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The Morming Representations take plaCe 3 eYery Tuesday and saturday, It Three o'clock. MR. W. S. WOODIN'S OLIO of ODDITIES, with New Costumes and v , rious Novelties, Tocal and Cha racteristic, every evening (except , aturday) at Eight. A MORN ING PERFOR‘f ANC E every S A rURDAY, at Three. Private Boxes and Stalls may be secured, without extra charge, at the 110 x-office, PolYgraphic-hall. King William-street, Charing-cross. The hall has been entirely redecorated. [ PRICE 4D. STAMPED 55. N O . 20,152.) , LONDON, EVENING, JANUARY 20, 1867. ART TREASURES EXHIBITION. RGYLL ROOMS.-LA URENT'S CASINO. Great Windmill-street, St. James's.—The above elegan Rooms are now open every evening for the winter season, wit] Laurent's celebrated Orchestra. Principal Comet-a-Piston, M Roulcourt. The Proprietor begs to inform the public that th• fashionable place of resort has been entirely redecorated during Lb recess. Doors open at half-past eight, commence at nine. Admi Mon One Shilling. 11) R. KAHN'S ANATOMICAL MUSEU 4, Coventry-street, Lelcester-square.—Open (for Gentlern Only) from 10 till 10, containing upwsrds of one thousand mats wad preparations, illust:sting every part of the human framln health and disease, the race of men, &c Lectures delivered at 2, 2,4, and half-past 7, by Dr. G. SEXTON, F.R.G.S. ; and a neßnd highly -interesting series of Lectures is now In course of decry ny Dr. Lung, at a quarter past 8 p.m. precisely. A dmissionne Shilling, Catalogues containing Lectures as delivered by Dr.han (gratis). LONDON and SOUTH-WEST/RN RAILWAY.—OPENING of the DORCHESTER anWEY MOUTI LINE. This Line will Open for Passenger Traffic upon TUESKY, the 20th of January inst. Trains leave the Waterloo-bridge Station, London, for lifyinoutb, At 6 a.m. (for third class), and at 8 and 11 a.m. and 3 ar 5 p.m. ; and from Weymouth to London at 6,8, and 11.55 a.m. an 4.15, and •.45 pan. For hill information see time-tables. By order. Waterloo-bridge Station, London, 17th Jakuary, 1857 NOTICE OF DIVIDEND. BANK OF DEPOSIT, No. 3, PALL•MALL EAST, LONDON. Established A.D. 1844. The Warrants for the Half-yearly Interest, at thtrate of 5 per *ant, per annum, on Deposit Accounts, to 31st ecember, are ready for delivery on and after January the 10th, 117, and payable daily. PETER MORRISON, Maming Director. Parties desirous of INVESTING MONEY it requested to examine the plan of the Bank of Deposit. Prospectuses and Forms for Opening Accounts mt free on appli eatioa. DR. LOCOCK'S PIILMOND WAFERS give Instant relief and a rapid care of Vehma, Coughs. and all Disorders of the Breath and Lungs. To SIIitIRS and PUBLIC SPEAKERS they are invaluable for clearing aP strengthening the voice. THEY RAVI A MOST PLeASANT Linz Price is. lid., 2s. 9d., and I Is. per box. Sold by all Chemists. NASSAU RAILWAY 10MPANY.- Societe Anonym°, or Chark-ed Joint Stock Company, with liability limited to the Mount of share, au thorised by decree, and by a special law?assed by the Cham bers of Nassau. CApit a l 1,600,000/. ' of which 1,000,010/. in Nassau Four Per Cent. Guaranteed Bonds and 200,0(11/. already subscribed and paid up by the Wiesbaden Railwayshareholders. Share Capital to be issued, 400,0004 in 20 , 001 shares of 201. each. DIRECTORS—LOCAL SUP. RM. von Roesller, Director of the Ducal Bank of Nassau. A. Hergenhahn, Member of tie Supremo Court of Nassau. s. C. Grossmann, Ducal Notary, Wiesbaden. s, C. /Calk Sohn, Banker, Wiesbaden. DIRECTORS IN ENGLAND. Original Directors Joseph Christopher Ewart, Eaq., 31-P- of the Wiesba- Theodore W. Rathboue, Esq. deu Company. William Nicol, Esq. Together with a Committee in Paris. BATigERS. Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and CO., London. Messrs. J. J. Weller, Sons, Frankfort. eaossas. Messrs. P. Cazenovo and Co., Lothbury. M essrs . Joshua Tr ii taina n n and Son, Angel-court. SECRETARY---W. W. Lander, Esq. London Agency, 18, Cannon-street (E.C.). The most important features in this undertaking are the following : First —That twenty miles of the Railway are already open for traffic, and eight more are nearly completed. Seeond—That about two-thirds of the Company's capital being provided by the Nassau Government in Four per Cent, bonds, every one pound per cent. added to the net re sults of the traffic above four per cent. will add three per cent, to the dividend payable on the share capital ; and Third- That a dividend of at least seven per cent, per an num is thus secured to the shareholders during construction. The Nassau Railways will continue the Frankfort and Wies baden and the Wiesbaden and Rudesheint Lines from Rudes beim to the frontier of Prussia, opposite Goblentz. As the Cologne Railway already open to Bonn and Rolandsworth is being rapidly completed to Coblentz, the line of railway com munication betireen Cologne and Frankfort will thus be com pleted by the Nassau Company. The annual traffic between these two points considerably exceeds 1,000,000 passengers and 1,000,000 tons . of goods. The concession is for a term of eighty-four years; it in eludes a branch line up the Valley of the Lahn, which will start from Lahnstein on the Rhino, and extend to the eastern frontier of the Duchy of Nassau, there to meet the Prussian line from Giessen. The Lahn district is rich in minerals, and its existing trade is sufficient to supply a large and remunera tive traffic to the railway. The first eight miles of this branch have been nearly com pleted (from Lahnstein to Ems) by the Nassau Government. The Company is to take possession of these works, and to pay 4 per cent, on the sums expended by the Government, until repayment. The Nassau Railway Company becomes possessed of the line from l'fiesbaden to Rudesheim on the terms accepted by the general meeting of the former Wisebaden Railway Company, viz., that those Shareholders of the Wiesbaden Company who have not exercised .the option of exchanging their old 6/. shares for an equivalent amount of Nassau 201. shares, will receive interest at the rate of 4 per cent. during the construe Lion of the works, and 5 per cent. after the opening of the entire railway for traffic, but will not be entitled to any fur ther participation in the profits of the Company. Sla holders in the Wiesbaden Company to the amount of are about 40,000/. have elected to exchange their shares for shares in the Nassau Company. The Nassau Railways will thus comprise 120 English miles of railway, consisting of the following sections : Miles. 1. The Line from Wiesbaden to Rudesheim, now open for traffic 2l 2. The Line from Rudesheim along the Rhine, passing through Lahnstein to the frontier of Prussia, opposite Coblentz 40 3. The Line from Lahnstein to Ems, nearly completed 4. The Line from Ems through the Valley of the Lahn to the Prussian frontier toward Giessen 5l Total. 120 miles In addition to the assistance afforded by the Guaranteed Bonds, the Nassau Government has granted many important advantages to the Company. For twenty-five years the Railway is released from the payment of any taxes. All lands belonging to he State, and required for the Railway, are given gratuitously to the Company, together with the building materials thereon. Stone, gravel, kc., from the Government quarries, are also placed at the disposal of the Company free of charge. The Rhine Railway will be constructed, like the nudes helm section, with a single line of way, and with the earth works, bridges, &0., ready for a second line, when require 1. The Lahn Rail Nay will have only one line of way, with the requisite sidings. Tie estimates of most competent engineers show a margin of upwards of 120,0001., after fully providing for all that is required for opening the 120 miles of railway for full traffic. These estimates are confirmed by the ter ders of able and experienced contractors of undoubted solvency, and have been, moreover, tested and provcd by the cost of the works already executed. The official traffic tables show that, taking only the present traffic in the Lahn Valley, and one-fourth of the traffic along the Rhine, the receipts of the Nassau Railway Company will suffice, on this moderate estimate, to secure a dividend of 15 per cent. to the Shareholders, in consequence of the larger portion of the capital being supplied in Nassau Government Guaranteed„Bond s a t 4 per cent RHINE RAILWAY. 250,000 passengers (being one-fourth of the existing traffic), at ld. per mile on 60 miles 250,000 tons of goods (being one fourth of the exist ing traffic), at Ipl. per mile 156,000 90,000 LAHN RAILWAY. Present traffic abirro 246,250 Deduct working expenses, 50 per cent. at most 123,125 Interest on Bonds £40,000 -- fund To Wiesbaden Shareholders lO,OOO 15 per cent. on Nassau Shares 400,0001 60,010 123,125 117,500 81 /rplus, after providing for all charges, and paying 15 percent, to the Shareholders - Under the provisions of the law of concession o f 16th Au g. , 185 6, the shareholders will receive during the construction of the works a fixed interest of 4 per cent. per annum, in "'addition to the surplus profits of the sections opened. The offers of the contractors, which will be submitted to the ap proval or rejection of the first general meeting this year, :al" up these receipts to a minimum tot al of 7 p er cent. ~,,,rin g the thre e years required for completing the railwa y s. kfte contractors' tenders are made binding on them by agree ment until Ist March next, up to which period the Directors , . lav e reserved to th e C ompany t h e r i g ht e ither to accept or declin e the same as may ' sh areholders. be found best for the interest of the The Nassau G overnment has constantly an d punc tually fulfilled p eods itstaengag , ements, even during the most difficult kn owledge of credit in Germany is first-rate, and, with the the present issue, "4/7- Ohl its 4 per cent. stock is now 1,00a,n,,,,, e guaranteed 4 per Cent. Bonds, to the amount of will he - 7 8 ' 8 : 1 1 0 r nted by the Government te the Company, proc te d ; but as n Germany from time to time as the works the estiraates at these bonds have been taken into account in holders the opt'c, 90, it has been decided to give the share- They will h e ro l os n i t taking a portion of them at this price. annual sinking fana at par by the Nassau Government by an The interest and dividends ever fifty years. payable in London, Paris, on the bonds and shares will be holders The shares will be ,or Frankfort, at the option of the Payable to bearer after payment of the The statutes may first 101. per share. of the Company, bo seen at the offices Applications for sharee, which must be accompanied by a deposit of 2/, per share, m a and to the offices of the Jo be addressed t o th e b ro k ers , Y in London ; to H. C. B e i ee , Esq., Brunswiek•streetm, Liverpool Weiller, Sons, Frankfort ; am to the ; to Messrs. J. J. allotment, payment of 3/. Rue Neuve des Petits Champ s. A e f ABency in Paris, 101, per share will be required up on Applications for bonds (at 901.) W i ll e l , lt . par ties applying for shares, in the Promr..eo received from every two shares, and must be accompanied pa V a l d of one bond for 101. for every 1001. applied for. The remainby a deposit of payable by instalments of 101, Bond certificates 80/. will be issued for the instalments, and the bonds themselvesficates will be given in exchange for the last payment. In the will be bonds to the amount of the moneys paid •._ meantime, will be With*natio; deposited PUBLICATIONS. Now ready at all the libraries, in 3 vols T:HE GENERAL'S DAUGHTER. By Capt. BROOK J. KNIGHT. "This novel is spirited in its style, an 1 preYents many lively sketches of society. It possesses the attraction of variety ; there is a constant change of scene, sad a numerous dramatis persona; give a life animation to the nary tive."—Sun. 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THE PATHOLOGY AND RATIONAL TREATMENT of STRICTURE, of the URETER m all its Varieties and Compli cations, with Observations op the Use and Abuse of Instruments In the Treatment of Diseases of the Urethra. The whole Illustrated by numerous Cases selected from the Records of upwards of Twenty Years' extensive and successful Practice. By F. B. COURTENAY, " We know of no man to whose care we would sooner Intrust the treatment of a severe stricture."— Medical Circular. London: H. Bailliere, 219, Regent-street. TO THE MEMBERS OF THE PROVIDENT CLERK4' MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE ASSOCIATION AND BENEVOLENT FUND. GENTLEMEN, —For reasons which were fully explained to the Meeting, last evening, at the London Tavern, involving the interests and future welfare of the Association, we beg to OFFER OUR -ELVES for ELECTION as TWO of the MANAGERS at your next Annual Meeting. We are, Gentlemen, your most obedient servants, GEORGE SYDNEY HATTON Accountant to the Metropolitan Board of Works, 1, Greek-street, Soho. ROBERT CULL, 13, Lombard-street, City, E.C. (15 years member of the P. C. A.) lan. 20, 1857. S •LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, LONDON. Policies effected with this Society now will PARTICIPATE IN 'OUR-FIFTiIS, or 80 per cent., of the Net Profits of the Society, ccording to the conditions contained In the Society's Prospectus. The Premiums required by this Society for insuring Young Lives re lower than in many other 014-establ;shed offices, and Insurers ,re fully protected florn all risk by an ample guarantee fund, in ddition to the accumulated funds derived from the investments of remiums. Policy stamps paid by the Office. Prospstctuses may be obtained at the Office in Threadneedle - street , oadon, or of any of the Agents of the Society. CHARLES HENRY LID D ERDALE, Actuary. PROPERTY AND INCOME TAX ASSOCIATION. Offices-156 (opposite the Peel Statue), Cheapside. Chairman —Major REED, M.P. Treasurer —T. SIDNEY, Esq., Alderman. The objects of this Association are to obtain the immediate repeal of the Acts of parliament which increased the Property and Income Tax from 7d. to I6d. in the X, and a more equitable adjustment or a total repeal of the Tax upon Trades and Protessions. The Great Central Meetinr—Mr. Alderman SIDNEY in the chair —will be held at EXETER-HALL, on YVEDN,.SD A.Y next, the 91st JANUARY, at 6 p.m. for half-Past 6 precisely. General Sir J. F. Fitzgerald. M.P , K.C.8., C. S. Butler, Esq , M.P., Alderman . Chan a, M.P., T. S. Duncombe , E s q .. M.P., John Brad , Mx ., Geo, Bowyer, Esq., M.P., D.C.L., m.mtagu Chambers, Esq., M.P., Q.C., Thos. Chambers , Esq., M.P. , A p sle y Pellatt, Esq., M.P., and other Ntembers of 'arliament will attend. Deputations are expected from several large provincial towns. Admission tickets may be had at the offices of the Association, of the Members of the Committee, and at various places in the metropolis. Subscription, one shilling and upwards. N.B.—Those members who have not yet received their Tickets are requested to apply for them forth with. CYRUS J. BUOTT, Hotly. Secty. R. HOWARD, Surgeon-Dentist, 52, Fleet street, has introduced an entirely new description of ARTI TOTAL TEETH,flxed without springs, wires, or ligatures. They so erfectly resemble the natural teeth as not to be distinguished from he original by the closest observer; they will never change colour or ecay, and will be found very superior to any teeth ever before used, "his method does not require the extraction of roots, or any painful eration, and will support and preserve teeth that are loose, and is liaranteed to restore articulation and mastication. Decayed teeth ndered sound and useful in mastication.-52, Fleet-street. At orue from ten till five. CANCER HOSPITAL, London and West Brompton.—Pecretary's Office, 167. Piccadilly.—This Institu ion has been established elcluiively for the treatment of the poor Afflicted with cancerous diseases. Out-door patients to attend at 167, Piccadilly, on Tuesdays, at 2 o'clock. In-door patients are admitted at the Brompton Esta' lishment, for one month. and for a longer period if recommended by the medical officers. The number of per -ions under treatment as in or out-door patients have averaged for the last three years abont , 4oo cases each year. Since the foundation of this Hospital in 1851, 1,799 poor persons, suffering under every form of' this dreadful malady, have received the benefits of this Charity. A Weekly Board manage Its asatra, and every informa tion connected with the Institution may be obtained on applicaVon ro the Secretary. Contributions to enable the Committee to continue this great work of benevolence are urgently solicited, and may be paid to William Loitham Farrar, BFq., the Treasurer. 66, Lincoln's inn-fields; Messrs. Coutta and Co., Strand; and at the Secretary's Offices, 167, Piccadilly. By ortler. W. J. COCKERTLL, Secretary. OYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road. Patron—The QUEEN.— Fouuded 1828. The sick poor are admitted on their own application alone; no re commendation is required. During the past month the following number received the benefits A this Charity, either as out or in-door patients, on their per.onal ipplication : Week ending 7th November 2,154 Ditto 14th November ...• Ditto 21st November .... • • 1,972 Ditto 28th November 2,309 9th and 30th November • • • • • 269 Total in November ...... 8,747 of which 2,775 were new cases, the remainder (still under treat ment) having been admitted previously. The clergy of all denominations have unlimited access to the patients Heavy expenses are Inevitably incurred in affording such eaten- Alve relief. The Committee, therefore, earnestly entreat the aid of the public. The management of the Hospital is in the hands of 30 Governors, early elected from the general list of subscribers, at the Annual •eneral Meeting in January. A Board is held every Thursday, at 4 o'clock (Rev. J. B. Owen, Chairman), to conduct the business, when any subscriber may attend, if so disposed, the Board being at 11l times desirous of receiving, suggestions or giving explanation. The Hospital is not endowed, but is wholly dependent on volun tary contributions and legacle - , which are received by the reasurer, iohn Masterman, Esq., M.P., Nicholas-lane ; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co. ; Drummond and Co.; Berries and Co.; Ransom and Co.; Prescott, Grote, and Co. ; Smith, Payne, and Co.; Glyn and Co. ; Jones Loyd and Co.; Barclay and Co.; Denison and Co. ; Williams. Deacon, and Co. ; Overend, Gurney, and Co. ; Nisbet and Co., Ber ners-street ; Masterman and Co.; and at the Hospital. Clothing for the destitute patients will he thankfully received. By order. J. B. OWEN, M.A., Chaiiman. ON PHYSICAL DISQUALIFICATIONS, GENERATIVE INCAPACITY, AND IMPEDIMENTS TO MARRIAGE. New and improved Edition, enlart,red to 196 pages, illustrated by 100 Anatomical Coloured engravings on ; , .teel, just published, price, free by post, Is., THE SILENT FRIEND : A Medical Work on the physical exhaustion and decay of the frame, from the effects of solitary indulgence, infection, and the injurious conse quences from the use of Mere try ; with observations on the obliga tions of marriage- rd dire tons to • obviating certain disqualifica tiors. By R. and L. PI , RItY and CO., Surgeons. Sold by Piper Brothers, 23, Paterro:ter-row ; Hannay, 63, and Sanger, 160, Ox ford-street ; and Gordon. 146, Ler d nhall-street, London. The CORDIAL BALM o; S RIACUM is employed to renovate the Impaired powers of life. Its Action is purely balsamic; its power in reinvigorating the .rams in en cases o nervous and sexual de bility, obstinate gleets, impotency, barrenness, and debilities arising from venereal excesses, has been demonstrated by its unvarying success in thousands of case'. Price 115. per bottle, or four quan tities in one :or 335., which saves 11 s. The CANC EN CRATED I)ETE It SIVE ESSENCE, an anti-syphi litic remedy, for purifying the system, and is recommended for any of the varied foams of secondary symptoms, such as eruptions on the skin, blotches on the head a - d e oe. enlargements of the throaL, tonsils, and uvula ;.threatened destraction of the nose, palate, &c. Its action is purely detersive, and its beneficial influence on the system is undeniable. Price lls and 335. per bottle, also a saving of lis. PERRY'S PURIFYING SPECIFIC PILLS constitute an effec tual remedy in all cases of gonorrhoea, ect, stricture, and diseases of the urinary organs. Price 9d.. 4s. 6d ~an ill s. per box. Sold by Barclay and Sons, Farringd n-street ; Darby and Gosden, 140, Leadenhall-street ; W. &Atoll and Co., 10. Bow-churchyard; W. Edw.rds, 67, St. Paul's-churchyard ; J. Sanger, 150, Oxford street; Hannay and Dietrichten. 63, Oxford-street; Butler and Harding, 4, Cheapside ; Prout and Harsant, 229, Strand ; and an medicine vendors throughout the United Kingdom. TRE EXETER HALL ANTI-I vCOME TAX DEMONSTRATION TO-MORROW. The Committee of the Property and Income Tax i Associationunderwhose auspices the great demon stration which is to take Ing has been " n place in Exeter-hall for the purpose of ma k to morrow evening, g t o n t e u n p e , c e m s s e a t r last nigh arrange ,t . m ents, under the presid Ch a irman of the Associ e t anotciyo of M rr a h j e o r a ß rr e a e n d g , e M me . n P t . s made for the meeting of , as to-mo rrow wer©, we uncle:- great protest against one s c t o a m n p d l , e o t e f such suc ce a s s n o a f t u t r h e i s cannot fail to insure the of the most colossal and crushingp ol itical inquities of modern times. The provinces, as a matter of course, will echo and re - echo in all parts the denun ciations of the Income Ta x with which Exeter-hall will ring to-morrow ; and the inevitable result be, that before many da y s of the comingwill session have passed away — pr obabl y befor e the firssetiir elapsed—we shall bea r an announcem ent from Ministerial lips, that a g reat modificatio n of UT, cruel impost will be forthwith made. But in order that there may be no mistake on this point, and with a view to let Ministers know betimes what they have to expect from the people's "ignorant impatience" of this tax, what could be more appro priate than that Major Reed, a s Chairman of the Association, should announce to-morrow that he will, on the very first day of the session, give notice of a resolution on an early day, in favour of a revision of the Income Tax, should Ministers themselves make no sign on the subject ? Such an announcement from the gallant gentleman would be received with such peals of applause as wets never before heard within the walls of Exeter-hall. Morning _Advertiser. MR. O. PLARSON ON PENAL PUINSffME2 Mr. Charles Pearson, the City Solicitor, has addressed a sornmunication to the Lord. Mayor, in which he embodies his opinions upon penal punishment, including prison dis cipline, transportation, and the ticket-of-leave system: In this communication Mr. Pearson gives an elaboratg sketch of the policy adopted towards criminals from the 16th to the present century, commenting upon its barbarity' and general results, citing authorities and facts, and proceeds to give his views upon penal punishments generally. ! classes them under three heads :-1. The system of 'past days, or the cheap and cruel system. 2. The present, or the expensive and effeminate system. 3. The future, or the self-supporting system. Referring to the first head, Mr. Pearson dilates upon the cruelties to which transports were subjected in former times, and proceeds thus with the second head : _ . " Seeond—The present, or the expensive and effeminate system. This system, which is generally known as the separate or cellularor solitary system, was invented by some pions philanthropists in America. It was imported into England about 20 years ago by Mr. Crawford, an able and intelligent gentleman, appointed prison inspector by the British Government. It was designed to supersede the old prison discipline and transportation systems. Reading and Pentouville prisons were erected to serve as models for all classes of criminals. The system is thus pithily described by its most able and zealous advocate, the chaplain of Reading Gaol, who thus observes, The essentials of the separate system are seclusion as a punishment, labour as a relaxation, and scriptural instruction as a corrective,' as explained by the regulations and illustrated by the practice of the gaol. The chaplain's short description may tkus be translated into plain language :—Under the separate sys tem criminals are to have a great deal of solitude, a great deal of victuals, a great deal of warmth, a great deal of sleep, and a great deal of mental instruction, a great deal of religious teaching, with a very little exercise, and labour sufficient only for the purposes of recreative relaxation. By the combined influences of these corporeal, mental, and re ligious agencies it was assumed by the enthusiastic advo cates of the system that the hearts of criminals would be softened, their unruly wills subdued, their minds would be enlightened, their souls converted, and their lives re formed. It was, moreover, said by its advocates that by uniting secresy with solitude, by placing criminals in cells so constructed as to exclude both sight and sound, by hood ing and masking them when led out to chapel or exercise, and by changing their name .for a letter by which they were to be known from their admission into prison up to the time of their discharge, that by a little secresy and good management a prisoner might upon his release main tain his incognito. It was said that the world would forgive or forget his crimes, and he might go abroad as an exile, or be restored to society ag having completed his penal punish ment, or be released in this country on a ticket of leave. " It was confidently of by the eulogists of the sys tem that, although its first cost and annual outlay were considerable, it would be presently found that the number of prisoners would be so much reduced from the effects of its reformatory influence that a considerable saving would be effected by the country in prisons and prosecutions as soon as its deterring and reformatory treatment was known and felt. " Your lordship heard me, several years ago, in the pre sence of a number of its most talented advocates, ridicule what I termed the absurdities, and denounce what I con sidered the serious evils of the system. I once heard Lord Brougham express himself on this subject, but experience has proved, as I never failed to predict would be the case, that the study of mental religion and theoretical virtue, as taught in these prisons, has not hail, and will not have, any practical effect in diminishing either the number of pri soners committed to our gaols or the number of crimes they may be tempted to commit when they get without their walls. " Solitude has its peculiar vices and evils as well as so ciety; man is for good as well as for evil a social being, and this unnatural, unsocial treatment has often, very often, exercised a most baneful effect, as well upon the body as the mind of those who are for any length of time subjected to its action. The laws of nature cannot be outraged with im punity; walls and bolts and bars cannot shut the devil out from his own favourite workshop—the heart of an idle man. " As an instrument of lengthened punishment for grave offences the separate system is pregnant, as I have else• where observed, with evils of an opposite character, ac cording to circumstances not at all affecting the criminal, either before his imprisonment or while in gaol. Its seve rity or laxity in such cases is dependent upon the agencies by which it is intended to be carried out." Mr. Pearson then adduces evidence of persons connected with prisons in support of his views upon solitary confine ment, and proceeds to the third head of his subject. " To arm society with powers of self-defence against crimes of violence and plunder, by compelling hardened criminals to maintain themselves by labour in industrial prisons, from which they cannot escape and will not be re leased, is the object of what I venture to hope will become the future system of prison discipline. I term that system for shortness the labour and appetite system,' the leading characteristics of which I will now proceed to describe. " The future, or manly and self-sustaining—the labour and appetite system of prison discipline professes to be founded upon the Word of God, as given to mankind in both the Old and New Testament. The first sentence of penal punishment ever pronounced upon man was a labour and appetite sentence. It was passed by Almighty Wisdom upon a guilty race in language which, for sublimity and beauty, is not surpassed by any other sentence in that sa cred book. In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread till thou return unto the ground, for out of it wart thou taken; for dust thou art and unto dust thou shalt return.' Happily for the world God did not leave the execution of this sentence of penal punishment to man's voluntary obe dience. To secure its observance, the face of nature and the physical constitution of man were entirely changed. Ap petite for food and rest, essential conditions of this penal sentence, become daily recurring stimulants to obedience, which no human contrivance can anticipate or postpone. Christianity is said by lawyers to be part and parcel of the law of England, and the precepts of the Bible are assumed to be the basis of our written and unwritten laws, and yet all our systems of penal punishment ignore the teaching of God's Word, which so plainly points to the association labour and appetite in the punishment and repression et crime. The means and appliances by which I propose to give a practical application to the principles foreshadowed in these quotations in founding a comprehensive system of prison discipline were developed in minute detail by myself and several witnesses. I was examined before the House of Commons Committee, to which I have already referred. Sir J. Pakington moved, Sir G. Grey supported, and the com mittee unanimously adopted, a resolution upon this subject. "As the ticket-of-leave substitute for the plan which the committee recommended to the consideration of her Ma jesty's Government must force itself upon the attention of the house at the very ocmmencement of the ensuing session, we shall learn what has been done by the Home Secretary between 1850 and 1857 towards the examination of the extensive details which the committee were unable to in vestigate for want of sufficient time for the purpose ; one thing only remains for me to say—l have never been sum moned before any committee or commission appointed to conduct such an inquiry. The other witnesses, who were prepared with plans, drawings, and estimates to confirm their former statements, inform me that they have never been called upon to offer any further observations or to submit themselves to any other examination. As far, therefore, as I am informed, the Government have allowed the plan to remain entombed, in a blue book which I have just ascertained weighs silb. avoirdupois. If the report and evidence be permitted to slumber in the pages of that monster blue-book, they might as well have been buried under the pyramids of Egypt. I hope, however, before the subject is ventilated in the House that the public will have before them a cheap edition of this and other docu ments necessary to be considered in discussing the impor tant questions of prison discipline and penal punishment, questions that have now forced themselves upon public attention, and upon which action in some one direction or another can no longer be either resisted or postponed. " The expense in the cost and management of our pri sons is so excessive under the existing system that the State is obliged to sanction the passing of short sentences, and the Government is compelled to resort to tickets of leave and other temporising expedients, still further to abridge the actual sentences of the law. If judges and magistrates were to pass such sentences as they in their consciences believe to bo necessary to, effect any solid reformation in the mind of the criminal, the prison accommodation throughout the country must be doubled to provide for the additional number that would constitute the average prison popula tion. " If there is at the command of her Majesty's Govern ment so large an amount of confiscated labour, which the State has a right to claim and apply to its own use, why should not this be done, particularly so if it can be proved that such an application of the labour of criminals would be made conducive to their moral and social reform as well as to their maintenance and support ? There is one, and only ono way, in my opinion, by which this object may be effected, and that is by making it a condition of prison discipline that the labour and appetite sentence shall be strictly applied in all cases where the health and strength of the prisoner will admit. " The proposed plan for accomplishing these objects as described to the committee contemplated the establishment of large industrial prisons, secure and strong, plain and cheap, with separate sleeping cells for each inmate. The pri son to be surrounded by strong and lofty walls, enclosing 1,000 or 2,000 acres of land. I propose that each of these prisons shall accommodate 1,000 or 2,000 inmates, classified, sub-classified, and distributed in different prisons according to their economical condition, whether artisans, mechanics, or labourers ; according to their physical state, their ago and strength ; according to their moral and legal status — whether felons or misdemeanants under longer or shorter sentences, and whether hardened ,offenders or novices in crime. By having one superintending power to deal with the large fund of labour of our prison population, means would . readily be obtained for a most perfect system of classifi cation—legal, moral, social, and economical —for the pur pose of meeting all the various objects I have described, so that the mutual contamination of prisoners might be pre vented, discipline might be enforced, and the separation of the prisoner--oae of the first objects of the system — might be promoted, , at the same time that justice would be done to the ratepayer by turning the confiscated labour of the criminal to the best and most 'profitable account. When the proposed plans for the classification of prisoners is complete, I propose that they shall, as nearly as econo mical considerations and prison arrangements will admit, be employed in the pursuits at which they are most apt, and to which they will be returned at the termination of their sentences." Mr. Pearson then enters into some details respecting plan, and concludes ollows : "My Lord Map 4 will be said,,l dare say, as the Parliamentary c 0 . ,. : reported of my proposed plan, that many difficull, ould probably arise under a dis cussion of its details,' and therefore a disposition may exist in some quarters to postpone its consideration for another seven years. But the Government will now be beset in all directions by difficulties upon the subject of penal punishment, the extent of which they will be compelled to weigh and compare. They cannot stand still, and they must .not go back. Society; will not call again into requisition the gibbet and the pillory, the whipping-post, the stocks, and the branding irons, the underground dun geons, the penal settlements, and slavery and chain gangs ; neither will they tolerate the prison palaces and castles of indolence, where ablebodied men in the prime of life cost for board and lodging 301. or 4' )1., and earn only 3/. or V. per annum ; where they have labour for relaxation only, and spend their time in qualifying themselves to deliver lectures upon a variety of subjects which it would have puzzled the Admirable Crichton to deal with." M. LEDRU ROLLIN TO THE ELECTORS OF FRANCE. NO EVASION 1- YOU MUST VOTE ! Having been consulted, from many places, on the ques tion of how voters should conduct themselves at the com ing elections, I take the liberty of replying to you collec tively, and my reply is, without hesitation,—No evasion ! you must vote ! To abstain from voting , to assume a lofty position , with out an effort at aiding one self, is asceticism, fatalism, the practice of recluses of bonzes, of Mussultnans ; this is not our part, this is not the part of politicians, whose domain is the world present, and who cannot influence events without actively mixing themselves up with them. The blessings of liberty, like the blessings of nature, must be conquered, and are not bestowed on any but those who seek them by constant exertions. Progress, incessant activity, is, both in the material world as in the ideal, the law of life, the true condition of progress, which condemns in principle all inaction, all abstention. Besides, in fact, abstention is not an effective arm, from the moment when it is not universal, embracing all, and reducing the condemned system to perish by such aban donment. I could understand this system if it were a de privation of fire or of water, an excommunication which would snatch the bread from the mouth. But to separate oneself politically, without actual rebellion, without re fusing to serve as a recruit, and without refusing to pay taxes, is to do nothing. Of what matter to the tyrant is your partial abstention fro m votin g , while you swell his Pretorian guards and augment his treasures? With these two forces he can enslave you ; and while to lives as a m— (et bien qu'il viva de m—), you are not the less slaves—he lives, and that is enough ! After all, what are the reasons why you should not vote? Can it be that, by voting, you mi-couceive any of the pri mary principles the preservation of the integrity of which constitutes our power? I must confess I cannot perceive the validity of this objection. What will be its effective operation ? To carry out the system of universal suffrage, to exercise a right which owes its birth to the Republic, and not to the Empire, and to exercise it with that object? With the in tent to overthrow that very Empire. Then, in making use of this republican right for a republican object, how aro you guilty of an auti-republican act? I repeat that this ob jection is beyond my comprehension. Vainly they urge that, to address the municipal autho rities to register you, and to receive your electoral card, is to unconditionally recognise this odious Government, and to make common cause with it. To which I reply, what has a man in common with the adversary whom he holds at point of sword, or covered by his pistol? Absolutely nothing more than the feeling of killing him that you may not be killed by him. What ! does a man recognise the Empire when he is compelled to be married by this same municipality, left ho should beget bastards, or because, when his children may be hereafter presented, that they may not be excluded , from the attri butes of citizens? I n this view a man recognises the Em pire when he repairs to the police to obtain his passport. At this rate how many republicans would have ,been for sworn who have nevertheless remained its most implacable enemies Let us hold fast by the truth : without being a casuist, or without saying with Machiavel, that all means are good, even dishonour, to regain liberty' ' it is allowable to discri minate between unimport an t an d insignificant formalities, 'imposed under all Governments, and an open, barefaced recognition, which is baseness and apostasy. The public conscience, a good judge in this matter, does not deceive itself. It knows that, whether with or without the stamped paper, the right of locomotion is not less inherent ; and also that, with or without the formalities of registering, the right to vote remains not less inalienable. But what the put lie mind feels above all is, that of all methods of recognising the Empire, that which consists in submitting so long a time, without an attempt, without a movement, without even a despairing effort, is the most degrading at titude in the eye of history. A truce to such mistaken exclusivistn ; let us commit no outrage for the advantage of our enemies. Let ua adhere to principles ; it is our duty and our power ; but, at the same time, lot us show ourselves to be practical. In universal suffrage we have the legitimate p oint of departure, and in the overturning the Empire the su p reme object. Let us know how to make a good use of it; not to deliberate--for whilst we deliberated the enemy s urprised us—let us act, this time, in our turn. To be enabled, with 'regard to, the elections, to excite every kind of rancour and animosity, and all those feelings of justice which slumber in the depthsof the human heart, to give them a voice, to restore confidence and energy to the social body, to have six long mouths before us, when it may be easier for us to draw near to each other, to con sult together, and to count upon each other—this is a con venient opportunity, a good fortune, whence the revolution may emerge ! I will even add, in all sincerity, that this work o f assi milation is, in my view of the subject, the chief point, the electric stroke, which will resound from one end of the country to the other. This regenerating ferment will be of more weight, in my opinion, than the final success of the election itself. Not that it is worthy of all your efforts, for if the man of the 2d Dec. came off victorious from the contest—if, in spite of his sbirri, his fuectionaries, his army, his good city of Paris should escape him (de par) the ballot (le scrusin)—then consider him like one blasted by H eaven , ruined in the eyes of all Europe, and abandoned, betrayed by his own accomplices. He would in vain attempt a new Corp d'etat, after so many broken promises ; and amidst an eademical and increasing misery in a population, which has within the last six months been shaken even to its very base. It is impossible to return the fire of the electric fluid. Will he, therefore, dare everything to obtain success ? With his audacious frauds, his jugglers' tricks, his oppressive actions of every kind ? I cannot avoid see ing the difficulty under which he labours ; but, never theless, I am apprehensive, as the waves have ascended to so great a height and the current appears so irresistible that success is not impossible. It is a question of union and civic courage—nothing more ! When workmen and citizens aro once agreed on a sicanng callle p o t i h n ,, t in , I kith to now acco u neither stratagem p eei a lly in n nor presencef o r o c f e a n which can call thius to account—especially in presence of an army divided by a thousand conflicting interests. Yes, this triumph is not a vain dream ! for it may be achieved by energy and perseverance, I would almost say by desperation ; but, above all, by force of discipline. Therefore, I beg you will not assail the names of the can didates with vituperation, provided they be republicans, of whatever hue. Let us not forget that neither our judg ment on the past, nor the personthcation of a Government for the future, is now a subject for consideration. Those candidates will never be aught else save " fascines," behind which the entrenched revolution marches more safely to attack the hostile citadel. When that is once carried the place is the people's. With regard to the other question propounded by you, and which appears to produce considerable excitement, — to wit, whether the elected candidates must be sworn or rot? it is, believe me, premature. Force them to fulfil their engagements, doubtless, if you are able, but do not let the question be a torch of discord among you. The Bonapartist police has too great an interest in distinguish ing itself. The first act will be to inscribe one's name, to consult together, to vote, and to succeed. The success of this will dispense you from the second; for whatever their names may be, if your candidates are drawn from the urn, they will call themselves the Revolution. London, Jan. 13, 1857. LEDRU-ROLLIN. SIR E. B. LYTTON AT GLASGOW.-0a Friday night Sir E. B. Lytton was entertained at a public dinner in the Glasgow Gallery of Art, in acknowledgment of his dis tieguished literary attainments. The Hon. the Lord Pr o v ost was in the chair, support e d enthe right by the guestof the evening, Sir E. B. Lytt on ; S ir J. Maxwell, of Pol commandingl oe;theß ev.thDerg. garrison Mr. C. t i!i - r cu ue l e, sH M a . triy, P ce, ;Col. Pole, &c.; and Mr. W . Buchanan, of Stiandim. Od therboyf Lady Lee's Widowhood," "the f:,,ory of the Campa i g n, the Earl of Elgin, K.T. ; Sir A. Alison ; Bailie Gal braith ; Mr. Cayley, M P. ; Mr. Wiliam Stirling, of Keir, M.P. ; Professor A% toun, of Edinburgh ; and Mr. Sheriff Bell. Sir James Campbell fulfilled the duti sof croupitr, supported he right by Sir Michael Shaw Stewart, M P.; Mr. Win. Stirling, of Keornure ; the Rev. Dr. Craik ; Mr. Wm. Hamilton, of Nortbpark ; Mr. H. E. Crum Ewing, of Strathleven ; Mr. Alex. Morrison, Dean of Faculty ; and Mr. Wm. Baird. of Effie ; and on the left by Sir James Fergusson, M.P. The speakers were lavish of compliments and courteous expressions. Professor Aytoun pronounced Sir Edward B. Lytton "the greatest living author in Britain." TILE NEW AMERICAN TARIFF. It is expected that a discussion of the tariff will be commenced to-day in the House of Representa tives at Washington. The discussion has already been avoided twice by the house—first in Aug. last, and again in Dec. Yet there has been no subject of pub lic interest, either in the lobby or on the table of Congress, possessing a greater claim to an immediate, frank, and deliberate examination than the tariff ; and, whatever prudential reasons may have existed heretofore to justify this postponement, there is evidently no reason now why the tariff question should again be shirked, or its consideration crowded further into the future. Our industrial interests are too vast and too important to be played with longer by politicians, and the sooner our tariff is permanently adjusted on a financial rather than .a political basis the better will it be for the whole country. The rival theories of free trade and protection, when set forth as the fundamental and inflexible principle of a national tariff, are absurdities. As theories merely they are good for party' effect, but as sweeping systems, ap plicable to every aspect of commerce and trade, theyareentirely impracticable in the United States. It is quite !right that in framing a tariff for this country such a policy should be adopted as will tend to establish our industrial independence. For this end the nature, history, and ind,ustrial value of every article that we import from foreign coun tries should be examined separately, and its rate of duty should be determined according to ita.i.u4 7 . vidual circumstances. The natural result of this proceeding will be the adoption of a tariff which opens to free trade those raw materials on which our own labour may be most largely and advan tageously employed, and all articles of general ne cessity which are exotics, or which are prodced only in small quantities in the United States. At the same time, such a tariff will establish a protec tion for our own industry by taxing those manu factured articles of foreign countries, the importa tion of wnich tends to destroy their manufacture here, and thus impoverish our own labour. A tariff formed on these principles will accomplish what is now universally needed—the establishment of all our industrial enterprises on a permanent basis. It is simply to tax those final products of foreign labour which come here for a market ; and to exempt from taxation all those raw materials composing those fabrics, on which our own labour may be profitably expended.—. New York Times, Jan. 6. MUTINY IN THis AfEirSY. LIVERPOOL, MONDAY. This morning, shortly after ten o'clock, the report of firearms was heard to proceed from on board the Ame rican ship J. L. Bogart ; and soon a flag of distress was hoisted. Captain Conway, who was on shore at the time, hastened to the American consul's office, and im mediately pr seeded on board. The consul instantly communicated with Mr. Gough, the in-door superintcn deut of police, and he shortly afterwards despatiched detective officers Scott and Eaton, with two others of that department, and they, taking ten other officers, proceeded on board the ship. Oa approaching the t side, they perceived a regular battle going on on the deck, and even the bulwark ef the ship bore traces og the contest. On going on boat el, the deck round the foreeiastle presented a horrib;e appearaece, and was covered !with pools of gore, the men showed shocking proofs of savage treatmen , and the first mate had his head nearly cloven, and lay on the deck. One of the craw was in front of him, also on the floor of the ship, having been wounded in the thigh by a pi• tol fired at him, as he states, by the second mate. The officers immediately stayeci the tumult, and then proceeded to make arrests. The ca fain and officers charged the crew with mutiny , and the I, tter a ccused the officers of brutally ill - treating them. Sikteen of the crew were placed in custody for mutiryj and injury to the officers, and the second mate was arrested for shooting at and wounding James Christie, an able seaman on board. Christie received the wound in the upper part of the leg, and the ball lodged in the thigh. He was taken to the Birkenhead landing-place, whither the other 15 charged were carried, togsther with the second mate, and he was thence conveyed td the Birkenhead office. The bullet yet remains in the wound. The first mate, whose name is C. 0 Thorber, was carried to the Northern Hospital, where he now lies. He has received a bad wound in the head, and a stabbed Wound in the shoulder. They nro not supposed such as to place his life in danger, however. The whole of the crew in custody are more or less injured—some of them very severely. Officer Scott took front the person of the first mate a pistol ; and, on being carried to the hospita , " brass knuckles" were found in his pocket. We under stand that inquiries made on board lead to the conclusion that the' officers from the moment the ship clearedicom menced ill-treating the men, and that this ill•treaiment reached such an acme on 'yesterday morning that the men struck work, and refused their ordinary'duty.l The officers immediately-resorted , to arms, shots were:fired, and Christie fell wounded. The men then seized What evo_r was at hand and attacked the officers, wounding the fi re : mate as we have stated above. Tne ocourrence bas created much sensation in town. i One ellege d. e ..,Ause of the mutiny, as stated by the crew, is tkat they BL 'iipped for New York, under articles they were nearly all black or to coloured e ff men,ect o a n n d a learnings ,hat a Mobile they refn , ed to a slave state where ttbheieng vessel was bound for go, h they would all be retained in sis;ver3 l The men who are in custody are all black s, and the 0 ip has certainly cleared for Mobile. ANOTIIER OREAT MEETING OP UNEMPLO YE° IN SMITHFIELD. Yesterday afternoon, at one o'olock, another great meeting of the unemployed artificers connected with the building trade was held in the open space of Smithfield, for the purpose of considering their general depressed conviction, and to adopt measures for amelioration. The attendance was much larger than o: the previous occa sion, and the proceedings throughout ;;eing conducted with the greatest decorum!and good order. Mr.. HUGH PEARCE was unanimously called to the chair, and opened the proceedings with a very L'ug address. Mr. CHARLES MURRAY moved the following resolu lotion Teat this meeting, • consisting chiefly of operatives unemployed (by causes for which they are not responsible), demand of the authorities that the means of existence be extended within our reach by useful and profitable employment in agriculture and manufacture ; that until such employment be afforded , we fall back upon our ancient and indisputable right to parochial assistance, unacompanied by the in sulting, debasing, and infamous conditions at present persisted in." In support of the motion Mr. Murray spoke at great length, complaining of the arbitrary. man ner in which the working-classes were treated by, their rulers, and alleged as the cause the absence of political power amongst their class. It had cost the country some, millions to civilise Russia and the Kaffirs, and more recently the Chinese at Canten, and therefore he saw no reason why the Government should not end one or two millions to civilise them, or, in other wor sp ds, to alter their condition. (Cheers.) The motion having been- seconded by Mr. DOWNING, Mr. KENT wished to say a few words, but in conse quence of some remarks that fell from him several per sons exolaitned that he wished to disturb.the harmony of the meeting, and after some slight confusion, Mr. Kent proceeded, and suggested that those present should parade the streets in procession, and also that • they should endeavour to obtain political power based on the princiVe of the people's charter. The resolution was carried unanimously, After which, Mr. M‘Heath, the honorary secretary, read a lengthy address, calling on the employed not to work any over time whilst one man was out. The address was adopted, and a resolution pledging the meeting to support the National Assiociation of Unemployed of Great Britain was also carried, after which the meeting adj ,urned. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. NORTH. EASTE RN. The Bishop Auckland branch of this company's rail way was examined last week by the Government In• speotor, and although a large traffic in coals and coke has been carried over the line for some time, it was thought advisable to allow the embankments a short time longer to consolidate before opening the railway for passenger traffic. It appears that the bridges and otbar works have been well constructed and the signals satis factorily arranged. WILTS, SOMERSET, AND WEYMOUTH. • The section of thig line from D )rche‘ter to Weymouth opens to-day for passenger traffic. Arrangements have been made for conveying passengers from the Waterloo bridge station to Weymouth, and vice versa. Five trains each way are to run daily between London and Wey mouth. KENDAL AND WINDERMERE. The statement of accounts for the half-year ending the 31st of December shows that 228,678/• had been received and expended on capital account, including 1,3 861 . re ceived from revenue. The receipts from traffic during the half-year ending as above amounted to 7,328/., and toe expenses to 2,5021., leaving 4,8261. Out ot this sum is deducted 1,2471. for interest n loans and preference shares,leaving a balance of 2,138/. available for . (lends. --- LIMERICK AND FOYNES RAILWAY. —A loan of 40,0001. for the completion of the Limerick and Foynee Railway has been authorised by th e Exchequer Loan Commis Toners. Since our last notice, the following additional contri butions have been promised to the executive committee. The Earl of Darnley, of Cobham-hail, Kent, has promised eleven important pictures, in addition to those which he had previously placed at the disposal of the committee : Titian—Portrait of Ariosto. Rubens—Triumphant Procession of Henry IV. Jacob Jot-liens—Girl with a Parrot. • Giorgione—Cac 3ar Receiving, the Head of Pompey. Tintoretto—The Milky Way. Carlo Dolce—Virgin giving Picture of St. Dominic to the Superior of a Convent. Le Brun—Centaurs and Lapithm. Roger van der Weyden—Portrait of a Young Man. Mark Gerardo—Qieen Elizabeth. My tens (Qy.)—Portrait of Sir Hugh Myddleton. Nicolas Pun -,:in—Preservation of the Infant Pyrrhus. Colonel Hugh Baillie, M.P., Mortimer-street, Caven. dtsh:square; London : Velasquez —Phillip IV. in shooting dress ; full length. Vela.quez—Cardinal Infant Dan Ferdinand of Austria ,n shooting dress. Velasquez—the Infant Don Balthazar Carlos, in black ; life size bust.. Velasquez—The Count Due Olivarez, with the Green Crags of C4latrava on his breast. Velasquez Queen Mariana, of Austria, with her hair ext avagan tly dressed. Tole contribution is especially valuable, on account of the comparative rarity, in England, of the works of this great roaster of the Spanish school. William Augersteio, Stratton-street, Piocadilly, , : •;, , ••"ft Paul Veronese—Nymphs Bathing ; Actazoon and Diana. Ruberr —His Wife, Child, and Sister. Daniel da Volterra—A Pieta ; from the Solly Collec tion. Parrnegiano—Cbarles —; painted at Bologna at the time of coronation. John Anderson, Esq., Coxlidge Hall, Newcastle-upon- Tyne: Murillo—St. John with the Pharisees. Cornelio Saclitleyen—Poultry. Sir Thomas Lawrence—Sir Sidney Smith. F. Albino—Judgment of Paris. Brackeleor—The Young Marauder. Joseph Dingwall, Esq., Sunningdale, Surrey : Imola—Holy Family, with Saints ; inscribed and dated. Giulio Romano—Portrait of Alexander the Great. Va.n d yck—Magdalen. Rubene—The Triblite Money. Giovanni Bellini—Large Landscape. We have great pleisure in announcing that the presi- dent and council of the R yal Academy- departing in this instance from a rule which, we understand, has hitherto been rigidly adhered to—have consented to allow a selection from the diploma works of deceased academicians to be forwarded to the exhibition. The "diploma pictures" are works presented to the academy by artists, upon election to the full dignity of R yel Academician. .... The contributions to the general museum of art, under the superintendence of Mr. Waring, continue to be in every way most satisfactory. The committee have determined to allot a certain portion of the exhibition building for a collection of photographs ; and they have entrusted the selection of specimens to Mr. Philip H. Delamutte, piofessor at King's College, London. MUSIC ON THE CONTINENT. - PARIS, JAN. 17.—For some weeks past the directors of the Grand Opera have been engaged, with the assist- ance of Verdi, in producing "It Trovatore." It was given this week, in a French dress, with marked suc cess. Certainly no one can can say that the music was improved by being wedded to French words, but the scenery- and decorations are such as never be fore accompanied this favourite opera at any other theatre. As it is necessary at the Grand Opera to in troduce a ballet in the middle of the lyrical drama, Verdi has added some dance music, by no means original or remarkable, which, with a few slight alterations in the last sceae, are the only musical novelties introduced. The caste of the principal characters was as follows : Madlle. banters, Madame Borghi-Mamo ; MM. Guey• marl, Bonnehee, and Derivis ; divertissement, Madlle. C oquai. Madlle. banters, the soprano, had obtained much popularity at the Theatre Lyrique, and so much pleased Signor Verdi that he recommended her to the high position she now oenpies. 'rue lady in question is a pretty person, young, and exceedingly animated. But she possesses other attractions ; her voice is fresh, pure, and limpid ; above all, it is sympathique. With con siderable dramatic feeling she promises altogether to become a great artist, as well as being a little beauty. Tnen she will not only please but command her audience : " Beauties in vain their pretty eyes may roll — Charms strike the sight, but merit wins the soul." The prima donna was much applauded throughout the open., and entirely came up to the expectations of her friends. Madarneßorglii-Maino achieved another triumph as "Azucena," a part on which she built her fame at the Italian opera. Her rich voice, and admirable school of singing, told with the same effect as in her late successful performance of "La Favorita." The event of the evening was the presentation of a bracelet to Madame Borghi- Manio by the Enlperor in the name of the Empress. His Majesty occupied the Imperial box, and sent the bracelet to the. favoured contralto by his Chamberlain. This was a graceful tribute to the talent of an artiste who has become a great favourite at tba Grand Opera. Bon the baritone, sang admirably, and with a care and intelligence which the audience thoroughly appre ciated. The tenor, Guernard, was the least successful of the caste of " Le Trouvere." The first representation, as well as the following, attracted "crowded houses," and, no doubt, the opera will have a prolonged success. The first represehtai ion of " Ri;oletto" was to have t ,ken place in a few days, at the Italians, when M ‘ 7actor Hugo commenced law proceedings, with the view o f 1). T - eventing M. Calzado, the manager, playing at " his then, re Rigilletto (Le Roi s'AmuQe)." The repre• prohibited at the Theatre Fran sentation has a:.` ) been cais, At the sans. 9 time M. Victor Hugo has sum moned M. Calzado uefore the tribunal of Premiere Instance, in order, it is said to confirm the interdiction. The Societe des Auteurs DrOniatiques are engaged to give their advice on this matter. DARING GAROTTE ROBBORY BY ARTILLERYMEN. Much excitement has been occasioned among the re sidents of Blackheath and Charlton, owing to Colonel Gordon, late of the Royal Artillery, having been attacked aria robbed by garotters on Friday evening last. It ap pears that Colonel Gordon had arrived at t to Woo his so lwich a a tew days since from Glasg ow, on a visin, cadet in the Royal Military Academy. On Friday, after dining at the house of a friend at Charlton, the 'colonel proceeded along the Shooter's-hill-road to Woolwich, and on arriving near what is known as the " Blue Gate," on Woolwich-common, he was attacked 'by three artillerymen, who seized him by the throat, an I succeeded in carrying off all the property about his person, including a silver snuff-box and a puree contain ing a quantity of silver, with which they got clear off. On Satire ly detective officer Crouch, of the R division, examined the spot where the robbery took place, and at which a scuffle ensued between the colonel and his assail ants, and on instituting a strict search that officer founda soldier's pass, belonging to James Price, a private of the sth battalion of Royal Artillery, who was taken into custody on suspicion. The accused underwent an exa mination before Mr. Traill, the police magistrate, yester day afternoon, but was discharged, the only evidence of a sulpieions nature, beyond that mentioned, being that on the night in question he did not return until twelve o'clock (three hours after the robbery) instead of eleven. Since the above occurrence orders have been issued by the Commandant, General Sir F. Williams, by which 170 men are stationed every evening as pickets along \ the different line of roads leading to and from the barracks. Grinnell, to THE ARCTIC DISCOVERY VESsEI, RESOLUTE. --From a letter addressed from Cowes, by Mr. C. Grinnell, his eminent father at New York, d with the reception appcOr to have been highly de s h in gohfficers. Mr. Grinnell gland, particularly those connect:d w t w h i e th the Resolute, of Captain Hartstein and enito England the Resolute mentions that on her vo t y Islands. He says : board believed nillY that their fate was " Everybody 0n been raging, which, suddenly wag nearly Frecked on b a h d n e g S sealed. A furious gale 0. This, with a current of two ceasing, left a heavy s was setting the ship on the and a halt to three knots, board expected destruction, but as it were. A. light air rocks. Every one on . s a ti ni tc i h rac o l f e, canvas was set, and after ions suspense, during which the an bravely held her own, the wind freshening en vessel a ed them to work off the shore. Had she struck, springingthey sour wel. e o .t f jB pa t L eed s v t ebr a yy nx Captainbl Hartstein thinks that not a life would have been saved. 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Muir, Malta. - •.' ; • ' , ' '. -, N1,,.• , 11N4. ' , "kl• l'i IRELAND ~...,--7-, , ,r,--- " . m c. • * ,,,,,,var.rn..... , , <rp - ~;:' V!ftlP 4 DUBLIA4':"Mai►pAIN97 • ,Z;V . , FIRE AT TIIE BANK OF liIELA?it , r:4'' ' ' '.;* l •, : ! , F - At 5 o'clock this morning theCifl;s4oflw44 pr,.; into a state of the greatest coaster tiou: j yy - ,44 . ,.-- . 4jr city nouncement that the Bank of Irel d';..nne. - .. , - finest public buildings in Europe an 4Terly - t. e s seat of the Irish Legislature, - was in Iftesrftd that from the rapid progress of the fire the most serious consequences were to be apprehenclothiiThe prompt arrival o f th e eng i nes , h owever , aidefl by the assistance of the police, soon checked the alarm, and the fire, after raging for about an hour, con siderably abated, but the accountants' and bOok keepers' offices are, it is feared, completelyTde stroyed. Fortunately the morning is perfectly calm, there being scarcely a breath of wind blow incr. Owing to the confusion and excitement; as well as to the difficulty of gaining access to the building, it is quite impossible as yet to ascertain the precise amount of damage. . . It appears that Miss Roberts, the housekeeper, did not retire to rest until 1 o'clock this morning, and at that time all appeared safe. The night-_,wath had been for some time discontinued. The hduse keeper's apartments are immediately opposite the Accountant-General's office, and at 4 o'clock. she was awakened by the glare of light issuing from the windows of the bookkeepers' department. ,ii ss Roberts forthwith gave the alarm, when it was dis covered that the flames were raging with great fury, but, prompt assistance having been speedily procured, the progress of the fire was fortunately arrested, and, although the bookkeepers' office ; are utterly devastated, no further mischief has oc curred to the building. The first person aroused was Mr. Dubedat, the cashier, who resides in, the bank. The first thing he did was to order the steam-engine to work, and thus shortly after' the arrival of the engines, an ample supply of 'water was obtained. The tanks on the roof were found, when most wanted, to be dry, but the tanks on the ground floor were soon amply supplied," and thus:the devastating power of the 114ntes wafftioott got 'Under. MAO 'had' to be Carried - ha the RR in stance to Foster-place, whence a supply was pro cured until the tanks had been filled. How the fire originated is a total mystery. It was rumoured through town to-day that it occurred in conse quence of an escape of gas, but such is not- the fact. Yesterday being Sunday, access to any of the offices was impossible, and it appears almost incredible that the fire could have been smoulder ing siece Saturday evening. Miss'Roberts Weeps the keys of all the offices, and she alleges, we un derstand, that no person had entered theta `since they were closed after business hours on Saturday. On the whole, the affair is shrouded in mystery. The only property said to be destroyed consists of useless 13:otters ; all the valuable books 'were locked up in the safes. Naval and Militaly intelligence. An order has been received at Chathank from the Duke of Cambridge, directing that the general superin tendence of the Enfield rifle instruction at Chathani gar rison shall be under the regulation for d;strict,instruct ots dated Aug. 1, 1356, and shall be conducted by Col. C. C. Hay, the commandant at the School' of Musketry; Hy the, or, in his absence, by a staff-officer of that establishment. consequence of this, Col. Eden,' in command of the tro,,ps at Chatham, has issued orders to all 'officers in command of corps directing them to give their support and assistance to those officers, and furnish them with all the information they may require in carrying out the orders of that especial duty in connection with the troops at Chatham. The Iris, 26, Capt. W. Loring, C. 8., fitting at' Chat ham for the Australian station, has received nearly the whole of her crew, which, with marines, numbers 230 men. She is partially rigged, and yesterday completed the stowage of her water-tanks. She will take her de parture ah , ut the middle of February. Her Majesty's steam frigate Tribune, 31, Captain Edell, arrived at Callao on the 4th of Dec. on her voy age to the coast of Central America. She bad been di • tained at Arica, Peru, in consequence of the revolution and attempt to take the town by the Peruvian sq uadron of Gcn. Givanco Her surgeons 'w ere of great assistance to the wounded, and the Spanish papers state that her presence and the efforts of her officers prevented much disorder and blood,hed after the town had fallen. Twenty were killed and 35 wounded. Several ladies took refuge on board. The President, 50, Captain Frederick, sailed on the 29th of Nov. for Arica. Rear-Admiral Bruce, commanding the British squadron, was expected daily at Callao. The 'French Admiral and a steamer of war are at Callao. Her Majesty's steam frigate Retribution, 28, Captain Barker, was expected to leave Spithead last night for the Mediterranean station, calling at Plymouth and Lisbon to leave supernumeraries for t'ie ships there. Her Maj- , sty's steam fr gate Dragon, 6, Captain H. Stewart, C. 8., arrived at Portsmouth yesterday morn ing, from the eastward, with supernumeraries. The Transit steam troopship, hav►ng refitted her ma chinery at Portsmouth, got up steam yesterday to test it, prior to being reported ready for troop service. The following embarkations are ordered to take place at Portsmouth this week :—Her Majesty's steam troop ship Urgent, Commander Phillips, 3 officers and 700 rank and file ; the William Hammond, 591 tons, Capt. Nicholson, 13 officers, and 271 rank and tile of the 41st and 49th regiments for St. Lucia and Barbadoes ; the Hamilla, Mitchell, 560 tons, Capt. Lawson, 8 officers and 214 rank and file of the 41st Regiment for Trinidad. The Hamilla Mitchell arrived at Spithead yesterday morning, and the William Hammond was expected in the night from the Thames. Both will return to Ports mouth with troops relieved by those they take out. The Star, 8 gun sloop, Commander Alexander Boyle, from the south-east coast of A. erica, arrived at Sheer ness yesterday morning at daylight. She is under orders to proceed to Chatham to be paid off. The Amphiou, 36 guns, screw steam frigate, Captain Henry Chads, at Sheerness, commenced yesterday morning to discharge her p ,wder, live shells, rockets, &c., preparatory to being paid off. The French 'screw steam corvette, Le Corse, Captain Garnault in command, arrived at Sheerness yesterday afternoon, last from Margate. She has been engaged for the protectio❑ of the French fisheries off the north coast of Scotland and i❑ the North Sea. DEATH OF REAR ADMIRAL MILWARD. We regret to announce the demise of retired Rear Admiral Clement Mllward, which mournful event oc curred on the 14th instant, in the 81st year of bis age. This officer entered the navy 26th October, 1793, as A. 8., on board the Alarm, Capt. Lewis Robertson, and in the following year was severely wounded as midship man of that frigate in an attack upon Pointe-a-Pitre, Guadaloupe. After two years of servitude, still on the West India station, in the Veteran, 64, and Solebay, 32, both commanded by Captain Win. Henry Bayntun, and as master's mate in the Etru-ce, Capt. James Hanson, he joined, in August, 1796, the Prince of Wales, 98, flag-ship of Rear Admiral Henry Harvey, under whom, in February, 1797, he beheld the surrender of Trinidad. In October of the latter year he became acting lieute• nant of the Favourite sloop, Captain Lord Camelford, (Mr. Mil ward was the officer from whom Lord Camel ford took the pistol on the well-known occasion on which he shot Lieutenant Charles Peterson, of her Majesty's ship Woolwich, for mutinous conduct at English Har bour, Antigua, 13th January, 1798) ; and in August, 1799, being then again in the Prince of Wales, under Lord Hugh Seymour, he assisted, as midshipman, at the capture of Surinam. On that occasion be was again invested with the rank of acting lieutenant, and ap pointed to the Surinam, a prize corvette of 20 guns, to which vessel, commanded by Captain Christopher Cole, the Admiralty confirmed him by commission, July, 1800. Invaliding home from the West Indies Octooer, 1802, he subsequently joined, 12th July, 1 _ 8 0 0 . 3 , dated Bth the Phaeton, 38, Captains George Cockburn and John h d n e Wood, in which frigate, after serving. off the United States, he proceeded to Plenipotentiary to ofparticipating, participating., when i i ,lnontcciareßmo p ft y he wi s th tir t a l i i t e s H o a f rr s i t. the East Indies, and was afforded, Grace, and conveying Mr- Merry, twhee believe,Brrtish a M n inister fought, 2d August, gun frigate Semillaute and oppor tunitysloop, in an 1805, with the French several batteries at the en r. Philippine Islands •; 3d April, 1807, the Bernardino, Russell, 74, C a ptain Thomas Gordon Caulteild, also in action of two 36. the East Isdies ; 19th February, 1808, fir a passage home, the Monmouth, 64 , Captain Edward Durnford Ki n g, and in September, 1808, :itl Marc!), 1809, the is ere p‘e and Belleisle, 74's, both commanded by Capt. Cockburn, under whom, in the Pompde, be assisted at the reduction of Martinique. On bis return to England in the Belleisle, with the surrendered governor and gars rison of the latter island, lie was presented with a come mander'e commission dat e d 14th June, 1809. He was next, 28th December, 1810, and Bth November, 1811, appointed to the Elk and Mercury sloops, on the West India station, where, on Ist January, 1813, be was nominated acting captain of the Herald, 20. Being confirmed to that vessel 28th May following, and con tinuing in her until 11th October, 1815, he succeeded in effecting the capture of several of the enemy's vessels, land took an active part in the expedition against New Orleans. Not having been further employed,,he ac cepted the rank of retired rear-admiral on. the let October, 1846. CAMBRIDGE, JAN. D.—DEATH OF THE MASTEN OF , ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE.—A gloom was cast over the Uni versity this morning by pr-mulgation of intelligence of the decease of the Rev. Ralph Tatham, D.D., th e re spected master of St. John's College. The rev. gentle man, who was close upon the ripe age of fourscore, gra duated as twelfth wrangler in the year 1800. He waS for many years p resident and tutor of his o,.liege, and he held the office of public orator in the University from 1809 to 1836, discharging its duties in the most credit able and efficient manner. He possessed in a remarkable deceased sound were in some degree prepared for the melancholy event, Dr. Tatham leaves vacant the living of Chilkirk, Nor folk, to which he was presented by the Marquis Town ehend in 1816. The election t the mastership must d e e e g e r e e . e Thethe faritetnridhsu c haracteristics of a well bred gentleman, and and reatl s ( c w h h o o lar w e a h s ipi y m i a t r h ri t e h d : beloved on account of his invariable courtesykind otefsthoef as lie has been ailing ft.r a long period. The thath of take place within 14 days from t he - declaration of the vacancy, and rests w ith the society. , , .., ..,