The Sun. — London, England, 1864-03-03 00:00:00

BONNET'S SILKS a LYON.—Every Article of 1 Conservative Opposition confronting them, wh e th er commerce takes its title either from the inventor or I they will ibe good enough, frank and man l y manufacturer, and the more perfect the production the grater is the credit which attaches to the originator. enough, loyal and patriotic enough, t o i n di cate BONNET'S SILKS are said to be incapable of identifica it . s that they, the Opposition, wou ld w i s h I tion in England ; but the fallacy of such an assertion is ex - what pos • d by the very trade mark of the firm, as exhibited by Messrs. JAY, of Regent-street. to see done in this emergency. A course more unworthy of a great Gove rn m en t h as hardly ever The following, interwoven mark may be seen at the end ofeach piece :—" Manufacture de C. J. Bonnet et Cie., is Lyon eta Injurieux." Wear guaranteed. we should supposed been wituessed ! has cer- tainly never once 'been witnessed in our recollection. Why, even in the first be wildered stage of Lord ABERDEEN'S Govern ment, before the country had actually drifted into the Russian war, but was beginning to give ominous signs and tokens of such drifting Ministers then had the gropings after, and the glimmerings of, a policy. Such as it was— they had a policy. They saw before them, confusedly, if you will, and through a mist, the course it would be incumbent upon them to pursue. But not so, assuredly is it at this present juncture, with the actual occupants of the Treasury Bench. They are manifestly at this present moment on the look out for a policy and their one endeavour now to postpone everything that can be postponed (even an explanation of their conduct) as long as may be in any way practicableor possible, in the hope that somehow somewhere something may come of it all, that will help them to the discovery of a Policy that they are clearly unable to contrive for themselves. 1861. E LOPEMENT EXTRAORDINARY 1861. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE was fully justi fied in moving for a return of any " reports that might have been received by her MAJESTY'S Go vernment respecting recruiting in Ireland for the North American army." The noble Marquis ex plained the reasons which induced him so to do. For the last two years recruiting for the Federal States had been carried on in Ireland, and her MAJESTY'S Government did not appear to take any notice of the proceeding. Besides other proofs, there was the incontrovertible evidence of the noble Earl the Secretary for Foreign Affairs him self having adverted to the fact in his despatches to the Government of the United States. He men tioned that "if a balance were slruck of the assistance given by British subjects and by the supply of the munitions of war to the contending parties in Americs, the balance would be found to be greatly in favour of the Federal States." Lord CLANRICARDE mentioned a case in point, in which he himself was engaged as a magistrate. A man was brought before him by the police who had been going about various parts of Ireland and giving out that he wanted some hundreds of men to employ in America, but it was well known that they were meant to serve es soldiers when they arrived there. This man had very little money Itt about him, and when he was asked how he would pay those he engaged, he referred to no railway contractor but to the American Consul. He was an Irishman who had served in the American army. Lord CLANRICARDE very aptly reminded the House of the very inconsistent conduct on the part of the United States, when, in 1855, they refused to per mit British subjects in America to return home for the purpose of serving in the army or navy of their country, Earl RUSSELL, with that consum mate assurance which is alike irritating to his opponents in debate, and insulting to the House in which he sits, declared his intention at the out set of his speech not to advert to the point as to whether the conduct of the American Government in 1855 was proper or not. He further had the impertinence to say that he thought the drift of the argument of the noble lord was, that we are to act improperly now, because the American Go vernment acted improperly in 1855. Can anything be more preposterous than this mode of argument. It, is totally unworthy of a Minister of the Crown, and cannot possibly serve the cause of the mis taken politicians who adopt it. It would be more consistent if Lord Russell, had said that her Ma jesty' Government approved of the enlistment, and did not consider it incumbent upon them to check it, than to make fair•sounding excuses which no one of any acuteness or observation can possibly crelit for a moment. If the noble lord was so anxious 55 he declared himself to be, why did he not at once accede to the request of the noble lord and agree to his motion. Also, further, what can be more outrageous than for the Foreign Secretary to state that he wished to act the same to both sides engaged in the Ameiican contest. It is seldom in the annals of our country that such assurance has been mani fested by those in authority, as has been unblush ingly displayed by Earl RUSSELL since the com mencement of this session. The man who is all on the alert at the least whisper of a rumour concerning Confederate agents in this country, is blind, deaf, and totally impervious to conviction, when the most flagrant cases of Federal attempts to enlist British subjects are brought under his notice. The days are over when Ministerial clap-trap and the Govern ment affecting virtuous indignation can take in Parliament or the people either. There is too much communication going on all around, news is trans mitted too quickly, end the general intelligence of the nation is too much awakened to relapse into the shadow of that ignorance, or the false safety of that confidence which, in earlier times of our history, men were wont to rest content in. Lord RUSSELL sees no reason for taking part either with the North or the South, and he and his colleagues are determined to maintain a course of impartial neutrality. This will not do when the evidence of the:last two years flatly contradicts that assertion, when the tyranny and oppression that a Cabinet can exercise aro being used against British subjects, on the suspicion of their being engaged in Confederate interests. The law of the land has exonerated them from the charge, but the Ministers of the Crown refuse to submit to the anthoiity they themselves appealed to. Now we discover that if the subjects of this country are supposed to have compromised them selves with the Confederates their doom is sealed, Nothing bat commercial ruin awaits him, and they can expect neither justice or mercy from their Go. Yernment, but if they are wise enough to make the proper selection, and to enter the ranks of the Federals, nothing will hinder them, but difficulties will be smoothed out of their way. This is what the Ministers of the foremost country in the world, in the most enlightened age that the wo r ld h as seen, call strict and impartial neutrality. It has often been said that truth is itranger than fiction, and really Earl RUSSELL seems determined to verify the adage. The Report of the joint committee of the two Houses on the Railway projects for the Metropolis will be looked to with great interest by all classes. A" -good many of us have been living in anticipation of having our homes or our places of business pulled about our ears, or o f s e e i ng our property in some way seriously affected by the innumerable lines and counter-lines. A natural curiosity is also felt with regard to the report by those not immediately concerned in its verdict s i nce it i s a matter of public i n t erest, and if ve the new li really in the pr o p er l ocalities they wil l of courseare facilitate traffic greatly. We have no longer cause to apprehend that one-fourth of the city will b e swallowd up by railw a y s and termini ; tor need tionally inhabit ants o f L ondon fear, as they might ra, tionally h ave d one at one time, that they will be compelled to take refuge in the remote suburbs, and leave the streets and squares of the mighty Babylon to the undisputed possessio) of guards and t)OYAL c o E v T G - R I D E S N . .11 OPERA, Under the Management of Miss Louisa Pyne and Mr. W. llarrison. THIS EVENING (18th time) a new Opera, founded on Goldsmith's Comedy, and to be called SII n; STOOPS TO tONQUER. Miss Louisa Pyne and air. W. Harrison. After which. FANCIIETTE : Miss Susan Pyne, Thirlwall, Mr. Corric, Mr. Rouse. Doors open at half-past Six—Commence at Seven. PHEATRE ROYAL DRUR Y-L AN E. 3lanagers, Messrs . j:dmond Falconer and t. F. B. Chatterton. THIS EVENING, the Performances will commence with the New Serio-Comic Drama, by Edmund Falconer, entitled NIGHT AND MORN. Principal characters by Mr. Phelps, Messrs. Barrett, Fitzjames, Miss Atkinson, Miss R. Leclerc(); and Miss Heath. To conclude with the new Grand Christmas Comic Panto mime of SINBAD THE SAILOR ; or, The Seven Wonders of th,i World. Clowns, Messrs. H. Boleno and C. Lauri ; Harlequins, Messrs. J. Cormack and S. Saville ; Pantaloons. Messrs. W A. Barnes and J. Morris ; Columbines, Madame Boleno and Misses Gunniss. Prices as usual. Box Office open from 10 till 5 dail9. THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET._ Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr, Buckstone. THIS EVENING, THE LIT 2LE DAISY. Miss Marla B arris. Followed by BUNKUM MULLER. Mr. Sothern. After which, OUR AMERICAN COUSIN : Messrs. Sothern, Buckatone, Chippendale, Braid, Gordon, Rogers, Clark, Cullentord, &c. ; Mesdames Angel, Snowden, Harris, Lindley, Hill, &c And A KISS IN THE DARK. Commence at 7. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Sole Management of Mr, Fechter. BEL DENIONIO (a Triumphant Success) will be repeated Every Evening during the Week. THIS EVENING, the performance will commence with a New and Original Farce, entitled THE LOST CHILD: Messrs. 11. Widdicombe, Shore, Garden, F. Charles Collett, Moreland: Misses Percy, Pauline Leclercl, Wood, Mrs. Lee, and Miss E. Lavenu. A %ter which, at Eight o'clock, BEL DE3IO'NIO, a Love Story, in Twelve Tableaux, taken front Stendhal's "Italian Chronicle," by Mr. John Brougham. Principal charac ter by Mr. Fechter, supported by Messrs. Jordan, Charles, Brough9m, Emery, Raymond, Moreland, Smith, Clifford, Collett, Sims ; Miss Kate Terry, Miss E. Lavenu, Mrs. Lee, and Miss Elsworthy. The Public are entreated to take notice that No Charge is 'Blade to the occupants of Boxes, Box-places, or Stalls, either fo: play TAN or for the safe keeping of hats and cloaks, and teat the attendants in all parts of the house are forbidden to receive any gratuities whatever. Box-office open daily from 11 to 5. Commence at 7. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.— Sole Lesee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. THIS EVENING, PAUL'S RETURN. After which, THE COMEDY OF ERRORS. The Two Dromios, by the Brothers Webb. And JACK'S ARRIVAL FROM CANTON. !TEW THE ATRE-RO YAL, ADELPHI.- L'd Solo Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. 22d Week of Miss Bateman. THIS EVENING, THE PRETTY HORSEBREA.KER. kiss Woolgar and Mr. J. L. Toole. At to Eight, the New Drama of' LEAH Miss Bate man, supported by Messrs. Arthur Stirling, R. Phillips, Ell in:2:ton, Stuart, Stephenson, Eburne; Miss H. Simms, and Mrs. Billington. To conclude with LADY BELLE BELLE; or, Fortunio and his Seven Magic Men. Messrs. J. Clarke, lt. Phillips, Stephenson ; Miss Wool - rar, Miss K. Kelly, Miss Patti Jose2hs, Miss L. Laidlaw, Miss Seaman. Commence at 7. LEAH. -EVERY NIGHT. MISS BATEMAN. AMISS BATEMAN.-LEAH.-THIS EVENING, 11 , the 13 d appearance of the great Tragic Actress, Miss BATEMAN, in the character of LEAH. In consequence of the unbounded success with which Miss Bateman's imperso nation of the priLcipal character in the new Five Act I)rama of LEAH has been attended. Mr Webster begs to announce that it will be performed EVERY EVENING until further notice. R OYAL ST. JAMES'S .THEATRE, under the Management of Mr. B. WEBSTER. Croxded with rank and fashion.—The New Comedy of THE SILVER LINING every Evening.—Mr. and lire. Charles Mathews, Mrs. Stirling, Mrs. Frank Matthews, and Mr. J. L. Toole every evening. The following eminent artistes are engaged :—Mr. Benjamin Webster. Mr. J. L. Toole, Mr. Paul Bedford, Mr. Frederic Robinson, Mr. Ashley, and Mr. Chas. Mathews ; Mrs. Stirling, Miss Herbert, Mrs, Frank Mat thews, Miss A. Cottrell, Miss Fanny Josephs, Miss Went worth, and Mrs. Charles Mathews. THIS N:VENING, and (Intim; the Week, at 7 o'c'oelc, an entirely new Comedy, in 3 Acts, by Leicester Bucking ham,- Esq., entitled THE SILVER, LINT Nl+ Mr. Charles Mathews, Mr. Frederic Robinson, Mr. Ashley, Mr, John s'one, Mr. Mcntague; Mrs. ( harles Mathews, Mrs. Frank Matthews, Miss Cottrell, Miss Wentworth, and Mrs. Stirling. To he followed by Nit. Charles Niathews just translated from the Frenehiin his characteristic charoeter of Un An ;iris Timide, entitled COOL AS A CUCURREIZ. To conclude w;th TIIE BIRTIIPLACE,OF PODGERS. Mr. J. L. T031.c. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Manager, Mr. W. H. Swanborough. THIS EVENING, ON AND OFF. To be followed by UNLIMITED CONFIDENCE. Mr. jtelford, Mr. Parselle ; Mies Marie Wilton, Miss Thorne. Atter which, the Grand Christmas Ilarlesque, 0 itI'HEU3 •SND EURY 010 E : Messrs. Honey, Wood, James Fenton, Mesdames Swanborough, Marie Wilton, Hughes, &O. Concluding with MARGATE SAN 03. Commence at 7. THE LAST TWELVE NIGIITS. GRACE EGERTON (Mrs, Genre Case), at the POLYGRAPHIC HALL, King - William tree t(her THIRD SEASON in London), in her New and ighlysuc,?essitil Characteristic and Musical Entertainment entitled "A DRAWING ROOM TO LET." EVERY EVENING, at Eight (except Saturday). Saturday 31ornings at Three. Stalls. 34. ; unreserved seats. 2s. ; arci, Is. Will continue positively for a month only. Last performance March 12. rinFIE THIRD EDITION OF " THE SUN," Containinz the Latest SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, Dan be had Every Eveninz of G. R. GLENIE, News AGENT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace, nyde-park. COALS. —The LILLESHALG COMPANY'S COALS. Direct from their own Collieries. Marquis' . 2Gs. per ton. I Double ^ls. per ton. Top „ Nuts. . . l9s. Deep 225. „ Well screened and delivered within five miles of their De pots, Westbourne Park-road, W., and 17, South Wharf, ps,claington, W. • Best Cote Terms cash. • JOIN SCOTT, Sole Agent. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THts' tbDAT.—Morning, Bh. 32 m. —Afternoon, 9.i. 18m. ru-tiottßow.-Morning, 10h. 4m.—Afternoon, 10h. 30m. The Weather—Sun Office, March 3, 1864. THERMOMETER. This day at Two o'clock 42 Barometer-29.61. Wind—N.E.; moderate breeze, and cloudy. :17 , • %. - j,.. .4‘4: 1141-i1;1);; 17 SUIT, 4 LONDON, TguitspAsy, MARCH 3, 1864. Although the Danish Papers now published have brought the diplomatic correspondence down to , the close of January, they reall y and truly throw jast no light whatever upon the actual policy pursued by this Government in regard t o the Dana- German questi on . U pon the prob a bl e sequel of that policy now that war has been carried n o t merely into Schleswig, but, beyond the northern frontier line of Schleswig, into the purely D an i sh province of Jutland, these four first instal. ments of the Blue Book shed not even a glimmer. Turning over the pages, bewildered ' as to what is in any way likely to follow—it is idle as yet to attempt conjecturing the precise course about to be pursued in the matter of this lament able and most unjustifiable invasion of Denmark by the banded armies of the two chief Powers of the °mimic Confeicration. The belief grows upon us, more and more strongly, that Ministers themselves would bs puzzled to explain, supposing they were in any manner constrained imperatively to attempt explaining, the exact nature of the policy before them— the precise future of their diplomatic proceedings. And, for this simple reason they would be thus puzzled, we b zlieve—because they don't in the least, at this present moment, know it themselves. They leave the complications of the future to suggest a policy to them as the war now raging progresses. Th e y watch public opinion in this country to catch a notion, if possible, as to what it is that is expected from th?na by the generality. Baffled in this endea vour, they again and again ironically demand of the TH.E SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 3, 1864. stokers. That there was urgent need for some care ful examination into the matter by parties of dis erection and independence is abundantly proved by a t the e t r h e e p o m r t e , t r w o h p i o c l h i t t a e n l ra u i s l w t h a y a t d i n i s t s r o i c limited s a c lin schemes proposed would in the aggregate have extended over 174 miles, involving the raising of a capital of nearly £33,000,000 in shares, and of £11,000,000. These miles, too, were not to be laid down in quiet or out-of-the-way localities, but were to run through the very heart of the city and to interfere, " during the construction of the proposed works, with many important public thoroughfares." The committee appear to have discharged their difficult task with prudence and intelligence. They have had a due regard to the public convenience by sanctioning the admission of many railway schemes to the conside ration of the Lower House, while they have pro tected the interests of property in refusing their sanction to those which, from various reasons, would cause unnecessary interference with business with no commensurate good. The bills which are not to be proceeded with during this session are nine in number, and among them we perceive the Ox ford-street and City project, which caused so much alarm among our West• end shopkeepers. This and Victoria Station, and Thames Embankment, were to have been worked on the pneumatic principle, hitherto untried as applied to railway passenger carriages, and the committee justly think such lines bad places for experimenting. As other lines of the inner circuit will tend. to relieve the traffic in these parte, there is also less reason for adopting these schemes. Three of the rejected plans require the construction of bridges across the Thames, one of them a ;sigh level bridge, and therefore our ship. ping has certainly gained by their delay. We are glad to find that the committee approve of the utilising of the Thames Tunnel, as we have long ago recommended. The railways north and south of the Thames can be better connected by such means than by the formidable high level bridge which was part of the pr)ject of the Metropolitan Grand Union, and which was to be thrown over the river below Lon don Bridge. The report points out that there are already several means of connecting the several railways, and therefore such a plan has not any urgent necessity to recommend it. With regard to the approved schemes the committee very strongly approve of the method of making new streets at the same time as the underground railways. This has many advantages without additional expense, greater security and speed being among them. The committee advise that the Hammersmith, Midland, North Western, and Charing Cross Junction shall he allowed to proceed on condition that the new streets which form part of their plan shall be con structed contemporaneously with the railway. This company proposes to form three new streets, one of them being, as the report says, " of a very important character." It is to be a continuation of Tottenham-court-road from Oxford-street down to St. Martin's-lane, thertby cutting straight through S'.`,Giles, and providing what is now much needed, a direct and respectable highway from the North- Wrest district to Charing-cross. This will be a great advantage to the traffic of this busy neighbourhood, and we hope may be carried out. The question of providing the labouring classes with some means of obtaining better dwellings has also occupied the attention of the committee, who appear to have discharged their arduous office with good sense and moderation. Resignation of Sir Rowland RilL It is with keen regret we learn that the state of his health and the advice of his physi cians have obliged Sir Rowland Hill to resign the Secretaryship of the General Post-office, and to retire from the public service, if not in- a critical or dangerous condition, at all events a worn out and exhausted man, still retaining, indeed, all the in clination and intellectual capacity to be useful, but with a shattered nervous system—the consequence of long and unsparing work, which has established in his case also that discordance between mind and body under which too many of the best servants of the public break down. To compliment Sir Row land Hill on his retirement from a career of benefit to his country, and, through England, to the world, is superfluous, when every postman's ring, answered by finding letters, journals, pamphlets, patterns, Sze., in our door-receiver, associates, and will keep associated, his name with one of the constant com forts and conveniences of life. We do but anticipate the public regret at losing a servant who united the capacity of devising the largest plans of improvemeht with the ability of carrying out their smallest and nicest details, whose desire for, and study of further amendment was continuous and incessant, who allowed no personal mortification or disappoint ment, DO ungracious criticism or jealous obstructive ness to impede his course, who regarded difficulties only as something to be overcome, and who be queaths to his successors ample and well prepared materials for acquiring distinction and doing th e country further s erv i ce . Calm, self-reliant, inde fatigable, resolved, Sir Rowland Hill went on, until nature and strength would no longer respond to his efforts. Six months ago the Government suggested a period of repose, trusting again to hava the con tinued benefit of his exertions; but repose has not brought back the wonted vigour, and Sir Rowland, feeling that his time for work was over, has con scientiously accepted the warning, and, without reference to pecuniary interest, has retired, leaving a name identified with ever present fami liar benefits, and claims on the nation which it is for the public, in its own interests, to enforce. It is now twenty-seven years, nearly a genera. tion of man, since the great postal revolution of which Sir Rowland Hill was the author, was prc clairaed by the public voice. In that term the number of chargeable letters has risen from 76 mil lions to the almost fabulous figure of more than 600 millions, and, after defraying all the costs of a largely increased establishment, the nett revenue of the Post-office now is considerably larger than it was 30 years ago. In the same period the annual amount transmitted through the post has increased from £313,000 to far upwards of £15,000,000. Con traband oonveyance of letters has ceased. Quick delivery of letters has been secured by the almost universal resort to the flee of the stamp. Increased security for passing valuable property through the post has been gained by an inexpensive registration. More rapid and more frequent 'communications be tween the Metropolis and the larger provincial towns, as also between one provincial town and another, a great extension of free deliveries, in creased facilities for the transmission of foreign and colonial correspondence by improved conventions with foreign countries, by better arrangements of the packet services, by sorting on board and other means, a more prompt despatch of letters when posted, and a more prompt delivery on arrival, the division of London and its suburbs into postal dis tricts, a vast extension of rural deliveries, the esta blishment of a book post, have all followed in due order, the result of immense forethought and care. Patronage and jobbing in Post-office appointments have been displaced by the introduction of the prin ciple of promotion, which is doing incalculable good. The condition of the employes has been in many respects materially improved, their labours, espe cially on Sundays, reduced, their salaries increased. These are some of the great and good works accom plished in the Postal Department of the State by Sir Rowland Hill ; they will well bear comparison with the result at any other public servant's career, and for them the nation, as it hopes to be well and faithfully served, has on his retirement to thank their author, and to take care that its gratitude is not recorded in mere words.—Daily News. A CURIOUS AMERICAN INVENTION IN CON NECTION WITH THE STEREOSCOPE.—W o are allowed to mention the remarkable instrument contrived by our friend, Dr. 11. J. Bigelow, for holding 50 glass slides. The spectator looks in : all is darkness. He turns a crank : the grey dawn of morning steals over some beautiful scene or the facade of a stately temple. Still, as he turns, the morning brightens through various tints of rose and purple, until it reaches the golden richness of high noon. Still turning, all at once night shuts down upon the picture as at a tropical sunset, without blur or gradual dimness. THE SIXTH VOLUME OF THE " MEMOIRES BE Ciaizot " ie published, LATEST INTELLIGENCE. IREUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] INDIA AND CHINA MAILS, MARSEILLES, March 3, 9 25 a.m. The Messsgeries Imperiales mail steamer Moerio left Messina yesterday morning, and is expected to arrive here to-morrow morning, with the India and China mails, 58 passengers, and 396 packages of merchandise. FRANCE. The responsible editor of the Tribuno dcl Popolo, an ultra-radical journal, was condemned at Flor ence on the 26th tilt, to a month's imprisonment and a fine of I,ooufr. for a revolutionary article. THE BOURSE, M9rch 2.—The settlement has pro gressed with less difficulty than had been antici pated. The market has been firm, and prices show a slight improvement. Threes, for the end of the month, being now at 66fr. 70c. Mobilier has ad vanced to 1,065 fr. Railway Market quiet, but up to the present time firm. The market closed as follows :- 4t per Cents. 95 70 Do. end month 3 per Cents Do. end month 66 70 Credit Mobilier 1060 Do. end month 1060 Bank Shares 3320 Credita'oncier 1 215 Roman — Italian Loan 63 Do. end month — New ditto Do. end month.... Russian Austrian Spanish Threes — Rome D e bt .. 49 Deferred EA IL WAYS. Cash. Account. Orleans lOO3 75 .. 1010 Northern New ditto Lyons and Mediterranean New ditto Southern .. Western Eastern Sardinian Austrian Lombard North of Spain Saragossa 590 590 Ditto to Barcelona 295 930 - .. 927 50 660 - 657 60 518 75 - - 478 75 .. - - 375 - .. 380 - 403 75 410 - 521 25 .. 522 50 DEATH OF SIR WILLIAM BROWN. LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY MORNING. Sir William Brown, Bart., head of the firm of Messrs. Brown, Shipley, and Co., died here this morning. Address of the Rigsdag to King Christian, COPENHAGEN, Feb. 27. Both Houses of the Rigsdag passed an address to King Christian the day beforo yesterday. The draught was unanimously approved by the Lands- thing ; the Folkething did not accept it until after a lengthened debate and the rejection of several amendments. The following is the full text of the address.: " Most Gracious Sovereign ! "In the deep sorrow of the Danish people at the sudden decease of your illustrious predecessor, it was a consolation and a solace to behold your Ma jesty treading in the footsteps of our late lamented Monarch, by securing our freedom and indepen dence, in opposition to the representations and de mands of the foreigner to withdraw the Constitu tion of the 18th November last. The outbreak of war, however, soon destroyed the hope of a peaceful development of our affairs. After the German Con federation, under pretence of an execution, had occupied Holstein and Lauenburg, the German duchies of your Majesty, with Federal troops, and under their protection permitted a revolution, to the advantage of an unauthorised Pretender, the great Powers of Germany have sent their armies across the frontier of the kingdom of Denmark. This step, as they assert, has been taken in order to seize as a pledge the Danish country of Schleswig, which was in 1721 once more incorporated and guaranteed to the Danish Crown, and over which neither Germany nor her great Powers have ever.possessed the right of guardianship. After two honourable engagements our bravo army yielded to, superior numbers, and abandoned the frontier fortress we had held 1,000 years, and is now only in possession of a small portion of Schleswig. Tue enemy has overrun the remaining portion of this country, and has suffered foreign bands and rebellious subjects to drive away many faithful servants of your Majesty, and to overthrow legal order. Within the last few days, indeed, intelligence has been received that he has also invaded the province of Jutland. " Most Gracious Sovereign " In such serious circumstances your Majesty's faithful Landsthing (Folkething) feels the necessity of expressing itself frankly and without reserve towards its King in the name of the people by whom it has been chosen. A war against superior num bers will require great and heavy sacrifices, but where confidence reigns between King and people will be waged in the hope of a fortunate result. In this solemn hour we must seek consolation in the fact that the came of the people is the cause of the King, that your Majesty will faithfully protect our freedom and independence, and will never permit that in future guardianship should be extended across the frontiers of Denmark, or the connection between the kingdom and Schleswig be weakened upon any pretext of right. "After the decided declaration of your Majesty's Government, the people may reckon that the whole strength of the country will be applied to the pro secution of the war, as well as that your Majesty will strive to show Europe that our national exist ence and our free right of self government never must be sacrificed. Your Majesty, on the other hand, may feel assured that the blessings of freedom have strengthened the love of the people to their country, and have, at the same time, added to their readiness to bring every sacrifice for the right and honour of Denmark. "Mutual confidence thus binding King and peo ple firmly together, we shall be able to meet the chances and dangers of war with cheerful courage. Hail to the King! Hail to our bravo army I Hail to our beloved country I" STATE OF TRADE, DUZIDEE, March I.—A moderate business con tinues to be done in flax on contract for shipment at the various Russian ports at full prices. For flax the spot there is more inquiry, and several transac tions are reported to-day. The finer marks are firmly held, but the prices of common qualities is rather in favour of buyers. To and cedilla are not very demand for medium to fi ne active, and prices are unchanged. There is a good jute at late rates, but common is still dull. Yarns of all kinds were in active request to-day, an d a large business done in them at a small advan ce on the prices current last market day for flax and tow qualities. Jute yarns have risen more than other sorts, and 71b are now quoted 2s 91 to 2s 10d a spindle. Orders for linens continue to come fo rward freely, and manufacturers are generally well for eso l d. Extensive transact i ons are reported in jute goods, the makers being gene rally largely sold in advance. Prices of the better class of linens and also of jut e f a b r i cs are still on the advance, the rise bei ng from 5 to 6 per cent. within the last week. LEICESTER, 2d.--Business in most departments of the hosiery 'rade is i mproving. There has been a fair demand for both f ancy and regular goods. At Loughborough and Hi nc k ley trade is rather quiet. The yarn market continues firm, and exceedingly high prices are made, spinners being generally well engaged. There is no material alteration in the price of wools. There are no stocks of yarns or hosiery on hand. NOTTINGHAM, 2'l. There is not much alteration in the lace trade this week. The demand for foun dation nets has fallen off considerably, and there is not so much doing in Me c hli n quillings. The black silk lace and narr ow e d ging trade is extremel}, dull, and indeed has bee n so for several weeks past. A good business is doing in silk Mechlines, and silk quillings are also selling tolerably well. Stocks of all kinds of goods are kept exceedingly low. In hosiery there has been a fair amount of business doing. There aro some tolerable orders for shipping, and the home trade is healthy. Yarns are firm, without alteration in price. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, NOTTINGHAM SPRING MEETING,—WDNESDAY, The Forest Plate of 50 sous, for all ages; winners extra. T. Y.C., 6 furlongs. Due de Morny's Partisan, 5 yrs, Bst 41b .. (A. Watkins) 1 Mr G. Angell's Tailor, 3 yrs, sst 121 b...... (G. Sayers) 2 Mr Savile's Clairvoyante, 3 yrs, Gst .... (J. Grimshaw) 3 Mr Joseph Dawson's Neophyte, aged Bst 91. b - (Challoner) 4 Mr W. E. Jones's Zeloo, 4 yrs, Gat 121 b (Keates) 5 Mr Etches's Fluke, 4 yrs, Est 101 b (J. Loates) 6 Mr Saxon's Idle Girl, 3 yre, sst 101 b (IL Sharp) 0 Betting-7 to 4 agst Partisan, sto 2 agst Clairvoyants, 6 to 1 each agst Neophyte and Zeloo. The start was delayed for a considerable time by the dis obedience of the jockeys, and it was not until Mr. Marshall threatened to report the first rider who broke away, that they got on anything like terms. Idle Girl was very restive, and once nearly got rid of young Sharp. When the flag was finally lowered Zeloo and Idle Girl rushed to the front, followed by Partisan, Clairvoyante, and Neophyte, but after a few strides the French horse went to the front, was never afterwards headed, and won in the commonest of canters by six lengths ; Clairvoyante, who was second to the half-distance, allowed Tailor to pass her ; Idle Girl ran wide at the turn into the straight, half a mile from the finish, jumped the rails, and both horse and jockey came down a crasher, bnt beyond a shaking neither was hurt. The Juvenile Selling Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 30 added, for two•yr-olds, half a mile, did not fill, A Selling Stakes, for all ages, with 30 added. Half a mile. Mr G. Egerton's Mother Bunch, 3 yrs (X4O), Bst llb ('l'. French) 1 Mr W. Gage's Flower Safety, 4 yrs (£43), 9st 4lb (W. Hobson) 2 Lord Stamford's Britannia, 2 yrs (L4O), fist 41b (J. Grimshaw) 3 Mr Mansfield's Vicksburg, 2 yrs (£4O), 6st 41b tG. Sayers) 4 Betting-5 to 4 agst Mother Bunch, 7to 4 agst Flower Safety, 3 to 1 agst Vicksburg, 6 to 1 agst Britannia. The two favourites lay nearly abreast up to the distance, where Mother Bunch drew gradually away, and won a good race by a head; Britannia, who was a bad third, beat Vicks burg a head. The winner was bought in for 155 guineas. The Little John Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 30 added, for 2-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 101 b ; fillies, Bst 611); winners 51b extra. Halt-mile straight. Mr Hodgman's Vision, Bst 111 b (including 51b extra) _ (Ferry) 1 Mr Savile's La Mechante, Bst 6lb (Challoner) 2 Mr Samuel's Blackbird, Bst 61b (A. Edwards) 3 The following also ran :—lscoid, Roulette, Princess D igmar, ni, Ericht, Lady Sefton, and Lady Chatham. Betting-2 to 1 agst Blackbird, sto 1 agst Vision, 4to 1 agst La Meehante, 8 to 1 egg Lady Sefton, 100 to 8 agst any other. After a protracted delay the lot were started well toge ther, Blackbird and La Alechante, with Vision at their quarters, showing in front; but on settling into places Princess Dagmar on the far side of the course took up the running to the distance, where Vision, La Mechante, and Blackbird came on locked together. At the half-distance both Vision and Blackbird slightly gave way, but coming again Vision won one of the most brilliant finishes ever witnessed by a head; a similar distance only divided the second and third ; Princess Dagmar was a bad fourth, II ou lette fifth, Z;zi sixth, and the last three were Escoid, Lady Chatham, and Ericht. The Welter Cup of 40 sovs in specie, for district hunters ; 12st each, with certain allowances. Once round, about a mile and a quarter. Mr Clay's Damascus, 6 yrs, list 21b (Mr T. Price) 1 Mr 3. Houghton's Semley, 4 yrs, 12st (includ 51b extra) (W. Johnson) 2 Mr W. Nichol's Wilfred, aged, list 21b (car llst 131 b) (Captain Elmsley) 3 Mr Wilkinson's Football (Ii b), aged, 1 Ist 91b (Mr Boynton) 4 Mr Bancroft's Miss Clifton, 6 yrs, 12st (inc slb extra) (J. Page) 5 Mr J. Holiday's Goth, 6 yrs, list 9lb Mr Poppleton's Boo)tia (h b), 4 yas, list 21b (Mr Elmsley) 7 Mr H. Barker's Wild Rcse, 4 yrs. 12st .... (Mr Nunn) 8 Betting-5 t 0.4 on Damascus, 4to 1 each agst Wilfred and Miss Clifton. The favourite waited upon the lot to the distance, where he and Semley drew away, Damascus winning easily by a length and a half, two lengths between second and third, and a length between third and fourth. The Great Annual Hurdle Race of 5 soya each, with 50 added; winners extra. Two miles and a half ov er eight flights of hurdles. Mr Wallace's Lincoln, aged, llst (Knott) 1 Mr Lincoln's David Ann, 6 yrs 9st 41b.... (G. St evens ) 2 Mr Hodgman's Soothsayer, aged, 9st 61b (W. White) 3 West End was scratched at one o'clock on the day of running. Betting—Even on David Ann, 2 to 1 apt Soothsayer, 5 to 2 agst Lincoln. Soothsayer made strong running, followed by David Ann and Lincoln, both pulling hard, until about a mile from the finish, when Soothsayar gave way to the pair, and Lincoln headed the favourite to the distanc., where David Ann got her neck in front for a few strides; but upon Lincoln being called upon, he immediately answered, and won a capital race by two lengths. Soothsayer wag b ea t en off. The Hunt Cup of 50 sous for local hunters; certain penalties. Two miles and a half over eight hurdles, Mr Parkinson's Kiss Me Quick, 6 yr?, 12st ;71b Mr Audinwood) 1 Mr S. H. Smith's Gipsy Jane, 13st (Mr Coleman) 2 Mr Falconbridge's Florence, 5 yrs, 12st 71b (Mr 'Watson) 3 Miss Morgan, Farmer's Daughter, Little Captain's Maid, Sioglepeeper, and Wild Herd also ran. Betting•—C to 4on Miss Morgan, 4to 1 each agat Kiss Me Quick and Little Captain's Maid. Miss Morgan made play for a mile and a half, after which Kiss Me Quick took up the running, and won by two lengths—a similar distance separated the second and third. The winner was objected to on the ground of being tho roughbred. LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE. ri:vEnroor, STEEPLECHASE. Bto 1 agst Bantam (taken) Bto 1 agat Emblematic (taken) Bto 1 agat Wee Nell (taken) Bto 1 agst Jerusalem (taken) 25 to 1 agst Sinking Fund (offered) 40 to 1 apt Inky (taken) 60 to 1 agst Brian Borhoimo (offered) SCARBOROUGH STEEPLECHASE MEETING. WEDNESDAY. The Scarbrough Grand Annual Open Steeplechase Han- dicap. Three miles and a half. Silver Star, aged, lOst 41b .. (G. Waddington) 1 Rook the Gardener, 6 yrs, list llb (includ. 101 b ex.) (Mr G Walker) 2 Wild Wave, aged, 10st 31b (O wner ) 3 Banker, aged, 10st 91b (Mr Skeen) 4 Daerfoot, 4 yrs, lOst (Owner) 5 Betting-6 to 4on Rook the Gardener, 7to 4 agst Silver Star, and 4 to 1 agat any other (offered). Won by a head ; very bad third. The Innkeepers' Plate. About two miles an d a h a lf . _ _ . _ _ Fugleman's Daughter, list (Salt'. er) 1 Tomtit, 12st 71b Brampton, 12st 71b (Rung) 3 The following also lan :—Highland Jessie, Halsham Billie, Paddy, and Little Jack. Betting-5 to 4on Tomtit, 3to 1 agst Brompton, and 5 to 1 agst any other. Won by two lengths ; three lengths separated the second and third. The winner was sold to Mr. Ward for 30 guineas. The Scarborough Hunters' Plato of 60 sovs, added to a sweepstakes of 5 sovs each. About three miles and a half. Bridegroom, aged, 12st 71b (Mr. G. narland) 1 Cannibal, aged, 12st (Mr. W. Bevill) 2 Red Robin, h b, aged, 12st 71b (\tr. W. Simpson) 3 The following also ran :—Fireaway, Dixie's Land, Curi ous, Benedict, Miss Joice, and Balnamoon, Betting-5 to 4 agst Red Robin, 3to 1 agst Bridegroom 4 to 1 each agst Cannibal and Curious, and 5 to 1 agst Benedict. Won by half a length, same between second and third. A Hunters' Selling Stakes. Three-quarters of a mile, Solferino, 12st llb (Rugg) 1 Tomtit, list 101 b The Beau and Tally-ho also ran, Betting-6 to 4 agst Tomtit, 2to 1 agst Tally-ho, and 3 to 1 agst The Beau. Won by half a length. Only two passed the post. BETTING AT MANCHESTER—WEDNESDAY. There was a small attendance of subscribers at our Sub scription Rooms to-day, and business was restricted to a few transactions on the Liverpool Steeplechase, for which Emblematic was installed the favourite. Ocean Witch was again in great request at 16 to 1; likewise Jerusalem found friends at 100 to 6. Closing prices : LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 13 to 2 agat Emblematic (taken) Bto 1 agat Bantam (taken) 10 to 1 agst Wee Nell (taken and offered) 10 to 1 agat Portland (offered) 16 to 1 agat Ocean Witch (taken freely) 100 to 6 agst Jerusalem (taken) 20 to 1 agst Sinking Fund (offered) SHIPPING—This Day. LONDON, March 3.—Wind this day at noon—North. Eaaterly ; moderate breeze, and cloudy weather, with rain. FALMOUTH, March 3.—Wind N.E.—Arrrived—Peep o Day, from Mauritius. CARDIFF, March 2.—Wind S.R. — Sailed—Restless, for Grenada—Sophie, for Havannab. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning. Sailed—Alice Bland, for Malbourne—Charlott e Ann, for Colombo—Lord J. Russell, steamer, for Dunkirk—Stadt Dordrecht, steamer, for Dordt. DEAL, Wednesday Morning. All the inward bound sailed for the river. " TONTON, TONTAINE, TONTON," is the title of 4 Uevr work by 'Au Bertrand, with a preface by A. DRuno. A.4...241.. elfriirt ,ti,':-----(fIla liMir_ HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, March 2. The Queen, accompanied by her Royal Highness Princess Helena, walked in the grounds this morn.. irg. Princess Helena, attended by Lady Caroline Bar rington and Lieutenant Colonel Cavendish, returned from London to-day. Her Royal Highness Princess Augustus of Saxe- Coburg, with Princess Clotilde and Princess Atnelie, visited the Queen and remained to luncheon. Lady Churchill h,ls succeeded the Viscountess Jocelyn as Lady in Waiting. Mr. Cleave (the mayor of Windsor) and Mr. Darrik (town clerk) had the honour of an interview to present an address to her Majesty from the town of Windsor, to congratulate her Majesty on the birth of an infant prince. Arrival of the King of the Belgians. At five o'clock yesterday afternoon his Majesty the King of the Belgians arrived at the Admiralty Pier, Dover, from Ostend, attended by Count de Moerkerke, and a limited suite. A thick fog pre vailed during the passage. His Majesty was received by a guard of honour of the 78th Highlanders, and was met by M. Van de Weyer (the Belgian Minister), Lord Cremorne, and Colonel Ponsonby, who had previously arrived from London, and who accompanied the King to the Lord Warden Hotel, where it had been arranged that the royal traveller should pass the night. This morning the King will leave Dover at half past ten by a special train on the South - Eistern Railway, and will arrive at Waterloo at 12.40. The journey to Windsor will be continued by the South- Western Railway without change of carriage, and. Windsor will be reached at 1.25. A magnificent suite of apartments have lately fitted np in the York Tower for the reception of the King and his suite. The Prince and Princess of Wales, His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales held a levee, on behalf of her Majesty, at St. James's Palace yesterday afternoon. His royal highness left Marlborough house at five minutes to two, escorted by a detachment of the 2d Life Guards, and attended by Lord Alfred Hervey, the Hon. R. H. Meade, and Lieutenant-Colonel Koppel. The Prince of Wales, attended by Lieut.-Colone Keppel, took a ride after the levee. The Princess of Wales, attended by the Countess de Grey, drove out in the afternoon. Their royal highnesses, attended by the Countess de Grey and Ueutenant-Colonel Keppol, honoured the Haymarket Theatre with their presence in the evening. Funeral of Bishop Gillis. (From the Scotsman.) On Tuesday afternoon the mortal remains of Bishop Gillis were laid in their last resting-place within the vaults of the Chapel of St. Margaret's Convent, and the regrets of the whole Roman Catholic population of Edinburgh. The deceased prelate was buried with all the pomps and solemnities peculiar to the Church with which he was con nected. His body was conveyed to St. Mary's Chapel, Broughton street, on Monday evening, where it lay in state, watched during the still hours of night by brethren of the Holy Guild of St. Joseph, who at intervals relieved each other in their pious duty. At eleven o'clock forenoon a Pontifical high mass was celebrated in St. Mary's by the Right Rev. Dr. Murdoch, Bishop of the lVestern District of Scotland, assisted by his coadjutor, the Right Rev. Dr. Gray. Admission to the chapel was gained by ticket—an arrangement that was adopted for the purpose of preventing a crush; but though the price was pretty high, the building was nearly crowded during service by all ranks of the Catholic persuasion. There were also present a considerable number of strangers. The interior of the chapel was fitted up with black cloth and hatchments for the solemn occasion. Occupying a prominent position in the centre of the church, imme diately facing the altar, was the coffin, raised aloft upon a bier nine feet high, which was shrouded in black, and had escutcheons fixed on it. The coffin was covered with rich purple velvet, heavily studded with gilt nails, and bore upon its lid the crenlers, mitre, and episcopal cloak of the late bishop. Four massive silver candlesticks bearing huge wax lights, festooned with crape and purple silk ribbon, were placed at the different corners of the bier; and in the spaces between these were a number of smaller candles of pure wax. Circular vases of alabaster-like substance containing lighted spirit lamps, flanked each end of the raised platform of the bier, and shed a faint light upon the coffin. The altar and large picture of the crucifixion surmounting it were heavily draped in black, and upon the dark ground of the latter there was formed a gigantic cross of white satin. The front of the organ loft, a porti:m of the door and cornices of the church, and the bishop's seat on the left hand of the altar, were decorated with the same sombre material. The central portion of the windows of the chapel were darkened with black screens, the borders of stained glass being left uncovered, so as to shed a dim light into the interior of the building. The altar and the space in its immediate vicinity were brilliantly illuminated with scores of large wax tapers, which added to the solemnity of the display. The nuns of St. Mar garet's and St. Catherine's, the Little Sisters of the Poor, and the pupil-teachers of the principal Catholic schools in the city, dressed in white and black, occupied the stall seats on each side of the centre of the church. Shortly after eleven o'clock the organ began the "Dead March in Saul," and the procession of priests, alter servi tors, and others who were to take part in the funeral rites, moved slowly down the centre of the chapel, and took up their positions within the enclosed space surrounding the altar. The procession of clergy men was followed by depu tations from the Holy Guilds of St. Joseph and St. Vincent de Paul, dressed in the uniform of their orders, who sta tioned themselves along the passages of the church. Bishop Murdoch, of Glasgow, celebrated the mass, and there were present—The Rev. A. Macdonald, Vicar-General and Presbyter-Assistant for the occasion ; the Rev. Dr. Macpherson, of Newabbey, Deacon of the Mass; the Rev. Alex. Gordon, of Dalbeattie, Sub-Deacon of the Mass; Rev, Mr. Strain, rector of Blair's College ; Rev, Father Low, of Morpeth ; Rev. Father Anselm, of Glasgow ; Rev. Dr. Marshall ; Father Whitty ; Father Ignatius Grant ; Revs. IV, Downie, F. Gascoigne, A. O'Donnell, E. Han nan, W. Corbett, W. D'Arcy, F. Doherty, J. Prendergast, J. Martin, P. Cumming, J. O'Reilly, J. Brie, R. Clapper ton, L. Dunn, W. Grady, W. Smith, P, Maelauchlan, J. M'Donpld, John Gillon, D. M•Cartuey, A. Boland, J. Gal vin, J. Clapperton, G. M'Lood, F. Mackerel], and P. Mac manus. Amongst the laity present were the Marchioness of Lothian, Lord Ralph Kerr, Lieut.-Colonel Kyle, Mr, Trotter of Woodhill, Mr, Smith Sligo of Inzievar, and Mr. Alexander Fletcher. Mass was performed with great solemnity amid the silence of the assembled congregation. The musical por tion of the service consisted of selections from Mozart's "Requiem,'• the " Agnes Dei," and " Donna nobis," from a mass by Drobisch,and a Gregorian chant for the " Miserero." During the performance of the music and the impressive ceremonies connected With the mass the, interior of the church presented a very imposing appear ance. The blaze and colour of light surrounding the coffin on its black pedestal, the priests and nuns in their white dresses, the solemn music of the Requiem, the dim light pervading the chapel, the incense from the censors, and the halo shed by the wax lights, formed altogether a very im pressive picture. In the midst of the pomp of this display tho Rey. Igna tius Grant ascended the pulpit and preached a short dis course, taking as his text tho words, " Though he is dead ho yet speaketh." lle argued that though death is the great destroyer he is also the great consoler, and proceeded to dilate upon the heavy loss which the Catholich Church had sustained in the death of Bishop Gillis, and to expa • tiate upon his character and accomplishments. " Only now," he said, " and within the last few days, have we begun to understand what we have lost in the death of out esteemed bishop. What has th© testimony of the last few days proclaimed to us all? What has the voice, not only of the Catholic Church and the Catholic press, but of others that have no sympathy with our cause or faith, proclaimed to us in this the hour of our affliction ? It has proclaimed that Scotland and the Church have at once lost a son eminent in his degree for talents, for oratory, for taste, for art, for scholar ship, for learning, for polish, for gentlemanly breeding, for all that adorns the life of a man, and all that adorns the cause which ho served. What does that long line of sorrow ing children passing from this church over yonder meadows to the convent, where his body is to repose, testify ? That line of children 6 est ides not only to the merits of the peat man, but also ) 1 the g oo d f ather—not only of the sympa. thieg of the church at rge, but of the sorrows of his own flock. What does the universal testimony cf all who have come in contact with him for the last quarter of a .centu: y say ? It says that Scotland has lost an eminent son, and that the Church of God has reason to bewail one of her most eminent and glorious pastors. * * * Now he has gone from among us it has been revealed what a martyrdom of pain was in that heart, and what a martyrdom of suffer ing in that body during the whole of the last years of his life. I have sat with him m sccial occasions and assisted him in his ministrations, but I never knew that beneath that calm and seeming by untroubled breast there was concealed a pain sharper than the tooth of a serpent. I have heard him in the midst of society and at the social and hospitable board —I :hava seen his smile—l have listened to his wit—l have heard his logic—l have remarked his fertility of il lustration, and noted his beautiful expressions —I have even heard him singing the songs of your country ; but I never knew that beneath all this there was a heart that was being racked with pain and suffering. His patience under this gave him great self-control and makes him now the object of our admiration.'"f hen, turning his face in the direction of the bier on which was laid the body of the clergyman he was eulogising, and speaking as if he were addressing the dead, the preacher continued :—" I have now, in conclusion, to say to him, our departed brother, in the name of his admirers, his friends, his flock, and the Church at large, the one sad word—' Farewell.' Adieu, then, holy man, good father, pious pastor I Adieu in the name of the Church at large. Adieu in the name of the Church of Scotland, whose ornament thou hast been. Adieu in the name of these venerable and venerated bishops now present, who allow me in their name to pronounce a farewell to their late colleague in the episcopate. Adieu in the name of the poor. Adieu in the name of the orphan, the widow, and the distressed whose hands have been filled with thine alms. Adieu iu the name of every son of sorrow in this country. Adieu in the name of the neglected and despised whom thou has succoured. Adieu, in the name of all that is great, that is sincere, that is friendly; and, if I may be permitted to add, adieu in the name of a friendship too late began and too early broken off. Adieu in the name of the love and esteem that I had for thee. Adieu in the name of all the Church of God, which introduces thee new to the Church of Heaven, whence we hear once more the words of solace and encouragement —' Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord, for they shall rest from their labours,' and the prayer that comes hence forth alsc—' May my soul die the death of the righteous, and nay latter end be like his.' High mass concluded, the officiating clergymen, priests, altar servants, and others, each bearing a lighted wax candle in his hand, left the enclosed space in front of the altar and moved slowly towards the bier, which they sur rounded. The coffin was then sp:inkled with holy water by the senior ministers of the diocese, who thereafter passed in procession round it, waving the censor of incense. Prayers for the repose of the soul of the deceased bishop were then offered up by Bishop Murdoch, Bishop Gray, the Vicar General, Dr..M‘Pherson, and Mr. Strain, which con cluded the elaborate service prescribed on such occasions by the Catholic Church. During the whole of the morning considerable crowds began to gather in the streets in the vicinity of St. Mary's Chapel ; and by the time mass was concluded at two o'clock Broughton -street and the corners of the adjacent thorough fares were crowded as closely as the people could be packed together. So great was the pressure that the shops had to be closed to prevent the windows being broken; but although very many of the persons who had assembled, in the hope of being able to witness at least a small part of the procession, suffered immense inconvenience, the utmost order and good feeling prevailed, The coffin, covered with a beautiful purple silk pall, was borne from the chapel on the shoulders of six attendants, and placed in the hearse drawn up in waiting, amid the comparative silence of the spectators. The priests and others engaged in the cere mony then entered the mourning coaches, and the pro cession started for the Convent of St. Margaret's, at Green hill Gardens. The cortege—which consisted of the hearse, drawn by four horses, and twelve mourning and several private carriages —proceeded by way of York-place, Queen street, Castle-street, Princes-street, Lothian. road, and thence to the Nunnery. Along the principal parts of the route large numbers of spectators assembled to view the procession, and at the outside of the convent a considerable crowd of people, mostly of the Catholic persuasion, congre gated to catch a glimpse of the body of their late bishop being borne through its gates. The preparations made at the convent for the reception of the remains of the learned prelate were of a simple and un pretending character ; but though considerably less demon strative and totally wanting in the pomp of the service at St. Mary's, the closing part of the ceremony was without doubt the most impressive of the whole. The nuns of St. Margaret's and St. Catherine's, the pupils of the school named after the nunnery, the Sisters of Mercy, and the pupil teachers connected with the Catholic schools in town, were drawn up in two lines within the court yard of tho nunnery through which the funeral • procession was to pass on its way to the vaults. The little girls were dressed in white, and the nuns wore white and black veils, and carried lighted wax tapers in one hand, and books of the service they ware to chant in the other. When the cortege arrived, the large gate of the convent was thrown open, and the coffin was borne through its portals shoulder-high. Young men dressed in white, swinging censers of incense, and bearing aloft repre sentations of the Crucifixion, on poles, and the clergymen who were to officiate in the vault, preceded the coffin. As the procession emerged through the arched gateway and moved towards the vault, the nuns sang the " Miserere" with a peculiar wailing intonation, which, taken in con nexion with the surrounding scene, had a very peculiar effect. .On entering the vaults beneath the chapel of St. Margaret's, the coffin was placed in one of the stone re cesses prepared for its reception, and those of the public who had gained admission to the grounds were allowed to descend to the place of sepulture. The vaults, which consist of two long narrow galleries divided into box• like compartments for the coffins, were li g hted with lamps and wax candles, decorated with ever greens and crosses, and had the floor laid with carpet. In one of the vaults are deposited the bodies of Mrs. Hope-Scott, of Abbotsford, granddaughter of Sir Walter Scott, and two of her children. The D ung having sung the " Banedictus," prayers were offered, the coffin of the late bishop was sprinkled with holy water, and the ceremony of the day was complete. The coffin bore the following inscription : " Jacobus Gillis, Episcopus Limyreneis, Vicarius Apes: tolicus Oriesitalis Districtus Scotj:e ; natus die septime mensis MDCCCII ; obit di e viges i m a quarta menst e Februarii 'UDC GCLX I V.—R.I.P." The choir at St. Mary's Chapel, under the direction of Mr. W. Rutherford, with Mr, Bridgman, presiding at the organ, deserve the hghest crea it for the effective manner in which, notwithstanding the want of time for rehearsal, the whole, more especially the difficult music of Mozart's divine work, was sung. *** The Scotsman, at the conclusion of the above 8 0 ' count, adds the following remarks :—" We cannot close without a word of reprehension for the vulgar heartlessness of some possibly well-meaning, but certainly extreme people, at whose instigation the walls on the route of the procession were placarded with texts.of Scripture intended to have an offensive reference to the religion of the mourners and the dead." Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cam bridge, the Princess Mary, and the Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz honoured the Earl Granville by their presence at dinner on Tuesday evening. A numerous and distinguished circle were invited to meet their Royal High' nesses. The Duke and Duchess of Wellington received a select party at dinner last evening at Apsley House. The Marquis of Bowmont bas returned to the Clarendon Hotel, from Floors Castle. The Earl and Countess of Essex have returned to their seat, Cashiobury Park, Hertfordshire, front Brighton. The Countess (Dowager) of Westmoreland WO honoured by the company of their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge, the Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg -Btrelitz, and the Princess Mary at dinner last evening a t her ladyship's house in Portman-square. A select c ircle was invited to meet their Royal Highnesses. Lord and Lady Proby are on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Manchester, at Kimbolton Castle. A marriage has been arranged to take Oleo between Mr. Cuthbert Larking, of the 15th Hussars, eldest son of Mr. John Wingfield Larking, of the Firs, Kent, an d ' the Lady Adela Hare, daughter of the Countess, and sister to the present Earl of Listowel. ERRATUM.—In our Fashionable Intelligence of yesterday, by an absurd transposition of the head lines of two little parAgrapbs, relating, the one of them to a Marriage, the other to a Dinner, there occurred (in 9. small portion at least of our earliest edition) an error so utterly ridiculous that it must at once have corrected itself/ to the instant recognition of every intelligent reader. T 4° following were the two paragraphs referred to : A marriage will shortly be celebrated between Mr. Paynton Pigott Conant (late Captain 16th Lancers) and the lion. Henrietta Carlton, eldest daughter of Lord P°" chester. Sir 'Walter and Lady James entertained the Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mrs. an d .I.iss Gladstone and a select party at dinner last evening) at their mansion in Whitehall-gardens. The piece played on Sunday night at the Prin: cess Mathilde's in pre sence of the Emperor and Empres s 0' the French was entitled "La Revanche do Scapin,” by 31 ' Theodore de Banville. Its success was most decided, tho whole audience being constantly in a roar of :aughter. r . 1 : 11 ,? Emperor, after th e performance sent for the author Iw' said to hint, "M. d o Banville, I really thought ac first t hat it was Moliere's Sc,: in I saw before ma." It was remarked that no one seemed more amused than the Pope's Nuncio: The ball for the benefit of the Society of Dramatic Artists took Place on Saturday, at the Opera Corniqd„er Paris. It W as numerously atteuded, the crowd includini, 5 prince of the imperial house, an Indian nabob in costutooo, all the a ctresses of the diffvrent theatres, all their fr iend and a few foreigners, I