The Sun. — London, England, 1856-03-29 00:00:00

• • THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY•LARE, Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. THIS EVENING, THE WHEY'S YENuEANCE. Supporta by Augustus Brahans, H. Drayton, and Farquharson ; Miss Lucy Escott, and Miss Fanny Huddart. 7 o c n lade with MARGUERITE, a Legend of Love. THEATRE ROYAL, II tYMARRET. Under the Management of Mr. Backstone. THIS EVENING, THE EVIL GENIUS. Followed by EL GAMSUSUNO ; or, The Mexican Goldseeker. Ls which ER E A NENA and the Spanish Dancers will appear. After which. LEND ME FIVE SHILLINGS To conclude with JOHN JONES. ROYAL PRLNCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. Caast•L SzAit. THIS FVENING, THE CORSICAN BROTHERS. After which, THE VICTOEt VANQUISHED. To conclude with A PRINCE FOR AN HOUR. TtICATRE ROYAL ADELPIII. Proprietor, Mr. R. Webeter.—Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, DOMESTIC ECONOMY. To be followed by lIRCIENr PRIVATE AFFAIRS. To conelude with 3 LCK A.ND THE BEAN STALK; or, Harlequin And Mother Glooie at Home Again. In which MOMS. d. Bland, P. Bedford, Madame Celeste, Miss Wyndham. and Mist B. Arden will appear. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager. Mr. Alftvi Wigan. THIS EVENING STAY AT HOME. A/ter which will be produced a New and deably-moral, though ncessively old, Melodramatic Fairy Extravaganza, entitled THE DISCREET PRINCESS; or. the Three Glass Distaffs. In which Means. Emery, F. RobsJa. H. Cooper, Miss Marston, and Miss Maskell will appear. ROYAL SURREY TaRATRE. Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Creswlck. THIS EVENING, Will be performed a new Drania, entitled HOW WE LITE. Followed by TUFFLEHAUSEN; or, The Lawyer's Legend. To conclude with ?FIE COBBLER AN!) TAILOR. LOYAL 4T ft AN D TUBA r Rl4. Efader the direction of Mr; Payne. THIS EVEN.ING, THE LOSE DIAMONDS. A fter which, GOOD QUEEN BESS. , To conclude with IT RUNS IN THE FAMILY. ROYAL MARYLEBONE TPIEATRE. Under the Manageraent of Mr. Edward Stirling. THIS EVENING, LOST, £30,000. Messrs. Stuart, Belford, Stirarts, Carter, Langton; Messds. An derton, Morel!. Mars. Brothers Elliott's wonderful performam'es. GRAND BALT,ET. Munselle Agnes, Mr. an Mrs. Harvey, an I Corps de Ballet. Mus!cal Fairy Spectacle, EMILY FERN FLOWSit; or, THE GO2LIN MINE. 'Miss Francis [ltighw, Miss Morel], Mr. Sanders, Mr. J. Bedford, and 3) Ladies. Buses and Stalls, 23.; Pit, Is. , Gallery, 6d. 4.I3TLIY'S hOYA , . kNiPatra6ATalit. Lessee and `tanner, Mr. Wm. Coke. Easter Attractions. Astiey's Great Spring Meeting and National Steeplechase. THIS EVENING, THE ARAB OF THE DESERT AND HIS FAITHFUL STEED The acting horse. trained by Mr William Cooke. A novel series of SCENES In the CIRCLE. New act, the Post can's Knock. First appearance of the Misses Dacey on the D mita Tight Rope. New Drame with the GREAT SPRING MEETING and ENG LISH NATIONAL SrEEPLECHA.SE. on Stage, combined with Ring, introducing Mr. W. Cooke's new racing stud and daring Jockeys. in the chase from the starting unto the winning post, with other entertainments. Box.eillce open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Equestrian Director. Mr. W. Cooke, inn. EMMA. STANLXY'S " SETEN AGES OF WOMAN." second Season. This Lyric Entertainment has been crowned by the unanimous approbaticai of ALL THE LONDON JOURNALS As the greatest artistical triumph of the day. It constitutes an Opera , Comedy. and Vaudeville. With a host of characters in Correct Cos• tunes ; aid Songs in SIX DIFFERENT LANGUAGES Never attempted by any other artiste. Evening performances on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. MS. Morning performances on Wednesdays and Saturdays at hal f.pagt two. precisely.. Admission—Chairs, 3s. ; Centre Seats, 2s. ; Back Seats, Is. SAINT MARTIN'S HALL, Long-acre. mem WATER. AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY—Morn. 15 min. aft. 6—Evening 41 min. aft. 6 ret-lidoßßOw—Morn. 9 min. aft. 7 —Evening 45 min. aft. 7 THE WEATHER—SuN OFFICE, MARCH 29. THERMOMETER, IN THE SIIADE. 46 - highest since noon yesterday. 40 -lowest this morning and daring the night. 42 —this day at noon. BAROMETER-30'28. WIND, E.S.E.—Fresh, and bitterly cal, with fine, sun shiny weather and clear sky. Last evening very heavy clouds passed to the S.W., and portended rain. ~~^~~.. ,r , , LONDON, SATURDAY, MARCH 29, 1856. The Conferences still hang fire. It was confi dently anticipated, on the admission of the Prus sian Plenipotentiaries, that nothing remained but the signatures of the parties to terms previously arranged; and that the treaty would be definitively completed during the present week, or, at all events, before the "conclusion of the existing Armistice. That, however, expires on Monday next, and we are still without authentic intelli gence. It is, however, rumoured that new diffi culties have arisen " sufficient to retard the mo ment of a definitive settlement." It is very pro bable that such may be the case, or why the pro crastination ? It is better that we should know the worst at once, that the chosen represen tatives of the people, or, on their refusal to act in accordance with the exigencies of the case, the People themselves, may understand the full extent of the humiliation and damage to which they have been subjected, and may learn to ap preciate the full advantages of secret diplomacy, and its invariable results wherever the honour or interests of Great Britain are involved 1 As we have already explained, the nature of the new difficultieacan only be guessed at. Despite assertions so positively put forward, the secrets o f the Conferences have been well kept ; and all that can be done is to balance probabilities, and to judge in accordance with those which present the greatest appearance of truth. N o w it i s obvious that all was suppose]. to bs arranged on the admission of the representatives of Prussia: Their presence was the only new element imported, and, therefore, the chances are greatly in favour of that presence being the cause of the confusion ; and there are abundant reasons why it should be so. They would naturally be desirous of rescu ing their SoVereign from the degrading position in which he had wilfully and advisedly► involved himself. In that attempt they would be certain of the cordial co-operation of C9uut ORLOFF and Baron BRIINNOW, who are well aware of the highly valuable services rendered by the " Angel of Peace " to his brother-in-law, and his nephew ; and would wish to make a suitable return for value already received. Austria would support the same views. The strengthening of the Im perial dynasty, now promising to be consolidated and rendered permanent by the recent birth of a riaali heir, might hold out an acceptable bait to France ; while the matrimonial alliance, already virtually arranged, would render it highly impro bable that L )rd CLARENDON would persevere in any opposition which he might have felt it his duty to offer in the first instance, after the pre vailing influence at the British Court had been brought into operation, and time allowed for the arrival of new secret instructions from Downing street. Under these circumstances, and with such reasonable ohances of success, it is by no means surprising that Prussia should endeavour to procrastinate and delay the proceedings until he can fully carry out her views and objects, and that such may be the correct solution of the diplo matic problem. Meanwhile, what is to be done respecting the armistice ? If peace were really certain, as alleged, nothing could be more inhuman than to permit any sacrifice of the lives of our men, or even of the enemy, when it could not be produc tive of any beneficial result. But, on the other hand, if any captious difficulties have been raised —if there be a reasonable chance of another diplo matic failure, through the insincerity or duplicity of those with whom we are dealing, not a day, not an hour, should be lost in resuming hostilities, and trusting to the events of the War to justify new demands that will prevent the possibility .of the assertion, that " our victories and our undi minished resources" are to be their own (sole) rewards. Much will depend on the inflexible firmness and energetic zeal of Lord CLAREN DON, and in proportion as he manifests these indispensible qualifications at the present crisis, so high will his political reputation stand in the estimation of his countrymen. But it will be essential, for reasons already put forward in The San, that whenever the proceedings be ter minated in any way, a full and complete publi cation of all the proceedings should be made without any reservation or omission ! It is said that instructions have been trans mitted to our military and naval commanders " not to recommemce hostilities without further instructions." No positive or authentic announce ment has, however, been made of this highly important circumstance, which, if well founded, should at once be widely circulated. It is obvious that no mystery should be main tained on such a point, wherein not merely generals and admirals, but every officer in either branch of the service, and every civilian through out the length and breadth of the laud, must be deeply interested. It is almost needless to say, that such one-sided instructions, where Russia would not be in any degree bound, would be very injurious to this country, the people of which are not disposed to place much reliance on Muscovite honour or integrity when the inte rests of the CZAR may be placed in the opposite scale. On the whole, it is a difficult matter to decide correctly. We earnestly hope that Lord CLARENDON may arrive at a conclusion acceptable to the great body of his countlymen, and that there may be no reason to suppose that he has been jockied or outwitted in the matter. But if he be, will Lord PALMERSTON consent and be jockied too ? If so, the German has jockied them both, and they will have their reward, unless the Nation be jockied also. " If it were done when it is done," why, then, the Emperor of AUSTRIA has done it. Austria and Hungary are turned over, bound hand and foot, to the tender mercies of the Concordat, and the foot of the Jesuit is on the neck of the na scent liberty of both countries, while the ex-Go vernor of Hungary perambulates our streets a patriot lecturer, but still a prophet, and cer tainly not so despised a prophet as he was a year back. The prospects of Hungary seem black in deed. Her soil is fruiful ; her people possess the elements of greatness ; there are in her the ma terials of a powerful and independent State ; but what are these things to a country when the people are bound in chains? Glory to the EMPEROR, obedient young cub that kr. is--EilAry .e•c. 4lao Ai ulida•Looo OorHlA— glory to the Jesuits—glory to the POPE—glory to ourselves—the Concordat is established ; and, of course, our "Statesmen" will be no longer bothered with Hungary. It is not easy to rise with the foot of a Jesuit on your neck and the necks of your children, and so all will henceforth be peace and tranquillity in Hungary. Te Deums then by the hundred, catechisms of passive obedience to the powers that be by the thousand, exorcisms against Liberty by the million. The Red Sea is not deep enough for her—pile Rome ou the top of that ! and curse her, again and again, with bell, book, and candle ! If that don't do for her, why then she is immortal. But our " Statesmen" know she is not, at least, in the hearts of a people. Let her die then out of the Hungarian heart. They will never again be asked to do what their hearts abhor. Lend aid of any sort to an, or rather this, oppressed people, and routine and aristo cratic incapacity at home are freed from another enemy. Are the people of England content this should be so? Not all of them, to judge by the follow ing expression in the House of Commons : "Look how the House of Austria is prepaxiug to destroy the Protestantism of Hungary. You may say it is a great way off, and what is it to us ? I tell you it is some thing to you. It concerns the religion of you all, and all the best interests of England." Alas ! this was not uttered in 1856, but in 1658. It was only quoted the other day in the present year by a poor exile, almost as shrewd, though not as fortunate, as the original speaker, one OLIVER CROMWELL to wit, whounderstoodEnglish interests better than any Statesman before or after him, and contrived somehow to leave behind him the reputation of having been the greatest and wisest of our rule's. Unfortunately there are no States men like OLIVER now, and the situation of Hun gary is rather worse. There are, however, we are happy to believe, not a few in this country who treasure his words of wisdom as veritable oracles, and cannot look unconcerned on the prospects of Hungary. They know that a free Hungary has some little connection with a free England, and that Hungary in chains is more than a reproach— more than a subject for the sentimentalist—more than a victimisation of a free people ; in short, is a prop gone of their own freedom—a limb lost of their own body. No longer can she nurse resistance to offer it as before against the march of spiritual and despotic domination on the Continent, and the army of freedom is weaker by a powerful ally. Great way as Hun gary i s off, they fed her fate to be something to us, something concerning the best interests of Eng land. Strongly intrenched as our liberties are, they feel that there is nothing to spare, associa ting the strange monthings to be heard in favour of absolutism at home with the gathering might of despotism abroad. And they are right. Li berty is wounded in the wounds of every member, and the fate of liangary deeply concerns us. Our constitution survives her freedom because we were the stronger of the two, but there is not a despotic ruler in Europe but would delight in our fall. If we cannot help Hungary, if the perjured boy-king, with the aid of Rome, 'rust be suff ere d to extinguish the last hope of freedom in that country, it behoves us to strengthen tha cords of liberty in this country by bringing the popular element into freer action. Let more of the manly intelligence and honest worth of England he brought to bear on the management of her affairs. Let there be a copious supply of un- Germanised life blood into the veins of the constitution, and England stand out a more con spicuous example to the nations of the world of what can be achieved by the godlike agency of Freedom. Let that be done, and neither poet nor orator, however piercing be their notes of execration, and however pathetic their words of sympathy, will be able to approximate to the power of that protest—the sound of which will not only vibrate through the courts of the despot awakening apprehension and doubt, but will reach also the ear of the prisoner in the dungeon, and quicken oppressed Europe into life and action. It is not done, it may be when "it is done," and, assured of a generous sympathy, Hungary may, ere long, rise in her might, and, casting to the winds the black robe and the purple, drive her oppressors from her borders, lay at once the foundations of freedom and of national greatness, and lend aid in her turn to the cause of liberty and religion, prostituted as the latter now is to the vilest pur poses. Protestant or not Protestant as she will, let Hungary be but free ! THE MILITARY BOARD OF INQUIRY. If one thing more than another can tend to confirm the opinion expressed in the House of Commons, we believe by Mr. Layard, that this inquiry would be a " sham," it is the uncertainty in which even the initiatory proceedings are shrouded. Many days have been named for the opening ceremony to take place, but when the appointed time came the public were disappointed, and the only shadow of an excuse that could be put forth for the delay was, that General So-and so was ill and could not attend. Enough has already been said of effete Ministers, gouty Generals, and rheumatic civilians, whose age and infirmities prevent them from efficiently discharg ing their duties ; and the Government wishing, one would imagine, to give an impetus to Admi nistrative reform, have, it would appear, in con stituting one of the most important military boards that perhaps ever was formed, stu diously selected men whose age and infir mities prevent them from facing an easterly wind, and thus delay their entering on an inquiry the result of which is anxiously looked for, and which, in justice both to those inculpated and the pub lic, ought as speedily as possible to be brought to a termination, and their guilt or innocence made manifest to the world. We cannot, however, but believe that the Government is in earnest in the matter, but they certainly evince a supineness very reprehensible, and on which the public do not hesitate to express an unfavourable opinion. However, Parliament will re-assemble on Monday, when no doubt the "awkward questions" that will be put to Ministers respecting the delay will cause them to bestir themselves, and that which has for so long a time been a " myth" will bec.nne a reality. The public ask if there be any parties in the " background" likely to be incul pated by the inquisition ? Or is it intended to put off the inquiry until the traitorous peace be signed—then buike the Cjmmission and dissolve Parliament ? Verily, the end is not yet. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, MARcH 28. The dinner party, yesterday, included his Majesty the King of the Belgians, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, the Belgian Minister (Van de Wcyer), Lady Fanny Howard, Lady Caroline Barring ton, Baroness de Speth, Sir George Couper, Colonel ele Moerkerke, Captain Prisse, and Dr. Rieken. 'l'hs baud of the 2d Life Guards played daring din ner. Her Majesty's private baud afterwards performed in the Castle. The Queen and Prince, with the Princess Royal and Princess Alice, rode out on horseback this morning, attended by the Hon. Eleanor Stanley, Major• General Buckley, and Captain the Hon. D. de Ros. Captain Dane had an interview with Mr. Secretary LabLuchere yesterday at the Colonial-office. ) THE SUN, LO DON. SATURDAY EV_ENING' MARCH 29, 1856. DARING BURGLARY AND CAPTURE OF THE BURGLARS. —Yesterday morning, shortly before three o'clock, a daring burglary was committed at the Effingham. Saloon, Whitechapel-road, and three of the burglars were. cap tured on the premises by the police. THE LATE FATAL ACCIDENT IN THE LONDON DOCKS. —On Thursday evening Mr. W. Baker, the coroner, held an inquest at the George and Vulture Tavern, St. George's-street, Ratcliffe highway, re'pecting the death of Marian Shand, aged 26, who was killed in the London Docks, whilst witnessing the process of working the hydraulic machine, used in raising pon derous weights. The jury returned a verdict of " Ac cidental death." We are informed that Government have accorded a charter to the Ottoman Bank. This step is adopted after communication with the Ottoman Government, which grant] to the bank the firman requisite for the establishment of public under takings of this nature. THE FARRINGDONSTREET EXTENSION.—The City Im provement Committee have informed a deputation from the Board of Works for the Holborn district, that it is intended to raise the level of the new street, at the jtinc- Lion of New Charles-street, about four feet above its present level, which will render the descent from Charles street less steep, and the ascent from Vine-street mole gradual and easy. THE AUDIT OFFICE AND THE WAR DEPARTMENT.— Thirty-six persons have been transferred from the esta blishment of the Commissioners of Audit to the War Department, therely reducing the Audit-office to the extent of two inspectors, three senior examinera of the first class, five senior examiners of the second class, nine junior examiners, eight assistant examiners, seven tem porary clerks, and tvo mestengers.—Civil Service Gazette, ANOTHER CHILD 70UND MURDERED.—Yesterday morn ing, at an early hoar, a police-constable of the H division discovered the body of a newly-born male child in a court situate in Heneage-street, Spitalfields. The body was tied up in a piece of black cloth, and there were two bruises on the heaC, and neck, which leaves very little doubt but that the deceased had been inhumanly mur dered. The officer conveyed the body to the churchyard of Spitalfields, where Mr. Thomas Meeres, surgeon, of Brick-lane, examined the body, which had' only been born a few hours. Mr. W. Baker, the coroner, will hold an inquesteipon the deceased this afternoon. LOWERING Sinle's BOATS.—The Hooghly, bound for Adelaide—Messrs. Marshall and Eldredge, owners, chartered by her Majesty's Emigration Commissioners —left Gravesend on Thursday. Captain Westbrook, R.N., an old an 4 able officer of the establishment, has been expressly sent by the commissioners in her to test at sea, between this and Plymouth, Clifford's new method for instantly and safely lowering ships' boats when laden with their entire crews. The serious losses of life that have resulted from the want of an efficient remedy, the adoption of which the Passenger Act of October last renders imperative, have led to these ex perimee tr. DINNER TO ADAM BLACK, ESQ., M.P.—The:, book sellers of Edinburgh entertained Mr. Black in Berry's Hotel on Tuesday last, at six o'clock. Mr. R. Chambers occupied the chair, and Mr. P. S. Fraser, Preses of the Bookseller's Society, officiated as croupier. About 50 of the leading publishers and booksellers of this city, along with other members of the profession from Lon don, Glasgow, Dundee, &c., joined in this well-merited demonstration of respect to Mr. Black. Among those present were—Mr. John Murray, Albemarle street; Mr. W. Allan, Paternoster-row ; Mr. Dyer, of Messrs. Long man and Co. ; Mr. W. Chambers ' Messrs. Constable, Beyds, Nelsons, Oliphants, W. H. Lizars, Walker, Menzies, Johnstone, Edmonston, Douglas, Paton, Clark,. Maclachlan, W. Moffatt, NV, F. Watson, and Maclaren ; Mr. Thomas Murray, Glasgow ; Messrs. Shaw and' Middleton, Dundee ; Dr. Murray, Mr. Jas. Ballantine, Mr. John Duncan, papermaker, &c. The good feeling for which " the trade " has ever been proverbial was fully sustained.—Seotsetan. MINING INTELLIGENCE.—The Easter holidays would naturally make business dull, if there were no other causes of depression, and we cannot report extensive transactions this week in any description of mining stock, although there has certainly been a Letter demand for dividend mines, no;withstentling the prts,ure for money and the fall in the standard for copper. Basset and South Frarces have both been more in request, and are with difficulty obtained at quoted prices. Devon Con sols, 390 to 400 ; an improvement has taken place at one of the mines belonging to this company, the 63 fm. level at Wheal Emma being worth 1001. per fm, ; the reserves in this part of the sett are increasing considerably.— M :n'ng Journal of this daN. RIGHTS OF WAY AT KENSlNGTON.—Considerable ex citement has recently been manifested in the town of Kreington, in consequence of the stopping up of a foot path opening a way between a large and populous dis trict of the parish and Kensington Gardens. For years the inhabitants had been urging on the Government to concede to them this great public convenience ; and, last year, the Office of Woods, so soon as they got pesses sion of the grounds, with great consideration for the comfort of ttle inhabitants, made a footpath across it, and threw it open for the general benefit. The Beard of Ordnance, it is now understood, have again acquired possession, and their first act has been to close the foot path, and to put the Kensington public to great incon venience.— The Balkier. ACCOUCHESIENT OF THE EMPRESS OP THE FRENCH. —No authentic account of the parturition of the Ein press of the French has yet been published. We gather generally that the labour was somewhat pro tracted, the infant much above the average size, and that the forceps had to be used. It is stated in the pub lic prints that the Empress did not take chloroform, but we have reason to know that: this is not c Treet. After suffering for a considerable period, she begged to have ch:oroferm administereclstei her ; but M. Dubois, having a strong objection to its employment,ouly consented to the inhalation of a small quantity, The result, however, was anything but benefieial,great exeltemen tend some delirium ensuing. The chloroform wae immediately discontinued,' but it was some time before its injurious effects bad en tirely subsided. As the labour did not progress satis factorily, and as the expulsive pains were evidently in sufficier t to effect delivery, it was determined, alter a consultation, to apply the long forceps , . These were used with great dex; erity by M. Dubois, with the happy result of completing the labour with safety t the mother and chill The application of the forceps was attended with the production of a bruise on the face of the infant, but the injury is not at all serious, and is gradually but sensibly diminishing. The "milk fever' supervening has been of the ordinary character of this affection in mothers not nursing their children, and has been pro duc'ive of no alarm. Happily, all is now well with both the Imperil patients.—Lancet. DEMOLITION OF THE L iST GIBBET.—A. day or two ago the last gibbet erected in Esgland was demolished by the workmen employed by the contractors making the extensive d.‘cks for the North-Eastern Railway Company upon Jarrow Stake, on the Tyne. The person who was gibbetted at that place was Wra. Jobbing, a pitman, aged 30 years, convicted at the Durham Midsummer Aserizee, of 1832, of being concerned with another pitman, James Armstrong (who absconded and was never apprehended), with murdering Mr. Nicholas Fairles, a magistrate, upon the road to Jarrow, on the let of June in thatyear, and was hung that month at Durham. In the summer of 1832 there was a lengthened strike of the pitmen of Northumberland and Durham. Bitter feelings arose be tween masters and men. Many hundreds of the families of the men were turned out of their cottages and lived in the lanes and roads in camps for months. The colleries had t,o be protected by military and an immense number ot special constables, and notwithstanding three murders and many outrages were committed upon non-union men, and Mr. Fairies fell a victim to his zeal in endeavouring to main tain the law. At the time of Jobbing's trial an old law had been revived by the Whigs which condemned a murderer to the gibbet. Jobbing was the only person, we believe, gibbetted under that act ; but so great were the horror and disgust of all parties with the sight of the body of the poor wretch dangling in chains by the side of a public road, that great gratitude was expressed when the pitmen took it dawn one dark night, and either sank it in Shields Bar or buried it under the walls of Jarrow Monastery. It is, however, a gratify ing fact, showing the progress of civilisation among the mining population of those two counties, that though there have been several strikes among them since 1832, none of those strikes have been marked by a repeti tion of the fearful acts of violence of that year. At one of the great meetings of the pitmen held in the spring of 1832 the late Marquis of Londonderry attended on horseback to remonstrate with them. But he bad a company of soldiers with him, which were, in hiding in the valley. This was known. to the pit men, and the pitman that held his horse's bead as he spoke had a loaded pistol up his sleeve, in case the Marquis should wave the soldiers to come up, to blow the Marquis's brains out. Fortunately, the good feel ing and kind heart of the late nobleman prevailed, and that emergency did not arise. VACANCIES, APPOINTMENTS, AND PROMOTIONS_ IN THE CIVIL SERVICE.—War Departiat Lt.—Assistant Commissary General Leonce Routh, has been appointed deputy commissary general ; Mr. David Murray has been appointed engineer inspector of buildings for the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, in the room of Colonel Beats son, retired salary 4001. The Dockyards.—Mr. William Penfold, first class clerk in Portsmouth Yard, has been appointed accountant in Woolwich Yard ; Mr. Richard Walker, pay clerk and book-keeper of the steam factcry in Portsmouth Yard, has been appointed first class clerk, and to be chief clerk to Care accountant at Woolwich ; ityr, R. Chapelen, of Accountant-General's office, So meirset House, has been appointed aceountant at Ports irrieuth. Customs—Mr. William Barton has been ap pointed a clerk in the Comptrollers General's Office in London ; Mr. Charles Fry has been appointed a clerk in the London Docks ; Mr. William Tothill has been ap pointed a clerk in the long room, London. The East Indies. —Mr. Charles Horne has been appointed to offi ciate as magistrate and collector of Bareillye Mr. Cud bert Bensley Thornhill has been appointed :to officiate as director of public instruction, north western pro vinces ; Mr. Charles Chester has been appointed commis sioner in London ; Mr. John Creech has been appointed a tidewaiter of the Allahabad division ; Mr, William Smoult Paterson has been appointed magistrate and collector of Goruckpore ; Mr. Edward Michael Wylly has been appointed to officiate as civil and ses sions judge of Agra. The Cape of Good Hope.—The Hon. William Hope, auditor general, has been appointed a special commissioner for the purpose of inquir ing into the due execution of the instructions of Government in the distribution of land within the divisions of Queenstown and Victoria. Mr. Charles John Boyle has been appointed private secre tary to the governor, vice Mr. W. F. Liddle, appointed resident magistrate of Alexandria (Oliphant's Hoek). Canada.—Mr. John Fennings Taylor, jun., has be +n appointed a master in Chancery, to attend the Legisla tive Council. Mr. Hugh D. Wilson, of East Gwi Lim , bury, and Mr. John O'Brien Scully, of Woodstock, have been appointed landing-waiters and searchers in her Majesty's Customs.—Oivil Service anctec. THE KING OF TilE BELGIANS. According to arrangements, understood to be final, his Majesty the King of the Belgians and suite were to take leave of her Majesty and Prince Albert this morning, taking their departure from Windsor Castle at nine o'clock, and proceeding by the South-Western Railway, by Guildford and Reigate, on to the South-Eastern line to Dover, where his Majesty was expected to arrive about one o'clock. His Majesty and suite would remain for about an hour, and afterwards embark, en, route for Brussels. His Majesty is expected to arrive at Brussels a'sout half-past five o'clock. Mr. A. Scott, the manager, and Mr. Crombie, the secretary, of the South-Western Roil way Company, would attend his Majesty from Windsor throughout the journey over that company's line of tailway. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. All sorts of rumours are rife with respect to the re opening of the above time-honoured establishment, but we believe the following to be well founded :—Her Majesty's Theatre will probably be re-opened about the 15th of April, with Meyerbeer's "Le Praphete," in which Madame Viardot Garcia will sustain her cele brated character of Fides, and Signor Salviani, a tenure robtoo of great continental fame, will make his first appearance in England as John of Leyden. We may a 41, that Signor Stiviani owes much of his renown to his performance of the Prophet, which throughout the last carnival-season formed the chief attraction at the Pergola Theatre, in Florence. Madame Riccolomini, another continental celebrity, may likewise be looked for in her best character, La Traviata, in Verdi's opera of that name; and it is probable that Signor Giuglini, a young tenor, whose fresh and sympathetic voice has recently been much admired in "La Favorita," "I Purilani," &c. &c., at the principal theatres of Italy, will join the new company. As heroine of the ballet (ahich is to be on a very gra-d scale), we hear of those established favourites with the London public, Amalia Ferraris and Carolina Rosati ; and it further appears that Mr. Balfe will again bold the important position which he formerly occupied with so much honour to himself, and profit to the management, namely, that of musical director and conductor. Mr. Balfe has been absent from England nearly four years, during which period he has made a most successful professional tour through Germany, Italy, and Russia ; and his reappear ance will form one of the moat interesting features of the approaching season. The chorus is already engaged, and Mr. Balfe is busily occupied in the formation of s fir,t-rate band.—Morning paper. M. KOSSUTH. The following letter has been addressed to the editor of the Times:— Slr,—The letter of Mr. Walter Savage Landor, headed " A Plea for M. Kossulh," and your own re marks on it, put me in the disagreeable position of troubling you. Allow me to state in your paper that not only have I had no knowledge of what Mr. W. S. Landor thought fit • to do, but I find no words suffi ciently expressive of deep mortification and regret I have felt on reading Mr. Lamior's appeal. In doing full - justice to the noble generosity of his intentions, I consider his letter extremely injudicious and uncalled for, inasmuch as, whatever be my private circumstances, I am wont to consider them the sacred domain of family life. As to your remarks on the "immorality" of the struggle which it has been my destiny to lead, you must allow me to say thus much in return—that you must be perfectly ignorant of its nature and character, or else you could not think of perverting historical truth to that extent.—l am, sir, your obedient servant, L. KOSSUTH. 3, South-bank, Regent's-park, March 26. LORD DALIIOUSIE.—We are glad (says the Scotsman) to be enabled to quote, for the information of our readers, the following extract from a letter received in Edinburgh from Dr. Leckie, the medical attendant of Lord Dalhousie's successor, Lord Canning, dated "'Madras, Feb. 15.—Lord Dalhousie, I am glad to say, is improving in health; Though still feeble in body, Dr. Grant is not alarmed about his patient now, so that I hope the voyage to England will set his lordship up completely." ADDRESS TO THE EMPEROR OF THE FRENCH.—The mayor and corporation of the borough of New Windsor have just presented an address of congratulation on the birth of the Prince, :to the Emperor of the French, through his Ambassador. Sr. MARY-LE-STRAND.—At the vestry of this parish on Thursday evening last, Mr. Paris and Mr. Elliot were elected churchwardens, and Mr. Wild and Mr. Va'enque were nominated overseers for thy year en- PRECINCT OF THE SAVOY.—At the vestry of this preeloc: on Friday evening, Mr. Palmer was re-elected c'alpelwarden, and Mr. Reynolds and Mr. Reeves were non.i ated overseers for the year ensuing. Mr. Yonge as elr•ct,al vestry-clerk, in the room of Mr. Truwhit', wh res;gned, sad to whom a vote of thanks was passed f)i. his able and zealous serv:c:s for the long pr-riod of twenty-.Leven ye; re. LATEST NEWS. REJOICINGS AT SEBASTOPOL FOR TH E BIRTH OF THE PRINCE IMPERIAL. PARIS, SATURDAY. The Moniteur contains the following despatch 'rom Marechal Pelissier, dated Sebastopol, March 23 :- " This morning the French, English, and Sar dinian armies and the fleets fired salutes of 1.01 guns each, in honour of the birth of the Prince Imperial. " During the day the Commanders-in-Chief of the English and Sardinian armies came officially to offer me their congratulations. "There have been illuminations in the camps, and the Russians illuminated their line on the, Inkerman." APPROACHING CONCLUSION OF PEACE. PARIS, FRIDAY. To-day there has been another sitting of the Congress. It is confidently stated that the Peace will be officially announced on Suaday. The Armistice will probably be prolonged by six weeks, to -give time for the ratifications, which will be exchanged in the first fortnight of next Miy. The treaty will not be known textually until after ratification. The Empress desiring to possess the pen with which the Peace will have been signed, the Crown Jeweller has been employed in the ornamentation of the quill of an eagle, and with it the plenipo tentiaries will affix their signatures. The review, which is announced for Tuesday next, is considered as a proof that Peace will be proclaimed before the 31st of March. MARSEILLES, SATURDAY, 8.25 A.M. The Sinai has arrived, with alvices from Con stantinople of the 20th, and from the Crimea of the 18th instant. She has brought 80 soldiers. Despatches leave at 9 a.m. The steamer Alma has arrived from Kamiesch with 2,500 shells and 66 Russian cannon. The steamers European, Persian, Francois Arago, and France leave with troops for Algeria. THE PEACE CONGRESS. (Fem. Second Edition of the Times of-this day. ) The following- is the letter of our Paris corre spondent, dated yesterday, 6 p.m.:— The Conferences are sail to have made consiL derable progress on Wednesday and yesterday ; and as there is no relaxation in their labours, for the Plenipotentiaries meet today, to-morrow, and Sunday if necessary, we may consider that the moment for signing the Treaty of Peace is close at hand. No one, perhaps, not even the members of the Congress themselves, can fix the precise date, unless the accelerated motion of this day brings them to the cer tainty. The difficulty about Prussia, which in terrupted the course of the previous proceedings, has been arranged, and, it appears, as satisfacto rily as possible under the circumstances ; and Sardinia, from whom some slight murmurs may have been heard, has been contented, a very satis factory clause to her, with the nature of which I am unacquainted, having, it is said, been intro duced in the protocols. The Congress will not be too severely censured if it be found "neces sary to do busidess on the Sunday. A work of peace is not unsuited to the Sabbath. The opinion to-day among political persons is, that the treaty will be signed to-morrow ; others speak of Sunday, and even of Monday, but beyond that it is not now believed the delay will extend. On Monday the armistice ex pires, and the order that has been transmitted not to re-commence hostilities till further notice does not by any means imply that every effort will not be exerted to make the conclusion of peace coincide with, if not precede, that date. Moreover, a review; on a grand scale, of the gar rison of Paris by the Emperor is announced for Tuesday. It is a fitting conclusion, and the im posing spectacle may show Russia that if peace be made it is not from want of means to carry on the war. Most people, I repeat, incline to the belief that all will be brought to a close to-morrow night—that is, all that is indispensable for the treaty, as several matters, neither slight nor of small importance, must stand over for future settle ment. Many expect that the Afoniteur of Sun day will contain the glad tidings. Whether this will be the case I cannot affirm ; but I rather suspect that the announcement to Paris will take place in another fashion. I am told that at the moment the last signature is affixed to the treaty, a signal will be made from the Foreign-office, and 100 guns will proclaim the tidings before a single Plenipotentiary quits the hall of the Conferences.. Such a mode of proceeding would produce much effect. On Sunday the streets are thronged with people going to or coining from church, or engaged in occupation or amusement, and newsmongers are all abroad d, la chasse des canards. On that day also the Bourse is closed, and a check given to all except the pettiest job bing. I have no doubt that if the guns of the Invalides announce peace under these circum stances the joy would be great. An English Ca binet Messenger was to have left London the day before yesterday for Copenhgagen ; perhaps he is 'the bearer of instructions to the fleet relative to the armistice ; and another leaves London this evening en route for Constantinople. Lord Clar endon it appears is expected at Downing-street on Monday, but he will probably return here again. Some surprise has been manifested in certain political circles at an incident to which, perhaps, too much importance is attached, and the fact that it has not passed unnoticed in high quar ters is the principal if not the only reason for my alluding to it. It is thought rather odd that while the Emperor of the French expresses _great confidence in Austria, whose interests, apart from other motives, are or ought to be sufficient guarantee for the sin cerity of her sympathies to the allies, the Ambas sador of the Emperor Francis Joseph should have invited persons who, however eminent or honourable, are, at all events, regarded as the chiefs of parties hostile to the French Government and its policy, to meet the members of the Con gress at a late official banquet. Side by side with the Plenipotentiaries were, it seems, M. de Fla vigny, the Due de Noailles, M. Guizot, and others whose sympathies are well known. The fact was mentioned in the Patrie an evening or two ago, and I only allude to it because I have reason to believe that in certain quarters an unpleasant effect has been produced. FRANCE. PARIS, FRIDAY EVENING. The Debuts speaks of the rumoured difficulties which have delayel the signature of the treaty of Peace as having arisen from " pretensions raised by Prussia—pretensions to which E ng l a nd op posed insuperable , objections to which she finally converted the other powers. This incident, how ever, i.s not of a nature to cause any uneasiness ; peace is more certain than ever." The Palnie says,—" Without departing from the reserve _which is imp ose d on us , we thi n k w e may announce that the trfling difficulties of which some foreign journals have spoken will not be of any consequence. The Congress and the sub committee are actively pursuing their labours. It is positively stated that all the es:len.ial conditions of the treaty of peace have been decided on for some days past, but that thore still remain some points to settle relative to the internal regime of the Danubian Principalities. It is, nevertheless, hoped that the signature will take place in the course of this week." From 6,000 to 7,000 troops are to be imme diately embarked for Algeria. The Jacques Arago is to carry out 1,300 ; the Europe, 1,300 ; the France, 1,200; and the Empress, 400. The rest are to be embarked in smaller vessels. The igoniteur announces that addresses of con gratulation to the Emperor, which continue to pour in from every part of the country,. are so numerous that it is impossible for it to publish the text of.them, and that it will confine itself to giving the names of the places from which they are sent. " The orders sent to Marseilles," says the Moniteur, " for the embarkation of a division of infantry for Algeria are for the purpose of its replacing the troops which are to return to France." BOURSE, March 28.—The following were the last quotations Cash. tr. a. End of Month. 4i per Cents 94 —f. —O. 3 por Cents 73 - - 73 20 New Loan 73 40 Bank Shares 3,500 Roman Credit Mobilier 1,615 Austrian Belgian Five 5...,..., 9Th— Spanish Throes — Piedmontese (5) . , 94 25 Home Ddbt ...... 40 RAILWAYS-10R CASH. fr. c. fr. a Orleans ... ... 1;310 Western B9B 75 Northern .. . 1,000 Strasburg Lyons.. ,,...1,4 .75 New Ditto B2B 75 Mediterranean — Grand Central Lyons Geneva . 800 Teste ,- _ Cott° -65 'Austrian Cora. 915 -- RUSSIA. A letter from Warsaw of the 21st in the Debats says :—" The announcement of the further post ponement of the,levy in this country sine die leads many persons to hope that it will not take place at all. It appears that the progress of the negotia tions now going on in Paris is, in a great measure, the cause of this indecision on the part of the Go vernment. It follows, as a matter of course, that the Russian Government really desires peace, and it wishes for it the more that the loss of men dur ing the war has been so enormous. It is impos sible to imagine the losses which the Russian army has suffered during the last three years. Authen tic accounts state that out of the 30,000 men composing the two divisions of grenadiers sent to the Crimea, only 14,000 arrived there. Serious rumours continue in circulation of coolness be tween the courts of St. Petersburg and Vienna. The Russians, in general, are very dissatisfied with Austria, whom they accuse of having by her policy caused the misfortunes of Russia as much in the war against Turkey as in the negotiations. The influence of Russia over the Sclavonian people ad joining Austria is at present completely null. All the real profit of the Russo-Turkish conflict will, say the Russians, be for Austria, who in 1849 was saved from complete ruin by the magnaninai of .the Emperor Nicholas." A letter from St. Petersburg of the 19th, in the Hamburg Correspondence, says :—" Accounts from Tiflis state that numerous troops of cavalry are ar riving in the Trans Caucasian provinces. It is said, that this concentration of troops in the neigh bourhood of the Persian frontier has for its object to allow the General-in-Chief of that army to be pre pared for every eventuality which may arise in any collision between the Persian and Affghan troops. No doubt is entertained that a media. ion applied for by Persia would receive attention. It is, therefore, possible that the battalions of the corps detached from Orenbourg will receive a different destination on arriving in Trans-Caucasia from what was first intended." PARMA. A letter from Parma, of the 22d, in the Opinione of Turin, says :—" Since the re-establishment of the state of siege upwards of 400 persons have been arrested here. Among them are Alfred Malvoisi, the son of an advocate ; Dr. Tebaidi, phy,ician of the prisons; a brother and sister of the name of Olivieri, and two clerks of the firm of Albertazzi and Co. A search has been effected by the police at the Royal Printing-office. Ou the 19th twent3-six prisoners condemned in 1854 for political offences were sent off to Mantua. Some of the inhabitants of Parma who had es caped to Placentia have been arrested there and brought back to Parma. Detachments of soldiers are patrolling the streets in every direction. It is said thet Bordi is likely to recover. The Du chess of Parma has granted a pension to the widow of Count Magawly, lately murdered." The director of the police at Parma has issued a notification to the effect th it the state of siege has been re-established on the footing of the decrees of Sept. 28, 1849, and Dec. 22, 1851. It further prescribes that no one is to stop, either by day or by night, at the corners of streets or lanes. After the first evening boll all groups of more than four persons are to be dispersed. Workmen are not allowed to be out after 9 p.m. without sufficient proof of absolute necessity. Any persons found writing insulting expressions or thre as against the Government on the walls are immediately to be ar rested and given up to the military commandant. Commercial letters from Hamburg speak of the extraordinary number of English merchants and speculators who have arrived in that port since peace has been considered certain. They manifest the intention of establishing themselves in different parts of the Russian territory, as soon as the free dom of communications shall have been re-esta blished. It is remarkable that of all the nations of Europe, the English evince the greatest readi ness to renew relations with Russ'a. It is also a question of creating a grand Anglo-Russian com pany in shares, which, disposing of considerable capital, would solicit the permission of the Impe rial Government to work, on a grand scale, the territorial and miner al riches of the Russian em pire. AMERICA. [A summary of the following appeared in our yesterday's edition :]—_ _ _ _ LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY. The United States Mail steam-ship Baltic, Com. stock commander, arrived this morning, with ad vices from New York to the 15th inst., $273,66] in specie on freight, and 67 passengers. The Royal Mail steam-ship Arabia, hence, ar rived at Boston on the 14th. The Baltic passed the screw steam-ship Edin burgh, from Glasgow, nine miles from New York. Tne Kansas Free State Legislature was organised at Topeka on the 4th inst. The Governor, in his message, counselled entire obedience to the Federal authority. The Legislature was subsequently re moved to Lawrence. Everything was quiet at the last accounts, but an outbreak was anticipated at any moment. Rifles and cannon, intended for the Free State men, had been captured at Lexington. Governor Shannon was on his way to Lawrence. It was supposed that he would direct the Marshal to arrest the members of the Legislature and State officers for treason. Messrs. Spofford and Tileston, of New York, have commenced running a line of steamers from New York to Gibraltar, Mlita, and Trieste. Bulkheads are to be added to all the steamers of the Collins line. The New York Shipping List says : " We alluded last week to the fact that an American ship is now on the way here from a direct Russian port, notwithstanding the supposed effectual blockade of the Baltic Sea by the allies. We now learn that the vessel in question is from Cronstadt, is nearly due, and that two more are now on their way from the sane port. What their cargoes consist of we are not informed, but it is certain that they bring Russian goods." The absconding city treasurer of New Orleans, Mr. Garland, had been arrested on board of a clipper ship. He had $6OO in his possession. The vessel, which had been placed under arrest, was supposed' to have $60,000 dollars on board. The captain of her had been- arraigned for having aided and assisted in the escape. Twenty-eight thousand bales of cotton Lai been destroyed by fire in the lower cotton press at New Orleans. The advices received by the steam-ship Northern Light from California are to the 20th ult. She had on freight $272,583 of gold dust. A shock of earthquake was felt at San Francisco and throughout the State on the 15th ult. The reverberation appeared to be from N.E. to S.W., and it is said that not a single building escaped the shock. The first movement of the earth was very sudden; the buildings swayed to and fro heavily afterwards, and finally the reverberaticns were short and rapid. It is reported to have been the most vioent shock known in San Francisco since its settlement by the Americans. Much indignation had been felt at the appoint ment of a profe.,sional gambler as Marshal of the northern district. It was supposed the President had been imposed upon, and strong petitions for his removal had been numerously signed. Tie markets had slightly improved, and the n i es were yielding ltrgely. The subject of railway communication was ex tit lig a good deal of attention. _ _ _ The defences of the San Francisco harbour were --` rapidly being completed, and additional workd were about being commenced on Angel island and Lime Point, opposite the fort now building. Th e points surveyed by the United States' engineel were the fort on Port Point, to mount 154 guns; Lime Point, 80 guns ; Black Point, 30 guns ; two batteries on Angel Island, 40 guns • Alcatria Island, 50 guns, m a ki n g i n th e aßgrega te 354 VIA with a calibre ranging from .321 h. to 1201 b., o r columbiads, but very few under 641 b. The following are the only additional partiol P lars published in reference to the earthquake al Jeddo " On the 11th of November ' at 10 o'Clbck ' eth _Aa violent earthquake occurred atJedeo,- which destroy 100,000 dwellings, 54 temples, and 30,000 inhabitsete,' Fire broke out at the same time in 30 drffcrent parts 0 ' the city. The earth opened and closed over thousand ° of buildings with their occupants. The shock was severe at Simoda. Although the distance from Jeddo t° Simoda ie but 60 miles, it appears that no oescial o ° . count of the earthquake had been received at the latter place at the time of the sailing of the schooner Per (December 10). The news was obtained through te ° , Dutch interpreter. The Japansse seemed to attach be' little importance to the catastrophe. The. inhabitanl i 'of the portion of the city destroyed were foiewarned f the disaster, and many of them escaped. The building of Jeddo are chiefly of one story, and constructed 01 very light material. The temples of worship, however, are lofty, and in some instances are constructed of hear/ masonry." The advices from Nicaragua report the seizur e by General Walker of all the boats of. the ragua Transit Company, the annulling of tho t charter, and the granting of a new charter t ° another company. „ The New York Courier and Enquirer, referri!' to Walker's chances in Nicaragua, says : " We learn by perfectly trustworthy private. gence, received through a mercantile house in this nil; that a combined movement is about to be Made by °T. Governments of Guatemala, San Salvador,, and Co s : Rica, for the purpose of expelling Walker and his At rican followers by force from Nicaragua. Guateinw 4 has already raised 3,000 men for that purpose, and are now in marching order. San Salvador - has engsg i , to raise 2,000 and Costa Rica 1,500; it is also state; by the same reliable authority, that great h ost ility fg...lilh" towards Walker among the native population of r 4 ir o :rl ragua, and that a general popular rising against 104 1 0 i' inevitable, so soon as active support is rendered by t th p, neighbouring states. These facts, in ccinciexion Al the opposition of the American and English Gol'n meats, greatly increaed, as it must be, by the Wel l demonstrations of Walker against the Nicaragua Tra° ° , Company, whose interests are protected by the Clalt°,.. l/ Bulsver treaty, make it very improbable that the Or r Walker Government can preserve itself much longer.._d To all appearance this Filibustering drama has now D" . " played nearly to the end." Costa Rica had refused to receive the Nicaragg s° , Envoy. Colonel Kinney had published a let maintaining his right to the territory from the Government of Nicaragua had banished The coz respondent of the New York liert writing from Belize, Honduras, on the 7th till states that the reading of the Message of Presicl e Pierce to Congress caused a good deal of exc i , ,l3 `,, , ment and a very large amount of political spee°ll tion in the colony. England, instead of st% abating her claims or receding from her positioil o l the Bay Islands and Mosquito protectorate, l c - quietly strengthening her foothold on the territort The legislative session had commenced. The terr; tory was officially represented as in a thriving CO dition, but in reality the mass of the people it wretchedly off for want of general employment. 4 was proposed to tax rum and sugar. Cochineal'"' indigo were scarce and firm in the market. •s‘ Our advices from Havannah are to the Bth There is no news. The British war-Steamer P a o zard left on the sth, and the Powerful was tole° in a few days on a cruise to the westward. At Toronto, Canada, the Ministry had got °. their defeat, and beaten the opposition on a nl e to rescind the resolutions of inquiry into J° Duval's charge on St. Sylvester's murder trial. COMMERCIAL. The New York money-market continued well supP with capital, and an active business was being cloned, previous rates. The stock market was depreil # Sterling exchange was firm at 91 to In cottonfor farther decline of c. had taken place. The market 0# flour was dull, and declining. In other articles tP was no particular change. Freights remained firm. CAPE OF GOOD LIOPE. The commercial alvices recieved yesterday from v Cape of Good Hope furnish interesting particulars ef b. progress of that colony. In previous letters it. If e r t stated that the export of wuol for the year 1855 was pected to reach 10,000,000:b. That quantity has 1) 7 4 exceeded from the port of Algoa Bay alone, wh°, — b s however, nearly the whole of the wool produced in colony is shipped. The excess over the previous was 3,700,0001 b., nearly equal to the whole qOO3- t lO shipped from that port .in 1852 e The total value 11 1 4 , upwards of 500,0001., and, supposing existing priti be maintained and peace preserved, the estimate of that the value for the present year will not fall far P o e of 750,0001. Twenty years ago wool scarcely figee ° o l as a colonial export in the Custom House returns. 'e lle was then the principal article, but it is now of trainer. o u portance. There is still, however, a large co:Iona:IP:e t / of it within the colony, and the manufacture of bee° of a very respectable quality has steadily lucre j e Notwithstanding the boundless extent of grazing lane, South Africa, the colony, it is stated, will never be s of t ) export large quantities of hides, the pasture beiNf i es) , poor and scanty, and the scarcity of water prove s/ But to the produdtion of wool there would appear title almost no limit. There are still throughout cep country large numbers of the fat tailed Cape ob which have no wool ; but the sovereignty and I) 'e cent extensive pasture lands, considered by Mel .1' be of superior qu slity, are at present tenante ,0 most exclusively by the springbok, quagga, 0 0 ° 1 d wildbeest, and other wild animals. The predietios , ' e g those wbo attempted to stem the mania for ON mining have been fully verified. Indeed the re e d have proved worse than were anticipated. The wee° o f from Namaqualand are very discouraging, and ree4 t o f the cotnpaniee have been brought to a deadlock. o' er rock that looked green was pronounced to be riot s 0 per ore, since found in most cases to be valueless. e' t si being a year ago insanely sanguine, there is nog' e f usual danger of the colonists passing to the opposit e o r treme. It is still said to be beyond doubt that I°„ qualand is rich in copper ore, although it is not J. quarried throughout the district, as was once suPe e t3 o 4 During the last two years about 3,000 tons of ore e ee been shipped to England, averaging, it is bell e d about 30 per cent. of copper, but nearly the wb ° , this has been from private firms, who went to work more caution than the companies. It is believed tbilif, similar quantity will be exported during this ) ear. I Wyley, the Cape geologist, had published his ree? r n o inspection of the so-called goldfields in the sovereliAsf It is in every respect nefavourable, and does not eP' il e the previous impression that the whole affair wee I V ceptioe. The Caffres, it appears, remain quiet) there is as yet no confideuee that this condition 01 110 he permanent. With rega r d t o the liquidation of e-- 41 Eaear, and Co., whose London house failed in ist 4 e - 01 1855, for 130,0001., e xp ec t a ti o ns were entertain" to some persons that they will pay 15a. in the pound ; fl others the probable dividend is stated to be 1 03 ' o ff any case the realisation is likely to occupy several i, 6 0 owing to the debtors to the firm being country de l l who require time. TJ3E RUSE OF A PIED lIIONTESE SOLD A letter from the Crimea, published by the /IL d'Orient, shows how a Sardinian soldier contrives I t od , - his purse on the day of the conference between the w• of the armies on the subject of the armistice :---` 4) . ° 4 the interview of the chiefs of the Staff, some Z° l3 , - were seen upon the banks of the Tchernaya with in their hands, making signs to the Russians, low them to come and partake. But how was it to bed ° The Traktir bridge was reserved for the passage of Generals, possibly because it was wished to prevel:, crowd at the place where the conference was hel u n ' multitude of officers and soldiers, nevertheless, 0 0 ' wished to cross the river to the Russians ;,a boat' would have made his fortune - that day, Wel) complained of the fate which kept him on the bank:, of a sudden a strong, healthy Sardinian soldier en 00, the stream, and offered, for a sou per head to pw:; the other side of the Tcheznaya any one who mount his shoulders. el t ‘ " He was instantly overwhelmed with orders, two whole hours he remained in the water, traillej,ife to the enemy's bank every amateur who presented self. Onesou l Every one cried out how cheap i t i jr l4 and vied with each other in embarking upon the sho e ' of the intrepid and generous trooper. On toichigitoo opposite bank they tendered him their warmest th0,.00 rallying him a little upon doing so mush for so u ' l p. money. He replied with a malicious smile, whi c 'o l ': one understood, but which, nevertheless, had its E 'P ficance, as they very soon al' discoVered. the fi l et • After the interview all who had pasied - upon the soldier's back wished to return to the lef t '. 0 ,0 by the same road. They called to the aquatic Wil e ilt and made rigns to him to approach, but he reP i fig laughinz in a most provoking manner, that the wat er , 110 1 cold, and that he was afraid of the ' rheumatism. JO, how are we to return to the camp ?' they cr i J # an excited manner. As you have done par' 1, the work, you must finish it.' " I am readtf consent,' replied the cunning Piedmontese, catch a cough, I wish to have the means of Oa" broth, as I like it. In place of a sou you - must en 0 1 , a franc.' A universal cry was raised against this 101 0 0 of price, but he would not swerve from it. If yo u , tlO it too dear,' said he, with resistless argument, for do stream your.e f. After all, you are not- to sensit iir , the cold as I am, and you !Oil find the water gtbl enough.' In brief, it was necessary to pay him scb n ibri asked. They treated the matter as pleasantly 0 ,5 could, and in a few minutes the soldier found himc e l be, possession nf a good round sum. 'Gentleman,' 0 11 " i dol in withdrawing, 'I have bad so much water out i V that you'd not think ill of me if 1 now put wine in."! 41, 1