The Sun. — London, England, 1857-02-23 00:00:00

THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY LANE.— Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. Acting Manager, Mr. C. Mathews. Stage Manager, Mr. R Roxby. Scenic Artist, Mr. W. Beverley. The eminent Comedian, Mr. Charles Mathews, every evening. Great Success of the Grand Christmas Pantomime, the most magnificent ever produced on the English stage. THIS EVENING, her Majesty's Servants will perform the popular Comedy, MARRIED FOR MONEY. Characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, A. Youngs, R. Roxby, Templeton ; Mrs. F. Matthews, Miss Mason, and Miss M. Oliver. 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 bouse to suit every one :—Galleries, 6d. and is. ; Second Circle of Boxes, is. 6d. ; Pit, 2s. ; First Circle of Boxes, 211. 6d. ; Dress Boxes, 3s. ; Stalls, ss. ; Private Boxes, 10e. 64., 1/. is., 11. lls. 6d., and 2/. 2s. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. THIS EVENING will be performed A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM. After which, a now grand Christmas Pantomime, called ALADDIN AND THE WONDERFUL LAMP ; or, Harlequin and the Genii of the Ring. Harlequin, Mr. Cormack ; Clown, Mr. Huline ; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo; Co• lumbin2, Miss C. Adams. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. 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. CVrk, Miss Reynolds, Mrs. Poynter, and Mrs. E. Fitz vriViarn. Followed by (7th time) a new drama, called A WICKED WIFE. After which (56th time) the new comic pantomime, entitled THE BABES IN THE WOOD, or Harlequin and the Cruel Uncle. The scenery of the opening story painted by Mr. W. Calleott. The pantomime produced under the direction of M. Milano. Harlequin, M. Milano ; Columbine, Fanny Wright ; Pantaloon, Mr. Mackay ; and Clown, Mr. Driver ROY AL LYCEUM THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. C. Dillon. THIS EVENING, will be performed the new play, in five acts, by Westland Marston, Esq., entitled A LIFE'S TRANSOM. Lord Revesdale, Mr. C. Dillon ; Bancroft, Mr. Stuart ; Felicia Revesdale, Mrs. C. Dillon. After which, a new farce, entitled MY FRIEND FROM LEATHERHEAD. Mr. Toole, Miss Wilton, and Mrs. B. White. To be followed by CONRAD AND MEDORA; or, Harlequin Corsair and the Little Fairy at the Bottom of the Sea. The burlesque opening by W. Brough, Esq., founded upon the ballet of Le Corsair, as produced at Her Majesty's Theatre. The harlequinade upon things in gene ral. The new and magnificent scenery painted by Mr. F. Fentco. Conrad (the Corsair) Miss Woolgar :Flirbarto (his lieutenant) Mr. J. L. Toole Hedora Mrs. Charles Dillon Clowns Mr. H. Marshall. The box-office open daily, from 11 to 5, under the super ntendence of Mr.- Chatterton, jun. Carriages conveying parties to the Private Boxes to set down at the State entrance in Burleigh-street. ELEATRE ROYAL, ADEL PHI. JL 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, in which Mr. Wright and Para 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 EXE,NEY THE BARON. Barney O'Toole, Mr. Barney Williams. OYAL SURREY THEATRE, IV Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Creswick. TB [S EVENING, A NEW WAY TO PAY OLD DEBTS, Sir Giles, Mr. Creswick. After which, HARLEQUIN AND THE SUMMER QUEEN. Harlequin, Mr, F. Glover ; Clown, Mr. Buck ; Pant; loon, Mr. Bradbury; tin Four Sprites, the Fillis Fa mily; Columbines, Mesdames Marie and Agnes. TRAND THEATRE.—Manager, M. T. Payne.—This Evening will be per brmed a powerful new drama, THE PRIDE OF POVERTY ; or, The Real Poor of London. Affer which, THE DEATH OF EVA, in which th• Howard Family will appear. To conclude with DON'T LEND YOUR UMBRELLA. Commence at Seven. Stalis, 3s. ; Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, ls. ; Gallery, 6d. EIEATRE ROYAL, SADLER'S-WELLS. 111, Under the Management of Mr. Phelps. TFIIS EVENING, Shaltospero's tragedy of 2.IACBETII, Mach Ith, Mr. Phelps. To conclude with THE SENTINEL. TM" OY AL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. Alfred Wigan. THIS EVENING, a new drama, by Toni Taylor, Esq., called. A SHEEP IN WOLF'S CLOTHING. Followed by the new farce, by Bayle Bernard, Esq., called A SPLENDID INVESTMENT. A new Fairy Extravaganza, by J. R. Planebe, Eq., called YOUNG AND HANDSOME. Messrs. F. Robson, Rogers, Leslie, G. Cooke, Danvers. Misses Swanborongb, St. Casse, Castleton, Promley, Mask - ell, and Mrs. Melfort. Commence at half-past Seven. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke. Continued and unabated Success. THIS EVENING, will be presented the theme of the most flattering eulogium from the whole of the press, the operatic tirania of ROB ROY, with Equestrian Illustrations invented 1. 3 , Mr. Wm. Cooke, and with the original music. Rob Roy, Mr. James Holloway. After which, the Equestrian SCENES •in the CIRCLE. To conclude with the equestrian comic pantomime of PAUL PRY ON HORSEBACK. Cowmen. • at seven o'clock. Dress Boxes, 4s. ; Upper Boxes, 3s. ; Private Boxes, from 1/., no charge for booking ; it, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. ; Upper Gallery, 6d. he x..office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Equestrian Director, Mr. W. Cooke, jun. CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road.— OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow ing company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of Seiect ions from all the popular Operas, Madrigals, Chdruses, Glees, Duets, &c., viz.: Miss E. Pearce, Mrs. J. Caulfield, Miss Brunell, Miss Summers, and Madame Marietta; Mr. J. Caulfield, Herr F. Jonghmans, 11. Grover, T. Farrant, S. Jones, J, Barker, W. Melling, P. Corri, Senor Antonio M. de Solla, and E. L. Hime ; Masters Austin, Bennett, and Coni ; Messrs. Sam Collins, E. Mackney, and C. J. Wilkins. pianoforte, Mr. Cecil Hicks; harmonium, J. Caulfield, jun.; director, Mr. J, Caulfield. Commence at Seven o'clock pre cisely, Suppers, dm., until twelve o'clock. WATFA AT LONDON BRTDGE. TRIS DAT—Morn. 10 min. aft. I—Evening 32 mid. aft. 1 !V(t-Dlowtow—Liorn. 55 min. aft. I—Evening 15 min.aft. 2 TELE WEATHER—SUN OFFICE, FEBRUARY 22. THERMOMETER, IN TFIE SHADE. —highest sines noon yesterday. 46 — , owest this morning and during the night. tit —this day at noon. BAROMETER, 30.23. WIND, S.—Light, with very fine weather. FEBRUARY 23. fit - highest since noon yesterday. 4t --lowcst tbli morning and dueng the night. Ll - this day at noon. BAROMETER, 20 35. W I ND, about E.S.E. Light, with thick fog in the morn big en the Middle: , ex side of the Thames, and fine sun shine on the Surrey side. , 11 4s.rc4A , t - ) .., , Ano LC NDON, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, lEt7. The debate on the " Precious Budget" will be resumed this evening, and probably again ad journed. It will be no easy task to reply t) the brilliant and convincing orations of Messrs. Dis- RAELI and GLADSTONE, which so utterly confounded poor Sir G. C. Lzwis. Indeed the Ministerial journali abandoned the attempt in pure despair ! The Times laboriously endeavours to prove that the Tlouse should not look beyond the present y car —declares that the Chancellor of the Ex chequer "lira not to adjust revenue and expendi ture for ever and for a ye ; he h as not to guarantee those reductions which, in the course of the j.ext three years, the Ho use of Commons may perhaps have the opportunit y of making at its leisure ; he has not to lay down a n y revers e any policy. ll e h as grand principles, or not done, or attempted any of these things ! " We differ toto cceio on these points from the Levi:,than. The whole !Amour of his financial scheme distinctly points to the future, and so his Henchman of Printing-House-Square understood him, for in commenting upon his speech it said, "In three years we have now one more pledge that even the remaining 71 w ill com e to an end ! ~— .(Times, 14th F e b., 18 5 7 .) To ac hi e ve this great desideratum it called on the people to submit . t,) the additional 2d. in the pound for that limited time, to break faith with the importers and dealers in tea, and to saddle the people with an addition of 4d. per pound duty this year ; sd. per pound the following year, and 3d. per lb. in 1859-60. For this, and this alone, it required the community to pay a portion of the extra war duty on the " corn of the tropics ! " Every effort was to be made by those whose re- sources had been exhausted by the war pressure —and all because we had an additional pledge that in these years " the remaining "rd. will come to an end." Surely, then, it is Sir G. C. LEWIS himself that has conferred a prospective character on his financial scheme, and the question before the House is whether he has been raising delusive hopes and misleading the people. The facts and figures which he has himself re lied on, however, show that this pleasing antici pation can never be realised under his auspices. He takes credit during the present year for four - millions and a half which std.' remains unpaid o: the war Income Tax, over and above the 7d. in the pound which he intends to retain—that is to say he estimates the receipts from the Income Tax for the next year at 11,450,0001., while he only looks for 7,000,0001. in future years. He also pays off Exchequer Bonds to the amount of 2,000,0001. and 250,0001. for the Sinking Fund. But in each successive year he will have to meet Exchequer Bonds to a like amount, and will also have to pay 1,500,000 1 . for the Sinking Fund. Here then is an additional charge of 1,250,0001., making with the Income Tax a deficiency of 5,750,0001. There will also be a loss on tea and sugar of more than 900,0001. in 1858-9, and double that in 1859-60, so that there will be in the former a loss of 6,650,0001., and in 1859-60, of 7,550,000/. This is from the showing of the Chancellor of the Exchequer 'himself, and is quite sufficient to prove the hopelessness of his plan without adopting the calculation of Mr. DISRAELI, which points to a deficiency of 10,000,0001. in 1859-60, at the very time that the 7,000,0001. additional is to be relinquished ! Never was there a greater mockery, a clearer delusion attempted on the country ; and the country should feel truly grateful to the eminent financiers who have so unequivocally exposed the blundering incompetence of the Ex-reviewer, who was pitch forked into the head of the financial department without possessing the qualifications essential for the efficient discharge of the arJuous and impor tant duties of the situation. The Times also acts on the principle of the pet tifogging lawyers, whose instructions to counsel are—" We have no defence ; abuse the plaintiff's attorney." It accordingly makes a virulent attack on its once-favoured protegee, Mr. GLADSTONE. It pronounces his speech on Friday evening "as a perfectly incomparable specimen of vituperation." It says, "The conjuror can put an egg into his hat, and bring out flocks of pigeons, geese, and turkeys ; but that feat is nothing compared with Mr. GLADSTONE'S speech on his right hon. friend's budget." It also speaks of that speech as " a series of dissolving views." Everything, in fact, to mystify the subject, and throw dust in the eyes of the people, and divert attention from the real point at issue. It strikes us, however, that it is Sir G. C. LEWIS that has attempted to enact the part of the wizard, but in so terribly bungling a manner that his detection was inevitable. None but the wil fully blind could be deceived for a moment. He tried to produce "pigeons and geese," but the transformation could not be effected. The in tended dupes were too sharp for the would be "conjuror," who has consequently been covered with ridicule, a largo portion of which falls on his obsequious daqueurs, his thick-and-thin supporters. What, pray, has been Mr. GLADSTONE'S offence ? What has ho done to merit the reproaches of the Times? Ho showed that the Income Tax was "grievous, in• quisitorial, and unequal," and that Parliament only agreed to tolerate it for a limited time—for special purposes. Why the Times has repeated the same over and over again. He complained of the gratuitous and uncalled-for observations which ho thought proper to make on " the paper duty," the " wine duties," and on " the scandal of Eng land," the " stamp on fire insurances." What was there worthy of censure in this ? Let the Times, if it dare, adopt the views of its patron on these subjects. It is not that any prejudice against tergiversation would affect it. Its views on that point aro too well known, but it could not march through that Coventry with the ex-reviewer. The next point that Mr. GLADSTONE touched on was the absurdity of the announcement that nearly twelve millions of taxes (11,970,0001.) were remitted when the war taxes on malt, sugar, tea, and coffee would lapse on the 6th April, as, but for the " pettifog ging quibble," would lid. in the pound of the Income tax, so that the Chancellor of the Ex chequer was virtually increasing in place of di minishing taxation. He also showed an increase of 6,000,0001. in the permanent expenditure of the country, and proved that there would be a large deficiency, of 8,600,0001. in 1860, so that there was no chance of the abolition of the Income Tax in that year. He also eloquently vindicated the policy that reduced or remitted indirect taxation, albeit opposed to the views of the.defunet economist, the sapient ARTHUR YouNG, whom Sir G. C. LEWIS had disinterred as an authority t.) which the House should at once and unhesitatingly succumb. This was the " head and front of his offending ;" this the grievous offence for which Tho Thun derer reserves the brightest bolts, the most tren chant weapons. We should, however, prefer a sober matter-of-fact answer to the " facts and figures" with which the statement is charged, and which can either be laughed at nor railed away. Another morning contemporary, that takes Ministers under its special protection, abandons the vain attempt to sustain the defective Budget, but tells us that " the mere financi d merits of the question are of comparative unimportance." It attempts to get up the bugbear of a French conspiracy to oust Lord PALMERSTON. It really requires no French intervention to procure such a result if Lord PALMERSTON chooses to permit the national exchequer to be exhausted by a blundering financier ; if he was willing that the Bank Charter Act should be renewed without modi fication or amelioration to please Sir G. C. LEWIS, he must abide the consequences. We wish to sup port the PALMERSTON Administration, if per mitted to do so ; but the fiscal, financial, and monetary policy promulgated will not permit us to do so without a total disregard of the just claims and interests of the commercial, manufacturing, and industrial classes generally. We have pointed nut what he should do to conciliate popular sup port- If he disregards the obvious necessity, he has only himself to thank for the untoward con sequences that may ensue. We never shall har ness ourselves to the chariot wheel of any Minis ter—to support bad measures because they ema nate from Downing -street —or reject sound and wholesome propositions because ventilated by her MAJESTY'S Opposition. We call on the independent and liberal members to discharge their duty b their respective constituencies, and to the community at large, without fear or favour, prejudice ur affection. Let thew deal aiith the financial scheme solely on its merits and demerits. Thus will they obtain efficient measures, and in duce Ministers to respect the popular wishes, when clearly and unequivocally expressed. There is no mistAke as to the vigorous grasp with which the City Solicitor, Mr. C. PEARSON, handles the subject of prison discipline. More so he lays hold of it as something to be disposed of at once and effectually, and if he is not per fectly successful, it is his misfortune, and not his fault. Ono whose character for humane feeling was not so well established as his, would be liable to misinterpretation after writing as he has done. There is no room, however, for doubt or misapprehension in his case. Energetic and laborious himself, and in a position to acquire an extensive and practical experience of men and things he is devoutly impressed with the capabilities of labour. Like the alchemist who would transmute base metal to gold he sees no reason why the primeval curse may not, under given circumstances be converted into a blessing, and he finds occasion to say so. Having wit nessed the futility of the existing system o prison discipline, the perplexity of our .aw-makers and tho necessity for some- THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 23, 1857. thing being done, he steps forward with an an " What is to swer to the oft-repeated question, be done with our criminals ?" That answer is in brief—make them work—work for their living, their correction, their reformation, and for the means of obtaining a fresh start in life. Rogues ought not to burden honest men with their keep, nor prison chaplains have scope for the indulgence of maudlin sentiment at the expense of society. There is a great deal of wisdom in this. Little doubt can exist that the present system of forcing virtue in prison does not fit the tender plant for the cold climate out of doors, and none that it is frightfully expensive in the working. Our gaol birds are a groat burden, confessedly, on the na tional industry ; and the burden has annually been growing heavier. In such a downward march it is well to pause and listen to those who point out a more excellent way. Some of our prison philanthropists have fallen into the most palpable absurdities. This is certain. Who can re frain from a smile, while glancing over the engraved illustrations of " The Prison Palace at Reading," paraded with such grim humour by Mr. PEAR soN in his newly issued pamphlet, or deny the force of his sarcastic comments? "The Prison Palace !" "The Building is in the TUDOR or castellated Gothic style . . . . With the castellated it combines a collegiate appearance." It is true, and the exquisite absurdity of it must strike the most obtuse. There stands the build ing to speak for itself—a Prison Palace ! Mean while the workhouse is thrown completely into the shade, and honest poverty pines for comforts the burglar has offered him day by day. We have great faith in the corrective virtues of labour, and are by no means indisposed towards the system Mr. PEARSON would have put in force. So far we can go with him, but when we come to grave offenders a difficulty at once presents itself. The country, according to Mr. PEARSON'S plan, would have to incur the risk of their not having been reformed, on the completion of their term and their liberation from prison. The enfran chised gaolbird might have earned by his labour the means to transport himself to a country where his past career would be unknown. So far as he is concerned he would have nothing to com plain of. But with money in hand would he go I We are afraid not ; and Mr. PEAR SON does not contemplate his departure being compulsory to however questionable a class he may belong. This may well be deemed a blot or a defect in the City Solicitor's scheme, and to its correction it would not be amiss to address himself. LABOUR .FOR THE UNEMPLOYED OP LONDON. The suggestion of works of sanitary improve ment as a source of public employment for the unemployed artisans of the metropolis might, to those accustomed to the routine of common local administration, appear to be passing strange, and, without doubt, public work of such high utility prepared—with the additional utility of serving as a relief at a period of distress—is very unusual ; but we deem it right to state that we have good authority for the recommendation. We commend to the attention of the union and parochial autho rities the following dicta of the Poor Law Com missioners of Inquiry, in their Report of 1834. Speaking of the relief of destitute able-bodied labourers, they state-- - " Employment of some kind can, indeed, be always provided, but it appears to us that it ought to be useful employment. Parish officers, whilst they have had suffi cient labour of this description before their doors, in their unwillingness or their inability to take upon themselves the trouble of superintendence, or to make any imme diate pecuniary sacrifice for the purpose of enforcing the performance of that labour, have resorted to the expe. dient of sending paupers on fictitious errands, witk bas kets full of stones, or blank paper directed as letters, and other devices of the same nature, obviously intended to torment them. Such contrivances are pernicious in the revengeful feelings which they generate in the minds of the paupers themselves, and they are also pernicious in exciting sympathy in behalf of the indolent and vicious, and in the obstacles which they create to the use of legitimate labour and salutary discipline. We believe that they ought to be care• folly prevented. The association of the utility of labour to both parties, the employer as well as the employed, is one which we consider it most important to preserve and strengthen ; and we deem everything mischievous which unnecessarily gives to it a repulsive aspect. At the same time we believe that in extended districts the requisite sources of employment will be easily found. The supply of the articles consumed in workhouses and prisons would afford a large outlet for the manufactures carried on in the house ; and, with respect to out-door employment, it is probable that there are few districts to which such evidence as that contained in the follow. ing extracts wou'd not be applicable. Mr. William Wink worth, late overseer of the parish of St. Mary's, Reading, whilst advocating the necessity of the incor poration of the parishes in that town states— " The town, for example, wants draining. We hal • brickm:ikers, and carpenters, and other lalourers on the parish receiving relief ; and the whole town might be well drained by the labour of these paupers, at the ex pense of materials only ; bricks, wood, mortar, and sand. This, however, is a work which the parishes cannot, or will not, undertake separately ; it is prevented by petty jealousies and dissensions, and the want of able officers to direct the work of the paupers. As the surveyor of the road from this town to Basing stoke, and also of the road from hence to Shilling ford, I can state, from my observation of the several parishes (nineteen in number) through which these roads pass, that very considerable labour might be found, under good direction, in improving their private roads." After reciting other evidence to the same tenour, the Commissioners conclude with the following recommendations : _ " We further recommend, therefore, that the Central Board be empowered to incorporate parishes for the pur• pose of appointing and 'paying permanent officers, and for the execution of works of public labour." The principle of this recommendation was, that parishes should be united, or the local means combined, for the appointment of competent super intendents of useful public works wbenovef they were required. General powers for this purpose were given in the Poor-Law Amendment Act. Tao metropolitan unions and parishes have at present no officers of this description, but the Metropolitan District Lards of Health have, with subordinates. Thus we find in the local place list for Islington parish— " Surveyor of sewers, drains, and buildings, Charles Higgins, F.R.S. "Surveyor of roads and footpaths, George Pratt, do. " Inspectors of nuisances, Joseph War and John Bul worthy, do." We copy from the official list, and we cannot explain whether the *two latter -pained officers are "ditto" Fellows of the Royal Society. Others of the 39 new local surveyors are provided with subordinate clerks of works, clerks for drainage works, and clerks of paving works---.. 30 that in respect to staffs of officers little would appear to be wanted but the proper direction of their ser- vices in laying out the public work needed and intended by the Legislature to be done. Besides the abolition of cess-pools and the pre per drainage of between one and two hundred thousand houses, there appears to be a vast amount of branch drainage required, of which little has yet been done. By the 87th section of the new Act vestries and district boards of works are enabled to fill up ditches by the sides of roads, and substitute pipes. It appears, by the second Report of the Metropolitan Sanitary Commissioners, that there are in the Surrey and Kent districts nearly 70 miles of open ditches, amounting to upwards of 60 acres of superficial surface, mostly of sewerage. to reference to the marshes east of Greenwich, one witness, a surveyor, states :—" I fiud, upon an area of 450 acres of land, there are 13 miles of ditches. The surface of the water in these ditches averages nine feet in width. The entire water surface is, therefore, 15 acres. The average of the entire width of the ditches is 11 to i 12 feet wide ; there is, thus, 18 acres of land occupied with ditches out of 450, or one acre of ditch to 24 acres of land." We should be glad to learn how much of this has been touched. The steady prevalence of the diseases of "fermentation," the zymotic class, and the high death rate, which distinguishes the low lying urban districts of Xent and Surroy, too strongly corroborates the assumption that the great mass of these and other cesspool nuisances remains untouched. In the whole of the metro politan districts it appears from a proximate return there are 400 miles of open sewers to be (Leah with; but dealing with them by covering them is proved to be only covering cesspools and masking evil. Besides these open sewers there are the great mass of covered sewers of deposit, which are for the most part only extended and pestilential ',cesspools, to be dealt with. Of the sewers of this description 658 miles have been ex amined, and 150 miles unexplored. The length of the streets and roads of the metropolis appear to be now between 1,500 and 1,600 miles. The reports of the old sewers examined display far worse than waste extended reservoirs of pestilential matter detained and spread, which such constructions ought to remove— works of very recent construction, on which large amounts of ratepayers' money have been expended, already in ruin. Of the self-cleans ing description of new tubular sewers only 126 miles are constructed, or in course of con struction. The manufacture of the new tubular sewers is stated to be proceeding is Lambeth at the rate of fifty miles a week, but the consump tion appears to be chiefly for the provincial towns under the Public Health Act, and not for the me- tropolis. We have spoken only of the extent of drainage work available. Let auy one who leaves London by the South-Western Railway look down to the left as the train approaches Vauxhall, and he may have an example, and that by no means one of the worst, of the condition of the surfaces of a large proportion of the suburban streets occupied by the poorer Glasses, who are paying rents, amounting to eight, twelve, and fourteen per cent. on the original cost of the construction of their wretched dwellings. Enough has been said to show the extent of beneficial public work needed for the sanitary im provement of the metropolis, and that much of it is of a character, as earth work, suitable for the employment of labourers of the lowest class, who form the largest proportion of those who are now unemployed. We have justified the application of this work on administrative principle; on which we have further to obseive, that no relief ought to b e g i ven except in return for labour at task-work. Roads must be made or repaired, and stones must be broken to repair them. The objection to handle the hammer for this purpose is an objec tion of beggars and impostors, and ought not to be listened to from able-bodied labourers. Stone-breaking is good work for the purpose whilst there is no better to be had, but, in pro portion, as better work is to be had, stone-break ing becomes obnoxious to the objection stated in the dicta of the Commissioners above recited,,and ought to be put aside for other occasions, when there are not so many labourers of the class of artisans unemployed. E m i gra ti o n, at the public expense, is suggested by some of our contemporaries as a means of relief. But emigration at the public expense can • only be legitimately applied as a means for the relief of a labour market, which is burthened with labourers who arelpermanently redundant, and there is no redundancy whilst such a mass of necessary and beneficial labour remains to be pro vided by the local board,, if they do their duty to any reasonable extent. Indeed we should quite expect, that as task work is laid out, at such wages as will insure only a bare subsistence — such wages as can only be given correctly as pub lic relief in return for t as k wor k , th e re d un dancy will disappear, and work at better wages be found by the operatives with the coming spring and summer, and that the officers will be obliged to raise the wages to the common market rate, or to the former general level, to get the work com pleted. DEATH OF THE EARL OF HAREWOOD It is with deep regret that we record the death of the Earl of Harewood, who expired yesterday morning, at 2 a.m., at Harewood House, the family seat, near Leeds, death resulting from the injuries his lordship sustained from the accident he met with while out hunt ing on the 24th ult. It is only a week since the sur geons announced that, on account of the improvement in the state of their noble patient, no more bulletins would be iseued ; but on Thursday last a relapse took place, and on Friday the first bulletin of a renewed series reported that his lordship was in a very precari ous state. No improvement seemed for a moment pro bable. His lordship expired surrounded by all the members of his family. The deceased. Henry Lascelles, Earl of Harewood, Viscount Lascellee, and Baron Harewood, of Harewood, county of Y or k, in the peerage of the United Kingdom, was second son of Henry, second earl, by Henrietta, eldest daughter of the late Sir Jno. Saunders Sebright, Bart., and was horn 11th Jane, 1797. His elder brother, George, died in Bohemia a few years before the dissolution of his father. The deceased succeeded to the earldom and large landed estates on the death of the venerable peer in 1841. His lordship married s[ll July, 1823, Lady Louisa Thynne, second daughter of Thomas, exind Marquis of Bath, by whom he leaves a numerous family—his eldest son Henry Viscount Lascelles, born 18th June, 1 824, succeeding to the family honour , . The late earl was lord-lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire, an honour previously held by his father. He was formerly in the army, and was present with his regiment, the Ist Foot, or Grenadier Guards, at the battle of Waterloo, b e i ng a t th a t ti me one of the junior ensigns in that corps. He afterwards retired from the army, and for several Parliaments prior to the passing of the Reform Bill represented Northallerton in the House of Commons. By the melancholy demise of the earl the families of the Duke and D uc h ess of Buccleuc h, t h e E ar l and Coun tess of Sheffield, Lord and Lady Portman, Lord an d Lady Wharncliff e , L ady Carol i ne L asce lles, the Earl of Morton, the M arqu i s of Batb, t h e E ar l and Countess Cawdor, Mr. and Lady Louisa Mills, &c., are placed in mourning. The Marchioness de la Rochejaquelin, authoress of the famous memoirs on the civil war in La Vend(Se, which are not only a standard work in France, but have been translated into every language in Europe, has just died at an advanced age. COURT CIRCULAR The Queen, accompanied by the Princess Royal, and attended by Lady Churchill, took a drive in an open barouche and four on Saturday afternoon. Major-Gene ral the Hon. C. Grey, attended on horseback. His Royal Highness the Prince rode on horseback with the Prince of Wales, on Saturday morning, and went to Marlborough-house in the afternoon, attended by Lieutenant-Colonel Ponsonby. The Rev. Dr. Livingston, the African traveller, bad an interview with his Rbyal Highness Prince Albert on Friday, at Buckingham Palace. Sir Joseph Paxton, M.P. ; Mr. Arthur Anderson, chairman, and Mr. Fergusson, manager, of the Crystal Palace Company ; Mr. Coster ; and Mr. Bowley, trea surer of the Sacred Harmonic Society, had an interview with his Royal Highness Prince Albert on Saturday on the subject of the Grand Handel Festival at the Crystal Palace. The Prince of Wales, attended by Major• General Wylde and Mr. Gibbs, visited the office of the Electric Telegraph Company, in Moorgate-street. The Princess Alice visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester at Gloucester House, and the younger Princesses took a carriage drive. Her Maje.ty had a dinner party in the evening. The company included their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Mary, the Turkish Am bassador and Madame Musurus, the Hanoverian Minis ter (Count Kielmansegge), the Marquis of Abercorn, and Lady Louisa Hamilton, the Earl of Eglinton, the Coun tess de Flahault, Viscount Monck, the Right Hon. C. P. Villiers, Sir John Ramsden, and the Lady and Equerry in Waiting to the Duchess of Cambridge. Yesterday her Majesty and his Royal Highness the Prince, with the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, the Princesses Alice and Helena, the ladieS and gentle men of the Court, and the domestic household, attended Divine service in the private chapel of Buckingham Palace. The Hon. and Very Rev, the Dean of Wiadsor officiated. Preparations are making for the reception of the Court at Windsor Castle on Monday, the 2d proximo. Her Majesty, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, and the royal family will return to Buckingham Palace, pre vious to the 12th of March, the day on which the levee has been announced. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, wh^ has been residing at Frogmore House, is visited by their Serene Highnesses the Princess of Hohenlohe-Langen burg and the Princess Fecdore. Prince Albert has appointed the sth of May for his state visit to Manchester. On that day, therefore, the grand opening of the Exhibition will take place. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge will leave town this morning for Aldershot. His Royal High ness was to inspect the whole of the troops in camp at 12 o'clock. His Excellency the Ambassador of France and the Countess de Persigny entertained at dinner last evening, at Albert-gate House, his Excellency the Portuguese Minister and the Countess Lavradio, his Excellency the Sardinian Minister, his Excellency the Swedish Minister and Madame Hochschild, the Prince de La Moskowa, the Spanish Charg4 d'Affaires and Mada,m.Comyn, and a select circle. The Countess Bsrnstorfe and her infant daughter are progressing favourably. Her Majesty the Queen sent on Friday, and again on Saturday, to inquire as to the health of the Countess. A great many members of the aristocracy have called during the last two days at the residence of the Prussian Legation. The Duke and Duchess of Bedford arrived in town, on Saturday, from Woburn Abbey. The Duke of Roxburgh has left the Clarendon for Broxmouth Park, Dunbar, N.B. The Duke of Buccleuch has returned to Bowhill, Selkirkshire, from town. The family do not intend to come to Montague House for the season till after Easter. Viscount Falmouth has left the Clarendon for Mere worth Castle, near Maidstone. Lord and Lady Hatherton have left town for St. Leonard's-on-Sea. His lordship occupies a suite of rooms at Starkey's Victoria Hotel, on the Esplanade. The Right Hon. the Speaker will give his Levees on the evenings of Saturday, March 7, and Saturday, March 14, at ten o'cl ick precisely. The Marquis of Abercorn has taken Brocket-hall of Lady Palmerston, as the health of the marchioness has ' been for some time in a delicate state, and a complete change of scene has bean recommended. J. Johnes E4q., of Dalancothy, has been appointed Provincial Grand Master for South Wales, vice Lord Milford, deceased. We regret to announce the death of Lady Yarde Buller, wife of Sir John Yarde Buller, Bart., M.P., which mournful event happened on Friday last, at Lup. ton, the hon. baronet's seat in Devonshire. The deceased lady was eldest. daughter of Mr. Thomas Wilson Patten, and sister of Mr. John Wilson Patten, M.P. for Lanca shire, and she married Sir Johu Buller in 1853. VISIT OF TEE PRINCE OF WALES TO TEE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPIL—On Saturday afternoon the Prince of Wales, accompanied by Major-General Wylde, Mr. Gibbs, and lir. Becker, visited the Electric and Interna tional Telegraph Company's station in Lothbury. His Royal Highness was received by Messrs. Critcbley, _ . Marsh Phillips, and Till, three of the directors, and pro ceeded to inspect all the departments of the establish ment. The Prince's attention appeared particularly at tracted by the direct telegraphic communication with Hamburg, Berlin, Vienna, &c,, and he expressed much .gratification with his visit. OFFICIAL APPOINTMENTS.—Mr. Charles Alison, now Oriental Secretary at Constantinople, has been appointed Secretary to her Majesty's Embassy at the Porte. The recorderships, vacated by Mr. Bevan, county court judge, have been filled up by the appointment of Mr. E. W. Cex to Helston and Falmouth, and of Mr. W. M. Bere to Penzance. Mr. H. Phillips, senior clerk at the Wor ship-street police-court, has been appointed chief clerk at the Marylebune police-court, in the place of Mr. Fell, deceased ; and Mr. Hurlstone, second clerk at the Wor ship-street police court, has been promoted to be chief elerk. THE MINT.—The total amount of money advanced from the con,olidated fund Billets 1837 (inclusive) for the purchase of bullion for coinage h 5,318,0291., of which the sum of 450,0001. was advanced last year. The total amount paid into the Bank of England in repayment of such advances from the fund (since 1837) is 5,220,0001. WEST KENT ELECTION.—The official declaration of the poll took place at Maidstone on Saturday. J. Savage, Req., the High Sheriff, having stated the num bers polled —which were, for Mr. Martin, 3,557 ; for Sir W. Riddell, 3,149 ; majority for Martin, 408—de clared the former duly elected, an announcement which was received with loud cheering. Mr. Martin then made a short speech, thanking the electors for the honour conferred upon him, and, after a vote of thanks to the High Sheriff, the meeting separated. MEDICAL EEFOIThi.—We have now before us th• Draught of a Bill, the result of the conferences which have been lately held at the College of Physicians of London, where delegates from all the medical corpora tions of the United Kingdom assembled, all of whom have agreed to it. It has also received the support of the Universities of Oxford and Dublin, and there is every reason to suppose that it will have the active support of the University of Cambridge. There are, however, a few minor details, relating solely to the Scotch and Irish colleges, which have been referred for arrangement to the three members of the Heuse of Commons who have charge of the bill, Sir Gilbert tHeathcote, M.P:for Ox ford University, Mr. Napier, M.P. for Dublin Univer sity, and Mr. Headlam, whose name is already known in connection with the subject. A. series of very strong resolutions in support of the bill, passed by the Univer sity of Oxford, were read at the College of Physicians ; and these, it is hoped, will in due time be published.— Lancet. SECONDARIES' COURT, SATURDAY.—CRIII. CON.— DAMAGES, I,OOOI.—TOMKINS V. DRADGE.—This was an inquiry to assess damages in an action brought to reco ver compensation for criminal conversation with the plaintiff's wife, the defendant having allowed judgment to go by default. Mr. Edwards appeared for the plain tiff, and stated that the plaintiff was rector of Liney, in Suffolk, and the defendant was an officer in the 85Lb Regiment. The plaintiff was married to Mrs. Tomkins in 1853, and they lived harmoniously together until, un happily, the defendant, who had been an old friend of the plaintiff, was introduced to the parties. The evidence of two of the female servants who had lived with the plaintiff proved that the defendant and Mrs. Tomkins had lived together as man and wife in Bristol and other places. The evidence being considered perfectly conclu sive, the jury assessed the damages at 1,0001. Mr. Tennant, the young English, or rather Irish, tenor, who made his debut in Dublin last year, during the short season of Italian opera, is engaged to accom pany Miss Catherine Hayes on an operatic tour in Ire land in the months of March and April. Madame Victoria Balf's, daughter of the celebrated composer, will make her debut in the musical world during tire ensuing season. The geat advantages the young lady has derived from a well-directed education in the classical schools of the Continent, combined with the natural vocal powers she is said to possess, suffi ciently warrant the belief that she will achie ve suoce worthy of her name. When it is stated that, in addi tion to her other attractive qualities, are added great personal recommendations, the public will have cause to think that Mr. Beale, who is to introduce her to their notice, is deserving of their congratulation. Madame Grisi and Maclaine Gassier, together with the other Italian artistes who at present constitute Mr. Beale's operatic troupe in the provinces, have recently acc omplished a feat which affords allomewhat remarkable instance of the rapidity of locomotion in the present day. On the 9th and 10th instant they performed at the Theatre Royal, Liverpool, in the operas of the " Trova tore" and " Don Giovanni ;" on the 11th in a grand con cert in St. George's Hall, Bradford; on the 12th in the opera of "La Traviata," at the Theatre Royal, New castle-upon-Tyne; on the 13th and 14th in a grand concert at Durham ; and in two concerts and the opera of " Lucia di Lammermoor," at Edinburgh. The chief attraction of the tour has been "Il Don Giovanni," the novelty of representing this great work in the provinces, combined with the excellence of the performances, hav ing drawls larger audiences than have ever before been seen in any of the towns where Italian opera has been produced. The first appearance of Madame Gassier in "La Traviata" has also been one of the greatest sue cesses of the enterprise, her acting and singing having been applauded throughout with the greatest enthusiasm, and the local papers having commented on her perform ances in the must eulogistic terms. ATEST NEWS. AUSTRALIA. LIVERPOOL, MONDAY MORNINO. The. Ocean Chief brings advices from Melbourne to the 2d of December, and 72,000 ounces of gold. An improvement was observable in the returns 'rom nearly all the gold fields. Ministers had been defeated on a trivial gum- tion. Parliament assembled on the 25th, and elected Dr. Francis Murphy Speaker. Though the Oppo sition was dissatisfied with the Address, no dis- cussion was raised on it. The Blackwall, with the mails and about 80,000 ounces of gold, sailed from Melbourne, for Lon don, in company with the Ocean Chief. Her Majesty's ship Electra, for Portsmouth, had on board upwards of 15,000 ounces of gold. The current rates for geld were 31. 16s. 3d. for Bendigo and Alexander ; 31. 16s. 9d. to 3/. 17s. for Maryborough, Avoca, and Korong ; and 3/. 18s. for Ballarat. The amount of gold shipment for 185 G was 2,836,000 oz. Some extraordinary nuggets are reported to have been found. Money was 7 per cent. for under, and 8 per cent. for over, 90 days. At Melbourne business had improved. Wool continued in good request, at high prices. Fleece from 17d. to 21d., and scoured from 20d. to 221 d. There was an active demand for goods at the mines ; the roads were in good order, and carriage cheaper. . The quantity of gold brought to Melbourne for the week was 46,010 ounces. Labour was in demand. The Blackwall had on board 754 bales of wool, besides tallow, &c. The Ocean Chief brings 1,99 bales of wool, besides, tallow, &c. The Admiral, Dec. 12th, Orwell, 23d, Austral, 25th, Copenhagen, Jan. 10th, and Cairngorm, Jan. 20th, were intended to be despatched from Melbourne for London. The White Star, for Liverpool, would sail early December. The Marco Polo had arrived at Melbourne. The Royal Charter and Oneida were still out THE PENINSULAR MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, MONDAY MORNING. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Alhambra, Captain Woodgates, has just arrived, with the Peninsular mails. She left Gibraltar Feb. 16th ; Cadiz, 17th ; Lisbon, 19th ; Tigo, 20th. No communication with Oporto. She brings 24 passengers, specie value 11 ,9261. and a small cargo of oranges, coffee, wine, eggs, &c. Passed the Madrid steamer on the 20th inst., off Salbora. Island, bound for Vigo with the out- ward mails. At Lisbon—H.M.S. Duke of Wellington, Prin. cess Royal, and James Watt ; French vessels ; Phcenix and Austerlitz ; and the usual Portu guese squadron. FRANCE. PARIS, SUNDAY, There was a long _conference yesterday at the Foreign-office, between Count Walowsld, Dr. Kern, and M. de Hatzteld, the Prussian Minister. The conference was held on the affairs of Switzer land. It is announced that M. de Rayneval, the French Ambassador at Rome, has been summoned to Paris, where he will only remain a few days. The Moniteur publishes the text of a treaty of commerce and friendship concluded between France and Persia, The preamble I transcribe a portion of as a curiosity. " His High Majesty, the Emperor Napoleon, whose elevation is similar to that of the planet Saturn, whose banner is the sun, the shining star of the heaven of crowned heads ; the sun of the sky of royalty ; the ornament of the diadem ; the splendour of the standards, imperial ensigns, the illustrious and liberal monarch ; and his Ma jesty, lofty as the planet Saturn, the sovereign who uses the sun as his standard, whose splendour and magnificence are similar to those of heaven, the monarch whose armies are numerous as the stars, whose greatness recalls that of Djemschid, whose munificence equals that of Darius, the heir of the crown and throne of the Keyanians, the sublime and absolute Emperor of Persia." The text of LI treaty follows, but thero is nothing in it equal to the above. An emissary from the King of Naplfs has ar rived in Paris, with the view of persuading the Em peror's government to accept the recent (so called) amnesty, as a full compliance with all the demands made byFt ance, in conjunction with England, pra vioudy to the withdrawal of the ambassadors. Yesterday it was discovered that the personage is no other than the agent of the Argentine govern ment, who signed the treaty with the King in virtue of which the political prisoners whose irons it is proposed to strike off are to be transported to the territory of that republic. This man is a notorious slaveholder. Serious doubts are en tertained not only about the fate of the prisoners whenever they may reach their destination, but even as to whether the majority of them will ever go there alive. The English government has sent a note to Naples, demanding some explanations on this head., Some guarantee is said to be required that the prisoners will be confided to humane hands, properly treated on the voyage, and placel in a reasonably comfortable position when they get out. We have no means of knowing in what spirit the French Emperor receives the explanations offered by the extraordinary envoy who comes here on the part of the King of Naples to support a treaty made with himself. But there is reason to fear that Lords Palmerston and Clarendon, out of re gard to the Austrian alliance, are greatly disposed to patch up the Neapolitan business on terms which the English nation will certainly not think satis factory. The Constitutionne/, in a semi-official shape, offers the following explanations relative to the secret convention which formed the subject of the late animated discussion in the House of Commons between Lord Palmerston and Mr. Disraeli : "A debate of some warmth took place, a few days ago, in the House of Commons, on a subject which specially interested the French Government. A celebrated orator of the Opposition, Mr. Disraeli, asserted that a secret treaty existed b e t ween F rance and Austria since the period of the Eastern war, which guaranteed to the latter power the security of its Italian possessions ; he added, that this treaty bad been signed in a regular manner, and that no limit restricted its duration. Lord Palmerston, in replying to Mr. Disraeli, proved the falsity of these allegations. The following, we believe, are the real circumstances of the case :—The treaty of the 2d December, 1854, stipulated, as is known, the eventual concurrence of the Austrian armies in the struggle with Russia. The Cabinet of Vienna however, represented that it could not enter wall securityinto any warlike operations in the East as long as its Italian possessions should be menaced by the agitation fermented by political parties in the Peninsula ; it therefore demanded that previous to placing itself in order of battle, the security of its Italian lines should be assured. Circumstances gave considerable support to this demand of Austria. It was, in fact, ess ential that her appre hensions should be calmed, and every obstacle to the execution of the treaty removed. France, there fore,' entered into negotiations ou this point with the Cabinet of Vienna, and engaged herself in the above-mentioned convention to employ her efforts to maintain tranquillity in Italy during' the period of the campaign ; it was simply sought to assure to Austria the freedom of action necessary for her effi cient concurrence in the collective operation of flee allies. Such were the motives and the bearing of this a rrangement, dictated by so high an inter es t, but only rendered obligatory in the event of Aus tria joining us in an active manner, and declaring war against Russia. The convention was there fore essentially of au eventual and transitory cha racter ; it was an act commanded by the war, a circumstance in a certain respect analogous to those which were adopted by the allies towards Greece, when the latter endeavoured to create a rising in Thessaly and Ep;rus in the interest of Russia. As it is known, the eventualities provid e d f or were nev er called into existence ; Au s t r i a did not de Clare war, and did not draw her sword. The object of the convention has therefore never existed ; this document, in spite of the assertion of Mr. Dis raeli, can never have been carried into execution, and was not of a lasting nature ; the re-establish ment of peace has transformed it into a dead letter." The Independance Beige corrects what it calls an error in the semi-official article published in the Constitutionnel on the treaty signed in December, 1854, between Austria and France, and referred to by Mr. Disraeli in the House of Commons. Tbso Independance says that Austria did not engage by that treaty to act against Russia, but on the other hand, if disturbances bad arisen in Italy during the war, although Austria bad not marched a single man against Russia, she, in virtue of the stipula tions signed at Vienna the 22d ould have had a right to demand the support Dec.,Of the Freach army to re-establish order in Italy, and maintain her authority, if such assistance were required. The treaty was limited to the duration of the war, and the Treaty of Paris of the 30th March last put an end to it. NAPLES. NAPLES, Feb. 14.—The King is still at Caserta, and lives more secluded than ever. He is afraid of his own brithers, but above all of his son, the heir to his crown. The rumour of an approaching change is still current at the COurt. People, however, no longer talk of abdida tion, but it is affirmed positively that the King will make some concessions to the Western Powers, and will then make a journey somewher e wi , h the Queen and his family. His eldest soil will act as Lieutenant-General of the Kingdom in his absence (others say the Prince Luigi), not as an alter ego, but with instructions very detailed, and, to assist him, men who will not only be bi ll advisers, but spies on him. Ferdinand cannot make up his mind to lay aside the crown at the age of 47, although that crown is really one of thorns- Domiciliary visits continue. After the visit ", the police to Filanghieri, to Ischitella, ex-Minister of War and. other functionaries attached to the Gn . vernment by years of fidelity, three or four daYe ago M. Eipagnolis, the Commissary of PoliFet visited the home where the nephews of Gene"' Lucca reside, and then presented himself at the re sidence of the ex-Minister of Police, Delcanett o. , Numerous visits have been paid t o th e houses 0 1 simple citizens, especially those of the legal prefe,s" sion, who are especially suspected of being hostile to the King. The visit which has produced the greatest astonishment in public is that paid to the Prince de C—, whose attachment to the Bone bons has never before been called in question. SPAIN. MADRID, FEB. 20. The preparations for the expedition gai ns " Mexico still continue. The Patric thus contradicts a rumour of Nvn'"; no person appears to have heard Yesterda y rumours were circulated in Paris of a co u p d'etat' Spain, resulting in the imprisonment of Naval and the nomination of M. Nocedal as President 5 the Council. We are enabled to give a forin contradiction to these rumours, invented, doubt; less, by malevolence, and propagated heedlesslY„. The Pays gives a similar contradiction, and affirn that all the eminent men in Spain are deterni°r; to unite their efforts to wipe out all traces of tP O revolution, and strengthen the authority of (P ee Isabella. The Pays says also that the Spanish Govel; ment is hastening preparations for an expedil f against Mexico. A letter from South Arneite, way of Cadiz, announce: that M. Sorella,, of Spanish Minister, having exhausted all mea' conciliation, had demanded bis passports, and {he left Mexico. The Minister went on board Peola frigate,rwhich was lying at anchor at 'v „ e r y Cruz, and had been placed at his disposition n3 l l General Concha, Governor of Havannah. Pays is instructed to append to the above e v g that "M. de Sorella had acquired the sympath y o f the entire corps diplomatique at Mexico. governor, Comonfort, appeared much concerned is his departure. Everybody admits that Spain' the right." 0 MARSEILLES, Feb. 21.—The arrivals of T hey for the last two days have been enormous. r , amount to 325,000 hectolitres, making a tota l - ing the week of 500,000 hectolitres. Thor: thi s. 700,000 hectolitres at present in the stores 0' this town. The demand for wheat from Lang tle and from Spain is still considerable. A steam navigation company, to be called the Northern Lloyd's, is being formed in Bremeihrn run steamers from Bremenhaven to different p c l ot Great Britain and other countries. The Bl in t i g 4,000,000 of thalers was subscribed i n one eVellTh" at a meeting of Bremen merc h an t s, t o supP °l4 undertaking. l'vebt f The Nonvelltste Vaudoi s says is posli stated that the expenses entailed on the fuue-ti treasury by the military preparations made in sn ot cipation of an armed struggle with Prussia atn ° oo to about three million of francs, in addition to cost of the legal proceedings, which amounts to 20,000 f. The canton of Neuchatel will ha ve pay about 300,000 f. for its part of the a bort , c penses." Accounts from St. Petersburg state that the ° o r scription opened in that city and in MosooviLA the relief of the sufferers from the f a ilure of the p harvest in Finland had produced 240,00 0 f.) , r ho nearly three times a s muc h was requ ired. -i d Emperor had given 40,000 f., and M. Steiglit° Prince de Demidoff 20,000 f. each. to According to the Pest Lloyd the following re;„s, lions are likely to be made in th e R uss i an Cusl ., c)- 0 The duties on silk, linen, a n d co tt on goo ds be reduced from 2 silver roubles 20 copecna 1 silver rouble 15 cop ec k s p er poun d. The I v o on cloth from 1 silve r rou bl e 60 co p ec ks to 1 0 . 1 , 40 0 rouble 10 copecks per pound. The prohib it ' o f against the import of spirits of wine, a rticles clothing, and crystallised sugar, is to be ra' REJECTION OF THE DALLAS -CLAP° DON TRIMTY. A letter, dated New York, February 10, 00, 1 ' 0 0 "The apprehension that the Dallas_Clare e "te Treaty would not be affirmed by the Se ll ,/, 6 has been justified by the result. At t i t close of the adjourned discussion on the v9l, inst. it wag, by a very large majority (33 to referred back to the Committee on Foreign i i 4t e d, Lions for amendment,—in other words, reiec-50 This issue of the negotiation, concluded by bya American Ministi.r invested with full p o wers'hg g Government, will be rec e i ve d w i t h regre t in '.ll:t land, where it wa s , no d ou b t, b e li eve d ', li d the questions inv o l ve d h a d b een f i na ll y Bett're: It should be clearly understood that the t he jection of the treaty is not the act of os t Administration ; the Senate, which is a 13 1 . 915 important branch o f th e E xecu ti ve , as well ,ot legisla'i ve b o d y , h as th e power o f a ffi r ralr l ed rejecting all treaties made with foreign States/ in this case has chosen to reverse, or, at 1,,,e - 0 1 to suspend, the act of the Administration. Bo t, Governments are alike checked for the m 0111 ; 3 4 50 and they will have to reconsider the terms 0' the treaty, and try whether the objections raised bY 4r , Senate may not be removed. By accepting 'la Dallas's treaty, the Senate, it is understood, fen, it might be sanctioning some other agreera e L "limiting the extension of slavery." Tbis is entangling affiance against which the blow is s truck' Anything limiting the area over which s late" may hereafter extend, whether in Kansas, or Ni r; raona,, or Honduras — w hethe r in a territory of tea Federation or an independent Republic--is orPc' by the present leaders of the Democratic party. The Royal Agricultural Society hold their a ol3till' meeting at Salisbury this summer. te• T HE Taurn.—A crisis is at h an d wh i ch mus t In e ,;, ria]ly influence our politic a l f ortunes. The Coneer'i A A sum consoifdleora,oboleol. number tives must be prepared to meet it with firm front P .. united mind.- - Press. „ r ot the Mint towards defraying th o e f co v s e t s o s f el t s he m ß a a y ltic n n 3 o :: the entire estimate for which is 13,4121. ss. ~ be a co nd ns m ide e r r e m d a n id e , ar fr l b b e e r en advanced to the Moil ih y orn du m e f e r l o bo m ur Au , st a r n a d lia t . he T p h r e im ß u riei t et o haveof s J E u c d bo a eN h e Da, JUDGE Vocalist, e n ut d Dwoezenr 08Ro TaHn f dE r fro m M elbourn e , LIVERPOOL ra n Sydney, a . r e all believe d, Org lii. County Court of Liverpool, it is proposed —ln consequence of the great amount of business '?„ t o p L os C ed ori to nlr app C o y: t e . second judge, and the matter is, we hear, now under consideration of the Government. We (A theneum) understand that Government W e l: tided on sending another Arctic expedition, to ele ar k lia If possible, the mystery shrouding the fate of F r tt of and his party. The expedition will, we believe , een e :„" o ed two vessels with auxiliary steam-power, and be eek ni i i l e d in such a manner as to enable the most comple te exhausting search to be made for our countrymen* as re . PRIVATE BILLS IN THE HOUSE OF LORDR. --It sv ryt solved by the House of Lords on th e 17th of Fehru e .-.- "that this House will not receive any petition for naer„ vats 8.1 l after Monday, the 23d day unless such private Bill shall have been approved !"_YDill Court of Chancery ; nor any petition for a private t he approved by the Court of Chancery after Tuesday, ba t 19th day of May utxt." It was further ordered, , t ee this House will not receive any report from the t i e ; lie upon p Aitions presented to this House for prive_ s go after Tuesday, the 19,h day of May next." It t . v.,_ hee i, ordered " that the said orders be printed and puni!', er , and affixed on the doors of this house and Niestnunev • hall.': _. ef. March. :176