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L i,l Co., LICENSED VICTUALLERS' DRAPERS, 105, Fleet str, tt, City, and No. J, The Pavement, Clapham-common. wILLIAA HO LDIC II and Co., LICENSED VMTALLERS' DRAPERS, Established 1842, at 105, Fleat-street, City; Southern Branch—No. 5, The Pave ment, Clapham-common.. Patterus_gratis and post free, with Price List, THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. F. B. Chatterton. THIS EVENING will be performed the Comedy of THE HYPOCRITE. Mr. Phelps ; Messrs. Edmund Phelps, Charles Warner, T. Rouse, W. C. Temple, F. Moreland; Mrs. Hermann Veziu, Mrs. H. Vandenhoff, Miss Kate Hartieur. After which, the Drury Lane annual grand Christmas Pantomime, written by E. L. Blanchard, Esq., entitled FAW FEE FO FUJI ; or, Harlequin Jack the Giant Morning Performance every Wednesday and Satur day until Feb. 15. T HEATRE ROYAL, HA YMARKET. Sole Lessee, Mr. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, THE BROKEN-HEARTED CLUB. Mr. Gordon, Mr. Braid, Mrs. Chippendale, &e. To be followed by A WIFE WELL WON. Messrs. Sothern, Buckstone, Howe, Kendal, Rogers, Braid, Weathersby, &c., and Robinson. After which, AN UTTER PERVERSION OF THE BRIGAND. Messrs. Compton Rogers, Clark, Braid, Wea,thersby, Johnson, &e.; Mes , dames Kendal. Burke, Wright, Dalton, &e. 1111IEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. WEBSTER. Directress, Mrs. Alfred Mellon. TIIIS EVENING, UP FOR THE CATTLE SHOW. After which, at 8, NO THOROUGHFARE. Mr. Fechter (his 38th appearance here), Mr. Billington, Mr. 11. Neville, Mr. R. Phillips, Mr. G. Belmore, Mr. C. J. Smith, and Mr. Benjamin We')ster; Miss Carlotta Leclercq (her 38th appearance), Mrs. Alfred Mellon, Mrs. Billington, Mrs. H. Lewis, &c. Commence at 7. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Vining. Last Nights. THIS EVENING, Grand Combination of the Two Great Dramfts, THE COLLEEN BAWN and THE STREETS OF LONDON. Mr. aad Mrs. Dion Boucicault as Myles na Coppaleen and Eily O'Connor, and Mr. Mining as Badger. Messrs. Dominick Murray, J. G. 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ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. Swanborough. THIS EVENING, at 7, OLD SALT: Messrs. Emery, James, and Belford; Mesdames N. Moore and Gwynne. After which will be produced a Grand Christmas Operatic Oriental Extravaganza " THE CALIPH OF BAGDAD." Messrs. Thorne, James, Turner, Murray; Mesdames A. Swanborough, Johnstone, Harland, Holt, :Newton, &c. To conclude with COAL AND COKE. Mr. F. Robson, &c. OLBORN I'IIEATRE ROYAL. Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Sefton Parry. THIS EVENING, at Seven, THE FLYING SCUD. Messrs. Atkins, Price. Garden, Arthur. Westland, Wilmott; Mesdames Henrade, Goodall, Lennox, and C. Saunders. After which, the Grand Comic Pantomime of VALENTINE AND ORSON; or, Harlequin the Big Bear and the Little Fairy. Mesdames Saunders, Goodall, White; Messrs. Garden, Odell, lle. Montero, Miss Ellis, Lupino, Green, and the iircat Little Rowella. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. New Management. Sole Lessee, Mr. B. Webster; Manager, Mr. H. Wigan. 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AGUA AMARELLA restores the Human Hair to its pristine hue, no matter at what age. JNO. GOS - NELL and CO. have at length, with the aid of one of the most eminent Chemists, succeeded is 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 ss, 7s. 6d, and 15s. each. including brush. Rod Bull Wharf, Angel-passage, 93, Upper Thames street, London, 8.0. ----- .HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tins DAY.—Morning, Oh. 46m.—Afte oon, lh. 15m. To-Moßnow.-Morning, lh. 40m.—Afternoon, 2h. 7m. , :t tr a , s .e z R — s ls T Sum LONDON, FRIDAY, FEB. 7, 1868. Count BISMARCK has been exerting his eloquence in vain before a degenerate assembly, who turned a deaf ear to his wit and wisdom. In yesterday's sitting of the Chamber of Deputies, the debate on the Government Bill, for establishing a special fund for the province of Hanover, was resumed. Some objections having been made, M. BISMARCK spoke very decidedly upon the subject, and declared that the Government had not in any way abandoned their Conservative principles ; and, assuming a threatening aspect, he said that if this party did not support the Ministry a coalition Ministry would be the result of their desertion, and at any rate no conflict with the Chamber would deter the Government from carrying out their own views. Whether he overreached himself by his cunning, or overacted his part of terrorism or not, it is difficult to say, but upon an amendment being put by Deputy KARDORFF, to the purport that five hundred thalers should be specially assigned out of the revenue to the Provincial Administration of Hanover, and that such amount should henceforth be placed upon the ordinary Budget, it was carried against the Government by a small majority. This is a decided rebuff to the Ministers, more especially after the elaborate speech of Count BISMARCK, and his evident interest in the matter. • It is just as well that it should have been so, for too much license should not be given to the-present Powers in Ber lin if anything like justice at home or abroad is expected or desired. If they deserve defeat upon one thing more than another it is in the matter of Hanover, for their conduct respecting that province was most dastardly, and they certainly forgot all considerations of propriety and suggestions of honour in their dealings with it. A summary mode of proceeding and a harsh arbitrary policy may gain their end for the nonce, but a day of retribution will surely come, and then the proud oppressor and the ruthless judge will find no sympathy and meet with no pity. It seems some thing gained that the Cabinet presided over by Count BISMARCK should have received this check, and the mortification they feel, therefore, is quite their due. The intelligence which reaches us from Abyssinia reports that in that favoured country treachery is the order of the day. There is a general disaffec tion, and a complication of plots, counterplots, manoeuvres, and intrigues, but little definite or united action. THEODORE'S two principal op ponents, MENILEK, King of Shoa, and the WAAGSIII.3I GOBAZYE, have retreated from his vicinity. Of the WAAGSHUm nothing has been heard, but MENILEK has departed from the gates of Magdala under the plea of seeking a fresh sup ply of provisions. He had hoped apparently that those in charge of the fortress would surrender it to him. However, after a council of war, it was determined not to do so, and thereupon MENILEK took himself and his army off. This was a great disappointment to the captives, who naturally enough preferred to be in any hands rather than in King THEODORE'S, and who had cherished some hopes that MENILEK might effect their rescue. In the camp, however, it is not thought that the news is unfavourable, since THEODORE may be more likely to come to terms if his rebellious vassals have nothing to do with the matter. This may be the case, but considering his unscrupulous character we apprehend the general feeling will be one of regret that the captives are not out of his reach. It seems that the terror which THEODORE inspires is confined to his Own person, and thus, though his enemies are very unwilling to meet him face to face, they have no reluctance in attacking his followers, killing stragglers, and withholding supplies. There seems little reason to doubt that if a European column were boldly to dash up to Magdala the spell of this superstitious fear would be broken, and the work of the expedition very quickly and effectually done. The awe in which the natives hold their tyrant may be counteracted by their still greater awe of our powers. The obedience of the trained elephants has excited much surprise, and a still greater marvel to them has been the sight of water condensed from the sea. An Abyssinian the other day declared to a British officer his conviction that we must be greater than the Afrits of old, since " they could move mountains and fly through the air, but they could never drink from the sea — they could Lever change salt water into fresh !" We have not, however, according to the narra tives of those on the spot, much to boast of in our management of the water, since the supply is very insufficient, and the animals suffer and die from lack of it. The unfortunate mules and ponies have been much neglected owing to the recklessness and indolence of their drivers, and the lack of intelligent supervision. There are but a dozen European officers to look after 1,200 men and 2,000 animals, besides writing out endless reports, keeping the accounts, and other miscellaneous duties. The natural conseinence is that, though terribly overworked, they find it impossible to struggle through half the duties allotted to them; and the regulations as to inspecting animals' backs, and keeping each individual soldier and inspector up to his duty, are quite beyond attention. The men and animals suffer, and the poor beasts die by the hundreds, besides filling the hospitals, whence again there comes a complaint of the lack of vete rinary surgeons. It would have been much better to have sent a smaller force of baggage animals, and to have sent with them a sufficient staff of European inspectors to see they were properly cared for. It is a waste of animal life, and of public money, to import thousands of beasts, and then let them die for want of common care and enough water. When we are told that hundreds of animals have had to go to work in the morning or lie down at night without a drop of water, in such a climate, we need not wonder that they are decimated by disease. However, matters, we may hope, are mending by degrees, and we must not forget that the expedi tion has had some serious difficulties to contend against. Sir ROBERT NAPIER, who has inspected the arrangements at Aunesley Bay, has ex pressed himself - highly satisfied with them. The works carried out at Zoulla have received his especial commendation. Great progress has, he says, been made "in converting a desert shore at first view utterly devoid of resources into a very convenient port and clep,t by the construction of an excellent stone pier, stone sheds, aid other works, which would have been creditable under very favourable circumstances." Another achievement is the opening of the railway line, though as yet only fora short distance. The first locomotive which puffed and shrieked along these African sands, as may be supposed, filled the natives with amazauent. A group of theta rushed after it, in evident expectation, says an eye-witness, that its snorts and puffs were only preliminary to its rearing, plunging, or endea vouring to throw its drivers. It was hoped that the road to Koomaylee would be finished by about this time, and the telegraph has been carried some distance into the interior. Now that Sir ROBERT NAPIER is on the spot, it is probable that we shall soon hear of something definite being accomplished, and there is little fear that, when once matters are in working order, the amount of opposition which we shall encounter will be very formidable. Mr. BRIGIIT is indeed very busy just now, and his latest remarks have been made in answer to a deputation of Licensed Victuallers, who sought to know his views upon the bill of Mr. ABEL SMITH, for further restricting the hours during which public-houses can be opened on Sundays. Mr. BRIGHT began by sympathising with them, because he said they were continually subjected to attacks, and he had had great experience of that sort of thing, because some twenty years ago bills were constantly being brought into Parliament for the purpose of " worrying the manufacturers." The truth has come out here at any rate, and the great aversion which Mr. BRIGHT and his friends felt towards those remedial schemes which have done so much to improve the po sition of the operatives. ➢lr. BRIGHT looks upon the whole of this matter as a great nuisance. It is a great grievance for members of Parliament to be constantly plagued with deputa tions, and it is a great grievance for the deputa tions to have constantly to appeal before Parlia ment. "The licensed victualler is a soft of irrepressible evil, which members of Parliament have constantly to settle with in one way or the other." Mr. BRIGHT takes the unpopular view of the question, and seems to think that public-houses should be closed on Sundays altogether ; but as that is as yet impracticable, it would be better to move gradually onwards. We think that he is entirely mistaken in his idea that the public insists every year more strongly upon something being done. He mistakes the clamour of a clique for the general expression of feeling on the subject ; but if any proposition like that of Mr. ABEL SMITH emanated from the Government, or received their sanction when in troduced by a private member, there would soon be a manifestation that would not be mistaken. As for the arguments here put forward by Mr. BRIGHT, such as bis not being allowed to open his place of business on a Sunday, and a photographer not being permitted to do so, they are not applic able to the case in point. It makes no difference to the convenience or domestic arrangements of the working classes that these places should be closed, but if we came to shutting up the public-houses altogether, or even greatly to restrict their hours of opening, we immediately or directly interfere with Ithe habits and customs of the lower orders in a manner that is unwarrantable, and that cannot but produce evil consequences. He bad sufficient proof of the inadvisability of that sort of thing when Lord ROBERT GROSVENOR'S Bill was before the House of Com mons, and when class was set against class, and feelings stimulated that took a long time to subside, and even then left a bitterness behind. Mr. BRIGHT says that he " grieves beyond expression that nobody has arisen in the trade to lead the trade itself, and the families engaged in the trade, out of the sort of captivity in which they are by the prac tice of opening their houses on Sunday ;" but then he overlooks the fact that they cannot always con sult their own wishes on the subject. No doubt cab-drivers, and omnibus conductors, and so on would rejoice at an exemption from labour one day out of the seven ; but it is impossible for them to ;have it, as society is constituted, without greatly interf to e hb r is in negr g vtah w nac i t t e h coafn t s h b e uen c dd o aoy e n v me en ob i r e ye ne np e of the eewrfeleatwiss p at ol u w b a l i s. render to A ny b thee commended ; hut not those useless schemes,A a l u i d c hr redolent e l a e t n o t n o c f e s t discern ible strife. pr BRIGHTo voc a t i ve ex peass "the day will co me w h en from among m t e h n e tlicensedo a t tac k that t ac victuallers themselves there will arise who will help the public in some degree to abate the evil which the universal mind of the universal public feel to exist in the continued opening of public-houses on a Sunday." He, however, de clined to give a specific reply as to what he would do in regard to this question in the present state of opinion. He took credit to himself for baying been very " candid," and for having given very good a dvice on the subject, but perhaps hi s h earers did not share his opinions. Yesterday at the meeting of the Common Council a question of considerable public interest was raised. The Special Gas Committee presented their report, and asked for power to petition against the Metropolitan Gas Companies Amal gamation Bill. This bill provides for the amalgamation of the companies subject to the Metropolitan Gas Act of 1860, and for the ap pointment of commissioners with extensive powers for fixing the illuminati ng powers and the price of gas, as well as for the appointment of metropolitan gas referees and examiners. The bill provides that the maximinai price shall be sixpence per thousand cubic feet less than the minimum price of gas fixed by the Act, and that the illuminating power after this year should be two candles more than that fixed by it. It will thus be seen that the pressure brought to bear upon the Companies has not been without its effect, and that they are apprehensive of a change. It is no wonder that the gas committee wish in the public interests to oppose the measure, which will give the companies a new lease of power. The monopoly is already most injurious, and the amalgamation of the com panies will only increase the evil by consolidating their forces. '1 he concession as to price and illuminat ing power sounds very plausible, but when the price charged fur gas in London is compared with that charged in our great provincial towns the favour vanishes into thin air. There is certainly no reason why the metropolitan consumers should pay more for less light than the inhabitants of Liverpool or Bristol, and we are glad to find the Corporation are actively bestirring themselves in the matter. CRYSTAL PALACE.—An excitingscene took place yesterday afternoon immediately opposite the Palace, a stag, pursued by Mr. lleathcote's hounds, being taken at the Gipsy-hill end of the Crystal Palace tunnel. in , : meet was at Cheam, the field at the start numbering 100 ; but this number at tho finish was reduced by one half. The run lasted two hours and five minutes. A more de lightful spring day was scarcely ever seen at the Crystal Palace. The admissions on payment were 2,153 ; by sea son tickets, 1,850 —total visitors, 4,003. RAILWAY COLLISION.—On Wednesday a collision took place on the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, near Horbury-bridge, by which much damage was done to the rolling stock, and several persons were seriously injured During the forenoon s goods engine had got off the metals near Horbury Junction, and the traffic was being worked on a single line. A mail train, from Manchester to Nor mantou, passes the place about half-past 12 o'clock, and just about this time a coal train was moving slowly albng, when the passenger train made its appearance at a rapid speed. The drivers and stokers of both trains at once per ceived that a collision could not be prevented, and there fore, after shutting off the steam and applying the breaks, they jumped off their engines just before the collision oc curred. Both the engines and tenders and several car riages and trucks were much damaged, whilst Mr. J. flow gate, auctioneer, of Wakefield, was dreadfully injured about the head and face. About ten other persons also received bruises and contusions, and were much shaken, but it is not expected that they will prove very serious. THE SUN, LONDON, FIIIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 7, 1868. LATEST INTELL MENGE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) AUSTRIA. VIENN A, Feb. 7. In yesterday's sitting of the Financial Committee of the Austrian Delegations the subject under dis cussion was the Budget of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Herr Reichbauer proposed that the post of an Austrian Minister in Saxony should be abolished as well as in other small German States, and that a Charge d'Affaires should be appointed instead of a Minister Plenipotentiary in Wurtemberg. After a long discussion, Baron von Beast stated that, although the Government had quietly ac cepted many circumstances deviating from the sti pulation of the treaty of Prague, yet it must be un derstood that a definitive organisation of Germany was not a matter of indifference to Austria. In treating this question, the supposition, however, must not be excluded that such an organization might be affected in consequence of a friendly un derstanding between Austria and Prussia. Look ing at the subject from this point of view, it was necessary to maintain the existing posts of Minis ters for the present. Upon proposals being brought forward for the suppression of the post of an Ambassador at Rome, and the replacement of all the Ambassadors now representing Austria in foreign countries by Minister Plenipotentiaries, Baron von Beust, taking into consideration the pending negotiations on the Concordat, thought it advisable no change should be made that might be interpreted as a political demonstration. Herr Skane's amendment for reducing the allow ance for expenses of representation assigned to the Roman mission was subsequently adopted. MINISTERIAL CRISIS IN GREECE. ATHENS, Feb. 6. The Ministry have resigned, but it is not yet known to whom the King will entrust the charge of forming a new Administration. FRAN CE. BOURSE, FEB. 6.—There is much business, and the tone of the market is very cheerful ; all prices are higher. There is, therefore, great animation. Three o'clock.—The market closed as follows : Bank Shares 3230 It&Pan Loan End of month 43 40 Mexican Loan Do. Bonds Spanish Threes Home Debt Deferred — 4/- per Cent. End of month — 3 per Cent End of month 6B 65 Credit Mobilier 195 End of month l7B 75 Credit Foncier l3BO End of month 1383 75 j RAILWAI Account Orleans _ _______,. 886* Northern 1163f Lyons and Mediterranean Southern..... 5lO Western Eastern • • Sardinian ... 3B Austrian Lombard North of Spain 7o* Saragossa Roman BANK OF FRANCE. PARIS, Feb. 6. The following is the return of the Bank of France for the week ending to-day, together with the cor responding figures of the previous account : DEBTOR. Feb. 6. Jan. 30. fr. e• fr. c. Capital of the Bank 182,500,000 182,500,000 Profits in addition to capital (Art. 8, Law, June 9, 1857 ) 7,014,776 02 7,044,776 02 Reserve of the Bank and its branch es 22,105,750 14 22,105,750 14 Reserve of landed pro perty 4,000,0 00 4,000,000 Notes in circulation 1,202,412,825 1,212,072,175 Banknotes to orderand receipts payable at sight Treasury account cur rent creditor 68,631,036 05 73,156,675 32 Current accounts, Paris 366,545,723 10 368,996,018 02 Do. branch banks 44,202,204 43,254,288 Dividends payable...... 1,959,988 75 2,368,269 75 Discounts and sundry interests Rediscounted the last 930,376 76 six mouths Surplus of receipts not distributed Sundries 33,659,143 23 33,524,732 02 Total . 1, 943,734,762 24 1 ,960,223,895 29 CREDITOR. 1,063 f r , F 8 . 4 " 6, 7 6 5 . 8 c 5 .8 1, 042 j , f 6 ra i n 8 . , 0 3 5 0 7 . U2 c 1 ; 0 7 9 5 3 :9 1 9 0 4 6 7587 278,110315,453131 Cash in hand and in Co ß ni r m an e c r li cia b l an bi k l s ls due 8 0 5 8 245 231,109,788 240,873,666 AdvancesD Commercial o.oubnrtaend ,cohnnboaat bills enpy koests i d .dt. i u.o s . - of. 61,681,500 58,917,800 bullion 172;306005:440000 _11,211,877 -.. 11 ,473,277 _ Do. branch banks Do. on French Public 36,773,300 36,601,900 12,230,800 7558400 —..... 27,855,300 27,904,900 D D 0 0a .. n by y Securitiesl 3i.ralwc-ha. debentures;b a. sharesn. banks . ...... Do. branch banks Do. on Credit Foncier 939,200 931,500 Bonds Do. branches Do. to the State (Con vention, June 10, 60,000,000 1857) — 60,000,000 Government Stock re -12,980,750 14 12,980,750 Do. disposable serve 40,706,669 66 40,706,669 66 Rentes Immobalisees 100,000,000 --. 8,287,840 property branches 10 08 : 0 2 0 8 0 8 , , 0 1 0 5 07 ....._ E l 1 xot (Law, ph t e ee l Bsaansjndukonf of manage- andrnm 2 i a u n i t B a • e g .5 landed7oe 289,458 52 258,688 12 ment 19,621,203 72 20,184,202 42 Sundries 1,942,734,761 21 1,960,223,895 29 Certified T by ota t l l; ... ......... Governor of the Bank of Franco. (Signed) ROULAND. ELECTION INTELLIGENCE. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY.—A. meeting of the principal members of the Conservative party in the university was held yesterday at the Eagle Hotel. The Rev. the Master of St. Peter's College occupied the chair. Mr. Anthony Cleasby, Q.C., late fellow of Trinity College, was selected as a candidate for the vacancy caused by the elevation of Sir C. J. Selwyn to the bench. The names of Mr. Beresford- Hope and Mr. Cecil Raikes were also proposed, but the majority of those present voted for Mr. Cleasby. A committee was then formed for promoting Mr. Cleasby's election, and was joined by the most influential members present. The Master of St. Peter's . was appointed chairman, and the vice-chairmen. Mr. B eres f or d-H o p e 's friends, how ever, have of K declinedlng's and the Master of Clare , to accept the above decision, and a meeting in that gentleman's interest is con vened for to-morrow. BRIGHTON.-lu consequence of a rumour which has been extensively circulated that Lord Pelham, eldest son of the Earl of Chichester, Lord Lieu tenant of the county, will be a candidate for Brighton at the next general election, his lordship has written to the secre t ary o f the local Liberal Association denying the statement ; and , adds , " Under no circumstan ces w ill I endeavour to divide the Liberal party by s t an di ng ag ainst the present members for Brighton." GERMAN LAW.—I have come across a judicial an ecdote, the scene of which lies in Germany, and it illus trates very ludicrously the matter-of-fact and methodical nature of the Teutonic mind, as well as its severe adher ence to logic. A complaint was made to a magistrate that a blow had been given in the conrse of an altercation, but the witness who was relied on to prove the assault could only say that he heard th e bl ow g iven, as he was at the time in a certain inn nea r w hi c h th e occurrence had taken place. The defendant, w h o d en i e d g i v i n g the blow, urged that it was impossible, ev e n if it had been given, that the witness could have heard it from where ho was. The ma gistrate resolved to try the point by actual experiment, and proceeded to the ins, whil e an officer of the court ac companied the comp ainant to the prec ise spot where the quarrel had occurred, and there and then gave him a good sound whack. The magi s t ra t e , o n resm n ing his seat in court, said he heard the blo w p er fectly well from inside the inn, and the defendant must pay a double fine—one for the original blow, the other for the experimental and official thump.— Once a Week. CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS. (PROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, THURSDAY, Feb. 6. If you were to believe Parisian gossips, taking their cue from M. Rouher's speech, the Press Law is only the first of a series of Liberal measures which are to crown the edifice. According to these quidnuncs, the next surprise will be an Imperial letter setting up Ministerial responsi tility, attended with freedom of meetings and of political agitation, to consummate demotracy in full play. They point to the significant reference of M. Rouher to the four millions of new electors who have entered the field since the Second Empire was established ; and the gradual accession of this new blood will render, accord ing to the Minister, the concession of fuller measures of freedom necessary and safe. It is not to be denied that the minority in the towns and the departments, though small, is continually growing. Had the Army Bill been one of the questions still before the country, it is impos- . sible to say if that would not have brought up the minority very near to the;winning side. Meanwhile, it is difficult to explain the action of the Ministry in what they are doing, unless they have really accepted a Liberal programme as a necessity. The first article of the bill already passed, in suppressing the preli minary authorisation hitherto required, opens up the way for Opposition journals in the departments, and these journals reproducing the attacks of the independent Paris press, will not tend to strengthen the hands of authority. At present the Opposition press is hardly seen in the rural districts, and in the large towns the Government are- losing. ground rapidly. Whatever may be the ultimate effects of the new law, its first influ ence is an increase of the Emperor's popularity. The public shew an unmistakeable satisfaction with the pro gress of the measure. Apropos of the Lille election, the Avcnir Nationc6 attempts to shew that the dullness of French trade is due to the external policy of the Government. It imagines that the American markets are closed against French goods on account of the Emperor's motion to recognise the Southern States, and of Mexican intervention ; and it pro fesses to believe that the Italian League have been able to induce the Italian people to abstain from purchases of French goods on account of the second occupation of Rome. Neither of these suppositions is tenable. The exports of France to the United States have been checked by the tariff of the country, and French manufacturers may be assured that Italians and Mexicans, in spite of their offended national pride, will buy the ohcapest goods they can get, whoever may have made them. On account of the attacks that have been recently and foolishly made on the treaties of commerce, it is considered not unlikely that M. Baudrillart will presently succeed Paulin Limayrac in the conduct of the Constibttionnel. M. Baudrillart is a political economist and a free-trader. While you are discussing the question of technical education for your young men, the French, baying per fected that work, are opening lades professionelles for young ladies. Throughout France secondary and superior education for young women is making great progress. In the Rue Richelieu is a professional school for ladies, to prepare them for artistic pursuits and commercial or industrial careers. In this school or college the English language and designing will be obligatory for each pupil. Those who are intended for business must learn German and Italian also. The school day is from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. ; examinations are to take place every three months, and a public examina tion at the end of each year. What a learned gen:ration the next one should be l Our neighbours the Belgians have caught the war panic. A Ministerial project is before the Chamber . of Representatives which would make almost the entire male Population subject to bear arms in defending the country from invasion. This system of organisation does not give universal satisfaction. The member for Antwerp protested that Belgium was in no danger of invasion, and that he 4 small army was quite equal to her needs. He had sufa. cient confidence to demand a general disarmament, and is any case the abolition of the conscription. rrom Naples we learn that Vesuvius has resumed itr activity. Three successive shocks of earthquake wer4 experienced on the sth. The volcano was ejecting ashu and lava. I have previously referred to the uncertainty of affairs in South America. The Borscnhalle of Hamburg publishes a telegram stating that the Government of Colonel Prado in Peru has been overthrown. The arrival of Canseco at Lima was momentarily expected. The misfortune of all these republics is, that their highest offices always pass into the hands of military men. A letter from Constantinople states that the Sultan hat determined to become a subscriber to the 111uabir, the organ of " Young Turkey," published in London. It is supposed that the interdiction of its circulation in the empire will be either wholly withdrawn or allowed to re main practically a dead letter. There was an immense crowd at the ball given at the Tuileries last night. An English lady attracted more attention than admiration by wearing a dress of mauve silk literally covered from bead to foot with green flowers. The Paris c orrocpondeut of the Daily News is informed "on good authority" that diplomatic despatches have lately been sent from Paris to Berlin demanding g uaran t ees that the " Customs" Parliament of Germany should not treat of political subjects. As it is unlikely that M. de Bismarck will listen for a moment to such interference, this may explain the rumours that the relations between France and Prussia are not so good as they were a few days ago. The expenses common to Austria and Hungary for the next year have been fixed at £8,635,000. Of this amount Austria contributes 70 and Hungary 30 per cent. The estimates for the army and navy amount to £8,000,000. Count Charles Arrivabene shocked the Italian Chamber of Deputies with some revelations about the abominable traffic in Italian bola which sends so many of them to the streets of London and New York. This is an organised white slave trade. Count Arrivabene declared that there exists in England a regular company, having at its head an Italian, who has made a large fortune by this vile and cruel traffic. The present centre of operations in Italy is on the Paral terri tory, but close to the Italian frontier, across which agents are despatched into the poor and mountainous districts of the Modenese, Parmesan, and Bolognese Apennines, where they are able to purchase for a few crowns children from the age of 7 or 8 up to that of 15 or 16 years. He gave a harrowing description of the manner in which these young slaves are treated in the lowest quarters of London and New York, of their being huddled together in wretched cellars in wet and cold and hunger, and beaten or turned into the street when their gains are deemed insufficient. General Menabrea ad mitted the existence of the evil. Its source was the disor ganised state of the country, and the remedy was to improve the condition of the labouring classes by restorin credit and introducing foreign capital. The Agent-General for South Australia, in London, has received a letter which reports some important dis coveries made by the South Australian Exploring Expe dition. The explorations were made in the extreme north of the continent. The most important is the explo ration of the mouth of the River Roper, which falls into the Gulf of Carpentaria. It is said to be a fine stream, fully answering the description of Leichhardt. Imme diately to the north of Probable Island, in a part hitherto represented as being dry land, Captain Cadell sailed up a bay twenty miles long by ten broad, with three large rivers running into it. He recommends the estuary of the Liverpool, on the northern coast, as the best site for the capital of a colony. He is convinced of the possibility of surveying the necessary 800,000 acres of land during the good season of the S.E. monsoon of 1868. The aborigines of this country were very kind to the explorers. The Times Calcutta correspondent hopes there will be sympathy for the Waghers whom our troops in India have recently encountered and almost annihilated in Kattywar. They have been buccaneers by land and sea for centuries. The peninsula of Kattywar juts out on the western coast between the gulfs of Cambay and Cutch. It is about 150 miles long and as many broad, and its people are the most backward in the dependency. In the en gagement which has just taken place, the leader, Dews Manick, fell, and a large part of his force. The Ist Light Cavalry lost Captain La Toucho and Captai Hebbert, besides several Sepoys. It is stated that the postal contract with the Peninsular and Oriental Company has excited dissatisfaction in India. Anglo-Indians do not like to be handed over to a monopoly for twelve years. Its first act has been to refuse to allow passengers who take its steamers only to Suez, that they may proceed by Brindisi or Trieste, to send their heavy baggage on to Southampton as hitherto. If there are political reasons for giving the contract at so high a rate, to the Peninsular and Oriental Company, it is said, should not the general revenue bear the expense? Anglo-Indians -ay that if the postal account between India alone (with. out China) and England were fairly dealt with, were sub mitted to a bed; of arbiters at once impartial and informed, the very serious tax of 3d. would not be put on Indiar letters. The great Protestant demonstration in Dublin is th 3 subject of leaders in most of the Irish papers. The Con. ;crvative journals speak of it in high terms, and prediok great results from it. The Freeman, on the other hand, maintains that the meeting was the embodiment of low selfishness. But they must give up the spoils of conquest, and be content to live on equal terms with Catholics and Dissenters. Their exclusive privileges cannot be sus. ;,wined. A thousand Defence Associations and any amount of "No surrender " would-fail to vivify what the )pinion of the world ha 3 doomed and paralysis already overtakes. 31R. GLADSTONE AN - D THE FI LABOUR lUSGLSTRATION SOCIEIY. The following correspondence has been published : " Free Labour Registration Society, Jan. 30, 1868. "Sir,—As I see by your letter to Mr. George Potter that your only object is to inform yourself ' upon this most important subject, and that for this purpose you have consented to receive a deputation of unionists to state their views of the case,' I would respectfully suggest to you that you should, eith(r on that or some subsequent early day, hear the other side from men of the same class; and for this purpose I respectfully offer to you the service of five artisans to speak upon the five points touched upon by Mr. Potter's clients. I have the honour to forward to you a copy of our annual report, which will, perhaps, explain to you the object of our society better than the limits of a short letter will allow.—l am, sir, with deep respect, your most obedient humble servant, " F. C. MAUDE, Colonel, Hon. Sec. "To the Eight Hon. W. E. Gladstone, M.P., &e." " llawarden, Jan. 31, 1863. " Sir,—You have not been quite correctly informed about the deputation which I am to receive on the 18th. The members of it come to me to contend against certain propositions which I have laid down. "This can only be done vivci voce. Information of the principles of their system, apart from this controversy, I should have requested to receive in writing, and I shall be most happy to receive any such information in that form from those on whose behalf you act. " I cordially wish well to those combinations of working men which separate the benefit society from the rules restraining labour, and wish well to all who object to such rules when they interfere with individual freedom. "In many cases I rejoice to see among the working classes a reaction against much that belongs to trades unions. But I am impressed with the belief that this reaction, to be healthy, must be spontaneous, and that if it appears to depend on the patronage or pecuniary aid of employers or of the upper classes, it will never thrive. " It is on this account that I have not connected myself with any such movement. I , appreciate the motives of those who act otherwise, yet I think the point to which I have referred should Rot be lost sight of. " Forgive this intrusion.—l remain, sir, your faithful servant, "W. E. GLADSTONZ. " To Colonel Maud, &c. " Many thanks for your enclosures." The Herald has reason to believe that if Mr. Forsyth's candidature for the representation of the University of Cambridge were likely to prove acceptable to the members of Convocation, that gentleman would resign the appoint ment of standing counsel to the Secretary of State for India, and thus free himself from any disqualification for the vacant seat. The Odd Fellows Graiid Lodge has reported the strength of the Order in the - United States. It has 2,860 lodges, with 214,551 members, and 697 encampments with 34,842 members. During the year ending September 1867, the aggregate income of the order was 2,020,111 dols., of which 692,629 dols. was expended for various charitable objects. PRESENTATION OF A. BlRCH.—According to cus tom, the captain of the school recently presented,, with much ceremony, a birch tied up with blue ribands to the Rev. J. J. Horuby, M.A., the new head master of Eton College. The birch was presented at the beginning of eleven o'clock school, and the head master replied in a few appropriate words, saying that he hoped he should be seldom called upon to use it. THE MURDER OF A GIRL IN DUMFRIES.— Robert Smith, the young man who is charged with having murdered a girl near Annan, and also with having attempted to murder a woman near the same place, has been examined at Dumfries, before Mr. Boyle Hope, sheriff-substitute, first, on the charge of rape, murder, and robbery; and, secondly, on the charge of attempt to murder. It is understood that the prisoner made a full confession of the whole of the crimes charged against FEMALE DOCTORS. —A statement is going the round of the papers to the effect that, as the Court of Assistants of the Apothecaries' Company has decided not to exclude women from their examination in Arts, there is every probability that this concession will be followed by admitting them unreservedly to the examination in Medi 'tine. This latter statement is wholly incorrect. There is not the slightest chance of any woman getting the license 3f the Apothecaries' Society under the regulations im posed by the Court of Examiners in Medicine.—Lancet. THE QUEEN'S HEALTH.—Although her Majesty, yielding to the wishes of her subjects, has consented to 'face the fatigue of personally holding a limited number of drawing -rooms during the ensuing season, and is, we trust, justified in making the effort by the state of her health, yet we understand that the Queen is still far from having entirely recovered her strength. The effort which the Queen has made to renew more extended personal relations with her people will assuredly be gratefully acknowledged; and, if her strength should not be equal to the complete fulfilment of these laborious ceremonials, a just and re spectful appreciation will not be wanting of the gracious ness with which the sovereign has endeavoured to re-enter upon the task. —British Medical Journal. DISTRESS AT THE EAST OF LONDON.—On Thurs' day afternoon a meeting was held at Exeter Hall, under the presidency of Lord Radstock, in reference to the pre vailing distress in the Eastern districts of London. The noble chairman said he felt humbled for himself per sonally, and for the Church, for the state of things which existed in the Eastern districts of this vast and wealthy metropolis. An urgent appeal had recently been sent out by a society (his lordship did not mention its name), and an amount equal to one-half of a half-year's income of many an individual member of the Church had not been received. In addition to money, 250 personal workers had been asked for, and he felt grateful to those who had come forward. As a member of the Christian Church, he was bound to admit that men might point to 'it and say, that, in reference to this great distress at the East of London, it had produced no satisfactory results. There was, indeed, amongst them a sentimental love of the gospel, a desire to combine holy and beautiful things, but there was no practical following in the footsteps of Him who preached the sermon on the Mount, and who intended that it should be a lesson for all ages. The standard of Christians of the present day was an entirely different one from that ; for Christ would never have allowed tens of thousands of his fellow-creatures to be starving while untold riches were abounding around Him. It was 0, farce to talk of revivals of religion, and to be careless of so much existing distress. Mr. Baxter, the well-known parliamentary agent, and several other gentlemen gave addresses, but no collection was made. The election of Professor of Political Economy at the Oxford University, in the place of the Rev. 5. E. T. Rogers, M.A., whose term of office had expired, took place on Thursday. Mr. Rogers offered himself for re election, but having given offence to certain members of the university by supposed dissenting proclivities, Mr. Bonamy Pike was brought forward to oppose him. The interest seemed almost as great as if a member of Parliament were about to be returned ; and it is stated that the town swarmed with country parsons, most of whom, as the result shewed, voted in favour of Mr. Bonamy Price. At the close of the poll that gentleman was declared elected, the numbers being, for the successful candidate, 620; for Mr. Rogers, 193. Among Mr. Price's supporters were the following members of the House of Peers : The Archbishop of York ; Earls Carnarvon, Dartmouth, and Stanhope ; the Bishops of London, Peter borough, and Rochester ; and Lord Redesdale. Among the members of Parliament we read--Viscountrranborne, Mr. Coleridge, Mr. Cave, the Hon. A. Egerton, Mr. Mowbray, Sir Stafford Northcote, Mr. Sclater-Booth, Sir M. Hicks Beach, Mr. G. W. Hunt, Sir E. Lechmere, and Mr. W. H. Gore-Langton. Mr. E. K. Karslake, M.P., brother of the Attorney- General, made along speech at Colchester, on Thursday, at the meeting-of the Junior Conservative Association. The hon. gentleman thought that there was a very fair prospect for the Conservative party, because the Liberals in the House were so split up. There was the moderate section and the advanced section, which Mr. Gladstone had to keep in order. Mr. Karslake seemed to think that it was impos sible for the Opposition leader to do so, for any coalition between him and the advanced party would produce a secession of the moderate Liberals to the Conservative ranks. The learned member did not anticipate a dissolu tion this year, and was of opinion that any attempt to throw out the Government would be defeated. There were, he said, a lot of " capital letter " members in the House of Commons, whose only object was to add the two letters " M.P." to their names, in order that they might become chairmen of companies, &c. These gentlemen being always opposed to a dissolution would help the Conservative party. They did so—he was obliged to confess—in the matter of the Reform Bill. As a matter of court e, Mr. Karslake thought the present Ministry to be a good one. Speaking of the possible retirement of its head,' he suggested Lord Stanley as the future Premier. Turning to Iceland, the hon. member said he would rather go as a common soldier and serve against the Irish as his enemies, than contemplate the possibility of a severance between the two countries. With regard to education, though he was opposed to the compulsory system, he would rather have that than nothing at all. He would support any proposal made by the Government with regard to the representation of Scotland, though he was against increasing the members of tllg Ileg.se of Commons. yk, ,k HER MAJESTY. OSBORNE, Feb. 6. The Queen drove out yesterday afternoon, ac companied by Princess Christian. Her Majesty drove out this morning, accompanied by Princess Louise. The Marquis of Lansdowne is gradually recover ing from the effects of his severe accident in the hunting field. The Earl and Countess of Bradford and family aro expected at their residence in Belgrave-square early in the ensuing week from Castle Bromwich. The Earl and Countess of Tankerville are ex pected to arrive in town at the end of the ensuing week for the season. The Earl and Countess of Wilton intend to re main at Egerton louse, Melton Mowbray, till the first week in April. Lord Raglan has returned home from Vienna, after attending the funeral of the Emperor Maximilian as Lord in Waiting to the Queen. Lady John Manners and infant son are pro gressing favourably. THE LANDSLIP AT NAPLES. (From a Correspondent of the Times.) NAPLES, Jau. 30. The terrible catastrophe in Santa Lucia has created so much excitement that the Royal Dele gate, who now represents the Municipality, found it necessary to issue a proclamation exhorting the people to be calm. There is a wide-spread convic tion that there has been criminal negligence in not anticipating the disaster, and his criminal apathy in not having made efforts sufficiently strong to rescue those who are still under the ruins. Thirty-six hours were suffered to pass away in hesi tation and discussion, when it was at last decided that nothing could be done to save life. On going down this morning I found the same curious and ex. cited crowd kept off by a barrier and by the troops, but, showing my pass, I was admitted among the ruins. Much progress has been made since yester day; a good deal of the debris has been removed, so as to open a narrow path nearly to the entrance of the Castello, and here the principal work was going on. The road is obstructed in this direction by tufa and mason work in large masses, rising to the height of thirty or forty feet, and increasing as one approaches the other side of the street at the base of the mountain, against which was built the wine shop. Here it is supposed were no fewer than 15 persons, who may, it is conjectured, have fled into the cellars cut in the tufa at the back, and the only thought which has occupied every one has been how to get at them. At first an attempt was made round the corner of the Santa Lucia side to pierce through the walls of buried houses until the cellars were reached, but as everything gave way under the superincumbent weight it was aban , doned as too dangerous, though, had he been allowed to do so, Signor Zampari would have tunnelled not far from this spot 24 hours earlier. It is due to this brave man, who is a native of Udine, in the Venetian provinces, to say that, with equal courage and humanity, he has never ceased from urging the necessity of making the attempt, and on Thursday morning, the disaster having occurred on Tuesday evening, he ob tained the support and permission of the Due d'Aosta. During the rest of the day and the following night, when the works were carried on by the aid of electric light, this brave man, with a few of his followers, continued the operations. They were commenced at the entrance to the Castello, the gate way of which is nearly blocked up with ruins, and when I arrived nearly 40 feet had been already tunnelled. Every now and then the sides and the roof were shored up with strong poles, but, with all the precautions taken, it was a fearful risk. On entericg the tunnel I found it scarcely wide enough for two men to stand abreast, and except at the farthest extremity it was pitch dark. Had the mass above and on the sides been one solid material, the danger would have been less, but formed as it was of loose matter, huge pieces of mason work of sJveral tons weight, of sand and sandstone, any shifting in the superin cumbent debris might have produced another disaster. At the farthest extremity the workmen had met with another obstacle in the form of a rock, which compelled them to make a zigzag road, thus adding to the labour and increasing the time necessary for its completion; and though only 15ft. or 16ft. re mained to be bored, it was not believed that they could arrive at the wineshop before midnight. Re turning to the entrance of the tunnel, and scaling the debris which blocks up the gateway of the castle, a view was obtained of another danger which threatened the men at work. Just 27Cft. above this spot there hang large masses of mason work, detached from the mountain, which a strong vibra tion, a shock of earthquake, or heavy rains might easily bring down, adding the weight of hundreds of tons to the material which has already fallen. Besides this the officers' quarters in the barracks stand at the very verge of the mountain, which is in a fragmentary condition. The public sym pathy is, therefore, as strongly awakened for those who are working as it is for those they are trying to save. FEBRUARY 1. I have just returned from the scene of the disaster, which threatens to assume even larger proportions. Much of the debris at the turn of Santa Lucia has been removed, too much for the perfect safety of the tunnel in construction, as it served to shore up the material above. The tunnel has been car ried as far as the wine-shop, but unfortunately against the walls of the house, instead of the door, an error occasioned by the necessity of making a zig-zag road. At the same time, another tunnel has been constructed with somewhat more successful results, under the direction of the city architects, Enrico-Alvino, chief engineer ; Signor Faust Nic colini and Signor Giambarba. The last- named gentleman had the courtesy to conduct me through it. The entrance is near the border of the sea, and passes first through a magazine which lies. under the street ; the passage has been cut through the tufa as far as a well which is under the house of the wine merchant ; above it is a tenement, divided into four compartments, in one of which, which was perfect, was found a cat alive, as also some glasses and bottles unbroken. The roofs of two of the other compartments had been broken in by the pressure of the soil above, and if any persons were there they must all have perished. The shop only remains, the state of which is un known as yet, but there is little expectation of saving any one. As no one has been found in the compartment behind, the probability is that the unfortunate persons in the shop rushed to the door, outside of which they must inevitably have met their fate. As far as I could collect from the au. thorities and engineers on the spot, there are at least 20 persons missing, among whom are seven soldiers, two sergeants, the family of the wine-seller, and some other persons. As to those who were pass ing in this much, frequented thoroughfare nothing, of course, is known. THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH A FBEEMASO'N.-' By a private letter just received from Australia, we learn that the Duke of Edinburgh was about to become a mem ber of the Masonic brotherhood, preliminary to conducting the ceremony of laying the foundation of a public hall in Sydney. The initiation of this popular member of the royal family into the order can scarcely fail to have a most important influence on the future extension of free masonry, and its it.creasing patronage by all classes of her Majesty's subjects, both at home and abroad. —Dumbarto n herald. A CRUEL PARENT.—A shocking case, showing what fearful consequences may arise from drunken 7 ness, has come under the notice of the Liverpool police. A woman named Bridget Moylos, while in a drunken frenzy, threw her daughter, a child twelve months old, on the fire. A little boy who observed the occurrence took the child off the fire, and a police-officer being called it was at once conveyed to the Northern Hospital. It was found that it had been burned on both arms and one of the thighs, but fortunately the injuries were not of a serious character. The doctor also examined the woman who had committed the unnatural act, and found that she was labouring under delirium tremens.