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ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT GARDEN. nde: the Management of Miss Louisa Fyne and Mr. W. Harrison, Sole Lessees. THIS EVENING, Pellini's Opera, LA SONNAM BC LA Mille. Parepa, rs. Aynsley Coo' , e, Miss Th , riwall ; Messrs. Weis,. John Rouse, C. I.yall, and G. Perren. Conductor—Mr. A. Mellon. After which. FREYA'S GIFT, an Allegorical Ma que, in which Miss Louisa Pyne will appear. Doors open at halt-past ommence at 7. THEATRE -ROY AL, DRURY LANE.- Lessee and Manager, Mr. Edmund Falconer. THIS VVENING, BONNIE DUNDEE; or, The Gather of the Clans. Mes rs. Henry Lorraine, Edmund Phelps, Sinclair, Chas. Selby, Henry Haigh; Mrs. D. P. Bowers' Mrs. Edmund Falconer, tc. After which, the Grand Pantomime of LITTLE GOODY 'l7 WO SHOES Commence at 7. T it EAT R E-R oif A 1.. HAY ARKET. T.emace Mr. J B. Rnekstone. THIS EVENING, at Seven o'clock, will be performed <, UR AMERICAN COUSIN. Asa Trenchant, Mr. Buck 'tone Lord Dundreary, Mr. Sothern. - After which, a new and orizinal Extravaeanza, entitled RAI_';SELAS, PRINCE )I , ` ABYSSINIA; or, The Happy Valley. • Rasselas, Mils Louise Keeley. Concluding with OUR MARY ANNE. THEATRE ROYAL LYCEUM OPEN, under the Sole Manftnement of Mr. FEt:IITER. TH IS E 1 EN - 6'l(i, Tareh tit * . s tocommencewithan orizin a I sketch, entitled A SUDDEN ATTACK. Messrs. Shore, Garden,.l.l. Widdicomb, Miss Henrade, and Mrs. Lee. After which, at a Quarter to Eight, a New Romantic Drama, in Three Acts, and Prclo , ue, entitled THE DUKE'S MOTTO, by Paul Feval and John Brougham. The principal character will be sustained by Mr. Fechter, annported by Messrs. G. Vining, J. Brougham, H. W iddi combe, W. :NPlntyre, F. Charles, Garden, Raymond. H. Butler, Dawson ; Misses Carlotta Lecleroq, Kate Terry, Lavenue, gad Elaworthy. To conclude with an Epithalamitun to the Prince and Prin cess of Wa es. Stage-Manager, Mr. G. Vining. Acting-Manager, Mr. H. Barnett. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THE ATRE Lemaee and Manaf„rer. Mr Lindu4. THF: EVENING, AURORA FLOYD. Miss Amy Setlg , - wick. To conclude with TUE !TONEY NTOON. Messrs. Roxby, Vezin, Delmore, Cathcart, Miss Constance Aylmer, &c. NEW TB lATRE-It() VAIN, ADELPHL- Bole Propriator and Mnrac - ar, Mr. B. Webster. THIS EVENING, ONE TOUCH OF NATURE. Mr. B. Webster, Mr. Billington. and Miss H. Simms. After which, A VALENTINE : Messrs. J. L. Toole, Paul Bedford. Miss Kate Kelly, and Miss Seaman. Concludittz with THE 0-A3II3OLS OF ARTHUR AND BERTRAND AND GEORGE DE BARNWELL : Messrs. J. L. Took, P. Bedford, Stephenson, C. J. Smith, Romer; Miss Woolgar. Terminating with the Transformation Scene. Commence at 7. ANOTHER LARGE ISSUE OF THE WEDDING SUN Is now Publishing. --t. - Notwithstanding that we had anticipated and prepared for an immense circulation, the demand on Tuesday was at once so rapid that the whole of our first impression was exhausted within a few hours after we went to press. We are still enabled, though not without diffi3ulty, to meet the yet in- creesed demand for copies of this Extraordin ;ry Edition, though the greatest care is r(quired in the delicate process of its colour printing. lIIS DAY.—Morning,.. TO- 310 RRO W. —Morning, 7h. 14m. - Afternoon,..7' , . 4.1 m. .Bh. 20m.—Afternoon..c:h. Fm, The Weather---Sun Office, March 13, 1863. THERMOMETER. Highest since Noon yesterday. . . 53 Lowest during the night This day at Noon Barometer-29.15. ; light, with fine sunshiny weather. SUIT, LONDON, FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 1863. In the House of Lords, yesterday, On the motion for the second reading of the Great Eastern Railway Company (Metropolitan New St ation and Finsbury Extension) Bill, the Earl Of SHAFTESBURY m'ved that it he read a second time that day six months. Earl GRAN VILLE said that the Board of Trade had directed. an inquiry to be made into the various schemes submitted for railways in the metropolis, and suggested that the debate should be adjourned f or a wee k, wl;en that inquiry would be completed: After some discussion, in which Lord &au, the Earl of Stradbroke, the _Earl of Carnarvon, Lord Taunton, Lord Rettestiale, and the Earj of Malmes bury TVA part, the debate was adjourned for a fortnight. In the Cummous, Sir G, GREY 'said, in reply to Mr. Hennessy, that he had laid on the table of the House the re ports relative to the subject of some officers of our metropolitan force being sent to Poland. Mr. Ltrrms.kx moved the following resolution in a committee of supply—" That it is not expedient to commence N 4 -the presont time building wooden ships which ave to be cased with iron-armour plates.". 'The hero. gentleman, in supporting this motion, contended that the experience of the ship builders and shipowners of the world served to show tilt) superior cheapness and Efficiency of iron ships as compared with ships built of timber. Lord. C. PAGET said it was essential that we should build iron-plated ships. He said that wood had so ore a.-Ivantages in works of that class, and he would warts the House that if they insisted makin tux whole of the armour-plated ships of iron t would have to incur great expense, which it vuiuld be necessary to meet with increased navy estitc.e.es. Mr. LAIRD said that iron snips were better than t vooderr.or.es for many reasons. The Warrior had proved re c...ently that iron vessels were superior in. 4 i speed t , , - what had been stated. Mr. EWART said that he. oonld vouch, as being a director of the , Penins aim; and Oriental Company, that the iron. ships 71 - A.:11 had been constructed tor their service" Lj pri contract had been most satisfactory. Mr. COMINGITAM and Mr. JACKSON supported the . r. BEINTINCI; thought that, though a great deal *hal be:3A on both sid&s, the chief point was still let.; .denibllttl, as nothing but time and war ould -00;0 it ive.thcr iron or wood was the best ma- terial for 4:iv, (4 war. He should oppose the mo ho objected to the House of Commons assArtl'i: the filactious of the executive. Mr. Jiordnaticix supported the motion, lion, End aO l ,l ised tint * Government io ernp!oy private) 78 from dens. A Mr. _!33'lnti.:OlT euft:3atA tho irontrusq t'Ae rth ;t"i"t' min it:Jett:lring, iceffieient plates. lie 11- '"% l ,' s, pl.ttc(l with imn were a mere u? )7. 4sir v.v.) t3to expo:knee s‘howed iron e‘pzbie o?tnte , :ri, , :oilig hardships which He could k ffirm that ` ` , `toy woof,..ea n , ned ilea-cia4eit ships wi:h copper- cgrik+ fouie:: avtt<• as 11111C11 es the-iron C;101v.,-tai (ifirtlied. at 'Portion 9';' S r • w: t i (~ if.ti~,lOil O y.ho h r!. n there PA r, TON ('pr OL'l . f..ome t eciai di6al -cart- i~IOJ ki ',Lt• (T - • .ernmcnnt v. - Cre riot ;fit. to cons , t. 7r I. H `,'ter a few wori:s frnm M r. 1101.7VERIE, the house numbars were 134 against the Ith for it. The resolution was con- Tim remaining business was then dis ' ;ios2 d aj t i. the house adjourned. it v nt ri be zreat ti L t eg,tioll of naval construction, whether i t bo of wood er it on, for thrtve ships deemed re quisite to put us oa it. proper footing of defence in case of etnergetteg l , w ins brought on last night some- :Ar n-,c7....s an-it r raw; were taken from nir. .T 1 A Y .tlN;ipurted th e tmA i on. 4'. ,11;;1''UNii 'bought the Arlmi rA lt v should be ri ,d,l 3 , ju• 11;•_ , buildin,- ; of e r ,i p " . - r J. FAF.L.I ii,-roN said it s:•:enw,fi t o hi m th e -kvc.,i.:.t.ht of rr;idet:(: 3 wtls in favour of iron. It t :re. at ru ttonal in - nportanee „ 1 L or d C. P AG 1:i , 11 1 ET made a long and, we must add, tto c:onsi(ler• A'tt• h av i ng ',.: A g ood defence, taking tip and circurnstanus into 0 „ it t p Adve.ntages of iron ` ,l , t.ccount. Ito adduced the opi.nioti Xll Admir;;l PilillS, !1:,!t; a nt;ollllCed his in ? fn _ 1 , di!..;tingui3hed French naval officer connected with i (uts,- . 'he Admiralty of Franco, whc, after going into the ; )t , r e i vintion, which mfrits of word and iron, and the various desctip t,e hands of t -143 (130 ""uth'i : o i: d e ~;,,- 't,..,iii) u :::;,....tfu e future 0:..; Plated es -cre c ;olF, said, "Whatever be I,tinour-plated ships, it .4ed that -.vc cr.?. so much in advance nir other nations that a markcd saperiority ez.ists at .;opr,d the 111;7:19e WOUA 11 . -::Ve ! i.;., , .2.rt,iii.it, of ilic GJVill.illiNlit. t , ort ., se nt Cli OUe side." Now he adcise2sQd this to T.LY said he should vote for the motion. hadthe h pro posed p o ill s( 7 br for l e ba ß o h no more ( ek progressNr. C Io n s T o N u ), who ld be wa d e with armour-plated ships. Nothing could 1 - )1 were fallacious than the statement they hemrd right and loft, to the effect that iron s hips were inaperisha,blo because made of iron. fa the construction of armour-plated s hip s them was ricessarily . used, a large amount of wood, because they had fot tud that ;Iran plates would not what prematurely by the hon. member for Sunder- kola. Mr. LINDSAY, on the order of the day for going into Committee of Supply, rote to move a re. solution—" That it is not expedient to commence at the present building wooden ships which are to be cased with iron armour plates." And a long but very interesting debate ensued. As we have before expressed our own opinion in favour of building the five ships proposed to be built, of wood cased with iron seeing, that we have several now near comple tion, we shall rather select such portions from the speeches of honourable members as bear on the point rather than obtrude cur own. 'Air. LINDSAY said that though he was a large shipowner he pro fessed no particular knowledge of shipbuilding farther than from his conviction of the superiority of iron over wood, he had not for ten years ordered any ships of wood, bat all of iron. The hon. gentle man observed that " in introducing this question he would confine himself to two points—first, were those five new ships, proposed to be built of wood or iron ?—secondly, were they to be built in her MA JESTY'S dockyards or under contract by private builders? Now it was for the House to decide whether wood or iron was the more suitable mate rial for the construction of ships of war. It was well known that iron was ten times stronger than wood—that a one-inch plate of iron was stronger than a ten-inch plank of English oak. There could be no doubt that it was only by means of iron bolts and rivets that wooden ships became the strong vessels they had often witnessed. In the case of iron ships, the keel, the keelson, and the sternpost, might be formed into one solid piece of iron, and those fastened with bolts and rivets to the other parts of the iron, forming a vessel infinitely stronger and more serviceable for all purposes than a wooden plated ship; whereas the paper laid on the table by the Admiralty, furnished by the Controller of the Navy, argued that it was advisable to continue the construction of wooden ships with the view of having them afterwards plated with iron. The first difficulty raised in that paper was that of procuring the proper quality of iron. Well, but that was a point which could be easily solved, and was dependent upon the price to be given for it. The second objection raised was, that iron ships were so liable to fouling. Well, as to that point, he had iron vessels trading to the farthest parts of the world, and he had not found any great inconvenience to arise in regard to that matter. It was a well ascertained fact that upon entering into fresh water the barnacles and other material that collected on the ship's bottom were cleared away. A third objection raised was the destructive character of the iron splinters that fell around upon a shot entering the side of one of those ships. Well, he confessed he had no expe rience himself upon_ this point, and was, therefore, unable to give an ()Onion ; but he had two or three witnesses of great repute and authority who had spoken upon this subject. Mr. SCOTT RUSSELL, in an able pamphlet upon the navy of England, went into the whole question of the strength of ironships, and the Effect of shot upon them. The writer came to the conclusion that iron ships might be built as strong as wooden ships of far greater dimensions and weight and much stronger than wooden ships of equal w eight and measurement—ships which would have less draught and would carry much heavier weights ; that iron was far more durable, safer against the danger of fire, safer against the danger of explosive materials, safer against the effects of red hot shot and molten metals ; and that iron ships could be made for all practical purposes impregnable even against solid shot. The hon. member for Birkenhead (Mr. LAIRD), who is a gentleman of great experience upon this sub ject, and was therefore much more competent to guide the house in the best possible way of con structing our ships than the Controller of the Navy, maintained the superiority of iron ships. Captain HALSITAD, an officer in her Majesty's service in the years 1861 and 1862, delivered some able lectures upon this question in the United Service Instite.tion, and expressed himself in some what similar tenets in favour of the superiority of iron vessels -over wooden ones. Mr. LINDSAY then adduced tb e testimony of Captain HALL, who com manded. the Nemesis, an iron ship, in China. Wooden, ships in China were laid up for weeks together for repairs, while the Nemesis was re paired in 24 hours—she was hit 14 times, and one shot had actually passed through her —ire at one side and out at the other without canai.ng a splinter. Mr. LINDSAY believed that armonr-plates on wooden vessels did not add any strength to the structure, but that they rather lei Lded to weaken .them and to make them top he avy. There was no occasion to go to France for a witness. The Admiralty had brought forward a itness, who was a Frenchman, to prove that - wooden chips were equally strong for all purposes. He could refer them for evidence upon the subject to any master shipwright in the kingdom. Nothing was more difficult than to find wood strong enough 'or the stern frame, and it was still more difficult /o fasten the stern frame of a ship on account of the ttemendous vibration caused by the movement of the screw. In the Edgar, a 90 gun ehip, of 600 horse power, the vibration and the strain were so great that the master shipwright said, "For GOD'S sake, stop this engine, - or you will drive the sternpost out of the ship." Mr. LINDSAY then defended the eminent builders of iron ships in private yards from the aspersions cast on them for .‘ slovenlinen" by the Admiralty, and then said that if Sir JOHN PAKINGTON had remained in office hie would have carried out the recommendations of the committee appointed en the state of the Navy. IsLansass further said that he would remind his noble .friend (Lord C. PAGET)and the noble viscount th , ? hotkd of the Government, that they had 'le ceeed tot office on the ground of retrenchment and eco nomy. They . .r,.ad not fultilicd these plcdgue. Ho anti the rest of the independent members had not id.) two nehl:: , friends ;it was Lie two noble irif,rlds who had left them. He was not objecting ft) thu building of those five ships if they were le they were required to maintain our pr sit ion in Europe, by all means build them. He wJulti never roise- his voice against the maritime !,uprerniey of England. But why were those five to be built ? de wanted a distinct under tAanding betore they ware allowed to go on, and 11c_.ft the resolution in the hands of (be House. 11 twes i ary. - ,THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, INIA.RefI 13,--1863. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. ment shown any inclination to bestir themselves in the matter. At the recent session of the Criminal Court, twenty-four persons had been con victen for assaults. It is to be hoped that the decision of the House will strike terror to the hearts of the lawless band who have so long frighted our metropolis from its propriety, let dem learn that laws will be altered and amended till they become stringent enough to meet the measure of their iniquity—let them know that if Ministers trifle with public safety, that Parliament will take up the cause with vigour, and a stop must speedily put to such nefarious transactions as those which so lately were so rife in our streets, making us the scandal of all foreign countries, and alike d isgraced at home and abroad. Timid and subservient policy will not check the growth of a monster evil, but decision and promptitude will avail to stem the tide of a greater fl3od of evil than the garotters themselves. stand the shock of heavy guns unless they had a cushion behind them, and the best cushion was wood. But whether they built armour-plated ships of iron or wood they must have a certain quantity in one case of wood and in the other case of iron. Iron ships had a large amount of wood, which was liable to decay, and they knew perfectly well that iron ships had great def,cts and were extremely liable to foul. His honourable friend (Mr. LIND SAY), when he spoke of iron merchant ships, did not bear in mind that there was a total difference between the two cases. The merchant ship went out for a good voyage, took in her cargo, and started on her return voyage. What did the navy do? Their moral state was lying in harbour, and the ships of the navy, in stead of being constantly i❑ motion, were sent off to foreign stations to protect our commerce, and there they by in harbour where there was an aggregation of grass and shells. Speaking of iron ships, the French admiral, whom he had before quoted, said their greatest defect arose from their weakness against shot and shell which might strike below the armour plates when the ves sel rolled, causing, probably, the loss of the vessel. The noble lord then said that Admiral ROBINSON, the Controller of the Navy, had no intention to cast blame on the contractors to the Admiralty, but had only thought it his duty to point out where they had failed in certain parts of their works. Then, as to iror, the Admiralty were satisfied with 22 tons to the square inch for strength, whereas 25 tons was required for the best. He then came to the question, were they to plate with wood or iron. If they were to plate with iron they must be prep - red to state distinctly and specifically what it was they wanted. VFras any man in this country prepared to say what we wanted ? (Laughter.) Hon. gentle men might laugh, but could they tell what they wanted? It was impossible; the navy was in a state of transition. They had now got the broad side ships, the ships on Mr. Reed's construction, and the turret ships. Who could tell which were the best of these ships ? It was impossible to say what might be required three years hence; and if they were to construct iron ships they could not be com pleted in less time than two years and a half. Would any one be bald enough to say what would be the armour plates which would be required two sears and a half hence ? That was the practical difficulty in entering into fresh contracts. He might be told by certain contractors, " You can put the ships into our hands and make any changes you please." They had already done so, and had burnt their fingers. They had done so with regard to the Northumberland, the Agincourt, and Mino taur. At that time the Admiralty had nothing to guide them as to the thickness of the plate re quired., whether they should Le 4j inches or 51. They chose the 51, but it was not until yesterday that they had been enabled to test that they were right in that decision ; but it was impossible to say what would be the kind of armour or ship required three years from this time." The noble lord concluded hoping the House would leave the matter in the hands of the Government. Mr. LAIRD supported Mr. LINDSAY in favour of iron ships, while Mr. BENTINCK supported the Government, on the ground that no living man could say what would be the result of the various experiments now taking place. Sir M. PETO was decidedly in favour of iron, as was also Sir JOHN PAKINGTON. Sir JOHN HAY also was in favour of iron, and recommended the reconstruction of the Board of Admiralty. He thought the appoint ments there should no longer be of a political character, in which we entirely agree. Lord PALMERSTON reviewed the various ()Onions offered, but would not enter on the question as to the reconstruction of the Board of Admiralty, whether it should be of iron for its rigidity, or of wood for its pliability. Those who were for iron reminded him of the old story that there was nothing like leather--and, eventually, the resolu tion was negatived by a majority of 164 to 81. St, James's Hall National Harp Concerts. Ac other of this popular series of concerts was given last evening in St. James's Hall with great spirit and success. The first part was almost ex ' elusively devoted to Irish music, and as the charm and pathos of Hibernian melody are universally appreciated, it is not surprising that the audience were unanimous in their approval, in spite of a great disappointment which awaited them on their entrance to the hall. Madame Arabella Goddard and Mr. Sims Reeves were both prevented from appear ing by indisposition. The place of the former was fully supplied by Mr. Charles Halle, who kindly undertook to play three of Mendeltabohn's delightful "Se tgs without Words," and a nocturue and waltz by Chopin, which he gave with a 'kill and ex pression that enraptured the audience. The place of Mr. Sims Reeves was filled with equal readiness, if less tfficiency, by Mr. Perren. It was to be re gretted, however, that this gentleman should have selected exactly the songs set down for the great English tenor ; as, by so doing, he provoked a comparison which other wise would never have been instituted. The lady voca ists were bliss Poole, Miss Eyles, and Miss Roden. Miss Poole's singing is so wtll known that it needs no commendation or criticism. Her animated style gave full expression to the saucy Irish airs which fell to her share. Miss Roden is a young debutante in our concert rooms who bids fair to rank among our leading vocalisti. She possesses a fine and singularly melodious voice, and sings with taste and expression. Her rendering of the Irish ballad "Dermot Astore called forth an encore which, however, she declined to comply with. In the second, and miscellaneous part, sbe sacg the English song " Waters of El!e" with much pathos. When added experience and increased confidence give full play to her natural advantages this young lady will rank among our first concert singers. Miss Eyles sang with her usual success, while the part songs given by the choir of the Vocal Association show a decided im provement. The favourite airs of "The Young M.y Moon," "The Girl I've left behind me," and "Down among the Dead Men" were given with care and unanimity, but, perhaps, the most success ful of their efforts was the charming trio and chorus "Up quit thy Bower." We must not omit to mention the fantasia on Scotch melodies played on the clarionet, by Mr. Lazarus, with his usual ex quisite skill. THE PALMERSTON DINNER.—A letter has, we hear, been received from Lord Palmerston, in consequence of which the day for the banquet he is to receive in Edin burgh will be Wednesday, the Ist proximo.--Scotsman. LISBURN ELECTION.—A petition signed by cer tain of the electors of Lisburn has been lodged against the return of Mr. Barbour, the Liberal candidate recently elected for that borough. _ CHARLESTON, Fab. 9. Me steamers Ruby, Leo pard, and Wagner have arrived from Nassau. The Douglas has run out. None of them were fired at. NEW PIERS.—The Board of Trade has under consideration applications for provisional orders, allowing the construction of piers at Llandudno, Blackpool, Rhyl, Ilfracombe, Dartmouth, Exmouth, and Bray. NEW ROUTE TO EGYPT.—TURTN, March 12. The postal steamer Brindisi, of the new Italian line, left Alexandria at three in the afternoon en the 6th, and arrived at Ancona on the 11th, at noon. The mails reached Turin this morning. SOCIETY FGR THE ENCOURAGEM ENT OF THE FINE ARTS, 9, CONDUIT-STREET, REGENT-STREET.—List evening M. Alfred Gilbert gave his second lecture on na tional melodies, choosing those of Scotland for the illustra tion of his subject. The vocal illustrations were given by Madame Gilbert and Ma ame Andrea; the instrumental by Herr Daubert, violoncello. The bagpipe was introduced as the only instrument capable of giving the reels, &c., with characteristic spirit. A numerous audience testified their pleasure with frequent applause. COTTON FR , JM AUSTRALIA.—The Young Aus tralia, from Queensland, has arrived with wool and a fur ther shipment from the Ipswich Cotton Company of 20 bales of cotton, to the consignment of Messrs. Lloyd, Cat tell, and Co. Royal Exchange buildings. DEATH OF MR. GULLY.— We regret to announce the death of this gentleman, so well known on the turf, and for many years member for Pontefract. Mr. Gully died on Monday last at his seat near Durham, and was in his 80th year. He leaves a widow and nine children. OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE EIGHT-OARED RACE. —Wt. are enabled to state from good authority that the Oxonians decline to row the race after Saturday, the 2Sth inst. ; consequently it is uncertain upon what date this intemsting event will come off. By of which a commu w ni e c n a o ti w on sub sub join : re ceived yesterday we find tha t a further chan g e has j ust been made in the Cambridge crew, the list The Bill for Security from Violence came before the house on Wednesday, and gave rise to some discussion. Sir G. GREY, as usual, this session spoke against the bill, and found himself in the minority. So large a majority as 63 decided in favour of the bill, and rejected the amendment for that day six months. This is highly satisfactory, for some preventive measure is highly necessary as regards the ruffians whom it concerns. It is really surprising how men of intelli gence can stand up in Parliament and defend such lawless characters as those who stalked about our streets so lately, and rendered a walk in the most populous city in the world about as safe as a journey through the wilderness. Mr. HADFIELD proposed as au amendment that the bill be read a second time that day six months. He gave as a reason for his objection that "corporal punishment would brutalise mankind." Really one could almost fancy the hon. member intended a joke upon a serious subject. How in the name of common sense can any mode of punishment still further brutalise a man who is capable of stopping an unoffendiug passenger in the steeet and inflicting injuries that threaten life, and if not to that extent, at least that cause great in convenience, that may last while life endures. 'Phis is the great mistake nowadays. Convicts are considered as sacred from all annoyance; they aro to bear a charmed existence, and no ono is to do them ill. They are to have the beat of food, and firsterate medical attendance. If they suffer in health means are at once devised to rectify the error committed. There are many who will agree with Nit.. HADFIELD, but those who take a right view of 'le question will rejoice that he was defeated. Mr. A DDERLEY spoke to the point with great decision, energy, and spirit. He said tl at " It was said that juries would riot convict if flog ging was to be the punishment. He thought the reeling of the public was entirely misapprehended. He believed the public were prepared to see the punishment of death inflicted on garotters for the second effence. The right hon. gentleman opposite said the health or age of garotters might not be always such as to allow the punish ment of flogging being inflicted. But he was of opinion that the man who was in health enough to spring from his lair to commit an act of violence was prima facie healthy enough to be flogged." Sir a GREY'S views on this subject were moat unsatis fectory, considering that he is in a position of such consequence, It is not too much to affirm that ail he said had better have been left unspoken, and that be did pot say what an English Minister should have said in similar citcutnstances. His arguments were absurd from beginning to end. He said that he supported the amendment, be. cause the law was sufficient to p unish all kinds of offenders. This is a direct contradiction to the testimony furnished during last autumn by myriad sufferers. He deprecated a " panic legislation." All this is very flue, but if the Home Secretary and his subordinates had been so perfect, how is it that the decorum of our city was so disturbed, and the general quiet of its inhabitants dissipated so signally when thoue lawless ruffians stalked abroad. Sir S. NORTIICOTE said that his hen. friend would not have come forward had Govern manufacture illegally. After the coroner had explained the law bearing on the case, the jury returned a verdict of man slaughter against tha deceased Morris Lawrence. A " TIP" FOR THE CITY AND SUBURBAN HAN DICAP.—At the Westminster Police•conrt, yester day, John Stewart, a man having the appearance of a stable helper, was charged with being drunk and incapable.—Mr. Arnold (to defendant)--What have you to say to this ? Defendant—l was as drunk as a lord, your worship 1_ Yes, (REUTER'S TELEGRAM.) BANK OF FRANCE. PARIS, MARCH 13. The Moniteur of this morning publishes the usual monthly return of tha Bank of France, which shows the following restilts as compared with the February account:-- INCREASE. Cash in hand @ • • @ Treasury balance ... , .... Current accounts 13 ank-notes Francs. 54 1-5 millions. 9 millions. 1 million. DECREASE. 51 1-3 millions. Bills discounted, not yet due 61 2-5 millions. Advances ITALY. TURIN, MARCH 12, Evening. The Officißl Gazette of to-day publishes the bill authorising the conclusion of the new loan, fol lowed by a royal decree regulating the terms of its emission. The principal conditions are that a por tion of the loan will be taken by private indi viduals, and the remainder be submitted to public subscription. This latter portion has been fixed at 5,000,000 lire, bearing interest from the Ist of January, 1863. T'43 rate of purchase will be de termined by Ministerial decree. The subscription is to be paid in tEn insta;ments, the first payable at the time of subscription, and the last upon the 20th March, 1864. No scrip will be issued in smaller amounts than for 10fr, of rente. The rate of emission is at 71. The King has given the royal assent to the bill authorising the Government to conllude a loan with the Messrs. Rothschild, of Paris, and the National Bank. The contract holds good for 700 millions, but it is not intended to raise more than 500 millions at present. The payment is to be effected in ten instalments. One hundred millions of lire have been reserved to be submitted to a national public subscription which will be kept open during the 16th, 17th, 18th, and 19th inst. TURIN, MARCH 13. 'The amount of the new Italian Loan reserved for public subscription in Italy is 5,000,000 of Rente, or 100,000,000 Lire Stock. THE CALCUTTA AND CHINA MAILS. The following telegram has been received at Mr. Renter's Office from the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company : FRIDAY, MARCH 13. The Euxine, with the above mails, arrived at Marseilles at 7 a.m. this day. The mails were to leave fur London at 11 30 a.m THE BOMBAY AND MAURITIUS MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, MARCH 13. The Peninsulsr and Oriental Company's steam ship Ellora, Captain Killock, with the heavy por tion of the above mails, has arrived. She brings 54 passengers, 4 packages of specie, value £4OO ; also 9 cases of silk goods, 5 oases of shawls, 10 bales of cotton, 539 bags of wheat, 461 bags of beans, 124 packages of sundries, 1,094 bales of raw silk, value £90,000 sterling. The Ellora sailed from Alexandria on the 18th February, Malta 3d, and Gibraltar 7th inst. ; from the latter port to Southampton she experienced strong N.N.W. gales in the high sea. Her Majesty's ships Firefly, Hibernia, Icarus, Magicienne, Marlborough, Medina, and St. George were at Malta, and at Gibraltar H.M.S. Procris. Intelligence from Casablanca, dated the 19th, mentions the consternation caused in that town on the 14,h and 15th February by an attack of the Kabyles of Ceid Mcshish. Toe K ebyles came down to the gardens and pasture lands outside the town for the purpose of carryingoff the cattle. The Moors of Casablanca sallied out to protect their property, and a combat ensued, in which the town Moore were overpowered. Thirty-two fathers of families, natives or inhabitants of Casablanca, perished in the fight, and the scene in the town when the news was brought in bsffl s description ; the women ruched through the town shrieking and beating their breasts ; the inhabitants stood panic-struck in the streets, and the governor closed the gates, and told the consuls to warn their countrymen not to stir from their homes, as atumult was apprehended. The Kabyles surrounded the city, robbed even the poor water carriers, and stripped some pilgrims that were coming to Casablanca to embark on their way to Mecca, and then retired without attempting to force an entrance into the town. On the 18th a new governor with an escort of 50 soldiera arrived, and the town was tranquil, and reassured by this seasonable protection ageinst the Kebyles. The Gibraltar Chronicle of the 6th inst., says : A private letter from Barbary mentions the ap pointment of an Eeglishman, Mr. James Craigg, to be civil engineer in the service of the Sultan of Morocco, at a salary of £BOO a year. We believe that the construction of a pier at Ssffi, and some improvements in the port of Magador are works which the Sultan has decided on, and which wilt facilitate European commerce. The sum of £133 ss. 7d. has been subscribed by st lb British subjects and their agents in the different 1 Mr T. C. Hawkshaw, Trinity 2 Mr R. H. Morgan, Emmanuel ll JO 3MrW. C. Simyly, Trinity 4 Mr 1. Wilson, Pembroke 5 Mr C. 11. La Motile, St. John's 6Mrße A. Kinglake, Trinity l2 8 Majesty's Minister in Morocco. 7 Mr T. Chambers, Trinity 8 Mr T. Stunning, Trinity (stroke)..... , 10 13 Gibraltar since last advices: brigantine Hackmatack, Mr F. H. Archer, Corpus (coxswain) 15 days from Newcastle ; steamer Gibraltar, The Oxford crew, who are keeping well together, and row ing in very fine style, are the favourites at 5 and 6 to 4 ; 8 days from London ; brig James Rogers, 45 and the Cambridge men, notwithstanding their repeated days from Sunderland; brigantine Marjory, changes, exhibit marked improvement. jl9 days from Middlesboro'; brig Cresswell, AUSTRALIA.—PLYMOUTII, Thursday.—The ship 18 days from Falmouth ; barque Marshmallow, Prince of Wales, 1,244 tone, Capt. R. K. Deacon, 23 days from Shields ; brigantine Keldhead, belongieg to Mr. R. Green, of London, which has arrived 16 days from Cardiff; brig Londesborough, 58 days from Melbourne, as already reported, brings 17,135 ounces from Hull ; barque Harbinger, 36 days from Sun. of gold, 1.858 bales of wool, 80 casks of tallow, 70 tons of derland ; brig Alfred Stariard, 19 days from Swan copper tiles, end sundries. She has a total of 76 passengers, including in the cabin, Mr. and Mrs. Hitchcock, Messrs. sea • schooner Clio, 15 days from Cardiff; schooner Cookman. Restron, Walker, and Sussman, and Miss Quain. Aeron Queen, 15 days from Cardiff; steamer Syd- The Prince of Wales left Port Phillip Heads on the 2d of I ney Hall, 13 days from London ; schooner Ann, 17 December, rounded Cape Horn on the 7th January, and days from Liverpool; brigantine Superb, 46 cloys crossed the line on the Bth of February. Shs experienced t from Newcastle ; schooner Eider, 17 days from tolerably fine weather throughout the passage, and saw Cardiff; brig Zealous, 26 days from Sunderland ; about 40 icebergs between long. 140 and 83 W. She brig Triton, 16 days from Ctrdiff; •bark Paragon, J an. 5, lat. 55 53 S, long. 76 05 W, the ship R. W. Wood, the French bark Marie, an I a French ship , name t 18 days from Cardiff; schooner Laura, 14 days unknown, with the initials "T. B." on her foretopsail ; 25th, from Llanelly ; brig Bathes, 20 days from Cardiff; let. 27 02 S, long. 22533 W, the Dutch bark General de I schooner Arrow, 16 days from Liverpool ; barque Stmts. On the 23d, in lat. 30 21 N, long. 44 06 W, the Mey .Adelia, 15 days from Cardiff; brig Elizabeth, Confederate States war steamer Alabama sent a boat along- 60 days from Liverpool ; brig Dauntless, 18 days side the Prince of Wales, the crew of which reported that they had destroyed 3 4 Federal merchant vessels during from Newpoet ; steamer Delta, six days from South their present cruise. The William Duthie, 963 tons, Cap- anipton ; steamer London, eight days from London ; tarn J. Duthie, which left Port Phillip Heads December 13, and steamer Gladiator, six days 20 hours, from and arrived on Monday, brought 2,891 ounces of gold, 2,015 London. bales of wool, and several passengers. The British bark Warhawk (of Shoreham) was American An in TIIE FIREWORKS EXPLOSION AT PLYMOUTH.— found abandoned An inquest was holden by the coroner of Plymouth barque Anglo. on h Anglo-Saxon xont and e 15Et English g ult.lisby h br t g h e on Wednesday, on view of the bodies of the persons who l e t. 46 52 N., long. 10 35, with loss o f to pg allant lost their lives through the explosion anti fire in King- Ratcliffe, Aca mast and foreyard, foremast badly sprung, and a street, Plymouth, on Monday morning. The deaths through that occurrence now amount to nine,the three men hole in her side, f the Ratcliffe having b e en apparently in collision who were removed to the hospital having dies from the in - with another vessel. Th e masters o juries they had sustained. It came out in evidence that the and Ang l o S ,xon p laced a crew en board from each deceased Morris Lawrence; the elder, had applied for a of their vessels, and they succeeded in making licence to manufacture fireworks, but had not obtained it, Gibraltar on the 31 inst• and was therefore, at the time of the fire, carrying on the Exchange at Gibraltar was quoted on London 90 days' data, 50 , 4 ; Paris, st. 30c.; Marseilles, sf. 31c. ; Genoa, sf. 31c. to 32c.; Bruss&s, of. 32(:.; Madrid, eight days' sight, / pm.; Cadiz, Q to I dis. ; Seville, di s . ; Malaga, par; Barcelona, • pm. ; Alicant, dis. ; Aitneird, dis.; Valencia, 1, pm. ; premium on Five-franc pieces, per cent. pm. in demand. Freights without alteration. I was, 'pon my honour, your worship. I hope you'll let me go.—Mr. Arnold—lf I do I think you'll get into further trouble; you are hardly sober yet. —Defendant-4f you will let me go, your worship, I'll tell you something.—Alr. Arnold—What is it P—Defendant—You must keep it quiet, THE MEDICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON.—On Sa turday last the 19th anniversary of this, the oldest medical society, was held at the Albion Tavern, when Ed win Canton, Esq., F.R.C.S , was announced to have been unanimously elected President for the ensuing session. Mr. Canton, as many of our readers are doubtless well aware, also holds the important post of surgeon to the : , haring-cross Hospital, and has attained a position in his profession which ful:y entitles him to the honour which has been thus conferred upon him. your worship, and I'll tel l y o u._ Back Sea King, your wor worship. You can take my word for IL—The m a g istrate wor ship, for the City and s joined in the hearty laugh which followed this attem p t to aburban. He's safe to win , y our propitiate the severity of justice, and ordered the man to be kept till sober, and then discharged. lSr rt . , HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, March 12. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Prussia, attended by Captain Von Lucadon, went to London this morning. Her Royal Highness Princess Christian of Den mark visited the Duchess of Cambridge yesterday, at her residence in St. JAmes's Palace. Prince Christian and Princ" Frederick, of Den mark, Prince Frederick of Hesse Cassel, and the Duke of Holstein Glucksburg, attended by the gen tlemen of their suite, and Lieufrenant-Colonel du Plat, Equerry to the Queen, went yesterday to Woolwich, where they were received by his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, Commander-in- Chief. The troops in garrison were p traded. Their Roy al and Ser , ne Highnesses lunched with the mess of the officer&, and afterwards viewed the Royal Arsenal. Their 163-al Highnesses the Duchess and the Princess Mary of C o:nbridge visited the Princess Christian of Denmark in the afternoon, at the Palace Hotel, Buckingham-gate. In the evening the Prince-and Princess Christian, with the Princess D igmar and Prince Frederick ut Denmark, Prince Frederick of Hesse Cassel, and the Duke of Holstein Glucksburg, attended by the 1 tdy and gentlemen of their suite, and by Colonel Francis Suytnour, C. 8., and LiEutenant-Colonel du Plat, honoured the E trl and Countess Spencer with their company at dinner at their residence in S-. James's Palace. In the list of persons who were in the procession on the occasion of the entry of her Royal Highness the Princess Alexandra into London on Saturday last, the name of Mr. Augus , u- Paget, her M4jepity'b Minister at Copenhagen, was in, dv•irtently omitted. Mr. Paget. received the Queen's command to accom - patty her Royal Highness throughout the whole of the journey from Copenhagen to Windsor Castle, where be remained uotil after he marrir ge cere mony on Tuesday afternoon. The Crown Prince and. Princess of Prussia. (REUTER'S TELEGRAM SOUTHAMPTON, March 13. Their Royal Highnesses the Crown Prince and Princess of Prussia, and their son Prince William, accompanied by the Countess Bruhl, Countess Pourtales, Countess Hohenthal, Count Fursten stein, Lord Paget, and Captain Luckador, arrived here by special train from Windsor, at 10.30 a.m. to-day, and embarked on board the Royal yacht Fairy, for Osborne. Toeir Royal Highnesses and suite, after visiting the Prince and Princess of Wales, will embark from Osborne at two p.m., for Antwerp. The Royal train was in charge of Mr. Godson, of the South Western Railway, from Basingstoke. Their Royal Highnesses were received here by Mr. P. Hedger, on behalf of the Dock Company ; and by Mr. Beach, of the South-Western R ailway Company. The frigate D tuntless fired a salute. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales will remain about 10 days at Osborne, at the expiration of which time they will come to town for a short stay, on their way to pass the Easter holidays at San dringham, the Prince's seat in Norfolk. The r Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess Christian of Denmark will dine with her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cam bridge this evening at St. James's Palace. The Duae of Wellington and the Duchess of Wellington (as M:stress of the Robes) will have the honour of entertaining at dinner their t oyal Highnesses the Prince and Princess Christian of Denmark at Apsley-house on Tuesday next. A distin guished circle will be invited to meet the illustrious parents of the P, ine as of Wales. The Premier and Viscountess Palmerston will, it is understood, give a grand dinner to morrow evening at Cambridge-house to their Royal High nesses the Prince and Princess Christian of Denmark. lAdy Palmerston will hold a "reception" the same evening. THE PRINCE OF WALES AND HIS TUTORS. Among those preirent at the marriage celebration in St. George's Chapel, and of erwards at the dejeuner in St. Geo"ge's Red, were the Rev. H. M. Birch and the Rev. C. F. Tarver, both of whom had been engaged in the instruc tion of the Prince of Wales in his early days, and, as this incident will show, had not been forgotten by him. After the dejeuner, they were informed that on retiring to a cer tain room in the Castle they would find a memorial front the Price-, of wh eh he desired their acceptance, and this proved to be a copy of the Holy Scriptures, hands , mely bound, and inscribed by his royal highness as a memento of his wedding-day. Through the kindness of the Prince of Wales, the Rev. C. Tarver, (who is the eldest son of the late Professor of French in Eton College) has been pre sented by the Lord Chancellor to the valuable living of St. Peter's, in the Isle of Thanet. vacant by the death of the Rev. Sanderson Robins, of the value of nearly £7OO per annum. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LAN E.--MR. STMS REEYES.—In con,tquence of the sudden and severe indisposition of this distinguished artist, we are authorised to state that Mr. Howard Glover's morning concetr, an• nounced for Saturday next at the above theatre, and at which Mr. Sims Reeves was advertised to sing, is unavoid ably postponed for a few weeks. _ _ Mlss SLIDELL.—A serious accident occurred the other day at. Paris to one of the daughters of Slidell, the Confederate Commissioner. The young lady was riding on horseback in the Bois de Boulogne with her father when her horse took fright aid threw her violently to the ground. Her head struck against the wheel of a carriage, and on being raised up her skull was found to be fractured. The young lady is now said, however, to be out of danger EXTENSION OF THE UNDERGROUND RAILWAY. — Operations have commenced within the last few days at the terminus of the Underground Railway. Farringdon-street, near Cow-cross, to procaed with the formation of the sub way to the extremity at Finsbury, as allowed by the com pany's act. WEST Los DON RAILWAY.—The half.yearly meet ing of the proprietors of this line was held at 16, Tokenhouse-yard yesterday afternoon, under the presidency of Mr. W. Cubitt, MP. The report stated that the exten sion line had recently been opened, and that consequently a dividend at the rate of 4s. per share per annum on the original or C shares would be payable within 28 days after the expiration of six months from the date of the opening. The directors had not been informed that the extension company had obtained powers to extinguish the West London Company. At the last meeting a committee had been appointed to negotiate with the extension company, and it had been proposed that that company should conduct the transfe- of shares and the other business of the West Loi.don. It was believed the propos tion would meet the viewo of the extension company. On the motion of the chairman the report was adopted. THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT AND SERGEANT GLOVER.—The French Government has at length made up its mind to speak to the French public about the case of " Glover v. Billault and Persigny," and the fob lowing semi-f.ffieial article, signed " Boniface," appears in the Conetitutionnel:—"About 10 years are Sergeant Glover became pioprietor of the Morning Chronicle, and edited that journal in a spirit favourable to the policy of Fiance. Some years later, in 1857, Mr. Glover came to France. II ,ving been presented by the English Ambassador, and supported by many honourable persons, as well as recom mended by the friendly tone of hie journal towards France, he solicited and obtained from the French Governme nt the concession of the telegraphic line between trance and Ame rica. This concession was made without any subvention, as well as without any g ,arantee of monopoly or interest, and it was stipulated that the concession should be cancelled if the line were not executed by a certain date. The time granted having expired before the works were begun the concession was cancelled and passed into other hands. Mr. Glover was dissatisfied with that result, but for a long time his complaints only bore on the injury done to him by the withdrawal of the concession and the right which, in his opinion, his devotedness to France and her policy gave him a hope for more favourable treatment. Meanwhile, in 1858, he had sold the Morning Chronicle. The embarrassed state of his affairs had obliged him to c , )mpound with his credi tors, and in the balance-sheet then presented by him there is no trace of any claim on his part against the French Government. But four or five years later, when becoming desperately involved, he conceived the evil design of specu lating on the fear of a scandal, and did not blush to cora• mence legal proceedings with a view to making it a means of pecuniary profit. In June, 1862, pretending, contrary to ell truth and probability, that he had been promised, from the 9th of May, 1857, a monthly subvention of £BOO to conduct his journal in a sense favourable to a good un• derstanding between France and England, Mr. Glover sued M. Billault, as Minister of the Interior in 1857, and Count de Persigny, the present Minister , in the Court o f Queen's Bench for a sum of £14,000, as due to him for the promised subvention from the 9th of May, 1857, to 23d of October, 1858. lvo arrangement of the kind had ever been made with Mr. Glover. No French Minister had ever offered or promised him money." THE POLISH INSUET.,_77CTION. -- e-- AP.S.x e lit A p. ;7 LI tui it) vi 7 A:,u! t y P.l, "11 vanquished and dishonoured at the feet of the tyrant." The proclamation also states that the committee "in emancipating the peasants is not led by the fantastic theories which elsewhere threaten to upset European society." _ _ . CRACOW, March 11 (Evening). It is confirmed that the independent members of he Council of State for Poland have tendered their resignation. The members of the municipal council of Warsa ff have also resigned. WARSAW, March 11 (Evening). The Archbishop of Warsaw, Monsignor Felinski, has tendered his resignation as member of the Polisn Council of State. BRESLAU, March 12. The Fchksische Zeitung of to-day states that be fore marching General L tugiewiez received 2,700 muskets with ammunition, a supply of provisions, and a reinforcement of cavalry. KATTOWITZ, March 12. A body of insurgents e, countered the Russiin troops at Sosnowicz to day. A sanguinary engagement ensu d. The Russian officials in the town had already taken to flight when reinforcements arrived. The insurgents were disdersed, and a portion of their number driven on to Prussiin territory. Though the accounts we receive of the Polish Insurrection are still co:itrt.dictory, they supply abundant evidence that the movemi nt is still tar from being repressed. The provisional government, which seems to b fil all the vigilance of the Rub. sian authorities, recently gave fresh indications of vitality by issuing three proclamations, whicti have been disseminated tar and wide by ins secret journal. The first of these proclamations is addressed to the Lithuanians, and it calls upon them to follow the example already set by their brethren who are in arms. The second proclamation is addressed to the inhabitants of Podolia, Vo;hynia, and the province of Little Russia, urging t em to unite against the common enemy. The third proclamation enjoins the Poles under Prussian and Austrian dominion to remain quiet, but to afford the insurrection all the moral and material aid at their disposal. A letter from St. Petersburg, under date of March 3, published by the Independance Beige, says that public opinion in the Russian capital is becoming more favourable to the cause of the Poles. What may be called the Tory party in St. Petersburg is strongly opposed to the insurgents. It believes that Poland must be all but exterminated if Russia is ever to enjoy tranquillity. It counsels the most repressive and vio,ent measures as the only means of putting an end to the movement. Mote liberal men, however, and these are said to form the majority, consider Poland to be a source of weakness to Russia, and think that the Emperor would do well to renounce a sovereignty which has scarcely more than a nominal character, and so put an cud to bloodshed, which is only increasing the animosity existing between the two nations. The writer thinks that if a " well-intentioned " power were to tette the initiative in convoking a congress to examine the question, Russia would not object to take part in it, and the independence of Poland under a constitutional monarch, freely elected, might perhaps be the result without overmuch op position from the cabinet of St. Petersburg. He adds : " I repeat it, Russian opinion is decidedly favourable to a complete separation, and the Em peror himself, if once the honour of his arms were assured, would not perhaps be sorry to ap pear to yield to pressure. Meanwhile the war bulletins seem to justify the old adage, r False as a bulletin.' They tell lies, in fact, with incredible coolness. Every d y we hear of conflicts in wt•ich the ground is disputed inch by inch against the insurgents for four or five hours consecutively ; 100. 200,300 of their number are killed.; they are made pi isoners; thfir wag gons, bsggage, even their guns taken, and the Rus inns have 'one man killed and two slightly wounded.' The scythes, those terrible arms which 50 swiftly cut oft the legs of horses and the heads if men, occasion, etccording to the bulletin, mere ins'gnific •nt scratches. The Russiins, even of the highest class, can no longer read these bul!etins without disgust They argue in this very simple manner—lf so many of the insurgents are killed, if their supplies are so frequent►y c4ptared, why does the insurrection still continue? It, too, the Russians only expt-rience such insignificant losses, why those,regitnents which dep.ri every day for the seat of war ? Why so many forces accumulated upon a territory which can only be conquered by fire and extermination ?' It is time that such ridi culous falsehoods, in which no one 13,lieves, should end, and the simple truth be told." The Paris Presse of yesterday gives from private sources an approximate estimate of the insurrec tional forces in Poland. It seems that on the 25th alt. these were held by the leaders of the move ment to amount to 47,090 men, and since then the Duchy of Posen seems to have supplied a contin gent of 3,000. M. Emile de Girardin says that the Poles have this alternative— , ‘ Either liberty by peace, with the same securities as that of the Austrians, Prussians, and Russians, or independence by war-- France with Italy, but without England, fighting against the Russians, Prussians, and Austrians." General Langiewicz has received the following letter from Garibaldi:— "Caprera, March 1. " My dear Langiewicz,—May God bless you, and with you the sacred cause of your country ! You will triumph by conducting your insurrection, as you do, in detail; and by propagating the move ment through the whole of ancient Poland—and beyond those limits if you can. You will thus afford time to realise in fact the sympathies which you merit from all the world. You have already accomplished wonderful things—well worthy .f the name of Poland. At the head of your youth you achieve miracles. We will all he with you—and " JOSEPH GARIBALDI." soon. The official account, published by General Lan giewicz, of the battles of Praskowa-Skala and Slt,la has been received in Paris, dated Cracow, the 7th inst. At 10 in the 'Doming of the 4th of March, a strong column of Russian infantry at tacked the Polish c anp at Praskowa-Sk ila under cover of a thick fog. This corps, commanded by General Prince Schachowski, was preceded by about 50 Cossacks. The Poles rusted forward, and were received with a smart fire from the Russian in fantry, who fired not less than 35 shots eac'•, white +he insutg. ut riff men had not more than six rounds of ball cartridge. The fire of the latter was nevertheless so well directed that, for four hours it prevented the Russians from advancing. At 2 in the afternoon a battalion of silhemen charged tha Russian infantry, and forced them to retreat in confusion to Wolbron. The Poles lost 12 killed .ind nine wounded in this aff . ..ir. The Russians lost considerably more, in cousequf nc of the rre cision with which the insurgent rift: Wren fired. At ten the same evening the insurgents marched to the small town of Skala, which was occupied by a Russian column which had come from Michow. the column was composed of two c o mp an i es of r4l,,men, a comphy of infantry, a detach ment of the frontier guard, and about 100 Cos sacks. Tile Russians were encamped in theohureh yard of Skala, and were defended by a high wall. GAieral Langiewiez resolved to force the position, and to make prisoners of th e R uss i an corps. To accom plish his purpose he ordered the churchyard to be attacked at two sides simultaneous'y, but the impatience of the Poles prevented its success. Pi; first body, which approached without being per- k calved by the Russians, could not resist the tempta tion of firing on t h em. F ir i ng t h en b egan on b o th sides, but it did not last long, inasmuch as the in surgents had very little powder. Langiewicz, ci-n -sequently, ordered the sithemen to advance in three columns. The latter marched gallantly a distance of 1,200 yards under a heavy fire of musketry, and then stopped for a moment under the shelter of m ere: , tier. The s pread to the it 8041, bef ore ki • .111 8 t tl]r '4 , a Lo oter, 1,01 a la ter. ra tilifit 1174 thor Itl g e n 4s hima th is 1, ci reuixi " dr lw 1 ab ly to Nett i thi ng done I, meet tithe 4 la, ft , t to thi ln R tuo Co t erUitt e robsf force the3, for ,i tit- w 4 Krf.at Of the "nee 'lig t ( 14,, re kiNed tr '!€ll; Posen Oth ®r l'gris l 'attd The e t: d on b u k t , cunt ~,i *hie, th at 2 Rover f c'und 1 4reh