The Sun. — London, England, 1861-12-20 00:00:00

ndiart jar--' CAR-a-boo Slate-deer' FooT-12 mete TRIBAL-AMERICA'S ' ULSTER' PLANTA• TIONS, T HANSFER'D WITH WILL b TRUSTEES CEA.SEI YE RENTAL TO "& NEGRO CO.'s Or BERMUDA. BY RETRO-LONGITUDE 284 "KR'S ACT, 2-3 W. IV., C. 92, § 4, 5 Inc. c-39 § 4, 1842, ra.s's-10th Q. AN-BNTY. 132 yr., so 5.. z) *INN-Jetsam el sap Lagan' rota °tn . -I/et-semi x. ZValhmurem 24 March- -29 Sept. Errant, finangils of Julian-trcery on Twe-X-ed Fishery -park law-sets. • • CARIBESQUE-SaChiMS, Merchants.—For Board of Trade quiet it becomes my duty, in opposition to the opinion of the placet' Churchmen lawyers of British, kirk, to state that the officers of the anti-slavery coast-guard ship San Jacinto, have acted in conformity with the Municipal Acts of the 21st year of Penn's Regulus parliament, Art. xx., by force of which no planter, or any of the prsprietory, can leave the landboard without a notice of three week's market -place guarantee of debts under a justice certificate, the ship and captain aiding such persons' to be open to IMP. Indian * *right of search' law as now given up. (Signed, .• • : : . . • R. ANGEL O , J. S OUTHWORTH , Cl . o f S yno d e .T. GROWDON, Speaker, Oct. 28, 1701), Re-moderd, 1832-38. I. Negro trade 'search' in CAss, by Palmerston, '57. So— JAR-CONE ;)r s PERIGEE LONGITUDE-AUGURY -COMPASS -D. EFFLUVIA GAP(-)PONTI SPIRIT-Q-LEVEE ON CINQUE PORTAL-ARC CURVE, LINE OP LATITUDE' IN Span-long ginq'nt 50 N. by Polar* above & below decline. soar,_,in 11 Astre-geograph . • • : : to aover's 3 Arrow off and-on'Diepp's-nouen •-• to Lizard-Bt. °'r /lel'isle's Quadra culmination Tropic-wend t'tords minorgres Langue e'ock 409 N. Its state rope-lay Anchor J flag •tow'r pres-by Tyre round the fixt earth, as of Titus Vespasian's March-night zone-meter, year 79 on 1824-35 for Life-Burg-Bchektjar conevolute-Leet- crts.—on America's meridian'd 60° west N. and S. for its base-line evaporative mark, on September Xaraites Nile- 9 -rnetre'd lake, as the Tear-lough pivot Dap pes (3d Jaqo. I.), of Villa-Bella's Sack're-mento colony-1825 of Brazil, wrongfully province' d from ME in 1828. Sachims—The Illustrated London News, No. 1,119, page 538, gives us, Clarendon's caelineA, in Philadeph's Pensylvan-arm 9 rial /word 4--.. scale, as H. 6, Keeper of the touch, resolution of its two councils' on Middletone's fons tire (' Fodinw -regales of James I.'s 72 New R i ver ' share 1-plug in London's Goldsmith company of Philadelphia, on England's royalty 36 ones £500) as tested by De'can° Henry Wotton and Montague, so CAA. 11. Hyde's grant 1662's jar- Conenect-i-cut-18 to Penn's 81-1701, in Quaker's affirm act, 1749, on 1777 Indian responsibility in trust, the whole of which guarantees of the allies were transferred by commit of House of Commons (12th Feb., 1836, Gladstone and Buxton, chairmen, for a NEW England dodge of ' peculiar' institution), with undersigned § Lay-ae'cone 9 s as their pa trons and advocates of Q-Ann-Bnty, act, plantation 10ths. See, N. 4421 Aborigines' Report, 1837, to 2d March, 1841, London Convention (Philaaelphia), by Bulo, Palmerston and Labouchere, through Daniel Webster and Perley, 3d Sept., '4l, election of indian Peter, B. 11, as successor to the 99 years' leases (12 to run, under the 14th George 111., 1774, for Saemo Jos. Brant, on old John Adams' sugges tion—whose grandson is now here)—and approved at Philadelph's Lancaster Duchy crt. Longbro, Gloster, '75 by Atkins Montague § Chamberlayne for (Hugh Chamberlen & Goldfmith Co's-1, N. River proprietary) Steggles plug-1. Thus, Sachins, you learn the. olitical cause for removing the Ohio, Florida-semioles & Georgii Cherokee Indians of the coast, 1000 miles west of the Mississippia, lodge-poised- North and South of Mount Pleasant, in the rear of the white faced slave-planters or builders, to prevent their black cattle mixing with the virgin races, thro' the Lan caster FRAME and Concessions 1746, Art. I—XIV., for mixt Comiffh Crt. of 6 Planters and 6 Native Indians, as reset on Admiralty Ecole of St. Paul's, Bermuda (10 M, by Philadel's partizan friends Coloniza -Off, Boston—Judge Jay-31 May, 1853. GREY. So Deerfoot's ' flye-Fellow scholarship' Trinity 6-Col., Cambridge, 1861. 8 Dec.)—the term negro for Indian not in 1726 grant of Geo. I p 66. Hence ' New shire-crt foundation' on rrench and British 3tys, Jan. & Nov., 1840, as prefac'd to Washington Extra dition Act for Indian (Sept. 3, 1841) election of P. 'Basket,' the living representative of the Ashburton boandary capi tulaion, to personify Wotton & Penn-Ackerley's sworn -in successor as sponsor of Indian lady 1820—for Act of 1843's Empery (extra Ditio-nis) court, of Texas-hundred' 6& 6 partners, for basis to the legislative law of England and all America, for outing the Filibuster-French-placet [1562 of Borromeo's ' Churchmen to pay taxes, 10ths, and forage subsidies' of Trent-council, for swamping by votes thro' the Jesuit-Lopez Louisiana'd negro-shift 3-5 for Indian voice in ccono] Exhibition-rs, on Elliott's stay '5l Col. letter, RESOLUTE In re Trent—The arrest of Slidell, Mason, and others, as ' contra-band illegal persons,' you perceive, is just for trade quiet, in this case, the below state-codiciled recognition is requisite, tho' hitherto made the scapegoats of the Luther Calvin Swiss fraters de Sac'cis of the ' bronze'd-t-PBNN-statue I's-peace Society of friends. Sagamores.—By Odic longitude Act's on 1818 ('24-32 still pending), §4.9, subjects or subject, have equal rewards in all May-polar expeditions. Ye will now think deep of the danger of joining either party of the white faces or half caste Indian persuaders, and are hereby forbid from notic•• inn P/acerd-proclamation's as headed in the Times and Post of 16th Nov., "A Convention between ENGLAND, France, and Spain," and signed 31st Oct., 1861, whereby you will perceive [that on such setting forth], the com mon law is not embraced in the said deed for the Indian's rights, or alien's of the contracting parties to keep peace on their soil. By " this" and reasons as follows so:—' " Command old words, that long have slept—to wake, Words that wise Bacon, and brave Raleigh spake." 1. My Admiralty RED flag, is the War Gap-line one of Water limits (the Flag Union of the crosses on 3 James I. is a Christian Jacno Zollverein trading flag x and not a belligerent by Ordnance issue T 343 of Jan. 31 1842, from the Tower), the Civile Service Merchant Flag, on board the Car. 2 Portable-post-Office Trent, had not the white border to it—the Church having no flag. 2. That the mythic words British and Britain, whether St. George's or St. Patrick's Channel, for outing the word England from the log-wood 1782 Court christian sea charts, adopted without the sanction of Europe, contrary to the Justinian code base of the Roman X-span' Fueros union courts of R-gal law of 1521, and under 1761 trust, which was decided in the Angl'lot-w'fpan'sh Texas Crts. as inad. miscible, by the assumed Britishers and Frenchmen of in _......- corporateeSt. Denis, under the words "except France" in March 3, 1815, 11. S. 3ty, prior to Blucher and Wellington's signature [for restoration of the Jesuits of the 2d order of Melchisidek on a ' moving earth error' with it] the 17th of June, 1815, the eve, of their battle of Waterloo's Brazil'd Belgic Leopold-Pedro 2-ty's in 1828-30 of illegality. 3, The Papal impudence of Sir IV. Gore Ouseley in collecting the signatures of the 800 Sachims for rebellion in my name, (seen by his Wabash'd Walker succession in Central America, for Bamberg-Sigismund life-tenure 1047, Dappes-Nap-assumption of aurEnT-clad Savoy), for seizing of Mexico, from England—caused his papist envoy Captain Aldham, to be shot by the Indians, as sacrificing their nationalities to priests # wolves I men :—' as manifest by late ' Morocca bullion theft' convention, for dynastic retro spects in violation of Ackerley's God's-acre : : )INave pivot trust appointment of 29th Aug., 1825, for the benefit of all parties, without distinction of creed or colour, including the MONROE doctrine, [as of Bohun'd Phil. 11. Manilla channel of official letter], which elected the Indian Peter as the law's font, and recsgnised by Peel & Derby's Queen, and the King of Prussia at Windsor Castle, 1842, as the 'sole' tiect of Pdland's NW. red-Russia j-riurman of the cent years Dutch loan act, 1832, disjoined with sect religion. Fourthly. The ' Lie-ratification of London' Gazette, and not, within the fifteen days, is illegal by act of Parlia ment on Extradition Texas-hundred trust, it being in a sup-plement, Whity-coloured persons being voice-divorced in this Az"fraithson'an institution' district-site of April, 1836, on Gladstone's comtee. of H. C. by u.s. Congress, '46. The foregoine , Chain proves to ye', Sachims Indians, aliens, &c., that' the Cabinets named in this convention are engaged in carrying out the dictum of Mr. CANNING in a converses DOEOII3 Romish sense, (in total opposition to the legislative unity of the Noßmalincie standard measure of 1824 and 1835, for raising the revenue —under annual election of paid laymen—for guiding the world's trade by Joint comffn) without ask of People's-arbiter below—so (6 & 6)L) "Scorn arbitration as a stain— (1 & 14) 9th.] To ninth and tenth of William's reign." [nO 10th. Thus the civic ' Signor Neutro' gist of this letter, for my patrc'nal right, is [for monetary recognition of all dues from America upon primary colonization, well-intentioned, of the whites, and evident decay of i human nature, by their theft of our 1730 Indian nationality on, my life], by a brother and sisterly love for the future, under the law of England, as (disjoined now with t-Pope, Z . -Churches or t-water sects late on minister's money) the ccel-A /3 read-bag'-State. PETER BRANT BASQUET, America's Medard-sackamo, Nephew II (of Sac'mo J. Brant, 1775—Sacgmo Peter Toma Brant, 1825-£lO, of New Brunswick), Canada's Gasp& L.S H.7's Edgcumbe §C' ' ACRERLEY, P.C., sworn in, Chief sus., of I'reland's-i comfn of Review, 1825-37, L.S. H. B's Executors ' MOTTON' LYON BOWES, P.C. Dec. 20—London. See The sun, Nov. 16, 1861. ARREST—NASHVILLE SHIP-PIRATES, ABOUT TO SAIL,—BY MY RED-FLAG DISPLAY. Notice,—ln re Anderson-like Extra-dition—Act. On aid-force ' de leg 6, uhod' lib. iv., § 1 for Criminal law on—this side of sea level, as on the other—Washington ex tradition Act—touching Fire-raising, as one of the four pleas of the Crown pivot-voice reserve, under oath for all. The Mayor of Southampton, 'rear-admiral of En g l an d' s pinnace charge, isle of Wi g ht also the coast-guard adja cent, will arrest the master PEAGRIM and crew of the ship Nashville, for pillage and robbery, on the high seas of Bos ton property of the American plantation ship Harvey Birch, of N. York—of false reps on—or about 19th Nov., 1861. By rota (a) 0 ' in universa ditioni supremus est' of the placet regium imperium, maris populo romano restituendo 1842, on A. D. 1346 v. 291, P. Pickius ' C ons tit9 con f e d eracy imperatoris Taxantur severi piratre—Laws of Rhodes, in Bermuda's e -Col. atercatorum ship'ng Act, 1853-4. By (b) Newfound -land merchants, on Lisbon wine license Co.'s on Rex vini-jus newspaper Precedent on Junot-inva sion, 1807, for Englandsafapey'n-marine protection, onr • • - Bristol (Liverpool. • • d ' • London)'s Admiralt 'su e altum mare, qua; afeendniQ et defeenteblique,' old y style. P So (c) by this warrant as of (the igh-tAH-Cone• mara), review colonisation, under Port 4 al' human forethought, for He'Loule y - ar6 37. N%. repose ' rep ose, : i n 4 , on the Holy Alliance .( nu S n igad .r ) ak, abolition, thro' *Hamond, SAN D y, PETER Brant BASQUET, a The trad:eficiag mill mp M. 3-J. 1., corn-hill-TnoWor' own...icocioome-tax chief freeman, Antipod' a gtradi c' P - 1131110. ''e - ,7.0 E of 1842, —The criminal law' o Temple. Paddle of Admiral's L bouchere. lion Gap, 3 •mile off-shore Sea -emastable, a ts m [2 March, '4l] bearing K•ainerica'a .5 11. M. Perley, court over . Canterbury 's CCe-Guizote set .,l.:-. 3 Sept, '4l's tlement for New /a s Z,ealand'.s, deadpr oo ffit Gap 1 viz' r. c- -, Crt., its aial is - poy ,ttl lord W ar d ell P I ...7 ", Ca t O'Halloran. —tho' cruelly set a neda p dv • * N.acuo-Age'r t• @appenthar n by Ashburtonßaring -3 ty. CHARLES' w' ACKERLEY, ++ C.J. of Carib-isled f Jethou'dEnaland, elect Aug. 29 1825 (by Ad- .•- : : miral G. Hamond, Stuart de Rothsay's Sec- Crown retary ; Marcus Hill— SANDYS, Lay-presbiters t . c,4,4, on Can'ng's Holy Alliance abolition, of King- A clubs), the Standard weight-bearer of 1837, Lt. I R.N. ?; 1 ay' d double-oathii'd victim—supporter Si Pen, of Mohawk PETER 10 yrs, by Red Indian Mary Qle Rien March's murder-tie, 1820 in' habeas virginale s. P.O. R. tenerum corpus christe' transit, thro' Quebec's ' Jose 9 75 Hamilton-Dalhousie, in E. Elder' duty for his r.Tonia'2s and own's State-birth provision, as the Mon- BRANT.' tague Subsidy Ist-fruit loan 1814'20's on major Trevsor- Cartwright's chief succossorial surrogat'cy. (to trove. 1322'991s red-turban'd Hen. 4th, on Hen. V.'s ' Sigismond life Savoy'd aape-colona, Martin 5, l• V to GONSALVI 1816 re:solamento-159, by Pius 7th on, Scotch-Bailie Urban Bth's capacity-oath of 1749, Ad vocate STUART wortley-Newcomen's) en Gonfaloniere' 1824 passed is C. A.'s naming Act 1-2 W. 4, No. 54, on July 1521-72 Luther. Calvin, for qoin' d ^ Rl3' lay-seignor. age, over W. Russell and Stanley's Dead-hand (1683 yet Si on - attaints), in Prot ec t ors hi p -lif e trust]. 20 Dee.lB6l (tutpaid Christcorpus martyr 19 yrs), London. ItOYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT GARDEN. Under the management of Miss Louisa Pyne and Mr. Wm. Harrison, Sole Lessees.- THIS EVENING, THE PURITAN'S DAUGHTER. Miss Louisa Pyne, Miss Susan Pyne ; Messrs. Santley, A. St. Albyn, Corri, G. Honey, Patey, Lyall, W allworth, T. Distin, E. Dussek, and W. Harrison. Conductor, Mr. ALFRED MELLON. To conclude with THE TOY MAKER. Mr. H. Haigh G. Pyne; Mesdames Susan Pyne and Thirlwall, Commence At Seven o'clock. The Box-office open from Ten to Five daily. No charge for booking, or fees to Box-keepers. THEA Tit Y AL, HAYMARKET, Lessee, Mr. J. B. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, FAMILY JARS. Mr. Compton and Mrs. E. Fitzwilliam. To be followed by OUR AMERICAN COUSIN. Lord Dundreary, Mr. Sothern. Mr. Buckstone, Mr. Farren, Mrs. C. Young, &a After which, MY AUNT'S ADVICE. Mr. Howe, Mr. Sothern, Miss Oliver, &c. To conclude with MY HUSBAND'S GHOST. Commence a 7 R OYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Manager—Mr. Edmund Falconer. THIS EVENING, the performances will commence with THE DAY AFTER THE WEDDING Mr. Walter Lacy and Mrs. St. Henry. After which, at "a quarter to Eight (35th time) the new and original Drama, entitled PEEP O'DAY ; or, Savourneen Deelish. Messrs. Walter Lacy, Hermann Vezir, Charles Selby, Edmund Falconer ; Mrs. D. P. Bowers, Miss Clara Weston. To conclude with AN UNPROTECTED FEMALE, in which Miss Lydia Thompson will Dance the Volunteer Step. Acting Manager—Mr. F. B. Ch‘tterton. Prices as usual. Doors open at half-past 6, to commence at F. Box-office open daily from 11 till 5. RO YA L PRINCESS'S THEATRE.- Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Harris. THIS EVENING, JEANETTE'S WEDDING. Miss K Harris and Mr. H. Widdicomb. After which, at Eight o'clock, Shakespeare's tragedy of OTHELLO, with new scenery, dresses, and appointments. Othello, Mr Fechter, E W THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPHI.— Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. THIS EVENING, THE PRETTY HORSEBREAKER. If r. J. L. Toole, Mr. P. Bedford, and Miss Woolgar. And THE OCTOROON ; or, LIFE IN LOUISIANA ; Mr. and Mrs. Dion Boucicault, Messrs. Billington, Emery, Phillip, Jamison, Stephenson, Smith, Romer. Lewis, Mrs. Billington. Mrs. H. Marston, Miss C. Denvil, Miss Latimer, and Mrs. H. Lewis. To conclude with a new Farce, MARGERY DAMP. Doors onen at half-past 6—Commence at 7. Box-office open from 10 till 5. No charge for booking. NEW ROYALTY THEATRE, Dean-street, Oxford-street. Under the Direction of Mdlle. Albina di Rhona. THIS EVENING, the petite Comedy, MATRIMONY. Followed by CAMELIA. Camelia, Mdlle. di Rhona. After which, BAMBOOZLING. To conclude with A SMACK FOR A SMACK. Box-office open from 11 to • Doors open at 7—Commence at half-past 7. CANTERBURY HALL CONCERTS, AND FINE ARTS GALLERY. LAST WEEK of MR. SAM COWELL, who will, at Eleven o'clock, sing several favourite Songs, including " THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT." Grand Selections from STRADELLA and LA TRAVIATA, By Miss Russell, Miss Ernst, Signor Tivoli, Mr. Herbert, &c. Solos by Herr Sesselberg, the great Basso. Comic—Mr. Marshall, in "John Bull, or they don't bam boozle me ;" Mr. Randall, from "The Oxford ; ' Mr. Wood and his talented son, and Miss Harriet Coveney. Musical Director, Mr. Jonghmans. Admission—Hall, 6d.; Stalls awl Balcony, is. CANTERBURY HALL-GRAND CHRIST MAS ENTERTAINMENT, by Mr. E. MARSHALL. "THE ENCHANTED HASH SECOND EDITION," (Written expressly for him.) Commencing on BOXING-NIGHT: CANTERBURY HALL. -M. VICTOR JULIEN, " THE FLYING MAN," from Paris, will make his First Appearance on the 30th December. T HE 0 X F O R D, 6, OXFORD-STREET. EVERY EVENING. Selections from "LA CIRCASSIENNE," " Simon Boma negra," and " Ernani," by Miss Russell, Miss Ernst, and Madame Enderssohn ; Messrs. Albert, W. M or l ey, G reene, and Greville. Full Band and Chorus.—Conductor, Mr. F. Jonghmans. Babe's new ballads by Miss Russell and Madame Enderssohn (composed expressly for them). And Varied Comic Entertainments by Miss Harriet Coveney, Messrs. W. Randall, Sam Collins, Harvey and French (The Nerves), E. Marshall, and SAM COWELL. Hall, 6d. ; Balcony and Stalls, is ; Private Boxes, 10s. 6d. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY.—Morning, 3h. 43m.—Afternoon, 4h. Om. TO -MORROW. -Morning, 4h. 18m.—Afternoon, 4h. 38m. THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, DECEMBER 20, 1861. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 42—kighest'since noon yesterday. 35—lowest this morning and during the night. 39—this day at noon. EARomwrzß-30.48 ; rising rapidly. WlND — North-Easterly ; fresh and bit erly cold, with dull frosty weather. - - 2 4A tt - ' - e • ~04,, _ THE SUN. LONDON, FRIDAY, DEC. 20, 1861. Perhaps many of our readers, from want of time, others from the supposition that it must be dull stuff, overlooked, instead of looking over, the American diplomatic correspondence with the vari ous European Powers, extracts from which we published yesterday. The subject is indeed one sufficiently grave ; yet we must confess Mr. SEWARD has contrived to make it so far amusing, that few will read the correspondence without a smile, while many will even be so rude as to laugh. Read, indeed as we now peruse it, with the comment of facts, the difference between the mortifying reality and the prophetical confidence of Mr. SEWARD is ludicrous enough. True, we all felt almost as sure as he did that the North would easily put down the South; but we had a right to think so. We supposed the North would use at once the weapon more powerful than all—the wea pon which would have kept Southern armies from threatening Washington, and holding a couple of hundred thousand men in check on the Potomac, and which would have compelled the victors at Bull's Run to remain at home watching their home steads and plantations. But Mr. SEWARD knew that this was not be done. He knew that the South was to be, as he thought, netted alive, negroes and all, and brought back unhurt into the great preserve of the Union ; while the North was to be bound to it more intimately than ever by amendments of the Constitution, giving greater security than ever to negro slavery. Had we known how persistently this course would be carried oat in the North, we should certainly have foreseen the result which now seems to all persons far the most probable. Knowing the Quixotic scheme which Messrs. LINCOLN and SEWARD had before them, the latter, nevertheless, writes to all the Powers of Europe as if he were already the bona fide master of the whole Union. If the Secession had been but the outbreak of a mob of Irish immigrants, the Ameri can Foreign Secretary could not express himself with more assurance as to what the Government meant to do with it. He tells France that the Govern ment " indulges not the least apprehension of a dissolution of the Union in this painful controversy," and again, " that a favourable issue is deemed certain." And further using almost the very words of his chief, " What is wanted is that the war may be as short and attended by as few calamities at home, and as few injuries to friendly powers as possible." Hence, he goes on almost to spurn the " mediation" which the French EMPEROR was willing to undertake —much as we expect he would spurn the offer of arbitration between Eng land and America, except from the knowledge that he is in the wrong —that he could protract the dis cussions interminably —and that England would certainly not be a less difficult antagonist to deal with than the Southern States. Mr. SEWARD'S first circular to American Ministers abroad, dated March 9th, opens the subject with the same confidence of a speedy restoration of "harmony and unity". What dces the conceited prophet think of his March prophecies in De cember ? Most amusing of all is the absurd style in which Mr. SEWARD lectures and warns all European nations of the injury they will do, not to the Federal Government but their own, if they venture in any way to countenance the cause of the South. Appa rently quite oblivious of the fact that it required a high sense of honour, indeed, a straining of inter national honour, for France and England, to the injury of their own subjects, to respect the inefficient blockade of the Southern ports, he seemed to have the same unaccountably foolish notion as the PRESIDENT expresses in his last message ; that the European Powers must think it for their interest to have all the Southern half of North America, constituting one great Union. Though, what that Union has done for European commerce except to tax it heavily in favour of its own, it would be hard to tell ; and as to diplomacy, England, Spain, and Austria at least can acknowledge no courtesies. Russia and France have, we know, enjoyed the honour of a degree of flattery and a kind of ill-bred adulation, for which we hope they are as thankful as becomes them. Yet even France is " warned." M. THOUVENEL had told Mr. FAULKNER that though France, as in the case of the Italian Kingdom, was slow to recog nise de facto Governments, yet that the practice and usage of Europe had established the principle of doing so. M. THOUVENEL is therefore warned that the American Government cannot permit even an unofficial reception of the Southern " emissaries," and that it " cannot allow France to rest under the delusive belief that the United States will be content to have the Confederate States recognised as a belligerent power by States with which the Government is in amity! !" Indeed Mr. SEWARD extends the warning to all Europe, for he adds, "No concert of action among foreign States so recognising the insurgents can reconcile the United States to such a proceeding, whatever be the consequence of resistance !" Poor Mr. SEWARD must feel a little puzzled as to the conse quences of "resisting" both France and England, who have acted identically in regarding the South as belligerents. The French Government unequ vocally says that it cannot treat the rebellion of so many States as if it were a small matter, and con fined to a small locality. The other States of Europe are lectured in simi- lar style and with more success. It is assumed that all Europe is interested in the triumph of Re publican supremacy being re-established over its rebellious half. What would become of all their Governments if this precedent were successful ? a question which some of them would answer if they spoke out their sentiments, by- telling Mr. SEWARD that they should be heartily glad to see the great Republic driven to the old-fashioned expedient of finding themselves a king or an emperor, as the only resource against anarchy; and that what the PRESIDENT hints at as the most horrible treason of the South—their even talking of Monarchy— would seem to our Governments here rather an in dication of returning good sense. Prussia, Austria, and Spain must have given Mr. SEWARD great comfort. From all of them he re ceived assurances that they were no friends to de facto governments. Prussia would be " one of the last to recognise any de facto government of the disaffected States of the American Union." Austria " hoped to see them reunited: she was not inclined to recognise de facto governments anywhere." Indeed! Count RECHBERG must have been think ing of Italy only. What, we should like to know is his master's Government in Hungary ? By what law is he King and Administrator there P Is it by any other than that by which Mr. JEF FERSON DAVIS reigns at Richmond—the law of being strong enough to keep his position in spite of law. Spain, too, has no love for the de factor, unless she had forgotten St. Domingo, and the not very perfect legitimacy of the present QUEEN. However, Spain gave all the assurance possible, that the Government would receive no emissaries from the South in any capacity. For ourselves we have nothing to complain of in what is published. Like all the rest of the Govern ments we are supposed to be most influenced by the meanest considerations; this, of course, only indi cates the class of considerations which touch most those who use such arguments ; but, having dis missed these, the better ones of fraternity and paternity, and our presumed undying ambition to be the founder of great nations, and the leader in the war of civilisation and humanity—is the kind of appeal on which Mr. SEWARD relies as a sub sidiary one. We are warned not to recognise the rebellious States in any way—not to receive any officials of any kind from them, and that as acknowledging them to be belligerents may be mis taken, our doing so " will not pass unquestioned." The position of our Government appears, however, like that of France, to be all that we could wish— both countries decline to say that they will in no case recognise the independence of the South, but they agree that " questioned" or not, they do not care— the South are belligerents and will be dealt with by us as such. While the Guards are on their way to Canada, and the attention of all England is yet divided be tween participation in the grief of the SOVEREIGN and expectation of the answer from Washington— does it not occur to the more keen observer of events, that we are on the eve of "the beginning of the end" of the revolutionary movement in Italy ? The indications there discernible--to those who care to look for them—of some imminent, and grand, and final movement with a view to the completion of the great work of the political emancipation of the peninsula are, we cannot but think, quite as clearly discernible, even from this distance, as though the recent eruption of Mount Vesuvius were really the oriflamme giving the signal of renewed conflict to the Nazione Arnzatal It is scarcely possible, indeed, that things could go on there much longer without some such development. And this without any effort on the part of the pro moters of the national cause. Without any need for GARIBALDI'S raising a finger—or for a single glance from the Calmuck eye of the Re Ga lantuomo. Yet "The General" has not simply raised a finger of late—he has spoken out recently on that occasion, pretty plainly too. And as for "The KlNG"—well his gay, careless chivalry of charac ter is hardly capable of being more aptly expressed by any terse motto than by the two words semper paratus. Like the race of the NAPIERS, he is still manifestly and momentarily, as he has practically been, in truth, ever since the Battle of Novara, "Ready, aye Ready." Whether for the North or for the South—whether to crush out the Royalist insurrectionary bands still skulking about the Abruzzi, or to unfurl the national banner against the German forces garrisoning the Quadrilateral —it is all one to VICTOR EMMANUEL. When the hour has struck we may be certain of this—he will be there, where the interests of his Crown may seem most to require his aid. And there by his side—as his Right Hand, having in its grasp the Sword of Italy—will as certainly appear at the first moment of the renewal of the struggle, the later and nobler RIENZI. It cannot possibly have been regarded as other wise most significant that but just now—without s a h n o y uld ove h rt r ave h h is is re s t o rea d t oin a g t e quitted ason fr — c G ap A r n e r r n a A a L n D d i hastened through Genoa to Paris. Still more significant is it that, immediately after his THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEM BER 20, 1861. arrival at the capital, he should have allowed his haLd to trace such an outline of the Shadow of a Coming Event, as may be recognised in his last startling letter to certain of his more eager compatriots. GARIBALDI has never yet made a feint. Whenever before now he has given indications of his intention to act—as certain as Fate he has acted. He is not by any means fond of talking, much less of writing, idly or at random. So surely as he makes a rendezvous— he is there at the place and hour appointed. And, remembering this, ;let it not be forgotten also that GARIBALDI could hardly have spoken out more ex plicitly than he did only the other day. His answer is—as plainly as words can express anything— that the next, and this time the final, struggle is close at hand. His summons is —to all his countrymen, without distinction of party—to be in readiness ! His recommendation to all—frankly and manfully articulated—is to throw aside all controversy and all predilections—uniting heart and soul in one cause, the cause of Italy for the Italians. Now " Italy for the Italians," if it means any thing, means, for one thing, the withdrawal of the French army from the Peninsula, and for another thing, the driving of the Austrian army beyond the Carpathians. The question is, of course, as to the practicability of either or, still more, of both of these achievements. Who shall say, however, that the word impossible is anywhere discoverable in GARIBALDI'S vocabulary ? He is about the very last man one would be disposed to look upon in the light of a Braggart. He is a man thoroughly in earnest. And for the most unselfish ends. He pre fers at all times rather to do than to speak or to write. But when he does write or speak we may be toler ably certain that what is there audible or visible he means. He might have gained anything he pleased in the way of recompense, when with a daring hand he achieved the double liberation of Naples and Sicily. Any title which he might not have disdained to accept from the people whom he had emancipated, he might have had, had he so pleased it. He took nothing. He sheathed his sword and retired to his island home at Caprera. As magnificently as the Emperor NAPOLEON 111. handed over Lom bardy to VICTOR EMMANUEL—GeneraI GARIBALDI handed over the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies also to the Re Galantuomo. Only—only— GARIBALDI unlike NAPOLEON did not pay himself by requiring directly afterwards a quid pro quo in the shape of a Nice or a Savoy ! No--whatever else may be said of him even by the most resolute of his antagonists, this at least must be acknow ledged in GARIBALDI'S regard that whenever he says a thing he means it—that whenever he an nounces his intention to do a thing he does it—and that he is from first to last as thoroughly in earnest as he is perfectly disinterested. Knowing this— and knowing the course that GARIBALDI has recently pursued within the short interval of time that has elapsed since he quitted his retreat at Caprera—we may rest perfectly confident that Italy is very soon about to follow the example of Vesuvius. We understand that a new weekly periodical for the industrial classes will shortly be issued undar the superintendence of the Rev. C. Rogers, LL.D., Stirling. If it fulfil the promise of the prospectus it will possess many distinctive features, and will be NI ell adapted to the varying trades and occupations which may be ranked under the head of industrial. The wide field of cheap periodicals has been so long occupied by publications of doubt ful character that every addition to the number of wholesome, instructive, and entertaining serials is a matter of congratulation. Among the many memorial tokens of the lamented Prince Consort we may mention a very elegant mourning card, printed by Mr. J. T. Wood, 278, Strand. Thubu who wish fur a memorial of this melancholy occasion will find it very acceptable. INTERNATIONAL SHOW OF STOCK, 1862.—The Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland, at their meeting on Wednesday, the Duke of Athole presiding, ap proved a list of premiums offered for the best cattle and sheep of Scotch breeds exhibited at this show, and granted £l,OOO to meet the necessary expenses. Lord Rokeby has been despatched from Paris to Cannes to take charge of his Royal Highness Prince Leo pold, who will spend the winter there. The amount of specie that will be taken by the outgoing steamer for the East on Friday is £41,304, distri buted as follows : £2,000 in gold for Ceylon, £3,300 in goPI and £9,500 in silver for India, and £26,504 in silver for China and the Straits. WARLIKE MOVEMENTS AT TORONTO.—Six hun dred barrels of powder have reached this city from Quebec ; also 68 ten-pounder cannon. The Quebec Chronicle says it is rumoured in that city that the 60th Rifles are to leave for the west. It is also rumoured in the same city that a telegraphic despatch was recently sent by the Commander of the Forces, to Major Doyle, commanding her Majesty's Forces in Nova Scotia, now stationed at Halifax—to send up a detachment of Sappers and M'ners immediately from that station to Quebec. These men are daily expected to arrive in that garrison.—Teronts Weekly Leader. We notice in the Scottish papers the death of Robert Nicoll, at Tulliebelton, Auchtergaven, Perthshire, on Nov. :?0, in the 87th year of his age. He was the father of Robert Nicoll, the young poet, who died in 1837. THE WEATHER IN CANADA.—AS doubts exist respecting the transports now on their way and about sail ing for the St. Lawrence being able to reach Itiviere du Loup or Bic Harbour on account of the late period of the year, we are happy in being able to state that at the date of the last advices—viz., the 3d iast.—the season in Canada was unusually mild, so much so that the steamers plying be tween Quebec and Montreal, which usually go into winter quarters about the middle of November, were still running, and with every appearance of a fortnight's further occupa tion. We learn also that the ditches were not yet full—a sure sign that more mild weather was to take place before the winter fairly set in. We are aware that the navigation has been stopped in the month of November in a couple of days by an unusually severe frost, but those who pretend to be well acquainted with the meteorology of Canada say that, judging from appearances, there was every prospect of a very open December. The ferry boat of the Grand Trunk Railway was plying on the Christmas-day of 1858 between Montreal and Longueil, the river then being clear of ice to the ocean ; and if the present be anything like that season, as we belies e it will turn out to be, the Melbourne, Persia, Australasian, Adriatic, and Panama will experience no difficulty in harbouring in Bic any time before the 15th of the coming month.— The Canadian News. THE ROYAL NAVAL VOLUNTEER RESERVE.— The registrar-general of seamen and shipping, Capt. J. H. Brown, has just issued an important statement connected with the establishment, organisation, and progress through out the kingdom of a reserve volunteer force of seamen for service in her Majesty's fleet, from which it appears that nearly 10,000 claims have been received, and nearly 8,000 naval volunteers have been enrolled for training and active service at the different seaports throughout the country. Of these the largest numbers so enrolled have been at Aber deen, 258 men ; Bridgewater, 109; Bristol, 842 ; Cork, 42 ; Dundee, 404 ; Dartmouth, 71; Leith, 39 ; Lerwick, 44 ; Liverpool, 356 ; London, 2,169 ; Montrose, 17 ; Newcastle, 117 ; Plymouth, 109 ; Peterhead, 71; Seaham, 288 ; North Shields, 912 ; South Shields, 226 ; Southampton, 108 ; Sunderland, 850; Swansea, 49; Whitehaven, 34; Yar mouth, 29. The total number holding certificates is 189, and the force embraces 1,050 petty officers in the merchant service. The number of applications up to the present date from officers and masters in the merchant service to act as officers of reserve to the royal navy, is considerably in excess of the number of commissions, between 400 and 500, at the disposal of the Admiralty ; all such officers or their widows being entitled to the same pay and pension as those of cor responding rank in the royal navy. Nothing appears to have transpired with regard to the plac a to which Mr. Peter Morrison, of the Deposit Bank, seems to have been quietly allowed to retire. Neither is it known if any steps have been taken to test the bearing of the Fraudulent Trustees Act, so as to enable any extradition demands to be made, in case be should have sought quiet in a foreign country. Even under the Joint Stock Companies Act of 1857 there is a provision which would seem to render the case ono that might on convic tion involve penal servitude for three years. The Nashville, I hear, either has sailed, or is on the point of sailing, from Southampton. May the gallant Peagrim have a good deli verance f rom th e F e d era l cruiser said to be looking out for him outside the channel I That he carries away the same armament from Southampton that he brought in I should not like to bet ; or that the Nashville, as respects trim and top hamper, is not better calculated to brave the Atlantic and the enemy than she was when she burned the Harvey Birch,—Correspondent of Jianchoter affordian. ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA. The materials resorted to in concocting the Christmas pantomime at this Theatre are the well-known adventures of the far-famed Gulliver in Brobdingnag, Lilliput, and La puta. Scene 1 introduces us to the Temple of Pantomime, which is evidently fast going to decay—the Genius of Pan tomime, looking "uncommon seedy," deplores the melan choly fact that she is getting older and older every year, and that in consequence of " - every fairy tale, Being so often used, it's got quite old and stale," her difficulties are proportionably increased ; she, how ever, determines to make one effort more, and summons to her aid a number of old, well-known and popular panto mime characters to assist her; they, however, declare their inability to do so, and the Genius of Pantomime is about to " shut up shop," when the Fairies Fun and Fancy appear, and commiserating " Genius in distress," convey her to scene 2, " The Fairy Realms of Fun and Fancy," and there surrounded by their Fairy Court, suggest " Gul liver's Travels" as ic • . . . a subject fit To suit the tastes of Boxes, Gallery, and Pit." Scene 3 shows us the " Coast of Brobdingnag." Gulliver and his better half are discovered approaching the shore in a boat ; Gulliver lands, and while he is viewing with astonishment the enormous proportions of everything around him—the colossal oysters, stupendous cockles, gigantic periwinkles, &c., &c., Mrs. Gulliver begins to fish from the boat, but unluckily getting a bite from a Brob dingnagdian codfish, is pulled head first into the water. She is, however, saved by her crinoline, and again lands to the infinite delight of her husband. In Scene 4 they both find themselves in a "Brobdingnag interior," which evi dently serves for " bedroom, nursery, kitchen, and all." A series of misadventures here occur too numerous to men. tion, hut sufficiently disagreeable so make them right glad to effect their escape. We then find ourselves with our hero and heroine on the coast of Lilliput; the vessel in which they have made their escape from the inhospitable shores of Brobdingnag is seen wrecked in the distance, and the hapless travellers are discovered high and dry upon a rock. While Gulliver is conveying Mrs. G. to land in a wheelbarrow a la Blondin, they both take a " header" into the ocean, from which the lady is saved by the timely appear ance of the " Flying Island," then on its way to Laputa. Gul liver manages to owint to wore, where he falls exhausted. In this state he is discovered by the " little men and women" of Lilliput, and being bond hand and foot, the great " Man Mountain" is carried off in triumph to feast the eyes of their Emperor and his court. Meanwhile, Mrs. Gulliver having duly arrived in Laputa by means of the " Flying Island," has the honour of being presented to the King of that celebrated country, who, although in a deep brown study, from which he is roused by sundry raps on his royal pericranium, most graciously consents to Mrs. Gulliver being set at liberty, and further appoints her a fitting escort in the persons of his Lord Chamberlain and Master of the Horse. We next find the Emperor and Empress of Lilliput, and their court, assembled in Scene 8, " The Summer Marine Palace of his Majesty the Emperor of Lilliput," awaiting In all anxiety the arrival of the great Alan mountain, the account of whose gigantic and colossal stature has filled their minds with curiosity, not unmingled with apprehension. Gulliver is led forth from his Prison House, and on his promising to keep the peace towards his Majesty and his Majesty's subjects, he is re leased from his bonds, and ultimately proves that the Royal clemency has not been misplaced, by capturing the whole of the Blefuscadian fleet then threatening to bombard the capital, but subsequently arouses the Emperor's indigna tion, who, forgetful of his obligations to Gulliver for his distinguished services, orders a general charge of his Lilli putian forces against the man mountain, who is only too glad to beat a retreat. The several parties are afterwards re-united in the Transformation Scene, in which we under stand that a combination of new and patented effects will be introduced by that eminent scenic artist, Mr. W. Calcott. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Mr. Henry J. Byron has supplied the grotesque opening ,o the Pantomime at this Theatre. It is entitled," Whitting ton and his Cat, or Harlequin King Kollywobbol and the Genius of Good Humour." In the first scene we find King Rat (Mr. Collett) in his underground home, work ing his evil spells to the discomfiture of Dick Whittington (Miss Maria Harris), who is a good, straightforward lad, and, consequently, detested by the Rat King, who protects Bad Lot (Mr. Garden) the wicked apprentice, simply be cause he is an underhand scoundrel, who shuns the light and does not know what honesty means. In all this there is just sufficient allegory to please a child's fancy without for a moment confusing him. Good Humour (Miss Helen Howard) enters and thwarts his plan by protecting the cheery, simple-minded Dick. The next scene is a very fanciful and brilliant one, and represents a Bower of Roses, in which the efficient ballet of the theatre exhibit their terpsichorean attainment to great advantage, and Robin Goodfellow (Master Haslern) is sent, in the likeness of a Cat, to watch and protect Dick. The next scene is East cheape, with the exterior of Master Fitzwarren's shop. Here we nnd Dick paying attentions to Miss Alice Fitz warren (Miss Pauline Leclercq), much to the disgust of the bad apprentice, Bad Lot, who accuses Dick of having purloined the eatables and drinkables, which, in reality, have been taken by the cook, and given to her admirer, Bull's Eye (Mr. Moreland), a member of the force. Fitzwarren kicks out Bad Lot for being a sneak, and gives Dick in charge. In the next scene, Dick, who has escaped from the police, is discovered sleeping on the milestone at Highgate, where he hears the famous peal of bells ring out that he is to be Lord Mayor of Lonlon. Bad Lot, who has tracked him, is about to kill him, when he is pounced upon by the cat, who accompanies Dick through the piece as a protector. By the advice of Good Humour, Dick determines to try his luck in foreign lands, and starts with his favourite on a voyage of adventure. With pantomime promptitude we are transported to a distant region, where King Kollywobbol (Mr. Cathcart) is in a terrible state in consequence of his kingdom being undermined by rats, which have increased in quantity since the elevation of Bad Lot (who has been cast ashore from a wreck and who has contrived to worm himself into a very high position) to the post of prime mi • nister. However, Dick and his Cat are also wrecked and cast ashore, and Dick offers to rid the kingdom of the pest, at the price of the Princess Popsiwopsi's (Miss Rose Leclercq) hand. Everything goes . well, but eventually the Rat King lays on such an enormous supply of rats that the cat is overcome, and Dick's hopes completely dashed; Dick is thrown into jail and the cat is blown from a mortar, only to re-appear, however, unharmed, as Robin Good fellow. Dick marries the Princess, Bad Lot informing the audience that his revenge will come when Alice Fitzwar ren comes over by the next ship to look after her truant lover. The transformation scene, which concludes the opening, is most magnificent, and the scenery, dresses, and appointments throughout the piece are of the most gor geous description. _FEMALE DRESS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin,—Many and just are the observations that daily ap pear in the public prints on the subject of female fashions and dress, and of late more particularly regarding the use, or rather the abuse, of crinoline. If ladies choose to dis figure themselves by walking in a hen-coop, little comment is necessary, the affair is their own ; but by so doing they abandon the beauty of the female form, and bring to mind the interesting person so long exhibited in London as a Hottentot Venus. Public attention towards female dress is now more seri ously called by the mischievous practice of tight-lacing and the compression of the bosom, whence arise consequences of a fatal kind, too often preventing mothers from fulfilling the most endearing of maternal duties. Nature, ever care ful and foreseeing, prepares in time, if left to her own ope rations, theAmale bosom for those duties; and as a girl ripens into womanhood the bosom expands, the breasts en large, forming not only the most useful but tho most beau tiful feature of the female form. Unhappily, the style of dress in the present day prevents this natural protuberance ; no provision is made in the dress for the expansion of the breasts, and their intended utility is too often injured, if not altogether destroyed, by an un natural compression. Hence a long train of evils at the time when their perfect healthfulness is required—soreness, inflammation, abscess, cancels; and the necessity, so adverse to nature, of a stranger's breast to suckle the new-born infant. Without inquiring what must be the feelings of a young mother when looking on at her offspring receiving at the breast of a stranger the nourishment that nature intended her to provide; without speaking of it philosophically as regards the imbibing from a stranger the temper, habits, humours, or diseases, or even personal appearance, I claim attention only to the result so melancholy of compressing the bosom in early life; and so prevalent is this state of things nowbecoming that in too many cases,',it may be said, the wetnurse accompanies the midwife. In countries less highly civilised, when naturo unsophis ticated is left to her own operations, wetnursing is un known ; enlarged breasts accompany parturition, and the child receives its natural food. Affectation or a mistaken notion of modesty may have led to the practice above al luded to. The breasts are, or ought to be, a visible part of the female form ; they are intended by nature to be pro tuberant, then why not allow them to expand ? No modest exposure is necessary ; for let it be remembered "that the fairest bosom is not so fair as imagination paints it," and by their absence the beauty and symmetry of the person are destroyed. What would be said of a female statue with the bosom as flat as a deal board ? or what would a sculptor say if asked so to produce it ? Let mothers, then, look well into this matter, and reform at once the style of dress of their daughters when growing into womanhood. Let room be given for the expansion of the bosom and the natural protuberance of the breasts. Many anxious moments will be spared to them and their daughters when young wives ; and very probably many an infant's life be saved by a return to the wholesome mode of dress well remembered by those born in the last century as it is by me, all OCTOGrgI\TARIAN. LATEST NEWS. PARIS, DEC. 19. The Paris papers publish a telegram from Bresu lau, dated the 19th inst., which states that since the arrest of the Administrator of the diocess of War saw the authorities have made the clergy and the superiors of the convents responsible for the churches remaining closed. The keeper of the Bernardin Church had been imprisoned for refusing to open it. The Basilian Church, belonging to the United Greeks, had been opened by force. The wax tapers were lighted by the soldiers, who compelled the priests to officiate. The offices of the Bank of Warsaw and the Finance Commission had been searched, and two of the clerks arrested. Two others managed to escape. The system of repression had become more severe in Volhynia. The prisons of Kiew and Zitomir were crowded. Forty students of the University of Kiew had been sent to Siberia. TURIN, DEC. 19. In to-day's sitting of the Chamber of Deputies a letter from Signor Rattazzi was read announcing that the state of his health compelled him to resign the Presidency of the Chamber. Signor Minghetti proposed that the Chamber should express a desire that Signor Rattazzi might retain the post at least until the end of the Session. The proposal was unanimously agreed to. Baron Ricasoli declared that the Ministry would not prorogue the Chamber until the bills presented by the Government had been fully discussed. According to news received here from Naples, the band of Cipriani has been routed, with the loss of 100 killed and 20 prisoners. The Bourbon General Marcelli was arrested while in the act of receiving a letter addressed to him by Francis 11. The eruption of Vesuvius is diminishing in force. The sismograph, however, continues to indicate slight shocks of earthquake. STOCKHOLM, DEC. 19. According to advices received here, Gen. Rokas cowsky, the new Governor of Finland, has officially declared that the Emperor of Russia intends to convoke the Diet of that province as soon as the Committee of the Estates, which meet in January next, have terminated their labours. In consequence of this announcement the city of Helsingfors was illuminated. It is asserted that the censorship is to be abolished. INDIA. BOMBAY, DEC. 18. The Friend of India states that Sir Charles Wood has decided that the seat of the Government shall be removed from Calcutta to the Hills. The export of cotton from Bombay to England during the present year is estimated at 920,000 bales. Sir Bartle Frere will, it is rumoured, succeed Sir George Clerk in the Governorship of Bombay. The Semiramis, of the Indian navy, has been wrecked on the Island of Johanna. Shirting advancing; 81,1 b., sr. 10a. per piece. Twist firm. Cotton, new broach, 180. Copper sheathing, nominal ; tile, 58rs. Malwa opium, 1,455 per chest. Exchange on London, 2s. 10. Government Securities.-4 per cents., 84 ; 5 per cents., 961 ;51 per cents., 104. Freights active and advancing. Cotten 50s. (BY TELEGRAPH TO BOMBAY.) CALCUTTA, Nov. 25. Shirtings firmer. Mule twist slack. Copper sheathing, 41rs. ; tile, 40rs. Indigo and silk active and advancing. Linseed quiet. Exchange on London, 2s. 0:d. to 2s. Old. Go vernment Securities.-4 per Cents., 843. to 84: 9 1 ; 51 per cents., 1041 to 105. Freights nominal. Seeds, 60s. FRANCE. PARIS, THURSDAY. We regret to announce the sudden death, which occurred yesterday, of Count Albert de Pourtales, Prussian Ambassador to the Court of the Tuileries. The Moniteur publishes the following note : " Different letters, inserted in foreign journals, persist, with incredible obstinacy, in propagating reports of minis terial modifications in France. Sometimes it is a minister who has tendered his resignation ; at another, some other personage has refused a ministry offered to him ; at another, there is to be an exchange of portfolios ; and next, the minister is about to disappear by the suppression of the department itself. All these rumours propagated abroad are completely unfounded. Not only is there nothing to authorise them, but they have not even the semblance of reality, and there's nothing in:the facts to give a shadow of pretext for those inventions. It has happened at other times that ministerial modifications having become probable, have opened a path to conjecture more or less probable, but at present there is nothing to explain this gossipping of the foreign press. Since the decree of the 14th November, no ministerial change has ever been in contemplation ; no minister has tendered his resignation, and no offer of a portfolio has beenmade—in a word, no kind of modification has been thought of either in men or things. Will not this categorical contradiction, which applies to all the reports circulated on the subject, suffice to convince the journals which have served as the echo to them, that they ought no longer to abuse the credulity of their readers P" BOURSE, Dec. 19.—The little buoyancy which was apparent in the market yesterday has again disappeared, business has been very limited, and prices show a slight decline. Threes, for the Ac count, are now at 67f 20c. Railway share market also heavy. The following are the last quotations : ft per per Cents ... 94 65 Credit Foncier llBO Do end month.... 94 75 ; Belgian 41 — 3 per Cents Do. end month 67 20 ' Roman Bank Shares 2945 Austrian Credit Mobilier.... 715 — 1 Spanish Threes 49 Do. Account 717 50 ; Home Debt RAILWAYS. Cash. Account. Orleans 1290 .. 1292 50 Northern New ditto Lyons and Mediterranean 1002 50 .. 1005 _... Geneva.. 357 50 .. 360 Southern 655 .. 656 25 Western Eastern Sardinian Austrian Lowbard 5OB 75 .. 510 The National Lifeboat Institution has received the following contributions from Melbourne, Australia, by favour of James Ballingall, Esq. :—The Governor-General, £5; the Hon. Thomas H. Power, M.L.C., £1; Capt. C. J. Perry, £1; H. Bowden, Esq., LI ; Messrs. James He n t y and Co., V. ls. ; Wm. Nicholson, Esq., £ 1 ; and J. Rose, Esq., £l. LIFEBOAT SERVICES. BERWICK-ON-TWEED, Wednesday Night.—This morning, during a heavy gale of wind from the north-east and a high surf, the schooner Epimachus, of Amsterdam, was run ashore in a sinking state at Scremerston, about three miles south of Berwick Harbour. The lifeboat of the National Lifeboat Institution was immediately launched, and succeeded in rescuing the whole of the ship's crow, consisting of five men, and, after much difficulty, owing to the tempestuous state of the weather, in landing them at Scremerston. This valuable lifeboat has been the means of rescuing, during the past f ew years, 30 poor fellows from the following wrecked ves sels :—Brig Henrich Gerdes, of Rostock, Mecklenburg, 5; fishing boats, of Berwick, 9 ; schooner Majestic, of Dundee, 5 ; brig New Astley, of Aberdeen, 6; schooner Epimachus, of Amsterdam, 5. EXTENSION OF THE LIVERPOOL DOCKS.—In the approaching session of Parliament the Mersey Dock Board, as stated at their weekly meeting yesterday, intend to apply for powers to borrow £1,000,000, to be applied to the con struction of new steam, graving, and carriers' docks, and to carry out other works required by the increasing trade of the port, THE LATE PRINCE CONSORT. The alterations and fittings of St. George's Chapel, - Windsor, for the funeral ceremony of the late Prince Consort are progressing with the utmost rapidity. It was at first thought almost impossible that the work necessary to be done could be accomplished in the time, but, owing to the great efforts made by Mr. Myers and Messrs. Banting, this difficulty has been overcome, and all the preparations will be completely finished by Sunday afternoon next. The arrangements are almost precisely similar to those made for the interment of the late Duchess of Kent. A raised dais has been erected along the entire length of the chapel, from the western door to the communion rails. This, and all the side passages, the aisles, and, in fact, all the basement of the building, will be covered with black cloth. Two porches, to be similarly draped with black, are being erected on the side entrances at the east and west ends. The western porch will be very wide and lofty, capable of containing the hearse, which will stop at this point. The mourners are to alight at the eastern porch, and pass at once to the south aisle, where the procession will be arranged in order of rank. - When these brief arrangements have been made, the ceremony will at once com mence, while the bier is slowly moving up to the entrance to the Royal vault. Instructions have now been issued that the Royal vault is not to be opened on this occasion. It is understood to be the wish of her Majesty to build a private vault of her own. The coffin of his late Royal Highness, there fore, will remain on the bier in the passage, outside the iron gates which close the Royal vault, until the mausoleum which her Majesty intends building is completed. Yesterday morning the younger branches of the Royal Family left Windsor, at 10 o'clock, in a special train for Osborne. At 12 o'clock her Majesty also took her departure from the Castle. With-the Queen were his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, the Princess Alice, Princess Helena, and Prince Louis of Hesse. The Royal party crossed the park to the private station of the South Western terminus. All the party were, as a matter of course, in the deepest mourning, the Queen wearing a widow's cap. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales and Prince Louis only escorted her Majesty till she embarked on board the Royal yacht at the Clarence yard. Directly her Majesty quitted the Castle, the Royal standard, which is never put at half-mast save on the death of the reigning monarch, was hauled down, and the Union hoisted in its place, half-mast high. The Record, referring to the illness of the lamented Prince, says :—" We understand it origi nated in his having slept in a damp room on his recent visit to the Prince of Wales at Cambridge. It was afterwards increased by attending a review of the Eton Volunteers, when he said that, although he had put on two fur coats, he felt as if cold water had been poured down his back. Unhappily his Royal Highness was averse to medicine, and, even after the character of the fever had declared itself, he objected to all active remedies, and especially to his being confined to a recumbent posture, He was each day occasionally wheeled about the apartments which he occupied, until Friday, when his state, which even on Monday and Tuesday was critical, had become nearly hopeless. His Royal Highness himself had a presentiment that the illness would be fatal from the time he heard of the nature of the fever, which was the same as that which carried off the King of Portugal ; but it was not till after her Majesty's return from her drive on Friday that she, realised the danger, and for twelve successive hours she watched over the Prince with affectionate solicitude, and without intermission. Last year an incipient attack of the same kind had been warded off by the prompt measures resorted to by the lamented Dr. Baly, who was able to overcome the Prince's repugnance to active medicine. On the present oc casion, we hear that this repugnance was not to be overcome, and therefore that the Court physicians cannot, at all events, be blamed for active treatment. His Royal Highness was conscious almost to the last, but occasionally wandered, and in his delirium his thought seemed to be occupied about the Prince of Wales. We have reason to think that there is no ground for the statement that his Royal High ness took leave of the Queen and royal family in three languages," e a .. ~ ~_ COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT.—Dec. 19. ARRIVAL or HER MAJESTY.—The junior branches of the Royal family arrived this afternoon in the EMT yacht, and landed at the Trinity Wharf; and the Queen arrived in the Fairy this evening, landing at the same wharf, and proceeded to Osborne. The royal yachts were so altered in their appearance as hardly to be recognised—all the gold mouldings and other ornaments have been painted out. All looked black, and no standard was shown. H.M.S. BRITANNIA.—It is reported that this ship is to be removed from Portsmouth harbour to Cowes roadstead. We regret to announce the death of Mr. (fie orge Granville Harcourt, M.P., in his 77th year. Altb.ough not the oldest man in the House of Commons, he was the oldest member—the " Father" of the house. UNITED STATES' MAILS.—The Inman steamship Etna sailed from Liverpool on Wednesday, taking out the United States mails and 25 cabin passengers. Besides these she also took out a full cargo of valuable goods . , and £l,OOO in gold. MAILS TO NORTH AMERlCA.—Yesterday a mail for Canada and North America was despatched from Liver pool per the royal mail steam-ship Norwegian, which sailed with 12 cabin passengers for Portland. The next mail will be taken out on Saturday, when the Cunard mail steamer Asia will sail for New York. MILFORD HAVEN.—A further increase in. the Royal Artillery force at this port is anticipated so as effec tually to man the forts on the haven. It is also rumoured that cruizers will be placed on the station. TROOPS FOR NORTH AMERICA.—The ,screw steamer Cleopatra will sail from Liverpool on Saturday next for Queenstown, en route to North America. At Queenstown the Cleopatra will embark 22 officers and .510 men of the second battalion of the 17th Foot ; and she will also take on board a large quantity of commissariat stores, &c. On the same day the Cunard steamer Asia, which carries out the American mails, will sail from Liverpool with nine officers and SO men of the Royal Artillery, 17 officers and 303 men of the Military Train, besides 180 tone of cargo, which will consist chiefly of camp equipago aid warm winter clothing for the troops. THE GREAT EASTERN.—The repairs rendered requisite to the Great Eastern, at Milford Haven, are pro gressing satisfactorily. The interior fittings, furniture, &c., demolished during the great storm, have already been re placed, and the various saloons and berths re-arranged and put in order. Her paddle-wheels, rudder-head, and sailing gear are also being replaced, and it is expected that the great vessel will be ready to go to sea again by February. She will shortly be put upon the girdiron, for the purpose of finally fixing her paddle-wheels and fitting her new stern post. It is understood that the original calculation as to the total coat of refitting her, made at the late meeting of the proprietors, will not be exceeded. It is not yel deter mined on what service she will be engaged. - - A FARMER'S WIFE DUPED OUT OF £43 BY A GIPSY.-At the Macclesfield Police-court yesterday Pris cilla Heaps, a gipsy, was charged with stealing £43 108. from the wife of John Sheldon, farmer, Adlington. The cir cumstances occurred some time ago, but until the last few' days the prisoner had succeeded in eluding the police. Mrs Sheldon said one morning, as she was going from Adling ton to Stockport, she saw the prisoner sitting by the way side with a jug in her hand. She asked witness whether she wished to speak with her. Witness asked her if she could see into futurity. She replied " Yes." Both sat down, and then prisoner told witness she was in trouble, and told her many things about her family concerns. Witness was ill at the time, and prisoner told her she was poorly, asking whe ther she knew what was the matter with her. Witness replied that she did not. Prisoner than told her that she was be witched, and that for money prisoner would tell her all about it. Witness offered all she had (2s. 4d.) but the pri soner said that would not do, explaining that she wanted the money only for a little while. Witness met the pri soner a few days afterwards, and told her she had no snore money, and cou'd not get any. Prisoner said " This is not the place to call you a liar, but you are one; for you have four pieces of paper in money, and four pieces of gold." Witness felt frightened on hearing this, because it was quite true. Prisoner said she only wanted the money a little while. At last witness gave her the money, on the understanding that it should be returned in six hours. She said it would ease witness of her troubles, which had arisen from money matters, and that as money had done it, money ' must undo it. Witness wentto the spot in the lane where pri soner promised to meet her, and waited a long time, but Law nothing either ofher or the [money. Mr. Norris, solicitor, who had been instructed on prisoner's behalf, submittal that a charge of felony would not lie. The prisoner's cha racter was that of bailee, liable to be sued for breach of con tract in not returning the money as agreed upon ; but not amenable to a criminal prosecution. The bench over-ruled the point, and committed the prisoner for trial at the ses sions. "