The Sun. — London, England, 1861-12-27 00:00:00

' Funds 90/ 91, v. St. Denis-pirates—DagObert edict. CAR 5.-boo Tidal-Weer FooT-day' 6-6 h. meter. TRIBAL-AMERICA'S ' ULSTER' PLANTA TIONS, TRANSFER'D WITH WILL 4. TRUSTEES • STOP RENTS TO AFRIC CO'S NIGGER. BER-MUDA-NEST, BY RETRO-LONGITUDE 284 YR'S ACT, 2-3 W. IV,. C. 92, § 4, 5 vie. c-39 § 4, 1842, PAP'S-10th Q. AN-BNTY. 132 yr., so S.' , =• *INN-Jetsam elsop Lagante rota orr-fiot-ssmi i*Q. N. WalLismur6m 24 March-as -29 Sept. Erran x finangl 6 Ap ril' Julian-trusgry on Twe-x-ed Fishery-park law-sets, in conic-sections 3 x 365-5 Isospiral-1200 by Enchss> comet. CARIBASQUE x -Sachims, merchants—For Board of trade quiet it becomes my duty, in opposition to the opinion of the placee Churchmen lawyers of British kirk, to state that the officers of the anti-slavery coast-guard ship San Jacinto, acted on "non-resident rule under the Municipal Acts of 21st year of Penn's Regulus parliament, Art. xx., by force of which no planter, or any of the preprietory, can leave the landboard without a notice of three week's market-place guarantee of debts under a justice certificate, the ship and captain aiding such persons' !ache's, open to IMP. Indian* *right of search' law (Webster'd 2 42). Signed, .•• : : : • • • R. ANGELO, J. SOUTHWORTH, Cl. of 4node J. GROWDON, Speaker, Oct. 28, 1701)-Re-model'd, 1832-38. :It Negro trade 'search' in CASS, by Palmerston, '57. So— JAR-CONE s PERIGEE LONGITUDE-AUGURY -COMPASS -3 EFFL°TOM GAP(-)PONTI SPIRIT-°-LEVEL. ON CINQUE PORTAL-ARC CURVE, LINE OF LATITUDE' IN Span long ging'nt 50 N. by Polar* above & below decline. soar, - ,in p astrt-ge6graph . • • : : to Gover's 4. Arrow off and-on'Diepp's-nouen to Lizard-pt. 9 'r Pel'isle's Quadra culmination Tropic-wend etords minorga's Langue ock 40. N. Its state rope-lay Anchor .t flag-tow'r pres-by Tyre round the fixt earth, as of Titus Vespasian's March -night zone-meter, year 79 on 1824-35's Life-Burg-Fxchek 4 rjar conevolute-Leet- erts.—on. America's meridian'd 60° west N. and S. for its Turloch base -line September like-evapora tive Xaraves Nile-°-metre'd lake, as the *ken pivot Dapper (3d Jago. 1.), of Villa-Bella's Sack're-mentopez colony-1825 of Brazil, wrongfully province'd from ME in 1828. Sachims—The Illustrated London News, No. 1,119, page 538, gives us, Clarendon's caelineA, in Philadeph's Pensylvan-orm'rial fword scale, as H. 6, Keeper of the touch, 'resolution of its two councils' on Middletone's fens 6re (' Fodinte -regales, of James I.'s 72 New River' share 1-plug in London's 1327-Goldsmith Co. of Philadelphia, on England's royalty 36 ones £500) as tested by De'can' Henry Wotton and Montague, so CAR. Ir. 'Hyde's grant 1662's jar- Conenect-i-cut-18 to Penn's 81-1701,in Quaker's affirm act, 1749, on 1777 Indian responsibility-trust; the whole land estate guarantee of the allies were transferred by commit tee of House of Commons (12th Feb., 1836, Gladstone and Buxton, chairmen, for a NEW England dodge of leguUar' institution), with undersigned § Lay-ae'cone 9 s as their pa tron & advocates of Q-Ann-B"unty-acre, plantation S9s. See, Na 4421 Abori g ines' Report, 1837, to 2d M arc h, 1841, London Convention(Philaaelphia), by Bulo, Palmerston and Labouchere, thro' D. Webster & Perley's 3d Sept., '4l, election of ind. Peter 8., jj (not a st Denis slave) as succes • sor to the 99 yr life leases (12 to run, under 14 Geo. m. 1774, for Sag'mo Jos. Brant, on old John Adams' suggestion, whose Qu'acre grandson is now, here)—and approved at Philadelph's Lancaster Duchy Crt. Longbro, Gloster, '75 by Atkins § Edgcumbe Chamberlayne for (Hugh Chamberlen & Goldfmith Co's-1, N. River proprietary) Stegglesp/ug-1. Thus, Sachins, you learn the political cause for removing the Ohio, Florida-semioles & Georgii Cherokee Indians of the coast, 1000 miles west of the Mississippia, lodge-poised- North and South of Mount Pleasant, in the rear of the white faced slave-planters or builders, to prevent their black cattle mixing with the virgin races, thro' the Lan caster FRAME and Concessions 1746, Art. I—XIV., for mixt Comifjn Crt. of 6 Planters and 6 Native Indians, as reset on Admiralty Ecole of St. Paul's, Bermuda (10 M, by Philadel's partizan friends Coloniza- Off, Boston—Judge Jay-31 May, 1853. GREY. So Deerfoot's ' fiye-Fellow scholarship' Trinity e-Col., Cambridge, 1861. 8 Dec.)—the term negro for Indian, not in 1726 grant of Geo. I p 66. Hence ' New shire-crt foundation' on French and British 3tys, Jan. & Nov., 1840, as prefac'd to Washington Extra dition Act for Indian (Sept. 3, 1841) election of P. 'Basket,' the living representative of the Ashburton boundary capi tulaion, to personify Wotton & Penn-Ackerley's sworn in successor as sponsor of Indian lady 1820—for Act of 1843's Empery (extra Ditio-nis) court, of ' Texas-hundred' 6 & 6 partners, for basis to the legislative law of England and all America, for outing the Filibuster-French-placet [1562 of Borromeo's Churchmen to pay taxes, 10ths, and forage subsidies' of Trent-council, for swamping by votes thro' the `Jesuit-Lopez Louisiana'd negro-shift 3-5 for Indian voice in cceno] Exhibition-rs, on Elliott's may '5l Col. letter, TEvioT-1847, as In re Trent—. The arrest of Slidell & Ma son, as contra-band illegal persons, you perceive, is just, for trade quiet. Thus instant paid recog-avow of .Red Indian and trustes below, tho' made the Te-fi'ye 0 t' scapegoad-fools 40 yrs, by Luther Calvin Swiss fraters de Sac'is of the 4- bronze'd-i-Pr.xs-statue l'x-peace Society of friends. Arßic'rs.—By pyre-Odic longitude Act's on 1818 ('24-32 still pending), §4.9, subjects or subject, have equal rewards in expeditions. Ye will think in your 3-5 vote as freemen, of the danger of joining either party of the white faces or half negur Indian persuaders, and are forbid from noticing the late Fetish 'is/aced-proclamation as headed in Times and Post of 16th Nov., "A Convention between ENGLAND, France, and Spain," and signed 31st Oct., 1861, whereby you will perceive [that on such setting forth], the com mon law is not embraced in the said deed for the Indian's rights, or alien's of the contracting parties to keep peace on their soil, and avoid the a- 6bert murder (?) of all the whites, By " this' and reasons as follows so:—' " Command oid words, that low; have slept—to wake, Words that wise Bacon, and brave Raleigh spake." 1. My Admiralty RED flag, is the War Gap-line one of Water limits (the Flag Union of the crosses on 3 James I. is a Christian Jacqlso Zollverein trading flag x and not a belligerent by Ordnance issue x 343 of Jan. 31 1842, from the Tower), the Civile Service Merchant Flag, on board the i Car. 2 Portable-post-Office Trent, had not the white border to it—the Church having no flag. 2. That the mythic words British and Britain, whether St. George's or St. Patrick's Channel, for outing the word England from the log-wood 1782 Court christian sea charts, adopted without the sanction of Europe, contrary to the Justinian code base of the Roman X-span' Fueros union courts of E-gal lain of 1521, and under 1764 trust, which was decided in the Angl'lot-it'fpan'sh Texas Crts. as inad missible, by the assumed Britishers and Frenchmen of in corporated St. Denis, under the words "except France" in March 3, 1815, U. S. 3ty, prior to Blucher and Wellington's signature [for restoration of the Jesuits of the 2d order of Melchisidek on a ' moving earth error' with it] the 17th of June, 1815, the eve, of their battle of Waterloo's Brazil'd Belgic Leopold-Pedro 2-ty's in 1828-30 of illegality. 3, The Papal impudence of Sir W. Gore Ouseley in collecting the signatures of the 800 Sachims for rebellion in my name, (seen by his Wabash'd Wa'ker succession in Central America, for Bamberg-Sigismund life-tenure 1047, Dappes-Nap-assumption of auFERT-clad Savoy), for seizing of Mexico, from England—caused his papist envoy Captain Aldham, to be shot by the Indians, as sacrificing their nationalities to priests ' g wolves 4 men as manifest by late ' Morocco bullion theft' convention, for dynastic retro spects in violation of Ackerley's God's-acre : : - sNave pivot trust appointment of 29th Aug., 1825, for the benefit of all parties, without distinction of creed or colour, including the NONIIOE doctrine, f as of Bohun' d Phil. 11. Manilla channel of official letter], which elected the Indian Peter as the law's font, and recognised by Peel & Derby's Queen, and the King of Prussia at Windsor Castle, 1842, as the sole' tlect of Poland's NW. red-Russia a-Hurnaan of the cent years Dutch loan act, 1832, disjoined with sect religion. Fourthly. The ' Lie-ratification of London' Gazette, and not, within the fifteen days, is illegal by act of Parlia ment on Extradition Texas-hundred trust, it being in a sup-plement, 'Whity-coloured persons being voice-divorced in this Az‘fmithson'an institution' I district-site of April, 1836, on Gladstone's corntee. of H. C. by u.s. Congress, '46. This super-natus Chain proves to ye Indian I Negros, aliens, &c., that the Cabinets named in late convention are engaged in carrying out the dictum of Aln CANNING in a convers ° DOMRS Romish sense, (in total opposition to the in fra-natus unity of the Nournalincie standard measure of 1824 and 1835, for Ge' -4 raising the revenue—on yearly election of paid laymen—so guiding the svhirld's trade by Joint corn fn) without ask of People's-arbiter below—so (6 &616) "Scorn arbitration as a stain— (1 & 14) 9th.] To ninth and tenth of William's reign." [nO 10th. Thus the Signor Neutro' gist of this letter, for my civic patron°l right, is [for monetary recognition of all dues from America upon primary colonization, well-intentioned, of the whites, & Afric-negro decay of I human nature, by their theft of 0ur1730 Indian nationality on, my life], by a brother and sisterly love for the future, under England's trust law, as (now disjoined with t- Pope, .B'-Churches or t-water sects late on minister's money], of the cool-A /3 read-bag state. PETER BRA.NT BAsGuET, America's Medol'd-sack'm6, Nephew 11 (of Sac'mo J. Brant, 1775—Sac°mo Peter Toma Brant, 1825-£lO, of New Brunswick), Canada's Gaspe. L.S. 11.7's Montague §C ' ' ACKERLEY, P.C., sworn in, Chief sus., of I'reland's-i comgh of Review, 1325-37, L.s. H. S's Executors §WorrON' LYON BOWES, P.C. Dec. 27—London. See The b'un, Nov. 16, 1861. ARREST OF NASHVILLE SHIP PIRATES ON ISO-n AO s CORPUS RED-FLAG DISPLAY. Notice,—ln re Anderson-like Extradition—Act On Yancey, Peyton, "& Clyde's ? eller en course. On aid-force ' de leg 6 ithod' lib. iv., § 1, for criminal law on—this side of sea level, as on the other—Washington ex tradition Act—touching Fire-raising, as one of the four pleas of the Crown-pivot-voice-reserve, under oath for all. The Mayor of Southampton, *rear-admiral of England's in pinnace charge, isle o Wight's Gallic-coque c, lay-coast guard will arrest PEAGRIM and crew of the ship Nashville, for La course-pillage and robbery, on the high seas of Bos ton, property of the American plantation ship Harvey Birch, of N. York —by false, afrench reps about 19th Nov 1861. By rota ( a) 0 'i n universa ditioni supremus est' of the placet regtum imperium, marls populo in civic*restituendo 'Courtly federier —Laws of Rhodes, 1542, on A.D. 1346 . 2, P. Pickius —so Dagohert's edict, p 59, BODIN'S Lb. 1, again - et pirates -slaves of St. D en i s -T exas , i n Nid- Bermuda' s xereatorum ship'ng As (b)Newf ound-land Act, 1853-4. Hay-factor (Rex vini of Lisbon wine license Co.'s in ne ws sion Bon, for EnglapnadP ser Precedent, on Junot-jus-inva ,?m..pey'n-marine protection, .9n •• • ' Bristol's (Liverpool. • • London), Admiralty ' super altum mare, guns afcendeiQ et enteblique,' old style. So (c) by this warrant as of (i t { g s ti o Aß - Cone• mare), re view eaonisation on Port egal-way• on the up-thought, Alliance for ire'Loule y art) 37. N .I.,repose abolition, act thro' *Hamond, SAND 4 s, n in (Signed) if PETER Brant BASQUET, The trade Si bi m BIZ , 3-J. 1., corn-hill -TOW' er'dlnlieneimmis_ freeman, Antipod'n crown -colon cthief o of 1342, —The criminal law's Extreadif cs E Temple. Leh uchere. lion Gap. 3 -mile off-shore Sea -coustable r )c.' [2 ' March, '4l] bearing K-america's p , addl? of Ad m i ral 's _ZIT. M. Perley, court over Canterbury s Ge-Guizote set -3 Sept , '4l's tlement for Ne w Zealand's deadprooffit Gap r nzz'r. Crt., its _,_tc" ; ial es•st poy S „ tiylord Warde n Capt O'Halloran. —tho' cruelly set a meda l ' d vacuo-Agerg r ri)aspenthal'd by Ashburton Baring-3ty. .* N. CtrAnnEs ACKERLEY, CJ of Carib-isle f Jetheu'd Enoland 'Special elect, Aug. 29 1825 • ' : (by Admiral G. Hamond, Stuart do Rothsay's Crown- Sectry. Marcus HiII—SANDYS, Lay-presbilers tlga on. Con'ng's Holy Alliance abolition, of King- A dubs), the Standard weight-bearer of 1837, Lt. R.N. !, 1 ayni double- oathii'd victim—supporter Si Pea, of Mohawk PETER 10 yrs, by Red Indian Mary Qn' lien March's murder-tie, 1220 in ' habeas virginale s.P•Q, It tenerurn corpus christe' transit, thro' Quebec's Jos6 '75 Hamilton-Dalhousie, in E. Elder' duty for his P.Totna'2s and own's State. birth provision, as the Mon.- BRANT.' rague Subsidy Ist-fruit loan 1814'20's on major Tret:sor- Cartwright's chief smocassorial surrogat'cy. [on trove. 1322'99i s red-turban'd Hen. 4th, on Hen. V.'s Sigismond life Savoy'd nape-colony, Martin 5, 16. V to GONSALVI 1816 regelamento-159, by Pius 7th on Scotch-14ailie Urban Bth's capacity-oath of 1749-Ad tocate STUART - wortlev-Newcomen's-en Gonfaloniere' 1132 4 pass'd i x C. A.'s naming` Act 1-2 W. 4, N. 54, on a „ t1 u. 0 13 : 0 1 v 5 e 21-72, Luther- calvin, for goin'd s io „,r .u 6tan ey & W. Russell's (1683 Dead-hand yet 27 D e 7 6 l l( t x t, ,, in ai L . L eo. X Tavistock augeri], life trust. Q uhristcorptcs martyr 19 yrs), London. DR•IIR'Y-LANE THEATRE ROYAL. Lessee, Mr. E. T. S3IITII. CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. GRAND MORNING PERFORMANCE of the PAN TOMIME every WEDNESDAY, at Two o'Clock. THIS EVENING and To-morrow her Majesty's Ser vants will perform the popular Farco, by J. B. Buckstone, Esq., entitled AN ALARMING SACRIFICE. Bob Ticket, Mr. Atkins ; Pugwash, Mr. Barsby ; Mr. Skinner, Mr. Hope; Susan Sweetapple, Miss Keeley; Miss Wadd, Miss Stuart ; Miss Tibbit, Miss Bland ; Miss Gimp, Miss Harfleur ; Deborah, Mrs. Dowton. After which will be produced, with that attention to com pleteness in every department by which the Christmas Annuals of this Theatre have been so pie-eminently dis tinguished, the New Grand Comic Pantomime, entitled HARLEQUIN and the HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT; or, Old Mother Hubbard and het IN onderful Dog. "If a man do build a dwelling upon common land from sunset to sunrise, and enclose a piece of ground, wherein there shall be a tree, a beast feeding, a fire kindled, a chim ney smoking, and provisions in the pot, such dwelling shall be freely held by the builder, anything herein to the con trary nevertheless notwithstanding."—Old Forest Charter. The Novel Effects and Splendid Scenery by WILLIAM BEVERLEY. Assisted by Messrs. C. Pitt, Craven, Brow, &c., &c. Masks, Symbolic Devices, Personal Appointments, and Designs for the Costumes, by the celebrated Dykwynkyn. The Overture and Music composed and arranged by Mr. J. H. TULLY. The Machinery by Mr. Tucker and As sistants. The Tricks, Properties, Changes, and Transtor. mations, by Mr. Needham, assisted by Messrs C-lindon, H. Adams, H. Langham, &c. The Costumes by Miss Dickin son, Mr. Lauri, and Mr. Palmer. The Gas Appointments by Mr. E inckley. The Choregra'lic Arrangements by Mr. Cormack. The Harlequinade and Comic Scenes by Messrs. Cormack and B. Jones. The Perfume of the Flowers supplied by Bimmel's process. The Grotesque Burlesque Opening invented and written by E. L. BLANCHAR And the whole arranged and produced under the imme diate superintendence of Mr. ROBERT ROXBY. Synopsis of Scenery, Incidents, and Characters, OLD MOTHER HUBBARD'S COTTAGE, With Rural Landscape, and Rookwood Manor Hall in the Distance (Daylight). _ " Old Mother Hubbard, she wens to . the cupboard, to get her poor Dog a bone; when she got there, the cupboard was bare, and so the poor Dog had none."—Ancient Nur sery Legend. Old Mother Hubbard, Mr. Atkins ; Her Dog, Signor Lorenzo ; Jack (the " Man all tattered and torn"), Miss F. Hunt; the Squire, Mr. Tom Matthews; Dame Wiggins of Lee, Mr. Dixon ; Dame Trot, Mr. Barsby ; Her Won derful Cat, Master Waggles ; the Great Goose, Master Sageaninguns ; Constables, Messrs. Grib and Grab ; Parish Beadle, Mr. Bumble; Villagers, Messrs. Yokel, Pumpkin, Whackstraw, Chawbacon, &c., &c. ; Rosetta (the " Maiden all Forlorn"), Miss Stuart. How Mother Hubbard has a certain " party" to tea and turn out, and of the remarkable pranks played by her comical Dog—The Head, the Hat, and the Hose—The Dog's Tale and Mrs. H.'s Narrative— Arrival of the Squire—Proclamation of Witch Burning— Threatened incremation of Mother Hubbard on her own hearth, and her Mystic Flight upon a Broomstick. THE WITCHES' GLEN AND WATERFALL, in the Valley of Perfumed Flowers, by Moonlight. Will-o'-the-Wisp Miss Lanza, Ignes Fatui—Mdlles. Sidney, Travers, Barnes, A. Barnes, Livermore ; Webb, Taylor, Braithwaite, Hammi ton, S tap ley, Harris, Candy, Copeland, Archer, Hawkins, Delaney, Wilson, Williams, Robinson, Wood, Watson, and Hamel ton. Grand Ballet, Chagne-a-Lanterns, by the Misses GUN NISS and the Ladies of the Corps de Ballet. The Invocation I The Incantation I I and the Evapora. tion 1 I I THE VILLAGE GREEN_AND ROADSIDE ALE HOUSE. Old Grype (the Steward), Mr. Glindon ; Old. Scratche (his Clerk), Mr. Tanner ; Tenantry, Messrs. Cringe, Scrape, Shuffle, Cut, Packoff, Moonraker, and Runaway; Tailor, Mr. Snipshears ; Bootmaker, Mr. Tightfit ; Mum mies, Messrs. Grinner, Joker, Magger, Cracksides, O'Reilly, M'Phun, &c. ; St. George, M r . E. R oe ; t h e Dragon, Mr. Scalyfellow ; Valentine, Mr. Febbyerry ; Orson, Mr. Wildman; Still-Walker, Mr. Longlegs; Bear- Warden, Mr. Smuggins ; the Bear, Mr. Huggins ; Land lord, Mr. Trebles ; Morris-Dancers, Messrs. Trip, Tap, Flip, Flap, &c., &c. ; Jack Padding, Mr. Merryman. How the Squire celebrates his birthday, and the Village Revel that follows—Coming of Ago in the Olden Time— How the Tenantry treated in one way and how Jack is treated in another—the Dog's instinct and Mother Hub bard's reason. THE "CAGE" ON THE COMMON (Sunset). Grand Scena Comiquo and Pas do Broomstick, by Mother Hubbard. The Dreamer and the Worker—The Vision of Pleasure and the Division of Labour—Figures of Fun (from the Fancy-store of Dykwynkyn) Messrs. Mason, Drainpipes, Carpenter, Hodman, Old Brick, and Young Shaver, Lilli putian Labourers, Pigmy Plasterers, Tiny Tilers, Minia ture Masons, Baby Bricklayers, Short Sawyers, Dwarf Drain Makers, and Child Carpenters by a Host of Juvenile Auxiliaries. THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT, The Rat, Master Longwhisker ; The Cat, Miss Mouser ; The Dog, By Himself; The Cow, Madame Brindle; The Priest (" All shaven and shorn"), Mr. Jollyman ; The Cock (" That crowed in tho Morn") Master Cocky-doodle.. doo. Realisation of the famous Picture in the National Gal lery of Little Britain, taken (by permission) for Boys, from a rare work in the collection of Master Smith, London. FROGP OOL IN THE MARSHES (Twilight). Song, " Will o' the Wisp," composed by J. H. Tully, Esq. How the Squire goes Hunting and loses his way and his temper, and what follows in consequence—Another curious instance of Canine sagacity—Bull-frogs, Masters Hop, Skip, Jump, Creak, &c. SQUASH-HOLLOW SWAMP AND BED OF BULRUSHES. How the Squire comes to grief and afterwards to repent ance, and how Jack is recognised as the rightful heir—The reward and harmonious movements of the Fairies on a Grand Chromatic Scale towards WILL 0' WISP'S HOME BENEATH THE WATERFALL. The Transformation. Harlequins Messrs. CORMACK and ST. MAINE Columbines Pantaloons Messrs. G. TANNER and MORLEY. Clowns Grotesque 1861-1862 SPRITES by the RIDGWAYS and SUWELL FAMILY. 1.-EXTERIOR OF TWO SHOPS IN " UP-OR. DOWN" STREET. Messrs. Huline, St. Maine, Tanner, and Miss S. Gunniss. Christmas Presents—every Man (and Boy) to his Post, even the Post-Man—Clown rides the high horse, which proves his rock a-head—Two Young Men from the Country, and Clown gets over them—a Sewing Machine (not a poor Needlcwoman)—a thorough Blow out—a Man in very re duced circumstance—Clown finds the Fruits of stealing Apples in an elephantine way—a Band of Brothers—the Police in Great and Small Force—Clown gets into a row and blows up a policeman—the end of this scene is all Bustle—N.B. Not Crinoline. 2.—THE GREAT SENSATION KITCHEN. Messrs. Forrest, Corroack, Morley, and Miss Gunniss. Harlequin seeks Protection, although a Free-trader— The Cook's Guide—Clown tries to take the chair—the head dish of the table—Harlequin goes through a Deal, and Clown becomes a Board-er—Silence those dreadful Bells— Clown and Pantaloon make an ap-Peal to the Audience on the Merry Musical Bells—Pantaloon rather hard pressed— arrival of a distinguished Foreigner—Clown falls into his own trap, and kills a Blue-bottle, which proves a bad Buzz-ness for him—a Lecture on the Gorilla, by a w ell known character—Clown meets with a few Friends (not Quakers)—this Scene ends at the finish of it. 3.-THE INTERIOR OF A RAILWAY STATION. Eight hours at the Sea-side for 2s Gd—Duty off Paper— " 'the Times" reduced and the Times on the rise—a book that takes leafe of Clown—Harlequin gets his horse from a Stall and sets up a trap. No Smoking a•Loud, only on the Quiet—Clown makes a Tremendous Christmas Tree— late arrivals—Messrs. Neverintime, Toolate, Dearme, and Blessme—Clown burns his fingers (not the only person that has done so)—Clown gives Good Bail and finds a Bale of goods. 4.—The SEA-SIDE. The Sands I The Sands I The Sands I! I Come unto these yellow sands. A Sailor telling a Yarn and a boat Lying too—the Pier Master's ap-Pierance—Clown makes a Man's hair turn sandy and proves himself in the wrong box—by a slight Miss-Take, which a certain Miss won't Take—Pantaloon gets some shell-fish in a very Selfish manner —Clown asto nishes the Natives—Sailors that use their Cut-Lasses but don't Cut Lasses when they can join with them in a National Hornpipe—Clown gets a Sensation Leader-1 he Great Donkey Stir St. Leger—Clown and Pantaloon's Concert—fine ears for Music—they fish in troubled wafers —a Divided Interest—a sudden Squall (Children and all) —The latest Novelty in Parrchutes. Scene—A DISMAL SWAMP—After a storm a calm appears, a HARLEQUIN'S HOME ON HIS THRONE OF SPLENDOUR. Doors open at half-past Six, to commence at Seven o'clock. Tickets for Boxes, Pit, and Galleries, may be had at the Box Office before the opening. 0 YAL E NGLISH OPERA 1,) , 1 COVENT GARDEN. Under the management of Miss Louisa Pyne and Mr. W. Harrison. THIS EVENING, THE PURITAN'S DAUGHTER. Miss Louisa Pyne, Miss Susan Pync; Mr. Santley, Mr. H. Corti, Mr. George, Honey, Mr. Patey, Mr. A. St. Albyn, Mr. T. Distin, 31r. Wallworth, Mr. Eugene Dussek, Mr. C. Lyall, and Mr. W. Harrison. Conductor, Mr. ALFRED MELLON. After which will be produced (written expres:ly by J. M. Morton), a Grand Comic Christmas Pantomime, entitled HARLEQUIN GULLIVER ; or, A Trip to Brobdignag, a Peep at Lilliput, and a Flying Visit to Laputa. Gulliver, Mr. W. Payne ; Mrs. Guldver, Mr. F. Payne. Principal danseuse, Mdlle. Lamoureux, supported by the Ladies of the Corps de Ballet. The IlarlequinArie sustained by the eminent Pantomimists, Messrs. 11. Payne, F. Payne, H. Lauri, E. Lauri, S. Lauri, and Miss Jenny Lauri. Commence at Seven. •iI;;.E,ATRY.-It..k'-----)YAI HAYMARKET ,) , Les,see. Mr. J. It necastoi,, THIS EVENING, Dec. 27, Sterling* Coyne's Comedy BLACK SHEEP. Messrs. Buekstone, Compton, Howe' Villiers, Mrs. C. Youn g , Mrs. 'Wilkins, &c. , Alter which, a Comic Christmas Pantomime, LITTLE MISS MUFF ET AND ',FUME BOY BLUE • or, Harle quin and Old Daddy Lon legs. L on ! FC Leclereq ,' Charles Le cl'elrelti, Heri Cole, G. Beeket, and Miss Rosins. Commence a 7 OYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. 11.; Manager- —Mr. Edmund Falconer. THIS EVI , 3NINf - l - , Dec. 27, the new and original Drama, entitled PEEP O'DAY ; or, Savourneen Deelish. Messrs. Walter Lacy, Hermann Vezin, Charles Selby, Edmund Fal coner ; Mrs. D. P. Bowers. Miss Clara Weston. After which, a new and original Burlesque Extravaganza, entitled LITTLE BED RIDING HOOD ; or, 'fh.r Fairies of the Bose, the Thistle, and the ,quimrcek. Principal charac ters by Mr Chas. Selby, .fir. Warlow, Miss Cicely Nott, and Miss Lydia Thompsoa. Acting Manager—Hr. F. B. Ch itterton. I' rises as usual. Doors open at half-past 0, to Commence at 7. Box-oface open daily from 11 till 5. 1 1 11 V, SUN,'i LONDON, R ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.- Lessee, Mr A. Harris. THIS EVENING, FRIDAY, Dec. 27, THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH. After which will be produced, a Grand Comic Christmas Pantomime, entitled WHITTING TON AND HIS CAT ; or, Harlequin King Kollywobbol and the Genius of Good Humour. The grotesque opening invented and written by Henry J. Byron, Esq., author of the Princess's Pantomime of "Jack the Giant Killer." The Scenery by Mr. James Gates, Mr. H. Cuthbert, and numerous assistants. Good Humour, Miss Helen Howard ; Princess Popsiwopsi, Miss Rose Leclercq ; Alice, Miss Pauline Le clercq ; Messrs. Garden, Cathcart, Morland, Collett, Hast ings. Raymond ; Dick Whittington, Miss Maria Harris ; Robin Goodfellow and the Cat, Master John llaslem, (pupil of the celebrated Gabriel Ravel; Clown, Mr. Hildyard ; Harlequin, Mr. John Lauri ; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo; Colum bine, Miss Caroline Adams. Morning Performances will take place at Two o'clock on Monday, Dec 30, and every fol lowing Monday till further notice. • jEW THEATRE-R0 YAL, ADELPHI.-. Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. 309th, 310th, 311th Nights of the Engagement of Mr. and Mrs. Dion Boucicault. The Two Great Dramas. THIS EVENING, and during the week the great Drama, entitled THE OCTOROON; or, LIFE IN LOUISIANA': Messrs. Grace, Billington, Emery, Phillip Jamison, Smith, Stephenson, Romer. Lewis ; Mrs. Billington, Mrs. H. Mar ston, Miss C. Denvil, Miss Latimer, and Mrs. 11. Lewis. After wh , ch, at 20 minutes past 9, the great Irish Drama of THE COLLEEN BAWN. Mr. and Mrs. Dion Boucicault, Mr. Fisher, Miss Woolgar, &c. Box Office open from 10 till 5. NEW ROYALTY THEATRE, Dean-street, Oxford-street. Under the Direction of Mdlle. Albina di Rhona. THIS EVENING, A LES SON FOR HUSBANDS ; characters by Mr. Sinclair, Mesas. Clifford and Terry. After which, CAM ELIA ; Camelia, Mdlle. Albina di Rhona. Fol lowed by a New Operatic Burlesque, entitled THE VERY LATEST EDITION OF IL TROVATOR 143 ; or, Who Killed the —; Messrs. Graham, Robins, James, Warren, W. Worboys ; Mesds. Mason, Craven, and Hodson. To con lude with new and ori,inal Faroe, A NICE QUIET DAY.—Commence at half-past 7. CANTERBURY HALL CONCERTS, AND FINE ARTS GALLERY. Immense Entertainment for the Christmas Holidays. Mr. MARSHALL'S Grand Christmas Dish, "THE EN CHANTED HASH" (SECOND EDITION), written ex pressly for him by W. F. Vandervell, Esq.—Mr. Frederick French, the great Shakesperian Burlesque Vocalist.—Mr. J. G. Forde.—Miss Harriet Coveney, and Miss Greene. Grand Selections from TROVATORE and LA TRAVIATA, By Miss Russell, Mr. Herbert, Signor Tivoli, and full Chords. Musical Director, Mr. Jonghmans. Admission—Hall, 6d. ; Stalls mad Balcony, is. CANTERBURY HALL.-VICTOR JULIEN, v " THE FLYING MAN " (from Paris), on the Trapeze, will make his First Appearance on MONDAY, the 30th De cember. T H E 0 X F ORD, 6, OXFORD-STREET, EVERY EVENING. Grand Selections from "LA CIRCASSIENNE," "Mac beth," and " Ernani," by Miss Russell, Miss Ernst, and Madame Enderssohn ; Messrs. Albert, W. Morley, Greene, and C. Greville. Full Band and Chorus.—Conductor, Mr. F. Jonghmans. Varied Vocal and Instrumental Entertainments, the Comic portion by Messrs. Sam Collins, M. P. Foster, E. Msrshall, W. Randall. and Mias Harriet Coyeney. • - - - - - Commence at 6 o'clock during the Christman Holidays. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY.—Morning, 9h. 13m.—Afternoon, 9h. 48m. To-monnow.-Morning, 10h. 25m.—Afternoon, 11h. 3m. THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, DECEMBER 27, 1861. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 37-7*ighest since noon yesterday. 26—lowest this morning and during the night. 32—this day at noon. BAROMETER-30.62; the highest this year. WIND North-Easterly ; moderate, with fog, and a sort of frosty dew falling thick and moisiy, resembling a Scotch mist. 4 4--- A 4 tr 4 Z . :39, A ,e 1 ,--•.tl rt, -- - , et.tk,A. _ • ); 1. 5.- _. \, ___„•,--4.... , ':ttt10 , N t -.. 4 1 t •(`-,,--r...., THE SUN. LONDON, FRIDAY, DEC. 27, 1861. For ten or eleven days more at least we must re strain our impatience. We have no transatlantic telegraph, and must therefore await the arrival of what now seems to us the slow speed of steam packets. Were it Pesth we needed to hear from, or even Constantinople, minutes and hours would take the place of hours and days. Let us hope the Greenland and Iceland line will yet be laid, and that when the next complication occurs we shall not be kept in such long suspense. While there is in existence a means of transmitting intelligence instantaneously, even ten, twelve, or fourteen knots an hour will seem slow. In the present case we know that the Europa did not pass Cape Race till the 13th, that the all important dispatches could not therefore reach Washington before the 16th, then would follow the two or three grace days during which Mr. SEWARD was to have private knowledge of the despatch, then the seven days after its official delivery, bringing the date for Mr. SEWARD'S final reply to Christmas Day, on which day the Europa was to leave Boston with the news we all so anxiously expect. Monday week would seem therefore to be the earliest date to which we can look with any confidence for the first satisfactory information of the inten tions of the American Government. We shall have information possibly more or less indicating the temper of the people by earlier arrivals. The Africa, due on Monday, will bring news up to the 18th, two days after the despatches will have reached Washington ; and we will doubtless learn from her how our Yankee friends submitted to the operation of opening their eyes to the real opinion of England. There can hardly be a doubt, we imagine, of what the Washington Government will feel constrained to do. As the Europa was somewhat late in arriv ing, the French despatch will reach Washington almost as soon as that of the English Government, and an Austrian one will soon follow it ; and it would seem impossible that even an American mob can force its Government to fight the most power ful State in Europe against the open advice of two of the oldest Governments—we might say the advice, if it should ever be called for, of all the civilised Governments of the world. Well for America that all should end thus. Were a war begun, the boundary question would certainly reappear. The fraud of DANIEL WEBSTER on Lord ASHBURTON, a piece of sharp practice in which Americans afterwards exulted, would assuredly be re-investigated. We should claim not only the two Commissioners and their Secretaries, but the whole of the territory interposed by the WEBSTER fraud between our colonies of New Brunswick and Canada —a district of no use to the States, but of great value to us as enabling us to complete direct com munication by railroad with the Atlantic when the St. Lawrence is frozen up. It would have been almost worth a war to have rectified that piece of Yankee knavery. The truth is, indeed, that Americans have had their way so long, both in sulting and cheating this country, that a feeling has grown up almost, of not quite overbalancing our aversion to war. Mr. SEWARD has brought upon his country our unmingled contempt—he hds aided in destroying what little good will and for bearance remained in us, and the sentiment pro bably predominant in England is that the Sovereign mob in America will never tolerate decent govern ment till a war with England has satisfied them that they are not Lords of the Universe, nor even of all North America. A melancholy and lurid light has recently been thrown from a somewhat unexpected quarter upon the still oppressed and still lamentable condition of Poland. It comes to us this time—not from Cracow, not from Warsaw, not from within the boundaries of the dismembered kingdom once owning allegiance to the wearers of the crown last lawfully donned by his Majesty King STANISLAMS. It comes this while from afar off—streaming across half Russia proper, from the ancient capital of the great Muscovite Autocracy, from Moscow! Those who " run can read" it, and understand it. It has a deplorable significance. It is a sort of sidelight thrown upon the scene of so many hopes and fears; but though merely a sidelight, the glare east EVENI,W4, 'DEOMMBER 27, 1861. abroad by it is sufficiently luminous and sufficiently ominous to startle all Christendom into renewed attention as to the actual state of things now dis cernible, not only in the interior of the Russian Empire, but in Poland also, and especially in Russian Poland. The insurrectionary flame we are hero alluding to broke out, it may be remembered, at Warsaw as far back as the 12th (24th) of October last, in con nection with the students —many of them Polish Students—at the St. Petersburg University. The tumult which then took place was thought at the time to have been very lamentable, to have been flagrantly wanton, to have been painfully and cruelly unprovoked. It was a lawless outbreak— not of the students, but (shameful to relate) of the constituted authorities—police, gendarmerie, infan try, cavalry. The light cast by those incidents of the 12th (24th) of October was sufficiently power ful at the time of their occurrence to show some thing, at least, if not all, of their real bearing and significance. Very recently, however, these have been flashed back upon our recognition with yet greater intensity, as it were by the aid of every powerful reflector —to wit, the "Narrative of Facts" but just now published. That Narrative has either already been laid or is immediately about to be laid before his Imperial Majesty the Czar ALEXANDER 11., by M. VOIEKOFF, the marshal of the Moscow nobility. From the circumstance of this record of events having been entrusted to the hands of M. VOIEKOFF, it must not be imagined, however, as was not unnaturally at first coujec ) tured, that the document goes to the EMPEROR as the utterance of the whole Moscow nobility collec tively. It appears to have been signed merely by almost a score of the stu dents of the St. Petersburg University at Moscow, those twenty students having been se lected to that end:because they were not only mem bers themselves of the Moscow nobility, but that— patricians by birth—they were among the number of those who on the day specified were sub jected to the disgraceful and inhuman mal treatment complained of. It reads like truth this Narrative of Facts. There is no special plead ing about it. No specious gloss is endeavoured to be thrown over the statement. It is, from first to last, a simple and candid recital of occurrences. Errors of judgment are admitted here and there— but anything at all like a hostile demonstration is utterly denied. And, indeed, the reasonableness of this denial becomes, during the perusal of the Nar rative, very distictly and unmistakeably apparent. It is intimated at the outset of the Narrative that the whole of the misunderstanding, ending so tragically with the catastrophe of the 12th (24th) of October originated in the arbitrary and peremptory closing of the St. Petersburg Univer sity. That was the first provocation. It produced a very comprehensible and considerable amount of irritation among the young students of the Uni versity. That irritation manifested itself in effect in the "turbulent scenes" of the 27th of September. After those regretted scenes came the additional irritation produced by the closing of the two first classes of the Juridical Faculty. Things thus went on, for a time, from bad to worse ; but eventually a petition was resolved upon by the students, pray ing that several of the more harsh and arbitrarily repressive regulations should be set aside or consi derably modified. Pending the completion of this petition—all agitation ceased. When—as ill luck would have it—" NICHOLAS VASSILIEVITCH 'SSA KOFF, the curator of the Moscow educational dis trict, arrived, and refused not only to sign the petition, but even to read it." Comprehensibly enough, we find it added immediately in the Narrative,— " This refusal caused renewed irritation among the students, which they manifested in a thoughtless and abrupt manner." How—the narrative goes on to relate very succinctly. A large number of tare more ener getic students having been arrested on the night of the 11th (23d) of October—that additional inci dent did not tend of course to allay the indignation already excited among the members of the Univer sity. Immediately upon learning the fact of the arrests which had taken place over night, the students upon the morning of the fatal day (as it proved for them) collected to gether en masse in the courtyard of their university. While they were there "standing deliberating, in the court -yard, not knowing what steps to take, an order arrived from the General Governor to send him a student named GISEMSKI. Some of those present called out, ' Let us go with him, and ascertain the fate of our comrades ;' when the whole body, without reflecting on the conse quences, proceeded towards the General• G overnor." It is admitted at once, in the narra tion, that " this was very imprudent ;" still—as it is there added—no one, for a single instant, imagined at the time that that mere act of L imprudence would be misconstrued into anything at all like a Demonstration. The narrative from this point is worth following closely and literally. It proceeds thus :—‘ , /‘,To sooner had they (the students) left the court-yard of the University than the police and gendarmerie, who had been concealed in the Excise-house, followed them. The students walked with all possible order up the Makhovaia and the Iverskaia, and none of the authorities, either of the University or of the city, asked them to disperse; nor did the police attempt to impede their progress. At last they reached the Iverskai square, and stop ped before the house of the Governor Genes al. Four students were sent to inquire the reason of their com rades having been arrested." While the expectant students are there still waiting to hear the upshot of their companions' inquiries —enter upon the Iverskai Square—the police and gendarmerie! The latter adroitly surround the students and hem them in—one of the principal officers in command retreating a few paces to watch the result of his orders, gives the signal for the attack, with the words " Seize them ! Beat them !"—and the onslaught commences. " Some of the students," we read, " ran away, some sub mitted ; the remainder, irritated by the brutality of the police, who had not once given them notice to disperse, resisted the onslaught. Now came forward infantry and cavalry, who hitherto had been concealed in the Tverskoi police-station ; and, at the whistle of the khazals, (1. e. of the inspectors of house porters) porters and peasants, who had been told beforehand what to do, rushed out of the Courtyards, and with oaths and shouts, fell upon the fugitives. The students were now hunted through all the streets of the city. Wherever a student's cap was seen the police and gendarmerie fell upon their unhappy victims and illtreated them in the most inhuman manner. The gendarmerie pursued them at full gallop, seized them by the collar, or by the hair of the head, and, continuing to gallop, dragged them after them, with their legs and feet beating on the stones." Enough has assuredly been tuld of the events of the 12th (24th) of October to show the wantcn brutality of the whole of these proceedings. And, when it is added, that the ru mours set afloat at the time of their occurrence, in- eluded among them conspimously one to the effect that the students thus maltreated were Poles who had risen against the EMPEROR, the deliberate combination of falsehood with brutality, of calumny with butchery, brings to view, as in the flask of an instant, the execrable animus of the whole of these truly deplorable inci dents. It is the last lamentable indication of the pitiless manner in which Poland and the Poles, and all things Polish, are regarded, and treated, and maligned, and trampled under foot, and spat upon by the insolent emissaries of the arbitrary Govern ment of the Autocrat. Though we hardly expect now that we shall be called on to defend our Canadian frontier, we ought to be thoroughly prepared to do it. We have to do in the United States with a population which is at the same time the virtual Go vernment of the country, and the least amenable to reason, and the most excitcable of any in the world. It is impossible to predict that what they may do when exasperated by finding that they cannot conquer the South and its slaves, while they yet loathe the thought of permitting 4,000,000 negroes to be American freemen. In their rage they may turn against Canada the army which could not overrun the South, and may serioualy attempt to carry out the old threat, renweed by Mr. SEWARD himself, of annexing Canada, and so compensating for Southern losses. Now, though we cannot fear the ultimate result of such a war, though we do not doubt, a 3 indeed we have remarked elsewhere, that it would end in the rectification of the Canadian border on the side of Maine, we must not forget that our long line of defence leaves us open to successful attack at some parts of it, unless great vigilance be used. Perhaps do what we would, nothing could prevent successful casual inroads; but the advance of a considerable army for any time into our territory is an occurrence on every ground to be rendered as impracticable as possible. We have inserted to-day a letter addressed to a contemporary on this subject, which apears to be written with forethought and knowledge, the most remarkable suggestion being the concentration of a small army at Halifax, in the highest state of equipment and efficiency, ready to co-ope rate with a blockade of the North American coast, by its adaptation to be landed at any time, at any of the principal American ports—Boston, New York, or Baltimore. Such a step would, as he observes, compel the retention of a considerable number of the American army to watch over their seaports. In fact it would place them in the same position as that in which the naval expeditions of the Federals now place the Confederates. The difficulty is chiefly that of the winter months. The freezing of the mouth of the St. Lawrence, while Upper Canada is comparatively open, leaves that part of the country open to American attacks, while we cannot throw reinforcements into it through the river. There is little danger comparatively when the St. Lawrence is wider and even at Montreal the ice is of a kind which would make the crossing of an army no easy task. Further west it would seem that their railways and the nature of the position would render it easy for the Federals to get across a considerable force, and to make some advance before the spring opened sufficiently for a relieving force from England to take the field. When that time arrives, all further danger would be over. England would not allow herself to be beaten in a loyal and attached colony, and the Canadians would assuredly do their part to give the Yankees a lasting lesson. On two things the "British officer" lays stress— justly it is plain —on our placing gunboats on the lakes when the navigation is opened, and our se lecting an officer thoroughly versed in defensive warfare. No mere Court favourite—no General ANSON—no able though unexperienced man ought to have the chief command against the Federals. It would be folly to underrate them. They are certainly as doggedly brave as ourselves, for they inherit that from us. They do, we know, surpass us in astuteness ; but we do not think their officers surpass ours, or even equal them, in military skill and knowledge. If the South holds them in check so easily, English officers, if chosen like those of the South, for their effi cieency, will not be behind them. Canada too will prove from the nature of the country, very difficult to invade for any distance. The roads running for miles between forests, will offer means to Canadian sharpshooters which they will not be slow to use and an invading army may find itself decimated be fore it can see an enemy. COURT CIRCULAR. OSBORNE, THURSDAY. The Queen had some hours' sleep last night, and is calm this morning. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke of Brabant and the Count of Flanders, attended by Count de Lannoy and Major Burnell left Osborne this morning. Colonel the Hon. A Liddel will attend their Royal Highnesses to Dover. The Duke of Saxe-Cobourg left at the same time for London. His Royal Highness will return to Osborne to morrow. His Majesty the King of the Belgians is expected to arrive at Osborne to-morrow. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, who has been unable to attend at the Horse Guards since Thursday, the 19th inst., owing to a very severe cold and slight rheumatic attack, was much better yesterday, but is still unable to leave the house. VISCOUNT PALMERSTON.—We are pleased to announce that the noble Premier was able to lease his bed room for the library yesterday, with the aid of crutches. The noble viscount has during his attack of gout been able to disc harge his official business without interruption. The Earl and Countess Spencer left Spencer House, Ft. James's, on Tuesday, for Althorp Hall. in consequence of the lamented death of the Prince Consort the intended festivity of the hall has been postponed. The Earl and Countess of Chesterfield have arrived at Highclerc, Wilts, on a visit to the Earl and Countess of Canarvon, from Bretby Park, Derbyshire. The Marquis of Abercorn has left Chesterfield House, Mayfair, to join the Marchioness cf Abercorn and family circle at Baron's Court, county Tyrone. The Marquis of Exeter, who remained in town to attend the funeral of the late Prince Consort, joined the marchioness and Lady Victoria Cecil at Burghley on Tues day. The Duke of Devonshire and Lady Louisa Caven dish have left Chatsworth, Derbyshire, where his grace has been receiving a distinguished party, for Holkar Hall, near Milnethorp e. The Marquis of Hartington, M.P., has arrived at Melton Mowbray, from Chatsworth, for the hunting season. THE WEATHER IN CANADA.—On Monday, the 9th inst., our letters from Quebec and Montreal represent the weather to be unusually mild, and the river as free from ice as in Midsummer. West of Toronto the summer seemed still to be lingering, as honeysuckles and roses were still being plucked in the neighbourhood of Hamilton and Lon don. This is gladsome news, as by it we are assured of the greater probabilities of the landing of the transports now on their way to the St. Lawrence as far up as Riviere du Loup, instead of Bic.—Canadian News. COMMITTAL OF A SURGEON FOR ROBBERY.— A surgeon, of the name of Gunn, who was a witness in the recent trial of Captain Wilson, for murder, at the Liver pool assizes, was yesterday committed for trial on a charge of plundering the furniture, bedding, &c., from a house which ho had hired in Gill-street, Liverpool. The pro prietress of the house is a well-known courtesan. Gunn was assisted in his depredations by a paramour, who shared his committal. THE CATTLE TRADE.—LEICESTER, Dec. 26.—At this cattle market, which was held on Tuesday in conse quence of Christmas day, there was only a limited supply of fat beasts, which met a slow inquiry, and prices were about the same as last week. The supply of sheep was also considerably less than usual, and, although the trade ruled slow, recent rates were fully obtained. Quotations : —Beef, 61d to 7d; mutton, 8d to 81d per lb. It has been announced that the dvidends on the new Italian Loan will, in London, be paid at Messrs Rothschild's, LATEST NEWS. FRENCH NAVAL APPOINTMENTS. PARIS, DEC. 27. The Aloniteur of this morning announces the ap pointment of two Vice-Admirals, three Rear-Ad mirals, 10 Captains, and 40 Lieutenants of men-of war, and 14 Captains of frigates. LISBON, WEDNESDAY. A decree, appointing a medical commission to examine the Royal palaces and report on their sanitary condition, has been passed in a special session of the Cortes. The King is urged by the Municipal Chamber and the people to leave the palace. A Council of Ministers is sitting. Prince Joao's condition becomes worse. LISBON, DEC. 26, 10.5 P.M. The body of the late King is to be disinterred, and analysed. The public is greatly excited. Detachments of troops are patrolling the streets. SOUTHAMPTON, DEC. 27. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam ship Delta, sailing hence to-day, takes out for Bombay £251,050 in bar silver, £495 in dollars, £2,500 in sovereigns, and £153 in gold leaf and watches, &c. SPAIN AND MEXICO. La Pattie publishes the following additional details respecting the movements of the Spanish squadron against Mexico :—" The first division of the Spanish squadron before Vera Cruz, consisting of sailing vessels, left the Havannah on the 27th of November. The second division, composed of steam transports, left on the 30th of the same month, and the fighting squadron left on the 3d of December. Marshal Serrano, Commander-in-Chief, was on board the steam frigate Berenguela, which carries the flag of Rear-Admiral Rubalcava. The troops for landing form an effective strength of 800 men. President Juarez, who has long been expecting the Spaniards, has advanced a body of troops to meet them, who are entrenched on the road from Mexico, above Vera Cruz, According to the last dates the NA.exicans were throwing up redoubts. The greatest excitement prevailed in the capital." FRANCE. BOURSE, Dec. 26.—The same hesitation con tinues among speculators as to entering on any material operations, and business is consequently limited. Prices, however, remain nearly unvaried from those of Tuesday, Threes, for the Account, being now at 67f 20c. Railways also quiet. The following are the last quotations : ft per per Cents ... 94 95 Credit F oncier llBO Do end month.... 95 Belgian 4± — 3 per Cents Do. end month 67 20 Roman Bank Shares 2960 —1 Austrian Credit Mobilier..., 715 50 Spanish Threes 49 50 Do. Account.. 720 —1 Rome Debt RAILWAYS. Cash. Account. Orleans 1293 75 .. 1295 Northern New ditto _ 910 .. 911 25 Lyons and Mediterranean 1006 25 .. 1007 50 Geneva 350 .. 352 60 Southern 655 .. 657 50 Western Eastern Sardinian 332 50 .. 335 Austrian ......... Lowbard 6OB 75 .. 510 ITALY. A Naples letter has the following :—" I have had an opportunity of seeing the papers of Borges, or or at least copies of his diary, and of the instruc tions which he received from General Clary. The former was in Borges's handwriting, and the other is signed by General Clary. Both are now in the archives at Turin, where any who doubt my word may easily see them. The instructions of General Clary are in French, and dated from Marseilles on the sth of July. The following is a true copy of the opening lines : " In order to encourage and protect the popula tions of the Two Sicilies, betrayed by the Portu guese Government, which has oppressed and de ceived them; to second the spontaneous efforts of those generous populations who are anxious for the return of their legitimate sovereign and father; to prevent the effasicn of blood by directing the national movement, and to prevent acts of private vengeance, which might lead to disastrous conse quences, General Borges will proceed into Calabria, and there proclaim the legitimate authority of King Francis II." Very straightfoi ward, truly. You know that Gene ral Clary is at Rome with the fallen King, and that consequently he cannot have signed such a contract without the authorisation of his lord and master. It is therefore impossible henceforth to separate the young Princes from all that has been done and is still doing in his name. General Clary's instruc tions are divided into articles. The first four give directions as to the point for landing, order the im mediate proclamation of King Francis ll.'s restora tion, the election of new local authorities from among the zealots of the altar and the throne, the recal of old soldiers to their colours, the division of the soldiers thus recalled into two sections (one formed of the old chasseurs, the other of all the sol diers of different corps); lastly, the formation of four battalions, each of four companies, and to bear the names of " King Francis, Maria Sophia, Princ• Louis, Prince Alfonso.' General Clary would decide as to the unforms at a future time. I may remark one important point, which is that Borges was expressly forbidden to give commission to any of the old Neapolitan officers—a prohibition repeated twice, and in the most positive terms. Borges was entrusted to command foreign officers exclusively until the King should send him some from Rome. Article 5 directs the commencement of military operations as soon as the army should be organised. The mission of Borges was to reduce the Calabrias, and there his task would end. The choice of gover nors was to be made by the King alone. The tri bunals were to be immediately reconstituted with judges who had not turned to the usurper. Article 6 authorises requisitions of money—first of all from the public coffers, then from corporations, and lastly from all persons who had served the usurper. Article 7 advises a proclamation with a promise of an amnesty. DENMARK. The Session of the Danish Diet, which was opened on the sth of October, has just closed. It terminated its labours on the 21st inst., when a Royal message was read declaring the 13th ordi nary Session of the Rigsdag over. All the mem bers of the two Chambers were asked by the King on the following Sunday to a gala banquet at his country Rat of Fredensborg situate about five miles from Copenhagen. TILE SPAWNING SEASON.—For several weeks past the Tay has been much swollen, in consequence of the heavy rains which fell in the upland country. Since Sun day week, however, the weather has been dry, and in con sequence of the keen frost which set in on Thursday, the river is much smaller, and the water reduced to nearly the usual limits. Owing to the heavy spate, the salmon have run up the smaller streams and have deposited their spawn. There is little doubt that if the weather continues frosty, much of the spawn will be left dry, and eventually be unproductive. On Thursday and Friday number• of salmcn passed through Perth-bridge, up the river, and as the season is not yet altogether what is called late, there may be a go:)d spawning season, notwithstanding its unpro pitious commencement. As a proof that the fish have not come up early during the present close season, it may be stated that about ten days ago, when fish were attempted to be caught at the mouth of the Almond for the purpose of taking their ova for the Stormontfield Ponds, none were captured, except a splendid salmon of about 30Ib. weight, in fine condition, which was of course returned to the river. During the present close season the watchers have not seen for many years past so few attempts at poaching on the Tay and its tributaries, which is doubtless to be ascribed to the efficient system of watching under the superintendence of Mr. R. Rust, who is about to retire, after 33 years of active service,—Perth Courier, THE DEFENCE OF ( ANADA. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. Sir,—Perhaps you may permit me to intrude for a few moments on your valuable space to point out what appears to be the chief danger to which Canada would b 0 exposed in the event of war un fortunately breaking out between the Federal States and this country. The defence of that province, as far as land forces are concerned, may be divided into three parts :- 1. That of Lower Canada, or the left line of defence. This is of great width, extending from the Richlieu River to the Lake of thg Thousand Isles. The greater portion of this line is covered by the broad stream of the St. Lawrence, and Montreal lies in its left centre. Against it the Americans can easily mass large bodies, as it is reached by two railways from their side—the Portland branch or terminus of the Canadian Grand Trunk and the Ogdensburg line. 2. The centre portion, or Niagara frontier, between Lakes Ontario and Erie; This line of de fence is comparatively short, and therefore defen sible. 3. The right portion, or Detroit frontier, between Lakes Erie and Huron, of much the same character as the last. But these latter frontiers belong to Upper Canada, and form its general line of defence, and both are reached by railways from the interior of the Federal States. During the last American war it was against the Upper Province that the efforts of the enemy were principally directed, and there that the most severe and doubt ful engagements took place. The Grand Trunk Railway of Canada traverses the whole rear of the British line, from Lake Huron on the right to Riviere de Loup, at the mouth of the St. Lawrence, on the left, and affords a great facility for defensive arrangements. Viewing the progress of the war in a general sense, it may be assumed, firstly, that during the continuance of the severe cold, which must have already set in, no great military operations can be undertaken on either side. There may be a devas tating border warfare, but the movement in the field of large masses of troops will be impossible. Secondly, that the moment the spring becomes sufficiently mild to permit the disembarcation of our land forces at the railway terminus at the mouth of the St. Lawrence and the introduction of our gunboats from the sea into the lakes, all danger from a Federal in vasion is at an end. The period of peril to Canada lies between these two. This arises from rather a peculiar cause. The St. Lawrence flows from the great lakes to the sea in a north-easterly direction. The consequence of this is that its mouth is so much further north than the whole province of Canada that for fully five or six weeks before the entrance to that river is accessible to vessels military operations can, in ordinary sea sons, be undertaken along the Niagara and Detroit frontiers. This is our danger, and it is a great and pressing one. There is a period of considerably aver a month when Upper Canada will be exposed alone to the full force of an American invasion before our reinforcements can reach it from the sea. Luckily the Lower Canadian frontier, being further north, is not so soon opened, and it is probable that no kreat progress could be made there before the head of our relieving column had reached Quebec. This is a very fortunate circumstance, for a defeat on this point would sever Upper from Lower Canada, and cut off all our troops in the former province. Whereas any disaster sustained on the Niagara or Detroit fron tier would only drive back the head of our column on the supports ultimately coming up in its rear. We may look upon the danger. therefore, as con fined for the present to Upper Canada. Now, in the whole province of Canada we just now have only four Line regiments and one colonial corps—five regular battalions in all, with Artillery in proportion ; add to this 4,000 or 5,000 efficient regular Militiamen, and we have all that we can at once reckon upon. It is very doubtful if any of the troops recently sent out will be able to disembark in the St. Lawrence. We shall certainly not be able to introduce more than a couple of battalions in this way, or by mov ing them through New Brunswick over the snow. This, then, with such assistance as can be obtained from a numerous, hardy, and brave, but at present wholly undisciplined local Militia, is all that the British commander in Canada can look for with which to meet the crisis in the first blush of spring. By that time it is hoped that the efforts of the officers sent out to organise the local militia will have given them such a consistency that they may be safely intrusted with the defence of towns, com munications, and frontier posts, so as to allow the whole of our regulars and active militia to be united on the point of danger in the field. Should the Federals be determined to push the war with vigour, and seriously to undertake the invasion of the Upper Province, there is nothing to prevent their throwing some 50,000 or 60,000 men, such as they at present have in arms, across the Niagara frontier in the early spring. Their railway system gives them the means of concentrating such a force in a comparatively short f_me from the in terior. Far inferior to our regular troops, they will probably be on a par with our embodied militia, and their overwhelming numbers may require no ordinary military talent to withstand. We may thus come to need the services of a commander of strategical skill to organise the defence of an ex tended frontier with scanty means, of tactical ability to handle to advantage a feeble force in the pre sence of superior numbers in the field, of cool judg ment to measure exactly the effort which can be ex pected from each of the variously organised corps beneath his orders, of caution to save every drop of his soldiers' blood until the decisive moment comes, of firmness to pour it forth like water when the crisis has arrived. Reinforcements we cannot now introduce, but such a commander we owe to Canada. As it seems to have been determined at head quarters to send to that country, in the event of the war going on, a superior officer to assume the general command, it is to be hoped that his Royal Highness in making this selection will allow no considerations other than those of tried ability in toe field to weigh with him. The names of some officers have been mentioned in connection with this appointment well known for their great talents and high services at the Horse Guards; but this is a moment when we cannot afford to give even to an able man the opportunity of learning how to become a great General. We require at once a soldier equal to the situation, and that is one which night come to strain, for a time, the defensive abi lities even of a Wellington, a Radetzky, or a Clyde. One means which may much alleviate the pres sure along the Canadian frontier we hold within our grasp. The concentration of a small army of 12,000 or 14,000 men at Halifax, perfectly equipped at all points, with transprts equal to its immediate embarkation, and a fleet completely blockading the whole northern ports, would act as such a standing menace to Boston, New York, and Baltimore as would necessitate the concentration of a large Fe deral force at each of these points, and by so much cripple their efforts against our Canadian posses sions. Of course, their whole troops detached against the Co n f e d era t e coas t a t P or t R oya l, C ape Hatteras, &c., would, if previously withdrawn, at once fall into our hands. But in the ultimate management of the contest it must ever be remembered that the successful re sult of operations along the Canadian frontier de pends entirely upon the command of the lakes. This it is the duty of the Admiralty earnestly to look to. Of these, with our large fleet of heavily armed gunboats—which can be introduced by the St. Lawrence and Ottawa rivers and the Rideau Canal into Ontario, and thence by the Welland Canal into Erie—we ought, the moment the navi gation is open, to obtain at once the undisputed mmand. Let our rulers lay to their hearts the Duke of Wellington's words, written in November, 1814 :—" What is wanting in Canada is not a Ge neral, or general officers and troops, but a naval superiority on the lakes ; till that superiority is acquired it is impossible to maintain an army in such a situation as to keep the enemy out of the frontier, much less to make any conquest from them." Without this, and it will have to be sought for with diligence and held with energy, no mili tary combinations can avail.—l am, sir, your obe dient servant, Dec. 23. A BRITISH OFFICER. •