The Sun. — London, England, 1857-03-16 00:00:00

THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY LANE.- Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. ►cting Manager, Mr. C. Mathews. Stage Manager, Mr. R. `,Roxby. Scenic Artist, Mr. W. Beverley. The eminent Comedian, Mr. Charles Mathews, every evening, and Mr. and Mrs. Keeley. Last 4 Nights of the Grand Christmas Pantomime, the most magnificent ever produced on the English stage. THIS EVENING, her Majesty's Servants will perform A CURIOUS CASE. Followed by BETSEY BAKER. After which will be produced SEE, SAW, MARGERY DAW ; Or, Harlequin Holiday, and the Island of Ups and Downs. The reduced prices as follows, varying throughout the house to suit every one :—Galleries, 6d. and ls. ; Second Circle of Boxes, Is. 6d. ; Pit, 25. ; First Circle of Boxes, 2s. 6d. ; Dress Boxes, 35.; Stalls, is. ; Private Boxes, 10e. 6d., 1/. Is., 1/. lls. 6d., and 21. 2s. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE , THIS EVENING, will be performed Shakeapere's tragedy of KING RICHARD THE SECOND. King Richard 11., Mr. C. K' an ; Queen, itn„ C. Kean. Preceded by MUSIC HATH CHARMS. R OYAL LYCEUM THEATRE Lessee, Mr. C. Dillon. THIS EVENING, ANGEL OR DEVIL. C. Dillon, Mr. J. L. Toole, Mr. Barrett, &c. DON CAESAR DE BAZAN, with new scenery, costumes, Sze. Don Caesar, Mr. C. Dillon. Followed by the gorgeous burlesque of CONRAD AND MEDORA. Miss Woolgar, Mr. J. L. Toole, dze. The box-office open daily, from H to 5, under the super. *tandems of Mr. Chatterton, jun. Carriages conveying parties ta the Private Boxes to set down at the State entrance in Burleigh-street. Mr. and Mrs, THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. 1 THIS EVENING, to commence at Seven, with the successful new Comedy, in three acts, entitled, DOUBLE-FACED PEOPLE. Characters by Mr. Buckstone, Mr. Chippendale, Mr. Compton, Mr. W. Farren, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Clark, Miss Reynolds, Mrs. Poynter, and Mrs. E. Fitz wil After which, A WICKED WIFE. Followed by THE LITTLE TREASURE. To conclude with A KISS IN TM!! D ARK. THEATRE ROYAL, A DELPHI. Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster. THIS EVENING, will be performed the popular drama of IRELAND AS IT IS. Mr. and Mrs. Barney Williams. After which, A NIGHT AT NOTTING-HILL, ix which Mr. Wright and Paal Bedford will appear. Followed by a new Piece de Caractere, entitled IN AND OUT OF PLACE. Mrs Barney Williams. To conclude with the new original comic drama, called BARNEY THE BARON. Barney O'Toole, Mr. Barney O L Y ei tL es, S es U sr ß s RShiepherdand THEATRE,Crsvricic. THIS EVENING, a new drama, entitled FRAUD AND ITS VICTIIIS. Messrs. Cres wick, Shepherd, &c. After which, an original farce, entitled, THE SERIOUS YOUTH. To conclude with the Spanish ballet, EL DESCIFIDADO. Sancho, Mr Buck. r HEATRE ROYAL, SADLER'S-WELLS. Under the Mannement of Mr. Phelps. THIS EVENING, OTHELLO. Othello, Mr. Phelps Desdemona, Miss M. Eburne. T 6 conclud: with THE HANDSOME HUSBAND. TRAND T FIE XT RE. —MAnager, Mc. T. 0,3 Payne.—This Evening will be performed DO S7-TAKE HANDS. After which, THE DEATEI OF EVA, in which the Howard Family will appear. Followed by COUSIN CHERRY. To conclude with THE BLUE JACKETS. Commence at Seven. S:1114, 3e. ; Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, Is. ; Gallery, 6d. OPAL 11) OLYMPIC THEATRE. L , Nsee, Mr. Alfrod Wigan. TFIN EVENING, (a new free, called THIEVES! THIEVES ! ! Messrs. F. Robson, G. Vining, 'tn. The new drama, by Tom Taylor, Esq., A SHEEP IN WOLF'S CLOTHING. Followed by the now force, by Boyle Bernard, Es ~ called A SPLE!,TDID INVESTMENT. And A BLIGHTED BEING. Mr. F. Robson, &o. Commence at ha'f-•tst Seven. A STLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. 1k Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke. THIS EVENING (first week) Shaksp?re's Play of KING II F.NRY THE FOURTH Part First), with novel and effec tive equestrian illustrations inyonted by Mr. Wm. Cooke. Hotspur, Mr. James Holloway. Alan, a nninlier of amusing Entertainments, concluding 'with a Brilliant Display of Equestrian SKILL awl SCIENCE, by first-rate artistes, in the SCENES in tko CIRCLE CommeLce at seven o'clock. Dress flaxe3 4s. ; Upper foxes, 3s. ; Private Bores, from I /., no charge for booking ; ; Gallery, Is. ; Upper GAllery, box office open from Eioyna tilt Four. Stage Manager, Mc, W. West. Equestrian Director, Mr. W. Cooke, jun. riNNTERBMIT. W 13,4 tmi nster-r oa a 11 ....1 OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow biz company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of 'Selections from all the popnla.-.• Opens, Madrigals, Choruses, Glees, Duets, &e., vim.: Miss 1.1 Pearcc, Nrrs. J. Can Neil, Brumoll, Zs* S4M:II.3I'S, anal 1141-tine Vtriettz; Mr. J rlinitield, Herr F. fot/4 - Mnani, H. Grover, T. Farramt, S. Jones, J. Barker, IV. Je!lig, P. C'orri Senor Antonio M. de Solis, an.:l H. L. Hinie; Atoters Austin, Bennett, and lorri; Messrs. Sam Collins, E. Mack:ley and C. J. Wilkins. PiAnofart , , Ur. Cecil Hicks; harmonium, J. Caulfield, jun.; Jimetor, Mr. J. Caulfield. Commence at Sovon o'clock pre. ci •Suppers, &e., until twelve o'clock. WATP:it AT LONDON r--. Mora. 1 min. aft. s—Evaning 15 mid. aft 5 ORROW—Morn. 30 min. aft. s—Ev. ning 51/ re:. at. 5 TA WEA.THER--Surr Or'Prot, Malta 15. TEERNOHRTEB, IN THR 57—highest abase no.3n yeaterds.T. 47 —lowest this morning and durinsr tip. night. 49 —this day at noon. ,tAitost rrrl, 29 •53—risinz. WIND, variable from W.S. W. to W. N. W —Fresh and equally, with showers of rain and hail, and bursts of sun shine. It was stormy in the night, with heavy rain. MAROR 16. 49 —highest since noon yesterday. 42 - owest thii morning and during the night. 54 —this day at noon. Bauomarrxrt, 31 —a rise of half an inch. WIND, W.S.W. to W.—Light, with fine, sunshiny weather. L'te At . rikp,t,--C., ) 31)1 0 LOT:, IiON, MONDAY, MARCH 16, 18t7 Viscount PALMERSTON must be up and doing ! There can be little doubt about that. For although the Noble Lord goes to the Country in the midst of very general and very des&rved enthusiasm in his character an " THE BRITISH MINISTER"—we thank Lord JOHN for teaching us that phrase— there is no que•tion at all about it that the Elec tors are yarning just now (and not by any means unreasonably) fur the issuing by the Premier at the present Crisis of something bearing the charac- ter of a Grand Political Manifesto. About Lord PALMERSTON'S Foreign Policy there is felt, far and wide among the vast majority of the English People, no difference of opinion whatever. About the course pursued by the Noble Viscount and his Ministerial Colleagues in regard to the new-born Chinese Difficulty, the views entertained by the community are all but unanimous'. About all the grander problems in what may be collec tively designated the Home Policy of Great Parliamentary. Reform— Fiscal Reform— Financial Reform Educational Reform— Legal Refor m Colonial Reform Sanitary Reform-- to say nothing of such matters as "The Ballot" and "The Currency "—about all th ese things, and a great many more, England wan is Lord PsLuER SION to " speak out" categorically, for on c e and for all --and to do so, moreover, with the utmost pos_ Bible distinctne s s an d e xplicitness- The Ele c t ors generallyrequire this, all the more eagerly, it may be observed, because of the rather eccentric and Sir - Peter-Laurien proceedings of the First Lord of the Treasury (to say the least of them) in "putting down," a few weeks since, the memor able motion of Mr. LOCKE KING. Now that the constituencies are appealed to—they ought, in reason, to know precisely in regard to what they are appealed to. Not simply in reference to the Chinese Question ! Not even, for that matter, exclusively in reference to the whole of the comprehensive and complicated questions implied under the gene ric title of our Foreign Policy ! They ought, as olearly as possible, to be apprised upon all the various great questions agitating the public mild, , upon all these questions without distinction.— what, positively, are the Opinions and Principles cherished in regard to each by the PA.LBURSTON Administration. Never, perhaps, had any Prime Minister, on Appealing to the Country, a nobler or more envi able opportunity. It is the very tide to be taken at the flood--the very tide which if taken at the flood, as The Immortal Bard hath it, leads inevit ably "on to Fortune." It rests entirely with Lord PALMERSTON, at the present moment, whether this golden opportunity shall be lost, or whether it shall be fully realised. Let him but speak out plainly and to the purpose, without any unneces sary delay, and the Liberals of the United King dom an masse will be among the number of his ardent supporters. In testimony of this—let the Noble Viscount but mark the "signs of the times" among the Radical Reformers generally almost from the first moment of the present emergency. Let him bear in mind, for example, the course pursued frankly and boldly by really Independent Members, and by really Independent Journalists. Uninfluenced by Party Bias, they haveeach and all spoken out frankly and explicitly. We ourselves have so spoken from the commence ment. The Times has so spoken in the matter of the Chinese Controversy. The _Examiner has so spoken. And so on through the whole catalogue. The earnest yet dispassionate sentiments thus enunciated by the printed Organs of Public Opinion out-of-doors, being enthusiastically and all but unanimously responded to by almost all the independent constituencies, without one notable ex ception, throughout the length and breadth of the United Kingdom. Meanwhile, the Individual Organs of Popular Opinion within-doors—that is to say, such of them at least as remained altogether uninfluenced by the Syren Voices from the West Riding of York, and the City of London, and the University of Oxford—How about these ? How about the really liberal and independent represen tatives of the People in the British House of Commons--how about the Faithful Few who con tinued to the very last undeluded by the prevail ing political hallucination ? Why, as to these, let Honest Tom DUNCOMBE, of Finsbury, be taken as the very Type as well as Para gon I And from him, Lord PALMEBSTON will remember that his deserted and vilified Go vernment received the support of a manly and cordial vot3—t he vote of as thoroughly indepen dent a man as ever took his seat in the represen tative Chamber of the Imperial Legislature. The Radical-Reforming M.P. for Finsbury following up this manly vote of his with sundry very well tempered and very significant suggestions, point edly addrlssecl to the Noble Viscount at the bead of Her MAJESTY'S Government. To the effect, for example, that as to Lord PALMERSTON'S views in regard to his Home Policy—Why, that the Noble Lord must alter these A recommen dation good butnoureclly, and yet, as we have said very pointedly, addressed to Vie Prime Minister the °Vier owning by the Liberal Member foi Finsbury, amidst the minglel applause and laughter of Parliament. Yet one, which we are now somewhat atnazNl t..) find, distorted iu:o something diametrically the reverse by our eve earnest and on t-spokon contl3 porary the DiTatelt, and (thin .perverted) taken as. - ne for sun ivy gibes at gallant-hearted Tnumis SLINGSBY DuN. COMBS--for wh:0? Why we di,tiuctly assort f or what ho did not say—for what he never intimate. —for what he would be about the very last wat• n the House of Commons to declare or to ins was givpnipiii" - ap. exaggerated sentiment of what he deenied to be' . right, and honest, although sometimes mistaken, WILLIAM WILLIAMS cannot be spared from .The assembly, of which he is one of the most useful, as he is unquestionably one of the most consistent members. The several constituencies must now discharge their important functions, without fear, favour, or affection—with honesty and with independence. They must look to the foreign and domestic policy. At present Lord PA.LMERSTON, so far as the former is concerned, is the man for the occasion— although he may at times desire that he should more closely follow what may be emphatically termed " the PALMERSTON policy." We well know the concealed influences to which he is sub jected, influences which require no ordinary firm ness and determination, and which cannot, by the Minister at least, be brought under public notice. But from no other man, or body of men, can we we expect so much. Although even he cannot give all that we desire, there is no other one who can give so much, or has expressed a readiness to do so. Fortunately, Germanism has nothing to do with China, and therefore we may reasonably anticipate that the chief difficulty of the moment may be brought to a speedy and satisfactory con clusion, notwithstanding the late factious vote of the hybrid majority. THE SUN; LOIsIDON, MONDAY EVENING-, MARCH 16, 1857 14th N.l.—which was about to embark on board the Oriental for Burmah—has been ordered to proceed to Singapore ; the regiment embarked yes terday morning. The Singapore merchants have protested against the despatch of the troops to China, and have notified to the Governor that they will hod the East India Company responsible for any loss which may accrue to them therefrom." The Straits Times has the following warnings : We think it well to caution masters of vessels taking passengers hence - (Singapore) to China to be cautious of receiving on board Chinese, without ex amining theirbaggage. The recent outrage on board the steamer Thistle, in the Canton river, is evidence that too much vigilance and examination cannot be exercised ; for bad the luggage of the passengers been examined the weapons clandestinely taken on board would have been discovered, and the lives of those on board, as also the steamer itself, would not have fallen a prey to the treacherous conduct of the Chinese passengers on board. The influ ence of the Mandarins and otherauthorities in China —the gross ignorance and barbarity of the lower classes —may tempt Chinese from the Straits to ports in China to cut off vessels in the hope of ob taining a reward. There is no outrage too gross, no cruelty too severe, or treachery too base for the lower orders of the Chinese ; whilst the official pro clamations recently issued by the Chinese authori ties at Canton, offering rewards for the heads of foreigners, clearly prove the encouragement which Chinese officials are prepared to give for murders and the worst of crimes. We are not alarmists, but only perform a duty in drawing the attention of ships' masters and others to this subject While on this subject we may mention that the bark Fuzil Currim, which arrived at Swatow yes terday, was attacked by some of the Chinese pas sengers on board, but they were got under and some of their number killed. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. EXCHANCtE AND BIILLION.—Hong Kong, Jan. 19. Oriental Bank Corporation on London at six months' sight, 4„8; on India, 2151 Rs. ; Gold, nominal ; Can ton Sycee, nominal ; Duty Sycee, nominal. Other bills on London at six months' sight, 4„81 to 4„91. On India, 216 Ra. Shanghai, Jan„ 20. —On London, 6„8 ; India, 3 days,' sight, 306 Rs. per 100 dole. Drafts on Canton and Hong Koag, 30 per cent. discount. Manilla, Dec. 4.—On London, 6 months' sight 4„1, —3O days' sight 4„ ; on Canton and Hong Kong 16 per cent. premium ; on Amoy 18 to 20 per cent. premium ; silver dollars, Spanish and South American unchopped, 13 per cent. premium. OPIUM.—Hong Kong, Jan. 29.—Patna 412 dole, to 417 dots., Benares, 415 dol., Malwa 460 nominal. Macao, Jan. 29.—Patna 415 dots., Benarea 415 dole. Canton.—No market. Shanghae, Jan. 20.—Malwa, 367 to 368 taels ; Patna 316 to 322 tads. FREIGHTS AND TONNAGE. —Canton.—None. Shanghai. —To London, 11. 10s. to 21. for tea, and 51. for silk. To New York, 5 dole. per 46 feet. Manilla.—To London, 21. 10a. ; sugar, hemp, &c., 31. 10e. To the United States, 8 doll. to 9 dole. To Aus tralia (all chartered). PERSIA. (From the Bombay Times.) From the Gulf our news extends up to the 23d ultimo, the Pioneer, which arrived here on the 4th instant, having left Bushira on that date. We regret to be obliged to qualify our former assur ances that supplies were pouring in abun dantly from Bussorah, and the neighbourhood of the camp itself. Supplies are furnished from both quarters, but it seems scantily, and our com missariat has been working night and day in the preparation and embarkation of stores tnd pro ' visions. There is not the slightest room for anxiety on this score—but it would be unwise not. to rectify our former statements on this subject as early as possible. The troops were in health and capital spirits, and earnestly antic:- pating the arrival- of General Outram's staff. Colonel Jacob and a thousand of his horse are about embarking at . Kurrachee at the present moment, and the 23d Regiment of Native Light Infantry from Porebunder. The _l4th Light Dra goons remain for the present at Kirkee, and although the reason of this is not distinctly stated, there can be little doubt that we are felt to be already denuded of troops to a degree which has become dangerous. ' 111 1H -1, money market, which continues very tight, and has 4 I fected the rates of the Government Securities, wbich have already fallen considerably. ENGLAND AND PERSIA. The following is a resume of the Persian Treati:-- ARMY 1N PERSIA. HER MAJESTY'S TROOPS. 14th Light Dragoons (under orders). 01 , 12 Roginacnt root. 78,12 Highlanders. HONOURABLE COMPANY'S TROOPS. REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY. By Articles 6 and 7 P ers i a renounces all right over Herat and Affghanistan, and any interference whatever in the affairs of either. But while Article 6 provides tha , , in the event of difference with these countries, Persia shall appeal to the good offices of England, the latter recognises, by Article 7, the right of the Persian Government to have recourse to arms in the case of a violation of the Persian territory by the inhabitants either of Herat or Affghanistan ; on condition always withdrawing its troops immediately on having ob tained the reparation required. The Consular Agents and subjects of Great Bri tain are to be treated in Persia on the same footing as those of the most favoured nation. A separate note defines the mode to be adopted in the reception of the British Mission at Teheran. The Persian Government engages - to appoint a Commissioner at Teheran to examine the Claims made upon that Govern,. ent by English subjects, or by subjects of the Shah, or by those of other Powers who shall not have renounced the protec tion of Great Britain. By Article 12 the latter engages not to take,, under its prote c ti on any P ersian subjects, exce l such as should be in the employment of the Englio mission. • . The two contracting, parties renew their tiesil, of 1851 for the suppression of the slave traciP :J the Persian Gulf. AMERICA. LIVERPOOL, MONDAY MORNING. The screw steam-ship Indian, Captai n Jones', has arrived, w ith a d v i ces from ortland to the 4th inst. She has lost her foremast from bad weather. On the 12th she passed a steamer, supposed to, be the Africa ; yesterday she passed the Europa. The French steamer Cadiz, from Havre and Liverpool, had arrived at New York. In the Senate on the 3d Mr. Hunter made s' report from the Conference Committee on the' Tariff Bill, which was finally agreed to. The par ticulars are not given. In the House of Representatives Mr." Campbell, of Ohio, from the Committee of Conference on the disagreeing votes of the Tariff Bill, made a report. He said in the first place, the 100 per ce n t. scheduleand so much of th e o ld 40 per cent, schedule as are not reduced down to the low schedules or Free List are reduced to 30 percent. ; the 40per cent. schedule, including all the spices and articles not produced in that country, and which enter- into general con sumption, are either upon the Free List or in the 4 per cent, schedule. Many articles are not brought down from the 30 per cent, schedule to a lower schedule. The same is the case with the • termediate schedules between C. and I. The house committee yielded to the amendment of the Senate, which proposed a reduction of the higher schedules to 30 per cent. ; and in the compromise of the matter they have procured ,substantially the Free List, yielding some immaterial pointi in that respect. The other schedules are reduce(' about 20 per cent. The remainder of the old. 30 per cent. schedule is brought down to 24 per cent.,, the 25 to 19, the 20 to 15, the 15 to 12, the 10 to 8; and that would be about 4,000,000. He was satin lied that this bill would give relief to the count* and stimulate and strengthen the art of American . industry. They had treated iron, sugar, hemp, and lead on the principle of quality, reducing all alike. The report was carried. The State of Maine, referring to the action Lt Congress on the tariff, says, "th e great measure 0 I the past four years is the New Tariff Bill. The details of the perfected bill are not yet fully re ceived. The House bill proposed to enlarge the , free list withoutreducing the duties on other articles. The Senate bill, with a more limited free list, re duced the duty on cotton, flour, sugar and o her articles. The C omm itt ee, in cOnferenc., made a compromise ; the duty on iron, sugar, cotton, &c., is reduced from to 20 per cent. ad valorem. The passage cf the bill was resisted by Pennsyl vania and the high protective interest, but was carried in both houses." 3d troop. 4th troop (under orders). Ist Battalion Ist company. Ditty ditto 4 h ditto. 2d ditto Ist ditto. ditto 4th ditto. Reserve Artillery. COMPANY OF SAPPERS AND MINERS. Head-quarters. 2d Company. 4th Campany, One. Company Sappers and Minera, Madras (ender orders). NATIVR LIGHT CAVALRY. 3d Regiment N.L.C . A screw steamer was reported to be fitting Out at New York for the relief of Walker. She would go round the Bo rn . 1 The Mexican Minister is reported to have - heel an interview with President Pierce, and urged him to submit the Mexican treaty to the Senate. The President declined. Advices from Havannah to the 26th of Februalzy report that sugars had a downward tendency., Stook on hand 85,000 boxes. Exchange on London t , ) 6 prem. At New. York on the 2d the money market was a little easier. The stock market was pretty well sustained. Erie hung heavily. Cotton bad risen, owing to the Niagara's advices. Flour was in good demand, wheat firm, cum in good demand, provi- ' sions steady, lard heavy. By telegraph to Portland we learn that at New on the morning of the 3d, stocks were higher and active ; money in good demand and fair supply at 7 per cent. on call. Sterling ejc' change continued dull, at 108 k to 11:08i. In the evening of the 3d stocks were heavy and dull. Erie, 57/ ; Reading, 81. i ; Michigan Central, 852• Flour.better. ; common wheat lower and irregular, corn better, lard better, iron steady, tobacco firm. ..ro INFANTRY. 21 European Regiment Light Infantry. 4th Regiment N. I. Rifles. 20th Regiment N. I. 23d Regiment N. L. Infantry. 25th Regiment N. I. (under orders). 26th Regiment N. I. 29th Regiment N. I. (under orders). Light Battalion of ten Companies. IRREGULAR AND LOCAL CORPS. Ist troop Aden Horse. One regiment Scinde Irregular Horse (Jaeob'b) under orders. Head-quatters Poona Irregular Horse. 2d Belooch battalion. Southern Maratha Horse (under orders). The Royal M a il s t eam-ship Asia, with the Nevr:' York mails of the 4th, is oft the port, and will an' rive in the afternoon. CORSICAN BANDITki. - One of the last bandits of Corsica, a man named COI; bianca, was last week brought to trial before the Court of Assizes of that island for murder and attempted murder. In 1834 his brother was killed in a quarrel with two bro thers named Andreani, and in accordance with the castom of the country the prisoner swore that, to avenge him, he would kill either one of them, or a member of their family. By the intervention of some influential persons, however, be promised, in the name of himself and all his family, not to kill any of the Andreanis, provided they never entered the village in which he and his farnily,re. sided. But after taking this engagement he seemed to regret it, and not only refrained from associating witt! the villagers, but went about c ons t ant l y armed with gun ' a pistol, and a stil e tt o , f requently absented him- • self from home to wander in the mountains, and oft visited the spot on which his brother was killed. ' At length, on the 18th of April, 1836, in one of excursions in the mountains, he accidentally fell in sVitt . Felix Andreani, one of the assassins of his brother, and this losing al crime, control avoid h v over re i s m t, s himself, h he fled fie e shot dto t h h e i m dad in ouenta.i andf ter adopted the life of a bandit. Ten years after he met by chance Domiuico Andreani, the other assassin of his brother, and ordered him to kneel down and make bis peace with Heaven, for that his last hour was come. Andreani took to flight, but the bandit fired at him, and wounded him seriously in the arm. The wounded man, continued to fly, and the bandit, re loading his gun, went in pursuit of him, and would probably have murdered him, if lie had not been prevented by some persons who happened to come up. He afterwards continued his career of bandit, and in the course of it committed numerous crimes; but as he acted with great kindness to the peasantry, they supplied him with provisions from time to time, and contrived to give him warning when, as was fre quently the case, gendarmes were sent to arrest him. A few weeks ago, from the severity of the weather, he was compelled to ask for shelter in the hut of a wood-cutter. This man gave information to the authorities, and one night a detachment of gendarmes surrounded the but irs which he was sleeping. Casablanca proceeded to barri cade the entrance, and to cut loopholes in the wall with the intention of making a desperate resistance ' • but the woodcutter, feari ng th a t th e G endarmes would burn the , hut down, entreated him to surrender quietly, and this, after some hesitation, he consented to do. A parley w as accordingly come to' between him and the gendarmes, but such was the terror his name excited that thelatter would not promise not to fire on him until he had thrown from the hut his gun, his pistol, and his stiletto, and had walked forth with his hands clasped above lois head. The jury declared him guilty of the murder and attempted murder,' though with extenuating circum stances, and the court condemned him to 20 yea rs .h„d labour. 300 men of H.R.'s 86th regiment have volunteered for service in Persia. ---,,. nuate, no matt, , ,r who the Stat Osman might be, his remarks allw3ed to, or what the GovQrnment No ; the Member for Finsbury was right —we believe we ourselves have been all along asserting that Lord PALNIERSTON'S Governmeut, ii they really waut to avail t ierns.lves of Vle present golden opportinity, must, in regud to their Mine Policy, i❑ regard to tho whole series of problem referring to the complex Question of Reform, go to the country proclaiming, NOM evens chafige tout cela ! At any rate, from Lord PALMERSTON himself individually, we repeat, the Electors look (and again we say not unreasonably) for a Politi cal Manifesto, giving to the world, leg,ibly in black and white, a candid statement of the Opinions and Principles which will guide, and influence, and regulate the whole of the compli cated machinery of his Government. A Manifesto which may be demanded all the more reasonably now--when we have arrived at the very evening upon which, through his prc, wised Speech iu the House of Lords, the EArl o DERBY is to make what may be regarded as a formal bid for the Premiership I Never has the necessity for 1 trge and compre hensive measures of Parliamentary Ref )rm seen more powerfully demonstrated than during the brief Session now rapidly drawing to a conclusion. Noble Lords, Right Hon. and Hon. Gentlemen have shown themselves utterly ignorant of the wishes and opinions of the People --or profoundly indifferent thereto. They acted as if a day o reckoning could never arrive, as if their legisla tive tenure were permanent, in place of being of the most fleeting and precarious character. Every person of ordinary capacity, out of doors, well know that public opinion was in favour of the course adopted by Ministers respecting the Chinese difficulty—could have stated that the coalitionists were ruining their own prospects by the factious vote they were about to record. But in Parliament the temporary triumph was all that was regarded. The majority scarcely imagined that the act which they fondly hoped would hurl Lord PALMERSTON from place and power, and bring into the same Cabinet DISRAELI and GLADSTONE, RUSSELL and COBDEN, would be the signal for their own political annihilation, the sealing of their death-warrants as public men ! They regarded objects through Parliamentary glasses, which pre sented them in a very different point of view from what they appeared to the naked eyes of the people. They bad many favourable grounds for opposing the Government, and had they only given Sir G. C. LEWIS sufficient rope he would speedily hare rendered himself and his colleagues, according to the expressive Hibernicism, " past praying for." But they permitted the golden opportunities to slip unnoticed and disregarded They made no decided effort for the amendmen of the Bank Charter Act, but permitted Sir G. C, LEWIS to "pack his Committee" to his heart's content. Parliamentary Reform was passed, in like manner, with scant notice. And although there was a sharp contest on the budget, weak points were slurred over, and the real battle took place on mat ters of w hi c h the public thought but little. And, finally, all their strength was concentrated on the point when Ministers had not " a slight convenient intrenchment in the distance," but au impregnable fortress —guarded and supported by national en thusiasm and public opinion. It was a grave mistake into which they were betrayed, and we already find sundry members of the party makin whining appeals ad miseri cor di am g , declaring that they were not aware of the consequences of their vote. We c p,n forgive one o f th e members, and one only. Mr. WILLIAM WILLIAMS, the M em b er for Lambeth, has made economy and retrench ment his guiding stars. His Tote, a lth ough a grave mistake, was unquestionably honest. It LATEST NEWS. THE OVERLAND MAIL. (From Second Editiln of Daily News.) We have received our despatches from India, China, and Persia by the Overland Mail via Mar seilles. Their dates are, Bombay, Feb. 16 ; Cal cutta, Feb. 7 ; Bushire, Jan. 23, and Hong Kong, Jan. 30. settling up long-outstanding accounts, which par ties had dunned him to settle up for months before. One of these parties was one of the owners of the steamer Shamrock, and during the arrangement of accounts Allum was particularly anxious to be as sured of a passage for his family to Macao the next morning. Suspicion immediately alighted more particularly on him. Had it depended on our Government to pursue and capture him, he would have escaped, but for a want of precaution on his part (supposing him to be the guilty man.) The steamer Shamrock had been supplied with the bread from the Esing shop, and all who partook of it experienced the same effects as the parties on shore ; this aroused the suspicions of the captain of the steamer, Mr. Antonio (f ormer l y of the En deavour, loreha), and he knowing he had the baker on board retained him and his family, be lieving that the bread d e li vere d i n Hong Kong would be of the same kind, and that all supplied with it would have been poisoned. A very active private citizen, Mr. W. M. Rebind, did what the Government should have done, and chartered a private steamer, the Spark, which got under way at 11 o'clock, and reached Macao from two to thrree hours after the Shamrock. Mr. Robinet finding Allum detained on board that ves sel had him arrested, and he was delivered over by the Macao authorities to the police officers sent after him in the Queen, and he was brought back next day in the Shamrock. There was naturally a great excite ment, but Lynch law is out of the question, for many reasons, in this colony ; and so the prisoner is undergoing the usual examination before the magistrate. The atrocious attempt has, we are thankful to say, failed in every case, and although two or three hundred people must have partaken of the poisoned food no lives have been lost. Many suffered very severely —none more so than the family of Sir John Bowring—Lady Bowring more particularly., Two children who were incautiously allowed to eat some of the bread a second time were at one time in con siderable danger. A careful analysis by the other medical men of the colony has shown that the poi son was arsenic. The following additional items are chiefly taken from the Hong Kong Register : News from Amoy show a rather unsatisfactory state of affairs commencing there. No disturbance has taken place, but the Chinese are throwing up batteries—they say not for offence, but defence, in the event of our operations. The foreigners are not very easy, and the receiving ships 'are fitting out. The Sir Charles Forbes has been chartered by the Admiral, and will, we believe, be placed under command of a Lieutenant, with a crew of forty men, and armed with two guns. Lieut. Curme, first of the Nankin, is spoken of as the probable commander, and —no disparagement to the other gallant officers now here—we imagine a better choice could not be male. Lieut. Curme is long and favourably known to every one in China. The vessel left yesterday, Tuesday, morning, in charge of Mr. J. Tully, Master's Assistant of the Barra couta, with a temporary crew supplied by that vessel; the Hong Kong, having been thoroughly repaired, i s a l so to be chartered, those with the first detachment of gun boats which ought to be here shortly, will enable the Admiral, we hope, to cut up and sweep away the scum of mandarins, rebels, and pirates now infesting the river. After the Chinese fashions Allure's uncle has been making an appeal by a proclamation in Chi nese freely pasted about the walls. He sets forth his version of the story, and calls for the sympathy of the colonists. In ordinary times such placards may be treated with contempt, but in the special position in which we now stand it would be as well to show the Chinese, that if they want to live quietly, and do nothing in any way calculated to disturb the peace, such as, in this case, issuing in flammatory placards, as we are still under the law, Allum will have a fair trial—that he may depend upon, and that also notwithstanding the general feeling is against him. Particulars of the attempt to poison the whole community by bread from the Esing Bakery will be found elsewhere. The partner of the firm, Allan), arrested at Macao, was brought back, and after an examination before the magistrates, was committed with nine others to take his trial at the• nal st ssions this month. The trial will c nameuce on Monday next. On Wednesday last an ap pLcation was made to the court to have the money seized on Allum's premises given up to Pay fee- his defence. The Attorney-General, backed by the affidavit of two of Allum's creditors, re sisted the application, stating in his usual courteous planner, that he did so to prevent the money being plundered or squandered in his de fence. The counsel, in support of the motion, aeemel to think the Attorney-General was using strong language, when, of course, the Attorney- General repeated the expression, witting that he did not object to the bill for Album's defence being raid vui, of the money, alter it was laid before and approved by his lordship. His lordship very pro perly sustained the Attorney-General, except of course a 3 regarded his insinual ions. Tne prisoners will be well defended. They have two attorneys and two barristers. It is satisfactory to find that the Deportation Ordinance is not, like that of registration. to be come a dead letter. The police have been making numerous seizures ; but from 147 taken one night in Tai-ping-shah, only 8 were deported ; and of about 200 apprehended in the Lower Bazaar, including several well-known pickpockt4, not a single man was detained, for all readily found security, and were allowed to go free. The Phoebe Dunbar was chartered to take 200 to Haiitam ; hut left yesterday morning (January 28) with only 168, made up of the 3 emissaries above-mentioned, 8 of those seized in Tai-ping-span, 37 beggars, and 120 pickpockets and others in gaol for petty Aar conies. The guard sent with them consisted of a lieutenant, a serjeant, and 50 men of the 59th, and a serjeant and six European police constables, who go. on to Singapore, and return by the mail steamer. The Chinese, we understand, are not to be landed at one place, but a boat-load here and there on various parts of the island. The _North China Herald reports that on the Bth December a great engagement took place be tween the imperialists and insurgents. It seems that Chang-kwo-leang, the second in command of the Imperial troops, was decoyed into Keu-yung with a number of his forces, on the suppo-ition that the insurgents had left the place. The latter, however, were only in ambuscade within the city, whence they came out on hearing that the Imperial forces had entered. They soon overpowered them and drove them back. During the attack the imperial general received a gunshot wound in the thigh, which is said to be rather se rious. On the 13th, the chief in command of the imperialists, Ho-shun, attempted to make an en campment on the west side of the above city, on the high road to Nankin. He was warned not to do so by his subordinate, who, from his formerly belonging to the rebel party, was better aware of their tactics than his superior officer. Ho-chug, however, was fully confident of his own abilities, declared himself to be a man of valour, and had already—at least according to the Gazette —proved himself to be a hero in many fights. He planted his camp at a little distance from the city, and in the course of the same night the insurgents sallied out in great force, swept through the camp, and obtained a complete victory. Many of the impe rialists were killed in this encounter, and it is said also the Generalissimo was wounded iu the arm. The same Journal says— "We hear that the rebels have retired from, _'Ping-kwoh, of which they have been long in pos session; and were observed by some of the native tea-merchants to be retiring towards Whei-Chow. The place has been accordingly occupied by the imperialists. It is 'also reported that two of their important strongholds, Wuchang and Han-yang, have been evacuated by them, but no doubt after having been well drained. SINGAPORE. SINGAPORE, FEB. 8. The Bombay Times IN of Feb DIA .. 16 says:— " The conferences betlieen. Dost Mahomed Kban. and Sir John Lawrence broke up on the 28th ult., on which day the former took leave of our plenipo tentiary for his own dominions ;. and the belief is very general that the Dost has given his consent to the establishment of a British' esidency at Canda har.—The western border of our Presidency is unsettled by fear of the Rohillas, who ever mani fest a desire to take advantage of any opportu nity for plunder.—The report of the Bank of Bom bay for the last year, just published, contains a more striking statement. It asserts that since the esta blishment of the Bank in 1841, accommodation in the shape of discount has been given to the public to the exte n t o f twenty-two millions of pounds sterling, with a total loss during the whole pliriod of 1,6001. only. It is quite impossible to en hance the testimony these figures give to the charac ter of the trade of this place. The new Five per Cent. Loan is finding subscribers, though slowly, and with a slightly easier money market, will doubt less be fully taken up, without resort to the Friend of India's wild proposal to allow subscribers to pay in old Fours. Col. Sir H. Lawrence has been ap pointed Chief Commissioner in Oude, in the room of General Outram. A melancholy occurrence took place in the eveningof the 27th ult., which certainly was a sad finale to the Dost's visit. Four officers rode out towards the Dost's camp, and when about a mile from it met some men, to all appearance in charge of cattle. It, however, turned out that they were Afreedies, and as soon as the officers Passed, the natives turned round and gave them a volley, and immediately bolted into the pass. The officers were unarmed. Lieutenant Hand, 51st N. 1., was mortally wounded, and after riding a short distance towards the Dost's camp fell ; he lived about an hour after he was brought in. The Dost's people made a litter and carried him into the camp formed near the Khyber.—The Governors of the Presidencies are at the respective seats of their administration.—The business transacted in our import market during the fortnight has been to a limited extent ; the money market has become considerably easier than could have been antici pated ; government securities are very flat and dull of sale ; and freights continue firm." . Our money mar k et d ur i ng the past f A or Y tnight ß has ls be come very much easier than could have been anticipated, and money can be bad in the Bazaar on easier terms than at the banks ; but as the season advances, we must look for higher rates to prevail, more especially as Calcutta Bank rates of interest now rule from 12 to 14 per cent. We have no change to report in Bank rates here, The new 5 per cent. loan is progressing very slowly, and the prevalent opinion is, that it will prove as much a failure as the 4h per cant. one. Government securities are very flat and dull of sale ; but local istocks have increased sli g htly in value. CALCUTTA, FEB. 7. The Money Market.—Since our last, the directors of the Bank of Bengal have raised the rates of di,count and interest, on loans of 4 per cent., all round ; they are, at present :—Dis c o un t : O n private bills and notes, three months, 14 per cent, ; on Government accept ances, 12 per cent. Intere s t : O n deposit Company' s paper, 13 cent. ; on open cash credit accounts, 13 per cent. ; on deposit of goods, 14 per cent. This has disarranged the I THE LUNDHILL COLLIERY ExP LoSioN.--O n v i s i t i ng the pit yesterday everything appeared of the most mo notonous character. Scarcely anythin g i n t h e shape of life was to be seen in the ueighbourhood, and the whole pllce appeared a 4 if de-erted. Tho cupola, which on Wednesday and Thursday sent out a small quantity of black smoke which was an indicttion that the fire was tram oulderin.g i it n the pit, n ow show s net the slight es t sme l t* which may be inferred that the water has at lea,,t reached such a height as to overcome the fire. This is further borne out by the fact that the maximum height of 30 feet was nearly reached on Thursday, the water at two o'clock on that day being 29 feet 4 inches ; and before night, although not examined, there is not Ithe slightest d ou b t but more than 30 feet wassattained. had been agreed upon by Mr. Wood and the other engineers, at their meeting on Saturday last, that, when the water reached the height stated, they should be telegraphed for ; and if that should not occur before Saturday (this day), they would meet on that day to dis cuss the steps to be taken. The water, however, during the whole of yesterday (Friday), was sent into the pit, but owing to the dry weather, the qaantity was consi. derably diminished. The officals at the pit stated, that although the water had reached such a height yesterday (Friday) as to justify theta in telegraphing for the e.a gineers, yet nothing could be gained by so doing, as they would be there in the morning just as early as if tele graphed for. Such being the state of affairs, it is confi dently expected that operations will be commenced this; day (Saturday) for getting out the water. —. Leeds 4 I er: cury. CHINA. But in domestic affairs we are by no means squally contented ; and it behoves those in whose hands the decision ests to speak plainly and intelligibly on the important topics now at issue. The extension of the suffrage--the security of the voter by means of the ballot—the abolition of the Parliamentary qualification —a more equit arrangement of the electoral districts—and a shorter duration of Parliaments are all impera tively required. The monopoly of " the Old Lady of Threadneedle-street" must be destroyed ; and a currency adequate to the wants and exi gences of the industrial community conceded to the popular demand. There must also be a more equitable apportionment of the Income Tax, and a full recognition of the great distinction between permanent and precarious incomes. Mr. Ms- RAUL and his party paid a heavy price in that respect for the doubtful benefit of the GLADSTONE AllianCe. The advantage arising from the pro posal in the Budget of 1852 was, however, deli berately surrendered, and the natural consequences must be encountered. The agitation and excite ment displayed just before the meeting of Parlia ment shattered " the pettifogging quibble," and insured the reduction of the impost to more mo derate dimensions. Similar demonstrations, may achieve its modification, and remove the chief objections to a burden that cannot be dispensed with for many years t) come. If every contributor under schedule D peremptorily refused to record his vote in favour of any can ilidate who will not pledge himself to advocate a more equitable assessment, as well as the exemr - tion of all incomes not exceeding 150/. per 3nnum, we shall find that Sir G. C. LEWIS, albeit no EDIPUS, will discover an easy solution of the problem that now seems so abstruse. There are other points also to be insisted on ; for the present we shall endeavour to impress on every voter the vast importance of pressing for adequate measures of Parliamentary, monetary, and fiscal reform, on which the welfare and prosperity of the nati on tnd the liappines3 and prosperity of the people so greatly depend. A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday afternoon at the official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury in Downing•street. Thsi Ministers present were Vis went Palmerston, the Lord Chancellor. Earl Granvill-, ‘n e Nlarcplisi of Lai•i“lowne the Earl of H arrow b y , Si r George Grey, th e E ar l of Clarendon, Mr. Secretary Labouchere, Lord Paumure, the Chancellor of the Ex a ooluer, lie [tight Iron. R. - Vernon Smolt, Lord S an ley of Alderley, the Duke of Argyll, and the Right Hon. sl. T. Baines, DISSOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT.—It appears to be now reduced to a certainty that the dissolution of Parliament viii take place within the time mentioned in our la-,t— namely, the 25th of this wouih. Indeed we may now pronounce all, but p)sitively that the last sitting of the preleut Parliament will take place on to morrow (nor,- day) week, the 231 inst., and that the proclamation .or dissolving Parliament will immediately follow. -- Observer. THE SPEAKER'S TITLE.—It is stated that the title tinder which the Speaker ascends to the House of L ids is that of "Lord Bromley," the right hon. gentleman having property in that part of this county (Middlesex) DEATH OF THE EARL AMHERST.--We have to record the death of the Earl Amherst, who expired at nine o'clock on Friday night, at Knowle Park, near Seven oaks, Kent. The venerable peer had been in a very in different state of health for some weeks past, arising from a thorough decay consequent on old age, so that to tke immediate members of his family the mournful event was not unlooked for. Viscount and Viscountess Holmesdale and Sir John and Lady Sarah Hay Williams were with the noble earl at his dissolution. ABOLITION OF THE SOUND DUES.—COPENHAGEN, March 15.—The definitive Treaty for the Abolition of the Duties on Vessels passing the Sound was signed yesterday. These tolls are to be abolished from the Ist of April next. DRURY•LANE THEATRI.—The revival of the comedy of a "Cure for the Heart Ache" has proved a great hit for the ent.irprieing lessee of this theatre. Ever since !ha first night of its production it has attracted im mense audiences. On Wednesday next Mr. C. Ma thews takes his benefit, on which occasion it is to be again performed in conjunction with the magnificent. pantomime of "See-Saw Margery Daw." An over flowing house is sure to be the result. Mr. Lumley has announced the opening of her M. jesty's Theatre on the 14th April, He has made sevt. ral important engagements, particularly Signor Giu glini, a tenor of great renown throughout Italy, and Madame Spizia, a soprano now performing with great success at Milan. Signor Giuglini will make hie debut on the first night of the season. We shall also again have Piccolomini (and the Trariata), and likewise it is repeated ,Jo't anna W agner. , Miss M. Oliver goes to the Haymarket at Easter, where she will make her appearance in a new burlesque written by Mr. Francis Talfourd. Mr. Bayle Bernard's drama will be produced on Thursday. Madame Celeste is engaged to perform this and follow ing evenings, at the Theltre Royal, Edinburgh. She re-appeo.e at the Adelphi in "Like and Unlike," and in " The Elves" on Easter Monday. Mr. Phelps, Mr. Robinson, and Miss Atkinson are engaged at the Standard Theatre for a few evenings, commencing next Saturday. Mr. C. Dillon, having leased the Lyceum to Mr. Gye for an Italian Opera season, has engaged with Mr. G. Webster to appear at Sadler's Wells for twelve nights. He appears on Easter Monday. The fine steam-ship Pacific is, it is said, about to be placed upon the line between Cork and Milford, for the purpose of conveying passengers and cargo, and, it is hoped, the mails to and from the south of Ireland. The principal shipowners, merchants, &c., of Milford, Haverford west, and adjacent places are about to memo rialise the Postmaster-General to permit all letters from South Wales to the South of Ireland to be conveyed by way of Milford, instead of, as at present, via Liverpool and Holyhead. THE REV. CANON PARKINSON.—The Oumberland Pacquet of Tuesday rays :—" Our readers will be grati fied to learn that the Rev. Canon Parkinson had so far recovered as to be able to return home to St. Bees on Friday afternoon. THE DOMESTIC POISONING CASE NEAR SOUTH AMPTON.—The maid servant, who was apprehended las week for attemping to poison her mistresss, Mrs. Read, of Bittern, in Hampshire, has been committed for trial. The servant, whose name is Harriet Vassingcombe, con fessed that she was guilty of the offence. FATAL BOAT ACCIDENT OFF CHATHAM DOCKYARD. —On Saturday morning a fatal accident occurred off Chathatu dockyard, by the capsizing of a cutter belong ing to one of the ye eels of war, at Chatham, by which two -eamen, named William Thompsett, belonging to the Fanteme, 12. and Robert Minton, of the Mercury, 42, were drowned. THE FORCE FOR CHINA.—The United Service gazette says :—" When the regiments arrive from England, there will be a force of 10,000 men at Hong Kong. rue anniversary festival of the Royal Literary Fund will be presided over this year by Earl Granville, an esteemed patron of men and letters, and member of the commit se of the Guild of Literature and Art. NEW HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT.—nie estimate f or th e current year is 133,0861., and 60,0001. is required on account. The Right Hon. the Speaker of the House of Com mons gave his last Parliamentary (full dress) dinner on Saturday evening last. A letter from Belgrade of the sth, Augsburg Gazette, says :—" The only daughter of Omar Pacha, who %LAB married in 1853 to Tefik Pacha, a nephew of the Sirdar, and,alter his death in the Crimea, to Omar Bey, another ie n td e ju p sca h s e at w ieddi p tao o c i ct s oh o rd n e ed herself a f ew d ays ago. She had been r in a ! h to a E ct ur b o y pe t a h n e h a b b a i d ts t , r e a a n t d m w en a t s s tr e i v e ( x r .., perienced from her husband." The advices from Hong Kong are fifteen days later. Trade was at a standstill, the attention of the European.inhabitants of Hong Kong being chiefly directed to means for their protection against the Chinese. One Allure, the alleged bread poisoner, and his associates were to be tried immediately. Public expectation was directed to the arrival of anticipated naval and military reinforcements, .and the recommencement of offensive operations. Her Majesty's steamer Samson arrived at Hong Kong on the morning of the 23d, having on board H. E. Admiral Sir M. Seymour, and H. E. is re ported to have forwarded to Indiaurgent despatche s for a large military force. A letter from Canton, dated the 22d of January, states that the city is nearly all destroyed. The Samson, on her way down to Hong Kong, fell in with a fleet of 150 Mandarin, junks and de stroyed several of them. These junks had threatened an attack on Hong Kong. With the exception of retaining Tee-to-turn fort, it appears that Admiral Seymour has been forced to abandon Canton, even the entrenched gardens could no longer be retained as all the available force is required to keep open the passage of the river, in consequence of the wilful sinking of junks to prevent any vessels of war or steamers passing up with troops. Whampoa has been completely abandoned, H.M.S. Sybille having been removed —all the valuable property, as dockyards, &c., had been abandoned to the Chinese who were destroy ing everything of value. "These events," says the Straits Times, " pr ove that our position in the Canton river is unsafe and unsatisfactory, and that an overpowering force—naval and military—wil l be needed to place matters on a sound footing." The Overland Friend of China, of J an. 30, says : —" Since the despatch of the clipper steamer Lance field on the 21st instant, the only military move ment of importance has been the abandonment of Canton and the Dutch Folly—the highest position in the river now held by the squadron being Tee to-turn fort in the Macao passage, about two miles below the factory ruins. Naturally, after having contended against such odds—a thousand to a million—so long, the retirement from the position has given rise to expressions of regret. But no one can deny the prudence—the necessity—of the step, for in a short time the river will be so thick, often during the whole day, with fug, that it would be impossible to keep up the chain of communication with such scanty means. The excitement 'tense quent on the great event of the month—the poison ings—is abating ; though nothing is being done by Government to assure confidence against a similar or worse catastrophe. The inability of Sir John Bowring to hold a Colonial Government was never so evident as at present. " The deportation of some hundred and thirty larceners nailer sentence of imprisonment, because we were afraid to keep them in the gaol, is the most extraordinary imbecile act ever performed by the governor of a British colony. Why, the very guard taken fro:n our small garrison at such a junc ture to take care of them on the way to their d.est:- nation, could keep treble such a posse in check here if properly ordered V' On the 20th of January, when Admiral Seymour blew up the el - lurch and club-house, the last nen nant of British property, previous to leaving his station off Canton, the fleet, after . the Dutch Folly and Bird's Nest forts had been abandoned, dropped down the Macao passage, and took up their stations as follows :—The Eacounter and Niger just below Macao Fort ; the Comes three miles below them ; the Acorn at the Barrier Fort ; the Sybille in Blenheim Reach, the Barracouta at Hizir Island, and the Nankin at the Bogue ; thus keeping optic the entire channel and line of communication, which it was supposed will be continued until some of the reinforcements arrive. ' A tact mentioned to show that groat caution is necessary on board the riv(r steamers 'occurred on the 23d. "The steamer Queen (says the Friend of China), with a valuable cargo on board, and a lorcha in tow, started at 1 p.m. from her anchorage off the P. and 0. Co.'s Wharf, and just as she had cleared the shipping a message was sent that s h e h a d save ral bad men on b o ard, who me di tated an attack Upon hearing this Capt. Wynn a t once cast off the lorcha, and after seeing her anchored in a safe place proceeded on his way to Macao, keeping a sharp 'watch on the reputed robbers. When off Cap sing -moon the Williamette was descried in full chase, and shortly afterwards fired two gun s a s a signal for the Queen to bring to, when a boat was lowered from the Williamette, and Messrs. May; Caldwell and Cluff, with four policemen, pro ceeded in her to the Queen. After consulting together the Queen returned with her passen gers to Hong Kong, and on their arrival the disposedmajority we r e 1.. t once conducted to th e pol i ce station. Some of the concealed infjl. thei r p l ans of attack, Wynn that th e roafsetahles,plavrenohgtevirs p ol ea e c d eab o l a e pt. and we ll had furnished themselves with sand and gunpowder to throw into the eyes of the crew and blind them, while two piratical boats were awaiting them at a certain point outside, to aid in the completion of their work." The same journal says : But little time was lost by the "Braves" in sig nalising the flitting of -Hen S. Sybille from Whampoa by a glorious burn of everything foreign owned burnable ; the destruction, including the dock-yard buildings of Hunt and Co., an American firm, and a very large quantity of other American though nominally English property. That Commo dore Armstrong, Commauder-in-Chief of the United States naval forces in this quarter, had most ex cellent reason for leaving Whampoa, when he did, and taking up a position off the United States Naval Stores in Hong Kong at the present junc ture, wo do not entertain a doubt ; but to us, un initiated as we are in the mysteries of American statesmanship, there.also appears some justice in the complaints heard from " citizens" on all hands —that commercial interests are not properly cared for in these waters, and American property has been unjustifiably sacrificed. This, however, is subject for comment by American rather than by English journalists ; but it may be that they, too, may think, as we do, that it would have been wiser, as it would have been more generous in Commodore Armstrong, to have joined the English throughout in the demonstration they are making, and not have remained contentedly on his arms after the simple destruction of the Barrier Forts. The following account of the poisonings is from the Hong Kong Regi s t er In an extra which we published on Thursday last we had just time to call attention to the fact that an attempt had been made to poison all the consumers of bread supplied by a Chinese baker. This has naturally caused great stir and excitement during the week, and been the fertile cause of many rumours, true or false. The following is, as nearly as we can collect, a stat ement of facts. We believe it is the custom of the Parsees and other natives of India to eat an early first breakfast. Early on the morning of Thursday a medical gentleman resident with us was called upon to pre scribe fur several Parsees and Moorinen lal , ourin ; under the effects of what appeared to be pt icon. As the persons applying were from different houses, and having servants of their own country, the only suspicious article was, naturally, the bread, supplied to them from the Esing shop, a Chinese bakery. As the morning advanced numerous cases of sickness occurred, and our attention was so much occupied in giving what assistance We could render that we were unusually late in breakfasting, °wing to which thq cause of the sickness bei ng apparent, we escaped it by not eating any bread. After being tolerably satisfied of the nature of the case, our first course was to go to the police and report it, and advise that every man in the Esing shop should be arrested. The arrest was effected after som e tim e , the per sons taken into custody amountin gto 49 - ; but Al lum, the principal partner, and hisfamily, consisting of himself, his father, son, two Women and children were missing, and on inquiry it was discovered that the family had started fur Macao in the Shamrock at 8 a.m. Fi om various sources we learned that Al lum had been busily engaged the previous day in Here at Singapore matters have settled down to something like quiet, the Chinese ,being afraid of the great military preparations that were made to punish them if they carried out their threat of ex terminating the European residenst. The danger, however, will continue SO long as the war lasts in China. Her Majesty's ship Spartan, Captain Sir Wm. Hoste, is the only vessel of war at Singapore. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam ships Manilla and Rajah, intend e d to run between negotiation Sillgapo with t Singapore C l M ila;are here. It appears the Spanish Government has been broken off, so the Rajah proceeds to China and the Manila to Bombay. We are daily expecting the arrival of the gun boats and ships from England. Troops are anxiously looked for from England and India for service in China. --- The Madras Athenceum, of Feb. 14, says : " A message was received by electric telegraph, late on Wednesday evening, ordering troops to be sent to Singapore on account of tha d;sturbances in China. •In cons?quence of this request the