The Sun. — London, England, 1864-04-15 00:00:00

...------__ _ 1' R. POPE HENN ESSY AND APRIL x. FOOLER Y—the Ruins and the Railways Finished auca tion, &c., in FUN this week. One Penny ___._.----------. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, Covent -garden. From this time until the end of the seas o n , her e , e will b Thurs e four in each week, viz. , every Monday, day, and atwrday. Si gnor Wachtel—Signor Graziani—Hrr Schmid. TO MORROW EVENING (Saturday), April 16, iv 11 be performed, for the first time this season, Itossini's grand ()per GUGLIELMO TELL. Matilde, Mdile. Marie Battu ; Gugliehno Tell, Signor Graziani, his first appearance in that character ; Jemmy, Madame Rudersdorff; Mel thil, Signor Polonini ; Walter. Herr Schmid, his second appearance in Eir_r au d; Gessler, Signor Tag,liafico ; Pescatore, Signor araldi ; and Arnoldo, Signor Wachtel, his first ap pearance in that chaCraCer in England. onduptor, Mr. Costa. La Tyrolienne will be danced by 3ldlle. Salviotai, Mdlle. Carmine, and 3ldlle. Navarre. Commence at half past Eight. pit tickets, 7s. ; amphitheatre sta Is, 10s. 6d., 75., and ss. ; amphitheatre. 2s. 6d. Boxes, Bt4 11s, and tickets may be had at th box-offic under the portico of the thea re, which is open from ten to five, and at the principal musicselltrs' and THEATRE ROYAL DR UR Y-L A` E• Managers, Messrs. Edmond Falconer and F. B. Chatterton. THIS EVENING, MAGIC TO fS. Miss Lydia Thomp- eon. After which, will be produced the Stage Revival of Shak.pere's Chnnicle or Historical Play, Grand entitled the First Part of HENRY THE FOURTH. No pains or expense will be spared to render t and it his presen- be tation of our National Autho r ' s most popular, may said, most representative English Drama. a becom ng C tl om me noratfon, in example, at the National Theatre, of grandeur and comprehensive character of his .et genius. emine. The cast will include imp ersonations by those . artists, Mr. PH ELI'S, Mr. Walter Montgomery, Mr. Walter Lacy. Mr. Addis° ~ M r. Ryder, Mr. Robert Roxby, MMr. r. Barrett, Mr. E Phelps , M r. Rayner, Mr. H. Vandenhoff, Ellerton, Mr. Fitzjames, Mr. Neville ; Miss Edith ßelmore Wynne, 31 ss It, - se Leelercq, nd Mrs. Edmund Fal coner, supported by all the 3lembers of the Drury-laue Ccm an p y. Tile new and characteristic sceiery will be entirely de signed and painted by William Beverley. The costumes, armour, ken will be fashioned from designs by R. W. Keene, Esq., t from illustrated MSS. of the period, and other autlionties. Concluding with AN APRIL FOOL. Mr. G. Belmore. THEATRE ROYAL 1-IA.YNIARKET. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr, Buckstone. THIS EVENING, April 15, OUR AMERICAN COUSIN: Messrs. Sothern, Buckstone, Chippendale, Rogers, Clark, Gordon, Braid, Sao. ; Mesdames Angel. Lindley, Bill, Harri 4, Snowden, Sac after which, the new Easter piece, entitled VENUS AND ADONIS. Messrs. Compton, Wm. Farren, Coe, &c. ; Mes dames Louise Keeley, Snowden, Nelly 'Power, Hill, Wright, Rogers, &c. To conclude with TURNING ence a THE TABLES. Commt 7. R OYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.- Sole Lesee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. THIS EVENING, PAUL'S RETURN. After which, THE COMEDY OF ERRORS. The Two Dromios, by the Brothers Webb. To conclude with. 19thlime, a new Farce, by J. M. Morton, Esq., entitled DRAWING-ROOM. SECOND FLOOR. AND AT 'ICS. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Sole Management of Mr. Fechter. THIS EVENING, the performances will commence with THE DAY AI"TER THE FAIR,: Messrs. Widdi combe, Garden, Moreland, and Miss E. Lavenu. A Ater which, at Eight o'clock, the 132 d Night of BEL DEMONIO, a Love Story, in Twelve Tableaux, taken from Stendhal's "Italian Chronicle-." Principal characters by Messrs. Jordan, Charles, J. Brougham, Emery, Morton, Raymond, Moreland, Smith, Clifford, :2ollett, Sims ; Miss Kate Terry, Miss E. Lavenu, 31rs. Lee, gigs Elsworthy. The Public are entreated to take notice that No Charge is ;Dade to the occupa:tts of Boxes, Box-places, or Stalls, either for play bills or for the safe keeping of hat , and cloaks, and teat the attendants in all parts of the house are forbidden to receive any gratuities whatever. Box-office open daily from 11 to 5. Commence at 7. NEW THEA FRE-R0 VAL, ADELPHL— Sole Proprietor and Manazer. Mr. B. Webster. THIS EVENING, ICI ON PARLE FRANCAIS : Mr. J. Z. Toole. Mr. R. Phillips, Mr. Billing,ton, and Nliss K.Kelly. At 8, LEAH: sdiss Bateman, supported by Messrs. A. Stirling, R. Phillips, Biltington, Stuart, Eburne, Stephenson ; Miss H. Simms and Airs. liiilington. To e daclude with T E AREA. BELLE Afessrs. J. L. Toole, P. Bedford, K /tomer, Miss Woo gar, and Mrs. H. Lewis. Commence at 7. /VII SS BATEMA N.-L E A 1 - 1.-THI EVENING and EVERY EVENING.—Miss Bateman will re-appear in her great impersonation of the Jewish ma:den ,Ltil further notice. In order o give due effect to t•ds most remarkable succesq of the se son, e ire.y new scenery by the celebrated artists Messrs. Danson and ,ons, and Thompson. New dry sss and appo ntments have be u prepares for its production.—N. is. In consequence of the *zessing and numerous applications ac the Box-offt ;e, ar mgement. have row been made by which Seats mly be ob a Fortnight in Advance. ROYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE, uader the Management of Mr. B. WEBSTER. Crowded with Rank and Fashion.—The greatly successful sew Comedy every Evening.—Re-engagement of those cele brated artistes, Mr. and Mrs. C. Mathews.—Amongst the artists engaged are Mr. Benj.Webster, Mr. Charles Mathews, Mr. J. L. T vole, Mr. J. Clarke, Mr. Paul Bedford. Mr. Frank Matthews, Mr. F. Robinson; Miss Herbert, Mrs. Charles Mathews, Mrs. Frank Matthews, Miss A. Cottrell, Miss Fanny Josephs, Miss Patti Josephs, Miss Wentworth, and Mrs. Stirling'. THIS EVENING, A DAY A1 4 1'1:11. THE WEDDING. Mr. F. Robinson and Miss Her,,ert, her sth appeanwe this Eeasan. At a quarter before 8, the successful new Comedy, by L. Buckingham, Esq., entitled TUE SILVER EINIM; Mr. charles Mathews, Mr. F. Robinson, Mr. Ashley, Mr. Montague; Mrs. Charles Mathews, Mrs. Frank Matthews, Miss A. Cottrell, Miss Wentworth, and Mrs. Stirling. After which, COOL AS A CUCUMBER. Mr. Charles Mathews. To conclude with UNDER THE ROSE : Mr. Ashley and laiss A. Cottrell. Commence at 7. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Manager, Mr. W. 11. Swanborough. THIS EVENING, MY PRESERVER. After which, the Grand Christmas Burlesque, ORPHEU3 AND EURYOICE : Messrs. Honey, Wood, James Fenton, Mesdames Swanborough, Marie Wilton, Hughes, &o. Concluding with TURN HIM OUT. Commence at 7. COALS. —The LILLESHALL COMPANY'S COALS. Direct from their own Collieries. Marquis' 268. per ton. i Double 21s. per ton. Top 255. „ Nut 5........ l9s. „ Delp 22s. Well screened and delivered within five miles of their De pots, iNirestbourne Park-road, W., and 17, South Wharf, '''a dd n g ton, W. Best Core Terms cash. JOHN SCOTT, Sole Agent. 7111 t-IE THIRD EDITION OF " THE SUN," jL Containinz the Latest SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, pan be had Every Evening of G. R. GLENIE, NEWS AGENT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park. The Weather--Sun Office, April 15, 1864. THERMOMETER. 63 This day at Two o'clock Barometer-29.74. Wind—E ; moderate breeze, and very fine. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. TEM DAT.—Morning, Bh. 27m.—Afternoon. 9h. 10m. r o -Nwitßow.-Morain g , 9h. 44m.—Afternoon, 10h. 24w. Zijt e LONDON, FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 1861. The result of the debate on Wednesday concern ing Mr. LOCKE KING'S motion was doubtless a matter of surprise to no one. It may truly be said that Reform, instead of making progress, has de cidedly retrograded of late years, and so soon do becalms ll3el to tt iuoo, I.l.Lat of a Parliament specially elected for the purpose of passing a Reform Bill, continually rejecting various items of that measure, now is regarded as a matter of course by everybody. Mr. LOCKE XING certainly deserves great credit for the perse verance which he displays in bringing this question before an unwilling assembly, and there seems no valid reason to deny his assertion that it was ad visable t o deal with a portion of the question. It is a trite saying that it is always best to settle these matters at once, and if not for ever, exactly at least to last till the generation that enacts the alterations and moulds the fashion of the measure shall have pessed away. Thi s may be true in theory, bat we must look to practice. Who is willing or able just now to attempt a striking change in the represca lative system, and yet there is no reason why some thing should not be done to remedy the evils which have occurred, and to rectify the errors that have sprung up in the present working of the system. Ni one could deny that there Was no o bj ec ti on t o the principle of the bill; and indeed in former Reform Bills this lowering of the franchise has often been conspicuous, £ometimes in a still mare remark able degree. The fact is that if people do not think eny very g rea t or startling effect will be produced ty the changes proposed—although they may agree in the abstract with the plans proposed—they are very apt to find excuses against the proposition ietroduc2d, and so conduct themselves very differently to what they would have done under other circumstances, Mr. LOCKE KING made a strong point of the desirability of obtaining the opinion of a larger section of the people in the event of any complication requiring an interference in foreign affairs, and the necessity for a heavier im position of taxes. This was a good answer to those who had advised him to wait for a more convenient season before he attempted the introduction of his measure. There would be less reason to fear the irritation or ill-will of the community if the people generally thought that they were more fully repre sented, and the classes that came in more immediate contact with their wishes, their claims, and their necessities were in a position to represent their views, set forward their ideas, and give a voice to the expression of their feelings. Lord PALMER STON'S conduct on this occasion was most peculiar, It seemed as if he was determined to act a para doxical part. The noble lord had, however, better take care, for be cannot always play into the hands of both parties at cnce ; and really it is not quite the thing for the Prime Minister, the leader of the House and the ruler of the policy of his party, to declare that he will vote for a measure, but that he does not agree with it. This seems too much a system of Parliamentary juggling, and a sort of political pasquinade which is neither safe nor suit able. Here we have the noble lord distinctly stat ing that if the measure of his hon. friend goes into committee, he cannot agree to the particular fran chise that he seeks to introduce, but yet he votes for its introduction for fear people should think he does not wish any change made in the county franchise. Was ever anything more ridi culous than such a way of proceeding ? No wonder the House received the communication with laughter, that it would be time enough in committee " to consider what the franchise should be." This is playing at legislation, and trifling with the concerns of the country. It was a clever move, doubtless, but it is not a creditable one. The noble lord wishes not to compromise himself in case Reform takes him by surprise one day or other, and yet he wants to look well to the country and have his name among the list of the reforming and go ahead parties. Many who see his name there will think they have gained a mighty champion, and that the prospect of affairs are promising. It will occur to many on perusing this extraordinary statement from the Treasury benches that these unequal contests and unworthy subterfuges might have been decided had the question of Reform been settled as it might have been during the DERBY administration. The conduot of Earl RUSSELL on that occasion was dis graceful; in fact, it was a home policy worthy of the foreign statesmanship that now tarnishes the glory of England, anc snakes us a by word and reproach before the honest men of all lands. Rather than let others have the glory of introducing Reform he preferred to cut ehort its existence altogether, and he did that in a very underhand and unfair style. It may be long now before such a chance again occurs, and the odium of the failure must also be shared by those who assisted the noble lord to carry his unfair, unwise, and inconsiderate proposal. The Conservative party have prospered since their exit from office, but the cause to which the noble lord professed so devoted a zeal has suffered irrepa rable damage, and the country that he appealed to has been grossly deceived by the false hopes and expectations raised. We should be in a very different position as regards our repre sentative system now if the meddle and mud dle party had not interfered to lay their interdict upon the measure before the House ; and though the chief actor in the scene has changed his tactics, it will not be found that he has risen to conquer, and the peerage and the foreign office have shed no new lustre on the name of RUSSELL to compensate for the death-b:ow he dealt to Reform. The recent experimental trials at Shoeburyness have brought the relative merits of Sir W. ARM STRONG'S and Mr. WHITWORTH'S twelve pounders into fair competition. As the trial is not yet con eluded, and the official data as yet withheld, we cannot of course:pronounce a decided opinion upon their relative merits, but as far as the contest has yet gone the contending parties seem to be pretty much on a par, for while Mr. WHITWORTLI's gun carries its shot with the greatest accuracy, the de structive powers of Sir W. ARMSTRONG'S segmental shell are more effective. The result of these elabo rate trials will prove to the British public, and to foreign Powers, that we possess two very excellent models for light or field artillery, while " Big Will" looming in the background, reminds our neigh bours that, in case of a misunderstanding, we shall be able to give unwelcome visitors a warm recep tion. The experiments at Shoeburyness have been carried on with great activity for a considerable time, and we may add, too, at considerable ex pense, but many important results have been obtained. It is curious to observe that the old smoo h sixty-eight pounder has in many respects held its own, and, at close quarters, is after all, as formidable a piece as any of its compeers. It is of course admitted, even by its greatest advocates, that the Armstrong and Whitworth guns have a longer range and a greater accuracy, yet, with the three hundred and six hundred pounder Armstrong guns, the velocity is greater, and the impact is unquestionably greater. The damage effected upon the earthworks practiced upon by the twelve pounders at a range of nine hundred yards was immaterial, showing that it is useless to trust to light artillery against entrenchments; but it is not likely that the game will ever be left long in the hands of the artillery, when our soldiers are within hail of the enemy. It can never be neces sary for our field artillery to operate upon in trenched works. Now that the long range and accuracy of both the rifle and cannon are so much improved, the necessity of rapidity and promptness is cittadk or rotroat, mutat mate rially change the tactics of generals in the field. The Prussians have proved that light rifle artillery can by its accuracy and length of range silence far heavier batteries of the Danes, which are con structed upon the old-fashioned principle of the last century. For field artillery for foreign service the Armstrong batteries even in their present state are equal to any emergency ; what defects exist in their mechanical arrangements can no doubt be remedied hereafter. But with the navy the ques tion is more complicated and difficult. A ship is required according to the present regulations of the service to carry not only the heaviest armament, but also to be protected with impenetrable plates. Mechanical science has overcome the diffi culty of forging heavy masses of iron, as was demon strated in the rolling of the fifteen inch beams which are to form the face of the lattery being constructed for the Russian Government, now in course of procedure at the Millwall Ironworks. It is absolutely impossible for a ship to carry plates even of six-inch thickness, which by the by are no protection against three-hundred pounders, without being of such a gigantic size as to be use less anywhere except in the open sea, and even then her construction must be such that her rate of speed must be inferior to that of any ordinary merchant steamer. Mr. REED has endeavoured to meet the difficulty, and in his recent vessels has combined a small tonnage with heavy plating, but in order to accomplish this desideratum he has reduced the guns from tens to units, and given hie ships a rate of speed which will render them perfectly useless to proteot our commerce from the attacks of foreign navies. All that such ships can be fit for is to bombard an enemy's harbour, for a weaker enemy would not of course wait for the approach of so formidable an adversary ; and, on the other hand, a ship of superior power would be able to capture her at leisure. In fact, a ship that cannot run after a flying enemy, or away from a pursuer, can be of no service to a nation whose merchandise is the greatest in the world. It is the fast ships of an enemy which would damage this country by seizing our merchant ships, and check ing our commerce far more seriously than by burns ing our four principal dockyards. Now the only way to afford the necessary protection must be in giving our men of war the greatest possible speed. Our ships have stood fire at close quarters before now, and although riddled by shot have yet con• trived to keep afloat and capture the enemy, whether on land or water. The spirit and daring of our sailors are not less now than of yore, and despite iron plates, and copulas, or turrets, we opine that our boarders will in the future as in the past settle naval questions with the cutlass and boarding pike, as our soldiers can so well do with the bayonet. Let, then, the Americans and the Russians erect the strongest forts, and cast the heaviest guns, but only give " Jack" the means to overhaul his enemy, and he will soon give a satisfactory account of him. Few things are more difficult to deal with than venerable prejudices, more especially if those pre judices have anything of a religious character. There is usually some feeling that deserves a degree of respect belonging to them, and whether or no such is the case, the holders of those prejudices are not to be convinced by argument, shamed by ridi cule, or shaken by abuse. Their objections are more a matter of feeling than of reason, and as such obstinate to contend against. We all know how the advance of enlightenment and spread of educa tion has not, even now, mailed to uproot entirely from among the masses the old superstitions re specting witchcraft and fortune-telling. Cases are constantly coming before our police courts, reveal ing most extraordinary accounts of audacious im posture on the one hand and weak-minded credulity on the other in respect to the fascinating pretence of reading the future, while the unfortunate case at Sible Hedingham, which some time ago brought that part of the country into discreditable promi nence, is sufficient to prove that the belief in the malpractices of the black art leads sometimes to actively mischievous results even in our own ra tional England. When such is the case, then, among a highly civilised people like ourselves, what must be the power and influence of prejudice among a people on whom the beneficent and tolerant tenets of Christianity have no power, and any attempt to confute them is received as an attack upon the old traditional creed. Yet, however wise and kindly may be the tolerance which enlightened nations now usually show to those still walking in the darkness, these are cases in which religious preju dice or tradition may lead to such evil results that it is incumbent on those who have any influence or power to exert themselves towards their suppres. sion, even at the risk of exciting irritated feeling and provoking angry opposition. In such a position are countrymen in Calcutta now placed by the Hindoo method of disposing of their dead. It is well known that a strong feeling exists in most parts of India, especially throughout Bengal, against the European custom of interment. For some reason or another good mother Earth is regarded by them as the most unfitting keeper of those who sprung from dust. The other elements of fire and water are the only ones that they will tolerate as the recipients of the deputed, but although the fuueTal pyre is, as we nll know, the recognised custom of the Hindoo, and is universally adopted by the wealthier class, it is necessary, according to their tradition, that ashes should be sprinkled with some drops of the sacred stream. This idea helps the humbler Hindoo out of a serious difficulty, since poverty in Bengal, as too often elsewhere, makes itself felt even in the sorrow for the dead. The poorer class, then, avail themselves of this notion to throw the bodies into the stream itself, where they float up and down with results, in a hot climate like India, that Eng lish readers could scarcely bear to hear of. Yet the En,lish rebidents in Calcutta have been forced to endure these horrible and revolting spectacles at the cost, too, of even more than the consequent outrage on every feeling of deconcy and refinement. The public health of the European part of the City of Palaces is notoriously unhealthy, that of the natives is many degrees worse. What with low marshy ground, bad drainage, bad water, the habits of the I Datives, and this fearful custom of poisoning the waters of the Hooghly, there is little wonder that pestilence should walk in darkness, and sickness slay in the noonday. Yet with the criminal neglect of every sanitary measure that has hitherto dis graced our Indian administration, with the reckless indifference which left men to die in close barracks because a dead wall shut out the healthful sea breezes, this custom, so repulsive to every feeling of a civi lised community, so shocking to human nature, and so fatally injurious to public health, has been con tinued up to the present time. In justice we must admit that very possibly the fear of creating any religious excitement among the Hindoos has, since the mutiny of 1857, helped to restrain interference. It is not surprising, however, that measures should at last have been taken to arrest such a practice, especially since, in consequence of an epidemic, the river has been filled with corpses floating with the tide among the ships or lodging against the banks. At the same time an edict has been issued for the closing of " all burning grounds within the town," in order to stop the scarcely less revolting and injurious consequences of the burning of the dead in the vicinity of Calcutta. Such measures will indeed be substantial bless ings to the whole community, native as well as European, if properly carried into effect, but it is unfortunate that legislative interference after being so long delayed, has been somewhat harsh and abrupt. Thu consequence is that the Hindoos of Bengal are a ferment, and a bitter feeling of antagonism to the Government has been ex cited, which it will be difficult to allay. The latent suspicion of the Hindoos has been aroused, and the violent fanaticism of their religion en listed against us by an arbitrary decree, which might have been framed so AS to avoid provoking such strenuous; opposition. A little tact and mode ration, a greeter degree of caution and canciliation towards native prejudice, and immemorial tradition would have saved the European authorities from a painful dilemma. As it is, we recommend the tolerance of such a pernicious custom, but must look to the firmness, good sense, and long Indian experience of the new Governor-General to recon cile the in tense indi g nati on o f t h e Hindoos with the requirements of publi c wealth and common pro priety. THE PROPOSED STATUE TO THE LATE RIGHT HON. JAMES WILSON.—The committee have re ceived intimation of "the great interest taken by Lord Palmerston in the proposal to erect a statue to the memory of the above gentleman at Hawick, and his desire to sub scribe towards the necessary fund as a mark of his esteem and admiration for that distinguished man, and his appre ciation of the great services rendered by Mr. Wilson to the country as fid member of the Government,", LATEST INTELLIGENCE. LREUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] DENMARK. COPENHAGEN, APRIL 14 7, p.m. An official notification announces that the Prus sian ports of Dinlzic and Pillars will be blockaded from the 19th inst. Fresh bodies of troops are continually being despatched to the seat of war. No idea is entertained of voluntarily surrendering TIM stlikz, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 15, 1864 Duppel. CUXHAVEN, APRIL 14 (Evening). Several Danish war vessels are cruising at the mouth of the Elbe. It is s%id that two frigates and two corvettes have captured three vessels and some small craft. SWEDEN. STOCKHOLM, APRIL 14. Count Wachtmeister, the Swedish Ambassador in London, will represent Sweden at the Conference• His Excellency has receiviAl instructions from his Government. FRANCE. The Pays takes a far more sensible view of the enthusiasm excited by Garibaldi's presence in Lon don than the great mass of the people; its reflec tions, which there is reason to suppose are due to " official inspiration,' are worth quoting. Their tone shows the 6mart aliquid which blends with the consciousness that his reception is politically unim portant. It says : " Much ado about nothing'—such is the comedy now performing in England, where Garibaldi is being feted, through love of movement and agita tion, as so many heroes of the day have been lionised before him, whose very names have been forgotten on the morrow. lhose who are unacquainted with public lite in England may easily be duped by these ovations, which men of station in society and the official world appear to encourage, and which they teke a personal share in, with a facility that abun dantly proves they consider it as mere matter of course. But those who know the peculiar manners and customs of our neighbours are not deceived by these demonstrations to the extent of attaching to them a serious meaning, or supposing them actuated by any political motive. This justice must be done to Gari. baldi—that if he be destitute of all the qualities of the politician, he is one of the most original and characteristic types of our times. It is especially in this respect that ho has the gift of interesting the English, who are greatly taken by the romantic side of his strange career. It is, in fact, in the na ture of peoples, as well as that of individuals, to be seduced by contrasts. And what a contrast betw:en the impulsive character of Garibaldi and the practical character of the English. Moreover, all the world is aware of the monotonous public and private life of the British nation. The accidental presence of this dramatic and rumantic hero on the soil of Great Britain imparts an unusual movement to that uniform existence, and relieves for a while the shopkeeping and trading anxiety which habitually absorb it. The English then give a triumphant reception to Garibaldi, a little without knowing why, a great deal because it affords them a diver sion. The Statesmen who consent to allow their names and persons to be mixed up in this demon stration do as the world does. They go with the stream in the interest of their own popularity, thoroughly aware all the while of the political value of this fancy ovation. The result, we need hardly say, will be wholly negative. Garibaldi will carry away with him the fumes of some recollections which may one day cheer the leisure of his old age —but that will be all. Ha will not even obtain a moral and silent assent for any adventurous dream that might compromise the future of Italy and the peace of the world." BOURSE, April 14.—The upward movement con• tinues unabated. Threes, for the Account, are now at 66fr. Toe., and Mobilier at 1,175 fr. Railway Market firm, with higher quotations fur some of the lines. The market closed as followf , 41 per Cents 93 35 Do. end month 3 per Cents Do. end month 67 10 Credit Mobilier 1171 25 Do, end month 1 1 77 50 Bank Shares 3300 Credit I' oncier 1325 Roman Italian Loan G9 10 Do. end month GS 95 New ditto — Do. end Russian Austrian Spanish Threes 5l 75 Rome Debt .. — Deferred RA IL Cash. Orleans Igorthern Account. 900 - .. - 980 - .. 985 - New ditto Lyons and Mediterranean 952 50 .. 055 New, ditt o 845 Southern 667 50 .. 670 Western Eastern Sardinian 372 50 .. 370 Austrian LON' bard North of Spain Saragossa.. - .. 590 Ditto to Barcelona BANK OF FRANCE. - -- 1 The following is the account for the m onth endin g Thursday, April 14 : r. c, ASSETS. 76,380,614 62 Cash and ingots 142,940,106 Cash at the branch-banks .. . • • • Bills due to be paid to-day.. . • • • 578,974 92 357,274,964 66 Bills becoming due in Paris . • • • Bills in the branch-banks .. , , .. 286,295,312 11,856,900 Advances on coin and ingots . • • • 2,806,300 Do in the branch. banks • . • • Do on French securities 19 479 100 .. 12,080,300 3150 100 Do in the branch-banks Do on railway shares and bonds ! 22 550 350 Do in the branch-banks 3,6,100 Do on Credit Foncier Bonds . • • • 404 000 Do in the branch-banks • • • • Re D n o te t s o o S f ttahtee reserve -fund 1 d 857 • • •' •' 60,000,000 12,980,750 14 36,886,937 91 Rentes, disposable funds .. .. • ' 100,000,000 Rentes immobilised (law of June, 1857). • 4,000,000 Hotel and furniture of the Bank .. • • Real property of branch-banks .. • • 5 , 3 - 0 , 09 —. 1,085,4u3 02 Expenses of administration , , s . ~ ~ .. 9 , 3 / 8 , 215 19 Sundries 1,197,724,567 46 LIA.BILITIO. Capital of the Bank 182,500,000 • • Profits to be added to Capital (Art. S of law June 9, 1857) Reserve-fund •• New Reserve • • • . Reserve-immobiliero .. • • • • Notes to bearer in circulation in Paris and the branch-banks • Do. to order (Post-bills) Bills payable at sight . • ' • Ace. cur. of Treasury Creditor • . Various accounts current .. .. 4,598,076 12,980,750 14 9,125,000 - 4,000,000 - • • • • •• Ile •• le Do. I.n. aut,L -banko Dividends to be paid • Arrears of values deposited, •• Discount, interest, and ex penses .. Re-discounts of the last half-year Surplus of profit ilOt disturbed • • Sundries . e •Il •O 40 4 9 MR. AND MRS. HERMANN VEZIN AT BATH. These talented artistes have just concluded a very successful engagement at the Bath and Bristol theatres. Speaking of Mrs. Vezin's performance of Rosalind in " As You Like It," the Bath and Cheltenham Gazette says;— " She played Rosalind as if conscious that in Stialispere's delightful play and admirable dialogue she had found some thing that was worthy of her talents. We had the freshness, playfulness, vivacity, and the sweet and affectionate im pulses of this, the best of Shakspere's comic heroines. The whole was presented with an intelligence and evident un derstanding of the poet which we cannot speak too warmly of. On Sttakspere she is a fascinating commentator—one who teaches through the eye as well as the ear. By an inflexion of the voice or a cast of the countenance she continually discloses the concealed force of allusions that not simply the careless or the obtuse would never see, but which.even a careful reader might pass unnoticed. The well-known point, when Rosalind betrays her incipient love for Orlando by turning back with Celia, affecting to think that he calls them, and tells him that ho has " overthrown more than his enemies," was spoken excellently well ; and bespoke the hearty sympathies of the house,which she did not lose during the whole play. She was called in the course of the per formance, and again at the fall of the curtain. Mr Her mann Vezin was the melancholy Jaques—a character, by the way, which is quite as telling in the study as on the stage. The seven ages of man was a good specimen of elocution, and the whole character was played with much judgment. How ABOUT MAZZINI AND GARIBALDI ?—How, asks the Queen, "can Garibaldi explain his own change of opinion as regards Mazzini 1' In 1819, Garibaldi wrote a letter to Mr. Isaac Crother, of Newcastle, in which he spoke of Signor Mazzini. The words used were as fol lows This is my opinion about Mazzini : Mazzini has been for a long period the representative of tho liberal epinions it Italy, and for this reason every man loving his country considered him as' his chief. Had Mazzini shown courage enough to lead his friends in danger, had Mazzini shown that noble feeling which puts the cause of his own oppressed country above every selfish consideration, Mazzini might have been a great man. But Mazzini having been without those two qualifications, fell necessa rily in the contempt of every man of heart, and has been ever since committing faults. Mazzini, by his obstinacy and his unaccountable amour propre has made democracy impossible in our country, and has obliged us to resort to monarchy in order to find what we want above all in Italy —our independence." We are accus tomed to some strange revolutions in this great whirlgig of ours, and, like the jackdaw, we have little other resource, than to cry " Caw 1" over them, but this passes the common. In all this letter to Mr. Crother, Garibaldi has not one word of "liberty," bat it is "democracy" that is the object dearest to his heart : the monarchy, you see, is a pis aller, This is a strange doctrine for the guest of Stafford House, the hero who dines with Lord Palmerston, and shakes hands immediately afterwards with Lord Derby. Again, if what Garibaldi wrote of Mazzini be true, or ever was tree, by what purifying process the latter has come to be worthy to be received as a friend by the former we must profess that we cannot understand. How can he shake the hand of a man of whom he has deliberately written that he has " fallen necessarily in the contempt of every man of heart P" In the course of yesterday afternoon General Garibaldi, accompanied by his son Menotti and his secretary Guerzoni, paid a visit to Mazzini, and to Mr and Mrs. Venturi at Onslow-terrace, Brompton. The General remained an hour with his illustrious friend, and was received with the usual enthusiasm in the streets on leaving. THE RELIGION OF EUROPEAN SOVEREIGNS. — [But then, it should be remembered, that this is counting all the petty German princes as such I]—Accord ing to a statistical account of the religious belief of the Sovereigns of Europe, out of the 43 now reigning, 17 be long to the Lutheran creed, 8 Evangelical, 4 Calvinist, 1 Greek rite, 1 Mussulraan, 1 Episcopal, and 11 Catholic.— Galignani, .. 759,926,425 -- 1,599,043 12 1,696,887 - .. 49,808,955 32 .. 113,969 951 43 • 19,731,576 -- 992,011 75 3,9-2,131 78 • 14,807,670 31 .. 3,078,997 61 • • .. 11,977,059 1,197,724,567 46 ----- LITERARY INTELLIGENCE. —Messrs. Hurst and Blackett announce the following among their works in preparation :—" The Life of Josiah Wedgwood,' from his Private Correspondence and Family Papers, by Eliz t Meteyerd, 2 vols, with portrait and numerous illustrations William Shakspeare : his Life and Works,' by Victor Hugo, authorised English Translation, 1 vol.—' Janita's Cross,' by the author of St. ()lava's,' 3 vols.—'A Journey from London to Persepolis,' including Wanderings in the Caucasus, Georgia, Daghestan, Armenia and Persia, &c., by J. Ussher, F.R.G.S., royal Bvo. with nume rous beautiful illustrations Reminiscences of the Life and Adventures of Sir George Bur dett L'Estrange," Chamberlain to seven Viceroys of Ireland,' 2 vols., with portraits--' John Greswold,' by the author of Paul Ftrroll,' 2 vols.—' My Life and Recollec tions,' by the Hon. GrantloY Berkeley, 2 vols.—' Nut Dead Yet,' by J. C. Jeaffzeson, author of Live it Down,' & - e., 3 vols.—' Reminiscenct's of the Opera,' by Benjamin Luml , ...y, 1 vol.—' Mattie ; A Stray , ' b y the aut hor of No Church,' .;•,c., 3 vols.—' Brig ands and Bri g anda ge in Southern Italy,' by Count M affei, 2 vols.—' A G u a rdian Angel,' by the author of A Trap to Catch a Sunbeam,' &c. 2 vole.--A Cheap Edition of the English Translation of Les Miserables,' by Victor Ilugo, in 1 vol., illustrated by Millais.' '6AANTHROI'OLOGICAL SOCIETY.—The next meeting of the society will be on Tuesday, April 19, at eight p.m., when the following papers will be read :—" Or. Skulls from Annabom, in the West African Seas," by Captain R. F. Burton, V.P,A.S., &c,, and C. Carter Blake, F.G.S. ; and " On the Two Principal Forms of Ancient British Skulls," by Dr. John Thurman, M.D., F.S. A. BARNSTAPLE ELECTION.—The Parliamentary committee last evening passed a resolution deulariug that Mr, Lloyd had not been duly elected. PARL: :now. HOUSE OF COMMONS, APRIL 14, THE MALT DUTY. Order for committee of ways and means read, Motion made and question proposed, "That Mr. Speaker do now leave the chair." Amendment proposed, to leave out from the word " That" to the end of the question, in order to add the words "the consid?,ration of the duties upon sugar be postponed until the house shall have had the opportunity of considering the expediency of the reduction of the duty upon malt," instead thereof, Question put, "That the words proposed to be left out stand part of the question," The house divided—Ayes, 347; Noes, 99, AYES —3O. Acton, Sir J. Grei, Sir G. Owen, Sir H. Adam,W. P. Grosvenor, Earl Padmore, R. Adeane, H. 3. Gt., svenor,Lordßd. Paget, C. Agar-Ellis, Hon. L. Gurney, Samuel Paget, Lord A. Angerstein, W, Hadfie,d, G. Anson Paget, Lord C. E. ‘..kajor Hamilton, turd C. Pakington, Sir J. S. A'.:rtrobus, E. Hamilton, Major Palmer, Sir R. Ayrton, A. S. Ilanbury, R. Palmerston, Visct. tUg - Well, 3. Handley, J. Patten, Col. W. Bane, H. J. Hankey, Thomson Paxton, Sir J. Baines, E. Hanmer, sir J. Pease, H. Baring, 11. B. Hardcastle, Jos. A. Peel, Sir 11. Baring, Sir F. Hardy, Gathorne Peel, F. Baring, Thomas Hardy, J. render, J. Baring, Thos. gm Hartington,Marquis Pennant, Col. Barnes, T. Hervey. Lord A. Peto, Sir M. Bathurst, A. A. llassard, M. D. Pilkington , James aaalen Thomas Hayter, Sir W. Pinney, Col. Beaumont,Somerset Headlam, Thos. E. Pollard Urquhart W Bee'Lroft, G. S. Heathcote, Sir W. Ponsonby, A. isellew, R. M. Beathcotr, G. H. Portman, W. H. B. Berkeley, C. P. F. Henderson, J. Potter, E. Black, Adam Henley, J. Powell, F. S. Blake, J. A. Henley, Lord Powell, J. Blencowe, J. G. Hennessy, J. P. Powys-Lybbe, P. L. Bonham-Carter, J. Herbert, H. A. Pryse, Capt. E. L. Bouverie, P. P. Heygate, Sir F. Pritchard, John Bright, J. Ilibbert, J. T. Proby, Lord G. L. Briscoe, 3, I, Hodgkinson, G. Pugh, D. Brown, J. Hodgson, K. Quinn, Peter Browne, Lord J. T. Hood, sir A, Ramsden, Sir J. W. Bruce, H. A. Hornby, W. H. Repton, G. W. J. Bruce, Sir H. Ile. s.alt, T. B. Ricardo, 0. Buchanan, W. Horst - mai, E. Robartes, T. J. A. Buckley, Maj.-Gen. Howard, Hon. C. Robertson, D. Bulkeley, Sir R. Howe,,, E B ober Loon, 11. Buller, J. W. Hubbard, J. G. Roebuck, J. A. Bailer, Sir A. Hutt, W. Russell, A. J. E. Bury, Viscount Ingham, R. Russell, F. W. Butler, C. S. Jackson, W. Russell, Sir Wm. Butt, Isaac . Jervoise, Sir J. St. Aubyn, J. Buxton, C. Johnstone, J. J. H. Salomons,Aiderman Caird, James Johnstone, Sir J. Scholefie,d, W. Calthorpe, F. H. Jolliffe, Sir W. t:cott, Sit W. Cardwell, Rt. Hn. E. Kekewich, S.. Scrope, G. P. Carnegie,Hn. C. Kendall, N. Seely, C. Castlerosse, Vist. Kershaw, J. Selwyn, C. J. Cavern -1 18h, Lord G. Kinglake, A. W. Seymour, Danby Ch.pman„l. Kinglake, Serj. J. Seymour, Digby Churchill, Lord A. Kingscote, Col. Seymour, A Clay, James Kinnaird, Hon. A. Shaf to, R. D. Clifford, C. C. Knatchbull, W. Shelley, Sir J. V. Clive, George Knatchbull-Hugess Sheridan, R. B. Coke, Col. Lacon, Sir E. Smith, J. B. Cole, Hon. H. Laird, J. Smith, M. T. Cole, J. L. Layard, A. H. Smith, Augustus Colebrooke, Sir T.E. Langton, W. H. G. Smith, M. Collier, sir R. P. Lawson, W. Smith, J. A. Colthurst, Sir G. Leatham, E. Smyth, Col. Corry, H. L. Leeke, Sir IL Smollett, P. Cowper, Hon. W.F. Lefevre, G. J. S. Somes, Joseph Cox, W. Lefroy, A. Stacpoole, W. Craufurd, E. H. J. Lee, W. Staniland, M. Crawford, R. W. Legh, Major C. Stanley, Lord Crossley, Sir F. Legh, W. J. Stanley, 0. Cubitt, George Lennox, Lord G. G. Stansfeld, J. Dalglish, Robert Lennox, Lord H. G. Steel, John Dalkeith, Earl of Lewis, Harvey Stuart, Col. Davey, ft. Liddell, Hon. H. G. Stuart, Lt.-Col. W. Davie, Sir H. R. F. Lindsay, W. S. Start, Lt.-Col. N. Davie, Col. F. Locke, John Sykes, Col. W. H. Dawson, R. P. Lopes, Sir M. Taylor, P. A. Denman, G. Lovaine, Lord Thompson, H. S. Dent, John Dent Lyall, G. Thornhill, W. P. Dillwy - n, Lewis L. M`Cann, J. Tollemache, J. 11. Disraeli, Benjamin M‘Cormick, W. Tracy, Hon. C. Divett, Edward MacEvoy, E. Trefusis, Hon. C. H. Duff, M. E. Mackie, J. Trelawny, Sir J. S. Duke, Sir James Mackinnon, W.(Ly.)Turner, J. A. Dundas, Fred( rick Mackinnon,W. A. Turner, C. Dundas, Sir David Maguire, J. F. Vanleur, .- Dunlop, A. Mainwaring„ T. Van d e, e Lord 11. G. Dunne, M. Malins, R. Vansittart, Wm. Egerton, Sir P. Manners, Lord J. Vern e y , S i r H a rr y Egerton, E. C. Marjoribanks, D. C. Vernon, H. Elcho, Lord Martin, P. W. Villiers, Rt. Hon. C. Enfield, Viscount Martin, J. Vivian, H. H. Estcourt, S. Massey, W. N. Vyner, Reginald Evans, T. W. Matheson, A. V yse, Cot. Ewart, William Matheson, Sir J. Walpole, S. H. Ewart, J. C. Merry, James Walter, John Ewing, H. E. C. Mildmay, H. Warner, Edward Farrer, J. Miller, William Waterhouse, S. Fenwick, Henry Mills, A. Watkins, Col. L. Ferrand, W. Mills, J. It. Way, Arthur E. Foljambe, F. J. S. Monsell, Rt. Hn. W. Weguelin, T. Forster, Charles D. Montagu, Lord R. Western, S. Forster, W. E. Montgomery, Sir G. Westhead, J. Fortescue, Hon. F. Moor, H. Whalley, G. H. Fortescue, C. S. Morris, D. Whitbread, S. French, Col. Morrison, W. White, Jas. Gard, R. S. Mowbray, Rt. Hn. J. White, L. Getty, S. G. Mure, David Williams, W. Gibson, T. M. Murray, William Willoughby, Sir H. Gilpin, C. Neate, C. Winnington, Sir T. Gladstone, W. E. Noel, G. J. Wood, Sir C. Goldsmid, Sir F. Norris, J. T. Woodd, B. T. Goschen. G. J. North, F. Woods, Henry Gower, F. L. Northcote, Sir S. H. Wrightson, W. Gower, G. W. L. O'Conor Don, The Wyld, James Greenall, G. Ogilvy, Sir J. Wyvill, M. Greene, J. O'Hag - ,an, T. Yorke, J. R. Greenwood, J. O'Loghlen, Sir C. Gregory, W. H. O'Neill, E. Greg - son, S. Onslow, Guildford Grenfell, 11. It. 0' t. eilly, :n. W. Brand, H. B. Gray , Capt. Osborne R. B. Dunbar, Sir Wm. TELLERS. NOES —99. A.dderley, C. B. Floyer J. Packe, C. Alcock, T. Forester, Gen. Packe, Col. Bailey, C. Gallwey, Sir W. P. Papillon, P. 0. Barrow, W. H. George, John Parker, Major W. Bathurst, Col. H. Gilpin, Colonel Peacocke, G. M. Beach, W. W. Goddard, A. L. Peel, J. Bentinck, G. W. P. Gore, J. R. 0. Pevensey, Viscount Bentinek - . G. C. Gore, W. R 0. Phillips, G. L. Benyon, R. Graham, Lord Wm. Ridley, Sir 31. W. Bereshird, Denis Hartopp, E. B. Rolt, J. Bovill, Wm. Ilarvev, R. B. Russell, Hastings Bramston, T. W. Henniker, Lord Sclater-Booth, ii. Bridges, Sir B. Holmesdale, Lord ,Sidney, Thomas Brooks, R. Hopwood, J. T. Smith, Abel Bruen, Henry Bumphery, W. Smith, S. G. Burghley, Lord Hunt, G. W. Stanhope, J. B. Burrell, Sir P. I nge stre, Viscount Stracey, Sir H. Cartwright, Col. Jermyn, Earl Strome, J. M. Cholmeley, Sir M. Jervis, Captain Sturt, H. G. Cobbold, John C. Jollifie, H. Sullivan, M. Curzon, Viscount Kelly, Sir F. Surtees, H. E. Dering, Sir E. Kerrison, Sir E. Talbot, Hon. W. C. Dodson, John G. King, J. K. Thynne, Lord E. Du Cane C. Knightley, R. Thynne, Lord H. Duncombe, A. Knox, ,01. Tomline, G. Duncombe, W. E. Leader, N. Treherne, if. Dunne, Col. Leighton, Sir B. Walcott, Adm. J. E. Du Pre, C. Long, R. P. Watlington, J. Dutton, Hon. R. H. Lytton, Sir E. B. Williams, Col. Edwards, Cot M ordaunt, Sir C. Wyndham, Hon. H. Pane, Col. Morritt, W, Yorke, Hon. E. Fellowes, Edward Newdegate, C. TELLERS. Wilmer, Sir E. Newport, Visct. Barttelot, Col, Fleming, T. W, North, Col, Cobbett, J. M. WILLS AND BEQUESTS. (From the Illustrated London Netes,) The will of the Right Hon. Lady Semima Catherine Louisa Lygon, daughter of the first Ear; Beauchamp, was proved in London by her ladyship's nephew, the Hon. Frederick Lygon, F.S.A., and Herbert Henry Walford, Esq., of Bolton-street, Piccadilly, who are the executors and trustees. The personalty was sw.-rn under £30,000. The will was executed in 1858, with three codicils in 1861-2-3. Legacies are left to each of her eight godchildren, and to others of her acquaintance. Her jewels are left to Lady Louisa Paken ham, and her ladyship has appointed Lady Maria Ponsonby residuary legatee. There are also liberal legacies and annuities to servants. All legacies to be paid free of duty. The will of the Hon. Philip Sydney Pierrepont, of Evenley Hall, near Brackley, Northamptonshire, and Seamore-place, Mayfair, was proved in London under £120,000, the executors being his relict, the Hon. Georgina Pierrepont and Colonel George Herbert Frederick Campbell (the son of the tes tator's first cousin, Sir Henry Frederick Campbell). The testator was the third son of the first Earl Manvers) and died at the age of seventy-eight, having executed his will i❑ 1863. To his widow he leaves the manor and estate of Evenley, a legacy of £5,000, and a life interest in his personal estate. There is a pecuniary bequest to his niece, Lady Charles Wellesley, and a reversionary legacy from certain funded property to each of his four other nieces, bequeathing the remainder of his property to the said Colonel George Campbell ; also legacies to his servants. The will of Eneas Mackintosh, EFq,, of Montagu square, was proved in London under £160,000 per sonalty. The acting executors and trustees are Eneas William Mackintosh and Lachlan Mackin- tosh Rate, Lqrs,, the nephews. The testator has left liberal legacies to his three nephews and three nieces, and bequests to other relatives and friends; also to the following institutions :—Mendicity Society, City Mission, Middlesex Hospital, each £l,OOO ; and to the Scripture Readera' Association, £5OO. All legacies to be paid free of duty. To each of his acting executors, £l,OOO. The residue, real and personal, he has bequeathed to his nephew and executor, Eneas William Mackintosh, Esq. The will of Joseph Allison, draper, of Regent street, was proved under £90,000 ; that of Thomas Warne, army and navy contractor, £30.000 ; and that of Thomas Ruscoe, law stationer, 130,000. Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day, No change in the market. Sales about 10,000 bales. Week's sales, 14,510 bales, including 17,140 on speculation, and 23,530 for export. Actual export, 9,741 bales. Estimated stock, 366,000 bales. Week's import, 110,011 bales. Quotations—Mid dling Orleans, 27d.; Mobile, 26;,d.; Upland, 26d.; estimated fair Egyptian, 271 d. to 28d.; Surats, 10d. to 241 d. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. SUDDEN DEATH OF THE YEN. THE ARCHDEACON OF ELY.—The deepest regret pervades the whole of the Uni versity of Cambridge in consequence of the sudden demise of the Ven. Archdeacon France, fellow and President of St. John's College, and. Archdeacon of Ely. The venerable archdeacon, who was in the 48th year of his age, was to all appearance in his missal health on Wednesday. Yesterday morning, about 7 o'clock, he was discovered by his atten dant in bed in a strong fit. The beet medical aid was im mediately summoned, but despite every effort, Mr. France never rallied, but gradually sunk, and expired about one o'clock. Mr. France took his degree in 1840, as first classic, and during his long and active University career has com manded the respect and esteem of all with whom he came in contact. ILLNESS OF THE BISHOP OF PETERBOROUGH.—WO re gret we have to announce the sudden and serious illness of the Bishop of Peterborough. His lordship was out of doors on Tuesday, but on the following day was prostrated by a severe attack of bronchitis. The physicians in attendance (Drs. Walker and Paley) scarcely expected that the vene rable peer would last through the night, and the absent members of his lordship's family were at once sent for. Yesterday the report of the medical gentlemen was a little more favourable, the bishop having passed a good night and slightly rallied. His lordship's condition, however' still causes great uneasiness to his friends, The nisnop of Peterl'orough is in his 84th year, and was advanced to the see in 1830. "A Catholic Congress," says the Salut Public of Lyons, "will be again held this year at Malines, in Bel gium, which will last from the 29th August to the 3d Sept. An exhibition of religious objects of art will take place at the same time." _ _ A fatal accident happened two days ago to M. Lebrethon, a merchant, residing in the Rue des Quais, at Caen (Calvados). He was looking out of a garret window, when by some means he lost his balance, and fell head foremost into the court below, and was killed on the spot. MAILS FOR THE CHANNEL ISLANDS.—CO .1 the 2d of May, and thenceforward until the end of October, the supplementary mails to and from Jersey and Guernsey, via Weymouth, will bo forwarded three times a week. (See "British Postal Guide," page 164, paragraph 147.) The service via Southampton, and via Weymouth, will be as follows : Via :zouthampton.—Letters despatched from London —Monday evening, Wednesday evening, and Friday evening. Letters delivered in London—Tuesday morning, Thursday morning, and Saturday morning. Via Weymouth—Letters despatched from London—Tuesday evening, Thursday evening, and Saturday evening. Letters delivered in London—Monday morning, Wednes day morning, and Friday morning.—By command of the Postmaster-General, JOHN TILLEY, Secretary. General Post office, 16th April, 1864. The Court of Assizes of the Gironde has just been engaged three days in trying five young men, named Vergne, Clemenson, Journiac, Potie, and Blonde], all old offenders, and a woman named Coussin, forming an organised band of housebreakers who committed nearly 30 burglaries and other robberies, at Bordeaux and its envi rons, during the autumn of last year. Journiac was the captain of the band, and managed matters with so much skill that the police were for months unable to find any trace of the perpetrators of the important robberies which regularly occurred at intervals of about 48 hours; but in the night of the 29th Oct. a police agent saw three men attempting to force an entrance into a house in the Rue Judaique, at Bordeaux, and succeeded in apprehending one of t hem, the prisoner Vergne, who still had about his person the housebreaking instruments which he had been using. Finding the evidence conclusive against him, Vergne de termined to make disclosures, which led to the arrest of nearly all the band excepting Coussin, the husband of the female prisoner. In their lodgings and hiding places an immense quantity of stolen property was found, consisting chiefly of plate and jewellery, which was produced in court and claimed by the persons from whom the different articles had been stolen. On one of the prisoners was found a paper containing the statutes of the band, which provided that every member should implicitly obey the orders of the captain under penalty of expulsion, and should give up to bim the proceeds of every robbery to be shared among the members, and every new member on admission shouid undergo a form of baptism. receive a new name, and swear impliuit obedience. Jour niao, the captain, defended himself with the greatest cool ness and skill, but the confessions of the others and the col lateral evidence clearly established the charge against him. It was proved that Journaic selected the houses that were to be robbed, and always toot care that the crime should be committed in the absence of the inmates, To make sure that a houce was temporarily uninhabited, Journiao used to insert a small piece of paper between the door and the door-post, and if this paper remained undisturbed, it was a sure sign that the door had not been opened, and the robbery was accordingly effected. The jury acquitted the female prisoner, but found all the others guilty, and gave Blondel and Potie the benefit of extenuating circumstances. The court accordingly con demned Journiao, Vergne, and Clemenson to 20 years' hard labour; Potie to six years's imprisonment; and Blondel to five years of the same punishment. During the last day's sitting the public prosecutor stated that he had received a telegraphic despatch from Genoa, announcing the arrest of Coussin, and that he would be tried at the next assizes, ACCIDENT IN THE RACING FIELD.—On Tues day a serious accident befel Captain Stevenson, of Hennor, while he was riding his own horse Trent, in the Leomin ster Steeplechase. In jumping a fence the horse fell, and throw the captain with great force over his head. The un fortunate gentleman was picked up in a state of insensibi lity. Medical assistance was at hand, and he was placed in his carriage and conveyed home. We learn that the gallant captain lies in a precarious state, with severe injuries to the spine. The Council of the Bank of France have just published their return for the past month. The million has been increased by £933,332, the dis counts £56,000, and the notes in circulation £533.332. On the other hand, a decrease of £744,000 is shown in the advances, of £72,000 i❑ the Treasury balances, and of £368,000 in the current accounts. The unly bullion operations of importance at the Bank yesterday was a withdrawal of 120,000 aove rt igne for Alexandria. errand Orobr HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, April 14. His Royal Highness Prince Arthur, attended by Major Elphinstone, arrived at the Castle yesterday. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince Alfred, Prin cess Helena, and Princess Louisa, attended by the Lady Caroline Barrington, the Hon. Caroline Caven dish, the Hon. Mortimer Sackville West, and Lieut. Haig, went to London yesterday and honoured the performance at Drury-lane with their presence. Their royal highnesses returned to Windsor Castle at night. The Queen, accompanied by her Royal Highness Princess Helena, walked and drove in the grounds this morning. To day is the anniversary of the birthday of her Royal Highness the Princess Beatrice. BIRTHDAY OF THE PRINCESS BEATRICE. ---11"‘ terday being the seventh anniversary of the birth of her Royal Highness Princess Beatrice Mary \' lo ' torie Feodore, the ninth and youngest member of her Majesty's family, the event was duly celebrated in Windsor with the usual royal honours. His Royal Highness Prince Alfred, attended by his equerry Lieut. Haig, yesterday ho nourel the Institute of Painters in Water Colours, by an ind spection of their 30th annual exhibition. The Duke of Leinster arrived on Tuesday even' ing at his mansion on Carlton-Louse-terrace from Carlton House, Maynooth. The Duchess (Emily) of Beaufort has returned to town from visiting Lord and Lady Londesboroug b t at their seat in Yorkshire. The Earl of Carlisle has arrived in town from Dublin. The noble earl is staying with the Bilk . of Devonshire, at Devonshire House. The Countess (Dowager) of Morton and Lridi Agnes Douglas have arrived In Lower Brook-stre et from Went worth.. Count Maffei, Count Zannini, and the Marqui s Balbi were not present at the Duchess of Suther . land's evening party at Stafford House, on Wed: nesday last, though the contrary might be inferred from their names appearing among those invited. Viscount and Viscountess Stratford de Redclige entertained a relent party at dinner last evening, at their residence in Grosvenor-square. The marriage of Viscount Powerseourt and Lady Julia Coke, daughter of the Earl and Countess of LQicester, is appointed to take place on the 26th inst. Lord Llanover has arrived in town from Spe ll Wales. LITERATURE, My Stepfather's Home. By Lady Blake. Three Vols. Hurst and Blackett. This is a pleasant readable book, written in a° easy natural style. Although possessing no veil high merit as a work of fiction, it will charm man/ readers, and it presents quite a refreshing contrast to the extravagant stories which are now daili making their appearance. The history of the Step' father and his Home is narrated to us by gentle Jessie Seaford. At the opening of the tale, Jessie: a little girl of eight years old, lives in the Wood Cottage, near the Vicarage, with her widowe d , mother, who is, in the slight glimpses we obtain 01 her, represented as one of the sweetest and gentlest of women, in every way charming and perfectli Unassuming. Mother and daughter are devoted to each other, and Jessie, inasmuch as we can j ud g e from the portrait she, here, incidentally draws of her' self, is a happy copy of her admirable mother. The serenity of the Wood Cottage is disturbed by th e arrival of the new vicar, Mr. Rivers, who briog s with him his youthful ward, Mabel Clifton. Alter a while Mr. Rivers becomes the Stepfather of Jessie Seaford, who no longer claims the undivided Vs' session of her mother's heart. The principal i n teres t of the story attaches to Mabel, whose parents ar° unknown to her, and who, taught by a foolish nurse, believes herself to be far superior to all aroun d her. The moat exciting portion of the tale refers • to Mabel's visit to the Manor House, where a series of fashionable mariages de convenance are simultaneously arranged, love being ignored, and rank and wealth alone sought after. Mabel herself plays a conspicuous part in the mercenarl strugg:e, her ambition prompting her to obtain that high place in society to which she believes hersel f entitled. A startling scene in the library interrupts these happy arrangements, and threatens eestrue' tion to more than one anticipated " match." As WI do not like to spoil the interest of a story, we sha ll say no more about it, saving to utter a protes t against the main incident at the close—a marriag e such as that entered into by the heroine havld about it something singularly objectionable. Tbe characters are many of them happily drawn. Among others, we are amused by that inveterate goss i p Cousin Owen, who innocently exclaims that b e abhors the habit of gossipping, only he likes t ° know the truth ceucerning everything and ever/ hod) Mr. Rivers, an excellent, disagreeable want is naturally depicted, as are also good-natur ed cousin Charlotte, and fashionable Lady Maria little Adah is very charming, and her pettish jea ° lousy and heart-broken grief are very truthful l y pourtrayed. Many pleasant acquaintances are to be met with, and some agreeable hours may be pr e ' fitably spent at " My Stepfather's Home." Sir Victor's Choice. By Annie Thomas, author or " The Cross of Honour," Three Vols. Maxwell; The opening of this story is very original is" . effective. In a shabby - genteel lodging-house tilt s t r uggling family of the presumptive heir to .0 baronetcy, are striving to " keep up appearances' A letter arrives announcing the long - expecte d dolt : of the baronet - cousin, but announcing also that )1 title and fortune go to a son, whose existence 1136, been hitherto unknown. This is a dreadful WWI '" to the poor relation, the expectant baro net softened a little by the announcement that th e nel ! heir is still in his minority , an d t hat his cousin appointed his guardian during the brief interval O f about a year) that must ela p se before Sir Vict°' comes of age. While the disappointed gentlenso° is deploring his misfortune, his elder daughter, high-spirited, energetic girl, taking the hand of be younger sister, calls upon her to j oin her in regis ; tering a vow that they will save the fortnoei of the family, and that their father si' ° : 13' 1, n ever again, on the expiration of term of guardianship, return to his life of peo lifi t and obscurity. The vow the sisters make is, t ha one of them shall, during the ensuing year, bea ° , the bride of the new baronet—Sir Victor's Cnoic° This is the theme of the first portion of the tale,a ll t the desired object is pursued by t h e f ather and el sister in a most determined and unscrupulous 1011; ner. We cannot say we admire the way in the story turns, or some of the closing scenes the attack of the mad dog, the cab accident, &c•S'ei; all occuricg in rapid succession, parta ke too volleof of the " sentimental," and are, to say the lest it them, unnatural and far from agreeable in tl ° o f details. The fair authoress of " The CroS Honour," has, however, made a great advanceul . to her new work, and promises to become a favot among our novel-writers. u p Of P RO FESSOR ANDERSON, THE GREAT AVIZA -- , d t THE NORTH.—This gentleman has returned to Beg il e atter a professional tour nearly all round the w ort d• yle has become lessee of St. James's Hall for a consider° ie period, and will snake his re-appearance in Londoe9lllso, lately o September next. He has also taken Gore Lodge, Fii ccupied by Mr. Charles Mathews, a s a residefseo with a view of residing for a while in that delightful reiro, after his arduous labours, and also f or the purpose °, 0 1 0 cciving the visits of his friends from all quarters 0' world. worr A BATY MEMORIAL.—A committee of e tow ing men of Penzance having raised £5OO ar ,,,, 0 ; memorial of the late Sir Humphrey Davy, two ladies o f ts a r town—whose kindness to the poor is only equalled by:.Too, discrimination of gifts—have offered to contribute 1:1110 on the sole condition that the memorial shall take the :_ „ ) of almshouses. Wednesday's CornisA :telegraph aon e o c r ot a further donation of £lOO by Mr. T. li. Bodin)", a m, r o _ do o of Penzance, and the proffered assistance of the 1 :_ to • Chemical Society in securing for his natal place a ineau,v, of the distinguished chemist.