The Sun. — London, England, 1868-02-28 00:00:00

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Mr. Buckstone and Mr. Compton. And FAMILY JARS. Mr, Compton. lIIEATRtiE ROYAL, APELPIII. .51.. Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. 'WEBSTER. Directress,: Mrs. Alfred Mellon. THIS EVENING, UP FOR THE CATTLE SHOW. After which, at S, NO THOROUGHFARE. Mr. Pechter (his 55th appearance here), Mr. Billlngton, Mr. 11. Neville, Mr. R. Phillips, Mr. G. Belmore, Mr. C. J. Smith, and Mr. Benjamin W.t•yster; Mips Carlotta Leclercq (her 55th appearance), Mrs. kifred Mellon, Mrs. Billington, Mrs. H. Lewis, &c. Commence at 7. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Vining. THIS EVENING. a Grand Combination of Two Great Dramas, A RRAII NA POGUE and THE OCTOROON. Mr. pia Mrs. Dion Boueicault ; Mr. J. S. Clarke. Mr. Vining; Messrs. Dominick Murray, Dan Leeson, G. F. Neville, J. G. Shore, Mae le in, H. Forrester; Mesdames Henrietta Simms, E Barnett, Ita,!,hel Sanger, Mrs. Bishop, and Addle. Scenery by Mr. Telbin, Mr. F. Lloyds, and assistants. Doors open at half-past 6, commence at 7. 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THE WHEELER AND WILSON LOCK STITCH SEWING MACHINE : 139, Regent-street, West ; 43, St. Paul's Church yard, E.C. NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE. AGUA. AMARELLA restores the Human Hair to its pristine hue, no matter at what age. JNO. GOSNELL and CO. have at length, with the aid of one of the most eminent Chemists , succeeded in perfect ing this wonderful liquid. lt is now offered to the public in a more concentrated form, and at a lower price. also 55., 7s. 6d., an d 15s. each, inc S l o u l a d in in g bottles, brush 3s. each ; . Red Bull Wharf, Angel-passage, 93, Upper Thames street, London, E.C. IIIGII WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY. —Morning, 4b. 55 m. —Afternoon, bb. 13m. To-Monnow.-lklorning, sh. 31 m. —Afternoon, sh. 50m. " r elit 1 ,6_451 P 4.4 1102 , int 4 - • LONDON, FRIDAY, FEB. 28, 1868. The public will learn with satisfaction the deci sion of Sir THOMAS HENRY in refusing to issue a warrant against Mr. EYRE for the murder of GOR DON. It is, indeed, surprising that after this lapse of time, and the many previous attempts that have been made in this direction, a new endeavour should have been witnessed to bring the ex-Governor of Jamaica to justice ; but there is no accounting for the infatuation which possesses people when they take up notions and persist in them without regard o the suggestions of reason and the experience of time and place. A magistrate never had a better reason for refusing such an application than had Sir THOMAS HENRY ; for it will be remembered that the case of General NELSON and Lieute nant BRAND was brought before the LORD CHIEF JUSTICE and the Grand Jury of Middlesex, and the result was that the accused were discharged, a true bill not being found against them. Mr. EYRE, on his part, was brought before a bench of magis trates, in Shropshire, and they dismissed the appli cation as groundless. It is not advisable, at the pre sent time, to go over the old ground of the Jamaica controversy. Opinions will remain divided on this matter, and they have hitherto been, but we must protest againsl. the course pursued by the Jamaica Committee. Notwithstanding all that has been said on the subject of their extreme proceedings, and the general expression of public opinion on the matter, it is, indeed, out of character that a new prosecution should start up, and that Mr. EYRE should be again annoyed by the evidences of their misguided zeal and ill-directed energie3 in the cause of the revolted negroes. It is still open to the prosecutors to prefer a new bill before another grand jury if they think fit, but we should hardly think they THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 28, 1868. would go to such lengths. Could they do so they can but meet with the same ill success that attended their previous venture in the case of General NEL SON and Lieutenant BRAND. Allowing, for the sake of argument, that Mr. EYRE did commit some error of judgment in the great confusion that prevailed, it cannot be the r xovince of private individuals to arrogate to them selves the right of deciding upon his acts. The Government of Lord RUSSELL visited any error that might have been made only too heavily upon one whose zeal and courage saved the colony from the effects of a furious out break, and it will always remain a reproach to the Whig Ministry that they sacrificed a truth ful servant of the Crown to the clamour of a faction, and virtually condemned Mr. EYRE un heard. It must also be borne in mind that the Jamaica Legislature passed a Bill of Indemnity for all transactions that took place during the period of the rebellion and its suppression. But all this goes to the winds with these self-con stituted judges of the case. Let us hope that we have heard the last of these ill-advised proceed ings, which cannot possibly do any good ; and in taking a willing leave of the Jamaica Committee, we may be permitted to add that its constitution and history have not redounded to the fame of any of its members, and that in future it will be as well for those who disapprove of the acts of servants of the Crown to allow Parliament to deal with the subject if the laws of the land are insuf , ficient to do so. Fenianism is still active in the county of Cork, and showing itself in very awkward forms. The attack on Mr. NEWENHA3I'S residence at Mary borough by five armed men proves that it is still one of the main objects of the Brotherhood to ob tain possession of the means of carrying on their warfare. Whether from having enough supplies, or from wishing to keep themselves above the footing of common thieves and burglars, we hear of no attemptsto secure money in these attacks. Arms and ammunition is all that is needed. In the as sault on Maryborough-hall, when Mr. NEWENHAM faced the intruders, the leader of the party said to him, "We want nothing but your arms." Mr. NEWENHAM, with great presence of mind, replied that they should have them. The men, believing that he was going to surrender them quietly, waited ; but Mr. NEWENHAM intended that they should have them in another form. He went to the upstairs room where the arms were kept, and opening the window presented a revolver. A shot was sent from the outside party, but they were evidently startled, and after some delay went off. There appeared to be a large party in the grounds, but they ultimately decamped on the alarm being raised that the police were coming. None of the marauders have as yet been secured, though it is believed that at least one was severely wounded. The recurrence of such outrages is na turally producing an unfavourable effect on the commercial prosperity of Cork, and while so much is being said of the prospects and the interests of Ireland, Fenianism gives little chance to the well disposed and industrious. Happily its suppression and extinction can be but a question of time, but while it still lingers in existence, showing itself in these startling and destructive forms, the mischief which it does is greater than its nature would seem to warrant. The list of the prisoners removed for better security from the city to the county gaol supplies of itself evidence of the disturbances and outrages of which Cork has been the scene. Among them were DAVID BARRY, charged with having been one of the party who broke into .I ..I.Lro.RT's shop; TERENCE O'BRIEN, charged with firing at constable COUR TENEY ; DINNEEN, charged with shooting at another constable ; MaunicE and WALSH, charged with being concerned in the murder of constable CASEY. Besides all these, there are the offenders who are still at large, such as those who attacked Mary borough hall. The local authorities, to do them justice, seem to have taken every reasonable pre caution to avoid the risk of another contretemps like the Manchester rescue. They have, as we said, removed the prisoners to the county gaol, the interior of which is constantly occupied by a detachment of military, and on the outside is posted day and night a strong picquet of police. The boundary walls of the prison are illuminated,a precaution previously adopted, and the utmost vigilance is being exerted to protect the gaol on every side. 'While the magistrates are thus exercising wise and watchful scrutiny over the movements of the criminals in their charge, the merely political offenders have fared better than they might have expected at the hands of the Go vernment. A large number of persons were lately sent for trial from different parts for committing breaches of the Party Processions Act. It has now been resolved, wisely enough, to abandon the pro secution of most of these, and the announcement has given general satisfaction. It needs a tempe rate as well as a firm hand to deal with Ireland in its present disturbed, condition; and while no mercy must be shown to deliberate assassins and bur glars, the extravagances of those who are led awa y by idleness and excitement to join in a forbidden display can safely be pardoned by the Government. It is enough that the majesty of the law should be vindicated by their arrrest and committal, and we may hope that the warning will be sufficient to deter them from participat ing in any such rash and disloyal acts for the future. We are sorry to receive from Dublin last night the news of another attempted murder, origi nating in a distnrbance at a public-house, though the assailant is believed to be a Fenian. Quarrels in publichouses are not so uncommon that they should need the explanation of Fenianism ; but the fact of loaded revolvers being always forth coming at a moment's notice on such occasions is suspicious and unsatisfactory. The facilities for obtaining arms and ammunition, as well as explo sive and combustible materials are, in these times of disturbance, too great to be altogether consistent with public safety. A LEGISLATOR CONVICTED UNDER HIS OWN ACT. —On Friday, before the mayor of Tewkesbury and Messrs. Boughton and Peacey, Mr. E. Rolland, M.P., of Durable ton-hall, was summoned, on the information of police sergeant Whitman, for allowing a certain locomotive engine of his to travel on the turnpike road between Ash church and Evesham without the owner's name and resi dence being painted thereon. Mr. Winterbotham, who appeared for Mr. Holland, admitted the offence, and ex pressed regret that he should have infringed his own Act of Parliament. The hon. member was fined 2s. 6d., and lls. expenses. The incident created much merriment in court.— Worcestershire Chi . onicle. WRECK OF A STEAMER.—On Monday night, during a dense fog, the screw steamer Cornelia, 300 tons, belonging to Jim Swansea Patent Fuel Company, from London to Swansea, want ashore among the rocks off Hartland, on the north coast of Devon. She almost imme diately went to pieces. The crow, 14 in number, had barely time to esca,.i.o in the heat, and, after a long and severe pull, they reached Clovelly about 3 o'clock on the following morning. DANGEROUS DUST.—The British Medical Journal, continuing its !eries of reports on the preventable diseases of the industrial classes, describes this week the deteriora tion of the health of men working among the duet of cereals and hemp. Tho disease known as " lung-rot," so common among grinders and stone-cutters, is attributed to the dry condition of the materials used by the workmen, by which the amount of floating dust is determined ; to the bending posture of the men when at work; and to the inadequate means in workshops for the rapid removal of dust. This is not irremediable. QOARESPONDENOE FROM PARIS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, THIIRSDAY, Feb. 27. The incident which raised the storm on Monday in the Corps I4gislatif is still the uppermost subject of conversa tion. The Arcadians are determined at all hazards to prevent the accused, Havin and Gueroult, bringing the matter up again. It is said that Berryer and the Marquis d'Anclelarre are opposed to the subject being revived in the Chamber, but au contraire the France pronounces in favour of the offended deputies, and demands t'iat repara tion shall be made where the imputation was made. It was at the tribune that M. Kerveguen accused the French press of a scandalous venality, and it should he recorded in the debates that at the tribune the lie direct was given to the accusation. It is understood that two of the Ministers admit that M. Jerome David closed the sitting without consulting the Chamber. It is to be hoped M. Schneider will soon recover his voice, so as to be able to resume the presidency. To what an extravagant height feeling has run in the matter between M. de Cassngnac and M. 011ivier is already notorious. It is certain that M. 011ivier apprehended per sonal violence. Everybody who frequented the Salle des Pas-Perdus knew on Monday that 011ivier carried about with him loaded pistols, on the principle adopted by Salem Scudder, of preparing for certain kinds of people before. hand. Within the lobbies persons wcr3 so much preoccu pied with the fear of a mortal encounter that they forgot to raise the hat when the deputy-president passed. The rumour of an approaching visit of the Empress to Rome is again contradicted. One of the attempts to celebrate the 24th of February was by hanging garlands on the palisading at the foot of " the column of July." The police, 'however, would not permit it, while at the column in the Place Vendome there was no hindrance. Clearly the souvenirs of '4B are dic ta:. Leful. Rossini has invited a number of friends to " assist " at the celebration of the 76th anniversary of his birthday on Saturday. It is only once in four years that Rossini's friends can have that treat—in the ladies' year. The French press generally speak very favourably of the elevation of Mr. Disraeli to the Premiership. "It is," says the Liberte, " an important event, on account of the symptoms of which it is the recognition, and the situa tion of which it is the characteristic. The old Tory party, the historic party of England—so exclusive and so proud of its ancestry—accepts for its chief a man who has often boasted that he had no escutcheon but lite rature." Then, in contrast with the scurvy political treatment of French writers, the Liberte enumerates the honours showered (all too sparingly) upon English writers. Walter Scott was made a baronet, Croker a right honour able, Bulwer a baronet and then a peer, Brougham and Macaulay were:raised to the Upper House,:and now, above all, Mr. Disraeli is the nominal as well as the real head of his party. The Liberte concludes by remarking that the foremost question for the Ministry, one which must be settled, is that of putting an end to the oppression, more than seven centuries old, in Ireland. The other papers make similar comments. The Etendard refers to the debate on Ireland. It quotes a sentence of Lord Ellenborough's : " We must not forget that the Protestants form, so to speak, the civil garrison of Ireland, and that the Government must on that ground support them." While this is, says the Etendard, the imper turbable policy of England, we may predict that the pacification of Ireland will never be accomplished. The Organe de . Namur is accused of exaggerating the supply of oysters on the new beds of Ostend to which I referred two days ago. A local correspondent says the oysters are of an inferior quality, and of no great abun dance. There may be motives for this denial. I should be sorry to write anything calculated to diminish the list of any reader's luxuries, but an item of news that comes from Antwerp is not pleasant. The good citizens have for some time been complaining of the dis appearance Of their dogs. It turns out that two persons just arrested have made dog-stealing their profession for a long period. They confess to having stolen 200 dogs in 1866. What became of them ? That is the question. The skins they sold to toy-makers, for service in t h e manufac ture of children's drums ; the grease made excellent pomade ; and the carcases were sold to the sausage-makers. Let its hope the thieves in making this confession spoke not truly. ~The danger of a n i nsurrec tion on the banks of t h e Danube seems to be passed. No fears on the subject are felt at Constantinople. Meanwhile C o ntinental politicians are busying themselves afresh with Russian designs in Asia. The clouds dispersed from the Danube are gathering on the banks of the Araxis and the Tigris. It is pretended that an understanding has been brought about between the Czar and the Shah of Persia for common action against the Sultan. The latter sovereign has, in obedience to commands from St. Petersburg, made, it is said, strong protests at Constantinople against illegal arrests of Persians by the Governor of Bagdad. The pre sent Minister of the Shah has also recalled the Persian youths who were sent to school at Paris. This is done with kview to destroy the growing influence of France and England at Teheran. A correspondent of the Doily News, writing from Shanghai, believes that the Chinese are endeavouring to carry out honestly their treaties with foreigners. After an almost complete seclusion from the world for a thousand years, China has seen in the last ten momentous changes, and ancient Cathay now stands committed irrevocably to a progressive policy. The present tariff of China is more liberal than that of the United States, Canada, or Aus tralia. Besides this, river steamers now penetrate 800 miles into the interior ; the Chinese have begun to pur ehase gunboats and to make rifles ; they have introduced foreigners to drill [their troops, adopted Wheaton's inter national law, and established a college at Pekin for the study of European languages. These are only some of the evidences of progress made since the Treaty of Tientsin. The ports of Hiogo and Osaka, in Japan, were opened to Europeans on the Ist January. An occasional corre spondent of the Times states that Osaka is the most important commercial entreplit of the empire. To those, however, who know Japan, it is difficult to believe that any trade of much consequence will be carried on at either of these ports for a long time to come. All things of every-day use and consumption the natives snake cheaper, and often better, than we can do. At a future period, when the mineral resources of the empire have been developed, Japan may become of great importance to us. The Earl of Derby, freed from the cares of office, is rapidly regaining- his strength. Referring to the rumour that the noble earl is to be created a duke, the Liverpool Mercury expresses a hope that the title " Duke of Knows ley" will soon be included in the British peerage. A dukedom for political services has not been conferred since 1833, when the Marquis of Cleveland received that distin guished honour, on the recommendation of Earl Grey, for the self-sacrifice which he had sliewn in quietly surrender ing twelve nomination boroughs for disfranchisement under the first Reform Act. The late Marquis of Lansdowne was more than once offered a dukedom, but he declined the honour. The facts which have come out in connection with Lord Chelmsford's supersession by Lord Cairns have caused no surprise in political circles. Between the ex-Chancellor and the new Premier there has long been a bitter though covert feud. Mr. Disraeli has never forgiven Sir Frede rick Thesiger for the way in which he headed the Tories in the resistance to the Jewish claims for the removal of disabilities, and thereby compelled him to retire for a time from the leadership of the party. As far as official neces sities require, of course Mr. Disraeli and Lord Chelmsford met on terms of apparent courtesy; but it was quite understood that the latter could never serve directly under his former antagonist. The successor to Sir William Page Wood as Vice- Chancellor does not appear yet to have been selected. Mr. Amphlett, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Baggallay, Mr. E. K. Karslake, and Mr. Wickens have their respective backers. Mr. Bacon is the leader of the Chancery Bar, but Mr. Amphlett is generally c3nsidered to have the best chance of the prize. After thirteen Conservative M.P.'s have received judgeships in twenty months, it is felt that there is now a good chance for a parliamentary outsider. It appears that Mr. Disraeli will at once gather the rank and file of his supporters together for the purpose of ex plaining his position and his policy. A meeting of the Conservative party is to be held at the official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury on Thursday next. There is a statement in the Manchester Courier to the effect that when the Ministerial arrangements are com pleted the Government will bring forward such proposi tions respecting the present condition and future govern ment of Ireland as will probably meet with the support of all parties in the House. The new Premier win, indeed, have his work to do if he succeeds in pleasing at the same time Mr. Newdegate and Mr. Maguire, Mr. M`Laren and Mr. Hubbard, Mr. Hardcastle and Mr. Beresford Hope. The Lancet remarks it as being worthy of note that the whole of the party forming the late Livingstone search ex pedition enjoyed perfect immunity from disease during four months' travel ; and it was not until seven days after leaving the Zambesi, on the malarious delta of which the party was encamped from November 11 to December 4, that one man was seizel on board the Racoon with bilious remittent fever of a very severe character. The man, however, recovered. The expedition worked from sun rise to sunset, in boats or walking, on two meals a day, at starting and halting, except a light lunch at midday. A full close of quinine at night was always taken, LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) AMERICA. (By the Cunard Steamer Java, via Queenstown.) NEW YORK, Feb. 19 (Noon). The Senate has passed a bill for effecting the gradual reduction of the army. The House of Representatives has voted an ap propriation of $50,000 for the relief of American citizens imprisoned in foreign countries and subse quently discharged. The House has passed a bill authorising the sur render of foreign convicts who escape from justice and seek asylum in this country. The bill declaring Alabama restored to the Union was referred. by the House to the Reconstruction Committee. The Judiciary Committee of the Senate, as re ported, declaring that a simple majority of votes shall decide all elections under the Reconstruction Act, also a bill declaring that the jurisdiction of the national civil courts, does not extend to political questions. Mr. Sumner has presented a memorial from the citizen. s of Boston to the Senate, praying the abo lition of the Presidency. Chief Justice Chase has delivered an opinion in the Supreme Court, overruling a motion to dis miss the M'Ardle Test Case for want of juris diction. Mr. Seward has issued a circular advising all American citizens visiting Great Britain and Ire land during the suspension of the Habeas Corpus in Ireland to procure passports from the State D epar tin en t. The official returns of the Alabama election have been withheld from publication by General Meade. The Florida Convention has been reorganized through the mediation of General Meade. General Galena has ordered the Arkansas election to commence on the 15th March, and continue for five days. The South Carolina Convention has asked Con gress to vote the State a loan of $1,000,000 in aid of the poor. A resolution to prohibit the marriage between blacks and whites has been defeated in the North Carolina Convention. The Tennessee Conservative Convention has adopted a resolution, recommending the nomina tion of Mr. Johnson for the Presidency. The Ohio Senate, by a strict party vote, has passed a resolution in favour of the Reconstruction laws. A Democratic mass meeting, to endorse the policy of President Johnson, was held at New Orleans on Saturday. Democratic clubs are being organised in Georgia. The Kentucky Legislature have elected Mr. Thomas M'Creery, Democrat, as the Senator to succeed Mr. Guthrie, resigned. The Royal Mail steamship Java, from New York on the 19th inst., arrived at Queenstown at 4.30 a.ni. with 28 cabin passengers and P 02,400 in specie. She landed 123 sacks of mails and 6 pas sen,gers, and proceeded immediately for Liverpool. All well. The Java made the passage in eight days nine hours. SPAIN MADRID, Feb. 27, Evening. In to-day's sitting of the Senate the report of the authorities at Granada respecting the disturbances which had recently occurred in that city in conse quence of the high price of bread was laid before the House. The report states that order had been re-established, one person having been killed and several wounded. In the sitting of the Chamber of Deputies the Minister of the Interior explained the causes which have led to the retirement of Senor Barzanallana from the Ministry of Finance. FRANCE. BOURSE, Feb. 27.—Three o'clock. —The market closed as follows : 41 per Cent. End of month — 3 per Cent End of month 6B 65 Credit Mobilier End of month 226 25 Credit Fonder 1450 End of month 1383 75 Bank Shares 3020 Ital'an Loan End of month 43 40 Mexican Loan Do. Bonds Spanish Threes Home Debt Deferred .Ys. Account. Orleans ... 895 IV orthern Lyons and Mediterranean Southern..... 550 Western Eastern • • — Sardinian Austrian Lombard 375 North of Spain Saragossa itoman 4s} BANK OF FRANCE. PARIS, Feb. 27. 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. 27. fr. _ Capital of the Bank 182,500,000 Profits in addition to capital (Art. 8, Law, June 9, 1857) - 7,044,776 02 7,044,776 02 Reserve of the Bank and its branches Reserve of landed pro perty 4,000,000 4,000,000 Notes m circulation Banknotes to orderand receipts payable at sight 33,879,203 42 34,170,526 92 Treasury account cur rent creditor 75,157,559 66 72,8 55 , 094 81 Current accounts, Paris 393,400,838 b 2 387, 986 , 846 32 Do. branch banks 45,991,144 45,130,252 Dividends payable 1,418,484 75 1,747,205 75 Discounts and sundry interests Rediscounted the last six months 930,376 76 930,376 76 Surplus of receipts not distributed S undries Feb. 20. 182,500,000 - 22,105,750 14 22,105,750 14 Total CREDITOR. Feb. 27. Feb. 20. Cash in hand and in fr. c. fr. c Branch banks 1,126,950,314 87 1,109,010,039 26 Commercial bills, over due Commercial bills dis counted, not yet due 230,578,5 20 93 240,339,023 77 Do. branch banks 215,583,6 72 1 ,215,078,223 Advances on deposit of bullion 54,313,700 56,420,600 Do. branch banks 10,954,077 10,955,277 Do. on French Public Securities 11,961,300 12,048,800 Do. by branch banks 7,401,200 7,507,400 Do. on railway shares and debentures - Do. branch banks - Do. on Credit Fender Bonds Do. branches Do. to the State (Con vention, June 10, 1857) 60,000,000 60,000,000 Government Stock re serve 12,980,750 14 12,980,750 14 Do. disposable Routes Immobalisdes (Law, June 2, 1857) 100,000,000 100,000,000 Hotel and furniture of the Bank and landed property branches Expenses of manage'- ment 520,227 79 304,766 72 Sundries Total 1,964,615,418 93 1,958,914,174 42 Certified by the Senator Governor of the Bank of France. (Signed) BOULAND. ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS.—The following members of the College, having been elected Fellows at previous meetings of the Council, were admitted as such on the 20th inst., viz.:—Messrs. Thomas Fenton], of Eyam, Derbyshire, diploma of membership dated May 9, 1834; and Joseph Thomas Kirkman, of Horndean, Hamp shire, Feb. 24, 1813. THE NEW MINISTRY. It is understood that virtually 11.1 r. Disraeli has suc ceeded in overcoming the difficulties which beset him in the formation of a Ministry. On Thursday morning, before starting for Osborne, he had an interview with Sir John Pakington, Mr. Gathorne Hardy, and General Peel. From these three gentlemen, whose allegiance had been somewhat doubtful, he is, according to the Star, believed to have received promiseS of support. General Peel will not be in the Ministry, but will give it his support. The Post, however, states that the overtures made to Viscount Cranborne and General Peel to join the Administration, the one as Secretary of State for India and President of the Indian Council, the other as Secretary of State for "War, have not been successful. Mr. Ward Hunt, as previously stated, will be the Chan cellor of the Exchequer, and Mr. Sclater-Booth, now Secretary to the Poor-law Board, is likely to succeed Mr. Hunt as Financial Secretary to the Treasury. The Star, however, mentions Lord Robert Montagu for that post, in which case Lord Henry Lennox would leave the Secre taryship of the Admiralty for the Vice-Presidency of the Council. Mr. Walpole, in pursuance of an intention which nothme, but the illness of Lord Derby prevented his executing sooner, retires from the somewhat anomalous position of a seat in the Cabinet without portfolio, but will none tht less give his cordial support to Mr. Disraeli's Adminis tration. The Advertiser states that should Lord Derby so tar recover his health as to take any part in public life, he will, at the earnest request of Mr. Disraeli, accept a seat in the Cabinet for some merely nominal office, in order that he may give the benefit of his counsels to the new Adminis tration. It is thought that as Mr. Walpole has resigned his nominal seat in the Cabinet, Lord Derby will accept the vacant office. It is. now placed beyond all doubt that the Earl of Malmesbury will be one of the members of the Disraeli Administration. No change is expected to be made in the Chief Secre taryship for Ireland. Mr. Disraeli's Government will be the first in which three Irishmen have had seats in the Cabinet. The names of the three members of his Adminis tration are Lord Mayo, Lord Cairns, and Mr. Corry. The following may be given as a correct list of the Ministry, as reconstructed : First Lord of the Treasury The Right Hon. B. Disraeli. C hancellor of the Exchequer Mr. George Ward Hunt. Secretary of State for the Home Department Secretary of State for. the Foreign Department Secretary of State for the Colonial Department Secretary of State for War Right Hon. Sir J. Pakington. Secretary of State for India Sir Stafford Northcote. First Lord of the Admiralty Right Hon. H. T. L. Corry. Lord High Chancellor Lord President of the Council Earl of Malmesbury. Lord Privy Seal Chancellor . of the Duchy of Lancaster President of the Board of Trade Postmaster-General Duke of Montrose. President of the Poor Law Board Chief Secretary for Ireland Earl of Mayo. . With respect to the re-elections the Times says :—" The Secretary of the Treasury, the Under-Secretaries of State, and the Secretary to the Admiralty do not hold office under the Crown, and therefore, even before the Act of last ses sion, their seats in the House of Commons were not vacated upon appointment. While, however, holders of these offices thus escape from the Act of Anne, vacating the seats of members accepting offices of profit from the Crown, they are not exempted by the Reform Act from the necessity of appealing to their constituents on appoint ment to any other offices in the Ministry. Schedule II in the Act of last session includes none but offices held by direct appointment from the Crown. It follows, therefore, that Clause 52 is not, under the circumstances, so " oppor tune " as might be wished, and that as Mr. hunt was re turned to Parliament before the acceptance by him of any office named in the schedule he must be re-elected for North Northamptonshire in case of his appointment as Chancellor of the Exchequer. THE NEW PREMIER AND LORD CHELAISFORD. " Truth" thus writes to the Herald, under date of the 27th instant :—" From the leading article in the Times of yesterday, the public would naturally infer that Lord Chelmsford had voluntarily retired from the high position of Lord Chancellor. Such, however, is not the fact. His lordship had no option but to resign the custody of the Great Seal when informed by Mr. Disraeli that his name could not be included in the new Government. It is stated that Mr. Disraeli's object in removing Lord Chelmsford and in promoting - Lord Cairns was to obtain additional debating power on the Ministerial side of the House of Lords ; but, on reading this clay's Times, I in cline to a different conclusion, and I cannot brit attribute his lordship's removal from office to the last act of his Ministry, which was 'to place on the bench a judge chosen simply for his fitness to be a judge, in spite of un usual pressure upon him to make a less worthy choice.'" In this letter the editor says : " We publish - the fore going letter in deference to the desire of one who has a right to speak as to the facts of the case. Into Mr. Dis raeli's motives we cannot, of course, enter. But we may state, on the best authority, that the terms of Mr. Disraeli's letter to Lord Chelmsford were courteous and even flatter ing ; stating, in effect, that although Mr. Disraeli could not, from various circumstances, offer the noble lord the position he held in the late Administration,. yet that it would afford him the greatest pleasure if the noble lord would point out any other mode in which he might request her Majesty to signify her appreciation of his distin guished services." The Advertiser states that Lord Chelmsford was the only member of Lord Derby's Cabinet who was not written to by Mr. Disraeli, to join the new Ministry. On the contrary, an intimation was conveyed to him, immedi ately on Mr. Disraeli's receiving the Queen's commands to form a new Government, that both Mr. Disraeli and Lord Derby had determined, with the view of strengthening the new Government, that Lord Cairns should be appointed to the office of Keeper of her Majesty's Conscience. It was stated on Thursday that on being shaken by the hand by the Duke of Richmond, as he left the woolsack, and on the latter referring to his retirement from official life, that he expressed his regret that he had not had an oppor tunity afforded him by Mr. Disraeli of resigning his seat in the Cabinet. If report may be believed, the reason why Lord Chelmsford was thus deprived of his office as Lord Chancellor was in some way or other connected with certain appointments he had made without consulting his colleagues while holding the Great Seal. That of Mr. Higgins, his son-in-law, some time ago, and that of Mr. Hannen, ten or twelve days since, to the judgeship in the Queen's Bench vacant by the death of Mr. Justice Shee—are mentioned as among the number of appoint ments to which exception was taken by the Derby Govern ment. According to the Post, on Tuesday afternoon Lord Chelmsford, when he took his seat on the woolsack, had not been informed that Lord Derby's resignation had been accepted by the Queen, and Lord Malmesbury, to whose lot it fell to make the statement of the fact to the House, expressed his surprise that the Lord Chancellor had not previously been made acquainted with it by Mr. Disraeli. Lord Chelmsford. .the same evening received a communication from Mr. Disraeli, which, referring to the announcement made of Lord Derby's retirement, and of the writer being en trusted with the formation of a new Administration, proceeded to state that with the view of strcngthen ing the debating power of the Cabinet in the House of Lords, which had been much impaired by the retirement of Lord Derby, be could not include Lord Chelmsford in the Hsi about to be submitted to her Majesty for reappointment to the office of Lord Chan cellor. It was in this curt, not courteous, manner that the new Premier marked his sense of the services which Lord Chelmsford has rendered to the Conservative party, of which now Mr. Disraeli is the head. The excuse offered in the communication above referred to—that Lord Derby had, upon the formatiOn of -his Government, suggested some arrangement of this kind—is simply inexact in point of fact, and is scarcely worthy of more consideration than the readiness with which Mr. Disraeli proffered his willing ness to submit Lord Chelmsford's name for any other mark of her Majesty's favour. Among the peerage claims which will come again before the House of Lords this session is that of the Duke of Buckingham to the Scottish barony of Bruce of Kinloss, supposed to have been created in 1601, and now enjoyed by the Earl of Elgin and Kincardine under a more recent patent dated in 1604. His claim, we under stand, is opposed by the Marquis of Ailesbury, who is a Bruce, and who owns Jervaux Abbey in Yorkshire, which once formed part of the estates of the abbey of the barony of Kinloss in Scotland. It may not be generally known in England that the Scottish judges, or Lords of Session, are called \' Lords" during their tenure of a seat on the bench, generally taking their title from the lands held by their respective families (as Lord President Inglis is styled " Lord Glencorse "), but that on their resignation they resume the plain designation of " Mr.;" for example, the late Lord Meadowbank, after retiring from the judi cial bench, was always known in society as " Mr." Mackonochie, f. 71 61111 '4'l4 ' ' t l r 'l -J-*Z 'si Crain HER MAJESTY. OSBORNE, Feb. 27. ri.e Queen drove out yesterday afternoon, in a landau and four, attended by the Duchess of Athalc and Miss Macgregor. Prince Leopold went out, attended by Mr. Duck worth. Her Majesty went out this morning, accompanied by Princess Louise. Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales drove out, attended by the Countess of Morton. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. DRUNK AND DISORDERLY.—John Brown, a carman in the employ of Mr. Jessop, a market gardener, at Chiswick, was charged before Mr. Knox with being drunk and incapable of taking care of his horses and van, and also with damaging a street lamp and the door of the Marlborough Mews Police-cell. Police-constable Arthur Cantle, 19G C, said that yesterday afternoon in consequence of a gentle. man complaining that the prisoner was drunk and incapable of taking care of his horses and van, he went to Mount-street and found the prisoner, who was very drunk. He ran against a lamp-post and greatly damaged it. He then took the prisoner to the station. Mr. Lewis Of the firm of Lewis and Lewis, of Marshain-street, the contractors for the street lamps of the parish) said that damage had been done to the amount of 355. The prisoner said he had been drinking but was not drunk. Police-constable Edward Sharvill, 50 C, said that after the prisoner had been locked up some time in the cell he (Sharvill) found in the passage a piece of wood cut off the cell door, and on asking the prisoner whether he had a knife he denied it, but a knife was found upon him. Mr. Owen Lewis, carpenter, of No. 6, Argyle street, said that the damage done to the cell door was about 18s. Sergeant Smith, acting inspector at the Marl borough Mews station, said that the prisoner was very drunk when brought to the station. The prisoner was ordered to pay the damage and fines, altogether amounting to £3, or to be com mitted for six weeks in default. WESTMINSTER. VIOLENT ASSAULT WITH A HAMMER.—J. thrris a respectable-looking man, was charged with as saulting James Barry, by striking him on the head with a hammer. Eliza Harris said the prisoner was her son-in-law, and the injured man, who was in the hospital, was her son. This morning, about a quarter to 2, the prisoner came to her house and asked for her son, who asked him why he knocked at the door instead of being at his coffee-stall, at Hyde-park-corner. Prisoner made no reply, and they fought together ; Harris had a hammer, and Barry a stick, and Harris hit Barry several times with the hammer on the ribs and on the head. Barry did not strike the pri soner ; he tried to. (The witness here became con fused, and all that could be elicited was that pri soner was drunk, and she did not want to hurt him.) Alfred James Smith, a railway porter, was the next witness, but his version of the affair was very confused and not apparently truthful. He corro borated the last witness, and after saying the pro secutor knocked prisoner down, he said he had made a mistake, it was the prisoner knocked prosecutor down. Cross-examined—The prisoner came back twice; I think the prisoner kicked him, but won't be sure. George Barnewell corroborated. • Prisoner's account was very different ; he said that at 2 o'clock he was at home instead of at the coffee-stall, and somebody knocked at his door. Suspecting his wife was unfaithful, he followed the person and found it was Barry. Ile went and searched for him, and then returned to fetch a ham mer to smash open the door. He did so, and Barry fetched a poker ; they fought. He never struck Barry on the head with the hammer. The wound was got in the falls. Sergeant Matthews, 12 B, and Powley 228 B, proved the prisoner was sober. Ile had been in the police and a guard on the Brighton line. Remanded for a week, bail in £2O being required. THAMES. A DETESTABLE SCOUNDREL.—Edward Johnson, aged 30, and described as a lighterman, was brought before Mr. Paget, charged with uttering counterfeit shillings, at the Royal Sovereign public house, in Bluegate-fields, Shadwell. The prisoner uttered two base shillings at the house through the means of two young girls named Mary Miller and Mary Ann Quick. He gave each of them a counterfeit shilling, and directed each to fetch a half-quartern of gin from the Royal Sovereign. The base coin was received by Ann Jones and Jane Jones, daughters of the landlady, without suspicion, and each child received Sid. change, which was given to the prisoner. He gave a half penny to each child, and netted a profit of is. W and a quartern of gin. He sent a third girl with another spurious shilling to the same house, and with the same bottle, for another half quartern of gin. In this instance the piece was examined, and the imposition discovered. The child was followed to where the prisoner was waiting for her, and ho was given into custody. The two young women named Jones said the only two shillings in the till were those received by them of the girls Miller and Quick. Mr. Paget said this was a proper case to report to the Mint Solicitor, and remanded the prisoner till Tuesday next, when Mr. Pollard, clerk to the Solicitor to the Treasury, will attend to prosecute the prisoner. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE.—A general meeting of the renters or debenture holders was held on Wednesday in the saloon of the theatre for the purpose of receiving the usual official reports and statement of se" counts for the past year. Dr. Beaman presided. The financial statement submitted by the trustees showed 0 balance brought forward from former account of £ 63 9s. 2d. ; interest on deposit ac:ount, £l4 3s. 10d. ; cash received from the committee of proprietors, £2,250: tot £2,327 13s. From that a dividend has been declare d of .£7 ss. per debenture, or £2,175 ; and deducting secretary' salary and disbursements for the year —£62 10s. 6c1.- 4 ' balance of £9O 2s. 6d. is carried to next account. The re port stated that proposals have been made for sub-letting the theatre for the purposes of au Italian opera, and t he negotiations aro still proceeding. Additional precaution s/ measures are about to be taken against fire, including it telegraphic communication with the fire station s • was explained that the additional cost would be maie l l, for another fireman. A proprietor having referre.'-' to the public statement that Mr. Mapleson about to join Mr. Gyo at the Royal Italian Op, o asked what wore the actual prospects of her blajeetY Theatre company coming to this house ? The chairman said the negotiations were still pending, but the ques t° , had not been finally settled. A certain sum ha d be d paid by way of deposit, and he thought there were go ° , prospects of the opera coming to Drury-lane. Some ea cr a riment was caused by the reading of the prospectus 00 share list of a proposed company to establish an Wag elsewhere, and the chairman repeated that there to every probability that Mr. Mapleson would Comm th Drury-lane. The committee was re-elected with addition of Mr. James Bowyer, and the usual corupliravi tary votes were passed. 1 11 ECCLESIASTICAL TITLES BILL.—Mr. WEvoy'S consists of one short claitse. After a brief preamble ne" Glaring it to be expedient to repeal certain laws, it Pr; poses to enact as follows :—"From end after the pass 117, of this Act the Act of 14 and 15 Victoria , cap, 80 11 n' a section 24 of the Act of 10th George I V. , ca p . 71 s.° and are hereby repealed." The former of th ese two A% is the Ecclesiastical Titles Assumption Act, Pas sed 1 0 consequence of what was termed the Pap al aggression 2, 1850; and section 24 of the Emanc i p ation Act of 18 a imposes a penalty of £lOO on any person not authoriasiley by law assuming the title of archbis ho p or bishop of a d . province or bishopric, or dean of any deanery in .135.16 or Ireland. I Th eff( bill nri I\.Te Tut Pei (IS Vic per er( dig. coo find 8 p 101 atta 101 tipo Mir and the 100 e ,91 1) ( a p e , N ew New A b( Xlll 'l l '4l