The Sun. — London, England, 1863-04-28 00:00:00

LONDON, TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 1863. Thanks to the hesitations and delays marking the policy of her MAJESTY'S present advisers, in regard to the Federal Government, it has literally been just touch - and -go with the construction that might have been put upon our diplomatic proceedings. The manful ontspeak ing of the Lords and Commons of England has extricated the Country—certainly the Cabinet—from a dilemma. It has done so, briefly, this wise :—On Thursday last (the circumstance cannot but be recalled to mind now with a sense of gratitude, no less than of earnest exultation) the resolute course pursued simultanteously by both Houses of Parliament—in reference to the audacious insults offered to the British flag by the Federal Navy, more particularly by Admiral WILKEs, insults endorsed by Federal diplomacy, more particularly by Mr. ADAMS, the Ameri can Minister to the Court of St. James's— the unmistakeable tones of indignation expressed both by the House of Lords and by the House of Commons on Thursday evening, was so far effectual —as it happened, most opportunely so far effectual ! —that in the very nick of time (for our National Credit !) it elicited a promise, or at the very least a half promise, of vigorous action at last on the part of the noble earl the Foreign Secretary. We have said that this was done in the very nick of time. And it is nothing less than distressing to the " amour propre" of Englishmen to recall to mind at this moment how truly it was so. Scarcely had Lord RUSSELL spoken, as Parliament had really constrained him to speak, and as he would in all human probability not have spoken otherwise— judging, that is to say, from his silence and apathy in the matter previously—scarcely had the Legisla ture, by its scornful demands upon the patriotic ac tion of the Government, compelled the Foreign Secretary to speak at last,as he ought long previously to have spoken without any such extraneous incen tive—when intelligence is brought to us of the utter discomfiture of the Federal forces directed against, and now, as it appears, ignominiously driven back from, Charleston. Had Earl RIISsELL'S speech on Thursday evening immediately followed instead of immediately pre ceding (fte it did ! thanks, however, entirely and exclusively to Parliament !) the arrival of this n ews from America—it would have borne the appearance of having been dictated by a despicable readiness on the part of England, or at any rate on the part of her Ministry, to assume a haughty tone t o wards the Government of Washin g t on, s i mply be cause the Government at Washington was just then borne down by the pressure of a disastrous defeat. As it is—thanks to our Legislature and not to our Administration —the bold language drawn f orth from the Foreign Secretary by the indignant re monstrances of the Conservative Opposition, and of the really Independent Liberals, will be remembered to have been uttered at a time when the Federal cau se was supposed by many to be at length in the ascendant ! And when the Confederates at Charleston, at Vicksburg, and elsewhere, were imagined to be very seriously threatened, if not, in a manner, virtually delivered over to speedy de struction. So that it w as literally, we repea t, i n homely phrase—just touch and go with the construe tion that might have been put upon the attitude assumed in the name of England by the English Government, in its bearing, under the most irritat ing circumstances, towards the Federal Government at Washington. For the imperilling of our national credit at this juncture (let it not speedily be for gotten) we have reason to bold her Majesty's present fta'"lsen, and them alone, responsible ! For our most ° Plecltune extrication from the dilemma, upon the verge of which," were all of us (quite unconsciously) standing, we h ave, on the contrary, to thank the independent and patri ot ic ardour of the Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled I So that Mr. RoEßucis:'s indiscretion, as it was thought to be by the more gingerly and mealy mouthed of our politicians, turns out after all to have been in one sense alone discreet, there, at that time in the popular branch of the Legislature. Mr. HORSMAN'S equally bold speaking somewhat to the same effect a few hours afterwards, being in like manner, in its turn, productive of good— for inasmuch as the sittings when this tone was adopted by independent representatives like the members for the boroughs of Stroud and Sheffield, (and cheered (remember that!) again and again by the House of Commons)—the sittings at which those startling incidents occurred, it will be now recalled to mind on both sides of the Atlantic, dated earlier than, and not subsequent to, the repulse of the Federal Fleet from before Charleston ! The result of the debate on Lancashire last night was, on the whole, very satisfactory. Mr. FER RAND spoke at great length, and was at conside rable pains to describe the state of affairs in the cotton districts. He explained that he had not ar rogated to himself any right to bring forward the claims of the operatives, but that he had received numerous letters from them requesting him to do so. The hon. member very properly deprecated the con duct of Mr. POTTER, who had watched his move ments very closely, and endeavoured to frustrate the object of his motion. First, he had proposed referring the whole matter to a committee upstairs, and now he proposed an amendment to the effec 3 that " a Royal commission should be appointed to inquire into the present state of the cotton manu facturing districts, and report on the best mode of relieving the distress existing therein." Mr. FERRAND said that such a scheme would be viewed with dismay by the operatives, for it would in evitably cause delay when immediate action was desirable. He then animadverted upon the conduct of the cotton manufacturers, whom he declared to have had ample warning that a crisis might soon arise in American affairs, and many well-informed persons had assured them it was madness to place confidence in a supply of cotton from America only. He then referred to the system of overtrading, and quoted a sentence from a letter from the late Mr. FIELDER, in which he urged the manufacturers to manufacture less cotton and more honesty. HE reminded the House that the cotton trade of England had existed for 90 years, and he made this state ment not upon his own authority but upon that o+ those who studied the question, that during that time there had existed three generation;. of the English race, bat the cotton trade had during that time destroyed nine generations of fac tory operatives. After referring to events some time back the hon. member returned to the question of the day and said, " again Mr. RATHBONE GREGG, one of the largest spinners in Lancashire, spoke in 1831 of the degrading condition of the cotton opera tives, and pointed oat the imperative necessity for the alteration of a system which left them no time to be wise, and no leisure to be good, end he should like to know whether in the present day there could be found a single man who did not feel anxiety for this state of things. They were in debted to the noble and magnanimous conduct of the operatives themselves for the present tran qnillity of Lancashire_ The manufacturers had broken faith with them, had violated pledges, had locked the mills against them, and the warning which was given by Mr. Gregg 30 years ago was to be taken into the deep consideration of her Majesty's Government at the present moment. It would have been well indeed for a noble lord when he was going to or returning from his festivities in Scotland if he had spent one day amongst these poor people, and seen with his own eyes and heard with his own ears their painful sufferings, and he would then have been able to tell those hon. gentlemen who sneered and laughed at these things that it was no laughing matter." It would have been well if Mr. FERRAND could have avoided the introduction of so many irritating topics, but nothing could have ex cused the exhibition of merriment at such a theme as that introduced by the hon. member. The sufferings of the people of Lancashire are too solemn and sacred to be treated in such an unbecoming tone, and met with such a spirit as that evinced last night by the hon. members be hind the Treasury benches. They found it con. venient to forget that they were listening to a sub ject that should have awed them into respect, and if they could not sympathise with grievous sorrows nobly borne, they might have affected a virtue if they had it not, and at all events have comported themselves with ordinary courtesy. Those men whose families have been on the brink of starvation for months, will not feel otherwise than hurt and mortified to notice the constant introduc- tion of " laughter" in the report of the de bates. Mr. FERRAND said that the Chancel lor of the Exchequer had shown that these men worked hard and did much to increase the prosperity of the country. But the right hon. gentleman only took the master's side, the golden side of the question. He wished to present the workman's side, the iron side of the question. In conclusion he stated that the operatives would feel deeply indebted to Lord PALMERSTON for his kindly giving him an opportunity of introducing their case before Parliament. Mr. POTTER then proposed his amendment to appoint a royal commis sion to inquire into the state of things. He thought such a proceeding would quiet the public mind, and he hoped Government would not refuse to sanction his proposal. Mr. VILLIERS then said that he ob jected to botht he proposals of the hon. gentlemen who had just addressed the House on this important subject. Mr. Villiers stated that a royal commission would give us no information that we did not already possess, and he also consi dered that emigration was a desperate resource to which he hardly thought we were yet reduced. The right. hon. gentleman then stated that Lanca shire and Cheshire could furnish employment to 100,000 men in drainage and other works for two months, and that he had employed competent persons to inquire into th ese works, and that he had the gratification to inform the house that in three weeks a sufficiency of employment could be found. On the receipt of this intelligence both Mr. FERRAND and Mr. POT TER withdrew their motions. This promises to be r e n t hims elf making highly satisf actory, b ut Mr. FERRAND may con gratulate in en upon having hastened the Go • v wasmeptionethdesoenararnany pevnitosu,s sinceoc gm nothing casion of their int en ti on to make such plans. arrangements, At all events no harm is ever done by bringing such questions before the House and the more they are dilated upon, and the longer they occupy the time of our legislators, the better for all partiee concerned, since a full and free dis cession of all such matters is essentiAl to - their right comprehension, and also to the due atten tion being paid to them by officials in high places. It will be a joyful day for England when her long depressed and inactive operatives are again in em ployment, and when the busy sounds of toil and traffic replace the dull, void, and dreary vacancy of inaction. The way has been long, dark, and tedious that these energetic sufferers have had to pass the last two years, but they have shown such constancy and courage that their characters are thereby greatly elevated, and they have, by their endurance, borne testimony to the true source of the strength of Englishmen throughout the world. The general aspect of European affairs is cer tainly not pacific. Angry feelings are surging up between England and her great transatlantic kins folk. The strife between Russia and Poland threatens to draw into its vortex more than one other neighbouring power, while the long-pending dispute between Denmark and the Germanic Con federation is beginning to assume a decidedly hos tile appearance. As is usually the case with wise and temperate measures, the recent proclamation of the King of DENMARK has met with opposition in several quarters. The Rigsraad complains that too great power for mischievous interference with the rights of the rest of the kingdom has been given to the estates of Holstein, while Prussia and Hanover are up in arms at the prospect of their prey eluding their grasp. It is easy to talk of the rights of the Diet, the claims of the people of Holstein, and the duties incurred by the Danish King as a member of the Germanic Con federation. Nothing, however, is farther from the real wishes of these declaimers than the acknow ledgment of those rights by the partial severance of the Duehy of Holstein from the Kingdom of Denmark. The excuse for interference with Danish affairs, the hope of drawing that country into the vortex of small German States would be gone, the tempting provinces so long coveted by Prussia would be beyond her reach, and we are not there fore surprised to find more than one of the Get man Powers already preparing their protests and pro claiming their indignation. We all know how on the occasion of the matter being brought forward in the Prussian Chamber of Deputies, Herr von BISMARK took the opportunity of promulgating one of his extraordinary theories of independent govern. ment, and declared that if the Ministers thought it necessary for the preservation of the national hon our, they would declare war against Denmark with out waiting for the sanction of the Chambers. We now find Hanover following suit, and submitting to tr.e Federal Diet a string of resolutions on the Schleswig-Holstein question; Nothing can be more arbitrary and arrogant than the whole tone of these resolutions. They plainly desire the Danish King and Cabinet to abrogate their powers as rulers and lay them at the feet of the Germanic Confederation. ' In everything relating to Government the word of the Diet is to be law. The first paragraph of the Hanoverian resolutions suggests that the Federal Diet should declare the adjustment of the relations of the Dachies in the Danish monarchy laid dowe in the proclamation of March 30th to be opposed to the treaties of 1851-52, to the fundamental laws of the Confederation, and to Federal resolutions Issued on the matter. According to this dogma, it a Federal resolution is passed declaring Denmark itself a German province, from the topmost cape of Jutland to the southmost point of Zealand, the op position of Denmark would be illegal. Secondly, this moderate proposal suggests that the Danish Government should be requested to retract the de cision it has just arrived at, and to make, within six weeks, an announcement conforming to the Federal resolutions of 1858. The next task is to encourage the peoples of Hol stein and Lauenburg in rebellion against their ruler by declaring the laws, regulations, and measures emanating from the Cabinet of Copenhagen during the last three years to be not legally binding. It is easy to see the anarchy and confusion which the adoption of these resolutions would occasion in the Danish kingdom. It gives an opportunity to all disaffected and unruly persons to range themselves openly against the Government, supported as they assuredly would be by the intrigues of German agents. The two concluding resolutions are worthy of the former, protesting against every attempt to separate the Duchy of Schleswig from its troublesome Southern neighbour, objecting very strongly to its incorporation with the Danish Kingdom, and finally recommending the Diet to consider what steps are to be taken in case of a refusal on the part of the Danish Government. As they will assuredly meet with a decided refusal it is cer tainly well for them to decide upon their future course. In the meantime the terms of these resolutions and the language of Herr von BISMARK show us plainly enough what Denmark has to expect from the moderation of the Diet. It remains to be seen how far her KING and Cabinet will maintain her rights, and what degree of support she will receive from the free nations of Europe. THE EXHIBITION of ALUMINIUM and ALUMINIUM BRONZE. 2,000 SPECIMENS, illustrating the appli cation (Ornamental and Useful) of these In teresting Metals, ARE NOW ON VIEW MAPPIN BROTHERS'S TREE NEW ROOMS, r. 22, REGENT T. Admission by Card. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. THIS EVENDTG will be repeated LIICREZIA BORGIA, Principal Characters by Signor Giuglini (who will intro dire the Romania, " Colle Nativi," composed by Signor Ardtti), Signori Gassier, Soldi, Übaldi , Bossi, Bertacchi, and Casaboni ; Madame Terese Ellinger (her second appearance), and Mdlle. Titiens. Conductor, Signor ARDITI. To conclude with LA FARFA.LI, ETTA, supported by M, Alessandro Paul, M. Frani, M. Prospero Diani ; Mdlle. Pieroni, and Mdlle. Amalia Ferraris. On Thursday Next, April 30, IL TROVATORE. New Ballet. Saturday next, May 2, first time this season, UN BALLO I MASCHERA. In the Ball-room Scene a Grand Ballet. Tuesday, May 5, Debut of Mdlle. Trebelli. Doors open at half-past Seven. The Opera will commence it Eight o'clock precisely. Prices :—Stalls, One Guinea ; Reserved Box Seats, nal f - a - Guinea ; Pit Tickets, Bs. 6d. ; Gallery Stalls, ss. and 75. ; Gallery, 2s. 6d. ; Private Boxes, in the Gallery Circle, to admit three persons, 21s. Notice.- It will be necessary for those parties who intend visiting the Reserved Box Seats (at 105. 6 d. each), to attend In Evening Costume. Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets may be had at the Box- , office of the Theatre (under the Colonnade in the IlaymArx et , which is open daily, under the superintendence of Mr. Nugent, from Ten till Six ; and at all the principal Libraries and Music sellers. THEATRE -ROYAL, HAY MARKET. Lessee, Mr. J. B. Blackstone. THIS EVENING, STILL WATERS RUN DEEP. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Wigan , Mr. W. Farren, 31r. Chippen dale, and Miss Louisa Angel. Alter 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. PECHTER. THIS EVENING, at 7, to commence with an Original Sketch, entitled A SUDDEN ATTACK. Messrs. Shore, Garden, H. Widdicomb, Miss 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 Peval and John Brougham. The principal character will be sustained by Mr. Fechter, sunported by Messrs. J. G. Shore, G. Jordan, J. Brougnam. H. ;S iddicombe, F. Charles, Garden, Raymond, Dawson ; Misses Carlotta Leclercq, Kate Terry, E. Lavenne, and Elsworthy. Acting-Manager, Mr. H. Barnett. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Lamm- s, essT s. Lindry. and Vining. THIS EVENING the drama of AURORA FLOYD. "Ms Amy Sedgwick. Miss 13 enderson, and Mrs. Simpson ; Messrs. K. Roxby, G. Melville, G. Beimore, C. Seyton, Wallace, and Cathcart. After which, KILLING TIME. Mr. Geo. Vining, Mr. C Seyton, and Miss Amy Sedgwick. To conclude with a new , 4 himsical Extravaganza, entitled BEAUTIFUL HAIDEE ; or The Sea Nymph and the Sallee Rovers. Misses M. Oliver, Helen Howard, Hudspeth, Hen derson, and Murray ; Messrs. C. Seyton, G. Belmore, Fitz- James, Moreland, and Cockerill. NgW TH FATRE-RO ir AL, ADELPHI.- Sole Provrietor and Manszer. Mr. B. Webster. THIS EVENING, JANET PRIDE Messrs. B. Webster, J. L. Toole, Paul Bedford, Stephenson, Stuart, Eburne, Sefton, C. J. Smith, Romer; Miss Avonia Jones, Miss A. Seaman, and Mrs. Stoker. To conclude with DOMESTIC ECONOMY. Mr. J. L. Toole, Miss Kate Kelly, Miss A. Seaman. and Miss Stoker. Commence at 7. 7' HE THIRD EDITION OF " THE SUN," it 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 28, 1863. THERMOMETER.. Highest since Noon yesterday Lowest during the night This day at Noon. .. Wind—Northerly; fresh and squally, cloudy, threatening rain. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tau DAY.—Morning, 9h. 36m.—Afternoon, 10h. 12m. To-wounow.-Morning, 10h. 44m.—Afternoon, Ilh. 20m. T --4-}-7‘ 3T - M, r iffilkerh - JCP \ THE SUN, LONDON,_ TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 28, 1863 ADELPHI THEATRE. For a time, at least, the last new drama has given way to the revival of "Janet Pride," Mr. Webster resuming his celebrated part of the hero, and Miss Avonia Jones that of the heroine. It was by no means an easy task for the lady, coming efter one who had produced a deep impression in the part, but we are bound to say Miss Jones gave an ener getic, highly effective, and very beautiful rendering of the character. In the commencement of the piece, as the suffering mother, her acting was be • yond all praise ; and in the latter portions, she equally charmed her audience. Mr. Webster'e Richard Pride is generally acknowledged to be one of his greatest parts —an opinion in which We agree—so that the real admirers of Adelphi drama will be glad to have the opportunity of again en joying one of the moat forcible specimens of this peculiar class of entertainment. ROYAL WESTMINSTER THEATRE, The celebrated sensation drama, " The Colleen Bawn," was revived at this theatre last evening, and from the enthusiasm with which the piece was received, another long run seems destined for it. Mrs. Boucicault, of course, sustained her original part of the Colleen, and Mr. Boucicault that of Miles, the rest of the characters being supported as follows:—Mr. F. Robinson, Hardress Cregan; Mr. Ryder, Danny Mann ; Mr. Leeson, Father Tom ; Miss Leclerq, Ann Chute; and Miss Atkinson, Mrs. Cregan. The talented ma nager and his wife, we need only remark, that their acting was as fine as ever, notwithstand ing the immense number of times they have had to repeat their parts, but to Miss Atkinson the highest praise is due for her Ne w repre sentation of M r s. C regan . M r . F. Robin son madeere ra a ther disappoint e d rinandina in nlylmovre.rßyadserH,saprdarnenyse. We Mann, but, perhaps, when he gets more familiar with the part he will improve upon it. The scenery and dresses were all new and beautiful, the cele brated Water Cave especially commanding the most vehement applause. At the close of the drama the principal per rormers had to appear before the curtain to acknow edge the applause of a house crowded in Every )art. to-day in its City Article, that the The public will be glad to learn, sioned by the recent issue by Mr. Adams of the certificat e d s u t l h t i e e s 7 o l c n c z a e 8 or pass to Me s srs. H o we l l and Zirman are likely i s to be smoothed down. It is reported that Mr. Scions of havi ng ac t e d i n t h e ma t ter upon i m perfect repre sentations and with un d ue h as t e , an d th a t, consequently, he raises no pretensions such as would necessitate any ab solute protest tram one Government to the other on the sub ject. It is, therefore, believed that the relations between our Cabinet and the United States Legation in London will continue on a friendly footing--a result which in a personal sense will afford unmixed satisfaction, since the individual and historical claims of Mr. Adams to respect and sateen have never been a -hinted in any quarter. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S EXPRESS.) THE INSURRECTION IN POLAND. WARSAW, APRIL 25. The Government has forbidden the religious pro cessions which usually take place at this time of the year. The Archbishop having, however, protested against this prohibition, the people formed a pro• cession, whereupon the priests and many other per sons taking part in it were arrested. THORN, APRIL 27. Intelligerce has been received here from Warsaw stating that the Marquis Wielopolski will not re- sign. Rumours were current that a Constitution would be granted to Congress-Poland. Public opinion in Poland is opposed to any com- promise. ARRESTS OF CANONS AND PRIESTS IN WARSAW. CRACOW, APRIL 28. The usual annual procession of St. Mark, which was prohibited this year in IV areaw by the police, having, nevertheless, taken place, Archbishop Felinski is confined as a prisoner in his palace, and the Canons Bialobrzeski, Wysznski, Poplawski, and others, as well as a great number of priests, have been arrested. WARSAW, APRIL 28. In conscquence of orders received here by tele graph from St. Petersburg, all the priests who were arrested for taking part in the procession of St. Mark have been set at liberty. SWEDEN. S fOCKHOLM, APRIL 27 (Evening). The whole Norwegian general staff has been summoned to Stockholm for the Ist of May. DENMARK. COPENHAGEN, APRIL 27 (Evening). The Beqingske 7ldende of to-day says:—" The Greek deputation was presented to-day to the King by the President of Council. The members will, however, only be cfficiaily received by his Majesty when the acceptance of the Crown by Prince William shall have been definitively agreed upon. An aide-de-camp and court carriage have been placed at the disposal of the deputation. SPAIN. MADRID, APRIL 27 (Evening). The Duke of Brabant has arrived at Madrid, and resides at the royal castle of At anjutz. ITALY• TURIN, APRIL 27. To-day in the Chamber of Daputies questions were put to the Government relative to some recent invasions of brigands coming from Roman ter ritory, Malta, and Marseilles. The Minister of the Interior replied that he had been informed that these brigand organisations con sisted of Neapolitan reactionists recruited from different nations. Energetic measures had, he said, been authorised in the places threatened by the brigands, and the Government were redoubling their diplomatic efforts to prevent fresh expeditions of the kind. R 0 M E• TURIN, APRIL 27. The Optnione of to-day publishes a letter from Rome, stating that it was rumoured there that the Pope, yielding to the influence of the Camarilla, which is in favour of M:cir. de Merode, would accept the resignation of Cardinal Antonelli. A rumour was also current that Tristani had re signed the command of the brigands, and sad been replaced by Perracante Catalano. Tristani was about to leave for Trieste. Two hundred brigands had left Rome, and pro ceeded in the direction of Aquila. The Italian Government had in consequence taken precautionary measures. PORTUGAL. LISBON, APRIL 24. The recent difficulty with the Russian Minister, which arose on account of the Ring's attending the theatrical representation given for the benefit of the Poles, has been amicably arranged. The vine disease begins to show symptoms of disappearance. The yield of oil has been exceedingly abundant throughout Portugal. The rigorous measures recently adopted in the Custom-house are vigorously continued. The use of passports in the interior of Portugal has been abol,shed. They are, however, neces sary for leaving , or entering the country. The present Ministers still continue to hold their places, but the opposition in the Cortes is so strong that a change must soon take place. Rentes, 481 to 481. Exchange on London, 541 at 90 days. PLYMOUTH, APRIL 28. The ship Calliance from Geelong, on January 6, has arrived in the channel with 18,000 oz. of gold. She landed eleven passengers this morning at Penzance, and proceeded for London with a favour able wind, FRANCE. PARIS, APRIL 28. The Prince and Princess Napoleon are about to make a journey to Egypt and Palestine. BOURSE, April 27.—The market continues to have a downward tendency. Threes, for the Ac count, which commenced at 69f. 35c. are now at 69 fr. 25c. The Railway Share Market has been pretty well maintained, but Mobitier up to the pre sent time have been looking down. The market continued in the same drooping state to the close, and left off as follows: 41 per Cents. 69 60 Italian Loan 7l 50 Do. end month.... Do. end month --- 3 per Cents Do. end month.... 69 20 Do. end month — Credit M0bi1ier....1392 50 Russian .. — Do. end,m0nth....1392 60 Austrian - Bank Shares 3380 Spanii,h Threes.... 52f Credit 1 oneter 1465 Home Debt RAILWAYS. Cash. Account. Orleans lOl2 50 .. 1015 Northern New. ditto .. 1015 .. Lyons and Mediterranean 11 48 75 .. 1153 75 G eneva 460 60 .. 45u Southern Western Eastern ... , Sardinian 445 .. 447 50 Austrian North of Spain Saragossa 750 .. 746 25 Ditto to Barcelona - .. 370 -- the figures of a man an d horse, MAD. TUSSAr D ' S E XHIB ITION. —Many of our readers will, d oa b t l e , s, remem b e r having observed en veloped in a magnificent suit of armou r , a t t h e i nternationa l e xhibition, last year, and to which a prize medal was awarded; also a modal at the Paris Exhibition of 1855. It is a truthful representa tion of the one worn by the Emperor Maximilian of Ger• many, in 1576, and was manufactured by that eminent armourer, Mons. Graf/10r, of Paris, who , we understand, enjoys the special patro nage o f H lA. Napoleon 111. The Messrs. Tussaud having purchased the armour in question, it is now added to their historical gallery, in Baker-street, and is unquestionably one of the finest specimens of tuili. tar3r costume of by-gone days, glautt , Azr,„ HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, April 27. The Queen, accompanied by the Princess Helena walked and drove in the grounds this forenoon. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yesterday. Judgment was given by Lord Justice Turner in an appeal from Barbadoes, Daniel v. Trotman. Lord Justice Knight Bruce delivered judgment in an appeal from Madras, Rimasawm3 Aiyan and others, v. Vencata Acaari and others; an appeal from Madres, Kattama Nauctiear v. Zemindar of ShivEtgungah, was commenced. The lords present were the Lords Justices Knight Bruce and Turner, Sir E. Ryan, Sir Laurence Peel, and Sir J. Colville. The Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse. CHRISTENING OF THE INFANT PRINCESS (From the Court Circular.) WINDSOR CASTLE, APRIL 27. The christening of the infant Princes 3, daughter of their Royal Highnesses the Prince Louis of Hesse end the Princess Louis of Hesse (Princess Alice of Great Britain and Ireland), took place yesterday at one o'clock, in the Green Drawing-room, at Wind sor Castle, according to the rites of the Lutheran Church. The baptism was performed in German by the Rev. Mr. Bender, Court Chaplain to the Grand Ducal Family of Hesse, who travelled from Darm stadt specially to officiate upon this occasion. At the commencement of the service the following hymn, composed by J. R. Able, 1664, was sung 135 the gentlemen and boys of the choirs of St George,. Chapel, Windsor, headed by Dr. Elvey, Mr. W. G Cusins presiding at the organ. Blessed Jesus, here we stand, Met to do as Thou hast spoken, And this child at Thy command Now we bring to Thee, in token That to Christ it here is given. For of such shall be His Heaven. Yes, Thy warning voice is plain, And we fain would keep it duly, He who is not born again, Heart and life renewing truly, Born of water and the Spirit, Will My kingdom ne'er inherit." Make it, head, Thy member now, Shepherd, take Thy lamb, and feed it. Prince of Peace, its peace be Thou, Way of life, to Heaven oh lead it. Vine this branch may nothing sever, Grafted firm in Thee for ever. Now upon Thy heart it lies, What our hearts so dearly treasure, Heavenward lead our burden'd sighs, Pour Thy blessing without measure, Write the name we now have given, Write it in the book of Heaven. The sponsors present were her Mjesty the Queen, his Grand Ducal Highness Prince Alexan der of Hesse (representi ng the Grand Duke et Hesse), her Royal Highness the Princess Mary of Cambridge, his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, and his Grand Ducal Highness Prince , Henry of Hesse. Her Majesty and the other sponsors occupied seats on the south side of the room. The infant was named by the Queen, who held the child at the font ; " Victoria Alberta Elizabeth Matilda Mary." The following Royal and illustrious party were also present at the ceremony, and were seated op posite to the sponsors during the baptism :—Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse, the Princess of Wales, the Princess Beatrice, Prince Alfred, the Duchess of Cambridge, the Prin cess Helena, the Princess Louisa, Prince Arthur, Prince Leopold, the Princess Marguerite d'Orleans, the Duke of Nemours, the Duke of Cambridge, min his Serene Highness the Prince of Leiningen. The tont of silver gilt used upon this occasion wat originally made for the christening or the Princes, Royal, and was filled with water brought from the River Jordan by his Roy al Highness the Prince of Wales. The Rev. Mr. Walbaum assisted at the perform ance of the sacred rite. At the conclusion of the service a hymn, com posed by Martin Luther, 1529, was sung by the choir, viz.:— A sure stronghold our Gad is He, A t► usty shield and weapon ; Our help He'll be, and set us free From ev'ry ill can happen. That old malicious foe Means us deadly woe; Arm'd with might from hell, And deepest craft as well, On earth is not his fellow. Through our own force we nothing can, Straight were we lost for ever; But for us fights the proper Man, By God sent to deliver. Ask ye who this may be ? Jesus Chri..t is He, Of Sabaoth Lord, Sale God to be adored — His Kingdom ours abideth. The Belgian Minister, Madame and Miss Van de Weyer, Earl Granville, K G., Lord President ; Viscount Palmerston, K G., First Lord of the Trea sury; the Right Hon. Sir G. Grey, G.C.8., Secre tary of State for the Home Department : the Dowager Duchess of Sutherland, the Earl of Derby, K.G., Dowager Lady Lytteiton, and Dowager Lady Couper were present at the ceremony. The fo,lowing officers of State, and Ladies and Gentlemen of the Household of the Queen, of the Royal Family, and of the illustrious guests also attended :—The Duchess of Wellington, Mistress. of the Robes ; the Earl of St. Germans, G.C.8., Lord Steward ; Viscount Sydney, G.O 8., Loro Chamberlain ; the Countess of Desart, Lady Caro line Barrington, Lady Augusta Bruce, Hop. Caro , line Cavendish, Hon. Flora Macdonald, Hon. Mrs. Stonor, Hon. Mrs. Bruce, Lady G. Somerset, Baroness von Schenck, Baroness de Grapey. Lord Cremorne, Captain Sir 'William Hoste, R.N., Major-General the Hon. A. N. and Lady Mar 3 Hood, Colonel the Hon. A. Hardinge, Colonel the Hon. Sir Charles Phipps, K C. 8., and Miss Phipps, the Hon. Mrs Grey, Sir T. M. and Lady Bid dulph, the Dean Lit Windsor and the Hon. Mrs. Wellesley, Major-Genera., Lady Emily, and Mie Seymour, Mr. and Mrs. Erskine, Sir James Clark, Sir C. Locock, Lieut.-General Knollys, Captain Grey, Major Ciwell, M.ijar Elphinstone, Colonel Home Purves, Colonel Clifton, Baron de Rotsmann, Mr. Ruiand, Captain Weaterweller, Dr. Becker, Mr. Woodward, Mr. Buff, Miss Hildyard, Madame Hocede, Mdlle. and Marie. J. B.zuer. The Gentlemen of the Household appeared in the Windsor uniform, and membersol Orders of Knight hood present wore their respective insignia. The ceremony was concluded at a quarter befort two o'clock. The Royal Family were then con ducted to the White Room, where a register of the baptism was signed, and the general company to the dining-room. A dejeuner was served. The christening cake was ornamented with the arms of Hesse, and also with bouquets of flowers and rows.. of pearls. The distinguitfled company invited to the chris tening quitted the Castle in the afternoon. LORD CARDIGAN'S AIDE-DE-CAMP: TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. the mad charge of BalakLava it was a point of honour with must to penetrate at :east through the Russian battery. Lord Cardigan states in his affidavit—" Lieutenant Maxse was wounded short of the battery and retreated." Now, it is true my brother was wounded, but, notwithstanding this, he persevered through the battery. The particu ►ars of his separatio❑ from Lord Cardigan I am not aware of; but, as he is abroad himself, I trust you will insert this much on the part of FREDK. A. NIAXsE, Captain, R.N. Highwood, Romsey, April 26. M. Levassor is about once again to bring hit' comio scenes and songs to London, and in c wpany with Mdlle. Teisseire, to sing at Dudley Gallery during the mouth of May, LITERATURE. At Odds. By the Baroness Tautphoeus. 2 vols. Bentley, The announcement of a new work by the author of " the Initials " was pleasant news to the circulat ing libraries. The brilliant writings of th. Baroness Tautphoeus have rendered her deservedly popular in this country, and with an agreeable re membrance of " the Initials" in our minds, w. opened "At Odds" with anticipations of pleasure. We have found, as we could not fail to find in any writings from that pen, a brilliancy of style rine liveliness of description, with a group of varied characters depicted with considerable spirit, but, with the story itself, we must confess we are disap pointed. Our heroes and heroines are not only "At Odds with each other throughout the two volumes, but with the reader likewise. At least so, we must confess, it has proved in our own instance. We feel but little sympathy with some of the mail, personages of the story, and we approve su little of their line of action, that our iuteiest is not vividly excited in their regard. The plot of the story is sufficiently ingenious. It reminds one (although the story is far less attractive than the picture) 01 Frank Stone's familiar delineation of " Cross Pur poses." Everyone is in love with the wrong person, and "every think," as poor Mrs. Gumasidge says, " goes cant 'wiry." It is quite impossible with such impracticable materials to bring matters to e satisfactory issue, and we must admit that we could only feel a spiteful satisfaction, when the scheming and hypocritical Mina hae plunged to the bottom of the lake, and a bullet from a French tifie had pierced the brow of the heartless and despicable Sigmund. The latter misfortune espeared to us almost " too good to be true," so in cense had been our a'ersion to the companionship t)t Sigmund from the very first chapter of the firs: volume. Despised as he is—a man without a par ticle of feeling, good or bad—he nevertheless plays such a consp , cuous part in the story that we are in cl;ned to thick his accidental death a mistake, but it is a mistake that all readers will rejoice at. The heroines are half-sisters, Doris O'More and Hilds Waldering, the children of the Baroness Welder tog. The latter, Hilda, is impetuous and wayward, *lid not without cause. Doris is a pattern of femi nine perfection. All the heroes of the tale are it, iove with err, Sigmund Waldering, his brother Emmeran, Frank O'More, and Louis D'Esterre. Hilda is beloved by no one. She has been for years :he affianced bride of. her cousin S gmund, who loves Doris (as much as he can love L.ny one), and ,he is for some years the nominal wife of Frank O'More, who is devoted to his cousin Doris. Mine Peilersberg, the daughter of the Steward of the Walderings, loves Sigmund, or, we should say, she oyes his rank and fortune, for it is impossible, as Doris observes, for any one to love Sigmund for aimself. By Mina's machinations the engagement between Sigmund and Hilda is broken off, ano Hilda is married to Fraek—Frank being already engaged to his beloved Doris, who loves him, bu who relinquishes him to her sister like the (we cannot but think mistaken) heroine of Dickens's " Battle of Life." Doris having become aware of Hilda's affection for Frank, foolishly imagines she can ensure her happiness by a compulsory in ,rriage with a man who loves anot her ! Hinc laclarymce Hilda and Frank are " At Odds" during a great portion of the narrative. Sigmund, true to his antecedents, finding it impossible to win Doris, ex cites Hilda's jealousy against her husband, in order rd occasion the divorce of the " semi-attached" couple, with the hope of renewing his own engag went with the heiress, Hilda, the loss of whose dowry tie regrets: Such is a glimpse of the mazes of this intricate story. It may be artful and ingenious, it certainly is not natural or truthful. The scene is laid in Bavaria and the Tyrol, durisg the wars of Napoleon. The great captain is happily alluded to in one chapter as the person who puts all tne world "at odds." The Swiss patriot, Hofer, takes part in the close of the narrative; and the misadven tures of Madame d'Applen are happily introduc-d. ['his lady who, we are informed in a note, was bs birth a Tautphoeus, and consequently a relition of the authoress, was arrested by tne Swags during ha ' travels in their country. On her boxes being searched, thete were discovered sundry perfum nottles and pacquets fresh from Paris, from the shop of the celebrated parfumier, Letebore. The team. , oeing identical with that of the French general, the lady was at once imprisoned as an enemy ! Amoy of the scenes and incidents of the Tyrolese war are described with spirit. M*dame Tautphoeus has given us (she could not do otherwise) a clever end remarkabie composition, but a very unsatietac tory story. Personal Narrative of Three Years' Service in China. By Lieutenant-Colonel Fisher, C. 8., Roy al Engineers. Bentley. A visit to China and a safe and pleasant introdue 'ion to the ways and customs of the Chinese, with• oat any risk of being arrested on suspicion, or of being incarcerated and perhaps executed for breach of privilege and intrusion, this is valet Colonel Fisher offers to his readers. The invitation is very elluricig, and we will answer for it that all who accept that invitation will have no cause fur disap pointment. The "three years" commence with the capture of Canton in Decerneer, 1857, During the next month, in January, 1858, the infamous vice ray Yeh is taken prisoner, and Colonel Fisher witnesses his embarkation for India on board the (appropriately named) Inflexible He looked," says Colonel Fisher, fat and stolid, and, at the same time, rather bewildered, like a man in a dream. He had five or six attendants with him. Captain Hall handed, or rather shoved him without much cere mony into one boat, making all the attendants get into the other. Such was his exit from Canton: he was brought back in his coffin. As he had been de graded by the emperor for his defeat, and political failures, his body was not allowed to enter th, I city ; but, after having been for a time depo ' sited in a temple in the suburbs, it was pri vately interred by his relatives. If a man brought up as he had been, and hardened by constant acts o' cruelty, has the power of reflecting and feeling re riorse for his deeds, what must have been his feel ings during the months of his captivity—living a life utterly inactive, and totally without excite ment to distract him ! So ended the career of a man who probably in the season of hi power took in cold blood the lives of more fellow-creatures than any one of modern times." After following our expedition up the- Pa ho, we return to Canton. At first every ihing Chine,te ip not only new and surprising to the reader but to the writer of the narrative; but by Septemb-r, Colonel Fisher admits, that, having ueen nine months in China, he began to take thing much as a matter of course. " But," he adds, " For those who were fortunate enough to m,kt the acquaintance of poor Albert Smith, who came up at that time, anew lease of enjoyment, and ap • preciation of all the strange sights around, way entered upon. What a pleasure it was to walk In the streets with him! He had ett:h a keen sense of the ludicrous. He appeared to possess n unerring instinct which guided him to what ever was most strange and worthy of observation. All the sights were novel to him, as they had but a few months before been to us. He was particularly amused with the poulterers' and butchers' shops, where hung, stretched out in the most whimsical forms oi fantastic agony, the dried ducks and rats, a,,d the wonderful pigs' faces, not split into two pre files as with us, but flittened out so as to be perfectly round and disgustingly human." A little later on we find an interesting description of the groat wall of China. " The Great Wall itself is just like that of Canton, or any other Chinese fortified city. It is from twenty five to forty feet high, and from fifteen to thirty feet wide at the top; its rear face is vertical or nearly so. The core of the rampart is filled up with earth, much of which has evidently been ex cavated from the front, so as to form a ditch, which, however, is not maintained as such, in a de fensive point of view. 'Tae mwerial of which th, wall is constructed is brick and stone, many of tht former being very large, and of a blue colour; there is a battlemented parapet on the top, and loopholes are pierced in places between the openings. There " yen _ - ire, as I said before, picketing square towers at intervals, surmounted by pagodas for purposes of flank defence. Access to the top of the wall from the inside is gained by steps or ramps." Sa multitudinous are the subjects dwelt upon or introduced with this very comprehensive volume, that we transcribe, as a matter of curiosity, a resume of part only of the contents :-- " Character, habits, and customs : idols, education, music, fire-brigade, police, beggars, religion, imita tive nature, bronzas, character, epistles, diet, cis terns, signs, charms, money, sobriety, inventions, caligraphy, manure, pawnshops, labour, cabbage planting, industry, ideas of fortification, umbrellas, hats, rice cultivation, language, dialects, similarity to the Russian, peculiarities, jealousy of foreigners, primitive modes of communication, soldiers' dress, modes of travel, ditches, coffins, gambling, personal appearance of the women, fatalism, labour for minute results, military works, and suicide." Maps and sketches eocroase the value of a work that will be found to afford not only a store of very useful information, but a pleasant series of very de&ightful reading. THE WEST INDIA MAILS. The Royal Mail Company's steamship. Shannon, Captain Abbott, with the above mails, arrived at Southampton yesterday. She brings 224 passengers, specie to the value of £495,584, of which amount £192.606 is gold bullion, £156,585 silver bullion, £149.393 silver coin, £541 silver alloy, £2OO dia monds, and £672 plating, and a general cargo. At Vera Cruz the French were disembarking large reinforcements, in the most perfect order and efficiency from large screw transports. Tne walls of Puebla are armed with 180 heavy rifled cannon ; the city is defended by 23,000 men, ,imongst wtium are a great number of skilled Ameri can mad German gunners. They are commanded by Generals Ortega and Comonfort. The news from Demerara is unimportant. The market was glutted with coals and soap ; stocks of Dorn articles heavy, Freights for London are slightly improved. Charters at 2s 6d. and 2s. 3d. to 2s. 40. respectively for sugar in hds. to Liver pool; rates t fftcted bt Is. 100. to 2s. respectively. Connage was sufficient for present demands. The exports of the fortnight were :—Sugar, 1,648 hds., 109 tcs., 308 brls., 1,770 bags ; rum, 749 pns., 164 hds., 120 brls. ; timber, 7,607 ft. ; charcoal, 1,200 brls.; shingles, 365,000; cocoa nuts, 42,021. 'l'he total export s to dKte reaehed—Sugar, 27.832 lids., 883 trs., 3,592 brls., 8,435 bags; rum, 8,685 puns., 1,203 lids., 776 brls, ; molasses, 964 casks; timber, 66,557 feet ; charcoal, 9,174 brls.; shingles, 2,771,400; cocoa nuts, 138,248. - - The Barbadoes Legislature was opened by his Excellency the Gove-nor on the 26th ult. Mr. C. Packer wus elected Speaker of the House of As sembly, The weather had been generally favour able fa crop reaping, which has proceeded vigor ously. In some places, however, short crops were expeett.d. The market was bare of American im ports, and all descriptions of goods were expected to be in demand. Bank bills-90 days, 4821 ;60 days, 485; 30 days, 4871 ; 7 days, 490. The news from Trinidad is devoid of interest. In Jamaica there has been a change of Ministry. The Hon. Mr. Westmoreland, the leader of the op position, has formed a new executive council. CRYSTAL PALACE. The directors of the Crystal Palace have issued their programme of arrangements for the tenth season, com mencing on the let of May. The matured attractions of this popular and delightful place are now in their fullest perfection, and will amply maintain its prestige as the most fivoured resort of all lovers of natural and artistic beauty and refined recreation. Hitherto the price of season tickets has been either one guinea or two guineas ; the holders of the former class being required on days of spe cial fetes to pay half a-crown extra for admission. For the•present it has been determined to issue only one uni form class of ticket, at one guinea, and this is to admit the holder to the Palace and park, without any fur ther payment on all ordinary and extraordinary occasions. The directors have merely reserved to them selves the right of excepting three days during the year, should they hereafter think fit to gve some special fete or fetes which may render a separate charge for admission on those days justifiable. Considering the numerous and varied attractions which the Crystal Palace affords, it may reasonably be supp , sed that this liberal arrangement on the part of the company will lead to an unusually large demand tor season tickets. To the residents in the vicinity of the Palace (where a large number of villas are in progress of ert c;ien), and on the different lines of railway converging to it, a Crystal Palace season ticket at this low rate becuMe B almost a neceesiry. It is intended to inaugurate the new season, on the let of May, by a great Musical Festival, which shall revive the memory of the grand choral effects produced at the Handel Festivals. It would obviously indeed be unwie° not to render available for musical purposes so ma' niticent a hall as the Centre Transept, with its gigantic orchestra and powerful organ, now forms. On this ocea' sion Racine's dramatic poem, " A thalie," as set t., m usic by Iviendelssohn, will be performed on the most magnificent scale. The orchestra will comprise 196 violins and violas, 90 viol,ncellos and double basses, 20 harps, and an adequate number of wind instruments, and the entire band and chorus will consist of about 2,500 pertormers. Mr. Costa will conduct, and M-. Phelps will recite Mr. Barth° omew'S illustrative verses. The great success which attended the recent performance of " Athalie," by the Sacred Harmonic' Society at Exeter Hall, has led to a confident belief that its effect, when given as now announced, will be el" ceediugly fine. Besides " Athalie," the overtures coat" posed by sl. Auber and M. Meyerbeer for the opening of the International Exhibition, will be performed on the Ist of May, and as the orchestra will be on the same scale of magnitude as at the opening of the Exhibition, it cannot be doubted that the effect of these great works in the properly constructed orchestra at the Crystal Palace will be surpass•ng:y fine. Arrangements are being carried out for first-class excursion trains from many country districts on the opening day. Among the other arrangements for the forthcoming reason are the Great Flower Show on Saturday, May 23 s and the Rose Show ou Saturday, the 27th of June. These shows, as conducted at the Crys al Palace, always Coll' stitute leading features of the London season, and have the important advantage, as the Crystal Palace has at all time , ut being thoroughly enjoyable in any kind of weather. On eight of the Saturdays i n May, June, and July, there will be a series of grand concerts, of a peculiarly attractiv e nature, and the daily per tormances of the company's acl° 'nimble band, under the skilful conductorship of g r. Menne, will be continued as hereto ore. Archery fetes will be held on Thursday and Friday, the 11th and 12th of June, and the Royal Dramatic Colleg e will again hold its popular fete and fancy fair in the course of the summer, The exhibitors' department of the Crystal Palace will, the ensuing season, be more than usually attractive and in erecting, reinforced as it is by a selection of some of the best productions displayed last year at the Internation o Exhibition The picture gallery and photographic exhib i ' tion will be maintained, with the addition of many De l , works, and the general Fin e A r t C o ll ect i ons, the Maehitiori. Department, with the Park, the G rea t F ountains, Cric k" Gi &mud, nd other out-dour tacilities tor amusement will, usual, afford every inducement for large gatherings of the working classes. Not the least point in favour of the Crystal Palace is tb ° readiness of access to it, not only from the London-bri d g e and Victori a St a ti on ' , b ut aiso by means of the pew i t ' opened line s at Cl apham and Kensington from all t`.° northern and north -western suburns of the metropolis. Last year, notwithsranding the attraction of the Intern tional Exhibition, 2,W0,'z19 persons visited the err tS i , Palace, and, with its varied f e atures a n d t h e i ncrease d fl; tides above referred to, an equady large attendance 1: 1391 fully expected in the ensuing year. MARKETS—This Day. HAY MAItIiZTS. n or SMITHFIELD.—Meadow h a y, £2 0 8 to £ 4 Os Oa ; clivd• do., £3 IN to £5 lOs; and s t raw , £1 lOs to £1 16s per o Trade slow. til e° NatEßLAND..—Meadow hay, £2 2s to £ 4 Os; e i Jo o d• no., 1.:3 lOs to £5 10, ; and straw, £1 10,. to £1 168 Pe r A s;ow demand. „ love! H ITECHAP EL —Mead ow h ay, £2 Od to Xi " :jOtW . do ,£3 .os £5 108; and straw, L. lO s to X 1 158 per Trace inactive. COLONIAL. go od EA,--The public sales h ave t erm i na t e d, and '°` and tine descriptions a slight advance has been ob t9 : in 00 Other qualities h ave met a slow sale at about Pre.' rates. SUGAR.—The mark e t h as b een moderately ac` ap .;'; e. 8 0 late pri ces have i n most i nstances been well irei nta4l-ci all . c t (.:OFFEE.—Business h as b een rather dul l , but g °°A— i ,ed fine qualities of pl antat i on and native Ceylon hes° r‘a i previous rates. ICt gyrations a er erhe in most instancesasbeenafairin eliwryfl maintained' 0.0, for East India, 91:16- RICE.--'There ciu SALTPETRE,—Tbe operat i ons h ave not been afe3l rim , TALLOW. " and quwattons are unalt ere d. ,:. , 0 11 i he markett has slightly improveuAt - having i n some tu . asure been influenced by the 1. , :i 0 tical intelligence. P.Y. C. on the spot is qu ot _ d 438 43s 9d ; and last three months, 428 6d per cwt.