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

THEATRE ROYAL, DRIJRY LANE,— Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. Acting Manager, Mr. C. Mathews. Stage Manager, Mr. R. Roxby. Scenic Artist, Mr. W. Beverley. GREAT ATTRACTION for the CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. Second Night of the Grand Christmas Pantomime, the most magnificent ever produced on the English stage. The First Morning Performance of the Pantomime will take place on WEDNESDAY, Dec. 31, at 2 o'clock. THIS EVENING, her Majesty's Servants will perform SIMPSON AND CO. After which will be produced an entirely new and original symbolical, hyperbolical, parabolical, and extra-physiog nomical grotesque, statuesque, and picturesque Grand Comic Christmas Pantomime, which for some time past has employed the unrivalled resources of this extensive establishment, and which will be called or entitled, as it is entitled to be called, SEE, SAW, MARGERY DAW ; Or Harlequin Holiday, and the Island of Ups and Downs. The scenery entirely new, painted by and under the direc tion of Mr. William Beverley and numerous assistants. The machinery by J. Tucker and assistants. The properties, de corations, tricks, changes, and transformations by Messrs. Needham, Glindon, &c. The masks, models, and ph ysiog nomical devices designed and executed by the celebrated Dykwynkyn. The overture and music composed and arranged by Herr Anschuez. The choregraphic arrangements under the personal supervision of M. Petit. The comic scenes con structed by and under the direction of Harry Bolano. The peculiar grotesque opening invented and written by E. L. Blanchard, author of " Harlequin and the Seven Ages of Man," " Jack and Jill," " Humming Top," " Hudibras," , and the whose arranged and produced under the direction of Mr. Robert Roxby. Ye anciente and truthful legend on ye which ye pantomime its story is founded : " See, saw, Margery Daw, " Sold her bed, and laid upon straw," MSS, of Nursery Rhymes in British Museum. Region of Reverses, in the Island of Ups and Downs. " Yea, the Great Globe itself." " Here we go up, up, up, " Here we go down, down, down ; " Here we go backwards and forwards, " And here we go round and round." Juvenile Chorus of the earliest period, supposed to belong to the One. Up, Mr. Topham ; Down, Mr. Low ; Opera box, Kid Glove, Tiger and Brougham, and Porte-oionnaie (attendants upon Up), Signor Lorgnette. Herr Tightfitt, Master Saucebox, and M ons i e ur Chiuque ; Hard I7p, cate, Distraint, and Rags (attendants upon Down), Mr. Friz. hard, Mr. Popall, Mr. Quodham, and Mr. Patchwell. An nual appearance of Holyday in her Emblematic Car. Holyday (the Genius of the Season), Miss Marian Stanley; Sport and Pastime (her attendants), Misses Lovelaugh and Lightheart ; Dame Necessity (who is on this occasion made a virtue of by particular desire), Mrs. Selby. How Invention, the Daughter of Necessity, is called upon to assist the development of the story, while Holyday invites both Up and Down to enjoy themselves. Holyday's Home in the Green Bower of Mistletoe and Winter Garden of the Fairies.—Mistletoe (the Fairy Q ueen ), Miss E. Wadham ; Fairy Spirits of the Kisses that have been given under the Mistletoe, by upwards of 100 Ladies of the Corps de Ballet. Grand Ballet —Miss Rosina Wright, 'Mlles. J. and E. Osmont, and the Co ryphees. The Golden Gates leading to the Palace of Huggamugga.—Herald (with a Proclamation), Mr. Hornogold ; Guards, Messrs. Stiffneck, Headsup, Eyesright, Shoulderarms, Stand-at-ease, and March well ; Tailor, Mr. Broadcloth ; Cobbler, Mr. Waxend ; Black smith, Mr. Anvil ; the Princess Margery Daw (afterwards Columbine), Madame Boleno ; Shilly and Shally (her Maids of Honour), Misses Dithery and Dothery. How Margery Daw has no no'ion of work herself, and the contempt she shows towards those who do work. Interior of the Palace of King Huggamugga. King Huggamngga (Sovereign of the Land of Sixes and Sevens), Mr. Dawking ; Hurly- Burly (Lord Chancellor), Mr. Hie-wig ; Niminy-Piminy (the Lord Cham berlain), Mr. Noodledom ; Higgledy-Piggledy (Goldstick in Waiting), Mr. Muddle ; other Members of the Court, Messrs. Bow, Scrape, Cringe, Crouch, Tagaag, Merrywag, Perriwig, and Hatband; Court Milliner, Madame Crinoline ; Drawing Master, Professor Crayon ; overness, Miss Frump ; Music Master, Signor Hurdigurdi ; Maid in Waiting, Miss Sweet temper ; Chef do Cuisine, Mr. Cook • Prince Popinjay (of the Land of Prettistory), Mr. Finefeather ; his Retinue, Messrs. Glare, Dazzle, Gleam, Glitter, and Cntashine. How the Princess is taught a wholesome lesson by Necessity, and of the change that takes place in consequence. Cottage of Necessity, with a Prospect of Hard Work in the Distance. The Enchanted Workbox—The Sampler and the Exemplar, and the pretty piece of work that Margery Daw makes of it. Inhabitants of the Workbox :—Row of Pins, Messrs. Sharp, Bent, Crooked, Pinaday, Groatayear, &c. ; Regiment of Needles (ready drilled), Messrs. Largeeye, Smalleye, Leng,six, Splitup, Snapoff, &c. ; Thimble, Master Tom Thumb ; Worsted, Mr. Bawlavvay ; Bodkin, Mr. Pierce ; Tape Mea sure, Mr. Inchbald; Hook and Eye, Messrs. How and Same lsodyelse ; Shirt Buttons, Mr. Earlypurly ; Scissors, Mr. ShearsteeL How Margery Daw makes an important discovery and the audience also, and how, led by Necessity, she is com pelled to alter her opinions and change her position. The Mine of Labour, leading to the Mine of Wealth.—Labour (the Parent of Health, Wealth, and Happiness), Mr. Strong'i'th'arm. What Margery Daw goes to see, what she saw, and the re ward that Holyday bestows. Grand Scenic and Mechanical Effects, exhibiting (in process of construction) the Fairy Fac tory of Fancy, completed with the assistance of Labour and Imagination. Brilliant Tableau. The Transformation :—Two Harlequins, Herr Deulin and Signor Veroni ; two Sprites, the Brothers Elliott ; two Pantaloons, Mr. Barnes and Mr. G. Tanner; two Clowns, Messrs. Harry Boleno and Flexmore ; the Gent, Mr. Halford ; two Columbines, Madame Boleno and Miss Honey. The Ups and Downs of the Harlequinade, showing the Ins and Outs and Turns About of the Pantomime Rally ; Toy Warehouse, Butcher's and Baker's Shop (Bolenos, Dentin, Tanner, and Halford).—A pink of polite ness —Clown very toyish—Getting a nutcracker, which turns out a nobby toy—First and last toys for gambling—Marbles versus dice—Despatches, loaded, and off they go—Harlequin tales a private box—Clown takes Chatterton's situation as boxkeeper—Kite-flying—A game of Cricket, by which some of the players get bowled out, and afterwards stumped, which turns out a long stop—The uses and abuses of the crin oline—A Jack in the box—A box of regular British toys and a basket of French bread (bricks)—Aldershott a size smaller —Grand review of infantry—A military ball—Going in for a buster—Coming out with a roll—Clown make a peel to baker's feelings—List, oh, List—Squaring a round of beef— Clown takes a steak and gets a chop in return—Pantaloon tries his hand at a game and loses by it —Cat and come again —Clown takes a butcher's shop, which Harlequin makes too hot to hold him. Tailor's Shop and Perfumery Warehouse (Ve • roni, Barnes, and Honey). A gentleman in search of a tailor— A suit that is quite the ticket—The Oude wrapper—Railway wrappers—Transfer depot—Washing machine—extraordinary— Something that won't wash—Cleaned out—Scent in and sent out- Foreign versus English toothpowder Hungary water—A Frangipani bouquet—Wonderful effects of the Pistachio nut powder—A case of real distress—Pantaloon in a fix—Fur nished Apartments for Single Men (Bolenos, Deulin, and Tanner).—Clown and Pantaloon in high life—A domestic re volution—Turning the tables—To bed, to bed—A drop too much Clown now begins to reflect—The looking-glass follows his example—Two heads better than one—Clown takes a turn on the sofa, which also takes a turn on its own account— Multiplication altercation, which ends with a regular row in the house. Judkia's Gas-regulating Machine and General Patent Office and Stationer's Shop (Veroni, Barnes, and Honey.)—Clown, being iu Fleet-street. goes the pace rather fast—The language of the eyes (I-talian of oourse) which everybody understands—Bath post versus London post—Re gulators Wanted : railway regulators, army regulators, gas regulators, smoke regulators—Sewing, cutting, washing, pressing, and ironing done by a turn—Clown makes a shift which makes Pantaloon a little shirty—A box of common scents—A fresh supply of blacks from America —A Dred-ful scene ensues. Mechi's Model Farm (Bolenos, Deulin, and Tanner.)—Harvest-home —A rakish dance by rustic lads and lasses—The milky way—Harlequin makes a pump of himself —A strong smell of game—A farm-yard visitor—Clown finds the pig a very great bore—Pantaloon finds the dog gets greatly attached to him —Prize Poultry—Cochin China and conch in England —Novel hatching—The old mail—Full in side—Clown off by the Express and Pantaloon by the Rocket—Mappin's Cutlery and Shilling Razor Warehouse, King William-street, City (the whole of the double company will appear in this scene.)—Pantaloon proposes to take a bus—Present and future—Weight of public opinion —A change for the better—The people's own bus—When fool meets fool then comes the tug of fun—Collision, crash, smash, and dash—Garotte preventive—Moustache move ment—A pair of sharp blades—Clowns "prove themselves a case for cutlery—Holloway stopped by Holloway's oint ment—The duel —A cut direct —Forewarned, forearmed— Public nuisances of 1856—0 h, my Crinoline—A high wind, a regular blow up, and glorious termination to Ups and Downs in Holiday's Fairy Home. The reduced prices as follows, varying throughout the house to snit every one :—Galleries, 6d. and ls. ; Second Circle of Boxes, is. 6d. ; Pit, 2s. ; First Circle of Boxes 2s- 6d. ; Dress Boxes, 3s. ; Stalls, ss. ; Private Boxes 10s. 6d,, 1/. ls., 1/. 11s. 6d., and 21. 2e, ROYA.L LYCEUM THEATRE, Lessee, Mr. C. Dillon. THIS gVENING, December 27, will be produced an entirely new and original combination of burlesque and pan tomime, entitled CONRAD AND MEDORA; or, Harlequin Corsair and the Little Fairy at the Bottom of the Sea. The burleeque opening by W. Brough, Esq., founded upon the ballet of Le Corsair, as produced at Her Majesty's Theatre. The harlequinade upon things in gene ral. The new and magnificent scenery painted by Mr. F. Fenton. Characters in the op en i ng : Co' rad (the Corsair) ............... Miss Woo'gar Birbarto (his lieutenant) ........... Mr. J. L. Toole Seyde Pasha ...........................Mr. Barrett Sing Smaul .................. . . ...... Mr. Holston Yussiff Medora Gulnar ................................Mrs. B. White Zuliem Submarina...(her fi r st a ppearnce) Miss Jessie Ryd er Serena ................................. Miss Marie Wilton Clowns ... ........... . ................. Mr. Tom Matthews and Mr. H. Marshall Pantaloon Mr. Stilt Harlequin fir. J. Marshall Columbine Miss Clara Mo rgan THIS EVENING (Saturday, D ec . 27), the historic a l play of WILLIAM TELL will commence the performances. William Tell, Mr C. Dillon A Morning Performance of the Pantomime every Saturday, at 2 o'clock, commencing on Sa turday, Dec. 27. The box-office open daily, from 11 to 5, under the super . ntendence of Mr. Chatterton, jun. Carriages conveying parties to the Private Boxes to set down at the State entrance in Burleigh-street. OT RAND TREAT E.—Manager, Mr. T. 00 Payne.--Th is Evening will be performed ROBERT 11.,te-AIR To conclude with the immensely successf il novel Burlesque Pantomime of THE MAGIC MISTLETOE ; or, Harlequin Humbug and the Shams of London. The Fairy Chri tmas, Miss E. Wilton ; Good Humour, Miss Norbur7; Mercury, Miss Cameron ; Humbug, Mr Herbert ; Cant, Mr. Bolton ; Baron , Mr J. B. Johnstone ; Sir Roland, Mr. Clarke ; Lord Lover., Miss Craven ; Addelptte, Mi ss C u thbert ; C ram h o, Master W. Edouin ; Lady Agnes, Miss E. Jacobs ; Baroness, M r- G. Lee ; Furbilosa, Mr. J. Howard. Novel Marie quinade :—Clown, Miss Cuthbert ; Little Clown, Maste: W. Edouln ; Pantaloon, Mr. J. Clarke ; Harlequin, Miss Craven ; Columbines, Miss E. Jacobs and Mdle. Collison ; Premier Danseuse, Mdle, Marie Charles. New and alagnificent Scenery, &c. New Curtain. New Act Drop. Commence at Seven. Stalls, 3s. ; Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, ls. ; Gallery, 6d. A morning performance of the Pantomime every Monday at two o'clock. ROYAL SURR EY TrIEATRE. Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Creswick. TED'S EVENING, DOUGLAS. _ - After which, HARLEQUIN AND THE SUMMER QUEEN. Harlequin, Mr. F. Glover; Clown, Mr. Duck ; Pantaloon, Mr. Bradbury; the Four Sprites, th e Filhs Fa mily; Cohimbines, Mesdarac.etM aris and Agnes. MOTHER SHIPTON ; or, Harlequin Knight of Love, and the Enchanted Whistle. Harlequin and Columbine (a la Watteau), Madame Celeste and Miss 'Wyndham ; Clown, Mr. Garden ; Pantaloon, Mr. Moreland; Scaramouch, Mr. Le Barr. Characters in the bur lesque by Mr. Paul Bedford, Mr. J. Bland, Mr. R. Romer, Madame Celeste, Miss Wyndham, Miss Mary Keeley, Miss Kate Kelly, Miss Arden, dm. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. THIS EVENING, Dec. 27, will be per formed THE CORSICAN BROTHERS. After which, a new grand Christmas Pantomime, called ALADDIN AND THE WONDERFUL LAMP; or, Harlequin and the Genii of the 'Ring. Harlequin, Mr. Corraack ; Clown, Mr. Huline ; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo ; Co lumbine, Miss C. Adams. On Monday, will be presented A Midsummer Night's Dream and the Pantomime. ID 0 YAL OLYMPIC THEATRE, Lessee, Mr. Alfred Wigan. THIS EVENING, DELICATE GROUND. G. Vining and Leslie ; Mrs. Stirling. A new Fairy Extravaganza, by J. R. Planche, Esq., called YOUNG. AND HANDSOME. Messrs. F. Robson, Rogers, Leslie, G. Cooke, Danvers. Misses Swanborough, Thirlwall, St. Casse (her first appearance), Castleton, Bromley, Maskell, and Mrs. Melfort. After which, CRINOLINE. Commence at half-past Seven. Messrs, A STLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke. THIS EVENING (Dec. 27,) . Shakspeare's Tragedy of 34ACBETFI, with Mr. W. Cooke's Equestrian Illustrations. Macbeth, Mr. James Holloway. After which, the skilful SCENES in the CIRC LE. To conclude with a new grand equestrian comic pantomime, called PAUL PRY ON HORSEBACK ; or, Harlequin and the Magic Horseshoe. Doors open at half-past six ; commenee at seven o'clock. Ber-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Me W. West, Equestrian Director, Mr. W. Cooke, jun. CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road.— OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow ing company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of - . elections from all the popular Operas, Madrigals, Choruses, Glees, Duets, &c., viz. —Miss E. Pearce, Mrs. J. Caulfield, Miss Brunell, and Miss Summers ; Mr. J. Caulfield, Herr F. Jonghmans, R. Grover, T. R au°. T. Farrant, S. Jones, J. Barker, W. Melling, and P. Morrie ; Masters Austin, Ben nett, and Corri ; Mr. Sam Cowell and E. Mackney. Piano forte, J. ilarroway, R.A. ; harmonium, J. Caulfield, jun. ; director, Mr. J. Caulfield. Commence at Seven o'clock pre cisely. Suppers, &c., until twelve o'clock. In addition t' the usual Vocal Entertainment, the celebrated SPANISH MINSTRELS will appear in costume at Nine and Eleven o'clock Every Evening, and sing some of their favourite selec tions . NIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY—Morn. 24 min. aft. I—Evening 3 raiz. alt. 2 Pis-MORROW—Morn. 23 min. aft.2—Evening 45 min. aft. 2 THE WEATHER—SUN OFFICE, DECEMBER 27. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 41. -bvoeut singe noon yesterday. 33 --lowest this morning and during the night 36—this day at noon. BAROMETER, 29 . 32—rising. WIND, Northerly.—Light, with fine, frosty weather. i~ ♦~ r ~ .~ ~ ~r~ 4 ; 1111. LONDON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1856 The sanguine hopes of a peaceful solution of the Neuchatel difficulty, if not completely frus trated, have been greatly moderated, by recent events. Prussia is disposed, for once, to take high ground, requiring the immediate and uncon ditonal liberation, without trial, of the prisoners charged with the abortive attempt at insurrec tion. Baron MA.NTECIPFEL, in his Note to the Prussian representatives at Paris, London, Vienna, and St. Petersburg, declares " the preli minary and unconditional fulfilment of that demand to be indispensable to any ulterior nego tiation on the final settlement of the questions relating to"---what he is pleased to designate as —" the Principality of Neuchatel." This, of course, cannot be granted by the Federal Govern ment. It would virtually amount to a concession of the entire question—a recognition of the claims of FREDERICK WILLIAM to the Sovereignty of the canton, an admission that any and every person might with impunity endeavour to overthrow the existing government, and, bring, anarchy, or, what is scarcely better, civil war into the unhappy dis trict. " CLICQUOT" must have some very cogent reasons • for this extraordinary terror of a judicial investi i gation. There is clearly something more than meets the eye in his excessive soreness. It may be that some awkward revelations may come to light, that might implicate the Sovereign in the acts of his quondam aide-du•camp. It cannot he any doubt respecting the future fate of the cul prits. The Swiss patriots are too magnanimous to shed their blood. They are not actuated by feelings of vengeance, but merely by an inflexible resolution to assert and maintain theirowi indepen dence, which would be seriously compromised, if not altogether compromised, by submission to the arrogant demand. That they will never abandon under any circumstances, however ominous. Fur that they will con'end to the last man and the last shilling; and woe to those who, presuming on fancied strength, shall assail the sacred principle. The fate of CHARLES the Bold and his myrmidons may teach a salutary lesson to the invaders. FREDERICK WILLIAM fancies that he has secured the active assistance of France, and at least the neutrality of England. Of Russian sympathy and assistance he is certain, not only as a moderate return for value received during the late war, and the gratitude which, so far as Russia is concerned, especially consists in a lively sense of future favours, but also the intense hatred of the CZAR to anything associated with the Republican name. The petulant effusiox in the Moniteur, to which , we have recently directed public attention, proves that he has not miscalculated the effect of the per sonal appeal to the vanity of the French Emperor. The contemplated matrimonial alliance between the heir presumptive of the House of Hohenzol- leren and the Princess Royal, will, he confidently anticipates, " muzzle the English Minister," so long as the unconstitutional influence of that ex- cellent pater farnilias, the irresponsible Foreign &eretary, shall remain in the ascendant, and as we have already stated, there are ample reasons for counting- on Russia. He could, therefore, 4fford "to show his teeth," to " bark, alihough , not prepared to bite," to make exten sive military preparations, although, like the celebrated King of FaAis - cE, it may be merely to " march up the hill, and--down again." Like a prudent M onarch he has secured a locus peniteittite a means of wrigg ing out of any untoward consequences. Ile will "certainly not refuse to examine the proposals that may be made as the result of united diplomatic action." The moderation (!) of which he has already given so many proofs is not yet excluded by the military measures which he is preparing. Like Mr. LENVILLE, when about to assault NICHOLAS NicKLEBY, he has provided a loophole for escape, and, judging from his antecedents, he will not be glow to avail himself thereof when the proper T ILE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY Er EN IN G, DECEMBER 27. 1856 THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. THIS EVENING, SATURDAY, Dec. 27, to commence at Seven with the comedy of • THE HONEYMOON. In consequence of Mr. Murdoch's success he is re-engaged for a few nights and will appear as the Duke Aranza. After which, a new comic Christmas Pantomime, entitled THE BABES IN THE WOOD, or Harlequin and the Cruel Uncle. The scenery of the opening story painted by Mr. W. Callcott. The music composed and arrangedby Edward Fitz william. The pantomime produced under the direction of M. Milano. Harlequin, M. Milano ; Columbine, Fanny Wright (her 2d appearance in that character) ; Pantaloon, Mr. Mackay ; and Clown, Mr. Driver (his 2d appearance in that character at this theatre). The first Morning perform. ante of the Pantomime will be given on Thursday, Jan. 1, and continue every Thursday throughout the holidays : com mencing at 2, concluding at 4. THEATRE ROYAL, A DELPHI. Great Attraction for the Holidays. THIS EVENING, (Saturday, Dec. 27), will be performed PAUL PRY : By Mr. Wright. After which will be produced a new and original union of modern burlesque and old English pantomime (as originated at this theatre), by Professor Wordspinner, Member of Every thing, with entirely new scenery, dresses, transformations, dzc., called ~'d+;. time shall arrive—that is to say, when he finds ail his buckrum and bullying going for nought. Like ancient PISTOL, he will eat his leek, but will also lustily swear at the inconvenience. Notwith standing the ominous appearance of affairs, we therefore confidently anticipate that the Prussian cloud will pass away, and that the manly attitude of the Swiss will secure that which they have so deeply at heart—the permanent independence of their loved fatherland. It will be observed from a communication given by us in another part of onr impression •f this evening, that Mr. HENRY BERKELEY is "at it a,gaiu"—delightfully ! About the Ballot of course, for what iut the Ballot could be expected to be the theme of any of Mr. HENRY BERKELEY'S com munications ? What possibly could COLUMBUS be expected to talk about—before the discovery of the New World --but the lands beyond the Atlantic, the realms of Prester John, the regions of Cathay and Cipango ? What--during the agitation of the League what but the iniquity of the Corn Laws could possibly be the theme of Mr. COBDEN'S vituperations ? What —before the grant of 2 0,000,000/. by way of com pensation to the West India Planters—what but the infamy of the Slave Trade could be the object of the ire of CLARKSON ? And precisely what CLARKSON was to the cause of Emancipation— and what COBDEN was to the causeof Free-Trade-- and what CoLrxters was to the beautiful hypothesis of another Hemisphere —we take Mr. HENRY BERKELEY to be to the cause of the Ballot. It is essentially his cause. He is its chief recognised advocate. He, as far as England is concerned, is conspicuously and pre-eminently the champion of the Ballot, the champion of the principle of Secret Voting, the champion at once of the independence of the Electors, and of their Chosen Represen tatives. As such, and as such, we may say, notoriously, anything the hon. member for the city of Bristol may write in regard to the Ballot is entitled, we conceive, to very particular consideration. Mr. BERKELEY has nowmanfully, but good-humouredly, and most resolutely, taken up the cudgels with the Times—about the Ballot. And how they do belabour each other, to be sure, with the heartiest goodwill imaginable ! You may hear the sounding thwacks, dealt right and left, if you will but listen for a few moments to the combatants. About the heaviest blow of all, to our thinking, being the one but just now delivered. Mr. BERKELEY, in it, fairly has his adversary—in IA GO'S phrase—" upon the hip ! " Would that it might prove not only a heavy blow, but a great discouragement as well —as far as the Times' animosity to " The Bal lot" is concerned ! The owners and occupiers of property on the River Thames will have an immediate oppor tunity afforded them for de3iding on such mea sures as may be deemed necessary to avert the evil with which they are threatened—viz., the discharge of the Metropolitan sewage between London and Gravesend. The deputations ap pointed by the Mayor and Corporation of Graves. end, and by the inhabitants of Erith, to wait on Lord PALHERSTON and the LORD MAYOR and Aldermen of London, in opposition to the various schemes of the Metropolitan Board of Works, have issued a circular, notifying and practically inviting their attendance on Monday next at a public meeting, to be held at the Bridge House Hotel, London Bridge. It is to be hoped the owners and occupiers of property so situated will respond as they ought to the invitation, and give their best support to the public spirited gentlemen of whom the deputations are composed. The unanimous feeling and opinion of both Gravesend and Erith is faithfully represented by them and a large minority of the Metropolitan Board, and the London public is of their way of thinking. In justice, therefore, to these gentlemen, and in order to the prevention of a great and costly blunder, we trust the attendance will be large, and the course decided on worthy of the occasion. A short-sighted spirit of economy or an implicit reliance on Government would be sadly m i sp l aced. Now is the time for effort, when prevention is possible, rather than afterwards, when action may prove too late. Government have the plan of the Board in hand, and, whatever plan may be ultimately decided on, will have to submit it to Parliament for approval. For anything we know to the contrary, there is no indisposition on the part of the Premier and his colleagues to act fairly in the matter ; but it must be remembered to carry out the sewage beyond Erith to Sea Reach will cost a round additional sum ; and a good case must not merely exist, but be clearly shown, to induce either the Chancellor of the Exchequer or Parliament willingly to part with or to vote away the money. The issue is a good deal in the hands of the parties invited to the meeting —the parties, in fact, who will be the chief suf ferers in health and pocket if a bad plan is decided on. The way to have this issue as they desire is to follow the lead of the individuals who have issued the invitation--gentlemen who have given proof of their ability, and who appear to have a thorough understanding of the subject. Depend upon it, a powerful combination and the utmost vigilance of a standing committee will be required to insure an approximation to absolute justice. One way or other resistance will have to be offered, and that characterised by promptitude and discretion. "The great Holt rabbit case" appears even worse than we had anticipated. It is impossible to peruse the report of the proceedings and the able and independent arguments of the eminent barrister (Mr. APENTEER) who represented the prisouer HAGON , without being painfully struck by the flagrant contempt of law and justice exhibited by some of the " great unpaid" in the transaction. That report appears in ex tens° in another part of this day's impression, and we heartily commend it to the consideration of every unprejudiced and trite-hearted Englishman. There is no point m are thoroughly con ceded than that no. men should take part in adjudicating on ma tt ers in which they are in any degree personally concerned. But Lord HASTINGS, despite the pending application respecting his own, t o say th e l eas t o f it, intem perate conduct res.piacting a previous deci sion on a precisely s i m il ar p o int, persisted in remaining on the bench, notwithstanding the earnest reinQustrances of a ge ntleman not to be put down by magisterial insolence, or lordly slang— na y, more, from his pri vile g ed, place, he thought p roper t o a dd to the insults he had previously o ff ere d t o Mr. TILLETT, saying, when asked whether he could " deny the fact that he had entered Mr. TlLLErr's house, threatened to blow his brains out, and did every thing he could to provok e hi m to fight a duel" — " Why, my good fell o w, he has no fight in him ! If Mr. TILLETT likes—l have nodoubt"-- Here the Noble Baron left a hiatus valde deflend us , but the meaning whereof was rendered perfectly clear by the subsequent hint—" You know that in Ireland they do these things much easier !" It is true that his Lordship subsequently retired from the bench without joining in tne adjudiva• tion. The suggestion of an indictment at the next assizes produced that effect. But he had taken part in the proceedings —and scarcely had the Right Hon. JA(1013 ASTLEY BARON HASTINGS departed before Colonel F. ASTLEY conveniently arrived—and although he had not heard all the evidence gave his casting vote in favour of the conviction. He bad even the sin gularly bad taste to interrupt, and, vainy attempt to confuse, the learned counsel for the defence. All these are matters that cannot rest at the present stage. That there must be ulti mate proceedings is certain, and neither Lord HASTINGS nor Colonel ASTLEY may greatly pride themselves. But it also clearly appears that a question of title was at issue ; and that it was an attempt, by means of a criminal proceeding before unpaid magistrates, to get rid of a disputed right, which had been enjoyed for more than half a century by the defendants and their predecessors. This was a grave question, which could only be pro perly settled before a superior court, or at all events by one of the venerable and strictly im partial Judges of the land. The refusal of the professional gentleman who appeared for the prosecution to produce the award, which he did not venture to deny was in his possession, power, or procurement, and which it was asserted gave the right claimed by the defendants, and totally negatived the charge should at once have terminated the pro ceedings. But Mr. WENTEER went further. To the astonishment and dismay of the prosecutors, he produced a copy of the award, which established the right of his client to do that which was called a trespass, and be tendered witnesses to prove that the common had been in the possession of these men for forty-five years. But still the majority of the magistrates were bent on a conviction, and they sent these deeply-injured men to spend their Christmas holidays in a House of Correction, in default of payment of the fine imposed. As we have stated, the matter cannot rest here. We trust that Sir GEORGE GREY will con sider fullyand maturely the means necessary to yin dicato the law, and to prevent so gross an abuse of power, by interested parties, in any future pro ceedings of a similar character. It is but justice to Mr. W. H. COZENS•HARDY to say that he emphatically protested against the decision of his brother magistrates, and acted throughout with strict propriety and justice. PRINOE FRKDERICK WILLIAM OF PRUSSIA AND LORD COWLEY. The following bit of gossip has been furnished to the Nord by one of its Paris correspondents. Speaking of the ball which took place at the Tuileries, on the 20th inst., the writer says :—" I am enabled to communicate to you a little incident of this fete, about which there is much talk in the diplomatic circles. You know it is the custom at court fetes for the ambassadors to have the precedence even over princes of the blood, if they are not direct heirs to the throne. In deference to the Prince of Prussia, his august guest, the Emperor expressed a desire that his Highness might offer his arm to the Em press, and preferred a request to the ambassadors of Aus tria, Russia, and England, that they would condescend to yield their right for that evening. Baron Hubuer and Count Kisseleff immediately complied with the wish so courteously expressed by his Majesty, remarking that the application made to them was in itself a sufficient recognition of their claims. Lord Cowley, however, did not take the same ♦iew ; in company with Lady Cowley he left the ball. It is needless to say that by everybody, and especially by the other diplomatists present on the occasion, this proceeding of the noble lord is regarded as being anything but consistent with the rules of propriety and courtesy. It is said—for, as you may imagine, this incident has given rise to many calculations—that Lord Cowley, who represents the hostility which Lord Pal merston entertains towards Prussia, and, above all, to the future alliance of the Royal family of England with that of Prussia, has not been sorry to have the opportunity of making towards the illustrious prince, in whom these two families are to be united, what might be called a demonstration. It must be confessed that the time and the place were at all events badly chosen." Francis Brodigas, Esq,, of Pilton House, county Meath, and Pall-mall, London, has been appointed as High Sheriff for the county and town of Drogheda for the year 1857. Governor Stevenson, of British Honduras, has, we are informed, been appointed to the Mauritius, and Mr. Seymour, who is now President of Nevis, will succeed Mr. Stevenson at Honduras. The private letters from Paris manifest an improved tone. A return of the Bank of France to their ordinary limit of 90 days for discounted bills seems to be expected almost immediately. The Amsterdam stock-market exhibits a slight in ci ease of firmness. At Hamburg the rate of discount has receded from 7 per cent, to 6i. The bar silver brought by the last West India steamer has been sold at 61id, per ounce, an advance of id. on the price obtained for that by the previous packet. A slightly higher price has, however, been obtained in the interval. APaTIZECARIES' HALL.—The following are the names of gentlemen who passed their examination in the science and practice of medicine, and received certificates to practise, on Wednesday, December 24 :—William Rey nolds Hayne, Essex ; John Neill Waugh, Australia ; Henry John Beach, Cheltenham ; Herbert Beresford, Che,terfield ; Henry Gawen Sutton, Middleabro'-on Tees ; Daniel Benjamin Hine, London ; Lauriston Win terbotham, Cheltenham ; William Henry Collins, Here- ford ; John Irwin, Whitehaven ; Philip Wyatt Cockell, Royal Navy ; Samuel Rowe, Leicester. ANOTHER MEDAL FOR COUNT CAVOUR.—Count Cavour was, on the 22d, presented, at Turin, with another gold naeda sent by the inhabitants of Como. It bears on the obverse the profile of the Count, and on the reverie the words, "To the defender of the Italian cause. Como, 1856," surmounting an anchor and branch of oak. This testimony was accompanied by an appro priate address, concluding as follows ; " While we, rendered impatient by our long sufferings, must yet limit our efforts to such sterile demonstrations, do you, in the proud post you occupy, continue indefatigably the work you have commenced, in order that success may soon crown our hopes." SHIPWRECK AND EXTRA.ORDINARY ESCAPE OF THE CAPTAIN.—A letter from Falmouth announces the total loss of the brig Ritson, of Maryport, which left Liverpool on the 25th ult., for Barbadoes, with a general cargo. She was a brig o f 237 tons, and had a crew of seven hands on board, one of whom was drowned. The brig foundered on the 15th instant, heavy sea, w having met w h i i t e h h a on h u th rr e ic l a 3 n t e h , s a t t a t r e t n e d d ed the with rn a , very d did other damage, so that on the 15th the crew could no longer keep her afloat, and she foundered. The damage was done in lat. 45 44 N., long. 10 44 W. the ve o ss p el w to ith a a g great depth, he blew tre mendous force, but happily h e rose aga i n, and was saved by a spar which came up f rom th e b ottom w i th Captain a n C d o 1 z w i was s went o n e down o extreme velocity so as to rise 45 feet above the surface of the sea. The crew got away in boats, and were picked up by a Dutch vessel. REPRESENTATION OF DUMFRIESSHIRE. —By the demise cf . the Marquis of Queensberry, Lord Drumlanrig, bis only eon, and representative of Dumfriesshire in the House of Commons, has become Marquis of Queensberry. In all probability his accession to the peerage will render the representation of Dumfriesshire vacant, though we believe the point has never been formally tried whether or not Scottish Peers can sit in the House of Commons. In the event of a vacancy, however, the election cannot occur for some time. The general impression, as far as we can judge, is that the former representative of the county, Mr. Hope Johnstone, of Annandale, ought to he asked t) renew his connexion with the constituency. The only public part which has recently been taken by Mr. Hope Johnstone in political affairs has been in re ference to the important question of education ; and though on this subject he does not go so far asa we could wish, the views wi.ich he enunciated, particularly at a county meeting held here in April last, prove that he is no bigoted adherer to things as they were, but is pre- I pared to legislate in accordance with the changes which arise in the condition of the ceuntry.— Dumfries Courisr IMMEINSE SCREW COLLlERS.—Arrangements are being made on the Tyne to introduce a class of vessels into the coal trade which, if the experiment prove successful, must materially affect the fortunes of this branch of our mercantile marine. The present class of screw colliers carry from five to six hundred tons ; but Hugh Taylor, Esq., of Backworth House, the chairman of the London Coal Exchange, and other gentlemen engaged in similar operations, have determined to build a fleet of vessels to be employed in this trade capable of doing more than double the iucy performed by the moderately-sized vessels now in use. Messrs. Charles Mitchell and Co., of Low Walker, are building the first of these vessels. She will be 250 feet long, 35 feet broad, and of corres. ponding depth, and will carry 1,500 tons of cargo, and I sufficient fuel for the voyage. The bottom of the ship will be made double, and will be constructed on the cellular tubular principle, the same as adopted in the Great Eastern steam ship, building at Millwall. The space between the double bottom will be made available for carrying water ballast on the return voyage, of which there will be 450 tons. Messrs. Mitchell and Co. are also building another class of iron screw colliers, to go with cargo es a b ove b r id ge i n t h e Thames.—Sunderland Herald, LATEST NE WS. PRUSSIA AND SWITZERLAND. BERLIN, FRIDAY. A note, bearing the names of the signatories of the Protocol of London, with the exception of Prussia, has been addressed to the Federal Coun cil of Switzerland, demanding the liberation of the Royalist insurrectionists. Prussia declares her hope that this general expression of the Powers will terminate the conflict. The Swiss police is exceedingly on its guard in various directions. The frontier cantons have reported that Prussian officers have entered the Swiss territory, with a view of proceeding to take plans of the country, and to survey the banks of the Rhine. The Suisse of Berne of the 23d says :—" For the last two days it has been rumoured here that the representatives of the Powers and the Federal Council had agreed upon a project of arrangement which had been submitted to the ratification of Prussia. That fact i 3 true, but we are enabled to affirm that the Prussian government has for mally refused the proposed negotiations. A de claration of war is therefore imminent." The Paris correspondent of the Times (second edition), in his letter dated yesterday (Friday), 6 p.m., says : " The negotiation which I alluded to recently as presenting a prospect of a solution of the Neuchatel question has fallen to the ground. The Federal Government had proposed that, ' in the exercise of the Sovereign power of the Con federation,' they would liberate the prisoners, provided the whole of the Powers, including the United States of America, who have repre sentatives in Switzerland, would engage to use their influence to obtain from the King of Prussia the formal renunciation of his claims on the canton of Neuchatel. The Powers who, as I am informed, declined entering into that engagement are France and Austria, who preferred that the question should be left to those who signed the Protocol of 1852. " Another,negotiation, however, is proceeding. Great Britain, Austria, France, and Russia, the Powers who signed that instrument, have pre pared a note on the existing differences, which they have submitted to the King of Prussia, and which, it is said, has not been rejected by him. If this note be definitively approved, it will be presented to the Federal Assembly, which meets at Berne to-morrow. In what precise terms the note is drawn I cannot say, but as the Swiss seem, for the present, determined not to desist from the demand for renunciation, in whatever form it may be put, it is hoped that a solution may at last be arrived at. In the meantime the Swiss are not relaxing in their preparations for any emergency. At no time has more unanimity been displayed than in the present instance." FRANCE. PARIS, FRIDAY EVENING. The Swiss residents in Paris, to the number of nearly 2,000, have demanded their passports to return to their native country. Lord and Lady Cawley, on the occasion of Christmas-day, gave a dinner yesterday at the British embassy, at which the following per sons were present :—Viscount Can terbury, Lord and Lady Poltimore, Viscount Wellesley, Mr. and Mrs. Disraeli, Baron and Baroness de Lanken, Lord George Paulet, Sir A., Lady, and Miss Woodford, Sir R. and Lady Dallas, Sir J. and Lady 011iffe, General Dupuis, Mr., Mrs., and Miss Baring, Bishop Spencer, Lieutenant-Colonel Airey, Lieut.-Colonel Morris, Mr. and Mrs. Bar rington, Mr. and Mrs. Marriott, Dr. and Miss Hale, Mr. Pickford, and Messrs. Steward Stuart, Norton J'orel, Drummond, EArlo, Munson, Atlee, and Ffrench. " The conference of the plenipotentiaries," says the Constitutionnel, will, in all probability, as semble on the 29th inst. at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The following 'letter of the 23d from Berlin appears in the. Vebats, but we think its statements ought !to be received with reserve :—" It is respecting the attitude of England in the question of Neuchatel that the greatest anxiety is felt at the present moment. The feeling is general that Prussia is determined at any cost to cause her right to be recognised, and it is thought that France will support her demands in so far as they may be directed against any demagogical attempt of Switzerland. It is txpected that Aus tria will act in a similar manner, and no doubt is entertained that Russia will support Prussia as much as she can. There consequently is only Eng land whose support has not been assured. The Prussian Cabinet had learned that at Berne the English agent had encouraged the Federal Coun cil in its resistance, which excited the more surprise that England was one of the Powers which signed the protocol of London, and. Prussia expressed her discontent to the Eng lish Cabinet. We have just heard that, in con sequence of this complaint, Mr. Gordon has re ceived orders from his Government to support the proceedings of Prussia. England, in her turn, has offered her mediation in the Swiss affair to the Prussian Cabinet, but the offer has not been ac cepted. There can no longer be any question of mediation, and the immediate release of the prisoners can alone prevent Prussia from causing her troops to march." BOURSE, Dec. 26.—The following were the last quotations : Casb. fr. c. End of Month. 44 per Cents 3 per Cents 66 75 66 80 New Loan Bank Shares 4,075 Roman (x. d) Credit Mobilier 1,440 Austrian Belgian Fives . 97i— Spanish Threes Piedmontese (5) 92 50 Home Debt RAILWAYS-FOR CASH. fr. c. fr. c. Orleans 1,340 Western Northern 937 50 Strasburg Lyons 1,370 New Ditto Mediterranean 1,730 Grand Central Lyons Geneva Cette 742 50 Austrian Com ...... 785 NEUCHATEL. The Federal Assembly sof Switzerland has been convoked, it may be remembered, to an extraordi nary session, which opens this day, Dec. 27. The letters of convocation were addressed simulta neously to the members of the National Council and to those of the Council of the States. The object of this session is declared to be to deliberate on the Neuchatel affair, which the Federal Council has taken care to represent as of great gravity and importance. The proceedings will commence, it is believed, by the presentation of a report from the Federal Council, of which a correspondent of the Debats sends the following summary : " The report will be conceived in a moderate spirit. The Federal Council wishes to prove that it has done all in its power to avoid a conflict which would inevitably affect Europe, and th at i t has shown itself f rom th e fi rst day disposed to make concessions compatible with the dignity of Switzer land. The report will probably discuss the value of the protocol signed at London on the 24th May, 1852; it will represent that the question of Neu chatel was only the pretext for that diplomatic act, to which it is now desired to ascribe a meaning , 1 which it had not a t th e beginning; it will insist on the point that the King of Prussia undertook in the protocol to leave to France, Austria, Great Britain, and Russia full time to come to a new arrange ment, and the power of taking such steps as might appear best calculated to conciliate all rights in the ' form which should seem to them most proper, and at the moment they should consider the most oppor tune ; and it will recall the spontaneous declaration of the King of Prussia engaging himself not to have recourse during the negotiations to any measure to establish his rights ; it will probably add that the protocol of 1852 must be considered as null and void since the King of Prussia is preparing tohave recourse to military measures. It is believed also that the report, entering on another order of ideas, will affirm that at the beginning of the discussion the Federal Government offered to submit to the decision of the great European powers, provided Switzerland were admitted to the conference, whioh aPPeared just to the governments of Paris and Londo n ; that Switzerland has alway s ex p resse d herself ready to negotiate on the basis of the eman cipation of Neuchatel, and the setting at liberty of the insurgents taken with arms in their hands; ! that Switzerland has even consented to release the prisoners, if F, an le would instire her the emanci pation of Neuchatel, or if the conditions on which the emancipation of Neuchatel would be hereafter effected were plainly stated. The Swiss govern ment will give full proof of these affirmations. Lastly, the report will present and develope the con sideration that the insurgents of the month of Sep tember proposed to detach the canton of Neuchatel from Switzerland, in spite of the general treaty of Vienna of the 9th June, 1845, which conduct in any case constitutes an inexcusable State crime, to which the benefit of extenuating circumstances cannot be applied." A letter from Vienna of the 21st, in the German Journal of Frankfort, says :—" It is true the cabi net of Vienna has sided with Prussia in the affair of Neuchatel, and has made every possible effort to induce Switzerland to make concessions ; still our ministers regret that Prussia has hitherto spoken only in a general manner of conciliatory measures. It cannot be denied that the Confederation has rights over Neuchatel, and the Swiss organs are unani mous in declaring the insurrection of the royalists to be illegal. One may side with Prussia without absolutely condemning the pretensions of the Con federation, or representing the resistance of the Federal Council as having been dictated by the demagogues. For the moment, our chief object must be to prevent the conflict from assuming a more menacing form ; and if I am well informed. the Imperial cabinet will not only exert its influ ence in Switzerland, but also in Berlin, in order to obtain from both parties guarantees calculated to dispel uneasiness on both sides, and eventually to prepare a reconciliation." - ' 1 Several Prussian officers," says a letter from Stuttgardt, in the German Journal of Frankfort, " have been here since the 21st studying the country of Southern Germany and the Swiss frontier." " Tho formation of a Baden corps d'armee, to be posted on the Lake of Constance," says a letter from Carlsruhe, in the Zeit of Berlin, " is talked of. The late military resolutions adopted by the Swiss Federal authorities are said to have inspired this measure." The following is the text of the memorandum about which so much has been said, which was addressed by the Prussian Government two or three weeks ago to its representatives at the Courts of the four great Powers—France, Great Britain, Austria, and Russia : BERLIN, DEC. 8. Monsieur,—Your excellency has already been in formed of the refusal with which the Swiss Federal Council has replied to the demand for the relief of the Neuchatel prisoners, which was at the order of the King our august master, formally presented by his Minister to the Helvetic Confederation. The preliminary and unconditional performance of this request, as you are aware, had been fixed by the King as the indispensable condition of any subse quent negotiation for the definitive solution of the questions relating to the situation of the principa lity of Neuchatel. The patience which our august master has evinced for many years with respect to a state of things which is contrary to his incontestible rights, and pre judicial to every principle of legitimate authority, as well as to the sanctity of treaties, might and ought to have afforded Switzerland sufficient guarantees that his Majesty would, in the negotiations which should eventually ensue, not depart from that lofty moderation which had directed him in the attitude he had previously maintained, and which had been more than once acknowledged by the European Powers. Urgent and almost unanimous counsels to that effect were, therefore, addressed to the Hel vetic Confederation by all the Cabinets which had signed the protocol of London ; and the German Confederation, after having unanimously given its adhesion to the principles set forth in that protocol, has, through the medium of the German Govern ments which have diplomatic representatives in Switzerland, strongly supported the demand of Prussia with regard to the immediate liberation of the Neuchatel prisoners. These circumstances have conferred upon the re fusal of the Federal Council a doubly augmented importance. It is evident that, with a lamentable blindness to its real interests, the Helvetic Con federation does not take any account of the inter national stipulations, by virtue of which the Prin cipality of Neuchatel has been admitted, under the guarantee of Europe, to become one of the cantons of Switzerland. Proud of a momentary success, inspired by principles subversive of all order and authority, and swayed by the influence of a revolutionary propaganda, which by its origin is in great part foreign to the Helvetic territory, Switzerland forgets, or pretends to forget, the an terior rights of the King of Prussia, which were consecrated by Articles 22 and 76 of the Treaty of Vienna, and will regard only those as valid which the 75th article of the same treaty bestowed upon Switzerland. The King, our august master, has maturely weighed the obligations which the present state of affairs imposes upon him. The attitude recently assumed by the Federal Council, in such a serious and critical conjuncture, and in the presence of the combined efforts of foreign Powers, has convinced his Majesty that he cannot, with that confiding patience which during the last few years has im posed upon him a certain passiveness, hold himself dispensed from adopting measures calculated to vindicate his rights to the Principality of Neu chatel in a more efficacious manner than by merely diplomatic means. As for these latter, the Euro pean Powers will perhaps continue to occupy them selves with such means, and the King will certainly not refuse to examine the propositions which may be offered to his Majesty as the result of their con sultations. But the other measures above referred to will nevertheless from this time be amongst the chief be objects of the King' s go vernment. They will prepared and executed without hesitation, but with perseverance, and a firm intention to attain the object in view. The sacrifices which the country will have to bear, it will endure with self-denial and devotedness, because it is aware—and this is a conviction whichmust be shared by all the foreign Cabinets, unless they allow themselves to be guided by preconceived impose them his Majesty does n ot them upon the country until after he has exhausted every means of effecting an arrangement at once pacific and honourable, to bring the question of the definitive situation of the Principality of Neu chatel to a mutually satisfactory solution. For the rest, that moderation, of which so many in stances have been shown by his Majesty, is not yet excluded by the military measures which his Majesty is preparing. Let Switzerland return to wiser resolutions, let her communicate them to any friendly Power, or to the Cabinets which signed the protocol of London, and the King's ear will not, as your Excellency already knows, be deaf to the voice of conciliation. The above considerations, and the decisions re sulting from them, cannot but meet the approval of the Cabinets f rien dl y to Prussia. Be so good, therefore, monsi eur , t o make them known to the Cabinet to which you are accredited by presenting a copy of this despatch to the Minister of Foreign Affairs. (Signed) MANTEUFFEL. To his Excellency Count Hatzfeld, at Paris; or Count Bernstorff, in London; Count Arnim, at Vienna ; or Baron von Werther, St. Petersburg. We subjoin an extract from the official protocol of the sitting held on the 18th of Dec. by the Diet of the German Confederation at Frankfort : As a sequel to the communication just made, the Prussian Envoy was charged to express, above all, the thanks of his Government for the unani mous readiness with which the high confederates had met all its wishes, as well in adopting as in executing their resolution of Nov. 6. The Serene Diet, after the example of the Powers which originally signed the London protocol, has used its efforts, in concert with the royal govern ment of Prussia, to obtain from the Swiss Govern ment an act of recognition of his Majesty's rights, on the basis of which it would have been possible to enter into negotiations respecting the future state of the Principality, when it should have been established that his Majesty would receive a similar recognition by the unconditional release of the pri soners. The Royal Government of Prussia had a right to expect that Switzerland would pay to the serious representations addressed to it that consideration which it had refused on principle to bestow on the right which treaties had sanctioned. His Majesty was enabled to consider himself dispensed from the necessity of having recourse to any other means than those of negotiations in the sense of the Lon don protocol, so long as the Powers which have adopted its principles, had made no attempt to in duce Switzerland to pay regard to the international tipulations, by virtue of which the Principality of Neuchatel had been admitted under the guarantee of Europe, to become one of the Swiss cantons. At the present time, when such measures have been attempted on various occasions, and in the most serious manner, without procuring the libera tion of the King's subjects who are detained in prison, and have latterly been subjected to a more rigorous treatment than before, his Majesty has to his great regret seen the last conditions disappear which permitted him to act, by means of diplo matic negotiations, exclusively for the re-establish ment of his violated right. Nothing remains for hi s Majesty but to support his just demands by raising military forces in connection with the object he wishes to attain. 7 1n performing his mission by making to the high Assembly this communication in connection with ,s resolution of Nov. 6, and with the declaration 'which has just been read, to the execution of that resolution, the envoy has had the honour to add that the Royal Government of Prussia, for the pur pose of securing the free movement of its military forces, has already entered into confidential nego tiation with the confederate Governments therein concerned, and that it has informed the Courts of Paris, London, and St. Petersburg of the inten tions of the Royal Cabinets by a despatch addressed to the representatives of the King at those courts, a copy of which accompanies this communication. From the manner in which the attitude taken by the Royal Government of Prussia has been gene rally appreciated, and from its consciousness ef, having sincer e ly en d eavoure d, b y every mea ns of negotiation compatible with the dignity of h is crown, to preserve an unalterable state of peace, the Royal Government confidently hopes that the necessity which has dictated the measure it is pre paring to take will be appreciated by its German confederates in the same manner as it has bee n appreciated by friendly foreign courts. NAPLES. A letter from Naples, in the Corriere liferca n• tile of Genoa, gives a curious account of the superstitions current among the lazzaroni Bine e the death of Milano. The royalist lazzaron i maintain that the King was saved by wira c ' e from the thrust aimed by the assassin, t he bayonet having touched a medal consecrated to the Holy Virgin, which his Majesty wore. Another section of the lazzaroni, representing, it would appear, the liberal party, have clu i , te t another story, and contend that Milano oug h t to be worshipped as a saint, he having sacrificed his life for the benefit of the people; the more so sinc e, as they relate, " five white doves were seen to Y . around the gibbet at his execution," a manif est , proof, they declare, of the Divine favour in ba ba " ' of the assassin ! Count Adlerberg, Minister of the Imper ial Household of Russia, has been appointed M of the Crown domains, in the room of the late Count de Reroffski. inister The session of the Diet of the Grand Duchy (311 Hesse was opened by the Grand Duke at Darmstadt on the 22d. MARKET NEWS.—( rhis Day ) iARDEN. regetables were t o lerably er 'ally ruled steady. In prices COVENT The supplies of fruit and tensive, and the trade gene: very little change took place, FRU Pineapples, per lb. 5s Od to Ps Colonial do., ea. 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Os 9d n . 0 ,1 Cucumbers, each 2d to is Od Endive, per d0..153d to : 4 ° potl ls 6d to s ui Garlic, perlb Os 6d Radishes, per doz. 0 . o c l Spinach, p. sieve 3s Od to 42 Oc; hands ............ is to " a - od Sorrel, per sieve Od to 0, Tomatoes, p. hf.sv. 4s to u s 1 ,, ga to - Brussels sprouts, per Walnuts per 100... 03 6cl do 4s Od to Oa Od Chillies, per 10 0 18 ou n- 1 to is ° 2, French beans, p. do.Os Od to 03 Capsicums, per 100 16 O to Old onions, p. bus. 5s 6d to 7e Rhubarb, p. b undle OdO t0t,07, New do., per bunch Od to Od Asparagus, pe r 100 Os „,, to ps Leeks, per do ld to 3d Sea kail, per pun. Os " NE WGATE AND LEADENRAL L each; Turkeys, 5s Od to 232 ; Geese, 51 Od to 8 3 0 ; 1 b; Ducks, 2s Od to 4s Od ; tame rabbits, 1s 3d to 25 l ame - wild do., 10d to is 2d ; Pigeons, 6d to 10d each Surrey Fowls, 8s to 12s ; barn door do., 4s to 81 ; Clucterots: fis Od to 8s Od per couple • Capons, Os 61 to 03 phe as a nts, 2s 6d to 3s 6d ; Grouse, is Od to 23 6d each ; -Od 33 to 42 6d ; Partridges, is 3d to is 9d ; Woodcocks, utickit to 4s ; Snipes, is 6d. to 2s; Teal, is 6d t) 20 ' • Wd d D a to is 6d to is 9d ; Widgeons, is 3 d to is 6d ; P l ov ers. 9 66 is each ; Guinea Fowls, is 9d to 3 s Od • Roasting P i nd ; Od to lOs Od each. Ostend fresh but ter, tx ) , ! _ h — ng gi, English do., 15s Od to 18s Od per dozen lbs. ; Ellgti"" t ",` os 15s Od to Os ; French do., lOs to Os per 120; Levere each. NEWPORT. Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 6d ; mutton, 38 dto 4s vela' 6 4s Od to 5s 01; pork, 4s Od to 53 2d per Sibs., by the °ld " Case. 48 Od to 5s OdWHITECHAPBL. Beef from 3s 4d to 48 6d; mutton, 38 6d to 40 10d ; veal case. ; por k, 4s Od to 53 2d per 81b8., by the cor BILLINGSGATE. Turbots, 5s 01 to 22s ; Brills, 2s Od to 12s each ; Salraoo3 Os Od to Os Od per lb ; Cod Fish, 2s Od to 25s each ;So les, 6d to 2s 6d per pair ; Eels, 8d to Is per lb ; Lobsters, 6d ' 3s Od ; Crabs, fid to 2s 6d ; ting es,Wh3 Od to 12s per al ' Common Oys P ters, 1.2 s to 16s 'Smelts , 553 to — s p er lob. : Mackerel, 50s to $ per 100; Os 6d to 386 d per dos. $. Skate, 6d to Od per 113; Sluimpi, is 6d to 2s 6d per gall; Bloaters, 5s Od to 8s Od per 100 ; Fresh Herriogsf r tO 04 er 100 ; S co t c h do., Od, Sprats, Os Od to Os Od l' i r bush p el ; Doreys, 2s Od to 10s each ; Haddocks, 5s to 2 0 ° I r : doz. ; Pike, Od ; Sturgeon, 6d per lb ; Prawns, 5s oa tf' Mullets, 6d to 3s 6d each ; Plaice 4d to ls eac ; 1 131 PA I 'l 6d per lb ; Flounders, ls Od to is 6d per doz. ; salt P e "' Od per lb. BREA. e f Oll The prices of wheaten bread in D the metropolis e. 9d to 94d; of hous ehold di tto , lid to fitd per 4 lb low RIDES AND SKINS. 7-21 b Market hides , 561 b to 641 b, 4-id to Od; 641 b to , '6d ; to ; 721 b to 801 b, s.fd to ; 801 b to 881 b, s i a tt iolb 881 b to 961 b, 6d to 64d ; 961 b to 1041 b, 6id to 60; hides. to 6d to 7id ; upward s , —d t o —d ; horse ditto lOs Od; Calf skins, li g ht, 3 s 6d to 5s Oa ;, 2 - en te, Od to t full, 98 Od to Os Od ; Polled Sh ee p, 8 s 6d to 1014 6d ;.,JD I- 9d to 7s 3d to 8 s 6 d ; Half-brads, 7s 3d to 8 s 6d ; Downs, us 6s 6d ; Shearlings, Os Od ; Lambs, Os Od. AY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD. — M eadow 4/ 0 hay 2110 s to 5 ,., na pa loilo 3/ lOs to 51 03; and straw , ' l./ 4s to -u ' A moderate supply and a sluggish trade. „ 46; clover CUMBERLAND. —Meadow h 2/ 12s to ''' load. do., 3/ los to Si Os; and straw, 11 4s to 1/ 9 0 per Supply tolerably good and trade rather dull. „ ns : cloy"' 21 10$ to ' " - r load. W HITECHAFEL.—Meadow hay, ss; and strawl/ 3s to it N o gi o no. Both hay and straw moved off slowlY at our (1 11 • clover de:, LLOYD'S SHIPPING.--(Thi° pay. and fi ne frosty breeze g LONDON, Dec. 27_w p at noon, "Cr'; 27. —,---rostyind this weathe da r. from th e SOUTHAMPTON, Dec. 2 6 . Arrived. —Dee (fhb W es t I n di es , experienced a N.W. g ale at the entrance of the Channel on the 24th inst. COWES, Dec. 26.—Wind N.N.W.—Arrived---Ang° (s.), from New Yo rk. CARDIFF, Dec. 26.—Wind E.—Arrived —Earl Selkirk, from Quebec, and sailed f or Naples ; Othello, f ro= "Viv lencia. MILFORD, Dec. 26.—Wind N.—Arrived.—Con.fidenop, from Ardrossan, for Seville, leaky ; Europa, St. John., or St. Newfoundland, for Liverpool. E.—Sail ed—Perop f PILL, Dec. 26.—Wind N.N. New Vincent ; Ann, Togabo ; Forest Oak, O r leans; 1111,150 c, Charleston. LIVERrOOL, Dec. 26.—A schooner and a flat were d riven on shore to-day on Burbo Bank, and hoisted signals of dro tress ; the latter had her sails split, and the crew got int? the rigging. The Holylake and other life boats proceeded to their assistance. A large black ship, standing to e Pr westward, with loss of foremast, was passed on th 9tl! inst., in 48 N. 43 W., by the Stephen Crowell, arr ived here. CaOleFuFttTa,clivioßrADY'unnkeirci. 24. Comtesse de Brionnee, from PERTH, Dec. 2agog, from Quebec. HOLYHEAD, Dec. 26.—.Arrived—'ffitnees, from ArkloW for Liverpovery leaky. SHIELDS, Dec.D 26. —lt has been blowing a heavy golf from the East all night, and continues this morning, with a heavy sea on the bar. MALAGA, Dec. 16.—The British barque Sarina. IN"lit* son, drove on shore on the beach on the 13th inst. ; ii P tempts are being made to get her off. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, SAIITaby MOTO* , r7.4"17) Wind N.B. Anived—Britannia, from Taganrog. Sailed—Maria Catharina, for Batavia. QUEENSTOWN► MK. 25' Wind N.W. Arrived—Oden, from Honduras. Dusrati, Do. 26. Wind N.NW. Arrived —Sarah Prillea, from Alexandri a. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRA VESEND, Saturday, 9.52 B. o * Wind N.W. ; tide, thre e- q uarters flood ; snowing. Arrived, Dec. 26—Providence, from Gravelines; Reap St. Domingo. DEAL, Saturday, 9.23 *O. Wind N. W. ; strong. No arrivals. THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF TURIN.—The Royal Jil l ' derny of Sciences at Turin at its last meeting, on the it inst., elected Mr. W. Fairbairn, F.R.S , the President of the Literary and Philosophical Society of Mon a corresponding member of the academy. , SOUTHAMPTON, Friday.—At a meeting of t h e town: council to day, Mr. Alderman John White of the Bor' York Hotel, was elected to the office of Bilin r, "Ci i: l3 by the resignation of Mr. Alderman Andresvg, wilt ) 11 candidate for the i epresentation of the borough. nib THE LATE MR. ELLIS OF THE BRITISH MIISICLIM.---' ef British Museum has sustained a loss by the death Thomas Ellio_,__Esq., of the manuscript department. gr: Ellis was of Welsh extraction, and an admirable Oriental cholsr, particularly distinguished for his acquaintance with Syriac. Thepublic • d bted to him for the are in e to translation cheater, of the extremely curious Hebrew Opole discovered by Mr. Layard at Nineveh, published by Lig!! gentleman in his second volume. He bad long beea in a declining state of health. —Civil Servke Gazette. Ald