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d 0...—........". As* ?YEW NOVEL BY 11E7.4.. JEAFFRESON. Just ready, in ?, vols. post nvo., ISABEL ; the Young, Wife and the Old Love; By J. C. •',EAFFRESON ' Author of "Crewe Rise," &c. Hurst and B‘ackett, P 1- - a Aishers, successors to Henry Colburn. nivErlsrAlNG CHRISTMAS PRBSENT. /Toy ready, in. 1 vol., with numerous Illustrations by the author, les. 6d., bound, FEN AND PENCIL PICTURES. By THOMAS HOOD. Mint and i llackett, Publishers, successors to Henry Colburn, 13 , Great :6Ariborough-street. ELBOW -HOLD SP \NISH. GAROTTE SYSTEM. W hereas — , The 'wives and families of several workmen bays been the past week cruelly distressed by their husbands being thus " served out" (a ft er receiv in g their Saturda y night's Ttages) by the swell detectives " as ticketed " in plain clothes. It beenmes imperative that every father of a family do, altar dark, insert into the heels of their shoes or boots a thin torizont.4l-chaecl-shouldeed wedge-peg, prqjecting of an in sh—the use of which, for a spur kick-up, willproduce a frightful wound, in such wise as to make " the Elbow Garotteer" remember the old song of " Ono peg one hole." PETER BASQUET DE BRANT.* CHARLES " z" ACKERLEY, J.P. m'By 3.4 Vict. ch. 35—The laws pivot Indian Chief of Ame rica's legislation (art. 1, sec. 3, U.S., 1774-76, for the world). as the living " Dummy of the priestcraft's possession of his 3,000/. per ann.—now under death-wait persecution to wife and family, now six years since "the Queen's Ministi rs' tread mill order for workhouse dri:l lq51" —had not Providence rescue him by Captain Ackerley's intervention and support at No. 6, Princes-street, Fitzroy-square. This Indian Constable of Britain, having been called out to Garry the King's criminal writ under the A.9IIBuRTON COMMis• iton, to avoid any question of its legality, by alien squatters on the soil of America—consequent thereon—his colleagues being all dead—he alone represents the spirit of the law of equal A B C jurymen's rights, as that of all mankind, —as given in the Shipping Gazette of 3d Nov., 1656. .11.neveh's•c/. Centaur'ian Anatomy-ken--. No. 5, Swallow-street. Pd. 20s. UNFURNISHED APARTMENTS. — Wanted for a Lady and her Se/vant, a SITTING-ROOM, Three BED - ROOM S, 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. ITER MAJESTY'S THE ATRE.— M . JIILLIEN'S CONCERTS. Last Week but One.—The New Grand French Quadrille.—LA TRAVIATA.—Madame Elisa Poma (prima donna from the (,traad Opera at Milan), will have the honour of making her first appearance. Programme for 'MIS EVENING (Saturday, Dec. S): — Part I.—Overture, Ruy Blas—Mendelssohn (received with great applause at the Mendelssohn Festival) ; Polka, Flirta tion—Jullien ; The Andante, from Spohr's Symphony, The Power of Sound —Spohr ; Solo, Cornet, the River and the Star (the third time of perfor Dance), written expressly for and performed by Herr Koenig—Angelina ; Polka, My Mary Ann (the 24th time)—Jullien ; Cavatina, " Ah, quel giorno " (Semiramide) Madame Eliza Poma—Rossini ; French Quadrille (25th time), with variations for flute, flageolet, 6 1 )0e, clariset, ophicleide, and cornet, performed by MM, De Polley, De Yong, Collinet, Lavigne, Sonnenberg, Hughes, and Koenig; finale ; Partant pour la Syrie, Vive l'Empereur— Jnklien ; Part 2.- Opera, Grand Operatic Selection from Verdi's opera of " La Traviata," with solos by Herr Koenig, MM. Lavigne, De Folley, Le Hon, De Yong, Sonnenberg, Dnhem, Hughes; Quadrille, The English, with solos by MM. Collinet, De Folly, Sonnenberg, and Koenig—Jullien ; Ballata, " Per non istare" (Marie de Bohan) Madame Eliza Poma—Donizetti ; Talse, georgette —D'Albert ; Solo, Violoncello, M. De munck, jun.—Servais ; Galop, Eglinton—Koenig. Conductor—M. Jullien. To commence at 8 o'clock. Prices of admission :—Promenade, is. ; Dress circle, 2s. 6d. ; private boxes, 108. 6d., £l ls., and upwards. Private boxes to be securd of Mr. Nugent, at the box-office of the theatre ; at all the principal libraries and musicsellers'; and at Junin and Co.'s, 214, Regent-street. T HEATRE ROYAL, DRURY LANE.- Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. Acting Mwager, 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. Upper Gallery, ls. ; Gallery, is. 6d. ; Pit, 3s. ; Upper Boxes, 31. 6d. ; First Circle, ss. ; Dress Circle, 75.; Stalls lOs. ed. ; Private Boxes, one, two, three, and four guineas. Last Night of the Italian Opera Company. Powerful band and complete 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. Sedlatzek, Madame Chierici, and Madame Gassier i Herr Reichardt, M. Gassier, M. Kinni, Signor Gabnssi, Signor Mariani, Signor Gregorio, Signor Mattoni, Signor Calamo, 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 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 8. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. THIS EVENING, will be performed, 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 song), Mr. W. Farren ; Lady Teazle, Miss Reynolds ; Mrs. Candour, Miss Talbot • Lady Sneerwell, Mrs. Poynter • Maria, 'Miss E. Sabine. After which, the successful new farce, A FAMILY FAILING, in which Mr. Buckstone, Mr. Howe, Mr. Chippendale. and Miss Blanche Fane will appear. With (for positively the last night), 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, AD EL PHI Real Success. Great Adelphi Hit ! THE ELVES, a Grand New Fairy Ballet Extravaganza, in which Madame Celeste will appear as the Statue Bride evert evening. —Revival of the Mysterious Stranger, in which Mr. Wright and Madame celeste will sustain their original cha racters. —THIS EVENING will he performed the celebrated drama of THE MYSTERIOUS STRANGER. Messrs Wright, Paul Bedford, C. Selby, Parselle. Garden; Mesdames Celeste, Wyndham, Keeley, Arden. After which, with new scenery, dresses, machinery, and appointments, a new grand fairy ballet extravaganza, Gelled THE ELVES, or the Statue Bride, founded on the grand ballet spectacle, now perform• ing with unexampled success at the Theatre 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, (Ste. Concluding with BETTY MARTIN. Miss M. Keeley. L YCEUM THEATRE ROYAL. Lessee, Mr. C. Dillon. Production of " The Cagot." THIS EVENING (Saturday), will be performed a new and original English play, in five acts, entitled THE CAGOT. or, Heart for Heart. Supported by Messrs. Dillon, Stuart. Barrett, Miss Woolgar, Mrs. Weston, and the entire strength of the company. After which the extraordinary Troupe of Bedoiin Arabs will go through their surprising performances. Followed by THE DEAD SHOT. Louisa Lovetrick, Mrs. C. Dillon ; Hector Timid, Mr. J. L. Toole. Concluding with a Ballet, by Miss Wright and the Rosins Coryphees. OPAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE 7") THIS EVENING and during the week will be presented Shakspeares play of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM. After which will be 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. Mendelssohn's celebrated overture to A Midsummer Night's Dream will commence at 5 minutes before 7. STRAND T FIE AT 11 - E._m Payne.—THlS EVE N ING Niem.G. Lee, he performer; 3 naZer, Mr. T . BELPHEGOR (Travestie). and m es d a mes Cuthbert, Woollia ge, m i ae . sa l l e r o o h w s a , rd an , d Cl W ark ill e y , Edouin. . THE CAPT k IN'S NO T A MISS, IT Lee, Clarke, and Mesdames Fitzinma—neMh t Neville, G. Wilton. eit, and E . Aft er which, a new farce, OVER THE wAy • a mx i.. Kin loch, Mes d ame s Woolidge and Wilton. nc , A n d THE QUEEN' S MUSKETEERS. Sergeant, Mi ss Cuthbert • Corporal, Miss Fitz inman ; Rank and Fil e , b . ntunerous'Ausili a rios, who Parade and Drill every eveni Commence at Se ven. Stalls, 3s. ; Boxes, 2s ; p it, i z 6d. Gallery, _______----------__ 114 0Y A L SURRF , Y THEATRE Leaqees, Me9srs• Shepherd and Creswick. THIS EVENING, BIRDS OF PREY• Charles Renne• pont, Mr. Creswick. After which, A BLOW IN VIE DARK. Viltrac, Mr Shepherd (his original part)• To conclude with THE OLTTCAST BROTHER. THEATRE ROYAL, SADLER'S-WELLS. Under the Mansgement 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. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. Alfred Wigan. THIS EVENING, WIVES AS THEY WERE AND MAIDS AS THEY ARE. M essr s. Addison, G. Vining ; Mrs. Sti r li ng, Misses Swanborongli and Her b er t . And the new farce, JONES ' THE AVENGER. Me ssrs. F. Robson, 3, Roger, and Miss Marston. Commence at half-asst Seven. -- — CNNTERBURY HALL. Westminster-road. — OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow ing company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of Selections from all the popular Operas, Madrigals, Choruses, Glees, Duets, &c., viz. :—Ar '".iB4 E. Pearce, Mrs. J. Caulfield, Miss Brune 11, and M s s , um M r . J. C au lfi e ld , H err F. Jonghmans, R. Grover, T. Raino. T. Farrant, S. Jones, J. Barker, W. Melling, and P. Car r i e ; Masters Austin, Ben nett, and COrri ; Mr. Sam Cowell and E. Mackney. Piano forte, J. Harroway, R. A. ; brit:lolllnm, J. Caulfield, jun. ; director, Mr. J. Caulfield. Commence at Seven o'clock pre j te . until t*eive o'clock I • • cisely. Suppers, , the • a addition t,, the usual Vooal Entertainment,, celebrated SPANISH MINSTRELS will appear in contain° at Nine and Eleven o'clock Every Evening, and sing some of their f avour i te selee- Vona THE SUN, LOND_ON, SATURDAY EVENING, WE CEMB_EIt 6, 1856, A STLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE' _cll Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke. THIS EVENING (First Week), MACBETH, with Eques trian Illustrations by Mr. W. Cooke's Horses, trained by him. Macbeth, Mr, James Holloway. After which, the SCENES in the CIRCLE ; Miss Kate Cooke in her elegant act of manege, &c. To conclude with OTHER ENTERTAINMENTS, Doors open at half-past six ; commence at seven o'clock. Box-office °pert from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Equestrian Director, Mr. W. Cooke, jun. MGEI WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tais DAT—Morn. 5 min. aft. B—Evening8—Evening 43 min et. 8 Try Monnocv—Morn. 17 mi n. aft. 9 —Evening .2 CUM . *ft 9 THE WEATHEK—SUN OFFICE, DECEMBER 6. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 55—highest sines noon yesterday. 51—lowest this morning and during the night. 55—this day at noon. Bincoarrzn, 29 . 56. WIND, S.W.—Light, with rain. i ) A . r i ii 1 :g:c-,- ,-4,5,; , kit, ty '-' - - 4". , viir ji • -*) -••• , 1111, L C,ON, SATI7RDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1858. So the Precious Cfpnferences are to be forthwith renewed. The Constitutionnel makes a semi-official announcement thereof, and we fear that there are no reasonable grounds for doubting the pain ful intelligence. Russia has triumphed, through ,he instrumentality of France, and the Western Powers are involved in the deep disgrace of seeing the scanty benefits they obtained, at an enormous cost of men and money, already fleeting from their grasp. It is the triumph of fraud and treachery of the worst description, involving a total loss of honour to those who have achieved their sinister objects by such infamous means. rev, the diplomatists who represented Russia at the late Congress, and the Government which was cognisant of, and assented to, these proceed ings, must for ever remain disgraced in the opi nions of all right-minded and veracious men, who think that no temporal advantage can consecrate or lustify a wilful and deliberate falsehood. The Calm, through his representatives—men who acted in obedience to his instructions, and whose acts were confirmoi and ratified by his Govern ment—has been convicted of a base lie—a fraud for which an attorney would be struck off the rolls of Court, and deemed for ever disqualified for the practice of his profession. _ . The Constitutionnel tells us that "it is no intended to do over again the work of the Con gress, nor to change the text or terms of the Treaty ; * * * that it is simply to interpret it, to fix its meaning on some points which have appeared doubtful." It, however, adds—" It does not appear that all the difficulties are, as regards the substance, already solved ; there is reason to suppose that up to the present moment things are not so far advanced, and that each Power still maintains its own peculiar view of the points under discussion." It then intimates the mode by which the difficulty is to be solved, viz., that "either an agreement will be come to by reciprocal concessions—as is to be hoped—or it will be the result of a vote, and o a majority. In either case a satisfactory solution cannot be doubtful 1" We must totally dissent from Ihis conclusion. "Reciprocal concessions" necessarily involve a change or alteration of " the text or terms of the Treaty." It is the surrender by one party for peace' sake, and to avoid litiga tion of some portion of that to which they are absolutely entitled, and is therefore to all intents and purposes, neither more nor less than a new contract, which will be no more binding than the former one on those who have evinced a thorough disregard of the most solemn obligations. It is similar to the case of a State that, having repu diated its previous engagements, invites the bondholders to assent to a considerable re duction, without offering any adequate security for the satisfaction of its diminished lia bilfties. The taint of faithfulness will stick to it to the end ; its coupons can never again be ac ceptable in any money market. The reference to a settlement of the question by a vote, and a majority, however, permits the cloven hoof to appear. It indicates the impend ng danger, so that he who runs may read ! We !lave already explained that a treaty completed with all the requisite formalities cannot be altered ir modified without the assent of all the contract ing parties ! A single dissentient must prove decisive against the change—and therefore it is that a Conference on such a point, where " each Power still maintains its own peculiar view of the points under discussion," can load to no beneficial result. It has been charitably suggested that the " Conference may be the best moans of saving wounded self-love, and of allowing those who have wandered in the wrong direction decorously to retrace their steps." We cannot lay the flat tering unction to our souls. There has already been displayed too much morbid sentimentality on the question of that infinitesimal, or rather evanescent element, Russian honour (!). It would he much more to her honour, if betrayed into an error, candidly to confess and make re paration for her fault, than to have the matter decided against her by a Congress. But there is no intention of yielding on the part of Russia. She has already secured an absolute majority by means best known to herslef, and the result may be regarded as a foregone conclusion. - We may paraphrase the maxim respecting the fair sex, and declare that the diplomatist who hesitates is ruined, and we beg to say that the Government , :f Lord PALMERSTON has placed itself in that un pleasant category. We cannot, then, regard the approaching Congress save with mingled disgust tnd indignation—feelings in which we are con vinced the great majority of the British people will fully and completely concur. snare. The question relating to the Ecclesiastical Courts must be decided during the approaching session of Parliament. The Augean stables must be tho roughly and effectually cleansed without furtherde lay. They have long since been condemned by the unanimous voice of public opinion, and have only dragged on a doomed existence, unduly protracted on account of the late war, which prevented, or rather procrastinated, the final arrangement of m any matters of vast importance to the commu nity a t l arge. There is but one alternative. We must greatly reform or altogether abolish those obnoxious tribunals. Many efforts have been ' made to ameliorate the practice and administra tion, but all i n vain ; hopeand we of a con r fe e s s s ult thatwe entertain no possible satis factory to the gre a t body of the peo ple, save in the entire abatement of these social nuisances—Delenda est Carthage. The Ecclesiastical Courts must be altogether got rid of before the matters now within th • eir jurisdic tion can be placed on a satisfactory foundation. We have too :much of conflicting jurisdictions that have no possible utility, but only confuse, mystify, and occasion heavy expenses to those who are so unfortunate as to fall within the Sir FITZROY KELLY is undoubtedly actuated by good intentions, but he does not go far enough in the measure now before the country. Se does not apply the knife with sufficient vigour or deter. urination. A mere pruning will not suffice where the very root is rotten to the core. There is tco much respect for existing interests, too great an anxiety to preserve an ancient institution-- although it has been proved to be " an aged vice, a grey iniquity." We confess that we greatly prefer the measure proposed by Mr. Co rAtEa, or even flat of the Lord Chancellor, although many changes would be required in the details of Lord ORAN.. WORTH'S Bill before it could receive the legisla tative sanction. The claims of wealthy sinecu- rists, like Mr. MOOSE, are thought more impor tant than the interests of the community, and those who have pocketed many thousands per annum for doing nothing are thought of greater consequence than the national welfare. We trust, however, that there will be no half measures—that whatever is to be done will fully meet the admitted evil. We are no advocates for centralisation, but there is nothing more objec tionable than a multiplicity of minor tribunals, the business whereof is a complete work of supe rorogation. Why should it be necessary to have a single will proved in three or four dif ferent places—in the Provinces of Canterbury, and York, in Scotland and Ireland I Why should there not be one place where all these important and interesting records would be duly preserved. In some of the earlier numbers of Household Words we find a graphic description of the " Doom of English Wills," and we believe indeed the well-established character of the work goes far to prove that there has been no exaggeration. No matter how highly, how extra vagantly paid, local functionaries, who are practicallyirresponsible, will not afford the protec• tion which these documents imperatively require. We must then legislate for the public, without reference to the wishes of these persons. There may in some cases be a fair claim for compensa tion, which, whenever clearly established, we should deal with liberally ; but the public welfare is paramount to all other considera tions, and that must be the end and ob ject of all parties. Barristers and solicitors were greatly injured by some recent reforms ; they put forth no whining complaints, but con formed themselves to altered circumstances. Let Advocates and Proctors do likewise, and they will find that the contemplated changes will not be by any means so dreadful as they may at pre sent anticipate. Re-open the Slave Trade ! No, that won't do at any price ! There are already too raw of " GOD'S images cut in ebony" under the tyranni- cal sway of the Southern Democracy to admit of that. The black cloud gathers over Egypt—don't expect us in any way to aid in its dissipation ! We dare not permit the trade to be re-opened if we would, and if we dare we cannot. We are pledged ear deep to keep it shut—and keep it shut we certainly will. There are innumerable reasons why we should do so, and the least stands good for probably not less than thirty millions of money —twenty millions expended on the liberation of the slaves in our West India possessions, and the remainder in cruises to shut up the trade. Before GOD and man we have pronounced slavery a hideous leprosy, not to be further propagated by fresh importations of slaves. Having paid so much, and enjoyed the satisfaction so far of hav ing done our duty, we are not going to be robbed both of our money and our reward. Bluster may now and then serve the turn ; but when honesty deliberately concedes a trifle, the obligation be comes all the more imperative on it to stand on vantage ground, and vindicate a great right. And a great right is involved in this question of opening the Slave Trade. Submit it to analysis, and far beyond the money thesuppression of the trade has cost us are the principles which moved us to the sacrifice. Religion—not as interpreted by a lying and sycophantic section of the American clergy, but by righteous, interpreters, men who dare peril their lives for their faith pro nounces, " the door is shut, let no, mau open it." Humanity, while it pales at the horrors the opening of the trade would let loose all the niore resolutely endorses the verdict. The question is not confined to the sphere of the poll- tician. The households of England would rise against the Minister who dared to wink at the provision of new holocausts for the altars of rapine, murder, and lust. Of all the wars ever warred a war to prevent the reopening of the Slave-trade would prove, in this country, the most popular. Infant lips and infant hands would bless the champions of the slave, and from every temple would go forth the prayer of faith and the incense of benediction. Gentlemen slavers and ruffians of i the South—don't think of it. We should have the North on eur side, and, more than any power in any art of the compass— the GOD of Battles ! We don't attach so much weight as some appear to do to your threats— " bunkum " is part of your stock in trade—but it may not be amiss you should have our warning. Don't try. It is not impossible, if you do, you will lose what you have, and sink hopelessly in the slough in which you are now strugglin The star of Africa is in the ascendant, and no declining. That's a fast ! Stomach it as you may. We are a people not only practical in our aims, but fond of appealing to practice and precedent. Unlike our volatile neighbours across the Channel the fairest theory can fascinate but few of us ; they concentrate their admiration and ardour at once upon a new scheme, we coolly think over our past, and want to see, not that the idea is self complete, but that we have already been acting on it, and can foretell its working from experience. All our reforms must be, in each part of them, but BOW small step in advance on what is already done. We proceed in action like a mathematician with a demonstration in Euclid. Now we appeal to every honest elector whether the advocates of the Ballot have not been ready to meet this national peculiarity. They have pointed to home experience in the Army, the Club-room, and even the Social Book Society, and the reference has never been challenged, or its testimony contradicted. Englishmen of the best standing continue thus to prove that they appreciate the Ballot when they wish to vote independently. If the Ballot needed a reference for character this one ought to be sufficient. It is as a reference, an argument a fortiori, for if persons of some position in society need such protection of their independence, how much more the great mass of county and borough voters. We have given America as a reference. Ameri cans ara next of kin to us ; and from them, too, viewed properly, the argument is again an a fortiori one. For beyond question, in that land of ready employment and intense republicanism, the voter has little to fear from another's displea sure, E ince the attempt to interfere unduly would jeopardise a man's reputation with his neighbours. Republican jealousy would soon ostracise the wealthy individual who coerced his poorer neigh bour. The intimidator might lose more votes to his cause through public indignation than he would gain by his tyranny. Yet Americans, all the taunts of Tory journals here notwithstanding, instead of dispensing with the ballot, only seek to perfect its mechanism• The great mass of electors do not need it as ours do, yet they 'value the privilege of concealing their vote if they wish, and value yet more the independence thus conceded to the minority who do need prateep tion. Next we turn to Earopean States. France, at her late Imperial elections, is, we will own, a most unfavourable reference. An election in which only one candidate, who had secured the greater part of the army, offered h imself to the public choice—in which all the ballot boxes were in the hands of his tools, and no scrutiny permitted, is about as bad a witness for the ballot as can well be imagined. Yet even under these circumstances a minority did vote, while it is generally believed now, by all whose opinion is most to be trusted, that the vast majority did re-elect for a tea years' Presidency, and then for the Empire, the man for whom theyat first rejected CAVAIGNAC and LAMAR 'ANL Under the most discreditable disadvantages , the Ballot did nevertheless ascertain the mind of the nation. Lastly, Three small Continental States give the unequivocal testimony of their experience to the I value of secret voting as the safeguard of electoral independence. But a few days ago we adduced testimony from Belgium ; and we give insertion to-day to two important extracts from the electo ral laws of Holland and Sardinia, which prove the solicitude of those States for an honest expres sion of the popular will, accompanied by the opinions of an eminent member of the Chambers of each State. The testimony is unequivocal to the sincere wish of those who enacted the laws, to make them efficient. We rather wonder that the simple expedient of voting with printed tickets, placed at the time of voting in an adhesive enve lope, was not thought of to obviate the one slight occasional danger of infuence mentioned. This, how ever, is but a trivial imperfection, and will easily be remedied. We do not comment, at least at present, on the communioations adverted to, pre ferring to refer our readers to the documents themselves. The account of the struggle as given by M. JANCLAIS will interest all who E think with us on the importanoe of protection for voters. We ask our electors, then, whether they wile tolerate any longer the shuiting of the House of Commons and the Government on this question. Argument is wholly on one side, and, as we have seen, facts are equally so. Government can cry up secresy when they want it to wring an Income Tax from us, but when we want secresy to en able us to vote as we please about those who impose the Income Tax on us, ah ! then it is un-English, and all that is bad. No cheating under the Ballot could match the cheating to which the Chancellor of the Exchequer protests he is subjected by the secret tax. According to him we have all need to know our neighbour's Income-tax return, lest he should be paying less than his share, and we, consequently, more than ours. Yet no Minister advocates public income-tax returns;-...and why not? Solely because the knowledge of a man's income might be used to his disadvantage, or at least unplea santly to him. But what would be, or is, used more to a Mitle6 disadvantage—‘by landlords, mortgagees, lawyers, bankers, brewers, custo mers, oreditors--than a vote given by a man, however honestly, yet in opposition to these Lords of elections t It is disgraceful, and ought to be resented by the whole constituency of the kingdom, that our masters will, at a heavy loss to the Exchequer, grant secresy to the Income tax payer, merely to get money from him, but refuse it to the same man when he asks it as protec tion for his vote. The case hers is, indeed, very strong against 'our governors. The man's vote is his own, yet by refusing him secresy they leave it at the mercy of every political rogue and robber. A correct account of a man's income ia, on the other hand, the right of the Exchequer, yet by granting him a secret return the Exchequer may lose its right. The reason is, secresy in one case loses only a portion of the natioa's money ; in the other it would deprive Whigs and Tories of their tightly-clutched power to coerce or bribe eleotors. Talk of secret voting being in-English, what can be more so than secret inquisition into a man's income ? Talk of possible frauds under the Ballot, can they compare with the known frauds under the secret returns to the Income Tax. The truth is, it is that such allegations are pure—humbug. We use for once the word so often applied to the Ballot. The only reason why Ministers and Members of Parliament hate the Ballot is that they hate electoral independence. No Reform Bill shall we have this session. The Ballot is a definitive, independent object, which may be sought for its own sake. It is a Reform Bill in itself. We have a right to it. We may force it from our House of Commons if we choose, and to force only will they yield it. The two hundred and twenty-five members who have voted for it can compel Government to adopt the Ballot. But half-hearted as they are, they I must first be compelled themselves by the electors. g. A. Cabinet Council was held, yesterday, at the official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury in Downing street. The Ministers present were—Viscount Palmer ston, the Lord Chancellor, Earl Granville, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Earl of Harrowby, Sir George Grey, the Earl of Clarendon, Mr. Secretary Laboachere, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Charles Wood, the Right Hon. R. Vernon Smith, Stanley of Alderley, the Right Hon. M. T. Baines, and the Duke of Argyll. His Excellency the Ambassador of France had an interview with the Earl of Clarendon, yesterday after noon, at his residence in Grosvenor-crescent. His Excellency the Prussian Minister and the Countess Bernstorff entertained a select circle at dinner, last evening, at Prussia House, Carlton House-terrace. His Excellency Baron Bentinck, Minister of the Netherlands, arrived in town, yesterday, from the con tinent, to resume his diplematie functions after a leave of absence of some months. The Earl and Countess of Shaftesbury leave town, to day, on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Bedford, at Woburn Abbey. The Countess of Clarendon left town on Thursday evening, for the Grove, near Watford. Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston leave town to-day, on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Bedford, at Woburn Abbey, Bedfordshire. Viscountess 10 Chesham-street, Dungarvan has arrived at h er residence, Belgrave-squar e . Lord and L a dy Edward Thynne have arrived M Haynes Park, Bedford, from visiting the Earl of Cardi gan, at Dean P ar k, Northamptonsh ire. Lord Macdo na ld has left the St. George's Hotel, for Longleat, EMIGRATION TO AINTRA LIA.—The Black Ball clipper Wilts, on a visit to the Mar q uis of Bath. Champion of the Seas, Captain John Mc Kirdy, sailed from the Mersey yesterday afternoon, for Melbourne, with a small mail, 550 passengers, and a full cargo (above 2,000 tons) of merchandise on freight. The investigation into the accounts of the Great Northern Railway Company is still proceeding. It is not expected that the frauds perpetuated by Redpath will exceed 150,0001. On Monday next the third instalment of the six pic tures of the Turner collection will be exhibited at Marl borough-house, viz. :-469, Sea Piece ; 472, " Calais Pier ;" 525, "Bacchus and Ariadne ;" 532, "The Exile ;" 549, " Undine ;" and 550, " The Angel stand ing in the sun." THE " SOULA4ES" COLLECTION.—On Monday next a very remarkable collection of objects of virtu, illustrative of the condition of decorative art at the period of the Renaissance, will be open to the inspection of the pub lic at Marlborough-house. The Washington correspondent of the New York Times denies that the 'United States' Government has assented to the capitalisation of the Danish Sound Dues. The French Corps Legislatif will be convoked very much earlier in the year than usual —probably at the beginning of next month. A rather severe shock of earthquake was experienced in Kentucky last month. According to the Washington correspondent of the New York Courier and Enquirer, President Pierce's mes• sage was nearly completed. In it he claims Mr. Bu chanaa's election as an endorsement of his PArniniltratiov. of floating ice with which the navigation has be- I come impeded since yesterday. Three or four steamers taking in cargoes will leave this afternoon if possible. A considerable quantity of snow has fallen during the past night, and much more ap pears in prospective. The navigation of the Eider is also at an end, in consequence of the large quantity of floating ice in the river. The English steamers Powerful, Leipzig, Tanning, and Florence Nightingale have left the harbour in order to reach sea, to avoid being caught in the ice. They have been obliged to leave part of their cargoes behind, LATEST NEWS. THE INSI) 'RRECTION IN SICILY. MARSEILLES, DEC. 5. A telegraphic; despatch received here announces that the movenx, ent in Sicily broke out in different districts of the p rovinces of Palermo and of Cal- ianisetta. It commenced 1 on the 22d of November by the stopping of a d iligence which runs between Pa- ermo, Catania, and Messina. The insurgents numbered 60. In the night. between the 22d and 23d of No- vember the Go vernment sent two battalions of Ch,asseurs-a- Pio 1, commanded by General Guion, against the inst trgents. Oa the morn ing of the 23d two squadrons of Masseurs- A-Che .val, with a field battery, were also sent against th em. The insurgents led and withdrew to Cefala, leaving some pt isoners. The troops, 800 strong, immediately followed in pursuit, sur rounded the town, and took pos- session of it. At Catania, placards were posted up, but were immediately torn down by the police. On these placards were the words :—" Long live the Here ditary Prince ! Long live the Constitution of 1812 1" A movement has also taken place in the island of Marsala. The following despatch has also been received PARIS, SATURDAY MORIfiNG. Intelligence has been received from Messtua in Sicily of the 29th ult. Notwithstanding the agitation that the new from Palermo had produced at Messina the town was tranquil. The police, however, had taken every precautions The guards haf, been doubled and increased, but no arrests bad taken place. The Neapolitan corvette, the Misena, left Messina on the 28th for Naples, to fetch 1,000 men and artillery. The armed insurgents fled from Cefalu. and bad taken up positions in various points about the city. The whole surrounding country is i n revolt. The Sicilians have brought to light th• arms hidden since 1848. A movement is expected to take place in Catania. Palermo was to placed in a state of siege. An insurrection has broken out at Masala. The cry is " Long live the Constitution of 1812." Swiss troops were expected from Naples. THE AUSTRIAN AMNESTY. The Monittur of yesterday publishes the f o l. [owing intelligence, which had already reached us rom our correspondent in Vienna : The Minister of Foreign Affairs has received she following despatch from Vienna, dated De. oember 3d : " By a decree dated yesterday, promulgated at Vienna, the Emperor Francis Joseph has removed without exception the sequestration placed upon the property of the Lombard emigrants. Ninety persons sentenced for the crime of high treason, or iese-majeste, in the Italian provinces of the I empire, are granted a full pardon." " The squadron under the command of Rear. Admiral Sir R. Dundas (says the Malta Tines of the 25th•ult.) is still in our port, awaiting orders. H.M. screw line-of-battle ship Princess Royal arrived yesterday from England, and H.M. screw steamer Supply on Wednesday, from Constanti nople. H.M. steamer Wanderer left on Wednes- Jay for the westward. Orders have been received that no more ships are to be sent to the East for the present." A letter from Berlin of the 2d, in the Cologne Gazette, says :—" It is positively stated that a Russian memorandum, dated the 29th October, has been circulated on the Bolgrad affair, and contains 18 folio pages. It results from it that on the 30th August the commission for settling the frontier had come to a provisional convention, which leaves the question of Boigrad open. The commissioners made their reports to their respec tive governments, and hence resulted the discus sion already known." The Paris correspondent of the Times (second edition) says : " All that has transpired of news from Naples is that the insurrection in Sicily was more serious than wa3 at first supposed. The silence of the Neapolitan Government would lead us to suspect so, as, if the disturbances were suppressed, King Ferdinand would ha ve been too glad to announce the fact to Europ e . In official quarters here it is stated that the movement is not likely to have any serious consequences, and that it will in all probability be suppressed. The Aleniteiw will probably say something about it to-morrow. In the meantime it is known that General Nun riante is the officer who has been sent from Palermo by General Zola against the insurgents. " The 25th is spoken of for the opening of the Conferences, yet I doubt whether any precise date is fixed. The instructions of the Sublime Porte will have to be waited for, and the Sub lime Porte is never very active or very punctual. The members of the Conferences will very pro bably be the ordinary resident Ministers of the different Courts interested, without the extraordi nary Envoys. Whether an exception will be made in favour of Turkey, as is supposed, I can not say." FRANCE. PARIS, FRIDAY EVENINCI. Th e Mes3olger de Bayonne of th e 4th says : "The treaty of delimination for the frontier be tween France and Spain, prepared by the Inter national Commission, which held its sittings in this city, has J ust been signed at Madrid. M. de Dalcat, secretary of the French portion of the commission, left Bayonne yesterday for Paris, with the treaty. BOURSE, DEC. s.—The following were the last quotations Cash. fr. c. End of Month. 4i per Cents 3 per Cents 69 5 0 69 95 New Loan Bank Shares 4,150 Roman (x d) B5 Credit Mobilior ...... 1,550 Austrian Belgian Fives ...... .. 97i— Spanish Threes 4li Fiedmontese (5) ...... Home Debt RAILWAYS—coIt CASH. fr. c. fr. c. Orleans 1,330 Western Northern 975 Strasburg Lyons 1,370 Now Ditto Mediterranean ....,.1,765 Grand Central Lyons Geneva Cette THE BALTIC. HAMBURG, DEC. 3. The navigation of the river Elbe being now inter rupted, sailing vessels and steamers prefer remain in at ghliglatAtit to encountering the large masses SPAIN. The Madrid journals of the Ist have arrived. The Gautte contains a decree which enacts that, for administrative and other reasons, the budget of the present yea r s h a ll b e c l ose d on D ecem b er 31in stead of on the 30th June next, as decided by the late Cortes. The ovedades expresses surprise that the chargtS d'affaires of France had done nothing with respect to certain attacks on the Marquis de Turgot, the French ambassador, made during the latter's absence, in the French paper, the Courtier de Madrid; but the Iloja Autografa says that that 'functionary has taken some steps, though it does not mention what they are. It was reported some time back that the 24,000000 reals which Queen Christina had received at Marseilles when proceed ing to Italy had been placed by the Spanish Go vernment at her disposal on account of the arrears of her pension ; but, according to the Hoja Auto grafa, the sums which had been remitted to her Majesty came from the sale of some of her pro perty. A number of troops had been collected at Alicante to be embarked for Cuba, and the Govern ment had notified its readiness to enlist young men 19 years of age for military service in that island, even without the consent of their pa rents. The civil guard in the course of November arrested 70 deserters from the provincial militia. Another rise had taken place in wheat in the Madrid market ; the bushel had fetched as much as 100 reals. The works for conveying good water to the capital wore advancing rapidly. A fire, stated to be accidental, had destroyed the extensive mills of the canal company at Valladolid, and with them 3,000 arrobas of flour (the arroba is 4 gallons), but 4,000 arrobas of flour and 14,000 bushels of wheat were saved from the flames. A bank of issue, with a capital of 18,000,000 reals in shares, has been established at Seville. A letter from Copenhagen of the 30th ult. says : —" The Duke and Prince of Glucksburg have ar rived here to express their gratitude to his Ma jesty for the decision which restores to them their honours. They are to have an audience of the King to-day at the Chateau of Fredericksborg. Rear- Admiral Virgin has been appointed Swedish minis ter at this court in the room of Baron de Lager heim, now Minister of Foreign Affairs." THE ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL EXHIBITION. Mr. E. B. Denison and Mr. Taylor give the following graphic account of a visit made to St. Paul's Cathedral to inspect the arrangements of the'hammer of the great bell : • "Thinking it possible that we might learn something I which might be useful with reference to the arrangement of the hammer for the Great Bell of Westminster, we went on Wednesday morning to St. Paul's Cathedral ; and, after convincing several successive showmen, with some difficulty, that the bell and clock were the things we really came to see, and that we were indifferent to the wonders of the whispering gallery, the geometrical staircase, and the crypt, we obtained our tickets, and were passed up a great many stairs, and finally escorted by a lady into an upper chamber in the south-west tower, when she said, "There is the bell, gentlemen." We looked about, wondering where so large a bell could be hidden, and said, " Where !"--" Up there." And, sure enough, some 30 feet overhead there was a square hole, and through the hole there was the end of the clapper to be seen, and a piece of the bell, but no more ; for that, it appears, is the nearest access and the best view which the Dean and Chapter allow to the purchasers of their bell.and-clock tickets. "Finding no more was to be got there, we turned into another room for a view of the clock ; and there, beyond all doubt, it was, for it was ticking twice as loud as a good clock ought to do ; inside a strong oak case, with a single pane of glass in it, through which you get a view of the end of one of the winding barrels and a dial, but not one bit more of any of the machinery of the clock. This, the lady told us, is called seeing the clock ; and, to do her justice, she regretted she could show no more, as the exhibition would no doubt be more attrac tive if it was better worth seeing. " We dare say that if we were to apply to the Dean, stating why we wanted to see more of these things than is included in the regular ticket, we should receive due attention. But, in the irst place, we saw enough to satisfy us that we should learn nothing of any use to us by seeing more ; and, secondly, we think it fairer to speak for the public who are seduced into buying these tickets by the belief that they are going to see the things professed to be shown, than for ourselves alone ; and we therefore beg hereby to give notice to all whom it it s present concern that so long as the exhibition remains in present state they had better save their eightpences and their legs, and stay downstairs. " By the way, Sir Christopher Wren's large wooden model of the far grander St. Paul's Cathedral which he wi-ihed to build, 34 he did wider streets after the fire, was thrown in for the money. Surely, as Mr. Petit says in his book on French architecture, the Dean and Chapter might spend a few pounds in preventing it from falling to pieces, as it will very soon if it is not re paired." BUSsIA AND THE UNITED STATES. Alluding to the intrigues of Russia, and her en deavour to create hostile sentiments between France and England, the New York "Jerald says : "Those who know the American temper best will be apt to conclude that such a coalition against England as the Russian Government is said to be planning might have the effect of drawing closer our own ties of alliance with the British realm. However, it is plain that the United States occupy a secondary place in thepictue France and Germany are the central fig ures upon whom the Russian diplomatists seem to be testing their skill.' Again,— prospect of an alliance States, and that we shall jumpland and France, or at least o the'irßtiumsseiaannsdgetehmeutboailmloaogiancerotash t s a t t ht they a havet e r only th e U t n bide e d with Russia a gainst , i n r s g e a very erso nbso in d this theory. countryWh While e whoth e d di a s s lik t e ha o t f a la g t a e in w s a t r E l n a g st la ed nd t . he T ra h w iEs slisuagPlaanhdi,setdhewitfheelßin73lhaein_SP:_mofe ftrho_emsainmheerkenint which the . w. brothers este t r o n figp o t w a e n r d s q w n e a r r e r e r l e a ; i s l o y m h e i n from r a feeling • log the that of civilisation by driving Russia from Constantinople, while they pretended to be fighting the battle of civilisation against barbariim ; some from psrsonal experience of British hauteur and incivility, and of Russian cnurtesy ; some from a fear that if Great Britain overcame Russia she would presently molest the United States ; and a good many—the noisiest—from connexion with a class of ex-British subjects whose hatred of England is their usual political stock in trade. From these reasons, the question being an open one, a great many persons living in this country, and looking at the conflict from a calm contemplative distance, desired to see Russia the victor in the war. But to infer from this fact that the United States are ready to join Russia in any future war with England is not warrantable. In the first place, if a census of opinions were taken throughout the United States, no doubt more friends of England would be found than enemies ; and secondly, the sym pathy expressed for Russia by her friends was a very cool, calm business—entered into because the question was known to be purely speculative. Had it ever become a real living question, these philo-Russians would have thought twice before they took sides. Our interests are naturally wound up with the nations which buy from us, sell to us, trade with us ; which think as we do, read the same books, enjoy the same luxuries, judge by the same standards ; and whatever little bickerings there may be between us, it is a great mistake to suppose that we are going to quarrel with friends like England and France to oblige a semi-Oriental despot like the Czar, of whom we know next to nothing and for whom we care less." THE BERLIN POLICE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sat,—On Sunday, Nov. 30, the term of my permission to reside here expired. I had applied on the preceding day for a renewal of that permission. On Monday, Dee. 1, the English papers containing my correspond ence with Lord Bloomfield, in which I gave the details of the outrage committed upon me by the Prussian police on the 21st and 22d of Nov., reached Berlin. I had two reasons for requesting a prolongation of my permission to remain here ;—first and chiefly, I had come to the determination not to leave Prussia under actual circumstances but by c ompulsion—that is, unless I received an order to that effect ; secondly, I had to settle some affairs here. After three days of suspense, I this morning received the requested permission. I ac cept this deliberate concession as a further acknowledg ment by the Prussian Government that there existed no ground whatever for my arrest, and as a tribute to the truthfulness of my account of the ill-usage I received. I am, Sir, yours obediently, MORRIS MOORE. Perlin, 43, Tauben-strasse, Dec. 3. Mr. Donamy Dobree, jun., was, on Wednesday last, elected a director of the London and Westminster Bank, in place of Mr. Alderman Farncoreb, resigned. A great fire broke out on the premises of Messrs. Ewing and Paul, 23, Eiteknge-square, Glasgow, on Thursday morning. Property, exceeding i n value 25,000/., was ent irely destroyed. TIDE RAILWAY ACCIDEN T AT DENTOII.—A girinamed Esther Farrington, aged 13, one of the passengers hurt by the collision on Wednesday night at Denton, on the London and North-Western line, died at the Blanches ter Infirmary yesterday morning. An inquest was opened laet•evening. LOSS OF TH PATERSB E NEVA, HULL AND ST. URGE STEAMER. The foundering of the Neva screw steam-ship while on her homeward voyage from Cronstadt to Hull was briefly announced in this journal on Tuesday last. The following are the details of the loss, by which it will be seen that the crew and, passengers had a most marvellous escape :—The Neva was an iron-built vessel and was only launched four or five months ago. She was put on the Hull and Cronstadt station ) and left the latter port on the 13th ultimo, under the command of Captain Mellon, to call at Gothenburg on her return voyage. In addition to her crew, which numbered 26, she had 8 passengers on board, among whom were Mr. Atkinson and two daughters, of Cron stadt ; and Mr. Colley and Mr. Conolly, off Manchester. On reaching Gothenburg she filled up her cargo, which consisted of a large quantity of timber, iron, ac., and received on board eight shipwrecked seamen. She resumes her homeward run on the morning of Sunday, the 23d ult., and went on favourably until 6 o'clock in the evening, when a gale sprang up. The Neva was then off the north-west coast of Jutland, and the wind was blowing on the land. During the night the storm continued with increased violence, and the ship laboured heavily. On the following morning, about 6, to the alarm of all on board, it was discovered that the steamer had sprung a leak, which penetrated into the ladies' cabin. Captain Mellon immediately adopted the usual measures for stopping or lessening the leak, but the water flowed in so fast that the pumps, which could not be worked during the whole time, and the mean* the crew bad at hand, could not reduce it. The leak gradually increased, and at midnight the water reached the fires and extinguished them. The position of the ship now became somewhat critical. The captain directed the deck cargo to be thrown overboard, and the greatest exertions were used by all on board in endeavouring to diminish the water in her. Such of the pumps as could be worked were kept in operation until 4. o'clock on Tues day morning, and, there appearing not the least chance of resisting the increase of the water, and the foundering of the ship seeming inevitable, the boats were got out. At the commencement of the voyage the Neva had five boats, but, one having been carried away by the storm, only four were available, and into these four went the crew and passengers—between 40 and 50 persons. The gra dual sinking of the vessel had been visible for some time, and when she was abandoned there were • nearly eight feet of water in her hold. The boate were buffeted about for two or three houri, when two Dutch galliots appeared in sight. It is stated that when first seen they were sailing in the direc tion of the boats, but on observing them they changed their course to avoid them. However, the Dutch vessels did not render them aid, but bore away, and soon disappeared. Fortunately, however, soon after another vessel, the Belford, of Dundee, Captain Smith, from Dantzic far London, came in view. She immediately bore down towards the boats and received all on board. But now another difficulty arose ; the Belford was short of provisions, scarcely sufficient for her own crew. Captain Mellon, with two or three others, at once volunteered to return to the fast sinking steamer, with a view of obtaining what food they could get out of her, but before the boat in which they were could reach her she went dovra stern first in 22 fathoms of water, 120 miles W.N.W. of Holm Reef, on the coast of Scotland. The boat then returned to the Belford, and she continued her voyage to the Thames. Much un avoidable suffering from scarcity of provisions If i tl5 experienced. In two or three days they fell n with a Prussian bark from Dantzic, which took o n board from the Belford 11 of the steamer's crew and some of the passengers, who were landed at Dover. Those who remained by the Belford Were put ashore at Southend. The Neva is reported to have been insured. Notice of the loss has beeni sent to the Marine Department of the Board 01 Trade, and it is probable that an inquiry will 12° instituted, the Nova being a passenger ship. EXTRAORDINARY' OCCURRENCE. _ Yesterday information was received through a . , private communication from Bruges, Belgium, o f a very extraordinary occurrence, the result of a mischievous freak, which took place on the Grand Place last Sunday, jeopardising the lives of 2, bot; persons, and it seems somewhat marvellous indeett, how one half that number escaped from a f earful death. It appears that lately an English equestrian, company has arrived in Bruges, and they 113 ' pitched their circus, which was covered 1)1,5,11 e xtensive marque, on the Grand Place. 1-ue performance was proceeding as usual on sandal evening last, until all at once the tent , whit h was, thickly covered with snow at the ti me, fell fla t upon the spectators, performers, and all, toiling them beneath its folds in one confined,isnd 86 h n r e mass. At the time it was compute" were 2,500 spectators present, th at t e re and others connected with the circus Must hav_ e made the number present nearly 3,000, so that t ar e confusion and uproar that ensued upon the than the perform 0 pauling descending is more readily conceived . depicted. There were, as on all such occ,slonsihe , e a rs nd m. be t i h n e g number of the military scattered through out immediately drawing enclosure, and the soldiers, their swords, hacked away at the e assisted by the other unfortunat dilemma with knives, the marque!, _was qu i c kly cap:jtaaks contusions, and no doubt in reduced to shreds, and thereby enabled all to escape after receiving s undry . 9 many instances more .serious injuries, but fortu nately no life was sacrificed. However, had it not been for the promptness with which the poor crea tures were released, several, if not the whole as" sem bl a ge, would h ave been suffoca ted. Th e cause of the tent c ollapsing was some miscreant severing the outside cords by which it was attached to the poles. MR. COBDEN ON FOREIGN AFFAIR In rep i l_ i y npg t a o rih a si, l B etter from sTme local committee at Brad' T fo r r e d a , ty ca o ll I Cobden writes : m at r t . ention to the non-execution a the me to this - ad " d G re l at a loss to see how I can interfere i y ss n , Garth, near Bangor, Nov. 30, 185 6 . " Sir,—ln reply to your favour which has followed e legitimate session, o'r has no of 80l d went bgraand the Serpents Island. Unless l'arlia. bnotuernideretorecsopnefoetsisogthtahte Isoaarni p a p o m r t e u m n b i t e y r o of f the bringingll ous House of f d tics of litioos• the Ministry the state of our foreign ask s r This can only be done by, in the first place, asking for information ; for the normal state of the public) wind 1 1 this country is in ignorance the most profound of A,. the proceedings of our Foreign-office. At this motoeo; we are without any official information respeeti v g „ °13 ,, present relations with Russia, and it would be so 'T . ' warrantable intrusion if, upon the assumed authenticii 1 312 tre ll2 n ues• of all we read in the public journals, a member of F,t e ; liament were to tender his censure or advice to ''' Foreign Minister. f the • " I do not presume to know the precise objects o . 8 , ' Bradford Committee for Investigating State A g a lr ; , but, if its attention be chiefly directed to Our fore.ig_, relations, I would venture to suggest that, instead wasting its efforts in the vain attempt to 13 01 r e : 10 1 p ly thread of our foreign policy, it would wore sv ii r i b l i e ' a nd itself to the task of laying down an in te " -g- n this honest principle on which the intergo nlie carri edbatwe.e on. country and other nations ought t o be conviction There seem to me to be signs of a growing aod that some restraint on our diplomacy ie nee essarY jnon I do not think it would be difficult to fin d a c0 . ...- ibr lb ground on which a large amount of argurnent for reform of our foreign policy might be secured anti; men of every shade of o pinion on domestic politics. the least I submit that even an attempt to dell n , t inns functions of our Govern ment in its foreign re . te r. would be a more promi sin g occu p ation than the l io b . u m i na ble and fruitless task of ' inves ti g atin g ' acts wto are generally shrouded in m y ster y , and which are 0 of o ft e n referable to no higher principle s or rd otiv? .. a ction than the caprices of practically irresponsible '- dividuals.—l am, sir, your obedient servant, t. " RIMARD C 03- “ Joseph E. Jenkinson, Secretary,& c.” —.....--........------e A MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR.—The P/0101/t/b-' . t a wts , r . m e ! s o aysconfidently rumoured that by a recent dec:ed o f n the Court of Chancery, a suit which has been carri ed for upwards of a century has been brought to a c c :, elusion, and that a young man, a native of this eounkil and at the present time filling the humble situatioawe; servant in a gentleman's family in Plymouth, bas be° i t entitled to an almost incredib le sum of money--reP° says hundreds of thousands. SOUTHAMPTON, Friclay.—The Sp anish steamer 1314 tr; celona arrived this afternoon from Hamburg, en route te Santander, Corunna, Cadiz, Malaga, Valencia, AlicA.a,.o; and Barcelona, and, after taking in French and 13r", 1 i, cargo, will proceed on Sunday at daylight to her det`: nation. The Barcelona left Hamburg on the 30tb and was detained two days in getting down t rin); Elbe on account of the ice in the stream and tee 27 closing navigation, since which the weather hag f ot o thick and hazy. The Hamburg, the second ship e1..,,t. line, is expected here from Spain about the 12th I " ext The Royal mail steamship Avon leaves on Tueed u a Yiriaer with the outward mails for the Brazils and tl.„ r iaing Plate., Messrs. Mslver , of Liverpool, t eegouth managers of the Cunard ' Company, have beep's ju __ a t ampton within the last few days to wake arm 1 h thP establishing an agency hers in connection w . f lll European and Australian Royal Mail Steana N o wn r g e s a n Y Company, with which association the Cunard '-',, c e'tually has recently coalesced, for the purpose of It, it ev carrying out the Australian mail contracjo s petted great extension of trade will folio': w h o se or ton from the fact of the Cunard Cort'aivn:: Liverpool, having rations have hitherto been confined ° (lithe sPteara Va.& determined to devote their attaation t to add it4°l3ll of this place, particularly in reference .nd the Mediterra• communication with India, Chin — 7 t i o to or r r nean, which we understand is their inten ut. outhntar -