The Sun. — London, England, 1856-03-25 00:00:00

11 6 SLOMONS, Mayon—At a COMMON COUN CIL, holden in the Chamber of the Guildhall of the City of Lon eon, on Monday, the 24th day of Ma*ch, 18 , 6 It was resolved Unanimously,—That this Court tenders to their Imperial Majesties the Emperor and Empress of the French its hearty congratulation§ on the auspicious birth of a Prince—an event of momentous importance to the general interests of France. and Conducive to the domestic happiness of their Imperial Majesties. That this Court recalls with pleasure the gracious viand f it how eir Imperial Majesties to the Guildhall of this ancient City ; renews the hopes and aspirations then expressed by the Corporation of London, for the long life and happiness of their Imperial Majes ties. and that France may continue prosperous, in intimate alliance With this country, and ii amity with all the nations of the world. That the Lord Mayor be requested to communicate the resolution of this Court to his Excellency the French Ambassador, and that the same be advertised in the usual Morning and Evening papers. MEILE. THEATRE ROYAL, DRISBY-LANE. Lessee. Mr. E. T. Smith. THIS EVENING, THE GIPSEY'S VENGEANCE. ItuppeTted by Augustus Braham. IL Dryton, and Farqiitiarsol; Itlas Lucy Escott. and Miss Fanny Huddart. c'nelude with MARGUERITE, a Legend of Love. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. traer the Management of Mr. Bttekatone. THIS EVENING, THE EVIL GENIUS. Followed by EL GAMBUSINO ; or, The Mexlemn Goldseeker. In whlch PERE A NENA and the Sp anish Dancers wilt appear. After which, LEND ME FIVE SHILLINGS To conclude with JOIEIN JONES. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREXT. Under the Management of Mr. CHAIM SLIT. TUTS FVENDTG. VIE FIRST PRINTER After which, THE VICTOR VANQTJISHEIL To conclude with A PRINCE FOR AN ROUX. MAYBE ROYAL ADELPHL Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Dtreetrees, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, DOMESTIC ECONOMY. To be followed by URGENT PRIVATE AFFAIRS. To conclude with YAM. AND THE BEAN STAGIC; or, Harlequin and Mother Goose at Home Again.. In which brews. J. Blind, P. Redford, Madame Celeste, Miss Wyndham, and Miss E. Arden will apoear. ROYAL OLY APIC THEATRE. Lessee and Itianw:rer. M. Alfred Wigan. EVENING STILL WATERS RCN DELI'. After which will be produced a New and doubly-moral, thongk excessively old, Helodramotic Fairy Extravaganza, entitled THE DISCREET PRlN'qEs''.• ; r, the Three Glass Distal's. la which Messrs. Emery, F. Robson, H. Cooper, Miss Marston, and Miss Maskeil will appear. ROYAL MTV= TaEATRE. Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Creswlok. ?MA EVENING, Will be performed a new Drama, entitled BOW WF. LIVE. Followed by TUPTLEEIA.USKS; or, The Lawyer's Legend. To conclude with COBBLER AND TAILOR. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Under the direction of Mr: rayna. THIS EVENING, THE LOST DIAMOND. After vrlich, AY ORIGINAL BALLET. To conclude with an Original Barlemue Extravaganza, called C 001) QUEEN BESi. ROYAL MARYLEBONE TPIEATRE. Under the Management of Mr. EdwArd &hang. TEI IS EVENTING, LOST, £30,000. Messrs. Shute. Belford, Stirlins, Carter, Langton ; Messds. An derten, Morell, Mare. Brothers Elliott's wonderful performances. GRAND BALLET. Miunielle Agnes, Mr. awl 3lrs. Harvey, and Corps de Ballet. Musical Fairy Spectacle, FAIRY FERN FLOWER; or, THE GOBLIN MINE. Miss Francis lingties, Miss Morel', Mr. Sanders, Mr. J. Bedford and 3) Ladles. Boxes aid Stalls, 23. ; Pit, Is. ; Gallery, 6d. kIkTLErS ROYAL. AMPEIITHEATICI4 ',Prima 40 ‘rani.rar. Mr. Wra. riaak• Easter Attractions. Astley's Great Spring Meeting and National :Steeplechase. THIS EVENING, TAE, ARMS OF THE DEAF,RT AND TII4 FAITHFUL STEED. The acting horae, traluet by Mr Wiliam Cooke. A novel aeries of SCENES In the CIRCLE. New act, the Post. naan's Knock. AL'. TIP', LONDON JOURNALS As the gre test artistimi triumpl of the day. It constitutes an Opera Comely. and V.lttdevllle. With a host of charact as in ,lorrect Cos :Urne3 ; ant Songs in SIX DIFFERENT LANGUAGES! MGR VirAT2ll AT LONDON BRIDGE. THE WEATHER—Sor OFFIOR, MAnea 25, THERMOMETER, IN THE SHAM 4R—highest since noon yesterday. 41 -mwest this morning a.ntt dur.ng the night. 45 -this day at noon. - BABOMETER-29 . 91 -- falling. WlND—Still easterly and blowing fresh, with dull, col weather. First appearance of the Misses Duey on the Double Tl;ht Rope. New Torame with the GII,EA T SPRING MEETING and ENG LISH NATIONAL SrEEPLECHisE, on Stage, combined with Ring, IntroducMg Mr. tv.Cooke's new racing stud and daring jockey F, fn the fr, , nt the starting unto the winning post, with other entertainments. box-oilice upon from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. e.queitrian tilrestor. Cooke, inn. ENIMA. STANLEY'S "SEVEN AGES OF WOMAN." second Season. This Lyric Entertainment has been ernyned by the unanimous approbation of Never attempted by any other artiste. Evening perforntances on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, at 8. Morning oerformances on Wednesdays and Saturdays at half•past two, precisely. Admission--Chairs, 3s. ; Centre Seats, 2s. ; Back Seats, Is. SAINT MAR fIN'S HALL, Long-acre. TRIO DAY—Morn. 2 ►nin. aft. 4—Evening 17 min. aft. 4 To-Monnow—Morn. 3 L min. aft. 4 —Evening 4! min. aft. 4 <4;, ) , - ^ 111 „) 17%: 31 1 13 A X 1 . ,Afx. LONDON, TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 1856, Highly as the blessings of peace are appreciated by the people of Great Britain, there never was a more unpopular treaty than that which has been virtually concluded at Paris. It is felt that a great opportunity has been most shamefully mis applied, that all the sacrifices of men and money so cheerfully submitted 'to have been rendered futile, that our brethren have died in vain, our tens of millions been uselessly squandned, and all from the contemptible truckling to the spirit of Germanism. We have neither obtained pre sent honour nor future security. Our country is rendered the laughing -stock of Europe. The petty German Princes treat us with scorn, an in dignity as intolerable to English hearts as the insults of the contemptible A.se in the fable were to the dying Lion. Already they anticipate the modification of the English Constitution, and its assimilation to a Coburg model German are to be substituted for British Institutions, and the wor k that could not be accomplished under WinniA AL HI. or GEORGE T., or in consequence of the pretensions of the STUARTS, may be completed now that the unfortunate family has become ex tinct, and has no surviving representatives. They behold all these changes "looming in the future," through the instrumentality of the Prince CONSORT, an 4 they accept the unwelcome matri monial alliance about to be completed, as evidence of the complete disregard with which tie wishes and feelings of the people are treated when they happen to run counter to his own cherished pro jects. And all this occurs at the very time when we are prepared to vindicate our ancient glory, and to play a part worthy of the Queen of the Ocean. Never was England better prepared to wage energetic war in every respect than at this moment. The campaigns that have exhausted the resources of Russia have only serval to develope ours. Her armies reduced to half heir origtuari ziarabers, witho'ut the Ora of Pk L rui g II) ~~. ~ --melted in the drucible of Sebastopol. The Black Sea - fle et completely annihilated—the Baltic one skul kif2 g under cover of the guns of Cconstadt. Her finances in a state of con- 'anion, and her foreign trade dependent on the insidious a► ud venal aid of Prussia, no wonder that her arrog a. ace is abated, and that she is willing to close nri th any terms that she can obtain, only thankful that she. is not compelled to surrender at discretioni. On the other hand, our armies hav e been made: thoroughly efficient ; we have supplied defects of c ur navy, and a magnificent fleet of gun boats prove that we only want the will to try the boasted stn )ngth of Cronstadt, and to solve the great problem of Wood v. Granite. Our finances, too, are in.:a thoroughly sound and healthy condi tion, and, .despite the Jeremiads of " Mercator," there is no want of zeal to carry oat any object that may be) deemed desirable. Why, then, disregard these obvious advantages? Why leave any sin of omission hereafter to be accounted for I The answer is unfortunately too obvious. We have been contented to play a se condary pant because the desires of Austria were more potent than those of the British people ! Because the shadow behind the Throne did not wish to succour the oppressed nationalities. Be cause the resucitation of - Paland is regarded with dread ! and there is a greater anxiety to bring England under despotic authority, than to ad vance the cause of freedom and civilisation. In a word, because the spirit of Germanism would prefer, were it the only alternative, to behold Europe " Cossack," rather than Republicans, it would not therefore do to cripple the power or humiliate the pride of Russia ! It is suffi cient to check for the time being her object, and to afford temporary relief to " the sick man," but not to effect a permanent cure. A greater dis play of resolution would have converted the S wed ish Alliance, and brought the Scandinavian Powers heart and hand to our side. But that would not be in accordance with the prevailing policy, or the desires of the irresponsible control ler of the Cabinet. Therefore the disgraceful compromise that has exalted the hours of " abso lutism" and excited feelings of shame and indig nation iu the mind of every true-hearted English man. These things will I.)ng be remembered in England, and by no means to the advantage of the principal actors, who may one day find to their cost the nature and extent of the disgust and anger of the despised and injured People. Should peace really be restored, there will no longer be any excuse for postponing the investi gation into the operation of the Bank Charter Act of 1844. Men of all shades and variety of opinion on monetary questions concur in the opinion enunciated by the Times in. October last, viz., " that a full discussion of the whole subject can not be arranged too soon." The Act itself has virtually expired. The notice might have been given at any time subsequent to the Ist of August, 1855 ; and, but for the contest in which the nation was involvea, and the very recent appoint= ment of Sir GEORGE CORNEWALL LEWIS to the office of Financial Minister, the matter should have been finally disposed of during the last ses sion. The necessary inquiry was deprecated at the commencement of the present, on the ground that it would be injudicious and inconvenient, under existing circumstances. Probably the Chancellor of the Exchequer desired to avoid the necessity of repaying the debt to the Bank until the money market was in an easier position. But this was, after all, but a short-sighted policy, fir the simple fact that a large addition would speedily be made to the circulating medium, and that all the wants of the people would be ade quately supplied in that important particular, would have enabled them to obtain any money that could be required for that or any other na tional purpose, at a cheap rate. It may be that 4 1 0 r G. C. Lzwis will be pre pared to bring forward a large and comprehensive measure, without any inquiry before a select com mittee. He will have the co-operation of a zealous and efficient coadjutor in Mr.. JAMES WILSON, whose speeches and writings on the currency first established the high reputation which he has since maintained. Mr. WILSON was a member of the committee that sat in 1848, and took a leading part in its labours. There is also the admirable report of the Committee of the Houso of Lords, so that in fact ho has all the materials for legis lation, and need not delay the introduction of the bill until it might be too late to carry it during the present session. The great thing which the country requires is the establishment of a really National Bank, under the control and management of parties re-, sponsible to Parliament for their proceedings, and issuing notes of the smaller denomiv,ations—say 11., 21., and 31. There could be no question of security, for the liquidation would be guaranteed not only by all the accumulated and realised pro perty of the country, but also by the industry and labour of its people. Theso National Notes would also possess an additional attribute, not belonging to Consols, iu being at all times receivable in payment of fiscal burdens of every description, and as unfortunately the visits of tax-gatherers are neither few nor far between, any paper that satisfied their demands would not be deemed worthless rags, or scornfully repudiated by the butcher, baker, or, any of the tradesmen with whom the paterfamilias is brought into daily communication. All, in fact, that is required for the purposes of currency is that the instrument tendered should posses a purchasing power, and that the recipient should feel con vinced that he can pay it away at the nominal price at which he accepted it. If this condition be satisfied, there is no necessity fof its possessing intrinsic value. In fact it is better fitted for the functions it is required to fulfil when that value is wanting, and the enormous wear and tear and loss of interest is saved to the country. As we bane already explained, it might just as well be required that the yard with whieh the mercer measured his goods, or the weights used by the grocer, should be formed of the precious metals, as that the national currency should be co posed of, or even based on, or convertible into, bullion. For twenty-two years the nation got on without a metallic currency. Gold was, as it ought to be, simply an article of merchandise ; and what was the consequence ? The nation was enabled to maintain the most formidable and expansive war in which it was ever engaged, to which that with Russia was a mere bagatelle, and to carry it to a triumphant conclusion. This was the result of which f or th e ti me were using worthless r ags , more potent than the lamp of ALADDIN: o n szll a e b r su d r e d n . or . n T in h a e - As to the prohibitiocnanof b th e tion of notes, nothing pretext is that they might tender a run for gold more formidable. But there will be no rues where the credit and solvency of the establish. ment is undoubted. A political run would be far more likely in Ireland, but there has been no instance of the kind amongst our excitable breth ren at the other side of St. George's Channel, and in both the sister kingdoms it is notorious that the U. note is greatly preferred to the gold sove roigu, and that WhOil aye Qf the latter is regeived, •‘. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING MARCH 25. 1856. from some wandering tourist it is paid into a bank, or exchanged, the first convenient oppor tunity. Now, human nature is the same at either side of the Twoed, or of the Channel. You will not find men acting differently because they pass a geographical boundary ; and when the superior convenience of the 1/. note is ascertained, it will be preferred in England as well as in Scotland and Ireland. Besides, there would be the less chance of a run when every man knew that, as a British citizen, he was himself responsible, and that both his property and future labour was mortgaged for its liquidation. He would, in faot, feel himself a partner in the Grand National Bank by which the note was issued, and bound to the utmost of his ability to sustain its credit. Let us, then, have a truly national bank and national it. note, and the burdens and expenses of the war will speedily be forgotten or rather recovered., and the welfare and prosperity of the industrial population placed ou a firm foundation. REVIEW OF THE FLEET. (Br ELECTRIC AND INTERNATIONAL TELEGEA/11.) (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) COWES, 1 rat. The steam gun-boats, led by the royal yachts and a ship of the line, are steaming through these roads to the westward. TIM MILITARY BOARD OF INQUIRY. The assembling of the Board of General-Officers, ap pointed by a Royal warrant to inquire into the state ments affecting certain officers returned from the Crimea, contained is the report and evidence laid before Parliament by Sir J. M'Neil and Colonel Tulloch, was expected to have taken place to-day, in the western end of the dining-hall of Chelsea Hospital. Os applying at the Hospital we found that this was to have been the day for the assembling of the Board of General Officers to arrange the necessary preliminaries of the inquiry, but that in consequence of the continued illne.s of Lord Seaton, the opening of the court had been indefinitely postponed. We believe we are correct in stating that his lordship's health is such as to preclude the possi bility of his taking part in the proceedings of the board, and that in order to prevent further delay, at which the public feel rather indignant, the Government have de termined on appointing another general officer to take the place of the noble lord. The public also complain, and justly, at the Government not fixing the day and hour at which the inquiry should commence, instead of leaving the matter, as at present, in doubt. King of Sweden, and on freight specie value 1,5351., and a cargo' of fruit, wine, and general merchandise. On the 20th inst., off V iana, passed the Penin sular and Oriental Company's screw steamer Sul tan, steering to the southward. Heavy rains had fallen at Lisbon, which had done much injury to agricultural operations in the valley of Santarem. The Lisbon exchanges for three months are quoted as follows :—London, 54/ ; Paris, 519 ; Amsterdam, 431 to 43i ; Hamburg, 49k; and Genoa, 517. On London bills were less abundant with money over at 54/, in consequence of the Board of Public Credit having taken at that rate on dividend account. The continental rates were nominal, with a little done on Paris and Ham burg ; Three per Cent. Stock ex-dividend quoted, coupons, 411 to 42 ; registered, 42 to 42/. Bank of Portugal Shares, 500 to 505 mil reis. Bank of Oporto Shares, 16 to 17, per cent. prem. LATEST NEWS. BERLIN, MONDAY EVENING. Entire satisfaction is expressed hero in high circles with the mode in which the Paris Confer- encea are proceeding. The Prussian policy stands out better than ever. Prussia is invited and welcomed; while Austria is distrusted by the Western Powers, and detested by Russia. Accounts from St. Petersburg are filled with the bitterness of feeling manifested towards Aus tria in the highest circles there. The weather has been so severe, that the blockade of the Baltic ports is fully established without the cruisers of the Allied squadrons. JASSY, MARCH 22. The courier who was the bearer of a formal demand for a union of the. Principalities, ad dressed to Count Walewski, has been arrested at Czernowitz. Any manifestation of our wishes has been forbidden. The _Voile die Danube is suppressed." The journal de Constantinople of the 12th, in announcing the arrival of Omer Pacha, states that leave of absence was only granted him on account of the state of his health. Letters from the Crimea state that the abundance of snow lately fallen has prevented the interchange of visits of politeness between the Russians and the Allies. The health of the allied armies has much improved, in consequence of the hygienic measures that have been adopted. General Mouravieff has, it is said, received considerable reinforcements by the Caspian Sea and Tiflis. He has now 15,000 cavalry under his command. The Greek journals warmly oppose the nomi nation of the new milisters. There have been several changes among the prefects in Greece, ,and a number of the mayors have been dismissed for inertness as regardS' the brigands. The director of the Bank of Athens is about to found a branch establishment at Constantinople. 'M. A. de Rothschild is about-to proceed to Alex andria. Accounts from Kertch of the 7th, state that General Vivian is completely recovered from his late Hine se. FRANCE. PARIS, MONDAY EVENING. The Congress held another sitting to-day. The Empress and Prince remain in excellen health. Prince Jerome is out of danger. The signing of the Treat► of Peace is still looked on as close at hand. But the number of matters deferred for further examination increases. The opinion that the Conference will ultimately assume the shape of a European Congress has gained ground within this day or two. The European Congress will, however, meet at a later period of the year, when the organisation of the Danubian Prin3ipalities will be definitively settled. The questions connected with Italy, the Sound Dues, and the succession to the Danish Crown, will also be arranged then. Advices from Naples state that the late duty imposed on the exportation of corn by the Nea politan Government is so high as to render, the permission profitless for commercial purposes. Nevertheless, the holders of corn have determined to get rid of their stores, and large quantities are expected at Marseilles. _ _ _ The French Ambassador at the Court of Naples appears to have had very little success in his en deavours to influence his Sicilian Majesty. In consequence of Easter Sunday, not ono of the Paris journals has appeared. BOURSE, March 24.—The following were the last quotations : Cash. a. End of Month. per Cents 93 75 —f. --e. 3 per Cents '6o 72 75 New Loan 73 Bank Shares 3,500 --- Boman Credit Mobilier 1,570 Austrian Belgian Five 5........ 971 Spanish Threes Piedmontese (5). 9l Home D 3bt RAILWAYS-408 CASH. fr. c. fr. e Orlnns ........ ..1,295 Western 897 50 Northern Lyons .... -......... 1,277 50 New Ditto - Wediterranean 1,561 53 Grand Ceptral Lyons Geneva - --- Testa - Cette AUSTRIA. A letter from Vienna of the 20th, in the Cologne Gazette, says :—" Baron de Hess was present yes terday at a Council of Ministers, after which the Emperor signed a decree ordering a fresh reduction in the army. In consequence of the representations of Baron de Bruck, this reduction will be much more considerable than was at first intended. It will extend to all branohes of the army, and in ad dition to the furloughs which will be granted on an extensive scale, many disbandments will take place among the divisions of the corps of the. Centre, so as to diminish the effective force by nearly 200,000 men." Another letter from Vienna, in the Bourse Gazette of Berlin says :—" We learn from a good source that the tension which existed in the relations between Russia and Austria bad disappeared at the moment at which it became known to the public. It is certain that the wishes expressed by the Cabinet of Vienna for the suppression of ob stacles to the commerce of the two countries have been favourably received, and we do not believe that we deceive ourselves in saying that important reforms will soon be accomplished." A letter from Vienna, of the 20th, in the Cor riere Italian°, says :—" It is stated that as soon as the news of the birth of the Prince-Imperial of France arrived in Vienna, M. de ,Balabini, who repladeS for the moment Prince Gortschakoff as representative of Russia, went to Viscount do Serres, the representative of France, and pre sented him his congratulation's." PRUSSIA. Beitene, Altera 22e-eine Prussian M oniteur pub lishes a decree of the Minister of Commerce, ad dressed, to the President if the Exchange, remind ing hiitt bf the regulation by Which brokers are perbiddkiti; tinder pain et beittg deprited of their iieence, to do any business in shares of fotelgo companies which have not all been paid up. M. de Moustier has received orders from Paris to notify to the Xitg . the birth of the Prince Ira flefial, whil4 the Empress Eugenie has been de lifdred4 Al. Perth Roiled lids left for Vienna with a letter containing a similar notification for the Emperor of Austria. Prince Gortschakoff was requested last week by the Russian Government to send to St. Petersburg some information re lative to the state of Catholicism in Poland, in order that an opinion might be formed of the pro positione relative to the episcopacy. The Rational Gazette of Berlin publishes the following letter from Mmo. de Hinckeldy, the widow of the late director of police :—" From far and near ) from every country, in , Germany, from the highest circles and from the poorest cottages (particularly from the neighbourhood of Berlin, which had become the second country of the de ceased), the undersigned receives proofs of the deepest sympathy. Her heart, lacerated by grief, only tilde consolation by turning her thoughts towards God, whose inscrutable ways must le praised to all eternity. Not being able to reply io all the proofs of commiseration which she receives, the undersigned adopts this mode of expressing hE r unbounded gratitude." THE PENINSULAR MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, TUESDAY MORNING. By the Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-ship Tagug, Captain J. Weeks, with the Peninsular mails, we have dates fiom Gibraltar, March 15 ; Cadiz,• 16th; Lisbon, 19th ; Oporto, 18th ; Vigo, 21st. The Tagus brings 54 passengers, among whom is the Datum* Aziasperlor to tho Colut et-the COURT 'CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, MARCH 24. The Queen and Prince walked in the Home Park this morning. Sir Charles Wood arrived in town .from his seat, Mickleton-hall, Doncaster, and was present at the Cabi net Council. The Right Hon. Baronet left London after the meeting for Portsmouth. Despatches from the Governor of Ceylon, and also from the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands, were received yesterday at the Colonial-office. A Cabinet Council was held yesterday at the Foreign office, Downing-street. The Ministers present were— Viscount Palmerston, the Lord Chancellor, Earl Gran ville, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Sir George Grey, the Chancellor of the Excheqtier, Sir Charles Wood, the Right Hon. R. Vernon Smith, and the Duke of Argyll. DIP Council sat two hours. His R , ..yal Highness Prince Albert will, it is under st,,od, inspect the camp and troops at Colchester this week. Hie Royal Highness will be accompanied by the Duke of Cambridge and Viscount Hardinge. The Countess Persigny will not "receive," as usual, this evening at the residence of the French Embassy. The Duchess (D mager) of Norfolk had taken a man- Rion in South-street, late the residence of the Countess (Dowager) of Sandwich. The Earl Grosvenor has taken the mansion in Gros venor-square, late the residence of Viscount Canning. The Earl of Morton has taken a house in Lower Brook-street. The Earl and Countess Cawdor arrived in town, yes terday, from Lord Brackley's seat, Burwood, near Cob. ham, Surrey. The Earl and Countess Craven leave town today, for Ashdown Park, Berkshire. The marriage of Viscount Sotnerton with the Hon, Barringt m is fixed to take place on the 2d proximo Lord Somerton has taken a mansion on Princes•terrace. Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston leaYe town this afternoon, for their seat, Broadlands, Hants, Lord and Lady Vtilchester have left town for 1 3righton. Lord Adolphus Fitzolarenc.e.gay.e a dinu^,r on Satrr .. day, at his apartments in St. James's Pa' .ace. The corn. parry consisted of the Duke of Carob-',d Vise punt and Vge, Wil l ...arn Russell, Mrs. Lane F( i ) s x c , j M un i t sr R Falklandaik es,Right 13 :,n. Charles Villiers, M.P., General Drummond, and lJ r. Quin. Ltaeddy in D ;own iorb i n n the Hon. Miss Hu g h es are ex .t few days from th e i r sea t i n W a l es. ex pected Lord and Lady Olivia Ossulston are expected in town in a few 'jays from CLitlingbam Castle, N.B. Sir Charles Wood arrived in town, yesterday, from :is seat, Hickleton Hall, Doncaster, and was preQent at the Cabinet Council. The right hon. baronet left Lon don, after the meeting, for Portsmouth. The 'Baron de Vidal has left the Clarendon for Paris. Sir Frederick Arthur, Bart., has arrived at his resi dence, in St. James's-street, from Nice. Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Vernon have arrived at the Cla rendon from New York. RUMOURED DEATH OF EARL DALHOUSIL—Rumours, which we fear are but too well founded were current yesterday, that the preparations for the return home of Lord Dalhousie had been frut'aated by the lamented death of that nobleman. Previous accounts had in formed us that the kte i 4 evernor-General, worn out with long disease and sbo exhausting duties of his high sta tion, had fa l .ien into a melancholy state of weakness and suffer:. , ...g, to which, according to the latest tidings, it would appear that he hail finally succumbed. The new administrator of out. Indian empire, Viscount Canning, reached Calcutta, we believe ' before the dec ease o f hi s able predeees sor. —Mora ingChronicle. GENERAL SCREW STEAM Coltrairr.--.Thle Company has just received a further deposit of 20,000/. from the French Company, by whom eight of their ships have lately been purchased. This makes a total deposit . I 25,0001. On the lat of July the first ship is to be delivered and paid for, and the remainder are expect. d to be delivered at intervals of about a month. It is also understood that the books of this company will be closed at the end of the ptestnt week fer the dis bureement to the shareholders of the 31. per ebare of capital authorised to bn returned. 14AIIIIOUR AT BOULOGNE. Letters from Boulogne mention that the new sluices at that port have at last been brought into play, and that the result has proved very important. It 14 stated that the harbour is now nearly always accessible to steamers in neap tides, and that the period during _which it...is:open in spring and mean Udell bas been considerably increased. A new system of signals, to show the depth of water to Vas pas Outside, has been established kin the lighthouse at the extremity of the West pier, FIRE INCIRAKIE—Sorne weeks back it was men tioned in Pitrimment that the English ffta assltritiice eumpanies were threatened with eottlpetition !Foie French o ffi ces, w hi c h the hi g h rah u tt , aty *Chid fa vent them from being ablb ilieelh the Uhancelbr of the Esohetitter teplie`a thitt, lie did not apprehend any such conire3titiiiti 'e'tould be attempted, but that, if this opinift vohnia prove erroneous, he would immediately take whatever measures might be requiditti, A circillar has now b een i ssue d b y_ the eornpaiik Frititet, esta blished in Paris in I.6 . gft, *ith 4 capital of 400,0001., stating that they haV-e established an agency in London, where oolicies may be effected with precisely the same conditions as those of the British offices, and at little more than one-half the annual charge. Thus the ordi nary risks which in England are subject to a premium of ls, 6d, and a duty of ]Osti a making a total of 4g. 6d. per mot., will be taken by La France at 2s. 6d. per cent. The company, in illustration of the effects of our heavy duties, point to the fact that in France seven eighths of the owners of the house property effect in. surances, while in England the proportion is only one. third. MARRIAGE OF TnE PRiNCEREOtAL—As the subject is one of much Interest, we suhjoin a brief memoir of the would-be bridegroom. Amid the general body of German Princes, Prince Frederick William Nicholas Charles of Prussia stands high. He was born on the 18th of October ' 1831, and is consequ e ntly in hi s t wen t y • fifth year, and tee years the senior of hie supposed fiancee. He holds the commissions of major, ala suite, of the let Regiment of Foot Guards, and chef and colonel proprietaire of other regiments in the Prussian service. He is the eldest son and heir of Frederick William, Prince of Prussia, brother of the King, and heir to the throne. Consequently, if the projected mar riage shall become um fait accompli, it may be antici patPcl that the time is not far distant when the throne of Prussia will be occupied by a Princess of England. The 'Prince is more soldier than a politician ; but so far as his political feelings are known, they are held to be in accordance with the views of his father, Accord ing to general report, the Prince is a person of gra clone and conciliatory msnners, popular with the azgly Pad Peopit a•Ad twourito of his Royal gads. • " • „ _ SPAIN. MADRID, March 22.—The rumours which have been published in the journals of a Ministerial crisis are entirely unfounded. The railway from Valladolid to Burgos will be commenced in a very short time. The financial question has been solved by the Cortes according to the wishes of the Go went.- The Basque provinces are tranquil. SYDNEY. (From the Sydney Empire.) From the intelligence which reaches us by various channels from the agricultural districts, we gather gratifying evidences of an almost universally flouts ishing condition of the crops. But a short time ago the prevalence of hot winds and drought had begun to exercise a depressing influence on the spirits of the settlers, previously elated by the prospect of unusual good fortune. Considerable damage was indeed done. In some places the corn was prema turely ripened and shrunk ; in others, so rapid wag the drying effect of the scorching winds, the grain tumbled from the ears before the crop could be housed ; whilst in others, again, where the wheat was of rank growth, and in blossom, it was found necessary to cut it down as hay. One-half of the wheat - lands from Burrowa to the Fish River have, it is asserted, been thus disposed of. Few districts have altogether escaped the blighting influence of the obnoxious north-westerly winds, and in some instances of untimely frosts. Bet our latest ac counts partake once more of a cheerful tone. The favourable changein the weather has repaired much of the damage previously done ; and again the set tler's hopes are buoyant. The grain in some dis tricts is rapidly filling ; in others fast ripening ; whilst in others again harvest operations have tart ady begun, and labour bein; tolerably abundant, will proceed with rapidity till the crops are safely garnered. From almost every district we have re ceived assuring reports of a good harvest rapidly approaching fruition. It was needless to say that in this there is abun dant cause fur thankfulness and gratulation. A suc cessful season, by the hopefulness it will infuse amongst the many new settlers in the various dis tricts, will give a much-needed impetus to agricul ture. The colony has, it would seem, to establish a reputation for successful agriculture, which at pre sent it p siesies to a partial extent only. Agricu!- ture, punned with the same care and energy as other branches of industry, seldom fails to be successful, under circumstances ordinarily propitious ; and there can be no insurmountable obstacles in the case of this country. The difficulties to be encoun tired are not greater than have been effectually sur mounted elsewhere. With abundance of fertile soil, wi h a vat iety of climate adapted to the production of a wide lane of articles necessary to human sub sistence, and with ready markets, the agricultural interests of the. country cannot surely long remain of secondary importance. But a successful season and remunerative picas will effect more to ad vance those interests than any amount of abstract reato sing. And therefore it is that, at the pre sf nss juncture, when agriculture with us is, as it ware, on its trial, wa conceive we have more than or iin , rr cause to rejoice at the encouraging prose t 4 of the coining harvest, apart from the im m. dive advantages accruing to all classes of the community. From aintost every part of the colony, accounts ag-ee in representing the breadth of wheat sown this ve , tr as niu :h greater than in previous years. M I new lsnd has been broken up, and the fire, the ax-, and the plough have been making exten sive inroads upon the ancient domain of scrub and fore t. Simulated by a well earned success, future seasons will no doubt exhibit a still great activity; and the area of civilisation may be confidently ex pected to extend far and wide, under the auspices of an industrious and prosperous agricultural popu lation. The present hay harvest is represented as abun dant, and the prospects of a good supply of herbage for stock are everywhere encouraging. So active. with us are the reparative forces of nature under the influence of the genial weather we are now favoured with, that, in a space of time almost mar vellously b ief, fresh verdure has sprung up where previously all had been parched and bare ; and the ravages of the scorching blast and the blighting frost are repaired almost before their full vatent is ascertain3d. • The Bank of Frankfort has raised its discoun on commercial bills from 3 to 4 per cent. The Austrian, Gazatte announces the death and burial at Warsaw of Gen. Popoff, hetman of the Don Cossacks. 90 89 44 40 The second regiment of the Anglo.ltalian Legion arrived at Turin on the 20th from. Suza, and im mediately set out again for Genoa, thence to em bark for Malta. A lotter from Modena, in the Opinione of Turin, announces that the Duke of Modenl has pardoned several persons who had been in prison for several years on political charges. The Messagere di Modena publishes a decree, by which the Duke of Modena establishes a uniform system of communal administration throughout h's States. One of the Vienna papers says that everything concerning the navigation of the Danube has heen definitively .regulated iu the Congress at Paris, notwithstanding the apprehensions enter tained of discussions arising on the suljict between Austria and the belligerent powers. A marriage is spoken of as likely to take place between one of the King of Naples' children and a member of the Grand Duke of Tuscany's, family. The negotiations for a new Concordat are pro gressing rapidly both at Florence and Naples. It is similar to that which is now giving so much trouble to the Austrian Government. A. letter from Rome, in the Milan Gazette, says : —" The Rome and Frascati Railway, which, as already stated, will be opened in May next, has the terminus just outside the Porta Maggior. This line will become the main section of the Rome and Naples Railway, • which is soon to be conceded ; both the Count de Montmolin and the family of Orleans are deeply interested in the matter." CAMP AT WlNCHESTER.—lnstructions have been given Icy the Government, that 500 acres of land in the neigh b ,urhood of Winchester shall be purchased for the pur pose of forming a permanent camp for 500 men. SAILING OF Trig SHALIMAIL—The White Star royal mail-ship Shalimar, Captain Brown, belonging to Messrs. Pilkington and Wilson, sailed from Liverpool on Sunday with the usual mails, a large and valuable cargo, and 250 passengerS. . _ The departures from the port of London for the Aus tralian colonies during the pa=t week have comprised five vessels—two to Port Philip, one to Adelaide, one to New Zealand, and one to Sydney—with an aggrevate capacity of 4,913 tons. The rates of freight exhibit little variation. Smith, who was known t) have I erpeirated several burglaries in Stonehouse, and wire, while filling the situatiou of railway porter, is suppo el to have pickcd the lock and stolen money from a drawer at the So .t Devon Railway station at Plymouth, contrived to break out of the locktup at Stonehouse, when awaiting exami nation, and escaped. LOANS TO THE INDIAN GOVERNMENT EROli THE KING OF OUDE.—On Saturd ,, y a parliamentary return wa I issued of all sums of money borrowed by the Ind ian Government from tie Sing of Oude between the years 1811 and 1855. From this return it ap pears that loans to the following amount in Luck now or Company's rupees have been borrowed six per cent., 2,08,50,000 rupees ; at five per cent., 2.12,40,000 ; at four per cent., 53.00,000 making a tote of 4,73,90,000 rupees. There has been repaid by cession of tetrit ,ry to the Nabob Vizier, under treaty of May 1, 1816, 100,00,.000 rupee: in notes of the Four per Ceti'. Public Loan of 1854 5, 36,00,0 00 rupees ; in cash, 1,57,82,765„ 5,, 4, making the total rt p lid 2,93,83,765,, 5„4, leaving an amount outstanding is Lucknow rupees of 1,80,07,234,. 10 „ 8. THE SPITAL SERMON AT CHRIST CHURCH, NENVGATE SPREET.—Y. stcrday, being Easter Monday s , c t c h o eb p o a y nie so d f Christ's Hospital via ked in ,prrees3ion, m by tueir masters, to the Mansina-house, whets, th e y were joined by the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor" he La ly M yore s, the Sheriffs, the R tcorc'er, Town Clerk, and other civic) functionaries. They then prey, P. d to Christ Church, Newgateostreet, where the lord Bishop of Lincoln preached the Spital 6erinon. Btueeoat boys, aueowpauied by r. (3.4(5. Cooper, the c imposer of the music, sang an original Easter hcr, the words by the Senior Grecian, Ernest Montagne. After the service, the company adjourn., he great hall, when the reyor,t of toe nßl 3l 4tr Qf oltildren, ma read. LITERATURE. Poems. By Edward Gipern. B3gue, Fleet- street. Tho author of these poems is a " rural post man'," earning ten-and-sixpence per week, fulfilling the several duties of husband and father with credit and respectability, and yet finding time and talent to indite a volume of lyrics which merit considerable praise. Mr. Cipern has the true feeling of the poet in him, and stands boldly and gracefully out from the mob of scribblers who fancy they can set the world on fire with a few sheets of spoiled paper. He is unassuming; though philosophical ; and diligently patient, though highly sensitive, blending the refined taste of a son of the Muses with the vigorous industry of a son of Labour. We do not mean to say that Mr. Capern's pro- ductions aro perfect. They are frequently weak in expression and defective in construction. Like many painters in words, he is apl, to pay more attention to the pleaging variety of his colours than the correct development of his forms ; yet we perceive so much of beauty and mental health in his songs that we most warmly commend them to our readers. We quote the following morsel of melody as a sample of his power : COME TO THE GREENWOOD, COME! Come, come to the greenwood, come ! Come, ere the cuckoo's note dies on the lea ; Come, whilst the hawthorn blows Beautiful summer snows, And holey-bees sing in the sycamore tree. Come, come to the greenwood, come ! Come, and I'll crown thee with leaves from the bough; Come, whilst the sooty bird Soft as 1 lute is heard, Waking the hill from its base to the brow. Come come to the greenwood, come ! Come, whilst the turtles are talking above ; Come, and I'll weave for thee, Down by the willow tree, songs full of flowers in the loom of my love. Cetus, come to the greenwood, come ! Come where the violet-wing butterflies play ; Come whilst the heather-bell Rings in the hollow dell, Come, my sweet Lily-love, come, come away. The above is well contrasted with these rough and stirring lines : " Up ! there's a work for the world to bs done A battle to fight, and a race to be won : Up, my lads, up, if the laurels you'd wear ; Do, if the palm of the victor you'd bear. " The timid A. lion ! a lion !' may shout, And thee, like a fugleman, turn right about ; But onward, lads, onward ; have courage to pass, And soon you'll discover 'tis only an ass. " Up, my lads, up! though your talents arc small, Ye must all act your part, if ye'd win, one and all; The weakest, the strongest, the peasant, the peer, The humblest and ablest, have work enough here. " There's vice to be trampled, and virtues to sow, And depths to be fathomed of error and woe ; And ere ye can have the bright noontide of truth, The sunlight of knowledge must dawu on your youth. "Whilst there's want in the land, or a pang in the heart, There's a need that you act the Samaritan's part; And though Priestinan and Levite both fail to bestow Their oil, wine, and twopence, lads, up ye, aid de." We see that Walter Savage Landor has dedi cited. his last work to Mr. Capern—no mean com pliment from the venerable critiu to the " rural postman." We suppose the gifted author of "Imaginary Conversations" believes that Edward Capern has the right stuff in him. We are of the same opinion ; and conclude our notice of his interesting Volume by hoping that " the People" will pay him better as a "man of letters" than the Government does. Margaret and her Bridesmaids. By th© Authot of " Woman's Devotion." 3 Vols. Hurst and Blackett. This tale is distinguished by the same freshness of feeling, and enthusiasm of spirit., as characterised its predecessor. Unmistakeably it is the produc tion of no ordinary talent, and hence it bears a charm in its pages that attracts irresistibly. We are borne along iu admiration, in sympathy, and in pity for the heroine, who conducts herself with dignity, meekness, and fortitude. It is true that some of the other personages, estimable though they are, and interesting in every way, do not altogether come up to our expectations ; but Mar garet's character is perfect, in her joyous youth, in her bridal hour of hope, in her more mature hours of promise, and lastly in her sorrow. A forlorn atidow, when life seemed so bright and smiling around her, she for a time seems sunk into the shade of care, but she comes out from the cloud more splendid than ever. The weakness of her mind was strengthened by the struggle, and the tenderness of her heart gave softness to her dispo sition, without overwhelming it with grief. It is a sad story, but an interesting one, that of Mar garet Leigh. Her . young friends are all admirably sketched in their different ways ; but it is in Lotty that we feel most disappointed. She is a charming character all Throughout, and natural while fasci nating, a result not always attained by novelists ; but in her marriage with Philip she destroys much of the illusion created by her former career. It is true that there were peculiar circumstances attend ing it, but not even' the death-bed of a parent sanctions an ill-advised hasty union. Poor Philip was the greatest sufferer, as he deserved to be, and bitterly did he rue his rashness and precipitation. 'Jetty, as she was familiarly termed, belonged to a noble-hearted family. In describing the genial natures, warm affections, and worthy senti ments of the BeauvillianS, the author has achieved agreat success. "Peace on earth, goodwill to men" might have been appropriately chosen as their family text, for it pre-eminently displayed its glorious truths in their lives, their thoughts, and actions. The stately old father was a worthy chief of such a house, and the only thing to be regretted in his course was, his suffering his judgment to be warped in regard to his daughter's marriage. Many others appear to add interest and grace to the scene ; also some minor individuals, who form an amusing background. The brother and sister, Basil and Nliiliceut, are very deserving of atten tion ; and Gerald Herbert is meritorious, but his zeal was greater than his discretion. He is well shown to us as an instance of the peculiar evil that can only be wrought by the good, who make reli gion a terror instead of a blessing, and can only let others see it through their own perverted mediums of right and wrong. Lady Katharine, the mother in-law of Margaret, is another example of the sin of pride and self,sufficiency. Harold Leigh, the unworthy husband of the gentle Margaret, is naturally exemplified in his wavering and unstable temper. His sad end throws a veil over his faults which the critic respects. It is a relief to the mind of the reader when Margaret declares her intention of contracting no second marriage. - It is true that if she had been united at first to Basil Erle she would have been happier, and have found a more kindred spirit and congenial nature ; but, her heart once given, though perhaps unwisely, was for ever, with one like her. It was useless for the vivacious Lotty to talk of future bliss realising past promise of early days. Margaret felt that the present was to her what best contained the glories of what had been and what might be, the past was reflected In its mysterious halo, the future fore shadowed in its splendid promise. The last letter received from. Harold seemed to Margaret as com ing from another sphere ; purified from faults, and sobered by sorrow, her husband had spoken in hi s last hour to her — the writing, preserved till he had departed, was given to her. The winds of the tempest had raged above, the waves of the ocean had rolled below, but the words that were to speak comfort to a broken heart were saved, and reached their destination, while the gallant ship had been struck to t h e manly hearts within h er cease d p to iec b e e s a , t and for ever. Till the sea should give up her dead was Margaret's devotion centred therein, not that she is left a mourner, her ideas are e ngaged is benefitting the property, and in put ting into practice those plans, which it would have b ee n her delight to have seen Harold earry out. In the society of her early friends, the care of her infant children, the exertions for the welfare of her tenants, she is left fully employed in the noblest of human labours. It is of one like Margeret that we can realise the idea of her children and friends rising up and calling her blessed. A more ro mantic end might be expected from the outset of the story, but the path of the bride is strewn with flowers for the first day, afterwards the thorns are visible. Happy would all be who, like Margaret, could derive profit from the stings, as she drew pleasure from the sweets of life, and " As the same fair flowers look up in sunshine with a smile And gently bend in show'ers." In the marriage of Lotty with Basil the same fault cannot be found as was apparent in his union with her friend as she desired, and there fore it is so far a satisfactory termination to the difficulties in which all seemed hopelessly involved, but, it is to be regretted that so fine a character as that of Lotty should be marred by being joined to Philip Leigh, so immeasurably her inferior. This w.B exemplified in her natur.) rising with a rebound al er the severance of her ties, not like Margaret's clinging like the ivy to the ruined tower of her hopes. Basil is a glorious in stance of an unselfish and lofty mind keeping its vautage-gronnd above temptation, envy, and ,scares. Au was Wowed by laighormotives than Harold dreamed of, and Philip Leigh could bav comprehended, had he known them. The lofty standard of his actions was purer than the high.en deavours of his brother Gerald could attain to, for he wanted the crownin g gift of charity. Those wh o are interested by works of feeling u ill appreciate " Margaret and her Bridesmaids," and if they censure some points, and criticise some characters, will acknowledge the heroine to be a worthy centre of attraction to the narrative, while they admire the talent, that gives power to the actors, lends vivacity to the scenes, and sheds lustre o'er the descriptions. P,nOSPECTS OF PEACE. A letter from St. Petersburg, of the 11th, in the roustittationne/, says :—" Prince Gortschakoff, the Russian Ambassador at Vienna, i expected bet e in a few days. The Emperor directly requested him not to make use of the leave of absence granted him unless he considered the present aspect let' ter affairs perfectly satisfaztory. The prince, tu a l e ' ter received here from him a few days ago, Baler" - ' Public opinion at Vienna and throughout All Germany is entirely favourable to the policy of the 19th of January. Europe herself again nr pears to open her arms to the Emperor Alexande r. 11., and to thank him fur the noble efforts which: • he has made to re-establish the balance of the powe, r , of the world. lam convinced that every one y in ' give him due credit for the sacrifices which be has unhesitatingly made in the interest of genet" peace." There was a grand reception at the co urt yesterday on the occasion of the anniversary of the birth of the Hereditary Grand Duke. The young prince has now attained his eleventh year. 100 features bear some resemblance to his grandfather' , the Czar Nicholas, and he also resembles hitn in many points of his character. The vivacity niturs: to his age is tempered by an expression of itres l ' kindness, which be appears to inherit both frog his father and his mother. The Emperor and Ern . press appear to be well satisfied with the progrete of affairs. A courier arrived this morning 'fo ul Count Orloff, the bearer it is said of very favenr: able accounts from Paris; and during the reception the Empress was so cheerful and animated as 'to el:. cite the notice ef the persons invited, and the Emperor conversed with different groups,to whom be decla red that peace appeared to him to be more and more ter' tain,and that he could now occupy himself with ire* portant works at home and with useful modificat ions in his empire. To one of the groups, composed °r f members of the corps diplomatiqtte, the EroP: said, " The gar has only been an accident, ° rather a misunderstandinff. It will net b ars changed in any way the good ' personal relations lee" tween the Russians and the French, who ha l ° some remarkable points of resemblance. Th e ./ have certainly fought too long, but it has bee ll always with courtesy and humanity. The Ru esisn. prisoners have been treated by the French, not ~s enemies, but as brothers • and I have been arm i°l ? that proper treatment should be shown to the po' Boners whom the fortune of war has thrown into " our hands. When peace shall have been signeal and everything leads me to believe that it is *boo to be so—France and Russia way hold out the hand to each other, may esteem and love each other '. as in the past; for, although the struggle has hee l warm, it has been carried on in all honour an without hatred." The Emperor Alexander ale s • spoke in the most affectionate manner of Napcleo 111., and did full justice to the acts of his govern: ment and to his love of peace, which he add ed ' " is as sincere as my own." SERIOUS P(ST•OFFICE FRAUDS. The county magistrates acting for the Bath division °f Somerset were engaged for some time on Saturday in in ; vestigating charges preferred against the keepers of t lr a . post receiving -offices, by Mr. Ramsay, the I neeectei Ge .. % ral of the Post-o ffi ce. The first case was against S e "' Corp, who acted as post-mistrees at the Westh I teceivil?g,: office, at Weston, near Bath and who was c h s g ed stealing a post-tetter beionging to her nesjeaty a roi!_ master-General. Mr. Sack, solicitor, appeared for el prisoner, who was a respectable-looking woman , 941 .4 from her faint state was accommodated with a chair. appears that for some time past the Post-office authoriteri have been aware of an extensive syst m being o e mi lie le . " f. on of affixing postage stamps that have previu s ; been used. With the view of detecting the offenders, • Nix. Mollie, Assistant-inspector to the Poet -o : e r 1•0/ on the 12th instant, made up a letter, which ..i .j dressed to " Willtat,, Black, seaman, on board 11. 52 •, Skylark, Black Sea Peet," an 1 this letter was tak e P - 0. • it a young woman, a servant to Mr. Pryor, chief ner the Bath office, to the Wrsthall receiving - off i l where she gave the prisoner 3 and requested to affix three stamps to the letter. The prisoner "er peered to do so ; but on the bag arriving at tr: Bath o ffi ce in the evening, and search being made for w i • "trap" letter, to see if it had proper stamps upon it, ~' such letter could be found. On the 17th soothl3e' letter, similarly addressed, was sent by the same tet senger ; but that, also, - was missing from the bag in t"'" evening. Accordingly, on the next day Mr. Mouiet with Police-iuspector Norris, went to the prisoner'sho teleo and, 3n acquainting her with the object of their visit, lb!, took the " trap" letter of the previ .us day from a s heht and said she did not forward it, as she had no ststfw„P 6 '. The previous letter she said she had sent to anothtirP,P,',, ~ ceiling-house for the same reason. The " Mier showed, however, that en the 17th of March she w' •in posseseien of 1/ worth of stamps. On being searched° letter, addressed to " Mrs. Cormack, Apeley-hcw * „ Bath," was found in the prieoner'e pocket, opened ; 1 !;,, newspapers were discovered in the kitchen, addressen"• , • h a reverend gentlemaiein North America one I ,o— upon it, which; in Mr. Moule'e opin ion, bad been used before ; and the othe r : presenting the appea l l l„ of a stamp having been taken from it. A numb . .r A L, copies of the Illustrated News were also found, with bs - • top margin of the first pages broken off e The rrio ner• was committed to take her trial at the next assize s the charge of stealing the letter. thle The next case was against Louisa Belson, keeper r su n •, receiving-o ffi ce in the village Twerton, near Bath, w e ': was charged with using old postage stamps. On 01 101 0 " r: mg the Twerton bags, on the 13th and 19th jest., Moule found a letter on each occasion bearing a petite stamp that bad previously been used. It was provei l , i ! each case that the letters had been posted . by.parties had paid the defendant the money, and requested 13. " to affix stamps to the letters. 'The defendant had re n. dered herself liable to a penalty of . 201. in each eat ~ Mr. Ramsay raid he could mu ltiply the ca ses, but PY only wished for one conviction, and did not press f or / the penalty. Col. Blatt' wayte, in giving the decitti n % the magistrates, remarked that cheap postage 1165 0 , ereat boon to the public, and it became every reef s • A . tab e person to protect the system from fraud. • r 3" lir hench were titling to act .tong the suggestion of Ramsay, as the defendant bore a very good chatl C. ` ter, but she must pay a fine of 51 and costs. Mr. gam say said, ae the defendant bad been some years in the service, and the office would now be removed from bet bowie, he should - be satisfied with a further ef tee penalty. The nmeistrates accordingly t n ieiget e . t the fi eu. 1/. and cost. Mr. Ramsay remarked ! , lt the Post.,, ffi ce authorities were determined to peeseno" , In every case of the kind discoverer'. Racing Fixtt AP res for 1856. Newmarket C ......... .. 14 York 5pring ............ •../.' . Harpenden ............... Mahon ............ Newmarliet ........... Doncaster Spring 1 A bergavenny T:lrsk Croxton Park 8 Epsom Spring lO Durham l4 .Y. 2 0 Bath Harpenden ' 4l Epsom ................... Chester Spring - 6 Shrewsbury 13 Manchester l4 Suuthwell 15 JUNE. Beverley • " 4 ' N ' ewcastle-on-Tyne ... . ... gi Ascot Heath 10 Bibury ................... . Hampton lB Stockbridge.,. ........... .. Newton lB I Winchester ............. JULY. . 16 1 Stamford . • ......, ........ 24 Chelmsford .............. R g Knutsford .................. 2 8 Marlborough .......... . . Goodwood ............. r UST. . 18 Yarmouth ................. „„ York ........................ Radcliffe ..... . ...........6 Derby........... . ....... • . .t 6 Egbam...................... ,`4 74 " Stockton ................ Newmarket Carlisle Worcester Summer . 3 Liverpool . Nottingham 15 AUG Brighton Brighton Club 8 Lewes Wolverhampton Reading l2 _ . Ludlow.. 14 1 SEPTE IMBER. Cardiff ..................... Walsall ...... ............... n 6 Manchester Autumn •• . :0 Newmarket F 0......• Warwick Sept' .2 Lichfield . Lincoln Doncaster. Leicester ...10 ...16 ...24 OCTOBER. Kelso • 1 I Newmarket S 0 ....... . .... Chester Autumn 7 I Warwick Autumn ...... 1. Bedford 9 I Newmarket H.........•• .. Wrexham Autumn NOV E Worcester Autumn 4 Tarporley Huut MBER. Liverpool Autumn .. • ... I Shrewebury Autumn INDEX TO THE CLOSING OF STAKES. 1 The Hoo March 2 2 Chester April 1 Maiton 25 Ascot ....................... ` , Newmarket 25 Beverley ......... . ........ Durham Irish Racing Fixtures for 1856. MARCH. TuUamore ' 27 APRIL. Curragh 22 I Westmeath' ............... MAY. Ho** sud aido7lo 15 1 141011=MOR +'2 MO T r h e e o al terd a y consists 2 ,000 o can, at kale, at Fgyptif and 20( Imports The Itb previou The a tbron g that en Peace is for th e with o i l alinouh( th ey co chant s a once .. to 4 ror s or. tritnmact '!'itrr / 4 4teh • Ntc