The Sun. — London, England, 1856-05-27 00:00:00

THE SUM LONDON; TUESDAY EVENPNG, MA.Y 1856. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Madllo. PICCOLOMINI. THIS EVENING, (Tuesday, May 27), will be repeated Verdi's highly successful Opera, LA TRAVIATA. Violetta, Mdlle. Piccolomini (her second appearance); Alfredo, Signor Calzolari ; Barone Dauphol, Signor Vairo ; Dettore Grenvil, Signor Baillou ; and Germont Giorgio, Signor Bineveutano. - To conclude with the new Ballet Divertissement, LA MANOLA. Madame A, Belion, Mdlles. Clara, Lezereux, Katrine, Pierron, and Rosa ; M. Venefra and M. Vandris. Applications for boxes, stalls, and tickets to be made at the Box-office of the Theatre, Colonnade, Haymarket. The Opera will commence at 8. Madame Albertini has arrived, and will shortly appear. Madlle. Marie Taglioni has arrived. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. ENGLISH OPERA. THIS EVENING will be produced THE YANKEE HOUSEKEEPER. After which, IL TROVATORE. To conclude with THE YOUNG ACTRESS. , THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Under the Management of Mr. Bankitons. THIS EVENING, THE EVIL GENIUS. After which, The Spanish Dancers. Followed by THE RIGHTS AND WRONGS OF WOMAN. Mr. Buckstone and Muter Bundy. To conclude with THE POSTMAN'S KNOCK. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. CHARLES Bran. THIS EVENING, THE VICTOR VANQUISHED. After which, THE WINTER'S TALE. Principal characters by Mr. and Mrs. C. Kean: ROYAL THEATRE ADELPHI. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Wibster. Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING. THE GREEN BUSHES. Followe I by A BOTTLE OF SMOKE. ROYAL OLY\LPIC THEATRE. Lowe and Manager. Mr. Alfred Wigan. TIII3 EVENING THE TRAGEDY QUEEN. After which, RETRIBUnoN. To conclude with STAY AT HOME. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Lessees. Messrs. Shepherd and Creswick. THIS EVENING, MARTIN CHITZZLEWIT. To be followed by A THITIIPI'SG LEGACY. To conclude with TWICE KILLED. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. Win. Cooke. THIS EVENING, The highly successful Romantic Equestrian Spectacle, called THE HORSE OF THE CAVERN, or the Mounted Brigands of the Abruzzi, in which Mr. William Cooke's Horses, trained by him, will xhibit a number of novel and extraordinary feats. After which, The transcendently beautiful ACTS of HORSEMANSHIP in the CIRCLE. Te conclude with a TRIOMPHE EQUESTRE. Box-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Equestrian Director, Mr. W. Cooke, jun. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tam DAY—Morn. 1 min. aft. 7—Evening 35 min. aft. 7 T)-Moaßow—Morn.l2 min. aft. B—Evening 54 min. aft. 8 WEA.THER—SUN OFFICE, iLklr 27. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 70 -highest since noon yesterday. • 53 -lowest this morning and during the night. 09 —this day at noon. BAROMETER-29.85--falling. WIND, S.W.—Light, with fine weather. f A f ; k ~ i ~`~~ _ •fir ~~' ~,~ ~ -+- '~ \ LONDON, TUESDAY, MAY 27, 1856. The Separate Treaty of the 15th of April entered into by Austria, France, and England, appears not only to have excited considerable annoyance amongst the other parties represented at the Conference, but excluded from any partici pation therein, and also to have occasioned the rumours respecting a Secret Treaty of a still more objectionable character—rumours that were only set at rest by the declaration of Lord PALuER STON a week since in the House of Commons. We confess that we cannot in auy degree sytupa thise with the complaints of Russia or Prussia, and should, on the contrary, rejoice at any addi tional and more stringent guarantee that could be obtained against the aggressions of the former, or the time-serving neutrality of the latter. But we do feel for Sardinia, which has been seriously aggrieved by the manner in which she has been dealt with by those who were still her allies. The words adopted in the 7th Article of the Treaty of the 30th March are exactly those con tained in annex A, to Protocol No. 11 of the Vienna Conferences. At the next meeting, that of the 21st April, 1855, Prince GORTSCHAKOFF, by cer tain explanations, frittered away its value, point ing out the very limited sense which he attached to that engagement. He declared that he did not attach to that guarantee the sense of an active guarantee of the territorial integrity of the Otto man Empire. This restrictive interpretation elicited expressions of deep regret from the Repre sentatives of the other Powers. It was palpable that Russia contemplated at that very moment an evasion of its provisions. This simple fact should have placed the Plenipotentiaries at Paris on their guard, and induced them to exercise a salutary caution in insisting on a form that would be more binding on the Muscovite conscience —or, rather, which would leave no loop hole for wriggling out of the spirit of the engage ment. They had been fully warned. The protest of Prince GORTSCHAKOFF had been duly recorded in the Viennese Protocols. The stipulation was therefore perfectly value less so far as Russia was concerned ; and it might easily be conceived that on any dispute arising the German Powers would take any view most favourable to their own interests. It was, there fore, right to fix Austria as firmly as that shuffling and double-dealing Power' would suffer itself to be bound. W e do not therefore object to the matter so much as to the manner of th a t subse quent contract, and the slight which it Was calcu lated to indict on Sardinia, who had faithfully and honourably discharged every obligation which she had contracted, and had earned for herself an indefeasible right to be made a party in any en gagement entered into by France and England. It is true that the Treaty is not a secret one, but it has been pertinently asked, " Whether it was not intended by its authors to be so ?" The Morning Advertiser explains the nature of the accident that led to it 3 publication, and there is a vraisemblance about the statement that induces us to lend an easy credence thereto. A correspondent of our contemporary declares the following t• be a correct sketch of the events which led to the frustration of this mischievous design. " It would appear that Count ORLOFF, in the first place, having his suspicions aroused, contrived to obtain, surreptitiously, from an employe in the Foreign-office at Paris, a copy of this precious document. The Count, naturally infuriated at this under-hand dealing and breach of faith on the part of the Allies, gave vent to his indignation with more vigour than discretion, and, ere long, news of the wrathful ebullitions of the Russian Plenipotentiaries was conveyed to the Tuileries, and thence to the English Governmen t. In this fix, that truly English Statesman, the Earl of CLAREN. DON, finding that the cat was let out of the 1 bag, made a virtue of nec e ssity, and fearing the exposure in the German Press, such as led to the disgrace of his predecessor at Vienna last year, took the bull by the horns, and boldly, but in silence, laid the Treaty on the table of both Houses of Parliament. It is, Sir, to this clever coup de main' of the Foreign Secretary that we owe the ill-concealed astonishment of the Imperial Moniteur, the undisguised jealousy and distrust of Prussia and Sardinia, and, above and beyond all, it is solely to this unworthy juggle that the British House of Commons owe the presentation of the Secret Tripartite Treaty of 1856." The great error seems to be in letting Russia out of the position which even the Viennese Re presentatives considered indispensable, and which partly led to_the abortive result of the first Con ferences. Prince GORTSCHAKOFF considered the blood of Russian subjects belonging to Russia alone ; that is to say, that it should only be shed in promoting the traditional policy of the House of ROMANOFF, but not in maintaining the balance of power in Europe. If others interpreted the engagement in a similar manner it is obvious that it would not be worth the paper on which it was written. Why, then, should Russia be per mitted to avoid a responsibility which Austria, France, and England deemed it necessary to assume ? The separate Treaty proved beyond the possibility of doubt how little dependence the parties thereto reposed in the moderation or pro - mises of the AUTOCRAT, and their own deprecia tory estimate of the Precious Peace, for which the people of Great Britain are expected to rejoice. It also affords a pretext for dissatisfaction to Russia and Prussia, of which they will not be slow to avail themselves whenever a suitable opportunity may arise. But it is a direct and unwarrantable insult to Sardinia. It was immediately after the ventila tion of the Italian question at the Conferences that those who had been so faithfully assisted by Sar dinia chose to exclude her from their counsels, and to patch up an arrangement intended to be secret with Austria. Had that secrecy been observed, —had it only oozed out that there was a private treaty between the parties, it would have been universally considered that it related exclusively to the state and condition of Italy, and must have operated greatly to advance the views of Austria, and to injure the sacred cause of which VICTOR EMMANUEL is the chosen champion. The happy accident that brought the matter to light has prevented the greater part o: the mis chief that might have arisen, but Sardinia may still justly complain of th 3 positive insult, and the contemplated injury. If applied to, she would gladly have joined in the guarantee, and she has • already proved the value of her alliance. We suppose, however, her exclusion was owing to the prevailing German influence, and the unfortu nate disposition to truckle to Austria, so fre quently and so painfully manifested since the commencement of the Eastern difficulties. The Marquis of BLANDFORD, Lord PALMER STON, and the Bishops ! What a singular misfit. Had the subject been Italy or arbitration, and the catechists Mr. GLADSTONE or Mr. GIBSON, that would have passed ; or, had the subject remained Bishops, and the Premier been Lord JOHN Rus- SELL, that would have been appropriate ; he would have deemed himself but too happy to be the creator of any number of Bishops—cadet- Bishops, if they would suit, or assistant-Bishops, or sub-Bishops, or reversionary-Bishops, "feeding the flock not for (present) filthy lucre," but for the precio us mantle left by each successor of the apostles on his beatification ; or supernumerary Bishops unattached, ready, like chessman,' to be moved wherever they were most wanted ; or, a Bishop of Labuan or some other colonial rocks, if a Bishop must have a local designation, whose dioceses could certainly shift very well without them. Lord JOHN would, we are confident, have had a Bishop-making bill ready at twenty-four hours' notice at any time. But Lord PALMERSTON —what can he do in that line ? Had, indeed, SIDNEY SMITH been living, he could have prof fered his brother humourist at' once for the ser vice ; but, to ask the joking Premier to pity and to aid septuagenarian episcopacy—what can Lord PALMERSTON care about so grave a subject ? The Marquis of BLANDFORD, no doubt, was serious enough. To what purpose were it for him to get the ecclesiasiical parishes of England as square and trim as United States' counties, if the clergymen are to be " birched " and honoured with " fools' caps " by octogenarian Bishops ? Hi therto age has merely kept bishops to their easy chairs k they have quietly received their episco pal revenues, have enjoyed their otium cum, dig • nitate, and, an adjacent Bishop, expecting him self one day to need similar assistance, has per formed the ceremonies, all whose validity depends on the magic power transmitted from the apostles. Thus the want of a Bishop has never been felt. The House of Lords could spare him and his diocese could spare him; the only persons aggrieved were the select few who .wished him in a happier world while their patron was Prime Minister. In a recent case, however, age and irritability have come on together. The Archbishop of CANTER BURY is over-anxious to drive the people to church —in so far, that if they will not go there, they shall not at least hear sacred music in unconse crated parks. But his suffragan of Bangor has no notion of such over church-going. In his dio cese they shall have no double services at Church. Let them well mark, learn, and inwardly digest, one sermon, it will do them more goal than two ; or let them have a frolic in the evening. He of Lambeth would shut the Park gates if he could, while he of Bangor will shut the Church doors, whether rectors and curates like it or not. One says—No band in the Parks on Sunday evenings; the other says—No organ and choir in the Church more than once a-day. One politely constrains a Premier, in the face of the nation, —the other furiously threatens a parish clergy man, and a member of the House of Commons, and prints his scoldings too. It is hard to say which injures religion most. We must, however, think that the ;Archbishop is the more dan gerous. Nititur in vetitum ; deny the people plea sure in on e form on the Sunday, and have it they wills Probably, in a worse ; tell them they shall not have Church open even if they wish it, and they will rush to the conventicle. CANTERBURY drives them to the public-house, BANGOR only to a dissenting chapel. Angry Bishops after all, even at four score, are aw k wa rd beings to manage. Even an act cf H ENRY VIII., who had he been living would have made it or some other serve, will not reach the Bishop of BANGOR, since it provides that the Bishop must ask for help ; and we h ave no King or Minister now who can make a prelate ask as humbly as could be wished. It is curious to imagine the look of the TUDOR, if told that he could not appoint a coadjutor because the Bishop toould not ask. Not ask. Contravene the intent of my act of Parliament ! He would reply—Tell my Lord Chancellor to have a bill drawn and passed forthwith, empowering the Read of the Church to dismiss any of the Bishops at pleasure —unless, indeed, the judges all pronounce that he has the power already. Now, however, we have changed all that ; and some gentle remedy will have to be found for senile episcopal irasci bility ; if nothing else will do, a bill with some money clauses in it will make all smooth. HENRY VIII.'S Parliaments voted power to the Crown— we vote it money ; it's all one eventually. Mr. HADFIELD, indeed, ventured another sug gestion t• his lordship—that the present supply of bishops would be quite adequate if they were " relieved from attendance in another place." He sympathised with the Noble Lord's loss of the ecclesiastical services of the bishops, and with the ill health which was the cause of it, but could not undqrstand of what use they were in the other house ; " he was sure there never was a measure connected with the freedom and welfare of the country which they did not oppose." To which some honourable members said " Oh ! oh ! "—but to which, forgetting all past ieforms opposed by them, Lord JOHN RUSSELL and the Jews, and the widowers desirous to find in a fond aunt a second mother for their children, would say—" Hear ! hear !" It is an unlucky fact, but a fact, that, with a few exceptions, rendered the more conspi cuous by the uniform conduct of the Bench. Bishops have always been steady opponents of liberal and popular measures. We should not be surprised to find Mr. HADFIELD right in saying that " if he were allowed to poll the members of the Established Church of this country, a vast majority would join him in soliciting that the Bishops should be relieved from taking their seats in the Legislature." Anothersuggestion, which has bean made before, was this time forgotten—to relieve them from the care of managing the episcopal estates. Were these put into the hands of an encumbered estates court, the property sold, and the procrds funded, a large increase of agricultural improvement, episcopal leisure, and funds applicable to that or any other purpose would soon follow. Bishops could then be superannuated and pensioned on moderate terms, and incomes still left for those in actual service with which successors of ST. PETER and ST. PAUL might well be content. Now, why should not this be done at once ? If Bishops be of any practical use their superannuation ought to be provided for ; the country would not endure a charge upon the Consolidated Fund, but the episcopal fund itself is ample for the pur pose. Our Metropolitan Diocesan is, we fear, already sinking under the care of his vast estates and of his Church together ; an Episcopal Estates Consolidation Act might be life from the dead to him. After what passed in the House on Friday evening it is, we think, the duty of Government to announce by placard that private houses are not expected to be illuminated on the QUEF.N's Birth-day, and that, as ample entertainment is provided by the Government elsewhere, all such mischief as has been frequently perpetrated on similar occasions will, if attempted, be severely dealt with. It will be inexcusable if the Govern ment first gets up an illumination to its own praise and glory, and then indirectly levies a black mail on its dishonoured subjects in the shape of lamps, stars, candles, or broken windows. Should any damage be done, the Treasury ought to make it good, for it will have been done by the masters pro term,. of the Treasury ; but Sir GEORGE GREY and Sir RICHARD MAYNE may easily anticipate the danger, and make the public distinctly understand what is expected, and what measures will be taken for its security. After all, perhaps, there could not be a more fitting Governmental commemoration of the peace than that of Fireworks. An exhibition which would go for nothing in the light of day, which must be a deed of darkness—just the emblem of Parisian secrecy, the much-lauded splendour of which becomes invisible in the daylight of free discussion and a t - ee press. And then the flash, and all over !—dark as ever What does it mean ? Why, a Peace which guaranteed all the objects of the War ; but we open our eyes and find that despotism still covers and curses the earth, that the Press is threatened, Circassian villages burnt, a treaty made with Austria and Sardinia left out, and Italy, Hungary, and PSland groaning still under their detestable oppres sors and unbearable oppression. Let rulers illuminate if they will, peoples have certainly no reason to do it. MORE ROYAL VISITS.—We understand the Prince of Prussia, father of Prince Frederick William, at present tLe guest of her Majesty at this Court, may be expected to visit this country in the course of a few weeks. THE PRINCE OF BADEN.—We lear❑ by telegraph that his Royal Highness the Prince Regent of Baden was expected to arrive at Dover last night by the Garland, and that rooms were prepared for him at the Ship Hotel. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent left Osborne at 10 o'clock yesterday morning, attended by the Hon. Mary Seymour and Lord James Murray, and returned to her residence,-Clarence House, St. James's. Tho Countess de Persigny, owing to the ball to be given to her Majesty at the residence of the Turkish Embassy, will not be " at home" this evening. The Duchess of Northumberland's party, at Northum berland House, which was to have taken place to-mor row, is unavoidably postponed. Lord Holland, who has lately been i suffering from severs indisposition, is now out of danger, and rapidly recovering. Lord and Lady Edward Thynne have arrived in town for the season. Lord and Lady Muncaster have arrived at Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square, from Yopkshit e. General Reeve and Lady Susan Reeve have arrived at their residence, in Cavendish-square. In the course of the present month Mdlle. the Ba roness Sarah Louise Rothschild, third daughter of Baton Anselme de RAhsehild, of Frankfort, will be united in marriage with M. I. M. Montefiore, nephew of the Lon don barikPr of that name. Lieut. Col. Deverell, from St. Lucia, had an interview with Mr. Secretary Labouchere yesterday. Mr. Law rence o:iphant bad also an interview with the right hon. gentleman at the Colonial-office. Despatcbes were received at the Colonial-office, yes terday, from the Governor of Tasmania. Despatches w(re sent to the Governors of Gibraltar and Malta, and to the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands. The bar silver brought by the last West India steal" e was sold yesterday at 61d. par ounce, being a decline of The gold brought by the Light of the Age, which was telegraphed on Saturday from Sydney, consisted of 78,315 go vereigns (principally New South Wales Mint), and 1.262 ounces of gold dust, waking a total value of 13,363/. The Roxburgh Castle has arrived from Port Philip, but her amount of gold has not been correctly ascer tained. Yesterday morning it was stated as 60,000 ounces, but it is now alleged not to exceed 12,000 ounces. The committee of the Stock Exchange, being unable to close that establishment on Thursday, in consequence of the Transfer-offices at the Bank remaining open, have arranged for business to commence at ten o'clock and to terminate at two. MI% HOLMES' CONCERT.—In our recent notice of this concert we inadvertently stated that the fantasia "Fairy Fingers" was the production of the father of Master Allison, whereas it was the composition of his master, Mr. Holmes. THE MIDDLE TEMPLE.—We understand that John Humphreys Parry, Esq., of the Old Bailey, is about to take his leave of the Middle Temple, having been raised to the dignity of a silk gown. The old and quaint cere mony of leave-taking will be performed this week in the ancient and splendid ball of the Middle Temple, upon which occasjon a feast will be given to the mem bers of the inn by the newly-elected sergeant. TRINITY TERM, 1856.—At the public examinaii m f the students of the inns of Court, held at Lincoln's-inn Hall on the 19th, 20th, and 21st inst., the Council of Legal Education awarded certificates of honour of the first class to William Lambert Dobson, student of the Middle Temple, and Wells Butler, student of Lincoln's• inn. Certificttes that they have satisfactorily passed a public examination were awarded to William Markby, student of the Inner Temple ; Charles Beard Izard, student of Lincoln's•inn ; Athelstane Willcock, student of Lincoln's-inn • Charles A. W. Crump, student of the Inner Temple ; Frederic Seebohm, student of the Middle Temple, and Edward Bullock, student of the Inner Temple. LATEST NEWS. BERLIN, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 26. The Emperor of Russia is expected here before he end of the week. Count Nesselrode and Prince Woronzoff are expected to arrive at Stettin td-morrow. THE OVERLAND MAIL. MALTA, MAY 22. The Borysthene, French steamer, has just ar rived from Alexandria, which port she left on the 17th inst., bringing the Bombay Times' Overland Summary of the 28th ult., which, as the Cal cutta Mail was not expected at Suez before the 18th instant, and consequently cannot reach Alexandria so as to be despatched by the Ava. to Malta before the 21st, is likely to anticipate the intelligence by this latter some three or four days. Profound tranquillity reigns throughout India. There have been indications of another Moplah outburst in India, and a detachment of Queen's troops has been sent from Bombay to aid in sup pressing the commotion. The King of Oud.3 has got as far as Benares on his way to Eagland, and the Chief Khyrpoor has arrived at Bombay in prosecution of a similar journey. O t ide is per fectly tranquil ; not the slightest discontent hav ing manifested itself on a change of masters. Fires have again been prevalent in Burmah. The governors of India are at their respec- tive seats of Government. The money market at Bombay is easier. Exchange rapidly declining. Import market dull. Cotton steady, a fair amount of business having been transacted with China. Freights firm, and looking up. A slight improvement in all descriptions of securities. From Malta there is nothing new. The Anglo- Italian Legion continues quiet, but very discon tented at the limit placed upon their leaving bar racks, only three from each company, daily, being allowed this privilege. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. BOMBAY MARKETS. FROM THE 16TH TO 27TH APRIL, 1856. The overland mail of the 26th of March was received at Bombay on the 24th of April, per Peninsular and Oriental steamer Malta : Our money market during the fortnight has bec)me decide Ily easier, and although the banks have made no fiArther reduction in their rates of interest. we are still of opinion the' a reduction in present rates must take place soon. We have to report a slight improvement in all descriptions of securities. Freights have an advancing tendency, tonnage not being abundant. We quote for cotton, to London, 4/. to 4/. 2s. 6 1., and to Liverpool, 41. ss. For seed, to London, 47. 53. For China several ♦essels have been chartered at 14rs. per candy, but the rate has since ad vanced to 16rs. Exchange—Only a small business has been done for this steamer in first-class paper at 2-r. 111, and in local credits and documents 2 , . 21d. to 2s. 2 On Calcutta. Company's bills, 60 days' sight, 99 ; Madras, 30 days' sight, 991 ; China, 60 days' sight, 218 to 220. THE PRECIOUS PEACE REJOICINGS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Ma. EDITOR,—In reference to the rejoicings which are about to take place on Thursday next, I shall be glad if you can spare a corner in your valuable paper for a few remarks from one of the "peoples" who has an opinion, although that opinion is not likely to be re garded by the powers that be. I see the note of prepa ration going on in various parts of the metropolis for illuminations, and other tom-fooleries, and that the Go vernment are trying, doubtless, to make the people be lieve that the occasion is a fitting one for the display which is intended, and to reconcile them to the enormous expense which has been incurred. lam one of those who think that instead of rejoicing for such a "precious peace" as has been patched up, we have been greatly humiliated, and that it would be far more appropriate to " put our house in mourning." I believe firmly that the feeling of the great majority of the nation is decidedly averse to any such manifestation, and that their wishes ought to have been consulted before the Government could be justified in incurring this expense. But as it has been determined on without any such sanction, I should like to know what steps the Government has taken to protect the windows and property of those par ties who, like myself, do not choose to make a fool of themselves, or act the part of hypocrites, by illuminating their houses for a peace which they believe so humiliat ing and futile. The Premier has told us that, as far as the Government is concerned, the illuminations are not to be general, but he has not told us how we are to be com pensated for the loss and mischief which we may suffer from the mob of ruffians and blackguards that will natu- ' rally be congregated on such an occasion, lior even how we are to be protected against their violence ; and as we are debarred from taking the law into our own bands, and repelling force by force, we are left open to all the consequences. The Government has shown some tact in the choice of the day—the celebration of the birth day of the Sovereign—when it is usual for the royal tradesmen, and many other toadies, to set an example of loyalty by illuminating their houses ; besides calcu lating on the delight that John Bull exhibits for such displays:— " Great joy to London now !" says some great fool, " When London had a grand illumination, Which to that bottle-conjuror, John Bull, Is, of all dreams, the first hallucination ' • So that the streets of colouv'd lamps are full, That Sage (said John) surrenders at discretion His purse, his soul, his sense, and even his nonsense, To gratify, like a huge Moth , this one Sense." All the public and Government offices will doubtless be lighted up, and making others through fear of the consequences ; and all this will be put down as the peo ple's approval of the "precious peace" patcted up by the Government, of which we shall probably hear them making a boast in the two Senate Houses ! You have, Mr. Eaitor, contributed powerfully to ex _ pose the unsatisfactory nature of the "precious peace " which the Government, at this late hour, iv about t force the people to rejoice for, or take the consequences, and you must have the satisfaction of feeling that throughout a great portion of the country your senti ments hava been echoed. The plain truth is, we have nothing to rejoice for, but, cn the contrary, deeply to mourn the loss of the flower of 0 , 3 r precious army, and the many brava and gallant souls who have so nobly sacrificed their lives, for which wa are left without the sl;ghtest c mpensation, and the great enemy of liberty— the provoker of the war—instead of being humiliated and compiled to give some " material guarantee" against his agrires , ive and ambitious projects, is left almost un scathed and free to follow out, at no very distant period, the nolicy of his predecessors' tyranny "It makes my blood boil, like the springs of Hada, To see these scoundrel Sovereigns break law." The " peoples" entered into this war in right good earnest, confiding in the justice of their cause ; opened their purse-strings freely, and notwithstanding the se vere sacrifices, borne with exemplary fortitude, perse vered in their determination for another conflict with the enemy, and when their effort; were on the point of being crowned with success, and they had given the Government ample means to dictate their own terms, our diplomatists step in and patch up a dishonourable peace, without consulting their wishes, but, as I fear, in deference to the German influence so paramount in oar court and councils. After doing such an act, and shut. tieg the door to all chance of retrieving our past misfor tunes, and gaining those seccesses we had a right to ex pect, we moke a foolish display of our undiminished re sources at Spithead, at which our enemy must have " laughed to scorn 1" And these are some of the things for which we are called on to rejoice, and "throw up our greasy caps and shout 1" We have restored ever .thing to our enemy, and gained nothing but an addition to our national debt, and if the "precious peace" lasts only a few years (which I doubt), our fl3et of gun-boats which have cost such an enormous suai, will rot in our ports and har bours without having done any service beyond the porn• pous display made in presence of the Sovereign and her faithful Lords and Commops. . Da ' Mr. Editor, endeavour to persuade the people not to make fools of themselves, by giving their sanction to the tom-fooleries provided for next Thursday, but rather to spend their money in aid of the Widows and Orphans of our brave Heroes who have been sacrificed in this war, which has left us no redeeming points, and you will merit the thanks of a large portion of the commu nity, as well as Your obedient servant, Southwark, May 2G, 185 G. DIOGENES. FRANCE. PARIS, MONDAY: The Moniteur publishes a report from the go vernor of Senegal, giving the following details of a new expedition into th interior on the east of Seneg tl: " The expedition left St. Louis on the Bth and 9th March, and on the 11th reached Merinaghen. There Eli, son of the King of Trarzas, who has fled to the Cayor 2 proposed to the French to enter into alliance with them, and to assist them in making war on his own father ; but the governor, suspecting his sincerity, rejected his overtures, and certified to him that the ter ritory of Onalo, to which his father had some preten sions, must henceforth be considered French. The ex pedition afterwards proceeded through a hitherto unex plored country, covered with gum-tress, and frequented by cobas (a sort of large antelope), wild boars, giraffes, and elephants, to the fort of Richard Toll, and on the way it ordered the chiefs of the subjected villages of N'tiago and N'docabo to complete earth fortifi cations around them, which they had commenced. The - governor subsequently visited Podor and the camp of Koundi, and also made excursions up the river to beyond the village of Edi, and in the principal branch of the river to Barobe, 100 leagues from St. Louis. In the course of these excursions he received protestations of friendship from the population of Toro, and from those of the Fonta. On the 27th Sidi, the competitor of Mahomed for the sovereignty of the Trarzas, waited on the governor, and was well received. As the French support his pretensions, the governor, in compliance with his request, ordered a column to accompany him to Abayhe ; but owing to the river having fallen low, it was unable to proceed further than Masou. There it fell in with some Moors of the hostile tribe of Goddala, and, a skirmi,h taking place, after killing the chief of the tribe, captured some oxen and goods. On the 31st the column went to Sarpoli, and from thence marched with Sidi to the Lake N'Beriat. A new engagement with the Moorish tribes of the Goddala4 the Ouledisiide, the Talars, &c., then took place, and a Tanag chief and five Moors were killed, and 10 Moors, 4,000 sheep, and some oxen were captured. On the Ist April the expedition returned to Podor, and on the 21 it made a new expedition into the interior, which presented no thin.. important. On the 31 a notification was issued at Podor and St. Louis, that the King of the Braknas being established opposite Podor, the gum traffic in that district was permitted." In closing his despatch, the Governor says that a caravan of gum had already reached Podor, and that another was expected. The BOURSE, May 26.—The following were the list quotations : cash. fr. e. 4i per Cents 93 75 3 per Cents 75 End of Month. —f. —C. 75 20 New Loan — Bank Shams 4,100 Roman Credit Mobilier 1,920 Austrian Belgian Five 5.......• 97 Spanish Threes Piedmontesc (5)...... 93 73 Home Debt RAILWAYS-MI CASH. Ir. C. - ___ ____ fr. O. Or! 0 &DA Northam Lyons ~...., 1,517 50 New Ditto Nlelitarranean ~..•.1 , 7 45 Grand Central Lyons Geneva B2O Teste Cette SPAIN. The Mad; id Gazette of the 21st contains the fol lowing :—" The director of the Gazette has re ceived orders to insert the following article lite rally :—Various journals of the capital have pub lished during the last few days different versions of what is supposed to have been said and decided in the Council of Ministers, and have commented at pleasure on words and facts of their invention. In order that persons of good faith may not be misled, it is right that they should be told-Ist, That the news to which we allude has not the least foundation ; and 2dly, That there exist hone of the dissensions dreamed of and perhaps desired between Ministers, which enable manufacturers o f new Cabinets to put forward p r oper names and cause persons to act. All the Ministry have one sole and similar policy—that re presented by the illustrious Duke de la Victoria." The same journal says :—" It is stated th a t tL e Count de Lucena (O'Donnell) being determined not to wear any other decor ations than those of Spain, has not accepted several foreign grand crosses recently offered him." Nothing, accord ing to the Gazett e , has yet been decided relative to the railway to Portugal) and it says th a t th ree routes have been submitted to the Government-1. said, m em— e (th Lisbonis One by Mr. Manby,' by Cacer es, Alcautara, and Santarem—(this ar make is the tile centre shortest,of u aand would, it is immense com merce, to the ruin of Cadiz and Vigo) ; 2. One by Ciudad Real, Merida, an d Badajoz ; and 3. O ne by Talavera, Caceres, Merida, and Badajoz, with a branch from Merida to Seville. It is one of the last two which is considered most likely to be adopted by the Cortes. The Exhibition of Works of Art had been opened. MONEY ORDER OFFICES.—On the 2d June, the fol lowing alterations will be made :7 -England—Major Money Order Offices will be opened in London and its suburbs, at Albany-street, Aldgate, Ashley -crescent (City-road), Ball's-pond, Bethnal -green, Chancery lane, Commercial-road East, Dalston, Euston-square, Fins. OR k e b a u t r h bury-place, Goawell-road, Great C oram- street, Tooley street, Wat er l oo - roa d, Acton, Charlton (13l c Chigwell, Deptf or d d oc kyard, Islewortb, lcw Leytonstone, New-cross, Queen's -elm (Brompton), Ponder's-end, Southgate (y!iddlesex)) Twickenham, Upper Clapton, Wimbledon, Woolwich arsenal, Wool. wich dockyard. Minor Money Order Offices will be opened at Addineam; Yorkshire ; Blakeney, Glouces tershire ; Bioxwich, bLaffordshira ; Lewdown, Devon shire ; Littieborougb, Lancashire ; Warsop, Notting hamshire ; Wedmore., Somerietshire. The. Money Order Office at the Cattle-market (London), will here after be designated Camden-road, Camden-town. THE PEACE RE,TOCINGS. The following notice has been issued by authority : "The fireworks in Green, Hyde, and Victoria! Parks and on Primrose hill, on the 29th inst., will commence at 9 30 p.m., and tertnina!e about 11 p.m. "The displays in Green, Hyde, and, Victoria Parks will be precisely similar in all respects, and that on Primrose•hill will consist of aerial fireworks, with the exception of three fixed pieces. "These miial fireworks, however, will be more nu merous, and of a larger description than those in the Parks. " The paracbute•shell will be exhibited on Primrose hill, hut not in the Parks. "The public are requested not to approach within 10 feet of the enclogrireg. "H. R.• DREWRY, Principal Clerk. " War Department, Pall-mall, May 26." COURT CIRCULAR. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness the Prince Cor. sort left Osborne, for London, at two o'clock yesterday afternoon, accompanied by the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, Prince Arthur, Prince Leo pold, the Princesses Alice, Helena, and Louisa, and his Royal Highness Prince Frederick William of Prussic. The Royal party crossed in tha Fairy to Gosport, where the Quem inspected the 4th Light Dragoons and the 13th Light Dragoons, recently returned from the Crimea, under the c numand of C4lonel Doherty, in the Clarence Victualling-yard. After the inspection the Queen, the Prince, and Royal family, and Prince Frederick William of Prussia quitted Gosport by special train, attended by the Duchess of Atholl, the Hon. E oily Cathcart ? Colonel the Hop, 0. B. Phipps, Major• General Bouverie, Captain Du P;at, Lieut. General Baron Schreckenstein, Captain Heinz, Baron Moltke, Lieutenant Baron de Schreckenstein, and Dr. Wegner. On arriving at the Vauxhall private station of the South-Western Railway, the Royal party entered eight of the Queen's carriages, and proceeded, escorted by a detachment of the 3d Light Dragoons, to Buckingham Palace, where they arrived at ten 'minutes past six Iler . Majesfy and Prince Albert were received by the Duke of Wellington, Elrl Spencer, the Marquis of Breadalbane, the Marquis of Abercorn, Earl Somers, Viscount Torrington, Sir Fredk. Stavin, and Colonel Francis Seymour (Scots Fusilier Guards). Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent left Osborne at ten o'clock yesterday morliing, attended by the Hon. Mary Seymour and Lord James Murray, and returned to her residence, Clarence House, St. James's. The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by Prince Frederick William of Prussia, honoured the Olympic Theatre with their presence last evening. The Royal suite consisted of the Duchess of Athell, the Hon. Emily Cathcart, Earl Somers, Baron Moltke, Major•Geaeral Bouverie, and Captain D i Plat. A deputation from the guardians of the parish of St. Martin's-in-the-fields, consisting of Mr. Cobbett, the chairman, and Mr. Barton, had an interview with the Right Hon. E. P. Bouverie, yesterday, at the offica of the Poor Law Board, Whitehall. INSPECTION OF THE 4th AND 13th DRA GOONS BY HER MAJESTY. 'O - RTSMOUTII, MONDAY. Her Majesty arrived at the Clarence Yard precisely'at three o'clock, accompanied by all the Royal family, Prince Frederick William of Prussia, &c. The 4th and 13th Light Dragoons were drawn up in hollow square, and the Queen inspected them in that order, and afterwards the rear ranks. The troops then formed threes right, and marched past her Majesty, the Marine band playing the "Grenadiers' March." Precisely at half-past three the Queen left by special train for London by the South-Western Railway. The usual military and naval authorities were in attendance. The ships and batteries saluted. The Royal Marines furnished the guard of honour. The 13th Regiment afterwards re-embarked on board the Assistance, and proceeded to Cork. The 4th Regiment left by Railway for Bright( n. The 17th Lancers arrived this morning, and embarked on board the Assistance. COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT. (FROlf OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) ASSAULT ON CARISBROOK CASTLE.— Lieut.-Colonel Jefferevs, the commandant of the troops in Parkhurst Barracks, has, on the application of the inhabitants of Newport, consented to review the troops under his c)m mand on Thursday, and to make a grand attack on Carisbrook Castle with 2,000 men. The castle is to be defended by 700. Ten o'clock a.m. is the appointed hour for the attack to commence. There is to be no illumination, but the children of the different schools, numbering 2,700, are to be treated at the Castle in the most liberal way that the funds col lected will all2w. At Cowes there is to be no illumination, but the chil dren of the Sunday schools (700) are to have tea, plum cake, and fruit in Northwood Park. \ lst, ' - Memoirs of the Court of Englund during the Re gency. 1811-1820. By the Duke of Bucking ham and Chandos, K.G. 2 vols. Hurst and BlaCkett. It is not often that the public can enjoy the luxury of a long gossip with a Knight of the Gar ter— "A Marquess, Duke, and a' that." Yet here we actually have that noun of multitude, the pensive public, fairly hooked by the button hole—not by the Marquis of Carabbas, or by Duke Humphrey, but by his grace of Azincourt himself (vide " ConiugAby")—by the Most Noble Richard Plantagenet Temple Nugent Bridges Chandos Grenville, Duke of Buckingham, Marquess of Qhandos, Privy Councillor, Knight of the Garter, once upon a time Lord Privy Seal, and the rest, and the rest, through all the letters of the alphabet, ranged by twos and by threes in the way of honorary abbreviations. Al ready we have been favoured with four goodly volumes, edited (like the present) " from family documents," by his Grace of Buckingham, our volumes of" Memoirs of the Court and Cabinets of George III," carrying us through the events of a most memorable decade, that comprised between 1800 and 1810 inclusively. The sequence of the narrative in the two remarkable volumes under notice is at length resumed by the noble author `conducting us, as the title of the work intimates, over yet another ten years, a decade less important, it is true, in its latter moiety, than its predeces sor, but still one marvellously interesting, too, from first to last, from 1811 until 1820, also inclu sively, rather notable in this country as the epoch of the Regency. A truly enthralling production, as any one may readily enough conjecture, when we remark that among the historical personages in troduced in it to his reader's attention by the Duke of Buckingham are—the modern C:mar- Sesostris-Charlemagne, all united in one in the person of the Emperor Napoleon the Great —the "coxcomb Czar" of all the Russias, Alexander—the old man king at Windsor, George lll.—his "Young Hopeful," 'afterwards " Fum the Fourth," George Prince Regent—together with divers other members of the Royal Family of Eng land and of the Royal Families of Europe. Conspicu ous among the brothers of the Regent, their royal highnesses Frederick Duke of York, William Henry Duke of Clarence, and Edward Duke of Kent. Prominent among the contemporary sovereigns upon the continent—" Louis le Gros," generally called the XVIII.— Frederick William 111. of Prussia—and Francis L of Austria, Father-in-law of the Great Napoleon. Besides these crowned Heads and their associate Princes, there are brought before us through these two singular vo lumes illustrative of the Court of the Regency, among the Dukes, the father of Curry-powder Norfolk—and the still happily surviving, and ap parently perennial, William Spencer Duke of Devonshire and Marquis of Hartington—and most remarkable of all, the military rival of Nelson, the Montecuculi of the last g mera.tion, his grace Arthur, the first and emphatically The Duke of Wellington. Added to these, moreover, a stately line of Mar quises —the Marquises of Lansdowne, Wellesley, Hastings, Hertford, and Buckingham : and nume rous other peers, including among the number Lords Granville, Castlereagh, Liverpool, Grey, Holland, Nugent, Westmorland, Fitzwilliam, Bathurst, Sidmouth, Eldon, Buckinghamshire, Temple, Camden, Byron, Melbourne, Malinesbury, Brougham, Yarmouth, Bentinck, Minto, Chat ham, and Melville ; Earls, Barons, and Vis counts ; Statesmen, Administrators, and Di plomatists ; Courtiers, Premiers, and Chan cellors ! A goodly array of peers—mingled with untitled, but not less conspicuous, celebrities— celebrities, for example, such as the poet Moore, the orator Whitbread, the philanthropist Wilber force, the dramatist Sheridan, and illustrious leaders of the Commons, such as George Canning and Spencer Perceval. Mingling in the crowd of notables, ladies of scarcely less extended celebrity each in her way—Lady Jersey and Lady Castle reagh, the beautiful and accomplished Lady Caro line Lamb, and those two most interesting, but ludkless, women, the one the mistress, the other the wife of a king—Mrs. Jordan, the mother of the Fitzclarences, and Mrs. Fitzherbert, the morganatic spouse of George Augustus Frederic, Prince of Wales, afterwards Prince Regent, and ultimately King of England. The frontispiece to the first of these two volumes of "Memoirs," relating to the Court of the Regency, is the engraved portrait of the Royal Husband of Mrs. Fitzherbert. That to the second volume being one of the Right Hon. - Charles Grey, Viscount Howick, Baron and Earl Grey, K.G., P.C., and as the culminating point of his high fortunes the chief of his Britannic Ma jesty's Government. The former a tolerable like ness, the latter an execrable caricature. Among the events commented upon by the Duke of Buckingham during the course of the memoirs— based upon data derived from orignal family documents—are many still possessing for the readers of to-day a very considerable, and some of them even a really surprising, interest. The mad ness of George 111. ! The domestic life and the premature death of the Princess Charlotte ! The assassination of Perceval ! The downfall of the French Empire ! The exile and the demise in exile of Napoleon ! The whole of the lamentable question involved in the affairs of H.R.H. the Princess of Wales, afterwards Queen Caroline The death of Sheridan—the death of Whitbread— the death of her present Majesty's father, H.R.H. Edward Duke of Kent ! The narrow escape of the Princess Victoria—an occurrence this latter which is thus briefly recounted in the narrative of the Duke of Buckingham : " An incident occurred at Weymouth near the close of the year (1819), that might have been attended with very serious consequences. The Duke and Duchess of Kent, with their infant daughter, were at this fashionable water ing place for the benefit of their health, when an appren• tics boy, who had obtained a loaded gun, fired at some small birds, so near their residence that the charge broke the nursery windows and some of the shot passed close to the head of the Princess, then in the arms of her nurse. The delinquent was seized, but his Royal fslighne;s, with characteristic kindness of heart, per mitted him to go at large, upon a promise of not again indulging in such pursuits so recklessly." Here is the record given almost immediately afterwards of the premature decease of H.R.H. the Duke of Kent : " His Royal Highness with the Duchess, the Princes. and a small establishment, were living at Weymoutt: ,luring the winter of 1819.20, when the Duke having taking a long morning walk, in usfavourable weather, on his return imprudently remained in his wet boots. He was seized with feverish symptoms on the 20th of January, and though most assiduously nursed by his affectionate duchess, and carefully watched by Isis medical attendants, died on the 23d—a loss to the family of his Royal Highness, as severe as it was sod den ; for a better father and husband could not have been found in Royal circles. Toe loss was only in degree less to the nation, for notwithstanding his in adequate resources, the benevolence of his disposition appeared to know neither check nor limit. " The Duke had seen a good deal of military service, In North America, where be rose to the rank of com mander-in-chief, in 1799. He was, subsequently, in 1302, appointed governor-in-chief of that important for tress, Gibraltar, and became a field-marshal in 1805." And here, in turn, as a pendant to the foregoing, is the mention made of the death, soon afterwards, of the old, blind, mad King—the Lear without the double curse of a Regan and Goneril, but, ate the same time, without the ineffable blessing and solace of a Cordelia, : "The deep sorrow which the death of his Royal Highness created in all who enjoyed the honour of his acquaintance was at its height, when another demise in the royal family was announced. The nation, though more prepared for this affliction, were not less sensible of it, for it was their venerable monarch, George the Third—he breathed his last, in the arms of the Duke of York, on the 29th of January. The sympathy which his melanoholy condition had so powerfully excited among his loyal and affectionate subjects, of all classes, at the announcement of his decease, was demonstrated by a grief as sincere as it was general. " At the advanced age of 82, and after a prolonged reign of GO years, died George the Third. Although it seems a fashion, with a certain class of historical writers, to deny his capacity, as strongly as they decry his rule, it would not be a difficult matter to prove that he was both one of the wisest and the best of English sovereigns. The only one of his royal ancestors, who ,could be compared with him in intelligence, is the Anglo-Saxon Alfred, ^nd the evidence of his attain ments is much too shade wy to be brought let 3COM parison with the numerous incontrovertible proofs, that pre sent themselves, of those possessed by his descendant. As for mosal excellence, there cannot be a question of his nre-erninence. Indeed, the comparison might fearlessly be carried into a wider field, and challenge the royal and imperial dynasties of Europe. Were we to look closely into the pretensions of those monarchs, whose names bear such distinguishing affixes, as the great, the good, the pious, the wise, &c., &c., the hol lowness of th e i r p re t ens i ons t o suc h titles would soon be discovered. George the Third was not great in that greatness assigned to the military infidel of Prussia, the selfish voluptuary of France, or the illiterate drunkard of Russia, nor was his excellence, his religion, or his wisdom, after the fashion of certain nearly worthless, anything but Christian, and very far from intellectual specimens of royalty, whose names have descended to posterity, with the high recommendations we have named. George the Third was superior to any an d a ll of these worthies. He was sincere, he was just, he was benevolent ; he was pious in his conduct, rather than in his professions ; he was wiser in his life than in his speech. He has been stigmatised as a bigot, in the face of his notorious toleration of each shade of opinion ; he has been denounsed as obstinate, not withstanding the numerous instances in huh be surreadered his judg ment to thesrepresentations of his counsellors." Thereupon the noble author, influenced by the LITERATURE. I courtly recollections of the Regency, indulges him .. self in the utterance of these few sentences extenu ative or exculpatory : "Considering the peculiar education he (George III.) received, and the particular circumstances by which he was always surrounded, it is wonderful how free was his mind from narrow prejudices, and selfish prepossessions. He was thoroughly English s in sentiment, in conduct and in feeling ; and what have since been regarded as faults —almost as crimes—were characteristic 4 which he shared with a large majority of his /people. He put for ward no pretensions to genius —other minds have ex isted much more comprehensive in their scope—but what he wrote, find what he did, invariably displayed qualities which rarely accompany the most brilliant intellect—good feeling, good sense, and honesty of purpose. " It is unfair to condemn him for thinking as he some times thought, and deciding as he occasionally decided. George the Third saw according to the light vouchsafed to him. A great number of the King's letters have passed through our hands ; but in all, there is evidence of considerateness where the feelings of others are in question, and of conscientiousness where the writer felt his own reponsibility. Even that remarkable cor respondence, which has lately been brought before the public equally (abounds with genuine, honest, hearty sentiment. That he felt strongly when he considered that his confidence had been abused, is a proof of the naturalness of his character, and that the conventional majesty of the sovereign, did not stifle the sensibility of the man. And we fearlessly maintain that such il lustrations of life are infinitely more to be relied on than volumes of courtly phraseology, describing perfection under the imposing garniture of ermine and embroidery, the sceptre and the. It should always be borne in mind, that George the Third belongs to the last age, rather than to the present ; but could the more intellectual 1911 century claim him, even with his old-fashioned virtues, he would bear comparison with any of the monarchs of the continent who have reigned since his demise, under advantages to him entirely unknown." Directly, of course, upon the record of the de cease and funeral of the aged monarch at Windsor, terminate these " Memoirs of the Regency." Even now the courtly feast of gossip is not over, we trow, entirely ! " There be pippins and cheese to come" yet I —in the shape, we ,hope, of recollec tions of the " Court of George IV," drawn from family documents by the industrious, and, by this time, practised hand of his Grace the Duke of Buckingham. At ally rate, while we are tarrying in eager expectation of the looked-for sequel, we are enabled to amuse ourselves over an ample store of rare and curious particulars, now collected toge ther in six very remarkable and splendid volumes, having illustrative reference to the Cabinets of George 111. and to the Court of the Regency. A Catechism of Music, for the Use of Young Children. By Gertrude Place. Bosworth and Harrison, Regent-street. The authoress says in her preface—" My chief object has been to present the first rudiments of music under the simplest form, especially avoiding the use of long words or difficult modes of expres sion." _ We have a thorough respect for the intentions of the lady ; but if we were teaching a juv eit l e pupil of moderate musical talent, we should prefer giving instructions from a c3mmon lesson book to employ ing this " Catechism." A practical half-hour on the time and melody of " Life l e t us cherish,', The Carnival of Venice," or any other simplg air, we think would better suit " young children's c tpacities than the serious musical ethics which Miss Place discourses on, in the shape of " Synco pation," " Diatonics," " Dominants," " Enhar mimics," alid such complicated themes. We must say that we consider this Catechism much more suited for adult " Benedicts" or Thalbergs than for " young children." DENMARK AND THE UNITED STATES.—According to the latest inf, rmation from Washington, Mr. Morel, the Secretary of `tate, has refused to give the Ameri- can shipping any instructions resp,eting the payment of the Sound dues, leaving it to the discretion of every Inastcr passing the Sound or the Belts, to pay the duoii or not. ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY.-Yeste! day the an' nual meetis g of the members of this society was held at its rooms, Whitehall-place ; Admiral Beechey in the chair. The rep ,rt of the council, which was read by the secretary, stated, that since the last anniversary 84 ordi nary members had been added to the lists of the society. and the royal premium for the encouragement of geogra phical science and discovery-the founder's gold medal -was awarded to Elisha Kent Katie, M.D., of the United States of America, and accepted by the American minister on his behalf. The chairman then presented the patron's gold medal to Heinrich Barth, Phil. Dr., of Hamburg. After the transaction of some further busi' ness the met ting adjourned. Messrs. Smite and Charles give the subjoined account of the position of the oil and tallow market The week just closed was not marked by much activity in business : 465. 3d. was the highest point attained on the spot, and 455. 6d. for October and December. We are about 6d. per cwt. lower for things on the spat, owing to the arrival of some of the wintering tallow from Memel, &e., until the price for the autumn is sustained, which may be ascribed to the growing conviction that at 455. 61 tallow is a tolerably safe article. The reports respecting the Russian supply are still conflicting. Should it turn out to be 150,000 (including the wintering tall° .v on its way to England), 455. 6d. would certainly not be maintained, whereas, should it be only 135,000 casks, 455. 61 would not be too high ; and should 120,000 casks only be despatched from Cronstadt. considerably higher price may be anticipated. The ' latest advises from St. Petersburg are by telegraph uP to Saturday last ; prices were 133 Co. spot, and 134 1 0 August, not much business doing. Ex 37/ 4. out •. C:o9ing prices are-spot, 455. 9d. ; May and June. 455. 6d. ; October and December, 455. 6d. Palm oil, 335. 6d. to 375. 61 Cocoa-nut oil-Cochin, 39 4 . to 335. ; Ceylon, 335. to 375, Linseed oil, 30s. Tallow oil, 325..6d. ; ditto elaine, 425. 6d. Town tallow, 46g. net cash ; South American, 475. 91. ; Australian beef! 455. ; ditto, sheep, 465. 6d." FALL OF A SUSPENSION-BRIDGE IN CANADA.—Yester ' day morning (April 30) the sad intelligence r e ached Quebec that the suspension-bridge over the Moncmo• renci had given way, and that several lives had bees lost. Little credence was at first given to the rumour. There had been statements made before to the effec t that the bridge was not to be trusted. People crossed it w.th terror, it was so shadowy, so light, and so high. Like a mere cobweb it hung across the chasm of the very brink of the Falls. The superintending enginee z , had asserted that the s t ruc t ure was sa f e, an d th e rose' trust had taken possesvion of it. NeVertheless, on the northern bank of the Montmorenci, five of the W e° strands of one of the wire cables had previously given way, and the cable had been repaired. There was some thing wrong. Yesterday morning (30th of April), while a man and a woman wore crossing in a cart, aboe eight or h a lf-p as t ei g ht o ' c l oc k, an d a l a d, 16 years of age, was crossing on toot, the chain plates attached t v . the anchors on the south side cf the Montmorencl snapped asunder, the bridge dropped down, throwing. all upon it over and down the Fails into the pool, 3 °, feet below, and which is 3d bet deep, swung itself roan u over tl e cataract, and there it hangs now like a r ibbon from the two towers on the south side. The roar whr the bridge gave way was terrific. The clanking Oft r,.. iron reverberated like thunder. A Mr. Giroux, lives a mile off, distinctly heard the noise. The bride is a complete loss to the turnpike trust. Nothing sta nd: except the towers, one only of which is it jured. A. fir ' Cloutier was actually upon the bridge with his horse and light cart a moment before the accident hapPen e ? s and but for his horse would perhaps now have been another rd. The horse perceived something wrong in stepping upon the bridge, hurriedly backed off again , and was scarcely off when the old structure fell. T" bridge cost 9,000/,—Quebec Gazette, May 1. June. A Book for the Country in Summer-time. By H. T. Stainton. Longman, London. June is a pleasant word, seeming to combine in its four letters the perfumed and dazzling bouquet of Nature. We have often wondered why the fair daughters of " our houses and hearts" should not be christened "June" as well as "May" and " Flora." We certainly should not approve of allying the sweat monosyllable to " Figgins," " Buggins," "Brown," or any such plebeian appel lation, though it would not be much out of place in conjunction with " Green" or " Merryweather." However, there is a ludicrous risk in bestowing these poetic baptismal distinctions, and the effect of a simple ring on the third finger of the left hand mty terribly destroy the romance of the affair. We have heard of a Mr. Rose who, in a fit of ex tatic delight over his small addition to his weekly expenses, insisted on having the child named " Wild." It was, doubtless, a very pretty conceit, and as she expanded into womanhood, with the glowing vermeil of youthful beauty on her cheeks, the clustering ringlets of glossy auburn playing about her neck, and her slender form moving as gracefully as a river-reed in a southern wind, those who gazed on her dwelt with admiring approval on her happy name of " Wild Rose but alas and alack-a-day ! at some fatal polka party she danced with a gentleman who enjoyed the patro nymic which typifies the "people's" represen- - tative of Old England, and within six months she had to sign all sentimental, affectionate, and polite missives with " Wild Bull." Oh ! " what a falling off was there." Nevertheless June is a very pretty word, as we have before said—soft, yet rich, and calculated to form an attractive title for a Mid summer annual. We do not see why the 24th of June should not have its Valentine as well as the 24th of December. Not that the little volume under notice at all comes up to our notion of what such a book ought to be. The brochure before us is not original enough to exactly suit our taste. It gives a gossipping and pleasing account of the prominent features of June in Scotland, the Lakes, Devonshire, Sussex, and the neighbourhood of London ; but very little talent could produce a dozen such volumes, with the aid of local hand books. To those who are comparatively ignorant of rural classics the volume will prove acceptable_ It is tastefully got up, and constitutes a pretty and chi ap gift-book. ON COME _The Li r( I lLth l ess ai 0. 41 1191 . 4 4 4/ 1 1 t 1 vr R T . }ao4)•iillth ~ y _f Ap D O , 0 ;,: k. 4 lc