The Sun. — London, England, 1863-03-31 00:00:00

T HE EXHIBITION of ALUMINIUM and ALUMINIUM BRONZE. 2,000 catio !I SPEClMENS,( Ornamentalii l a u n s d r. o t f h ehteaspepli in- teresting Metals, ARE N e OW ON VIEW MAPPIN BROTHERS' NEW ROOMS, 222, REGENT STREET. Admission by Card. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT GA RD EN.—Mr. (lye has the honour to announce that the OPERA SEASON of 18 3 will commence on TUESDAY, April 7. The Prospectus with full particulars may be ob tained at the Box-office, and at the principal musiesellers and librarians. HEATR E-R OYA L, DRURY-LANE.-- jt. Lessee and Manager, Mr. Edmund Falconer. On EASTER MONDAY, for the 347th time in London, PEEP O'DAY. Messrs. Henry Lorraine, Walter Lacy, C. Verner, Addison, J. Graham. G. Spencer, T. Neville, ac. ; Misses Cleveland, Clara Weston, M. Hudson, &c. _ To conclude with MAG IC TOYS. Valentine, Miss Lydia Thompson. Commence at 7. THEATRE-ROYAI, HAY MARKET. Lessee. Mr. J. B. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, at Seven o'clock, will be erformed Ult AMERICAN COUSIN. Asa Trenohard, Mr. Buck ;tone ; Lord Dundreary, Mr. Sothern. Followed by MY AUNT'S ADVICE. Messrs. Howe, and ziothern ; Miss Linley, and Miss Coleman. To conclude with DUCK IIUNTING. THEATRE -ROYAL LYCEUM OPEN, under the Sole Management of Mr. FECHTE R. - - - - On EASTER MONDAY. to commence with an Original Sketch, entitled A SUDDEN ATTACK. Messrs. Shore, Garden, H. Widdicomb, Wes Henrade, and Mrs. Lee. After which, at a Quarter to Eight, a New Romantic Drama, in Three Acts, and Pr3log - ue, entitled THE DUKE'S MOTTO, by Paul Feval and John Brougham. The principal character will be sustained by Mr. Fechter, suoported by Messrs. G. Vining, J. Brougham, H. Widdi combe, W. M'lntyre, F. Charles, Garden, Raymond, H. Butler, Dawson ; Misses Carlotta Leclercq, Kate Terry, E. Lavenue. and Elsworthy. Stage-Manager, Mr. G. Vining. Acting-Manager, Mr. H. Barnett. R OYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE Lessee and Manager, Mr Lindu4. On Easter Monday the drama of AURORA FLOYD. Miss Amy Sedgwick. Miss Henderson, and Mrs. Simpson ; Messrs. It. Roxby, U. Melville, G. Belmore, C. Seyton, Wallace, and Collett. To conclude with a new whimsical Extravaganza, entitled BEAUTIFUL HAIDEE ; or The Sea Nymph and the t'allee Rovers. NEW THEATRE-ROY AL, ADELPHL-.- Sole Proprietor and Manager. Mr. B. Webster. - - - THIS EVENING (12th time) AURORA:FLOYD. Miss Avonia Jones, Miss R. Simms, Mrs. Killington ; Mr. Benj. Webster, Mr. Paul Bedford, Mr. R. Phillips, Mr. Killington, Mr. Stuart, Mr. Sefton, Mr. Romer, Mr. C. J. Smith. After which, A VALENTINE : Messrs. J. L. Took, Paul Bedford, Miss Kate Kelly, and Miss Seaman. Commence at 7. THE THIRD EDITION OF " THE SUN," 1 Containing the Lutest SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, can be had Every Evening; of G. R. GLENIE, NEWS AGENT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park. NOTICE. THE WEDDING SUN Is still Publishing. The Weather—Sun Office, March 31, 1863. THERMOMETER. Highest since Noon yesterday Lowest during the night This day at N00n..... Wind—E.-N.-E. ; light, and fine. j g 4 qicfl 4 *4 0 AM LONDON, TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 1863. Lord PALMERSTON'S popularity—unrivalled for several years by that of any contemporary statesman,. but latterly supposed by many to be on the decline— yesterday in the North of this island received a very signal recognition. The noble veteran's ovation was apropos (as the country has for some time past been aware it would be) of his formal installation as Lord Rector of the Glasgow University. The elec tion of the Prime Minister to this point of honour took place, it will be remembered, as far back as the loth of last November. The ceremony of installation has been since then inten tionally delayed, in order to afford the noble Vis count an opportunity for his personal attendance! And in order, moreover, to secure to the mem bers of the ancient seat of learning to the Pre sidercy of which Viscount PALMERSTON had been thus spontaneously elected by a majority of the students, the enviable satisfaction of ac , cording to him not alone as their new Lord Rector, but also as Statesman, as Orator, as Chief Minister of the Crown of Great Britain, a Welcome worthy of him and of themselves. That fitting welcome has been given—and has been received. The recollection of the incidents accompanying it, the remembrance of the speeches delivered upon its occasion, but more particularly those delivered by Lord PALMERSTON himself, first of all in the after noon of yesterday, as the day of his Inauguration as Lord Rector, and afterwards, in the evening, when he was being feasted, according to the jovial custom of the land, will long render the 30th of March, 1863, a date of especial interest in the annals of the University of Glasgow. Already Glasgow University has inscribed upon its roll of Lord Rectors many a name illustrious in the records of chivalry, of statesmanship, of learning, of oratory and of literature. Very many years ago, the chair of the Lord Rector of Glasgow University was occupied by a native peer, who was in va7our peerless, even then, among the dauntless Sea Captains of Great Britain, peerless saving in the person of the other wise matchless HORATIO NELSON. Who needs to be told, when we have said this much, that allusion could by possibility alone be here made (in terms that applied to any one else would be simply an extravagance) to the then youthful Captain, Lord COCHRANE, the late venerable Admiral, the Earl of DUNDONALD ? Not far re moved in time from the date when Lord COCHRANE presided over the Glasgow University as Lord Rector, the same position was occupied by one of the most resplendent geniuses that ever illuminated the political history of the Empire, one in whose intellect were combined, in the rarest harmony and the most affluent abundance, the ima gination of a Poet, the judgment of a Philosopher, and (as it certainly appears now when he is read, if it failed to appear when he was listened to) most of the golden gifts appertaining to a Great. Master of Oratory—EDMUND BURKE! Another Lord Rector of Glasgow University, before the close of the eighteenth century, was that aptly named ADAM SMITH, magnificently known as the "Author of the Wealth of Nations," the First Father or Founder, the BACON, the KEPLER, the NEWTON of the Science of Political Economy. Another Lord Rector yet, was that most eloquent advocate, Sir JAMES MACKINTOSH: in many respects a very phenomenon of erudition. Another was spoken of in fitting terms yesterday by the newly-installed Lord Rector of Nowadays Viscount PALMERSTON, and was spoken of by that noble premier in the simplest words of truth—as " that great, that eminent, that wonderful man," HENRY, Lord BROUGHAM. Among the rest of Lord PALMERSTON'S more immediately and variously gifted predecessors as Lord Rector, have been_ THOMAS CAMPBELL, th e poet of the " Pleasures of H op e—the noble Earl, now Chancellor of the University of Oxford, and Chief of her MAJESTY'S Opposition—Sir ROBERT PEEL and Sir JAMES GRAHAM—Sir ARCHIBALD ALISON and Sir BULWER LITTON—the noble Earl now Foreign Secretary—the noble Duke now Lord Privy Seal —the Governor-General of India, twice negotiator of peace with the Chinese. And lea not least, to THE SUN, LONDON, TUES DAY EVENING, MARCH 31, 1863, HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.-' SEASON, 1863. Mr. MAPLESON has the honour to annowece to the no bility, gentry, his subs , ribers, and the public, that 11 e MAJESTY'S THEATRE: will OPEN on SATURDAY, the 11th of April. He bags leave to preface a synopsis of his arrangements with a few remarks, which he hopes may be excused by t tls responsibiity and exigency of his po Rion ; more particularly e addressin r them to those of the sub cr , Lers and patrons of Her Majesty's Theatre, who, by r.elr co-dist and liberal patroriat , e, e abled him to signalise the Se/V.Oll ot last year b - j special triumphs, and to t t it to ranch satisfactory results. He need scarcely add that, in the gratifying success s) achieved, he finds the very strongest inducements to increased exertions for the season about to conimeae As the reputation of an establishment so inseparably asso ciated w.th our grandest must al traditions must be main tained by a reco , rse to the highest contemporary talent, It has been Mr. Mapleson's aim to tp cure sue t artists only as are doubly distinguished—not alone by brilliancy of talent, but by tiesliness of voice. Mr. Mapleson, since the close of last season has visited the chiet cities of the Continent, and he trusts that his arrange ments for the coining season will prove that his time and exertions have not been in vain. Operas included in the repertoire of lien Majesty's Theatre be presented to the subscribers most powerfully sup ported ; but such repertoire MP be drawn upon with mode ration, as the chief desire of the director is to produce several new and original works, as well as to revive. In the ballet deli u tment if will be seen that the director has been succossful in t mraging the three greatest danscuses in the world. Arrangements hay. also been concluded with the most eminent choreographic composers. The ballet will, therefore, as in olden times, be a very conspicuous feature. During the recess the entire stage arra , gements have been remodelled. New scenery has b en painted, as well for the operas in the repertoire as for the correspondingay splendid production of the new works referee to ; t. .o whole being again confided to that accomplished artist, Mr. William Call cott. Completeness in the stage department will therefore be a pr. minent aim of the manage rent; everything pe.sible being effected towards the realisation of the scene. The en tire stage direction has been entrusted to a director of emi nence, whose name alone will be a sufficient guarantee. Every part of the theatre has been thoroughly cleansed and embellished, and the whole of the decorations carefully re ; ainted and restored, according to the original designs, by Messrs. Green and King. With he earnest resolution of ctrrying out the whole of the pledges of his prospectus, the director hopes to deserve a renewal of the enthusiastic suppo t award d to him during the past season. He is sanguine in believing that the staunch patrons of the opera will continue to render Her Majesty's Theatre that which it has always been—the undisputed centre of fashion and of musical eminence. ENGAGEMENTS. PRIME DONNE—SOPRANI: Madlle. T IT I ENS, Madlle. ARTOT, Her First Appearance in England. Madlle. LOUISE MICHAL, Madlle. ROSA DE RU DA, Her Fi•st Appearance; and Madlle. KELLOGG, Her First Appearance. CONTRALTI : Madame A LBONI, Madame LE3IA IRE. and Mdlle. TREBELLI. PRIMA TENORI Signor BARAGLI, Of the Teatro Oriente, Madrid, his First Appearance in England. Signor GEREMIA BETTINI, His First Appearance these six years. Signor ALESSANDRO BETTINI, Signor GA MBE TT Of the Tcatro Carlo Felice, Genoa, his First Appearance ; and Signor GIUGLINI. PRIM! BARITONT—BASSI—BuFFI : Signor DELLE S His First Appearance at Her Majesty's Theatre. Mr. SANTLEY, Signor FAGOT TT, His First Appearance at Her Majesty's Theatre. Signor FRICCA, Of the Royal Opera, Ber in, his First Appearance. Signor BAGAGIOLO, Of the Operas of Parma and Barcelona, his First Appearance. Signor BOSSI. Signor VIALETTI. Signor ROVERE. Signor ZUCCHINI, and Signor GASSIER. Other Important Engagements are pending. Th e above brilliant list of principals will,be supported by; Madlle. BAL H.STRA. Madame TACCHANI. Madlle. CORSI. Signor SOLDI, Signor CASA BONI, and Signor BERTACCIII. The ORCHESTRA. —The Services of the Orchestra, with some valuable additions, which ! - tat e such satisfaction last year, have been ret a in e d i n t ac t. It will be again under the uaton of its popular chief, Signor ARDITI. The Military Music will be executed by the renowned band of the Grenadier Guards, under the direction of Mr.D. GOD FREY. The CHORUS has been selected with great care and discri mination from the Italian Operas of Paris, Barcelona, Turin, and Naples, under the direction of Signor Clll A 1:0 MONT E (Maestro di Coro (A the Theatre Imperial Italien), Paris. STAG It; ARRANGEMENTS. Reeisseur de Ballet, M. Petit. Suggeritore, Signor Fontana. Regisseur, N. Grua. Stage Director, Signor * Corsi. The Scenic Dep rim - nt has again been confided to that emi nent artist, Mr. William Callcott. Artistes Costumiers, Miss Dickenson and Mr. S. May. The Machinery by Mr. Jones. The Appointments by Mr. Bradwell. Gas Engineer, Mr. Kirby. The opera will commence at eight o'clock on each evening, and the doors will be opened half an hour before. The following grand operas will be performed, for the first time in England:— LA FORZA DEL DESTINO. The orchestral score and parts of th s, Signor Verdi's last opera, with the right of representation, have, at a large out lay, been secured from the proprietor, Signor Ricardi, of Milan, who has bound himself not to supply any other theatre in England with a copy during the forthcoming season. The above work will form one of the most attractive novel ties f r the subscribers, as it will be produced on a scale of great magnificence, under the immediate personal superin tendence of its renowned c3mposer. Likewise, for the first time in England, Gounod's admired opera of FAUST will be pr duced with new and splendid scenery, decorations, and appointments, under the personal superintendence of M. Gounod. One of the earliest novelties o" the season will be a :new grand original opera, in louracta, entitled NICOLI DE' LAPI, The libretto by the 3111.qiiii;ilasEilinoa'Azeglio, the music by S (*nor Schira, who will person lly superintend its pro duction. Principal characters by Madlle. Titiens, Madlle. Trebelll, Signor Gassier, Mr. Santiey, Signor Giu,;lini—for whom the parts have been expressly composed. Together with a new adaptation of the popular opera, STIZA DELLA, produced under the person tsuperintendence of Herr Von Flotow, its eminent composer. Also, F DEMO. Leonora, Madl le. Titi ens ; I supported by a most powerful cast. A most attractive feature in the arrangements for the sea son will be Weber's grand romantic opera of O BE RON. the scenery and dresses of which have been prepared with great care, under the personal superintendence of J. B. Manche, Esq., the author of the original libretto; while the whole of the grand music is caretully preserved, and new re citatives have been written by Mr. Benedict (pupil of the com poser of the great work). The following will be the unpre cedented cast:—Sir Huon, Sic. Baragri ; Oberon, Sig. A. Bettint; Scherasmin, Mr. Santlev • Babekan, Sig. Gassier ; Fatima, Madame Alb on i ; Puck. Madlle. Trebeli ; Mermaid, Madlle, Kellogg ; Roshana, Madlle. Louise Michal ; Re g i a , Madlle. Titiene. Moz'rt's NOZZE DI FIGARO will again be represented with the undermentioned unequal!ed east :—La Contessa, Madile. Titiens ; Cherubino, Madlle. Trebelli ; Susanna, Madile. Kellogg. In addition to which, the repertoire of the season will be selected from the following operas : IL PURITANI IL TROVATORI E ttNANI LUCREZI A U )It(i IA LA TRAVIAT A IL BAR ItIERE DI SIVIGI. LA Rossini. GI. I 1,7 G ONOTTI NOZZ E DI VIG A ItO Mozart. BALLO IN MA5C11ERA.....••.... Verdi. ROBERT Lk DTA LE.... ...... Meyerbeer. LUCIA DI LA MMERMOOR Donizetti. IL DON GIoVANNI Mozart. NORMA RI , JOE. ET I - 0 LA. I( I. lA' DEL ItEui GI NE ENTO. Donizetti. LA 7. INGA RA MARTA Flotow. SEMIRAII IDE Rossini. LA SONNAMBU LA THE BALI,Er. In the ballet depailment it will be seen that the director has been singularly fortunate in enzaging the greatest cho reographic artists in Europe, who will appear in the follow ing succession illad I le. FERRARIS Ifer First Appea rance these two years. AI/addle. BERI:,TTA. Of the Teatro San Carlo, N:,ples, her First Appearance. Madll'. POCCHINI. Her First A MP:rani:3e these two years, assisted by adlle. BE RTOL ETT r, Der First Appearance. bladlle. IDA IDAL lE. Mad I le. G I ULIANI, Iler First Appearance. PRINCIPAL DANCERS : Signor AMAURO, Of the San Carlo, Naples, his First Appearance. Signo FISSI. Of the Teatro, Milan, r his First Appearance. Of the C Signor ALL ESANDRO PAUL, .rl° Felice, Genoa, his First Appearance. PRIMA MIMO Sign ATT tlf the Teatro anaScala, Milan O C , his Firs , t Appearance. The Corps de Ballet has been selected with the greatest re'e, and will be considerably reinforced by numerous addi our from La Scala, at Milan. order to properly utilise such au affluence talent, the ',in. e at° , E induced has great gratification In announcing that he has the eminent choreograph, Signor ROTA, to sit -usoaltd for the first time, to produce his celebrated ballet, which wipes BIANCHI E NEGRI, and eleganeeAyp entire ale of extraordinary completeness pointments ; an r i y New Scenery, Dresses, and Ap- Iletti, Id in which adlle. Beretta, Madlle. litrto and signor Effiste • - Madlle. Giuliani, Sign or Ammaturo, -atte will appear. new Ballet, by Sign or DIANI, will be produced in ,the FRFAL early part of the seaso n , entitle d LA in which Madlle. Ferrara, Au,„,LETTA,_ Signor Allessandro Paul, am, .;a t iße in t rto letti, Signor Diani, Signor BORRI, the eminent Ballet Master and C has been engaged to produce, for the first Composer, try, his original ballet, entitled e this coma- LA GIOCOMERA, in which Signor Fissi, Madlle. Pocchini, and other eminent artistes will be included. The whole to be PrOdUCed under his personal supervision. The THEATRE will OPEN on SATURDAY, Ap r i l tub, when will be performed Verli's favourite Opera, IL TRo. VATORE. Manrico, Signor Giuglini ; II Conte de Luna, Mr. Santley ; Azucena, Madame Alboni ; and Leonora, Madlle. Titiens. After which, a new SERENATA, in honour of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales._ The music composed expressly for the occasion by Mr. Cusina ; the words by John Oxeuford. In the course of the evening the NATIONAL ANTHEM, by the strength of the company. The Subscriptions will consist of either Thirty or Forty Nights, at the option of the subscriber, and the terms will be as follow : THIRTY NIGHTS. FORTY NIGHTS. Pit Bores r 0 Guineas Grand Tier 2OO ; One Pair Two Pair Orchestra 5ta115.... 25 Tile Box-office of the Theatre is open daily for Subscribers from 10 to 8, under the direction of Mr. Nugent, where appli cations for boxes and stalls are to be made. Also, of Mr. Mitchell, M , ssrs. Lacon and Collier (Ebers's), Mr. Hookham, Messrs. Chappell, Mr. Bubb. Messrs. Cock and Hutchings, Bond-street; Mr. Sams, St. James's-street ; Messrs. Cramer, spal •. end Wood, liczent-street ; Messrs. Hammond, late .1,11;bl', itegent-street ; Messrs. Keith, Prowse, and Co.. Claeapidc ; and MesLIO. Leader and Co., Opera Colonnade. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tins DiT.—Morning, 11h. 42m.—Afternoon, —h. —m. To-moltaow.-Morning, 12h. 15m.—Afternoon, 12h. 40m. the glory of Glasgow University be it said, the veteran statesman, now as First Minister of the Crown of Great Britain, wielding the rod of empire over the world-wide regions owning allegiance to Queen VICTORIA. Physically even, certainly intellectually, the newly installed Lord Rector of the University of Glasgow must perforce be regarded in the light of a phenomenon. In the vitality of his extended and long sustained reputation he is so, and that within the distinct recognition of us all. When many of the political characters surrounding Lord PALMERSTON or confronting him, members, more or less eminent' of his Government, or men numbered in the ranks of the Opposition, were yet unborn, Lord PALMER STON—StiII to this day as vivacious in intellect, and bearing, and temperament, as the youngest amongst them, was already in office as an admi nistrate;—high in office—a Cabinet Minister! He has long since arrived at an age when we might speak of him,"regard:ng him simply through his age, as Venerable. We are almost led to doubt, by this time, however, whether it would be possible to apply that appellation to Lord PALMERSTON at any age, without exciting by such an application of the word, a certain sense of incongruity. There is too much go in the veteran Premier, for him ever, as yet at least, to be spoken of otherwise than jocularly as venerable. He seems to have quaffed of some perennial fountain—to have had a sip, at any rate, of the Secret Elixir. None so gaily, so lightly, plays and trifles with the every mood of the House of Commons, or wields a more careless mastery over any miscellaneous auditory. Another illustration-upon-illustration of which tact Glasgow had the opportunity of recognising yesterday afternoon and yesterday evening at the Installation and at the Banquet. Neither the inaugural address, nor the more brief and careless after-dinner harangue affected to be in any one sentence an oration care fully prepared by a master rhetorician. The former was admirably well considered nevertheless through out, though it bore, at the same time, all the appearance of being extempore or unpremeditated. The two speeches in efEct, widely contrasting as they do, the one with the other, were excellently to the purpose. Could anything have been in a nobler strain than the following ?—" Our solar system, as is well known, forms but an insignificant, a comparatively insignificant, part in that great universe of which, on a starlight night, we see some portion exposed to our view, and the study of the mechanism of the universe is a study which leads the mind to the most exalted thoughts— which expands our considerations more than any other, and which, although it is not decided by cer tain results which have been maintained in the study of our own solar system, yet I believe enough is known to excite the wonder and the ad miration of those who are acquainted with it. Let it not be said that these studies direct the mind from the practical precepts of religion. On the contrary, I maintain that they tend to strengthen and confirm that faith which is inculcated by our revealed religion. If when, on the one hand, we con template those marvellous arrangements extending over space indefinite, and comprising worlds innu merable with order and arrangement, that nothing but the most supreme wisdom could have established, when we contemplate in the first place the arrange ments for our systems, when we consider the mul titudes of suns and worlds even beyond the range of the telescopic power of man, and are made sen sible of the comparative insignificance of every thing that belongs to this earth, this speck of crea tion ; and if there is any man who, in the con sciousness of genius, in the enjoyment of wealth, in the possession of genius, is inspired by feelings of vanity and pride when he reflects that the world which he treads upon is a mere speck in creation, and that he himself is an immeasur able atom in that speck, these thoughts must tend to lower that pride, to divest him of that vanity, and to teach him veneration and humility in his position." The effect of these impressive words we will not mar by adding here one syilatle of further comment upon those proceedings of yes terday, which must have been hardly less gratify ing to all who took part in them, than to Lord PALMERSTON himself, the Hero of the Day. The Federals seem resolved to continue their one sided policy. They carry out the same system in war as in slavery, one law for themselves and an other for other parties. The news of another illegal seizure makes one wonder at what they will stop, and if any limits will ever be put to their cupidity and arrogance. The accounts furnished by the captain of the Magicienne reveal an astonishing imperti nence on the part of the officer of the Onward, though, doubtless, he will be considered as a model for others in the same capacity, and a gallant up• `older of the rights of the Federal flag. With such individuals as this officer, acting on such instruc tions, nothing appears to be of any use whatever in the way of remonstrance. In vain the captain of the suspected vessel proffered most ample proof of his innocence of the charge imputed to him. Nothing he said was believed and nothing he showed in evidence was accepted in good faith. Some of the extracts from his very concise summary will best explain how matters stood, and give evidence of the glaring want of consistency, and the absence of all courtesy which characterised the proceedings. " After seeing the ship's papers, they went down the forehold. After finishing there, they ordered me into their boat; at the time it was blowing fresh and a heavy sea, and I was in danger of being swamped alongside. I mentioned that to the officer ; he told me it was his orders, and I must go on board the United States ship Onward. After getting on board that ship the master came to me and said the Magi cienne did once belong to Charleston. I told him she never did, she had always been an English ship. He then said to me my cargo was for the Seces sionists." Further on we meet with similar proceedings. " The officer told the first lieutenant he had seen papers since he had been on board, and he thought the ship was cleared from England all right. I showed the other papers to the captain, and he said he would send t'ie vessel to Port Royal ; but the officer in charge said you may go on board ;' and that be would follow Magicienne all night, and settle all in the morning. Thursday—l told him he had used the flag and the ship very bad. He said, "Captain, if your papers are right you will be paid, but I take her on suspicion ; your papers may be forged.'" Surely, this is going rather too far, even for Americans, when treat ing with English Ciptains, or indeed with 4 , iy one sailing under an English flag. It is quite time that our vacillating foreign policy was ex changed for something a little worthier a nation supposed to be the monarch of the seae. Also tht days seem gone by when our countrymen could share the privilege of the ancients. " Civic Rornanus Sum " was a passport from one end of the world to the other, but it is otherwise with us at present. The flag that has braved a thousand years the battle and the breeze, must now be no safeguard and prow no sanctity against invasion and insolence. This is enough to make the attentive watcher of events I doubt the truth of that far famed vaunt of Lord JOHN RUSSELL in duy s of yore that Lord YALMER. STON was not the Minister of Austria, not the Minister of France but the Minister of England. The two noble lords are together now as then in the Cabinet, with the exception that they have changed places, as Foreign Secretary and Premier. The honour of our country seems left to take care of itself and to be always considered secondary to the leas:) notion of offending other States, of provoking their prejudices, and rousing their passions. This is quite a mistake, since it is the same with nations as with individuals, a decided manner and an unhesi tating line of action never give half the provoca tion that a timid and vacillating line of conduct is sure to create at last. The inconsistency of the Federals is amazing; they find it very convenient co forget or ignore their own acts on former occa sions. During the Crimean war they 5 cted as purveyors to the Russians. They fitted out a frigate and sent her to Petropaulowski, commanded by a United States lieutenant. At present also they have imported arms and munitions of war from British ports, and are still doing so to a far greater extent than the Confederate Government have been able to do, and they now complain that a firm at Birkehhead have built a single ship for the South ern Government. It appears easy for them to forget that they themselves endeavoured to enter into a contract with the same firm to build somo half-dozen gnnboats. It is evident that all these contretemps and misunderstandings arise from the short-sighted policy of our Government in not having recognised the Southern States at the outst of hostilities. Since in the American War of Independence England was forced to acknowledge the right of her transatlantic colonies to secede from her rule, on what grounds can Earl RUSSELL refuse an f qual right to a porti mof the same States. This is a question that time must answer, but in the meantime many and great are the evils that have accrued from the want of due care and consideration that characte rised the proceedings of our Government at the outset of this war. The administration of English criminal law has long been held to be nee of the principal glories of our country. We are fond of boasting that among us the strong arm of the law projects the very meanest, while justice is tempered with mercy in a degree that becomes the humanity and civili sation of our age. Yet there are occasional discre pancies in our practice which might go far to modify our comfortable self-gratulation. The error of excessive severity was the mistake of our fore fathers, until our criminal code was happily re modelled, thanks to the humane efforts of SAMUEL ROMILLY and other labourers in the cause of pro gress. The evil consequences of the Draconian system once in favour, which placed on one level the murder and the pickpocket alike; which could find no other punishment than death for the starving wretch who stole a few shillings, and the deliberate poisoner who took inch by inch the life of his victim, are now so deeply felt that there is some danger of our rushing to the opposite extreme. Wise and good men differ, and have good grounds for differ ing, about the infliction of capital punishment for any crime whatever; but, so long as the sentence of death forms part of our penal code, so long ought that penalty to be inflicted in oases of cruel and deliberate murder, if we would hope to invest the law with any salutary terrors, The pardon of SMETHURST was an exten sion of the prerogative much to be regretted, as it doubtless afforded encouragement to many secret poisoners. He had been condemned, after a long and careful investigation, in the course of which every opportunity for defence was accorded him ; and when the deliberate verdict of an English jury, and the sentence of an experienced judge, were practically revoked by the Ministers of the Crown' the effect of such interference was certain to be a diminution of the popular respect for the law. The generation which has acquitted THOMAS SMETH URST and CELESTINA SOMMERS can hardly be accused of excessive severity, but the question is whether, in its lenity to the murderer, it is suffi ciently considerate of the interests of the weak and defenceless members of society. The privilege which is accorded to juries of ap pending to their verdict a recommendation to mercy is a very right and wise one. Many cases may arise where the commission of an illegal act is indisputably proved, but where the culprit's youth and previous good character, the extreme provocation received, or other extenuating circum stances, may fairly be taken into consideration. In such instances the jury are bound, of course, to give their verdict in accordance with the evidence, but they feel that the case is an exceptional one, and are unwilling that it should be treated with the same severity as an act of premedi tated crime. Sometimes, however, the lenity of juries exceeds their judgment, if we may judge by a case which was yesterday heard before Mr. Baron MARTIN on the Northern Circuit. Four men were arrested for being con cerned in s murder at Ribchester near Preston. One of them died suddenly in prison, another was edmitted as approver, and the remaining two were brought up for trial. It appears from the evidence that the deceased was a widow who kept a small farm and brerhouse, living by herself. She em ployed a servant, who, on coming to his work one morning found his mistress's door fastened, and his suspicions being aroused, he searched the house, which he soon found had been ransacked. On opening the door of the widow's room she was found dead in her bed, with her hands tied to the bed post, and a handkerchief tightly fastened round her neck. According to the confession of the approver, he and his companions concealed themselves in a barn belonging to the deceased on the night in question until after twelve, when they forced one of the windows, and entered the house. After searching below, and helping themselves to what they could find, they went up to the widow's room and demanded of her where her money was kept. rhe unfortunate woman, thus roughly aroused, began screaming for help, when, according to the ap prover's evidence, he held her, and the others beat her about the head in the most brutal manner. Having secured her in the way before stated, and apparently finished their task b 3 strangling her, they proceeded to ransack the house, and, having found .ElB, divided it among them ant departed. With the evidence of one of the gang before them, the jury could not of course do other wise than find the prisoners gstilty. This verdict, however, th3y thought proper to couple with a re commendation to mercy, upon what grounds se, confess ourselves unable to see. If it be co. the plea that the murder was not in entional, their argumen7 is scarcely tenable. Fourhead, and menbeat t i yng ogo>> i an elderly woman violently o the a handkerchief " very tight round her throat," have certainly every reason for supposing that the death of their victim wil, result. There is no ground that we can see for giving them the benefit of the doubt. Surely the taw is mainly intended for the protection of those who cannot help themselves, for the remedy o those abuses which existed when might was left to settle the cause of right. Why should ruffiant , like these be suffered to escape the full penalty of J their crime? Lrt, th66e ttho p'ead in their defence reserve their syn D,ithies for the Lmel: , , wom..n, suddenly roused in the dead of the night, whote natural cries for help and proto etion were met by the murderer's savage blows. It capital punishment is not to be inflicted for murder, let the fact b 3 openly declared, but in cases like the present let the punishment which the law has awarded to the crime of murder, whatever that punishment be, be inflicted without mitigation. The lives and pro perty of solitary and defenceless persons will always run risk enough from reckless and desperate ruf flana like these. Surely, then, the law should, in such cases, even stretch a point in their favour, and juries should not trifle with the noble prerogative entrusted to them, by accompanying their just condemnation of such ruthless crimes with that recommendation to mercy which should only be reserved for strongly extenuating circum stances. Ala Crfint tram HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, March 30. The Queen, accompanied by her Royal High ness the Princess Louis of Hesse, drove out this morning. Lieut.-Colonel Hon. D. de Ros, Equerry in Waiting, attended on horseback. The Prince and Princess of Wales. On Sunday their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales attended divine service at the parish church of Sandringham. The Rev. O. Moxon officiated. A large number of persons from Lynn and other places round Sandringham went to Sandringham Church to gratify their curiosity ; and the church was not only fixed to its utmoNt capacity, but as many as 200 were left standing outside, and through these th• it royal highLesset. and their attendants had to make their way. The Mayor of Lynn has received the following letter : " Sandringham, March 29. Lieutenant- General.Knollys has received the commands of the Prince of Wales to express to the mayor, aldermen, :ind burgesses of King's 1,3:n0 hi. 4 sincere think., for the aft dress he bad the pleasur- of receiving in person on passing through their ancient and loyal borough. The sentiments they have professed towards both the Prince and Princess of Wales on the occasion of Weir union, and also on their coming to reside in the vicinity of Lynn, have afforded their royal highnesses the greatest gracificaticn. "The Mayor of Lynn." PRINCE ALFRED.—His Royal Highness Prince Alfred has arrived at Marseilb , s, where he will remain a few days to recruit his strength after the fatigue of a sea voyage, A gentleman has arrived at Windsor Castle to announce the state of the Prince's health. Althouth he has recovered from the fever, which was similar to that of the late Prince Consort, the young Prince is much weak ened by its effects, and will not arrive at Wiadsor Castle before Thursday next. , The trustees of the British Museum have unani mously elected the Right Hon. B. Disraeli, M.P., to sup ply the vacancyoccasioned in their number by the lamented death of the Marquis of Lansdowne. The Prince de Radali has arrived at the Grosve nor Hotel, Park-street, Grosvenor-square, from Nice. The Hon. Mrs. Wingfield Stratford, the relict of the Hon. Jchn Wingfield Stratford, son of the third Vis count Powerscourt, died at Addington Place, near Maid stone, on Saturday last. We have to announce the demise of Lady Frances Wade, daughter of the sixth Marquis of Lothian. Her ladyship died on the 25th inst., at Great Sarratt Hall, near Rickmansworth, Herts. The approved design for the casket in which the freedom of the city is to be presented to H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, and for which £250 has been voted by the corporation, is in the Cinque Cents style, and will be exe cuted in gold of various tints, and enamel of the proper colours. The front is divided into three panels, on the centre of which, on a ground of royal blue enamel, are shields bearing the arms of the Prince and Princess of Wales ; above this appears the Prince's Crown of State, in gold, enamel, and jewels, The right hand panel contains the arms of the city of London; that on the left, the arms of Rose, Lord Mayor. The casket is supported by four sea horses, above which appear marks of Neptune. The whole is surmounted by a figure of Britannia with her trident, guarded by the lion and unicorn. The back wi 1 also be divided into three panels, the centre to contain an appro priate inscription, and those on each side the monogram A .E.A of the Prince and Princess of Wales. The Lord Lieutenant has refined to comply with a petition presented to him to commute the sentence of .enis Dillene. He is to be executed pursuant to sentence on the 13th of April. SHIPWRECKS AND LOSS OF LIVE.—The afterno n end evening of. Friday last, says the Ayrshire Express, were very stormy along the Ayr and Galloway coasts, and we are sorry to record the loss of two vessels, one of them with the loss of all hands. The Margaret, of Bel fast, from Maryport to Belfast, was driven ashore near Cairnbrook Point, Kirkcolm, about 3.30 pna. The vessel was at once knocked to pieces among the rocks, and all on board—foul men--met with a watery grave. About the same time the brig Lucy Nettle, of Belfast, from Maryport to Belfast, was driven ashore in Dally Bay, Kirkcolm, but although the vessel has become a total wreck, all her hands —five in number—were saved by the ship's long-boat. THE BANK OF ENGLAND.—Mr. Kirkman Daniel aodg on, M.P. for Poole, will be the Governor of the Bank of England during the next two years, in the room of Mr. Letham, whose term of office has neatly expired. The election Ns ill take place on Tuesday, April 7- GOING TO THE CAMP.—Another departure of draughted men has taken place, some of them in chains. The tendency of these men to skedaddle has compelled the authorities to be very strict with regard to them. Hence we noticed that some of them wore iron bracelets upon their wri: ts —.Detroit Free Press. GLASGOW, March 28.—Cotton.---The cotton market was steady in the early part of the week, but closes with rather a buoyant tendency. Goods and Yarns—A fair amount of business has been done during the week at full rates. Iron—The pig iron market opened firmly on Monday last, at 52s cash, and 58s 6d three months open, but the improvement was shortlived, a reaction almost immediately setting in, and to this date prices have been reached, viz., 31s 3d cash, and 61s 9d three months, which are the nominal closing quotations. Shipping par cels may be quoted :—G. M. B, No. 1, Rs 3d; No. 3, Ms 3d. Gartsherrie, No. 1,65 s 9d ; No. 3, 52 s 9d. No 1 Coltness, 553 9d; Calder, 545; Glengarneck, 52s 6d; Eglinton, 51s ; Folth, 52s ; Kinneil, 51s 6d. Mr. SAM COWELL'S CONCERT.—On Saturday night, Mr. 53121 Cowell gave a popular concert in the Music Hall, which was crowded. Mr. Cowell was on this occasion, contrary to his usual custom, assisted by other vocalists. These were his daughter, Miss Sidney Cowell, Mr. Gough, and Mr. Sturrock. The " lion" was lir. Cowell himself, and his performances, vocal and otherwise, were rapturously applauded. Notwithstanding that Mr. Cowell will always be the hero of his own enter tainments, the audience found occasion to bestow some warm acknowledgments on Miss Cowell and the two gen tlemen already named. It is sufficient to say that the popu larity of an already established favourite is a particular walk has been at least fully maintained by his appearance on Saturday night.—Caledonian Mercury. CLAPTRAPS !—Ori the stage, wtenever the faith ful servant falls to slobbering his master's hand, or crying 4nd laughing alternately over the strawberry-mark or the restored heir, there is always much sniffling in the gal ery, and a copious use of pocket-handkerchiefs in the genteeler pit.—Saturday Review. A COLONIAL LAW FOR DRUNKARDS. --In the Act for the Regulation of Public-hou e% in the 1..r0• vine of Canterbury, New Zealand, there is a clause pro viding that if it is proved to the satisfaction of two Justices that any person has become an hab.tual drunkard, and it. juring his health or wasting his substance by exc, ssiv, irinking, the J,Latices are to issue and send to every I,ub iic.house, and publish to every newsp ,per, a notice Frohi biting ail persons from supplying him with spirituou fermented liquors, except upon the certificate of medical practitioners that the liquor is required as a medicine. The penalty for their knowingly supplying him is a fine (Jr im prisonment, The notice continues in force for two years. A letter from Stuttgardt says :—" One night last week a destructive fire broke out in a house ad joining our Zoological Garden. It was a horrible spectacle to see the fury of the animals, terrified by the sight of the fire, and by the extreme heat. Nothing could exceed the rage of the ferocious inmates of the garden, particularly of he lions and bears, and in order to calm them the keepers were obliged to be constantly deluging them with (cold water. The military authorities sent a detachment of rifiemen to fire on the animals in case it should be found impossible to save them. Fortunately that extremity was not found necessary, as the fire was extinguished." LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) PREPARATION OF AN EXPEDITION FOR VENICE. BEItNE, MARCH 30. According to official reports received from Turin by the Federal Council, the parry of action is preparing an expedition for Venice in the Grisons and Tessin. DENMARK. COPENHAGEN, MARCH 30, EVENING. The Berhngske Tidende of this evening publishes a semi-official article, announcing that Russia and France approve the candidature of Prince William of Denmark for the throne of Greece. The same paper states that Prince Christian and Earl Russell have both inquired of the King of Denmark whether the candidature would have his Maj esty's sanction. The King will receive Mr. Paget, the British Minister, to-morrow, to communicate his decision. His Majesty does not seem disinclined to give his consent, provided Prince Christian and Prince William desire the arrangement. His Majesty will, however, distinctly reserve further conditions, espe cially with regard to Prince William's right of suc cession to the Danish throne. AUSTRIA. VIENNA, MARCH 31. The Vienna papers of this morning state that at a conference between Count Rechberg, the Due de Grammont, the French Ambassador, and Lord Bloomfield, the Ambassador for Engll,nd, it was agreed to address simultaneously an identical note to the Russian Gov, rnmsn►, recommending the speedy introduction in Poland of seasonable re forms. SPAIN. AIMMID, MARCH 30 (Evening) The friends of the MArquis de Miraflores assert that the new Ministry will endeavour to conciliate Partics and factions desirous of furthering the welfare of the nation, and willing to forget former aces. CALCUTTA AND CRINA MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, MARCH 31. The Peninsular and Oriental Compani 's steamer Ripon has arrived here with the heavy portion of the above mails, 89 passengers, £670 in specie, and 1,224 packages of cargo, including raw silk, valued at £lOO,OOO. The Ripon left Gibraltar on the 26th inst. Violent easterly gales prevailed at Gibraltar from the 23d to the 25th inst., causing several slight disasters among the shipping. Exchanges and freights at Gibraltar are un altered. FRANCE. PARIS, MARCH 31. The Paris papers of to day publish a telegram from Constantinople of yesterday's date, asserting that a Christian village near Latakia had been pil laged, and that the Druses of Hauran had attacked the regular Turkish troop. PARIS, MARCH 30. The Nation of this evening, in an article signed by its editorial secretary, says—. " While the Polish insurrection maintains itself by scattering its forces, it becomes more difficult to suppress. France and England seek, in common, a solution that Austria will be able to accept with out disquieting the other Powers interested. " This question has therefore entered a diplomatic phase, and the result must be awaited without too much impatience. " We believe we can state that France and Eng land agree upon the end to be attained, and it is probable that Austria will not delay entering the same path. We need not dwell upon the impor tance of this fact," Le Constztutionnel formally contradicts the ru mours recently afloat as to the serious illness of the Count de Sartiges, the Emperor's Ambassador at Turin. His Excellency's health is completely re est biished. Le Beicle annou - tces that M. Godin has been selected by the Society of ALciiinatizAtion. to sculpture the marble statue about. tote erected in trie Bois de B Julogne in honour of D iubeoton, who first introduced the merino sheep into France. Le Pays tells us that Marshal Baraguay d'H.llliers has issued an order of the day, intimating t hat upon the 20th pros. he will cffici,tliy tske command of the camp at Chalons. L' Opiraon Nateonale looks more cheerfully and to-day upon the character of the news now arriving, as one mty say (thanks to the electric telegraph) momentarily, from the seat of war its Russian-Poland ! Chiefly in consequence of the regent successes of Padleski, who has not only defeated the Russian troops, but has since then effected, in the neighbourhood of Lomza,- his junction with Kochanowski. BOURSE, March 30.—The market has been in a very agitated state. Threes commenced at a decline on the closing rates of Saturday, and a retrograde movement immediately after sot in, without any political cause being assigned, which brought them down to 69f. 20c., at which they now are. Railway Shares are also generally offered, and prices are lower. The retrograde movement continued to the close, and left off as follows :-- ti per Cents .. 96 35 Bank Shares 3380 Do eiad month.... Credit I. oncier 1460 3 per Cents Do. end month.... 69 05 Do. end month 7l New 3 per Cents .. Russian .. — Do. end month.... Austrian Credit M 1285 Spanieh Threes 52 Do. end m0nth....1285 Rome Debt Be ILWAYB. Cash. Account. 1118 75 .. 1115 1040 .. 1040 Orleans..., Northern New ditto — Lyons and Mediterranean 1215 .. 1215 Geneva 420 .. 427 50 Southern .. 770 .. 767 60 Western Eastern .... .... .... __ Sardinian Austrian Lnwburd North of Spain Saragossa 730 722 50 Ditto to Barcelona LIVE IT DOWN.—In its notice of Mr. Jeaffre son's new novel, "Live It Down" (a second edition of which has just appeared), the Athencaum sa)s :—This story will satisfy most readers ; it is lull, well considered, and well worked out. The plot is broad, and the interest goes on increasing to the last page. The story is extremely well constructed. It is by far the best work of fiation Mr Jeaffreson has yet written. The c►,aracters are r, al h. Wale beings, marked with individual °ham er, and we recom mend our readers to make an acquaintance with them for themselves. The episode of Little Fan,' tne physician's laughter, may take .ts place beside little Dumbey for its pathos." THE IRON DUKE ON LOVE.—In reply to an ap- Ica ion uo behalf of a y. nog ady to ecnd home a major on active duty in the P, ninsula, for whom she felt 8 • ardent an affecti n that her life would, it was supposed, he 1. laced in danger it her wishes should not be acced , d to, the Duke wrote :—" This tottunate major now commands h a battalion, and I am very apprehensive that he could t,et, will) propriety quit it at present, even th. ugh the lite )f this female shouict d , pend upon it. We read occasion ally of desperate cases of this description, but I cann--t say hat I have ever yet known of a young lady dying of love They contrive, in some manner, to live, and look tolerably well, notwithstanding their despair and the continued ab sence of their lover; end seine even hays , been known to recover so far as to be inclined to take another lover, if the absence of the first has lasted too long. 1 don't suppose that your protegee can ever recover so far, but I do hope she will survive the continued necessary absence of tit, major, and enjoy with him hereafter many happy days.— I have, Bso.,—WELLINGTON." Importing Tea without colour on the leaf pre vents the Chinese passing off inferior leaves as.in the usual kinds. Horniman's Tea is uncoloured, therefore, aitrays good alike, Sold in packets by 2.280 agents. The Capture of the Pete Koff, Anil :; , •.1 Z't t- t r '.O r-e .v f •,i Br I, :;% A :- rmirat Waes. Toe nariutive i 3 auoies,rd to Itie Committee of Lloyu's by their agent. at Matamoros, who happened to be on board, and confirms the statements which have already been submitted to Lorti Russell on this affair. The probabLity is that the vessel will be immediately released even by the United States Prize Court at Key Wtst—a British brigantine, the Magieienne, which had been seized just ; reviou,ly under analogous circum• stances, having already been surreniered ; but 'there remains the question, not only of damages, but of the necessity for obtaining a guarantee against a repetition of such discreditable proceedings : " Key West, March 7th, 18G3. " Sir,—l have to inform you that the British screw steamer Peterhoff, Captain Jarman, is just entering this harbour, having been boarded off the harbour of St. Thomas on the 28th of February, and taken in charge by a prize crew from the United States steamer Vanderbilt, Ca, tain Baldwin, by the expr.:s order of Admiral Wilkes, at that tiro in the flagship Washusetts, in St, Thomas. I think they have no valid defence for detaining or seizing the Peterhoff, but must await the decision of the Admiralty Court here. I shall write to you more ully by an early opportunity; meantime, please to notify contents to your Committee and the underwriters on ship and cargo in Eng land, Scotland, and France. " I remain, Sir, your obedient servant, " SAMUEL J. REDGATE, " Passenger per Peterhoff, and Agent for Lloyd's at Matamoras. " G. A. Halsted, Esq., R.N., Secretary to Llo3d's, London." " Key West, Florida, March, 1863. " have to report for the information of the Cora. mittee that the screw steamship Peterhoff, Capt. S Jarman, left Falm nth for St. Thomas and Matamoras on the even ing the 27th of January, and, after four and a half days of rough weather and heavy sea in the Channel and Bay of Biscay, the remainder of the voyage was without particular incident until the morteng of Friday, the 20th of February, when we were boarded by a boat from a small schooner under the Dutch flag, which we took to be a pilot boat, but proved to be otherwise. Shortly after we observed a etearner approaching us, which, when she got, near, hoisted the United States flag. The Peterhoff had the British ensign flying, and was proceeding in her eourse for the hat boar of St. Thomas. Close to the shore of St. John's Is and, the United States steamer fired a blank charge, and then a shotted gun, Toe shot passed the Peterhoff's bow some distance ahead. We had no sails set at the lime, but the engine was immediately stopped. A boat from the United States steamer boardo t us while in Danish waters, as you will see from the following cross beatings taken by Captain Jarman at the time--8 a.m. ‘• Buck Island, W. N. ; Hundee, N. W., distant two miles; Frenchman's Cap, S.W., by W. W.' " The boarding officer sai' he came from the United States steamer Alabauaa. He examined the Peterhoff's papers and allowed her to proceed, declining to endorse his visit and Examination, on the plea that he had no mitre rite to do so. The Peterhoff remained iu Sr. .1 homas'e harbour, for the purpose of comple.ing her supply of coal, till about noon of the 25th of February. During nor stay, Admiral Wilkes, of Trent notoriety, arrived in harbour with the United States steamer Washuesets and Oneida, and de clared publicly that the Alab 'ins should have made a prize of the Peterhoff In going out of harbour it was found that the engine was disabled, and the ship stood out under easy sail. Outside we saw the United States steamer Vanderbilt coming up under steam. She exchanged signals with the Admiral inside, and, as we heard afterwards, was ordered to follow and overhaul us. Between 1 and 2 p.m. she overtook and ordered the Peterhoff to be hove to. At 2 p.m. a boat boarded us, the officer remaining below about three-quarters of an hour examining the ship's papers. He left for the Vanderbilt, directing the Peterhoff to be kept hove to till his return, which was about 3 20 p.m., when he stated that her papers were not quite satisfactory, and requested Captain Jarman to go on board the Vanderbilt with the ship's papers, &c., saying that he was authorised to say that if Captain Jarman refused an armed boat's crew would be sent to take him by force Captain Jarman said he held a commiss on in the Royal Naval Reserve, and had in charge her Majesty's mail for Matamoras, that he would not leave his ship, especially after the threat which had been held out, but they were welcome to come on board, examine the papers and search the ship. He repeated this on deck, in presence of myself and the other six passengers, who all protested as well as myself against his leaving the ship. The boat left, Capt, Jarman assuring the officer in charge that his papers were open to the inspection of any officer sent from the Van derb It, but that he would not allow them to be aken, nor would he leave his ship with them unless compelled by force to do so. At 4 p.m. we were boarded by two armed boats from the Vanderbilt, and Lieut. Alexander, United States navy, took temporary charge of the Peterhoff till the Vanderbilt could communicate with St, Thomas. captain Ja, man ordered the mate, Mr. Bound, to haul down the en sign, but was prevented fr ra so doing by Lieut. Alexander, who oraered it to be kept flying, One lieutenant, one mas ter's mate, two engineers, and 21 armed men were placed on board. One man was sent to the wheel, and a Union States engineer took possession of the engine-room. The Vanderbilt left us, and immediately steamed back to St» l'hornas, ur crew had to stop work, and our engineers to discontinue their exi-roinatiou of our disabled niachtm ry. At 7h. 5m., St. Thomas time, Lieut. Alexander ordered Captain Jarman, his mate and all the passengers to ;to down to the cabin and to remain there. An armed sentry was placed on guard over us. He said he hoped he would not keep us lung there. No one but the steward was permitted to go out of the cabins without ask ing permission through the sentry. Nine p.m.—Againt eoarded by a boat from the Vanderbilt. Officer came down. stairs into the cabin to deliver a message from Captein. Baldwin, United States' navy, to Captain Jarman to give up his papers, that they might be sent on board with them. Captain Jarman said he would not give up his papers to any one but the British Consul, or to his ender, that he world not give them up to be taken out o. the ship, nor w ouid ne leave her himself unless compelled by 1 orce to do so; that they were all at his service to be exereined on Land the Peterhoff, end that Captain Baldwin might stand him or eny number of officers to make the exte, ination. 9.50 p m.— Boat came again from the Vander bilt—offieer with Captain Baldwin's compliments, and wish,s to have the impels of v th e e sselChip. when n a t p h t J e . . ifi arm ‘i .. r a , n d wh e o c m lind w e e a to ft l e e r t w t a he rd u s t a g ,s a c t o r n a t j o L f ea t la to e b. Lieut. Lewis, United States' navy, took possession of the Peterhoff in the name of the United States, and &elated that Capt. Jarman was no longer in command, and that Lie and all the passengers were to remain confined in the cabin. Another officer was sent down to demand that, all aims in possession of kelipt. Jarmen and passengers should be giv.-n. up, threatening search in case of refusal. Accordingly, several pistols and knives were given up and sent on board the Vanderbilt. " About 11 p.m. Capt. Jarman wrote Capt. Baldwin that he considered the capture of the Peterhoff to be an illegal act, as her papers had been examined and passed by the Alabama a few days previously, and that, as he had her Majesty's mails for Matamoras on board, he requested that, to avoid delay in their delivery, Capt. Baldwin would de- liver them to her Majesty's Consul at St. Thomas, so that he might send them on. At 10 minutes past midnight an officer boarded with a verbal message from Capt. Baldwin, who sent his compliments, and teat he did not feel autho rized to take any part of the weight out of the ship. Next morning, the 26th of February, the Vanderbilt left us, and the Peterhoff made sail for Key West, in charge of the prize officers and crew. It was their intention to take u. through the Mona passage, and we had reached Mona. Island, when the United States' steamer Alabama spoke us, the British ensign being noisted on bi aid the Peterhoff " Our voyage since has been without any incident worthy of record, except we were allowed to go on deck, four of us at a time, for the benefit of the open air, our liberty, how" ever, being restricted to the after part of the ship, and an armed marine was stationed night and day at the oabin dcor. "I have thus far narrated the voyage of the Peterhoff, which vessel, loaded with goods not contraband of war, and having had her papers examined and passed in London, Plymouth, and Falmouth, has been fired at and overhauled in Danish waters by the United States' steamer Alabama, by which vessel her papers were passed. On leaving St. Thomas she had the certificate of Acting Consul Mr. Ball, and never theless was overhauled just outside the port by the United States' steamer Vanderbilt. I have learnt from Mr. Lewis, the prize captain, that Captain Baldwin wished to let her go, but was compelled to take possession by exp ess orders from Admiral Wilkes. Thus, by the arbitrary conauct of this individual, a British ship proceeding from a Bri t i s h port to a noitral with a proper cargo bas been seized, and tier crew removed, by superior force, the officers and seven passengers deprived of their liberty for ten uays and guarded by armed wen. - I shall in a subsequent le ter advise you of what takes pl+icy at Key West, having written eo tar in anticipation. "S. J. ItEDGATE. "Captain U. A. Halsted, R.N., Secretary to, Lloyd it, London." CONSOLIDATED FUND cleT tto act of of £10,000,000 i s t o b e a ppli e d Parlia ment of ju s t tttle totionsteeld a sutra io , teclkutiti to the strvice of the. prts,nt. year. Mr. Hook will probably contribute to the .Etuyal Academy some pictures, the subjects of v. Mich iieve been stuuitd amongst the Scilly Islanders. One is styled " Low Tide," representing sailors mending their ne6 arra their boats, that lie upon the belch. A woman, the wile of one of the men, approaches, bea., lug a basket of pruvisions-- snits as she walks, but has left off doing so to attend to a child who has fallen beside her. Another work is styled " The bailor's Wedding;" the scene is the sea-shore; a steep bank rises up therefrom; the bride and bridegroom are walking together ; an old man is creeping up the bank ; about, ate seen preparations fora holiday. A buy slinging stones is another subject. Ditt Russi Ditt Spauil Ditt Turkit Ditt Mitt. 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