The Sun. — London, England, 1857-01-17 00:00:00

T HEATRE ROYAL, DRUIt'I LAN' Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. Acting Manager, Mr. C. Mathews. Stage Manager, Mr. R. Roxby. Scenic Artist, Mr. W. Beverley. Great Success of the Grand Christmas Pantomime. 1-,La Most magnificent ever produced on the English stage. 6 THIS EVENING, her Majesty's Servants will pe.. ' ) era TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING. Followed by the laughable farce, Two ARE JETTER THAN ONE. After which will be produced an entirely net , - 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, and transformations by Messrs. Needham, Glindon, dm. The masks, models, and physiog nomical devices designed and executed by the celebrated Dykwynkyn. The overture and music composed and arranged by Herr Anschnez. The choregraphic arrangements under the personal supervision of M. Petit. The comic scenes con structed by and under the direction of Harry Boleno. 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," dtc., and the whole arranged and produced under the direction of Mr. Robert Roxby. Ye anciente and truthful legend on ye which ye pantomime is story is founded : see, saw, Margery Daw, " " Sold her bed, and laid upon stra w . MSS. of Nursery Rhymes in British Museum. Itsgion of Reverses, in the Island of Ups and Downs. " Yea, the Great Globe itself." H e re we go up, up, up, " Here we go down, down, dowa ; " Here we go backwards and forwards, " And here we go round and round." Juvenile Chorus of the earliest period, supposed to belong to the One. Up, Mr. Topham ; Down, Mr. Low; Opera box, Kid Glove, Tiger and Brougham, and Porte-monnaie (attendants upon Up), Signor Lorgnette. Herr Tightfitt, Master Saueebox, and Monsieur Chinque ; Hard Up, Dupli cate, Distraint, and Rags (attendants upon Down), Mr. Friz 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 Lovelaugh 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 and 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 rypbees. The Golden Gates leading to the Palace of Huggamugga.—Herald (with a Proclamation), Mr. Homogold ; cluards, Messrs. Stiffneck, Headsup, Eyesright, Sheulderarms, Stand-at-ease, and March well ; Tailor, Mr. Broadcloth ; Cobbler, Mr. Waxend ; Black smith, Mr. Anvil ; the Princess Margery Daw (afterwards Columbine), Madame Boleno ; Shilly and Shelly (her Maids of Honour), Misses Dithery and Donors , . How Margery Daw has no notion of work herself, arid the contempt she shows towards those who do work. Interior of the Palace of King Huggamugga. King Huggamugga (Sovereign of the Land of Sixes and Sevens), Mr. Dawking ; Huryl-Burly (Lord Chancellor), Mr. Bigwig ; Niminy-Pirniny (the Lord Cham berlain), Mr. Noodledom ; Higgledy-Piggledy (Goldstick in Waiting), Mr. Muddle ; other Members of the Court, Messrs. Bow, Scrape, Cringe, Crouch, Tagrag, Merrywag, Perriwig, and Hatband; Court Milliner, Madame Crinoline ; Drawing Master, Professor Crayon ; Governess, Miss Frump ; Music- Master, Signor Hurdigurdi ; Maid in Waiting, Miss Sweet t-tmper ; Chef de Cuisine, Mr. Cook : Prince Popinjay (of the Land of Prettistory), Mr. Finefeather ; his Retinue, utessrs. Glare, Dazzle, Gleam, Glitter, and Cntashine. 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, Snapoff, rte. ; Thimble, Master Tom Thumb.; Worsted, Mr. Bawlaway ; Bodkin, Mr. Pierce ; Tape Mea sure, Mr. Inchbald; Hook and Eye, Messrs. How and Some bodyelse ; Shirt Buttons, Mr. Earlypurly ; Scissors, Mr. Shearsteel. How Margery Daw makes an important discovery end the audience also, and how, led by Necessity, she is com pelled to alter her opinions and change her position. The Mine of Labour, leading to the Mine of Wealth .—Labour (the Parent of Health, Wealth, and Hanpieess), Mr. Strong'i'th'arm. What Margery Daw goes to see, what she saw, and the re ward that Holyday bestows. Ortnd Scenic and Mechanical Effects, exhibiting (in processaf construction) the Fairy Fac tory of Fancy, completed with tli e assistance of Labour and Imagination. Brilliant Tableau. Tire Transformation :—Two Harlequins, Herr Deulin and Signor Veroni; two Sprites, the Brothers Elliott; two Pantaloors, 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, Devlin, Tanner, and Halford).—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 Chatterton's situation as boxkeeper Kite-flying—A game of Cricket, by which some of the players get bowled out, and afterwards stumped, which taunts out a long stop—The uses and abuses of the crin oline—A Jack in the box—A box of regular British toys and a basket of French bread (hricks)--Aldershott a size smaller —Grand review of infantry—A military ball—Going in for a buster—Corning out with a roll—Clown make a peel t 3 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 Cot and come again —Clown takes a butcher's shop, which Harlequin makes too hot to hold him. Tailor's Shop and Perfumery Warehouse (Ye. roni, Barnes, and Honey). A gentleman in search of a tailor— A suit that is quite the ticket Tne Onde wrapper —Railway wrappers-- Transfer depot--Washing machine - -extraordinary— Something that won't wash--Cleaned out--Scent in and sent out- Foreign versus English toothpowder Hungary water—A Frangipani bouquet Wonderful effects of the Pistachio nut powder —A case of real distress—Pantaloon in a fix—Fur nished Apartments for Single Men (Bolenos, Denlin, and Tanner).—Clown and Pantaloon in high life—A domestic re volution—Turning the tables—To bed, to bed—A drop too much Clown nowbegins to reflect—The looking-glass follows his example Two heads better than one—Clown takes a turn en the sofa, which also takes a turn on its own account— Multiplication altercation, which ends with a regular row in the house. Judkin's Gas-regulating Machine and General Patent Office and Stationer's Shop (Veroni, Barnes, and Honey.)—Clown, being in 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 regulators—Sewing, cutting, washing, pressing, and ironing done by a turn—Clown makes a shift which makes Pantaloon a little shirty—A box of common scents—A fresh supply of blacks from America —A Dred-ful scene ensues. Mechi's Model Farm (Bolenos, Deulin, and Tanner.)—Harvest-home —A rakish dance by rustic lads and lasses—The milky way—Harlequin makes a pump of himself —A strong smell of game —A farm-yard visitor—Clown finds 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 and Pantaloon by the Rocket—Mappin's Cutlery and Shilling Razor Warehouse, King 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 case for cutlery Holloway stopped by Holloway's oint ment—The duel —A cut direct Forewarned, forearmed— Public nuisances of 1856—0 h, 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 horse to suit every one :—Galleries, fid. and ls. ; Second Circle of Boxes, is. fd, - Pit, 2s. ; First Circle of Boxes, 2s. 6d. ; Dress B oxes, 3s. ;Stalls, as. ; Private Boxe s , 10s. 6d., Is., li. lls. lid.,. and 21. 2s. A Morning Performance of the Great Pantomime every Wednesday, at Two o'clock. 1 - 3 •YAL JI LYCEUM TREATRE. Lessee, Mr. C. Dillon. THIS EVENING will he produced an entirely new and original eombination of burlesque and pantomime, entitled CONRAD AND MEDORA; or, Harlequin Corsair and the Little Fairy at the Bottom of the Sea. The burlesque opening by W. Brough, req., founded upon the ballet of Le Corsair, as produced at Her Majesty's Theatre. The harlequinade open things in gene ral. The new and magnificent scenery painted by Mr. F. Fenton. Characters in the opening : Conrad (the Corsair) Miss Woolgar Birbarto (his lieutenant) Mr. J. L. Toole Seyde Pasha Mr. Barrett Sing Smarr; Mr. Holston Tussift . ......... .. Mr. S. Calhaem li• Gue4l:arar. ..... • Mrs. B. White Zuliem . M Submarina . . ................ Ts. Melville Serena ..... .. ....... Miss Jessie Ryder Miss Marie Wilton Clowns .................. ▪ Me. Tom Matthews and Mr. H. Marshall • Mr. Stilt ••• Mr. J Marshall The Brothers Nelson. ....... „Miss Clara Morgan and . E L ER add. To be preceded by THE KING'S MUMMSKETS. D'Ar tagnan, Mr. C. Dillon. The box-office open daily, from it to 5, under the super. ittendence of Mr. Chatterton, jun. Carriages conveying parties t:o the Private Boxes to set down at the State entrance in Burleigh-street. A Morning Performance every Saturday, at 2 o'clock. Pantalea t Harlequin Sprites .... Columbines STRAND TH.EATRiE.—M4n. Payne.—This Evening will be performed THE JEW'S DAUGHTER. After which, the immensely successful novel Burlesque Pantomime of THE MAGIC MISTLETOE ; or, Harlequin Humbug and the Shams of London. The Fairy Chri.tmas, Miss E. Wilton ; Good Humour, Miss Norbury ; Mercury, Miss Cameron ; Humbug, Mr. Herbert ; Cant, Mr. Bolton ; Baron, Mr. J. B. Johnstone ; Sir Roland, Mr. Clarke; Lori Love)., Miss Craven ; Addelpate, Miss Cuthbert ; Crainbo, Master W. Edouin ; Lady Agnes, Miss E. Jacobs ; Baroness, Air. G. Lee ; Furbilosa, Mr. Howard. Novel Harle tininade :—Clown, Miss Cuthbert ; Little Clown, ;Waste:. W Edortin ; Pantaloon, Mr. J. Clarke ; Harlequin, Miss Craven ; Columbines, Miss E. Jacobs and Mdle. Collison ; Premier Danseuse, Mdle. Marie Charles. To conclude with THE INTRIGVE. New and magnificent Scenery, &c. New Curtain. New Act Drop. Commence at Seven. Stalls, 3s. ; Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, Is. ; Gallery, 6d. A morning performance of the Pantomime every Monday at two o'clock. fj) 0Y A L SURREY THEATRE. Lesgeeq, Mesgrs, Shepherd and Creswick. THIS EVENING, THE. LIFE CHASE. After which, HARLEQUIN AND THE SUMMER QUEEN. Harlequin, Mr. F. Glover; C(l,,wn, Mr. L uc k ; Pantaloon, Mr. Bradbury; the Four Sprites, the Fillis Fa. slily; Columbines, Mesdames Marie and Agnes. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. THIS EVENING will be performed THE CORSICAN BROTHERS. Fa,bien and Louis dei Franchi by Mr. C. Kean. After which, a new grand Christmas Pantomime, called ALADDIN AND THE WONDERFUL LAMP; or, Harlequin and the Genii of the Ring. Harlequin, Mr. Cormack ; Clown, Mr. Huline ; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo ; Co lumbine, Miss C. Adams. PHEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. -1- THIS EVENING, to commence at Seven, THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL, with Mr. Murdoch as Charles Surfaee ; Sir Peter Teazle, Mr. Chippendale; Sir Benjamin Backbite, Mr. Buckstone ; Crabtree, Mr. Compton; Joseph Surface, Mr. Howe ; Sir Oliver Surface, Mr. Rogers ; Moses, Mr. Clark; Sir Harry (with a song), Mr. W. Farrell ; 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 Mr W. Callcott. The music composed and arranged by Edward Fitz. William.. 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. T HEATRE ROYAL, AD EL PHI. Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster. Great Hit of A Night at 1N 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 new 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 THE WEATHER-Bcm OFFICE, JINIJAIIT 17. THERMOMETER, IN TIII4 SHADE. 47—highest singe noon yesterday. 37 --lowest this morning and during the night. 44—this day at noon. AROMITEII, 30'36. WIND, W.S.W.-Light, with fine, sunshiny weather. Sharp frost in the night. A •G ;?) e As where, in reference to the social system during the epoch of Greek domination, he observed that then " the life of study and the life of action were so close to each other that the roar of the Agora shook the Platain trees in the gardens of the Academe." Or again, where he spoke of the more heroic incentives to ambition derivable from the Classic Days, as coming gloriously before our eyes in youth " radiant with the loveliness of Athens, or stately with the majesty of Rome." BIILWER alone, however, no other than BIILWER (remembering when we speak thus the whcle of his many gifted contemporaries) could hare pro nounced an oration such as this, an oration essen tially his from beginning to end, evidencing abundantly throughout the elegant adroitness of the accomplished scholiast, the sensibility of the poet, and the art of the rhetorician, from the almost diffident and eminently graceful Exordium, to the close of the inspiriting and impressive Peroration. into execution, it would be a vast improvement on the present system, and would insure the wel fare and prosperity of the nation. There is one point on which all writers on the Currency Question fully and completely concur, viz., en the imperative necessity of decisive legis lation with reference to the Act cf 1844. "Mercator" himself unequivocally admits this. He says, in a recent letter to the Times—" In the approaching session legislation must take place upon the Bank Charter Act. That measure must be renewed, or repealed, partially er entirely." Hence his spasmodic efforts to bewilder the pub lic once more, and the recklessness of assertion by which he deliberately states that which is clearly and palpably untrue, and which, moreover, has been proved to be so by the concurrent testimony of unimpeachable witnesses, the majority of whom were, like " Mercator " himself, decided bullionists. We do not wish to impute wilful falsehood to Mercator. But there is a time-honoured adage that there are " none so blind as those who will not see," and even high minded men have refused to be convinced of any thing opposed to a pet theory, even on grounds that could leave no lingering doubt on the mind of any disinterested and unprejudiced person. We cannot, however, permit the assertion to pass without contradiction, that, within the 12 years which have elapsed since the passing of the Act, there has not been "any r ea l di sturbance of public credit, or any apprehensi on respecting the solidity of our monetary system Now, what does Mercator say to the panic of 1847, which led to the virtual suspension of the impolitic Act, under the Ministerial Letter of the 25th October, 1847 1 Was there, at that time, "no real disturbance of public credit, nor any apprehension respecting the solidity of our mone tary system ?" Can he ignore the fearful state of affairs that led to the stringent inquiries as to the cause of the commercial distress at that period? or that the Lords' Committee reported that the then " recent panic was materially aggravated by the operation of the statute" of which he professes himself the enthusiastic advocate Adding, This e f fect may be traced directly to the Act of 1844, in the legislative restriction imposed on the means of accommodation, whilst a large amount of bullion was held in the coffers of the Bank, and during a time of favourable exchanges ; and it may be traced to the same cause, indirectly, as a conse quence of great fluctuations in the rate of discount and of capital previously advanced at an unusually low rate of interest The great majority of witnesses, almost all, with the except i on of Mr. S. JONES LOYD, now Lord OYE RSTONB, agreed in " representing the intensity of th e pressure as more severe than the distress of 1837 and 1839. Many even consi dered it to have been greater than that of what had previously been, par excellence, the panic year 1825." Mr. SAMUEL GURNEY, one of the highest authorities on such matters, thought that " the catastrophes of last autumn (that of 1847) were beyond all parallel in our monetary history." The same gentleman, in accounting for the causes of these disasters, said--" Under the Currency Act they (the Bank of Directors) found them selves not only under the necessity suddenly of not only withdrawing the usual accommodation by way of discount, but of calling in with a severe and unrelenting hand the laws they had made upon the security of bills, Exchequer Bills, dm. The suddenness and severity of this change was forced upon the Bank by the Currency Act ! Had it not been for that they would have spread over months what they felt themselves compelled to do in a few days, to the serious disarrangement of the money market, and to much alarming disaster !" And yet, during the whole period, from the middle of April to the withdrawing the restrictive clause in the Act of 1844, the foreign exchanges were in favour of this country. The celebrated Letter of the 25th October, 184', 6 1 at once removed the difficulty. The fearful cause of all the mischief having ceased the evil termi nated. Mr. GLYN, the eminent banker, declared that " the letter of the Government stopped the crisis, and abrogated the Act," while Mr. BROWNE considered it to have "virtually condemned and annulled the Act of 1844 ;" and it was stated in evidence " that the Bank would have had to shut its doors in a week unless the law had been violated." And yet Mercator now unblushingly asserts that since the passing of the Act there has not been " any real disturbance of public credit or any apprehension respecting the solidity of our monetary system." What value can be attached to the testimony of a volunteer witness capable of such reckless statements ? The Council of the Liverpool Financial Reform Association have fully redeemed their pledge by publishing a fiscal scheme for the benefit of the Chancellor of the Exchequer. As a matter of course, this has excited the wrath of the Times, and a sneering article, trying to turn the project into ridicule, has been the result. The Council will not, however, be discouraged by the bolts of the Thunderer. They can bear with equanimity tke ponderous attempts at wit in which it is pleased to indulge. They are contented to dis charge the important duties they have undertaken, and to explain the enormous evils of the present system, and to point out an efficient substitute by which sufficient means may be raised for the liquidation of the national liabilities, and the maintenance of the national establishments. Their scheme is very simple. It consists in the entire abolition of indirect taxation, and the sub stitution of an equitable system of direct taxation fairly levied on property and income. Ii many respects it resembles The Sun Budget, which ap peared some weeks since. The chief difference is, that for a time we retained for the present some items by which half the amount required by the Exchequer could be raised ; while the Liverpool Association would forthwith abolish the whole of these onerous and impolitic imposts. Our views in this respect completely coincide, for we always intended, as soon as the Property Tax had been thoroughly tested, and its proceeds ascertained, to gradually reduce and ultimately abolish all, or almost all, other sources of revenue. We only provided for the state of transition, striking off the most vexatious imposts, and reducing those still retained, until they in like manner could be abandoned with perfect safety to the national honour. We feel all the objections to indirect taxation so clearly and forcibly urged by the Association. Many years since we placed them before the pub lic, and we have never for a single moment wavered and hesitated in the course which leads to the perfect freedom of trade and unrestricted competition in its most extensive signification. We then explained that the amount levied fell exclusively on the consumer, and that at least 50 per cent, was extracted from his pocket on account of the charge beyond the amount realised by the Exchequer. This violates th© first principle of finance, but it was adopted with the view of de ceiving the people, by not allowing them to per ceive the full amount of their contributions. This piece of statecraft is no longer necessary. We are not children to be deluded into doing what is right, to have our physic disguised before it. is a►dmini9tered. We know what the national honour and security require at our hands, and we are prepared to respond to the exigency. But we wish to do so with our eyes open, and firmly and manfully t• meet the disagreeable necessity. There is another point in which we differ from the Association—we do so respectfully, because ~~~~s, L) \ -I .ON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, 1867 ISir EDWARD BULWER LYTTON'S magnificent oration on Thursday afternoon, the 15th of January, 1857, must have considerably more than realised the expectations of those who assembled in the Common Hall at Glasgow to witness, upon that most interesting occasion, the installation of the Great Poet-Novelist as Lord Rector of the University. It is reprinted else where in our impression of this evening, as nearly as possible word for word, as it fell from the lips of the living chrysostom of English literature. Our earnestly-avowed commendation of this noble ha rangue may consequently be tested readily enough by whomsoever lists, simply by reference to the speech itself, reprinted, as we have said, in another portion of the self-same broadsheet containing this brief but genial tribute of most sincere and unaf fected admiration. Sir EDWARD'S inaugural Ad dress on Thursday, as Rector of the University of Glasgow, may be regarded at once, we believe, in all essential respects, as altogether worthy of com parison with the very memorable inaugural Ad dress delivered by him, two or three years ago, as President of the Associated So cieties of the University of Edinburgh. And the everybody remembers as a masterpiece of oratory, replete with all the charms of rhetoric and all the blandishments of refined taste, with all the graces of a cultivated scholarship and of an affluent and picturesque imagination. It will not be difficult, we conceive, to recognise kindred beauties here, in this later oration, before the asiem• bled Students and Professors of the Glasgow Ulri c versity. In it Sir E. LvrroN most gracefully took occasion to pronounce an impassioned panegyric upon the bygone genius of Scotland—eulogising in an especial manner that virile philosophy which supplanted the " varnished ignorance " of an age of cynical materialism and articulating an encomium, tender and heart born as the language of love, upon the genius of SCOTT, whose apparition BULWER described as thrusting back into dusty shelves " the verse with. out soul and the prose without muscle," constituting for the most part the literature of the preceding generation. Admirable was the praise awarded to ADAM SMITH as having, in his great work on the " Wealth of Nations," permanently codified the laws for the regulation of commonwealths, laws "which PLATO had obscured and even Axis- TOTLE had left undefined I" Perfectly noble in sentiment was the feeling with which Sir EDWARD, in the exordium of his harangue, remarking in reference to the youth of the student-portion of his auditory " maxima debetur puero reverentia" —afterha-ving confessed to the diffidence awakened by the presence of their Professors, those "ac knowledged chiefs of science and erudition "—ob served—" I am intimidated by a sense of the reverence Which i s d ue to the was his sco rn f u l re young." Exquisite prehension before those youth ful students of whatever disfigures as licentious the prevailing chastity of Classic literature, observing that thes e were passages episodically introduced, "from which I am sure that you turn with the quick instinct of masculine purity you take from your Scottish homes." E very now and then, we may be sure, BULWER proved him self BULWER, during the course of this varied oration, beyond the possibility of misapprehension. we are convinced of their integrity of purpose and anxious desire to promote the welfare and pros perity of the nation. We would have a Property Tax "pure and simple." Let industry go free, but let there be a tax for property, however trifling. The man who possesses means should not expect to live as a drone at the expense of the bees of the social hire. As we have already explained it will confer many important advantages over his penniless competitors ; and he can well afford to pay the amount, when his savings on account of the indirect taxation are taken into account. The Association suggests that the duty should be levied on all property, whether productive or unproductive, according to its capitalised or mar ketable value. But it goes further, by proposing to charge " all incomes and earnings above pauperism." This we believe to be unwise and impolitic. It would preserve the inquisitorial scrutiny into private affairs, the most objectionable feature of the present system. We need not say that such as it is it would be far preferable to the Mercator has again com e f orward with the same flippancy of assertion, the sane wholesale disregard to well-known and recognised facts. In his letter which appeared in the Bullionist organ, he declares that we may confidently anticipate that " the existing settlement of our monetary system will be firmly maintained ;" that " the steady force of sound principles, the clear deductions of scientific reasoning, the emphatic verdict of expe rience, will not be hastily overruled." We hope not, but in a very different sense from that of Mercator. We have witnessed the fearful effects of the fatal enactment. A committee of the Lords, in one of the ablest reports ever issued to either 'louse, clearlyand unequivocally condemned the principle, and pointed out its disastrous results. Now that the time has arrived for modifying, or ra tier completely abrogating, the existing law, that admirable document must receive the weight to which it is so justly entitled. The Bank has not faithfully performed the trust confided to its charge. It must henceforward be placed in more trustworthy and efficient hands, where the people may be assured of disinterestedness, and respon sibility. At present the great object of the Bank is to enhance the rate of discount. Their interests are directly conflicting with those of the nation. And yet we allow those subjected to such sinister . influences to control the national cireula::,„ at their will an d pleasure —to create a;,one time a feast, at another a fami: - ,,e—and that with out being accountabl or to th e harlient for the manner in which they exorcise p o odle. Th e on ly tangible re medy is the esta blishment of a really National f: n Bank, • either to Parliament e Di rectors whe reo f shall answer to Par their p owers. Mercator thinks that " weak or dishonest G overnments may yield to the pressure to which they will of course be subjected, and seek to o b v i ate political difficulties, or to promote thei r own temporary popularity by a fatal tamperi ng with the solidity of the system. " This would, ho wever, be pr ac tically impossible, or at all event s speedy and complete retribution would at once follow any deviation from the cor rect course. The " weak or dishonest Govern• ment" would speedily be hurled from office; but, unfortunat aly, there is no available mode of ob taining an alteration in the Bank Direction. The voice of public opinion may be heard, but nothing can be done. The nation is helpless. It suffers deeply, but can only deplore the fatuity of its Legislature, which consigns it, botind hand and foot, into the power of th e moneyocracy, that has rendered usury a thriving employment, while the legitimate trade and commerce of the country be- present system. But if, reviewing the whole fiscal scheme, we should strive to render it as per fect as possible, let industry then go free. If it thrives, the parties will speedily lay by sufficient to bring them within the property clauses, and until they have something set aside as a provision for " a rainy day"—they cannot fairly be called on for any thing. As we stated, the capitalised value may be taken at the very lowest figure, at six thou sand millions for taxable purposes, and per cent., or ld. 1-sth in the pound, would produce thirty millions per annum, an exceedingly good starting point, which would enable the Financial Minister to feel his way steadily and safely, to drop the most vexatious and smaller charges at once, and greatly to reduoe all those which should be retained for a few years. We cannot participate in the morbid sympathies of the Times, for the lady who chooses to retain " a lot of trinkets worth 2001.," or the gentleman who will " reserve, as a souvenir, a single RAPHAEL, undoubtedly worth 3,0001." We cannot con ceive fitter subjects for the consideration of the tax-collector. They are articles of luxury, and therefore fairly liable, for the owners, if they please to do so, can convert them into cash or productive property. This spurious and sickly sentimentality may do very well for the moneyocracy, but it will not go down with those who have to stint their families, to give their children insufficient food, or to allow them to remain without the education which would qualify thrim for engaging in the battle of life with reasona).)le prospects of success. Taxation is indispensable, ; a certain sum must be raised ; and surely it is better to tax useless objects, such as trinkets or pictures, than " the corn of the tropi's," or "the cup that cheers without inebriating." We would also remind the Times that The ;tin Budget proposed to remove all other charges (in property, including the Legacy, Succession, wad Probate Duties, and the whole of the Assessed Taxes—the iniquitous House Duty and all. Although we differ in some respects from the scheme of the Liverpool Association, we earnestly recommend it to the attentive consideration o f the community. It is, indeed, well worthy of perusal; and every one must admit that, if carried THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 17, 185-7.1 ' comes little better than a gambling speculation, dependent on matters over which our merchants and manufacturers have no control. Mercator seeks a purely metallic circulation, or, what is the same thing, notes issued only on bullion deposited in the Bank coffers. He would thus practically abrogate all improvements derived from modern experience. Every argument he advances would be just as applicable to the aboli tion of a metallic currency, and the restoration of barter, as the only sound system. We trust then that the nation will unanimously refuse to be longer hoodwinked, but that it will, even at the eleventh hour, arise in its majesty, and insist on the greatest result of civilisation—a circulating medium adequate to the wants and exigencies of the people. yesterday. LATEST NE WS. PRUSSIA AND SWITZERLAND. BERNE, FRIDAY. The final vote of the Federal Assembly of Switzerland has just been taken upon the propo sitions of the Federal Council for the settlement of the dispute with Prussia. The Council of States, which, together with the National Council, constitutes the Federal Assembly of Switzerland, having separately dis cussed the propositions, in a long and animated debate, has just resolved upon their adoption, that is to say, abandonment of the trial and removal of the insurgents beyond the Swiss terri tory until the final settlement of the dispute. There were 82 members voting in the ma jority ; the minority was composed of Messrs. Fazy, Yogi, and Pignat. VIENNA, FRIDAY. His Majesty the Emperor of Austria made his solemn entry into Milan at half-past 2 o'clock We have no news from Constantinople to the Oth. Ibrahim Paella has beaten the Russians in Circassia. The Russian General was killed in LAMBEPEL RAGGED SCHOOLS. - Yesterday, at six o'clock in the evening, a lecture of a most attractive and interesting character was delivered by W. H. Miller, Esq., at the School-house, Doughty street, Lambeth-walk--at once let us say (and say most truthfully) for the amusement and instruction of the Lambeth Ragged School Children. The lecture was entitled " A Journey from the North Pole to the Equa tor," and was illustrated by a moving panorama, the artistic production of the lecturer himself. Mr. Miller could hardly have failed under any circumstances, we may observe, to attract any other than a most sympathising audience in Lambeth Proper, or even in its vicinity, esteemed as he has long been, and very deservedly, throughout that locality and its imme diate neighbourhood, by reason of his generous efforts of late years to further, in Lambeth, the interest of the Ragged School movement. A movement which he has, at least, the satisfaction of knowing that he himself has been enabled, practically, to advance, in his part of London, by his personal exertions, from week to week, and month to month, in his capacity as Ragged School Superintendent. As a graceful episode in the midst of his more toilsome labours in that capacity, his lecture of last evening, pictorially illustrated by his own clever Panorama, is here recorded by us with most unaffected satisfaction. CITY OF LONDON THEATRE. Mr. Nelson Lee's 200th pantomime has taken the Eastenders by storm. Every evening this week the doors have had to be closed by half-past six o'clock. This is a wonderful proceeding, but nevertheless true. It is certainly the best that has emanated from his pro lific pen. The acting throughout is most artistical. Mr. George W. Simms as Anne Boleyn elicits laughter and continued applause. Mr. Forrest as Clown, and Mr. Alexander ac Harlequin, deserve honourable mention ; and as for the grand transformation scene it eclipses every former effort of this successful management. Every lover of a genuine pantomime must visit the City of London. It is played fir-t every evening. THE GREAT GOLD ROBBERY. Yesterday morning Mr. Baron Martin made an order that the Turkish Bonds taken from Pierce by the police at the time of his apprehensio❑ should be delivered to Fanny Kay, Agar's mistress, upon the ground that, as they had been held in trust by Pierce for Kay and her child, the prosecutors had clearly no right to seize them as if they had been purciaased by Pierce himself. By this decision Agar's wish will be realised, and the woman Kay will become possessed of about 2,500/., a sum which will enable her to lead an easy, and, if so inclined, a respectable life. Had Agar been included in the pro- secution and conviction for the great gold robbery, the South Eastern Railway Company would have had an un doubted right to the bonds ; but that not being the case, they have no claim which it is at all likely could be substantiated in, any court of law. Tester's friends are very much disappointed at the result of the trial, since it was they who advised him to surrender, contrary to the opinion of his solicitor, upon his solemn assurance of his innocence—an assurance so unequivocally given as to lead them to anticipate his acquittal. TIIE ROYAL MAIL PACKET TYNE. SOUTHAMPTON, SATURDAY, 10.15 A.M. Wind W.N.W., fine. The Aid steam tug arrived here at one o'clock this morning, with the quartermaster of the Tyne, injured last night by the boat getting under the sponscn of the ship. The rest of the crew escaped, some by jumping overboard, and others by lying down in the bottom of the boat, but the quartermaster got jammed, and broke his back. Captain Vincent reports more favour. ably, and th a t th ere i s every prolability of ulti mately getting the ship off. The Aid lefi, her at eight o'clock last night, and now remains in the dock awaiting orders . by telegraph from Captain Vincent. It is believed that she will take back a large quantity of casks to assist in floating the steamer. The Aid also takes 100 to 200 men, with pumps. The Tyne's decks are scuttled, so as to get th e p umps eas i ly to work for the purpose of clearing the ship of water. The Devastation and Pigmy had left the ship,and returned to Portsmouth, not being able to render any further assistant,;. The weather continued fine, but a heavy swell had set in last evening. LOSS 01 7 THE SCREW STEAM SHIP BRITON, SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDAY. This morning intelligence was received here of the total loss of the Union Screw Company's screw steam ship Briton, Capt. Serle, at the entrance of the Bay of Biscay in lat. 48.16 N., lon. 6.30 W., on Sunday last. The Briton was intended for the trade which this com pany has taken up between Southampton and the Bra zits ; but on the occasion of the disaster we are now recording she was conveying a cargo of wheat from London to Seville (Spain). She was of between 500 and 600 tons burden, and of 60 horse power. On the sth inst. the Briton left London for Seville, the weather being moderate and the wind blowing east-south east, which continued up to midnight of the Eth, when the Start Light was made ,ut at a distance of about 13 miles, bearing north-north-west. The wind then shifted to the westward, and blew fresh, continuing to increase until noon of the 9th, when it blew a gale from west to west-north-west, with a heavy sea running. At this time the ship laboured heavily, and several seas swept over her. At five o'clock on the evening of the 9th the ship was hove to under close reefed sails. At 9.50 it blew a furious gale, with terrific cross seas runnine', the ship still labouring heavily. At this time the mainsail blew out of the bolt ropes. At 11 20 the foretopsail was unbent, and bent in the room of the mainsail, and the pumps were looked to. In this state they remained until the morning of Sun day, the wind blowing fiercely the whole time. At one o'clock on Sunday, the wind being in the north-west quarter, the Briton shipped a sea which carried away part of her larboard bulwarks, and stove in the port lifeboats. At 230 th e f oresa il split into ribbons. At 4.40 she shipped another sea, which carried away two more boats, stowed by the main hatchway, also unshipped the cabin skylight, and filled the cabin with water. Ten minutes after this the engine room was found to be fast filling with water, and the fires were washed out. The pumps were then worked by the crew, and other means used to keep the ship afloat, but without avail, for the water continued gaining, and at 5.20 it was up 8 feet in the engine-room, and 10 feet in the after cabin. Darkness was now setting in, and the position of the vessel and her crew was truly deplorable. The wind was still blowing a gale, and the water was gaining on the ship, in spite of the efforts which wore made at the pumps. Their only chance now was to lighten the ship by casting overboard her freight. Ten tons of fuel and an immense quantity of fire bars, with chains, &c., were committed to the deep. This having been accomplished somewhat in their favour, a tremendous stilt struck her, carrying away all her deck houses. The jib was then set to wesr hs ship round, but ft was hamediately blown to rags. New htorai sails were then bent in the place of the foresail, which had been previously carried away. The water was still gaining on the ship, the boats were all stove in or swept away (save one), and It was expected that she would gu down each moment. At this juncture a sohOOlier hove in sight and bore down on her port bow. Never were the well-known words, " A sail, a sail in sight appears 1 uttered with greater joy by any than the crew of the Inriton, who had given up a ll h o p es o f s uccour. The ship prov e d t o b e th e W ave Q ueen , Captain Man field, of Jersey. She was immediately hailed by Capt. Serle, and requested to lay to, as the Briton was fast sinking. The only boat fit for use was quickly over the ship's side, but was with difficulty kept from being dashed to pieces. A boat from the Wave Queen also came alongside, and Captain Serle gave orders for the ship to be abandoned. This was at 9.30. The stern of the Briton was then under water, and the sea was waking a clean breach over her. The captain and crew of the Briton were then taken on board the schooner in an exhausted state, and treated with much kindness. The Wave Queen brought them on to Jersey. Captain Serle bad two of his ribs broken, and sustained other injuries, and several of the crew were severely injured. The Briton was insured. The Queen will hold an Investiture of the Bath, at Windsor Castle, on Saturday, the 24th inst., at half past two o'clock. The Duke of Roxburgh, accompanied by tho Marquis of Bowmont and Lord Charles Innes-Ker, has arrived at the Clarendon, from Broxmouth Park, Haddingtou. shire. Viscount and Viscounteis Palmerston have a small circle of friends staying with them at Broadlands. Mr. and Lady Charlotte Watson Taylor are staying at Claridge's Hotel. Mr. Francis Watt has arrived at the Clarendon from Bishop Burton, near Beverley. Mr. and Mrs. Lyne Stephens have arrived at Claridge's Hotel, from Lynford Hall, Suffolk. ETON COLLEGE.—The Christmas vacation terminated yesterday, there being no extra week this half. The lower boys arrived on Wednesday, the fifth form on Thursday, and yesterday evening and to-day the sixth form arrive --when the whole school will have assem bled. Vice-Chancellor Kindersley is to proceed, o❑ the 28th inst., to settle the list of contributories of the Justice Assurance Society, now winding up. the action. The Engli3h wish to disembark a force at Bus sorah, on the Tigris, the river, at that part, form ing the dividing line of Turkey and Persia. A telegraphic despatch from Madrid inform 3 us that twenty-five political prisoners have just contrived to effect their escape from Valencia. NEUCHATEL. The Paris correspondent of the Morning Post (second edition) says :—" I have received a letter from Berlin concerning the affairs of Neuchatel. According to this communication the King of Prussia is by no means disposed to renounce all pretensions to the disputed canton, and my autho rity says the Cabinet of Berlin has distinctly told that of the Emperor Napoleon not to calculate on a complete surrender of the claims of the Prus sian Crown even after the prisoners are libe rated. Switzerland has endeavoured to obtain the promise of France and England to emancipate Neuchatel entirely and for ever from all allegiance to Prussia. But neither France nor England, as far as I can learn, have succeeded in obtaining from Berlin any such complete acquiescence." The following letter, which is published in the Swiss papers, appears to be an amende honorable for the article in the Moniteur, in which the Swiss Confederation was treated so cavalierly : " Palace of the Tuileries, 7th January. " Sir,—Your political letter concerning the state and the dispositions of Switzerland has given us much pleasure. We have submitted it to his Ma jesty, and we doubt not he will be well satisfied with the sentiments which, in the name of your countrymen, you express towards the Emperor and France. " We never had an idea of separating our cause from yours. For us Switzerland is the same as France, and th oug h we do not entertain the idea of incorporating you politically with our Empire, we cannot separate your interests from ours. Moreover, th e m i sun d ers tanding which the first time caused the mediation of the Emperor to be rejected appears to have ceased, and you shall for ever, and at little expense, be rid of the Prussians.' Mr. Fred. Kelley, of New York, expects soon to have an audi ence of the Emperor, to explain his project for the junction of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. lie has been placed in communication with Count W a l ewski through Mr. Mason, the United. States Minist er i n P ar i s. M . Walewski had his maps and sections examined, and a report drawn up on them, which, together with those of Mr. Kelley's engineers, have been submitted to the Emperor, and, as soon as hi s Majesty has leisure to examine them sufficiently, the audience will, in all probability, be granted. The subject is one with which the Emperor is already familiar. While a prisoner at Ham he was written to by several emi nent persons of Central America, urging him to solicit his liberation from the Government of Louis Philippe with the view of repairing to America and assuming the direction of the necessary works. The Emperor, then Prince Louis Napoleon, pub lished an interesting paper on the subject. FRANCE. PARIS, FRIDAY. The Persian Ambassador has arrived at Lyons, and is expected to-morrow at Paris. Ferukh Khan, the Persian ambassador, landed at Marseilles on Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock, amidst marks of the highest honour. The evening before, on the arrival of the Rol a nd, a s a lute had been fired from all the forts, and on his excellency touching land a further salvo of 15 guns thundered forth. Troops were stationed on the quays and the Canebiere, and along the whole way from the port to the Hotel d'Orieut, where the ambassador was to alight. A band of musics was placed near the landing-place, and another in front of the hotel. The carriages of General Rostolan and of the pre fect were in attendance to convey the new-comer and the principal persons of his suite from the port. The ambassador is described as a fine distinguished looking man, wearing a dark loose pelisse lined with fur and a high conical cap of dark skin. A n immense crowd had collected to view the passage of the carriages, and his excellency seemed amused at the eagerness manifested to see him. The prin cipal authorities waited on the ambassador in the course of the day, and a grand review was to be thTehday f lalfotwe r i . n g were the l as t given Botr i it n sE h : s j h an on . o l u 6 r . quotations : Cash. fr . c. 44 per Cents 3 per Cents 6B 20 New Loan — Bank Shares 4,250 Roman (ic d) ......... Credit Mobilier 1,115 Austrian • es••••.. Belgian Fives ...... Spanish Threes Piedmontese (5) ...... 92 50 Home Debt RAILWAYS —FOR CASH. fr. c. End of Month. —fr. — c . 68 35 fr c Orleans ............... 772 50 Lyons .................. 1,380 New Ditto Mediterranean ...... 1,765 Grand Central Lyons Geneva .... 757 50 Teste 775 Cette .................. 755 Austrian Corn AUSTRIA. The following is the text of a despatch addressed on e the 6th inst. by Count de Buol to Count Traut mansdorf, the Austrian representative at Berlin Of the two despatches, copies of which are annexed, and which have been addressed to me by Count d'Arnim, one is a reply to my communication of the 19th Dec., and the other a note which transmits to us the decision of his Majesty the King to postpone the order for the mobilisation of the Prussian army until the 15th January. However ehott this postponement may be, I am nevertheless convinced that the Emperor, my august master, will learn with great satisfaction the motives which have determined his illustrious any to delay the execution of the military me asures against Switzerland, notwithstanding the advanced state of the preparations made for that purpose, His Majesty will see in it a fresh proof of the friendly disposition of the King, and will appreciate the intention of that sovereign to give to the friendly powers the possibility of strength. ing and concentrating their diplomatic action with regard to Switzerland, and to thus avoid an armed conflict in the heart of Europe. The Imperial court, immediately after the reception of the communication of the Bth December, expressed to the powers who signed the protocol of Lon don the conviction that it was urgent to unite in a con ference, for, in our eyes, the obligations contracted by the powers oo the one hand, and Prussia on the other, and set forth in the protocols 1 and 2 of the 24th May, 1852, have lost nothing of their force. When the Cabinet of Berlin remarked that the long inaction of the powers mist strengthen the erroneous idea entertained by Switzerland, that it might with impunity persist in the public violation of a solemn declaration of the European powers, wo do not dispute that this observation is vtay striking. But we trust that the Royal Cabinet will, ii its turn, take into consideration the important circum stance that Prussia has never addressed to the power s who signed the protocol of London the formal invit ee tion to follow up their declaration, and the non-surs oese of which step could Alone, in our opinion, have permitted it to act with perfect freedom. In these circumstances the communication of the regal coat relative to its intention of employing force in a period u ar at hand has exercised a strong influence on our decision in favour of insisting on the convocation of a conference, in order not to expose the Powers to the re proach of not having accomplished a duty which they had accepted unanimously, and to prove to Prussia that she had been premature in supposing that Europe had ex hausted all means of conciliation. We strongly desire that the equitable condition on which Prussia has consented to participate in negotiations as to the future destiny of Neuchatel should be fulfilled without delay, either by means of a collective step on the .part of the powers united in a conference, or rather by the pressing inter. yention of one or other of them. But we also ask that MOTHER SHIPTON ; or, Harlequin Knight of Love, and the Enchanted Whistle. Harlequin and Columbine (h la Watteau), Madame Celeste and Miss Wyndham ; Clown, Mr. Gard en ; 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, &c. THEATRE ROYAL, SADLER'S-WELLS. Under the Management of Mr. Phelps. THIS EVENING, TWELFTH NIGHT. Malvolio, Mr. Phelps ; Viola, Miss M. Eburne. To conclude with the pantomime, THE GENIE AND THE FISHERMAN. OYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. Alfred Wigan. THIS EVENING, DELICATE GROUND. 3feasrs. G. Yining and Leslie ; Mrs. Stirling. A new Fairy Extravaganza, by J. R. Planet* Esq., called YOUNG AND HANDSOME. Messrs. F. Robson, Rogers, Leslie, G. Cooke, Danvers. Misses Swanborough, Thirlwall, St. Caese, Castleton, Bromley, Maskell, end Mrs. Mellott. After which, CRINOLINE. Commence at half-past Seven. A STLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke. THIS EVENING, Shakspeare's Tragedy of RICHARD THE THIRD, with Mr. W. Cooke's Splendid Equestrian Illustrations. Richard, Mr. James Holloway. After which, the choice SCENES of Equestrian Skill ix the ARENA. To conclude with the irresistibly funny equestrian comic pantomime, called PAUL PRY ON HORSEBACK ; or, Harlequin and the Magic Horseshoe, in which Mr. W. Cooke will drive Eight Golden-footed Steeds attached to the re splendent Chariot of Gold. Doors open at half-past six ; commence at a onarter 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. CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road.— OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow. ing company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of selections from all the popula' Operas, Madrigals, Choruses, Glees, Duets, &e., viz.: —Miss E. Pearce, Mrs. J. Caulfield, Miss Brunell, and Miss Summers ; Mr. J. Caulfield, Herr F. Jonghman., R. Grover, T. Raino. T. Farrant, S. Jones, J. Barker, W. Melling, and P. Conie ; Masters Austin, Ben nett, and Corri ; Mr. Sam Cowell and E. Mackney. Piano forte, J. Hanoway, R. A. ; harmonium, J. Caulfield, jun. ; director, Mr. J. Caulfield. Commence at Seven o'clock pre cisely. Suppers, dm., until twelve o'clock. In addition to the usual Vocal Entertainment, the celebrated SPANISH MINSTRELS will appear in costume at Nine and Eleven o'clock Every Evening, and sing some of their favourite selec tions. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tins DAY—Morn. 18 min. aft. 6 —gyaning 38 min. aft. 6 "n- Piloaßow—Slorn. 54 ruin. aft. 6—Evening 15 min. aft. 7 in the event of this object not being attained before the expiration of the period named by Prussia, a circinn :tance which would not involve the renunciation of al hopes of a successful issue of the pacific efforts of the powers, his Majesty the King will not refuse to once more grant delay, an order which has naturally gained in importance in the eyes of friendly powers, since Prussia herself has declared that her army, once in movement, would fight for another object than that of the liberation of the prisoners. —Accept, &c., " BwoL." NAPLES. Letters from Naples of the 12th state that the King, on hearing of the assassination of the Arch bishop of Paris, countermanded the ball which was to have been given at the palace, ordered the theatres to be closed for three days, and prescribed that expiatory prayers should be offered up. The fetes which were to commence on the 12th, on the occasion of the birthday of the King, were put a stop to. Two cafes at Naples had been surrounded two days before by the police authorities, and GO persons arrested. It was thought that a Mazzinian plot had been discovered. A degree of uneasiness prevailed among the population. ITALY. TURIN, JAN. 11. The Sardinian Chamber of Deputies sat again yesterday. Deputy Buffa read the reply to the King's speech, which he had been commissioned to draw up from the tribune. It was as follows : " Sire,—Never was it so dear to the Deputies of your people to present you their homage, their loyalty, and their affection, as now, when they salute you surrounded by new glories of the army and of its valom, and they see you hold incontestibly in our peninsula, and before Europe, that high position which had been already as signed you in the hearts of all. -" The splendour of your House thus increased and re. invigorated the hopes of a better fate for the common country we feel that we can with more tranquil spirit continue the difficult work of internal reforms ; in which there will be no little comfort in thinking tbat the grave sacrifices supported with serene constancy by your peo ple commence at last to attain the desired result. " And now, preceded by your Majesty, we advance securely towards the future, and more than ever con fident that in developing with studious assiduity in the new laws the vital principles contained in the Constitu tion, the more rapid will be the amelioration of the eco nomical conditions of the country, and that the internal prosperity will fully correspond with its outward glory." On the motion of Deputy Sineo, seconded by Deputy Valerio, the reply was ordered to be printed, and it will be brought before the House for discu sion on Monday. SPAIN. We have received the Madrid journals of the 14th. The amount of the floating debt on the Ist of the month was 521,042,014 reals, which was about 16,000,000 more than in ' the preceding month. The province of Huesca and a great pax t of Salamanca has been declared in a state of siege, in order, it was said, to suppress smuggling. EGYPT. ALEXANDRIA, JAN. 5. The last tidings of the Viceroy's movements are to the effect that he had reached Khartoum, but it was still uncertain whether he would proceed beyond that city. Some difficulty had been experi enced in collecting means of conveyance across the Desert, and his Highness, in consequence thereof, and in order to be less impedcd in his progress, had crossed from Konusko, attended by a small retinue composed of about 100 persons. The res toration of peace to the Ottoman Empire has led to the expression of a wish on Vie part of the Porte that the Egyptian army shot -0 d b 3 diminish( Ito a maximum of 30,000 men, to which mersure the Viceroy promptly agreed ; and it is even asserted that he has wisely determined upon reducing hia army to the number fixcl in the finnan of investi ture granted to his father Mehemet Ali—namely, 18,000 nten. This force, properly equipped, is con sidered sufficient for all purposes of police through out the Egyptian dominions; and byreleasing about 20,000 men and restoring them to the labouring popu lation, Said Pacha is conferring a solid benefit upon his country. The wish expressed by the Government of Con stantinople with regard the adoption of the Turkish official costume has likewise met with full compliance, and apparently without the slightest demur on the part of the Viceroy, though the change from the showy and flowing Nizami dress to the restraint of the Stambuli uniform appears decidedly distasteful both to officers and men. The higher classes of officers have, however, already donned the tight frock coat and trousers, and the change will be gradually made in the ranks of the army. AMERICA LIVERPOOL, JAN. 17. The United States mail steamship Baltic has arrived from New York, with advices to the 3d inst., and 66,000 dollars in specie. The Senate had adopted a resolution, calling for the correspondence relative to the refusal of the before th e C our t i n th e c D as u e tc o h i Mini Herbs t e e r r t , t o w h t o e s t s i h fy o t a w a it er a t a Washing ton hotel in the spring. Th e minister, M. Dubois, his Gove rnmen t. correspond en t of the New York had been wa r s e h c i a n ll g e t d on b y Herald states that he learns there is some founda tion for the report that Vanderbilt has despatched an agent to negotiate a loan with Costa Rica of $500,000, provided the funds are used in extermi.- nating Walker from Nicaragua. It is understood that the Administration are aware of the move ment, and the object of it is to defeat Walk e r th a t Vanderbilt may get possession of steam-boats and other property which formerly belon ge d t o th e o ld Transit Company, for Marcy informed Vanderbilt when he was here that he could take his property wherever he could find it. The inauguration of Governor King and Lieu tenant -Colonel Selder took place at Albany on the Ist inst., in Harding county, Kentucky. A negro cook had poisoned a family of eight per sons, six of whom had died. A fire had occurred at Halifax on the Ist inst., totally destroying 20 buildings, including St. Mat thew's Presbyterian Church, and partially destroy ing 13 others. Several persons were seriously in jured. The loss was estimated at 300,000 dole. In the money market the demand was good, and the supply adequate, at 9 per cent, for last GO day s , notes, 9 to 10 for three to six months ditto, and 10 to 12 fair single names. The prospects for the spring season were said to bo rarely or ever better. The stock market was very buoyant, and closed with a rising tendency. In exchange, business for per cent. for t b h a e nk ß er a s l ' ti s c te w rl a in s g n . o T t h e e x d t e e m ns a i n ve d f a o t r c B o l n tin e n t a 1 bills cent. prem. ; Paris, sf. 211 c. to sf. 18io. ; Of. 17 c, to Of. 1G c. In cotton, an advance was limited. The rates were mpeoarlk fir tean y. 81 to 8/ per o w f e i rP c.' had been obtained ; middling quoted at 13c. to 131 c. In flour, lower grades, sc. to 10c. easier, and the market closing heavily. ricCeso,riafrom deficiency of hog crop. Beef All other descrip ably incsriedaessed.andßele ) o t i f o h n i s g h d e u r l dull. firm and steady Holders very firm. Ciuhceinesnea Wheat inactive. .m, and holders confident w_ithfgood demand; stock consider- Bacon sides c hams, and cut meats steady. Bacon lard firm. Butter, plenty and firm. At weather had been mild and warm, but prices rema i n firm. In iron nothing r d r o ing ; stocks of S cotch pig and English bars light. L tirpen t i ne held firmly at $4, and wanted for ex port. Spiritof turpentine • s to 48i. Co dull, , . m mon resin steady, w hit e scarce. Tar 3d. for lo flour, and 5-16ths to 7-32 for cotton, to Liverpool • , 33. for flour to London. 87 ii 7 41 37 , Dm 3L Cotton a d vanced toCHARLESTON 1. NEW ORLEANS, DEC. 30. Cotton firm. . THE SPANISH MINSTRELS.—The engagement of the present, includin Spanishatourof m th i e ns p tr r e o l v s : c t e :an T te h r e bu c r o y m -h p a a l n l y p a o t si t t h iv is ely termi nates next week, after which it Is stated they will make entertainment vvas never more efficient than it is at f .F:Jhaftesburv--.'' from the C., Circular . r gi as it does, some of the best talent of tthhieLBdUbIEIhATESBURY AT THE PLAY.—It will be seen S e t. 1 i• -• were present at the performance " inr Scandal" at 'Windsor Castle, last evening-- from that the Earl and Countess of of "The enga.ernent which prevented his lordship from taking the chair at the meeting held at the Free- Hall Hall f ALL or the suppress i on o f the op i um traffic. ariAr ixr , AND CAWNPORE RAILWAY.—On the let of December the Lieutenant-Governor of the north west provinces opened Allahabad and Cawnpore Rail , way for a distance of thirty miles, with great éclat.— Borday Times: MINES ----We Lav e t o report a veryactive market again this week for progressive mines, and a fair amount of business has been Clone in dividend stocks, In the for. mer, those most in demand have been Great South Crofty, 6i Tolgus, at 16 • South Caro Brea, 18} to 19i ; North t° :1 Whe a 1 Margery, 31 to 35 ; Rose si warnsdb al con the probajbwill? the ore is becoming ynd Iferland, 9tolo ; East Basset, 76 to 80. In di videmi mines, -United shares have advanced to 200; W . est Basset to 344, 35 ; the latter mine has very con an improvement has oaflsoa whilst 1 ) is that the returns will increase, tr,ov.ed, both in the 94 and in the 50, and demand takenricher d at 280. —Mining Journal of this day. The removal of the children instructed and maintained p q l u a a ne li , ty a . nd A s t ha ß re a s ss i e n t at the ItoYal Military Asylum (the Duke of York's School) frem Chelsea to Kneller Hall, near Twickenham, fur , 35 'ne time use d as one of the Government training ' cu °°: B , will not take place for the next eighteen months.