an excellent speech, which seemed to meet the approval it deserved. The noble lord truly said at the commencement of his discourse that this was one of the most important and wisest measures that for many years had been brought into Parlia ment by a Colonial Minister. There is this satis factory reflection concerning the step referred to, namely, that from both sides of the house approval of the main objects of the measure was entertained. While we fully concur in the favourable opinion expressed by the noble lord of the doings of Mr. CARDWELL, we think that such an expression re flects great credit upon him, and shows that he is animated by no mean jealousy. It must, we feel assured, be a source of great satisfaction to Mr. CARDWELL himself that the pains he took in this matter will not be thrown away, but that the good work will be brought to a triumphant termi nation under the auspices of his successors. As Lord CARNARVON said, the question of Confederation in one shape or other has been before the House for the last forty years, and hence most people are tolerably familiar with the subject. Sir E. HEAD, when Governor-General of Canada, in 1858, announced this grand principle to the Canadian Parliament, but it was to no avail, for difficulties interposed ; and, with one delay and another, nothing definite was done until the last year, when delegates came from the various provinces to hold communica tions with her MAJSTY'S Government on the subject. The noble lord assured the House that they must Look upon the Bill he introduced to their notice no only in the light of an agreement between parties, but in the nature of a compact, as it embodied the resolutions on which the scheme was based, as well as the results of the deliberation with the delegates. The details of the measure seem, upon considera tion, to be all that can be desired. The appoint- ment of the Governor-General is almost the only diftet tie that connects the Confederation with the mother country. This office will be one of great dignity, and the salary will not be less than ten thousand pounds, which sum is to be payable out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund of Canada. The Lieutenant-Governors are to be ap pointed by the Governor-General, and to hold office for five years, not being removable except for causes shown ; a General or Central Parliament ; and next a local Legislature in each province. This Central Parliament will consist of two Chambers. The Upper House is to be called the Senate, and the other, "in affectionate remembrance of pas sages in English history, is to be called the House of Commons." As might naturally be supposed, the local matters will be dealt with by the Provincial Legislatures, while those questions which are common to the Confederated Provinces would be settled by the Central Parliament. It is found very advisable to have two Houses to legislate, or elseall important matters would be left to the decision of one,which might be rash, hasty, or ill-advised. The name of Canada is to be given to this new Confederation at the sug- gestion of the delegates themselves. We fully agree with Lord CARNARVON in the approval of the plan of the delegates, in taking for their plan of formation the " monarchical principle under which they have lived so long, and which they desire to transmit to their descendants." We also hope with him that in time Prince Edward's Island, British Columbia, Newfoundland, and Vancouver's Island, will join the Confederation, as was at first contem plated, but has unfortunately not been realised as yet. It has been desired by many that a legislative union could have been adopted by all the Provinces, but as yet such a thing has been found quite im practicable. The noble lord entered into some expla nations respecting Canada having set up a Protec tionist policy against the Free Trade policy of the other provinces, in which he statedthat already Free Trade has made a considerable advance in Canada, and that the very circumstance of entering into this confe deration would naturally increase the development of that principle. Lord CARNARVON believes, and we think with justice, that the carrying out of this great reform will tend to remove in a great measure the differ ences that have existed between Upper and Lower Canada ; and as for the objections raised in some quarters, of a portion of the community of Nova Scotia being adverse to this union, he speedily dis posed of them by saying that 4 was only a sma ll minority that represented this view of the case. The representation of these provinces is to be based upon the principle of population, which entirely re moves the objection that while Upper Canada has the largest population, it has only an equal voice in the representation. In concluding his excellent speech the noble lord declared that the future pro spects of the confederated provinces were bright and happy ones, and that with care and caution the best results may follow from the plans here laid down in the bill. In cases of emergency such a scheme appeared the best security for defence, and although all would look with alarm upon a war between them and the United States, still it is necessary in the framing of this measure to take all possible con tingencies into consideration. Finally, there was great truth in the observations of the noble lord as to the qualifications possessed by those provinces for forming a successful confederation. Of the four federations that have been made two have passed away, while two still remain. One is Switzer land, one of the smallest States in the family of Europe ; the other, the United States, one of the greatest of the great nations of the world. federation which is about to be formed will, we hope N% ith the noble lord, be worthy to take its place by the side of the United States of America." We are now, as he elegantly expressed it, laying " The THE SUN, LON DON, WEDNESDAY EVEN MG, FEBRUARY 20 1867. the foundation of a great State, perhaps greater than that of England ; but come what may, we should rejoice that we are neither jealous of the aspirations of those colonies, nor yet indifferent to their desires, and that we have fostered their growth, recognising in their growth the pillars of our own greatness. A lengthened discussion on the administration of our Admiralty last evening, though it produced no direct result, was nevertheless not without a useful purpose. The more light that is thrown upon the management of our naval affairs the better ; and although particular statements may be withdrawn, disproved, or contradicted, there is generally enough foundation left for the impression which prevails of unnecessary expenditure and laxity of manage ment. The war of words and figures waged be- ,ween Mr. SEELY and the First Lord of tho Admi- ralty began, it will be remembered, last Session, and was kept up on the part of the member for Lincoln at least during the recess. Last evening Mr. SEELY directed his attack not so much against any parti cular officers or any special instances of extrava- gance, as against the whole constitution of the Board. His motion ran as follows :—" That, in the opinion of this house, the control and manage ment of the dockyards is inefficient, and that the inefficiency may be attributable to the following causes : —First, the constitution of the Board of Admiralty ; second, the defective organisation of subordinate departments ; third, the want of clear and well-defined responsibility." Mr. SEELT proceeded to argue from these premises, and went back to the evidence given before the committee of 1861 by the several Lords of the Admiralty who were examined by it. Mr. SEELY especially referred to the opinions expressed by Sir JOHN PARINGTON, which were characterised by the right hon. baronet's usual straightforwardness and sound judgment. His opinions, as will be remembered, were directly adverse to the existing arrangements, and he said that " he did not consider he had the knowledge, the control, or the responsibility, that a Minister at the head of such a department ought to have." He also expressed his opinion that when several gentle- men sat round a table to decide such matters as came before the Board of Admiralty there was an absence of that full sense of responsibility which a Minister ought to feel not only in the First Lord, but in the junior lords. Sir J. PAKINGTON is not the man to shrink from his words, nor to modify his views because he is in office. "I do not," ho said, in answer to Mr. SEELY, " in the least degree re cede from any opinion which I then expressed. I do still think that for the administration of a great department a board is a clumsy machine. I still think that from the constitution of that board there is an absence of that direct responsibility which ought to exist in a great department ; and I can not but say that I cannot think the working of that machine is satisfactory, or well adapted to the discharge of the difficult and important duties which devolve upon the authority which may be entrusted with the administration of the navy in this house." Sir JOHN PAKINGTON in former days questioned the efficiency of a board in matters of national administration. When first in office, under Lord DERBY in 1852, he filled the post of Colonial Secretary, with which was then associated the Secretaryship for War. This was naturally a very inconvenient arrangement, and it seems now only wonderful that it should so long have been tolerated. Certainly the dependencies of England are neither so few nor so insignificant that they should fail to engross the whole time and thoughts of a Minister, while, though we are happily not often engaged in war, still the supervision of the military arrangements of a great nation even in time of peace cannot be lightly or superficially done. The Crimean war soon showed the evils of such a heterogeneous combination, yet so great is the difficulty attending an administra tive alteration that, in spite of the speedy creation of a new office, it is only recently that the change has been thoroughly effected. Sir JOHN PAJiINGTON does not hesitate to ex- i m c t i o o f n t u h r a t a n a decidedval administration is p th re e ss w h h o i l s e s e y o s n t v e much needed, and should he retain his office he contemplates proposing an alteration. Hitherto his colleagues have been engrossed by the Reform ques tion, but should that absorbing topic be cleared out of the way we may hope, it is evident, for some decided change for the better. Already some alte rations have been made in the more direct super vision and control of the dockyards, with a view to securing the whole time and attention of an efficient officer in the control of the working of these establishments and the management of their expen diture, so that the system justly complained of by Mr. SEELY, of having one rate of charge in one dockyard, and another in a different dockyard, which Sir J. PAKINGTON adtnits to be " incompatible with perfect efficiency and economy," may be put an end to. The First Lord confesses that t in in vestigating the management of the dockyards he has arrived at the conclusion that there is a certain laxity in the whole system—a laxity attributable to the fact of vast establishments being carried on for the most part by persons with no direct pecuniary interest involved. It is with the view of avoiding the evils in some measure inseparable from such a state of things that the appointment of new super intendents is contemplated. Still we agree with Sir JOHN PAKINGTON that it would be highly indis creet and undesirable to rely entirely upon private establishments, however useful their aid might be to supplement the efforts of the Government in time of war or pressure. It must not, besides, be forgotten, in reckoning up the salaries and wages as burdens on the nation, that a large number of the population obtain their living through these establishments,with all the advantages of schools and pensions and allowances which public institutions offer to the industrious and deserving. Sir J. PAKINGTON, in referring to several of the charges brought by the member for Lincoln against the naval administration, was forced to admit that some of them proved upon inquiry to be too well founded, though others were hasty or inaccurate. Among those confirmed by examination was the statement made concerning " SEELY'S pigs," whose value proves to have been by no means exaggerated. Sir JOHN PAKINGTON confessed that when Mr. SEELY and the members for Oldham and Stockport came to his room, and offered to repave the dock yards with anything he liked, and give him £lOO,OOO as well for this ballast, he thought they were " chaffing " him. But it actually appears that if the First Lord had accepted this extraordinary offer the purchasers would have had an excellent barg,tin! Happily, in this case, the gain is on the side of the national exchequer, and we are glad to find that the iron is to be disposed of profitably, and the money so gained to go towards strengthening the navy. Mr. SEELY'S motion was withdrawn after an interesting debate, which elicited some valuable information, and gives the public renson to hope that between official reformers and non-official critics something practical may be done for the improvement of our naval administration. STRIKE OF ITALIAN SILK WRAVERS.—The work men employed in the silk factories of Luc°, Lombardy ; have struck for au increatv of wages. CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARJS, Tuesday Evening. The Emperor presided yesterday at the Tuileries over the Council of State, which had a general meeting to examine the project of law for the re- organisation of the army. A private despatch from Cairo announces that the ship Primo, of 80 tons, from Trieste, arrived on the 17th in the Red Sea, having traversed Egypt by the Suez Canal. It is stated from Rome that the Consistory, which has been announced, will assemble on the 22d inst. A short time afterwards another Con- sistory will be convoked, at which the nominations of the bishops to the dioceses of the kingdom of Italy will take place. Some of the papers contain speculations relative to the tenour of the new law upon the press, to which, perhaps, it is not necessary to pay much attention, particularly as the project of law will very shortly be laid before the Chamber. The France gives a version of the law, from which it would appear that the regulations will still be very stringent. I have reason to believe that there is exaggeration in the description. However, accord ing to the France, imprisonment will be replaced by fines, except in the case of ‘4 crimes." A con demnation for crime 'will entail the suppres- sion of a journal. Two condemnations for an offence of the press will enable the Tribunal to pro nounce the suspension of a paper, and a subsequent condemnation may lead to its suppression. The law, it is said, provides that the author of articles criminated or prosecuted, if a deputy, may be de prived of his legislatorial functions, and may be prosecuted without a previous authority from the Chamber. It will also enact (says the France) that condemnations for press offences will entail the de privation of an elector's right to vote during five years. Literary journals, if published more than three times a week, will be subjected to a stamp duty of half the amount of the stamp duty imposed upon political newspapers. Another paper gives a sort of confirmation of this description of the pro- posed new law, and adds that the amount of fines which may be imposed will range from 4,000 f. to 40,000 f. The Siecle, arguing upon these supposed provi sions of the law, and upon the power which will be conferred upon the Tribunals to suspend or suppress a journal, says that in such a case the discretionary regulation of the press will only have changed in form. It also considers the amount of the fines to be enormous. I repeat, however, that I believe the journals have exaggerated the penal provisions of the law. The 14th annual banquet of the Paris United Sailing and Rowing Club took place on Saturday evening at the Grand Hotel. M. Gabriel Benoit Champy presided, and about 150 gentlemen as sembled to do honour to the triumphs of the sail and oar. Among those present was the curate of Bongival, who is happily the almoner of the Parisian fleet, and to him the place of honour was assigned. The other guests included M. Hamilton Morton, secretary of the New York Yacht Club ; Mr. H. Kirsch, secretary of the Belgian Club, the Sport Nautique de la Meuse ; M. Cheysson, engineer of bridges and highways, and chief of the service at the International Exhibition. Great cordiality and harmony prevailed, and at this happy meeting all forgot their former rivalry and struggles afloat. Toasts to the Emperor and Ministers and other illustrious individuals were received very enthusias tically. The toast of the evening in honour of the international matches past and to come, to the Am erican yatchsmen and the nautical societies of Bel gium,were received and responded to most cordially. It was stated that the club looked anxiously to the period of the Exhibition, during which several matches would take place, at which the Paris boatmen expected to display their prowess and skill. M. Fleuret, president of the Row ing Club, thanked the press for its assistance to the society. When the health of the curate of Bongival was given by M. Champy, he used words which deserve to be cited. M. Champy said to the curate—" Your presence amongst us is an honour, and gives increased influence to boating. It proves d t uicin h sug a e ef t ttao. their e r se e lah g rmi e . n di Bl e ri reeeansnt will to olt lt o spirit has nuor was ml invitedan tgeeh rbecomematches she af r a moral o o r f a s l e a n n d t b h u a t t b you w as accepted compelled h e t place a leave ef Parishonour s some m a e t ourda days s b a a g n 0 - when e n the ba n they k q n u o et v , for Brest, on his return to A lv m 7it e ch, ric r a y. speaking of the. Before his departure the captain of the Hen r i e tt a rece i ve d a deputation from the club, who prese n t e d hi m w ith a i,he A medal c n o ti m ee m rp em jooirtartniavleooffthheis to cattle plague, says that the empty boxes which had been sent to England with the meat of the cattle slaughtered at Hasselt were seized by the police immediately on being landed, and, as a precau tionary measure, wereimmediately burnt. It thus appears that there was truth in the statement that the diseased meat was sent over the water to add to of old England." A e stimieysrtnoackpaopf paper tshtaetersoasthtabteteh cattle plague has f re appeared in some of the districts of Anatolia. Vari ous remedies have been tried, but nothing can stop the progress of the disease. The animals die in a few hours in frightful convulsions. Among the statements in the blue book, relative to the situation of the Empire, is the fact of in creased activity in the postal relations. In spite of political circumstances the aug men t a ti on i n the receipts of the Post Office in 1866 w ill excee d the 2of preceding yea rs , the total o,ooof. Th e i mprovemen ts amounting constant effected informer increase 3,4 years in postal arrangements have been followed out with persevering activity. During the course of the year 100 new Post Office esta blishments were created, and 100 offices were opened, with a view to effect a more speedy distri bution of letters. The happy termination of nego ciations has increased international correspondence. Three postal conventions were concluded between the French Government and the Governments of Portugal, the Holy See, and the kingdom of Greece. The weather is still very unsettled, but in Paris to-day, for the most part, it was fine, and there wag sunshine during the greater part of the day. Last night, however, and early this morning there was heavy rain. During the day there were heavy, ominous clouds. It is stated from Mende, in the department of Lozone, that the weather has been frightful. The wind in the mountains was very violent, and abundance of rain fell in the plains. It rained for 36 hours, and the river Lot inundated the town of Mende, and forced the inhabitants to leave their houses. On the 15th, at Toulouse there was a terrific storm, which did much damage to the roofs of the houses. Several persons were injured by the tiles which were blown into the streets. Some strange anomalies in the weather are mentioned from more distant quarters. At Alexandria on the 30th of January there was a heavy hail storm for a quarter of an hour. An art treasure has been discovered in the Church of Caelvoet, Belgium. The tower of the church has been under repair, and among many a rticles stowed away in it a portrait of St. Cecilia , by Van Dyk, has been found in excellent condition. It is the undoubted production of the great master ; and some amateurs, believing it to be his best, have already offered largo sums for it ; but the curate says he will not sell it at any price, but will preserve it for the benefit of the church. Persons may now inspect it in the church for a small sum, and the amount then raised will be given to the poor. Mr. J. B. Maire, retired Colonel of the Staff, has just died in P ar i s i n his 90th year. He entered the army as a volunteer at 16, and won all his promo tions on the field of battle. At the opening races at Porchefontaine on Sun day the Course des Haies was won by Said, carry ing the heaviest weight (63 kilog.) and beating Luynea (63 kilog.) The Duke of Hamilton's Collet 11Ionte and 14 other horses ran. Seven horses ran in each of the steeplechases (a handicap and a prix a reclarer.) In the first the celebrated Valentiuo could only reach second place, Pine Apple being second, and beaten in its turn by the Duke of Hamilton's Ironsides. The second was won by Heidelberg, followed by Doge. A race for a private bet between Themes and Zora was won by the former. Two riders were thrown in the course of the day, but happily only received a trifling injury. The races at La Marche will take place on Sunday. The Government has just ordered the manufac ture of 500,000 Chassepot guns. Three hundred thousand will be manufactured iu the military arse nals, and the remaining 200,000 by gunsmith trade; 300,000 are to be ready by the Ist of January next, and the remainder in the succeeding month of April. A statue of the llindoo god Wichnou has arrived at Bordeaux iu the Guipazcons, for Pondicherry. It was discovered in the French village of Tiripouvane, and is nearly two metres and a half high. The god has the insignia peculiar to it, the tiara, the corJon of Brahma, the four arms, two hands of which carry the flower of the lotus. The libido° Trinity is c.)m posed of Brahma, the God Creator; Siva, the God Destructor ; and Wichnou, the Conservative God. A learned German writer thus classes the Indian Divinities :—Brahma—The Sun, Creator, Power. Siva—Fire, Destruction, Justice. IV ichnou— Water, Preservation, Wisdom. This statue will probably be at the Exhibition. LA TEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) AMERICA. (BY ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH.) NEW YORK, Feb. 19 (Evening.) The House of Representatives has rejected the Bill passed by the Senate as a substitute for the Military Bill. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CLOSING PRICES.—GoId, 1361 ; Sterling Ex change on London, 108; ; 5-20 United States Bonds, 114 ; Illinois, 1151 ; Erie, 56. ITALY. MINISTERIAL CIRCULAR TO THE PREFECTS. FLORENCE, Feb. 19 (Evening). The President of the Council of Ministers has issued a Circular to the Prefects of the kingdom announcing the dissolution of the Chamber and the convocation of the Electoral Colleges. It says— " The late Chamber did not give proof of pos sessing all the elements which are necessary to accomplish its task in a Parliamentary system. The. Ministry, influenced by the urgent necessities of the State, and faithful to the glorious tradition which reminds us that by one and the same pro clamation the accomplishment of Italian unity and the promise of the liberty of the Church were an nounced to the nation, presented a bill for resolving the question between civil and religious society." The Circular proceeds to advert to the causes of the late Parliamentary and Ministerial crisis. The true motive of the dissolution, it continues, has been to form a firm and compact national majority which may give strength to the Government. Italy is fatigued by sterile discussions. The weakness of Government arising from the perpetual changes of individuals and programmes, and the mutations of Ministries, is the cause and principle of administra tive disorders. This can only be remedied by a new Parliament. The present Ministry, neverthe less, consider it to be necessary to state their ideas upon the finance question. They believe that an increase of revenue ought to be sought in economy, and the reorganisation of existing taxes rather than in fresh imposts. The Ministry will present the Budget for discussion immediately on the open ing of the new Parliament. The economic condition of the different provinces is of a very variable character, particularly as re gards means of transport, and we consider this state of things as one of the most serious evils. The bill for the liberty of the church raised doubts which would have been removed had the debate upon the measure taken place. The Ministry could furnish explanations that would allay many apprehensions that have been expressed on this subject. Dark as the glorious destiny of seeing the only political question still remaining for her to solve, intimately connected with the great social question of the relations between Church and and State, the Government looks for the solution of this problem in a fresh and ample application of the principles of liberty. In drawing up a new bill the Government will take into account the verdict of public opinion on the subject. The question of the liberty of the Church is bound up with that of the ecclesiastical property. Nothing is• further from the intentions of the Ministry than the idea of rendering the Bishops arbiters of the Church property, of depriving the religious in stitutinos of every guarantee of stability, and aban doning the inferior clergy to the power of their ecclesiastical superiors. Italy feels the necessity of a strong Government, and does not desire a hazard ous policy. It is, therefore, necessary that the new Parliament should be composed of individuals ful filling these conditions." The circular concludes by inviting the Prefects to make known to the electors the intentions of the Government. ESSEG, Feb. 20 The Hungarian party in Sclavonia is fully satis fied with the nomination of the new Ilungarian Ministry, but the congregation of the province has declared that it cannot recognise that Vinistry until the Croatian Diet has passed a resolution assenting to its formation. SPAIN AND THE ARGENTINE CON FEDERATION. MADRID, Feb. 19. The Epoca of this evening states that the press of Buenos Ayres and Monte Video are in favour of an alliance with Spain against the Republics. MARSEILLES, Feb. 19. The Messageries Imperiales steamer Said left here to-day with 66 passengers, £58,680 in specie for India and China, £17,000 for Alexandria, and a full cargo of merchandise. PORTUGAL. LISBON, Feb. 20. The Chamber of Peers has received unfavourably the bill reforming the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. NEW ZEALAND. The following telegram from the Colonial Secre tary to Mr. John Morrison, Agent of the New Zealand Government, has been forwarded to us : " WELLINGTON, Jan. IT (via Galle, Feb. 17). " Peace prevails throughout New Zealand. The Governor's journey through the centre of the native Country, from Tauranga to Wanganui, via Lake Taupo, was everywhere loyally received. The Governor, writing from Taupo to the Superinten dent of Auckland, states 'The whole country from Tauranga and Orakee (?) on the Waikato is in a most satisfactory state. The natives show a greater desire to have Europeans among them, and to follow our customs. Many natives are anxious to let their lands for sheep runs. FRANCE. BOURSE, Feb. 19.—Two o'clock.—The market to-day is heavy, and the amount of business trans acted exceedingly limited. The most noticeable feature is the continued movement of Italian Fives, which have fallen 50c., the present quotation being 53f. 50c. French Threes are sc. lower—viz., at 69f. 60c. Credit Foncier shares have receded if. 52c., whilst Mobiliers show an advance of 2f. sPc. at 495 f. Railway shares maintain yesterday's closii aro tolerably firm, and lg prices. Three o'clock.—The market closed as follows :- 4-1 per Cents 99 50 Bank Shares 3565 Do. end month — Italian Loan 53 30 3 per Cents. 69 721 Do. end month 53 37,i Do. end month 69 60 Mexican Loan 2O Credit Mobilier ... 495 Do. Bonds 135 Do. end month ... 495 Spanish Threes Credit Foucier — Home Debt — Do. end month 1531 75 Deferred RAILWAYS. Orleans Nortliorn Lyons and Mediterranean For Account. . 922 50 Southern Western Eastern Sardinian 1218 75 931 25 578 75 585 - 552 50 Austrian 408 75 Lombard.. North of Spain Saragossa Ditto to Barcelona — Roman, — WAR IN PARAGUAY. ---~--- (From a Correspondent.) We have received files of the Buenos Ayrean Standard up to the 13th of January last, and from which we take the following extracts from the Standard's able correspondent at the seat of war : " A Paraguayan, of the 7th Cavalry Regiment deserted to the lines, and stated that his name was Juez Martinez, of Villa Rica, sent out to catch some deserters, and deserted himself. He was sent to General Mitre's tent, and when I was there they were taking down his declarations, which I believe are all pure inventions. These Paraguayans are far too wide awake for the Allies. They come over as deserters with uplifted hands, swear they are dying of starvation, and when they get all they want, in the way of information, they are gone. The only way to stop this is to send all these deserters to Corrientes and lock them up; but then, if this is done, there will be no more deserters; there is the rub. Meanwhile Lopez knows everything that is going on in the Allied camp as well as the Com mander-in-Chief, and this is proved by the fact that whenever the Allies attempt to move in the morning the bugle sounds in the enemy's camp an hour earlier than usual. " The Paraguayans are ceaseless in their hos tility, and are as active to-day as when President Mitre landed first in Paraguay with his sword, cloak, and his fortune. I can compare them to nothing else save the ants, for they are everywhere ; click, click, on every side. These eternal guerillas,' they amount to nothing you think in Buenos Ayres, but believe me that it is n o t so ; an d more inen have perished in these guerilla' fights than in pitched battles. This I have from a Brazilian officer who knows what is going on. Then, again, the lightning in this country is fearful, and scarcely a storm passes that there are not one or more stricken down. A soldier of the 7th of the Line, Brazi lian, was reduced to ashes, and his wife terribly burnt also, the other day. Even the very elements seem to conspire in favour of Lopez, for the last floods have been a feather in his cap ; but I leave others to tell that story. " When up at the camp I learned that the most ferocious and daring of Lopez's troops are some regiments of slaves recently brought down from the interior ; and I am given to understand that a very large force of these slaves is being concen trated at an estancia of the Patria, a few leagues from lluniaita. These men fight in the true sense of the word for their liberty, for their names are enrolled ; and on the conclusion of the war Lopez not only agrees to give them their freedom, but also a farm of land each in the new Paraguayan pro vince of Matto Grosso. " The expedition through the Gran Chaco has been abandoned, and the story about the matiny in Lopez's troops proves to be, after all, a mere canard,' an invention of some Paraguayan spies to find favour with the allies. " The men and boats sent up the Parana by the Marquis Caxias have been ordered to stop the con traband trade going on, and not to look after the Paraguayan rebels. How long the present rule and system of Government may last in Paraguay it is difficult to say, but the English public of Buenos Ayres should not swallow the ' rot' and nonsense I see published in the native papers. The people of Paraguay stand by Lopez with an adhesion, which is the most convincing proof of the vitality of the Paraguayan people and the innocence of the masses. Corruption has as yet made little headway in Para guay, and the dream of politicians to subjugate a people who hold true to themselves is a political error which can with difficulty be excused or exte nuated.. I cannot now dilate on this topic (heat 113 Fah. in the shade), but if the Allies are ever to effect anything in Paraguay, it must be by means of their own strength and power, and not by the defection or debility of the enemy. 44 In March, they say here, the war will be all over. This is believed both in Argentine and Bra zilian head-quarters. I can give you no reason or motive for this, but it is the belief here." From the interior provinces of the Argentine Con- federation the news is very unsatisfactory. The re volution against the Central Government, daily gaining strength in the provinces of San Juan, Mendoza, and Cordoba, and Chili, and Bolivia, are assisting them in all ways they can, thereby assisting Paraguay. In the provinces of the Empire they were pressing all and every one in the ranks to swell the army ; married men,l and children, from 10 to 14 years of age, were also forced to take arms ; and no one as yet sees an end to this prolonged and disastrous war. Seven hundred and ninety-three criminals, from Fernando Noronho, had also been sent to join the army, being pardoned by the Emperor, if not killed by the Paraguayans. Senor Octaviano had handed in his resignation, which was not accepted by the Emperor. MARKE TS. —This day. MARK-LANE. From Essex and Kent very little wheat was received fresh up, to-day, coastwise as well as by rail, and the quality of the supply was by no means satisfactory. Both rod and white parcels were puchased cautiously, and the prices realised wore barely equal to Monday. Millers restricted their transactions in foreign wheat as much as possible, and refused to operate beyond their immediate wants. Leto rates wore with difficulty sup ported. The show of foreign wheat was moderate. Floating cargoes of grain moved off slowly, at late fates. Barley was in moderate request, and prices ruled firm The supply was moderate. In malt sales progressed slowly, at about previous cur. rencies. Oats commanded rather more attention, at full prices. The quantity offered was. rather limited. Beans and peas changed hands to a moderato extent, on former terms. Flour was firm, at stationary prices. SRIP ARRIVALS THIS 'WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English and Scotch 860 88U 2,060 40 1,920 Irish Foreign 3,580 2,510 850 960 sacks 610 brie. COMPARATIVE QUANTITIES AND YRICES OF GRAIN. For the week ending Feb.! For the corresponding week 16, 1867. last year. Qrs. Aver. Qrs. Ayer. Wheat 42,727-59s 10d , Wheat 61,055-453 9d Barley ..... —.42,045-43s 9d Barley ....63,364-33s 9' Oats 8,718-23s 6d Oats BOROUGH HOP. There is a want of animation in the demand for most descriptions. Tho limited quality offering, however, has caused prices to tulolirm. WHITECHAPEL. The. supplies are moderately extensive, and the trade is quiet, at our quotations : Per 81b. by the carcase. Beef 3B Od to 4s 8d I Veal Mutton ... 3s Od to 48 10d I Pork KEARNS V. STORKS.—This case having ended in a compromise, it has been announced by the solicitors of Mrs. Kearns that they will shortly prosecute Sir J. 011iffe, physician to the English embassy at Paris, and one of the medical men who signed the certificate that Mrs. Kearns was insane. Here is another illustration of the dangers to which our profession is exposed. If Mrs. Kearns or her lawyers failed to show that Mr. Storks improperly confined her in a lunatic asylum, what possible ground can there b for an action against the physicians who gave their opinion that she was a fit person forsuchrearaiut ?—Nedica‘ Press and Circular, Fob, 20. ffUrtl4lli.t 15 A , 41 4, - : t _ di HER MAJESTY, &c• OSBORNE, Feb. 19. The Queen, accompanied by Prince and Princess Christian and Princess Louise, and attended by the Duchess of lioxburghe, the lion. Emily Cathcart, and Lord Charles Fitzroy, drove yesterday by West Cowes and Yarmouth to Alum Bay, where her Majesty took luncheon. From thence the Royal party drove to Froltwater Gate, and returned to Osborne by Afton Down, Shorwell, and Carisbrook. ACCOUCHEMENT OF THE PRINCESS OF WALES. FEB. 20, 1867 (8.30 a.m.) Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales was safely delivered of a Princess at 6.30 this morning. The confinement was most favourable, and was in no way affected by the rheumatism from which the Princess is suffering. Her Royal Highness and the infant Princess are going on quite well. ARTHUR FANR, M.D. WILLIAM JENNER, M.D. EDWARD H. SIEVEKING. His Royal Highness the - Prince of Wales was present. The Secretary of State for the Home Department arrived at Marlborough House shortly after. This happy event has made known by the firing of the Park and Tower guns. LITERATURE. More of the Periodicals. ANTHONY TROLLOPE'S LAST CHRONICLE OF BARSET, week by week, is perfecting into his mas terpiece. A dozen numbers have now made their appearance, and our early impression in regard to the work, namely, that if it were to be continued in the way in which it was commenced, it would inevit ably prove his masterpiece, has by this time been securely confirmed. It is his chef d'oeuvres, his capo d'opera—the book upon which he might con fidently rest his reputation. He is on his own ground, there, in Barsetshire—" his foot is on his native heath, and his name is Macgregor." Some among his most brilliant creations reappear, there, and reappear, too, at their very best : Archdeacon Grantley, Mrs. Proudie, Lily Dale, the Squire, the Bishop, Johnny Eames, Mr. Crawley, old Mr. Hard ing, and all the rest of them. As Lord Lytton called his most elaborate masterpiece par excellence among all his prose fictions "My Novel"—so might Anthony Trollope have dubbed on his part, and after his fashion, " My Novel," his final Chronicles of the good people of Barsetshire. CHAMBERS'S ETYMOLOGICAL DICTIONARY. Edited by James Donald.—Under this title there has just now been commenced what gives fair promise of turn ing out to be one of the most remarkable Etymologi cal Dictionaries in the English Language. And, like all the Messrs. Chambers's Standard Publications, it appears in the form of a wonderfully cheap periodi cal—so cheap, indeed, as to place it within the reach of the artizan population. For sixpence a month the very cottagers, at any rate the well-to-do and thrif tier cottagers of England may now take in—and studying it, as it appears part by part, may absorb into their own knowledge, the thoroughly readable and entertaining contents of it—as masterly a catalogue of the words, making up the grand total of what i 5 called the English language as ever yet appeared even as an edition de luxe for the adornment of the noblest library in the land. Here, for once, the witticism of.Hierocles need not debar us from producing a brick, after the fashion of that ridiculous fellow Skolastikos, as a specimen of the house that is for sale Take, almost hap hazard, any one of the earlier words of this admirable dictionary as they are therein succinctly laid be fore the reader, analysed and explained. Take, for instance— APRICOT, literally, the early fruit ; a wall fruit of the plum kind—formerly spelled apricock, Latia (maluin) procoas early ripe (apple), from pray, before, and cop°, to ripen. Or take, again,— ARTERY, literally, the air-keeper, it being formerly believed that the arteries contain air. Greek arteria, from aer, airs and C,reti, to keep. Take— BABBLE, to speak like a baby, to talk childishly, kc. French babiller, Dutch babelen, Greek babarti, from ba ba, repre senting the first attempts of a child to speak. Or take— BUCCANEER, from French beucanar, to smoke moat, from French toucan, a gridiron. The French settlers in the West Indies cooked their meat on a boucan, after the manner of the natives, and were hence called boucaniers• Why, in those few words about Apricot, about Artery, about Babble, and about Buccaneer, all hall been said that is needed in the way of their lucid etymological derivation or significance. Then, too, the accentuation and pronunciation are defined with the easiest and with an instant precision, ex. gr . ' , " abduction, ab-duk'-shun"---the value of the ToWel° being exemplified at the bottom of every pago in a single line of nine words, thus : Jam, fir; me, her; mine; mete; mute; meet;; then. Then, as to the fullness of the dictionary as a voca bulary, it embraces within it every word now in use iu the language. 'rho Appendix, according to the prospectus of the work, gives promise of being woo' derf ally copious and highly interesting, as well AS valuable, including among its contents—the ihell9A tion of the accurate pronunciation of all the names in Scripture and in Latin and Greek mythology' together with a table of all the abbreviations 1 13 ordinary use, as well as an explanation of al l the Latin and foreign words and phrase s so frequently met with in English books e f almost every description. As for the material par t s of the general getting up of the work, it is ever)" thing one could reasonably wish, in size, arrang ° ' meat, paper, and typography. We long to see th ei work completed, as it is one we would gladly Pla ce upon the handiest of our bookshelves. DRURY-LANE THEATRE. • The comedy of the " Jealous Wife," with Al r * Phelps and Mrs. Herman Vezin as Mr. and Mr s ' Oakley, has been revived here with great success' notwithstanding that the attraction of the magnifi cent pantomime, " Number Nip," still continues t ' o draw crowded audiences. Mr. Chatterton ne%t . tends reviving the " School for Scandal," then '- reproduce " Faust," and, after that, to give a spiel did representatipn of " Rob Roy," in which AU; Phelps will sustain the part of the Bailie, 14; Powrie Rob Roy, and Mr. Sims Reeves Frail° Osbaldiston. c To-morrow morning there will be a perfor no 4o for the family of the late Mr. Henry Webb. use of the theatre has been placed, by Mr. Chat'r e ; ton, gratuitously at the service of the com mit " organising the entertainment, which will be of an attractive character. Selections from no less ° the ten highly successful pieces will be performed bi most celebrated artistes on the metropolitan t''i:g each party representing the company of Ow 161 ' 61 theatres in London. Despatches were sent from the Colonial-ogthe ice y to the h t o3t Governors i t o u f r t i h t i e uq,i Australianion n 57 Colour o °; L Bt a rs b at t e n i r tr a al's ye Settlements,' , Malta, and Gibraltar. A at Extensive preparations are going for t Windsor Castle for the reception, on Thureday, f°l. season, of her Majesty and the royal f•unily• d°' to party will travel by the usual route, and are ciM eNP` leave Osborne after luncheon.—Court Journal. In the High Court of Justiciary of Edili buSgii ; woo ed t on Monday, a bricklayer, named Lynes, was sea .of h fl i v s eyears' penal servitude, for having caused the dealitaia sister. lie quarrelled with her while drunk, an d, - f , ft bui a knife, stabbed her. The wound apparently healou,died rather more than two months afterwards the woru 33 - from inflammation. th° Churc. , `I , II I,IIOIINGIIAM chief clerk of the Master of the R o lle, yesterday 10'W :0 order in this matter for the sale of certain propert)o'' the payment of the purchase-money into court. II P o d o f misod his decision as to a mortgage ou the Alhambra' remarked that the 13irmingham Bank had had as o' l ,o ol his attention as ho could devote upon it, COuOWI3t other business.