The Sun. — London, England, 1856-11-26 00:00:00

UNFURNISHED APARTMENTS.— Wanted for a Lady and her Servant, a SIITTING-ROONI, Three BED-ROOMS, and separate KIT CHEN', where there are no other lodger, 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. JIILLIEN'S CONCERTS. Last Week but Two—The New Grand French Quadrille. —The Grant Selection from La Traviata.—Miss Juliana May and Miss Dolby.—Madame Elisa Pome (prima. donna from the prin cipal theatres in Italy), will shortly have the honour of mak ing her first appearance in England.—To-morrow (Thursday), Nov. 27, the celebrated Pianist Miss Arabells. Goddard will make her second appearance this season. Programme for THIS EVENING (Wednesday, Nov. 26): — Part I. Overture, William Tell (third time this season) — Rossini ; Quadrille, the Promenade —Engelke ; Symphony, Andante from tie Symphony in E flat (third time this sea son)—Mezart ; Song, The green trees whispered low and mild (words by Longfellow), If iss Dolby—Balfe ; Polka, My Mary Ann (15th time)—Jullien ; Solo, Trumpet, M. Duhem —D ahem ; Varsovienne, the Warsaw (third time this season)—Jullien ; Grand Aria, Ernani ! involami (Ernani), Miss Juliana May (her sacoui appearance)—Verdi; the French Quadrille {the 16th time of performance, with variations for flute, flageolet, oboe, clarinet, oplaicleide, and cornet, performed by MM. De Foley, De Yong, Collinet, Lavigne, Sonnenberg, Hughes, and Rcenig ; Finale ; Parbant pour la Syrie, Vive l'Empereur— Jnllien. Part 2. Opera, Grand Operatic Selection from Verdi's opera of " La Traviata" (7th time of performance) with solos for violin, oboe, flute, clarinet, trumpet, ophieleide, and cornet, by Messrs. Le Hon, Lavigne, De Folley, Sonnenberg, Duhem, Hughes, and Koenig ; Scotch Song, Come ferry me e'er, Miss Dolby—Mrs. Groom; Valse, Mountain Daisy—D'Albert ; Tyrolienne, In questo semplice (Betly), Miss Juliana May— Donizetti ; Concerto (No. 6), Violin, M. Le Hon—De Beriot ; Valse, Victory—Koenig ; Galop, Etna—D'Albert. Conductor—M. Jullien To commence at 8 o'clock. Prices of admission :—Promenade, ls. ; Dress circle, 2s. 6d. ; private boxes, 10s. 6d., El ls., and upwards. Private boxes to bo secured of Mr. Nugent, at the box-office of the theatre ; at all the principal libraries and musicsellcrs'; and at Jullien and Co.'s, 214, Regent-street THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY LANE. — Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. Acting Manager, Mr. C. Mathews. Stage Manager, Mr. R. P.oxiiy. Scenic Artist, Mr. W. Beverley. ITALIAN OPERAS, COMEDY, and BALLET, every Evening during the Week, at Old Play-house Prices. Upper Gallery, ls. ; Gallery, Is. 6d. ; Pit, 3e. ; Upper B oxes , 3g. 6d. ; First Circle, ss. ; Dress Circle, 7s. ; Stalls, 10s. 6d. ; 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, Beale, and Co., who have succacded in prevailing upon the eminent Italian Artistes to foreg e their Continental engage. ments, in order to appear fora Few Nights Longer in the moot celebrated operas of the great composers :—Madame Grisi Madame Rudersdorff, Madame Amadei, Madame Sed lasek, and Madame gassier ; Herr Reichardt, Signor Volpini, Mons. Gassier, Signor Lorini, Signor Albicini, Signor Revere, Mr. Tennant, and Herr Formes. Powerful band and corn. plete chorus, under the direction of Signor Li Calzi. THIS EVENING, her Majesty's Servants will perform Verdi's far-famed opera, IL TROVATORE. Characters by Madame Grisi Madame Amadei, Madame Cherici, Signor Lorini, M. Gassier, Signor Albicini, Signor Mattoni, and Signor Volpini. After which, PATTER V. CLATTER. Mr. C. Mathews, Mr. Templeton, &c. To conclude with a Ballet, in which Mdlles. Osmont will appear. Boxes, stalls, and places can be secured of Messrs. Cramer, Beale, 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 half-past 7, commence at S. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. THIS EVENING, Miss Talbot's Benefit. THE HONEYMOON (for this night only.) Duke Aranza, Mr. Murdoch ; Jaques, Mr. Buckstone; Juliana, Miss Talbot. After which, tin successful farce, A FAMILY FAILING, in which Mr. Buckstone, Mr. Howe, Mr. Chippendale, and Miss Blanche Fane will appear. With (for positively the last four nights), the ballet of EL GAMBUSINO, by Perea Nena and her unrivalle l Company of Spanish Dancers. To conclude with THE MARRIED RAKE. Mr. Frederick Flighty, Mr. Howe ; Mrs. Trictrac, Miss Talbot : Cornet Fitzherbert Fitzhenry, Miss Talbot. THEATRE- ROYAL, ADELPHT Real Success. Great Adelphi Hit ! THE ELVES, a Grand New Fairy Ballet Extravaganza, in which Madame Celeste will appear as the Statue Bride every night. Mr. Wright aid Mr. Leigh Murray every evening in the new comic drama of A Border Marriage.—THlS EVENING, A NOVEL EX P E DIENT : by Mr. Leigh Murray, Mr. Parselle, and Mrs. L. Murray. After which, with new scenery, dresses, machinery, and appointments, a new grand fairy ballet extravaganza, Galled THE ELVES', or the Statue Bride, founded on the grand ballet spectacle, now perform ing with unexampled success at the Theatr3 Imperiale de l'Opera at Paris, under the title of Les Elks. Principal cha racters by Madame Celeste, Misses Wyndham, Mary Keeley, Kate Kelly, Chatterly, Arden, Messrs. Weght, Paul Bedford, C Selby, be Barr, Arc. Concluding with A BORDER JUR RIAGE. Sir Walter Rasburn, Mr. Leigh Murray ; Dandie, Mr. Wright ; Mistress Willoughby, Miss Wyndham. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE 'rats ,EVENING and daria , the week will be presented Shakspeare'a play of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'A DREAM. After which will be proanced a new petite careedy, in two acts, called OUR WIFE ; or, The Rose of Amiens. Princi pal characters by Messrs. Ryder, Harley, Fisher ; Misses Murray and C. Leclereq. Mendelssohn's celebrated overture to A Midsummer Night's Dream will commence at 5 minutes before 7. LYCEUM THEATRE ROYAL. Lessee Mr. C. Dillon. THIS EVENING (Wednesday). the highly successful Play of FABIAN, or "La Mesalliance." Fabian, Mr. C. Dillon ; Pauline, Mrs. C. Dillon. - After which, a Ballet Divertissement from ESMERALDA, by Miss Rosina Wright and Corps 41e B diet. Followed by KING'S MUSKETEERS. Mr. C. Dillon and Miss Woolgar. Concluding with DOING THE HANSOM, Mr. J. L. Toole ROYAL SURREY TVEATRE. L8:4408A, "Messrs. SiiephPrd and Creswick. THIS EVENING, ROB ROY, Rob Roy, Mr Creswick ; Rashleigh, Mr. Potter ; Francis, Mr. Charles ; Bailie Nico: Jarvie, Mr. Vollaire ; Dougal, Mr. Tapping; Major Gal braith, Mr. S. Smith ; Helen Macgregor, Mrs. Brookes Diana Vernon, Miss Ellis. To conclude with DRED. T RAND T HEAT RE.—Mznager, Mr. T. Payne.—THlS EVENING will be performed LITTLE DORRIT. Mes rs. Howard, G. Lee, Fitzgerald. THE QUEEN'S MUSKETEERS. Mesdames Cuthbert, Fitz inman, Sic. And THE CAPTAIN'S NOT A MISS. Commence at Seven. Stalls, 3s. ; Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, ls. ; Gallery, 64. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. Alfred Wigan. THIS EVENING, WIVES AS THEY WERE AND MAIDS AS THEY ARE. Messrs. Addison, G. Vining ; Mrs. Stirling, Miss Swanborongh (her second appearance). And (third time), a new farce, JONES THE AVENGER. Messri. F. Robeoi, J. Rogers, and Miss Marston. Commence at half-past Seven. THEATRE ROYAL, SADLER'S-WELLS. Under the Management of Mr. Phelps. THIS EVENING, THE TAMING OF THE SHREW. Christopher Sly, Mr. Phelps. After which, WHERE THERE'S A WILL THERE'S A WAY. To conclude with BETSY BAKER. ASTLETS ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke. THIS EVENING the triumphantly successful Equestrian Speetacle. called DRED ; or, A Tale of the Dismal Swamp. With its delineations of Equestrian Negro Life, by Mr. W. C.oke's Horses, trained by him. Terrific Sinking of the Steeds in the darksome Swamp, & c . After which, the SCENES in the CIRCLE ; appearance o f Miss Kate Cooke, &e, To conclude with NUMEROUS ENTERTAINMENTS. Doors open at half-past six ; commence at seven o'clock. Box-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. W es t . Evicstrian Director, Mr. W. Cooke, jun., Westminster-road.— OPEN HALL, • OPEN EVERY EVE mad e ri pe ais rforma.nee of —The follow ing company of Vocalists are engaged for th Choruses, Selections from all the popular Operas, Caulfield, F. Glees • Duets, &c. viz.: —Miss E. Pearee, Mrs.g J. Caulfield Miss Brnnell, and Miss Summers ; Mr. J. J ong h stan ,, R, Grover, T. Raino. T. Farrant, S. ',J Barker, IV, Melling, and P. Cowie ; Masters Austin, J. Ben nett, and Cerri ; Mr. Sam Cowell and E. Mackncy, Pt -- forte, J. llarroway, R. A. ; harmonium, J. Caulfield, . 11 * Piano forte Mr. J. Caulfield. Commence at Seven o'clock II ; ; eisely. Suppers, ezc., until twelve o'clock. In addition tee the usual Vocal Entertainment, the celebrated SPANISH MINSTRELS will appear in costume at Nine and Eleven o'clock Every Evening, and sing some of their favourite selec tions RIG ii WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY—Morn. 56 min. aft.l2—Evening 16 min. aft. 1 Tg-Mottgow—Morn. 33 min. aft. I—Evening1—Evening 43 min.aft. 1 THE WEATHER—SUN OFFIOS, NOVEUBER 26. TaitaILOICITER, IN TNIC SgADZ. 41—highest sines noon yesterday. 37—lowest this morning and during the ight" 4.3 —this day at noon. BAsomrnea, 29.61—falling fast. W IND. S.W. in the morning ; now light and wavering to the South and N.W., with dull, foggy and rainy weather. Ye have had a h eav y fall of snow in the night , w ith ra p id thaw and rai n i n th e morning. It was the first sn ow in London this season,. • pi) 'I- IA ~b ~'~~ .yam.-~~~! l tfs '~"~=. L')NDON, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 18&8 There is a general impressiou abroad that the Bank of England should forthwith reduce the minimum rate of discount, at all events to 6 per cent., a nd be prepared ere long to make further progress in the same direction. Even the most orthodox worshippers of Mammon are beginning to feel that the Directors have been playi ng t oo fine a. game, and that the whole system is en- r •N THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 26, 1856 dangered by their too eager pursuit of a rate of interest, which, under the most favourable cir cumstances, must lead to very considerable diffi culties amongst those engaged in industrial pur suits ; deprive the manufacturing and commercial interests of their . legitimate profits, and throw thousands and tens of thousands of persons, able and willing t• work, out of employment. Even the Times itself has confessed the fearful conse- quences of too high a rate of interest, which it candidly acknowledges to be a " national dis aster" of no ordinary magnitude. It is only the minor fry who dare to assert that a " high pre mium for the use of honoured capital" is a symptom that " the rate of profit is high (1), that trading is prosperous (! !), that the coun try is rapidly advancing in wealth" (! !!) That " the capital necessary to its prospe rity is in great demand" is unfortunately but too certain. But if those who force up their money to a famine price can be justified, then are the 60-per-cent. gentry the greatest national benefactors, entitled to the thanks and gratitude of the People. It is, however, scarcely necessary to answer the lucubrations of a person who puts forward such extraordinary opinions, manifestly viewing every thing through a distorted medium. It is quite sufficient to deal with the more rational supporters of a Moneyocracy—those who admit the grievance, but affect to deplore its necessity (?) Now, as we pointed out on Monday, the resolutions adopted at the Bank parlour on the 13th instant occasioned " considerable surprise" and serious apprehension in the money market. It was sup posed that the Directors, who had later and more authentic information- than was available to the community at large, must have had solid founda tion for such a change—that there must be some generally-unforeseen danger "looming in the future," and that, even under the most favourable circumstances, the drain of bullion must be continuing, and to a greater extent than the public had any accurate knowledge of. It now, however, appears, "on the infallible evidence of their own accounts," that the strin gent measure of restriction " was wholly uncalled for, and that all the risk and inconvenience to the commercial world might have been averted without the slightest danger." The Times says that " the majority of prudent persons do not join in that opinion." The simple fact, however, that from returns published on the following day it appeared that there had been within the week an addition to the bullion in both departments of more than 150,0001., that there had, in like manner, been an increase to the Bank Reserve, or " Notes Unemployed," of 456,3801., while the " Active Circulation" within a fortnight had been reduced by more than 600,0001., proved, beyond the possibility of doubt, that there was no palp able justification for the measure. And the fact that large importations of gold were daily expected from Australia rendered the step the more objectionable, proving beyond the pos sibility of doubt that those by whom it was adopted cannot safely be entrusted with the control and management of an instrument so delicate, the operations whereof are of such vital importance to the welfare and prosperity of the people, as the circulating medium of the country. It is, perhaps, fortunate that the relations between the nation and the quasi national Bank were not disposed of last session. The full extent of the grievance was not then thoroughly under stood. The screw had not been applied with all its stringency, and legislation might have taken place on insufficient data. The Bank Charter has virtually terminated. It only requires the requi site notice and payment of the Government debt to the Bank to get rid of the incubus, to remove the "Old Lady of Threadneedle-street," worse than " the Old Man of the Sea," celebrated in the narrative of the veracious SINBAD, from our shoulders. We want a really national Bank and really national 11. notes. As a private - trading corporation the Bank will realise large profits for the proprietors of stock, and have no cause to regret the cessation of a connection by no means profitable, as will appear from a comparison of its gains with those of other bank ing establishments unconnected with Govern ment. They could not complain, and the people would have ample cause to rejoice at the issue of notes of small denominations, which, being gua ranteed by and secured not only by all the pro perty of the nation, but also by its industry, and being receivable in payment of every public bur den, could never be depreciated, and would answer all domestic purposes. With an adequate supply of such a measure and representative of value the fluctuations in the price of money, or rate of interest, for they are synonymous, would be avoided, and men might engage in manufac turing or commercial pursuits without encounter ing gambling risks, which, while they may bring gigantic fortunes to a few, must eventuate in em barrassment, if not ruin, to the majority of well-meaning speculators. The excellent "CmcouoT" is making his ap pearance in a new character. " The Angel of Peace" is likely to disturb the tranquillity of Europe i He is putting forward untenable claims against the independence of Neuchatel, and, of course, the integrity of the Swiss Confederation. That such a demand can be pressed without pro ducing a general convulsion is utterly impossible ; but what signifies it to FREDERICK WILLIAM if he can derive any profit from the transaction, or obtain a makeweight to restore the prestige forfeited by his conduct during the late war, and the influence that also de parted from his House. These are clearly not the times to put forward obsolete claims, or to stand upon " the Divine right," now so gene• rally ignored by all the Peoples of the world, and only recognised by a few despots, engaged, like Mrs. PARTINGTON, in the vain attempt of sweep ' ingback the sea of democracy with useless brooms. But yet Prussia, for her own private purposes, or what she is pleased to represent as " the • interests of Germany" and of legitimacy, strives to agitate the question, and to cast a fire brand into E uropean soc i e ty. The Swiss will not — nor, more, they cannot—yield ; and their forefathers have already taught salutary lesso ns to crowned despots as to the danger of tampering with, or striving to under mine, the rights of a really free people. The real question lies the last century the then King of Prussia con trived to establish a very doubtful claim to the allegiance of the peopl e of Neuchatel. It was, however, " an outlying estate , " on which no great store was set, and during the time when the star of the Great NAPOLEON was in the ascendant was rea•lily surrendered by the ostensible owner, and bestowed as a reward on a French a —eheral. It did not, however, long remain under the " BLS THIEIt" dynasty. In 1814 it was restored to P r ussia, and in 1815 became a canton of the Swiss Confederation, certain purely nominal rights beinc, reserved to Prussia. These rights, although utterly valueless, were got rid of eight years ago, and the Government of Berlin ever since ac quiesced in the altered state of affairs. The Neu. ch,atalese were Republicans. That was the esta blished state of affairs, and any' attempt to disturb it was neither more nor less than an attempt at insurrection. The title of the de facto Government was at least as good as that by which Louts NAPOLEON founds his claim to the imperial diadem ; and he, at least, cannot permit any im peachment of their authority. We have already explained the futile attempt at revolution by a few reckless royalists who set up the Prussian standard, without the slightest chance of obtaining popular support. The ring leaders were made prisoners, and although we should regret to see the infliction of severe punishment for merely political offences, it cannot be asserted that, according to the code of any nation, they have not become amenable to the extreme penalty of the law, whatever it may be. But Prussia has attempted to demand their liberation as a matter of right, and to found on these abortive attempts the restoration of claims, either obsolete or long since abandoned : and this untoward demand was, as we have shown, put forward at the most in opportune time. No alternative remained. The Swiss authorities could not yield ! Although they would probably have let off the offenders with comparative impunity, they could not recog nise the grounds on which it was insisted. The doing so would compromise their own rights and let in the sharp end of a wedge which would speedily be driven much further. We trust, then, that this purely gratuitous and unwarrantable attempt to disturb the tranquillity of Europe may be treated as it deserves, and that the attitude assumed by the Western Powers may teach Prussia the magnitude of the danger she is provoking, and the risk of recklessly putting for ward such frivolous aid untenable claims. Once more we would draw attention to the Drainage of the Metropolis. Now is the time for insuring the adoption of a comprehensive and thoroughly satisfactory plan ; and if it is allowed to pass unimproved the population of and below Woolwich will have themselves mainly to thank for the consequences. That these will be prejudicial to health we have no manner of doubt, any more than we have as to the injustice of emptying, in effect, the filth of London before their homesteads. The sewage certainly ought, in reason and justice, to be carried to Sea Reach ; and all parties likely to be benefited thereby should hold themselves prepared to pay a fair quota of the expense. The Drainage Question may now be considered as limited to a mere money question. The Metropolitan Board are prepared to carry out the sewage to Sea Reach if the money over and above what is necessary to carry it to Erith is forthcoming, and apparently on no other terms. We won't now insist on the viciousness of an argument, which has no sanction in mo rality, and is professedly based on an Act of Par liament. Right or wrong, the Metropolitan Board seem prepared, should the additional outlay not be forthcoming, " to pitch their slugs into their neighbours' garden." The duty of the population who stand in this relation to the Board obviously, therefore, is to " move heaven and earth" until the money be forthcoming. It is a serious matter for them, and they had better look to it, to the exclusion even of more palatable business. Go vernment, under all the circumstances, is morally bound to "come cut handsome" towards the accomplishment of an object in which they have, in addition, a personal and an official interest. Every effort should be made by the friends of sanitary reform, and others interested in the wel fare of the less informed portion of the popula tion, to enlighten them as to the impending dan ger, and arouse them to decided action in •rder to its prevention. We say this in the interests of the Londoners as well as of the population to which it is addressed ; for we are by no means prepared to say the discharge of the sewage at Erith will rid the metropolis entirely of the giant evil under which it now groans. Cold-blooded selfishness may pass for wisdom ; but in its issue, as in its essence, it in most cases turns out sheer folly. In another part of our present impression will be found a pleasing Report of the Annual Meet ing of the Birmingham Institution for the Relief of Deafness. The Institution, it will be seen, is in a prosperous condition financially, and in the amount of good it is doing to the patients under its care. Of the latter fact, the former may be regarded as the legitimate corollary—for unless relief were actually afforded the Institution would not, as we may fairly presume, meet with the sup • port it does. The fact is the Institution is fortunate in having for its surgeon an accomplished aurist, who, to the palm of unsurpassed skill, adds the merit of being an unpaid and most indefatigable and devoted philanthropist, never weary in the discharge of the duties of his responsible posi tion ; and managers who, like Mr. MASON, do their utmost to extend its benefits as far as the means at t heir disposal will admit. Philanthropic efforts like these are deserving of the utmost con sideration, and we trust the Institution, successful as it is, will be supported by the public henceforth more generously—in other words, in a manner more proportionate to its deserts and the number of those who need its aid, which are great. Other large towns would do well by fol ' lowing so praiseworthy an example. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Miss Juliana May, an American vocalist, and lately a prima donna at Verona, sang last night at M. Jul lieu's promenade concert. Miss May has a pleasing ♦oice, of light and youthful quality, and of exact intonation, but hardly capable, it would seem, of any very powerful effort. Her style is neat and finished, but not suffi. ciently dramatic for such displays as the "In questo semplice" of Donizetti, which demands a liveliness and and point, the result no less of extreme self-possession than of fresh and genial impulse. Though the delivery of Miss May was somewhat tame and mechanical, the public insisted upon an encore. She was announced to sing in the second part the " Ernani involami" of Verdi; but of her capacity to deal with the music of this bravura school we must take some other opportunity of speaking. DRURY-LANE TLIEATRE. The "Lucia di Lammermoor" of Donizetti was per formed last night, Madame Gassier being the heroine and M. Gassier Enrico. The Edgardo was Signor Vol: pini, wbo sang, as far as we had the opportunity o f hearing him, with excellent ability, and with great dra matic efficiency. His zeal, however, in the malediction scene somewhat outweighed his discretion. His energy bordered on the ferocious. It was fury of temper rather than the ebulition of a wounded spirit, and even the effect was violent and exaggerated. Signor Volpini, however, established his claim to prominent honour as a vocalist. We have listened to few of the lately-imported tenors who exhibit so much legimate pretension as this gentle. man, and we look forward to his occupying a high posi tion upon the lyric stage when better and more exten sively known. Of the 73,6001. in specie brought by the Asia from New York, 41,300/. was on French account. The Madrid has brought 8,0251. in specie for the Peninsula. 'The Bank of Frankfort have reduced their rate of die coune from 6to 5 per cent. • An English weekly journal, called the Nice Observer, has just been started at Nice. Mr. H. Robinson, one of the directors of the Riga and Dunaburg Railway Company, has arrived in Lon don from St. Petersbarg. We are informed that the traffic on the Lombardo- Venetian lines of railway is increasing largely, under the management of M. Talabot. Thomas Chamber; Esq., M.P., for Hertford, will be a candidate for the office of Common Sergeant in the event of a vacancy. THE DUCHESS OF ATKOL —The Duke of Athol, in writing to a contemporary, seys :—You will oblige me by contradicting th© report published in some of the London papers), that "the Duchess of Athol has been received into the Roman Catholic) Church within the last few days by the Very Rev. Dr. Manning," as there is not the slightest foundation for such a statement. Mr. John Goes, organist of St. Paul's Cathedral, has been appointed composer to her Majesty's Chapel Royal, St. James's, in the room of Mr. W. Knyvett, deceased. A horse that was in the famous eavalrY charge at Balaklava now runs in a Southampton omnibus. If it hears the sound of a gun it starts off, and there is the greatest difficulty in reigning it in. No appointment of a vice-president of Education will take place until Parliament is about to meet, neither will any arrangement be finally made as regards maintaining the Board of Health as a separate department, or trans ferring it to the Home-office. Thackeray says, "We do not travel nowadays ; we arrive at places ;" and Ruskin, in his late volume, says, " Railway travelling is not travelling at all ; it is merely being sent to a place, and very little different from becoming a parcel." ACCIDENT TO PROFESSOR ANDERSON.—lntelligence was current amongst theatrical people last evening that the Wizard of the North has had his right hand irreco verably shattered by the bursting of a pistol during the performance of some of his tricks of legerdemain at Liverpool. Australian gold to the amount'of 150,000/. wag sold to the Bank yesterday in addition to the 180,0101. delivered on Monday. Out of the 1,300,0001. brought by the James Baines and the Lightning the Bank have thus received 460,0001., and the total may yet probably be increased by a further moderate sum. The weekly reviews of the Amsterdam and Rotterdam produce-markets state that with a moderate business prices continued to be well supported. In coffee and sugar the operations had not been very extensive, and there was little tendency to speculation. The letters from Rouen mention that the market for manufactures was quiet, the attendance of buyers being limited. REPRESENTATION OF EAST SCIFFOLK.—We alluded in our last Journal to a rumour that Lord Henniker (Con servative) would be called upon again to offer himself to the electors as a candidate to represent Eat Suffolk in Parliament. What was then uncertain has now become an accomplished fact. His lordship is in the &W.— /pit:4cl, Journal. The amateurs who played for the Patriotic and Cri mean funds last season, and those who performed a month since before her Majesty, are to give a dramatic performance, on Friday, Dec. 5, the proceeds to be de voted to the relief of destitution in the metropolis during the winter season. The box plan will be kept at Mr. Sam's royal library, St. James's-greet. HER MAJESTY'S SHIP DRIVER,—We ( Waterford Wail) are glad to perceive, by the arrival of the aoove war steamer in our river, that the frequent and earnest requests made on the part of the corporation to the Ad miralty, to have our port c3esidered a naval station, have been again attended with good effect. The Driver mounts six large guns, and i 3 manned by about 200 men. A SLIGHT DIFFERENCE —The telegraphic operator cf Vera Cruz, on the arrival of the bark Pegasus, on the Ist of October, telegraphed to the city of Mexico the astounding intelligence of the failure of the Bank of Eng land. Ho fancied that the Royal British Bank could be no other than the great national banking institution of the British people.—American paper. THE ERITH MURDER.—Yesterday afternoon, Mr. Superintendent Mallalieu, in order still more closely to connect Worrell with the murder of George Carter, issued placards giving a description of Worrell, with the view of discovering the cabman by whom he is sup posed to have been driven from the London-bridge (North Kent) railway station to Kennington, between four and five o'clock on Friday, the 7th inst. DEATH OF MR. ARTHUR DILLON, THE ACTOR.—Mr. Arthur Dillon, the father of Mr. Charles Dillon, the talented lessee of the Lyceum, died last evening, after a long illness, at his lodgings, Broad-court, Bow-street. Mr. Charles Dillon was on the stage in the last act of " Fabian," when the melancholy intelligence reached the theatre, but it was not communicated to him until the performances had come to a conclusion. A benefit in aid of the funds of the Great Northern Hospital, York-road, King's-cross, is announced to take place at St. James's Theatre on Tuesday next, when will be performed Massinger's play of " A Now Way to Pay Old Debts," with other entertainments, supported by the members of the Oxford Dramatic Club. We are informed that this institution, which was established June 30, 1856, by Mr. S. F. Statham, F.R.C.S., for merly of the University College Hospital; has been the means of relieving no less than 9,000 patients during the past five months. THE RUMOURED RETIREMENT OF THE BISHOP OF ROCHESTER.—We are happy in being able to state, on the authority of the Lord Bishop himself, that he has at present no intention of retiring from the diocese. At a dejeunear given after the consecration of a church in this county last week the subject was alluded to by one of the speakers, when the venerable prelate said, though he felt advancing age, and his health had been lately impaired, causing the duties to press rather heavily upon him, he had no intention of retiring so long as he was able to discharge those duties in the manner which the interests of the see demanded.—Essex Herald of yester day. The ship Clara, a collier, left Southampton three weeks ago for Sunderland. Another collier left Southampton afterwards, and had reached Sunderland, loaded, and was on her return voyage, and had not fallen in with the Clara, and nothing had been heard of her. The re!atives of the crew, seven in number, consequently became alarmed. Yesterday, however, news reached Southamp ton that the Clara was at Brovershav en, on the coast of Holland. She has no doubt been driven ()a that coast by the recent prevailing high winds. CITY COMMISSION OF SEWERS.—A t a court held by the City Commissioners of Sewers yesterday, Mr. Turn bull, Mr. Smith, and several inhabitants of the Tower Ward, called attention to the inconvenient narrowness of Lower Thames-street, towards Tower-hill, and the great amount of cart and waggon traffic there. They observed that some premises in the street were now aboat to be rebuilt, which offered a favourable opportu nity for abating the nuisance by widening the thorough fare. The matter was ordered to be considered at the next court. TESTIMONIAL TO ANDREW ARCEDECKNE, ESQ.—On Tuesday last the committee appointed to carry out the wishes of the subscribers met at the White Hart Inn, Wickham Market, whence they proceeded to Glevering Hall. Here the Rev. G. T. Turner, the chairman, in a short but appropriate speech, had the honour of handing to the High-Sheriff a pair of massive silver claret jugs, bearing the following inscription :—" Presented to An drew Arcedeckne, E,q., High Sheriff of Suffolk, as a token of the high esteem in which he is held by his friends and neighbours." It is worthy of mention that every subscription was entirely unsolicited. —Essex Herald. _ _ _ -- ----- GALE AT LIVERPOOL.-LTVEBPOOL, Tuesday. —lt blew a gale last night from north to north-north-west, during which the John Haven, for Calcutta, and the Heidel berg, from Nev Orleans, at anchor in the river, drove from their anchorage and got into collision. The John Haven lost maintopgallant mast and had her starboard quarter damaged, and subsequently drove on shore near the Woodside pier, but was assisted off this morning's tide. The Heidelberg's anchors got foul of the Woodside moorings, and she had to ship them to enable her to go into dock. The ferry steamer Wirral ran into a schooner last night, and carried away the latter's bowsprit, figure head, &e. The statement that the ship S. M. Fox, ashore on the Burbo Bank, was breaking up from the effects of the gale of Saturday night is incorrect ; a flat was along side to-day endeavouring to save the remnants of her cargo. MELANCHOLY DEATH OF A GENTLEMAN.-Mr. George Grenville Fortescue, of Bonconnoc, Cornwall, met with his death, under very distressing circumstances, a short time ago. He had been cruising with his cousins, Lord and Lady Drogheda, in their yacht the Fancy, during the summer and autumn, in the Mediterranean, and with them he had visited Greece, Constantinople, the Crimea, and other places. They Were on their I;ome ward voyage, and on the afternoon of Sunday, the 2d inst., after having taken part in the services of the day, he went up into the rigging for cooler air or amusement, as he had often done before, when suddenly, either from some panic or giddiness, or some cause not known, be fell en deck from a height of 30 feet. He was taken up senseless, and he received such injuries by the fall that he died the same night. The vessel, which was than about 170 miles off Algiers, put into that place, and his afflicted cousins buried the young gentleman in the cemetery of the town. MONUMENT TO DECEASED MEDICAL OFFICERS OF THE AEMY.—At a special general meeting of military medical officers, held at the Army Medical Board, Whitehall, on Wednesday, the 15th ult., ,the Director-General in the chair, it. was decid e d unan imously that a monument should be erected as a lasting testimony of affectionate regard and esteem for those medical officers, civil and military, who lost their lives in their country's service during the late campaign, and as an estimate which their survivin g brethren ente r t a i n o f their public labours. The sum of 327/. was announced to have been already sub scribed by the medical officers in Turkey and the Crimea; but as the majority of officers of the department who may wish also to support the undertaking have not yet had an opportunity of subscribing their names, and as a further sum is necessary to enable the committee to carry out the design proposed, subscriptions will be received by Messrs. M'Gregor, the army agents, and by the principal medical officers at all stations, at home and abroad. " To HAMBURG WITH THE GERMANS."—On Thursday morning, an incident, occasioning no small merriment to the spectators, occurred on the departure of the train conveying 500 discharged German soldiers from Col chester to Harwich, for embarkation to Hamburg. A female having been suspected of being bribed or smuggled into the train under cover of the soldiers, Major Raines, assistant quartermaster-general, and Mr. Nibloe, station master, were for some time in active search to discover the secreted fair one. , At length the keen eyes of the Major, in glancing along the rows of soldiers, rested on a certain suspicious looking form, sit ting in upright posture, and, throwing aside the ample folds of the martial cloak he exposed to view the figure of a country looking girl, of about sixteen,who was hidden from bonnet to shoes behind it. An outburst of laughter from the Germans followed the discovery of the lady, who was commanded to come forth, and on being handed out of the carriage, looked ama zin g l y sill y . When asked where sh e was going, she said, " to Ham burg with the Germa ns ," an d on being told she m ust be a simpleton, as they would be sure to lea ve her when she got there, she pertl replied that s he didn't care if they did, and taking a "last fond look" a t the " Cousins German" left the platforte.—Essex Herald. LATEST NEWS. TURKEY. CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. 14. The present state of the Government here must be looked upon as entirely provisional. The late Ministry has left a very unpleasant legacy to its successors. By its vacillating , conduct, .its dubious policy, and its contradic tory assurances, the questions of Boigrad and the Serpents' Island, the final evacution of tho Ot toman territory, and the re-organisation of the Principalities have been considerably aggravated. Indeed, the hopeless confusion into which they had thrown all these questions, and the manner in which they had compromised themselves by it, were the main cause of their fall. Redschid Pasha's first care will be to settle the pending questions, and thus pave the way for his administration. Something has already been done towards this. Every day since his accession Mi nisterial Councils have been held, and what is more they led to a resolution, a result which has Ibeen rather out of fashion in Turki s h Ministerial Councils of late. Redschid Pasha goes further back than the treaty of Paris for the solution of the disputed points. He starts from the Vienna Conferences, which laid down the basis of the treaty. These bases are laid down by England, France, and Austria without the concurrence, and one might almost say without the knowledge, of Turkey. In these Conferences it was assumed that Turkey and Russia were the principal parties concerned, and the three Powers, by laying down the conditions which they thought necessary for the maintenance of the integrity and indepen dence of Turkey, made themselves, in the name of Europe, arbitrators of the struggle between Turkey and Russia. Turkey, by accepting these bases for a pacification, recognised this arbitration and placed thus her fate in the hands of these three Powers. The treaty of the 15th of April, in which these same three Powers pledged themselves to maintain the integrity and independence of Turkey, recognised by the treaty of the 3011 of March, was nothing more than a corollary and confirmation of the posi tion assumed by the Allies from the beginning. Turkey, then, for her part proposes to refer the disputed points to the decision of these three Powers to whom she has already once before sub mitted her fate. With this view she consents that the disputed questions should be settled in the Paris Conferences ; but neither of the parties im mediately concerned, nor those who took only a pseacrotnidnarte decision.y h partinthe Eastern question, should take A proof that the Turks fully appreciate the value of Bolgrad may be found in the circumstance that the attempts made lately to induce them to give up Bolgrad for a compensation have utterly failed. It was proposed to Redschid Pasha to annex the whole Delta of the Danube, together with the Ser pents' Island, not to Moldavia, but to Turkey Pro per, if the latter consented to give up Bolgrad. The answer was a polite refusal. No positive answers have been as yet given to the proposal of the Porte. The telegraph is, how ever, busy in carrying questions and explanatory answers between this and Paris and London. By the aid of it a solution, one way or another, may be soon expected. Yesterday morning the American sailing cervette Constellation, 21, came into the Golden Horn, and exchanged her salute with the batteries of Topkhane. The appearance of a man-of-war not belonging to the allies caused rather an excitement, especially as the first report had enlarged her into a 60-gun frigate, for how could a Russian man-of war be excluded from the Dardanelles if the straits were not closed to an American? but she belongs to the class of smaller vessels which have always received the permission to come up even in times of peace for an occasional visit. THE GERMAN DIET. In the sitting of the German Diet of the 20th inst. the Governments of Austria, Prussia, Ba varia, and Baden notified to the Assen'ably that, in execution of the resolution of the Gth inst. relative to the affair of Neuchatel, they had forwarded in structions to their diplomatic agents accredited to the Swiss Confederation couched in the sense of that resolution. PRANCE. PARIS, TUESDAY. The Emperor yesterday received at the Palace of St. Cloud Count William of Wurtemberg, cousin german of the King of Wurtemberg. The Count was presented by Baron de Wachter, the Wurtem berg Minister. BOURSE, Nov. 24.—The market was at first heavy, but suddenly rallied, and acquired a degree of firmness. The following were the last quota tions : Cash. fr. c End of Month. 4i per Cents 3 per Ceuta 67 90 67 95 New Loan Bank Shares 4,000 Roman Credit Mobilier 1,395 Austrian Belgian Fives 97l— Spanish Threes Piedmontese (5) 9O 50 Home Debt RAILWAYS-FOR CASH. fr. c. fr. c. Orleans 1,265 Western Northern 945 Strasburg Lyons 1,305 New Ditto Mediteripmean 1,695 Grand Central Lyons Geneva Cette RUSSIA. The report that Prince Gortschakoff had issued another circular relative to the pending questions is in some measure confirmed by the following letter, dated Berlin, Nov. 21, addressed to the Frankfurter Zeitung Prince Gortschakoff has sent a new circular to the diplomatic agents of Russia abroad. This document alludes chiefly to the actual state of affairs, and criticises severely the attitude assumed by Austria and England as regards the execution of the treaty of peace. Although the question as to whom the Island of Serpents shall belong in future is at least doubtful, Russia is nevertheless ready to cede on this point to the demands of England and of Austria. " As regards the possession of Bolgrad, themore important question of the two, Russia declines pronouncing a decision alone, and on this point invokes the decision in common of all who signed the Treaty of Paris. Moro cannot be asked of Russia, but Austria and England have opposed insurmountable obstacles to this decision, and con sequently things remain in suspense. " Such is the sense of this circular." A letter dated St. Petersburg, Nov. 16, says— " Thefact of a shot having been fired from the fort at Yenikale upon an English vessel of war has caused some sensation in our official world ; the heads of our commercial houses, who have branch establish ments in the towns of the Sea of Azoff, after the experience of the sad events which occurred there in 1855, show some anxiety respecting the m any commercial interests engaged there since the n glpeace.ish No one here doubts that the Russi an Commander was perfectly justified in p reventin g the E vessel from entering the Sea of Azoff to prevent the capture of ships engaged in smuggling. . A. letter from St. Petersburg of Nov; which neverls , pub lished by the Havas Cor res p onde nce, wittingly circulates any news disagreeable to the French Government, says : " In a report addressed to the .military chancery by Prince Bariatzinski , the comman der-in-chief of th e pro vinces of the Caucasus, most favourable accounts are given of the fortified towns and establishments on the coast of the Caspian Sea. Imme nse quantities of raili tory stores of all kinds have been, during the last few mon ths, sent from Astrakan to Derbend by the Volga, and this immense materiel y be turned to a ccoun t, when time s hall serve, by th m e caorps d'arrnee, which as it is thought, is destined to succour the Shah of Persia, our ally, i n the probable case of his territory being invadal by an English expeditionary army. Rus sia, whatever may ha ppen, will not be taken by surprise in those distant countries. It is known that General Churlew, one of the most intrepid defenders of Sebastopol, has been appointed by the Emperor com mander of the corps d'arro6a echeloned between Baka and Erivan, in the immediate neighoourhood of the Persian frontier. Many people at St. Petersburg think that this fiery general, with all his forces, may very likely get to Herat before the English, who are expected to disembark at Dushir, shall be in line of battle. The opinion gains ground in military circles that if the Eng lish Government should really carry its plan into execu tion, events will compel us to interfere with all the power which, thanks to the activity of our generals, we can dispoQe of in Asia. "However, it will b e scarce l y p oss ible for us t o pre . vent the English from effecting a landing upon the two principal islands of the Persian Gulf, nor from installing themselves in the town of I3ushir. They will annex them to their possessions in India, in the same manner and under the same pretexts as they did in the case o A den, i❑ the Red Sea." Severid G,2,: nlll4. 'nave of 3 -,- ;F:' , sentations said to have been made by Russia at Vienna and Berlin on behalf of Denmark, in the affair of the Duchies. The Ildnover Gazette de clares its ability to pronounce this statement incor rect. Russia has not interfered directly in the matter • neither has France o ff ered its mediation, as has b een similarly affirmed. The Nem Prussian Gazette states that attempts are being made at present to navigate the Duieter by means of steamers, in order to convey corn to Odessa, but great doubts are entertained as to the successful result of the undertaking. NEUCHATEL. With respect to the Neuchatel affair the Swiss Government are preparing for the worst. The following details of the force which, in defence of the territory, it could bring into action are, under present circumstances, interesting. The staff of the Helvetic army comprises 40 Federal colonels (generals of division), 43 Federal lieutenant-colonels (generals of brigade), and a proportionate number of other officers. The title of General is only given to the Federal Colonel, the Commander-in-Chief of the army. The effective strength of the troops is thus com posed : Engineers 2,090 men. Artillery Cavalry ........... 3,008 „ Riflemen Infantry 130,631 „ Medical staff, or service de sauté 237 „ Total 162,943 man, and 700 guns. The Federal Government, moreover, can, in case of war, call out the cantonal troops, consisting of upwards of 40,000 men, and would probably recall the 12,000 Swiss who form the nucleus of the army of the King of Naples. In fact Switzerland can put on foot a force of about 214,000 men. NAPLES. 87 87 42. A letter from Berlin, dated Nov. 20, in the Hamburg Gazette, says :—" It is affirmed that the Neapolitan Government has addressed to Prussia ,(in reply to representations made by the Prussian ambassador at Naples, with a view to a reconcilia tion) a memorandum, which has also been commu nicated to the other Cabinets, and which is looked upon by the Cabinets of Paris and of London as a step towards concession. " The Neapolitan Government endeavours to decline the responsibility of the conflict, by proving that it is not the Naples Cabinet which is unwilling to a reconciliation, but that it arises from the con ditions hitherto asked not being equitable. " The memorandum dwells particularly upon the moderation and conciliatory sentiments of the King, and mentions as a proof that His Majesty thinks the moment has arrived when the Neapoli tan Government, without compromising its dignity, may consent to equitable demands of the Western Powers.' Accounts from Naples of the 20th state that a treaty of commerce with the United States has been promulgated. A general revision of the cus toms tariff was talked of. The King was still at Gaeta. Recruiting for the Neapolitan army is taking place on a very extensive scale in Switzerland. The King proposes, it is reported, to increase his fo reign troops up to the number of 20,000 men, and reduce the native forces. A despatch from Rome, dated the 20t1 , says new propositions have been made to the Government for a railway between Rome and Naples and Rome and Florence, which are likely to be acceptable. SPAIN. MADRID, Nov. 22. The Gazette publishes the statement of the Inde pendence Beige, that Lord Howden had asked the government for explanations as to the political course it intended to pursue. The Madrid journals ‘f the 20th state that at the reception held by the Queen, o:a the occasion of her fete , O'Donnell and hi s co ll eagues i n hi s cabi net—M. Rios Rosas, M. Collado, 'VI. Pastor Diaz, and M. Salaverria—were present, as were also all the notabilities of the moderado party. At Malaga the garrison had been reinforced by 500 men. On their arrival the military comman der passed them in review, and in a speech praised the garrison for its conduct in the recent insurrection, and exhorted them to imitate it, if necessary. He added that he was determined to maintain order at every cost, and that before the throne should be placed in danger the insurgents would have to pass over his corpse. He then cried "Long live the Queen !" and the cry, according to the Gazette, was repeated with enthusiasm by the troops. Great precautions had been taken in the town for the preservation of order, and all the po pulation had been disarmed. Numerous arrests had been and were being effected. The court mar tial had condemned nine insurgents to death, and it was believed that the same fate awaited others. None of the soldiers and insurgents wounded in the fight had died, but the wounds of one soldier and of several of the insurgents were serious. The Epoca says that when the news of the rising at Malaga reached Granada there were indications that a revolt was imminent ; but the authorities by their energy prevented art outbreak, and they afterwards sent word to the Government that they would answer for the maintenance of order. Le Nord publishes a long state document from the Greek Ministry of :Finance, dated last July, giving an exposition sufficiently flattering of the state of Greece political, financial, and social. It is addressed to M. Tricoupi, to be laid before the English Government. The Duke d'Ossuna, Grandee of Spain, after passing a few clays at Brussels, has left that city . for St. Petersburg, charged with a special mission from the Queen of Spain to the Emperor of Russia. Queen Christina arrived at Genoa on the 18th from Marseilles, under the incognito of Countess of Quinto. After ',visiting the most remarkable parts of the city, she ro•embarked the same even ing for Civita Vecchia. The Queen of Holland arrived at Hanover in the evening of the 21st, and was received by the King and Queen at the station. After supping at the palace, her Majesty left in the night to continue her journey to Holland. THE ARREST, IN BERLIA, OF MR. MORRIS MOORb, OF LONDON—HIS LIBERATION. (From the Morning Advertiser.) We have received a letter from Mr. Morris Moore, the fine arts connoisseur, of Soho-square, whose arrest on Friday last, by the Government authorities of Berlin, we announced in our impres sion of yesterday. Mr. Morris Moore, in his com munication to us. dated "Berlin, Sunday even ing," calls our attention to the following paragraph from the Yolks Zeitung of that capital, published on the previous day "The well-known English connoisseur, Mr. Morris Moore, has been staying here for the last month, with a view to examine the works of art in the Prussian museums, and to put himself in personal connection with our notabilities. We are informed that last night an unexpected search was made in Mr. Morris Moor's apartments by the police, and that Mr. Morris Moore himself was confined at the presidency of police, whence he was not released until one o'clock p.m. this day. It has transpired that the suspicion of his having political schemes here was altogether un founded." To this Mr. Morris Moore adds :—" The above is correct as far as it goes, but others, and some high in position in England, are beneath. The conduct of the police was outrageous, but that of the British Ambassador, Lord Blomfield, worse. It is now five o'clock, Sunday evening : the police have not yet brought back my effects. They kept possession of my apartments from ten o'clock on Friday evening until two o'clock p.m. of the fol lowing day (yesterday). While in possession they ordered that any letters that might arrive for me were to be brought up to them, and that visitors were to be inveigled up as though I had been at home. They laid in wait to see who they could pounce upon. You may expect to receive more particulars from me to-morrow. Just now I have barely time to catoh the post." ENGLISH AND IRISH MAGNETIO TELEGRAPH COMPANY. —LIVERPOOL, Nov. 25.—A meeting of the shareholders was held in Liverpool to-day, Mr. J. C. Ewart presid ing, for the purpose of considering the term s o f t h e pro posed amalgamation with the British Telegraph Com pany. The chairman read the terms which had been provisionally arranged by the representatives of both directions at Manchester on the 23i September. They were to the following effect :—That an act of Parliament be applied for, if necessary, for the ama l gamat i on an d union of both companies, to date from the Ist January, 1857 ; that for three years the share capital of the Mag netic shall draw, as a charge on the net profits, a divi dend of 5 per cent., and after the British Telegraph shall draw a dividend not exceeding 4 per cent. for the first year, 41 for the second, and 5 for the third, the balance to he dividod b etwean the companies ; an d a ft er th e third equality to be arrang e d ; t h e ch i ef o ffi cers an d to be at Liv er p oo l. O n th e propo sitione yearcntcentral a a l management o n f the chatrmani ticondell by Mr, C. Jones, these terms were Adopted, TIIB .REP RPSENT A TION OF u SOUTHAMPTON, TUESDAY EVENING. The meeting of Liberal electors in St. Mary's, to which we referred yesterday, wag held last night at 8 o'clock at the Castle Hotel, in Bevoia•street. Neither of the candidates was present, but their several claims and pretensions to the honour of representing the borough were warmly advocated by their respective supporters. A. reso!ution recommending Mr. guelin to the suffrages of the Liberal electors was proposed, to which an amendment of a like character in favour of Mr. James was moved. A third proposition, deferring any decisitn till after the general public meeting this even ing, was submitted, and ultimately adopted, both the others being withdrawn. Two or three squibs have been issued during the day in reference to this evening's meeting, the one side calling upon the electors to have nothing to do with a " piece-hunting and clap-trap lawyer," and the other exhorting them riot to have "a half Russian" to repre sent them, and not to disgrace themselves " by bowing down before the money-bags of a Russian merchant." The most intense excitement prevails, and to-night's meeting is expected to be a very lug and stormy one. Six o'CLocs. Mr. Edwin Tames and Mr. Weguelin have just arrived from London. They both came down by the train which left town at 3 o'clock. Sir Edward Butler continues his canvass. ELEVEN O'CLOCK. The great meeting at the Riding-school has just ter minated ; 4,000 or 5,000 persons were present; tremen dous excitement prevailed. Mr. Alderman Dusaty pre sided. Mr. Weguelin and Mr. James severally addressed the meeting amid great uproar. Mr. E. Dixon moved a resolution in favour of Mr. Weguelin, which was seconded by Mr. Andrew Lamb. Mr. Alderman and Sheriff Williams moved a counter resolution in favour of Mr. James, which was seconded by Dr. E. Hearne. On being put to the vote the show of hands was very evenly balanced, and the chairman declared the majority to be In favour of Mr. James. This decision was disputed by Mr. Weguelin's supporters, and defended by Mr. James's friends, and the meeting was on the point of breaking up amid great uproar, when, the chair having been vacated, Mr. Councillor Clarke was called to it, when it was proposed by Mr. Pegler and seconded by Mr. William Linkester, that the chairman having de cided against the evidence and the votes of the meeting, and baying abruptly left the room, it is hereby resolved that the decision be reversed, and that the votes be de dared to be in favour of Mr. Weguelin. This resolu tion was carried unanimously. BIRMINGHAM . INSTITUTION FOR THE RELIEF OF DEAFNESS. (Prone Aris's Btrina.aghaisa Gazette.) The annual meeting of the subscribers and friends of this valuable Institution was held in the Board-room, Cherry. street, on Thursday last, and the proceedings, though brief, were interesting, as showing increased utility on the part of the Infirmary during the past year. John Ratcliffe, Esq., the Mayor, occupied the chair.- The no tice calling the meeting having been read, Mr J .0. MAsON rose and said he had great pleasure in submitting the report of the Committee, which would he found to supply still fur ther claims to support on the part of the institution. He regretted the absence of Mr. Chance, the Hon. Secretary, whose place he was calle ' upon to supply on that occasion, because he was aware of the great interest that gentleman took in the success of the Institution. Mr. Mason then read the following extract from the Report :—Your Committee beg to report that the Institution proceeds satis factoriiy in its high course of usefulness. From the experi ence of past years it is found that tho great majority of cases in which the ear is affected are susceptible of relief, and there is abundant testimony of the good effects of the skilful and careful treatment on the numerous patients who have been benefited by this In stitution. The devotion of your Surgeon to the duties of his office deserves the high commendation of your Committee ; and they have again the pleasure of express ing their entire confidence in his talents and attention. Ttie number of cases treated since the commencement of the Institution is 3,167. During the past year 298 per sons have applied for relief ; of these there have been cured 180, relieved 81, incurable 28." The financial statement for the year showed the amount to be balance from last year 741. 13s. 51., sub,criptions and interest 521. 2s. 4d., total 1271. 15s. 11d. The expenditure left a balance in hand of 781. Bs. 111. Mr. Mason, in conclusion, said he had great satisfaction in stating that a letter had been received from the Earl of Dart mouth expressive of his inability to attend the meeting, but enclosing a subscription of two guineas towards the funds of the institution. Letters had also been received from Mr. W. Lucy, Mr. Buckley, and Councillor Boyce, apologising for their non•attendance, owing to unavoid able causes. The Rev. J. C. MILLER moved the first resolution, and, after a few introductory observations, said he had never attended a public meeting at which he felt more embar rassment than he did at that meeting. His embarrassment did not arise from the overwhelming numbers present, or from any difficulty in comprehending the subject, but be cause there was really nothing to say, the report being so extremely satisfactory as to the good done by his friend Mr. Dufton, and the state of the finances being uniformly prosperous. One did not know what to appeal about, or talk about, on behalf of a pros perous institution. He was, however, right glad to know that the object of their care was pursuing, noiselessly and unostentatiously the even tenour of its way, diffusing an amount of good that must be gratifying to the heart of every Christian man and every philanthropis t. The document a hich Mr. Mason had read to them w en ' ' to show that cases of deafness were more likely to be d curable when not early a tt en d e d t o b y a s kil ful nut let, e n e this fact was a strong argu men t i n f avour o f t h e el ietenc of their institution. It was shown from the report that much of the affliction arising from deafness might b e pre vented by early attention to the malady, and he hoped what they had heard through the eeport would have the effect to induce those Buffeting from deafness to lose " O time at the commencement of the infirmity in senlYig in it o e , that institution, where they might depend W3(41 receiving e all that care and attention which their case required. detailed Mr. J. ALLDAY seconded the resolution. and he had given a note of year, and who had the case of a poor man to whom admission to the institution during the obtained incalculable benefit from the he had Dufton. When he gave the treatment received at the hands of Mr. Daf • the pitch fellow bear a .word he uttered, voice to make the poor , note to the man he had to speak at pitch of his thank and tell him earm to him (Mr. Allday) to _ he could but after attending a short time at the infirmary, he resolution having been put and carried, The r SEEKING moved a vote of thanks to Lord Ward, the hear as well as he had ever done n his life. M . President of the Institution, observing that he believed the Institution was not known sufficiently, or he felt con fident it would be more generally appreciated and resorted to. He hoped increased means would be used to make known its advantages, and he had no doubt it would be comeapay instrumental in affo r di ng rel i ef to a still greater number e of as ffi r ic re te si d dent persons.du rin g To the past n s o t bl e lordthanks of h w ey ho ha n moving d were of the meeting to his lordship. Mr. M. MAHER seconded the resolution, • which was car ried. Mr. MASON moved the next resolution, which was one of thanks to Mr. Dufton, surgeon of the Infirmary. Be said, although the Institution might not be indebted in a pecuniary point o f v i ew to any one, the subscribers, the committee, and the public owed a debt of gratitude to Mr. Dufton, who during the lastitwelve years had gratuitously , and in the most indefatigable menuer, attended to the Pa tients of the infirmary. During that time he had Ine 4 zealously and generously devoted himself to the adminis tration of th e b ene fi ts accru i ng f rom t h at assoc i a ti o n, and had acted with a single-mindedness that was creditable alike to him as a man and as a Christian. He thought great credit was due to Mr. Dufton for the manner in whin' he had worked the institution, whioh was in a flourishing f condition, and productive of considerable good. Cases actual relief conferred by that gentleman had come witu l e e his (Mr. Mason's) knowledge, and as a few facts would be u.; more value than anything that could be said in favour e c i the institution, he would mention two cases which come under his own knowledge. Acook in his own family , who had been rendered almost useless by deafness , ow; cured by Mr. Dufton. A few months back he saw a 1:" : ! ° woman sitting on a door-step in the Crescent with an . 10- in fant in her lap, and ascertaining that thechild was s tiffen% from acute disease of the ear, he gave the mother a n ote take the babe to Mr. Dufton, and he was happy to leart n_ that the infant was now almost cured. He had ple ase ; in bearing testimony to Mr. Dufton's untiring energy signal skilfulness, and he hoped the resolution w0u1d..." be carried, as it ought to be, with their warmest approve , 4 or, The resolution was seconded by the Rev. J. C. 3 i n and carried unanimously. The re-election of the retiring committee was'then Pr °. _ ere ceeded with, after which the thanks of the meeting l'•00 most cordially voted to the mayor for his attendance that OCCP 8101:1 • su rd The Rev. J. C. MILLER, in submitting the motion,. i . e . he knew his worship's zeal in the good cause for which 1 ,;;,. had met was not born that morning to expire at o°, l n mination of the meeting. On the contrary he had long a supporter of that institution, as he was of almost ev e ,„ philanthropic and religious movement in the town. Se ea ilerstood that Mr. Ratcliff was the first Wesleyan who his been elected Mayor of Birmingham, and he was glad n 'f election on that account, for the claims of that P . .3 1, were such that a gentleman in union with thenlY si , justly entitled to fill the office of Mayor of Birmingn' s id The MAYOR briefly acknowledged the compliment P_ es t to him, observing that it had always afforded him g_,! tene pleasure to contribute towards the charitable and btlel lite institutions of the town, and nothing could gi v t e e of greater pleasure than to contribute towards the relief suffering humanity. He could bear testimony to the .5.r. vices rendered to poor persons whom he had sent tir,qsh Dufton, and he wished well to the institution ov er he so worthily presided. The meeting then terminated. MAB,KET z 5.-( rim LI ay.) CORN EXCHANGE. ket Most of the supply of wheat on sale in to-day's 011 r 11 . was the refuse of Monday, and its quality was rathet,er ferior. All kinds were dull in the extreme, but no fur d took place in the quotion. I, There was scarcely any inquiry s uiry for foreign w--e°t 'no show of which was extensive, and prices were almost urinal. barely We had a very dull sale for barley and malt, at Monday' re s curnc . There was a large quantity of oats in the marke t , for which the trade ruled heavy, at barely late rates. ow i- Beans, peas, and flour were very dull, and almost n nal in price. ARRIVALS THIS WRNS. F ont. Wheat. Barley. l GS) 16701)110. Malt. ' Oa t '' 1 1, 593 E. ,, z u,h .. 1 '570 1 810 / 610 Irish •• ,• 570 50 1 ° Foreign 3 7, 22 0 5,850 I 5,860 100 01 1 BOROUGH HOP. fiat A steady business is doing in most kinds of hops ' II prices. _ WRITEtitti.PEL. e from n Each kind of m ea t so ld s l ow ly, s f o llows vea : 38 $d to 4-- 0 r•u ° '' sa ; 2s 8d to 48 4d ;mutton , 38 2d to 48 Bcl pork, 3® Gd to 5 8 4d per Bth by the carottee• ; l,