The Sun. — London, England, 1856-12-05 00:00:00

UNFURNISHED APARTMENTS. — Wanted for a Lady and her Servant, a SITTING-ROOM, Three BED ROOMS, and separate KIT CHEN, where there are no other lodgev, near a chief' thoroughfare ; between Charing-cross and Hyde-park-corner preferred. Any party unused to letting would find the advertiser a desirable occupant. References exchanged. Address, with full particulars, T, 104, Strand. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. — M. JULLIEN'S CONCERTS. Last Week but Ono.—The New Grand French Quadrille. —A Mendelssohn Night—Miss Dolby, and the celebrated Pianist, Miss Arabella Goddard. Programme for TUB EVENING (Friday, Dec. s): Part I.—Overture, Rnv Blas—Mendelssohn ; Song, " The Song of Night," Miss Dolby (accompanied on the pianoforte by Mr. W. G. Cusins)—Mendelssohn ; Concerto in G Minor, Pianoforte, Miss A. Goddard—Mendelssohn ; Symphony, the Scotch Symphony—Mendelssohn ; Song, " The first Violet," Miss Dolby (accompanied on the pianoforte by Mr. W. G. Cinsins)—Mendelssohn ; Concerto. Violin, M. Le Hon—Men delssohn ; March, The Wedding March, from A Midsummer Night's Dream. Part 2.—Quadrille, French Quadrille (the twenty-fourth time of its performance) with variations for flute, flageolet, oboe, clarinet, ophicleide, and cornet, performed by MM. De Tolley, De Yong, Collinet, Lavigne, Sonnenberg, Hughes, and Koenig; Finale : Partant pour la Syrie, Vivo l'Empereur— Jullien ; Fantasia, Pianoforte, Les Patineurs, Miss Arabella Goddard ; Solo, Cornet, the River and the Star (the second time of performance), written expressly for and performed by Herr Koenig—Angelina ; Song, " The green trees whis pered low and mild" (wordeby Longfellow), i' iss Dolby Balfe ; Polka, My Mary Ann (the 23d time)—Jullien ; Solo, Oboe, Souvenir de la Montague, M. Lavigne—Lavigne; Quadrille, The English, with solos by MM. Collinet, De Folly, Sonnenberg, and Koenig—Jullien ; Galop, Pelissier— D'Albert. Conductor—M. Jullien. To commence at 3 o'clock. Prices of admission :—Promenade, is. ; Dress circle, 2s. 6d. ; private boxes, 10s. 6d., £lls., and upwards. Private boxes to be secured of Mr. Nugent, at the box-office of the theatre ; at all the principal libraries and musicsellers'; and at Jullien and Cs.'s, 214, Regent-street. T HEATRE ROYAL, DRURY LAN E. — Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. Acting Msnager, Mr. C. Mathews. Stage Manager, Mr. R. Roxby. Scenic Artist, Mr. W. Beverley. ITALIAN OPERAS, COMEDY , and BALLET, every Evening during the Week, at Old Play-house Prices. Last Two Nights of the Italian Opera Company. Upper Gallery, is. ; Gallery, ls. 6d. ; Pit, 3s. ; Upper Boxes, 3s. 6d. ; First Circle, ss. ; Dress Circle, 75.; Stalls, 10s. Cd. ; Private Boxes, one, two, three, and four guineas. In consequence of the extraordinary and unprecedented success that has attended the introduction of ITALIAN OPERAS at Drury-lane, the Lessee begs to announce that he has re-entered into arrangements with Messrs. Cramer, nd Co., wh o have succeeded in prevailing upon the Beale, a eminent Italian Artistes to forego their Continental engage ments, iu order to appear for a Few Nights Longer in the most celebrated operas of the great composers :--Madame Grisi, Madame Rudersdorff, Madame Amadei, Madame Sed lazek, and Madame Gassier ; Herr Reichardt, Signor Volpini, Mons. Gassier, Signor Lorini, Signor Albicini, Signor Rovere, Mr. Tennant, and Herr Formes. Powerful band and com plete chorus, under the direction of Signor Li Calzi. THIS EVENING, her Majesty's Servants will perform (last time). LES HUGUENOTS. The principal roles sus tained by Madame Grisi, Mdlle. Sedlatsek, Madame Chierici, and Madame Gassier; Herr Reichardt, M. Gassier, M. Kinni, Signor Gabussi, Signor Mariani, Signor Gregorio, Signor Mattoni, Signor Calarno, Signor Albicini, and Herr Formes. After which, COOL AS A CUCUMBER. Plumper (his original character), Mr. Charles Mathews. Other characters by Mr. A. Younge, Mr. Templeton, Miss Balmer, and Miss E. Wadham. To conclude with a Ballet, in which Manes. Osmont will appearl Boxes, stalls, and places can be secured of Messrs. Cramer, Peale, and Co., Regent-street, and at the box-office of the theatre, from 10 till 6. To prevent disappointment an early application is solicited. The Free List will be entirely suspended. Doors open at hilt-past 7, commence at 8. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. THIS EVENING, and during the week. in consequence of its great success, THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL, in which Mr. Murdoch will appear as Charles Surface ; Sir Peter Teazle, Mr. Chippendale ; Sir Benjamin Backbite, Mr. Buckstone ; Crabtree, Mr. Compton; Joseph Surface, Mr. Howe ; Sir Oliver Surface, Mr. Rogers ; Moses, Mr. Clark ; Sir Harry (with a seng), Mr. W. Farren ; Lady Teazle, Miss Reynolds ; Mrs. Candour, Miss Talbot ; Lady Sneerwell, Mrs. Poynter ; Maria, Miss B. Sabine. After which, the successful new farce, A I`..k.MILY FAILING, in which Mr. Buckstone, Mr. Howe, Mr. Chippendale. and Miss Blanche Fane will appear. With (for positively the last two nights), the ballet pantomime of THE STAR OF ANDALUSIA, by Perea Nena and her unrivalled Company of Spanish Dancers. To conclude with THE DUMB BELLE. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI, Real Success. Great Adelphi Hit ! THE ELVES, a Grand New Fairy Ballet Extravaganza, in which Madame Celeste will appear as the Statue Bride every evening.—Revival of the Mysterious Stranger, in which Mr. Wright and Madame Celeste will sustain their original cha racters.—THlS EVENING will be performed the celebrated drama of THE MYSTERIOUS STRANGER. Messrs. Wright, Paul Bedford, C. Selby, Pal-sae. Garden; Mesdames Celeste, Wyndham, Keeley, Arden. After which, with new scenery; dresses, machinery, and appointments, a new grand fairy ballet extravaganza, called THE ELVES, or the Statue Bride, founded on the grand ballet spectacle, now perform ing with unexampled success at the Theatro Imperiale de l'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, &c. Concluding with BETTY MARTIN. Miss M. Keeley. LYCEUM THEATRE ROYA L. Lessee, Mr. C. Dillon. JILA THIS EVENING (Friday), WILLIAM TELL. Mr. C. After which, DELICATE GROTiND. Mr. and Mrs. C. Dillon. Followed by GOOD FOR NOTHING. Miss Woolgar, Messrs. Toole, Barrett. &c. Concluding with a Ballet. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE THIS EVENING and during' the week will be presented Shakspeare's play of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM. After which will he produced a new petite comedy, in two acts, called OUR WIFE ; or, The Rose of Amiens. Princi pal characters by Messrs. Ryder, Harley, Fisher ; Misses Murray and C. Leclercq. Mondelssohn's celebrated overture to A Midsummer Night's Dream will commence at 5 minutes before 7. THE CAPTAIN'S NOT A MISS. Messrs. J. Neville, 0. Lee, Clarke, and Mesdames Pitzinman, Cuthbert, and E. Wilton. _ Mr. Kin. Jj)NDON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1856, OTRAND THEA.TRE.—Ml.na.crer Mr. T. Pavne.—THlS EVENING will be performed BELPHEGOR (Travestie). Messrs. G. Lee, Howard, Clarice, and Mesdames Cuthbert, Woolliclge, E. Jacobs, and Willy Eclouin. Third time, a new farce, OVER THE WAY. loch, Mesdames Woolidge and Wilton. And THE QUEEN'S MUSKETEERS. Serjeant, Miss Cuthbert ; Corporal, Miss Fitzinman ; Rank and File, by numerous Auxiliaries, who Parade and Drill every eyeninm: Commance at Seven. S talls, 3s. ; Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, ls. ; Gallery, Cd. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE Lessees. Messrs. S h eph err' and Creswick. TIM EVENING, BIRD 3 OF PREY. Charles Reline. pont, Mr. Creswick. After which, A BLOW 'IN TILE DARK. Viltrac, Mr, Shepherd (his original part). To conclude with DRED. THEATRE ROYAL, SADLER'S-WELLS Under the Management of Mr. Phelps. THIS EVENING, THE TAMING OF THE SHREW. Christopher Sly, Mr. Phelps • Petruchio, Mr, H. Marston ; Katharine, Miss Atkinson After which, WHERE * THERE'S A WILL THERE'S A WAY. OY AL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. Alfred Wigan. THIS EVENING, WIVES AS THEY WERE AND MAIDS AS THEY ARE. Messrs. Addison, G. Vining ; Mrs. Stirling, Misses Swanboro ng h and Herbert. And thenew farce, JONES THE AVENGER. Messrs. F. Robson, J. Rogers, and Miss Marston. Commence at half-past Seven. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AM P EIITHE' A.TRE Legßee and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke. THIS EVENING (First Week), MACBETH, with Eques trian Illustratio ns b y Mr. W. Coo ke's Horses, trained by him. Macbeth, Mr. James Holloway. After which, the SCENES in the CIRCLE ; Miss Kate Cooke in her eleg ant act of man4ge, d. • To conclude with OTHER ENTERTAINMENTS. Doors open at half-past six ; commence at seven o'clock. Rex-office open from Eleven till Fonr. stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Equestrian Director, lir. W. Cooke, jun. C ANTERBURY HALL, Westminster- ---- dr OPEN EVERY EVENING.— The r follow ingoa . company of Vocalists are engaged for the perfor man Selections from all the popular Operas, Madrigals, ebo cc of Glees, Duets, &c., vis. : --Miss E. Pearee, Mrs. J. Caulfield, Miss Brunell, and Miss Summers ; Mr. J. Caulfield, g en i Jonghmann t R. Grover, T. Raino. T. Farrant, S. Jones, i Barker, W. Melling, and P. Corrie ; Masters Austin, B en : nett, ani Corso; Mr. Sam Cowell and E. Mackney. piano. forte, J. Harroway, R. A. • harmonium, J. Caulfield, jun. ; director, Mr. J. Caulfield. 'Commence at Seven o'clock p re eisely. Suppers, dte., until twelve o'cloelck. In additionSP do SH to the usual Vocal Entertainment, the cebrated MINSTRELS will appear in costume at Nine and Eleven o'clock Every Evening, and sing some of their favourite selec ions. —.......---. ,--tr-----• HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. This DAY—Morn. 51 min. aft. 6 —Evening 31 min. aft. 7 Tei4fonow—Morn. 5 min. aft. B—Evening8—Evening 43 min. aft. 8 THE WEATHERe—SIIN OPPIOZ, DECE.III3ER 5. THEamomrrits, IN TH2 SHAM!. 43 —highest sines noon yesterday. 4.3 lowest this morning and during the night. 32—this day at noon. BAROMETER, 29.60—a fall of half an inch since yesterday. WIND . S.W.—Light, with mild, muggy weather and Drizzling rain. , 4 4 %. - • - The Magnates of Threadneedle-street have made a slight concession to public opinion. At the Bank parlour yesterday it was decided that the minimum rate of discount should be reduced from 7 per Cent., at which it - was fixed on the 13th ultimo, to per Ceut. TI its change applies not merely to discounts, but to a. ivances on securi ties respecting which the screw ha s perceptibly been relaxed. The bullionist writers. are in raptures at the prudence and moderati LOU of this step— simply because it has greatly di IN Ippointed public expectation, and although in the right direction has not gone by any means sa far as had been confidently anticipated, or as - -the exigencies of the [commercial and manufactv ring interests re• quired. The Bank has dune little more than retrace the step taken on the 13th ultimo, going back to the rate of 61 per cent., which is now unifc rm, in place of a higher charge being made on bills having more than 60 days to run. As, howl aver, it is optional with the Directors whether tt ey will discount such paper, the relief is not 13: y any means of an important character. The Times, which recently i o clearly pointed out the incalculable evils of a 11:4 ;la rate of interest, which it truly declared to be. a great " national disaster," justifies the adoption. by the Directors of a more gradual process tba a might otherwise have been anticipated. It pt,i nts out that the Bank might, by further rests: lotions, have been enabled to exact nine or even en per cent. ; and the inevitable inference folio - n s, that we should feel grateful for the moderatiA m that contented itself with merely 6i, whex L half that rate cannot be obtained for invest ments in Consols. This, however, is merely a repa tition of the argu ment of the fox to the stork in he fable. Reynard might have bitten off the la .ead unguardedly placed in perilous proximity -to his throat, and therefore the animal engaged in rendering him important service should be thankful for his moderation ! We have no (11, oubt that the Di rectors would gladly screw up the rate of discount to the highest pitch if they co I Ild only do so with safety to themselves. But thci re are two all-suffi cient reasons for their seeming m, oderation. It would not quite do to "kill the goose. that laid the golden eggs." A further great contacaction of the cur rency would impose such difficulties in the way of commercial men that m s ,ny stoppages would inevitably take place, by which, notwithstanding the stringent precautions adopted, considerable losses might be sustained that should be set off against the increase of interesa. Many unques tionable bills should also be rejected in order to produce the necessary panic= and confusion, so that on the whole the apparently liberal policy may prove the most beneficial for the pecuniary interests of the Old Lady herself. But there is another and even more pressing argument. The charter has virtually expired. The entire monetary code must be discussed early next session, and it is more than doubtful whether the Bank will be allowed to continue to regulate the currency, and to exercise almost despotic sway over the rate of interest exacted from the industrial classes. So grave a breach of trust, so gross a dereliction of duty would unques tionably turn the balance against them, and they would speedilybe reduced to the private position for which they are best qualified, and to which they should speedily be restored. As it is, they will find it difficult enough to vindicate their conduct in increasing the rate of interest at a time when, as we have recently proved from their own re turns, the tide had perceptibly turned, and the bullion was gradually but steadily flowing in, the reserve of notes increasing, while the active cir culation was being subjected to enormous reduc tions. We shall therefore decline to give them any credit for not pressing the power which should never have been confided to their charge to the highest point, considering the serious con sequences that must have followed such an at ;enipt. But even as it is, we find that the English rate of interest, usually the lowest of any, is now much higher than that of any of the loading money markets of the Continent. It is more than per cent. higher than at Paris, and from 1 to 11 per cent. above the current charge at Ham burg, Vienna, Berlin, Frankfort, and Amsterdam ! Now, one of the chief advantages possessed by the manufacturers of England over those of the Continent has been the facilities for obtaining money at reasonable rates. It has more than counterbalanced the higher rates of wages which the enormous indirect taxation renders indispens able ; and if money is to be rendered scarce and dear it requires no extraordinary degree of prescience to foresee the decadence of English industry, and the transfer of some of our chief products to other districts, where the moneyocracy are more reasonable in their charges. As we stated in our impression of Monday—" The usurer who ventures little and produces nothing, should be contented to see the creators of the national wealth retain for their own use a portion of the profits realised by their indefatigable exertions." The Duke of CAMBRIDGE is again justifying his appointment as Commander-in-Chief. His Royal Highness already begins to evince a willingness to fulfil, without any unnecessary delay, those fair promises of military reform shadowed forth, but a very few weeks since, in that manly speech of his at the Mansion House—that speech which seemed on the instant to be little less than a doom formally and authoritatively pronounced, as far at least as concerned the general organisation of the Horse Guards, upon the evil system Boz has lately designated so happily the system of Circumlocution. Henceforth to a considerable extent, thanks to H.R.H., there really appears to be a prospect, in the military depart ment of our administration, of an end being at length Put to the brain-wearying, heart-breaking work of mere—" form-filling, cor responding, minuting, memorandum-making, signing, countersigning, referring backwards and forwards, and referring sideways, crosswise, and zigzag I" For the sole purpose, it would actually appear (as Mr. DICKENS has lately intimated with a wise and caustic irony), that some Noble or Right Honourable BARNACLE may exult from his place in the House of Commons, from the height of the particular post to which he happens at that precise moment to b e st i c ki ng , " that within the sh or t this compass of the last financial half - year, mu ch - maligned department has written and received fifteen thousand letters, twenty-five thousand minutes, and thirty-two thousand five hundred and nineteen memoranda r Actually— there does really appear to be the foreshadowing at last of an end to all such monstrous folly at the Horse Guards, now that the last Martial BARNACLE has been knocked off that post, to make way for one who can " dare " to be above all family interests and party prejudices, and beyond the influence of every personal and political predilection. His. R o y a l Highness the Duke of CAMBRIDGE has proved more than once, by this time, his sense of what is really e xpected from him b y t h e nation at large, in his ne w, and ver y difficult, a nd most tan one re sponsible position as the General Com man di ng- i n- Chief.a He has demonstratedmore h this clearly enoug h already, upon occa sion, and by so doing has shown, beyond the possibility of misapprehension, his resolution not wilfully to squander one of his many rare and golden opportunities. His Royal High ness has the po• ever, and, be it said, he has evidently the plu ek also, to leave behind him at the Horse Guards—when the term of his sway there shall, in due course of things, have arrived—the reputation of a :Unitary Reformer, who did not hesitate, whenever the opportunity for so doing presented itself, to carry the work of any change that might be ri 3quired to the limit of absolute reorganisation. Yesterday we took occasion to publish in our columns the latest and, beyond all doubt as yet, the most signal evidence of his Royal Highness' " power" and " pluck " as a Military Reformer, in the annouxcement which will be found in The ,dun of that date—a memorable date enough for the Horse Guards—December 4th, 1856 the announcement giving promise of a total change in the entire system of Staff appointments. A little while longer, and there will be an end to Nepotism in the Military Department. A little while—and the Staff Officers of the British Army will be the very flower of that army, its glory and its pride, instead of being—simply the favoured relatives merely of some Major-General Sir BAR NACLE STILTSTALKING, G.C.8., his beloved son, Or his cherished nephew, or his much-loved cousin. A little while—and the Staff of the British Army need not be the most deplorable contrast in the whole wide world to the Staffs of the Armies of the great military nations of the European Con tinent. Say to the glorious Staff of the French Army, a Staff every memb©r of which must, prior to his admission into it, have served in the infantry, in the cavalry, and in the artillery, in all three branches of the service, and who must, in addition to all this, be a first-rate engineer, and, generally speaking, distinguished by the scope and variety of his scientific acquirements ! A regular system of military instruction, with a view to the bet. ter filling up in future of the various Staff appoint. ments, is announced by order of H.R.H. the Com mander-in-Chief to be actually at this moment in preparation. A month or two, it is hoped, will not have elapsed before this promised reform shall have been so far realised as to have been, by that time, at least fairly inaugurated. Aspirants to the Staff will then invariably, and as an absolutely re quisite preliminary, have to pass through a regular course of examination before being nominated to any one of these appointments. The highest field for promotion will by this means be opened to the whole service—in a manner be it said —unconditionally. Happily, what renders a root-and-branch reform of this kind, at once more practicable and more desirable than ever, is the simple fact of our having actually attained that epoch in our military career which we our selves were among the very first to anticipate. Years ago this journal advocated that systematic organisation of our maritime steam-force, which, by bringing the ends of our vast empire together, so to speak, by means of regular and rapid inter communication—must necessarily tend, on the one hand, to the better security of the central seat of our power ; and, on the other, by wisely economis ing our troops_ (keeping them more ear masse at home, instead of scattering them as it were in driblets over many remote colonies), render their general efficiency more within reach of rea lisation. What The Sun yearned for, now a score of years since, is at length in 1856 attained — that period in our national history, that stage in our national fortunes, that epoch simultaneously in our military and maritime annals, when Eng land can safely and judiciously keep the bulk of her troops together, to the end that the whole army may be improved, and, as far as possible, perfected, in its general organisation. A strong bold hand, at the same time, it must be con fessed, was requisite when the period should at length arrive (as it has, thank HEAVEN, now at length arrived)—a strong bold hand to cut through the tangles of red tape woven about the Giant-Reform by the little Mannikins of Power and Precedent swarming about its huge and even now only half-awakened bulk, as the Lillipu tians swarmed of old about the prostrate form of our old*iend Captain LEMUEL GULLIVER. That strong, bad hand, we believe and hope, has been found in H.R.H. the Duke of CAMBRIDGE. How ever flinty the obstacles before him may be, let him give heed to the words addressed by the Augur to the Roman King—Cut boldly ! The Gordian-knot of Folly binding the great wheel of the complicated machinery at the Horse Guards requires but a keen edge and a trenchant blow to be at once severed. The pear is ripe —the bough needs only to be shaken. The ball is at his foot —it requires but one single effort more to be pro pelled through the goal. Everything—almost— is expected from the new Commander-in-Chief. Something at least must be done by him : so that the nation may not at this propitious crisis in its military annals be doomed altogether to disap pointment. A significant article has recently appeared in a supplement to the Teheran, Gazette, in reference to the existing state of affairs between Great Britain and Persia. It speaks in an official tone as to the good feeling of the Persian Go vernment towards England, and the oonfidence entertained in the " kindness, perspicuity, and perfect equity of the English Cabinet." It declares that even if the English were to enter the Persian Gulf, " the Cabinet of Teheran would not consider that fact as an act of hostility, but would demand from the British Government its intentions, in order to be well as sured of the true cause of the event." It also speaks of "the old and vale ble intimacy that for many years existed between the two Powers f" Now, we ask, what has occasioned the cessation of that intimacy ?—what has led to the cessation of diplomatic intercourse, and the necessity for armed demonstrations, in place of peaceful expla nations ? What, but the conduct of Persia itself, which heaped insults on the representative of Great Britain until he was compelled to strike his flag and to withdraw from a Capital where a sini ster influence predominated. Why, then, did Persia make an unprovokedand unwarrantable onslaught on the territory of a friend and ally of Great Blitain, when they were well aware that we were bound to protect that territory from invasion, and that were it even otherwise we could not per mit " one of the chief gateways of India" t o pass into hostile hands without a decided effort to prevent so great a calamity ? In the present instance Persia has been to all intents and purposes the aggressor, and, a 3 we have already repeatedly explained, she was in stigated thereto by the avowed opponent and bitter enemy of England. If she now assumes the appearance of moderation, it is altogether ascribable to the very decided demonstration made, and the appearance of a powerful British force in her waters. But she is prepared for any alternative. She has private assurances of sup port from Russia, on which she relies to enable her to meet the emergency, whatever it may be. An article from a Warsaw journal, the C:as, which will be found in another part of our impression, explains how " Russia, noiselessly and unostentatiously, is getting ready to come to the succour of the scaaii." It tells of the reinforce-. ments to " the Orenburg corps d'arrnee," and the power of bringing it " by the rivers Oxus and Jaxartes to the frontiers of India." It also speaks of the activity prevailing on the Caspian Sea, and in the army of the Caucasus. All these matters are clearly intended to render the SCILAH more obstinate, and induce him to resist the just re quisitions of the British Government. Should he unfortunately be persuaded to incur the danger, be will himself be the chief sufferer. Whatever may be the result it will most injurfously affect the per manence of his dynasty and the welfare and pros perity of his people. Should he ever succeed by Muscovite assistance he might find it more diffi cult to deal with pretended and grasping friends than of avowed and magnanimous opponents. The doubts respecting the alleged capture of Herat still continue. The Presse d'Crient contains accounts from Teheran that seem to negative the prevailing rumours as to its downfall. It would appear that the rumour originated in the treacherous admission of a small party of Persian soldiers into the fortress, who were driven forth with great slaughter. The besiegers, it is said, anticipate speedy success. We trust, however, that the demonstration by the British Government, and the pecuniary assistance sup plied to DOST MOHAMED may prevent the realisa tion of these hopes, and that the gate of India may not pass into the hands of a Persian, which is virtually the same as a Muscovite master. Is the present Metropolitan Board a bad life— ;hat the assurance offices AA% help it, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer is so afflicted with dolorous contingencies in relation to it The poor Board—that has hardly learned to talk with discretion, much less to earn its title to be desig- nated the Board of Works. It really looks very hard to treat the youngster after this fashion ! Such may be the comment of a superficial reader of the report of yesterday's proceedings at the interview of the deputation of the Board with he Chancellor of the Exchequer. It is not, how- ever, precisely the comment which the proceed ings call for. A more careful perusal will show ;he Board want a large sum of money to carry out certain needful improvements, including the drainage ; and, having serious doubts whether they *an get it at a reasonable rate of interest from the assurance offices, if at all, have applied to Government to render them assistance by improv- ing their borrowing powers (now practically limited to these offices) by advancing the sum required, taking for security the rates on the metropolis. Under these circumstances, the Board and the Chancellor of the Exchequer stood forth much in the relation of borrower and agent of the pro bable lender—thus accounting for the general characteristics of the interview. The borrower had to make out as good a case as he could, and the party applied to to sift it, and satisfy himself as to the nature of the security. The proposition of the Board, stated in brief, is—Enable us to borrow or advance us four mil lions, to carry out the main drainage—to supply the population with parks, and in part to improve the thoroughfares of the metropolis ; the money to be repaid, principal and interest, within fifty years; and we will pledge you, by way of security, the rateable property in our jurisdiction. That property we estimate at about eleven and a-half millions —its value is increasing—and the rate required to repay the loan, principal and interest, in half a century.4-as it appears to us— will not exceed threepence halfpenny in the pound. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, in reply, after some remarks on the rate of interest usually demanded by Government, inquires a little into details. What is required for the main drainage ? Answer—About three millions ? How much for parks and other metropolitan im provements? Answer—Half a million for parks, leaving half a million for metropolitan improve ments, exclusive of 600,0001., or rather 500,0001., for the new street in Southwark, to be raised by loan, subject to ground rents. " You reckon you would raise 200,0001. per annum on the sinking fund and interest ?'' Answer—lf the 4,000,0001. is borrowed at 31 per cent., we should have to furnish 162,198/. as (diminishing) interest. May there not be some dispute as to the validity of the tax, or the mode of levying it, which might invalidate the security ? Suppose there is a new Board in ten years, and the people are dissatisfied with the result of the drainage, and both parties object to pay the interest—what would be the position of the Government—would it not have to tax the town ? Answer—No diffi culty whatever ; the rate could be enforced by mandamus. The Chancellor of the Exchequer puts the case still more strongly, and meets with additional assurance. To make, however, assur ance still more sure, he inquires —What would be your total demand upon the ratepayers ? You think that with the interest on the four millions, and sinking fund, 6d. in the pound would be all you would have to levy for all purposes what ever. Mr. THWAITIIS—That is a hard question to answer. That would depend upon the im provements that are carried out. We should think it would. The Board, it seems to us, is hardly aware of what improvements are required, and makes too niggardly a demand. As to the security—of the goodness of that there can be no doubt, provided the money be judi ciously expended—indeed in any case. The large ness of the amount sought for, and still more required, makes it, as Sir G. C. LEWIS seems to think, all the more desirable we had a Board in which more reliance could be placed. The people of London are too public-spirited to grlidge what is necessary for the real improvement of the metropolis if the rates are duly supplemented by Government aid ; but they have a right to look for the most judicious administration of the money they will be called upon to pay. It is because we would have the calcu lations of the Board thoroughly sifted we have given a resume of the principal points eliminated at the interview. The Chancellor of the Exchequer has promised to give the proposi tions of the B oar d hi s most careful attention, and, on the part of himself and colleagues, to see what can be done in the matter on the meeting of Par liament. Let a thorough calculation be made, and care be taken to borrow enough when the Board is about it. One of our reasons for be lieving the sum sought for is not enough is, we see no allowance made for the freeing of the Metropolitan Bridges of tolls, and the construction of a bridge at or about Charing cross—both m easures demanded on every ground of public utility, and necessary to rescue the metropolis from a great and long-standing re proach. Three millions for the drainage and half a million for the Parks—leave but half a mil lion out of the four millions for improve ments, to say nothing of the 500,000/. debts and liabilities, bequeathed by the late Commissioners of Sewers, and the 500,000/., out of the 600,0001. required for the new street in Southwark, which must be met. The Board, we feel confident, will have to ask for .more, if they persist in demanding only four millions now; and every one acquainted with municipal matters will agree with us in thinking it were best to borrow what is really likely to be wanted at once. So great a quantity of snow fell lately at Arlon (Netherlands) and in the Ardennes that the roads wt re rendered almost impassable. The Liege mail arrived at Arlon (1 t day seven hours behind time. DEPARZURE OF THE COURT FOR OSBORNE. WINDSOR, DEC. 4. The Queen and Prince, the Prince of Wales, the Prin cess Royal, and younger be anches of the Royal Family, with Prince Frederick William of Prussia, left Windsor at 10 minutes before 11 o'clock this forenoon, for Osborne. PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 4. The Queen, H.R.H. Prince Albert, and the Court, arrived at the Royal Clarence Victualling-yard at 1.20 p.m. to-day, en route to the Isle of Wight. Her Majesty on her arrival was received by the Commander-in-Chief, Vice-Admiral Sir George Seymour, K.C.8., the Lieu tenant-Governor, Major-General Breton, Capt. Seymour, of the Victory, and the principal officers of Clarence yard, with the exception of Capt. Dacres, the superin tendent, who is absent on leave. Rear-Admiral Martin, superintendent of this dockyard, was also absent, being on leave. The guard of honour was furnished by the Royal Marines. On the royal standard being hoisted in the Clarence-yard, it was saluted by the Victory, and other ships in harbour, with 21 guns each, all the vessels having flags flying at their mastheads, and their crews manning yards. Having embarked on board the Fairy, her Majesty went out of harbour at half-past one, the royal standard being again saluted by the garrison from the saluting battery and the men-of-war at Spithead. Her Majesty arrived at Osborne at half-past two. TIIE .NEW SPANISH LOAN. The Madrid gazette of the 29th ult. announces that the contract has been effected, and it also gives the conditions on which the loan has been taken. A friend writes from Madrid ou the same subject, under date the 30th of November, to the following effect : Here is the accurate calculation of the resift of M. Mires' proposal to the Government for a loan 01300,000,000 of reals cash (3,000,0001. sterling). Reals. Net proceeds of 1,000,000 Three per Cent. Stock at 41 410,000,000 Deduct -3 per cent. commission to him 30,000,000 Dividend 1i per cent. to be paid him the 30th Dec., pre sent year, though the money he lends is not paid 15,000,000 June dividend, 1 per cent., though he will still have to pay 120,000,000 cash on ac count of his advance 15,000,000 Difference in the value of the stock given to this operation as foreign debt, the fixed rate of exchange being 5.40 instead of the current one, which is 5.15 per dollar 34 per cent., the usual differ ence in Paris between the prices of the foreign and the internal debts—the opera tion being for foreign debt 47,500,000 137,500,000 Net proceeds, equal to 271-, per cent., considered as internal debt, which is 272,500,000 now at 40 per cent. Sir Alexander Duff Gordon, of the Treasury, is likely to be appointed to the vacant commissionership of In land Revenue. The enthronisation of the Right Rev. C. T. Longley, D.D., Bishop of Durham, took place yesterday. Arch. deacon Bland acted as the bishop's proxy. We are informed that it was not the Dowagey Lady Stafford who lately died, but the wife of the present Lord Stafford whom the family and friends now mourn. THE ROYAL BRITISH BANK.—Formal notice is given that Vice-Chancellor Bindersley proposes to proceed on the 17th inst. to settle the list of contributories of the Royal British Bank. Accounts from Munich state that the state of the President of the Council, M. Vonder Pfordten, is sen sibly improving, and that no ill effects are apprehended from his late accident. Letters from Nuremberg, of the 30th ult., state that the commission charged to draw up a commercial code common to the whole of Germany will hold its sittings in that city. Some of the large guns taken at Sebastopol have now been mounted on their carriages, and placed on the bas tion of the Invaliqes by the side of those of Wagrarn, Austerlitz, Algiers, &c. The Brussels journals state that a great snowstorm took place the day before yesterday in the neighbourhood of that oity, and rendered many of the roads to it quite impracticable for a time. ENTHRONISATION OF THE BISHOP OF LONDON.—Yes terday morning the ceremony of enthronement, or in stallation, of the Bishop of London took place in St. Paul's Cathedral, in the presence of a large number of the clergy and laity of the metropolis. Prince YousEoupoff, attache to the Russian Embassy at Paris, has taken, for 80,000 fr. a year, the hotel of the late Baron S. Rothschild, in the Rue de Laffitte, and he means to expend 200,000 fr. in furnishing it. The Prince intends, it is said, to give splendid fetes during the winter. • Accounts from Cronstadt of the 23d ult. state that the English steamers Adonis and Imperatrice left port on that morning, and proceeded into thechannel now in the act of being cut in the ice. The vessels frozen up in the channel have been able to advance about 1,200 feet. THE WEATHER IN YORKSHIRE. —Yesterday (Thursday) morning the frost in Yorkshire was the severest that has been known for many years past. At Doncaster the thermometer sank to zero ; at 9 a.m. it stood at 11 deg. (Fahrenheit) ; at 2 p.m. 30 deg. ; and at 5 p.m. 23 deg. REGENT'S CANAL.—Yesterday the half-yearly assem bly of the Regent's Canal Company was held at their offices, Maeclesfield-street, Nortb, City-road. A. divi dend of Bs. 6d. per share for the half-year, free of pro perty tax was declared. SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday.—Last night one of the Custom-house officers belonging to this port, named Goff, made a seizure of 2,6001 b. of tobacco, half manu factured and half leaf, at the residence of the foreman of the Messrs. Ray, millers, residing at Wood Mills, on the river Itchen, and about four miles from Southampton. It is not true that Lord Ellenborough, on a recent visit to Cannes, purchased, for the sum of 10,0001., the chateau on the hill, the property of T. R. Woolfield, Esq., m3ved to do so from the fact of its being a fac simile of an old mansion of his ancestors, where he had passed his infancy. About half-past eight o'clock on Wednesday evening, a collision, attended with very serious injury to at least three persons, and injuries, not serious, to about as many more, occurred at the Denton station of the Stockport and Stalybridge branch of the London and North-Western Railway. ROYAL CALEDONIAN ASYLUM SCEIOOLS.—A. meeting of the directors was held yesterday, at the Scottish Hospital, in Crane-court, Fleet-street, which was purely bf a routine character, and involved no matter of interest to the public or the friends and supporters of the insti• tution, The sanction of the home Government was given 1 yesterday to the arrangements with the Ceylon Railway Company, under which the company are to receive a guarantee on the revenue of that island of 6 per cent. for a capital of 800,0001., and of 5 per cent. on 400,0001. in ease a further sum should be required. THE CATTLE SHOW.—The Prize Cattle Show and Ex hibition of Implements will take place at the Bazaar, Baker-street, Portman-square, on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday in next week. The private view, to which exhibitors only have hitherto been admitted, will this year be open to members of the Club, and will take place after the award of the judges, at 8 o'clock on Monday evening. Advices from Madrid mention that the persons who who are contracting for the new Spanish Loan are about to send an agent to London, to ascertain if they can bring about some arrangement for the settlement of the overdue coupons confiscated by the Government that shall have the effect of removing the ban placed by the Stock-Exchange Committee against all new Spanish securities. HionwAY ROBIERY IN LONDON.—Between two and three o'clock yesterday morning as a young man engaged in the machine department of a daily journal was pro ceeding through the London-road, Southwark, on his way to the City, he was suddenly attacked by two ruf fians, who inflicted a severe blow upon his head, and robbed him of lls. The thieves effected their escape. Not a policeman was near the spot at the hour above alluded to. The blowing weather, which has for some time past prevailed on the coast of the Mediterranean, still c an . tinnes. During the whole of Monday, as well as the preceding night, the wind blew a complete hurricane at Marseilles, and the sea ran very high. Operations of all kinds on the quays were suspended, and the outward bound steamers were compelled to remain at their moor ings, as none of the pilots would venture to take charge of them in the face of such a tempest. TIIC MAILS.—SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday.—Th e Pen insular and Oriental Company's steamship Ripon, Cap tain R. N. Evans, left this day with the usual Ea s tlndia and China mails, a good cargo, 118 first-cla m and 26 secon d-class passengers, among whom are Colonel Mrs. Dennis, Colonel Drammond, Mr. Thacke and ray, &c. The amount of specie taken out by this steamship is as follows :—Gold to the amount of 8,620/., for Alex. andria, 2,0 001 . ; Madras , 2 , 4 201.; 2 ey on, 3,2001. ; Si n gapore, 1,00 01 . Silver, 798,721 n viz., Canton, 30,692/. ; Bombay, 44 8,705. • o g o . ol. ° ; ; Hon Calcutta, 157,3 441 . ; Madras, 10 24,5911. ; Shanghai, 64 , 51 1/, Total of g l g , dsa 6 i nn 2 dg , 7 a s9piBlovlr e 807,341/.. er THE WALLACE AND HUME MONIIMENTS.—The Wal lace and Hume memorials have failed. All Scotland, after innumerable meetings, adovieNr.etnisi 2 ng o s 4o p l uffings, coaxings, and entreatings, has only odd for the Wal lace monument. Montrose, after renewed and prolonged efforts, has mustered 2601. for a monument to its late member, one half of which sum was subscribed out of Montrose. Assu me th at Scotland is niggardly, and Montrose most niggardly, yet we sLa that All England can only raise 1,300/. for its "Hume Memorial Fund," instituted by Earl Fortescue, and helped by a commit tee of eight noblemen and 40 members of Parliament. These experiences should warn men how they essay to multiply monumental subscriptions, for there have been too many of them and too ill-advised. If ever any man, Wallace had his monument in the hearts of his country men and of p a t r i o t s i n ever y l a nd. So, too, Joseph Home made his name a household word, uever mentioned but with admiration and respect. Neither the ancient nor the modern patriot ed4d a Lueaulue:.t ; take the failure of the attempts to raise monuments to them simply as evidences that such is the common con viction,—Dundee Advertiser. _TEST NEWS. The Vienna correspondent of the Times (second edition), in a letter dated Dec. 1, says : "The Bolgrad question is not likely to lead to a rupture between the Allied Powers, but it is not so certain as could be wished that the town at the north-east extremity of the Lake Yalpuck will eventually form part and parcel of Moldavia. The foregoing information is from an excellent source, and is probably correct." The Paris correspondent of the Morning Post ',second edition) says : " Although no invitations have been issued from the French Foreign-office for the meeting of the Conferences, still I am informed preparations are being made for their immediate reunion—that is, the resident Ministers Plenipotentiary of the Powers that placed their signatures to the Paris Treaty of Peace are to meet under the presidency of M. Walewski, " for the purpose of adjusting certain difficulties which have grown out of the execution of the Treaty of Peace signed at Paris.'' The composition of the Conferences will, I pre sume, be as follow :—M. Walewski, President ; Lord Cowley, her Britanic Majesty's Representa tive ; M. Hubner, the Austrian Ambassador ; M. Kisseleff, the Russian Ambassador ; M. Hatzfeldt, the Prussian Minister ; Djelmil Bey, the Turkish Ambassador ; and the Marquis Villamarina, the Piedmontese Minister. Accounts have been received from Constanti nople to the 24th. The Pressc d'Crient contains a despatch received from Persia, announcing in a positive manner that the city of Herat has been taken without firing a shot. Nevertheless, rein forcements sent by the Affghans continued to approach the place. The Persians had also received strong reinforcements. The Moniteur Grec states that tranquillity reigns throughout Greece. The Esperance accuses Turkey of re fusing to send regular troops, as she had engaged to do, for putting down brigandage on the frontiers. The same journal confirms the arrival of the note of M. de Boutenieff, demanding that the Principalities and the Black Sea should be evacuated. A subscription for the Smyrna Rail way had just been opened. A letter from Vienna, in the Boersenhalle of Hamhurg,,says :—" For some days a new Bus- sian circular has been spoken of, in which that Government is represented as declaring itself ready to give up the Island of Serpents, and de manding the convocation of the conference in order to decide the question of Boigrad. I can give the most positive assurance that no such document has been-heard of in official circles, and it is certain that Baron de Budberg has avoided any allusion to the views entertained by the Go vernment 'vith respect to the ;,difficulties of the treaty of Paris." " The Porte," says a letter from Constanti nople received at Vienna, " has revoked the reso lution which it had come to of i-aterdicting the national divans of the Principalities to discuss the question of the union. The divans will now have the right to make known to the Congress of Paris the wishes of the provinces which they represent." FRANCE. PARIS, THURSDAY EVENING. A Council of Ministers, at which the Emperor presided, was held yesterday at the Tuileries. The Moniteur publishes a decree authorising a number of natives of France to accept and wear foreign orders. The period for the assembling of the Congress is not yet fixed. It is thought, however, that the end of the month is likely to be the time at which the meeting will take place. The cause of the delay is to be found in the fact that the Porte has not yet decided on the repre sentative it will appoint. The Union Bretonne says that the working classes at St. Serval], near Nantes, have just addressed a petition to the Emperor, begging him to prohibit the exportation of butter, lard, and cider, on ac count of the scarcity of those articles and the high price at which they have arrived, in consequence, as they allege, of the quantities sent to the Channel Islands and to England. The workmen assert that they are now forced to eat dry bread only, not being able to afford butter or lard at present prices, which are, for butter, lf. 30c. to lf. 50c. the 500 grammes, instead of 80c., the ordinary price ; and for lard, if. 60c., instead of 60c. The petition has been backed by the clergy and authorities of the district. • The Constitutionnel announces the approaching meeting of a conference in Paris, which i o s t t e o of ec the the interpretation of the various p i treaty of the 31st March now contes thed. sTeohoisodary con ference, it states, will be composed of te plenipotentiaries to the l a t e congress, or, in other words, of the diplomatic re presentatives of the great Powers accredited to the Court of the Tui leries ; its sittings, it adds, will moreover be of s h or t duration. But the Constitutionnel proceeds further, and avers that a preliminary accord has not been established between the Powers, and that each one maintains its particular views of the existing difficulties. This statement is, however, so contrary to the language of th e English Ministerial journals and to public rumour that we must receive it with hesitation. Every circumstance encourages the belief that England has consented to the renewal of diplomatic nego tiations only on the tacit condition of her views of the question being adopted, and that France, England, Austria, and the P or t e are once more firmly united on Eastern policy. The following is the article of the Constitutionnel : " The contracting Powers of the Treaty of Paris have come to an understanding on an important point ; they have unanimously decided on convo eating a new conference, which is to open very shortly in Paris, with a view of putting a term to the conflicting interpretations which have arisen on certain points in the treaty. This first step in the path of conciliation is, we repeat, important ; it augurs well for the respective dispositions of the Powers, and convinces us that existing difficulties will receive a prompt and satisfactory solution. This new convocation of the conference, which had been anticipated in the treaty of Paris, had always appeared to us the best means for producing a desir able solution. This was the ground on which the French Government took up its position ; and we supported its views with conviction and persever ance from the very commencement of the difficulties. We are happy to perceive that all parties have at length rallied to this wise proposition. The glori ous efficiency of the first conferences, without which the peace of Europe would scarcely have been established, shows what may be awaited from the contact of eminent men when they are guided by a common sentiment of justice and of honour. The question will not be to recommence the la bours of the congress, nor to change the text or decisions of the treaty. But what remains for the conference to establish is the correct interpretation of certain points which have appeared dubious. The conference will this time be composed of the second plenipotentiaries, and will, in all proba bility, be of very short duration. It was natural that this intelligence should have been received in Europe with marked satisfaction ; the confidence which it has inspired has already exercised a happy influence on public opinion and on financial affairs. Nevertheless, it does not appear certain that all the difficulties have been solved beforehand ; it is to be believed that matters are far less advanced on this point, and that each Power maintains its par ticular views relative to the questions at issue. This fact explains the opportune character of the newsonferences. Were the various opinions united there would be no necessity for deliberating ; a meeting of plenipotentiaries would be superfluous. Logic would, therefore, indicate that different opi nions may be manifested in the new sittings of the congress ; but either the accord will be established by mutual concessions, as we hope, or by the re sult of a vote and of a majority. In either case, a satisfactory solution is without a doubt. The object of the conference is, therefore, to interpret certain contested points of the Treaty of Paris, I.nd to enforce its speedy execution. The difficulties once solved, the motives which have hitherto been the cause of the occupation of the provinces and of the waters of Turkey will disappear ; the Eng and Austrian forces will at once effect their wi.hdrawal, and thus the treaty will receive in the East, as elsewhere, its complete execution." ouRSE, DEC. 4 .—The following were the last quotations : Cash. fr. c. End of Month. 4i per Cents 3 per Cents 69 45 69 75 New Loan Bank Shares 4,100 Roman (i d) ......... Credit Mobilier 1,550 Austrian Belgian Fives — Spanish Threes...... Piedmontese (5) 9l 75 Home Debt ......... RAILWAYS—FOR CASH. fr. c. fr. c. Orleans 1,337 50 Western Northern 9BO Strasburg - Lyons 1,362 50 New Ditto Mediterranean 1,780 Grand Central Lyons Geneva Cate AUSTRIA. The appointment of E them Pacha as Minister of Foreign Affairs at Constantinople is regarded in the political circles of Vienna as a mere provisional measure. Kepresli Pacha, who represented the Sultan at the coronation of the Emperor Alexan der 11., is already spoken of as his successor. The Vienna papers state that the Emperor, who is now in Italy, has entirely removed the seques tration from the estates of those Lombardo-Vene tian proprietors who have absented themselves from his dominions for political reasons. The Augsburg Gazette states that commissioners nominated by the Zollverein and Austria are about to meet to investigate the results of the treaty of commerce of the 19th February, 1853, between the two powers, and to come to an understanding on the new facilities that may be afforded for increas ing their commercial relations. Austria, adds the above-named journal, has not only in the course of the present year made reductions of the import of raw material and other articles, but has made known to the States of the Zollverein that she is disposed to effect other reductions. BELGIUM. The budget of Ways and Means of Belgium for 1857 is estimated at 138,354,990 f., which is 6,656,450 f. more than the estimate of the budget of the present year, though 1,763,000 f. less than that budget will, according to all probability, actually yield. The principal items in the total are—land tax 1.5,944,527 f., customs 11,845,000 f., excise 23,094,000 f., stamps 3,250,000 f., tolls 4,820,000 f., registration dues 12,800,000 f., post office 4,700,000 f., ant railways 23,500,000 f. SPAIN. MADRID, Dec. 3.—The Marquis de Turgot ar rived here yesterday. The Mario Espanol an nounces that M. Ros de Olano has tendered his resignation as Spanish Minister in Portugal. Orders have been given for the immediate drawing up of the budget of 1857, as the preceding one will expire this month. It is thought that the Bank of Seville will be authorised. It will have a capital of 18 millions of reals, and a privilege of 25 years. M. Isturitz will probably be sent as Minister to Russia. EGYPT. ALEXANDRIA, Nov. 20.—The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamers Cadiz from Bombay, and the Nubia from Calcutta, arrived at Suez on the 17th inst., with 37 passengers, and will leave to-morrow on their way back to India. The Candia and Valetta, which arrive)fl on the 18th and 19th respectively, have brought 700,0001. of specie from England, Malta, and Marseilles, the whole of which is in transit, with the exception of 47,000 1 . for Alexandria, chiefly in gold. A considerable amount of specie has likewise arrived here from Trieste and from Turkey, but 'greater part of the latter goes on to England, and was shipped at Con stantinople, where exchanges have lately ruled e] - cessively high. The proposed visit of the Viceroy to Khartoum and Seimaar has been postponed for a few days. The survey and soundings which have been COn' ducted by the officers of her Majesty's ship Tartarus being completed, their final report was sent home by last mail, and the Tartarus is now under orders to take from 40 to 50 deep-water soundings be" tween Alexandria and Candia. The line from the island of Sardinia to the opposite coast of Africa has been found impracticable for a submarine cable, chiefly on account of the enormous depth of water ; but there appears to be reason to hope that the mission of the Tartarus will be attended with a more promising result, and that the direct line t° Candia will ultimately be selected for establishing communication between Egypt and the EurePe.' line of telegraph, in preference to the more circuir. ous route along the coast of Syria and Asia Min?,_ The internal lines of Egypt are meanwhile rapia.lT extending themselves to the different parts °feline: country. At the present moment two bran_ riect are in course of construction which will u Rosetta and Damietta with the main line third extending from Alexandria to Suez, and a d from has been decided upon which will proceed Cairo to the several towns of Upper Egy fPtthe Tar- Captain Mansell, the commander Sues, hither he had tarns, has just returned from y w to s urvey its gone at the request of the ofc° wires harbour and the adjacent ceasVicoe A railway bridge across branche d Sea. of t b h e ets e u llfo i t n e t t r aß acted for in the Nile, at Kafr Laiss ? , ' t ale e ng of room for to be built of cast iron, England at 135,000/. I rails. two camel tracks, 1 and will be 40 feet broad,des a besides Cairo Railway in thus b l e e a l i v n i regard to The Alexandria an already beyond the highest amount of success the amount of its traftic has be . en attended with expectations. re on the 17th inst., and will shortly be formally installed as agent and. Monsieur de Giers arrived he . Cousul•General for Russia—a post which - had re' mained unfilled since the commencement of the war. A mercantile house here has contracted with the Egyptian Government for the purchase of the entire quantity of saltpetre prepared by the Government over and above that required for its own consume' tion. The contract is to be in force for five years, an d the quantity is estimat e d at a bout 500 to Luuy tons per annum. It is said that this 'operation bile been entered into for account of the Austriaa Government. AMERICA. LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY MORNINGe' j The United States steamer Baltic ha s arriv,' with advices from New York to the 22d ult., an $451,362 specie on freight. The Niagara had arrived at Boston. There were no tidings of the boats of the Lyon nais. The searching steamer Marion had p ut into mould She had experienced rough weather. She 11°13 go out again. ir The New Orleans Delta, the organ of Jei-ie- Davis, says : " When the admission of Kansas into thes11131°1:1 c omes to be acted on, the South will learn the , nn ci ,„ " , ner in which the late contest was conducted._ I‘ll. ;7 1 ; will find, we fear, that non - extension of slay the middle ground on which the majorite°7 ,3 . . not l '''' ~. Buchanan's supporters at the North agreed to stand. She will find that it will be difficult, if possible, to brie , Kansas into this Uni on as a Sibvi;3l, State. She will find the day Mr. Buchanan signs: eel to that effect, if ever passed, his partywill be d es— c a e f buried at the North. He owes election to the °°"- c i, c Wil l( ' t the South, and to the defiant attitude ' of reßi st"c well in mind. He will be a traitor and in she was beginning to assume. He should bear that fac .. eo sible t° every the obligation it implies. Then let heim live manly feeling of gratitude if he forg t ' it and disregard u p to tf is our r p interest c o i n e Cuba, ty which, s i,ol dlook to i letter and spirit of the Ostend letter • let biin rightof by designs upon Mexico ; let him place the Great Tehur4bny epee route beyond the hazard of being lost thatlis ,b, securing the grant of a strip of territory across ifo a and France The acquisition of Cuba in defiance of l'ig la n jci, would not split the Union ; Wield'Nei) strengthen it. The regeneration of Central Aa by to Walker, in alliance with the United States, wou 10;',0 the gradual emancipation of the West Indies frow t''', ; A s of infamous free negroisin established by the en"' American republicanism." L g ee°tgli]laroP b flo r a' t ; 1 / 4 Louisiana gives Buchanan 2,000 majority ; Georgia gives him upwards of 14,000. d u ll' At Havannah on the 1 4 th frei g hts were d exchange improving ; b alance of old sugar on bail 115,000 boxes. The New York money market unchanged ; per demand considerably less urgent, at 8 to unchanged; p er cent. for prime next day bills ; 9 per cent. at three and six months ; on call 7 per cent. Stock raarke active, but rather declining, through party pressure' In exchange not much doing. Sterling firmer 2 som e bankers h avin g advanced to 91 per 03' Bills on London 9 to 9-. Flour market somewhat depresse d by Niagar3's advices. With better unch anged, Cotton market closed tone. Freights unchanged. Iron fair demand. ,_...---...................... -------- bold THE INCOME TAX.—A reliminary m eeting was to at Messrs. Hale's Music•rPeorn on -Friday evening' c7l'la'n of f b '' s , ' r_rs of st;rel!arses of ittceii,e talc , i):4l , j , ti- 1:,..f ~,., , i , r, this Ova, :uul also to entl e ` v i your to procure as appointe a reduction of the t ax itself. A genera c ommitt e e w -d, wi " t h power to a dd to their number,.-Cheltenham Examiner. 85 87,E 41t 38 THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBEM 5, 1856,