The Sun. — London, England, 1856-05-10 00:00:00

THE kTRE ROYAL, D RITRY.LANE, Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. ENGLISH OPERA. THIS EVENING) will be produced IL TROVATORE. To coiclude with THE YANKEE HOUSEKEEPER. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. the Management of Mr. BuckstOUS. THIS EVENING, THE EVIL GENIUS. Followed by EL (lAMBI:MN° ; or, The Mexican Goldseeker. Io which PEREA NENA and the Spanish Dancers will appear, After which, GRI3IBIIAW, 13 AG311AVV, AND BRA.DSFIAW. To conclude with THE POSTMAN'S KNOCK. 11/YAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. 'Under fhe Itmagement of Mr. CaAafxs Ez.tx. THIS EVENING, THE VECTOR VANQUISHED. To conclude with THE WINTER'S TALE. Principal characters by Mr. and Mrs. C. Kean. ROYAL THEATRE ADELPHL Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, LIKE AND UNLIKE. Messrs. B. Webster, Wright, P. Be Vora. C. Selby, Garden; Madame Celeste, Miss Wyndham. After which, URGENT PRIVATE AFFAIRS. To conclude with ROW'S TOUR UNCLE ? ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. Alfred Wigan. THIS EVENING STILL WATERS RUN DEEP. Followed by CATOLIING A MERMAID. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Lessees, Mews. Shepherd and Crawlei. THIS EVENING, RICHELIEI7. After which, TUFFLEHATISEN; or, The Lawyer's Legend. To conclude with IHE TWO POLTS. ASTLErS ROYAL AMPERTHEATRE. Lessee and Maurer, Mr. Wm. Cooke. There will he produced, on Whit-Monday. a New and Guild Equestrian Spectacle, with many other novelties. THIS EVENING (its Last Week), Lord Byron's MAZEPPA and the WILD HORSE. After which, LES JEUX A BRIDE ABA.TTUE, or Equestrian Acts in the Arena. To conclude with ENGLAND'S HARVEST HOME and NATIONAL STEEPLE CHASE (its last week). B Is-office oven >in Elewn till Four. State Manager, Mr. W. West. Equestrian Director, Mr. W. Cooke, Jun. HIGH WATER, AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tare Dar—Morn. 36 min. aft. s—Evening 1 min. aft. 6 T )-11onuow—Morn. 28 min. aft. 6 —Evening 57 min. aft. 6 THE WEATHER—SUN OFFICE, MAY 10. THERMOMETER, IN TEE SHADE. 64—highest since noon yesterday. 48 —lowest this morning and during the night. 65 —Colo day at noon. BAROMETER, 30; now 29'97. WIND, N.E. to E.—Fresh, with fine sunshiny weather. ;e1) .11 ~~ ~~~., LONDON, SATURDAY, MAY 10, 1856. Sardinia has formally appealed to France and England on the important question of the condi tion of Italy. As the only State which offers a barrier to revolution, she has called on the Western Powers to assist in obtaining efficacious remedies for the existing evils. Her claims to respectful attention on• this, or indeed on any point, are irre sistible. Bravely and nobly she stood forward as the ally of the Western Powers in the hour of danger and difficulty. She paused not for nice calculations as to the most politic course, or tha by which her own interests might be promoted. She looked only to that which her own honour and the interests of civilisation demanded, and once being satisfied as to what was right, she unhesitatingly pursued the straight path, setting a brilliant example to despicable neu trals and pretended friends. Heart and soul she flung herself into the contest, and the aid which she so nobly afforded had no trifling effect on the operations in the Crimea. The jealousy of Austria was greatly excited by proceedings which so strongly contrasted with her own. An attempt was made to force a quarrel, which was only averted by the extra ordinary forbearance of the Cabinet of Turin, anc: she has since availed herself of every possible occasion to display her petty animosity. At the Conferences of Paris Austria pertinaci ously refused even to discuss the condition of Italy. She well knew the extent of the influ ences operating in her favour, and availed herself thereof to the utmost. Louis NAPOLEON, while occupying the Roman States, could scarcely pro test against Austrian occupations. He should first extract ". the beam from his own eye," or, as our factitious contemporary Punch bath it, " draw his own foot from the boot." Besides, the sinister argument that the affairs of Italy should be left to the separate disposal of the two great Roman Catholic Powers had great weight with the Em- PEROR of 1856—" Quantum mutates ab illo ifectore," who bravely stood forward two years before in the sacred cause of right against might —of justice against expediency. Of the Coburg influence there was no doubt. The matrimonial alliance with the family of Uncle LEOPOLD, and the spirit of Germanism unhappily so prevalent in England, prevented the adoption of the course which honour and justice indicated. The inconvenient topic was therefore disposed of by a side wind, and the Congress broke up, with out arriving at any decided result oa the all-im portant question. It new remains to be seen how the present application will be received. There ought to be no doubt en the point. But we have long since ceased to place any faith in Princes, or Emperors, 11 h or their Governments, a n d wes a therefore await the result with considerable anxiety. It i s need less to say that the evils of Austrian (aye, and of French) occupation are opposed to the interests of Italy an d o f Europe, and contrary t o treaty, humanity, an d justice. These are truths that cannot be controverted. But, unfortuuately, we cannot, therefore, feel any degree of confidence that " right will be done." According to the regulations recently established, Parliament will hear nothing of the matter until it has been finally disposed of, and when it is futile to raise a discussion on what can no longer be helped. If the spirit of toadyism and servility be so strong that none can be found to protest against these unconstitutional principles, we must submit patiently for the present, and await a new appeal to the country, in the hope that some few independent members may be returned—men who will not shrink from introducing and discussing an unpalatable proposition. We trust, however, that some one may still be found with sufficient pluck to hazard an interrogatory, and to bear the snubbing and the rebukes of the Premier, accom panied with " the cheers and laughter" of the House. The state of Italy at this moment is a serious blot on the escutcheons of all those who arro gate to themselves the titles of " the Great Powers of Europa." In almost every State.... with one bright exception—the people are kept down and controlled by foreign bayonets. Where Austria interferes every pretension to decency is dispensed with. She, very naturally, ants the part of the despotic tyrant, and scarcely thinks it neces sary to consult the nominal authorities. Her will is supreme in everything. The inhabitants are ruled with an iron rod, and, to enhance the insult, they are compelled to pay for the occupation which they so bitterly resent, like the schoolboys in " the good old times," who had to purohase the rods with which they were to be severely casti gated. It may now be convenient for her to counsel her satellites that there should be an ap pearance of moderation, that they should pre tend to virtues which they do not possess. But it will only be for the purpose of avoiding or retarding real reforms. Any amelioration in troduced under such auspices will be of the most temporary and precarious character, not lasting a moment beyond the exigencies that have ren dered them indispensable. To arrive at a satisfactory solution of the im portant problem, the causes that have led to such an untoward state of affairs should be strictly investigated. " Melius est petere fontes qvam sectari rivulos." It is not the petty abuses occasioned by the per sonal misconduct of King BOMRA or of the Sove reign Pontiff, by the Governments of Parma, or Tuscany, or the Leviathan oppressors of Lom bardy that are to be taken into account. The question must be considered as a whole, and the fairest land of the earth, that which formerly was Mistress of the World, must, if possible, be rescued from the misery of mis government and oppression that demoralises the inhabitants, and disqualifies them for the fitting enjoyment of the freedom and independence that cannot long be withheld. Sir GEORGE GREY'S brief and pedantic re ply to the question put by Mr. BOWYER in the House last evening in connection with the police outrage on Miss ARCHER supplies the key to the entire affair. When such an evident proof of indifference to the protection of the public and of willingness to screen police offenders is forth coming at head-quarters, we can have no reason to wonder at the frequency of public outrages, and the difficulties thrown in the way of the subjects Hof them in their search for redress. In most constituted bodies the cue is taken by subordinate officers from their superiors, and, given a Home Secretary like Sir GEORGE GREY, we arrive by a natural gradation at brutal policemen indulging in violent assaults on helpless and unoffending men and women. A ruffian member of the force having this penchant, sees no reason why he should not indulge it on every favourable oppor tunity. His sergeant, he is well aware, has rather an interest in cloaking his acts of ruffian ism than otherwise, the inspector not favouring any attempts at detection, knowing, as he does, such procedure will not recommend him to the Com missioners, who are but too happy to snub mere civilians, and reflect Sir G. GREY. Only listen to that prim, pettifogging precisian, whose veins must certainly run snowbroth instead of manly English blood :—" He was aware a charge had been made against a constable for an assault upon Miss ARCHER, and he learned that on hearing the case it was not proved against the constable, because it appeared the constable had not been identified. He had had no communication with the magis trate, for un less complaint were made in the case it was not necessary for him to have such. No complaint having been made, he had no right to suppose that anything wrong hal been done ; but as a complaint had now been made, he had considered it his duty to inquire into the natter, and the result of his inquiries had `peen that he had no right to impugn the justice of the magistrate's decision." That is what this Minister of Justice has to say in relation to this dastardly outrage. Had he acted as he should have done, the offender would have been discovered and had his meed of punishment awarded to him by this time. A hint o: his to the Commissioners would have sufficed to set the whole force engaged on the rascal's back instanter —each member of it full of anxiety to vindicate himself, by the detection of the real culprit, from ;o degrading a charge ; instead of which we find Lccommodating inspectors, sergeants, and con stables swearing, not " through a stone wall," hut something less feeling, through one another -o screen him. Was there ever a more disgraceful niscarriage of justice ? Nobody doubts that the .ssault was perpetrated, and there is every reason 1 o believe the rascally offender could, as he ought, have been discovered by the police them selves, had any desire for his detection existed on their part and that of their superiors. But the 'riends of Miss ARCHER find themselves baffled , and unable to obtain hitherto that redress which he force itself should have been the first and l most effective instrument to secure. Henceforth, unless the affair be seriously taken up, our do mestic HAYNAUS will know where to seek for im munity in the indulgence of their passion, and unless the better-disposed members of the force look to it the word " Policeman" will be counted synonymous with " woman-beater." The entire affair is but another proof how we are governed, and haw, dangerous it is to arm a Sir GEORGE GREY at the Home Office with any further power by means of an extension of such a force ! WORTHY OF IMITATION!!! NO ILLUMINATION. The Town Council of Oxford mat yesterday, and decided by 19 votes to 11 not to have an illumina tion for the " precious Peace." DEPARTURE OF BARON BeuNow. His Excellency- Baron Bruaow having performed the object of his mis sion to this country, in delivering to her Majesty the Queen an autograph letter from the Emperor Alexander 11. of all the Russias, announcing his accession to the Imperial Throne, will leave town this afternoon on his return to Frankfort-sur-Maine, where his Excellency in tends making a brief sejour. The reception accorded to the Baron by her Majesty has been precisely that which might have been anticipated from his Excellency's well earned popularity in this country. General the Hon. Charles Grey, Equerry to the Queen—an old personal friend of Baron Brunow —has been charged to proceed to St. Petersburg on Monday next, bearing an autograph letter from her Majesty to the Emperor Alexander. In both Houses of Parliament last night the message r. fro m the Queen recommending a p en sion of 1,0001. a-year to S ir Willi am Willi ams was ta k en i n t o consi deration an d unanimously adopted. tour M t y, after a most successful lecturing hrougThackerah the United States, returned to England MADAUE RISTOIII.--W on Wednesday l ast. i e understand th a t th e pieces which this great tragedienne is expected to appear be fore a London audience, at the Lyceum," Medea," ~ M aria Stuart," ar,e iosmunda,'' and (perhaps) " Mirra." " Pia des Toloine;," • It has been considered expedient to limit the future admission of strangers to view Woolwich Arsenal to Tuesdays and Fridays. A meeting of the Southampton Chamber of Commerce takes place next week, to take into consideration the question of making Southampton a foreign letter -sort ing station. ' The balance sheet of the National Bank for April, 1856, has been published, and by it we see that the metallic stock of that institution is but 2,500,0001 larger than it was in the preceding month. The bank notes in circulation amount to 370,273,094f15., which is almost 4 , 5 00,000f15. more than in March. MINING INTELLIGENCE.—There is very little change to notice in the aspect of the mining market since our last ; but, if anything, business has been more limitei, and prices, with one or two exceptions, have ruled lower. Dividend stock show more heavine,is than smile of the progressive mines.—From the Mining Journal of this clay. TEE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 10, 1856 Her Majesty and his Royal Highness the Prince Con sort honoured the Haymarket Theatre, yesterday even ing, with their presence. In attendance were the Hon. Mary Seymour, the Hon. Emily Cathcart, the Earl of Caithness, Major-General the Hon. Charles Grey, and Captain Du Plat. ROYAL VISIT TO THE TURKISH EmsAssY.—The visit of a Sovereign to the house of an Ambassador is always regarded as an act of eminent distinction ; when, there f)rs, we announce that, on Tuesday, the 27th inst., her Majesty will honour his Excellency M. Musurus, the Turkish Ambassador at the Court of St. James's, with her presence at a ball to be given at the residence of the Embassy in Bryanston-square, it will readily be under stood that such a visit will be considered, not merely in the light of a return for the compliment paid by his Imperial master to the !British representative by his most unusual presence at a ball given by Viscount Stratford de RedcHe, on the banks of the Bosphorus, but also as an almost singular instance of personal good feeiing on the part of the British Sovereign towards the Ambassador himself and Madame Musurus.—Morning Post. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.—OnCe more the long file of carriages in the Haymarket and Regent-street —once more the well-remembered throng of the " crush room" —once more the crowding at the pit entrance. The " Old House" re-opens to-night ; its walls will again resound with the strains of Rossini—its echoes again ring with the notes of Alboni. To-night we shall see that tvzst and brilliant sweep of boxes filled with the highest and gayest, tier upon tier. Fairy land will be revived on the stage ; the ballet spring to new life and new glories. To Mr. Lumley, whose liberality and energy work these wonders, a welcome, warm with old recollections, will no doubt be given—an earnest of the support which his enterprise deserves. SHERIFF OF LONDON.—We are informed that at a Court of Lord Mayor and Aldermen, held at Guildhall on Monday, John Joseph Mechi, Esq., of Tiptree-hall and Leadenhall-street, was nominated as sheriff for the ensuing year. At an agricultural meeting in Ayr, last week, Mr. J. H. Maxwell, the secretary of the Highland and Agricul tural Society of Scotland, stated that the entries of stock from Scotland for the great show about to be held in Paris were 175. He also stated that Scotland had en tered more stock than England and Ireland together. THE BLACK SEA.—Letters from Constantinople, of the 27th ult., state that the commercial vessels had already begun to navigate the Black Sea, and a regular line of steamers had commenced plying between Con stantinople and Odessa. The works commenced at the Salina mouth of the Danube to clear away the sand and stones were being actively proceeded with. About a foot and a half had been already cleared away, and the intention was to go three times that extent deeper. INTENDED SCIENTIFIC OBSERVATIONS IN YORKSHIRE. —The Leeds Mercury states that, with a view of obtain ing reliable data relative to the influence of different levels and kinds of soils upon the progress of vegetation, it is intended by some resident naturalists and agri culturists to make this year a series of observations upon Vie dates when the ordinary cultivated crops ripen in as many different parts of North Yorkshire as practicable. LADY FRANKLIN.—Mr. Henry Grinnell, in America, has received a letter from Lady Franklin, in which she expresses a desire that Dr. Kane should visit England far the purpose of taking charge of another Arctic expe dition. She still hopes that some survivor of Sir John Franklin's party may be found living among the Esqui maux, from whom might be obtained the particulars of her husband's fate. She proposes to fit out a pro peller at her own expense, and give the command to Dr. Kane. SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH COMPANY.—The Submarine Telegraph Company, being desirous of laying down a second cable to France, in addition to the cable esta blished between Dover and Calais, Sir James Carmichael, Bart., the chairman, and Mr. Andrews, the superinten dent of the company, have been getting up petitions in Southampton in favour of the company's project. Toe mayor and corporation, the Chamber of Commerce, the Cernmission of the Port and Harbour, and the bankers, merchant, and traders of the town, have all signed peti tions in favour of the company's memorial to the Em peror. The company propose, should the Emperor grant the prayer of the memorial, to lay the cable this autumn. INTERESTING SCULLERS' MATCH.—A scullers' match, which is creating considerable excitement, Las been made between Mr. A. Wentzell, the boat-builder, of Lambeth, and Mr. Ralph, oar and scull maker, of Lam beth. They are to row one mile, from Westminster bridge to Vauxhall-bridge, on Wednesday next, the 14th instant, 'the start to take place about six o'clock in the evening ; the losing part of the stakes to be spent in a dinner for a dozen gentlemen, Mr. Wentzell giving Mr. Ra'ph (win or lose, the invite). The betting has been d to 4 on Mr. Ralph, but the odds do not now seem to be so great. Mr. Ralph is training under the veteran Noulton, who is indefatigable in his endeavours to make hie man a winner. APOTHECARIES' HALL.—Names of gentlemen who passed their examination in the science and practice of medicine, and received certificates to practise, on Thurs day, May 8 :—Joseph Turton, Staneley, Windermere ; Thomas Awthorp, Halifax ; William Henry Hatfield, North Bierley, near Bradford ; Michael Tout Leamon, Tavistock, Devon. ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS.—The following gen tlemen, having undergone the necessary examinations for the diploma, were admitted members of the college at the meeting of the court of examiners on the 9th in. etant :—Messrs. John Stokes, Leintwardine, Hereford. shire ; Roderick Waller Merchant, British Guiana John Edward Barnes, Clare, Suffolk ; John Caparn, Enderby, Leicestershire ; Samuel Oliver, Guildford. street, Russell-square ; Thomas Henry Turney, Oven den, near rfalifax ; Joseph Tregelles Hiugston, Ply mouth ; Frederick Fisher, Norwich ; Frederick Hunter, Geelong, South Australia; and James Laimbeer, Liver pool. THE WALPOLE ISLANDERS.--On Whit-Monday a most interesting Exhibition opens at St. Martin's Hall under this title. It consists of a party of Indians and squaws from Lake Huron, Upper Canada, headed by the chief of the island Petoekeshich, who, it will be remembered, volunteered his services, and those of his chosen warriors, to proceed with the proposed Canadian battalion. Pe toekeshich is well known by the Canadian press as a I , yalist, and wears a medal given to his father by George the Third for services rendered in the late wars. He is an orator of no mean order, and is idolised by his people. He comes to England to sue at the feet of their Great Mother (the Queen) for the amelioration of cer tain regulations regarding the islanders. THE GREAT MATCH BETWE EN JOHN MACKINNEY AND HENRY KELLY FOR 2001.—This great race, upon which the championship of the Thames is expected to hinge, is new the leading theme of conversation in rowing circles, and much diversity of opinion exists regarding the merits of the men. B )th have been taking great care of them selves, and are in the very best possible condition, and should they continue so up to the day of the race (Thursday, the 22d of May), there is no doubt there will ha a first-rate struggle. The whole of the stakes (2001.) ere to be completed on Thursday night at Mr. Salter's, the Feathers, Wandsworth, where Kelly is in training. Kes.rs. Searle, as also Phelps and Satter, have engaged fast steamers to accompany the race, which is from Putney-bridge to the Ship at Mortlake. A HINT FOR LORD CARDIGAN.—A correspondent of tie Times writing from Constantinople says—At the present moment, when the Military Commksion assem bled at Chelsea is engaged in sifting the evidence in sup port of the alleged mismanagement of our Cavalry Bri gades during the memorable winter of 1854 and 1855, and when the condition of our Light Cavalry after the econnaissance under Lord Cardigan to the Dobrudscha is still fresh in our recollection, the following facts may be interesting :—A regiment of Turkish Light Cavalry has very lately been added to the cavalry division of the Turkish Contingent, at present quartered at Bujuk- Tchekinedje in this neighbourhood, and, after a march of 41 days, this was its effective state ou joining head qnarter,l. In a total strength of 859 horses there was Let one sore back, no lame or sick horse, and only seven sick men ; and neither horse nor man left behind on the line of march ! This regiment has been actively em ploy-ad during the last 12 months at Eupatoria, whence it only landed at Sizeboli in February last, since which time it has been to Tultscha, on the Danube, and has twice crossed the Balkan in the months of February and March. Its condition, both in regard to men and horses on reaching Bujuk-Tehekiitedge after this long and harassing march was admirable, though it had come from Adrianople by forced marches, and had not been halted for a day's rest on the road. EAST INDIA COMPANY'S SERVICE.—The Rev. J. C. M. B Jlew, Bengal Ecclesiastical Establishment, has been permitted to resign. Captain J. C. Fitzmaurice, Bengal 17th N. 1., has been allowed to retire from the service. Captain John Wood, Madras, and Lieutenant Arthur Lambert, Bengal Artillery, have been allowed to retire from the service. Mr. F. S. Danvers, clerk in the office of the official agent to the Administrator- General in India, has been permitted to retire from the service. Mr. William Braid has been appointed second c'ass schoolmaster on the Bengal Establishment. Mr. Clarence Henry Calbeck (now abroad) has been appointed a cadet of infantry, subject to the usual conditions, on the Madras Establishment. Mr. W a lt er Woodroffe has been appointed a volunteer for the pilot service on the Bengal E-itab:ishment. Messrs. R. Carey, C. Forster, and W. Collingwood (mates), and Mr. T. C. Conolly, purser, Bombay Naval Establishment, have , been permitted to return to their duties, and appointed officeri of the H. C. steam-vessel Coromandel, on her voyage to Madras. Mr. H. T. Eaton has been appointed captain's clerk, Indian Navy, on the Bombay Establish ment. Mr. W. H. James, who passed his examination at the competition for assistant-surgeons in January last, has been appointed to the H. C. steamer Coromandel, (111 her voyage to Madras.—Satith and Elder's Overland Mail, THE CIVIL SERVICE.—Bank of England—A clerkship is now vacant in the Three per Cent. Consols Office, Bank of England, by the death of Mr. Job J. Pater. The Admiralty—The Special Comm issi on ers of Income-tax for the Naval Department have appointed Messrs. William Edward Parry Hooper and George M. Edwards to be their assistant clerks ; these gentlemen will enjoy an allowance of 40/. per annum in addition to their salaries as third-class clerks of the Admiralty, and only retain it so long as they remain in that class. Mr. J. H. Baker, third class clerk in the Admiralty, has been appointed accountant of the Naval Medical Officers' f.•.• NOV Supplemental Fund, and will receive 40/, per a nnum A in addition to his salary ; this post will also be vacated on his promotion. Mr. J. Crowdy, late temporary clerk in theldepartment of the comptroller of victualling, has been appointed clerk of the third class in the depart ment of the accountant-general. Mr. C. G. Campbell has been appointed temporary clerk in the department of the surveyor of the navy, vice Mr. C. M‘Hardy, ap pointed third-class clerk in the department of the ac countant-general. The Royal Academy—Mr. H. W. Pickersgill has been appointed librarian of the Royal Academy, in the room of Mr. Uwins, resigned.—Civil Service Ciazette. THE CIRCASSIANS AND THE PEACE. _~__ A Hertfordshire Incumbent writing to the Times says :—" It is so congenial to the temper of an Englishman to side with the weaker party in a quarrel, without stopping to inquire into the merits of the case, that no one ought to wonder at the regret which has been expressed for the exclusion of the Caucasian mountaineers from all mention in the treaty of peace. " But the fact is that, when we get on the sub ject of ' Circassia," we are very apt to give the ima gination play at the expense of facts. We group together under one name a number of clans who really have little in common with one another ex cept a daring spirit, and very loose notions on the subject of property in flocks and herds, horses, and female children. They are of differ ent blood, speak different languages, and are by no means accordant even in religion. In the western part of the range--the part to which your Constantinopolitan correspondent of to-day would appropriat3 the name of Circassia—there is a considerable mixture of Sclavonic, and also of Nogay Tartar blood ; there are also, to gether with the general prevalence of a liberal Mahomedan creed, many remains of fetish-worship grafted upon a degenerated Christianity ; while, in the eastern part (Schamyl's country) descendants of the subjects of Nadir Shah are united together by the bond of Islamism in its most intolerant form. Between these are Ingushes, Kabardians, and Os setians, more or less under Russian influence, and some altogether Christianised. Yet all these are, in popular language, supposed to belong to one nation, and called Circassians.' " Historical parallels always require some allow ance ; but a tolerably correct general notion of the political development of these people will be formed by comparing them to the Hebrew tribes during the era described in the Book of Judges, or to the Swiss mountaineers before the confederation of the three old cantons. If the pressure of external peril were withdrawn the greater part would speedily resume the character which they have maintained for more than 2,000 years—that of rob bers by land and pirates by sea. No doubt they are brave, generous, and - endowed with a high phy sical and mental organisation. But so are the African Claes. the Asiatic Kurds, and the Be douin Arabs. All are noble specimens of the bar barian, and nothing more. "That an important impulse may be given to the social development of the Circassians on the Black Sea by means of commercial intercourse with Western Europe we may fairly hope, and also that no greater interference with them may be neces eary than what is involved in a strong police for the security of traders. More than this a discreet Go vernment will be very slow to attempt, and we may be thankful that the task of attempting more had not been forced upon us. If the protectorate of the eastern coast of the Euxine is the only thing wanting to make Englishmen hail the present peace with joy, let them be assured that they are lucky enough to have got the pot of ointment without the fly in it." LATEST _NEWS, [The following appeared in our third edition of yeater d ay.] SARDINIA AND AUSTRIA. IMPORTANT COMMUNICATION TO THE CHAMBERS AT TURIN. TURIN, MAY 9. The memorandum presented by the Count de Cavour and the Marquis de Villa Marina to the Chambers, shows— That Austria having, at the Conferences, refused to discuss the condition of Italy, Sardinia, as the only State which offers a barrier to revolution, demands the co-operation of England and France in carrying out reforms. It shows that the evils of Austrian occupation are opposed to the interests of Italy and Europe, and contrary to treaty, humanity, and justice. Finally, the memorandum calls on England and France to unite with Sardinia in the applica- lion of efficacious remedies. EVACUATION OF THE DANUBIAN PRINCIPALITIES. PARIS, SATURDAY MORNING. A telegraph from Vienna announces, on autho rity, that General Coronini has formally notified to Prince Ghika the approaching evacuation of the Danubian Principalities, 1 y the Austrian troops, within a period of six months. FRANCE. PARIS, FRIDAY EVENING. The Moniteur of today announces the departure of General Ney for St Petersburg, with the answer of the Emperor Napoleon to the letters of the Czar, announcing his accession to the Throne, and to that containing the felicitations on the birth of the Im perial Prince—both which communications were presented on the 29th April by Count Orloff. There is another fact, however, of which the Moni teur makes no mention, and that is, that General Ney is said to be the bearer of a long letter from the Emperor to the Czar, giving a full explanation of the reasons which induced France, England, and Austria to conclude the Treaty of the 15th April, unknown not only to Count Orloff, but to every one else except the parties whose signatures are affixed to it. It remains to be seen whether the Czar will be satisfied with these reasons ; he will hardly be so if they aro only those given to Count Orloff, which do not appear to have satisfied him ; but he cannot help himself, and his hold on Austria is now completely lost. Count de Hatzfeldt, envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of the King of Prussia, had an audience of the Emperor yesterday, and delivered to his Majesty an autograph letter from his Sovereign, and the insignia of the OL•dor of the Black Eagle. By a decree in the Moniteur, Count de Morny, President of the Legislative Body, is named am bassador extraordinary to the Emperor of all the Russias. The Moviteur publishes a decree promulgating a bill granting supplementary credits which were recently voted by the Legislative Body and sanc tioned by the Senate. The following telegraphic desp3.tches have been received to-day : " COPENHAGEN, May 7.—Tho proposition of M. Monvad that a revision of the constitution should be made by a commission has been rejected. by 37 votes against 26. The proposition was withdrawn." " MADRID, May B.—The first bases of the law on the press have been approved of. The presence of Marshal Espartero excites the greatest enthusiasm in the provinces. Nothing has yet been decided on relative to the dissolution of the Cortes. E very thing is tranquil at Barcelona and at Valencia." BOURSE, May 9.—The following were the last quotations : Cash. fr. a. End of Morph. 4i per Cents 94 —f. —e. .3 per Cents 74 80 75 15 New Loan 75 25 Bank Shares 3,950 Roman Credit Mobilier 1,552 50 Austrian Belgian Fives 97 Spanish Threoa Piedmoutese(s) 93 lime Debt . RAILWAYS—rou CA.8.11. tr. c. fr. o Orleans ......... 1,435 We5tera......... . 955 Northern ...-. 1,127 50 Strasburg Lyons ffediterranean 1,703 Grand Central Lyons Geneva B,O - Tests - Cette B2O Austrian Corn. 932 50 to overrate the consequences of the treaty nor our mate- ial advantage., but I eilee. , , ay that :ti ateon 4 the Bieck Sea, and the free navigation of the Danish°, will exercise a beneficial influence over our trade. We have obtained another advantage by the consecration of a new maritime principle as respects neutrals iu time of war. Thanks to that principle, the small States have no longer to dread the affronts of the strongest, and thus lisappeared one of the causes which might have broken the Western alliance. Since the conclusion of the treaty of Vienna a secondary Power was for the first time per mitted on this occasion to participate in the solution of a problem affecting the general interests of Europe. Thus have all the doctrines, established to the preju• dice of secondary States in the Vienna Congress, been set at nought. This fact has greatly raised our country in the estimation of nations, and placed it in a position where the wisdom of the Government and the virtue of the people will maintain it. lam now about to treat a delicate question. The French Plenipotentiary had di rected the attention of the Congress to the excesses com mitted byaportion of the Belgian press against the French Government and its chief. The English Plenipoten tiary, after warmly defending the principle of liberty of the press, which is one of the bases of the British Con stitution, loudly condemned these excesses. I concurred in his declaration by a simple adhesion. I did not think proper to deliver a speech in favour of liberty of the press, because I might not have efficaciously served its cause, and would have certainly injured that of the Italian question. Some of the Pienipotentiaries besides would have been enchanted to divert attention from the Italian question, and fix it on the press. But had I -Token I should have only followed the example of the English Minister, and adhered in a great measure to the sentiments expressed by the French Plenipotentiary. The latter, in very moderate language, condemned the ex cesses, not of the journals professing exaggerated doctrines, but of those which attack the French Go vernment, not by argument, but by contemptible abuse and atrocious calumnies. Friendly relations cannot long continue between two nations when such journals are permitted to exist. In manifesting that opinion I should have only repeated what I have already said in this house. Five years ago I said that liberty of the press could be carried to its utmost limits without danger at home, but that the case would be different with regard to foreign states, and I feel so convinced of that truth that if I were a Belgian deputy I should be inclined to concur in my friend Orbon's opinion, and consider it my duty to denounce to the Chamber the perils such a state of things is calculated to produce, and in doing so I should be intimately convinced of having rendered an immense service to liberty. The Sardinian Pienipoten , ciaries directed the attention of the Western Powers to the abnormal and unfortunate condition of Italy. Had the war assumed a greater development there would have been reason to hope that the programme of the Western Powers would have been extended; but, in the present situation, there was no possibility to demand or expect territorial changes. Diplomacy is impotent to modify the condition of nations ; it can only sanction accomplished fact.. the pre sent condition of Italy, however, not being conformeble to the treaties in vigour, the principles laid down at Vienna having been violat-d, and the political equili brium destroyed, the Sardinian Pienipotentiaries invited England and France to take that state of things into serious consideration. Our allies favourably received that demand, and took the deepest interest in the affairs of Italy. They admitted that the occupation of the Italian provinces by foreign troops was abnormal, and expressed a desire that it should cease. But an ob jection presented itself. It was asked what might be the consequences of the withdrawal of those troops. The Sardinian Plenipotentiaries did not hesitate to ideclare that, without the adoption of preserva tive measures, those consequences might be serious and perilous. But they thought that those dangers might be obviated, and drew up a memorial, which was ad dressed, in the form of a note, to the Governments of England and France. England gave her full adhesion to it. France admitted the principle, but, for par ticular considerations, she reserved her opinion as to its application. The'Sovereign Pontiff is not only the temporal chief of a State : he is also the religious chief of the Catholic World. Hence arise for the French Government certain duties to fulfil, and if we consider the influence which an act accomplished at Rome may have on the interests of France, it will be conceived that the French Government does not de _ serve from us less gratitude than the English Govern ment. In the eyes of England the Roman question is merely political, and the English Plenipotentiary treated it with the liberty and talent becoming so important a question. Ii am delighted to have it in my power to proclaim here that the illustrious statesman, whom I am happy to call my friend, evinced so much sympathy for Italy, and so sanguine a desire for the improvement of her condition, that he is entitled to the gratitude not only of the Piedmontese, but also of all the L.aliens. Tee Austrian Plenipotentiary opposed a plea in bar, that is he observed with reason that his ei . overnment having received no intimation on the subject he had neither powers nor instructions to enter on the merits of the question. Bat he maintained the right of intervention when ap plied for by mother Government. That doctrine, ad mitted by France, was opposed by .England, and it was not possible to arrive at a precise solution, but we have gained a great point by inducing England and France to proclaim the expediency of- putting an end to the occupation of Central Italy. The Sardinian Plenipotentiaries suggested that some of the Italial Go. veruments might be advised to adopt a system of modera tion. T will not here attempt to describe the warm man. ner in which the representatives of England and France supported that motion. If the diplomatists of the other nations did not concur in it, from motives of propriety, I roust say that not one of them, either officially or officiously, impugned the validity of the arguments ad duced by Euglaud and France, and I am of opinion that the advice, given only by those two nation., will not be the less efficacious. The Sardinian Pienipotentiarie called the attention of the Assembly to the erection of fortifications at Piacenza, and denounced that fact as part of a system against which they considered it their duty to protest. Thus, the abnormal and unhappy condition of Italy has been exposed to Europe, not by furious and revolutionary demagogues, not by passionate journals, not by party men, but by the representatives of the first nations of Europe. The second advantage obtained consists in those Powers having declared that it was the interest of Europe that the evils of Italy should be re medied. A verdict given by England and France cannot long remain sterile. Oil the other hand, it is certain that the Paris negotiations did not improve our relations with Austria. I must say that the Sardinian and Aus trian plenipotentiaries, after sitting side by side during two months, and coop-rating in one of the greatest political works accomplished during the last forty years, separated—without any personal anger, it is true, for I must do justice to the perfectly courteous demea nour of the Austrian representatives—but with the intimate conviction that the political systems of the two countries are more opposed than ever. Those differences may give rise to. difficulties, and create dangers, but that is the inevitable and fatal consequence of the system of liberty, which Victor Emmanuel inaugurated on ascending the throne, and which you have ever since upheld. I do not think that the prevision of those perils ought to induce the King to alter his policy. To-day, the cause of Italy has been brought before the tribunal of public opinion, whose decision, to use the noble expression of the Em. peror of the French, is without appeal. The trial may be long, but I am confident that its definitive issue will be conformable to the justice of the cause." MM. Buffa, della Margarita, and Brofferiao were subsequently heard, and the house adjourned to the next day to hear M. Mamiani. The Breslau Gazette states from Bucharest that the Wallachian Government has caused some palaces to be furnished, at an expense of 7,000 ducats, for the reception of the commissioners of the powers who are to meet there. The French commissioners will be lodged in the hotel of Prince Constantine Ghika. The Agram Gazette quotes a letter from Mon tenegro of the 23d ult., stating that on hi s re t urn from Scutari, Prince anilo addressed the people o n the market-place of Kicka, telling them that he had reason to fear a new attack on the part of the Turks, and that be trusted to the courage and patriotism of his subjects, who would, as usual, repel their old enemies. Drumhead law has been republished in the Hungarian Co;nitats of Veszprim and Barany, and rewards offered for information which shall lead to the capture of robbers, incendiaries, and mur derers. 101. will be paid for a common highway robber, 301. for a particularly dangerous robber, 50/. for the captain of a band, and 1001. for the whole gang, or ten of its members; 1,0001. is offered for the capture of Rosa Sander, the most renowned of Hungarian bandits, who was one of Kossuth's right-hand men during the revolution. GREAT GLOBE, LEICESTER-SQUARE. With laudable enterprise Mr. Wyld goes on adding the charms of novelty and variety to the original attrac tions of his popular exhibition, and this with so much liberality and jndgrnent as with each addition to contri bute a fresh quota to its practical value, as well as to the inure obvious elements of its popularity, so that while the student finds more abundant means of instruction, the mere sight-seer is gratified by a greater variety of objects of curiosity and sources of entertainment. Since our last notice Mr. Wyld has added two exceedingly at tractive features, viz., a Diorama illustrative of a Tour from Dlackwail to Balaklava, and an Oriental Gallery of Figures, Costumes, Arms, &c. Of the former we shall only remark the painting is worthy of the scenery and' localities it portrays, among which are included Alpine, river, and marine scenery—Mont Blanc, Vienna, Can stantinople, Venice, Rome, Geneva (city), Stcslzenfels, Cologne, &c.,—the whole under the guidance of an in telligent lecturer, furnishing a decidedly popular and pleasing half-hour's entertainment. The diorama, we must add, has been painted from sketches taken by an eminent artist in the course of a tour taken for the pur pose. The Oriental gallery is even a more striking, as it is likely to be a more permanent, addition to the ex hibition than the diorama, and has evidently been got up with scrupulous care and at a heavy outlay. The various races of the East therein represented have their respective types exhibited at full length, and the figures, beautifully modelled, are dressed and accoutred in real and appr pr:ate Eastern dresses, arms, ¢Le., complete to the minutest particular. Some of the habiliments are of the most costly description, and a more perfect collection of Eastern weapons, including a number of Damascus blades, is not to be witnessed. The distinctive features of the several races are represented with the most scrupulous fidelity, so as to render the gallery a valuable school of ethnology. Their manners, customs, &e., find also an interesting exposi tion. Taus, there is the interior of a Turkish coffee shop, with its master in full employment in his capacity of barber ; a Turkish shoe shop ; the interior of a harem, with a lady at her toilette, dancing girls, &c. ; an Arabs, wagon, drawn by two oxen, life-size, and containing a number of occupants. The variety of head dresses is striking, and the curious will be gratified to observe a number of veritable amulets. Among the figures, 215 in number, is one of the warlike founder of the Turkish empire, and another of the present Sultan. Altozether, this exhibition is of great interest and value. A striking effect, by the way, is produced by the pre sence of a live Turk, who moves about the gallery, and lends to the figures an increased similitude to living men and women. Tne gallery will be opened on Monday, and we can assure holiday raahers that a more gratifying entertainment cannot be bad for the money than will then be offered at the Great Globe to the public. As usual, a number of lectures will be given throughout the day. JENNY LIND IN CARDIFF. The above grand event, for Cardiff came cff on Wed nesday evening last, and never do we remember such bustle, excitement, &c., created amongst all classes, as on the occasion of this first visit of one of the most justly celebrated singers of the age. No sooner had the an nouncement of a concert to be given by Madame Gold schmidt appeared, but in a very short time the whole of the tickets, about 500, were taken up at a guinea each ; in teed it was a matter of regret to many, as well as dis appointment to Mr. Mitchell, that the room could not accommodate a larger number of persons. However, the day before the concert, arrangements were made for erecting about fifty additional seats. Thus, with standing places round the sides of the room, near 600 persons sat to hear the marvellous powers of voice with which the gifted lady alluded to is endowed. It is needless to add that, immediately on her appear, ante before the gay assemblage of beauty and fashion which gatied the splendidly-decorated room on Wed nesday evening, a brilliant reception was given to one whose extraordinary talents and noble and bene volent dispo.ition have been long known to the public. The concert commenced with an instrumental trio in D (Mendelssohn), admirably executed by Mr. Otto Goldschmidt, Herr Ernst, and Signor Piatti. Madame Goldschmidt then sung "On Mighty Pens," and subsequently an operatic pieoa from "Sonnambula." The effect produced on the audience as the singer soared higher and higher, the then sudden transitions of rapid and difficult passages, yet so gracefully accom plished, was such as to excite the greatest enthusiasm throughout the vast assembly. Mr. Weiss also won golden opinions, and was deservedly encored in several of his songs. In the second part of the programme, Madame G. sung with great pathos and feeling "John Anderson my Jo." Then came the gem of the evening, the song which, perhaps, more than any other of Jenny Lind's productions, is calculated to test the wonderful compass of her peculiar voice, namely, the " Echo S ong ." H ere , i n d ee d, was a rich treat, i n which the audience was apparently taken by surprise ; in short, an unanimous feeling was created, that all that had been said and pub:ished of the sweet melodious voice of the Swedish Nightingale had not in the slightest degree been exaggerated. All on the present occasion were highly gratified, and the furore of applause which greeted the charming songstress at the close of the con cert will long We remembered by those who were fortu nate enough to be present on the joyous occasion. The crowd of persons outside the hall was immense, while the large number of carriages, flys, &c., drawn up on each side of the street, were kept in admirable order under the directions of Mr. J. 13. Stockdale. DEATH OF MR. JOHN ROOKE. -TllO death of Mr. Thomas Attwood has been followed by another celebrity of the same school. John Rooke, of Ake head, Cumberland, died on the 26th April last, having been born on the 29th August, 1 781, and being 75 years of age. He was the writer of Sir James Graham's famous pamphlet on free trade in corn, and Sir James the author of Mr. Rooke's. Mr. Rooke was likewise the author of several vo lumes on political economy, currency, and geology, in which he laid down new theories and original views. He was a Justice of Peace for the county of Cumberland, a very active magistrate, and Pre sident of the Wigton Mechanics Institute. Loss OF THE CLIPPER SHIP RACER.—The loss of the aLove vessel 'has been reported at Lloyd's. The Racer sailed from the Mersey on Sunday last for New York, hiving on board, besides a large and valuable cargo, about 600 emigrants. All went well until the following Tuesday, when the ship struck upon the Arklow Bank, where she at present remains in a perilous position. Steam-boats were sent off from Arklow, and all the pas. sengers were brought on shore in safety. LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Before Lord Campbell and a Common Jury.) HILL T. COWLEY. This was an action brought by the plaintiff, who re sides in Manchester-street, Manchester-square, against the defendant, a ppermaker, of Gloucestershire, to re cover the sum of 301. bets on the mare Lady Constance, and two other horses named Glenstray and Spinaway, in the year 1854. The defence was that the money had been paid. After hearing evidence, which was very con flicting, the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff for the amount claimed. A YOUNG SOLDIER.—O n th e occa sion of her Majesty reviewing the militia regiments at Aldershott, she took particular notice of a boy or child, named Dyer, who is in the baud of the Royal South Gloucestershire Militia, and is only six years old. A few days ago Genera Knollys sent for the bandmaster, and read a letter to him which he had received from her Majesty, in which she expressed her pleasure that a boy so small had been brought up to a military life, and sent him money to purchase something in remembrance of her visit ; a sword and belt were accordingly bought, and presented to the little hero, with this inscription—" This sword and belt were purchased with a sum of money sent by her Majesty to Jonah Dyer, jun., of the Reya' South Gloucester Militia, aged six years, on the occa sion of her reviewing the troops at Aldershot Camp, April 19, 1856, and taking especial notice of him." — Bristol Times. RUSSIA. "The Emperor of Russia," says the ;Bourse Gazette of Berlin, " has given orders to several young officers to enter the armies of different powers in Europe, in order to acquire a know ledge of their military institutions." A letter from St. Petersburg, in the German?, Uni versal Gazette, Nays:—" The departure of ,Prince Dolgorouki for his post of Russian anthassa,4lor at Paris will probably be delayed a short time - in con sequence of his approaching marriage. The :Prince is the youngest brother of the former milittly go• vernor of Vilna." A letter from Warsaw in the _Augsburg G'azette says :—" A camp is to be formed near this c ity in the month of July, which proves that the 'troops in the Crimea will have returned by that r Another camp will be established at about the same time near Moscow, which will comprise tro ops of the guard and grenadiers. General Uschakc , ff 11., now in disgrace in consequence of his bad aci.minis tration of the Simpheropol hospitals, hits: been allowed to remain abroad on leave of at , sence. Several persons connected with the St. Petersburg theatre have left for Paris to engage artistes for the coronation fetes." SARDINIA. Three battalions of Sardinian troops fr o:ra the Crimea arrived at Turin on the sth. They were received at the railway station by the Minster of War and some of his colleagues, the general a f their division, with the b.:nd of the Royal Guard s, and by an immense crowd of the inhabitants. The general addressed a few words of praise to. them for their bravery in the field, after whieo they filed off amid the cheers of the miltitude. A grand review of all the troops of the expedition is to be held at Turin in the beginning of J tine. General de la Marmora, who, in consequence of his being appointed to the functions of com mander-in-chief of the Sardinian army 1) ad to go to another election, has been again nomba ated a member of the Chamber of Deputies by an im mense majority. The Chancery of the Austrian Embassy at; Turin has commenced a prosecution against the l'lspero for an article considered offensive to the Eix tperor of Austria. ITALY. M. Cavour, President of the Sardinian Cauncil, thus replied to the interpellations of M. Bu.ffa in the Chamber of Deputies on the 7th inst. :-- "In order to gratify the just impatience of the Cham ber and country, I consider it my duty to giv.3 you a short account of the proceedings of the Sardinian. Pleni potentiaries in the Paris Congress. The Chamber will understand that I cannot enter into lengthened details, owing to the reserve imposed upon me by diplomatic usage, and because a number of questions still 'remain unsolved. When the Government signed the treaty of alliance it did not think proper to stipulate in a special manner the position which its Pleni potentiaries were to occupy in the peacs nvegotia tions. It was, however, well understood Ca at no peace should be concluded without the participant ion of Sardinia. The Government thought that the rein ainder should be left to events, the influence of a nation di spend ing much more on its own conduct and reputati than on written stipulations. Our expectation was nof de ceived either on the field of battle or in the Pea Ds Con gress. Nothing hal been decided with regard - to our General.in-Chief. Nevertheless, everybody kno.ws the influence he exercised, not only on the field of bat t.le, but also in the war councils, for the reputation he acquired is henceforth European, and his glory is a national glory. The mission of the Sardinian Plenipotentiaries in tbeeC,,n gress had a double object. They were to participate• in the peace negctiations, aril direct the attention of the allies to the unfortunate condition of Italy, and to the , mode of remedying her evils. The first part of thei r task was easy, the cause of the West being supportsid by the distinguished statesmen representing Eng:an:4l and France, and the Russian Plenipotentiaries evin c ing a spirit of conciliation which I am personally bound to acknowledge, because it was especially man ifestel towards oar country. I ant consequently inclined to believe that the treaty will not only have rusured peace between Sardis is and Russia, but will draw closer the ties of friendship which, during can to ries, existed between the Houe of Savoy sad the Ro.mt ,noff family. The object of the alliance has been e pm pletely attained. All danger f)n the side of Russia has disappeared. The Eastern Christians have obtained everything they could desire, and the existence of the Ottoman empire has been consolidated. Ido not eau PEACE FETE' AT THE CRYSTAL PALACE. As all the world—at least the London world — has made up its mind that the trumpery exhibition which took place in the metropolitan streets on Tuesday week is to be regarded as a pompous nothing, we may fairly say that the real "procla mation of peace" was made yesterday at the Syden: ham Palace, when Baron Marochetti's " Scutari Monument" and " Peace Trophy" were 'inaugu rated in the presence of her Majesty and the Royal Family. Here was an imposing ceremony worthy of an important event. The " Monument" and the " Trophy" had been placed—by the labour of a few days only—in the nave of the Palace, the former on the south, the latter on the north side of the Great Transept. When the doors were opened, at 11 o'clock, two mysterious veils signified to the visitors who began to pour into the building even at this early hour the site of both these works of art. A dais also had been erected in the centre of the Great Transept, with seats for the Royal visitors, and Baron Maro chetti's equestrian statues of Richard Coeur de Lion arid her Majesty had been placed each in front of one of the veils. In the vicinity cf the dais a num ber of benches had been ranged for the accommo dation of spectators, while the nearest galleries were devoted to the peers and members of the House of Commons. Shortly after one o'clock when all the seats ap propriated to spectators were already occupied, and the visitors had been for some time amused by mis cellaneous musical performances of the military bands assembled, considerable excitement was created by the entrance of the detachments of Crimean soldiers, who gradually drew up in front of the dais. They were loudly cheered from all parts of the building. Punctually at the time appointed—namely, at half-past three—the Royal party, comprising her Majesty, the Duchess of Kent, Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, the junior members of the family, the Duke of Wellington, the Duchess of Sutherland, the Marquis of Bread albane, Lord Spencer, General Grey, General Phillips, and Sir G. Wetherall, arrived at the Palace, and, entering by the North Transept, passed to the dais, where they took their seats amid enthusiastic cheers, which were gracefully acknowledged by her Majesty, the bands all uniting in the execution of the national anthem. Before the arrival of the party three sides of the square, of which the dais was the centre, were occupied by the Crimean soldiers. The business of the day now commenced, and the veil on the south side of the transept being lowered, the model of the " Scutari Monument," made in imitation of granite, with four weeping figures of angels at each corner, was discovered. "Here are buried soldiers and officers who fell in the defence of Turkey, in the years 1854 5-6, in the reign of Queen Victoria"—such was the inscription on the lofty monument presented to the gaze of the spec tators. The following words, by Mr. H. F. Choiley, were then sung to a " Russian air" by the vocalists in an orchestra which had been constructed for the occasion near the dais : " God, the all-terrible'! King, who ordainest Great winds Thy clarions, the lightnings Thy sword; Show forth Thy pity on high where Thou reignest Give to us peace in our time, 0 Lord ! God, the all-merciful ! earth bath forsaken Thy ways of blessedness, slighted Thy word ; Bid not Thy wrath in its terrors awaken : Give to us peace in our time, 0 Lord ! So shall Thy children, in thankful devotion, Laud Him who saved them from peril abborr'd, Singing in chores from ocean to ocean, ' Peace to the nations, and praise to the Lord !" Now came the unveiling of the " Peace Trophy," and a large allegorical figure of Peace clad in silver and gold, with a real olive-branch in the right hand, was discovered on a fantastic pedestal, decorated with garlands, and surrounded by smal ler figures, gilt in a similar manner. Loud cheers followed this exhibition, which foreshadowed the blessings of tranquillity, whereas the "Monument," previously unveiled, had denoted the sad conse quences of war. The soldiers present, comprising detachments of the Coldstream Guards, of the Scots Fusiliers, of the Grenadiers, and Artillery, and of almost every regi nent of the Line, then defiled round the dais, the bands playing French and Sardinian airs, which were followed by " Rule Britannia." This ma iiceuvre was executed at the suggestion of her Ma jesty, who, d ur i ng th e per f ormance of the national air, descended from the dais with her party, and retired to the north end of the building. Before her departure she was presented by M. Negretti, the photographer, with a stereotypic representa tion of the ceremony, taken a few minutes previously from one of the upper galleries, in spite of the gloominess of the day. All the sold ie rs who appeared on the occasion were decorated with Crimean medals. A medal wts also struck by the machine established on the premises, bearing on one side the trophies of the allies, with the circumscription, " Fall of Sebasto pol, September Bth, 1855 ;" and on the other the inscription, "The Allies give Peace to Europe, March 30th, 1856." The musical arrangements, on the whole, were very satisfactory. Previous to the ceremony, and for some considerable time after its termination, the 'Ands of the Coldstream Guards, and Royal Artillery, in turns, enlivened th e scene w ith strains of military harmony —"Il Trovatore," " Lucrezia B org i a, " " S emiramide, " and other popular works, supplied attractive pieces, while the Royal Artillery provided even a still greater treat in Mozart's fine overture to " Zauberflote." This, although played rather slowly and sedately, was decidedly effective, and offered besides an agree able contrast to Verdi's eternal " Miserere," which was introduced on two occasions. The band of the Crystal Palace, under the direction of Herr Manus, also did efficient service ; and in the covered orchestra lately erected for its accommo dation sounded to much more advantage than we had anticipated. The addition of stringed instru ments (suggested, we understand, by the new con ductor) has proved a happy innovation. The un changing monotony of the wind band alone must always in the end become tiresome. The best performance of the day was the unaccompanied quartet from Mr. Costa's Eli, "We bless you in the name of the Lord," which was sung prior to the unveiling of the " Scutari Monument" with admir able precision by Madame Riidersdorff, Mrs. Lockey, Messrs. Lockey and Thomas. Of the slow movement from the Eroica we would rather not speak. Something might surely have been chosen which would easier bear curtailment. The sym phonies of Beethoven were not made to be treated with as little ceremony as common interludes ; nor could the unveiling of the monument have been rendered less imposinglby its association with music of appropriate gravity and elevation. The march chorus from Judas Maccaboeus (including " See the conquering hero comes") did not go well ; but the duet from the same oratorio—" Oh lovely peace" was impressively given by Madame Riiders dorff and Mrs. hockey, whose rich and full-toned contralto voice was heard to signal advantage. The hymn, "God, the all terrible," set to "a Rus sian national air"—to solo verses in which were declaimed with emphasis by Madame Riidersdorff —may be found (both the tune and words) in Vol. I. of Mullah's Part Songs. The melody is flowing and rhythmical enough, but the last phrase is nearly identical with the " Blue Bells of Scot land." It is estimated that the visitors who attended on the occasion were nearly 12,000 in number. This is a large figure, but not the slightest pressure or inconvenience was experienced ; and too much praise cannot be given to the Sydenham authorities for the accommodation they afforded to so many spectators, all of whom could view at their ease the impressive ceremony that took place before them. The following is the return :—Admission on payment of 10s. 6d., 1,492 ; ditto by season tickets, 10,296 ; total visitors, 11,788. THE PEACE AND THE COMING ELECTIONS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlB,—You again appeal to the English people, and right well are you upholding their cause; but it is la mentable to observe the apathy that exists among that immense body of them who could not have considered last Sunday as a day of "joy and satisfaction." Men with whom I, for one, am in the habit of talking to, seem now to be bewildered on the subject, but who some months ago would not have said or thought that such conditions of peace were honourable or likely to be last►ng. I should, perhaps, only spoil the cause which you so vigorously and patriotically take up by saying another yvord about it, except that, according to the saying now in vogue, "the right man in the right place" should be the watchword for constituents at the next election. It is my intention (in consequence of his votes in the House of Commons) not again to give my vote for the present member, or any party candidate who may come forward for the county in which I reside. How truly was it said, " Party is the madness of many for the gain of a few !"—Yours faithfully, A FLINTSIIIRE ELECTOR AND OLD SOLDIER. 7th May, 1856. 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