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The re-appearance of the great Italian tragedian Madame Ristori, in Paris, is an event in itself cal culated to create great interest in the theatrical world, but when it is added that the renowned artiste was to appear in a French character, and in a new piece, curiosity and excitement arose to an extraordinarily high point. The Odeon Theatre was of course crowded in every part to excess, and the reception of this now unquestionably first of living actresses was everything that might be ex pected by her friends. The plaudits on her entrance were loud, long, and enthusiastic; so warm, indeed, was her welcome as to produce evident emotion in the feelings of the fair stranger, while acknowledg ing its u nusual and special cordiality. The drama "Beatrix" is written by M. Legouve (the author, it will be recollected, of " Medea," in which Madame Ristori made so great an impression both here and in London) expressly for this lady, audit is certainly skilfully composed for the peculiar circumstances in which she appears, the character she represents being that of a distinguished foreign artiste, as will be seen from the subjoined sketch of the subject. The action is laid in one of two smaller Courts in Germany, where the reigning Grand Duchess, a generous and munificent protector of the arts, has just received'Beatrix, a famous Italian actress, with the most special honours. Beatrix holds that species of eminence in her art that opens all Courts and Palaces before her; to the highest gifts of genius she adds those still more rare, nobility of character, fas cinating beauty and virtue, that the slightesQ3reath of slander has never been able to reach. These claims to respect and admiration rend her an almost universal idol; but the heart of the fair enslaver has hitherto remained unscathed. This indifference is, however, put an end to by the devoted and uncon trollable passion of the young Prince, son to the Grand Duchess, who having once seen Beatrix while on his travels, she has remained from that moment the sole and constant object of his idolatry. On now meeting her he pleads his passion in terms so fervid and sincere as to touch her heart ; but she disguises her feelings towards him, and he quits her in despair. The Grand Duchess, at a brilliant assembly given in honour of the great actress, in sists on her giving them a specimen of her 'tran scendant powers, by repeating the great scene from Shakspeare's Romeo and Juliet, where the unhappy lovers expire in each other's arms. The part of Romeo is taken by the young Prince, and the maddening transports of the lovers, their vows of eternal fidelity, and alternate feelings of rapture and despair expressed in the burning language of the greatest of poets, create an emotion so real and so powerful in both, that the anxious eye of the mother at once detects their secret ; but listening to the ardent appeals and despairing eloquence of the Prince, she feels disposed to give way. Bea trix, however, nobly struggles against her passion, and finally sacrificing her affections to the future welfare of her Royal lover, departs, bearing with her the friendship and blessings of the Grand Duchess, and still remaining the queen of the drama. It ill be seen from this sketch that the life and soul of the piece lies in the acting of Mdme. Ristori, and its success, which was brilliant, must be set down as entirely due to that lady's inimitable talents. The manner in which she would speak the French language was evidently the great point of curiosity with the auditory, and this ordeal she passed through to the entire satisfaction of the public, who hailed her very first sentences with loud plaudits. The Italian accent was not how ever imperceptible, but the nature of the character lends itself to this little anomaly, and then the acting of Ristori, the eloquence of the eye, and the grace and elegance of her every gesture, would almost supply the place of language were the tongue even mute. The grand scene of the soiree was that from Romeo and Juliet, and here Madame Ristori was indeed great ; the tenderness, passion, and agony of the scene, as depicted by the great bard, never had a finer interpretation ; the curtain was twice raised for her to come forward and re ceive the renewed applause of the public at its termination. THE SUN, LONTPON, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 4, 1861. PRINCE LUCIEN MUR A T AND I7Ag•LIAN - The subjoined letter is alluded to in the commu nication of our Paris correspondent : " CHATEAU DE BUZENVAL, March 27. " Dear Duke,—Our political situation is more critical than ever, and cannot remain so long. The different parties which are disputing about Italy are ready for the conflict, and I have been assured that the aspic ations and wishes of the kingdom of the Two Sicilies are directed towards me. It is therefore advisable that I should make known my thoughts to yourself and all who place their hopes in me. I have already several times declared, and especially when the annexations began, that I will never be an obstacle to the unity of Italy, and I have kept my promise. But that unity may be understood and realised in different manners. There is the federal unity, in conformity with the historical development and genius of Italy, and the centralised unity sprung from the Utopian movement of conspiracies, The means, and I will even say the artifices, employed to realise this chimera have been to me, ever since last year, a posi tive indication of the miscarriage of an enterprise which .ought never to have been attempted. " It was easy to organise political associations intended to support movements prepared beforehand—it was easy to get up clever intrigues, to cajole indigence and easy con sciences, to take advantage of the universal hatred of justly detestOd Governments—it was possible to win two or three battles, I:Nut it was not easy to decapitate the kingdom of the Two Sicilies, to make Naples a provincial town, to take possession of Rome without caring for reasons of State and the moral forces which defend the Papacy ; to arm a million soldiers to beat Austria, and even to pretend to overawe France, the guardian of Rome, and with France the mo narchies of Europe menaced with a general revolt. " I do not know whether Piedmont originally cherished the secret thought of making a single kingdom of all Italy, regardless of so many difficulties ; the tendencies of - Piedmont were often regarded with suspicion by even the most eminent promoters of unification ; but when Pied mont planted her flag in the centre of Italy, she entered upon a most perilous course, and now she has behind her the reckless fanaticism which urges her on to extreme re solutions. " That blind fanaticism now cries to the men who go vern Italy, Forward I let us enter Rome, and afterwards we will turn against Austria ; or, if it suits you better, let us attack Austria first and Rome next I' So speaks a party which endeavours to induce all populations to rise in insur rection, in order to make them its accomplices. "Will Piedmont cede to this fatal impulsion ? If she does, if the work of union brings on new conflicts with Austria, civil war will be renewed in the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. Piedmont will have before her the Austrian army, and behind her Neapolitan autonomy ; and then will be menaced at the same time the national independence by the Austrian armies, and liberty by the violence of the Borbonian party ; and both liberty and independence might succumb, or at least fall again under the high jurisdiction of the great Powers. I can understand, in presence of the possibility of such calamities, that, as you write to me, the remembrance of my father is like a ray of hope. As long as the people of the Two Sicilies exist, the name of Joachim Napoleon will be dear to all hearts, and will be venerated by all; and I his son, will consider it a great honour to have to encoun ter the difficulties and dangers with which, in these grave circumstances, the mission of succeeding him by popular election will be surrounded. " I would not undertake so great a mission unless it were to open the era, so necessary to Italy, of political and social progress, and with the desire of casting the founda- tions of an edifice which would not shake like that of the annexations, supported as it is only by vacillating props. The grandeur of States cannot be founded in the course of a few months. " The admirable power of the French Empire is the pro duction of the social labour of several centuries. " As I would not consent to embarrass Italian union, so I would not suffer that others should embarrass the policy of our reign by leading us into seductive but disastrous enterprises. I would protect as a treasure your indepen dence, and would share with a Parliament the noblest part in the task of a king—the development of social activity by encouragements to manufactures, commerce, science, art, great public works, and to all elements of collective educa tion and national progress.] _ _ " The fundamental rule of my conduct would be diffe rent from that of the men who agitate Italy. These men have placed above the Italian people associations of con spirators who are mixed up in all European revolutions. "We should, on the contrary, be happy to witness the disappearance of that artificial aristocracy of conspirators who dispose of all things as they please. We would not seek for the friendship of those cosmopolitan agitators wim dream of a territorial remodelling of Europe, but for that of every Government marked by conservative and progres sive tendencies. " As to the populations of Italy,' it is not only their friend ship but their fraternity which we ;should require—frater nity taking the form of a confederation, which can alone effect our political transformation. " We would wish to be in Italy n pledge and in Europe an element of thatuniversal conciliation so ardently desired by the populations and the Governxnents who feel anxiety respecting the immense dangers which a stormy future seems to presage. "Accept, dear Duke, the assurance of my especial esteem, " 1,13 CIAN MURAT." mation which you are enabled to give him by the intermediation of the count. I hope that this time you will not fear to speak and write without re serve. If you wish, you can accompany him to Morreale ; I have given him a letter of introduction to Father Damiano. I am just now suffering fronia glandular swelling i n t i it ? neck. I may inform you that I hate been o the rank of marquis, named chamber lain, n promoted d decorated with the cross of commander of St. George and of Francis I. I see the Kin g ever y a day, but I have not made up my mind to accom pany him when he leaves Rome. Give me news of your wife, and tell me if you know of any persons devoted to the King, and willing to give him some positive information. What are doing ? Give me positive news, and tell me about --. I embrace you, and beg you to send the enclosed letter to -- Your have forgotten my prayer for business. Send me information about Greet him cordially for me.—Your friend, FERDINANDO BENEVENTANO (DEL Bosco). Send the inclosed photograph to —. Rome, March 3, 1861. My very dear Friend,—To-day is my birthday, and I wish to celebrate it by writing you a few lines, with the certainty of receiving an answer. The bearer is Count S—, a Prussian officer at tached to the -- legation. He is going to stay among you a few dam and is very devoted to our cause. I beg you to act - as his guide, and to show him all the beauties of the country, and I wish to receive your answer through him. I hope you will not be afraid to write to me all that you have to tell me on the subject of -- and the other five fellows who have joined in the plunder of my effects. We hope everything from time. I have to inform you that I have come safe and sound out of the siege of Gaeta, and that I have been named Marshal, Chamberlain of his Majesty, and Commander of St. George and Francis I. The King will stay here some time ; as for me, I don't know what I shall do. My notion is to go into re treat, and wait for the triumph of the autonomy, under no matter what King, for " Italy one" is a dream. Naples cannot submit to be a province. The troubles are incessant. The Murat party is gaining cQnsistency. A telegraph despatch arrived to-night states that the Corps Legislatif has approved of Napoleon's policy, bat wishes the temporal power of the Pope to be recognised; accordingly, the stupid idea of Italian unity will go to the devil. The at tempt which has failed against Napoleon will make . him understand that all this is only a republican intrigue, and be will soon therefore end by becoming wise again. Be my interpreter to all the —, whom I love and esteem so much. I reckon upon being able to see you before long, and I beg you to point out to me a rendezuous, for it will take many months yet 1 to re-establish order and put down the plebs. Write by post to Oscob Guglielmo to inform me of your health, and I shall sign my letters Oscob Guglielmo. I greet you all and shake hands with you heartily. Patience still till the revolution has run its course. F. BENEVENTANO (DEL Bosco). TUB AUSTRIAN NAVY. Much interest has been excited at Vienna by a pamphlet on the Austrian navy, which, although issued anonymously, is supposed to come from the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, brother of the Emperor, and the head of the fleet. Archduke Ferdinand is an enthusiastic advocate of the Aus trian naval power, and imperatively asks for the immediate augmentation of the fleet by as many ships as can be got for money. He says—" What ever may be our misfortunes, we are obligel by the rise of another great Power on our frontiers to in quire into the state of our defences, and if necessary to make up for any deficiencies we may have hitherto allowed to pass unnoticed. There is a de fect in the political machine of Austria. As Fre derick the Great created an army out of nothing, the new State in the south will stud the Mediter ranean with a new fleet in the shortest time. Austria is 900 years old, yet not decrepid enough to shut her eyes against the coming danger, and await the fatal blow in negligent inactivity. The kingdom of Italy has been born, notwithstanding the best worded protests of European diplomacy ,urope looks surprised at the event, while Austria has the presentiment of a fresh calamity approach ing her confines. However, if the consciousness of the danger, leads to the augmentation of our navy, the danger itself may before long be hailed as a wholesome restorative to a healthy condition." The author then proceeds to prove that, in the event of a successful landing in Dalmatia, the troops stationed along the coast will be so many lost out posts. If the provinces follow them, which he con ceives to be most probable, then the next step in the sequence will be for Austria to follow the pro vinces. " Our good old ancestors (says the Prince) must have been odd fellows indeed. They actually seem to have believed that a coast may be defended by treaties, and, what is stranger, people still show themselves worthy of their fathers in supposing the sea capable of defence from the land. It is true that during 40 sleepy years they had never to cope with one of the great Powers ; but it is time for all that they should be brought to acknowledge the fact that water can be Protected by water only, and that a State with a far-stretching coast must provide itself with a navy when the fates raise up a power ful neighbour close at hand. There are tvi o causes to awaken the cupidity of the Italians towards Dal matia. First of all, the Adriatic, of ill repute among sailors for its storms and difficult naviga tion, has not a single harbour along the whole length of its western shores. Its eastern side, on the other hand, is literally crowded with the finest natural havens, and in many cases offers the only security to ships. Again, the Italians are well aware that if once deprived of her coasts, Austria, like every other country secluded from the sea, must speedily cease to take her place by the side of the formidable empires of the world. Without her seas• she loses her export trade, her claims upon the future of the Orient, and the possibility of developing the inex haustible resources of Hungary, the true nucleus and centre of her strength. Without access to the surging highway of nations, Austria must be satis fied to play the despicable game of German minor potentates of the Federal Diet, and humbly request the profitable alliances of such great sovereigns as a Couza and Obrenovich." The Archduke does not believe in the restoration of the Italian dukes. A victorious war for Haps burg he considers to be one resulting in the ex pulsion of the enemy from Venetian territory, and inEmperor to keepgood services of his own without g hisg the existence to the Ger man allies. But if his troo p s ar e be aten a g ain ? e o n w a i b n l In that case our piratical neighbour will possess himself of the last Italian province now obeying the commands of the Kaiser. As for Trieste, Istria, and Dalmatia, they will be, however, preserved to us in any case, both by the power of the Germanic Confederation and by English jealousy, which does not permit the national moveme,nt to extend to the immediate vicinity of the lonian Islands. With her coasts thus diminished, and yet a considerable por tion of them remaining under Imperial rule—with Ancona converted into a first-rate fortress, and the opposite shores being at a distance of six hours only, Austria will be none the less obliged to con struct ships, even after the possible cession of Vene tia to Italy." To counteract the dangers of the present situa tion £3,000,000 and an alliance with Great Britain are then demanded as the only and mutally profit able course left for the Emperor. By paeans of the money the Austrian navy is to be rendered equal to that of Italy within about two years ; while Erg- land is requested to look after the safety of the Lnperial shores until the desirable point of efficiency is attained. AMERICA. RP Mail 0L , W EV ENING: The Roya l llV st eamship E pllE3DAit B Niagara, V Captain Moodie, from Boston on the 20th, and Halifax on the 21st ult., has arrived in the Mersey. The New York Herald of the 19th ult. publishes the two new tariffs, which it says "are destined to play an important part in the settlement of the troubles which now surround the United States. The southern tariff is very simple and easily under stood, but the northern is full of incongruities. " One of the effects of the Morill tariff, however, Will be to settle the question of the navigation of the Mississippi river—the only one which looked threatening to the South. The Southern tariff bOing lower than the Northern, all goods destined fdr Memphis, St. Louis, Cincinnatti, and other ports of entry in the West, will be landed at New Orleans, bulk broken, and then forwarded to their several destinations. "The western people will thereby have more ad vantageous and greater use of the river than they had before. Instead of consuming products coming westward from the Atlantic border, they will re ceive them southward from New Orleans, giving employment to the boats and railroads on and near the Mississippi river, and reviving the old business as it flourished before the east opened its artificial connection with the west." A despatch from Savannah states that goods in transit through the Confederate States for such states as are without their jurisdiction can proceed to their destination without payment of duties. A despatch had been received at Charleston from Havre, intimating that ships from the Cnfederate States would be admitted into that port on the same footing as those carrying the Federal flag. The following gentlemen had been appointed United States representatives abroad : Charles Francis Adams, Minister to England. William L. Drayton, Minister to France. N. P. Judd, Minister to Prussia. George P. Marsh, Minister to Sardinia. James Watson Webb, Minister to Turkey. Jacob T. Huldeman, Minister to Sweden. W. S. Thayer, Consul-General to Alexandria. Advices have been received from Fort Brown announcing the surrender of the Ringgold barrack at Brazos Santiago to the Texan troops, and that its evacuation NVas to take place on the 20th ult. Colonel Ben M'Culloch was on his way to Rich mond to purchase arms for the state of Texas. It was stated that he would also endeavour to induce President Davis to form a regiment of mounted riflemen for the protection of the Texan frontier. Advices from Washington indicated no change of policy of the administration relative to the recep tion of the Southern Commissioners. Preparations for the evacuation of Fort Sumter were expected to be commenced in a few days, but the mode in which it would take place had not yet been de cided on. MONTGOMERY, March 18.—The Tariff Bill re ported last week has not been passed into law. It will be up for action when Congress again meets, on the second Monday in May. It is said that the Commissioners for Europe (Hon. W. L. Yancey, A. Dudley Mann, and P. A. Rost) are about leaving for New Orleans, and will go thence to Havannah, to take the English steamer which leaves that port on the 27th of March for Southampton. The ordinance submitting the permanent consti tution of the Confederate States to the people for ratification or rejection was defeated in the Louisi ana Convention on the 18th ult. The Florida Convention would assemble in April. The following amendment to the fifth resolution to the majority report of the committee on federal relations, which had been under discussion, was voted down on the 17th in the Missouri State Con vention by a vote of 61 to 30 :—" And further be- lieving that the fate of Missouri depends upon the peaceable adjustment of our present difficulties, she will never countenance or aid a seceding state in making war upon the general Government, nor will she provide men and money for the purpose of aiding the general Government in any attempt to coerce a seceding state." The New York Herald says, " It is probable that the departure of the Southern Commissioners for Europe is the cause of the postponement of the passage of the new Southern tariff, to enable them to meet the views of the commercial powers in effecting treaties and making other important arrangements on the other side of the Atlantic for the recognition of the independence of the Con federate States by England, France, and the other nations of the Old World." Meantime the old tariff of 1857, which was tem porarily adopted for the provisional government, will continue in force. In the United States Senate on the 18th ult., Mr. Douglas's resolution, making inquiries relating to the forts, and other Federal property, in the seceded states, was under consideration, and Mr. Breckenridge took occasion to comment upon the inaugural address of President Lincoln and the general course of the republicans. The address he interpreted as meaning war, and in proof he cited the fact that the President was utterly indisposed to accept or acknowledge the fact that a division has taken place in the Union. He further com mented upon the fact that in the proposition to evacuate Fort Sumter, it was to be done, not as an act of conciliation and peace, but simply as a mili tary necessity. Mr. Breckenridge also argued that the construction of Mr. Lincoln's Cabinet left nothing to hope for peace. His opinion was that the Federal government could not be perpetuated on the principles which brought the now dominant party into power. Mr. Hale followed in reply, and at the conclusion of his speech the Senate went into executive session. The debate was continued on the 19th ult. Mr Clingman said he thought the policy of the administration was that of war ; but if the policy was that of peace, why not announce it ? The silence of the administration was sufficient proof to his mind that it was its settled policy to involve the country in civil war.—Mr„ Simmons offered a sub stitute for Mr. Douglas's resolution, and in re ply to some remarks of Mr. Clingman, said he was not disposed to force the seceding States back, as he presumed they would be sick of their experiment w ithin a year.--The Senate after wards adjourned. RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, MARCH 19. The Committee on Federal Relations has made a report to the Virginia Convention, proposing amend ments to the constitution. It covers Mr. Frank lin's substitute, which is changed by using the expression " involuntary servitude" instead of " persons sold to slavery." The rights of owners are not to be impaired by congressional or territorial laws, or pre-ex,isting laws of Mexico. In the ter ritory hereafter acquired involuntary servitude, except for crime, is prohibited north of 30.30, but shall not be prohibited by Congress or any terri torial legislature south thereof. The third section is verbally altered for the somewhat better security of property in transit. The fifth section prohibits the importation of slaves from places beyond the limits of the United States. The sixth section makes verbal changes in relation to the remunera tion for fugitives by Congress. The seventh section forbids the elective franchise and right to hold office to persons of the African race. The eighth provides that none of the amendments, nor the third paragraph of the second section of the first article of the constitution, nor the third paragraph of the section section of the fourth article thereof, shall be amended or abolished without the consent of all the states. BOURBON INTRIGUES IN SICIL V. A Palermo correspondent of the Independance Beige, writing on the 26th ult., compunicates to that journal the two subjoined letters from General Bosco, and gives the following account of the way in which they came into possession of the Govern ment : These two letters are from General Bosco, refugee at Rome with Francis 11., and were brought here ion Thursday last by Count Schlippenbach, artillery 'officer in the service of his Majesty the King of Prussia, attached to the Prussian embassy at Rome. ;These documents sufficiently explain what is the 'business with which the noble count was charged, but he declares, in fact, that hie knew nothing of 'what was going on, and thowght that he was merely bringing ordinary letters of introduction on the part of General Bosco. The first letter is addressed to a high personage h ere, who passed as a Bourbon attache. The secon d is addressed to Father Damian o, a monk notorious for his royalism, and inhabiting the convent of Morreale ; it was I seized upon him immediately on. Count Schlippen bach's leaving the convent, to which he had brought it, and where he was to receive an answer the next day. The Count has been summoned before the Minister of Public Safety, who informed him, with equal dignity and forbearance, ol the serious nature of his fault, or error, for Count Schlippenbach solemnly protested that he kncw nothing of the errand on which Francis 11., by means of General Bosco, had sent him. In any case we are eagerly waiting here to see what the Prussian Parliament and Ministry will say to such acts, and what will be their opinion of the conduct of diplomatic officers and agents who appear to care so little about the vote of the Chamber of Repre sentatives on Herr von Vineke's motion, which made so deep an impression on the whole of Italy, and which has here even called forth a subscription to wards a testimonial of gratitude. Is this errand of Count Schlippenbach's the corollary of the mission of the Loreley and the appearance of the Prussian vessel before Messina when it - was besieged by the Italian army ? Rolne, March 3, 186 My dear --,—A gentleman attached to the legation is paying you a visit for a few days. He will then return here to report strictly to the King all that you confide to him in a sincere and straightforward manner. The King knows that I am writing this letter, and. he will be pleased to learn from you the actual stn to of affairs,—that is to say, the views that influence the educated por tion of the middle class and. the people generally. Here we are told that they prefer independence, and have a horror of the Piet imontese. You must let me know wlu at forces there are in Sicily, what number the native forces amount to, and how the Piedmontese fort !es .are organised. If M-- is not from home, beg him to come to your house to meet the count, the bearer of this letter , I should inform you that th e count understands Italian, and that you should s . peak in a low voice to him, or perhaps rather in Frei ich. He will put up at the Trinacria Hotel. I hal , "e recommended him to M-- ; tell him to come to you at your house, that you may not find him wits them, an d may be able to speak more freely. His Majesty vgill take mow it 9£ positive iufor• THE BUILDERS' STRIKE. We are very happy to say that there is now a good prospect of a permanent adjustment of the difficulties between the masters and wcrkmen, and that a compromise will probably be effected on terms more advantageous to the men than they at first had airy right to expect. The suggestion which we made last week in these columns—that the men should accept the proposition of workin g by the hour, under an increased scale of wages, which would enable them, working five days of 10 hours, to knock off at one on Saturday without any diminution in their weekly earnings—has been, we are glad to say, most favourably received by the men themselves. Under these terms, we believe, from all we have heard, a settlement may soon be come to and work resumed at the four firms from which the men have struck. We by no means intend to say that the turbulent spirits who rule at the trades' unions committees are at all in clined to accept the proposition of payment by the hour. Such an arrangement leaves each man at liberty to make his own terms of work without the assistance or dictation of the unions, and is there fore a fatal blow at the power and influence which they hitherto used so mischievously for the men's interests. They are therefore likely to oppose it to the last, but they will, it is hoped, be compelled to give way to the wishes of the men themselves, who, we are very glad to say, are in a great measure taking the settlement of the dispute into their own hands. If they do so entirely—if they will consent to use their own judgment in the matter without relying on the blind guidance of Mr. Potter and others—there will soon be an end of the question. The truth is that the men are for once thoroughly alarmed, and suspect that their leaders have misled them. They relied on a certain amount of public sympathy, at least from other trades, and they relied also not a little on the support of one or two journals taking up what they chose to call the rights of labour. To their astonishment they find that every organ of public opinion without a single exception has gone against them, and exposed the unreasonableness and injus tice of their demands with unusual vigour. They have found that this expression of public opinion faithfully represents the feelings of every class, and that many trades, though willing to contribute to their support while " out" have expressed in the strongest terms their entire disapprobation of the " strike." This universal opposition made the men more than doubtful, and when the knowledge spread abroad that the masters would close their shops, that the unions, from the badness of trade, the severity of the winter, and other causes, could afford little or no relief to a general " loek-out," and, above all, that foreign workmen were certain to be introduced, which would have the effect of de pressing the market price of labour for years to come—the men became thoroughly aroused, and pressed for a reasonable adjustment of the dispute. It was then that the liberal terms offered by Messrs. Lucas and Messrs. Kelk, under payment by the hour, began to tell upon the wavering. Of all the trades on strike, the masons are the best off. Neither Messrs. Lucas nor Messrs. Kelk expected a single man of that calling to give in under a two months' struggle. But the obvious liberality of the terms offered have shaken even these, and already, in spite of all the threats and entreaties, and even high pay of the unions to buy them out, 28 have returned to their work at Messrs. Lucas's, and there will probably be 50 before the end of the week. In short, the majority of the men appear satisfied with the terms offered under payment by the hour, and have eagerly taken up our tangsugestion that they should work five days at , hours and take a half - holiday from one 'clock oatur day, receiving the same wages o as hen in our Two days after this suggestion a ppeared our columns a deputation of delegates waited upon Messrs. Lucas, and asked whether if the men worked their 10 hours under the hour system of payment far five days they would object, as we suggested, to p a y books ready at 1 &clock, so that the g ei h r t from that hour take a half holiday. To hmaevne might this Messrs. Lucas at once consented. The earnings were then calculated under this arrangement of the hour system and half holiday, and found to be as follows : Five days, of 10 hours, at 7d. per hour £1 9 Saturday, 6, 1 ; hours, up to 1 o'clock.... 0 3 '5" Total . The earnings of the men now, Xi 12 14- . ... holiday,without a half their half day each are :335., so that for man would only pay a halfpenny. The delegates, however, appeared to think that this was too much, for they asked Messrs. Lucas if they would give the ma king their wages, with men the extra halfpenny, the half holiday, 335., to do. tly the same as at present, ex ac Messrs . Lucas at once agreed without the holiday. This, after some minut es ' cons ideration, Emboldened by this concession, the delates then `demanded that the masters should pay the usual tv:ISPAPER ave the half mly refused. ; and Messrs. nine holre on Saturday, though they holiday. This Mr. Lucas at once 111 Bytheir offered concession Messrs. Luca. Kelk will lose £14,000 on their presen. To increase the men's pay and pay them as well for the half-holiday they give on Saturday would raise their loss from £14,000 to nearly £40,000. Con tractors of such wealth as Messrs. Lucas and Messrs. Kelk could perhaps afford this, though even to them it would be a most serious loss. But it must be remembered th a t th e arrangemen t s th ey are now trying to make will be virtually binding on all the masters, for what one does the others will be com pelled to do. To consent, therefore, to raise wages, and at the sam e t i me pay for a half-hol i day given, would entail suc h l osses on l ess wea lth y con tractors with large works in hand as would, per haps, reduce to bankruptcy a dozen firms before six months were over. This, therefore, was at once refused. The delegates th en asked M r. L ucas ( an d , by implication, Mr. Kelk, for both firms have acted together throughout the whole dispute) to withdraw his proposition of payment . by the hour, to which Mr. Lucas answered that it was only put forth in answer to their demands, and that till their demands of nine hours' work for ten hours' pay were withdrawn he could not listen to any such propositions. He further added that th e masters were now determined to abide by .payment by the hour, as they considered it, in the face of these repeated combinations, better for the interest of both employers and employed. At a previous interview one of the delegates actually asked Mr. Lucas if the men accepted his proposition of payment by the hour, what guarantee he would give that he would not limit the work to nine hours by closing his yards. Zo this unguarded question Mr. Lucas at once replied, " Then you want me to give guarantees that I will not concede the demands for which you DOW actually profess to be striking !" As no one could explain away this manifest slip of the delegate no answer was given, and Mr. Lucas explained that the best guarantee he could give the men that he would not comply with their demand 'of limiting the hours to nine was that it was not his interest to do so. He would be a l oser b y h av i ng hi s h orses , machinery, and yards idle, and it was the certainty of this loss which had induced him with all othe masters to resist the strike of 1859, for though by that suspension the masters lost heavily, yet their loss was but a tithe of what it would be if they closed the work after nine hours' labour. To-day the men have' a trade meeting to consider the propriety of accepting the terms offered by Messrs. Lucas and Kelk, and taking the half holiday. We do most earnestly hope that they will close with the offer. They will thus have shown the-public that they are capable of listening to and appreciating reasonable remonstrance, and they will have gained a Saturday half-holiday from 1 o'clock in the day without a farthing's diminution in their wages.— limes. Sizx\ -- ) 4 ) \t. aYe the half; ~,, i inly refused. :- - 4. .,:t... , Z a And Messrs. A, ; " :4 ? ~.contracts._,. ',-, --.1•7 - "t , __.. \ , • S LORD IIERBERT ON TEE FAMINE IN INDId. On Wednesday afternoon, a public meeting of the inhabitants of Wilton, convened by the mayor of the borough, was held at the Town Hall, for the purpose of co_operating in the subscription now in progress in London and other places for the purpose of alleviating the distress caused by the famine in India. It was expected that Mr. Gladstone, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who had been a guest at Wilton House for several days, would have been present, but having been suddenly called to London he was unable to attend. The proceedings were briefly opened by the Mayor (Mr. H. Blackmore), who called upon Lord Herbert to propose the first resolution. Lord HERBERT, who was well received, said—l have attended here this day at the request of my friend, the mayor, for the purpose of moving a re solution upon the subject which has already been described to you. You will be aware from the statements which have appeared in the public papers that India has been visited by famine, and I see that the numbers which are supposed to be suffering under that calamity are very differently estimated ; but the lowest I have seen it put at is 1,500,000. But then, again, you will see it stated that the population of the districts to which the famine extends is not less than seven millions, and I apprehend that the discrepancy between the two calculations is that one has taken the number of people through the district in which the famine prevails, and the other has taken the number of persons from among the population who are liable to fall victims to it by per ishing actually for want of food. Now, the mayor has stated that India is an immense tract of country, and we must not forget that the result of that great extent is to aggravate immensely the sufferings of the people, because where the means of communication are defective, and where, for ex ample, there are no railroads except one, and almost no roads, of course the difficulty of transporting food is immensely aggravated, and delay in this case is death. (Hear.) Well, the country has been desolated, not only by famine, but, within the last few years, by civil war, which, like all wars, tends greatly to impoverish a country. Crops are laid I waste, houses are burnt, the ordinary avocations of industry are interrupted, the production of the country is greatly impeded and diminished, and therefore a famine which comes at such a time, when a country is unable to meet the requirements for its own preservation, is naturally attended with the most disastrous consequences. (Hear.) Now, I confess that, looking back upon the history of our connection with India, and judging it impartially, we do not stand very well in the eyes of the nations of the world. We have gone there as traders, we have gone there as conquerors, and we have made a great deal of money and attracted great pros. perity to this country through our connection with India. (Hear, hear.) But lam not certain that we have done all that we might or ought to have done for the country itself. (Hear, hear.) In the first place, I believe that we Anglo- Saxons, who are accustomed to self-government — who have been accustomed, in fact, not to be go verned at all—who have no notions of government, therefore, bond that of giving security to life and property—ve have not the genius of dealing with Asiatics, who require a mind to guide them, energy • to supply the failure of that quality , and a hand to execute what the brain imagines. We have left the country too much to itself, and have not done enough in the way of public works, for example, which might have saved the country from famine. The irrigation effected by means of canals and the diversion of rivers from their course has saved those portions of the country in which it has taken place from the perils and dangers of famine ; but through a great tract of country we have done nothing, and the people are reaping the reward of it. It is often said—l have often heard it said—that we should carry Christianity to India. Well, we have not carried Christianity to India, and perhaps one of the reasons is that Christians are little agreed amongst themselves, and that Christianity, there fore, means to the ears of the Hindoo some great diversity of opinion amongst the different religious sects. (Cheers.) The people of India see that we do not agree amongst ourselves, and therefore they are unwilling to listen to us. (Hear, hear.) But on this occasion we may carry Christianity to them. In this sense we shall show the practical effects and proofs of that religion in our desire to do good, and in attempting, as far as we can, to relieve them from their wants and necessities. (Hear, hear.) I have seen it stated at the time of the Irish famine that not only did the natives of India subscribe very liberally- to the relief of the sufferers from the famin e in Ireland, but actually the native soldiers ; those men who certainly—time has shown—were not well affected to our rule, subscribed their pay-, and sent it to alleviate the sufferings of their co n , querors, and handa iesson to us, surely that ought to operate th put down the (Hear.) Having with a s trong . w e a e for get all rebellion and re-estabillics)r il em e government Indian of the Queen, shall we not W idth s that rebellion b now as fellow-su jeets in kaet all the sufferings by looking upon as a nation stretchinge out thei r h an d s to distress, us for food ? (Hear, hear.) I trust, ther e f ore , th a t as Eng li s hmen we shall do our part i n wiiton t o sho w that we are not d ea f to t h e i r ca ll s , but that we have the same anxiety to relieve their di s tress which they sho we d on a p rev i ou s occasion towards us. (Cheers.) With this feeling I beg to propose " that those present at this meet ing deeply sympathise with the sufferings of the people of India under the awful visitation of famine with which they are afflicted, and hold it to be their duty to do h • t eir utmost to alleviate the dis tress of their fellow-subjects in India." (Cheers.) The Rev. Prebendary CHERMSIDE, rector of Wilton, seconded the resolution, which was carried unanimously. Mr. S*AYNE, clerk of the peace for Wilts, moved, and Mr. J. E. NIGHTINGALE seconded, the appointment of a committee to carry out the ob jects of the foregoing resolution, which was also agreed to. The MAYOR announced a subscription of. £lOO from Lord Herbert, £lO from the corporation of Wilton, £5 from Mr. S w ayne, and other smaller sums, and the meeting broke up. tetive 7th a fully fully B, d.