The Sun. — London, England, 1857-05-26 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY E' : k !NO, MA V' 26 con. is worthy of attentive consideration. It is a reproach to our country that a man should be per mitted to traffic in his own shame, to receive what may almost be termed " the wages of sin." It is a matter in which pecuniary compensation is altogether misplaced, for the man who could receive them as a recompense would be un worthy of " the smallest coin of the realm." The only reason that justified the continuance of the flagrant scandal was, that by a very absurd regu lation, the recovery of substantial damages was made, with few and rare exceptions, where the omission could be clearly explained, an indispen sable preliminary to obtaining a dissolution of the matrimonial contract. But many cases were brought into Court merely for the sake of the damages (!) and still more for the sake of the costs (!) where there was neither the means nor the intention of taking any further proceeding. The proposition of Lord CRANWORTH postponing the action until after a decree for divorce had actually been granted is a very decided improve ment on the existing state of the law, that of Lord LYNDmmtsT, which would completely abate the social nuisance is still better, and we ear nestly hope that it may speedily, as it must eventually, receive the legislative sanction ! Before going into Committee, the Duke of NORFOLK proposed an amendment that the bill should be referred to a Select Committee. The Noble Duke desired to prove that. " Scriptural authority was against the main principle of the Bill,"—viz., that which permitted the divorced parties to marry again. In other words, he wished to establish that which is a tenet of his own Church,--viz., the indissolubility, for any cause whatsoever, of the nuptial contract. No exception could be taken to the manner in which His Grace urged his own views, and we could wish that some of those who bring forward po lemical arguments in either House would display equal moderation and good taste. But we would remind the Noble Duke that religious opinions cannot be controlled by the reports of select com mittees, or even by Acts of Parliament. Men will, in such matters, think and reason for them selves. They will claim and exercise the right of private judgment. All who agree in the Scrip tural views taken by the Duke, the Bishop of OXFORD, and others, may act on their own con scientious scruples, and abstain from entering into second marriages : but why should those who think very differently on these points, who believe that "it is not good for man to be alone," and that •' it is better to marry than burn," be bound by opinions which they repudiate, and against which they earnestly and emphatically protest ? We desire that there should be the most perfect " civil and religious" liberty, and that no man should be bound by canons or tenets in which he cannot honestly concur. Let us not, however, be misunderstood. We desire, so far as practicable, that married persons should live together in harmony, that there should be mutual forbearance and the greatest possible indulgence on either side. But when it is clearly and unequivocally established, that it is impossible that they can ever again lire together, we would not maintain an enforced celibacy, which must necessarily, in a large proportion of instances, prove injurious to public morality—that the parties should be permitted to enter into second nuptials rather than to live in open and unblushing opposition to public opinion, the great practical injury being inflicted on the innocent offspring, who should be objects rather of sym pathy than punishment. As will be seen from the Parliamentary Report, the Noble Duke's amendment was rejected by an overwhelming majority of 97—there being 123 against and but 26 in its favour. Would that we could say the same of that sub sequently brought forward by the Archbishop of CANTERBURY. The Most Reverend Prelate car ried, by a majority of 6, an amendment which prohibited the guilty parties from marrying again. We do not suppose that those by whom the pro vision was brought forward and supported, were actuated by any improper views, but we are thoroughly convinced that there could not be anything better calculated to promote the crime, or more inimical to the sanctity of tae nuptial state. The chief check ou the seducer has hitherto been the fear that be might be compelled, by the so-called laws of honour, to identify his fate with that of his unfor tunate victim. He might hesitate to gratify his passions at the expense of being compelled to bind himself for life to a degraded woman, who could never be received in society. But when that fear was removed, as it would be by the amendment last night sanctioned, he would give full scope to his wishes. We believe that fifty would be stimu lated to the crime by the prohibition, for one woman—and it is only aimed against the weaker sex—who would be deterred by the knowledge that she could not marry her seducer. We trust, therefore, that the House of Lords may recon sider the question. They will yet have an op portunity ; but should they decline doing so, we have no doubt that the obnoxious provision will be amended in the Commons, and that their Lordships will eventually yield, albeit with not the best possible grace. The Lord Chancellor promised " most ear nestly to consider" a proposition brought forward by Lord ST. LEONARDS, for the purpose of giving protection to a woman, who having been deserted by her husband, had obtained possession of pro perty either through her own industry or from friends. The bill would only give that protection after a divorce a mensa et thoro, but there are many cases, in which an injured woman might be unwilling to adopt that extreme course for the sake of her children, a consideration that must press strongly on every mother, who might yet require such protection, the wantof which would compel.her to refrain from forgiving the erring bus band. We hope that far more may be effected for the weaker sex, but the proposition of Lord ST. LEONARDS would be a vast improvement on the existing law, and would clearly be a step in the right direction. There are cther points requiring attention, more particularly that which would afford relief to females, as well as males, where anything ap- proaching to a condonation was hopeless. These matters may safely be permitted. to rest on the Judicial discretion ; and any stringent rules fettering that discretion can only operate disadvantageously. Surely there could be no neces- sity for obtaining the concurrence of three judges, of whom two at least must be sEleeted from the Lord Chancellor and the Chief Justices or Chief Baron of the Common Law Courts, if some lati- ;ude be not allowed to afford relief where it is urgently and imperatively called for. The Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Bill was The Dowry of the PRINCESS ROYAL was again last night considered in committee of the Upper brought under consideration last night I We House, and considerable progress made, no less confess that we are bitterly disappointed in the than 43 clauses having been disposed of. Some results. Two divisions were taken. The first, important questions were ven til a t e d, which will, proposed by Mr. CONINGHAM, to the effect that we trust, be satisfactorily disposed of before the the ann u it y should be reduced from 8,0001. to sanction. 6,0001. was re j ected by a majority of 314 ; and measure finally rece i ves th e L eg i s l a tive The suggestion of the Nester of the hereditary the second, proposed by Mr. MAGUIRE, that the branch of the Legislature f or th e t o t a l abolition vote of 40,0001. should be negatived, by a ma of the degrading and demoralising action of orini. jority of 343. The toadying principle prevailed I Honourable Gentlemen, not very regular in their attendance on other occasions, rushed to the lobby. So far as we are concerned they shall get all the credit to which they are entitled. We, therefore, give the division lists on both questions. So that the several constituencies may exercise their own judgment respecting the conduct of their representatives. We regret to say that we cannot find the name of Mr. ROEBUCK in either list. The Hon. and Learned Gentleman seems to have made a complete mull of it. Indeed, but for his self-constituted leadership, a much better fight might have been made. All honour, how ever, to the small but independent mino rities that, influenced neither by fear nor by favour, voted in accordance with what we believe to be the popular view of the subject. We cannot refrain from repeating their names in our leading columns. They were on the first division : on the other hand, that the Turks would know. ingly ensnare us. We give them as full credit for honourable intentions, as we do the Russians for knavery. The word of a CZAR was never yet worth a straw ; the word of a SULTAN is as good as that of an English gentleman. The Petersburg Railway Scheme was a trap, the Smyrna Scheme is honest business. The promoters expect a re turn of twelve per cent. for their investment. We should not be surprised if something approaching that dividend were actually realised. Our own railways in the East have surpassed all expecta tion. Her Majesty and the royal family will arrive at Wind sor Castle from Buckingham Palace on the 9th of June. His Serene Highness the Hereditary Prince of Saxe Meiningen has arrived in Portland-place, on a visit to his Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, last from Goodwood Park, the seat of the Duke of Richmond. The Duchess Dowager de Grammont has arrived in Hyde•park:place, from Italy, on a visit to her relative, Mr. Mackinnon, M.P. The Duke of Buccleuch and the Earl of Home left town last evening for Bothwell Castle, near Glasgow. The Duchess Dowager of Hamilton has returned to her grace's residence in Portman-square from Easton Hall, Suffolk. BLACKBURN, PETER. - _ BLAKE, J. BOWYER, G. CORBALLY, M. E. DALGLISH, R. JONES, D. 31AcEvoY, E. M WEIRS. J. O'DRNOGLIOS, THE And on the second : PEASE, H. STIRLING, WILL'AM„ TAYLOR, S, TRELAWNEY, SIR, J. WILLIAMS, W, TELLERS. CONINGRAM, W. COX, WILLIAM. The Duke and Duchess of Northumberland entertained a select party at dinner last evening at Northumberland House. The Marchioness of Bath and Lady Louisa Thynne have arrived in town from Italy, after a lengthened ah scence on the Continent. The Countess of Jersey received the Earl of earner von, Count Karolyi, Lord and Lady William Powlett, Lord J. Manners, Lord A. G. Lennox, Hon. G. Heath cote, Mr. and the Hon. Mrs. Wm. Rose, Mr. Baring, Mr. Douglas, and a select party at dinner, on Sunday, at the family mansion, in Berkeley-square. The Earl of Jersey is much better. The Earl of Winchilsea is, we are happy to announce, recovering from his recent illness. The marriage of the Earl of Stradbroke with Mrs. Bonham, widow of the late Col. Bonham, will take place this day. The Earl of Radnor is greatly improved in health. Viscount and Viscountess Ebrington arrived in town on Friday last, from Rome. The noble viscount is greatly improved in health. We are sorry to learn that Lady Londeshorough is suffering from severe indisposition at Grimeton Park. His lordship is in consequence detained in Yorkshire, and will not be in the south this week. Lord and Lady Wenlock arrived at Northumberland House, yesterday, from their seat in Yorkshire, on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Northumberland. Sir Robert and Lady Pigot and Miss Benyon have arrived in Bruton-street, fur the season, from Chippen. ham Park. Mrs. A. F. Thistlethwayte was taken dangerously ill on the morning of the 17th inst., and for some time was not expected to live by her medical attendants. She is now out of immediate danger. The Grand Duke, before leaving Bordeaux, gave a sum of I,ooof. to the mayor for the poor of the town. MARRIAGE IN HIGH LlFE.—Yesterday morning the marriage of Archibald Peel, Esq., son of General Jona than Peel, M.P., and Lady Alice Peel with Miss Palmer, only dau g ht er o f Si r Roger Palmer, Bart., was celebrated at St. George's, Harover-square, in the presence of a brilliant circle of the friends of both families. Among the aud'ence that crowded the Lyceum on Satarday, to witness the performance of the Traviata, was Madlle. Piccolomini, who appeared to watch the performance with the most attentive interest, and joined heartily in the applause accord to Baeio's rendering of the part, which is so much identified with her own name. AYRTON, A. BLACKBURN, PIM BLAKE, J. BOWYER, G. CORBALLY, M. E. Cox, W. DUNNE, M. EVANS, SIR DE LACY GREENE, JOHN HADFIELD, Ganes MacEvoy, E. OTONOGIION, Tllll STIRLING, W. SULLIVAN, MICHAEL. TAYLOR, S. TOWNSHEYD, J. TRELAWNEY, SIR J. WHITE, JAMES TELLERS. CONINGTIAE,iW.! MAGUIRE, J. E. We trust that men who have so well entitled themselves to the thanks and gra titude of the community may receive some public recognition of their faithful services in the time of trial. Surely the opportunity will not be suffered to pass away without some attempt to get rid of the Royal Marriage Act—an Act as unjust as it is impolitic, and which may occasion as much domestic misery to the Princes and Prin cesses of the blood Royal, and as much public scandal, as it did in the reign of GEORGE 111. No pecuniary grants, however extravagant, can com pensate for the social disabilities occcasioned by that law, which was only carried during the reign of GEO. 111., and was not in accordance with the ancient statutes or customs of the country. The fiction on which it is based has long been repudiated by the common sense of the nation, and the sooner the blot be removed from the national statute book, the better for all parties concerned—for the Royal family, and the community at large. Under the present system the former are restricted to German matrimonial alliances, and we have al ready had far too many for the interests or the wishes of the British People. It is not our province to write down one rail way and to write up another, but it is our pro vince to give our opinion frankly on the railway projects of other nations when they are laid before the English public, and when we consider them to involve something more than merely commer cial speculation. The Advertisement which ap peared in our columns of the Smyrna and Aidin Railway, reminds us rather strongly, in the way of contrast, of the late attempt to fortify Russia by strategical railways at the cost of Western Europe, and of England especially. With most of our fellow journalists we denounced the attempt as it deserved. It combined all conceivable de merits. Investment seekers are not troubled much with patriotic scruples, or the House of BARING would not have .lent its name to an enterprise in the interest of Muscovite domination and aggres sion ; the palpably military and anti-European character of the scheme was, however, an element of unpalatableness to the public here, so soon after the trial and con viction of the Csars and their Muscovites. Great monied houses, and coup d'etat Emperors, can afford to forget that NICHOLAS and all who aided him deserved the block much more than our CHARLES I. ; indeed, more than any of the convicted highwaymen who have died by the gallows, the garotte, or the guillotine. Eng lishmen generally do not forget it ; and they justly regard Russia and her CZARS as capable of repeat ing the villany of NICHOLAS, if only they could succeed in it ; and hence they have refused to fill the pockets of the CZAR by taking his shares, and those of Messrs. BARLNG by the handsome com• mission he would gladly have allowed them. What a contrast is this Turkish Railway in the grand point ! It is perfectly non-military, and purely commercial. The contrast is, indeed, as complete as it well can be. The Russian Railways were to end nowhere ; even their own great commercial port of Odessa was avoided, on military grounds, for the unimportant port of Theodosia ; here, on the con trary, we have a railway connecting a great in land centre of trade with its noble seaport Smyrna; it is computed that the land carriage between Aidin and Smyrna already employs some 10,000 camels, at a cost of 400,0001. per annum. This, with a large amount of other carriage to the coast, must all come to the railway. It is but seventy miles long, instead of more than seven hundred ; and not one million and a quarter is wanted, in stead of forty millions. It is made through a fertile district ; instead of through steppes and marshes, in a Word, to serve the interests of Turkish and English trade, instead of those of Russian aggression. How different, too, the spirit of the terms. Russia threw the real hazard of the undertak ing on the shareholders, Turkey takes them on herself, guaranteeing six per cent. on a cost already secured by contract. Russia secured the right of pnrohace on terms which might have left the original shareholders without a penny for their shares. Turkey must pay them the six per cent. ; merely stipulating to divide profits with the com pany when they were above seven per cent., and to have the right of purchase only at long intervals, and on terms agreed on. The CZAR was willing to take our c tpital, but lest the poor shareholders should endeav our to render their lines more corn he kept the managemen mercial than , military, practically in Russian hands ; the SULTAN. M. Eugene Sue is seriously ill in Savoy, and an emi nent physician summoned by telegraph has left Lyons to see km. THE BISHOP OF NORWICH. --The installation of the Bishop of Norwich will take place in the cathedral church of his diocese, on the 26th of Jane. The royal salute and annual review of the Honourable Artillery Company took place at two o'clock to-day, in the ground of the company, near Finsbury-square, io honour of her Majeety's birthday. The Persian Government is said to have ordered a number of rifless on the most approved plan to be made .n France for the purpose of arming the private guard of the Slet„: e . Wiea respect to the affair of the five seamen of her Britannic Majesty's ship Curlew, who were imprisoned at Malaga, the Spanish government has given orders to quash the proceedings against them, and immediately to give them up to their commanding officer. THE REFORMATORY FRIGATE AKBAR.—LIVERPOOL, Hay 25.—The reformatory frigate Akbar was tn.dey re moved from the ['trust Pleat, Btrkenhead, and moored in the Sloyne. Since its establishment as a reformatory it has been productive of the happiest results upon the training and conduct of the boys who have been sent on board. Within the past 18 months 20 boys have been hound apprentice at sea, and the frigate has now up wards of 90 boys on board. THE EXHIBITION Ow ART TREASURES.—The attend ance yesterday was not equal to that of Saturday, but still the numbers were considerable, and included a good number of strangers; Mr. Marcus had a cheap excur sion train from Birmingham, containing 200 visitors, And another from Liverpool, with nearly an equal num ber of passengers. There were some cheap trains also yesterday from Leeds, the Staffordshire Potteries, Shrewsbury, and Sheffield. The one from Shrewsbury brought a great number of passengers. Mum) COASTGUARD.—Th e port of Milford has been made the head-quarters of the coast guard service for Wales, and the A mp hi tr i te, 26 guns, sailing fri gSaotuet,hc aptaii Edward Tatham, has just been stationed there to serve as a depot for the training of the coast guard, in order to keep up a supply of good and efficient seamen, ready at a moment's notice to serve in the Royal Navy. It was originally intended that the Amphitrite should be moored in the Channel, but this Was found to be too dangerous an arrangement. Toe Hon. Mr. Boyle has been appointed to the command of the coast guard at Tenby. REBUILDING OP NEVIGATE.--The Court of Aldermen having determined on the rebuilding of Newgate Gaol on the cellular system, the plans proposed for that pur pose by M orks c r. Binning, th e i r arc hi tect, h ave been adopted, ad the wommenced by the demolition of the pre- sent north wing of the prison, containing wards in which several prisoners were usually congregated together, and also the condemned cells, The system of the cells and the system of ventilation will be similar to that which has been successfully adopted at the City Prison, Hollo way, which Was also erected from Mr. Banning's de sign. The amount of the contract for the works now in progress is 115501., and the contractors are Messrs. Browne and Robinson, of Collegeehill, city. PLYMOUTH, Monday Evening. —Several ships were detained off the port this morning by strong easterly winds, but have gone on this afternoon in consequence of a change. Among them are the screw steam mail packet Thomas Lowe, with passengers from the East Indies and the Cape of Good Hope, bound for Dart mouCh ; the Spirit of the North, from China ; the bark Alice Tarlton, Capt. James William , , from St. lago de Cuba, April 1 ; and the Bombay, Capt. Flamank, belong ing to Messrs. Dunbar, of London, from Bombay, Jan. 31, with Capt. Inglish (14th Dragoons), Lieut. Sweeny (83d), and 200 invalids, under the command of Captain Adams (86th Regiment). She touched at St. Helena April 9, and spoke, May 24, the ship Talbot, out ward bound. TIDE -p ast three IN c a k A: f t r e Y waters THAMES .-- Yesterday s t o e afternoon,AttAnMlNaboilutlGhatilffr d t a h y e Thames rose to an unusual height. Several barges struck the bridges, and one heavily laden, named the William and Mary, was driven by the current against the Westminster bridge steam-boat pier, on the Mid dlesex shore, and bounding from thence came broadside on to the pier of the bridge, when she instantly heeled over and went down. The two men navigating her had a very narrow escape. The tide flawed over the wharf at EC ungerford-market, at the Fox-under-the-hill, Strand lane, the landing-places for steam-boat passenger s at the Temple and Adelphi. The basements of the houses in Cannon-row, Westminster, were invaded by the tide. TRANSATLANTIC STEAMERS.—COHnundere Vanderbilt has obtained a transatlantic mail contract on the Bremen line, and there is every reason to believe that he will shortly obtain one on the Havre line, and that the Wash ington, Hermann, Arago, and Falter' will cease to be ma:l packets. The Washington and Hermann belong to the Ocean Steam Navigation Company of New York, and the Arago and Fulton to the New York and Havre Steam Navagation Company. The Washington was the pioneer of the United States Atlantic packets, and both she and the H er m ann h ave b een runn i ng regularly with mails for many years. They both are fine sea boats, and although rather slow for the present day, they have been favourites with both Englieh and American passengers. The Arago and Fulton are faster than the Hermann and Washington. Their predecessors, the Humboldt and Franklin, were wrecked. WHAT TO Do IN CASH OF FIRE.—A medical acme gPcndent, referring to the late lamentable accident to Miss M‘Nauelaten, desires us to remind the public of the best course to be adopted in such cases. He recom mends all ladies, "the moment they find their garments ignited, t o r i ng the bell violently, throw themselves dosvo, and roll in a rug or over a carpet. The flames will in that case rise from the body, and at all events leave the head untouched till aid . may come." - THE CAUSE OF THE ExPLOSION AT LUNDHILL.— From the evidence of the eminent engineers employed to examine the pit, there is no doubt that the use of nak..d fights instead of safety lamps was the proximate cause of this explosion, 89 also of the two other frightful explosions which occurred in the immediate neighhour tiood (i.e., at the Darley Main and Oaks collieries) some few years ago. The proprietors of the Luodbill Colliery have intimated their intention of adopting all measures necessary for the safe working of the pit, without regard to the cost, It is estimated that the explosion will entail an expense of from 12,0001. to 15,0001. on the proprietors,. apart from the loss of interest on capital. honestly, leaves the power of management Imre strictea, A point of the greatest importance. Those who I , ,ave trusted their money will retain full power over their investment. W e need not, however, dwell on details. Thcmie will be best learued from the advertiie mcint and the Company itself. We have felt it but right, however, as journalists, to call atten 'don to the contrast which strikes us so strongly between the obvious -cunning and knavery of the CZAR, and the manly and fair proposals of the SULTAN. As to the - better credit of Russia, we would infinitely rather trust Turkey where any thing depended on honour. Muscovites have not, as DE CUSTINE t-ells u s , the power oven to com prehend the Turkish• and English notion of the word. Russian necessities we can trust. We can rely, therefe,re, on her paying the interest of a foreign loam. She cannot live without borrow ing, and she c annot borrow without paying her dividends. B)ut let her once get our money suck in her steppes, and marsheo, and we might whistle for it, moat assuredly, long enough before we should see our own again. We do not believe, HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. THIS EVENING. ALBONI, SPEZIA, GIUGLINI, VIALETTI, and BENE• VENT ANC , . Second Night of Verdi's Opera of IL TROVATORE. Leonora, Mdlle. Spezia ; Azucena, Madam° Alboni. Manrico, Sig. Giuglini. After which will be produced an entirely New Ballet, in Two Tableaux, composed expressly for her Majesty's Theatre by M. Massot, entitled ACA LISTA. FIRST TABLEAU—Terpsichore, Madlle. Rolla ; Acalista, Madame Perea Nena; Aglaia, Thalia, and Euphrosyne, Mdlle. Michelet, Mdlle. Karliski, and Mdlle. Brunetti; Amyntas, M, Baratti. _ SECOND TABLEAU—(The Vision Realised).— Seville.— Acalista, Madame Perea Nena; Conchitti and Carmen, Mills. Pasquali and Morlacchi ; Pepe, M. Ganabardelli ; Manolo,. M. Massot. Spaniards. For particulars, see bills. A limited number of Boxes in the Half-circle Tier have been specially reserved for the public, and may bo had on applica tion at the Box-office. at the Theatre Colonnade, Haymarket. Price One Guinea and One Guinea and a Half each. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Piccolomini, Ginglini, Vialetti, Belletti. EXTRA NIGH C. THURSDAY EVENING, May 29, LUCIA DI LAMMER VIGOR. Lucia, Piccolomini ; Edgardo, Sig. Giuglini. To conc'ude with the entirely new Ballet, by M. Kassel entitled ACALISTA. For particulars see bills. A Ili:kited number of boxes in the Half Circl_e Tier have been specially reserved for the public, and may be had on ap plication at the Box-office at the Theatre Colonnade, Hay market. Price One Guinea and One Guinea and a Half each. ER MAJESTY'S THEATRE, GRAND MORNING PERFORMANCE, MONDAY, JUNE 1. Piccolomini, Alboni, Spezia. Ortolani Giuglini, Reichard' Bottardi:Beneventano, Belletti. To meet the many applications that have been made, and to accommodate the numerous famili• s resident in the en virons. a GRAND EXTRA PERFORMANCE will take place on MONDAY MORNING, June 1, when will be performed Verdi's opera, LA TRAVIATA. Violetta, Piccolmini ; Alfredo, Sig. Giuglini. Germont Giorgio, Sig. Beneventano. To be preceded by (arranged in one act), Rossini's opera, IL BARBIERE DI SEVIGLIA. Rosina, Madame Alboni. Between the Operas a DIVERTISSEMENT. Morning Dress only will be necessary. Doors open at One, to commence at half-past One, and end at half-past Five, ir ES BOUFFES PARISIENS—St. JAMES'S J THEATRE. Triumphant Success of the FRENCH PLAYS. THIS EVENING (TUESDAY), May 26, the entertain ments will commence at half-past 8 o'clock precisely, by the production of (for the second time), Operette, en nu Acte, UNE NUIT BLANCHE. M. Guyot, M. Mesmacre, and Mdlle. Mace. After which (for the fifth time), Operette, en un Acte, M'SIEU LANDRY: M. Guyot, M. Mesmacre, Mdlle. Dalmont, and Mdlle. Mareschal. To conclude with (second time) LA BONNE D'ENFANT, M. Guyot, M. Jean Paul, Mdlle. Mace, M. Anthonini. The Orchestra of the Theatre des Bouffes will accra pany these Representations, under the direction of the composer, M. Offenbach. This Engagement being limited to one month, Performances will be given EVERY EVENING. Boxes, stalls, and tickets may be engaged at Mr. Mithell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street. T HEA TRE-ROY A. G, DRURY-LANE Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. OPEN EVERY EVENING. GREAT EQUESTRIAN AMERICAN and CONTINENTAL COMPANY, under the direction of Miss Ella. _ _ Prices—Pit and ProMenacle, Is ; Boxes, 2s. 6d., 25., and Is. 641. ; Galleries, 6d. Doors open at half-past 7. Conmence at 8. First Equestrian Artistes in the World —Madame Schap lain, Madame Neusome, La Petite Wells, Signora Dehvanti, and Miss Ella ; Miss E. J. Wells, Mdlles. Flora, Falaa, and and Marie, Misses Neusome. 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 perian Clown, Wallett, will appear each evening in a series of Performances, original and unapproachable. Director—Mr. Stokes. Acting Manager—Mr. E. Stirling. THEATRE ROYAL, H4YMARKET Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buckstone. NEW ARRANGEMENT OF PRICES OF ADmisszam. THIS EVENING (May 26) to commence at Seven o'clock, with THE RIVALS. Followed by a new farce, MY SON DIANA. After which, the successful Classical Love Story, un der the Apple-lation of A TALANTA ; or, The Three Golden Apples : in which Miss M. Oliver will appear; also Miss M. Wilton, and Miss Ellen Ternan. In future the prices will be : Orchestra Stalls (which may be retained the whole of the evening), Gs. each. (No charge for booking.) First Price. s. d. ( Second price. S. d. Dress Boxes 5 0 Dress Boxes 3 0 Upper Boxes .. 3 Upper Boxes 2 0 Pit... Lower Gallery 1 0 Lower Gallery . 0 6 Upper Gallery 0 6No half-price to Upper Gallery. ROY AL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. THIS EVENING will be performed Shakespere's tragedy of KING RICHARD THE SECOND. King Richard 11., Mr. C. Kean; Queen, Mrs. C. Kean. Preceded by a new Farce, in one act, called AN ENGLISHMAN'S HOUSE IS HIS CASTLE. T HEATRE ROYAL, ADEL PHI. Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster. THIS EVENING, will be performed JANET PRIDE. Mr. Benjamin Webster, Mr. Wright, Paul Bedford, Madame Celeste, &c. After which, DOMESTIC ECONOMY. To conclude with A NIGHT AT NOTTING-FULL THE A TRE-ROYAL, ADELPHI. —Madame CELESTE'S ANNUAL BENEFIT. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3. Madame CELESTE begs to inform her friends and the nobility and public in general that her Annual Benefit will take place on the above evening, when will be proe.uced a new and original drama of powerful interest, to be called GEORGE DARVILLE, in which Mr. BenjaminWehster, Mr. Wright, Mr. Paul Bedford, and Madame Celeste will perform. With other novel and attractive Entertainments. Private boxes, tickets, and places to be had at th 3 Box office daily, from 11 till 5, and at the residence of Madame Celeste, 98, Piccadilly. A STLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE AND OPERA HOUSE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke. Under the patronage of Her Majesty and His Royal Highness Prince Albert. The most perfect triumph ever witnessed at this theatre has been achieved by the eminent Operatic Artistes, in IL TROVATORE, which has been nightly received with the utmost enthusiasm, while Mr. Wm. Cooke's Equestrian Il lustrations have met with every demonstration of approval and applause. THIS EVENING, and during the week, Verdi's far-famed Opera of IL TROVATORE ; er, The Gipsy's Vengeance. The whole of the Music as performed at the Italian Opera, and Equestrian Illustrations. Miss Rebecca Isaacs, Miss M. Somers, and Miss Fanny Huddart. Mr. Augustus Braham, Mr, Brookhouse Bowler, Mr. Francis Kirby, Mr. J. A. Leffler, and Mr. Borrani. Conductor and Composer—Herr Meyer Lutz. With a powerful Band and Chorus. Manager and Director of the Opera Company—Mr. Augustus Brahma]. To conclude with a recherche programme of novel and matchless SCENES in the ARENA, in which the celebrated Brothers, Francisco's, will appear for the second time since their return from America. CommeLco at seven o'clock. Dress 13oxes, 4s. ; Upper Boxes, 3s. ; Private Boxes, from 215., no charge for booking; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, is. ; Upper Gallery, 6d. Notice—Daring the Opera Season Half-price will take place at 9 o'clock. Bax-oftice open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr, W. West. Equestrian Director, Nr. W. Cooke, jun. CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road,— OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow ing company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of ' , elections from all the popular Operas, Madrigals, Choruses, Glees, Duets, dre., viz.: Miss E. Pearce, Mrs. J. Caulfield, Miss Brunel], Miss Summers, and Madame Marietta; Mr. J Caulfield, Herr F. Jonghmans, R. Grover, T. Farrant, S. Jones, J. Barker, W. Melling, P. Corti, Senor Antonio M. de Soils., and E. L. Hime ; Masters Bennett and Corti ; Messrs. Sam Cowell, Sam Collins, and E. Mackney. Pianoforte, Mr. Cecil Hicks; harmonium, J. Caulfield, jun.; director, Mr. .T. Caulfield. Commence at Seven o'clock pre• eisely. Suppers, cite., until twelve o'clock. RIGEI WATER AT LONDON BRIDG Tiaa DAY—Morn. 25 min. aft. 3—Even. 51 min. aft. 3 reb-Monnow—Morn. 16 min. aft. 4 —gvening 40 mizt aft. 4 TEM 'WEATHER—SUN OFFICE, MAY 26. T EIERUOUSTER, IN r BIC SHADE. 68 —highest Rinse noon yesterday. 53 69 -- th is st this mornin g and during the night. day st noon. BAROUITIM, 29.75. weather, S.S.E. to S.S .W. ; fresh, with fine sunshiny sAz rr ) , §ltit ‘4, LONDON, TUESDAY, MAY 2e, 1857, 11,4.YMA" ..KET TiIEATRS. 5 7, tittle one act piece evidently of French was produced at this theatre last night, and received with applau , e by a very full house. The audience must have expected front its title that My Son, Diizna was founded upon some incident or other cooneoted with the doings of a young lady, with mariners unsuited to her sex ; but they were, probably, not at all prepared for seeing Miss Oliver with all the habits, moral and sartorial, of a very smart younggentleman, made love to by Mr. Buckstone. Such, however, was the case. The chief features of this little . piece are the humourous manner in which thi, equivoque of the situations is kept up by Mr. Buc':- stone and the spirited acting of Miss ()dyer, who d ie s not, with her change of dress, completely alter her manner, but cleverly retains some of the habits of her boy's dress, and only by degrees becomes thorou g hly womanlike. Judging from the appearance of the house under the new arrangements, we should think the management have no reason to fear any 0. P. riots. TFST N INDIA. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) • DARTMOUTH, TUESDAY MORNING. The steam ship Robert Lowe arrived at this port last evening atl3 o'clock. Her dates are—Calcutta, Feb. 1.7 ; Madras, Feb. 24 ; Ceylon, March 2 ; Mauritius, March 18; and Cape of Good Elope, April 5. She brings a heavy mail, and 41 pa=sengers. . The mail ship Harbinger arrived at the Cape from England on tie 2&h of March. Confidence was completely re-established on the Cape frontier, through the energetic measures adopted by the Governor. The French steam-transport 1,1 Meurthe and gunboat Valanche had arrived ; also H.M.S. Actaeon, and gunboat Dove, on their way to China. H. M. S. troop-ship Simoom put into Simon's Bay on the 2d of April, from Dublin for Mauritius, with the 83d Regiment, all well. FRANCE. PARIS, MONDAY EVENING. The tedious Neuchwel Conference has ht length re-assembled. It sat this day for two 11 , )urs. It was repored that ad difficuldes were surmounted. The question of the Danubian Principal ties re mains pretty much the same as hefore—Entrland acting with AuAria., and Austria opposed to the union ; France and Sardinia in favour, and ku- , ,ia " impenetrable." It is said that a Comitlissoo, formed in Pads, will be sent to tliFs , , provinces, with the objerit of examinMg all that relate- , tot eir agriculture, commerce, itidutly, toi o.4r,pbv, and mili'ary capabilities. A report will be addres,,t.d on these poin!s to the French Gov,:riiment, ho desire to be accurately informed by means of p , r sonal observation on the spot. The Con,mission wid not be exclusively c..mpo:ied or mi!itary men, though it is instituted by the War-offiee. The Gazette de Lyon, says :—"For some time past an intended vist of the Emperor and Empreis to tins city has ben t.lked of here. The Enqi:er... , r, it is said, will remain here for a day or two, in order to decide on the important quations of the means to be adopted for pre. , erving the ci , y from inundations. On leaving Lyons his Majesty ti ill accompany the Empress to Biarritz, by the Medi terranean and Southern Railways.' The ilfoniteur publishes th, of vial return of the customs receipts for the rcim!h of Apiil, wii ,h amounted to 16,104,211 frlucs, being 2,065,039 francs more than in the con esponding m.mtli of last year. The comparison of the receipts fk• , r the first four mouths of 1857 wit's those of 1856 shows an augmentation of 5,253.392 francs in favour of tho former, the amounts being respectively 57,840,664 francs and 52,587,272 fraitcs. The articles which have shown the greatest improve ment during the last tour months are—foreign su gar, 2,244,086 fr. ; French colonial sugai 805,786 francs; coffee, 4,819,315 francs ; wi n e and spirits, 2,397,162 francs ' • COCOA, 106,741 francs ; and hempen cloths, 122,397 francs; linen and 11,'mpeii thread, 24,880 fr. ; mahogany, 36,507 fr. ; corn, 31,0091. ; oleaginous seeds, 70,7091 ; sundries, 607,709 f. The items which give the greatest fall ing off are—raw cott , al, 1,335,048 f. ; raw wool, 1,652,313 f. ; bar iron and steel, 1,461,980 f. ; r o ug h castings, 8,557 f. ; cochineal, 28,965 f. ; pepier, 24,084 f., &c. M de Parieu, vice-president of the Senate, is spoken of as the most liktly per,on to succeed Count d'Argout as governor of the Bank of Fr ance. BOURSE, May 25.—The following were the last quotations : Cash. fr. c. End of Month. 44 per Cents 3 per Cents 69 40 69 40 Bank Shares 4,525 Credit Mobilier 1,277 50 Roman Do. Account 1,277 50 Austrian Belgian 4,1 Piedmontese (5) 9O 50 Home Debt RAILWAYS-FOR CASR. tr. c. tr c. Orleans 1,472— Western 2 — Northern ... 975 Strasburg - - Lyons 1,492 New Ditto Mediterranean 1,920 r— Grand Cectral Geneva Midi country. It b-sf. on tl:IR 1601, aft ,- 9 is ~~ing Lee - • evit,weil by CTriii ra Kotzebuo." " TLe King of S ,, e len" A I,:9ter from Stockholm of the 17th, " has ad ires , ,ed a nies' sage to the Diet relative to an offer made by banker of Hambur g ,Heine, M. Solomon to charge himself with loan of 20 millions of rixd:ile:s for th e cliistrcic.im of railways. The royal message has been referred by the Diet to tile Counlt' ee of SEA A L•tter from Al4i-rs of 111.iy 20 states the I V l3r- 4 ha 1 Ran,lon. has ii-sued api o-I , :mw ions ting • he obj,:t of ;11 , - , exrdi on i*to Kabrlia. 11)3 t , rea'eni only the Ben•-R,-, , in, aT.d promises to the o her odsl , 'd th e ot all , wing to k , ep the eke ive n.J of tLe which, he says resemble tho,e of France. 713 E COLOGNE CHORAL SOCIETY. The first performance of thi celebrated German society took place yesterday morning at the Hsnover square Rooms, and a large and fashionable audience assembled to welcome them again to England. We have very few concerts of unaccompanied music, and is really a treat to hear the Cologne Choral Unian, whose performances approach as nearly as possible to perfection, and their concerts have met in conseque,ce with the greatest success both in their own and other countries. The choir, as our readers are aware, consists entirely of male voices, and the selection is so wel made that the different parts balance each other admirably, and harmonise with such effect that there is no appreciable undue preponderance of either basses, tenors, or altos. The greatest praise is due to the conductor, Herr Franz We'.er, for the efficient manner in which he has organised the choir, whose singing is characterised by great taste and expression ; the fortes are c l ear l y mar k e d , and the pianos are render e d with great delicacy and finish. The cha• racter of German choral music is not very varied, and of the twelve pieces sung yesterday only two or three can be mentioned as containing any features not to be found in the others. Perhaps the gem of the concert was Mendelssohn's " Probe Wandersmann," which was marked by much of the genius of the great composer. It was sung by one of the members of the choir, who possesses a fine high barytone voice. The chorus stave a very charming accompaniment to it, and by means of closing their lips produced an ex cellent imitation of an instrumental accompani ment. The Northman's Song, by Kucken, is a very vigorous composition, and was given srlendidly by the Choir. The Swabian National Song, by Silcher, deserved and received an encore. Keliner's double serenade was beautifully delivered. The effect of the echo is good ; indeed, it may be said of all the choruses that they were sung with great spirit and a fine appreciation of the composers' ideas. One of the mem bers of the choir, Herr Louis Brassin, played a fantasia of his own on themes from "Le Propbete,"and also Mendelssohn's Wedding March, arranged for the piano forte by D. Lizt and Herr Brassin. These pieces being introduced into the concert did away in an agreeable manner with the necessity of entr'actes. The general effect of the performance upon an evi lently cultivated audience showed an appreciation of the conscientious labour of the society that indicates good and profitable results from their present visit to England. CANTERBURY HALL. Does Anybody know it ! Rather we should say, does Everybody not know it 1 A magnificent saloon— when once you are inside—lofty, brilliantly lighted, admirably proportioned. Its whereabouts may be de' scribed in a few wordeaccirately : Crossing Westminster. bridge from Westminster—traversing Lambeth-road— passing Astley's Amphitheatre—going under the Rail way Arch, and then turning sharp to your right, a very few paces bring you to the entrance of your proposed destination—CANTEßßUßY Hen, the Great Nightly Concert Room of the Metropolis ! And what may this wonderful Canterbury Hall look like (the uninitiated may ask) when you are in it ? Well, really and truly, with a difference here and there in some of the details—(a difference almost invariably to the advantage of Canterbury Hall)—it looks for all the world marvellously like "The Temple of the Muses,, as described by Mr. Disraeli in his famous romance o f Sybil, or the Two Nations. You a , cend a broad stair case ; you pass through a spacisus, and yet at the same time circuitous, vestibule ; and you enter the hall itself It is evening. 11(undreds are there assembled together— an audience the most motley, and yet the most decorous. Gentlemen and artizans—men and women—just as one sees in any large Parisian café. or suburban estaminet. or provincial cabaret of the better sort among our, gallant and vivacious neighbours. Yonder, in one little group —a family party obviously—everything seems to have ended as one of-Boz's Sketches ends, "in shrub, sherry, and excitement." Yonder, again, is some solitary and philosophic man-about-town consuming his weed in silent meditation, coatemplat:ng the ways of the world as seen around him, and calmly enjoying the evening's entertainment. And that for the most part consists of Music ! Music—c mic and sentimental. Music— vocal and instrumental. Music—in solos, duets, glees, quartets, quintettes, sextettes, septetts, chorussee, and madrigals. Simple popular ballade, and elaborate ope ratic moroeaux. Music ever changing and scarcely ever interrupted. And all the while the melodious sounds are rising from the elevated platform at the upper extremity of the Hall, the audience are enjoying creature comforts to their hearts' content in the shape of divers simple viands, and dslectable beverages. A light gallery runs round the hall at some elevation — a gallery as much frequented by the Faneur with his hat , on one side and a cheroot protruding from his moustache, as the bode of the h a ll it se lf i s frequented by honest Tom, Dick, or Harry, from some workshop bard by, bringing his wife or his sister out for an hour's " pleasurins, ' while he enjoys ,his clay pipe over a measure of Burton. Altogether—lit up resplendently with gas burning in cut glass chande liers, resounding with melody, and crowded with the most diversified audience anywhere to be seen in all this vast world of London—the scene presented night after night in Canterbury is essentially Frenoh ! And being so, we need hardly add, it is also essentially pic turesque and exhilirating. But we have spoken of Mr. Disraeli's Sybil and its de scription of the "Temple of the Muses"—a haunt familiar to Mick, and Morley, and Devirsdast, and their com panions. Here is that description, dashed off with a luminous penc.l, in one of his happier moments, by that very versatile gentleman, the Right Hon. the Leader of Her Majesty's Opposition. It is the very Ditto of Canterbury :Hall in many particulars, if we merely pre mise that the pictorial decorations of our London "Temple of the Muses" are outside the Temple and confined entirely to the vestibule. Quoth Mr. Disraeli :-- " A handsome staircase with bright brass banisters led them to an ample landing-place, on which opened a door, now closed, and by which sat a boy wh., collected the tickets of those who would enter it. The portal was of considerable dimensions and of architectural preten sion ; it was painted of a bright green colour, the panels gilt. Within the pediment, described in letters of flaming gas, you read, The Temple of the Muses.' Gerard and Morley entered an apartment very long and sufficiently lofty, though rather narrow for such propor tions. The ceiling was even richly decorated ; the walls were painted, and by a brush of considerable power. Each panel represented scoriae wed-known scene from Shakepeare, Byron, or Scott ; King Richard, Mazeppa, the Lady of the Lake, were ea-ily recognised ; in one panel, Illubert menaced Arthur; here Haidee rescued Juan ; and there Jeanie Deans curtsied before the Queen. The room was very fall; some three or four hundred persons were seated in different groups at dif ferent tables, eating, drinking, talking. laughing, and even smoking, for, notwithstanding the pictures and the gilding, it was found impossible to forbid, though there were efforts to discourage, this practice, in the Temple of the Muses. Nothing, however, could be more de corous than the general conduct of the company, though they consisted principally of factory people. The waiters flew about with as much agility as if they were serving nobles. In general, the noise was great, though not disagreeable ; sometimes a bell rang, and there was comparative silence, while a curtain drew up at the fur ther end of the room, opposite to the ent rance , where there was a theatre, the stage raised at a due elevation, and adorned with side scenes, from which issued a lady in a fancy dress, who sang a favourite ballad ; or a gen tleman elaborately habited in a farmer's costume of the old comedy, a bob-wig, silver buttons and buckles, and blue stockings, and who favoured the company with that melancholy effusion called a comic song. Some nights there was music on the stage ; a young lady in a white robe with a golden harp, and attended by a gentleman in black mustachios. This was when the principal harpists of the King of Saxony and his first fiddler hap pened to be passing through Mowbray, merely by acci dent, or on a tour of pleasure or instruction, to witness the famous scenes of British industry. Otherwise the audience of the Cat and Fiddle, we mean the Temple of the Muses, were fain to be content with four Bohemian brothers, or an equal number of Swig. , sisters, Toe most popular amusements, however, were the 'Thespian recitations,' by amateurs, or novices who wished to be come professional. They tried their metal on an audi ence which could be critical." Canterbury Hall to a nicety, without the Thespian re• citations. Music being the exquisite substitute for mere declamation. In lieu of the " stage," at the upper end of the saloon, being the platform already mentioned. A platform, at the back of which, in the end•wall, is an archway surmounted by a sculptured group in alto relievo—from under which mysterious archway appear in turn the Vocal and Instrumental Performers. Several of these wonderful favourites—conspicuous among them SAM COWELL—bimself veritably one of the Sights of London ! Such, brit-illy and literally, is Canter bury Hall the Evening's "Temple of the Muses," for the throng of music•loving, tobacco• smoking, convivial, yet respectable Londoners. A sort of neutral ground for the assemblage of various contrasting and hitherto scattered claeses, brought to gether for a while during their leisure hours by means of the ingenious Originator of this eminently agreeable and popular entertainment. THE EAST. Accounts from Constaut;uople of the 14th men ! tion the arrival of the secretary of Baron de Talley ' rand from Jassy on a special mission to the D:17311. A meeting of merchants and bankers had t , ken place at the residence of M. B dtazzi t ende ivour to organise a bank. The Sultan has sent his order of the Medjidie to the King of Piussla. The Turkish Governm ntlhasjallowed the publication of the report of the meetings which hive heen held in favour of the cinal across the Isthmus of Suez. The Emperor of Austria has sent decorations to several high personages in Moldavia and Wallachia. The Emperor of Russia has done the same. AUSTRIA. A letter from Vienna, of the 21st, in the Cologne Gazette, says :—" The nose addressed by the Porte to the powers which signed the treaty of Paris, offering t) send sufficient forces into the principalities to maintain order and tranquillir,y, has been unfa vourably received not only by Russia and Fra•:ce, but by England and Austria. The first two powers energetically protested against the project ; the other two contented themelves with declaring that the note was inopportune." The Emperor - has expressed to Colonel Kalik of the staff, and to the officers concernel, his high satisfaction at the intelligent manner in which they executed their mission i►► fixing the frontiers of Bessarabia. THE PRINCIPALITIES. _ _ -------- A letter from Bucharest of the 15th, in the Boars; Gazette of Berlin, says :—" The manna r in which the firman for calling together the Divans drawn up has led to so many objections that the commissioners will be obliged to discuss what modi ficatious can be intioduced into it. Th,l commis sioners of Au tria, Sardinia, and Turkey being stir at Jassy, that work cannot be cowmen ed until they return, so that the meeting of the Divans, which was fixed for June, cannot now take place until the month atter." DENMARK. A letter from Ciipenhagen sa3s-- ; " Tile charact rof the despatch addressed on the 13th by the Government, immediately after its reconstitution, to the cabinets of Vienna and Berloi, in reply to the German notes of Oct , ber, 1856, end Match, 1857, is now known. The document has been conceived and drawn up with all the prti deuce which the gravity of the affair called for in the presence of the Gei manic confederation. Ger many has thought htrself tntitl •d, on several occa sious, in the , ime of the late Kiiig Christian VIII, as well as of the present sovereign, to reproach Denmark with not having reaiised several guar mitees stipulated in the old capitula tions and in the conventions of 1852 in favour of the two duchies united to the D an i s h monarc h y. Whilst showing itself disposed to enter on a p‘th of conciliation, the Government has declined to enter into any special and positive engagement which might hereafter lead it into conces:,ions in opposition with the real interests of Denmark, and would undoubtedly endanger the existence of any Danish ministry, which must have the co operation of the two chambors. The s )Ie etig +ge ment entered into in the not e o f th e 13 t h M ty i s that of convoking, in the course of August next, the diets of Holstein and Lau-mbura in au extraor &nary session in order that they may revise the special constitutons of th se two duchies, subject, however, to the condition tlia: the changes they may desire in a German point of view shall in no respect encroach on the general constitution in vigour in all parts of the Danish monarchy. It is further said that concessions may also be made on the part of the central government in tbe.civil ad ministration of the two duchies, but that it cannot go farther. It now remains to be seen what turn the negotiations with Vienna and B .rlin will take between this and August ; but, for tie moment, the idea of carrying the matter before the Germanic Diet appears to have been abandoned by Austria and Prussia." 1 1 17RIN, Monday.—The King, the Empress of Russia, and the King of Saxony were present yes terday at a grand concert in the theatre of Turin. The Empress of Russia set off this morning, at nine o'clock, for Switzerland, taking the route by Mount Cents. A letter from Berlin of the 22d, in the Debats, says :—"The treaty of coannercenegotiated between the Zollverein on the one part and Persia on the other is on the point of being signed. The ma jority of the States of the Zollverain have already given their adhesion to it." A letter from Warsaw, in the Prussian Corre spondence, says :—The regiment of Mussulman C ossac ks, quartered for the last 22 years in War saw, hag obtained to rot= to. native CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. the ship Sutlej, CIA. James, which arrive d rste , day from (Meld a ' we have eve T' pal ers to the 28th or Marc''. The postnie of affair s on The Ea-tern frontier ha 4 not been chanvi. The Govertor had .11. night it I:ett-r to proton,: his S` °9 f in that quart account of the 'inset ,led st , to ° affairs and tine douAlid oispositam of the LCaffil he had, th , refor,., a2,ain pros gued tie parbanie u to Aprl the. 7th. His Excellency w4s tra - spor.: l4 into the interior Katfirs c:•invicted either of stealig cattle or of prowling in the colony without passe' Tile wine growers in the colony. are full ~f activiti and ho e. The fruit is very fime, and there ig ° grvat deal of The bone manure is very Folillb r ', The want , labour is very mach felt. A w ill ' . cooper advertises in the Cape Argus fa- 30 1 1 1, 11 ' to whom tie will give a b morns of 51., and 151. 11 ! advanc.. Wine-growers coaiplam that casks canna , be obt.iined. Seventy imrnigrpnts i-ad arrived fro St. Helena. he Argus says that they weie eageri 4 sought for and obtain d good wages, fan) laboure d from 15'. to 241. a-year, with meat, drink, 3° lodging ; and lath of from 14 to 17 y e ...,rs of ag e easily obtained air nations at 121. a-year, with 1)( 1 1 and board. A ha r b our b o r d been establish' at Siuion's Town, and the impioviment of the bour is receiving at •ention. A company has bet formed build a dock in which ships in'Y promptly repaired. On the 13th c f IVlarch a wat e '; spout burst at Simon's Town, and did lat le- b damage. The piissengers of the barque 3 -0511 , Some, which was burnt off th e i s l an d o f Tris .3- t d'Acunha on the 29th of February, had arrived ° a Cape Town, and, with the crew, ha.+l been treat') kindly. An account of the disaster will be in another column. ROYAL GIz'OGRAPHICAL SOCIETY. The anniversary mee'.iner of this insftulion held on Menday a' the society's house, 15, Mibit l , e ; hall ; Sir R. I. Murchison, the president, in !' 0 , 4 chair. There was a numerous at teniance of 101 4 aed gentlemen on the occasion, and among tin, , present were the Bishops of Oxford, St. Asalw; and St. David's, the Right Hon. H. Labouck, 4 l 9 the Earl of She-ffield, L or d C c O c t: es t er , Sir G leek, Sir W. F. Wiili ems , M.P., Colonel Syk e ; M. P., Sir H. Rawlins , n, Sir G. Beck, I;;Ir. stun, Mr. Cardwell, &c. The report of the Council, de'ailing the pregr es d, j of the seciety during the f,ast year, was first r°, li 4 Fr en this tlo •taiLeti:, it appears th a t w , thin the 1 - 0 12 worths 173 new names h ave b een a dd e d to t , list of f Tows, the to' al list of members now cons l , 6 o ing of nearly 1,000. The financ e s o f the institut l° , are in a floe, iehieg condition, and its publicalilo (which are mote widely diffused th a n lierelof ° '„( are pi eseeted to - 0e libraries of the Co in mittee Council on E iu ation and to many contine nt ii suiieties. The niap-rooms have been frequev i b censu!ted fir the purposes of scien ific reseal.° ; and tee acees-urns to tais defier ment am en s to not less than 91 atlases and 6,225 111 5 ) , and ctiarts ; while the library has b: en taneously increased by 700 volumes. The rrP' o g directed particular attentio n te the explo rl t i, expedition conducted by Mr. Gregory in 1• 1- °. r eel Australia, and by Captain Burton East Afr l o e and also referred to the as istance rendered bY," r s Secretary, Dr. Shaw, to the Government liispec in the examination of lecturers iu geographY• On the motion of the Bishop of St. As.a.l ll l conded by Mr. CRAWFURD, the report was 1 : 03 mously received and adopted. The PRESIDENT then proceeded to deliver 004: ciety's golit medals, which had been awarded to vo A. S. Waugh, Surveyor General of India, for nn a valuable geodetical operations in that coi,ntrY ; • to Mr. A. Q. Gregt,ry, for his extensive and portant explorations in Western and Northor" Australia. ' The Patron's Medal was the one assigned to 00 , / i Waugh, and in the absence of the rightful recieie,' it was presented to Colenel Everset, his prede°; sor and teacher, for transmi sion to the gallall owner. The second medal, that of the Founder' was next handed with duo f orm ality to Mr. P bo bourhere, Secretary of St a te f or the Colonies, lc underto k to forward it to Mr. Gregory. The PRESIDENT prefaced the latter presentiitif, with a brief description of Mr. Gregory's exP e of t tions and their results, observing that it naaY ll . o e be fairly interred that nearly a ll th e central porlblit, of the vast continent of Australia is an unin" 4 ; able desert, probably th e d r i e d u p b o tt om of a s `aif.. and that hence all interchange between our w e ferent colonies in th a t reg i on mus t t a ke P s , either along w h a t may b e terme d t h e coas t rang, or by sea. The united journeys performed by 1 4 , Gregory (he a dd e d) ex t en d e d over 6,450 031 0 ; and while they h a d d e t erm i ne d many hitherto , c 1 known points of latitude and longtitude, tlieY also clearly defined the c h aracter o f th a t fine of North Australia wliieh might at no distant become a British colony. it Mr. LABOUCIIERE expressed the gratificatio n g o afforded him to be the medium of conveying tarp, experieecad gild successful an explorer as Mr. icy gory, the well-merited mark of approbation v 4 that society had conferred upon him. i,The Chairman's health was proposed by I r v , CABDWELL, and received with the utmost cordia','. o l Mr. C. DICKENS resf.onded for " Our period literature and the press." The festival passed off with great spirit. 90 90 42 38! MA CT NE W . S. -- (Tilts Day.) HAY M.ARKETS. jo , r SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 2110 s to 4/ 4s ; clove r 4, 31 lOs to 51 ss; and straw, 11 5s to 11103 per 10P A moderate supply, and a fair demand. CUMBERLAND. —Meadow hay, 2/ 12s to 41 45; c 1 ,4 1.1 do., 31 lOs to 51 5s ; and straw, 11 6s to 11 108 per . I °' Trade steady. I vet WRITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 21 10s to 41 4s : o° „d, do., 311,)s to 51 5s ; and straw, 11 5s to 11 10s per la' A slow trade. COLONIAL. • ef° TEA.—The market r ema i ns qu i e t , b u t a fair buoliiiote has been done in y oung b ysons and gunpowders at rates. Common congou rules heavy at I2i per lb. a th e 6uoAß.—Full rate s are curren t f or a ll qualities, all e ta business transacted has been unimportant. AWO t he quantity is announced for public competition during c a week. The Refined market rules firm with few goods offer. A n P re' COFFEE. —A very moderate business has been .... 0 -ep o e, vious prices having been fully sustained for all descr/P' l .i o cl the st , cks on hand compared with those at the same pest la year show a considerable deficiency. - air ° 1; ICE—There is a moderate demand, but holders rigl oo , full rates, which has in a great measure checked bush Rum—The finer qualities are in active demand, s' l ice rates, and other descriptions were firm. D emera ra rtr o , 3s 1d to 3e 2,1, and East India, 2s 9d to 2s 10d per gl l , o ta TALLOW—Business has been dull and only Inot`. o oo transac ions were entered into at the f o ll ow i ng q uotatl to —P.Y.C. on the spot 578 6 I, and last three months 5 63 56s 6.1 per cwt. THE RED RIVER.—It i s no longer a secret that l ies hundred es hundred and twenty men o f the R r‘yal Canadian g i t of have been, ord e r e d to th e R e d R iver, b ut th e •obie% to their' bas not transpir e d. The d e tachment ' o r he commanded by Major Seaton, and is to be ace Parried by an engineer officer anti a clerk of works' Toronto .Globe of May 6 . ) At REVIEW OF .THE ROYAL HORSE GUARDS 51 . re' WINDSOR.—On Saturday next there will b e a g raud view, in the Great Park of the Royal Horse Gua • stet' under the comman d of Colonel the Han. Cecil For,, e , a l when his Royal Hi g h ness P r i nce Alb er t, his Highness the Prince of Wales, and other diacinguis personages will be present. EXTENSIVE FRAUDS UPON THE D UKE OF v „, r , eOl3. re., l The Cambridge and Stiff:Air papers state that dieckn o s of a most astounding character have been made drlithe the last four days in referenCe to the management 4 0/. estate's of the Duke of R u tl an d at C heveley, near 1, ..er market. Deficienci es an d i rregu l ar i ties extendirg e'beee series of years have been discovered ; and it ba g P elf ascertained that tradesmen's accounts, some of th eca b e en heavy, which were supposed by his grace to hare ;vet paid, are still due. The books, which were eul" ) ry from time to ti me t o the duke's inspection, were '!" ex . jo pe nsged a s t o avert a l l suspicion. By the frauds P__ s or trated the D u k e o f R utland w i ll sustain a l os e of nt iev thousand pounds. His grace is at present at Chevy superintending the arrangement of his affairs. a rt:l MONUMENT TO THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON. 1:Enoot Marochetti is at present engaged in a c,lossal st, to the Duke of Wellington, which will be raised o "_' .efo , Paul's, if the design meets the approval of the T o t e d merit. An itnitative - door of bronze is to be P t he between two of the interior pilasters, ne o d,.. / ;r oto ry, steps leading to it will if, a gigantic figure s r .a _, coo with outspread wings, snppoed to be the con t .t. e d o or panion. of the hero even to the tomb. Above "_ l ,7 i i e 00 will stand an equestrian statue of the duke, e t:_`' d t wo will ne r „, 1 7 0 ode pedestali on each side of the steps figures, sywholisieg civil and military bonou no rly figure of Victory, her,aner to be. dressed, is means co finished, and a grandeur of design by no is our public monuineute is already indicated. u'r I ~~_