The Sun. — London, England, 1867-02-11 00:00:00

NOTICE A SPECIAL EDITION OF Ebe Will bo ISSUED THIS EVENING, containing MR. DISRAELI'S STATEMENT ON THE BEFOR3I BILL. MGT WATER. AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tins DAY.—Morning, 6h. 10cu . .--,Afternoon, 6h. 80m To-MORROW: Morning, 6h. 55m.—Afterno3n, 7h. 25m tal 11 43 THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. F. B. Chatterton. THIS EVENING, JOHN BULL. Mr. Phelps. Messrs. T. Swinbourne, E. Phelps, and Barrett ; Mesdames Hermann Vezin, Isabel Adams, and H. Vandenhoff. To conclude with the Pantomime, entitled NUMBER NIP ; or Harlequin and the Gnome -King of the Giant Mountain. Commence at a Quarter to Seven. riIHEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET, Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Buckscone, TO-NIGHT. A LESSON FUR LIFE. Messrs. Eothern, for ppendale, Compton, Ilowe, Rogers, Clarke, Braid, Bendal, Gdon, Vincent, &c. ; Mesdames Chippendale, Moore, B ill, Wright, Laws, &c. After which, TilE SERIOUS FAMILY. Messrs. Buck stone, Howe, Farren, Vincent, &c. ; xesdatnes lhippendsle, Moore, Hill, Sidney, &c Cornmen:e at St en, pOl7 AL LYCEU TII E. ATR E.— .101) Sole I.,ssee and 31anager, Mr. P'e‘ liter. THIS EVENING. ROUG E E atAurice D'Aibel a Gambler), 'or. Fechter ; 31ertd . s. Emery, Evans, Mo:eiand, Fitzpatrietc. Dalton. Reynolds, Lomas, Aewbouni, Andrews, Anderson, Viv.an, Bennett and Edw..rd Pri!v; Miss II ea rade, Mrs. Leiv;ll Murray, Miss Utattan, and Miss Carlotta Leelereq. Precede". by THE TWO POLTS. Mr. IL Widdicomb. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPIII. Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. THIS EVENING, Feb. 1 , at Seven, A SISTER'S PE.NASJE. :Aiss Kate Terry, Miss Hughes, Miss Emily Pitt ; Messrs. If. Vezin, Killington, Ashley, Eburne, Roma', and Stephenson. To conclude with the New Grand Burlesque of THE MOUNTAIN DHU; or, THE KNIGHT, Tin] LADY, AND THE LAKE. Messrs. J. L. Toole, Paul liedterd, Ashley, It. Romer, and C. J. Smith ; Mrs. Alfred Mellon, Miss Furtado, Miss Hughes, :hiss Emily Pitt, &c. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. New Manag,emtit. Sole Lessee, Mr. B. Webster ; Manager, Mr. H. V% igan. THIS EVENING, LONDON ASSURANCE. Messrs. G. Mesdames'Vincent Addison, D. Murray, and Mr. Charles Mathews; E. Farren, Milly Palmer, and Charles Mathews. After which, ROMANTIC IDEA. Messrs. G. Vincent, Addison, D. Murray, and Charles Mathews; Mesdames E. Farren and Charles Mathews. To conclude with A QUIET FAMILY. Mr. D. Murray. Doors open at hall-past Six; commence at Seven. - - HOLBORN THEATRE ROYAL. Sole rroprietor and Manager, Mr. tief ton Parry. THIS EVENING, a new Farce, MY TURN NEXT. Mr. Delmore, 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. Gco. Vining. THIS EVENING. HIS LAST LEGS. Mr. C. Verner, Mr. C. H. 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The speech of the King a PRUSSIA , in closing the Prussian Chambers, will be sure to' be read with interest, no matter whether its terms arc such as to insure approval or not.. On the whole we do not see much difference between this and many former speeches, but if there is not much met with for the worse, neither is there for the better. Of course we meet with a great deal of self-glorifica tion for the part which Prussia has played during the past year, and some acknowledgments are made to the Deputies for the help they have afforded to the Government. ' Since, for the present, they can do nothing to interfere with any thing the Government chooses to do, it is easy to play the courteous part and to pay compliments. 'We arc not surprised to find that the KING and his Ministers are glad to have got over the very awk ward predicament in which they placed themselves by the informal and irregular way in which they carried on the finances of the country. The Act of Indemnity should not, however, be regarded by them as a precedent, for had it not been for the peculiar circumstances of the case they would not have got the Chamber toTawit. So far the war was an as sistance to them, and they will make a great mistake if they count too much for the future on the readi ness of the House to renew the act of grace. We do not think that it is either quite fair or quite correct for King WILLIAM to affirm that, bs the passing of the act in question they have " held out the hand to a settlement of the dispute upon a mat ter of principle which has for years obstructed ti co-operation of the Government with the represen— tatives of the country." Had it not been that thot deputies were anxious not to interpose any obstacles, in the way of consolidating the conquests that have been gained, neither this year nor the next shoul( 1 we have heard anything of an indemnity. As f( the idea that for the future the sentiments of ti k i r constituents will prevent a recurrence of such e „ ren t s it seems quite a preposterous one, for ..vho in fringed the laws and violated the prinf.:iples of all constitutionalism but those who are may the loudest in their praise, and the most eager In their self praise for supporting them? " To guard what has been gained" will be, we presume, the new motto which is to distinguish the Prussian rule, and great emphasis is laid upon it in this speech. They may find, however, that it is not so easy as they imagine to do so, no matter how strenuous be the support they meet with from the people and the Chambers. "Warm thanks" are recorded to the representa tives for the readiness with which they have granted to Government means for alleviating the soldiers incapacitated by the late war, and also the widows and orphans of the fallen. It may be suggested that there was no necessity for putting these unfor tunate persons in their present painful position, and a little more adherence to the principles of honesty would have preserved the lives of thousands, and prevented many more from enduring loss and suffering. The poet has exclaimed— " What millions did that•Ca3sar might bo great," but the Prussian moralist cannot even lay that poor satisfaction to heart, for his Sovereign has not risen in the estimation of the really discerning by his recent exploits. We may take it for grallted when we commence the perusal of a Prussian discourse that everything is to be favourable to the sway of the KING, and all to be auspicious in respect to the policy of the Go vernment, and hence there need be no cause for wonder in the seemingly astounding declaration here met with as to the likelihood of those inha bitants whose countries have been joined to Prus sia feeling themselves "more and more at home in the great commonwealth of their fellow-coun trymen and recent neighbours." Whether, by careful management, they might eventually have done so, it is, of course, very difficult to deter mine, but as things have turned out, there is no likelihood of their becoming settled or satisfied under the new regime. As for the statement that these newly acquired districts will be brought into " free community" with the older provinces, it is not a reliable one, because we have had ample experience of late as to the manner in which these unfortunate plans will be treated. The rules sent out to the Governor of Hanover were quite subversive of all freedom of themselves, and we doubt it is the same to all intents and purposes with other places that have been annexed. As for its being such a desidera tum for these provinces to be mingled with the older portions of the monarchy, we confess that it is difficult to realise it. Why should they be glad? and what have they to rejoice at in finding them selves put under an iron rule, and in knowing that they have lost their nationality through the adverse chances of war? The fact is, that the KING in his speech starts from false premises, and hence he naturally arrives at an erroneous conclusion. Were the truth allowed to be spoken, both he and the Deputies would hear a very different tale from those who figure so prominently in these official accounts. Great stress is laid upon the " special develop ment of the Prussian political system, and especially the part which relates to the North German Con federation." It is confidently expected that Ger many will obtain, " upon the basis of an united organisation, such as Germany has vainly striven for during centuries of conflict, those blessings to which it is called by Providence, through the fulness of i: s in herent power and civilisation as soon as it understands how to maintain peace both at home and abroad." All we can say is that if the German people have to wait for good fortune until they rightly estimate the good of peace they will have a long time to look forward to, for they never seem at all to appreciate its importance. The Speech closes with the usual rigmarole of grand vocations, and so on ; and we regret to say with the customary insinuations that " Providence specially watches over the destinies of Prussia." It is really quite out of character that the KING should suppose that he has been entrusted by Heaven with a special mission to " re-establish the lasting unity of the German races and their Sovereigns." For the matter of that there is no Sovereign but himself, the rest are all puppets by the changes that have taken place ; and all right-judging persons would infinitely prefer to see the KING take the responsibility of his acts upon himself, or share it with his Ministers, instead of wit nessing his repeated attempts to, make out that tyranny, oppression, and bad faith are the agencies which a higher Power inspires him to employ him to gain his ends, The intelligence brought by the Asia, from Boston and Halifax, does not tell us much more than we had previously learned by the telegraph. The PRESIDENT'S veto of the second bill for the admission of Colorado as a State we had heard of through the electric messenger, and the veto of the Nebraska Bill was also expected. The grounds of both vetoes are, in fact, similar, though not abso lutely identical, and looking at them apart from party feeling on the question of Radicalism or Democratism, it is certain that they are in full har mony with the Constitution, and that the PRESI DENT, if he intends to abide by his oath, and fulfil the duties it imposes on him, had no choice but to oppose the bills in tote. Of the Colorado Bill, he says that the territory has not the requisite population, and that the inhabi tants have, through their representatives, protested against a State Government being forced upon them. There can certainly be no excuse for altering the regulations of the Constitution against the will of the people themselves. If they had applied for ad mission as a state there might indeed have been some reason in the movement, but if they arc not desirous of the troublesome dignity there can be no ex cuse for forcing it upon them. Of the Nebraska Bill the PRESIDENT says that it exacts negro suffrage as a condition for adinisAo», while the regulation of the Fuffrage is a right fully optional with the people of Nebraska. The condition, besides, is one entirely opposed to the Constitution, which recognises no such conditions. Negro suffrage is, in fact, a poli tical question of the day, just as the features of a Reform Bill are the subject of discussion among ourselves, and the idea of making the existence of a State dependent on such a matter is as ab surd as if it were declared thr.t no represen tatives would be admitted fi °in an English borough which did not allow universal suf frage. Of course ) the general law of the land roust be algid' .3d by ; but negro suffrage is not the genet` .r, and why is Nebraska to be the excep tion? At this rate all States North and South that do nC it admit negro suffrage might be reduced to the level of territories. It is likely enough that Co)* igress may force both Bills over the veto ; but the 3 PRESIDENT has entered his protest nevertheless. T 1 Le Mississippi Legislature has unanimously re cler3ted the Constitutional Amendment; so that the middle par'cy, which hoped for compromise, and thought the South might be cajoled into accept ing the - amendment in the vague hope of bet ter treatment from the Radicals, inn.q by this time ibe pretty well convinced of their mistake. It was:at one time reported that the PRESIDENT him self -would be persuaded by a certain section of his advisers to accept the amendment, and to press it upon the Southern Legisla:,,ures for acceptance. It way' said that negro suffrage was so unpopular that the Radicals would never . attempt to stand by that, and that if the Constitutirmal Amendment were adopted by the ex-ConfedrTates they would have nothing to fight about. This sounds plausible enough, but we are glad t'ilat Mr. JOHNSON was not deluded by it. In the first place, that was no sort of security that the Radicals would abide by their own words, and admit the Southern representatives on the adoption of the amendment. The leaders took care to avoid any. risk of such a pledge. Their hatred of the South setuns so great that even if they were actually pledged to a favourable policy they would find some means of evading or counteracting it. Mr. JOHN SON; too, by so ill-advised a concession, would have lost the strength which his firmness and immobility have given him. All felt that he could not be moved from the position which he had taken up by any of the ordinary resources of manoeuvring politicians, and although his case at first seemed almost hope less, yet he has gained in strength as the time went on. lle could not be turned from his policy with out such violent measures as would disturb the finances, unsettle the country, foolishly reopen the gates of civil war, and very likely be rejected by the people. The reaotion in favour of the PRESIDENT and his policy, which any extensive measures, such as the threatened impeachment, for instance, would be quite opposed to the wishes and intentions of the Radicals. Their leaders appear to be sagacious enough to detect this, and we find that the impeach ment is less talked about. They have not, however, abandoned it altogether, and are now, it is said, preparing a bill providing for the temporary instalment of General GRANT as President during the impeachment of Mr. JOHNSON. General GRANT has never identified himself with the ultra party, and is highly popular. It is currently believed that he will be the next President in regu lar succession, and indeed he seems to be almost the only man likely to be accepted by the country. The Radicals think, no doubt, that it will be a very sagacious movement to propose him as temporary President, inasmuch as many would accept him who would not tolerate the idea of putting the country under the rule of STEVENS or BUTLER. It remains to be seen, however, whe ther the general would accept the flattering but troublesome distinction. It would be identifying himself with the impeachment, and openly desert ing the PRESIDENT, whose firm ally he professed to be. It would also hopelessly embroil him with the Democrats, and damage his European reputation. Under these circumstances, it is quite possible that, even were the impeachment pressed on, and the offer of the temporary Presidency made to General GIANT, the American ULYSSES, would have sa gacity as well as honour enough to decline it, and thus neutralise the Radical schemes. A rumour comes from Ottawa speaking of Prince ALFRED as the possible head of the Confederation of the British American Provinces. Certainly his Royal Highness would be likely to receive a cordial welcome from British subjects and from Ameri cans alike. A gratifying instance of international good feeling and American courtesy has just be come public. Mr. BENNETT, the owner of the yacht llenrietta, the winner of the famous race across the Atlantic, has generously offered her to Prince ALFRED, as a gift from au American yachtsman to an English yachtsman, in token of personal respect and national goodwill. His Royal Highness, while hesitating to accept so magnificent a present, has acknowledged Mr. BENNETT'S offer in such kind and cordial terms that we may hope the transaction will tend to draw closer those bonds of national good feeling and sympathy which all true statesmen in both countries must desire to see strengthened. tril l E SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 11, 1867. CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, Sunday Evening. A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon at the Tuileries, under the presidency of the Em peror. The following is from the 3loniteur :—" Yester day morning the deliberations of the conference of delegates of the States of Northern Germany were terminated at Berlin. A private despatch informs us that the signature of the Federal treaty took place yesterday (Saturday) at the Ministry of State. The federal delegates will be invited by Prussia to be present at the opening of the Parliament (Reich stag) of the North. Before leaving his capital for Jassy, Prince Charles of Hohenzollern made some diplomatic arrangements. Not having had the oppor tunity since his recognition of entering personally into relations with the Emperor of Austria, his High ness sent his Minister of Foreign Affairs, Prince Stirbey, with a letter. On the other hand, Prince Charles profited by the expected speedy return to Belgrade of his usual agent, M. Cantacuzere, to send a letter to Prince de Montenegro, to whom he had not yet announced his accession." Some sensation has been created among the Paris p ttoi e p G e oe r p s nee b i a circural lar from h etrts froiat supposed t e , i Pt e ocs Count Post-office contain d e e auh t a o r l i e s t i tne Chambord.gr The explanations given upon the subject by the Government in an official communication to the newspapers is perfectly satisfactory. The letter, I may add, contained treason against the present Dynasty, and all Governments claim the right to suppress treasonable correspondence. When the late Sir James Graham was in office he contended openly iu the House of Commons for the right. The Court of Nismes, in confirmation of a deci sion of the Tribunal of Avignon, has given a judg ment of importance in support of the cause of pub lic morality. It has decided that a seducer who, by deception, shall succeeded in turning from her duty and inducing a virtuous young girl, a minor, to leave the home of her parents, may be condemned to pay damages, either to the parents or to the girl, even if he may not have promised her mar riage. In the case in question the seducer was ordered to pay 4,000 f. damages. The new regulations for the insurance of order and propriety during the discussions in the Legisla tive Betty are rat her fitringent, and might Perhaps be initiated ill " another place" with advantage. A member called to order for interruption cannot be allowed to speak. Should the speaker deviate from the question at issue, the President may call his attention to the fact. If, after a second appeal from the President, he should continue to wander from the real subject under consideration, the Pre sident may appeal to the Assembly to decide whether he shall be allowed to address the Chamber again during the same sitting upon the question. It is the President only who can call an orator to order. All personalty or sign of approbation or disappro bation is forbidden. Should a member of the LegifilAtive Body trouble the tranquillity of the Assembly, the President may call upon him by name. If he persist in the same course, the Presi dent may direct a note to be taken of the member having been called to order. Should the member still resist the request to conform himself to the regulations of the Chamber, the Assembly, upon the proposition of the President, and without discussion, may exclude the member from the Chamber for any period not exceeding five days. (What would the Marquis de Boissy have said to such a prohibition as this ? Only fancy a member precluded from uttering nonsense for five days. Such a regulation at home might put a stop temForarily to virulence from John Bright.) This is not at all, for on occa sions when a member may be excluded from the Chambers for outraging the regulations of the Cham ber, it may order publicity to be given to the fact in the department or town which the offender re presents. Should the Assembly become disorderly, and the President be unable to calm the tumult, he may sumpend the sitting for an hour. At the expira tion of that time, should the disorder continue, the President may adjourn the llouse until the next day. The previous question must be put before the pro posal of the question which may be at issue. " The previous question" cannot be put in regard to any proposals made by the Emperor. No member of the Legislative Body can absent himself without leave. All demands for the right to put questions to the Government must be in writing, and be signed by five members. The request must be in the following terms :—" The Legislative Body calls the attention of the Government to the object of the interpellations." The excitement respecting the cattle plague still continues at Hasselt. Some veterinary surgeons having given their opinion that some meat was diseased it was buried with great precaution, as well as the cothes of the men who had slaughtered the animals. Straw was burned over the spot, which was also covered with quick-lime. One account from Hasselt says that the cattle disease prevails to a " terrible extent." All the markets are held out side the town, and clothes are not allowed to be sold in the streets for fear of infection. One regulation of a police ordinance is, that " children are not allowed to circulate in the streets." In short, the sanitary regulations are of such a stringent and extraordinary character that it has been necessary to send for additional troops to enforce them. The change in the weather to-day is really mar vellous. The tempest is completely stilled, and there is complete placidity. The morning was rather dull, but since 1 o'clock in the afternoon the sun has been shining with almost uninterrupted brilliancy, and in the Gardens of the Tuileries and other pub lic promenades it was not merely warm, but hot. The horse races at the Hippodrome in the Bois de Boulogne will be more numerous and of a more important character than ever this year, in conse quence of the Universal Exhibition. They will take place Sunday 7 and Sunday 14, Easter Monday the 22d, and Sunday, 28th April ; Thursday the 2d, Sunday the sth, and Sunday, 26th of May ; Satur day the Ist and Sunday the 2d of June. There will, therefore, be nine days' racing during the course of two months. Chantilly Races will take place on the 12th, 16th, and 19th of May. The use of horse-flesh as food is becoming more and more general, says a Paris paper. The Observateur d' Avesne says that the horse butchery of Hautmont becomes daily of greater extension. Three horses are killed there weekly, a fact which has cheapened the price of meat. The horse-flesh for food is sold so cheap as from 2d. to 3d. English per pound, ac cording to quality and cut. A committee has been formed at Zurich to obtain from the friends of the Polish cause the funds ne cessary to enable the young Polish exiles to finish their studies at the University of that town. M. Victor Hugo has been appointed honorary member of the committ ee. I n his letter accep ti ng th e ap pointment M. Vict or H ugo says , " I shall never be insensible to your great cause. There never was a more heroic martyr than Poland." LITE RATURB. Lady Adelaide's Oath. By Mrs. Henry Wood, author of " East Lynne." 3 vols. Richard Bentley. Among the many qualifications required for a good novelist, one of the most essential, the one, in fact, of foremost importance, and without which all others are comparatively useless, is the power of int eres ti ng th e reader. As perti ive t l a h (r a wm n oirnt ih yt e hoa friß theioiri se leas eller Ao n fancici Horace, oe u rn s at , c se aa u rs t i ne en n rt i h o tr r ha e i sn a tg t o, t ib. r yu a_C tT t e name) holds our attention spellbound, and with a willing submission we yield to his potent influence. An author may have excellent descriptive powers ; he may be able to discriminate and de pict all varieties of character and temperament, he may instruct us by his learning, or amuse us by his wit, and his readers may be loud in their com mendations of his genias ; but the Story-Teller par et simple, the novel-writer gifted with the power (and it is a rare gift) of constlucting a life-like plot, and infusing into it a vital interest, will be read by the many, while his, per haps, more excellent but less attractive com peer is admired by the few. Among the fair authoresses of the day, and their name is legion, and, let us own it with gratitude, their powers of fascination are great, pre-eminent for their power of arresting their readers' attention are Miss Braddon and Mrs. Henry Wood, as the readers of " Aurora Floyd" and " East Lynne" can abundantly testify. We have before us now another enthralling history from the fertile pen of the delightful author of "East Lynne " and " The Shadow of Ashlydiat." The present story, " Lady Adelaide's Oath," is in every respect quite as attractive as its predecessors. The first volume is intensely interesting, and the scene in which . the unfortunate heroine summons up courage—the courage of desperation —and takes the all-important oath is very powerfully described ; in fact the conception of the whole situation is of itself an indisputable evidence of the peculiar powers of the authoress in the construction of a plot, and the concoction of a mystery. Added to this great capacity for producing a sensation, the chief secret of Mrs. Wood's success as a novel-writer is her very natural delineation of human emotion. " That touch of nature" which makes the whole world kin, gives the reader a personal interest and sympathy in the tale. It was so with regard to the erring heroine of East Lynne, as she watched by her un conscious children. It is so with Lady Adelaide, guilty as she is, as she strives to protect and screen the beloved one from danger. The cha racter of the heroine is not an agreeable one.. In former days a charge was brought against' the poets and rotuancists for always depicting their heroines as paragons of perfection, but the writers of the present day go to the other ex treme, and in place of angelic heroines, we have recently been favoured with the histories of scme fair friends, as we might almost call them. Lady Adelaide Errol does not come within this designa tion. She is, when we first meet her, very young, but selfish and fond of admiration, and not above deception in order to gain her own desires. The two heroes are capitally contrasted: the one genuine and unsuspecting, the other weak and treacherous, " not half a villain and not half a knight." Engaged to the one and attached to the other, the artful Adelaide is playing a dangerous game when th e f a t a l i nc id en t occurs, which gives a diff eren t t enour to t h e w hole plot, and compels th e un h appy girl to u tt er the awful oath which exercises such a dreadful influence upon I-Pr whole career. The revulsion of fee ling which rialcee hsr shrink from the ject of her former altectiun is •“‘i yr, t'nrally d. scribed, as are the baneful effects of remorse, remorse which is not repentance. We cannot enter further into the merits of the work without betray ing too muc h of the mystery, and as t h e c hi e f at traction of th e b oo k i s it s very interesting story, w e are reluctant to • spo il the plea sure of th e reader. We mus t con tent our selves, therefore, w i t h commen ding "Lady Ade laide's Oath" as being a very enthralling story, describing with great power and accuracy some very well-drawn characters—in fact, as being a worthy successor to the very interesting history of "East Lynne," great a popularity. which earned for its author so LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) THE FRENCH ARMY. PARIS, Feb. 11 An Imperial decree, issued to-day, orders the re-establishment of the 6th squadron in the regi ments of Carabiniers, Cuirassiers, Dragoons, and Lancers, and the formation of a fresh regiment of African Chasseurs. ,The Ministerial report preceding the decree states that these measures are taken in the interest of the officers whose advancement has been retarded by the reduction made in the regimental cadres in November, 18G5. The Moniteur of this morning says :—" A journal has announced that the Government intended to submit the Budget of the City of Paris to the examination and vote of the Legislative Body. The Government, in fact, at the suggestion of the Prefect of the Seine, has undertaken a careful study of the question, but such a derogation of the legislative rules which control the settlement and voting of the municipal budgets does not appear to the Govern ment to be required by any interests of importance. The news that the Government bad under conside ration the suppression of the octrois is totally devoid of foundation." AMERICA. The Royal Mail steamship Asia, from Boston and Halifax, arrived at Queenstown at 12 35 p.m. to day, with 67 passengers and $5,000. She landed 91 sacks of !mails, and three passengers, and pro ceeded immediately for Liverpool with the mails for that port and Scotland ; all well. NEW Yonx, Jan. 29 (Noon.) Mr. Johnson has vetoed the second bill for the admission of Colorado as , a State, on the grounds that the territory has not the requisite population, and that the inhabitants, through their representa tives, have protested against a State Government being forced upon them. It is reported that the Radicals are preparing a bill providing for the temporary installation of Gen. Grant as President during the impeachment of Mr. Johnson. The Maryland Legislature have elected Governor Swann as Senator. Governor Parsons, of Alabama, has addressed the Legislature, strongly opposing the Constitu tional Amendment. It is reported at Ottawa that the Home Govern ment have sanctioned the Quebec scheme of Confe deration, and that a bill will be introiuced into Parliament making Prince Alfred the Governor, when the Confederation is accomplished. James Stephens is stated to have left for Havre on Saturday in the Vine do Paris. Jan. 31, Evening. President Johnson has vetoed the Nebraska Bill, principally on the grounds that negro suffrage is exacted as a condition for admission, while the re gulation of the suffrage was a right fully optional with the people of Nebraska. _ _ Mr. Seward has written to Mr. Motley, the Federal Minister at Vienna, asking for an expla nation of the report that he had denounced Presi dent Johnston and Mr. Seward, and disparaged democratic institutions. Mr. Motley, in reply, denied the truth of the report, but has _resigned his post. The Mississippi Legislature has unanimously re. ected the Constitutional Amendment. Mr. Garrett Davis, Democrat, has been elected as Senator by the Kentucky Legislature. Ten additional death sentences have been pro nounced against Fenian prisoners at Toronto. MEXICO. NEW YORK, Jan. 29. Advices from Vera Cruz to the 24th inst., via New Orleans, state that the Republican authorities at Mazatlan had executed Mr. Carman, the Ame rican Consul, who had killed two Mexicans in de fending his house against rioters. The commander of the Federal gunboat had demanded the punish ment of the officers engaged in the execution, and this being refused he bombarded the town. Ortega has been captured by the Governor of Zacatecas, who was in the interest of Juarez, and has been sent to Durango. Miramar is organising a desperate campaign in Queretaro. It is reported that the Emperor Maximilian is evying a forced loan. FRANCE. BOURNE, Feb. 9.—Two o'clock.—The market has recovered its firmness. French Threes are at 69f. 60c., or 10c. higher. Italian Fives are at 54f. 75c. Credit Foncier shares are again in de mand, with an advance of 15f., at 1,510 f. Cre dit Mobilier have improved lf. 25c., viz., to 525 f. No noticeable feature in the Railway Depart ment. Three o'clock.—The market has closed as follows :- 4,1 per Cents 99 4'21 Do. end month — 3 por Cents. 69 GO Do. end month 69 GO Credit Mobilier 526 25 Do. end month Credit Foncier Do. end month 1507 50 Bank Shares 3595 Italian Loan 54 80 Do. end month 54 80 Mexican Loan 2l 75 Do. Bonds l4O Spanish Threes Home Debt — Deferred MAYS. RAIL' For Account. Orleans Northern 1202 50 Lyons and Mediterranean 9 17 50 Southern 570 7_ Western 582 50 Eastern Sardinian Austrian Lombard North of Spain llB 75 Saragossa Ditto to Barcelona Roman. JAMAICA COTTON COMPANY. The following query has been addressed to us by a correspondent : TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR, —In the year 1862 I bought five £lO shares in the Jamaica Cotton Company (Limited), for which I paid £5O, and I have received one dividend, namely, in the year 1863, and no more. As there are various subscribers who, like myself, probably would be glad to be informed respecting the state and prospects of this company, especially after the recent lamentable events in Jamaica, I beg leave to suggest, through your journal, that some informa tion from the secretary would be appreciated by many shareholders, including, yours obediently, Oxford, 9th February, 1867. CIIR. COOKE. Fox CLUB,—The first meeting of the Fox Club this soasen took place on Saturday evening at Brooks's. Present—Earl of Albemarle, Colonel Robert A. Shafto Adair, Hon. Edward S. Russell, Earl of Dartroy, Mr. Fre derick Dundas, M.P., Mr. Edward Ayshford Sanford, Mr, Augustus K. Stephenson, Hon. Fitzpatrick 11. Vernon, Lord Mostyn, Right Hon. John W. Fitzpatrick, M.P., Hon. Charles Clements, Colonel Thomas C.B. Chaßoner, Right Hon. Stephen Lushington, Lord Saye and Selo, and Lieut.- Col. Hambleton F. Custance. THE LATE SIR RICHMOND SHAKESPEAR.—We are requested to state that a mm al tablet to the memory of the late Sir Richmond Campbell Shakespear has boon erected in the cloisters of the chapel at Charterhouso. Tho tablet is of the finest Carrara marble, in the purest Gothic form, quatrefoil, and richly wrought and illuminated. The site kis been selected and presented by the Master, the Von. Archdeacon I1:d and is near to those of Thackeray and Leech, with that of the Crimean and Indian olliJors to the west. A duplicate tablet has been sent out to be placed in St. Ann's Church, Indoro, where Sir Richmond closed his career. FALL OF A FLOOR.—rI sad occurrence has just happened at Monte Rocca Dona, in Sardinia. The mayor, Pietro Masala, who was highly esteemed, died, and the people wishing to testify their respect hastened to visit the mortuary chamber. About a hundred persons wore as sembled in the room when suddenly the flooring gave way, and the whole of them as well as the corpse were precipi tated to the lower story. The neighbours hastened to their assistance, and after some hours' labour they were extricated, but one woman was found dead and several other persons more or less injured. MARKE TS. —This day. MARK-LANE. In most of the leading country markets held on Saturday fine dry wheats were in good request, at full prices, but inferior kinds were much neglected. Barley, oats, and most other grain commanded very little attention, at late rates. Flour was very quiet. . _ The continental markets have become steady for wheat; but spring corn has sold slowly. in the United States the export demand continues limited. The imports of foreign and colonial produce into London last week consisted of 1,926 qrs. of wheat, 945 barley, 3,749 oats, 500 beans, 1,677 peas, 25 tares, 9,985 linseed, 20,541 rapeseed, 380 maize, 140 sundry, 950 sacks and 5,300 barrels of flour. Fresh up to our market to-day the arrivals of home grown wheat were very moderate, while the condition of the produce was poor. Good and fine dry samples com manded an improved sale, at the full prices of Monday last; but damp produce met a slow inquiry, on former terms. At the commencement of business the best wheats were held at an advance of Is per quarter, but some of the factors were unsuccessful in obtaining more money. The supply of foreign wheat on offer was moderate. An increased amount of business was transacted, and all de scriptions of produce changed hands at fully late rates. Floating cargoes of grain were in fair demand at last Monday's currency. The market was moderately supplied with barley. In most descriptions sales progressed slowly on former terms. In malt only a moderate business was transacted at late rates. There was a fair supply of oats on the stands. The trade was without activity. Nevertheless prices ruled stationary. Beans were in fair supply and slow request, at the late decline in prices. The supply of peas on sale was only moderate. The trade was quiet, yet prices were steadily supported. In flour about an average business was transacted at late r ates. Linseed and rapeseed met a slow sale at about previous quotations. Agricultural seeds aro beginning to attract attention; as y e t, a very moderate business has been transacted in them, Cakes worn in fair demand at late prices. couatExcx 11111". MEM, ',JIM Wheat— Essex and Kent, red, new, per qr. 34e to 63■ Do., old 6l. 66. , Do., white, old 6ls 71., Do., new Norfolk and Lincoln, red, 01d.,, 5lB 63. Do., nev. - Talavera Rye-- Barley—Grinding Malting 393 525 Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk Brown Kingstown and Wars Chevalier 762 784 Oats—Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding 244 30s Potato Youghal and Cork, black 2l. 25s Cork, white 22a 30, Scotch, Feeding 245 81s Beans—Tick Pigeons •........ 424 46s Peas—Grey, Maple White Boilers Flour—Town-mado, per 2801 b Suffolk 443 46s Stockton and Norfolk American, per barrel 26, 32s French, per sack 44s 525 METROPOLITAN CATTLE. There was about an average supply of foreign stook on sale here to-day, in fair condition. Several lots of shorn sheep were amongst it. The arrivals of beasts fresh up from our own grazing dis tricts wore only moderate, but mostly of prime quality. The receipts from Scotland were tolerably good ; from Ire land, limited. The demand for most breeds ruled steady, and, in some instances, the quotations were rather higher than on Monday last. The best Scots and crosses realised 5s 2d to 5s 4d per 81bs. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire we received abuut 1,300 Scots, short horns, clic. ; from other parts of England, 600 various breeds ; from Scotland, 360 Scots and crosses ; and from Ireland, 128 oxen, Jrc. Notwithstanding that the supply of sheep was limited all breeds moved off slowly, at drooping currencies. The best Downs and half-breds, in the wool, sold at 6s to 6s 2d per Blbs ; out of tho wool, 58 to 5s 2d. The quality of the stock was prime. Lambs, the show of which was moderate, wore inae. vo, at from 7s 4tl to 8s per Sibs. Calves Were in short supply, and steady request, at late rates, viz., from 4 s Gd t o 5s 2d per Blb s . ... In pigs next to nothing was doing. Pricos, however were supported. The top figure was 4s 4d per 81bs. Per Blb to sink the offal. octet! Crse & inf. beasts... 3 6 3 8 Second quality do ..3 lu 4 4 Prime large oxen ..4 6 4 10 Prime Scuts, &e.... 5 0 5 4 Crse. and int. aheep.3 10 4 2 Second quality do ..4 4 5 0 S dad Pme ors-wool sheep 5 4 5 10 Prime ,'tllown tio.o U 6 2 Large coarse ealyem.4 8 5 0 Prime small d0......5 2 5 6 Large hugs ..3 4 3 8 Sinai! porkers ..3 10 4 4 Larnb....os Od to 0, Oct. Stickling calves, 20s to 2.13 ; and quarter-old store pigs, 24s 0 2?s cacti. Head of stock on sale. Total supply. Foreign supply. Beasts 3,810 I Beasts ..... . . Cows. .. Cows Sheep And lambs 15,( 40 Sheep suit I.mbs Calves 321 Ca yea ll2 pigs 250 ,Pigs A. statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle Market on Monday, Feb. 12, 1866, and this day, Monday, Feb. 11, 1867. Per 81bs. to sink the offal. Feb. 12, Feb. 11, 1866. 1867. sd sd ad sd Coarse and inferior beasts 3 4to 3 8 3 6to 3 8 Second quality do. Prime large oxen 4 4 4 6 4 6 410 Prime Scots, &c. Coarse and inferior sheep ... 4 0 4 8 310 4 2 Second quality do. Primo coarse-woolled do. Prime Southdown do 6 4 6 8 6 0 6 2 Lambs Large coarse calves 5 0 5 6 4 6 5 0 Prime small do. Large hogs Neat small porkers 4 8 5 0 310 4 4 Beasts 5,340 3,610 Sheep Calves Pigs SUPPLIES ON SALE, Feb. 13, 18 65.—Beasts, 4,550 sheep, 15,800—calves, 192—pigs, 380. Feb. 15, 1864—Beasts, 3,69 o—sheep, 14 ,650—calves, 192—pigs, 420. The total imports of foreign stock into London last week amounted to 7,456 head. In the corresponding week in 1866, we received 6,816 ; in 1865, 5,127 ; in 1864, 5,173; in 1863, 2,452 ; in 1862, 837; and in 1861, 3,691. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK. Beasts. Sheep. Lunbs. Calves. Pigs- Antwerp 3 ... 3743 Boulogne 379 ... 224 ... Bremen 264 ... Cadiz ... 101 ... Dunkirk ••• Caen Copenhagen ••• Gottenburg Hamburg 2l Harlingen Nienpiep •.• ... 341 ••• --- ••• ---- ... 16 ... lionfleur O►tond Rotterdam.. Trouville Oporto --- ••• 47 ... 7 - 132 ... 74 --- • ... ... The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. 1340 ... 4,843 ... 865 1612 2,152 864 Lambs. Calves. Pigs. ... 271 ... 362 ... 435 ... 926 ... 477 ... 113 NEWGATE AND LEADENIJ ALL. The supplies of meat on offer here to-day are moderate. Generally speaking the trade is steady, at about the cur rency realised on this so'nuight. Last week's imports of meat into London wore :-91 cases from Antwerp, 5 pack ages from Ostend, 38 carcasses from Amsterdam, 662 pack ages from Rotterdam, 6 do. from Harlingen, and 50 do. from Hamburg. Per 131 b by the earoase. sd e d Inferior beef 3 0 $ 6 !diddling do. ..3 8 3 sdad Inferior mutton 3 4 4 0 Middling mutton 4 2 4 6 Prime do 4 K 4 10 Large pork 3 0 3 6 mall pork. 3 8 4 4 Id to Oa 01 Prime large do 1 0 4 2 Prime small do 4 4 4 6 Veal 4 2 5 4 Lamb. Os 0, BOROUG 11 HOP. There has been more activity in the demand, and buyers have shown moro disposition to operate. Some transactions hare been entered into for shipment to America. The imports into London last week amounted to 20 bales from Ostend, 115 Antwerp, 259 Bremen, 41 Rotterdam, 18 Hamburg, 38 Boulogne, and 70 from Calais. Mid and East Keuts Farnham and country Weald of Kent Sussex Yearlings loss to 150 s „ Olds s6s to 95s „ BOIWUCiII AND SPITALFIELDS. These markets aro fairly supplied with potatoes, for which the trade generally is steady, at our quotations. The imports up to London last week consisted of 2 bags from Antwerp, 2 Bremen, 241 Dunkirk, 125 tons Rouen, 1i Caen, 148 Rochfort, 120 Havre, 146 sacks Dunkirk, and 3 baskets from Rotterdam. Regents l2oe to 170 per ton. Flukes .1606 to 1806 „ Scotch Regents 1206 to 170. „ WOOL. Tho trade for English wool is quiet, but prices aro un altered. The few transactions which have taken placo have Won almost entirely on home account next to nothing, •••••MI having been don e f or expor t . Colonial wool meets with very little attention. Last week's imports consisted of 5,106 bales from Adelaide, 804 Champion Bay, 100 Bussoraf, 1,935 Sydnoy, and 2,832 from the Cape of Good Hope. Current prices of English wool per lb. d Fi d . Fleoces—South Down h oge t s 1 if f 8 i - Half-bred d o l9l 1 10f Kent fleeces South DOWEL ewes and wethers 1 7 1 8 Leicester do Sorts—Clothing Combing TALLOW. P.Y.C. is dull, at 43s 9d per cwt. on the spot.. Rough fat has fallen to 2s 3d per 81bs ; Town tallow, 438 3d net cash. 1864. 1865. 1866. 1867. Stock—(this day) Prices of Y.O l4os 9d to 41s 3d 46s 9d 436 9d I—s otl 41s 6d —8 Od —s Od Delivery last week 1,630 2,005 2,525 1,804 Do. from June 1 . 55,076 69,734 81,977 71,;62 Arrival last week Do. from June 1 80,074 72,752 92,087 80,089 Prices of town 43 s Od 44s 3d 47s 9d 45s 9d • : t r , re HER MAJESTY, &c• OSBORNE, Feb. 9. The Queen drove out yesterday afternoon, ac companied by Princess Louise, and her Majesty walked in the grounds this morning, accompanied by Princess Louise and Prince Arthur. The other members of the Royal Family went out also. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Lieut. Pickard, Royal Horse Artillery, to be officer in at tendance on his Royal Highness during his Royal Highness's stay at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. February 10. The Queen drove out yesterday afternoon, ac companied by Princess Louise. Prince Arthur, Prince Leopold, Princess Beatrice, and Prince henry of Prussia walked in the grounds. Her Majesty, and their Royal Highnesses Prince and Princess Christian, Princess Louise, Prince Arthur, Prince Leopold, and Princess Beatrice at tended Divine service at Osborne this morning. The Rev. R. Duckworth officiated. Sir Thomas and the Hon. Lady Biddulph had the honour of dining with her Majesty and the Royal family yesterday. The Princess of Wales, attended by the Mar chioness of Carmarthen, took a carriage drive on Saturday. The Prince and Princess of Wales dined with his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge at Glocester house in the evening. The Prince and Princess of Wales, with the Marchioness of Carmarthen and Major Teesdale in waiting, attended divine service at the Chapel Royal, St. James's yesterday morning. The Communion Service was read by the Rev. T. Helmore and the Rev. Dr. Vaughan. Anthem, " Thou, U God, art praised "—Green. Sung by Messrs. R. Barnby and Benson. Mr. Goss presided at the organ. The sermon was preached by the Rev. Dr. Vaughan, from St. Matthew, ch. 12, part of 38th verse. His Serene Highness the Prince of Teck and her Royal Highness the Princess Mary, Princess of Teck, attended the service. His Excellency the Prussian Ambassador and the Countess Bernstorff had a dinner on Friday evening a t the Prussian Embassy on Carlton-house-terrace. There were present—His Excellency the French Ambassador, his Excellency the Italian Minister, the Marquis Balbi, the Countess Wittgenstein and the Countesses Elizabeth and Eleanor Wittgenstein, Count Paumgarten, M. von Dobe nach, and Lord Houghton. The Earl and Countess Dunmore leave town to-day for Dunmore Park, Falkirk, N.B. Lady Violet Nugent and the Hon. Captain Grevillo have arrived at the Alexandra Hotel, Hyde-park- corner. The Right llon. Sir John and Lady Pakington received a select party of friends at the Admiralty, IVhite hall, on Saturday evening. Sir John and Lady Sebright have taken the house, 11, Grafton-street, for the season, and will arrive there on Thursday next from Beechwond Park, Herts. The Japanese 7 roupe.---St. Martin's Hall. The troupe of acrobats and jugglers from Japan, whose arrival in London has been very extensively advertised, gave a private performance of their entertainment at St. Martin's Hall before a large and distinguished audience on Saturday afternoon. The curious and interesting party is composed of twelve persons, men, women, and children, and on making their appearance in their gorgeously em • broidered native costumes they presented a very brilliant assemblage. Having formed a line they each knelt down, made a profound salaam, touching the ground with their foreheads, and then commenced their performance. First, we had a curious and characteristic dance by one of the 3 oungest of the ladies, the music of course being supplied by three or four of the members of the company from native instruments. It consisted of tho loud twanging of a kind of banjo, the merciless thumping of a small but very powerful drum, and a run ning kind of vocalism, which, taken together, made up a sound which, to European ears, was anything but har monious. Then we had the performance of the top spinner, who is invariably one of the chief performers amongst Japanese jugglers. In the present instance he spins a top in mid-air, catchs it spining as it comes down upon the top of a stick held in his mouth, and keeps it spinning under circumstances of incredible difficulty. The top obeys the behest of the juggler impli citly, spinning up and down a long stick which is flourished swiftly in the air, then along the arms and across the back of the juggler, then upon the ridge of an open fan, and finally upon the edge of a sword ! This performance elicited marked and deserved applause. The next, and, we may add, the greatest performance, is that by Asi-Kitchi- San, entitled the butterfly delusion. The clever performer ingeniously twists a scrap of rice paper into the form of a butterfly, which, by means of a couple of fans, he keeps gyin g through the air and hovering over flowers with so accurate an imitation of natui e that any one at a distance might mistake the artificial for the living insect. The wizard makes a second butterfly, and then the two go fluttering together as naturally as life itself. The applause . produced by the delicate and tasteful performance was immense, and doubtless it will form one of the great attractions of the public performances. The acrobatic portion of the entertainment is very peculiar, and although the never-tiring novelty-seeking Mr. Nimmo, under whose direction the ent er t a i nmen t i s g i ven, i n f orme d t h e audi ence that one of the greatest performers was unable to ap pear, yet it was quite sufficient to enable us to inform the public that the Japanese Entertainment is one of the most remarkable ever presented in the metropolis. The first public perf ormance t a k es p l ace thi s even i ng at eight o'clock. Weston's Music Hall. The now proprietors of this popular place of entertain ment having thoroughly re-decorated the Hall in the most magnificent manner very wisely determined to make "operatic selections" ono of their greatest attractions - Accordingly on Saturday evening an excellent selection o from Donizetti's favou r it e o p era , "L uc i a di L ammerm oor, , was given, whi c h crea t e d qu it e a f urore . Th e pr i n cipal solos wore entrusted to Mr. Do Brenner, Mr. Corri, Mr. Lascelles, Mr. O'Hara, Miss Tromaine, and Miss Broughton,: all of whom dressed th e p ar t i n t h e most elegant &nu appropriate costume. Mr. De Brenner sang the music of Edgard() in a manner which entitled him to the highest praise, whilst he infused a spirit into the action of the part that is rarely seen even at London theatres r where opera is mad e th e l oa di ng a t tract i on . Vista from auto also gre a tly surpr i se d the audience by the man ner in which she sang the music, and realised the character of Lucy, and Mr. Corri, the talented musical directoe of the establishment, well deserved the applause li e secured as Colonel Ashton. The choruses were given with excellent effect, and, taken altogether, the selection from " Lucia," as given at Weston's, is certainly one of 01° best things that has been done since Music Halls Ilav ° been in existence. The liberality and spirit with win ch Messrs'. Holland and Sweasy endeavour to ple B9° th° public is, we are glad to see, recogn i se d an d rewarded as it deserves to be, as on Saturday evening, had the hall 1 ,01 ,louhie its present s:ze, every scat would certainly lu iyo been occupied, and as it was hundreds had to suffer the disappointment of not being able to obtain adreissio. This enviable success is doubtless owing to the energy of Mr. Holland, who seems to be animated wi.tia, but one single desire, viz., to give his patrons au entertain_ ment they can witness with gratification and recollect with pleasure. In addition to operatic selections there is ° ve l e evening the performance of the I r ish Minstrels, . I Y I-1 : 81 execution of the melodies of Toni Moore produce univeru,,, satisfaction and applause. The comic element at Wrest° is well selected and judiciously commingled with the Feu_ t re mental, and these united, without the aid of others of amore untiring sensational character, are sufficient, wo are glad to en d, al the 11411 to_OYerileWing every evening.