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NEW NOVEL BY MR. JEAFFRESON. Just ready, in 3 vols. post Svo. , I S ABEL ; the Young Wife and the Old Love; By J. C. JEAFFRF.SON, Author if "Crewe Rise," &c, Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, successors to Henry Colbarn. INTERESTING CHRISTMAS PRESENT. Now ready, in 1 col., with numerous Illustrations by the author, 10s. 6d., bound, PEN AND PENCIL PICTURES. By THOIIAS HOOD. Hurst and Plackett, Publishers, successors to Henry Colturn, 13, Great Marlborough-street. ELBOW -HOLD SPANISH GAROTTE SYSTEM. - - Whereas—, The wives and families of several workmen have been the past week cruelly distressed by their husbands being thus " served out" (after receiving their Saturday night's wages) by the swell detectives " as ticketed " in plain clothes. It becomes imperative that every father of a family do, after dark, insert into the heels of their shoes or boots a thin horizontal-char'd-shoulder'd wedge-peg, projecting - 3 / 4 of an inch—the use of which, for a spur kick-up, will produce a frightful wound, in such wise as to make " the Elbow Garotteer" remember the old song of " One peg one hole." PETER BASQUET DE BRANT.* CHARLES " " ACKERLEY, J.P. *By 3-4 Viet. eh. 35—The laws pivot Indian Chief of Ame rica's legislation (art. 1, sec. 3, U.S., 1774-'76, for the world). as the living " Dummy of the priestcraft's possession of his 3,000/. per ann.—now under death-wait persecution to wife and family, now six years since "the Queen's Ministers' tread mill order for workhouse drill, 1851"—had not Providence rescued him by Captain Ackerley's intervention and support at No. 6, Princes-street, Fitzroy-square. This Indian Constable of Britain, having been called out to carry the King's criminal writ under the ASHBURTON Commis sion, to avoid any question of its legality, by alien squatters on the soil of America—consequent thereon—his colleagues being all dead—he alone represents the spirit of the law of equal A B C jurymen's rights, as that of all mankind, — as given in the Shipping Gazette of 3d Nov., 1856. Sineveh's•c/. CentauFian Anatomy-ken — . No. 5, Swallow-street. Pd. 20s. NFURNISH ED APARTMENTS.— U Wanted for a Lady and her Servant, a SITTING-ROOM, Three BEDROOMS, and separate KIT CHEN, where there arc no other lodger, near a chief thoroughfare ; between Charing-cross and Hyde-park-corner preferred. Any party .unused to letting would find the a d ver ti s er a desirable occupant. References exchanged. Address, with full particulars, T, 104, Strand. TIFER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.— M. JULLIEN'S CONCERTS. Last Week but One.—The New Grand French Quadrille.—LA TRAVIATA.—Madame Elisa Poma (prima donna from the Grand Opera at Milan), will have the honour of making her first appearance. Programme for VHS EVENING (Saturday, Dec. 6): — Part I.—Overture, Ruy Blas—Mendelssohn (received with great applause at the Mendelssohn Festival) ; Polka, Flirta tion—Jullien ; The Andante, from Spohr's Symphony, The Power of Sound —Spohr ; Solo, Cornet, the River and the Star (the third time of performance), written expressly for and performed by Herr Koenig—Angelina ; Polka, My Mary Ann (the 24th time)—Jullien ; Cavatina, " Ah, Taal giorno " (Semiramide) Madame Eliza Poma—Rossini ; French Quadrille (25th time), with variations for flute, flageolet, oboe, clarinet, ophicleiJe, and cornet, performed by MM. D 9 Polley, Do Yong, Collinet, Lavigne, Sonnenberg, Hughes, and Koenig ; Finale ; Partant pour la Syrie, Vivo l'Empereur— Jrllien ; Part 2.- Opera, Grand Operatic Selection from Verdi's opera of " La Traviata," with solos by Herr Koenig, MM. Lavigne, De Folley, Le Hon, De tong, Sonnenberg, Duhem, Hughes; Quadrille, The English, with solos by MM. Collinet, De Folly, Sonnenberg, and Koenig—Jullien ; Ballata, " Per non istare" (Marie de Rohan) Madame Eliza Poma—Donizetti ; Valse, Georgette —D'Albert ; Solo, Violoncello, M. De munck. jun.—Servais; Galop, Eglinton—Koenig. Conductor—M. Jullien. To commence at 8 o'clock. Prices of admission :—Promenade, Is. ; Dress circle, 2s. 641. ; private boxes, 10s. 6d., £lls., and upwards. Private boxes to be secured of Mr. Nugent, at the box-office of the theatre ; at all the principal libraries and musicsellers'; and at Jullien and Ca 's, 214, Regent-street. THEATRE ROYAL, DRUM LANE. — Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. Acting Manager, Mr. C. Mathews. Stage Manager, Mr. R. Roxby. Scenic Artist, Mr. W. Beverley. ITALIAN OPERAS, COMEDY, and BALLET, every Evening during the Week, at Old Play-house Prices. Upper Gallery, is. ; Gallery, is. 6d. ; Pit, 3s. ; Upper Boxes, 3s. 6d. ; First Circle, ss. ; Dress Circle, 7s. ; Stalls, 10s, 6d._; Private Boxes, one, two, three, and four g,ninels. Last Night of the Italian Op-ra Company Powerful band and complete chorus, under the direction of Signor Li Calzi. THIS EVENING, her Majesty's Servants will perform (last time), LES HUGUENOTS. The principal roles sus tained by Madame Grisi, Mdlle. Sedlatzek, Madame Chierici, and Madame Gassier; Herr Reichardt, M. Gassier, M. Kinni, Signor Gabnasi, Signor Mariani, Signor Gregorio, Signor Mattoni, Signor Calamo, Signor Albicini, and Herr Formes. After which, COOL AS A CUCUMBER. Plumper (his original character), Mr. Charles Mathews. Other characters by Mr. A. Younge, Mr. Templeton, Miss Balmer, and Miss E. Wadham. To conclude with a Ballet, in which Mdlles. Osmont will appear Boxes, stalls, and places can be secured of Messrs. Craver, Beale, and . Co., Regent-street, and at the box-office of the theatre, from 10 till fi. To prevent disappointment an early application is solicited. The Free List will be entirely suspended. Doors open at hilf-past 7, commenoe at R. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. THIS EVENING, will bo performed, in consequence of its great success, THE SCHOOL FOR, SCANDAL, in which Mr Murdoch will appear as Charles Surface; Sir Peter Teazle, Mr. Chippendale ; Sir Benjamin Backbite, Mr. Buckstone ; Crabtree, Mr. Compton; Joseph Surface, Mr. Howe ; Sir Oliver Surface, Mr. Rogers ; Moses, Mr. Clark ; Sir Harry (with a song), Mr. W. Farren ; lady Teazle. Miss Reynolds ; Mrs. Candour, Miss Talbot ; Lady Sneerwell, Mrs. Poynter ; Maria. Miss E. Sabine. After which, the successful new farce, A FAMILY FAILING, in which Mr. Buckstone, Mr. Howe, Mr. Chippendale. and _Kiss Blanche Fane will appear. With (for positively the last night). the ballet pantomime of THE STAR OF ANDALUSIA, by Perea Nena and her unrivalled Company of Spanish Dancers. To conclude with THE DUMB BELLE. THEATRE ROYAL, ADEL PHI. Real Success. Great Adelphi Hit ! THE ELVES, a Grand New Fairy Ballet Extravaganza, in which Madame Celeste will appear as the Statue Bride every evening. —Revival of the Mysterious Stranger, in which Mr. Wright and Madame Celeste will sustain their original cha racters.—THlS EVENING will be performed the celebrated d:ama of THE MYSTERIOUS STRANGER. Messrs. Wright, Paul Bedford, C. Selby, Parselle, Garden: Mesdames Celeste, Wyndham, Keeley, Arden. After which, with new scenery, dresses, machinery, and appointments, a new grand fairy ballet extravaganza, °ailed THE ELVES, or the Statue Bride, founded on the grand ballet spectacle, now perform. ing with unexampled success at the Theatra Imperiale de l'Opera at Paris, undec the title of Les Elfes. Principal cha racters by Madame Celeste, Misses Wyndham, Mary Keeley, Kato Kelly, Chatterly, Arden, Messrs. Weght, Paul Bedf or d, C Selby. Le Barr, ccic. Concluding with BETTY MARTIN. Miss M. Keeley. LYCEUM THEATRE ROYAL Lessee, Mr. C. Dillon. Production of " The Cagot." THIS EVENING (Saturday), will be performed a new and original English play. in five acts. entitled THE CAGGT; or, Heart for Heart. Supported by Messrs. Dillon, Stuart, Barrett, Miss Woolgar, Mrs. Weston, and the entire strength of the company. After which the extraorlinary Troupe of Bedouin Arabs will go through their sarprising performances. Followed by THE DE A.D SHOT. Louisa Lovetrick, Mrs. C. Dillon Hector Timid, Mr. J. L. Toole. Concluding with a Ballet, by Miss Rosina Wright and the Coryphees. 'ROYAL PRINCESS'S _THEATRE. THIS EVENING and dnring the week w ill be presented Shakspeare's play of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM. After which will be Drodneed a new petite comedy, in two acts, called OUP. WIFE ; or, The Rose of Amiens. pal M Princi- Murray and C. Leclereq essrs. Ryder, Ha r l e y , Fi s h er ; Misses characters by Mendelssohn's celebrated overtime to A Midsummer Night's Dream will commenc e at 5 rainntes before 7. 0 TRAND THENTRE._"- ----- pvrip.—THlS EVENp4 / 19 : zer, Jr. T. C will he BE LPHEGOR (Travestie). m e rwrforr A I 1 oward, Clarke, Maim a Lee, , ... • a., and Mesdames Cuthbert, Woollid ge : E. Dionin. Jacobs, and Willy Neville, G. THE CAPTAIN'S NOT A MISS. Messrs j Lee. Clarke, and Mesdames Fitziuman, Cnthb.erNt Wilton. Cuthbert, and E. After which, a new farce, OVER THE WAY . 34 l och ‘ Mu:lames Wonliilge and Wilton. r. Ki n . And THE QUEEN'S MUSKETEERS, s erieut C u thbert ; Corpora l, Miss Fitzinman ; Rank and File,hiss M numerous Auxiliaries, who Pa rade and Drill every evening, by C omme nce at Seven. Stalls, :Is. ; Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, 1 ; Gallery, 6d. "DOYAL SURREY THEATRE JLeggeos, llegqrg. SitPDherd anti Croswiek. • THIS EVENING, BIRDS OF PREY. Charles Renne pont. Mr. Craswick. After which, A BLOW IN THE DARK. Viltrac, Mr. Shepherd (his original part). To conclude with THE OUTCAST BROTHER. THEATRE ROYAL, SADLER'S-WELLS. Under the M*nagement of Mr. Phelps. THIS EVENING. THE TAMING OF THE SHREW. Christopher Sly, Mr Phelps • Pctruchio, Mr. H. Marston ; Katharine, Miss Atkinson After which, WHERE * THERE'S A WILL THER,E'S A WAY. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lestgee, Mr. Alfred Wigan.THlS EVENING WIVES AS THEY WERE AND MAIDS AS THEY ARE, Messrs. Addison, G. Vining ; Mrs. Stirling, Misses Swanboron.h and Herbert. And the new farce, JONES THE AVENGER. MessY. F. Robson, J. Rogers, and Miss Marston. Commence at half-;.i.ist Seven. el ANTER - Bußv HAT N ,_I OPEN EVERY. Nyestminster-road.— EVEN ING.—The follow i„ r com pany of Vocalists a re popular Selections from all the GI ees, Duets, ,te., via.: _xis, E '' ) € , T. ll s, Madrigals, Choruses, M iss Brunell, and Miss Summe rs . Mr,earee, Mrs. J. Caulfield, p onie .. Masters Austin, S. Jones, J. Js mghmans, It. Grover, T. R„ in ' e , T J. Caulfield, Herr F. B: szrker, W. Melling. and P. E. !tt, and Corri ; Mr. Sam Cowell and E„i Austin, Ben rte, J. Harrowny, E. A. ; harmonium . ' T r a e km ' 3" . Piano di roctor, Mr. J. Caulfield. Commence at 4 5 . e., Caulfield, jun. ; ei Wily. Suppers, &e., until twelve o'clock 9 o'clock pre the usual Vocal Entertainment, the celebratedin addition to MINOTRELS will appear in costume at Nine and SPANISH and Eleven o'clock. , Every Evening, and sing some of their favourite selec t ons . - A STLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. ilk Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke. THIS EVENING (First Week), MACBETH, with Eques trian Illustrations by Mr. W. Cooke's Horses, trained by him. Macbeth, Mr. James Holloway. After which, the SCENES in the CIRCLE ; Miss Kate Cooke in her elegant act of mankte, To conclude with OTHER ENTERTAINMENTS. Doors open at half-past six ; commence at seven o'clock. Box•offioe open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Equestrian Director, Mr. W. Cooke, jun. LUGS. WATER, AT LONDON BEAM? THIS DAY—Morn. 5 min. aft. S —Evening 43 min. aft. 8 Tn-Moßßow—Morn. 17 min. aft. 9—Evening :2 Lain. aft. 9 THE WEATHER --SUN OFFICE, DECEMBER 6. TEERMOICETER, IN THE SHIMS. 55—highest sine noon yesterd_ay. 51—lowest this morning and during the night. 55 —this da►y at noon. BAROMETER, 29 55. WIND, S.W.— Light, with rain. , "7,p L')NDON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1856. So the Precious Conferences are to be forthwith renewed. The Constitutionnel makes a semi-official announcement thereof, and we fear that there are no reasonable grounds for doubting the pain ful intelligence. Russia has triumphed, through the instrumentality of France, and the Western Powers are involved in the deep disgrace of seeing the scanty benefits they obtained, at an enormous cost of men and money, already fleeting from ,heir grasp. It is the triumph of fraud and ,reachery of the worst description, involving a ,otal loss of honour to those who have achieved their sinister objects by such infamous means. rev, the diplomatists who represented Russia at .he late Congress, and the Government which was cognisant of, and assented to, these proceed ings, must for ever remain disgraced in tho opi nions of all right-minded and veracious men, who think that no temporal advantage can consecrate or justify a wilful and deliberate falsehood. The Czar., through his representatives—men who acted in obedience to his instructions, and whose acts were confirmed and ratified by his Govern ment—has been convicted of a base lie—a fraud for which an attorney would be struck off the rolls of Court, and deemed for ever disqualified for the practice of his profession. _ _ The Constitutionnel tells us that "it is not intended to do over again the work of the Con- press, nor to change the text or terms of the Treaty ; * * * that it is simply to interpret it, to fix its meaning on some points which have appeared doubtful." It, however, adds—" It does not appear that all the difficulties are, as regards the substance, already solved ; there is reason to suppose that up to the present moment things are not so far advanced, and that each Power still maintains its own peculiar view of the points under discussion." It then intimates the mode by which the difficulty is to be solved, viz., that " either an agreemen will be come to by reciprocal concessions—as is to be hoped—or it will be the result of a vote, and of a majority. In either case a satisfactory solution cannot be doubtful !" We must totally dissent from this conclusion. "Reciprocal concessions" necessarily involve a change or alteration of " the text or terms of the Treaty." It is the surrender by one party for peace' sake, and to avoid litiga tion of some portion of that to which they are absolutely entitled, and is therefore to all intents and purposes, neither more nor less than a new contract, which will be no more binding than the former one on those who have evinced a thorough disregard of the most solemn obligations. It is similar to the case of a State th.tt, having repu diated its previous engagements, invites the bondholders to assent to a considerable re duction, without offering any adequate security for the satisfaction of its diminished lia bilities. The taint of faithfulness will stick to it to the end ; its coupons can never again be ac ceptable in any money market. The reference to a settlement of the question by a vote, and a majority, however, permits the cloven hoof to appear. It indicates the impend ing danger, so that he who runs may read ! We have already explained that a treaty completed with all the requisite formalities cannot be altered or modified without the assent of all the contract ing parties ! A single dissentient must prove decisive against the change—and therefore it is that a Conference on such a point, where " each Power still maintains its own peculiar view of the points under discussion," can lead to no beneficial result. It has been charitably suggested that the " Conference may be the best means of saving wounded self-love, and of allowing those who have wandered in the wrong direction decorously to retrace their steps." We cannot lay the flat tering unction to our souls. There has already been displayed too much morbid sentimentality on the question of that infinitesimal, or rather evanescent element, Russian honour (!). It would he much more to her honour, if betrayed into an error, candidly to confess and make re paration for her fault, than to have the matter decided against her by a Congress. But there is no intention of yielding on the part of Russia. She has already secured an absolute majority by means best known to heralef, and the result may be regarded as a foregone conclusion. We may paraphrase the maxim respecting the fair sex, and declare that the diplomatist who hesitates is mined, and we beg to say that the Government of Inrd PALMERSTON bas placed itself in that un pleasant category. We cannot, then, regard the approaching Congress save with mingled disgust and indignatian—feelings in which we are con vinced the great maj;rity of the British people will fully and completely concur. The question relating to the Ecclesiastical Courts must be decided during the approaching session of Parliament. The Augean stables must be tho roughly and effectually cleansed without further de lay. They have long since been e condemned by the unanimous voice of public opinion, and have only dragged on a doomed existence, unduly protracted 01 1 account of the late war, which prevented, or rather procrastinated, the final arrangement of many matters of vast importance to the commu nity at large. There is but one alternative. We must greatly reform or altogether abolish those obnoxious tribunals. Many efforts have been made to ameliorate th e practice and administra tion, but all in vain ; and we confess that we entertain no possible hope of a result satis factory to the great body of the peo ple, save in the entire abatement of these social nuisances—Deenda est Carthago. The Ecclesiastical Courts must be altogether got rid of before the matters now within their jurisdic tion can be placed on a satisfactory f oundation. We have too :much of conflicting jurisdi c ti ons that have no possible utility, but only epn fin e, mystify, and occasion heavy exp enses to those who are so unfortunate as to fall within the snare. Sir FITZROY KELLY is undoubtedly actuated by good intentions, but he does not go far enough in the measure now before the country. He does c i e nt vigour or deter. not apply the knife with sufo irrlE , SUN, LOIN DON, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBEIt at 1888, mination. A mere pruning will not suffice where the very root is rotten to the core. There is too much respect for existing interests, too great an anxiety to preserve an ancient institution — although it has been proved to be " an aged vice, a grey iniquity." We confess that we greatly prefer the measure proposed by Mr. COLLIER, or even that of the Lord Chancellor, although many changes would be required in the details of Lord CRAIN ' WORTH'S Bill bef9re it could receive the legisla tative sanction. The claims of wealthy sinecu rists, like Mr. MOORE, are thought more impor tant than the interests of the community, and those who have pocketed many thousands per annum for doing nothing are thought of greater consequence than the national welfare. We trust, however, that there will be no half measures—that whatever is to be done will fully meet the admitted evil. We are no advocates for centralisation, but there is nothing more objec tionable than a multiplicity of minor tribunals, the business whereof is a complete work of supe rorogation. Why should it be necessary to have a single will proved in three or four dif ferent places—in the Provinces of Canterbury, and York, in Scotland and Ireland ? Why should there not be one place where all these important and interesting records would be duly preserved. In some of the earlier numbers of Bousehold Words we find a graphic description of the " Doom of English Wills," and we believe indeed the well-established character of the work goes far to prove that there has been no exaggeration. No matter how highly, how extra vagantly paid, local functionaries, who are practically irresponsible, will not afford the protec tion which these documents imperatively require. We must then legislate for the public, without reference to the wishes of these persons: . There may in some cases be a fair claim for compensa tion, which, whenever clearly established, we should deal with liberally ; but the public welfare is paramount to all other considera tions, and that must be the end and 010 ject of all parties. Barristers and solicitors were greatly injured by some recent reforms ; they put forth no whining complaints, but con formed themselves to altered circumstances. Let Advocates and Proctors do likewise, and they will find that the contemplated changes will not be by any means so dreadful as they may at pre sent anticipate. Re-open the Slave Trade ! No, that won't do at any price ! There are already too many of " GOD'S images cut in ebony" under the tyranni- cal sway of the Southern Democracy to admit o that. The black cloud gathers over Egypt—don't expect us in any way to aid in its dissipation ! We dare not permit the trade to be re-opened if we would, and if we dare we cannot. We are pledged ear deep to keep it shut—and keep it shut we certainly will. There are innumerable reasons why we should do so, and the least stands good for probably not less than thirty millions of money —twenty millions expended en the liberation of the slaves in our West India possessions, and the remainder in cruises to shut up the trade. Before GOD and man we have pronounced slavery a hideous leprosy, not to be further propagated by fresh importations of slaves. Having paid so much, and enjoyed the satisfaction so far of hav ing done our duty, we are not going to be robbed both of our money and our reward. Bluster may now and then serve the turn ; but when honesty deliberately concedes a trifle, the obligation be comes all the more imperative on it to stand on vantage ground, and vindicate a great right. And a great right is involved in this question of opening the Slave Trade. Submit it to analysis, and far beyond the money thesuppression of the trade has cost us are the principles which moved us to the sacrifice. Religion—not as interpreted by a lying and sycophantic section of the American clergy, but by righteous, interpreters, men who dare peril their lives for their faith pro nounces, " the door is shut, let no mau open it." Humanity, while it pales at the horrors the opening of the trade would let loose all the more resolutely endorses the verdict. The question is not confined to the sphere of the poll- tician. The households of England would rise against the Minister who dared to wink at the provision of new holocausts for the altars of rapine, murder, and lust. Of all the wars ever warred a war to prevent the reopening of the Slave trade would prove, in this country, the most popular. Infant lips and infant hands would bless the champions of the slave, and from every temple would go forth the prayer of faith and the incense benediction. Gentlemen slavers and ruffians of the South—don't think of it. We should have the North on our side, and, more than any ppwer in any art of the compass— the GOD of Battles ! We don't attach so much weight as some appear to do to your threats— " bunkum " is part of your stock in trade—but it may not be amiss you should have our warning. Don't try. It is not impossible, if you do, you will lose what you have, and sink hopelessly is the slough in which you are now struggling. The star of Africa is in the ascendant, and not declining. That's a fast ! Stomach it as you may. We are a people not only practical in our aims, but fond of appealing to practice and precedent. Unlike our volatile neighbours across the Channel the fairest theory cm fascinate but few of us ; they concentrate their admiration and ardour at once upon a new scheme, we coolly think over our past, and want to see, not that the idea is self complete, but that we have already been acting on it, and can foretell its working from experience. All our reforms must be, in each part of them, but some small step in advance on what is already done. We proceed in action like a mathematician with a demonstration in Euclid. Now we appeal to ;very honest elector whether the advocates of the Ballot have not been ready to meet this national peculiarity. They have pointed to home experience in the Army, the Club-room, and even the Social Book Society, and the reference has never been challenged, or its testimony contradicted. Englishmen of the best standing continue thus to prove that they Appreciato the Ballot when they wish to vote independently. If the Ballot neeied a reference for character this one ought to be sufficient. It is as a reference, an argument a fortiori, for if persons of some position in society need such protection of their independence, how much more the gre4t mass of county and borough voters. We have given America as a reference. Ameri cans aro next of kin to us ; and from them, too, viewed properly, the argument is again an a fortiori one. For beyond question, in that land of ready employment and intense republicanism, the voter has little to fear from auother's displea sure, since the attempt to interfere unduly would jeopardise a man's reputation with his neighbours. Republican jealousy would soon ostracise the wealthy individual who coerced his poorer neigh bour. The intimidator might lose more votes to his cause through public indignation than he would gain by his tyranny. Yet Americans, all the taunts of Tory journals here notwithstanding? instead of dispensing with the ballot, only seek to perfect its mechanism. The great mass of electors do not need it as ours do, yet they value the privilege of concealing their vote if they wish, and value yet more the independence thus conceded to the minority who do need protec- tion. Next we turn to Egiropean States. France, at her late Imperial elections, is, we will own, a most unfavourable reference. An election in which only one candidate, who had secured the greater part of the aimy, offered himself to the public choice—in which all the ballot boxes were in the hands of his tools, and no scrutiny permitted, is about as bad a witness for the ballot as can well be imagined. Yet even under these circumstances a minority did vote, while it is generally believed now, by all whose opinion is most to be trusted, that the vast majority did re-elect for a ten years' Presidency, and then for the Empire, the man for whom, they at first rejected CAVAIGNAC and LAMAR VINE. Under the most discreditable disadvantages the Ballot did nevertheless ascertain the mind of the nation. Lastly, Three small Continental States give the unequivocal testimony of their experience to the value of secret voting as the safeguard of electoral independence. But a few days ago we adduced testimony from Belgium ; and we give insertion to-day to two important extracts from the electo ral laws of Holland and Sardinia, which prove the solicitude of those States for an honest expres sion of the popular will, accompanied by the opinions of an eminent member of the Chambers of each State. The testimony is unequivocal to the sincere wish of those who enacted the laws, to make them efficient. We rather wonder that the simple expedient of voting with printed tickets, placed at the time of voting in an adhesive enve lope, was not thought of to obviate the one slight occasional danger of iniuence mentioned. This, how ever, is but a trivial imperfection, and will easily be remedied. We do not comment, at least at present, on the communications advertel to, pre ferring to refer our readers to the documents themselves. The account of the struggle as given by M. JANCLAIS will interest all who think with us on the importance of protection fur voters. We ask our electors, then, whether they w tolerate any longer the shufliking of the House o Commons and the Government on this question. Argument is wholly on one side, and, as we have seen, facts are equally so. Government can cry up secresy when they want it to wring an Income Tax from us, but when we want secresy to en able us to vote as we please about those who impose the Inoome Tax on us, ah ! then it is un-English, and all that is bad. No cheating under the Ballot could match the cheating to which the Chancellor of the Exchequer protests he is subjected by the secret tax. According to him we have all need to know our neighbour's Income-tax return, lest he should be paying less than his share, and we, consequently, more than ours. Yet no Minister advocates public income-tax returns;--.and why not? Solely because the knowledge of a man's income might be used to his disadvantage, or at least unplea santly to him. But what would be, or is, used more to a man's disadvantage—by landlords, mortgagees, lawyers, bankers, brewers, custo mers, creditors—than a vote given by a man, however honestly, yet in opposition to these Lords of elections ? It is disgraceful, and ought to be resented by the whole constituency of the kingdom, that our masters will, at a heavy loss to the Exchequer, grant secresy to the Income tax payer, merely to get money from him, but refuse it to the same man when he asks it as protec tion for his vote. The case here is, indeed, very strong against our governors. The man's vote is his own, yet by refusing him secresy they leave it at the mercy of every political rogue and robber. A correct account of a man's income is, on the other hand, the right of the Exchequer, yet by granting him a secret return the Exchequer may lose its right. • The reason is, secresy in one case loses only a portion of the nation's money ; in the other it would deprive Whigs and Tories of their tightly-clutched power to coerce or bribe electors. Talk of secret voting being nu-English, what can be more so than secret inquisition into a man's income ? Talk of possible frauds under thstigliallot, can they compare with the known frauds under the secret returns to the Income Tax. The truth is, it is that such allegations are puresaslumbug. We use for once the word so often applied to the Ballot. The only reason why lkilnisters and Members of Parliament hate the Ballot is that they hate electoral independence. No Reform Bill shall we have this session. The Ballot is a definitive, independent object, which may be sought for its own sake. It is a Reform Bill in itself. We have a right to it. We may force it from our House of Commons if we choose, and to force only will they yield it. The two hundred and twenty-five members who have voted for it can compel Government to adopt the Ballot. But half-hearted as they are, they must first be compelled themselves by the electors. A Cabinet Council was held, yesterday, at the official street.rso e tf os Lansdowne, d , te the de e To o t : eont Lord Chancellor, :Ministers tc F h i e r a s En t eLer presentol oo r r d f, Treasury H o E f aa t rr h rlw : ewrbe y Granville,virsGo it were—Viscount noetrGeorge Downing.anGli eueGrey, • s l the Earl of Clarendon, Mr. Secretary Labouchere, the Chancellor of the Exchequer Sir Charles W oo d, th e Right Hon. R. Vernon Smith, Stanley of Alderley, the Right Hon. M. T. Baines, and the Duke of Argyll. His Excellency the Ambassador of France had an interview with the Earl of Clarendon, yesterday after noon, at his residence in Grcsvenor-crescent. His Excellency the Prussian Minister and the Countess Bernstorff entertained a select circle at dinner, last evening, at Prussia House, Carlton House-terrace. His Excellency Baron Bentinck, Minister of the Netherlands, arrived in town, yesterday, from the con tinent, to resume his diplomatic functions after a leave of absence of some months. The Earl and Countess of Shaftesbury leave town, to day, on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Bedford, at Woburn Abbey. The Countess of Clarendon left town on Thursday evening, for the Grove, near Watford. Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston le tve town to-day, on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Bedford, at Woburn Abbey, Bedfordshire. Viscountess Dungarvan has arrived at her residence, 10 Chesham-street, Balgrave-square. Lord and Lady Edward Thynne have arrived at Haynes Park, Bedford, from visiting the Earl of Cardi gan, at Dean Park, Northamptonshire. Lord Macdonald has left the St. George's Hotel, for Longleat, Wilts, on a visit to the Marquis of Bath. EMIGRATION TO AUSTRALIA.—The Black Ball clipper C (a h b a o m ve pi 2 7 oo o o f to th n) the Seas , Captain John Me Kirdy, sailed from the Mersey ye s t e rday afternoon, for Melbourne.", with a small m a il, 550 passengers, and a full cargo The investi ga ti on '. minetrOchtahnediaseccoon freight.untso of the Great Northern Railway Company is still proceeding. It is not expected that the frauds perpetuated by Redpath will exceed 150,0001. On Monday next the third instalment of the six pic tures of the Turner collection will be exhibited at Marl borough-house, viz.:-469, Sea Piece ; 472, " Calaas Pier ;" 525, "Bacchus and Ariaclue ;" 532, " The Exile ;" 549, " Undine ;" and 550, "The Angel :stunn ing in the sun." THE " SOULAGES" COLLECTION.—Oa Monday next a very remarkable collection of objects of virtu, illustrative of the condition of decorative art at the period of the Renaissance, will be open to the inspection cl the pub lic at Marlborough -house. The Washington correspondent of the New York. Times denies that the - United States' Government has assented to the capitalisation of the Danish Sound Dues. . The French Corps Legisiatif will ba convoked very much earlier in the year than usual—probably a , . the beginning of next month. A rather severe shook of earthquake was experienced in Kentucky last month. Accord.ng to the Washington correspondent of the New York Courier and Enquirer, President Pierce's mes sage was nearly completed. In it he claims Mr, Da. chanan's election as an endorsement of his adininistrativD. LATEST NEWS. THE INSURRECTION IN SICILY. ' MARSEILLES, DEC. 5. A telegraphic despatch received here announces that the movement in Sicily broke out in different districts of the provinces of Palermo and of Cal- ,anisetta. It commenced on the 22d of November by the stopping of a diligence which runs between Pa lermo, Catania, and Messina. The insurgents numbered 60. In the night between the 22d and 23d of No vember the Government sent two battalions of Chasseurs- a -Pied, commanded by General Gaion, against the insurgents. On the morning of the 23d two squadrons of Chasseurs-a-Che»ici, with a field battery, were also sent against them. The insurgents fled and withdrew to Cefala, eaving some prisoners. The troops, 800 strong, immediately followed is pursuit, surrounded the town, and took pos- session of it. At Catania placards were posted up, but were immediately torn down by the police. On these placards were the words :—" Long live the Here• ditary Prince ! Long live the Constitution of 1812 !" A movement has also taken place in the island of M'arila. The following despatch has also been received : PARIS, SATURDAY MORNING. Intelligence has been received from Massimo. in Sicily of the 29th ult. Notwithstanding the agitation that the new from Palermo had produced at Messina the town was tranquil. The police, however, had taken every precaution. The guards had been doubled and increased, but no arrests bad taken place. The Neapolitan corvette, the Misena, left Messina on the 28th for Naples, to fetch I,o'oo men and artillery. The armed insurgents fled from Cefalu. and had taken up positions in various points about the city. The whole surrounding country is in revolt. The Sicilians have brought to light the arms hidden since 1818. A movement is expected to take place in Catania. Palermo was to placed in a state of siege. An insurrection bas broken out at Masai°. The cry is " Long live the Constitution of :1812." Swiss troops were expected from Naples. THE AUSTRIAN AMNESTY. The Moniteur of yesterday publishes the fol; bwing intelligence, which had already reached us from our correspondent in Vienna : The Minister of Foreign Affairs has received the following despatch from Vienna, dated De- ()ember 3d : " By a decree dated yesterday, promulgated at Tienna, the Emperor Francis Joseph has removed without exception the sequestration placed upon the property of the Lombard emigrants. Ninety persons sentenced for tho crime of high treason, or lese-majeste, in the Italian provinces of the empire, are granted a full pardon." " The squadron under the command of Rear- Admiral' Sir R. Dundas (says the Malta Times of the 25th ult.) is still in our port, awaiting orders. H.M. screw line.of-battle ship Princess Royal arrived yesterday from England, and H.M. screw steamer Supply on Wednesday, from Constanti nople. H.M. steamer Wanderer left on Wednes day for the westward. Orders have been received that no more ships are to be sent to the East for the present." A letter from Berlin of the 2d, in the Cologne Gazette, says :—" It is positively stated that a Russian memorandum, dated the 29th October, has been circulated on the Bolgrad affair, and contains 18 folio pages. It results from it that on the 30th August the commission for settling the frontier had come to 24 provisional convention, which leaves the questio:a of Bolgrad open. The commissioners made their reports to their respec tive governments, and home resulted the discus sion already known." The Paris correspondent of the Times (second edition) says All that has transpired. of news from Naples is that the insurrection in Si oily was more serious than was at first supposed. Th e silence of th e Neapolitan Government would lead us to suspect so, as, if the disturbances wee e suppressed, King Ferdinand would have been to, ) glad to announce the fact to Europe. In official quar t e rs here it is stated that the mo vement is not likely to have any serious conseque nces, and that it will in all probability be suppressed. Th. 1.1 Moniteur will probably say something about it ',to- morrow. In the meantime it is known that General Nun ziante is the officer who has be nu sent from Palermo by General Zola against tl insurgents. " The 25th is spoken of for the 0 , ?ening of the Conferences, yet I doubt whether any precise date is fixed. The instructions of the Sublime Porte will have to be waited for, an, l the Sub lime Porto is never very active or very' punctual. The membervi of the Conferences will very pro bably be the ordinary resident Ministers of . the different Courts interested, without the exuram 'di - nary nary Envoys. Whether an exception will Cle made In favour of Turkey, as is supposed, I can not say." FRANCE. PARIS, FRIDAY EVENING. The Messager de : Bayonne of the 4th says : " The treaty of delnnination for the frontier be tween France and. Spain, pre - pared by the Inter national Commission, which keld its sittings in this city, has just been signed at Madrid. M. de Dulvat, secretary , of the F renc h port i on o f the commission, left Bayonne ymterday for Paris, with tho treaty." BOURSE, DEC. s.—The following were the last quotations : Cash. fr. 0. End of Month. 4i per Cents ...... 92 —fr. — 0 - 3 per Cents ........ 69 5 0 69 95 New Loan 851 ........... 69 40 87 Bank Share a ........ 4,150 Ron-an (x Credit Mol-,ilier ...... 1550 Austrian 41 Belgian Yrves ...... 974 Spanish Throes 3St Piodme,rttese (5).„..„ Homo Debt R AILWAYS —FOR CASH. fr. c. '3 Orl an „ fr. C. ..1,330 Western North -4. , ern.- ' ..... 975 Strasburg !,_yons ''''' - ...... ......1,370 New Ditto bsiediterra ,nean • .......1 765 Grand Central Lyons Ge n o '765 Teste 1;60 Cetto nova 765 Austrian Cum. ...... 832 50 THE BALTIC. HAMBURG, DEC. 3. r-r2 he '.navigation of the - .river Elbe being mow inter apted,, sailing vessels and steamers prefe r remain ing at Gluckstadt to encountering the larl 30 masses of floating ice with which the navigation has be- I come impeded since yesterday. Three or four steamers taking in cargoes will leave this afternoon if possible. A considerable quantity of snow has fallen during the past night, and much mere ap pears in prospective. The navigation of the Eider is also at an end, in consequence of the large quantity of floating ice in the river. The English steamers Powerful, Leipzig, Tanning, and Florence Nightingale have left the harbour in order to reach sea, to avoid being caught in the ice. They have been obliged to leave part of their cargoes behind. SPAIN. The Madrid journals of the Ist have arrived. The Guz,ctte contains a decree which enacts that, for administrative and other reasons, the budget of the present year shall be closed on December 31 in, stead of on the 30th June nexi - , as decided by the late Cortes. The Iti ovedades expresses surprise that the charge d'affaires of France had done nothing with respect to certain attacks on the Marqui3 de Turgot, the French ambassador, made during the latter's absence, in the French paper, the Courrier de Madrid; but the Boja Autograja, says that that functionary has taken sonic steps, though it does not mention what they aro. It was reported some time back that the 24,000,000 reals which Queen Christina had received at Marseilles when proceed ing to Italy had been placed by the Spanish Go vernment at her disposal ou account of the arrears of her pension ; but, according to the flojct Auto grafa, the sums which had been remitted to her Majesty came from the sale of some of her pro perty. A number of troops had been collected at Alicante to be embarked for Cuba, and the Govern ment had notified its readiness to enlist young men 19 years of ago for military service in that island, even without the consent of their pa rents. The civil guard in the course of November arrested 70 deserters from the provincial militia. Another rise had taken place in wheat in the Madrid market ; the bushel had fetched as much as 100 reals. The works for conveying good water to the capital were advancing rapidly. A fire, stated to be accidental, had destroyed the extensive mills of the canal company at Valladolid, and with them 3,000 arrobas of flour (the arroba is 4 gallons), but 4,000 arrobas of flour and 14,000 bushels of wheat were saved from the flames. A bank of issue, with a capital of 18,000,000 reals iu shares, has been established at Seville. A letter from Copenhagen'of the 30th ult. says : —" The Duke and Prince of Glucksburg have ar rived hero to express their gratitude to his Ma jesty for the decision which restores to them their honours. They are to have an audience of the King to-day at the Chateau of Fredericksborg. Rear- Admiral Virgin has been appointed Swedish minis ter at this court in the room of Baron de Lager helm, now Minister of Foreign Affairs." THE ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL EXHIBITION. Mr. B. B. Denison and Mr. Taylor give the following graphic account of a visit made to Si. Paul's Cathedral to inspect the arrangements of the hammer of the great bell : "Thinking it possible that we might learn something which might be useful with reference to the arrangement of the hammer for the Great Bell of Westminster, we went on Wednesday morning to St. Paul's Cathedral ; and, after convincing several successive showmen, with some difficulty, that the bell and clock were the things we really came to see, and that we were indifferent to the wonders of the whispering gallery, the geometrical staircase, and the crypt, we obtained our tickets, and were passed up a great many stairs, and finally escorted by a lady into an upper chamber in the south-west tower, when she said, "There is the bell, gentlemen." We looked about, wondering where so large a bell could be hidden, and said, "Where I" — " U p there." And, sure enough, some 30 feet overhead there was a square hole, and through the bole there was the end of the clapper to be seen, and a piece of the bell, but no more ; for that, it appears, is the nearest access and the best view which the Dean and Chapter allow to the purchasers of their bell.and-clock tickets. "Finding no more was to be got there, we turned into an other room for a view of the clock ; and there, t beyond all doubt, it was, for it was ticking twice as loud as a good clock ought to do ; Inside a strong oak case, w ith a single pane of glass in it, throug h which you get a v: Zew of the end of one of the winding barrels and a dial, but not one bit more of any of the machinery of the clock. This, the lady told us, is called seeing the clock ; and, to do her justice, she regretted she could show n o more as t•lie exhibition would no doubt be more attrac tive if it was better worth seeing. ts W e dare say that if we were to apply to the Dean, stating why we wanted to see more of these things than is included in the regular ticket, we should receive due attention. But, in the first place, we saw ()dough to satisfy us that we should learn nothing of any use to us by seeing more ; and, secondly, we think it fairer to speak for the public who are seduced into buying these tickets by the belief that they are going to see the things professed to be shown, than fer ourselves alone ; and we therefore beg hereby to give notice to all whom it may concern that so long as the exhibition remains in its present state they had better save their eightpericies and their legs, and stay downstairs. " By the way, Sir lihristopher Wren's large wooden model of the far grander St. Paul's Cathedral which ho wished to build, as he did wider . streets after the fire, was thrown in for the money. Sorely, as Mr. Petit says in his hook on French architecture, the Dean and Chapter might spend a few pounds in preventing it from falling to pieces, as it will very soon if it is not re paired." RUS,NIA AND THE UNITED STATES. Alluding to the intrigues of Russia, and her en deavour to create hostile sentiments between France and England, the New York !J er ald says : "Those who know the a Americancoalition a t o g r:ipnsrt best England be as apt to conclude that such nc mighte the Russian Government is said to be p tes have the effect of drawing closer our.otvvsn i pla i n that the with the British realm. However, lagging of eating their ski ll.' c entral tes United States occupy a secondaryapla_cgeuriensupon whom France and Germany are the c the picture ; the Russian diplomatists seem to Again,— t they have only to bide ss the water to the United their time, and then halloo shall jump a m c p " at a prospect of an alliance States, and that " Russians seem to imagine thS we g Englandu and France, or at least aetainst Englanda.in'This isa very bold theory. While the late war lasted . with Russiaa there were persons in this country who ritussia—sorne from inherent dislike of being of the same kind es the tq brothers to _ght an quarrc ; some from which promp • that the Western Powers were really hinder s feeling glimgPlathdl,seVevitfhee feeling g the work of civilisation by driving Russia from Cons!antinople, while they pretended to be fighting the battle of civilisation against barbarism ; some from personal experience of British hauteur and incivility, and of Russian courtesy ; some from a fear that if Great Britain overcame Russia she would presently molest the United States ; and a good many—the noisiest—from connexion with a class of ex-British subjects whose hatred cf England is their usual political stock in trade. From these reasons, the question being' an open one, a great many persons living in this country, and looking at the conflict from a calm contemplative distance, desired to sea Russia the victor in the war. But to infer from this fact that the Ullii,ed States are ready to join Russia in any future war with England is not warrantable. In the first place, if a census of opinions were taken throughout the United States, no doubt more friends of England would be found that, enemies ; and secondly, the sym pathy expressed for Russia by her friends was a very cool, calm business—entered into because the question was known to he purely speculative. Had it ever become a real living question, these philo-Itessians would have thought twice before they took sides. Our interests are naturally wound up with the nations which buy from us, seil to us, trade with us ; which think as we do, read the same books, enjoy the same luxuries, judge by the same standards ; and whatever little bickerings there may be between us, it is a great mistake to suppose that we are going to quarrel with triends like England and France to oblige a semi-Oriental despot like the Czar, of whom we know next to nothing and for whom we care less." THE BERLIN POLICE. TO THE EDITOR OF TIIE SUN. Sra.—On Sunday, Nov. 30, the term of my permission to ,reside here expired. I had applied on the preceding day for a renewal of that permission. On Monday, Dec. 1, the English papers containing my correspond ence with Lord Bloomfield, ire which I gave the details of the outrage committed upon me by the Prussian police on the 21st and 22d of Nor, reached Berlin. I had two reasons for requesting a . prolongation of my pernission to remain here ;—first and chiefly, I had come to the determination 'lot to leave Prussia under actual circumstan ces but by compulsion—that s, unless I received ao order to that effect ; secondly, I had to settle sowe affairs here. After three days of suspense, I this morning received the requested permission. I ac cept this deliberate concession as a further acknowledg ment by the Prussian Government that there existed n ground whatever for my arrest, and as a tribute to the truthfulness of my account of the it?-neage I received. I am, Sir, yours obediently, MORRIS MOORE. Tanhen-strasse, Dec. 3. Mr. Ennanny Dobree, jun., wv, on Wednesday laßt, elected a director of the London and Westminster Bank, in place of Mr. Aldeman Ftirncowb, resigned. A great fire broke out on the prombles of Messrs. Ewing and Paul, 23, Exchange-square, Glasgow, on Thursday morning. Property, exceeding in value 25,0001., was entirely destroyed. T UE RAILWAY ACCIDENT AT DENTON.--A named Esther Farrington, aged 13, one of tho pa.s ,, ongas by the collision on Wedne.atay nigLt at Denton, 00hu trt he London and North-Western line, died at the Mesanches t e r Infirmary yesterday morning. An Inquest was opened last evening. LOSS OF THE NEVA, HULL AND ST. PBTERSBURG STEA TtlEB. The foundering of the Neva screw steam•ship while on her homeward voyage from Cronstadt to Hull was briefly announced in this journal on Tuesday last. The following are the details of the loss, by which it will be seen that the crew and passengers had a most marvollous escape :—The Neva was an iron-built vessel and v. - 11.3 only launched our or five months ago. She was put on the Hull and Croustadt station, and left the latter port on the 13th ulti mo , under the command of Captain Mellon, to call at Gothenburg on her return voyage. In addition to her crew, which numbered 26, the had 8 passengers on board, among whom were Mr. Atkinson and two daughters, of Cron stadt ; and Mr. Colloy and Mr. Conolly, of Manchester. On reaching Gothenberg she filled up her cargo, which consisted of a large quantity of timber, iron, and received on hoard eight shipwrecked seamen. She resumed her homeward run on the morning of Sunday, the 23'l ult., and went on favourably until 6 o'clock in the evening, when a gale sprang up. The Neva was then off the north-west coast of Jutland, and the wind was blowing on the land. During the night the storm continued with increased violence, and the ship laboured heavily. On the following morning, about 6, to the alarm of all on board, it was discovered that the steamer had sprung a leak, which penetrated into the ladies' cabin. Captain Mentr immediately adopted the usual measures for stopping or lessening the leak, but the water flowed in so fast that the pumps, which could not be worked during the whole time, and the means the crew had at band, could not reduce it. The leak gradually increased, and at midnight the water reached the fires and extinguished them. The position of the ship now became somewhat critical. The captain directed the deck cargo to be thrown overboard, and the greatest exertions were used by all on board in endeavouring to diminish the water in her. Such of the pumps as could be worked were kept in operation until 4 o'clock on Tues day morning, and, there appearing not the least chance of resisting the increase of the water, and the foundering of the ship seeming inevitable, the boats were got out. At the commencement of the voyage the Neva had five boats, but, one having been carried away by the storm, only four were available, and into these forir went the crew and passengers—between 40 and 50 persons. The gra dual sinking of the vessel had been visible for some time, and when she was abandoned there were nearly eight feet of water in her hold. The boats were buffeted about for two or three hours, when two Dutch galliots appeared in sight. It is stated that when first seen they were sailing in the direc tion of the boats, but on observing them they changed their course to avoid them. However, the Dutch vessels did not render them aid, but bore away, and soon disappeared. Fortunately, however, soon after another vessel, the Belford, of Dundee, Captain Smith, from Dantzic for London, came in view. She immediately bore down towards the boats and received all on board. But now another difficulty arose ; the Belford was short of provisions, scarcely sufficient for her own crew. Captain Mellon, with two or three others, at once volunteered to return to the fast sinking steamer, with a view of obtaining what food they could get out of her, but before the boat in which they were could reach her she went down first in 22 fathoms of water, 120 miles W.N.W. of Holm Reef, on the coast of Scotland. The boat then returned to the Belford, and she continued her voyage to the Thames. Much un avoidable suffering from scarcity of provisions we; s experienced. In two or three days they fell la with a Prussian bark from Dautzic, which took on board from the Belford 11 of the steamer's ere° and some of the passengers, who were landed at Dover. Those who remained by the Belford wer e put ashore at Southend. The Neva is reported to have been insured. Notice of the loss has beast sent to the Marine Department of the Board °' Trade, and it is probable that an inquiry will b ° Instituted, the Neva being a passenger ship. EXTRAORDINARY OCCURRENCE. Yesterday_information was received through a, private communication from Bruges, Belgium' , °'' a very extraordinary occurrence, the result 01 a mischievous freak, which took place on the Gran„ o Place last Sunday, jeopardising the lives of 2, uu d persons, and it seems somewhat marvellous im (l 7 l how one half that number escaped from a feari ll ... death. It appears that lately an English eque strlal : company has arrived in Bruges, and they h a d pitched their circus, which was covered by a n extensive marque, on the Grand Place . %. 0 . performance was proceeding as usual on Sunday evening last, until all at once the tent, whi ch flat thickly covered with snow at the timaL ring i n g upon the spectators, performers, and all/ ci" stifling' them beneath its folds in one confined a n former mass. At the time it was computed that there were 2,500 spectators present, and the per . , ___ and others connected with the circus mu t s h t a n t a t v h ; made the number present nearly 3,000 50 the tar.. confusion and uproar that ensued uponceived than paulin , descending is more readily number of the military scattered depicted. 6 There were, as on alLysutechohrnooucgchasoiuotnst,hea immediately drawing enclosure, and the soldiers, u e e canvas, wa s a n ci d u b i. c e k i being assisted partakers in the their swords, hacked away at m 1 : 0 4 assisted by the other un f o rtunate h dilemma with knives, t e an d thereby enabled all to escape reduced to shreds , after co ntusions, an d no doubt in . many serious injuries, but fort * " na t e ly no life was sacrificed. However, had hies erificed. riencsteiavnineges sundrynaor . been for the promptness with which the poor . not the whole as would have been suffocated. The eau. °„.° INavge:,e released, several, if tsouerrtelbise tent collapsing was some miscreant severing the outside cords by which it was attached to the poles. namsam.... ME. COBDEN UN FOREIGN AFFAIRS• craepilliyngto hisa letter from some local committee at B r i o T fo r rl e d a l: ty of Paris, a t ‘ a ‘ Sir,—ln e r e h a l w t li o attention to the non-execution of me to this "Gpl c y an ou i of Bolgrad and the Serpen address,yyn Garth, near Bangor, Nov. 30,18564 am bound interfere favour rlaet no rwdeconfessialagetsshstfahot;l folio ;It: ment be in . session, a member of the House of Comoro o• has no legitimate opportunity of bringing under the . n_: . tine of the Ministry the state of our foreign relatioL This no can only be done by, in the first place, asking te _ l ; i th f is rmation ; for the normal state of the public mind u,',' country is in ignorance the most profound a 0 1 : the proceedings of our Foreign office. At this profound we are without any official information respecting our present relations with Russia, and it would be an 1 ! t. ., warrantable intrusion if, upon the assumed authentici ._/. of all we read in the public journals, a member of thePar' Foreign ßradfor M d inister. adv i c e to liament were to tender his censure or Committee for Investigating " I do not presume to know the precise objects of t he ; ; ga but, if its attenti.m be chiefly directed otaotuertfirae.iir the our task foreign o relations, I would venture to suggest that, instect..el_ thread tlf t o o f wasting its efforts in the vain attempt to unravel tr,i! this honest principle on which the intercourse between. _ 00. country and other raticns ought to be carried conviction There seem to me to be signs of a growing l; that some restraint on our diplomacy is nece sc ar y ; o3 I do not think it would be difficult to find a cot% erao policy, laying sow o w sv o n u 1 d a i i i :a or e a, ie!blyeapapnia intelligi I ground on which a large amount of argurn e , n wo g reform of our foreign policy might be securen 6 A t men of every shade of opinion on domestic politics. the least I submit that even an attempt to de functions of our Government in its foreign ra:lati°. ter would be a more promising occupation than the it e r b minable and fruit'ess task of ' investigating' s 7,, t oo are generally shr..uded in mystery, and which are of often referable to no higher principles or motiv , a , (aleivtiidorniatish.allthanel,casiprr,icyeosurofohperdaicetnictaslelyrviarnrets,ponsiblie '1 " RICHARD CODOw".. " Joseph E. Jenkinson, Secretary, &o." 7 / 01 A MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR.—The Pinnto d unt oo_eel of the Court of Chance y ry, rumoure a suit which has been cac(;o, on for upwards of a century has been brought to % or , elusion, and that a young man, a native of this no .. u oa e f and at the preseet time filling the humble situatelone servant in a gentleman's family entitled to an almost incredible sum of teener"' in Plymouth, bas h ..ee rt says hundreds of thousands. 1314r. SOUTHAMPTON, Friday.—The Spanish steamerute to celona arrived this afternoon from Hamburg, en r°. c otet Santander, Ccrunna, Cadiz, Malaga, Valencia, Alice and Barcelona, and, after taking in French and rmdeeti. cargo, will proceed on Sunday at daYlight to n , b u lt. 7 nation. The Barcelona left Hamburg on the 3 1 ,-": r i c er and was detained two days in getting, down thehe fot Elbe on account of the ice in the stream and, il closing navigation, since which the weather na of t ni. thick and hazy. The Hamburg, the second sh i ig, i c en line, is expected here from Spain about the . : a ot e'lli retiol, ay it • g il et t iol l • l3. The Royal mail steamship Avon leaves on Tnear e l itieer with the outward mails for the Br azils the ( 3 , n --- s c uth• andotterprising Plate. Messrs, M'lver, of Liverpool, managers of the Cunard Company, have been I °en t a mpton within the last few days to arrang i stablishing an agency here in cons European and Australian Royal Mail Steam,l4coiropao Company, with which association the CUU S O _" f effectualli has recently coalesced, for the purpose It i t er carrying out the Australian mail contract• "- pected great extension of trade w hose °,P e ; ton from the fact of the Cunard Company, 0 1, W in ' tra g i c rations have hitherto been confined to Livherrearo sfi determined to devote their attention to t e t d nitiona r in reference to a . . 0. , of this place, particularly m e diterr , communication with India, China, andt the Mina to Or r . / 1 flea"; which we understand is their in e I lit, ' will follow to. Southatnr ~~ ~. ,~