The Sun. — London, England, 1856-08-15 00:00:00

MAJESTY'S THEATRE. LAST FAREWELL NIGHTS at REDUCED PRICES. precoLomucr—ROSATl—LE CORSAIRE. TO-MORROW EVENING (SATURDAY), August 16, positively the LAST NIGHT. LA TRXVIATA. Violetta, Mdlle. Piccolonaini. After the Opera, the NATIONAL ANTHEM ; the solo parts hr Sidle. Piecolomini, Mdlc. Finoli, Signor Belletti, Herr Reichardt, Charles Braham, Signor Rossi, Signor Beue ventano, assisted by the chorus and the whole strength of the company. To conclude with the new grand Ballet of LE CORSAIRE. Medora, Madame Rosati. Reduced Prices :—Three Pair, 1/. ls. Two Pair, 1/. us. 6d. Pit and One Pair, 21. 12s. O. Grand Tier, 31. 3s. Pit, ss. Gallery Loxes, 15s. Gallery Stalls, ss. Gallery Sido 3s. O. Gallery, 2s. 6d. No free list. Doors open at seven; the opera commences at. half -past. 'THEATRE ROYAL, HAYNIAttIiKT. Under :.he Management of Mr. BuokatOnt. TIIIS EVENING, SHE STOOPS 'lO CONQUEU. After which The Spanish Dancers. - Followed by THE LITTLE TREASURE. To comlude with ROYAL TFIE tTRE ADELPIII. rrorienr anti Mar.a4er, Mr. B. Webster. Directress, Madame Celeste VITA v,VPII , TING, PAUL PRY. Flllowo4 l . by iftISII AF4SUR NCE AND YANTEF: MODESTY. To tin:lds - to with OUR GAL. TAI. i'ile,AT,tE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the 3rtna3emont of Mr. CHABLIS REAL Tlltl EVENING, MUSIC Ii \TII CHARMS. After TAT!, SITITTETA TALE. STR ND TiIF,ATRE. Manner, Mr. T. Payne. TEII3 EVENING, " TH VP HOUSE IN tIICVI STIV.ET." Messrs. Stuart, Cooke, T1a31.1 Potter, cml Kinloch; Mrs. Woollidge, and Miss Isabel Adaras. THE CRO3 —I3IW LErTER. In which Mr. Sidney and 31iss Thirlwall will appear. MAID 01 WIFE. Mr. Van Buren, Mr. Ktnloch, and Miss Lucy El worthy.. To conclude with INS AND OUTS. essrs Sidney, Herbert, Howard ;Miss I. Adams, Miss PI timer Commence at half-past 7. ROYAL OLYMPIC THE•kTRE. Lessee and Manazer. r AltYe 4 Wigan. TIM EVENING THE GREEN-EYED 31ONSTER. After which. MEDEA. To conclude with THE WELSH GIRL. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Mana:er, Mr. Wm. Cooke. THIS EVENING, Shakespero's RICHARD THE THIRD, compressed into :3 acts. Introduction of Mr. W. Cooke's stud of highly trained horses— Death of White Surrey—Grand tableau of eight noble steeds lying dead in " the Battle of Bosworth Field," with other stupendous equosttlan effects. After which, A series of novel and interesting ACTS of HORSEMANSHIP in the ARENA, with a variety of other pleasing and amusing entartain meats. Box-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, 31r. W. West. Equestrian Director. Mr. W. Cooke. jun. THE WEATHER—SUN OFFICE, AUGUST 15. THERMOMETER, IN THR SHADS. 74 —highest since noon yesterday. 59 —lowest this morning and during the night. 74 —this day at noon. BAROMETER-30 03. WIND, W.S.W.—Fresb, with cloudy weather. k , * 'c ‘ I t - LONDON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 15, 1856, HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY—Morn. 57 min. aft. 12 —Evening 23 min. aft. 1 To-Moßßow—litorn.47 min. aft. I—Evening 8 Min. aft. 2 STAMPED EDITION OF " THE SUN." The Latest Edition of The Sun, Stamped, in time for Post, may always be had from half past 5 till 7 o'clock every evening. Subscribers in the Country will please to observe that the heading " THIRD EDITION" is always to be seen on the papers containing the latest news. If any difficulty be experienced in obtaining that Edition, a communication to The Sun Office will remedy it. Sun Office, 112, Strand. ~cfle " Honesty is the best policy !" The old pro verb holds good with respect to nations as to individuals—as Russia may, ere long, find to ber cost. She has, however, acted since the ratifica tion of the " precious Treaty . ' as if a day of reck oning could never arrive, and she could disregard the terms and conditions which she joyously accepted with impunity. There can be little doubt that she has reserved a loophole for eva sion, by which she may wriggle out of the conse quences of her faithlessness. But she still retains her hold on Kara and Reni and Ismail, and is wilfully and wantonly destroying what is no longer her own property. Specious excuses may he put forward, and possibly some official offered as a scapegoat ; but it is impossible to doubt that the instructions for conduct so justly complained of by the Allies has been received directly from St. Petersburg, and that the CZAR is feeling his way, in order to ascertain the full length of his tether, and see how far he may be permitted to go with impunity ! The traditional policy, inaugurated more than a century andahalf since by PETER, has long proved successful. Russia was perpetually advancing her frontier, plundering her neighbours, more by threats and menaces than by force of arms. She was formidable because she assumed to be so —and became accustomed to the tame submission that was so generally accorded by weaker Powers to her demands, however unconscientious and untenable. The resistance offered by the Western Powers took the then AUTOCRAT by surprise. He had flattered himself that there could be no real alliance between France and England, and he vainly imagined that because his "friend forty years' f t of y years' standing, the dear and excellent ABER DEEN," was at the head of the Cabinet of St. James's, that he had nothing to dread from this country. tie therefore made the long -planned movement, and selected as his instrument one whose arrogance and audacity must necessarily provoke the resistance which he fondly imagined would deliver Constantinople into his grasp. In one respect, and ono only, he was mistaken. The German Powers were as pliant and yielding as he had anticipated. It was quite obvious that he had nothing to fear from Austria unless the chances of war went against him. She was, as in the olden time, "always strong upon the strongest side ;" and he had no reason to suppose that her "humorous ladyship," who had so long clung to his side, would array herself against him at the last and greatest emer gaucy. Prussia he knew to bo unworthy of notice, and the conduct of " CLICQUOT " verified the accuracy of his calculation. But England an d France for once were united. The dear ABERDEEN could not remain deaf to the voice of public opinio n. procrastinated and tempo ised to the last, but, despite his individual pre dilections, was forced onward by the program of events. There was, unfortunately for the Czen, no Imperial Prince to consolidate the Nkroutm d ynas ty ; an , .1 the refore our neighbour, who by himself was contr Lmeliously disregarded, foun.cl it expedien b to enti ir into the war, which he brought to a cot '. 611 - 1 3i 0 ' .1 so lame and impotent. Thus came the a .ante that defeated the skilfully planned pr ect intended to "Cossack‘e," Europe, and render .he empire of the AUTOCRAT universal so far as th e old world was concerned. But the "leopard does not easily change his spots." Al though foiled for the time Russia has by no meal is abandoned her long-cherished de signs. In consequence of the injudicious lenity of her op )onents she was permitted to escape from the ' 1 ifficult position in which she was placed without h umiliatien or loss of power. The high contractin g pi trties were satisfied with her pro mises. T hey sought not the material guarantees which she Ii arself invariably required ; and they find too 7 tat e that they have accepted securities not worth, t he paper on which they are written, and useful o. nly as evidences of Russian duplicity and perfidy. We have withdrawn our troops, not only fro m the Crimea but from Turkey, while Russia lira simultaneously strengthened her garrison at I ila,rs. We delivered up even the build ings we had ourselves erected ; but the Muscovites have destroy ed the fortifications and defences of Is mail, Reni, ; tnd of Kars, and are wilfully and delibe rately cutti .ng down the forests in its vicinity, which have hitherto proved a source of consider able reven tre to the Ottoman Government, and are removing the proceeds of their robbery over the fron tier. In addition to these just causes of complaiiat they have forcibly and illegally seized possession of the Isle of Serpents, and have raised ridiculous quibbles as to the rectification of the, frontier, to which they deliberately assented. Thus striving to retain the control of tha naviga tion of the Danube, and to neutralise one, and by no means the least important, of the " Four Points." From this it is manifest that the Muscovite snake bas been scotched, not killed—that all the sacrifices we have already submitted to, have gone for nothing, and that we must be prepared to re. new the contest brought to so injudicious and pre• mature a conclusion before many months have elapsed. And how are we preparing for this pos sible, and by no means improbable emergency ? We have discharged our militia without paying the bounties to which the men were justly en titled. While subjecting the Government to the imputation of a grave breach of faith towards our own countrymen, they have given handsome gratui tiestothefortunate Germans. The Irish militiaman was discharged with 10s. on account of the bounty to which he was entitled ; two Germans, whet have been remanded on a charge of forgery, had received gratuities of 181. and 241. Gs. Bd. respectively ! This is not the way to induce our own countrymen to come forward again in the dark hour of danger. Unfortunately Parliameit is not sitting to designate such con duct in the manner it deserves. We may, how ever, warn the Government that the day of retribution may arrive sooner than they anticipate, and that they should; so far as possible, strive to retain the goodwill of such of the militiamen who have not yet been disgusted, and to avoid any premature reduction in the line, until they have clearly ascertained that the Russian difficulty has been really terminated. " The distinguished services of the Guards in the late War are to be recognised, and very pro perly so, by a dinner. Why should not the not less distinguished services of the famous Highland Brigade, and other regiments, English, Welsh and Irish have a like recognition ?" Such is the inquiry made by a number of the readers of The Sun ; and the only answer we can return is—Why not, indeed ? If it is right, as we believe it is, to give a public dinner to the one, it is wrong to with hold such a recognition from the regiments to which our correspondents have referred. The desert is as great ; and he must be a poor student of human nature who can anticipate anything but evil of any inequality in the reward. The question, then, naturally arises—How is such inequality to be prevented ?—in other words, by what instrumentality are the so far ne ' glected regiments to be feted like the Guards ? And here we must remark the Government would have displayed more judgment, and given proof of infinitely better taste, if, instead of puffing away 8,0001. or more of the public money in squibs and crackers and silly device; they had devoted the money to rewarding, after this and other fashions, the brave men who won all the glory obtained in the war, and whom the ettire nation is delighted to honour. The course adopted by the Government, it may be urged, was in keeping with all their doings, both in the management of the War and the conclusion of what they are pleasel to designate—the Peace. Granted. Turning hopelessly away, therefore, from this quarter, we Rill address ourselves te another, able and willing to do what Government has not done, awl at whose hands the recognition called for will be to the full as acceptable, to say the least of it. Tho example set by the patriotic Lndoners, it can in no wise derogate from the self-respect of their equally patriotic fellow-countrymen in our great provincial cities and towns to follow. It is not a good-natured assumption ; it is a notorious fact that in every city and town in the empire, and not least in the most important, the public pulse beat throughout in unusual sympathy with the'doiugs and sufferings of the gallant British Army in the Crimea. Who does not recollect the deep-felt satisfaction with which the record of the prowess of the victors of the Alma was perused ? Who did not feel a thrill of anxiety, followed by a stern emotion of pride, as he read of the bloody field of Inkerman, where the indomitable valour of the men had to supply the want occasioned by the miserable incapacity and neglect, of their leaders? In whose veins did the blood course with equal pulsation over the chivalrous devotion . which crowned with undying fame the sinuous and sloping field eF. Balaklava. ? In what bosom was not kindled, however momentarily, the heroic fire at thought of the "thin red line," before which, like leaves before the autumn blast, the Russian chivalry withered in their pride, and were scat tered abroad in unutterable confusion ? And who, as the mournful details of the trenches and the hospitals passed before him, withheld the tributary sigh for valour as great and en durance as noble and protracted as ever were manifested "in the brave days of old ?" Where the sympathy and the pride were so g,eneral and so intense, there should be no difficulty about the recognition being equally so. All that is wanted is the taking of the initiative. M mohester, Liverpool, Let, then, the men of Sheffield, Dublin, Edinburgh, and other large citi©s and towns wher e the " her oes of flieorime,." are or may have been located, be up and doing. Let subscription lists be set agoing until a sum is raised in each locality worthy of themselves and the purpose for which it is intended. Where the Crimean veterans can be congregated in sufficient numbers, there let a banquet be given to them. A little management will secure in the chief towns an adequate number of guests ; and ,where this nAnnot be done let the .9 uWeription. be THE UN O. O. FRIDAI EVENING, AUGUST 15, 1856. forwarded to the most immediate quarter where it can, always remembering that the great bulk of the Crimean veterans is at Shorncliffe. Possibly, as we have intimated, routine may throw obstacles in the way. Government, however, has not acquired so much renown in the management of the War as to admit of any being interposed that are insuperable. The whole country, in point of fact, would be deeply gratified by the spectacle of banquets being simultaneously given to its brave defenders in some of the great cities and towns of the three kingdoms. The gentlemen heroes have had their turn—the Guards are about to have theirs—let the country see to it the hard working, ill-remunerated, and neglected, but none the less meritorious, soldiers of the line have theirs, and that not according to the measure of official or aristocratic favour shown them, but according to their desert. THE ROY AL CRUISE. Her Majesty, Prince Albert, ant the Royal family left the yacht at an early hour yesterday (Thursday) morning, and, landing at Plym-outh Dockyard, went to the tilt hammer house and bn board the screw steam• ship Donegal, 101, and other ships in course of con struction. They then prriceeded to Keyham, and, hay ing spent a short time ir, the factory, drove along the sea wall to the engine•ho•as e , by the south wall, and, pas I .eft again by the main gate for Mount ing the Himalaya, Wise, where the 'troops were reviewed in the presence of a large concour se of people, who expressed their gratifi ',Rated cheers. cation The b Q y e . I :en then returned to the yacht, and continued on boa'l until 4 o'clock, when the Fairy was put into requfisition to convey the Royal family across the Sound, ar,d up Catwater and the Laira to Saltram, the country residence of Earl Morley, where about an h our was oc -1 cupied in driving through the woods and grounds of this delightful seat. Shortly after 6, to the great satis taction 'f the inhabitants, Her Majesty drove through the town of Plymouth and Stonehouse, and rejoined the yacht. _ _ _ A Royal carriage from Paddington, drawn by special engine, will be ready to-morrow (Friday) morning at half-past 9, to convey the Queen from Plymouth. The arrangements are made for this train to reach Exeter at 11, and Salisbury at half-past 3 o'clock. After resting at Salisbury for the night, Her Majesty will proceed to Gosport, whence she will embark for the Royal residence at Osborne, Isle of Wight. The Vivid yacht left Plymouth Sound early this morn ing for Osborne. The wind continues strong from the southward, and there is much sea on in the Channel. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) PLYMOUTH, FRIDAY MORNING. Her Majesty the Queen, Prince Albert, and the Royal family left Plymouth at half•past 9 o'clock this morning. The train consisted of two first-class carriages, two Royal saloons, and one second-class carriage, and is ap pointed to arrive at Salisbury at half-past 2, and in Gos• port before 4 o'clock. The Royal yacht Victoria and Albert sailed at the same time for Osborne. Her Majesty was received at the station by Mr. Kelly, the Mayor, and the corporation authorities ; and Mr. Woolcombe, chairman, and other officials of the South Devon Railway, and appeared much pleased by the preparations hastily made for her accommodation. This is the first time the South Devon Line has been used by the Queen. COURT CIRCULAR. AUG. 13. Her Majesty the Queen and his Royal Highness the Prince, accompanied by the Prince of Wales, the Prin- cess Royal, and the Princess Alice, and attended by Lady Churchill, the Hon. Beatrice Byng, the Right Hon. H. Labouchere, and the gentlemen of the suite, left the Royal yacht Victoria and Albert at 11 o clock, and embarked in the Fairy yacht, and proceeded up the river Tamar to Morwell Rocks, where carriages were ready to convey the Royal party to Endeleigh cottage, the seat of his Grace the Duke of Bedford. Her Majesty returned to the Victoria and Albert al about half past 6 o'clock. Colonel Badger, the commanding engineer ; Captain Nias, Captain-Superintendent of the Victualling-yard ; Captain the Hon. J. Denman, and Captain Crispin had the honour of dining with her Majesty. Despatches were received at the Colonial•ofce yes. terday from the Governor of Gibraltar. The Duchess of Genoa arrived at Turin on the 9th, from Dresden. Marquis Massimo d'Azeglio is now at Florence, and will stay there some time. Sir S. M. Peto has presented 250 guineas to the Asylum for Fatherless Children at Stamford•hill. The greater part of the gold brought by the Royal Charter has been purchased for transmission to the Bank of France. A letter from Chambery states that Prince Eugene de Carignan bad passed through that town on the 11th on his way to Paris. The Parma Gazette of the Bth states that the Duchess Regent of Parma has gone with her family to Placentia, where she intends residing some time. The International Commission, which is now sitting at Jassy, still insists on the Russians restoring the town of Bolgra‘l. DRESDEN, Wednesday.—Baron Scebach has arrived in this city from Paris. He goes to Moscow as ambas sador extraordinary. DRIIRY•LANE THEATRE.—We understand that Mr. George Honey is engaged at Drury-lane as the low comedian. ADELPHI.—The new piece which was announced for to-night at this theatre has been postponed to Monday next. Among the passengers by the Royal Charter, which arrived in Liverpol on Tuesday, were the Rev. Dr. Scoresby and Miss Catherine Hayes. Mr. G. V. Brooke seas' performing at Bendigo. HAMBURG, Wednesday.—The Duchess of Orleans, the Count of Paris, the Duke de Chartres, and M. Thiers, have all left for Ostend, in consequence of a telegraphic message from London. The prospectus has been issued of the General Credit Company, with a capital of 20,0001. in 101. shares. The object is to make advances on every kind of t -,ngible property, and the contemplated sphere of ope rations seems to be among those classes whose business would be too small to be worth the attention of larger establishments. BALMORAL—The new palace is nearly finished, and presents a very picturesque appearance. The grounds about the castle are finely laid out, and the gardens are as far advanced rs could well he expecte i in a place where the sun is not scan for four months in the year, when he never rises above the altitude of Lochoagar. Preparations for the early arrival of her Majesty are in a very forward state. ATTEMPTED MURDER AT DARTMOOR PRISON. —One of the convicts confinedin Dartmoor Prison, named John May, has been committed for trial at the Devon County Gaol, charged with a murderous assault on one of the warders of the prison, named Alexander Carrick, by striking him on the head with a spade while at work on ground adjoining the prison on which the convicts are employed. CUARTERHOUSP.—THE TALBOT PRIZES.—After an ex amination held at Charterhouse the Talbot medal has been awarded to Richard Claverhouse Jebb and the books to Henry Nettleship, as the first and second in the order of merit. The third place was held by J. W. Churton, and, as these three candidates are all on the foundation, no scholarship has been this year adjudged. The exam iners were the Rev. George Currey, 8.D., preacher at Charterhouse, and the Rev. Frederic Temple, M.A., late Principal of Kneller The notes of the Hemel Hempstead and Watford Bank were refused payment yesterday morning by its London agents. The firm consisted of Messrs. Smith and Whittingstall ; but Mr. Whittingstall died a few weeks back, and the difficulty announced yesterday is attributed to hesitation on the parl: of his executors to aenme the responsibilities of the establishment without full investigation. The extent of its liabilities has not transpired, but they -e thought to reach about 70,0001. It was a bank of issue, and under Sir Robert Peel's Act of 1844 was entitled to a circulation of 23,842/. The amount of notes actually out, according to the last monthly return, was 19,3551. An impression prevails that Mr. Whittingstall died pcsaessed of large property, and confidence is still entertained in its being ample to meet all engagements. Mr. , Smith, the surviving partner, is a solicitor. TEE WATER SUPPLY AT LIVERPOOL—For some time pa-t there has been a great deficiency in the supply of water at Liverpool, owing to the inadequacy of the pre sent arrangements for furnishing water to the inhabi tants. This led to a warm debate at the meeting of the Town Council yesterday, in reference to the delay ex perienced in rendering the Rivington water available for public purpoLes. Tire whole of the pipe line has been laij, the reservoirs are filfed, occupying an exten sive actage, but in consequence of delay in connecting one with the other, the town is suffering from the want of water. Blame was attached to the water engineer, Mr. Hawksley, who was censured by some of the mem bers for not providing against every contingency. It was stated that it would be October before the water could be supplied to the town, but then there would be sufficient to give every person 20 gallons &day, even if the papa ation were doable its present number. NAVAL EXAMINATION.—At the monthly examination of officers to qualify for promotion, and of candidates for entry into the fleet, which terminated at the Royal Naval College, Portsmouth, yesterday, the following passed :—Mates, R.N., for Lieutenants—C. D. Inglis, J. C. Tucker, V. Williams, W. Moriarty, J. P. Swann, C. J. D. Orleraine, C. P. Bushe, H. S. Perceval, F. W. Cnarteris, J. F. G. Grant, 11. J. Hodgson, the Hon. G. Fitz Clarence, F. W. Richards, G. F. Cuttam, B. Hill , C. P. Boger, J. P. Gardiner, the Hon. C. H. G. Crof ton, A. H. Gilmore, C. G. S. Stanley, F. Jones, C. E. Burlton, and J. W. G. Dawson Darner. Second Mas ters, R.N., for Masters—W. H. Parker, R. H. Rusden, W. J. Mayne, and W. Haydon. For Naval Cadets— J. C. Burnell, A. B. Thomas, G. A. W. Birch (these three passed in the order written, from the preparatory naval establishment of Mr. P. Eastman, R.N., South sea), E. K. Foster, C. F. M. Gordon, J. P. Bayley, and T. B. Hamilton. Fur Masters' Assistants—H. G. U. Walsh, J, P. Cookea, and H, D, Shortt. LATEST NEWS. ST. PETERSBURG. AUG. 13. An official announcement has appeared in the journals that the Russian troops were ready to evacuate Kars and the Ottoman territory, and that they have received orders to retire to Alex andropol. MADRID, AUG. 13. The Gazette publishes decrees appointing AT. P.tcheco Minister of Spain at Loudon, and M. Souza at Turin. The permission to import wheat and flour into Spain is extended to June, 1857. PARIS, THURSDAY NIGHT. A despatch from St. Petersburg says that the Russian Government has given orders to all its agents in Europe to deliver passports for Russia without conditions. It is with a view to the approaching Coronation of the Emperor that these new facilities are accorded. The Times Paris correspondent (second edition says : "I have received, from a source which I consider trustworthy, some curious notes concerning the origin and ramifications of the celebrated secret society of the Marianne. This society was formed subsequently to the events of December, 1851, by those Socialist chiefs in the department who had escaped transportation, and who felt the necessity of reviving the revolutionary element and of disciplining democracy in the masses. Its chief founder was the montagnard and ex-deputy of the Lipper Loire, Martin Ber nard. This man, an associate of Battles in May, 1839, enjoyed among his patty the reputation of a remarkable talent for organisation. As one of the founders of the secret society of the Seasons he had displayed remarkable tenacity and coolness. When he was arrested, some months after the 12th May, 1839, he was found busy composing the elements and fixing the bases of a new secret society, although the recent defeat of his party might well have made him believe its re constitution impossible. Compelled to flight after the affair of the Conservatory in 1849, he nevertheless, under all the disadvantages of exile, supplied, with the assistance of Felix Pyat and of some others, the whole political organisation of the Marianne, which was adopted, towards the middle of 1852, by the principal chiefs of the De mocratic party both in and out of France. The name of the society, which has given rise to so many conjectures, arose from a pass-word current among the initiated. The idea of the founders was to oppose the military dictatorship installed in Dec., 1851, a revolutionary dictatorship, a vast I Jacquerie, including all France, combining the scat ' tered members of the secret societies, trained to act as a single man at a given signal. To carry out this scheme it was necessary to abolish, or rather to absorb all rival and analogous associations, and ac cordingly instructions were given to repudiate the names of these and to assume no particular designa tion until further orders. Meanwhile the sign of recognition, given by the chiefs without any parti cular importance being attached to it, consisted in the question, 'Do you know Mother Marianne ?' and in the reply, 'Yes, she has good wine, and she is well." This was subsequently abridged to the question, ' And Marianne ?" and the reply ' Well.' No other name being given, this vast web of secret societies ended by taking its title from this trivial watchword. "The objects proposed by the Marianne are the overthrow of the Bonaparte Government, the pro clamation of the Democratic and Social republic, and the triumph of the working classes. To attain such great ends little scruple is shown as to the means. The assassination of the Emperor has been, and still is, authorised, and may even be enjoined. The burning of Bonapartist houses and property, or of domains belonging to notorious members of the reactionary party, is authorised in case of need —recommended in case of resistance. It has been said that pillage is permitted, but this does no', appear in the instructions given by the chiefs of ,the society. " Every member of this revolutionary and sub • versive league must devote himself to it, body and soul, and must be prepared to sacrifice his property and family to the success of the cause. He must be ready to take up arms and to march to the fight, without question or hesitation, at the command of his chiefs. If the society decides that the Emperor of the French, or any other personage is to be sa crificed, the associate to whose lot it shall fall must put aside all personal considerations, and strike the victim pointed out to him. If he be discoverel and arrested, his duty is to die silent and keep the secret of the " Marianne." Such is the sangui nary and desperate programme of this formidable society. According to the best information obtainable, the ramifications of the " Marianne" are very widely spread, and exist, in the:form either of regu lar secret societies or of small groups of adepts and propagandists, wherever revolutionary clubs ex isted previously to 1852. It is believed that, .dat ing from the latter months of 1855, the "Mari anne" was organised throughout France, and cer tain judicial data tend to prove the correctness of this belief. The best way to trace its existence and proceedings is to follow the revolutionary acts and schemes that transpired before the tribunals. These indicate its great extension. " In September and October last the workmen in the slate quarries of Angers and of Pont de Ce were tried as belonging to the Marianne ; three were condemned to transportation, and 47 others to various terms of imprisonment. " In the different trials, some singular statements have been made and sworn to as facts by the wit nesses. Thus, at Angers, one of these declared that the Marianne had a director and a secretary in every department, and added that, of all the slate quarries of Maine et Loire, there were perhaps not 10 who were not affiliated to the so • ciety. Concerning the form of the oath and the obligations accepted by those who enrolled them selves, the testimony of the different deponents is pretty uniform. It comprises the usual terrifying paraphernalia of such associations ; the midnight meetings in lonely places, the eyes bandaged, the dagger presented to the throat, the solemn threat of instant death in case of disobedience. The points chiefly insisted upon are the foundation of the social and democratic republic, abandonment of family ties, instant compliance with given signals, and the murder of the chief of the State, should that be ordered. "Although a sketch of a society of this kind must necessarily be imperfect, sufficient facts ap pear to have been positively ascertained to remove all doubt that the Marianne is either constituted or in embryo throughout the greater part of France. It is said that the French Government at first paid little attention to it, and a reason assigned for this neglect is, that it has taken comparatively little root in Paris and even in Lyons, where, as in some other important cities, the secret societies of older date were not willing to allow them selves to be absorbed by it. It is believed, how ever, that the Minister of the Interior has begun to bestow greater attention upon this certainly not unimportant subject. " Another society has lately been spoken of, under the name of the Pere de Famille, having its chief directors at Paris and Lyons. Some of its members, have, I believe, already been presented at St. Etienne. Its aims are said to be nearly the same as those of the Marianne, but it does not take instructions from the chief of that society." PRUSSIA. ways show itself worthy of it. Your Imperial Majeety's affectii hate brothbre " lopkititit WILLIAM. "Sans Souci, 6th August." A letter from Berlin states that the number of Voss's Gazette which was lately seized by the policb for an article it contained against Russia has been allowed to circulate again, in consequence of a decision of the law courts declaring that offences committed against friendly Governments can only be punished when they attack the head of the state or his envoy, and when that state or its envoy at Berlin complains of the journal which has committed the offence. FRANCE. PARIS, THURSDAY EVENING. The Emperor has given a - reception to Baron' Brunow, who has brought him, from the Emperor of Russia, the order of St. Andrew. A Council of Ministers, at which the Emperor presided, was held yesterday morning at St. Cloud. A decree in the Moniteur nominates M. Rou land, Procureur• General of the Cour Imperiale of Paris, to be Minister of Public Instruction, in the place of M. Fortoul, deceased. The Monitcur publishes a decree fixing the ho nours to be paid by the navy when visited by the Emperor, the Empress, the Prince Imperial, or the Princes and the Princesses of the Imperial family. On the occasion of the fete of the 15th, 584 mili tary prisoners have experienced the clemency of the Emperor. Of these, the remission of the re mainder of their sentence has been granted to 274, land the remaining 310 have had their periods of imprisonment reduced. The Emperor also, on the occasion of the same solemnity, has extended his clemency to 493 civil prisoners, who had been pointed out to his Majesty's notice by the Minister of Justice as having acquired a claim to this indul gence from their repentance or from the situation of their families. Out of the above number, 240 have received full pardon, and the others have re ceived commutations or reductions of their punish ment. The whole number of prisoners who have had .their position ameliorated on the recommen dation of the Minister . of Justice on the occasion of the accouchement of the Empress, the baptism of the Prince Imperial, and the fete of the Emperor, exceeds 2,300. The Imperial exequatur has been granted to the following consular agents :—M. Ferrari, as Con sul- General for the Holy See, at Marseilles ; M. Ravan, Consul for Portugal, at Algiers ; M. Gevers Van de Vyver, for Belgium, at Havre ; M. de Jove y Hevia, for Spain, at Perpignan ; and M. Poyde not, for Saxony, at Bayonne ; M. Postel, Vice- Consul for Sardinia, at Cherbourg ; and M. Rossi, for the Two Sicilies, at Bonifacio. The following was the situation of the Bank on Thursday, August 14 CR. Fr. c. Cash and ingots Cash at the branch banks Bills due yesterday to be paid to-day 390,177 10 Bills becoming due in Paris Bills in the branch banks Advances on coin and ingots 1„ 200 400 Do. in the branch banks Do. on public securities of France 90,246,336 10 Do. in the branch banks Do. on railway shares and bonds 40,055,900 Do. in the branch banks Do. to the State by treaty of June 30, 1848 Advances on Treasury bills 40,000,000 Rentes of the reserve fund 12,980,750 14 Rentes of disposable funds 52,190,792 93 Hotel and furniture of the Bank Real property of branch banks Expenses of administration 465,874 8 Premiums on the purchase of matieres 1,145,986 35 Sundries 64,547 11 DR. 1,043,077,898 29 Capital Reserve fund Reserve immobiliere Notes to bearer, in circulation Do. of branch banks Do. to order (Post bills) .. 91,250,000 - .. 12,980,750 14 4,000,000 - .. 562,965,900 - 76,481,200 - 5,785,979 62 , . Bills payable at sight Account-current of Treasury Creditor 102,139,314 2 Various accounts-current Do. branch banks Dividends to be paid Discount, interest, and expenses Charge for safe keeping of securities Re-discounts of the last half-year Overdue bills Sundries 26,821,876 --- 1,310,027 25 5,111,261 63 33,724 75 1,629,993 9 14,113 31 4,694,579 77 1,043,077,898 29 PREVIOUS MONTH'S RETURN. Cash and ingots Cash at the branch banks 143,024,784 Bills due yesterday to be paid to-day 401,376 66 Bills becoming due in Paris Bills in the branch banks Advances on coin and ingots Do. in the branch banks Do. on public securities of France 103,982,236 10 Do. in the branch banks - Do. on railway shares and bonds 45,536,500 --- Do. in the branch banks Do, to the State by treaty of June 30, 1848 55,000,000 Advances on Treasury bills Rentes of the reserve fund 12,980,750 14 Rentes of disposable funds Hotel and furniture of the Bank 4,000,000 Real property of branch banks 4,706,621 Expenses of administration 116,944 57 Premiums on the purchase of matihres 332,679 78 Sundries Capital Reserve fund Reserve immobiliere DR. 1,058,94G,337 2 91,250,000 - 12,980,750 14 4,000,000 - _ Notes to bearer, in circulation - Do. of branch banks 80,571,400 Do. to order (Post bills) Bills payable at sight 3,580,646 Account-current of Treasury Creditor 90,182,253 37 Various accounts-current 173,811,139 11 Do. branch banks Dividends to be paid Discount, interest, and expenses Charge for safe keeping of securities Re-discounts of the last half-year Overdue bills Sundries 28,242,452 -- 4.755,391 -- 25,244.096 23 9,536 40 1,629,993 9 11,483 71 8,221,592 59 SPAIN. The Madrid journals of the 10th contain no political news. The Espana says that the French authorities had arrested General Ruiz, chief of the insurrec tion, at Gerona, " for reasons which have nothing to do with politics." The battalion of volunteers formed at Madrid had been dissolved. Two dili,gence3 had (says the Novedades) been stopped and robbed atAranda by two men only. Letters from Manilla of the 4th state that a terrible fire had broken out in the cigarette manu factory of Arroceros, but they do not say how it occurred, nor the amount of damage done. The Deutschland of Vienna, of the 10th says:— " As soon as the Cabinet of Vienna was informed of the grave conflict which was about to break out by the refusal of Russia to restore Kars, and by its occupation of the Isle of Serpents, it addressed a most energetic note to the Cabinet of St. Peters burg, demanding that those islands should be given up to the Porte without condition. The charge-d'affaires, M. Balabine, was able to convince himself, from several conversations with Count Buol, that the protest of the Cabinet of Vienna was very serious. The reply of the Cabinet of St. Petersburg arrived here a few days ago. It has produced a very good impression ; Russia not only promising to restore Kars, but recognising the right of the Porte to the Isle of Serpents." A letter from Berlin, of the 12th, says that the Dowager Empress and the Grand Duke Michael of Russia, together with Prince Frederick William of Prussia, had left for St. Petersburg ; the King had accompanied them as far as Stettin. The King had addressed the following to the Empress, his sister : " Most High and Most Powerful Princess, Madam, my beloved sister, —When, on the 17th April, 1817, the King our father, who reposes in God, made know n to the regiment which was then . the 3d Cuirassiers—a regiment which before the enemy had distinguished itself by its bravery amongst the brave—that 11.1. H. the Grand Duke Nicholas Paulowitch had become its chief, his Majesty recommended the regiment to remain always worthy of the benevolence of its august chief. lI.M. the Emperor Nicholas maintained his favour to the regi ment during nearly 40 yen-3, and he deigned to send it a salutation at the hour of his death—which salutation must pa.s from the lips of the hero prince into the an nals of the military history of Prussia. Oa that ac count that regiment is intimately united with your im perial heart, and therefore I have thought myself war ranted in begging of you to be kind enough to take at the head of the regiment of Cuirassiers Emperor Nicholas I. of Russia the place which the late Emperor occupied. Your Imperial Majesty will graciously accord my prayer, and in consequence I nominate you by these presents chief of the 3d Regiment of Cuirassiers Emperor Nicholas I. of Russia, which in all time shall continue to bear that glorious name, and will, with the aid of God, al- A letter from Scutari of the 28th ult., in a Trieste paper, says :—" In Albania a new attack on the part of the Montenegrins is expected. All accounts agree in saying that, in the affair of Kuci, the Montenegrins showed the greatest barbarity. The whole country was devastated, 200 Turks were massacred without regard to age or sex, and 13 Catholic families were robbed of all they had, and their church was pillaged. It is said that Abbi Paella has received orders to march into Albania at the head of a large force, and that be is to be followed by another body of 10,000 men. --- A telegraphic despatch, dated Bonifacio, the 12th, at half-past two in the afternoon, states that the electric cable had not been then got up, but that no doubt was entertained of the success of the efforts made. Hopes were entertained that the vessel would be able to resume its course towards Algeria the next day, dA# A D A. LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY, AUG. 14 The Quebt , t. and Montreal Royal mail screw steamer Canadian, Cart; Ylallarrine, has arrived with advices from Quebec to file Al inst. She had on board 05 passengers, among whom the Rev. Thomas Marsh, 8.A., of Trinity College, Toronto, who was accidentally poisoned during the voyage under circumstances detailed below. On the sth inst. the Canadian, off the Straits of Belleisle, passed several icebergs, and on the 6th, in lat. 53, long. 61, passed the 'loyal mail steamer Anglo-Saxon, hence for Quebec. The British and North American Royal mail steamship Arabia, hence, was at Boston on the 30th ult. Capt. Mayo, of the schooner Pomp, at Plaister Cove, Strait of Canso, on Monday, the 28th of July, reports that during a terrific gale on the Ist ult. 31 fishing vessels, British and American, were wrecked within a distance of about half-a-mile on the coast of Labrador. The crews, numbering 360 men, were all saved. We see it stated that the Secretary of the United States' Navy has recently imposed fines upon the Collins line to the extent of $30,000 for failures of time, under their contract, owing to the employ ment of the Ericsson as a substitute for the Arctic. The exaction of this penalty has led to some sharp correspondence. There is nothing new in connection with com mercial affairs. The Rev. Thomas Marsh, 8.A., one of the pas sengers, died on Tuesday, and on the arrival of the steamer to-day an inquest was held upon the body before the borough coroner. It appears from a state ment made by the deceased before he died that on Saturday last, a little before eight o'clock in the morning, he asked George Harrison, the bedroom steward, if there was any Plantagenet water on board, Plantagenet water being a mineral water generally drunk in Canada. A negative reply was given, when the deceased inquired if there was any mineral water on board. The steward answered, " Oh, yes, I will go and get some." He went away and returned with a bowl containing about a quart of fluid, whicn he handed to the Rev. Mr. Marsh, and immediately withdrew. Mr. Marsh swallowed a mouthful of the liquid. He found that it burnt his throat very much, and went upstairs. He presently became very ill, and the surgeon, Mr. \Vhittenbury, was called to him. Inquiries were instituted, and it was ascertained that the liquid of which he had drunk was chloride of zinc, used for disinfecting purposes. The usual remedies were a,dministtred, but the deceased gradually sank, and after enduring the greatest agony, died on Tuesday night. Before his death the deceased ex pressed a belief that Harrison did not know the deadly nature of the liquid. The steward's state ment is that Mr. Marsh first asked for Plantagenet water, and that he told him there was none on board. He then inquired for some mineral water, and the steward informed him that there was some disinfecting fluid called chloride of lime, or chloride of zinc, and that the deceased told him to bring it to him. The deceased's widow, who was on board, corroborates, however, the evidence as to the state ment made by the deceased, and further observes that chloride of lime could not in have been men tioned, as he was the habit of using it in Canada for disinfecting purposes.. A verdict was returned " that the deceased died. from the effects of a certain poisonous fluid taken by mistake." ANOTHER FEARFUL COLLIERY EXPLOSION, LOSS OP TEN LIVES. DUDLEY, THURSDAY A frightful accident occurred in this neighbourhood yesterday, by which ten men were in a moment sacri ficed. The catastrophe occurred at the Ramrod Hall Colliery, at Oldbury, belongin g to Lord Ward, who is now at St. Petersburg, and from information which has been gathered on the spot the circumstances under which it occurred were as follow : The works at the Ramrod Hall Colliery had been sus pended for a short time, but yesterday the miners were about to resume operations. The men had assembled at the pit's mouth, and a party of nine had descended in safety ; but finding indications of the presence of fire damp, they called to their fellow-miners at the pit's mouth to provide themselves with lamps, and not to bring lighted candles down with them into the pit. Un happily this caution was disregarded, and six men, accompanied by an overseer or " doggie," named Baker, got into the skip, or basket . , at the pit's mouth, to be conveyed down the shaft, carrying with them a lighted candle. The skip proceeded down the shaft with its living freight, and nearly reached the bottom of the pit, when the candle ignited the foul air, and a fearful explosion took place, blowing the unfortunate miners, skip and all, to a great height out of the pit. Of course every man of those in the skip was killed, and their bodies were mutilated in so frightful a manner as to be hardly recog nisable by their friends. Three of the men in the pit were also killed, making ten men dead, and an eleventh, missing, is supposed to have shared the same fate. Tne occurrence bas created great sensation in this ininin; district, and the most searching investigation is called for. The deceased have left behind them several widows and children. MARKET NEWS.—(lbs Day.) CORN EXCHANGE. To-day's market was very scantily supplied with home grown wheat coastwise and by land carriage. The attend. ance of millers was limited, and the demand was in a slug gish state, at about Monday's currency. Over 31,000 quarters of foreign wheat have come fresh to hand. That article moved off heavily ; indeed so little business was transacted in it that the quotations were almost nominal. In floating cargoes very little was doing. New barley was firm at full prices, but dold qualities wore a slow sale. There was only a small inquiry for malt on former terms. 0 its, the show of which was tolerably good, wore steady at Monday's currency. Beans and peas were very dull at the late decline. Flour sold slowly, yet prices were supported. ARRIVALS THIS WISER. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Lngllsh .. I 830 290 760 Irish •• •• , 100 roreign 1 34,460 1 10,670 Oats. I Finn; 90 I 440 2,610 30,970 19,630 Lats. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. We had only a middling show of beasts in to-day's mar ket, both as to number and quality. Most breeds were in moderate request, at Monday's prices. We have no change to notice in the value of sheep, in which about an average business was transacted. Tho supply was rather limited. Lambs were in short supply, and fair request, at Monday's currency. Prime calves rulcd. steady ; but other kinds of 1,058,946,337 2 veal were dull at late rates. In pigs scarcely any sales BOURSE, Aug. 14.—The following were the last tol‘oikuipclhacceo.ws quotations : sold slowly, at from 141. to 191. each, includ ing their small calf. each. tr. a. End of Moutn. Per Sibs to sink the offait. 4L per Cents.. ...... 95 50 —f. —c. s . d. s. d. I s. .1. . 3 per Cents 7l 71 10 New Loan ' 70 93 Interior Beasts.... 3 2to 3 6 iPri meSouthdown 410 5 Bank Shares Credit Mobilier 1,625 Austrian Prime Scots, &c. 4 8 4 10,Large hogs Belgian Fives. ..... .. Spanish Threes 44 Piedmontese (5) 9O 50 Home Debt ....«.-. 393 Inferior Sheep ... 3 83 10 Small porkers ... 42 4 8 RAILWATS-103 CASH. Second quality ...4 0 4 4 S ucklin g ca lves.. 23 0 30 Primo crse.-wlled. 4 6 4 8 Quarter old pigs= 0 18 0 fr. o. fr. o Lamb, 4s 8d to 6s Od. Orleans ... ..... 1,425 Western 972 50 Northern 1,067 50 Strasburg Lyons ....1,442 50 New Ditto Rediterranean 1,830 Grand Central Lyons Geneva Bl5 Teste Cette NEWGATE AND LEADENIIALL. The supplies of meat wore moderate, and the trade gene rally was steady, at late rates. Per Sibs by the carcase. 0. d. s. d. Beef, inferior 2lO 3 2 Do., middling 3 4 3 6 Do. prime large 3 8 3 10 ' Do., do. small 4 0 4 4 Pork, largo ...... . 3 6 4 0 Lamb, 4s a. d. a. ri Mutton, Inferior 3 4 3 6 Do., middling 3 8 4 2 Do., prime 4 4 4 Veal 3 4 4 8 Pork. small 4 4 4 6 d to 5s 6d. BOROUGH HOP. The accounts from the plantations are favourable, and the duty is called 250,000/. For all kinds of hops lie have a very dull market, and prices ere barely supported. Mid and East Kent pockets, 31 8s to 6/ 6s per cwt ; Weald of Kent, 3/ 5s to 5/ Os ; Sussex, 3/ Os to 41 15s. LITERATURE, Fashionable Life ; or, Paris and London. By Mrs.. Trollope. 3 vols. Hurst and Blackett. The name of the popular authoress of " The , Barnabys,' and many another novel of equal vi vacity and satire on the follies of society, is certain to command the attention of the world of novel milers, and to excite their curiosity on the an nouncement of another work from her indefatigable pen. Her literary efforts are nearly as continuous as those of Mr. James, who has told us so many tales of the adventures of the " solitary traveller." Nevertheless it must be admitted by Mrs. Trol lop's warmest admirers that her later works bear no comparison to her former ones, and some may feel it a matter of regret that she should peril her well-earned reputation by the publication of works which would be pronounced ex tremely indifferent were they the production of an unknown writer, instead of bearing the name of one whose success in the world of fiction has rendered her independent of passing criticisms. The work before us is in no degree superior to her last, and very little better than the " Life of a Clever Woman." The plot is improbable, but that is a fault that is readily excused in the plea of novelty. No excuse can be made, however, for the apparently interminable conversations that occupy the greatest part of the three volumes, and which, we fear, most readers will be tempted to miss. The point on which the story turns is not likely to excite much sympathy for the hero whose ab surd scruples nearly render all parties miserable. The heroine is a great heiress, her for tune being entirely under her control, and aniounti.ng to up wards of a hundred thousand pounds. She falls in love with the youngest son of an earl, of whose affection for her she has no doubt, but finding that he considers her wealth an insuperable obstacle, she sends an old friend to hint to him that she does not consider it so. This, however, has no effect on the gentleman, who forthwith de parts for the antipodes. The lady there upon goes to Paris, hence the second title of the book, and sets up housekeeping there with a middle-aged friend and her daughter. In en deavouring to arrange matters for this daughter's marriage she becomes involved in a mining scheme, and by some complicated transactions loses all her fortune. The young Frenchman, who has been the innocent cause, shoots himself, leaving a widow and child to deplore his loss. They accompany Clara, the heroine, to England, and take up their residence with her old friend and unsuccessful ambassador, who is a clergyman and has a country living. A friend of the Earl's son writes to tell him of the wonderful change in Clara's fortune, ancll he returns, being convinced that comparative po verty is sufficient to secure happiness. The lady quite agrees with him, and all is satisfactorily settled, when, lo l the head of the mining company re-ap pears and restores the heiress's fortune in as expe ditious and mysterious a manner as it had been removed. This does not give much comfort to poor Clara, who expects her lover will depart for Australia at once. However, he has become reconciled to the inevitable misfortune of marrying an heiress ;so all ends well. Those who expect much of fashionable life in Paris will be disap pointed, for there is very little about it—the inte rest chiefly depending on the domestic part. There is, indeed, an amusing description of an assembly, where every one smokes in full costume, but there are not many descriptions of general society in Paris. A long account of the mediums is given, and from its tone we should conjecture Mrs. Trol lope to be at least half a believer in the wonders of spirit-rapping. Many of the characters are interest ing. Annie and her child are among the most attractive ; nor is the heroine herself at all a dis agreeable sketch, though not always discreet in her speculations. The work has certainly some novelty, and occasionally some touches that remind the reader of Mrs. Trollope's former style. The picture of the Brixbourg family, for instance, is cleverly drawn. Notwithstanding, we trust that when we again meet Mrs. Trollope on the field, where she has won so many triumphs, it will be in something more worthy of her talents and successes. MANITFPSTO OF THE MARQUIS D'ALBAYDA, ORENSE. We publish, almost in its entirety, an article sent to the Madrid press by the recognised chief of the demo cratic party in the Cortes. It is a remarkable fact that those who have published the doctrines of democracy to the greatest extent are members of the high aristocracy : it was formerly Count Neves (recently deceased) ; it is now Orense, a grandee of Spain and Marquis of Albayda. After stating that he is on the point of starting for Yalencia on " urgent private business," the Marquis sketches, in rapid outline, the leading features in his own political career since 1832, and then proceeds to develop, as follows, the principles of the democratic party in Spain. "My present opinion is that the partial movements excited in so many different quarters are the work of our ancient oppressors, and are designed to produce a panic among capitalists and the wealthier classes— a stale plagiarism of the French farce acted out from '4B to '52. It is clear enough that disorder, and not triumph, is the object in view. And this is the solution of the enigma. " Now we democrats are not a secret society, or a school of levellers. We want a simple cheap government, a government carried on at half the expense it costs us row. Far from wishing, like the Communists, that all property should pass int) the hands of the state, we would even have the mines and wastes converted into individual property, a true source of national wealth. " Far from wishing, like the socialists, that the state should be all in all, constituting itself the universal ma nufacturer and the universal cultivator, we contend, on the contrary, that it ought to leave every department of productive industry to the energy and enterprise of in dividuals, whether isolated or combined in free associa tions. " In our opinion government ought only to concern itself with those collective interests, which, as they pro duce no surplus of profit, would in consequence be g!ected if left to the exertions of individuals. Of this kind are the army, the navy, a , id the police ; the law tribunals and central offices of administration ; the dip lomatic service, and the management of the Customs ; the Post-office, the Mint, and the standard of weights and measures. For the maintenance of all these branches of the public service 600 millions of reals is amply sufficient. . "Public charities, prisons, highways, fountains, &c , ought to be committed to the manageulent of provincial or municipal administrations. " With liberty of action in respect of banks, credit establishments, joint-stock associations, fairs and mar kets, and theatres, with unrestricted education and a free press, with an absence of state interference in regard to many other things which Uovernment now takes into its own control (to the great detriment of all), a vast saving would be realised, new professions would start , nto existence, and half our present laws would become use' esq. "The rent of the present mines and wastes would re lieve us from the burden of the public debt, their value being estimated at 2,600 millions of reals. " The church being separated from the state, the clergy could no longer persecute nor be persecuted ; they would have no authority except over the conscience. " This system is so simple that it requires only to be discussed in order to be approved. If established, it would be hailed with enthusiasm, for among its imme diate benefits would be these : the abolition of conscrip tion either for the land or sea service, of indirect taxes, the excise, patents, aed stamps. Direct taxation would be reduced one half. If there were no more exceptional tribunals, military or ecclesiastic, the number of func tionaries would be vastly reduced. If the councils of the province or commune should oppress the inhabitants with excessive rates, they would have the remedy in their own hands by virtue of universal suffrage, and would not impute the blame to the central government. "In a word, there would be liberty in all and for all, and as a consequence a rapid increase of wealth, the im mediate and inevitable result of freedom. " Let us never be weary of repeating it ; our desire, is not to impoverish the rich, but to enrich as farm - pos sible the poor. We have voted in favour of railways, roads, works, establishments of credit—of everything, in a word, calculated to improve the general prosperity; and this alone it is which justifies us in having supported the financial projects of the Moderadoes, with their system of restriction and centralisation. Our bureaucracy in Spain has not known how to imitate the aristocracy of England, which was wise enough to yield in time in order co avoid impending revolutions. And God grant that those who are in Paris may not make use of the present discontent of the nation in order to advance those sinister projects with which their organs are now menacing us. " Never, come what may, will we unite ourselves to those who were our oppressors and destroyers from 1844 to 1854. They know this well ; and that is why they are incessantly attacking us. According to their own account it is they who are the victims ; they cannot appreciate our generous patience. But let them beware. If this patience should be at length worn out, they may yet see us assume the attitude which, in dealing with enemies like these, we ought to have assumed in 1854. " I implore the democratic portion of the press to give all the publicity in its power to this communication. I thank it for the energy and talent with which it has de fended the sacred cause of reform, for it is by this word that we ought to designate the revolution accomplished by organised powers, reserving the word revolution for those reforms which the people accomplishes in the hour of its triumph. In Spain, unfortunately, we have no thing but pronunciantento% and that is the reason of the well•grounded mistrust which the masses feel for the politicians." The accounts from Oporto yesterday regar di ng the prospects of the coming vintage in the D ouro are dis couraging. The American vines, which up to a few days back bad been free from any b a d s i gns , h a d sud denly manifested the blight to an extent which had de stroyed the hopes entertained from the introduction of those descriptions. This year the disease is said to have attacked the fine vineyards beyond the factory demarca tion, and an instance is quoted of one on the frontiers of Spain which last season yielded 60 pipes of the best wine, and which will not now produce six pipes, From Madeira the Ad I?ice4 describe , a total failure. - COLONIAL. TEA.—The market has been rather more active privately, but at the recent public sales only previous rates were barely realised. SuGAß.—The dullness in the mark contin f a u l VI. o r a u t g e h e the m s e u tt p r p e l e i e l e s are r t e e not 4 l a fi r e g t e e holder o e s n t i d l demand n e good grocery 458 to 47s per cwt. The refined market has been dull, at reduced rates. COFFEE.—The demand has slightly fallen off, and prices have given way to a small extent.fi Plantation finest tn s ttsaa3tsßi to on e Rica s e e y o 6 d dl 0. t n o pl fin eeaw- e tGeGsnio.d7dlfisn, gin, 61sf1-i inferior 555 64 e 6 fi c d l , t fi o n 6 e s t B o . berry 76s to 77s per cwt. A small business only has bee* done in native Ceylon at previous quotations. R i cE, The market has been very quiet. At the public sales prices declined 3d to 6d per cwt., principally on the lower sorts. Good mid. Bengal brought lOs to 10s 6d ; Ballairs, 9s per cwt. Rum. —For this article there has been little inquiry, and prices are without material alteration. Good Deme rara realised 2s Gd per proof gallon. SPICES.—The general character of the market is unal tered, and previous prices were maintained for most de scriptions. COCHINEAL. — The demand has slightly increased, and at the public sales rather better pri ces were rea li se d. H on . d u ras mid. to line silver 3s 10d to 4s id ; blacks, 4s ld to 4s 4d ; Teneriffes, 4s 3d to 48 7(.1 per lb. SALTPETRE. --The demand has been limited, and holders still demand fully former rates. TALLOW.—The market has ruled firmer, and the closing prices were higher, viz. :—spot, 53s to 53s 6d ; last three months, 51s to 51s Gd per cwt. GREEN FRUIT.—The sale of pine apples continues brisk, 30,000 ex Trinity Yacht and Frolic, sold by Keeling and Limit, went at prices equal to former sales ; lemons ad vanced 3s to 4s per package, and at Liverpool with less dis position to sell at the present figure. We are able to state on undoubted authority that an offer of a division in the Indian army at Bengal has been made to Major -General Windham, the hero of the Redan. The a pp o i n t men t i s sa id t o b e worth at least 4,000/. yearly, He has also been offered appointments at the lonian islands, and the Cape of Good Hope. He has three mouths to decide which to accept,-7 -Bury