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ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT GARDEN. Under the M.anagement of Miss Louisa Fyne and Mr. W. -Harrison, Sole Lessees. THIS EVENING, to commence with RITY BLAS : Miss Louisa Pyne, Miss Susan Pyne, Miss ThirlvialL and Madame Laura Baxter ; Messrs. Santley, Patey, Lyall, AynsleyCooke, t. Dussek, and W. Harrison. Conductor—Mr. A. Mellon. After which, the Grand Comic Christmas Pantomime, en titled HARLEQUIN BEAUTY AND THE BE AST. Doors open at half-past 6—Commence at 7. TIIEATR E-R YA L, DRURY-LANE.- Lessee and Manager, Mr. Edmund Falconer. THIS EVENEW, the Comic Drama of THE NEXT OF Alter which, the Grand Pantomime of LITTLE GO 9DT TWO 13110 ES. Commence at THEATRE -Re *FAL HAY MARKET. Lessee Mr. J. B. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, at Seven o'clock, will be performed OUR AMERICAN COUSIN. Asa Trenchard, Mr. Buck stone ; Lord Dundreary, Mr. Sothcrn. After which, a new and original Extravaganza, entitled RASSELAS, PRINCE OF ABYSSINIA ; or, The Happy Valley. Rasselas, Miss Louise Keeley. Concluding with OUR MARY ANNE. THEATRE -ROYAL LYCEUM OPEN, under the Sole Management of Mr. FECHTER. THIS EVENING, Jan. 31, to commence with an Original Sketch, entitled A SUDDEN ATTACK. Messrs. Shore, Garden, 11. Widdicomb, Miss Henrade, and Mrs. Lee. After which, at a Quarter to Eight, a New Romantic Drama, in Three Acts, and Pr3logue, entitled THE DUKE'S MOTTO, by Paul Feval and John Brougham. The principal character will be sustained by Mr. Fechter, supported by Messrs. G. Vining, J. Brougham, H. Widdi combe, M'lntyre, F. Charles, Garden, Raymond, H. Butler, Dawson ; Misses Carlotta Leclercq, Sate Terry, E. Lavenue, and Elsworthy. Mr. Phelps and Mr. W. Montgomery a re engaged, and will hortly appear. Doors open. at half-past Six, performance to commence at Seven. Yrivate Boxes, L 2 125. 6d., and £2 2s. Places registered. Stalls, 6s. 6d. Dress Circle, 58. 6d. ; Upper Circle, 4e. 6d. - Prices at doors—Stalls, 6s. ; Dress Circle, 65. ; Upper Circle, 45. ; Pit, 25. ; Gallery, ls. No half-price. Box • open daily from 11 till 5. The public are entreated to take notice that no charge is made to the occupants of boxes, box places, or stalls, either for play bills or for the safe keep ing of hats and cloaks : and that the attendants in all parts of the house are forbidden to receive any gratuities whatever Stage-Manager, Mr. G. Vining. Acting-Manager, Mr. H. Barnett. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr Lincins. THIS EVENING, LAW v. LOVE : Miss M. Oliver. Followed by ONE GOOD TURN DESERVES AN OTHER. Mr. R. Roxby and Miss Amy Sedgwick. After which, the New Grand CHRISTMAS PANTOMIME, "RIQUET WITH THE TUFT ; or, Harlequin and Mother Shipton." Mr. G. Belmore, Mr. C. Scyton, Misses Gray and Hudspeth, Mr. Milano, Mr. R. Power, Miss A. Collinson, and .Mr. Halford. W THEA'T'RE-ROYAL, ADELPHI._ 1-TE Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. This Evening a Juvenile Night. ' THIS EVENING, " GEORGE DE BARNWELL : OT, Harlequin Folly in the Realms ot Fancy." Miss Woolgar, Miss K. Kelly, Miss Seaman ; H arleq ui n, J. L. Toole, P. l3ed ford, Rephenson, C. J. Smith. Mr. John Lauri • Columbine, Miss Caroline Adams ; C.own, Mr. W. Hildyard rantaloon, Mr. J. Paulo. The celebrated Arthur and .Bertrand. To be followed by THE LI I TLE TRE XSURE. Mr. 13111ington, Mr. R. Phillips, and Miss Marie Wilton. After w hich, A TICKET OF LEAVE : Messrs. J. L.Toole, F, Bedford, and Mrs. Billington. Commence at 7. The Weather.—Sun Office, Jan. 31, 1863. THERMOMETER. ilightlst since Noon yesterday Lowest during the night This day at Noon~ Barometer-29.41. Wind—West ; moderate, with light but continuous rain. Barometer still falling, and every prospect of wet weather. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DA.T.--Morning, 12h. 3m.—Afternoon, h. m To-mortitow.-Morning, 12h. 39m.—Afternoon, lh. 2m :„„rmikkok:. -eor 'lo_o 4- ) LONDON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 31, 1863. Thursday's sitting in the French Senate closed, as must have been remarked already, upon the brief intimation of the Telegram, with the passing of the seventh paragraph of the Address. Passed, eventually, nem. con., that is to say, fully and un conditionally, the seventh paragraph was—though it was only accepted, however, after a very lively and entertaining discussion. Opened, as the sitting was, by a Speech from the Tribune, delivered by Baron DUPIN, the half dozen preliminary paragraphs of the Address were agreed to rapidly—the first five in a batch, the sixth after the Marquis DE BoissY had been allowed to make as ridiculous a display of his absurdities as ever yet—(thanks to that French SIETHORP and O'DONOGHUE rolled into one !)—moved the Senate to laughter. The perora tion of this preposterous speech—coming so opportunely as it does immediately after the magnanimous tribute paid by the EMPEROR to the Freedom of our .. political institutions ! the utterly ludicrous close of this perfectly nonsen sical address is of its kind so eminently extravagant in its impotent spitefulness, that it is really worth for one mordent glancing at. "I detest Revolu tion," exclaimed the Marquis DE BUFFOON, we beg pardon, DE BOISSY--" but I love it, I desire it, in England." Whorcac. Liao Scnato—and no wonder— laughed, as Lord FOFFiNGTON would say, " con sumedly." Undaunted by which derisive plaudits the Marquis DE 33u— DE BOISSY adds, "If England encourages the revolution on all hands, elsewhere, it is that she may not experience it hers elt. But"—(Dr. CUMMING had better look to the stability of his tripod as a Prophet, for M. DE BoISSY a la parole]— " thanks to the Volunteers, she (that is England) will have it (the;revolution) presently : and that," cries out the orator, in a kind of anticipative ecstasy, " that, verily, will be to me a day of in expressible happiness !" (Murmurs and laughter) is the note appended to this by the French reporter. Such is the response of the Imperial Senate to the appeal thus made to their passions by this THERSITES of the Gallic aristocracy. The seventh paragraph—after the quiet pass ing of the half-dozen preceding it—then came, as already intimated, somewhat more formally under discussion in the Senate. M. THOUVENEL opening the debate, M. BILLAULT closed it, and closed it most effectively. Between the ex-Minister (for Foreign Affairs) and the actual Minister (with out portfolio) there were but two Senators, it is true, who took part in the discussion in any way of the, terms of this paragraph. General GEMEAU being one—the other being the Marquis DE LA ROCHJA QUELEIN. But among the four orators we have men tioned as much was said as was in any respect - worth being said or listened to under the circum- Stances. As in last session, here in England, it was an understood thing that the year was to be allowed to pass with common consent among the politi cal parties in the Lords and Commons, without any serious contest whatever—so precisely is it, that the present juncture seems to be recognised as a do-noth ing period in reference to what is only too familiarly known all over Europe as the Roman Question. France, Italy, the Papacy, all seem to recognise almost with a sense of relief—after so long and keenly sustained, and hitherto so utterly fruitless, a discussion—that the present epoch is one to be tided through, in rega rd to that question, in silence, almost with seeming forgetfulness and indif ference. Yet Italy longs so for Rome as her political metropolis ! While the Papacy is so re solutely determined n ever voluntarily to resign it s possession of the Et ernal City as the see of PETER, as th e ca pital of its spiritual domin ion, and, more than that, as the chief c ity of the dwindled St a t e o f t h e P apa .R e ! France mean while standing —armed to the teeth--clamb and in scrutable in her policy (in spite of all M. BILLAULT'S enigmatical explanations)—between these two con fronting and antagonistic forces This being the situafson—as it has been any time these four or five years past—France, Italy, the Papacy, readily agree for a while to drop the discussion of the matter for An interval. " Let me," says M. BILLAULT, the Minister, in the course of his very remarkable 1 speech to the Senate on Thursday, " Let me be allowed here to characterise the point at which we have arrived, by pronouncing a phrase often used in this debate. The non possumus that we found at Rome, we now find at Turin. (Great applause.) Well, then, in presence of the political non possumus of Turin, as well as of the religious non possumus of Rome, the ENt - PEROR has said ' Between those two extremes there is a middle term of conciliation possible. I wish to find it, and if the time has not come to make it prevail, I will wait.' (Fresh applause.)'' In silence there is sometimes an eloquence. And it is certainly noticeable, in this way, that during the coarse of the discussion in the Senate at Thursday's sitting, and more especially upon the matter of that seventh paragraph relating to the Roman Question, the Prince NAPOLEON did not attempt to open his lips from the Tribune. By universal consent the pre sent interval is accepted as one of repose and postpone ment in regard to that Roman Question. And so —without any momentary show whatever of opposition or disagreement from any quarter, from the lips of even one isolated individual—the seventh paragraph was adopted. As the time for the meeting of Parliament draws near, various symptoms indicate a certain uneasiness in official quarters to bespeak public favour as to the doings of those in power. Not that coming events cast their shadows before so much, as to bespeak the virtue of good intentions. So it is with those members of Parliament who are anxious to show off before their constituents just in time to be too late. Nor is this the case with what is called private members, but with public ones also. Hence the promising display about what would have been done but for many untoward circumstances which were altogether unexpected,—just as such and such " a great gun" was preparing to be fired off. So that a good excuse was deemed better than nothing, and the frank speaker walked off laughing in his sleeve at his too credulous constituents. The heavy burden of taxation is sure to find an echo in every appeal to public attention—and for the last few years with better reason than ever. The army—the navy—civil and other departments with more denominations, than any distinguishing mark of utility to recommend them, to tend all to swell up the enormous amount—and last, but most uncivil of all, comes the iniquitous Income tax. And how is the fathomless expenditure accounted for ? By figures—figures—figures—drilled in columns like so many files of soldiers drawn up on parade, but explaining nothing—save that they make a fine show. Now we all like a good show, but would rather see more and pay less ; not that we grudge to pay a fair price for a good article, but we don't like to pay for what we don't get. A splendid body of soldiers looks imposing on a field day, but a noble ship of war, proudly sailing before the breeze, is a still more imposing and magnificent epectacle— " Walking the waters like a thing of life." That ship is well worth her money, exclaim ad miring thousands. We glory in our navy, and so we ought, for that is oar true safeguard. But of late years, nay, from time immemorial, our navy has cost us yearly more than double the value re ceived for our money ; for, what with never-ending orders from the Admiralty,orders and counter orders to the dockyards—one surveyor having a fancy for building a ship after this fashion, and his successor being of a different opinion, alters this and changes that, until a third condemns the toy, for his own particular satisfaction! Thus, labour, materials, and time are all wasted. Hence the abuses in our Royal dockyards. We remember that some time ago the present noble Secretary to the Admiralty, Lord CLARENCE PAGET, made a great sensation in the House about the necessity of naval reform. The noble lord was then in opposition—for there is never any need for reform when in office—then all runs smooth and sweet; but to rouse attention, he charged those in power with having smuggled away something like five millions of the public money ! It was not how the money went, in the navy, but the enormous amount that staggered the good economists in the House, for all knew that a great deal of the money voted for the navy went to the bottom. Not so always, for Lord CLARENCE tried to prove that not a smalL pnrtinn samptimes went aloft. There was a fine frigate, said he, that was begun by one offi cial, altered by another, cut in two and lengthened, then she was considered too long, for no dock could , take her in, and finally she disappeared altogether, the noble lord consoling the house by supposing that she went to a better place ! But we are getting wiser now, if we may judge by the papers, for we read of a ship just come " above board " to the surprise of some, and the sor row of many. How she kept so long at sea, without having gone to sea at all, is the wonder—but so it is. The Active, frigate, of 40 guns, is that ship ; her services by no means correspond with her name. She was built some 18 years ago at Chatham, and at Chatham she still remains ! Not on the stocks —but afloat. When launched, she was considered to be one of the " crack" ships of her class, but was never sent to sea. Now, this is a sample of how they do it in the dockyards. And, if the reason is asked, the cool answer is, " nobody knows." No wonder the Naval Estimates are so heavy. The Nelson, a fine three-decker, of 120 guns, was some thirty years on the stocks; and, when launched, was afterwards reduced to a two-decker, and she has never yet been to sea ! Her cost, taking the interest of the money into account, is something about a million and a half without her having fired a shot in honour of the immortal hero whose name she bears. This is how the money goes! But yet the board remains. The board never dies, be the party-colour red, white, or stake. blue—it is all one — one " systemo— an d no mi Well, it may be asked, why build another ship of the line or frigate without having first tested the merits of those already and so recently built ? Why encumber the dockyards or harbours with new ves sels, and still persist in building more of the very same class, only to be set aside s w e h T en he fi y ni d s o h n ed o , t thusadding to accummulated expen • com mit such ruinous folly in the merchant service, simply because they could not afford it. No, nor would the county afford it either if proper inquiry were regularly made into the " system'' — anot her term used to cover a multitude of vague generali ties, for which no one is ever to blame, because no one is made responsible. If fault be found, or any particular mistake be discovered, it is not com mitted in this department, nor in that, nor even in the other, so that inquiry may go on from the lower deck to the masthead of official responsibility ; and who dare question the I First Lord ?—an officer as irresponsible as President i 1 I LINCOLN, though, pe r h a p s , no t quite so re a d y to k take the whole Staff under the protection of his loffice, being rather fearful lest ugly questions be asked by the "other side." But a change of party will not mend the matter --at least experience has not yet proved that a change has produced any alteration in the "Sys tem." New brooms can not swee p clean in the Dockyards, because the dust blinds the patronage, THE SUNrLONDON:_ SATURDAY EVENING ; JANUARY 31, 1863. than the last. a e h n d a n would e u o l n d l y r a b a e k a e mwnarsteednofstl a bour, for the next And where's the remedy for this ever-recurring abuse? Let the people answer through their Re a Ministrynd they of f h r t o h u e g h d t a h y e M a r i e n i s try their. eNwont P th re e s y e . n t a T t h i v e e s party, and no party can see any wrong in their own Ministers, save when places are refused to pay their friends for the freedom of election ! Nothing so natural. The " other side" does just the same, and the poor country has the rare choice of the frying pan or the fire. Nor is the "system" confined to the Dockyards—patronage is never too proud to stoop, be the gift what it may. Place has charms beyond rejection. Every little helps, as JACK I would say, when asked what drink he would prefer —rum or brandy—modestly settles the choice by taking the rum while the brandy is being mixed. I So the wedge of patronage being once in—the scale of promotion goes merrily on. Hence the long string of officers on the Navy list that leads " from glory to the grave." Why, we have at present from nine to ten Admirals for every ship of ST. JAMES'S HALL. CONCERT OF NATIONAL MELODIES. The sixth entertainmeit of the series projected under this title was givenat the above rooms last evening, to a very full asemblage, and with the most unqualified success. The principal vocalists on this occasion were Sigror Guiglini, Mr. Lawler, Miss Julia Elton, and Mss Banks—supported as usual by Mr. Benedict's tble choir ; whilst the harp executants again coisisted of Mr. John Che shire, Mr. Frederick Chatbrton, Mr. Ellis Roberts, and their clever associates. The performance on all hands was very excellent. The choir especially distinguished itself—in a harmonization by Mr. Land, of of Horn—and h n_ ha anrmd in in g " ?htough the Wood" of Charles ther vigorous rendering of t or ec the noble old sea song of entries Dibden, " Hearts of Oak," harmonized by h. G. Macfarren. Mr. Ellis Roberts and Mr. Jain Cheshire were very successful in harp solos on 'Wish melodies, and Herr Ganz in a fantasia on the pano. Miss Banks found full scope for her sweet voiie and true expression in "The Last Rose of Sumner," and " Near Wood stock Town ;" and Miss Ei*on was very pleasing in her two ballads, " The Minstrel Boy" and " My Lodging is on the C o ld G roun d." Th e s t ar o f th e night, of course, was Signor Guigliii, who was never in better voice, and sang some of Hs most favourite airs with all that tenderness ant fervour which, with the sole exception of Mario, leaves him with out a rival in Europe. His "Tu Warne," from the Bohemian Girl, and his " M'appari Tult amer," from Martha, were each a triumph in their way, and we need not add were as vehemently as they were de servedly encored. Let us remark further to his praise, that in each case the encore was assented to with a readiness that did not detract from the en joyment of the compliance. the line in commission, and as many more for every hulk in ordinary. As for Captains and Com manders, we need not speak, nor yet of the poor, neglected Lieutenants, whose number is legion, as their ages are out of memory, with the hope de- ferred that maketh the heart sick in their long look out for promotion—that day still being to them— " The gay to•morrow of the mind, Which never comes I" They have no influence, and their merit serves only to embitter more keenly the hopelessness of their fate. We are not surprised to find that the reading of the Address in the Prussian Chambers should have given rise to an animated debate. The excite ment with which a crowded assembly awaited the coming discussion was heightened by the announce ment of a Message from the KING. It referred, however, merely to a trifling increase of invalid pensions—the KING was not wise enough to anti cipate the concessions to which he will in all pro bability be shortly driven. Herr VON PYBEL, the chairman of the Select Committee, then proceeded to read the Address, and spoke with remarkable temperance and moderation of tone. He admitted that the presentation of an Address had long been a doubtful matter, but he maintained that the document in question was not intended as a reply to the Speech from the Throne, but rather as a peti tion of rights, and a prayer for the restoration of the law. He insisted strongly on the right of the Chambers to distinguish between the KING and his Ministers ; and, referring to the rumoured intention of Herr VON BISMARK to advise the KING against receiving the address, he boldly asserted that in such a case the Minister and not the Opposition would be wanting in respect to the Crown. By insisting upon this important distinction, the mal contents preserve a powerful stronghold. It proves their desire to be governed by a constitutional monarch in opposition to the rival claims of des potism and democracy. The personal respect and loyalty which all sides expressed towards his MAJESTY, though certainly somewhat unmerited, is nevertheless highly commendable, and is a security against those rash and dangerous extremes into which reformers are often tempted to rush. A remarkable fe ture in the debate was the speech of Herr VON BENDA, who in the name of his party, the Ronne faction, gave in their adherence to the address. This is important, as they had previouLly withheld it on the ground that such petitions should have the assent of the whole House. The speaker said, that the Premier having now shown himself to be an undis guised Abolitionist, his friends had come to the conclusion that an address of the kind proposed was unavoidable. Other members followed, upholding the measure and maintaining the constitutional rights of the Prussian representatives. At length Herr VON BISMARK, Premier, Minister of Foreign Affairs and ringleader of the mischief, rose in his defence. His speech was received at the outset with profound silence ; but when, after admitting that in other countries other arrangements existed, and declaring that the existing theory, namely, the much prized charter, was incompatible with prac tice, he went on to assert that compromise had been offered by the Crown and rejected; and reminded them that the Crown had, of its own accord, re signed the 25 per cent. of additional income tax it Clad claimed, shouts of derisive laughter broke from the indignant assembly. A voice cried, "The Crown cannot resign what has not been voted by the house ;" this principle, however, is not in ac cordance with Herr VON BISMARK'S theory. His argument is virtually this: The three great parties— theCrown and the two Houses—must agree to enact a law. If they differ, compromise must be aimed at. If the disagreement still continues, the Crown must take its own course, through its Ministers, and the Legislature has nothing to do but to submit. How far this system is reconcileable with constitutional government we leave the Prussian people to determine. The refe rence of Herr VON BISMARK to the retention of their salaries by the paid officials was as wanting in logic as in good taste. He declared that the acceptance of their customary salaries by the officials in the ranks of the Opposition was a proof that they considered the proceedings of the Government to be constitutional, as if they thought the Ministry was entering on illegal expenditure they would not be entitled to a penny of their salaries. We do not wonder that thi© astounding proposition was re ceived by the Chamber with hisses and marks of dis gust. Such trifling arguments, however insulting to the Opposition, are of no great moment, the fact of real importance is the resolute man ner in which Herr VON BISMARK upheld the pretensions of the Crown, and flung down his glove in the face of the Assembly. " I insist that you are not entitled solely and exclusively to deter mine upon the expenditure of the State." " For the rest I beg to assure you of our unshakeable de termination to stand by the Crown, and to protect the SOVEREIGN against the unjustifiable preten sions you believe it incumbent on yourselves to make." Such were his words, and they bode little good. The speech of the late President of the National Assembly was a crushing reply to the lofty assertions of the Premier. With a quiet satire he remarked that it was hardly necessary to refute his arguments, since himself and his col leagues were about the only men in this quarter of the globe who held such views of the elementary principles of constitutional government. He re minded the House that no doubt was thrown upon their right to vote the expenditure until their refusal to assent to the new military measures, upon which this startling discovery was immediately made. He asked the Ministers why, if, as they as serted, the g s r h e r a a t nk bod from y of the people were with them, they dis solving the Chambers. He proceeded in a high. s v p r i o r e i e t e e d d a n n g d s m o a f n the e s t r G a in v e t r o n m d e e n n o t u , n caen and rem i nd despotic them that never had the attempt been made with impunitywiotuhl dnot whole h the ea r to force absolutism upon a peopl e that w o o fa f i c t itti : and that HERR VON BISMAR K, aeleihilu stemming the tide of nery of Prussia at his disposal, would n o t sue popular will. This is the lesson which all despotic dynasties have sooner or later to learn, and it is LATEST INTELLIGENCE one which has al ways proved very unaccep t a bl e • alike to the Hohenzollerns and the Hapsburgs. The crisis is now becoming serious, and we are disposal to agree with on , ?, of the speakers who expres his con viction that it was a quarrel of which they had not yet sees the end. The aggres sive spirit which actuates fie KING and bis Minis ters appears to be uncheclod even by the sturdy opposition they have provored. The resolution of the Chambers is equally urdaunted, conscious as it is of deserving and of possessing the support of the people. The opening of tie Session has proved as stormy as the most gloomy forebodings threatened. It remains to be seen what will be the aspect of affairs at the termination of their sittings, and in what form that termination will arrive. THE INSURRECTION IN POLAND. ST. PETERSBURG, JAN. 31. The Journal de St. Petersbourg of to-day pub lishes another account of the Polish insurrection, which does not contain any fresh details. It con firms the news that numerous insurgent bands have made their appearance at Bielsk and Byalistock. The same paper publishes letters from Wilna, con firming the news from the province of Grodno, as well as that concerning the general ch iracter of the insurrection, which has already been tele graphed. The Journal de St. Petersbourg adds:— " Perfect tranquillity prevails in the military district of Kiew." WARSAW, JAN. 28, EVENING. The insurgents have again received considerable reinforcements from persons belonging to the better classes of society. Many persons continue to leave Warsaw to join ;hem. A detachment of insurgents has been captured by the troops near Piotrkow. Among them were two Russian officers, who were immediately shot. The Grenadier corps of Lithuania is advancing by forced marches. It is said that General Wisocki is among the insurgents. THE MEMBERS FOR HEREFORD. On Thursday night a publics dinner was given to the mem bers for the city of Hereford—Colonel Jlifford and Mr. Clive late Under-Secretary for the Home de?artment, at Hereford. About 154) or 200 electors of Herefori were present. The chairman, Mr. Richard Hereford, proposed " The health of the two Members for Hereford cite—Colonel Clifford and Mr. Clive." (Cheers.) Colonel Clifford, in responding, referred to the change which had recently taken place in the state of parties and the political questions discussed by them. There was just now a call for a reduction in the national expenditure. The army and navy were cost ing the country £27,000,000 a year. It was difficult to say what was an efficient force in respect of the army, but it was said that the whole safety of England depended on our navy. We should keep it in efficient condition, but we should not be told, after expending so much money upon it, that it is not efficient. As to the question of fortifications, no doubt great mistakes had been made about it, and he wished to see the question between stone and iron finally settled. In referring next to the American war, he said be wished he could see in the proclamation of President Lincoln the downfall of slavery, but he viewed it merely as a strategic measure dictated by the position of the North. He (Colonel Clifford) went to Parliament intending to give Lord Palmerston an independent but not a servile support. The Government would probably be seriously opposed in the course of _ the approaching session by the Conservative party, who now boasted of their strength. One question to be mooted would be the cession of the lonian Islands, and he believed he should have the approval of his constituents in supporting a measure to accomplish that object if pro posed by Lord Palmerston, Any measure that might be brought forward for doing away with church-rates should I have his support. As to the Poaching Act, he had voted' for the second reading, but it had been so altered afterward: that he had withdrawn from supporting it further. ML Clive said that the ballot was a question which should le kept before the public. He did not believe in the perfet efficiency of the measure, but he would vote for its trill. With regard to church-rates, he saw no other mode of soy ing that question than by total abolition. As to reform he thought they should have an increase of constituents aid a decrease of small boroughs returning members. A larger body of the population of the country should be admired to the franchise, and the House of Commons should be eected by larger constituencies than it now is, In reference to the question of national expenditure, he agreed with his hon. colleague, Col. Clifford, that a reduction was necessiry,and that fortifications were unnecessary. He next spoke of America. He believed the present war would ultimately have the effect of abolishing slavery some way or another. Further, he believed that there was no other coulee open to her Majesty's Government than that of non-intervention. With regard to the new Poaching Bill, had he been in the house when it was read a second time he should have voted for it. In its subsequent stages, however, it had assumed quite a different character, and was now as bad as it could be and must be repealed. Other local toasts followed. SIR ROBERT PEEL ON THE AMERICAN QUESTION. —Sir Robert Peel has been delivering a lecture at the Fsat Exhibition." n e x l y i bii with h Reading n Club. It was de omnibus rebus, but the subject was " Wood, with refere nce t o th e Great The right hon. baronet m anage d t o connect subject the tollowi n g r a th er d ec id e d o wsh f l Z ie t i on i . g opinions on the American war. He salt he was one of these who hoped, as an individual, to ste the States ulti mately become separated and independent of each other— (cheers) —for he was convinced that su3h a course would tend to further the emancipation of th 3 slaves. (Cheers.) For this simple reason. If they saw the continent again united, they would see again confirmed the state of things which existed before the breaking out of the war. Then there was the odious and abominable proclamation of Pre sident Lincoln, in which he said, "You who are rebels your slaves shall be emancipated, out you states that re main united shall keep your slaver." (Cheers.) He said that if they followed the course of the battles which had taken place, they might almost fancy that they saw the God of battles fighting for the South. At all events, the courage, vigour, and patriotism with which the South had fought were certainly a strong proof of the existence of a feeling on the part of the south that they were fight ing in a good and true cause. He should, as a member of Parliament, be glad to be able to look back to 1863 and say that he belonged to a Government headed by a man who was the most popular statesman that ever ruled the destinies 'of England, which by acknowledging the inde pendence of the South led also to the emancipation of the slave. (Cheers.) They would, by recognition, put an end to the most wicked and most abominable traffic, which he believed in his heart the councils of hell imagined for the degradation of a very large portion of the human race.— (Loud cheers.) SALE OF BRITISR STEAMERS AT ALARMING SACRIFICE.—Mess rs . Whitney and Hathaway have purchased at New Yeti the steamers Scotia and Angelia, formerly employed in tie Queenstown and Holyhead mail service. The price pail was an average of £2,180 for each vessel, whereas each originally cost about £12,000. THE BELLIGERENT RIGHTS AND BLOCKADE QUESTION.--LIVERPOOL, Jan. 30.—The result of the voting by circular of the members of the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce was announced to-day. The report of the scrutineers showed a majority in favour of Mr. Spence's amendment, not to interfere with the present laws of blockade, of 226 votes, and a majerity in favour of Mr. Spence's amendment, not to alter the laws of capture at sea, of 186 votes. It appears that of the 606 members compos ing the chamber only 66 voted at the meeting to discuss the question, but that by the circulars 2G4 votes of members were obtained. THE QUEEN'S PHYsICIAN.—On the occasion of the christening of the infant son of Dr. Wm. Jenner yesterday morning, her Most Gracious Majesty was pleased to stand sponsor, being represented on the occasion by Lady Augusta Bruce, who, in obedience to the wishes of the Queen, gave the boy the name of Albert Victor, accompanied with the present of a magnificent tankard, bearing a suit able inscription, and as aßoyal recognition of the great pro fessional attention paid by Dr. Jenner to his late Royal Highness the Prince Consort. There is good news, says The Deader of to-day, in the world of literature ; Mr. Tennyson's new poems, "Boadicea," and; "Enoch the Fisherman" are complete. The latter is a dramatic subject, worked out in powerful and even, it is said, harrowing detail. We have reason to believe that the Address in the House of Commons in reply to the Royal Speech, will be moved by Mr. Calthe ' rpe, member for East "Worcester shire, and seconded by Mr. Bazley, member for Man , dester. SPAIN. MADRID, JAN. 30. It is stated that the Cabinet does not at present intend to recognise the kingdom of Italy. General Prim and Senor Oioz ga have come to an understanding, and will both assume the leader ship of the Progressist party. General Prim has gone to Valencia. The Pueblo and the Epoca publish articles favour able to the settlement of the English coupons. It is asserted that some deputies will shortly pre sent to Congress a bill relative to these coupons. PORTUGAL. LISBON, JAN. 24. A rumour has recently been spread, it is sup posed, through intrigue, that the Bank of Portugal is insolvent, but the mercantile community has preserved its confidence in the establishment. A disagreement has taken plaee between Senor Luz, the Director •of the Bank, and Senor Bessone, a leading shareholder, and many curious details have found their way into the public papers. The Bank, however, is generally believed to be perfectly solvent. The law abolishing the use of passports in the interior of Portugal has passed the Cortes. The corvette Sagres has left Lisbon with sealed orders. Some say she has gone to bring the Duke de Saldanha to form a new Cabinet ; others suppose she is bound for the coast of Africa, a sta. tiou obnoxious to the officers, to deceive whom her destination was kept a secret. The Cortes are discussing the law of entail, which will now either be abolished or considerably modified. The subscription instituted in favour of the Bri tish operatives promises to give a good result. The Warrior, Black Prince, Revenge, and Defence are in port. 3 xchange on London, 90 days, 541 ; Rentes, 471 to 472. FRANCE. PARIS, SAN. 30. Le Steele in speaking of the debate on the Address, remarks that there was but one spe€ch, that of M. Thouvcnel, and one de claration of policy, that of M. Billault. It was impossible to extricate oneself more ingeniously from a difficult position than M. Tnouvenel did, and he retorted upon his adversaries with as much boldness as dignity the reproaches they bad directed to him. M. Billault confirmed his words, and the policy of the French Government may consequently be thus defined. It wishes for the in dependence of Italy. It wishes also for the inde pendence of the Pope, guaranteed by the patrimony of St. Peter. It seeks to accomplish these views between the King of Italy, who demands Rome for his capital, and the Pope, who refuses obstinately to cede the eternal city. Victor Emmanuel says his laical non possumus, and Pius IX. his pontifical non-possumus. Between these two incompatible resolutions we wait—we wait. Such is the policy announced by M. Billault. The French Govern ment has not changed its policy, it has only selected new men ; it has hoped that fresh remonstrances might be more effective, because they would issue from the lips of advocates more acceptable to the Romish Court. L'( 'pinion Nationale contains an article ou the question "Is France ripe for liberty P" It answers unhesitatingly in the affirmative to this important query, and adduces various examples to prove that it has been want of opportunity and not want of will that has led to her being restricted in many points of that political freedom which constitute the honour and the strength of England. In continuation of this subject the writer asserts : —The State is too careful of us and gives itself too much trouble. We are not so incapable as it sup poses. Let the Emperor, who has never had to repent of his confidence in the French nation, try to-day a new experiment; let him defy the timorous, the dreamers of plots and revolutions; let him not listen to those who tell him that 500 Frenchmen cannot meet together and speak without conspiring against his ruin. The truth is, that the nation is a little irritated with all the useless precautions that are adopted, and the eternal inaction in which cell intentioned Administrations seem resolved to keep her. She loves the open day, the free air, and her bow s no mischievous designs and no dangerous policy, let her rulers allow her to live awl. express her thoughts, let them not tell her again and again thal liberty is good for the English but that. France is not worthy of it, and that before she is allowed to put foot in the water she must prove that she knows how to swim. All that the Government accords in the shape of freedom it will be richly repaid in real power and in the popularity of good will. The Constztutionnel enters its protest against the Journal des Debats on the subject of the Emperor's speech. it asserts that the Journal des Debats does not rightly comprehend the purport of t .e Em peror's discourse, and confounds the spirit of party with the spirit of liberalism. France has had enough of change and seen enough of sedition. She does not wish to resemble the republics of America, which exist from day to day, carried on in the interregnum of a civil war; she rather emu lates the proud position of realising the desires of so many great men who have realised national aspirations from Charlemagne to Napoleon in the unity she now experiences, and the calm she at length enjoys. The liberty of opinion is an honour and a force ; it elevates the people who knew how to exercise it; and the Governments who accept it. The liberty of parties, on the contrary, does nothing but attest the weakness of the social order, and the inferiority of power, it leads to catastrophies by anarchy. BOURSE, Jan. 29.—The market continues heavy but prices are still firmly maintained, Threes being now at 691 r. 80e. Little doing in Railway Shares, and quotations remain nearly unvaried. Themar ket closed as follows :- 41 per Cents. .. I Do, end month.... Bank Shares 3400 Credit loncier I4SO Piedmontese Fives Italian Loan 7O 15 Russian - Austrian Spanib. Threes 52 75 Home Debt 50 60 i per Cents Do. end month 69 85 New 3 per Cents Do, end month — Credit Mobilier 1180 Do, end month... 1178 75 MEDICAL APPOINTMEN T.—Mr. 44ardine Murray, F.R.C.S.E., is appointed surgeon to the Brighton and Sue. sex Infirmary for Diseases of the Eye. Cfrinit V-4 Clr'illar HE MAJESTY. OSBORNE, Jan. 30. The Queen, accompanied by Princess Helena, walked and drove yesterday. The Marchioness of Ely has succeeded Lady Churchill as Lady in Waiting. The Marriage of the Prince of Wales. A special meeting of the town council of King's Lynn was held at noon yesterday in the new council-room, which was numerously attended—the mayor, L. W. Jarvis, Esq., in the chair. The Mayor, in an ap• propriate speech, proposed the following resolution : " That, in order to give all the inhabitants of this borough an opportunity of showing their attachment and loyalty to her gracious Majesty the Queen and his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, upon the occasion of his alliance with the Princess Alexandra, the day be kept as a general holi• day; and that suitable means be provided to enable all classes to join in th 9 festivities." Mr. Alderman Moyse seconded the proposition, hoping that the proceedings would be worthy of the loyal town of King's Lynn. The corporation resolved itself into a committee of the whale hall. It is understood that the corporation on its resump tion voted £2OO towards a subscrip , ion which was opened (all the members of the hall placing their names on the list at the meeting) it being intended to call a meeting of the inhabitants to act with this body. It is proposed to have a public holiday, a dinner to all the aged people of the town over sixty years of age, rustic sports of various kinds, a public dinner, and a ball at the Atheureum, a general illumination, and a grand display of fireworks. It is also, we believe, in contemplation to have a field day with the 6th Norfolk, or King's Lynn Rifle Corps. A meeting of the corps is called for Monday next to decide upon what steps shall be taken by them to celebrate the day. A very influential committee assembled at Not tingham on Thursday in order to arrange the de tails for the celebration of the Prince of Wales's marriage in that town, According to the arrangements made the day will be observed as a general holiday—all shops and places of business being closed. The rifle corps, the militia, and the pensioners will assemble in the Market place in the forenoon, and join in a procession, headed by the corporation, and including the Odd Fellows and other benevolent societies. This body will march to th forest, where the various military bodies will be formed in order to the north side of the ground, and will fire a feu de joie. In the afternoon a public dinner will take place at the Exchange. In the evening the Arboretum will be brilliantly illuminated. It is expected that the in habitants of the principal streets will illureinet e their houses. A special meeting of the Town Council of the city of Oxford was held on Thursday to consider and adopt the best means of showing their loyalty and attachment to the Crown on the auspicious event of the approaching marriage of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, when, after much deliberation, the following reso lution was adopted .—" That this meeting do adjourn till Monday, and that a deputation do wait on the Vice - Chancellor to ascertain if it be the intention of the col leges to show their loyalty by a handsome illumination on the evening of the occasion of the marriage of the Prince of Wales," Foreign Courts. PARTS, Jan. 29 Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress honoured the benefit of Madlle. Patti last night with their presence at the Italian Opera. '1 he chef-d' ceuvre of Mozart, " Don Gio vanni," was selected for the occasion—the young prima donna singing Z-ftlina for the first time. After the perfor mance their Majesties paid the fair artiste the flattering compliment of summoning her to the imperial loge, and con gratulated her on his new success. Though the prices of admission were doubled, the theatro was crowded to exceiss. A Paris letter, in the Nouvelliste of Rouen, says :—M. Monnier, who has just been appointed preceptor to the Prince Imperial, will, it is a aid, receive a salary of B,ooofr. a year, besides board and lodging. It appears that the Emperor, reserving to h'mself the supreme direction of his son's education, has drawn up a programme similar to that traced by the late Prince Consort for the Prince of "Wales. His Majesty is said to have had a few copies of it printed for distribution among the members of the imperial family." Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cam bridge and the Princess Mary have arrived at their resi dence at SL James's Palace, from Cambridge Cottage, Kew, for the season. His Excellency the Italian Minister has arrived at 49, Grosvenor-street, from Turin. The Duchess (Dow.) of Sutherland and Lads - Blantyre have arrived at Stafford-house, S - . James's, from Clietden-park. Bucks. We learn that Lord Ronald Leveson Gower is nearly recovered horn his recent severe illness. The Marquis and Marchioness of Kildare have left for ther seat in Ireland, and purpose to join the Duke of Leinster early in the ensuing month, at Carlton House, Maynooth. Earl Granville, Lord President of the Privy Council, gave last evening a dinner at his residence in Bruton-street, to the following party :—The Lord Chancel lor, the Duke of Somerset, the Duke of Argyll, the Earl of St. Germans, Viscount Palmerston, Viscount Sydney, Lord Stanley of Alderley, the Right Hon. Sir Charles Wood, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Right Hon. T. Milner Gibson, the Right Hon. Edward Cardwell, tre Right Hon. C. P. Villiers, Mr. Helps (clerk of the coun cil), and Mr. Harrison (deputy•clerk of the council). The roll of sheriffs for the present year was settled at the meet ing. The Countess of Portsmou►h was safely delivered of a daughter on Tuesday last, at Eggesford House. Viscountess Palmerston arrived at Cambridge House on Tuesday evening from Broadlands. The Earl and Countess of Shaftesbury and family, and Viscountess Jocelyn and family, remain at Broadlands. His Excellency Mr. Charles Alison, C. 8., her Britannic Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Court of Persia, left town yester day for Persia, to resume his diplomatic duties, The Baron van Osten and Count Rowetzenoff have left the Brunswick Hotel, Jermyn-street, for Paris. Lady Louisa Cavendish arrived at Holkar Hall on Thursday from a tour of visits. The Paris correspondent of The Queen, says : A bal costume at the Tuileries is talked of for the 16th of February. It is now several years since such an event has taken place there, and the rumour has conse quently caused a great sensation, and already set all brains at work to invent something entirely new and out of the usual routine of ordinary fancy costumes. Secrecy is the order of the day under such circumstances; and will be all the more difficult to observe, as preparations are also being made for Mme. Drouyn de Lhuys' fancy ball of the 7th, which is to be also a very original affair. Let me de scribe to your readers two very singular costumes which will make their appearance at the next bal costume. One is to re press nt the ocean, and is composed of a flowing robe of gaze argentee (such as is used to cover lustres, clocks, &c.), painted all over to look as if it were water, and with fishes of all sorts and sizes floating about in various direc tions. The head-dress consists of a mass of shell-work, with marine plants hanging at the sides and back of her hair; marine plants and sea. weeds being also arranged round the lower part of the dress, and body, and sleeves. Another lady has selected to represent a serpent, of which the huge folds are painted round and round the dress in golden, green, and opal tints, while the head of the reptile is reared upwards, and arching over the top of the head forms the coiffure. Poth these scenic costumes are being painted by one of the decorateurs of the opera for two ladies who pique themselves on their reputations for eccen tricity. We understand that the members of the National Choral Society intend presenting their conductor, Mr. G. W. Martin, with a purse of gold and a bust of him self. It is arranged that the presentation will take place at the Ranov,r-square Ruoms on Monday evening, the 9th of February. Mr. H. B. Loch, C 8., has betn nominated to succeed the late Mr. Pigott as Lieutenant Go7ernor of the Isle of Man. The public will hear with pleasure of this small mark of Royal favour bestowed upon a gentle man whose sufferings in the prisons of Pekin two years ago excited so much sympathy, not only by reason of their severity, but also by the gallant bearing with which they were endured. The inhabitants of the Isle of Man will moreover, by this appointment, obtain a man of energy, who has seen military and diplomatic service in all parts of the world. THE 'THRONE OF GREECE.—The Europe of Frankfort states that it learns from official sources that Count Pasolini has declared to M. Roque, charge d'affaires of Greece at Turin, that if the Protecting Powers are not opposed King Victor Emmanuel will accept the thrJne of that country for the Duke d'Aosta. Count Mamiani is said to have made the same communication at Athens. The Nord says :—" General Haynau , who not long since took part in the affairs of Electoral Hesse, and who had been dismissed from his functions in consequence of an affair of honour, has just blown out his brains." COTTON FROM SMYRNA.—At a dinner which re• cently took place in Smyrna one of the speakers said that the exportation of cotton from twat port, which had been 15,000 bales in previous years, was 60,000 bales this year. Acccording to a statement in the Smyrna Mail, large plots of land in the interior are being laid out for cot ton cultivation, the area being in some places ten times greater than formerly, The Message of Jefferson Davis. The message of Jt-fferson Davis to the Confede rate Congress was delivered at Richmond on the 12th January. It is a long document, occupying six columns in the New York journals. The follow ing isa summary of its contents : Mr. Davis starts by declaring that the war has passed through three stages. In the first the Fede rals attempted to bring back the South into the Union, and in the second, they attempted to con quer the Confederate States as dependent provinces. " Defeated in this second design," sip Mr. Davis, " our enemies have evidently entered upon another, which can have no other purpose than revenge and. thirst for blood and plunder of private property." He then says— " The advent of peace will be hailed with joy. Our desire for it has never been concealed. But earnest as has been our wish for peace, and great as have been our sacrifices and sufferings during the war, the determination of this people has with each succeeding month become more unalterably fixed, to endure any suffering and continue any sacrifice, however prolonged, until their right to self-govern ment, and the sovereignty and independence of these States, shall have been triumphantly vindi cated and established." He then refers back to the history and to the days when four of the States, now forming a portion of the Confederacy, were recog nised as independentsovereignties by the two great maritime powers of Europe, i❑ a treaty of peace, con cluded in 1783. He reviews the history of the Confe deration, and the ultimate reunion of the States, and asserts that the now Confederate States were mem bers of the Union, with the right as equal and inde pendent sovereignties to secede, when in their judg ment their safety and honour required such a step. He speaks of the early determination of England and France and other European powers to confine themselves to a strict neutrality during the progress of the war, but draws from this the conclusion that their course of action was but an actual decision. against the South, and in favour of the Union, and at the same time tending to prolong hostilities. He complains of European injustice in other matters, cit►ng the conclusion of a treaty with the United. States for the abolishment of privateering, thus pre venting the Con eierates from disposing, in foreign ports, of the prizes which their privateers mignt capture. This he thinks one of the direct shafts aimed at the success of the Confederacy. Notwith standing the repeated remonstrances by the Confe deracy to the neutral European powers, and. their ewe admission as to the inefficiency of the Federal blc ckade of the Southern ports, neutral Europe has received these remonstrances in almost unbroken silence, submitting to the wrong inflicted on her commerce by the United States. He, however, asserts that, while thus speaking of the European powers, he has no complaint to make that these nations have declared their neutrality. In speaking of the war, he says:--" It is my painful duty again to inform you of the renewed examples of every atrocity committed by the armed forces of the United States at different paints within the Confederacy. Since my last communication one 111• Neil murdered seven prisoners of war in cold blood, and the demand fee his punishment has remained unsatisfied. The Government of the United States, after promising examination and ex planation in relation to the charges made against General B. F. Butler, has by its subsequent action, after repeated efforts on my part to obtain some answer on the subject, not only admitted his guilt, but sanctioned it by acquiesence. I have accord ingly branded this criminal as an outlaw, and. directed his execution in expiation of his crimes if he should fall into the hands of any of our forces. Recently I have received apparently authentic in telligence of another general, named Mtlroy, who has issued orders in Western Virginia for the pay ment of moneys to him by the inhabitants, accom panied by the most savage threats of shooting every recusant, besides burning his house, and threatening similar atrocities against any of our citizens who shall fail to betray their country by giving him prompt notice of the approach of any of our forces. leis subject has also been submitted to the military authorities of the United States, with but faint hopes that they will evince any disapprobation." Of the act in relation to President Lincoln's Einincipation Proclamation he says he may " well leave it to the instincts of that common humanity which a beneficent Creator has implanted in the breasts of our fellow-men of all countries to pass judgment on a measure by which several millions of human beings of an inferior race, peaceful and contented labourers in their sphere, are doomed to extermination, while at the same time they are en couraged to a general assassination of their masters by the insidious recommendation to abstain from violence, unless in necessary bb If-defence. Our own detestation of those who have attempted the most execrable massacre recorded in the history of guilty man is tinctured by a profound sentiment for the impotent rage which it discloses. As far as regards the action of this government on such criminals as may attempt its execution, I confine myself to informing you that I shall, unless in your wisdom you deem some other course more expe dient, deliver to the several State authorities all commissioned officers of the United States that may hereafter be captured by our forces in any of the States embraced by the Proclamation, that they may be dealt with in accordance with the laws of those States, providing for the punishment of criminals engaged in exciting servile insurrections. "In its political aspect this measure possesses great signification, and to it, in this light, I invite your attention. It affords to our people the com plete and crowning proof of the true nature of the designs of the party which elected to power the present occupant of the Presidentship at Washing ton, and which sought to conceal its purpose by every variety of artful grace, and by the perfidious use of the most solemn and repeated pledges on every practicable occasion." Mr. Davis, in conclusion, draws the following highly attractive picture of the condition of the Confederate States : " Our armies are larger, better disciplined, and more thoroughl , y, armed and equipped than at any previous period of the war; the energies' of a whole nation, devoted to the single object of success in this war, have accomplished marvels, and many of our trims have by a beneficent Providence been con verted into blessings. The magnitude of the perils which we encountered have developed the true qualities and illustrated the heroic character of our people, thus gaining for the Confederacy from its birth a just appreciation from the other nations of the earth._ Tne injuries resulting from interruption of foreign commerce have received compensation by the developments of our internal resources. °lnnen crown our fortresses that were cast from the pro ceeds of mines opened and furnaces built during the war. Our mountain caves yield much of the nitre for the manufacture of powder, and promise increase of product. From our own foundries and labora tories, from our own armouries and workshops, we derive in a great measure the warlike material, the ordnance and ordnance stores which are expended so profusely in the numerous and desperate engage ments that rapidly succeed each other. Cotton and woollen fabrics, shoes and harness, waggons and gun are produced i n d a il y i ncreas i ng quantities carriages,n titiesbyhe factories springing into existence. Our fields, no longer whitened by cotton that can not be exported, are devoted to the production of cereals and the growth of stock formerly purchased with the proceeds of cotton. In the homes of our noble and devoted women—without whose sublime sacrifices our success would have been impossible— the noise of the loom and the spinning wheel may be heard thr3ughout the land. With hearts swelling with gratitude, let us, then, join in returning thanks to God, and in beseeching the conticuance of His protecting care over our cause, and the restoration of peace with its manifold blessings to our beloved country. JEFFERSON DAVIS. Richmond, Jan. 12, 1863. TH E ACCIDENT AT THE PRINCESS'S THEATRE' —A subscription list for the benefit of Miss Hunt and the mother of the deceased Ni iss Smith has been opened at the theatre, and about £l5 has already been collected within the house. Any large or small sums sent to Mr: Robert Roxby, the stage manager, will be acknowledge' and judiciously applied, MEE