The Sun. — London, England, 1857-03-03 00:00:00

T HEATRE ROYAL, DRUM. LA N . E.— Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. acting Klnager, Mr. C. Mathews. Stage Manager, Mr. R ti Roxby. Scenic Artist, Mr. W. Beverley. The eminent Comedian; Mr. Charles Ntathews, every evening. R&engagement of Mr. and Mrs. Keeley. Great Success of the Grand Christmas Pantomime, the most magnificent ever produced on the English stage. THIS EVENING, her Majesty's Servants will perform the popular Comedy. . A CURE FOR THE HEARTACHE. Characters by Messrs. C. Mathow3, Keeley, Vincent, Til bury, Templeton, Carter, Walton ; Mrs. Frank Matthews, Miss Cleveland, and Miss If. Oliver. After which will be produced SEE, SAW, MARGERY DAW ; Or, Harlequin Holiday, and the Island of Ups and Downs. The reduced prices as follows, varying throughout the house to snit every one :—Galleries, 6d. and Is. ; Second Circle of Boxes, ls. Ed. ; Pit, 2s. ; First Circle of Boxes, 28 . 6d. ; Dress Boxes, 3s. ; Stalls, ss. ; Private Boxes, 108. 6d., I'. ls., 1/. Ils. 64., and 21. 2s.' TIPOYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. ...11,v THIS EVENING, will he performed A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM. After which will be produced a new petite comedy, in two acts, called OUR WIFE ; or, The Rose of Amiens. Princi. , pal characters by Messrs. Ryder, Harley, Fisher ; Misses Murrr' a-id C. Leclereq. riNHEATRE ROYAL, EtA.YMA.RKET. THIS EVENING, to commence at Seven, with the successful new Comedy, in three acts, entitled, DOUBLE-FACED PEOPLE Characters by Mr. Buckstone, Mr. Chippendale, Mr. Compton, Mr. W. Farren, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Clark, Miss Reynolds, M rs. Poynter, and Mrs. E. Fitz wir lam. Followed by (13th time) a new drama, called A WICKED WIFE. To conclude with Moncrieff s comic drama of THE IRRESISTIBLES, OYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. C. Dillon. THIS EVENING, will be performed the new drama. in five acts, by Westland Marston, Esq., entitled A LIFE'S RANSOM. Lord Revesdale, Mr. C. Dillon ; Bancroft, Mr. Stuart ; Felicia Revesdale, Mrs. C. Dillon. Followed by a new drama, by Stirling Coyne, Esq., entitled ANGEL OR DEVIL. Mr. and Mrs. C. Dillon, Mr. J. L. Toole, Mr. Parrett, &e. After which, a new farce. entitled MY FRIEND FROM LEITHERHEAD. Mr. Toole, Miss Wilton, and Mrs. B. White, To be followed by CONRAD AND MEDORA; or, Thrlegnin Corsair and the Little Fairy at the Bottom of the Sea. The burlesque opening by W. Brough, Esq., founded upon the ballet of Le Corsair, as produced at Her Majesty's Theatre. The harlequinade upon things in gene ral. The new and magnificent scenery painted by Mr. F. Fenton. Conrad (the Corsair) Miss Woolgar :13irbarto (his lieutenant) Mr. J. L. Toole Medora, Clowns Mr. IL Marshall The box-office open daily, from 11. to 5, under the super btendence of Mr. Chatterton, jun. Carriages conveying parties to the Private Boxes to set down at the State entrance in Bnrleigh-street. T HEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Lessee-Mr. Ben. Webster. THIS EVENING, will be performed the popular drama of IRELAND AS IT IS. Mr. and Mrs. Barney Williams. After which, A NIGHT AT NOTTING-HILL, in which Mr. Wright and Paxl Bedford will appear. Followed by a new Piece de Caractere, entitled IN AND OUT OF PLACE. Mrs Barney Williams. To conclude with the new original comic drama, called BARNEY THE BARON. Barney O'Tcole, Mr. Barney Williams. OYAL SURREY THEATRE, A' Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Cr9siviek. THIS EVENING, a new drama. entitled FRAUD AND ITS VICTI VS. Mes=rs Creswiek, Shepherd, &c. After which, TIA.RLEQUIN AND THE SUMMER QUEEN. Harlequin, Mr F. Moyer ; Clown, Mr. Buck ; Pantaloon, Mr. Bradbury; tbs - Four Sprites, the Fillis Fa mily; Columbines. Mesdames Marie and Agnes. IHEATRE ROYAL, SADLEPO-WELLS Under the Manqgement of Mr. -Phelps. THIS EVENING, HENRY IV. Sir John Falstaff, Mr, Phelps ; Henry. Mr. A. Rayner; Hotspur, Mr. 11. Marston 1 Prince of Wales, Mr. F. Robinson ; Francis, Mr. L. Ball; Carrier, Mr. J. W. Ray ; Lidy Percy, Miss M. Eburne. To conclude with FRIEND WAGGLES. T RAND THENTRE.—MInager, M:. T. 4: 1 Payne.—This Evening will be per.'ormed a new Drama, FASHION AND FAMINE ; or, The Straw berry Girl. Julia Warren, Little Cordelia Howard. Affer which, THE DEATH Of EVA, in which the Howard Family will appear. Followed by a Ballet Divertissement. To conclude with DON'T LEND YOUR UMBRELLA Commence at Seven. Stalls, 3s. ; Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, Callery, M. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE, Lessee, Mr. Alfred Wigan. This Evening, the new drama, by Tom Taylor, Esq. called A SHEEP IN WOLF'S CLOTHING. A CONJUGAL LESSON. Lnilaby, Mr. F. 'Robson. Followed by the new farce, by Buie Bernard, Esq eAlled A SPLENDID INVESTMENT. Commence at half-past Seven. A STLEY'S ROYAL AMPFTITIIEATRE. LeßPee and Manager, Mr. NV. Cooke. This Evening, with the original vocal music, and novel rna startling Equestrian Illustrations, invented y Mr. Win. Cooke, the equestrian operatic drama of ROB ROY. Rob Roy, Mr. James Holloway. After which, the brilliant SCENES in the CIRCLE. To conclude with the equestrian harlequinado called PAUL PRA' ON HORSEBACK. Commerce at seven o'clock. Drus Boxes, 4s, ; Upper 'Boxes, 3s. ; Private Boxes, from IT., no charge for booking ; ; Gallery, Is. ; Upper Gallery, GI vs ofilce open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Equestrian Director, Mr. W, Cooke, jun. etkNTERBURY HALL. Westminster-roacl.— i OPEN EVERY EVENING-.—The follow imr company of Vocalists are engaged fo.• the performance of selections from all the popul.l7 Operas, Madrigals; Choruses, Glees, Ducts, &c., viz.: Miss E. Pearce, Mrs. J. Caulfield, Miss Lrunell, Miss Summers, and Madame Marietta ; Mr. J. Caulfield, Herr P. longhmans, R. 'Grover, T. Farrant, S. Jones, J. Barker, W. Melling, P. Corri, Senor Antonio M. tae SollA, and E. L. }lime ; Masters Austin, Bennett, and Corn; Messrs. Sam Collins, E. Mackuey, and C. J. Wilkins. Phnofortc, Mr. C 361 Hicks ; harmonium, .T. Caulfield, jun.; Jirector, Mr. J. Caulfield. Commence at Seven o'clock pre cisely. Suppers, dm, until twelve o'clock. 3.ICa I 3 WATnit AT LONDON BRIDGF. I'llT3 RAT—Mnrn. 31 min. aft. 6 --'oe"ii7g 57 Laid. aft. 6 r4l4.lC:BilOW—Mont. 25 rLID. aft. 7—Evr:fing 0 min.aft. 8 T WiE ATTIE 1 L—SuN OFFICE., MARCH 3. TIIitIIIIO3MITII, IY THE SFADE. 51 —Yg!int einte noon yell-to:dal . . 46 --lowest this morning r-nd flrrin.- the night. 43 --this flay at noon. PAT , . ovtf 'r B, 30 4fl—fulling. WIND, S. - E.----Light, wit'.e dull, mild wea4.ber. , t •-' .4 ' - ' 7 ( - ' l7; f? 4 ""-" -. A. er if-","...1)"' -1 rt r l'• -- - . ...5. - : -- ,-;-:. l, '"C- I Q , _ - - ),' ....,/ ..:' 4 :- . '-'_:. - ,:::::---:',.-,--;:7-;'`- LONDON, TUESDAY, MARCH 1,`17 Another adjournment of the interminable debate in the House of Commons upon the Chi• nese Difficulty ! A Lengthened Dullness "lrlnr , drawn out !" Literally, this, for we cannot call to our recollection any discussion of late years upon a really Great Question —a question involv ing in its solution a probable recombination of Parties and a possible reorganisation of Govern ment—less strikingly illustrated by oratorical dis plays either on the side of the Cabinet or on that of the Opposition. As we intimated on Satur day, to our thinking incomparably the ablest speech yet delivered in the House of Commons on behalf of the Ministerial branch of the argument was, beyond all manner of doubt, the eminently lu*lth and logical oration of the Lord Alvocate. An opi n i on we were gratified to hear corroborated in the Hous e l ast evening by the authoritative voice of Sir PREDMIICK TIIESIGER. A distin guished rhetorician and debater, who—while awarding the_ palm to that night Honourable and Learne d Gentleman, f ad/4 . Pnnceps "the " up holder of the caus e of the Administration—him self acquired the glo r y ( s uch as it is) of altogethe r and argumen tative in oratorical ferv our tative acumen, all the honourable and right honourable gentlemen who have yet spoken in favour of the motion of the m eta _ her for the West Riding of Yorkshire ; or, in oth er words, in support of the views sustained by th e whole strength of the present motley and hetero- Iggneous Opposition. Arguing, as he did yester day, to our mind, entirely upon the wrong side— Sir FREDERICK TIIESIGER nevertheless, from the first sentence of his exordium to the closing sYl lable of his peroration, fixed the attention of the Nome, and commanded its admiration. His analysis of the legal part of the Ministerial arEpi mentr, as advanced by the Hon. and Learned Attorney-General, was masterly throughout. His felicitous revival of Sergeant MayNann's memorable reply to a pragmatic person taunting him with ignorance of the law,—" Sir, I have forgotten more law than you ever knew" 1 —his complimentary reminiscence of this re nowned retort, suggestive of its falling anew from the lips of Lord LYNDHURST, constituted an eulo - gium upon that Noble and Learned Lord, as telling in is delivery, as it was eminently adroit arid de served in its application. Nothing, again, could have been happier in its way than his sarcastic encomium upon Sir J. BOWRING, as one of so astute and subtle an intellect that he might have been 'aptly designat3d, in the days of the old schoolmen, as one of the old Casuists was in point of fact designated—" The Irrefragable Doctor !" Capital, too, inimitable in their way, were the crowning phrases of his comment upon the already minutely dissected oration of the Hon. and Learned Gentleman the Member for Aylesbury, to the effect that precisely when it might have been conjectured that the dignus vindice nodes h:td arrived, the Hon. and Learned Gentleman having ostensibly descended into the lists for the pur pose, as it appeared, of dissipating all doubt, he only "exhibited there a few feats of legal legerdemain, and disappeared in a cloud of authorities !" Sir FREDERICK THESIGER'S allusion subsequently to his own personal recollections of another bom bardment (a rather more formidable and terrible bombardment, by the way, than the recent bom bardment of Canton), namely, that of Copen hagen, was—let us say it at once distinctly and positively—a magnificent piece of forensic and parliamentary clap-trap ! It was only to be deplored—listening to the Hon. and Learned Gen tleman, as the House could not fail to do last night, with unflagging interest and unstinted admiration—it was only to be deplored that the gifted Advocate was unfortunately constrained by circumstances to hold his brief upon the wrong side, and to squander all his genius as a Debater in the futile endeavour to prove black white, and light darkness. During the course of last night's discussion, when it became observable that from ten to fifteen Honourable Members endeavoured to catch the Speaker's eye simultaneously, the debate long before midnight seemed to threaten another ad journment. A. threat ultimately fulfilled, as we have seen, upon the motion of the Honourable and Learned Gentleman the member for Plymouth. To-night, however, it may be confidently relied upon, in spite of all the verbosity and garrulity of the more talkative of the popular represen tatives, that the Ides of March, will, indeed, have at length arrived—to decide the Hopes of the Opposition and the Fate of the Govern ment. Neither of the two confronting Leaders of the House of Commons have as yet ex pressed their views in the matter of this Chinese Controversy. Neither, for that matter, has the Grand Intermediate below the gangway, the Right Hon. Gentleman the Member for the TJniversity of Oxford 1 Something may be said, too, upon the now t)lerably hackneyed subject under discussion by the Hon. Gentleman the Member for Nineveh, as he has been happily entitled, as well as by the Right Hon. Gentle man the Member for the City of Manchester. When these, and some few of the iroXXot of the !louse, shall have unburdened their hearts (and Memories 0 in the hearing of the Reporters, then, et length, we may hope that to-night, and net later, by a single adjournment more, wo may ar rive at the final test of the long-looked-for and anxiously-awaited division. Mr. Speaker sum ming up the whole of this protracted Chinese con troversy by putting the Query from the Chair (let us say) thus significantly : YETI or Nay ? Public attention has been partially diverted by the Chinese discussion from the consideration of the financial scheme. Having obtained a hetero geneous majority against Mr. DISRAELI'S motion —a majority which seemed to consider the mere financial merits of the question of comparative unimportance—the Chancellor of the Exchequer will now have to enter into details on the different points where, under the specious pretext of granting considerable reductions, he is really im posing additional taxation, which ho would not ho authorised to levy under the existing law. The subjects on which contests must take place are the Income Tax and the additional duties on tea and sugar ; and it is right that the people should thoroughly understand the actual state of the case on each subject, so that they may know Low to deal with those who vote contrary to their professions when claiming a renewal of the confi dence they have violated. Ist. As to the Income Tax, Sir G. C. LEWIS takes vast credit to himself for refusing to avail himself of the "pettifogging quibble" which he declared in the House to have arisen through a pure accident ; although, if we recollect rigl.tly, he took very different ground when receiving the Anti-Income-tax Association, contending that it was "no mistake," but the legitimate and proper form in which the enactment should be framed. Here, by a strict adhesion to the letter, to the total disregard of the spirit of the law, he might have maintained the 16d. tax until April, 1853. But he had good and sufficient reasons for not resorting to a course so objectionable in every respect. The public indignation had been thoroughly excit?.d in every district throughout the length and breadth of the land. It was clearly perceived that the nation would not stand the " disreput able quibble." Sir G. C. LEWIS maintained a total and unbroken silence, until the last moment, and it was not until se veral independent members had given notices of motion ou the subject, and Mr. DISRAELI one for the repeal of the Act of 1855, which would have reduced the duty to sd. in the pound, that he yielded with a very indifferent grace, follow. ing the precedent established by the intrusive dog, who left the room when he saw unequivocal indications of an intention to kick him down stairs. He, however, clung with desperate tenacity to a portion of the plunder. By a strange mis take, 9d. in the pound was represented as the war portion of the tax in place of lid., and Sir G. C. LEWIS hastened to avail himself of the error. He stated that he was giving up 9d. in the pound, or nine millions of taxation when he was really demanding 2d. in the pound, or two millions per. annum, for three years. Nor was this all. He declared his intention of abiding by the war duty on spirits, bringing in 1,500,000/. according to his own estimate, and stimulating the illicit trade to the highest degree ; and, at the same time, in order to prevent the Teetotallers from gaining a triumph, he proposed additional duties for the next three years on " the cup that cheers without inebriating," and on "the corn of the tropics." He would thus practically obtain far more than h" pettifog g i ng tatsi giving gaing up, even if be cou ld a bid e by th e qui n b e b x le t " ye a a n r. d retain the 16d. in the pound f or the He has thua stated the case himself. He would, under the existing law, have received in the three years from the Income Tax 26,000,0001., namely, 16,000,000/. in 1857 and 1858, and '5,000,000/. in each of the fellow. ing yov . In place of this he would receive 7,00 0 , 000/, each year, or 21,000,000/. in all. The 7cl. in the pound will, however, be m ore productive during the latter years in proportion to its amount, the reduction of 9d. will add to the incomes of the industrious classes—and thus I give a very considerable addition to the amount brought within the operation of the impost. The total loss will therefore not be more than from three ti four millions . , and that, to say nothing of the increased spirit duties, will be more than made up by the additional duties on tea and sugar, which were manifestly never thought of by Sir G. C. LEWIS until he found himself compelled to surrender what has been erroneously termed the war 9d. He now endeavours under the pretext of that surrender to retain the tax without revision or modification, with all its acknow ledged, unequal, and oppressive characteristics. We have shown that he neither can nor will relin quish in 1860, or at any other time, a source of revenue so productive. There is, therefore, no thing to prevent the immediate modification of the impost so as to render its apportionment more equitable, and its collection less inquisitorial and oppressive. The battle must be fought sooner or later. Under such circumstances, procrastination is always "injudicious." It is peculiarly so on the present occasion, when the revision of the entire fiscal system must depend on what takes place with respect to the Income Tax. Every sincere and consistent Reformer will press for a speedy decision. The faineants will, on the other hand, endeavour to evade the duty, and to cast it on the next Parliament, to be decided in 1860, in place of 1857. The enhanced Tea and Sugar Duties may be regarded as the inauguration of a retrograde policy, repudiating the doctrines of free trade, and determined that so far as he is concerned the principle shall receive no further development. He is the first Minister who for Vi years has ven tured to give expression to such opinions, and who has diametrically opposed , that which has been the chief object of the Liberal party to effect, and so intent has he been on this scheme that he has not hesitated to break faith with the impor ters and dealers in tea. We trust that the House will refuse to stultify itself by reversing the legis lation of the last 16 years, that the professing Liberals will decline to follow the crab-like move ment of the Right Honourable Baronet. They cannot do so without bringing shame and disgrace upon themselves—without prov ing that there is a total absence of consistency and sincerity in their composition. Tergiversation of any description is at all timeF abhorrent to every honest and true-hearted man ; but it would be doubly so under existing circum stances, when the welfare and prosperity of the nation for a long succession of years depend on the conduct of those who obtained their seats on the filth of promises totally opposed to the plans now promulgated by Sir G. C. Lewis. Let the House, then, refuse to sanction any alteration in the existing law —or, if something is to be granted from tea, in order to prevent the modification of the Income Tax—for that is the real question —let the amount be given in such a manner that it may really benefit the consumers, and stimu late consumption, in place of all going into the pockets of the retailers. By a fixed rate of Is. 4 , 1. per lb. for three years, the re venue would lose but little, while the importers could conduct these operations with some degree of security, and the people would obtain a real benefit from the change. We therefore earnestly desire the success of Mr. GLADSTONE'S motion, which prevents any tampering with this important article. But, should that be rejected, Lord Jour , ' RUSSELL'S compromise will bs a vast im provement on the original proposition of the Chan cellor of the Exchequer. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, M iRCH 3, 1857, COURT CIRCULAR. The Lord Chancell,)r bad an audience yesterday of her Majeuty at Buckingham Pal tee. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge visited the Queen. Her Majesty and hie Royal Highness the Prince, ac companied by the Princess Royal and the Princess Louisa, took a drive in an open carriage and four in the afternoon. Lord Charles Fitzroy and Captain the Hon. D. de Ros attended on horseback. Prince Albert rode on horseback with the Prince of Wales in the forenoon. Prince Leopold visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, at her residence in St. James's Palace. The Princess Alice took a carriage drive. Earl Granvi le and Lord Panmnre had the honour of dining with her Majesty in the evening. Lord Charles Fitzroy and Captain the Hon. Dudley de Roe have relieved Major-General the Hon. C. Grey and Lieut.-Colonel Ponsonby in their duties as the Equerries in Waiting on the Queen and the Prince. A numerous assemblage of members of the House of Commons had a conference with Viscount Palmerston yesterday at his official residence in Downing -street. A deputation from the Birmingham Society of Retail Brewers had an interview with Sir George Grey yester day at the Home-office on the subject of the Beer Bill. The deputation consisted of Mr. Muntz, M.P., Mr. Scholefield, M.P., and Messrs. Joseph Forall, George Welch, and T. Harding (solicitor). The Royal Commission for determining the Site of the New National Gallery met yesterday at 17, Great Queen-street, Westminster. Present —Lord Broughton (in the chair), the Dean of St. Paul's, Professor Faraday, Mr. Cockerell, and Mr. Richmond. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yes.- terday. The appeals from the Admiralty Court, "Cargo ex Aspasia" and " Cargo ex Gerasimo " (Prize), were proceeded with. Despatches were received at the Colonial-office yes terday from the Governors of Ceylon, Malta, and New foundland, and the Lord High Commissiorier of the lonian Islands. The Duke of Cambridge visited the Queen yesterday at Buckingbain Palace. The Duke of Newcastle is expected to arrive in town in a few days from Clumber Park, Notts. The Earl and Countess Vane left town a few days since for their seat in Wales. The E3rl of Portarlington left town yesterday, to join the Countess at Emo Park, Ireland. The noble earl and and her ladyship will shortly proceed on a continental tour. The Earl and Countess of Perth have arrrived at Thomas's Hotel, Berkley-square, from Brighton. The Earl of Granard and Viscountess Forbes are still at Forbes Castle, Ireland, and will not come to town until the first week in May. The Earl of Radnor and Lady Mary Bouverie are not expected in town until after Easter. Lord and Lady Wensleydale gave a dinner on Satur day to the Duke and Duchess of Bedford, the Right Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Bouverie, Mr. and Mrs. Ford, Mrs. Lane Fox, Miss Morier, Lord Glenelg, the Hon. E. Phipps, Sir H. Itawlinson, Mr. Lowther, Mr. Hibbert, Mr. Temple, &e. A few of her ladyship's friends joined the party after dinner. Lord Crewe has arrived at the Clarendon, from Crewe Hall, Cheshire. Lord Ossulston arrived in town yesterday from Bramp• ton Park, Huntingdonshire. Major-General Sir Chas. Yorke, military secretary to his Royal Highness the General Commanding-in-Chief, gave an elegant dinner yesterday at his new house in South-street. Of the remittances of specie and bullion by the Indus, •a tho 4th inst., which are expected to reach about 800,0001., only about 8,0001. is understood to be in gold, the rest consisting entirely of silver. Sales of bar silver were effected on Saturday and to day at ss. I,ld. per oz. standard, being the same price as was realised for the remittance by the last West India packet. Advices from St. Petersburg mention that the new tariff was expected to be published about the let of March. TIIE COINAGE.— Great inconvenience is daily sustained by the public in consequence of the brittleness of a great quanLity of the gold coin at present in circulation. Im pure alloy is the cause of the trouble. The mail steamer Clarendon, for the Cape of Good Hope and Calcutta, will take out 50,000/. in gold to the Cape for the Government service. THE THEATRES. DRURY-LANE. Morton's Comedy, "A Cure for the Heart-Ache' ? (compressed into three acts), was revived here last night, when Mr. and Mre. Keeley reappeared as members of the Drury-lane company. The part of Old Rapid, which requires an actor of the Munden and D3vat m school, is scarcely suited to Mr. Keeley's peculiar style ; but, of course, he made it excessively funny by his quaint stolid humour, and offered about as strong a contrast to the restless effervescence of Mr. Charles Mathews' Young Rapid as it is:possible to imagine. Mrs. Keeley's persona tion of the young rustic, Frank Oatland, was an inimit able performance—an admirable embodiment of simple honesty and truthfulness, and her finished acting made the part one of the most prominent in the piece. The cast was in other respects must efficient, including Mr. Tilbury as Vortex, and Mrs. Frank Mathews as Miss Vortex ; and the comedy evidently afforded the highest gratification to a very crowded audience. LYCEUM. Two pieces were performed at this theatre last night, which may be regarded in some measure as novelties. The first was "Don Ca►3ar de Bant," a well-worn and hackneyed drama, but, having been laid aside a good while it has recovered something of its original fresh ness; and this was its first performance by the present Lyceum company. The part of the melodramatic hero, with his dissipation, gaiety, fearlessness, and high sense of honour, is well suited to Mr. Charles Dillon, and he sustained it with great effect. Mrs. B. White played the character of the Gipsy, Maritana, with considerable feeling, and Miss Woolgar gave a new interest and im portance to the little part of the boy Lazarillo. The piece was well put upon the stage and received with much applause. . _ The other piece was "Angel or Devil I" announced as a new drama by Mr. Stirling Coyne. This announce. ment is scarcely accurate, as the drama is neither new nor by Mr. Stirling Coyne. It is a third English ver sion, under a new name, of the popular French piece Which is at present performed every night at the Hay market under the title of " The Wicked Wife," and at the Olympic under that of "A Sheep in Wolf's Cloth ing." Mr. Coyne has made a few alterations, but they are not improvements, and he had better have stuck to the original. It was ex'uremely well acted ; Mr. Dillon being the prescribed royalist husband, Mrs. Dillon the devoted but seemingly heartless wife, and Mr. Toole the faithful comic servant. The part of the child was prettily played by a remarkably clever little girl, Miss M. Wil ton. The piece had a very favourable reception, and promises to be as successful at this theatre as it has been at the others. THE MEETING OF THE' CONSERVATIVE PARTY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. Sir,—As one of those mentioned in the account of the proceedings, on Friday last, at Lord Eglinton's house, which the Press newspaper has pretended to give, and on which you h ave f oun d e d an article, I beg to inform you that the article in tho Press newspaper contains an unauthorised distortion of the truth. You will not ex pect me to follow the example of the caterer from whom the Press newspaper has derived its matter, by violating the confidence of those with whom I have been for some years politically connected. I must, therefore, con tent myself by thus endeavouring to disabuse you of the belief (if you ever entertained it) that the article in the Press newspaper conveys a true verimn of what occurred between Lord Derby and his party on Friday last. — I have the honour to remain, Sir, your obedient servant, C. N. NEWDEGATE. House of Commons, March 2, 1857. ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, GRAY'S-INN-ROAD. The number of patients relieved at this hospital during the week ending 28th February, 1857, is 2,890, of which 973 were new cases. FREE EMIGRATION.—Yesterday a meeting of the working-classes was held in Bethnal-green-fields, to pe• tition Parliament on the above subject. Resolutions, praying for the promotion of free emigration, were greed to unanimously. REDUCTION IN THE PRICE OF BREAD. Yesterday another reduction in the price of bread was made by a large number of the bakers in the metropolis, and what is termed "good wheaten bread" is now selling as low as 6d. the 41b. loaf, and " best wheaten bread" at 7d. the 41b. loaf, in the densely-populated districts chiefly in habited by the poor ; and in some parts, where strong competition exists, the first-mentioned description of bread is even selling as low as 54d. the 41b. loaf. The high-priced bakers, who sell bread of a better quality and give credit, are charging Bd. and 9d. the 41b. loaf. The corn-chandlers are selling flour at from 2s. 2d. to 2s. 6d. the stone of 141bs. FIRE IN WATLING-STREET.—Last night a fire took place in the premises formerly in the occupation of Messrs. Fisher and Watson, silk warehousemen, which are situated two doors from the corner of St. Paul's churchyard in Watling-street, and extend almost as far as Cordwainer's Hall iu Cannon-'street %Vest. The en gines from Watling-street, Jeffrey-square, Farringdon street, that of the West of England Insurance Office, and several others, attended. The firemen, under the direc tion of Mr. Braidwood, the superintendent, Mr. Fogo, foreman of the A district, and Mr. Counorton, of the West of England Office, went to work with a good sup ply of water from the New River Company's mains ; and a strong body of police, under the command of In spectors Hamilton and Newnharn and Acting-Inspector Salter, kept the crowd out of danger. The fire was con fined to the premises in which it commenced. SCENE AT A FlRE.—Yesterday morning, between four and five o'clock, a destructive fire, attended with great loss of propel ty and danger to life, broke gut on the pre mises belonging to Mrs. C. Da Caux, proprietress of the Essex Tavern, High street, Aldgat e . A p o li ce - consta bl e observing smoke to issue through the bar shutters, alarmed the inmate', who attempted to descend by the staircase, but on reaching the second floor landing the smoke was so dense as to overcome Mrs. De Can; who is very corpulent. Her family being unable to lift her, r ive withopr proprietress A ss ld w ga as te ly e i s n o g escape, commenced screaming most piteously. At this junctureand George being I a informedr l s in sensible upon the landing, with the greatest coolness as ' cended and entered the second floor window. The crowd called loudly to him to come down, but he proceed e d t o rth that ar the d crawl along the flooring and to reach Mrs. De Caux, whom he found quite insensible. Having raised her on his back, he carried her through the smoke, and pushed her safely down the escape, amid the enthusiastic greet ings of the spectators. The fire was not extinguished until considerable damage was done to the upper part of the house, and the bar and its contents utterly destroyed. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA. —The question about the future permanent home of the Royal Italian Opera after the present season has expired may, there is good reason to believe, be looked upon as settled. Until last week no arrangement had been concluded ; but we are now informed, upon the best auth or i ty, that the necessary documents are signed. The Duke of Bedford has leased to Mr. Gye, for 90 years, not only the ground on which Covent-garden Theatre stood, but also that which is covered by the Piazza Hotel, together with other tene ments in the rear, extending into Hart-street—the whole being equivalent to upwards of an acre of land. The area of the theatre will be considerably larger than pre viously, comprising an enclosure of 240 feet by 100: The building is to be entirely fire-proof. Although the space to be occupied by the theatre is necessarily large, it will not include the whole of the ground comprehended in the lease. It is intended to devote the remaining per tion to a flower market, in the shape of a vast glass bazaar, 80 feet in diameter and 250 feet in length, for the exhibition and sale of flowers, plants, and all the objects and conveniences that incidentally relate to them. This idea was suggested by the well-known Mar , chd aux. Fleurs, which fo rms one o f th e mos t popular anu agree able lounges in that city of loungers, Paris. THE DISTURBANCES IN EDINBURGH. On Saturday afternoon, after the general meeting of the students, the deputation waited upon the Lord Provost at the City Chambers. They stated that they would place themselves unreservedly in his hands and act upon the counsel he might give them. After expressing his re gret for the course they had taken, and which had un fortunately led to more serious consequences than they anticipated, his lordship advised them to cease from further agitation on th e su bj ec t, which course th e deputa tion, on behalf of the students, pledged themselves to follow. The lecture of Dr. M'Culloch, of which the students, by their taking possession of the hall, pre vented the delivery on Monday evening, has been an nounced for Friday next, at ls. charge for gentlemen. O n Saturday n i g h t there was aga i n cons i derable uproar in the streets around the college, in which, however, the students took no part. A good many lamps and windows were broken by stones, and 10 or 12 persons were ap prehended. Th e police, however, soon succeeded in re pressing the disturbance. DR. KAH N ' S MUSEUM—THE GREAT TOBACCO CON TROVERSY. itsto learn something - l ai 8 r g v e a o l nf t uamb theble e wonders Li s os of f i d t p u e er t sr i os of fn continues al ntno assembling T r da e t am a i in and to make th emselves acquainted with those laws of divine Providence the violation of which produces so many of the physical ills that flesh is heir to. On Satur day evening th e au di ence was unusually large, arising the Tobaccoorigin orcothnetrpovreeereseyt." noubtless from th e f act it had been previously advertised Dr. Sexton would discus what has been called—from the great interest all cl asses seem t o t a k e i n i t —" Th e Great movement.T hel ect u r e r Then first gave glanc a glanced at sketch . of the hist ory of the tobacco plant—described the chemical properties of the weed—showed its effects on the human constitution—and reviewed the papers of Professor Solly and others in the medical journals, and the pamphlets of Professor Lizars, Dr. Show, &c. H e contended that th e moderate use of tobacco neitherin jured the body nor clouded the intellect, and that most of the statements made by the opponents of smoking were gross exaggerations and hideous caricatures. .Some of them were so am us i ng, that the doctor ' s description of them created roars o f l aughter. Th e l ec t u re contained a happy combination of scientific knowledge, pleasantry, logic, and humour, and was eloquently delivered. The audience seemed highly delighted, and the announce ment that Dr. Sexton would repeat his discourse every evening . whilst the present excitement lasted, was re ceived with unanimous applause. LATEL , ;;T NEWS. Accounts from ( .nstantinople, to the 23d ult., state that Isaab. E An, who defended Herat, had been killed. They also bring ), contradiction of the rumour that Ferrate, a toN% ►n between Herat and Candahar, had been taken. The Russians h 1( 1 exempted from taxes several tribes who were to furnish to the Shah iO,OOO men, infantry and ,cavalry. It is added that arrangements are being made to convey this for• 3i 3 from Daghe2tan on board the Russian fleet on t e Caspian Sea, as auxiliaries to Persia. Mehemet Bey, who served in the war of insur rection in Hung: tr y, has set out for Oircassia, where he has bet in invited to act as Generalis- simo. Great agitation prevails in the Caucasus, and preparations are i; a progress against a Russian in vasion, which is sr &id to be imminent. A telegraphic (le spatch received in Vienna yes terday, announces. the death, at Jassy, of Theo dore Balsa, Kai's akan of Moldavia, which touk place on Sunday, the Ist instant, at one o'clock p.m. The Paris corvonpondent of the Morning Post Second Edition), in his letter, dated yesterday, says: -- "The bases of a. treaty between Persia and Eng land are not yet si ;Tied. Hostilities are suspended, but there is no re ,g ular armistice agreed upon. No representations ba ye been or will be made at Teheran by frienday Powers until the _bases of the treaty are signed.?' A telegraphic clespatch from Vienna announces that, on the 22d :February, the Moldavian troops occupied and garlisoned the towns of Bolgrad, Ismail, and Reni., surrendered by the Russians in pursuance of th© !Treaty of Paris. The same des patch mentions - Co at the Russians were expected to take possession ofKomrat, and the new territory on the Upper Yalpuk, some time between the 25th of February and 6.he Ist of March, at which period the boundary would be defined. A French letter from Constantinople, of the 20th ult., contains the following passages : "I complete the information I hive already given as to the movements of the English vessels in the Bosphorus. The steam frigata Desperate leaves for England, the Magician for the Pacific, and the Sphinx for Galatz to convey the English Consul to Odtssa. " The Trebizonde boat, arrived on Tuesday last, brings news from Teheran to the 14th of January. Private letters announce that Ali-Kruli-Mirza Khan, commanding-in-chief the first corps operat ing in the East, has taken 'possession of Can dahar, and that Sultan Murad Mirza has entered Cabul. The plan of campaign is General Bubler's. The Shah has conferred on him a decoration only given to persons of the greatest distinction. General Buhler is busily engaged in erecting fortifications everywhere, and which rise as if by enchantment. The movement of troops and of convoys of ammunition is continual. Some chiefs of Affghanistan and Cebul are said to have offered their services to the Shah. Notwithstand ing the capture of Bender Bushire much confidence prevails at Teheran, and the Persian Government seems decided to carry on the war with vigour." It would appear from a report presented to the Russian Government by the Governor-General of Russian Siberia, that since the attack on Canton by the British Admiral the trade between Russia and China by land, and by Kiakhta, has considerably increased. The commercial relations between Russia and China, it adds, will become every day more intimate as long as the war continues. AMERICA. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY MORNING, The steam-ship City of Baltimore has just arrived with one day's later news than that brought by the Africa. THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. We have received files of papers from the Cap• to the end of December. The last mail from Kafirland brings the intelli gence that all was quiet, that no rumours of war were heard, and that the Kaffirs were making their usual purchases at King William-town. The Frontier Times says : " The late heavy rains appear to have been very general throughout the country, but as yet we have not heard of much damage being done to the crops. The appearance of the country is described as splen did, and the grass in some parts .is said to be so high c.s to resemble fields of waving corn. A letter from Wolve Kraal, of the 17th inst., rays—' We have had in this part of the country, for the last month, scarcely one fine day for reaping ; abun dance of rain has fallen, the fields looking beauti ful, and the standing crops promise a good harvest.' " FRANCE. PARIS, MONDAY EVENING. It is confidently stated that the last preliminary conference between Count Hatzfeldt and Count Walewski, on the affairs of Neuchatel, will take very shortly. w9-7:6-0150ALF" CA". . The Moniteur states the reception by the Em p3ror, through Baron Hubner, of a letter from the Emperor of Austria, announcing the death of her Imperial Highness the Arch-Duchess Elizabeth of Austria, widow of the Archduke Regnier. The French Court has ordered four days' mourn ing, beginning on the 2d of March, the first two ordinary mourning, the other two second mourning. There were many presentations on Sunday at the Tuileries by the English, Spanish, Russian, Prus sian, and Mexican Ambassadors. The Independance Beige says that. Sir Henry Bulwer and M. Talleyrand, members of the Com mi.sion for the re-organisation of the Principalities, are expected at Bucharest in the first week in' March. The Austrians are already moving their troops to their own frontier. According to the last French despatch from the last China the Englit forces cannot move until rein forcements arrive. Numerous masses of men are hovering about Canton. AlutsitsriaEdnnedaotfhiirofnOtrii: China man to communicate with the English, who are left without servants. quotations : BOURSE, fr. C. Cash. March 2.— ,___ The ß f o o m ll a o n wing Were 95 35 —fr. —c, 44 per Cents Spanish Threes 3 per Cents New Loan Home Debt Bank Shares BB _._ 374 fr. c, f r c Orleans p C i r e e tid Belgianmi t Ft e o i b sv i ee l i st e .s r . i ................. 1,440 Western 835 Northern 992 50 Strasburg Lyons 1,452 50 New Ditto . . . 777 50 Mediterranean 1,865 G rand Central .. .... 613 75 Lyons Geneva 770 Teste Cette 790 Austrian Com. ...... 780 THE PRINCIPALITIES. A letter from St. Petersburg of the 20th, in the Constitutionnel, says :—" The Russian government has sent a Memoir to the great Powers, in which it examines in detail the question of the union of the principalities. This document goes back to 1828, when the Russian troops occupied the principa lities, and makes known the efforts of Russia at that period to prepare the union. It sets forth that Russia, first of all, endeavoured to establish a customs union between the two principalities, in order to promote their material development, -- which was embarrassed by restrictions. At the same time, it was desired to place the nobles and peasants of each province in an analogous position, and to unite the Moldo-Wallachian Militia under one commander. All these projects, the execution of which would undoubtedly have led to a complete union, failed completely in presence of the oppo sition of the Porte and the intrigues of Austria— the latter power fearing that her projects in the East would b 3 compromised by the creation *of a strong Mollo-Wallachian state. At length, however, organic regulations, beneficial to the Principalities, were wrested from the Sublime Porte and the Court of Vienna. It is certain that greater differences exist in the manners, religion, origin, and language of the inhabitants of provinces of certain great European States than between those of Wallachia and Moldavia, and that a union of the two would be of as great interest to Europe as to the provinces themselves." RUSSIA. Another letter from St. Petersburg says : "Count de Morny is now engaged with Prince Gerrtschakoff in remodelling a treaty of commerce, and he will not return to France until that has been completed. The Count continues to be treated by the Emperor Alexander with particular atten tion. His Majesty has taken him with him several times on hunting excursions, in one of which they killed a very large bear, which stood 12 shots before it fell. His Majesty presented the animal to the ambassador, begging him to preserve it as a souvenir of the pleasant day which they had passed together." AUSTRIA. The Emperor and Empress of Austria, the Vienna journals state, will arrive at Goritz o n th e 7th, and will reach Vienna on the 10th. A letter from Vienna, in the Bourse Gazette of Berlin, says :—" The reports of a loan which are in circulation are merely propagated by speculators for a fall. According to the last Bank return the debt of the Sate to that esta blishment is only 209,643 florins, and in the next return it will cease to appear altogether. A letter from Vienna, in the Bourse Gazette of Berlin, says :—" Colant Buol's visit to Parma after leaving Milan' was for the purpose of definitively concluding the renewal of the treaties of com merce with the duchies of Parma and Mo dena. These treaties were very advanta geous to the duchies, inasmuch as they open a large market to their raw materials, and enable them to procure the manufactured goods which are indispensable to them. The duties established in Austria on colonial productions constitute the sole obstacle to the renewal of the treaties; but as the Austrian government is ready to make the most liberal concessions, it is not doubted that the affair will be brought to a satisfactory conclusion."—The same letter says :—" Our cabinet has not replied to t';e invitation addressed to it jay the French go vernment to give instructions to its representative at Paris with respect to the affair of Neuchatel, and it will not reply to it before the return of the Emperor to Vienna." SPAIN. We have received the Madrid journals of the 25th and 26th. A return in the Gazette shows that the real estates t' be sold in virtue of the law of desmitortizacion, of the Ist May, 1855, amounted to 243,109, of which 12,711 belonged to the regular clergy, 129,372 to the secular clergy, and tho rest to communes, military, charitable, and educational establishments, and to the late Don Carlos ; and that of that total 52,162 were really sold. The total sum realised was 944,407,412 reals. The Epoca, says that the Government was about to in crease largely the force of the marines. The Go vernment had ordered the provincial authorities to observe holidays. The Minister of Public Works had directed the surveys of the railways to Portugal and Andalus'a to be carried on as rapidly as pos- Sible. M. de Cueto, ex-m:nister plenipotentiary, and several other gentlemen had been nominated members of the Royal Council. Preparations for the elections were being made in all the provinces, but the Progressists, it was said, were taking no part in them. Wheat had declined a real the bushel at Madrid, and in most of the provinces it had declined considerably. Accounts from the Havannah, to the 24th January, say that a small squadron had al ready left from Vera Cruz, and that General de la Concha was making'active preparations fora more important expedition. If the Spaniards should capture Vera Cruz, Mexico, it is alleged, would be dTrived of her most important branch of revenue, the Customs being principally levied there. • The same letters say that at the reception held by the President of the Republic of Mexico on Now Year's day, a speech was delivered to the president by one of the members of the diplomatic body (it is not said by whom) in the name of Guatemala, France, the United States, the Equator, and England, ex pressing, in a marked manner, the hope that he would "faithfully discharge his high duties by seeing order and the reign of justice re-established, and by preventing for the future a repetition of the sad scenes which had unhappily taken place in a part of the republic." It is stated that this ,speech had created a great sensation in Mexico. The Neuchatel journals lately announced the return of the councillors of- stato, MM. Paget and Humbert, from Paris, and added that these gen tlemen brought back with them the most satifac tory impressions. M. Paget Ins, however, pub lished a statements in which he declares that, so far as he is concerned, his impressions have been most unfaithfully described by the said journals. The Chamber of Deputies of Hanover adopted on the 26th ult. the bill relating to the establish ment of decimal weights. The government has likewise submitted to the chamber a bill fo,r a deci mal coinage. The King of the Belgians, the Duke an d Duchess de Brabant, the Count de FJandre, and the Princess Charlotte left Laeken on Saturday at half-past 11 o'clock, by express train for Ghent, to be present at the opening of the quinquennial ex hibition of the Botanical Society. The King and Royal family wero accompanied by the Minister of the Interior and the brilliant suite. A letter from Belgrade of the 20th ult., in the Augsburg Gazette, s lys :—" We have received let ters from Bulgaria and Roumelia. A church has been destroyed by fire at Phillippopel, but it is n. - A known whether or not the Turks were the cause of it. The pacha of Sophia has been going over the whole of his district at the head of 40 men, levying a kind of forced loan of 120 to 140 piastres from each family, for w hi c h h e g i ves a rcceipt in the name of the Turkish Government. They will be, doubtless, repaid in the same way as were the sums collected during the war, that is to say, by the persons giving the money being made to sign a petition to the Sul tan, praying him to accept the money as a voluntary contribution." The Cattolico of Genoa publishes a letter from Naples of the 21st, mentioning another explosion which took place three days before in the fort of Vigliena, on the sea-side between Naples and Por tici, but caused little damage. The letter adds that upon examination it was found that both this explosion and that of the Carlo 111. were owing to the spontaneous ignition of a peculiar com pound invented for military purposes by one of the officers who perished on board the above men tioned vessel. This compound had been made up into various kinds of projectiles, which we re kept in small quantities in various places. Expe rience now shows that it has the serious defect of igniting spontaneously, which renders it unfit for service. ROYAL BRITISEE BANE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—In your columns of Saturday Mr. Coleman has animadverted upon the observations made by me at Tewkesbury with reference to his report of the 20th September last, on the position of the affairs of the Royal British Bank. The object of that report was so apparent that I have neverheard any attempt made to justify it ; and I should not have again recurred to it but that it has become necessary to recall to that gentle man's knowledge that terms have a signification as well as figures. By the report abovementioned, in making up the balance-sheet, Mr. Coleman takes upo n hi mse lf t o assume the va l ue o f . the bank asset ß , an d arr i ves a t a resu lt b y a species..e se_ I is studiously o Conjectur a l a pp rox i ma ti on ; a ll re f erenc e to tb curities held, agai n st m y o bli ga tion . suppressed. Again, in his examination before January, of Bank r upt c y, on the 19th , losses of the bank by each h di he stated, on being reque sted .t t e o ot p o a r r , t t i h cu a l t a t r h is e e ? o h s : three others (why not e o n ty the others)al fe,7 a_. by Mr. Brown, coupled wit have said by Mr. Brownith regard amounted to 70,809/. an let a l e cc i :s l at t i lli on n , k t i o t d ard iw t would have been pruet tion against me contained- n tisnu such i his on the partof Coleman, before venturing to make himself " have taken more trouble had "- with the real facts ; and, he done quainted so, he would have ascertained of that of the t two ves sels which he accuses me having sold an d ap propriated the proceeds, namely, the Mad onna and the Hero—the _ Madonna was sold on the 24th September, 1850 , and the proceeds banded over to the bank, and the Hero was disposed of by the brokers o f the bank, and the proceeds paid over by them to the bank. HUMPHREY BROWN, Westminster, March 2, AMERICA. LIVERPOOL, M•NDAY EVENING. The Royal Mail steam-ship Africa has arrived with advices from New York to the 18th ult. She has brought 228,480 dollars specie on freight. By a vote of 25 to 20 the Senate had laid over the Dallas-Clarendon Central American treaty un til the sth day of March, the first day of the neTr Administration. The South was said to be opposed to it, amend" meats and all, on account of the slavery clause. The Washington correspondent of the New York Courier and Enqu irersays the committee on foreign affairs reported the treaty with two amendments the first strikes out the provision recognising the famous land grant. The second amendment proposes to cede the BaY Islands settlement entirely to H on d uras, so as to preclude the possibility of any further protectorate of the said settlement. It is understood that if the treaty is held in abey ance in the Senate until the 4th of March Mr. Jef ferson Davis will give his support to it as it stands, notwithstanding the opposition which the Southern statesmen are generally supposed to cherish to wards it. The Atlantic Telegraph Bill has been committed to a Committee of Ways and Means by a vote of 112 to 74 votes, thus indicating its success. The Tariff' question bad been under frequent de bate. The French Minster had made a demand on the United States' Government for indemnity for losses smt.tined by French residents at Greytown during its bombardment by the Cyane frigate. It was considered probable that President Bar ckinan's Cabinet would be composed as follows : Mr. Cass, as Secretary of State ; Mr. Cobb, 86 Secretary of the Treasury ; ex-Governor Floyd, i s Secretary of War ; ex-Governor Brown, of Tell nessee, as Secretary of th e N avy ; M r. Towsey, Attorney-General ; Mr. Jones., of Pennsylvania, al Postmaster-General ' • Mr. Jacob Thompson, of Mississippi, as Secretary of the Interior. Late accounts from Havannah report that Drl Kane was on the point of death. H.M.S. Nile had sailed for Bermuda. There is an active demand for all qualities of sugars. Advices from Mexico state that on the 31st Jan. a treaty was signed with the United States, by which the latter is to lend Mexico $15,000,000. Of this sum $3,000,000 goes to pay American claims. M security for the loan the United States is to receive 15 per cent, of the Customs. Arrangements are also to be made for more unrestricted commercial inter.. course between the two countries. Major Banzal had been sent by the Governmen t to Europe on some important mission. It is state" that Mr. Barron, wishing to absent himself frog the British Consul a t e a t T ep i c, the Legat i on bad named Mr. Alsop to act in his stead, but that th e Supreme Government h a d d ec li ne d to give him an exequatur. The rebels are reported to have been worst ei and scattered. The Mexican Congress declared itself in penny vent session on the 28th Jan. till the final vote ° II the new constitution should be had. Senor Montes was spoken of as successor to SOO Lerdo as Minister of Finance. A private despatch received by us is to the fol• lowing effect " NEW ORLEANS, FEB. 17',. " The steamer Te xas , from Greytown on tw' 10th inst., has arrived at Belize. The steam e r Tennessee, from New York, with recruits and ara; munition for Walker, has arrived off Greytown, 8 had also Colonel Titus, with his recruits from Na n , sas. Colonel Lo c k r id ge h a d procee d e d up t h e rill', from Greytown and a tt ac k e d an d d e f ea t e d s `'`i Costa Ricans, with a heavy loss to the enemy, an, but a trifling one to himself. His steamer's In chinery getting out of o r d er , h e was o bli ge d to pit back again to Punta A renas . Af ter repa i r i ng the he proceeded up, and it was th oug h t at Pap `' Arenas that he would in a week be in full posse 3 .4 sion of the river. The advices from Walker's PO /a lion are to January 3, received by the OrizaT These advices are f rom W a lk er ' s agen t s, an d are , be received accordingly. They say that the alli e , 4 under Covas, had m a d e th e i r appearance in 6 vicinity of Rivas, but were driven back. On ti r ; n , 28th of January General Henningsen, with 4 w, troops, attacked 1,500 Costa Ricans at St. George and after driving them from their positions r e ; turned to Rivas. Walker's whole force is rated, 1,300 men, of wh om 1,100 are fit f or d u ty and good health and spirits, and having three months supply of provisions and ammunition." In the Burdell case the jury had returned a ver' diet of wilful murder actainst Mrs. Cunningham, Eckel, and Suredgass. They were of opinion that the daughters of Mrs. Cunningham were also itir plicated, and recommended their safe keeping' Suredgass said, in reply to the coroner " t am ell" tirely innocent ; I know nothing whatever of t 1 ;.1 facts relating to the murder of Dr. Burdell. any one knows anything about the murder in 0 0 family, I think it is Miss August A. Cunning/a- 111 4 with the mother—u n d ers t an d me , that is, if the murder was perpetrated by an y o f the inmates ° the house." At New York a lively 'demand prevailed Or . money, and the mark e t was a littl e more stringent , There was no p os iti ve scarc it y o f ava il a bl e capital' and the banks an d b ro k ers were gran ti ng liber al facilities at the f o ll ow i ng ra t es — v i z. 4 0 to 10 cent. on first-class two to four months' paper ; to 12 per cent, for fair to good four to six reent",, notes ; and 7t o 8 per cent. on call. In the ste c ` market there had been a better feeling, though t he leading quotations indicate no material ohmi c ' For principal State stocks there was a steady u e ‘ mand, and prices were well sustained. The Bank statement for the week showed a d ad crease in all its items. In exchange a large business has been done ; i llB market closed flat and regular ; th e range of pric;" , of regular draw ers were on L on d on 8 to 8i Pe r cent. premium ; Paris, sf. 231 c. to sf. 22ic. In cotton buoyancy continued, owing to decret i t ing receipts at the ports and the favourable advil received per Eu ro p a , w hi c h cause d an advance ° ic. per lb. The market closed firm. Flour was without important change. The lo w grades, which were m ore pl en tif u l th an f anc ies an d extras, had declined 55., w ith littl e i nqu i r y at th e reduotion. Canada flour was dull and drooping. Southeil flour was without important change, the market closing steady at $G 90c. to $7 20c. for mixed to good state brands, $7 25c. to $8 for lo w t o goo d fancy and extra, and $8 50c. to $9 for choice ditto. For mess pork there was an increased demand at an advance of 10c. The supply of beef had slightlf increased. The market was less buoyant, and quo tations reduced. Iron was firm, and prices supported. English bad were scarce, and held firm ; refined at $67 50c. to $7O ; and common at $5B. Turpentine was very quiet and dull. White resin. was scarce, quiet, and steady. There was an la" proved demand for linseed oil. The demand for Kentucky tobacco continued active, and prices were well supported. Whalebone continued very film. Freights to Great Britain were easier, with rather more doing at the decline. At New Orleans on the 16th ult. cotton via° firm. Sales, 6,500 b a l es , a t 12i .. to 121 c. f i at middlings, middlings, holders dema n di ng an a d vance at US . close. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. The Yorkshire, hence, andti;la;;;;DigHenrYt from London, have arrived at New York • the Se ranak, hence, has arrived a t Philadelphia ; the Grey Oak, the S. Curling, the Lexington, the Georgiana, the S. Gerant, the Henry Cook, a n d the Fury, hence, and the Nathaniel Thompson a n d the William Libbey, from London, have arrived 1 4 New Orleans. PORTUGAL. LIVERPOOL, MARCH 2. The Msteamer brin gs Li s b on dates o f the 24tThFebruary, when the following vessels of viar were Tagus :—Her Maj miral Sir R. esty's steam-shiP s Duke in C. Dundas ; Prince ss R oyal, Captain G. Giffard ton) of f th l e velling Rear-Ad J a mes Watt, C aptain T. V. Anson. The French s t eamship Austerlitz and theFren° l l transport Egeri e h a d left the previous day. The Ha m b urg steamer Teutonia, from the Bra zils, had not yet appeared. Telegraphic despatches had been received from Oporto of the 23d, stating the arrival of the officer with the mails from the Peninsular and Oriental Comphany's st e a mer M a d r id, wrec k e d a t Vi go on the 20t. The mails were expected in Lisbon o n the 25th. In consequence of the carnival little further ~prog ress had been m a d e by th e p eers i n th e debate upon the reply to the Throne. The Pope, on the 25th ult., performed in the Sixtine Chapel, the ceremony of distributing ashes to the cardinals and other prelates. The King of Bavaria was present at the ceremony. EXTRAPAROCHIAL PLACES.—Some correspondence had taken phce with the Poor Law Board relative to the non-relief of the poor in extraparochial places since the year 1847. Cases of great hardship are adduced, ez• hibiting the imperfection of the existing lave, it appear ing that paupers in extraparochial 'Aces have no claim for relief by law. A bill, however, has lately been in troduced to obviate this evil, and an abstract of it has already been given.