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BONNET'S SILKS a LYON. --Every Article of commerce takes its title ether fro m the inventor or manufacturer, and the more perfect the production the grater is the credit which attaches to the originator. BONNET'S SILKS are said to be incapable of identifica inn in England; but the fallacy of such an assertion is ex os dby the very trade mark of the firm, as exhibited by Messrs. JAY, of Regent-street. The following interwoven mark may be seen at the end each piece :—" Manufacture de C. . Bonnet et Cie., h Lyon alnjurieux." Wear guaranteedJ THE DERBY.—RACE GLASSES (the best), at CALLAGHAN'S, 23A, New Bond-street, W., corner of Conduit-street. N.B.—Sole agent to Yoigtlander, Vienna. ROYAL ITALIANn. OPERA, From this time until the end of the season there will be four Opera nights in each week, viz., every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Mdlle. Lagrua ; Mdlle. Battu. Herr Schmid; Sig. Naudin. THIS EVENING (SATURDAY), May the 4th, will be performed, for the first time this season, Meyerbeer's Grand romantic Opera, ItOBE itTO IL DENVOLO. Alice. Mdlle. Emilia Lagrua, her first appearance in that character in En 'and ; Isabella, Mdlle. Marie Battu ; Elena. Mdlle. Sal vioni ; Bertramo, Her: Schm , his first appearance in that character in England ; Eraido, Signor Yolonini ; Alberto, Signor Capponi ; lava ieri, St.2.nor Lucchesi, Signor Eossi, and Signor Fallar ; tiambaldo, Signor Neri-Baraldi ; and. Roberto. Signor Naudin, his first appearance in that charac ter in England. Conductor, Mr. Costa. Commence at half past Eight. Pit tickets, 7s. ; amphitheatre stasis, 10s. 6d., 75., and ss. ; amphitheatre. 2s. 6d. Boxes, stalls, and tickets may be had at the box-office under the ortico of the theatre, which is open from ten to five, and at the principal musicsellers' and librartans'. THEATRE ROYAL DBU B. Y-L AN E. Managers, Messrs. Edmond Falconer and F. B. Ghatterton. For the Benefit of Mr. Edmund Falconer. THIS EVENING, Shakspere's HENRY THE FOURTH. Mr. PHELPS. Mr. Walter Montgomery, Mr. Walter Lacy. Mr. Addison, Kr. Ryder, Mr. Ro H. bert Roxby, Mr. r. Barrett, Mr. E Phelps, Mr. Rayu. ner, Mr. Vandenhoff, Belmore, Mr. Ellerton, Mr. Fitzjames, Mr. Neville; Miss Edith Wynne, M ss Rose Leclercq, and Mrs. Edmund Fal coner, supported by all the Members of the Drury-lane CCM.. Parly. After which, A G RAND CONCERT. To conclude with AN APRIL FOOL. Mr. G. Belmore. THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET.— Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr, Buckstone. THIS EVENING, AN UNLUCKY MORTAL. Mr. Wm. Farren and Miss 3s. Harris. After which, DAVID GARRICK. Messrs. Sothern, Chippendale, Buckstone, Rogers, Clark, IV ealhersby, &c. ; Mesdames Snowden, Nelly Moore, Fitzwilliam. After which, the new Faster piece, entitled VENUS AND ADONIS. Messrs. Compton, Wm. Farren, Coe. &c. ; Mes dames Louise Keeley, Snowden, Nellyiower, Hill, Wright, ito4ers, &c. To conclude with A KISS IN THE DARK. Commence at 7. ][I,OYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Sole Management of Mr. Fechter. Mr. FECHTER will perform HAMLET on SATURDAY next, May 21st. Claudius, Mr. Emery; Polonius, Mr. John Brougham; Ghost, Mr. G. Jordan; Laertes, Mr. C. Vanden h ; Horatio, Mr. J. G. Shore ; First Gravedigger, Mr. H. Widdieomb Osric, Mr. I'. Charles; Messrs. Nti M'lntyre, F. Morton, Raymond, Moreland, Clifford, Edmonds, Sims, Collett, Ophelia, Miss Kate Terry ; Actress, Miss M. Hen rade ; and Gertruie, Miss Elsworthy. The Scenery painted by Mr. W. Telbin. Notice.—The doors open athalf-past 7, and Hamlet com mences at 8. The whole profits of the evening will be difTdid between. the National Shakspere Committee and the Dramatic Col lege School Fund. Box Office open daily from Eleven o'clock till Five. All Tickets issued for May 14th will be available on Satur day, the 2. st. R OYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.-- Sole Lesee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. THIS EVENING, DRAWING-ROOMS, SECOND FLOOR, AND ATTICS. After which, Shakspere'3 ROMEO AND JULIET. Ro meo, Mr. J. Nelson ; Mercntio, Air. Vining ; Nurse, Mrs. H. Marston ; Juliet, Mdlle. Stella Colas. NEW THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPHL- Sole Proprietor and Manager, 1117. B. Webster. Last Week but four of the Groat Tragediene, Miss Bateman, in the character of LEAH. THIS EVENING,an apropos Sketch, SHAKESPEARE'S HOUSE: Messrs. J. L. Toole, It. Phillips, Stephenson. At er which, at 8, LEAH : Miss Bateman, supported by Messrs. A. Stirling, R. Phillips, Biliington, Stuart, Eburne, Stephenson ; Miss H. Simms and airs. iliilington. To conclude with 'ME AREA BELLE: Messrs. J. L. Toole, P. Bedford, tt. Romer, Miss Woolgar, and Mrs. H. Lewis. Commence at 7, mISS BATEMAN.-L E A H.-THI6 EVENING and EVERY EVENING.—Miss Bateman will appear in her great impersonation of the Jewish ma.den until further notice. In order ;o give due effect to ttiis most remarkable success of the seAson, eatireiy new scenery by the celebrated artists Messrs. Danson and and Thompson. New dresses and appo'ntments have been prepared for its production.—N. tt. In consequence of the 'iressing and numerous applications at the Box-office, ar mgements have now been made by which Seats ra,y be ob tained a Fortnight in Advan, e. R OYAL ST. JAM ES'S THEATRE. under the Manazement of lifr. B. WEBSTER. Crowded with rank and fashion.— The greatly successful new Comedy every Evening. - _ Amongst the artists engaged will be found the popular n ,mes of Mr. Benjamin Webster, Mr. Charle , Mathews. Mr. Frank Matthews, Mr. J. L. Toole, Mr. .1. Clarke, Mr. Ps,ul Bedford, Mr. F. itobinson. Mr, Asnley ; Mrs. Chas. Mathews, Miss IL rbert, Mrs Frank Matthews, Miss A. Cottrell, Miss Fanny Josephs, Miss Patti Joseptls, Miss Wentworth, and Mrs. Stiriing. EVERY EVENING, at 7. a Farce, with a new sensation, called tIIAKE HANDS : Mr. J. Clarke, Mr. Ashley. Mr. Johnstone ; Miss Fanny Josephs and Miss Patti Josephs. _ . After which, a new and ori2inal Comely, in 5 acts, by Dion Boueicault, Esq., entitled THE FOX CHACE. Mr. Charles Mathews, Mr. Frank Matthews, 3lr. J. Clarke, Hr. F. Robin son, 3fr. Ash ey, Mr. W. Cham-erlaine ; Mrs. Chas. Mathews, Sirs. Frank Matthews, and Miss Henrietta Simms (her 4th appearance here). At 10, OUT OF SIGHT OUT OF MIND. Mr. Charles Mathews and Mrs. Frank .1,1 atthews. To conclude with UNDER THE ROSE. Commence at 7. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Manager, Mr. W. H. Swanborough. THIS EVENING, ON AND OFF. Followed by ORANGE BLOSSOMS. After which (15th time) 3IAZOURKA. Messrs. Honey, Turner, &c. ; Marie Wilton, Simpson, Sc. To conclude with TURN HIM OUT • Commence at 7. -9 MOSES AND SON u• respectfully call attention to their large and well assorted stock of JUVENILE CLOTHING. The newest faorics are combined with the latest and most fashionable designs, and the best workmanship. E. 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The transfer books of the Company will be closed from the 11th to the 28th instant, both days inclusive.—By order of the Board of Directors JOHN WESTWOOD, Secretary. 27, Cannon-street, London, 1:.C., 2d May, la6l. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. ring DAY.—?horsing, 7h. 42m.—Afternoon, Bh. 14m. ro-moanow.-Mornin g , Bh. 48m.—Afternoon, 9h. 23m. Tll3 Weather—Sun Office, May 14, 1864. THERMOMETER. This day at Two o'clock Barometer-19.93. Wind—N.W. ; light breeze, and fine. j' al II I d *l l'4' . 1 S 11- 0.3-.00, 444 1.14 LONDON, SATURDAY, MAY 14, 1864. The Conservatives are certainly determined to lose no opportunity. Wherever a chance presents itself they are sure to step in and exert every effort for the furtherance of their cause. A meeting was held at Maidstone, on Thursday, for the purpose of selecting a member to represent East Kent, in place of Sir E. FILMER, who will retire from the House at the close of this Parliament, The meet ing was very numerously attended, and seemed to furnish the opportunity of making a rallying ground of the party. In this particalar the Libe rals might learn an important lesson. How much wiser it is to preconcert measures, and arrange matters beforehand than to rush in a hurry at the approach of an election, and very often to pre sent the absurd spectacle of two or more candi dates professing the same principles opposed to each other. This want of unanimity has proved fatal to many a prospect, and lost the victory to many a so-called Reformer. Mr. HUSSEY spoke with great decision and promptitude. He seemed fully aware of the subterfuges to which the crafty resort to damage a party, and he exposed their fallacies in many particulars. He began by alluding to the great failure of the " model re public" of which we have all heard so much. Mr. BRIGHT would have been flattered to hoar the analysis which he gave of its course, its decadence, in popular estimation, and its manifest inade quacy. There is a great deal of truth in the observations of Mr. HUSSEY in this particular, for it is certain that the recent events in America have tended to disenchant the minds of many con cerning the efficacy of republican institutions. They did very well so long as things went smoothly, but when danger and difficulty arose the edifice crumbled away, and the struc ture was shaken to the foundations. In one respect this is not to be regretted, for it may be of service in preventing false estimates and discovering sham professions. There are many soi. disant Liberals at home who were very much dismayed and disappointed when the Government of Lord DERBY undertook to pro pose a Reform Bill. They were all right when there was no chance of converting their opponents ; they could abuse them to their heart's content, and appeal to the sympathies of the people they wished to enfranchise. But when the ignorant and mis guided individuals took their cry from them it was a cad event. Like the civil war in America, it tested the sincerity of their professions, and put their zeal to the proof. Mr. HUSSEY ably described the ingenuity which had been formerly displayed hi making it out that the Couservatives were against all progress. Nothing is more unfair than to go on in this way, and assert all sorts of damag ing reports, without waiting to prove any. It is of no avail at present, since the Opposition have had the sense to free themselves by a mighty effort from much of the cumbrous and worn oat gear of old days of exclusiveness and prejudice. More re mains to be done in this particular; but the stric tures on their defalcations do not come with a very good grace from those who gave them no encou ragement when they essayed to tread the padh of progress, and who also grew so jealous of any rivalry in their domains that they put a precipitate end to the undertaking. Mr. HUSSEY also alluded to the new dodge that has been invented, namely, to declare that it is no use to be trying for changes, because there is "not a pin to choose between one party or another, or whether you vote for the Govern ment of Lord PALMERSTUN or of the Earl of DERBY." The best answer to give to this adroit asseveration is that the eagerness and excitement of these level lers of distinctive barriers to retain office is quite as fiery as if all the old divisions of party were re newed with redoubled power. If there is no dif ference between the two Governments it might as well be proved by experience, and it would be only fair to let both sides have a turn. Mr HART DYKE, the proposed candidate, made a brief but an effec tive speech. He spoke with great earnestness on the good chances that awaited the Conservative party, and of the great services they rendered the country even in opposition. Earl RUSSELL was under the influence of his evil star when he made his celebrated speech at Blairgowrie. It will be long before he hears the last of his " rest and be thankful" policy. In every possible place, at every available opportunity allusion has been made to it, and at this Maidstone meeting it was again brought forward. Mr. DYKE described the position of the Foreign Minister as the " rest, not of the weary, bat of those who dare not proceed." This is true in a great measure, and certainly it would be a pity if Ministers who do so little should be wearied. Mr DYKE also made some smart hits against the Chancellor of the Exchequer. That right hon. gentleman has certainly no sinecure in the place which he fills, for every marksman seems to aim at him. Perhaps it is from the old idea of dislike to renegades, and also it may be from the self-suffi ciency which is sometimes displayed by the Chan cellor of the Exchequer in his explanation of esti mates and announcement of plans. In his dealings with the farmers this session, Mr. DYKE said that Mr. GLADSTONE had acted as if they asked him for a sovereign, and he had given them a very bad half-crown. The brief estimate which the new candi date gave of his opinions appeared to afford uni versal satisfaction ; and as forewarned is forearmed, there is no doubt that when the occasion arises he will be returned to the House, there to put his professions to the proof, and to convert his theories into practice. Lord HOLMESDALE gave some very geed advice to his friends under the guise of a narrative. He related the story told by Mr. KINGSLEY of a tribe of Indians, who prayed to the evil spirit, but not to the good one ; and the reason was that the good spirit was too fat and l az y, while the evil spirit was a brisk little fellow, a lways running up and down the world. The moral that was deduced from this was that the .c Conservati v e p art y in West Kent had been some good s pi r i t , rather fat and and down enoug h , or take Lazy, s they e t a no did uecynho'll ought ikruen theu f l ; r the purpose of defeating Many others besides th ose to the Radical party.' wiiom it was addressed may take the lesson to heart which is afforded by these superstitious tribes. It is now too much the way of the world to hang back, and fancy all is secure, until some desperate struggle has all at once to be encountered. " Time works wonders," is an old saying ; certainly ver ifi ed so far as the C on servative triumphs and and the adage is prospects are concerned. Constitu encies that send forth members to swell its ranks do not now have to fear that they are only adding to the lists of a dreary Opposition. Very different is the position now assumed by the party, and there THE SUN, LOI\DON, SATURDAY EV'ENING, MAY 14, 1864 is no cane so presumptuous as to deny it has every chance of a summons to power before very long. At all events it cannot be said that they have alienated friends by ridiculous rivalry, or been found wanting in the requisite energy when time and opportunity gave them a chance of success, or a prospect of furthering the interests of their party. I We have repeatedly shown in former leading articles that the reform of legal education for the bar, as hitherto attempted, has proved a failure. That there has been something radically vicious in the present system, the result would appear to prove. And the present new system, which came into operation this last Hilary Term, is worse than the former one in this respect, although better in another, as we shall presently show, it is wcrse, inasmuch as a student can now be called to the bar by passing a year in a conveyancer's or pleader's chambers, and so escape the year's attendance at lectures which has for the last twelve years been compulsory upon all students whn did not choose to submit to an examination. As we have on former occasions pointed out, in Trinity TermolBs2, just twelve years ago, five Readerships were established, and these Readers have at stated times delivered lectures upon the following subjects ;-Ist, Legal and Constitutional History; 2d, Civil Law and Inter. national Jurisprudence; 3d, Equity; 4th, Convey. ancing ; sth, Common Law. Attendance upon any two of these courses, as we have often pointed out, has always freed the student from all further vexation and annoyance. He might have slipt through the periods when he was com pelled to appear in the presence of the lecturer. Ignorant as he went in, ignorant he might have come out. This, with the old dinner test and the payment of a very heavy fee, a considerable por tion of which is no doubt charged to him for the stamp, would—since Trinity Term, 1852, up to Hilary Term, 1864 (when some fresh regulations were introduced which we are now about to com ment upon)—have admitted the so-called student to the practice of his profession. And now, as regards students entering in after Hilary Term, 1864, they may even escape the year's attendance at lectures if they will consent to pass a year in a convey• ancer's or pleader's chambers. The fact is, that the little improvement that was made twelve years ago in the education of students for the Bar was rather a concession wrung from the elder members of the profession by public opinion than an evi dence of intention upon their own part to take the subject up in earnest as a result of their own deli berate conviction. Many of the elder gentlemen of the Bench believe that things were better, as they had for so long a time existed prior to Trinity Term, 1852. The common opinion and belief is that no practitioner will always be able to retain the confidence of the attorneys who is destitute of the requisite technical skill. Success at the bar, it is generally said, is the best test of competence, and this success no one can hope to attain who is not versed in the niceties of legal practice. This being the view of the seniors, it is but natural that the students should model their opinions upon the opinions of those whose practice, and emoluments, and honours they wish in their turn to obtain. They do not ask what form of education is needed to make them en lightened lawyers, not only competent to deal with points of practice, but to appreciate the great prin ciples upon which law is founded. For their pur pose it is quite unnecessary that any reform should take place in the law of England, and it is quite superfluous that they should have a knowledge of any branch of the law save the one with which they are more immediately concerned in the daily routine of their business. What does it signify to an equity draughtsman or to a conveyancer that such a system as the civil law ever existed among mankind, or that constitutional law is synonymous with the just government of the country. This vicious view, for vicious it most undoubtedly is, as we hope to show in a very few words, is fos tered and encouraged by the patronage of the attorneys ; of these gentlemen, however, it would be most unjust to complain. It is not only excusable, but it is natural and inevitable, that they should select for employment just those barristers who are supposed to be most clever in the practice of their peculiar departments. If they honestly and fairly select their counsel upon these grounds, they have discharged their duty to their clients and to the public. To be sure, in their own department of the profession, they subject all candidates for admission to a most stringent and rigorous exami nation, not only prior to admission, but they now subject all articled clerks to intermediate examina tion, and also to a preliminary examination pre viously to a young man being articled. The present system adopted with reference to the Bar is, on the contrary, a most vicious one, for practically it amounts to an absolute denial of legal education in any liberal sense to the members of the superior branch of the profession. If the Bar would retain their superiority, which is now rather nominal than real, it can only be by raising their standard of qualification. Again, if we would have a race of more enlightened lawyers than at present, we can only attain this result by training the students in higher branches of legal knowledge, and what is more by taking care that they have attained a certain degree of proficiency before they are ad mitted to practise at all. The more the discourage ment of the seniors, the more the patronage of the attorneys. The more the absorbing interest of after practice may pull in the other direction, the more careful should we be to instill a few more liberal elements into the minds of the students while yet time and leisure serve to such end. The acorn sown may grow into an oak, but oak never yet grew where acorn was not sown. The great ground, then, upoti e which the necessity for a liberal legal education for the bar should be rested, is not that under the present oyster" we have failed to find eminent practitioners, but that for the future we require more exclusive views, a more intimate know ledge of first principles, a greater familiarity with other systems of law from the men to whom we have to entrust the defence of our properties or lives. Under the present system we may get on as people 30 or 40 years ago did very well, when it took a whole day to get to Bath and Bristol, in stead of at present only a few hours. But the ques tion is whether we don't do better now. Most undoubtedly we do, and so par/ ratione we may improve the education of our bar students, After all, as we have on several previous occasions remarked, why should the Bar be an exception to the ordinary rule of professions. Attorneys are examined, physicians are examined, so are surgeons, clergymen are examined, so are the Engineers and Artillery, and even the youths who present them selves as candidates for employment in the public offices can only be appointed after a most severe competitive examination. Why should Barristers constitute the sole exception to a rule which would seem to be dictated by the most ordinary inspiration of common sense. In their case there is also an especial reason which would seem to necessitate the establishment of a sufficient examination. No doubt, in the case of the ordinary Barrister who intends to follow his profession as a serious calling, if be break down as a practitioner, there is an end of him. He has been weighed in the balance and found wanting. We are, however, probably understating the Case , when we say that there is something like 60 per cent. of nominal Barristers who never intended from the first to follow the profession as a means of livelihood, and of these probably 40 per cent. who are constantly on the watch for situations " which can only be given to Barristers of a certain standing. How, if these gentlemen are never examined on admission, and, if in their case the test of employment and success is never applied, we Should like to know what gua rantee we have of their competence at ail. It would be a great mistake to overdo this, and to frighten away the 'candidates lor admission to the Bar with too tormidable a programme. We pointed out in a reading article a few weeks ago that the present exa mination, which is merely optional, goes too tar in many respects. All we ask for is that degreo of knowledge which any young man of ordinary capa city, who had devoted two or three hours a day for three years of his life to the study of law, with the propermight fairly be supposed to question of an examination c attained. la ai t n er e a d l . reading, T ne of a superior character for more ambitious students, and the rewards which might be appropriate in such cases, should be considered quite apart from the minimum of knowledge required of all. With the example of our Universities before their eyes, the heads of our legal profession can scarcely go wrong upon that point. On all these grounds, then, we do trust the heads of the legal profession will be induced to reconsider the present system; and no time could be more appropriate than the present. When new rules and regulations have been proposed relative to the mode of admitting students for the purpose of keeping terms for the Bar, let the absurd and idle test of attendance upon a few lectures, or else passing a year in a barrister's, conveyancer's, or pleader's chambers, be abolished as utterly out of place, and unworthy of the liberal and enlightened age in which we live; and, in lieu of it, let every gentleman who may present himself as a candidate for the Bar be subjected to a serious examination. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. LREUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] THE NAVAL ENGAGEMENT OFF HELI GOLAND—DANISH ACCOUNT. COPENHAGEN, MAY 11, 2.55 P.M. On the 9.h inst. the Danish squadron engaged 2 Austrian frigates and 3 Prussian gunboats. After an engagement lasting 2 hours and a half the enemy was compelled to seek refuge in the harbour of Heligoland. The Austrian frigate Schwarzenberg sustained serious injury. Our loss was 14 killed, and 51 wounded. MADRID, MAY 13. The Epoccz of to-day says :—" The reception at Aranjwz tomorrow, the anniversary of the King's birth-day will be numerously attended, and will b 3 a protest of monarchial sentiments against the speeches made at the Progressist banquet." LEIPSIC, MAY 13. The Ojczajzna of to day announces that 10 Poles have recently been hanged, and 5 shot in the Go vernment of Angustowo by order of General B alaklanof. THE CIRCASSIAN IMMIGRATION. CONSTANTIN OPLE, MAY 4. The Circassian refugees continue in a deplorable condition along the seaboard. The number of them that have swarmed into Trebizonde has seriously augmented; and the zeal and fidelity of the re• sources of Dr. Barozzi, who has been there for some time past on behalf of the Board of Health, are taxed beyond endurance. There are as many as 60,000 destitute Circassians at the present moment in Trebizonde, and this mass of wretchedness is continually increasing. At Samsoun there are now about 10,000 of them seeking shelter and food, and the town feels the burdcn heavily. The Ottoman Government appear to be taking every possible means to encounter and mitigate the evil. The late manager of this special matter of the Circassian immigration, Yaver Effendi, has been susperseded, and a epecial commission has been appointed to organise Circassian colonisation in the Turkish provinces. This commission, under the Presidency of Teyfik Bey, formerly mustechar of police, took its departure for Trebizonde on Monday last in the Eseri-Djedid. Two of the members of the Commission are military Pashas, who are in• strueted to select 2,000 picked men from amongst these immigrants, and convert them into a special Circassian Legion for the Turkish service. Within the last few days the Admiralty has despatched to Trebizonde a number of large sailing boats and several steamers, in order to withdraw the refugees from the various points which they now overcrowd, and transport them to more eligible places. A number of them will, it is said, be sent to Cyprus; several other places are also mentioned, and even so far away as Tripoli in Barbary. Broken remnant of a gallant people, whose long and heroic struggle against the cohorts of Russia, has earned for them an imperishable name—no one can contemplate their present position without keen sympathy and sorrow, and every commenda tion is due to the Turkish Government for the zeal ous and opportune manner in which they are stretching out to them a saving hand in their deep misery. FRANCE. Arrival of Lord Brougham in Paris. Lord Brougham has arrived in Paris from Cannes on his way to England, and appears, we rejoice to say, in excellent health. His mind preserves its full activity, and his Lordship has been devoting a portion of his leisure in the South to preparing an introduction to a collection of the speeches of the great Lord Plunket, now about to be published by David Piunket, Et.q., his grandson, a rising bar rister at the Irish bar. A critical examination by his Lordship of such a career as that of Lord Plun ket, celebrated alike as a legal advocate and a par liamentary orator, cannot fail to prove of the highest interest. It is worthy of remark that Lord Erskine in 1816 acted in a similar manner with respect to a collection of Fox's speeches. He wrote for the work an introductory notice of remarkable ability, which will always be esteemed for its eloquence of language and justice of appreciation. BOURSE, May 13,—The market has been rather more buoyant, and the business done shows an improvement. Threes, for the Account, are now at C6f. 70c. Mobilier have advanced to 1,170 fr. Railway Market quite, but firm. The market con tinued firm to the close, and left off as follows : 4/ per Cents. 93 05 Do. end month 3 per Cents Do. end month 66 80 Credit Mobilier 1168 75 Do. end month 1171 25 Bank Shares 3355 Credit Fancier 1260 Roman BAIL' Orleans Northern Lyons and Neditarranean New ditto ...... Southern Western Eastern .... Sardinian Austrian Lombard North of Spain Saragossa Ditto to Barcelona Italian Loan 6B 75 Do. end month 6B 90 New ditto .. Do. end month.... Russian Austrian .. — Spanish Threes Rome Debt .. Deferred f Cash. Account. 890 • 985 983 75 885 886 25 877 50 617 50 .. 65) 499 25 461 25 .. 463 75 366 25 366 25 405 407 50 530 535 485 .. 490 572 50 .. 570 .. 272 50 THE CHANNEL SQUADRON. PLYMOUTH, May 13. Five of the ships belonging to the Channel squadron, which left the downs at 7on Thursday morning, arrived in Plymouth Sound at 5 o'clock this afternoon. The Edgar, 71, Captain G. T. P. Hornby, flag of Rear-Admiral Dacres, C. 8., took her station westward of the centre of the Admiralty anchorage, and there exchanged salutes with the Royal Adelaide, 26, flag of Port Admiral Sir C. H. Fremantle, K.C.13 , the second in command; the Black Prince, 41, Captain F. B. Wainwright, passed the flag, and anchored well to the eastward. She was followed by the 'Warrior, 40, Captain the Hon. A. Cochrane ; Defence,l6, Captain Augustus Phillimore ; and the Prince Consort, 35, Captain George 0. Willes, C.B. The ammunition and shell were discharged immediately from the iron ships Warrior and Defence, and they will probably be docked to-morrow (Saturday) the Warrior in No. 1 Dock at Keyham, and the Defence at Davenport. The Black Prince will be placed in the Prince's Dock at Davenport, in which she was repaired last October, and the Prince Consort will be placed i❑ No. 2 Dock at Keyham, from which the Ocean, 35 (although in an incomplete state), will be removed for this purpose. The officers of the squadron do not expect to stay longer than eight or ten days at Plymouth. The screw steam frigate Galatea, 26, Captain Roehford Maguire, left Plymouth yester day (Friday) for Portland. RUMOURED INTENTION OF TIIE POPE TO CON. STITUTE EDINBURGH AN ARCHBISHOPRIC.—We have heard it rumoured that the Pope does not intend to act upon the apostolation by the clergy of the eastern dis trict of Scotland, consequent on the death of Bishop Gillis ; but that, passing over the names sent up to him, he intends to appoint the Right Rev. Monsignor° Talbot (brother, we believe, of Lord Talbot de Malahide) in the room of Bishop Gillis, and to constitute Edinburgh a primacy for Scotland by making him Archbishop of Edinburgh. There is some talk, too, of the time having come for the re-establishment of a Scottish hierarchy, and so securing the clergy of their benefices, by taking from the Romish Church in Scotland its missionary character. If ever the Holy See does take such a step, we may be sure that a bishop will be appointed in Dundee, another in Aberdeen, and very likely a third in Inverness.—Dundee ottclvertfeer. Garibaldi's Departure from England, TO THE EDITOR 07 THE TIMES. Sir,—l notice in your impression of to-day that at a general meeting of the Working Men's Gari baldi Committee it was reported that Mr. Glad stone had, in their opinion, exoneratzd himself from any participation in inducing General Gari baldi to leave England, but from what they had been enabled to glean, and from their own personal observations, they entertained the firm belief that Signor Negretti was the prime mover in the in tr;gue which caused the General's premature de parture, and that he acted in the interest of the Italian Government. Insinuations of this character having been made to Mr. Negretti before the General's departure, he informed him of such being the fact, and in reply received a letter, a copy of which, together with its translation, I now forward, trusting it will satisfy those gentlemen IA ho have made these accusations, and prevent further remarks of the same character. I may mention that my partner being abroad with his family prevents him from personally com municating with you ; but as I know the charges to be most unjust, and having the means at hand to refute them in General Garibaldi's own letter, I think it best to do so at once, and not allow the matter to remain uncontradicted for at least two weeks, which must necessarily elapse before I can communicate with Mr. Negretti and receive a reply. I trust you will insert this communication, arid oblige yours, &e., J. 11 7 . ZAMBRA. 1, Hatton-garden, May 12. (Verbatim Copy.) London, April 22. My dear Negretti,—Knowing that you are ac cused of having induced me to leave England, you can assure the public that I do not depart insti gated by you, but because I must leave this noble country until a favourable opportunity allows me to return to it to fulfil a duty so delightful to my heart by visiting that generous people who were kind enough to invite me. With gratitude yours, G. GARIBALDI. [So that, from his own letter, it is perfectly ma nifest that General Garibaldi's state of health had nothing whatever to do with the fact of his hurried departure.—ED. St N.] The "Spectator's" Tribute to Dr, Newman, Referring briefly to the extramdinary eerial now publishing weekly at the Messrs. Longman's (en. titled Apologia pro Vita Suci ; being a reply to a pamphlet entitled " What, then, Does Dr. Newman Mean ?" by John Henry Newman, D.D. Parts 1., 11., 111., IV.), the Spectator of to-day says:—" We shall be obliged to review this remarkable book on its completion, and need only say now that it bids fair to give us an interior view of one of the greatest minds and greatest natures ever completely sub jected to the influence of reactionary thought. We anticipate that even Mr. Kingsley will feel when it is completed that he has grievously wronged a man utterly unintelligible to him, but as incapable of falsehood or of the advccacy of falsehood as the sincerest Protestant. THE CONFERENCE. ♦, For the information' of the Prussian people, Count von Bismarck has published the following as the exact terms of the resolution come to by the Conference sitting at London : (Translation.) "There will be a suspension of hostilities by sea and land for the space of a month from the 12th of May. "On the same day Denmark will raise the blockade. "Prussia and Austria bind themselves, during suspension of hostilities, not to hinder commerce, communications, or the regular course of adminis tration in the portions of Jutland occupied by their armies ; not to levy war contributions, but, on the contrary, to pay for whatever may be furnished to the German troops, who will simply continue to occupy-their present strategical positions. "The belligerent parties agree to preserve their respective military positions by sea and land, and interdict each other from reinforcing those positions pending the duration of the cessation of hostilities. " Official notification hereof will be made by their respective Governments to the commanders of the belligerent forces by sea and land." Health of His Holiness the Pope, (From the Correspondent of the Times.) RUME, May 8. The Pope has had another attack, and that un expectedly. On Sunday last he administered the Sacrament of Confirmation to a brother of the ex- King of Naples, and, while preparing to make him an address, he was observed gradually to be come weaker and weaker, and at last to sink so far as to rest his head on a table close at hand. Recovering shortly after, he withdrew, and sent for his medical attendant, who found that his Holiness was suffering from a rather strong fever and an increased irritation of the wound in his leg. the fever continued for several days. Though the Pope recovered •rapidly from the attack which he bed a month or two since, it must not be forgotten by those who are preparing for the future that he is menaced continually by indisposition, and that at any moment the chair of St. Peter may be va cant. Of late his Holiness has exerted himself much more than is prudent, consistently with a due regard to health, and causes enough of agita tion exist, Heaven knows, to try the enfeebled frame of an old man between 70 and 80. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE, CAMBRIDGE, MAY 13. At a meeting of the senate in the Arta School this day the scheme of examinations for the ordinary B.A, degree, which was referred to a syndicate last term and has been amended by them, was discussed. The amended scheme provides three examinations, two of them, chiefly in classics and mathematics as heretofore, at the end of the first alai second years respectively, and a final examination in the third year in one of the following subjects at the option of the candidate—either in certain specified departments of theology, moral science, law, or natural science, or in mechanism and practical science. Mr. LA:ru.ku, in reply to questions from Professor Livz- ING, explained that " practical science" was meant to in clude applications of steam and kindred subjects, and would be mole particularly defined hereafter, and that candidates fur honours in all the tr poses would have to pass the same previous examination in mathematics. Mr. BLORE wishod the clause exempting students pro ceeding to the B.A. degree jure nataliuna from the second examination to be put separately. The propriety of exempt ing such persons from the previous examination had been called in question, and the principle that they required less education than other classes ought not to be taken for granted. He shouid like all classes alike required to reside nine terms, and pass the same examinations. Mr. LATHAM replied that the new scheme at any rate provided that that class were grounded in elementary mathe matiss, which was not the case with the present regulations. Mr. J. C. IV. ELLIS said that many tutors felt a great objections to this scheme, because pollmen were allowed to graduate 6 months sooner than honour men of their own standing. The scheme proposed was cumbrous, that two Terms were not enough for preparing for the last examina tion, and that a much greater inducement to industry would be given to pollmen if they were not separated so distinctly from honour men. He suggested that a pass class should be attached to each honour tripos, and if this were done the chance of obtaining honours would be an encouragement to reading. Mr. T. B, WILKINSON ridiculed the examination in theo logy in comparison with that required for the Dublin testi monium. Mr. L. STEPHEN objected to the means adopted by Uni• veraity to suppress idleness. The system of worrYilo students by a succession of examinations in petty subjects did not tend to make them industrious, for those who had sensa merely passed in the way that gave them least trouble. The University already put a premium on going out in the poll, and the new schema added a further premium by awarding for a modicum of science learnt in two terms. He should vote against the scheme as a continuance of the old system. Mr. It. BURN supported the view of Mr. Ellis and Mr. Stephen. Dr. P. H. LATHAM objected to allowing medical students to pass the previous examination at an earlier period than others, and thought it desirable that none but graduates in arts should proceed to medical degrees. Dr. DRoSIER replied that medical students could not be registered until they had passed this examination, and that if they came up well prepared in classics and mathematics there was no reason for keeling them back ; beside the clause was only permissive. Mr HATS approved the scheme on the whole, but thought those who went in for theology were too heavily weighted, as they had to pass an extra professorial e xamination. They could hardly get a decent knowledge of these subjects in the time allowed, and he should prefer a return to the old sys tem of 10 terms residence. The Conference (According to an Epigram in the Herald). -----,- Fray, what can this great Conference do ? Why sure, adjourn a day or two, And can the Conference do no more P Oh yes! adjourn three days or four. S-- SANITARY EFFECTS OF SEWING MACHINES. e xhilaration experienced in a setitoyi d simprovedeswengstorfhe seamstress, health theoouf s pe those d f T re h m e otnheegerielatnfeeeadtlueriestfithaet distinguishes the machine working the former compared with the depressing effect for the . other. In the arent. differenceprodaced is e y athooilwinngbwyitthbethve latter, and the value of this who hav e e eithe substituted ordinarythe down*. h t ed to effe earnre ue e their may not br e a b d e toy sewinga o b servable, reailtlia avbaouti tdeenwdchebeyanytwphoemuesne which, wh ile it moderately exercises the colour,Th e and contractedtb the weakened c hes t o f e t y h e e s of the machine, arms and opens and expands the cheat, also exercises th e muscles of the legs in working the treddles—thus restoring the balance of exercise between the upper and lower extri males, which was lost in the old sewing process. For this reason, wo may look upon the sowing machine as instru • mental in abolishing a vast a mount of mortality i n a very large class of workers.—London Review. LADI ES' WAISTS IN AMERICA.—The unnatural length and ridiculous smallness of their waists belle description. A wa i s t that could be spanned is an English metaphorical expresSi o n yised in a nove l, but it is an Ame rican fact ; and so alarming does it appear to an English man, that my first sentiment on viewing the phenomenon was one of pity for the unfortunate being, who might pos sibly break ofl in the middle, like flowers from the stalk, before the evening concluded. Not less extraordinary is the size of the ladies' arms. I saw many which were scarcely thicker than moderate sized walking sticks. Yet strange to say , when these la dies p ass the a ge of 40 , they frequently attain an enormous size. The whole economy of their structure is then reversed, their waists and arms becoming the thickest parts of their body. Here is a sub ject worthy the consideration of the ethnologist.. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION. THE REGIUS PROFESSORSHIP OF GREEK (OXFORD) BILL. HOUSE OF LORDS, FRIDAY, MAY 13, Moved, " That the house do now resolve itself into a com mittee ;" objected to. An amendment moved; objected to, And the previous question moved. On question—Contents, 25; Non-contents, 55. CONTENTS. LORD. EARLS. LORDS. Westbury (Lord Ducie Dartrey (Lord Cre- Chancellor Granville raorne ARCHBISHOP, Saint Germains Foley (Teller) York Zetland M VISCOUNT. DUKES.b y (E, Bess . Devonshire Sydney borough (Teller) Somerset LORDS. Seymour (E. St. MARQUIS. Camoys Maur) Norreauby Clandeboye (Lord Suffield EARLS, Dufferin and Clan • Sundridge (Duke of Cathcart deboye) Arg3ll Clarendon Dacre Wodehouso De Grey Lyttelton NON-CONTENTS. ARCHBISHOPS, EARLS. LORDS. Canterbury Stanhope Charlemont (E. Armagh VISCoUNTS. Charlemont) DUKE. Clancarty (E. Churston Grafton Clancarty C o l c h es ter M AR QUISES. De Vesci Colville of Culross Bath Haward en [Teller] Bristol Hatchinsott (E, Cranwortn EARLS. Donoughmore) Dunsany Airlie Sidrnouth Egerton Amherst Strathallan Heytesbury C;arnarvon BISHOPS. Nonteagle of Bran- Derby Cork don Devon Down 0 verstone 1, oncaster (D, Buc- Ossory Polwarth clench and Oxford Redesdale [Teller] Queensberry) Rochester Rollo Effingham St. David's Silchester (E. Eileaborou,;ll LORDS. Longford) Grey Belper Stratheden Hardwicke Boyle (E. Cork Taunton Ninto and Orrery) Wensleydale Nelson Brodrick (V. Wentworth (V. Romney Nidleton) 0 akham) Shrewsbury Chelmsford Wynford LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS FOR THE ENSUING WEEK.—Monday —Architects, at 8. Tuesday—Horticultural, at 3, ' Ferns,' Mr. Moore; Sta tistical, at 8, ' Mortality of Eurasians,' Mr Tait ; ' Statistics of Roman Catholics in England,' Mr Lumley; Anthropo logical, at 8, Boae-cave, Kirkhead,' Mr Roberts ; Human Remains from Peterborough,' Messrs Roberts and Blake ; ' Syphilis in the New World,' Mr. Bollaert ; 'Syphilis in a Monkey.' Dr Fairbank ; Royal Institution at 3, Animal Life,' Professor Marshall. Wednesday— Society of Literature, at 41 ; Society of Arts, at 8. Thurs day—Royal Institution, at 3, Music, 1600-1750: Pro fessor Hullah ; Numismatic, at 7 ; Chemical, at 8, ' Chloro phosphate of Nitrogen,' Dr Gladstone ; Constitution of Wood Spirit,' Mr Dancer; 'Apparatus for Gas Analysis,' Drs Williamson and Russell; Atomic Weights of Metals,' Dr Williamson. Friday—Philological, at 8, Anniversary; Royal Institution, at 8, Day and Night in the Moon,' Mr Nasmyth. Saturday—Royal Institution, at 3, Falling Stars,' Mr A. Herschel.—Athenceton. _ _ GAFFER 11ExAm's HOME.—The low building had the look of having once been a mill. There was a rotten wart of wood upon its forehead that seemed to indicate where the sails had been, but the whole was very indis tinctly seen iu the obscurity of the night. The boy lifted the latch of the door, and they passed at once into a low circular room, where a man stood ix:fore a red fire, looking down into it, and a girl sat engaged in needlework. The fire was in a rusty brazier, not fitted to the hearth ; and a common lamp, shaped like a hyacinth root, smoked and flared in the neck of a stone bottle on the table. There was a wooden bunk or berth in a corner, and in another corner a wooden stair leading above—so clumsy and steep that it was little better than a ladder. Two or three old sculls and oars stood against the wall, and against an• other part of the wall was a small dresser, making a spare show of the commonest articles of crockery and cooking vessels. The roof of the room was not plastered, but was formed of the flooring of the room above. This, being very old, knotted, seamed, and beamed, gave a lowering aspect to the chamber; and roof, and walls, and floor, alike abounding in old smears of flour, red-lead (or some such stain which it had probably acquired in warehousing), and damp, alike had a look of decomposition,—Charles Dickens's " Our Mutual Eriencl," ern U t "c2' oitH kOrtilk HER MAJESTY, WINDSOR CASTLE, May 13. Her Royal Highness Princess Louise, attended by the Hon. Mrs. Bruce and Captain Sir W. Haste, went to London yesterday, and 'visited their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of "Wales, at Marlborough House, where her Royal Highness Princess Helena met her; and from. thence their royal highnesseP, attended by Viscountess Jocelyn, Lady Caroline Barrington, the Hon. Emily Cath cart, Colonel the Hon. A. Hardinge, and Sir W. Haste, went to Grosvenor-square, and honoured Earl and Countess Fizwilliam with their company at a concert, given in aid of the subscription for the relief of the sufferers by the inundation at Sheffield. Their royal highnesses and suite returned to Windsor Castle at a quarter before six o'clock. . The Queen, accompanied by Princess Leiningen, drove out yesterday afternoon in an open carriage and four. Lady Augusta Stanley was in attendance on her Majesty. Colonel Sir T. M. Biddulph attended on horseback. Sir Augustus and Lidy Paget arrived at the Castle yesterday ,and had the honour of dining with her Majesty and royal family. His Serene Highness Prince Leiningen arrived at the Castle this morning. The Earl of Clarendon had an audience of her Majesty. The Queen, their Royal Highnesses Princess Helena, Princess Louise, Prince Leopold, and Princess Beatrice, the Prince and Princess Leiningen, and the infant Princess Alberta, quitted Windsor Castle, at a quarter before seven o'clock this even ing, for Balmoral. The suite in attendance were the Hon. Mrs. Bruce, Lieut.-General the Hon. C. Grey, Mrs. and hiss Grey, C3lonel the lion. A. Liddell, Mr. Buff and Mr. Sahl. Lord Stanley of Alderley also attended her Majesty to Balmoral. Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales at tended by the Hon. Mrs. W. Grey and Lord Harris attended at the Castle to-day, at half-past one o'clock, and took luncheon with her Majesty. The Prince of Wales, attended by Major Tees dale, arrived at half-past five. Both remained at the Castle and accompanied the Queen to the station on her Majesty's departure, after which they returned to Loudon. Departure of Her Majesty for Scotland. Yesterday evening her Majesty, accompanied by their B,oyai Highnesses Princesses Helena, Louise, Beatrice, and Prince Leopold, attended by the Hon. Mrs. Bruce, &c., left Windsor Castle about a quarter to 7 o'clock, and drove to the Windsor station of the Great Western Railway. There a special train, consisting of an engine and 15 car riages, four of which were state saloons provided by the London and North-Western Railway Com pany, was in readiness to convey the Royal party to Scotland. The preparations which had been made during the afternoon had attracted 'a large crowd whose salutations were graciously acknow ledged by her Majesty. Mr. Kelly and Mr. Matthews, of the Great Western railways; Mr. Cawkwell, the general manager ; Mr. Neale, the superintendent ; and Mr. Bore, of the London and North-Western Railway, were is attendance on the part of the two railway companies, Her Ma jesty and Princess Helena occupied the Royal sa loon. The royal party was expected to arrive at the Perth station at 8.40 a.m. this naorning, and there remain an hour for breakfast. At Aboyne the train was to arrive at 1.32 p.m., the whole journey of nearly 600 miles by rail being performed in about 18 hours. On leaving Aboyne station the Queen and party will post by road to Balmoral where they will probably arrive about 4 o'clock this afternoon. The Frince and Princess of Wales. The Princess of Wales, attended by the Hon. Mrs. W. Grey and Lord Harris, went to Windsor in the forenoon to visit the Queen. The Prince of Wales rode on horseback, attended by Major Teesdale, in the forenoon. His Royal Highness presided at a lecture given at the United Service institution, Whitehall, at three o'clock. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, at tended by Major Teesdale, went to Windsor in the afternoon to visit the Queen. The Prince and Princess of Wales returned to Marlborough House in the evening. The Royal Visit to Cambridge, The local arrangements, both on the part of the Univer sity and town, are now somewhat definitively decided upon. The visit being ostensibly to the University, this body bears, collegiately and generally, the onus of the reception of their Royal Highnesses, and right royally are the prepa rations going on—that is if we may judge by the busy hum of carpenters in the Senate•house, where unworded desks display their naked wood, and in each and every college hall. Travelling from one end of the town to the other you stumble almost over painters, whitewashers, and paper hangers, who tell you " It's all along of the Princess, sir," and then splash you with a paint or a whiting brush if you dont get out of their way. Beds are letting at almost fabu lous prices; for a house which commands a view into the entrance to King's College it is stated that an encrmous sum has been offered. Bedrooms, to which a servant or a char woman have been strangers for years, are now to be let, and in fact are even hired by the landlords of the different hotels in the town. The following, however, may be taken as a semi-official programme : Wednesday, June I—Subscription concert at the Town Hall under the conductorship of Prot;ssor Bennett. Thursday, Juno 2—Arrival of the Prince and Princess. Presentation of addresses from the University and town. Grand congregation and conference of honorary degrees at the Senate-house. Banquet by Mr Vice-Chancellor, the Rev, the Master of St. Peter's College, Dr. Cookson, in the evening, and ball at the Fitzwilliam Museum. There will also be a dramatic entertainment by the members of the A.D.C., or Amateur Dramatic Company, of which his Royal Highness is a member. Friday, June 2—Luncheon in King's College, Boat Pro. cession, and Grand Ball in Trinity Cloisters, or Neville's' court, in the evening. The Corporation address will be presented at the entrance of the Royal cortege into the town, the point d' appui being the Conduit Head, or junction of the Gensfielci-road ith Scrope-terrace. The Town, the University, and the Duke of Manchester's (mounted) Rifle Corps, will form the Guard of Honour. There will be a grand horticultural fete in the grounds of St. John's College. Lord and Laay Palmerston, Lord Granville, and the Right Hon. the Earl of Pawls, Lord High Steward of the University, will be the guests of the Master of St. Johd° College. His Grace the Chancellor (the Duke of Devonshire) and Lady Louisa Cavendish will be the guests cf Mr Vice" Chancellor. By the Reverend the Provost of King's a distinguisbe i party will be entertained, including Lord Curnarvoii, Di r Walpole, M,P., and Mrs Walpole. The Duke and the Duchess of Manchester will be tia guests of Mr Taylor of St. Peter's College. The names of sundry other distinguished characters, noble: literary, and scientific, are mention e d a s likely to b e preee°' to greet their Royal Hignesses, and lend, by their piesell ee ' eclat to the proceedings. Hui Royal Highness the Hereditary Grand Du" of. Mecklenburg-Strelitz, accompanied by Baron Lill ie ' arrived at St. James's Palace on Thursday night fr oo Germany, to make a short stay with his illustriou s relativ e ' in this country. The Duke and Duchess of Beaufort leave talc ° to-day to pass the Whitsun recess at Badminton. The Duke and Duchess of Roxburghe, the 1% 111 h r : quis of Bowmont, and Miss D a lt on h ave arr i ve d at tk. Clarendon Hotel from Floors Castle for the season. , The Marquis of S a li s b ury l e ft t own yesterak7v for Hatfield House, H er t s . Th e marc hi oness and fOi.'" left on Thursday for Romberg for a few weeks. • a The Countess Co w p er an d L a di es C ow p e r oily' a', their mansion in St. James's , quare on Thursday evening from passing several months in Italy. s' o The Countess of Tyrconnei has left Th 0035 Hotel, Berkeley-square. Field;Marshal Viscount and Viscountess Co tc ' b i e , r ; mere arrived at their house in Belgrave-square yes te l from Combermere Abbey, Cheshire. The venerable fit' marshal is in excellent health. 9 e°‘ Lady Cremorno gave her first evening partY A terday at her residence in Curzon-street, at fashionable circle assembled.