The Sun. — London, England, 1863-03-03 00:00:00

R OYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT GARDEN. Uncle: the Management o Miss Luisa Fyne and Mr. W. Harrison. f Sole Le o ssees. THIS EVENING, March 3, Balfe's New Opera of THE I`fl AROURER OF NANTES : M iss Louisa Pynes Santley , Mrs. A. Cooke, and Miss Anna Hiles ; Messrs. W. FLWeis, , U. Corri, C. Lyall, Aynsley Cooke, and W. Harrison. Conductor—Mr. A. Mellon. After which, the Grand Comic Chris,tmas Pantomime, en 'titled HARLEQUIN B EAUTY AN IYTHE BEAST. Doors open at halt-past ( lommence at 7. THEATRE -ROYAL, DRURY-LANE,— Lessee and Manager, Mr. Edmund Falconer. TII IS EVENING, BONNIE DUNDEE ; or, The Gather ing of the Clans. Messrs. Henry Lorraine, Edmund Phelps, Si n clair, Chas. Selby , Henry Haigh; Mrs. D. P. Bowers, Mrs. Edmund Falconer, &c. After which, the Grand Pantomime of LITTLE GOODY TWO SHOES. Commence at 7. TiIEATRE-ROTAJ, HAY MARKET. Lessee, Mr. J. B. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, at Seven o'clock, will be rerformed OUR AMERICAN COUSIN. Asa Trenchard, Mr. Buck ,tone ; Lord Dundreary, Mr. Sothern. After which, a new and original Extravaganza, entitled RASSELAS, PRINCE OF ABYSSINIA; or, The Happy Valley. Rasselas, Miss Louise Keeley. Concluding with MRS. WHITE. rIHEATRE-ROYAL LYCEUM OPEN, under .1_ the Sole Management of Mr. PECHTER. .THIS EVENING, March 1 , to commence with an O ri g inal suetch, entitled A SUDDEN ATTACK. Messrs. Shore, Garden, H. Widdicomb, Miss Henrade, and Mrs. Lee. After which, at a Quarter to Eight, a New Romantic Drama, in Three Acts, and Prilogr,ue, entitled THE DUKE'S MOTTO, by Paul Feval and John Brougham. The principal character will be sustained by Mr. Fechter, supported by Messrs. G. Vining, J. Brougham, H. W combe, W. M`lntyre, F. Charles, Garden, Raymond, Butler, Dawson ; Misses Carlotta Leclercq, Kate Terry, E. Lavenue, and Elsworthy. Mr. Phelps and Mr. W. Montgomery are engaged , and ' will shortly appear. Doors open at half-past Six, performance to commence at aeven. Private Boxes, £2 Vs. dd., and £2 25. Places registered. Stalls, es. ed. ; Dress Circle, ss. ed.; Upper Circle, Is. 6d. Prices at doors—Stalls, es. ; Dress Circle, ss. ; Upper_ Circle, 4s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, ls. No half-price. Box office oven daily from 11 tin 5. The public are entreated to take notice that no charge is made to the occupants of boxes, oox places, or stalls, either for play bills or for the safe keep ing of hats and cloaks and that the attendants in all parts of the house are forbidd en to receive any gratuities whatever Stage-Manager, Mr. G. Vining. Acting-Manager, Mr. H. .13arnett. R OYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE Lessee and Manager, Mr Lindus. THIS EVENING, an entirely new and original romantic drama, in four acts, by Lewis Filmore, Esq., entitled THE WINNING SUIT. Messrs. Marston, Vezin, Stephens, Fitz james, ac. ; Miss Amy Sedgwick, laiss Murray, and Mrs. H. Marston. To conclude with the Drama of ALL THAT GLITTERS IS NOT GOLD. Messrs. Fitzjames, Belmore, Vezln, and C. Seyton ; Misses Constance Aylmer, M. Jones, and Mrs. Ir. Marston. EW THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPHI.- 111 Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. THIS EVENING, the new comedietta, entitled A GREY MARE. Mr. J. L. Toole and Miss Marie Wilton. To be followed by ONE OUCH OF NATURE. Mr. B. Webster, Mr. Billing - ton, and Miss IL Simms. After which, A VALENTINE : Messrs. J. L. Toole, Paul Bedford, Miss Kate Kelly, and Miss Seaman. Concluditur with THE GAMBOLS OF ARTHUR AND BERTRAND AND GEORGE DE BARNWELL : Messrs. J. L. Toole, P. Bedford, Stephenson, C. J. Smith, Romer ; Miss Woolgar. Terminating, with the Transformation Scene. Commence at 7. The Weather. —Sun Office, March 3, 1863, THERMOMETER. lll,7hast since Noon yesterday Lowest during the night This day at Noon . , Barometer-29.87. Wind —Southerly; fresh, with floe sunshiny weather. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tlll9 DA.Y.—Morning, 12h. 56m.—Aftemoon, lh. 16m. TO44OP.B.OW..MOrItiIag, lh. 40m.—Afternoon, lh. 59m. THE WEDDING SUN. ON TUESDAY, 10TH MARCH, Will be published AN EXTRAORDINARY EDITION OF The *.ttn. SUPERBLY PRINTED IN COLOURS, With Illustrations by the First Artists. THE SUN o TEAT DAY, Altogether unprecedented in Newspaper Printing, Will contain MEMOIRS of the PRINCE and PRINCESS, IN DANISH AS WELL AS IN ENGLISH. WITH A Full Account of the Marriage Ceremony. (Terms for Advertisements, One Shilling per Line.) Price of the Wedding Sun, 6d.; Stamped, 7d. Orders received by all Newsagents, and at THE SUN Me, 112, Strand, W.C. : . Stilt LONDON, TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 1863. In the House of Lords, last evening, The Prince and Princess of Wales' Annuities Biil was passed through committee. On the motion of Lord LTFFORD the Drainage of Land Bill was read a second time, and at the suggestion of Lord LUCAN referred to a select committee. The Duke of SOMERSET moved the second reading of the Naval Coast Volunteers Act Amendment Bill. The noble duke said that according to the existing, arrangements, the services of the coast guard volunteers were limited to a distance of 300 miles from their own shores, and some inconve nience had arisen where vessels having any of these men on board were required beyond that limit. The bill, therefore, proposed to abolish this ar rangement so far as a ll men were con cerned who might enter hereafter, but the strictest good faith would be observed with regard to the men at pre sent constituting the reserve. This proposal might perhaps lead to some diminution in the coast guard volunteer force, but, seeing that the reserves f rom other sources were increasing, no sensible effect would be made on the total number of the naval reserve, which, before the end of the year, h e expected would number about 30,000 men. The Earl of HARDWICKE expressed his surprise to find that, with the large reserve force of 30,000 men, the Government deemed it necessary to have not less than 76,000 seamen and marines for the present year. And he should like to know what NN as the necessity for it. The Duke of SOMERSET said the intenVon was to employ these men at home; but it was possible that in the event of war some of them might be found on board the ships in the Channel, and if they were not available for a more distant service our whole force might be paralysed. The bill was then read a second time, and their lordships soon after adjourned. In the House of Commons, Mr. COBDEN gave notice, that, on the order of the day for going into committee on the Navy Estimates, he should call attention to the administration of naval affairs by the Board of Admit:alty. In reply to Colonel STUART, Sir G. C. LEVIS said, that regard to any prize money co ming to the troop s engaged in the Chinese expe diti o n of 1860, the loot taken by the troops had been sold on the spot,and the proceeds divided among the men. Mr. LAYARD stated, in answer to Mr. Caird, that the attention of the Government had . beei. called to certain vessels supposed to be fitting out in this country for the Confederate States, but that the information was too vague and uncertain to justify the interference of the authori ties, at the same time La wished it to be understood that her Majesty's Government would keep a close watch upon all suspected vessels. The adjourned debate on the second reading of the Tobaceo Duties Bill was resumed by Colonel DUNNE, who contended that the proposed change would place the Irish manufacturer in a worse posi tion than he was at present, at the same time that ii would be of no benefit to the consumer. Sir S. NORTHCOTE argued in favour of referring the bill to a select committee, in order that the merits of the case put forward by the native manu facturer might be inquired into. Sir E. GRCGAN was likewise in favour of a select committee, while Mr. R. W. CRAWYORD op posed it. Mr. CHILDERS was of opinion that, under exist^ ing circumstances, any measure that proposed a re duction of the duty on tobacco ought to be duly considered by the House. Mr. HORSFALL wished the subject to be post poned until after the financial statement of the Chancellor of the Exchequer had been brought before the house. Mr. CARDWELL said that the object of the bill was to adapt the tobacco duties to the principles which had been advantageously applied to other articles of consumption, and so diminish the exten sive system of smuggling at present in operation. Sir HUGH CAIRNS thought that there would be considerable difficulty in collecting the duties in inland towns under the proposed alteration. Mr. NEWDEGATE thought that the bill ought to be referred to a select committee. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that he would fix the committee for Thursday, or Friday, in order to introduce certain provisions which he thought would tend to meet the wishes of, and be advantageous to, the trade, provided that the house would agree to read the bill a second time. Mr. AYRTON then withdrew his amendment. The House then went into committee on the Cor rupt Practices at Elections Bill. Mr. CAVE moved the omission of clause 2, which proposed to disfranchise solicitors, agents, and mes sengers. After some discussion the house divided, when the motion was carried by 110 to 103. The Government being defeated by the majority of seven, clause 5 was therefore struck out. After some discussion on clause 8, the chairman reported progress, and the Births and Deaths Registration (Ireland), as amended, was considered. Sir R. PEEL obtained leave to bring in a bill for the registration of assurances in Ireland, and Mr. MAGUIRE to introduce a bill to amend the practice and procedure of the Court of Admiralty in Ireland. Other business was disposed of, and the House ad journed at one o'clock. The prolonged debate on reducing the duty on a portion of manufactured tobacco was finally resumed last evening with increased zeal, if not bitterness. There is evidently a screw loose somewhere, and a dread of the immediate consequence to those who now appear to reap substantial profit from the impost as it stands—while the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on the other hand, seems "well up" in the know ledge of the underhand goings on of the gentlemen smugglers. Profit, no matter how, and increased revenue, by a reduction of the duty, are at daggers drawn for the mastery. For our own part, we cannot but wish success to the revenue, for the more we get by duty-paid tobacco, blowing its noxious vapour on the polluted air, the less duty will be required on the increased consumption of tea, exhaling its grateful fragrance on the blessful breeze. Besides, the consumption of the one is voluntary, while the other has become an article of almost universal necessity. No doubt, the Chan cellor of the Exchequer would prefer income arising from free-will than from compulsive enactment. But in any case revenue he must have, and the more the better, because of less trouble to himself and satisfaction to the consumer. Sir MORTON PETO discusses this matter in his usual clear statesmanlike manner in the volume on taxation lately published. He enters into the com parative amounts produced by moderate and exces sive duties, and decidedly advocates the former on the articles of tea and sugar, but leaves tobacco to be dealt with simply as what will bring most to the revenue. It is a luxury of questionable use, certainly not one of necessity ; and, its indulgence being altogether a matter of taste, makes it one of indifference to the better half of the population, too often doomed to bear the pestilent effluvia " from night till morn, from morn till smoking eve." But our business is not so much with the vice as with its virtue in bringing money into the exche quer; and as the Roman Emperor said of an objec• tionable tax, " this money does not smell," and pocketed the coin ; yet the tobacco does smell, but not quite strong enough for the Chancellor's olfac tory nerves while snuffing the balance awanting in the exchequer coffers, So money he must have in despite of all the dust and smoke so freely volun teered by the patriotic representatives of the dis interested few, whose eloquence is dumb save when duty touches the pocket. Morally speaking, it is a bad sign when a nation must meet its necessities by ministering to the vices of its people. But Mr. GLADSTONE'S poverty, and not his will, consents to do what his own better judgment would reprobate if his duty to raise the wind did not stimulate his in genuity. Would that he were as ingenious as eloquent. Then, indeed, there were hope in Israel and balm—not in Gilead—but in the Income- tax, which is a prodigy of iniquity worthy of the prince of darkness. But, however repugnant to reason as a whole, will he compound the odium by remitting one half this year, and absolve his own conscience and relieve ours by crying " quits" the next I Let him consent to that and he may keep his place for a further term, leaving the condemned to their fate. Let him tax property, and welcome, for that has its duties as well as its rights. The millions of dormant property guarded and protected by the patriotism of the people has a duty to per form to those who protect it, and the immense ac cumulation of wealth seeking investment in devious ways to shun the tax-collector would, if brought to book, make a very respectable item in the ways and means of the national balance-sheet. Even his own succession duty now begins to do honour to his vir- tuous determination to be just, regardless of pres sure from any and every quarter. The wonder is how often men in power overlook the present op portunity of doing good in their vain anticipation of future celebrity, no matter at whose expense. But though there be little cause of opposition to getting as much as possible from a worthless weed, there are grave objections to pressing too hard upon tea and sugar, especially in keeping on the war tax True, our long after the necessity is past and gone. apprehension of impending danger has of late ra ther startled the national mind; but there is always somehow or other a good reason for spending money and too little care taken in its disbursement, as our dockyards and other wasteful departments too truly testify. With respect to the dockyards, suppose the House of Commons refuse to allow the building of the proposed five ships in wooden frames, wha will the shipwrights have to do ? Surely they cannot be kept in idleness, neither can they all be employed beneficially on the iron blips, for however clever and handy the men itay be in their own proper vocation, they cannot reasonably be expected to become expert all of a sudden on a new principle. No doubt they will soon turn their knowledge to good account, for the difference will be chiefly in the material and not in the construction of the craft. Even if the new ships be given to private establish ments, the future repair of our ships must be done in the Royal Docky ar d s, an d t h e sooner th e peop l e are versed in their new vocation the better. WILLIAM I. and his Ministers have just received a lesson, which it is to be hoped for the sake of the peace of Europe they will profit by. The Prus sian Deputies have stood firm, and in spite of the known wishes of the KING and the insolence of the Minister have carried the obnoxious resolution by a triumphant majority. Tho Liberal party in the Chambers had discernment enough to perceive that the imprudence of their rulers had converted the revolt of the Poles into a European question ; had enconaged the formation of an alliance between the three great Powers of England, France, and Austria against Russia, and Prussia as her ally ; had given l i Austria a golden opportunity for acquiring supre macy in Germany, and by outraging the best sen timents of humanity and abetting the barbarous acts of a ruthless tyranny, had rendered their country contemptible in the eyes of the civilised world. Herr VON BISMARK, and bis self-willed Sovereign, who, it is said, is the real originator of this ill timed Convention, have cause to thank the Deputies for their manly and fearless opposition to the headlong course which threatened the security of Crown and Cabinet. The summary of the debate, which we publish in another column, is full of interest. The tone adopted by the Minister looks strangely to English readers. With an arro- I gance only befitting an irresponsible despot Herr VON BISMARK insulted his opponents, and declared himself superior to the regulations of the Cham bers. With unparalleled effrontery, he said that in any other Parliament the most malcontent Opposi tion would have refrained from pressing a question which the Government deemed it prudent to decline; " Give us," he said, "an English Lower House, and then ask us for English institu tions." The deputies might well echo that wish, for most assuredly Herr von BISMARK would not be tolerated for a day in St. Stephens. No wonder that great laughter followed the sage aphorism. " The Upper House is less important," he continues, its importance, we presume, being measured by the degree of its oppo sition to the Court. Not content with these generalities, Herr von BISMARK went on to attack the speech of Deputy UNRUH, who had found an effectual means of restraining the arrogance of Court and Premier. The Deputy had said that if the measures of the Government produced external complications, the sinews of war should be refused to the King. "Is not this," cried the angry Mi nister, " saying to the foreigner Come hither; the moment is favourable." Indignant contradiction interrupted his speech, but silence was restored by the Vice-President, who decided in favour of the Minister. Encouraged by his intervention, we suppose, VON BISMARR'S insolence increased. He recalled the antecedents of Deputy UNRUH, who had been conspicuous in 1818, with the object, easily perceptible to the Chambers, of scaring the KING by evoking the shadows of the year of revolutions. Fresh exclamations broke forth, and this time the Vice• President decided against the Minister, as his allusions had nothing to do with the question before the Chamber. Upon this the despotic Vizier of an unconstitutional prince denied the right of the President to regulate his speeches. He declared that the power of the Pre sident ceased at the bar where the Ministers take their ' seats. The firm and temperate reply of the President only called forth fresh asser tions of his dignity, and the King's autho rity, on the part of the minister, which were met with becoming decision by the President, who threatened the adjournment of the Chambers. After this the debate proceeded more quietly, not, however, without a renewal of the offensive allusion on the part of Herr von BISMARK. What is to be thought of the assumption of such a tone on the part of the Minister of a Constitutional Govern ment a House of Representatives ? According to our French news of yesterday the Convention will most likely remain in abeyance ; probably the Prussian authorities are startled at the unanimous outburst of indignation that has assailed them from all quarters. The remonstrances of France can hardly be despised, while the spectre of the Rhine as the natural boundary of France is ever present to German eyes. In the words of a gifted writer, now no more among us, WILLIAM I. may fancy he hears the Third NAPOLEON exclaiming— "And what if Venice wed the sea, Some dotard's ring the sign, The sword shall France's emblem be, That Franks shall wed the Rhine." Let NAPOLEON reorganise Poland, and he will have richly earned the reward. Such an extension of French territory would be more favourably looked upon by European statesmen than the claiming of Savoy and Nice as payment for assisting the Italians. How rash and short-sighted then is the policy of the Prussian Government ! With so great a dan ger ever threatening one of their frontiers, in un reasoning alarm at the very name of insurrection, they are going the best way to lose Posen also. In spite of the assertions of the Minister, in spite of the explanations said to be thought satisfactory by the Cabinet of Paris, in spite of the contradic tion of Earl RUSSELL'S report of his conversation with the Ambassador, the fact seems to be clear that Russian troops have crossed the Prussian frontiers—that Poles endeavouring to re join their countrymen have been seized and sur reniered to the tender mercies of the Russians. In the face of accusations like these, solemnly brought forward, the Prussian Minister coolly says that "troops might cross the frontier without knowing it," and that "it often happened that twenty or thirty Russian or Prussian officers had gone across to visit their friends." The Deputies might well doubt whether to take such language as jest or earnest. Their own sense of the gravity and importance of the occasion was shown in the vote which followed the animated addresses of some of the principal Liberals. A majority of 246 against a minority of 57 expressed in unmistakeable terms the resolution of the Deputies to preserve their national honour and their national interests, not only against the dangers of foreign intervention, but from the more insidious and deadly evil of internal treachery. Such a vote must make its in fluence felt even at the Palace. It must, we should hope, convince the SING that discretion is the better part of valour; that the time for trifling with his people, for tyranny under the name of divine right, is over. It will be well for the in terests of Prussia if it does not teach him a new version of the old adage, " Quern Deus vult perdere prius dementat," for the aphorism of the h e Minister Prussian _Court. let Most heed can hardly f a il to r i se to the mind while reading the ex t raor di nary h arangue o f t h e f avoure d statesman applies to the WILLIAM heed lest it also bear a ppli ca ti on t o the certainly taketainly Monarchy. When first the probable events of the session were talked of, it was said that nothing definite could be done until the marriage of the Prince of Wales was over; but it appears that, at any rate, " Coming events cast their shadows before ;" and even in this perforced state of inaction, this compulsory calm before the storm, we may gain a very fair idea of what is in perspective. This is the fourth time in less than four weeks that the Ministry has been defeated. If this is what they are capable of in the lull of a truce, what will they do when the tug of war begins P Last night the " Corrupt Practices at Elections Bill" came on, and upon clause 2 the Ministers were defeated. This clause was to disfranchise attorneys and agents act ing for candidates. An amendment was moved for its omission, and Sir G. GREY, with the usual in decision of his set, declared that he had no particu lar or decided opinion upon it, but he thought it was the wish of a committee of that House that it should be adopted. This is always the way with these Ministers ; nothing concerns them essen tially, because they have no definite policy ; but this system of subterfuge and policy does not seem to answer, as the division list bears witness with fatal accuracy to the adverse majorities. Sir M. FARQUHAR spoke out sensibly and strongly es to his intention of voting against the clause. He said that he could not designate such legislation as was now attempted as anything but a sham and a humbug. This is the real truth, however unpala table it may be to ears polite. Either be liberals or not, says the common sense of the house and the general feeling of the country, but do not be hypo crites and time-servers. If things as they are at present constituted are suitable for the time, let them remain so, if not, make a thorough change and a complete re-organisation, but let us not go on patching what requires total renovation. The dignity of the Constitution suffers from such unseemly changes and imperfect innovations. If Lord RussELL had been honest in 1859 he would have come boldly forward, and in the face of day have prepared an extreme measure of Reform and other proposals of the most advanced Liberals. Then if the Hcuse had rejected his bill he could have dissolved Parliament and appealed to the country. Anything short of this was but hypocrisy and make-believe. If the Liberal Government did not want to advance the views of Liberalism, they had better have remembered the adage, "Fa: est ab hoste docere," and take advan vantage of the DERBY Reform Bill, which might have satisfied their consciences and saved their credit. They preferred to adopt a mediocre idea of their Own, which has covered them with disgrace from all impartial judges, and now threatens to make them share the unenviable notoriety of those whose friends and foes alike disdain them. Elilllllllllllll .-~ ,y,..- _ . rHE SIJN, LONDON, TUE,SDAY 14:4VIL'INING, MARCH 3, 1863 A ROYAL MARRIAGE. We cite the following animated description of a Royal wedding pageant from the romance of Car dinal Pole, by W. H. Ainsworth, in Bentley's Miscellany:— At ten o'clock the royal bridegroom left the deanery, attended by the whole of his grandees, whose gorgeous habiliments glittered with priceless jewels. Cloth of ray had been laid down from the deanery to the great western entrance of the cathedral, and on this Philip and his nobles walked. Their path was fut ther protected by rails, outside of which archers and halberdiers were stationed. Philip's bridal attire was magnificent, and attracted universal admiration. His doublet and hose were of white satin, richly embroidered with gold, and over all he wore a gorgeous mantle of cloth of gold, presented to him by the Queen, and thickly covered with pearls and precious stones. His white velvet cap was studded with diamonds, rubies, and emeralds. Over his shoulders he wore the collar of the Garter, while the lesser badge of the order encircled his knee. Splendid, however, as was his attire, it hardly outshone the habiliments of his grandees, all of whom wore the collar of the Golden Fleece, or the insignia of some other order. As Philip entered tha cathedral with his train, trum pets were loudly sounded, and the martial bruit c ntinued as he advanced along the nave. Midway he was met by the Earl of Arundel and other nobles, and ceremoniously conducted to a traverse, prepared for him in the south tran sept, where he awaited the Queen's arrival. This was not long delayed. A peal of artillery, ac companied by reiterated shouts, announced that her Majesty had reached the precincts of the cathedral. Already, indeed, the foremost of her immediate attendants were passing through the grand portal. First came Garter King at Arms in his gorgeous tabard, followed by the other heralds, and attended by a band of trumpeters, with their silver clarions at their lips. Then came the Grand Cham berlain, Sir John Gage, his lofty figure seen to great ad vantage in a scarlet robe open before, and edged with er. mine. Sir John Gage had the collar of the Garter round his neck, and carried his wand of office in his hand. He was accompanied by the N ice -Chamberlain, Sir Henry Jerningham, likewise in his robes of office, and bearing a white wand. Then followed a long train of pages attired in liveries of white and blue satin, which had a charming effect. Then followed the three gigantic yeomen of the guard, in scarlet, with the royal badge embroidered at the front and back of their doublets. Fresh acclamations from without, continued by the crowd within the cathedral, proclaimed the entrance of the Queen. Mary walked beneath a canopy of cloth of gold, the gilt staves of which were borne by four knights, chosen for the purpose from their goodly presence, attired in crim son satin, with points of blue and red on their sleeves. The Queen was arrayed in a gown of white cloth of tissue, the stomacher of which was encrusted with diamonds and precious stones, and her mantle of crimson velvet, bordered with ermine, and embroidered with gold, was borne by six noble dames, all magnificently attired. Her hair was unbound, as was then the custom of brides— and a beautiful custom it was—and on her bead she wore a coif, encircled with gold, and studded with orient pearls and gems. Mary marched with a firm step along the nave, and really presented a very majestic appearance. She was followed by a long train of ladies, whose sweeping velvet mantles, furred and embroidered, were borne by pages in rich liveries. _ As the Queen advanced along the body of the cathedral, Philip, who had been apprised of her coming, and, indeed, could not be unaware of it from the braying of trumpets and shouting, came from th© traverse with his retinue, and met her just as she reached the steps of the choir. Saluting her with a warm demonstration of affection, that savoured little of ceremony, he took her hand, and they ascended the steps together, Sir John Gage and the Vice-Chamberlain preceding them. At this moment Gardiner and the other prelates came forth from the choir, and while the royal pair were stand ing there with the Bishop of Winchester, in full view of the immense assemblage, Don Juan de Figueroa, attended by Simon Renard, came towards them, and, bending the knee to Philip, presented a scroll to him. "What means this, your excellency r' demanded the Prince, with a well. feigned look of astonishment. "It means, your Highness," replied Figueroa, as he arose, "that your august sire, the Emperor, deeming it beneath the dignity of so high and mighty a sovereign as the Queen of England to wed with one of rank inferior to her own, has by this act resigned to your Highness the crown of Naples and Sicily, with the Duchy of Milan, and divers other seats and signories. From this moment, sire, you are King of Naples, and as such her Majesty's equal." "A right noble and gracious act, and worthy of my great father r exclaimed Philip. "Does not your Majesty think so ?" "Nobly done, indeed, sire I" cried Mary. "I joy that you are King of Naples, but you could not be dearer to me than as Prince of Spain." " The Emperor's great and generous act must be made known to the entire assemblage," said Gardiner, "Be that task mine," rejoined Simon Renard. . _ Whereupon, silence being called by sound of trumpet,the Spanish ambassador advanced towards the edge of the steps, and in a loud voice, distinctly heard by the thousands con gregated within the Lave, announced what the Emperor had done for his son. Tremendous acclamations followed, and the roof resounded with cries of "Long live the Emperor I Long live the King of Naples I" No sooner had Simon Renard retired than Garter King at Arms advanced with a couple of trumpeters, and pro claimed the styles and titles of the two sovereigns in the following formula : " Philip and Mary, by the grace of Ood,King and Queen of England, France, Naples, Jerusalem, and Ireland ; De • fenders of the Faith; Princes of Spain and Sicily; Arch dukes of Austria; Dukes of Milan, Burgundy, and Bra bant ; Counts of Hapsburg, Flanders, and Tyrol." This proclamation being made, the trumpets were sounded, and the acclamations of the assemblage were renewed. Preceded by Gardiner and the other prelates, ceremo niously marshalled by the Grand Chamberlain and Vice- Chamberlain, and attended by the principal nobles, Eng lish and Spanish, forming an assemblage of unrivalled splendour, the royal pair—now equals in dignity—march .d hand•in hand to the beautiful Lady Chapel, built by Bishop Godfrey do Lucy, where the marriage was solemnised by Gardiner, assisted by the other prelates, the royal bride being given away in the name of the realm by the Marquis of Winchester and the Earls of Pembroke and Derby. In all respects the ceremony was admirably performed. The prelates gathered round the richly-decked alter, the royal couple kneeling before it on velvet faldstools, the grand assemblage of English and Spanish nobles, grouped around, the proud dames of both nations filling the galleries on either side of the chapel—all constituted a superb picture. A prospectus has been issued of the Bank of Gibraltar and Malta, with a capital of £250,000, in shares of £lOO. Messrs. B ar i ng B rot h ers an d Co. have notified the receipt f rom N ew Granada of £ 1 ,989 ; also advised o f a remittance from St. 3 os6 de Cuenta of £532, but Which h as not ye t come to hand. and that they are LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAM.) ROME. RESIGNATION OF CARDINAL ANTONELLI. ROME, FEB. 28. Cardinal Antonelli has tendered his resignation, but the Pope has not yet come to any resolution upon the subject. ROME, FEB. 28 (ma Marseilles). Cardinal Antonelli, on account of the arrest of the Chevalier Pausal, his attache, has tendered his resignation to the Pope. Monsignor de Merode is stated to have under mined the influence of Cardinal Antonelli with the Pope because the Cardinal had opposed what he styled Monsignor de Merode's " follies." Se veral other Cardinals took the same view, lament ing also the want of caution displayed by his Holi ness in asking the hospitality of the English Government, together with his general lack of reserve. His Holiness has not come to any resolution upon the subject of the Cardinal's resignation. The National Committee has organized collec tions for the assistance of such of their friends as are in confinement, and for the necessitous fami lies of members of the revolutionary party. The Chevalier Faussi, who had been arrested, has been found to be compromised politically with forty others. SPAIN. MADRID, MARCH 2 (Evening). The Marquis of Duero has failed to form a new Ministry on account of his political programme. Marshal Narvaez has again been summoned to the Queen's presence. It is asserted that he has prepared a Ministerial combination, and that the appointment of its mem bers will be announced in to-morrow's Gazette. ALEXANDRIA, MARCH 2. The Messageries Imperiales steamer Cambodge, with the India and China mails, arrived at Suez yesterday. The Labourdonnais left Alexandria to-day with the same for Marseilles. AUSTRALIA. MELBOURNE, JAN. 24. The total amount of gold shipped since the depar ture of the last mail amounts to 124,7500 z. Trade quiet. Exchange higher. SOUTHAMPTON, MARCH 3. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Ceylon, assisted by steam-tugs, came off the mud at high water, and is now in the docks. She has sustained no damage. THE BRAZILS. (Per Oneida.) BUENOS AYRES, JAN. 27. Exchange, 67e. Ounces, 415. Wet salted hides, 41. Dry American, 361 to 391. Wool advanced 3to 4. Tallow, 141. Lumber, 39 to 40. Flour unchanged. Refined sugar, 18, declining. Im ports dull, without change in prices. MONTE VIDEO. Exchange, 52k. Wet salted hides, 570 to 580. Dry American, 6to 5 10. Dry German, 540t0 5 70. Number of beasts slaughtered, La Plata, 225,300 Rio Grande, 68,000—Total, 293,300. Wool dull, but prices maintained. Tallow neglected. Imports in general very dull. FRANCE. RECEPTION OF THE SPANISH AMBAS SADOR BY THE EMPEROR. PARIS, MARCH 3. The Moniteur of this morning contains an account of the reception of Senor Isturitz, the Spanish Am bassador, by the Emperor. Senor Istnritz, in remittipg his credentials aaid— "It will be my mission to strengthen the ties which unite the two nations, who are made to love and esteem one another. If I succeed I hope to obtain the high good-will of your Majesty." The En peror replied-- "I have never been other than highly satisfied with the distinguished personages whom the Queen of Spain has sent as her ambassadors. I do not doubt that you will follow the example of your predeces sors. I entertain sincere wishes for the happiness of the Queen, and the greatness of Spain, and I shall always be happy to maintain the most friendly relations with the Government of the Queen." The Constitutionnel says that public opinion at Berlin is still occupied with the consideration of the immense majority that has adopted the motion relative to the convention between Russia and Prussia. What everyone now thinks of is, what will bo the ultimate effect of this vote of the Prussian chambers. The Pays comments on the excitement that is created by the recital of what is passing at War saw and at Berlin. The convention of the Bth of February condemned by an extra ordinary vote of the Chamber of Depu ties, and disapproved of by liberal Europe, is a double defeat for M. Bismark—a diplomatic check abroad, and a political loss before the national representatives. Also, the same jour nal states, that the Russians are making desperate efforts to regain their ascendancy by the sth of March, when the emancipation of the serfs will be co_upleted. In case this change should be an adverse one, they do not wish to be in the pre sence of two enemies at once. L'Opznion Nationale says that the intervention of Prussian troops on Polish territory leaves no doubt of the intentions of the Berlin Cabinet. All the intelligence received by L'Opiniou confirms the evidence of a grand Russo Prussian conspiracy. It says that unhappily it is to be feared that the Cabinet of St. James's will, on the Polish question, act in opposition to the public feeling. The English people, it observes, lack neither generosity nor enthusiasm, but the peers only consult egotistical interests and follow a policy often narrow and always suspicious. Le Siecle remarks that the contradictions which the Moniteur com ments upon are owing to the multiplicity of the en• gagements. The insurgents are victors on one side and vanquished on another while the official docu ments are justly open to suspicion, seeing that they continually report the movement as extinguished. The Polish subscription opened by the aecls amounts to 23,000 f. THE BOURSE, March 2.—The market is gene rally firm. Threes for the present Account are now at 70fr. Railway shares also buoyant, with a fair business doing. The market receded towards the close, and left off as rollows : it per Cents . . 99 Do. end month.... 3 per Cents ...... 69 80 Do. end month.... 69 '7,-) Bank Shares 3370 -- Credit oncier 1520 Piedmontese Fiv<•s, Italian Loan 69 60 Russian — Austrian — Spanith Threes 52 50 Home Debt NTew 3 per Cents .. Do. end month.... Credit M0bi1ier....1232 60 Do. end ni0nth....1210 BAIL OrleanH Cash. Account. 1120 1117 50 Northern New. ditto Ly o ns and Mediterranean 1192 50 .. 1191 25 Geneva 405 .. 405 —.- Southern ....... . Western Eastern ........... 2 552 50 .. 551 25 Sardinian Austrian ...... Lombard North of Spain Saragossa.. 695 , 695 Ditto to Barcelona POLAND. The Poles are fast recovering from the effects of the severe check which they, in consequence of the unskilfulness of Kurowski, met with at Miechow, and we now learn that fresh carps are rapidly forming in all parts of the kingdom. Some peasants who witnessed the doings of the Rus sian soldiers at Miechow say that they behaved like wild beasts. After the insurgents under Kurowski had been put to flight the Russians made an unprovoked attack on the inhabitants of the town. The Burgomaster Ora chowski was bayoneted by a Russian gendarme, and the body dragged naked through the streets. In spite of the remonstrances of their officers, the Cossacks forced their way into some of the houses, "which they plundered after having put old and young to death." Some Russian officers, at the risk of their own lives, defended the entrance to a building in which were assembled 80 women and girls. The soldiers, who were under the influence of liquor, made such vio lent attempts to obtain entrance that the officers were at last obliged to send their proteges into a wood at the back of the house, where they wan dered about during the who e night. As the Rus sians have left but four houses standing in Miechow, about 2,000 persons must now be without a roof under which to lay their heads. The Russians have again violated the Austrian territory near Uscie Jeznickie, and they are said to have carried off 700fls. which were in the Customhouse, but the report hardly deserves credit. After the defeat of Kurowski at Miechow his papers, among which were_letters and other documents of importance, fell into the hands of the Russians. The imprudent man is said to have kept a list of the patriots from whom he and his men received arms, ammunition, horses, and provisions. The following particulars relative to the suicide of Colonel Baron Korff have been received here. When at Ogradzienio (near the railway station Lazy) the Colonel summoned his subordinates to his presence, and when they were assembled he in formed them that his conscience would not allow him to obey certain instructions which he had that day received.* Having transferred the command to the Major, he retired to his tent and blew out his brains. The Cossack General Chrustscheff, who commands the Russian troops in the government of Radom, has offered to pay the peasants five silver roubles (about 165.) for each "rebel head." How will the stolid barbarian know whether the heads laid at his feet belong to the bodies of rebels or of good men and true P The Wiener Zeitung has learnt from M. von Balabine, the Russian Minister at this Court, that Mieroslawski has been defeated near Radzijsj lov, in the circle of Kalisch, but the news obtains little credit here. Of the movements of Langiewi. z, who has been raised to the rank of a General by the secret National Committee, but little is known. When last heard of he was marching in the direc tion of Kielce, which is about half way between Radom and that part of the Galician frontier which is to the north of Tarnow. The last news from Poland is that the Russians, having been defeated near Kutno (Government Plock), have been obliged to return to the frontier. It is said that there are now four Polish corps in the neighbourhood of Warsaw, and it is possible that such is really the case, as a band of insurgents a few days ago stopped a train, and travelled with it to a place called Pruzkov, which is not more than ten English miles from the Polish capital. Aus trian subjects who have recently returned from Poland say that the insurgents will be " all right" if they can but manage to hold out until the trees have got their leaves. At present the Polish patriots have no protection from the weather, and they are unable to conceal themselves when pur sued by their enemies. From Paris I have received the following singular communication :--" For a long time nothing was seen of Louis Napoleon's revised map of Europe, but about a fortnight ago it re-appeared on one of the tables in his Ma jesty's private apartments." Can it be that M. von Bismark's policy has induced Napoleon to return to his favourite study P From Warsaw we learn that Leo Frankowski is still alive, though he was very eangerously wounded. He is in the hands of Gen. Chrustscheff, who has subjected him to more than ono strict examination. His brother, who has been locked up in the citadel at Warsaw for more than a year, has just been sentenced to 20 years' hard labour in the Siberian mines. * They were that he was to burn to the ground every place the inhabitants of which did not make common cause with the Russians. COCHIN-CHINA. The following particulars concerning the insur rection in Cochin-China is taken from a letter in the Messager du Midi : " Segon, January 5. " The 28th Company occupies a fortified pagoda at Thocnieu, surrounded by a large court. A man of the guard having gone for a moment out side the enclosure, observed that the brushwood was agitated on all sides, and could see here and there the light of the enemy's linstocks, shining. He returned in haste to the court of the pagoda and gave an alarm, calling out The Annamites are on us!' Ah, very well,' said Captain Tabouli; 'they are coming ; then open the gates: This was done. He then ordered the men to fix bayonets, and forbade a single shot to be fired. He made his men conceal themselves by crouching in the shadow around the court; it was then three in the morning. The Annamites commenced firing, but finding no one replied, and not seeing any one move they rushed forward and entered the fort, astonished to find the gates open and nobody to receive them. When the court was almost full Capt. Tabouli rose and called out Kill them !' The men placed near the entrance closed the gates, and the slaughter of the Annamites then commenced. Not one of those who entered escaped. Those who were out side being seized with a sudden panic took to flight. Almost all the French were wounded, but two only dangerously. The Annamites defended themselves with knives and pistols. A quarter master being surrounded by eight of the enemy, received three wounds, but despatched all his aggressors. The Annamites at last, stricken with terror,threw themselves on their knees and begged for mercy, but the prayer came too late. Other offensive operations took place elsewhere, but in effectually. This general attack, for which Couan- Din, the chief of the insurrection, had concerted with the Government of Hue, had been in prepara tion for some time. Tu-Duc had sent an ambassa dor to Segon with two letters, one conceived in very moderate terms, and the other extremely hostile. In case the attacks succeeded the second letter was to be delivered, the first being reserved for the even tuality of a failure. In consequence of an error the hostile one was given in, and so the whole intention became known. The admiral is decided on energe tically resuming the offensive. That indeed is the best thing that can be done. Segon is now surrounded by the Annamites, although they re main at a distance. Nothing is to be feared for the present. To me it seems that the object of Couan- Din is to keep us where we are, and prevent us undertaking the expedition to Cogong. He must, however, be well aware that as soon as we shall march upon him in sufficient numbers there will only remain for him to pack up his baggage and run. Nevertheless it is not wise to despise an enemy, especially when he occupies fortified posi tions difficult of attack. . 'We are daily expecting three battalions of Spanish infantry ; which, in con sequence of the serious state of affairs, Colonel Palanca has asked from the Governor of Manilla." POLAND.—A public meeting will be held at the British Institution, Cowper-street, City-road, on Wednesday, to protest against the " brutal injuries in flicted on tho Polish people." Lord Fermoy, M.P., Sir S. M. Peto, Bart., M.P., W. Cox, Esq., M.P., &c., are invited. SALMON FISHING IN CITMBERLAND.—The river Eden is unusually full of salmon this spring, and the lessees of some of the fisheries must be reaping a rich harvest. On Friday night in one of the fisheries below Carlisle from 80 to 100 new-run salmon were captured by nets, worked from boats, and at an adjoining fishery a simi lar number was taken. In ono instance 13 fish were hauled in one draught. On Saturday night the stall of one &I monger in Carlisle (Mr. Ortnann) presented the remarkable spectacle of between 160 and 200 "clean" salmon, which were selling at 18. 6d. a pound. The whole lot would be worth about £l5O. The Qualification for Offices Abolition Bill stands for third reading to-morrow. „ 4 /' rt „ j A V. „ e/rmfar HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, March 2. The Queen, accompanied by her Royal Highness the Princess Louis of Hesse, drove in the grounds this morning. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, at• tended by Lieut.-Colonel Keppel, went to London. His Royal Highness the Prince Arthur, attended by Major Elphinstone, left the Castle for Green wich-park. Viscount Sydney arrived at the Castle yesterday. Lieut.-Colonel Keppel has succeeded Major Tees dale as Equerry in Waiting to the Prince of Wales• His Royal Highness Prince Alfred. The telegram from Malta, dated March 2, 9.30, states that his Royal Highness Prince Alfred is progressing favourably. It is almost needless to say that owing to the serious nature of his illness the Prince will be com pelled to remain at Malta to regain his strength. As soon as he can leave for home his Royal High' ness will return to England, and take up his resi dence at Osborne. The Princess Alexandra. BRUSSELS, March 2. The Princess Alexandra, accompanied by the members of her family and by her suite, arrived here at four o'clock this afternoon. Her royal highness was received with great cerew mony by the Duchess of Brabant, the Count or Flanders, the Burgomaster of Brussels, and the English and Danish Ambassadors. The royal party and suite were afterwards con ducted in ten State carriages through the city to the palace. The weather was magnificent, and an immense crowd assembled along the route, the windows com manding which were also crowded. There will be a State dinner at the palace this evening. The Prince of Wales presided yesterday at a meeting of the Council of his Royal Highness, held at the office of the Duchy of Cornwall, Buckingharn-gate, St. James's-park. There were present—The Duke of New castle, Lord Warden of the Stannaries ; Sir William Dun bar, Keeper of the Privy Seal; Sir William John Alexander, Attorney General ; Colonel the Hon. Sir Charles Beau mont Phipps, Receiver-General; and Lieutenant-General Knollys, Comptroller of the Household of Ms Royal High ness. Mr. Bateman, the secretary, attended. His Royal Highness Prince Frederick of Hesse, and his Royal Highness the Duke of Holstein are expected to arrive at Dover on Friday next, the 6th inst., from Germany, in order to be present at the nuptials of the Prince of Wales and the Princess Alexandra of Denmark* Colonel Du Plat has been selected by the Queen to attend on their Royal Highnesses during their sojourn i n thio country. The Doke of Newcastle arrived in town yester' day from Windsor Castle. The Marquis and Marcbiones's of Salisbury entertained at dinner last evening, at their residence in Arlington-street, the Duke and Duchess of Marlboreught the Duke and Duchess of Athol e, Lady Burghley, Sir Ed` ward and Lady Caroline lie:.rison, Sir John Pakingtont Lord Clyde, Mr. and Mrs. Adderley, Count Wimpffen, &e• The Right Hon. Sir Charles and Lady Marl Wood entertained at dinner last evening, at their residence in Belgrave-square,Viscount and Viscountess Enfield, Lord and Lady Wharncliffe, Lord Fredk. Cavendish, Captain the Hon. Charles Edgecumbe, Mr. and Mrs. Bulteel, &c. Late r in the evening her ladyship received a select circle. Field Marshal Viscount Combermere an d Viscountess Combermere are expected to arrive in Bel grave-square this week, from Clifton, where they have been' passing the winter. THE MINISTERIAL DEFEAT.—The Government sustained their fourth defeat last night on the CO. rupt Practices Bill, the second clause of which, proposing to disfranchise solicitors, agents, and messengers, was struck out by a majority of 110 to 103 votes. From an Ad' minis ration that for so many years has been p ara di n g 't ° efforts to secure an extension of the franchise this indiscri" tninate onslaught upon classes now enjoying it is soon" what surpris ng. It was deservedly defeated.--hforntO Herald. CRYSTAL PALACE.—THE WEDDING F E TES."'" Great exertions are being made to complete the extensive decorations now in progress before Saturday, as it is intended to open the palace on that day at ls. admissialt and thus provide amusement for the rest of the day to those who have seen the procession in Londori. The West Lan' don Extension Railway to Kensington was opened to the public yesterday. This line affords direct communicati ol between the Crystal Palace and the northern and wester n districts of the metropolis, and no doubt will be extensiTeli patronised by parties residing hi those districts. Proposals have been issued by Messrs. Loui° Cohen and Sons for London subscriptions to issue of £5,000,000 in obligations of the South Italia n Railway of which Count Bastogi is the Concessionai re : These obligations are of £2O each, bearing 3 per ca n "; interest, payable in London, Paris, Amsterdam, &c., are to be paid off at par by annual drawings extendiab over 99 years. The price at which they are offered is £9 per obligation, with dividend from the Ist of October la° The entire capital of the company is fixed at I 2,000 ,000 ," of which £4,000,000 will be in shares, and £8,000,000 1 ' obligations. _ THE ALABAMA.--St. DOMINGO, Jan. 29.--- 11 1, Confederate steamer Alabama arrived at this po r t yesterday with the crews of two American vessel the bar' Golden Rule, of and from New York for Aspinwall, with t‘ general cargo, which she had burnt off Cape Fiburon o n the 26th Jan., and the brig Chastelain, of Boston, from Bag': terre for Cienfuegos, in ballast, which she had burnt on th 27th off this coast. The Alabama left this morning steering eastward. FRANCE AND AMERICA.—The Word states th at Mr. Slidell has just had au interview with g' Drouyn de Lhuys, in the course of which mention W e l made of Mr. Seward' s recen t d es pat c h. M r . Slidell is sa l ' not to have concealed frote the French minister his surprise that Mr. Seward could think the seceding States willing to send members to the Washington Congress. It is also said that the Government of Richmond has just contracted o' Paris a loan for 60,000,000 f. THE WORD OF COMMAND.—OOIOI2eI Granville Moody, of the 74th Ohio, is a lemons Method ist preacher from Cincinnati. He is something over 50, 6 f eet t two or three inches, of imposing presence, with a fine g ent face and prodigious vocal range. The rev. Colonel has bee ' hit four times, and will carry the s gnatures of battle o° f he goes back to the altar. General Negley accuses him 10 using heterodox expletives in the ardour of conflict. it a fact, Colonel," inquired the General, "that you told th boys to give 'em h-1 ?" "Now," replied the Colonel re ., proachfully, but still with a sly twinkle in the corner of eye, " there's some more of the bob s' mischief. I told thel to give the rebels 'Hail Columbi i,' and they have pervert.° my language." You probably know that our Western qtr, cuit preachers are stentors. Where other persons are ec phatic they roar in the fervour of exhortation, esP eei'll 1, , when they bulge upon you with a big Amen. The Colony was at the late affair at Stone River, and when the rEbe rt were approaching he said quietly, " Now, my boys' fig to for your country and your God," and, raising his v oice thunder tones, he bellowed in the same breath, "Alta 10 ., ff e . 0 TURNING THE TABLES.—Mr. Seward Wi ll ' b e hope, see at once the feasibility, not to say t e humanity, of our suggestion. France is burning wit ll , o o patience to mediate with us. We surely cannot be etltu" by France in generosity. She feels the deepest corattaiserdo tion for our misfortunes, and would at all risks and h azttr o stop the effusion of blood in our country. Surely, Nve bound to feel the same commiseration f or her in mei.l%, We must mediate, and the sooner the b etter. Our Adtoilt'o, tration cannot plead other and more momentous oceupati fio Is not Napoleon overwhelmed with care and anxiety P he not enough and more than enough upon his hands ? AP OO yet we see that he devotes his attention to us with gener a o pertinacity. We must mediate, and the sooner Mr. Soc a o makes the proposal the sooner will wo stand in a proper /5 0 before the world. The difficulties of Fr ance in Mexic :lo harrowing, and, what is more, they are increasing. Mexicans remain blind to all the advantages of Napo lee le rule, and they are shedding the blood of their vvcalla. b ene f ac t o rs. They lasso them, assassinate them, P i'l3g them. Real l y we must m ediate, and, as a proof of Lltir.lo. an d devoted friendship to France, w e mus t endeavour too duce other Governments to j o i n us i n our offer. fl ;1 1 : to w ould doubtless gladly act w ith us ; S pa i n a l s o ;id render the offer the more grac i ous, our Govern ment 51 ",: r equest our newsp a p ers to intimate that in case 1 •10° :10 refuses our services the mediators will break the Woo' at & of all the Mexican ports, and lend the Mexicans arme d o p against the French. A ll this, of course, as a proof of g ° „t" will to France, and of our intense desire to benefit her 'id, rests and thos e o f t h e wor ld at large.--. New York -l iera veci Mrs. Green, of Titchfield, h a s been co ri W e i , e -Or this week t o pay £lO5 for doctor's "scuff.'' She b ad ° doll ° besides oth e r me di c i ne , 2,677 draughts, which lia d viot ilct her no good, and Baron Bramwell remarked, b yeici really recommend the defendant in future to buy her p in the wood I" t ~~ I