The Sun. — London, England, 1863-02-03 00:00:00

THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE'. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. EDMUND FALCONER. The public is respectfully informed that this Theatre, Playing been Re-modelled, Decorated, and Embellished in a truly magnificent and costly style, is now open. Notwithstandhr the immense expenses incurred in the arrangements, the Prices of Admission will be as usual, and similar to those of th e p r i n cipal London Theatres, viz.:— Private Boxes, 10s, 6d., 215., V. Us. 6d., £2 25., £3 35., and £4 4s. Stalls, 6s. Dress circle, 4s. First Circle, 3s. Boxes, 2s. Pit, 2s. Lower Gallery, Is. Upper Gallery, 6d. No Half-price. A MORNING PERFORMANCE of the PANTO MIME EVERY WEDNESDAY, at Two o'clock. THIS EVENING will be presented Mr. E. Falconer's Comic Drama, entitled NEXT OF KIN. Principal Characters by Messrs. S. Calhaem. H. Sinclair, Neville, Warde, Rourke, Fredericks ; Mrs. Edmund Fal coner, and Miss Portman. After which will be produced the Great Drury-lane Annual in the form of an entirely Novel, Original, Bur lesque, Grotesque, Poetical, Pictorial, Pastoral, Grand Comic Christmas Pantomime entitled LITTLE GOODY TWO SHOES; or, HARLEQUIN and COCK ROBIN "Little Bird with bosom red, Welcome to my Humble Shed, Daily near my table steal, While I pick my scanty meal, Well rewarded if I spy, Pleasure in thy glancing eye."—Old Poem. The novel Effects and Extensive Scenery by Messrs. GRIEVE and TELBIN, assisted by Messrs. DAYES, JONES, C. FENTON, E. LLOYDS, GRIEVE, Jun., TELBIN, Jun., and 0 kNSON and SONS. The Ma chinery by Mr. TUCKER. The Costumes by Mr. MAY and Mrs. CLARKE. The Masks, Des;gns, and Personal Appointments by the celebrated DYK-WYN-KYN ; com pleted under his direct supervision by Messrs. GLINDON, CHALTON, and numerous Assistants. The Tricks, Pro perties, Changes, and Transformations of the Harlequinade by Mr. BLAM IRE and Assistants. The Gas Appointments by Mr. HINCKL EY. The Scenes of the Harlequinade by H. B OLENO, J. CORMACK, and D. JOHNSON. The Groupes, Tableaux, Action, and Grand Ballet, designed and a rranged by M r. OSCAR t e si ( 3 pin e e o n mp g osed and ar range d by Mr. BYRNE. The Overture and J. BARNARD. invented and written by E. L. B ANC H ARD, Author of "Th e House that Jack Built," "Peter Wilkins," "Robin Hood," &c. THE VILLAGE SCHOOL OF GOODY TWO SHOES. EARLY MONING. Little Goody T wo Shoes—Miss R LYDIA THOMPSON. "This dear little Girl whose real name was Margery Meanwell, once lived," &c.—Old Story. of new "His kind Wif e gave littl e M ar gery a nice pa Shoes; and s h e was so p, T leased with them, andso r showing th em t o every one she met, saying, wo i G0,64_ Shoes — Two Shoes,' that she gained the name of Little fondof Two Shoes.' "—Old Story. The Raven, the Pigeon, the Cat, andthe ß Wh n i y. White Ra•ubit Mew, (her pet s ), M as t er s Quork, Coo, ew,_ and Bunny. Pet Robin—Master Redbreast. Little Boy Blue (her Shepherd Swain) Miss HELEN HOWARD. Johnny Stout G. \ R v O E B s I T N G S N .. Thommy Green (t ( h th e e G ß o a od d B B o o y y ) ) Day Scholars—Masters Wag, Lag, Fag Brag, Dag, Nag, Gag, Mag, Tag, &c„ and Misses Nimble, Simple, Sample, Rumple, Whimper, Simper, Niminy, Pim.ny, &c., &c. Sir Timothy Gripe (Lord of the Manor), Mr. TOM MATTHEWS. Graspall (his Steward), Mr. SHAW. Villagers—Messrs. B amkin,Whackstraw, Oatcake, Chaw bacon, Thatcher, &c. &c. "The room in which she taught her scholars was very large, so that she could have her children stand in front of her while she instructed them.—Old Story. Of the proposal made by Sir Timothy to Goody Two Shoes, and what became of it. HUNTING LODGE ON THE BORDERS OF THE FOREST. The Fairy Good Nature (assuming the form of Goody Peabody), Miss KATE SAXON. Gamekeepers, Messrs. Popp and Bang. Footman, Mr. Powdernob. Page, Master Buttons. Housekeeper meets Mrs. Chickabiddy. How Little Blue with a particular friend, and how the Squire dooms the small Birds found on his Estate to general destruction, and what ensues thereupon. THE BRAMBLE BRAKE IN THE DEPTHS OF THE FOREST. —SUNSET. " When good Little Goody Two Shoes had finished her ten sets of letters, she invited a great number of her poor ltttle Companions to meet together under an old oak tree and there she t aug ht t h em. " —Old Stns.y , The Demon Envy, Mr. GLIN '' ON. Hatred and Malice (his attendants), Messrs. Scowl and Growl. The Bad Boy's Compact with the Evil Genius, and what followed therefrom. HAUNT OF THE WOOD NYMPHS IN THE ENCHANTED DELL. May Miss WENT WORTH. Bluebell, Cowslip. Violet, Wild Thyme, Golden Broom, Speedwell, Daisy, Buttercup, Wood Anemone, Primrose, Colvolvulus, Wild Rose, Traveller's Joy,Celandine, Hearts ease, Fox Glove, &c, (her attendant Wild Flowers), by a host of Coryphees. Pas de Forget-me.mot, Miss LYDIA THOMPSON. Pas de Double Heartsease, the Misses GUNNISS. Ballet des Bouquets, invented and arranged by Mr. OSCAR BYRNE. WOODY AVENUE, LEADING TO BUTTERCUP MEAD. " All hail to thee, thou first of May, Sacred to merry sport and play, To wine and jest and dance and song, And mirth that lasts the whole day long." CELEBRATION OF MAY-DAY AND FESTIVAL OF THE MAY QUEEN. OUTSIDE OF LITTLE GOODY'S COTTAGE, KILL BROOK, AND ANCIENT BELFRY. " Who killed Cock Robin ? I, said the Sparrow, with my Bow and Arrow."—Old Nursery Legend. The Sparrow, Mr. Take-an-Aim. The Fly, Master Bnzzy. The Fish, Mr. Gillbut. The Beetle, Mrs. Gamp. The Linnet, Master Downey. The Owl, Mr. Whit-to-Whose The Lark, Mr. Iligbflyer. The Rook, Mr. Blackooat. The Bull, Mr. Roarer, with a Horn accompaniment. The deed done. Impressive fate of Little Cock Robin, and his marvellous restoration by Good Nature, who pro ceeds on her radiated Path of Prisms over the World Harlequins, Mr. CORMACK and Mr. ST. MAINE. Columbines, Madame BOLENO (her first appearance here these two years) and the Misses GUNNISS. Pantaloons, Mr. G. TANNER and Mr. DEULIN JOHNSON. Clowns, Mr. HARRY BOLEN 0 (his first appearance here these two years) and Mr. C. LAURI. Scene I.—GRAND HINT 0' NATIONAL (THEATRE) EXHIBITION OF FUN ! The Meeting of all Nations—Gold Washing and Gold Fin ding—Armstreng'sßreech-loader—theExhibitionßells and Belles of the Exhibition—Clown rings one of the Belles --a Belle Savage—the Majolica Fountain—Clown's new Vapourizer—Cent. per Scent—Striking Two—the Exhibi tion Club—a Medicated Vapour Bath—a Piping Bullfinch —(Ranee Airs)—the Australian Obelisk makes a decided Move—a Toad in the Hole—a Long Nap (2,000 years)—a Bed in the Coal Hole—Froggy would a-Wooing go—a sud den influx of Strange Visitors and close of the Exhibition. Invented and Produced by Boleno (Registered). Pantornimists—HAßßY BOLENO, Madame BOLENO. CORMACK, and TANNER. Trip Storm 'V alse—Madame BOLENO and Mr. CORMACK. Landlady, Mrs. Graball ; Page, Master Bellbutton ; Housemaid, not yet engaged ; Visitors, Cabmen, Sweeps, Shoe-Black Brigade, &c., by Artists too numerous to mention. Scene 2.—EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR OF INTER- Sample ofaB Lodgings o todgin rIONAL LODGING-HOUSE. Boleno's return tr his Oil— ! Lodgings I—House Full—A Fair A Foreigner all Abroad—Harry —Nobody's Luggage d Quar ters —somebody's Luggage the cold ground—ADamp,Bedewkeille)—NY Lodgings are on are always damp)—Bottling spirit h s_ Sh A rts of Water (which —Coming down with the Dst—Clo Policemananp on Duty solve to change their quarters—The ew Bedr a o 'ltair ir re the Exhibition Early rising Bedstead—Clownommakeoor— Impression—Oh, rest thee, my Babe—A Novel Exstin.an guisher —Put out the Light 1 Put out the Light —A Squall Night—Clown gets rid of a Lodger—Both Child and Nursye are fast asleep--Clown gives them a drop too much —anew method of getting off to sleep—forty winks—Harlequin Box and Cox (up)—'Tis when to sleep the World retires—the Vision —an unwelcome Visitor—The Shades of Night and the Night Shade —Look on this Picture and on this—List, oh, list—l'm always with you—l'll warm yer—Oh, slum ber my darling, and sleep while you may—Visions light as air—the Nurse —the Child —the Great Sensation Scene and Denoument. Scene S.—SHELL -FISH SHOP, COBBLER'S STALL, AND MUSIC WAREHOUSE! A Neat Trip--a Trip less Flat —Flat Fish, Flying Fish, and Ground Bait—taking in the Natives Childish Games, Boyhood's happy days—Arrival of Fun—Sudden appear ance of an old friend—Clown goes a fishing—Gets a bite which prove to be a nibble for him, Garotting with a Ven geance—the strong Arm of the Law—Clown in a Fix— TiLeky Escape—Clown gets a Ticket of Leave—the indus tizaira C au o d bbl e e t r s that Lived in a Stall —Clown finds a pair of Clo wn h asy g a Awl for his pains —a Rally and a Jump— atat? for Music and Gives a Concert, in which Jump— he will pi a 12 Common Gard: on the smallest Banjo in the world and Pots--Fataloon has Five Bars rest— Clown gets De mn u m P e of x a arrivand quickly gets Drummed Out Again—A Supply and done for. fair Division—the head of the force and everybody t a C,:j a n snow, c C A U T L . T s I R 0 A w L HALL, AisD Scene 4—THE ISLINGTON- A AND GREAT DOG FLOWER-SHOW. Flowers of Loveliness and Flowers of the Fo to see the Green Bushes—Heartseas e and T u ll pi , in Pears (pairs)—a clearing IP:ire—lF:its of Induatey-r' —Music, the Food of Love_-- here al not—M a i o s the Alice ? dpei ha . t n h i Charms—not so always—Where and a Turn-up—Clown — g e ti, the Great National Dog Show—Port Whine and Banrkil-an Impudent Puppy—Carrotspo cheap and dear Hound— Clown keeps the Dog Watch, g which he enters—the Way to Barking—Clown and and a Cat Dogs— Sweet Sounds—Calculation, Multi --Clown's Cat Show—Cats-up and Cats and , Vexation s' Meat—Cats' for the Garotters—Descend ye nine—Dog the Kill-Kenny Pljeati d °ll o ' wn Meat—a Jolly Dog—a Pair of Tabbies—the Prize Fight Cats—the Seat of War—How it will all en for a prize Cup—Catalessis—Catacresis— a Catastrophe which lead s t o a C a t arac t o f th e Feline Race, a nd thus ends the Catalogue. Scene S—(Comic)—EXTERIOR of MARINE STORES,__ PUBLIC-HOUSE, AND SAILOR'S SOME- Invented by Mr. J. Cormack. C, LAURI, D. JOHNSON, ST. MAINE, and the isses GUNSS. Nautical Hor n pip e , M NI by M. ST. MAINE and the Misses GUNNISS. Set a thief to catch a thief —and he will go the " whole Hog or None"—A Sailor, half Seas over, mistakes all he Sees—Dli Aunt Sally proves herself, rayther— Shell Hands wanted—and secured by Hook or by Crook—An cient and Modern Warriors—Hearts of Oak—Our Ironsides (not Cromwell's) Al good metal—the great Drainage Question—Pretty Poll of Wapping —she was such a nice young Gal I with Old Ballad, " th e Lass that loved a Sailor"—" Home, home, Sweet Home"— The Sailors' Home—time to go home, but before:doing so we introduce you to Last Scene.—(Dansen and Sons.) ENGLAND'S GLORY AND RICHES BROUGHT BY TIER OCEAN WAVES Box-office open from Ten till Six daily. Doors open at Half-past Six, commence at Seven. ;,Acting Manager, Mr. F. B. CHATTERTON. (sure, car ward s but ) the clear him -1 sug istify donel from e not ineon Head very esses, man- said )lonel t fol found .in ss. 5 were s 33s s 42s s 42s s 38s which ed de- Oats equate it good dency. s 40s s 40s s 43s s 38s 8 -8 s 39s 8 -8 s 40a s —s 5 38s ut fair xtes as b. 6. b. 10. 3 12. D. 28. b. 13. rtise t. It simile e, that illy as ,11 de la. by older e wife the of a rthur ckney E., to , of 8, Oxon, sq ., of nnas') 31ack EWS , No. 'ounti z ( THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 3, 1863. No. 22,027 NEW NOVEL BY TT AUTHOR OF "THE MORALS SAWYER'S FAMOUS LONDON DINNER FOR THIS DAY, •At 2s. Cd. each PersOn. SOUPS. Mock Turtle. Julienne. FISH. Cod and Oyster Sauce. ENTREES Turkey a la Béchamel. JOINTS of Beef a la Proven ale. FRENCH WINES. disease of the zymotic class. The first of these numbers is considerably below the average (636); the second is also below it (520) ; but the third is greatly above it (601), and in that the chief in crease has been from measles and oontinued fever, the former of which has advanced from an average of 78 in the year to 92, and the latter from 106 to 174. Dr. Letheby adds that the number of deaths from violence, &c., in the city has been gradually increasing during the last few years. In 1860 the number was only 126 ; in 1861 it was 148, and in the past year 167; the average for the last seven years being 155. He does not know the precise causes of that increase, but he submits the matter deserves attention, as the greater part of that class of deaths is of a preventible character. The sick ness returns for the year show a considerable falling off in the proportion of cases among the poor. Last year the number of cases on the books of the City Unions was 10,937, as compared with 12,998 in the preceding one. Fever, however, had increased from 154 cases in the year to 691 ; but diarrhou had de clined from 798 to 538. All these latter eases had been the subject of special sanitary inspection. OF MAY KM II." Now ready at all the Libraries, in 2 vols., 215., People have often wondered why the French wines are not more generally used in England, not withstanding the facilities afforded and the hopes excited by the Commercial Treaty. The Belgians are great beer. drinkers, and yet they consume a large quantity of French wine. The importation has un doubtedly increased in England, but nothing to be compared to what was , expected, though the reduc tion of the duties enables the English to have wine of fair quality nearly as cheap in London as in Paris. The consumption throughout the United Kingdom is, it appears, 15 or 2t times less than in France ; and yet in France the great majority of the peasants drink wine very rarely. Various explanations, but none of them sufficiently satisfactory, have been suggested. The Marquis de Boissy would probably say that the English abstained from wine for no other purpose than to ruin France. A wine mer chant of Bercy says he can solve the problem, and one, at least of his solutions seems well founded. In a letter addressed to the Moniteur Vinicole he ob serves : . . POINT OF HONOUR. By the Author of " TIIE MORALS OF MAYFAIR," Sze. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Fried Soles. Now ready at ah the Libraries, in 3 vo.s., A PRODIGAL S O N. By DUTTON COOK, Author of " Paul Foster's Daughter." " A Prodi , a 1 Son ' will find many admirers. There are new characters in the book, and the plot is good."—Post Hurst and Blaekett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Roast Loin of Veal. Saddles of Mutton. SWEETS. College Puddings._ Orange Jelly. Cheese and Salad. An extensive and carefully selected stock of FRENCH, RHENISH, MO , ELLE, and other WINES, imported ex pressly for The London Dinner. THE LONDON, 19', FLEET-STREET. In 2 vols., poet Evo., 215., 11,INDERSLAND AND • STURTLAND ; or, THE OUTSIDE AND INSIDE OF AUSTRALIA. By W. R. H. JESSOP, M.A. "This is in some respects one of the most singular books of travel we have ever met with.ly News. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. INSURRECTION IN POLAND. --.0--- ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 2. The Journal de St. Petersburg of to-day publishes news from Warsaw to the evening of the 31st Jan., according to which Gen. Sturler, who had been despatched by railway with troops and workmen in the direction of Bialystock, met on the line with Gen. Bontemps, who had set out from Warsaw. The railway communication is therefore re-esta blished. Many of the insurgents who have been taken prisoners state that they were compelled to take part in the revolt. All those who have been brought before courts-martial declared the clergy to have been the principal instigators of the insur rection. SIR RUTHERFORD ALCOCK'S WORK ON JAPAN. On Wednesday, Feb. 11, will be Published, in 2 vols. Bvo., with Maps, and above 100 Illustrations in Chromo-litho graphy and on Wood, ruHE CAPITAL of the TYCOON: A Nar ..c rative of a Three Years' Residence in Japan. By Sir RUTIIIERFORD ALCOCK, K.C.8., Her Majesty's Envoy Ex traordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary in Japan. London : Longman, Green, and Co., 14, Ludgate-hill. " I am persuaded that we shall never substitute our French wines in the English market for the wines of Spain and Portugal, for two reasons—first, the English prefer, both from taste and necessity, their old wine made so strong as to be in fact eatz-de•vie• I have some relations with that country; I have tasted their formidable port. I could drink it only in a liqueur glass, and I found it very little else than eau-de-eitt. Secondly—You will say that we ca'n strengtheii our wine also f bat you know that it is forbidden to do so in nearly all our depart ments, and even here, on the pretext that mixing brandy with wine would lower the town dues of Paris. Moreover, we should not adulterate our best wines, for it would destroy the bouquet. The Eng lish will always drink our wines as a luxury, and not from taste. Our wine trade has suffered a conside rable moral check in the English market, for we send to England very bad wines. Urge the expor tation of eaux-de-vie and cognac brandies, always first class. In these articles there will be a great deal done, though the cost is enormous, as a litre of brandy arrives in London with a cost of 3f. 60c. carriage and customs included. We might find in our old, strong bodied and very dry Roussillon a counterpart for their superior port." On this letter the Avenir Commercial remarks that there is no question, and there never has been a question, of substituting in the English markets French wines for Spanish and Portuguese, which are more adapted to the English palate. Those who drink them to-day will drink them to-morrow, even if French wine merchants adulterate their wines with brandy. Moreover, this adulteration is a fraud, and fraud should not be recommended. There is room THE THIRD EDITION of Mr. Alderman MECHI'S Work, HOW TO FARM PROFITABLY, contains the following New Matter : —The Past, Present, and Future of British Agriculture—The Capital of British Agri culture : Its Application and Remuneration Pedigree % heat : Thin Sowing, &c. Also the Town Sewage Paper. The volume, price 35., contains 496 pages, with Illustrations, and may be obtained through any bookseller, or by direct application to the publishers, Routlecige and Co., Farring don-street, London. CRACOW, Fel)'24, Yesterday afternoon a body of insurgents, num bering about 2,000, took possession of Olkusz, and are now advancing towards SOSDOWin and. *opt drzejow, probably with the intention of plundering the customs treasury on the frontier. Prussian troops have arrived at Myslowitz for the protection of the frontier. Feb. 2 (Evening). Tomasgow has again been taken by the insur gents. _ _ L IVES of EMINENT STATES MEN in FUN, every week. One Penny Now Ready, handsomely bound in Magenta cloth, gilt, price 4s. 6d.; post free, 55., the 4.:ECOND half-yearly VOLUME of FUN, with L , numerous Engravings by talented artists, and humor ous Articles by the following distinguished writers : W. Bailey, Esq. W. S. Gilbert, Esq. W. Barber, Esq. T. Hood, Esq. E. L. Blanch Lrd, Esq. T. S. Jerrold, Esq. G. W. Bridge man, Esq. W. J. Browse, Esq. F. C. Burnand, Esq. Godfrey Turner, Esq. ii. J. Byron, Esq. ctn., Are., Jr.c. Office, 80, Fleet-street, London. A sanguinary conflict has taken place near Oly gence between the insurgents and the Russian troops, in which the latter were beaten. BRESLAU, Feb 2 (Evening). The express train from Warsaw has not arrived here to-day. Yesterday 83 insurgents took possession of a train while it was stopping near Warsaw, and com pelled the driver to put the engine to its greatest speed. They left the train near Skerniewicz. The main body of the insurgents, numbering 6,000 men, the greater part of whom are armed with fire-arms, is concentrated near Geutschan. The President of the Provincial Government of Silesia has left for the Polish frontier. " DINNA FORGET " that Signor GIUGLINI sings in the GREAT ST. JAMES'S HALL on WEDNESDAY EVENING, February 11. This being most positively his last appearance in England previous 10 his de parture for " Vienna," Admission Tlekets, ON r. SHILLING EACH, should be secured before hand, at Austin's office, 28, Piccadilly. Sofa stalls, ss. each. Copious reports continue to be received of the progress or the revolt i❑ Poland, and of the mea sures adopted by the Government to suppress and scatter the bands of men still in arms throughout the kingdom. On the one hand the Government reports assert that but little opposition to the troops is now met with, while independent sources of in formation continue to allege that considerable bodies of insurgents are still assembled throughout the kingdom, and that it will be a long time before tranquillity is perfectly restored. An account from Warsaw of the 28th ult., says : " The National Committee now issue printed orders and appeals. They summon all inhabitants of the land capable of bearing arms to take part in the revolt, and threaten those who oppose their orders with the severest punishment. They still proclaim equality to all, promise the peasants land without rent, and state that they will pay the pre sent owners out of the national funds. They also promise all who fight for freedom, or their suces sore, 100 acres of crown land at least, and repeal all ukases and orders of the foreign rulers,' &a. A clerical member of the Provisional Government has preached a sermon from the text, Joel ii. 20—" I will remove far from you the northern army." in England for French as well as for Spanish and Portuguese wines. There is one point, however, on which the writer of the letter is quite correct; the French have, in fact, sent their poorest wines to England, " and this is precisely the reason," the Avenir says," that the English do'not buy them, and they do well." The best Bordeaux wines sent direct to the great English houses are sold at enor mous prices. The English will consume quite as much as they have done ; they will do so because the best wines placed in sure hands are protected against fraud, and saved from all accidents and adulterations. Frenchmen who visit England pre fer drinking beer to the bad wine they get at hotels—wine worse than might be had in a Paris suburban wineshop. Why should the English like what even the French reject ? " If, then, we do not sell our wines in England as should be the case since the Commercial Treaty, we must not say it is the fault of the English, but rather our own. Let us begin by sending a good article, and if the English do not know how to treat our wines in their docks, or in their merchant stores, let us send them skilful operatives to do for them what they do for us, and the superiority of our merchandise will secure it purchasers and con "In the meantime the unfortunate revolt has already demanded its victims. Whether the 70 people taken with arms in their hands in Szidlowce, in the Government of Radom, have been already shot is not yet stated, but the Margrave Wielopol ski has used his utmost exertions to induce the military chiefs to construe their instructions as mildly as possible. Two of the officers in the Rus sian service of Polish birth, recently taken priso ners, have been sentenced by court-martial and have been shot, and the sentence of death has been passed on two others to-day in the citadel. aumers." BIRTHS, DEATHS, AND MARRIAGES. A report which has just been presented by Dr. Letheby to the Commissioners of Sewers shows that in the year recently ended there were 3,046 births, 2,726 deaths, and 1,540 marriages in the Cit y of London. These occurred among a population of 114,472 persons. The births, therefore, have been in proportion of 26 . 4 for every 1,000 of the inhabit ants, the deaths of 23-8, and the marriages of 13 . 4. In all England the average birth-rate is 33.1 per 1,000 of the population, the death-rate 22'3, and the marriage-rate 8.2. While, therefore, the pro portion of deaths and marriages in the city has been, in each case, above the standard, that of the births has been somewhat below it. On the other hand, the number of marriages has been nearly 64 per cent. greater than the common average. The highest of the birth rates has been in the Eastern union of the city, where it has reached 31.8 per 1,000 of the people, and the lowest in the Central union, or city proper, where it has amounted to only 214. The distribution of the deaths has also been very unequal. In the Eastern and Western Unions the general proportions have been at the rate of 25 . 8 per 1,000 of the population, whereas in the Central district it has been but 20'6. The cause of this is referable not so much to the difference in the character of the population as to the density of it. The number of persons upon an acre, in the former districts, ranges from 200 to 266, and in the latter it is only 105. This however is an excessive density, compared with the town districts of England, where, upon an ave rage, there are scarcely 5 persons to an acre; and contrasted with the mortality of those districts, which amounts to 24.8 per 1,000, the death rate of the whole city is remarkably small. The births, deaths, and marriages in the city during the year have been below the averaies for the last 10 years. In that interval the births have declined from an annual proportion of 3,412 to 3,046, the deaths from 3,105 to 2,726, and the marriages from 1,733 to 1,540. These numbers represent a falling off of 11 per cent. of the births and marriages, and nearly 13 per cent. of the deaths, which Dr. Letheby refers to a decline in the resident population. Nearly 18 per cent. of all the deaths in the city occurred among infants of less than one year old ; 38 per cent. among children of less than five years; 49 per cent., or nearly half, were under 25 years of age ; and only 16 per cent. had reached the age of 65. 190 persons, however, had passed the age of 75; 33 had reached that of 85, and five the age of 95. The infant mortality, which is excessive, Dr. Letheby states can hardly be estimated by the proportion of children's deaths to the whole mortality, because the proportion of children in the city population is comparatively small, but it may be seen by observing the number of children that die before they are a year old. Last year there were 3,046 births in the city, and 475 deaths of infants that had not reached the first year of their age. In the last 10 years the annual pro portion of births has been 3,412, and that of infant deaths 556. This is at the rate of 16 per cent., as compared with 15 per cent. in the rest of Lon don and 14 in all England. The increase is said to be chiefly due to the density of the population, and to the bad condition of the homes of the "It is announced that the recruits in the citadel refuse to take the oath to the Russian flag, and that they are threatened to be sent to the Siberian mines. " Reports continue to circulate of manifestations in favour of the proclamation of the Grand Duke Constantine as King of Poland, and from the po pularity his imperial highness has gained sueh an event is not considered improbable. On the other hand, the most bitter feeling continues to be ex pressed against the Marquis Wielopolski. His estate at Piaczew has already been devastated, and the noble seat of his son has, it is affirmed, been sacked, and a costly collection of arms and all the money found there have been annexed." The Warsaw correspondent of the Baltic Gazette, also writing on the 28th ult., says : " All here is quiet notwithstanding the martial law and the courts-martial, and indeed one might say too quiet. A soldier is seldom seen in public before nine o'clock at night, but no one has access to the barracks, still less to the citadel. The reports re ceived up to this day are of a satisfactory nature, and are in favour of the Government. Neither Plock nor Radom, nor any other town is in the hands of the insurgents. The attacks on Plock and Bodzentyn were the most vigorously conducted; but the insurgents would not stand the fire of the troops, and after the first volley they dispersed and sought safety by flying to the woods and there con cealing themselves. The insurgents brought in here are in a most deplorable plight. Half starved, in rags, often without boots, they present the most complete picture of misery. Of milit lry habits, discipline, regular arms, food, and pay, they know nothing. For all eventualities the Grand Duke has asked the Emperor for an army corps of 50,000 or 60,000 men. The army in the kingdom now amounts to 80,000 or 90,000 men, but as Warsaw needs a strong garrison, such an increase is not too much." The official journal of Warsaw, of the 27th ult. , contains an extract from the report of Adjutant- General Count Adlerberg, in which he describes the attack on the (own of Bodzentin by the insur gents. It appears from this document that at the tolling of the bells in the Catholic churches more than 600 men, armed with very long knives, fell simultaneously on the quarters of the officers and men, and after a short struggle they succeeded in killing one officer and several soldiers, and in wound ing others. The rebels consisted of men from vari ous places in the vicinity. The general praises the courage of the troops, who, notwithstanding that they were attacked in their sleep , defended them selves bravely, and succeeded in disarm in g seve ral of their as sa ilants. The official journal also con - Bant a p i con tains many other reports of a like nature, in which rhese laiydaetd fpropetors who have supplied of f e r i course a i troops. v th i e t ie i Victims victory Allofth tehsee was nr rue e i pd o mbrnvaet party, invariably a ofb ly concludeww the h i toihn with the uairtvhge the e i n ni int remark th a t the greater s consist o f . d r remain them t o l d s . participate in the revolt. The pea (says the rep ort) tak e no part in the rising, but remaineaceab landed a n d i n d ee d oppose the of f d f and m one y h ave d one so under the infl uence party. Hunger has driven m any ri the insurg ents with of the rev o l u tionary of the misguided people back to Warsaw, wh the mercy of the authoritiese. e they have implored poor. With respect to the causes of death ge nerally, phthisis had been fatal in 357 cases, tabes and scrofula in 173, and hydrocephalus in 43; bronchitis and pneumonia had caused 441 deaths, teething and the convulsions of infancy 139, and violence, privation, and poioon 167. Of the zymotic class of maladies there have been 174 deaths from continued fever, 95 from scarlet fever, 127 from whoopingcough, 71 from croup and dip theria, 92 from measles, 48 from the diarrhoea of children, and 15 from diarrhoea and dysentery among adults, 14 from erysipelas, and four from smallpox. Altogether, therefore, there have been 673 deaths from tubercular diseases, 441 from in flammatory affections of the lungs, and 640 from Importiog Tea without colour on the leaf pre vents the Chinese passing off inferior leaves as in th e iuniai kinds. Homiman's Tea is uncoloured, therefore, always good alikf. 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The amount of coal on board was 1,020 tons, and the ship has besides provisions and stores on board for 1,000 men for six months. The maximum number of revolutions of the engines was 58, and the mini mum 55, the propeller being an iron Griffith's, hav ing a diameter of 18ft, a pitch of 27ft 9in, and an immersion of its upper blade of 4ft. At the conclu sion of the trial the Himalaya returned into Ports mouth harbour and resumed her berth alongside the dockyard, where she awaits orders from the Ad miralty as to her future movements. As previously announced in The Sun, the iron cased frigate Royal Oak, 34, 800 horse power, pre paring for sea at Chatham, has been selected by the Admiralty as the first vessel in the navy on board which Gisborne's code of steering and engine room electric telegraph signals are to be fitted. Since the form._ r order for applying the invention to the Royal Oak was issued a second Admiralty order has been received at Chatham dockyard directing the steering signals in addition to being placed in the engine room and on deck, to be fitted within the armour-plated turret which is now being erected on the upper deck, and also to the two lower deck wheels, thus enabling the officer stationed within the turret to communicate his orders simultaneously to the engineer and also to the men at the wheel. This arrangement is most important. During intri cate navigation, such as entering or leaving harbour, or in foggy and stormy weather, it is frequently of vital importance that the captain's orders should be conveyed quickly and unmistakably to the helms men and engineers, and the invention enables every movement of either the helm or the engines to be apparent to the commanding officer. The sailing frigate Active, 40, now in the hands of the shipwrights at Chatham, who are fitting her for a training ship for the naval reserve at Hartle pool, will be placed in the first dock which becomes vacant, in order that an examination may be made as to the condition of her hull,the Active not having been docked for a considerable number of years. Lieut. W. R. Kennedy has been appointed to the Narcissus, flagship of Sir Baldwin Walker, on the Cape station. CANTERBURY HALL. FRICKELL , the celebrated Professor of Magic, without apparatus. Immense success of the Third Edrti , n of the renowned Pantomimic Entertainment, THE ENCHANTED HASH, thirteen characters, soiely sustained by E. Marshall. The Comic by Unsworth, the orizinal stump orator "Or Wsst h eoerroin ?,i. Smithson. a.'Fi g ene, Frank Hall, Arthur Lloyd , and GRAND OPERATIC SELECTIONS, as usual, conducted by Mr. Jonghmans, f ir H E 0 X F OR e. OXFORD STREET. Re-appearance of Miss Russell. 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Prepared only and sold by W. LAMBERT, Chemis t, 8, Kin :. IN 'lllam-street. Charing cross, London, and by all druggists, in bottles, 13d., and three quantities in one, 2s. 9d. each. Be particular, and ask for Lambert's Asthmatic Balsam. The name and ad- I dress is engraved on the stamp. THE ARMY. The following officers have joined the depots of their respective regiments at Chatham garrison : Capt. J. W. Daniell, 101st Royal Bengal Fusileers, to take the command of the depot of that regiment ; Lieut. F. Cornwall and Lieut. J. F. H. Batt, 75th Regiment. Ensign T. Stanier has received orders to join the headquarters of the 31st Regiment in China, and Ensign R. L. Crasse the 52d Light In fantry in India. Ensign F. A. Stuart is ordered to embark at Southampton to join the service com panies of the 3d West India Regiment. A notification has been received at the Army Medical School, Chatham, that the next examina- tion of candidates for the medical department of the army will commence at Chelsea Hospital on the 23d inst., before Major-General F. W. Hamilton, C. 8., Vice-President, and the members of the Council of Military Education. The deaths of the following officers have been officially reported at the Wir-offiee since the Ist of January :—General W. G. Power, K.C.8., K.H., Colonel-Commandant, Royal Artillery ; Major- General J. H. Griffin, Royal Artillery ; Cols. C. C. Deacon, C,8., 46th Regiment; J. Travers,lst West India Regiment; and R. W. Storey, Royal Artil lery. Lieut.-Cols. W. P. Tinling, 90th Light Infantry ; and F. S. Miller, C. 8., 6th Dragoons. Majors A. E. H. Ansell, 2d battalion 4th King's Own ; and H. Loftus, 71st Highland Light In fantry. Captains W. S. Tucker, 16th Hussars ; G. L. Knight, 19th Regiment ; M. Nugent, 67th Regiment ; E. R. F. Vicars, 68th Light Infantry; E. T. T. Jones, Royal Marines Light In fantry; W. C. Oates, late of the Glengarry Fenci bles Infantry ; and J. Lyons, Royal Artillery. Lieuts. H. J. W. Wilkinson, 48th Regiment ; and D, Fraser, 82d Regiment ; Cornet F. Moeller, late of the Brunswick Cavalry ; Ensigns E. A. Windsor, 48th Regiment, and A. J. Fenn, Ist West India Regiment; Paymaster V. Rizzo, Royal Malta Artillery; Deputy-Commissary-General F. T. Myrea ; Surgs. J. Sawyers, M.D., 86th Regiment, and W. Jones, M.D.; Assist.-Surgs. W. P. Frazer and T. Bartlett, 44th Regiment. A good conduct medal has been presented at the camp at Colchester to Private H. Dyer, of the 97th Regiment. The presentation was witnessed by the troops of the garrison on parade. THE VOLUNTEERS. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, who is honorary Colonel of the Civil Service Regiment of Volunteers, has honoured theLieutenant-Colonel, Viscount Bury, M.P., with an interview, in which he announced his intention of,presenting a challenge cup to be shot for by the members of the regiment. The rules and conditions under which the cup will be shot for will be published as soon as the Lieut.-Colonel receives his Royal Highness's com mands on the subject. Another contest for the possession of the Harrow Challenge Cup took place on Thursday last, a day unfavourable for making high scores on account of the high wind. The competitors were the 2d com pany of the 14th Middlesex (Harrow), they having recently won it from Shoolbred's corps, and the 12th Middlesex (Barnet). The match resulted in a victory for the Barnet corps, who are now, by the conditions relating to the cup, open to a challenge from any single company in Middlesex. The fol lowing is the score, the terms being 10 men, Go vernment rifles, five shots at each range named, Hythe scoring, points only being counted :—The Barnet corps, at 300 yards, made 52 points ; at 500 yards, 42 ; at GOO yards, 25 ; giving a total of 119. The Harrow corps, at 300 yards, made 50 points; at 500 yards, 41 points ; and at GOO yards, 27 points; making a total of 118 points. The Barnet corps was thus victorious by one point. A dramatic entertainment by members of the Honourable Artillery Company tooktprlsace on Wed- Artillery - nesday night last at their h ead ground, Finsbury. A large room ment, the establish. e ment, known as t he Albert -ro am, was the one selected for the theatre, which was tastefully fitted up for the occasion. A farce by Mr. O xen f or d , a Halfpenny," was the first piece entitled "Only. This was succeeded by Mr. Planche's played. comic drama of ‘ 6 Not a Bad Judge, ,, and Blanchard Jerrold's farce of " Cool as a Cucumber." At the conclusion of the performance dancing began, and was kept up with great spirit till a late hour. A balance of £1 19 lls. 53. has been placed to the credit of the regimental band fund of St. George's Rifles, accruing from the proceeds of the concert which was given in St. James's -hall on the 14th nit. The concert in question was the third annual one which has been given by the regiment. It is the intention of the St. George's to hold its annual regimental ball shortly, which will no doubt be as attractive as the two previous balls have been. The annual general meeting of the members of the Norwich corps was held on Thursday last. Col. ' Brett, the commandant, who presided, said that the 1 numbers of the corps had slightly, bat only very slightly, diminished during the past year. He i trusted that, as the season for drill was coming on, recruits would enrol themselves. The balance sheet presented showed that the total receipts for 1862, including a balance of £212 from 1861, amounted to £649, and a balance of £237 was now carried forward. The practice range is to be increased to 1,000 yards. The Norfolk Light Horse Corps has just had a successful ball at St. Andrew's Hall, Norwich ; the company numbered 360 of the leading inhabitants of the district. Several additional re cruits have just been obtained for the Attleborough corps. In Essex, the Rochford corps has just celebrated another anniversary at Southend. The proceedings closed with a dinner in the Pavilion refreshment room, to which about 100 gentlemen sat down, Capt. Tawke presiding. In Lincolnshire, the Boston battery of Artillery has been reviewed by Adjutant Humphries. At the conclusion Captain-Commandant White addressed the men, and expressed his satisfaction at the man ner which they had gone through their thin. , t hey had four guns mounted at the battery, two for shot and two for shell practice ; and ho hoped that when the weather became more settled they wou d recommence drill both with large and small arms. At Lincoln several fresh recruits have been obtained. The Louth battery of Artillery has been officially inspected during the last few days, and presented an efficient appearance. A letter has been received from the Duke of New castle, Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire, inti mating that her Majesty has been pleased to accept the services of a second company at Newark. The annual meeting of the Devon County Volun teer Association was held on Friday last, at the Castle of Exeter. There was a large and influential attendance. Lord Churstou presided. The report of the council of the association for the past Sear was read by Mr. J. Duckworth, and after alluding to the satisfactory position of the Volunteer organi sation of the country it proceeded to recapitulate in detail the chief events of the year in connexion with' the Volunteer corps of Devonshire. It was sug gested by the Military Affairs Committee that the suggested county brigade field-day should be held on Little Haldon in August, and a resolution to that effect was carried. The report, also being con sidered satisfactory, on the motion of Lord Cour tenay, seconded by Mr. Drewe, was carried MM. con. On Saturday the long-expected match between the 15th company (Messrs. Shoolbred's) of the Queen's (Westminster) Rifles and the H (Messrs. Marshall and Snelgrove's) company of the West Middlesex, took place at Wormwood Scrubbs, un der very unfavourable circumstances, the rain fall ing in torrents and the wind blowing a gale from the south. The match commenced at half-past 10 o'clock, the respective squads being under the com mand of Capt. Shoolbred and Marshall. The con ditions were 10 men on each side, the ranges 200, 500, and 600 yards, 7 shots at each, Hythe position and Wimbledon scoring. At the close of the shoot ing, at 2 o'clock, the scores stood thus :—Queen's, 421 marks ; West Middlesex, 378. It will thus be seen that Messrs. Shoolbred's company were the victors by 43 marks. The best scores made on the winning sides were by Private Mayes, 52 marks; Sergeant Robinson, 46 ; and Ensign Shoolbred, 45. The annual general meeting of the 40th Middle sex corps was held on Saturday at the Court-house, St. Andrew's, Holborn. The meeting was well at tended. The secretary read the report, which stated that, although during the past year there had been an increased expenditure on account of rent of the range and the building of the ammu nition store, the committee had been enabled to reduce the total expenditure of the general fund to less than that of the former year. The committee had secured, through the kindness of Mr. J. G. Hubbard, M.P., permission to erect a shed upon a piece of ground in Gray's-inn-road, near the head-quarters. The committee had also entered into arrangements for the use of the ranges of the 33d Middlesex at Tottenham. The interest of the inhabitants of the district was still evi denced in the corps, for in the first year they had presented them with an embroidered set of camp colours, as well as a handsome challenge cup, and they had also promised other prizes. The financial statement showed that there remained a balance in hand of 1348 16s. 9d. The estimated liabilities were 134 10a., against which the arrears of the past subscriptions might be set. Major the Hon. H. G. Campbell moved the adoption of the report, which was seconded by Quartermaster -Sergeant Scott and carried unanimously. A match took place last week at Wormwood Scrubbs bet ween the 2d and 3d companies of the Queen's (Westminster) Rifle Volunteers. The wind was, unfortunately, high at the time. Sergeant- Major Bardell and Sergeant Musketry-Instructor Homer commanded, the former as umpire. There were eight members on each side, and the ranges were 200, 500, and 600 yards, five shots each,Wim bledon scoring. The annual meeting of the 29th (North) Middle sex Rifles, was held on Wednesday last at St. Pan cras' Vestry-hall, Lient.-Colonel Whitehead in the chair. The secretary read the report, which was adopted. In anticipation of the Government adopt ing the report of the commissioners to inquire into the condition of the Volunteer force, relating to a grant of money, the council reduced the subscrip tion of effective members for the year ensuing to 10s., conditionally that a grant of 20s. per man be made by Parliament this year. Captain Cameron, as representing the 29th, who fired for the borough cup at Wormwood Scrubbs, presented a tankard to Sergeant Humphery, who made the best score on that occasion. THE MEMBERS FOR ROCHESTER AND THEIR CONSTITUENTS. ROCHESTER, Monday Night. This evening Mr. P. W. Martin and Mr. Ser geant J. A. Kinglake, the members for this city, met their constituents in the Corn Exchange, for the purpose. of delivering their accustomed annual addresses prior to the openfng of Parliament. The large room was crowded with the freemen and elec tors, and on the platform were seated the leading magistrates and members of the common council. The chair was taken by Mr. S. Steele;one of the borough magistrates, and chairman of the Liberal Registration Association, who, in highly eulogistic terms, introduced the two hon. members to the meeting. Mr. MARTIN, who, on rising, was received with loud and continued applause, said seven years had elapsed since they first sent him to the House of Commons, but he was happy to say he had had a very kind and indulgent master during his appren ticeship. (A laugh.) On all broad general ques _ __ _ tions he had voted according to the pledges he had given, and in accordance with the opinions of the great majority of his constituents. The last session had been called by some an idle session, but there ought to be some allowances for circumstances which hadoccurred. At the present time the House of Com mons contained nearly as many Conservatives as Liberals, so that had any great Parliamentary fight occurred it must have resulted in a dissolution, which was to be deprecated, considering the grief into which her Majesty was plunged. The House of Commons, however, had not been with out its contests, the principal of which was on the question of church rates. Instead of that question having retrograded, a larger number of members voted for the ayes than ever voted before. (Cheers.) The course the Conservatives had then adopted would, he believed, prove to be extremely detrimen tal to the interests of the Church of England. (Hear.) With regard to the subject of national expenditure, from all they heard they were to have a large reduction. (Loud cheers.) The Tory party had clways maintained that the Liberals were ruin ing the revenues of the country, but at the present time the revenue was never in a more encouraging condition. He believed that her Majesty's Govern ment had decided on a wise and judicious economy. One kind of economy had been already tried, in the reduction of the navy by 20,000 men, the result of which was that men had to be obtained at a pre mium of 110 a head, thereby losing men and money, and were badly served at last. A. member sitting for a town so closely allied as Rochester was to one of the national dockyards, could hardly be expected to advocate any reduction in the navy—(a laugh)— but he did hope to be able to congratulate them next year on the reduction of the income tax. (Cheers.) There was one bill which had been brought in by an excellent member of the House of Commons—he alluded to the Conveyance of Voters to the Poll Bill—which he believed to be a piece of organised hypocrisy. (A laugh.) If they gave a man a vote, they were bound to give him every facility for exercising it. (Applause.) He should therefore continue to vote against that bill, which he believed would have the effect of dis franchising thousands of electors. (Hear.) During the past year a very large number of their fellow countrymen had been plunged in the deepest dis tress. He was not going to damage the suffering classes by his praise, but they had borne their suf ferings nobly. (Cheers.) Turning to other topics the hon. member expressed his intention of support ing the foreign policy of her Majesty's Government, believing that it was most conducive to the interests of this country. That policy was to observe the strictest neutrality in the unhappy quarrel which was now raging across the Atlantic. (Hear, hear.) In no wars of modern times had the loss of life been BO great as during the dreadful strife raging in America. He wished for peace between the two belligerents; but he sincerely trusted it would be attained without foreign intervention, and that Eng land would not meddle between either parties. Their policy must be not to interfere between one party or the other. They might say he was luke warm on the subject of the abolition of slavery, but he denied it. The restoration of the Union meant the perpetuation of slavery, but if the South main tained their independence he believed it would be impossible to maintain slavery. Be the result of the contest what it may, one good thing would re sult from it, namely, the death-knell of slavery all • over the world. (Cheers.) With regard to the sub ject of granting tickets of leave to convicts, he de cidedly disapproved of making a convict's punish ment a farce. (Hear, hear.) After alluding to some local topics, Mr. Martin resumed his seat amidst great applause. Mr. Sergeant KINOLAKE next addressed the elec tors, and on presenting himself to the audience was received with great cheering. The hon. and learned gentleman gave an outline of the various measures which had been passed during the past session, pass ing in review the Church-rate Abolition Bill, to which he had given his warmest assent, and other measures. The learned gentleman expressed his intention to support her Majesty's present Govern ment, as being the only body of men who repre sented the feelings of this great country on the questions of the day. A vote of thanks was presented to both gentlemen at the close of their addresses. BEETHOVEN'S DEAFNESS.--Beethoven was not— as might be supposed from his uncouth demeanour in company—averse to joining in the pleasures of the do mestic circle, being by nature of a social disposition, but was forced to withdraw almost entirely from public through the infirmity of deafness. This malady was the source of profound anguish to Beethoven ; and yet, had he not been thereby afflicted, his tendencies, which were certainly jovial, would probably have betrayed him into such an habitual career of amusement, as would materially have interfered with his genius for composition. d Where would have been that continued abstraction, secured to him by his isolation from society, and which constitutes his a prime source of the magnitude and system of became the the blindness of Milton, though indir;ente poems in works ? Similarly, we hear lamentations. ultteirtedm:espyeeting indirectly it epic efficient cause in producing ono of asked' a're n ebted for existence. To what, it may b t e: teho, ~ paradiser Lost ?" the from his loss of the capacity of Mani g fe r s a t n ly d blessing of light, js:gPlowerful appreciation of the , sP'-ingl-nsliore m elancholy to contemplate to sal t i h lo o lu a y ut o h n o . r' Again, nothing vision. l and yet wealth would, with him, than Mozart'6 poverty; have inevitably enervated that intellect which th e necessities B e ethoven's permanent penury kept continually ac five. i n duced by a deafness may, theref ore, b e considered rather favourable than otherwise to the development of his genius; and not the least of the marvels connected with this wonderful man was the faculty which he acquired of est i u , a 4ing, in his cerapositions, the effect of particular co mbinations of sound, which he did not and never could have heard.—&, James's Oirtgazine. BRITISH REPRISALS FROM BRAZIL. Much surprise was created yesterday by the news from Brazil of the reprisals temporarily enforced by the British Legation to obtain the indemnity and satisfaction demanded in relation to the respective questions of the English vessels wrecked on the coast of the Rio Grande, and the imprisonment of three English naval officers at Rio. The leading facts of the two cases, which are entirely distinct from each other, are understood to be as follows :- 1. The British ship the Prince of Wales was wrecked in 1861 on a dangerous and lawless part of the coast of the Rio Grande do Sul, which joins the Oriental territory (Uruguay). All the crew were lost, and the wreck was total. The Brazilian autho rities at Port Alegre, the capital of the province, sent the police to the spot, and Mr. Vereker, the English Consul, accompanied them . Each Party made their investigation , the Brazilian authorities coming to the conclusion that the property had not Minister at Rio, been plundered; the English Consul that it had been. nglish -office. A long diseus end assio Mr. Christie,Consiil's t v h ie e w E , adopted th e e n up to p o o k rte p d lae b e y , a th n e d Fulc;irmeigatnely the Brazilian Government wished to transfer it to London, but Mr. Christie sent in an ultimatum demanding i 6,500 damages. This being met by a refusal, it now appears that our squadron seized some merchant vessels, and that thereupon the Brazilian Government agreed to make a payment, to be settled in London. The second case occurred in June last, when three officers of an English ship of war at Rio went on a day's excursion in plain clothes, and on their return came into collision with the Forest police, who asserted that they were intoxicated, and lodged them in prison. Mr. Christie, however, was satisfied that the statements of the police were false, and, supported from home, sent in another ultimatum demanding dis missal and apologies. This matter, it appears, has been referred to the arbitration of the king of the Belgians,—an arrangement that cannot ho unsatisfactory to either side. Of late years it has certainly not been the custom of the British Government to show any excess of vigour in de manding redress for losses and wrongs sustained by British subjects abroad, and especially in Central or South America, and it may, therefore, be in ferred that the facts in the affair of the wreck of the Prince of Wales must have been regarded as conclu sive. That an 3 necessity for strong measures should have arisen will, however, be a matter of general regret among the commercial community of Eng land from the important and friendly character of the trading relations of the two countries. )iced 1' the ctive ;, in L the it in -arm, 'tate- ing's Mr. Head Df to reed him how mted 0. d. 'ern= Isiiles leseXp worth. of the rigg S t Eng" aTow, ages a