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E R MAJESTY'S THEATRE.-1 M. JULLIEN'S CONCERTS. —Miss CATHERINE HAYES.— TO-MORROW (Wednesday), Nov. B.—M. JULLIEN has the honour to announce that, with the obliging consent and invaluable aid of J. Mitchell, Esq ' he bas succeeded in effecting an ENGAGEMENT f or A FEW NIGHTS with this renowned Cantatrice, being her first ap pearance in Europe since her return from an unprecedented artistic tour in Asia, Africa, and America, Australia, Peru, Mexico, the Brazils the East and West Indies, the Uni ed States, Canada, and Russi , . The burning Tropics and the To her natural cold North have conarrned her triumphs. endowments and artistic excellence sho now arrives with a rich store of National Melodies, Italian, trench, Spanish, German, Dutch, Irish, English, and Scotch. At the INAU GURATION CONCERT, TO-MORROW (Wednesday), Nov. 15, she will sing an Italian Cavatina, a French air, and an Irish and Seoteli melody. In announcing this engagement M. Jullien is glad to say that the support he is receiving from all quarters will not render necessary any increase to the price of admission ; promenade, ls., as usual, and boxes, from 10s. Gd , a guinea, and upwards. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY LAN E.— Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. Reduced Prices as usual :—Gallery, 6cl. ; Lower Gallery, ; Upper Boxes, Is. 6d. ; Pit, 2 s. ; First Circle Boxes, 28. 6d. ; Dress Circle, 3s. ; -Stalls, ss. ; Private Boxes, 108. 6c1., 11. ls., 1/. 11s. 6d., and 21. 2s. First night this season of Mr. Charles Mathews, who will perform in the Comedy of Th e Busybody, and Cool as a Cucumber. —Mr. and Mrs, Keeley in their oiginal characters in Twice Killed.—A New Divertissement arranged by Mons. Petit, supported by Mdlles. Osmont, Therese, and Signor Veroni. —THIS EVEN ING (Tuesday), the Comedy of THE BUSYBODY. Charac ters by Messrs. Charles Mathews, Ft. Roxby, A. Younge, Vincent, Tilbury, Templeton ; Miss M Oliver, Miss Bulmer, Miss Wadham, Miss Barnes, &c. After which, COOL AS A CUCUMBER, in which Mr. Charles Mathews will perform. To be followed by TWICE KILLED, Mr. and Mrs. Keeley in their original characters. To conclude with a Ballet Diver tiss.ment. Doors open at half-past 6. Commence at 7. In consequence of the extraordinary and unprecedented success that has attended the introduction of Italian Operas, the Lessee begs to announce that he has entered into arrange ments with Messrs. Cramer, Beale, and Co., of Re-geut-stree . , who have succeeded in prevailing upon Madame Grisi, Ma- Gassier, and the other eminent artistes to forego their conti nental engagements in order to appear for a few nights longer in the most cele brated o p eras of the great composers. Ma dame Grisi will perform on Monday, Nov. 10, in a favourite opera, at the old play-house prices. Boxes, stalls, and places can be secured of Messrs. Cramer, Beale, and Co.'s, Regent-street, awl at the box-office of the theatre, from 10 till 6. To prevent disappointment an early application for seats is solicited. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. THIS EVENING (TUESDAY) and every evening during the present week, the revived Comedy of THE DRAMATIST, in which Mr. Murdoch, who is nightly received with enthusiasm, will appear in the character of Vapid. This comedy can only be performed this week, in consequence of the appearance of Mr. Murdoch in other im portant characters of the British drama. The renowned Spanish Dancer, Ferea. !Nene, and her unrivalled Company, in EL GAMBUSINO. To be followed by the new comedy of SECOND LOVE, in which Miss Reynolds will make her re-appearance, and Mr. Buckstone, Mr. Howe, and Mr. Comp ton will sustain their original characters. Concluding with the GALLICIAN FETE. On Monday, Nov. 10, The School for Scandal. THEATRE ROYAL, A DEL PHI. Return of Madame Celeste, who will ap pear in the successfully revived drama of Green Busies. Great success of the new comic drama, called A Border Marriage, in which Mr. Leigh Murray will make his second appearance these 12 months.—Mr. Wright in a new character, and as Muster Grinnidge, in The Green Bushes.—THlS EVENING, the renowned drama of ' HE GREEN BUSHES, or A Hun dred Years ago,in which Madame Celeste will make her second appearance this season in the character of Miami. Muster Grinnidge, Mr. Wright, and Jack Gong, Mr. P. Bedford (their original characters). With (second time) a new comic drama, called A BORDER MARRIAGE , by Mr. Leigh Murray, Mr. Wright, Miss Wyndham, &c. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. THIS EVENING and during the week will be presented Shakspeare's play of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM. To conclude with Sheridan's tragic play of PIZARRO (compressed into three act:). Mendels aohn's celebrated overture to A Midsummer Night's Dr earn will commence at 5 minutes before 7. L YCEUM THEATRE ROYAL. Lessee, Mr. C. Dillon. THIS EVENING, THE LADY OF LYONS. Claude Melnotte, Mr. C. Dillon ; Pauline Deschappell, Mrs. C. Dillon; General Dumas, Mr. Barrett. Followed by THE KING'S MUSKETEERS. D'Artagnan, Mr. C. Dillon ; Constanc e, , Miss Woolgar. Concluding with the Ballet from Winters Tale. Belphegor on Wednesday. THEATRE ROYAL, SADLER'S-WELLS. Under the Management of Mr. Phelps. THIS EVENING, JULIUS C.ESAR. Brutus, Mr. Phelps; Cassius, Mr. H. Marston ; Antony, Mr. F. R3biason ; Julius Cfesar, Mr. A. Rayner ; Octavius, Mr. Belford ; Casca, Mr. J. W. Ray ; Decius, Mr. T. C. Harris; Portia, Miss Atkin son. To conclude with I'LL WRITE TO " THE TIMES." ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Creswick. THIS EVENING, DRED. Tom Gordon, Mr. Shep herd ; Dred, Mr. Cressvick ; Harry, Mr. Potter ; Uncle Tiff, Mr. Widdicomb ;-Clayton Mr. F. Charles ; Nina Gor don, Miss A. Riddles ; Cora ;-Clayton, Miss Jackson. Mons. Fillis and Family. After which, THE ECCENTRICITIES OF A QUIET FAMILY. To conclude with THE SPANISH REBEL. T RAND TREAT RE.—Mluager, Mr. T. Payee.—TFllS EVENING will he perfo mod THE YOUNG HUSSAR ; CUPID THE CONQUEROR; and BELPHEGOR (Travestie). Mesdames Cuthbert, Wool ledge, E. Jacobs, &G..; 31et331'5. 11. J. Turner, Clarke, Her bert, dtc. ; Master Edonin. Commence at Seven. Stalls, 3s. ; Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, Is. ; Gallery, 6d. R OYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. Alfred Wigan. THIS EVENING, TIT FOR TAT. Messrs. A. Wigan, P. Robsln. A MODEL OF A WIFE. Bonnefoi, Mr. A. Wigan. MEDEA. Oman, Mr. Addison ; Jason, Miss Thirlvrall ; Orpheus. Mss Xaskell ; Creusa, Miss M. Stanley ; Medea, Mr. P. Robson. Commence at half-past Seven. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke. WITHIS EVENING (Fourteenth Week), embellished by Equestrian effects by Mr. W. Cooke's highly-trained Horses, the Tragedy of RICHARD THE THIRD. Richard, Mr. James Holloway. After which, the renowned EXERCISES in the CIRCLE. To conclude with a routine of varied awl select Amuse ments. Commence at Seven. Box-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Equestrian Director, Mr. W. Cooke, jun. - - 1110r1 w A_Tse. IT LON!):T iiK,h) Tale DAT-- Morn. 16 min. aft. s—Evening 38 min e.ft. 5 Tn-Moßßow—Morn. 7 min. aft. 6 —Evening 35 ca,z. A ft. 6 THE WEATHER—SI7N OFFICE, NOVEMBER 4. MILT.01011!;TER, DT TrCR :3FI3DE. 55—highest sines noon yestertu. 45 —lowest this morning s.nd during the night. 5) —this day at noon. BaßoqitTEß. 30.28—riAng. WIND, N.W.—Light, with fine, cold, sunshiny weather. ----- STAMPED EDITION OF " THE SUN." Tho Latest Edition of The S cn, St,a:upoi, time for Post, may always bat had from half- past 5 till 7 o'clock every evening. Subscribers in the Country will please to observe that the heading " THIRD EDITION" is always to be seen on the papers containing the latest news. If any difficulty be experienced in obtaining that Edition, a communication to The Sun Office will remedy it. Sun, Office, 112, Strand. risr, l l ' • CZ. 11,11 But the allusion to the important measures re commended to the Legislature in the Speech. from the Throne at the commencement of the session, and the hope that they may be pressed with " earnestness and determination," was the "unkindest cu of all." It brought prominently before the world tho shortcomings of the Cabinet, of which the Noble Lord was the head, and should really be regarded as a serious admonition to dis play greater industry next year, and not to rest merely on good intentions. How different would it have been if the Pre mier could have exhibited to the admiring audience the fruits of a really glorious peace—one that, havin fully accomplished the objects for which the war had been undertaken, would have afforded satisfactory guarantees for the permanent, or at least the prolonged, tranquillity of Europe—that would have rendered the heavy sacrifices of men and money so cheerfully submitted to by the people not altogether unavailing—that would have made the hecatombs of English soldiers and the one hundred millions of English treasure ex pended, productive of some beneficial result, in place of being shamefully and recklessly squan dered. If Lord PALMERSTON could speak of valuable results accomplished he might have been assured of a triumphant ovation at Manchester, or in any assemblage of true-hearted Englishmen. Ent when we see the numerous clouds lowering in the political horizon, the indications of a rapidly approaching commercial and monetary crisis, and the numerous difficulties impending over the foreign relations of Great Britain, we cannot feel surprised that the men of Manchester should get rid, in the easiest possible manner, consistent with courtesy, of the Premier's attempt at " fishing for compliments." The Turkish Ministerial crisis has eventuated in the fall of the late Ministry, and the restora tion of REDSCHID PACIIA. to the post of Grand Vizier. That the SULTAN has succeeded in put- ting " the right man in the right place" is fel by all who are in any degree acquainted with the vigour and ability displayed by the new Minister in former times. But, although REDSCHID has invariably proved himself the friend, not merely of England, but of the Western Powers, it would appear as if some jealousy were entertained in France, in consequence of the supposition that his return to office may partially be ascribed to British influence. Sundry French journals, the Gazette de France, the Assemblee Nationale, and the Union especially, have consequently virulently attacked England and the English. Now, we must declare at the outset that we are utterly indifferent to these diatribes, which we feel to be totally unfounded. We shall not say that any articles which appear in non-official journals can have the slightest effect in weakening the alliance between the Governments ; but still it appears very strange, after the remonstrances of the Moniteur, that no notice should be taken of articles that may correctly be designated as false and calumnious. NAPOLEON and his advisers are well aware that there is no authority which can restrain the legitimate comments which English journalists think proper to offer on exist ing facts at home or abroad ! The ground of complaint is therefore as futile as that of the wolf against the Lamb. But can the same be said of the French Press ? There a rigid censorship is established. Any journal that puts forward anything displeasing to the Ministry may be warned, suspended, or seized. The Govern ment is really responsible for articles calculated to hurt the feelings of the rulers or peoples of other nations. How strangely, then, do these virulent attacks follow the whining remonstrances of the Moniteur. If nut directly ascribable to official inspiration, it is palpable that they cannot be very displeasing to those in power, or they would be speedily and summarily suppressed As wo have already stated, we aro perfectly in different either to their praise or censure. We shall maintain the even tenour of our way, whatever may be the sentiments of the journals above referred to, distinctly and by name. The offensive and calumnious insinuations, iu which they so unsparingly indulge, are only worthy of notice as indicating the animus of the Cabinet of the Tuileries. They clearly show that great soreness is felt because France is no longer permitted to do as she thinks proper in every respect, and England is unwilling to continue in the undignified position of playing a subordinate part in matters of grave importance, and in which her interests are deeply involved. We shall gladly associate with the French people, and earnestly hope that the alliance may long remain unimpaired, but if it can only be retained at the expense of our yield ing on every point the sooner an alteration be effected the better. W,e shall gladly remain the friends, but most certainly will never become the satellites, of France. As our readers are aware, the wants, prospects, and resources of British India have always found in us a willing exponent. It is therefore with more than usual pleasure we direct attention to a collection of Indian papers in another page of our present impression, the subject being one not only of colonial but also of imperial interest and im portance, and the statements made confirmatory of what we have repeatedly advanced. The great want of India is due facilities for locomotion. Wide as are her plains, vast as is her population, and great as are her natural advan tages, her progress has hitherto been impeded by the lack of railways and other means of commu nication. The magnitude of the country has been its bane, so large an expenditure being apparently required to bring into play the elements of her pros perity. To little practical purpose has attention been directed to her marvellous capacity for produc tion, to the immense service she may be made to render the mother country. While tidings from the West have threatened us with disastrous com plications, which might result in the holding back of the staple article of our commerce, while Rus sian aggression has menaced the stoppage of our Danubian supply of grain, and civil commotions in China have made us anxious for our supply of tea, the broad plains and mountain ranges of India have been pointed to as an abundant and infallible resource. There, it has been truly said, cotton may be gruwu beyond our wants ; there, tea of the finest quality, equal to our demand ; there, articles of consumption to supplement our deficient supply of grain. There is to be found a docile population, willing to work, and satisfied with a remuneration with which no West erntt e u n r a t .1 obstacles T l a er e with r e people would b e noble rivers, and there the ccul ua which railway enterprise has had tr, contend are of the least formidable character. Everything that can tempt enterprise and offer inducements for the investment of capital is there forthcoming. The voice of the charmer has nevertheless been listened to, comparatively speaking, in vain. The natives, it has been urged, are so indolent, so trammelled by caste, that railwa y s, h ighways, and bridges can never prove remunerative either to the speculator or to Government, even tinder the most favourable circumstances. Besides, railwaya c annot be laid without iron, L) NDON, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1856. The Town Council of Manchester have decided on addressing Lord PALMERSTON on the occasion of his vis it to the manufacturing metropolis. The complime nt may, however, be regarded as " vox et preterea nihil." The address will not be presented in a gold or even a silver-gilt box; nor have they invited him to dinner or even to lunch. As the Hibernian gen tleioan who, dropping in at re fection time, was rather coolly bowed out, asserted "There was not the.slightest curiosity manifested as to whether he had a mouth wherewith to enjoy the goo d thi ngs o f life." This was a gravo mis take, particularly ;,u, W 116n:we consider the convi vial qualities of the Noble Plemter, and the ample compensation wh:ch he could have returned i n the way of entertaining his attertairters. Never could a sovereign or two be productive of a more agreeable evening than that which procured the subscriber a good dinner in company with one whose qualifications at the festal board aro ad mitted to be unrivalled. The men o f Manolieger , by their unnma/ nig zar dli nse q for it is bat a n ac t of simple justice to say that they exhibit eltraordinary liberality on m an y occasions—have let s lip -a golden opportunity. They, however, seemed determined to respond to the gentle hint in the easiest., manner possible. Even the address itself contains some sly touches of sarcasm which might have been spared. It significantly hinted fit the groat variety of offices held by the Noble Lord in a no n eyery department of the state. Tt ES E st i NDO 4 , nor carried cut without coal, and these being THE INTERNATIONAL LIRE ASSURANCE J wanting the sinews of all production are wanting SOCIETY OF LONDON. also. To this, it has been replied, neither iron TO THE EDITOR OF THE MORNING ADVERTISER. SIR,—My attention having been called by more than one of our policy-holders to a paragraph in your paper nor coal are wanting, and other ores of value are to be met with in abundance. All in vain. The of Saturda y last, headed "A Case of American Sad leirism," under an impression that it had some reference capitalist until of late has contented himself with to the United States Branch of this Company, which a shrug of incredulity, and a demand for more has for many years been established in Wall-street, New York, I shall feel obliged if you will explain, in your convincing proof of the truth of these allegations. next number, that the "International," therein referred Well, such proof is now forthcoming, and not to, is (or was) a Marine and Fire Insurance Company of New York, and had no connexion whatever with the on - unreliable authority, but on that of the Indian International Life Assurance Society of London. Government. That coal is to be had in certain I beg to refer you to a paragraph, on the same sub jeet' in t w Curier, of Se quarters has already been shown ; that iron of h leN am e Sir Por k, yours o most obediepnt tember 19th.ly, good quality and abundance, too, is to be had on EDMOND S. SYMES, Chairman. easy terms, the papers to which we have drawn 142, Strand, London, Nov. 3, 1356. attention sufficiently demonstrate. While wars and rumours of wars have engaged the attention of Europe the Indian Government, it will be seen, has not been remiss in the discharge of its important duties. So far back, indeed, as 1850 we find the East India Company has had tho roughly competent agents at work to verify the truth of the alleged discovery of iron ore in the three Presidencies, and to ascertain the quality and quantity of the ore, the localities in which it is to be found, the means of transport, and how far the circumstances generally are favourable to a successful working. The reports of these agents are now before us. That there should be some conflict of testimony was to be expected ; but we think a perusal of these papers will convince the most sceptical that in India are to be found in abundance all the elements of progress and material prosperity—that nothing, in short, is wanting but capital and enterprise to elevate the country from its prolonged depression, and render it of essential service to the mother country. The Nerbudda Valley report, it is true, is not wholly satisfactory ; but if a sufficient supply of wood to melt the iron is not forth coming there is no reason to doubt a due supply of coal will be found on investigation. In the province of Kumaon the researches of Colonel DRUMMOND have already been crowned with suc cess. Both iron ore and fuel have been dis covered. In a route of about sixty miles along the outer face of the lower Himalayan range the gallant Colonel has observed frequent and rich deposits of first-rate ore—solid ironstone actually lying exposed in huge blocks on the surface, and, independent of the bed below, capable of yielding 60,000 tons of metal. At Dechowree, the most western portion of his route, the solid bed of ore in one part is exposed, we are told, to a thickness of 30 feet, in another it measured 24, in a third 50 feet. In the area of a mile the ironstone on the surface, it is calculated, would yield not less than 100,000 tons of pig iron. The beds of iron ore in this district, in point of fact, appear to be inexhaustible, and the ore, on being smelted, has been found to be of " the very best quality." The Bengal report is unfavourable, but it is ex ceedingly unlikely Bengal will prove an exception —the more so when it is considered that the process of smelting is being carried on in one quarter by an independent Coal Company. In Madras all that is wanted for the production of iron in abundance is additional capital, the ex istence of rich beds of the ore being indisputable, and the process of smelting being carried on to a limited extent. If there be an exception it will be found in the Presidency, of Bombay, where hitherto the iron smelter has almost been driven out of the market by the iron from this country. It is, nevertheless, far from improbable that a discovery of coal may place the Bombay smelter in a more advantageous position. The simple, unexaggerated facts contained in the reports suffice, however, to prove that if the future of India is not what her best friends could wish, it will not be because she is wanting in any element of prosperity save the possession and application of capital. Iron and coal she has to offer in abundance. Let her but have the command of capital, and in the speedy activity of her countless millions we shall not fail to. recognise a splendid field for our commerce, and another bulwark to our dominion. The Earl of Orkney, who has been very ill at Temple more, is pronounced out of danger. The Sligo Journal says, with the exception of a re cruiting party, there is not a single soldier at present in Sligo. Yesterday a meeting of the Universal Provident Life Assurance Company was held, to settle the list of con• tributories. The liabilities amount to about 5,0001. THE POOR-LAW CONTEST IN ST. PANCRAS —The ves try of St. Pancras have retained Mr. D. D. Keane as their counsel in the probable legal contest about to take place, ac to the right of the Poor-law Board to interfere in the management of the affairs of the workhouse. BISHOP or LONDON. The consecration of the Bishop (elect) will not take place, as stated by some of the papers, on Sunday, the 16th instant, at Westminster Abbey, but will take place at the Chapel Royal, White hall, on Sunday, the 113 d instant. ENTERTAINMENT AT THE LONDON TAVERN BY THE LORD MAYOR ELEOT.—Yesterday the Lord Mayor elect entertained the Coart of Aldermen, the Sheriffs, and officers of the Corporation of London, and a dis tinguished party of private friends at dinner, at the London Tavern. Am )ng the guests were General Sir W. F. Williams of Kars, Bart, M.P. ; General Sir G. Pollock. _ . ELY AND BURY ST. EDMUNDS RAILWAY.—A railway of 174 miles in length is projected between these towns. It is intended to branch off from the existing Newmar ket and Bury line at Catnrow Bridge. At the Preston Town Hall, on Friday last, a lad named Partington was fully committed for trial for causing au accident on the Preston and . bongridge Rail way, by tampering with the " points." There is no truth in the rumour that judgment was to be delivered to-day in the cause of Westerton v. Liddell. THE Cnors IN CONNAUGHT. —Speaking of the har• vest in the west, the Galway Mercury says : - " Every thing relative to the harvest is now safe, so that rain can do but little harm. The harvest is a splendid, a rich, and a bountiful one, thanks be to the Almighty Giver." THE FAOTORY GIRLS AND PRESTON S. BROOKS.—The factory girls of Lowell have given expression to their feelings upon the late Sumner outrage, by sending to P. S. Brooks thirty pieces of silver (3 cent pieces), a rope, and a winding sheet, with a letter freely ex- pressing their sentiments. DEATH 03' A COMEDIAN.—An inquest has been opened at Great Yarmouth on the body of Thomas Russell, a comedian, who died suddenly in the green room of the theatre of that town on Wednesday even ing. It appeared that he bad been in embarrassed circumstances, and had denied himself, to a great ex tent, the necessaries of life. WHAT Is A YOUNG LADY.—This much agitated question, we presume, will now be finally set at rest, as we find an elderly lady advertising for a companion, expressly stating that " the young lady must be about 40 years of age." SEEING Hl3l.—Lothario—Ah ! dearest Ann, of your love, I'm dying, and at your feet I lie. Anna—l see you're lying. The arrivals of specie yesterday comprised 271,0001. from the West Indies, 51,0001. from Boston, and 15,0001. from the Mediterranean, making a total of 337,0001. Of this 177,0001. is silver and the rest gold. The commercial advices from New York by the Niagara describe no great change in the itoek. market, transactions being in suspense until the arrival of further news from Europe regarding the course of the Rink of France. In the prevailing uncertainty there was an indisposition to draw bills upon Paris, and the rate of exchange on England had con- sequently advanced. The next steamers would be the Ericsson and the Persia, and the latter was expected to take a large amount of specie. Erie was quoted 601 to 61 ; Reading, 80 ; New York Central, 84 ; and Illi nois, 1161. THE MURDER OF MISS HINDS.—We perceive that the Government has bestowed upon Mr. Nicholas Kelly, R.M. a good service pension of 100/. a-year for the zeal and ability exhibited by him in reference to this out rage. We understand that the pension came to Mr. Kelly quite unsolicited and unexpected by him.—Anglo- Celt. HADDOCK FlSHlNG.—Haddock fishing is said to have cemmericed favourably at all the stations on the north east coast of Scotland, and that already a larger quan tity of haddocks has been caught than at any former period to the same date for a series of years. The fisher men are receiving high prices for the fresh fish. THE ASYLUM FOR IDIOTS.—The autumnal election of this charity took place at the London Tavern, Bishops gate-street, on Thursday last, for the purpose of choos ing 15 applicants from a list of 180 approved candidates. The poll closed at three o'clock, and sometime after the names of the successful candidates were announced in the usual way, and the proceedings terminated. lIANURESTER ART-TREASURES EXHIBITION.—WO un derstand that the Treasury and the Board of Trade have authorised the exhibition at Manchester of the purchases made for 12,000/. from the Bernal Collection of Medi e val Art. The • purchases respectively made by the British Museum and by the Department of Science and Art will be brought together for this purpose. STAMFOIID AND ESSENDINE RAILWAY.—The branch railway from the Essendine station of the Great Northern Railway to Stamford was opened for public traffic on Saturday. Trains between Stamford and Essendine run in connection with the through trains of the Great Northern Bailway to and from London and the north. THE GRESHAM LECTURlS.—Yesterday the first of these lectures for Michaelmas Term, on the subject of astronomy, was delivered in the theatre of Gresham Col lege' Basinghall-street, by Mr. Niness, in the place of the Rev. Joseph Pullen, who was prevented from lec turing by serious illness, The moon was the subject of the lecture, which the lecturer treated a manner suited to a popular audience. The attendance was un usually large, there being 54 persons present, seven of whom were of the fair sex. GENERAT. WALKER AND SLAVERY.—An important de cree has been issued by Gen. Walker, of Nicaragua, an nulling the old decree of the Federal Constituent As sembly, among which was one abolishing slavery in Central America. The effect of this is, that the right to ' hold slaves is now acknowledged by the government of Nicaragua, and the peculiar institution may therefore he considered as re-established in the republic. ROBBERY AT TIIE HOUSE OF THE ASSISTANT JUDGE.— ing ura s aanc official-lookinges te r q uare, in letter, tt the er f o a l n l o d w s On Friday evening, some impudent thief committed a I robbery at the residence of Mr. Pashlry, Q.C., the Ai n3teari.)tHjeudpgree'seinnt M e nh aid he was to wait for an answer. As the bell ran , the footman was brieging the tea service down stairs, and he placed it on a table in the hall while he went to the door. He took the letter upstairs to Mr. Pashley, and when be came down, the man was gone—so were the tea spoons, the sugar tongs, tea pot and sugar basin, and an umbrella. The thief got clear away. SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON THE LONDON AND NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY.—We regret to learn that another collision occurred on this line of railway yesterday after noon. The Midland express, due at Euston at 4 p.m., ran into a coal train near the King's Langley station, causing serious injury to a great many passengers, and blocking the up-line of rails fur a considerable period. The precise cause of the accident has not transpired. Saveral of the passengers who bad received only minor contusions came on to London by subsequent trains, but those most seriously injured were left at King's Lang ley. The traffic of the line was not materially inter rupted, and the later trains during the evening arrived at Huston with their accustomed regularity. UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, LeiNDON.—The Council's first session for toe academical year was held on Saturday last. A. vote of thanks was then passed to John Hibbert, E , q., of Braywiek-lodge, near Maidenhead, for his donation of 1001., lately presented to the hospital, the third of the same amount within 12 months, and making with former gifts 4001. The Council received the report of the examiners for the Andrew's Scholarships for the best proficients in Latin, Greek, mathematics, and natural philosophy, recommending Mr Joseph Maurice Solomon for the first, and Mr. Percy Greg for the second scholar. ship, and commending the examination passed by Mr. Alexander Waugh Young. A letter from Mr. Greg, intimating that he could not hold the second scholarship, was read. The first scholarship (1001) was awarded to Mr. Joseph Maurice Solomon ; the second (601.) to Mr. Alexander Waugh Young. The examiners for the Council, besides the Professors of Latin, Greek, Mathematics, and Natural Philosophy, were Mr. Robert Baldwin Hayward, Fellow of St. John's College, Cambridge, Vice-Principal of University College, Durham, for mathematics ; and for classics, Mr. John C. Addyes, Scott, A.M., Fellow of University College, London. ILLUSTRATED WORKS.—It can scarcely be made ob vious to the rising generation how great has been the extension of art and its improved application within the last few years, and how much we are indebted to the originators of periodicals and newspapers (more particu larly the latter) containing illustrations devoted to science, the chef d'cruvres of art, and ti.e events of the day. Among the la , t, what innumerable subjects there are for intense interest and attraction—from the deadly conflict by sea or land to the devastating fire and the fearful shipwreck ; or, on the other band, the race, the review, or the royal precession. Our neighbours, the French', have, with their mual tact and taste, given an immense impulse to that kind of illustration, in which they enjoy a decided superiority, and which serves to exemplify the various wares and commodities of our enterprising Eng lish firms. Perhaps a more striking example can scarcely be afforded than in a work recently put forward, and containing many beautiful fashions in mantles, robes, &c:- with descriptions in F rench b y Parisian artistes, and a scale of prices. A more interesting work for the drawing-room table or boudoir cannot be imagined, whether with respect to the present modes of dress, and the convenience of giving orders, or as a record and re ference for future times. It is entitled a " Manual of Fashion," and is published by the Messrs. Jay, at their mourning w are houses, 247,- 249, and 251, Regent street ; and as it is presented, or sent free, on application, no time should be loot in securing it. TIIE LATE ATTACK ON THE ENGLISH P BESS. The leader in the Times of the 27th, in reply to the clumsy and intemperate attack of the Moni teur on the British press, is in Vienna considered to be a chef d'auvre. Most of the papers have given it in extenso, and even the retrograde party acknowledges that it is " extremely dignified." THE MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, MONDAY. The Royal Mail Company's steam-ship Magdalena, Captain Abbott, left this day, with the usual West India mail, a full cargo, and 176 passengers. The steam-Ahip Tyne, Captain Valler, will take out the next Brazil and River Plate mails, on the 9th inst. The homeward Brazil and River Plate mails will be brought by the Avon, Capt. Revett, and may be looked fur on the 12th in:q. The Simla, which, as before stated, has been chartered by the European and Australian Royal Mail Company for two years, to ply, under the new contract, between Sydney and Suez, is getting ready with all possible des patch, so as to sail with the r , utward Australian mail on the 12bh inst. Capt. Cooper, one of the oldest com manders in the Peninsular and Oriental Co., is appointed to take her oat, vla the Cape. She has already taken in 1,400 tons of coals, and Messrs. Cooksey are busily engaged in shipping the usual stores. From the well known spend of the Simla it is conjectured that she will reach her destination within a short period of the Oneida, which sailed on the I.6th ult. On the 4th inst. the Peninsular and Oriental Com pany's steam ship Candid, will take out the usual East Lod'a and China mail. On the Yth inst. the Madrid, Captain Bradshaw, will take out the usual Peninsular mail for Oporto, Vigo, Cadiz, Lisbon, and Gibraltar. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam ships now in dock are the Ripon, Simla, Candia, Tagus, Ma. drid, and Colombo. The Royal Mail Company's steam ships now in dock are the Orinoco, Medway, Tyne, Teviot, and Clyde. The two latter are being refitted for the West India stations. The Belgian Royal Transatlantic Mail Company's steam ship Constitution, Capt. Pangin, is expected at Southampton, from Hamburg, on the 20th, and on the 22d will leave for New York, with the Belgian mail. Despatches from the Governors of Hong Kong, Cep lon, West Australia, the West Indies and the the Noril American Provinces were received, yesterday, at the Colonial-office. THE NIAGARA.- Liverpool, Nov. B.—The entire of the specie brought from the United States per the Nia gara, amounting to 255,874 dollars, was on account of Liverpool merchants. At a meeting of the Chartered Bank of Asia, held yesterday, Mr. T. W. Henderson in the chair, it was agreed to wind up, in accordance with the recommenda tion contained in the report. The precise amount of specie shipped by the Peninsue lar and Oriental steamer Candia is 607,9161., of which 38,3601. is gold, and 569,556/. silver. Of the latter 234,2061. is taken for China. In consequence of the letter addressed by the Crystal Palace Company to the Stock Exchange being considered satisfactory the committee resolved yesterday that the name of the company shall be continued in the Official List as usual. It is understood that all the differences between the English and Swiss shareholders of the South-Eastern Railway of Switzerland have been arranged, and that the balance of 160,0001., certified as due to Messrs. E. Pickering and Co., the contractors, is in course of pay ment. DINNER TO THE HON. F. HINCES.—The reputation for administrative capacity which this gentleman has ac quired in Canada, as Prirno Minister under the gov(r uoiship of Lord Elgin, and which led to his present ap pointment. as Governor-Geaeral of the Windward Islands, does not appear to have diminished by the change of sphere, if we may judge from the -entiments expressed at a grand dejeuner recently given to his Ex cellency by a district agricultural society in Barbadoep. The eulogium pronounced by the Hon. Dr. Thomas, who presided, upon his exertions to promote the pro, , perity of the Wand, elicited the warmest applause. That it was well merited the accord of the local journals, which were not backwardin criticising the administration of his predecessor, and denounoing what were regarded as its ammo, leave*, no room to doubt. IN G, NOV EMBEh, 4, 1856 EXETER-HALL. There was a concert last evening at Exeter-Hall ; the principal performers being the singers who formed the company at Drury-lane during the recent performances of Italian operas. The programme was entirely made up—things quite familiar to a musical audience, but very well calculated to entertain a popular assembly. The chief attractions were Grisi and Mario, both of whom exerted themselves greatly and with immense success. They sang together Donizetti's duet " lin tenero core," from Roberto Devereux. Mario sang Hat ton's pretty ballad, " Good bye, sweetheart," most charmingly—with a simplicity, expression, and propriety of English elocution which might serve as a lesson even to the best of our native ballad-singers. Grisi sang the: air " Tacea la notte," from the Trovatore, in which opera she appeared for the first time in London on Saturday night. The other principal performers last night were M. and Madame Gassier, Formes, Madame Amadei, Messrs. Lorini, Albicini, and Tennant. Their exertion- were well received by a numerous audience, everything being warmly applauded, and many things encored. THE THEATRES. DRURY-LANE. Last evening the usual dramatic performances were resumed at this theatre with the " Busy Body," and a variety of other entertainments. The great event of the evening was the reappearance of Mr. Charles Mathewe after a long absence from London. The celebrated comedian was honoured with a " reception," which lasted some minutes. Never was he more enthusiasti• cally greeted, and never did he prove himself more worthy of admiration than by his delineations of Mar plot in the "Busy Body," and the chief character in " Cool as a Cucumber," on the present occasion. Mr. Mathews was heartily and deservedly applauded throughout his performances, and called for three times in the course of the evening. The house was crowded in every part. LYCEUM. Mr. Whitehead's three-act drama of the "Cavalier' was revived here last night. Mr. Dillon, as Captain Hargreaves, played with great force and pathos, but the part is scarcely so well adapted for him as those in which he has already appeared. Mrs. Dillon, as the true-hearted wife, persecuted by libertine courtiers, acted with much feeling, and with her hus band was called forward at the end of the second act. After "The King's Musketeers" a new farce was produced, under the title of "Doing the Hansom." It was entirely successful, a result doubtless largely owing to the spirited acting of Mr. J. L. Toole. This gentle. man represents a country youth who, called up to Lon don to receive a legacy, puts up at an inn bearing the sign of the Red Lion. Leaving his inn without the knowledge of the locality, he finds himself in a Hansom cab, traversing the town and calling at numberless Red Lions in vain quest of the right one. Being (of course) without his purse, his only resource is to endeavour to dodge the cabman, which he tries to do by feigning to have business at a house, hoping to pass through un observed. He is encountered, however, by the master of the house, one of those absurd old gentlemen who exist only in farces, and who, by a series of equivoques mistakes the intruder for an expected suitor for his daughter's band. The cabman, however, has found out his debtor, who endeavours to pass him off as a country friend ; and a series of absurdities occur, ending in the recognition of the cab victimiser, who obtains his legacy and supersedes the expected bridegroom in the good graces of the absurd old gentleman's daughter. Mr. Toole, who played with unflagging vivacity and animation, is evidently becoming a favourite with his audience, and was greeted throughout with loud laugh ter and applause. ADELPHI. Last night, after the "Green Bushes," was produced a comic drama, founded on a French piece, " Un Mar riage a l'Arquebuse," and called "A Border Marriage," in which Mr. Leigh Murray made his first appearance at the Adelphi after 12 months' absence. The piece is of the slightest construction : some half dozen cavaliers are in hiding, after the battle of Worcester, at the ruined castle of Sir Walter Raeburn. They are partaking of a banquet, the materials for which have been gathered from the duckpond and fowl•yard of a certain Mistress Willoughby, a dashing young widow living in the neigh bourhood, when the lady herself enters, to complain of the marauders. While there, the idea comes into the head of the most roystering of these cavaliers, one Cap tain Cuxhaven, to draw up a contract of marriage, and to obtain to it the signatures of Raeburn and the lady. These two, fancying it a joke, sign readily enough, but Cuxhaven then tells them that they are on Scottish ground, and that the mere fact of the signatures renders the marriage perfectly valid. Then the lady objects, quarrels with her husband, fights him with a rapier and wounds him, finally being brought to love him, and to bring down the curtain on a reconciliation and a prospect of happiness, by a few complimentary sentences, and a pretended wound on the part of the gentleman. Mr. Leigh Murray acted an uninteresting up-hill part with more spirit than it deserved. Miss Wyndham looked very handsome as the widow ; and Mr. Wright, a cowardls and insolent cook, was, of course, the subject of intense laughter whenever he appeared. The scene, the ball in Raven's Hill Castle, is most admirably put upon the stage, and has quite a Cattermole•ish effect. THE " MONITEUR" AND THE ENGLISH PRESS.—MOSt of our provincial contemporaries published on Saturday and yesterday (including the representatives of public opinion in Liverpool, Leeds, Yorkshire, and Lancashire) devote long leading articles to a consideration of the re cent article in the Moniteur, and we are glad to per ceive that, without exception, they fully concur with the Times in entering an indignant protest against the ill judged attempt of the Parisian journal to fetter the free dom ..f the English press. Never was a " move" on the political chess board more wofoily unsuccessful.—Times. DOVER, Nov. 3.—Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the Prince Alfred arrived here this even ing at 7 o'clock, by South-Eastern train, and were e e li. con voyed in carriages to Birmieghain's Royal by Sir Fred. Ship Their Royal Highnesses were accompanied Stearin, Col. Seymour, and Mr. Gibbs, and dined at the Ship Hate!, where his Royal Highness .the . Prince of Wales, Col. Seymour , and Mr. Gibbs sleep. His Royal Highness the Prin ce Alfred, with Sir F. Stovin and Lieut. Cowell, jeety'e packet Vivid'' iCllapptria:inceed to Ostend, in her Ma . Allen, specially appointed. His Royal Highness the iinee of Wales will return to London tomorrow. Tile travelling public will be glad to learn that Mr. Birmingham has recently become the ' went, proprietor of the Lord Wa rden Hotel, the old establish however, being still kept up. THE CONVICT Roasoer's PROPERTY.—Yesterday a pub lic auction, by Messrs. Davis and Johnstone, took place at Tucker's Livery Stables, Hart-street, Covent-garden, of the last remaining effects belonging to William Jas. Robson, the Crystal Palace convict. The effects com prised a chestnut gelding, set of plated gig harness, riding-saddles, bridles, stabling implements, a hand some brougham, dog-cart, &c. A large concourse of spectators assembled at the stables long before the commencement of the auction, evidently attracted by the novelty and strange circumstances connected with the possession of the property. The first lot was the chestnut gelding, described in the catalogue as " clever, with grand action and speed." He found many admirers, and from the upset price-10 guineas —speedily went to 25 guineas, and was ultimately knocked down at 50 guineas. The brougham, by Nurse, well built and nearly new, after a spirited competition, brought 8E guineas, and a dog-cart nearly new, 19 guineas. The several lots of gig-harness, riding-saddle and bridle, horse-cloths, rollers, &c., fetched one-third higher prices th an th e y cost. Inded, these articles, according to the testimony of harness manufacturers at the sale, were sold far above their original value ; while the gelding and vehicles realised such extravagant prices as could only have been entertained in consideration of the individual who origi nally possessed the property havin g ren d ere d hi mse lf amenable to the laws of his country. t: A WHALE ATTACKING A SHIP.—GREENOCK, Oct. 31. —The s hip Cuban, of this port, Captain Galloway, which arrived here from Demerara on Wednesday, met with a most extraordinary adventure on her homeward voyage. About 9.20 p.m. of the 16th instant (nautical time), when in lat. 43.49 N., lon. 29.50 W., the ship, which was running before the wind at the rate of 9j knots au hour, received such a severe shock that she heeled over several drakes, and her way was completely stopped, while the men who were sleeping on the star. board berths of the topgallant forecastle were thrown out upon their chests. Shortly after the shock an immense whale rose at a short distance from the ship's quarter, and after lying motionless for a short time, as if stunned by the blow, swain towards the vessel as if with the in tention of repeating the attack. It was a moment of intense anxiety on board, but fortunately, when close to the stern, the monster wheeled round in the opposite direction and dived, throring with his tail, as he did so, a quantity of blood ana „water on board. It was a moonlight night, and the bulk of the huge animal could be seen distinctly towering to a considerable height above the surface. When he dived his tail appeared to those on board to be from thirty to forty feet out of the water. The pumps were sounded, but the ship was found to be making no water. From the force of the blow, an d th e fact that the second mate thought he heard a whale blowing a short time before the shock occurred, it is supposed that the whale made a retigular attack upon the ship, and was not come in contac with while asleep. An estimate of its immense size and power may be formed from the fact of its bringing to 4. stand.still a deeply laden ship of 500 tons, sailing at .the rate of nearly ten knots an hour.—Greenock Adver , tierr. LATEST NE WS. I THE "MONITEUR" PRESS. AND THE EINGLIS VIENNA, MoNsAY. The Austrians have evacuated Forli, Faenza, and Imola. The Austrian occupation of the Papal States is now confined to the towns ,of Bologna and Ancona. The French squadron remains stationary,but is ,aking in provisions and war-stores for six months. A letter from Berlin of the 31st ult., in the German Journal of Frankfort, says :—" A report prevails that the Neapolitan Government has sent 1, circular to its representatives abroad on the sub ject of the recall of the Ambassadors of France tied England, in which it expresses great regret at the measure adopted by the Western Powers. A letter from Vienna of the 29th ult., in the Constautionnel, says :--" As has been already stated, our relations with the Cabinet of St. James's are every . day becoming more and more friendly. It may be said that our poli tical situation in this respect has been com pletely modified in the space of from twenty to thirty days. In official circles, pains are taken to show all the advantages which Austria ob tained at different epochs from her old alliance with England, the only great power of Europe from which we have nothing to fear, but from which, on the contrary, we have much to hope. As to the evacuation of the Danubian provinces, Count de Buol does not seem to attach very high importance to it, and it is regarded here as a ques- ion which time alone can solve to the satisfaction of the great powers interested in the consolidation of the Turkish empire. Prince Petrulla, whose resignation has been announced two or three timer, remains definitively accredited here as re presentative of the King of Naples ; the dissen sions which may have existed between the prince and the minister of foreign affairs of Ferdinand 11. appear to be completely removed• The war department is pressing on very actively the termi nation of the new fortifications in our Lombardo- Tenetian provinces. Verona, in particular, has been placed in a formidable state of defence. When the forts, the construction of which is being carried on with redoubled activity, shall be ter minated, this place may be considered as impreg nable." The Paris correspondent of the Times (second edition), in his letter dated yesterday, says : " I learn that a despatch has been recived this day from Constantinople from M. Thouvonel. It confirms the nomination of Redschid Pasha to the Grand Tizierate, but does not mention the names of the other Ministers. It is said that M. Thou venel recommends that no opinion should be formed as to the political tendencies of tha Go vernment until it be completed ; but he does not anticipate that anything hostile is intended against France. The day fixed for presenting the Sultan with the insignia of the Garter was that on which Redschid Pasha entered on his functions as Grand Vizier, and in that capacity he was present at the ceremony. " Instructions were sent to Marseilles that Baron Brenier should on his arrival from Naples lose no time in setting cut for Compiegne to see the Emperor. I have just heard that the Baron, who left Marseilles yesterday, has arrived in Paris. " Count Kisseleff, the new Russian Ambassador to the Court of the Tuileries, proceeds to-morrow to Compiegne, to deliver to the Emperor an au tograph letter from the Czar. His credentials will not, I believe, be presented before the return of the Court from its sylvan recreations, and which probably takes place on the 10th." The Paris correspondent of the Post (second edition),says : " Mr. Petre and Mr. Plunkett have arrived in Paris from Naples. Mr. Petro will leave to morrow (Tuesday) for London. Lord Granville is in Paris. He will visit Compiegne. The Marquis Antonini, the Neapolitan Minister, has not left Paris. He holds a language as if he intended to remain." FRANCE. PARIS, MONDAY. Cl T Oll h d epe fromEm c r o or m , p i i t eg i n s ouetohntghhet9, twh!llanrdetuleranvetonSait. n on the 15th for Fontainebleau. decree promulgating 17th n f April,romulgatinga treaty Tlle Lnmitemuerrceconcludedtainaa on th and the rte the pil e . b o l n ic sti o t f u L ti i o b n e lle i l,. 185 “ 2 A , n ber ta e h e a n n F je ra n n rn ce al 7 " has spolakeeen o b f et d w i e sc e u n ss t io h n e s wEhmicpheriotrdeacnladres PrincebaNre taken p Jerome relative to the completion of the tomb of the Emperor Napoleon I. The journal in question is ill-informed ; we believe that if the works of the tomb of Napoleon I. have not been terminated, it is because the projects of his Majesty with respect to them are not yet definitively fixed." The following telegraphic despatches have been received to-day : " MARSEILLES, 3d.—Accounts have been received from Constantinople to the 27th ult. Baron de Prokesch, the Austrian ambassador, and Lord Stratford de Red cliffe have visited the new ministers, and urged the pro longation of an occupation of the Principalities and of the Black Sea. Some disturbances have broken out in the neighbourhood of Jerusalem. Abd-el-Kader has re turned to Damascus. Some disturbances have taken place in that city, in which a French medical man was knocked down by some of the fanatic people. The con sul has obtained the arrest of several of the guilty parties. Another shock of earthquake was felt at Broussa on the 22d, but no serious injury was caused. The Greek Chambers have been convoked for the 12th inst. The export of corn is interdicted until July, 1857." " BERLIN, Ist.—The Grand Duchess Constantine has arrived here. The Czas announces that France and Russia are agreed in their view of regarding affairs. The Prase of Vienna denies any hostile idea on the part of the Emperor Napoleon." " MADRID, 31st—The Duke d'Ossuna has been named Spanish Minister in Russia. The Government is occu pied with the question of Mexico. Count Benkendorff left this evening." BOURSE, Nov. 3.—The following were the las quotations : Cash . fr. c. 4i per Cents EmT of Month. —fr. 3 per Cents ~ 66 80 66 65 New Loan — ..... - -- Bank Shares 3,850 Roman Credit Mobilier 1402 50 Austrian ............ Belgian Fives ., 97i Spanish Threes Piedmontese (5) B9 Home Debt ......... RAILWAYS—FOB CASH. fr. C. fr. C. Orleans 1,250 Western Northern 950 Strasburg Lyons , 1,280 New Ditto Mediterranean 1,660 -- Grand. Central Lyons Geneva :705 Teste Cette TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. - - - Sir,—lt is perfectly notorious that no matter of importance appears in the Moniteur which is not either sanctioned or promoted by the French Go vernment. It is also perfectly well known that the French Government exercises complete control over the French press, and that they are not per mitted to comment, particularly not to dwell con tinually, on any subject which is distasteful to, and likely to thwart the views of, the ruling powers. With what justice, then, can the Illomitcur accuse, as it has lately done, the English press of using unbecoming language towards the French Govern ment and people, knowing, as well it must know, that it is not in the power of any Government or ruling power in England to prevent even the most humble journal in that country from saying and publishing exactly what it pleases ; whereas here, where a complete control exists, several influential prints are not only permitted, but encouraged, to persist day after day in publishing the most offen sive and disgraceful attacks upon the policy and actions of England and the English. I enclose articles from the Gazette de France , the Assemblee Nationale, and the Union, all pub lished within the last two or three days, which are by many degrees more offensive and more untrue with regard to England than anything which it can be pretended has appeared in any English jour nal ; and yet it would suffice for the Governmen t to give the slightest hint to any of the papers In question to procure perfect silence on all such deli' cate subjects.---I have the honour, &c., Paris, Nov. 2. AN ANGLO-PARISIAN. " The Gazette de France attributes the present unsettled state of Europe, the financial difficulti es of France, and, in fact, all existing evils, to the pernicious influence of England. It says :-- " The conduct of England since the cessation o f tb° Crimean war affords a subject of profound reflection to the civilised world, and it is impossible that France, je remarking this conduct, can refrain from casting a bitter t e ld f HowTtheh glance ahcevitsems ieifso:c moderation iclet t roari t tuwat h h yste e ni:dotdt p nEh a atao s hul t t foer . noFpecißoeabnudnyetcol Fiance confidencee ssaa t nn: u odni s at ntn fi ehodn r tfe: s h examinet oaewy hfapuotet ueatresignationchnr eeits entered e t achd h ooyi efcettihp;rresseasys Coin gress of Paris without attempting to disguise her die` - : clinati and was, so to say, compelled by the 11 0 ° I r' mous will of the continental nations. She, therefore, talsing part in the pacific conferences, spread the see u , g , of war and of revolution. If we are at this daY W es ; financial crisis which threatens every fortune, if "i 4 springs of trade are rusty, if the social existenc e - troubled, these circumstances proceed from the pre e r tate confidence of the public in the conclusion of Pelre,:g But how could it have been imagined that the de o / o ' ° ',4 of a congress would have been openly vi o l a ted by tsv c 'a the contracting Powers The fault of our merchants 111)4 capitalists has been to have trusted E ng l an d. It 03 % be affirmed without contradiction that, if England,. b ro il ' not stirred up the embers of th e con fl agra ti on which "; e . . vaged Italy in 1848, if she had not supported Austria the indefinite occupation by that Power of the P & L bian provinces, in order to be justified in occupying this Black Sea with her own vessels, Europe would at 7,4 day enjoy profound peace. Thus, one nation has arr ee "" to the development of universal civilisation, and obstruc the expansion of wealth and the welfare of the wo rk irj° classes.' c , The Assemblee Nationale, whose sole aim of exi st her would appear to be to abase England and to malig lll 4 g Government, contains the following characteristic Vie.' on the Eastern question : io o°4ll " We differ from the opinions of the Constitut on only one point. Our contemporary appears aurprlelt at the pretensions of Austria and of England, wh i te() combats, while we are only surprised that they "- been advanced so soon. We had certainly not belle that matters would proceed so rapidly. There is et n o f display of clumsiness on the part of the Cabille,"„o. Vienna and London in thus unveiling their secret P 'ml4 and we recognise in this conduct the turbulence of ors Palmerston rather than the habitual tempori sa tion of h t st statesmen of Austria. But we had never doubted °I tho the idea of Englbirl was to obtain possession of Black Sea, and to establish herself there on the ruin:hat the Russian navy. It was even clearer to our er e a. the desire of substituting her influence in the Princ`l3oo, lities for that of Russia was the mainspring of t he , r A e 0 lutions of Austria. When we saw peace concluue'l the conditions which in a certain measure vier e Le down by France, we did not believe that 1 1 1 - 0 1 projects were abandoned, but we repeat that w,_e rt a not expected to see them brought to light in so log. space. These intentions are clear enough to-daY.„ t he land, who openly regretted eight months ago that t he war had not lasted long enough to demand a port 1° s o Black Sea, a footing in Asia Minor, intends t o re g ot at least in that sea, the neutrality of which (1 0 1 t ee satisfy her. Austria, again, is not contented wit'', 00 free navigation of the Danube. The intentions 0 ' . be two Powers cannot be misinterpreted. But what / 0 attitude of the Porte ? Amid the contradictions of I ' o Vienna and Paris journals the question admits c f P o l easy sclution, and, notwithstanding the ra pidity ot the means of communication, some days will probe': pass before we.become acquainted with its intent ie °,,-; But were even the Divan to give way before the P o , tensions of England and Austria, it would not foil° 4 in our opinion, that France is compelled to acquie% in them. The late war was not waged in o rder to r o a n a htitute the influence of Austria and England for that of Ripsia. Should Turkey fall Bo low s 0 to submit to this double occupation , this sPeel,e.,dos disguised dismemberment, at the moment w hen her' ; penence has been placed under the guarantee Europe, we should be the more justified in protesyli." in the name of those principlesfor which we have la to g so much blood and treasure. France demands no sh ea in the Black Sea nor in the Principalities. But it clu e d not follow that her disinterested policy is to be tor P o o against her for the advantage of others. This aPP e t o to be the opinion of Government, and we are hapPl o o, agree with it on this point. With respect to the Pl o • bian provinces, it is necessary, in order to proceed ~0 01 s tudy of the new organisation which has been proa' A l b y them, that their territory be completely evaella te ' c i bf the Austrian troops. This necessity was proclaini e lo pe the whole world six months ago, an d w e re France tha t to demand the evacuation to-day, we have no dou bt she would obtain it.' of fr " The Union sympathi ses w ith th e Turkish G ° ' ment following terms " Whine the claims of this unfortunate Govern ° o f appear to attract very little attention, the Pre s ,, eu o re o e o l the embassies redoubles. It is a struggle of in'tioo6 which undermines the Ministry and leads to resig i lt to Ali Pasha and Fuad Effendi, being menaced, n o g' resign, and only recall their resignations on rece-,% o gr, letter of aroval from the Sultan. Redschid Pas 0' tates under p a well-known influence and with a sP A l ". c lat e bravado. Omer Pasha becomes the favourite can"' cshl .011 of England, and aspires to the Seraskierat, from, issued the order that sent him into a species grog. Such, in a word, is the state of matters whic h ' c ony enough in itself, promises to give rise to futureviool plications, from the fact of the unity of opinion of the reigns between England and Austria on ines bo t Eastern questions. In the midst of these some°,i sy • picious reconciliations what becomes of France 00 singular contrast, it appears that on all the cluestebo to: which she was of the same opinion as England at ." toe dr ruination of the Congress she mow differs. Th0111;011 a te evacuation, the union of Moldavia and 1 8 "° i s e s form to-day a subject of dissension. Now, 'Pdoliii° France that has changed, and certainly this co ns ' ° tour; should lead her to reflect. For our part We are Zo Pod prised at present events, and have for some "vogllw entertained our suspicions, which we hope that t he will not confirm.' "The Gazette de France, ambitious of rlva Ot eccentricity of the two journals which we h ave above, indulges in the following daring flight :-- . s od v i i, " It is not improbable that all the clamo ur raided ',I England in the Neapolitan question was int en ng , alarm Austria on account of her Italian possess/0' 01 r to lead her to incline towards Great Britain., by o r both menaces and seductions have been em plor W tu re s o , ne i g hbours in obtaining an alliance which has, .°, 0 0° been ever one of the expedients of their pollo tendency of their state:men.' " MARKET NEWS.—(This Dai.) HAY MARKES. (I° 4 SMITHFIELD.—Meadow bay, 2110 , to 4/ 10s ; ela :r °111- ' 53' 3/ lOs to 5/ 103; and straw, 1/ Gs to 1/ 90 , A slow trade. 1 1 2° ; r CIMBERLAND. —Meadow hay, 2/ 1 2 s to 4 do., 31 lOs to 5/ 103; and straw, 1/ Gs to 1/ 10 8 P e ,f Trade dull. WIIITECIIAPEL. — Meadow hay, 2l 103 t o 4/ lt e rl°' do., 3/ lOs to Si 14/3 ; and straw, 11 5s to 11 96 r Supply good. 1)° COLONIAL. er°l' fitlf TEA.—There have been large arrivals of ro W 0 ,0 0 he samples generally are not so good as previons'le°oo and 2s 2d per lb was the highest price realised fo ld peroe descriptions. Common congou brought 9jd e 1.,. O SUGAR.—A moderate business has been trans/ .00,,t1 , market, however. has been plentifully suppll° I,pori:je qualities, and fully former prices were firmly 6 0 1 00 Only a moderate quantity is advertised for P a tif ° 4o' during the week. The refined market is very i e n " in COFFEE.—The principal business done has be e ri - o teti t ' e cl , tation Ceylon, which realised fully previous cl, e gl o l,,le Mocha is in demand, but native Ceylon wa s for During the week very few parcels wore put 11 P a com petition. - le a, fi n Tb IticE.7-Very little business has been transad lee - market is very inactive, at barely former pr i ` .p , stocks on hand show a largo increase. , 13 . 9 Pr t Atl i Rum.—There is no alteration to report in t oo tlf ' i Holders continua to demand firm rates, conserfil 'et' Y business has been tr a nsacted. 1 re c i l 10 TALLOW.—The market has ruled exceeding .6 0 b P.Y.C. on the spot 56s 9d. to 51s, all the se a: 56s 9d, and spring months 563 f3d per cwt. be c Ai , i l O THE ACCIDENT ON THE GREENWICEI IW-WourAv 0 0 11 sufferers by this accident are going on as fa of 34 li could be expected, with one exception, tha t s vh° °O. Wood, the engine driver of the down trai°; Tract to tained, among other injuries, a compound a r , o' o l as the lowe r j aw , an d a severe scalp wound. 1 / 3 €' o o ° t V .3 toms in this case took an unfavourable turn piav-..na, night, and no improvement having since taloTot irr poor f e ll ow li es i n a very dangerous sta te, ill' of recovery. . . . • '7 " AUSTRIA. A letter from Vienna of the 29th ultimo, in the German Journal of Frankfort, says :___ p; --43 yesterday nehaiitsne sojournrl ayto Esterhazy, who represented Austria at the " f - et r e ' s ne. o e f the coronation, went the day account ie b ro e cu f u o nl r at e t oi Ischl to give the Emperor a_ti n at Moscow. Reports are i aristo cratic circles relative to the reception Prince at Moscow, from which i'tw g ou iv l e d n a t p o p t e h ar e that Austria i s not a t present regarded by Russia w ith a very favourable eye, and that with the ex ception of England no nation is held i hy the Czar. gave Prince The ceEsterhazy to r under stand Emperor n t de o r n dis favour s s t e a v nd this,eral occasions by not enteringd into a long conversation w ith him, and by onl fetes as his rank strictly could A sn u e st y r : i o a u distinguishing A h t i o m ne in fe t t he when the Emperor . few not - a v oid exchanging a words with that you were n o t an I am very pleasehdinat' he said on — -, h ‘ te lk hr l ae y t ; I d lea only mightnly wg Prince, iisvhe ou all mY confidence. We l • under on y give these words all reserve. does not b • ! Prince Esterhazy, on his side, rm.. 6 with hi • m any very pleasing impres sions as t o th e state of things at St. Peters b u r g , and particularly as to the plans of reform of the Emperor."