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Triumphant reception of the Spanish lady, LA PEREIRA, who appears Every Evening in her thrilling Trapeze Act "Nothing more daring or more easy and elegant in their style of performances than these feats have been witnessed in London within our memory."--llorning Post, April 14. "The most marvellous achievements yet at tempted by any feminine performer."—Daily Telegraph, April 16. Brilliant Success of HENRY WELBY COOKE, the daring and dashing Equestrian, and M. Tournaire, .the great Conti nen t a l Rider; M. Agouste, the Champion Equihbrist, and the wonder ful Spanish Troupe, every Evening. Doors open at half-past Seven; commence at Eight. Morning Performance every Wed nesday and Saturday at half-past Two. Children under ten half price. " The morning performance at the Holborn Circus, on Wednesday and Saturday, is the only one of its kind in London. and affords an excellent opportunity to old and young alike of ,pending a really pleasant afternoon."—Standard, May 14. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Solo Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. Swanborough. THIS EVENING, at 7.30, SISTERLY SERVICE: Messrs. Belford, Harcourt; Miss Sheridan. After which, THE FIELD OF THE CLOTH OF GOLD. Messrs. Thorne, James, and Robson; Mesdames Swanborough, Lydia Thompson, Sheridan, Hughes, &c. To conclude with MARRIAGE AT ANY PRICE. NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE. AGUA AMARELLA. restores the Human Hair to its pristine hue, no matter at what age. JNO. GOSNELL and CO. hive at length, with the aid of ono of the most etnitiout Chemists, succeeded in perfect ing this wonderful liquid. It is now offered to the public in a more concentrated form, and at a lower price. Sold in bottles, 3s. each ; also 55., 7s. 6d., and 15s. each, including brush. . _ Red Bull Wharf, Angel-passage, 93, Upper Thames street, London, E.C. Suns LONDON, FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1868. Mr. DISRAELI appears to have taken a wise course, and on the whole the house of Commons appeared to be with him. No doubt certain parties are disappointed, but the general business of the country is more likely to prosper under existing arrangements than if the wishes of the Opposition had been fulfilled, and the reins of power changed hands once more. The right hon. gentleman in formed the House of the course which he proposed to take with respect to the Scotch Reform Bill, and stated that neither Mr. BAXTER'S nor Sir R. KNIGHTLEY'S amendments were agreeable to the Government, but still it was not impossible for them to take them into consideration and see which best suited the temper of the House, but Mr. BOUVERIE'S amendment was quite of another character, and the Government were disappointed that the Committee should have ac cepted it. Still the Premier went on to say that they believed the vote had been arrived at prema turely, and that they also believed that a general misunderstanding existed to the effect, that after the vote on Mr. BAXTER'S amendment had been taken the House would not proceed with the bill any more that night. This is exactly the state of the case, and recent experience has fully testified to the truth of it. The best proof of the matter, being unexpected, is that every one was taken by surprise at the announcement the next morning. The amendment would affect the character of the English Reform Bill, and the Government felt compromised iu respect to it, and therefore Mr. DISRAELI hoped most earnestly that the Committee would reconsider their determination. In order to afford them an opportunity of doing so, he sug gested that the question should be discussed in a fuller house, and for that purpose he announced his intention of inserting words to the effect that no one should vote who had not paid his rates. The exact words will be laid on the table this even ing, and the proviso will be taken from the Scotch Poor-Law Act. We hope that by this means the difficulty will be overcome, and that the Scotch Reform Bill may be speedily settled. There is no reason at all why this should not answer every purpose, although there were a few dissentients, and some hon. members thought fit to indulge in very unnecessary comments on the state of affairs. It is really a relief to notice Mr. Os- BORNE'S quaint remarks as to the possibility of carrying too far the amusing process of " baiting a Minister." Mr. BRIGHT seemed also anxious to put an end to the strife, if possible, and de clared that a Ministerial crisis twice a week was too much for him, and neither was it creditable to the House or the Government. Mr. BOUVERIE made a most extravagant speech, which was not at all approved of by the House, and, indeed, met with frequent interruptions. On the whole, the hon. member did not better his cause at all with the House by the virulent course which he adopted, and only exhibited the disappointment he felt at the Government endeavouring to reinstate things in working order. It is deeply to be regretted that the course of this Session should be so disturbed by these malcontent spirits. Mr. GLADSTONE iS the most to blame, but there is no excuse to be made for those who so willingly aid and abet him in his work. Mr. HARDY made a very effective speech, which was loudly cheered, and evidently carried the House with it. He said that he longed for a decision of the House on the point of the confidence of the House with respect to the Ministry. The vote of Monday, he declared, was an unfair one, and as to the insi nuations of certain hon. members, he avowed the determination of the Ministry to meet any charges brought against them in a definite shape, and he defied any one to prove that they had acted in a dishonourable manner, publicly or politically. Were not the circumstances of the case so serious it would really be amusing to notice how much ado is made about nothing by these sapient judges. Has not the Government expressed its wish to appeal to the country as soon as possible, and are not those who complain of their stopping in in the face of hostile divisions conspiring to cause those divisions to take place r and then turning round and abusing them for the delay oc casioned? Really a stranger might well ima gine that the present House had just re-assembled after the opinion of the country had been taken at a general election, a course that the Ministers would not wish after repeated votes of want of confidence had been passed. Nothing but this could possibly excuse the language of Mr. BOUVERIE, and indeed of some others ; but a little patience will overcome the difficulty, and in the debate of last night we can discern signs of the general feeling of the House getting wearied to death of this never-ending opposition of a perverse faction. To-night the Suspensory Bill comes on, and Mr. HARDY moves that it be read this day six months, so that there will be renewed excitement; but we hope, for the credit of the House, that there will be no recurrence of personalities, which can effect no purpose, and are by no means creditable to the llouse. The importance of a thoroughly efficient system of irrigation throughout the whole of India is be corning more and more widely- recognised. The terrible famine of Orissa, with its sacrifice of a million of lives, served to point the moral of all that had been said and written for years unheeded with awful emphasis. It was felt that for a Go vernment to persist in ignoring those means which competent authorities believed would be effectual i❑ preventing the recurrence of so appalling a cala mity would henceforward be something worse than foolish or neglectful. We find that both the Home THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 22, 1868. IMPERIAL JAPANESE TROUPE. LYCEUM THEATRE. Consisting of Twenty Artistes, male and female, including the world-renowned Little "ALL-RIGHT," in their marvellous performances, consisting of Balancing, Top spinning, Legerdemain, Tumbling, the Butterfly and great Ladder Feats, &c., under the direction of Professor Risley and M. Vau Gieson. 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Government and the Indian administration have lately shown much moreinterestin matters connected with irrigation, and, although Sir ARTHUR COTTON, after his 40 years' experience, and his long acquaint ance with the delays and indifference of govern ments, naturally looks with suspicion on all official pledges, yet we may hope the pressure of public business will keep them up to the mark. It seems strange that, in a country in which the Anglo- Saxon element so largely predominates, an under taking of such vital importance and comparatively easy achievement should have been overlooked, but we must remember that India is not England. The climate is exhausting and unfavourable to energy, while thesystem of government is altogether different from our own, and the classes who would be most active and most interested in forwarding any such measures at home take little part in public matters. Indian affairs generally want that enterprise and vigour with which great undertakings are pushed forward in England. The administration is con ducted in a different spirit, and public interests suffer for lack of the vigilant supervision of the House of Commons. With regard to this matter of irrigation no Indian Government has acquitted itself creditably. This very scheme of the Orissa works has been the subject of a good deal of comment. The company have expended nearly a million of money, but are standing still for want of capital. There can be no doubt, from what has been already achieved, that the undertaking will be highly remunerative. Therefore it is the more amazing to the projectors to be compelled to stop half way. The Government, instead of giving them the assistance that was wanted, proposed to buy up their undertakings altogether, on terms which were anything but favourable. It is no wonder that those wbo had gone through all the preliminary labour, and borne the expense of an undertaking truly national in its cbaractel and on the scale in which it has been conducted, should shrink from so disheartening and unprofit able an arrangement. The Orissa Company, too, began their work when there was little immediate prospect of success, and when irrigation was less thought of than now. Having had the courage and the confidence to advance the capital necessary for the commencement of so vast a work, totally unaided by the Government, it was not fair for the Government to expect to come in and reap the credit and the profit of their labours. Some idea of the undertaking may be formed from the fact that, according to the opinion of the most compe tent engineers of the country, the canals now in course of construction will, when completed, convey water for the irrigation of about 700,000 acres. Neither are the returns to be expected from this undertaking merely visionary or speculative. Even in its present imperfect state the prospects of wide spread success are most encouraging. The natives are glad to avail themselves of the immense advan tages conferred upon the soil by systematic irriga tion, and the more it is applied to the lands the more will be the applicants for leases. We find that by the report of the end of March there had then been signed in connection with the Kendrapara Canal alone leases fur about 26,000 acres, most of them being for ,three years, and that applications from cultivators of laud under the same canal were being received at the rate of from 2,000 to 5,000 acres daily. The natives have proved their anxiety to get the water by cutting the smaller channels necessary to convey it to their fields. In other parts of the disaict affairs are almost equally pro- mising, and now that matters have been adjusted with the Government, we may hope to see the works both at Orissa and at Behar carried on rapidly and uninterruptedly to their full comple tion. The Behar undertaking is equally im portant, and indeed is thought by many higli authorities to be more promising than the Orissa, but more interest is naturally felt in the progress of the Orissa works, owing to the failure. The Go vernment of India has agreed to guarantee the company for the water supplied, an arrangement which the directors themselves admit can hardly be too highly prized. By the terms of the contract it is provided that the company shall be paid for the water supplied, not by the the cultivators, but by the Government, at the price charged to the cultivators, BD that the shareholders have no longer any risk of loss. The Government will of course have a share in the profits, a fair and satisfactory arrangement, which will, no doubt, work, to the advantage of all parties. II (A' URABLE A I:TILLERY COMPANY. On Wednesday evening the members of No. 1 Company, 11. A. C., entertained Captain Defries at a dinner at the New City Club ; Lieut. Alfred occupied the chair ; and after grace the usual loyal toast was received in that loyal manner that cha racterises it at all convivial meetings of the gallant members of this time-honoured requirement. The CHAIRMAN, in proposing the toast of the evening, " The health of Captain Defries," spoke in glowing terms of the great tact and persevering energy and increasing activity by which this inde fatigable officer had succeeded in bringing No. 1 Company to its present eminently satisfactory con dition. It was . rapidly increasing in numbers, and he had no doubt would shortly become the strongest company in the whole regiment. He also refer red, in a touching manner, to the dreadful acci dent that had befallen Captain Defries at Staple burst, and how glad every member of his company was, after so much anxiety, to see him safely re stored to health, and able to resume the command of his devoted comrades. Capt. DEFP.fEs, who appeared much moved at his enthusiastic reception, rose amid prolonged cheering, and in an earnest and elegant address thanked the chairman for the very flattering manner in which he had been pleased to refer to his efforts to further the interests of No. 1 Company and secure its effi ciency, but in this he maintained he was but doing his duty, which as an officer and a gentleman he was compelled to carry out ; and he was happy to state he had ever experienced a real pleasure in so doing, upheld as he had been by the active co-ope ration of Lieut. Alfred and non-commissioned offi cers, and the willing support of his men. He thanked them one and all sincerely for this sponta neous outburst of good feeling on their part toward him, and begged to assure them that this high public honour they were pleased to accord him would ever be gratefully remembered by him as a token of the high esteem and regard in which he was held by the members of the No. 1 Com pany. Ho added, in conclusion, that he felt so completely overcome with this unexpected demon stration of their approval of his efforts as their com manding officer that he trusted they would pardon his inability to express himself as adequately as the occasion demanded. (The latter part of this distinguished officer's speech was totally inaudible, owing to the tremendous cheering which followed, and was prolonged for several minutes after he sat down). The " Healtbs of Major Robinson and Lieut. Alfred " were proposed and received in the most hearty manner. Several other toasts followed, incluJing the "Non-commissioned Officers and Privates," " Mr. Ilenry Defries (brother of Capt. Defries)," which were duly responded to. _ . The tout ensemble was one of unprecedented suc cess, and passed off with great eclat. TIIE DUKE OF EDINBURGIL—Letters have been received from his Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh which fully confirm the information already published iu the papers, and announce his singularly rapid and happy recovery, and his probable arrival home early in June.— British Medical Journal. LATEST INTELL MENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) AMERICA. Nt.w YORK, May 21. The Chicago Republican Convention has unani mously nominated General Grant for the next Pre sidency, and has passed resolutions denouncing any repudiation of the public debt, and approving the impeachment of President Johnson. CORRESPONDENCE PROM PARIS. (Fr.ox OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, THURSDAY, May 21. The Journal des Debats is generally credited with being inspired in its foreign policy from Berlin. On that ac count an article which has just appeared in that paper with regard to the relations between England and Prussia has excited a good deal of attention. The article attri butes Count Bismarck's moderation in the Customs Par liament entirely to the representations of your Govern ment. I presume there is no doubt that Lord Loftus has been commissioned generally to urge moderation, but that he has, as the Debats goes on to affirm, promised the active assistance of England in case Prussia is attacked, is more than I believe. The Temps of to-day well points out that since the annexation of Savoy and Nice England has ceased to look upon France as her chief ally, and has been yearly drawing nearer to Prussia ; but the Temps thinks, and rightly thinks, that to pledge your country to armed intervention in the event of a foreign war is what Lord Stanley would neither have ventured nor wished to do. There is something more to-day about the Luxembourg fortifications. The AMt ir National, a well-informed journal, denies that England has requested the King of Holland to hasten the destruction of these works. The truth is, the King-Duke is short of money, and his Ministers are in a state of chronic crisis, and thus it is not at all likely that any of the Powers who signed the Treaty of London would press him, just now, The above mentioned journal declares that it was left to him to decide what constituted the conversion of Luxembourg from a fortress into an open city ; and that in all proba bility no further demolition will take place. If this betrue, we shall have further trouble arising out of this matter. This is the more likely, inasmuch as our Government having failed to negotiate the purchase ,of the Great Luxembourg Railway, negotiations are now going on at Berlin for that purpose. I think it is very unlikely that our Government will allow Prussia quietly to obtain pos session of this line, at the same time that the fortress still remains, to all intents and purposes, as strong as ever. Cardinal Antonelli has instructed the Papal Nuncio here, Mgr. Chigi, to demand the continuance of the French occupation of Rome until the meeting of the General Council. There seems no reason to suppose that our Government has any thought of terminating the occupa tion. I attach very little importance, therefore, to the statement of the Gazette PiCnmontaise, to the effect that a convention has been concluded between the Papal and Italia n Governments, by wl.ich the first will recognise the kingdom of Italy and put an end to the French occupa tion, while both Governments will come to an agreement as to the strength of the Tap& army. It appears that Algeria does not reap the small benefit which is to be derived from the new Press Law without a direct decree by the Emp( r 4.. The consequence is that the Algerine papers are condemned to silence upon the condition of the country, just at the time when there is most need for the Government to become acquainted with it. M. Cr6mieux has written to the journals to deny that he has gone to Bucharest. He hopes that the Roumanian Government will treat the Jews better in future, and that there will he no need for him to interpose. M. Forcade, the accomplished writer in the _Revue des Deux Mucks, who went mad at the Manin obsequies in Venice, has, after a brief interval of improvement, become, I am sorry to say, so much worse that he has been sent to a madhouse. The new English church at CompiZgne, which has been built through the liberality of the Hon. Mrs. Russell Barrington, has just been opened and consecrated by Bishop Smith, of Victoria. There was a large and fashionable attendance, and the offertory amounted to £3O. Fifteen years ago there was not a single house near the church, but numbers of villas now cover the ground. A " Biblotheque de la Paix " (Library of Peace) has just been started here. It will consist of publications intended to prove the horrors of war. The first pamphlet written by M. Leroy-Beaulieu, states that from 1853 to 18G6 no fewer than 1.743,491 men fell on the different fields of battle, and that the warlike expeditions in which these battles were fought cost nearly two thousand millions sterling. According to the Journal dos Debats, which is supposed to he inspired from Berlin, Bismarck's moderation in dis couraging the Unity Address in the Customs Parliament is due to the counsels of our Government. The Debats declares that " there is no doubt about the intimacy of the two Courts and Cabinets ; it is based on a close family alliance, on the analogy of creeds and the community of interests. Prussia is to-day England's best ally on the Continent, as England is Prussia's best ally. The English are of opinion that Prussia, in accomplishing what she did in 1566, promoted at the same time the interests of Eng land, although it was not without regret that they viewed the misfortunes of Austria, which they wish to see reconstituted, but without injury to Prussia as she actually exists. These have been the representations, it seems, of Lord Loftus, who declared that his Government was desirous of maintaining the status quo, ane that it would do all in its power to prevent its being disturbed ; that if the disturbance proceeded from Prussia—that is to sa y, from its attitude, its language, its writing, or its acts— the British Government would not only disapprove such conduct, but would formally condemn it, reserving to itself the right of supporting the adversaries of Prussia in order to keep her within bounds ; that if the disturbance originated with other Powers than Prussia, the latter rn ght rely on the most energetic aid of England, and even. o 1 her effective support." We very much doubt if our Ambassador has gone so far as this. It is likely enough that he has counselled moderation, but to intimate that E ng l an d would be willing to support Prussia in the event of a war with France, is so utterly opposed to the wise principle of non-intervention which has governed Lord Stanley's foreign policy, that we do not believe Lord Loftus was ever authorised to give any such pledge. During the great debate on the Anglo-French Commer cial Treaty in the Corps L 6 gislatif, M. Rouher read a letter from Mr. Gladston e , s t renuously deny i ng that h e had ever said that England would profit by the treaty five times as much as France. This letter was sent to M. Rouher through the French Ambassador in London. " Dualism has become the State form of the Austrian Empire," says the special correspondent of the Tintcsat Pesth. That there is an Emperor of Austria and a King of Hungary, perfectly distinct in idea, though identical practically, we have k n own for the last tw e l ve mont h s. The Hungarians are determined, however, that so far as the subjects are concerned the dualism shall be a reality. When, there fore, the treaty of commerce with Prussia and the treaty of „ a vigation with England were laid upon the table of the Hungarian Diet, exception was at once taken to the title by which the sovereign was described. This objection it was proposed to meet by calling him " his Imperial and Royal Apostolic Majesty." But even this does not satisfy the jealous Magyars, and the Minister of Commerce has undertaken a further alteration by way of satisfying their susceptibilities. Foreign consuls are now being appointed, who will be accredited to the Hungarian Court of Pesth, and reside there. The correspondent of the Times mentions, by way of caution, that Hungary is not Turkey, and that the Hungarians are extremely jealous of foreign intervention, so that the consuls will have to avoid meddling with the politics of the country. The Pars correspondent of the Morning rose says "The singular and exceptional position in which Queen Victoria, her Ministers, the Opposition, the Parliament, and the people of England are placed towards each other at the present moment, I find is creating a considerable amount of interest amongst those who surround the Emperor Napoleon 111. Continental statesmen have been so long accustomed to regard the workings of the British Constitution as a machine which never seriously gets out of order, that they are amazed at the present aspect of affairs. A general impression prevails that Eng land is about to pass through such a political crisis as we have not witnessed since the days of Cromwell, An important personage, communicating with a member the Imperial Cabinet, I am told, writes prephetio of the severance of Church and State, of the adoption of the system of universal suffrage, and the invasion of the people into what is called the oligarchical citadel of the governing aristocratic) circles, Tbo same authority says, the Royal Family feel that there is no statesman of the present day capable of controlling the imminent crisis with which the British Constitittion Is threatened. We are told by this foreign observer of Whto is taking place in England that the country has no Nth either in Mr. Disraeli or Mr, Gladstone i and by 011 Th eludes by saying: 'I informed yon when Lori PaimePion died, that the political tranquillity of JnglAgit4 oxpire4 with him.' " Mr. Bearden's extraordinary notice of motion is the subject of much comment and more ridicule, When the member for Athlone handed it to the clerk at the table, that functionary referred it to the Speaker, who appears to have decided that a question couched in such lan, guage could not be recorded in the parliamentary journals. The Speaker is said to have addressed A strong remonstrance to the eccentric M.P., and to have intimated that if he attempted to persevere with his !notion he would receive a rebuke which he would by no means care to have administered, A well-informed con temporary remarks on the regret with which the people of the metropolis have regarded the untimely departure of the Court for Balmoral, and expresses a wish that the real state of public feeling sh ,, uld bo bol lly and unre servedly laid before the . A93 7 . 91'941:1 p a y her icspowll4 Advisers, THE MINISTRY AND THE scorerr REFORM BILL. The insertions and alterations in the Scotch Reform flll, to be moved on Monday next by the Lord• Advocate, on behalf of the Government, and referred to by Mr. NS , raeli in his statement on Thursday night, are as funOWEI Page 2, Clause 3.—After " voter" insert, " or to vote who shall have been exempted from assessment or pay ment. of poor rates on the ground of inability to pay, or who shall have failed to pay, on or before the 20th day of June in any year, all poor rates (if any) that have become payable by him in respect of said dwelling-house, or as an inhabitant of said burgh, up to the preceding 15th day of Way, or shall have been in the receipt of parochial relief within the twelve calendar months next preceding the Aid last clay of July. Provided also. that no man shall under this section be entitled to be registered as a voter," Page 3, Clause s.—Leave out from " 3 Has " on line 1, to " may " on line 7, and insert, " Provided that no man shall under this section be entitled to be registered, or to lote, who shall have been exempted from assessment of or payment of poor rate on the ground of inability to pay, or who shall have failed to pay, on or before the 20th day of January in any year, all poor rates, if any, that have been payable by him in respect of said land and heritages up to the preceding 15th of May, or who should have been in receipt of parochial relief within twelve calendar months of the next preceding said day of July." Page 8, Clause 20, line I.6.—Leave out from "on" to " also "in line 30. Line 33—Leave out " such " and "so rated." Line 35 --After "May" insert, "or who shall have been in the receipt of parochial relief within the twelve calendar months preceding the last day of July." • HER MAJESTY. BALMORAL CASTLE, May 19. The Queen, accompanied by Princess Louise, Prince Leopold, and Princess Beatrice, arrived at the Aboyne Station at one o'clock, and drove from thence to Balmoral. The Princess of Wales drove out yesterday after noon, accompanied by Princess Christian. The Prince of Wales, accompanied by Prince Arthur, and attended by MajiT Teesdale and Lieut. `Colonel Elphinstone, left Marlborough House in the evening for Balmoral, ou a visit to the Queen. LAW INTELLIGENCE-7 111 S DAY. COURT OF CHANCERY. (Before Vice-Chancellor Giffard.) LYON V. HOME. This morning judgment was delivered in the im portant spiritual case, which involve the ownership of a large sum of money which it is alleged was given freely by the plaintiff to the defendant. The Chancellor, giving his decision, com mented upon the extraordinary nature of the case and the weakness of the plaintiff in entertaining the belief of Mr. Home's powers that she had done, but stated that in his opinion she was under the undue influence of ➢lr. Home, and therefore his judgment would be in her favour. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-THIS DAl'. MARL BO RO UG Ei-STREET. THE MAnguis TOWNSHEND AND THE STREET SINGER.—Anna Scanlan, address refused, was charged before Mr. Knox, by the Marquis of Town shend, with begging. The Marquis Townshend said that, on the pre vious afternoon, he heard the prisoner singing in the middle of Oxenden-street, having a child in her arms. He asked her if she was in distress, and she said she was, and wanted to pick up a few pence. He asked the prisoner where she lived ; and on her telling him, he told her that he would go with her to see if her story was correct. She objected to walk with him, and he therefore proposed that he should follow her, and she walked on, but did not go in the proper direction of the place she had stated. She walked into a public-house with a man she met, and he then sent for a constable, on whose ap proach she ran away, but was afterwards taken into custody. He saw the prisoner receive money from a servent, in Oxenden-street, and she said the servant gave her money every week, but he had since ascertained that to be untrue. The prisoner said that when she had her child she was in service, and having lost her character, and being ashamed to go amongst her friends, pos sessing a voice, and seeing other persons going about singing, she did the same, thinking there was no harm. Mr. Knox said the charge of begging could not be sustained. As far as he could understand the matter, it appeared that the Marquis wanted to as sist the prisoner. The Marquis said he would not have charged the prisoner had she not attempted to deceive him. Mr. Knox, in discharging the prisoner, said that if she chose to step round to No. 15, Soho-square, the office of the Universal Beneficent Society, he had no doubt that a helping hand would be ex tended to her, for her own benefit and that of her The Marquis said that something should be done for the woman if she applied. AN EXTRAORDINARY FANCY.—Marie Portti, a Frenchwoman, whose husband was said to be a singer at the Crystal Palace, was charged before Mr. Knox with being concerned with a man not in custody in stealing at No. 10, Porter-street, St. Ann's, three sheets and other articles, the property of Mr. Louis Moore. Mrs. Mary !Ann Moore, wife of the prosecutor, said that the prisoner occupied a room in her house, and having left she went into the room, when she missed some sheets and other articles, and found in the room nine cats and a dog, which caused such a stench that it made her quite ill. Mr. Knox remanded the prisoner to give the police an opportunity of tracing the property. WESTMINSTER. DARING HIGHWAY RO BBERY. —John Danday, alias Goody, before convicted, was charged with being concerned with two others not in custody in assaulting Thomas Hopkins and stealing from his person a watch. The prosecutor, who had an impediment in his speech, said he lived in Stanley-road, Fulham, and was returning home rather the worse for liquor last night, and when near the Weatherby public-house he was attacked by prisoner and two other men, who knocked him down and stole his watch. He called " Murder !" and " Police !" and held the pri soner on the ground until assistance came. The prisoner's companions tried to get him away, and bit witness in the hand in so attempting. In cross-examination witness positively denied that he crossed the road and laid hold of prisoner ; he took him in the act and held him. Thomas Escott, a servant out of place, proved hearing cries and proceeded to the spot. Prosecu tor was attacked by three men, of whom he held the prisoner. They tried to get the prisoner away, but failing, said, '° We shall get run in directly," and ran away. Witness fetched a constable and had the prisoner taken. Prisoner cross-examined this witness with some ingenuity, to show that he was not there, but failed to carry the point. Albert Byant, 263 T, proved that last witness fetched him, and he took prisoner into custody ; the watch was not found. Prosecutor had been drinking. Prisoner said some gentlemen saw the whole affair ; he was innocent, and although he had been in trouble before, he had been lately getting 101 honest living. Mr. Selfe said perhaps some of the gentlemen would hear of this, and come forward ; he remanded the prisoner for a week. INDIA AND CHINA MAILS. The Candia, from Calcutta, and the Baroda, from Bombay, arrived to-day at 7 a.m. and 8 a.m respectively. FRANCE. BOURSE, May 21.—Three o'clock.—The marke closed as follows : 4} per Cent. End of month... Itrd'an Loan 3 per Cent End of mouth 69 671 Mexican Loan ... 21 Credit Mobilier End of month... 282 50 Spanish Threes Credit Foncier ...1475 Homo Debt — Ead of month... Deferred — RAILWA' Cash Orleans ... 8721 Northern Lyons and Mediterranean Southern..... 585 Western Eastern . — Sardinian Austrian 555 Lombard 375 North of Spain Saragossa Roman 43 NAVAL AND MILITARY IN7ELLIGENCE. Yesterday the infantry, regiments at Aldershot, including the militia, were exercised in field move ments on the Queen's Birthday Parade Ground, by Lieut.-Gen. the Hon, Sir James Yorke Scarlett, K.C.8., who arrived shortly after the formation, and was received by the general salute, after which he inspected the ranks, and, having taken up his position at the saluting base, the troops marched past in grand divisions in quick time, and in the fol lowing order :—Pioneers, bands and drums of the Ist Brigade ; Staff and Major-Geu. H. Benny ; Major Hamilton, V.C., and 2d Battalion Bth (King's) Regiment; Col. Lord Norreys and Royal Berkshire Militia Regiment; Lieut.-Col. Bowen and 57th Regiment ; Col. Halkett and 2d Tower Ham lets Militia; Col. Thomson and 54th (West Nor folk) Regiment ; pioneers, bands and drums of the 2d Brigade ; Staff and Major-Gen. Carey, C.B. ; Lieut.-Col. Blythe and 40th Regiment ; Col. the Earl of Lo ve l ace an d 21 R oya l S u rrey Militi a ; C o l . Lord Enfield an d 2d Middl ese x (Edmonto n ) Rifl es ; Col. Har r i son an d 80 t h R eg i me nt ; pioneers, b an d s , drums, and bugles of the 3d Brigade ; Staff and Major-Gen. Sir A. H. Horsford, K.C.B. ; Col. Agg and 51st Regiment; Col. Evelyn and Ist Royal Surrey Militia ; Col. Fane and the Oxfordshire Militia ; Major Heathcote and the Hampshire Militia. After marching past the troops re-formed line of contiguous columns near their original ground, changed front to right by brigades at wheel. ing distance, thence deployed outwards—the right company to the right, the remainder to the lef t— into three general lines by brigades, Gen. Renny's - - Brigade leading, and fired three rounds by battalions from right to left, the front rank kneeling. It was relieved by the 2d Brigade, which also fired three volleys from right to left, the 3d Brigade in reserve. The 2d and 3d Brigades now changed direction to left, fired volleys, and commenced independent fir ing, the Ist Brigade in line in reserve. Two pon toon bridges had already been thrown across the Basingstoke canal—one at the foot of Claycart Ridge, the other at Bridge-hill. Over the former the Ist Brigade passed to the south side in sections •9f fours. The supposed enemy having previously turned the flank of the division threatening the re- treat, the other two brigades formed squares, re sisted cavalry, and opened a heavy fire from the flanks of faces until the Ist Brigade had effected its retreat, when it was followed over the same bridge !)y the 2d Brigade. The 3d Brigade now faced Lbout, and, covered by skirmishers, fought its way to quarters. The Ist and 2d Brigades also marched towards quarters, at which the whole arrived about I o'clock. C and D batteries of the 11th Brigade Royal :artillery are under ordera to proceed to Aldershot from Shorncliffe and Woolwich. On arrival C bat tery will be encamped on ground near the military stores, and D battery will be quartered in the South Camp, with stabling in the Royal Engineer Frain yard. Yesterday C battery C Brigade Royal Horse Ar tillery, at Aldershot, vacated its quarters in the East Cavalry Barracks, and went under canvas on the ground near the Royal Artillery Barracks. The crew of the Alert, 17, were inspected yester day by Port Admiral Sir William F. Martin, K.C. B. tier powder is discharged, and she is under orders to leave Plymouth Sound for Hamoaz,.., where she will be Faid off. Her Majesty's screw frigate Liffey, 31, 2,654 tons, 600-horse power, Capt. J. 0. Johnson, which put into Sheerness harbour a week ago for repairs, hay ng been completed by the shipwrights' department of Sheerness dockyard, left Sheerness yesterday en route to the Baltic. Her Majesty's ship Buzzard, from Dover, has Irrived at Pembroke dock, having on board the sth battery, 13th Brigade, Royal Artillery. The battery is under the command of Lieut.-Col. Singleton, and the other officers are Lieut. Phibbs and Fielding. fle men belonging to the 4th battery, 7th Brigade, Royal Artillery, under the command of Capt. Car penter, have left Pembroke for Woolwich. A field-day of the troops comprising the division at Chatham was held on Chatham lines yesterday afternoon by Major-Gen. F. Murray, in command ,f the forces. Those on the ground included the whole of the corps in garrison, with the exception of the Royal Engineers, who were formed in line of contiguous columns, each man being provided with the usual number of rounds of blank Snider ammu- nition. On the arrival of Gen. Murray the troops gave a general salute, the whole force subsequently executing a variety of manosuvres incidental to a brigade field-day, the various corps returning to their quarters late in the afternoon. Rear-Admiral A. P. Ryder has been appointed second in command of the Channel Squadron, for temporary service. Intelligence from Newfoundland just received at St. John's on the Bth says that the seal fishery has been, on the whole, successful up to the 28th ult. Two hun dred and fifty thousand seals had arrived at St. John and Harbour Grace. COLNEY HATCH ASYLUM.—On Tuesday evening last an amateur negro entertainment was given by a num ber of gentlemen, known as " The Black Diamonds of Louisiana," to the inmates of the above-named institution. Their entertainm en t was o f a first-class c haracter. The programme w as l ong and varied. Mr. 11. W. Windsor sang "Mary Bl ane ," an d also a song com posed expressly for the troupe, call e d "M other, Weep Not," with great feeling and expression. Mr. Nicholson, who possesses a very fine tenor voice, sang " Phillis, dear Phillis," and " Last Night I was Dreaming of You," in a style that met with the most hearty applause. A quartett, " Dreaming of Angels," was nicely rendered, and Mr, Mason's song, "Parting Long Ago," was given i n a very creditable manner. The great attraction, however, of the evening were "Bones" and "Pompey." Every movement of these gentlemen was w a t c h e d w i th t h e g reatest delight. Mr. Jones proved to b e we ll up i n his part as Bones, and his rendering of "Ada with the Golden Hair" was exceedingly good, but the great charm seemed to be in Pompey's (Mr. Freeman) song, " Off to Brighton." The principal feature in this song is the movement of the feet during the chorus, and a gallop round on a chair by Pom pey. The audience seemed delighted beyond bounds at this, and the majority heartily joined iu the jig. The second part consisted of a pianoforte solo by Mr. Verney, which was artistically given, and the flageolet solo of Mr. Will Anderson was well played. Mr. Matthews played a banjo solo. A scientific lecture by Mr. F. Jones, as Dr. Mary Chalker, on anatomy, caused much merriment. A In. .tost pleasing bit of absurdity followed, called the "Mar vels of Mesmerism," by Messrs. Freeman and Matthews. The entertainment concluded with a walk round, in which the whole company joined. The audienc3 seemed highly delighted, and the Black Diamonds can rely that their kind efforts will be remembered for a long time to ;ome, and will always receive a hearty welcome at Colney Hatch. ELECTION INTELLIGENCE. CASHEL.—The Tipperary Free Press says Cashel is already astir. Four candidates are already named as sure to come forward, and in some instances the professional men have obtained instructions. The present member, Mr. O'Beirne, musters a strong party ; honest John Lonigan's friends are hopeful; Mr. Heron, Q.C., it is said, has his preparations made to fight all comers; and Captain F. Petrie, of Limerick, has actually issued his address in circular form. One thing is certain, and it is that who ever shall represent Cashel in the new Parliament will have to make a hard fight for that high and honourable position. DUBLIN. —Fnr the vacancy caused by the death of Sir L. Guinness, candidates innumerable have been not only named, but positively placed. It would be wrong, however, to publish a full list of the gentlemen spoken of, but we may observe that amongst those most generally mentioned as probable candidates are Mr. Matthew D'Arcy, Sir Arthur Guinness, Edward Hudson Kinaban, our present high sheriff, and Theobold Purcell, Q. C. It has also been stated that, .as a representative of ascendancy and an active enemy of religious equality, Sir Edward Grogan is likely to endeavour to renew his acquaintance with the electors of Dublin. —Freeman's Journal. SUNDERLAND.—The several candidates aspiring to repre- sent the borough of Sunderland in the new Parliament have been respectively interrogated anent their political creeds by a few gentlemen who acted on Mr. Candlish's committee at the last election, designating themselves the " Liberal Political Union." Letters were read at the last meeting of those gentlemen from Mr. Alderman Gourlay (the mayor), Mr. Eustace Smith, Mr. T. C. Thompson, and Sir Wilfrid Lawson. The latter hon. baronet declines to contest the borough ; the three other gentlemen are Liberals, and gave an exposition of their views at some length.—Northern Daily Express. TIIE ABYSSINIAN CAMPAIGN. The Abyssinian expedition has now become a thing of the past. From information furnished us from the scene of action we gather that the two brigades forming the advanced column crossed the River Bashilo on the 10th April. As a portion of this force was approaching the fortress of Magdala a large body of the enemy put on a spurt and came down the hill. They fought with courage enough, but no amount of bravery would have availed them, exposed as they were to a deadly and rapid fire. They were consequently completely beaten. One officer and nineteen rank and file, we understand, were wounded on this occasion. As far as the British troops were concerned—for we have not yet received in timation about the Indian part of the advanced force —the medical arrangements were very satisfactorily con ducted by Deputy Inspector-General Dr. Currie, the principal medical officer of the force. The wounded were immediately removed to the field hospital in the neighbourhood, and all needful surgical assistance was rendered. The result of this affair was evidently very disheartening to. King Theodore, who during the 11 th and 12th liberated the captives (sixty-two in all, including women and children) ; but our correspon dent says that it was too humiliating to the pride of this imperious king to tender his personal sub. mission to Sir Robert Napier, which was demanded, and consequently on the 13th Magdala was stormed and captured. The troops being unable to force the outer gate, it was escaladed by a storming party of the 33rd Regiment. The King remained at his post, and was seen to fall ; but whether shot by our men or not was unknown, although subsequent examination of the body by Dr. Lumsdaine (of the Indian Service) and others led to the impression that he must have taken his own life when he saw that all hope of success was gone. On the occasion of the storming, only one officer and nine rank and file were wounded ; and their wounds were at once attended to at a field hospital which had been extemporised. The force was very healthy, but there was a scarcity of water. The march to the seaboard was to follow immediately. So ends the campaign in Abyssinia. The hospital ships, we are assured, have clone very good service : the medical officers on board them bore literally a good deal of the heat and burden of the day, without any share in the excitement. The medical arrangements in both services were very creditable ; and our correspondent speaks in deservedly warm terms of the labours of Dr. Currie and his subordinates in the field.—The Lancet. SHORT T:)rE IN STOCKPORT.—Such is the tisfactory state of the cotton trade that two more Stock port manufacturers have commenced to " run short time." There are now nineteen mills in the town either entirely closed or working only three or four days a week. RErolur LEAGUE.—The League has issued its third annual report, in which it reviews its progress since May 1863. The committee refers, with much congratula tion, to the eminent success which has attended efforts deemed three years ago by many well-wishers to be hopeless. It points to the services the association has rendered in preserving the right of public meeting, and lays stress upon the value of the lectures for the political education of the people which have during the past winter been given by several eminent gentlemen of advanced Liberal opinions. It then alludes to its future policy, which will be to secure the ballot —to repeal the rating clauses of the new Act—to abolish rental qualifi cation for lodgers— to obtain such a just and equal dis tribution of seats as will give equal voting power to each elector, and remove the disparity now existing between borough and county voters—to aid, in every Possible way, all those entitled to the franchise in getting on the register —to render every assistance in securing the return to the next Parliament of advanced Radical Reformers—to secure for Ireland and Scotland as large measures of Reform as that obtained for England. The committee then alludes to the success of Mr. Gladstone's motions relative to the Irish Church, a result for which they take a large share of credit ; and call attention to the establishment of the " Adelphi Club" for the social inter course of advanced Reformers. The receipts of the past year unmounted to £1,567 Os. 13d. ; the expenditure, £1,446 ls. lid. ; leaving a balance of £l2O 19s. The liabilities are estimated at £156 lls. 2d. ; the assets at £l9B ss. 6d. ROMANCE AND REALITY IN WARWICKSHIRE.---At Solihull, a day or two ago, before Messrs. H. H. Chattock and J. G. Williams, Annie Maria Adams Stanbridge, a young lady 16 years of age, was brought up in custody of Inspector Welch, of the county constabulary, charged with stealing £253 of her uncle, Mr. William Adams, of Knowle. The accused is the daughter of a licensed victualler at Coventry, but she had been adopted by her uncle, Mr. Adams. Having quarrelled with her lover, a young man in Coventry, who seemed to have transferred his affections to another, the accused conceived the romantic idea of going to a foreign land. Knowing that her uncle possessed a large sum of ready money, she managed to get posses. sion of it, and on Saturday last suddenly disappeared. She was traced to the railway station, and from thence to Reading, where, from information forwarded to the police, she was apprehended in a second-class railway carriage. On searching her £235 in gold was found in her possession, and a further sum of £23 in her purse. Mr. Adams, the prosecutor, declined to press the charge, but the bench expressed an opinion that it was too serious a case to be disposed of in that summary manner. They therefore remanded the prisoner ; and on her being brought up again her father and mother were in attendance. Hor relatives renewed their entreaties for the prisoner to be discharged, and eventually the magistrates acceded to their wish, after giving the girl a suitable caution,"and on her relatives declaring that they had made arrangements to send her where she would properly taken carfuf in tl e lftl t I : THANIES. A FRAIL FAIR ONE IN THE LONDON DOCK..-.-M3' tilda Robinson, a young woman, was brought be fore Mr. Paget, charged with attempting to commit suicide front that modern Tarpeian Rock, the swivel bridge over the London Dock in Old Gravel-laner St. George-in-the-East. John Scotcher, a night watchman in the service of the London Dock Company, stated that he heard a noise on the swivel bridge last night at a late hour, and that he looked out and saw the prisoner/ who got down into the well in which the bridge swings, gave a loud scream, and throw herself into the water. lie got into a boat and rowed toward o the prisoner, who sank before he could reach be g ' and when she rose again he seized her and dragg ed her into the boat. The usual means to resuscita te the woman were then adopted, and they forte' nately proved successful. The prisoner expressed her sorrow for what she had done, and said she had a friend in court who was willing to receive her. The sister of the prisoner said—l am a marrie d woman. My unfortunate sister has not lived the most correct life. She was cohabiting with 14 young man for five years, and he has left he r She is given to drink, and I have no doubt eh' was inebriated last night, or she would not hav e done this. lam willing to take care of her. Mr. Paget sail he would remand the prisoner for the week, and she would have time to cone ide the situation she was in, and to reflect en the ra sh and wicked act she had committed. She would .I)°° visited in the House of Detention by the chapla in ' and he hoped the prisoner would attend to his eR e hurtations and advice. A respectable woman, w e sister of the prisoner, would give her a ell u t e o of returning to a respectable life. He hoped re. hear a better account of the prisoner a week hen 30 , A great number of unfortunate women , plunged into the waters of the London Dock Irv: d " . the same bridge, and many have been drowiluel_ Another bridge over the same dock in New Gi na. lane, Shad.well, a quarter of a mile from Old G 1 o" lane, has obtained a similar notoriety.