The Sun. — London, England, 1857-06-16 00:00:00

H ER MAJESTY'S TH IL DON GIOVANNI. EATRE. TRs S EVENING (Tuesday, June If.i) will be repeated, with the.followirig unp ecedentfcl cast, Mozart's chef-ci'ceuvre, IL DON GIOVANNI Zerlina, Mdlle. Piccolornini ; Donna Anna, Mdlle. Spezia • and Donna Elvira, Ortolani. Don Giovanni, Sig. heneventano ; Leporello, Sig. Belletti ; Masetto, Sig. Corsi ; II Commandatore, Sig. Vialetti; and Don Ottavio, Sig. Giuglini. Conductor—Sig. Bonetti. The Minuet in the Ball Scene will be danced by Mdlles. Pasquali, Karlishi, Morlacchi, Mello, and Corps de Ballet. From respect to the grand work of the immortal composer the following artistes of the establishment have consented to lend their assistance to increase the effect-of the majestic finale of the first act, including the chorus, Viva la Libe:•ta : —MM. Reichardt, C. Braharn, Pottardi, Mercuriali, Kinni, Do Soros, and Baill:,n; Mesclo.mss Poma, Berti, Barnett, Fazio, and Ramoe. After which will he produced an entirely New Ballet, in Two Tableaux, composed expressly for her Majesty's Theatre by M. Ma.esot, entitled ACA ISTA. FIRST TABLEAU—Tcrpsiebore, Madlle. Rolla ; Acalista, Madame Perea Nena; Aglaia, Thalia, and Euphrosyne, Mdlle. Michelet, Mdlle. Karliski, and Mdlle. Brunetti; Amynias, M. Baratti. SECOND TABLEAU—(The Vis!on Realised).— Seville.— Acalista, Madame Perea Nena ; Conchitti and Carmen, Mdls. Pasquali and Morlacchi ; Pepe, M. Gambardelli ; Manolo, M. Massot. Spaniards. For particulars, see bills. A limited number of Poxes in the Flalf-eircle Tier have been specially reserved for the public, and mey be had on applica tion at the Box-office, at the Theatre Coonnade, Haymarket. l'rice One Guinea and One Guinea and a Half each, Tho Second Morning Patformance on Monday, June 29. with all the pi iacipal Artistes of the Estaklishruent, Fut particulars will be duly announced. I' ER MAJESTY'S THEATRF. IL DON GIOVANNI. To accommodate some of the numerous applicants unable to find places daring the Five representations already an nounced, an EXTRA NIGHT will be given on MONDAY EVENING, 22d inst., on which occasion IL DON GIOVANNI will be given. A MORNING PERFORMANCE will also be given on MONDAY, 29th inst., when IL DON GIOVANNI will be repeated. LES BOUFFES PARtSIENS--St. JAMES'S THEATRE. Triumphant Success of the FRENCH PLAYS. TIIIS EVENING (TUESDAY), June 16, the entertain. ments will commence at half-past S o'clock precisely, by the performance of (by desire) t le new Operette-Militaire, en un Acte, BRA GONETTE, M. Guyot, M. Tajau, M. Leonce, and Mdlle. Corally Guffroy. After which (for the fourth time) Operette, en un acte, LE SAVETIER ET LA FINANCIER. M. Pradeau, 31. Mesmacre, M, Guyot, M. Anthonini, Mdlle. Mareschal. To conclude with (by desire) Operette-Bouffe, en un Acte. LA BONNE D'ENFANT, 31. Guyot, 31. Jean Paul, Millie. Mace, M. Anthouini. The Orchestra of the Theatre des Bouffes will accom pany these Representations, under the direction of the composer, 31. Offenbach. This Engagement being limited to one month, Performances will be given EVERY EVENING. Boxes, stalls, and tickets may be engaged at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street. THEA TR E-R OYA L, DRURY-LANE Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. OPEN EVERY EVENINI. GREAT EQUESTRIAN AMERICAN and CONTINENTAL COMPANY, under t'le direction of Miss Ella. Prices—Pit and Proincnacl., is; Bose;, 2s. 6d , 25., and is 6d. ; Galleries, 6d. Doors open at half-past 7. Commence at 8. • First Equestrian Artistes in the World : - Madame Schap lain, Madame Newsome, LA Petite Wells, Signora Delavanti, and Miss Ella; Miss E. J.Wells, Mdlles. Flora, Fabia, and and Marie, MiesesNewsome, Moffatt, Delavanti, Potter, Jen nings ; the Manchester Boy, Masters J. Wells, A. Wells, E. Moffatt, Henrico and Carlo Delavanti, Sig. Felix Delavanti, Mons. Becq, Mons. Ferdinand, Mons. Eugene, Mr. Tom Swann, Mr. B. Fuller, Mr. W. Fuller, and the great Shaks- Clown, Wallett, will appear each evening in a series of Performances, original and unapproachable. Director—Mr. Stokes. Acting Manager—Mr. E. Stirling. OY A T., PRINCESS'S THEATRE, LI) THIS EVENING will be performed Shakespere's trAgoly of KING RICHARD THE SECOND. King Richard IL, Mr. C. Kean ; Queen, Mrs. C. Kean. Preceded by A GAME OF ROMPS, TIEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buokstone. THIS EVENING, to commence at Seven o'clock, with anew drama, in two periods, entitled THE HUSBAND OF AN HOUR, Mr. Buckstone, Followed by a new farce, MY SON, DI kNA! After which, the successful Classical Love Story, un der the Apple-lation of A rALANTA ; or, The Three Golden Apples : in which Miss M. Oliver will appear; also Miss M. Wilton, and Miss Ellen Ternan. In future tho prices will be :-- Orchestra Stalls (which may be retained the whole of the evening), 6s. each, (No charge for booking.) First Price. s. d. Second price. s. d Dress Boxes 5 0 D ess Boxes 3 0 Upper Boxes . ... 3 0 Upper Boxes._ ... . 2 0 Pit Lower Gallery 1 0 Lower Gallery 0 6 Upper Gallery 0 6No half-price to Upper Gallery. T HEATRE ROYAL, A DELPHI, Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster. THIS EVENING, will be, performed the new drama of GEORGE DARVILLE, in which Mr. BeujeminWe' , ater, Mr. Wright, Mr. Paul Redfe.rd, and Madame celeste perflrtn. After which, " FEARFUL TRAGEDY IN THE SEVEN DIALS." To concluos with the sketch of WELCOHE, LITTLE STRANGER. Mr. Wright, Mr. Paul Bedford, &T. OYAL 81.711RP.3Y THEATRE Messrs. Slieplieni an-1 Cr9swick. THIS EVENING will be performed Li TRAVIATA. Haig' and Luey Eseott. To conelade.with JACK ROYAL. Messrs. Shepherd, E. Johnstone, ancil',lfs3 Ehurne. • CITRA ND THE kTRE. —Le-we, Mr. T. Payne. —Sirznor ALFRED 130SCO bas arthieved egi timate trinmnh, and established his reputation as the Chef Profesior of Legerdemain. His wonderful performance gorgeons' apparatus—his unrivalled programme—have received the public' v:Tdiet—lnimital)le ! Stalls, 3s ; boxes, 2s ; pit, is • gallery, 6d. A Morning Performance on Satur days, at 2. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Le9.see, Mr. Alfred Wigan. THIS EVENING, will be revived Murphy's comedy of ALL IN THE WRONG. Mr. Robsoc. After which, a new drama, called DADDY HARDACRE, Mr. Robson, &e. Commence at half-past Seven. STLEY'S ROY AL AMP ET ITFI EATRE AND OPERA. HOUSE. Lessee And Manager, Mr. W. Cooke. Under the patronage of her Majesty and His Royal Highness Prince Albert. TIIIS EVENING (Tuesday, Juno 16), will be produce", for the 2d time at this theatre, Wallace's admired epara o! MARITANA, with Equestrian Illustratinns. On SATURDAY, June 20 (first Bellini's celebrated oper.t of LA. SONNAMBULA. Miss Rebecca Isaacs, Mr. Augustus Brilla.m Miss M. Somers, Mr. Brookhouse Bowler, and Mr. Francis Kirby, and Miss Ellen Thirlwall, Mr, Borrani. Conductor and Composer—Hen . Meyer Lutz. With a powerful Band and Chorus. Malinger and Director of the Opera Company—Mr. Augustus Brehm To conclnde with Mr. W. Cooke's incomoarable SCENES in tho ARENA. dimmer:co at seven o'clock. Dress Boxes, 4s. ; Upper Bases, 3s. • Private Boxes, from 2!5., no c ha rge f or bo o ki ng; Pzt, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. ; Upper Gallery, Gil. Notice- --During the Opera Season Half-price will take place at _9 o'clock. Boa office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Ur e W. West. Eqnestrian Director, Mr. W. Cooke, jnn. 171 ANTERBII RY HALL, Westminster-road.- 1 4.:.1 OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow. Ing company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance cr selections from all the popular Operas, Madrigals, Choruses . Glees, Duets, &cc., viz.: Miss E. Pearce, Mrs. J. Caulfield, ' llBB Brunel], Miss Summers, and Madame Marietta ; Mr. J Paulfwlal, Herr F. Jonghmans, R. .Grover, T. Tarrant, S. ' 7°3 " , J. Barker, W. Melling, P. Con j. Senor Antonio M de Sofia, and E. L. Hime ; Masters Bennett and Corri ; I kt gs "• B mo. . Collins, and E. Mackney. Pianoforte, _r r : Ribka harmonium, J. Caulfield, jun.; Erector, J "Corn/nonce at Seven o'clock •precisely. BllPPera, dtc.. until twelve o'clock, - HIGH WATER. AN LONDON BRIDGE. T its DAY—Morn. 0 min. aft. 8 —Even., 31 min. aft. 8 TO '0.0"4/w--11°ra• 8 mill. aft. 9—Even. 36 min. aft 9 WRATHER^-31:1211 OrnoE, JUNE 16. THE TEgilmouarint. IN TEM BE 64—highest sines noon Tast uday. - lowest 51— this morning and du r i ng the night. 65 —this day at noon. BABOKETZE, 29.99, light, with heavy c l ouds, threaten Wm; S.E. to E. ; ing rain. e c§:1111 LONDON, TUESDAY, JUNE IG, 18157 The Oaths Bill has passed through Committee ; every division taken being in favour of Minister by. a large and decisive majority. It will, there fore, ga to the Upper House under the mos favourable auspice - 4, and we earnestly hope thy: 6VOII during the present suasion one of the few remaining marks of bigotry and intolerance may be completely erased frcm the national statute. book. The hereditary legislators will natuiall y hesitate before they reject a measure, which has been carried by a clear majority of 140, and on which the most distinguished men of their own party have opposed the narrow and almost sec- tarian views of their followers. The names of Lord LYNDHTJRST, of Mr. DISRAELI, and, we re j )ice to add, of Sir JOHN PAKINGTON, should Exercise no ordinary influence with her MAJESTY'S Opposition ; and the memories of Sir ROBERT PEEL, Lord ELLESMERE, and Lord GEORGE BENTINCK, should add to the weight fairly at tached to the living Statesmen. The first division was on the question very 'in wisely raised by the Roman Catholic Members. They should be the last to desire the retention of any species of intolerance, considering how long and how improperly they were denied the enjoyment of their political rights, and yet the course which they pursued might have endangered the success of the bill, and prevented the smooth ing away of one of the chief difficulties that im pedes the attainment of the object which they may naturally desire to promote. We do not say that there was not great justice in the views which Mr. DELSY so temperately, yet so powerfully put forward, and if the single question of the Roman Catholic oaths were at issue, he would have merited, and received far greater support than he actually oh taine3. It was, however, the injudicious amalga mation of two distinct propositions that was to be deprecated, and the only effect whereof would be greatly to endanger, if not absolutely prevent, the measure from obtaining the legislative sanc tion during the present session. However invidi ous might be the distinction between the oaths taken by the Roman Catholic and the Protestant Members however desirable to adopt one form that might be taken by per sons of every creed, it would have been more graceful to have abstained from taking advantage of the occasion, and seeking to prevent others from obtaining much required relief, unless they themselves received a portion of the benefits to be bestowed on their more injured fellow citizens ! It was, as we have stated, this view of the case that led to the rejection of the amend ment by a majority of 290, and of the subsequent one, moved by Mr. ROEBUCK in a similar spirit, by a majority of 175 ! The great struggle, however, took place on the amendment of Sir F. THESIGER, which was prac tically directed against the admission of Jews to the House. The mode by which that was to be achieved was, the retention of the words, "on the true faith of a Christian," a mere form which, it was universally admitte 1, was not originally aimed against Jew members, but merely intended to ren der the adjuration more binding on the con sciences of those by whom it was taken. The words are not used or taken in any other oath. They are nonog required t) give a religi ous sanction to the obligation. A purely accidental circumstance is made use of to deprive a number of good and valuable citizens—men who have stood by the nation in the most trying emergencies, of the rights and privileges to which they would unquestionably be entitled but for the contingency. The most important feature, in last night's debate, was the straightforward and honourable recantation by Sir JOHN' PAKINGTON of his former opinions. The Right Honourable Gentleman felt that the time had arrived when he could no longer consistently resist the just claims of his Jewish fellow subjects, and he very clearly and ably explained the causes of his change of senti ment. On one point we differ from him, very materially. The subject has, in our judgment, been brought forward in the very best form, and the Government • acted far more wisely than in bringing in a separate Jewish Bill, and establishing a separate Jewish Oath. The more the swearing is simplified the better for all parties. Oaths are but " springes to catch sensitive conseiences? not af f ording the :41igh test security, but rendering what should only ' be resorted to on the most urgent occasions far too familiar, and thus depriving it of a great portion of the solemnity, and mitigating the awe that every man must feel when calling the DEITY to witness for the first time. " Custom-house" oaths trti passed into a proverb in the olden time. When teiiored to for the most trivial purposes they ;eaied to have any weight. They became in tact worse than useless, for they prevented the ►doption of suitalh and far more efficient pre autions against the contemplated danger. All tave heard of the numbers of conflicting coustitn- ions sworn to by Prince TALLEYItAND during his career, and there are thousands of others who might be placed in the same category. The British law recognises the distinction be tween promissory, and other oaths. A man who swears that he will perform any act at a future period cannot be indicted for perjury, and in any degree legally punished for its vielition. Wh y then ret iin the useless form in any way, save in natters wherein it cannot (perhaps) be dispensed with? There are few persons on whose testimony re iance might be placed who would not prove equally truthful, on a simple aMrination, to state " the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth," while those who would violate their so lemn asseveration, would scarcely respect the oath they had taken. We trust that the bill may now finally pass both Houses, and that it will speedily be followed by another measure, sweeping away all useless ab jurations, and simplifying as much as possible those which must still be retained. The Ono Test of the Session of 1857 is abou E.) be applied, Meaning—Mr. HENRY BERKELEY'S motion on the Ballot. Everything else coolly shelved and quietly cushioned until 1858—The Ballot at least, thanks to the Hon. Member for Bristol, will still, according to annual wont, be ventilated in the popular branch of the Legisla ture. The re-distribution of the Electoral Districts may be sot aside, for the time, as superfluous. The extension of the Franchise, whether among the borough or county electors, may be once more for An interval conveniently ignored. The Church- Rate Problem may be again shut up hastily in its Ad cupboard, like Mr. THACKERAY'S grimly ootion of the Family Skeleton—a thing, to the Nation at large, not to be talked of, or looked at, or scarcely even thought about I And so with All the rest of the barely numerable Hydra-heads requiring to be lopped off with the sword of Re form. All these Liberal Measures, the commu nity have been so long dreaming about, are placed under a taboo. A year is indeed to be " wasted" —Mr. DISRAELI was right after all in his sar lonic prophecy—and it is to be wasted thus lesignedly. Everything, in short, is to be liven the go-by—everything affecting in the remotest degree the complex question of Re form everything but THE BALLOT. And for this solitary exception we have (of course) to thank Mr. BERKELEY. That we say "of course" —for he is to it what CHARLES VILLIERS was to E'ree Trade, and w h at ROWLAND HILL has been to the Penny Postage. Long its solitary champion, oad, let us hope, iu the and, like them, the wit ness of its ulterior realisation. Y ear after year The Bcoanleloidt,erraetisoolnutely and perseveriogly, of M r . BEaKELEY bas broughtuaner the r STJ N, 0 1) ON, Parliament. It was scarcely to be expected that this year, of all years, he would-deny himself the gratification of fiuding out another of his old plea surable opportunities. This particular year of grace, when he might actually, by means of his accustomed motion, test the views enter* tained in regard to the Ballot by the aggre gate wisdom of a newly-elected Parliament. A test, moreover, especially desirable under the circumstances—remembering that this newly elected Parliament is positively, (so far as we can judge of the opinions of Members, from the views expressed by them at the Hustings) to a very con siderable extent a Ballot Parliament ! A House of Commons, at any rate, to say the very least of it, among whose members many new Advocates of Vote by Ballot may be confidently anticipated upon Mr. BERKELEY'S next Division. Provided always the popular representatives are not alto gether forgetful of the promises, either volunteered by, or extorted from them at the period when they were merely candidates for the suffrages of their constituents ! Bearing in mind the interest attaching to the revival of the Question of the Ballot by its inde fatigable champion, the Member for Bristol—we cannot feel any surprise that the B .11ot Society, in anticipation of the Test of the 30th instant, should have called a meeting for the eve of that Momentous Tuesday—an aggregate meeting, to be presided over by Mr. GEORGE WILSON, the famous Anti-Corn-Law League Chairman of Manchester ! Our astonishment would have been great, had they not resolved upon such a course of proceed ing. We exult in the proof thus afforded by the Ballot Society to the Liberal Reformers through out the country, that they are in very truth, alive to the importance of the occasion. Never yet have the prospects of the Ballot looked at any period more propitiously. Let its sincere and earnest advocates, one and all, be true to it and to themselves—and a step onwards is already accomplished. We have not forgotten our prc mise as to this next Division upon the motion of Mr. BERKELEY. We have not forgotten it, and we shall not forget it—that promise distinctly made some time back, "and since then more than once deliberately reiterated. We shall not merely be watchful and observant ourselves, but we shall enable others, by means of type, ink, and paper, to be watchful and observant likewise. We earnestly exhort our pro vincial contemporaries generally to co-operate with us in these endeavours. Let each liberal local journal throughout the country re produce in its columns the division list con- Rpictionsly pririt-Al with some particular mark, (whether by capit or italics, or asterisks), notifying to the locality the part taken in regard to this division by each respective representative. Remember the present is a very notable turning point in the pathway leading right on to All Re forms generally, and to this one great Reform of the Ballot, in particular. GREAT 'HANDEL FESTIVAL —Her Majesty the Queen and his Royal Highness Prince Albeit have intima , ed their intention of being present at the Crystal Palace at the performance of Handel's oratorio "Judas Macca bmus" on' Wednesday (to-mornw), the 17th of June. Her Majesty and Prince Albert will be accom panied by his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, his Imperial Highness the Archduke Maximilian of Austria, his Royal Highness Prince Frederick William of Prussia, their Royal Highnesses the Princess Royal, Prince Arthur, Prince Alfred, and a numerous suite. The party will be conveyed in 9 royal carriages. In order to remove a misapprehension which appears to exist on the subject, we are requested to state that seats of both do-criptions, in excel.eht positions, are still to be bad, and that both the guinea and half-guinea tickets can be changed for reserved seats on payment of this difference in price on the spot. We have also been re quested to state that as a very considerable number of the representatives of the provincial press from the prin cipal musical towns have visited London specially to at tend the Handel Fee ival, the cmimittee of the Sacred Harmonic Society have intimated that on presenting their festival tickets at ttie Central Ticket-office, Exeter Hall, this day, they will receive an invitation for the performance cf Mr. Costa's " E'i " to-morrow (Wednes day) night. Her Majesty, yesterday, inspected the engraving, by Mr. Thomas Land-;eer, to be dedicated to the Queen, of Madile. Rosa Banheur's picture of the ' " Horse Fair." The Archduke Maximilian of Austria, attended by Lord Charles Fitzroy, went yesterday morning to St. Paul's Catiedral, and afterwards inspected Westmin ster Abbey and the new Palace of Westminster. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Augusta Bruce and Sir George C )caper, arrived at her residence, C;arence House, St. James's, yes!erclay morning, from Frogmore, Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Mary arrived at their residence, at St. Jane-'s Palace, last evening, from Cambridge Cottage, Kew. His Highness the Maharajah Dhuleep Singh, ac comoankd by Sir Joh❑ L )gir), has arrived at Claridge's Hotel, from Castle Menzies, N.B. The Countess Craven gave an elegant ball laq even ing, at the family mansion in Charles-street, Barkeley ),quare. Their S,rene Highnesses the Hereditary Prince of Saxe Meiaingen and the Prince.and Princess Edward of Saxe Weimar were among her la - lyship's guests. Lady Hogg had a ball last night at her mansion in Carlton-gardens. Lady Hall of Llanover's evening assembly will take place to-morrow, the 17th inst., and not on the 17th July. Lady M..lssworth entertained at dinner, last evening, his Excellency the Amba.ead .r of France and the Coun tess de Persignv, the Marquis and Marchioness of Lon donderry, his Excellency the Sardinian Minister, Maria Marchioness of Ails-bury, the Marquis of Climricar le, the Ea.' of Maimesbury, Vise suns and Viscountess Newport, 11.. n. Mrs. Anson, Mr. Harcourt, M.P , and Frances Countess Waldegrave, Viscount Burlington, Lady Dufferin and Lord Dufferin, the frou. Mrs. Dyce Sombre, &c. The Right Hon. Sir Benjamin Hall gave dinner} on Wednesday and Saturday last. Among his guests were the following :—)-Ili Excellency the Bavarian Minister, Vie Duke of Cleveland, the Marquis of Blandford, Lord Killeen, the Earl Cawdor, the 1 - 'rl of Lanesborough, Lord Win. Peulet, Lord R. Grodvenor, Lard Downes, Lard Bateman, L •rd Bury, Lord Rivers, Hon. H. Maud, Baron Marochetti, Hon. R. Cavendish, Hon. Sir E. Oust, Sir H. CAterell, Sir H. F. Davie, Sir Robert Brownrigg, Sir C. Barry, Mr. Stirling (of Keirs), Mr. Holford, Mr. Herbert (of Ll tnarth), Mr. Autin, Mr. Rolls, Dr. Quin, and Mr. George Russel THE GRAND CALEDONIAN BALL.—Yesterday the committee of the ladies patronesses of this fancy dress ball met at Willis's Rooms, for the purpose of complet ing the arrangements for the 211. At the meeting the customary resolution was pas•ed, that the members of the Royal fa.nily and the foreign ambassadors and their ladies should bs invited. From what can be gathered, there is every prospect of a very full and brilliant ball. LYCEUM THEATRE.—The second representation of " Camilla" by Malame Ristori, last night, attracted the largest audience that hasyetassembled to witness thegreat tragedienne during her present engagement in England. Her performance possessed all the merits which we noticed in detail on Saturday, and excited a similar en thusiasm. MAIDSTONE. -REVIEW BY THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE, —Yesterday his Royal Highness the General Com manding-in-Chief. attended by a numerous staff, arrived here by the 12 15 train, North lient, and reviewed the troops of the garrison, the object being to give the colonels of the several cavalry regiments as insight into the " system of equitation" practised at the depot, pre viously to the dismissal of the " 'Jrained" men to their respective regiments. UNITED STATES MAIL.—The Postmaster-General gave notice yesterday that a ship letter mail for the United States will be made up in the General Post i office to-morrow morning for the Vanderbit steamer North Star. Letters must be specially addressed to go by the North Star, and the postage must be prepaid. VOTE BY BALLOT.—W O observe that the execiative committee of the Ballot Society have called an aggregate meeting of the friends of the ballot, and delegates ap pointed by them, fsr Monday, the 29th inst., the evening netore Mr. Berkeley's motion is made in the House of Commons. Mr. George Wilson, of klanchester, is ex pected to preside. We are requested to state that the committee hope a.l friends of the ballot will attend on the occasion. RATE OF DISOOIINT.—A few of the speculative pur chases in the Stock-Exchange yesterday were said to have been made on the anticipation of a lowering of the rate of discount on Thursday next. The stock of bullion and the reserve of notes are considerably beyond the points at which they stood in May last year, when a re duction to 6 per cent. was adopted ; b u t among many persons an impression prevails that no imm e di a t e move ment wi'l be made, Vie transient character of every re cent recovery being assigned as the reason for hesitation. Some of the principal letters from Parts express doubts of any reduction being made next Tnursday in the rate of discount of •the Bank of France. Others assert not only that an alteration wi 1 be reeolved upon, but that it will be to the extent of 1 per cent. The directors, it is said, greatly desire that the tot step should he taken by the BAIA of England. lIIMIENIMINI THE PRINCIPALITIES. A letter from Bucharest of the sth, in the National Gazette of Berlin, says :—" The la bours of the international commission have at length commenced ; it wet two days back and decided that the presidency should be exer cised in turns. Saiet Effendi, the Turkish commissary, is president for the present month. Au account of the proceedings will be kept by a secretary of the president, but at the first sitting the Prussian secretary drew up the minutes. It appears thrt the discussion was very warm, and that serious differences of view have already be;,n erpressed by the members. The commission de cided i n a sitting it held'yestorday on concerting with the Caimacan, in a confidenti a l manner, on the modifications to be introdu2ed int.) the con vocation of the divans. This step is, however, on; of pule form, for the commission is prepared to accept the modifications proposed in the document addressed recently by the \Vallauhiaa g4vernment to the Porte and to the commission." RUSSIA. A letter from Sebastopol of the 18th ult., in the Moniteur de la Flotte, gives some detai's which show the stare of that port, and points out what has re b effecte i with regard tog tiing up the entry —" It is well known th of the allied fl ee t i n t o at s in n o k r i d - n e r v t e ,s)s prevent t says the : Sebastopol, the Rus,iau Commander-in-Chief sAnk in sun;es.ion three lines of vessels, one behind the other, and that in the night which followed the capture of the Malakoff and the town of Sebastopol, the Russians sank alt the other vessels chat lu.p petted to be in the port. A certain number which were anchored near the shore, and in rather shallow water, were grounded rather than sunk, and received but very trifling damage. These are the vessels which were taken up, and which have been repai r , .d at Nicolaieff. Among them are the Pruth, the Chersonese, the Reid, the Danube, the Etoile du Nord, the Si latch, and the Or linane - z, ail small steamers. As to the line-of-battle ships, frigates, anl odder vessels, either steamers or sailing ones, which were sunk to form the three lines alluded to, it h;ts been found impossible to ,move them. Tiiey are deeply embedded in 'he sand, above the b and are li... , avdy laden with stories and other ar ticles, which were conveyed on beard in order to keep them firmly in their places. As their masts and rigging have been removed, they do nut in any way _impede the navigation, which,) is confined to merchant vessels, since, according to the t,rtns of the treaty of Paris, vessels of war are excluded from the Black Sea, with the exception of a certain number of small ones. At the time of the destruc tion of . the Russian fleet, it only comprised 3) steamers, among which were the fine frigate W 1 iditnir, of 490-horse power, two corvett ‘s, the Bessarabia and Gromonosetz, of 260-horse -power. All these have been or may be got up with more or less success, but as to the others, should they even be raised, they would not b 3 worth the expense incurred in the operation. As to the reconstruction of. the land and sea forts for merly defending Sebastopol, which has been men- , tioued by several foreign journals, the statement is a pure invereion. Th e port o f Sehastopol is now almost entirelyabanduned by n avigation, as it is less advantageous for com merce than that oiKamiesch, and is only frequented by a few fishermen, who sell their cargoes to the persons who hawk fish about the interior of the country. The point to which the Russian Government now directs all its efforts is Theodosia or Kaffa, an excellent port, situated more t o th e sou th, w hi c h is to be one of the heads of th e li ne of railway, and is likely to become a g rea t maritime and commerc i a l po i n t . " , THE LATE MR. DOUGLAS JERR9LD. The public will learn with regret that this distinguished writer has died without leaving a single sixpence to his family. Under these circumstances a Committee of his principal friends has been formed, for the purpose of raising a fund for the support of Mr. Jerrold's wife and family. The folio sing are the names of the committee : John Blackwood, E sq . Sir E. B. Lytton, Bt., M P Shirley Brooks, E.q. William C. Miv ready, E-q John B. Buckstone, Esq. Sir Joseph P..x,on, M.P. Peter Cunningham, Esq. William H. Missal, Esq. Charles Dickens, Albert Smith, Fsq. John Forster, sq. C. Stanfield, Esq ,R A. Charles Knight,E=q.Wtn. iIZ. Thackeray, E-q. Mark Lemon, Eeq. Benjamin Webster, Esq. Various performances are a'inounced to take place in remembrance of this distinguished writer and for the benefit of his family. On the 27th of June there will be a musical festival ; on the 30th of June Mr. C. Dickens will read his "Christmas Carol" in St. Martin's-hall ; on the 7th of July Mr. W. H. Russ.-11 will deliver his " Personal Narrative of the late War" in St. Martin's hall. On the 11th of' July will be represented at the Gallery of Illustration, Rsgont-street, Mr. W. C drama, " The Frozen Deep." On the 15th of July two of the produotions of the late Douglas Jerrold will be represented at the Haymarket Theatre, " The House keeper" and "The Prisoner of War." On the 22nd of July Mr. W. M. Thackeray will deliver a lecture on " Week-Jay Preachers" iu St. Martin's-hall, and on t 29th of July the admirable dramas of thedeceased " The Rent Day" and " the Adelphi. Black-eyed. Susan" will be played at TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 16, 18 LATEST NEWS. THE MEDITERRANEAN. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, TUESDAY MORNING. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Colombo, Captain Field, has just arrived in the river. The India and China mails, which in duo course would have been brought by this steamer, have already arrived by the Jura. FRANCE. PARIS, MONDAY EVENING. The Treaty of Commerce between France and Russia was signed on the 14th at St. Petersburg. It is probable that M. de Morny will shortly return to Paris. The following telegraphic despatches have been received here to-day : " HAMBURG, Juno consequence of the resolution come to at a meeting of the Grand Couircil, at which the King presided, to reject the last German pretensions, a note which is said to be couched in very firm language has been sent from Copenhagen to Berlin and Vienna. "COPENHAGEN. JUNE 15 .—The Privy Council of the States lately assembled at the Chateau of Jagerspries. It has accepted the draft of a reply to the Germanic powers, which contains a refusal to agree to their pretensions." BOURSE, June 15.—The following were the last quotations : fr. c. Cash. 44 per Cents 3 per Cants 6B 90 End of Month. —fr. --- e. Bank Shares - - Credit Fonder 570 - Credit Mobilier 1,202 50 R oman 87 - Do. Account 1,212 53 Austrian Belgian 4A - Piedmontese (5) — Home Debt RAILWAYS—FOR CABE. tr. . c Orleans 1,488 c Western__ 7 tr . 8j 50 Northern - Lyons 1,492 50 New Ditto ....4 ,Mediterranean 1,030 Grand Central Geneva Midi SWITZERLAND. The followin g is. the address with w hi c h th e Pre sident of the National Council of Switzerland closed its late session : "Gentlemen,—We can now close our extraordi nary session, devoted solely to the Neuchatel aff dr, for that matter may now be considered as termina t ed. Wo may declare with joy that the termination has been a fortunate one. When in Sept. last we received a report of the Federal ColL ail on the events which were pasting, and when we were summoned to de liberate on the question, public opinion declared itself wot e and more loudly to the ffect that Svv itzer land ought to profit by these circuo,st vices to obtain fer a full anintTsty to the royalists of Neuchatel the re cNnition of the complete independency of Neu. 11.,te1. What we then considered as the object to which we ought to direct our attention may be now re garded as attained. May we n.,,t be allowed to c tngratulate ourselves on such a result ? and is it not the more valuable that it has been o•ttained at a time when little sympathy existed for the re publican States, and when relations with abroad are difficult, particularly for petty States ? The deli bera,ion of the questions which have become the object of diplomatic relations in the legisla tive councils having numerous members presen s different obst,cles. Gentlemen, you have act,d in your deliberations on the questions of Neuf chatel with a prudence, a moderation, and a tart which have b en justly appreciat-d abroad. We likewise must all acknowledge with joy that the excellence of our Federal institutions has been completely confirmed by the conclusion of the affair of Neuchatel. What the Fed-ral authorities created by the present constitution of the Confele ration would not have been obtained at all, or could only have hem attained with difficulty, or in another manner, by the old Diet with its twenty two deputations bound by the instructions of their Grand Councils. With the cry of The Confedera tion and Neuchatel for ever !' I declare this memo rable extraordinary session of the National Council to be now closed." LAW INTELLIGENCE. —(This Day.) COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCEf. (Sittings at Westminster oeforo Lord Campbell and a Special jury ) THE QUEEN V. CAPT. ERLAM.—ABDUCTION. It having been rumoured yesterday that the trial of CApt. Erlain, charged with feloey in the abduction of a Jewess, named Rosa Goodman, removed by certiorari into this court from the Central Criminal Court, would be tried this morning, great interest was manifested as to the result, and long before the hour appointed for the com mencement of the bu,iness of the court, the Court of Queen's Bench was crowded by persons anxious to ob tain a sight f the parties and bear the details connected with this extraordinary case. Lord Campbell, however, to faciLtate the business of suitors, took special jury ea-es in the Lord Chancellor's Court, whilst Mr. Jus ice Wightman proceeded with common jury cases in the usual Queen's Bench Court. Had therefore, the ca , o been proceeded with, many, from not knowing the ar rangements, would have been disappointed. On his lordship taking his seat, Mr. Sergeant Snee said that it would be very conve nient for all parties concerned in this case if, as the case stood the seventh on the list, his lordship would allow it to stand over till to morrow. Lord Campbell said that it appeared to him that it would be impossible to reach it to-day, and .that if either of the parties was not quite prepared to go on with the case to-day, he would acquiesce in the amplicatioe. Mr. Sergeant Shee said he was not quite prepared with the defendant's case, and he therefore asked his lordship to al ,w the case to stand over. Lord Caniptell—Very well. The case therefore stands over for hearing to-morrow. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Funblauque.) IN RE T. RUSSELL. This bankrupt was described as late of Oxford, school master, and now of St. Peter':-hill, Doctors Commons, and to day was appointed for his last examination. The balance-sheet, prepared by Messrs. Glover and Griffiths, extends from January 1854 to March 1857, and shows debtor to creditor 1,1531. 3+. 61.; cash credi tors 3311.; capital, January,lBs4, 1101 63. 9.1.; profi . .s 4411. ; creditor, by good debts, 581 103. ; ca h 10/. ; prOperty 4321. ; house expenses 5511. ; personal 3691. ; losses 5661. Afttz a consul - a,tion between Mr. Lawrance who appeared for the petitioning creditor, and Mr, Bagley for the assignees, it was arranged that the meeting should be adjourned pro forma, it being proposed to supersede the petition. IN RE CALT. This bankrupt was described as of the Ship Tavern, Tower-street, licensed victualler, and to day was ap pointed fir his la,t examination. The balance-sheet, prepared by Messrs. Paul and Turner, shows a deficiency—January, 1856, of 8461. ; debtor to creditors, 1,5001. ; profits, 5571. 12.. ; credi tor, by good debts, 181. 19.4. 10d. ; property, 101. ; trade expenses, 6241. ; house expenses, 2781. ; losses, 891. ss. The bankrupt passed. CRIMINAL COURT—(This Day.) OLD COURT. (Before the Recorder.) WATCH ROBBERY.—Edward Crawford, 23, a coach spring maker, wa4 indicted for stealing a case and four watches, the property of Charles Augustus Duve, from the person of Johanna Duve. Mr. Payne appeared for the prosectltion, and Mr. Metcalfe defended the prisoner. The prosecutt,r who is a watchmaker in the neighbour hood of Regent-street, said about ten days previous to the date of the robbery, which took place on the 12th of May, be came to his shop, and a-ked to look at a cerain article, but he did not pur chase anythit,g, and upon the day in question when the robbery was perpetrated be again went to the shop, when the prosecutor's wife and a little boy oily were present. Re asked to look at some watehef, and Mrs. Dave hho Ned him a case containing six. Ile was in the shop altogether about 10 minutes, when a white was heard, and s,nisti .dy outside gave a signal, and the prisoner immediately the case and was :about to make off with it, Mrs. Dave z?d him and a struggle ensued, doting which two at the watches fell from the case, and the prisoner then ran out of the shop with the property. Information of the robbery was given to the police, and in a few days afterwards the prisoner was brought into the shop, when Mrs. Dove immediately recognised him as the person who had committed the robbery. Upon being closely questioned by th ,, counsel for the prisoner, she said she had not the slightest doubt as to the prisoner being the person who stole the watches. For the defence it was attempted to prove an alibi which entirely failed. The jury found the prisoner Guilty. It was here intimated to the court that the prisoner had on a former occasion been convicted of stealing plate, and had been sentenced to nine months' im prisonment and had only been out of prison a few months during which time he had been the constant associate of notorious thieves. The Court senteuced him to six years penal servitude. NEW COURT. (Before the. Common Sergeant.) The Court was occupied the whole of the morning in di posing of Mint prosecuti one. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) MARLBOROUGH STREET. IMPUDENT ROBBERY.—VinCento Pallassano, and John Rigi, two txceedingly ill-looking I aligns, were placed at the bar before Mr. Beadon, charred with stea•ir,g seven and a half ‘ards of cloth value 28t., the property of Benjamin Barron, taikr, No. 292, Oxford -street. Henry Barron, porter to the prosecutor, gated that about ten o'clock this morning ha wag down in the area, when he saw the two prisoners go into the shop, and in about a minute afterwards the prisoner Pallassano ran out with two pieces of cloth under neath his arm, and the tickets hanging down from tieneath his coat. Witness immediately came up and ran into the street after the prisoner, with whoa> ha Calfle up a few yards from the shop, with the cloth in his pos session. He directly collared him, and took him back to the shop, where he found the pr , soner Rigt engaged in c'nversation with the prosecutor. As eo ,0 as the pri soner entered the shop he dropped the Cloth, and swore he had not touched it. The proAecutor said about ten this morning the pri soners came into his shop, and Rigi asked to look at some trousers, and while prosecutor was engaged in showing him several patterns, he ob , erved the prisoner Paila4sano moving about the- shop in a mast , u,piclous manner, and all at once he mi4Fed him Iron the shop In about five minutes afterwards the prisoner was brought back by the last witnes- , , who charged hint with stealiog the cloth produced. Witness then sent for a constable and gave them in charg. The prisoners, who are su , pected at being concerned in other robberies in the ci y, were remanded for a week. Lq'tivre, a Frenchman, was chargerl with stealing nix plate bruit - le:4, vane 15,t., the property of Mr. Cooper, brash maker, 61, P.cczoill y. It appeared from the evidence of Sergeant Simkins, 16 0, that this morning, about nine o'cl , ,ck, he was on duty in PiceaAlly, when he saw the prisoner go up to prosecutor's shop and deliberat , ly take the brushes from a book io front of the sh ,, p and walk off with them. lie pursued him o.nd took him into cut,to,ly. A previous conviction having been proved against the prisoner he was committed fur trial. sour Er WA RK.—CLIARGE OF EIIiBEZZLEAIENT BY A COMXIERCIAL TRAVELLER,—%ViIimn Goddard, a re• spectable-looking ma , i, was brought before Mr. Comoe charged with embezzling various sums of money, re ceived for and on acc , mnt of his master, Mr. James Phillips, rope and twine manufacturer, Union-street, Southwark. Mr. Neale attended for the prisoner. The prosecutor stated that the prisoner had been in his employ as traveller and collector about two years, and it was his duty to collect orders and receive money from the customers, which latter he ought to have paid over to wituess directly after receiving it. A short time ago he had some suspicion as to his honesty in conse quence of the non-payment of several sums from custo mers who formerly paid so regularly. He inconsequence went round to them and ascertained that he had received about 201. in less than a month, which he bad nut accounted for. Witness then called in a police-constable and gave the prisoner into custody. He then admitted having received the money and converted it to his own use, and he begged to be allowed a day or two to see his friends and settle the matter. Witness, however, re fu-ied to do so, and the constable took him into custody. William Snoden, of 40, Red Lion-street, Holborn, said he was a customer of the prosecutor and gave the prisoner orders for him. Oa the 15th of last month he paid him 31. Os. 7d. on his account, and the prisoner receipted the invoice. Two other cases of a similar nature were proved, when Mr. Combo said they were quite sufficient for the bessione. Mr. Neale said that if his worship intended to send his client for trial he should reserve his defence. Tne prisoner was accordingly committed for trial. TH A M.ES, A VICTIM OF THE ROYAL BRITISH BAN/L.—Rh Marian Garrard, or Jirrard, a widow, about fifty years of age, of lady like appearance and good address, was brought before Mr. Selfe, charged with stealing various articles from her ready furnished lodgings. Mrs. Louisa Plank, of No. 10, Leslie-street, Stepney, said the prisoner hired ready furnished apartments of her a few weeks since, and bad paid her rent very irregularly. She had suspected the prisoner was con tinually robbing her, and her suspicions were confirmed on Saturday , w h en s h e m i ssed a new s h aw l wor th t wo guineas from her bedroom. She tax-d the prisoner with stealing it, and after some hesitation the prisoner delivered the shawl to her, and said she was going to Pay a visit to a friend, and intended to wear it fur a short time. Since then, she bad missed a blanket, sheet, towel, and various other things, and discovered that the prisoner had pawned them. Joseph Jones, assistant to Mr. Tilley, pawnbroker, produced a blanket, sheet, and towel, pawned by the prisoner on the 29 Af of May and 13th of June. Tne pro perty was identified by Mrs. Plank. Tad prisoner, who was deeply affacted and sobbed loudly, said she had been involved in p,icuulary difficul ties, owing to the failure of the Royal British Bank, in which all her fortune was invested. She had undergone great privations, She would admit having pawned Mrs. , P auk's shawl and redeemed it again, just before the pr discovered her loss. She pawned the other thi,g, to procure food, aid intended to redeem them. Her friewis sent her a small remittance oceasi , inally, and when she had reeeivi d it she invariably paid Mrs. Plank her rent. She had seen better days, and her son, who was under a e guardianship of trustees, was being educated at Cambridge University. She made an urgent appeal to MN. Plank, who she said would soon become a mother, to forgive her, and asked the magis- trate to spare the feelings of a decayed lady and not send her to prison. Mr • Self asked the prosecutrix the value of all the articles she bad missed, Mrs. Plank replied about 203. Mr. Sells a-mi the prisontr how she proposed to pay tho prosecutrix ? The pri.4), er—The lAter I receive every week with a remittance shall be opened by Mr.. Plank, and she may take a porcion of the money weekly' until the debt is pail M. Selfe said he was very sorry for the prisoner's pecuniary difficul , ies, but she tva-i only making things worse by pawning other peoples goods. Ile would allow her to gn at large on entering into her own recogni sauces in the sum of 201. to appear on Saturday next. CRYSTAL PALACE —Great Handel Festival-day, Mon day. June 15.—Number of persona admitted, 11,129. BRASENOSE. COLLEGE, OXFORD.—Mr. W. Berkley, scholar of this college, has been elected to the C.,lqinth Clerical Exhibition. Mr. Barkley was educated a: the Islington Proprietary School, as was also the previous exhi tdtioner. OXFORD, June 15.—The following, noblemen and.gen tlemen will, it is believed, receive the honorary degree of D.C.G. at the ensuing Commemoration :—The Swe dish Ambassador ' the American Amb a ssador, Earl Powis, Viscount Eversley, Sir G. Cornewall Lewi., M P., Sir J. M`Neill, , Sir C. Nicholson, Sir J. Shaw Lefevre, Mr. Sotheron Estcourt, M.P., and Dr. Farr. CRICKET.—M. C. C. v SIISSEX.—This match com menced yesterday at Lord's. The f: Bowing is the score: M. C. C., Ist innings, 78 2 • 2.1 innings. (5 wickets down), 87. Sussex, Ist inning's , 68. THE ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSION.—The new bill of the „Ministry repeals section 17 of the Act 13th and I.4th of Victoria, cap. 94, and vests the lands of each see, on the next avoidance, in the Ecclesiastical Corn mi4sioners for England. The advices from Pcru received yesterday lead to the hope that, now that Vivanco has lost his army and given up his fleet, the revolutionary spirit will settle down, and the resources of that fine country be applied by honest and able hands to strictly fulfilling its pecu niary obligations, and will add to its internal improve. ment. From Buenos Ayres accounts have been received of the' address of the new President, Dr. Alsina. In an nouncing the arrangement effected with the English bondholders, subject t, - ) the approval of the Chambers, he expressed his satisfaction at the prospect of the affair being adjusted "in a way that will equitably conciliate all interests." The advices from Peru by the present mail state that the cause of the revolutionists had become hopeless, Arequipa being now the only point held by General Vivanco. The insurgent fleet bad I , urrendered, and the Government had de , patched a force to resume control at the Chincha islands. MOVEMENTS OF SPECIE —LIVERPOOL, Monday.'---Of the large impart of specie br.ught by the royal mail steam-ship Niagara, from B ist n, which arrived here yesterday, amounting to 1,220,108 do!lara, or about 300 0001., nearly one-half, or 500,747 dAlars, was on French account, and was transhipped on board the Cunard screw steam-ship I aqui,' Captain Harrison, which sailed for Havre thin afternoon. STEAM TO CANADA.—Arrangernents have been entered into by the Montreal Ocean Steam Navigation Company and the Provincial Government of Canada for a weekly line of steamers, instead of fortnightly, as at present, between Liverpool and Canada. The company, whose operations have hitherto given great satisfaction, intend immediately to contract for new and more powerful steamers. THE OPENING OP THE NEW PHILOLOGICAL SCHOOL, NEW ROAD.— Yesteroay afternoon the new school-13011,e of this inetitution, in the New-road, was opened with the usual formalities by his Grace the Archieishop of Canterbury. Tne ceremony took place in the theatre of the new edifice, which was completely crowded by a large and respectable assemblage of ladies and gentl, men interested in tee school. BANKRUPTCY (IRELAND). 2.3271. was the total amount of fee-, repeived in the Irish C urt of Bank ruptcy for meetings in 1856, together with the 7e. 01. fee on such meetings ; an i 2.1641. was the amount of fees received t the credit of the Bankruptcy and 030:1- pensatton Fund. 1,0041 was the sum received by the Secretary of Mankrupicy in Ir. land. MR. HUMPHREY BROWN —Mr Humphrey Brown was removed to the Queen's Bench Prison on Saturday last, in default of having perfected bail for 8,0001, the amount ordered to be given by him. The atton eye for the pro secution have consented to accept eight sureties at 1,0001. each, instead of four at 2,0001. each, as originally or dered. Mr. Elegh Hill, Q C., and Mr. Lush have, we believe, been retained by Mr. Brown for his defence. At the Central Criminal Court yester ay, Leinaire, the proprietor of the Rotunda, in the Blackfriars'-road, surrendered to take his trial for keeping a disorderly house. No evidence was offered, and the jury returned a verdict of not gulty. CHILD RUN OVER IN BLOOUSBURY.—Aresterday, an incinest was be!d on the body of a little girl named Emma Reynolds, aged eight years, who was run over in High-street, Bloomsbury, on Thursday last, by a four-horse van going to Civent-garden market, and who died the same evening at the Middlesex Hospital. A. verdict of accidental death was returned, with a recom mendation to the driver to be more careful for the future in driving his van. A GIRL BURNT TO DEATH AT HACKNEY.—Yesterday morning Ann Benner, aged 15, died at the London Hospital from injuries by fire. The deceased was servant in a family at West Hackney. On Saturday ni g ht she sat up in bed trimming a bonnet, and while so doing went to sleep. The bed clothes, by some means or other, took fire from a candle which she bad left burning by the bed side, and before the fire °mill be put out by the per sons whom the screams of the deceased brougut to her assistance she had received fatal injuries. Two children who were sleeping in the same room were also burnt, but not severely. THE GLASGOW POIS )KING CASE.—On Saturday. night last Miss Medeline Smith was served in G'asgow prison with an indictment to stand her trial before the High Court of Justiciary in Edinburgh on Tuesday, the 30th inst. Tne indictment contains three counts, but practi cally they resolve themselves into a Charge of murdering, er attempting to murder, Pierre Einile L'Angelier, by administering tip him arsenic at different times, but par ticularly on the night between Sunday, the 22d, and Monday, the 23d of March last. NETLEY HOSPITAL. —Toe Government are determined to proceed with the erectiois t ef Netley Hospital. They have a host of medical authorities to testify to the salu brity of the spot ma winch it is building. The corpora tion of Southampton have .ordered Dr. Cooper, the officer of heel( h to the corporation, to prepare a report for the government, to show from medical statistics the fallacy of the statements which have been made in Par liament and the public press relative to the in-alubrity of Southampton n i the neighbourhood of Netley. ENCUMBERED ESTATES COURT (IRELAND'.—Copies of Correspondence between the Lord Chancellor of Ire land and Baron Richards en the °coo:gen of tne removal of the latter from the effiee of-Chief Conk eiesioner of the E cumbered Elta`es C .urt, and of a letter from Baron Richards to the Lord Chancellor on the subject of certain arrears in the business of that Court, have been laid before Parliament on the motion of Mr. De Vere, A.P. TRUSTEES RELIEF BILL —A. bill presented to the House of Lord- by Levi Sr. Leonard's enacts that where trustees, ezo , acting bona fide, commit a breach of trust, and profits accrue thereby, such profits shall ue set off against the loss to the relief of the said trustee. Where trustees have•made over payments bona fide to persons entitled, such persons wi.l be liable to rotund. Provi. Mon is made for the prOtection of trustees in regard to investments, and to prevent them from being sued for debt if there be ground to believe that payment would not be enforced. It i. especially enacted that no breach of trust or duty shall be protected by this Act where the trustee shall, directly or indirectly, derive benefit from the breach. REFUSAL OF CERTIFICATE TO A BANKRUPT BANKER —At the Bristol Bankruptcy Court ye.teruay, a certifi cate was refused to George Worrall Jones, banker, Crickhowell. In his judgment his Honour (Hr. Com missioner Hill' ) observed that the Bankrupt Law was not meant to hold out its benefit. to persons who systemati cally set at nought all the safeguards against ruin which honest traders had devised for their owa pro ection and that of their creditors, and which now formed the estab lished usages of commerce. In this case it - was quite clear that the bankrupt bad neglected these safeguards, and he must therefore now bear the consequences of the conduct he had pursued. A ROMANTIC MARRIAGE AND ITS END.—young ladies of a romantic turn of mind may derive some wholesome experience of the misery which awaits id assorted matches from a case now before the Paris tri bunals, in which a Madame Chabre seeks to be divorced from her husband, Mons. Chabre, alias Lightning. The lady it appears is the daughter of a noble Belgian family, and she was some years ago possessed of beauty, youth, and 7,2001. steiling. It happened that while visiting the famous circus of M. Rjean, Brussels, she fell desperately in love with the clown of his establshment, surnamed Lightning, probably from the marvellous manner in which he blazed away. She foil )wed the interesting object of her passion to Paris, where she and Lightning were united in the holy bonds of matrimony. But the ungrateful clown, after spending the property brought to him by his romantic wile, •.eserted the latter, a,.d flashed away with a young lady connected with Fran coni's, whose talents in jumping through no end of paper hoops captivated his practical mind. THE TURNER COLLECTION.—From a passage in the account of the Turner C , Ilection which appeared in The Times of yeAerday, it might be inferred that we attri buted to Mr. Woroum the task of actual , y cleaning and restoring these pictures. Tuts labour has been performed with great skill by Mr. Bentley, of Sloane-etreet, Whila on Mr. Wornuw fell the arduous duty of general super intendence and arrangement. In' this labour that gentleman has been uoiuterrnptedly engaged tor several months past, and to his patience and discrimination in recognising these pictures, begrimed with soot aid dirt, by the descriptions to be found in eLI catalogues. the public, among otber things, are indebted for the excellent inscription on each picture which fixes its sue ject and year of composition. TO the carne g en l et „ a „ the public are also iniiebted for an excellent autherised catalogue of the British pictures in the National Colleo• wbich has recently wade its appearvaice,—Tinzes. 57 SPORTING' NOTES. ST. JAMES AND ST. GILES. St. James held his festival on Ascot Hseth last week, and St. Giles will play high jinks on Moutl-y Hurst to morrow and Thursday. Toe quiet enjoyment of the sport at Ascot, with its aristocratic attendance and ladies radiant in gay dre-seS, will afford a striking con trast to the riotous 'fun and motley assemblage whic h will be displayed at Hampton. The revels on the Horst , hiswever, be mainly promoted by the spectators themselves, for the programme promises only a scanty supply of sport, and the racing will be almo-it utterly devoid of interest. Still, to your profe-aional bettivg man the quality of the racing will matter not, fur the purposes of speculation would be answered by the ap• pearance in the lists of Jerusalem ponies. Five races will be deci.led on the first day, and six on the second. Toone events which "closed" yesterday obtained miserable entries, the Stakes for the Thuredayt. or "Grand Day," commanding the largest number of nomlnations. Of the three acceptances for the Betting Stand Plate, Fright, notwithstanding his "10 lbs. ex' tra," is likely to frighten his two opponents Prim the, field. The Hunt Plat e ma y b e carr i e d o ff b y I nsp i ra tior • Twelve only are left in the Surrey and Middlesex Stakes. If any depeciance can be placed on the rumen.; for the Ae.cot Stakes, Alice Wentworth and Ruth ought to occupy the foremost places. The is-ue of the Claremont Stakes wi I be tried brs teen Peliy Peachum and Yeller Gal. The InhkeePele Pate 1 am inclined to place to the credit of Spinet, albeit she will be a quarter of a mile out of her distaoce; Rich: r Tinwald or Amelia ought to win the Visitors _Plate. The Queen's Guineas seem ikely to be won by Mysterious Jack. The Bushy Plate I shall as-ign to Good Friday, and the Rai,way Plate to Woodmote. Some of the incidents connected with the Ascot nieet• ing will be long remembered. Mr. Howard experieeced a verification of the old adage about the long lane which has no turning, and he has at last got out of what at one tune appeared , o him to be a regular cul de sae. Thrice were his cclours successful at A-cot, and the " sweetener" which he has received may induce bins to abandon his determination of retiring from the turf._ Arsenal defeated Strathnaver for the Qaeee's Vase, with an ease which showed that he ought at least , to have been much near er Bli n k B onny in the Derby thao he was,-and it also i n d icate d th at no " m i sta k e ' bad been made with his trial. Arsenal will be formid able at Goodwood. Mary figured so wretchedly that the work which she has recently undergone has evidently " told" upon her. It must be confeesedt too, that she met opponents of a d fferent calibre to those that formerly did battle against her. I° Sedbury and Ciydesdale Mr. Howard possesses two youngsters of extraordinary merit, and if the latter be only half as many pounds better than Sedburlo as report states, be is likely to have ma re than his share of "good things." People were -pleased enough that the Ascot Cop and Hunt Cup were carried off by two noblemen who are so deservedly popular on the turf. Skis' wisher is likely to compensate Lord Zet!and for the breaking down of Fandango and Rosa Bonheur, der Smith's treatment, is likely to fulfil the promise which she gave when a 2 yr-old. Rogerthorpe, I selected when he was at a long price, gave his early backers " good hedging " (lily, and be might have been easily beaten by tae Chevalier d'lndustriet who was sent solely to make running for him. Perhaps a more successful meeting than that which was held last week, was never celebrated on Ascot Heath, Red all persons connected with the manageineo t of the proceedings were justly proud of the result of their labonre. The doing within the "Home Circuit" occupy so much attention that I bad almost forgotten to refer to the pro gramme issued by Mr. Bake, the new C.C. at Newton. The." ba.quet" to be served up in that locality certain', consists of a.l "meat," whilst that at Hampton will COir gist of little more than table cloth. The Go!borne Stake!' has nineteen nominations, of whin) the most attractive seems to be Mr. T. Parr's York. The Newton Handl. cap puzzles one to select the winner as little information can be obtained relative to the intended starters. 04 paper Stork, Van Duuck and Chow look as trustworthy as anything. For the blakeraeld Handicap, Breeze, Stormsail, and Little Cob are woe thy attention. It would be useleAS to refer - Co the racing on the second and third day, as the results will depend upon the manner in which the en. gagen3enti are run out to-morrow. June 16. A FRESH MAN. TAM RSA Lll6-MONDAY. The afternoon was chiefly devoted to the winding up of the Ascot accounts, and as is usual on a bail "settling day" little attention was directed to coining events. Indeed, not until nearly the hour for closing the room was speculation resumed. Skirtni- , her was in steady demand : for the Northutil• berland Plate-7 to 4,6 to 4, and finally, sto 4, wer e , booked about him. Underhand received much supPury at 5 and 6 to 1. The advance of Ignoramus to 7 to 2 for the St. Leger' exercistiol a drpre-sio effsct on Blink Bonny again!! whom 3tol to 100 1 was laid ; 10 to 1 wa y lifferd" " bar two," and 8 to 1, and afterwards 6 to 1 to "a pony" were taken about Skirmisher winning the Northumberland PlAte, and Ignoramus the St. Leger. The following list comprises the only bets worth quoting : NORTIIIIMDERLAWD PLATE. sto 4 ag-t Skinniatier (tatteu) 5 to 1 agst Underhand (.akin) 10 to 1 agst Heir of Lione (taken) 15 to 1 agst Prioress fi.ly (taken) ST. LEGER. 3 to• 1 eget Mink Rmny (taken) 7to 2 agAt Ignorarnui (taken) 10 to 1 " bar two" (Offered) ARRIVALS AT HAMPTON' Venture, Fulbeek, Gdz.Thound, Nereus, Mable, Evert ing Star cult, and filly by Orladdoi• out of Valentine (2 yre.) . The SPORTSUAN'S RACING INDICATOR of Saturdays June 20th, will contain probable winners for the New castle Races, including the winner of tbe Northumbe r ' land Plate, probable starters and names of their riders , by the celebrated prophet "Sharpshooter," who gave the following winner s i n p rev i ous num b ers Bonny for Derby and Oaks, Claude Lorraine for Asco t Stakes, and Skirmisher for Ascot Gold Cup, and Be"; rat other winners both at Epsom, M anc h es t e r, and Ascot. Price 2s. 6:1. for single meeting, and with ext ra intelligence from Newcastle ss.—Address Mr. Frederick Osborne, SS, Red Lion-street, Holborn, London ; and all P. 0.0. must be payable at the office, High klelborn ; three months' subscription, 1/. 103. B AIL WAY ACCOMMODATION. We hear with much pleasure that the South-Wester n Company have arranged to carry passengers between' the Nine Etme and Waterloo Stations for one penal. This is designed with the special object of accommodating the large body of skilled artisans employed on this (th e London) side ; thus aft.ir.iing the opportunity of ester ing the crowned streets, to the erjoyinejit of purer s ir and cheap rents. We . und e rstand thafihe people ein ployed iu several large establishments, as Clowes's print" ing-office, in Duke-street, and Maucitley's in the West minster-road, have availed themselves of this eon"' nienee, which, indeed, was designed.for.their accommo• dation. Such fares are, however, confined to traine running into Waterloo by eight o'clock in the morning, and at half-past eight in the evening. The relief tie family men must be very great. . A similar movement is, we are informed, on foot on the Easterh amnties, between Stratford and Shoreditebt but whether in operation or not we are not offlually in. formed. Great advantage mu-t result from such arrange' merits to the popu:a.tion, and with very t ri fl ing trouble to the company.—Railway Record. . MARKET YEWS.—(rius D 34.) HAY MARKETS. Suranutp.—Meadow hay, 2/ 108 to 41 03; clover do., 31 103 to 61 5.i; and straw, 11 6s to 1/ 103 per load, A mo.lerate supply. CUMBERLAND —Meadow hay, 2/ 123 to 4/ 4s ; clover in., 31 Ds to 5/ Os ; and straw, 11 6.1 to 11 10s per load. Trade st , a , ly. PECHAPEL. —Meadow hay, 2/ 103 to 4/ Oa ; clover do., 31 173 to 5 5s ; and .traw, 11 5s to 1/ 103 per load• supply good, and trade dull. COLONIAL. • TEA.—At the public sales yesterday there was more ani mation, and several parcels of good congou sold at an ad- Vance of ld . per lb. on previous rates, viz., Is 7d to is 9d per lb. Young hysons also were at improved values. Common tong u realised 124 d per lb. SUGAR.—A fair amount of business has been done 1/ private contract, at full prices. The public sales announced . for the week are large, and it is expected that high retell will be current. The stocks at the present time are 0 00 : siderably smaller than they were at the same period of last , year. COFFEE.—Plantation and native Ceylon have been in active request at lull rates. During the week large (l uau' titles are announced for public competition. RICE.—The market is quiet and prices show xi ( ) alters.' tion of importance. Rum.—No business has been reported of any importances and quotations are steady. TALLOW.—The transactions reported have been nurner• • ous, and prices in most instances rule higher. PAW. on the scot 59s (id to 60s; July and Sliteuubcr delivery, 58s; and last three mouths, sjs 9d to 575. TILE EXHIBITION OF ART TREASURES —The returns on Saturday gave the following results :—Admitte d by sewon ticket-, 2,955 ; on pay ment of la. each, 6,208 ; total, 9,163. Of these 2,580 arrived by rail way. There were two special trains, one from Bull and the other from Wrex'uatn, each bringing a good n umber of passengers. ELECTION OF AN ALDERMAN.—Yesterday a very larg e mweietthiina tgook t o t heconstituency of the ward of Farrivgdo e . pace in th e grea t room o f th e Q ueen ' s Aro° Tavern, for the purpose of electing an Alderman, in the room of Mr. Edward Eagleton, resigned. Mr. Leaf proposed Mr. Benjamin Samuel Phillips as a can' didate for the gown. Mr. Hutton, of Nawgate-stre et, seconded the nomination. The motion was put, an d carried uuaniznou-ly. Mr. Sheriff Mechi, accompanied by the City Remeel" bratic.r, had an audience of the Qiieen yesterday to 1 , 11 1 1 1 her Majesty's pleasure relative to the recvtion of`au address of congratulation on the birth of a Princesg from the Cerv.);atior of the City of London. Ti' e Queen was graciously plea,ed to appoiLt Saturday next, at three o'clock in the afternoon, for the zeal ) ! tion of the address. - 111 COTY7I. 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