The Sun. — London, England, 1868-04-01 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 1, 1868 ..----- successful, and the right hon. gentleman showed actually brought under discussion, every one unites LATEST INTELLIGENCE. THEATRE ROYAL , HA YMARKET. Sole Lessee, Mr. Buckstone. how some of those who then differed materially in condemning it. Lord MALMESBURY in moving THIS EVENING, INTRIGUE. Mr. Howe, Mr. Kendal, Mr (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)CIark, from the Ministers had compromised themselves by that the report of the committee should be agreed Clark, and Miss Burke. To be followed by A HERO OF ROMANCE. Characters a sudden change of opinion, and first and foremost to, explained in some measure the origin of the by Messrs. Sothern, Buckstone , Com p ton, Ch ip penda l e, Rogers, SPAIN. Clark, Sze.; Mesdames Robertson, Fitzwilliam, Chippendale, in the remarkable list was Mr. GLADSTONE himself. custom. The Commons, he said, send representa- Dalton, Laws, and Daubigny. MADRID, April 1. To conclude with SHOCKING EVENTS. Mr. Chippendale, Lord CRANBORNE'S unbecoming attack on the Go- tives to Parliament who were in reality their privilege, It is reported that as soon as the discussion on mr. Compton, dte. Commence at Seven. vernment the day before was taken up by Mr. proxies ; and the Peers possessed the same the budget has terminated the railway companies HARDY in the right strain, and he showed how the though it had been found occasionally desirable to - rirs HEA T R E ROY A L, ADE LP 111. noble lord himself h a d not been so con s i s t e nt suspe nd it. That the custom is a mischievous one bill will be presented to the Cortes. .-1- Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. WEBSTER. as he would have the House believe, and that he there can be no doubt, and if becomes more and The same army organisation has been adopted for Directress, Mrs. Alfred Mellon. the island of Cuba as for Spain. THIS EVENING, UP FOR THE CATTLE SHOW. had gone some way with the Government, and more unsuited to the present day, because men are After which, at 8, NO THOROUGHFARE. Mr. Fechter (his 84th appearance here) , Mr. Killin g ton, Mr. H . Neville. M r . R. then suddenly left his colleagues when the sub- no longer so strictly bound by the ties of party as to Ph il l ips, Mr. G. Belmore. Mr. C. J. Smith, and Mr. Benjamin TURKEY. W e b i ter; Miss Carlotta Leclercq (her 84th appearance),Mrs. CONSTANTINOPLE, March 31. Alfred Mellon, Mrs. Billington, Mrs. H. Lewis, &c. not like. As a rule it is best for those who dis- no, content or non-content, at his bidding. Men Commence at 7. An Imperial firman for the Adrianople railway cuss matters of great public interest to abstain like to hear and to judge for themselves, and if ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. concession will be given to the Vanderse Company from personal attacks and hostile criticism, but their knowledge of the subject or their judgment is Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Vining. this week. The contractors are to commence the THIS EVENING, at 7, POOR PILLICODDY. Mr. when such a mode of attack is commenced, it is not worth much, at least the country expects them J). Murray, W. Gresham; Miss Polly Marshall, E. Bar- works forthwith from Stamboul to Tcheckmedji, a certainly fair to retort, and no one can blame to pay the outward attention of listenine. to the nett, and Mrs. Addis. c, distance of 13 miles, in lieu of depositing caution After which, JEANIE DEANS ; or, The Heart of Mr. ILsepv for the course he took in showing arguments and the facts brought forward. For a Mid-Lothian. Mrs. Diln Boucicault; Messrs. G. F. money. the House how completely the most bitter and man who is ill at his country house, or travelling in Neville, J. G. Shore, Maclean, H. Forrester, D. Leeson -- W. Gresham, and Cathcart; Mesdames Litton, Fitzgerald, extreme of his adversaries had overreached them- Greece or in Sweden, to have power to influence DENMARK. E. Barnett, and Mrs. C. Harcourt. Concluding with the Far", No. 1 , ROUND THE selves. As for Lord CRANBORNE'S very ancalled- the result of a debate of which he has never heard COPENHAGEN, March 31 (Evening). costNlift, for sneers at the inconsistency and want of a word, on a subject on which he has never perhaps In to-day's sitting of the Rigsdag the Finance Doors open at half-past 6, commence at 7. principle shown by the Ministry on Reform, formed an opinion, is about as reasonable as if we Minister stated that the prospects of direct tele- NEw QUEEN'S THEATRE, LONG ACRE, he himself has been a renegade on the ques- set a deaf man to be a judge. The evidence, how- graphic communication with Russia being carried Lessee and Manager. Mr. ALFRED WIGAN. At Half-pest ~; of s eve n,. DEARER THAN LIFE. Mr. J. L. TOOLE as MICHAEL vi°ll Church Rates, and may hold his ever important, would be useless to him, and his into effect were more favourable than at any pre- GARNER. At a Quarter-past Ten, LA VIVANDIERE. peace with a very good grace. Mr. HARDY decision, however well-intentioned, would cer- vious time. The Danish Government would grant then proceeded to expose Mr. GLADSTONE, and tainly be entirely independent of the facts of the the required concession as far as regarded Denmark, LA VIVANDIERE.—Mont Blanc and Cha mouui.—NEW QUEEN'S THEATRE, Long Acre. quoted a passage from a letter which was NI ritten case. Lord CARNARvoN, in approving of the pro- and application for a similar concession had been before the last election at Oxford, and though that posed change, declared that in his belief proxies made to the Russian Government. --. QUEEN'ST H E A T R E , Long-acre. was handed to the right hon. gentleman the leader were a source of weakness rather than of strength, THE STRIKES IN BELGIUM. Lessee and Manager, Mr. Alfred Wigan. of the Opposition, he did not deny its authenticity. since it would be impossible to pass any important THIS EVENING. MARY JONES. Messrs. W. H. Stephens, BRUSSELS, April 1. C. Wyndham, Sanger, and Miss P. Markham. This certainly contradicts what Mr. GLADSTONE measure by the votes of absentees. All the reasons After which will be produced a New and Original Drama, Advises received from Charleroi state that ap entitled DEARER TIL'iN LIFE. Michael Garner, Mr. J. L. claimed to have done in warning his constituents which had formerly justified the system had, he Tole. parent tranquility prevailed yesterday throughout T., conclude with the Extravaganza., LA. VIVANDIERE; as to the change about to take place in the Irish thought, disappeared. Lord REDESDALE, indeed, or, TRUE TO THE CORPS. The Scenery by Messrs. W. and the districts on strike, but that underhand agitation T. Grieve, Johnson, and Assistants. Messrs. J. L. Toole, L. Church. " One dignatary," a consistent supporter was not inclined to condemn it, though he did not Brough, and Sanger; Misses P. Markham, F. Addison, Jordan, continues. Labour has been stopped at places where Montgomery, Heath. Sylvia. B. Everard, and H. Hodson. of Mr. GLADSTONE, made his vote dependant upon object to the change, believing that the practice of the men were still at work the previous day. Manager, Mr. W. H. Liston. Doors open at Half-past Six, commence at Seven. Acting the explanation of the doubtful point, and, speaking calling for proxies was inferior to the pairing system Money is stated to have been distributed to the Boa-office open daily from Ten till Four. of that, this right hon. candidate observed that "The of the Commons. Earl STANHOPE, however, pointed agitators. It was refused by the working men at E question of the Irish Church is remote and apparently out an important difference. Pairs are made from Gouffre, but accepted by those at Baulet. It o So Y le 2 1 1 ,es lA see an S d ' fla it nag A ere N ss. D Mrs. STa li nbo E roi ' l l gh l : It —. out of all bearing upon practical politics of the day." both sides of the House, or at least are always a TILES EVENING, at 7, ORA NIGE BLOSSOMS. Messrs. D. The indictment against the captured rioters is James and Turner ; Mesdames Hughes and Gwynne. He adds that one thing must be mentioned, because matter of individual arrangement between the After which, PARIS; or, Vive Lempriere : Messrs. Thorne, i s being prepared. James. Robson, and Fenton; Mesdames Swanborough, liar- it a clear land mark, and that is in any measure holders of different opinions. They can cense ....—__l laws Johnstone, Hughes, Holt, Gwynne, &e. To conclude pith MARRIAGE AT ANY PRICE. dealing with the Irish Church, though he scarcely quently exercise no influence whatever on a division OUTWARD BOMBAY MAIL. -- expects ever to be called on to share in such a mea- —their object being that the absence of the mem- SUEZ, March 30. 11 0Y A L OLYM P I C TIIEA T R E. sure, " the Act of Union must be recognised, and hers pairing shall not be felt on either side. Proxies , New Management. The Delhi sailed at midnight yesterday for Sole Lessee, Mr. B. Webster; Manager, Mr. H. Wigan. must have important consequences, especially with on the contrary, may often be in the hands of the Tuts EVENING, HEN AND CHICKENS. Messrs. Ashley, reference to the position of the Government, and Earl STANIIOPE affirms that they Eburne, Stephenson, and Vincent ; Mrs. Stirling and Miss L hierarchy." We do Bombay. ---_-__ successfully decided an important motion on foreign Moore. not think that this reflects great credit on Mr. FRANCE. After which, MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT. Messrs. Ashley, policy respecting the affairs of Denmark. Finally, Stuart. Eburne, Romer, Geo. Vincent, Addison, Cooper, 11. Wigan, GLADSTONE, as it certainly puts him before the BOURSE, March 31—Three o'clock.—The market iic.; Mesdames L. Moore, E. Farren, &c. the matter was decided by the motion for closed as follows : Commence at Seven. House somewhat in the light of those who are all the discontinuance of the system of calling 41 per Cent. U things to all men, in or d er to effect some object for proxies being carried ; and on some End of month... -- Italstn Loan R YAL AMPHITHEATRE AND CIRCUS, which 3 per Cent lIOLBORN. worthy or otherwise, as the case may be. the Oppo_ minor points changes were also made End of month 69 20 Mexican Loan ... 19 50 Moro Novelties—Fresh Engagements. First appearance sition cheered when Mr. HARDY* said that he would are likely to expedite the progress of public Credit Mobilier on Monday next of the Wooden-Headed Family and Les business through the Upper House. If the Corn- End of month... 268 75 Sp an i s h Threes Freres D'Avolo. The Wonderful SPANISH TROUPE pass on from pers ona l ques ti ons ; but, as he aptly re- Credit Foncier -.1470 Hcme Debt — every evening in addition. Open at Seven, commence at mons get on a little faster with their business, the them, they only objected to personalities End of month... Deferred — minded half-past. Morning Performance every Wednesday and Lords must move faster too, else bills will accumu- RAILWAYS. Account FSaturday. Open at Two, commence at half-past. when they were directed against themselves. It was Orleans late and business get into arrears. NOTICE.--In consequence of the theatre being nightly Northern llB l* crowded, all free admissions are suspended, the Press ex- a v er y e ff ective passage in Mr. HARDY'S speech in • • Lyons and Mediterranean . 930 cepted. which he described the wrongs and injuries that Mr We are very glad to find that the reform which Southern..... 5681 GLADSTONE would inflict if he succeeeded in effect- Mr. OTWAY has succeeded in carrying through the Western Eastern ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE AND CIRCUS, ;„ • • HOLBORN.— Enthusiastic and Tremendous Reception of ....5 h i s purpose, and warned him that, in holding Commons with respect to the army is to be ex- Sardinian Mdlle. AZELLA, whose unrivalled performance on the Flying Austrian 545 Trapeze, including a Flight across the Arena of 100 feet, termi- out an olive branch, as - he declared he was doing, tended to the Marines. On the reading of the Lombard slating in a Somersault at an elevation of 30 feet from the plat- he was all the time forgetting h ow much he was Marine Mutiny Bill, on Monday evening, Mr. North of Spain form, has created a complete furore. Saragossa Tho flying trapeze act is th e speciality of Azella, a alienating, how much he was distressing the mem- AYRTON put a question to Lord 11. LENNOX respect- Roman 46 lady of faultless contour and prepossessing m Hain heper formances of the fair artiste excited the g enthu- of the Church, bers siasie of the house at their various stages, and terminated it were, but lookers on at a picture that is passing army, to which the noble lord replied that it was REVENUE RETURNS. amid deafening applause. She was honoured with a quadruple recall, and even compelled to appear a fifth before us in the distance, but it touches their hearts, quite evident whatever applied to the regular army • I.—The following is an abstract of the gross produce of time to March 11receive the homage of her admirers."—Standard, . t h eirfeelings ; it touches th • it is applied also to the marines on shore. He had, the Revenue of the United Kingdom in the undermen sentimental grievance, it is a practical wrong." therefore, been instructed, after the division of the tioned periods, ending March 31, 1868, compared with LICENSED VICTUALLERS' GUARDIAN Mr. HARDY'S s p eec h was l ong, an d i t was mos t other even i ng , no t to oppo se th e amen d men t of , the corresponding periods of th e p rec eding year : GR. GLENIE, of the Sporting Library, effective also, being indeed a powerful and success- Mr. °TWAT, and, indeed, in the absence of the . 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park, London, W., begs to , Year ended im, nil his customers, and the Licensed Victuallers in general, ful reply to the remarks of those who had preceded member for Chatham, he was prepared to move the . March 31,1868. March 31,1807. that he has been appointed Agent for the above-named paper in -- adhtion to his agency for the sporti ng Editi on of ~ Tile Susi," him. It is to be observed that be took a very amendment himself. The bill, so amended, accord- Excise X £ and can supply the same on Friday evening, if required, in town Customs 22,650,000 22,303,000 or country. decided tone, and seemed to feel his ground, as it ingly passed through committee, and we congratu- 20,1, 2,000 20,670,000 G. R. G. begs to inform the Trade that he is Agent for the Stamps LA: C EST EDITION of "TIIE SUN," an d can supp l y i t ear li er were . O n t h e whole, i t may be said that the Govern- late the service on the salutary change. Püblic Taxes ',tan any other man in London or Country the evening of puh!i Proper! y Tax cation. No connection with any other persons. Daily's, Ruff's. ment has gained strength by each night's debate, and feeling has long been opposed to flogging in either Poe,-Office 46314000 4,470,000 Wright's, and 31`Call's Guides. All the Daily Papers, Ma.g,a. Crown Lands tines, and Periodicals as soon as published. Agent for the Joint may now feel assured of gaining the day. Mr. BRIGHT branch, and it was only retained in deference to Mace 1 ,neous 'tuck Coal Company. Ord e rs by post attended to. -- addressed the House at some length, but adopted a ancient prejudice, and to a belief, shared by many Total j 69,600,210 69.434,568 THE LATEST EDITION of "THE SUN " more moderate tone than he often doe s , and though old officers, that it was necessary to secureffici e ent supplied, as soon as published, Every Evening, by W. he, of course, advocated his own extreme views, he was military discipline. But, by common consen t, it i s Quarters ended A 1.1 , ,X .1 , D ER (late Brooks), Newspaper Agent, .10. 4, Old Ca vendi-h-st reet, Oxford-street. not personal in his remarks. Indeed, towards the held to be the most fitting punishment for June 30, Sept. 30, Dec. 31, March 31, close of his speech, he offered some advice which brutal and degraded criminals. Garotters, 1867 1867 1867 1861 ----- men who have cruelly ill-used their wives or chit-_ — x was doubtless not very palatable to the Opposition. C T C u s t oms s x t e o s m s • £ £ £ i t ir II O'S GRAIN G E R ? LICENSED 5 499,000 5,5. 2,000 6,102,000 5,547,000 VICTUALLERS' TOBACCONIST. SHEPHERD'S-BUSH. He said it should eot be thought that he was speak- dren, or wantonly tortured the lower orders Exci., , e 5 0t5,000 4,3 0,000 5,092,000 5,742,000 The SPORTING EDI 110 NI of "THE SUN " can be seen at as all agree, most deserving of a punishment which Stain" 2,547,000 2,2 0,000 2,298,000 2,49-,000 JR 1I NG ER'S Establishment, as above, every evening by Eight ing with "personal hostility to the Prime Minister, 1,506,000 27 ,000 1,317,000 414,000 o'clock. Property Tax or imagined that he was one of them w h o were is the only one they are lik e ly t o f ee l. S ure l y, t h en Post-0111.e 1,1 5 0,000 1,2 00 , , 00 I,lt 0,000 1,100,000 _ , Crown Lands .... 72,000 72,000 100,000 101,000 SPORTING. —JOHN ROBERTS supplies the seeking to dislodge hon. gentlemen from the we are not to put our soldiers and sailors on a l eve l Miscei.aneous.... 402,925 719,740 553,983 909,571 LAT ES l' EDITION of "THE SUN "as soon as pub- Treasury bench. He wished to treat the su bj ec t with such ru ffi ans, for if individuals here an d there _ Total, - 17,781.9/5 44,913,710 17,525,940 19,378.574 lisped.-4, Bath-street, City-road, E.C. commit the same crimes or show th e same b ruta l as a thing far beyond and a b ove thes e par ty disposition, they should not be retai ne d f or a d ay Quarters ended T HE THIRD EDITION OF " THE SUN," differences. This question comes b e f ore t h e giving all the SPORTING NEWS of the day, may be seen House, of course, as all these great questions must Ina profession which they disgrace, as associates at JEMMY 31 kNTON'S house, "The Swan and Horse Shoe,"June 30, Sept. 30, Dec. 31, March 31, Little Britain, City, E.C. as a party question, and lam one of the members of men who are regarded with pride by their emu- 1866 1866 1863 1867 of the party, but it does not follow that all the mem- x x x rEIHE LATE EDITION of " THE SUN " at trymen. For drunkenness or refraction of bar- customs .......... 5,24,0(0 5,541,000 5,964,000 5,527,000 coon- THE JAMES SPEEDY'S, "The Wellin,gton,"Wellington-street, bers of a party are actuated by a party spirit, or by rack regulations flogging is a punishment Excise 5 f 44,000 4,520,000 5,471,000 5,535,000 Strand. altoge t her s tamps a miserable low ambition to take the place of Mini- out of proportion in time of peace, and we are glad C I T ' r r a o o x w e e e n s r t L s a rr n a d x s .. :: : 1,5 7 97 1:0 00 0 0 0 63 7 37 000 1,3 9 4 5 70 00 2,1 9 5 3:00 000 1 1,478,000 243,000 1, i 8,000 389,000 ~ T HE SUN " NEWSPAPER.—" The Mitre" ster of the Crown." We agree with Mr. B RIGHT that the Government has altogether abandoned it. Post-ofh e Tavern, New Church-street, near the Alpha-road, Pad- dhigton. "TH , SUN " (Third Edition), containing the Latest that there is something far higher and better than Miscellaneous ... 3 . D , e si *953,01,8 6 •2,9.35 1,087,871 - Sporting News, Results of Races. Latest Parliamentary Debates, ROYAL &c., can be seen as above " All the year round." that, and it would indeed be well for the di gn i ty ITALIAN OPERA. Totals successful, and the right hon. gentleman showed how some of those who then differed materially from the Ministers had compromised themselves by a sudden change of opinion, and first and foremost in the remarkable list was Mr. GLADSTONE himself. Lord CRANBORNE'S unbecoming attack on the Go vernment the day before was taken up by Mr. HARDY in the right strain, and he showed how the noble lord himself had not been so consistent as he would have the House believe, and that he had gone some way with the Government, and then suddenly left his colleagues when the sub ject of Reform assumed an aspect that he did not like. As a rule it is best for those who dis cuss matters of great public interest to abstain from personal attacks and hostile criticism, but when such a mode of attack is commenced, it is certainly fair to retort, and no one can blame Mr. HannY for the course he took in showing the House how completely the most bitter and extreme of his adversaries had overreached them selves. As for Lord CRANBORNE'S very ancalled for sneers at the inconsistency and want of principle shown by the Ministry on Reform, he himself has bee❑ a renegade on the ques tion of Church Rates, and may hold his peace with a very good grace. Mr. HARDY then proceeded to expose Mr. GLADSTONE, and quoted a passage from a letter which was NI ritten before the last election at Oxford, and though that was handed to the right hon. gentleman the leader of the Opposition, he did not deny its authenticity. This certainly contradicts what Mr. GLADSTONE claimed to have done in warning his constituents as to the change about to take place in the Irish Church. " One dignatary," a consistent supporter of Mr. GLADSTONE, made his vote dependant upon the explanation of the doubtful point, and, speaking of that, this right hon. candidate observed that "The question of the Irish Church is remote and apparently out of all bearing upon practical politics of the day." He adds that one thing must be mentioned, because it is a clear land mark, and that is in any measure dealing with the Irish Church, though he scarcely expects ever to be called on to share in such a mea sure, " the Act of Union must be recognised, and must have important consequences, especially with reference to the position of the hierarchy." We do not think that this reflects great credit on Mr. GLADSTONE, as it certainly puts him before the House somewhat in the light of those who are all things to all men, in order to effect some object worthy or otherwise, as the case may be. the Oppo sition cheered when Mr. HARDY said that he would pass on from personal questions ; but, as he aptly re minded them, they only objected to personalities when they were directed against themselves. It was a very effective passage in Mr. HARDY'S speech in which he described the wrongs and injuries that Mr GLADSTONE would inflict if he succeeeded in effect ing his purpose, and warned him that, in holding out an olive branch, as he declared he was doing, he was all the time forgetting how much he was alienating, how much he was distressing the mem bers of the Church, their friends. "We are here, as it were, but lookers on at a picture that is passing before us in the distance, but it touches their hearts, it touches their feelings ; it is to them not only a sentimental grievance, it is a practical wrong." Mr. HARDY'S speech was long, and it was most effective also, being indeed a powerful and success ful reply to the remarks of those who had preceded him. It is to be observed that he took a very decided tone, and seemed to feel his ground, as it were. On the whole, it may be said that the Govern ment has gained strength by each night's debate, and may now feel assured of gaining the day. Mr. BRIGHT addressed the House at some length, but adopted a more moderate tone than he often does, and though he, of course, advocated his own extreme views, he was not personal in his remarks. Indeed, towards the close of his speech, he offered some advice which was doubtless not very palatable to the Opposition. He said it should Lot be thought that he was speak ing with "personal hostility to the Prime Minister, or imagined that he was one of them who were seeking to dislodge hon. gentlemen from the Treasury bench. He wished to treat the subject as a thing far beyond and above these party differences. This question comes before the House, of course, as all these great questions must as a party question, and I am one of the members of the party, but it does not follow that all the mem bers of a party are actuated by a party spirit, or by a miserable low ambition to take the place of Mini ster of the Crown." We agree with Mr. BRIGHT that there is something far higher and better than that, and it would indeed be well for the dignity of the House if more shared the opinion he so boldly expressed. Mr. HARDY complained with much justice at the style adopted by some speakers who had infused into the debate a ;bitterness and animosity which made the adoption of the resolutions a direct attack upon the Government. Such a course is one not to be admired, especially under the circumstances of the case, when the question before the Rouse is one of such deep interest to many and of such paramount importance besides. Mr. BRIGHT tried to defend Mr. GLADSTONE and extricate him from the awkward position in which he was placed, by declaring that the change which took place in all times were the glory of the times, and that pos terity would " regard them as the natural and blessed fruits of the growth of intelligence, and of the more comprehensive justice of the age ;" but to effect this end they should be made in a dignified form, and not time in so exactly with the exigencies of the political situation, as Mr. GLADSTONE'S have done. Mr. BRIGHT is an ear nest advocate for the disestablishment of the Irish Church, and arguing that people feel more hopeful on the matter now, because there is a growing feel ing in the House in its favour, but it is oue thing to be willing to look into the question and remedy abuses, and another to uproot the whole structure and startle the unprepared by the suddenness of the attack and the completeness of the change. Four nights more will most probably be occupied by this debate, and it is vexatious to think that no good end will have been reached by the discussion, for Mr. GLADSTONE at the outset infused a bitterness into it that cannot be effaced, and will continue to its close. While we feel convinced that the Govern ment will triumph, it would have been just as well, if not better, had they not had to brave theencoun ter, but it was not of their seeking, and no blame attaches itself to them. All censure rests with those who concocted the scheme, and sought to plunge the House into confusion in order to gain a party end by advocating a cause which that party had not before favoured, and it requires very little time to arrive at a due estimate of such proceedings. Quarters ended. June 30, Sept. 30, Dec. 31, Hardt 3% 1867 1867 1867 1861 X X X X Customs 5 499,000 5,5 , 2,000 6,11,2,000 5,547,000 Exch.e 5 oeB,ooo 4,3 0,000 5,092,000 5,742,000 Stamps Taxes 1,506,000 27 ,000 1,317,000 414,000 Property Tax .„, 1,577,000 648,000 885,000 3,067,000 Post-ofli.e 1,1 5 0,000 1,200,x.00 I,lt 0,000 1,100,000 Crown Lands Klace. Emus.— 402,925 719,740 5153,98') 909,57} Totali - 17,781.945 114,913,710 17,5'45,940 19,378.574 ' *.'* A well-selected and extensive stock of WlNxs, SPIRITS, The season at this magnificent establishment began yesterday evening, when a very fine perform ance of "Norma" was given. Theatres, like nations, have their customs ; and it is the custom at the Royal Italian Opera to sing the National Anthem before, not after, the regular performance. The house was already well filled, and with a very brilliant audience, when Mr. Costa took his seat in the orchestra, and gave the signal for the com mencement of " God save the Queen." Before the treacherous Pollio (Signor Naudin) had finished his first air there was scarcely a vacant place to be seen; and Norma's " Costa Diva" was sung before an audience which was as closely p ac k e d as an audience ever ought to be even at a f as hi ona b le opera- house. The manner in which the opera was executed justified the anticipations that had been formed. Madlle. Fricci, though not hitherto recognised as an artiste of the very highest attainments, is im proving year by year ; and we can quite understand the success which, according to Mr. Gye's prospectus, she has recently gained in Italy. One thing is quite cer tain—that in Germany, Russia, Italy, wherever she has sung, Madlle. Fricci has been very much liked. There is something sympathetic about her talent, and, whether she excites the highest admiration or not, she never fails to please. If anything was wanting to prove her value as one of the lead ing members of Mr. Gye's company, her perform ance last night did all that was required. In the opera of " Norma" the interest is all centred in one principal character, and no one cares very much what becomes either of Pollio the de ceiver, or of Adalgasia the deceived. Nevertheless, both Madame Lemmens-Sherrington and Signor Naudin did their best yesterday evening with their respective parts ; and the performance was quite as noticeable for its general completeness as for the ability with which the principal role was filled. 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This usage is so ancient that it is con tinued almost without thought, though when it it Quarter ended Mar. Year ended Mar. 31, 1863. 31, 1868. -- ----- Increase. Decrease. Increase. Decrease. -- X £ £ £ Customs .......... 2", 00 .. 347,000 .. .. X xcise Stamps. 66,000 121,000 .. •• Taxes Property Tax Post-Office .. Crnwn Lands • • Miscellaneous .. .. 178,197 487,146 • • —,-- --- --__ _ Tota's ...... ,1,171,000 23',297 1,16 ,090 9g5 , 349 Net Increase X936,703 Totes ..... Net Increase, A s * Inclnclii 1,171,0)0 X 936, tlncrt B9 e , ig New Ze, !Aland Bon £l6 ,65t is, £500,000 111.—An Account showing the Revenue and other Receipts of the Quarter ended March 31, 1868, the ap plication of the same, and the Charge of the Consolidated Fund for the said Quarter, together with the surplus or deficiency upon such charge : Surplus Balance beyond the charge of the Con solidated Fund, for the Quarter ended December 3i, 1867, viz.:— Great Britain Ireland t89),22! Income received, as shown in Account I 19,378,571 Amount raised on Account of Fortifications, &c., per Act 28th and 9th Victoria, cap. 61 Amount raised by the issue of Exchequer Bonds, per Act 3,) and 31st Victoria, cap 31 Amount received in repayment of Advances for Public Works, &c. Ditto for New Courts of Justice 10 \OOO £41,717,4b3 Balance, being the Deficiency on lifarch 31, 186 Q, upon the charge of the Consolidated Fund in Great Britain, to meet the Divi dends, and other charges, Payable in the Quarter to June 3'), 1868 .................... 2,253,124 £23,970,677 Deficiency of the Income of the Consolidated Fund in Great Britain in the Quarter to December 31, 1867, for the ch arge of the Consolidated Fund in Great Britain for that Quarter (ae shown in the preo_ding ac count) £4,088,926 Less Amount of Sinking Fund Applied in Repay ment of Advances to meet the said De ficiency £2 43,957 Amount applied out of the Income to supply' Ser • vices Amount Advanced for New Co ur t s of Just i ce .• 37,000 Ditto for Greenwich Hospital ................ Charge of the Consolidated Fund for the Quarter 100,9 t 0 ended March 31, 1868, vi z . : — Interest of the Perma nen t Debt .0,212,537 'Terminable Debt l ,l 5 1 , ' 55 Principal of Exchequer Bi lls 1,000 Interest of Exchequer bi lls 21,563 Interest on Advances on Account of Deficiency 2,387 The Civil List 101,879 Other Charges on Consoli dated Fund 462,185 Advances forPubliclirorks.deo. 443,344 7,329,330 Surplus Balance in Ireland beyond the charge of the Consolidated Fund in Ireland fur the quarter ended Marc i 31, 1863 ..... 490,916 MR. GLADSTONE'S RESOLUTIONS.—(By Tele graph.)—Shrowsbury, Tuesday night.—A crowded publio meeting was held here to-night on the Irish Church ques tion. A petition to Parliament in support of Mr. Glad stone's resolutions was proposed, and was met by an amendment condemning the disestablishment of the Irish Church as unrighteous, which was proposed and seconded by local clergymen. The resolution 'was declared to bo carried, amid great cheering. TRADE OUTRAGE AT ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE...- At the Liverpool Assizes, yesterday, Robert Ryan was indicted for taking part in an outrage committed in 1862 upon the premises of Mr. Clifford, brickmaker, Ashton. A number of men wearing masks were met by two police officers as they were returning from destroying a quantity of bricks. In the course of a struggle which ensued an officer, named Jump, was shot. Two mon were convicted of the murder, and one, named Ward, was afterwards exe cuted at Liverpool. The prisoner absconded to America, and only recently returned. He pleaded guilty to doing wilful damage, and was sentenced to nine months' impri sonment with hard labour. X :3,970,577 THE COMMAND OF THE TROOPS IN SCOTLAND.— Major-General Randal liuualey, formerly Inspector-General of Infantry, assumes the duties of Commander of the Forces in Scotland to-day, in room of Major-General Hamilton, C. 8., who has been promoted to the command of a division of Foot Guards. TILE OUTRAGE AT SWAVESEA.—The man Low, convicted at the last assizes for Cambridgeshire, of a mur derous assault and robbery on Mr. Williams, of Swavosea, in a cart on the road leading from Cambridge to Mr. Williams's residence, has confes3ed that he was the culprit. lle struck Mr. Williams, ho says, with a hedger's hook, and afterwards concealed it. Low, who is 66 years of age, was sentenced to penal servitude for life. --- HOSPITAL FOR CONSUMPTI ON -- AND DISEASES OF THE CHEST, BROMPTON.—On Sunday last an appeal for funds in aid of this charity, by tho Rov. W. B. Mackenzie, at St. James's, Holloway, producod a sum of £37 is. I.d. in the morning and £2B Bs. in the evening, making a total of .£65 4s. ld. CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS. ROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, TUESDAY, March 31, There are very contradictory reports about the Minis terial Council on Monday. It is known that the various councillors (not merely the Ministers, be it remembered, but the councillors who are summoned whenever there is any special business to be discussed) spent several hours with the Emperor and breakfasted with him. M. Rouher read a report upon the state of public feeling, and a sum mary of the opinions of the prefects. It is understood that the prefects of all the towns except Bordeaux were in favour of having the elections this year, feeling pretty sure of returning Government candidates. As regards the Ministers, it is understood that they were about equally divided—Rouher, Baroche, and Vuitry taking one side, and Magne, Pinard, and Forcade de la Roquette the other. I learn, too, that Persigny, Walewski, and La Valette were for a dissolution, but that Drouyn de Llinys was opposed to it. At the time I write it is, believed that there will be no dissolution, at all events not for some months. Nevertheless, the Liberal journals are suspicions. The Siecle, for instance, warns its readers to be prepared for anything that may happen, and not allow themselves to be taken unawares by a sudden election, which the Government might resolve upon in the hope that the Opposition would be unprepared with candidates. There are again unsatisfactory rumours with regard to foreign affairs. Various circumstances are pointed to as warlike symptoms. None of them are worth mentioning except the old chronic symptom of increasing armaments pushed on with great energy. Those who take a gloomy view of the future argue that the Emperor finds his Government so unpopular at home, and that so much opposition is offered to the maintenance of the present huge army without any need for it, that he will force a war in order to act as a diversion. Of course there will never be wanting pretexts when a great military Power like France desires to exhibit its strength. The Danish ques tion, the Eastern question, and the evident intention of Bismarck to Prussianise South Germany, are all avail able. But, after all, Napoleon is not likely to enter upon a war which would be an outrage upon the moral sense of Europe ; nor would he begin one without allies. The Government seem to apprehend fresh disturbances. At Toulouse, where the anti-conscription demonstrations originated, the troops were on Sunday suddenly called out, and although the place was perfectly tranquil, some of the chief streets and the Pont Neuf were occupied and passengers were turned back. In the evening the troops returned to their barrracks. It is said that the Govern• ment feared a demonstration in consequence of the dear ness of provisions. The Avenir National declares that the retirement of M. Durny, the Minister of Education, is decided upon, and that he will be succeeded by M. Parieu. This paper adds that in clerical circles this is considered "an accomplished fact." The Petrie, however, formally denies this. A. report has been presented to the Emperor by the Minister of Agriculture with respect to working-class or ganisations. It favours the development of working-class councils, an inquiry into the operation of the councils of tho prud'honmes, modifications of the certificates given to working men, and the abolition of that article of the Civil Code of 1781 which orders that the master shall be be lieved simply upon his affirmation in evidence. as to the payment of wages. Our Minister at Florence has been suddenly summoned to Paris. The reason is not known, but it is supposed to be connected with the withdrawal of our troops from Rome. It is reported that Baron Budberg►, who has for many years been Russian Minister here, will shortly cease to be so. Some very important experiments have been made on board Prince Napoleon's yacht with the electric light. They were intended to shew how far a ship could illumi nate her course, so that in the darkest and foggiest night it would be traceable, and a collision prevented. In ordi nary weather the light can be seen ten miles. With steam vessels it is easy to work the magnets. It has been found possible by a series of mirrors to light the track of the ship without lighting the vessel. This would be important in time of war. An enemy's vessel seeing the light would of course fire at that, with no other effect than fracturing a ray of light, which might be!at almost any distance from the ship. The experiments shewed also that it was possible to illuminate the ship suddenly, so as to enable the crew to fire, and then leave it in darkness immediately. For sea signals the value of the light is manifestly great. The markets have been crowded the last few days with persons curious to see the Russian game which is now being sent to Paris. It consists of several birds unknown in this part of Europe. They are packed in oats, and they travel by rail from St. Petersburg in five clays. Of course the cost of carriage iS heavy, but then the birds have such a nice flavour, and Parisians are gourmets, though not gourmands. A telegram received at Vienna from the Austrian Ambassador at the Pontifical Court states that the pro- Positions submitted by the Imperial Government to the Holy See with reference to the revision of the Concordat have been met on all and every point with a decided non poss►imnus. it is stated also that the Emperor Francis Joseph has net yeti given his assent to the Civil Marriages Bill, but wishes to have the opinion of the Hungarian Chambers upon it. The Independance Beige positively denies this, and says that the Emperor merely waits until the two other measures affecting the Concordat are passed, and that he will give his assent to all three simul taneously. News has been received in Paris that an insurrection has taken place at Traustein, in Bavaria, on the meeting of the Landwehr, and of a similar riot having occurred at Frossberg. The cause of these disturbances was the re fusal made by the people to take the oath of allegiance to th e King of Prussia. The National Guard refusing to fight, troops were sent for to Munich ; an encounter took place between the citizens and the gendarmes, many of whom were severely wounded. It is even reported that the Hotel do Ville of Traustein was burnt to the ground by the insurgents. The proposed law against the Jews which had been brought before the Roumanian Legislature has excited universal indignation. The "Israelite Alliance "at Paris addressed the British and Italian Ministers upon the subject, and the following is Lord Lyons's reply :—" The news which you announce to me had already come to the knowledge of the Government of the Queen, who with out fail transmitted to her Majesty's agent at Bucharest the necessary instructions. I seize this opportunity to assure you of the interest which the Government of the Queen has in the cause of the Israelite community of Europe,and which I also take in it." The Italian Minister, S. Nigra, writes even more strongly ; he declares that such intolerance is " more than a public scandal." When Jews direct the counsels of Cabinets and the finances of king doms, there is little fear that even the bigoted Moldo- Wallachians will venture to carry out their monstrous intentions. The Owl considers that Eastern Europe is in a danger ous state. It declares that the English Government has proofs of a secret understanding between Bulgaria, Servia, Bosnia, and Greece. The Bulgarian Central Committee has issued an incendiary address, calling upon the Bul garians to take up arms, "be it either a musket, or a knife, or an axe, an I rise." They are told that the Sultan will never improve their condition, that England will not come to their assistance, and should " first improve the condition of the Indians and the Irish." "Do not trust in Napoleon 111., he has betrayed the principle of nationality—the proof is the battle of Mentana. Austria is certainly out of the ques tion. Look for help to yourselves and to your brethren. Hold out your hand to the Bosnians, the Thessalians, and the people of Epirus. . The hour of our national in surrection is at hand. . . Rise, take up arms, brethren ! Let our war-cry be ' Liberty or death."' The effect of this proclamation has been that the people in Northern Bul garia have refused to pay the taxes. The Turks begin to perceive that matters now grow serious. The new proposed loan has caused great dissatisfaction in Spain. It is calculated that in fifteen years the country will pay for interest and the extinction of the debt double the amount she will have received. Meanwhile, it is not surprising that Spain should be embarrassed. With an army of only 100,000 men, she has no fewer than 510 general officers. BOLTON AND THE SUNDAY LIQUOR BILL.— A. house-to-house canvass has just been made at Bolton by the Temperance Society for the purpose of eliciting the opinion of the inhabitants of the Sunday Liquor Bill. At a public meeting, held at the Town Hall, on Monday, the result of the canvass was set forth. It was stated that the canvassers had secured the opinions of 9,717 occupiers of houses •in Bolton, out of which number 1,557 said that they would not vote at all. There were against the total closing of public-houses, and in favour of the law as it at present stood, 1,733. In favour of closing public-houses for the whole twenty-four hours on the Sabbath they had 6,377 votes. The analysis of the occupations of the voters shewed that amongst professional men there were 10 against the measure, and 170 in favour of it ; in the trading class were 201 against, and 1,071 for; beersellers, 5 for total closing, and 132 against closing; of the working people, 1,471 voted in favour of the present law, and 5,111 went in for shutting public-houses altogether on Sundays. Resolutions were passed expressing satisfaction at the results of the canvass, and dissatisfaction at the present 184.98 tlis sublect. lIIGII TATER AT LONDO.V BRIDGE. THIS DAY.—Morning, 7h. 33m.—Afternoon, 86. 10m. I'o-Mon ow.-Morning, Bh. 53m.—Afternoon, 9h. 40m. ,ars• 5 M t e, 11/ , .;11r_41E - g k ' LONDON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 1868. The debate was sustained with unflagging energy last night, and some very effective speeches were delivered. That of Mr. HARDY was particularly THE ROYAL VISIT TO IRELAND. The announcement that the Princess of Wales will visit Ireland along with the Prince gives the highest satisfac tion to all classes. It is considered 'that the Princess is coming over from an earnest desire to see the country, and this will cause her reception to be peculiarly enthusiastic ; it is indeed such a compliment to their native land as Irishmen cannot resist. The statement to the effect that the visit of the PrinCess is now no longer a matter of doubt, is borne out by certain arrangements that are in progress here. The weather has suddenly become like what might he expected two months hence, and there seems every prospect of a long continuance of it. The city, too, is putting on a holiday aspect. The fronts of all the public buildings and of many private ones are being thoroughly cleansed ; the decorative artists are over whelmed with orders, and on her Royal Highness's first appearance in our streets they will present as gay an appearance as bright bunting and floral wreaths can impart to stone walls. The general public, however - I mean that large class of her Majesty's lieges who cannot pretend to the entree of the cathedral—will be greatly disappointed at the very small part of the installation pageant which they are to he permitted to witness. It was understood that the ceremonial would be a reproduction, on a grander scale, of that which took place in 1821, when a foot pro cession of the knights to the cathedral took place ; and all along the route from the Castle to the cathedral windows have been hired at, in some instances, exorbitant prices. An official note, issued from the Office of Arms, now announces that, on account of the uncertainty of the climate, there will be no foot procession, but that the Prince of Wales, the Lord-Lieutenant, and the Duke of Cambridge will proceed in their State equipages, escorted by a brilliant military cavalcade, from the Castle to St. Patrick's, where they will join the other knights of the order, who will have previously assembled in the venerable pile. A hasty glimpse of these exalted personag sis therefore, according to present arrangements, all that will b© afforded to the great majority of the citizens.—Post Correspondent. THE IRISH CHURCH. A meeting, which had been convened by the London Working Men's Association, was held at the Freemasons' Hall, Great Queen-street, on Tuesday, in support of Mr. Gladstone's resolutions now before the House of Commons for the abolition of the Irish Church Establishment. Mr. George Potter, president of the association, took the chair at eight o'clock. The resolutions adopted were : "1. That this meeting is of opinion that it is abso lutely necessary that the Irish Church Establishment, opposed as it is to the religious feeling of the great body of the Irish people, should be at once disestablished and dis endowed, and its revenues, after making due provision for life interests, devoted, under the control of Parliament, to promoting the secular interests of the Irish people ; and this meeting is further of opinion that there should be an impartial disendowment of all religious bodies in Ireland. " 2. That this meeting calls upon every Liberal member in the House of Commons to support Mr. Gladstone's resolutions for disestablishing the Irish Church ; and trusts that the conduct pursued by many professing Liberal members in the last session of Parliament, in re lation to Reform, will not be repeated on the present occasion ; and that this meeting strongly recommends the present and future electors throughout the United King dom to pay particular attention to the division list on the above resolutions. "3. That the following petition be sent from this meeting, signed by the chairman on its behalf, praying the House of Commons to pass the resolutions proposed fur its adoption by Mr. Gladstone : " THE HUMBLE PETITION OF THE WORKING MEN OF LONDON,. IN PUBLIC ➢fEETING ASSEMBLED, "Sheweth,—That your petitioners have heard witn great satisfaction that resolutions arc to be moved in your Honourable House having for their object the dis establishment of the Irish State Church, believing, as they do, that those resolutions, if adopted, would redress one of the greatest grievances of which the Irish people complain—the existence of an alien Church, opposed to the religious feelings of the overwhelming majority of the people, and would tend greatly to diminish that large amount of disaffection to English rule now so extensively prevailing in that long-misgoverned country. " Your petitioners, therefore, humbly pray your Honourable House to adopt the resolutions proposed. " And your petitioners, as in duty bound, will ever pray." The second reading in the House of Lords of the Compulsory Church Rates Abolition Bill is fixed for the 23rd proximo. Mr. `Batman, M.P., has so far recovered from the effects of his recent accident as to be able to attend to his Parliamentary duties. MUNIFICENT DONATION.—Mr. Henry Hopkins, of Tasmania, has contributed the sum of £3,500 to the London Missionary Society, in addition to £BOO previously given in aid of their funds. ROYAL MUNIFICENCE.—WC learn that the com mittee for erecting the new wing about to be added to the Royal London Ophthalmic Hospital, Moorfields, has, in reply to a memorial upon the subject, received a prompt subscription from the Queen of £lOO. Trade unionism is spewing itself in its worst aspect in the Wigan district. As our readers are, no doubt, aware, a great number of the colliers of South Lan cashire are out on strike. From time to time men yield to the masters' terms, and those " knobsticks," as they are called, have come in for unionist revenge, carried out in the fashion which it was hoped the late disclosures would have done something to bring into disrepute even among the " Broadheads "of the various trades. Intimi dation has been employed in the boldest form. The houses of the men at work have been attacked, and bottles filled with some explosive material have been thrown against their windows. So serious, indeed, has the position of affairs become, that it has been deemed necessary to call in the assistance of a body of troops. The interest throughout the country on the Irish question is manifested by the number of public meetings which are being held. The cry of "No Popery is rallying many Protestants around the Government, and enthusiastic assemblies are held to petition for the maintenance of a Protestant Church in Ireland. The union of the " Pro testants" with the Church and State party is becoming marked in several large towns. Meetings at Nottingham and Norwich have adopted petitions aga i ns t Mr. Glad stone's resolutions. Public opinion in Shrewsbury is claimed by both parties. A meeting was convened to favour disendowment, and a lecture was given on that side of the question, the lecturer moving that a petition be adopted in favour of the resolutions of Mr. Gladstone. An amendment was proposed by two local clergymen, to the effect that disestablishment was unrighteous, and on being put to the show of hands the majority was claimed by both sides. The chairman decided the amendment was lost. A petition in favour of the Government has also been adopted by a large and enthusiastic meeting at Man chester, one of the speakers declaring that the destruction of the Irish Church would lead to revolution. The leading Liberals of Liverpool have, on the other hand, held a meeting, and declared for the course adopted by Mr. Gladstone. Scotland, too, is to add her' voice in the matter, and a meeting has been convened at Glasgow to pass resolutions against both Catholic endowment and Protestant disestablishment. In the matter of petitions the cry is being' raised that signatures are dishonestly obtained. " A Wesleyan Minister" writes "In one village the schoolmaster em ployed by the clergyman gave to persons who asked the meaning of the petition the reply ' that the Romanists of Ireland were rising to put down the Protestant Church, and that the petition was to prevent that calamity.' In this way signatures of Wesleyans and other Nonconfor mists hive been gained." The same objection may be raised with rnore or less force against all petitions which are largely signed, and they are beginning to have less weight in consequence. Mr. Hepworth Dixon, in a recent address on the ballot, declaimed vigorously against the Bribery Bill of the Government. It had been made, he said, to look like an honest measure, while it had been framed in such a way as to make agencies of corruption work with less of fiction and scandal, so that in future elections the bribery would hardly be seen and the intimidation scarcely felt. It was a form of putting off things and an evasion ; it settled and it inaugurated nothing ; it was a bill against time—and it would help to waste a session. After this denunciation the lecturer maintained that the ballot was the only way to allow freedom of voting. All other nations except Turkey adopted that manner of voting. Why should we be without it? The rating clauses of the Reform Act are still being protested against. Clerkenwell, under the guidance of Mr. Beales, now adds her voice to the general complaint. Scotland-yard is determined not to allow these meetings to be dangerous, so a large number of policemen, in cluding an inspector, are sent to keep the crowd in order. At the last meeting the inspector is said to have allowed his contempt for "those Reform League fellows" to break forth unrestrainedly, and " the lazy set who never worked for their living " were spoken of in no measured terms. All, however, appears to have passed off quietly. Mr. Alderman Lusk sent a letter to the meeting, in which he promised that he would spare no effort to allow the work ing man to enjoy his vote without either let or hindrance Resolutions condemning the rating clauses were passel with ficilmAti9lN 7fri tirmbr. HER MAJESTY. BUCKINGHAM PALACE, March 31. - - The Queen drove out this morning, and visited the sudio of the late Baron Marochetti, accompanied by Princess Louise. Her Majesty afterwards drove to the South Ken sington Museum. In the afternoon her Majesty drove out in a car riage and four, accompanied by Princess Christian. The Princess of Wales drove out, attended by the Marchioness of Carmarthen. Her Royal Htliness Princess Beatrice, Lady Caroline Barrington, Colonel Du Platt, and suite, hon oured the performances at the Theate Royal Adolph last evening. MAGAZINE-DAY. BLACKWOOD.—The contents of Maya for April are more than usually attractive. Leading off with a brilliant and scholarly paper upon Horace—to which we shall immediately revert after we have numbered up the titles of the other articles in this current number of Ebony for April —a paper in which the causes of his popularity are with the subtlest appreciation of the few rare demerits, no less than of the many (in another sense) far rarer excellencies of the peerless lyrist, are exquisitely de fined, Blackwood comprises within the compass of this instalment for April half a dozen more or less remarkable contributions. Irrespectively, that is to say, of another of those comical effusions in verse, penned, or we are very much mistaken, by the fugitive metrical satirist who has recently dubbed himself " An Old Contributor." This new Song, with an old-fashioned refrain (" Derry Down" to wit) has relation, by the way, to " The New Nostrum for Ireland." Reverting to the other—the prose contributions to Blackwood for April—there is, to begin with, another, the seventh part of the current serial story, " Linda Tressel." There is another, the second, Historical Sketch of the Reign of George 11. —this time a sketch of The Minister." There is in this number, also, a paper that all the readers of Blackwood will turn to with melancholy yet pleasurable emotion, the paper relating, we mean, to the career, the gifts, and the various literary achievements of one among the most brilliant of the Blackwood writers, the Poet of the " Lays of the Scottish Cavaliers," the hu morous Beaumont, to the Fletcher of Theodore Martin, in the fabrication of those comical Ballads of Bon Gualtier, the joint translator with Theodore Martin of the Poems of Giithe, the author of " Norman Sinclair," in one word—Aytoun I Here, again, is Cornelius O'Dowd—meaniug, in other and plainer terms, Charles Lever, at his best, at his very best, not simply in mufti, but in his dressing-gown and slippers. Besides all this—there is, a delightful paper on " Charles Kean and the Modern Stage." And-- to wind up with—there is a slashing " political," hammering right and left at MacCallum More and the Leader of the Opposition, at Mr. Bright and Earl Russell, at Mr. Maguire, and at Mr. Horsman, as well as at others whose names it were unnecessary here to particularize—this clos ing contribution to the number being significantly entitled " The Battle for Place." As lifting us out of the din of party contests, however, the opening paper of the number possesses for ourselves a far superior attraction, and, to some passing consideration of its contents, therefore, we here gladly revert. It is all the more noticeable, moreover, as a contribution to Blackwood, by reason of its being, avowedly, only the prelude or precursor to other and kindred contributions from the same hand. " Horace : the Causes of his Popularity," as we have already said, is its title. But,itnme liately beneath that title, are these words —" To be followed by specimens of a new transla tion of his Odes "—a promise reiterated by the writer at the close of his remarks, where he observes —" Some translations of the Odes, composed upon this principle, will be given iu a subsequent number.'' if only the metrical versions, thus promised, be in any way worthy of the critic's capacity as that is evidenced throughout this charming contribution in commemoration of Horace, but more especially in commemoration of his Odes—it is to be hoped that we may have not merely " Some" of them, but All of them—at last—in some degree adequately trans lated. Setting forth with the remark that Horace remains unexcelled in that special gift of genius, which critics define by the name of " charm" —this latest and certainly not least among the critics of Horace refers delightfully to those fragments of his verse that all of us know by heart, as perpetually " applying themselves to varieties of incident and circumstance with the felicitous supple ness of proverbs." By implication —later on—he de fines the perfection of the Horatian Odes to their " concentrating the rays of poetry into the com pactness and solidity of imperishable gems." Horace himself —now Epicurean, now Stoic—he defines elsewhere as the poet of Eclecticism. He speaks of him as having won for himself what has never been conceded to any other poet—the cheerful and willing admiration of men of the world. He regards him as peerless among all lyrical poets, as the representative of civilisation. A fact which the critic attributes less to the easy good nature of his philosophy or the liveliness of his wit, than to that indefinable air of good breeding which is among all Horace's attributes—his especially. It is in re lation to this that the writer in Blackwood speaks of him afterwards as commanding supreme rank in that high class of gentlemen—thoroughbred authors. Added to all which, as is here well said, be enjoys in all civilised countries, and in all civilised times ",that degree of personal affection which few writers have the happiness to inspire." Altogether this graceful paper on Horace is a charming morsel of scholarly criticism, and one that awakens in our mind an eagerly anticipative zest for the promised translations. SAINT PAULS.--The Editor's story about " Phineas Finn" advances pleasantly enough, so far as the reader's satisfaction is concerned. The Hero of the tale, however, all but breaks down in his maiden speech in the House, and Lord Chiltern comes to grief, with a broken collar bone and a few fractured ribs, while out hunting. The number is otherwise remarkable, for inasmuch as it contains, for the first time, a second illustration—another of Thomas's admirable sketches, one devoted here to the embel lishment of "All for Greed." Among the miscellane ous papers there is a notice of " Spiritual Wives," in the which, to employ a slang plume of the day, a slating is administered to the author of " New America." It is authentically asserted that the Emperor Francis Joseph conferred, on the 27th, at Pesth, with Prince Auersperg and Ritter von Earner respecting the marriage law. His Majesty is also said to have demanded the opinion of the Hungarian Ministry on the question. the Emperor's decision is still in abeyance. According to a telegraphic despatch received at Vienna, the propositions submitted to the Papal See by - the Austrian Ambassador, Count Crivelli, with reference to the revision of the Concordat, have been met on all and :very point with a decided non possumus. FATAL WRECK.—The brig Selina, of Cardiff, with silver ore and coal, was wrecked inside a group of danger ous rocks known as the Stags, about a mile from the Lizard Lighthouses, on Friday night. Cries for assistance were heard, and the lifeboat was promptly put out. Two men were found clinging to a spar, and were saved. The rest of the crew had perished when the vessel went down. THE LUTON MURDERER.—At 8 o'clock yester day morning William Worsley was hanged in front of the county gaol Bedford, in presence of about 1,000 people, for the murder of William Bradbury, at Lutho. 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