The Sun. — London, England, 1864-05-31 00:00:00

ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, Covent-mden. There will, both in this week and in next week, be five opera nights, viz., ISlonday, uesday. Thursday, Friday, and 8 aterday. Mdlle. Lucca; Madame Didiee. M. Fan e ; Signor Graz iani ; Signor Mario. THIS EVENING (Tuesday), 31 ty 31, will be performed Gounod's Opera, FAUST E MARGHERiTA. Mar. herita, Mcil ie. Pauline Lucca; Siebe , Madame Didiee ; Marta, Mdlle. Anese ; Mefisto ee, M. Faure ; Valentino, Signor GrJziani ; Wagner, Signor Tagliafice ; and Faust, Signor Mario. • Conductor, Mr. Costa. Commence at half past Eight. Pit tickets, 7s. ; amphitheatre bta is, lOs. 6d., 75., arid ss. ; amphitheatre. 28. 6d. Boxes, stalls, and tickets may be had at the box-offic • under the portico of the tnea , re, whioh is rpen from ten to five, and at the principal musicsellers' and librarians'. THEATRE' ROYAL HAY NI ARKET.— Foie Lessee and Manager, Mr, Backstone. THIS EVENING. THE BALANCE OF COMFORT. Mr. Howe and Mlss L Angel. After which, DAVID GARRICK. Messrs. Sothern, Chippendale, Buckstone, Rogers, Clark, Wealhersby, &c. 3lesaanes Snowden, Nei ly Moore, Fitzwilliam. After which, the cew Easter piece, entitled VENI:I3 AND ADONIS. Messrs. Compton, Wm. Farrell, Coe. Sze. ; Mes dames Louise Keeiey, Suc, widen. Nelly Power, Rog . ers, &c. Bill, Wright , To conclude with MRS. WHITE. Mr. Compton. Commence at 7. P OYAL LYCEUM TH EATRE. Al) Under the Sole Management of Mr. Fechter. Mr. FECHTER will perform HAMLE r THIS EVENING (TUESDAY). Claudius, Mr. Emery ; rolonius, Mr. John Brougham; Ghost, Mr. G. Jorda Firtes, Mr. C. Van Mrden atio,First Gravedigger, .H. Widdicomb ; Osric, Mr. F. Charles ; Messrs. % M'lntyre, F. Morton, Raymond, Moreland, Clifford, Edmonds, Wall bauk, Collett; Ophelia, Miss Kate Terry ; Actress, Aliss M. Remade ; and Gertrule, Miss Ka te Ter The Scenery painted by Mr. W. Telbin. Notice.—The doors open at halt-past 7, and Hamlet com mences at S. Box Office open dF,ily from Eleven o'clock till Five. R ° Y Ar Sole 1 Les:,.; li sn i a N m p an E a,,e S , S 3 ; r S Ge T o ME , A in TRE.— Trus N ENENIN ~ ' :1E CO3IEDY OF ERRORS. The Two 13 ios, by 3'_ z other Webb. ----'" 101- ,- I OK' CORSICAN BROTIIEIIS. Louis (4171FabieWerirancht, Mr. Vining; Chateau Renaud , Mr. :er Laly. To conclude with BORN TO GOOD LUCK. Paddy o.loTerly, Mr. Dominick Murray. f-',r THEA. AL, ADELPiii.— sole Pronritotor and ManaTer, Mr. B. Webster. Last Week but One of :he Gmat Tra , ediene, Miss Bateman _ _ in the character of LEAH. THIS EVENING,an apropos Sketch, SHAKESPEARE'S 201.:5E: Messrs. J. L. Toole, R. Phillips, Stephenson. Af er which, at 8, LEAH : Miss Bateman, supported by Messrs. A. Stirling, R. Phillips, Biiiington, Stuart, Eburne, Stephenson ; Mrs. Billington. To er.aclude with T iIE AREA BELLE : Messrs. J. L. Too7e, P. Bedford, A. Romer, Miss Woolgar, and Mrs. H. Lewis. Commence at 7. ISS BATEMAN.-L E A H.-'f HIS EVENING and EVERY EVENING —Miss Bateman will api..ear in her great impersonation of the Jewish ma den tti til further notice. In order o give due effect to t.ds most remarkable suoxs* of the se son, etnirety new scenery by the celebrat artists Messrs. Danson and ions, altu Thompson. New dr, ss.:s and appnntments have been Prepare* for its production.—N. is. In consequence of the pressing and numerous applications at the Box-offf.e, ar rangements have cox been made by which Seats m-y ob tained a week in Advame. ROYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. under the Management of Mr. B. WEBSTER. rowded with rank and fashion.— The highly successful new Ccm,dy, by Din Boueicault sq., every Even;ng,r. Re-engagement of those ce ebrated and popular artistes, Mr an. airs. Charles Mathew;. Amongst the artists engaged will be found the popular n,mes of Mr. Beujamin Webster, Mr. Charles Mathews. Mr. frank Matthews, Mr. J. L. Took, Mr. .1. Clarke, Mr. P-iul Bedford, Mr. F. .iobinson. Mr. Asuley ; Mrs. Chas. Mathews, Miss H rbert, Mrs Frank Matthews, Miss H. Simms, Miss A. Cottrell, Miss Fanny Josephs, Miss Patti Josephs, Miso Weatwortia, and Mrs. Stir.ing. EVER,Y EVENING, at 7, A DAY AFTER THE WEDDING. Miss Herbert. At a quarter before 8, an entirely new and ori2inal Comely in 5 acts, by Dion lioucicaulr, entitled THE FOX CHACE• Characters by Mr. Charles Mathews, Mr. Frank Matthews , Mr. J. Clarke, Air. F. Robinson, Mr. Ash ey, Mr. W. Charn,er laine ; Mrs. Chas. Mathews, Mrs. Frank Matthews, and Miss Henrietta Simms (her first ap:.;earance here). At 10, OUT OF SIGHT OUT OF MIND. Mr. Charles Mathews and Mr. Frank ilatthews. To conclude with SHAKE HANDS : Mr. J. Clarke; Miss Fanny Josephs. Commence at 7. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Manager, Mr. W. 11. Swanborough. THIS EVENING, THE SILENT SYSTEM. Followed by THE MAID OF HONOUR. Miss Ada Swanborough. Alter which, MAZOITRKA. Messrs. Honey, James, Fenton, Turner, &o. ; Marie Wilton, Simpson, &c. 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List of Pri :es with Ru les for Self - measurement, Fashion Card, and out new pam phlet, • The Tercentena r y ; or, The Three Hundredth Birthday of William Shakspear," gratis and post free. C°ALS.—The LILLES HAL L COMPANY'S COAL S. Direct from their own Collieries. Marquis' 245. per ton. D0ub1e......... 20s. per ton. Top 235 . Nut 5........ ..... 183. ~ Deep • • ..21s. „ Well screened and delivered within five miles of their De pots, Westbourne Park-road, W., and 17, South Wharf Paddington, W., and Maiden-lane, N. Best Coke Terms cash. JOHN SCOTT, Sole Agent. THE THIRD EDITION OF " THE SUN,' Containing the Latest SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, ban be had Every Evening of G. R. GLhNIE, NEWS AGENT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park. The Weather—Sun Office, May 31, 1861.1 -~- THERMOMETER. This day at Two o'clock .................... 58 Barometer-29.66. Willd—N.W.; moderate breeze, and cloudy, with rain HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS Dar. —horning, 10h. 25n.—Afternoon, 10h. 550 T°-mOttiLOW.-Morning, 11 . 0. 26:n.—Atternoon, 11h. 58m, 4.1 T 4, d, AAZA4 4,0d4 1 51, 5e • . - . l '•`-°)? -4' Q' t ~ . 44,.: • • LONDON, IiESDAY, MAY 31, 1861. -13---- - It would seem as if all fresh intelligence that ruched us was but confirmatory of the previous ecuounts relating to the intolerant demeanour of the Prussians. They are now so bent on eff4cting their purpose of despoiling Denmark, and so wrapt up in their own selfish plans, that they cannot spare a t sought for the effect that their conduct may leave on other nations. Before this war commenced few would have believed that any soldiers of an Euro pean army would have so committed themselves and cast to the winds the restraining power of the bienseances of civilisation, which are no less to be observed in camps than in courts, and which dis ttnguish and separate the men of refinement from the savage and the uncultil ated, It is very pinta' to purube these details, for we chnuot but feel that br many the doom is sealed, and ruin has overtaken them, or will speedily do so. What if things turn out in the sequel better than the most sanguine anticipations can now anticipate, the happy issue to deplorable events, and the fortunate termination t 3 disastrous occurrences will not rebuild the shat tered homestead, and recall to life the dead who have fallen victims to tyranny and rage. It is perfectly inexcusable, to say the least of it, for the Prussians to perpetrate such outrages and to pillage and plunder to such an illimitable extent the towns and villages of the places they invade. The Duke of WELLINGTON, admirable in so many respects as a general, left no example more worthy of imitation than his practice of making his troops pay for what they received from the inhabitants of the countries which they occupied or through which they passed. It would almost appear as if these modern aggres• sors had gone to war for the purpose of extermina• tion ; and, in carrying out that policy, had deter. mined upon amusing themselves with inflicting al imaginable evils, and causing the greatest possible loss and misery among the unhappy population, whose evil stars have given them into such unscru. pulous hands. The Austrians seta moro worthy ex ample, and appear to carry out in a great degree those principles of justice and sentiments of honour that should ever appertain to the ranks of a well-trained army belonging to a great nation. There must be great culpability attaching itself to all in command, from the highest to the lowest, for such enormities to take place as constantly occur in Jutland. The subordinates of any petition are always ready to re-enact the tone of their superiors, and thethief has but to use the signal for the followers to com prehend its meaning. Sometimes the non•bestowal of a command to abstain gives a tacit consent, or at all events manifests indifference to what may take place. Such hesitation and lukewarmness have often proved detrimental to the reputation, and fatal to the fortunes of invader and invaded. This has unhappily been the case in Jutland, and indeed wherever the troops of King WILLIAM have marched in their victorious career to gain glory by the triumph of the many over the few, and acquire territory at the cost of a sacrifice which all the kingdoms of the world cannot compensate for. A fame once tarnished cannot be restored to its pris tine lustre, and an influence once weakened will be long before it regains the ascendancy, if indeed it ever succeed in doing so. Among the reports that have been circulated respecting the occurrences that have annoyed and exasperated the Danes, there is mention made of a controversy that has taken place about the statue at Fredericia which is greatly prized by the Danes. This monument had been treated by the Austrians with great respect, but Marshal von WRANGEL, it is said, took upon him self to offer it to the CROWN PRINCE. His Royal Highness sent to the Austrian General to announce his wish to transmit the statue to the city of Berlin. Alarshal von GOBLENTZ did not feel bound, how ever, to accede to the request, and gave a very proper reply. He repudiced the notion that the Prussian General had a right to make such an offer in the first instance, and that he intended to respect the Danish monument. The story may not be true, but it is very likely to be so in its leading characteristics. It is typical of the difference that exists between the Prussian and Austrian mode of carrying on warfare. The Austrian commander has made it his charge to protect the monuments and works of art. It he is not sure that they will be respected he intends to take them down and send them to the Danes until the war is over. Such a course noes more notion' , to a military chief than the eclat which attends the victory of his troops. Proofs of magnanimity and acts of consideration are.always among the redeem ing features of the stern reign of iron warfare. The campaign may be an arduous one, and the carnage great on the day of engagement, but a brightening gleam may soften the scene and subdue the tints of the picture if we can trace some instance of genero sity and mark some affecting trait of benevolence. SCOTT has declared— " Oh, War, thou hast thy fierce delight, Thy gleams of joy intensely bright." The Prussians would exemplify the dark and gloomy view alone to our gaze, and it is well that all mar tial man eeavres are not conducted in a spirit kindred to theirs, or the peace-mongers would certainly have the best of it in their vehement denunciations of the whole concern as a trade of butchery, which carries devastation in its track, and has extermina tion for its motto. The prevailing sentiment of the English public was pretty plainly seen on Saturday last at the review in Hyde Park. If Prussia had any emissaries or envoys present they could not return with very glad tidings, or despatch very flattering intelligence to the Fatherland. In many ways the feeling for Denmark was manifested, and there must have been many there who learned a lesson that they did not relish. If there is one thing more than another contrary to the sentiments of the people of this country, and capable of arous ing their indignation, it is opposition, wrong, and injustice. Notwithstanding the poor account our rulers can give of our national spirit and courage as allies, it has yet to be proved if Prussia has not realised the fable of grasping the shadow and losing the substance. The whole of the Danish territory, were it ten times the size and double the value, may not bear comparison with the respect and sympathy of England. That feeling, which would have out lived change and losses, cannot be expected to sur vive the shock which the recital of the transactions in this warfare has occasioned. Although of late years some advance has been made in the right direction, the English Govern ment is conspicuous above all other Governments for the niggardly support and inefficacious en couragement which it vouchsafes to men of litera ture and science. When success has been achieved it may ccme forward to tender the tardy and valueless tribute of its approval to th e man who is then independent of its aid. In the hour of diffi culty, however, when a helping hand is invaluable, it is vain for the man of genius or enterprise to ex pect it from the Court patron or the Circumlocution official. P er haps it may be urged that s uccess is the test of merit, that " truth is great and will prevail." Undoubtedly ! The truth will p reva il, but the pioneers of that truth are too often the sacrifice before the day of triumph ultimately arrives. Examples of this lamentable fact are only too easily numbered. We are reminded of them at the present moment by a glance at Cap tein RAVERTY'S valuable labours,* in a cause far more important than that of either literature or science—namely, the good government of our Indian dependencies. Capt. RAVERTY is an Inclian officer who has distinguished himself in a very remark able manner ca a linguist. For many years he has devoted himself to the study of the language of Affghanistan, and he has, with incredible difficulty and praiseivorthy perseverance, published a dic tionary of that language the knowledge of which is io important among the Government officials in the t e a u iti nj aßuAbv. EitTThye:wccourrkascyareanadtteeosrteredctbny many able correctness of Cap scholars of Oriental tongues. Among others Dr. ALOIS SPENGER, the late Oriental translator to the Government of India,bears the following testi- * Dictionary, "Puehto•English." By Captain H. G. Raney, 3d Itegiinent Bengal N, I. I.aongmaa and Co. molly to the value of his lacours and the lued.quate support which he has received :—" Orientalists know how difficult it is, in consequence of the little interest taken by the public in such works, to find means of publishing Oriental texts. One would have thought that the English Government, which rules over 20,000,000 Affghan subjects, would from the first have taken it up, and supported his work with pleasure. One would also have thought that the civil officers would have found the need of this means of help, so that it would have been a profitable speculation for a publisher, But whoever thinks so, knows little of the condition of Indian affairs. It is enough to say, that the Pay-bill is written in English, and not in the Affghan language! Captain RAVERTY had great difficulties to contend with in getting his Grammar published, the first edition of which ap peared at Calcutta in 1856. Atter he had in vain addressed himself to the Government, he sent the MSS. to the Asiatic Society of Bengal. The Coun cil of the society made a report thereupon, and highly commended the work in the name of the society to the Government; but it persisted in its refusal." Although the Government would not aid in the pub licatioa of these works they have condescended to take a few copies. The Russian Government, how ever, have taken a far greater number, and as yet have bestowed upon the gallant lexicographer a far greater degree of practical encouragement than he has received in his own country. It is said that the majority of Russian officers and diplomatists are required to pass an examination in the Pashto language, a system which our own administrators are also beginning to adopt. Captain RATERTY has as yet issued only one half of his dictionary, the Pashto-English. The other and equally important portion is now awaiting funds to facilitate its pub lication, and it is earnestly to be hoped that such assistance will not long be wanting to enable the ndefatigable Captain to complete his very valuable :ask. In spite of the famous motto of 'Rest and be , thankful," which our ex-reformer has lately chosen for his crest, it is very seldom that a Parliamentary session is suffered to pass over without some discus sion of the important question of representative re form. It is very easy for those who have nothing to gain and perhaps much to lose by further legisla tion in the matter, to contend that the country is perfectly satisfied with what has been already achieved, and to declare that is quite unnecessary to move in the affair until there is some degree of popular agitation respecting it. It is true that the fervent enthusiasm of 1832 finds no parallel in the tranquil remonstrances of the present day ; that in stead of flaming castles and endless processions, an occasional motion in the Commons, frequently ne• gatived without a division, and a moderate profes sion of liberal views in a hustings speech, ere the most we hear of it. But there is a strong feeling on the subject nevertheless, and if we have no longer the vehement and even riotous advocacy of thirty years since, it is because the feeling is known to be so strong and so general that no politicians will openly run counter to it. Individuals may object to individual questions; the extension of the fran chise may give rise to fifty different opinions, while the Ballot, unfortunately, too commonly sees all ranks and shades of politics united against its dan gerous efficacy, but no statesman will now-a-days attempt to put himself at the head of a party witn the rallying cry of "No Reform." He would know that if he did so his chances of power would be but ee-e, a nee still slighter_ It is one of the singular features of the present day that all parties have nominally agreed in the exist ing creed of a measure which yet never comes to pass. When four different Reform Bills have been brought forward within nine years it certainly looks as thongs the representation of the country were in an unsatisfactory state. This argument is used by the author of a very moderate and sensible proposal for amending our parliamentary repre sentation. Sir FRANCIS KNOWLES, in a letter* to the Electors of the United Kingdom, reminds them that in the years from 1852 to 1860 inclusive, they had the Whig bill of 1852, the bill of Sir R. PEEL'S followers; the bill of Lord DERBY in 1859, and the bill of Lord PALMERSTON in 1860—all sub mitted to their consideration. Such being the case, and Parliamentary Reform having been re peatedly recommended in the Speech from the Throne, Sir FRA.NCIS KNOWLES thinks it a fitting time for bringing for ward his suggestion for getting the political machinery out of the dead-lock at which it appears to have arrived, between the liberality of all parties, professions, and their secret unwilling ness ior real refcrm. Sir FRANCIS is well qualified to give an opinion on the matter, having, he tells us, been a Reformer and a Free-trader when neither was the fashion, so far back as 1830, and declaring that even now he entertains no fears of the result, either of a prudent extension of the suffrage or of the ballot itself. He does not, indeed, take part in the Chartist advocacy of the rights of universal suf frage, and very simply and clearly sets forward his views on the matter. It might just as wet:, he contends, bo said that every man has a right to be Lord Chief Justice, as that he has a right to the franchise, for he has both rights upon one condition —that he be duly appointed to the office, according to law. " A man has a right to the franchise when the law of the land gives it to him, and not otherwise; and this, indeed, he admits himself by his very act of agitating, in order to obtain the enactment of such a law in his favour." It will be seen, therefore, that notwithstanding his holding what he terms advanced liberal opinions, Sir F. KNOWLES possesses that good sense and modera ration which form so valuable a counterbalance to the fervour of political agitation. He does not question the beneficial results of extreme liberal measures after a time, bat he especially dreads the transition state which is inevitably to be gone through first. We cannot, as he says, awake one morning to find such measures, laws, safely in action, and the violent agitation too often attend ing a comprehensive change is so justly dreaded and disliked that the very prospect of it, as he justly observes, drives all the timid and prudent to cling to any imperfection in our institutions rather than incur the risks of a change. Being thus a believer in the principle of an extended reform, and yet shrinking from the social convulsion necessary to put it into practice, Sir FRANCIS KNOWLES sug gests a medium course by which some of the exist ing evils might be remedied, while those other dangers he dreads might be averted. He propcsts to extend the representation wiihout lowering the own words--" rd franchise, e . franchi se , b y a d d i ng to t h e presen t b oroug h s th e population of a ll th e unrepresen t e d t owns , or i n his w hTisoe, by includingextendtlae areain it of allth e t presenthe n non represented n borough . represented towns (down to a certain limit) with out lowering the £lO qual ifi cation itself." This would certainly be a good half-way measure, and might serve to prepare the ground for a more en• larged reform. Added to our present representa tion, it would raise the electorii to about the same number as Mr. BAINES proposes to add to it. It is difficult to see what possible objection the anti-Reformers can have to snch * The Supplement to the 'Worm Act of 1832, in a Letter to the Electors of the United Kingdom, by Sir r, C. Knowles, Bart" M.A. ,Ridgway, Piccadilly. rot SUS, 140: 1 / 4 :DON, TUESDAY Ev -, 6-, MAY 21. 1864. a measure since all the tirgunients against admit- ing a lower class of electors fall to the ground. It is merely an extension of the franchise to those classes who, if they lived in Parliamentary boroughs, would have the undisputed right to vote. It does not, of course, go far enough to meet the real wants of the country. Reform could not stop here ; but, as we have said, the adoption of such a scheme would be a useful stepping-stone to larger measures, and indeed, this is the view which its advocate, himself, takes of it. lie says, Once make the £lO suffrage cover all the towns, and all future reforms become a mere question of more and less, to ba well matured and cautiously carried into effect." The Reform Act of 1832, passed as it was in the hurry and excitement of the time, was necessarily i nco mplete. The task of selecting the boroughs for enfranchisement and disfranchisement were alike invidious, and the spirit of Waiggism had undoubtedly something to do with 1113 choice. But it was never intended or supposed that the Bill was to be conclusive—that the increasing wealth and growing numbers of the unrepresented towns were to bring about no change in the dis tribution of the electoral districts. Sir F. KNoWLES calculates that his plan would raise the sma,lesi constituencies to an average of 2,300, and when it is stated that there are 120 boroughs with 1,000 and less than 1,00 electors, it must be admitted that it is high time that the representation of the country was a little more effectual. An author estimates the occupiers of houses from £lO to £5O rental at about 240,000, and as the actual borough constituencies number only 487,000, a fairer repre sentation of the opinions of the people would cer tainly be obtained by the change he recommends, which would also tend to diminish the disproportion existing between the representation of the counties and boroughs. At present they stand thus : Members. Electors. Counties l6O .. 535,788 Boroughs 338 .. 478,000 which he would alter to— Boroughs . 338 727,000 The rapid extension of the railways throughout all parts of the country remove any obstacles that might have arisen is forme: days from an amal gamation of distant towns, and a further considera tion would probably show many other advantages of the scheme. It is certainly high time that scme• thing was done, and the recent debate on Mr. BAINES' measure, together with the attention ex cited by the admirable address of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, has again brought the subject on the tapis, in spite of the exciting aspect of foreign politics. One thing is certain —to postpone legisla. tive reform until it is wrested from a reluctant Parli,ment and an irritated people, is to court that agitation which anti-reformers profess to dread, and wilfully to excite those angry and tumultuous pas sions which subvert all social order, and reader constitutional changes dangerous and difficult. Royal Italian Opera, Last evening Mezart's "Dan Giovanni" was given for the first time thip season as an "extra perform ance." The cast (nearly the same as last year) in cluded M“lile. Adelina Patti, Madame Fricci, Madame Radersdot ff, Signori Faure, Roncoci, Tamberlik—respec ively as Z rlina, Donna Anna, Donna Eivira, Don Giovanni, Masetto, and Dan Ottavio; while the Cammendatore was represented by Herr Schmid, and Leporello by Signor Scalene, a buffo new to this country, who made a successful debut on Saturday last as Dm' Bartolo. The house was crowded to the ceiling ; and never, perhaps, was Mozart's undying work received with heartier plea -1510,r0. than giv vtlenrpß— ., Tea ci dareu," (\lsdile. Adoiina Patti and M Faure); " Batti, batti" (MAP?. Patti) ; the trio of " Masques (tdadfle. Ricci, Madame Rudersdorff, and Si;;.nor Ternbaliilt) ; " Dalt vieni all finestra" (M. Faure) ; " Vedrai Civic.) (Ma demoiselle Patti; and " It mio tesoro" (Signor Tamberlik). It was Signor famberlik's first ap pearance this season ; and on no occasion has he more triumphantly shown himself the beau Ideal of Ottavio. His "Ii mio tesoro," created an unac customed sensation. Not only was it repeated by unanimous desire, but after Signor Tamberlik had sung it a second time he was again summoned before the lamps to receive an additional tribute of ap plause. Signor Scalese, who played Leporello, justified all that was said in favour of his Bartolo. Rarely has the famous scene in the cemetery, where the Statue is invited to supplr, bean more admirably acted than by this gentleman. The incidental minuet was charmingly danced by Madlle. Salvioni and M. Desplaces, and the three bands in the ball-room scene were held together by the skilful hand of M. Costa as though they bad been one. Madame Puzzi's Morning Concert, The annual concert of Madame Puzzi has always been prominent among the fashionable entertain ments of the season, and, to judga :rom the appear ance of the Hanover-square Rooms yesterdaaa it had this year lost none of its attractions. The rooms were crowded with a gaily-dressed corapanY, who appeared to be fully satitfied with the per formances. The programme was, as usual, long d f and n vaed, although it was unfortunately deprive c one of its chief attractions by the unexpected ab sence of Madame Lemmens-Sherrington from domeatio affliction. All must, of coarse, unite in deploring the cause, and the loss of the principal soprano was decidedly a matter of re g ret. Madame Parepa was, however, among t he voca lists, and sang a Neapolitan car zunet wi th all her usual expression, besides taking part in s evera l quartetts. Miss Lascelles and Miss Banks, who sang carefully and creditably, a nd were especially " Qais e st Nomo," from the successful in the duet Stabat Mater, though we mu ch question the taste that introduces music of so sacred a character in the midst of a fashionable concert. Signor Giuglini gained an unanimous encore in a charming adapta tion of one of the airs in the " Lily of Killarnus" sung for the first time io Ita lian. Signor Gardoni sang Blumenthal's popular Itomance " Le Chemin de Paradis," but we have be ard it given with better effect. Among the instrumentalists was Signor Pezze, who gave a solo of his own composition on the violoncello ; and Mr. Archer, who played two morceaux on the piano, one of which, " La roude des Elfes," was very graceful and sparkling. There were several other performers, and the concert ex tended from two o'clock until a late hour in the I afternoon. EDMUND ABOUT, t h e well known litlerateur, l was married last week to ISldlle. de Guillerville, a Nor• mandy heiress, at the Chateau de ltoucheralles, near Rouen. TAE LATE " STONE'VVALL" JACKSON.—The fol lowing letter has been A ddressed to the Hon. Mr. Mason in London, in refer ence to the proposed statue to the late General '•Stonewall" Jackson :—"Sate of Vir ginia Executive Department, Richmond, April 2.5. To the Hon. James 51. Mason.— I was most agreeal;4 surprised a few days ago by the receipt of yours of the 17th ult., in forming me that a numb er of distinguished gentlemen of England had ur,dertalten to have executed a marble statue of General Thomas J. (Stonewall) Jackson; and requesting that you may be authori sed to say that ' so far as it may rest with Virginia, the statue shall occupy a position worthy of it and the occasion.' In reply, it gives me pleacure to assure you that the most a pp ropriate spot in our beautiful grounds shall be selected for the purpose of the proposed token of a great nation's appreciation of our illustrious son. This expression of sympathy, while we yet mourn over o'er great loss, touches me deeply, and will, I know, reach the heart of every true Virginian ; and speaking for h er an d i n her name, I ask you to ten der our sincere acknowledgments to the distinguished gentlemen who have so kindly and happily conceived this han dsome and grateful tribute t o the memory of one of our bes t and bravest. and at t he sam e time one of the truest and g reatest of his race. Nobl e must have been the man who c ould have so suddenly impressed d trhateepheoispineawmheoe_se iseantasi,bsiiiiri,ieysopurrosm, &c.,ctshiegmnetdo) himself upon the sentime nts of mankind I An d glorio us c l o li m 'l m LL e l ni A7 l SMITH," LATEST INTELLIGENCE. LREUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] RECOVERY OF THE POPE, ROME, MAY 30. The Pope resumed his receptions to-day. The health of his Holiness is completely ro.esta- blished. GREECE. ATHENS, MAY 24. In to-day's sitting of the National Assembly several members put questions to the Ministry respecting some promotions recently mado and the amnesty of the insubordinate soldiers. The Assem bly passed from these questions to the order of the day. _ _ M. Delyorghi has bze❑ re-elented President of ,be Assembly. The King has left Athens today for the pro• vinces and Corfu. Libels against Count Sponneck have been found po3ted up• THE INSURRECTION IN ALGERIA, PARIS, MAY 31. Dispatches received here from Algeria mention several small engagements, General DAigny has repuls:d the insurgent tribes in the South and East. Generals Lappasset and Rose are about to attack the enemy aL Ammy and Manssa. Tranquillity continues to prevail in the province of Constantine. THE DANO-GERMAN QUESTION. COPENHAGEN, MAY 27, 7.11 P.M. The news that England and France dtmand the abolition of the London Treaty, and the separation of Holstein and South Schleswig from Denmark, is confirmed. FRANCE. PARIS, MAY 31. The Conslitelionnel of this morning publishes an article signed by M. Limayrac, which says " Prince COUZI has departed from the letter of the Paris Convention. But it is easy to understand the necessity in which he found himself placed. end that ho can let the powers regulate the fait accompli. It is espccially in the so greatly disturbed East that one may be allowed to reckon upon the wisdom of all the powers for exhausting every means of con ciliation, and not lightly kindling a flame which it would cost such great trouble to extinguish." The Portuguese consul in Paris has issued a notice, inviting statuaries to compete for the erec tion of a monument to the memory of King Dom Pedro I`v'. Five prizes—one of 11,100 f., one of 5,550 f., end three of 2,775 i. each—wile be given for the best designs. The Moniteur publishes a report, occupying four closely printed columns, addressed to the Minister of Public Instructio❑ front Viscount E. de Rouge, of the Academy of Inscriptions and Belles-Lettres, giving au account of his recent mission to Egypt. Yesterday was the 50tn anniversary of the death of the Empress Josephine, whicn took place at the Chateau of Malmaison in 1814, The journals announce the death of M. Lherbette, formerly a rather prominent member of the Chamber of Deputies. The Japanese Ambassadors had a third confe renceat the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Saturday. the object of their mission is to regulate with France certain conditions calculated to furnish new and serious guarantees for the commercial interest of France in Japan, and to assure for the tltt+ :ty of Vrt.,..chmon In thnt pact .f the extreme East. A lot of six re poises were cared for sale at the central fish market on Saturday, and were purchased at a moderate price by the cheap rating h :use keepers, who will probably serve them up under the name of sturgeon. The waters of the Seine fell within the last few days to 70 centimetres on the scale of Port-Roya . The highest point on record is that of 8 metres 70 centimetres, which the river attained in 1740. In the Rue de Charenton, to the right of the entrance to the QuiLze-Vingts Asylum, at about a yard from the ground, is a stone wail, on which is cat the the foliowing words : "On the 26th December, 1740, tt-ic river reached this stone." At that period the district forme,' an immense plain, with only a fcw constructions upon it. BOURSE, May 30.—The market continues in the most inanimate state, but with prices pretty well maintained. Terees, for the Account, are unvaried at 66f. 70e., and Mobiiier at 1,145 f. Railway Shares rather offered, and some of the lines rather lower. The market closed as follows :- 41 per Cents. 93 40 Do, eied mouth per Ceute Co. end mouth 66 65 Credit Mobilter In 6 25 ito, and month 1135 Bank shares 3390 Credit meter 1240 Roman Italian Loan 69 20 • Jo. end month 69 0 5 I Ditto Threes — New Mexican itussiah titistrian .. B2 60 ipanish Threes MI tlenw Debt Deferred - WAY 6. RI IL Cash. Account. 875 .. 872 50 Orleans .... Northern 990 - 9 . 67 50 Lyons and Medituranean 875 .. 877 50 New ditto Siuthern %%Tester"' Eastern .... ..... 3•3• Sardinian .. 365 .. 363 75 Austrian Lombard North of Spain Saragossa 565 .. 565 Ditto to Barcelona The Times' Apology to H.E. Cardinal Wiseman, We have great pleasure (says our leading contemporary, this morning), in correcting an error which occurred in our comments on Cardinal Wiseman's recent Pastoral, Doubts were there expressed as to the genuineness of a passage quoted by his Eminence from Garibaldi's letter to the Eng lish nation. A reference to the translation of the letter, which appeared in our own columns, proves that Garibaldi's words were accurately copied by the Cardinal, whose lite rary fidelity remains therefore unimpeached. The expla nation of the mistake, which we much regret, is simple enough. Two versions of the address in question found their way into the English newspapers. That which we inserted was avowedly taken from the Morning Post of the previous day, and contained the foolish expressions about the " Goddess" and " Temple" cf Reason. In that which was published by another of our contemporaries these ex pressions are wanting, and it was upon this last that we inadvertently relied in reviewing the Cardinal's denuncia tion of Garibaldi. %Ve can hardly doubt that the General himself, if he could now revise this strange rhapsody, would withdraw the offensive contrast between the idolatry of Reason and the Papacy as freely as we do the imputation on the Cardinal's good faith. Ma. COBDEN, M.P., AT CAMBRIDGE, Mr. Cobden has just p.tid a short visit to Professor Fawcett, at Cambridge. On Sunday afternoon the hon. member for Rochdale dined in the hell of Trinity College, and afterwards attended the evening service in the College Chapel. We balieve he was greatly pleased with the hearty and cordial welcome which he received from the fellows of colleges and other resident members of the University with whom he became acquainted. FATAL ( CCURRENCE. Yesterday morning a fatal accident occurred 4. ff Frith daring the Ocean race of the Royal London Yacht Club. It appeals that Mr. Charles Firth, of the firm of Benson and Firth, Blackwell, had lately purchased a yacht called the Cygnet, and left London for Gravesend for the purpose of testing its capabilities and accompanying the vessels in the race. A man named David Barrett was engaged to accompany the parV, and undertake the management of th e boat. A stiff breeze drove them rapidly down the river, and after passing through Blackwell reach the tiller was made fast by a small rope. Through some accident the rope broke away, and the tiller struck Mr. Firth with considerable violence, knocking him overboard into the river. The accident was immediately observel, but the vessel had got full way upon her, and it, appears that those on board were much alarmed that the course o f the vessel was not changed. Mr. Firth kept afloat for some minutes, but eventually sank before assistance was rendered to him. The body has not yet been found, . . Amalgamation of the Customs and Excise, TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. accept your publication of my letter de precating the duplicate and triplicate modes of Cus tom-house business, as exemplified by the circumlo- cutory system in obtaining accounts from the Inspector-General of Imports and Exports through the Treasury and Board of Trade, as at once a chal. wog° and a permission to develops the remedy—an amalgamation of the two crlices—which 1 then pro posed to glance at upon a future occasion. Allow me to premise, for the information of your readers, you doubtless being aware of the fact, that the returns of the Board of Trade are all prepared at the Custom-house; some being published after a period of a week's gestation, precisely as there pre pared, while others aro reproduced in what is thought at the West•end an improved form, elthotigh probably the public would not think so, had they the opportunity of judging botweea the You will thus soe that, in adlition to the evils nvelved in this duplicate and triplicate system, so ably exposed in your leading article, we have the further and even greater evil of delay—and delay in the publication of these sccounls often mikes the diffirence, es I need not tell you, between their being invaltp.ble and valueless—which would be at once remedied by the amalgamation of these two offices. For I assert, without f-2ar of contradiction. that were they under one control, not only would the monthly accounts of the trade and navigation of the country be published a week earlier than they now are, but the publication of the yearly blue book would be accelerated by at least three months. In proposing the amalgamation of the Accoun- tant-General's Office of Excis3 (also a st:.ti , tical eeptttnent) and the Insp2ctor General's Office of Imports and Exports with the BJard of Trade, I have not the vanity to suppose that I have hit upon any great or wonderful discovery; but, on the con trary, I am quite aware that I am merely advocat- .ng the Eppllcation of .a principle which has been twice tried within the last ten years; occa in the amalgamation of the Coastguard with the Admi ralty, and a second time in the junction of the Re gistrar of Seamen with the Board of Trade, a per fectly analogous case to that now recommended, and in both instances to the manifest advantage of public business, and to the greater economy as well as better working of two important public departments. The suggestions offered is the bringing together under one head and control the departments before named, when, instead of three offices involving "circumlocution" and delay, we should have one, which would, there can be ❑o doubt, result in an important saving of time in the def . patch of busi• ness, as well as of cost in the respective stuffs of the diffo.ent offices. Of course if it were found that there are facilities offered to public business in having a branch in the City, as is the case with the Office for the Registry of Seamen, it would be easy so to arrange that it should be handy to the Custom-house, and yet derive all the advantages from being attached to and one with the Board of Trade. The great object being the immediate publication of the monthly and annual returns as soon as rendered, and the separa tion of the statistics, as in justice to the Customs it ought to be, from the expenses entailed in the col lection of the revenue. The arrangements necessary to bring about the harmonious working of the whole are matters of detail, which would be out of place in your columns. But I may fairly state, as far as my knowhd4e goes, there is no obstacle which is not capable of eo.sy removal, could we only get the same amount of intelligence and goodwill brought to bear offici ally upon the subject that produced the great re forms of placing the Coastguard under the control of the Admiralty, and the Registrar of Seamen under that of the Board of Tiede. For can there be, as the evidence before M:. Horafali's committee generally went to show, any thing more monstrous or unjust to a great public department than to mix up the expenses of the stL tisties of the country—!heetastnistng and arranging the articles in the tariff—the collection and averag ing the prices for the computation of the real and official value's of the imports and exports, end the preparation of returns to the two Houses of P:.rlia ment—with the cost and charges of the collection of the revenue. Indeed, this la3t appeared to be a question in which the testimony of all seemed to agree; the Commissioners at Customs having themselves origi. naked it in their annual report. Then why, is the natural rejoinder, have not these reforms long ere this been brought about? Simply, I believe, from the prevalence of that spirit of red-tapeism which "grows with the growth and strengthens with the strength" of all who have been long connected with the Civil Service, leading them to regard all change with disfavour and repugnance. There is a natural tendency in the " Covenanted Service," "Stare super antiquas vias," and to look upon any deviation therefrom as revo lution, and a suggestion of the outside public as a child of the devil. Even the chairman of the Board of Customs, able and intelligent administrator as he undeniably is of that great department, and often as he has SUSY • Bested and carried out import nt and useful reforms, appears under the glamour of some spirit of " Trea miry traditionary lore," that stays his hand and paralyees the activity which has characterised him upon other occasions, when approaching this ques tion. So much is this the case that I believe there is bat one remedy, namely, that asked for in the numerous petitions presented by the Customs' clerks to Parliament, a committee of the House cf Commons, thoroughly to examine and sift the question, by calling before them men practicallj acquainted with the business of the several depart meats, and not too old to suggest as well as carry out the improvements demanded by the spirit of the times and the changes brought about by the extraordinary increase in the wealth and trade of the ccantry.—l am, sir, your obedient servant, STATIST. P.S.—By a typographical error in my previous letter "circumlocutory" was printed " circum ventory." THAMES EMBANKMENT. TO THE EDITOE. OF THE SUN. Scottish Granite Company's Offices, 36, Cannon street, London, E.C., May 30, 1864. SIR,-With reference to the letter from " Ob server" in to•day's Times as to the granite to be used in the above undertaking, I beg to state that on the 19th of January a contract was entered into with Mr:Furness, the contractor for the first por tion of the Embankment, and on the 26th of March a similar contract was entered into with Mr. Ritson, the contractor of the second portion, to supply the granite necessary for the foundations, from the celebrated quarries belonging to his Grace the Duke of Argyll, in the West of Scotland, the first cargo of which has arrived in the Thames this day. Reference having been recently made as to the quality of the stone to be used in the remaining portion of the Embankment, permit me to state, with regard to the question of durability, that this granite was selected by the Commissioners of Northern Lights in erecting the lighthouses in thv Verest of Ecatiand, by the Fishery Board for build ing the harbour of ref4e at 'the Island of Colonsay, and has also been extensively used in the Liverpool Dicks., New Westminster Bridge, the Graving Docks et Londonderry, the Glasgow Waterworks, the New Harbour Works at Greenock, and in many ' other important undertakings. I have the honour to be, sir, your obedient servant, WILLIAM WHITE, Secretary. MR, HENRY SMART'S CANTATA, to be produced at the Birmingham Festival, is " The Bride of Dunkerron." The story is taken from an Irish ballad by Crofton Croker, and has been written in its present 'pica' firm by Mr Frederick Enoch. THE RIBBON OF THE LEGION OF HONOUR has been given for literary reasons to Mr. Roche, the writer on French Grammar. Mr. Roche is settled in London, and is well known in literary and artistic circles. HERR ERNST'S CONCERT 1 postponed from yes terday till Monday next, yle d i ffurt. c. Z lr, ~i,----,,,,, HEE MAJESTY, • BALMORAL, May 23. The Queen, with her Royal Highness the Princess Louiee, went out in the morning. A deputation to present a memorial from the Chamber of COMI2IEne of Tynemouth and North Shields, for a Government grant of £250,000 to complete the harbour of refuge at the mouth of the Tyne, had an interview with the Right Hon. the President of the Board of Trade, at the office of the Board of Trade yesterday. The deputation con sisted of Mr. Rchard Hodgson, M.P., the Hon. IL G. Liddell, M.P., Sir Matthew W. Ridley, 31•P', Mr. Somerset Beaumont, M.P., and the Rght Uon• T. E. Headlam, M.P. Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-office from the Governors of British Cotumbia, Vancouver's Island, the Bahamas, the Cape of God Hope, Natal, St. Helena, and Religo land. THE COURT AT BALMORAL.—Her Majesty On ° tinut-s to enjoy herself in quiet drives in tan reigb" bourhocd of Balmoral. Though the weather has turned very chilly since the late thunder .storm, it has not deterred the royal family from enjoying out-door sports. On Mon day her Majesty drove up to Braemar to meet H.R• II . Prince Arthur, who was on his way to Balmoral by Blair gowrie. The royal carriage left early in the afternoon, and returned in the evening. Oa Tuesday her Majesty, e 4" companied by Princess Helena, Lady Churchill, with Pri cess Louise, and Prince Arthur, riding, drove by Abet' goLtie and Knocks—the riders returning, while the Ca C' ri:tge went to Bailater, and returned • by the north side of the Dee to Balmoral. Oa Wednesday morning his HOP Hrghne:is Prince Arthur w..s successful in catching a fine salmon, weighing hlbs, in a pool opposite Monaltrie. It was afterwards exhibited to the royal family, to the evident satisfaction of the young royal angler. Colonel Buldulpht and others of the court, were fishing the same day in lbe Braemar water. In the evening, her Majesty, accompanie d by the Princess Leiniugen and Princess Helena, droll through Braemar to visit the Falls of Corriemulzie and Linn of Dee, returning to Balmoral, via Old INlar-lodg e and luvercauld House, on the north side of Dee. At 111 ' vercauld House the royal party changed horses, which were in waiting from Mr. Fisher, of the Invercaul' Arms, Breather, Her Majesty looked remarkably wel l ' and appeared to enjoy the beautiful drive very much.' Aberdeen Herald. The Marquis and Marchioness Trivulzie have the Clarendon Hotel for Palk. The Marchioness of I)ownshire has issued cat'M for a dance on Friday next, to meet their Royal Highness ° the Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Illary at the family mansion in Belgrave-square, Count Roger and Vicomte de 11 Itedorte ha ve arrived at the Clarendon Hotel from Paris. Viscount and Viscountess Combermere will gil l an entertainment on tne 16th of next month, to meet their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge and Prince o Mary. Viscount and Viscountess Clinpden and HO' Blanche Noel have left Rome for Milan on their way to th e German baths. The`Bishop of Bath and Wells, with Lady Anck ° land and family, has left Grosvenor-crescent for Eissengelle STRIKES IN THE WEST.—At Exeter a strik e amcng the operatives in the building trade hag occurred, the carpenters and joiners and plasterers deman d : ing increased wages. The latter state that the rate of w , g ev i is lower than in any other Fart of the country, and that if': not sufficient to enable them to maintain themselves sa lt ' families. The employers do not appear inclined to cone edB to the demands of the men. Strikes in other towns of tb ° west have also taken place. LIVERPOOL, May 29.—Advices from Key We 9 dated the 7,h of May report that the Miriefe schooner (Ward), from Havannah, with a general egg! was captured on the 29th of April by the Federal weenie' Honeysuckle, and that the Spunkie schooner, with COttos, was captured on the Ist of May and sent to Fernandiav The Lancaster ran out of Galveston, but was chased I°l a large steamer, and had not reached Havannah on t° 7th of May. Tuu WESTERN FiSIILE.I.U.—Large quantities P r mackerel have been caught on the Garnish afl a Devonshire coasts during the past week, which have be e !. selling at a reasonable price. Th e measures adopte d n ude; the recent act if Parliament appear t o h ave h a d a 'll°'l:4 beneficial effect in the preserv a ti on an d i ncrease of a-'l°; in the Devonshire rivers, e s p ec i a ll y i n N ort h D evo n, wher e this delicious fish is expected to be plentifal and unpreee dentedly cheap. DIPLOMATIC EXPENDITURE.—A return has been compiled at the Foreign- o ffi ce s h ow i ng the tc' t° cost tf our embassies, mis s ion s , an d p o liti ca l agencica m° foreign countries in a year—namely, in the financial Y e / t ending March 31, 1863. The amount was £262,57 5 . includes a sum of £13,874 for special missions., and Lib () ; the same amount for rent, building, repairs, or furnitr ir ; These are sources Of expense that occur every year, but tv amount of course varies. GOVERNMENT ANNUITIES AND ASSURANCSB‘ BlLL,—Several new clauses have been added to tb'; bill by the Select Committee. No annuity exceeding -' a year is to be granted to any on e p erson , an d no life 0 0 ' 1 0 ences are to be for more than £lOO on the death of all 01 ;6 person, or to be made by or on behalf of a person under or over 60. In case of default or desire to surrender policy after payment of five years' premiums' the Nat i° ,4 Debt Commissioners are to pay to th e p ar t y b en eficia ,, ,''' interested a sum not less than one -thi r d o f t h e prentit paid, or if he prefer it grant a paid-up policy or an iU' diate or deferred life annuity equ i va l ent i n va l ue to the a ll ", that would have Lean r e t urne d. P o li c i es o f assurancetti% be assigned after five years' premiums have been paic l 9, b e ti f the National Debt Co mm i ss i oners are not t o b e affected notice of any trust. Regulations may be made for le ° : e1 0 ing and making p a ym en t s a t th e p os t- o ffi ces or the sa° ll3 'be banks. Fresh t a bl es f or annu iti es an d assurances are t° o constructed. If payment of a policy is refused hi ' us Commissioners, proceedings may be taken against 000 a county court. 1 ; e jaCe SIR ROWLAND HlLL.—Yesterday, in corap- : with a numerously and influential signed rLe 5 O - 1 don, a townsmen's meeting of the inhabitants of Live rl3 .4 was held in St. George's-hall, to consiOer the advisah"' a of a more liberal recognition of the services of Sir Rowl ° t l3 O Hill in connecti on w i t h th © su bj ec t o f pos t a l re f or m• kf e , speeches from several influential merchants and tracleati''4 an address wa s vo t e d t o Si r R ow l an d, an d i t wa s ree oll l - that a memorial, signed by his worship the mayor on bah 8' of the municipality, be forwarded to Lord Palmerston, 'O, questing his lordship, on behalf of her Majesty's G°,i.ver ment, to propose to the H ouse o f C ommons that a iw . , -r j grant from the public exchequ e r b e m a d e to Sir R° v7l ,%a for his eminent services in originating and bringing "" i 0 success.ul operation his plans for postal reform. I t *c a d further resolved that a subscription be at once corame l3 : o , in Liverpool as an expression of appreciation of his serl'i ° the maximum subscription to be £2 2s. ,„ e p DEATH OF COLONAL TORRENS. — We have I. , cord the death of Colonel Torrens, which occurred on 'ft'or turday last. The deceased was known many years eg ° , o - 0 his works on political economy and similar subjects. gallant colonel had attained his 84th year. FATAL ACCIDENT AT BLEACH IVORICS' --- , 0 1) Friday a fearful accident took place a t Fi rw ood 131e Arj o Works, near Bolton, which result e d i n t h e d eat h of Rollinson, aged 35, wife of Thomas Rollinson, millwrtO gO The deceased was employed as a stitcher, and having °o ' into the dyehouse for some soap, whilst in the act Of re i l iels ing it her clothes were caught by a h or i zon t a l shaft vig e es o projected about one foot from the wall. Her body 151 1! whirled round by the shaft, between it and the WO' for' all her clothes were torn off. The woman, who w as std fully mutilated, was removed home alive, and naeoli° called in, but she died about two hours afterwards. hap BRITISH COLUMBIAN GOLD FIELDS.—T" SP - it wap district is now regarded as v e ry promisi p g:tive is called the' poor man's diggings," b e i ng more 1 0r- 0 0 0 than Cariboo for a poor man. The British Columbian OO that with the rudest implements an industrious rau°,oll there average 5 dols. a day, and can live upon 1 stock and farming country this is said to be unalga''';, British Columbia. The name paper states that °'; it to Frazer, five miles above Lytton, some 30 or 40 la d „ engaged in mini: , g, and making over 20 dols. a d a y hand. The red skins discovered a rich spot, and as E t off It became known to the Chinese they began to ot 3 ;10 0 claims, showing their licences as authozity for the itittloot and giving the aborigines to understand that the , ' te d leave, The latter entertain the most supreme, c°l3 „ for John Chinaman and were about to resort to arT,,OO upon consideration they went to Judge Ball , got 'l4' themselves, and have become free miners. iS il BANK OF ENGLAND NOTES IN SCOTLA' ° ' poe e. J. Hay's Bill, which has now been printed, pr°'l,lol3 to provide that the Bank of England may e. 60 par branches in Edinburgh and Glasgow, and issue 1,10`,,,,,e1A able at those branches ; and that, whethe r such bratee7c9ftet established or not, Bank of England !Dies shall 11 OI A be a legal tender in Scotland as they a re in Engiandtdsevoati as the Bank of England shall continue to paY their notes in legal coin. " • NEW HISTORY OF THE AMERICA, , e d io Lieut,-Col. Fletcher, of the Fusil ier Guards, is rugloiog preparing a hietory of the presen t American war in down the events to the aatumnvi 1863.