The Sun. — London, England, 1857-11-23 00:00:00

lIER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. JULLLEN'S CONCERTS. MDLLE. JETTY TREFFZ. The Last Night but Five. First appearance of Herr Wchard Deck (Primo Basso from the Grand Opera at Dresden), and M. Edouard Remenyi (Solo Violinist to her Majesty the Queen). THIS EVENING (MONDAY, Novethber 23), will be produced the New Grand Descriptive Comp lsition, by M. Jullien, entitled TOE INDIAN QUADRILLE, awl GENERAL HAVELOCK'S TRIUMPHA.L MARCH, performed by M. Jullien's Orchestra, assisted by the drums and fifes of the Grenadier Guards th e Coldstream Guards, and the Scots Fusilier Guards ; and a Grand Chorus, " Rule Britannia," and " God Save the Queen." Prices of Admission—Promenade, ls; Upper Wows, Is. ; Gallery, Is ; Dress Circle, 2s. 6d.; Private Boxes, 10s. 6d. and upwards. Prospectuses, with full particulars, may be had at the Box office of the Theatre ; of all the principal libraries; and at Jullien and Co.'s, 214, Regent-street. riEt MAJESTY'S THEATRE.— M. JIILLIEN'S ANNUAL BAL MASQUE, MONDAY, Nov. 30. 1 M. JULLIEN has the honour to announce that his GRAND ANNUAL BAL MASQUE will, this year, take place at Her ' Majesty's Theatre, on MONDAY, Nov. 30. M. Jullien's present Bal Masque will be given with the same splendour as has been displayed in those magnificeht fetes he has presented to the public on previous occasions ; fetes which have unanimously been pronounced as unsur passed in Europe. It will take place at Her Majesty's Tt eatre—an establishment so famous for the splendid balls which have been given within its walls under the most dis tinguished patronage. M. Jullien is determined that this, his Nineteenth Bal Masque in England, shall equal, if not excel, any of its predecessors in brilliancy and splendour. , The Orchestra will comprise 110 musicians--Conductor, M. Jullien. Iv The newest and most fashionable music will be played, in cluding M, Jullien's " Indian Quadrille," which has achieved such signal success during the present season, and several new Waltzes, Polkas, and Quadrilles, composed expressly by M. Jullien for his Concerts and for this occasion. r The dances will be regulated by 14 Maltres des Ceremonies, whose arrangements will be strictly carried out. No one will be admitted except in evening dress or fancy costume. This regulation will be strictly adhered to. The whole theatre will be ornamented with garlands awl wreaths of flowers, in gold, silver, and colours. For this pur pose Messrs. Chabot and Co., who were charged with the decorations for the grand ball at the reception of the Empe ror Napoleon 111., Stuttgart, have been engaged at a great expense, and will arrive in England expressly to arrange, at Her Majesty's Theatre, a display, which will be seen for the first time in this country. Mr. Nathan, of Castle-street, Leicester-square, has been appointed Costumier to the Bal. Tickets for the ball, 10s. 6d. The prices of admission for spectators (for whom the ,udience portion of the theatre will be set apart) will be, dress circle, ss. ; gallery stalls, 2 s. 6 d. Private boxes from 3/. 3s. and upwards. Persons taki.ig private boxes will have the privilege of passing to and from the ball-room without extra charge. Ticket for the ball, places, and private boxes, may be secured at the box-office of her Majesty's Theatre ; of the principal librarians and music sellers : and at Messrs. Jullien and Co.'s, 214, Regent-street. The doors will be open at half-past 9, and the dancing com mence at half-past 10. Refreshments will be supplied during the evening by M. Epiteaux, of the Opera Colonnade, and at 1 o'clock the supper will be served. THEATRE 'ROYAL, Ei&YM.A.RIkEr. Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buckstone. PHIS EVENING, to commence at Seven o'clock. with a new Comedy, entitled AN UNEQUAL MA.TCH. Princi pal characters by Messrs. Buckstone, Compton, Chippendale, W. Farren, Miss Amy Sedgwick, Mrs. Buckingham White, an Mrs. E. Fitzwilliam. After which, a new farce, by the author of Box and Cox, entitled TAKE CARE OF DOWB, in which Mr. Bnckstone will sustain an original character. To conclude with THE SWISS COTTAGE. Orchestra Stalls (which may be retained the whole or the evening), 6s. each. (No charge for booking.) First Price. s. d. Second price. s. d Dress Boxes 5 0 Dress Boxes 3 0 Upper Boxes ... 3 0 Upper Boxes 2 0 Pt Lower Gallery... 1 0 Lower Gallery 0 6 Upper Gallery 0 6No half-price to Upper Gallery. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEA.T RE. Proprietor, Mr. Charles Kean. LAST SIX NIGHTS OF THE TEMPEST. THIS EVENING, will be performed Siakspere's Play of THE TEMPEST. Preceded by a new farce, in one act, entitled A , CASE OF CONSCIENCE. THEATRE ROYAL, A DEL PHI. Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster. TIIIS EVENING, will so performed THE MIDDY ASHORE. Miss Mario Wilton. After which, a new romaLtic drama, called THE LEGEND OF THE HEADLESS MAN, and in which Mr. Benjamin Webster and Madame Celeste will perform. Pollowed by the original Apropos Sketch, entit:ed THE DRAPERY QUESTION ; or, Who's for India I Messrs. Wright, P. Bedford, C. Selby; Miss M. Wilton and Miss Mary Keeley. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.—Lessee, Mr. Dillon.—Under the joint management of Miss LOUISA. DYNE and Mr. W. HARRISON: THIS EVENING, will be pe formed BaHe's new opera, THE ROSE OF CASTILLE. Characters by Miss Louisa Pyne, Miss Susan Pyne, Miss Marian Prescott, Mr. Weiss, Mr. A. St. Albyn, Mr. G. Honey, Mr. Wallworth, and Mr. W. Harrison. Conductor, Mr. Alfred Mellon. To conclude with the new Farce, entitled A PAIR OF PIGEONS. Mr. G. Honey ani Miss Cuthbert. Private Boxes, £2 12s. 6d., £2 25., and £1 11s. 6d. ; i tans, 6s, ; Dress Circle, ss. ; Upper Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 25.; Gallery, Is.—The Box Office is now open daily, from 11 to 5, under the direction of Mr. Chatterton, jun. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessees. Messrs. Rob3on. and Emden. MR EVENING, will be performed a new and original comedietta, by Sterling Coyne, Esq., called WHAT WILL THEY SAY AT BROMPTON ? Mr. Robson, (Sic. Followed by the new comedy, called LEADING STRINGS. Messrs. Addison, G. Vining, H. Wigan ; Miss Marston and Mrs. Emden (late Miss Somers). To conclude with the original Extravaganza, by Robert . Brough, Esq., called MASANIELLO. Messrs. Rob on, Cooke, Danvers, Sic. ; Misses Swanborough, Thirlwall, Hughes, Bromley, and Mrs. Melfont. Commence at half-past Seven. LOYAL SURREY THE AT LeSiOCAR, Messrs. Shepherd and Or9swiek. THIS EVENING, will be performed THE WIFE'S RE VENGE. After which, INDIA, 1857. Messrs, Shepherd, Cres. wick, W. Smith, Vollairs, B. Potter, Widdicomb, Relmore, Tappitr; ; Miss M. Eburne, Miss Webster, Miss Chalmers, Miss Johnstone. To cono'ude with UP IN THE WORLD. CANTER - BM - 1Y HALL, Westminster-road. — OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The foll3w nz eocapany of Vocalists are engaged for the parrorrnance s dietions from all the popular OPERAS, MADRIGALS, CHORUSES, GLEES, DUETS, 6;c., viz.:—Mies Russell, Mrs. Badzey, Madlle. Marietta, Mrs. Palmyra, %liss Bru nell, and Madame Marietta; fierr F. Jonghmans, Mr. Henshaw, R. Grover, T. Far , aat. S. (1.11e, - ,, J. Barker, W. Melling, Senor Au:onio, E. L. Rime, and %fr. St. Aibyu; Messrs. S. Collins, W. 1. Critchileld, and E. Mack ney. Pianoforte, Mr. Cecil Hicks; harmonium, Master Williams; Director, Herr F. Jonghraaas. Commence at Seven o'clock preeiseiy. Suppars, &e., until twelve o'clock. HIGH WATER, I.T LONDON' `R,ID74.E. TUTS DAY —Morn., 34 min. aft. s—Even., 57 La n aft. 5 0-MORROW—Morn., 23 min. aft. 6 —Even., 53 min. aft. 6 THE WEATHER—Sux OFFICE, NovEmszr. 22. TIIIMIONSTIAR, IN VIM SII4DE. 56—highest since noon yesterday. 46—lowest this morning and during the night. 53 —this day at noon. BAROMETER, WIND, S.W. ; light, with fine sunshine in the morning —it is now getting hazy. NOVEMBER 23. 55—highest since noon yesterday. 55—lowest this morning and during the night, 53—this clay at noon. BAROMETER, 29.53—a fall of nearly three quarters of an inch since yesterday morning. Wur) , , S.W. ; variable, rather fresh, and squally, with rainy weather. It began to rain in the night, but "takes up " a little now. , qi7C7, ---- 7. , *7 • •?4,4s -.4„. 2,, 4-- • --= LONDON, MONDAY, NO V. 23, 1857. Lord PALMERSTON'S Whig and Tory friends seem to rely very much on his adroitness, his luck, or his humour, to get him through the next ses sion. They think it dignified enough for the first Stateginan, by position, in th e country to possess the merits of ic good TATTERSALL man. They are, if we may be allowed the expression, openly in triguing to release hi m f rom his Reform Bond. Whatever be the right theory about bank notes, Premier's pro m i ses to pay ought they insist that a to be inconvertible; that they should pass for ever, receivable as politi cal currenc y ; that they shouldnot be redeemable even b y a paragraph in th e QUEEN'S Speech, or a bill read a first time, much less by - a bill forced through two houses, iu face of all the secret or avowed anti-Reformers, who together are such a huge majority in Parliament, and such a small minority out of it. The journals, well understood to write more or Ens under a Ministerial afflatus, are preparing us to find that hut - MAJESTY has "remembered to forget . ' to in troduce Representative Reform in her Gracious Speech on the 3d, that it will be proposed t) Lau the little session, if possible, to the Bank Indem nity and the great one to India, and that Reform can well wait for another year. Of course it can. Reform, individual or public, can always wait, though corruption or jobbery cannot. And very likely the jocose Premier of three score a,lti thirteen will turn round upon his critics and say to them "If I have procrastinated Reform again, tell me which of you has not ten times over put off some reform he bad promised to make ? Gentlemen, we are all procrastinators, we should be far too good for this world if we were not. So which of you can first cast a stone at me We do hope, however, that his Lordship will not get off so easily, and that Mr. ROEBUCK will not be allowed to sell us all this time. Of Lord PALMERSTON'S aversion to Reform WE never had any doubt, and have frequently enough pointed out the folly of letting him put off the considera tion even of any proposed reform, little or great, n our representative system, with the cry of " next year." We have strongly enough urged that next year to Lord PALMERSTON, like to-morrow to 113 all, would never come ; and, by this time, we suppose most persons begin to think as we do. - - Great numbers of honest reformers could not be- lieve it possible that so solemn a promise as that given by the Premier could even ever be evaded ; we, on the contrary, could only believe that Lord PALMERSTON held no political engagements bind ing ; and next, that he regarded them simply as the readiest means of evading present duty, fully as- sured, by a long experience, that the chapter of a ccidents would enable him again to evade the unpleasant duty when the time for performance actually came. But is the Premier to be allowed thus to cajole us all with our eyes open. Is he to he a political Bosco, and we the staring audience, sure of a trick, and yet only exclaiming, " How clever." If there be any pluck in the indepen dent members, they will organise themselves, will determine to fight, and will compel the liberal Sepoys, numerous enough, who would gladly mutiny, to go into battle with them. We hope the now courtly and Germanised Premier will be met by some good stiff debates in his Indemnity session, on topics he would gladly exclude from it. First, the Indemnity It self ought not to be granted immediately. It is surely time to put an end to Bank monopoly, now that every other commercial monopoly has bean abolished ; few, indeed, pretend that the Act of 1844 needs no modification ; now the least that can be asked is, that the Bank of England shall have no advantage whatever over any other bank, and that other banks shall have just the same pri- vileges as the Bank of England. What these pri vileges should be, my be matter of honest dis cussion ; but the selection of one banking corporation for special privileges and Government patronage is surely a flagrant violation of all our Free-trade principles. General HA.VELOCK'S promotion will also, we hope, be earnestly debated. No one doubts that had ke been a member of the aristocracy he would have been gazetted as Baron HAVELOCK of Luck now at once. Sir JOHN LAWRENCE would pro bably also have received a title from Lahore, and General WILSON from Delhi. The nation looks with contempt on the honours already bestowed upon its real aristocracy, while the worthless CARDI SANS and LITCANS are shielded against honest in quiry, and gilded with substantial rewards. We shall want to know why the great men of the people are treated so differently from the trash of the aristocracy. It might well be asked why Sir JOHN LAWRENCE was not at once placed at the head of the Indian Government, and the late Post master-General recalled to take again the post and pay which belongs of right to another man of the people, ROWLAND HILL ? There is probably not an individual in England or in India, at present known to the public, whom every voice would pronounce so fit for the office of Governer-General as Sir JOHN LAWRENCE ; but he is not a peer, or the brother, or nephew, or son-in-law, or cousin of a peer. He is worth twenty lords in India ; but he is not a lord. He has saved India by his administration, as truly as WILSON, NICHOLSON, and HAVELOCK saved it by their fighting ; but 25,0001. per annum must go, not to merit, but some English aristocrat whose fortunes need mending. The Austrian Telegraph job, too, must be thoroughly overhauled. As the report now stands it seems to be the most miserable of jobs. Austria is to have exclusive right of conveying messages between one of our own possessions and Alexandria, and to have it in perpetuity ! From C srfu, where she could not put up a post without our permission, to Alexandria, where we have tsn times more interest and business than she has, Aus tria is to have the sole charge of our govern tnen messages ! Can nothing be d )ne to nullify this shameless bargain with a power, the pet of the COBURGS, RITSSELLS, and PALMERSTONS it may bt , , but the detestation of Englishmen I Are the de tails of the job complete ? Is there not time to demand for English purposes one exclusive wire, worked by English officials, and the messages con veyed on which shall never be known to the power which seduced an English Statesman to viola to the honour of our Post Office, and made an Austrian Post Office spy of Sir JAMES GRAHAM. We hope the Indemnity Session will grant no indemnity for this worse than stupid business, and will do what it can to neutralise the mischief already done. As to the Reform business, however, no quarter should be given. Jokes and excuses ought to be met by a plain straightforward presentation of the solemn promise, and if the promise cannot be en forced, by an avowal of determination to fight the battle throughout both sessions on individual points, such as the ballot, Loena KING'S motion, property qualification, and certain extensions of the suffrage. No one doubts that the Premier has the entire good will of the majority of the House with him. The Tories he has to a man, we paean on the Reform question; then the great part of the liberals are always Parliamentary Reformers front necessity of position rather than from choice ; they gladly go with the Tories when they can do it decently, and at the same time aid a Conser vative Whig Premier. We believe, therefore, the Premier will be popular with the House for enabling it to throw the responsi bility of evading Reform on his shoulders. It is the business of the really liberal members to see that this he not done. They are bound t lay their plans so that hon. members shall not escape the responsibility of a vote on Reform, to compel pseudo-Liberals to unmask themselves, and not to let them get rid at the same time of Reform, and of the discredit of shuffling with it too. However, we know not what even an indem nity Bill may bring forth. Lord J. RUSSELL and theßight Hon. B. DISRAELI are both on the 1:)0k-our. They each want an opportunity, either ti damage Lord PALMERSTON or to exalt themselves and their Party. The House, also, did not show itself par fectly servile last session ; the China business, which gave occasion to the existence of the House, hangs rather in conven i ently on hand ; and it is impossible to say whether the utmost subserviency to c3ilrt Germanism will avail against all d ~lances in a House which, to do it jestice, rilia(iy and (feLLuati w. ti,; though its leaders are but too ready to yield in everything, from a treaty to a telegraph. Would be Ministers must keep comfortable with Courts we wish we could exonerate the leaders on either side of the House from this charge. Since writing the above we find, as will be seen below, that some concession to public opinion has been made in regard to the Indian Generals, and that the Austiian telegraph job is abandoned — in neither case much to the credit of our Premier. An allitional instalment has been doled out by Government to the foremost among the band of heroes who, during the fearful struggle with the tiger-hearted rebels of Bengal, have been earning fresh glory for the prowess of British arms, and for themselves the lasting gratitude and affection cf their countrymen. The nation would univer sally rejoice were the highest honour bestowed without grudging upon the illustrious HAVELOCK, who is, after all, the man whose energy and valour have really proved, in the dread crisis, the salva tion of India. But the high mightinesses of Downing-street are not to be betrayed into such a manifestation of generosity. To pay twenty shil lings in the pound would be extravagance of liquidation too enormous for Ministerial formalism and reserve ; so, bit by bit, and step by step, the fractional tokens of acknowledgment are tardily dealt out. We now learn that the honour of Baronetcy is forthwith to be bestowed upon the captor of the revolted Impe rial city, and upon the great soldier who achieved the relief of the beleagured fortress of Lucknow, after a series of marvellous victories with his heroic handful against enormous odds of well disciplined and hard-fighting troops. Sir A.RCH DALLE WILSON, of Delhi, and Sir HENRY HATELOOK, of Lucknow, are to be enrolled in the illustrious list, and share the honours of the bloody hand with civic dignitaries and such courtly personages as Royalty delighteth to single hut for the receipt of peculiar favour. In all sober seriousness, we ask Lord PALMERSTON, can he deceive himself into the supposition that this hybrid dignity, " neither fish nor flesh, nor good red herring" conferred upon HATELOCK, will be accepted by the people of England as au adequate and crowning recompense for his inexpressibly great and brilliant services? The Premier is too shrewd and sensible an individual to enter tain any such silly notion. Once for Ell, we ask, why is not Sir HENRY HAVELOCK made a Peer 7 That the Minister will find himself compelled, in the long run, to award that fitting meed of heroism, he knows perfectly well, for, beside the recent feats of HATELOCK, the overthrows of Glauznee and Bhurtpere, which were each rewarded with a coronet, pole their in effectual fires. Here was an opportunity for gra tifying the heart of the nation without in the very least overstepping the limits of propriety in the distribution of nobility. But from some un worthy motive, fettered, 'we presume, by some incarnation of the Fiend of Red tape, Lord PALMERCTON hesitates to confer the merited and called for reward, and so robs the action—which will yet have to be perforated-..0f the grace which would now accompany it, were he to manifest a prompt and unstinted recognition of the merit of the recipient. He may depend upon it, this half measure will not be taken in satisfaction of the debt which the people of Great Britain are proud to acknowledge to their glorious champion in the East. None can gainsay the fitness of the gift. Why, then, shrink from conferring it cheerfully and graciously A. more popular, politic, and unexceptionable exercise of the bounty of the CLOWN could never be displayed than in the elevation of HA.TELOOK of Lucknow to the dignity which rewarded the kindred valour of CUTE of Plassey. It is to be hoped that the very improvident arrangement which it was asserted had been entered into between the Governments of (4-leg Britain and Austria will not be brought to a con clusion. It would, indeed, be deplorable to bind ourselves to the exclusive use of a single line of telegraph in any part of the chain that may afford speedy intelligence from India. The failure of a single link would destroy the entire cable. The Austrian alliance is not by any means so certain that we could repose implicit confidence on its continuance. We have been emphatically told by the Oest. Zeitung that, "if England wishes to have Austria for an ally, she must lesrn to behave well I" We, must, in fact, in every thing be the humble servant of the red EMPEROR—must receive the Imperial behests without murmur or remonstrance, and execute them " with bated breath and deep humility." We are to be bound ever in heavy recognisances, the penalty being the suppression of our telegrams. Now this will not suit JOHN &mi. Our ten dencies are not greatly in favour of Germanism. We shall be glad to have a second line of com munication with India, and that through the Austrian dominions will unquestionably be useful. But we should far rather relin quish it than create a monopoly. We have earnestly advocated the doubly line by the Euphrates and the Red Sea, considering that every possibility of interruption should be avoided. It is just as essential that there should be " a second string to the bow," on the Euro pean side, that we should not be dependent either on France or Austria. Political difficulties may arise. It would not be quite suitable that either of these nations should have a carefully preserved " rod in pickle," to be applied whenever there might be a favourable, or seemingly favourable, opportunity. The telegraph from Ragusa to Alexandria will, unquestionably, be a very remu nerative concern. We have no doubt that the entire capital required could be provided in this country. Or that whatever assistance was want ing would be supplied. A guarantee ensuring a fair per centage might be given, but that is not the object of the Austrian Government. They want to be the only source through which infor mation, which may be of vital importance to Eng lish interests, can be conveyed, and no efficient guarantee could be given that it would not be tampered with by the Austrian officials, who would have the entire control and management of the concern, and the first intelligence of all that might be transmitted thereby. It is said that " Austria does not need tele graphic communication with India." It would, however, greatly desire it with the East. The quick knowledge of the changes and chances that might occur would be of immense value to Aus tria itself. We should far rather that she had nothing at all to do with the matter than that we should be rendered dependent on her good offices and good dispositi , m in every trial and emergency. _ _ The telegraphic communications with India are of too great consequence to permit them to be dependent on a single line. There must be two, at least. It will not do to depend either on France or Germany exclusively. We want both lines. We can pay for both, and both we will haw'. We earnestly hope that there win be no 1 1:te:rriptiou cf friendship ;',lO - 1. either country, but still we should not subject ourselves to the possi bility of such an event, or the serious incon "nnience to which we might be thereby subjected. ZHE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, NOV E NIBER 23, 1857. THE NEXT NE WS FROM INDIA. Telegrams of Indian news will be due from Malta to-morrow. They will contain intelligence from Calcutta up to the 24th of October, and from Bona bay up to the 3d inst. This intelligence will, it is expected, be vary interesting, as it will probably enable usto judge of the true position of Havelock, and it will also give us particulars of the success o f the flying columns in pursuit of the rebels who es caped from Delhi. The Nemesis, which left SOuli ampton on Friday with the Indian mail, was de tained all night, on Friday, in Yarmouth Roads, in consequence of a dense fog. "WHO IS TO BLAME THIS TIME." TO THE EDITOR OF TRH SUN. SIR,—In my letter of the Bth inst. I pointed out the necessity for immediate relief to the money-market, and the danger of delay. I called attention to the dan gers which, otherwise, Government would experience at the hands of the " unemployed millions" this winter. On the 11th inst. I more strongly urged the point of danger to the vital interests of the country, if Govern ment and the Bank of England allowed the Bank Act of 1844 to proceed any longer unmodified, and what has occurred during the brief interval of Eleven days ! Do not the united voices of the Press, (with the exception of the "Mercator" organ, and an occasional accomplice in the pay,of usurers,) and of the People, now admit that facts have beaten theory, that free trade and restricted currency have combined to produce a crisis without example in our history, and one the result of which may prove as serious to Government as it has proved to traders. The " Order in Council" came too late. No 1/. notes were ready ; mercantile losses, discredit, panic, had arisen. It was too late to shut the stable door—the steed was stolen. Men in business, who ten days ago had no idea that they could be involved in the ruin have since found that by the inability of others to pay engagements, by discounters retaining their acceptances after receiving the Bank notes to retire them, they have to pay them a second time, by the further depreciation in value of commodities, of bills of exchange with indorsementa'considered " undoubted" prior to the 11th inst., now find themselves involved, aad in some cases do not know who their actual creditors are or may prove to be ! I Had the " Yankee Leviathan" been allowed to take his chance last Thursday, as any other of less gigantic engagements would have been, what an examination of endorsements would have been necessary at the Bank of England ! But the Observer now says, " We are all for justice, but we are not for polling the c!onds over our heads." The Illustrated News, in its article upon the meeting of Parliament, remarks—" Who can say what the next fortnight may not educe in the social condition of the country ? W hen the msrchant princes of England pass through the fiery ordeal of a panic, the industrial clailses do not go unscathed." Glaßgow, Lurgan, Nottingham, will soon be no exceptions ; a cry from the depth and breadth of the land will soon arise, which will be heard, and the Government of this country will have to answer my question—" Who is to blame this tine I" I am, Sir, your obedient servant, " CIVIS BRITANNICUS." November 22, 1857. TILE AMERICAN CRISIS. ExTRAOT FROM A LETTER DATED NEW YORK, NOV. 11. I fear that anything I could write to endeavour to depict the awful state of prostration in all and every branch of business would fail to convey to you an idea of it, To make you understand it at least in part I will state that money for two months past has ranged at from 3 to 5 per cent. per month for the very best business paper, such as Brown, Brothers and Co., Grinnell, Mortimer, and Co., and houses of the very first standing, and that all other paper has been utterly unavailable at any rats. The consequence has been that nearly every person is in fact bankrupt, and the payment of notes and business liabilities has ceased, and every obligation to banks and amongst merchants and traders have been renewed and extended for different periods of from four to 12 months, You can hardly form a conception of the confusion caused by this state of things. Nothing has ever been known like it before. FINANCIAL DISTRESS AT THE THEATRES The throngs of people who nightly visit the eleven theatres now open in this city seem happy enough, and no one would imagine, from the receipts of the places of public amusement, that there was any severe stringency in the money market. During the past two weeks we have published statements of the number of visitors at each theatre, with the sums received. From these it appears that on Monday, Nov. 2, 15,800 people visited the theatres, paying 5,800 dollars. On the evening of the 9th, the number of vistors rose to 16,000, paying 6,360 dols. From the last statement the German theatres are omitted. They take, however, about 500 doh per night. If we leave the average, however, at 6,C00 dols per night—and that is quite within bounds —we shall have a weekly expenditure for theatres, in this city alone, of 30,000 dollars, which is doing very well for hard times. At about the time of the bank suspension, last month, several of the theatres were is a bad way, and even now they are not doing quite so well as usual at this season, which should be the best of the year. The managers have generally reduced their expenses, and are now playing to more than paying houses. The opera season has commenced well ; the management has stopped the system of dis tribming tickets to barbers, boot-blacks, and other use ful members of society who came to talk loudly in the lobbies and get in everybody's way, and the effect of this and several other reforms is seen in a great improve. ment, both in the number and character of the audience. It is, likewise, a curious fact that while the journals are filled with reports of distress among the working classes, the theatres and saloons on the easterly side of the city—which places of amusement are supported almost entirely by mechanics—are quite full every night. There is no doubt that great distress exists among the poor, but the poor do not march about the streets with banners and cr:es for bread or death. The poor do not make speeches in the Park or in Wall-street, or frighten the federal authorities into detailing marines to protect Uncle Samuel's cash on hand. The de monstrations in Tompkins square are as purely theatri cal as any stage play. They are made by idle fellows, who grow fuddled over beer and preach chartism or red republicanism by yard. The really poor shrink from the light of day, and are only found by the benevolent after strict search. These supernumeraries of Tompins square are getting up a little play of their own. Pretty soon they will pass around the hat.—Nero York Herald, 11th Nov., 1857. The Queen has signified her royal pleasure to raise to the dignity of Baronet of the Mated Kingdom Generals Wilson and Havelock, by the titles of Sir Archdal e `Nihon of Delhi, and Sir Henry Havelock of Lucknow. REPRESENTATION OF FINSBURY.—We are authorised to state that the reports respecting Mr. Duncombe's health which have lately appeared in a portion of the public press are without foundation, and that the hon. member will not only be in his place at the meeting of Parliament, but that his health is at present far better than it has been for sometime past. The Austrian 3azette, in confirming the intended reduction of the army, states that the budget of the war department will not now exceed 95 millions of florins. ETICIDETTE IN AFRIOA.—We had an opportunity of observing that our guides had ranch more etiquette than any of the tribes farther south. They gave us food, but would not partake of it when we had cooked it ; nor would they eat their own food in our prese nce . Wh e n It was cooked, they retired into a thicket , a nd ate th eir porridge ; then all stood up and clapped their hands, and praised Inteinese for it. The Makolols, who are accustomed to the most free and easy manners, held out handfuls of what they had cooked to any of the Balouth near ; but they returned to taste. They aro very punc tilious in their manners to each other. Each hut has its own fire, and when it goes out they make it afresh for themselves, rather than take it from a neighbour.— Livingston's Missionary Travels in South Afrioa. PARSONS.—The term Parson is much moi a legitimate than is commonly supposed. A parson (flays Black stone), persona eeclesice, is one that hath full possession of all the rights of a parochial church. He is called parson because by his person the church, which is an invisible body, is represented ; and he is himself a body corporate, in order to protect and defend the rights of the church (which he personates) by a perpetual succession. He is sometimes called the rector or governor of the church ; but the appellation of parson (however it may be depreciated by familiar, clownish, and indiscriminate use) is the most legal, most beneficial 4 and most honourable title that a parish priest can e njoy. Tbouqh we write Parson differently," says Selden, in his " fable Talk," yet 'tis but Parson; that is, the inlividua! Person et aoart for the services of such a church ; and %is in Latin Persona, and Pereonati, rterr;on;lge. ludend with tha es.noti la Ny.2 itt-; any dignity or prclerzaentin the clAul - t:L. never was a merry world since the fairies left dancii,g, and the parson left conjuring. The opinion of the latter kept thieves in awe, and did as much good in a country as a justice of peace." LATEST NEWS. AMERICA. (BY ELECTRIO TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, MONDAY MORNING. The agent of the New York Associated Press has forwarded the following despatch, telegraphed from New York to Sandy Hook just after the Persia sailed, and was placed on board that ves sel as she was passing the Hook : " NEW YORK, Nov. 11. " Late and important advices from Mexico have just come to hand. " The new Constitution had been suspended, and President Comonfort declared Dictator. " Campeachy had surrendered to the Govern ment forces. " Advices from Yucatan state that the whole people of that district were in arms." FRANCE. PARIS, SUNDAY EVENING. Commercial advices have reached Paris to-day from Vienna, which say the next week will witness many more failures over the empire. The commer cial world in Paris are also looking towards the "text few days with considerable anxiety. It is feared quotations at the Bourse will not be so favourable as at the close of last week. The Emperor, Empress, and Imperial Prince, have arrived in Paris from Compiegne. It is generally believed in Paris that MM. Carnot and Goudchaux will not take the necessary oath before the President of the Legislative Body. There will, therefore, be three new elections in the capital, including that caused by the death of General Cava riac. " Tue Emperor," says the Journal du Loiret, "after the death of M. Abbatucci, addressed an autograph letter to M. Charles Abbatucci, the eldest son of the deceased. His Majesty offered his condolence, and said that he had lost, not only an enlightened minister, but a sure and faithful friend—thenceforth he should transfer to the sons all the affection which he had felt for the father." The legislative session which is to commence on Saturday 284, having no other object than the verification of powers, will not, it is believed, be opened by the Emperor in person. The deputies will merely' assemble under the presidency of Count de Morny ; then form their bureaux, and proceed to the examination of the electoral opera tions. On the 15th January the Emperor will, in all probability, open in person the session, properly so called. General Bazaine has been appointed to the com mand of the 19th military division, vice General de Martimprey, removed to other functions. General Creuly, member of the committee of fortifications, has been promoted to the rank of Commander in the Legion of Honour. Another decree makes one promotion to the rank of offi oer, three nominations to that of knight, and awards one military medal. Lord Brougham left Paris this morning for Cannes. A decree in the Moniteur repeals two previous decrees prohibiting the exportation of wheat and barley from Algeria. BOURSE, Nov. 21.—The following were the last quotations : Cash. ft. End of Month. 44 per Cents 3 per Cents 66 90 67 95 Bank Shares 9 960 Credit Foncier 515 Credit Mobilier 746 25 Roman Do. Account 740 Austrian Belgian 4i 96k— Spanish Threes 4O Piedmonteae(s) — Home Debt RAILWAYS—FOB, CASH. tr. c. tr C. Orleans 1260 Midi - Northern - Western New Ditto Lyons and Med Bl2— Grand Central - New Ditto... .. ..... 810 Sardinian - Geneva 585 Austrian Com. ......, 655 - THE PRINCIPALITIES. The Correspondence Bullier publishes the text of the circular note of the Prussian government in reply to the second Turkish note relating to the Principalities. M. Manteuffel'spaote is dated Oct. 10, and is in the following terms : I have the honour to transmit to you herewith a copy of a despatch which the Turkish Charge d'Affaires has just communicated to me, relating• to the affair of the Danubian Principalities. You will see by it that the Ottoman Porte renews its protest against the idea of a political union of the two countries, which it considers to be contrary to its most essential interests ; it is not, however, opposed to the assimilation of certain adminis trative laws for the two provinces. There is nothing in this new declaration of the Porteto induce his Majesty's government to deviate from the attitude which it has maintained throughout all the phases which the affair o f the Principalities has already gone through ; it will wait before pronouncing its opinion until the Divans shall have expressed their wishes, and the Congress of Paris shall have met. The Turkish circular appears to me to be written under the influence of a feeling of great dis trust of the Divans. I regret this circumstance, for I most sincerely desire to see the moral tics which bind the populations of the Danubian provinces to the Sultan's government strengthened as much as possible, but I cannot the less regard the Divans as being the organs of the eountry legally convoked and constituted, and as having consequently the right to fulfil the task imposed upon them by the treaty of Paris. Moreover, the information which has reached us leaves me no ground to fear that these assemblies are so ignorant of their interests and duties as not to respect the suzerain rights of the Porte. In any case it appears to us that the Ports could not but contribute to assure a happy result to the deliberations of the Divans if she would abandon her purely negative attitude, and take an initiative which, as coming from a suzerain power, no one could contest, by pronouncing a more explicit opinion as to the reforms which are desirable and admissible in her own point of view. It is on this account that we have observed with satisfaction that passage in Aali Paella's despatch wherein he speaks of the possible assimilation of administrative laws ; and we trust that the Ottoman Minister will enter into fuller and more distinct explanations upon this head.—Receive, &o. (Signed) MANTBUFFEL. RUSSIA. A letter from St. Petersburg of the 12th says " It has been stated that the representatives of France, England, and Austria bad presented verbal observations against the restrictions placed by the Russian government on the commerce of the Black Sea, on account of the war in the Caucasus. The three powers have just presented analogous notes on the subject. Prince de Gortschakotf will no doubt give the same reply to them as he did to the verbal observations —namely, that the restrictions in question were only temporary, called for by the circumstances of the moment, and that a change in those circumstances will probably soon take place, and enable the treaty of Paris to receive a complete application. It is hoped that the powers will be satisfied with that declaration, especially as Russia has, on several occasions, proved her desire to exe cute the treaty of Paris faithfully. THE CAUCASUS. The Caucasus, a Russian journal, gives the fol lowing account of the operations of the Russians in the Caucasus in September : " On the right flank of the military line of the Caucasus, the construction of the extensive fortifica tionsof Maikop andAtakoum was being terminated. The mountaineers, finding their attempts to pre vent the building of the forts vain, had ceased to make demonstrations against the Russians employed in it. Intestine conflicts between the various Tcherkess tribes were continuing with great ani mosity. On the left flank, the Russians had made some successful incursions amoag the neighbouring tribes which are not subjected. In the Caspian dis tricts the position of Schamyl was becoming more and more precarious, and, not beingtable to_ ar,o main tain himself in the Salatav, he had retiredhto_Daiat • s n 6 a v The greater part of the inhabitants of . t discontented with the wretched position inwhich usaian Schamyl had left them bad recogniseddone so were, authority. Amongst those whoh had ßussians, one of it is said, to the surprise of f t Schamyl—the Naib the most intimate friends o It is added that the Djamal and some of his s wi l l.. ad created a great im example of this persona pression in the country;,gaend it was being more or less followed every day. AUSTRIA. VIENNA, Nov. 18. —The Austrian commercial world is in great distress, and several respect able firms would probably have fallen had they not been propped. The . prices of raw produce and money is so scarce that manufdc decline daily, tured goods find but few wholesale purchasers. The subjoined ex tract, which is from the Oest Deutsche SPuost, shows that there is a commercial as well as a monetary crisis here : « Half the wool which was sent to the last Pesth fair r emained unsold, and there was little or no demand for mandactured and half-manufactured twist, yarn, &c., goods. The maunfactursr, who for some film) hi,-;oods liecau3e is had not, c.nfiduleo in ,he persons 110 Cc sees his magazines over t who witled to purchase, stocked with things which he cannot sell at any price. The only consolation is, that as soon as the present stagnation is over, there will, as a matter of course, be an unusually great demand for all kinds of manufactured goods. The best possible proc.! that commerce is at a standstill is, that the bill portfolio Jf the Bank is not so large by 6,000,000 H. as it was in the month of October." The Austrian Bank has lent 1,000, 000 fl. for three months to the Trieste Bourse Deputation, which will employ it in discounting local bills of exchange. We learn from Prague that large quantities of silver have during the last few days been exported into Germany, and it appears very natural that such should be the case. As long as the rate of discount of the Austrian Bank is 3 and 4 per cent. lower than that of other countries it will pay well to export silver, and the fact must be perfectly well known to those persons who a few days since counselled the Minister of Finances to leave the rate of discount at 6 per cent. A financier re lates that M. Pereira, of Paris, has written to one of his correspondents in this city that the French Bank would like to borrow a certain sum from the Austrian National Bank, which, as you are aware, now has very nearly 10,000,0001. in silver itt its cellars. That the Imperial Government is not likely to authorise the Austrian Bank to lend money to its French contemporary need hardly be said. If the information be correct, M. Pereire's letter be gins—" Who would have thought that France would ask Austria, &c. THE BALTIC. HAMBURG Nov. 21.—Several failures have taken place here, but, with the exception of a large house connected principally with Swedish firms, they have had but trifling influence upon the generally well supported credit of the place. The most serious failure is that of the commission agency house of Messrs. Ullberg and Crener, whose bill transactions with Swedish firms were vary extensive. Bills to the amount of 6,000,000 marks banco have been returned pro tested, causing thereby the suspension of the pay ments of the house, and the failure of one of our first bill-brokers, Mr. Seist. It has been rumoured that the liabilities of Messrs. Ullberg and Co. will be made good. AMERICA. LIVERPOOL, Nov. 21. By the British and North American Royal Mail steamship Persia, Judkins commander, we are in receipt of advices from New York to the 11th inst. She has brought 505,690 92c. specie on freight and 69 passengers. On the 12th inst., at 9.20 a.m., in lat. 40.36 N. long 69.24 W., the Persia passed the Royal mail steamship Arabia, hence for New York. The following telegram from Chicago had created a great -ensation, though the information was not considered very reliable : " Mr. Williamson, correspondent of the St. Paul's Times, writing from Payutzsc on the 26th silt., says that a report had reached there that 500 United States' troops, supposed to be a detachment of the Utah expedi tion, had been attacked and killed by a large party of Teeloman Indians near Missouri river. Mr. Williamson believes the report." Some of the papers, referring to the above, sug gest that the Indians may have been instigated to attack the troops by the Mormons, or that they were Mormons disguised as Indians who committed the massacre. The demonstrations of the " unemployed" at New 1 ork had assumed a serious aspect, and occasioned much uneasiness. The " roudy" elements were particularly distinguishable. The Government had taken steps to check any outbreak by posting mili tary at the Custom-house, Sub-treasury, and other important points in New York. One of the princi pal speakers at the largestmeeting held was a Swiss woman, named Rank, who talked at some length, and said she had come to offer her services " like Miss Nightingale going to the Crimea." She enun ciated the idea that the mob ought to make " friends of the editors," and counselled the avoidance of riot. The mob had divided into t vo parties, a split having occurred owing to the violen.o opinions of some of the leaders. On one occasion, when the appearance of the mob was rathet threatening, the Mayor mus tered what force he could, and a Brooklyn fire-en gine took up a prominent position, prepared the hose and caused the dispersion of the crowd. A deputa tion which waited on the Mayor was promised employment on some public works. The Board of Common Councilmen in a report on the state of distress among the labouring classes ascribed much of it to the large immigration of persons who re mained in the city, instead of moving to the interior. The Board of Aldermen in their report condemned a proposition of the Mayor's to issue stock and pur chase large quantities of food with the proceeds, to be sold at cost price to labourers on public works. Not content with reporting upon the immediate matter at issue, the Board went into the question of the present crisis, and in conclusion pointed out some public works on which the unemployed may be engaged. The city comptroller had advertised for 100,000 dollars as an instalment of 250,000 dollars, which was to be appropriated towards the employ ment of the destitute. The Navy Department had received despatches from Captain Sands, of the United States frigate Susquehanna, reporting that he left Plymoutik ou the 30th Sept., and, on passing the Straits of Gib raltar shaped his course along that portion of the coast of Barbary known as the "Riff Coal'," fur the purpose of showitig the United States flag, as the inhabitants were, with good reason, suspected of being piratically disposed. On nearing Cape Aqua a body of men, with horses and a few canoes, were observed on the bluffs above. The ship was cleared for action and Captain Sands landed and brought four Arabs on board, from whom he en deavoured to gain some information as to what these demonstrations meant. Capt. Sands then made a drawing of the American flag, which he showed to the Arabs, telling them that all attacks upon vessels carrying that flag would be severe] punished. The visitors were also shown the ship's batteries and engines, and appeared to be deeply impressed with what they had seen and heard. A young woman had given herself up at New York to the police, and volunteered a statement 6, That she was one of the girls calling themselves 'the Chain Gang.' She stated the object of the. gang was to throw vitriol on obnoxious person's, occasionally stab a person by way of amusement, and commit other outrages. She told the officer that a short tine ago she killed a child of hers by stuffing cotton in its nostrils: ' The Chain Gang' held nightly meetings, and were consulted by various poisons who desired them to act for them." Heavy freshets had occurred in the Genessee, Susquehanna, and 'other rivers, occasioning great damage to bridges, dams, &c., and in some places washing away railway tracks. At Philadelphia on the 7th, in the Court of Com mon Pleas, an attachment was asked for against the pr , Dperty of certain well-known brokers, who, it was alleged, had been concerned with Mr. Alli bone, the late President of the Bank of Pennsylva nia, in using the funds of that institution. In the affidavit Mr. Allibone Is accused of having " al - sconded to a foreign country with over $200,000 of the funds, which the depositors believed he in tended defrauding the institution of." Some time since the Ministers of Guatemala and Costa Rica at Washington addressed the Secretary of State, requesting him to prevent a renewed in vasion of Nicaragua. Walker, the Filibuster, had replied by protesting as the "rightful and lawful executive of Nicaragua" against any interference with him, and denying any intention to offend the neutrality laws. Advices from Hayti to the 23d ult. report that coffee was beginning to arrive at Port au Prince freely, and sold at $l5O (Haytian currency) ; log wood $7O ; doubloons, $225. At Aux Cayes coffee was also arriving in sufficient quantities for the season, and was selling at $l2O to $125 ; logwood , $5O to $75. According to the New York Commercial and Shipping List things financial and commercial re mained pretty much in state quo, with perhaps a very little better feeling. m one y," it says "I s pouring in upon us front all quarters, with but compa ratively little going out, while we are positively doing an immense business in the way of exports of our leading staples ; yet we seem to be standing in fear of something, we know not what. It is time teat the elaatio spirit, of which we have so often heard as a national characteristic, began to exhibit itself. Really primo business paper continxed scarce, and such all was in demand both at bank and note brokers' offices at 15 to 20 per cent., according t maturity, &c., while v ac e ne r dn y tg g . 0 0 0 0 sci d t b e e s d i n o g r se werexdc n o a otneigs:we w asae easy sellinggradually improving, and of negotiation. The quotations f o 9o n_ c London w ere 6 to 9 per cent. ; on Fianc e o c. Domestic exchange showed an improve.to sf. 32 Stocks were irregula r , and the tendency at the close was towards Michigan lower Central prices. The and Michigan Southern. Railroad Companies had signed articles of agree ment amounting al most t o a par t ners h ip for 12 month. The Bank statement for the week ended the 7th exhibited a more satisfactory result than the former ones. It shovie 1 a gain of over 3,500,000 (lois. of specie, an increase of 500,000 dols. of loans, and an augmentation of deposits to the extent of 4,500,000 dols. The current week had opened with a rising specie average. The New York Courier and Enquirer reports th..t the commercial advices from the interior were almo3s entirely without exceptioti favourable. Trie mono , -mai.l. - ets of Phii:tiel9lll:i., Bahimoro, boo,m, dinciiillatti, had decidedly impiovcd. la the West generally exchange was more abundant, and the rates were less exorbitant. " This," says the Courier and Enquirer 6, Will have a favourable influence on New York by making collections less difficult. It is almost an unints takeable evidence that produce is being more froely shipped to the East. For some time the prices of produce in Baltimore have warranted larger shipments than to any other port, and this, in connexion with the large premium at which New York exchange iis held in Baltimore, has reduced Baltimore and Phil a• deiphia exchange to par in the West generally." The rates for money at New York had slight ly declined. The banks did not extend accommod 6a tions beyond those who had an undoubted right to call on them for aid. The Courier and Enquirer says that the shipment of gold to Europe should not be taken as evidence that i ;he current of exchange has turned, but rather that the changes are irregular. We shall receive more specie from Europe for some time than we shall export, and this, in addition to our 'receipts from California, will make us stronger in this line than ever before. A committee of officers of the city banks was held on the 9th, at which it was resolved to call upon the conn.try banks to redeem daily at the Metropolitan Bank a fter Monday, the 16th Nov. The present aceumnlatio aof country notes would be carried by the city banks until the let of May next ; one-fifth, however, to be take' fi up each on the let Jan., Ist Feb., Ist Marcb, Ist April, and let May. Interest at the rate of 6 per cent. to be allowed after the let Dec. The proceedings were nn.der stood to look to an early resumption, provided the. ar rangement was agreeable to the country banks. It was understood that several of the bank presidents were in favour of resuming specie payments on or before the: let Jan., but they were largely is the minority. The hardware merchants of New York bad adopted the uniform standard of four months' credit, to cc.in mence on and after the Ist Jan. next. The import ars and commission merchants of Philadelphia had non eluded to reduce the term of credit two months, e.nd were selling goods on those terms, but the jobbers had not yet come into the arrangement. The demand for ashes was good and the receipts light. Pot, 7 dols. 25c. ; pearl, 6 dole. 50c. There bad .been more inquiry for cotton for export, and, owing to the continued backwardness of the receipts at the s' hipping ports, prices had advanced to 13c. for middling Up lands, and laic. for ditto Gulfs, in the face of a. slight appreciation in freights to Liverpool. Flour had been irregular, opening lower on the 7th and reacting subse quently to the prices of the previous day. The receipts had continued to be large ; but owing to the etc tdy de mand, both for home use and export to Great 33ritain, there was but little accommodation of stook. The quotations were, per barrel :—State, c ►mmon brands, 4 dole 80c to 4 dole 85c; State, straight I nands, 4 dole 85c to 4 dols 90c ; State, extra brands, 5 dole to 5 dole 20c ; Michigan, fancy brands, 4 dole 90c to. 4 dols 95c; Ohio, common brands, 4 dole 900 to 5 dots 10o; Ohio, fancy brands, 5 dole 200 to 5 dols 30c ; o,cio, fair extra, 5 dole 50c to 5 dole 90c ; Ohio, good and choice extra brands, 6 dole to 6 dole 75c ; Michiga❑ anci. ;(ndi ana, extra brands, 5 dole to 6 dole 50c ; Genneseee., fancy brands, 5 dole 30c to 5 dole 50c ; Gennessee, extra F rands, 6 dole to 7 dole 50c ; MiFsouri, 5 dole 75c to 81 dole ; Canada, 4 dole 90c to 6 doh 70c. Wheat was v. 'ithout quotable change, except for the comnacneet quali ties of Wisconsin and Illinois, which were 1 to 2 cents lo THE MEETING OF PARLIAM.HN2'. The following circular has been issued by the 13 oble Premier to the supporters of the Government.: — "Downing -street, Nov. 20. "Sir,—l have the honour to inform you that Parlia. ment having been called to meet on Teursday, tbte 3d of December, business of great importance will then immediately be brought forward, and I trust that it may be consistent with your convenience to attea.d in your place in the House of Commons on that day. " I have the honour to be, sir, "Your obedient servant, (Signed) "PALIIEBSTO2I!." PARLIAMENTARY DINNERS. Lord Palmerston will give a state dinner on Wedi atm day, the 2d December, at his residence, Cambri Age Rouse, Piccadilly, to the mover and seconder of the address in the House of Commons, and a large part. y of members of the Lower House of Parliament. Earl Granville, Lord President of the Privy Coin wit give a state banquet on the same day, at his resi dence in Bruton•street, to the mover and seconder of the address in the House of Lords, and to the Lord Chan cellor and a large party of peers. MINISTERIAL MOVEMENTS. The Earl of Clarendon left town on Saturday evenings; for the Grove, near Watford, where the noble earl and countess will receive a select circle for a few days. Lord Panmure returned to town on Saturday from Windsor Castle. Lord Stanley of Alderley left town on Saturday,, t o join the shooting party, staying withthe Hon. C. Spencer Cowper, at his seat in Norfolk. The Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Eichepter, accompanied by Lady Theresa Lewis and Miss Lister, loft town on Saturday evening, on a visit to the Earl and Countess of Clarendon, at Grove-park, Herts. The Marquis of Lansdowne leaves town early in the week, to make a series of visits. Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston continue, in town ; also the Earl Granville and the Right Hon. 14. Vernon Smith. The Duke of Argyll is utaying at Campden.hill, Ken• siugton. The Right Hon. Sir George Grey is in town. The Earl of Harrowby left town after the council 03 Friday. Th, Right Hon. Heiry Labouchere has gone to seat near Windsor. ; n of We (Press) treat that the report of the resign be Sir A. Wilson, on account of illness, may prove tf erroneous. This intelligence has never been recei ve '' the Government, but is only to be found in a urr— of postscript to the letter of the Bomb a y C orr espondo nt the Times. Now, we have reason to believe that the last letter received from Lady Wilson, dated gussooree four days from Delhi, states that she hears her husband is in excellent health. In fact, one of her friends writers her word from the camp that " the General • appears to thrive on his work." l IBIBREIDAY OF THE PRINCESS ROYAL; WINDSOR, SATURDLY. The birthday of her Royal Highness the Princess Royal, who has attained her 17th year, was celebrated here to-day with the c ustomary public seven o'clock paid do A en 010 th e members of the royal family. the morning the band of the Royal Horse Guards, under the direction of Mr. Tatton, assembled on the Terrace, and serenaded the Princess Royal with a chorale and reveille, introducing the Morning Hymn (by Walucb). The bells of the Chapel Royal of St. George, and the parish church of St. John, sent forth their merry Peals throughout the day. At noon a royal salute was fired from the corporation ordnance by the town bombardier in the Long Walk ; at the same time royal salutes were fired at Fort Belvidere and from the Adelaide frigate at Virginia Water, and the troops in garrison pea'ade d in the quadrangle of the Castle, and gave nine hearty_ cheers in honour of the d a y. I n the evening some of In consequence of th e C our t b e ing in m r.lo u i r l in gt the royal tradespe o pl e ill umina t e d th e ir houses . . g late Duchess de Ne mours , th e cus t o mary the Castle were curt a il e d as much as possible. f:rittig DISTRIBUTION OF THE VIOTOIIA C.llOO BY HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR, SATURDAY, This morning, shortly before 11 o'clock, the liora Horse Guards (Blue), under the command of Col. the Hon. Cecil Forester,- and the 2d battalion of Scoti Fusilier Guards, under the command of Colonel J. E. Dalrymple, marched from ther respective quarters into the grand quadrangle of the Castle, where they awaited the arrival of her Majesty. lavender ore A t a quarter dress, trimmed e s ( I c a k m uee e n i velvet,t who h : h a e w d t a e . Prince Consort, who r b a o a n g e l: , and ean n b g l a onc k t v h e e l v a e r t :i m e imowocafikte with the h le e , b h w e o r re m a a fi j e e s ld ty m w a a r s sh a h l i ' s s uniform . RoyalH ig O h n n e t s h s e th ot e her D ei uk d e e o o f f f ry,:me Princebridge, wohtopalrenosswiaoreforloowuendifoinrms P o : u st s fi si e a l n d m uniform,arsbal the young with her Royal Highnes h s lao t n h ifid e ce P ero r ss i t n uw e m e e s re s e Roya l, w ith the junior members of the, royal family, ; Lord also present,Pm aa as r e and i‘ p i r a im well n j c e a s e s t sa y t nw h w y othere e a a l s ri r d giceestihvaeen received w g i m i l i taryg i e t n h t gentlemen mr royal lo salute, a t l h u e t er,o Andya l suite. ii afterwardse incomman dspmecatnd of Coloneledboih regiments,theHonourable on ou which ra b lowere,.Cecil I Forester. The under o r. the The regiments the n f orme d th ree s id es of a square close in front of th e Queen, who had taken her station °I the south side of th e quadrang le , 'near to the York a° ' The four gallant officers about Lancaster tow ns , decorated w ere con d uc t e d to h er M a j es ty, when t he , Queen, on rece i v i ng th e crosses f rom She Prince Conso rt . piuneu them herself among other honours, which deco" rated the breasts of Lieutenant G. Sy mons, Militia/ Train, sth Battalion; Ensign and Adju tant J. Craig, Military Train, 3d Battalion ; A ssistant-Sur g eon W. IL T. Sylvester, 23d Regiment ; and Quarterreaster.Serges o John Farrell, 17th Lancers ; whose important services have been already recorded. The regiments afterwards marched past in slow and quick time, again to•k up their respective positions, and gave nine hearty cheers in honour of the birthday of ber Royal Highness the Princess Royal. Her MajestYr she left the quadrangle, conversed some minutes Wit' the newly-decorated officers, and said she deeply felt fox: the sufferings of those brave men who had been wou nd° in defence of their country. The regiments afterwards marched off to their r e d ' spactive barracks. The mound in front of the Rou n , Tower, as also the battlements, w ere covered with On; tators, who, by the special comman d o f her Moief i "/' were kindly admitted to witness the ceremony. A GHOST IN THE STERBOSCOPE.:OII e of the co si striking effects of modern photography has just b. e: produced by the Lo n d on Ster eo scopic Company, of 6 Cheapside (at the suggestion of Sir David Brewster), which we have ever witriesFO. It consists in the ar , •."1 IlneaxtAily rvlt,i;,ailt to some r ir4ic 0h g o r i t i c ' , , , tu ‘ l L i l e r: r i i i t r ) e . d . t T e Ly e U.s 1 "' IL uv material objects are seen through him et i" , a s n o dr P e i a r l i i t s u c a s l o t ia b e a ' fit idea of what a ghost should' be most perfectly. It will serve to illustrate many a winter's tale and cause marl a hearty laugh. 1:00.4