The Sun. — London, England, 1864-03-17 00:00:00

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Photographs and prospectuses forwarded post free on ap plication. ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN. Under the Management of Miss Louisa Pyne and Mr. W. Harrison. THIS EVENING. SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER: Miss Louisa Pyne, Miss Hiles ; Messrs. IL Cord, G. Perren, and W. Harrison. To conclude with FANCHETTE. Doors open at half-past Six—Commence at Seven. THEATRE ROYAL DRUR Y-L NE. Managers, Messrs. Edmond Falconer and F. B. Chatterton. THIS EVENING, the Performances will commence with THE FOIITE MONVBRAYS. Master Percy Roselle. After which, MANFRED. Manfred, Mr. Phelps. To conclude with a new farce, THE ALABAMA. Mr. G. Belmore and Miss Lydia Thompson. Prices as usual. Box Office open from 10 till 5 daily. 71111EATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET.- Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr, Buckstone. THIS EVENING, THE LITTLE DAISY. After which, BUNKUM 110 LL ER. Mr. Sothern. To be followed by OUR AMERICAN COUSIN : Messrs. Sothern, Buckstone, Chippendale. Rogers, Clark, Gordon, Braid, &c. ; Mesdames Angel, Lindley, Hill, Harris, Snowden, &c And AN UNLUCKY MORTAL: Mr. W. Farren and Miss M. Harris. Commence at 7. R OYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.-• Sole Lesce and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. THIS EVENING, PAUL'S RETURN. After which, THE COMEDY OF ERRORS. The Two Dromios, by the Brothers Webb. And JACK'S ARRIVAL FROM CANTON. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Sole Management of Mr. Pechter. Last Three Nights before Easter. BEL DENIONIO (a Triumnhant Success) will be repeated Every Evening during the Week. THIS EVENING, the performance will commence with a New and Original Farce, entitled THE LOST CHILD: Mess's. H. Widdicombe, Shore, Garden, F. Charles Collett, Msreland ; Misses Percy, Pauline Le:lercq, Wood, Mrs. Lee, and Miss E. Lavenu. ‘ter which, at Eight o'clock, the 113th Night of BEL DE'JONIO, a Love Story, in Twelve Tableaux, taken from Stendhal's "Italian Chronicle by Mr. John Brougham. Messrs. Jordan, Charles, Brougham, Emery, F. Morton, Raymond, Moreland, Smith, Clifford, Collett, Sims ; Miss Kate Terry, Miss E. Lavenu, Mrs. Lee, Miss Elsworthy. The Public are entreated to take notice that No Charge is Made to the occupants of Boxes, Box-places, or Stalls, either for play bills or for the safe keeping of hats and cloaks, and that the attendants in all parts of the house are forbidden to receive any gratuities whatever. Box-oMse open daily from 11 to 5. Commence at 7. 11R, FECH rER, in consequence of the accident he met with on Saturday night, and by the advice of his physicians, will be UNABLE to APPEAit until Easter Monday, March 28, when he will resume his character of Angelo, in "Bei Demonic." EW THE ATRE-R0 YAL, ADELPHI. Sole Proorlßtor and ManatTer. Mr. B. Webster. THIS EVENING, THE PRETTY HORSEBItE.&KER Mr. J. L. Toole and Hiss Woolgar. &t Eight, LEAH . Miss Bate nan, supported by Messrs. A. Stirling, R. Phillips, Ellington, Stuart, Stephenson, Eburne ; Miss H. Simms, and Mrs. Billington. To conclude with, 9th time, Tall AREA. BELLE : Messrs. J. L. Toole, I'. Bedford, Romer, Miss Woolgar, and Mrs. H. Le wid. Commence at 7. MISS BATEMAN.-LEAH.-EVERY EVEN SATURD NY, the 145th and lest night be fore Easter Monday, when Miss Batement will re-appear in her great impersonation of the Jewish maiden nr til further notice. In order ,o give due effect to tnis most remarkable sue:Ts; of the se ,son, eat ire y new sc nery by the celebrated ar iits Messrs. Ranson and zons, and Thompsm, and new dr ss 'sand appo ntments have been prepareq for its produc tio7.—N. R. In consequence of the pressing and numerous applications at the Box-otii;e, arrangements have now been made by which S,ats m y b.; obtiine I a Fortnight in Ad vance. R. BENJAMIN WEBSTER in the DEAD HEART, MONDAY NEXT, March Zl. ROYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE, under the Management of Mr. B. WEBSTER. Crowded with rank and fashion.—The New Comedy of THE SILVER LINING every Evening.—Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mathews, Mrs. Stirling, sirs. Frank MAthews, and Mr. J. L. Toole every evening. The following eminent artistes are engaged :—Mr. Benjamin Webster. Mr. J. L. Towle, Mr. Paul Bedford, Mr. Frederic Robinson. Mr. Ashley, and Mr. Chas. Mathews ; Mrs. Stirling, Miss Herbert. Mrs. Frank Mat thews, Miss A. Cottrell, Miss Fanny Josephs, Miss Went. worth, Mrs. Howard Paul, Mr. J. Clark, and Mrs. Charles Mathews. THIS EVENING. and darinz the Week, at 7 o'clock, UNDER TH14.3 ROSE. Mr. Ashley, Miss A. Cottrell, and Mis i Patti Josephs. At a quarter before 8, the new Comedy, by L. Bucking ham, Esq., entitled THE SILVER LINI 4(4 : Mr. Charles Mathews. Mr. Frederic Robinson, Mr. Ashley, Mr, John s,one. Mr. ISlontague ; Mrs t harles Mathews, Mrs. Frank Matthews, Miss Cottrell, Miss Wentworth, and Mrs. To be followed by 11r, Charles Mathews just translated from the French) in his characteristiccharacter of Un Anglais Timide, entitled COOL AS A CUCUMBER. Several novelties are in preparation. On SATURDAY next, March 19, a variety of entertain ment., for the BENEFIT of Mr. and Mrs. CHARLES MATNEWS. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE, Manager, Mr. IV. H. Swanborough. THIS EVENING, ON AND OFF. To be followed by UNLIMITED CONFIDENCE.- Mr. Belford, Mr. Parselle ; Miss Marie Wilton, Miss Thorne. After wnieh, the Grand Christmas Birlesque, ORPHEUS 3.ND 11URYOICE : Messrs. Honey, Wood, James Fenton, Mesdames Swanborouqb, Marie Wilton, Hughes, &o. Concluding with MARGATE SANDS. Commence at 7. 71gE THIRD EDITION OF " THE SUN," ContaininEr the Latest SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, ban be had Every Evening. of G. ft. GLENEE. NEWS AGENT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park. COALS. —The LILLT coy ;HAL [4 COMPANY'S L Direct from their own Collieries. Marquis'. 26s. per ton. amble 21s. per ton. Top 255. ~ . lO3. „ Deep 223. „ Well screened and delivered within five miles of their De pots, Westbouruo Park-road, W., and 17, South Wharf, Paddinzton, W. Best Coire Terms cash. JOHN SCOTT, Sole Agent. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. nus DAY.--Morning, 0:1. 9n.—Afternoon, 91.50 m. fo-itoßsow.-Morning, 104. 31m.—Afternoon, 11b.. 16m. BONNET'S SILKS a LYON.—Every Artie le of commerce takes its title either from the invent or or manufacturer, and the more perfect the production k the greater is the credit which attaches to the originator. BONNET'S SILKS are said to be incapable of iderrtifica tion in England; but the fallacy of such an assertion 'is ex pos' d by the very trade mark of the firm, as exhibited by The Weather—Sun Office, March 17, 1864. THER3IOMETER , 48 Thie.dolat Two o'clock Barometer-30.05. ; moderate breeze, and very fine. PA'k Zifj g w :*:4s* • "" LONDON, THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1861. - Certainly the owners of the Alexandra cannot complain that they have been ruined in the dark, or that their complaints have been hidden in a corner, end not made manifest. The case is patent to the world, and whatever may be the result of the pro tracted investigations, the injured parties have at least had the satisfaction of having their wrongs explained and their rights vindicated. A more able and eloquent advocate than Sir Huoa CAIRNS they cou ld not have possessed, and hi s t erse arguments an d pointed remarks have carried conviction to many minds which, before perusing his statements, were biassed in the contrary direction. One can not but reflect, at this stage of the proceedings, on the very obstinate and wilful conduct of the Go vernment. Perseverance in a good cause is a noble thing. It is imbued with those qaelities which espe cially adorn and elevate humanity. It has fired the patriot to achieve the wondrous works which have freed his Country. It has inspired the statesman to the completion of worthy enterprises which have benefited his generation and done honour to his name. In private life this attribute is a great and brilliant characteristic, and th ose w ho cannot emu late its courage, heroism, and devotion, can yet accord their weed of praise to its lofty pentimentE, and acknowledge the merits of those who have won success, or at least deserved it, by their arduous straggles against difficulties, their zeal in planning new devices, and their spirit in sustaining their trials. This is, however, very different to the per tinacity which some display in taking advantage of the fortuitous chances they possess to work out their own ends and gain their own objects. The position which Ministers hold should make them moderate instead of urging them on to extremes. In the pursuance of their purpose to condemn the Alex andra, they have exhibited far more of that bitter animosity which ones reigned among political par ties, or of that extreme line of action that private dissensions often inculcate, than of the calm dig nity, the majestic repose, and the marked reticence that should ever distinguish the rulers of a great country and the arbiters of the destiny of a mighty people. To rush from Court to Coart, to employ all the exredients which the law efferds to the subtle assailant, to delay, to injure, and perhaps to crush, are most unworthy of the men who affect to represent the interests and protect the rights of their countrymen against the nations of the world. What a spectacle it mast afford to foreign lands, and in what condition must the cavilling stranger hold our free institutions, when he finds they are powerless to prevent the greatest injuries being inflicted upon the subjects of the realm. It is only the fortunate possession of means of defence that has enabled the attacked party to wage a war against their formidable and unscrupulous oppo nents. True, the conflict has hitherto been carried on successfully, but only at the expense of an enor mous outlay, and the question naturally arises what would have been the consequence if the de fendants had not been so well qualified to meet their enemies in the gate. Rain would inevitably have ensued, and while the civilised world may now ring with their triumph if they came out victorious from their trial before the first legal tribunal, they might other wise have been crushed in a corner, and their fate commented on by a few independent mem bers perhaps, and then they would have sunk into that obscurity which engulphs so many of the injured ones who in this world find no court of appeal to redress the wrongs which Might with Wealth inflicts on Right, whose heritage is poverty. This question is surrounded by legal technicalities, it has mocked tho counsel of the wise, and puzzled the brains of the most astute. The first in the land have devoted to its solution their intellect, their intelligence, and their skilled research. Yet there seems a moral view tc take of this great question, apart from its legal one, and above and beyond it in point of value and im portance. HOW far is the Government justified in this cruel aed relentless persecution, and is it right that a precedent should be thus established for so crushing a course of action, and so over whelming a proceeding. According to the dice tune thus laid down Ministers may say to their friends on the other side of the world, and in any part of the earth, "We dare not become your open allies, but we can covertly assist you. We have means and appliances which will do more for you than armed hosts or embattled fleets can effect. The spirit of the zonntry would be too strong for these to be used for your aid, bu other means more effectual can be tried. With the weapons of offence hidden under the deco rous drapery of the law, the authorities of the land have certainly contrived to wage a civil con test for their friends. That the subtle devise may prove a failure is the earnest wish of all indepen dent men, and that the attempt to prove too much may recoil on themselves, wiil be an example of poetic justice that will be a bright and refreshing landmark in the dry details and dusty precincts of the law and its surroundings. Whether they suc- teed or not in fixing a stigma on the firm of Braish merchants who have offended their prcjadices, can- not alter the fact that the Ministers have taken a most unfair advantage of their opportunity to work out ends which they, as Englishmen, should blush o gain. What would it avail them if the Govern. ment of Washington smile upon them, if their efforts to gain that approval has called forth the indignation of their own people. In such a cause their best friends and sincerest wellwishers can only hope for their failure, since a success which under- mines their influence at home, and abroad arcuses 'eelings of , jealous distrust and angry recrimina :ion, caa never be a victory worth gaining. Their ,riamph may go forth across the broad waters of he Atlantic, and elicit .sentiments of gratified delight from their friends and allies in the Federal States ; but if at home a general feeling of dissatis faction prevails, and a universal opinion gains ground that the policy which dictated their tactics was an nu• English one, the Government which succeeded before a legal, may fail to plead its cause before a national, tribunal. They may not have the opportunity of exclaiming with PYRRHUS, "one more such victory and we are undone," for he key -note of their doom and destruction .may already have been sounded, and, like the knights of old, who, if they fell, were too encumbered with :he weight of their armour to rise, they may find ;hat the very means which they adopted to render success more certain and comprehensive have but proved the culminating point of disaster, and the crowning act ensuring a dire and inevitable defcat. Among the many societies which have for their object the succour and relief of our fellow-creatures there is none perhaps which is in its way more practically useful than the association possessing the high-sounding title of the Royal National Life boat Institution. It comes indeed rather under the head of an official organisation than a charitable assembly, since the claims which it urges upon us are those of a duty undoubtedly incumbent on the inhabitants of a maritime nation. The public inte rests are so largely concerned in the welfare of our trade and commerce, independently of any indivi dual or personal connection with the vast numbers who annually pass to and fro amid our stormy waters, that every one of us is in some measure bound to contribute to the safety of those in peril of shipwreck or other nautical disaster. That Eng lish men and women generally fully appreciate these claims upon them is proved by the public support so freely and constantly afforded to the National Lifeboat Institution. The sea and the sailor are always popular subjects amongst us, the honest "Jack Tar" is one of our national boasts, and no tales of peril or adventure se cure more interested hearers than the thrillicg narra tives of " the dangers of the seas." Deeds of heroism and self-devotion are often done by some unknown sailor or fisherman which may rank far above the more conspicuous achievements of slaughter and destruction, which Fame carefully chronicles. There is still unhappily too much room for such feats of valour or skill ; too much room even With their acaomplishreent for the long list of ~widows and orphans. Daring the year just passed no less than 1,602 casualties took place on the shores and in the seas of the British Isles, and al though from the immense extent of our commerce and the dangers of our coast these may be held to include a large proportion of the wrecks of the 'habitable globe, still the aggregate of suffering and distress represented by this nnmbe is sampling Appalling in theme days of ad vanced science. Many of these wrecks were doubtless due to preventible causes, especially when we look to the large number of miserably eouipped and unseaworthy vessels that ply our coasting trade. We have, therefore, good reason to hope that when Mr. LAIRD'S bill shall have become law, and no ships are sent to sea without being pro perly found, with cables that do not give way when the anchor holds, and with anchors that do not come up when the cable bears the strain, we may see a considerable diminution in the number of our annual shipwrecks. These 1,602 disasters represent a loss of 568 lives within the year—a loss that would undoubtedly be very much greater were it not for the praiseworthy efforts of the National Lifeboat Institution, since, during that period, no less than 4,565 persons were saved by lifeboats, the rocket apparatus, and other means. Of course a large number of those thus saved were rescued independently of the society, but there can be no doubt that it has given a stimulus and en couragement to saving life and property from ship wreck which has had a most beneficial effect. The institution boasts, with justifiable pride, that during the forty years of its existence the number of lives saved by its lifeboats and by special exertions, which have received its rewards, has amounted to 13,568. This, indeed, is a mast gratifying result, and one which speaks volumes for the practical utility of such an association. Not only are its services beneficial in rewarding and encouraging courage, but it has been instrumental in improving the character of our lifeboats generally, and in obtaining the highest degree of perfection at pre sent possible. A proof of the high degree of effi ciency which has now been attained in their build is foand in the fact that, during the past year, 6,000 persons have been afloat in them without a single instance of loss of life ; and although many of these occasions were only the quarterly trips for exercise, yet many of them were voyages undertaken amid rolling beeakers and sweeping tempests in which no ordinary boat had dared have left the shore. 417 lives and 17 vessels have during the twelve months of 1863 been rescued by their meane, and it may' interest the meteorologist to know that the committee of the association, no in considerable judges, reckon the gales of last Octo ber and December as among the most disastrous that ever visited these shores. Against such enemies as these no skill nor science can altogether protect us, but that is no reason why every effort should not be made to reduce our annual catastrophes to the minimum which as yet they are very far from reaching. The committee of the institution are making indirect as well as direct efforts to attain this desirable end, and have succeeded in accomplish ing a very important reform. Thanks to their having repeatedly called attention to the subject, the Lords of the Admiralty are now taking steps to provide every man-of-war with an efficient lifeboat, a precaution which it is only marvellous can have been so long neglected. A new scheme has also been set on foot, which proposes that the committee should place at some of the principal fishing stations on our coasts insubmergible fishing boats, which might after satisfactory trial provide samples o building to those localities. Ilre hope this plan w be found to work well, but we fear it may meet with some loud opposition. It is gratifying to know that the institution has been able to add fifteen new boats to its already large fleet, and that others are in course of construction. Many persons have generously come forward with gifts for the coat of lifeboats, no loss thin twelve of such liberal dona tions baing recorded within the year. In addition to the large sums left by legacies, a new and inte- resting feature is apparent in the feet that those who have lost relatives have sometimes commemo- rated their departed friends by associating their names with this public benefaction. This is a worthy memorial of the most doer ving, and sets an example which will, we hope, be followed. It is clear that with a shipping "representing," in the words of the report, " aboat 60 millions of tons, and 400,000 vessels which cleared outwarls and entered :awards from British ports during the year," grew and continuous efforts are necessary to prevent a frightful sacrifice of life on the rocky and weather.- beaten coasts of these islands. The Lifeboat Insti- ,ution performs this important national work we and thoroughly, and has, therefore, a right to look with confidence to the public for encouragement and support. The speech of the hon. member for Halifax on L Monday evening deserves some attention, if only in acknowledgment of the arduous labour which it bears witness to. Mr. STANSFELD, it will be re membered, when first appointed to his present office, declared his intention of endeavouring to reduce to something like order those Admiralty ac counts whose very name is generally accepted as the emblem of hopeless confusion, extravagance, and mystery. He has fulfilled his promise by examining closely into the subject, and has intro duced various changes and improvements, which have for their object the great end of simplify ing the Dockyard accounts. Mr. STANSFELD informed the House on Monday evening that the Admiralty Dockyard accounts might now challenge comparison with those of the best managed private yard in the country. The description which he gave of the process now gone through certainly exhibits great care and caution in securing accuracy and guarding against errors and malversations. IThe manufacturing balance-sheets are still, he admits, open to criticism, and further simplification is advisable. The finance accounts, which showed in what proportions the estimates were exceeded, or otherwise, were not on previous occasions found satisfactory by the House. They wished very justly to look a little more closely into the details of dockyard labour, and Mr. STANSFELD has, therefore, introduced what he calls labour charts, in which the House will have " every farthing of expendi ture for labour, as attested by the books, brought to book and distributed among the ships and the services in which the labour has been employed." These charts are not only to show the payments and charges, but to explain the nature, amount, and variety of labour engaged, with its cost and the nature of its operations, This, if fully carried out, will be an essential advantage, as it will enable the House to keep some check upon the extravagant expenditure that often goes on for no good, such as the continual alterations and the jobbing of various kinds that is only too common in our naval matters. Most persons,will agree with Mr. STANSFELD when he says that no large business was ever safely or profitably conducted that was not based on an accurate and exhaustive system of accounts. He has, therefore, done good service in reducing the heterogeneous expenses of the dockyards into some thing like order and consistency, and i❑ opening ' out their intricacies to the light of day. Unhappily, the reformer is unable to touch the department which especially calls for reform—the very Board of which he is a member. The power which deals with the abuses of its construction and practice must COM 9 from without, and many a hard fight will have to be fought before the substantial changes required both in the letter and the spirit of the administration of our Admiralty affairs ate fully carried out. There is no reason why such an important department of the State , should be continually under wlmt may be styled 1 organised miemanagement ; wby the public money, always freely enough expended by public func tionaries, should be lavished so profitlessly as to make Admiralty incompetence and extravagance a byword ; why every improvement, suggestion, or invention out of the beaten track should be frowned at, sneered do wn, or totally disregarded ; why the utmost that the inventor can often obtain is per mission to try his experiments at his own expense. It is very well for Mr. STANSFELD to talk of the courage end enterprise with which the Admiralty carry on their undertakings ; but it remains an acknowledged fact, that one of the best inventors of offansivo weapons of the time has been driven to offer to a foreign Sovereign those services ev hose value was only too late appreciated by the officials of his own country. The spirit which animates Mr. STANSFELD in his endeavours to secure re trenchment and efficiency is very far from actuating thou) above him ; but it is fortunate, at all events, for the interests of the public service that the junior Lord is re solved to exact a strict account of the work carried on under him. Mr. STANSFELD with com mendable frankness confessed what a good many other officials might admit if they would, that when first appointed he was entirely ignorant of the de tails of the great business he had embarked in. He was not contented, however, to be a roi fainéant, but started on a voyage of discovery to the various dockyards, where, by a prolonged and careful in vestigation into all that came before him, he ac quired a good deal of practical information. He was especially struck with the frequency with which the Contioller's account was interfered with by men being suddenly moved from one task to another. Owing to the scarcity of hands, they were often obliged to leave Work in the middle in order to complete something else for which there was a more pressing demand. Mr. STANSFELD, therefore, seeing this be false economy, giving rise to all sorts of delays and abuses, proposed an increase in the rate for wages to artificers, and suggests that the Go vernment should combine the advantages of piece work and day work by keeping up a moderate establishment of regular employes on whom they could rely in time of pressure, while for extra work they might take on hands by the piece. Mr. STANSFELD visited, he tells us, the principal private yards of the country, and he paid a well merited compliment to our leading s hipbuilders. This is the true way to obtain substantial improve meats by bringing the checks of the practical ex perienee of men whose personal interests are con cerned in doing work well, and chiefly against the dolce far niente of our Admiralty administration. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION. HOUSE OF COMMONS, MARCH 16. TESTS ABOLITION (OXFORD) BILL. Order for second reading read. Motion made and question proposed, " That the bill be now read a second time." Amendment proposed, to leave nut the word "now," and at the end of the question to add the words " upon this day six months." Question put, "That the word now' stand part of the question." The house divided—Ayes, 211 ; Noes, 189. AYES —2ll. Acton, Sir J. Fitzroy, Lord F. Padmore, R. Adair, H. E. Forster, Charles D. Paget, C. Adam,W. P. Forster, W. E. Paxton, Sir J. Agnew, Sir A. Fortescue, Hon. F. Peel, Sir R. Alcock, T. Fortescue, C. S. Peel, P. Antrobus, E. French, Col. render, J. Ath umney, Lord Gaskell, J. 31. Peto, Sir M. Ayrton, A. S. Gavin, Major Pilkington, James Aytoun, K. S. Gibson. T. 31. Pinney, Col. Baines, E. Gilpin, C. Pollard Urquhart W Baring, H. B. Glyn, G. C. Ponsonby, A. Baring, Sir F. Goldsmid, Sir F. Potter, E. Baring, Thos. Geo. Gower, F. L. Pugh, D. Barnes, T. Greene, J. Robartes, T. J. A. Bass, M. T. Greenwood, J. Robertson, D. Bazley, Thomas Gregson, S. Russell, Hastings Beale, Samuel Grey, Sir G. Russell, A. J. E. Beaumont, W. B. Gurdon, B. Russell, Sir Wm. Beaumont,Somerset Hadfield, Geo. St. Aubyn, J. Bellew, It. 31. Hatibury, IL Salomons,ALderman Berkeley, H. F. liankey, Thomson Scholefie,d, W. Berkeley, Col. Hardcastle, Jos. A. Scott, Sir W. Berkeley, C. P. F. Hartington,3larquis Scully, V. Biddulph,'.Col. R. 31. Headhun, Thus. E. Seely, C. Black, Adam Henderson, J. - Seymour, Danby Blake, J. A. Henley, Lord Seymour, A Blencowe, J. G. Ilerbert, 11. A. Shelley, Sir .T. V. Bonham-Carter, J. Ilibbert, J. T. Sheridan, R. B. Bouverie, E. P. liodgkinson, G. Sheridan, H. B. Bouverie, P. I'. Hodgson, K. Smith, J. B. Brand, H. B. Howard, Hon. C. Smith, Augustus Bright, J. Ingham, R. Smith, J. A. Bruce, Lord E. A. Jackson, W. Stacpoole, W. Bruce, H. A. Jervoise, Sir J. Staniland, 31. Buchanan, W. Johnstone, Sir J. Stanley, O. Buller, J. W. Kershaw, J. Stansleld, J. Buller, Sir A. King, lion. P. Steel, John Butler, C. S. Kinglake, A. W. Stirling, Wm. Butt, Isaac Kinuaird, lion. A. Stuart, Col. Buxton, C. Knatclibull-Hugess Sykes, Col. W. H. Caird, James_ _ Layard, A. H. Talbot, C. R. 31. , . . Cardwell, Rt. lin. E. Langton, W. H. G. Taylor, P. A. Castlerosse, Vist. Lawson, W. Tite, Wm. Childers, H. C. E. Leatham, E. Tollemache, Hon./ 1 , Cholmeley, Sir M. Lefeyre, G. J. S. Towline, G. Churchill, Lord A. Lewis, Harvey Tracy, Hon. C. Clay, James Lindsay, W. S. Turner, J. A. Clifford, C. C. Lloyd, T. Vane, Lord 11. G. Clifton, Sir R. Locke, John Verney, Sir Harry Clive, George Lowe, Rt. Hon. E. Vernon, H. Cobden, R. Lysley, W. Villiers, Rt. Hon. C Collier, Sir R. P. MacEvoy, E. Vivian, 11. H. Cox, W. Mackinnon, W.(Ly.)Warner, Edward Craufurd, E. H. J. Mackinnon,W. A. Watkins, Ccl. L. Crawford, R. W. 3l'Mahon, P. Western, S. Crossley, Sir F. Marjoribanks, D. C. Westhead, J. Davey, it. Martin, I'. W. Whalley, G. H. Dering, Sir E. . Merry, James Whitbread, S. Dillwyn, Lewis L. Mildmay, H. White, Jas. Douglas, Sir C. Miller, William White, L. Duff, M. E. Mitchell, T. A. Wickham, H. W. Duke, Sir James Moffatt, George `Williams, W. Dunbar, Sir - Wm. Moncreiff, J. Winnington, Sir T. Dundas, Frederick Morris, D. Wood, biz . C. Dundas, Sir David Morrison, W. Woods, Henry Enfield, Viscount Neate, C. Wyld, James Evans, T. W. - - North, F. • Wyvill, M. Ewart, William Ogilvy, Sir J. Ewart, J. C. Onslow, Guildford Fenwick, Henry 0' iieilly, A. W. Fermoy, Lord Owen, Sir H. Finlay, A. S. Ittese; Col. TELLERS. Dodson, John G. Ooschen, G. J. NOES —IE9. Adderley, C. B. Gore, W. R. 0. Morritt, W. Addington, Hon.W. Gower, G. W.,L. Mowbray, lit. Hn. J. Ang-erstein, W. Graham, Lord Wm. Murray, William Arbuthnott, Gen.H. Greenall, G. Archdall, Capt.M.E. Grey deWilton,Lord Newdegate, C. Astell, J. H. Grogan, Sir E. Newport, Visct. Baillie, H. J. Hamilton, Lord C. Noel, G. J. Baring, Thomas Hamilton, Viscount North, CoL Barrow, W. H. Hamilton, 1. T. Northcote, Sir S. H. Barttelot, Col. Hardy, Gathorne racke, C. Bathurst, A. A. Hardy, J. Pakington, Sir J. S. Bathurst, Co'. 11. Hartopp, E. B. Papillon, P. 0. Beach, W. W. P. Henley,H a r Hervey,v e y , J. 0 . r ß d B. A . Fatten, Col. W. Bective, Earl of. T. Peel, Gen. Pennant, Col. J:t,e ep ve to n is.,, ey (i , . l l l l7- s . c Vis co unt Bridges, re c e ee ir nu r e dn e ct ls ri a ° ! r n o s te d r : , :d l B ' , U. Sir W. 08 51 . 5 . . v . 1 1 a y y g r , a b t i e r , j w W. u , I Ileygate Sir F. Powell, F. S. Powys-Lybbe P. L. Bernard, Col. Bramston, T. W. 1 Hil l li Hodgsonoo 1 f h o a r m d , : I L t i t o . . Lord Ridley, Sir M. W. Bond - , J. W. Rowley, Hon. R. T. Briscoe, J. I. Salt, T. o u l m m b e e s r d s a t 0 1 e n , e L , P o r . d S. it Rogers, o it, j . John J. Hume, W. Bruce, C. L. C. Hunt,' G. W. Sclater-Booth, G. Bruce, Sir H. Ingestre, Viscount Scott, Lord H. Burghley, Lord Jermyn, Earl Scourfielo, J. IL Burrell, Sir P. Jervis, Captain Smith, Abel Cave, S. Cecil, Lord R. Chapman, J. Sir Iv jj ; ° e il k il l e t ill w :ee" i cHShi,rSN.V. Smith, S. G. Smyth, Col. Somerset, Col. E. Somes, Joseph Stuart, L . - j e 0 8 1 .. W. Cole, lion. H. Ker, D. S. Collins, T. r , E. 7 .cleD..nc.j C. a m LLLLIL K , oieeea n dnggen o d. kohl!, Langton, dun °. r,jlj:o VT.iiit.n 0.. C G - b jE r. e , Edwards, Curzon, d udb lkv ri as tin ro t ' a g n George s t° cc n oo i i.l. Viscount Bing, l iC i." n e r a r t c i s h j° b n. u k l S i , i rW. E. D D u a l n k c e o i rn t h b , e :a v r l. E. ii Knight e l l Kelly, S , i } r ` F. F. . Disraeli, Benjamin . a. virIvT T ISSN v • ut h e a yaa ra m ry ys a li ta en i pk p ceos , e eno c e 'r cr Y l s e s , e, : ,o t C , 0 r , LordBHo .a L i o. l m .ro o r EnH r ed d s .e. E I A I t. .. V . E D g i r C t a o n n e , T urner s, Hon. nJ.. C. a . :FE D D ,, eaag u a rrne t gger t E u o u ) ,t r os n hc e ns , a ' 00, lion. . C. .o A. s n li. lt j .. 1I . Tottenham,Lt.-Col. Eg-erton, Sir J. B. Duncombe, A. Lefty, A. Turner, C. Malcolm,LLL Leslie, snn lnni e00,,x1: W. Lord .0 : d v . G - . G . Waterhouse, Vance, , Hon.Jo h . n .}.3.s E. Vausittart, Wm. Verner, Siir Win. Leslie, C. P. Verner, E. W. Robert Walcott, Adm. J. E. Walsh, * Elphinstone, Sir J. Lovable, Lo rd I F, e a i r i r o e n r_, e J s: Estcourt, S. Edward Sir M. Walter, John Wattington, J. Ferrand, W. Manners, Lord G. Whitmore, H. I ' L l i aa gr t iii Lytton, Sir r l K S i i n. i o r:E t . _ T . " ‘ . B . B. Fitzgerald, W. S• Miles, Sir W. Woodd, B. T. Fleming, T. W. Miller, T. Wyndham, Hon. P. Sir , G. Heathcote, Sir W. Floyer. J. Mills, A. ~.. Franklyn, G. W. Mittord, W. T. 'Yorke, J. R. Galiwey, Sir W. P. Montagu, Lord H. TELLERS. George, John Manners, Lord .7 . I r V o e r l k b e y , Getty, S. G. Selwyn, C. J. 3111Irrdtruninte,rbYir C. MR. BOHN'S WORLD•FAMOUS LIBRARIES. Although Mr. Bohn has sold his well-known " Libraries" to Messrs. 8311 and Daldy, he will still carry on his business in second-hand books, and what are techni cally termed in the trade " remainders," for some time to come. It has been stated that Messrs. Sotheby and Co. will sell the choicer portion of his valuable stock during the present season. Some time ago, Mr. Bohn endeavoured to found a library company, under some such title as "Bohn's Library Company. This was to be in a great many shares at a low price, a considerable number of which Mr. Bohn would purchase and hold. The scheme, however, did not find supporters, and it is now understood that the world famous " Libraries" have been sold for 430,000. A LIGHTSHIP FOR THE ATLANTIC.—The TVestern Morntng News says it is seriously intended to station, 50 miles west of Scilly, a ship bearing a floating light, con• taining stores of provisions, and connected by an electric cable with the sh.:re. It is considered that thus early news may be conveyed; homeward ships may receive their orders whilst at sea, and much suffering, privation, and loss of life be preyented, LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) THE WAR IN DENMARK. COPENHAGEN, MARC!" 15, 9.50 P.M. The enemy kept up a heavy fire this morning. One battery was directed. against our left wing and the ships before Sonderborg. The result was insignificant. COPENHAGEN, MARCH 16, 6.3 p.m. All the superior officials and Mayors Of that portion of Jutland now occupied by the allied troops have been brought to the headquarters of the enemy. This measure is connected with the delivery of the requisitions for supplies intended to be enforced upon the inhabitants. MADRID, MARCH 16, Some Madrid journals state that the Ministerial Council will occupy itself with American affairs, particularly those of Mexico. It is rumoured that the Archduke Maximilian will visit the Queen of Spain. NORWAY. OPENING OF THE STORTHING. CHRISTIANIA, MARCH 15 (Evening) The Norwegian SOrthing was opened today. The King, in his speech from the throne, an nounced that a Bill :would .be laid before the Chamber, granting an extraordinary credit of 1,500,000 of rigsdalers to the Government, in order to enable it to give active aid to Denmark in certain emergencies. FRANCE. BOURSE, March 16.—Threes are quoted today ex-quarterly dividend. Business has been limited in amount, but the transactions effected show a slight improvement, the price being now 66f. 10c. Mobilier, which receded a little at the commence ment, have since recovered, and are now nnvaried at 1,065 f. Little doing in Railway Shares. The market kept improving to the close, and left off as follows : 4i per Cents .. 93 25 Italian Loan 6B 25 Do. end month.... Do. end month 63 60 3 per Cents Do. end month.... 66 20 Do. end month — Credit Mobilier.... 1065 Russian Do. end m0nth....1063 75 Austrian Bank Shares 3305 Spanish Threes.... 52 Credit Fonder 1267 50 Efoine Debt Roman — Deferred RA IL rAYS. Caßb. Account. 1007 50 .. 1007 50 965 957 50 Or!eons Northern New ditto Lyons and Meditterranean 933 75 .. 936 25 Neva ditto S nithern Western East ern , Sardinian .. Austrian Lon-bard North of Spain Saragossa Ditto to Barcelona 635 - .. 657 50 520 - .. 520 - 482 50 .. 480 - 375 - 375 - 405 - 408 75 540 - .. 541 23 . 491 25 .. 493 75 590 - .. 590 - 275 - 280 - CALCUTTA, CHINA, AND AUSTRALIAN MAILS, SOUTHAMPTON, March 17. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Pera has arrived here with the heavy portion of the above mails and 108 passengers, among whom are the Earl and Countess of Scarborough, Colonel Taylor, Major Maxwell, Major Dennis, Comman der Poole, R.N., and Commander Reid, R.N. Her cargo consists of 6 boxes of valuables, 414 bales and 180 boxes of silk, 32 boxes of oranges, and 35 packages of sundries. On the 13th inst., off St. Vincent, she exchanged signals with the British bark Vesta, and on the 14th, off Finisterre, the screw steamer Ajax. The usual Egyptian fleet and the French frigate Perdrix were at Alexandria. H.M.S. Marlborough, Melanee, Hydra, Firefly, and a Dutch frigate at Malta, and H.M.S. Racoon, Proeris, and the Orontes, with the 2d battalion of the 6th Regiment, for Barbadoes, at Gibraltar. The Ripon arrived at Gibraltar on the 11th, after a passage of 61 days, having encountered heavy weather the first four days, and four fine horses, shipped from Southampton, died on the passage. GIBRALTAR, March 12. A letter from Mogador, received yesterday, by the Sydney Hall, mentions the safe arrival in that town on the 22d of February, of Captain Carceller, and the crew of the Spanish schooner Policarpo, as well as the crews of two other Spanish vessels. These vessels had been wrecked on the African coast, and their crews had fallen into the hands of the Moors of Wadnoon: They were kept in cap tivity for more than 10 months, and have been at length rescued through the active interference and exertions of Sr. Merry, the Spanish Minister in Morocco. The steamer Sydney Hall, which arrives this morning, has brought accounts from Tangier and the Barbary coast. The remains of the late M. Bealard, the French representative in Morocco, are to be conveyed to France for interment. His death, we are told, has caused a very general feeling of sorrow in Tangier. Although he had resided but a short time Fn the country, his just and liberal conduct and conciliatory manners had not only won the regard of his diplomatic colleagues, but had gained for him the esteem and respect of the Moorish authorities and population. Commercial letters from the coast mention that abundant rains had fallen, and the crops look well. Considerable advances upon wool, to be brought in by the Moors of the interior, are said to have been made by the merchants of Mazagan and Casablanca. It seems that parties making these advances now incur some risk of losing their money, since by a late edict, which has been communicated to the foreign Consuls, the Sultan prohibits all purchases of produce until the same is brought within the jurisdiction of the coast towns, and will therefore afford no assistance towards the recovery of the debts contracted by Moors to European merchants, in violation of his edict. From the rate at which advances upon. wool have been made it is expected that after the next clip wools will obtain higher prices than last year. The agent for Lloyds in this city has received a communication from his colleague in Mogador, dated the 4th inst,, apprising him of the appearance of an armed steamer off the African coast. The steamer is said to have been hovering about the coast for a fortnight, near Agadir or Santa Cruz, a port 70 miles south of Mogador. She has twice visited Agadir, and was for a week anchored in a small bay named Efernic, 15 mires to the north of that port. The Moors describ3 her as full of men, and having plenty of guns. They say she has displayed no national flag, but has shown signals supposed to be made to her boats. Egehanges.—London, 90 days date, 507,-. Paris, 90 days, sf. 32c. Marseilles, 90 days, at. 32c. to 33c. Genoa, 90 days, sf. 33e. Madrid, 8 days sight, par. Cadiz, 8 days, 11 dis. Seville, 8 days sight, 1 dis. Malaga, 8 days, I- dis. Barcelona, 8 days, prem. Almeria, 8 days, par. Valencia, 8 days, par. Alicant, 8 days, par. Premium on Five-franc pieces, 11, to 1 per cent. prem. THE REMOVAL OF MIDDLE•ROW.--The Holborn Board of "Works have resolved, on the motion of Mr 'Walker, seconded by Mr. Lloyd, to petition the House of Lords for the insertion of a clause in the Holborn Valley Improvement Bill, making the removal of the block of buildings known as Middle-row, Holborn, compulsory. TILE CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETY.—The second allotment of land for the year took place yesterday at the offices in Norfolk -street. Two estates were offered for sale at Colchester and Bishop S-ortford, the plots on which will give the freehold franchise for North Essex and Herts. There was a good demand for the land. A plot has been set apart on the Colchester estate on one of the crescents for the erection of a church. A ROWLAND AND AN OLIVER.—ShouId Rowland Hill have a statue ? Certainly, if o:iver Cromwell should. For one is celebrated for cutting off the head of a bad King, and the other for sticking on the head of a gooa Qweu,—.Punch. LITERATURE, Perles d'Orient. Par le Chevalier de Ch atelain. One vol., pp. 262. Rolandi. Another charming volume from the indefatigable Chevalier de Chatelain I As a man of letters, ap• pertaining almost equally to France and to Eng land, to the country of his birth and the country of his adoption, his industry is almost a© remarkable as his taste and his poetic volubility. His writings are evidently with him labours of love. They are literally effusions—not " pumped up" but " flsw ing." They have the flavour and the sparkle of spontaneity. And they follow each other with surprising rapidity. It might be said of them with a punning truthfulness, that in both senses of the phrase applied to the apparitions in the spectral scone in "Macbeth"--" another and another still succeeds." For it is surely in signal evidence of their success that they gnus steadily increase and multiply, as the years roll on, these now rather numerous "Ouvrages du Chevalier de Ceatelain." In this the latest of them all, tile accomplished writer has realised a very graceful fancy—a fancy the nature of which the title of the work itself sufficiently indicates. "Pearls from the East," thoughts, imaginings, imageries, re collections, drawn from the Orient—as Mr. Kinglake expressed it, in a word, years ago, a word since then famous because familiarised, " Eothen." Th© contents of the little volume are divided into parts. The First Part is original. The Second Part is composed of Translations. Both of them, in the strictest and fullest sense of the term, are oriental in their character. Pearls they are, showered down—individually, before M. asrein de Tassy, to whom the volume is gracefully in scribed —generally, before the educated puolic on both sides of the Channel, before French-loving Englishmen and English-loving Frenchmen, as souvenirs dear to the hearts and intellects and souls of those two great and kindred nationalities. For, to the two of them equally, the East, from which these poetic pearls are gathered up, has ever its peculiar and thrice-wel come fascination. If we might, without appearing to be in any way invidious, make the selection, we should certainly be disposed to award the pre ference in this volume to the Chevalier's own origi nal compositions, those constituiing the first of the two divisions. Ani', in justification of our pre ference we would direct attention, among other poems in that First Part, to Le Songe, Le Besoin d'Aimer, and Les Revers de Fortune. The Effects of the Late Mr, Thackeray. The valuable effects of the late Mr. William Makepeace Thackeray, comprising capital pictures by ancient and modern masters, water colour drawings, service of plate, Sevres, Dresden, Oriental, and other porcelain; clocks and candelabra, beautiful old cabinets, looking-glasses, and con sole tables; the valuable library ; the small cellar of choice wines, &c., are now being disposed of, on the premises, 2, Palace-green, Kensington, by Messrs. Christie, Manson, and Woods, of King-street, St. James's, The sale excited much interest; it commenced yesterday, and will close on Saturday with the wines. The following were the principal contents of the first day's sale, with the prices they fetched, and the names of the purchasers : PORCHLAIN.—Lots 4 and 7. A tall jar, enamelled with Chinese figures, birds, and plants, in colours, 16in high, and a tall vase of fine old Japan, blue and gold ground, with plants in compartments, 20in high, £6 5s (Hunt.) 21-22. An eight-leaved screen, inlaid with plaques of Oriental porcelain, enamelled with figures, and a fine flat bowl, with figures in landscapes in brilliant colours, on white ground, carved wood stand, £ll (Spence). Lot 24-25. A pair of Oriental two-handled square vases and covers, ena • melled with flowers, and a pair of two-handled Furstenburg vases, white and gold, with medallions in bruwn, £lO 6s (Trani). 26-7. A pair of oval tureens and stands of old Dresden, painted with birds in colours, and flowers in blue, the covers surrounded by figu - es of children, and a pair of white vases, with openwork covers, encrusted with figures of children, flowers, and foliage, £lO 8s (Jackson). 28-9. An old Dresden compotier, painted with flowers, and with raised ornaments, the cover surmounted by a flower; and a pair of Chelsea openwork baskets, on scroll-pattern feat, encrusted with flowers in colours, a group of birds painted on the inside of one, £9 10. (Kreisa). 40-2. A pair of square bottles of old Dresden, pained with figures, birds, and plants, in imitation of Oriental, and a Dresden group of five children with flowers, on -white and gold scroll pattern, pedestal of the same, glasi shade and stand, £l2 (Waddy). 46--S. A pair of beautiful two •handled vases, on feet of Doceia ware, painted with figures in landscepes on both sides, 81 inches; a pair of oval Berlin basket-pattern dishes, painted and encrusted with flowers, and a pair of circular ditto, smaller, £l4 15s (Johnson). 50. An oval Sevres dish, pick, green, and gold, painted with Cupid in a medallion, mounted with handles, reins, and on feet of ormolu, £7 15s (Kreisa). 51. A beautiful Furstenburg dessert service, with white and gold raised borders, painted with birds :rn landscapes and flowers, consisting of 5 large circular dishes, 10 smaller ditto, and 28 plates, £l5 (imiih). 52. A fine old Berlin dinner service, with raised basket pattern borders, and painted with bouquets of flowers, con sisting of 2 large oval tureens, covers and stand, 2 circular do., 2 small oval do., 11 oval dishes in sizes, 19 circular do., a two-handled sauce-boat and ladle, 24 soup plates, and 65 dinner plates, £27 (Jackson). 53. A white and gold coalport dessert service, plated with flowers, consist ing of centre dish on foot, 4 oval dishes, 4 shell-shaped do., 4 square do., and 23 plates, £9 (Jackson). 54-7. Eighteen Dresden shell-shaped dishes, with figures in pink, and gilt borders, and a pair of Dresden triple shell-shaped dishes, with handles, and painted with birds, 16 gs, (Johnson). 61-2. Twenty-four Berlin basket-pattern plates, with open work borders, painted with flowers, £l4 lOs (Feetham). 66-7. A pair of Japanese jars and covers, enamelled with flowers on red and gold ground, and birds in compartments, 81in, and a pair of cylindrical bc.ttles, of old Japan, with birds and plants in colours, 13in, £6 15s (Mrs Bramston). 68-9. A pair of Sevres sauce boats, with blue and gold borders painted with flowers, and an Angouleme scean, white and gold, painted with flowers in blue and gold, £ll 12s 61 (Cole), 74-6. A pair of shaped basins, ena melled with China figures, green inside, and 26 Oriental plates, enamelled with birds and flowers, and with flowers in white in the borders, £ll 7s Gd (Cole). 79-80. Twelve leaf-shaped dishes, richly enamelled with flowers, and part of a Derby dinner service, in imitation of old Japan, con sisting of 50 pieces, £ll 8s (Amroot). 81. A dinner ser vice, painted with flowers in green, in imitation of Oriental, consisting of 120 pieces, £lO (Cole). 82. A dinner ser vice of ironstone china, with flowers in colours, in imitation I of Oriental, consisting of 146 pieces, £l7 lOs (Bowyer). PICTURES.-86. De Troye—Qaeen Anne seated on a throne, attended by a female, allegorical of Peace, burning implements of war, painted in commemoration of the Treaty of Utrecht, £lB (Solomon). 87. Pourbus—Portrait of a lady in a ruff, white headdress, rich crimson and gold silk dress, and gold chain, to which is suspended medals of the Em perors Rudolf and Sigisrnund, and inscribed " Herich • Bronsen R. Filia, 1604," £7 (G, Smith). 88. Two copies sporting, a circular centre for a ceiling, very fine, £25 10s (B. Benjamin). 89. J. F Herring, sen., 1855—A partridge and young in a cornfield, £2l (Dawson). 90 Watteau-- A conversation champetre, en elegant composition of six figures in a landscape. 91. Van Loo—Portrait of a lady in a blue silk dress and pearl necklace, a beautiful cabinet pic ture, £25 lOs (Anthony). 92 J. F. Hughes—Kenilworth Castle, with cattle in a stream, scene evening, £4 15s (Reid). 93. J. Lesl,e—A Roman peasant boy with a water-bottle, a dog at his side, very fine, £. 1 .0 Ws (Graham). 95. D. W. Deane—lnterior of a cottage, with a mother and child, £9 103 (Waters), 96. Old Cuyp—A landscape, with peasants and cattle on a wooden bridge, and ducks beneath, oval £4 6s (Kreisa), 97. W, Collins, R.A.—A sea-shore with a pea sant boy and girl with children, evening scene, signed by the artist, £2l 103 (G, Smith), 98. Storck— View of Rotterdam with a man-of-war and yachts under sail, and figures about to land from aboat, £l3 lUs (Spence). 101. Stanfield, 185: —View on the North Esik at Rossiyn, £l6 15s (B. Benjamin). 102. A. Gilbert—View on the Banks of the [lames, look ing towards Putney, £3 15s (Mrs. R. Cockerton). 104, Begyn—An Italian river scene, with sheep and goats feed ing, and a female and child reposing at the foot of a tree, . --7 £8 15s (Waters). 105. E, Van cer Velde—A View in the Low Countries. with a grand encampment of Spanish troops, a general's staff on the rising ground in front, £lO (Spence). 107. J. Mytens, 1665—A girl, in a pink silk dress, plucking a rose, and a child in a yellow silk dress, crimson hat and feather, carrying apricots, a dog at her side, in a landscape, signed by the master, 15 guineas (fireisa). ILVEIt.-149. A beautiful square salver, on feet, with border engraved with scrolls and masks by Hogarth ; this tine work was warmly contested, and IA as knocked dtiwn to Mr. Kreisa at the enormous price of -„C! 10s per ounce, more than halt the price of gold. 151. A fine old tea kettle, engraved an eagle, Cupid, scrolls, and flowers, on stand, chased with festoons of flowers, and on lion's claw feet, £1 Gs 61 per ounce (Smith). 152. An oval inkstand, with chased claw feet, and engraved open work border; two glasses with silver tops, taper candlestick and extinguisher, _ _ _ inscribed, "To William M. Thaci;eray, from an Obliged Friend, Nov. 16, 1851," 27s per ounce (Kreisa). 158, A fine fluted punch-bowl, with waved edge, chased with scroll and foliage, and with lion's-mask hand les,inscribed, " From the Publishers of Vanity Fair ' and Perldennis,' "£2 3 e per ounce (Kreisa). This was the last article in the first day's sale ; to day the elegant furniture in the breakfast-room, drawing-room, library, dining-rcorn, landing, &c., will be sold. THE AMEnSSAD3E, OF RUSSIA TO SPAIN (Prince Wolowski) is reported to have just gained a prize of Zri,ooo in ate Spauieh lottery. &nal cymbr, HER MAJESTY, WINDSOR CASTLE, Marcl 16. The Queen drove out yesterday afternoon, .at• tended by the Hon. Mrs. Bruce. a Lady Fanny Howard arrived at the Ce,stle> 8° had the honour of dining with her Majesty ,and the royal family. The Counters of Caledon has Eueceedosi L 3cll Churchill as lady in waiting,. The Prince and Princess of Waleo. The Prince of Wales rode on horseback mornipg, attended by Li e ute nan t-C o l o nel iC•ePP e and visited th e King. of the Belgians at Buck ° ham Palace. The Princess of W a l es t oo k a car riage dri ve/ attended by Countess d e G rey . Prince John of Gla c k s b urg v i s i te d th e Daif of "° Cambridge at Gloucest er H ouse . y e.iterdali Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Prin ce :: of Wales, ac co rdi ng t o p resen t arrangt - ments , lea Marlborough House on T ues d ay next , to pass a week with m her Majesty and the roy a l f am il y a t Wi n Isor Castle' . the expiration of their s tay a t Wi n d sor t h eir ro yal J2l° 4. nesees go to Sandringham for a few weeks. His Royal Highness Prince John of Giucksb ui l i ti is expect e d t o l eave M ar lb oroug h H ouse, where his r°Y a highness has been staying on a visit to the Prince ~8 11 Princess o f W a l es , on T ues d ay next , on his return to u . ,°; peahagen, afte r hi s m i ss i on t o t hi s cnuntry to repre sent P io King of Denma r k at th e b a p t i sm o f t h e i n f ant soil t Prince and Princess of Wales. THE ROYAL MAUSOLEUM —Yesterday being the third anniv ersar y o f the d eath of the Bac he! 3: f f Kent, the maus o l eum i n th e Frograre grounds NO' the permission of h er M a j esty t h e Q ueen, vieited bye Is h r ° ; number of tae royal serv an t s an d reta i ners , most of ITQ , 1 3 wore mourning. They ROYAL GALLERY OF ILLTJSTRATON. Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge, lin . ed the Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg Strelitz, a ccoraPe ni ed by the Prin cess M ary o f C am b r i dge, and a dist i ng uis party, atte n d e d t h e a f ternoon representation of `‘.: ,rbe it ,tt Pyramid," and "M rs . Itoseleaf's Littl e E ven ing Pa on Saturday last, at the Royal Gallery of Illustration. of The Duchess of H a milt on ( n e e P r i ncess Marie Baden) arri ve d a t H am il ton House yesterday 1111-- Brighton. The Countess of N or th es k and Lady Marg aret Carnegie have arrived at Brown's Hotel. The Countess of Clare h as arr i ve d at F a rrenc° Hotel from her l a t e res id ence at K ens i ngton Pa l ac e Cis , dens. Lord and Lady Londesbo roug h have arrived Paris on their wa y h ome f rom Egypt. The noble lord a nd lady contemplate making a stay of a few weeks in Fo ri ,:',l Viscountess (D owager ) H ar di nge has arr ive' the Queen's Hotel, Upper Norwood. g t Lard Hoiham, 111. P., had a sele c t p ar ty at dini last evening at his residence in Grosvenor-street. DEATH OF MR. LEONA RD SHELFORD.-- " r ot r gret to announce th e d ecease of Mr. Leonard Shel f o ra t the Middle Temple, barrister-at-law, which took OW s' e n e l, early this mor n i ng , i n hi s cham b ers in Brick-lane, Ter4v, The learned g ent l eman was the author of several O r o amongst others, " The Law of Wills," " The Law of Tiltb eij ',. " Tne Law of Railways," " The Law of Insolvent Debt or */ "The Law of Probate and Succession Duties," "The of Copyhold," "The Law of Mortmain," "Bankrupt Let c Consolidation Act," a• General Hi g hw a y A ct ," " Pr 'on Treatise on th e L aw C oncern i ng Lunatics, " .. Tre , S ail t ioa on Marriage a nd Di vorce, " "R eal Property StatuteS ; his last work is on the Joint-Stock Curupttnies Act. o f THE PAWNBROKER'S WINDOW.— rile wiud oW a pawnbrokei's shop t e ll s us somet hi ng --a ,00 deal, indeed—of the character of the neighbourhood. poverished gentility does nut pledge the same kind of /I :0 ties us vulg a r pov er ty. Th e art i c l es in the window , I true, are not pledges, for they must not be ticketed for 8 until they cease to b e p l e d ges altogether; but still lj' o o B show on what sort o f art i c l es money has been lent; la S° o 3 time and in some w a y or ot h er. The gold watcho; g - 0 d jewellery, articles of laze and vertu, &e., tell of hw ilet ,:io difficulties which hav e befallen those who would dre ad be seen going into one o f t h e li ttle p i geon hole poxes a t pawnbroker's. In the bettermost of these shops lean s of extensively made on th e more va l ua b le kinds of Pr°1360,1 by special contract, irr es p ect i ve o f the pawn statute; 110 many of the bcautitul thi ngs di sp l ayed i n the window s 0 0 never had a pawn ticket attach e d. A t t h e dingy bloecie low neighbourhoods the c a s e i s diff erent. Here every artity on which a few p en c e can b e b orrowed may be foun d ; for e penniless family, w h et h er rec kl ess or not, wo uld P a o almost anythi ng t h at i s uneata b le rather than go Witli oo food.—Once a Week. INUNDATION OF A MINE,--A dreadful acv n id e d took place on Tuesd a y at tub S p i te! well Ironst°,o v Mine, belonging to Mr, B arrow, near t h e Chestera d , cemetery. About three o' c l oc k i n the afternoon of 5.0 0 11 et pi day the men in the b ottom ra k e perceived water twe'll-cj. in near the bottom of the pit, and John Turton, the t lO viewer, ran to the place and called to the miners to O r o f out. In consequenc e o f th e warn i ng a great nutabe op the men proceeded up the incline to au old shaft on Woe of Hadyhill, where they got out and wont home. 1300 0 water rose immediately f our or fi ve feet in front of tiod who remained in the bott om ra k e. T urton, who nisto in the water up t o th e armp i ts, called upon th.e'.ool6l swim through it, but th e y rep li e d t h at they en not swim, and they were thus left in the pit. As W . " to the water was seen s evera l m i ners rushed throug h it ,: their middle in wat er , an d escaped through the the top rake. A miner named Taylor stripped himself , c) i t s• clothes and.left them i n t he j enny gate, courag eouslit3-01$ wing through the water, and very narrowly escaping d es his tile. Mr, Seymour, the resident viewer of the Pit' telegraphed tor, and he a rr i ve d on t h e works to direct " n 00 rations for the removal of the water. It had risen il l D O shaft to nearly the height of the roof, but as there 'I I :, it) escape up any incline in th e b o t tom rake the only 1/1104 which the men could be got out slits by lifting th e 'l O I from the bottom of the shaft. As it was a drawing - o .sf it was not supplied with pumps, and therefore the el b efa in which the wat e r cou ld b e lif te d was by tubs. to Da were none in the vici n it y o f t h e p i t, and they had ja brought from Staveley, so that before everything a l ed. got ready for lilting the water the night had far ode s ~yi~ Although the lower parts of the mine were floode d bf water, there is an incline rising to a considerable 116. '00 up Which the men might take refuge and be free 0000 water, and it w as a general opinion that they sceo adopt this method o f sav i ng their lives. Tij eS 111 ;„ danger to be fear e d f rom the rising of the water '-ete' mine was that it sh ou ld reach the roof of the t o* at the bottom of the sh a lt, an d thus cut off the ventibit leaving the men nothing b ut i mpure air to breath"; :100 rather only such a quantity of pure air might be co l ' t : I il0 • in the level at the time the v ent i lat i on was cut 06 h,ll/6 influx of the water. Up to 3 o ' c l o. l yesterday eaureTie water continued to rise m the mine, but Irom 830 it i2' to lower, and at 1 311 it was lain. below the arch at thtl O% The pumping operations were continued incessautlY de i sts the whore of yesterday, an d t h e water was l i ste d a, 113 ., 0 3 4 of 500 gallons per minute. Flom 130 to a P la. towered Gin. It was expected that the bodies pi' be recovered early this morning. The men in a le fie were—James Fiddler, Herbert Fiddler, Atatthev i , o e fe dier, William B e ific, Charles Moseley, Luke SlactfB 4 jamin Sharman, George Wilson, Dennis Cutts, ' Shaw, David Taylor, and Albert iVileockson. CRUSHED TO DEATIL—On Monday arte. -,n ° it 0* nurrible occurrence took place in the mill of ). " — :torlP Joseph Robinson and Co., biscuit manufacturers , Ve- pei r Carlisle. Miss Mary Nelson, of Waile, a village 8 Lowther, Mr. Burrows (to whom, we believe, s he W6°,0000 gaged to be married in a wick or two), Nr. g fk e ll l ‘ (Messrs Robinson's traveller), and Mrs. Atkinson w e ", spatting the machinery. In their course through i ll° „ 0 O t : went floor of th e mill, Miss Nelson's attention W.:4,100' tracted by an Archimedean screw, which collects t he pro after it is ground, p rev i ous to its passing into the e lev. :, and which is guard e d b y a strung brass rod breas t Dig Der is surmised that sh e was stooping down, and tf't oaf Crinoline was thus caug h t i n the wheels; but th''' l o th' toaown positively, fur she was a little behind toe b 9 9 visitors. Suddenly, h owever, they were arrest()"A arts " trightful shriek from the y oung l ady, and when they s. : c ia round they saw her in the iron grasp of the l * : rci wheels. Mr. Burro ws c l aspe d her round the w e l t , ' e fld tried to rescue her, b ut i n va i n. Sae was dragged :it an d wheeled round again and again ; in truth, she was to 011 wangled and dead i n l ess t h an a second, Iler le' broken and crushed t o fragments, so were her ar f A' th fA the lower part of h er b o d y was torn frightfully. All e was within two mi nu t es o f t h e i r entry t h ro ugh 1 " gates, 8 IC „ , (711 o , elo c VOLUNTEER NIGHT ATTACK.—At -;„ f Saturday eveni ng next , t h e t own of Faversham, ove; o ,ray , witl present an unusually warlike aspect. A Per f l ' England's enem i es , suppose d t o h ave run up the of 0; bows, from some imagi n ary fl ee t o f i nva d e rs eh i'- e o f 01 " ; will, following th e t a ctics of th e D anes an d Sc ei dire cti e ; attempt to surprise Faversham by a n i g ht atteelc , 14 0 Pg their main on s et on a battery of guns belonging to ll Hall, of the Powder Mills, in the vicinity. 111 , is ti ; the Kent Volunteer Artillery into f u ll play, other Kentish Volunteers, to the number of 1,5 0 ut ter. The scene will be animated and picturesque, 813 6 , 0 00 3 :, "army in disguise" will of cour se be rapulee d t „ilO l 6 ments have been made to accom mo date them with ., r oiai D trains for their return to Lond on an d Maidston e : Convenient, ME SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, IVIARCH 17, 1864.