The Sun. — London, England, 1856-12-11 00:00:00

CHRISTMAS IS COMlNG.—Remember that a Present of one of LETTS'S DIARIES, POCKET-BOOKS, HOUSEKEEPERS, in their many forms and varieties, in plain and elegant bindings, from Gd. to 14s. (or even three to five guineas) each, may be had of any bookseller in the kingdom (Catalogues gratis), and will cerfer on the recipient not merely a - pleasure but a benefit ; a lasting service as well as a passing kindness.—LETTS, SON, and CO., 8, Royal Exchange, Ordnance Map Agents, &c. ER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. — M. JITLLIEN'S CONCERTS. Last Night-het 'Eight.-29th time of the New Grand French Quadrille. Programme for THIS EVENING (Thursday, Dec. 11): — Part I.—Overture, Ruy Blas (received with great applause on the two Mendelssohn Nights)—Mendelssohn ; Quadrille, from Verdi's Opera, Ernani—Jullien ; Adagio Cantabile, from " The Scoteh Symphony"—Mendelssohn ; Solo, Cornet, the River and the Star, written expressly for and per formed by Herr Koenig —Angelina ; Polka, The Minnie Polka (the 4th time)—Jullien ; Air, Giorni poveri (II Tro vatore), Madame Eliza Poma—Verdi ; Concerto, Violin (Andante and Allegro), M. Le Hon—Mendelssoha ; Qua drille, (the 29th time), the French Quadrille, with varia tions for flute, flageolet, oboe, clarinet, ophieleide, and cornet, performed by MM. De Folley, DeYong, Collinet, Pratten, Lavigne, Hughes, and Kcenig; Finale : Partant pour la Syrie, Vive l'Empereur—Jullien. Part 2.- Opera, Grand Operatic Selection from Verdi's opera of " 11 Trovatore," with solos by Herr Kcenig, MM. Lavigne, Pratten, and Hughes ; solo, Clarinet, Mr. Lazarus — Berri ; Polka, My Mary Ann (the 27th time of performance)—Jul lien ; Cavatina, " Ah, quel giorno " (Semiramide) Madame Eliza Poma—Rossini ; March, The Wedding March. from A Midsummer Night's Dream—Mendelssohn ; Solo, Bom bardon, Herr Jamaer—Jansaer ; Galop, Eglinton Koenig. Conductor—M. Jullien. To commence at 8 o'clock. Prices of admission :—Promenade, Is. ; Dress circle, 2s. 6d. ; private boxes, 10s. 6d., £1 Is., and upwards. Priva te boxes to be secured of Mr. Nugent, at the box-office of the theatre ; at all the principal libraries and musicsellers'; and at Jullien and Co.'s, 214, Regent-street. T HEATRE ROYAL, DRURY LANE. — Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. Mr, R. Acting Mi,nager, Mr. C. Mathews. Stage Manager, Roxby. Scenic Artist, Mr. W. Beverley. Last night but two of performing before the Holidays.— The eminent comedian Mr. Charles Mathews, and the talented Dramatic Company, at the following reduced tariff of prices, lower than any other west end theatre :—Galleries, 61 and ' is, ; Upper Boxes , is. 6d. • Pit, 2s. ; First Circle, 2s. 6d. ; Dress Boxes, 35 . ; Stalls, ss. ; Private Boxes, 10s. 6d,, ls., 11. lls. 6d., and 2/. 2s. Doors open at half-past 6, commence at 7. Second price at 9 o'clock. THIS EVENING, her Majesty's servants will perform the comic drama entitled AGGRAVATING SAM. Characters by Mr. Charles Mathews, Mr. Robert Roxby, Mr. Tilbury, Mr. George Honey, Mr. Templeton, Mr. Walton, Mrs. Selby, Miss M. Oliver,,and Miss Mason. After which, the celebrated drama entitled THE CAPTAIN OF THE WATCH, in which Messrs. Charles Mathews, Robert Roxby, - A. Younge, Miss Mason, and Miss M. Oliver will perform. To 13a followed by the laughable piece TWO HEADS BETTER THAN ONE. Supported by Mr. Robert Roxby, Mr. Tilbury, Mr. Tem r Teton, Mr. Worrell, and Miss Wadham. To conclude with an entirely new Ballet, arranged by Mons. Petit, of her Majesty's Theatre, in which Mdlles. Emilie and Jenny Osmont, of the Grand Opera, will appear, assisted by a powerful Corps de Ballet. On Boxing Night, the ?6th inst., will be produced a Grand 'omit Christmas Pantomime, by E. L. Blanchard, Esq., which, for gorgeous splendour and effects, will surpass all the former pre-eminently succe.sful efforts which have given to this establishment a world-wide celebrity for pantomime. The magnificent scenery by the inimitable artist, Mr. William Beverley, anil the pantomime produced under the direction of Mr.. Robert Roxby. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. THIS EVENING, will be performed THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL, with Mr. Murdoch as Charles Surface ; Sir Peter Teazle, Mr. Chippendale ; Sir Benjamin Backbite, Mr. Buckstone ; Crabtree, Mr. Compton; Joseph Surface, Mr. Howe; Sir Oliver Surface, Mr, Rogers; Moses, Mr. Clark; Sir Harry (with a song), Mr. W. Farren ; Lady Teazle, Miss Reynolds ; Mrs. Candour, Miss Talbot ; Lady Sneerwell, Mrs. Poynter ; Maria. Miss E. Sabine. After which, the successful new farce, A FAMILY FAILING, in which Mr. Buckstone, Mr. Howe, Mr. Chip pendale, and Miss Blanche Fane will appear. With Perea Nena and her unrivalled Company of Spanish Dancers, in THE ALHAMBRA, being the last week but one of their final engagement. Ta conclude with THE DUMB BELLE. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Genuine Success.—TJnprecedented. Attrac tion.—Third Appearance of Mr. Benjamin Webster, and re vival of the Great Adelphi drama of Janet Pride.—The grand New Fairy Ballet Extravaganza, THE ELVES, in which Madame Celeste will appear as the Statue Bride every night. • THIS EVENING will be performed the celebrated d:ama of JANET PRIDE. Messrs. B. Webster, Wright, Paul Bedford, C. Selby, Parselle, Garden, Bland; Mesdames Celeste and M. Keeley. After which, with new scenery and appointments, the new fairy, ballet extravaganza, called THE ELVES, or the Statue Bride, founded on the grand ballet spectacle, now perform. ing with unexampled success at the Theatre Imperiale de l'Opera at Paris, under the title of Les Elfes. Principal cha racters by Madame Celeste, Misses Wyndham, Mary Keeley, Kate Kelly, Chatterly, Arden, Messrs. Weght, Paul Bedford, C. Selby, Le Barr, dzc. R OYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. C. Dillon, LAST NIGHT BUT ONE OF THE PRESENT SEASON. Production of " The Cagot." THIS EVENING (Thursday), will be performed a new and original English play in five acts, entitled THE CXGOT; or, Heart for Heart. Supported by Messrs. Dillon, Stuart, Barrett, Miss Woolgar, Mrs, Weston, and the entire strength of the company. After which the extraordinary Troupe of Bedouin Arabs will go throtgl their surprising performances. Followed by THE DEAD SHOT. Louisa Lovetrick, Mrs, C. Dillon ; Hector Timid, Mr. J. L. Toole. The Theatre will close on Friday, Dec. 12, till Dec. 26, when will be produced a new Grand Burlesque and Comic Pantomime. Opening produced with all t'le splendour for which Lyceum Burlesques have been celebrated, and the Harlequinade by eminent Pantomimic artistes, with mecha nical changes and effects. - ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. _A, lid THIS EVENING and during the week will be presented Shakspeare's play of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM. After which (second time this season) THE CORSICAN BROTHERS. Fabien and Louis dei Franchi, Mr. C. Kean. Mendelssohn's celebrated overture to A Midsummer Night's Dream will commence at 5 minutes before 7. OYAL SURREY THEATRE. itilt) Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Creswick. THIS EVENING, BIRDS OF PREY. Charles Renne pont, Mr. Creswick. After which, SARAH'S YOUNG MAN , To conclude with THE OUTCAST BROTHER. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. Alfred `Vivian. THIS EVENING, WIVES AS THEY WERE AND MAIDS AS THEY ARE, Messrs. Addison, G. Vining ; Mrs. Stirling, Misses Swanborough and Herbert. And the new fare*, JONES THE AVENGER. Messrs. F. Robson, J. Rogers, and Miss Marston. Commence at ha'f-past Seven. THEATRE ROYAL, SADLER'S-WELLS. Under the Manlament of Mr. Phelps. THIS EVENING, HENRY IV. King Henry, Mr. A. Rayner ; Sir John Falstaff, Mr. Phelps ; Hotspur, Mr. H. Marston • Prince of Wales, Mr. F. Robinson ; Lady Percy, Miss M. Eburne. To conclude with POOR PILLICODDY. QTRAND T REA.T RE.---IVllnager, Mr. T. " Payne.—THlS EVENING will be performed OVER THE WAY. Mr. Kinloch, Mesdames Woolidge and E. Wilton. 'TWAS I; or the Kiss and the Rose. Mesdames Cuth bert, Gregory, and Woolidge ; Messrs. Kinloch and Howard. _OI.I I ADIES AT HOME ; or, Gentlemen, we can do without . Mesd ames Fitzinman, E. Jacobs, Lennox, Norbury, Gregory, Baker, &c. and A ndBELPHEGOR (Travestie). Messrs. G. Lee, Howard , Clarke_.: Mesdames Cuthb er t, Woollidge, E. Jacobs, and Willy F,de rt h i. Commence at Seven. Gallery, 6d. Stalls, 3s. ; Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, Is. ; .4_4iSTLEY'S ROYAL AMP EIITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke. THURSDAY, AND SATURDAY. THIS EVENING, Shakspeare's Tragedy of RICHARD THE THIRD, with those splendid Equestrian Tableaux and Illustrations by Mr- W: COOKE'S t ra i ne d h orses, w hi c h obtained for it a continuous rua of 90 nights ! Richard, Mr. James Holloway. After which, the eic. SCENES in the CIRCLE. Appearance of Mr. W. Coo ke, j un., To conclude with OTHER ENTERTAINMENTS. Doors open a t half-past six ; c ommence at seven o'clock. fox o ffice open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Equestrian Director, Mr. W. Co o k e. jun. ----- CANTERBII RN H. ALL. w e , t , i T --- ---- OPEN EVERY EVENING,--Th e conaPanY of Vocalists are engaged 1.1 aciriaPearsi7Cfhaoonlnileoesweosi: the --The Selections from all the popular Operas, Glees, Duets, &c., viz.: --Miss E. Pearce, 31,,,, Miss Brunell, and Miss Summers ; Mr. J. Caulfield ea l ft v : l , d ' Jonghman., R. Grover, T. Raino, T. Farrant, S. Jones, Barker, W. Melling, and P. Come : Masters Austin, pt, - .`' nett, and Corr . ' ; Mr. Sam Cowell and E. Mackney. PC: I n" forte, J. Harreway, R.A. ; harmonium, J. Caulfield, Jun. director, Mr. .T. Caulfield. Commence at Seven o'clock P i ; " eiselY. Suppers, dre., until twelve o'clock. In addition t e r, the usual Vocal Entertainment, the celebrated SPANISH MINSTRELS will appear in costume at Nine and El even o'clock Every Evening, and sing some of their favourite selec i ons T-TICIrI WATER AT LONDON BP.IDGF;. THIS DAl—Morn. 46 win. aft. 12_ Evening 13 min- aft. 1 Tr-.'+nanr,7,-...... - m o n,. 37 m i n . aft. j—Evoning 3 rair. . aft. 2 TUE WEATHER—SUN OFFICE, DECEMBER 11. THERMOMETER, IN THR SHADS. 60 —highest sines; noon yesterday. this morning and diaing the night. 53 -this lay At noon. WT PTI BAROMETER, 29.58 —rising. ' W.S.W. W.—Modorate, with fine , shiny clear, sun t.: Y weather. There is some indication of a return to frost. .. i,, r ....„ 4 , (~._J-:-... - --,--,,,,-- . , • - '.... C- 7 :_-' - - - ..1 ••is, 1111, ~,- '." .) ,-•:- ~, - 7 V.. 3::/.;:,,,...- , criv- / , . i , . ... _... ' ...-,, L J.NT ON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1856 A document prepared by the Ruszian Gover n meat, and which was forwarded in October to the different Powers who seat representatives to tho Conferences at Paris, has just been published. All that relates to the questions for which the Congress has ostensibly been convened appeared in our impression of yesterday, so that every person may form his own opinion respecting the claims put forward by Russia to the retention of the Isle of Serpents and New Bolgrad. It is ndeed perfectly conclusive on both points, and the Cabinet of St. Petersburg is convicted by its own admissions of a most discreditable attempt to take advantage of a deception practised by its representatives on those with whom they were asso ciated—a deception that must for ever disqualify the parties concerned from pretending to the characters of men of honour and gentlemen• From the nature of the defence put forward and the ready adoption by the Russian Government of the disgraceful act of its servants, we obtain an insight into its very peculiar views on the subject of diplomatic arrangements. With a pleasing affectation of candour, an almost infantine aim ' plicity, it acknowledges that it attempted. to take advantage of a clear and palpable misconception on the part of the other Powers. It, however, thinks it a sufficient answer to say that its Pleni potentiaries did not originate the mistake. They merely took advantage of it when it occurred. They did not produce the maps ! Far from it ! "Painted in Russian they might not have ap peared su f ficiently intelligible to all the repre sentatives at the Congress. They, therefore, formed their conclusions from the examination of a snap placed at their disposal by the care of the French Government." Arguing on this state of affairs, the Russian Government proceeds to say —" This fact is worthy of mention ! It shows that if the maps were faulty the responsibility does not rest with the Russian Plenipotentiaries !" This is, indeed, a novel doctrine. The parties are convicted on their own confession of the suppressio yeri, if not of the suggestio falsi ! It is not for a moment pretended that they were ignorant of the true state of affairs—that they had not at their disposal maps which, although they might not be " sufficiently intelligible" to all the representa tives, were thoroughly understood by themselves. They were, therefore, fully aware that the Bolgrad of which they represented the importance to Russia without stating that its retention would violate one of the chief principles on which Peace could be obtained, by permitting the French map to be used, without explaining its error, and they were for ever stopped from questioning its accuracy. It was to all intents and purposes the basis of the arrangement; and when there is a Bolgrad, although now artfully designated " Tabak,” that fulfils all the conditions, it is perfectly clear that must be the Bolgrad for which Russia appealed to the assembled Plenipotentiaries. On the point respecting the Isle of Serpents tho argument of Russia . is singularly fallacious, although her conduct has not been quite so dis creditable. She declares that " the stipulations refer to a demonstration on the main land, and do not apply to the possession of an island situate in the open sea. In fact no express stipulation of the Treaty has either annexed to Moldavia or adjudged to Turkey that Island, which was incontestably in the possession of Russia before the rupture !" And therefore Russia claims as a waif what was not hers, because it has not been expressly given either to Moldavia or to Turkey. She forgets to say that it unquestion ably belonged to Turkey, and that her " occupa tion" was only tolerated for the purpose of guard ing the entrance of the Danube. She is no longer the protector (?) of its navigation. The spirit of the Treaty excludes her from any participation therein, and as there was no " express stipula tion," the island must revert to its original owner, as well from a due observance of the principle on which the Treaty was founded as from its geographical situation. We are, however, to have the Congress, and for what ? To save the honour of Russia ! That, at least, is the avowed object—although, as we yesterday explained, we fear there is an arrierc pensie ; something in the back-ground, which, like a lady's postscript, constitutes the most im portant part of the communication. But, surely, Russian honour (?), if there be any such thing, would have been better sustained, by yielding grace fully in the first instance, rather than in being defeated by a majority of votes ! The Muscovite organ in Belgium professes to give a history of the transaction, and declares that every thing is arranged, that " ten points, which have been the subject of debate, are now decided, and decided against Russia by a majority of five votes to two ;" adding, with apparent frankness, "on some future day Russia will have her turn ; to-day it is England's." We cannot, however, lay this flattering unction to our souls. After the example of Russian diplo macy which we have just witnessed we must distrust every profession. We cannot credit them even when offering concessions. We still think that the meeting of the Congress is a very un toward affair both for England and Turkey. Its proceedings must be vigilantly watched, and re stricted to the alleged objects for which it was convened. If Russia succumbs, and that no other matters are introduced—that no improvi dent arrangements are concluded—well If otherwise, we trust that the English Parliament and people will know how to protect their own interests, despite the sinister and unconstitutional influences that may be brought into operation. Germanism cannot, and must not, always remain in the ascendant. The Radical Electors of Lambeth had a treat last evening iu listening for the space of an hour or so to the "slashing" speech of WlLereem WILLIAms, their thoroughly independent repre sentative. It was on the occasion of his making a clean breast of it according to annual custom— by entering into a minute explanation of his conduct as M.P. for Lambeth during the last session of the Imperial Legislature. Always a rare opportunity for the utterance of plain whole some truths by one 'oho occupies a seat in the House of Commons neither as a partisan nor as a place hunter. An opportunity not lost therefore (as every one might have felt satisfied it could not, who knows either the Lambeth constituency or theLambeth representative); an opportunity not I ' 4 in any one particular, by an iota, by a tittle, by a hair ' s breadth by WILLIAM WILLIAMS, MQrchant and Politician, Radical Reformer and Political to last, as Economist. ive The whole Speech from first part of our impressionalino s t i f ies t iim h as ia averb in evening, c wil a l n a o m t p h l e y r repay the reader of it for the trifling labour p o a f rt its of perusal. s w al irda , : si p , e s cia e l i ly pian t a h t a in t n_ p t a b r o tic e n c ! ... a .e r or marrow of it as it me B m n a na ra 3 ble to one us--hav ing reference to theas a wh o l e , division of last session, redeeming which infanl a Y mong all th e rest of the divisions the one ind e p en d en t d sa iv id iai f o r n om of the year shone out in the charactetreof national e tio o n n a ly l division befitting the dignity of h representatives. Need it be added that allusion was here made by Mr. WILLIAMS to the bold, blunt, brusque rejection, by the House of Com mons, of the pet Court project for removing the National Gallery, at an immense expense to the nee ioe, from Trafalgar-square, " the Site in Europe," to a mere hole-in-the corner, a cluster of ex-market-gardens at Ken sington-gore? The Radical Member for Lambeth, speaking of that monstrous and preposterous scheme, point-blank, as it ought alone to be spoken of, namely, in terms of unqualified and derisive condemnation, mentioned the circum stance of its rejection, thus plainly, last evening, we doubt not, to the infinite delight of his Lam beth constituents—" That project was pro moted by Prince ALBERT and his party in the Court—it was supported by the Government and all their tools, and it was also supported by the Opposition, headed by Mr. DISZAELI, and all their tools, but the independent mem bers were too strong even for that combination and the bill was thrown out." A succinct ac count of the matter, so the reporter intimates, greeted by the. auditors of Mr. WILLIAMS with " Cheers," " Cheers and Laughter," and " Re newed Cheers"—interruptions in every respect, we fancy, sufficiently significant ! Mr. WILLIAMS, however, by no means contented himself with this exceedingly sententious and forceful record of the ever-memorable rejection of Prince ALBERT'S Hobby, by the House of Commons. He went so much further than that, as the short-handwrites is the means of informing the general community, that he declared " the Kensington-gore Job" to be " ono of the grossest " of which he had ever heard—the Prince CONSORT and the Prince CONSORT'S most courtly toad-eaters to the contrary, nevertheless notwithstanding ! Simul taneously with the enunciation of which plain truths, be it said—a rather notable little straw has been flung up to show which way the wind blows, in the shape of an announcement by Messrs. SAUNDBBS and OTLEY of a forthcoming pamphlet, entitled, " PRINCE ALBERT—Why is he Unpopular 7" Perhaps a few of us, just a few of us, could tell almost as tersely and lucidly as even WILLIAM WILLIAMS, M.P. for the borough of Lambeth—the Why and the Wherefore ! A word in the ear of Farmer Bum,— taking him by the button-hole and whispering the nquiry under his broad brim in a stage whisper) —Don't you think it probable ? T. PERRONET THOMPSON, Major-General, MP, for Finsbury ! How does it read ? Could any. thing read better ? Hardly—in that way—to our thinking. General THOMPSON is just the matt for Finsbury, and Finsbury itself just the place for General Thomrsorr. The gallant Corn-Law Catechist has been too long out of Parliament. The present is precisely, it appears to us, the very opportunity for his re-entrance into the popular branch of the Legislature. The constituency Of Finsbury is dissatisfied it seems—and no wonder -with the latterly inadequate state of their re presentation. Alderman CHALLIS has hardly come up to the electors' anticipations. He is not active enough, industrious enough, indefatigable enough in his attendance in the House of Commons. A rather serious matter to an earnest metropolitan constituency at all times and under all cir cumstances—but especially so when " the other'' Member continues still, in a great measure, to the grief of his friends and the disappointment of his admirers, an apparently confirmed Valetudinarian. Out of a grateful recollection of old days, Finsbury can content itself with merely regretting the cause of the frequent non-attendance in the House of THOMAS SLINGSBY DUNCOMBE, of thoroughgoing, outspoken, radical, democratic, glorious TOM DIINOOMBE. He, at least, has earned a right to some such reticence in the way of rebuke from his constituents. But with Alderman CHALLIS it is otherwise. Laxity of attendance on his part i 3 inexcusable in their eyes, is unpardonable, and, therefore, as a matter of course, if persisted in, an evil to be at once avenged and expiated. So unmistakably is this the case that the more active among the possessors of the elective franchise in Finsbury are, at last, we ob serve, and, in real earnest, beginning to be stir themselves. They are solicitous of ridding themselves as speedily as possible of their political ne'er-do-well. Wherefore the present, honestly, appears to us the very opportunity for General THOMPSON; the very opportunity for his reappear ance as a candidate for the votes of a great Liberal constituency; the very opportunity for his return upon the heads of the people to his old and honourable post in the National Legislature. The readmission into the House of Commons of the gallant and veteran Reformer in the character of the chosen representative of a metropolitan constituency—would be compensation for all the rather ungrateful want of consideration he has now for some time past been somewhat bitterly ex periencing. It would be a clear gain, moreover, to the electors of Finsbury. THOMAS DUNCOMBE would have a worthy and energetic colleague ; while THOMAS WAKLEY, but poorly followed in that capacity by THOMAS CHALLIS, would at length have an abler though a tardier suc cessor in THOMAS PERRONET THOMPSON. There is good omen, we are almost tempted to think, in the curious little circumstance of the identity of Christian names—Finsbury being apparently wealded, for some years past, to the notion of having a THOMAS Somebody as its representative ! Better, surely, than a THOMAS Nobody like Alderman C.A.Lus, a real and genuine " Somebody" like General THOMPSON, one of the oldest and ablest, one of the most consistent and persevering of our great Radical Reformers. He at least would work. He at least, we warrant it, would be absent from no division (except by reason of some dire necessity), whether important or unim portant. General THOMPSON, again we say, is the very man for Finsbury, and Finsbury, it appears to us, is precisely the ♦ery place for General THOMPSON. DEFAUTTIRE OF PRINCE FREDERICK OF PRUSSIA.— DOVER, Wednesday.—His Royal Highness Prince Fre derick of Prussia, accompanied by Captain De Roe, equerry to his Royal Highness Prince Albert, arrived this evening at Dover, by special train from Portsmouth, via Hastings, at 7.34 p.m., and embarked immediately on board toe Admiralty yacht Vivid, for Calais. THE DARIEN CANAL.—Dr. Cullen had an interview on Tuesday, at the Hydrographic Office, Admiralty, with Captain Washington, on the subject of the pro posed survey of the Darien ship canal route. THE AMERICAN MAILS.—LIVERPOOL, Dec. 10.—The United States mail steamer Baltic, Captain Comstock, left the Mersey this morning, at 10 o'clock, for New York, with the usual mails, a full cargo, and 93 pas sengers. At a meeting of the Colonial Gold Mining Company held yesterday a resolution was passed authorising an immediate dissolution. About 120,000/, of the gold brought by the True Briton was sold to the Bank yesterday, and a further sum of 80,0001. is expected to be taken there to-day. The stock of specie in the National Bank at Vienna experienced a farther increase of 170,0001. during No vember, and now stands at 8,515,0001., showing an increase of 3,420,000/. since the beginning of the year. Cape of Good Hope papers have been received to th e 15th October, but they contain little of iraPbrtanoe. News had arrived of the intended despatet of the Ger man Legion from this country, and the prospect of their coming seemed to be regarded with satisfaction. The apprehensions respecting a new Ca to have subsided. From Natr,: fire outbreak appear the dates were to the 0 :e of the entire sep ara tion of 2 to 4 a t t h cSoelopoty. from me thec CP: L ie of Good Hope had been well received. VERY REV. THE DEAN OF C A SHEL: —lt is HOF if r ourPJ, l nful duty to record the death of the Very Dean of Cashel, yesterday, at hi e res id e nce, N rtev oriti t l h a e nt i ,s, county Cavan. The lamented deceased had spent a, long life of usefulness, having attained the age of Cs. His loss will be greatly felt in that part of the Country, where his peculiar kindness as a landlord and affection as a clergyman endeared him to all classes. The poor have lost in him a benefactor, and the wealthy a faithful friend and eagaoiona councillor.—Evening Post, THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER /1, 1856. in this poor Cayenne, so roughly tried during two centuries." BOURSE, DEC. 10.—The following were the last quotations : Cash. fr. c. End of Month. 4i per Cents 3 per Cents 67 70 653 New Loan — Bank Shares 4,100 Roman (x d) Credit Mobilier 1,535 Austrian Belgian Fives 97i Spanish Threes Piedmontese (5) 93 50 Home Debt .. RAILWAYS-FOR CASH. fr. c. fr. c. Orleans , , 1,320 Western Northern 966 25 Strasburg Lyons 1,367 50 New Ditto Mediterranean 1,785 Grand Central Lyons Geneva Cette GREECE. The King of Greece received on the day after his return to Athens Baron de Brenner, Minis ter Plenipotentiary of Austria, who presented his credentials. The baron on the occasion ad dressed his Majesty as follows : " Sire,—The Emperor, my august master, in deigning to accredit me to your Majesty with a higher rank than my predecessors, desired thereby to give to your Ma jesty, his august cousin, a new proof of his high esteem and friendship, and of the great importance which he attaches to his being properly represented in Greece. Happy in being the origin of these sentiments of the Im perial Court, I will endeavour to display the same feeling in the relations which I shall persorally have to main tain with the Greek Government. I have the honour to present to your Majesty the letters of recall of Baron de Walter and my own credentials." The King replied as follows " The grade which it has pleased the Emperor of A us trio, my very dear cousin, to confer on his new repre sentative at my court, is undoubtedly an additional proof of his sentiments of friendship for me—sentiments which his Imperial Majesty has been so kind as to testify to me on all occasions. The choice which the Emperor has made of you, Monsieur le Baron, is the more agreeable to me that I have had the pleasure of knowing you previously, and have been able to appre ciate your merits." The King the day after received Halil Bey, who presented his credentials as Minister Plenipoten tiary of the Sultan. In the speech which be delivered on the occasion Halil Bey stated to his Majesty that "the Sultan was animated by a strong desire to continue without interrup tion the relations of friendship and good neigh bourhood which now so happily exist be tween the two nations," and that he was charged to give the King "a formal assurance of the sincere and constant friendship of the Sultan for the august person of his Majesty." To this the King replied, that " he received the declarations with pleasure, that he maintained the same sentiments for the Sultan, and that he would neglect nothing to maintain and render unchange able the relations of friendship and good neigh bourhood between the two States." He concluded with the customary compliment to the Minister personally. PRUSSIA. A letter from Berlin of the 6th, it the Presse of Brussels, describes the ceremony which accompa nied the presentation to the King 4f the insignia of the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour. After the ceremony a dinner was given at the pa lace, but much surprise was felt at 10 ladies or the members of the French Embassy being present. The King of Prussia already possesses the French Order of Holy Spirit, which wa; presented to him tin 1817 by Louis XVIII. The King wore this order the last time four or fiveyears back, on the occasion of the visit of the Dull de Bordeaux to Sans Souci. Another letter from Berlin, in the German Journal of Frankfort, says :—" some arrange ments having been made by the Milistry of State for the furtherance of public badness, two or three bills have been presented to the chambers. The Minister of Justice, in britging forward that on divorce, remarked that tie measure was founded on the same principle as ware exemplified in that presented to the chambers ;wo years ago, and that the only difference was that it allows sepa ration under certain cases. The Mnisters of Jus tice and War also presented a bill Native to loans made to minors, and intended to prevent prodiga lity and dissipation. From the past taken by the Minister of War in this measure, tyre is reason to suppose that it has been brought forward in conse quence of the scenes which lately axurred among officers of the Prussian guard." MR. COBDEN ON MARITIME LAW. The following letter, in answer to one addressed to Mr. Cobden, M.P., by Mr. J. E. Jenkinson, ono of the members of " the Bradf)rd Committee for Investigating State Affairs," has just been pub lished : " Glyn Garth, near Baigor, Dec. 8. "Sir,—The whole of the argumett in your let ter is founded upon the assumptio, that we sur rendered our belligerent rights in the late war from feelings of forbearance to Russia. I should have thought our maritime operations in the Sea of Azoff and the Gulf of Bothnia would have pre• vented any one from falling into such an error. It was the attitude assumed by the United States which led to the change. Those vho were in a position to observe the manifestatons of public opinion in the press of that countr3, and through the speeches at Washington, on tie eve of the Russian war ; and, still more, they vho knew what was passing between the United States' Minister in London and our Foreign-office, flied not be told that any serious attempt on our part to uphold the right of search, which, as you truly say, is essen tial to the maintenance of our ancir n t belligerent rights would not have been tolerate by that coun try. It may be all very true tha; our common law was opposed to the pretensions if the Ameri cans, and even that, as you state, their own most eminent judges had confirmed the dicisions of our Admiralty courts. But this did rot touch the facts of the case as they were presented to our Go vernment in 1854, when it was unmistakeably evi dent that the American people were determined that their merchant ships should not ie visited and searched by our cruisers ; and that aky attempt to revive the proceedings which led to the rup ture of 1812 would be resisted, would lead and would, in all probability, end tc bloodshed, fore, very wisely yielded the in a war be tween the two countries. Our Gov ernuent, there point, and, in doing every nation of Europe. so, met the wishes, not merely of America, but of "You seem to attach some imp ortance to the mode of effecting this change in our policy, and to h be of opinion that, before any a lteration can be made in thellaw of nations, a corresp ondin g c han g e must . .be effected in our munic i p al law. I am afraidmore than the lawthe willo f nations o fhe strongest, a 3 d an d slightly controlled by the progress of civilisation. I can see no objection, however, to an act ix par liament being passed confirming the decision i f th e congress of Paris. But, after this explanatb n o f the meaning of my words, ' imperious necessity,' I ne ed not add that I should look upon such af ac t as a mere matter of form. _ _ _ But the question which Parliament will still have to decide, judging from the sentiments put for ward by those organs of the press supposed to be connected with the Government, is, whether, hk v . ing of necessity gone so far, it is not fo r our i nte. rest, beyond that of any other nation, to embrace the offer made to us by Marcy, to exempt privat e property afloat from capture during war. I hav e not the least doubt, when this proposal is discussej in the House of Commons—taking for the starting point of the argument the status quo as settled it the Congress at Paris, which no sane man will dream of disturbing—that there will be all but an unanimous decision in its favour. , 4 I think I can foresee great benefits to the cause of peace and humanity, in a variety of ways, from this change ; but, as it seems to be offensive in some quarters to give utterance to the aspiration that the intercourse of nations, as well as indivi duals, may some day be br oug ht i nto harmony with the precepts of the New Testament, I will forbear saying more upon th e su bj ect. c. I am , Sir, your obedient servant, "RICHARD COBDEN. J . E. jenkinson, Esq., secretary, &c." MEETING FOR THE REPEAL OF THE INCOXIE TAX. READING, Tuesday afternoon.—This day a most impor tant, influential, and enthusiastic meeting took place In the Town-hall, for the purpose of passing resolutions condemnatory of the present mode of levying the income tax, and demanding its 'speedy abolition. The Mayor presided, and resolutions condemn stony of the tax were adapted by the meeting. INCOME-TA A public meet ng, numersusly attended, was held in the Guildhall, Plymouth, on Tuesday, Mr. F. F. Bulteel, the Mayor, in the chair, when resolu tions praying the Government, from and after April next, to reduce the present enormous charge of ls. 4d. in the pound, and complaining of the unfairness of assessing industrial incomes by the same scale as incomes derived from realised pro perty, were carried unanimously. During the discussion Mr. Fox, one of the local cow• missioners, spoke of the hard and severe nature of their duti es when their neighbours were surcharged fur income tax. He stated that, irrespective of the returns made by individuals to the commissioners in London, and of duties subtracted from dividends at the Bank of England • ~ud throu,,h, public companies, the dwelling-houses of Plymouth and the tradesmen and others paid upwards t,f 21,0001. annually to the Government for income and property tax. THE GOVERNMENT WELLINGTON MEMORIAL. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Office of Works, &c., 10th Dec., 1856. SIB,—Mr. Stephens, the Secretary to the Sculptors' Institute, having thought proper to publish a part only of the correspondence which has taken place with this department, notwithstanding the desire expressed that if the correspondence was published the letter No. 5 might form part of it, the First Commissioner hopes that you will be so good as to give insertion to the accom• panying letters. I am, sir, your obedient servant, ALFRED AUSTIN, Secretary. No. 1. 32;Sickville Street, Piccadilly, October 25, 1856. Sir,—l am requested by the members of the Sculptors' Institute to address you on the subject of the monument which her Majesty's Government intend to erect, in St. Paul's Cathedral, to the memory of the late Duke of Wel lington. In considering the published terms relating to the compe tition, the following questions arose, on which they would be most thankful to receive information from you at your earliest convenience. Ist, Will designs which deviate from the stated dimensions be accepted in competition ? 2d, Are the designs to be publicly exhibited prior to the decision of the judges ? 3d, The names of the judges ? 4th, Is the .xecution of the monument to be entrusted to the author of the best design submitted in competition ? The members of the Institute have reason to believe that the confidence arising from a mutual understanding on the above points would materially add to the success of the com• petition, and they trust that the importance to be attached to them will plead a sufficient apology for calling your atten tion to the subject, and requesting the favour of a reply. I have, &e., (Signed.) EDW. B. STEPHENS, Hon. Sec. The Right Hon. the Chief Commissioner of Her Majesty's Works and Public Buildings, 12, Whitehall Place. No. 2. Office of Works, dtc., 29th Oct., 1856. Sir,—l am directed by the First Commissioner of her Ma jesty's Works, &c., to acknowledge the receipt, on the 27th, of your letter dated the 25th inst., requesting, on behalf of the members of the Sculptor Institute, to be informed on certain points in regard to the monument which it is proposed to erect in St. Paul's Cathedral to the memory of the late Duke of Wellington. With regard to your first query, I am to inform you that the directions as to size that the model shall bear in propor tion to the monument are set forth, most clearly in the spe cifications, and competitors must not depart from them. 2. No further information can be given on the subject of your second inquiry than that afforded by the specification. 3. The names of the judges cannot be given, as the selec tion has not yet been made, and will not be made for some time. 4. There is nothing hi the specifications to bind the Go vernment to employ the author of the .best design to execute the work, and no positive obligations can be incurred.—l am, &c., (Signed) E. B. Stephens, Esq. G. RUSSELL, Assistant -Secy. No. 3. 32, Sackville-street, Piccadilly, December 4th, 1856. Sir,—ln consequence of many inquiries from sculptors, both at home and abroad, upon the points which I had the honour to address you on the 24th of October, relative to the Govern ment Wellington Memorial for St. Paul's, and as the best cleans of answering all inquiries, I have been directed by the members of the Sculptors' Institute, at a general meeting, to forward for publication (to which it is presumed you will see no objection) the correspondence with the accompanying letter.—l have, &c., (gigned) EDW. B. STEPUENS, Hon. Secy. To Sir B. Hall, Bart., M.P., First Commissioner of her Majesty's Works, Whitehall. No. 4. 32, Sackville-street, Piccadilly, Dec. 6,1856. Sir,—As the most effectual method of informing the sculp tors of the world, on matters which are known to be viewed by some of them with anxiety, I am directed by the members of the Sculptors' Institute to ask the favour of an early inser tion in your journal of the enclosed correspondence. The reasons for seeking official information by the four questions submitted to the First Commissioner of her Ma jesty's Works, were— lstly. The well-known fact that artists, for the sake of effect, increase the difficulties of selection, by neglecting the instructions as to the size of the model of sketch. It will be seen the reply now states definitely that all models, not strictly in accordance with the specified scale, will be excluded from the competition. 2dly. It was thought that by an anterior exhibition public feeling and opinion might be ascertained, the operation of which would possibly be valuable in contributing towards an impartial selection. 3dly. It appeared also of great importance that the judges should be at once publicly known, in order especially that foreign artists might be fully assured that the tribunal would be of the highest character and position, and consist of those most competent to decide on the relative merits of sketches ; and further, that the judges knowing they were to undertake the office, would then scrupulously refrain from visitiog the studios of competitors, or from allowing themselves to be in any way influenced by artists and their friends. 4thly. This question appeared necessary to set at rest a doubt as to whether the author of the best desin would be commissioned to execute the monument. Foreigners as well as British sculptors will certainly be dis couraged by the anticipation that he who succeed. in pro ducing the best model probably would not be employed to carry out the work. —I have, &c., (Signed) EDW. B. STEPHENS, Hon. Sec. No. 5. Office of Works, &c., 6th Dec., 1856 Sir,—l am directed by the First Commissioner of her Majesty's Works, &e., to state that you are at perfect liberty to publish your letter, dated Oct. 25, and the answer to that letter, dated Oct 29, and that you will take the same course with regard to your last letter, dated Dec. 6, if you think proper to do so ; but in that event the First Commissioner desires me to say that he does not consider he has riven any ground for your statement, that the artist who succeeds in producing the best model will probably not be employed to carry out the work. He desires further to remark that he considers it would be most inconvenient to nominate the judges until such time as the models shall have been sent in for exhibition. Tho First Commissioner hopes that when the judges shall have been appointed, the selection will be such as to secure the appro bation of your profession and the public at large. In your letter of the 6th lust. you speak of models and sketches, and of the relative merits of sketches. In order that sculptors may not be misled by the publication of that letter, I am directed to state that no sketches will be received. The specification sent out is clea r u p on this point, andindi catesmustdistinctlybe theaxtactmly gedeulsaratleornesizaoreoftot h b e e m s e o n n t u i m n e , modelsthick tended to be erected. cloArteesrp o ju n d: y n c f e ,r c ,t m h e arttefommil t sinnerShoultdleysioresputbblaisth this am, &c., ALFRED AUSTIN, Secretary, (Signed) E. B. Stephens, Esq. PREVALENCE OF _ROBBERY, WITH rja LE NCE TO THE PEtiSON. TO TILE EDITOR OF THE StiN. SIR,--Permit me to solicit the publication of the accompanying co rrespondence between the Home Department and myself on the prevalence of rob bery, with violence to the person.--4 am, sir, yours, &c., THOS. S. STUART. TO SIR GEORGE GREY, DART, M.P., SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT. Sir, — The terrible repetition of robbery with violence to the person requires the inst an t a tt ent i on of Government. There is evidently no neglect of duty to be charged upon the police, whose absence i s wa it e d f or b y the offenders. But taking into consideration the inadequate amount of the force to meet the exigency of the case in this vast me tropolis, would it not be advisable, for the winter months, to permit an enrolment of the rat payers as special con stables, in aid of the police, and for mutual protection ? Many of my neighbours, as well as myself, would be happy to become members of such a force in aid ; and, being compelled frequently to return from my duties at one o'clock in the morning, and past that time, through St. James's Park and Eaton-square, to my own residence, I have repeated proofs of the necessity of some such orga nisation.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant, Tilos. S. STUART. LATEST NEWS. By a despatch from St. Petersburg, dated the 2d, we learn that 50,000 Russians, commanded by General Beruloff, are ready to maroh over the Persian frontier at the first call of the Shah. Moreover, two complete corps d'armee are ready to march for the Austrian frontier. Le Nord, of Wednesday, publishes a telegra phic despatch relative to the wound of the Xing of Naples ; the whole affair is, however, denied by a message received from another source. The following despatch has been received in Paris :-- NAPLES, BTH. This day an attempt was made to assassinate the King of Naples, at a review held in honour of the fete of the Immaculate Conception. His Ma jesty received a stab with a bayonet from a sol dier. The wound was slight, and the King was able to continue the review. The population manifested on the occasion the greatest horror of the regicide. A telegraphic despatch from Friburg, Switzer land, dated yesterday, says on the subject of the elections now taking place for the renewal of the Grand Council—" The Conservatives are full of hope. Yesterday, at mid-day, there were gaining ground in the town of Friburg. It was appre hended that disorders would break out. Dis turbances had taken place at Estavayer." A letter from Berlin of the 7th,, in the Post ampt Gazette, says :—" It appears most probable that the Eastern question alone will be brought forward before the second congress of Paris. The governments of Austria and England will come to an understanding before the meeting of the conferences on the question of the precise period for the evacuation of the principalities and of the Black Sea. The two cabinets have declared to France and Russia that they will be, ready to carry out this evacuation as soon as the Porte shall demand it." It is not true, as was stated, that the Swiss Government are pressing on the trial of the Neu chatel prisoners before the meeting of the Congress in Paris. The voluminous report of the Attor ney-General will be laid before the Chamber de la Mise en Accusation next week, and it is not probable that the jury will be summoned for the trial before the middle of January. Prussia would wish to have the matter brought before the Paris Conference ; the Confederation take no steps of the kind ; but if is likely that the Pleni potentiaries who signed the Protocol of 1852 will again have the subject brought before them in London. THE STATE OF NAPLES. NAPLES, DEC. 5. We have received a list of the names of those who were amnestied at the last Council of State of Nov. 27, though up to the morning of the 2d December no notice of them had been received at the offices of the Minister of Grace and Justice • whether, therefore, m erc y is suspended I cannoetell. The names of those fully pardoned are— Landadio, Passaro, Lettieri, Gogliucci, Rodio, Riccliutti, two brothers Costa, Oliva, Carfora, Leo nardo Porta (a long time in concealment and para lytic; he is a literary man), Maningolo, Frischillo, Dorsa, Degennara (a prisoner in Montefusco), Vis cione, Sannuzzi. Punishment commuted to exile from the kingdom. —Leanza (nephew of Lieut.-Col. Leanza, who was arrested on the 19th of May, 1849, and died in prison on the 10th of August, 1854) and Bonelli, a rich landholder of Barletta. Contrary to what I stated in my last, these arenot all politicalprisoners, but intermixed with them are ordinary criminals. The names are not to be published in Naples where their antecedents are well known, but probably they will be made known abroad, and as political offenders, thus furnishing arguments for the defence of this Government to those who wish to acquire the character of heroes in the next session of Par liament. I regret to say that the obstinate resistance se datee. to advice, and the refusal to admit any chan ges in the Government, have produced their neces sa ry s you, but fullerence n news Sie ilj . the l m have a notlater have ne ws r than that which I have already commun i ca t e d to ceived. Everything tended to show that it was a guerilla warfare which was entered upon, for reports have been unable to fix upon any one place as the site of the disturbance —many being men tioned. The plan seems to be to takee if son o f the money of the Communes, leaving a l) receipt for the amount. I shall now give you s uck ep as t have been brought to me :—" By the steam er rorts of Sunday," says one, "it is known that the coi onna mobile of the Pith battalion of Chasseurs, and half a squadron of cavalry are now at 'Villa t • ri, with out having been able to effect any operation. The armed bands increase and run through t h e com munes without shedding blood , and distri • • buting tri-coloured cockades. The police of Palermo have made numerous arrests of persons of all ranks. During the night patrols of troops, of gensdarmes, and of police agents traverse the suburbs, questioning all whom they meet. The city is tranquil ; the theatreeare open and frequented. On the 28th November 800 soldiers were sent from Palermo by sea ; the Chas seurs had previously been sent by land. At Palermo some discontent had been created by the refusal on the part of the bank to receive some sil and a proprietor called Bencivenga and a dis ver, tinguished advocate called De Marco had left Pa lermo, and gone to Meznojussa, about 20 miles distant, where they began a movement. The Baron Aceto, of whom I spoke in my last, is well known in Palermo for his passion for English horses and carriages. He was amnestied, I believe, two or three months since, and is a proof in his own person of the truth of what I have always stated, that an amnesty without justice is fraught with danger ; the amnestied will become nuclei of revolution, unless the necessary changes and re forms are introduced. I now quote letters from military men, or from members of their families : —" All the families of the officers have left or are leaving. I am thinking of doing the same, and shall leave for Naples, with my father, by the first steamer." A military man writes, " Now that 1 am writing to you the let battalion of the 9th Chasseurs is leaving, and the Ist battalion 'of the line for Palermo. The Bth Regiment has le ft Girgenti, and perhaps also the 13 t h of the line. The fleet is about to, leave. From some other point I will write to you." The fact appears to be, that certain emigrants have disembarked in Sicily, and have formed guerill a bands. A re p ort circulates that some English vessels of war are off Sicily, and that the Sannita, Neapolitan Govern ment steamer, w as to have left on Tuesday mornin g for Pale rmo , but was put off. Ido not, however, place any confidence in the report, and with regard to the Sicilian movement I do not venture to say anything more than what is contained in the reports and extracts I have given you above. FRANCE. PARIS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, It e iarumoured that, as Vrance will be iepre aen the person of Count Walewski at the forthcoming Conference, England, Sardinia, and Turkey intend to be represented, not by their s c e o co ns n t d a , nt but in. a by their first Plenipotentiaries , v iz., Lord Clarendon, M. de Cavour, and Aali Pacha. The Alonitettr publishes a decree authorising the Bank of Al ger i a to form a branch establishment at A letter from Cayenne of the sth ult., in the Jouriial du Havre, says •--" The gold fever gains on us seriously ; we herewith send you home 30,000 f. w or th, the produce of a month's labour of 35 miners on the banks of the Arataya, not far from the mountain which bears the name of the Empress Eugenie. Gold is discovered every day and in every direction, but it is the basin of the Approu ague which produces the most brilliant results. Not a single foreign workman has arrived here, and the rich placers are left to the colony, the strength of which was previously insufficient for other pur poses. The governor left this morning for the Approuague, accompanied by M. Fayard, director of the interior, and by the chief engineer. He has gone to inspect personally the principal placers. It is a journey of 12 days, which, we hope, will recurs to France the possesion of a real California THE REPLT. Whitehall. Sir, —Secretary Sir G so. Grey directs me to acknowledge the receipt of your letter, suggesting the appointment of special constables during the winter months, to assist the police in the prevention of robberies in the suburbs of the metropolis, and to inform you that the magistrates are em powered to adopt this measure if they are satisfied of its necessity, on application being made to them, by a state ment on oath, of apprehended breaches of the law, and of the insufficiency of the existing police force. But lam at the same timo to add, that as the new assessment in cer tain parishes has increased the fund applicable to the me tropolitan police, an augmentation of the force will be made with as little delay as possible. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, H. WADDINGTON. Mr. Stuart. FELICE ORSINI'S LECTURE• This distinguished Italian exile, who has just finished a most successful tour in the manufacturing districts, ad dressed a metropolitan audience for the first time yester day evening at St. Martin's-hall. The meeting was thinly attended, but from those who were present the lecturer received frequent applause, and the warmest indications of sympathy. As Signor Orsini himself frankly stated, he is no orator, but a soldier, and consequently his lecture, which took for its text the evils of Austrian and Papal do minion in Italy, was no more than a plain narrative of Italian events during the last 30 or 40 years. He recapitu lated the various occasions upon which, as he alleged, Italy had been first stimulated to insurrection and then deserted by England, and complained generally of the conduct of successive Governments of this country. *Nelson had broken the capitulation of Naples, and harh , red a distin guished patriot at the yardarm ; Lord W. Bentinck had raised the Sicilians, and then left them to the tender mer cies of Sing Ferdinand ; and England and France united had restored the Pope to his temporal power, and thus entailed on the States of the Church all the evils of ecclesiastical government. Both England and France had systematically upheld the Papal and Austrian despotisms, and had their reward in the Russian war, which never would have taken place had Poland, Italy, and Hungary been previously permitted to achieve their independence . But Italy was still full of hope notwithstanding her cala mities, and all the Italians asked of the people of Bog ;And was that they should insist on the strict observance of the principle of non-intervention, which was at pre sent grossly violated by the French and Austrian occu pations. He would visit every town in England and ask a declaration to that effect, and if he could prevail on the countrymen of Cromwell and Hampden to say " I will," the powers of continental Europe would be obliged to conform. Much cheering followed the cenelnsion of the lecture. IRELAND. DUBLIN, WEDNESDAY. GREAT STORM. About 8 o'clock yetserday morning commenced one of the greatest storms which has occurred here since this time three years. It began with sharp squalls, accompanied by torrents of rain, but a few hours later the rain ceased, leaving the hurricane, which was then at its height, undisputed sway. It blew at first from a south-easterly point, but when the tempest was greatest the wind went directly round to the south. For fully 12 hours it was a s3rvice of danger to walk the streets owing to the fall of slates, chimney-pots, &c., from the house-tops. The magnetio telegraph was unable to work during the day, and the Chester and Holy head express-boat did not arrive until 4 o'clock this morning, so that the Dublin papers of to-day are completely cut off from the ordinary supply of English and continental news. The storm was general in the provinces, and by the accounts from Cork, Limerick, &c., it would seem to have been equally severe in those quarters. The gale had almost ceased at 9 o'clock p.m., and after that hour it completely abated, and the rest of the night was calm and clear. As yet there are no reports of anY material damage being done by the gale in the city, but, from the point from which it blew, ther e is reason to apprehend that the coast accounts will be not so favourable. THE NEWCASTLE AND TIPPERARY BANKS. In the Court of Queen's Bench. this day, the case of Walker v. M'Dowell was Proceeded with. It was an action instituted by the plaintiff, as public officer of the Newcastle Commercial Bank, to recover from the defendant, as official manager of the Tipperary Bank, the sum of 51,4001., as in terest alleged to be due on account of certain bills of exchange drawn by Mr S. Kelly, the late ma nager of the Tipperary Bank, and discounted bY the plaintiff. By consent the plaintiff had been allowed to plead the general issue, so that the exact nature of the defence was not stated. It Was? however, implied from the statements of counsel that the defence to be relied on was that the bills were not properly chargeable as against the Tir perary Bank, inasmuch as it was contended that the money obtained was for the use of John Sad leir. Some witnesses having been examined to prove matters of formal character, it was intimated that counsel on both sides desired a little tittle to consult, in order to agree to a settlement. After some consultation, counsel for the official manager, on behalf of his client, considered that the jury should return a verdict of 25,0001. and 6d. cos?' The verdict for 25,000/. was accordingly taken by_ consent. No stay of execution was asked to ,au that the plaintiff may levy the amount of his juag" ment as soon as he may be advised. TIIE EMPEROR NAPOLEON AND II GRENADIERS. cc It will doubtless be remembered," 010 tuu Moniteur of Wednesday, "that the Prince IniPci rial, shortly after his birth, was inscribed as 0f 471 de troupe of the Ist Regiment of the Grenadiers of the Guard. The day before yesterdays a (1 2:t; tation of o ffi cers, sub-officers, soldiers, and en j — he de troupe of that regiment proceeded to t es Tuileries to deliver to the Emr eror the Pr he t he verbal of the Council of Administiation, stating inscription of the Prince Imperial on the In u , s t . o roll. To the document are affixed the of all the persons in the regiment, and its mag. l , l cent binding, ornamented with the arras of ": - 0 empire in relief, most beautifully executed! W : he paid for by a voluntary subscription raised le 1 4 regiment. The deputation having been introdno sti into the apartments of the Emperor, their Mai° soon after presented themselves with the r un ir Prince, and introduced to the deputation t% new comrade. The colonel then addressed 0 Emperor as follows : th• " Sire,—Your Majesty has confided to your oubJe i ci; ti i ov : son whom Heaven has given you. He bears the e PP e of Enfant de France, and every. a rm is open to e ll -I>a him.re You now say to your soldiers — ' Tak e this 101 loved child under your glorious protection ; let i the up with ideas of abnegation of life, o f devotedness, a t, is country, and of obedience to the laws , of which youro e- iaat the sanstuary ; when the hour shall a rrive P for him to relos he will know how to command, because he has I° l is how to obey.' The whole army, grateful and honors b i n counting the Prince Imperial in its ranks, will bell°'"l-;lf with delight increase in virtue. But how partio%9os happy and proud are we to see his name inscribe soi a o e re ours ! Permit, Sire, the Ist Regiment of the Gre-eht of your Guard to testify to your Majesty all the ~,,'".7ice which it feels, and to renew before the cradle of "iOO Napoleon Eugene the expression of its sentiments of • and fidelity." :1 1 1 . 1 ; Theing circumstances reply of tEmperor,he meeting, lively impression on the deputation. b produced the THE EMP.ERVic o. kza z VENICE, Nov. 30. The visit of the Emperor o f Austria to his Italian. f.V; sessions at a moment like t h e p resent, when the politi ./ atmosphere of Europe is still charged with the elenientsn discord, is a matter of far more than mere local or natin interest. It is now about five years since he last vislrret. this kingdom (in 1851), and that was his first visit to his accession to the Imperial and Apostolic throne. a, The official reception on landing last Tuesday visa d magnificent as glittering uniforms, gaudy decorations , a o f a lovely sunshine cou,d make it. The scene was u niql e c e its kind. Their Mcjesties a'°r© borne to the landing-e,ro on it, rowed by gondoliers arrayed as Venetian Sena get from their vessel in a barge with a temple-like struot;,. and accompanied by numbers of lesser boats, for the 131 ,, ° j r part decorated with great taste and at considerab li iers dresseadudiinagevewraysvdairlieecttylyofutcoly. dthree ed in the olden style, and having their g onde' l , g B d fo r r ess i Doge's Palace, and thence a carpet of crimson clot. l od dered by alternate files of 'i' son iers and gendarmes, a 9,. na 88. 8011 t south The front place. . o c li f ° bo wii ;!. to the door of San Marco, and thence - the '-' -a ' Piazza to the Royal Palace, again up ,__ iato rior of the Piazza bein ,, e, nearly the whole of tindiare formed in a large o b kept clear by a body a so, fi o Piazzetta were thinlypen square. The landing - o ° 4lo o of the Doge'sPalac attended by spectators. The g`i g ,,elW ritable e were let in seats forthe benefieripaest I should say, institution,judging from tolerably filled, chiefly bY u . l , e i e es i li the Teutonic whiclugn from the frequent recogo_l"the oo: cupants and their o e heard exchanged betwee3oo thil pointfriends in uniform below; and ' r well * and the windows as well e from of the Royal Palace , g° roe some of the windows of San itroco, ~,I S ladies waved their handkerchiefs, and others olP,r„, to hands, but there eeacuiec of cheer. never was anything apP- daw I have heard the numbers assembled in O r (~ 00 t o the Piazza San Marco variously estimated at frota,d,,, 031 30 000 persons, and I am inclined to believe, 100130 own observation, that the former numb is Peare Ail° truth. Or 0 10 h , There was a considerable concourse of ci ti along the banks of the Grand Canal toWe' r jabiL ° sea, called the Riva del Schiavoni, and ill t h ,,, e ,,ideo tL 'i Gardens beyond, but, like the others, they wereh-stever of drawn out by curiosity, for they gave no sign lA r ' l haric/ enthusiasm. It was clear, in fact, that the hri t ' ho 04: the weather, the chance of an extra holiday,' sP i , the Add,' tation of an unusual aquatic " spectacle, wiT t . t a ll t'i, tion of a live Emperor and Empress, had spectacle," seta_ crowd together, without any regard faro he prino,l".%,tre ,',.,! The same may be said of the receptin at tho r tit of ../_; the evening. Seven boxes of the grand eretievioperi; were occupied by Venetian families. When appoint {v party entered (wore than an hour after the tin? fi,operor.o by the by) and the orchestra played th . _,.. d t hose ci l p Hymn all the people in the boxes stood nE, D 7 4 ,,v n o., f e the pit took off their hats. There hashers ,ra , esties ha 0 approbation on any °melon where in J , I reason, P-r"Pg: appeared in public, for the very sirey_ °evince his feehee.., that any one who ould presume se ' t arrest, with a f " would be morally certain eatingnstan a ti _ . fo r rode&nit© chance of ever g free r g in well-known The Opinions of Turin, a p aPlustria publishes.:l its uncompromising hostility to . n which it is sta o f letter from Milan of the 3a, 1 a wag the revers:hie that the Emperor's reception at Venice bled to bung.Wite°s Littering, the immense multitude assem an , _vs, The landing not having uttered a single cheeri o raise 00. . o _ ing down some attempts that were made ~_l t b o the int o P t same letter attributes to his Majesty at that aa i re turn - Mo t tion of resenting this cold reception bY , ion od ~h at once to Vienna. It has already been rocalu d the r bib, ti all the municipal councillors who had been effere„our bs post of Podest9 , of Milan have refused the he' tha t t l ,l same correspondent of the Opinioae now 10,7,10, e tto s Milanese Government, being unwilling that 111 et be without a Podesta on the occasion of the -",,, t • o o l: 0 J. visit, has at length appointed the present PodestAs urig I r Count Sebregondi, to the post, although be il a domicile at Milan • ------------- wrOlt• NEW PROCESS OF rINIFICA i,- -.--- '2 , be 6 1, (Prom Ridley & Co.'s Monthly Circular, Pec-14, 0: It has been discovered by analysation that tbe g_r7oetfili`:, .stances giving out colour, taste, bouquet and reelflaveoitt co'', viz., tartar, tannin, essential oil, and colouring „aiOr. stitute only one per cent. of its composition, the ;' t, 0 0- 99 per cent. consisting merely of sugar and water- ' i t fro ° one per cent. alone which makes wine, distinguish° tojiti°' all other liquids, and bestows its different valuable g o, e6P, 4 '; It appears that the above-mentioned component 1,3r„r0 co" chilly that which is most cupreious, the essential oil , 'rotio°' one-fourth absorbed by the sual process of fer rae f the f ef- There is therefore left undeveloped at the bottoro ° or , L';''? menting tuns or vats, seventy-five per cent. of ilavd Nst•l: which, if saturated in a solution of refined sugar a !' s vil e will give out one-third of its unexhausted Pr°Perleilt -o' is sufficient to produce wine of a better quality Oa°, Iti-, rived from the natural must. This operation reaYrtrieli times repeated with the same result ; and eve° ' d otal ''' n u t e a g t o es, fourth time will yield sufficient flavour to inal ,° ''' " ca.Tinhtisodridsceofeveetrtyveisvdiort ''''' scription of vinous liquid.t. w l ' ° ' as °' the French Chordi -t t o nij lc' tigate the subject. di° c' s ent ber Thus we learn that art has t ' hantly ing a perfect wine from a reservednuinCOnstitutent Power' tofore considered as the refuse . We will not at present ex -t'• t further on this troll _ v ole iavFe deemed it .ws ortlif Pa' la ° it for your c° o isl i resting and star ll' ' ing discovery, but leave ball I° l3 o rati .en c o reflection till next mouth, when we 6 b P° r for you with cpious ext • t transated front lac s . th e en t' 3 s ubjec published by the ' scientific investigator of ‘iesSr6' sieur Abel P t ' e oit of Charuirary, France. • '''- le , We •• . ' • 0011 al e indebted for this valuable inforMA • tour trt° Southard, Gilbey and Co., who are well known in he Ittina T dni h a e recent reduction of the rate of eachAnli,beff-04t Company appears to have had a grea'e'claria was anticipated, and it is said the uon3p333Y. the paitt week bave drawn bills to a large 0300"