The Sun. — London, England, 1868-01-06 00:00:00

r . IFE BOAT SERVICES. —During the Storms of I- 4 the present year the National Lifeboat Institution has contributed to the saving of 1,027 . 1ives from various ship wrecks and 32 vessels from destruction. The Institution also Axpend ,, i 229,655 in tho same period on its Lifeboat Est a bi,shtuents, iu addition to granting £2,444 for rewards. The Committee of the Institution earnestly appeal to the public for assistance to enable them to meet the continued heavy demands on their 186 Lifeboat Establishments. Oontributions will be thankfully received by the London and country bankers, and by the secretary, Richard Lewis, Esq., at the Institution, 14, John-street, Adelphi, London. EXPOSITION UNIVE RSELLE, PARIS, 1867. WHEELER AND WILSON, 139, REGENT-STREET, AND 43, ST. 'PAUL'S CHUM )I{YARD, AWARDED,_ _ - OVER EIGHTY-TWO COMPETITORS, THE HIGHEST PREMIUM, A GOLD MEDAL, For the Perfection of SEWING MACHINES and BUTTON-HOLE MACHINES, THE ONLY GOLD MEDAL FOR THIS BRANCH OF MANUFACTURE. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. F. B. Chatterton. Morning Performance ever? Wednesday and Satur day until Feb. 15. Children end schools admitted at reduced prices to the following parts of the Theatre : Stalls, dress circle, and first circle, for Morning Per formance only.—THIS EVENING (Monday), Jan. 6, and every evening until further notice, will b 3 per formed a new and original Farce, by R. Reece, Esq., en titled HONEYDOVE'S TROUBLES. Characters by Messrs. Joseph Irving, C. Warner, J. Morris; Mes dames Kate Harfleur and E. Melville. After which will be performed the Drury Lane annual grand Christmas p un guaime, written by E. L. Blanchard, Esq., entitled FAW FEE FO FUM ; or, Harlequin Jack the Giant Killer. The gorgeously beautiful scenery by Mr. William Beverley. The characters in the opening: Miss Poole, alesdames Edith Stuart, Kate Harfieur, E. Mel ville, Carew, Blair, Corri, Amy Herbert, Hall, and Mdlle. Anais Tourneur, premiere danseuse ; Mr. Joseph Irving (his first appearance this season), Messrs. Moreland, J. B. Johnstone, Naylor, Pennington, Mitcheson ' • Master Edward Lewis, Master Frederick Charles, and Master Russell, the living Miniatures ; Master Percy Roselle. The Harlequinade includes the services of those popu lar pautomimists (forming a treble company), M mrs. Boleno, C. Lauri, and Toni Dot, clowns ; M jeers. Barnes, Morris, and Master Russel, pantaloons ; Messrs. Corinack, S. Saville, and Algar, harlequins; Messrs. Sidney and Jelina, sprites; Mdlles. Fanny Lauri, Adele Marion, and Eugenie Valckenacre, colutlibines. The Juvenile Christy's Minstrels Majilton the Gro tesque ; and the celebrated Skaters, Madame Fredreka and Mr. Elliott. Stage Manager, Mr. Edward Stirling. The masks, designs, and dresses, from designs by the humorously-renowned Dyk-Wyn-Kyn. The music selected and arranged by Mr. J. H. Tully. The dances and action of the Ballet, and the general business of the children's scones, arranged by Mr. John Corinack. Costumes by Mr. S. May and Mrs. Lawler. Private boxes, one, two, three, four, and ilva guineas; stalls, 7s. ; dress circle, ss. ; first circle, 4s. ; balcony seats, 3s. ; pit 2s. ; lower gallery, ls. ; upper gallery, 6d. Box-office opon from ten to five daily. Doors open at half-past six, the performance to commence at seven o'clock. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Vining. THIS EVENING, Grand Combination of the Two great Dramas, THE COLLEEN B AWN and THE STREETS OF LONDON. Mr. and Mrs. Dion Boucicault as Myles na Coppaleen and Eily O'Connor, and Mr. Vining as Badger. Messrs. Dominick Murray, J. G. Shore, G. F. Neville, H. For rester, H. Mellon, E. Atkins; Misses Elsworthy, E. Barnett, Rachel Sanger, and Mrs. Addle. Doors open at half-past 6, commence at 7. qUEEN'S THEATRE, Long-acre, Lessee and Manager, Mr. Alfred Wigan. THIS EVENING, Shakspere's Comedy of KATHERINE AND PETRUCHIO. Mr. H. Irving, Mr. W. H. Stephens ; Miss E.Terry After which, DOING FOR THE BEST; Mr. J. L. Toole. To conclude with THE BIRTHPLACE OF PODGERS ; Mr, J. L. Toole. On Wednesday, Jan. Bth, HE'S A LUNATIC. Mr. John Clayton. After which will be produced (First Time in London) Mr. H. J. Byron's New and Original Domestic Drama, in Three Acts, entitled DEARER THAN LIFE. Michael Garner, Mr. J. L. Toole. To conclude with the BIRTHPLACE OF PODGERS. On Saturday, Jan. 11th, DEARER THAN LIFE. After which (First Time) a New and Original Operatic Extravaganza, by Mr. W. S. Gilbert, called LA VIVANDIERE; or, TRUE TO THE CORPS. The Scenery by Messrs. W. and T. Grieve, Johnson, and Assistants. Doors open at Half-past Six, commence at S even. Acting Manager, M. W. H. Liston. Box-office open daily from Ten till Four. T HEATRE ROYAL, HA YMARKET. Sole Lessee, Mr. Bnckstone. THIS EVENING, FAMILY JARS, To be followad by A WIFE WELL WON. Messrs. Sothern, Buckstone, Howe, Kendal, Rogers, Braid, Weathersby, &c , and Robinson. After which, AN UTTER PERVERSION OF THE BRIGAND. Messrs. Compton, Kendal, Rogers, Clark, Braid, Weathersby, Johnson, &c.; Mesdames Burke, Wright, Dalton, &c. Commence at Seven. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. WEBSTER. Directress, Mrs. Alfred Mellon. THIS EVENING, UP FOR THE CATTTLE SHOW. After which, at 8, NO THOROUGHFARE. Mr. Fechter (his 10th appearance here), Mr. Billington, Mr. H. Neville, Mr. R. Phillips, Mr. G. Belmore, Mr. C. J. Smith, and Mr. Benjamin Webster; Miss Carlotta Lecicreq (her 10th appearance), Mrs. Alfred Mellon, Mrs. Billington, Mrs. H. Lewis, &c. Commence at 7. 'IOYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. New Management. Sole Lessee, Mr. B. Webster; Manager, Mr. H. Wigan. THIS EVENING, PETTICOAT PARLIAMENT. Messrs. R. Soutar and G. Vincent; Mesdames L. Moore, St. Henry, and E. Farren. To be followed by FROM GRAVE TO GAY. Messrs. Ashley, H. Wigan, Addison, and C. Mathews ; Mesdames L. Moore and Stirling. To conclude with IF I HAD A THOUSAND A YEAR. Commence at Seven. HOLBORN THEATRE ROYAL, Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Sefton Parry. THIS EVENING, at Seven, THE TWO POLTS. Messrs Price and Widdicombe. _ - - After which, the Grand Comic Pantomime of VALENTINE AND ORSON; or, Harlequin the Big Bear and the Little Fairy. Mesdames Saunders, Goodall, White; Messrs. Garden, Odell Arthur; Mdlle. Montero, Miss Ellis, Lupino, Green, and the Great Little Rowella. RY AL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. Swanborough. THIS EVENING, at 7, KIND TO A FAULT. After which will be produced a Grand Christmas Operatic Oriental Extravaganza " THE CALIPH OF BAGDAD " Messrs. Thorne, James, Turner, Murray; Mesdames A. Swanborough, Johnstone, Harland, Holt, 1\ ewton, &c. To conclude with NOTHING TO NURSE. 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THIS DAT.—Morning, 10h. 22m. I Afternoon, 10h. 59m. To-Monßow.-Aforning, 11h. 33m. I Afternoon, Oh. Om. • •" 4 V ?. 4 _ • 44 „ IL.) g . o--411.44 LONDON, MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 1868. It seems as if some people were resolved not to have the last word about the New Year's reception, and what with the rumours on one side and the contradictions on the other, a good deal of time is taken up, and a vast amount of trouble expended. The Constitutionnel now declares that the speeches of the EMPEROIt are made the object of " perfidious comment," and gives a flat denial to those who have affirmed that a bidden meaning may be found in the speeches of the EMPEROR and the Count DER GOLTZ, and in their assurances of frindship. The same journal is also anxious to do away with the impression created by some respecting the remarks of the EMPEROR on the occasion of the reception of the Legislative Body. There was not, it declares, the slightest allusion to the bill relative to the organisation of the army " in the few words pronounced by the head of the State." This assertion accords ill with the reports of some of the particular stress laid upon these observations in the descriptions of some. It is said that the most " candid congratulations were exchanged between the Emperor NAPOLEON and the other Sovereigns of Europe, and that the King of ITALY has addressed a most friendly despatch to the EMPEROR. In short, it is evident that we are to have peace, but all would feel a little more faith in its con tinuance, if we were not commanded, as it were, to believe it in so authoritative a style. Like all other things of importance, it is better if we can arrive gradually at a conviction instead of having those interested in the nature of the deductioLs drawn already at home to force the intelligence upon all hearers. Au interesting ceremony took place at the Tuileries yesterday, and presented a pleasing constrast to the stormy news of political strife, and the more anxious matters that are avowed. The distribution of prizes to the success- ful competitors at the great International Exhibi tion was celebrated in the presence of the Diplo matic Body, the Ministers, and other dignitaries. The EMPEROR'S remarks upon the occasion were very interesting. In the first place, they had to discri minate between the best, which is always a difficult thing to do. The first prizes were given to the Em perors of RUSSIA and AUSTRIA, for their improve ments in horse-breeding, and to the French EMPEROR for his establishments relating to agriculture. In his speech upon the subject the EMPEROR alluded to the importance of the cultivation of the land, and declared that those who laboured assiduously in this respect would always have support and encourage ment. The Prussian Ambassador had a special audience with the King of ITALY yesterday morn ing in order to present his credentials as Ambassador of the North German Confederation. In assuring His MAJESTY of the sentiments of goodwill enter tained by the Prussian Sovereign, Count VON USEDOM declared that he cherished the hope that the same friendly feeling would be kept up between Italy and the Confederation as had always existed with Prussia and Italy. The new Cabinet that has just been formed promises well so far, and we hope that General MENABREA will be able to hold his ground under its auspices. His policy seems so much what is wanted that any alteration just now would be an untoward circum stance. The peace of Europe depends in a great measure upon the skilful management of Italian affairs, and the other Powers will not put confi dence in a Cabinet that veers round to suit every change of opinion, or one that is conducted in so unwise a manner as that presided over by Signor RATTAZZI. It seems as if there was never to be a cessation of troubles at this time, and the last accounts from Naples inform us of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, which has assumed alarming proportions, and caused the greatest con sternation in the villages on the slopes of Vesuvius. Yesterday evening it was still augmenting, and curiously enough the torrent of lava follows the same direction as in the eruptions which took place some years ago. It is sad to contemplate the loss and suffering that will be entailed upon the vil lagers by this calamity. It may now be considered that the Emperor of AUSTRIA is indeed a constitutional Sovereign by this time, and the best wishes of all free countries will be with him in his venture that success may attend his praiseworthy efforts, and that he may meet with all the consideration which he deserves for his energy and enterprise. The creation of the Hungarian Ministry affords one confidence, andiseems indeed the earnest of better things for that country, and also the sign of prosperity for Austria itself. Of course it cannot be denied that difficulties will attend the fulfilment of this plan, but the object in view is well worth the effort, and no great change of any kind can be carried out without overcoming some obstacle or other, and certainly the state of dissatisfaction which prevailed in Hungary for some years past rendered it impera- ye to inaugurate a reform. The sad losses entailed upon the Austrian empire induced FRANCIS JOESPH to turn his attention seriously to the affairs of Hun gary, and the consequences have _been that he has contrived to do a great deal to benefit that community, besides augmenting the strength and nfluence of his own Government, by resting is basis on influence rather than on coer- The new Ministry for the Cis-Leithan countries is another happy omen, and so far as can be told as yet it seems have been formed in a very proper manner. The Emperor of AUSTRIA has thus begun the year full of hope and promise, and now he is differently situated to what he was last year, and his people also have far greater cause for thankfulness and rejoicing than they had at the be ginning of 1867. This shows in an unmistakeable manner how much may be accomplished by courage and confidence, and what good results can follow upon zeal and goodwill. In some respects, indeed, be position of Austria is better than it was before he war, for the strength that has been acquired is worth far more than the superiority which is only upheld and maintained by force. cion. We have nearly had to thank the Fenians for a very expensive and annoying casualty, although they were innocent of any direct intention to bring t about. filer MAJESTY'S ship Research in pur ,ttit of a barque, which she took for a Fenian pri vateer, struck on the famous I)aunt's Pock though, happily, she escaped without serious da m tae. The vessel which occasioned the chase is called the Alaska, and it is evidmt that the sus pieioks of the commander of the Research were not al' - .c(gett el- - unreasonable, since her captain, when she w a 3 at last overtaken, states that he had already been overhauled three times by others of her 131A,rusi ships between Cape Clear and Kinsale. 'The Al aka is an American built barque, and her unusual ' cut and the great speed at which she was going sE em to bave excited general suspicion. The ' Governs lent despatch vessel, Helicon, had already sent a al armed crew alongside to examine her papers. These proved. satisfactory, and the Alaska was allowed'. to proc ;eed. The next day she came in sight of the Resew ch, who ordered her to heave to, and as she did nal; do so the Research put on full speed to overtake :her. Captain LESTER, of the Alaska, explains his inattention to the signal of the Resoarch, by a fear that if he stopped the way of the ship, she would, being close to the laud, in a fresh easterly breeze, hay e drifted on shore. The circumstance, however, wa3 sufficient to increase the sus' icions of those on board the Research, especially as the Alaska un fortunately bears a strong resemblance to the de scription given ( A the Fenian privateer alleged to have been seen on the coast. It is very probable that the Alaska may have been the vessel alluded to, since there is no actual evidence of the existence of any privateer. As the Alaska, however, swiftly made her course inside Daunt's Rock, in order to get into the harbour by the shortest route, the Re search steered after her more to the westward, so that if the supposed privateer attempted to make her way out of the harbour again she could not in tercept her. This, as the event proved, was a hazardous experiment, since the barque, whose pilot was familiar with the channel, passed safely on, but the Research, following her more to the east ward, ran right over the rock, striking the wreck of the City of New York, which was lost there a few years since. The shock felt on board was only slight, but it was soon discovered that the Research was making water in large quantities. She kept bravely on her route, however, with the aid of the steam pumps, though the Alaska was not overtaken until in the harbour. The amount of damage done to the Research is believed not to be very great, and she will immediately be put under re pairs. It was a fortunate escape, and so the Ad miralty will no doubt esteem it. Two points press themselves upon our notice in this story. One is that had the Alaska been actu ally a privateer she could evidently have defied the efforts of the war vessel to catch her. 'The Ame rican-built barques have certainly the secret of swiftness, and it would be well if our Admiralty officials could discover it. The more important consi deration is, however, how long is Daunt's Rock to be allowed to lie in wait for our vessels ? The wreck of the City of New York still lies there, adding to its dangers, while it points the moral to the unwary. Some years ago Mr. MAGUIRE bestirred himself vigorously in the cause, bat he found the diffi culties of divided authority and dislike of expense too great for his energies, and he relinquished the task in despair. What is everybody's business is nobody's business, and although the damage done by this amphibious enemy may include a wide circle, all the authorities, national and local, are glad to shift the responsibility off their own shoulders. The loss of a fine vessel like the Research would affect the British taxpayer ; the wreck of other ships would fall heavily on companies, private owners, and merchants. Yet there the rock remains year after year while costly undertakings of far less practical value are pur sued unhesitatingly. Surely it would be possible by a little exertion to arrive at a definite arrange ment. If the Government bore part of the expense, the corporation of the city of Cork another part, and a part contributed by the ships entering i te pt r e i sr n ee g sasri t ev h he e harbour in the form of a t r ifli ng l evy, t h e work t would y . b donee lve h ope without th ew na t r h r o e burden escape of oppressive to will stimulate all parties to action. We have seen enough of the mischief which nitro-glycerine and its fellows may do—let us now see them put to a little better purpose. The Circular of the Right Rev. Dr. Mo RIARTY, Bishop of Kerry, deserves the careful attention of every Irishman. Its good sense, its patriotism, and right feeling, do honour to the Bishop, while they dispose, in the most uuswerable manner, of the high-- flown pretensions of those interested agitators who endeavour to canonise murder. The subject of Dr. AI ORIARTY'S address to ,the clergy of his dio cese was the pressing demand of some of the laity for the celebration of requiem masses for the Fenians executed at Manchester. Dr. IVlourAttry plainly shows that, however right and charitable, according to the forms of the Catholic religion, it is to pray for the culprits, any such public service as these persons demand would be entirely out of place. Many circumstances, he admits, rendered the Man chester offenders greater objects of compassion than ordinary murderers. The crime for which they suf fered was not perpetrated through hatred or re venge, or for sordid gain, and wo may even chari tably suppose that they wished to effect their object without shedding blood. They met their doom, too, in a becoming manner. But the special services asked for are not as evidence of sympathy or com passion, but of commiseraon. " Those among us," says the bishop, " who planned funeral processions or who asked funeral services,must have believed that the conduct of the executed was praiseworthy, and that they sacrificed their lives in a just and noble cause." Dr. DIORIARTY asks whether.they are prepared to counsel the repetition of such acts ? "Is it lawful to fire shots in a crowded street with danger to the lives of unoffendiug persons ? Are we expected to canonise the men who fired the gunpowder at Clerkenwell?" And going further, he reverses the story and asks if a band of Orangemen strove to rescue one of their fellows from custody, and in so doing shot an unarmed Catholic, what would be thought of their receiving a popular ovation ? He reminds them of O'CoNNELL's maxim, that the man who commits a crime drives a nail in the coffin of his country, and boldly withstands the pressure put upon him and his clergy by intemperate and reck less agitators. Such language as this cannot fail to influence the intelligent and reflective, and must, we may hope, produce the best effects. Its lesson of toleration and honest dealing may be learned with advantage by all parties. Had the battles of Ireland been always fought in such a spirit both sides would have been the gainers. There are some subjects which seem never ex hausted, and that of Prussia is certainly one. What with her internal schemes and external alliances, there is always something new to consider. The last event of importance connected with the Berlin Government was the introduction of llerr von GOLTZ to the Emperor NAPOLEON, and so far as that went we may augur for the continuance of peace, at least for the present. This is satisfactory for many reasons, because the unfortunate state of aff drs would render the losses and hardships in flicted by war of far greater consequence than usual, and pillages, under any circumstances, it would be better to let alone until the oppressive and arbitrary policy of Prussia shall exhibit i'self more fully than time has yet permitted it to do. It is curious to notice the views taken by some of the Germans themselves respecting the L state of things just now. The Provinzial Corres , pondenz of the other day published an elaborate article, in which it reviews the position of Germany at the close of the year; in this it takes a favourable view of things in general, and declares that the com pletion of the North German Constitution is a work of great national benefit, and that its further deve lopment may safely be left to time. Pursuing the theme still further, it declares that the Federal army is as fit to take the field as the Prussian army. " All the great Powers have recognised the Confederation," exclaims this writer, as if they could have done otherwise in a matter that did not interfere with their own interests, however much they may have dfsapproved of the manner in which the affair was carried out. We arrive at last at the real meaning of all this tirade, which is that Prus - sia is now virtually at the head of all Germany, and will soon be actually so. The various obstacles which in the sight of some still bar the way to the accom-, plishment of this grand design are here entirely ignored, or at least made very light of. The separation of the North and South is, it is said, iu fact, overcome by the alliances, military and commercial, that have been made recently, and the German people feel themselves more " united and powerful" than they have ever done before. Germany in all directions can throw the weight of her great national strength into the scale. One might really imagine from all this that some direct attack had been made upon the whole of Germany collectively, instead of the truth being that the other Powers had left it pretty much to its own devices, and that it had contrived to make quarrels and dissensions in itself. The great dis- ' pute of 1866 was brought about by the extreme cupidity of Prussia, audit is quite out of character for her apologists to consider the triumph effected by force of arms, and an undue advantage being taken of circumstances as a moral victory or a na.;- tional success achieved by reason rather than violence; at any rate it is likely that Prussia will be permitted to have her own way a little longer, but whether that chance will result in the perfecting of her ultimate • designs is quite another thing. As yet the vaunted unity and boasted strength of the new regime has not been tried, and therefore the sequel of the story must be left to time ; but meanwhile there is no valid assurance given of the truth of the flattering pro- ' mises here held out. The interest excited by Fenianistn throughout the country has not yet abated, although there is, happily, less risk of mischief than heretofore, owing to the vigilance now exercised in all directions. The special constables continue to present them selves for enrolment in every direction with a promptitude and heartiness which reflect honour on themselves, and speak well for the prospects of the country. Many of the associations and companies, such as the order of Foresters, &c., are enrolling members, and the employe's of most of our large firms have also come cheerfully forward to declare their readiness to assist in preserving the public peace. The Volunteers have, too, in many cases found a valuable addition to the force which already has assumed the proportions of an army. All through the provinces the same story is told. In Hull already 3,000 special constables are enrolled, and the fact was referred to as matter of congratulation by the Recorder, SAMUEL WARREN, Q.C., in his address to the grand jury. These special constables, more over, are prepared to find their office no sinecure, and have willingly undertaken night duty to relieve or assist the polic3 whenever required. Meanwhile the evidence respecting the Clerken well outrage continues to increase in interest. It is a noticeable fact that, according to the facts elicited on Saturday, if the prisoners haelbeen exer cising in the usual place on the day of the explosion many of them woull have suffered severely from its effects. The chief warder, in giving his evidence, said that the usual time for exercise was from 3.15 p.m. to 4.15 p.m., and in the ordina r y course of things about one hundred prisoners and officers would have been in the yard at the time of the ex plosion. In his opinion scarcely twenty of them would have escaped unhurt from the falling bricks and stones. A police-constable came to the warder shortly before three and told him that he had seen a man and the woman JusTicE loitering outside the walls. The warder very sensibly advised their arrest on a charge of loitering for an unlawful purpose, but the constable said he could not do so. It is very much to be regretted that, being thus forewarned, the police were not more on th e l oo k out about the walls. It would not have required th e much us taals acuteness htooubreo t o f m h a a dve would have been ma d e a t e guessed that whate ver at tempt exercise. Since it was th oug ht necessary for half the prison officers to be o n guar d armed all night, a little 'mo re v i g il ance outside would have been surely not out of place. To be wise too late is a very common failing, but the tardiness does not always cost so dear a price. MILITARY BALL AT BRIGHTON. Lieutenant-Colonel Drury Lowe and the officers of the 17th Lancers gave a magnificent ball on Fri day night at the Pavilion, Brighton, to about 700 friends. Preparations had been in progress some days under the personal direction of Major the Hon. William Curzon, Captain Boulderson, Captain F. W. Blumberg, and Mr. T. A. Cooke. Major- Generel C. W. Balders, Lieut.-Colonel D. Curzon Lowe, and the whole of the officers of the regiment at present quartered at Brighton, with others quar tered at Shorncliffe, attended to share in the hospi talities provided for their friends. The company began to assemble at half-past nine o'clock, and alighted at the vestibule, where a guard of honour of the non-commissioned officers of the regiment, and others, decorated with the medals they had earned by their gallantry, were in attendance. The company were conducted through the corridors to the principal rooms thrown open on the occa sion, the approaches being richly adorned by a variety of the choicest flowers and exotic shrubs. The regimental band was in attendance, and per formed during the night in the music-room ; and in the saloon a first-rate quadrille band was pre sent, and during the evening played some of the best music of Straus, Coote, Godfrey, &c. Dancing commenced about ten o'clock with a waltz; and was kept up till about half-past twelve, when sup per was announced in King George the Fourth's banqueting room. The tables abounded with the usual luxuries and a variety of the choicest wines. During the night refreshments were supplied in what is termed the King's apartments, having been the favourite suite of rooms of George IV. Owing to a recent order from the Horse Guards, there were none of those trophies of arms which are always attractive at such mili tary entertainments. As is well known, the ser vices of the gallant 17th Lancers are second to none as a cavalry regiment in the army. In addition to its familiar badge of " Death's head and cross bones," and the motto, " Or glory," the standards are inscribed with the names of Alma, Balaklava, Inkerman, and Sebastopol. It is also well known with what gallantry this splendid regiment took part in the Indian mutiny. The ball on Friday night was one of the most numerously attended and brilliant entertainments given at Brighton for several years past. Those charged with carrying out the entertainment are entitled to the highest praise, for nothing occurred to interfere with the comfort or pleasure of those present. Alfrel Day, the once famous jockey, died on the ovening of Saturday, the 4th iustaut., after a long and paiuful LATEST INTELIrGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) AMERICA. SOUTHAMPTON, Jan. 6. The North German Lloyd steamer Union, from New York, has arrived here, with 33 passengers for this port, Havre, and Bremen, 31 sacks of mails for London, $1,019,398 in specie for London, and $43,000 for Bremen. A telegram received from Washington yesterday declares the rumours relative to the reduction of the yegular army unfounded. General Grant has not recommended any such measure, and does not consider the reduction advisable. The same authority says that despatches received from the Chilian Government order the represen tative of that Republic to repair to England upon an important mission. The steamer Raleigh, from this port for New Orleans, was burnt yesterday off Charleston. Thir teen lives were lost; 24 persons are still missing, who were last seen clinging to the wreck. ARRIVAL OF THE TEUTONIA. SOUTHAMPTON, Jan. 6. The Hamburg and American Company's steamer Teutonia, from New Orleans on the 18th Dec., has arrived here with 24 passengers for Havre and Hamburg, $18,608 for England, $468,430 for Eng land and France, and 2,341 bales of cotton for Hamburg. The Ten tonia experienced heavy weather through out her passage. On the 31st ult., in latitude 48 deg. 2 min. N. long. 370 deg. W., she encountered a hurricane from the southward, shifting to W N. W., and subsequently met•with S.E. gales and strong easterly winds up channel. Upon the 21st ult. she spoke the English steamer Fire Queen, from New Orleans, bound to Liver pool ; on the 24th the Bremen bark Armin, from the Gulf of Mexico, bound for Falmouth ; on the 30th, the English steamer City of Cork, bound west ; on the 24th inst., the English ship Liberator, from Sydney for London, 96 days out ; the Isle of the South, from Shanghai for London, 34 days out; and the In vincible, bound east. FRANCE. PARIS, Jan. 6. The Moniteur of this morning contains an ac- count of the ceremony at the Tuileries yesterday of the awarding of prizes to the successful competitors at the Agricultural Exhibition, and publishes the speech of the Emperor, which has already appeared. The following prizes were awarded to English- men : For Agricultural Machinery. Grand Prize to Ransomes and Sims, engineers and manufacturers of agricultural machinery, Ipswich. Gold medals to Messrs. Howard, manufacturers of agricultural machinery, Bedford ; Markham, London ; Garrett, Leicester; Smith, Pearson, Hull ; Marshall and Sons, Picksley and Sons, James Jamieson and James Cooper. The grand prize for horticulture has been awarded to Messrs. Veitch, of London. BOURSE, JAN. 4, Three o'clock.—The market closed as follows :- 4} per Cent. End of month... Its. Pan Loan 3 per Cent End of mouth 42 50 Diexican Loan ... 16 Credit Mobilier End of month... 162 50 Spanish Threes Credit Foncier ...1345 Home Debt B4 25 End of m0nth...1338 75 Deferred — - RAILWAYS. Account Orleans Northern Lyons and Mediterranean Southern. Western Eastern Sardinian Austrian Lombard 345 North of Spain Saragossa Roman 47 POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day, MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Alphonse Deplarque, a French clerk, residing at No. 19, Whitcomb-street, was charged, before Mr. Tyrwhitt, with assaulting Mary and Elizabeth Hopkins, mother and daughter, residing in Phoenix street, Soho. Elizabeth Hopkins, a respectable-looking young woman, a servant out of place, and residing with her parents, said—On Saturday evening, about 7 o'clock, I was walking along Compton-street, when the prisoner came up and caught hold of me and used very insulting language to me. My mother, who came up at the moment, told him to go away or she would have him locked up, and after making use of a bad remark to my mother he struck her in the face, and ou my trying to pre vent him striking my mother again he struck me in the face. A gentleman passing by went for a constable, and the prisoner was given into custody. Mr. Tyrwhitt—Had you ever seen the prisoner before? Witness—No, sir ; he struck other persons also. Mary Hopkins, mother of the last witness, said— I went to meet my daughter on Saturday evening, having a female friend with me, and on my joining her the prisoner came towards us and pushed him self between us. I made room for him to pass, when he came up again and rudely caught hold of my daughter, at the same time making use of a very bad expression. I told him not to do so, as she was a respectable young women, and that he had made a mistake in the person he took her for. The prisoner then made use of a similar expression to wards me and struck me in the face, and while a gentleman was gone for a constable, the prisoner struck her again and also my daughter, and twisted the band of my friend, who tried to protect me. Matilda Beesley said—l was with the last witness on Saturday evening, and on preventing the priso ner from striking Mrs. Hopkins in the face, he seized my hand and twisted it right round, and I still feel the effects of it. Police-constable John Moore, 193 C, said—l took the prisoner into custody. Several gentlemen saw the prisoner's conduct was most disgraceful, and that he had assaulted the complainant. The pri soner had been drinking, but knew what, he was about. The Prisoner—The young woman spoke to me first. Elizabeth Hopkins—That is not true, sir. Mr. Tyrwhitt—There is a class of persons who imagine women to be at their mercy, but they will be taught different. Police-constables would be entirely useless unless decent and respectable women were protected, and the first duty of a country ought to be to protect them. If the prisoner fancied he was coming here to rule over them he was much mistaken. I shall commit the prisoner for six weeks for the assault on the girl, a month for the assault on her mother, and fine him £3, or a month, for the assault on the other female. I believe, from what I have seen of their manners, that they are not disreputable persons; and even if they were, they are not to be treated in the way the prisoner has done to these women. WINTER PLOUGHING MATCHES.—The last All England Ploughing Match of 1867, and the first match of 1868, took place on Tuesday, De,combor 31, and Thursday, January 2, the former in connection with the Croatia ,ind Burnhall, and the latter with the Brancepeth and Brandon societies. At both places, after a most spirited competition, the All England Prize was awarded to Messrs. Bansome's ploughman, James Barker. We have been informed (says the Army and Navy 'Gazette) that the French authorities have lately been buy ing up in the English market large quantities of teak. Now, ,ts this wood is used largely for armour backing, it would ()Bow that iron shipbuilding for war purposes is not to be neglected during the progout year in France. 't CORRESPONDENCE PROM PARIS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESrONDENT.) PARIS, SUNDAY, Jan. 5, Our papers to-day speak of the severity of the weather which prevails in all parts of the country. At Lyons the SaOne is frozen over. Huge blocks of ice are floating down the Rhone and the Loire. The weather here is certainly milder to-clay, but skating goes on with vigour on all the sheets of water around the city. Large crowds have crossed and recrossed the Seine on the ice—a feat which I believe I am right in saying has not been performed since NEW YORK, Dec. 26. 11846. Some of your contemporaries have questioned the trutli of the statement that I made some days since in reference to the marriage of Mademoiselle Patti to the Emperor's equerry, the Marquis de Caux. There is, however, I believe, no doubt about the fact, and I am told that the Empress has already taken the opportunity of conveying her congratulation to the favourite singer. At two o'clock to-day the Emperor distributed the agri cultural and horticultural prizes gained at the late Exhibi tion. The ceremony took place at the Tuileries. You will have received the Emperor's reply to M. de Forcade la Roquette, Minister of Agriculture, by telegraph. Marshal Niel has lost by death his brother and his sister in-law. Six days only intervened between the decease of the husband and wife. I am sorry to be able to report no improvement in com mercial affairs. Complaints of the languid condition of trade prevail in all quarters, and there appears to be no prospect of any immediate re-establishment of public con fidence. I have seen a letter from Cherbourg which states that there is redoubled activity exhibited in the arsenal. Men are employed in the manufacturing workshops on Sundays and on week days until eight o'clock in the evening. Such protracted labour has not been witnessed since the Cri mean war. Many additions have been made to the work ing staff in the artillery department, and an overseer and several workmen engaged on naval artillery have arrived here from Brest and Rochefort. In a few days the armour-plated division of the channel, under the orders of Rear - Admiral Dompierre d'Hornoy, increased by two ships of the line, will be completed. The letter of M. Lavigerie, the Bishop of Algeria, craving help for those who have suffered from the terrible famine which has visited the colony, has been answered by a Government subscription of £lO,OOO. To those of your readers who have followed the course of the Mobile National Guard Bill in the Corps Legislatif, it may be interesting to know that on Tuesday next the members of the Legislative Body will be asked to record their votes on the whole measure. It is understood here that the illness of Cardinal Auto nelli is of a serious character. lam informed that in ad dition to the fit with which ho was seized, he constantly suffers from a painful internal disease. The ladies are complaining greatly of a very stupia trick which is frequently played upon them when gazing at the shops on the Boulevards. The joke lies in cutting with a pair of scissors, or some other sharp instrument, such portions of the dress or cloak as can be operated upon most conveniently. The nuisance has become so great that the special aid of the police has been invoked. It was only on Friday that a lady wearing a silk dress of great value had it entirely ruined in the manner I have d cs ctrib ed. AFFAIRS OF 711 E CALEDONIAN RAILWAY. This time last year a holder of ordinary Caledonian stock congratulated himself upon a dividend of 7/ per cent. and an enhanced value of his capital to the amount of 24 per cent. During the first nine months of the year the Caledonian participated in the common depression of railway property, and in October it fell with a rapidity which was not to be explained by sympathetic action, and which, in the judgment of most observers, could only be accounted for by causes to be sought for in the actual con dition of the railway itself. The movement continued; and last week the ordinary stock of the company sold for as little as 69. Accordingly, a few months ago Mr. Thomas Richardson, Mr. George Smith, and Mr. William Spens, of Glasgow, and Mr. Charles Cowan, of Edinburgh, were appointed a committee of inquiry. These gentlemen, three of whom are merchants and the fourth an actuary, have gone thoroughly into the accounts of the last two years, personally examining the books and examining the auditors and officials of the company, besides availing themselves of the assistance of eminent professional men to report both on the accounts of the company and its ma terial property, the permanent way and rolling stock. The result shews that, apart from fluctuations in market value and adverse operations of the Stock Exchange, there were good grounds for the demand for an investigation and that it has not taken place a moment too soon. On the other hand, 'the report, while exposing much that is unjustifiable in the past policy of the directors, and in parti cular an erroneous and delusive method in dealing with the accounts, establishes in a most satisfactory manner the inherent soundness of ,the property. The question now uppermost in the mind of every shareholder is, Have the divividends been fairly entered ? The answer must be—No ; very far from it. The account ants shew that in the Caledonian Railway Com pany capital has been debited with expenditure which ought to have been charged to revenue, which, on the other hand, has been over-credited. The committee still find that the deductions which ought to be made from revenue, and the additional charges which ought to be made against it, amount, for the two years under review, to £207,580. The total deficiency on revenue account during those years is, according to the accountants, £301,820. The committee make some considerable deduc tions from this sum, which reduce it to £200,267, and this sun], added to the deficiency applicable to the period prior to 31st July, 1865, gives a total of £312,703 impro perly paid in dividends to the shareholders. The com mittee's fudgment, as it affects the excess of dividend, may be thus stated:— Year ending Year ending July 18664 July 1867. Dividend as distributed by the directors ...... £7 7 6 pr. ct. £5 17 6 pr. ct. DividendactuaUy earned 52 0 „ 218 2 ~ Excessive payment to shareholders ......... ... £ 2 5 b „ £ 2 19 4 If The calculations on which these conclusions are basest, and the principles of railway finance which have been applied in assigning expenditure to capital and revenue and capital respectively, will of course be well considered by the shareholders, and may not improbably • be challenged by the directors, whose administration is thus impugned. It is to be observed, however, that the committee have been less strict in their judgment upon these matters thanthe accountants, and that their deliver ance is that of gentlemen interested in the remunerative character of the line. The working of the line, the committee have satisfiec themselves, is in good hands. The permanent way and the works generally are in good order, and have been efficiently and economically maintained. The authorita tive opinion of Mr. Hawkshaw is, that with such excep tion as may be taken to the state of the Scottish North Eastern Section and four small branches of the Scottish Central Division, " the lines of the Caledonian system are equal in condition to the best of our English railways." The rolling stock, again, is ample. The efficiency of the stock is in great measure due to the addition during the last four years of new engines, when a sounder policy would have adapted or replaced the cld. Bnt the new en gines might be, and were, paid for out of capital, whereas repair or replacement of the old ones must have been charged to revenue. The recommendations of the committee have reference to placing capital and revenue in a truer relation to eaca other, not accepting the results of past errors, but, as fat as practicable, reforming them ; to the establishment of more thorough and responsible system of audit ; to the abandonment of all works which can be relinquished with out evident injury to the undertaking ; to the substitution of agreements with other companies for disastrous compe. tion and rivalry; and, as a security for the adoption of a better policy, a reconstruction of the board o.t directors. We have seen that the lowest sum at which the amount erroneously paid to the shareholders in the shape of dividends can be taken is £312,703. Of this sum the committee propose that £112,436, the deficiency hich existed in July 1865, when the company was recon. strutted, be recognised as a char,;,.: to capital ; that £98,223, the balance remaining at the credit of the preraiuni account, be transferred to the credit of the deficiency and, finally, that the balance, £102,039, be repaid to capital out of revenue by half-yearly, payments of £7,300 each, spread over a period of seven years. We do not know, says the Daily News, what height of self-denia l the virtue of the Caledonian proprietors is capable of attaining, and "No money returned" has hitherto ' been the rule of shareholders ; but we are sure that if a bcdy of shareholders who are told by a committee of their own number that they are earning less than £3 per cent. per annum will, upOn that showing, appropriate £14,600 a year to the repayment of sums taken from capital, they will in that way, although the money represents only eighteen-pence in the pound on the amount available for dividend, do more than can be done by any amount of de. clamation to convince railway directors that making things appear pleasanter than they really are is not the way to ' recommend themselves to their constituents. Mr. Davenport Bromley, M.P., has received no Queen's permission to change his name to Bromley-Daven port, in pursuance of the will cf his cousin, Mr. Arthur eluTPa`i.9.49St, simased. - 1 .- 111 L 4414Ay. t s Gun HER MAJESTY. OSBORNE, Jan. 5. The Queen drove out yesterday afternoon, attended by the Duchess of Roxburghe, and Prince Leopold and Princess Beatrice walked in the grounds. ' THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES.--011 Saturday their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of V, ales closed their visit to the Earl and Countess of Leicester at Holkham, and returned to Sandringham house. During the residence of the Prince and Princess at Sandringham a telegraph clerk atten 's to the receipt and despatch of telegrams, a special wire having been pro vided for the purpose, so that there is direct communica tion between Sandringham and the metropolis and other parts cf England and the continent. The present visit of the Prince and Princess to Sandringham is expected to terminate about the close of the present month. There appears to be good ground for believing that the Prince of Wales will attend an approaching ceremonial in connec tion with Sunderland Docks. On this occasion his Royal Highness will be entertained by Lord Vane. SOUTHAMPTON, Saturday.—Their Royal High nesses Prince and Princess Christian, the Princess Henrietta and Prince Arthur, landed in the docks this afternoon at 2.40, from her Majesty's yacht, Alberta, Captain his Serene Highness the Prince Leiningen, en route from Osborne to Windsor. LITERATURE The Era Almanack for 1868. Dramatic and Musical. Conducted by Edward Ledger. Although appearing unpretentiously among a crowd of others, priced like itself, " One Shilling," The Era Almanack is not only, to our thinking, the best of all the Shilling Almanacks for 1868, but the most carefully compiled and entertaining almanack we remember to have ever met with. Extending to less than 100 pages (to be precise, to 84 exactly) it com prises within it a good deal of delightful reading, and an extraordinary amount of curious (some of it very out of the way) information, all of which has been admirably arranged throughout. And it is observable that the conductor takes occasion to disclaim, in a very marked way, anything like a monopoly of credit to himself in regard to the manner in which The Era Almanack has been produced. He does this by availing him self of the opportunity to acknowledge " the valuable assistance rendered him by Mr. E. L. Blanchard, who has given the work continuous attention, and compiled the most com plete Dramatic and Musical Calendar ever brought before the public." So far as our own experience enables us to form an opinion upon the matter, we should unhesitatingly say, that in speaking thus, Mr. Edward Ledger is speaking distinctly within the mark as to the unrivalled excellence of the Calendar thus compiled by Mr. Blanchard. Only one item we are bewildered at—for we have ex amined this Calendar, we would say very search ingly indeed before pronouncing our opinion upon it thus emphatically—bewildered we mean as to the reason for Mr. Blanchard's fixing upon the 13th of March as the precise date upon which " Tyrone Power [was] lost in the President on his return from America, 1811," the loss of the President at all upon any day in 1841 being to this hour purely conjec tural. Otherwise than in this single and certainly w e must confess very minute instance,the labour and compilation lavished upon this Calendar has been admirably well, and almost we would say conscien tiously,applied throughout. "The Playgoers' Port folio" is another delightful contribution to The Era Almanack by Mr. E. L. Blanchard —one of the choicest morceaux .in which is the unique playbill of the first appearance of Charles Mathews on Friday, the 26th April, 1822, at the English Opera House, Strand, now the Lyceum. Charles Mathews being then exactly eighteen years and four mouths old The pieces performed being Charles Lamb's damned farce " Mr. H.," " Le Comedien d'Etampes," and another damned piece, " The Sorrows of Werther." Among the interesting Biographical Memoranda of living Dramatic Authors, we miss any mention of Mr. John nollingshead, who, although he has writ ten but one farce, we believe, has written that one farce so admirably that he might claim his place by right henceforth among dramatic authors—just as Single Speech Hamilton (to whom Mr. Hollings head was likened a day ox two since by the limes critic) claims his among Parliamentary Orators. From this Section of The Era Almanack we learn among other evidences of the prolific inventive, or adaptive powers of living dramatic authors, that Bayle Bernard has written more than 100—E. L. Blanchard also more than 100—Dion Boucicault upwards of 150—J. B. Buckstone fully as many— (that is, 150) and so on. Among the curiosities of stage literature, in this way, it is here noted that Mr. Nelson Lee has written more than 200 Panto mimes•! Under the natue of the author of " Box and Cox"—John Maddisou Morton, to wit—we find a very carefully compiled and apparently complete list of his dramatic pieces, chiefly farces, and panto mimes. As being among the noblest dramatic works of the age, all honourable mention is here made of Lord Lytton's six celebrated five-act plays —and what plays they are, three among them more especially—The Lady of Lyons—Richelieu—and Money ! Enough, however, has hero surely been said y in evidence of the value and interest of The Era Almanack. George King of Hanover has just taken his treasures to Vienna. The plate comprises a valuable ser vice in gold and another in silver. The cabinet of relics is composed of church utensils and of objects brought in 1172 by Duke Henry, the Lion, from the Holy Land, drc. The collection of coins numbers nearly 22,000. The pic tures, library, Sm., remain for the present in Hanover. A FALSE ALARM.— On Friday night great excite ment was occasioned in Shrewsbury, and especially in the crowded neighbourhood adjoining the railway station, by a rumour to the effect that a Fenian plot had been discovered for blowing up the station. It is not easy to arrive at the precise character of the information upon which the authorities acted, but it is certain that on Friday evening they received an intimation which had the effect of inducing them to take prompt measures for defeating the alleged conspiracy. Two large sewers underlie the station, one being accessible from the river side, and the other from the town side, and it was stated by the informer that five barrels of gunpowder had been placed in these sewers, and that on Friday night means woald be taken for exploding them. A gang of platelayers was at once set to work, and the outlet of each of the sewers was securely blocked up with railway sleepers. A guard was also organised within the station, and a strict watch was kept throughout the night, but nothing of a suspicious character is reported to have tran spired. There is a proportionately large number of Irish among the population of Shrewsbury, but they have never manifested any Fenian proclivities, and it is difficult to be lieve that the whole affair was otherwise than a hoax. Special constables have been sworn in, and precautions taken for the safety of the militia arms which are stored in the town. EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY.—James H. Stirling, Esq., M.D., LL.D. (Edinburgh), author of the "Secret of Hegel," and translator of " Schwegler's History of Philo sophy," and author of many other critiques on philosophy, is candidate for the chair of Moral Philosophy, now vacant in the university by the lamented death of Professor Mac dougall. ACCIDENT TO THE HON. H. N. LAWLEY.—We re gret to learn that the Hon. Capt. Lawley, brother to Lord Wenlock, had a serious accident on Monday last. He was on a visit at Escrick, near York, and was out shooting, w4ela ho fell and fractured his thigh. The hon. gentleman is progressing favourably, but from the nature of the ac cident some time must elapse before he recovers from its effects.-- Yorkshire Post. THE REPRESENTATION OF WESTMORELAND.—Mr. William Lowther, second son of the late Col. Lowther, is the only candidate for the vacant seat in Westmoreland. The election is fixed for Wednesday next. In the course of the past week the candidate has been visiting his con stituents in the various market towns. SALMON IN THE OLDEN TIMES.—At the installa- tion of Abbot Balphe at Canterbury, in 1309, wheat cost 7s. a quarter, capons and hens lid. each, and sheep 3s. The bishop's salmon, ten for Bs. 4d., or 10d. each, are so cheap compared with two trouts bought by him at 16d. each in the same year that wo must suppose him only to have paid the fishermen for taking them in his preserves, as they also took pike and bream from his stews. At the enthronisation of Archbishop Warham, at Canterbury, in March, 1504, fresh salmon were 7s. each, and barrels of salted salmon 28s. each. We have not lighted upon any other case where the price of single salmon is given, though we have come iu the course of our search across more than one fourteenth century receipt for cooking the ileh.—Land and Water.