The Sun. — London, England, 1856-07-09 00:00:00

WR MAJESTY'S THEATRE,' LA TRAVIATA• Madlle. piccoLomrNrs BENEFIT. Mdlle. PICCOLOMINI has the honour to announce to the Nobility, Subscribers to the Opera, and the Public, that her Benefit will take place TO-MORROW EVENING (Thursday), July 10, when, by general desire, will be presented Verdi's Opera, LA TRAVIATA. Violeta, Mdlle. Piecolomini ; Alfredo, Signer Calzolari •; Same Danphol, Signor Vairo ; Dottore Grenvil, Signw r laillou ; and Gement Giorgio, Signor Beneventano. With other Entertainments, particulars of which will b e /July announced. To conclude with an entirely new Ballet, LE CORSAIRE. With new Scenery, Dresses, and Decoration& Conrad, Signor Ronzani ; Seyd, M. Dauty ; Yussuffe., Venafra ; Birbanto, M. Vandris ; Sulmea, Mdlle. Clara ; Gut are, ltdlle. Rosa; Dilare, Mdlle. Lizereux ; Medora, Madame Rosati. The Opera will commence at llalf•past Seven o'clock. Applications for boxes, stalls, and tickets to be made at the Box-office of the Theatre, Colonnade, Haymarket. freIEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. ENGLISH OPERA. THIS EVENING will be produced ESMERALDA. Followed by A GRAND CONCERT. To owl lirle with I BALLET I,YVER "ISSEMEN THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Under the Management of Mr. Bnekstone. TVITR FIVeNINT ( I, TWELFTH NIG IT. After which The Spanish Dancers. Followed by MR litiGrlES AT 11031 E. To conzlude with A DAUGFITER TO MARRY. U. P11110F1 4, 4' 74 raISATF:I.I, OXFORD-RTREET. Under the Mmogement of Ntr„Amiss KEAN. TFIT 4 14vFININ'a, MUSIC 111TIi C 11.1.1015. After whicn, TIE WINTER'S TALE. ROYAL THE 4.TRE ADELPHI. Proprietor and Manager. Mr. B. Webster. Dfreetress, Madame Celeste. TB'S EVF.NTWG, THE GREEN BUSHES. After which, TUE CUSTOMS OF TUE COTINFRY. Followed by THE IRISTI LIOV. ROYAL OLY'IPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manazer. Mr. Alfred W!gan. TIII9 EVENING A FASCINATINM IXDIVIDUAL. After *Ye), RETRIBUTION. To conchtkla with A CONJUG ‘L LESSON. ASTLEr3 ROYAL AMPIIITHFATRE. Lessee and Mane.7,er, Mr. Wm. Cooke. THIS EVENING, The Romantic Equestrian Spectacle called THE HORSE OF THE C.tVERN, or the Mounted Brigands of the Abruzzi, with Mr. W. Cooke's stud of trained docile horses. After which, The incomparable Equestrian Display of EQUESTRI I .N ART in the ARENA. The novel and miraculous performance of the German Brothers. Ts conclude with THE FESTIVAL OF PEACE; o:, Honour to the Brave. frrn F.'evert tll Fogy*. 'S,4e Manger, fir. West. Equestrian Director, Mr. W. CO' he. jun. MGR WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tins DAY—Morn. 11 win. aft. C Litcrivilvig 40 min. aft. T. - v-gOBROSV—MOTn. 0 min. aft. 7—Evenitt.; 23 mi 3. aft. 7 TEM WE I.TITER—SUN OFFICE, JULY 9. `TIMIAOHETER, THE SHADE. 59 —'ilg'iest since noon yesterday. 52 -Tow.,st this morning and during the night. 64 —this day at noon. RaRomNPAR-29.84—rising rapidly. WIND, N.W.—Fresh, with cloudy weather and sun shine. A fine day for the Guards' review. .; drl/4 not the means of showing to each other the cora imon courtesies of life" ! This is a plain and un adorned but most clear and convincing statement, one that will be felt throughout the length and breadth of the land, nay, more,will serve to convince other nations of the fallacious estimates they had formed of British generosity and British justice. And why should they be deprived of their half pay when other officers holdin g lucrative sitivation s received it? The Naval Lords clutched it with tena cious held. The Governor and Deputy-Governor re ceived it (and very properly). Many other in stances were also cited of parties holding good situations being permitted to receive their half pay in addition. Why then stop it from those who of all others had the best claim thereto ?—for it must be remembered that the nomination to Greenwich was bestowed at an advanced period of life, for severe wounds received, or for very gallant services rendered ! The matter would be incomprehensible, but it is unfortunately but too true. It would seem as if those in authority were desirous of balancing their accounts and compensating for some gigantio job by a paltry saving such as that referred to. WAMBA insinuated that the merry outlaws set off a thousand crowns taken from a fat abbot by a small donation to a mendicant friar. "My Lords," reverse the ope ration, and justify the useless outlay of a million by a few thousands abstracted from the pockets of those by whom they had been fairly earned, and who could badly spare the amount. I The old proverb, that "it's an ill wind which blows no one any good," is now receiving a happy fulfilment in the support given by the Sabbatari ans to the Saturday half-holiday. They are heartily co-operating, though from such different motives, with the old friends of the people in obtaining for them this boon ; and in one point, at least, they must have the credit of consistency, for rest from labour was indubitably enjoined on the seventh day of the week by the fourth com mandment, and it is to that commandment that they uniformly appeal, when desirous to enforce on those who differ from them abstinence from recreation, as well as from labour, on the first day. Fearful of losing the good-will of the many by their views of Sunday observance they are endeavouring to make up for it by doing their 1 best to get them half Saturday. We accept their aid ; it in no way prejudices the main question, and from all that has been said and done we be lieve that masters will not lose, and that men will greatly gain by the propo se d re l axa ti on . I Experience may now be fairly appealed to, and that under very varied circumstances. The mer -1 chants of 'busy Manchester and the tradesmen of the Northern Metropolis have alike tried the iSaturday half-holid a y, an d are sa ti s fi e d w ith th e result. With the former it has been a growing practice for many years, and is much more likely to become universal than to recede. At Edin burgh it originated a series of entertaining and useful lectures and entertainments for the eman cipated toilers and spinners. Messrs. PRICE'S Candle Company, Messrs. SPOTTISWOODE, the printers, and the well-known firm of TRUMAN, HANBURY, BUXTON, and Co , have all tried and approved closing at earlier hours on Saturday. In the latter firm there was, it appears, a division of opinion at first, which experience has entirely removed, and they now invite other business firms to inquire into its working with them. We do not remember, indeed, to hate heard of an instance in which the result of the concession has not been the condensation of as much work, at least, into the shorter time, and the improve ment of the habits of the workpeople. It was predicted that it would open the door to increased drunkenness and dissipation ; but such has not been the effect generally, though probably individual instances might be found of the abuse of this as of any other good. Nothing so drives men to artificial stimulants as ceaseless fag and toil. Nature will avenge herself ; and , the rebound from monotorreus labour, continued to the last hour, is either the gin-shop, or half the Sunday in bed. Let a man finish his work in time to take his wages home early, and for his wife to have the chance of showing him the wants of his family, and of getting change at the shop instead of the public-house, and the majority of men will feel the prior claims at home. If the half holiday gives to the utterly depraved few the opportunity of indulging their appetites sooner, it also gives to the more reasonable many the oppor tunity of spending the week's earnings with 1 greater advantage. Should the practice of paying 1 1 wages on Friday extend at the same time, the two would in all probability have a strong ten dency to induce a more considerate appropriation of weekly wages. It was, however, among the young men em ployed in shops and warehouses that the demand for shorter hours first began. There can be no question that to them it would be a great and an easy boon. Early closing of shops could be no 1033 ultimately to the shopkeepers. The gene rality of persons will spend their incomes, and all would spend just as much in shops if they were open but ten hours as if they were open twelve or fourteen. Competition has engendered the evil and sustains it, and nothing can put it down 1 but a public opinion as strong as an Act of Par- liament. If the young men do but persevere, it will, before long, be felt to be as selfish and dis honourable to keep open a shop too late as to keep it open on a Sunday ; it will brand the doer of it as indifferent to the comfort of his servants, and as desirous meanly to get an advantage of his neighbours. The utility of the practice to the public is more than doubtful ;. it merely fosters late instead of encouraging .early habits. Persons who now put off their shopping till a late hour would soon find it marvellously easy to do in the afternoon what they have put off till evening ; and few indeed of the shopkeepers could not do at least half as much business again in the same time. The preent practice is, in truth, a wanton waste of the time and health of young men ; and we gladly, therefore, contribute our mite of en couragement to the movement for Early Closing of shops, and; in all occupations which admit of it, to the Saturday half-holiday. We trust that the meetings and deputations this week will be of great service to ' 'the object. It is by, this conti nued calling of public attention to the subject that the advocates of the movement must hope to succeed. Thanks to Mr. MORRIS MOORE, we have now had another revelation of the Mysteries of the National Gallery. Eureka—it is found—the secret history of that big daub, the 2,0001. PAULO VEitONESE, as Pawh called it, "The Adoration of the Magi, and of nobody else !" It• appears to have been one of ten pietures'belonging to the church of San Silvestro, in Venice—ten pictures originally (that is to say, only a year or two back), in very bad condition, "era tres mauvais eltd"--ten pictures the Curate of the Church en lit'aYourecl during twenty years in vain to sell to °°r " w goose . or another of a contain pic tures which at l eng th i n 1 855 (observe, only last Ye4F !) _he, did . a ctually part with (to his heart's j o ys A fl dcubl,,.and infinita consolation) for the " 113 of l 3)° ° ( ). fratc.? sum F:-.11 to Isin far l , _ LONDON, WEDNESDLY, JULY 9, 1856. Sir CHARLES WOOD bitterly complains of the present extravagance of the guardians of the public purse. He asserts that the House and the Government have now reversed positions. That the former at one time "exercised very con siderable influence in checking the disposition of the Governments to unnecessary expenditure, but now the Government were obliged to check mo tions made in the Houso from time to time in favour of the claims of particular classes of offi cers or other public servants.' The First Lord of the Admiralty has stated the case with un usual accuracy, but the effect will not be exactly that which he .intended to produce. He has clearly ex?lained the principles by which the economists are actuated. They protest against unnecessary expenditure—against jobs of every kind and description. They will not consent to squander a million sterling to gratify the caprice of any individual, ho wever exalted, but they will do everything that justice and liberality requires to reward the services of meritorious public ser vants, and to allow distinguished veterans to pass their declining years in the enjoy ment of that etium, mit dignitate which they have so well deservel from their country. On the other hand, the Government and the red tapisth are " penny wise and pouud foolish"—they " strain at gnats but swallow camels," even of the most capacious dimensions. There is nothing too large for their profuse and reckless extrava gance, or too small for their cheeae-pairing and paltry meanness. If any matter comes well re commended—that is to say, if backed by strong influence, whether Parliamentary or secret and unconstitutional—it will receive their support ; if, however, it has only fair play And the good-will of the unaristocratic -favour, then, indeed, it has but a slight-chance of meeting their approbation. Can it be believed that the very same Adminis tration that were willing to expend a million sterling on the cabbage gardens at Kensington for the purpose of interring the national collection of pictures where they would be rendered perfectly useless to the great body of their legitimate owners, should scruple at allowing half-pay, well and nobly earned, to eighteen veterans, whose agtregate services reached to a thousand long years, or an average of more than fifty-five years each—that they could resist the animated and convincing appeal of the honourable and gallant member for Bath on behalf of those aged and dis tinguished officers. But they did so, and unfor tuaately succeeded by a majority of 7, through the apathy and indifference of the House, which narrowly eSCaped the disgrace of being counted out dieing such a motion, and in which there were at thiCdivigion but 69 members—scarcely, more than a tenth of the number entitled to vote. Nay , WPr4,, they added insult to injury by per mittinfOir CRARLES WOOD, as their mouthpiece, to scoff and sneer= at services which, as the Morn, inj Herald truly -remarks, "he has not sufficient charac*Vaffieciat e r , - heart rending s‘atement of C It was indeed a SCOBELL—une. that should - have eliCited unqualifi e d sympathy in plaee_of _s.corn. ani__reproach— —These-eigh teen heroes, whose average service was fifty-five years, ; " had among them 42including losses wOunds,• of legs, arms, and eyes, and had received 30 medals and clasps. The average period (luting which they enjoyed the scanty advantages of Greenwich was but nine years. In seine case s men had died so poor that their widows had not been able to administer to their wills,-or subscrip. *ions had td be raised for the payment of debts i;hicti they:lml contrre2ted, in order fo furnish: their 4umble•ctiv6ilings. They were ail um with fEzaili 4 Nha — iip*iripn to edu_3ac k - ,) j • 11 • uriat 4fa " - THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 9, 1856.1 those ten pictures by a certain M. TOPPOLI. Remember now—for we want to be very particu lar in regard to dates, and names, and numerals —this PAULO VERONESE, recently added to the Art Treasures of the United Kingdom for an amount very little short of 2,0001., was sold only last year (1855), with nine other daubs by the Curate of the Venetian Church of San Silvestro to a M. Tumid for the sum of 10,000 francs—giving an average to each of the ten pictures of just about 401. in round numbers. And for this paint ing, appraised at about 401. value in 1855, England is made to pay over close upon 2,0001. in 1856—t0 be explicit, the picture cost ing the nation exactly 1,9771., minus 21. 2s. 2d. travelling expenses—or, precisely, 1,9791. 2s. 2d. altogether ! Certainly between the two sales this huge sprawling PAULO VERONESE was cobbled up by M. TA GLIAPIETRA, Restaurateur de rAcade mie des Beaux Arts de Venise, for a fee of 100 NAPOLEONS ! But is it in reason, we ask, that a supposed PAULO VERONESE in very bad condition "en tres mauvais etat" in 1855, and then valued at some 401. only should be made worth anything at all like 1,9771. in 1856 by the magic brush of even M. TAOLIA.PIETRA? I 3 it?— a-heml—well, really we leave the answer to that. extraordinary Judge of Art, Sir CHARLES LOCKE EASTLAKE, and to the wonderfully-gifted German travelling agent of " Herr OTTO MUNDLER, Expert de la Gallerie Nationale d'Angleterre Ob serving to them with the chuckle of Sir FRANCIS GRIPE in the Comedy " Settle it between you ! Settle it between you !" Settle it? Well, bluntly and honestly, we are more than half-inclined to think that the two wiseacres who snapped up a 401. daub for the small sum of very nearly 2,000/. sterling, have received at last for themselves what is idiomatically called " a settler," from Mr. MORRIS Moon; of 27, Soho-square. Un fortunately the nation has had to " settle" for itself, to the tune of 1,979/. 2s. and 2d., according to the acknowledgment —no, not exactly according to the acknowledgment, but absolutely according to the veritable " brag," of that very Qxtravagant economist, Mr. JAMES WILSON, of the Economist, Member for Westbury, and Secre tary to the Treasury. We suppose, however, this is the sort of bonus the nation must expect to be called upon to pay, every now and then, in return for the privilege of having a German cognoscenti (highly salaried) pottering about the Continent in search of damaged canvas for the , walls of the National Gallery. THE ENTRY Or THE GUARDS INTO Guards were drawn up and assisted the police to keep the line, and as the Guards passed they pre sented arms. That was all the recognition the troops received from what might be termed the authorities, for with the exception of the Admi ralty, where a solitary flag was hoisted, no symbol of gratitude for past services, or of joy at the re turn of these brave fellows, was exhibited at the Government offices. They were not even saluted with a round from the park guns. At Charing-cross the concourse of persons was immense, and all the elevated places were crowded to excess. At the statue of Charles 11., the steps of the Nelson Column, the National Gallery, and those of St. Martin's-in-the-fields, the people were densely packed and cheered enthusiastically; at ' Bewley's, at the corner turninginto Cockspur-street, a large flag was suspended from the roof of the house with the words "In peace forget not the heroes who won it," and at Wells and Lambe's, a flag, " The pride of the people." All along C ,ckspur-street, Pall-mall, the same enthusiastic cheers greeted the troops, and the Club-houses, Opera-house, and other houses, were crowded with elegantly-dressed ladies, who evinced their joy and gratitude at the return of these brave troops, by the waving of handkerchiefs, scarfs, &c., &c. LONDON—(This Day.) The brigade of Coldstream, Grenadier, and Fusi lier Guards made their public entry into London this morning, on their return from the Crimea, to resume garrison duty. The weather in the early part of the morning was unpropitious ; the sky was overcast—black and portentous clouds flitted across the horizon, alternated with transient rays of sunshine and a slight mist, but notwithstanding this disadvantage crowds collected early to mark the enthusiasm of a people anxious to express their gratitude to the men who have not only nobly sustained the reputa tion of the British arms, but have added additional lustre to our military fame by their, indomitable courage and bravery in those ever to be re membered struggles in the Crimea, and for their patient endurance and suffering, under unparalleled circumstances of official blunder ing, and the reception the troops met with was all that could be expected, and must have been highly gratifying to them. On the route from the Nine Elms Station, along. the Wandsworth-road, over Vauxhall-bridge, through Crescent-road, New-road, Millbank-row, Millbank-street, Abingdon-street, Old Palace-yard, Margaret-street, Parliament-street, Whitehall, Charing-cross, Cockspur-street, Pall-Mall, through Marlborough-house Yard, along the Park in front of Buckingham Palace, up Constitution-hill, into Hyde-park, dense crowds of persons had congre gated on the footpaths on each side of the streets, and at the intersecting streets the concourse ex ceeded all calculation. The windows of all the houses were occupied, and the parapets were lined with people. Flags fluttered in the breeze, and many houses were decorated with evergreens and other demonstrations of joy. The Brigade, which consists of 3,200 men, were conveyed from Farnborough Station by the Lon don and South-Western Railway, to Nine Elms Station, by four special trains, iu companies of 30 officers and 810 men, arriving about 8.45, 8.55, 9.20, and 9.30 a.m. respectively. The - conveyance of the troops was superintended by Mr. Goodson, the superintendent of the line, and Mr. Scott, traffic manager, and the arrangements made by them were excellent, and the greatest punctuality was observed in all their movements. The troops were received at the station at Nine Elms by Mr. Crombie, the secretary; Mr. Yonne, station super intendent, and Mr. Beattie, the locomotive super intendent, who were most assiduous in their attention to the officers and men as the respec tive trains arrived, and they were greatly assisted in their labours by Mr. Inspector Bent, of the A division, and his men, who were on duty at the station and in the station yard. The officers, on their arrival, partook, in the new goods shed, of a breakfast, provided by Mr. Heritage, of the Royal Albert Hotel, adjoining the station gate, which gave great satisfaction. During the interval between the arrival of the troops and their forming into column, the men took up their stations in the various portions of the yard, and it was amusing to hoar their expies sions of delight at their return once again to their native land, and to hear them recount their remi niscences of "flood and field." This noble regiment left Eugland in February, 1854, and was at the battles of Alma, Balaklava, Inkerman, and the tak ing of Sebastopol, the sanguinary conflicts of which have told heavilyontheirorigival nunbers, but have added farther glory and renown to their martial fame. Of the number which left England, but 260 return, and their stalwart frames and swart'sy countenances present a striking contrast to those who have replaced their gallant comrades, who now lie peacefully near the scenes of their glory, many of them victims of official blunderiug. About a quarter to eleven o'clock a change took place in the weather. That which was black and lowering became bright and cheerful ; the sun shone out wi•h greater vigour, its rays playing fan tastically around the accoutrements of the men, the polished bayonets, and the orders and decora review. tions of the officers, the whole presenting a brd • The appearance of the assembled multitude from Haut and -enlivening scene, and this delightful the centre of the review ground was exceedingly change in the weather continued throughout the picturesque, and the glittering accoutrements of day. - the cavalry by which it was kept added greatly to A few minutes before eleven o'clock the order the effect. was given fur the men to fall in. This was speedily complied with, the band playing For a considerable period previous to the arrival the National Anthem, followed by the pathetic of the Crimean brigade of Guard s , the t h ree bat- Wiens of Guards quartered in London and the strains of "Home, sweet Hume," words calculated to rekindle with electric rapidity, under battalion from Windsor awaited the arrival of thei r ordinary circumstances, man's earliest and dearest companions in arms. The Coldstreams were associations ; but who Can enter into the feelings stationed on the left, the Grenadiers in the centre, of men returned from a perilous and arduous cam- the Fusiliers on the right, and the colonels of th e three regiments of Guards headed their respective paign as these notes strike upon the ear, and the hope of again meeting father, mother, brother, corps. sister, wife, little ones, and all that man holds At half-past twelve the brigade of Foot made its dear, rise uppermost in his bosom. That the appearing, and the officers galloped forward to meet them. strains produced perceptible emotions of this kind Upon the battalions successively gaining the in the breasts of these brave men was not • doubted, but discipline, which has the effect of open space they f orme d i n t o qu a rter columns, facing steeling and hardening to a certain extent the finer those already drawn up, and then, on the corn feelings of man's nature, stepped in, and the order mend being given, marched directly into the diffe rent spaces between the three brigades, thus form. to form in line banished for a time the thoughts ing, six solid squares at 25 paces interval, under that had thus momentarily engaged their attention. All being in readiness, Lieut.-Gen. Crawford, the command of Major-General Crawford. Brigadier-General, accompanied by Capt. Sturt, At the moment the Crimean Brigade commenced his aide- de-camp, Col. Foley, who brought the brigade marching, their comrades presented arms, and then a tremendous cheer rose which was returned by home, Lord Rokeby, Col. Sarkey, Capt. Hon. A. Eggerton, Major Hon. W. Coke, Capt. Hon. myriads of spectators. The brigade having reached W.Wellesley, Major F. Baring, Cal. L ;iris, and Cul. the position above described orders were given to O'Brien took up their respective pesitions iu front of stand at ease, and in this manner her Majesty's the troops, and the Ensigns in their proper place J arrival was waited for. at the head of their regiment with their colours At 25 minutes to two a movement was perceptie with which they left England, all riddled with shot ble towards the furthermost end of the open space, and in tatters, but with sufficient left to recall and shortly afterwards her M-ajesty and the royal their daring deeds at Talavera, Barossa, &sc., the suite drove up to the standard. The royal party word of command to move forward was given. occupied six carriages. In the first was her Ma- The station gates were then thrown open, and jesty and her illustrious visit ors ; th e secon d , the column, each regiment preceded by its band the Prince of Wales and his attendants ; the playing some popular piece of music, moved into third, the Princess Royal and her attendants ; the the Wandsworth-road in " fours," amidst the en- fourth, the remaining members of the Royal family; thusiastic cheers of the assembled thousands. the fifth and sixth, contained Lord Panmure and As they proceeded along Wandsworth-road, over the members of the Royal Household. The recep- Vauxhall-bridge, and through Millbank-row and tion of her Majesty was most enthusiastic. The Millbank-street, the cheers were caught up by cheering having at length subsided, the inspection the eager and expectant crowd, and again of the brigade commenced. and again renewed and repeated. At the A squadron of cavalry preceded the royal cortege, various points along these roads flags streamed and then at a slow pace her Majesty and suite, at from the houses, on many of which were inscrib- tended by a brilliaut assemblage of officers,proceeded ed " Welcome home, brave Guards," and the down the line, the whole of the Guards presenting like. On Vauxhall-bridge an inedent occurred arms. The scene at this precise moment was one which, though slight-in itself, was no doubt grati- Of surpassing grandeur, while the cheering and tying to the humble individual noticed, and was applause with which the brilliant scene was sur warmly applauded by the respectably-dressed veyed was of the most rapturous and enthusiastic persons who had congregated on the bridge, character. A young man, who had lost his arm, and was The royal carriages having proceeded the whole dressed in plain clothes, with the Crimean medal length of the line, returned to the saluting point, and three bars on his breast, attracted the atten- and the brigade then passed by the Royal party in tion of the veteran Lord Rokeby as he rode along, slow and quick time, the bands of the dif- His lordship stopped, asked the man where he lost ferent regiments playing " See the conquering hero his arm, and was informed at Inkermann, his lord- comes." After this movement had been performed ship all the time shaking him heartily by the hand. the whole of the regiments halted as if to afford The troops, in passing through Abingdon-street, her Majesty another opportunity of surveying Old Palace-yard, Margaret-street, Parliament- those who had so well discharged their duty. street, and Pall-mall, were again enthusiastically lithe then left the ground amidst tremendous cheer cheered ; and as they passed in front of the Houses iug, and the Brigade marched off to their respective of Parliament, which were crowded with peers barracks. and Mies, as was the Treasury, the Chapel Royal, the Horse. Guards, and the Admiralty, were re ceived with wavin g o f h an dkerchiefs by the ladies, the loud huzzas of the populace, and the melodious tones of the bells of St. Margaret's Church ; and at the corner of Parliament-street bouquets of flowers were thrown by ladies on the balconies amongst the troops. During the progress of the troops the police had behaved exceedingly indulgent to the people, many of whom, from their being collected in such great numbers; were unable to resist the pressuie from behind, and had to walk along the road by th• troops, but on arriving at the corner of Parlia ment-street, where Great George-street and Bridge street intersects, the crowd had become so great that they inconvenienced the Guards as they marched along... By a vigorous resistance under the superintendence of Captain Harris, the new Police Commissioner, who a c t e d with great consideration and caution, the crow d were kept back,, and the troops_proceedeLoa their route without further in convenience. -ihroopimaidetznt of Wkitehall . the Eors .. ••• • ... _ • . At Marlborough-house Gate, Earl Cardigan with his aides-de-camp, joined the Guards and rode with them into the park, and on being recognised was loudly cheered, as was General Beatson, who joined the troops in the park, and was dressed in gay and glittering regimentals as Commander of the Bashi- The same enthusiastic reception awaited the Guards on their entering the parks, where the Horse Guards (Blue) re-continued the line as had been accorded them throughout the previous part of the route. As they entered the park through Marlborough gate, the clock struck twelve, and on looking through the vista commanding a sight of the bal cony at Buckingham Palace, a magnificent sight presented itself. In the balcony, we afterwards found, awaiting the arrival of the troops, her M tjesty, who looked remarkably well, and was dressed in a white dress, lace shawl, and blue bon net ; his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales ; her Royal Highness the Princess Royal, who was dressed in a pink dress, with white shawl and green bonnet ; several other of the Royal children, the Duchess of Kent, King Leopold, the Compte de Flandres, with several of his Majesty's suite, Lady Sutherland, &c., c. The windows in front of the Palace were crowded with royal and distinguished visitors, and the para pet was lined with the officials of the Palace. The troops having passed along the centre Mall from Marlborough house, accompanied with several wounded soldiers in plain clothes, entered the side gate nearest Pimlico, and passed in front of the Palace, and were received by her Majesty, the members of the .Royal family, and distinguished visitors, in the most gratifying and affectionate manner. MUPINY IN THE TIPPERARY MILITIA. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) DUBLIN, WEDNESDAY MORNING. An alarming mutiny broke out among the North Tipperary Militia, now stationed at Nenagh, on Monday, and had not been quelled up to post hour last night. The men peremptorily refused to give up their clothing and arms pre v i o u s t o disembodi ment, and then attacked their officers and com mitted several other outrages. Major-General Cutterton has despatched a large body of troops from Limerick to quell the mutiny. Her Majesty, as the troops advanced up the Mall, and .passed under the balcony, appeared much affected, and repeatedly bowed and waved her handkerchief to them in the most familiar and condescending manner possible, and the brave fellows were so elated at the signal mark of favour and affection they had received at the hands of their Queen that they took off their bearskin caps, waved them in the air, and cheered lustily. The troops, as they passed before her Majesty, emerged by the gate nearest Constitution-hill, pro ceeded up the hill across into Hyde-park, amidst the cheers of countless thousands who were assem bled iu the vast space in close proximity to this part of the route. MR. BRIGHT, M.P.—This gentleman, who had been staying for some days past at the Union Hotel here, as well as at Anderton s Hotel, Nairn, set out on TLurs day last, for Sutherlandshire. We are glad to bear that B fight is considerably improved in health. —lnver ness Advertiser. The reports from the manufacturing towns for th , . past week give evidence of the effect of this good pros pec s of the harvest in imparting steadiness to al, branches of trade. At Manchester there has been fair demand, accompanied in somo instances by an ad vance in prices. The Birmingham accounts describe no alteration in the iron -market; but slate . that quotation - are *ell maintained. A reducti an of 5 per cent. ha been made in copper manufactures, owing to the reoeni fall in that Metal. At Nottingham a good business bA . I been transacted both in hosiery and lace. In 6, woollen districts there has beed a slight improvement, and the Irish linen-markets are quiet. The (I°lo 3 ne Gazette is responsible for the following , `toy : --e." When Palmer was condemned the Sardiii.ar.; ambassador telegraphed to Turin, Palm-r, condemn o death, will be hanged at Itugeley.' The offi ial t Turin wiote for Palm ' (abridged for Palmer') 'Pa - , ..: ; merston,' and sent it as an offic al despatch to the Cavour. The latter, having smiled on reAding it. left it open on he desk,•and.in a few minutes the repot went like-vrildfire - tlirough - Turin that the Euglish Liao bangei t iz . Plidpe 14 ipieter." . . L-- -1 4. 0 11 • :.)114.,0 . -.4 b 41.11. 11.R.H.F.,11.P.A. AT IT AGAIN Let the reader imagine Punch, in the costume of a Policeman on duty, gently tapping an illustrious personage as he hurries out of theasTational Gallery with a misappropriated picture under either arm, on the shoulder, and exclaiming—" Only moving the pic - ures to Kensington Gore Supp ,se you leave 'em where they are, eh I" and be will conceive at once what a treat is in store for, or being enjoyed by, the purchasers of this week's number of our contemporary Police esprit and the Puncheon idiosyncrasy were surely never presented in more harmonious and striking conjunction than in the countenance of the zealous well-trained officer, nor detected larceny tnoze legibly graved than on the counte nance of the exalted " conveyancer." At your it again and again, most patriotic of policemen, until you have " nabbed" the eutire gang of " national" depredators. CALNE ELECTION.—Str W. F. Williatll9 of KM'S was this day elected member for Caine without opposition. . . A credit bank has been formed in Milan, with a capi tal of 120,00011., for the assistance of the silk trade. The King of Naples, who is now on a visit to the Pupa at Porto o'Arizio, is said to have taken coun-el with his holiness, and that the result is, both these po tentates have agreed on resisting what they call the aggre.sive policy of the Western Powers. The King of Sardinia has c inferred the Grand Cross of St. Maurice and Lazarus on Mehemed Ali Pasha, Prince of Egypt ; and M. Musurus, Cbarcre d'Affaires of the Porte at Turin, bas been named Commander of the second cla•s of the same order. THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF PRIISSIA.—Their Royal Highnesses will arrive in L n'ion tomorrow, on a visit to her Maj-sty. They will embark at 0 itend this even ing at 7 o clook, afri, landing at Dover, will pass the night at Birmingham's Royal Ship Hotel, where a suite of State apartments have been engaged for their recep tion. His Excellency the Prussian Minister will leave town this afternoon to receive the Prince and Princess.— A. letter from a correspondent at Dover says :--" The Prince and Princess of Prussia are expected to arrive at Dover to day. Apartments have been prepared at the Ship Hotel, where their Royal Highnesses will stay during the night, and wiil leave Dover by a special train on Thursday morning." On Saturday last Sir Charles Napier entertained at dinner, at his residence in Albemarle street, the follow ing noblemen and gentlemen :---Lord Panmure, Lord Dundonald, Lord Paulet, his Excellency the Portuguese Minister, Sir J. Duke, M.P., Sir G. Sartorius, Mr. J. A. Roebuck, M P., Mr. Jackson, M.P, ' Mr. Malins, M.P., Rear•Adirgral Best, Admiral Wood, Captain Gor don, Mr. Ley, clerk of the House of Commons, and Mr. James Grant. Lord Palmerston was also to baye been of the p :rty, but circumstances connected with his lord ship's official duties occurred at the last moment, which rendered his absence unavoidable. The weekly reviews from the Amsterdam and Rotter dam produce-markets state that the demand was limi'.;ed, but that prices continued to be well supported. In coffee the transactions were principally for local con sumption. Sugar, raw and refined, was still favourably influenced by purchases, and rates were quoted at a fur ther slight advance. The holders of rice refusing to sub mit to a further reduction, prices were nominal. The letters from Rouen report greater-animation in the mar ket for manufactures, bat rates had not exhibited mate rial improvement. Accounts from Westera Australia of the 21st of April are very favourable with regard to - the general progress of the colony. An abundant harvest had caused a con siderablefall in wheat and fl itir, and the sea on appeared in every re-{sect to be unusually productive. The farm. ing interests were never in a Mots healthy state, and the trade of the place altogether was satisfactory although some dulness had been occasioned by the course of the Rome Government, who were reducing the convict es tablihinent as much as possible. Rumours had just been revived of the disc 'very of gold. • Two specimens hail been brought in—one from within 12 miles of Perth, the other from a locality about 40 wiles from that place. In the neighbourhood of Chartipiou Bey a very promising copper mine is said to have been discovered and opened. PRICE OF GOLD.—The quotation of gold at Paris is about 5 per Hidle premium, and the short exchange on London is 25.25 per 1/. siterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of 3/. 17s. 104 d. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is nearly 2-10ths per cent. dearer• in Paris than in London. By advices from Hamburg the price of gold is 423 per mark, and the short exchange on London is 13.44 ; standard gold, at the English Mint price, is therefore- rather more than 240ths per cent. dearer in London than in Ham burg. The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days sight is 110 per cent., which, as com pared with the Mint par between the two countries, chows that-the exchange is slightly in favour of Eng. land ; and, after making allowance for charges of trans pert and difference of interest, the present rate leaves a trifling profit on the importation of gold from the United S tides. - THE ALLEGED - IVIITEDER IN ST. GlLEB'S.—Yesterday uMar.ndWaaknldey Crown, coec . l Now -the adjourned inquiry at the ow Osterd- street, touching the death of Mr. Samuel Stocker, civil engineer, aged 35, who, as already reported, Was alleged to have been Way 'lid by robbers and murdered near St. Giles's Church. The additional evidence did --not afford any positive proof upon the matter, and - the jury, therefore, acting upon a recommendation of, the coroner, returned- an open verdict the effect "Tbat thrideceasod deed front certain, injuries to the head caused by a man to the jurors unknown." CAUTICiNTO PAIVNBHOKERIS.—At the - Brigton Borough Police Court yesterday (Tuesday), Lewis Lyons, pawn broker, New-road s was .charged at the instance of Col. Lowe, - with laving knowingly'reeeired a Crimean medal T f Te m b j eiti n i ß rre a p k o e se ' d a a p • p r e iva na t l e ty ill of t t h h e ret h ti L m ig es h t t he P s rag upros n e s d . amount of the medal, in all Ns., and also fined the de fendant • is. and - costs for the. offence. The added - that it .any other ca;e was braught before the 2 bzl,"the . rirf : y wi:4l be fined in th) fall pushy of 00%. • ~.--.~.. HAMBURG. The Indepencloace Beige has the following from Hamburg, dated the 4th : Tile police of this city have just effected an ar rest which has created some sensation. A Pole, M. Joseph Olsceski, an emigrant of old date from his own country, where his property is seques trated, arrived here a few weeks ago from London. Upon the strength of au information received from some secret agents in London, our police wade a sudden irruption into M. 01 ceski's rooms, where they discovered, it is said, some boxes filled with addresses and proclamations printed in England, and drawn up by a revolutionary committee that has established in that country the basis of its ope rations. These printed sheets were to be distributed by thousands over the kingdom of Poland. The plot had its ramifications at Berlin. It is announced that the police of that capital have just made there several pollicalarrests among the P o li s h re f ugees . M. Goldheim, lieutenant of police, at Berlin, ac companied by two agents, came yesterday and demanded the surrender of M. Olsceski, who will be conveyed to Berlin, and from there escorted to the Polish frontiers, where he will be handed o v er to the military authorities of Russia. ITALY. The following address is from the Neapolitansto Count Cavour. It is important as showinc , the increased influence which Piedmont has gained by recent events, and the, greater approximation which is being effected botweeu the Italian na tionalities . " THE NEAPOLITANS TO THE COUNT CAI/OUB. "The Parliament and the Army of Pied wont have made manifest to the work]. that civil prudence and mili tary valour are the patrimony of Italians, a patrimony which falls not Leneath the scythe of time nor with tilt vicissitudes of history. This wi , dorn and this courage, no longer suffering del,ty, you have known how to en gage in the great affairs of nations and in the struggle of giants •it, tile Crimea. Toe se deeds now bear upoi, them the impress of the Itt!ian arm, and your natn .ever will be blotted from the pages of human great. ness. Those who once rtgarded your counsels as lash „Bs now applaud you with astonishment. They have been enabled to perceive that privileged minus pierce ,feeply into' passing events ; that happy results are almost always the effect of wise preparations, and that therefore the intellect of man makes oven fortune obey it. The Pttdmontese soldier carried with him the ' heart and the well-wishes of the Neapolitan p opfe His triumphs and his glory were a ray of living light, which penetrated int.. the innermost soul of t e Neapolitan soldier. We have seen him tremble with indignation at the unhonoured ease td which he is con demned. Praise be t•i your name ! Those were the estimonials which you brought forward for Italy ; you afterwards undertook to • prepare for it awie the nations a third glorious life, to create for it a more robust existence—a inure wonderful civilisation ; ant now we, and those of the other Italian provinces, thougl, impeded in body, have begun to live, it may be said, in this third Italian cradle, Pits , mont. This is the new iw personation of Italy which you with infinite dignity irinness bave represented hi the presence of Ps,tenta es. Anti for which we are loved and hated. In this way has. you asserted the right of us all to live as I atians i iur great and coveted country. Eternal glory be your name ! The sentiments of Neapolitans for su b oeoefits do not fled terms sufficiently strong t o give them expression. - You, most distinguished Citizen, While sus dining and defending your country, would have a kelt'', f repugnance that it should proffer to you, by our lip-. Hough we are your most oppressed fellow-citizen .vor is of gratitude; but mu - hearts are su deeply mow tat silence would-oppress us still more. Accept lien, at least, o. e act of our deep affection and of irotound admiration If we Neapolitans now live i Piedmont,. you live also in cur hearts, and our chil Urea shall ever repeat your name with love am: YeneiatiOn. 1 - 0 1 J,X name, as it is, is a terror to those HYDE PARK. At an early hour this morning many thousands had assembled to welcome home our Crimean heroes, and at the time appointed for the arrival of the different bb.ttalions there was a larger at tendance than had ever witnessed any former .. • LATEST E S. M4RSEILLES, JULY 8. Despatches from Constantinople state that the Grand Vizier, Aali Paella, had arrived there on the 28th c , f June. A decree of the Porte orders the immediate levying of a tax of 15,000,000 francs. There was to be, on the sth of July, a great solemnity at Constantinople in honour of the allied generals. Marshal Pelissier and General Codrington were to be presented with magnificent sabres and the cross of Medjidie in diamonds. Marshal Pelissier was to leave the Crimea on the 3d of July. There would then only remain there 3,000 French, 1,800 English, and 100 Sar dinians. FRANCE. PARIS, WEDNESDAY. M. Fortoul, Minister of Pl4l)lic Instruction and Worship, has died suddenly at Elms. TUESDAY EVENING. Some weeks ago the Municipal Council of Nantes offered a residence for the Imperial Prince in that town, and the old palace of the Dukes of Brittany was spoken of as selected fur the purpose. The Emperor has not thought fit to accept the offer, as will be seen from the following letter addre,a•ed to the Mayor of Nantes by the Minister of the Interior : " Mo , sieur,—The E npernr has been duly informed of the deliberation by which, on your prop isition, the municipal council of Nantes request his Mnj-sty to be graciously plea-ed to accept the offer of a residence for the Prince Imperial. The Emperor was highly gratified by the feeling which prompted that delibera tion, and has charged me to express all his gratitude to yourself, Monsieur, and the councillors of your good and loyal city. But the realisation of this idea would be attended with considerable expense to the town ; and hit Majesty desires that such an outlay should not be incurred, especially since the terrible disasters cau-ed by the overflowing of the Loire. His Majesty cordially thanks the town of Nantes for this mark of attachment '0 the heir of his dynasty, and begs you will make known to your fallow citiz-us how highly he appreciates this new proof of their affection and devotedness.— Accept, &c., " BILLAULT." • BOURSE, July B.—Little or no business doing, and Rentes and Shares are much the same as yes terday. Threes are at 71f. 80c. RUSSIA. A letter from Odessa of the 23d, in the Austrian Gazette, says :—" A definitive decision has at length been received here from St. Petersburg, respecting the colonisation of the Greek volunteers in the Crimea. These will receive the land aban cloned by the Tartars, exempt from taxes during 50 years.- The state will advance for the same poriod to each father of a family a sum of 200 silver roubles. The children of these families will be educated at the expense of the state. The Greek volunteers would nut have hoped for more favourable terms. The number of persons at tracted to the Crimea by curiosity or by a desire of visiting the graves of their relatives having be come very considerable, and as many of these visitors were consequently subject to great pri vations, Ve government has determined on de livering passports only to persons who can prove that business ..ffairs call theta to that country." A letter from Kalish (Poland) of the Ist, in the Austrian, Gazette, says :--" A decree of the Em peror, published yesterday, has produced a most joyful sensation here ; it is to the effect that in future persons of all classes, leaving the country from motives of health, will obtain the necessary authorisation gratis, in place of having to pay 50 roubles as formerly." The Governor of Poland, Prince Gortschakoff, has sent a circular to all the local authorities declaring that they shall allow all persons who have fled abroad to escape military service to return home without punishment ; also that they shall recommend such persons to occupy themselves in agricultural or manufacturing la bour. It is stated that several refugees, tak ing advantage of the promises of the circular, have returned to their homes, but that they are those who have passed toe age of military ser vice ; as to the others, it is stated that they fear to return lest they should be included in the next levy. The Nord of Brussels puldi4lies a letter from Vienna in a,vour of more intimate relations be tween Austria and Russia, but that journal itself seems to have little symp ally for tne Austrian journals. The Austrian Correspondence had stated that the articles against Austria in the iVord were effaced by the Russian censors, and to that asser tion the Nord replies as follows : " rho Austrian j .urnals make much ado about a statement, which they repeat over and over aaiu, to the effect that the RUssian censors have suppressed one of our articles, written in reply to the insults of the Austrian press. We are not aware whether the sup pre-sion ready took place, but, in any case, the fact causes us but little entfamissinent. If the Russian ett:hiors have suppressed an article, rather severe perhaps, that we wr,)te io answer to the impertinent attacks of the Austrian j iurnals, what ei,e Uses that prove than the extreme moderati n of the Ru-sian Government, and our own perfect independence ? The Austrian journals exult in what they call the disavowal inflicted on us ; can it be that they imagine the Cabinet of St. Petersburg to be of their opinion, and that it is grateful to tnem for the insults and malicious ii•sinuations which they launch against Russia, and for the self-glorification in which they incessantly indulge ? Really, the whole matter is quite pitiful 1" who oppress us ;to these who envy our indepen• letice, our liberty, our morality—so it is hope to the oppressed, comfort to the weak, and a support to the bold. And this name, which sounds not less revered in the palaces and in the writings of free and enlightened nations—this name, we trust, will be also, and that ere long, the herald o f ? the well.asstlred independence and union of Italy." TUSOANY. " A change of Ministry appears probably in Tuscany," says a letter from Florence in the Univers. " Toe Grand Duke, thwarted in his de sires respecting the concordat by his chief Minister, M. Baldasseroni, sometimes seemed inclined to dismiss him. Two of the Ministers, MM. Lami and Bologna, are partisans of the Leopoldine laws, and would retire with M. Baldasseroui. Two other Ministers, MM. Buonarotti and Landucci, would form the new Cabinet, being in favour of the con cordat ; but the most influential members of the diplomatic corps have expressed the opinion of the Governments which they represent tu be in favour of retaining the code of Leopold I." THE BRAZILS. SOUTHAMPTON, WEDNESDAY MORNING. By the Royal Mail steam-ship Tay, Captain Brydges, with the Brazilian and River Plate mails, we have dates from Buenos Ayres, May 28th ; I‘l , nte Video, 31st ; Rio d• Janeiro, June 14th ; Bahia, 17th ; Pernambuco, 19th ; St. Vincent's, 27th ; Teneriffe, July Ist ; Madeira, 2d ; Lisbon, sth. The Tay brings 132 passengers, about 50,000/. in specie, and the usual cargo. Tne news from Buenos Ayres is uninteresting. The arrival of Mr. Christie at Monte Video, on his way to that province, had caused some sensation, es it was expected that it would tend to assit Urquiza... _ Both sides of the River Plate were perfectly tranquil, and in Monte Video the Oribe-Flores in fluence was still predominant. There was a scarcity of suitable British manufactured goods. The Sala deros were killing very little, and everything ex cept tallow maintained its price. Freights for England, 425. 6d. to 455. Exchange, 655. to 655. 6d At Rio coffee had declined ; quo tations for good Channel cargoes were 41s. sd. to 435. f. o. b. The dry goods market during the month had considerably improved, and large sales were being made. The news by the Tay of fresh arrivals coining, however, caused a depression. Her Majesty's ship Express had lost her First Lieutenant and 32 hands from yellow fever. Freights, 55 to 60 ; exchange, 27i to 27g. At Bahia, a steady business was doing in dry goods. Stocks were moderate. In produce little was doing, owing to the scarcity of supplies. Cotton, sugar, and tobacco had advanced. Ex- A I change 27, 1 2 to 27g. At Pernambuco there had been a limited arrival j of dry goods, with an improved d eman d. S uga f i had advanced 50 to 100 rein, but entries Ore small, owing to heavy rains. Exchange 27ticash. The inhabitants of Cape de Verde Islands con tinued to suffer much from famine and sickness, and numbers had arrived at St. Vincent's for the purpose of obtaining food and employment. At Lisbon cholera cases continued to appear. The Finance Committee had reported in favour of the bill for the loan of 330,0001. for public works, and the Government had brought in another bill to be allowed to land out of it about 100,000/. to the H Santarem Railway. AMERICA. LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY. The screw-steamer City of Baltimore, with ad vices from Philadulphia to the 26th ult., is off the port. She brings about $60,000 specie on freight and 100 cabin passengers, among whom is Mr. Mathew, the late Consul at Philadelphia. • From Athens, under date of July 2, it is stated that the 41.1 inerva newspaper had been seized fot the publication of a second forgery of a Govern ment circular. The Government has requested the Chambers to grant'a pension of 5001. a year to Count Mavrocordato. SUGGESTIONS FOR PREVENTION OF CRIME► 13IR3IINGI1AM, Tuesday.—At the Birmingham quarter sessions yesterday, Mr. M. D. Hill, Q.C., the recorder, observed, in thei course of an address to the grand jury, that the (ifficultiee which stand in the way of convicting .; the pra,ctisei receiver of stolen goods who keeps a shop 1 for taking in this kind of goods have turned the attention of many persons to consider whether a trade of this kind ought to be permitted to be an open trade, and whether it should not be centrolled and regulated by licence. If there were lker o for such shops they should 'only be uyatited on sntrie condition. No person should receive , a licence unless he could show that he was a respectable , tier,on, by bringing the . signature s i n hi s f avour o f a given number of persens—hous -ho'ders of known honesty and integrity. Aeam, it he been proposed that every house should be so constructed as not to be out of the oeservation of the police, and that the occupiers of then% should be required to keep a book containing an ace count of the articles purchased by them, and the homes of those persons who buy them. All this has been done in the town of Liverpool. lam informed (cow tinned the recorder) by his worship the mayor, who sit: by my side, that the local bill, wbice was prepared to be submitted to Parliament this session, contained a provision for this object, copied from the local act in operation at Liverpool. I regret to find that the bill was net prosecuted, as to the cause of which I may not be correctly informed, as it is no part of my duty to ob• tain - an ae - eurate knowledge of such questions ; but I do say that that particular clause, of the insertion of which I am cognisant, from a draft of the bill having been sent me, was likely to have been exceedingly useful to the town of Birmingham, and I regret that the measore was not laid upon the table of the House of Commons; and I trust that on a future occasion it may have a better fate. There is only one further observation which I have to make, and it is this, that I see no amelioration in one important particular, and that is, if our treatment of criminals had been well adapted to reform them, we should not have had such a list as comes before Us to day. There are ninety five prisoners for trial; and with regard to more than one bad of the number they • are persons who have previous convictions recorded against them, and who con-equently have not been de terred by the h-ar of ericount,rirg punishment from re• peating their offences', or reformed by the discipline to which they were sul jeered. Now, gentlemen, the main ' reason why the latter object is not attained is this, that ' hey are not under the control of the prison authorities fir a sufficient length of time. How can you expect a person, old or youeg, to u. dere° any decided change of character during a fortnight, a month, two months, or three months?—and until public opinion,•instead of complaining of harshness when prisoners are committed for long periods, is led to-perceive that it is a kindness even to the offenders, to place them under circura• • stances by which their character may be reformed, and that it is a false notion of kindness to desire that they should be speedily liberated- I am afield that until this conviction forces itself upon the public mind, the duties of grand jurors will year by year become more onerous. I believe that commitments for short periods are a sort .of education in crime. A prisoner discovers that im prisonment can be better borne than be imagin e d, and finding, when be cornea out of prison, that the difficulties of maintaining himself by honest means are greatly in creased, having lost his dread of the gaol, and what is worse than all, having lost his friends in the lowest classes of society, and acquired them amongst those who looked favourably upon him in proportion as he became more unprinciple e sinks lower into the depths of ini quity. Sentences must be passed in accordance with public opinion, and it is often impracticable to resort to such as would be very humane and sanctioned by law, because the principle on which they would be based is not generally recognised, and its partial opera.. tion would engerener the feeling that offences were pus i,ished, not according to their magnitude, but to the distinction with which they were committed. Every year, the public are becoming more and more Sensitive on this subject, and punishments are becoming lighter and lighter. lam now an old man, and have been en ea;ed in the duties of my, profession nearly forty years, and when I contrast the state of punishments, as I first knew them, with what they now are, the change is enor mous. In n any respects the change has been for the ,' .el ter, but I think that we are now running into a angeroue extreme of an opposite kind, and that if the system of l.ght punishments is to be persevered in, we had better have no punikhments at all. They neither leter nor reform, whereas they ba've the bad effect of flinging poor creatures into contact with those who •re Norse than themselves, and teaching theta to pursue a life of crime. mARKET NEWS. —(This Day. CORN EXCHANGE. . A very limited supply of English wheat was on sale in to-clay's market. For most kinds we had a steady demand, and a good clearance was effected at fully Monday's prices. Foreign wheat, the supply of which was short, sold slowly, yet the quotations were well supported. In floating car goes for the continent only a limited business was doing. Barley and malt were dull, yet prices were maintained: Wo had a fair demand for oats, at extreme zates. Beans, peas, and flour as on Monday. *ARMSLts THIb Wlfitli. Wheat. ( Barley. Malt. 'Data I Flour. .. 1.210 ( 20 780 570 I, I,of. ash .... l2O ()reign 1 1 1,030 150 6,230 raßOßOUGHte'demand for HOP. mode We have amost binds of hopo4 In prices no change has taken place. WHITECHAPEL. The trade ruled steady, as follows :—Beef from 3s 6d to (kt ; mutton, 3s I.od to 5s o,t ; lamb, 4s Ed to 5a 6d; eat, 3s 101 to 5s 03 ; pork, 3s 6d to 4s 8d per 81be., irr be carcase. Count Apraxin, Governor-Geoerat of Siberia, baa rived in Paris. Him object is said to be to take advice Alt the best and readiest mode of working the gold Milo. dificoYerecl iu ti tat Tk3 11 of the Swim empire! i . 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