The Sun. — London, England, 1854-03-16 00:00:00

THEATRE ROYAL DRITRY LANE Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith, The Last Week but Two of Mr. G. V. BROOKE'S Engagement previous to his sailing for California and Australia. THIS EVENING, MAacn Wil! be performed (2d time) LEONIE. Principal characters by Misses Lowe and Featherstone, Mr. Elliot Galer, and Mr. Henri Drayton. After which, a Grand BALLET DIVERTISSEMENT. To be followed by the new Farce, called MY COOK AND HOUSE KEEPER. THEATRE ROYAL HAYIE BEET. Under the management of Mr. Auckatone. TIIIS EVENING, Mazes 16, Will Go performed a new comic drama, called RANELACiii. Characters by Messrs. Van lenhoff, W. Farren, Buckstone, Tilbury, and Rogers; Kiss ReynoicLs, Mrs. Fitzwilliam, &c. After which, WILLIKIND AND HT DINAH. Supported by Messrs. Bnckstone and Corri ; Miss Louisa Howard, Mrs. Fitzwil liam, and Mrs. Caulfield. To conclude with THE PORTRAIT OF CERVANTES. Prin cipal characters by Mr. Compton and Miss E. Grey. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. CIIAILLE3 Kw?. THIS EVENING, Mason 16, Will be performed THE CORSICAN BROTHERS. Principal character by Mr. C. Kean. After wkich will be presented the Grand CHRISTMAS PAN TOMIME, entitled HARLEQUIN AND THE MILLER AND HIS MEN; or, King Salamandar and the Fairy of the Azure Lake. Harlequin, Mr. Cormack ; Clown, Mr. Maine ; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo ; and Columbine, Miss Desborough. LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Vestris. THIS EVENING, MAsest 16, Will be performed A NICE FIRIK. Principal characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, F. Matthews, and Roxby ; Mrs. F. Matth ew ,. To be followed by A CHARMING WIDOW. After which, the popular Fairy Extravaganza, entitled ONCE UPON A TIME THERE WE R E T WO ICENCH. , haracters by Messrs. Roxby, F. Matthews , a nd Bl and; Ifadame Ve , stris, Misses St. George, Eglanton, Mason, Martindale , P —ffie, Wadham, and Foote. Concluding with NUMBER ONE ROUND VIE CORNER. THEATRE ROYAL ,DELPHI. Proprietor, Mr. B. Webs ter. — Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, Maacn Will b e presented the highly Popular New Nautical Melo-drama in five tableaux, with new scenery, the Sea of Ice, &c., mew reseed and appointments, called THE THIRST OF GOLD; or, VIE LOST SHIP AND THE WILD FLOWER OF MEXICO. Principal characters by Messrs. B. Webster, Keeley, Paul Bedford, madame Celeste, &c, To conclude with THE SERIOUS FAMILY. Characters by Messrs. B. Webster, Leigh Murray. Parselle, and Keeley ; Mrs. L. Murray. Misses Woolgar, Fanny Maskell, and Laidlaw, and Mrs. Keeley. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Wigan. THIS EVENING, Mascs 16, Will be performed TO OBLIGE BENSON. Supported by Messrs. Emery, Robson, and Leslie; Mrs. Stirling and Miss Wyndham. After which, THE BENGAL TIGER. Principal characters by Messrs— Alfred Wigan, and F. Robson ; and Mrs. Wigan and Miss Marston. To be followed by THE FIRST NIGHT. Characters by Messrs. Alfred Wigan, Leslie, Franks, Harwood Cooper, and Vincent ; Miss P. Horton, and Miss Wyndham. STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee, Mr. F. W. Alicroft.—Directress, Miss Rebecca Isaacs. THIS EVENING, Mac 16, Will be performed LA SONNAMBULA. To be followed by THE OMNIBUS. Pat Rooney, Mr. Hodson. After which, THE BLUE JACKETS. To conclude with THE CORKONIAN BROTHERS. Paddy and Tim Mulligan (the Brothers), Mr. G. Hodson. Stalls, 55.; Boxes, 3s. ; Pit, Is. 6d; Gallery, 6d. ; Private Boxes, It. 111. 6d., to be had of Mr. Allcroft, 15, New Bond-street. ASTLErS EUROPE'S NATIONAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. William Cooke. THIS EVENING. MARCH 'l6, And during the week, will he presented the new, grand, and romantic spectacle entitled THE WOOD Si k,t'S HORSE; or, The False Knight—the Woodman's Horse by the pet steed, Beauty, expressly trained by Mr. William Cooke. After which, the incomparable Scenes of the ARENA. To conclude with the Domestic Dram% of THE WHITE FARM. Box-office open from Eleven tiii Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tars DAY —adorning 6 min.after 3 Evening 22 min.aft. 3 ro-Moanow—Morning 39 min.after 3 , Evening 55 min.3.rt. 3 EIE WEATHER.—Smf OPTICS, NAB= 16. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 60 —highest since noon yesterday. 50—lowest this morning and during the night. 57 —this day at noon. BAROMETER, 30'15. WIND, S.—Light breeze, and cloudy. rTbvita, Apme:' s , LONDON, THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1854. The Testamentary Jurisdiction Bill on Tuesday night received its second reading in the House of Lords. A pledge was at the same time given that it should be referred to a select committee for a mature and careful consideration of its details. Any defects of omission or commission will thus be remedied, and we may therefore congratulate the community on the auspicious prospect of the abatement of the monster nuisance. The Lord Chancellor, we rejoice to say, has persevered in his original in tention of transferring the business in toto to another court—a court, too, already established, in which it would be totally impossible to preserve an unwise and inequitable monopoly, or to per mit new abuses not less grievous than those which have been so loudly and justly complained of to spring up gradually but steadily. The Noble and Learned Lord, indeed, completely refuted the ob jections that had been taken against the measure. He also showed the incourenience (to use the mildest term) of creating a New Court of Probate, which would be engaged sixty days or two months only during the entire year. There would be no saving of any kind, occasioned by the creation of a new tribunal ; nor do we see any way in which it would operate beneficially to the community. Indeed, it would be rather prejudicial than other wise, as it would materially retard the adoption of a radical and sweeping measure, better suited to the spirit of the age and the wants and wishes of the people. The whole outcry against the measure has been got up by or on behalf of the present practition ers, the advocates and proctors of the various Ecclesiastical Courts, who naturally enough desire to retain the lucrative monopoly they have so long enjoyed. It is, of course, very unpleasant to any person or body of persons to be deprived of a very profitable source of revenue which they had long enjoyed ; but when the interests of a small minority are opposed to that of the great body of the people, the former must give way. The ad vocates and proctors do not hold offices under Government, for the loss of which a claim for compensation might fairly be preferred. They can found no stronger case than that which might have been put forward on behalf of the Serjeants at-Law when the Court of Common Pleas was thrown open to the entire bar, or than the Corn- Inon Law practitioners on the creation of the County Courts, or the Equity Draughtsmen and S pecial Pleaders on the various legal reforms that have more recently been sanctioned. The only g'r'ound on which the parties could claim compensation was, as stated by Lord CRAB WORT; that matters were about to be placed "ton a better footing for the public." To concede the demand would b e to suffer them to take " advan tage of their Own wrong"—to levy a "black main" on the community, as bad as that now obtained, although in a different form for the remainder o f the lives of the present ' practitioners. It would be really " too bad." Just as much so as if com pensation were given 4 "' the landocracy for the removal of " protection," or, what is more in point, if the patrons of the rotten boroughs, placed in Schedule A, were to obtai n a commuted allowance f o r the value of the influence of which they were to be deprived. For the latter, indeeal, a precedent might be adduced, for in the Act, .or of Union beween England aAltd rather "Treaty," Ireland, it was stipulated that the proprietors .of the disfranchised boroughs, ascertained by ft,,e "Don" of the day, should receive 15,0001. in hand cash for each seat surrendered. This, howev(r.r, was an example that would scarcely be followed at the present day, and which, we believe, will be universally admitted to be " more honoured :in the breach than in the observance." All that could fairly be claimed is conceded 'by the present bill. The advocates will be admitted to the general practice of all the Courts as barrii;s ters--the proctor; as attorneys, without paymeztt .or charge of any kind. Whenever questions arme which they have made their peculiar study, they will be eagerly sought for. It requires no preas . e !enactment to insure the b u lk o f the bus 1- mess to the best men ; and we confess that w e +cannot entertain any fear of the study a f THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 16, 1864. AI ONjl 1 MAR KE T AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 6,000 bales, including 1,000 Ameri can taken on speculation. The market closed tamely, with a good choice offering. The sales comprised 4,500 American, 330 Pernam and Maranham, at bid. to Bd., 100 Bahia at 61d., 200 Egyptian at 61d. to Bd., 700 Surat at 3d. to 5d., and 70 Sea Island at ls. ld. to Is. Bd. per lb. Railway Shares were flat. The advices by the Overland Mail have been re ceived this morning, and they appear, as regards our own presidencies, to be of rather a favourable character. There was a fair business doing in im ports and exports at Calcutta and Bombay, and money was easy. Securities, however, were de pressed. It is worthy of remark that the In dian Government has most successfully carried out its conversion scheme at a time when our Chancellor of the Exchequer has been comparatively unsuccessful, and it is expected that the last por tion of the 5 per cent. loan will be converted, ac cording to the notice given, with equal success to the former. If so, no less than twenty millions sterling will have been operated upon, thus effect ing an important saving. The China news can scarcely be deemed satisfac tory, and the insurgents are either becoming more supine and divided in their counsels, or the Impe rialists have recovered from their panic, and are mustering stronger. The result of this protracted contest is most injurious to trade, and increases the probability of silver being steadily drained from Europe, although ultimately we may receive back the greater portion of it. The steamer Valetta, with the Indian mail, ar rived at Marseilles yesterday. We may expect her advices on Friday afternoon. The Hon. East India Company have lowered by id. per rupee the rate of exchange for bills drawn here upon the Presidencies. On Bengal and Ma dras the rate is to be 25., and on Bombay 2s. O'd., per Company's rupee. Accounts of the 11th inst. from Stettin announce that the port was quite free from ice. The British steamer of war Hecla had been off the port on the 6th inst. Advices from Stockholm describe the Swedish Government as being exceedingly anxious because of several firms having taken large contracts to supply the British fleet. Russia, it was reported, had threatened to view any such proceeding as a breach of neutrality ; and the Emperor Nicholas was pressing for the closing of the sound of Calma, between the island of Oeland and the mainland. The ice had not broken up in the Gulf of Finland, and it was doubted whether the Russian ships of war could escape, although 30,000 men were ac tively employed in the endeavour to effect their release. The accounts from Paris describe the loan as being more popular than ever, now the Bank of France offers to pay up the instalments for those who bring in the scrip with 15 per cent. paid. The half-yearly meeting of the proprietors of the Bank of England was held this day, at which a dividend of 41 per cent. for the half-year ending 28th February last was declared. The net profits were 670,9081.75. 6d., and the rest was 3,685,466/. 18s. 5d., which, after the payment of dividend, would be 3,030,5811. 18s. sd. The meeting was fully attended, and passed off satisfactorily. At a meeting of the proprietors in the London Joint Stock Bank Company Messrs. Tilson and Burrs were elected in the place of the two deceased directors. Sir George Carroll presided, to whom a vote of thanks was passed, and the meeting ad journed. _ - This is settling-day in the Stock Exchange, and prices are lower upon it. The scarcity of money is more felt, and Exchequer Bills have receded to Ss. premium. In the discount market also there is more demand, arid it is difficult to get accom modation at 5 per cent., the date and charac ter of the paper being more particularly inves tigated. We regard these indications as bear ing more directly upon the future price of stocks than all the political rumours that can be circulated, for, while money continued cheap there was but little motive to sell. To-day it is observed that stock is not in excessive supply, owing to the necessity of closing or carrying over accounts, but there are doubts of the stability of the market when these arrangements are completed, as bullion is still being freely shipped to the Con tinent. Consols have been 94 to 91k for transfer, and 904 to 91 for April 18. Foreign Stocks are without particular change. Mexican, 24k. Russian Fives not so good, being 89k. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Ceuta. 551 ; and Spanish Deferred, 18k. Railway Shares are rather giving way, and some of the old lines are 10s. lower., French Shares are quieter._ - The last week's railway receipts ascertained up to this day are in round figures as under : 1854. 1853. North-Western South-Western Brighton Midland South-Eastern. 13,614 10,870 Great Northern 18,030 13,960 Caledonian, and Edin. and Glasgow 14,591 12,609 Lancashire and Yorkshire 18,338 17,759 York and North Midland, New castle and Berwick, Leeds North- 27,076 23,043 ern BRITISH MINES.—The market is exceedingly dull. The current prices for the Jamaica mines, not officially quoted, are as follows :—Metcalfe, A to premium ; Sue River, I discount to par ; Port Royal, to g- premium. The Joint-Stock Bank shares are rather more in demand at previous rates. FatITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. ( Prom, the Official List. rtusines. done 3 per Cent, Consols Annuities 9lB 901 cw 3} per Cent. Annuities shut 92 f with div. New 2i per Cent. Annuities Bank Stock for Account 2214 1 Consols for Account 18th April 9l 901 Exchequer Bills, 2d. 'IOOO £5OO l4 12 p Small l5 10 p PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. kustrian Bonds, 5 per Cent. . 76i \lexicon 3 per Cent. Portuguese Bonds, 4 per Cent. 36 itussion Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent. £St B9 Ditt) 44 per Cent — ' Ditto Small 83 Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 37i Spanish Now Deferred, 3 por Cent. lB{ Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun. 3 p c Diviaenis on the shove payable in London. [)utch Exchange, 2i per Cent. 12 Guil , 55i Ditto 4 per Cent. Certifi ca t es .. . HALF-PAST TWO. 901 1 901 1 Consols Ditto April Account FUNERAL OF THE LATE MARQUIS OF LONDON DERRY, K.G., G.C.8., G.C.H., 8.E.G.C.T.5., etc. This morning the mortal remains of the late noble Mar quis of Londonderry, K.G., were finally deposited in the funily vault, at Long Newton Church, Stockton, amidst universal demonstrations of respect for the memory of the deceased. The body was first placed in a shell of Spanish mahogany, lined with white satin ; next with a lead coffin, and inclosed in an outer one of Spanish mahogany, covered with rich silk crimson Ge noa velvet, having eight massive gilt handles on it, and the breastplate, with the noble marquis's, arms heading the inscription—" Charles Wm. Vane, the 3rd Marquis of Londonderry, Earl of Londonderry, Viscount Castle. reagh, in the Peerage of Ireland ; Earl Vane, Viscount Seaham, and Baron Stewart of the Peerage of the United Kingdom. A General, Colonel of the 2d Life Guards, Lord-Lieutenant of the county of Durham, Privy Councillor, K.G., G.C.8., G.C.H., Knight of St. George of Russia, of the Black and Red Eagle of Prussia, the Sword of Sweden, and Tower of Portugal. Born 18th May, 1778 ; died 6th March, 1854." FUNERAL OF THE LATE BISHOP OF SALISBURY.—Yes. terday, at noon, the mortal remains of the late Dr. Denison, Bishop of Salisbury, were consigned to their final resting place, in the family vault, i❑ the centre of the cloister. Salisbury Cathedral. Mrs. Denison, Mr.J. E. Denison, M.P., and Archdeacon Denison followed the body, and upwards of 150 of the cleryg also joined in the procession. The pall was borne by the Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, M.P., Earl Bruce, Earl Nelson, Mr. Sotheron, M.P., Major-General Buckley, M.P., Mr. G. W. H. Heneage, M.P., Mr. John Floyer, M.P., and Mr. H. C. Sturt. The coffin was of plain polished oak, without ornament of any kind, except a brass plate and a mitre. The following was the inscription on the plate :—" Edward Denison, D. D., born 13th May, 1801; died 9th March, 1854." Lady Hall, of Llanover, held her first assembly this season, on Tuesday evening last, at her mansion in Great Stanhope-street. The guests were about three hundred. The diplomatic circle included—Their Excel lencies the Turkish Minister and Madame Musurus, their Excellencies the Portuguese Minister and Countess Lavradio, her Excellency Madame Bunsen and Mdlle. Bunsen, his Excellency the Brazilian Minister and Mdlle. Macedo, his Excellency the Sardinian Minister, the Marquis d'Azeglio, his Excellency the Danish Minister and Count Alfred Reventlow Criminil, his Ex cellency the American Minister, &c., &c. In the general circle were—The Earl and Countess of Desart, the i Earl and Countess of Devon, the Earl of Fingall and Lady Henrietta Plunkett, Hon. G. Plunkett, Countess Somers, Earl and Countess of Lanesborough, Colonel Meyrick and Miss Meyrick, the Speaker and Mrs. Shaw Lefevre and Miss Shaw Lefevre, Sir John and ; Lady Pakington, Lady Lewis, Mrs. and Miss Beau mont, Sir John and Lady Shelley, Lord and Lady Camoys, Hon. Miss Stonor, Mr. Layard, Mr. W. Grey, Mr. and Mrs. Farquharson of Invercauld, Mr. Babbage, Mr. Granville Vernon, &c., &c. The assembly broke up at midnight. MORETON RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) ARRIVALS FOR THIS DAY'S RACES. STEEPLECHASE.—Minna, Dean, Rejected, Ploughboy, Star of England, Multum-in-Parvo, and Barsell. Run at two. Darling rides Ploughboy. White „ Tasker „ Archer „ Twiddy „ HUNT STEEPLECHASE.—AII are here. Run at three. SOUTII-EASTERN RAILWAY (THIS DAY.) The 15th half-yearly general meeting of the share holders in this company was held this afternoon, at one o'clock, at the Bridge House Hotel, London-bridge— James Macgregor, E- q., the ch airman, presiding. There was an unusually large attendance of propri-tors, it having been decided by a numerous body of tnem to declare themselves against the general policy of the directors, by opposing the election of the gentlemen who retired by rotation from the board, but offered themselves for re-election. The anticipated "pitch battle," between the directors on the one hand and the shareholders on the other, did not, however, come off, the chairman having intimated that the retiring members had relinquished their intention of again soliciting a seat in the direction. This announcement was received with loud cheers. The following gentlemen were then elected directors of the company :—Mr. Matthew Forster, Mr. John Campbell, and Mr. Seymour Teulon. The retir ing directors were Mr. K. Browne, Mr. C. Ironside, and Mr. H. L. Smale, but under a resolution of the board of March, 1852, Mr. Ironside could not again pre sent himself as a candidate. A general discussion then took place on the past pro ceedings of the company, and on what should be its future policy. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.-(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Commissioner Evans.) APPLICATION FOR DISCHARGE FROM CUSTODY. -IN RE MOSS. Mr. H. Linklater appeared on behalf of this bankrupt, who had carried on business at Lewisham, for discharge from Whitecross-street Prison. The facts are these .—The bankrupt formerly carried on business in partnership with a person named Chen nery, and a friend of the latter advanced 1001. to the firm. A. dissolution of partnership took place, and bankrupt undertook to discharge the debt, but failing to do so, was arrested. Mr. Linklater said that there was no imputation of fraud submitted, and that bankrupt was entitled to his discharge. The solicitor for the detaining creditor said that although there was no fraud, there was an objection to the discharge, as, immediately after the arrest, bankrupt filed a declaration of insolvency, and a friend presented a petition in bankruptcy, and it was intended to dispute the petition. He submitted that this was purely a case for the Insolvent Court, for there would not be 6d. for the creditors, the only property being a desk and an office stool, all the furniture having been sold ten days before the arrest. His Honour said he could not go into the matter of the petition, and as it was stated that there was no fraud, and no chance of getting any property, he did not see what benefit would result from detaining the bankrupt in custody, unless it was supposed that he was about to quit the country. The petition might be disputed here after. The bankrupt was then discharged with protection. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA. There is good reason to believe that the season of 1854 will be in every respect a brilliant one. The absence of rivalry, of which a mean advantage might possibly have been taken, has but served to stimulate the lessee to unusual exertions. Mr. Gye is too good a diplo matist to be blind to the very obvious fact, that no monopoly can be permanent which does not include all that may justly be expected from it, and, we may add, too honest a man to misuse the absolute power which circumstances have placed in his hands. In addition to Mario and Grisi, who, it is rumoured, will take her farewell of the British public during the ensuing season, Tamberlik, Ronconi, Tagliafico, Basic), and other established favourites, we shall have Lablache the great, and Alboni, two incomparable artistes, upon whose merits it were superfluous to dilate. It is also probable that Mme. Amadei, a most admirable contralto, who has re cently created a great sensation in the London concert room, and Mr. Hamilton Brahma, a baritone, who has met with great success on the German stage, will be included in the corps operative. It is likewise rumoured that the gifted Sophie Cruvelli, one of the best artistes of the day, has accepted an engagement. With respect to Madlle. Wagner and Madame Goldschmidt (Jenny Lind), we believe it may be confidently stated that nothing has, as yet, been definitely arranged, though the appearance of both these great singers during the approach ing season should by no means be set down as impossible. Lablache will probably make his rentree as Doctor Bartolo, in the immortal Barbiere di Seviglia, and Grisi will re ap pear, as usual, in Norma. Guillaume Tell, La Favorita, Les Huguenots, and Robert IC Diable are to he revived in all their primitive splendour of decoration, and IlDonGiovanni will also be performed with a most powerful cast, Lablache sustaining his celebrated part, Leporello. At least three new operas are to be produced in the course of the season, amongst which will probably be Verdi's Il Trovatore and Meyerbeer's L'Etoile dee Xord. It is also possible that an adaptation of Il Convitto di Baldassare, recently brought out at La Scala with great success may be introduced. Signor Coda retains his post as musical director. The scenic department will again be under the management of Mr. Beverley, and the stage business is to be superintended, as formerly, by Mr. Harris. THE OVERLAND MAIL. We have received, via Trieste, files of Indian and China papers to the following dates :—Bom bay, Feb. 14 ; Calcutta, Feb. 4 ; and Hong Kong, Jan. 27. INDIA. We take the following from the Overland sum mary of the Bombay Times of Feb. 14:—• No very important events have occurred during the past fortnight, and the alarm which was felt all over India at the date of our last summary has now considerably subsided. The news from Burmah is still melancholy, and warrants the belief very ge nerally expressed, that matters are far from satis factory in that country. Captain Barry, the com mandant of the Arracan Battalion, left Kianggiam in command of a detachment of his regiment, to act in concert with a large force under the command of Major CottDn, of the 67th Regiment, N. 1., which had been despatched from Prome against a part of Dacoits. Wheu on the line of march the guides of his detachment led him into an ambush, and whilst about to cross a river he was attacked by a body of Burmese under the command of Moung-goung-gee, and shot dead. He was mortally wounded by two musket bullets, one of which passed clean through his head, and having fallen from his horse he sur vived but a few seconds. In the rencontre Lieut. Thompson, of the 68th, Native Infantry, was also wounded in the arm so severely, we are sorry to say, that it became necessary to ainptutate the limb. It was stated that the men whom Lieutenant Proctor had shot were the guides of this detachment, but recent accounts contradict the assertion, and as yet all that is known is that the lieutenant is in arrest for executing, on his own responsibility, two Burmese. No authentic intelligence has been re ceived relative to the murder of Capt. Latter, but the circumstances attending his death, as given in our last summary, on the authority of our Calcutta, contemporaries, have been contradicted by a bro ther officer ; and as we have been requested to notice it, we do so, presuming, however, that we cannot place implicit reliance on it, as the ac counts already given of the circumstances which led to the murder were equally well authenticated. However, from whatever motive, and by whatever hand the dastardly blow was stricken, until more light is thrown on the subject than we yet possess, we trust that the tongue of slander will refrain from inflicting a yet more cruel wound than the assas sin's, by heaping dishonour o n th e memory o f th e dead. The Honourable Company's steam-frigate Auckland arrived from the Persian Gulf on the 11th instant, and we are happy to say that every thing was perfectly quiet at the date of her de parture. Both at Bushire and Teheran the utmost tranquillity prevailed, and the report that the Per sians had attacked Bagdad was entirely without foundation. But although such is happily the state of affairs at present, the " rumours of war," which in reference to Persia have of late been bruited abroad, appear to have had some foun dation, and Government itself was prepared to send troops into that country. Her Majesty's 86th Re giment, when en route to Kurrachee, was ordered to halt at Panwell, and has been detained there for some weeks. The intelligence, however, brought by the Auckland being of such a satisfactory nature, there remains no longer any necessity to detain the corps, and the regiment proceeds to its destination forthwith. In Affghanistan matters are exactly in the same state as they were at the date of our last summary, no further intelligence having since reached us from that quarter. The latest intelli gence from Kohat announces that the pass is once more closed, and at the date of the communica tion had been sealed for a fortnight. The mea sures taken to bring the Afreedees to their senses had not transpired, but it is evident that negoti ation is thrown away on them. We have recived letters from the Nizam's country, which inform us that Captain Orr with his field force has been quite successful in the object for which it was sent into Telinghaua. The Rohillas, who had plundered Chilurghi, made their escape as soon as they heard the troops had arrived in their neighbourhood • but a brush had taken place at a ghurry called Erpully, between some of them and a party of the 3d cavalry under a jema dar, iu which the jemadar and some seven or eight sowars had been severely wounded. Of the Rohil las, one was killed on the spot, and many others must have been badly wounded. The force atter this proceeded to Navapett, where a large body of desperadoes had collected, and from which they were in the habit of issuing and plundering the whole country round. The cavalry were taken on by Captain Orr, and invested the place. On the arrival of the infantry and guns the latter were at once ordered to unlimber and get ready for action, whilst a message was sent in to the Rohillas that they must lay down their arms, or they would be attacked. These decided measures had the desired effect, and after some parley they agreed to the terms offered, and consented to lay down their arms and surrender themselves at dis cretion. Altogether, between Rohillas, Sikhs, and others, nearly 400 men were thus secured and dis armed. Captain Orr has gained great credit for the spirit, energy, and decision which he evinced. There is a report that the force is to be greatly in creased, as the country is found to be in a much more disturbed state than was at first supposed ; and that a large addition is to be made of cavalry, infantry, and guns from Bolarum. It is also said that this augmentation to the force will render it necessary that Brigadier Mackenzie, commanding the southern division, should proceed to join the head-quarters of his division in camp, as almost all the troops composing it are out on service. It is believed the demonstration will last longer than was at first thought would be the case ; indeed, it is by no means unlikely that the troops may be kept out during all the hot weather. The meeting of the proprietors of the bank of Ma dras, convened to take into considesation the diffi culty that is experienced in filling up the existing vacancies in the board of management of the bank, tookplace on the 2d inst. The general opinion seem ed to be that shareholders were unwilling to offer themselves as candidates, in consequence of the cen sure which had been passed on the directors by Go vernment in 1851 ; and a vote was passed recording the confidence the present meeting had in the cen sured directors, and inviting shareholders to present themselves as candidates for vacancies in the board of management. The anticipated famine in the nor thern districts of the Madras Presidency caused the Government to address certain queries to the differ ent revenue collectors, and we are glad to say that the results prove that there will be only a scarcity of food, and no famine. From Bengal we learn that the College of Fort William is abolished. The col lege is replaced by a board of examiners in Calcutta, consisting of a president and as many members as Government may from time to time appoint, with a secretary, who may also be a member. The Five per Cent. Loan is extinguished, and the remaining portion of the debt of 1841 is to be paid on the 29th of April next. At the beginning of 1852, Government were paying interest annually to the amount of Rs. 21,39,26,961, so that by the pay ment of the debt in April next Government saves annually nearly 200,0001. In a supplement to the last Calcutta Government Gazette, several de spatches of the Honourable the Court of Directors are published relative to subjects of the highest importance to India. The uniform half-anna rate of postage for each letter not exceeding half a tola in weight, and the introduction of stamps, are authorised. The one-anna, newspaper stamp has been refused for the present, or until the court see the effect produced on the Post-office revenue by the half-anna letter rate. The next series of de spatches relates to the electric telegraph ; 3,150 miles of wire have already been sent out, and the court are willing to ship more if it be required. A line from Prome to Sandoway is sanctioned, and in fact the court have given the Governor-General carte blanche in the matter. On railways also the court dilate. The line from Calcutta to the north west is officially sanctioned, the immediate .com mencement in vari ous par t s s i m ultaneou s ly o f thi s important line being recommended. The Diamond harbour line is thrown open to private enterprise, and the court are rea d y t o sanc ti on a li ne con necting Bombay with the other provinces of India, and joining the line to be constructed up the valley of the Ganges as soon as actual survey determines on the best route. A line is also to connect Madras, via Cuddappa and Bellary, with Bombay and Poona. A public dinner, on his resto ration to the office of resident at Baroda, was given to Colonel Outram in Calcutta, on the - 31st ult. The Bombay Government, with the view of commemorating the services of the late Lieute nant Chapman, of the Engineers, have directed that the road up the Thul Ghaut, constructed un der his superintendence, shall in future be called the Chapman-road Thu Ghaut. The Honour able Company have sustained another loss by the wreck of the Indus river steamer Meteor. When near Jerruck she struck on a rock, and although her commander run her ashore, yet she filled so rapidly that no hopes are entertained of saving any part of her, except her engines. Of local matters we have but little to chronicle. Lord Elphinstone has visited the caves of Ele phanta, and proceeds to-morr ow on a m i n i ature tour of to the Ghauts, the extension of the north-eastern branc'i of the Great India Penin sular Railway to the Thul Ghat having been stopped by Lord Dalhousie's minute, until the result of the Taptee surveys be known. The railway company an d the local governments are anxious to push on the south-eastern Or Poona branch in the interim. On this line the question lies between two ghauts only—the Bhore Ghaut (that followed by the pre sent Poona road), and the Kussoor Ghaut, situated about 12 miles north of it; and Lord Elphinstoue is anxious to inspect both conjointly with the engineer to the company, in order to form an opinion him self respecting their comparative advantages. His lordship's absence from the Presidency will not ex ceed a week. Although the announcement that the Peninsular and Oriental Company had obtained the contract for the conveyance of our Overland Mail to Suez from March next gave at first con siderable satisfaction, much disgust is now felt at the announcement that the company intend to in crease their charges for passengers, and proposals for a new steam navigation company are now in course of circulation. It is proposed to build a sin gle vessel in the first instance as au experiment —a screw steamer of 3,000 tons, to run between Hong Kong and Suez, touching at Singapore, Galle, and Bombayaud Aden, taking cargo at Hong Kong for Suez at half the rate now charged by the Peninsular and Oriental Company, and delivering it at Alex andri-e to the numerousscrevr steamers now trading from London and Liverpool to that port. Passage money also is to be reduced to about one half the sum now charged by the Peninsular and Oriental Company ; and although the detour between China and Bombay would cause a delay of ten days, it is anticipated that, considering the saving in freight, this would be of little moment, and would in many cases be acceptable to the passengers. Mr. Danby Seymour arrived at the presidency on the 10th inst., and returns to England by this oppor tunity, as he considers that in the present dis turbed state of Europe it is the duty of every member of Parliament to be at his post in the House of Commons. Money still continues easy, and no change worthy of notice has occurred in the market. international law—the "jus gentium"—being ne glected because the advocates have had their sphere of action materially enlarged. But if such should be the case—if competent men should no longer apply for admission to the Admiralty Court—an easy remedy may be devised. Transfer that business also to Chancery, or to one of the superior courts of common law ; and we venture to assert that, under the influence of "unrestricted competition," there will be plenty of competent men ready and willing to accept briefs and to discharge their duties to their clients efficiently and honestly. That argument, then, merely goes to the propriety of a further reform in these courts, an d the transfer as well of the Admiralty as of the testamentary jurisdiction. The great value of the change to Chancery, however, is to be found in the fact that it is there all questions relati ng t o th e i n t erpre t a ti on of a will, and the carrying out the trusts thereof—all things, indeed, connected with its due administration must be disposed of. If in accordance with the earnest and most judicious recommendations of the Commissioners, Probate be extended to real as well as personal estate, a great saving would be effected to the representatives of those who left both descriptions of property, who could not be called on to prove the will in the new fangled Court of Probate in Chancery, and perhaps in a common law court, if an ejectment on the title should be tried. But should it even be otherwise—should the impolitic distinction still be maintained between realty and personalty—it will be exceedingly beneficial to suitors to have all matters relating to the proof and the in terpretation of a will conducted in the same Court without delay, and with but a trifling addition to expense. How often have barristers handed in Probate or Letters of Administration as far as re lated to the personal estate, while they also gave full proof as to the due execution of the will. Surely one of these proofs was supererogatory, and the expensive proceedings might be dispensed with without the slightest danger to the duo admini stration of ju,tice. We trust, then, that legal re formers will rally round the bill, and support the LORD CHANCELLOR in his judicious propositions, so as to prevent their being postponed, rejected, or frittered away and emasculated, until they are carried triumphantly through both Houses, and the Royal assent make them part and parcel of the statute law of the land. The cholera is plainly recommencing. At Port Greenock and several places in Scotland, and also at Leeds, it has suddenly appeared, and carried off a few victims in each place. Warned by these facts, the Earls HARROWBY and SHAFTESBURY on Thursday night most wisely called public attention to them, and to the imperative neces sity of immediate preparation. Lord SHAFTES BURY pointed out that, according to the previous course taken by the cholera, we stand in the greatest danger of a speedy and fierce invasion ; but that it is almost entirely our own fault if the invasion be very fatal. Just as now there was a I lull in the violence of the cholera twice before. The first time for eight months, the next for three months, and each time the lull was followed by a return with far greater virulence. The lull we have now had ; and most fearful has been the malignancy which these scattered visitations have just displayed. In previous years there was generally a rather long premonitory stage of diarrhoea—some days frequently ; but now the days are shortened to hours, and the cramping pains are also more rapidly fatal ; so that while in 1848 and 1849 it was rare for death to occur in 24 hours—it is now common in 10 or 12 ! This impresses on all the importance of imme diate attention to the first symptoms, also a general diffusion of accurate knowledge of what those symptoms are. Its chief lesson is, however, on the duty of prevention. It is absolutely uncer tain what filthy locality in the kingdom may be visited at any hour, but also quite certain that no • cleanly locality will be visited, unless some filthy one adjacent has attracted the pestilence first. There is every reason to believe that absolute cleanliness would be absolute immunity. It is a singular fact, but fully sustained by par -. ticulars, that in each recurrence of the cholera in • any town, it has attacked the same street, begin ning several times, always very fatally, in the same ( house. Now here is a finger-post, as it were, for the local authorities; let it be known to every corporation, and to all parish authorities, that streets and houses where cholera has begun in former years are almost sure to be the first at tacked this time. Let them—by all the respon sibility of liability, morally, to the guilt of man slaughter —commence at once the thorough purifi cation of every street and house where cholera first appeared before, extending their efforts to the parts successively attacked, and to all dirty parts of each town. Not till they have done this ought they to feel a moment's ease. The recent appearance of the epidemic at Leeds took every one by surprise. It may be the same in any place where there are dirty streets, open cesspools, bad drains, close filthy courts, pigsties close by houses, open privies, manufactories of manure and the like ; especially when the supply of water is short or bad. That the author of the Letter to the Edinburgh Presbytery will do his part we can little doubt ; he will by Orders in Council, or by Acts of Parliament, provide the requisite Govern ment powers ; but the grand work to be accom plished must be done on the spot. Filth and rubbish can be at once carted away into distant fields, houses can be cleansed immediately and whitewashed, and offensive dangerous nuisances removed, by merely looking after it, and by a little expenditure of public money. In all towns where there is a police they could generally, with out trouble, tell the authorities where to begin. Medical men also could point out the spots most liable to typhus, which are always liable to cholera also. Handbills could invite all to inform an appointed officer. But what we wish to im press on the minds of every one concerned—and who is not ?—is, that all this ought to be done in every place before the cholera comes—done immediately. We invite the attention of the Admiralty to a very prudent suggestion, that, as the navigation of the North Sea, but more especially of the Baltic, is little known to our men-of-war, it were well to select the masters of vessels acquainted with the intricacies and headlands of those parts. Now that war is beginning, the vessels hitherto employed in trading to Russian and other north ern ports will be out of employ for a season at least ; and many of the most expert captains of those vessels would be found invaluable in navi gating our men-of-war. If the knowledge of a disease be half its cure, surely the knowledge of the points of attack will be more than half the Battle, and "Charley NAPIER." will do the rest. THE COURT.—According to present arrangements, her Majesty and the Prince Consort, accompanied by the youthful royal family, will return, to Buckingham Palace to-morrow afternoon, from Osborne, Isle of Wight. The Earl of Ellesmere, the new Knight of the Garter elect, in the room of the late Marquis of Londonderry, is not expected to be invested with the insignia of that illustrious order until after Easter. ROYAL VISIT TO THE OLYMPIC THEATRE.—It having been signified to the lessee of the Royal Olympic Theatre that it is intended by her Majesty and others of the royal family to visit this theatre on their return to town at the latter part of this, or early next week, the workmen of the establishment have been ordered forthwith to coin mence the formation of a new entrance to the theatre for the royal party. The Duke and Duchess of Hamilton intend to dis pense their hospitalities to the fashionable world shortly after Easter, at Beaufort House, Arlington-street, to which spacious mansion their Graces are about to re move, from St. James's-place. The Earl of Derby has taken the large mansion in St. James's-square, for many years occupied by the late Earl of Dartmouth. The Earl of Clarendon returneel to London, yesterday forenoon, from Osborne. The Earl of Powis, the Countess of Powis, and the Ladies Herbert, who are staying at Walcot Hall, near Ludlow, come to Berkeley-square early in the ensuing month, for the season. Lord William Paulett and Major the Hon. J. Mac. donald will be on the staff of Major General his Royal I Highness the Duke of Cambridge, with the army destined for the East. The Hon. R. Somerset, son of Lord Raglan, has arrived from Hanover, to take leave of his noble and gallant father. Mr. Somerset is attached to the house hold of his Majesty the King of 33.anover. MILITARY. CASUALTIES BY DEATH IN INDIA SINCE THE DEPARTURE OF THE MAIL ON THE 28TH JANUARY. Her Majesty's Troops.—Lieutenant Colonel Farrant, her Majesty's 81st regiment, at Allahabad, on the 21st January. Lieutenant-Colonel Tritton, 10th Hussars, at Bombay, on the Bth of February. Lieutenant-Colonel Shurtt, 87th Regiment, at Allahabad, on the 25th January. Cornet Ross, 14th Light Dragoons, at Meerut, on the 23d January. Bombay.—Captain A. Morris, 4th Regiment Native Infantry, at Bombay, on the 28th January. Bengal.—Captain Barry (71st Native Infantry), com mandant of the Arracon Battalion, at Henzada. COMMERCIAL. REPORT ON THE STATE OF THE BOMBAY MARKETS. FROM THE 28TH JAN. TO THE 14TH FEB., 1854, Since the date of our last report a notification has been issued by Government sealing the fate of the last of the five per cent. loans. On the 29th of April, the last day of the East India Company's financial year, the remaining notes of the five per cent. loan of 1841-42 are to be discharged at the General Trea sury at Calcutta, holders having the option up to that date of exchanging the amount into the new four per cent. loan of 1854-55. These financial operations of Government during the past year have been bold, and have met with deserved success. The whole of the'five per cent. debt, amounting to upwards of twenty millions sterling, has been dealt with ; the greater portion has been converted into four per cent. stock, and a saving of interest effected to the extent of twenty lakhs of rupees per annum. Money still continues easy in European quarters, but has been tighter in the bazaar. Govern ment securities and all joint-stock shares are suffering from the prevailing depression, and the quotations which we subjoin are lower than our last, viz. : GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Four per Cent. Loan 1831-33 ... 1064 per 100 Siccas. Four per Cent. Loan 1842-43 ... 101 per 100 Siccas, Four per Cent. Loau 1835-36 ... 101 per 100 Siccas. Five per Cant. Loan 1811-42 ... 1004 per 100 Siccas. BANK AND OTHER SHARES. Bank of Bombay Rs. 1,000 each, 32 per cent. pm. Sales. Oriental Bank Cor- t 250 do. 82 per cent. pm. poration Commercial Bank .... „ 500 „ 29i per cent. pm Sales. Agra Bank . PP 500 „ 45 per cent. pm. Mercantile Bank 1i per cent. pm. During the past fortnight little change worthy of com ment has occurred in the state of the import market. Grey shirtings up to 71bs., and ►nadapollams and grey jacconets are the only staples in request. Twist shows a downward tendency. Metals continue to maintain their former high value. Cochineal —No sales have taken place since the date of our last report, and the market seems duller. Cotton—Since the departure of the last mail some transactions took place at Rs. 77 to Rs. 79 for old Broach and Dhollera, but favourable accounts having arrived from England by last mail, the dealers raised their rates Rs. 3 per candy. The old stock now on band is very inferior. Some transactions have taken place in new Broach "to arrive." The quality of the new crop is expected this year to be superior to any hitherto pro duced. Exchange on England is steady at 2s Oid for credit, and 2s lid for bills with documents attached. On China at 60 days' sight, Rs. 231. On Calcutta, Rs. 100 k. Freights since our last have advanced from 4/. to 4/. 17s 6d. to 51. to London and Liverpool, at which rate we hear of transactions having taken pace. This rise is partly owing to the small amount of shipping coming forward, and the demand for tonnage to China Rs. 24 per candy. CALCUTTA MARKETS. (From the Bengal Hurkara.) CALCUTTA, FEB. 4. —The Bengal screw steamer, with the London mails of the 24th December, reached her moorings about four o'clock on the 30th ultimo, after making a very quick run. Since last steamer left rather more has been. doing in exports. The valuable commodity indigo has been freely sent forward. More has bees done in sugar than for some time past. Raw silk has found favour amongst se veral shippers, and the exports of January are 1,411 mds. Silk piece goods, too, have been freely shipped, 53,004 pieces of torahs having been exported to Great Britain during the month. The second opium sale of this year is to take place on the Bth inst. Prices may be expected to go about as they were last time. There is now no excitement in the bazaar, such as was seen four or five years ago. The import market in some respects has been good, chiefly for grey shirtings, white shirtings, other plain staples, and Scotch fabrics. A full amount of business has been in progress, particularly for this season of the year, when sales of imports are usually moderate. Mule twist has attracted more attention during the last week, and about 1,200 bales have been reported sold since last steamer left. Prices are not quite so firm, but there is very little difference. 40's have sold at 3-8 f to 4.1 per Morah. Something has been done in all kinds of coloured yarns at previous rates. Turkey red of first quality is very well supported in value. The metal market is very quiet. A few sales of cop per and iron co .prise nearly all the business of the fortnight. Prices are high. Exchange still continues at our quotations, to a shade higher : let class credits, 2s. Oid. to 2s. ld. per rupee ; ditto documents, 2s. lid. to 2g. 1 d. per rupee. Freights are again a good deal higher of late. Quoted rates are as follows:—To London—Sugar, Si. ; salt petre, 41. 15s. ; rice, 51. 7s. 6d. to 5/.los. ; jute, Si. 55.; hides 61. ; oil-seeds, Si. 12s. 6d. to Si. 15s. ; shellac, Si. ; lac dye, 51. 15s. To Mauritius—Co.'s Rs. 3to Rs. 3 4 per bag, payable at 50 cents. CHINA. 'From. the Overland Friend of China, of Jan. 29.) A Chinese junk arrived in Hong Kong on Wed nesday last, only three weeks on her passage from the Gulf of Pecheli, and reports when she left Tien tsien that that place was actually in possession of the rebel army, and that Pekin was closely invested. The Pekin Gazettes have been received to the 14th ult., but their contents are very doubtful, the extermination of rebels at Shanghai (a gross false hood) being among the other items therein reported. Shanghai has now been four months and up wards in possession of the rebels. But reports are current of internal dissensions, and it is n o t impro bable that before long the Imperialist s will suc ceed in causing the place to be evacuated. As the party in possession are in no way steady in their I professions of adherence to the Nankin dynasty, such a result will leave but little cause for regret. At present the annoyance to foreigners, and abso lute danger from falling shot, are much to be de plored. From other places on the coast we hear o f no thing extraordinary. The whole country con t a i ns a f all save one of th e elements for a revoluti on — an d that is, the spirit t o urge them into a blaze. The profession a l re b els of the Toong-koon district have been obliged to succ i umb to the arms of th e T Canton Imp er i a li sts. Kwang-chow-foo has returned to Canton, still leaving, how ever , l arge bodies of troops in Kono. inthe disturbed districts. Between no n and h Canton piracy is still of frequent occurrence of it, our naval authori ties take little notice ; need not refer to the subject in a more particular lwe manner. The United States squadron—the three leviathan s teamers, with two store-ships in tow—left Hong Kong on the 14th inst., a few hours after the arrival of the overland mail, bound to Loo-choo and Japan. They carry with them many hearty good wishes for their success, but the success anticipated is some what doubtful. Exchange on London and India, both in Canton and Shanghai, has slightly declined. At Canton six months' bills on London range from ss. ld. to ss. 2d. At Shanghai they are from 6s. sd. to Os. 7d. On India, in Canton, per 100 dols., Rs. 243 to 240; in Shanghai, per 100 dols., Rs. 300. Freights from Shanghai to London, from 71. to 9/. per ton ; from Canton to Loudon, from 5/. to Si. 10s. Malwa opium, in Canton, 4071 ; in Shanghai, $3BO. ?atna opium, in Canton, $3614 ;in Shang hai, $325. Such is a brief abstract of the principal items of political and mercantile intelligence by the present opportunity. COURT CIRCULAR. OSBORNE, MARCH li. The Earl of Clarendon, Chevalier Bunsen, and General Count de Groeben, arrived from London at a quarter before three o'clock yesterday, and had audiences of the Queen. They had the honour of dining with her Majesty, and returned to town this morning. The Countess of Mount-Edgcumbe has succeeded Viscountess Jocelyn as Lady in Waiting. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited the Duchess of Gloucester yesterday at Gloucester-house. The health of her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester continues to progress favourably. A deputation from the Glasgow Committee of the Na tional Education Association had an interview with Earl Granville at the Privy Council-office on Tuesday, on the subject of the Lord Advocate's bill for Scotland. The deputation consisted of the Rev. Dr. Beattie, the Rev. Professor Eadie, the Rev. Dr. Taylor, Mr. David Anderson, and Mr. J. H. Young. The deputation had also an interview with Viscount Palmerston yesterday, on the same subject. The Earl of Clarendon arrived in London yesterday from a visit to her - Majesty at Osborne, Isle of Wight. A deputation from Harwich had an interview yester day with the General Board of Health, at their offices, Whitehall. The deputation consisted of Mr. John Pat trick, Mayor of Harwich ; the Rev. Richard Bull, the vicar of Harwich, atd Messrs. J. T. Groom and George, the churchwardens of that place. A deputation, consisting of the Honourable F. H. F. Berkeley and W. H Gore Langton, Esq., members for the City of Bristol; G. W. Franklyn, Esq. ' M.P. for Poole (representirg the B r i s t o l S o ciety of Merchant Venturers) ; P. J. W. Miles, Esq., High Sheriff of Bris tol ; R. H. flaymat, James Bash, and Adam Jack, Esqs., members c:o . the Committee ; and Mr. Leo nard Bruton, Secretary of the Bristol Chamber of Com merce, had a long interview with Viscount Canning, her Majesty's Postmaster-General, on Friday last, on the sub ject of the Postal arrangements of that city, and of those between it and South Wales. TO THE EDITOR ')F THE SUN. SIR,--I have to apologise to you for intruding myself upon your notice, but the usual courtesy you are in the habit of extending to every one, where it lies in your power to correct a grievance, will, I hope, be shown to me. A short time since a lad between 18 and 19 years of age was charged by Mr. E. T. Smith, the worthy manager of the Theatre Royal, Drury-lane, with at tempting to defraud him of the sum of 101. by repre senting himself as the son of Mr. Flexmore, the clown. Sir, lam Mr. Flexmore, the clown, and am surely the party best calculated to decide as to the identity of the boy. The circumstances of the case have already ap peared in your journal, unfortunately for me, more than once, and my peace of mind is to a considerable extent invaded with the belief that many people may imagine that the youth in question is really descended from me. Being myself under 28 years of age, I was certainly a bachelor at the early period of 10. I undoubtedly have had many sons presented to me during the performance of the various pantomimes in which I have been engaged, all of whom have been christened with the kind en couragement of the public ; but this unlooked-for off spring having by the conduct alluded to evinced symp toms of rather a disreputable tendency, I must respect fully decline to father it. Trusting, Sir, that you will sympathise with me in this melancholy case, which will be the means of relieving me from the constant inquiries I receive regarding my prodigal son and heir,—l have the honour to be, Sir, your obliged and grateful servant, March 15. RICHARD FLEXMORE. MINISTERS' MONEY (IRELAND) BILL.—The Govern ment bill proposes that only so much of the tax shall continue as is now levied upon houses rated at above 101., and that no house shall pay a greater amount than at present. The produce of so much of the tax as is thus continued is to be paid through the Paymaster of Civil Services to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, who are to pay the incumbents 75 per cent., of the present amount (the marginal note says 80), except where the revenue of a benefice is charged with the payment of curates, and such other charges as are allowed to be deducted in fixing the net income of benefices taxable to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, in which case the por tion of the revenue so employed is to be paid in full. Taxpayers may redeem at 14 years' purchase. LATEST FOREIGN NEWS. THE WAR IN THE ENST. The following (by Submarine and European Telegraph) has been received from Vienna : " VIENNA, WEDNESDAY EVENING. " The following is from an excellent source, though its correctness cannot be vouched for im plicitly : " ' The new propositions of Russia are based on the maintenance of existing treaties between Rus sia and the Porte. If this be admitted, Russia will quit the Principalities, provided that the com bined fleets quit the Black Sea and the Bosphorus. " Negotiations will then be resumed in which the propositions of Prince Menschikoff will form the base of a new convention with the Porte, in which the four Powers are to participate. " It is asserted that Austria and Prussia were willing to agree to these terms, and that Baron BJurqueney, on the part of France, thought them worthy of consideration, but that Lord Westmore land insisted on the revision of the existing trea ties.. It is also said that if the Western Powers reject these terms Austria will consider herself free from her engagement to them.' " According to advices from Constantinople of the 6th inst., the fleets were still at Beicos. Some Egyptian troops were to be sent to Candia. " Redschid Pasha had made use of menacing language to M. Metaxa, the Greek Minister. " According to ad vices from Athens of the 9th inst., the Turks had ma d e a secon d sort i e f rom t h e citael of Arta, and violated the Greek territory. " This is not probable, but, if true, the insur gents must have been completely routed." According to telegraphic despatches from Con stantinople of the sth and 6th of March, the Sultan has decreed the formation of two new armies, each of 30,000 regular troops, 15,000 irregular, and a train of 45 guns to each pacha. The officers of the Vulcan, which vessel had just returned direct from Sebastopol, observed not less than 10,000 men at work, throwing up fortifica tions. The fleets were still at Beycos. Egyptian troops had been ordered for Alex andria to Candia. Reschid Paella had held threatening language to the Greek Ambassador at Constantinople. There were frequent desertions from the army on the Danube. Disturbances had broken out at Samos, attended with a great massacre. The French steam-ship Mercure had been despatched to the scene of con fusion and bloodshed, for the purpose of protecting the European inhabitants ; and a Turkish steamer, with troops on board, was to depart on the 6th for the same place, in order to quell the riot. Troubles had broken out at Kalolemli, on the Sea of Marmora ; two Turks in the employment of the Government had been killed. The Greeks were worsted, and 40 of them fell. Much blood was shed, for the Turks neither asked nor gave quarter. Disturbances had taken place at Jerusalem. The Latin patriarch, Valerga, was expelled by the Greeks, and the French consul, not having been seconded by the authorities, feit it his duty to ac company him to Jaffa. From Athens, March 9th, we learn that the in surgents of Arta have been vigorously repulsed by the garrison of the citadel. In a second sortie the Turks crossed the Greek frontier ; they were driven back by Greek troops. The insurrection has extended to South Albania. A letter from St. Petersburg of the Bth, says— " It was decided the day before yesterday that the provinces of the Baltic and St. Petersburg are to be declared in a state of war, and are to be placed under the command of the Grand Duke, the heir presumptive to the throne. The state of war is to be in like manner declared in the Chersonesus, Taurida, and Bessarabia." The Wallachian Monitor announces the appoint mand of Marshal Paskewitsch to the command of the grand army of operations, and his arrival in the Danubian provinces in the beginning of spring. The Preussische Correspondenz of yesterday con tains an article directed against the organs of the press which urge an alliance with the Western Powers, and vindicates the independence of the Ministerial policy, which has already silenced the voices which clamoured for an alliance with Russia. The Patriotic Association of the Women of Prussia, established in 1848 for the purpose of building a man-of-war schooner, has completed the work. The ship will be named the " Firman Gabe," and she is about to be placed, fully armed, at the disposal of the Admiralty. The association will also create a fund fur pensions to the crew and their widows. A letter from Warsaw of the 9th says The rumour that a courier has passed through this place bearing an ultimatum from the Western Powers, summoning Russia to evacuate the Prin cipalities within six days, under pain of being con strained by war, has excited profound indignation amongst the Russians, and amongst the Poles, on the contrary, a joy which they vainly attempt to disguise. No party entertains any illusion as to the reply which the Cabinet of St. Petersburg will make ; still all are convinced that Russia will not make any declaration of war, but will keep on tke defensive." It is stated in a letter from Hermanstadt, that news had arrived there that the Russians had passed the Danube near Brailow with large forces (the date is not given), and that after an obstinate combat, which lasted several hours, they had taken the Turkish intrenchments by assault. It is stated, also, that their fleet of small vessels on the Danube which had several times been repulsed in attempts to ascend from Reni to Galatz, had succeeded in passing with a large convoy containing materiel. The passage was effected in consequence of the Russians having attacked the forts by land, and thereby obliged the defenders to turn their atten tion from the river. The attack appears to have been made solely to obtain this passage ; at the moment the boats were out of reach of cannon it ceased. The Russians did not even take the trouble to destroy the fortifications or to spike the cannon. The number of killed on both sides is said to be very great. We' read in the Cologne Gazette :—"By not as suming a decisive attitude on the Eastern question, Prussia would cease to be a great power, and would no longer be at the head of Germany. The conse quences are already beginning to be felt. Wurt emberg is negotiating directly at Pans, probably with the view of gaining at the south. east of Ger many the position which she would not have under the arbitrary neutrality of Prussia. Bavaria is making military preparations, and it is known that her ambassador has recently declared at Paris that Bavaria will act in concert with the power which shall join France. Austria besides has proclaimed by the organs of the press that the interests of Germany require an alliance with the Western Powers, and her influence will preponderate over the German cabinets. Prussia, therefore, could mnly fall back upon national sympathy, which, by f ler indecision, she is on the point of losing, for Austria, in acting in her own interest, acts also in the sense of the general interest ; Prussia, on the contrary, is silent and temporises." The following is a letter from Berlin of March 12: —"The provinces of Pomerania and of Prussia have addressed a petition to the King, in which they manifest a desire that the relations between Prussia and Russia should not be troubled. On the other hand, a deputation from the provinces of the Baltic has been received by M. Manteuffel, and has requested him to prevent any intimate alliance taking place with Russia, as in such a case the mer chants trading to the Baltic would run the chance of losing a great number of vessels, now lying in French and English ports, and containing valuable cargoes. At all events, the Western powers would lay an embargo on their vessels, and so destroy for a length of time the maritime trade of Prussia." In the sitting of the Second Prussian Chamber on the 12th, the C o unt de Schwerin prese n t e d t h e following inte r pell a tion, signed by hi m and other members, which, he said, he intended to put to the Government on the following day, and the answer to which we have already given :-- " When the President of the Council opened the pre sent session of the Chambers by order of his Majesty, he declared that their deliberations commenced at a moment when there was reason to fear that the peace which had been so happily and so long preserved in Europe would be distu r b e d b y complications in the East. li e added, that whatever turn events might take P r ovidence had placed the King, our generous master, at the head of a people, warlike, full of patriotism, and perfectly united. Be persuaded, gentlemen, he said, that the Government of his Majesty will only take as the guide of its acts and of its efforts, the real interest of the country, which is inseparable from that of the Crown. These patriotic expressions found an echo in the hearts of all his hearers, and the confidence that the Government of his Majesty will act with all the discretion necessary In international questions, must be regarded as the mo tive why this important question has not been made the object of more ample explanations. Neverthe less, the danger of a European war has become more imminent. The negotiations which had for object the preservation of peace appear to have failed, and all the neighbouring countries are making considerable arma ments. The fleets of the Western Powers are on the point of passing the Sound, and approaching the Prus sian coast on the Baltic. 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