The Sun. — London, England, 1857-08-15 00:00:00

THE SUN, .I.4OiNBON, SATURDAY EVENING AU'GTS r 15, 1867, ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. THIS EVENING will be performed Shakespere's Play of THE TEMPEST. Preceded by LIVING TOO FAST. THEATRE ROYAL', HAYMARKET. Lessee--Mr. J. B. Buckstone. MIS Z7IYENING, to commence at Seven o'clock, with MARRIED FOR. MONEY. Mr. Charles Mathews, Mr. Chippendale, Mr. F arren ; Mesdames Fitzwillia,ra, Sabine, &c - - After which, A PRACTICAL MAN. AGED FORTY. Followed by To conolude with THE SPOILED CHILD. Orchestre Stalls (which may be ret a i ne d th e w h o l e o f th e aveai jag), 6s. each. (No eharge for booking.) First Price. s. d. ileoend price. s. d. Press Boxes 5 0 Dress Boxes . 3 4 17pper Boxes .. 3 0 Upper Boxes—.. ...... .... 2 0 Pit .- Lower Gallery 1 0 Lower Gallery 0 6 Upper adieu MICZATRE ROYAL, AD EL PHI , Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster. THIS EVENING, will be performed THE GREEN RUSHES. Mr. B. Webster, Mr. Wright, Mr. Paul Bedford, arid .Nradame Celeste. After which, the new sketch of WELCOME, LITTLE STRANGER. Mr. Wright, Mr. Paul Bedford, &c. To gonclude with " FEARFUL TRAGEDY IN THE SEVEN DIALS." 1113 OY AL OLYMPIC THEATRE. _ll LefiFwes. Messrs. F. Rob , on and Emden. THIS EVENING, will be performed a comedietta, entitled A SUBTERFUGE. Mrs. Stirling, Mr. G. Vining, aid Mr. G. Murray. After which, THE LIGHTHOUSE. To conclude with the original Extravaganza, by Robert B. Brough, Esq., called MASANIELLO. Messrs. Rob son, Cooke, Danvers, drc. ; Misses Swanborough, Thirlwall, Hughes, Bromley, and Mrs. Melfont. Commence at half-past Seven. LOYAL SURREY THEATRE, Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Crsswick. THIS EVENING will be performed the grand opera of LA. TRA.VJA.TA. Lucy Escotb, Mr. Haigh, Mr. Durand, and Mr. A. Cooke. Followed by IL TROVATOItE. Mr. H. Squires and Miss Lanza. __ _ After which, NO SONG, NO SUPPER, Mr. Manvers, Mr. Cook, tic. A STLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. AL Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke. Under the patronage of Her Majesty and His Royal Highness Prince Albert. Entire Change. Sixth Night of the Grand Oriental Spec tacle.. Continued brilliant reception of Madlle. Mililos, tae gre st Parisian Equestrienne. THIS EVENING, to commence with the Grand Equestrian Oriental Spectacle, in 2 Acts, entitled EL HYDER; or, The CHIEF OF THE GHAUT MOUNTAINS. After which an incomparable routine of Mr. William Cooke's inimitable SCENES IN TIIE ARENA, introducing the great Wonder of the Day, Madlle. Melilos, and Eques trian and Gymnsstic Artistes of the greatest celebrity. Concluding with a Risible Farce. ComineLce at seven o'clock. Dress Boxes, 4s. ; Upper Boxes, 3s. ' • Private Boxes, from 215., no charge for booking; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, is. ; Upper Gallery, 6d. Half-price at half-past Eight. Box.oCtlce open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Equestrian Director, Mr. W. Cooke, CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road.— OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow ing company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of ' , elections from all the popular Operas, Madrigals, Choruses, Goes; Duets, &c., viz.: Miss E Pearce, Mrs. Palmyro, Miss E. Scott, Miss Brunell, Mrs. Le Jeune, Miss Leslie, and Madame Marietta ; Herr F. Jonghmans, R. Grover, T. Far rant, S. .;i3 iec, J. Barker, W. Melling, P. Corri, Senor An tonio, E. L. Hime, and Mr. St. A , byn ; Master Corri; Messrs. Sam. Collins, and E. Mackney. Pianoforte, Mr Cecil Hicks; harmonium, Master Willizms ; Director, Herr P. Jonghmans. Commence at Seven o'clock precisely. Sac,- pens, (Ste., until twelve o'clock HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY—Morn. 8 min. aft. 9 —Even., 51 min aft. 9 To-Moßaolv—Morn. 40 min. aft. 10—Even. 27 min. aft. 11 THE WEATHER-SUN OFFICE, AUGUST 15. THERXONETER, IN THE SHADE. 73—highest since noon yesterday. 58—lowest this morning and during the night 61—this day at noon. BAROMETER, 29.83. WIND, N. • light, with &ill weather. A terrific hail storm, with Asunder, lightning, and a deluge of rain, burst over London yesterday evening, about six o'clock. 1.1), LONDON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 1857. The more detailed intelligence by the Overland Mail, which appeared in The San of yesterday, has not in any degree altered the general aspect of affairs, or varied the prospects of the speedy and complete suppression of the mutiny. Details were given of the deepest interest to those who had relatives or friends in the disturbed districts. In many instances their hopes or fears were con firmed, either by the glad tidings of the escape of the objects of their solicitude, or of their deplora ble but not dishonoured deaths. In others, where these points were involved in obscurity, data were given, by which the chances could be calculated, and tolerably accurate guesses hazarded respecting the fate of the fugitives. But, as we had anticipated, there was nothing of any importance, so far as the nation was concerned, beyond that which was communicated by the telegraphic accounts which were so promptly and so handsomely published by the Government im mediately on the receipt thereof. It is true that there was another rumour re specting the fall of RAM. This purported to have been received by a Bombay jourtlal, by telegraph from Nagpare on the 27th of June. It, however, bears a very suspicious resem blAnce to that received a fortnight before by the preceding mail, and referred to private letters from Ajmere as the authority. It also spoke of 7,000 of the mutineers having been slain, and the &tree manner in which they contested every inch of ground. These are all the points of the previ ous statement completely renewed ; and, as we h a ve other attthentio.accouttts which show that no organised attack had taken place up to that time, we must believe that " the wish was father to the thought," and the rumour was without the slightest particle of foundation. We are happy to find that the mutinies which have taken place have not been characterised by atrocities similar to those that shocked the nation a fortnight since. There have been many cold blooded murders, tont, generally speaking, they were rather acts of isolated vengeance, or were perpetrated, not by the mutineers on theit elßeers, but by the bands of armed miscrearits who were patrolling the country in search of plun der and of victims. English women were not, h o wever, subjected to treatment far wors's than death, nor was there the refinement of • Drutality thanif " t ed, so conspicuous on the fire& outbreak. n many eaa„ the Sepoy soldiers, altlough in open mutiny, Protected the officers awl their families, and gave them a cert a in time try escape. Although tainted by disaffection and won over to the cause of revolt, they showed that they had no personal injuries to avenge. Th,ab Isiciradabad two hours were conceded to the ()fa ce r s ~0 t escape, with their families and their private-pro v ot 3r) by means whereof the whole of the officers of. the 29th Regi ment, and the residents with thei r families, Were enabled to escape to Nynee Tal the day after th e arrival of the Barclay refugoef,. At Fyzabad, in Oude, the officers were allowed quietly to embark. The 22. d 'Regiment here, against the will of their co-con spirators, "guarded their officers and their bungal.ows, after mutinying, placed sentinels over mag•Azines and all public property, sent out picket", to prevent the Owns people and servants from " looting," and after a Council of War inforraecl the officers that they might take with them their • prtvate arms and effects, but no public proper ty, as that belonged to tit* King of Oude." The officers were even pre , Rented with 900 rupees from the public t . reasury, in order to facilitate their escape. Unfortunately I unate y many subeequenCy fell victims to detached parties of mutineers—or possibly to the plunderers— and robbers who had been liberated from the gaols. Still, facts such as those above narrated, form pleasing episodes among the deplorable scenes of crime and outrage perpetrated at other stations. At Bareilly the ladies and children had fortu nately been sent off to the hills before the out break. The Sepoys had made the strongest pro fessions of fidelity and loyalty, and entreated their officers to bring back their families, assuring them of the utter inutility of the precautions they had taken. Fortunately they did not yield to their representations, and when the outbreak commenced they were enabled to rejoin their families, after a painful ride of seventy miles. They have now a camp at Nynee Tal, which, with the assistance of the refugees from other stations, they may be enabled to hold against any of of the rebel troops that may be brought against them. The worst feature of the crisis has passed away. The recovery, although it may be slow, will be sure. No reasonable doubt can be entertained respecting the termination of the contest. Great care and energetic exertions will necessarily be required. We must strain every nerve to the uttermost ; but the issue, under PROVIDENCE, is now safe. The native bankers know it, and are eagerly purchasing up Government securities at the depressed ratfp, that will allow a large profit to themselves ; and this confidence is the surest proof of the opinion of those most competent to form a correct judgment. They would not part with their dearly loved rupees if any reasonable doubt could be entertained as to the result. The vast importance of the Euphrates Railway line was last night ventilated in the House of Commons by Mr. ESTOOURT. The Hon. Gentle man went through the arguments that have already appeared in The sun, and explained how a very small pecuniary assistance would not merely facilitate but ensure its speedy construction, and give to the nation all the advantages which it offers in the way of more speedy communication with India, and also of giving a second line that would be available in the event of any distur bance occurring to that now in operation. The genius of red-tapism, however, triumphed. Mr. GLADSTONE, who acted as a self-constituted aide de-camp to Sir GEORGE CORNEWALL LEWIS— a sort of amateur Chancellor of the Exche quer—came out with all the stereotyped arguments against Government assistance to pri vate enterprise, although that enterprise may be directed into quarters of the greatest public utility. He uttered dreary platitudes about " viewing a guarantee with an instinctive aver sion and almost horror," and perpetrated some thing that was intended to pass as wit, in the way of inquiring whether the gentlemen who gave their honest and dispassionate opinions respecting the prospects of the undertaking were prepared to advance the capital, or to be responsible if their calculations broke down. The Right Honourable Gentleman is the last man who should venture on such a line of argu ment. Has he any recollection of the " GLAD. STONE abortion," and the enormous loss to the Excheqer by his own dabbling with the conversion scheme? Is he prepared to be personally respon sible for the breaking down of that notable pro ject ? We fancy that it would require more than his family received, for compensation, under the twenty million grant !for the abolition of slavery in the West Indies,—and that was no trifling sum—to replace the funds squandered on that ridiculous scheme. Even he could not deny that, if carried out as it might be, with very trifling assistance from the nation, it would greatly lessen the distance, and still more mate rially lessen the time required for communi cating with, and receiving intelligence from India. And who that has witnessed the intense anxiety usually manifested for authentic tidings from the disturbed districts, would not say that it would be cheaply purchased at ten times the required cost, all that Mr. GLADSTONE and the red-tapist coterie couldj babble to the contrary notwithstanding? But this was not all, he attempted to ride off on a collateral issue ; and in reference to the Euphrates Railway scheme gave utterance to a pack of unmitigated trash in reference to the union of the Danubian Principalities. Lord PALMERSTON spoke in a very different tone, but while acknowledging the great value of the undertaking, declared that he could not hold out " the slightest encouragement that the Government would be disposed directly or indi rectly, to advance any money for the attainment of that end." This is at all events candid, although it may be disagreeable. It is not feeding the parties who have advanced their money with false hopes or delusive expectations. It permits them to judge and act for themselves. But, al though in stiiet accordance with routine, it is not in accordance with the true interests of the nation. It is . but following the precedents that have been so loudly and justly complained of—that have opposed official impediments to those who ought to be regarded as benefactors, not merely of England, but of mankind, and tried to arrest every improvement, if not by direct opposi- tion, by that which is even more intolerable—by coldness, apathy, and indifference to projects that ought to obtain the most zealous support and cc operation. We hail the offer of University Examinations for Degrees to candidates, from all kinds of edu cational institutions, as one of the best educational schemes of the day. For our part, we should have been well pleased if Oxford and Cambridge had been prepared to confer the same degree on those who had studied without their college walls, as on those who had been trained within them. The usual appendage of the graduate's college would have then become a little more common, as the distinction of those R ho bad enjoyed college discipline ; and the degree would have been the uniform measure of certain intellectual att a i nments.. It seems hardly necessary that it should be a cer tificate of the peculiar social training of the old universities. We do not, however, complain. On the contrary, we thank the universities for the scheme they are now completing, and feel confi dent it will prove a great stimulus to middle class education. Every private tutor, and every commercial 'school, as well as institutions of a more pretentious character, will feel its influence. In a few years it will be difficult for any man to s ecure attention t o hi s sc h oo l un l ess t h e teachers i n it have passed a university examination, while the wish of every parent will be that hi s son s h ou ld be competent to face the ordeal, and of every boy of spirit to attain the h onours, valua b le for all future of havi ng passed it. With our views of the whole question, we are gratified to see that the Senate of the University of London proposes to open its examinations for degrees in the more complete form whic'n are hue indicated. It is in position to do so with greater ease than the two old universities, p ace the Affiliated Colleges are nearly independent of it ; they are at least in no way amenable to the University for their' general government, oar tcR their mode of training and teaching. All our ' readers should, however, understand the precise character of the Univerity, and the position of the parties concerned in this question. It is a:body chartered by the Crown, and the Senate, or governing body, is norr- 4 nated by the crown. Of late years, however, the graduates have been as serting their claim to share, by convocation, in the government of the University. A committee of them has worked long and successfully for that purpose, and the New Charter is now under the consideration of the Crown, the Senate, and the Graduates' committee. Comparatively recently, the Senate has avowed the opinion that the surrender of the old charter, and the grant of a new one, is the appropriate time to open the university examinations to all comers ; but, what ought not to have been looked for, the graduates are opposed to this being done They wish, at least, that, as in Oxford and Cam bridge, the Degree given should distinguish be tween those who have been trained in affiliated institutions and those who have not. Already these alumni of the radical University have begun to develope the tendencies to exclusiveness of all class and corporate bodies. The Senate, in its answers to all that the Graduates Committee have been able to advance, has decidedly the best of the argument. It shows that the thirty-eight institutions now affiliated with the University, stands in a very different re lation to it to that borne by the Colleges at Oxford , and Cambridge to their respective Universities. In London the University is not " a teaching and supervising body, maintaining discipline over the Colleges and exercising direct authority over the students." Its functionaries, instead. of alter nating with the Collegoo l are in no way connected, except by accident, with any College. Neither are the University, or its government, in a posi • tion to undertake such supervision and govern ment as forms an essential part of the Oxford and Cambridge system ; not even if it were wished they should do it. The Senate also appeals t 3 a practical test. Already it has admitted candidates for matriculation, and also to a second exami nation for matriculation, with honours, from all kinds of educational institutions. With but this slight encouragement, fully one-third of those who have passed both examinations have been from institutions not affiliated. The inference seems indubitable, that were the full advantages of the Uuniversity examinations and degrees thrown open to all, the proportion of candidates from all sources would be very large. On the particular facts of the case, therefore, we must regard the Senate as having the entire argument on their side, and we sincerely hope the Crown will be advised to concur in its view. The Graduates, indeed, allege that the value of a degree will be lowered, since it ought to be, they say, a certificate of both College training and educational attainments. To the former it is justly replied that the Senate cannot, and does not now, give a certificate of College training, since it has no means of enforcing anything worthy of the name, or even of knowing in what way the training is conducted in the affiliated colleges. As to lowering the value of a degree, that cannot occur if the examinations are what they should be ; and it is the decided intention of the Senate to sustain a thoroughly high character for them. The examinations will not be a test of aristocratic education, but they will be a test of such an edu cation as will place those who obtain degrees in tellectually on a level with, and perhaps above, the graduates of Oxford and Cambridge. Looking at the whole question, we must think that the graduates of the London University hsife taken a false position. Their institution originated in a desire to afford to the great body of the middle classes all the advantages of an education at the old universities. It was known, of course, that the advantage, whatever that may be, of association with the scions of aristocracy, could never be obtained by it. The Upper Ten Thou sand would continue to send their sons to the traditional banks of the Cam and the Isis. But the advantage of a first-rate education, and of entering life with a trustworthy certificate of such an education, were opened to the middle classes. Yet we now find the &its of those classes coming forward to prevent the full extension of the ad vantages of their institution to their own section of the community ! They ought to be amongst the most earne4t supporters of the liberal views of the Senate. It cannot surely be denied that the thirty-eight affiliated institutions form but a small part indeed of the sources whenee aspirants to university honours might come. There must be a large number of schools which could furnish many ; and there is no conceivable reason why the pri vate tutor of three or four or half a dozen lads, who has, perhaps, a special aptitude for his work, should miss the honour justly belonging to him ; still less reason why his pupils, placed with him by parental solicitude frequently, and for the best moral reasons, should lose the benefit of the cer tificate to which their attainments give them a just title. A body of graduates belonging, as those of the London University do, exclusi rely to the middle classes, might bo expected to be the most zealous advocates of everything which could improve the character of middle•class education. We can hardly conceive of anything more likely to do so than examinations for degrees, which offer a direct premium for exertion to tutors and schools of every kind. Let the Senate be firm, and London University will become indeed a benefactor to the country. NEW HOPS. SUN-OFFICE, SATURDAY. RECEIVED AT ELEVEN O'CLOCK. 227, Borough, Aug. 15th, 1857. The first pocket of New Hops arrived this day at market, the growth of Jeremiah Smith, Esq., of Springfield Lodge, Rye, and was sold by Richard and Robert Russell to Mr. Thomas Fothergill, bop merchant, Mlnchester, at 10/. per cwt. Imperial, quitted the building. They drove to the Palace in-the Tuileries,' close at hand, and after wards set out for St. Cloud. FRANCE. PARIS, FRIDAY EVENING. By an imperial decree, issued on the occasion of the Emperor's fete, Tice-Admiral du Petit-Thouara has been promoted to the rank of Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour; M. Bereng,r, President of the Court of Cessation ; Vice-Admiral Charner, and Count de Saliguac-Fenelon, French Minister in Switzerland, to that of Grand Officer ; and Baron de Perigord, Mmistcr Plenipo'entiary on special mission to the Danukian Principalities, to that of commander. Tho list contains 32 prAno tions to the rank of Officer, and 156 nominations to ttmt of Knight in the same order. Cardinal Morlot, Archbishop of Paris, has been named Grind Almoner to the Emperor. Mgr. Menjaud, Bishop of Nancy and first chaplain to the Emperor, has been promoted to the rank of Commander in the Legion of Honour. The Moniteur contains an Imperial decree mak ing a number of promotions i,nd appointments in the higher ranks of the magistracy. The Emperor, on the occasion of his fete, has granted pardons, commutations, or reduction of punishments to 1,142 persons conauel at the bagnes and other penitentiary establishments. Grilli, and Bartolotti have not appealed to the Court of Cassation, and the time allowed them for appealing has now expired. The Debats contains the following remarks on the statement of Lord Palmerston in Parliament relative to the Moldavian elections : " The declaration of Lord Palmerston in the House of Commons was perfectly clear and satis factory ; it confirms all that was report ed in Paris concerning the result of the conference of Osborne. The qu , stion of the Moldavian elections which di vided the great powers may be said to have been settled by means of a common accord between Franco and England. As far as regards those two powers, a difference of opinion no longer exists. It is difficult, therefore, to understand the doubts and comments raised by certain journals which are still harping on a fresh convocation of the Paris r conference. Why should the latter he convoked What question would be submitted to it ? Surely not that of the annulment of the Moldavian elec tions, for that question has been solved. It is very evident that the conferences of Osborne have rendered completely useless the conferences of Paris. What will be the policy of Turkey, of Austria, after the sudden change of England ? We have seen that in the opinion of Lord Pal merston that question is already answered • with out knowing the private motives which led the Premier to calculate on the adhesion of Turkey and Austria, we think that the two powers would disavow their traditional policy and injure their interests were they to persist in opposing the views and efforts, henceforth unanimous, of the five other powers. We may, therefore, await with confi fence favourable intelligence from Constantinople and Vienna. The Gazette de France, treating on the same sul::- ject, says : " The English Government has only consented to what it could not refuse ; namely, to the re commencement of the Moldavian elections, which had been conducted in too scandalous a manner. As for the pr:ncipal question, that of the union or of the separation, it is far from settled. Lord Palmerston has even declared in formal terms to the House of Commons that it had not been dis cussed. The question remains, therefore, as before." The Courrier de Paris thus briefly com ments on Lord Palmerston's exclamation in Parliament :—" Were any nation now to take up an attitude towards England which under other cir cumstances it would not assume, that nation would soon find out its mistake" : " It is impossilA to retreat in a more haughty manner, or to disguise genuine alarm under more lofty words. That language is not unworthy of the Minister who makes amends for his errors without acknowledging them. We will leave to others the task of laughing at the illusions and boasts of Lord Palmers'on ; we will show conside ration to the self-esteem of our allies, and will re serve all our severity for the wily and hypocritical policy of the Austrian Government." The Constitntionnel terminates an article on the Chinese question with the following singular pas sage : " It must not be supposed that we are unfavour able to the cause of England in China ; however trivial may have been the incident which gave birth to the present difficulty, that cause is that of civilisa tion of Europe and of France. We have no doubt that England will triumph in China ; but that triumph has been adjourned in consequence of the events of India ; and as in the present day interests, which are apparently the most distant, are inti mately connected with those agitated under our very eyes, we may add that a piompt solution of the Canton difficulty depends in part on the amount of wisdom and moderation displayed by the English cabinet in European politics. It is essential that Great Britain should have her handi free in Europe in order to strike a decisive blow in Asia." BOURSE, Aug. 14.—The following were the las quotations Cub. fr. o. End of Month. 46 per Cents 3 per Cents 67 -- 67 23 Bank Shares 2,820 Credit Foncier — - Credit Mobilier 9BO Roman Do. Account 976 25 Austrian - Belgian 44 - Fiedmontese (5) B9 10 Home Debt - TILE DANUBIAN PRINCIPALITIES. THE WONDERFUL SUBMARINE LAMP. The French Mediterranean fleet, under the com mand of Admiral Trehouart, anchored in the roads of Toulon on the 11. th inst. The same day a trial of a newly invented lamp, called " the wonderful submarine lamp," was made on board the ship-of the-line Eylau, in presence of a commission appoin ted to report on the result. The lamp was let down three feet under water, and the light which it cast around enabled the visitors to examine the copper bottom of the ship, its joints, and rivets. The lamp was then let down 24 feet, and continued to burn all the time of the experiment, whichilasted two hours and a half. Several trifling repairs may be effectqd on the bottom of a ship by means of this lamp. It will be particularly useful likewise in ex tricating the screw of a steamer from a rope twisted round it or from any other impediment. RECEIVED AT HALF-PAST ONE O'CLOCK. Tho first pocket of new Mid-Kent Hops arrived at market this morning from Yalding, grown by Mr. James Hartridge, from his early plant, a n d clnsigned to Latter, Austen, and Sons, hop factors, 241, Borough, and sold by them to Messrs.. Bakers, White, and Morgan, hop merchants, at 121. 12s. per cwt. This is the earliest arrival of a Mid-Kent pocket for many years past, nevertheless it is quite ripe, full of condition, and (gives unusual promise of superior quality in the new crop. NEV MAP OF 2 1 1111 FORT AND CANTONMENT OF DELHI. Mr. Wyld has just pro luced an excellent sketch of the far-famed capital of the ancient Moguls-- its fort and cantonment, situate on the river Jumna, which runs along its walls. The ruins of ancient Delhi are to the south of Shajehanabad, or modern Delhi, which includes the king's palace, close upon the Jumna, with its walls fortified by bastions, and numerous gates and cantonments stretching to the north-west to the extent of about five miles along the river Jumna, which rum rapidly in the rainy season. Modern , .Delhi is about two miles broad by about five in length. b tae for Intelligencere li fr d o e m r u V g Vienna that i a s a t yl ad tmeasureshe Sate n a a r v e i g t: 9 4 far as Cracow and Jaroklaw. LATEST NEWs. INAUGURATION OF THE LOUVRE. PARIS, FRIDAY. The Emperor naturally desired that the cere mony of the inauguration of the Louvre should coincide with the anniversary of the birth of his uncle, which he has adopzed as the anniversary of his own fete. The inscriptions intended to com_ memorate the date of the foundation of the Palace of the Louvre were, by a curious coincidence, only discovered yesterday. To them is annexed the date of its completion. Both are now affixed to the front of the Pavillon Fully, which is right op posite the central Pavillaa—the Pavillon d'Hor loge—of the Palace of tie Tuileries. They are engraved in golden letter: on slabs of black marble, and are to this effect :--" 1541, Francis I. com mences the Louvre ; 15C4, Catherine de Medicis commences the Tuileries ;1852-1857, Napoleon 111 connects the Tuileries with the Louvre." The ceremony of inalguration took place this day at two o'clock. Lorg s before that hour crowds of people thronged the Lue de Rivoli, the quays, and the other approaches to the Palace. The Place du Carrousel, from the triumphal arch of the Tui leries down to the Pavillon Sully, was occupied by troops—the Nationd Guard on the left, and the Zouaves and a battalion or two of the lice to the right. The entrance was by the Pavillon Denon (the pavilions are named after men dis tinguished in the arts and sciences), which is to the right of the Pavillon Sully. The entrance was beautifully decorated for the occasion. The first object that met the visitor on passing the doorway was a bust in white, marble of Napo leon 1., b Lauding on a pedestal of the same ma'erial. On each side was a medallion supported by halberds—one with the name of Francis 1., sur mounted by a salamander, and the other that of Napoleon 111., surmounted by an eagle, both rest ing on banks of flowers. The gallery in which the ceremony was held is on the first landing over the ground floor. You ascend to it by a flight of steps. On each side were groups of ancient sta tuary, borrowed from the museum ; and from the rez-de-chaussee to the landing-place the staircase was flanked by the Cent Gardes, dressed in their beautiful uniform, and who stood so still and mo• tionless that they also might have been mistaken for statues. B o th s id es all the way up were lined with shrubs and flowers. About one o'clock the Ministers, the Marshals of France, Gene ra l s of Divisions, andgreaatrfsthilsnac tionaries of State began to arrive. M ars h a l Pe limier was early in attendance. He was at once recognised. Uis hair, white as snow, cut close, and contrasting with his black eyebrows and moustache, dark eyes, face bronzed by the sun of Africa, and determined expression of countenance, have long made him familiar to the public. He was dressed in his Marshal's uniform, with the Grand Cordon of the Legion of Honour, the Star of the Bath, the Crimean medal, and other nume rous orders. Marshal Bosquet, who, by the way, is growing rather bulky, followed soon after, and Marshal Canrob3rt, short, bulky, and good-natured looking, his face, as usual, uplifted, and his eyes continually in motion, as if the gallant Gascon was anxious to have a chat with every one th e y li g ht e d upon. At half-past 1 all the g rea t personages o f the day had arrived. Exactly at 2 o'clock the drums beat to arms as a signal that the Emperor, punctual to a moment, as ever, was approachi n g, and a cry of c 4 viva l'Emp ereur !" f rom th e crowd below announced that he was already at the entrance. The buzzing of conversation was at once hashed, and all turned in silence towards the entrance. M. Fould, Minister of State and of the Imperial Household, was at the gates to receive him. In a few minutes the Grand Chamberlain called out " L' Empereur 1" and the next moment his Majesty, dressed in military uniform, made his appearance. All stood up, and the cry of "Viva l'Empereue ran through the hall. The Em peror was accompanied by the Empress, and followed by Prince Napoleon, the Princess Matbilde, the Prince and Princess Murat, and a long array of chamberlains and cfficers of the household. The Em peror advanced to the extremity of the hall, where a throne was a placed on a platform covered with crimson velvet, with another by its side for the Empress, and on both sides fauteuils for the Princes of the Imperial family. The Emperor invited the assembly to be seated, and took his seat on the throne. Business was opened without a minute's delay. M. Fould stood up and read a paper, in which a rapid sketch was given of the beginnins , and completion of the buildings, from 1852 to the present it sentiwmaes then read of the persons engaged i n e . important works, whom the minister recommended as worthy of special marks of the Emperor's approval. The names were numerous, and comprised every class, from the principal architect, sculptor, and painter, to the working mechanic — all, in fact, who excelled in their respective branches. These per sons advanced as their names were called, and each received from the bands of the Emperor the Cross of Commander, Officer, or Knight of the Legion of Honour. Loud applause followed the recital of several of the names. Each recipient, as the deco ration was delivered to him, bowed to the Emperor and Empress, who returned the salute most grace fully. The Emperor and Empress then stood up, and his Majesty read, in a firm and distinct voice, the following address : " Gentlemen, —I congratulate myself with you on the completion of the Louvre. I congratulate myself especially upon the causes which have ren dered it possible. In fact it is order, restored stability, and ever increasing prosperity of the country which have enabled me to complete this nations]. work. I call it so because the Govern ments which have succeeded each other, have made it a point to do something towards the com pletion of the Royal dwelling commenced by Francis 1., embellished by Henry 11. "Whence this perseverance, and even this popu larity in the building of a palace ? It is because the character of a people is reflected in its institu tions as in its customs, in the events that excite its enthusiasm as well as in the monuments which bscome the object of its chief interest. Now France, monarchical for so many centuries, which always beheld in the Central Power the representative of her grandeur and of her nationality, wished that the dwelling of the Sovereign should be worthy of the country, and the best means of responding to that sentiment was to adorn that dwelling with the different masterpieces of the human intelligence. " In the middle ages the King dwelt in a fortress bristling with defensive works ; but soon the pro gress of civilisation superseded battlements, and the produce of letters of the the arts and science took the place of weapons of war. " Thus the history of monuments has also its philosophy as well as the history of events. "In like manner that it is remarkable that at the time of the first revolution the Committee of Public Welfare should have continued, without being aware of it, the work of Louis XI., of Richelieu, of Louis XIV., g:ving the last blow to the feudal system, and carrying out the system of unity and centralisation, the constant aim of Mo narchy—in like manner is there not a great lesson to learn in beholding the idea of Henry IV., of Louis XIII., of Louis XIV., of Louis XV., of Louis XVI., of Napoleon, as ,egards the Louvre, adopted by the ephemeral power of 1848 ? One of the first acts, in fact, of the Provisional Government was to decree the completion of the palace of our Kings. So true is it that a nation draws from its antecedents as an individual derives from his education, ideas which the passions of a moment do not succeed in destroying. When a moral impulse is the consequence of the social condition of a country it is banded down through centuries, and through different forms of Govern ment, until the object in view is attained. " Thus the completion of the Louvre, towards which I thank for your co-operation, given with so much zeal and skill, is not the caprice of a moment but is the realisation of a plan .conceived for the glory, and kept alive by the instinct, of the country for more than 300 yen's." The whole ceremony lasted about three-quarters came, their passed down of an hour. The Emperor and E m p ress descended from the platform and returned as the y Majesties bowing on both sides as they the gallery ; and, amid cries of " Vive l'Empereur, Vive l'inaperatrice," and a few of "'Viva to I)),:ip,ce RAILWAYS-FOR CASH. tr. c, fr c, Orleans 1,460 Western - Northern - Strasburg - Lyonsand Med 920 New Ditto - New Ditto 9014— Grand Central - Geneva - Midi - A letter from Trieste of the 10th, in the Austrian Gazette, says :--" The Archduke Maximilian and his young wife, the Archduchess Charlotte, arrived here yesterday afternoon. The reception given them was most cordial. The streets were brilliantly decorated, and enthusiastic shouts proceeded from the crowd. On the journey their Imperial High nesses stopped a short time at Laybach, where they received the congratulations of the authorities ; they then proceeded to Adelsberg, where, after hearing mass, they visited the famous grotto." The Madrid journals of the 10th do not contain any political news of itnportance. A royal decree in the Gazette molifies the constitution of the con sulting junta of the department of public works on railways, roads, and canals. The Marquis of Ignazio Pallavicini, lately re elected a member of the Communal Council of Genoa, which, it may be remembered, had been dissolved on account of a refusal to pay a sum fixed by law, has been appointed syndic of Genoa. This is considered a conciliatory step on the part of the Government - , the Marquis having obtained the large3t majority of votes. THE PENINSULAR MAIL. SOUTHAMPTON, AUG. 14. The steam-ship Tagus, of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, Captain Christian, with the usual Peninsular mail, in charge of Lieut. Inglis, Admiralty agent, arrived this afternoon. _ The Tagus, during the voyage outwards, experi enced fine weather—homuward.q, the same. Her dates of sailing were—Gibraltar, Aug. 6 ; Cadiz, 7; Lisbon, 9 ; Oporto, 10 ; and Vigo, 11. The Tagus brings 57 passengers. Her freight consists of six packages of specie, value 2,0001., 26 cases of eggs, ]9st chests of lemons, 55 boxes of apples, 216 boxes of tomatoes, 90 bags of nuts, 112 casks and 6 octaves of wine, and 44 packages of sundries. • H.M.S. Vulture was at Gibraltar. VACANCIES. APPOINTMENTS, 'AND PROMOTIONS IN THE CIVIL SERVICE.—T h e Foreigu Department : The consul generalship at Warsaw has become vacant by the ap pointment of General Rost‘ Mansfield to a military com mand in India ; salary, 1,000/. The Treasury—There are two vacancies for junior clerks in the Treasury. The Admiralty—A clerkship has become vacant in the paymaster's cash account branch, Somerset-honse, the death of Mr. O'Bryen Woolsey. The East India Board—There is a vacancy for a junior clerk in the India Board. General Post-office—Mr. Gibb, senior clerk, Dundee, has been appointed postmaster of that town ; Mr. Francis Braid has been appointed a supple mentary clerk in the accountant's office, Edinburgh. Customs—Mr. Thomas R. Haddon has been ap pointed a clerk in the East and West India Docks, London ; Mr. Charles Ogilvy has been appointed a searcher in London; Mr. R. A. Ogilvie, landing sur veyor, has bsen promoted to be inspector-general of the waterside department in London, vice Kendall, superannuated; Mr. J. Cockshott, landing surveyor, has been promoted to be inspector-general of the waterside department in Liverpool, vice Lee, superannuated ; Mr. J. Blackston has been promoted to be chairman of laud ing surveyors, vice Cockskott, promoted. Inland Reve nue Department (Excise Branch)---Mr. Evan Cameron, collector, Belfast, has been promoted to Liverpool. vice Mr. Shar po, retired ; Mr. S. Cathcart, collector of Ware, has been promoted to Belfast, vice Mr. Cameron ; Mr. Harrison, collector of Stamford, has been promoted to Ware, vice Mr. Cathcart ; Mr. 'Hudson, surveying general examiner, has been appoihted to Stamford, vice Mr, Harrison,-11 &nice aazette. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,-I , have to thank you for thelinsertion of my letter of the bth, and mark with satisfaction the tone in which you treat the subject of the Danu bian Principalities. Correct premises are the key stones of argument. Nine-tenths of the press dis cuss the question from false premises. Moldavia and Wallachia are not—never have been, and I trust never may become—provinces of Turkey. In proof, vide their h;story ab initio—their treaties with the Porte—their representatives ,at the Court of the Sultan—Election of Princes—Ant. - momy— European Protectorate, &c. The April numb: rs of the Edinburgh and of the Westminster Reviews may enlighten some of your readers. The Sublime Porte is most anxious to convert the Principalities into provinces, in which attempt Austria and Britain back Lim up: This is not kindness to Turkey, although it would be destruction to the Rouinaus. The Moldo-Wallachians ask no favours—they demand rights=rights recognised by Eur, pP, wfrch Austria and Turkey would fain see annulled. Bill.- garia and Roumelia are Turkish provinces. Would you rank Servia, Wallachia, and Moldavia in the same category Turkey formerly made the at ertipb in Servia that she i 3 now making in M , ldo-Wal lachia. The Servians had not the promises of assembled Europe to rely on, but they had Kara. Georgy, and stout hands and hearts—Turkey ac knowledged her mistake, and the Serbs rectified it foi her. You want proof of the iniquities practiKd at the elections in Moldo-Wallachia. I refer you to the " Grievances of the Moldavians," as laid before the European Commissioners-115 pages of print—a tithe of the proofs given to the Commissioners—the columns of your contemporaries of the press—the "Special Correspondents" of the Times and Daily News—a late article in the Press newspaper , &c. Britain entered on the late war to defend Turkey and protect the Principalities—not to aggrandize Turkey and enslave the Roumans. It is difficult to prove that the almost unanimous wish of the Moldo-Wallacians is "union under a foreign prince," first, because the Divan has not yet been formed ; and secondly, because the press is totally suppressed in Moldavia, and virtually so in Wallachia, by au unlimited Censorship. The columns of your cotemporaries, the publi4hed plaiuts of the Moldavians, the enormous efforts made by the government to crush any expression in favour of union, and the details of the elections you allude to, confirm what I saw and heard on this point in the country itself. Protest after protest had been forwarded to Con stantinople by the majority of the members of the European Commission at Bucharest, and as matters were not altered, it resulted as you have seen at Constantinople. The proposal to cite the Caima cans to Constantinople, that they might deny the charges of which the European Commission hell the proofs at Bucharest, was indeed a " refits derisoise" co the request that the 'illegal elections be declared void, and that new ones take place in ' accordance with the Treaty of Paris and Firman of Convocation. The case of Greece is not in the least analogous to that of Moldo-Wallachia—that of Belgium much more so, both from its geographical as well as poli tical points of view. The Roumans have only had the Greek religion engrafted on their nationality, as thi Hungarians the Roman. They do not hold the Czar to be their chief—they have no Russian sympathies in race, religion, or language. Their country can carry twenty millions of inhabitants as easily a 3 its existing five millions. They have pre- Erred their nationality intact up to the present day, against Austrian, Pole, Turk, and Russian, and they will not yield it up at this hour, even should liberal England desert them, or force them to follow the example of Servia in seeking for JUSTICE TO THE OPPRESSED. August 9. THE _INDIAN MUTINY. BAREILLY AND MORADABAD. The following is a list of the English officers, ladies, and families who had escaped either from Bareilly or Maradabad, and had arrived at Nynee Tal, up to the 12th of June, as referred to iu the summary of the Bombay Times : " 'Residents," or on leave of absence : Major- General and Mrs. Story, ditto Huthwaite, General Lane, Brigadier Moule and Mrs. Stewart, General Richards and family, Lieutenant-Colonel Car michael, B..M.'s 32nd, ditto ditto Sherwill, wife and family ; Major and Mrs. Troup ; Major Powell, 28th N.I. ; Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Price, chaplain of Nynee Tal and Moradabad ; Rev. Mr. Poynder and Mrs. Poynder and family, chaplain of Bareilly ; Rev. Mr. Butler and family, American missionary • Captain and Mrs. Ram say, Mr. Colvin, Mr., Mrs., and Miss Batten, Captain and Mr?.. Maxwell, executive officer ; ditto ditto Melville, 7th Car., Captain Baugh, 26th Light Infantry, Captain and Mrs. Gibney, 59th N. 1., ditto Dicks n, 33rd N. 1., ditto Smith, invalids, ditto and Mrs. Brownlow, Captain Garstin, 73rd N. 1., Captain and Mrs. Cumberland, H.M.'s 70th Regt., Captain Blackbume, ditto Campbell and family (invalids), Captain Crossnian, 45th N. 1., Lieutenant Chap man, 28th N. 1., Lieutenant and Mrs. Bowles (in valids), Lieutenant Munro, Artillery, Lieutenant Cunliffe, Lieutenant Shouldham, Artllery, Mr. Chapman.and family (hotel keeper), Captain and Mrs. Ouslow, 41st N. 1., Dr. Wilson, Mrs. Sibbald, Miss Smith, Mrs. Watson, C.S., children and nurse, Langham, Mrs. Edward. C.S., At-. Fair fax, C.S., Mrs. Ricketts,C. S. , Mrs. Simons, Artil lery, Mrs. Hay and children, Mrs. Hot.igberger, Miss Robinson, Miss Brown and four children of Dr. Stiven, Mr. Mason, C.S., and Miss Masson, Mrs. Wrotesley and Mrs. Fanshawe, Mr. Reid and family. "Late 68th Regiment Native Infantry, Bareilly residents and 18th Native Infantry.—Lieutenaut- Colonel Troup, Captain and Mrs. Roberton, do. d); Paterson, do. do. Gibbs and family, Lieuten ants Warde, do. and Mrs. Christian, do. do. Staun ton, Ensigns Rogers and Jacob, Sergeant-Major and Mrs. Jennings and children, Mrs. Henry (widow of Quartermaster-Sergeant), Dr. and Mrs. Bo w hill. " 18th Regiment In fantry. —Lieul enaut Hunter, Ensign Barwell, Dr. Oakicy and Mrs. Oakley, Mr. and Mrs. Alexander, C.S., do. do. Carmichael, Mr. Guthrie, C.S., Mr. Currie, C.S., Mr. Pasley, Mrs. and Mrs. Templeton, Mr. Beddy, Mr. Ber keley, Mr. Berkeley, jun., Miss Berkeley. "The late 29th Regiment, Native Infantry, and residents at Moradabad ; 29th Regiment Native Infantry.—Lieutenant-Colonel Graham, Captains M. B. Whish, Faddy, Terrot, Davidson, Gardiner, Thelluson, Lieutenants Orman, Clifford, Tucker, Smith, Ensigns -Garstin, Skinner, Graham, Sergeant-Major Bowley, Quartermaster -Sergeant Nolan, Mrs. Graham, Miss Graham, Mrs. Whish and child, Mrs. Faddy and child, Mrs. Davidson and child, Mrs. Orman and child and Miss Bell, Mrs. Thelluson and two children, Mrs. Bowley, Mrs. Nolan and children, Mr. and Mrs. Thornhill, C.S., Miss Wilson, C.S., Miss Chambers, Mr. Warwick, auctioneer, Captain and Mr. Kirby, Ar tillery, Mrs'. Home, U.S., Captain and Mrs. Clark son and family, 44th N. 1., Mrs. Clarkson, senior, Miss Young, Captain and Mrs. Hume and Mrs. Hansbrow, Mr. Campbell, gent., Col. Richardson, Mrs. Richardson and child, 18th N. 1., Mr. Raikes, C.S., Sergeant Shields and family, Sergeant Wilson. " Bth Irregular Cavalry—Captain Mackenzie, Lietenant Becher, Dr. Currie. " Civilians•-• Mr. Alexander, Commisioner, Mr. Guthrie, Collector Mr. C. Currie, Mr. Pasley, Mr. B-!rkley and son. "College Teachers—Dr. Anderson, Mr, Tempstoe, Mr. Boddie, and Rev. L. Poy nder.—i, ahore Chronicle, June 24. "Missing of 18th Regiment N. I.—Major Rea son, Captain Richardson, Captdn Hathorn, Lieu tenant Gowan, Lieut. Stewart, Ensign Dyson, Sergeant-Major, wife and four children, Quarter master-Sergeant Cross. ~~ Killed Brigadier Sibbald ; Ensign Tucker, 68th N. I. ; Pensioned Sergeant Hardy, wife and five children, with his nephew ; Private Hardy, H . M.'s 33d Regiment ; Mr. Matthews, pen sioner, and family; Mr. Wilkinson, writer; all the above lived in cantonments, and nothing has been heard of them, or Quartermaster-Sergeant Henry, 68th Regiment, N. 1., and two European sergeants belonging to the Artillery. " Civilians Misising—Mr. Robertson, judge ; Mr. Raikes, judge ; Mr. Wyatt, deputy collector; Mr. Orr, deputy collector ; Dr. Buell, College ; Dr. Hansbown, Woorl, gaol-sergeant ; Dr. Hay, civil surgeon. "All the bungalows burnt to the ground at Bareilly, and the civilians and officers have lost everything they possessed."— Lahore Chronicle, June 19. ------- FATAL ACCIDENT.—The Phare de la Loire relates a melancholy accident whish occurred two days ago, near Nantes. Two ladies, IVlnie. Dault and Mme. Mathieu, went to bathe in the Sev res, near the property of M. Massion, the father of Mine. Dault. Mlle. Boitard, a friend, was waiting for them o n the bank. The l a di es bad not been many minutes in the water before the y both slipped into a dee p bele and disappeared. At the cries of Mlle. Botard, MM. Boitard, Dault, and Ma thieu, who were within a short distance, rushed to the unfortunately three l lifeless swithont bodies spot. M. B o itard, who was a good swimmer, but o f an advanced ag e, immediately jumped in an d also dis appeared. The other two g entleme n used every exer t lrindle but t t he u l t o effect. Isv bo o thutaenir houre were got out oicsely looked together, PAILU.Rg of the ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH. PLYMOUIit FRIDAY EVENING. The United States' tea igate Niagara, Capt. Hudson, from the Atlantic, followed by the Sus quehanna, Capt. Sands, and her Majesty's screw steamship Agamemnon, Master-Commander Nod dall, entered the Staind this afternoon on their re,► turn from their unsucce-sful effort to lay the tele graphic cable. On board the Niagara they report that at the time of the severance, a quarter to four o'clock on Tuesday morning, 335 nut - tidal or about 380 statue miles had been laid, at a distance of 260 to 280 miles in a direct course from Valentia. The wind was southerly, there was some sea, and the ship was going from three to four knots, and the cable paying out five to 'six, and sometimes seven, knots. As the quantity of slack thus expended was greater than expected at starting, and more than could be afforded, the retird strain was therefore increased to a pressure of 3,000 pounds, and the cable broke. The extra' expenditure of slack commenced on Monday evening, when a strong breeze and heavy swell prevailed, and a powerful undercurrent was experienced. This current forced the wire from the ship at a considerable angle. When the break was applied with increased power the stern of the Niagara was down in the trough of a sea, and the extra strain created by her rising was the immediate cause of the cable's patt ing The Susquehanna was a mile off on the Niagara's starboard beam ; the Agamemnon, the Cyclops, and the Leopard were within signal distance. At 12 o'clock the Cyclops left for Valentia, and the Leopard for Spithead. The other three re mained to make some experiments. Soundings were found by the Cyclops at 2,000 fathoms. At night they kept a course E.S.E., under easy steam, and on Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock bore up for Plymouth Sound. The Niagara is gone into Hamoaze. The general opi nion is that the season is too far advanced for ano ther effort now, but every confidence is expressed in the ultimata success of the undertaking. The machinery now aboard the Niagara is considered too heavy for the purpose. It is stated that the wheels ceased to revolve when the pressure was ap lied on Tuesday morning. THE NEW COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE AND FLOWER MARKET. The ruins of the old theatre are now entirely down and the debris nearly cleared away in prepa ration for the new buildings to be erected on the site. These will consist of a Theatre and Flower Market, the area of the former of which will be about 230 feet by 120 feet, and the latter 220 feet by 75 feet. The new Covent-garden Opera House, as we believe it is to be called, when completed will be the largest in London except her M jeety's Theatre in the Haymarket. The principal entrance to it will be by a sextile portico in Bow-street, within which there is intended to be a spacious entrance hall and grand staircase. The Queen's entrance will be in Hart-street, communicating with which are planned staircases and retiring rooms. The stage will run parallel with Hart street. The ceiling of the theatre, together with the fronts of the boxes, are to be constructed of the patent fibrous woo 3, sim lar to that used in the new Reading-loom of the British Museum, which appears to be admirahly . adapted for such purpose. The backs and divisions of can be boxes are to be so contrived that they be re moved, as alio the pit tier, to admit of entire re moval and occasional extension of the pit under the grand tier of boxes. The roof and supporting gir ders of the boxes will be of wrought-iron, light•and elegaßt in design. There are to be no co!umns in front of the boxes, so the view of the stage will be entirely uninterrupted. The proscenium is in tended to be so constructed that it will admit of re moval, so as to convert the entire building, as occa sion may require, into an enormous concert room, combining the whole of tb e stage space and auditory. The gallery is to extend over the principal entrance, and into the tympanum of the portico, so that no space will be lost that can be made available. The entire area to be occupied by spectators will com prise three tiers of boxes, an amphitheatre, pit, and gallery. The flower market is planned so as to run parallel with Great ltussell-street, and will form a highly interesting portion of Mr. Gye's general scheme, It is intended to be covered by a light semi-circular iron roof 50 feet in span, the space underneath which is to be arranged in stalls for the sale of out, flowers and other floral produc tions. There are to be two entrances in the mar ket, the principal one of which will be in Bow street, adjoining the theatre, and the other from the piazza on the eastern side of Covent-garden. The designs for the structures have been prepared by Edward M. Barry, Esq., architect, under whose supervision the whole will be carried out by Messrs. Lucas, Brothers, builders, Belvedere-road, Lam.- beth.—Building News. METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS. Yesterday the ordinary weekly meeting of the board was held in the Council Chamber, Guildhall —the President (Mr. ThwAites) in the chair. The total general balance in favour of the board was reported to be 55,4961. THE INTERCEPTING PLAN OF THE BOARD. Mr. H. L. TAYLOR said that no direct answer had been received by the board to the communica tion which, by their order, bad been addressed to the First Commissioner of Works, inquiring when it was probable that the board would receive his decision on the plan of inteicepting drainage Sub mitted to him on the 22d of December. He would, therefore, move that Sir B. Hall be again written t. on this matter. The PRESIDENT said that the motion, if persisted in, would probably lead to an inconvenient discus• sion on the main question. After some further observations the motion was dropped. PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS. Mr. Deputy HARRISON moved, pursuant to no tice, "That it be referred to the finance committee to consider and report the measures to be taken for the purpose of raising the sum of 723,0741., the estimated gross cost of the following works, agreed to by this board, and also the time within which the amount should be repaid, viz., Southwark ina. provement, 429,424/. ; Coventry-street, 76,8201.; and . Finsbury-park, 216, 8301." Mr. Howi seconded 'the motion, winch was put and agreed to. Thy discuesion of the superintending architect's reports occupied the remainder of the sitting, The Queen, the Prince Consort, and the Princess Royal, drove through West Cow 6, on Thursday even ing in an open phaeton, returned by the Newport-road, and recrossed the ferry. VIST OF THE EMPEROR OF THE FRENort TO COWES. —Soon after one o'clock on Sunday 1.4.6 t, as the Pearl steamer was discharging a number of txeursionists from London via Southampton, a 14 foot punt was rowed up to the causeway, at the Fountain Stearn-boat -wharf, and three gentlemen stepped out and proceeded by the archway through the street towards the Parade, by which time it was understood to be the Emperor and two of his suite. Neither the Commodore, Viee-Com nntdrhappened to be at the club house, and ornd the Secreta ry, r.Delin Raduffe sbewed the royal visi tors over the old and then over the new Squadron house ; they returned through the town by the High street, stepped into the waterman's boat that brougbt them scrods, and w ere rowed across. O n l an di ng at East Cowes, a fly was passing on its return from Osborne, tiny h a il ed the driver to know if h e cou ld take them across, which he agreed to do, not knowing who he was about to take, 'nor how well he was to be paid for the job —on setting down his fare he was presented with a gold Napoleon. The boatman was paid in the same way. The Emperor has allowed his name to be entered as patron of the Royal Yacht Squadron, and has given a cup to be sailed for in 1858. • VISIT OF THE QUEEN OF THE NETHERLANDS TO OS RSRNE3—SOUTIIAMPTON, Friday. --Her Majesty the Queen of the Netheriands embarked from the docks this day, abeut half past 1 o'clock, in the Royal steam yacht Fairy, Captain the Hon. Joseph Denman, on a visit to the Queen at Osborne, for the purpose, we believe, of taking farewell of her Majesty previous to her - return home. THE STORM AT SPA.--The-damage done by the storm which burst recently over Spa and its neighbourhood is estimated at 427,6001. Spa figures for 88,000 f. Theux for 55,800 f., Polleur 126,000 f., Sart 25,800 f., Reid 132,000 f. . revr Ther lar ge the / a lal note on ti 9hau Ac ton tion 6,00( quiet Tl with maki co o; Cent Itutt Gc kra th e day bi of rate, Tl for a Stan( aCCII: of `f I liai Lo rat