The Sun. — London, England, 1857-03-26 00:00:00

HE SUN, 1,0 - N Do N, nuns ia A Y EVENING, MARCH 26, , 1857. H ER MAJESTY'S TREAT SEASON 1857. In announcing the arrangements for another season, the Director of ber Maje,ty's Theatre cannot but refer, with sin cere gratitude, to the success which attended his efforts, tin der very trying circumstances, in the season of 1856. Dramatic Opera, which in every foreign State is fostered by Government aid, is, in this country, denied the support which is extended to other departments of art; and it is to the patronage of the upper classes, who have rallied round the establishment, that the country owes the prosperity of a noble lyrical institution, which no unsapported individual efforts could maintain in a manner worthy of its old renown. In acknowledging the munificent assistance which enabled him to conquer the unprecedented difficulties of last year, the Director cannot sufficiently express his grateful appreciation of the delicacy with which it was bestowed. Support was freely and nobly accorded for the sole purpose of insuring the prosperity of the institution, and the counsel which added to its value was never accompanied by a word to shackle the dis !Talon or impair the authority of the direction. To this the success of the past season is greatly owing ; and from the generous confidence w.th which the subscribers have renewed their subscriptions for the present year, without awabing the publication of the annual programme, the Director derives the assurance that ho bas not altogether disappointed the patrons of the theatre, and that he may rely on the continu ance of the cordial encouragement by which he has been hitherto upheld, and under which it is hoped still higher triumphs may be achieved than were immediately attainable .on the restoration of the establishment. The enthusiasm which welcomed the re-opening of her Ma jesty's Theatre was not confined to the subscribers. The hearty interest and genuine appreciation displayed by the audiences who thronged the house from the first night to the closing farewell demand the warmest thanks of the Director, which he will endeavour practically to express by renewed efforts in the service of the public. The Director is most anxious to acknowledge how much he is indebted to Maddle Piccolomini and all the artistes whose talents contributed to the success of last year, not merely far those efforts of genius which won the sympathy and admira tion of the subscribers and the public, but for that high artistic feeling and honourable fidelity which secured the audience from disappointment, and enabled the Direction to produce the entertainments promised for each evening with out a single change of performance —a fact without precedent in Operatic history. The advantages peculiar to her Majesty's Theatre—its cen tral position, and associations now more than a century old —give to a natural pre-eminence of which no occasional circumstances can ever permanently deprive it. These ad vantages will be turned to account by a_Company combining the prestige of acknowledged genius with the attraction of new candidates for the highest rank of their profession. Those who last year won favour at the hands of strangers will re appear to claim the cordial recognition which an English audience never refuses to established favourites; and the direction has been further strengthened by an accession of new aspirants Of the highest order, whose merits are already acknowledged on the stages of Italy, and who only await the verdict of the subscribers and frequenters of her Majesty's Theatre to confirm their fame. Although, in an Establishment especially devoted to Italian Opera, the compositions of Italy will naturally predominate, the gems of other schools will not be neglected. Ballet will continue to be supported by the most famous of established Artistes and the most promising of those who are ambitious of the same distinction. It is hoped that the organisation of every department will prove completely worthy of that state of renewed prosperity to which her Majesty's Theatre has now attained. The following are the arrangements already completed : _ Madame A LBONI, Mlle. MARIA SPEZIA Mdle. BAILLOU, Madame FRANCHI, Mdle. BERTI, Mdle. POMA, (Of La Scala, Milan ; La Fenice, Venice; San Carlos, Lisbon, &c.—her first ap pearance). Mdle. TRENETA RAMOS (Of the Teatro Regio, Turin —her first appearance), Male. ANGIOLA ORTOLANI (Of La Scala, Milan ; L'Ori ante, Madrid, &c.—her first appearance), Mdle. PICCOLOMINI. gig. ANTONIO GIUGLINI, (Of La Scala, Milan ; Carlo Felice, Genoa ;, San Carlos, &c.-- T his first appearance), (Of La Scala, Milan, and Italian Opera, Paris, &c.--- his first appearance), Sig. BAILLOU, Sig. DE SOROS, Sig. GARIBOLDI, A*D Sig. FILIPPO VIALETTI (Of La Scala, Milan ; La Fe nice, Venice ; L'Oriente, Madrid, &c.—his first ap pearance). Sig. JACOPI, Sig MERCURIALI, Sig. LUIGI BOTTARDI (Of the Carlo Felice, Genoa, drc.—his first appearance), Sig. BELLETTI, Sig. BENEVENTANO, Sig. NAPOLEONE ROSSI, Sig. GIOVANNI CORSI Director of the Music and C Sous-Directeur and Maitre d Suggeritore—Si; BAL. loncluctor—Sig. BONETTI. • a Chant—Sig. VASCHETTI. g. FONTANA. LET. Male. ELISA SALVIONE (Of La Scala, Milan—her first appearance), Mlle. CAROLINA POCCHINI (Of the Karnther Thor, Vi enna ; La Scala, Milan ; San Carlos, Naples ; Carlo Felice, Genoa, &c.—her first appearance). Mdle. MARIE TAGLIONI, Mdle. BOSCHETTI, Mdle. KATRINE, Mlle. TERESA ROLLA (Of La Fenice, Venice--her first appearance). LUIGIA BRUNETTI (Of the Carlo Felice, Genoa-- her first appearance), Mdle. GIUSEPPINA MORLACCHI (Of the Teatro Regio, Turin— her first appearance), Male. ISA B - gLIA KAR LISKI (Of the Academie Imperiale, Paris—her first appearance), Mdlc. CAROLINA PAS QUALI _ _ _ (Of the Imperial Theatres of Vienna and Milan her first appearance), And Maiarae ROSATI. M. PAUL TAGLIONI, Sig. RONZANI, M. CHARLES, M. PIERRE MASSOT (Of the Oriente, Madrid—his first appearance), Sig. FILIPO BARATTI (His first appearance), Sig. CASARE CHECCIIETTI (Ms first appearance), Signori RAFFAELLE GAM BARDELLA, LUIGI VA• RINI, LUIGI TURBINO, and PIETRO BUZZIO (cy the Teatro Regio, Turin, and Carlo Felice, Genoa— their first appearance). 3faitres de M. PAUL TAGLIONI, Sig. Regisseur de la Da Master of the School of Ins. Ballet— ONZANI, and M. MASSOT. tnse--11. PETIT. truction—li. MASSOT. 3.1a111e. PICCOLOMINI Will arrive early in April, and, in addition to the characters which last season she made her own, will appear in a varied and attractive repertoire. Mollie. SPEZIA Will have the honour to a.p3a.r for the First Time at the Opening; of the Sewn in Donizotti's Opera of L 3 FAVORITA. Immediately after • Madlle. ORTOLAN' Will make her first appearance as Eivira, in Bellini's Opera of I PURITAN I. Macllle. ORTOLAN'. Signor GIUGLINI. • Elvira. Arturo Mada Tao ALDONI • Will arrive before the Ist of May, an•l will make her first ap pearance this Season as Azucona, in Verdi's Opera of IL TROVATORE. The Union of Three of these distinguished Prime Donne, Madlle. SPEZIA, 3rladlle. ORTOLANI, and Madile. PIC COLOMINI, -Will be effected in Mozart's Opera of IL DON GIOVANNI, Which will be produced with the perfection of ensemble and details necessary to realise the intentions of its great author. All the great Artistes of the Establishment will join in aiding the efforts of the Director to do honour to the noble work of the Shakspeare of music. Signor GIUGLINI. This charming Tenor will have the honour of inaugurating the opening of the Theatre, and will make his first appear ance as Fernando, in the Opera of RE . T GEATRE ROYAL., DRURY LANE.- DURING PASSION WEEK. GRAND VOCAL and INSTRUMENTAL CONCERT Every Evening, Friday Excepted. Band of 50 Performers, including all the First Solo Players I of the day, Conductor—Mr. ALFRED MELLON. DI OVAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. IA) THIS EVENING, will be performed Shakespero's tngody of KING RICHARD THE SECOND. King Richard 11., Mr. C. K -an ; Queen, Mrs. C. Kean. Preceded by MUSIC HATH CHARMS. rirHEATRE - ROYAL, HAYMARKET. TFIIS EVENING, to commence at Seven, A LIFE'S TRIAL. Messrs. Bnekstone, Compton, Howe, W. Farren, Rogers ; Mesdames Reynolds, Poynter, Fitzwil liam, After which, A WICKED WIFE. To conclude with MY HUSBAND'S GHOST. OYAL SURREY THEATRE, Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Creswiek. THIS EVENING, BELPHEGOR. Beiphogor, Mr. Chas. Dillon. After which, THE QUIET FAMILY. To conclude with JEM, THE DODGER. Q TRAND T HEAT RE.—Manager, Mr. T. ►..7 Payne.—This Evening will be performed TONI TIT, THE SLAVE BOY. After which, DO SHAKY , : HANDS. Followed by COUSIN CHERRY. To conclude with NO SONG NO SUPPER. Commence at. Seven. Stalls, 3s. ; Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, ls. ; Gallery, 6d. • OYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. It ) • Lessee, Mr. Alfred Wigan. THIS EVENING, a new drama, called DADDY HA RDACRE. Mr. Robson, &c. The new drama, by Tom Taylor, Esq., A SHEEP IN WOLF'S CLOTHING. Followed by the' new farce, by Bayle Bernard, Esq., called A SPLENDID INVESTMENT. Commence at half-past Seven. A sIT,EY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. LA_ Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke. THIS EVENING, Shakspere's Play of KING HENRY THE FOURTH, with the highly successful equestrian illus trations invented and arranged by Mr. Wm. Cooke. Hot spur, Mr. James Holloway; Prince Henry, Mr. W. Cooke, juu.; Falstaff, Mr. Anson. After which, a combination of Skill, Ease, and Elegance, and the Equestrian EXERCISES in the CIRCLE To conclude with A MORCEAU CHOISI of an amusing nature. Commence at seven o'clock. Dress Boxes, 4s. ; Upper doses, 3s. • Private Boxes, from It., no charge fo r bo o ki ng ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. ; Upper Gallery, 6d. tiox-office open from Eleven till Your. Stage Manager, Kr. W. West. Equestrian Director, Mr. W. Cooke, jun. ANTE RBI'RY HALL. Westminster-road.— OPEN EVERY EVENING,—The follow ng company of Vocalists arc engaged for the performance of elections from all the popular Operas, Madrigals, Choruses, Glees, Duets, &c., viz.: Miss E. Pearce, Mrs. J. Caulfield, (iss Brunell, Miss Summers, and Madame Marietta ; Mr. J. Caulfield, Herr F. Jonghmans, R. Grover, T. Farrant, S. Jones, J. Barker, W. Melling, P. Corti, Senor Antonio M. de Sella, and E. L. Hime ; Masters Austin, Bennett, and Corn •, Messrs. Sam Collins, E. Mackney, and C. J. Wilkins. Pianoforte, Mr. Cecil Hicks; harmonium, J. Caulfield, jun.; Erector, Mr. J. Caulfield. Commence at Seven o'clock pre , - ci3ely. Suppers, &c., until twelve o'clock. ZIGII WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. 1'13113 DAY—Morn. 6 win. aft. 2—Evening 26 rain. aft. 2 Vn-Mornnow—Morn. 42 min. aft. 2—Evening 2 rain.aft. 3 T tiE WEATHER—SUN OFFICE, MARCH 26. THRRMOIIRTER, IN THlii SHADE. 49 —highest sinee noon yesterday 41 —lowest this morning and during the night. 50 —this day at noon. bAROMMTHR, 2915. WIND, S.W.—Light, with fine, sunshiny weather. i'7"e , ? LONDON, THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 1857. Reformers—be firm, be true to yourselves, be unanimous, be consistent throughout the whole of the Liberal constituencies, and you have every reason to count upon the realisation of your dearest hopes in the New Parliament. Of thi', the various leaders of the various parties have themselves afforded you the guaran tee. They are bidding against each other as Re formers. Even the Conservatives are doing this as formally as they can with any decency ! Read their several Addresses. Compare their mani festoes one with another. Contrast, as plainly as you possibly can, the terms in which each appeal 3 to his own individual constituency. And then say whether it is practicable to draw from them any other inference ! Mr. DISRAELI, for example, in his Address to the Electors of Buckinghamshire. What does he say ? What do we hear upon this head even from theßight Hon. Leader (in the House of Coln:mons) of the Tory Opposition Why this—nothing less than this : " TIIE GENERAL POLICY WIIICII I WOULD ENFORCE AT TIIIS dtZIC. TITRE MAY BE CONTAINED IN THESE WORDS-HONOURABLE PEACE REDUCED TAXATION, AND SOCIAL IMPROVEMENT !" Lord PALMERSTON, again, the popular States. man, " The British Minister," the head of Her MAJESTY'S Government. What have we heard from him? What does he promise ? Observe— " JUDICIOUS AND WELL-REGULATFD ECONOMY, PROSIM3SIVE IM- PROVEMENT IN ALL THAT CONCERNS THE WELPARM OF TIIM NATION, THE C3NTLNUED DIFFUSION OF EDUCATION AMONG THE PEOPLE; AND 3UCII WELL , CONSIDERED REI7OEMS AS FROM TIME TO TIME MAT BE REQUIRED BY CIIAN:IE OF CIRCUK3TAXCE3, ..iND BY TUB 1NC12.5.:A31NG GROWTH OF INTELLIGENCE !" And Lord JOHN RUSSELL, the Arbiter of the Destinies of Political Parties in the Housnof Commons. What of him ? What are his pros pective engagements? What ? Why, note them welt—they are still more sequential, still more distinct, still more categorical 1 Where ho re marks : "fly E TTABLISHING PEACE ON LISTING FOGNIiITION3 WE SHALL oßrAilc TUE MEAN 3 OF ENFOZCIN3 BC3NOMY IN TIIE PUBLIC EXPENDI- TUBE. WITII PEACE AND ECONOMY WE SHALL OBTAIN LEISURE TO PURSUE TIM WORK OF LEGAL, SOCIAL, ECCLESIASTICAL, AND POLL- TICAL REFOVI 1" So : each declares positively, in the first plac, for "Peace,"—and for a Peace, be it observed, that shall be at once secure and honouraMe Each pronounces, in definite terms, in favour of "Economy !" Rich formally and absolutely pro mises the nation—" Improvement !" Ths- RAELI---" Social Improvement." Lord PALMEtt- STON—" Progressive Improvement." Lord JOHN RUSSELL—plunging boldly into the plural—/m- • provements, or rather Reforms, "legal, social, ecclesiastical, ani political." We cannot think for a moment, with Lord JOHN, that " the terms Peace, Economy, and Re form have lost their charm to the ears of the pre sent generation." The mere fact of the remarkable coincidence here notified by our selves, we take to be absolute proof to the contrary the fact of the lan procorl carted declaration for the "Three" by the Three great political Chiefs now going to the country at the head of more than a thousand candidates. " PEACE—ECONOIIY—REFORM"—those are the watchwords, alike, it would seem, of Whigs and Tories, of Liberals and Conservatives. It matters little who the Minister may be from whom Reforms, for example, are obtained. Let us only obtain. them. That is what we want. That is what, the country wants. And that is obviously what the country has a pretty reasonable prospect just now of obtaining—lf the Reformers will only follow the recommendation of the Painter's Imp in one of Iifr.TILLOKERAY'S most fantastic Sketches. A comical little Devil incarcerated in a tiny blad der of Pigment—just as the Geni was inclosed in he brass e Arabian dragg e d Mup from th e b o tt om °e sea by h fisherma n . Whi c h sa id P a i n t er ' s t t Imp (own cousin , we should fancy, to the Print er ' s Devil), announced his wish for Liberation in the one (literally) ex-pressive mouosyll-41,1e within reach of realisation. Assurance, positive and distinct assurance, to this effect we have had (as we have shown) given to us very recently by Mr. DISRAELI, by Lord PALMERSTON, and by Lord JOHN RUSSELL. The assurances of the Prime Minister, we still think, are those which we may count upon the most confidently. For the Noble Viscount has an overwhelming predominance of popularity to sustain. And besides this, while Lord PALMERSTON'S promise is, of- all three, the least definite, it is at the same time of all three the most comprehensive. Above all and beyond all, tho Premier has already in his favour the " nine point; of the law"—Possession ! Possession of Office—holding as ho does with a firm grasp what his rivals and competitors are only longing for—the reins of Government. Lord PALMERSTON, moreover, has no perverse anti pathy to Concession 1 He of all our public men has shown himself, politically speaking, again and again, to , be most Squeezeable 1 Ho is—let us put it gracefully—Open to Convic tion. Precisely the kiiad of Minister we want— just the very man for Reformers ! Thorough-going, Radicil, Honest Tom DUNCOMBE thinks upon this point exactly as we do. Let the Reformers generally think in the same way and, so thinking, let them—S-q-u-e-e -z-e I And they may rest assured they will have reforms galore from the present Government 1 A Government, as Lord JOHN generously reminded the Electors of London in his Address, "sprung from the Liberal party :" a Government, as he added, that " cannot found their power permanently on any other basis than that of the good old cause and the good old principles." :4 Government from which the Liberals throughout the 'United King dom may obtain anything they well can reason ably desire, if—to this end—they ()ply adopt measures for securing in the New Parliament a really ENERGETIC and REFORMING Parliament. Virtually Lord JOHN RUSSELL may now be said to have formally declared himself in favour of The Ballot ! Glorious news this for an organ like The Sun, and for an M.P. like Mr. HENRY BER. KELEY—glorious news for the advocates of The Ballot generally. Lord JOHN in favour of The Ballot ! There is no mistake at all about it. The virtual adhesion of the great Whig Leader to the cause advocated by the champions of The Ballot is a fact, un fait accompli. It was announced yesterday—two will give the names and dates exactly—at a meeting of some seventy of the Electors of the City of London, a meeting held last evening at the North and South American Coffee house, Threadneedle -street. The speaker whose words we are going to quote being no other than Lord JOHN RUSSELL'S brother—Lord CHARLES J. F. RUSSELL, once upon a time (namely, from 1832 to 1841) member for Bedfordshire, and for some time fast, and at the present moment, Ser geant-at-Arms of the House of Commons. In the course of a very able and well-considered electioneering speech, delivered at the time and place here mentioned—a speech, advocating, of course, the claimi of Lord JOHN upon the suf frages of the Electors of the City of London—Lord CHARLES observed, among other things —" It was said his brother was not in / favour of the ballot. Now, he was in Parliament himself once, and he differed from his brother on this point, for he always voted for the ballot." Adding, gracefully enough, "But if the electors were right in rejecting Lord J. RUSSELL for his oppo sition to the ballot, then if it should happen that his brother—who was the fruit of the family, while he was nothing but the husk and and himself were candidates against each other for the representation, it would be the duty of the electors to reject his brother and take him, which he thought would certainly be absurd." Lord CHARLES RUSSELL continuing his remarks in regard to The Billet a little .later on in these most remarkable words " But," said he, " was his brother so determined an oppo nent of the ballot as some gentlemen seemed to suppose ? He had heard,his brother say that in the abstract he was favourable to open voting, but that he might be driven to the ballot. What did his brother say at the London Tavern the other day ? He understood him to say that when Mr. HU3IE stated that only one man in seven en joyed the franchise he thought it only right that the other six. should know how the elector' voted. But his brother went a step further. He waivted to carry a large extension of the franchise, and when two men out of seven, instead of one ou t o f seven, had the power of voting, the argument against the ballot would not be quite so strong in his brother' s mind as it was." Now, understand that 'thoroughly ! Weigh every syllal le of it ! Lord J. RUSSELL acknowledges that "he might be driven to the Ballot." Very well—then let us drie him -toit ! The sooner the better, say we And observe—Lord JOHN himself good naturedly sug gests to us the most likely way in which this " driving" may be accomplished. He tells us that he wantl, first of al!, to carry " a large ex tension of the franchise." Good. And that when we have got this Lugo extension of the fran chise, then the argument against the ballot would not be quite so strong in his mind as at present Encouraging all this, surely, to the Reformers of the United Kingdom So that, in point of fact, Lord JOHN gives us, as the condition for the Bell,t, a nrior extension of the Franchise—and that extension considerable. Well, those ex ceedingly " hard terms" wo at once accept ! We will try and do our best to swallow, without a wry face, this bitter bolus of an extended Franchise 1 11 And acceding, without more ado, to the ex-Premier's own compromise of the mai ter, we at once claim Lord JOHN as a champion of the Ballot. His Excellency the Btlgian Minister and Madame Van de Weyer will give a grand dinner on Saturday evening to their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cam bridge and the Princess Mary, which will be followed by an evening party. Hia Excellency Mr. Buchanan, the British Minister at the Court of Copenhagen, has arrived in town on tem porary leave of absence. The Duke of Rutland has left London for Belvoir atilt). Lord John Manners has also left town to join tae noble duke at Belvoir. Viscount Palmerston left Cambridge-house this morn ing to make an electioneering visit to Tiverton. Her ladyship accompanied the noble Premier. The noble viscount and viscountess will return to the metropolis on Saturday. THE VACANT ORDER OF THE THISTLE.—It is stated that her Majesty is about to confer the Order of the Thistle, or Green Riband, vacant by the death of the Varl of Fife, on Lord Kinnaitd.- SIR J. 111`.NRILL AND COL. TIILLOCII.—In consequence of the recent vote of the House of Commons, Sir John is, we believe, to be made a member of the Privy Council, having chosen that honour out of two placed in his option. Col. Tulloch, we hear, is made, or to be made, a Civil K.C.13. His Majesty the Emperor of All the Russias has been graciously pleased to bestow a massive ring (garnet centre, surrounded by eleven diamonds) on Mr. Henry Bradbury, in return for a splendidly bound presentation volume of the "Ferns of Great Britain and Ireland," illustrated by the new process of "Nature -printing," lately introduced by Mr. H. Bradbury into this country. Mr. Bronterre O'Brien bas gone to Tiverton, on behalf of the British and Continental democrats, to oppose Lord Palrnerston's re-election for that borough, on the ground of his " alleged anti-demoeratic policy at home and abroad." Mr. J. L. Toole, thecernedian of the Lyceum Theatre, announces his first benefit in London for Tuesday next, the 31st inst. The programme appears well selected, and his talents will be developed in a marked variety of character, comprising light, eccentric, quiet, and low comedy. His merits are great, and be will doubtless be heartily supported by the encouragers of growinggenius. THE, CIENERAL ELECTION. ESTMINSTER. The nomination of two citizens to serve in Par liament for the city and liberty' of Westminster took place this day in front of St. Paul's, Covent garden. In consequence of tltere 'being no opposition to the - re-election of the late sitting members, the pro ceedings were cf a more orderly and quiet cha racter than those on former occasions. The crowd asFemblf.d before the hustings was very great, and at the commencement of the business upwards of a thousand persons were present. Just as the clock of the church struck 12, the High Bailiff, Francis Smedley, Esq., accompanied by Lieutenant-General Sir De Lacy Evans and Sir J. V. Shelley, and their respective friends, appeared on the platform, and were received with loud cheering. After the usual forms had been gone through, The HIGH BAILIFF said the electors of Westmin ster were met together that day for the purpose of electing two citizens to represent Westminster in the new Parliament. The gentlemen who had represented them in the late Parliament offered themselves for re-election, and if it was the wish of the electors that the trust should be again confided to those hon. gentlemen, he should have great plea sure in putting his official , seal to their return. (Cheers.) Without further detaining the electors he would call upon Dr. Banbridge to propose the first candidate. Dr. BANBRIDGE then came forward to nominate Lieut.-General Sir D. L. Evans as a fit and pro per person to represent the city of Westminster in Parliament. If the electors returned the gallant general, they would elect a gentleman who would be found a staunch supporter of progressive im provement, an extension of the franchise, and a large reduction of taxation. (Loud cheers.) He would not detain the electors by eulogising the conduct of their late representative, but this he would say that if they elected Lieutenant-General Evans, he was sure he would always be found promoting the welfare of the people in Parliament. (Loud cheers.) Mr. H. G. ROBINSON seconded the nomination of Lieutenant-General Evans. He said he felt sure his brother electors would agree with him that the general had done his duty. (Yes, yes.) He felt certain that no one present could contradict him when he said that Sir De Lacy Evans had never given a vote in Parliament that could have been objected to by a true and honest reformer. He had done his duty to the house out of the house, and in the Crimea—(loud applause) —and by so doing had won the love and admira tion of his fellow-beings. He felt great pleasure in seconding the nomination of the gallant General, anti concluded by calling for three cheers for him, which it is needless to say were most heartily given. Mr. Browoon, in nominating Sir John V. Shelley, said brevity appeared to be the order of the day, as they had had two speeches already occupying only three minutes and a half each. They must not, therefore, measure his admira ton of Sir John Shelley by the length of his speech ; if such was to be the case, he would speak for an hour. (Loud cheers.) When Sir J. Shelley first came amongst them in 1852 he had given certain pledges, and he felt sure all present would agree with him that those pledges had been supported up to the present time. If the electors were true to the principles upon which they first elected Sir J. Shelley, they had no other alter native but to re-elect him, as he had been true to them. (Cries of " Yes," and " Hear, hear.") He did not care about the Canton question. What he wanted was men who would give them reform, and if the present candidates were not those men then he could tell them that theywere not the men for Westminster. (Loud cheers.) Their conduct on Locke King's motion had been perfectly satis factory to the electors, and with respect to the abolition of Church rates Sir J. Shelley was pledged to the support of Sir W. Clay. (Laud cheent.) Mr. Josura GEORGE seconded the nomination of Sir J. Shelley. He bad done bis duty, and the electors ought to do theirs by returning him to Par liament. (Loud cheers.) The HIGH BAILIFF then asked if there was any other candidate to propose, and no answer having been made, called for a show , of hands for Sir De L. Evans and Sir J. Shelley. The whole of the large assembly held up their hands, and, amidst loud cheers, he declared both gentlemen duly elected. • Sir DE L. EVANS then came forward, and was most enthusiastically received. He said this was not the first time he had had to thank them for the honour they had just conferred upon him. (Cheers.) The proceedings to-day showed that brevity was the order, and he would not break through the rule. The gallant gentleman then briefly allutcl to the questions -of the ballot and the ex tension of the suffrage, both of which he was in favour of, and said th a t if h e h a d not of hismerits succeeded in npleasing all parties, h e h ope d th e i r estimation would counterpoise his demerits. (Cheers.) He could not help briefly alluding to a circumstance that had occurred since Parliament had been dissolved. Sardinia had esta blished a free government, and the press of that country, of course, was objectionable to Austria. That power had issued a document, interfering with the press of Turin ; and able as Lord Palmerston was as a minister, if he allowed Austria to interfere with the liberty of that country the people of this country would not support him, but compel him to throw the interest of this great country on the side of Sardinia. Switzerland had had her independence menaced by Prussia, and it had been said they ought not to interfere, but he thought measures ought to be taken that would coerce both Austria and _Prussia. (Immense cheering.) Ho had been absent from his post three years, but he had been in the Crimea, where he thought he could render good service to his country. (Cries of "Yes, yes," and cheers.) Although ha had La en removed far from them, h e had not forgotten his constituents. (A voice, "If they bad taken your advice Inkerman would not have hap pened.") It had been said that he was getting too old for service. It was true he had been unwell, but at present ho was quite another man, and was ready for any anriunt of work—(loud cheers)—and the circum stance of coming to the hustings to-day hail quite invigorated him. He was determined to do his duty in the next Parliament. One of his first efforts would be about military re form. The gallant general then, again, thanked the elector:, for the honour they had conferred upon him, and mid he hoped this would not be the last time he should have the pleasure of presenting himself to them. (Loud cheers.) ' Sir JOHN SHELLEY said it now became his duty to thank the electors for the honour they had con ferred on him. He was not surprised at the grati-: fying reception his old friend and colleague (the general) had met with, after all he had gone the ough in the Crimea. During his ab sence he (Sir '3. Shelley) had worked hard, as he thought the gallant general's advice was wanted in the Crimea; so that, although Westminster had had but one member in the house, that one had worked arduously and honestly. (Loud cheers.) When he first came amongst them he had made certain pledges, and there could be no mistake about bis principles, and in the address he bad lately issued he had renewed those pledges, and he ventured to ask a continuance of thei rki u dness. That had been accorded to him, and he could truthfully and fearlessly say that no man present could point to one vote he had ever given at variance with the interestsof Westminster. (Loud cheers.) He was what they called an independent member, as he had both voted with and against the Ministry. This course he should continue to pursue, and ... when measures were brought forward which he thought would be for the benefit of the commu- nity they should have his cordial support ; but when those which be thought were at variance with ,hose interests were proposed, they would meet with his most uncompromising and determined op position. (Loud cheers.) He had always voted favour extension franchise and the ballot. (A cry of "No.") If the person who said no would take the trouble he would find that he was the member who seconded the motion of Mr. Berkeley, and on all occasions when that subject was brought forward he trusted he should do s 3. There had been a talk about a change of Government to get a good measure of reform, but he believed as good and as great a measure could be g)t from the present Government, if the constituen 4 cies sent the proper persons to Pariarneut. (Loud cheers, and cries of " Yes.") If all the constituencies were to send such men as his gallant friend and himself, there would be nothing .to fear. With respect to church ra.teß, he thought the time had no:v arrived when men who dissented from the Church of England should not be called upon to support it. (Cheers.) The lion. baronet then again thanked the electors for the distinguished honour they had conferred upon him, and said he had but one object in life—that was to do good, and all the reward he looked for was the approbation of the electors of Westminster. (Load cheers.) Sir DE L. EVANS said he had great pleasure in moving a vote of thanks to Francis Smedley, Esq., the High Bailiff. S'r J. SHELLEY said ho had great pleasure in seconding the motion of hii gallant friend. The motion was then put to the meeting, and carried amidst loud cheers. The HIGH BAILIFF returned thanks, and the pro ceedings terminated. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. BEDFORD. The nomination for the candidates of this borough took place this morning. The respective candidates, • viz., Mr. S. Whitbread, Captain Stuart, Mr. T. Barnard, and Mr. E. T. Smith, having be3n pro posed, the returning officer called for a show of. hands ; and the decision not being considered con clusive, a poll has been demanded. Mr. E. T. Smith has declared he will not withdraw from the contest until the last man has been polled. N E A _ 1 4 / 1 / 4 T_A_.4 The Paris correspondent of the Morning Post (second edition) sayg " I understand the propositions of Prussia with regard to the Neuchatel que,tion, as expresscd yesterday 'by M.- de Hatzfeldt, are likely to meet with the approbhtion of the members of the Con ferences. To-day there was another meeting, and the representative of Switzerland presided. "The Porte has agreed to incorporate Christian soldieris in the Turkish regiments, and not have seß:srate Christian forces, as once proposed. • "Despatches from the EAst say the Russians are making rapid strides in Cir,?a,-ssia. The latter have .uot offered battle, as it is supposed they wish to get their enemies as far into the country as possible before doing so." riIANCE. PARIS, WEDNESDAY EVENING. The fourth sitting of the Neuchatel Conference sat this day.; it lasted two hours. Dr. Kern was present. "s-Q-u-E-E-z-E r' Let Reformers only "squeeze" vigorously — an d their dearest hopes, we repeat, are at this juncture BATH. At the usual hour this morning the nomination of candidates took place. A poll has been demanded. There are no less than five candidates—namely, Mr. Tite, one of the late sitting members, Sir A. 11. Elton, Mr. Whateley, Mr. Hunt, and Mr. Way. It is expected that Mr. Tite and Sir A. H. Elton will be returned. CARLISLE. The nomination has just taken place. The show of hands was in favour of Sir J. Graham and Mr. Ferguson. A. doll has been demanded. COVENTRY. At the termination of the nomination to-day the show of hands was in favour of the Right Mon. E. Ellice and Sir Joseph Paxton. The polling will take place to-morrow. HERTFORD. The show of hands this morning was in favour of the late sitting members, Mr. Chambers and the Hon. Mr. Cowper. A poll has bcen demanded by si r M. Farquhar. NOTTING a M. The nomins.tion took place this morning. There is no doubt of the return of Mr. Walter and Mr. Paget. WINDSOR. The nomination took pace to-day. Tie return of Messrs. Grenfell and Ricardo is considered certain. LLOYD'S SE.rIPPL.`,TC7'.—;This Day.) LONDON, March 26.—Wind this day at noon, S.W. ; light breeze and fine clear weather. PORTSMOUTH, March 25.—Wind S.W. to W.—Arrived —Agra, from London, for Bermuda ; Eliza Hunter, Lon don, for Berbice; Lady Kinnaird, London, for Madras; Restless, Swansea, for London, with damage to bows, &c., and leaky, from collision with a brig off Portland. The Fenton, from Antwerp, for E.io Janeiro, which put in here on the 23d inst., leaky, will be lightened for survey. PLYMOUTH, March 25.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived— Plant ain, from Rio Janeiro, for Antwerp. GLOUCESTER, MI:- 24 . — Arrived—Sherwood Ranger, from Thrall. RAMSGATE, March 25.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived— Jesus Maria, from Trinidad de Cuba, for Bremen. COWES, March 25.—Wind Vir.S.W.—Arrived—Wilkin gen, from Manilla, for Liverpool; Vern:iilin, Pernambuco, for Stockholm. SWANSEA, March 25. —Wind E. N. E.—Sailed—Ha m shire and Lady Prudhoe, for Syria, Cape de Verde. CARDIFF, March 25.—The Norwegian barque Jenny Lind, lying in Psnarth Roads, was run into yesterday morning, and received considerable damage. LIVERPOOL, March 25.—The Magnet, for Bombay, is aground at the entrance of Birkenhead, and must dis charge and go into graving dock. MONTROSE, Marc 25.—The Undine, from Hellesand, for Ostend, in taking the harbour last night. got on the Annat Sand ; crew saved ; efforts will be made to get her off. WEYMOUTH, March 25.—The Hebrides, of and for London, from Odessa, was driven on shore last night on the east side of Portland Bay ; her fore ,and mainmasts havo been cut away and she is leaky ; expected off when the weather moderates; crow saved. A AlilliJUS, March 20. —The brig Hosten, from Liverpool, for Svendborg, wa3 stranded off Rugaard on the 18th inst., and expected to become a wreck ; a portion of the cargo kat ; crew saved. (PEI EIMOTRId TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning. Wind W. ; weather fin.. Arrived—Le Coq and Georges, from Cherbourg ; Llan gothland, Cirdiff; Europe, Exeter; Levant, Sunderland; Maria, Guernsey. Sailed—Margaret and Argils, for Sunderland ; Annette, Bristol; Washington, steamer, New York. LIVERPOOL, Thursday Morning. - Wind E. Arrived—Victor, from Ostend; Jeremiah Y arnet, Hong Kong; Neroby, and Alma, Jerspy. Q UEENSTOWN, March 24. Wind E. Sailed—Coquette, for Bayonne ; Planta, Lisbon ; Thomas, Bilboa ; Comern, H avr e • Jessie, Lisbon. • (BY SUBMARINE AND BRlri S I TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday, 9.4; a.m.. Wind W.M.W. ; tide 1 honed flood ; very lino. Arrived, March 25—Mercury, from Lubeck. _Sailed, March 25 Ceres, Rotterdam. Sailed, March 26—Sylph (e.), for Bordeaux ; Plymouth Rock, for New York. _ _ DEAL, Thursday, 9.25 a. in. - Wind W. by S. ; light. Anchored, 25th--City of Quebec, from London, for Montreal. Anchored, 26th—Heath Park, from London, for Val paraiso. Passed back of GoOdwin Sands— Thetis, Prussian frigate, from Portsmouth, for eastward. Stiiied—Virginia, for Antwerp. Mr. Fl xrnore is "up " for Lambeth ; placards an nouncing toe fact are extensively posted in the borough. Mr. T. Matthews is spoken of far Tamworth, but 'has not issued any address. TAR CANADIAN MAILS —LIVERPOOL, Wednesday.— The Montreal Ocean Steam-ship C ).'s screw steamer Canadian left the Mersey to-day at noon, for Portland, Maine, United States, with the Canadian mails, 93 cabin and 165 steerage passengers. She also took a lar&e and valuable cargo, amongst which were some fine Ayrshire cows, an assortment of poultry, and agricultural implements and seeds for the Canadian Agricultural As sociation. EIIIGRATION TO A lISTRALIA.—LIVERPOOL, Wednesday. —The clipper ship Indiana, belonging to the " Mersey" line, sails to-day for Melbourne, with 150 passengers and a full cargo. The ship Algiers, belonging to the " White Star" line, sails for the same destination on Friday next, 1 with 320 passengers and a large cargo of goods. LIVERPOOL, Wed nesday.—The Liverpool and Phila. delphia Steam-ship Co.'s sere a , steamer City of Manch e? . ter sailed from the Mersey at noon to-day for New York direct, with 60 cabin and 2.W steerage passengers, a large and valuable cargo, and a ship mail. THE LATE GREAT FRAUDS ON THE CITY OF LONDON UNlON.—Yesterday afternoon a meeting of representa tives of the parishes in the City of London Union affected by the recent frauds of Paul and Manini, was held at Radley' s Hotel, Blackfriars, t o cons i der the best means' to be adopted for the pro tection of the ratepayers ; Mr. H. W e bb i n the chair. Mr. Newbon rea the opinion of M r . Garth ; of the common law bar, which has already been published, that the parish cannot be legally required to defray the losses occasioned by the defalcations bf Paul and Manini. Mr. Ne when said that the parish of St. Ann's, Blackfriars, acting on this opinion, had given or ders to resist payment. Mr. Jones, as representative of St. Stephen's, Coleman-street, laid before the meeting the opinions of Mr. Serjeant Byles and Mr. Hawkins to the same effect. Mr. Wilson, en behalf of St. Mary, Aldermanbury, read the opinion of Mr. Pashley, Q C., who thought that the burden should fall on those who appointed Manini. Mr. Newbon read another opinion from Mr. Palmer, Q.C., and Mr. Sargent, to the effect that the guardians, who gave Manini an il legal order to pay the moneys he collected to the treasurer of the union, instead of the overseers of the parishes , were liable. Some di scuss i on ensue d, a f ter which Mr. Wilson moved the following) resolution : " That in the opinion of this meeting the late call of the guardians of the City of . London Union on the various parishes, so far as it relates to the defalcations of Paul and Manini, is illegal, and should be resisted." Mr. Cfnii grave seconded the motion, which was put and carried. Another resolution was carried, that the representatives of the various vestriesshoulci call the ratepayers together, and propose to them to contribute rateably to the ex penees that would be incurred in resisting this demand. .4 BOURSE, March 25.—The following were the last quotations : Cash. fr. e. 4. per Cents 3 per Cents 7O 50 New Loan — Banlc Shares 4,200 Roman . Credit Mobilier 1,465 Austrian Belgian Fives ...... ... 101 -- Spanish Threes— Picdmontese (5) — Home Debt RAILWAYS—FOR CAMS• tr. c. fr c Orleans 1,497 50 Western Northern 990 Strasburg Lyons 1,540 New Ditto Mediterranean 2,073 --L. Grand Central Lyons Geneva Midi End of 'Month. —fr. —c. 70 65 AUSTRIA AND SARDINIA. The Nord of Brussels contains the following rc marks on the diplomatic rupture between Austria and Sariinia "New that the cessation (we designedly avoid the words suspension or rupture) of diplomatic relations be tween Austria and Sardinia is a fait accompli, we wil lingly acknowledge that the Austrian government could hardly have avoided such a step. The very natural sen timent of self-preservation, nay, of dignity, obliged it to adopt this course. To remain, after Count de Cavour's reply, under the disgrace of a diplomatic defeat, received from and inflicted by a secondary Italian power, in which,, whe therrightly or not, public opinion in Italy has placed Rif hopes, would have been tantamount for Austria to losing all prestige and authority, the primary bases of hlr domina tion in the Italian peninsula. Oa the other band, if the supposition made in certain quarters be admitted, that Austria had no other object in view, in announcing to the Representatives of foreign Powers, even before the .reception of Count de Cavour's reply, her intention of suspending relations with Turin, than to force these Powers to address severe remonstrances to the Pied monteie Cabinet, the attitude, so different from what she expected, since assemeci by these Powers, must have equally imposed on her this measure as a question of dignity. Whatever may be the motives which actuated her, and with Cut Lacing any intention of setting our selves up as a judge between the two parties, each of whom perhaps has equal faults to regret, we may ob serve that since March 2 the project of suspending rela tions vOith the Court of Turin was evidently determined on by the Cabinet of Vienna, which circumstance leads many persons to suppose that the note of Count de Buol to Count de Cavour was only a pretext for carrying that design into execution. However, since then, some of the great powers, it is said, intervened to induce the Cabinet of Vienna to change its decision, but that Cabi net did not think that it ought to yield to the request, yet, through deference for these pouters, it is probable that it mitigated the form or rather the bearing of its resolution. However that may be the Austrian Govern ment has considered it necessary to address to its dip!o matic agents at foreign courts a despatch, in which it explains the motives which have induced it to take this resolution. In that document it complains bitterly of the conduct of Sardinia, whom it accuses openly of con spiring against Austrian rule in Italy, and of placing herself at the head of a revolutionary movement, the final object of which is to be the overthrow of the po litical order in Europe created by the treaties of Vienna." A letter from Vienna in the National Gazette of Berlin, referring to the second despatch, says : "It is' stated that the second note dent to the Pied montese cabinet developes this thesis :—That Austria is animated with the most sincere desire to procure, the greatest prosperity for her Lomt•ardo-Venetian subjects, and that it is her interest to see in the remainder of Italy governments and administrations well organised ; and that Austria could not submit to see her rig:sts sys tematically attacked by the Piedmonte3e press. This note was only sent after the raturn of the Emperor to Vienna. It is said here that Lord Palmerston does not approve of the conduct of Sardinia, and that he has re commended her to adopt a less offensive policy." CIRCASSIA. The following letter, which is extracted from the Pesth Lloyd, cannot but be acceptable to all those per=ons who take an interest in the fate of the Caucasian races : " Circassian Ilear'quarters, Tuab?, Feb. 26. "By means of the British steamer Kangaroo you will receive letter, which will, perhaps, convey to Eu rope the first information of an event that may havevery great influence on the 'future fate of the Circassian na tions. It is well known to ydu that Mehemed Bey (Bangya), to whose person I am attached, has acceded to the wishes of the chiefs and deputies of the Circassian tribes, and has accepted the post of Commauder-in- Chief. On Monday, the 231 of February, we landed at Tuab?„l: where we have our head quarters. Before our departure, Mehemed Bey engaged a couple of hundred excellent military instructors for the different arms, and they accompa n i e d u s hither. Mehemedßey has already been solemnly 'proclaimed General-in-Chief of all the Circassian forces. The princes, nobles, and deputies of the people have sworn on the Koran to obey him, and a deputation of the Circassian Diet has to-day sent iu the flag of the prophet, which is the sytnbql of the highest power. The enthusiasm was verygreat when the new commander swore fidi-lity to the sacred standard. (The flag itself is green, and on it is a white sword with the crescent and the star.) "Tbe excit ement i s great, and the Circassians are re solved to obtain their complete independence or to perish in the struggle for it. It is expected that 150,000 (9) men will be in the field by the month of May. `Russia,' said Mehemed Bey to me just now, will soon have an opportunity of convincing herself. that a new spirit prevails. I know the i:naterial3 which :are placed at my disposal (Nletiemed Bey was with the Circassians ' during the late war), and am of opinion that a nation which, without a military organi sation, coull resist its enemy du r i ng '3O years, will, when properly organised, be able to achieve its complete independence.' You may expect to receive some im portant news from these mountaids in the coming spring. You shall hear from me as early information of what happens a 3 our means of communication will permit." EGYPT. (Front a Correspondent of the Daily News.) ALEXANDRIA, MARCH 7. I am happy to announce to you the return of M. de Lesseps. I have already, in my letter of the 23d, informed you of the, arrival of the Viceroy at Cairo. His gighnesq, who left Kartoum on the 28th Ja nuary, and travelled by Blzond.ah and Dong Ola, has accomplished his journey with a marvellous rapidity, for he passed in 24 hours over ground which it usually takes 40 hours to travers e . F or the passage of the cataracts, which at this period of low water are most dangetous, the Viceroy made use - of a small boat, and, accompanied by a few fol lowers only, he passed through these dangers with the intrepidity for which his family is notorious. M. de Lesseps remained behind to nun() one of his companions who had &Fen seriously ill. Owing to this de'ay he reached Cain.) about ten days after the Viceroy. I am enabled to give you interesting details of the Viceroy's journey to Soudan. These remole pro vinces were subjected to an abuse of authority, which has now been checked by the presence of the sovereign. The taxes have been reduced by two thirds ; measures have been taken for the protec tion of the lives, liberty, and property of the sub jects ; the magistrates are to be elected by the po pulations, and all this has been initiated with ad mirable grandeur and tact. These are the fruits of the expedition undertaken by the Prince for the purpose of seeing with his own eyes and 'putting a term to the evils of which the report had reached him. It was his intention to carry the benefits of ,civilisation to the farthe,t limits of the country he governs. His mission was a blessed and holy one. The abuse of authority which has now ceased compelled the inhabitants to fly from evils which they could not conquer, for the taxes were levied, not from individuals but from the villages, and those who remained had to pay the arrea rs o f th os e w h o h a d l e ft the country. To give you an idea of the frightful depopulation , of, these regions, it will suffice to tell you that at the time of the conquest—about 35 years ago— there were 24,000 Saktes, but there are at present but 1,500. Such is the result of the old Turkish administration. At present all this is abolished, and the taxes are levied from inflividuals, not from communities. As a guarantee for the due execution of the n ew system he has appointed to the government of Sefinaar his chief secretary and interpreter Arakel Bey, a Christian and a; European, if not by birth, at least by e ducation. The high character which the new governor bears is so notorious that everybody expresses his satiarAction With the Vice roc's choice. The fact that an important 'post, uniting civil and military authority, should have been given to a Christian, is another proof of the Viceroy's liberal -and unprejudiced policy:, The country district between Alexandria and Cairo has been placed under the governorship of an Egyptian Sheik. These two nominations in themselves are a revolution, , for hitherto the provincial Govern ments were given to Turl:s only. On his arrival at Cairo the Vicc.roy appointed vArions ineml:ers of his family to the high offices of S Achmet Pasha, the first prince of the viceregal house, is President of the Council. - Mu,tapha Bey, Vice-President of the Council and Minister of Finance. H , Alitn 'Pasha, his Etigluiess's brother, is Minister of War. Mohammed Pasha, a man of great merit and in contestable honesty, who accompanied the Viceroy to Soudan, is Minister without portefeuille. Ismail Pasha will continue to preside over the Council of State. He devotes his attention espe cially to all the great administration questions. The names of a'l these princes, who are now in vested with the highest functions in Egypt, gives a powerful authority and a fresh prestige to the ac tions of the government, and the decisi.m of the Viceroy has been hailed with joy by the Egyptian as well as by the European population of the great cities. The governor-generalships Lave been abolished in Egypt as well assn the Soudan. The governors of the province will for the future be in direct com munication with the Home-office. The dissolution of the scientific expedition for the discovery of the sources of the Nile and the exploration of the Soudan had been decreed at Kartoum, but the despatch containing the order reached Cairo after the return of the Viceroy. With out passing a judgment on those vho necessitated such a decision, I can only lament that an expedition so liberally supported by the EThrptian Government has proved so decided a failure ; and as the mem bers of the expedition are all Europeans, it is clear that the blame, if any, must attach to them. Let us hope that the explora•ions are only adjourned, and that on a second attempt they may bs brought to a more satisfactory issue. The Viceroy intends organising another expedition en a different basis. The labours in the Sweetwater Canal continue, and about 39,000 metres of the tract has been dug out. Thl railway from Cairo to Suez is also being pushed with great: activity, and we hope that au important section will won be opened to traffic. The Red Sea Steamboat Company is regularly. constituted, and the capital has been readily forth coming from the wealthier inhabitants of Egypt, who have much confidence in the success of this national undertaking. The Nile Steam Tug Company is about to begin its operations. I have a report from Capt. Philigret, whose cor vette is stationed in the Gulf Pelusium. The late tremendous gales have had no effect upon the hold of her authors, and Captain Philigret declares that the bottom of the gulf is of remarkable solidity, and that the anchorage is sheltered and safe even in the roughest of weathers. Mynher Conrad, Engineer-in-Chief of the Go vernment of Holland, and President of the Inter national Commission, has terminated his inspection in Egypt, and is about to return to Europe. Accounts from St. Thomas's of the Ist inst. men tion the arrival in that port of Admiral Gueydou from Hayti, where he had arranged a suspension. of hostilities for two years between the Emperor Soulouque and the Dominican Republic. The German papers have received the rumour cf an intended visit of the Pope to France in the course of the present year. The Journal de Frank fort even asserts that his Holiness, after visiting Paris, will proceed to Cologne, and then ascend the Rhine, visiting the ancient cathedrals that abound on the banks of that river, and returning, to Italy.bv Switn rland. All this appears to be mere speculation. The Council of War convoked in.the canton of Neuchatel to judge some militia soldiers who at the time of the march of Vac contingents towards the Rhine absconded in order to avoid military duty, has condemned six to five months' imprisonment, eight to four months, and one to two months. The Federal Council of Switzerland has appointed General Dufour to the post of inspector of she Central Military Academy for the present year. HANOVER, 3,l4reh 25.—The First Chamber hPg unanimously voted, and the Second carried by a majority of 25, the law abolishing the Civic Guard, instituted in Hanover in 1848. LONDON AND EASTERN BANEING CORPORATION. A meeting was held this morning of the share holders of this corporation, which was announced on the 18th inst. as being about to go into liquida tion. The directors of the bank have hitherto de sir€d to avoid publicity, and enough has transpired of the facts elicited by the proprietary to-day to explain their feeling in that respect. While the paid-up capital was 250,0001., it appears that 237,000/. has been lent upon mortgage on estates belonging to Col. Waugh, one of the directors, at Beddington, in Surrey, and Branksea Castle, Dor setshire ; while other advances, to a very serious extent, have been made to the directors and to the manager. At the meeting to-day Mr. John Carnac Morris, the chairman of the company, presided, and. that gentleman admitted he was , indebted 12,0001. to the establishment, • against which ihei' hold securities on houses, tir,c. Mr. Feudal!, a di rector, was underst •od to have borrowed 6,350/. on the security of his own shares ; Col. Curtis, a director, 5,5001. on steam shares worth 3,0001. ; and Mr. Stephens, the manager, 27,0001. on vari ous securities. During the proceedings, Mr. Gue della, a shareholder, inquired upon what pretext or temptation 237,0007. could have been sunk in mort gages when the legitimate business for which the concern was established offered safe, regular, and heavy profits. The reply that 10 per cent. was paid on the niortg►ges caused a feeling of indignation, since the very fact of such a rate being offered should-have been a warning of their questionable character. Captain Corfield, another shareholder, pointed out the deceptive character of the clause in the Charter providing for a meeting up,in a fourth of the capital bring lost, and maintained that those by whom it had been disregarded deserved heavy punishment. The direct liabilities of the bank were stated by Mr. Coleman, the accountant, to be 397,734/. ; and it was intimated that, after allowing for l arge l osses , the assets may yield 413,45d1., which will leave about 16,0001. to meet the shareholders' paid-up capital of 2t0,0001. Four Indian banks—the Ori ental, the North-Western the Mercantile of Bom bay, and the Agra— A ere stated to be willing to ad vance the amount necessary to meet immediate liabilities in India—aboht 104,0001.—and also to give time, upon such bills of the London and Eastern Bank as are at present in their possession, OD condition that certain assets shall be handed over to them, and that the shareholders shall give their notes of hand fqr the 50 per dent, of capital still remaining uncalled. This arrangement seemed to be regarded r s a fair and desirabe one, and a committee, consisting of Sir W. Gomm, Colonel Yates, - and Mr. Beville, was ultimately formed to promote it. —Times' City Article. ACCIDENT TO THE HON. Mn. MORETON.—On Friday last an accident of a serious nature occurred to the Hon. Mr. Moreton, brother to the Earl of Ducie, and first lieutenant on board her Majesty's screw steam gun-ves sel Wanderer, on this station. Whilst riding at a fast gallop up the hill on the road from Baschetto to Citta Vecchia, his horde, a spi r it e d an i ma l, came into violent pace from d co ri l v li e s n ion by a a t m a id tu sh rn ip in m g an, Pony-cart, the opposite direction. Mr. Moreton was thrown for ward a considerable distance, and fell on the other side of the cart ; but, with of cothmein the exception of being much a wi r th apid shaken, and incurring a Plight contusion on the shoulder road a atd by striking the wheel i n his descent, we are happy to state that ho escaped uninjured. The horse, however, fared worse ; for one of the brase-headed shafts of the cart entering his chest to the depth of a foot, the unfor tunate animal almost inst antly expired. it was after wards discovered, on o pen ing the carcase, that the shaft had penetrated the heart..—Malta Times, March 17. j, itENCH Paisoris.-rThere are at present in France 21 large or central prisons for the reception of men and women sentenced to more than 12 months' imprison ment, s-11 ,, tary confinement and hard labour. Of th ese houses 1., r eceive only m en , s i x on l y women, an d two (Clairvaux and Li moges) both men and women. The • females in the prison at Clairvaux will shortly be re moved to a new central prison---;tho old Abbey d'Aube rive, in the haute Marne, which has just been purchased by the State, and is being fitted up for the purpose. The women who are now in the central prison of Limoges will be removed to and the Citadel of Doullens has also been arranged for the reception of 500 women. To these places of detention may be added Belle-Isle-en-Mer, which contains some political offenders, and the three forts of the Mediterranean--Lamaigue, St. Louis-de-Cette, and Bre. coo, in which are detained soldiers or sailors con demned to the punishment of irons, and some Arabs who have been condemned in Algeria for different crimes or misdeameanours. The prisoners in the two last-named forts have been recently sent to Africa in consequence of an arrangement come to between the Ministers of War and Interior. Two penitentiaries are now being built in Corsica, one for adults and the other for lads under 16. The former, which is nearly completed, has already re ceived 500 inmates, and will be able to accommodate 1,000. The persons in this establishment will be em ployed in agricultural pursuita.7(igeignoni. LA I'AVOIIITA. The distinguisherl Basso Profendo, Signor VIAL!.:TTI, Will also make his first appearance at the oi , ening of the Theatre. The admired Tenor, Signor BOTARDI, [Will make his first appearance early jn the season. Besides the Principal executants of last year, the Orchestra has been strengthened by the engagement of, amongst others, Signor PEZZE, • First Violoncello of La Scala, and - Signor GIRALDONI, First Contrebasso of Bergamo, La Scala, &c. The Chorus will be numerous and effective. In - addition to the union of operatic talent at the opening of the season, the inauguration of the Ballet portion will be made by the fascinating Artiste, Midlle. robe 9INI. The most successful - Ballet LA ESMERALDA, " Will be revived expressly for her debut. .Early in the season, Machin. .130SCHETTI an.l Madile. KATRINE will appear. Madile. MARIE TAGLIONI Will arrive early in May, and will shortly afterwards appear 10 • a New Ballet, compoded expressly for Ler by M. Paul Taglioni. Madame ROSATI Will aPpear in a Ballet Divertissement from _Amber and Scribe's New Ballet of MARCO SPADA, Now preparing for her at the Academie Imperial°, Paris. Principal Artist to the E.,tablishment— Mr. CHARLES MARSHALL. The Costume Department under the sole direction of Mme. COPERE. i Executed by M. LATJREYS .nd Mrs. MASTERMAN. IPrincipal Maehinist—Mr. D. SLOMAN. Heal of the Property Department —Mr. BRADWELL. Tha Subscription will consist of Thirty Nights, and the terms will be as follow: — Pit Boxes Grand Tier One Pair . Two Pair Pit Stalls 150 ................ 20 ) guineas. ........... 150 100 ) , 25 '„ The THEATRE will OPEN on TUESDAY, April 11, w h en will be presented Donizetti's Opera of LA FAVORITA. Leonora Baldassare Fernando Signor GIUGLINI. To be followed (first time these 10 years) by the favourito llet of LA ESMERALDA. Founded on Victor Hugo's "Notro Dame de Paris." La Esmeralda Mane. POCCHINI. C:aucle Frollo Signor RONZANI. AND . 4.3,‘ Pierre Gringoire ' SO MASSOT. Applihtions for Boxes and Stalls to be made at the Opera Box-dice, Colonnade, Haymarket. TIIHEATRE ROYAL, 'ADELPHI. Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster. THIS EVENING, will be performed IRISH ASSURANCE AND YANKEE MODESTY. Mr. and Mrs. Barney Williams. After which, A NIGHT AT NOTTING-HILL, in which Mr. Wright and Paal Bedford will appear. Followed by a new Piece de Caractero, entitled IN AND OUT OP PLACE. Mrs Barney BARNEY THE BA.RONI — j3arney O'Toole, Mr. rarney Williams.