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"ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN. Under the Management of Miss Louisa Pyne and Mr. W. Harrison, Sole Lessees. THIS EVENING, LE DOMINO NOIR. Miss Louisa Pyne, Miss Thirlwall, Miss Leffler ; Messrs. H. Haigh, H. Corr', A. St. Albyn, and Horncastle. To conclude with a Divertissement. Conductor —Mr. Alfred Mellon. Commence at Seven. THEATRF,-ROYA.L, IIAYMARKET. Lessee, Mr. J. B. Buokstone. THIS EVENINO, the performances wlll eommence with the Comedy of THE BABES IN THE WOOD. Messrs. E. Villiers, Buckstone, W. Fatten, Mrs. Wilkins, and Miss F. Stirling. Alter which. a new Pantomime, QUEEN LADYBIRD AND HER CHILDREN. The Pantomimists by the un rivalled Leciercqs, Herr Cole, and Fanny Wright. Ccanmence at 7. 11L, OY AL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.- Legsee and Manager, Mr. A. Harris. .11. k THIS EVENING, the Farce of A.S.S. To be followed by DON CIESAR DE BAZAN. Don Cesar, Mr. Fechter. Supported by Messrs. Basil Potter, F. Matthews, J. G. Shore, Miss M. Harris, 311se C. Leclercq and Mrs. Weston. After which, a new Christmas comical pantomime, entitled ROBINSON CRUSOE ; or, Harlequin Friday, and the King of the Caribbe Islands : in which Monsieur Espinosa and Mdlle. Marie Dumilatre, of the principal cantinental theatres will appear. Clown, Kr. A. F. Forrest THEATRE -ROYAL LYCEUM. Soie Lessee and Directress, Madame CELESTE. THIS EVENING the new drama, THE HOUSE ON THE BRIDGE OF NOTRe DAME. Principal characters by Mr. G. Vining, Mr. J. Johnstone-, Mr. Villiers, Mr. Cliff ord, Mr. John Rouse, Mr. Forrester, Mr. Morris ; Mi ss M.Ternan, Miss K. Saville, Miss L. Thompson, and Madame Celeste. After which, the Lyceum Christmas Comte Extravaganza, CRYSTABELLE or, The Rose without a Thorn, showing THE VISIONT OF A ROSE, ITS FADING AT EVE, AND THE MAY-BLOOM OF THE WILD BRIAR. To conclude with a new Divertissement. Miss Annie and Miss Marie Collinson, Svc. A DH:LPTII, NEW THEATRE - ROYAL. Sole Proprietor and Manager. Mr. Beni. Webster, THIS EVENING, AN UGLY CUSTOMER. Messrs. J. L. Toole, C. Selby , an d W a rde ; Miss K. Kell y , and Miss E . Thorne. Atter which, THE COLLEEN BAWN. D. Boucicault, D. Miss Billington, Falconer, Stephenson, C. J. Smith, Romer. Mrs. Billington, and Miss Agnes Robertson, Miss Woolgar, Mrs. Chatterley. To conclude with a new Burlesque Extravaganza, entitled sL uE BEARD FROM A NEW POINT OF HUE. Messr s. J. L. Toole, P. Bedford, C. J. Smith ; Miss Woolgar, g. Kelly, Laidlaw, and i4l. Thorne. - - - Doors open at half past 6—Commence at 7. Box-office open from 10 tills. No charge for booking. Private boxes, £2 2s. ; Family Boxes, £l. Orchestra Stalls, ss. ; Balcony, 4s. ; Front Circle Stalls, Lg. ; Pit Stalls, 25.; Pit, ls. 6d. ; Amphitheatre, Is ; Gallery, &I. Aoting. Manager—Mr, Wm. Smith. A STLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.- Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Wm. BATTY. Immense success of " Turpin's Ride to York." 2nd appearance of Mons. Hillier, the Greatest Equestrian of the day, who has just arrived from Lisbon. THIS EVENING, will be reproduced TURPIN'S RIDE TO YORK, AM) THE DEATH OF BLACK BESS, in which the Brothers Edwin will appear with their celebrated Steed Black Bess. To be succeeded by Scenes in the Arena, supported by talented Parisian and British Artistes. Concluding with Batty's Prize Equestian Comic Panto mime, for Good Little Boys and Girls, by T. L. Greenwood, entitled HARLEQUIN AND THE WONDERFUL HORSE ; or, Percinet and Grociosa, the Ugly Duchess and the Greedy King, produced with Gorgeous Scenery, by Mr. Cuthbert, new Costumes and Appointments, and introducing in the comae scenes Ilatty's Prize Equestrian Harlequinade, and the celebrated Old Bob Ridley. Box-ofilce open daily from 11 till 4 Stage Manager—Mr. W. WEST. Director of the Arena—Mr. Pearson. Commence at 7. CANTERBURY -HALL CONCERTS ! ! ! A Grand Selection from Verdi's Opera, IL CORSARO, consisting of the following Morceamt:— Preludio. Coro Scena ed Aria. "Tutto parca Sorridere" Coro di Odalische .. "Oh qual perenne" Cavatina "Vola talor dal Carcere" Coro ed inno Scena ed Aria. " Cento leggr,iadre Vergini" Terzetto Finale " Voi tacete io non" will be performed EVERY EVENING, in the original key and Italian language—in addition to the usual attractions. Mr. F. JONGHMANS, Musical Director. Also, in preparation, Selections from Verdi's New Operas, •,Un Ballo in Maschera," "Simon Boccanegra ;" and Flo tow's celebrated Opera of "Stradella." • HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY.—Morning, f 2h. 42m.—Afternoon, 3h. 5m TO-MORRO w.-Morning, 3h. 22m.—Afternoon, 3h. 44m, THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, FEB. 26, 1661. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 45—highest since noon yesterday. 37—lowest this morning and during the night. 44—this day at nooa. BiatomETzu-30.18. WlND—Northerly ; light, with fine weather. . titre(,. 4-14 .\ ,7 , , . -- ' i-, 1= . ',..: 7' *- - 4 -,- ; - • , 27.kA1 . ' ^ - 5. 0 - z , ---- , - \ a e '• „,: t..... -e - , 66. - F, --- 44 . - - b ,' 1 .- • ~, 0 ' 3., )rii - .4e ‘‘: .- t- '- . i.''....:-.;,..C.i7t..t -- . 4..= ..,•is ~ , THE SUN. LONDON, TUESDAY, FEB. 26, 1881. The fate of the Ministry will depend materially on to-morrow's vote. It may seem rather singular to say so much of a bill proposed for a second reading by a private member, but we think we are not far from the mark. It is not merely that if Sir JOHN TRELAWNY be defeated, the side will be defeated on which three of the chiefs of the Cabi net, as well as less conspicuous members of the Ministry, have voted, but because of the position the subject of Church rate Abolition now occupies relatively to the Liberal and the Conservative parties. The leader of the Opposition has publicly chal lenged the Liberals to battle on the question of Church rate abolition. He did so after Lord PALMERSTON, Lord JOHN RUSSELL, and Sir G. C. LEWIS had all given in their adhesion to it. He saw the clergyman of every parish disposed to become a local agent for the maintenance of the rate ; he adroitly turned to them—asked their political aid to make it a party question, and almost guaranteed them a victory. After all this it will be useless for the Ministry to allege that a defeat of Sir JOHN TRELAWNY is not a defeat of them. It would not be in form, but it would be in fact. The country would so regard it. The House of Commons would so regard it. The Liberal party - would be made soon to feel that it was everywhere so regarded. Mr. DISRAELI and Lord DERBY would certainly look on a victory to-morrow as a victory over the Liberals. This view must be the right one. Should a 'vir tual or actual majority be gained by Mr. DISRAELI, it would prove that Liberal members were apathetic or recreant in a cause with which the profession of Liberalism has been identified for many years on all the hustings of the kingdom. It has, indeed, been taken almost as a matter of course that Liberal members would vote for the abolition of Church Rates. The Liberal party cannot now repudiate their acceptance of this cause. Too many thou sands have heard their candidates' glib answers or ready professions, to admit of evasion ; too many votes have been given in un doubting faith that the member would be " all Tight," at least on this point, for any tergiversation or lukewarmness at this crisis, not to be deeply and lastingly resented. No excuse but absolute neces mity for absence will be tolerated by those who elected men to vote right on what they regarded as one of the accepted tests of a liberal member. liberals throughout the country will, therefore, feel that the Liberal cause is either betrayed or overpowered, according to the Division Lists, if they find them to be unfavourable. To-morrow, every Liberal absentee will compromise both his tarty and the Government. We say the Government, not merely because of *Leir connexion to a certain extent with the but because any discouragement to-morrow mill r2ac.t oa their position. It will be held either that the Government did what it could to support ;Sir JOHN TRELAWNy, or it did not. If the former, Mien it will be considered to have managed very 'badly, and to have suffered a somewhat direct alefeat. If the latter, it will be even worse for the 'Cabinet, as its supporters will maintain that they - were bound to use the Government whip to the utmost in what had now become a party object. The successive electoral defeats, the income - tax defeat, and other defeats which will be then certainly impending, will all satisfy the country that the PALMERnON Ministry is doomed. Its most energetic supporters all over t the country will care no more about it, when it is i seen that it can suffer the Hon. BENJAMIN DISRAELI to trample on them. Let us divide, they will say, its only assets, the Bankruptcy Bill, among us, and let it then be adjudicated a bankrupt, with a heavy debt due to the Liberal party. One good will certainly result from Conservative energy and Whig apathy, should, as some have predicted, the result be a practical victory for the Conservatives, and much more should it give them an actual majority. It will give the Reform question an impetus which even the eloquence of Mr. BRIGHT could not do. Nothing can be more certain than that were the votes of the present constituency protected, and much more were a few hundred thousand added to them, the representatives of the people so elected would vote Ch urc h- r ate Abolition by a majority which would force the measure even through the House of Lords. Those who care more for the ballot and for extension of the suffrage than for the aboli tion of church-rates, would wish, therefore, nothing better than a good, unmistakeable defeat of Sir JOHN TRELAWNY. The country well knows that the vast majority of the electors and of the people would abolish Church-rates to-morrow if they could, and hence the direct argument would be—we are not represented—we should carry our point easily enough if we were—we must change our tactics—to abolish Church-rates we must first have a real representation of the people. Dis senters, especially their respectables, have shared too much the Whig apathy about Reform—a good Church-rate defeat will make them all hearty Reformers. VICTOR EMMANUEL having now received from the Parliament of the Roman peninsula that grand and heroic title by which his Majesty was first apostrophised by the lips of GARIBALDI— " KING OF ITALY ! " the principal obstacle, we do firmly believe, has been thereby removed—the principal obstacl e hitherto precluding him from the quiet cesEion to France of the Island of Sardinia ! Until the son of CHARLES ALBERT could assume that grander designation he could not, without accepting an ignominous position in the presence of Europe, he could not, without laying himself open to the scorn of all the nations of Christendom, yield up what he can now yield up (now that he is KING , OF ITALY) without derogating in any way from his nominal dignity— namely, the possession of that very island accord ing to him hitherto his monarchical appellation as King of SARDINIA. The lesser title is swallowed up by the greater. The King of ITALY, having aggrandised his power territorially by the acquisi tion of so many other States upon the Italian main land, or, more strictly speaking, upon the Roman peninsula—the King of ITALY, having absorbed into his dominions, one after another, Lombardy, Parma, Modena, Tuscany, the Amilian provinces, the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, may resign, without any appearance of abasement, may deliver over to France, without any degradation in the eyes of the Italians themselves, that possession which France herself has so long coveted, which the Piedmontese Sovereignty has so little cared for —the Island of Sardinia. Granted that the Government of the French Emperor has again and again solemnly repudiated that, it still to this moment distinctly and formally repudiates any de sign whatever of acquiring, as another insular province of the Napoleonian Empire, that im portant island of Sardinia, the most important of all the standing grounds of European power in the Mediterranean. Granted that Count CATOUR has denied quite as plainly, deliberately, and categorically any intention whatever of ceding to NAPOLEON 111. the island of Sardinia, or, in fact, any other of the Italian possessions, whether insular or peninsular. We will admit all this quite frankly, and we will then add that it is precisely because of these solemn and deliberate assurances on the part of the French EMPEROR through his Government, and on the part of the Italian statesman through his diplomacy—it is precisely because of these denials put forward by Count CAVOUR and the Emperor NAPOLEON that we believe the cession of Sardinia to France by the Xing of ITALY to be an event not only cer tainly preparing; but, at this moment, very imminent. Did we not receive exactly the same kind of assurances from Paris and Turin in the early part of last year, that no transfer of Savoy and Nice was in any way meditated ? And yet, when the "pear was ripe"—were not both Nice and Savoy, in defiance of those imperial and royal assurances, meekly handed over to the Emperor NAPOLEON 111. by VICTOR EMMANUEL—for a consideration ? Yes —the disgraceful story of that miserable transaction is still only too painfully fresh in European remembrance ! And what was done then so very cleverly—may be repeated just as cleverly at the next available opportunity. Only—base indeed must be the Government in these islands of our own that can once more in the same way allow itself to be thus egregiously hoodwinked and deluded ! France has denied any intention even to take possession upon any pretext whatever of the Island of Sardinia. That is precisely the very reason why our suspicion of a deliberate intention on her part to do so should forthwith be aroused! The Government at Turin has said ditto in this matter to its Imperial Ally. And that, too, is precisely the very reason why we should look for the renewal in regard to the Sardes of the same identical policy which was carried out in regard to the Nizzards and the Savoyards ! Supposing anything to be accomplished under the auspices of the French Emperor towards the clearing away of the last two problematic impedi ments to the completion of Italian Unification— supposing the difficulties now existing at Rome and in Venetia and the Quadrilateral to be removed through the agency of NAPOLEON lll.—that potentate who has already the advantage in this way of enjoying (and so far deservedly) the title of Liberator of Lombardy—Supposing this last act in the Italian Drama to have at length been thus effectively performed—then especially, then most speciously, there would be afforded to both VICTOR EMMANUEL and NAPOLEON 111 , to the Emperor of France and the King of Italy, he plea for the transference from one to the other of the Island of Sardinia ! A tranference that we believe to be now not simply meditated, but resolutely determined upon, and now in active preparation. Whatever the plea advanced in extenuation of it, the deed will be done, or at acyrate attempted. It rests, however, entirely with the other European Powers, but especially with England, to decide whether it shall be debarred from the chance of its entire accomplishment. To England, in particular, it is of the utmost importance, that this sequel to the absorption of Savoy and Nice into the French empire should be prevented. According to the returns of 1850 the population of Savoy and Nice numbered altogether 395 ,566--according to the same year's return the inhabitants of the island of Sardinia numbered as many as 543,407, the probable total being estimated now at some 660,000 souls. It is not, however, in this fact that we recognise the particular importance of the acquisition of the island of Sardinia by France. The enhancement by another half million or so of a race, num bering in all, as NAPOLEON 111. took occasion to remind Europe only the other day, a vast aggregate of 40,000,000—may not unreasonably be deemed a matter scarcely deserving serious consideration. It is not, therefore, because of its population of 560,000 souls that we regard the acquisition of the island of Sar dinia by France of such exceeding import ance. Neither do we so regard it by reason of its very considerable dimensions—Sardinia being very nearly as large as the largest island of all in the Mediterranean, namely, the Island of Sicily—the extreme width of Sardinia being 90, and its extreme length 167, miles. It is not, again, because the soil and climate of Sardinia are so wonderfully favourable to the cultivation of the vine, the olive, the fig, the orange, the almond — nor yet because it is so readily productive of tobacco, and salt, and cotton—because its cattle, though small, are of good quality and are abundant— because its fisheries are capable, like its mines, of being rendered singularly productive—it is because of nothing of all this, that we deem the posses. sion of Sardinia by France a matter of such exceed ing importance to Europe, but more particularly to England. It is because France holding Sardinia would have command of the Mediterranean. It is because France having Sardinia, in addition to Corsica, would be within eight or ten hours by steam, of the two great continents divided by the waters of the Mediterranean. Lord NELSON has (of all men) pointed out most clearly the vital and paramount importance to Eng land of the prevention of the acquisition of Sardinia by France ! Writing from Madalena, in 1803, NELSON, in a letter to our then Minister at Turin (Mr. JACKSON), exclaimed in wonder— " What a noble harbour is formed by these islands !" adding—" The world cannot produce a finer !" In the same letter he observes—" I believe the French would not scruple to take Sardinia." In a communication penned in the very next month (Dec. 22, 1803), and addressed to Lord HOBART, he writes—" This, which is the finest island in the Mediterranean, possesses harbours fit for arsenals, and of a capacity to hold our navy, within twenty. four hours sail of Toulon !" He says there—" Malta in point of position is not to be named with Sardinia !"—pro phecying later on—" The French will get posses. sion of this island." In a letter to Lord MINTo in the month ensuing (January 11, 1804) NELSON calls Sardinia "the most important island, as a naval and military station, in the Mediterranean." He says in June, 1804, to Lord HAwKESBURY, " From its position it is worth fifty Maltas"—and at another time in the same year writing to Lord St. VINCENT he declares that Sardinia " has the finest men of war harbours in Europe,"—exclaiming in the same sentence—" It is worth a hundred Maltas in position !" Those who care to examine more in detail the opinions expressed in this way by the Great Sea Cap tain, may turn with advantage to CLARKE and M'ARTHUR'S " Life of Nelson," and Sir HARRIS NICHOLAS'S " Nelson Despatches," or, better still, to the admirable prefatory remarks but just now given to the public in the Second Edition of Mr. FORESTER'S luminous work on " Corsica and Sardinia," recently issued from the press by the Messrs. LONGMANS. In that excellent preface to a very valuable work, the cream of those par ticular despatches of Lord NELSON'S will be found to have been most opportunely collected. It is NELSON'S finger that points through them in warning—it is NELSON'S voice that cries out to us through them Beware—now that France is again turning her gaze and extend. ing her grasp in the direction of the Island of Sardinia! Too late for us to advert to it in our remarks yesterday, we received, just in time to publish them, some speeches recently delivered by Mr. LINCOLN, who will in a few days be at the head of the Government—we cannot say of the United States, but of so many of them as he can induce or compel to abide by the Constitution. His policy would appear to be one of firmness. If we under stand him rightly he will avoid " coercion and invasion." " What, then (he asks), is coercion ? What is invasion ? Would the marching of an army into South Carolina without the consent of her people, and with hostile intent towards them, be invasion ? I certainly think it would be ' coercion' also if the South Carolinians were forced to submit." Which seems to imply that he has no thought of reconquering Seceding States. He appears, however, to think that by simply asserting the undeniable Federal rights of the Government to what is its own by that first of all titles, purchase, he shall place the Seceders in an awkward position ; for he adds, — "But if the United States should merely hold and retake its own forts and other property, and collect the duties on foreign importations, or even withhold the mails from places where they were habitually violated, would any or all of these things be ' inva sion,' or ' coercion ?'" The views of those who would call these things coercion, he designates as " extremely thin and airy." His own view of the relations between the Federal Government and the States he thus ex presses :—" In their view the Union, as a family relation, would be no regular marriage, but rather a sort of ' free love' arrangement, to be maintained on passional attraction. By the way, in what con sists the special sacredness of a state ? I speak not of the position assigned to a state in the Union by the constitution, for that by the bond we all recog nise. That position, however, a state cannot carry out of the Union with it ; I speak of that primary right of a state to rule all which is less than itself. If a state and a county in a given case should be equal in extent of territory and equal in number of inhabitants, in what, as a matter of principle, is the state better than the county ? Would an exchange of names be an exchange of rights ? Upon principle, ou what rightful principle may a State, being no more than ose-fiftieth part of the nation in soil and popula tion, break up the nation, and then coerce a pro portionably larger subdivision of itself in the most arbitrary way ? What mysterious right to play tyrant is conferred on a district of country with its people, by merely calling it a State ? Fellow-citizens, I am not asserting anything. I am merely asking questions for you to consider." It would seem, therefore, that Mr. LINCOLN will assert the right of the Federal Government to its own in all parts of the seceding States ; that the federal forts are to be so many Gibraltars in the midst of them ; and that if they harrass the mails they are to be deprived of them. A bill to enable him to do the last is indeed now passing through Congress. Whether his claim of the right to retake the forts and arsenals which have been plundered, will provoke a collision or not, we cannot tell ; he does not advert to such a probability, and it remains to be seen whether his reputation for firmness, combined with his having unquestionably, so far, law and THE SIIN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 26. 1861. right on his side, will overcome the pride and passion of the Southerners, and induce them quietly to surrender what they certainly had no right to seize. At Cincinnatti, where, as everywhere else, he was enthusiastically received, he referred to a some what recent electioneering speech as expressing his present views :—" We mean to treat you," he said, as near as we possibly can, as WASH INGTON, JEFFERSON, and MADDISON treated you. We mean to leave you alone, and in no way to interfere with your institutions; to abide by all and every compromise of the Constitution, and, in a word, coming back to the original proposition to treat you so far as degenerate men, if we haVe degenerated, may, according to the example of those noble fathers, WASHINGTON, JEFFERSON, and MADDISON. We mean to remember that you are as good as we ; that there is no difference between us, other than the difference of circum stances. We mean to recognise and bear in mind always that you have as good hearts in your bosoms as other people, or as we claim to have, and treat you accordingly. Fellow-citizens of Kentucky ! Friends ! Brethren, may I call you in my new position. I see no occasion, and feel no inclination, to retract a word of this. If it shall not be made good, be assured the fault shall not be mine." These remarks, which have great importance just now, seem to show that Mr. LINCOLN will, on the one hand, do nothing violent, but that, at the same time, he will not allow Federal rights to be trifled with. LAI EST NEWS. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) PARIS, FEB. 26. The Moniteur announces that the Corps Legislatif has annulled the election of M. Dabeaux as mem ber for the department of Aude, in conformity with the conclusions of the committee. PARIS, TUESDAY, 12 10 P.M. Rentes 68f. 10c., heavy. ROME, FEB. 24. An order of the day of General Goyon censures the demonstrations of the National Committee, rejects the congratulations which the latter has extended to the French, and recommends the sol diers to avoid popular assemblies. General Goyon has presented his officers to Francis IL NAPLES, FEB, 24. The suppression of the convents has given rise to disturbances here. The rioters attacked several convents. The National Guard interposed, and in order to prevent their destruction by the people quartered themselves in the convents. 600 insurgents in the Abruzzi having been sur rounded by the Sardinians laid down their arms and withdrew into pontifical territory. VIENNA, FEB. 25. The Emperor has to-day signed a Constitution. The Diet, which is composed of an Upper and a Lower House, has the right of legislation. The Hungarian Constitution remains intact. ROME, FEB. 24. The decease of Cardinal Brunelli is announced. The French are about to occupy a portion of the province of Frosinone. An order of the day of General Goyon has been declared to be a calumny on the Pontifical Govern ment. ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT -GARDEN.— Her Majesty, the Prince Consort, her Royal Highness Princess Alice, and her Royal Highness the Princess Helena, attended by Lady Churchill, the Hon. Flora Mac donald, Lord Cremorne, and Lord Alfred Paget, honoured the performance of '• Le Domino Noir" with their presence last evening. The Right Hon. the Speaker will hold his full dress Levees on the evenings of Wednesday, the 6th of March, and Wednesday the 13th of March, at a quarter past 10 o'clock. Lord Stanley, it is said, though appreciating the kind wishes of his friends in South Lancashire, has expli citly declined to dissever his connexion with the constituency of King's Lynn. CORK ELECTION.—CORK, Monday Night.— Close of the Poll (Bantry excepted)—Majority for Leader (Conservative), 2,733. At Bantry Mr. Leader is known to have a large majority. FREEMASONRY.—The Earl of Zetland, Grand Master of the Freemasons of England, has offered to Earl de Grey and Ripon the office of Provincial Grand Master of West Yorkshire, vacant on the death of the Earl of Mex borough, and his lordship has accepted the appointment. The installation of the noble lord is expected to take place in the latter part of April next, or some time in May, but the place for the ceremony is at present undecided. Earl de Grey and Ripon is a member of the Wakefield Lodge of Freemasons. ANNEXATION OF THE FIJI ISLANDS.—Dr. Sea mann, commissioned by the British Government to explore the Fiji Islands, arrived at Sydney on the 11th December, on his return from a visit of inspection. His opinion of the capabilities of these islands is very favourable, and there seems every probability that they will be added to the pos sessions of the British Crown.—Australian and New Zea land Gazette. DEATH OF THE REV. JAMES ASPINALL.—It is our painful duty to have to record the somewLat sudden and unexpected death, from dropsy on the chest, of our late respected townsman, the rector of Althorpe, Lincolnshire. I t will be remembered that Mr. Aspinall was for many years incumbent, first of St. Michael's, and subsequently of St. Luke's Church, in this town, and left Liverpool on his pro motion, in 1849, to the Crown rectory of Althorpe, at which place he has continued his active and useful life in health and vigour to the last. In addition to the deceased's clerical duties he was also a magistrate of the county of Lincoln, and gave considerable time and attention to the due administration of justice.—Liverpool CURIOUS MATRIMONIAL ADVENTURE.—In the parish of St. George. in-the-East, which has become of late years so familiar to the public, there are other curious cus toms than those formerly observed in the parish church. On the Ist of May next certain young women, previously approved of, will have an opportunity of drawing lots for a marriage portion of £lOO, and the lucky drawer will be entitled to receive that amount as soon as she can obtain a husband to share it with her. The clispongpra of thp bounty are Raine's charity trustees, and the young women who offer themselves as candidates must have been educated in Mr. Raine's school, and have attained the age of 22 years. They must also have continued members of the Church of England since they left the school. They aro admitted as candidates on the sth of March. LIFE SAVED BY CRINOLINE.—As a set-off against life lost by crinoline, through fire, the fair sex may plead that life is sometimes saved through the prevailing fashion. Mary Scott, dressmaker, was going on business to the house of Mr. Lawford's clerk, which is close to the canal, when she mistook the water for the towing path, stepped in, and was immersed. She screamed out. Two or three persons were quickly on the spot. Neither of them could swim, and all were fearful of the risk of getting out of their depth. A ladder was soon found, but when brought to the spot was found to be too short. After some further search, a boat hook was discovered, and the young woman was dragged out. She had been in the water seven or eight minutes, and was in an insensible state when rescued. She was imme- diately conveyed to a neighbouring house, and means were used to resuscitate her, fortunately with success. The young woman's life was saved by the air getting under the crino line, and thus preventing her from sinking.—Bicester Herald. INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION OF 1862.—We have had great pleasure in hearing that her Majesty's Com missioners for the Exhibition of 1862 came on Saturday to a resolution as to the precise character of the building re quired for the great industrial and fine arts display of next year, and that as soon as the guarantee has been signed to the required amount, so that the Bank of England (who, it is understood, have offered very liberal terms) can advance the money, the commissioners will be prepared to enter into a contract with Messrs. Kelk and Lucas Brothers, the two eminent firms who sent in the lowest tender, and who have jointly agreed to execute the works. It will be satisfactory theto there guarantors can b ntorste a callobein on them,—namely, formedemth,tnianmtehly7 a loss eonlye by ventin which the Exhibition, the liability of the commissioners in respect of the building is limited to the sum of £2oo,ooo.—Observer. SIGNOR VERDI AND THE ITALIAN PARLIAMENT. —Signor Verdi, the great maestro, having been elected as deputy by the college of the Borgo S. Donnino, has written the following letter to the pre,ident :—" President,—The honour, spontaneously offered me by the college of Borgo S. Donnino, deeply affects me. It proves to me that I en- joy esteem as an lamest and independent man, dearer far to me than the little glory and small fortune bestowed on me by art. I thank you then, president, and beg you warmly to thank for me the electors who have entrusted ms with the honourable charge. Would you kindly assure them at the same time that if it is not given me to carry into Parliament the splendour of eloquence, I shall carry into it independence of character, a scrupulous con scientiousness, and the firm will to co-operate with all my might towards what is good, for the honour and closer union of this our native country, so long afflicted and divided by civil discords. Now, to the end that this long and hitherto fond desire of seeing a united country may be satisfied, fortune sends us a King who loves his people. Let us rally then all around him, since if he shall be acclaimed before long the first King of Italy, he will also be, perhaps, the only one who has truly loved his people more than his throne. I beg you to accept the sincere expression of the esteem with which I take pride in declaring myself your devoted servant—G. VERDl.—Sant' Agata di Villanova, Feb. 6, 1861." MELANCHOLY EVENT.—Yesterday a painful sen.• sation was caused at the Bank of England by the awfully sudden death of one of the clerks. in the accountant's office. The unfortunate gentleman was Mr. Thomas Dighton, and his age is said to be about 45. He had been in the office about 20 years, and had never been known to be in bad health. Yesterday he attended to his duties as usual, only complaining of a slight pain in the chest, which he attributed to indigestion. About one o'clock in the day he left the accountant's-office and went into the Reduced Annuities-office to communicate with one of the clerks in that department, but had no sooner got there than he fell down and expired. Mr. Alfred Smee, the Bank surgeon, who happened to be in the building at the time, was quickly in att , ndance, but it was too late. The body of the unfortunate gentleman was removed to the guard room to await an inquest. UNEXPECTED LEGACIES.—When the late Mr. T. M. Johnson, of the Cyclops Works, Sheffield, died some years ago, he expressed a wish that a sum of money should be distributed among his workpeople, but did not add any provision to his will, which had been made some years. The executors, one of whom was his brother, were not legally required to pay this money, but determined that it should be paid, though from various circumstances they could not carry out their intention for a considerable time. At length, however, they obtained from the Court of Chancery the necessary authorisation ; and on Thurs day last the workpeople, numbering 130, were convened, and to their great joy received sums varying from Z. 2 to £lOO, according to length of service, Scc., the total amount distributed being about £3,ooo.—Leas Mercury. The latter is preparing a reply to the pamphlet of M. de Lagneronniere, in order to prove that all the responsibility of the late events lies with the Em peror Napoleon. Fifteen Romans have been exiled, and have already left Roman territory. Francis 11. is said to intend staying here as long as the French remain. The inhabitants of Rome are secretly making preparations for the reception of King Victor Emmanuel. PESTH, FEB. 25. Last night a patrol of military police, being insulted by some boys, made use of firearms. One person, a waiter, was wounded. EVENING. The riotous disturbances in this city yesterday took place on the occasion of the Jewish Purim festival. Two of the patrol and several civilians were wounded. The Comitat of Agram has resolved upon break ing off all official connexion with the Comitat of Pesth, on account of the resolution adopted by the Municipality of Pesth in reference to the state of siege at Fiume. THE EX-KING OF NAPLES. The following despatch has been sent by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Francis 11. to the diplomatic agents of the Two Sicilies, at foreign Courts, announcing to them the capitulation of Gaeta : " Monsieur,--The reasons which led to the stir vender of Gaeta were partly political and partly military. Among the former must be placed the systematic hostility of England; the resolution loudly manifested by the Emperor of the French to maintain the principle of non-intervention, and lastly, the inaction of the other Powers—reasons which left no hope of prompt assistance. As to the military question, the place had suffered horribly from the prolonged bombardment ; typhus fever decimated the garrison ; the artillery of the enemy was superior to that of the fortress; two breeches had been opened by the explosion of powder maga zines (an explosion with which treason was not un connected), and while, at the same time, the means of attack at the disposal of the besiegers was increas ing considerably, the resources of the besieged were every day diminishing. It was under those cir cumstances, since the defence could only have been prolonged for a few days, and at the cost of the greatest sacrifices, that the King thought it his duty to act rather as a Sovereign and a father, than as a general, by sparing the last horrors of the siege to troops ready to shed their blood for the accomplish ment of their duty as subjects and as soldiers. The facts, however, which en the part of the Pied montese accompanied the negotiations, have a cha racter which it is important to point out. General Cialdini refused to suspend hostilities while they were going on, and for three days he showered shot and shell on the place. All the conditions were already agreed upon ; all that remained to be done for the capitulation to be accomplished was the transcription of the text of that long document and the formalities of signature, and yet the Pied montese batteries still scattered death in Gaeta, and the explosion of another powder magazine buried officers and soldiers beneath its ruins.— Accept, &c., " CASELLA." AUSTRIA. VIENNA, FEB. 26. The official Wiener Zeitung announces that the Emperor has sanctioned the constitutional statutes, and that they will be published as speedily as their voluminous nature will permit. FRANCE. PARIS, MONDAY EVENING. The following is the draft of the Address in answer to the Emperor's Speech, drawn up by the com mittee of the Senate : "Sire,—When your Majesty decided by your decree of November 24 to extend your communications with the great State bodies, and those of the great State bodies with the country, the Senate, as trustee of the fundamental compact, immediately understood that the constitution remained unchanged, and that it would be animated by mote ener getic actions. We congratulate oursel ,. es, Sire, on the august interpretation which your Majesty has given to our interpretation. France likes neither an excess of liberty nor an excess of power ; on that account she confidently adheres to the Constitution of 1852, the wise limits of which preclude power from degenerating into ebsolutism, and preclude liberty from degenerating into license. The author of that Constitution, the foundation of which rests in the national ballot-box, your Majesty is its firmest support, and it is not in your hands that it can depart from its essential principles. But it is not deviating from it to open the way for reforms which are in the nature of durable in stitutions, and which are repugnant only to constitutions which rest on no solid basis. Tho reforms we hail with gratitude, and we will show ourselves able to avail ourselves of them with the independence which exists in our hearts and in your wishes, and with the moderation which is part of the duties of the Senate. "The exposition of the state of the country at home and abroad has shown us, by the most irrefutable documents, the constant solicitude of your Majesty for the prosperity and greatness of the empire. "At home, order is united to security, and every one lives in the enjoyment of that reasonable liberty which France cannot do without (dont la France ne saurait se pas ser). Our finances do not appear likely to be disturbed by the sacrifice o C9O millions of receipts, abandoned for the enfran • chisement of objects of daily consumption. For to fill up the void thus caused by your own free will, your Government does not require either to resort to fresh taxes, generally un popular, or to appeal to public credit, always anxious to be spared. If trade, made uneasy for a moment by the treaty of commerce, husbands its finances during the transition, it is merely to find, under the spur of competition, the courage which leads to success. Meanwhile public works are carried on with their wonted energy, without any ap prehension of the interruptions which excessive enterprise could alone bring about. "Capital is abundant and actively solicits employment. Capitalists impatiently wait for the Anal settlement of the " But more still—faithful to your summons, the French army proceeded to the extremities of the East to raise the cross thrown down by Asiatic superstition. Missionaries of religion, avengers of French interests, our soldiers, united to those of Great Britain, have opened a path for ideas, com merce, and civilisation, to the capital of the Celestial Empire. It was a great day when, from the chair of the restored cathedral, the Te Deum resounded for the Almighty, and the Domine Salvum for the Emperor. " If now, we turn our eyes towards the Italian peninsula, we are struck with your Majesty with the events enacted there since our last session. Two interests of the first order, which the Emperor wished to conciliate, have come into col lision, and Italian liberty is engaged in a struggle with the Court of Rome. To prevent and put a stop to that conflict your Government attempted all that loyalty and political skill could suggest. To one party you pointed out the path of the law of nations, to the other that of compro mise. Whilst on the one hand repudiating any responsi bility in unjust aggressions, you on the other hand deplored injudicious resistance, but always you felt deep sympathy for noble misfortunes and melancholy ruins. " Finally, all equitable means have been tried, and you only recoiled before an appeal to arms ; for it is, not by armed intervention that ideas of conciliation are realised. Your Majesty, moreover, has not forgotten that at other times it was the mistake of France to attempt to rule Italy, after having delivered her, and you determined to disen tangle French policy from what had embroiled it, n ot thinking that because it had been necessary to interfere in favour of Italy, oppressed by the foreigner, it was therefore necessary to interfere once more to coerce the decisions of enfranchised Italy. That system 0 1 non-intervention, the best to prevent general congas grations, will close the career of our secular rivalry with Austria ; and if, notwithstanding sinister predictions, a European war does not break out in the spring, it is becaus e your Majesty, preserving a wise and firm attitude, bas with. stood the provocation of ardent passions, while you have not yielded to the exigencies of reaction. " And that peace will be as great a blessing for Italy as for ourselves. For Italy will only be understood by the world which now beholds her dawning existence, if she proves that she has no wish to disturb Europe by her free dom, after having so often agitated it with her distress. Let her remember above all that Catholicism has entrusted her with the Head of the Church, the representative Of th e greatest moral force which holds power over mankind The religious past of Franco makes it a duty fur her not to for get it; the friendly memories of Magenta and Solferino make us hope that she will bear it in mind. " But our firmest hope is in the indefatigable and tute lary hand of your Majesty. Your filial affection for a holy cause which you do not confound with that of intrigues which borrow it as a mask, has incessantly exerted itself for the defence and the maintenance of the temporal power of the Supreme Pontiff, and the Senate does not hesitate to give its fullest sanction to all the acts of your byal and moderate and persevering policy. For the future we will continue to place our confidence in the monarch Who shields the Papacy with the French flag, who has assisted it in its hour of trial, and has constituted himself for Itotae and the Papal throne the most faithful and vigilant of sentinels. " Sire, looking at the questions which appear about to be raised in Europe, France is perhaps the last country where anything remains to be done in consequence Of what has been done already. However, a nation such a s ours can not remain inactive. Labour and progress are its d es ti n i es , and from your Majesty the most fruitful impulses are derived. Whatever may be the share reserved for the Senate in the national movement, your gaiesty may rely upon its zeal and its devotedness, its love of truth and of the public good." The discussion of the above project of address has been fixed for Thursday next. A letter from Paris, dated Feb. 25, says :—lt was known for some weeks past that prince Napo leon intended to pay a visit to Italy at the end of this or the beginning of next month; but, though his Imperial Highness is still desirous of carrying out his intention, the journey will not take place. The Prince is not his own master, and the regula tion of his movements depends upon another: The Emperor has forbidden his cousin to cross the moun tains, and, though the question of the temporal sovereignty of the Pope is pretty Well resolved, so far as his Majesty is concerned, yet, as his policy, still hesitating and embarrassed, might experience a rude impulsion from the undisguised and free spirit of the Prince, who during his Italian tour would most likely give hearty expression to his anti-clerical opinions, as he has already done in the committee-rooms of the Senate, the cautious Em peror thinks it more prudent not to expose him to a temptation into which he would most assuredly fall. Perhaps the prohibition would not be so positive but for the success with the Prince's anti-clerical oratory met with in the Senate the other day. Be this as it may, immediately after the discussion in the committee room, where the Prince spoke so earnestly, and yet, as I am assured, in suitable terms, against the temporal power of the Pope, the Emperor and his cousin had an animated conversation on the subject. His Majesty seems to have reproached the Prince with contravening his policy, acting inopportunely, and expressing opinions which are not those of his Government. The Prince replied with a certain degree of warmth. He observed to his Majesty that he did not pretend to speak in the name of the French Government; he spoke simply in his own name, as a member of the Senate and as a citizen; and he moreover assured his 111 , 1jesty that he by no means coveted the honour of advocating a political system the tendencies and consequences of which he was far from approving. The Emperor rejoined that when a person had the honour to be a French Prince, he had no longer the right to detach himself from the policy of the head of the State; that the public never regarded or understood the fine distinctions between the dynastic Prince and the senator or the citizen; and, finally, and in order that he should not have too frequent opportunities of putting forth his pe rsona l opinions in so positive a manner on the important subject of the temporal sovereignty of the Pope, h e prohibited him from carrying out, at this moment at least, his project of visiting Italy. Of course, there was nothing to be said, and no thing to be done but submit. '1 he Prince has sub mitted to his Imperial cousin's wishes, for wishes under such circumstances are equivalent to corn mands ; but he has submitted with moderation, and those who know his frank character and his habit of speaking without disguise will appreciate his self control on this occasion. BOURSE, Feb. 24 . —There has been little busi nessand price transacted, s show a slight decline on those of Saturday, For the Account, Threes , A letter from Nbles, dated Feb. 19, says :—" I was unable in my etter of yesterday to send you more than a digest f the decrees affecting ecclesias tical matters, yet oilers remain which must at least be noted. The llblication of the constitutional statute of the Italin Monarchy of the 4th March, 1848, is ordered tcbe made in Gaeta and the neigh bourhood, and thEfall of that fortress is to be cele brated by the suPusion of the action of the law for all political offences, and the pardon of all who have been condemned for political offences up to this day. The report of tde Legislative Commission is not yet published , but following out its recom mendations, to civil laws, the laws of civil p roce dures those touching commercial affairs, and the law ofsxpropriation now in vigour will remain so until uniform codes and laws for the whole of Italy shall have been drawn up by the National Parliament. With regard to criminal laws the penal code of the 20th of November, 1859, actually ill force in the ancient States of his Majesty, as fso the code of penal procedure of the same date, Rill come into operation on the Ist of July, 1861. A great number of other and admirable mea sures have been signed by the Lieutenant-Gene ral, an d, all were executed, the country would shortly ashme a vastly differeLt appearance— but the difficulty is in getting them carried into exeolgion. Corruption and feebleness charac terize every branch of the Administration, and I must confess that I have little hope of full justice being dote to the intentions of the Government until we have a foreign element introduced here to give a more energetic impulse to administrative action. I could name many measures, passed several months since, which are still a dead letter, and which will continue to be so. Our primary schools and infant asylums are still to be, and, though the beggars were swept off by a decree for tlvo or three days, they now swarm as much as ever, and stumps of limbs and can cerous faces, and every disgusting form of human ill meets one in every corner. It is with touch anxiety, therefore, that I wait to see how the ecclesiastical decrees will be carried out. I fear that we have not the instruments here to do justice to them. The changes which they introduce involve the greatest revolution which has ever been kno wn in this country, and to be successful demand a strong Government—strong in physical and moral force. Yesterday the short line of railway from Sarno te Santa Severina was opened with great festivity. There were present his Royal Highness the Prince Carignano, the Cavaliere Nigra, several of the Mi nisters, and most of the civil and military authori ties. Invitations, too, were sent to all the gentle men of the press. Throughout the line and at the extremity vast crowds had assembled, notwith standing that the rain poured down in torrents, there being present among them about 10,000 of the National Guard from the surrounding districts, and upwards of 500 priests. As the benediction had already been given, we may regard this as a political demonstration on the part of the clergy in favour of the present Government. There is a tunnel on this line which was constructed by M. Verdinoisin seven months and a-half, measuring 1,450 palms in extent. A splendid buffet had been provided by the managers of the railway. From what I hear there has been a succession of festivities in Palermo. Never was such a brilliant Carnival, never such brilliant balls, and those of the Prince Butera and Count Demerita are especially spoken of. The news of the fall of Gaeta drove the people to mad ness of delight. Two thousand of Franeis ll.'s soldiers have been sent into quarters in Capri, and 400 Piedmontese are lodged among the inhabitants as a guard. A report prevails in town that Messina bas capitulated, but up to this hour nothing is known in official quarters of such a fact. The Governor had, indeed, refused to surrender. From Gaeta an official re port has just been received, which states that 11,000 prisoners have been taken, from 700 to 800 cannon, and 60,000 muskets. All Naples is delighted at the ecclesiastical de cree, but the largeness of the measure has struck every one with astonishment, and it must take a little time to recover from the surprise. There will be a demonstration this evening in favour of Ministers. external situation, in order to summon the material interests of the country to the career of public and private wealth. That career is henceforth one of the necessary paths of national activity. France does not fear to confess it, as on entering upon it she does not mean to diminish in any way her worship for the glories of intellect and courage, nor to weaken the moral patrimony which lends a lustre to civi lisation. " On this account the Senate has given its best attention to the measure by which your Majesty has united in the hands of the Minister of State the various services connected with science, literature, and art. The encouragement afforded to the works of intellect honour a reign, and ferti lise the genius of an epoch. Centralised under the eyes of the Emperor, those encouragements will be distributed with gz eater ensemble, consecutiveness, and success. " It is also with lively satisfaction that the Senate has beheld the efficacious solicitude of your Government to extend religious and literary instruction, to improve the condition of the clergy, and to multiply country parishes and rural curacies. The development of moral sentiments is the best auxiliary of the laborious activity of a people. It is with this view that the wishes of the Senate would support the praiseworthy efforts of your Majesty's Admi nistration to second the communes of the empire, but espe cially the rural communes in the building and repair of their churches, of their presbyteries (priests' residences), and their schools. Whilst agricultural labour increases under the Emperor's fostering hand, it is indispensable that the morality of the population should maintain itself in at least an equally progressive movement. " At the close of the journey of your Majesty to Algeria, you decided that a new organisation should regulate the government of that colony. We congratulate ourselves that an illustrious marshal, our colleague, should have been called upon by your confidence to realise the hopes con nected with the system of decentralisation which you are resolved upon making a trial of. May that system, in which the military is to fortify and not obliterate the civil element, favour more and more the growth of confidence for the colonists and of security for capital. It is stability in the institutions of the colony which, above all, bring about that result, and that stability exists in the spirit of our Constitution, and in the mind of the Emperor. "Abroad, sire, your Majesty, by the clearness of the com munications of your Government, has enlightened public conscience, and strengthened the confidence of the country in the greatness of France and in the maintenance of peace. The alarm which prevailed a short time since, excited by the advancemertt of a fatal period, has vanished—the diplo matic correspondence has placed in a dazzling light the good 'understanding of France with foreign powers, the weight of ber consideration, the value of her moderate and conciliating policy. " In Syria you have placed the sword of France between Christian populations and Moslem fanaticism. The mas sacres of our Catholic brethren ceased at the aspect of our flag. commenced at 68f 15c, nd are now at 68f sc. The following are the la. quotations 41 per per Cents ... 98 Credit Foncier 925 Do end month.... 97 0 Belgian 41 — 3 per Cents Do. end month 6B .; Roman Bank Shares . 2875 Austrian Credit Mobilier.... 661 ; ' Spanish Threes 474 Do. Account 663 i Home Debt R4WAYS. Cash. Account. Orleans , 1412 50 .. 1408 25 Northern New ditto 895 .. 892 50 Lyons and Mediterraean 936 2b 935 Geneva . 385 377 50 Southern 528 75 .. 530 Western 560 .. 560 Eastern , ... 595 .. 595 Sardinian 3BO .. 380 Austrian 485 .. 485 Lombard ....... 477 50 .. 476 25 APLES. THIS DAY'S IILARRETS. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.--MQadO W hay, £2 08 to £5 Os Od ; clover do., £3 lOs to £5 lOs ; and straw, £1 10a to £1 16a per load. Trade dull. CUMBERLAND..-- Meadow hay, £2 Os to £5 58 ; clover, £3 lOs to £5B lOs Od ; and straw, £1 lOs to £1 18s per lead. A slow demand. WHITECHAPEL. Meadow hay, £2 Os to £5 5s Od ; cloves, £3 lOs to £5 15s Od ; and straw, £1 lOs to £1 16s ppr load. Both hay and straw moved off slowly, at our quotations. COLONIAL. TEA.—At the public sales the quantity offered consisted chiefly of scented descriptions, and prices went heavily at barely late rates. SUGARS.—There has been no change of importance in the general market, and prices are unaltered. In the re fined market steady rates have been realised for dried goods. COFFEE.—A fair inquiry has been experienced for both foreign and colonial, and late quotations are firmly sup ported. The stocks on hand compared with those of the same perio'l last year show very little variation. RICE.—The dealings have been moderate, and quota- tions have undergone no change of importance. SALTPETRE.—Very few dealings have been entered into, and there is no change to note in values. TALLOW.—Tbe market has continued steady with little business doing. P.Y.C. on the spot 595. 9d., April to June figs. to 588. 6d., and last three months 565. per cwt. COAL MARKET—FEB. 25. (Prima of Coal per Ton at the close of the market s. d. l Walls End. Bell's Primrose ......15 0 Lambert's West Hart ley l7 6 Newton Main 15 6 R. d. Thorpe Peases West .16 0 Kelloe .. . ... 2O 9 Franawel!gate 20 0 Carway and Duffryn Malting :t, 33; sold, 31. Walls End. South Heti on .......21 6 Ships at marker CRYSTAL PALACE.—The concert by Father Kemp's Old Folks, from America, was very successful at the Palace yesterday, and arrangembnts have been made for another entertainment by them on Friday next, with a change of programme. IMPROVEMENTS IN PARIS. —it is proposed by the French Government that the following public works shall be executed in Paris during the present year :—The interior of the Palace of the Louvre decorated, the Cathe dral of Notre Dame completely repaired, a Palace erected for the Tribunal of Commerce and the Conseil des Prud'- honnues, the bridge Louis Philippe repaired, the Canal of St. Martin covered with an arch, the Theatres Lyriquo and the Cirque reconstructed on other ground, the front of the Church St. Etienne du Mont restored, the Boulevard de Sebastopol, on the left bank of the Seine, completed ; the Boulevard St. German opened, the square of the Grand Opera, new cavalry barracks, a new ter minus for the Northern Railway, a new church to be dedicated to St. Bernard, a new church at Montmar tre, a new church in Paris, Place Laborde ; the Boulevards Malesherbes-Beaujon, the Alma, Roi de Rome, et l'Empereur, to be completed; a new hospital erected at Auteuil, the cupola of St. Roch decorated, an ornamental front added to the Theatre Francais, the central markets, the barracks of the Minimes to be reconstructed, the quays of Gevres and the Archeveche extended, a new square to be laid out opposite the Church of St. Nicholas des Champs, in the rue St. Martin ; the tower of the church. of St. Ger main d'Auxerrois to be completed, the Palais de Justice to be enlarged, the Park de Monceau to be converted into a pleasure garden, all the old boulevards to be reconstructed, the Imperial library to be transformed, the Palais de l'ln stitute repaired, the Camp Morland, in the ancient Ile Louviers to be removed ; the Conservatoire des Arts et Metiers to be newly decorated, and the crypt of the old Abbey Church to be restored. 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