The Sun. — London, England, 1856-12-27 00:00:00

T HEATRE ROYAL, DRIIRI LANE.— Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. Acting Manager, Mr. C. Mathews. Stage Manager, Mr. R. Roxby. Scenic Artist, Mr. W. Beverley. GREAT ATTRACTION for the CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. Second Night of the Grand Christmas Pantomime, the most magnificent ever produced on the English stage. The First Morning Performance of the Pantomime will take place on WEDNESDAY, Dec. 31, at 2 o'clock. THIS EVENING, her Majesty's Servants will perform SIMPSON AND CO. After which will be produced an entirely new and original symbolical, hyperbolical, parabolical, and extra-physiog nomical grotesque, statuesque, and picturesque Grand Comic Christmas Pantomime, which for some time past has employed the unrivalled resources of this extensive establishment, and which will be called or entitled, as it is entitled to be called, SEE, SAW, MARGERY DAW ; Or Harlequin Holiday, and the Island of Ups and Downs. The scenery entirely new, painted by and under the direc tion of Mr. William Beverley and numerous assistants. The machinery by J. Tucker and assistants. The properties, de corations, tricks, changes, and transformations by Messrs. Needham, Glindon, &c. The masks, models, and physiog nomies' devices designed and executed by the celebrated Dykwynkyn. The overture and music composed and arranged by Herr Anschuez. The choregraphic arrangements under the personal supervision of M. Petit.. The comic scenes con structed by and under the direction of Harry Boleno. The peculiar grotesque opening--invented and written by E. L. Blanchard, author of " Harlequin and the Seven Ages of Man," " Jack and Jill," " Humming Top," " Hudibras," and the whole arranged and produced under the direction of Mr. Robert Roxby. Ye anciente and truthful legend on ye which ye pantomime to story is founded : " See, saw, Margery Daw, " Sold her bed, and laid upon straw." MSS. of Nursery Rhymes in British Museum. 3gion of Reverses, in the Island of Ups and Downs. " Yea, Great Globe itself." " Here we go up, up, up, " Here we go down, down, down ; " Here we go backwards and forwards, " And here we go round and round." Juvenile Chorus of the earliest period, supposed to belongs o the One. Up, Mr. Topham ; Down , Mr. Love ; Opea box, Kid Glove, Tiger and Brougham, and Porte-rnonnaie (attendants upon Up), Signor Lorgnet te . Herr Tightfitt, li Master Sancebox, and Monsieur Chinqu e ; Hard Up, Dupz - cate, Distraint, and Rags (attendants upon Down), Mr. Fri hard, Mr. Popall, Mr. Quodham, and Mr. patchwell. An nual appearance of Holyday in her Emblematic Car. Holyday (the Genius of the Season), Miss Marian Stanle , .Sport and Pastime (her attendants), Misses Lovelaugla and I.aghtheart ; Dame Necessity (who is on this occasion made a virtue of by particular desire), Mrs. Selby. How Invention, the Daughter of Necessity, is called upon to assist the development of the story, w hile Holyday invite s both Up and Down to enjo y theme lves. Holyday's Home in the Green Bower of Mistletoe and Winter Garden of the Fairies.—Mistletoe (the Fairy Queen), Miss E. Wadham ; Fairy Spiri of the Kisses that have been given under the Mistleto ts e, by upwards of 100 Ladies of the Corps de Ballet. Grand Ballet —Miss Rosina Wright, :Mlles. J. and E. Osmont, and the Co ryphees. The Golden Gates leading to the Palace of Huggamugga.—Herald (with a Proclamation), Mr. Hornogold ; Guards, Messrs. Stiffneck, Headsup, Eyesright, Shoulderarms, Stand-at-ease, and March well ; Tailor, Mr. Broadcloth ; Cobbler, Mr. Waxend ; Black smith, Mr. Anvil ; the Princess Margery Daw (afterwards Columbine), Madame Boleno ; Shilly and Shelly (her Maids of Honour), Misses Dithery and Dothery. How Margery Daw has no notion of work herself, and the contempt she shows towards those who do work. Interior of the Palace of King Huggamugga. King Huggamugga (Sovereign of the Land of Sixes and Sevens), Mr. Dawking ; Hurly-Burly (Lord Chancellor), Mr. Bigwig ; Niminy-Piminy (the Lord Cham berlain), Mr. Noodledom ; Ilig,gledy-Piggledy (Goldstick in Waiting), Mr. Muddle ; other Members of the Court, Messrs. Bow, Scrape, Cringe, Crouch, Tageag, Merrywag, Perriwig, and Hatband; Court Milliner, Madame Crinoline ; Drawing Master, Professor Crayon ; Governess, Miss Frump ; Music Master, Signor Hurdigurdi ; Maid in Waiting, Miss Sweet temper ; Chef de Cuisine, Mr. Cook ; Prince Popinjay (of the Land of Prettistory), Mr. Finefeather ; his Retinue, Messrs. Glare, Dazzle, Gleam, Glitter, and Cetashine. How the Princess is taught a wholesome lesson by Necessity, and of the change that takes place in consequence. Cottage of Necessity, with a Prospect of Hard Work in the Distance. The Enchanted Workbox—The Sampler and the Exemplar, and the pretty piece of work that Margery Daw makes of it. Inhabitants of the Workbox :—Row of Pins, Messrs. Sharp, Bent, Crooked, Pinaday, Groatayear, &c. ; Regiment of Needles (ready drilled), Messrs. Largeeye, Smalley°, Longsix, Splitup, Snapoff, sitc. ; Thimble, Master Tom Thumb ; Worsted, Mr. Bawlaway ; Bodkin, Mr. Pierce ; Tape Mea sure, Mr. Inchbald; Hook and Dye, Messrs. How and Some bodyelse ; Shirt Buttons, Mr. Earlypurly ; Scissors, Mr. SheersteeL How Margery Daw makes an important discovery and the audience also, and how, led by Necessity, she is com pelled to alter her opinions and change her position. The Mine of Labour, leading to the Mine of Wear.—Labour (the Parent of Health, Wealth, and Happteresee), Mr. Strong'i'th'arna. What Margery Daw goes to see. what she saw, and the re ward that Holyday bestows. Weird Scenic and Mechanical Effects, exhibiting (in process a! eceneernetion) the Fairy Fac tory of Fancy, completed with isi.e assistance of Labour and Imagination. Brilliant Tableau. ThetTra.nsformation :—Two Harlequins, Herr Devlin and Signal- Veroni; two Sprites, the Brothers Elliott ; two Pantaheasee,Mr. Barnes and Mr. G. Tanner ; two Clowns, Messes. Navvy Boleno and Flexmore ; the Gent, Mr. Halford ; two Coissabines, Madame Boleno and Miss Honey. The Ups and Downs of the Harlequinade, showing the Ins and Outs and Turas About of the Pantomime Rally ; Toy Warehouse, Butcher's and Baker's Shop (Bolenos, Devlin, Tanner, and Halford).— A pink of polite ness—Clown very toyish—Getting a nutcracker, which turns out a nobby toy—First and last toys for gambling—Marbles versus dice—Despatches, loaded, and off they go—Harlequin takes a private box—Clown takes Chatterton's situation as boxkeeper—Kite-flying—A game of Cricket, by which some of the players get bowled out, and afterwards stumped, which turns out along stop—The uses and abuses of the crin oline—A Jack in the box—A. box of regular British toys and a basket of French bread (bricks)—Alelershott a size smaller —Grand review of infantry—A military ball—Going in for a buster—Coming out 'with a roll—Clown make a peel to baker's feelings—List, oh, List—Squaring a round of beef— Clown takes a steak and gets a chop in return—Pantaloon tries his hand at a game and loses by it —Cot and come again —Clown takes a butcher's shop, which Harlequin makes too hot to hold him. Tailor's Shop and Perfumery Warehouse (Ye. roni, Barnes, and Honey). A gentleman in search of a tailor— A suit that is quite the ticket— T le Oude wrapper—Railway wrappers=-Transfer depot--Washing machine—extraordinary— Something that won't wash—Cleaned out—Scent in and sent out- Foreign versus English toothpowder Hungary water—A Frangipani bouquet—Wonderful effects of the Pistachio nut powder—A case of rea' distress—Pantaloon in a fix—Fur nished Apartments for Single Men (Bolenos, Devlin, and Tanner).—Clown and Pantaloon in high life—A domestic re volution—turning the tables—To bed, to bed—A drop too much Clown now begins to reflect —The looking-glass follows his example—Two heads better than one—Clown takes a turn on the sofa, which also takes a turn on its own account — Multiplication altercation, which ends with a regular row in the house. Judkia's Gas-regulating Machine and General Patent Office and Stationer's Shop (Veroni, Barnes, and Honey.)—Clown, being in Fleet-street, goes the pace rather fast—The language of the eyes (I-talian of course) which everybody understands—Bath post versus London post—Re gulators Wanted : railway regulators, army regulators, gas regulators, smoke regulators—Sewing, cutting, washing, pressing, and ironing done by a turn—Clown snakes a shift which makes Pantaloon a little shirty—A box of common scents—A fresh supply of blacks from America —A Dred-ful scene ensues. Mechi's Model Farm (Bolenos, Denial, and Tanner )—Harvest-hcme —A. rakish dance by rustic lads and lasses—The milky way—Harlequin makes a pump of himself —A. strong smell of game—A farm-yard visitor—Clown finds the pig a very great bore—Pantaloon finds the dog gets greatly attached to him —Prize Poultry—Cochin China and couch in England Novel hatching—The old mail—Full in side—Clown off by the Express and Pantaloon by the Rocket—Mappin's Cutlery and Shilling Razor Warehouse, King William-street, City (the whole of the double company will appear in this scene )—Pantaloon proposes to take a bus—Present and future—Weight of public opinion —A change for the better—The people's own bus—When fool meets fool then comes the tug of fun—Collision, crash, smash, and dash—Garotte preventive—Moustache move ment—A pair of sharp blades—Clowns prove themselves a case for cutlery—Holloway stopped by Holloway's oint ment—The duel —A cut direct Forewarned, forearmed— Public nuisances of 1856—0 h, my Crinoline—A high wind, a regular blow up, and glorious termination to Ups and Downs in Holiday's Fairy Home. The reduced prices as follows, varying throughout the license to snit every one:—Galleries, ed. and ls. ; Second Circle of Boxes, ls. 6d. ; Pit, 2s. ; First Circle of Boxes, 2s. 6d. ; Dress Boxes, 3s. ; Stalls. ss. ; Private Boxes, 10s. 6d.,1/. lc, 1/. lls. 6d., and 2/. 2s. R OYAL LYCEUM TaEATRE. Lessee, Mr %C. Dillon. THIS EVENING, Decefitber 27, will be produced an entirely new and original combination of burlesque and pan tomime, entitled CONRAD AND MEDORA; or, Harlequin Corsair and the Little Fairy at the Bottom of burlesque op en i ng by W. Brough, Esq., the Sea. The bode s founded upon the ballet of Le Corsair, as produced at Her Majesty's Theatre. The harlequinade upon things in gene ral.. The new and mag nificent scenery painted by Mr. F. Fenton. Characters in the opening Conrad (the Corsair) ...............Miss Woo"gar Birbarto (his lieutenant) Mr. J. L. Toole Seyde Pasha ........................... Mr. Bar re tt Sing Smaul Mr. Holston Yussiff ............ Mr- S. Calhaem Med or°. Mrs- Charl es Dill on Gulnar ............................. B. White Zoller° Submarina...(her first appearuce) Miss Jessie Ryder Serena Miss Marie Wilton Clowns Mr. Tom Matthews and Mr. H. Marshall Pantaloon Mr. Stilt Harlequin Mr. J. Ma rshall C o l um bi n e Miss Clara Morgan THIS EVENING (Saturday, Dec. 27), the historical play of WILLIAM TELL will commence the performances. William Tell, Mr C. Dillon A Morning Performance of the Pantomime every Saturday, at 2 o'clock, commencing on Sa turday, Dec. 27. The box-office open daily, from 11 to 5, under the superintenflence of Mr. Chatterton, jun. Carriages conveying parties to the Private Boxes to set down at the State entrance in Burleigh-street. T ELEAT RE.—Manager, Mr. T. oPayne. —This Evening will be performed ROBERT MACAIRE. To conclude with the immensely successful novel Burlesque Pantomime of THE MAGIC MISTIATOE ; or, Harlequin Humbug and the Shams of London. The Fairy Christmas, Miss E. Wilton ; Good Humour, Miss Norbury ; Mercury, Miss Cameron ; Humbug, Mr. Herbert ; Cant, Mr. Bolton ; Baron, Mr J. B. Johnstone ; Sir Roland, Mr. Clarke ; Lord Love)., Miss Craven ; Addelpate, Miss Cuthbert ; Crambo, Master W. Edouin ; Lady Agnes, Miss E. Jacobs ; Baroness, Mr. G. Lee ; Furbilosa, Mr. J. Howard. Novel Haile quinade :—Clown, Miss Cuthbert ; Little Clown, Master W. Edouln ; Pantaloon Mr. J. Clarke ; Harlequin, Miss Craven ; Co l um bines, Mis s E. Jacobs and Male. Collison ; Premier Danseuse, Mdle. Ma r i e Ch ar l es. New and inag,nificent Scenery, &c. New Curtain. New Act Drop. C ommen ce at Seven. Stalls, 3s. ; Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, ls. ; Gallery, 6d. A morning performance of the Pantomime every Monday at two o'clock. "DU OYAL SURREY THEATRE. ILL Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Creswick. THIS EVENING. .DOUGLAS. After which. HARLEQUIN, AND THE SUMMER QUEEN. Harlequin, Mr. F. Glover ; clown, Mr. Buck ; Pantaloon, Mr. Bradbury ; the Four Sprites, the Finis Fa ' =fly; Columbines, Mesdames Marie and Agnes, rrHEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. 11_ THIS EVENING, SATURDAY, Dec. 2,7, to commence at Seven with the comedy of THE HONEYMOON. In consequence of Mr. Murdoch's success he , s re-engaged for a few nights and will appear as the Duke Aranza. After which, a new comic Christmas Pantomime, entitled THE BABES IN THE WOOD, or Harlequin and the Cruel E - Uncle. The scenery of the opening story painted by Mr W. Calleott. The music composed and arrangedby dward Fitz william. The pantomime produced under the direction of M. Milano. Harlequin, M. Milano; Columbine, Fanny Wright (her 2d appearance in that c haracter) • Pantaloon, Mr. Mackay ; and Clown, Mr. Driver oils 2d appearance in that character at this theatre). The first Morning perform. ante of the Pantomime will be given on ThursclaY, Jan. 1, and continue every Thursday throu: l •h o ut the holidays : com mencing at 2, concluding at 4. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Great Attraction for the Holidays. THIS EVENING, (Saturday, De.: • 27), will be performed PAUL PRY : By Mr. Wright. After which will be produced a ne - w and original union of modern burlesque and old English psFitomime (as originated at this theatre), by Professor Wordeptaner, Member of Every thing, with entirely new scenery, dresses, transformations, &c., called MOTHER SHIPION ; or, Harlequin KnightofLove, and the Enchanted Whistle. Harlequin and Columbine (a la Watteau), Madame Celeste and Miss Wyndham ; Clown, Mr. Clarden ; Pantaloon, Mr. Moreland; Scaramouch, Mr. Le Baia. Characters in the bur lesque by Mr. Paul Bedford, Mr. J. Bland, Mr. R. Romer, Madame Celeste, Miss Wyndham, Mi go Mary Keeley, Miss Kate Kelly, Miss Arden, dtc. ROYAL PRINCESS'I3 THEATRE. THIS EVENING, Dec , . 27, will be per formed THE CORSICAN BROTHERS. After which, a new grand Christmas Pantomime, called ALADDIN AND THE WONDIRFUL LAMP; or, Harlequin and the Genii of the Bing. Harlequin, Mr. Cormack ; Clown, Mr. Huline ; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo ; Co lumbine, Miss C. Adams. On Monday, will be presented A. Midsummer Night's Dream and the Pantomime. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. Alfred Wigan. THIS EVENING, DELICATE GROUND. Messrs. G. Vining and Leslie ; Mrs. Stirling. A new Fairy Extravaganza, by J. R. lnanche, Esq.. called YOUNG AND HANDSOME. Messrs. F. Robson, Rogers, Leslie, G. Cooke, Danvers. Misses Swa• [thorough, Thirlwall, St. Casse (her first appearance), Castleto• [l, Bromley, Maskell, and Mrs. Melfort. After which, CRINOLINE. Commence at half-past f ;even. A STLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke. THIS EVENING (Dec. 27,) ShakNpeare's Tragedy of MACBETH, with Mr. W. Cooke's Equestrian Illustrations. Macbeth, Mr. James Holloway. After which, the skilful SCENES in the CIRCLE. To conclude with a new grand equestris in comic pantomime. called PAUL PRY ON HORSEBACK 7, or, Harlequin and the Magic Horseshoe. Doors open at half-past six ; comm enee at seven o'clock. Box-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, MO W. West. Equestrian Director, Mr. W., Cooke, jun. CANTERBURY HALL. Ws Istminster-road.— OPEN EVERY EVENT NG.—The follow ing company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of Selections from all the popular Operas, Madrigals, Choruses, Glees, Duets, &c., viz. --Miss E. Pearce, Mrs. J. Caulfield, Miss Brunell, and Miss Summers ; Mr. J. Caulfield, Herr F. Jonghmans, R. Grover, T. Raino, T. Farrant, S. Jones, J. Barker, W. Melling, and P. Corrie ; Masters Austin, Ben nett, and Corsi ; Mr. Sam Cowell and - E. Mackney. Piano forte, J. Harroway, R.A. ; harmoniur a, J. Caulfield, jun. ; director, Mr. J. Caulfield. Commence at Seven o'clock pre cisely. Suppers, &c., until twelve o'clock. In addition to the usual Vocal Entertainment, the celebrated SPANISH MINSTRELS will appear in costume at Nine and Eleven o'clock Every Evening, and sing some of their favourite selec tions . mos WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tins DAY—Morn. 24 min. aft. I—Evening 3 min. aft. 2 Tn-Moßsow—Morn. 23 min. aft2—Evening 45 min. aft. 2 THE WEATHER—Sux 031110 E, DECEMBER 27. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 41—highest shut° noon yesterday. 33 —fewest this morning and during the night. 36—this day at noon. BAROMETER, 29'32—rising. WIND, Northerly.—Light, with fine, frosty weather. %*, • §AIII, LONDON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1856. The sanguine hopes of a peaceful solution of the Neuchatel difficulty, if not completely frus trated, have been greatly moderated, by recent events. Prussia is disposed, for once, to take high ground, requiring the immediate and uncon ditonal liberation, without trial, of the prisoners charged with the _abortive attempt at insurrec tion. Baron MANTEUFFEL, in his Note to the Prussian representatives at Paris, London, Vienna, and St. Petersburg, declares " the preli minary and unconditional fulfilment of that demand to be indispensable to any ulterior nego tiation on the final• settlement of the questions relating to"—what he is pleased to designate as —" the Principality of Neuchatel." This, of course, cannot be granted by the Federal Govern ment. It would virtually amount to a concession of the entire question—a recognition of the claims of FREDERICK WILLIAM to the Sovereignty of the canton, an admission that any and every person might with impunity endeaTour to overthrow the existing government, and bring anarchy, or, what is scarcely better, civil war into the unhappy dis trict. " CLICQUOT" must have some very cogent reasons for this extraordinary terror of a judicial investi gation. There is clearly something more than meets the eye in his excessive soreness. It may be that some awkward revelations may come to light, that might implicate the Sovereign in the acts of his quondam aide-du•camp. It cannot he any doubt respecting the future fate of the cul prits. The Swiss patriots are too magnanimous to shed their blood. They are not actuated by feelings of vengeance, but merely by an inflexible resolution to assert and maintain their ow* indepen dence, which would be seriously compromised, if not altogether compromised, by submission to the arrogant demand. That they will never abandon under any circumstances, however ominous. For that they will contend to the last man and the last shilling ; and woe to those who, presuming on fancied strength, shall assail the sacred principle. The fate of CABLES the Bold and his myrmidons may teach a salutary lesson to the invaders. FREDERICK WILLIAM fancies that he has secured the active assistance of France, and at least the neutrality of England. Of Russian sympathy and assistance he is certain, not only as a moderate return for value received during the late war, and the gratitude which, so far as Russia is concerned, especially consists in a lively sense of future favours, but also the intense hatred of the CZA RtO anything associated with the Republican name. The petulant effusion in the Moniteur, to which we have recently directed public attention, proves that he has not miscalculated the effect of the per sonal appeal to the vanity of the French Emperor. The contemplated matrimonial alliance between the heir presumptive of the House of Hohenzol leren and the Princess Royal, will, he confidently anticipates, " muzzle the English Minister,' so long as the unconstitutional influence of that ex cellent pater familias, the irresponsible Foreign Secretary, shall remain in the ascendant, and as we have already stated, there are ample reasons on Russia. He could, therefore, f o r countin g afford "to show his teeth," to " bark, although not prepared to bite," to make exten sive military preparations, although, like the celebrated King of FRANCE, it may be merely to " march up the hill, an d—d own again." L prudent Monarch he ha s secure d a locus il: n j a m_ a means of wriggling out of any untoward consequences. He will " certainly not refuse to examine the proposals that may be made as the result of united diplomatic action." The moderation (!) of which he has already given so many proofs is not yet excluded by the military measures which he is preparing. Like Mr. LENVILLE, when about to assault NICHOLAS NICKLEBY, be has provided a loophole for escape, and, judging from his antecedents, he will not be slow to avail himself thereof when the proper time shall arrive= that is to say, when he finds all his buckrum any i bullying going for nought. Like ancient PISTO L, he will eat his leek, but will also lustily swear a t the inconvenience. Notwith standing the oral: nous appearance of affairs, we therefore confided tip anticipate that the Prussian cloud will pass a W ay, and that the manly attitude of the Swiss will secure that which they have so deeply at heart- —the permanent independence of their loved fatlic u•land. It will be obas rued from a communication given by us in another part of onr impression of this evening, that 111 Tr. HENRY BERKELEY is "at it again"—delightf ! About the Ballot of course, for what but the Ballot could be expected to be the theme of an:r of Mr. HENRY BERKELEY'S cora munications ? 'What possibly could COLUMBUS be expected to talk about—before the discovery of the New World —but the lands beyond the Atlantic, the realms of Prester John, the regions of Cathay and Cipango ? What—during the agitation of the League what but the iniquity of the Corn Laws could possibly be the theme of Mr. COBDEN'S vituperations ? What —before the grant of 20,000,0001. by way of com pensation to the West India Planters—what but the infamy of the Slave Trade could be the object of the ire of Crai - airsoN ? And precisely what CLARKSON was to the cause of Emancipation— and what COBDEN was to the causeof Free-Trade— and what CoLumsus was to the beautiful hypothesis of another Hemisphere we take Mr. HENRY BERKErgY to be to the cause of the Ballot. It is essentially his cause. He is its chief recognised advocate. He, as far as England is concerned, is conspicuously and pre-eminently the champion of the Ballot, the champion of the principle of Secret Voting, the champion at once of the independence of the Electors, and of their Chosen Represen tatives. As such, and as such, we may say, notoriously, anything the hon. member for the city of Bristol may write in regard to the Ballot is entitled, we conceive, to very particular consideration. Mr. BERKELEYhaS now manfully, but good -humouredly, and most resolutely, taken up the cudgels with the Times—about the Ballot. And. how they do belabour each other, to be sure, with the heartiest goodwill imaginable ! You may hear the sounding thwacks, dealt right and left, if you will but listen for a few moments to the combatants. About the heaviest blow of all, to our thinking, being the one but just now delivered. Mr. BERKELEY, in it, fairly has his adversary—in lAGo's phrase—" upon the hip ! " Would that it might prove not only a heavy blow, but a great discouragement as well —as far as the Times' animosity to " The Bal lot" is concerned ! The owners and occupiers of property on the River Thames will have an immediate oppor tunity afforded them for deriding on such mea sures as may be deemed necessary to avert the evil with which they are threatened—viz., the discharge of the Metropolitan sewage between London and Gravesend. The deputations ap pointed by the Mayor and Corporation of Graves end, and by the inhabitants of Eritb, to wait on Lord PALMERSTON and the LORD MAYOR and Aldermen of London, in opposition to the various schemes of the Metropolitan Board of Works, have issued a circular, notifying and practically inviting their attendance on Monday next at a public meeting, to be held . at the Bridge House Hotel, London Bridge. It is to be hoped the owners and occupiers of property so situated will respond as they ought to the invitation, and give their best support to the public spirited gentlemen of whom the deputations are composed. The unanimous feeling and opinion of both Gravesend and Erith is faithfully represented by them and a large minority of the Metropolitan Board, and the London public is of their way of thinking. In justice, therefore, to these gentlemen, and in order to the prevention of a great and costly blunder, we trust the attendance will be large, and the course decided on worthy of the occasion. A short-sighted spirit of economy or an implicit reliance on Government would be sadly misplaced. Now is the time for effort, when prevention is possible, rather than afterwards, when action may prove too late. Government have the plan of the Board in hand, and, whatever plan may be ultimately decided on, will have to submit it to Parliament for approval. For anything we know to the contrary, there is no indisposition on the part of the Premier and his colleagues to act fairly in the matter ; but it must be remembered to carry out the sewage beyond Erith to Sea Reach will cost a round additional sum ; and a good case must not merely exist, but be clearly shown, to induce either the Chancellor of the Exchequer or Parliament willingly to part with or to vote away the money. The issue is a good deal in the hands of the parties invited to the meeting —the parties, in fact, who will be the chiof suf ferers in health and pocket if a bad plan is decided on. The way to have this issue as they desire is to follow the lead of the individuals who have issued the invitation—gentlemen who have given proof of their ability, and who appear to have a thorough understanding of the subject. Depend upon it, a powerful combination and the utmost vigilance of a standing oommittee will be required to insure an approximation to absolute justice. One way or other resistance will have to be offered, and that oharacterised by promptitude and discretion. "The great Holt rabbit case" appears even worse than we had anticipated. It is impossible to peruse the report of the proceedings and the able and independent arguments of the eminent barrister (Mr. M'ENTEER) who represented the prisoner HAGON, without being painfully struck by the flagrant contempt of law and justice exhibited by some of the " great unpaid" in the transaction. That report appears in, ex tenso in another part of this day's impression, and we heartily commend it to the consideration of every unprejudiced and true-hearted Englishman. There is no point more thoroughly con ceded than that no men should take part in adjudicating on matters in which they are in any degree personally concerned. But Lord HASTINGS, despite the pending application respecting his own, to say the least of it, intem perate conduct respecting. a previous deci sion on a precisely similar point, persisted in remaining on the bench, notwithstanding the earnest remonstrances of a gentleman not to be put down by magisterial insolence, or lordly slang —nay, more, from his privileged place, he thought proper to add to the insults he had previously offered to Mr. TILLETT, saying, when asked whether he could " deny the fact that he had entered Mr. TILLETT'S house, threatened to blow his brains out, and did every thing he could to prsvoke him to fight a duel"—" Why, my good fellow, ho has n o fight in him ! If Mr. TILLETT likes —I have no doubt"-- Here the Noble Baron left a hiatus valde deflendas, but the meaning whereof was rendered perfectly clear by the subsequent hint—" You know that in Ireland they do these things much easier !" It is true that his Lordship subsequently retired from the bench without joining in tne adjudica• tion. The suggestion of an indictment at the next assizes produced that effect. But he had taken part in the proceedings—and scarcely had the Right Hon. JACOB ASTLEY BARON HASTINGS departed before Colonel F. ASTLEY conveniently arrived—and although he had not heard all the evidence gave hia casting vote in favour of the conviction. He had even the sin gularly bad taste to interrupt, and, vainly attempt to confuse, the learned counsel for the defence. All these are matters that cannot rest at the present stage. That there must be ulti mate proceedings is certain, and neither Lord HASTINGS nor Colonel ASTLEY may greatly pride themselves. But it also clearly appears that a question of title was at issue ; and that it was an attempt, by means of a criminal proceeding before unpaid magistrates, to get rid of a disputed right, which had been enjoyed for more than half a century by the defendants and their predecessors. This was a grave question, which could only be pro perly settled before a superior court, or at all events by one of the venerable and strictly im partial Judges of the land. The refusal of the professional gentleman who appeared for the prosecution to produce the award, which he did not venture to deny was in his possession, power, or procurement, and which it was asserted gave the right claimed by the defendants, and totally negatived the charge should at once have terminated the pro ceedings. But Mr. WENTEER went further. To the astonishment and dismay of the prosecutors, he produced a copy of the award, which established the right of his client to do that which was called a trespass, and he tendered witnesses to prove that the common had been in the possession of these men for forty-five years. But still the majority of the magistrates were bent on a conviction, and they sent these deeply-injured men to spend their Christmas holidays in a House of Correction, in default of payment of the fine imposed. As we have stated, the matter cannot rest here. We trust that Sir GEORGE GREY will con sider fully and maturely the means necessary to vin dicate the law, and to prevent so gross an abuse of power, by interested parties, in any future pro ceedings of a similar character. It is but justice to Mr. W. H. COZENS-HARDY to say that he emphatically protested against the decision of his brother magistrates, and acted throughout with strict propriety and justice. PRINCE FREDERICK WILLIAM OF PRUSSIA AND LORD COWLEY. The following bit of gossip has been furnished to the Nord by one of its Paris correspondents. Speaking of the ball which took place at the Tuileries, on the 20th inst., the writer says :—" I am enabled to communicate to you a little incident of this fete, about which there is much talk in the diplomatic circles. You know it is the custom at court fetes for the ambassadors to have the precedence even over princes of the blood, if they are not direct heirs to the throne. In deference to the Prince of Prussia, hie august guest, the Emperor expressed a desire that his Highness might offer his arm to the Em. press, and preferred a request to the ambassadors of Aus tria, Russia, and England, that they would condescend to yield their right for that evening. Baron Hubner and Count Bisseleff immediately complied with the wish so courteously expressed by his Majesty, remarking that the application made to them was in itself a sufficient recognition of their claims. Lord Cowley, however, did not take the same view ; in company with Lady Cowley he left the ball. It is needless to say that by everybody, and especially by the ether diplomatists present on the occasion, this proceeding of the noble lord is regarded as being anything but consistent with the rules of propriety and courtesy. It is said—for, as you may imagine, this incident has given rise to many calculations—that Lord Cowley, who represents the hostility which Lord Pal merston entertains towards Prussia, and, above all, to the future alliance of the Royal family of Englaud with that of Prussia, has not been sorry to have the opportunity of making towards the illustrious prince, in whom these two families are to be united, what might be called a demonstration. It must be confessed that the time and the place were at all event; badly chosen." Francis Brodigan, Esq,, of Pilton House, county Meath, and Pall mail, London, has been appointed as High Sheriff for the county and town of Drogheda for the year 1857. Governor Stevenson, of British Honduras, has, we are informed, been appointed to the Mauritius, and Mr. Seymour, who is now President of Nevis, will succeed Mr. Stevenson at Honduras. The private letters from Paris manifest an improved tone. A return of the Bank of France to their ordinary limit of 90 days for discounted bills seems to be expected almost immediately. The Amsterdam stock-market exhibits a slight in. crease of firmness. At Hamburg the rate of discount has receded from 7 per cent, to 6i. The bar silver brought by the last West India steamer has been sold at 6114. per ounce, an advance of id. on the price obtained for that by the previous packet. A slightly higher price has, however, been obtained in the interval. APOTUECARIES' HALL.—The following are the names of gentlemen who passed their examination in the science and practice of medicine, and received certificates to practise, on Wednesday, Decembtr 24 :—William Rey nolds Hayne, Essex ; John Neill Waugh, Australia ; Henry John Beach, Cheltenham ; Herbert Beresferd, Chesterfield ; Henry Gawen Sutton, Middleshro'-on Tees ; Dani©l Benjamin Hine, London ; Lauriston Win • terbotbam, Cheltenham, ; William Henry Collins, Here ford ; John Irwin, Whitehaven ; Philp Wyatt Cockell, Royal Navy ; Samuel Rowe, Leice,ter. ANOTHER MEDAL FOR COUNT CAVOUR.—Count Cavour was, on the 22d, presented, at Turin, with another gold medal sent by the inhabit , nts of Como. It bears on the obverse the profile of the Count, and on the reverse the words, "To the defender of the Italian cause. Como, 1856," surmounting an anchor and branch of oak. This testimony was accompanied by an appro priate address, concluding as follows : " While we, rendered impatient by our long sufferings, must yet limit our efforts to such sterile demonstrations, do you, in the proud post you occupy, continue indefatigably the work you have commenced, in order that success may soon crown our hopes," SHIPWRECK AND EXTRAORDINARY ESCAPE OF TSE CAPTAIN.—A letter from Falmouth announces the total loss of the brig Ritson, of Maryport, which left Liverpool on the 25th ult., for Barbadoes, with a general cargo. She was a brig of 237 tons, and had a crew of seven hands on board, one of whom was drowned. The brig foundered on the 15th instant, having met with a hurricane, attended with a very 13th started 1 h 5 t thecrew the stern, no longer keep her afloat, and she damage foundered.e thatthe 1 The on the was done in hat. 45 44 N. , long. 10 44 W. didhea heavy other s sea, a , which damage, (t ° n Captain Colzier went dow n with the vessel to a g reat depth, and was on her when she blew u p with a tre mendous force, but happily he rose aga'n, and was a spar which came up from the bottom with extreme y ve l oc ity so as to rise 45 feet above the surface of the sea. T he crew g ot awa y in boats, and were picked up by a Dutch vessel. REPRESENTATION OF DUMFRIESSHIRE.—By the demise of the Marquis of Queensberry, Lord Drumlanrig, his only son, and representative of Dumfriesshire in the House of Commons, has become Marquis of Queensberry. In all probability his accession to the peerage will render the representation of Dumfriesshire vacant, though we believe the point has never been formally tried whether or not Scottish Peers can sit in the House of Commons. In the event of a vacancy, however, the election cannot occur for some time. The general impression, as far as we can judge, is that the former representative of the county, Mr. Hope Johnstone, of Annandale, ought to be asked to renew his connexion with the constituency. The only public part which has recently been taken by Mr. Hope Johnstone in political affairs has been is re ference to the important question of education ; and though on this subject he does not go so far e.s we could wish, the views which he enunciated, particularly at a county meeting held here in April last, prove that he is no bigoted adherer to things as they were, but is pre pared to legislate in accordance with the changes which arise in the condition of the ceuntry- —Dumfries Courier hibtENSE SCREW COLLlERS.—Arrangements are being made on the Tyne to introduce a class of vessels into the coal trade which, if the experiment prove successful, must materially affect the fortunes of this branch of our mercantile marine. The present class of screw colliers carry from five to six hundred tons ; but Hugh Taylor, Esq., of Backworth House, the chairman of the London Coal Exchange, and other gentlemen engaged in similar operations, have determined to build a fleet of vessels to be employed in this trade capable of doing more than double the duty performed by the moderately-sized vessels now in use. Messrs. Charles Mitchell and Co., of Low Walker, are building the first of these vessels. She will be 250 feet long, 35 feet broad, and of corres ponding depth, and will carry 1,500 tons of cargo, and sufficient fuel for the voyage. The bottom of the ship will be made double, and will be constructed on the cellular tubular principle, the same as adopted in the Great Eastern steam ship, building at Millwall. The space between the double bottom will be made available for carrying water ballast on the return voyage, of which there will be 450 tons. Messrs. Mitchell and Co. are also building another class of iron screw colliers, to go with eargoes above bridge in the Thames,--Sunderland Herald. LATEST NEWS. PRUSSIA AND SWITZERLAND. BERLIN, FRIDAY. A note, bearing the names of the signatories of the Protocol of London, with the exception of Prussia, has been addressed to the Federal Coun cil of Switzerland, demanding the liberation of the Royalist insurrectionists. Prussia declares her hope that this general expression of the Powers will terminate the conflict. The Swiss police is exceedingly on its guard in various directions. The frontier cantons have reported that Prussian officers have entered the Swiss territory, with a view of proceeding to take plans of the country, and to survey the banks of the Rhine. The Suisse of Berne of the 23d says :—" For the last two days it has been rumoured here that the representatives of the Powers and the Federal Council had agreed upon a project of arrangement which had been submitted to the ratification of Prussia. That fact is true, but we are enabled to affirm that the Prussian government has for mally refused the proposed negotiations. A de claration of war is therefore imminent." The Paris correspondent of the Times (second edition), in his letter dated yesterday (Friday), 6 p.m., says : " The negotiation which I alluded to recently as presenting a prospect of a solution of the Neuchatel question has fallen to the ground. The Federal Government bad proposed that, in the exercise of the Sovereign power of the Con federation,' they would liberate the prisoners, provided the whole of the Powers, including the United States of America, who have repre sentatives in Switzerland, would engage to use their influence to obtain from the King of Prussia the formal renunciation of his claims on the canton of Neuchatel. The Powers who, as I am informed, declined entering into that engagement are .France and Austria, who preferred that the question should be left to those who signed the Protocol of 1852. " Another negotiation, however, is proceeding. Great Britain, Austria, France, and Russia, the Powers who signed that instrument, have pre pared a note on the existing differences, which they have submitted to the King of Prussia, and which, it is said, has not been rejected by him. If this note be definitively approved, it will be presented to the Federal Assembly, which meets at Berne to-morrow. In what precise terms the note is drawn I cannot say, but as the Swiss seem, for the present, determined not to desist from the demand for renunciation, in whatever form it may be put, it is hoped that a solution may at last be arrived at. In the meantime the Swiss are not relaxing in their preparations for any emergency. At no time has more unanimity been displayed than in the present instance." FRANCE. PARIS, FRIDAY EVENING. The Swiss residents in Paris, to the number of nearly 2,000, have demanded their passports to return to their native country. Lord and Lady Cowley, on the occasion of Christmas-day, gave a dinner yesterday at the British embassy, at which the following per sons were present :—Viscount Canterbury, Lord and Lady Poltimore, Viscount Wellesley, Mr. and Mrs. Disraeli, Baron and Baroness de Lanken, Lord George Paulet, Sir A., Lady, and Miss Woodford, Sir R. and Lady Dallas, Sir J. and Lady 011iffe, General Dupuis, Mr., Mrs., and Miss Baring, Bishop Spencer, Lieutenant-Colonel Airey, Lieut.-Colonel Morris, Mr. and Mrs. Bar rington, Mr. and. Mrs. Marriott, D r . an d Mi ss Hale, Mr. Pickford, and Messrs. Steward Stuart, Norton Forel, Drummond, Earle, Munson, Atlee, Ffrench. " The conference of the plenipotentiaries," says the Constitutionnel, will, in all probability, as semble on the 29th inst. at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The following letter of the 23d from Berlin appears in the Debats, but we think its statements ought sto be received with reserve :—" It is respecting the attitude of England in the question of Neuchatel that the greatest anxiety is felt at the present moment. The feeling is general that Prussia is determined at any cost to cause her right to be recognised, and it is thought that France will support her demands in so far as they may be directed against any demagogical attempt of Switzerland. It is expected that Aus tria will act in a similar manner, and no doubt is entertained that Russia will support Prussia as much as she can. There consequently is only Eng land whose support has not been assured. The Prussian Cabinet had learned that at Berne the English agent had encouraged the Federal Coun cil in its resistance, which excited the more surprise that England was one of the Powers which signed the protocol of London, and, Prussia expressed her discontent to the Eng lish Cabinet. We have just heard that, in con sequence of this complaint, Mr. Gordon has re ceived orders from his Government to support the proceedings of Prussia. England, in her turn, has offered her mediation in the Swiss affair to the Prussian Cabinet, but the offer has not been ac cepted. There can no longer be any question of mediation, and the immediate release of the prisoners can alone prevent Prussia from causing her troops to march." BOURSE, Dec. 26.—The following were the last quotations : - Cash. fr. c. End of Month. 44 per Cents _ _ 31er Cents 66 75 66 80 New Loan Bank Shares 4,075 Roman (z d) Credit Mobilier 1,440 Austrian Belgian Fives ...... ... 97i— Spanish Threes Piedmontese (5) 92 50 Home Debt RAILWAYS—FOR CASH. fr. c. _. fr. c. ... Orleans 1,340 Western Northern 937 50 Strasburg Lyons 1,370 New Ditto Mediterranean 1,730 Grand Central Lyons Geneva Cette 742 50 Austrian Cum. ...... 785 NEUCHATEL. 85, 89 42 39; The Federal Assembly of Switzerland has been convoked, it may be remembered, to an extraordi nary session, which opens this day, Dec. 27. The letters of convocation were addressed simulta neously to the members of the National Council and to those of the Council of the States. The object of this session is declared to be to deliberate on the Neuchatel affair, which the Federal Council has taken care to represent as of great gravity and importance. The proceedings will commence, it is believed, by the presentation of a report from the Federal Council, of which a correspondent of the Debats sends the following summary : "The report will be conceived in a moderate spirit. The Federal Council wishes to prove that it has done all in its power to avoid a conflict which would inevitably affect Europe, and that it has shown itself from the first day disposed to make concessions compatible with the dignity of Switzer land.. The report will probably discuss the value of the protocol signed at London on the 24th May, 1852 ; it will represent that the question of Neu chatel was only the pretext for that diplomatic act, to which it is now desired to ascribe a meaning which it had not at the beginning ; it will insist on the point that the King of Prussia undertook in the protocol to leave to France, Austria, Great Britain, and Russia full time to come to a new arrange ment, and the power of taking such steps as might appear best calculated to conciliate all rights in the form which should seem to them most proper, and at the moment they should consider the most oppor tune ; and it will recall the spontaneous declaration of the King of Prussia engaging himself not to have recourse during the negotiations to any measure to establish his rights ; it will probably add that the protocol of 1852 must be considered as null and void since the King of Prussia is preparing tohave recourse to military measures. It is believed also that the report, entering on another order of ideas, will affirm that at the beginning of the discussion the Federal Government offered to submit to the decision of the great European powers, provided Switzerland were admitted to the conference, which appeared just to the governments of Paris and London ; that Switzerland has always expressed herself ready to negotiate on the basis of the eman cipation of Neuchatel, and the setting at liberty of the insurgents taken with arms in their hands ; that Switzerland has even consenied to *eleii,sn the prisoners, if Fr an - ;'e would insure her the emanci ptiop of Netiebatei, or if the conditions on which the etnancipatio:i of Neuchatel would be hereafter effectel *ere plainly stated. The Swisti govern meet will give full proof of these affirmatiots. Lastly, the report will present and develope the con • sideration that the insurgenta of the month of Sep tember proposed to detach the canton of Neuchatel from Switzerland, in spite of the general treaty of Vienna of the 9th Jane, 1845, which conduct in any case constitutes an inexcusable State crime, to which the benefit of extenuating circumstances cannot be applied." A letter from Vienna of the 21st, in the German Journal of Frankfort, says : —" It is true the cabi net of Vienna has sided with Prussia in the affair of Neuchatel, and has made every possible effoct to induce Switzerland to make concessions ; still our ministers regret that Prussia has hitherto spoken only in a general manner of conciliatory measures. It cannot be denied that the Confederation has rights over Neuchatel, and the Swiss organs are unani mous in declaring the insurrection of the royalists to be illegal. One may side with Prussia without absolutely condemning the pretensions of the Con federation, or representing the resistance of the Federal Council as having been dictated by the demagogue 3. For the moment, our chief object must be to prevent the conflict from assutring a more menacing form ; and if I am well informed the Imperial cabinet will not only exert its influ ence in Switzerland, but also in Berlin, in order to obtain from both parties guarantees calculated to dispel uneasiness on both sides, and eventually to prepare a reconciliation." " Several Prussian officers," says a letter from Stuttgardt, in the German Journal of Frankfort, " have been here since the 21st studying the country of Southern Germany and the Swiss frontier." " The formation of a Baden corps d'armee, to be posted on the Lake of Constance," says a letter from Carlsruhe, in the Zeit of Berlin, " is talked of. The late military resolutions adopted by the Swiss Federal authorities are said to have inspired this measure." The following is the text of the memorandum about which so much has been said, which was addressed by the Prussian Government two or three weeks ago to its representatives at the Courts of the four great Powers—France, Great Britain, Austria, and Russia : BERLIN, DEO. 8. Monsieur,—Your excellency has already been in formed of the refusal with which the Swiss Federal Council has replied to the demand for the relief of the Neuchatel prisoners, which was at the order of the King our august master, formally presented by his Minister to the Helvetic Confederation. The preliminary and unconditional performance of this request, as you are aware, had been fixed by the King as the indispensable condition of auy subse quent negotiation for the definitive solution of the questions relating to the situation of the principa llty of Neuchatel. The patience which our august master has evinced for many years with respect to a state cf things which iscontrary to his incontestible rights, and pre judicial to every principle of legitimate authority, as well as to the sanctity of treaties, might and ought to have afforded Switzerland sufficient guarantees that his Majesty would, in the negotiations which should eventually ensue, not depart from that lofty moderation which had directed him in the attitude he had previously maintained ; and which had been more than once acknowledged by the Europeau Powers. Urgent and almost unanimous counsels to that effect were, therefore, addressed to the Hel vetic Confederation by all the Cabinets which had signed the protocol of London ; and the German Confederation, after having unanimously given its adhesion to the principles set forth in that protocol, has, through the medium of the German Govern ments which have diplomatic representatives in Switzerland, strongly supported the demand of Prussia with regard to the immediate liberation of the Neuchatel prisoners. These circumstances have conferred upon the re fusal of the Federal Council a doubly augmented importance. It is evident that, with a lamen Table blindness to its real interests, the Helvetic Con federation does not take any account of the inter national stipulations, by virtue of which the Prin c!pality of Neuchatel has been admitted, under the guarantee of Europe, to become one of the cantons of Switzerland. Proud of a momentary success, inspired by principles subversive of all order and authority, and swayed by the influence of a revolutionary propaganda, which by its origin is in great part foreign to the Helvetic territory, Switzerland forgets, or pretends to forget, the an terior rights of the King of Prussia, which were consecrated by Articles 22 and 76 of the Treaty of Vienna, and will regard only those as valid which the 75th article of the same treaty bestowed upon Switzerland. The King, our august master, has maturely weighed the obligations which the present state of affairs imposes upon him. The attitude recently assumed by the Federal Council, in such a serious and critical conjuncture, and in the presence of the combined efforts of foreign Powers, has convinced his Majesty that he cannot, with that confiding patience which during the last few years has im posed upon him a certain passiveness, hold himself dispensed from adopting measures calculated to vindicate his rights to the Principality of Neu chatel in a more efficacious manner than by merely diplomatic means. As for these latter, the Euro pean Powers will perhaps continue to occupy them selves with such means, and the King will certainly not refuse to examine the propositions which may be offered to his Majesty as the result of their con sultations. But the other measures above referred to will nevertheless from this time be amongst the chief objects of the King's government. They will be prepared and executed without hesitation, but with perseverance, and a firm intention to attain the object in view. The sacrifices which the country will have to bear, it will endure with self-denial and devotedness, because it is aware—and this is a conviction which must be shared by all the foreign Cabinets, unless they allow themselves to be guided by preconceived impose them his Majesty does not them upon the country until after h e has exhausted every means of effecting au arrangement at once pacific and honourable, to bri n g the question of the definitive situation of the Principality of Neu chatel to a mutually satisfactory solution. For the rest, that moderation, of which so many in stances have been shown by his Majesty, is not yet excluded by the military measures which his Majesty is preparing. Let Switzerland return to wiser resolutions, let her communicate them to any friendly Power, or to the Cabinets which signed the protocol of London, and the King's ear will not, as your Excellency already knows, be deaf to the voice of conciliation. The above considerations, and the decisions re sulting from them, cannot but meet the approval of the Cabinets friendly to Prussia. Be so good, therefore, monsieur, to make them known to the Cabinet to which you are accredited by presenting; a copy of this desp a t c h t o th e Mi n i ster of Foreign ' Affairs. (Signed) MANTEUFFEL. To his Excellency Count Hatzfeld, at Paris; or Count Berustorff, iu London; Count Arnim, at Vienna ; or Baron von Werther, St. Petersburg. We subjoin an extract from the official protocol of the sitting held on the 18th of Dec. by the Diet of t he German Confederation at Frankfurt : As a sequel to the communication just made, the Prussian Envoy was charged to express, above all, the thanks of his Government for the unani mous readiness with which the high confederates had met all its wishes, as well in adopting as in executing their resolution of Nov. 6. The Serene Diet, after the example of the Powers which originally signed the London protocol, has used its efforts, in concert with the royal govern ment of Prussia, to obtain from the Swiss Govern ment an act of re cogn iti on of his Majesty's rights, on the basis of which it would have been possible to enter into negotiations respecting the future state of the Principality, when it should have been established that his Majesty would receive a similar recognition by the unconditional release of the pri soners. The Royal Government of Prussia had a right to expect that Switzerland would pay to the serious repre3entations addressed to it that consideration which it had refused on principle to bestow on the right which treaties had sanctioned. His Majesty was enabled to consider himself dispensed from the necessity of having recourse to any other means than those of negotiations in the sense of the Lon don protocol, so long as the Powers which have adopted its principles, bad made no attempt to in duce Switzerland to pay regard to die international tipulations, by virtue of which the Principality of Neuchatel had been admitted under the guarantee of Europe, to become one of the Swiss cantons. At the present time, when such measures have been attempted on various occasions, and in the most serious manner, without procuring the 'libera tion of the King's subjects who are detained in prison, and have latterly been subjected to a more rigorous treatment than before, his Majesty has to his great regret seen the last conditions disappear which permitted him to act, by means of diplo matic negotiations, exclusively for the re-establish ment of his violated right. Nothing remains for his Majesty but to support his just demands by raising military forces in connection with the object he wishes to attain. In performing his mission by making to the high Assembly this conainunicamo.o in connection with its resolution of Nov, 6, and with the declaration which has just been read, to the execution of thst2 -. v7 , -,solution, the envoy has had the honour to add that th Royal Government of Prussia, for the pur- • pose of securing the free movement of its rnilitar: r forces, has already entered into conficiential Lege - tiation with the confederate Governments therei n concerned, and that it has informed the Courts of Paris, London, and St. Petersburg of the jute a tions of the Royal Cabinets by a despatch h-ddresE to the representatives of the King at those courts , a copy of which accompanies this communi,lation . From the manner in which the attitude takon b Y the Royal Government of Prussia has been gent =- rally appreciated, and from its consciousne3s of having sincerely endeavoured, by every means of negotiation compatible with the dignity of t ►is crown, to preserve an unalterable state of peace, t he Royal Government confidently hopes that tl a le neces ity which has dictated the measure it is / s paring to take will be appreci: ted by its Geru 2a n confederates in the same manner as it has b ion appreciated by friendly foreign courts. NAPLES. A letter from Naples, in the Corriere Mere' Z7l tile of Genoa, gives a curious account of the' superstitions current among the lazzaroni since the death of Milano. The royalist lazzttroni maintain that the King was saved by mivacle from the thrust aimed by the assassin, the bayonet having touched a medal consecrale to the Holy Virgin, which his Majesty won 3. Another section of the lazzaroni, representini ;9 it would appear, the liberal party, have quil to another story, and contend that Milano oug ;l to be worshipped as a saint, he having sacrificed k pis life for the benefit of the people; the more so sir we, as they relate, "five white doves were seen to fIY around the gibbet at his execution," a mani feat proof, they declare, of the Divine favour in bel of the assassin ! Count Adlerberg, Minister of the Impe rear Household of Russia, has been appointed Mini: user of the Crown domains, in the room of the )la to Count de Reroffski. The session of the Diet of the Grand Dimly of Hesse was opened by the Grand Duke at Darm ata dt on the 22d. MARKET NEvi 7 a—(ritiS Day ) rAR D 'egetables were tolera,bly ex 'ally ruled steady. In of, ices COVE N The supplies of fruit and tensive, and the trade gene] very little change took place. FRu: Pine apples,per lb. 5s 01 to 9s Colonial do., ea. 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Shallots, per lb.. ..... 4d to 6d bunches 9(1 to 2804 Horseraddish, un. assto 56 Cabbages, per doz. 9il to Is 6d Parsley, per do. p. b p . ...... 3d to 5 a,„ Savoy do., p. do. is Od to 28(0 Celery, per do Os 9 d to 2s cm_ Cauliflowers, do.lsOd to 4s Od Beet, Der doz. is 04 to 24 ua Brocoli, per bandlels to is 9 4 Parsnips , per do. is Oct ,° 8 Potatoes, per ton VOB to 126 s Small salad, p. pun. 2(1 to"' NOW do., per do Osto Os Mushrooms, p. potl. 186( Ito:s Peas, per quart ...9d to is 04 Artichokes, each ...4d t ° Turnips, per bunch 34 to 44 Cab. lettuces, per Carrots, per buneh 44 to 61 score Os 94 to 10 311 Cucumbers ' each 2d to is Od Endive, per do 1 s 3 d to 2.80 d. Garlic, per lb .....4d to Os 6d Radishes, per doz is to 2 1 a Spinach, p. sieve 3803 to 4s 0s; hands l Oa Sorrel, per sieve Od to Tomatoes, p. hf.sv. 4s to 6 3 ° CI Brussels sprouts, per doWalnuts per 100... 0 s 8 d t 015 0. 4s 04 to Os 04 Chillies, per 1001 s Od to Its ° French beans, p. do.os 04 to 0- Capsicums, per 1001 s Od 1 °a Old onions, p. bus. 5s 64 to 7(‘ Rhubarb, p. bundle Od ' Os New do., per bunch Od to 0 . 1 Asparagus, per 100 Os Od it ) Os Leeks, per d 0......... 14 to 3,t Sea kail, per pun. Os Od NE WGAT E AND LEADENHALL. Turkeys, 5s 01 to 23s 0.1 ; Geese, 5s 0.1 to 8s 01 CC 4h; Ducks, 2s 0.1 to 4s 04 ; tame rabbits, is 3d to 2s 01 ieb ; wild do., 1011 to is 21 ; Pigeons, 64 to 101 e ach ; 1 . u r g e Surrey Fowls, 8s to 128 ; barn-door do., 4s to Sc Chick e ns, ' 6s Od to Sc 01 per couple • Capons, Os 6d to Oa 04 ; Ha t 2s 64 to 3s ; Grouse, 2s 0.1 to 2s 6d each ; Pheasa s m "" 3s to 4s 6(.1 ; Partridges, is 3d to is 94 ' • Woodc->cks, 3 , to 4s ; Snipes, is 611 to 2s ; Teal, is 64 to 2s ' • Wild Do' is 6d to is 9d ; Widgeons, is 3 d to 64 ; Plovers. 9' 6e le each ; Guinea Fowls, is 9d to 3s Od ; Roasting pig', 04 to ids 04 each. Ostend fresh butter, —s to -e: English do., 15s Od to 18s Od per d o ze n lbs. ; En g lish et 15s 04 to Oa; French 'do., 10; to Os per 120 ; Levered", "'" each. NE WPORT. v eels Boef, from 3s 4d to 4s 61 ; mutton, 33 6d to 4s 10d ; Od to 5s 0,1; pork, 4s Od to 53 2d per 81 b 3., by the c sr" case. WHITECHAPBL. Beef from 33 4d to 4s 61; mutton , 3s 63 to 4 0 103 ; yea 1 4s Od to 5s Ocl ; pork, 43 01 to 53 24 per Sibs., by th e es E.- case. BILLINGSGATE . Turbots, 5s 01 to 22s ; Brills, 23 0 ,1 to 12s each ;Sabla°T4 Os Od to Os Od per lb ; Cod. Fish, 2s Oct to 25s each; od Soles, 6d to 2s 6d per pair ; Eels, 8d to Is p er lb ; Lobsters, to 3s Od; Crabs, 6d to 2s 6d - Whitings, 3s Od to 12s per ; Common Oysters, I_'s to 16s ; Natives 55s to —s per hs; 1 1. ; Mackerel, 50s to s per 100 ; Smelts Natives 6d to 30 6d per doll.; Skate, 6d to Od per lb; Shrimps, ls 6d to 2s 6d per gallon Bloaters, 5s Oct to 8s Oct per 100 ; Fresh Herrings, 8 6 to Os per 100; Scotch do., Od ; Sprats, Os Oct to Os Od pe't bushel ; Doreys, 2s Od to 10s each , lbHak 5s to 20s per doz. ; Pike, Od ; Sturgeon, CA. per ; Prawns 5s Oct to Os; Mullets, 6d to 3s 6d each ; Plaice, 4d to is each ; Ha,lbut 6d per b ; Flounders, 1s Od to is 6d per doz. •; salt fish' Oct per lb. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropoli lb s are oaf frot a 9d to 9id ;of household ditto , 7id to 8:d per 4 l. HIDES AND SKIN S. 'Mrket hides, 5 61 b to 641 b, 4.2 d to Od; 641 b to 721 b, ti l . a to sid ; 7/1b to 801 b, 54d to 5d ; 801 b to 881 b, 5d to _„"' 881 b to 9 61 b, 6d to 644 ; 961 b to 1041 b, 64d to 6id ; 104)-"P to 1121 b, 6id to 7#d; upwards, —d to —d ; horse bidet 93 0(1 to 10s Od ; Calf skins, light, 3s 61 to 5s Od ; di,,": full, Os Oct to O s Od ; Polled Sheep, 8s 6d to 108 6d ; ltell'" 78 3d to Ss 6d ; Half-brads, 7s 3d to 8s 6,1 ; Downs, 5 , 0 2 1 to 68 6d ; Shearl in g s, Os Od ; Lambs Os Od HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD. —Meadow hay, 2110 s to 41 Os ; clover .-;t 31 10s to 5/ 03 ; and straw, 11 4s to 1/ 93 Per loaw A moderate supply and a sluggish trade. cloy etr CUMBERLAND. —Meadow hay, 2/ 12s to 4/ ; - 10 06 a do., 3/ los to 5/ Os ; and straw, 1/ 4s to 11 Os p er Supply tolerably good and trad th dll eTA er 11 • WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 2/ 103 do., 3/ 10s to 51 ss; and straw, 1/ 3s to 11 93 per 1 0 :" at our quotation Both hay And straw moved off slowly tc 41 03 , o °V _ air., LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(T Day') light b , Dec. 27.- 2 W 6.— in A d ri t i h v i e s d. d_l ee et : .) 7 ' .----..--_ LONDON teen and fine frosty weather. SOUTHAMPTON, Dec. co t b is e f West I • nw, experienced a N.W. gale at the enftrrosMill the Channel on the 24th inst. COWES, Dec. 26.—Wind N.N.W.—Arrived.--A"g° (s.),from New York. CARDIFF, Dec. 2 6 . — Wi nd E.—Ar rived—Earl Selko from irk, from Quebec, and sailed for Na p les ; Othell , I r a' leucia. MILFORD, Dec. 26Wind N. —Arri ved.—Confiden 0, from Ardrossan, for Seville, leaky ; Europa, St. John 'A , Dec. Newfoundland, for Liverpool. PILL, N.—Wind N.N.B.—Sailed—Percy, for St. Vincent ; D Ann, Togabo ; Forest Oak, New Orleans; Hutson, Charleston. LIVEREOGL, Dec. 26.—A schooner and a flat were driven on shore to-day on Burbo Bank, and hoisted signals of tress ; the latter had her sails split, and the crew got int o the rigging. The Holylake and other life boats proceeded to their assistance. A large black snip, standing to the westward, with loss of foremast, was passed on theifltt! inst., in 48 N. 43 W., by the Stephen Crowel, arr visa CaOlcEurttloitfoErADT,unDkeirck.. 21.—Com teme de Brionnes , from here. PERTH, Dec. 24. —Magog, from QVlec. from Arklow Holm:men, Dec. 26.—Arrived—% z nests, for Liverpool, ry26l.o—allyt. has been blowing a heavy gale farohmeavtl;eseßaaesat atfhlenihgahrt., and continues this morning, with MALAGA, Dec. 16.—The British barque Salina, Wat son, drove on shore on the beach on the 13th inst. ; at tempts are being made to get her off. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) L IVE RPOOL, Saturday Morning- przr7.l 'Wind N.E. .A.rtived—Britannia, from Taganrog. Sailed --Maria Catharina, for Batavia. QUEENSTOWN', Dec. 55. Wind N.W. A rr ived—Odes, from Honduras. DUBLIN,Dec. 26. Wind N.N W. Arrived—Sarah Princet, from Alexandria. (BY SUBMARINE AND at BRITISHS TELdEGRAP9H.) tura. GRAVESEND, ELEGY .52 Wind N.W. ; tide, thre e q uarters flood ; snowing. Arrived, Dec. 26 —Providence,from Gravelines; ItasPer' St. Domingo. DEAL, Saturday, 9.23 AMR Wind N. W.; strong. No arrivals. .._.....__,_. - ••••-_---,--- —_ THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF TURIN.—The Royal AO' dewy of Sciences at Turin at its last meeting, on the 70 1 inst., elected and Fairbairn, F.R.S., the President of the Literarhilosophical Society of Manchester, a corresponding member of the academy. SOUTHAMP TON, Friday.—At a meeti n g of the tow Royal today, Mr. Alderman John W hite, of the 8. 01 1 York Hotel, was elected to the office of Mayor, v acB ;o n ; eih o '' - by the resignat ion of Mr. Alderman Andrews, candidate for the tepreseotation of the borough. nit, THE LATE MR. ELLIS OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. O f British Museum has sustained a loss by the death 0 Thomas Ellis, E sq ., Ellis was of Welsh extraction, and an admirable Oriental scholar, particularly distinguished- for his acquaintance of the manuscript depament. gr. with Syriac. The public are indebted to him for the translation of the extremely curious Hebrew amulets ill'c''' ts " 7 ' , Y Mr. I, i,,, , :i at Ninevelt, pn!-,istiej by that geutiewan iii his tiecul vuluii:e. He had long boon ia a declining state of health. service Gazette. I THE SUN. LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 27. 1856