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Hare, H. J. Montagne, Blakeley, Montgomery, and Bancroft; Mrs. Buck in g ham White, Miss C. Addison, and Miss Marie Wilton. After which, WHO SPEAKS FIRST Messrs. Montague and Blakeley ; Miss C. Addison. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Lessees. 1T essrs. Shepherd and Creswick. furs EVENING, HAMLET, Mr. Creswick: Ophelia, Miss G. Pauneefort After which, THE STRANGER. The Stranger, Mr. Henry Marston. ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. THREE BALLETS, Promenade Concert. Band of 60. Begin at 8. is. Box-office open from 11 to 4. CHRISTY MINSTRELS. St. James's Hall, Every Night, at Wednesdays and Saturdays, at 3 and 8 all the year round. ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS, Regent's-park, OPEN daily (ex eept Sundays). Admission, ls.; on Mondays, Gd.; Children under twelve, 6d. TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS. "TAE SUN" WILL BE PUBLISHED AS USUAL ON CHRISTMAS DAY. I,* Sint - - LONDON, BA7URDAY, DEC. 19, 1868. The change of Ministry in France is opportune, occuriug as it has done immediately after the change of Ministry in England. The two Governments start afresh, start as it were abreast of each other. They are in no way hampered by their predecessors. They will have the advantage of being from the outset contemporaneous. The ono does not lap over the other, so to speak, in the interchange of diplo matic communications for the development of a har monious policy between the two Governments. It must be remembered, of course, at the same time that, whereas amongst ourselves the trans formation of the Cabinet has been sweeping and comprehensive it has been partial only, though it must be allowed very considerable also, in re spect to the Cabinet of the neighbouring Sovereign. Whereas Mr. GLADSTONE replaces Mr. DISRAELI here in England, yonder in France the most vigo rous and gifted Statesman the Emperor NAPOLEON 111. has ever called to power at his right hand, as his principal administrative adviser, is there still, and, if possible, more than ever, predominant over the Emperor's Government. M. ROLTIIER LS still Minister of State. lie, at any rate, makes way for no successor. On the contrary, his influence is confirmed, and ex panded, and intensified. It is understood now--by reason of these changes which have within the last few hours occurred at Paris—to be more than ever the animating spirit of the imperial Administration. Hitherto, but more particularly of late, there has been a want of, harmony, or at any rate a lack of complete coincidence of ideas between M. ROVHER and two or FARES. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 19, It6B. three at least among his ministerial colleagues. Those Ministers are now replaced—the Marquis de LAVALETTE becoming the new Minister for Foreign Affairs, M. FORCADE DE LA ROQUETTE the new Minister of the It terior, and M. GRESSIER the new Minister of Agriculture. And it is especially noticeable in regard to the newly-installed Foreign Minister of France, that the Marquis DE LAVALETTE has, iu the course of his diplomatic career, been both at Constantinople and at Rome in the capacity of his Imperial MAJESTY'S Ambassador. He is, con sequently, well "up" by right of those antecedents of his in the two great problems of the time— the Roman Question and the Eastern Question. And in taking office under the Minister of State M. ROUTER—the Marquis DE LAVALETTE, the sometime Ambassador of Rome, now Minister of Foreign Affairs at Paris, must, for example, have long since sufficiently well realised, we may be quite sure of that, the significance of the former Statesman's one word—his historical word—janzais! A wor3 reiterated by him as he stood there leaning over the ledge of the "Tribune," a word startling and"eclatant"like the dis charge of a double-barrelled Chassepot—were such an arm of precision capable of being fabricated—that mot, as it may in truth be called, affording a key to the whole policy of Catholic France in regard to the Roman Question. With M. ROUHER still at the head of affairs in the EMPEROR'S Government, with the Marquis de LAVALETTE, formerly his imperial MAJESTY'S Ambassador in Rome, now in stalled in office at Paris, as Minister of Foreign Affairs, in succession to the Marquis DE MOUSTIER, who has been promoted to the rank of Senator—no wonder the impression is that there is no intention whatever on the part of the EMPEROR to withdraw the French troops still occupying Papal terrritory in the Roman outport of Civita Vecchia. The impression indeed is that that force, instead of being diminished even, will be increased, or at any rate will be strengthened by the forwarding to Civita Vecchia of fresh supplies, some of which fresh supplies indeed are stated to have even now already arrived there. However this may be, whatever may or may not be the distinct inten tions upon this matter of vital importance not merely to Italy but directly or indirectly to all Christendom, it is certain that Catholic France that the Emperor NAPOLEON 111. individually will have a larger in terest than ever for maintaining matters there in statu quo in the December of next year—when there will be assembled together in the Eternal City, from all quarters of the globe, the Patriarchs and the Archbishops, the Bishops and the mitred Abbots, the hierarchical Episcopacy and the Episcopacy scattered abroad in partibus in fidelieruni, summoned together there by the voice of Pius the Nirru to take part in the Nineteenth (Ecntnenical Council. The Nineteenth ! Summoned together during the later half of the Nine teenth century—as though it were due, so to speak, to continue thus the cycle of (Ecumenicll Councils pro portionately in number with the lapse of the centu ries since the foundation of Christianity. During that solemn conclave at Rome, which is fixed for the December of 1869, according to the arrangements made by the SOVEREIGN PONTIFF, France, and NAPO LEON 111. will not unnaturally be desirous that no untoward incident should arise to complicate not simply the affairs of Italy, not simply the relations between France and Italy, but the Peace of all Europe, the tranquillity of the whole of Christen dom. Everything considered, the Ministerial changes which have just taken place in Paris are in the inte rests of Order, are in the interests of Peace, and are therefore propitious. WHAT the Moniteur calla the " joint action and conformity " of the Six Powers—ltaly is a Power now—has not availed to keep in order the little State of 2,000 square miles. The official papers of Paris, after having unaccountably kept back all news from the East, now announce that a definite rupture has taken place. There is reason to hope that diplomacy may yet prevent serious hostilities, but hitherto negotiation has failed, and Turkey, regardless of the representations of its neighbours, has finally committed itself by an act of war. The Greek vessel Enosis has been assailed by a Turkish squadron, shots have been exchanged, and the obnoxious blockade-runner has been driven to harbour. Both States, acting apparently upon the conviction that a serious war must ensue, are pre- paring for the strife. Turkey has thrown off the lethargy which formerly justified the conclusion that the sick man was at the last extremity. Its prepara tions, which are by no means of very recent date, are energetic and upon a considerable scale. It has been arranged that the well-known General, OMAn PASHA, shall march to the Greek frontier with an army of 00,000 men, ready to invade the hostile territory. Before the rupture took place six teen battalions had already been assembled at Salonica, an important seaport at no great distance from the Greek frontier. HOBART PASHA, formerly a captain in the English navy, and an adept in the art of blockade-running, has been appointed to prevent the illegal traffic for which he has himself become so famous. A powerful fleet has been placed at his disposal ; the squadron with which he has already disposed of the Enosis is now being reinforced by four frigates, and soon the bulk of the Ottoman navy will be cruising in Greek waters. Against these formidable preparations the Government at Athens has nothing to oppose except the obstinacy in wrongdoing of which it has made such a liberal, such a suspicious display. The strength of the two States is so disproportionate, that if left completely to themselves the destruc tion of the smaller must be the inevitable result. The wreck of ;the great military Power which over threw the Greek Empire, and for centuries ruled supreme in Eastern Europe, is still formidable. The Porte is penniless, and its affairs are mal administered ; its navy exhibits very little of the science of the age, and its troops are inferior in organisation and arming to those of the greater European nations. But the Ottoman Empire must easily over- power Greece. As to finances, it is a question which of the two shall first appear in the Gazette ; but Greece has no army or navy to speak of. As an independent State it would never have come into existence but for the destruction of the Turkish fleet at Navarino, and it has done nothing for the last forty years to justify the expectations which were formed of it. Its military power, like its industrial prosperity, stands very much where it did. The commencement of a conflict so dispropor tionate is not reassuring. What the Powers have done to secure peace, or why they have at least failed to prevent the two parties coming to blows, are equally enigmatical. The official papers of Paris have daily informed the world that diplomacy was hard at work, that all the six Powers were of one mind, that the idea of Greece presuming to fight in face of such opposition was con temptible. Whilst, however, these official assu rances were so cheerful, the actual facts became day by day more disquieting. Greece was condemned by the public opinion of all Europe ; no political question of late years has called forth such unanimity of sentiment. But she did not scruple to reject: the ultimatum of the Porte, offensively declining to concede some of the demands, though all of them, and particularly the very stipulations which were refused, were supported by the Powers. In the face of theSe facts it is difficult to avoid raising the question whether Greece is acting alone in this matter. The chances are indeed wholly against the hypothesis that the little State which is now troubling Europe can at present receive supporf4rom any quarter of it. Austria is all but the open enemy of Greece : the Western Powers display no decided bias. Prussia has just been the foremost agent in reducing tin Roumanians to order, and it is wholly improbable that the German Power would create in one quarter a disturbance similar to that which she suppressed in another. The supposition that Prussia desires to embarrass Austria in thisway is setasideby the reflection that if this object was to have been sought by an outbreak in the East, an outbreak in Roumania itself would have been most troublesome. There remains only Russia. The Power which is of all others the warmest friend to Greece, has, however, in this question acted with a straightforwardness which there is no reason to doubt. Russia is this time in accord with the rest of Europe. We are told that she has joined in urging Greece to repent ; and if she encourages the perverse kingdom in its evil courses, it must be with great secrecy, and, therefore, with diminished vigour. The situation is so adverse to a combination to break up the Ottoman Empire, that the question could hardly be raised were it not that the conduct of King GEORGE in hazarding all upon this cast of the die is so inexplicable. When the supposition of foueign aid is rej ected, there remain no data to ex plain the motives which have induced the brother of the Princess of WALES and his Ministers to provoke a war with Turkey. The enthusiasm of the Greek people seems great ; but if the Government is not a free agent in a matter of this moment the tenure of King GEORGE'S throne is worth very little. Meanwhile the course of Eng land is open to very little doubt. Our policy in the East has become negative of late years; we are not anxious to keep the Turks in Constanti nople, and the ownership of that important capital is now a matter of little interest to England, pro vided always that Russia does not get it. On the other hand, whilst the interests of justice demand the moral support of Turkey, Europe cannot well put up with the destruction of Greece. Our Nava .rino experiment was a failure ; but, after all, Greece is a Christian country, and represents in great mea sure the Christian interests of the East. The further advance of the Turk into Europe is not desirable, and hardly possible. Turkey ought not to fall a prey to its neighbours, but it is even more undesirable that the reverse issue should confront us. If the Greeks receive a sound lesson from the greater State, the general opinion must be that she richly deserved it ; but the extinction of our Protectorate is not to be thought of. although the conduct of Greece deserves punishment, the country must be preserved from ruin. WE have often had occasion to censure the severity of the unpaid magistrates in dealing with petty offences. Sometimes they run into the opposite extreme. That they will send an infant to gaol for stealing a stick or a few berries we all know too well ; but it is not often that they outrage society by apportioning a penalty reprehensibly below that which the gravity of the offence demands. Such an instance is before us now. A mill operative, of Blackburn, was on Thursday charged with committing a criminal outrage upon his own daughter, a girl of 14 years old. The details were so atrocious that the court had to be cleared. The prisoner did not deny the charge, but pleaded that he was drunk when he committed the act. It is stated that this was not the first time he had per petrated it. Nevertheless, the Blackburn magistrates sentenced the man to six months' imprisonment— something less than he would have got for stealing a bare. This disgraceful sentence suggests seve ral considerations. In the first place, what right had the magistrates to deal summa rily with a charge of this kind ? Are they aware that rape is still, according to the statute book, punishable with death ? True, the penalty is never enforced, but it is one of the highest crimes which the law has to deal with, and it ought most unques tionably to be reserved for a more august tribunal than a bench of J.P.'s. One of her Majesty's judges should have dealt with this case at.the assizes, when, if the prisoner had been found guilty by a proper jury, he would have received a sentence pro portioned to his offence. But this is not the first time that the Blackburn magistrates have thus made light of an atrocious offence. Some months ago we had to comment upon the low value which they set upon female honour, and the leniency with which they treated offenders against it. If gentlemen holding the Queen's commission of the peace think that rape and incest are no worse than poaching, what wonder if factory operatives, who hold that there is no harm in the latter, think that there is very little in the former offences ? LATEST INTELL LGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) SPAIN. MADRID, Dec 18 (Evening.) The telegrams received from the provinces are very satisfactory. The muncipal elections have commenced, and the principal members are sup porters to the Monarchical party. The Minister of Finance has again declared that the payment of all obligations of the State are guaranteed, and that the interest of the public debt about to falldue will be promptly paid. The Affairs has stated that heregards as an accomplished fact. Minister pea peace e for w i tForeignh Chili MADRID, Dec. 18. The elections to the Constituent Cortes by uni versal suffrage are being held to-day. Every where throughout Spain the elections have passed off with members g rea t tranquillity and the majority of the toth i e Liberal-monarchical belong party. A Carlist conspiracy has been discovered in Leon. Seditious placards were affixed to the walls, but public order has not be disturbed. FRANCE. PARIS, December 19 A decree dated the 17th December orders that the re-exportation of woven stuffs imported tem porarily free of duty, for the purpose of being dyed or printed, shall take place within four months. The Moniteur in its bulletin of to-day contradicts a rumour about an encounter followed by a hostile engagement between the Enosis and a Turkish vessel of war. The Greek blockade runner replied to the signals of the Turkish ship with a cannon shot and then took refuge in Syra Harbour. How ever, thanks to the good will of the French naval commander, Forlin, Hobart Pacha was prevailed upon to acted to the former's proposal to raise the blockade and desist from further pursuit provided that the Hellenic frigate Hellas should convey the Enosis to the Piraeus, there to await a prompt in vestigation of her conduct. BOMBAY MAIL. MARSEILLES, Dec. 10, The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Delta arrived at 8.30 this morning. The mails leave for London by the 11.30 a.m train. AMERICA. NEW YORK, Dec. 18 According to Mr. Adam Moffat's report the re ceipts of cotton at American ports for the week are 32,000 bales. Total receipts from September Ist to date, 890,000 bales. Shipments to Eng land, 32,000 bales. Shipments to France, 10,000 bales. Shipments to the Continent 9,000 bales. The total export to date 430,000 bales ; stock 290,000 bales. Market steady. Middling upland, 9 15-16, cost and freight per steamer. We understand that Lord Be Tabley will under take the office of Controller of the Household, and that the Earl of Carysfort, Lord Camoys, and Lord Methuen will be Lords in Waiting ; Lord Torrington also remains in his old pokitivn at hor liajesty'D court. MR, MILL AND THE WESTMINSTER t rHE PRINCE AND THE PRINCESS OF ELECTION. I WALES. M. R s ci i l lros has an article in the Revue des Deux Mondes on the English elections, and publishes a letter from Mr. Mill, in which that gentleman mentions the causes of his defeat. He ascribes that event to three circumstances: 1. The greater skill of his opponents, which was only to be expected, since the operations of a business man in his own interests tire likely to be better arranged than those of a committee ors.amateurs. 2. The large amount of money at the disposal the Conservatives, while the Liberals were compelled. to maintain the most rigid eoDnomy. 3. The hostility 'of the vestrymen and other local nota bilities who were displeased by his attempt to reform the municipal government of the metropolis. Mr. Mill adds that he has little cause to lament his defeat, seeing the success of the Liberal party generally. Moreover, it is more to his taste to exercise his influence as a writer than as a member-of Parliament. RETIREMENT OF THE LORD CHAAOELLOR OF IRELAND. At the conclusion of business in the Chancery Court, Dublin, on Thursday, the Attorney-General (the Right Hon. J. T. Ball), who was also the senior Queen's Counsel in court, rose and addressed his lordship as follows :—"My lord, we are informed that it is not your intention to sit again in court. I therefore, on behalf of my brethren of the bar, and at their request, take this opportunity to acknowledge the courtesy and kindness which we have all, on every occasion, experienced from your lordship. We desire also to express our respect and admiration for the un wearied attention and great learning and capacity that have characterised the discharge of the duties of your high office. Your elevation to that office, after a life of pre eminent professional distinction, the bar saw with the greatest gratification, and your retirement, consequent upon the political changes that have occurred, they now follow with the warmest wishes for your happiness and welfare." The Lord Chancellor, who appearedmuch affected, replied : " Gentlemen, I cannot without emotion bid yot farewell. From the earliest—l may say from the day upon which I was admitted a member of the bar—to the present hour, I have received nothing but kindness from the profession. When a junior I received encouragement and assistance from the eminent men who then led and adorned the bar. When I myself rose to be a leader I found from the indus try and reading of my younger brethren such assistance as made my labours easy. Since I attained my present office I have experienced the same assistance. All this kindness I have always felt, I feel still. Gentlemen, farewell, fare well." The bar then all rose from their seats, and his lord ship retired. A copy of the petition against Mr. Malcolm, !or Boston, has been posted t ) his Jamaica address. Notice A the petition has also been given to one of his relatives. Sir William Snagg has been appointed Chief Justice of British Guiana ; Mr. S. S. Bell, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Cape of Good Hope ; and Mr. C. T. Smith, a puisne judge in the same court. We understand that Lord de Tabley will under take the office of Controller of the Household, and that the Earl of Carysfort, Lord Camoys, and Lord Methuen will be Lords in Waiting ; Lord Torrington also remains in his old position at her Majesty's Court. The Leicester Journal of Friday states that a petition has been presented against the return of Lord John Manners and Mr. Clow es for North Leicestershire. The petition makes the usual allegations. It does not appear that it claims the seat for Mr. Frewen, but the Leicester paper has no hesitation in crediting that gentle man with its authorship. Mr. Frewen petitioned un successfuly against Lord John Manners and Mr. Hartopp in 1859. THE ATTEMPT TO BLOW UP THE DUNFERMLINE —-- - _ POWDER MAGAZINE.—The authorities have been and still are exerting themselves, and using all the efforts they possibly can, to find out the miscreants who attempted to blow up the powder magazine one night last week, but unfortunately as yet without success. We understand that several parties have been examined with regard to the affair. There is a strong feeling in the town that some thing should be done to render the powder magazine more secure.—Edinburgh Daily Review. MARRIAGE WITH A DECEASED WIFE'S SISTER. —A petition in favour of legislative action on this ques tion in England is being circulated among the members of the Local House of Assembly here. The petition is sent out by the secretary of an association formed in England to assist in annulling the enactments that make it illegal there. The petition yesterday had the signatures of fifty six out of the seventy members of the Legislature, whose approval had up to that time been asked for, and of nearly all the members of the City Council.—Toronto Globe, Dee. 2. The Rev. John James, D.P., canon of Peter borough, died on the 15th instant in the 86th year of his ago. He studied at St. John's College, Oxford, was ordained deacon in 1806, and priest in the year following. He be came canon of Peterborough Cathedral in 1829, and rector of Peakirk with ;Glinton in 1850. He was formerly vicar of St. John the Baptist, Peterborough. His works were— " James on the Collects," "Christian Watchfulness," "Com mentary on Sunday Lessons," "Practical Commentary on the Ordination Services," and " The Christian Disciple.' The canonry is worth £5OO with residence, and the rectory £635 and house. THE VACANT LORD JUSTICE SHIP. —We understand that Lord Hatherley, on behalf of the new Government, has addressed a letter to Lord Cairns, pressing him strongly to accept the vacant Lord Justiceship of Appeal in Chancery, and representing that such an arrangement need not in the slightest degree interfere with Lord Cairns's presumable hostility, in the House of Lords, to the policy of the Government. We are, of course, unable to offer the slightest conjecture as to the event. It would, of course, be very desirable to have Lord Cairns again upon the bench in the equity courts. In the event of his declin ing to return to the Lord Justices' court, the vacant seat would probably be filled by Vice-Chancellor Giffard.— Solicitor's Journal. WILLS AND BEQUESTS.—The will of Lady Dar ling, relict of General Sir Ralph Darling, G.C.H., has just been proved in the London Court ; also that of Mr. Richard Sommers Gard, formerly M.P. for Exeter, deputy-lieutenant for Devon, and high sheriff in 1852, which was sworn under £90,000 ; and that of Mr. William Gerald Walmesley, under £70,000. The will of the Rev. Sir Nicholas Chinnery, M.A., was proved in Ireland, under £120,000 personalty. Sir Nicholas had bequeathed the whole of his property to his daughter and only child, who perished with him in the dreadful railway accident at Abergele, and stipulated that should her children not live to attain vested interests in the property, the same should be divided among certain religious societies.—lllustrated London .Yews. A case of great moment to hotel keepers was heard in the Liverpool police court on Thursday. The landlady of the Royal Hotel, Moorfields, had sub-lct the tap-room, and by locking a door disestab lished open communication between the two de partments of the building. The occupier of the tap meanwhile carried on business under cover of the license granted to the hotel. The excise authorities con sidered this an infringement of the law, as the tap business had been completely separated from that of the hotel and required a separate license. They there fore summoned the occupier of the tap for selling without a license ; and as it was shown that the defendant acted in all respects as an ordinary publican, even ordering spirits in his own name and on his own Recount, the magistrates (who gave the case very close attention) imposed the miti gated penalty of £l2 108. THE SPIRIT TRADE. -The value of spirits im ported into the United Kingdom last year was £2,259,081. -viz., brandy, £1,376,360 ; Geneva, £27,387 ; rum, £692,366 ; spirits not sweetened, unenumerated, £94,830 ; sweetened and perfumed of all kinds, £68,138. In 1863 the total quantity imported amounted in value to £1,828,826, shewing an increase in the five years of £430,255. Of the , value of rum imported last year, £334,535 was received from the British West India Islands ; £255,072 from British Guiana ; £63,470 from Cuba, and £20,659 from the Mauritius. Of the value of brandy imported, £1,365,612 was received from France. Of the value of Geneva, £26,102 was received from Holland. Of the value of spirits not sweetened and unenumerated, £76,438 was received from Hamburg. Of the value of £27,898 received for per fumed spirits, including Cologne water, £14,365 was im ported from Holland and £8,967 from France. Of the value of £40,240 received for spirits unenumerated, including shrub, £16,021 was imported from Hamburg, £7,406 from Holland, and 26,726 from France. The gross amount of duty received last year on the total imports of spirits was £4,297,352- viz., on rum, £2,192,620 ; brandy, £1,659,694; Geneva, £66,895 ; perfumed spirits, £12,231 ; and on spirits unenumerated, £365,912. The value of spirits imported in each.of the years 1863 and 1867 respectively was from France, £1,095,885 and £1,365,612 ; Holland, £18,216 and £26,102 ; British West India Islands, £251,999 and £334,535 ; British Guiana, £257,507 and £255,072 ; Mauritius, £21,004 and £20,659 ; Cuba and Porto Rico, £28,198 and £65,846 ; unsweetened spirits, Hanse Towns, £27,074 and £76,818 ; sweetened spirits, £15,951 and £16,349. The exports of British spirits from the United Kingdom last year amounted in value to £162,452, against £454,328 in 1863. The exports of spirits of foreign and colonial produce in 1863 and 1867 respectively amounted 1t9.074.0.15.1414 A 491,10. The correspondent of the Post, writing from Copen hagen on Dec. 13, says : " Since I last wrote the Royal Family have been twice in this city, their time otherwise having been chiefly passed at Fredensborg and in sporting excursions in that neighbourhood. In this country fox hunting is unknown, and when an Englishman is told that a fox has been shot, it is observed that he always receives the information with a peculiar smile, though when they are in this country most Englishmen in this respect do as the Danes do. The last shooting excur sion made by the royal party was to a beautiful place called Hornsbeck Hegn, near the Sound, with the Swedish coast in the background. The distance is about ten miles from Fredensborg, and the royal sportsmen, as usual, went thither in cars belonging to the farmers, in each of which two occupied the seats. They arrived at the spot selected for the sport about nine o'clock in the morning, and the King and the Prince of Wales, who both ap peared greatly to enjoy themselves, respectively killed six and seven head of game, each having bagged a brace of foxes. After this experience of Danish sport, all returned to Fredensborg, where there was a grand dinner at six o'clock, at which about sixty were assembled, and the Danes were quite delighted when the Prince of Wales proposed the health of his brother sportsmen in the Danish language, which his Royal Highness speaks with fluency and perfec tion. The Princess, who wore a most becoming dress of pink silk, covered with lace, and with a head dress of diamonds, looked beautiful. Her Royal High ness joined gracefully in the dance in the evening. The two eldest children appeared in the dining ' room at the dessert, and they looked very interesting as they ran about the room in their red velvet jackets. Four young ladies, formerly friends and companions of the Princess, have been invited to Fredensborg to spend a few days with her Royal Highness, and this proof of kindness is highly and justly appreciated here. Some days ago the royal family arrived in this city, when Count Frijs-Frijsemborg, the Prime Minister, gave a grand dinner to the Prince of Wales and other distinguish d guests. There were no ladies present, the invitations having been confined to gentlemen. The King, Queen, and the Princess of Wales spent the day with the Queen Dowager, but the Crown Prince accompanied the Prince of Wales to the Premier's banquet. At seven o'clock the King, Queen, and Princess of \Vales made their appear. ance at the Theatre Royal, where a splendid Danish mythological ballet, composed by our celebrated August Bournouville, was performed. As soon as the Princess was recognised in the royal box her Royal Highness was greeted with the most enthusiastic cheers, it being the first time dur ing the present visit that she had appeared in public. The Prince of Wales and the Crown Prince joined the royal party about eight o'clock, and at the close of the per formance a gentleman in the pit called for a cheer for the Royal Family and for the Prince and Princess of Wales, when the overflowing house shook with the uni versal response. The cheering was taken up by the multitude in the square outside, and the royal car riages drove off amidst the most thundering huzzahs, The Prince of Wales and the Crown Prince intend to leave in a couple of days for Sweden, on a visit to the King, and they have also been invited to a bear-hunt at the estate of Mr. Oscar Dickson, a rich merchant in Gothenburg, who was with the Prince of Wales at Aber geldie in August last, and who has also been one of the guests at Fredensborg during the royal visit. It is feared, however, that the weather is not favourable for the intended sport, as, if there is not soon a fall of snow, of which there is at present no appearance, it will be impos sible to track the bears, and in that case the hunting of them may be attended with danger. It is expected that the Court will shortly remove from Fredensborg to Copenhagen, to which the people look forward with p'easure, as they will then have more frequent opportu nities of seeing her who is still designated by all here as their beloved Princess Alexandra.'" MR. RE PERDY JOHNSON ON EDUCATION On Friday evening Mr. Reverdy Johnson presided at a meeting in London for the annual distribution of prizes and certificates to the students of the Birkbeck Literary and Scientific Institution. It was supported by Lord H. Lennox, M.P., Mr. C. Gilpin, M.P., Mr. Locke, M.P., Professor Brewer, Professor Hughes, Mr. T. W. Charley, M.P., and Mr. 11. Cole, C.B. Mr. G. N. NORRIS, the secretary, read the report of the Educational Council, which stated that during the past year a very considerable increase had been made in the number of members, and that the number of persons who had joined the institution or its classes during the winter term of the present year had reached the grand total of 1,309, which shewed an increase of 228 when compared with the corresponding term of last year. The CHAIRMAN then distributed the prizes, several young women, who were loudly cheered as they came upon the platform to receive them, being among the recipients. The two scholarships were awarded to Mr. Robert Norris, who received the first scholarship, and Miss Elizabeth Packhouse, who received the second. Mr. REVERDY JOHNSON, who was greeted with much cheering, said he highly appreciated the honour done to him in asking him to preside on such an occasion. Having been in his own country the witness of many examinations he had never seen any which gave him more delight that the present, and there was this peculiarity about it of which he much approved, that it was not confined to one sex. Women were the fairest of God's creation by a great deal. God designed woman to be the aid and comfort of man, and in order that she might be so he had endowed her with faculties amply sufficient to attain every species of knowledge. If the men were educated and the women were not, the country might get on, but what sort of a getting on would it be ? A man with literary and scientific tastes might as well marry a savage as an uneducated woman. And then what refinement an educated woman gave to the home ; what purity she communicated to the atmo sphere of the fireside! What motive had the man to wander from his home unless his calling carried him away? He came an hour or two ago from a school of a different character. There were before him some 600 boys and girls, taken, as he understood, from the very poorest of the poor of the metropolis, amongst whom were the poor shoeblacks, who wandered about in the streets in the hopes of finding a dirty foot and a penny. They wer all taught reading and writing, and the institution was presided over by a man who was a nobleman by birth, it was true, but who had a grant of nobility from a higher source than kings and queens could give. It was the nobility which was to be found in the heart and in the mind, and was to be found in the nobleman to whom he referred —the Earl of Shaftesbury—who, with untiring zeal, de voted himself to that institution. Before he came t) England he knew that this institution was founded by Dr. Birkbeck, of high skill and attainments, and who, while deriving a revenue of some £B,OOO or £lO,OOO a year from his profession, began to think that the best thing he could do was not to continue to amass money, but to pro mote education, and with that view he founded this insti tution. What an honour ! Who could envy the monu meat to the mightiest hero who ever led armies through seas of blood if he could be able to secure upon his own monument such words as could be, and should be, in• scribed on the monument to be erected to the memory of Dr. Birkbeck ? But he was not alone in his undertaking ; he had a coadjutor, able and powerful by position, to d' everything necessary for the accomplishment of Dr. Birk beck's purposes. It was he who said, and said with truth, what he believed was never said before, however obvious the truth, that the pen was mighter than the sword ; it was he who said that whatever power there was abroad which might possibly endanger the freedom of England and of the world, there was one power which was mightier than all—the school master was abroad—and he devoted himself, with the energy belonging to his character, to do everything he could to assist the formation, and afterwards the col tinued progress of this institution. The meeting was then addressed by Mr. Locke, M.P., Mr. C. Gilpin, M.P., Lord H. Lennox, M.P., Mr. Charley, M.P., Professor Brewer, Professor Hughes, Mr. H. Cole, Mr. Lowland, and Dr. Zerffi ; and reso lutions thanking the Society of Arts for the encouragement it has given to art, manufactures, and commerce, and especially by its excellent system of examination to the improvement and the extension of evening education ; to the honorary examiners ; to the teachers for the successful work they have accomplished during the past year, and to the educational councl, having been passed, the pro ceedings were wound up with a vote of thanks to Mr. Reverdy Johnson for the interest he had shown in the astitution by presiding. THE PATENT OFFICE. —The Patent Office ought to bless boobies for the revenue they bring it. It would be instructive, yet humiliating, to the boasted genius of our country if Mr. Woodcroft would make known the proportion of patents that are obtained for inventions and proposals manifestly useless and absurd. What think you of a genius who seeks protection for a scheme for utilising the weight of passengers or goods in carriages to propel or assist in propelling the said vehicles. along rail or tram way? Doubtless this wiseacre could sit in a basket, and lift himself by the handle ; his light head might help hi m , balloonwise. Another talented individual patents improvements in paving streets, one among his brilliant suggestions being to form flues beneath the flagstones, leading the pipes into the sewers, that the warm air ' exhaled therefrom may heat the pavement, warm the feet of the passengers, and, mark the foresight of the inventor, ";provide against the effects of frost and snow." These two specifications appear in one week's list. No wonder the Patent Commissioners have more money thau they • ,••••••••- • tga ZtElak ttS l9 ith na-f& it-t . ' l •4 4 ' 41' 'Ungar HER MAJESTY. OSBORNE, Dec. 187 Her Majesty, their Royal Highnesses the Crown Prince and Princess of Prussia (Princess Royal), Princess Leopold, and the other members of the Royal family, attended by their suite, arrived at Osborne shortly after two o'clock yesterday after noon from Windsor Castle. The Queen, accompanied by Princess Louise; walked and drove in the grounds this morning. ELECTION INTELLIGENCE. MR. GLADSTONE'S ELECTION.—The arrangements for the reception of the Premier by his constituents have been definitively settled, and it is expected that Monday next will be observed almost as a ge neral holiday at Greenwich. Application has been made to the authorities at the War Department and the Admiralty to allow the workmen at the Royal Arsenal and the Dockyard who are voters time to attend the nomination, and it is believed that the request will be granted. Processions of the elec tors from the three towns of the borough—Green wich, Woolwich, and Deptford—will march from the several districts, and meet at Blackheath, where an immense multitude will no doubt assemble. The police regulations have been made with a view to afford accommodation, as far as possible, for all pre sent to hear Mr. Gladstone's address, and strong detachments from the various divisions of the force will be present to aid the division usually stationed at Greenwich. SOUTHWARS.—The election has been fixed for Monday next, at 11 a.m., on the hustings in the Borough-road, near the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway station. It is not anticipated that any opposition will be offered to the return of Mr. Layard, the new Commissioner of Works. RIPON.—It has been stated that Mr. Cayley, who opposed Lord John Hay at the late election, would come forward again, but he has announced that he does not intend to do so. He hopes to hav e a future opportunity. DUNGARITAN.—The Dungarvan petition has been abandoned. LOUTH.—A meeting of the friends of the Bigh t Hon. C. P. Fortescue will be held on Monday next, in Arthur's Hotel, to arrange for his re election, so as to avoid the necessity of his leaviai his official duties. It is the wish of the electors 01 Louth to put Mr. Fortescue to as little trouble as possible. NORTH LEICESTERSHIRE.—The Leicester .journal states that a petition has been presented again st the return of Lord John Manners and Mr. Clove° for North Leicestershire. The petition makes the usual allegations. It does not appear that it claire; the seat for Mr. Frewen, but the Leicester PaP ti e has no hesitation in crediting that gentleman with 1 authorship. Mr. Frewen petitioned unsuccee!, fully against Lord J. Manners and Mr. HartopP 1859. CHELTENHAM.—It is stated that the Liberal who member for Cheltenham, Mr. Samuelson, ;4 a : the respondent to the petition lately filed by 1 -w . Agg Gardner alleging bribery, undue influence, &C..4,.1 intends appealing to one of the judges of the CO of Common Pleas to have the petition dismis sed ' on the ground of informal and incorrect notice. MANCHESTER.—The executive committee a t ho united Liberal party have convened a meeting for Tuesday evening next, to consider a question affect ing the representation of the city. The committee declined to petition against the return of Mr. 13if ley, who is alleged to be a Government contractor' on the ground that, as heavy penalties are at tache' to his taking his seat under such c ircumstancea c i there would be no escape from its consequence, Or the seat must eventually be vacated. The matte, was, however, taken up by other persons, and 31/4, the result Mr. Birley has agreed not to take his e e9 ' until the matter i 3 settled, the Liberal party O w dertaking to proceed with the petition on the u e. derstanding that the Conservatives would gi s : l 6 every facility for arriving at a cheap and sPe e ''' , solution. BOSTON.—A copy of the petition presented hell Mr. Mason Jones and Mr. Staniland, the defea t, Liberal candidates, has been served on Mr. Collins, one of the Conservative sitting meul be rs o f and Mr. Justice Blackburn has granted an orderbo substituted service in the case of Mr. Malcom, vlo is not in England. Acting on this order, ti,), agents of Mr. Jones have forwarded a copy' a, registered letter, to Mr. Malcolm's address in maica, and they have also served copies on , father and Mr. W. Gee, of Boston, as his rep re3eo tatives. eel KING'S LYNN.—Mr. H. Smith, of Norfolk-ott vt , Strand, has been appointed agent for the gon..;is Bourke, the Conservative sitting member, aga,ivio whose return a petition has been presented 1/ of the Liberal electors. SCOTCH ELECTION PETITIONS.--We unue o f - rsg la that objections have been taken, at the instanc,eoo, Mr. Grieve, to the terms of Mr. Christie's p etite ht The respondent holds that the charges bronobot against him have not been made with the ani°aft of detail required by the rules issued by t he c a its on the subject. Parties will probably be lie' r 9, 1 0 0 the court on this point in a few days. Vie to learn that the bonds of security required ° th e lodged along with petitions were delivered t 0 ~5 , 5 6 officials of the court on Thursday b o th in th e . 00 6 of Mr. Christie and of Major Walker. who pet iti f o r against the return of Sir Sydney Waterlovi Dumfriesshire.—North British Mail. BANK OF FRANCE. 1 6 ' PARIS, D e c . The following is the return of the Bank of 1 4 , for the week ending to-day, together with th e responding figures of the previous account DEBTOR. oe. V ' e, Dec. 17. D fr. C. r. no , Capital of the Bank 182,500,000 182,500,v- Profits in addition to capital (Art. 8, Law, 11 6 ° June 9, 1857) 7 ,04 4 ,776 2 7,044) Reserve of the Bank 60 ' and its branches 22,105,750 14 2 2 , 105,1 00° Reserve of landed pro- r# perty 4,000,000 4,000, 500 ~• Notes in circulation Banknotes to orderand receipts payable at • 6 t I,o' sight 6 9 , 6 4 Treasury account cur- 137 27164 31 rent creditor 182, 2 75 ,959 76 181,0 a '0 Current accounts, Paris 266 , 614 , 611 86 278,t'494 -, Do. branch banks L44,789,045 46,,0,..,11/9 Dividends payable 72 1 ,286 ''''' e 6 Discounts and sundry 7,059,839 53 7,447 '826 interests Rediscounted the last '' 703 1 52 six months Surplus of receipts not .---- 0 distributed — i 5 4.11 S un d r i e s ...... 92>/t Total CREDITOR. 1 0 ' 0 , Dec. 17. Doc' 01 • 0 Doc' Cash in hand and in fr. c ' 03 0' Branch banks 1.9., ~ 61 Commercial bills over- ' ' 0, 621 65 due Commercial bills dis- I T 51 4 , counted, not yet due 239,497,004 70 24%',70' Do. branch banks 240,350,243 238,' / A 40,239,200 4,,,,43,dvancesbullion on deposit of i 8 r 0 15 '' 0 0 Do. branch banks 5,740,200 ‘, 0 ..,.. 70/ Do. on French Public 11 9 1 60 0 Securities 11,988,700 -,)91, Do. by railway banks 7,136,000 - " 0 ' Do. on shares 'S 913 0 / n 6 ir , d and debentures Do. branch banks 10 / Do. on Credit Foncier 90g , , 00 Bonds Do. branches Do. to the State (Con- a 0 0 ' vention, Juno 10, 60 o u' 0 1857) 60,000,000 -- ' 0 0 'P" Government Stock ro- 12 93 4 0e serve 12,980,750 14 '63'3, Do. disposable Rentes Immobalis4es 80,633,437 21 B° ' 0 00 100 °°°' (Law, June 2, 1857) 100,000,000 -- - ' , Hotel and furniture of AG W the Bunk and landed 5,9- ' Ot property branches Expenses of manage- 2, 63 :1 5 e ment 2,693,717 76 , 5 93., 4 Sundries n 5 7 75441 Total of t the ton of cow 74 1 26 Atl wit ter £1 ba3 per cou dra Eg: Wa' Col Mal fore day Seri] Yet Con dire day ( a Per bit Neer New Do. Aan, Do, Do B ank ' aaac 411ter. I Indi a D o . D o Do. Do. to. Do: Do, DJ ou TL 18 24 dit Oc Ja un