The Sun. — London, England, 1861-03-19 00:00:00

ttO YAL ENGLISH. OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN Under the Management of Miss Louisa Fyne and Mr. W. Harrison, Sole Lessees. THIS EVENING (19th), for the Benefit of Mr. William Harrison, MARITANA (for this night only). Miss Louisa /erne, Miss Huddart, Miss Leffler; Messrs. U. Corti, Durand, Morncastle, and Mr. W. Harrison. To conclude with A GRAND CONCERT. Conductor —Mr. Alfred Mellon. Commence at 8. rI,HEATRE-ROYAL, HAYMARKET . Lome, Mr. J. B. Baokst one . - THIS EVENING, the nerfonnanoes will oommenae with A DUKE IN DIFFICULTIES. Mrs. Stirling, Miss F. Haydon, Mrs. Wilkins, Miss Fanny Stirling, Mr. Buckstone, lir. Compton, Mr. Howe, .tc. After which, TURNING THE TABLES. And THE SUN AND THE WIND. By the Lecleroqs. Commence at 7., ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.— Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Harris. THIS EVENING, THE LADY OF LYONS. Mr. G Btelville, Miss Heath, &c. After which, THRICE MARRIED. To ooncinde with BOWL'D OUT. •DELPHI, NEW THEATRE•ROYAL. Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Ben). Webster. THIS EVENING, AN UGLY CUSTOMER. Messrs. J. L. Toole, C. Selby, and Warde ; Miss K. Kelly, and Miss E. T horne. After which, THE COLLEEN BAWN. D. Boucicault, D. Risher, Billington, Falconer, Stephenson. C. J. Smith, Romer. M les Agnes Robertson, Miss Woolgar, Mrs. Bills baton, and Ars. Chatterley. To conclude with a new Burlesque Extravvanza, entitled BLUE BEARD FROM A Nk.:W srai rO ti r ; T lins o B F woo H ig U ar E : Messrs. J. L. Toole, P. Bedford, C. J. K. Kelly, Laidlaw, and E. Thorne. Doors open at half past a —Commence at 7. Box-office open from 10 till 5. No charge for booking. Private boxes, £2 2s. • Family Boxes , £l. 0 raters Stalls, ss. ; Balcony , ; Front Circle Stalls, 2s • Int Stalls, 25.; Pit, is. 6d. ; Amphithe a t re, i s ; Gallery, if. Acting Manager—Mr. Wm. Smith: CANTERBURY -HALL CONCERTS!!! Westminster-road. Proprietor Morton. A Grand Selection from Verdi's new Opera, IL CORSARO, (This opera has never been produced in this or any other country, except at these Concerts), having met with that de cided success which charactise+ the most popular works of his great Master, will be performed EVERY EVENING ; together with a Selection from LA FIGLIA DEL REGGI MENTO, by Donizetti, Principal Artistes—Miss Russell, Madame Maria, Miss Tyrrell, Mr. H. Herbert, Signor Tivoli, H. Drummond, and C. W. Bernard. Director, Mr. F. Jonghmans. The Comic Department comprises Messrs. E. Marshall, A. R. Hollingsworth, J. Blanchard, F. Bell, W. H. Welland, and the Brothers Conrad. John Martin's Three celebrated Pictures will remain on view a short time longer in the Fine Arts Gallery of the Establishment. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. T Ens DAY.—Morning, 6h. 18m.—Afternoon, 6h. 40m. Th-moßßow.-Morning, 7h. 9m.—Afternoon, 7h . 38m. -1118 WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, MARCH 19, 1861. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 48—highest since noon yesterday. 38—lowest this morning and diving the night. 47—this day at noon. BA.RourrEn-29.1; a fall of iths of an inch. WlND — West.-N,-Westerly—moderate; with dull rainy w(tather. HALF-PAST Two.—Heavy hail storm and lightning. st i .., 7 - \ - &' 7 7 ,-/g 7 i Z74714'.:-F,r4 „ F t 'l±p rte: i , tI ~i 1 THE SUN. LONDON, TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 1861. If anything, humanly speaking, can mitigate the poignant grief felt upon the occasion of a great .domestic bereavement, it is sympathy, the sympathy of an affectionate and respectful condolence. And that consolation to the fullest extent is certainly now afforded to her most gracious MAJESTY upon the death of her Royal Highness the late lamented Duchess of KENT, the honoured and admirable mother of the most beloved of English Sovereigns. In the grievous sorrow which has now fallen upon the QUEEN, all ranks and classes of her MAJESTY'S subjects sympathise to the full. And to that pablic and universal sympathy of the people of these realms, the Ministers of the Crown gave expression last evening in the two Houses when moving—the President of the Council in the Lords, the Prime Minister in the Commons—the addresses customary upon these occasions, the address to the Crown expressive of the deep sorrow and the respectful condolence of the Imperial Parliament. The Earl of GRAN VILLE'S speech in the House of Peers, and Viscount PALMERSTON'S speech in the House of Commons, when moving these addresses respectively the former seconded by the Earl of DERBY and the latter by Mr. DISRAELI, as the leaders of her MAJESTY'S Opposition—could hardly in any way have been more gracefully or more touchingly indicative of the feelings of the two Houses, and we may add also, as a merely obvious matter of fact, of the entire community. " I am persuaded," said Lord PALMERSTON, " that in making the - proposal I am only meeting the feeling which animates every member of the house, in whose hearts glow the most fervent personal affection towards her MAJESTY, and who therefore take the deepest in terest in everything which concerns her welfare; and I am sure there is no occasion on which this house is a more faithful expounder and organ of the feelings of the nation than when they tender to her MAJESTY the expression of their sympathy in all her afflictions, and the most ardent attachment to her person as well as loyalty to her Throne." There is no exaggeration whatever in any one of those earnest expressions of attachment, of loyalty, or of admiration. England, at any rate under VICTORIA, has "that chief defence of nations," as BURKE admirably called that sentiment, of per sonal devotion to the SOVEREIGN. And it is only due to the memory of her late Royal Highness to acknowledge, also, what the Premier last evening thus eloquently articulated, when he said that, "To the care and attention of the late Duchess of KENT we owe in a great measure that full development which we so much admire of all those great and eminent qualities by which our SOVEREIGN is distinguished—while on the ether hand the grateful and affectionate care of the SOVEREIGN has enabled her to repay by her kindness and attention those advantages which the mother was able to confer in the early years of her daughter's existence." To the right hon. gentle man the member for Buckinghamshire fell, not inappropriately, the lot of seconding the motion thus impressively made by Viscount PALMERSTON for the address of condolence to her MAJESTY from the Commons House of Perna ment. Not inappropriately, we say, remember ing that it was his pen that proffered the most graceful and courtly tribute of congratulation to the young maiden Queen when she first passed Irma the able and amiable tutelage of her MA- Jzs. Ms late lamented mother, to assume the awful responsibility symbolised in the grasp of that sceptre, the authority of which extends far and wide ove r the four quarters of the globe—to the north a n d to t h e south, to the east and to the west, in Europe, Asia, Africa, and America, and far away into the vast untrodden depths of the world's fifth great continent—Australia. We may here briefly con gratulat e h er MA TESTY'S Attorney-General upon having _ carried his, at this ea rly period of the Session, sucees s abbreviated, but, so far vs it goes, his carefully elaborated Bankruptcy - Bill through C ommittee i the Commons, The disappointment generally felt last year in consequence of the failure of Sir RICHARD BETHELL'S more ambitious attempt with a view to the comprehensive readjustment and consolidation of the whole of the complex and jumbled laws relating to Bankruptcy and Insol vency, has now happily secured to the nation this singularly rapid and ample compensation. Before the - Budget has been talked of, before the Easter recess has commenced, while we are yet considerably more than two whole months distant from the great, the important day (Wednesday, June the Fifth) big with the fate of the Church-ratee and of Party—the Bankruptcy Bill has not merely been read a first and a second time in the House of Commons, but has been passed carefully clause by clause through committee after lengthened and profound deliberation. It has not, in any particular, at the same time, been hastily or prematurely forced upon the attention of the popular branch of the Legislature. Having been minutely and most lucidly explained by its author at the period of its original introduction, it has since then been sifted and scrutinised bit by bit as it passed, clause after clause, through the analytical ordeal of committee. And now having passed that ordeal of committee in the Commons betimes, the Bill, after a third reading there, will go up to the House of Peers for yet further consideration and revision at the hands of the learned Law Lords, the authoritative and venerable ex-Chancellors. As it is—even in the Commons—the changes adventured upon through the medium of this bold measure of innovation are so daring some of them, and are altogether so various, that it would be extravagant to suppose for an instant that they have been all settled (even there) defini tively. Sir RICHARD BETHELL is too able a lawyer to evidence in this matter any over weening obstinacy, or to show himself in this way in any respect perversely or obdurately self-opinionated. His course last evening, for example—a course taken by him immediately upon the appeal addressed by Lord STANLEY to her MAJESTY'S Government in respect to the inci dental question about raising the salaries of County Court Judges, who will manifestly have large additional duties cast upon them imme diately this bill shall have come into actual opera tion as an enactment—evidenced on the Attorney- General's part, his readiness to concede or to defer to the opinions of others when principles are not actually involved in the question under consideration. An opportunity, said Sir RICHARD BETHELL, in reply to Lord STANLEY'S appeal—an opportunity would be afforded later on for the discussion yet further of this, among other questions, affecting more or less intimately the new Bill for the better adjustment and the more systematic and symmetrical arrangement of the laws relating to Bankruptcy. After our remarks yesterday, which were written upon the telegraphic summary of the President's speech, the arrival of our American papers, as we were going to press, enabled us to present our readers with the complete inaugural address of Mr. LINCOLN. Many, we presume, will have read it with intense curiosity, for it is indeed an important document. Nothing less than the decla ration of public policy by the head of the great American Confederation, at a crisis quite as important as that of the severance of the first thirteen colonies from the mother country. The occasion was indeed one to shake the nerves of the firmest and ablest mind, to perplex it to indeciAon, but also to arouse it to very decided and unfaltering action, could the path of duty be clearly seen. All will agree that the speech is a very able one. The single clause with which it concludes is a rather unappropriate attempt at poetical rhetoric, but with that exception it is a masterly and closely reasoned document, whatever opinion may be formed of the policy it indicates. It was listened to with breath less attention by 30,000 people, and with not less attention we may be sure by Mr. BUCHANAN, and the infamous Judge TANEY, of the Supreme Court, who has used the bench of justice for pro-slavery and party purposes, and who must have felt himself put into his right place by the observations of Mr. LINCOLN on the necessary limitations of the bear ing of the decisions of his court. Mr. LINCOLN cleared the ground for his main objects by proving from his candidate's speeches and the platform of his party, that the Slave states had nothing to fear from the Republicans in regard to their State rights and institutions; also, by acknowledging that the disgraceful clause in the Federal Constitution, on the extradition of persons held to labour, referred to slaves, and as all mem bers of Congress had sworn to it, it ought to be observed. He held, however, that it was unimpor tant whether the extradition were made by the laws of State or by the national law ; but, that in either case, in any law upon this subject, all the safeguards of liberty known in civilized and humane jurisprudence ought to be introduced, so that a free man might not, in qpy case, be surrendered as a slave ? And might it not—he added—be well at the same time to provide by law for the enforcement of that clause in the constitution which guarantees that " the citizens of each State shall be entitled to all the privileges and immunities of citizens in the several States." 1 He then came to the grand question, in regard to which he gave his hearers both theory and practice. He chewed that the Union was older than the Constitution, and that the latter was intended to strengthen it. He said—" I hold that, in the contem plation of universal law and of the constitution, the union of these States is perpetual. Perpetuity is implied if not expressed in the fundamental law of all national governments. It is safe to assert that government proper never had a provision in its organic law for its own termination. Continue to execute all the express provisions of our national constitution, and the Union will endure for ever, it being impossible to destroy it except by some action. not provided for in the instrument itself. Again, if the United States be not a government proper, but an association of States in the nature of a contract merely, can it as a contract be peace ably unmade by less than all the parties who made it ? One party to a contract may violate it—break it, so to speak—but does it not require all to law fully rescind it ? Hence he deduces the conclusion that all th e acts of the States and State Conventions aro null, ipso facto. They do not require that he should even know them. " I therefore consider th at, in view of the constitution and the laws, ths Union is unbroken, and to the extent of my ability I shall take care, as the constitution itself expressly enjoins upon me, that the laws of the Union be faithfully executed in all the States. Doing this I deem to be only a simple duty on my part. I shall perfectly perform it, so far as is practicable, unless my rightful masters, the American people, shall hhold the requisition, or in some authoritative manner direct the contrary. I trust this will not be regarded as a menace, but only as the declared purpose of the Union that it will constitutionally defend and maintain itself." Then follows the clause which may be interpreted according to events. He sees no need of bloodshed. He must " hold, occupy, and possess the property an d p l aces belon g i ng to the Government and collect the duties and imposts." He will use no force be y o nd what is nec es sary to effect these THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY 'EVENING, MARCH 19, 1861, objects. But it is just here, if he adhere to his speech, that the danger will begin, Will the President not only send ships of war to Charleston harbour to collect the customs—will he not only reinforce Fort Sumpter—but will he also land and take possession of the Federal forts, arsenal, and custom-house at Charleston ? If he make these attempts, to which his speech yet seems to pledge him, civil war will be the almost certain consequence. He shows, however, in one respect, a disposition to waive his right that of appointing Federal officials where the States will not allow them to be provided from residents in the State ; if he waives this to avoid unpleasantness, much more we might suppose would he be likely to waive the right of entering on Federal property seized and held by the seceders. One of the parts in his address which it is most difficult for the seceder to meet in argument, is that where he shows the necessity of Government by the decision of the majority, or, of despotism, or anarchy as the alternatives ; and that the central idea of secession is anarchy. His appeal to his op ponents to confide in the people and in the ALMIGHTY is well put. The Chief Magistrate, he says, "derives all his authority from the people, and they have conferred none upon him to fix the terms for the separation of the States. The people them selves also can do this if they choose, but the Execu tive, as such, has nothing to do with it. His duty is to administer the present government as it came to his hands, and to transmit it unimpaired by him to his successor. Why should there not be a patient confidence in the ultimate justice of the people ? Is there any better or equal hope in the world ? In our present differences, is either party without faith of being in the right ? If the Almighty Ruler of nations, with his eternal truth and justice, be on your side of the North, or on yours of the South, that truth and that justice will surely prevail by the judgment of this great tribunal—the American people." On two great questions the President appears to be intentionally silent. The New Tariff, and what will be his administration of the territories. Yet these are the two gravest points in the 'opinion of the South—they rebel, and justly, against being made to pay extravagant prices for their iron and cotton goods, merely to confer an artificial protec tion on Pennsylvanian iron-masters and New Eng land cotton weavers. The MORRILL Tariff is a direct defiance of the South. Slavery in the Territories is also one of their chief demands ; but the LINCOLN address intimates that there is a little vagueness in the Constitution on the subject, while he has always maintained that the Constitution ought to be worked for the purposes of freedom. On the whole, the Message concedes nothing to the South which could be matter of legal dispute ; it leaves the chief questions untouched ; it seems to assert intentions of fulfilling Federal duties which must issue in a civil war, yet it is moderate in waiving some of the most offensive Federal rights, and insists above all things on the duty and safety of avoiding hasty and precipitate action. " My countrymen," he says, "one and all, think calmly and well upon this whole subject. Nothing valuable can be lost by taking time. If it were admitted that you who are dissatisfied hold the right side in the dispute, there still is no single reason for precipitate action. Intelligence, patriotism, Christianity, and a firm reliance on Him who has never yet forsaken this favoured land, are still competent to adjust in the best way all our present difficulty." With these words he throws the onus of com mencing civil war on his " dissatisfied fellow coun trymen." The Gnrornmpnt f , will not assail them." " You can have no conflict without being your selves the aggressors." Thus, firm as the tone of the speech seems, it will be perceived that moderation and waiting for the South to cool— little likely, we fear—is the real policy of Mr. LINCOLN. INDIAN AFFAIRS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin,—ln a crisis like the present one, when our Indian affairs are a subject of national debate, a few words from an old Indian may not be amiss. It appears to be the current opinion that Sir Chas. Wood has offended the Indian civilians and officers by a grant of half a million of pounds to one of the Mussulman Rajahs. This I consider to be a very correct line of policy in the present state of affairs in India. We cannot either govern a child in a family, or a great country, by coercion alone ; and, to use an old Latin proverb, I would add, " Bis dat qui cito dat." Regarding the reorganisation of the two armies, perhaps it would be advisable for the authorities at the Horse Guards to bear in mind that an empire is at stake, and that the maintenance of that empire depends solely en keeping up a good understanding with the officers of the local army ; or should they fail in regarding the interests of the Anglo-Ir,Ztian forces, in the changes con sequent on amalgamation of the Indian and Royal armies, they will find, to tleir cost, that that empire, which has been so hardly 'on, will be inevitably lost. I remain, Sir, yours obediently, H. S. R. PECHELL, Bombay Artillery. The Earl and Countess of Craven and family have left town for Ashdown Park, Berks. PRINCESS'S THEATRE.—Mr. Augustus Harris, who, as lessee and manager of the Princess's Theatre, has deservedly gained the support of the public and the estima tion of his professional friends, announces his benefit for Saturday next, the 23d inst. The entertainments on that occasion will be selected from all that has proved most at tractive during his management, and comprise the talents of the most popular members of his company. ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.—Miss Herbert will take her benefit at this theatre on Thursday next. So great is the popularity of the " Isle of St. Tropez" that she retains it for this occasion, and, as usual, will represent the wrongly suspected wife, while Mr. Wigan will portray the sufferings of the poisoned husband. It is needless to say that this piece has been rendered by excellent acting one of the most celebrated of the season. SEIZURE OP GUNPOWDER.—The recent seizure of a quantity of gunpowder in the Old Bailey having caused apprehensions amongst the inhabitants of the City, the police have been on the alert to prevent, where possible, and to discover the deposit of sucha dangerous combustible where, from the densely crowded nature of the district, the consequence of an accident would be most disastrous. Ac cordingly, upon the receipt of information that gunpowder in a large quantity was being warehoused on the premises of Mr. Biggs, a carman, of One Swan-yard, Bishopsgate without, Inspector Harding proceeded to the premises in question, accompanied by Inspector Mitchell, where they found two packages containing 1 cwt. each, and four other parcels containing 281bs. each. It was placed openly in the warehouse, and merely a piece of convass thrown loosely over it, but it was, it is said, in close proximity to a blacksmith's forge. Inspectors Harding and Mitchell im mediately procured from the Lord Mayor a warrant to seize the gunpowder, which they ultimately conveyed to the Tower of London, where it wee placed in the magazine for safety. Under the act of Parliament authorising the seizure the owner of the premises is liable to penalties of 2s. per lb. for every pound over 501b5,, independent of the forfeiture of the gunpowder, which with half the penalties will go to the inspectors who seized it. THE LATE JOHN H. MANDETILLE, ESQ.—We regret to an nounce the death of Mr. John Hens'Mande ville, late Ministe r Pl en i potent i ary to the Argentine Re public, which t ook place at his residence on Saturday last. Born in Suffolk in 1773, and educated at Dedham School, Mr. Mandeville had almost attained the advanced age of 88, and he was the o ld est surviving member of the diplo matic service. Hi s l ong career embraced an extraordinary variety of incidents and events. As a boy he entered the navy; he subsequently held a commission in a dragoon regiment ; he was selected to be the British agent in France for the exchange of prisoners before the peace of Arniens • he was attached to Lord Whitworth's Embassy, he was secretary to Sir Arthur Paget at Vienna in 1805, and he afterwards served in the missions of Frankfort, Constan tinople, Lisbon, Paris, &c. In 1835 he was appointed Minister Plenipotentiary at Buenos Ayres, where h e re mained for elev en y e ars. Mr. Mandeville's great expe rience of 'while affairs, and his memory, which extended over the greater part of a century, rendered him a most agreeable companion, and he continued to fill a most dis tinguished place in society to the last day of his protracted , life. LATE‘iT NEWS S. TELEGIAPHIC INTELLIGENCE. PARIS, TUESDAY. The Monitew announces that, on the occasion of the demise of the Duchess of Kent, the Imperial Court will go iito mourning for nine days. TURIN, TUESDAY. Th© Opinion states that the Commander of Civitella del Tonto has refused to obey the order of Francis 11. to strrender to the Piedmontese. WARSAW, MARCH 17. Makhanoff has left Warsaw. Illumination* have taken place in consequence. CRACOW, MARCH 18. The Czas has news from Warsaw stating that a deputation of citizens had protested before Prince Gortschakoff against the expression, " some indi viduals," contained in the imperial rescript, point ing to the large number of signatures attached to the petition. The Prince replied that he declined to receive any more signatures, and should regard their collection as an act of sedition, which he would treat in a military manner. The delegations of citizens had represented to the Prince that the fresh symptoms of agitation ren dered necessary the immediate proclamation and execution of the reform; confidentially premised by Prince Gortschakoff. MARSEILLES, MARCH 18. Advises received here from Constantinople to the 12th hut. state tha: Prince Labanoff, the Russian ambassador, had delared that he would withdraw his demtund for a conference of representatives of the European Powers to sit permanently at Constan tinople, on condition of the Porte's submitting its project of reforms to the Powers. The Porte replied that it would communicate the reforms after their promulgation by the Sultan. VIENNA, MARCH 18. The calling out of the Bashi-Bazouks in Bosnia by means of beacon fires has been ordered to take plae. with the least possible delay. It is sail that the Turkish troops have been de feated at Citzko. • The Oeserreichische Zeitung says : " The Enperor has, in the conference of Hun garian intimates convened here, declared that he will respect the rights of the Hungarian nation to the fullestextent, but that he will never tolerate any infrin:ement of the rights of the Crown." The Die will assemble first at Buda and after wards at Teeth. The corciation of the Emperor as King of Hun gary will ttke place in the garrison church of Buda. TURIN, MARCH 18. The Opidone says :—" We believe we are enabled to announe the surrender of Civitella del Tronto." In to-di's sitting of the Senate Government submitted I project of law, proposing that all public acts shouldin future commence with the following words :—"Victor Emmanuel 11., by the grace of God and tlz will of the nation, King of Italy." The project was received with general applause, and its urg,ncy was acknowledged by the Senate. NAPLES, MARCH 18. The resignation of the Council of Lieutenancy has been accepted. The surrender of Civitella del Tronto has not yet been confirmed. ITZEHOE, MARCH 18. The report of the committee appointed to exa mine the propositions of the Government concludes with the following proposals : " That the Assembly should declare that it cannot accept the Constitution for the whole kingdom, as proposed4y Government at the assembling of the Estates. " That the Assembly should further decline the project of law on the provisorium.' "Finally, that it should instruct the President of the Chamber to bring under the notice of the Federal Diet the proposals of the Danish Govern ment and the reply of the Estates." FRANCE. PARIS, MARCH 18. The discussion of the address was resumed to•day in the Corps Legislatif. M. Magne refuted the arguments of MM. Devinck and Darimon, and justified the financial policy of the Government and the increase of the duties on tobacco. He declared that the duty on alcoholic liquors was only provisional, and was im posed to meet a temporary necessity created by the economical reforms. He justified the supplementary credits, which, he said, were caused by the increase in the number of French troops at Rome, and the expedition to China and Syria. He maintained that the control of the Chamber was real, and favoured economy as much as the former representative sys tem which permitted interference in all adminis- trative questions, and thereby weakened the Go vernment. M. Magne acknowledged that the voting of the budget by chapters, the number of which could be reduced, would conciliate, two great interests, viz., the independence of the Executive power, and the interest of the Chamber to inquire into the expenditure. The question, he said, was a delicate one, but merited serious considera tion. The Government upheld the system of a complete separation of the powers of the Govern ment from those of the Chamber, but would not object to examine for the next session the question whether a combination, as indicated, could lead to any satisfactory result. (This declaration was received with loud applause.) M. Magne examined the different budgets since 1850. He stated that the deficit in 1860 would amount to 100,000,000, which would raise the total of the deficits to 915,000,000. This would, however, be reduced to a much smaller amount by the resources which the law placed at the disposal of the Government. _ _ M. Guoin said he should vote against paragraphs 11 and 12. He blamed the Government for having recourse to loans and new taxes, and explained the necessity of voting the budget by chapters. In consequence of the declaration of the Minister he withdrew his amendment, but he requested the Government not to make the number of chapters too limited. M. Gouin then examined the state of the finances, and expressed apprehensions for the future. Government, he said, intended guarantee ing a minimum rate of interest for the railways, dating from the year 1865. He was convinced that from the very beginning an annual sum of 60,000,000 would be required for that object. The discussion was continued by several other deputies. The words of the address " inexhaustible resources" were again criticised, and a proposal was made to refer paragraphs 11 and 12 to a corn mittee. After a doubtful vote, the proposal was rejected. Paragraphs 11 and 12 were then agreed to, and ,he Chamber adjourned. The Debata, in remarking on a late speech of Lord Palmerston regarding the navy, says :—" We pretend to nothing more when we call for the development of the French navy, in proportion to its interests and the rank which she occupies in the world. But we have been told,' You have few colonies.' To that we reply that is a reason why we should preserve what we have, extend them, and acquire fresh ones. Why, for instance, should we have gone t o Chi na w i t h you ? C ou l d you have believed that it was only to spare you half of the cost of an expensive undertaking, and secure at our expense your opium trade ? We went to China becaus e we are a maritime and commercial Power as well as England ; and be cause, not to falsify our traditions and our legi time.te hopes, wo ought to be everywhere where great questions are agitated and great interests contended for, If Lord Palmerston, with the patriotism to which we render homage, could be to-morrow a French Minister, his voice would resound with an accent not less convinced and more impassioned than ours, to tell the deputies of France, who are also about to vote the bud get of our navy, what he said to the members of the House of Commons—' I hope that the Chamber will respond to the expectation of the country, and that it will furnish the Government with the means of developing the naval force necessary for the defence and the protection of the country." BOURSE, March 15.—The market continues firm, but the amount of business is (very limited. For the Account, Threes, after standing for a time at 68f 40c and 68f 45c, receded to 68f 35c, and are now again at 68f 40c. The Share Market has been also quiet but firm. The following are the last quotations :- 42 per per Cents ... 95 65 Credit Foncier :— Do. end month.... Belgian 4/ , 3 per Cents Do. end month 6B 40 , Roman Bank Shares 2888 75 ' Austrian Credit Mobilier.... 665 Spanish Threes 4B Do. Account 666 25 , Home Debt .. — RAILWAYS. Cash. Account. Orleans 1430 .. 1428 75 'Northern New ditto 9OO .. Lyons and Mediterranean 953 75 .. 955 Geneva 396 25 .. 397 50 Southern 533 75 .. 532 50 Western Eastern Sardinian .. 378 75 .. 377 50 Austrian Lombard 476 25 .. VENETIA. Demonstrations have taken place in various towns of Venetia on the anniversary of the birthday of Victor Emmanuel. On the morning of that day (14th inst.) all the shops at Venice remained closed till 10 o'clock, when the police compelled them to be opened. In the evening the inhabitants in the various towns, and especially at Verona, made it a holyday and paraded the streets. Bengal lights, of the Italian colours, were lighted on some of the eminences, and crackers fired. Some persons have been arrested. At Padua the military were called out, but no colli sion took place. POLAND. WARSAW, TUESDAY. The Guild of Merchants of this city, taking into consideration the late events, and in order to give a proof of their union, have resolved to grant to the Jewish merchants an equal position with them selves in their Guild. The following is the text of the letter addressed by the Emperor of Russia to Prince Gortschakoff, of which a telegraphic summary has appeared : " Prince Michel Dmitriewitsch,—l have read the petition which you have sent me. I ought to consider it as null and void, as a few individuals, under the pretext of the disturbances which have taken place in the streets, have arrogated to themselves the right of judging on their own authority the whole conduct of the Government. Never theless, I shall only look upon this step as an act of impulse (entrainment). " I devote all my solicitude to the important reforms which have become necessary in my kingdom, consequent upon the progress of the age and the development of inte rests. My subjects in the kingdom share equally my care. Nothing will be found indifferent to me which may tend to their welfare. " I have already proved to them my desire to make them participate in the blessings of useful, serious, and progres sive reforms. I shall maintain the same intentions and sentiments. I have a right to expect that they will not be ignored or paralyzed by uncalled-for and exaggerated demands, which I cannot confound with the happiness of my subjects. " I will fulfil all my duties. Under no circumstances will I allow material disorder. The attempts that endea vour to find therein a support are condemned beforehand. They would destroy all confidence, and would meet from me a severe reprobation, as their consequence would be to throw back the country from the regular path of progress, in which it is my firm will to maintain it. " Yours affectionately, " ALEXANDER." WARSAW, MARCH 9. The following is a copy of an address presented to the Town Delegates of the municipality of War saw by the masters and workmen of various trades : " Flaying assembled for the maintenance of order, we beg respectfully to represent to you what occurs to us to be for the common welfare. " We have heard that after the Crimean war the Emperor of the French and the Queen of England had told our Emperor, ' You ought to restore a national army to the Poles.' Upon which our Em peror had answered, will do more for them than they expect. When he was asked again, Well, what have you done for the Poles ?' our Emperor sent them a bundle of newspapers relating to en thusiastic receptions and illuminations in every town which he had visited, and said, The Poles are happy, and make no further demands.' So we thought to ourselves. We may perish, but every man can die but once, and We shall not spare our selves to show to the world what our wishes are. Hence our repeated processions and songs for the Constitution, and which, if necessary, we shall re peat. A few victims fell—Providence so willed it ; if more are wanted, we are ready. We will draw lots who is to offer himself to be shot or to die under the knout, as was the fate of those who were drawn from the Vistula wrapped in straw, and who had been thrown into the river from the Castle. " But if no mercy is shown for our country, then evil things shall follow. _ _ " Secondly, why are we not admitted to sign the address of our Constitution when others are ? We are refused admittance, or are told that we hard working men must appear in Sunday clothes; and one of us who complained to a commissary of police was answered, with threats, that it is no business of yours.' Some say that when our Constitution is re-established whoever shall be found to have signed for it shall be deprived of the right of voting in elections, whether for the Diet or any other body of chosen men. That would be unfair, as we are all ready to gives our lives for the Constitution ; and thus every one whg can write will sign for it, and those who cannot write will put the holy cross in stead of their names. " We earnestly solicit our honourable delegates that this should be so. But some are heard to say that we know not what a Constitution is. Now, we solemnly declare that our fathers have taught us well how things stood in the time of our Polish Kings. The first rule was to make no unjust wars —to fight only is self-defence. Then to allow neighbouring peoples to unite with us freely; if not, to leave them in peace. Then, again, that just laws be the same for all; that there be true devotion, honesty, hospitality towards every one ; and, above all, that there should be a Polish na tional army. " Besides, we think in our own minds, when our Constitution is restored to us, that we should wish, with all due respect to our Emperor, to be on friendly terms with the Emperor Napoleon and the Queen of England, and not to mind the Austrians nor the Prussians, since they unjustly and wickedly retain countries belonging to us. " We do not sign our names here, and we do not know whether our honourable delegates are allowed to deliberate with the necessary secrecy. They will find us whenever they want us, and we are ever ready to appear before them. One of us, or five, will come ; and what they say will be as much as if 500 spoke. "Lasily, as we see good and honourable men in your body, we declare, in the name of the love of our country, that we are in every way ready to obey your orders." On the evening of the fifth anniversary of the birthday of the Prince Imperial, a display of fireworks took place in the garden of the Tuileries. All the enfane de troupe of the different regiments composing the garrison of Paris, 215 in number, were invited to be present. After the " bouquet " all these boys partook of a collation, served in one of the large rooms of the palace. During the whole of this fete they testified their delight and their gratitude to the Prince Imperial for the invitation given to them, and cries of " Vivo to Prince Imperial ! " wero repeatedly raised. NATIONAL CHORAL SOCIETY.—A grand musi cal festival will take place at Exeter Hall to-morrow (Wednesday) evening, the 20th inst. The programme will include a selection of part songs, glees, madrigals, &c., per formed by a chorus of upwards of 600 voices, members of the society, under their able conductor, Mr. G. W. Mar tin. Mrs. Suchet Champion, Messrs. Barnby, Henry, Champion, and others will appear as soloists, and Miss Arabella Goddard will also take part in this festival, which promises to be the most attractive musical event of the week. Much interest is taken in the success of this new ehoral body, and which bids fair to become the leading choir of the metropolis. Ihe Messiah will be performed for the third and last time on Monday, the 25th instant, THE UNITED STATES. The New York Times sketches some of the inci dents of the scenes in the Senate : " Everything being in readiness, Senator Baker came forward and said—' Fellow-citizens, I intro duce to you Abraham Lincoln, the President elect of the United States of America.' Whereupon, Mr. Lincoln arose, walked deliberately and composedly to the table, and bent low in honour of the repeated and enthusiastic cheering of the countless host be fore him. Having put on his spectacles, he arranged his manuscripts on the small table, keeping the paper thereon by the aid of his cane, and com menced in a clear, ringing voice, that was easily heard by those on the outer limits of the crowd, to read his first address to the people, as President of the United States. The opening sentence,' Fellow citizens of the United States,' was the signal for prolonged applause, the good Union sentiment thereof striking a tender chord in the popular breast. Again, when after defining certain actions to be his duty, he said, And I shall perform it,' there was a spontaneous and uproarious manifesta tion of approval, which continued for some moments. Every sentence which indicated firmness in the Presidential chair, and every statenaent of a conci liatory nature, was cheered to the echo; while his appeal to his dissatisfied fellow-countrymen,' de siring them to reflect calmly, and not hurry into false steps, was welcomed by one and all most heartily and cordially. The closing sentence' upset the watering-pot' of many of his hearers, and at this point alone did the melodious voice of the President elect faulter. Judge Taney did not remove his eyes from Mr. Lincoln during the entire delivery, while Mr. Buchanan, who was probably sleepy and tired, sat looking as straight as he could at the toe of his right boot. Mr. Douglas, who stood by the right of the railing, was apparently satisfied, as he ex claimed, sotto voce, ,‘ Good,' That's so,' No coer cion,' and Good again.' After the delivery of the address Judge Taney stood up, and all removed their hats while he administered the oath to Mr. Lincoln. Speaking in a low tone the form of the oath, he signified to Mr. Lincoln that he should repeat the words, and in a fizm but modest voice the President took the oath as prescribed by the law, while the people, who waited until they saw the final boa, tossed their hats, wiped their eyes, cheered at the top of their voices, hurrahed them selves hoarse, and, had the crowd not been so very dense, they would have demonstrated in more lively ways their joy, satisfaction, and delight. " Judge Taney was the first person who shook hands with Mr. Lincoln, and was followed by Messrs. Buchanan, Chase, Douglas, and a host of minor great men. A Southern gentleman, whose name I did not catch, seized him by the hand, and said, 6 God bless you, my dear Sir; you will save us.' To which Mr. Lincoln replied, lam very glad that what I have said causes pleasure to Southerners, because I then know they are pleased with what is right.' " On the steps were Governor King, and many influential New Yorkers; Governors Hoppin and Sprague, of Rhode Island ; Buckingham, of Con necticut, and the entire Cabinet of the outgoing Administration. " In reply to questions, Mr. Buchanan said, with a wretched and suspicious leer, I cannot say what he means until I read his inaugural ; I cannot un derstand the secret meaning of the document, which has been simply read in my hearing.' " Mr. Douglas said, He does not mean coercion, he says nothing about retaking the forts, or Fede ral property—he's all right.' " Subsequently, to another querist, Douglas said, 'Well, I hardly know what he means. Every I point in the address is susceptible of a double con struetion ; but I think he does not mean coercion.' " The same journal describes the inaugural ball : "The ball is a decided success. The room is very tastefully decorated with shields and flags, and is brilliantly lighted with gas. Dancing commenced precisely at 10 o'clock, at which hour the Presi dent had not arrived. Robert Lincoln came in with Miss Campbell, of Galena, Illinois, accom panied by Colonel Lemon, Colonel Ellsworth, Lot Todd, and Private Secretary Hays. The room is pleasantly filled, and toilettes of ladies are notice able, with but few exceptions, for elegance and good taste. Captain Comstock, Captain Woodhull, of the United States Navy • J. Watson Webb, Abraham Wakeman, J ames Humphrey, wife and daughter ; General Scroggs and wife ; and Mrs. Chancellor Walworth are among the prominent New Yorkers present. Mrs. Drake Mills is gor geously attired in 2,000 dollars' worth of lace and 20,000 dollars' worth of diamonds. The army is well represented. Lord Lyons and other diplomats in plain dress, are present. Senator Harris and lady, Marshall 0. Roberts, Edward Fiske, and Charlos Sodgwiek, of New York, are also here. Mrs. Casson, of lowa, presented Mr. Seward with an elegant but chaste bouquet, which was the envy of the Senators' confreres. Mr. Seward entered the room with his daughter-in-law. A queerly-dressed man, with a large shepherd's crook, is on the floor endeavouring to find Mr. Seward. At a quarter to 11 o'clock the Presidential party came in, Senator Anthony and Vice-President Hamlin supported the President, Senator Douglas escorted Mrs. Lincoln. Senator Baker Mrs Hamlin, Governor Yates Mrs. Baker, and Dr. Baleche Miss Ed war d s . Th e b an d struck up Hail Columbia,' and the party marched from one end of the hart to the other, amid inspir ing strains of the national air, causing an era of tremendous good feeling. After a brief promenade the President, with Mrs. Hamlin, took stations at the upper end of the room, and a large number of persons availed themselves of the :opportunity of being presented to Mr. Lincoln, who shook hands with everybody. At half-past 11 o'clock the Presi dent and suite went into the supper-room in the same order as they entered the hall. At a quarter past 12 o'clock the quadrille of the evening was danced—Douglas and Mrs. Lincoln, Hamlin and Miss Edwards, Mayor Berret and Mrs. Bergman, Mr. Harrard 'and Mrs. Baker composing the set. Miss Edwards, niece of Mrs. Lincoln, is acknow ledged to be the belle of the evening. The ladies of the Presidential party are dressed exquisitely, , and in perfect taste." On the 2d the Senate made no appreciable pro gress in the adjustment offered by the Peace Con ference. The discussion was carried on chiefly by Lane (Oregon) and Johnson (Tennessee), the latter's appeal for the Union being received 'with tumultuous applause from the galleries. This re sulted in closing them and in locking the doors of the Senate. Later during the session the doors of the gallery were opened, and masses of people poured in. Mr. Crittenden's motion, that when the Senate adjourn it adjourn until Sun day, was discussed. Mr. Douglas's motion to postpone prior orders so as to take up the joint resolutions of the house was carried, and they were agreed to, 19 against 19, the President casting his vote in the affirmative. After spending the rest of the session in talking and preventing action on bills, the Senate, at midnight, took a re cess until Sunday, the 3d, at 7 p.m. The Senate continued in session during the whole of the Sunday night until 7 o'clock a.m. on Monday the 4th morn ing, the principal matter under discussion being the joint resolution from the House providing against any amendment to the Constitution. Messrs. Mason, of Virginia ; Wade, of Ohio; Wigfall, of Texas; Douglas, of Illinois; and others, engaged in the debate. Various amendments were offered, but they were all voted down, and the resolution as it came from the lrouse was finally passed-24 to 12. The amendment is as follows : " No amendment shall be made to the Constitu tution which will authorise or give to Congress the power to abolish or interfere within any State with the domestic institutions thereof, including persons held to labo ur or servitude by the laws of the said State." , that of The Crittenden resolutions weretaktehem. n up, Theand were lost-19 voting for and 20 against Senate then took a recess until 10 o'clock, at which hour the members again assembled, though nothing of consequence was done until 12 o'clock, when the ceremonies incident to the close of the session and the commencement of the new Administration took place. Vice-President Breckenridge took leave of the Senators in a short speech, and introduced his successor, Mr. Hamlin, who, in a few brief remarks, announced his readiness to take the requisite oath, which was administered by Mr. Breckenridge, and so the old Senate went out of existence. The House of Representatives, on the 2d, refused to suspend the rules in order to take up the bill providing for the collection of the revenue at the Gulf ports. The vole stood 103 to 62, which was not the necessary two-thirds. The iesolution cen suring the Secretary of the Navy for accepting cer tain naval resignations without delay or inquiry was adopted, 95 to 62. On the 4th the House dis posed of a variety of miscellaneous business, though nothing of special importance. When the hour for adjournment arrived Speaker Pennington, in a feel ing and patriotic speech, bade the members fare well, and declared the House adjourned sine die. The closing scenes were characterised by an exhi bition of much good feeling. The folloNving Cabinet appointments by the Pre sident has been confirmed by the Senate : "Wm. H. Seward, of New York, Secretary of State ; Samuel P. Chase, of Ohio, Secretary of the Treasury; Simon Cameron, of Pennsylvania, Secre tary of War; Gideon Wells, of Connecticut, Secre tary of the Navy ; Caleb B. Smith, of Indiana, Secretary of the Interior ; Montgomery Blair, of Maryland, Postmaster-General; Edward Bates, of Mobile, Attorney-General." The new Tariff Act was signed by President Buchanan on the 3d. The last section of the new tariff provides that— " All goods, wares, and merchandise actually on shipboard and bound to the United States, within 15 days after the passage of this Act, and all goods, wares, and merchandise in warehouse or public store on the Ist day of April, 1861, shall be subject to pay such duties as provided by law before and at the time of the passage of this Act ; and goods in warehouse at the time this Act takes effect, on which the duties are lessened by its provisions, may be withdrawn on ,payment of the duties herein pro vided." The President was in great doubt for some time as to whether he would sign the Bill. He said he had examined some of its more important features, and he regarded it as a very imperfect and loosely drawn Bill. He yielded, however, to the persua sions of some of his Pennsylvania friends. A despatch from Washington states that the Border Slave States' men had condemned the tons of the Presidential address. On Mr. Buchanan's departure from the capital he was escorted to the station by four military com panies and many prominent citizens. He exchanged many farewell hand-shakings, and appeared deeply affected by the manifestations of friendship. He was vigorously cheered by the crowd as the train was about to start. Mr. Preston, United States' Minister to Spain, had resigned. Arkansas had elected a majority of Unionists. North Carolina had elected 65 Unionists and 33 Secessionists. The Texan State troops were con templating an attack on Fort Brown. The revenue cutter Dodge had been seized by the authorities of Texas in Galveston Bay. The second officer in command resigned, and tendered his services to the Governor. In Virginia and Louisiana the Presi dent's Message wa►s received with disapprobation. Missouri declined to secede. The collector at Charleston had received the following despatch from the Secretary of the Treasury of the Southern Confederaey.:— "I wrote you that the exclusion of foreigners from the coasting trade, and all discriminating duties are abolished. The Act of the 18th of February makes no distinction between citizens and foreigners. I see, then, no objection to the exemption claimed by the citizens of Massa chusetts." A telegram from Savannah says : " It has been decided here that all goods shipped via this port for Tennessee must pay duties here, as Tennessee is not one of the Southern Confede racy, unless the goods were purchased before February 28, and loaded in the vessel before March 14." From Louisville we learn that General Twiggs had been enthusiastically received. Draughts by ex-Secretary Dix on the Assistant Treasurer at New Orleans, to pay for work on the Custom-house in that city, also draughts on the Postmaster of New Orleans from Postmaster-General King, in con nection with the postal service, amounting to be tween 200,000 and 300,000 dollars, has been returned unpaid. The Montgomery Convention had adopted a new flag. Among other resolutions passed by the Convention was the following : " That the Committee on Naval Affairs be instructed to inquire into the propriety of contract ing by this Government, for two iron-plated frigates, and such iron-plated gunboats as may be necessary to protect the commerce and provide for the safety of this Confederacy." The commercial advices from New York report the rate of exchange firm at 106. The trade in im ported goods was active, and although the entries during the week had been £750,000, against 539,000 in the corresponding week of last year, the stocks in the warehouses were diminishing. The new Tariff Bill was signed by Mr. Buchanan on the 2d inst., and will take effect on the Ist of April. The schedules were expected to be published in an official form in the course of a few days. Iron and woollen manufactures are those which will suffer most. With regard to a majority of the other de scriptions of imports, it is thought that the increase in the duties over those now in force will not aver age more than 5 per cent., but the vexatious mode in which they are levied is likely to prove as serious as has been anticipated. The nett steamer to sail was the Adriatic, on the 9th of March, which may be expected to-morrow. Subjoined is an extract of a letter from a leading New York banker : " The President's Message came to hand last evening. It would have been a very valuable docu ment if the six States were only talking about se ceding ; bat they have seceded, and have taken possession of Federal forts and other property, and have elected their own revenue and other officers; and if the President attempt to retake this property in the seceded States, or collect revenue there, war will immediately take place. " I doubt much if the South will wait for this action, but expect, so soon as the Message is re ceived at Charleston, Fort Sumter will be attacked ; and when this civil war commences no one can tell when it will cease. "In commercial matters there is little or no change. The new Tariff Bill has passed, but it will have to be changed next winter.' In the mean time it will do very little harm, as in the present unsettled state cf the country the imports this year would be very small under any tariff. " As Congress has adjourned without passing any measure to conciliate the border stave States, I expect they will secede and the join Southern Con federation.' COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. The weekly averages of the banks of the city of New York for the week ending March 3, exhibited the following changes from the previous week : In loans, an increase of 2,667,673 dols. ; in specie, an increase of 3,563,822 dols. ; in circulation, a decrease of 161,963 dols. ; in deposits, an increase of 1,993,328 dols. Money continued in abundant supply, and call loans were freely offered at 7 per. cent. on first-class collaterals, with some transac tions at 6. In the discount market paper was in demand, and first-class single names, having four months to run, go at 7 per cent. Choice short acceptances were sought after, at 6 and 61. The discount houses complained of a scarcity of first class paper, and report inferior grades as hard to sell at rates ranging from 12 to 36 per cent. The failure of an old and respectable domestic cotton goods house had been announced. In foreign ex change there has not been much done. Bankers rather firmer in their rates for sterling, but the demand was very light, and the supply of prime outside bills was good. We quote the rates for the America :—On London, 60 days bankers'bills, 108 i to 106 ; ditto, commercial bills, 105 to 1051; ditto, with bills of lading, 104 to 1041; ditto, Southern and Canada Bank bills , 105 to 105 1; ditto, short sight, bankers' bills, 1071 to 1071 : Cotton was inactive at 111 for middling Uplands. Wright's circular says, " The advices by mail, and the latest by telegraph, tend to confirm the estimate of less than 4,000,000. F rom N ew O rleans, where hitherto the highest estimates have prevailed, we hear of figures put f or th much b elow 4,000,000; there is now a very general belief that this amoupt will not be reach e d. Th e rece i p t s a t a ll th e i n t erio r ma,::Kets are reported as quite small, and there is also a ma..? ked reduction in stock at Augusta, Macon, and Montgoo cry, the total this year being 38,000 bales against 7,000 bales last year. REFUSING TO BURY A P OTESTANT.—The E iecle b: has the following, the truth of which it says is guaranteed by several honourable persons :—" At Corbie, in the Somme, a manufacturer of the name of Schhnzberger died a few days back, and his family applied at the moirie for the usual permission for interment in the cemetery. But as M. Schlumberger was a Protestant, the clerk, instead of granting it, referred them tc. the mayor, and the mayor to the cure, and eventually a refusal was given. On ttnit three friends of the deceased waited on the mayor, Baron de Caix de Saint-Aymour, to complain of such an act of intolerance. Not only,' said the latter, will I not give a permission for a burial, but the gates of the cemetery shall be closed against the deceased Where, ther is he to be buried ?' Outside the walls 1' But child of M. Schlumberger had been buried in the cemeter and his family were naturally desirous that the fat' should repose near it. They therefore, in spite of opposition of the mayor, caused a grave to be dug, but latter had it filled up. An application was then me the prefect of the department, and he ordered that a 1 should be fortwith prepared. At the time, however for the departure of the funeral procession, the male seated himself at the house of the deceased, and ofo coirtn declared that the P rotestant minister whche officiate could not be allowed to deliver a speec h ,' grave. This led to a most unseemly discussion, i oo k the mayor gave up the point. The funeral place, upwards of 2,000 persons Attealiag it."