The Sun. — London, England, 1863-04-24 00:00:00

HE AT R E-ROY AL, DRURY-LANE.-- ``Order." Turning i n th e di rect i oo o f th e S pea k er Lessee and Manager, Mr. Edmund Falconer. —" I want to know," quietly remarks Mr. ROE F. r the Benefit of Miss Lydia Thompson. THIS EVENING, April 24, for the 363 d time in London. I BUCK, " where lam out of order." Whereupon— PEEP O'DAY. Mea rs. Henry Lorraine, W,lter Lacy, C.' the House " Cheers.' Lo u d er " Cheers" however Verner. Addison, J. Graham. G. Spencer, T. Neville, &c. ; ~ Misses Cleveland, Clara Weston, M. Hudson, &c. To conclude with MAGI(' TOYS. Valentine, mt , s Lydia 1 than any of those which were so frequently elicited Thompson. by the burning words uttered last night by Mr. ROEBUCK in the English House of Commons—loudest of all the Cheers from the earnest throng of mem bers wbo were listening to him, yesterday with manifest delight—were those called forth by his in dignant reference to Mr. ADAMS, the American Ambassador to the Court of St. James's as occupy ing virtually at this moment the anomalous position of " Minister for Commerce " here in England ! The derisive cheering of the House of Commons marking at once, the instant recog nition by the:members generally, of the perfect j ust • ness of Mr. ROEBUCK'S taunt. Nor, by the way, would it, we may be sure, have tended to hush the words of Mr. ROEBUCK or the respondent Cheers of the House, could he and they the next instant have heard echoed mysteriouslyto them from the House of Lords, the no less (perhaps we should say, the still I more) energetic expressions of indignation with which the noble Earl the Foreign Secretary was at that very same time, in " that other place," reprobat ing (as Lord RUSSELL can reprobate when he pleases!) the late extraordinary conduct of the Ame rican Ambassador here in London. " There could be no doubt," Earl RUSSELL was then remarking in the House of Lords, " that the conduct of Mr. ADAMS had been entirely unwarrantable. However," continued the Foreign Secretary, he (Earl RUSSELL) "should not think of complaining to Mr. ADAMS. He would bring his conduct before the consideration of the United States Government. It was for them to say in what manner such an act should be visited." Commence at Y. T HEATEE-ROY AL, HAYMARKET. Lessee, Mr. ,7. B. Rtickstone. Tuts EVENING, STILL WATERS RUN DEEP. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Wigan, Mr. W. Farren, Mr. Chippen dale, and Miss Louisa Ang,e . After which, an apropos Dramatic Sketch, introducing a Panorama of the Tour of the Prince of Wales in the East. To conclude with BORROWING A HUSBAND. Pamela Miss Maria Barris. Commerce at 7. THEATRE -ROYAL LYCEUM OPEN, under the Sole Management of Mr. PECHTER. THIS EVENING, at 7, to commence with an Orlinal Sketch, entitled A SUDDEN ATTACK. Messrs. Shore, Garden, if. Widdicomb, M:ss lienrade, and Mrs. Lee. Alter which, at a Quarter to Eight, a New Romantic Drama, in Three Acts, and Pr31.02 - ,ue, entitled THE DUKE'S MOTTO, by Paul Peval and John Brougham. 'the principal character will be sustained by Mr. Pechter, supported by Messrs. J. G. Shore, G. Jordan, J. Brougn am, Ff. tt iddbombe, F. Charles, Garden, Raymond, Dawson ; Misses Carlotta Leclercq, Kate Terry, E. Lavenue, and E/sworthy. _ _ " Cheers," at this too—even in the usually staid and decorous House of Peers. Returning, however, to the House of Com mons and to Mr, ROEBUCK, the latter thus forcibly summed up what it was, precisely, that he was desirous of asking from the noble lord at the head of the Government. "The noble lord," he said, " has shown himself hitherto the friend of the honour, the dignity, and the prosperity of England. He never showed that more," continued Mr. ROEBUCK, "than in his conduct as the head of the Administration in the cir cumstances of the Trent. We have been subjected [since then] to every species of violent language— not of insinuations, but of accusations. We were threatened with war, and King Cotton was to be the power to reduce us. Well, King Cotton tried his power and has failed! We then resented an act which was flagrant, insolent, and overbear ing—we called them to account, and they truckled in their answer ! Well, sir, now again another insult is given, and by the conduct of the same man who perpetrated that deed with respect to the Trent." Having recapitulated then the cir cumstances with which we are all of us by this time, unhappily, only too painfully familiar—the English Tribune thus put his closing inquiry thereupon point-blank to the House, to the Noble Lord, and to the Government. "Now, sir," he said, "I would put it to the noble lord, who has hitherto shown himself alive to the dignity and honour of England, and would ask whether the Government, of which he is the head, has come to any determination on this matter, and if he has come to any determination, whether the noble lord will tell Parliament now what that determination is. Sir, I know the con sequences of the action which he may take. It may lead to war ; and I, sir, speaking here for the English people, am prepared for was . Aye, and that language may strike the heart of the Peace Party in this house, but it will strike the heart of the insolent people who govern America now: and we shall have justice done to the honour and dignity of England, and the commerce of this country will no longer be subjected to the overbear ing and domineering insolence of an upstart race—(CHEERS)." To this—the reply vouchsafed by the Prime Minister was, almost as a matter of course, under the circumstances, remarkable merely for its brevity and reticence. It will have to be answered, however, and that quite plainly, one way or the other, a very little later on. Last night, in point of fact, the answer simply was evaded and postponed. It will, however, sooner or later, have to be given, we repeat: and upon its purport may probably depend the fate of the present Government. I Last night Lord PALMERSTON proposed the grant of £50,000 towards the expense of erecting a suitable memorial to the late Prince Consort. The noble lord began by alluding in touching terms to the irreparable loss which the nation has sustained by hi 3 premature decease. He then went on to state that every one felt "it was an occasion on which it would be becoming, both for the satisfaction of the public feeling and as a tribute of respect to the Sovereign, that some permanent and substantial memorial shou'd be erected to commemorate the virtues of the man whom we i had lost." Lord PALMERSTON then gave a brief outline of the arrangements concerning this memo rial. It was intended from the first by her Ma jesty's Government not to leave the commemoration of a great national loss entirely to the result of private contributions. They believed that, besides Ithat testimony from individuals, it was fitting that Parliament should offer something of a more national character. Various events had arisen which had prevented in many quarters so large a sum being obtained as whs at first expected. The magnificent public generosity which had in a great measure supported the workpeople of Lancashire was one important reason that ho might cite. The noble lord then expressed himself in eloquent terms concerning the practice of monuments. He said that they answered a double purpose, since they not only gratified the feelings of those who were contemporaries of the individual thus honoured, but they also served as landmarks to future generations. In that twofold capacity no one more deserved to have his name recorded and his memory honoured than did Prince ALBERT. He concluded by saying that he was sure hon. members would consider the vote one worthy of that house to concede} to. They had to c ons id er their SOVEREIGN to whom her people looked w i t h such deep attachment, and that house could national dn i e o v n e a r l prove itself a more fitting exponent ot . the sentiments than when it sanctioned a pro posal like the present one. He believed that if they now granted the sum he asked for, "it would be amply sufficient to erect a memorial that would be worthy of the nation, and do adequate honour to the memory of the PRINCE CONSORT, while it would be soothing to the feelings of those to whom the house and the country were wishful to do honour." Mr. DISRAELI said that he considered the Government had taken a judici • ous wane in the matter, which was one that was not free from embarrassment. He thought that the ministers had come forward and appealed to the 1 common sense of the house to terminate a state of things thatlhad become from unforeseen circum stances, one of awkwardness. The right hon. gentleman said that there could be no doubt as to the real sympathy that pervaded the length and breadth of the land, on the occurrence of the death of the PRINCE CONSORT.. Much confusion Acting-Manager, Mr. H. T3arnett. R OYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE Lessem Y ess:s. Lindm and Vining - . THIS EVENING the drama of AURORA FLOYD. 111Da Amy Sedg,wick.lnigs Hendersm4, and Mrs. Simpson Messrs. Roxby, G. Melville, G. Belmore, C. Seyton, Wallace, and Cathcart. After which, KILLING TIME. Mr. Ge:". Vining, Mr. C Seyton, and miss Amy Sedgwick. To conclude with a new Ns hirnsical Extravaganza, entitled BEAUTIFUL HA IDE E ; or The Sea Nymph and the Sallee Rovers. Misses M. Oliver, Helen Howard, Hudspeth, Tien dersen, and Murray. Messrs. C. Seyton, G. Belmore, Fitz .iames, Moreland, and Cockeriii. NEW THFATRE-R0 VAL, ADELPHI, , sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. THIS EVENING, DOMESTIC ECONOMY. Mr. J. L. Toole, Miss Kate Kelly, Miss A. Seaman. and Miss Stok After which, at Eight o'clock, AURORA FLOYD. Miss Avonia Jones, Mice Simms, Mrs. Billington ; Mr. Benj. Webster, Mr. Paul . Bedford, Mr. R. Philli ps, Mr. Billington, Mr. Stuart, Mr. Sefton, Mr. Romer, Mr. C. J. Smith. Commence at 7. rinHE THIRD EDITION OF THE SUN," A. containing the Latest SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, can be had Every Evening of G. R. GLENIE, NEWS AGENT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park. The Weather—Sun Office, April 24, 1863. THERMOMETER. Highest since Noon yesterday .. 55 Lowest during the night This day at Noon 5O Wind—N.W. ; moderate, with fine weather. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tins DAY.—Morning, sh. 45m.—Afternoon, 6h. sm. To-monßow.-Morning, 6h. 29m.—Afternoon, 6a. 50m. z'. -t• " 4 16.0 y % R, ‘, 4 •4l4rimy,„,,P' ; ‘ , b, 144.1 - xvi 43 ,1 tr, LONDON, FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 1863. Mr. ROEBUCK has yet once again nobly vindi cated his right to the title of—A Tribune of the English People. As such, distinctly, he spoke last evening from the floor of the House of Commons . The occasion, though one wholly different in its character, was, to all intents and purposes, quite as memorable and quite as important, of its kind, as that other, upon which the hon. and learned gentle man, in the midst of the many frightful disasters at tendant upon the first outbreak of the Russian war, " won golden opinions from all sorts of men" by his chivalrous interposition in behalf of our gallant but neglected soldiery. What yesterday excited, —reasonably enough we will say at once—the patriotic ire of this ardent Englishman, was the long since all too flagrant fact of those unprovoked insults and gratuitous outrages which the Federal Government collectively, and one of the Federal Admirals (the notorious W ILKES) indivi dually, have now during many months past been offering repeatedly to the banner of England upon the high seas. Language expressive of scorn and indignation could not have been stronger than that used by the hon. and learned gentleman last evening when referring to these same facts as facts perfectly well known to all those who heard him. As could alone have been expected from that great assembly of Englishmen, the words uttered by Mr. ROEBUCK raterday in the House of Commons, were received there with no merely ordinary ex pressions of approval, they were welcomed, sentence after sentence, with reiterated bursts of acclamation. What the words were that thus elicited the ringing cheers of the British House of Commons, it is worth while examining into very carefully. Like a wily old master of fence, as he is, the " Veteran Viscount" tried more than once to hush up this inconveniently outspoken Hotspur of Debate. Lord PALMER STON, in fact, strove to prevent what to him self, as Premier, doubtless appeared excessively rash, and what might prove, according to his view, diplomatically embarrassing —by answering Mr. ROEBUCK'S Question actually before it was Asked ! Whereupon Mr. ROEBUCK—wilier even in his blunt ontspeaking than the arch diplomatist who was striving thus to twist the foil out of his grasp at the first instant of its being crossed with his own—Mr. ROEBUCK, we say, interposing—with a whimsically opportune remembrance evidently of the familiar adage asserting that " old birds are not to be caught with chaff"—exclaimed "No, no. I know the noble lord is an older man than I am. Still, old as he is, he won't take me in in that way." At which —naturally—there came an explosion of laughter from the House. Peeling strongly, as a loyal subject, as a patriotic citizen, as a member of the House of Commons, as an Englishman, Mr. ROEBUCK not only spoke, but spoke right out. In one sufficient phrase, be it said, that—feeling strongly, he spoke as he felt. Alluding, in the first place, to the hopes he himself, in common with so many others, had long cherished in regard to the future, the social and political future, o p en ing up before th e A merican people, he said :—" I thought that they entered into that experiment [of self-government] in a way which mankind had never before seen, and that, if fortune should prevail, it would be shown that men had proved Worthy of governing themselves. When, there fore," continued the hon. and learned member for Sheffield, " the news came that that great experi ment was at an end—for it is at an end—l say at once my heart failed me, for then I was compelled to acknowledge that men, under the most favour able circumstances, had proved themselves un worthy of government by themselves. That," added Mr. ROEBUCK, " was my f ee li ng, and then my feel ings were in favour of the North. But, as time went on, their conduct was such—their whole conduct proved them not only unfit for the government of themselves, but unfit for the courtesies and for the community of the civilised world ! " Tolerably plain language that, we should say ! Language uttered, no longer since than last evening, and in no obscurer arena than within the walls of the Commons House of Parliament ! Ard how received ?it may be asked, in Europe and in America: how received ( w h e n uttered) by the English House of Commons ? H ow ? Mark this ! One or two cries of "Oh, oh," are heard (we know whence !)—answered im mediately—in what way ?—" by Cheers !" Listen- ing only to those feeble interruptions, "Oh, yes, s h. , ) , cried out Mr. Rote:llPN( upon the instant, " I know that there are degenerate Englishmen who do take the part Of the North again.it their own country ; an d whenever a matter comes into collisiiin between America and England their voices are raised on the side of America." The stinging truthfulness of which scornful allu '''Ut"l to Somebody—don't we all wonder very much who is the name of fortune that Somebody could /3 ` 4"313 ` 11 ' 19 —called forth front a sympathising Somebody alit,, set evtning, a b is telicd,l cry of THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 24, 1863. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (RETJTER'S TELEGRAMS.) AMERICA. REPORTED REPULSE OF THE FEDERAL FLEET BEFORE CHARLESTON. TERRIBLE BATTLE BETWEEN THE LAND FORCES, NEW YORK, APRIL 11 (Evening). (Per Nova Scotian.) The Cincinnati papers state that late Southern journals bad been received in Nashville, containing news to the effect that the Federal ironclads had been repulsed from before Charleston, and that a terrible battle between the land forces was pro gressing within sight of the city, saying th a t th e peop l e The Richmond Ilthig contains Ch ar l es t on de at th e resu l t of a s p n a d t e t h r e a s o , p d s a t w e d e r t e h e inB t h h i g i n h s t. spirits, yesterday's fight. The Keokuk is certainly sunk. The fighting was chiefly at a distance of 900 yards, and the Monitors cannot pass Fort Sumter without coming within 500 yards. An impression prevails that the enemy will re new the attack after repairing damages. Seven Monitors are still off the harbour. The machine for the removal of the torpedoes floated ashore, and was captured by the Confederates. A despatch from Charleston, dated 9th morn ing, reports all quiet. The Monitors were still in sight. Pieces of the Keokuk have floated ashore. An impression prevails that the slaughter on board that vessel was terrible. General Grant went to Vicksburg in person under a flag of truce on the 4th inst. His mission is unknown. The British ship Surprise, and the British schooners John Williams, Florence Nightingale, and Brothers, have been captured. A large meeting of Union Leagues was held to day on Union-square, it being the anniversary of the firing on Fort Sumter. NEW YORK, Arm 11, EVENING. (Per Nova Scotian.) Money abundant. Gold 521 premium. Exchange on London Bankers' bills, 166. Stocks dull. New York Central, 114. Illi no i s , 881. Erie, 761. 5 p er Cent. United States B o nds, 97i ; 6 per Cents,, 104. had arisen in the desire felt by the provincial towns to evince their sense of the national loss without awaiting the general decision or co-operating with the plans laid down in the metropolis. In refering to the personal characteristics of the late Prince, Mr. DISRAELI said that he was a man who combined qualities that were often con sidered incompatible—namely, contemplation and action. He was distinguished alike for profundity of thought and quickness of organisation. The country began by this time to appreciate more of the real character of him whom they had lost than they - had done at first; and, indeed, something of the influence of posterity was now mingled with our retrospective glance at his career. Mr. DISRAELI then adverted to the speech of Mr. CONINGHAM, and said that he did not agree with that gentleman•a view on the subject in naming a " purpose of utility" as the object of the subscrip tions. That meant some particular feature in the PitiswE's career that they might wish to illustrate, but a public memorial which the House and the country expected to erect should be of an universal and complete character. It should resemble his own character in the beauty and harmony of its proportions, and in the appro priateness of the ornament, and it should appeal to the general sentiments of the country, and, as it were, represent, as far as art can represent, the cha racter and remembrance of the living man, so that those who come after us, as the noble lord observed, may see something which they may receive of in struction and encouragement ; it should be some thing significant, direct, and choice, not indirect and in reference to some narrow-minded prin ciple of utility, referring merely to some frag mentary portion of his life and acts ; it should above all things be direct as well as appropri ate, so that those who who come after us may say, ' This is the type and the testimony of a sublime life and a transcendent career, and thus they were recognised by a grateful and admiring nation.' After some further remarks the vote was agreed to, and it may therefore be trusted that this grand national undertaking will soon be completed in a manner creditable alike to the memory of the man it seeks to honour and the people who are willing to place his record among their chronicle of the departed worthies of the State. From what has appeared in the description of the design it seems likely to prove generally satisfactory. In some explanatory remarks which Mr. GILBERT SCOTT has written on the subject, he mentions several interesting facts, among which appears conspicuous the mention that Prince ALBERT him self approved of the erection of a Gothic style of memorial in Hyde-park, when there was a discus sion on the relative merits of the Guards Crimean Memorial. Taking everything into consideration, we have ample reason to be satisfied with the pre sent plans laid down for observance by the corn mittee regulating the Prince Consort Memorial, and the "Eleanor Cross" which has been fixed upon is a fitting suggestion in many points of view. It bears the stamp of old association, which is in itself a recommendation to the tastes and sympa thies of those whom Mr. DISRAELI appropriately described last night as "a proud and ancient people." Let us trust, then, that this work will be happily completed, and remain a lasting tes timony to future generations of the respect which attended the life, and the regret that accom panied the death of one who did his utmost in the short day of human trial that precedes the night when no man can work. The closing period of earthly existence can hardly come more suddenly to any man than it did to the late Prince Consort. But while the dead rest from their labours, the living may appreciate their work, and this is eminently the case with him whom we now seek to honour. It has been truly declared— " That those bright laurels ne'er shall fade with years, Whose leaves are watered by a nation's tears." And the respect and reverence which enshrine the memory of the Prince Consort are the most lasting and imperishable proofs of his name being handed down to posterity as one of those illustrious men whom a nation has delighted to honour. 'The de- cision of the House will be ratified by the approval of the country, and the Sovereign may reflect in her hours of sorrow that, if taken too soon from his family and friends, her lamented consort has not departed before his worth was appreciated, and his character comprehended by the mighty people over whom she reigns. Monuments are " fruitless wreaths of fame" unless they typify a feeling and represent a prin ciple, but the memorial to be raised in Hyde-park will not be an empty or an insignificant affair. Near to where the Prince in the prime of life and the fruition of his plans, witnessed the opening of the Great Exhibition, will be reared the solemn witness of his departure from the busy scenes and brilliant pageants among which he took a prominent place. This will be a warning to those who look on so to employ their opportunities, and exert their energies that when the superficial has passed away, some- ping Sterling may remain to influence and interest the generation that succeed them. It is not the glories of birth and state, or the power of the sceptre and crown that can attract esteem or command homage, but the qualities of the indi vidual that appear through the trappings of royalty, and are revealed amid the artificial life of courts [t is, inasmuch as Englishmen have recognised hese higher attributes in the character of the de- parted Prince, that the Memorial now about to be erected to his honour is precious and praiseworthy. The QUEEN and her children may regard it m ith ust pride, since it is the spontaneous offering of a nation's goodwill, and those strangers from afar, who visit our shores, may pause to contemplate the memento that we have raised to the memory of one who, with no definite position or recognised respon- sibilities of his own, made for himself a glorious vocation as the worthy husband of our Queen, and " Noble father of our Kings to be." Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince Alfred, and Prince Louis of Hesse visited the Exhibition of the Old Society of Water Colours, Pall mall, this morning. The Duke of Somerset, First Lord of the Admi ralty, held a levee yesterday, which was well attended. The funeral of Field-Marshal Lord Seaton took place at Newton Ferrers, near Yealmpton, Devon shire, this day. The ceremony was private. Lady Molesworth entertained at dinner last evening, at her residence, Eatoa-place, their Royal High nesses the Comte de Paris and the Duo de Chartres, the Duke of St. Albans, his Excellency the Italian Minister, &c The marriage of Major the Hon. Charles - Vircmyss Thesiger, second son of Lord and Lads Chelmsford, with Miss Charlotte, daughter of the Hon. George Handcock, and niece to Lord Castlemaine, was solemnied yesterday at St. George's, Hanover-square, in the presence of a numerous circle of the relations and friends of the two families. ELECTION OF A COMMON COUNCILMAN.— & ward mote was held yesterday afternoon in the vestry room of St. Magnus Church, Upper Thames-street, for the election of a common councilman for tho ward of Bridge, in the place of Mr. James Low. deceased. Mr. Alderman Abbiss took the chair. I here were three candidates pro posed for the vacant office, namely, Mr. George Pay, Mr. Charles Muspratt, and Mr. John Thomas Moss. A show olfealacearnigwdsittswhaansataken, and Mr. Pay was elected, the other candidates declining to demand a poll. Mr. Pay, in ex pressing lite. a cknowledgments, strongly condemned the pith w o n ast t he h te s atvi p od a id r i t of Sir George Grey to interfere with the rights privileges of the citizens. A vote of condo lence dear represented r f e a s ra m il t y e d o t f h ethe ward lat e in M t r h . e cLow— who,orpo ration upwards of 30 years---waa unanimously passed, IT AL Y. REPLY OF THE ITALIAN GOVERNMENT TO THE FRENCH NOTE ON POLISH AFFAIRS. TURIN, APRIL 24 The reply of the Italian Government to the French note on the affairs of Poland has been despatched to Paris. It is said that the reply, although expressing a desire that the support of Italy may co-operate with good effect in the steps taken by France, insist, nevertheless, on the liberty of action demanded to her special political position. THE POLISH INSURRECTION. THORN, APRIL 23. An engagement between the insurgents and the Russian troops has taken place near Meyszkow. Two bridges upon the Warsaw and Vienna RA way have been rendered impassable. Severe fighting has occurred at Radomsko. THORN, APRIL 22. An Imperial ukase has been published, ordering a general levy in the seven Governments bordering on the Polish provinces now incorporated with Russia. Each Government is to furnish 8,000 men. SPAIN. MADRID, APRIL 22, Evening. In to-day's sitting of the Congress, Signor Sala verria, while defending his administration of the Ministry of Finance, admitted having contracted a loan of 600 m illi ons o f reals , with the Bank of De posit, upon the guarantee of the bonds given by the purchasers of State domains. The Ministry stated in the Chamber to-day tha did not intend to dissolve the Cortes. FRANCE. PARIS, APRIL 24. Le Pays announces this morning, we are glad to see, the fact that a sensible improvement has mani fested itself since yesterday morning in the state of health of Admiral Hamelin. BOURSE, April 23.—The market has had a ra ther bett er t one , an d the busine ss d one, although at 69f. 60c. C r edit , n r o h t ree v s e , r f y oi. c t o h n e s A id e e c r o a u b n le t: areehonwows a slight adv ance . Mobili er fi rm . The Railway Share Market has been qui e t, b u t pr i c es in general we ll ma i ntained. it Stock per C b e e n c t a s me offered.. 97 ...... Italian Loan towards the e n d, an d pr i ces receded, the market closing as follow s : —home D e bt —7l CO Do. end mon th.... —i— Do. end mont h — 3 per C en t s Do. end m on th.... 69 40 I Do. end month — Credit Mobilier.... 14'27 50 ' Russian O. end month...J-1'25 Austrian Bank Shares 3375 Spanish Three s .... 52 50 Credit Foncier 1485 RA ILWAYB. Cash. Account. Orleans lO2O .. 1020 Northern 1047 50 .. 1045 New ditto - . .. --- --- Lyons and Mediterranean 116 u .. 1162 50 Geneva.. 442 50 .. 446 25 Southern .. 777 50 .. 775 Western Eastern .... Sardinian Austrian Lorr.bard North of Spain Saragossa .. 75- .. 755 Ditto to Barcelona LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACKET COMPANY V. THE QUEEN. The Attorr ey-Gen2ral occupied the court the whole of the morning, when his arguments in this case, which was brought for the recovery of a large sun) of money which the company say they are enitled to under their contract. The company undertook to convey the mails twice a month between Southampton and Sydney for seven months. A number of voyages had been made, but to the vessel despatched by the Postmaster-General on Feb. 19, a delay was occasioned, and the plaintiffs say it was no fault of theirs. The vessel ought to have arrived on April 17, but she did not arrive till May 4. There was a clause in the contract indemnifying the company against loss; and under that clause the company made a claim for £15,000, which the Government refused to pay. Tho case is entirely devoid of public interest, and ap. peered likely to occupy the court the whole of the day. COURT OF PROBATE. (Before the Judge Ordinary.) RAMER V. BRADDICX. In this case the will of Mr. Hamer, late a publican in the Edgware. road, was sought to be established. The testator made his will, by which he made over the whole of his pro perty to Mr. Braddick, who was an inspector in the Metro • politan Police Forc e , en ti re l y shutt i ng out his (testat or ' s ) wife from all benefit, and the ground for so doing was that she was a parson of ill - regulated habits. The application was opposed by his wife. The Cologne Gazette attributes to the King of Sweden the following words. Having been asked some weeks ago what assistance Sweden could offer to France in case of war with Russia, King Charles XV. replied, " Let two French vessels enter the Baltic and I will be there with 100 000 men." Importing Tea without colour on the leaf pre- vents the Chinese passing off inferior leaves as in the usual kinds. Hornitnan's Tea is uncoloured, therefore, always good alike, Sold in packets by 2.280 agents. ,‘ Os-• = r hp. te at Crilt4 HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, April 23. The Queen, accompanied by the Prince of Wales, walked and drove in the grounds this morning. Earl Russell, the Right Hon. B. Disraeli, and Rear-Admiral Seymour arrived at the Castle yes terday. Earl Russell had an audience of the Queen. A deputation from the Court of Assistants of the Bakers' Company upon the Bakehouses Regulation Bill, consisting of Mr. Morison, Mr. Webster, Mr. Wightman, Mr. Henley Smith, Mr. Webber, and Mr. Henley Grove Smith, clerk, transacted busi ness yesterday at the Home-office. A Committee of her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council held a meeting yesterday in the council chamber, and concluded the hearing of peti tions in the matter of the Dut ham University Act, 1861, and of the ordinances made or proposed by the commissioners thereby appointed. Despatches were sent yesterday from the Colonial office to the Governors of Canada and of the settle. meats on the West Coast of Africa. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, "GUGLIELMO TELL." Last evening " Wiiiiam Tell" was produced for the first time this season, and with all that gran deur and completeness which have so deservedly stamped its performance as one of the most signal achievements of the theatre. The band, the chorus, the mise en scene, and much of its special execution still sustain the memorable impression of its revival two years since, and raise a doubt whether this opera, the greatest work of a great composer, was ever rendered on the whole so perfectly under any other roof. The chorus was especially ad mirable, and among its many opportunities in this broadly-constructed work lett no point of merit untouched—from the lovely chant of the shepherds in the second act to the kind ling vigour and character of the music of the Meeting of the Cantons, the culminating burst of which, "All armi," was one of the most electrical that we ever remember to have heard. The band also was superb, and gave the overture particularly with a discriminating energy which could not fail of a re-demand. M. Faure was again the Tell, a character which he sings and acts with a perfection that removes it from all comparison at present; and Herr Formes was again the Walter, and lent the unequalled aid of his rugged bearing and noble voice to the trio of the second act. Two novelties contributed to the attraction of the evening —the first appearance of Ma.dlle. Marie Battu, in the character of Mathilde, and the debut of Signor Caffieri in the character of Arnold. The pleasing voice, the careful method, and the agree able appearance of the young lady, have lost none of the good effect which they produced in the past season, and served to sustain her through the ordeal of Mathilde with considerable efficiency. Her " Selva Opaco" especially was a very pleasing effort. The severer test of the gentleman was scarcely so decisive. To assume the greatest cha racter of one of the greatest of living singers will be thought by many a boldness that only the very highest talent could justify. It is but due to Signor Caffieri to say he was not insensible to such a fact, and displayed a nervousness at the attempt, which probably deprived him of half of his power. His voice is high and resonant, and he exerts it with much energy, but with a tendency to excess, which, presuming it was caused by a first appear ance, compels us to defer to another hearing any opinion of his claims, whether lyric or histrionic The house was very fall, and the general satisfac tion very great. On Tuesday next a grand festival entertainment will be given at this theatre, by command of ber Majesty, on which occasion their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales will be present. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. LUCREZIA BORGIA. Titiens resumed, last evening, one of her most perfect and attractive characters, and with no abatement of the power which has made it so ex clusively her own. Every great quality which denotes her—force, dignity, rage, pathos, find the amplest scope and purpose in the vehement strug gles and terrible passions of the guilty but com manding Princess; and not the least of their ex pressions was left unrealised last night, from the delightful tenderness of her "come e hello," and the maternal fervour of the " Ama tna madre," to the indignant and fearful fury of the grand denuncia • tion, " 0 to bada." Throughout the mabterly second act, which affords such a climax to her Efforts, she was never in finer voice or finer feeling than on this occasion. 1 Signor Giuglini was, of course, the Gennaro, and here again the audience were fortunate in bear ing this favourite artist in a character which has become his own. No one else has the voice and passion which can do justice to its music now, and as if conscious of his claims to it, Signor Giuglini sung throughout with the nt blest evidence of hiE distinctions. On the truth and beauty of his "D► Pescatore," and of his share of the trio in the second act, we can have no occasion to dwell. A novelty was added to the interest of the night in the first appearance of Madame Therese Ellenger, in the character of Maffeo Orsini. Though this lady bad made a great impression on her debut at the Philharmonic Concerts, and excited some anxiety as to her success in the dramatic field—her substitution for such a favourite as either Madame Aiboni or Madlle. Trebelli, was considered by most judges a hazardous step for her and the manage ment. Madame Ellenger, however, succeeded in sustaining the ordeal. She trod the boards with much self-possession, and sung the " Brindisi" with so much merit as to obtain a warm encore. The house was very full, and the enthusiasm very great. Lancashire Distress and Emigration, TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—The deep sympathy which has been universally manifested in the sufferings of the people of Lancashire, and the many efforts made by pecuniary contributions to mitigate their distress, deserve the most heartfelt gratitude from those who have participated in such kindness. The sufferings of the operatives, caused by the want of employ ment, are still moat acute, and none but those who have witnessed them can adequately realise their intensity. Many have had to break up their little households, and take lodgings to save expense, and some have been com pelled to part with valuable furniture to provide them with the necessary requirements of life. It is not possible to conjecture as to how many of these noble sufferers of poverty may be yielding to the influence of despondency ; but, certain it is, that there is no prospect at present that their circumstances will be materially improve i in this country, and, therefore, many have decided to emigrate if facilities are offered them. Now, the subject of emigration is very important, and has occupied the attention of the public mind for some months past. Our colonies in Australia present a bound less field of labour at a remunerative value ; and the ques tion is. whether it is not better, and more economical, to transplant a portion of our distressed operatives upon the soil of some of our colonies than to keep them at home in idleness, in the faint hope that shortly they will be able to resume their former occupations. With the view of assist ing such operatives as are qualified and willing to labour in securing a living in our Australian colonies, the " Lanca shire Emigration Society" has been formed, the object of which is to collect funds, and to administer them in secur ing free passages, and providing other necessary require ments. On behalf of the " Lancashire Emigration Society," I earnestly appeal for contributions, which will be thankfully received and duly acknowledged. Let the cry for " help" which comes from the homes of the destitute and afflicted of these districts meet with an earnest response. How it would cheer many a depressed spirit and gladden naany a sorrowing heart if such assistance could be rendered in this hour of our country's special need. Again—l appeal to your sympathies —may I rely upon your help ? Delay not—the cause is urgent, the demand just remain, yours faithfully, GEORGE ASHWORTH. 19, South-street, Renshaw-street, Manchester, April 23, 1863. LIVe would earnestly commend the foregoing communi cation of our correepoadent to the consideration of the b6uevolent t —ED, Mol.] MARKETS—This Day. MARK -LAN E. The show of samples of English wheat here to-day was very small, but the condition of the produce was satisfac tory. Both red and white qualities, however, were taken off slowly, yet no alteration was made in prices, compared with Monday. The supply of foreign wheat, ex granary, was large. Millers operated cautiously in all descriptions, at abcut pre vious rates. Good and fine qualities, we may observe, ruled firm as to value. Floating cargoes of grain moved off slowly, on former terms. The supply of English barley was very small—of foreign moderate. All qualities met a slow sale, at late prices. The malt trade ruled inactive, but fine parcels fully maintained their previous value. The market was well supplied with foreign oats. Good and flue qualities moved off steadily, at previous quotations —otherwise the trade was dull, on former terms. Beans and peas were in moderate request, at late rate Fine barrel flour was decidedly firm, but inferior qualities were a dull inquiry. Other descriptions moved off slowly, at late curreneies. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flout. English.-- 610 — i 3,70 i I 550 Irish _ _ 100 Forelgn 8,930 2,610 , 35,160 i 10,070 brig NEIVGATE AND LEADENHALL. Moderately good su9plies of meat are on sale at these rr,arkets. Good and prime qualities move off steadily, at full prices —otherwise the trade is dull, at our quotations. Per Sib. by the carcase. s a a al sdsd Inferior b ee f .. 2 8 3 0 ' Middling mutton 3 8 4 0 Middling do. .. 3 2 3 6 Prime do . . 4 2 4 4 Prime large do. 3 8 3 10 Veal Do. small do. .. 4 0 4 2 Small pork Large pork .... 3 6 4 0 ~.amb Inferior mutton. 3 2 3 6 i BOROUGH HOP. A fair average business is passing in home-grown hops, and prices are well supported. Foreign qualities, both American and Continental, command a s'eady sale, and in some instances rather higher sates have been obtained. Mid and East Kents 7os to 180 s per owt. Weald of Kents Sussex . 7os to 126 s „ Bavarian Belgian American 7ss to 86s „ COLONIAL. TEI..--The public sales have proceeded ratliet heavily. prices, however, have shown no material variation. SUGAR.—In West India descriptions there has been a large amount of business transacted, at fully late prices Other qualities have been at steady rates, and in the refined market, owing to a short supply of goods, prices have tended upwards. COFFEE —A steady business has been done in both Na tive and Plantation Ceylon, at about previous quotations, RICE.—The transactions have been rather limited, with out any material alteration in values. SALTFETRE.—Bueiness has been moderately active, and full rates are current for good and fine qualities. TALLOW.—The market has been more active, prices for both present and forward delivery exhibiting an upward tendency. P.Y.C. or the spot is quoted 435, and for last three months' delivery 46s 6d per cwt. THE CONFEDERATE COTTON LOAN, A writer in a contemporary says—lf I understand righ,ly, the loan offered to the Confederate Govern mect was £5,000,000; they would only consent to take £3,000,000, and will not attempt to raise any further loan here this year. The applications for the loan amounted to about £15,000,000 in London and £3,000,000 more abroad. It is said that only about £1,000,000 has been apportioned in this country, and of this a considerable amount has been already paid up in full. The loan pays 7 per cent. on £9O, equal to 7i per cent., and by paying up in full, at 7 per cent. dis count, yields a further return, equal together to about 10 per cent. for the first year, the first year's dividend being retained in the hands of the con •ractors. There is a sinking fund of 5 per cent. per annum drawn half-yearly, commencing March, 1864, to pay off at par. The bonds and dividends are payable in sterling, so that no loss in exchange can be incurred ; the price of the cotton is also fixed in stering. The cotton will be delivered in war or in peace. If during war, then 8. d The cash price of the cotton is The insurance, at 40 per cent, war risk (valuing cotton at is. 6d. per lb.) The cotton would coat If captured, then Is. 61. per lb. would be recover able, leaving a profit of 51d per lb. If not captured then add, say 3d. per lb. more for cost of war freight and other charges, thus making the cotton come to ls. 32d. per lb.; on arrival here the value of said cot ton being ls. 9d. to 2s. per lb., would leave a profit of 5 id to fild per lb. The cost of cotton in the Confederate States be ing (for this loan) about £lO per bale, it is worth about £6OO per bale in the Northern States ; about £35 to £4O here. I know not what is its worth in France and on the Continent. It would be a good investment for the North to buy up the cotton (as far as this loan could do so) through English or foreign houses, and hold it for their account. The export duty is only to be one fourth of a farthing per lb. on this cotton ; but if 'he Confederate government impose a duty of id., 2d., or 3d. per lb. on other cotton, it cannot apply to this transaction. In case of peace the pre mium of insurance would be Only about one t - ventieth of the war risk, and the freight could be got at an equally moderate cost. in the event of peace the Southern States will re quire foreign loans ; were they to repudiate this small loan of £3,000,000, what capitalists would contract with them for ten times the amount ? Assuredly their interest is to keep faith. In case of war with France or England, or with both, the fleets of these powers would speedily open the ports and release the cotton. If one-half the stock of cotton in the hands of the South be destroyed it will enhance the value of what is left. If the South would give in they would be received back by the North on their own terms, even making Jeff. Davis next President of the Union, the North only fighting for empire and a non-disruption of the Union. As the Southern States possess about 800,000 square miles of territory it is not likely that the North will be able to destroy all the cotton. The North want cotton as much as we do; the French still more so. As an investment or as a mercantile transaction, it is very desirable to understand the true value of this Joan. If the contractors publish from time to time the amount fully paid up it will be seen how much is entirely withdrawn from the market; otherwise they alone possess such information against the public. If the stock rises to a premium of 10 per cent., the fundholder or speculator might think it a good re turn and realise, but the cotton-holder might not be satisfied to do so, 10 per cent. being only about *d. per lb. on the cotton ; he would no doubt hold for several peoce per lb. advance. The manufacturer may probably be glad to know that in holding this loan he is in alt proba bility securing a supply of cotton for future manu facture, and the cotton speculator may be glad to get into stack at 6d. per lb., to ease his possible loss or any stocks held by him ; here. in case of a fall it price from any sudden termination of the struggle. Some persons represent this as a loan to encou rage or promote slavery, instead of its being a mer cantile transaction ; if so, do not all these persons encourage slavery when they lend their money in a more indirect way—that is to say, by purchasing or consuming slave -grow❑ sugar, coffee, rico, to bacco, snuff, cotton, fabrics, rum, molasses, Indian corn, &c. ? Do we not lend monies to Brazil and:the Spanish colony of Cuba ? Do we not even lend our cash to the infidels ? Why, then, if on favourable terms, to the Southern Confederated States ? Liverpool Cotton Market--This Day, (REUTER'S TELEGRAM.) Weekly sales, 56,300 bales. 11,310 speculation, 18,370 export. Quotations—fair Orleans, 25 ; Mo bile, 241 ; Upland, 24. Estimated—middling Or leans, 22 ; Mobile, 211; Upland, 21. Stock, 365,100 bales. Imports, 50,654. Surat, Bto 203. About 4,000 Quiet. A curious circumstance connected with the cotton trade is that large quantities of American cotton exported to France have been reimported into America through the United Kingdom. VINDICATION OF CARDIGAN. (From the 7imes.) The Battle of /Maklava has been fought on again in the Court of Queen's Bench, and this tin Lord Cardigan remains master of the field. cannot be said, indeed, to have finally routed ti enemy, inasmuch as the rule obtained by M Bovill ex parte remains to be argued ; but he hi certainly gained an advantageous position, fro which Colonel Calthorpe will find it very difficu to dislodge him. As impartial spectators of tl conflict, we must, of course, suspend our judgmet till proofs have been adduced in support of the lib in question ; but we cannot put the same restrait on our wishes. We should be sorry to think thr an officer of Colonel Calthorpe's rank and pox; tion had been guilty of malicious slander againt the personal courage of a nobleman holding high command in the army ; but we should still more reluctant to believe that this noblema had sullied his own honour and the lustre of a bril liant feat of aims by deserting his followers in th presence of the enemy. That such a charge shoul be made on anonymous information, circulated successive editions of a popular work, and reiterates after repeated protests by the injured party, is scandal that can only be justified, if at all, by posi tive evidence of its unqualified truth. Even then i might be open to question whether a wise ant kindly reticence would not have been more public spirited than ostentatious publicity. We do not fee bound to decide this point of casuistry, but we art quite sure that brave men, for the sake of their owl manhood, ought not to deal in these imputatiout unless under a paramount sense of duty. No anti. pathy tolraperialism and the Emperor Napoleon car excuse Mr. Kinglake for having employed CO ignoble weapon against him, and no mere convie' tion of Lord Cardigan's incompetence as a General can excuse Colonel Calthorpe for such insinuations, especially after he had ceased to command the Light Brigade of Cavalry, Unless the accusation can be made good to the letter, no course will be open to its author, as a gentleman, but to come forward and retract it openly. Public opinion judges these matters by other than legal rule. It may be that the rule for a criminal information will be discharged on the ground that the motion should have been made immediately after the publication of the libel, but Colonel Calthorpe's character will remain on its trial. He can only clear it by substantiating hie assertions, or making ample apology. The vague suggestions of misconduct on the part of Lord Cardigan that have been bruited about ever since the first report of his heroism was called in question have now narrowed themselves to a single issue. Colonel Calthorpe, who had been induced to withdraw or modify other offensive expressions , takes his stand upon his own version of the Bala klava charge. According to that version, L o rd Cardigan was leading on his men to the attack Of the Russian battery when the explosion of a gun frightened his horse, which swerved and carried his lordship back at fast as he came. In the first edition the story was told as though the horse had run away with the rider,who was powerless to stop him. In the second and third a different complexion is• given to the incident, under cover of a compli' went to Lord Cardigan's horsemanship. It is there admitted, as if by way of concession, that he W as not likely to have lost control over his charger, and the reader is led to infer that he fled of his own accord precipitately to the rear while the Light Brigade dashed into the battery. This most inv . probable statement is made on the authority et "officers present on the occasion," whose names are not given. Against it Lord Cardigan brings the sworn testimony of four officers at least, and several privates actually engaged in the ch e r g e,ous and all of whom declare that they actually saw On heading the troops as they penetrated the li n e of guns, while some affirm that they saw him ride through the battery, and that they saw him in rear of the battery defending himself against the Cossacks. One man's eyes may deceive him, but it is simply incredible that several soldiers ,bould have fancied that they saw their chief cone •ptcuons in front, and have marked bis conduct at different points of time after the guns were reached, if he was all the while galloping to the rear. More• over, one witness at least observed Lord Cardigan's horse take fright, and admired the coolness with hich he managed it, as he maintained his position in advance of his own line, then on the point of closing with the Russian gunners. Another went to his rescue when he was surrounded by Cossack horsemen behind the battery. There is no room for imagination here. It is truth or perjury; and until credible persons are produced who will swear that they saw the same Lord Cardigan turn to the rear when his horse swerved, and make his way back somehow through his own advanced "NO' drons," we " firmly believe," with General Scarlettr that he was the first into the battery, that he passed through it, and that he was one of the last to re tire. , We are not insensible to the inco nven i en ce 0 1 bringing a question which partly turns upon mill' tart' details before a civil court. But we really do not see what Lord Cardigan could have done. He could not allow such a stain to remain upon his memory. '1 he charge was made by a man of no mean social influence, of high station in the army' and known to be related to Lord Raglan. It be d come to be more than half believed in many circles. and the interest of it had been revived by the 0 1 / : pearance of Mr. Kinglake's book. Unless refuteet, in Lord Cardigan's lifetime, and while survivors el the 25th of October were still to be found, it migh t have passed into history in connexion with a mew () ; rable day. He could not resort to what Mr. Bovil l calls the "old method" of settling disputes of perso nal veracity, and we think his advocate would bane done better to abstain from allusion, in a legal argu; went, to that disgraceful relic of the old wager e t battle, as though it were a venial alternative. li e failed to get a court-martial upon Colonel Calthorpe' on the obvious ground that no military offence had been committed. He tried in vain to obtain th e suppresaion of the passage through the interventi on of common friends, and to the representation of hi! solicitors Colonel Calthorpe replied by a downright refusal to alter a single word. He might, of c ourse' have appealed to a jury, but for every purpose elf; cept that of o b ta i n i ng d amages an application to the Queen' s B enc h was pre f era bl e. N o d ou bt it would have been more proper to take this cours e earlier, hut it was not until the sth of Februed that the last defiance of 'colonel Calthorpe eves re' • ceived. Moreover, it was urged with some for , that a libellous narrativ e i n a b oo k, as di st i nc t fr°' a libellous article in a newspaper, is a continniril o rs injury, and may acquire en i ncrease d power .0 damaging a reputation l ong a f ter it first appea.2- print. Such were th e reasons which led tb oi Queen's Bench t o s t ra i n t h e i r usual princ i p le limitation, a nd t o grant a rule eubj , ct to 0 technical objection on the score of undue del a y ' For the s a k e o f the public we are glad that t , carat to this decision. No doubt should be lowed to rest upon any pert of such i % occurrence as the Balaklava charge. While 0, criticise minutely the annals of extinct natio v, io and dogmatise upon the strategy of campaig, which can scarcely be traced in obscure chronic le it is scarcely creditable that we should submites tot uncertainty about facts of th e greatest inter or o passing in our own ti mes , an d almost un der . s , e own eyes. What was the numbers of our eff eetl b e force in the C r i mea at var i ous d ates, what eve(! t French loss at th e Al ma , w h et h er a scurvy tiole was played upon the British fleet by our ally e what credit was d ue t o th e t a l es o f S epo y e rre. during th e I n d ian mut i ny, what i s t h e everY,,..dauctt working of the re li e f system in Lsnc od e are topics whi c h we are f a i n to treat as o pen ri r l t ee tions, though we p ro n ounce con fid en tly % o de , events of remote and even of prehistoric r: wit , If we cannot ge t a t t h e t ru th f rom li v i n g ei e ti ol nesees, we may learn t o apprec i ate the st e p d z ee sarcasm of Sir Robert W a l po l e, 'e Don't read history, for that I know must be false." he THE COURT JOURNAL-41'1dP e endent 0f t ad ' fullest Court and ar i stocrat i c news , t h e Court always con.tai the ing id co plete robtl u ',cl the week's even ns ts, and a most vast amus amount an of or iginal Le w° ietY o. information interesting to the upper classes of sic ag general. sd. ; s t am p e d, 6d, W. 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