The Sun. — London, England, 1863-04-24 00:00:00

THE AT RE-ROY AL, DRURY-LANE.— Leesee and Manager, Mr. Edmund Falconer. F..r the Benefit of Miss Lydia Thompson. THIS EVENING, April 24, for the 363 d time in London, PEEP O'DAY. Illes.rs. Henry Lorraine, Walter Lacy, C. Verner, Addison, J. Graham. G. Spencer, T. Neville, &C.; Misses Cleveland, Clara Weston, M. Hudson, &c. To conclude Pith MAGIC TOYS. Valentine, Miss Lydia Thompson. Commence at HAY MARKET. T HEATRE-ROIM., Lessee. Mr. J. B. Rnekstone. THIS EVENING, STILL WATERS RUN DEEP. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Wigan, Mr. W. Farren, Mr. Chippen dale, and Miss Louisa Angel. After which, an apropos Dramatic Sketch, introducing a Panorama of' the Tour of the Prince of Wales in the East. To conclude with BORROWING A HUSBAND. Pamela Miss Maria Harris. Commence at 7. THEATRE -ROYAL LYCEUM OPEN, under the Sole Management of Mr. FECFITER. THIS EVENING, at 7, to commence with an Original Sketch, entitled A SUDDEN ATTACK. Messrs. Shore, Garden, H. Widdicomb, M:ss Henrade, and Mrs. Lee. After which, at a Quarter to Eight, a New Romantic Drama, in Three Acts, and Pr)logue, entitled THE DUKE'S MOTTO, by Paul Feval and John Brougham. The principal character will be sustained by Mr. Fechter, supported by Messrs. J. G. Shore, G. Jordan. J. Brougnam, H. Widdbombe, F. Charles, Garden, Raymond, Dawson Misses Carlotta Leclercq, Kate Terry, E. Lavenuc, and Elsworthy. Acting-Manager, Mr. H. ROYAL PRINCESS'S TH EATRE Lessees, Messrs. Lindue and Vining. THIS EVENING the drama of AURORA FLOYD. Miss Amy Sedgwick. Miss Henderson, and Mrs. Simpson ; Messrs. R. I%oxby, G. Melville, G. Belmore, C. Seyton, Wallace, and Cathcart. After which, KILLING TIME. Mr. Geo. Vining, Mr. C Seyton, and Miss Amy Sedgwick. To conclude with a new whimsical Extravaganza, entitled BEAUTIFUL HAIDEE ; or The Sea Nymph and the Sallee Rovers. Misses M. Oliver, Helen Howard, Hudspeth, Hen derson, and Murray ;_ Mess rs. C. Seyton, G. Belmore, Fitz lames, Moreland, and Cockerill. NEW THFATRE-R0 VAL, ADELPHL— soIe proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. L. THIS EVENING, DOMESTIC ECONOMY. Mr. J. Toole, Miss Kate Kelly, Miss A. Seaman. and Miss Stok 2,. Aft e r which, at Eight o'clock, AURORA FLOYD. Miss Aponte Jones, Miss H. Simms, Mrs. Billington ; Mr. Benj. Webser, Mr. Paul Bedford, Mr. R. Phillips, Mr. Billington, 33r. Stuart, Mr. Sefton, Mr. Romer, Mr. C. J. Smith. Commence at 7. HE THIRD EDITION OF " THE SUN , " r r Containing the Latest SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, can be had Every Evening of G. R. GLENIE, NEWS AGENT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park. The Weather--Sun Office, April 24, 1863. THERMOMETER. Highest since Noon yesterday. 55 5 Lowest during the night ...... This day at Noon.. , . • ........ Wind—N.W. ; moderate, with fine weather, -- -- HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tito DA.Y.—Moraing, sh. 45m.—Afternoon, 6h. sm. T 0 -m0P.8.0 orning, 6h. 29m.—Afternoon, 6a. 50m. (,040 1 V IPP A LONDON, FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 1863. Mr, ROEBUCK has yet once again nobly vindi cated his right to the title of—A Tribune of the English People. As such, distinctly, he spoke last evening from the floor of the House of Commons The occasion, though one wholly different in its character, was, to all intents and purposes, quite as memorable and quite as important, of its kind, as that other, upon which the hon. and learned gentle man, in the midst of the many frightful disasters at tendant upon the first outbreak of the Russian war, " won golden opinions from all sorts of men" by his chivalrous interposition in behalf of our gallant but neglected soldiery. Weat yesterday excited, —reasonably enough we will say at once—the patriotic ire of this ardent Englishman, was the long since all too flagrant fact of those unprovoked insults and gratuitous outrages which the Federal Government collectively, and one of the Federal Admirals (the notorious ILKES) indivi dually, have now during many months past been offering repeatedly to the banner of England upon the high seas. Language expressive of scorn and indignation could not have been stronger than that used by the hon. and learned gentleman last evening when referring to these same facts as facts perfectly well known to all those who heard him. As could alone have been expected from that great assembly of Englishmen, the words uttered by Mr. ROEBUCK yesterday in the House of Commons, were received there with no merely ordinary ex pressions of approval, they were welcomed, sentence after sentence, with reiterated bursts of acclamation. What the words were that thus elicited the ringing cheers of the British House of Commons, it is worth while examining into very carefully. Like a wily old master of fence, as he is, the " Veteran Viscount" tried more than once to hush up this inconveniently outspoken Hotspur of Debate. Lord PALMER STON, in fact, strove to prevent what to him self, as Premier, doubtless appeared excessively rash, and what might prove, according to his view, diplomatically embarrassing —by answering Mr. ROEBUCK'S Question actually before it was Asked ! Whereupon Mr. ROEBUCK—wilier even in his blunt ontspeakince; than the arch diplomatist who was striving thus to twist the foil out of his grasp at the first instant of its being crossed with his own—Mr. ROEBUCK, we say, interposing—with a whimsically opportune remembrance evidently of the familiar adage asserting that " old birds are not to be caught with ehaff "—exclaimed " No, no. I know the noble lord is an older man than I am. Still, old as he is, he won't take me in in that way." At which --naturally—there came an explosion of laughter from the House. Feeling strongly, as a loyal subject, as a patriotic citizen, as a member of the House of Commons, as An Englishman, Mr. ROEBUCK not only spoke, bat s poke right out. In one sufficient phrase, be it said, that—feeling strongly, he spoke as he felt. Alluding, in the first place, to the hopes he himself, in common with so many others, had long cherished in regard to the future, the social and political f u ture, opening up before the Ame r i can peop l e , h e s aid :—" I thoug ht that they entered i n t o th a t overnment3 in a way which exper iment [of s elf- g mankind had never before seen, and that, if fortune should prevail, it would be shown that men had proved worthy of governing themselves. When, there fore,'' continued the hon. and learned member for Shtffield, " the news came that that great experi ment was at an end—for it is at an end —I say at once my heart failed me, for then I was compelled to acknowledge that men, under the most favour able circumstances, had proved themselves un worthy of government by themselves. That," added Mr. ROEBUCK, " was my feeling, and then my feel ings were in favour of the North. But, as time went on, their conduct was such—their whole conduct proved them not only unfit for the government of themselves, but unfit for the courtesies and for the community of the civilised world ! " Tolerably plain language that, we should say ! Language uttered, no longer since than last evening, and in no obscurer arena than within the walls of the Commons House of Parliament ! Ard how received ? it may be asked, in Europe and in America : how received w h e n uttered) by the English House of Commons ? How ? Mark this ! One or two cries of " Oh, oh," are heard (we know whence I)—answered im what way ?—" by Cheers" Listen mediately—in ing only to those feeble interruptions, "Oh, yes, sir," cried out Mr. ROEBUCK upon the instant, " I know that there are degenerate Englishmen who do take the par t of the N orth against their own co untry ; and w h ene ver a matter comes into collision between America and England their voices are raised on the side of America." The stinging truthfulness of • which scornful *ion to Somebody—don't we all wonder very much who in the name of fortune that Somebody could 14"51b1y be?—called forth from a sympathising Somebody else, last evening, a hysterical cry of " Order." Turning in the direction of the Speaker —" I want to know," quietly remarks Mr. ROE BUCK, " where lam out of order." Whereupon — the House " Cheers." Louder " Cheers," however, than any of those which were so frequently elicited by the burning words uttered last night by Mr. RoEBtcY. in the En glishHouse of Commons —loudest of all the Cheers from the earnest throng of mem bers who were listening to him yesterday with manifest delight—were those called forth by hia in dignant reference to Mr. ADAMS, the American Ambassador to the Court of St. James's as occupy ing virtually at this moment the anomalous position of " Minister for Commerce " here in England! The derisive cheering of the House of Commons marking at once, the instant recog nition by the:members generally, of the perfect just ness of Mr. ROEBUCK'S taunt. Nor, by the way, would it, we may be sure, have tended to hush the words of Mr. ROEBUCK or the respondent Cheers of the House, could he and they the next instant have heard echoed mysteriouslyto them from the House of Lords, the no less (perhaps we should say, the still more) energetic expressions of indignation with which the noble Earl the Foreign Secretary was at that very same time, in " that other place," reprobat ing (as Lord RUSSELL can reprobate when he pleases!) the late extraordinary conduct of the Ame rican Ambassador here in London. " There could be no doubt," Earl RUSSELL was then remarking in the House of Lords, " that the conduct of Mr. ADAMS had been entirely unwarrantable. However," continted the Foreign Secretary, he (Earl RUSSELL) "should not think of complaining to Mr. ADAMS. He would bring his conduct before the consideration of the United States Government, Ic was for them to say in what manner such an act should be visited." " Cheers," at this too—even in the usually staid and decorous House of Peers. Returning, however, to the House of Com mons and to Mr, RGEIWCK, the latter thus forcibly summed up what it was, precisely, that he was desirous of asking from the noble lord at the head of the Government. "The noble lord," he said, " has shown himself hitherto the friend of the honour, the dignity, and the prosperity of England. He never showed that more," continued Mr. ROEBUCE, " than in his conduct as the head of the Administration in the cir cumstances of the Trent. We have been subjected [since then] to every species of violent language — not of insinuations, but of accusations. We were threatened with war, and King Cotton was to be the power to reduce us. Well, King Cotton tried his power and has failed ! We then resented an act which was flagrant, insolent, and overbear ing—we called them to account, and they truckled in their answer ! Well, sir, now again another insult is given, and by the conduct of the same man who perpetrated that deed with respect to the Trent." Having recapitulated then the cir cumstances with which we are all of us by this time, unhappily, only too painfully familiar—the English Tribune thus put his closing inquiry thereupon point-blank to the House, to the Noble Lord, and to the Government. " Now, sir," he said, " I would put it to the noble lord, who :las hitherto shown himself alive to the dignity and honour of England, and would ask whether the Government, of which he is the head, has come to any determination on this matter, and if he has come to any determination, whether the noble lord will tell Parliament now what that determination is. Sir, I know the con sequences of the action which he may take. It may lead to war ; and I, sir, speaking here for the English people, am prepared for war. Aye, and that language may strike the heart of the Peace Party in this house, but it will strike the heart of the insolent people who govern America now and we shall have justice done to the honour and dignity of England, and the commerce of this country will no longer be subjected to the overbear ing and domineering insolence of an upstart race—(CHEERS)." To this—the reply vouchsafed by the Prime Minister was, almost as a matter of course, under the circumstances, remarkable merely for its brevity and reticence. It will have to be answered, however, and that quite plainly, one way or the other, a very little later on. Last night, in point of fact, the answer simply was evaded and postponed. It will, however, sooner or later, have to be given, we repeat : and upon its purport may probably depend the fate of the present Government. Last night Lord PALMERSTON proposed the grant of £50,000 towards the expense of erecting a suitable memorial to the late Prince Consort. The noble lord began by alluding in touching terms to the irreparable loss which the nation has sustained by his premature decease. He then went on to state that every one felt "it was an occasion on which it would be becoming, both for the satisfaction of the public feeling and as a tribute of respect to the Sovereign, that some permanent and substantial memorial should be erected to commemorate the virtues of the man whom we had lost." Lord PALMERSTON then gave a brief outline of the arrangements concerning this memo rial. It was intended from the first by her Ma jesty's Government not to leave the commemoration of a great national loss entirely to the result of private contributions. They believed that, besides that testimony from individuals, it was fitting that Parliament should offer something of a more national character. Various events had arisen which had prevented in many quarters so large a sum being obtained as WhS at first expected. The magnificent public generosity which had in a great measure supported the workpeople of Lancashire was one important reason that ho might cite. The noble lord then expressed himself in eloquent terms concerning the practice of monuments. He said that they answered a double purpose, since they not only gratified the feelings of those who were contemporaries of the individual this honoured, but they also served as landmarks to future generations. In that twofold capacity no one more deserved to have his name recorded and his memory honoured than did Prince ALBERT. He concluded by saying that he was sure hon. members would consider the vote one worthy of that house to conced,' to. They had to consider their SOVEREIGN to whom her people looked w ith such deep attachment, an d that house of ctohueldnatnieovneari prove itself a more fittingexponent sentiments than when it sanctioned a pro posal like the present one. He believed that if they now granted tt e sum he asked for, "it would be amply sufficient to erect a memorial that would be worthy of the nation, and do adequate honour to the memory of the PRINCE CONSORT, while it would be soothing to the feelings of those to whom the house and the country were wishful to do honour." Mr. DISRAELI said that he considered the Government had taken a judici ous course in the matter, which was one that was not free from embarrassment. He thought that the Ministers had come forward and appealed to the common sense of the house to terminate a state of things thatihad become from unforeseen circum stances, one of awkwardness. The right hon. gentleman said that there could be no doubt as to the real sympathy that pervaded the length and breadth of the land, on the occurrence of the death of the PRINCE CONSORT. Much confusion had arisen in the desire felt by the provincial towns to evince their sense of the national loss without awaiting the general decision or co-operating with the plans laid down in the metropolis. In refering to the personal characteristics of the late Prince, Mr. DISRAELI said that he was a man who combined qualities that were often con sidered incompatible—namely, contemplation and action. Ho was distinguished alike for profundity of thought and quickness of organisation. The country began by this time to appreciate more of the real character of him whom they had lost than they had done at first ; and, indeed, something of the influence of posterity was now mingled with our retrospective glance at his career. Mr. DISRAELI then adverted to the speech of Mr. CONINGIIAM, and said that he did not agree with that gentleman's view on the subject in naming a " purpose of utility" as the object of the subscrip tions. That meant some particular feature in the PRINCE'S career that they might wish to illustrate, but a public memorial which the House and the country expected to erect should be of an universal and complete character. It should resemble his own character in the beauty and harmony of its proportions, and in the appro priateness of the ornament, and it should appeal to the general sentiments of the country, and, as it were, represent, as far as art can represent, the cha racter and remembrance of the living man, so that those who come after us, as the noble lord observed, may see something which they may receive of in struction and encouragement ; it should be some thing significant, direct, and choice, not indirect and in reference to some narrow-minded prin ciple of utility, referring merely to some frag mentary portion of his life and acts ; it should above all things be direct as well as appropri ate, so that those who who come after us may say, This is the type and the testimony of a sublime life and a transcendent career, and thus they were recognised by a grateful and admiring nation." After some further remarks the vote was agreed to, and it may therefore be trusted that this grand national undertaking will soon be completed in a manner creditable alike to the memory of the man it seeks to honour and the people who are willing to place his record among their chronicle of the departed worthies of the State. From what has appeared in the description of the design it seems likely to prove generally satisfactory. In some explanatory remarks which Mr. GILBERI SCOTT has written on the subject, he mentions several interesting facts, among which appears conspicuous the mention that Prince ALBERT him self approved of the erection of a Gothic style of memorial in Hyde-park, when there was a discus sion on the relative merits of the Guards Crimean Memorial. Taking everything into consideration, we have ample reason to be satisfied with the pre sent plans laid down for observance by the corn mittee regulating the Prince Consort Memorial, and the "Eleanor Cross" which has been fixed upon is a fitting suggestion in many points of view. It bears the stamp of old association, which is in itself a recommendation to the tastes and sympa thies of those whom Mr. DISRAELI appropriately described last night as "a proud and ancient people." Let us trust, then, that this work will be happily completed, and remain a lasting tes timony to future generations of the respect which attended the life, and the regret that accom panied the death of one who did his utmost in the short day of human trial that precedes the night when no man can work. The closing period of earthly existence can hardly come more suddenly to any man than it did to the late Prince Consort. But while the dead rest from their labours, the living may appreciate their work, and this is eminently the case with him whom we now seek to honour. It has been truly declared— 4, That those bright laurels ne'er shall fade with years, Whose leaves are watered by a nation's tears." And the respect and reverence which enshrine the memory of the Prince Consort" are the most lasting and imperishable proofs of his name being handed down to posterity as one of those illustrious men whom a nation has delighted to honour. 'The de cision of the House will be ratified by the approval of the country, and the Sovereign may reflect in bar hours of sorrow that,if taken too soon from his family and friends, her lamented consort has not departed before his worth was appreciated, and his character comprehended by the mighty people over whom she reigns. Monuments are " fruitless wreaths of fame" unless they typify a feeling and represent a prin ciple, but the memorial to be raised in Hyde-park will not be an empty or an insignificant affair. Near to where the Prince in the prime of life and the fruition of his plans, witnessed the opening of the Great Exhibition, will be reared the solemn witness of his departure from the busy scenes and brilliant pageants among which he took a prominent place. This will be a warning to those who look on so to employ their opportunities, and exert their energies that when the superficial has passed away, some thing sterling may remain to influence and interest the generation that succeed them. It is not the glories of birth and state, or the power of the sceptre and crown that can attract esteem or command homage, but the qualities of the indi vidual that appear through the trappings of royalty, and are revealed amid the artificial life of courts. It is, inasmuch as Englishmen have recognised these higher attributes in the character of the de parted Prince, that the Memorial now about to be erected to his honour is precious and praiseworthy. The QUEEN and her children may regard it in ith just pride, since it is the spontaneous offering of a nation's goodwill, and those strangers from afar, who visit our shores, may pause to contemplate the memento that we have raised to the memory of one who, with no definite position or recognised respon sibilities of his own, made for himself a glorious vocation as the worthy husband of our Queen, and the " Noble father of our Kings to be." Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince Alfred, and Prince Louis of Hesse visited the Exhibition of the Old Society of Water Colours, Pall mall, this morning. The Duke of Somerset, First Lord of the Admi ralty, held a levee yesterday, which was well attended. The funeral of Field-Marshal Lord Seaton took place at Newton Ferrers, near Yealmpton, Devon shire, this day. The ceremony was private. Lady Molesworth entertained at dinner last evening, at her residence, Eaton-place, their Royal High nesses the Comte de Paris and the Dan de Chartres, the Duke of St. Albans, his Excellency the Italian Minister, &c The marriage of Major the Hon. Charles , Wemyss Thesiger, second son of Lord and Lady Chelmsford, with Miss Charlotte, daughter of the Hon. George Handcock, and niece to Lord Castlemaine, was solemnised yesterday at St. George's, Hanover-square, in the presence of a numerous circle of the relations and friends of the two families. ELECTION OF A COMMON COUNCILMAN.— A. ward mote was held yesterday afternoon in the vestry room of St. Magnus Church, Upper Thames-atreet, for the election of a common councilman for the ward of Bridge, in the place of Mr. James Low. deceased. Mr. Alderman Abbiss took the chair. There were three - candidates pro posed for the vacant office, namely, Mr. George Pay, Mr. Charles Muspratt, and Mr. John Thomas Moss. A show of hands was taken, and Mr. Pay was elected, the other the candidates declining to demand a poll. Mr. Pay, in ex pressing his acknowledgments, strongly condemned the attempt on the part of Sir George Grey to interfere with upwards of' rightswiclla thend wi privileges doiv at d o f f t a h m e i ly fcitizens. the condo lenceAlatveotAerro.fLow3hoayderaert_reswenuteudatlwoturedi y i corpo rationnr:eeed, THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 24, 1863, LATEST MTELLIGENCE (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) AMERICA, REPORTED REPULSE OF THE FEDERAL FLEET BEFORE CHARLESTON. TERRIBLE BATTLE BETWEEN THE LAND FORCES, NEW YORK, APRIL 11 (Evening). (Per Nova Scotian.) The Cincinnati papers state that late Southern journals had been received in Nashville, containing news to the effect that the Federal ironclads had been repulsed from before Charleston, and that a terrible battle between the. land forces was pro gressing within sight of the city. The Richmond Whig contains Charleston de spatches, dated the Bth inst saying that the psople and troops were in high spirits at the result of yesterday's fight. The Keokuk is certainly sunk. The fighting was chiefly at a distance of 900 yards, and the Monitors cannot pass Fort Sumter without coming within 500 yards. An impression prevails that the enemy will re new the attack after repairing damages. Seven Monitors are still off the harbour. The machine for the removal of the torpedoes floated ashore, and was captured by , the Confederates. A despatch from Charleston, dated 9th morn ing, reports all quiet. The Monitors were still in sight. Pieces of the Keokuk have floated ashore. An impression prevails that the slaughter on board that vessel was terrible. General Grant went to Vicksburg in person under a flag of truce on the 4th inst. His mission is unknown. The British ship Surprise, and the British schooners John Williams, Florence Nightingale, and Brothers, have been captured. A large meeting of Union Leagues was held to day on Union-square, it being the anniversary of the firing on Fort Sumter. NEW YORK, APRIL 11, EVENING. (Per Nova Scotian.) Money abundant. Gold 524 premium. Exchange on London Bankers' bills. 166. Stocks dull. New York Central,ll4. Minds, 881. Erie, 76g. 5 per Cent. United States Bonds, 97,-1 ; 6 per Cents., 104. ITALY. REPLY OF THE ITALIAN GOVERNMENT TO THE FRENCH NOTE ON POLISH AFFAIRS. TURIN, APRIL 24. The reply of the Dalian Government to the French note on the affairs of Poland has been despatched to Paris. It is said that the reply, although expressing a desire that the support cf Italy may co-operate with good effect in the steps taken by France, insist, nevertheless, on the liberty of action demanded to her special political position. THE POLISH INSURRECTION. THORN, APRIL 23. An engagement between the insurgents and the Russian troops has taken place near Meyszkow. Two bridges upon the Warsaw and Vienna Rail way have been rendered impassable. Severe fighting has occurred at Radomsko. THORN, APRIL 22. An Imperial ukase has been published, ordering a general levy in the seven Governments bordering on the Polish provinces now incorporated with Russia. Each Government is to furnish 8,000 men. SPAIN. MADRID, APRIL 22, Evening. In to-day's sitting of the Congress, Signor Sala verria, while defending his administration of the Ministry of Finance, admitted having contracted a loan of 600 millions of reels, with the Bank of De posit, upon the guarantee of the bonds given by the purchasers of State domains. The Ministry stated in the Chamber to-day that it did not intend to dissolve the Cortes. FRANCE. PARIS, APRIL 24. Le Pays announces this morning, we are glad to see, the fact that a sensible improvement has mani fested itself since yesterday morning in the state of health of Admiral Hamelin. BOURSE, April 23.—The market has had a ra thernot Threes, ve r f y o r shows a slight advance. better tone, and the business done, although considerab le, th e Account are now at 69f. 60c. Credit Mobilier firm. The ltulway Share Market has been quiet, but prices in general well maintained. • Stock became offered toward s t h e en d, an d pr i ces receded, the market clos in g as follows : 4 do. p e e r nd Cents ... Do, en d month.... . 97, Italian Loan m0nth....71 60 3 per Cents ...... 69 35 New ditto Do. end month.... 69 4 0 Do. end month.... -- -- Credit IV °biller.... 1427 50 Russian Do, end month.... 1125 Austrian Bank Shares...... 337 5 Spanish Threes 52 50 Credit .1 , oncier ....14 85 Home Debt .. — - RAIL 'ALYs. Cash. Account. Orleans lO2O .. 1020 Northern . 1047 50 .. 1045 New ditto ............ _ Lyons and NeditGrranean 116 u 1162 50 Gensva ............... . 412 50 .. 446 25 Southern 777 50 ~ 775 Western ... 527 50 .. 530 Eastern . .......... 530 . • 530 Sardinian 457 50 ~ 460 Austrian 4+7 50 .. 493 75 Lornblrfl North of Spain Saragossa 750 755 Ditto to Barcelona 370 LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACKET COMPANY ♦. THE QUEEN The Attorr ey-Gen3ral occupied the court the whole of the morning, when his arguments in this case, which was brought for the recovery of a large sum of money which the company say they are en itled to under their contract. The company undertook to convey the mails twice a month between Southampton and Sydney for seven months. A number of voyages had been made, but to the vessel despatched by the Postmaster-General on F, b. 19, a delay was occasioned, and the plaintiffs say it was no fault of theirs. The vessel aught to have arrived on April 17, but she did not arrive till May 4. There was a clause in the contract indemnifying the company against loss; and under that clause the company made a claim for £15,000, which the Government refused to pay. The case is entirely devoid of public interest, and ap peared likely to occupy the court the whole of the day. COURT OF PROBATE. (Befo e the Judge Ordinary.) HAMER V. BRADDICK. In this case the will of Mr. Hamer, late a publican in the Edgware. ro , d, was sought to be established. The testator made his will, by which he made over the w hole of his pro perty to Mr. Braddick, w h o was an inspector in the Metro • politan Police Force, en ti re ly shutting out his (testator's) wife from all benefit, an d th e gro und for so doing was that she was a person of ill-regulated habits. Tho application was opposed by his wife. The Cologne Gazette attributes to the King of Sweden the following words. Having been asked some weeks ago what assistance Sweden could offer to France in case of war with Russia, King Charles XV. replied, " Let two French vessels enter the Baltic and I will be there with 100 000 men." Importing Tea without colour on the leaf pre• vents the Chinese passing off inferior leaves as in the usual kinds. Horniman' s T ea i s uncoloured, therefore ; always good alike, sold in pada by 4280 agento, .4' 1 • , 441 - i /flirt „pi!, HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, April 23. The Queen, accompanied by the Prince of Wales, walked and drove in the grounds this morning. Earl Russell, the Right Hon. B. Disraeli, and Rear-Admiral Seymour arrived at the Castle yes- mrday. Earl Russell had an audience of the Queen. A deputation from the Court of Assistants of the Bakers' Company upon the Bakehouses Regulation Bill, consisting of Mr. Morison, Mr. Webster, Mr. Wightmsn, Mr. Henley Smith, Mr. Webber, and Mr. Henley Grove Smith, clerk, transacted busi ness yesterday at the Home-office. A Committee of her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council held a meeting yesterday in the council chamber, and concluded the hearing of peti tions in the matter of the Dut ham University Act, 1861, and of the ordinances made or proposed by the commissioners thereby appointed. Despatches were sent yesterday from the Colonial office to the Governors of Canada and of the settle ments on the West Coast of Africa. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA; g‘ GUGLIELMO TELL." Last evening " William Tell" was produced for the first time this season, and with all that gran deur and completeness which have so deservedly stamped its performance as one of the most signal achievements of the theatre. The band, the chorus, the mice en scene, and much of its special execution still sustain the memorable impression of its revival two years since, and raise a doubt whether this opera, the greatest work of a great composer, was ever rendered on the whole so perfectly under any other roof. The chorus was especially ad mirable, and among its many opportunities in this broadly-constructed work left no point of merit untouched—from the lovely chant of the shepherds in the second act to the kind ling vigour and character of the music of the Meeting of the Cantons, the culminating burst of which, " All armi," was one of the most electrical that we ever remember to have heard. The band also was superb, and gave the overture particularly with a discriminating energy which could not fail of a re-demand. M. Faure was again the Tell, a character which he sings and acts with a perfection that removes it from all comparison at present; and Herr Formes was again the Walter, and lent the unequalled aid of his rugged bearing and noble voice to the trio of the second act. Two novelties contributed to the attraction of the evening—the first appearance of Madlle. Marie Battu, in the character of Mathilde, and the debut of Signor Caffieri in the character of Arnold. The pleasing voice, the careful method, and the agree able appearance of the young lady, have lost none of the good effect which they produced in the past season, and served to sustain her through the ordeal of Mathilde with considerable efficiency. Her " Selva Opaco" especially was a very pleasing effort. The severer test of the gentleman was scarcely so decisive. To assume the greatest cha racter of one of the greatest of living singers will be thought by many a bold ness that only the very highest talent could justify. It is but due to Signor Caffieri to say he was not insensible to such a fact, and displayed a nervousness at the attempt, which probably deprived him of half of his power. His voice is high and resonant, and he exerts it with much energy, but with a tendency to excess, which, presuming it was caused by a first appear ance, compels us to defer to another h( aring any opinion of his claims, whether lyric or histrionic The house was very full, and the general satisfac tion very great. On Tuesday next a grand festival entertainment will be given at this theatre, by command of her Majesty, on which occasion their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales will be present. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. LITCREZIA BORGIA. Mdlle. Titiens resumed, last evening, one of her most perfect and attractive characters, and with no abatement of the power which has made it so ex clusively her own. Every great quality which denotes her—force, dignity, rage, pathos, find the amplest scope and purpose in the vehement strug gles and terrible passions of the guilty but com manding Princess; and not the least of their ex pressions was left unrealised last night, from the delightful tenderness of her " come e bello," and the maternal fervour of the " Ama tux madre," to the indignant and fearful fury of the grand denuncia • tion, " 0 to bada." Throughout the masterly second act, which affords such a climax to her efforts, she was never in finer voice or finer feeling than on this occasion. Signor Giuglini was, of course, the Gennaro, and here again the audience were fortunate in hear ing this favourite artist in a character which has become his own. No one else has the voice and passion which can do justice to its music now, and as if conscious of his claims to it, Signor Giuglini sung throughout with the blest evidence of his distinctions. On the truth and beauty of his "Di Pescatore," and of his share of the trio in the second act, we can have no occasion to dwell. A novelty was added to the interest of the night in the first appearance of Madame Therese Ellenger, in the character of Maffeo Orsini. Though this lady bad made a great impression on her debut at the Philharmonic Concerts, and excited some anxiety as to her success in the dramatic field—her substitution for such a favourite as either Madame Alboni or Madlle. Trebelli, was considered by most judges a hazardous step for her and the manage ment. Madame Ellenger, however, succeeded in sustaining the ordeal. She trod the boards with much self-possession, and sung the "Brindisi" with so much merit as to obtain a warm encore. The house was very full, and the enthusiasm very great. Lancashire Distress and Emigration. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Siß,—The deep sympathy which has been universally manifested in the sufferings of the people of Lancashire, and the many efforts made by pecuniary contributions to mitigate their distress, deserve the most heartfelt gratitude from those who have participated in such kindness. The sufferings of the operatives, caused by the want of employ ment, are still me; t acute, and none but those who have witnessed them can adequately realise their intensity. Many have had to break up their little households, and take lodgings to save expense, and some have been com pelled to part with valuable furniture to provide them with the necessary requirements of life. It is not possible to conjecture as to how many of these noble sufferers of poverty may be yielding to the influence of despondency; but, certain it is, that there is no prospect at present that their circumstances will be materially improved in this country, and, therefore, many have decided to emigrate if facilities are offered them. Now, the subject of emigration is very important, and has occupied the attention of the public mind for some months past. Our oolonies in Australia present a bound less field of labour at a remunerative value ; and the ques tion is, whether it is not better, and more economical, to transplant a portion of our distressed operatives upon the soil of some of our colonies than to keep them at home in idleness, in the faint hope that shortly they will be able to resume their former occupations. With the view of assist ing such operatives as are qualified and willing to labour in securing a living in our Australian colonies, the " Lanca shire Emigration Society" has been formed, the object of which is to collect funds, and to administer them in secur ing free passages, and providing other necessary require ments. _ _ On behalf of the " Lancashire Emigration Society," I earnestly appeal for contributions, which will be thankfully received and duly acknowledged. Let the cry for " help " which comes from the homes of the destitute and afflicted of these districts meet with an earnest response. How it would cheer many a depressed spirit and gladden many a sorrowing heart if such assistance could be rendered in this hour of our country's special need. Again—l appeal to your sympathies —may I rely upon your help ? Delay not—the cause is urgent, the demand just remain, yours faithfully, GEORGE ASHWORTH. 19, South-street, Renshaw-street, Manchester, April 23, 1863. _ _ IWe would earnestly commend the foregoing communi. cation of our correspondent to the consideration of the belleVOloia t —ED, On,) MARKETS—This Day. MARK- LAN E. The show of samples of English wheat here to-day was very small, but the conditi3n of the produce was satisfac tory. Both red and white qualities, however, were taken off slowly, yet no alteration was made in prices, compared with Monday. The supply of foreign wheat, ex granary, was large. Millers operated cautiously in all descriptions, at about pre vious rates. Good and fine qualities, we may observe, ruled firm as to value. Floating cargoes of grain moved off elowly, on former terms. The supply of English barley was very small—of foreign moderate. All qualities mec a slow sale, at late prices. The malt trade ruled inactive, but fine parcels fully maintained their previous value. The market was well supplied with foreign oats. Good and flee qualities moved off steadily, at previous quotations —otherwise the trade was dull, on former terms Beans and peas were in moderate request, at late rates. Fine barrel flour was decidedly firm, but inferior qualities wore a 'dull inquiry. Other descriptions moved off slowly, at late currencies. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat, Barley. Malt. Oats. Flow, English.— 610 — i 3.70 i 1 550 Irish.. — -- 100 - t'oreign 8,930 2,610 , 85,160 , 10,070 brie. NEWOATE AND LEADENHALL. Moderately good su •plies of 'meat are on sale at these markets. Good and prime qualities move off steadily, at full prices —otherwise the trade is dull, at our quotations. Per 81b. by the carcase. LI ad Inferior beef .. 2 8 3 0 diddling do. .. 3 2 3 6 ['rime large do. 3 8 3 10 Do. small do. .. 4 0 4 2 Large pork .... 3 6 4 0 Inferior mutton. 3 2 3 6 adsd Middlingmutton 3 8 4 0 Prime do .. 4 2 4 4 Vaal Small pork 4 2 4 6 :.amb BOROUGH HOP. A fair average business is passing in home-grown hops, and prices are well supported. Foreign qualities, both American and Continental, command a s eady sale, and in some instances rather higher sates have been obtained. Mid and East Kents 7oa to 180 s per owt. Weald of Kents Sussex . Bavarian Belgian American COLONIAL. TEA.--The public sales have proceeded ratllez heavily. prices, however, have shown no material variation, StroAn.—ln West India descriptions there has been a large amount of business transacted, at fully late prices Other qualities have been at steady rates, and in the refined market, owing to a short supply of goods, prices have tended upwards. COFFEE.—A steady business has been done in both Na tive and Plantation Ceylon, at about previous quotations, RICE.—The transactions have been rather limited, with out any material alteration in values. SALTPETRE.—Business has been moderately active, and full rates are current for good and fine qualities. TALLOW.—The market has been more active, prices fin both present and forward delivery exhibiting an upward tendency. P.Y.C. or the spot is quoted 435, and for last three months' delivery 46s 6d per cwt. THE CONFEDERATE COTTON LOAN. A writer in a contemporary says—lf I understand rightly, the loan offered to the Confederate Govern mect was £5,000,000; they would only consent to take £3,000,000, and will not attempt to raise any further loan here this year. The applications for the loan amounted to about £15,000,000 in London and £3,000,000 more abroad. It is said that only about £1,000,000 has been apportioned in this country, and of this a considerable amount has been already paid up in full. The loan pays 7 per cent. on £9O, equal to 71 per cent., and by paying up in full, at 7 per cent. dis count, yields a further return, Equal together to about 10 per cent. for the first year, the first year's dividend being retained in the hands of the con 'rectors. There is a sinking fund of 5 per cent_ rer annum drawn half-yearly, commencing March, 1864, to pay off at par. The bonds and dividends are payable in sterling, so that no loss in exchange can be incurred; the price of the cotton is also fixed in sterling. The cotton will be delivered in war or in peace. If during war, then 8. d The cash price of the cotton is The insurance, at 40 per cent, war risk (valuing cotton at Is, 6d. per lb.) •••• ..•• 0 7 The cotton would cost If captured, then Is. 61 per lb. would be recover able, leaving a profit of Sid per lb. If not captured then add, say 3d. per lb. more for cost of war freight and other charges, thus making tht, cotton come to ls. nd. per lb.; on arrival here the value of said cot ton being ls. 9d. to 2s. per lb., would leave a profit of 5 id to Eqd per lb. The cost of cotton in the Confederate States be ing (for this loan) about £lO per bale, it is worth about £6OO per bale in the Northern States ; about £35 to £4O here. I know not what is its worth in France and on the Continent. It would be a good investment for the North to buy up the cotton (as far as this loan could do s)) through English or foreign houses, and hold it for their account. The export duty is only to be one fourth of a farthing per lb. on this cotton ; but if the Confederate government impose a duty of id., 2d., or 3d. per lb. on other cotton, it cannot apply to this transaction. In case of peace the pre mium of insurance would be only about one twentieth of the war risk, and the freight could be got at an equally moderate cost. In the event of peace the Southern States will re quire foreign loans ; were they to repudiate this small loan of £3,000,000, what capitalists would contract with them for ten times the amount P Assuredly their interest is to keep faith. In case of war with France or England, or with both, the fleets of these powers would speedily open the ports and release the cotton. It one-halt the stock of cotton in the hands of the South be destroyed it will enhance the value of what is left. If the South would give in they would be received back by the North on their own terms, even making Jeff. Davis next President of the Union, the North only fighting for empire and a non-disruption of the Union. As the Southern States possess about 800,000 square miles of territory it is not likely that the North will be able to destroy all the cotton. The North want cotton as much as we do; the Frencb stall more so. As an investment or as a mercantile transaction, it is very desirable to understand the true value of this loan. If the contractors publish from time to time the amount fully paid up it will be seen how much is entirely withdrawn from the market; I )therwise they alone possess such information against the public. If the stock rises to a premium of 10 per cent., the fundholder or speculator might think it a good re turn and realise, but the cotton-holder might not be satisfied to do so, 10 per cent. being only about id. per lb. on the cotton ; he would no doubt hold for several pence per lb. advance. The manufacturer may probably be glad to know that in holding this loan he is in all proba bility securing a supply of eotton for kuturo manu facture, and the cotton speculator may be glad to get into stack at 6d. per lb., to ease his possible loss or any stocks held by him ;here, in case of a fall it price from any sudden termination of the struggle. Some persons represent this as a loan to encou rage or promote slavery, instead of its being a mer cantile transaction ; if so, do not all these persons encourage slavery when they lend their money in a more indirect way—that is to say, by purchasing or consuming slave-grown sugar, coffee, rice, to bacco, snuff, cotton, fabrics, rum, molasses, Indian urn, Bre. ? Do we not lend monies to Brazil and . the Spanish colony of Cuba? Do we not even lend our cish to the infidels ? Why, then, if on favourable terms, to the Southern Confederated States? Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. (REUTER'S TELEGRAM.) Weekly sales, 56,300 bales. 11,310 speculation, 18,370 export. Quotations—fair Orleans, 25; Mo bile, 249 ; Upland, 24. Estimated—middling Or leans, 22 ; Mobile, 214 ; Upland, 21. Stock, 365,100 bales. Imports, 50,654. Surat, Bto 209. About 4,000 Quiet. A curious circums , at , ce connected with the cottot) trade is that large quantities of American cotton export. d to France have been reimported into America through the Vaited liiugdora, VINDICATION OF LORD CARDIGAN. (From the Times.) The Battle of Balaklava has been fought over again in the Court of Queen's Bench, and this time Lord Cardigan remains master of the field. He cannot be said, indeed, to have finally routed the enemy, inasmuch as the rule obtained by Mr. Bovill ex parte remains to be argued ; but he bee certainly gained an advantageous position, from which Colonel Calthorpe will find it very difficult to dislodge him. As impartial spectators of the conflict, we must, of course, suspend our judgment till proofs have been adduced in support of the libel in question ; but we cannot put the same restraint on our wishes. We should be sorry to think that an officer of Colonel Calthorpe's rank and posi' Lion had been guilty of malicious slander against the personal courage of a nobleman holding g high command in the army ; but we should be still more reluctant to believe that this nobleman had sullied his own honour and the lustre of a bril liant feat of aims by deserting his followers in the presence of the enemy. That such a charge should be made on anonymous information, circulated in successive editions of a popular work, and reiterated after repeated protests by the injured piny, is el scandal that can only be justified, if at all, by posy live evidence of its unquatlA truth. Even then it might be open to question whether a wise and kindly reticence would not have been more public spirited than ostentatious publicity. We do not feel bound to decide thin point of casuistry, but we are quite sure that brave men, for the sake of their own manhood, ought not to deal in these imputations unless under a paramount sense of duty. No antis pathy tolcaperialism and the Emperor Napoleon can excuse Mr. Kinglake for having employed this ignoble weapon against him, and no mere convic tion of Lord Cardigan's incompetence as a General can excuse Colonel Calthorpe for such insinuations, especially after he had ceased to command the Light Brigade of Cavalry, Unless the accusation can be made good to the letter, no course will be open t( its author, as a gentleman, but to come forward and retract it openly. Public opinion judges these matters by other than legal rule. It may be that the rule for a criminal information will be discharged on the ground that the motion should have been made immediately after the publication of the but Colonel Calthorpe's character will remain on its trial. He can only clear it by substantiating hie assertions, or making ample apology. The vague suggestions of misconduct on the pal of Lord Cardigan that have been bruited about eve! since the first report of his heroism was called it question have now narrowed themselves to a s ingle issue. Colonel Calthorpe, who had been induced to withdraw or modify other offensive expressionr takes his stand upon his own version of the Balm klava charge. According to that version, Lord Cardigan was leading on his men to the attack 01 the Russian battery when the explosion of a gull frightened his horse, which swerved and carried his lordship back aE fast as he came. In the first edition the story was told as though the horse had run away with the rider,who was powerless to stop riim. In the second and third a different complexion , 8 given to the incident, under cover of a oomph' went to Lord Cardigan's horsemanship. It is there admitted, as if by way of concession, that he seal not likely to have lost control over his charger, and the reader is led to infer that he fled of his owl ] accord precipitately to the rear while the Light Brigade dashed into the battery. This most ircv probable statement is made on the authority 01 " officers present on the occasion," whose names are not given. Against it Lord Cardigan brings the sworn testimony of four aficers at least, and several privates actually engaged in the cherge,onl and all of whom declare that they actually saw him needing the troops as they penetrated the line 01 guns, while some affirm that they saw him rid e through the battery, end that they saw him in rear of the battery defending himself against the Cossacks. One man's eyes may deceive ilia but it is simply incredible that several soldier ° should have fancied that they saw their chief cote spicuous in front, and have marked his conduct il l different points of time after the guns were reached' if he was all the while galloping to the rear. Mau' over, one witness at least observed Lord Cardigan: horse take fright, and admired the coolness Wi t ' which he managed it, as he maintained his position in advance of his own line, then ou t h e p o int o i i closing with the Russian gunners. A no th e r Wen t , to his rescue when he was surrounded by Cosseo horsemen behind the battery. There is no room f° l imagination here. It is truth o r p er j ur y ; and until credible persons are produced who will swe at that they saw the same Lord Cardigan turn to ti e rear when his horse swerved, and make his vo l, back somehow through his own advanced " eg tzfa4 drons," we " firmly b e li eve ," w i t h G enera l S ca rlet hat he was the fi rs t i n t o th e b a tt ery , t h at b e pa sse' through it, and that he was one of the last to retire; We are not insensible to the inconvenience . u ... bringing a question which partly turns upon in l u l l o tary details before a civil court. But we re ally .de not see what Lord Cardigan c ou ld h ave done. 0 could not allow such a stain to remain upon 1 11 memory. The charge w as ma d e b y a man of I le mean social influence, of high station in the arl and known to be related to Lord Raglan. It 111i 0. come to be more than half b e li eve d i n many circl e and the interest of it had been revived by the gr a pearance of Mr. Kinglake's book. Unless refu te d in Lord Cardig a n' s lif e ti me , an d w hil e survivorg ht the 25th of Oct o b er were s till t o b e f oun d , it inigo, have passed into history in connexion with a re °3 o j rable day. He co u ld no t resor t to w h at Mr. 13°°o, calls the "old m e th o d" o f sett li ng di sputes o f pers o nal veracity, and w e thi n k hi s a d vocate wou ld 1 3 %, done better to abstain from allusion, in a legal old went, to that disgraceful relic of the old avage r .ge battle, as though it were a venial alternative. failed to get a court-martial upon Colonel Caltho t ro on the obvious ground that no milit ar y o ff enc e 11 0 been committed. He tried in va i n to obtain tOO suppression of the pdssage thr oug h t h e i nter vent i ty of common friends, and t o th e representation of . solicitors Colonel Calthorpe replied by a downr i g to refusal to alter a single word. He might, of co ll o , have appealed to a jury, but for every purpob e cept that of obtaining damages en a pplicatia t ji the Queen's B enc h was p re f era bl e . No doutid would have been more proper to take this °° r! earlier, but it w a s not u n til th e s t h o f Ft br u t e that the lest defiance of '2olon e l Calthorpe W s f 9 or e, ceived. Moreover, it was urged with some 40 0 that a libellous narrativ e in a b oo k, as di s tinct ' a libellous article in a newspaper, is a conti ntl r injury, and may acquire an i ncrease d poWerolo damaging a reputation long aft er i t first aPlie2-4, print. Such were the reasons which led 0/ Queen's Bench to strain their usual princiP o 0 limitation, and t o gran t a ru l e eubj'et deter technical objecti on on th e score o f un due of For the sake of the public we are glad tbat 0 1 1 0 came to this decision. No doubt should 0 0 lowed to rest upon any part of 0 3 ° t°1 0 li e occurrence as the Balaklava charge. Wh il t iotO criticise minutely the annals of extinct 0% 4 0 and dogmatise upon the strategy of c arol: which can scarcely be traced in obscure chr° o3o it is scarcely creditable that we should hu b t or° uncertainty about facts of the greatest ' i li a oil: passing in our own times, and almost un ° , ea ti e e own eyes. What wee the numbers of our e: tio tp v force in the Crimea at various dates, what tri er French loss at the Alma, whether a scursloo.l was played upon th e B r iti s h fl ee t by ci u . r ro aitl e i what credit was due to the tal e s of Sepoy 6 : 05 ,,c/ 1 7, during the Indian mutiny, wh a t is the e . working of the relief system in Lane-sh lr eig e : o are topics which w e ar e f a i n t o t rea t as or ii 00 o ' 4 tions, thou g h we p ronounce con fident*: _ er iocl , ° , events of remote and ev e n of prehistori c ey li e .ii, l :l If we cannot get at th e t ru th f rom living seeptiaio nesses, we may learn to appreciate th e a d sarcasm of Sir Robert W a l po l e , " I) °, n t re history, for that I k now must b e false. f $1 THE C OURT JOURNAL —nP I de endertv t "' fullest Court and ar i stocra ti c ' news , the Cour ,„)4 : °.j always contains the most amusing and compla w i the a : week's ev ents , an d a vast amoun t of or'g i : , :i e ‘.4l l i ntormition interesting to the upper ehtsots a; j3 l 0100 general. 5d.; s t am p e d, (3d, W. 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