The Sun. — London, England, 1863-03-13 00:00:00

ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT GARDEN. L,nder the Matlagement of Miss Louisa Pyne and Mr. W. Harrison, Sole Lessees. THIS EVENING, Bellini's Opera. LA. SONNAMBIILA Mdlle. Parepa, Mrs. Aynsley Coo.e, Miss Thinwall ; Messrs, Weis.,, John Rouse, C. Lyall, and G. Perren. Conductor—Mr. A. Mellon. After which. FREYA'S GIFT, an Allegorical Masque, in which Miss Louisa Fyne wul appear. Dcors open at halt-past • Commence at 7. THEATRE -ROYAL , DRURY-LANE.- Lessee and Manager, Mr. Edmund Falconer. THIS EVENING, BONNIE DUNDEE; or, The Gather ing- of the Clans. Messrs. Henry Lorraine, Edmund Phelps, Sinclair, Chas. Selby, Henry Haigh; Mrs. D. P. Bowers' Mrs. Edmund Falconer, Sc. After which, the Grand Pantomime of LITTLE GOODY TWO SHOES. Commence at 7. EIEAT RE-R - I_, HAY MARKET. Leesce, Mr. J. B. finckstone. THIS EVENING, at Seven o'clock, will be performed UR. AMERICAN COUSIN. Asa Trenchard, Mr. Buck ,tone ; Lord Dundreary, Mr. Sothern. - After which, a new and original Extravaganza, entitled RASSELAS, PRINCE OF ABYSSINIA; or, The Happy Valley. Rasselas, Miss Louise Kegley. Concluding with OUR MARY ANNE. THEATREROYAL LYCEUM OPEN, under the Sole Management of Mr. FEcHTE R. THIS EV EN i NG, March 13, to commence with an OH yin,l Sketch, entitled A SUDDEN ATTACK. Messrs. Shore, Garden, H. Widdicomb, Miss Henrade, and Mrs. Lee. After which, at a Quarter to Eight, a New Romantic Drama, in Three Acts, and PrJlo" - ue, entitled THE DUKE'S MOTTO, by Paul Feval and John Brougham. The principal character will be sustained by Mr. Pechter, sunported by Messrs. G. Vining, J. Brougham, H. iddi combe, W. Ill'lntyre, F. Charles, Garden, Raymond, H. Butler. Dawson; Misses Carlotta Leclercq, Kate Terry, E. Lavenue, and Elsworthy. To conclude with an Epithalamium to the Prince and Prin cess of Waies. - - Staf, , e-Manager, Mr. G. Vining. Acting-Manager , Mr. a Barnett. R OYAL PRINCFSS'S THEATRE T.a.nee and Manager. Mr Lindtm THIS EVENING, AURORA FLOYD. Miss Amy Sedg wick. To conclude with THE HONEYMOON. Messrs. Roxby, - Vezin, Belmore, Cathcart, Miss Constance Aylmer, Ste. N' T RATRE-RO AL, H DELP H.— S o le Proprietor and Manner, Mr. B. Webster. THIS EVENING, ONE TOUCH OF NATURE. Mr. B. Webster, Mr. I - 4111112 - ton, and Miss H. Simms. A ft,r which, A VA LEN FINE : Messrs. J. L. Toole, Paul Bedford, Miss Kate Kelly, and Miss Seaman. Concludhur with THE GAMBOLS OF ARTHUR AND BERTRAND AND GEORGE DE BARNWELL : Messrs. J. L. Tole, P. Bedford, Stephens )n, C. J. Smith, Romer ; Miss Woolg - ar. Terminating with the Transformation Scene. Commence at 7. ANOTHER LARGE ISSUE OF THE WEDDING SUN Is now Publishing. Notwithstanding that we had anticipated and prepared for an immense circulation, the demand on Tuesday was at once so rapid that the whole of our first impression was exhausted within a few hours after we went to press. V e are still enabled, though not without difficulty, to meet the yet in creased demand for copies of this Extraordin'iry Edition, though the greatest care is required in the delicate process of its colour printing. THIS DAY.—Morning,.....7h. 14m. —Afternoon,..7b. 45m. TO -MO RROW.—Morning, ..Bh. 20m.—Afternoon..9h. Bm. The Weather—Sun Office, March 13, 1863. THE RMODI ETE R. Highest since Noon yesterday Lowest during the night This day at Noon . Barometer-29.15. Wind—N.W. ; light, with fine sunshiny weather. 4 ' %,111114V4Pw50.4 LONDON, FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 1863. In the House of Lords, yesterday, On the motion for the second reading of the Great Eastern Railway Company (Metropolitan New Station and Finsbury Extension) Bill, the Earl of SHAFTESBURY moved that it be read a second time that day six months. Earl GRANVILLE said that the Board of Trade had directed an inquiry to be made into the various schemes submitted for railways in the metropolis, and suggested that the debate should be adjourned for a week, when that inquiry would be completed, After some discussion, in which Lord Ebury, the Earl of Stradbroke, the Earl of Carnarvon, Lord Taunton, Lord Redesdale, and the Earl of Malmes bury took part, the debate was adjourned for a fortnight. In the Commons, Sir G. GREY said, in reply to Mr. Hennessy, that he had laid on the table of the House the re- ports relative to the subject of some officers of our metropolitan force being sent to Poland. Mr. LINDSAY moved the following resolution in a committee of supply—" That it is nit expedient to commence at the present time building wooden ships which are to be cased with iron-armour plates." The hon. gentleman, in supporting this motion, contended that the experience of the ship- builders and shipowners of the world served to show the superior cheapness and efficiency of iron !hips as compared with ships built of timber. Lord C. PAGET said it was essential that we should build iron-plated ships. He said that wood had some advantages in works of that class, and he would warn the House that if they insisted on making the whole of the armour-plated ships of iron they would have to incur great expense, which it would be necessary to meet with increased navy estimates. Mr. LAIRD said that iron ships were better than wooden ones for many reasons. The Warrior had proved recently that iron vessels were superior in speed to what had been stated. Mr. EwART said that he could vouch, as being a director of the Peninsular and Oriental Company, that the iron ships which had been constructed for their service by private contract had been most satisfactory. Mr. CONINGEIAM and Mr. JACKSON supported the motion. Mr. BENTINCK thought that, though a great deal had been said on both sides, the chief point was atiil left doubtful, as nothing but time and war could prove whether iron or wood was the best ma terial for ships of war. He should oppose the mo tion, as he objected to the House of Commons assuming the functions of the executive. Mr. ROBERTSON cordially supported the motion, and advised the Government to employ private shipbuilders. Mr. BEECROFT defended the ironmasters from the charge of manufacturing inefficient plates. He thought wooden ships plated with iron were a mere waste of money. Sir S. M. PETO said that experience showed iron ships were capable of undergoing hardships which would destroy wooden ones. He could affirm that wooden framed iron-plated ships with copper plated bottoms fouled quite as much as the iron 8:'11)s. When La Gloire was docked at Toulon 49 tons of barnacles and grass were taken from her. Sir 1. HAT supported the motion. Sir F. BARING thought the Admiralty should be responsible for the building of ships. Sir J. PAKINGTON said it seemed to him the r hole weight of evidence was in favour of iron. It was a question of great national importance which the House had a right to consider. After having spoken at some length on the advantages of iron vessels, the right hon. lmronet announcedhis inten- tion of voting for the resolution. Lord PALMERSTON opposed the resolution, w hi ch he said would tie the hands of the Government. He thonght that iron ships had some special disadvan tages, though the Government were not indisposed to construct them. He hoped the flot,e would leave the matter to the discretion of the Government. Mr. HENLEY said he should vote for the motion. After a few words from Mr. BOUVERIE, the house divideu, 4hen the numbers were 154 against the resolution to 81 for it. The resolution was con sequently lost. The remaining business was then disposed of, and the house adjourned. The gr eat question of naval construction, whether it be of wood or iron, for the five ships deemed re quisite to put us vu a proper footing of defence in case of earrgeneb was brought on taut night some- what prematurely by the l 'a - ert. member for Sunder land. Mr. Lt., MAY, on the order of the day for going into Committee of Supply, rose to move a re • solution—" That it is not expedient to commence at the present building wooden ships which are to be cased with iron armour plates." And a long but very interesting debate ensued. As we have before expressed our own opinion in favour of building the five ships proposed to be built, of wood cased with iron seeing, that we have several now near comple tion, we shall rather select such portions from the speeches of honourable members as bear on the point rather than obtrude our own. Mr. LINDSAY said that though he was a large shipowner he pro fessed no particular knowledge of shipbuilding farther than from his conviction of the superiority of iron over wood, he had not for ten years ordered any ships of wood, but all of iron. The hon. gentle man observed that " in introducing this question he would confine himself to two points—first, were those five new ships, proposed to be built of wood or iron 2—secondiy, were they to be built in her MA JESTY'S dockyards or under contract by private builders ? Now it was for the House to decide whether wood or iron was the more suitable mate rial for the construction of ships of war. It was well known that iron was ten times stronger than wood—that a one-inch plate of iron was stronger than a ten-inch plank of English oak. There could be no doubt that it was only by means of iron bolts and rivets that wooden ships became the strong vessels they had often witnessed. In the case of iron ships, the keel, the keelson, and the sternpost, might be formed into one solid piece of iron, and those fastened with bolts and rivets to the other parts of the iron, forming a vessel infinitely stronger and more serviceable for all purposes than a wooden plated ship; whereas the paper laid on the table by the Admiralty, furnished by the Controller of tie- Navy, argued that it was advisable to continue the construction of wooden ships with the view of having them afterwards plated with iron. The first difficulty raised in that paper was that of procuring the proper quality of iron. Well, but that was a point which could be easily solved, and was dependent upon the price to be given for it. The second objection raised was, that iron ships were so liable to fouling. Well, as to that point, he had iron vessels trading to the farthest parts of the world, and he had not found any great inconvenience to arise in regard to that matter. It was a well ascertained fact that upon entering into fresh water the barnacles and other material that collected on the ship's bottom were cleared away. A third objection raised was the destructive character of the iron splinters that fell around upon a shot entering the side of one of those ships. Well, he confessed he had no expe rience himself upon this point, and was, therefore, unable to give an opinion ; but he had two or three witnesses of great repute and authority who had spoken upon this subject. Mr. SCOTT RUSSELL, in an able pamphlet upon the navy of England, went into the whole question of the strength of iron ships, and the effect of shot upon them. The writer came to the conclusion that iron ships might be built as strong as wooden ships of far greater dimensions and weight and much stronger than wooden ships of equal ta eight and measurement—ships which - would have less draught and would carry much heavier weights ; that iron was far more durable, safer against the danger of fire, safer against the danger of explosive materials, safer against the effects of red hot shot and molten metals ; and that iron ships could be made for all practical purposes impregnable even against solid shot. The hon. member for Birkenhead (Mr. LAIRD), who is a gentleman of great experience upon this sub ject, and was therefore much more competent to guide the house in the best possible way of con structing our ships than the Controller of the Navy, maintained the superiority of iron ships. Captain HALSTEAD, an officer in her Mejesty's service in the years 1861 and 1862, delivered some able lectures upon this question in the United Service Institution, and expressed himself in some what similar terms in favour of the superiority of iron vessels over wooden ones. Mr. LINDSAY then adduced the testimony of Captain HALL, who com manded the Nemesis, an iron ship, in China. Wooden ships in China were laid up for weeks together for repairs, while the Nemesis was re paired in 24 hours—she was hit 14 times, and one shot had actually passed through her —in at one side and out at the other without causing a splinter. Mr. LINDSAY believed that armour-plates on wooden vessels did not add any strength to the structure, but that they rather tended to weaken them and to make them top heavy. There was no occasion to go to France for a witness. The Admiralty had brought forward a witness, who was a Frenchman, to prove that wooden ships were equally strong for all purposes. He could refer them for evidence upon the subject to any master shipwright in the kingdom. Nothing was more difficult than to find wood strong enough for the stern frame, and it was still more difficult to fasten the stern frame of a ship on account of the tremendous vibration caused by the movement of the screw. In the Edgar, a 90 gun ship, of 600 horse power, the vibration and the strain were so great that the master shipwright said, "For GOD'S sake, stop this engice,'or you will drive the sternpost out of the ship." Mr. LINDSAY then defended the eminent builders of iron ships in private yards from the aspersions cast on them for " slovenliness" by the Admiralty, and then said that if Sir JOIIN PAKINGTON had remained in office he would have carried out the recommendations of the committee appointed on the state of the Navy. Mr. LINDSAY further said that he would remind his noble friend (Lord C. PAGET) and the noble viscount at the head of the Government, that they had ac ceded to office on the ground of retrenchment and economy. They had not fulfilled those pledges. He and the rest of the independent members had not left his two noble friends ; it was his two noble friends who had left them. He was not objecting to the building of those Ave ships if they were necessary. If they were required to maintain our position in Europe, by all means build them. H e would never raise his voice against the maritime supremacy of England. But why were those five ships to be built ? Ho wanted a distinct under standing before they were allowed to go on, and left the resolution in the hands of the House. Lord C. PAGET made a long and, we must add, a good defence, taking time and circumstances into account. He adduced the opinion of Admiral PARIS, a distinguished French naval officer connected with the Admiralty of France, who, after going into the merits of wood and iron, and the various descrip tions of armour-plated vessels, said, " Whatever be the future consequences of armour-plated ships, it must be remarked that we are so much in advance of other nations that a marked superiority exists at the r o se present on our side. " Now he addressed this to hon.popa membertlaat for n Rocmorehda le p ( r N o l g r r . e C s os should B nE o N ud who) l , had be made with armour-plated ships. Nothing could be more fallacious than the statement they left, to the effect that iron shipsheard r i g ht and were imperishable because made of iron. In the construction of armour-plated ships there was necessarily used a large amount of wood, because they had found that iron plates would not THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 13, 1863. stand the shock of heavy guns unless they had a cushion behind them, and the best cushion was wood. But whether they built armour-plated ships of iron or wood they must have a certain quantity in one case of wood and in the other case of iron. Iron ships had a large amount of wood, which was liable to decay, and they knew perfectly well that iron ships had great defects and were extremely liable to foul. His honourable friend (Mr. LIND SAY), when he spoke of iron merchant ships, did not bear in mind that there was a total difference between the two cases. The merchant ship went out for a good voyage, took in her cargo, and started on her return voyage. What did the navy do? Their moral state was merit shown any inclination to bestir themselves in the matter. At the reee'.t session of the Criminal Court, twenty-four persons had been convicted for assaults. It is to be hoped that the decision of the House will strike terror to the hearts of the lawless band who have so long frighted our metropolis from its propriety, let ti em learn that laws will be altered and amended till they become stringent enough to meet the measure of their iniquity—let them know that if Minister's trifle with public safety, that Parliament will take up the cause with vigour, and a stop must speedily put to such nefarious transactions as those which so lately were so rife in our streets, making us the scandal of all foreign countries, and alike disgraced at home and abroad. Timid and subservient policy will not check the growth of a monster evil, bat decision and promptitude will avail to stem the tide of a greater flood of evil than the garotters themselves. lying in harbour, and the ships of the navy, in stead of being constantly in motion, were sent off to foreign siations to protect our commerce, and there they 19y in harbour where there was an aggregation of grass and shells. Speaking of iron ships, the French admiral, whom he had befere quoted, said their greatest deft ct arose from their weakness against shot and shell which might strike below the armour plates when the ves sel rolled, causing, probably, the loss of the vessel. The noble lord then said that Admiral ROBINSON, the Controller of the Navy, had no intention to cast blame on the contractors to the Admiralty, but had only thought it his duty to point out where they had failed in certain parts of their works. Then, as to iror, the Admiralty were satisfied with 22 tons to the square inch for strength, whereas 25 tons was required for the best. He then came to the question, were they to plate with wood or iron. If they were to plate with iron they must be prep red to state distinctly and specifically what it was they wanted. Was any man in this country prepared to say what we wanted ? (Laughter.) Hon. gentle men might laugh, but could they tell what they wanted ? It was impossible ; the navy was in a state of transition. They had now got the broad side ships, the ships on Mr. Reed's construction, and the turret ships. Who could tell which were the best of these ships ? It was impossible to say what might be required three years hence; and if they were to construct iron ships they could not be com pleted in less time than two years and a half. Would any one be bold enough to say what would be the armour plates which would be required two years and a half hence ? That was the practical difficulty in entering into fresh contracts. He might be told by certain contractors, " You can put the ships into our hands and make any changes you please." They had already done so, and had barnt their fingers. They had done so with regard to the Northumberland, the Agincourt, and Mino taur. At that time the Admiralty had nothing to guide them as to the thickness of the plate re quired, whether they should be 4 inches or 51. They chose the sf, but it was not until yesterday that they had been enabled to test that they were right in that decision; but it was impossible to say what would be the kind of armour or ship required three years from this time." The noble lord concluded hoping the House would leave the matter in the hands of the Government. Mr. LAIRD supported Mr. LINDSAY in favour of iron ships, while Mr. BENTINCK supported the Government, on the ground that no living man could say what would be the result of the various experiments now taking place. Sir M. PETo was decidedly in favour of iron, as was also Sir JOHN PAKINGTON. Sir JOHN HAY also was in favour of iron, and recommended the reconstruction of the Board of Admiralty. Hs thought the appoint ments there should no longer be of a political character, in which we entirely agree. Lord PALMERSTON reviewed the various opinions offered, but would not enter on the question as to the reconstruction of the Board of Admiralty, whether it should be of iron for its rigidity, or of wood for its pliability. Those who were for iron reminded him of the old story that there was nothing like leather--and, eventually, the resolu tion was negatived by a majority of 164 to 81. The Bill for Security from Violence came before the house on Wednesday, and gave rise to some discussion. Sir G. GREY, as usual, this session spoke against the bill, and found himself in the minority. So large a majority as 63 decided in favour of the bill, and rejected the amendment for that day six months. This is highly satisfactory, for some preventive measure is highly necessary as regards the ruffians whom it concerns. It is really surprising how men of intelli gence can stand up in Parliament and defend such lawless characters as those who stalked about our streets so lately, and rendered a walk in the most populous city in the world about as safe as a journey through the wilderness. Mr. HADFIELD proposed as an amendment that the bill be read a second time that day six months. He gave as a reason for his objection that "corporal punishment would brutalise mankind." Really one could almost fancy the hon. member intended a joke upon a serious subject. How in the name of common sense can any mode of punishment still further brutalise a man who is capable of stopping an unoffending passenger in the steeet and inflicting injuries that threaten life, and it Inot to that extent, at least that cause great in convenience, that may last while life endures. This is the great mistake nowadays. Convicts are considered as sacred from all annoyance; they are to bear a charmed existence, and no one is to do them ill. They are to have the best of food, and first-rate medical attendance. If they suffer in health means aro at once devised to rectify the error committed. There are many who will agree with Mr. HADFIELD, but those who take a right view of the question will rejoice that ho was defeated. Mr. ADDERLEY spoke to the point with great decision, energy, and spirit. He said that " It was said that juries would not convict if flog ging was to be the punishment. He thought the feeling of the public was entirely misapprehended. He believed the public were prepared to see the punishment of death inflicted on garotters for the second ( ffence. The right hon. gentleman opposite said the health or age of garotters might not be always such as allow the punish ment of flogging being inflicted. But he was of opinion that the man who was in health enough to spring from his lair to commit an act of violence was prima facie healthy enough to be flogged." Sir G. GREY'S views on this subject were most unsatis factory, considering that he is in a position of such consequence, It is not too much to affirm that all he said had better have been left unspoken, and that he did not say what an English Minister should have said in similar circumstances. His arguments were absurd from beginning to end. He said that he supported the amendment, be. cause the law wets sufficient to punish all kinds of offenders. This is a direct contradictio❑ to the testimony furnished during last autumn by myriad sufferers. He deprecated a " panic legislation." All this is very fine, but if the Home Secretary and his subordinates had been so perfect, how is it that the decorum of our city was so disturbed, and the general quiet of its inhabitants dissipated so signally when those lawless ruffians stalked abroad. Sir S. NORTHCOTE said that his hon. friend w.:nld not have come forward had Govern- LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAM,) BANK OF FRANCE. PARIS, MARCH 13. The Moniteur of this morning publishes the usual monthly return of th 3 Bank of France, which shows the following results as compared with the February account:-- Francs. Cash in hand INCREASE. Treasury balance .... .... Current accounts DECREASE. Bank-notes 51 1-3 millions Bills discounted, not yet due 6l 2-5 millions. Advances - millions. ITALY. TURIN, MARCH 12, Evening. The OfficiAl Gazette of to-day publishes the bill authorising the conclusion of the new loan, fol lowed by a royal decree regulating the terms of its emission. The principal conditions are that a por tion of the loan will be taken by private indi viduals, and the remainder be submitted to public subscription. This latter portion has been fixed at 5,000,000 lire, bearing interest from the Ist of January, 1863. Tre rate of purchase will be de termined by Ministerial decree. The subscription is to be paid in ten instalments, the first payable at the time of subscription, and the last upon the 20th March, 1864. No scrip will be issued in smaller amounts than for 10fr. of rente. The rate , of emission is at 71. The King has given the royal assent to the bill authorising the Government to connlude a loan with the Messrs. Rothschild, of Paris, and the National Bank. The contract holds good for 700 millions, but it is not intended to raise more than 600 millions at present. The payment is to be effected in ten instalments. One hundred millions of lire have been reserved to be submitted to a national public subscription which will be kept open during the 16th, 17th, 18th, and 19th inst. TURIN, MARCH 13. The amount of the new Italian Loan reserved for public subscription in Italy is 6,000,000 of Rents, or 100,000,000 Lire Stock. THE CALCUTTA AND CHINA MAILS. The following telegram has been received at Mr. Renter's Office from the Peninbular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company : FRIDAY, MARCH 13. The Ensine, with the above mails, arrived at Marseilles at 7 a.m. this day. The mails were to leave for London at 11 30 a.m 611 rt Ttli TAT, HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE. March 12. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Prussia, attended by Captain Von Lucadon, went to London this morning. _ _ Her Royal Highness Princess Christian of Den mark visited the Duchess of Cambridge yesterday, at her residence in St. S maes's Palace. Prince Christian and Princq Frederick, of Den mark, Prince Frederick of Hesse Cassel, and the Duke of Holstein Glucksburg, attended by the gen tlemen of their suite, and Lieutenant-Colonel du Plat, Equerry to the Queen, wen' yesterday to Woolwich, where they were received by his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, Commander-in- Chief, The troops in garrison were paraded. Their Royal and Set.= ne Highnesses lunched with the mess of the officers, and afterwards viewed the Royal Arsenal. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess and the Princess Mary of C Ambridge visited the Princess Christian of Denmark in the afternoon, at the Palace Hotel, Buckingham-gate. In the evening the Prince and Princess Christian, with the Princess Dagmar and Prince Frederick ut Denmark, Prince Frederick of Hesse Cassel, and the Duke of Holstein Glncksburg, attended by the lady and gentlemen of their suite, and by Colonel Francis Seymour, C. 8., and Lieutenant-Colonel du Plat, honoured the Earl and Countess Spencer with their company at dinner at their residence in S , . James's Palace. . _ In the list of persons who were in the procession on the occasion of the entry of her Royal Highness the Princess Alexandra into London on Saturday last, the name of Mr. Augustus Paget, her Majesty'* Minister at Copenhagen, was inLdv-!rtently omitted. Mr. Paget received the Queen's command to ascom - pany her Royal Highness throughout the whole of the journey from Copenhagen to Windsor Castle, where he remained u,til after the naarricge cere mony en Tuesday afternoon. The Crown Prince and Princess of Prussia. (REUTER' TELPGRAM SOUTHAMPTON, March 13. Their Royal Highnesses the Crown Prince and Princess of Prussia, and their son Prince William, accompanied by the Countess Bruhl, Countess Pourtales, Countess Hohenthal, Count Furaten stein, Lord Paget, and Captain Luckador, arrived here by special train from Windsor, at 10.30 a.m. to-day, and embarked on board the Royal yacht Fairy, for Osborne. Their Royal Highnesses and suite, after visiting the Prince and Princess of Wales, will embark from Osborne at two p.m., for Antwerp. The Royal train was in charge of Mr. Godson, of the South Western Railway, from Basingstoke. Their Royal Highnesses were rec ived here by Mr. P. Hedger, on behalf of the Dock Company ; and by Mr. Beach, of the South-Western Railway Company. The frigate Daun tlees fired a salute. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princes. of Wales will remain about 10 d , iys at Osborne, at the expiration of which time they will come to town for a short stay, on their way to pass the Easter holidays at San dringham, the Prince's seat in Norfolk. The r Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess Christian of Denmark will dine with her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cam bridge this evening at St. James's Palace. The Duae of Wellington and the Duchess of Wellington (as Mistress of the Robes) will have the honour of entertaining at dinner their tioyal Highnesses the Prince and Princess Christian of Denmark at Apsley-house on Tuesday next. A distin guished circle will be invited to meet the illustrious parents of the Paine ss of Wales. The Premier and Viscountess Palmerston will, it is understood, give a grand dinner to morrow evening at Cambridge-house to their Royal High nesses the Prince and Princess Christian of Denmark. L,dy Palmerston will hold a " reception" the same evening. " I repeat it, Russian opinion is decidedly favourable to a complete separation, and the Em peror himself, if once the honour of his arms were assured, would not perhaps be sorry to ap pear to yield to pressute. Meanwhile the war bulletins seem to justify the old adage, False as a bulletin.' They tell lies, in fact, with incredible coolness. Every day we hear of conflicts in which the ground is disputed inch by inch against the insurgents for four or five hours consecutively ; 100, 200, 300 of their number are killed.; they are made prisoners; their wag gons, baggage, even their guns taken, and the Rus sians have one man killed and two slightly wounded.' The scythes, those terrible arms which so swiftly cut off the legs of horses and the betide ~f men, occasion, according to the bulletin, mere insignific .nt scratches. The Russians, even of the highest clas., can no longer read these bulletins without disgust. They argue in this very simple manner—lt so many of the insurgents are kilied• if their supplies are so frequently captared, w 1 39 does the insurrection still continue? If, too, the Russians only exp,rience such insignificant losses, Why those regiments which depart every day tor the seat of war ? Why so many forces accumu lated upon a territory which can only be conquered by fire and exterminatien ?' It. is time that such ridi culous falsehoods, in whica no one b Neves, shoula end, and the simple truth be told." The Paris Presse of yesterday gives from privat e sources an approximate estimate of the insurree tional forces in Poland. It seems that on the 25th ult. these were held by the leaders of the move ment to amount to 47,0')0 men, and since then tf le Duchy of Posen seems to have supplied a coolie' gent of 3,000. M. Emile de Girardin says that the Poles hav e this alternative—" Either liberty by peace, wit h the same securities as that of the Austrianat Prussians, and Russians , or indupendtmce by war"' France with Italy, but without England, fig htiog " against the Russians, Prussians, and Austrian s. General Langiewicz has received the following letter from Garibaldi:— "Caprera, March 1. a " 111 y dear Langiewiez,—May God bless you, a n with you the sacred cause of your country ! I°tl will triumph by conducting your insurrection, as you do, in detail; and by propagating the move ment through the whole of ancient Poland- 413d beyond those limits if you can. You will tilt: afford time to realise in fact the sympathies vibic,, you merit from all the world. You have alreaN accomplished wonderful things—well worthy f name of Poland. At the head of your youth 91 achieve miracles. We will all be with you---t? soon. " JOSEPH GARIBA.LDI: The official account, published by General Dint; giewicz, of the battles of Praskowa-Sitala Skala has been received in Paris, dated Cre e d the 7th inst. At 10 in the morning of the 4th ° '. March, a strong column of Russian infantry (It tacked the Polish camp at Praskowa-Skala a nd cover of a thick fog. This corps, commanded bit General Prince Schachowski, was precede d b y ab°ll, 50 Cossacks. The Poles rushed forward, a nd vi er ' received with a smart fire from the Russian 113° fantry, who fired not less than 35 shots each, w hi ,: the insurgent riflemen had not more than 6"; rounds of ball cartridge. The fire of th e tat to ou was nevertheless so well directed that fo r four hr. it prevented the Russians from advancing. At 2 11 ; the afternoon a battalion of sithemen charged 0 . 0 Russian infantry, and forced th em to retreat la confusion to Wolbron. The Poles lost 12 Ol e , and nine wounded in this affair. The Russiao° lost considerably more, in c onsequence of the rr e ; vision witn which the insurgent riflemen fired. ten the same evening the insurgents marched the small town of Skala, which was occupied bi a Russian column which had come from Michl The column was comPosea of two men, com pinl ,B ‘ rift a company of infantry, a de tEle" , went of the frontier guard, and about 100 sacks. Tile Russians were encamped in tbechore; andi; omc eible!: nt impatience nt attacked che k k e ohe prisoners r hap i te s u o tpr n wpo e eol r e se he e f yard of Skala, and were defended by a high wt f General Langiewiez resolved to force the pos it 'lo i o t r i d e e red Russianth e c c h ° u r r P e s t ; ;f t , d e ut .1 9 b ut, clived by the e s s id p e re s v b e i n na t u ed ita i n ts " s u u s c g c v es sb. first body, which approached without being P e te Russians, could not resist the tog tion firing ou them. Firing then bega n on 3%. sides, but it did not last long, inasmuch as the coily surgents had very little powder. Langiewicit oo sequently, ordered the sithemen to advance rico columns. The latter marched gallantly a di9taod of 1,200 yards under a heavy fire of mus kettl , r of then stopped for a moment under t he shot° St, James's Hall National Harp Concerts. Aaother of this popular series of concerts was given last evening in St. James's Hall with great spirit and success. The first part was almost ex elusively devoted to Irish music, and as the charm and pathos of Hibernian melody are universally appreciated, it is not surprising that the audience were unanimous in their approval, in spite of a great disappointment which awaited them on their entrance to the hall. Madame Arabella Goddard and Mr. Sims Reeves were both prevented from appear ing by indisposition. The place of the former was fully supplied by Mr. Charles Halle, who kindly undertook to play three of Mendelssohn's delightful "pugs without Words," and a nocturue and waltz by Chopin, which he gave with a dilll and ex pression that enraptured the audience. The place of Mr. Sims Reeves was filled with equal readiness, if less Efficiency, by Mr. Perren. It was to be re gretted, however, that this gentleman should have selected exactly the songs set down for the great English tenor ; as, by so doing, he provoked a comparison which otherwise would never have been instituted. The lady voca ists were Miss Poole, Miss Eyles, and Miss Roden. Miss Poole's singing is so via 11 known that it needs no commendation or criticism. Her animated style gave fill expression to the saucy Irish airs which fell to her share, Miss Roden is a young debutante in our concert rooms who bids fair to rank among our leading vocalists. She possesses a fine and singularly melodious voice, and sings with taste and expression. Her rendering of the Irish ballad " Dermot Aston." called forth an encore which, however, she declined to comply with. I❑ the second, and miscellaneous part, she sang the English song " Waters of Elle" with much pathos. When added experience and increased confidence give full play to her natural advantages this young lady will rank among our first concert singers. bliss Eyles sang with her usual success, while the part songs given by the choir of the Vocal Association show a decided im provement. The favourite airs of " The Young May Moen," " the Girl I've left behind me," and "Down among the Dead Men" were given with care and unanimity, but, perhaps, the most success ful of their efforts was the charming trio and chorus "Up quit thy Bower." We must not omit to mention the fantasia on Scotch melodies played on the clarionet, by Mr. Lazarus, with his usual ex quisite skill. THE BOMBAY AND MAURITIUS MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, MARCH 13. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam ship Ellora, Captain Killock, with the heavy por tion of the above mails, has arrived. She brings 64 passengers, 4 packages of specie, value 1400 ; also 9 cases of silk goods, 5 cases of shawls, 10 bales of cotton, 539 bales of wheat, 461 bags of beans, 124 packages of sundries, 1,094 bales of raw silk, value £90,000 sterling. The Ellora sailed from Alexandria on the 18th February, Malta 3d, and Gibraltar 7th inst. ; from the latter port to Southampton she experienced strong N.N.W. gales in the high sea. Her Majesty's ships Firefly, Hibernia, Icarus, Magicienne, Marlborough, Medina, and St. George were at Malta, and at Gibraltar H.M.S. Procris. Intelligence from Casablanca, dated the 19th, mentions the consternation caused in that town on the 14th and 15th February by an attack of the Kabyles of Caid Meshish. The Kabyles came down to the gardens and pasture lands outside the town for the purpose of carrying off the cattle. The Moors of Casablanca sallied out to protect their property, and a combat ensued, in which the town Moore were overpowered. Thirty two fathers of families, natives or inhabitants of Casablanca, perished in the fight, and the scene in the town when the news was brought in baffles description ; the women rushed through the town shrieking and beating their breasts ; the inhabitants stood panic-struck in the streets, and the governor closed the gates, and told the consuls to warn their countrymen not to stir from their homes, as atumult was apprehended. The Kabyles surrounded the city, robbed even the poor water carriers, and stripped some pilgrims that were coming to Casablanca to embark on their way to Mecca, and then retired without attempting to force an entrance into the town. On the 18th a new governor with an escort of 50 soldiers arrived, and the town was tranquil, and reassured by this seasonable protection against the Kabyles. The Gibraltar Chronicle of the 6th inst., says : A private letter from Barbary mentions the ap pointment of an Englishman, Mr. James Craigg, to be civil engineer in the service of the Sultan of Morocco, at a salary of £BOO a year. We believe that the construction of a pier at SEA, and some improvements in the port of Magador are works which the Sultan has decided on, and which wilt facilitate European commerce. The sum of £133 ss. 7d. has been subscribed by British subjects and their agents in the different ports of Morocco, to the fund for relieving the dis tress in the cotton districts of Great Britain and re mitted to the Mansion-house Committee by her Majesty's Minister in Morocco. The following British vessels had arrived out at Gibraltar since last advices: brigantine Hack niatack, 15 days from Newcastle ; steamer Gibraltar, 8 days from London ; brig James Rogers, 45 days from Sunderland; brigantine Marjory, 19 days from Middlesbaro'; brig Cresswell, 18 days from Falmouth ; barque Marshmallow, 23 days from Shields ; brigantine Keldhead, 16 days from Cardiff; brig Londesborough, 58 days from Hull ; barque Harbinger, 36 days trout Sun. derland ; brig Alfred Stanard, 19 days from Swan sea; schooner Clio, 15 days from Cardiff; schooner Aeron Queen, 15 days from Cardiff; steamer Syd ney Hall, 13 days from London ; schooner Ann, 17 days from Liverpool ; brigantine Sup=rb, 46 due from Newcastle; schooner Elider, 17 days from Cardiff; brig Zealous, 26 days from Sunderland ; brig Triton, 16 days from Cardiff; bark Paragon, 18 days from Cardiff; schooner Laura, 14 days from Llanelly ; brig Bathes, 20 days from Cardiff; schooner Arrow, 16 days from Liverpool ; barque May Adelia, 15 days from Cardiff ; brig Elizabeth, 60 days from Liverpool ; brig Dauntless, 18 days from Newport ; steamer Delta, six days from South ampton ; steamer London, eight days from London ; and steamer Gladiator, six days 20 hours, from London. The British bark Warhawk (of Shoreham) was found abandoned on the 15th ult. by the Atnet ican barque Anglo-Saxon and English brig Ratcliffe, in lat. 46 52 N., long. 10 35, with loss of topgallant mast and foreyard, foremast badly sprung, an d a hole in her side, having been apparently in collision with another vessel. The masters of the Ratcliffe and Anglo-Saxon placed a crew on board from each of their vessels, and they succeeded in making Gibraltar on the 3d inst. Exchange at Gibraltar was quoted on London 90 days' date, 508 ; Paris, st. 3Uc.; Marseilles, sf. 31c.; Genoa, sf. 31c. to 32c.; Bru sse l s , Of. 32 c . ; Madrid, eight days' sight, pm.; Cadiz, to I- dis. ; Sev ill e , dis.; Malaga, par ; B arce l ona , 4pm. ; Al m eiro, dis.; Valencia, pm. ; Alicant, s dis.; p r emium on Five-franc piec e s, I- per cent. pm. in demand. Freights without alteration. THE MEDICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON.—On Sa turday last the 19th anniversary of this, the oldest medical society, was held at the Albion Tavern, when Ed win Canton, Esq., F.R.C.S., was announced to have been unanimously elected President for the ensuing session. Mr. Canton, as many of our readers are doubtless well aware, also holds the important post of surgeon to the 'haring-cross Hospital, and has attained a position in hit. arofession which ful,y entitles him to the honour which has Peen thus conferred upon him. Amon► those present at the marriage celebration in St. George's Chapel, and afterwards at the dejeuner in St. George's Hall, were the Rev. H. M. Birch and the Rev. C. F. Tarver, both of whom had been engaged in the instruc tion of the Prince of Wales in his early days, and, as this incident will show, had not been forgotten by him. After the dejeuner, they were informed that on retiring to a cer tain room in the Castle they would find a memorial from the Prince, of which he desired their acceptance, and this proved to be a copy of the Holy Scriptures, hands , mely bound, and inscribed by his royal highness as a memento of his wedding-day. Through the kindness of the Prince of Wales, the Rev. C. Tarver, (who is the eldest son of the late Professor of French in Eton College) has been pre sented by the Lord Chancellor to the valuable living of St. Peter's, in the Isle of Thanet. vacant by the death of the Rev. Sander son Robins, of the value of nearly £7OO per annum. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE.—MR. SIMS REEVES.—In consequence of the sudden and severe indisposition of this distinguished artist, we are authorised to state that Mr. Howard Glover's morning conceit, an• nounced for Saturday next at the above theatre, and at which Mr. Sims Reeves was advertised to sing, is unavoid ably postponed for a few weeks. MISS SLIDELL.—A serious accident occurred the other day at Paris to one of the daughters of Mr. Slidell, the Confederate Commissioner. The young lady was riding on horseback in the Bois do Boulogne with her father when her horse took fright al d threw her violently to the ground. Her head struck against the wheel of a carriage, and on being raised up her skull was found to be fractured. The young lady is now said, however, to be out of danger EXTENSION OF THE UNDERGROUND RAILWAY. — Operations have commenced within the last few days at the terminus of the Underground Railway. Farringdon-street, near Cow-cross, to procaed with the formation ot the sub way to the extremity at Finsbury, as allowed by the com pany's act. WEST LONDON RAILWAY. —The half. yearly mew— ing of the proprietors of this line was held at 16, Tokenhouse-yard yesterday afternoon, under the presidency of Mr. W. Cubitt, MP. The report stated that the exten sion line had recently been opened, and that consequently a dividend at the rate of 4s. per share per annum on the original or C shares would be payable within 28 days after the expiration of six months from the date of the opening. The directors had not been informed that the extension company had obtained powers to extinguish the West London Company. At the last meeting a committee had been appointed to negotiate with the extension company, and it had been proposed that that company should conduct the transfer of shares and the other business of the West Louden. It was believed the proposition would meet the views of the extension company. On the motion of the chairman the report was adopted. THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT AND SERGEANT GLOVER.—The French Government has at length made up its mind to speak to the French public about the case of " Glover v. Billault and Persigny," and the fol. lowing semi-official article, signed " Boniface," appears in the Constitutionnel:—" About 10 years ago Sergeant Glover became proprietor of the Morning Chronicle, and edited that journal in a spirit favourable to the policy of France. Some years later, in 1 857, Mr. Glover came to France. Having been presented by the English Ambassador, and supported by many honourable persons, as well as recom mended by the friendly tone of his journal towards France, he solicited and obtained from the French Government the concession of the telegraphic line between France and Ame rica. This conce-sion was made without any subvention, as well as without any uarantee of monopoly or interest, and it was stipulated that the concession should be cancelled if the line were not executed by a certain date. The time granted having expired before the works were begun the concession was cancelled and passed into other hands. Mr. Glover was dissatisfied with that result, but for a long time his complaints only bore on the injury done to him by the withdrawal of the concession and the right which, in his opinion, his devotedness to France and her policy gave him a hope for more favourable treatment. Meanwhile, in 1858, he had sold the Morning Chronicle. The embarrassed state of his affairs had obliged him to compound with his credi tors, and in the balance-sheet then presented by him there is no trace of any claim on his part against the French Government. But four or five years later, when becoming desperately involved, he conceived the evil design of specu lating on the fear ot a scandal, and did not blush to corn mence legal proceedings with a view to making it a means of pecuniary profit. In June, 1862, pretending, contrary to all truth and probability, that he had been promised, from the 9th of May, 1357, a monthly subvention of LBOO to conduct his journal in a sense favourable to a good un derstanding between France and England, Mr. Glover sued M. Billault, as Minister of the Int erior in 1857, and Count de Persigny, the present Minister, in the Court of Queen's Bench for a sum of £14,000, as due to him for the promised subvention from the 9th of May, 1857, to 23d of October, 1858. N o arrangement of the kind had ever been nada with Mr. Glover. No French Minister had over offered or promised him money." THE PALMERSTON DINNER. --A letter has, we hear, been received from Lord Palmerston, in consequence of which the day for the banquet he is to receive in Edin burgh will be Wednesday, the Ist proximo.—Seetsman. LISBUB,N ELECTION.—A petition signed by cer tain of the electors of Lisburn has been lodged against the return of Mr. Barbour, the Liberal candidate recently elected for that borough. CHARLESTON, Feb. 9. the steamers Ruby, Leo pard, and Wagner have arrived from Nassau. The Douglas has run out. None of them were fired at. NEW TIERS.—The Board of Trade has under consideration applications for provisional ordets, allowing the construction of piers at Llandudno, Blackpool, Rhyl, Ilfracombe, Dartmouth, Exmouth, and Bray. NEW ROUTE TO EGYPT —TURIN, %larch 12. The postal steamer Brindisi, of the new Italian line, left Alexandria at throe in the afternoon en the 6th, and arrived at Ancona on the 11th, at noon. The mails reached Turin this morning. SOCIETY FOR THE ENCOURAGED ENT OF THE FINE ARTS, 9, CONDUIT-STREET REGENT• STREET.—L tst evening M. Alfred Gilbert gave his second lecture on na. • tional melodies, choosing those of Scotland for the illustt a tion of his subject. The vocal illustrations were given by Madame Gilbert and Ma ame Andrea; the instrumental by Herr Daubert, violoncello. The bagpipe was introduced as the only instrument capable of giving the reels, &c., with characteristic spirit. A numerous audience testified their pleasure with frequent applause. COTTON FIi:JM AUSTRALIA.—The Young Aus tralia, from Queensland, has arrived with wool and a fur ther shipment trona the Ipswich Cotton Company of 20 bales of cotton, to the consignment of Messrs. Lloyd, Cat tell, and Co. Royal Exchange buildings. DEATH OF MR. GULLY.—We regret to announce the death of this gentleman, so well known on the turf, and for many years member for Pontefract. Mr. Gully died on Monday last at his seat near Durham, and was in his 80th year. He leaves a widow and nine children. OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE EIGHT-OARED RACE. —We are enabled to state from good authority that the Oxonians decline to row the race after Saturday, the 'Nth inst. ; consequently it is uncertain upon what date this interesting event will come off. By a communication re ceived yesterday we find that a further change has just been made in the Cambridge crew, the list of which we now sub join st lb 1 Mr T. C. Hawkehaw, Trinity 2 Mr R. H. Morgan, Emmanuel ll 10 11 5 C. 4 3 Mr jii r C. S Wilson,i nay T e , r( T i t r r i o n k i t e y 5 Mr C. H. La Mothe, St. John's 6 Mr R. A. Kingtake, Trinity l2 8 7 Mr T. Chambers, Trinity 8 Mr 'l'. Stanning, Trinity (stroke) lO 13 Mr F. H. Archer, Corpus (coxswain) The Oxford crew, who are keeping well together, and row ing in very fine style, are the favourites at 5 and 6 to 4 ; and the Cambridge men, notwithstanding their repeated changes, exhibit marked improvement. AUSTRALIA.—PLYMoUTII, Thursday.—The ship Prince of 'Wales, 1,244 tons, Capt. R. K. Deacon, belonging to Mr. R. Green, of London, which has arrived from Melbourne, as already reported, brings 17,135 ounces of gold, 1,858 bales of wool, 80 casks of tallow, 70 tons of copper tiles, and sundries. She has a total of 76 passengers, including in the cabin, Mr. and Mrs. Hitchcock, Messrs. Cookman, Restron, Walker, and Sussman, and Miss Quain. The Prince of Wales left Port Phillip Heads on the 2d of December, rounded Cape Horn on the 7th J anuary, and crossed the line on the Bth of February. Shs experienced tolerably fine weather throughout the passage, and saw about 40 icebergs between long. 140 and 83 W. She spoke, Jan. 5, lat. 55 53 S, long. 76 0:5 W, the ship R. W. Wood, the French bark Marie, and a French ship, name unknown, with the initials " T. B." on her foretopsail ; 25th, lat. 27 02 S, long. 15 33 W the Dutch bark General de Stuers. On the 23d, in let. 30 21 N, long. 44 06 W, the Confederate States war steamer Alabama sent a boat along side the Prince of Wales, the crew of which rep , rted that they had destroyed 34 Federal merchant vessels during their present cruise. The William Duthie, 968 tons, Cap tain J. Duthie, which loft Port Phillip Heads December 13, and arrived on Monday, brought 2,89-1 ounces of gold, 2,015 bales of wool, and several passengers. TIIE FIREWORKS EXPLOSION AT PLYMOUTH.— An inquest was holden by thy coroner of Ptymout h on Wednesday, on view of the bodies of the persons who lost their lives through the explosion an , t fire in King street, Plymouth, cia Monday morning. The deaths through that occurrence now amount to nine,the three men who were removed to the hospital having diea from the in juries they had sustained. It came out in evidence that the deceased Morris Lawrence, the elder, had applied for a licence to manufacture fireworks, but had not obtained it, and was therefore, at the time of the fire, carrying on the manufacture illegally. After the coroner had explained the law bearing on the case, the jury returned a verdict of man slaughter against the deceased Morris Lawrence. A "TIP " FOR THE CITY AND SUBURBAN HAN DICAP.—At the Westminster Police -court, yester day, John Stewart, a man having the appearance of a stable helper, was charged with being drunk and incapable.—Mr. Arnold ('o defendant)—What have you to say to this ? Defendant—l was as drunk as a lord, your worship I Yes, I was, 'pon my honour. your worship. I hope you'll let me go.—Mr. Arnold—lf Ido I think you'll get into further trouble; you are bard I y sober yet.—llefendant—lf you will let me go, your worship, I'll tell you something.—Mr. Arnold—What is it P—Defendant—You must keep it quiet, your worship, and I'll tell you. Back Sea King, your wor ship, for the City and Suburban. He's safe to win, your worship. You can take my word for it.—The magistrate joined in the hearty laugh which followed this attempt tip propitiate the severity of justice, and ordered the man to be kept till sober, and then discharged. _ „_ THE PRINCE OF WALES AND HIS TUTORS: THE POLISH INSURRECTION. WARSAW, March 10. A proclamation of the revolutionary committee has been published to-day, denouncing those whom it tei72 3 the "infamous men who would lay Poland vanquished ::!:td dishonoured at the feet of the tyrant." The proclamation also states that the committee "in emancipating the peasants is not led by the fantastic theories which elsewhere threaten to upset European society." CRACOW, MAreh 11 (Evening). It is confirmed that the independent members of the Council of State for Poland have tendered their resignation. The members of the municipal -3ouneil of Warsa,w have also resigned. WARSAW, March 11 (Evening). The ArcLbishop of W,lrsaw, Monsignor Feliilski, has tendered his resignation as member or the Polish Council of State. BRESLAU, March 12. The ,S . chksische Zeitung of to-day states that be fore marching Grneral Langiewicz received 2,700 muskets with ammunition, a supply of provisions, and a reinforcement of cavalry. KATTOWITZ, March 12. A body of insurgents encountered the Russian troops at Sosnowicz to day. A sanguinary engagement ensu'd. The R'issian officials in the town bad already taken to flight when reinforcements arrived. The insurgents were dispersed, and a portion of their number driven on to Prussian territory. Though the accounts we receive of the Polish Insurrection are still contradictory, they supply ahundant evidence that the movement is still far from being repressed. The provisional government, which seems to b“ed.c all the vigilance of the Rus sian authorities, recently gave fresh indications of vitility by issuing three proclamations, which have been dissaminated far and wide by its secret journal• The first of these proclamations is addressed to the Lithuanians, and it calls upon them to follow the example already Fet by their brethren who are in arms. The second prod-motion is addressed to the inhabitants of Podolia, Volhynia, and the province of Little Russia, urging t .em to unite against the common enemy. The third proclamation enjoins the Poles under Prussian and Austrian dominion to remain quiet, but to afford the insurrection all the moral and material aid at their disposal. A letter from St. Petersburg, under date of March 3, published by the Independance Beige, says that public opinion in the Russian capital is becoming more favourable to the cause of the Poles. What may be called the Tory party in St. Petersburg is strongly opposed to the insurgents. It believes that Poland must be all but exterminated if Russia is ever to enjoy tranquillity. It counsels the most repressive and via,ent measures as.tbe only means of putting an end to the movement. More liberal men, however, and these are said to form the majority, consider Poland to be a source of weakness to Russia, and think that the Emperor would do well to renounce a 9overeignty which has scarcely more than a nominal character, and so put an end to bloodshed, which is only increasing the animosity existing between the two nations. Toe writer thinks that if a " well.intentioned" power were to taae the initiative in convoking a congress to examine the question, Russia would not object to take part in it, and the independence of Poland under a constitutional monarch, freely elected, might perhaps be the result without overmuch op" position from the cabinet of St. Petersburg. He adds