The Sun. — London, England, 1867-12-31 00:00:00

A MONG- a VARIETY of USEFUL INFOR MATION DIARY ARRANGED on the MOST API' AWED PLAN, THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. F. B. Chatterton. Morning Performance every Wednesday and Satur day until Feb. 15. Children and schools admitted at reduced prices to the following parts of the Theatre : Stalls, dress circle, and first circle, for Morning Per formance only. —THIS EVENING (Tuesday), Dec. 31, and every evening until further notice, will be per ter med a new and original Farce, by R. Reece, Esq., en itl ed HON EYDOVE'S TROUBLES. Characters by kl3ssrs. Joseph Irving, C. Warner, J. Mot ris ; Ales la mes Kate Harfleur and E. Melville. After which will be performed the Drury Lane annual grand Christmas Pantomime, written by E. L. Blanchard, Esq., entitled : 4 `AW FEE FO FUM ; or, Harlequin Jack the Giant Killer. The gorgeously beautiful scenery by Mr. William Be vort_v-. The characters in the opening: Miss Poole, M esdam , s Edith Stuart, Kate Harflour, E. Mel ville, Carew, Blair, Corri, Amy Herbert, Hall, and Mills. Anais Tourneur, promiere danseuse ; Mr. Joseph Irving (his first app arance this season), Messrs. Moreland, J. B. Johnstone, Naylor, Pennington, Mitch eson ; Master Ed ward Lewis, Master Frederick Charles, and Master Ra the living Miniatures ; Master Percy Roselle. T Ilarloquinade iucludes the services of those popu lar pautominaiste (forming a treble company), llcHsre. Beton°, C. Lauri, and Tom Dot, clowns ; Messrs. B irne4, Morris, and Waster Russel, pantaloons ; Messrs. Cormack, S. Saville, and Algar, harlequins ; Messrs. Sidney and Jelina, sprites; Mdlles. Fanny Lauri, Adele Marion, and Eugenie Valckenacre, columbines. The Juvenile Christy's Minstrels : Majilton the Gro tesque ; and the celebrated Skaters, Madame Fredreka and Mr. Elliott. Stage Manager, Mr. Edward Stirling. The masks, designs, and dresses, from designs by the burn orously-renowned Dyk-Wyn-Kyn. The music selected and arranged by Mr. J. H. Tully. The dances and action of the Ballet, and the general business of the children's scones, arranged by Mr. John Cormack. Costumes by Mr. S. May and Mrs. Lawler. Private boxes, one, two, three, four, and five guineas; stalls, 75.; dress circle, ss. ; first circle, 4s. ; balcony seats, 3a. ; pit 2s. ; lower gallery, ls. ; upper gallery, 6d. Box-office open from ten to five daily. Doors open at half-past six, the performance to commence at seven o'clock. THEATRE ROYAL, HA YMARKET. Sole Lessee, Mr. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, A WIFE WELL WON. Messrs. Sothern, Buckstone, Howe, Kendal, Rogers, Braid, Weathersby, eze, and Robinson. After which, AN UTTER PERVERSION OF THE BR WAND. Messrs, Compton, Kendal, Rogers, Clark, Braid, Weathersby, Johnson, 3tc.; Mesdames Burke, Wright, Dalton, Commence at Seven. R OYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Vining. • THIS EVENING, Grand Combination of the Two Great Dramas, THE COLLEEN BAWN and THE STREETS OF LONDON. Mr. and Mrs. Dion Boucicault as Myles na Coppaleen and Eily O'Connor, and Mr. Vining as Badger. Messrs. Dominick Murray, J. G. Shore, G. F. Neville, H. For rester, H. Mellon, E. Atkins; Misses Elsworthy, E. Barnett, Rachel Sanger, and Mrs. Addie. Doors open at half-past C, commence at 7. QUEEN'S THEATRE, Long-acre. Lessee and Manager, Mr. Alfred Wigan. THIS EVENING, Shakspere's Comedy of KATHERINE AND PETRUCHIO. Mr. H. Irving, Mr. W. H. Stephens; Miss E. Terry. After which, DOING FOR THE BEST; Mr. J. L. Toole. To conclude with THE BIRTHPLACE OF PODGERS ; Mr. J. L. Toole. Box-office open daily from Ten till Four. HOLBORN THEATRE ROYAL. Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Sefton Parry. THIS EVENING, at Seven, THE TWO POLTS. Messrs Price and Widdicombe. After which, the Grand Comic Pantomime of VALENTINE AND ORSON; or, Harlequin the Big Bear and the Little Fairy. Mesdames Saunders, Goodall, White; Messrs. Garden, Odell Arthur; Mdlle. Montero, Miss Ellis, Lupin°, Green, and the Great Little Rowella. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. Swanborough. THIS EVENING, at 7, KIND TO A FAULT. After which will be produced a Grand Christmas Operatic Oriental Extravaganza THE CALIPH OF I3AGDAD " Messrs. Thorne, James, Turner, Murray; Mesdames A. Swanborough, Johnstone, Harland, Holt, Newton, &c. To conclude with NOTHING TO NURSE. f~IHEATRE ROYAL, ADELPIII. fl Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. WEBSTER. Directress, Mrs. Alfred Mellon. THIS EVENING, UP FOR THE CATTTLE SHOW. After which, at 8, NO THOROUGHFARE. Mr. Fechter (his fifth appearance here), Mr. Billington, Mr. H. Neville, Mr. R. Phillips, Mr. G. Belmore, Mr. C. J. Smith, and Mr. Benjamin Webster; Miss Carlotta Leclercq (her fifth appearance), Mrs. Alfred Mellon, Mrs. Billington, Mrs. H. Lewis, &c. Commence at 7. OYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. _ New Management. 'Sole Luse°, Mr. B. Webster ;'Manager, Mr. 11. Wigan. THIS EV ENING, FROM GRAVE TO GAY. Messrs. 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I Afternoon, sh. 20m. ~,_, 4,4,q. k . i %,„ nt .t,<,,A), ii ,n, _.,J,,t,_,,,,,,k,-,.,,,,.4,,___-; LONDON, 1 UESDAY, DEC. 31, 1867. Seldom has a more dreary task fallen to the lot of those who sum up the events of the year that is fast ebbing away than that which belongs to this season. The records of 1867 are indeed most lugubrious ones, and the worst of it is that as yet we see no chance of better times approaching. Thus time has gone by shrouded in sorrow, and the new year dawns on anxiety and distress. It is, in.. deed, long since England was agitated by a con spiracy so vile as that of the Fenians, which, hav ing no root in the country in its intrinsic strength, is yet strong and fierce enough to inflict injuries on the community, and to cause doubts as to the nature of its future efforts. The terrible affair at Clerkenwell proves that no consideration of consequences, and no thought of those who suffer through designs in which they have no share, can deter the miscreants who look to the end and regard not the means by which they attain it. It is true, that the public mind was pretty well prepared for something serious by the affair at Manchester, but that outrage, though sufficiently dastardly in its way, since armed men attacked the unarmed, fell short of the horror which at tended the explosion at Clerkenwell. The sudden death of some victims, the frightful injuries inflicted on others, and the appalling character of the cala mity altogether, invested it with horror, and ex cited universal indignation. Fenianism received its death-blow when it resorted to such base and cruel devices, and spread misery and devastation among the poor, the weak, and the g - helple. , s, simply to gratify its unmeaning vengeance and its vindictive purpose. The greatest care and vigilance will be requisite fur sonic time to come in order to put down in the most effectual manner this evil agency, but the most ab!e an I far-seeing , tinong tile mem bers of the body must see for themselves that they have missed their destiny, if ever they had a chance of accomplishing it. A great part of the mischief has been done by the mistaken notions ignorant people entertained respecting the Manchester mur derers. The processions in honour of the departed Fenians were stopped at last, and in the north of England they were not permitted to take place at all. The most ignorant must now know the full meaning of the designs of the Fenians, and those who are still infatuated enough to give their direct or indirect influence or support will draw down upon themselves a fearful responsibility. It is enough to render aty cause odious in the eyes of Englishmen that it is sustained by the devices of cowards, and the designs of cruelty, and the gene ral voice of the public has sealed its doom, be it a swift or a tardy one. Other circumstances have also conspired to inter fere with the social and moral progress of the work ing people of this country, and trade has been very injuriously affected by the pernicious influences of the trades unions. For some years past those best cognisant with the state of things have been predicating evil from their exclusive doctrines and unprincipled acts, but this year has seen the culmination :of their aims, and before the errors of Fenianism had almost monopolised the attention of all the greatest interest and excitement pre vailed with respect to the disclosures that the in quiries instituted disclosed. There is much to regret in all this, for not only do the workmen of this country lose :a great share of their former profits, but the moral effects produced by these combinations is something dreadful. The reckless manner in which they have gone to work is quite extraordinary; and in order to account for it all we must realise the way in which they have set to work for years past and the view which they take of matters. If men set out with the notion that they must effect their purpose, and that no lawful restrictions are to fetter them, no claims of justice, honour, and good feeling to influence them, who can wonder at the grievous results ? Truly the mission has flourished with a prosperity worthy of a better cause ; but it has reached its climax, and must descend from the position to which it has reached. For the future such combinations can only be permitted when sub jected to proper regulations, for it is time that the glaring evil should be checked, and the extreme tyranny be put a stop to, which has grown with its growth and strengthened with its strength, till it has become a bye-word for oppression and cruelty through the length and breadth of the land. The Reform League has played its part very ill, and, not content with its own ad mission that the principles for which it has con tended have had a partial triumph, seems to have sought industriously for every fresh cause for creat ing and keeping up agitation and clamour. This is, however, a mistake, for the people of this coun try will never suffer themselves to be led away by these delusive ideas, and are always more satisfied with slow and steady progress than with fanatic efforts at disturbance that rest upon no sure basis, and are more calculated to answer the purposes of demagogues than to satisfy the aspirations of a thinking community. The most cheering subject to which reference can be made at this time is the Reform Bill which dis tinguished the last session. So many perils en vironed it that its success was, indeed, a marvel. Notwithstanding the jealousy of the members of the late Government and their supporters, and the irritation of the prejudiced partisans of No Progress, THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 81, 1867. the great result was brought about by the skill and perseverance of the Conservative Ministry. Mr. DISRAELI earned just praise for his adroit management of a most arduous task, and the energy and the earnestness which he displayed, coupled with his perfect self command and untiring zeal, will long live in the annals of Parliament as an instance of what per severance can accomplish and ability effect when tempered by judgment. As yet it is impossible to pronounce a definite opinion of the working of this scheme ; but its merits are great and it pro mises well. Mr. BRIGHT, it is true, contrived to enter his protest against it the other night, notwith standing that several times during the Session he had offered his testimony of approval to the Government far having introduced so liberal a scheme. The reception which Lord DERBY met with at Manchester, and the visit of Mr. DISRAELI to Edinburgh, are sufficient proofs of the favour in which the majority of the people of Great Britain regard the Reform Bill of 1867. Unfortunately even this auspicious work has not tended to pro duce the desired end of restoring general confidence, for the depression which marked the spring of 1866 has still continued, and at the close of the following year we are still under its evil influences. The embarrassed state of some of the Railway Companies has also caused great loss, and occasioned considerable anxiety ; and the failure of some Banks of note has further tended to heighten the evil effects already witnessed. Still there is no reason to fear that time will not bring about a remedy for these draw backs to our present prosperity, and all that can be done is to hope that the future may have better things in store for us. Some les sons of wisdom may be gathered from this season of adversity and foolish speculation, and the attempts to do too much may be abandoned with advantage. Lord STANLEY has been most . happy in his management of foreign affairs, and has fairly represented the interests of the country, while he has avoided the mistakes of many of his prede cessors. By his spirited policy he brought the Spanish Government to reason when there was great cause to fear a disturbance of the good under standing that existed between the two countries. In two instances the noble lord managed to gain his point without proceeding to extremities, and this success greatly increased the confidence of the public in his management. Further on in the year consi derable anxiety was occasioned by the attempts of GARIBALDI and his followers to seize upon Rome. This disturbance induced the French EMPEROR to send some of his troops to support the September Convention, and for a short time a war seemed inevitable. Happily such a calamity has been avoided, but affairs are in anything but a settled state. Prussia has endeavoured to consolidate her conquests, but the extreme dis favour with which France regards her uncertain policy and equivocal professions renders the main tenance of European peace anything but secure. Austria has fortunately turned her attention to the improvement of her -;Tt;sources, and has profited by the severe losses she experienced last year to follow a better and nobler policy than that which has actuated her counsels for years past. The affairs of Turkey are iu a most unsatisfactory state, but with care and caution it is to be hoped that a general imbroglio may be avoided. If possible, it would be advisable for Turkey to settle her owu affairs without refer ence to other Powers ; but, at any rate, it is fortu nate that we have a Minister at the Foreign Mice upon whose judgment we can rely, and who can steer clear of the extremes of bombast and timer- ou - nc,s. The position of the British captives in Abyssinia, which had long been attracting a large share of public attention and sympathy, assumed in the year 1867 a more serious aspect. It was felt and acknowledged on all hands that so flagrant an in sult to the British Crown as the detention of an accredited representative could not be tolerated, even if humanity allowed us to abandon the other captives to the tender mercies of King THEODORE. Accordit.gly after every representation and remon strance had failed, the Government determined upon fitting out an expedition for the rescue of the prisoners. As matters were not sufficiently decided to submit the case to Parliament at the usual season au autumnal ses sion was summoned, when the unanimous verdict of the House of Commons, notwithstanding a little criticism, fully endorsed tha policy of the Ministers. Happily, tha intelligence which has hitherto reached us from the seat of operations is highly en courag;ng, and there appears every reason to an ticipate not only a triumphant vindication of our national honour, but also the actual release and rescue of the long-imprisoned captives. The ter rible prognostications of misfortune, and the alarm ng accounts of the climate and soil of Abyssinia have fortunately as yet found no corroboration in fact. The year 1867 has been an eventful one on the other side of the Atlantic. In our own dominions the confederation of the British Provinces has been safely and satisfactorily accomplished, notwith standing the many obstacles which at one time threatened its progress. By this important achievement the several colonies will receive a stimulus to enterprise, and a degree of security which has been hitherto wanting in the national fortunes. The renewal of the Reciprocity Treaty is under discussion, and all promises well for the future of these fine States. In America itself the year has been fruitful of great and unexpected change. At its opening the Radicals were at the full climax of their strength. Heedless of all remonstrance, and reckless of conse quences, they carried all before them, silencing the voice of opposition in the very Congress itself. Debate and discussion were at au end. Politicians of a more moderate calibre had nothing to do but to listen in silence to the dictates of STEVENS, ASHLEY, and SUMNER. BUTLER himself had ob tained a seat in Congress, and of course raised his voice loudly against all constituted authori ties. The impeachment of the PRESIDENT was confidently calculated upon, and the Judiciary Committee were busy in ransacking every office and record in which they might hope to obtain a tithe of evidence. The overwhelming majority of the Ra dicals in Congress rendered the Presidential veto a mere form, to be overridden at the first opportu nity. Southwards the military recons'.ruction was pressed forward with complete disregard of the real pacification or consolidation of the country. The civil officials were removed or superseded, and a kind of martial law was in fact established by the supremacy given to the generals in command. These officers in many instances exercised their powers with harshness and arrogance, while Mr. STANTON at the War Office was always ready to support any arbitrary or unconstitutional proceed ing on the part of his subordinates. The close of the year sees a very different state cf things. The Radical party have received a severe check, and the inevitable though tardy reaction from their extreme and lawless policy has set in. The elections of 1867 have completely reversed the elections of 1866. The PRESIDENT'S veto will for the future secure the neces- sary proportion of supporters in both Houses. New York, the Empire State, has declared umistakeably for the Democrats. California, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania itself have gone over to the same side, while in those States which had been formerly regarded as undoubtedly Radical the majorities were largely diminished. The PRESIDENT, IN ho has apparently learned something by the expe rience of 1866, remained quiet during the earlier part of the year, though striking a sudden and overwhelming blow at Radical insolence and ati sumption in the person of STANTON. Events showed that he had not miscalculated his position. The country supported the ex treme measure, and general disgust was expressed on all sides at the manner in which the registration of voters was managed in the South. The preponderance given to the negroes has un questionably much to do with the growing unpopu larity of the Radicals, while the position of the national finances call loudly for wise and temperate legislation, instead of rash and lavish expenditure. The Radical Reconstruction Scheme has proved too costly for the coffers of a nation just emerging from war, and the PRESIDENT'S Message, delivered at the opening of the December Session, refers espe cially to this argument against it. So far, then, matters promise better for both North and South, while all eyes turn to General GRANT as the next President—a choice which effectually proves how altered is the position of the rival parties since the 31st of December, 1866. In Mexico the twelvemonth has been marked by an imperial tragedy. The collapse of the Empire, the treachery of LOPEZ, the cruelty of JUAREZ, the murder of MAXIMILIAN, are all still fresh in the public memory. The sympathy evoked by the gal lantry and devotion of the unfortunate Archduke and his beautiful but still more unhappy bride was strong and universal. Those who disliked the establishment of the Empire, or regarded the enter prise from the first as chimerical, were moved to pity and regret at the mournful ending of the story. JUAREZ, re-elected President, still rules in Mexico, but anarchy and confusion are by no means ba nished. In South America, too, the year has been a stormy one. The war between Paraguay and Brazil and the Argentine Republic has been its principal event. It is difficult to ascertain the real facts of the case, but there is reason to believe that the Paraguayans have a good chance of ultimate success. In the West Indies the year has been a most dis astrous one. The terrible cyclone which swept over Tortola and St. Thomas at the end of October did fearful damage to life and property, and very soon after an earthquake, with its dangerous attendant, a huge sea roller, brought fresh desola tion in its train. The casualties among the ship ping in the vicinity, caused by these misfortunes, were very numerous, and the mail steamers of the Royal West India Mail Company suffered heavily. In other parts of the globe, too, the elemental dis turbances have been of an exceptional character. China and India have alike been visited by terrific cyclones, and immense mischief done. Happily in India the Orissa famine is passing rapidly away. In the early part of the year shocks of earthquake were felt in Cephalonia and Mitylene ; and looking back over the record of the year we find the number and severity of such visitations have been remarkable and startling. Of what may be called artificial catastrophes we have had more than our share. The list of explo sion,,,, conflagrations, and accidents has been un usually numerous. The severe frost with which the year opened had a disaster of its own, and the breaking of the ice iu the Regent's-park threw a gloom over the metropolis at the outset. As if the latter end were to match the beginning, we have had, this N ery month of December, to chronicle more than one accidental explosion of a fatal character, culminating in the terrible disaster at Faversham, which we recorded yesterday. At the early part of this year considerable gloom was thrown over the fashionable season through the serious illness of the Princess of WALES, and al though the alarming symptoms :passed away her Royal Highness was an invalid for many months, and has not yet been able to resume her former habits of activity. Happily she is now greatly re covered, and it is hoped may soon be restored to the duties and pleasures of her exalted station. A long list of deaths has made many blanks in political, artistic, and literary circles; and this, as well as other reasons, has conspired to cast a shadow over the country. Instead of the New Year coining in with mirth and rejoicing, it is enveloped and en circled with doubts ; but nations, no more than individuals, can hope or expect to meet with an unchequered fate, and must pass through the half shade and half sunshine along which the world ad vances. The poet has told us that • " The darkest day, Live till to-morrow, will have passed away" and thus this gloomy year is over. Let us hope that the next one may be better in many respects, and that the voice of lamentation and distress may not again be heard in so many quarters of our land. The beneficent POVIDERNCE which has showered so many blessings on our favoured land for long years may well inspire our hearts with faith in the future, and confidence in the Constitution of our country, which has stood so many storms and survived so many changes. The news from Cork is of a startling character. The Fenians, probably the same who attacked the Martell° Tower, have made a new and daring move by which they have obtained possession of a quan tity of arms and ammunition. Early yesterday morning, eight men entered a gunsmith's shop in one of the large thoroughfares, and while five of them kept guard with loaded revolvers over the owner of the shop and his two assistants the three others deliberately rifled the shop, carrying off 60 revolvers and 1,500 rounds of ammunition. When they had achieved their object, they quietly went out of the shop and disappeared without any interruption, going on in different directions. The men bad no disguise, and the police have some hope of tracing the offenders. They are not very likely, however, to recover the arms or the ammunition which has been thus daringly seized, and the bold and open nature of the attack has created much excitement i❑ the city. It would seem that they must have had some prior information as to the contents of the shop and their chances of success, else they would hardly have ventured on so deperate an experiment in broad daylight. The non-detection or arrest of the offenders is no great wonder, if they silenced tha men within, as they went off by different routes. These repeated misadventures should teach the pro prietors and employes of such places to keep a bet ter look out, as it is far easier to keep such intruders outside the walls and doors than to allow them to gain admittance for the sake of turning them out again. SOUTH KENSINGTON MUSEUll.—Visitors during the week ending December 28 :—On Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday, pee from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., 17,947 ; on Thursday and Friday, from 10 a.m. till 10 p.m., 9,543 — total, 17,490. Average of corresponding wsek in former years, 19,403. Total from the opining of the Museum, 7,124,754. Patent Office Museum—Number of visitors fo-f the week ending the 28th of December, 9,292...t0tal num ber since the opening of the Museum free daily (12th of May, 1858), 1,222,160. LATEST -INTELLMENCE. cORRESPOITDENCE FROM PARIS. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) CAPTURE OF FENIANS IN SOUTH. WALES. MERTEIYR TYDVIL, Tuesday. Eight Fenians were captured here this morning, including, it is said, one Centre and two Captains. The prisoners are to be examined to-day. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, IVI.oNDAT, Dec. 30. I don't suppose any one here has any doubt that the ill for the reorganisation of the army will be duly passed. am sure the whole city will rejoice to get the subject ut of the way. Parisians soon weary and crave for omething new. The Chambers sit to-day, then adjourn ill Friday, and in the course of next week I suppose the (nal vote will be taken. We ire thinking much of Russia. It cannot be con ealed that in some quarters a feeling of fear is cherished hat Russia is meditating the possibility of an intimate Mance with England. When closely questioning those vho hold this view, they tell you that were she allowed b deal as she pleased with Greece, Russia would, as an quivalent, help to maintain the power of England in Isla. While this opinion prevails in some quarters, in there it is a recognised item of belief that it is an im ,erative necessity that the ambition of Russia should be !hecked, and that to this end England, France, and Aus ria should assume an energetic attitude. The English company which was formed to purchase the ;rand Hotel and the Hotel du Louvre has not been able k) complete the bargain. It wanted to pay 21 millicais of francs in cash, and the balance in shares of a French ;ompany. The Socidtd Inamobilidre will agree to nothing but the whole amount in ready money. I am glad to state, on his own authority, that M. de r..amartine is not in a dying state. He is able to pay and receive daily visits, and to walk in the neighbourhood of kis villa. It will hardly be believed that a Paris newspaper - gravely leclares that it is within an ace of being proved that the lestruction of the House of Detention at Clerkenwell was attempted at the instance of your Government. La rriberte, however, makes the statement, intimating that the authorities procured the assistance of the lowest class of E'enians to accomplish the explosion fur the pur• pose of throwing discredit on the movement, which, t is to be presumed, M. Emile de Girardin's jour sal regards as patriotic and praiseworthy. The Fenian leaders, we are informed, have ample proof of the action ',liken by the Government, which proof will be produced it their trial. Truly, the intelligence of La Libert4 is !earfully and wonderfully made. The Emperor of Russia declines to receive the Livonian Parliament petition, which had for its object the con tinuance of the German idiom in schools and in official correspondence. Through the exertions . of Governor Patton, of Alabama, arrangements have been made to raise the money neces sary to pay the interest now due to the foreign holders of the Alabama debt. It is officially announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer that her Majesty's Government have declined the proposals for reducing the duty on Portuguese wines imported iato Great Britain, submitted by the Portuguese Government as a basis for the negotiation of a commercial treaty between the two countries: A unique communication on the present condition of Turkey has appeared in the Dziennik Poynanski, a Polish journal. The author of the letter is Liya, Bey, a well-known Turkish Liberal, who at one time held the highest offices under the Porte. At this moment he is an exile in Paris. In the writer's view the principal cause of the evils now over whelming the East is to be found in the peculiar form of government, which is unlike any that exists in other despotic States. Unlimited as is the power of the Porte, it is not vested in the Sultan, but iu a handful of dignitaries, making it a fact that while the Sultan reigns the Cabinet rules. These old dignitaries, by removing all talented persons from responsible offices, have led the foreign Am bassadors to the conclusion that they themselves are the only intelligent men to be found in Turkey. Possessed of no settled policy of their own, they are mainly guided by the representatives of foreign Powers. Bad government, intimates the Bey, prevails throughout the whole country. The Mussulman is as much the victim of tyranny as the Christian. Russia daily instils poison into the veins of the body politic, and fosters revolution. The only remedy suggested for this deplorable state of things is a radical reform of the institutions of the State. To set the enter prise afoot there must be either a direct intervention of the foreign Powers, or a domestic revolution, or the initia tive of the Sultan aided by the sympathies of Europe. A letter in the Times from Mr. Lamb, of the British Consulate at St. Thomas, furnishes some interesting details of the condition of the island since the earthquake. The writer says that from the Ist to the 12W of December from five to ten shocks had been experienced daily, and that at the Last-named date further considerable damage was done to the buildings in the town. Many of the inhabitants have fallen victims to yellow fever, superin duced by the exposure to which they have been sub jected during their forced residence under canvas on the hills. Admiral Palmer, of the United States navy, the senior officer commanding the Gulf and West India squadron, was one of the first carried off by the malignant disease. SUDDEN DEATH IN WORCESTER CATHEDRAL—A case of sudden death occurred at Worcester on Sunday, under very melancholy circumstances. Mr. Brookes, builder and undertaker, of Spring Gardens, Britannia square, attended morning service at the cathedral, and during the service expired in an apoplectic fit. Mr. Brookes's death created a sad feeling throughout the city. —Birmingham Post. A SINGULAR COINCIDENCE.— The Edinburgh workmen's lifeboat, stationed at Port Logan, saved on the 17th instant the crew, consisting of fifteen persons, from the barque Strathleven, of Glasgow. On the 16th of De cember last year, when the lifeboat was being exhibited in Glasgow, the wife of the captain of the Strathleven went to see the boat, and put an offering into the subscription box. Exactly one year after, on the 16th December, 1867, the captain's vessel was wrecked, and on the following morning he and his men were providentially rescued by the very boat which his wife had contributed to support. BOILER EXPLOSION AT LEEDS.—A large boiler at the Wellington Corn Mill, New Wortley, Leeds, exploded on Monday morning, doing much damage to the premises, and scalding the two men in charge of the engine. This took place at six o'clock in the morning, when there were not many persons in the neighbourhood, or greater mischief might have been done. The two engine-men are going on favourably. The boiler was made a quarter of a century ago, but had been recently repaired. The material damage done is estimated at £5OO. The Cincinnati Commercial tells a story of a fellow who walked into a millinery store in that city the other evening, and after looking about, asked the proprie tress if she conducted the establishment alone. She informed him that he had no business to ask such ques tions, and politely requested him to leave. " I under stand," said he, " that you have considerable money about the house ; and I mean to have it." For answer, the lady quietly rose from her chair, seized a hatchet from under the counter, and chopped into the fellow's face with it in a way that made the blood spirt in all directions. The mis guided man rushed into the street, and has not since been heard of. BABY FARMING.—Some further disclosures rela tive to the practice of baby-farming were made.on Mon day at an inquest in the parish of St. Luke's. The illegitimate child of a soldier was placed out by its mother to nurse, and died a fortnight afterwards. The woman who took charge of the child had altogether three or four under her care, and she was wholly dependent upon the pittance she received from the parents for the support of herself and her own family. This person advertised in a Clerkenwell paper, and in fact made a regular business of taking charge of these poor babies. The jury in their verdict expressed a strong opinion as to the necessity of Government interference in the matter, and certainly the law is bound to afford protection to infants virtually abandoned by their parents. It has been suggested that houses should be licensed for the reception of such children, and subjected to proper inspection. PRESENCE OF MIND. —Mr. E. T. Smith, writing in reference to a letter from Lord Londesborough in eulogy of the presence of mind displayed by Miss Furtado during the momentary panic at the Lyceum, says : "All the praise bestowed upon that lady by his lordship is well deserved. But to Miss Parkes, Miss Goodall, Mr. Milano, and, indeed, all the artistes, the officers in every department, and to the firemen, equal praise is due. Every one, with the exception of one or two s upernumeraries, was calm, collected, and prompt in allaying the unnecessary alarm. The facts are that a small piece of gauze took fire, and being seen by a supernumerary, he cried aloud, ' Gauze on fire,' at the very instant it was extinguished by the firemen. One or two timid girls rushed on the stage ; hence the audience took the alarm. It is well to let the public know that on no occasion has a theatre been destroyed by fire while the audience were in the building. The stage and every other part are too well watched by the great number of artistes, employes, &c., numbering hundreds during this season, and whose livelihoods depend entirely on the safety of the building. Besides, this theatre is constructed prin cipally of stone, and the various parts of it are separated by strong fireproof iron doors. In every part of the house are fire-plugs, always charged ; hose reaching in every direction, with all requisite apparatus for cutting down and extinguishing instantly anything that can ignite ; a staff of firemen are always on the premises day and night, and I firmly believe it is impossible for a fire to spread in this building." 11ER MAJESTY. OSBORNE, Dec. 30. The Queen drove out yesterday afternoon, ac companied by Princess Christian and Princess Hen riette of Schleswig-Holstein, the Equerries in Wait ing being in attendance on horseback; and her Ma jesty walked out in the grounds this morning, ac companied by Princess Beatrice. Princess Christian, Princess Henriette, and Prince Leopold also went out. Prince Arthur and Prince Christian went out shooting, attended by Sir John Cowell and :Major Elphinstone. Lieut. General the Hon. C. Grey had the, honour of accompanying their Royal High" nesses. THE SEBASTOPOL GRAVES.—We are requested to announce, for the information of those interested, that Ur. Barrow, her Majesty's Consul at Kertch, has been relieved from the charge of the Crimean Cemeteries, which are n° ll placed under the superintendence of Colonel Gordon, at Constantinople. it appears that the accidents to Mr: - Glidstoi - Te - is leeg tray! than the first reports would seem to imply. The in. jury was never of a very serious nature, and the right hqui gentleman has already recovered the use of his sight , which is wholly unimpaired. Mr. Villiers, M.P., presided a few - nights back av the anniversary meeting of the Willenhall Literary Institu tion. In the course of th e even i ng th e r i g ht h on . gentle man spoke atlength on the ques ti on o f e d uca ti on . After deploring the bad ed u c a ti on th a t ex i s t s i n thi s cou ntry, he said that he did not agree with th e sen ti men t that We must educate the people to d e f en d ourse l ves from the Reform Bill. He thought the p eo pl e th emse lves would have demanded educatio n . H e was sa ti s fi e d w ith the policy that the children should not b e w or k e d too early , and was of opinion that it was quit e p oss ibl e t o educate the children while they were lea r ni ng a t ra d e . He silg gested Mechanics' Institutions to fill th e pl ac e held by Universities among the higher classes, but at the sam e time did not think our country would be outrun by other people. The Workshop Regulation Act, which now comes into operation, has excited little notice. " A Leicestershi re Incumbent " calls attention in the Times to the great revolution which it will cause in the Midland Counties. where children are sent off to lace pillow-making at 5 or 6 years of age ; to seaming, stocking-making, and straw' plaiting they go commonly at Bor 9. The clergy hail the Act as a step in the right direction. But the writer cow' plains that under this Act John Styles and Jane Jones, working at tailoring or seaming, are carefully looked afte r by a benevolent Legislature, and compelled to attend school ten hours a week ; while Bill Sykes, who is at field work, may drive plough from Monday morning till Satur day night, and no wise Act of Parliament step in to see to his schooling. The writer therefore proposes that the Half-time Act should be extended to all children, an d should it fail then, he would submit to compulsory educa tion, with all the enervating influence of a Central Boar d and Minister of Instruction. A vacancy has arisen in the representation of Kirkeu (l " brightshire,through the sudden death of Mr. James Mackie , M.P. The hon gentleman, who was 46 years of age, 1.3 a sat for the constituency rather over ten years. Although " a progressive Liberal," Mr. Mackie " disapproved 311 constitutional extremes." He voted against Lord Bug sell's Reform Bill of 1866, and in the session of 1867 scr 33 , occasionally found in the Tea-room. M r . Maxwell, (3 ' Munches, is mentioned as a Liberal candidate. The Metropolitan Working Men's Conservative Mg o• elation has resolved that it is desirable to hold a pUblie meeting for the purpose of enabling all classes to express their loyalty to the Throne and their abhorrence o f the acts of Fenianism. Immediate steps are to be taken for holding this meeting. The hatred of the disloyal portion of the Irish community to the police is daily becoming m ore evident,a.s it is manifes t ' ing itself more generally. Even when in the simple discharge of their duty the rabble speedily collects, hoots them, an d would willingly oppose and maltreat them to the utmost if they could do so with impunity. Thus, in Cork, a de/ or two ago, there were no fewer than three attacks on some of the police of that city, and in one instance, where stones were used, two of the men were rather severely struck' An attack of a similar character is reported from Clonreel. in fact, in every town and village throughout the entire country the known and disguised Fenians take eve/ means to oppose and assail the police. In commenting on the doctrine laid down in ° I I manifesto, the Dublin Express, the o rgan o f the Earl Mayo, expresses a hope that " the statesmanship o'. England" will take note of the length to which these guides of the people assert that the remedies are to go if they are to prove effectual. They declare that the Pr o ' gramme of the National Association is illusory as a remedy for Irish discontent. What " the statesmanship of Eng' land" has to consider is, whether, in order to " tranclui llisc : Ireland," it will consent to repeal o r s e paration, n ot whether it can bargain for peace by robbing the Church ° the landlords, or handing over the education of the pet:W it ' to an Ultramontane hierarchy. If the Irish people fir e to have tranquillity they must submit to a repeal of the Union or the establishment of an Irish Republic. The Fenians and the clergy are of one mind. They agre e 4. ' 3 thinking that the English Parliament is incompetent tij deal with Ireland. The resignation by Dr. Jell of the Principalship °*, King's College is said to be because his 70 years ez' age do not admit of his throwing into the work the amo unt of energy which it demands, and which a younger r °5l : A might supply. In all probability his successor will be ~ Rev. E. H. Plu m pt re , a t p resen t Th eo l og i ca l P r ofessor a'" King's College, and perhaps better known as the author of a translation of " Sophocles." Should Professor Plumptre be elected to the post, he will doubtless intro duce sundry reforms into the management of the evening classes, the effect of which will be to have more subj ects taught, and taught oftener. This will be practically earl)' ing out what Professor Rogers (of Oxford) has alwaYs vocated. We regret to announce the death of the Rev. 134% Hannah, late theologcal tutor at the Wesleyan College! Didsbury. Dr. Hannah was born in 1792, and enterecl the Wesleyan ministry in 1814, at Bruton, in Somerset' shire. He was made tutor of the Oxton Training Ills titti : Lion in 1834, and held that post till 1842, when be removed to Didsbary. In the same year he was presid ent of the Conference then held in London, and he was pr e „, Bl : dent in 1851 of the Newcastle-upon-Tyne Conference- '; was superannuated, and retired from the ministry 13 1 1 June. Dr. Hannah p reac h e d a t W a l sa ll on ly on the 2 51 , of November. His death to o k pl ace on Sunday, ca use : by a cold resulting in congestion of the lungs leaves a widow, and his son, Dr. J. Hannah, is War ue ; of Trinity College, Glenaltnond, and was Barin it°- Lecturer a few years since. Mr. Nobel's letter to the Times on the subject of nit r°- glycerine, has called forth some further remarks fromgessr: Webb and Co. Writing from Carnarvon, these gentle rfle_g take up the point left almost unnoticed by Mr. Nobel, at to the cause of the Newcastle explosion. T hey sal ti111:0 Mr. Mawson, before the removal of the canisters , his hand the pamphlet issued with every tin, which w arn ~e those using nitro-glycerine that a blow, a fall, or a strong concussion is dangerous, especially so when the su bstance is crystallised. Yet Mr. Mawson had the canisters thro.7 into the hole, and the force and weight of one s trilo against the other occasioned the explosion. Throwing t ile r , into the hole in an unprotected state seems to Ni es : a Webb and Co. to be lik e p u tti ng a li g hted fuse 11 of barrel of gunpowder. They discard the sugges tj t-p, spontaneous combustion following partial deco:V s a s and affirm that nitro-glycerine is not so danger°u° gunpowder, if ordinary care be used. t g The Mark Lane Express, in reviewing the year W t ge i regard to agriculture, cites the obstacles in the way °f tenant farmer which prevent him from obtaining 111_,°". than a modicum of produce. Among others ar e the g9'7,; business, the want of a Landlord and Tenant s ' Bill, tr absence of security for the outlay incurred. Lo cal rerl"; ti ons on certain estates still interfere with the proper All profitable occupation of the land ; arbitrary, absurd, th e desputic covenants cripple the efforts and hamp er operations of the tenant. Millions of acres of land rens -- a undrained ; our rivers are encumbered with mills An weirs, by which large tracts of land cannot be freed fro' e nwater, more loss and damage being sustained than times the value of the mills. Still, the Exp ress is cooly raged by the increase of machinery in acrrieulture. OP°. cially I withregard to been the steam plough "Sirs,— h a great sufferer from in s ¢ a f o r and violent sick headaches for upwards o f four yesrelief ' which I have consulted many physicians, and got no from any source till I tried Perry Davis's Pain which I am ha t py to state has entirely relieved me. BRIGGS, Little Bolton, June 2, 185 9 ." " Gentlemen,--"' is to oertify that after having been lon g in c" ted+ rheumatism or neuralgia in my face an d gums, trae quence of which I have lead nearly all m y teeth ex I made use of your excellent Pain K iller, since yours,Pel o_r, have never had a pain in my face o r g ums.— G. J. ASHTON, Manchester, June 6, 1859. —Messrs. and Son." Sold by all chemists. Wh o lesale d e r,, Davis e 17, Southampton-row, Holborn (W. 0.) The genu in 0 ; always the words " the Cl " 4 11111 stamp.— (Arm.) troubled with' AMERICA. NEW Y01:11, Dec. 30. The North German Lloyd's steamer Deutschland arrived out this morning. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CLOSING PRICES.—GoId, 134; ; Sterling Ex change on London, 110 ; 5-20 United States Bonds, 1081 ; Illinois, 133 ; Erie, 711. Cotton, 15/. PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 30. Petroleum, standard white, 24i. ARRIVAL OF THE NEW YORK. SOUTHAMPTON, Dec. 31. The New York German Lloyd's steamer New York, from New York, on the 19th inst., arrived off Cowes this morning with 63 passengers for this port, Havre and Bremen ; 41 bags of mails, and $245,268 gold far London, $502,661 in gold for France, and 15,071 for Bremen. The House of Representatives has passed an amendment to the Reconstruction Act introduced by Mr. Stevens providing that only a majority of those voting, instead of a majority of registered voters be necessary to ratify or reject the new State Constitutions in the South. Mr. Sherman, from the Finance Committee of the Senate, has reported a bill similar to the one he introduced in November, providing for the funding of the National Debt in forty years 6 per cent. bonds, the principal and interest payable in coin and re deemable at the option of the Government after ten years, and to be free of taxation, and also autho rising the Secretary of the Treasury to issue 40-year bonds to the amount ol $500,000,000 at 4i interest payable in coin at Loudon and Frankfort, to be sold or exchanged at par for 5-20's, and redeemable at the option of the Government after 20 years. The bill has been laid over until after the holidays. President Johnson has sent a message to the Senate, communicating General Hancock's order announcing that the law in his district will be en forced, but that the Habeas Corpus and the right of trial by jury will not be crushed, the civil courts will be upheld, and the rights of the people respected. The message of the President compliments ; General Hancock for his magnanimous forbearance, and recommends Congress publicly to recognise his patriotic order. The letter of Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams, of November 27, has been published. The Secretary announces that Lord Stanley's proposed reference to arbitration of the Alabama claims had been de clined, becaused it had been based on the condition that the Federal Government should waive its pre vious objections to the Queen's proclamation, granting belligerent rights to the C3ufederacy, which condition was inadmissible. The Georgia Convention have recommended General Pope to remove Governor Jenkins. General Reynolds, commanding in Texas, has ordered all ref u gees arriving at Brownsville from Mexico to be returned to the Mexican authorities as deserters. General Hancock has ordered the elections to the Texas Convention to be held from the 10th to the 14th February. The New Hampshire Republican Convention has re-nothinated Mr. Harrison Governor, and endorsed General Grant's candidature for the Presidency. Louder cases of earthquake were felt yesterday in the interior of York State and the Valley of the St. Lawrence. Advices from Mexico state that Juarez has sent a message to the tlexicau Congress, in which he praises the United States for aiding the European intervention, and declares that Mexico never soli cited the renewal of European relations. Father Fischer has been released. The British Minister was preparing to leave. HUNGARY. PESTU, Dec. 30, Evening. In to-day's sitting of the Upper House of the Hungarian Diet the Railway. Construction Bill was adopted. Both Houses adjourned to-day sine die. Herr Deak is still ill. He was visited to-day by the Parliamentary members of his party in a body. FRANCE. PARIS, Dec. 31. The Moniteur of this morning publishes a decree fixing at 292 the number of Deputies to be elected during the electoral period from 1867 to 1872. The department of the Seine has 9 members to elect. The departments of Ande Cher, Finisterre, Gironde, Herault, Isere, Jura, Orne, and Pyrenees Orientales will have each one more deputy. Count von der Goltz will be received to-day by the Emperor as the official rerresentative of the North German Confederation. BOURSE, Dec. 30, Three o'clock.—The market closed as follows : q per Cent. End of month... Italian Loan 3 per Cent End of month 6B 25 Mexican Loan ... 13 Credit Mobilier End of month... 162 50 Spanish Threes Credit Foncier ...1335 Home Debt — End of month-1330 Deferred — Account Orleans - IN °Ahern 1165 Lyons and Mediterranean Southern..... s4Bk Western — Eastern .. 530 Sardinian RAILWAYS. 500 3431 Austrian . Lombard. North of Spain Saragossa Roman 47 His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge had a dinner party last evening at Gloucester House. The Marquis and Marchioness of Hastings are entertaining company at Donnington Park. The Marquis and Marchioness of Donegal have been receiving a select party at Hampstead Marshall, Berk shire, during the past week. the Earl and Countess of Yarborough are enter taining company at Brocklesby Hall. The noble earl's hounds meet to-morrow at Brocklesby. Col. the Hon. N. and Lady Margaret Charceris have arrived at Highclere Castle, near Newbury, from ♦isiting the Marquis and Marchioness of Donegal, at Hampstead Marshall. COPPER ORE SALE.—At the Swansea ticketing 3,108 tons of ore were sold, which realised £41,691 Gs. The particulars of the sale were as follows : —Ave rage standard, £92 11a. Gd.; average produce, 18k; ave rage price per ton, £l3 Bs. 3d.; quantity of fine copper, 568 tons 13 cwt. Compared with the previous sale there was a decline of .£1 in the standard, and of about 4s. in the puce per tone of ore. The purchasers were Williams, Foster, and Co., I,ooli tons; Vivian and Sons, 805 tons; Sims, Williams, and Co., 364 tons; Freeman and Co., 264 tons; Mason and Elkington, 195 tons; Bankart and Soils, 159 tons; Sweetland, Tuttle, and Co., 110 tons; Grenfell and Sons, 65 tons ; and Copper Miners' Company, 39 tons. THE GUNPOWDER EXPLOSION AT FAVERSHAM.— The coroner's inquiry into the cause of the explo sion on Saturday was held yesterday afternoon, at the offices of tho Marsh Hill Powder Works. After some evi dence had been given, the foreman delivered as the ver dict: "It is the opinion of this jury that the deaths of those killed have been caused by accident. The jury be lieve that every care and caution are taken by the pro prietors of the mill." The foreman further said, from his own knowledge, that every care is taken in selecting honest and sober men. He never heard of any one of them being drunk. The proceedings then terminated. -- • Cl3'llll' .„..,P1 A CUM 11: