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AMllMlP...wmmorromms,prom•••••••••...r.+orrm NATIONAL PROVINCIAL BANK OF ENGLAND, _ - 112, Bishopsgate-street. London, 7th June, 1864. The DIRECTORS of the NATIOXAL PROVINCIAL BANK of ENGLAND HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, That a HALF-YEARLY DIVIDEND. at the rate of Eight per Cent. per annum, and a HALF-YEARLY BONUS of seven per Cent., w 11 be payable on the Company's Stock on ,(nd after the Bth July next, wnen the Dividend and Bonus War rants will be obtained at the Company's Office, 112, Bishops gate-street, or at the different Branches. The TRANSFER BOOKS will be CLOSED on and after THURSDAY, the 9th June, until the Dividend and Bonus become payab. e. By Order of the Court of Directors. A. ROBERTSON, Agent and Manager. ROYAL ITALIAN OPER:A, Covent-garden. There will in this week be five opera nights, viz.. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, ana aatsrday. Extra Night. 31dIle. Adelina Patti ; Signori Itinconi, Ciampi, and Mario. TO-MORROW EVENIr,VI- (Thursday), June 9, Rossini's Opera, IL BARBIE IZE DI SNI(I,I c A. itosina, Mdile. Adelina Patti; Bertha, Alada - ne Tagliailco ; Figaro, signor tconconi ; Signor Liam' ; signor Tagliafico; orello, Signor l'olonini ; tia,.•gente, Signor liossi ; and Almav;va, Signor Mario. Conductor, Mr. Ccs ta. Commence at half past Eight. ''it tickets, 7s. ; amphitheatre sta Is, 103. 6d., 75., and ss. ; amphitheatre.:2s. Oct. Boxes, stalls, and tickets may be had at the box-office under the portico of the ttieaire, which is epen from ten to five, and at the principal musicsellas' and librarians'. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. GRAND EXTRA NIGHT. First Appearance this season of Mdlle. Volpini. Volpini, Bettelheim, Santley, Ginglini. TO-MORROW EVENINa (Thursday-, June 9, Flotow's admired Opera, MART A. Fignori Ging Mazzetti, Santley, Casaboni ; Mdlles. Bettelheim and Volpini (first appearance this season). Conductor, Signor ARDITI. To conclude with the New Ballet Divertissement, by Magri, LA FESTA DI BALLO. 3ldlle. Catarina Ber tta, R osa Guiraud, and Signor Aninalturo, supported by the Corps de Bal.et. Saturday Next, June 11th. —First time this season of ROBERT LE DIABLE. Gardon!, Bettini (first appear ance this season), Marc e l l° Junca, Gassier, Bossi : Catarina Beretta, Liebhart , H arriers Weppern (first appearance in England). Tu,sday, June 14th.— FAUST. wednesd y, J une 15th —Extra Night.—ROBERT LE D! ABLE. Commence at Half-past Eight o'clock, except oa Saturday next, when the Out ra commences at Eight. Pit Tickets, 7s. ; Reserved Box Seats. Its. Od. ; Amphi theatr htalls, ss. and 7s. ; Gallery, 2s. 6d. ; Private Boxes, in the Upper Orcle, 218. Box Office of the Theatre open daily, from 10 till 6, where places may be secured ; also at 3litcheil's, Bubb's, Lacon and Oilier's, Bond-street ; Leader's, Opera Colonnade ; Sam's, St. James's-street ; Cramer, Wood, and Co.'s, and Hammond's. Regent-street ; Keith, Prowse, and Co.'s, Cheapside ; and at Chappell and Co.'s, 30, New Bend-street. THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET.- sole Lesme and Manager, Mr, Buckstone. THIS EVENING, THE BALANCE OF COMFORT. Mr. Howe and Miss L. Angel. Atter which, DAVID GARRICK. Messrs. Sothern, Chippendale, Buckstone, Rogers, Clark, Weathersby, &c. ; Mesdames Snowden, :jelly Moore, Fitzwilliam. After which, the new Easter piece, entitled VENUS AND ADONIS. Messrs. Compton, %Vm. Farrell, Coe. &c. ; 3les dames Louise Keeley, Snowden, Nelly Power, Hill, Wright, Rogers, &c. To conc:ude with AN UNLUCKY MORTAL. Commence at 7. R°Y - A.L LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Sole Management of Mr. Fechter. Mr. FECHTER will perform lIAMLE2 THIS EVENING (Wednesday). Claudius, Mr. Emery ; _ Polonius, Mr. John Brougham; Ghost, Mr. G. Jordan : L aertes, Mr. C. Vanden hoff ; Horatio, Mr. J. G. Shore First Gravedigger, Mr. H. Widdicomb ; Osric, Mr. F. Charles ; Messrs. W. 3Plntyre, F. Morton, Rayniond, Moreland, Clifford, Edmonds, Wall bank, Collett ; Ophelia, Miss Kate Terry ; Actress, Miss M Remade ; and Gertrude, Miss Elsworthy. The Scenery painted by Mr. W. Telbin. Notice.—The doors open at half -past 7, and Hamlet com mences at 8. Box Office open daily from Eleven o'clock till Five. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.- Sole Lesee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. . THIS EVENING will be performed a new and original Drama, by R. Slous, Esq., entitled LIGHT AND SHADOW. Mr. D. Murray, D. Fisher, J. W. Ray, J. Nelson, &c. ; Alias Stafford and :aiss Caroline Carson. After which, THE CORSICAN BROTHERS. Louis and Fabien dei Franchi, Mr. Vining ; Chateau Renaud, Mr. Walter Lacy. NEW THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPHL- Solo Prooriotor and Manazer. Mr. B. Webster. Last Four Nights of the Great Tragediene, Miss Bateman, in the character of LEAH. THIS EVENING,an apropos Sketch. SHAKESPEARE'S HOUSE: Messrs. J. L. Toole, It. Phillips, Stephenson. Af er which, at 8, LEAH : Miss Bateman, supported by Messrs. A. Stirling, R. Phillips, Billiugton, Stuart, Eburne, Stephenson ; Mrs. Biilington. To conclude with Tilt: AREA BELLE : Messrs. .T. L. Toole P. Bedford, K. Romer, Miss Woolgar, and Mrs. H. Lewis. Commence at 7. MISS BA'rEMAN as LEAH.—LAST FOUR 'NIGHTS of the Great Tra,gedie,ne in her original character of the Jewish Maiden, in which she has appeared b. fore crowded, - 1 ashic,nsble, and delighted audiences every evening for the past e•glit months. The great attractiveness of this closing series of represent, tions rendt r it necessary to secure seats at (me, as the box book is being rapidly ft led. R OYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. under the Mana,zement of !r. B. WEBSTER. rowded with rank and fashion.— The highly successful new Comedy, by Dim Boueicault ,Esq., every Evening. Re-engagement of those ce ebraced and popular artistes, Mr. an i Mrs. Charles Mathew,,. Amongst the artists engaged will be found the popular names of Mr. Benjamin Webster, Mr. Charles Mathews. Mr. Frank Matthews, Mr. J. L. Toole, Mr. J. Clarke, Mr. Paul Bedford, Mr. F. itobinson, Mr. Ashley ; Mrs. Chas. Mathews, Miss Herbert, Mrs. Frank Matthews, Miss H. Simms, Miss A. Cottrell, Miss Fanny Josephs, Miss Patti Josephs, Miss Wentworth, and Mrs. Stirling. EVERY EVENING, at 7, A DAY AFTER THE WEDDING. Miss Herbert. At a quarter before 8, an entirely new and orieinal Comedy. in 5 acts, by Dion Boucicault, entitled THE FOX CHACE Characters by Mr. Charles Mathews, Mr.'Frank Matthews Mr. J. Clarke, Mr. F. Robinson, Mr. Ash ey, Mr. W. Cbamoer laine ; Mrs. Chas. Mathews, Mrs. Frank Matthews, and Miss Henrietta Simms (her first appearance here). At 10, OUT OF SIGHT - OUT OF MIND. Mr. Charles Mathews and Mr. Frank Matthews. To conclude with SHAKE HANDS : Mr. J. Clarke; Misa Fanny Josephs. ... . _ Commence at 7. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Manager, Mr. W. H. Swanborough. For the Benefit of Mr. G. Honey. THIS EVENING, MIRIAM'S CRIME. Followed by THE MORNING CALL. After which, MAZOIIRKA. Messrs. Honey, James, Fenton, Turner, &c. ; lasses Marie Wilton, Simpson, dm Commence at 7. THE ASCOT.—RACE GLASSES (the beet), at CALLAGHAN'S. 23A, New Bond-street, W., corner of Conduit-greet. N.B.—bole agent to Voigtlander, Vienna. NOVEL STYLE in FRENCH BONNETS._ French fashion has produced Bonnets for this month of a light gossamer texture, which accimmodate the present style of wearing ana displaying the lady's h .ir. They are of the most exquisite variety, and, though still adhering to the f av ourite colours of bl ack. white, and' neutral, are entirely remodelled in shape, size, and substance. Spe. ially imported from Paris for J AY' S, The London General Mourning Warehouse, 247, /A and 251, Regent -street. COALS. —The LILLESHALL COMPANY'S COALS. Direct from their own Collieries. Marquis'. 245. per ton. Double.. 206- pe r ton Top 235. „ Nuts.. • • ll3s. ~ • Deep .2ls. „ Well screened an(' delivered within five miles of their De. pots, Westbonrne P ar k- r oad, W., and 17, South Wha r f , l'addington, W., and Maiden-lane, N. Best Cok" Terms cash. JOHN SCOTT, Sole Agent. TIHE THIRD EDITION OF " THE SUN," I Containing t give n test SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, an be had Every ing ot _ G. R. GLENIE, NEWS AGENT, N o , 4, Connaught-terrace, Ilyde-park. June 8, 1861. The Weather—Sun Office, - THERMOMETER. This day at Two 0'c10ck........ Barometer-29. 90 . WIND —S. ; cloudy. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tan DA.T.—Morning, 4h. 26m.—Afternoon, 4h. 45m. To - Konnow.-Morning, sh. s=4—Afternoon, sh. 22:n. 4g " U/L %TAW 'T g, LONDON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 1864. It is amusing to note the extraordinary out-burst of excitement among oar gallant neighbours on the other side of the Channel, bacanse of Vermouth, the winner of the Grand Prix d e Paris, so winning that s r great race as actually to beat Blair Atho3, win ner of the Darby. That the lovers of le delighted at this d ou b le France should be greatly victory is only natural, and what might in reason have been expected. Our one surprise, and not cnly our surprise but regret, is thiq—that they ,h ou ld have shown temper in giving utterance to their exultation. Hitherto we have always had the highest possible opinion of the good taste, not only of a Frenchman, but of a great throng of Frenchmen. Their politeness has heretofore bran such that we should hardly have been disposed THE SUN, LONDOY, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 8, 1864. to dub any crowd of them a mob. Within the last few days, however, we have had reason to revise this long cherished opinion of our neighbours. And to revise it very much indeed to our regret. The fact being simply that the excited multitude who hailed the triumph of Vermouth the other day with so very blatant an enthusiasm, did so in a manner characterised by the very worst taste imaginable. Not satisfied with cheering the victor, they must needs revile the vanquished. And this not simply by sarcastic or sardonic looks, or by ironical implication. Nothing of that kind—no: but—wonderful to tell of a French crowd, for once we must say of a French mob, admirably well dressed, and talking that politest of lan guages with the best possible Parisian accent— wonderful to tell, we say, in regard to such a throng of well-equipped and well-educated Frenchmen their excitement was manifested by a display of the vilest and vulgarist possible bad taste. Cheering Vermouth and his rider, of course, was all well and good, was all perteetly en regle with th e usages of civilised society upon a racecourse. But hissing with a storm of hisses Blair Athol and his jockey CIIAL LON ER! Well, really one would hardly have looked for worse taste than that at a donkey race got up some where upon a bit of waste ground at Hockleysin • t he- Hole at a gathering of costermongers. Cheer as loudly asyou like, 0 polite Frenchmen! But—hiss the stranger who comes amongstyou as your guest,either to triumph or to be vanquished, according to the chances of the turf—well, in honest truth, we should never have given you credit for it ! That the win ning of a great prize like this one of 100,000 francs, and winning it, too, over the Derby Winner, should have roused the unsophisticated sportsmen of France to a singular pitch of enthusiasm, is only what might have been looked for. Nay the patriotic significance of that enthusiasm of theirs, even in their pastimes, we frankly and heartily sympathiee with. Insomuch that we read, if not with a sense of comp:acency, with a feeling of very sincere satiafaction, what is thus remarked upon this point by our able Parisian con temporary the Constztutionnel • where we find it said—" Popular enthusiasm is always a touching spectacle, and a fact worthy of attention. The great topic of conversation at present is the indescribable scene which took place on Sunday on the racecourse in the Bois de Boulogne. In deed, not to be struck at so marked a demon stration would be impossible. Above all was re marked the spontaneous expression of the na tional feeling, exalted by one of those successes to which patriotism is never indifferent, and to which it was still more sensible on Sunday. The cry of ' Vive l'Ernpereur was raised by every voice, and it was to the Imperial stand that the unanimous acclamations of an immense popula tion were directed. The more sudden and spon taneous the demonstration, the more was it a touching homage to the Sovereign whose name is !or the people the natural formula of every joy, as it is the symbol of all greatness." But—the turning of this into an anti-English manifestation again we say it —is the worst possible taste—is the vilest, vulgarest act well imaginable. sacrificing this principle, and giving up the integ rity and independence of Denmark. The right hon. gentleman delivered some warnings to the Treasury Benches, which it is to be hoped that they will heed, if not, the day will come when the country will call upon them to deliver up a strict and solemn account. Whether their mischievous policy be checked or not, in time to avert the worst consequences from Denmark, they will not escape with impunity for their unworthy course of action, If they aro not conducting the momentous affairs at this critical juncture after the fashion they de clared it was their intention to do, they are deceiving the country and trifling with Parliament. Honour demands that they should keep all their promises to a foreign State who has trusted to their honour and relied on their goodwill, but they have also duties to perform to their own people. The House of Commons, which is the tribunal that judges of their actions, is the last place where mystery and reserve should reign paramount. The best way to judge of the merits of a particular course of pro ceeding is to consider its effects. Suppose the direful reports we hear on all sides are correct; suppose the rumours that reach us from neighbouring lands not so restricted for information as we are, are proved to be genuine, what will be the result ? Denmark will be ruined, and chiefly through the instrumentality of England. Meanwhile there is net a public meeting that takes place, there is no affair of moment that occurs, where some tribute is not paid to the courage and constancy of the Danes, and the most striking testimony afforded of the earnest and heartfelt sympathy which the people of England feel towards the oppressed and injured country of Denmark. All this goodwill is to be useless, all this kind sentiment is to be thrown away, because the Government are resolved to carry out their own peculiar notions. If they are put in office to represent the wishes of the people and carry out the policy of the House of Commons, they are bound to let it be known what is their policy and what not. Mr. DISRAELI truly stated that if her MAJESTY'S Government " were themselves partici pating in the partition of Denmark, which only five months ago they were stirring up an European war to prevent, then it was a mockery of the House of Commons if, under such circumstances, Lord PALAIERSTON remained silent. The noble lord might raise laughs from his own supporters, who appear to think life or death, the prosperity or adversity of nations are alike the legitimate subjects of ridicule, but he will find himself grievously mistaken in the long run. Mr. OSBORNE, who is always a sharp observer of events, and can chronicle them in a smart style, has foretold the doom of the Ministers in his laughable simile of the monks of La Trappe. He said the noble lord and his friends were emulating them in silence, and he did not know if they were also digging their own graves. If so, they will not have the satisfaction of saying, with the French monarch—" All is lost but our honour." Metropolitan improvements are the order of the day, and the relief of our crowded thoroughfares is a matter that is continually before the public in some form or another. The lines that are running to and fro and frightening London from its pro priety, are all projected, professedly, for the public The Ministers may find that they are not let off convenience. They turn people out of doors and so easily as they imagine after all about the Con- bring their houses about their ears entirely to save ference. On Monday they were in a very awkward them the trouble of going an extra mile when they position, and not all the savoir faire of the noble want to travel, They were so anxious to consult lord at the head of the Government could extricate the convenience of the City, more especially, that him from his difficulty. Times are sadly changed they were quite prepared to swallow up one-eighth from the good. old days when the Premier's speeches of its whole surface for the good of the remaining were always received with cheers and enlivened by seven parts. Citizens, however, took objection to laughter. Now we meet with ominous expressions this very wholesale way of doing business, and were of dissent, and frequently the very decisive remark as loth° to be dispossessed of their grim offices and of " oh, oh," is heard in the full flow of his elo- dusky marts as any landed proprietor of his old quence. Aspiring statesman and ambitious novices estates or belongings. Westwards, however, the may learn a useful lesson from this peculiar state of state of things is different. There the complaint is things, and discover that the most popular Minis- sot of over interference, but of too little. The ter may presume too far on the forbearance, kind- aristocratic denizens of the localities where Temple ness, and partiality of his immediate adherents and Bar is out of sight and hearing, are beginning to of the public generally. Nothing could be more discover that their part of the metropolis has had unsatisfactory than the tone in which the noble lord no share in the changes of recent days. They are replied to all the inquiries put to him on a subject unwilling that affairs should so be left, and that the of vital interest to so many. First of all, be did not busy rival worlds of North and South-west should know, or would not tell if he did know, the leading have no means of general communication between points on which information was desired. It seems Bond-street and Kensington. This grievance has more than probab'e that the armistice will not con- long been greatly felt by those residing in these tinne much longer, and then all this delay and localities, and it was brought prominently forward hindrance in the prosecution of the busineas of the by Lord LUCAN the other night in the Upper Conference will have answered its purpose and House. The noble earl, not content to complain of gained the wished-for delay. Indeed, it seems •an evil, without at the same time suggesting a doubtful if the plenipotentiaries will again assemble remedy, proposed that Hamilton-place, now looking before the expiration of the term fixed upon for the on with stately indifference on the bustle and con continuance of the armistice. It is too much to fusion of Park-lane, should be opened as a thorough• expect the members of the Legislature tamely to fare for carriages and cabs, which, in those aristo submit to all this subterfuge and not to take heed cratic quarters, are the principal means of convey to the ways of those who seem to hold out delusive ante. This would certainly relieve the crowd and expectations to all within their reach, and then to the pressure on one particular street, although it fulfil no fair sounding promise, but to allow it to does not tend much to shorten the distance at pre. wither and droop for want of realisation. sent existing between the two nearest available Mr. DISRAELI'S speech was an entire success from highroads. Nobody proposes to send the stream beginning to end. It was one of his happiest of business vehicles pouring through Hyde Park, efforts, when he showed forth in striking colours where, indeed, they are as likely to come to a dead the shuffling policy and unequal conduct of the lock on a gay afternoon in the season as they are Government, and exhibted the wrong system on in Park-lane itself. As, then, the park East be left which all their plans were founded. First of all he altogether out of the calculation, it would be wile explained the importance of the House maintaining to secure the line of communication nearest to it. its reserve upon the question of peace or war At least we should have fewer complaints of the when the Government have that weighty matter perils of Park-lane, through whose winding and to discuss among themselves. This rule, however, narrow entrance now pour the omnibuses coming may be carried too far, and as there are limits to from the Great Western and Victoria Stations, be all things, so the extreme reticence that hes sides the cabs that are bound on the same journey, hitherto marked the House on both sides must be and a myriad of other vehicles on variona errands. covsidered, in order to take cognizance of To add to the general confusion there is a corn matters which are of most grave importance, and chandler's establishment in the narrow part of the intimately connected with the honour of England, lane, with carts perpetually loading and unloading; the well-being of other nations, and the general and two public-houses, before which Lord LUCAN character that we have to uphold before the nations declares he never passes without seeing a gentle of world, as to our will or efficiency to protect an man's carriage standing blocking the road; and ally from a dangerous and destroying enemy. The this declaration is very easy of belief. For a dis day of grace is past, so far as relates to the secrecy tanee of one hundred and fifty yards from that eternally pervades this Conference. There Piccadilly the width from kerbstone to can why all should be env e l o p e d i n kerbst one , o f thi s di s p u t e d p assage is such b no Cimmerian n darkness. It is no t at a ll t h e way accor di ng to the no b le ear l' s stat i st i cs, only 18 feet to impress p le nipotentiaries with a 6 inches. This, as will b e at once apparent t o t h e notion of ourth the ast foreignconsequence and immense in- most uninformed, is a width totally disproporti onate fluence if they find that the English Ministers dare to the demands of the traffic. The Duke of CA3I - all ow th e pu blic to hear what they are talking BRIDGE observed that since he had lived where he about, and that all must be done of any conse- does this traffic bad enormously increased, owing quence b e f ore a w hi s p e r transpires which might chiefly to the Victoria Station. Formerly there arouse and excite the public attention, and wake were no omnibuses passing up and down Park-lane, the slumbering wrath of the community. Those whereas now there is a regular service of them, and, who planned the delightful surprise for us may as may be easily imagined, the communication be find a change is a l so awa i t i ng them, and their tween the two western stations is constant and mar, eeevres may fail after all, nor bear the garish extensiv e . Railways, while they relieve traffic in light of day when at last it falls upo n their re- one way, greatly increase it in another, and when condite structure. the only means of communication between two such Mr. DisuAELfs speech may well serve for an busy and important stations as these two western analysis of the whole affair of this Conference, and ones is restricted virtually to one street, and that if anything was wanting to complete its triumph, it one with an entrance two narrow and crowded to was the very indignant manner in which Lord be convenient for the purposes of ordinary traffic, PALMERSTON re plied to the strictures of his political the confusion and annoyance that results may be opponent. The most important point in this mat- easily imagined. At the time of the first Exhibition ter is, that the House is not awa re of the principles Park-lane presented a curious spectacle. So great upon which the Government are now acting. Mr. wa s the commotion and so intricate the stoppages DISRAELI remarked that they had frequently been an d d e adlocks which the vehicles arrived at, that told ' that it was the intention of her Majesty's it was found necessary to statio n no less than Ministers to maintain the Treaty of 1852; they three policemen at the part where it joins Picea went into the Conference to maintain it inviolate, dilly. The plan of opening the top of Hamilton but now there was every reason to fear that the place could be effected without much expense, vary men who were ready to go to war some months delay, or trouble, and it would at once relieve the back for the furtherance of this o act were now Future by giving another entrance' It would not !Alia so much inconvenience on the owners of the houses in Hamilton-place, as might appear at first sight, since the front of those houses is towards the park, and consequently only the back rooms look out on Hamilton-place. Besides, as it is only proposed to allow cabs and carriages to go through it, and it is ridiculous to suppose that any one who is so fastidious as to quiet and seclusion would fix their dwelling in the close vicinity of so gay and busy a highway as Piccadilly, Lord LUCAN declared his belief that if a satisfactory arrangement could be come to between t he local authorities and the lessees the necessary improvements in Hamilton-place would not exceed five or six thousand pounds. Therefore they could be effected without the aid of an Act of Parliament, since no Act is necessary where the alteration does not exceed £50,000. But allowing that the expenses would be greater and the difficulties more formidable than the noble Earl seems to suppose, neither a question of a few thou sands, nor the opposition of private parties, should be suffered to defeat a scheme whose object is so entirely fur the public good. We shall hope to hear this matter discussed and considered at another opportunity. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. [REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. RECALL OF THE RUSSIAN MINISTER FROM ROME, ST. PETERSBURG, JUNE 7. Baron de Mayendorff, the Russian Chargé d'Affaires at Rome, has been instructed to deliver to Cardinal Antonelli M. de Kisseleff's letters of recall, by which the mission of the latter, as Russian Minister at Rome, will be terminated. The Russian Government has sanctioned the free transit of goods through the Caucasus to Persia. RUSSIA. ST. PETERSBURG, JUNE 8. An Imperial decree hes been issued abolishing the duty upon goods exported from Russia and Poland for purposes of European commerce. The following articles are excepted :—Wood, potash, mars, leeches, rags, silk worms' eggs, and all kinds of bones, except burnt and ground ones. ITALY. CELEBRATION OF THE FETE OF THE CONSTI rurION. TURIN, JUNE 8, Morning. The Turin papers of to-day say :—" Advices received here from Venetia and the Roman provinces state that popular demonstrations celebrating the anniversary of the establishment of the Constitution have taken place there. The Austrian and Pontifical police were unable to prevent them. SPAIN. MADRID, JUNE 7. The Peruvian Consul has written to the Epoca stating that he can prove by documents that Senor Mazavedo, the resident Spanish Minister in Peru, did not send an ultimatum to the Peruvian Govern ment before acting, AUSTRALIA. DARTMOUTH, JUNE 8. The Wave of Life, from Melbourne, on the 6th March, arrived off this port last night. She rounded Cape Horn on the 4th April, and crossed the Equator on the 9th May. She brings 25 passengers, a cargo of 2,700 bales of wool, and 5,5000z5. of gold. On the 24th May she spoke the Middlesex, from Calcutta, for Portsmouth, with troops. The Attitude of Spain Towards Peru, The Madrid Gazette, of the 3d of June, contains the following report of the explanations given on the 2d June in the Congress, by the Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, in reply to a question of Signor Lasala " The Queen's Government, though resolved to await fresh despatches from Signor Salazar upon the recent events in Peru, deemed it necessary tha its policy should be thoroughly understood ; and, having no views that it cannot avow in the face of the world, it has hastened to address to its repre sentatives in Paris, London, and Washington a declaration which it c ons id ers necessa ry, in order that the intentions of Spain should not be doubted. It is as follows : " TLIE CIIIFF SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS. " Aranjacz, May 24, 1864. " When the present Ministry were honoured by becoming the counsellors of her Majesty, your Ex cellency knows that the resident minister in Peru, Signor Eusebius Salazar y Mczirredo, had already proceeded to Peru, with the mission of urging com plaints concerning the sad events of Talambo. One of my first cares was to study this affair, and after wards to write confidentially to Sig. Salazar, recom mending him to use the utmost pradence in the accomplishment of his mission. It did not enter into the views of the Queen's Government to pro voke or to accept questions in those countries or in any other which were not perfectly justified, or to reject the reasonable satisfactio❑ which might be given to it in any case in which the honour and the interests of the nation necessitated persistence. The last mail from America brought the despatches of Signor Salezar, indicating the unfortunate turn taken by this affair, but they do not clearly indict cite what Signor Salazar proposed to do. Com pelled to await other despatches which will doubt less give us some explf nations, I have felt bound to address to your excellency the present despatch, reiterating to you the assurance, in order that it may always serve as the rule of your conduct and in your interviews with the Government to which you are accredited, and the Spanish Government does not deny the independence of any American State, and it has no territorial pretension upon that part of the world. The differences that it has had, or that it may have, with the republics of the New World will not make it abandon the prudent line of moderation which it has followed, and which it will continue to follow; on the contrary, it will always regard them as misfortunes, and will try to terminate them as quickly as possible without de manding anything more tha❑ is claimed by its honour and its well understood interests. God protect your Excellency. "The chamber can judge of the frankness and good faith with which the Queen's Government has pro ceeded. In its differences with the American States the Spanish Government, which has no craving for American territory, will act as all civilised nations act, protecting merely its interests and its dignity. After this declaration, which dates from May 24th, the Government adds that it has received no fresh despatch from Signor Salazar. It knows, as mem bers know, what the newspapers say of this affair. They deplore these sad events. It naturally awaits the despatches of Signor Salazar. It cannot be ex pected to come to a conclusion before hearing the representatives of Spain in Peru, and in the present state of the question it cannot present any docu ments whatever. let the chamber take note of the formal declaration that I here make, namely, that the Queen's Government does not wish in any way to attack the independence of American nations, that it does not desire to make any conquest, or to augment its territory in those regions, but that it energetically sustain in this question, as in every other, what the dignity and interests of Spain demand." Signor Lasala in reply expressed his satisfaction with this official declaration, and said that until fresh despatches arrived judgment must necessarily be suspended upon the subject. Letter of the Ron, Mrs, Yelverton. The following is a portion of that letter of Mrs. Yelverton's, which, in the House of Lords yester day, the Lord Chancellor characterised as one of the most beautiful he had ever read Miss LONG WORTH TO MAJOR YELVERTON. MOIS DE MARIE, May 6. Caro Carlo Mio,—You can only write ' at night. Is that the reason you w r it e so seldom ? I can write to you any hour of the day or night, and d o not require either the sile n t ni g ht or the muse of darkness to place me en rapport with you. It is my only pleasure now, and I labour under the delusion peut-etre that it is one to you. Oh! I want you so much to come. All nature is so lovely that it is a sin not to rejoice with her in her s miling bright new dress. The hills are white with daisy and the valleys green with fresh moss—the trees are all loaded with varied blossoms, and the air is heavy with delicious odours—there is a south wind breathing warmth and telling me of you —all the little birds are chorusing iu joyous melody. Existence is perfect bliss to them. Two of them are lovingly contem plating constructing a little settlement near my window, and there they are chattering and con sulting about it all day long. Doubtless they have no uncle to prohibit their future visions of happiness in their little mud wall. I wish I were a bird to be able to choose another bird, and then sit in a tree and be sung to. The sea is as clear and bright as a mirror, or one's first dream of love; and the por poises are splashing and rolling about in the very height of enjoyment. They all go swimming toge ther, and do not condemn one to live solitary °Nen in the loveliest sea grotto. The very insects go dancing and sparkling in the sunshine. They seem in a perfect ecstasy of delight, and never know when to stop; their small humming makes an ac companiment to the rest of natures music. Beau tiful little flowers are clinging to and fraternising with grim old stones; clear rippling water is whispering the sweetest things to loving, listening mos s y banks. All things have found a sympathise r but I alone ; soyou must come, and " we'll a-may. y in' go." Why should man alone he discordant ? Why should ho not enjoy the lovely things of the earth like all other created creatures ? Why should he for ever toil and never reap the fruit ? Th e Fates heard my lament on my solitude, and sent mn a sympathiser. TUE CASE OF A STOLEN WlLL.—Sentence was given yesterday in the C,,urt of Probate by Sir J. P. Wilde in the cause of Quick v. Quick. It will be remembered that a convict at Portland, named Charles Kemble, stated that he had destroyed the will of the testator, an attorney in Eiy-place, while he was robbing h i s house, 7, Lawn. road, H a verstock-hill. The learned judge said he had no doubt that a will had been made as allege d, but he could find no reaso n, either &cm principle or authority, to justify the re ception of evidence respecting the deceased's declaration as to what his will contained. %\ hat he had stated about it was mere hearsay, and could not be admitted. There was there fore nothing of which the Court could grant probate, Pro bate was refused with coats, FRANCE. The dome of the church of Val•de-Grace, which was in a ruinous state, has just been taken down piece by piece in order to be reconstructed. On the condemned murderer La Pommerais being informed that his appeal was rejected, he said, with• out manifesting the least emotion, "I expected so." He then asked whether, his fate being decided, he would now be allowed to see his wife and father. He was informed by the director that their visits would henceforth be permitted. La Pommerais is said to have remarked to his advocate, '• Do what you can, but I prefer the scaffold to the bagne ! A letter from the cure of Olivet, countersigned by Mgr. Dupanloup of Orleans, is said to have been delivered to the Empress. BOURSE, June 7.—The market has been heavy and the little business done shows lower quotations Threes, for the Account, are now at 66f. 95c. Mo. oilier have receded to 1,135 f. Railway Markel dull, with a slight decline on some of the lines. The market closed as follows :- 41 per Cents. .. 93 40 Do. end month 3 per Cents Do. end month 67 Credit Istlobilier 1130 Do, end nurath 1133 75 Italian Loan 69 90 Do. end month 7O 30 Ditto Threes — New Mexican Russian Austrian Spanh:h Threes — Home Debt .. — Deferred FAY. Bank Shares 3355 Credit oncier 3240 Roman BAIL Cash. Account. Orleans • - 865 , . 872 50 Northern .... Lyons and Mediterranean 870 .. 872 50 New ditto Southern Western Eastern Sardinian .... 370 .. 371 25 Austrian Lombard North of Spain . ... 442 60 .. 445 Saragossa 5BO .. 575 Ditto to Barcelona - The Duke of Augustenburg, A letter from Berlin says :—" Since the chances of the Duke of Augustenburg have increased in a manner so surprising, Prussian diplomacy on the one side, and that of Austria and the secondary States of Germany on the other, have displayed a singular activity in securing in advance the sym pathies of the Duke of Schleswig - Holstein-Lauen. burg. Upon this point there is neither truce nor pardon, and, though less apparent in the eyes of Europe than the war against Denmark, this internal and diplomatic war is not less pas• sionate." The following remarks of the Botschafter of Vienna seem to confirm, as far as Austria is con cerned at least, the assertions of the foregoing letter. The Botschafter says :--" We understand that the Duke of Augustenburg is expected at Vienna. The duke knows that Austria has taken the initiative in his favour, and the tact which he has displayed in circumstances of difficulty shows that he will pay as much regard for the conquerors of Oberselk and of Oversee, and for the comba tants of Heligoland, as for the vanquishers of Duppeli The duke's visit gives us much pleasure for another reason. It is a certain proof that the duke has not engaged in any military convention, or anything of the kind, with Prussia; for he knows that that would secure trim a very cold re ception. As it is, the duke may be certain of the most distinguished welcome, and we congratulate ourselves that things have taken such a turn that official sympathies are now directed towards Vienna —the living symbol of the German cause." THE CHARMS OF STREET Music.—lf yon are going to put down everything, and do away with everything in this way, I want to know what a gentleman of independent property like myself is to do ? How am Ito be amused during the long hours of the day, when there is nothing doing in the Haymarket ? As I said before, you have left me nothing to beat ; you won't let me aid and abet a fight ; you forbid me to match my dog or my game cocks ; and now you are going to deprive me of my barrel organ—that sweet box of tunes, which comes, as I lie on the sofa smoking my cigar, to soothe me with Il Balen, and The Young Man from the Country, and the Dark Girl dressed in Blue. Oh, how I love that dark girl dressed in blue I have never seen her, but music has painted all her charms, and I know that she is a smart young girl, a tall young girl, a nice young girl, and a dark young girl. All this in a flowing blue skirt. What a picture It ravishes my soul I I send out a shil ling to poor Giovanni, and bid him play over again and again. There are two lady patronesses of Giovanni's a few doors down on the other side cf the way. Charming girls they are, with pink cheeks and frizzy hair, and nearly always sitting out in the balcony in low dresses. I fancy they ate orphans, poor things, for I never see any one at the window who looks like a parent. Tbey are passionately fond of music, and keep the organ-men playing to them for hours, and always pay them well; for I am happy to say that, though orphans, they appear to be well off, and go out in a brougham. There is another ardent lover of music at num ber one, an old gentleman who had a fortune left him on condition that he drove out every day in a coach and four. He has a organ to ploy to him at all his meals, and when the painter fellow, at number two, runs out with a maul stick in his hand to drive the musician away, the old gen- tlemau has him into the garden, and makes him play there. There is another cantankerous man near me, who is always rushing out at the poor fellows and setting the police upon them. I don't know who he is; but he sits at a window all day long writing, and appears to work for his living. A pretty thing l if independent persons like myself, and the old gentleman, end the two pretty ladies, are to be deprived of our pleasure to suit the whims and fancies of mere work people. The conceit of the fellows who'," study," as they call it, is perfectly ridiculous,—Dickens's "All rie Year Roung," ]LITERATURE. Le Correspondant d'Avril et de Mai. Chaff ley Douniol. Several articles of unusual interest are comprised in these two numbers of Le Correspondent. Upon the article leading off the later of the two, the one but just now published, we have already commented in our leading columns. The argument therein put forth, it may be remembered, hail relation to the affairs of Poland, and emanated from the hand of ❑o less illustrious a writer, publicist, statesman than the Count de Montalembert. We spoke of it, at the time as one of the moat impressive and re markable appeals to the nobler sympathies of Europe that has ever been addressed to his contem poraries even by M. de Montalerribcrt. Turning back to it again, hearkening once more to these eloquent and impassioned utteraneea, we are more than ever of that opinion. It is a cry of love, of pity, of homage, of sympathy for that most cruelly oppressed among all the European nationalities—a cry so piercing and persuasive that, but for the miserable record of these last seventy years of Rus sian cruelty and European apathy, we might almost hope for its penetrating to the conscience of the Czar and to the conscience also, we might say, of the rest of Christendom ! For, while the Czar himself is of course the chief offender in the perpetration of this hideous crime of oppression, the other Powers are guilty also with the blood-guiltiness of complicity or con nivance. The accents of the Count de Montalembert as now heard through this noble effasion of his genius, at once as an orator, es a writer, as a states man, and as a great Christian philanthropist, must to gratoful, we may be certain, to all such earnest sympathisers with the Polish population, no w living, as the hon. member for King's County—might be grateful, one is almost tempted to say in pagan phrase, to the manes of Mich departed champions of the cause of Poland as the late gentle hearted, noble minded Lord Dudley Coutts Stuart. At the least if inoperative of good, by reason of the obdu racy of those whom the Count de Montalemlsert is addressing, namely, all the right thinking men of Christendom of all tonguo3 and of all countries—the Count may once more, at least, exclaim (and with how much reason !) as he has so often done before now upon no less momentous occasions, " Liberavi animanz meant!" He has unburthened his sow by giving utterance t6tho thoughts, emotions, hopes, aspirations, imparting so fervid an eloquence to his argument throughout this remarkable paper,eutitled, "Le Pape et la Pologne"—and, while unburthen ing his own soul in so writing, ho has articulated the thoughts, emotions, hopes, aspirations, lying until now dumb and unuttered in the breasts, w: believe, of many millions of his contemporaries. It is with a sense of personal obligation, therefore, that we read an argument such as this of the Count [de Montalemberes. He says for us what we cannot express—what at least we could not thus have expressed—for ourselves. Re is again, as he has been before now so often and so well, the mouthpiece of the Conscience of Christendom ! It is like a light suddenly beheld in the darkness—a voice abruptly audible in the siience—a light whose radiance, a voice whose eloquence is known full well to us all ! Glancing through the rest of the contents of this latest number of Le Correspondant and its immediate predecessor, we observe that Louis Joubert nas just now brought to a close his nouvelle of " La Jeunesse du Doyen" —that Victor Fournel has a graphic little disquisition upon " Les Alonumens du Nouveau Paris"—that the ex-Deputy Keller analyses rather searchingly the three last Budgets of the Imperial Government —that Leon Lagrange has a tribute to the memory of Ilippolyte Flandrin (of whom, by the way, the Count de Montalembert speaks incidentally and very touchingly towards the close of his, the Count's, paper about Poland as " the most Christian and the most deeply to be deplored among all contemporary artists")—and, finally, be it nere remarked in regard to the contents of the April number of this able periodical, that P. Douhaire contributes to the last published instalment but one of Le Correspondant a criticism very interesting, indeed, as coming from the hand of a Frenchman, upon the writing and genius of the late Mr. Thacke• ray. Perhaps the most attractive paper in the new livraison of Le Correspondant, after the inaugu-• rative paper of the number from the hand of the Count de Montalembert, is H. Biazs de Bury's memorial chapter upon the great composer of the "Huguenots" and "Le Prophete," recently de ceased. People's Edition of Macaulay's _History of England. Part VIII. Longman and Company. The third volume of this wonderfully cheap and admirably got-up popular edition of Macaulay's colossal fragment of our National History, regarded from a purely Whig point of view, is here, in this eighth shilling instalment, duly commenced. As a piece of magnificent writing it is beyond the reach of any exaggeration in the way of praise. As an example of herculean labour, in the way of research, it becomes more and more remarkable at every fresh examination of it. But as for its free dom from bias, from prejudice, from predilection— well, the less said about all that the better. It was little else than the statement of a fact, when somebody dubbed it, years ago, on its first publi cation, A Great Whig Pamphlet. The genius of Lord Macaulay, as Sir Archibald Alison well said of it, was more forensic than judicial. Solicitors' Benevolent Association, The fourth anniversary festival of this institution formed for the relief of poor and necessitous attor neys, solicitors, and proctors in England and Wales, and their wives, widows, and families, was celebrated yesterday evening at the Freemasons' Tavern. In consequence of the unavoidable ab sence of the Lord Chiet Justice of England from illness, the chair was filled by Mr. T. Harrison, the deputy chairman of the association. Before pro posing the first toast, the chairman read a letter from Sir Alexander Cockburn, to the effect that he had been compelled to absent himself from his court in consequence of severe indisposition, expressing his regret on that account, declaring that he would hold himself at the service of the society on any future occasion, and containing a cheque for ten guineas. After the arsual loyal toasts, Mr. Bristow, late M.P. for Kidderminster, proposed, " The Army, the Navy, and Volunteers," which was received; with the customary enthusiasm, Captain Rose returning thanks on behalf of the Volunteers. The next toasts were, " The Lord Chancellor and her Mejesty's Judges," coupled with the name of Mr. Secondary Potter and the Bar, which was responded to by Mr. Wordsworth, Q,C, The chairman, in proposing " The Solicitors' Benevolent Association,'' after expressing his regret at the absence of the founder of the association, Mr. James Anderton, said that, while in almost all other professions and calling there had long been a provision for cases of necessity, whether on the part of members themselves or of widows and orphans, there had, until recently, been no such provision in the case of that profession; yet there wee, perhaps, no vocation which was more exposed to calamity. After an expensive education many a man left a widow and several orphans destitute, his own patrimony having been unavoidably expended whilst he was commencing an apparently success ful professional career ; and there were various other causes which tended to produce distress among solicitors, such as the failure of clients and the loss of rums advanced on their account. In conclusion the chairman remarked that that asso ciation had no antagonism towards the Law Asso ciation, but was labouring in the same cause as that excellent institution. Among the other toasts was that of " The Chairman," which was cordially responded to. The amount of subscriptions and donations announced in the course of the evening Was upwards of t'6oo. The musical arrangements were under the direction of Mr. W. J. Fielding, who was assisted by Miss Rose Hersee, Miss Baden, Mr. W. Cummings, and Mr. W. Winn. Mr. Har ker was the toastmaster. 161111 ° Snlal 41717;,. HER MAJESTY. BALMORAL, RINE 5. The Queen and royal fonily, with the ladies a gentlemen in waiting, f.tteied Divine service the Castle. Mr. M.‘Thod t her Majesty's cl;aplain officiated. Their Royal Highnessts the Princess Hele and Princess Leiningen went to ftc parish chur of Crathie, where Dr. M‘Leod performed the dui rile Duke of Argyll and Dr. M'Leod had t honour of dining with the Queen and royal fanail 0 Return of the Queen and Royal Family to Wincist:nr. Her INldj, , :sty and the younger members of t royal family arrived at Windsor about ni o'clock this morning from Balmoral. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and. Prince of Wales, and Prince and Princess Louis of HeE and suites left. the Queen's private station at N. Elms, shortly after twelve yesterday, by speci train on the South Western Railway, and arrive at Ascot station at 1.15 p.m. The royal party aft the race returned in state by road to Frown° House and Windsor, their return in the even" being witnessed by crowds of spectators. The Royal Highnesses were accompanied by Priu l Alfred, who arrived at Windsor about ciev l o'clock in the morning, by the great Weaternll4l way, from Slough, and who, accompanied by Al a i Cowell and Mr. Haig, immediately drovo over the course. At four o'clock the infant son of the Prince ttt Princess of Wales, and the youthful Princess VI toria, daughter of the Prince and Princess Louis Hesse, accompanied by their attendants, arrived Windsor by the Great Western Railway. A splendid suite of apartments has been prepare in the Lancaster Tower, which faces the Lori Walk, for the use of their Royal Highnesses ti Prince and Princess. Louis of Hesse, who durit their stay at the Castle will remain the guests her naiesty. The Princess Victoria and attendan will occupy a nursery in Edward lll.'s Tower. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Prince of Wales, with their infant son, will reside at Frog wore House during the races. They are expect e to visit Ascot again to Thursday. The Prince and Princess of Wales. The Prince and Princess of Wales, attended 13 the Countess of Morton, Lieut.-Gen. Knollys, a ° Keppel, left Marlborough House noon yesterday for• Fro,graore. The Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse, at tended. by the Baroness von Grancy and Captitli von Westerweller, left Marlborough House f° Windsor Castle. The Prince of Wales, accompanied by the Price and Princess Louis of Hesse, honoured Mese r ' l My and Son with a visit on Monday, at the Ge r man Gallery, for the purpose of inspecting picture of his Royal Highness's marriage by 141 G. 13. 'Thomas, and Mr. William t:jimnson's wate r colour drawing? of India, 'Tibet, and Cashmere• 4) Her Majesty has just added 160 acres to the Pr o party in which her marine residence at Cowes, in the I s ' of Wight, is situated, by the purchase of a couple of WO or £5,400, His Royal Highness Prince Pniiip of Wurto burg has returned to the Clarendon Hotel from Claremont Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duches: de Montpensier arrived yesterday at the Clarendon Dote from Claremont. In the evening their Royal Highnes se entertained at dinner the Duke de Chartres, the Dug ?d Nemours, the Count d'Eu, the Duke d'Alencon, the Pone de Joinville, the Duke de Penthievre, the Duke d'Auniale Prince Philip of Wurtemburg, the Spanish Minister an' Madame Cona3 n, the Duke de Granada and the memb ers the Spanish Legation in London, Viscount and Viscbu ntes Vigier, M, and Madame Bocher, Col. Velarde and Se n° Cagigas (in attendance on the Duke de Montpensier), Mire de Cela, in waiting to the Duchess de M o ntpensier, Co l Solis, M. Sauchiz, M. Laugel, &c. After the b an quet tilt royal party went to the Italian Opera to wit n ess tbi performance of " Faust." o The Duke of Roxburghe has left the Clarenda Hotel for Norway. The Duke and Duchess do istorny end suite have arrived at the Clarendon Hotel from Paris. The Baroness de Thoren and suite have left Brook-street for Malvern Hall, Solihull, 'Warwickshire. Count Alexander Stroganoff has returned to the Clarendon Hotel from Faris. A macriage will shortly b 3 solemnised between Lord Henry Loftus, brother to the late and uncle to the present Marquis of Ely, and Louisa Countess of &afield. MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.—The marriage Lord Frederick Cavendish, second son of the Duk e of Devonshire, with the Hon. Lucy Caroline Lytteltolip second daughter of Lord Lyttelton, was solemnised yester: day at Westminster Abbey. The ceremony was perforrao, with full choral service. The Earl Granville, the Earl 0 ; Clarendon, Lord and Lady Taunton, the Marchioness °8 Exeter, the Duchess of Sutherland, the Chancellor of tb Exchequer and Mrs Gladstone and a number of the nobiliff were present. The bridegroom and his best-man arrive the Abbey at half-past 12 o'clock, and shortly after Wa r% the bride arrived acco m p an i e d by Mrs Gladstone. At a quarter to 1 the bridal procession was formed, and eute,,,r% Irons the Jerusalem Chamber in the f o llowing order f- ---1 " 12 bridesmaids following. the bride, who resting on th e arm of her father proceeded to the altar, the bridegroom It il3 ,f, accompanied by Mrs Gladstone and his brother, Lord Ptla ward Cavendish, who acted as best man, The Hon. an Rev. W. Henry Lyttelton, canon of Worcester and " ° , 2 :1, of Hagley, and uncle of the bride, performed the nt113"01 rite, assisted by the Hon. and Rev. Francis Grey, recta g t Morpeth. At the termination of the solemity the sred ci party proceeded to the Jerusalem Chamber for the reg)o. tration of the marriage. The happy couple and their f rit ' ll then left the Abbey for the Right Hon. the Chancellor ° the Exchequer and Mrs. Gladstono's residence on Carltell; house-terrace, where a sumptuous dejeuner had been PP, pared for the interesting occasion. The Duke of Pel °11 „ shire, the Duch ess o f S u th e: land, the Earl and Countedo: of Clarendon and Lady E. Villi ers , L or d Edward and Le d Louisa Cavendish, Lord and Lady George Cavendish, li g o and Lady Taunton, Lord an d L a d y B agot , an d above l' a of the relatives of both parti es were presen t. Later ill the afternoon the noble lord and hi s w if e l e ft t o wn for tP" Dowager Duchess of Sutherla.ad's villa at Chiswick. ROYAL INSTITUTE OF BAITISH A RCHIT ECTS'' h. The annual dinner of the Royal Institute of Brit 6: Architects took place on Monday evening, June 6, 1 0 t i - . 4 saloon of the Wellington, St. Jam es's-street—Thonias; Donaldson, Esq., Ph, D., President, in the chair. Bea to nearly 100 members of the profession, the following P ie .% were present :—Sir Charles Eastlake, President or the Royal Academy ; General Sabine, President of the 13 1 . . Society; Mr J, P. Knight, R.A. ; Mr Westmacott, Mr David Roberts, R,A, ; Mr E. W. Cooke, R.A. ; g r iv ir J. B. Ber3sford Hope, LL.D. ; Mr Baz algecte, C.E.; jot C. Hutton Gregory, C.E; Mr Cole, C.. 8.; Capt. R.E„ &c. The debate on the subject of ,the National "to" lery in the House of Commons, which took place ° ° the r same evening, prevented the attendance of severe to guests—Lord Elcho, Mr Cowper, Mr Tite, &o. MADAME STAEL AND MR. WILBER:F O . - . 0 In the early spring of 1814, Madame de SE OI 11 , 1 e a in London, with her son a nd daughter, where she viiii v a ar much in the highest s oc i e t y . H av i ng expressed t' Pest ticular wish to becom e acqua i n t e d w i t h M r. Wilber t. r rf the Duke of Gloucester, in order to gratify her, In sd ,„ ° 111 0 select dinner party, t o w hi c h h e w as s p ec i a lly invite u „: bar atterwards made a great point of his dining w it ' the which he did, and, iu addition to her son and daugh ter ' company included Lord and Lady Landsdowne, 1 . 0 " to ga rowby, Sir James Mackintosh, &a.. One of the g or• afterwards assured me that, witfw.ut any effort oh his Wilberlorce's part, the conversation was quieklY hand, and that such was the brilliancy of his though dog remarks, that Madame de Steel herselr, after thuslu e him, said, 66 I have always heard of Mr. Wilberforceuor amongst the most benevolent of men : I shall u° W b , ° think of him as ont, of the wittiest and most ogre o He told me that he had afterwards sent her h is b° job " Practical Christianity, for which she bad almost‘s,°c,eot and her remark on it to a mutual friend was, l'aurore de l'immortaiite." lIE OFFICERS OF THE CANDIA.---The TJ° l4l , 1 ki ommiesiohers of the Admiralty have receicetlin; letter, signed by seve r al of the passengers on board Candia Peninsular and Oriental steamed stronglY rec°„l3:. mending to their lordships' notice the very excellent w or e duct of 12 engineer officers of the Royal Navy, 011° .,,, w ) :ea also passengers in the Candle on the 29th April last/ "",, 5 the steamer encountered a very severe cyclonic gale,ddri-ro which she was fcr some time in "G'reat dager. :Mese aUeet-a, were on their way to join the Euryalus, on the C11 2 13 „ 5 , 2 8 04 tion. Their names are Messrs. Pickles Eckersley, Pe'"erb. Pover, Trenham, Greaves, Pa . o•e Chase,' Fattison, od waite, itt ilutyre, and Brown. Their lordships have es-P ress o their satisfaction at receiving such an account, n d , °,.„, favourably noted the Praiseworthy conduct of the 011100—