The Sun. — London, England, 1857-01-23 00:00:00

THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY LANE.- 1 Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. • Mr. 0. Mathews. Stage Manager, Mr. R. lie Artist, Mr. W. Beverley. 1 Acting Mr. Charlei at Success of t s Pantomime, tho aliment Comedian, illneßF. Ind Christrr most ever produced on THIS EVENING, her Majesty's Servants will perform English stage TWO HEADS ARE BETTER THAN ONE, Followed by SOMEBODY ELSE, in which Mr. Charles Mathews will sustain his origins! character. After which will be produced an entirely new and original symbolical, hyperbolical, parabolical, and extra-physiog nomical grotesque, statuesque. and picturesque Grand Comic Christmas Pantomime, which for some time past has employed the unrivalled resources of this extensive establishment, and which will be called or entitled,' as it is entitled to be called, SEE, SAW, MARGERY DAW ; Or. Harlequin. Holiday, and the Island of Ups and Downs. The scenery entirely new, painted by and under the direc tion of Mr. William Beverley and numerous assistants. The machinery by J. Tucker and assistants. The properties, de corations, tricks, changes, a nd transformations by Messrs. Needham, Glindon, dtc. The masks, models, and physiog nomical devices designed and executed by the celebrated Dykwynkyn. The overture and music composed and arranged by Herr Anschuez. The choregraphic arrangements under the personal supervision of M. Petit. The comic scenes con structed by and under the direction of Harry Bolano. The peculiar grotesque opening invented and written by E. L. Blanchard, author of " Harlequin and the Seven Ages of Man," " Jack and Jill." " Humming Top," " Hudibras," &c., and the whole arranged and produced under the direction of Mr. Robert Roxby. Ye anciente and truthful legend on ye which ye pantomime to story is founded s ee , sa w, Mr.rgery Daw, Sold ber bed, and laid upon straw." MSS. of Nursery Rhymes in British Museum. IL - Tien of Reverses, in the Island of Ups and Downs. "Yea, the Great Globe itseq," Sere we go up, up, up, "Sere we go down, down, down ; " Sere we go backwards and forwards, " And here we go round and round." TAI." OYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. t: THIS EVENING will be performed A I',IIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM. After which, a new grand Christmas Pantomime, called ALADDIN AND THE WONDERFUL LAMP; r, Harlequin and the Genii of the . Ring. Harlequin, Mr. ,ormaek ; Clown, Mr. Huline ; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo; Co =bine, Miss C. Adams. THEATRE ROYAL, ILAYMARKET. THIS EVENING, to commence at Seven, THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL, with Mr. Murdoch as Charles Surface ; Sir Peter Teazle, Mr. Chippendale ; Sir Benjamin Backbite, Mr. Buckstone ; Crabtree, Mr. Compton; Joscph Surface, Mr. Howe ; Sir Oliver Surface, Mr. Rogers ; Moses, Mr. Clark; Sir Harry (with a song), Mr. W. Farren ; Lady Teazle, Miss Reynolds ; Mrs. Candour, Miss Talbot ; Lady Sneerwell, Mrs. Poynter ; Maria, Miss E. Sabine. After which, a new comic Christmas Pantomime, entitled THE BABES IN THE WOOD, or Harlequin and the Cruel Uncle. The scenery of the opening story painted by Nlr W. Callcott. The pantomime produced under the direction of M. Milano. Harlequin, M. Milano ; Columbine, Fanny Wright; Pantaloon, Mr. Mackay ; and Clown, Mr. Driver. A Morning performance of the Pantomime will be given every Thursday : commencing at 2, concluding at 4. OYAL SURREY THEATRE Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Creswiek. THIS EVENING, an original play, in tbree acts, entitled A BIRD IN THE HAND WORTH TWO IN THE BUSH. Roderick Preiseworthy, Mr. Shepherd. After which, HARLEQUIN AND THE SUMMER QUEEN. Harlequin, Mr. F. Glover; Clown, Mr. Buck ; Pantaloon, Mr. Bradbury; the Four Sprites, the Fills Fa sily ; Columbines, Mesdames Marie and Agnes. R OYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. Alfred Wigan. THIS EVENING, DELICATE GROUND. Messrs. G. Vining awl Leslie ; Mrs. Stirling. A new Fairy Extravaganza, by J. R. Planche, Esq.. called YOUNG AND HANDSOME. Messrs. F. Robson, Rogers, Leslie, G, Cooke, Danvers. Misses Swanborough, Thirlwall, St. Came, Castleton, 'Bromley, Maskell, awl Mrs. Mclfort.' After which, CRINOLINE. Commence at half-past Seven. Juvenile Chorus of the earliest period, supposed to blong to the One. Un, Mr. Topham ; Down, Mr. Low e ; Opera box, 'Kid Glove, Tiger and Brougham, and Porte-monnaie (attendants upon Up), Signor Lorgnette. Herr Tightfitt, Master Saneebox, and Monsieur Chinque ; Hard Up, Dupli cate, Distraint, and Rags (attendants upon Down), Mr. Fria hard, Mr. Popall, Mr. Quodham, and Mr. Patchwell. An nual appearance of Holyday in her Emblematic Car. Holyday (the Genius of the Season), Miss Marian Stanley ; Sport and Pastime (her attendants), Misses Lovelangh and Lightheart ; Dame Necessity (who is on this occasion made a virtue of by particular desire), Mrs. Selby. How Invention, the Daughter of Necessity, is called upon to assist the development of the story, while Holyday invites both Up and Down to enjoy themselves. Holyday's Home in the Green Bower of Mistletoe awl Winter Garden of the Fairies.—Mistletoe (the Fairy Queen), Miss E. Wadham ; Fairy Spirits of the Kisses' that have been given under the Mistletoe, by upwards of 100 Ladies of the Corps de Ballet. Grand Ballet —Miss Rosina Wright, Mdlles. J. and E. Osmont, and the Co. ryphees. The Golden Gates leading, to the Palace of Huggamnega.—Herald (with a Proclamation), Mr. Hornogold ; Guards, Messrs. Stiffneck, Headsup, Eyesright, Shoulderarms, Stand-at-ease, and March well ; Tailor, Mr. Broadcloth ; Cobbler, Mr. Waxend ; Black smith, Mr. Anvil ; the Princess Margery Daw (afterwards Columbine), Madame Boleno ; Shelly and Shealy (her Maids of Honour), Misses Dithery and Dothery. How Margery Daw has no notion of work herself, and the contempt she shows towards those who do work. Interior of the Palace of King Huggamugga. King Flnggamugga (Sovereign of the Land of Sixes and Sevens), Mr. Dawking ; Huryl-Burly (Lord Chancellor), Mr. Bigwig ; Nieniny-Piminy (the Lord Cham berlain), Mr. Noodledom ; Higgledy-Pi,ggledy (Goldstick in Waiting), Mr. Muddle ; other Members of the Court, Messrs. Bow, Scrape, Cringe, Crouch, Tagvag, Merrywag, Perriwig, and Hatband; Court Milliner, Madame Crinoline Drawing Master, Professor Crayon Governess, Miss Frump Music. Master, Si g nor Hurdigurdi ; Maid in Waiting, Miss Sweet temper', chef de Cuisine, Mr. Cook : Prince Popinjay (of the Land of Prettistory), Mr. Finefeather ; his Retinue, efessrs. Glare., Dazzle, Gleam, Glitter, and Cutashiee. How the Princess is taught a wholesome lesson by Necessity, and of the change that takes place in consequence. Cottage of Necessity, with a Prospect of Hard Work in the Distance. The Enchanted Workbox—The Sampler and the Exemplar, and the pretty piece of work that Margery Daw makes of it. Inhabitants of the Workbox :—Row of Pins, Messrs. Sharp, Bent, Crooked, Pinaday, Groatayear, &c. ; Regiment of Needles (ready drilled), Messrs. Largeeye, Smalleye, Longsix, Splitup, Snepoff, &c. ; Thimble, Master Tom Thumb ; Worsted, Mr. Bawlaway ; Bodkin, Mr. Pierce ; Tape Mea sure, Mr. Inchbald ; Hook and Eye, Messrs. How and Some bodyelse ; S'.irt Buttons, Mr. Earlypnrly ; Scissors, Mr. Shearsteel. How Margery Dam makes an important discovery and the audience also, and how, led by Necessity, she is com pelled to alter her opinion. and change her position. The Mine of Labour, leading to the Mine of Wealth .--Labour (the Parent of Health, Wealth, and Haepiness). Mr. Strong'i'th'arm. What Margery Daw goes tp see, ss'hat she saw, and the re ward that Holyday bestows, Grand Scenic and Mecban , cal Effects, exhibiting (in processor eonstrnction) the Fairy Fac tory of Fancy, completed with the assistance of Labour and Imagination. Brilliant Tableau. Toe Transformation : —Two Harlequins, Herr Deulin and Signor Veroni; two Sprites, the Brothers Elliott ; two Pantaleors, Mr. Barnes and Mr. G. Tanner; two Clowns, Messrs. Harry Boleno and Flexmore ; the Gent, Mr. Halford ; two Columbines, Madame Boleno and Miss Honey. The Ups and Downs of the Harlequinade. showing the Ins and Outs and Turns About of the Pantomime Rally ; Toy Warehouse, Butcher's and. Baker's Shop (Bolenos. Deulin, Tanner, and Raiford).—A pink of polite ness—Clown very toyish—Getting a nutcracker. which turns out a nobby toy—First and last toys for gambling—Marbles versus dice—Despatches. loaded, and off they go—Harlequin takes a private box —Clown takes Chaiterton's situation as boxkeeper Kite-flying—A game of Cricket, by which some of the players get bowled nut, and afterwards dumped, which turns out a long stop—The uses and abuses of the crin oline—A Tack in the box—A box of regular. British toys and a basket of French bread (bricks)—Aldershott a size smaller —Grand review of infantry—A military ball—Going in for a buster—Coming out with a roll—Clown make a peel t baker's feelings—List, oh, List —Squaring a round of beef— Clown takes a steak and gets a chop in return—Pantaloon tries his hand at a game and loses by it Cat and come again Clown takes a butcher's shop. which Harlequin makes too hot to hold him. Tailor's Shop and Perfumery Warehouse (Ve. roni, Barnes, and Honey). A gentleman in search of a tailor— A suit that is quite the ticket. The Onde wrapper—Railway wrappers—Transfer depot—Washing machine--extraordinary— Something that won't wash--Cleaned out—Seen tin and sent out- Foreign versus English toothpowder Hungary water—A Frangipani bouquet Wondarfal effects of the Pistachio nut powder —A case of r-a , distress—Pantaloon in a fix—Fur nished Apartments for Single Men (Bolenos, Deulin, and Tanner).—Clo‘•rn and Pantaloon in high life—A domestic re velution—lurning the tables—To bed, to bed—A drop too much Clown now begins to reflect —The looking-glass follows his example—Two beads better than one—Clown takes a turn on the sofa, which also takes a turn on its own account— Multiplication altercation, which ends with a regular row in the house. Jndkieee Gas-regulating Machine and General Patent Office and Stationer's Shop (Veroni, Barnes, and Honey.)—Clown, being iu Fleet-street. goes the pace rather fast—The language of the eyes (I-talian of course) which everybody understands—Bath post versus London post—Re gulators Wanted : railway regulators, army regulators, gas regulators, smoke re g u lators—Sewing, cutting, washing, pressing, and ironing ' done by a turn—Clown makes a shift which makes Pantaloon a little shirty—A box of come-on scents—A fresh supply of blacks from America—A Dred-ful scene trines. Mechi's Model Farm (Bolenos, Deuln, and Tanner )—Harvest-home —A rakish dance by rustic lads and lashes—The milky way Harlequin makes a pump of —Astrong smell of game—A farm-yard visitor—Clown fineis the pig a very great bore—Pantaloon finds the dog gets greatly attached to him —Prize Poultry—Cochin China and couch in England Novel hatching—The old mail—Full in side—Clown off by the Express awl antaloon by e the Rocket—Mappin's Cutlery and Shilling Razor Warehouse, Kin William-street, City (the whole of the double company will appear in this scene )--Pantaloon proposes to take a bus—Present and future —Weight of public opinion —A change for the better—The people's own bus—When fool, meets fool then comes the tug of fun—Collision, crash, smash, and dash—Garotte preventive—Moustache move ment A. pair of sharp blades—Clowns prove themselves a ease for cutlery Holloway stopped by Holloway's oint ment—The duel —A. cut direct —Forewarned, forearmed— Public nuisances of 1856-oh, my Crinoline—A high wind, a regular blow up, and glorious termination to Ups and Downs in Holiday's Fairy Home. The reduced prices as follows, varying throughout the home to suit every one : —Galleries, rid. and ls. ; Second Circle of Boxes, ls. ed. ; Pit, 2s. ; First Circle of Boxes, 2s. 6d. ; Dress Boxes , 3 s. ; Stalls. is. ; Private Box es , 10s. 6d., I'. ls., 1/. lie. 6d., and 21. 2s. 'A Morning Performance of the Great Pantomime ? every Wednisday, at Two o'clock. THEATRE ROYAL, ADEL PH Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster. Great Hit of A Night at I otting•Hill. THIS EVENING will be performed DOMESTIC ECONOMY. After which, A NIGHT AT NOTTING-HILL, in which Mr. Wright and Pail Bedford will appear. To conclude with the now and original union of modern burlesque and old English pantomime (as originated at this theatre), by Professor Wordspinner, Member of Every thing, with entirely new scenery, dresses, transformations, &c., called MOTHER SHIPTON ; or, Harlequin Knight of Love, and the Enchanted Whistle. Harlequin and Columbine (a la Watteau), Madame Celeste and Miss Wyndham ; Clown, Mr. Garden ; Pantaloon, Mr. Moreland; Scaramouch, Mr. Le Barr. Characters in the bur lesque by Mr. Paul Bedford, Mr. J. Bland, Mr. R. Romer, Madame Celeste, Miss Wyndham, Miss Mary Keeley, Miss Kate Kelly, Miss Arden, 6tc. HEATRE ROYAL, SADLER'S-WELLS Under the Management of Mr. Phelps. THIS EVENING, FAZIO. Duke, Mr. T. C. Harris; Fazio. Mr. H. Marston ; Bartolo, Mr. J. W. Ray ; Philario, Mr. Haywell ; Bianca, Miss Atkinson. To conclude with the pantomime, THE GENIE AND THE FISHERMAN. ALSTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke. THIS EVENING, Shakspeare's Tragedy of RICHARD THE THIRD. the last week of z its performance. Eques trian Illustrations by Mr. W. Cooke's Herses. Richard, Mr. James Holloway. After which, the SCENES in the CIRCLE. To conclude with the succeasfnl equestrian comic panto mime, called P kUL PRY ON HORSEBACK ; or, Har lequin and the Magic Horseshoe. Doors open at half-past six ; commence at a quarter be fore seven o'clock. Box-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Equestrian Director, Mr. W. Cooke, jun. A Morning Performance every Saturday, at Two o'clock. CA.NTERBU ILY HALL. Westminster-road.— OPEN EVERY EVENING. —The follow ing company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of qelections from all the popula7 Operas, Madrigals, Choruses, Glees, Duets, &c., viz.: —Miss E. Pearce, Mrs. J. Caulfield, Miss Brunel', and Miss Summers; Mr. J. Caulfield, Herr F. fonghmans, R. Grover. T. Rain°. T. Farrant, S. Jones, J. Barker,W. Melling, and P. Corrie : Masters Austin, Bennett, and Corri; Messrs. Sam Collins, C. J Wilkins, and E. Mackney, Pianoforte, J. t I arroway, It. A.; harmonium, J. Caulfield, jun. ; Erector, Mr. J. Caulfield. Commence at Seven o'clock pre eisely. Suppers, &c.. until twelve o'clock. Last week of the celebrated SPANISH AIINSTRELS, who will appear in costume at Nine and Eleven o'clock Every Evening, and sing some of their favourite selections. Mr. C. Morton's Annual Full Dress Ball will take place on Wednesday, Feb. 18. Gentleman's ticket, 7s ; lady's ditto, 5s ; double ticket (lady and gentleman or two ladies), 10s. DZfa Fl WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. rlll9 DAY—Morn. 0 min. aft. o—Evening 11 min. aft, 1:3 'n-Afeßnow—Morn. 38 min. aft. 12—Evening 4 min. aft. 1 THE WEATHER—SUN °MOIL, JANUARY 23. TERRMOVETIIR, IN TIM SHADS. 45 - higllest singe noon yesterday. 41 -lowest this morning and during the night. 46 - this day at noon. RARoMteTILII, 29 . 37—falling. WIND, W.N.W.—Light, with dull, cloudy weather and glimpses of sunshine. There was rain yesterday evening and this miming. Two o'CLOoK.—Fine sunshiny weather. , r , if 4 ir V .. / ~. ,t, ROYAL LYCEUM TREA TRE. Lessee, Mr. C. Dillon. THIS EVENING will be produced an entirely new and original combination of burlesque and pantomime, entitled CONRAD AND MEDORA; 6r, Harlequin Corsair and the Little Fairy at the Bottom of the Sea. The burlesque opening by W. Brouch, Irv!, reunded 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. Penton. Characters in the opening Conrad (the Corsair) "Rirbarto This lieutenant) .... Seyde Pasha .. ....... •••.• • . . .. . . :5 M r . r i 8 . s J W . r. 1 Toole gar b i n , s n i .......... .. ...... Mr. Barrett Tamer . ................. ~ Mr. Holston .. .. ..................... .. Mr. S. Calhaem mod ors . • Gulnar ............. ... Mrs. Charles Dillon Zuliem .... . ..• Mrs. B. Whit e • ... .......... 2 Mrs. Melville Submarina ........................... Miss J ess i e R yder Mi ss Marie Wilton Serena Clowns . .........Mr. Tom Matthews and Mr. H. Ma rs h a ll Pantaloe `, , IT srlequin - Mr. J Marshall smites The Brothers Nelsdh. 1 ' Columbines Miss Clara Morgan and Miss Ladd. To be preceded by THE KING'S MUSKETEERS. D'Ar. tagnari, Mr. C. Dillon. The b ox - o fn o e open daily, from 11 to 5, under the super. Istendenco of Mr. Chattcrton, jun. Private Boxes t o se t Carriages conveyimr parties I- 1 7 the Brown at the State entrance in Bur eigh stieet A Ntorning Performance every Satur d ay ,. at 2 o'clock. ,STRAND T HEAT R E.—Manager, M , T. Payne.—This Evening will be per brrned THE JEW'S DAUGHTER. Followed by (fifth time) THE PERILS OF CRINOLINE. After which, the immensely successful novel Burlesque Pantomime of THE MAGIC MISTLETOE ; or, Harlequin ' Humbug and the Shams of London. The Fairy Christmas, -Miss E, Wilton : Good Humour, bliss Norbury ; Mercury, 'Kiss C amer on ; Humbug, Mr. Herbert ; Cant, Mr. Bolton ; _Baron, Mr. J. B. Johnstone ; Sir Roland, Mr. Clarke ; Lord Level,, Miss Craven ; Addelp de, Miss Cuthbert ; Crambo,, Master W. Edouin ; Lady Agnes, Miss E. Jacobs ; Baroness, al.. G. Leo ; Furbilosa, Mr. J. Howard. Novel Harle. quilude : —clown, Miss Cuthbert ; Little Clown, Master W Edonin ; Pantaloon, Mr. J. Clarke ; Harlequin, Miss Craven ; Columbines, Miss E. Jacobs and Mdle. Collison ; Premier Danseuse, Mdle. Marie Charles. New and magnificent Scenery, &c.New Curtain. New Act Drop. Commence at Seven. Stalls, 3s. ; Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, is. ; Gallery, 6d. A mo rning performance of the Pantomime every Monday t two o'clock E SUN, LrON DO - 1 , 4,'; FRIDAY .EvENINIG,I JAN RY 23. 18617. of commerce, wan ling only the means of easy transport of exports and imports. A very large proportion of the traffic of the Danube would also avoid the long and perilous voyage through its shallow mouths, and through the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmora. The facilities offered by the line for the Danubian and Bulgarian corn trade, at all seasons, would be very great. The line would, of course, in due time have branches to the capital and to other towns ; it would be, indeed, the Great Northern Trunk line for Turkey. It will be an interesting fact, if while Russia has been round "like a big beggarman " to all the capitals of Europe, and has deservedly failed, be cause her only object was a military one ; Turkey, her despised neighbour, should get the capital to execute a first-rate military line, because com merce, not ambition, is the mainspring of the en terprise. We cordially wish it success. Long, long may it be ere _Russia get a railroad to Bessa rabia; but when she has done so, we trust it will be to find all Europe interested more than ever in keeping her from the Danube ; to find the men of commerce demanding that the most exclusive of nations shall not be suffered to molest her free trade neighbour ; and also to find that Turkey herself will be able, with railroad speed, to move her troops to the Danube, and to renew the riumphs of Kalafat, Oltenitza, and Silistria. The Society for Promoting the Amendment of he Law has rendered important services to the nation on many occasions. There are few ques tions of legal reform that have not been greatly elucidated by the indefatigable, although purely gratuitous, labours of its members. Not only has every serious abuse, and "their name is legion," been discussed, and clearly and distinctly ox plained, so that he " who runs may road," but adequate remedies have been suggested either for the total removal or material diminution of the glaring evils. In many instances Parliament has adopted the propositions thus ventilated, and in every case with unequivocal advantage to the community. This extraordinary success has not led to any diminution in its useful exertions. On the contrary, it has been stimulated to fresh efforts, and we may safely predict that so long • as a single grievance can be discovered, so long wil the Society be ready to investigate, report, and discuss the subject, until the last remedial course can be ascertained, and the Legislature guided on Li rON , FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, list 7. Scarcely eleven days more arid Parliament will again have assembled. It is unlikely, however, that the legislative session of 1857 will be opened in person by the SOVEREIaN. The anticipation of a very different event in all likelihood preclud ing her MAJESTY from thus favourably inaugurat ing with the customary royal pageant the dull debates afterwards fated to resound during so many tedious months in the ear of the country from that gorgeous Legislative Palace at West minster, which - annually proves to JOHN BULL (thanks to the reverberating echoes of the gallery) a veritable Cave of TROPHONIUS. The subject of the principal. discussions in the Lords and Commons may he very readily, of course, anticipated. It may be conjectured, with out any very extraordinary exercise of sagacity, that the majority of those prominent themes of debate will be rapidly foreshadowed in The Speech from the Throne, that labyrinthine puzzle of Ministerial platitudes and political generalities! As to our foreign relations, we shall at any rate be denied this once the repetition of that old stereotyped phrase in which the Crown felicitates the country upon the continued amity preserved among the Family of Sovereigns. There will be a little exultation, of course, at the reference which must inevitably be made to the friendly close of the late sanguinary struggle with the Russian AUTOCRAT. Satisfaction will be expressed at the prosperous issue of the second and last of the Paris Conferences. It will be speciously hinted that the objects of the War have been fully realised by the preservation to the Subli me Porte of the integrity of its dominions. Compli mentary allusions may then follow as to the continued maintenance of the Gallic Alliance, notwithstanding every sinister effort to break asunder the bonds of that noble and rational friendship. It may be added that there are reasons for allusions scarcely one iota less complimentary to the Republican Government of Washington —a Government whose momentary petulence in giving Mr. (now SirJoHN)CRAmrToN his abrupt exequatur has been in a manner obliterated from the re membrance of E ng l an d b y t h at ac t o f most grace ful m agnan i m i ty VICTORIA, in the -_ the presentation to Queen name of the United States, of her missing Arctic vessel " The Resolute 1" Notwithstanding the causes for satisfaction, real or imaginary, discoverable in the international "situations" enumerated —in the revival of friendly relations with Russia, in the revival of friendly feelings with Am er i ca, i n th® continuance of friendly alliance with France--ther e are dis cernible still east, west, nor th , and south, sources of no inconsiderable disquietude. Italy still groaning under the weight of her long op pression. Lombardy silently writhing at the passage through her fairest cities of the Alien Prince to whom she is constrained to proffer the homage of an ignominious allegiance. Hungary still brooding resentfully over the crimes and the treason which in 1849 brought to an end so dis astrous what had begun so auspiciously—her grand, and heroic, and ever-memorable war of liberation. Poland dead and buried long ago, bat still awaiting in her grave what sooner or later will yet inevitably be heard—the sound of the Trumpet which will be the signal for her Resurrection. Switzerland but very recently threatened by the wine-bibbing King of PRUSSIA, and hardly even yet escaped from the perils of a brutal coercion. Spain with the rights of her people and the prerogatives of her Crown now in the clutch of O'DONNELL, tow in the grasp of NAUVAEZ—the bauble-stakes passed from hand to hand by the Ministerial trickster ever playing at Madrid a grand and desperate Game of political Speculation. Thus much—in Europe. In Asia— something wondrously different. Instead of merely ominous discontent, open ruptures and sangui nary collision. War with Persia! War with China! Canton bombarded. Bushire threatened with a similar catastrophe. Troops marching from British India against the SHAH—by the Bolan Pass, under Colonel JACOB—by the Khyber Pass underßrigadier CHAMBERLAYNB. The warlike Aff gbans—commanded by the Ameers of Cabul, led on by our former foe, but now our present ally, old DOST MAHO3M—enrolled as our auxiliaries. The Celestial Empire, simultaneously drawing down upon its most salient points the thunders of our ships of war—at the very time when it is itself crumbling away under the decomposing influences of a great politico-religious revolution. These are among the international events—this is, after all, "About the English" of the present Situation of Things Generally—which will have either collectively or individually, but at any rate seriously and deliberately, to be taken within a very few days into the consideration of the British Parliament. Besides which, the Legisla ture will have almost immediately to take into account matters of a still more imminent charac ter, affecting the nation, not merely in regard to its foreign relations, but in reference to its inter nal Administration. Prospects for Turkey brighten ; it may take a 1 long time, there as elsewhere, to put the right man in the right place, and to keep him there. In what may be called the SULTAN'S Cabinet, this difficulty is augmented beyond anything experi enced in the other governments of Europe, by the fact of each of the governments contending there in the persons of their ambassadors to put the man it thinks right at the head of the Turkish Government. Only think of having the party efforts of Whigs and Tories, Peelites and Radi cals, complicated by the interference of the French, Prussian, and Austrian ambassadors, these ambas sadors having as much influence as those of Eng land, France, and Austria have just now at Con stantinople ! Were such a state of things possible here our sontempraries who rejoice in the mys teries of party tactics would never want topics of speculation ; and with our natural fondness for betting, we might even have in time a political Tattersall's. What we refer to, however, is the hope sug gested by the movements of a better class than the leaders of factions. Commerce will not be kicked in and out of its position by the cunning And tricks of in and ex-Court favourites, and it seems likely now to supply Turkey with two things which will indirectly, and, we believe, quickly do more for its solid improvement' than all the Hatti Humayouns and Hatti Scberiffs issued under the political compulsion of this or that ambassa dor. Turkey has wanted chiefly roads and a sound currency. Both appear likely to be soon furnished. The Ottoman Bank concession has now been accepted, and the acceptance sent to Constantinople; and there is every reason to think that the business will be conducted on the best principles, verified by the experience of the Banks of England and France. One of its most important objects is to regene rate the currency of the country. If it only avoid speculation, and arrange well the details of this transaction, a handsome profit to the shareholders, may, it would seem, be realised from this source alone. The currency consists of Treasury notes, and depreciated coins of various kinds ; it is esti mated at about 8,000,0001. ; the specie part of that sum amounting to about 2,000,0001. Both are to be ultimately superseded by issues of bank notes payable on demand, a privilege conceded to this Bank only, and by a fresh issue, we presume, of un-depreciated coin. Whatever amount, how ever, the Bank may have to issue, it is to become practically a Government debt ; the Government engaging to pay six per cent. interest upon it. We need not trouble our readers with details of the calculations ; suffice it to say that wall-informed persons consider that the capital will, if this business alone be judiciously conducted, realise not less than 14 per cent. interest. The whole Turkish . empire will, in the meantime, acquire a paper currency, which will probably in no great time enjoy the con4lenca of its numerous races from the Adriatic to the Euphrates ; while the metallic currency will be preserved from depre ciation, on the part of• the authorities of course, and also on the part of the holders, who will not venture to mutilate the coins of a vigilant corpo ration as they have done those of an unbusiness like Government. There seems also every reason to believe that, for purposes of trade generally, the Bank must become the trusted medium of trade with Turkey for the civilised world, that it will, by acting on the same principles, take rank with the other national Banks of Europe, and will thus become the means of inde finitely facilitating commercial transactions. Tur key is a free-trade country, and will soon make her great barbarian neighbour of the North look small by her side. Concurrently with the Bank, Turkey will pro bably now possess the new commercial roads which have so expedited the traffic of civilised Europe, The Euphrates Valley Line may now be consi dered as decided on, and must introduce a new style of trade in that part of the East. It has the guarantee of six per cent. from the Turkish Government. Another railway has, however, just been proposed, and we may say the concession 'obtained by Mr. LAYARD, which has obtained a yet more promising guarantee—the guarantee of 1,000,000/. of the shares having been taken by ..the wealthy in Turkey itself, where we presume -the merits of the line can be best estimated by the subscribers. The Turkish Government is strongly in its favour, probably for military as well as com mercial reasons; and is ready to do everything in the way of concession of land, timber, and all raw material at its disposal, serviceable for the con struction of the line. Its object is to connect the Danube, in the centre c ,f Bulgaria, before that river takes its long bend to the north, with the pert of Eaos in the Arai p, 31ago. It is proposed, therefore, that it shall lc :ave the Danube at Rustcbuck or Silistria, ai passage of the l i d lk r a u n n s awsildlirpeeertimYits,obuyth as Shum t l h a e and Adrianople t,l Enos. There are no known engineering diffi el titles but the Balkans, which can hardly by any pwsiibility equal those of the Alps. The greater parr, of ti'te territory through which the line is to pass is popu ions, very fertile, and ready for the entrance the proper path. On Monday evening there was a numerous at tendance of members to receive the Report of the Committee appointed to consider the Testamentary Bills of last Session. There could scarcely be conceived a more interesting subject. The pre sent system has been unanimously and unequivo cally condemned by all disinterested and unpre judiced persons. The only wonder is that the " Augean stables" should so long have remained uncleansed—that a small clique should so long have succeeded, not in hoodwinking the people, for the evils have been patent and notorious, but in evading the improvements that have from time to time been suggested. Their mischievous ac tivity, unscrupulous cunning, and complete orga nisation, however, compensated for the paucity of their numbers. They were thus enabled to postpone the day of retribution, and to foil, if they could not entirely shake off, their less dis ciplined opponents. This Fabian policy has, however, had a double operation. Although it, prevented the much-required ameliorations for the time, it has rendered the long-concentrated vengeance more signal, and insured the total de struction of the incorrigible monster. All patties —her MAJESTY'S Government, her MAJESTY'S Opposition, and the independent Members, ad mirably represented by the Attorney-General, Sir FITZROY KELLY, and Mr. R. P. COLLIER--concur in the opinion that " no effectual scheme of Law Reform, as applicable to wills and intesta cies, could be carried out, except by depriving the Ecclesiastical Courts of all jurisdiction in matters testamentary, by ignoring the doctrine of bona notabilia, and by breaking down the monopoly of the doctors and proctors." And this wise and salutary conclusion has received the decided approval of the community at large, with the insignificant exception of the above mentioned clique. The promoters of the several bills, while agree ing that the same rule should be applicable to real and personal property, and that, in certain cases, there should be local administration, differed materially in the details. The Attorney-General and Sir FITZROY KELLY proposed the creation of an entirely new court, which the former wished to be one of Equity, or, in other words, a branch of the Court of Chancery; the latter, one of Common Law—while Mr. COLLIER would transfer the business to existing tribunals—the Superior Courts of Westminster or the County Courts, according to the amount of property to be dealt with. The Attorney-General and Sir F. KELLY would also confer the entire testamentary juris diction on the new court, so that it should not only confer probates and letters of administration, but should also construe the terms of all wills, adjudicate on the rights of legatees, and adminis ter the estates of deceased persons. The Committee examine these various plans in detail, a*d while they point out objections to each scheme, they bring forward one of their own, partly original, and partly taken from the propo sitions of the Hon. and Learned Gentleman. This has been embodied in a series of 39 articles, or re solutions, moved by Mr. PITT TA.YLOR, which, with the Report, will be taken into consideration on the 9th of February. The reasons on which those changes are advocated are very fully and clearly set forth in the Report ; but we confess that, although agreeing in many respects with the Society, we cannot adopt all their views. They are, however, well worthy of mature and attentive consideration. Many of them may be resorted to with great advantage, while others are more doubtful, and should certainly not be hastily or recklessly carried into operation. The chief point i s as t o the construction of the new court, for th e Committee totally d issent, and on adequate grou n d s , f rom Mr. COLLIER'S sugges tion for transfer r i ng th e j ur isdiction to' the Supe appointment of a rior Courts of C ommon L aw . They , desire t he separate jurisdictio u , which should consist of th ree J u d ges —one froLa eac h of the superior cou r t s — w h o s hould still cont inue members of their or i g i na l c ourts, and w hen not sitting as a Court o f P ro b a t e transact busin ess as ordinary Coin mon L aw J u d g es. For this duty th e y should receive no additi on al salary—th e remain ing Judges makin g th e a rrangements ren dered necessary by their absence while engaged in testa mentary business. This would effect a saving of some 5,600/. Per annum. But, howeve r desirable it maybe to practise e conom y, such a sum is a m atter of comparatively trivial importance when the vast and complicated interests at stake are taken into consideration. The proposed plan would be subject to this serious objection, that the Court should necessarily be closed while the different Judges were on Circuit as well as during the vacations that are indispensable, for " all work and no play" would soon make even the Judicial Jacks dull boys. The Court would thus be necessarily closed nearly half the year, during which time the most common form business, ; about which there was not the slightest difficulty, could be suspended to the incalculable inconve nience of the families of deceased persons. Supposing a testator died in the beginning of July, just as the Judges of the Court were start ing on Circuit, not a single shilling could be drawn from the Bank, not au article could be legally touched until the following November, and the same inconvenience would occur from the beginning of February until the middle of April. This alone is fatal to that portion of the scheme of the Committee, and renders the appointment of an additional Judge a sine qua non. We also strongly object to the transfer of con tentious business to the County Courts. We have not, however, either time or space to set forth the objections within the limits of a single article. We shall do so, however, before the time appointed for the discussion of the Report. We believe that they will be found very urgent, if not absolutely irresistible. DEATH OF MR. BA RON ALDERSON. We regret to announce that Mr. Baron Alderson died early yesterday morning at his town residence, Park crescent. Already speculation is rife as to his probable successor. The Hon. Stuart Wortley, the Solicitor. General, is, it is thought, likely to succeed him. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, Jew. 22. The second dramatic performance at the Castle took place last evening. The pieces selected on this occasion were a petite comedy in two acts, by J. M. Morton, entitled " Our Wife ; or, the Rose of Amiens," and a farce, in one act, by Mr. .Tohn Poole, entitled " Deaf as a Post," and the parts were filled according to the fol. lowing programme : OUR WIFE ; OR, THE ROSE OF AMIENS. The Marquis de Li,guy (C4ptain of the King's Guards) Mr. Ryder. The Count de Brissac (his friend) Mr. David Fisher. M. Pomaret Dumont Mr. Raymond. First Officer Mr. Terry. Second Officer Messenger . Rosine (111. Pomaret's daughter) Miss Carlotta Leclercq. Marietto (her cousin) Scene —Amiens. Period-1634. DEAF AS A POST. Mr. Walton ... Mr. G. Cooke. Tristram Sappy Captain Templeton Crupper (an ostler) Gallop Two Recruits Sophy Walton Amy Templeton Mrs. Plumply Sally Maggs Director Mr. Charles Kean. Assistant Director Mr. George Ellis. The Theatre arranged and the Scenery painted by Mr. Thomas Grieve. Soon after 8 o'clock her Majesty and his Royal High ness Prince Albert, accompanied by the elder portion of the Royal Family, together with his Royal Highness the Count de Flanders, their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess de Nemours, his Serene High ness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, the Marquis and Marchioness of Ailesbury, the Earl and Countess of Derby, the Right Hon. Sir George and Lady Grey, Lieut.-General Sir George Bowles, and the ladies and gentlemen in attendance, entered St. George's-hall, where the theatre was erected. The performance then commenced. The Queen's private band occupied the orchestra. Between the performance of the comedy and the farce refreshments were served to her Majesty's visitors. The Duke of Sutherland is staying on a visit to the Marquis and Marchioness of Stafford, at Lilleshall. Hi s grace will come to Stafford House in a few days. The Marquis of Lansdowne arrived in town on Mon. day from Windsor, and leaves to-day for Bowood, Wilts. The Earl and Countess of Shelburne are staying at Lansdowne House. The Marquis of Bath is entertaining a select shooting party at Lonleat. The Right Hon. Robert Lowe, M.P., is at present on a visit at the residence of James Pardue, Esq., Kidder- minster. The Duke and Duchess of Beaufort have been enter taining a succession of distinguished friends at Badmin ton during the festive season. Emily, Duchess of Beaufort, and she Ladies Somerset, are still staying at Badminton. The beautiful little Highland estate of South Morar, the property of Renald Macdonald, E4q., has been purchased by Eneas R. Macdonell, Esq., for the sum of 10,7501. Tne estate of Glenmaseran, the property of Mrs. Mackintosh, of Aberarder, has been purchased by John Fowler, Esq., for the sum of 12,000/, We (Glasgow Daily Mail) understand that Lord Panmure, the Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal of Scotland, has appointed Mr. Carnegie Ritchie, advocate, Registrar of Friendly Societies for Scotland, to the office of Writer to the Privy Seal. THE LATE CAPTAIN GRAVES, R.N.—The Council of Government at Malta has voted a gratuity of 2001. to Mrs. Graves, the widow of the late Captain Graves, R.N., who, it will be recollected, was assassinated by a Maltese while in the execution of his duty as Superin tendent of the Ports. The Governor stated that Mrs. Graves had been granted a pension of 1501. per annum from the Admiralty. Yesterday an inquest was held upon the body of the man White, who was found in the Rrgent's Canal Dock, on Sunday last. A verdict of "Found drowned," was returned. An inquest was held yesterday upon the woman, Jane May, of Shoreditch, who hanged herself because she thought her heart was flying out of her. A verdict of insanity was returned. A great fire broke out yesterday in the premises of Mr. Weston, licensed victualler of Great Pearl-street, Spitalfields. The conflagration was not extinguished before the house was totally destroyed. Insured in the Sun. Sir Charles Napier has arrived in town for the season. He has just completed the superintendence of the narra tive of his "Campaign in the Baltic," which is to appear immediately. Mr. Roebuck, M.P., is at present in Liverpool. Dur ing his stay he will be the guest of Mr. Charles Robert son, who is one of the vice-presidents of the Financial Reform Association. SUICIDE OF A SOLIOITOR.—On Wednesday morning, in Sberrard-street, Golden-square, Mr. Mark Barnard. a solicitsr, residing at No. 18 in that street, committed suicide by cutting his throat. It appears tsat in the year ended March, 14,2561. was paid to efficars connected with the acts of navi gation, and for keeping the accounts of trade and navigation. Telegraphic intelligence was received yesterday that the Royal Mail Co . pany's steamer Tamar, on her pas sage to Brazil, had put into Vigo, with some damage to her machinery. Tne injury will be repaired hums diatelv, and she is expected to proceed to Brazil on the 25th. Mr. Fonblanque, son of the learned Commissioner of Bankruptcy, after being at the Court some time yes. terday, discovered that his pocketbook, containing bank notes (payment of which has been stopped) and a Crystal Palace season ticket, was missing from his psrson. It can be no insinuation against the purity of justice to haztrd a cmjecture that in the event of the lucky finder returning it to its owner he may very probably receive a first-class certificate for honesty. MURDER ON THE HIGH SEAS.—PLYMOUTH, Wed. nesday.--The case of Hugh Orr, master of the _Hannah and Jane, of Belfast, charged with beating and murder ing the cook of the vessel (Edward De Vue), was brought to a close on Wednesday by the committal of the prisoner to the county gaol on a chars• of wilful murder. The arrivals of silk from China during the past week have been 14,694 hales, amounting to a n aggregate value of about 1,500,000/. The country, therefore, is to that extent richer, but the degree in which the effect will be immediately manifested Riust thpend upon the propor tion that may be purchased of us at once for foreign markets. If the Lyons' houses prove large buyers the French exchange will be influenced, and the ope rations of the Bank of France to obtain gold from this side will be proportionably obstructed , but for the moment the home demand seems sufficientl y active to prevent any rapid expor t at ion. In that case our manufacturers will ultimately be prepared to ship in chased quantities to the various markets of the world in the costly form of finished goods, but the returns in the shape of specie or produco will be has speedy. While these arrivals, however, add to our available wealth, it must be borne in mind that by placing the various China houses in London in funds they may lead to an increase in the shipments of silver to thet country, either in payment of balances or for the pur. pose of obtaining fresh consignments. THE ROYAL BRITISHBANIE. — With the view of putting a stop to the ruinous litigation, both in Chancery and c a come t o the Bankpuptcy, which i s now eatin g awa y the ass ets of the Royal British Bank, and a l s o to the s t a y of executions against the individua l shareholders, for th e most part at the instance of persons who ha ve bo ught up debts at r a low price, some of the principal shareholders a re e xerting themselves to collect a fund to settle with the creditors, and terminate proceelings which th e j b u il d i g v es as ha p v a e st tr o u r ly pr d e e se sc u r t ibed as a shareholdersdi'g to a administration of the law. It is urged that it will, be the duty and policy of all who are under lia bility for ward and aid the movement without an hour's delay • th a nd meanwhile it must be for th e i n t erest o f ' tors to show forbearance. M any shareholderse cha redi. been obliged to leave the c oun t ry to avo i d the vexatious Y s proceedings of some disr e p u t a bl e practitioners and an instance is mentioned in w hi c h as ; . many as 14 writs of execution were issued a • gatnst as many shareholders for one debt, the costs amounting to nearly four times the sum due. Sh ou ld thi s state o f affairs continue, it is feared that others will follow the example of withdraw ing, whereas, if reasonable time be afforded, the absen tees, it is believed, will, either by themselves or their friends, readily endeavour to farther an arrangement. LATEST NEWS. THE WAR IN CHINA. ALEXANDRIA, JAN. 15. The Calcutta steamer has arrived at Suez with advices from Hong Kong to the 16th of Dec. Yeb, backed up by the gentry and people, con tinued obdurate. The French Folly Fort had been taken and destroyed. The Chinese had set fire to the factories, and all the Tongs were destroyed. The Oriental, Agra, and Mercantile Banks were on fire, with no hopes of saving them. One fatal accident had occurred, 0. T. Lane, nephew of Sir J. Bowring, being killed by the falling in of a wall. It was said the city of Canton would no longer be spared, and that the discharge of rockets and shells had already commenced. THE EXPEDITION TO THE PERSIAN GULF. There has been received from Trieste, by way of Vienna, the following despatch : The Lloyd steamer arrived this evening at Trieste with the following news : " The British fleet has taken possession of the 7ort of Bushire and the Island of Karrak." THE EMPEROR OF AUSTRIA IN MILAN. (From the 2d Edition of the Times.) MILAN, JAN. 17. On Thursday, the 15th, the Emperor of Austria made his solemn entry into the Lombard capital. The entry, which was at first announced for 11 a.m., was postponed to 2 p.m., and, finally, about 3 p.m. tha guns of the citadel made known to the lieges the arrival of their Majesties at Loretto. To Loretto 108 gentlemen of Milan went to meet and greet the Emperor, of whom 60 were unofficial, and must therefore be considered as volunteers, though some I have heard went under terror of the Con scription Law being enforced against their sons. The Emperor, I have been told, addressed very few words to these gentlemen, but said he was glad to see there were so many. The Imperial and Apostolic toilets having been made, the Emperor and Empress started in an open carriage, followed by their suite, and by so many of the carriages of those gentlemen who went forth to meet them as the authorities thought worthy to join in the train. Arrived at the city gate, they were, of course, received by the Podesta, Count Sebregondi, who read an address to the Emperor full of ornamental phrases, but containing also a hope that the Imperial visit would contribute to the amelioration of the city, and that his Majesty would himself perceive the increasing wants caused by the progress of society, which was, from some reason or other, entirely omitted in the report given by the Government Gazette. His Majesty replied that he was willing to forget all that oc curred within those walls, and hoped the Milanese would give him reason to exercise his clemency. The windows and balconies of almost all the houses along the route of the procession were more or less occupied ; but there were some exceptions which it is said the Emperor himself observed and remarked upon, particularly the houses of Count Orese and the Marquis Crivelli, as he seems to have expected that the political refugees would have returned to meet him, whereas there were only two, the Duke Litta and the Marquis Raimondi. Nothwith standing the vast crowd of persons thus collected to witness this show, there was not, as far as I was able to judge, the slightest enthusiasm—certainly none within earshot of where I was myself, and from what I have been able to learn from others, none elsewhere, except at the covered way where the Imperial party passed on foot from the Cathedral to the palace, and where it was said the police had stationed their best claqueurs_ The same evening the Emperor and the Empress went to the Scala. The theatre was well filled, but not with the right .people, that is, not with those who are ordinarily there. On Friday there were receptions at Court. The Emperor received all the different civil and religions corporate - _ bodies, and the military, and afterwards the Em press held a Court. The Emperor's receptions were of course numerously attended, seeing that all the persons who went to pay their court were officials of one sort or another, but the number of ladies was extremely limited, havinp , been only 25 Lombards, one Piedmontese, one Tuscan, and five or six Germans. At the reception of his Majesty the chief points that seem to have caused remark wero that when he received the magisterial body, he amused himself by knocking his spurs together to relieve himself from the ennui of a very tedious day of receptions ; and, in reply to the Cen tral Congregation, he said, " Gentlemen, I hop e you will kow how to preserve the provinces which you represent in sentiments of fidelity to my person." On the whole his Majesty's manner has not produced a favourable effect on those who went to Court ; they say he is stiff and morose, while the Empress has made herself a reputation for amiability and prevenance, and her good looks have gained her many admirers of both sexes. On Thursday evening everything was prepared, and all went merrily as a marriage bell, but it was very amusing to see the desperate " whip" made on Friday to fill the theatre, to do honour to their Majesties. The Imperial party made their retreat almost unobserved, and there was, consequently, no c l a pping of hands on their retirement. The Paris Presse contains the following letter from a special correspondent at Milan, dated the 16th ,‘ At two o'clock yesterday afternoon the Em peror of Austria made his entry into Milan. I saw eve rything myself, in order that I mght give you the exact details. This is a résumé of the solem ntty—a splendid official reception. A n umerous crowd thronged the streets, but it was silent. tc The Emperor was cheered on four occasions first, before the eastern gate, where hisses mingled with the applause ; before the Dario, where the 1 Government employes had assembled ; before the palace of Princess Semailoff ; and before the Hotel de Ville. At the theatre the public consisted of the military, functionaries, rustics, men and women —these individuals replacing for the occasion the Milanese public. " The administration had insisted upon having the keys of the palace—abandoned under various pretexts by the proprietors—and installed their soldiers, employes, and their families, and some other spectators of a lesser grade. At the official presentation not more than 100 persons were p re sent ; the Milanese nobility were absent almost to a man." AUSTRIA. VIENNA, Jan. 20.—The insult offered to their diocesan, the Archbishop . of Milan, by th e very silly inhabitants of Loco, is not likely to lead to any hostile collision between the Austrians and the authorities of the canton of Tessin. Instead of placing a military cordon on the f ront i ers, the A us trian Government will apply to the Federal Council for satisfaction and settle the matter in a diplomatic way. In short, the I mper i al Cabinet is not inclined to imitate the example recently given by Prussia. The murderer of Count Lova telli, and eight other persons who aided and abetted him in the execution of his purpose, have been ar rested at Ravenna. PRUSSIA. BERLIN, JAN. 21. Yesterday a communication was made by the Minister-President Baron von Manteuffel to the House of Deputies on the subject of the pres ent state of the Neuchatel conflict, and was as follows : "Gentlemen,—At the opening at the of the Landtag, his Majesty the King indicatedi,th refe. of the present session close of his speech, the contingency rence to the events that have take" y power of the he was resolved to call out the piulacwehiicuhivweuchatel, military power had that country. We were willing, prepared, to do so no contingency super; ened, to have vic a c e a ss t i e t d y the rights of the King by force of arms, but the longer exists. We have at leng th that were detained in re ceived information that those t•lubj sets of the King prison i n Neuc hate l have b n unconditionally set at to settle the liberty. It will therefore b. e e p e o e s sib u l n e c now t a European Congress. future position of N e uchatel a "Gentlemen,—You will find it, lam sure, perfectly e Thyself to this very brief notice ; natural that I confine of t he in %willing to withhold it from you, on account but such as it is I was unwilling interest connected with the subject." PRUSSIA AND SWITZERLAND. FRANKFORT, Jan. 19.—There is nothing yet decided as to when or where the conferences on the Swiss affairs will be held, and the Swiss papers are quite wrong in supposing that the Congress is to be convened immediately. Vienna was pro posed, but given up for obvious reasons. It is not likely that Paris will be selected, having been twice se lately the scene of diplomatic negotiations for the settlement of the peace of Europe. earls: ruhe has been talked of, but the government o Baden has shown itself so hostile towards S land that the Swiss may be well excused if they decline sending their representatives to Carlsruhe„ Under these circumstances it is more than probab!o that London will be the place where the confer ences will take place. memos.* . RUSSIA. A letter from St. Petersburg, in the Debats of this day, says—" The English Government has again raised the question of the consulates, which, according to the Treaty of Paris, ought to be established in the ports of the Black Sea. The Cabinet of St. Petersburg has declared that Russia is ready to fulfil all her engagements the moment England fulfils hers. When the English fleet has quitted the interior waters of Turkey no obstacles will be raised to the installation of the consuls." In St. Petersburg the Czar is engaged in the erec tion of one of the largest forges, iron shipbuilding yards, and engine factories in the world, on one of the principal quays in the government part of the city. The operations are being conducted with the greatest secresy and despatch. That the works are on a gigantic scale will be evident to the least scien tific, when it is stated that 14 steam hammers are being placed in the forge, for the purpose of con structing, together with forgings for marine engines for the Russian navy, monster wrought-iron ord nance. The works are being built chiefly by Eng lish mechanics, from one of whom, just returned to England, this information is derived. THE EAST. A. letter from Belgrade of the Bth, in the Augs bUrg Gazette, says :—" According to letters from Widdin the old Turkish judicial customs against the rajahs (Christians) are being re-established in all their rigour along the frontier of Bulgaria. A. commissioner is besides occupied in making in spections respecting the kmets (local judges), and he dismisses all such as do not appear to him to be well disposed to the Turks, and he sends them to Widdin, where they are prosecuted on some pre text or other. Another commissioner, sent from Constantinople, and who is also making inspections r in Bulgaria, has ordered all the youngwomen and girls of the villages through which he passes should go forth to meet him ; and as the kmet of the village of Staikouze sent young men instead of females the commissioner had him bastinadoed. A number of the inhabitants of this village, fearing the cruelty of the commissioner, wanted to fly into Servia, but could not be admitted owing to their having no passports. The severity of the Turkish authorities in Bulgaria is greater in the frontier districts than in the centre ; but it is certain that there exists great agitation in all the province." FRANCE. PARIS, THURSDAY EVENING. There was a Council of State yesterday at the Tuileries, at which the Emperor presidei. The Debats, in noticing the Smithfield meeting of the 19th January, of workmen out of employ, says " these 16,000 men peaceably discussed the means to be adopted to pass through the painful crises to which they had to submit, and to shorten its duration. It is not a small sign of the great ness of England, it is not a small homage to her liberal institutions, that such meetings should have such order and regularity in their proceedings, and such a peaceable termination." The Independance Beige maintains that London will be the seat of the coming Conference on Neu chatel. M. Chaix d'Est-Ange, who had been sent for from Paris to Neuchatel, to defend the Royalist prisoners, had, says a letter from Berne, concluded au agreement by which, even in case the prosecu tion should be abandoned, he was guaranteed the trifle of two hundred thousand francs. The Independence Beige states, on the authority of its Turin correspondent, that the coolness be tween the Austrian and Sardinian Government is by no means removed An important personage, and a member of the Sardinian Legislative Cham ber, has been ordered by the police to quit Milan, whither he had come on some private business, with no more delay than 24 hours. No other rea son was assigned than the fact of the impending arrival of the Austrian Emperor. The person above alluded to is no other than M. Plezza, who was Minister of the Interior under King Charles Albert, and who has since been one of the two vice presidents of the Senate. The Chamber of Representatives of Belgium has just adopted by 60 to 1 and 12 a b stentions the budget of the War Department for 1857. The Emperor of Russia received on the 19th the Marquis de Sauli, Sardinian minister, who pre sented his credentials. Server Effendi, charge d'affaires of the Sultan, had a f terwards the honour to be presented to his Majesty. The Constitutionnel mentions that the merchants of Nantes have , igned a p e ti t i on to the Emperor appealing to the high and paternal solicitude of his Majesty in favour of the numerous French citizens, at the destruction of Greytown, by order of the Government of the United States, on the 13th of July, 1854. THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. We have received files of papers from Cape Town to the 25th November inclusive. The Graham's Town Journal of the 18th of November says :-- " No poet had arrived from the upper districts when our paper put to press. All the rivers are in a swollen state. " The news from King William's Town this morning is pacific. Umhala had given orders to his people to plough." The Oneida steamer, which left Southampton on the 19th of October, arrived in Table Bay on the 24th of Nov em b er. She exper i enced head winds and fine weather all the way. LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. TRAFFIC REGULATIONS. Awhile back we spoke in terms of commendation of the rules and regulations issued by the directors of one of our railway companies for the guidance of their officers and servants. We have much pleasure in speaking in like manner of the rules and regulations issued by the directors of the above company, an d contained in a handy little before book now lyi ng us, as, in the first in stance, many of the rules and regulations can only be justly appreciated by those who are thoroughly acquainted with the peculiarities of the line. With others the case is different, and all that is needed to decide on their character is an average know ledge, and the exercise of a little common sense. Th e b oo k we are now no ti c i ng is highly creditable to the directors. A glance over its pages suffices to ascertain in what spirit they carry on the management tables of instructionof the line. N o t satis fied with copious yet succinct for each class of officials and servants, the several tables are preceded by an index, which g i ves the easily be got off by heart. While, purport in brief, a nd may in order that there may b e no p l ea f or o isolation or wa n t o f h armon i ous i gnorance , and n of action, every employe the company is required, o carry a c o py a b out with him, as under penalty , t a l s o to have a general ac qua i ntance with the duties of every other official. The public safety and con venience, and the rights of individual passengers, have evidently been the subject of anxious thought, and throughout the rulos and regulations may be traced the fruits of enlightened experience. The best commendation, however, of the management of any line is the past ; for the best rules and re gulations are worthless unless duly enforced. To this sort of commendation the London and South- Western has no second-rate claim. It is not for gotten how admirably the public were accommo dated on this line on the occasion of the late memorable naval review. With the present hook of instructions, carried out like the last, the ma nagement of the London and South-Western line is likely to acquire a high reputation. The expense of Greenwich Hospital is 20,000 a-years The sum paid in the year ended March for the En cumbered Estates Commission was 15,4001. The quantity of spices imported in the 11 months ended November was 4,092,4571 b. and 3,755 cwt. of pimento. GRANT FOR WICK HARBOUR.—We are informed on good authority that there is every prospect of Govern' went agreeing to include a vote of 20,0001. towards the erection of a Breakwater in the Bay of Wick, in the estimates of 1857. No official announcement has beef' made, but on the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Secretary to the Tieasury returning to London a depu tation of the society's directors are to meet with thou and arrange the matter. — Northern Ensign.