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THEATRE ROYAL, HA YMARKET. Sole Lessee, Mr. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, THE BROKEN-HEARTED CLUB. Mr -ordon, Mr. Braid, Mr. Vincent, Mr. Weathersb&c.; Mrs. Chippendale , Miss Burke, Miss Dalton, Miss Wright't, &c. To be followed by A HERO OF ROMANCE. Characters by Messrs. Sothern, Buckstone, Compton, Chippendale, Rogers, Clark, &c.; Mesdames Robertson, Fitzwilliam, Chippendale, Dalton, Laws, and Daubigny. To conclude with MY HUSBAND'S GHOST. Commence at Seven. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. WEBSTER. Directress, Mrs. Alfred Mellon. THIS EVENING. UP FOR THE CATTLE SHOW. After which, at 8, NO THOROUGHFARE. Mr. Pechter (his 75th appearance here), Mr. Billington, Mr. H. Neville, Mr. R. Phillips, Mr. G. Belmore, Mr. C. J. Smith, and Mr. Benjamin Webster: Miss Carlotta, Leclercq (her 75th appearance), Mrs Alfred Mellon, Mrs. Billingtou, Mrs. H. Lewis, &c. Commence at 7. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Vining. 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At any rate, it is not by any means the indi cation of the desperate onslaught on the Government which some had supposed, and which indeed they were justified in so supposing, in consequence of the outcry that had been made about it in certain quar ters. It is said, on very likely a good authority, that Mr. GLADSTONE'S zeal has again out r u n hi s dis cretion, and that he is likely again to find himself in the unpleasant predicament of working without followers, and of enduring the still greater mortifi cation of seeing those followers proceeding in quite a contrary direction. Why he should have given notice last night at all instead of waiting till Monday seems strange, be cause he could then, according to his explanation of yesterday, have put the " precise terms" before the house in which he can bring on the motion. Perhaps he thought that he had better not commit himself all at once, or else there would be no chance of his doing it at all. Among his other reasons for delay he stated that he wished to consult the convenience of the Government, and he even hinted that Mr. DISRAELI might be induced to give him a day for the purpose. This suggestion naturally provoked some merriment, as it might not unnaturally have been supposed that that day six months would have been the most wel come one for the occupants of the Treasury benches. We all know that Mr. GLADSTONE is never at a loss for words, and it would not have taken him longer than it did to make the brief statement of yesterday to the House to embody, in a set form, some expression of opinion regarding the subject in band. The remarks to which the Mouse of Commons listened were, however, exclusively intended for the Liberal party. He spoke to the House at them. He announced that he had fairly started on his course, and that they must follow him or take the consequences. The initiated know very well what all this means, and will appreciate the intelligence accordingly. It means, in plain English, that in the space which intervenes between Friday and Monday he is to cajole or coerce his followers into making some sort of attack upon the Government. With the recollection of the Tea room episode of last year in his mind he wishes to be sure of his game this year, and, at all events, rather more certain than he was then, and hence this apparent inconsistency and mystification in his move ments. One thing is very certain, that those for whom the hint is intended will take it, and the responsi bility of the affair will rest with them. There has always been some sort of preliminary arrangement made in this affair, and the lame and impotent con clusion makes one think that the result of delibera tion was not a very satisfactory one, so far as re garded the probable support of the party whose services were reckoned on. It is a pity that no candid friend warned Mr. GLADSTONE of the want of tact which he displayed last night, for he showed in a most unmistakable manner the real meaning of the affair. He must know what he thinks it is the best course for the !louse to pursue with regard to Irish policy. Why then does he not get up and declare it openly to the house instead of dilly-dallying after this fashion ? The " precise terms" of a particular motion are never of very much account when the aim of the speaker is to direct a policy of national interest and importance, or to enunciate his own independent views, or give utterance to his spontaneous convic tions ; but it is far otherwise when the motion put before the House is to settle the fate of Ministers, and to revolutionise all existing arrangements. W e do not see that anything has occurred to justify Mr. GLADSTONE in his self-dictated course. 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To-Moimow.-Morning, lb. 11m.—Afternoon, lh. 30m. f vt 4 it 7 - W7i - ft 0 4 ). •' - ‘v 414-4*4 THE SIJN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 21, 1868. forward as a plea for his extreme eagerness to force the House to a decision upon a point, which he only felt himself enlightened upon at the close of the debate last Monday. Had he for years when in office been seeking to effect this change, he might consistently advocate its cause on the benches of the Opposition ; but it is far otherwise. Besides, this year is not a suitable time for the decision to be come to, and the next Parliament is pre eminently the fitting sphere for the discussion to take place in. Why, then, seek to obstruct public business, already in so backward a state, and waste precious time in idle resolutions, which can do no good, and answer no earthly end so far as influ encing the next Parliament is concerned ? It is idle to seek to fathom the intentions of Mr. GLADSTONE, or to elucidate the meaning of his mysterious course, when he takes these ideas into his head. Words failed him when he wanted to give notice yesterday, but he can speak by the hour in the heat of debate, and explain satisfactorily or otherwise, as the case may be, what weighty reasons influenced him, and what a solemn duty impelled kim to act as he is doing. We must leave the right hon. gentleman to his own devices, but we would warn those whom he seeks to influence not to be misled, and to view things as he would wish them to do. It is very inconsistent, to say the least of it, to reopen the discussion on Ireland when so long a time has been already spent upon the subject. To do so must either mean something or not, if it is to end in mere expressions of opinion only to take up the time of the House with the matter, and if it does mean anything it can only bear one interpretation, which is not a satisfactory one. Considering the state of affairs just now it is not a very suitable time to seek to bring about a change of Govern ment. The Reform question has only just been settled, as it were, and the state of public business demands the imperative attention of the House, which it cannot possibly receive if Mr. GLADSTONE persists in his attempt to bring about a " crisis." One thing he may be sure of, and that is the public will not look with a favourable eye upon this ill-timed endeavour to gain office with no definite reason for so doing. The future is sure to furnish plenty of appointments for him if he only have patience to wait ; but be this as it may, the duty of the independent Liberals is plain, and that is to prevent the consummation taking place, which is so earnestly desired in some quarters. The settlement of the Irish Church is far more likely to be brought about in a satisfac tory manner if it is not made the battle-ground of party, and therefore that line of argument can not with propriety be taken up. It seems a good sign of the feeling of the Liberals in general that the delay has arisen, which was made evident to the House yesterday, and it is to be hoped that their good sense and public spirit will guide them in the same direction that it did last year ; for by preventing Mr. GLADSTONE from fulfilling his pur pose they will render him the best service, while they maintain the honour of their party inviolate, and free themselves from the reproach that they sacrifice public interests for the purpose of gratifying party spirit, which it is an unwarrantable thing to do. The intelligence which Sir STAFFORD NORTH COTE has received from Abyssinia is encouraging. Sir ROBERT NAPIER telegraphs, on the 16th of withFebru r a r ry, ince th K at As o s n m t , he wi d t a h y previously aboutlo,ow he f o h l a lo d w m er e s t . KASSAI was extremely friendly, and his friendship, if he is as good as his word, is something more than verbal, for he has promised to arrange for the supply of the necessaries to our army. Sir R. NAPIER, when he telegraphed, was about to ar range the matter with the Prince's brothers. The conversation with KassAr lasted many hours, and " an intercourse," says the English leader, " was most gratifying and friendly." Prince KASSAI accompanied Sir R. NAPIER to a parade of the English troops, and then escorted him to the PRINCE'S tent, where he was entertained till night. So far, then, as we can yet learn, this long-looked for interview has passed off most satisfactorily. It is not always safe, indeed, to place too much reliance on the professions of new allies, or the courtesies of untried friendship ; and should the English arms meet with a series of reverses, it is possible that the good will and kindness of Prince KASSAI might assume another aspect. But there is much less reason to apprehend any military disaster than to fear that the difficulty of procuring supplies will hamper the progress of the army and retard the execution of desirable movements, retarded by the necessity of waiting for provisions. Sir R. NAPIER speaks of this question of provisioning as an " important matter," and in truth it is the one on which the success of an expeditionary force in a semi-bar barous country mainly depends. The progress of our troops has hitherto been very slow, and of course the longer the delay the greater the con sumption of supplies. Indeed it would seem that KASSAI'S assistance produced immediate effect, since a second telegram, dated March 2, reports that Sir ROBERT NAPIER had arrived at Antalo with a small force, and that the advance column was to move on to Ashangi the next day, March 3. The correspondence which reaches us from various sources all speak of the want of provisions as interposing a serious obstacle to the plans of the General ; and thus if that obstacle were removed, and a regular supply to be relied upon, it is not wonderful that Sir R. NAPIER should immediately organise an advance movement. Happily for the f u ture there will be a less unwieldy train to consume the scanty stores, for Sir R. NAPIER has given an order which might, with great advantage, have been made some months earlier. He has ordered the return of nearly all the Indian followers to Zoulla, and thence to Bombay, thus getting rid of the costly and useless train, numbering several thousands, who have been hitherto consuming stores without any corresponding advantage. An expeditionary force, in an ill-supplied country, with a reasonably good climate, is not exactly the place for that class of useful attendants, one of whom requires to feed the horse, and the other to give him water. The Indian forces naturally expect to keep up the costly and luxurious habits of Anglo-Indian life, and since much uncertainty prevailed with regard to the climate of Abyssinia, the whole train of idle servitors, who were supposed to be requisite in a tropical country, formed part of what should have been a compact and well-organised expedition, in which no man was superfluous. Indian super numeraries, moreover, are anything but able as sistants in work which is not strictly in their own department, and their helplessness and caste pre judice often prove serious hindrances. Of course the new regulations have excited a good deal of discontent in seine quarters, but the vast advantage in a military point of view must reconcile officers and men to some temporary inconvenience. Henceforward not only the amount of supplies required will be less, but the progress made will be far more rapid than heretofore. Letters from the prisoners dated at the end of January have been received. They say that THEODORE is engaged in trying to get his ordnance and stores into Magdala, where he apparently means to entrench himself. The Abyssinians think that he will fight the invaders ; but it is yet to be seen whether his courage is equal to his neces- cities• Mr. FORSTER last evening, in the House of Com mons, introduced a subject of more theoretical than practical importance. All men, as Sir ROUNDELL PALMER afterwards observed, are subject to the laws of the country in which they live, and the question of an emigrant's allegiance to the sovereign of his own country is not very often likely to arise. At the same time, in case of war and enlistment,there might be some awkward situations, while in other respects it is desirable that a clear understanding should be come to as to an emigrant's rights, duties, and obligations with regard to his own and his adopted country. It is only ourselves and the United States who insist upon the principle of perpetual alle giance, a doctrine which, as Lord STANLEY with his usual calm good sense observes, is indefensible in theory and inapplicable in practice. The best jurists and most prudent statesmen of both nations agree in condemning it, and it is high time that the whole subject were fully and fairly investigated, and the law distinotly enunciated. Lord STANLEY in this, as in every other case, declared his readiness to meet the United States half way, and as in this instance there is no complica tion of national pride or prejudice there is reason able hope for a speedy settlement. Unluckily, though the political difficulties are small, the legal difficulties are great, and we all know that the plainer a matter to common sense the more difficult and tedious it is to deal with at law. However, we may hope much from Lord STANLEY'S clear under standing and decision of character, and the affair is luckily one which does -not press for immediate settlement. LATEST INTELL LGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) THE ABYSSINIAN EXPEDITION. Sir Stafford Northcote has received the following telegrams from Sir Robert Napier : CAMP AIUtANRIEM, Feb. 16. Prince Kassai met me yesterday with about ten thousand followers. His demeanour was extremely friendly. We conversed together for many hours, and our intercourse was most gratifying and satis factory. The Prince accompanied me in the after noon to a parade of my troops, after which himself and his army escorted me to the Prince's own tent, where the Prince entertained me till night. He has promised to arrange for the supply of necessaries to our army. lam about to arrange this important matter with the Prince's brothers, and shall march to-day towards Antalo. ANTALO, March 2. I arrived here to-day with the wings of four regiments and four horsed guns of G Battery, 14th Brigade, Royal Artillery. The advance column moves towards Ashanji to-morrow, the 3d March. PRUSSIA. BERLIN, March 21. The Cesarewitch arrived here this morning, and will be present at the re v ie w of a portion of the garrison of this city, which takes place to-day. INDIA, CHINA, AND AUSTRALIAN MAILS. MARSEILLES, March 21. The Nyanza arrived at 6 a.m. to-day. Mails leave at 11.30. Letters in London on Monday morning. AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE AUSTRALASIAN. Via Queenstown. The Royal Mail steamer Australasian from New York on the 11th instant arrived at Queenstown at 1 a.m. to-day. She landed 77 sacks and 2 passen gers, and proceeded for Liverpool at 1.15 a.m. All well. _ _ N E W YORK, March 10, Noon. The Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate has served the summons on President Johnson to appear be fore the Senate Court. The President replied that the matter should have his attention. General Vickers, the newly elected Senator from Maryland, has been admitted to a seat. Mr. Wilson has introduced a bill in the Senate to authorise the issue of 50 years bonds, bearing 6 per cent. interest for 20 years and 5 per cent. after wards, the principal and interest to be payable in coin. The amounts of the issue to be equal to the entire interest-bearing debt, excepting the 10-40 and per cent bonds. The bill further authorizes the increase of the currency to $ 50 0,000,000. 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Account __ _ Orleans .._____ 898 Northern llBlf Lyons and Mediterranean Southern.... 5621 Western Eastern • . Sardinian Austrian 5581 --1 Lombard 37 8: North of Spain oi Spa Saragossa Roman 5O In the course of Thursday the Mayor of Roch dale issued a " proclamation for the preservation of peace." There had been a general apprehension in the town that a riot would take place at night, and that the Irish might retaliate. A troop of Hussars from Manchester arrived during the evening, and was billeted throughout the town. Murph y l ectured in his camp. At the close of his address ho advised his hearers to go to their homes peaceably. There was no disturbance up to half-past ten o'clock, at which hour the excitement was on the wane LIVERPOOL PAUPERIS3L—At the meeting of the Liverpool Health Committee, on Thursday, during a dis cussion on the evils of cellar dwellings, Mr. Robinson stated that, in the parish, there were at present 20,000 persons receiving relief, while the number of persons in the workhouse was 5,000 ; so that taking the population of the parish at 280,000, these figures showed that 1 in every 11 of the population was a pauper. PRESENTS TO SUIT EVERT PURPOSE, TASTE, AND POCKET AT PARKINS AND GOTTO'S.—Photographic Albums a choice of 3,000 ; despatch boxes, writing cases, dressing oases, travelling bags, envelope cases, blotting books, ink stands, desks, book slides, Work boxes, tea caddies, hand bags and reticules, card cases, purses, stationery cabinets, scent bottles, albums for postage stamps, crests, &c.; cigar cases, card baskets, pocket books, electro-gilt and elegantly mounted articles. Bibles, Prayer-books, and Church Ser• vices, in every type. Parkins and Gotto, 25, Oxford% street. Thousands of the above articles, all perfectly nor eilci folk 92 QV stvim kroxici lalet—fiuma CORRESPONDENCE PROM PARIS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS. FRIDAY, March 20. Great activity prevails at Cherbourg. The employes at the different workshops work until eight at night, and on Sundays. As education is just now a very prominent subject in England, your readers may like to have some particulars taken from an official report respecting secondary education in France. The number of Lycees (the highest class of schools) has increased from 35 in 1809 to 81. Fifteen de: partments out of the 89 are without any, but they have well-organised communal colleges. The average number of deaths among the pupils in the Lycdes is only one in tios. The number of scholars receiving the highest kind of instruction has increased from 21,049 in 1855 to 36,112 in 1867. One remarkable circumstance shewn by this re port is the large increase of schools conducted by the clergy. One hundred and sixty-eight lay schools have disappeared since 1871, while the Jesuits have increased their schools from 11 to 14, and other religions orders have increased theirs by 21. The number of schools directed by the parochial clergy has increased by 9, and the number of pupils is more than doubled since 1854. It would really seem as if before long secondary education would pass almost entirely into the hands of the clergy. The cost of secondary education is about £2,580,000 per annum, of which less than £120,000 is provided by the State, no less a sum than £2,360,000 by the parents, about £BO,OOO only by the communes, and less than £7,000 by the departments. We have just passed the Washerwomen's Fete, Which always takes place at Mid-Lent. They keep it by making excursions, chiefly on the river, to the environs of Paris, and the steamboats are full of them. Every lavoir has its king and queen. There are about 120 lavoirs in Paris, so that there is no lack of royal persons. They are chosen by ballot on the Thursday preceding Mid. Lent, and care is always taken to select the richest blanchissevsc and her husband, for, instead of having a civil list, they have to disburse money in entertaining. On the morning of the festival the laundresses present themselves before the queen, bearing bouquets and cakes. They receive wine to wrlh down the cakes, and this is provided at the cost of the king. The ex-sovereigns bawl over the insignia of royalty bunches of ribbons—to their successors. The festival is a great day for courting, and many are the matches then made, which are confirmed bymarriage at Easter. The pro prietors of the washing establishments are men, and the chief of them employ as many as twenty or thirty per sons. A washerman and his wife can, without help, ears from 130 f. to 140 f. (about five guineas) a week, and their net profit would be about 25 per cent. Three years ago a laundress, having drawn a prize of £2,000 in the lottery,. gave a grand dinner to 100 of her comrades. They drank prodigiously, and the bill was no less than £l6O. By the courtesy of the proprietors of Le Petit Journal, I have had an opportunity of seeing the new printing machines of M. Marinoni at work upon that paper. This machine is remarkably simple in construction and effective in operation. The type is stereotyped and cast circular, so that the matter which occupies one side of the printed sheets entirely encircles the cylinder on which it is placed. In operation two of these cylinders are used, and both sides of the paper are printed as the sheet passes through the machine. The sheets are supplied by six layers-on, and they follow each other so as to make a continuous stream of paper. As the printed sheets come out at the bottom of the machine they are divided by an ingenious arrange ment of oscillating rollers— one sheet is rapidly taken to the right and the next to the left. These two streams of paper are again divided, and the sheets are thus brought to four flyers, where they are laid in the usual manner. The machine prints 9,000 sheets per hour, and as each sheet contains four copies of the Journal, it follows that the papers are produced by each machine at the rate of 36,000 copies per hour. Four machines were at work, and I can bear witness to the correctness of the statement that the circulation of the paper amounts to 280,000 daily. I may add, that my visit was quite unexpected, and there fore no appearances could have been put on for the occasion. The price of this machine is only one-third the cost of a Hoe, and it does an equal amount of work with a smaller number of attendants and a less expenditure of power. All thafis now wanted to perfect the printing of newspapers is an arrangement for dealing with a continuous band of paper. Instead of cutting the paper into sheets at the mill and incurring a large expense in supplying each sheet separately to the printing machine, the paper should not be cut until after it is printed. I arc told that a machine which accomplishes this is now ai work at the office of the London Times. If the proprietor of that journal bring this machine to a satisfactory working they will add another instance to the many it which their enterprise has conferred a large public benefit. In spite of the new press law, the Paris journals con tinue to publish their gossip about well-known persons. One, for instance, mentions that the notorious Cora Pearl, of the demi-monde, is going to be married to a Russian prince, whose name is scarcely disguised. Another men tions that a duel with swords has just taken place between Baron de L-, formerly Governor of Martinique, and the captain of the vessel L-, and that after several passes the Baron gave his adversary a dig in the chest, with which both yarties were satisfied, especially th captain. A few days ago, says the Petite Presse, there arrived at Bayonne an Englishman who had not set foot in his country for thirty years. His passport was the same that he had when he left London in 1837, with additions whict made it 13ft. Gin. long, and it had cost him £4BO for the various visas which he had obtained. When asked w 1 1. he carried this huge scroll about with him, he said : " rascally tenants will not be able to say that they have paid me their rents, because I can prove that I have bee. out of England all this time." The Morning Post, which used to be strongly Bonapar< tist, has lately shewn other tendencies. Its Paris corre spondent augurs very unfavourably from the Imperia pamphlet. He says that ever since the famous letter of January 19, 1867, promising to crown the edifice, the Emperor has shewn great indecision. For a whole year his promises remained a dead letter, and all the world knows that the Press Bill and the Meetings Bill, the work of the present session, add nothing to the already pre= scribed liberty of expressing or printing of political opinion. There are no signs of Ministerial responsibility, and lately the journals have been prosecuted for comment. ing on the debates in the Chambers. The policy of Im perialism is now that of large armaments, an increase of expenditure in all the Ministerial departments, and a return to large deficits in the national budgets. All this does not look like an approach to such constitutional reforms as would circumscribe the will of the Crown and curb a warlike and extravagant policy, inaugurated when the Emperor modified his Cabinet and got rid of M. Fould and M. Drouyn de Lhuys. His Imperial Highness Prince Napoleon, and those who counselled the Emperor to return to Ministerial responsibility and press freedom—those, in fact, who inspired the liberal promises of the Emperor's Speech from the Throne—are no longer influential. His Majesty's doubts have ended in a poli tical standstill, if not a retrograde movement. It is, there fore, difficult to imagine that the pamphlet above referred to can have any object beyond that of reviving in the minds of the people the confidence they have placed in the reigning dynasty, and inviting the nation to continue the same. Two Italian papers confirm the statement respecting the speedy departure of French troops from Rome. This event has now been affirmed and denied so often that it is impossible for outsiders to know the truth. It is believed that General Menabrea is about to make terms with the Piedmontese Opposition. This will greatly strengthen the Ministry, and enable it to carry those financial measures upon which the very existence of the country now depends. The total deficit is estimated to be nearly 34i millions sterling. Judging from correspondence which appears in the Church Times, the forthcoming Volunteer Review is to be made an occasion for a display of Ritual on Easter Sunday (the day preceding the review). The Rev. G. Nugee, vicar of Wymering, describes the various services which he will have, and which, in addition to the ordinary early " Low" and:noonday " High" celebrations, will include an outdoor service in the Wymering rectory grounds, to which Volun teers are especially invited. At two other churches in the neighbourhood (Holy Trinity, Portsea, and St. Michael's, Swanmoie), the attractions of " vestments, lights, and incense," and the " Sarum use " are offered ; and at one church Volunteers are offered the further advantage of seeing incense and cope used at the " Magnificat " and the " Benedictus." Finally, Volunteers who are choristers are requested to bring their surplices as well as their uniforms. It is not stated which is to be worn upper most. The Army and Navy Gazette is enabled to state that the Easter Monday Volunteer Review promises to be one of the most interesting and important in a strategical point of view which has ever been held. The selection of Portsmouth is due to Lord Ranelagh's exertions and advice, although the fact has not yet been stated. It is gratifying to find that the health of Lord Auckland, Bishop of Bath and Wells, is steadily im proving. Although his medical attendant still remains in daily attendance upon him, his lordship has so far re. cDvered as to be able to take carriage exercise, and has been out two or three times during the week. It is rumoilred that the right rev. prelate proposes going to the seaside at Weston-super-Mare, the air o_f which place is fonnct set beneficial to convalescents. THE TRIAL OF CAPTAIN MACKAY. The prosecution of William Mackay, on the charge of treason-felony, commenced in the Cork County Court on Thursday, before Mr. Justice O'Hagan and a county jury. The opening statement for the Crown was made by Sir Colman O'Loghlen, neither of the law officers being present, and the first witness called was the informer Corydon, who identified Mackay as actively engaged in the Fenian movement so far back as April 1865. Cory don's first • meeting with Mackay was in Liverpool, at a Fenian rendezvous, to which Mackay went to get Stephens's address in Paris, having despatches for that worthy from certain persons in Cork. After the rising of the sth of March the next year, he again met Mackay in Liverpool, and heard him describe the failure of the ex pedition in which he had been engaged at Ballyknockane. Corydon, who was elegantly dressed, gave evidence with his usual effrontery, and stated in cross-examination that he expected the modest sum of £3,000 for his services in con nection with Fenianism. Constable Browne and his wife identified Mackay as the leader of the party of Fenians who on the 6th of March attacked, captured ,an d burned the police barrack at Ballyknockane. The prisoner was also proved to have been the principal party engaged in the surprise and plunder of the marten) tower at Foaty on the 26th December last. The Crown case had not closed at the rising of the court. The prisoner professed to be certain of con viction, and regarded the proceedings with perfect indif ference. Messrs. Heron, Q.C., and Waters were his counsel. He was convicted of treason-felony on Friday evening, but was recommended to mercy. Sentence was postponed. The prisoner acknowledged the perfect fair ness of the trial and the justice of the verdict, and said that had he been convicted of murder in the former trial, he would not have quarrelled with the decision. THE SELBY MURDER. At the York Assizes, on Thursday, Frederick Parker, 21, was arraigned on a charge of having wilfully murdered Daniel Driscoll, in the parish of Hemingbrough, in the East Riding, on the Ist March. The prisoner and the deceased had been in the Beverley House of Correction on some petty charges, and they were both set at liberty on the 29th February. At the time the deceased had in his possession the sum of £4los. in gold and 110., as well as a silver watch and albert guard. The same morning the prisoner and the deceased had some refreshment at the Red Lion Inn, Beverley. About a quarter before seven o'clock in the even ing of the same day they entered a public-house at Dubwith (which is only three miles from the place wh ereD riscoll's body was afterwards found), and each had a glass of ale and some tobacco. They were both solver. After leaving nothing seemed to have been seen or heard of the men until the following morning, when, shortly after nine o'clock, a groom on horseback, on looking into a ditch, saw the deceased, who was dead, and covered with blood, caused by wounds on his face. The prisoner appeared that morning at Beverley with money in his pockets, and a watch and silver albert. The watch he went so far as to offer as a gift to a labourer, who declined to take it. The labourer, however, accepted £4 odd in money, which the prisoner gave to him. On the 10th instant the watch was found concealed in a field near to where the prisoner had been last seen. A portion of his clothing was ex amined by Dr. Proctor, of York, who found spots of blood on the trousers and waistcoat. The jury, after an absence of about half an hour, returned into court with a verdict of guilty. The learned j passed sentence of death in the usual form. The fact that Mr. Gladstone was not ready with his notice of motion on Friday evening seems to have inspired the Ministerial papers with hope that after all the Govern ment may not be defeated. The Herald ventures to doubt whether the resolution will go to a division, and, more than that, whether it will even come on for discussion. It points out that the right hon. gentleman is bound to produce a resolution, even if it happens to represent only his own notions, and to be heartily dis liked by every one of his allies. For the sake of Parlia ment and public business, it hopes the result will be an in glorious one for the Opposition leader. But for the sake of the Government and the Conservative party it desires to see the resolution pressed. Its adoption cannot injure the Ministry, and will certainly discredit its authors ; its rejection, and that is its more probable fate, would be a great triumph for the Government and Conservative principles. The Standard complains of Mr. Gladstone's interrupting the work of the session with a wholly purposeless and un practical debate, and calls upon the House not to be en trapped, bullied, or coerced into giving its assent to an abstract resolution. The Post, without predicating with any certainty the issue of the contest, effectually deals with the objection to an attack upon the Ministry on the ground that it will interrupt the progress of several bills now before Parliament. it points out that there are always bills of more or less utility before Parliament when Minis tries fall, but their fate seldom occasions much regret to their originators or remorse to those who put an end to their existence. The Advertiser hints at dissensions amongst the "clique of Whigs" who met at Mr. Gladstone's house to draw up the resolution. No prospect of harmony, accor,lin , , - , to our contemporary, exists between the restive peers and commoners who have been discussing this motion. Of course, much allowance must be made for the Advertiser's intense dislike of Mr. Gladstone because he does not happen to be a Low Churchman or a licensed victualler. The right hon. gentleman was never known as a Whig, nor can Air. Bright correctly be described as belonging to the " Whig clique " at which our contemporary is so ter rified. The Athenmum gives us the following items of literary, scientific, dramatic, and art gossip : Major Tennant is going to India to observe the total eclipse of August 18, with a special view to photography and polarisation. He will be accompanied by three noncommissioned officers of the Royal Engineers, well skilled in photographic manipula tion, and the cost will be defrayed by the Indian Govern ment.—The Gentleman's Magazine, the oldest of all the monthlies, is to be modernised and brought out at a shilling, instead of half a crown as heretofore.—A large number of prizes have been offered in connection with the forthcoming Aeronautical Exhibition ; among them a prize of £lOO by the Duke of Sutherland, for a machine which, not being of the nature of a kite or balloon, shall ascend with a man the height of 120 feet ; one of £5O by the Shipwrecked Mariners' Society for the best form of aerial arrangement for establishing communication between the shore and a ship, or between two ships at sea ; and one by the Crystal Palace Company for a machine which shall pustain and move itself in the air at a height of not less than ten feet from the ground for not less than twenty minutes.—The Hanging Committee of the Royal Academy this year are Messrs. Maclise, Sydney Cooper, and Calderon. Mr. F. G. Goodall has two pic tures oh the life of the Virgin ; Mr. Eyre Crowe one representing the "After Scene of the Execution of Mary Queen of Scots ;" and Mr. Mason one entitled "The Even ing Hymn "—all of which are expected to be exhibited at the Royal Academy. To these we may add that Mr. Sydney Hodges has a portrait of Rajah Sir James Brooke, which is likely to find a place there. Mr. Holman Hunt's new picture, "Isabella and the Pot'of Basil," is to be exhi bited to the public on April 20, and will be engraved by Mr. Blanchard. The London Review understands that Mr. Millais will contribute three pictures and portraits of three young ladies. The subjects of the first three are " Rosalind and Celia in the Forest," " Two old Green wich Pensioners looking by lantern light at the Tomb of Nelson in the Crypt of St. Paul's," and Swift's " Stella." Mr. Kinglake's 3rd and 4th vols. of the " History of the Crimean Invasion " are announced for next month. The wife of Professor Fawcett (née Garrett) will have an article in the April number of Macmillan's Magazine, on " The Education of Women of the Middle and Upper Classes." We understand that the Duke of Buckingham will succeed the late Lord Carington as lord-lieutenant of Buckinghamshire. A brother of the late member will, probably, stand for High Wycombe.—John Bull. EXTRAORDINARY GIG ACCIDENT. —A very extra ordinary accident lately occurred at Gateshead. Mr. Greaves, the local traveller for Messrs. Bentley and Co., brewers, Leeds, had been out a t:Chester-le-Street during the day, and on his way home to Newcastle he had called at Wreckerton, leaving his gig and pony at the door of an inn there while he went in and took an order. The boy in whose charge the pony had been left let it run away, and after ascending the brow of the hill it ran down the steep declivity leading from Sheriff's-hill to Gates head. In getting into the throng of the Gateshead streets several attempts were made to stop it, but they failed. When opposite the Half Moon-lane some person on the far side attempted to catch the bridle, but the pony shied and got on to the footpath, when it knocked down a man, a woman, and a child, and drove the near shaft of the gig into one of the plate-glass windows of Mr. John D. Caris's watch and jewellery shop. The shaft left the window by passing through the next pane of glass and tearing aw. y the upright bar which divided the two panes. The result was that it brought a complete shower of watches, chains, rings, pins, seals, bracelets, and other varieties of jewellery on to the pavement, and there was a complete scramble for them, and the pony, which again made off, t oo k away with it a quantity of jewellery dangling from the shafts. It was brought up shortly after without doing further damage, and was given into the charge of the police. Mr. Caris's loss is serious, amounting to about £5OO ; and of the persons injured, Mrs. Gilbert;wife of a North-Eastern engine-driver, had her shoulder dislocated and the clavicle broken, and she has lost all her teeth ; and Robert Carr, a chainmaker, of Qateshead, (sustained a compound frac ture of one of his legs. The popy was unhurt, —Northern Daily 4131'04 Grr, HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, March 20. The Queen walked in the grounds this morn ing, and drove, accompanied by her Royal Highness Princess Louise. Prince Leopold_and Princess Beatrice also went out. The Prince of Wales, attended by Capt. Ellis, hunted with her Majesty's staghounds yesterday. The Princess of 'Wales drove out, attended by the Marchioness of Carmarthen. Their Royal Hignesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, accompanied by Prince Arthur, and attended by the Marchioness of Carmarthen and Captain Ellis, honoured the Ilaymarket Theatre with their presence last evening. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.--THIS DAY. -0. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. UNPROVOKED ASSAULT ON A FENIALE.—Charles Simpson, a young man, was charged before Mr. Knox with the following assault on a youug woman named Iva Jongkowski. The complainant, both of whose eyes were black ened, said that about one o'clock that morning she was uuder the piazza of her Majesty's Theatre in the Haymarket, when the prisoner, who was with two or three friends, made use of bad language, and he struck her in both eyes, and she was obliged to go to the doctor. She considered she was unfor tunate enough without being assaulted by such per sons as the prisoner in a strange country. Police-constable Spink, 40 C, said that on the complainant speaking to him that morning of being assaulted by the prisoner he found blood flowing from her eyes. On taking the prisoner into custody he said that the complainant had knocked his hat off, but she denied it. Iu answer to Mr. Knox, Inspector Silverton said the complainant was a very quiet woman, and never mixed up in drunken scrapes. The prisoner said that either the complainant or her companion struck him across the head and knocked his hat off, and a scuffle ensued, and he might have struck the complainant, but not inten tionally. ➢lr. Knox asked the prisoner whether he thought, even if the complainant did knock his hat off, which it was not known that she did, that he was justified in giving the complainant black eyes? The prisoner said he did not. He was a press man in the employ of Mr. Schultz, of Poland street. Mr. Knox said that whatever the complainant might be she had as much right to protection as any one else. He would not send the prisoner to pri son without the option of a fine, but he would hay© to pay £5 or a month. THAMES. A VIOLENT AND DANGEROUS ASSAULT.—Dennis Donovan, a tall Irishman, was brought up on remand before Mr. Paget, charged with assaulting and wounding James Manning, a young man. The complainant, whose arm was bandaged, was on a visit to his sister in the house No. 6, Star-and- Garter-yard, Wapping, where the prisoner and his wife were also lodging. The prisoner, who was in toxicated, was making a disturbance and abusing his wife, and threatened her. The complainant, fearing he would do mischief, shoved him back wards on a bed. The prisoner then kicked his wife and lamed her. The prisoner soon afterwards went down stairs and appeared to be quiet. The complainant went down stairs soon afterwards, and was suddenly attacked by the prisoner, who had a large iron sack hook in his hand, and said, " Now, you I have caught you," and tore his arm with the hook, inflicting a severe wound, from which the com plainant has been suffering ever since. In cross examination by the prisoner, the complainant said —" I had a pair of fire tongs in my hand, but did not use them." Mr. Alexander Russell, assistant to Mr. Ross, surgeon in the Commercial-road, said he dressed the wound, which was a lacerated one, ten days ago. The wound was 2k inches long, laying bare the muscles of the arm. The wounded man was no out of all danger. Peter Dawhurst, 10 K, said he found in the pri soner's pockets a quantity of knives, forks, and stones. Mr. Paget sentenced the prisoner to two months' imprisonment and hard labour. OPERATIC AND TIIEATRICAL INTELLIGENCE. (From the Leader.) Workmen are very busy preparing for the alterations at Drury-lane necessary for its conversion into an opera house. The dramatic season terminates this day (Saturday)' and on this day week, the 28th instant, Mr. Mapleson com mences his operatic season. The artistes will be the same an last season, with a few unimportant changes. The reper toire, which is an extensive one, will include the principa l works of Mozart, Rossini, Weber, Beethoven, Gluck , Meyerbeer, Gounod, Donizetti, &c., and, for the first time in this country, the " Lohengrin" of Richard Wagner' The skilful and energetic Signor Arditi resumes his peat of director and conductor. Auber has been invited to write yet one more drareatio work, and is said to have answered that, considering 1 great age, the score must come from Montmartre. How" ever, it is well known to his intimates that he is writing °' now work for the stage ; and fragments that have bee ° , heard are said to be as melodious and dramatic as any 0' his former compositions. Our popular young Welsh vocalist, Miss Edith Wynne, is in Florence pursuing her vocal studies. We learn that she has turnod the heads of the Florentines by her simpl e and charming singing of English ballads. Mr. W. Ganz has been engaged by Mr. German Rood l ° conduct the operettas as St. George's Hall on alterna te evenings with himself. Signor Fraschini has accepted an engagement at tb Royal Italian Opera for the season. He has arrived 111 Paris, en route for London. Mr. John F. Barnett's new grand overture, composed at the request of the directors of the Philharmonic Social' is finished, and has just been rehearsed. We hear that the Hon. Seymour Egerton is busy wi t !' his opera, and that it will be produced this season, Mdlle. Nilsson and Mr. Tom Hohler in the principal cbt l '' meters. A rumour is current in the theatrical world that Or' Burnand, the popular dramatist, is about to become tie lessee of Astley's Theatre, and that he will produce a n e l spectacular drama founded on the old English legend ° Lady Godiva. It is also reported that a famous antr °s .: and equestrienne, who is well-known in London and rs r/ by her performances, will impersonate the principal cb racter. We hear that Miss Fanny Josephs has abandoned Of, idea of inaugurating her management of the New ll° born Theatre with Mr. Boucicault's dramatio version ° Foul Play. 1 , if We regret to hear that Mr. Harry Widdicombe, w.•°' not the very best, is certainly the vary funniest of our 1 0 . come dians, continues very ill, and his return to the staff ° is considered hopeless. The English admirers of Mr. Barney Williams svil! regret to hear that he has lately sustained serious in j urie' while performing at the Walnut-street Theatre, rb i , V delphia. A pistol exploded in his hand and seriously 11/' j ured it. SINGULAR OCCURRENCE.—On the morning of al 17th inst., after a wet and stormy night, a vast number % myriapoda (or many-legged insect), Juba Sabulosa , ° :y discovered in Trinity College, Oxford. They were al° l° 4 e ntirely confined to the second quadrangle, w hich °P e r . , into the garden, and were spread so thickly over the 6tl- 0 , taco of the hard gravel as to make it difficult to ta e step without crushing some of them. The insec t is °°lllo mon, and known as the black hundred legs, or ga ll y -'° t and feeds on decaying or soft vegetable matter. N° 69 ' factory explanation of the matter has yet been given. A , METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORRS.—At the o r i " 1 ; eery weekly meeting yesterday a report was bre lls o f up from a committee, recommending that, accepting paid sureties from contractors, they 131° 0 1 , make the payment depend to a larger extent on the CO pletion of the work. A letter was received fr° l7a „ c ur Nletropolitan District Railway Company, offering to c° roo t with the board in making a solid embankment, I°°:fter wide between Temple-bar and Blackfriars-bridg e ' to some observations, the board determined not to eat' g r AY arbitration with the company unless the latter Wa ld a deposit of a film of money as a parautee. instead xo . The Sti IS COIISidi foreign st a . few °till ton from total abse kens as i stone s in Railways The rat with a go, American ' Consols quoted a and Reds; India pi, Lank Stn prem. co] r .