The Sun. — London, England, 1856-12-22 00:00:00

HEA'rRE ROYAL, DRUM LANE.— TLessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. Acting Mmager, Mr. C. Mathews. Stage Manager, Mr. R. Roxby. Scenic Artist, Mr. W. Beverley. GREAT ATT ttACTION for the CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. First Night of the Grand Christmas Pantomime, the most magnificent ever produced 'on the English stage. The First Morning PerformanCe of the Pantomime will take place. on WEDNESDAY, Dec. 31, at 2 o'clock. The great Comedian of the age, Mr. Charles Mathews, and a powerful Dramatic Company. On BOXING-NIGHT, Dec. 26, and following Evenings, her Majesty's Servants will perform AGGRAVATING SAM, In which Mr. Charles Mathews and the talented Dramatic Company will appear. After which will be produced an entirely new and original symbolical, hyperbolical, parabolical, and extra-physiog nomical grotesque, statuesque, and picturesque Grand Comic Christmas Pantomime, which for some time past has employed the unrivalled resources of this extensive establishment, and which will be called or entitled, as it is entitled to be called, SEE, SAW, MARGERY DAW Or, Harlequin Holiday, and the Island of Ups and Downs. The scenery entirely new, painted by and under the direc tion of Mr. William Beverley and numerous assistants. The machinery by J. Tucker and assistants. The properties, de corations, tricks, changes, and transformations by Messrs. Needham, Glindon, &e. The masks, models, and physiog nomical devices designed and executed by the celebrated Dykwynkyn. The overture and music composed and arranged by Herr Anschnez. The choregraphic arrangements under the personal supervision of M. Petit. The comic scenes con structed by and under the direction of Harry Boleno. The peculiar grotesque opening invented and written by E. L. Blanchard, anther. of "Harlequin and the Seven Ages of Man," " Jack and Jill," "Humming Top," " Huthbras," &c., and the whole arranged and produced under the direction of Mr. Robert Roxby. Ye anciente and truthful legend on ye which ye pantomime its story is founded :-- " See, saw, Margaret Daw, " Sold her bed, and laid upon straw." MSS. of Nursery Rhymes in British Museum. Region of Reverses, in the Island of Ups surd Downs. "-Yea, the Great Globe itself." "Here we go up, up, up, " " Here we go down, down, down ; " Here we go backwards and forwards, " And here we go round and round." Juvenile Chorus of the earliest period, supposed to belong to the One. Up, Mr. Topham ; Down, Mr. Low •; Opera. box, Kid- Glove, Tiger and Brougham, and Porte-monnaie (attenuants upon Up), Signor Lorgnette. Herr Tightfitt, Master Sancebox, and Monsieur Chinque ; Hard Up, Dupli. cate, Distraint, and Rags (attendants upon Down), Mr. Friz hard, Mr. Popall, Mr. Quodha m, and Mr. Patchwell. An nual appearance of Holyday in her Emblematic Car. Holyday (the Genitts of the Season), Miss Marian Stanley ; Sport and. Pastime (her- attendants), Misses Lpielangh and Lightheart ; Dame Necessity (who is on thiS occasion made a virtue of by particular desire), Mrs. Selby. How Invention, the Daughter of Necessity; is, called,upon to assist the development of the story, while :Holyday invites both Up and Down to enjoy themselves: Holyday's Home in the Green Bower of Mistletoe and Winter Garden of the Fairies.—Mistletoe (the Fairy Queen); Miss E. Wadham ; Fairy Spirits of the Kisses that have been given under the Mistletoe, by upwards of 100 Ladies of the Corps de Ballet. Grand Ballet —Miss Rosina Wright, "Mdlles. J. and E. Osmont, and the Ca ryphees. The Golden Gates leading to the Palace of Huggamugga.—Herald (with a Proclamation), Mr. Hominoid ; Guards, Messrs. Stiffneck, Headsup, Eyesright, Sheulderarms, Stand-at-ease, and March well ; Tailor, Mr. Broadcloth ; Cobbler, Mr. Wane ; Black smith, Mr. Anvil ; the Princess Margery Daw (afterwards Columbine), Madame Boleno ; Shilly and Shally (her Maids of Honour), Misses Dithery and Dothery:' How MaTery Dam has no notion of work herself, and the contempt she shows- towards those who do work. Interior of the Palace of King Huggamugga. King Huggamugga (Sovereign of the Land of Sixes and Sevens), Mr. Dawking; Hurly- Burly (Lord Chancellor), Mr. Bigwig; Niminy-Piminy (the Lord Cham berlain), Mr..Noodledom ; Higgledy-Piggledy (Goldstick in Waiting), Mr. Muddle; other Members of the Court, Messrs. Bow, Scrape, Cringe, Crouch, Tagrag, Merrywag, Perriwig, and Hatband; Court Milliner, Madame Crinoline ; Drawing Master, Professor Crayon ; Governess, Miss Frump ; Music Master, Signor Hurdigurdi ; Maid in Waiting, Miss Sweet temper ; Chef de Cuisine, Mr. Cook ; Prince Popinjay (ef the Land of Prettistory), Mr. Finefeather ; his Retinue, Messrs. Glare, Dazzle, Gleam, Glitter, and Cutashine. How the Princess is taught a wholesome lesson by Necessity, and of the change that takes place in consequence. Cottage of Necessity, with a Prospect of Hard Work in the Distance. The Enchanted Workbox—The Sampler and the Exemplar, and the pretty piece of work that Margery Daw makes of it. Inhabitants of the Workbox :—Row of Pins, Messrs. Sharp, Bent, Crooked, Pinaday, Groatayear, &c. ; Regiment of Needles (ready drilled), Messrs. Largeeye, Smalleye, Lengsix, Splittep, Snapoff, &c. ; Thimble, Master Tom Thumb ; Worsted, Mr. Bawlawa:y ; Bodkin, Mr. Pierce ; Tape Mea sure, Mr. Inchbald; Hook and Eye, Messrs. How and Some bcalyelse ; Shirt Buttons, Mr. Elypurly ; Scissers, Mr. Shearsteel. How Margery Daw makes an important discovery and the audience also, and how, led by Necessity, she is com pelled to alter her opinions and change her position. The Mine of Labour, leading to the Mine of Wealth .—Labour (thePareet of Health, Wealth, and Happiness), Mr. Stronerth'arm. What Margery Daw goes to see, what she saw, and the re ward that Holyday bestows. Grand Scenic and Mechanical Effects, exhibiting (in process of construction) the Fairy Fac tory of Fancy; completed with the assistance of Labour and Imagination. Brilliant Tableau. The Transformation :—Two Harlequins, Herr Devlin and Signor Veroni; two Sprites, the Brothers Elliott ; two Pantaloons, Mr. Barnes and Mr. G. Tanner; two Clowns, Messrs. Harry Boleno and Flexmore; the Gent, Halford ; two Columbines, Madame Boleno and Miss Honey. The Ups and Downs of the Harlequinade, showing the Ins and Outs and Turns About of the Pantomime Rally ; Toy Warehouse, Butcher's and Baker's - Shop (Bolenes, Denlin, Tanner and Raiford).— A pink of polite ness—Clown very toyish—GettingL a nutcracker, which turns out a'nobby toy—First and last toys for gambling—Marble,' versus dice—Despatches, loaded, and off they go —Harlequin takes a private box —Clown takes Chatterton's situation as boxlcceper—Kite-flying—A game of Cricket, by which some of the players get bowled out, and afterwards stumped, which turns out a long stop—The uses and abuses of the crin oline—A Jack in the box—A box of regular British toys and a basket of French bread (bricks)—Aldershott a size smaller —Grand review of infantry—A military ball—Going in fora buster—Coming out with a roll—Clown make a peel to baker's feelings—List, oh, List—Squaring a round of beef— Clown takes a steak and gets a chop in return—Pantaloon tries his hand .at a game and loses by it —Cut and come again —Clown takes a butcher's shop, which Harlequin makes too hot to hold him. Tailor's Shop and Perfumery Warehouse (Ye. roni, Barnes, and Honey). A gentleman in search of a tailor— A snit that is quite the ticket—The Oude wrapper—Railway wrappers--Transferdepot-.Washing machine—extraordinary— Something that won't wash:- Cleaned ont--Scent in and sent out Foreign versus English toothpowder—Hungary water—A Frangipani bouquet—Wonderful effects of the Pistachio nut powder —A case of real distress—Pantaloon in a fix—Fnr.. nished Apartments for Single Men (Bolenos, Deulin, and Tanner),--Clown and Pantaloon in high life—A domestic re. volution—Turning the tables—To bed, to bed—A drop too much—Clown nowbegins to reflect —The looking-glass followi his exa'mple —Two heads better than one—Clown takes a turn on the sofa, which also takes a turn on its own account— Multiplication altercation, which ends with a regular row in the house. Judkia's Gas-regulating Machine and General,. Pateut Office and Stationer's Shop (Veroni, Barnes, and Honey.)—Clown, being in Fleet-street, goes the pace rather fast—The language of the eyes- (I-talian of course) which everybody understands—Bath post versus London post—Re gulators Wanted : railway regulators, army regulators, gas regulators, smoke regulators—Sewing, cutting, washing, pressing,. and ironing done by a turn—Clown makes a shift which makes Pantaloon a little shirty—A box of common, scents—A fresh supply of blacks from America— A Dred-ful scene ensues. Mechi's Model Farm (Bolenos, Deulai and Tanner )—Harvest-hone —A rakish dance by rustic lads and . lasses--Nhe milky way—Harlequin makes a pump of himself —A strong smell of game—A farm-yard visitor—Clown finds the pig a very great bore—Pantaloon finds the dog gets greatly attached to him —Prize Poultry—Cochin China and couch in England -Novel hatching—The old mail—Full in side—Clown off by the Express and Pantaloon by the Rocket—Mappin's Cutlery and Shilling Razor Warehouse, King William-street, City (the whole of the double • company will appear in this scene )—Pantaloon proposes to take a bus—Present and future—Weight of public opinion --A change for the better—The people's own bus—When fo ol meets fool then comes the tug of fun—Collision, crash, su "* ll , and dash-Garotte preventive—Moustache move - m , and pair of sharp blades—Clowns 'prove themselves a fbr cutlery—Holloway stopped by Holloway's oint iiipT The duel—A cut direct—Forewarned, forearmed -011 nuisances of 1856—0 h, my C r inoline—A high wind, a regular blow Downs in up, and glorious termination to Ups and The reduced Holiday's Fairy Home. house to snit prices as follows, varying throughout the Circle of Boxes, everyis 6d. one :—Galleries, tid. and ls. ; Second 2s. 6d,• D eem ; Pit, 2s. ; First Circle of Boxes, ao s . 6d,, v. 1,, . - Ves, 35.; Stalls. ss. ; Private Boxes, •, .1 u s , 6d and o/ 2 ~ . s. OYAL LYCEUM Lest4e,;..o.Dillo T n. ll. E A T R E. O u BOXING NIOBOXING entirel y ne w and original ciOnl6ebeminableirnn264;f willilrlbeesciPureodauncdeda pan tomime, entitled , - CONRAD ha s ,„. • or, Harlequin Corsair and the little Fairy at the Bottom of MEDORA; the Sea. The burlesque open . founded upon-the ballet of Le Copy W. •Brough, Esq., Majesty's Theatre. The harlegninad:, as Produced t. Her ral. . The new and mag nificent seen, " Pon thinol in gene. Fenton. - Characters in the opening .. r 3" painted ° by Mr. F. Conrad. (the Corsair) Birharto (his lieutenant) ................ Mr t he ra Ili! :;.;ii;:re • J. L. Toole Seyde Pasha Mr. Ft . Sing Smaul ..................... Mr. Yussiti • Medora ................ . ........ , Mrs. ch, , .... ries Dillon Gulnar ............ . ................ oars. B. lgo. ~ late Zuliem Mrs. Melville Miss Jessie Ryd er Submarina...(her first appearnce) Serena MiSS Marie Wil ton .. • - Mr. Tom. Matth Clowns Mr. H. "IVla ra h aii Pantaloon ............... . .............. Mr. Stilt Mr. Harlequin ... ....... .. ........... ~...Mr. J. Marshall Columbine .............................Miss. Clara Morga n On Boxing Night, and on Saturday,. Dec. 27, the histori ca l play of WILLIAM TELL will commence Peso erformances. William Tell, Mr. C: Dillon. A Morning mance of the Pantomime every Saturday, at 2 o'clock, commencing on Sa turday, Dec. 27. The'box-office open daily, from 11 to 5, under the superintendence o t frMr. Chatterten, jun. --._. OYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. AN THIS EVENING (Monday, Deo, . 22), will he presented Shakspearo's play of A MIDSIJagER NIGHT'S DREAM. Last night before the Christmas Holidays. After which, THE CORSICAN BROTHERS. Fabie n and Louis dei Franchi, Mr. C. Rean. • ..„. 11 enneis.sohn's celebrated overture to A Midsummer 241 ,04 , s Dream will commence at 5 minutes before 7. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Alf Lr. red Wi THIS E VEN essee, M ING, WIVES AS TFIE g Y an: WERE AND MAIDS AS THEY ARE. Messrs. Addison, G. Vinidg ; y r s, Stirling, Misses Swanborongh and Herbert. After which, CRINOLINE, And the new farce, JONES THE AVENGER. Messrs. , and Miss.Marston. F. Robson, J. Ro g e rs Commence at half-past Seven. s u OYAL T Ei EA T RE Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Ores ek. THIS EVENING, HAMLET. Hamlet, Mr. Creswick Ghost. Mr_ B. Potter ; Ophelia, BiaLres. Followed by the Fillis Family. After which, THE IVAIr4 . • AT CREMORNE. T iIE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 22, 1856, our taste, we must honestly confess, was the cha racteristic fashion in which Sir HOUSTON, in his turn, alluded to the warlike spirit of our mercan tile population upon great emergencies —when he said—" England, generally speaking, was a com in nation, unlike those who made war their glory and occupation : but when the row began they shut their shops." As ill luck would have it, however, in the latest instance of a row of this kind—on taking the shutters down again, we have had to make rather a considerable haul upon the till. Without very much of the compensation spoken of so boastfully by Sir ARCHIBALD at any rate on the part of the great national ser vice ! Nevertheless—if the Royal Navy did just next to nothing during the late struggle, either through lack of a foe, or through lack of a way to ferret that skulking foe out—we have still a matchless maritime force, and gallant tars enough and to spare—not the least gallant among these our gallant tars being the honoured Guest of Greenock on Friday evening, Admiral Sir Hous- TON STEWART, the newly appointed Commander in-Chief of the British war-ships in the American waters. " Too late !" "Too late 1" says the Times. The Chancellor of the Exchequer made April fools of you in the spring, and fools you must continue till April, 1858. "Better late than never," we reply. We bargained for sixteenpence in the pound, as we understood, till April, 1857. If we pay it afterwards we deserve the cap and bells. But we shall certainly try which is master—we or GEORGE CORNEIVALL LEWIS. If he be not ready to make his Income Tax bearable, we know who is, We have the consolation so freely prof fered to disappointed lovers, and with all due respect for the Edinburgh Reviewer, it he does not review the tax to our satisfaction, we had much rather have BENJAMIN DISRAELI, Esq., and an amended tax, than Sir GEORGE and his intoler able weight with him. We are so mercenary that the dowry of a lighter, better adjusted tax would console us for all the charms of our present love. We advertise the Chancellor of the Exchequer, therefore, that he is to have an agitation whick all the blandest suggestions of the Times, and all his own pressing necessities, and all the heavy metal of his discourses, can never put down. The Income Tax was " lynched" at the close of the long war ; it was " lynched," at least the aug mentation of it was, when Sir CMARLES WOOD tried it on. If Sir GEORGE desires to witness another repetition of the ceremony let him perse vere. We can guarantee him the treat. Should he not like it when he sees it, he can either walk out of his tax or his office, as suits his convenience. We can assure him of the people's entire indiffer ence on that score. How long is the period of Fiscal gestation, or incubation to last ? We are told the amount "is necessary for the Chancellor of the Exchequer's financial arrangements." We wonder who told our contemporary so ? We suppose there is but one person who fully knows the stage of development which the embryo budget has reached. Has he told the delicate fact to a professional gentleman whose assistance may be desirable in the hour of the Chancellor's sorrow ! We have all known new fiscal "arrangements" adjusted in a few weeks, a month or two at mast ; and we fancy that if Sir GEORGE be put on his mettle he can have an alternative ready ii no long time. We take another and a very common view of " neces• sity," to wit, that it is the mother of invention ; and perhaps there is hardly a class of officials who more need such an aid to invention than mediocre Chancellors of the Exchequer—gentlemen of the CORNEW.A.LL LEWIS and CHARLES WOOD class. Their hereditary sin is to repose at ease on any tax the people will let them have in quiet ; there they lie—you would think them paralytics —upon it till—like persons we have seen in the street at the approach of the police,—so they, at the approach of an indignant people,—quietly take up their traps and walk off. But, after all, we shall have a few millions more of national debt. So be it then. We prefer that to paying eleven - pence in the pound more Income Tax in 1858 than we were fated to bear by Mr. GLADSTONE'S Act of June, 1853. According to that Act next year we were to have paid but five pence in the pound, and to have paid that amount till 1860, and not, as the Times erroneously states, till "April, 1858, unless the tax be revived by another war." Now that difference between fice pence and sixteenpence we, like the " premature agitators" at public meetings, cannot endure in patience, though only for another year. We re gard that elevenpence in the pound as an odious swindle. We meant to pay it one year after the war. We decline to pay it any longer. The Minister played with loaded dice when he intro duced the cheating word " ratification" into his Act ; 'and, as in the late SIDEBOTTOM case, we re fuse to honour a bill, even if we have accepted it, when it was drawn by one who had taken us in. Be knew when he could get the ratification ; we did not. We confounded it with signing the Articles of Peace. When first challenged by him as to our debt, we stood amazed at the cunning of the trick. One year's debt for fair play was then becoming due. We thought only of meeting that, and half overlooked the other ; but now the other bill is becoming due, like Mr. SIDEBOTTOM, we bethink ourselves. Having paid prodigiously to the reckless wasters of our money for two or three years, we scan the hill a little closely—we remember that it was got by a Treasury trick— we repudiate the transaction—let the sharper bring an action against the tax-payers if he please —we will meet him in the House. We ask, is not this the sentiment of every honest English man ? As to the inherent 'unfairness et the Incomif Tax, we might refer out - readers, if need could be, to the elaborate picture of its injustice to every individual drawn by the Times itself. It were utterly unreasonable to sup pose that a whole country would consent to be squeezed in that way to save trouble to any Heaven-born Chancellor whatever. Every one feels that he is wronged somewhere. Every one, besides the amount of money, has something to resent. This is about the worst that can be said for any tax. Let Manchester grumble as it likes, no Custom-house or Excise duty ,ever levied has created such a deep feeling of wrong as the Income Tax. The very man who pays on his exact in come is wronged, because others do not. setter far submit to a little enhanced price for some luxury, to a direct tax for a dog, or a carriage, a something not absolutely necessary, to anything, rather than to living thus under an Income-tax har row all our lives, and one with teeth, too, more than three times their proper length, if Sir G. C. LEWIS is to have his way. There is one unmiti gated evil in an Income Tax not half enough noticed. The clerk with 1001. or 1501. a•year may just pay his way, and look decent in the count ing -house or the church—if he have no family. If he have many, or if he have half-a-dozen children, he is almost a beggared man —indefinitely poorer than the other. Yet he must pay the ruinous tax—to him absolutely ruinous. He has no means of economising. If luxuries only are taxed, bard though it may be, he can do without them. He can sacrifice animal gratification to external respectability—but under an Income Tax like ours he cannot evade the merciless infliction. In a word, an Income Tax is almost the only tax which compels the man who is relatively poorer than the agricultural labourer to pay it. If it be continued in any shape, the first 15W. of any man's income ought to be exempt. The Duchess of Atli°ll has arrived at the St. George's Hotel from Windsor Castle. The Earl and Countess of Lichfield have left the St. George's Hotel for their seat in Staffordshire. Lady Macdonald has left the St. George's Hotel to take her turn as Lady in Waiting to the Queen at Windsor Castle. Lord Vernon has left the St. George's Hotel. Lady Margaret Beaumont gave birth to a daughter, on Friday last, at the family mansion in Piccadilly. Her ladyship.and the infant are going on favourably. Sir Charles Wood. left London on Friday for his seat, Hickleton Hall, near Doncaster. Lord Granville succeeds the Earl of Burlington as Chancellor of the University of London. The Daily News, Sun, Morning Advertiser, and Atlas were seized at the Paris Post-office yesterday. Durham Cathedral is shortly to be lighted with gas. The Indian mail, which arrived on Saturday from Alexandria, Malta, and Gibraltar, has brought 20,8861. The demand for gold in payment for silver continues on a moderate scale, and on Saturday about 20,000/, was taken from the Bank for exportation. Lord Palmerston lately granted to Mrs. Laurie—the widow of the author of the well-known work on Foreign Exchangss and other subjects connected with commerce —lOOl. from the Royal Bounty Fund. The specie arrivals of the week, including the gold by the Persia on Saturday, have amounted to about 500,000/. The exports, exclusive of 480,0001. of silver to India, are estimated at about 100,0001. The Commissioners for inquiring into the changes for superannuation, and the deductions from the salaries of the civil servants of the Crown, have appointed Mr. Maitland secretary to the examiners of civil service, to act as secretary to their commission. TIE LATE GALES.—Last summer the Elder Brethren of the Trinity House erected on the Rundle Stone, at considerable expense, an iron beacon and mast, sur mounted by a ball fixed about 30 feet from the base. During the recent severe gales the whole fabric disap peared. THE EXPENSE OF THE PUBLIC DEBT.—Last year the expense of the public - debt was 28,112,825/. The inte rest alone was 23,133,0611. THE OFFICE OF COMMON SERGEANT —Another meet ing of the friends of Mr. Bodkin was held on Friday at the Guildhall Coffee-room, for promoting the learned gentleman's election. Resolutions, in conformity with the objects of the meeting, were passed unanimously. M. JULLIEN'S MUSICAL TOUR.—During M. Jullien's provincial tour, which commences at Liverpool on Fri- day next, under the direction of Messrs. Cramer, Beale, and Co., Madame Gassier will, for the first time, intro duce Paganini's celebrated variations on the " Camay al of Venice," which have been arranged expressly for her by Mr. Benedict. The remarkable vocal powers of Madame Gassier will enable her, in this very interesting novelty, to produce an effect which perhaps no other singer of the present day could accomplish. CRYSTAL PALACE.—The sixth of the Crystal Palace Winter Concerts took place on Saturday, Madame Rudersdorff singing for the fourth time the very pleasing ballad, " Weel may the Boatie row," as also the scene and aria from "Faust," "Die Stillenacht entweicht," and "Ben Z, ridicolo" of Raudegger. Madame Ruders dorff sang the various passages with considerable effect, and was highly applauded. Signor Andreoli again dis played his great powers and musical abilities in the performance of Mendelssohn's concerto for the piano in G Minor, and M. Viotti Collins elicited deserved applause for Paganini's " La Clochette." SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.—The directors of this company, on the announcement of Redpath's frauds, though they go into a rigid scrutiny of their books and accounts at the end of every half-year, and had no reason to suspect anything wrong, closed the books at the end of November, and instituted a rigid examination into every department, including the transfers and registra tion, ordinary and preference shares, with the debentures, I the whole comprehending some 5,600 accounts. The labour, of course, was exceedingly great, but the result repaid them with a confirmation, to a penny, that all was right.—Herapatls. CENTRAL GAS CONSUMERS' COMPANY.—An extraor dinary general meeting of the shareholders of this com pany was held at the London Tavern, to consider the propriety of the company proceeding to Parliament, in conjunction with the City Gas Light and Coke Com pel y, at the next session, to solicit a bill for the amalga mation of the two companies. A resolution was unani mously passed to the effect that the amalgamation ought to be adopted on the terms proposed by the City Com pany if the proprietors of the Central Company were to come in as preference shareholders at 10 per cent. I‘EGIMENTAL DOG OF THE 42D ROYAL HIGHLANDERS. —The noble Newfoundland dog, which for a number of years has been attached to and followed the 42d Royal Highlanders, died in Stirling Castle, on Wednesday morning. " Captain," as he was called, was a great favourite of all the officers and men of the regiment, and he is in reality " mush regretted." He belonged origi nally to Dr. Laird, of the Naval Hospital in Bermuda, mid when the 42d was stationed there in 1847 be attached himself to the regiment, and no persuasions, threats, or even blows, would induce him to leave them and rejoin his master. The worthy doctor seeing the attachment the aromal had conceived for the tartan, generously made a present of him to the regiment, and he has with the most unflinching fidelity remained by them ever since.—Nortle British Mail. THE REPRESENTATION OF GREENWICH.—About 500 signatures have now been attached to the requisition in course of signature at Greenwich to Lieutenant-General Sir William Codrington to offer himself as a candidate for the seat vacated by Mr. Rolt, and they include the names of all classes of the electors. It was stated in our impression of Friday that a majority of 30 published names appended to the requisition of Mr. Sleigh, the only candidate now in the field, though it purported in specific terms to emanate from electors of the borough, were not upon the electoral register now in force. That statement was made upon the best evidence—that of the register itself. Mr. Sleigh has been pleased to deny this in the most positive terms; but, notwithstanding his denial, it remains an actual, patent, and incontrovertible fact, ef which au man may be satisfied who will take the trouble, as the writer has done, to examine the register for himself. It was added that some of the voters who did sign had since the announcement that Sir W. Codring• ton was about to declare himself a candidate requested to withdraw their names from Mr. Sleigh's requisition. That also was literally true. Mr. Sleigh, however, in his letter, dated on Friday last, which appeared in this journal on the following morning, said, " It is perfectly incorrect, up to the present hour, that a single elector whose name is attached to my requisition has either di reetly or indirectly, by word of mouth or by letter, sig nified to me, or any member of my committee, a desite to withdraw his name from the requisition." Now, early on Thursday morning, the day before Mr. Sleigh made that declaration, Mr. James Seaward, a voter, and one of the requisitionists, wrote to him, stating that he had signed under a mistaken impression, and requesting his name to be taken off any future copies of the requisition that might be printed, adding that he had adopted that straightforward course in order that it might not be said he was sailing under false colours. EXPLOSION AT THE MONKBRIDGE IRONWORKS. —On Saturday morning an explosion took place at the works of the Monkbridge Iron Company,Whitehall-road, Leeds. About five minutes before 8 o'clock tw a o nd ter in rifi a e explosions were heard in rapid succession, moment the brick chimney , the burning cinders, and r boiling metal from the refinery were Edward Dickenson,r e to a great height. A man named who was at the moment engaged in stirring the fire, was thrown some distance by a quantity of molten metal striking him upon the face and breast. He fell, almost instantly rose, but was knocked do vn again by the descending bricks and rubbish. Another man work ing at the refine r y was scalded b y the molten metal about the hands and thigh, but his injuries were not very serious, and he walked home. Dickenson, how ever, was found to be dreadfully injured. The molten metal had burnt into the flesh, and it was necessary to cut away his apparel. He was conveyed as speedily as possible to the infirmary, where he lies in a precarious state. At the time of the explosion, there were from 25 to 30 cwt. of metal in the refinery, all of which was blown out, Tire sides of the troughs were knocked over and broken, and one of the iron pillars was fractured, while one plate of iron fell through the roof of the forge, and another was blown across th e r i ver Ai re, which fl eivs by the side of the works. The cause of the acci dent is not known positively, but it i s t h ought to have arisen from the water in the troughs hay . ing . by some means found its way amongst or beneath the molten metal.—Leeds Mercury. THE COURT MARTIAL ON LIEUTENANT DEANE. The result of the late court-martial at Gosport on Lieut. Deane, of the 22d Foot, was promulgated on Sat urday. It will be remembered by our rea d ers that Lieut. H. A. Murray Deane was brought to trial about three months or more ago on three charges, which were to the effect that he had wilfully failed to fulfil the terms of a written guarantee given by him voluntarily to the offi cers of her Majesty's 22d Regiment whileinlndia to pay of them, six months after th e l an di ng the regiment in England, all sums of money due from Paymaster Bar low, for having abused the trust imposed in eurer of the private fund s b e l onging to the officerass;traenad. for having, while acting paymaste r , torn or d e st r oyed a ledger containing leaf or leaves from the officers' accounts of Paymaster Barlow, with view to conceal the am nut drawn and received' w by that officer. The Court had been ordered about a month since to reconsi der their finding, but though they acq u itt e d Li eu t. D eane of any fraudulent intent, f and admitted that he had ap propriated all th e lost u t hds to some, though not the right, regim en t a l uses, they nevertheless sentenced bins to be cashiered. His Royal Highness the Comman der-in-Chief thereupon advised her Majesty not to con firm the sentence, because, nowever reprehensible Lieutenant Deane may have been for giving a guarantee which he co u ld not perform, there was no moral turpi tude in his conduct. The Queen was graciously pleased not to confirm the sentence, and Lieutenant Deane was therefore " acqu i tted. " We are informed that a court of inquiry, consisting of Major-General Breton, Lieut.- Governor of Portsmouth and commanding the South- West district; Lieut.-Colonel Evelegb, commanding the 20th Regiment ; and Lioat.-Colonel Ingram, command ing the 97th Regiment, is ordered to report, on the con duct of the other officers of the 22d Regiment respent ing the proceedings in reference to this case. FIER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. —M. JULLIEN'S ANNUAL BAL MASQUE, THIS EVENING (Monday, 'December 22.) M. JULLIEN has the honour to announce that his R.A.ND ANNUAL BAL MASQUE will, this year, take place at her Majesty's Theatre, on Monday (To -night), December 22. Under ordinary circumstances, M. Jullien would have felt that the patronage hitherto bestowed on his Annual Enter tainment, and the general satisfaction evinced on every occa sion, rendered it unnecessary for him to add one word to the mere announcement of the Ball. A recent event, however, makes it imperative on him to draw the attention of his kind patrons to the fact, that after 17 years o f c onstant labour and care, he has succeeded in transferining the trivial entertain ment, formerly known as the " Masquerade," into the mag nificent Fete of the Bal Masque, and in placing it on a level with those given in the largest establishments of Europe—at the Academie Imperials of Paris, the Imperial Theatres of St. Petersburg and Vienna, and the Theatre Royal of Berlin — Fetes which the Sovereigns of those capitals do not disdain to honour with their presence. Having thus raised the cha racter of those Entertainments, M. Jullien is satisfied that the public will not hold him responsible for the ill-directed efforts of plagiarists and imitators. M. Jullien's Bal Masque will be given this year with the same splendour as before, and will takeplace at her Majesty's Theatre—an establishment already famous for the magnificent Balls which have, under the most distinguished patronage, been given within its walls. M. jullien feels confident that this, his Seventeenth Bal Masqui in England, will, for bril liancy and splendour, hays never been equalled. The Orchestra will comprise ono hundred and ten musi- Principal Cornet-a-pistons—Herr Kcenig and M. Duhem. Conductor —M. JIILLIEN. Th e newest and most fashionable music will be played, in cluding several new polkas, waltzes, and quadrilles, co mpesed e xpressly by M. Jullien for his concerts, and for this occasion. _ The dances will be regulated by fourteen Maitres des Ceremonies, whose arrangements will b e strictly carried out. I No one will be admitted except in evening dress or fancy costume. The whole theatre will be ornamented by a new and superb decoration. Mr. Nathan, of Castle-street, Leicester-square, has been appointed Costumier to the Bal. Harlequins, Clowns, and Pahtaloons not admitted. TICKETS FOR THE BALL, 10s. 6d. • The prices of admission for spectators (for whom the audi ence portion of the theatre will be set apart) will be— ' Dress Circle Gallery Stalls 2s. 6d. Gallery Private boxes from X. 3s. and upwards. Persons taking Private Boxes will have the privilege of passing to and from the ball room without extra charge. Tickets for the ball, places, and private boxes may be secured at the box.office of Her Majesty's Theatre; of the principal librarians and musiesellers ; and at Messrs. Jnllien and Co.'s, 214, Regent-street. The doors'ivill be opened at Half-past Nino, and the Danc ing commence at Half-past Ten. Refreshments, will be supplied during the evening, and at One o'clock the supper will be served. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. THIS EVENING, will be performed Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton's comedy of MONEY. The cha racter of Evelyn by Mr. Murdoch; Sir John• Vesey, Mr. Chippendale ; Mr. B. Stout, M.P., Mr. Buck stone ; Sir Frederick Blount, Mr. W. Farren ; Graves, Mr. Compton ; Lady Franklyn, Miss Talbot ; Georgiana, Mrs. E. Fitz wil- Ham ; Clara Douglas, Miss Reynolds. After which, the STAR OF AND ALUSIA, whet Pcrea Nene will appear for the last time in this Spanish Ballet in which she first appeared before the Haymarket audience. Followed by (last two nights) A FAMILY FAILING, in which Mr. Buckstone and Miss Blanche Fane will appear. To conclude with the GALICIAN FETE. Commence at Seven. On Friday and Saturday THE HONEYMOON ; and the Haymarket Christmas Pantomime, entitled THE BABES IN THE WOOD, or Harlequin and the Cruel Uncle. THEATRE ROYAL, ADEL PHI. Genuine Success.—Unprecedented Attrac tion.—Last Two Nights before the Holidays of Janet Pride and the grand New Fairy Ballet Extravaganza, THE ELVES, in which Madame Celeste will appear as the Statue Bride. — Mr. B. Webster as Richard Pride and Mr. Wright as Dickey Trotter. THIS EVENING will be performed the celebrated d:ama Of JANET PRIDE. Messrs. B. Webster, Wright, Paul Bedford, C. Selby, Farselle, Garden, Bland; Mesdames Celeste and M. Keeley. After which, with new scenery and, appointments, the new fairy ballet extravaganza, called THE ELVES, or the Statue Bride, founded op the grand ballet spectacle, now perform. ing with unexampled success at the Theatre Imperiale de !'Opera at Paris, under the title of Les Elfes. Principal cha racters by Madame Celeste, Misses Wyndham, Mary Keeley, Kate Kelly, Chatterly, Arden, Messrs. Weght, Paul Bedford, C. Selby, Le Barr, dm Commence at Seren. STLEY'S ROYAL AMP E-lITH EATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke. A. NEW GRAND EQUESTRIAN' PANTOMIME FOR BOXING NIGHT. THIS EVENING,' Shakspeare's Tragedy of 11ACBETII with Mr. W. Cooke's Equestrian Illustrations. Macbeth, Mr, James Holloway. After which, the inimitable Equestrian SCENES in th, CHIC GE. To conclude with !ntertainments of Novelty and Variety. Doors'open at half-past six; eommenee at seven o'clock. zos-offiee open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr, W. West. Equestrian Director, Mr. W. Cooke, jun. CA.NTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road. — OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow ,n4 company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of 4 eleetions from all the popular Operas, Madrigals, Choruses, Glees, Duets, &c., : —Miss E. Pearce, Mrs. J. Caulfield, Nliss Brunell, and Miss Summers ; Mr., J. Caulfield, Herr F. longhmanA, R. Grover, T. RAino, T. Farraut, S. Jones, J. Barker, W. Melling, and P. Cowie ; Masters Austin, Ben 'nett; and Corri Mr. Sam Cowell and E. Mackney. Piano forte, J. Harreway, R.A. ; harmonium, J. Caulfield, jun. ; Erector, Mr. J. Caulfield. Commence at Seven o'clock pro sisely. Supperi, drc., until twelve o'clock. In addition to the -usual V•cal Entertainment, the celebrated SPANISH 4INSTRELS will appear in costume at Nine and Eleven o'clock Every Evening, and sing some of their favourit selec tions. UGH. WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. ems DAY—Morn. 56 min. aft. 9—Evening 26 min. aft. 10 :' , l-Molsnow—Morn. 57 min. aft.lo—Evening 27 min. aft.ll THE WEATHER—SUN OFFICIE, DECEMBER 21. THERMOMETER, IN VIZ SHAD. 51—highest since noon yesterday. 48—lowest this morning and during the night. 49—this day at noon. BAROMETER, 30 47—falling. WIND, W. to W.S.W.—Light, with dull weather. DECEMBER 22. 49—highest since noon yesterday. 47—lowest this morning and during the night. 49—this day at noon. BAROMXTEB, 30.06—still falling rapidly. WIND, Westerly.—Light, with dull weather. ~~~~~ CAI & ~~~~, L )NDON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1856 FREDERICK WILLIAM still indulges in the "King CA3fBYSE3 vein." "Oil dreadful thoughts intent," he is resolved to carry fire and sword into the Swiss Cantons, to devastate their fair pro vinces, and, for the gratification of a mere per sonal pique, to enkindle the torch of war in the heart of Europe. During the Russian difficulty he " roared you like any sucking dove." His benevolent disposition could not tolerate the notion of bloodshed, although he fully recognised the justice of the cause in which the Allied Powers were engaged. He felt that " the blood of Germans could only be shed in the cause of Germany," and deliberately abdicated the high position to which he had previously aspired as one of the Great Powers of Europe. But now ill this is altered. He fancies that because he is deprived cf a spare feather in his cap of state— as he cannot describe himself as Sovereign of Neuchatel, he may blatently bellow " havoc, and let slip the dogs of war," and that every other nation is bound to sympathise with the imaginary grievance. These indications would not be very formid able, were it not for the support which has so unexpectedly and unwisely been accorded to his pretensions by Louis NAPOLEON. Ns we have already stated, the bark of "Clicrittor is notoriously worse than his bite, and the diffi culty would have passed away, with a little diplo matic vapouring, but for French intervention. 8 in parochial rows, the man vociferating for silence is usually the most noisy in the assembly, the pretended peacemaker is, in the present in stances the most formidable disturber. The Angel of Peace would easily have been appeased. -fit • s mortified vanity would speedily he f o rgotten, and the steam would speedily hav e b lown off. But, unfortunately, he had appealed to the goo d offices of France. The compliment had b een duly appreciated and the officious interference having been rejected by Switzerland, the indign a ti on of the wrongs s ßo o n f burst forth, not in e alsectuenc.qof the Prussia, but oftrhuessa disregard et his ow n i n fl uence and power; Prussia, appealin g to France, exhibited " a courteous deference to her politi ca l situation," while the temperate assertion of Hel vetian independence is described as « a _ lamentable obstinacy, an ex aggerated susceptibility, an d a complete indifference to French counsels !" But why-were the authorities bound t o „hi. bit any extraordinary subserviency either to France as a nation, or Lot; Es NAPOLEON as a man': He at least could put forward no shadow of right. To use a legal phralie in byegone days, when special pleading prevailed, his claim " wanted colour." There was not a single scin tilla juris. He was a mere volunteer, and should recollect the fate of those who intrude into matters where their aid is not required. " They who in quarrels interpose, Must ofttimes wipe a bloody nose." LOUTS NAPOLEON should profit by the lesson con veyed by the old English satirist, and avoid a dispute, in which he is in no way concerned. If we are to judge from the article in the Moni teur, he would, had the Swiss duly bowed before the Imperial will, and declared that " to hear was to obey," have felt it "an obligation on the part of France to prevent any armed conflict, and exert itself to obtain from the King of PRUS SIA a final settlement of the question, conform able to the wishes of Switzerland." The " rage of the cruel JITNO," the insult to her " despised beauty," was nothing to this. Because there was " a complete indifference to French counsels," " Switzerland must not be astonished if, in the course of events, she should no longer find that good-will which she might so easily have obtained at a trifling sacrifice !" For this truth and justice are to be dis regarded, and the " might " of France cast into the scale with those who strive to overcome the " right " of Helvetia ! Never was there so grievous a blunder committed by a public man. Never was the flimsy disguise, usually assumed, so unhesitatingly cast aside. He sees what is just and right, but unhesitatingly casts it aside. " Video meliora proboque deterioret sequor." He could 'restore peace, but in place of so doing ho fans the lame and aggravates the difficulty. This is neither wise nor generous. It is the wrath of a petty squire rather than that of a great monarch. It shows where " the lamentable obstinacy, the exaggerated susceptibi lity really exist." " Oh wad some power the gif tie g;.'e us, To see ourselves as others see us, It wad frae mony a trouble free us, And foolish notion." Louis NAPOLEON might have learned prudence from the Scottish bard. Honest ROB BURNS would have proved his besb counsellor in the case —would, if attended to, have prevented an ex plosion of petty- spite that renders the term, " NAPOLEON the Little," once applied, not alto gether inappropriate. If, however, the approach ing Conferences, to which we must submit with the best possible grace, be good for anything they will appease this " storm in a washing-tub," and prevent the effusion of blood in a quarrel so paltry and contemptible on the part of Prussia and France, so just and righteous on that of the Swiss Confederation. There is no alternative, so far as the Swiss are concerned. They must manfully assert their rights, or for ever relinquish their cher ished independence. If any discontented citi zen can with impunity set the laws at de fiance and raise the standard of revolt, there can no longer be peace or order in their territories. FREDERICK WILLIAM tacitly assented to the existing state of affairs. He cannot be permitted to enforce vi et armis the liberation, without trial, of the offenders. Le Admiral Sir HOUSTON STEWART—honourably known of late by his conduct in connection with the Black Sea Fleet, and famous once upon a time as the Captain HOTSTON STEWART of the Beubo►v--was glorified on Friday last by the citizens of Greenock through the medium of a grand public banquet given at their town-hall in his honour, in recognition of his services, and. in felicitation to him upon his new and very respons ible appointment. The occasion passed off precisely in the way that might have been anti cipated. With numerous Toasts, plentifully " buttered ;" with a great deal of enthusiasm ; and a vast amount of Compliment, the gallant guest of the evening received on all hands what he very well deserved—the heartiest applause in allusion to the past—in reference to the present the sincerest congratulations—and in regard to the future the most affectionate good wishes and the most fervent God-speed ! It was not forgotten that Captain ROYSTON STEWART took a conspicuous part in the ever-memorable destruction of St. Jean d'Acre by Sir ROBERT Srorroitn—any more than it was lost to remembrance how effectually and energetically, during the course of the late war with Russia, Admiral HOUSTON STEWART presided at Malta over the interests of the trans port-service facilitating the passage eastwards, from day to day, of thousands of troops, with their baggage and ammunition. It was observed, moreover, in explanation of the somewhat inglo rious maritime campaign subsequently made by Sir H. STEWART under Sir EDMUND LYONS, that their immense fleet had unfortunately one want-- "the want of a foe"—the great Russian fleet having been sunk, at the first outbreak of the war, in the impregnable harbour of Sebastopol. Apart entirely from the very comprehensible, and also in a great measure, be it said, the really justifiable compliments lavished upon their gallant Guest of Friday, the 19th instant, by the Citizens of Greenock, through the speeches of the after dinner orators, and the plaudits with which those speeches were received—flowery eulogiums were squandered about by the Chairman and his asso ciates with the most prodigal evidence of an egre gious want of discrimination. Not merely were the " Memories of the Heroes who fell in the last War" duly honoured, and the " Services of Miss FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE, and the Lady Nurses " gracefully recognised—but all sorts of personages, great and small, all sorts of events, successful and the reverse, all sorts of achieve ments, honourable and dishonourable, were vaunted to the skies and greeted with acclama tions. In proposing the toast of her MAJESTY'S Ministers, for example, the Chairman of the night —Provost HUNTER, of Greenock—declared amidst general applause, that " the present Government deserved the thanks of the country for the energy they displayed in bringing the late War to a suc cessful termination !" M'CALLUM MORE—other wise his Grace the Duke of ARGYLL-1R re turning thanks on behalf of himself and his colleagues, alluded to the acceptance of that peace by the English people and the English Parliament in these terms—" Let me tell you [indeed we needed to be informed of the fact] that never in this country was there so much of the good sense and public spirit of its people so nobly put forth." Nay, while Sir ARCHIBALD ALISON —always fond of the heroics, and having au especial talent at all times for describing things in superlatives—while Sir ARCHIBALD ALISON spoke on Friday night of the names of Bala klava and Sebastopol taking their place with Marathon and Thermopyloc in the annals of military glory ! he added that the navy, at the same time, had discharged the duty committed to it with a prudence, courage, and magnanimity that "had never been exceeded," and which, said he, " History would place beside the glories of the Nile and Trafalgar !" Pretty " tall talking" that, as Brother Jonathan would say—a piling of it up rather mo-untainouely More, to LATEST N E WS. PRUSSIA AND SWITZERLAND. VIENNA, DEC. 21. Advices from Berne of the 20th inst. ha - re been received here. Prussia has refused to treat directly with Switzerland. All the Federal staff officers of Switzerland have been ordered to return to their posts imme diately. 20,000 men are to be put under arms without delay. One half, under General Bourgeois, will be stationed at Basle ; the other half, under General Ziegler, at Schaffhausen. The van and reserve are to be in readiness to take the field. The Grand Council of Berne has unanimously granted unlimited credits for the purposes of war. BERLIN, SUNDAY. The Frankfort Journal announces that the Swiss Federal Council has called out 10,000 men for the defence of Basle, and 10,000 for the de fence of Schaffhausen. Unlimited credits for military purposes have been voted. It has been officially announced here that the diplomatic relations between Prussia and Switzer land are broken. The French Envoy will take under his protec- tion all Prussian subjects resident in Switzerland, and will have charge of the archives of the Prus sian Legation at Berne. The Federal Gazette, of Berne, publighpa tho ::,11olving announcements : " BERNE, DEC. 18. "A Prussian despatch, arrived this instant, breaks off diplomatic relations. The Chancery of the Prussian Legation is already clused. There is an extraordinary sitting of the federal council this evening. "AN Noun LATER.—The Diet is convoked, probably for Jan. 5. The question has entered upon a new phase (evidently a very serious one). " TIIIRD DESPATCH.—The Diet is convoked for Dec. 27. The cantons have been instructed to prepare the personnel and materiel of their military contingent." Advices from Constantinople to the 12th, re ceived via Trieste, state that Ferouk-Khan trans mitted Lord Stratford de Redcliffe's ultimatum to Teheran on the Bth. The ultimatum, according to these advices, de mands a revision of the treaties with Persia, the evacuation of Herat, authority to found factories along the coasts of the Persian Gulf, and the con cession to an English company of certain railways to be made across the Persian territory. Persia is supported by Russia in demanding neutrality from Turkey, but England demands permission for the passage of troops across Turkish territory. The Imaum of Muscat has refused to pay his annual tibute to Persia. A correspondence in the Presse says that the Swiss Government is resolved to exhaust all its resources rather than make the least concession to pretensions which would involve the moral suicide of the confederation. The Prussian Government has formally demanded authorisation from IVurtemburg and Baden to be allowed to march an army of 120,000 men through those States. It is believed the request will be granted. Should Prussia really so far commit her self, a French army of observation, it is said, will approach Neuchatel. Letters from St. Petersburg say it is now gene rally believed that Russia will take an active part in the Persian war. There is, however, it appears a strong party at Court opposed to plunging the country again into war, and especially as the enemy would be England. FRANCE. PARIS, SUNDAY. The Constitutionnel publishes an article, evidently emanating from an official source, on the subject of the Conferences. It notices, for the purpose of con. tradicting them, the rumours which have found their way into " foreign journals" relative to an adjournment of the Conferences, the doubts enter tained in high quarters as to the utility of opening them, and the new difficulties that have aris o en fromareto the pretensions of some of the Powers h saednmditPtieedni p h o 3 , e n o t t iht ci rt . 3 . s which might which were j.d not to h the abandonment of Conferences a.lstongoetfhohernd.atTiohne Constitutioroiel stat es t hat t ere reis willr i oeason la te for to doubt thes e thatrumours the t t Plenipotentiaries as semble at the per iod already indicated, namely, towards the end of the present month ; that nothing of a serious nature has occurred to th© pre sent date to impede the preparations for the meet_ j u g ; and that the delay had been foreseen and was inevitable. }To time has been lost, as the Con ference could not be held before the arrival of in structions from the Ambassador of the Sublime Porte. The convocation dates from the Ist of December; and the instructions of the Porte left Constantinople on the 12th. The bearer of them is one of the sons of the Grand Vizier, and he is expected in Paris in a few days. The delay which has taken place (observes' the Constitutionnel) has been turned to account, and the spirit of conciliation and the judgment which decided the reunion of the Plenipotentiaries have not ceased, in the meantime, to reconcile diffe rences of opinion, and to conduct matters as nearly as possible to a solution. There is every appearance that some few sittings will suffice for the labours of the Conference, and that these sittings will not be prolonged beyond the first days of January. There is reason to hope that the question of the frontiers of Bessarabia will then be settled, as well as the other difficulties of less importance which relate to this part of the treaty. The labours of the Con gress will receive from the first days of the new year their definitive sanction, and no further ob stacle will exist for their execution. It then allades to the organisation of the Danu bian Principalities, and the impossibility of con voking the Divans in order to ascertain the wishes of the population, owing to the presence of foreign troops on the territory. The foreign occupation has not ceased, because the frontier - question is not yet decided. When the question is decided the troops will evacuate theMoldo-Wallachian territory and the Divans will forthwith assemble. When the wishes of the Principalities are ascertained, the European Commission will terminate its labours; the Conference will once more, and for the last time assemble in Paris, as the treaty prescribes ; it will take under consideration the wishes of the Moldo- Wallachian people expressed by the Divans, as also the report of the European Commission, which will serve as the basis of that important question. The article concludes : " We, may, therefore, flatter ourselves with the hope that this last phase of negotiations, which have kept alive the attention of Europe since the Congress in Paris, will no longer meet with any serious impediments, and that the new organisation required by the Principalities will take effect in the spring." The sou of Reschid. Pacha, bringing the Turkish Ambas..aldor at Paris his full powers for the Con, ferences, arrived at Marseilles this day. The Prince of Prussia—or the Petit Prince, as he is generally called in Paris—leaves to-night at 11 o'clock. His departure had been fixed for yes terday, but lie was induced to give his Imperial hosts another day. It is said that though the King of Prussia may not gratify the desire of the Emperor by accepting an invitation to the Tuileries, the Emperor will go to him. "If the mountain will not come to Alahomet, Mahomet must go the mountain." A good deal of negotiation is stated to have passed on the subject. The Grand Duke of Baden and the Prince of Prussia, father of the petit Prince, gave their good offices, but as yet without effect. People, however, talk of the Emperor's visit to Berlin in February or March next. THE PARIS CONGRESS. A Paris letter in the Nord of Brussels says : "All the difficulties which had arisen relative to the routine and conduct of the conferences have been removed during some late conversations at which an envoy from the British Cabinet was pre sent. He came to Paris on a kind of non-official mission, and in three or four days brought about an accord between all parties. The gentleman I allude to was Mr. James Wilson, one of the two secretaries of the Treasury, a member of the House of Commons, and a friend of Lord Palmerstort whose confidence ho enjoys. The principal object of his journey was to definitively fix the conditions on which the conferences will be opened, the questions to be exclusively considered, and the du ration of the conferences. Mr. Wilson, on leaving Paris for England, declared that he had come to a full understanding with the French Government. As the journey of Mr. Wilson and the language which he used have been made the subject of con versation, 1 give you the following as the most pro bable version of what took place. Mr. Wilson wished to ascertain, with certainty, whether the majority at the conference would declare against the pretensions of Russia with regard to the property of the Isle of Serpents and the possession of Bolgrad. On this point he obtained an assurance in the affirmative. Mr. Wilson demanded that it should be agreed upon beforehand and that the confer' once should not assemble, except to decide on the difficulties which had arisen for the delegatee charged to trace out the new lino of frontier of Bes sarabia, conformably to Art. 20 of the treaty of Paris, and that consequently no other question should be taken into consideration. This was con sented to. Lastly, Mr. Wilson proposed that an agreement should be come to beforehand that the conference should only last two days. Every thing, will be done in order to conform to the wishes 01 the English Cabinet on the point, and, supposing that two sittings are not found sufficient, they COl' tainly will not exceed three." NEUCHATEL. Notwithstanding the tone of the note inserted in the Moniteur, and the preparations for war which are being made in Pru ss i a , there are many in Pa red who do not yet despair of a pacific solution o f the question of Neuchatel. A report is prevalent in some political circles that an arrangement is in Pro' gress by which the King of Prussia would relin quish his rights to the sovereignty of Neuchatel in exchange for a principality in Germany, the Prince of which is to surrender it for a pecuniary conside ration to be paid by the Swiss Confederation. The Assembles Nationale publishes the following violent attack on the Swiss Confederation W i e have hitherto avoided sayi ng an ythi n g that cou ld tend to give an exaggerated importance to the question of Neuchatel, but we must not allow ou r ; selves to be led into error. The question i s that oi democracy and Socialism in Switzerland ; the st ru g . gle which is taking plac e in th a t little territory in volves the true liberties of that noble country, such 9 1 were established by its ancient constitutions agains the abominable tyranny of the Radicals. En r°l36 had taken the old liberties of Switzerland under its protection ; it had converted that country i n to a neutral territory, the organisation of which was • ' guarantee for the tranquillity of the continenb_ , Radicalism and revolution have transformed it into a hot-bed of anarchy and di s order, into a re fi t where all the bandit s w h o cons pi re against socl a order, and all the assass i ns arme d ag ainst the l i/ e t of sovereigns, encounter not alone impunith , i bu f the means of pursuin g th e i r p ro paganda aw-I. ° maturing their plots. Can Europe remain in different to this state of things ? Most cer tain uot, and France the least of all nations." Le A ord says :—" It is generally thought in diplomatic circles here that Switzerland will return to calmer and more reasonable feelings. I can '- affirm to you as positive that Prussia has a lrea _ obtained the authorisation of Wurtem berg and Baden for her troops to pass through thos e St a in order to take military possession of _Schaff hausen. It is net necessary to have that auth_orsir sation further confirmed by the Diet ; in the h aa l place, because Prussia acts in her own Fers° re name, and next, because she ha s already ceived the approbation of the body. Switzer land will consequently ac t yery imprud e ntl if she allows herself to s l u mber in a false se t cu y. he rity. The King of Prussia cannot abandon mon l ent and prisoners of Neuchatel at the when Switzerland persists in bringingent very has them to Government trial, and when the French o is objected that th e vernm o Y declared in his fav our. Jt p enl Germanic Confeder ation, fearing to see its trade with Switzerland fall off, will use all its efforts w paralyse the movements of Prussia. It is inn" is still hoped that it may succeed i t a work, and it t es table that .diplomacy has not yet completed i,t s e ff ec ti n g an amicable arrangement, if Switzerlao e consents to concessions ; but it is easy to con l P f t hend that if she persists in her refusal, the c ondo f o of Prussia is too clearl y m arked out for her now drawback." of the North German to affirm that AustriaAU VlENNpaApe,rDs Ece;wir;lo a semi-official Austrian lying coIumnsAUSTRIA. VIENNA, retain tion of the As some writer has explained in l '''' attempting to ex of the rich countries posessiof: on the Lower Danilbf,!,„ that ofT The e e davia and Danubian Principalities has been 1 )1. 0 ° ; Vienna correspondent, Augsburg Gazette why the ocouP6" the army cuse the policy a disinclination Wallachiato longed. instead of says fulfil because sem e of tßussiathe of Austria, Pla,V, of occupation was left . in o t . a the treaty of peace. When the St. Petersburg Cabinet has ceded Bolgrad and the Isle of Serpeut: there will no loner be a motive for occupYing fin i j part of the Turkish t •entif territory, "and conseci ll , 0 , the battalions of Austria and the vessels of P l3 ' land will be withdrawn." We are then told that the Austrian Government never thought ppr,°- conddiitsiPoinlisYvof longing the occupation of the Danubian Ill; cipalities until their re-organisation was coinPiel but the statement is incorrect. The Iniperisi Government greatly fears that the Ultra-Libeola party will get the upper hand in Moldavia all Wallachia, and it long ade endeavoured to persu ~ France, England, and Turkey to let the Burope3'" Commission perform its d uties without delay Turkey might, perhaps, hav e been induced to con' sent, as Austria offered to withraw her troops fr°l the neighbourhood of Bucharest and Jas bu France distinctly stated that he would not be instruc ted to go to Bucharest not;f both Principalities had been completely evacuate': England spoke in the same sense as Fran Viennabuy probably somew hat less positively. A paper learns from Bucharest that the Kaima dy re anl, of ElNloldavia and W a llachia have alrea ceived. instructions from the Porte to convoke the Divans ad hoc, but the news can hardly be correct, as a person who is generally extremely well informed of what is passing in allachia states that no step will be taken towards rgnition of the Principalities until the frontier that has been definitively settled. It is said that the standing army of Wallachia will in future consist of 30,000 men, but the province will certainly 0(4 be able to maintain such a large force. SPAIN. MAD/LID, Dec. 19.—The journal El Leon Fsl l , l : 4 ‘ not states that a revolutionary club has been 014; covered at Madrid. Some persons are said a have been arrested, a nd several proclarnatiou seized. . b ................ The Russian squadron Under Admiral B ellnii TO l e ft Cherbourg for the Mediterranaa n.,, e- 0 has P us u a l salutes wore given and returned. "-tu 0 an d the vessels will put in to Brest and Cadiz, proem]. to Toulon. ~...........2 . .......—,—...-- -...! i n 0 0 SEIZURES OF TOBACCO.— WW. Gorey, a ro n - 11 employ of Messrs. Ray and Son, millers, at Woocir'll,' was yesterday convicted by the magistrates of Soutbarl' o r c i i ton on the charge of being concerned in unshipPivg a o, concealing 2,6851 b. of tobacco and 521 b. of tobacco ata so ,Kith intent to defraud her Majesty's Customs. Iti,„,weco proved by the Custom-house officers that theo.-11, wits found in the house of the defendant at yry. which is about two miles and a half from Southan3:Prh is Woodmill is on the banks of the river Dobson, w hi— 0 far II navigable from the Southampton Water ag the mill. The bales contained2,6Bslb. ofe Virginifane; , o b n acco, valued with the duty at lss. Th e ci „ e r e w ily the part of Gorey was that he bad good-ht110""who taken in the packages for the night for a pets ° b i lk could not travel onwards because the roads were °l ° fu ll The magistrates convicted the defendant in the tbi penalty of 1,5891. 15s, but, as he could not pal 1 eulty, he wit committed to prison.