The Sun. — London, England, 1857-05-30 00:00:00

PROVIDENT CLERKS' BENEVOLENT FUND. ELECTION of ANNUITANTS, May 28th, 1857. The following was the result of the roll: CLERKS. Votes. ' *;(13 275 Wl] Votes. C. Kinsman .• .. .. *2628 M. Groves... J. 80w1e5....... . ... .. *2329 M. A. Moore M. R. Drower. • • lOB3 H. E. Stevens A. My, ...... • . • •• • • Those marked was W. Stonehewer ..••• • • • W. Woodrow ... ....... Totes J. Grint . • Pot's. Crabb • • . . • 6Bl A. Harris ......... ..... 607 C. A. Barrett M. A. Fortinton ..... 312 M.' Price. J. Trethowan ...• M. Bigmore.. ..... • • ie successful candidates. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. THIS EVENING. ALBONI, SPEZIA, GIUGLINI, VIALETTI, and BENE VENTANO. Third Night of Verdi's Opera of IL TROVATORE. Leonora, Mdlle. Spezia ; Azucena, Madame Alboni. Manrico, Sig. Ginglini. After which, will be revived the highly successful Ballet by M. Perrot, entitled L'AIMORE, in which 151(111e. Katrina will make her first appearance this season. _ For particulars see bills. A limited number of boxes in the Half Circle Tier have seen specially reserved for the public. and may be had on ap plication at the Box-office at the Theatre Colonnade, Hay market. Price One Guinea and One Guinea and a Half each. HER ➢MAJESTY' S THEATRE. GRAND MORNING PERFORMANCE. MONDAY, JUNE 1. riccoloraini, Alboni, Spezia, Ortolani, Giuglini, Reichardt, Bottardi, Beneventano, Belletti. To meet the many applications that have been made, and to accommodate the numerous families resident in the en virons, a GRAND EXTRA PERFORMANCE will take place on MONDAY MORNING, June 1, when will be performed Verdi's opera, LA TRAVIATA. Violetta, Piccolmini ; Alfredo, Sig. Giuglini. Germont Giorgio, Sig. Beneventano. To be preceded by (arranged in one act), Rossini's opera, IL BARBIERE DI SEVIGLIA. Rosina, Madame Alboni. Between the Operas a DIVERTISSEMENT. Morning Dress'only will be necessAry. Doors open at One, to commence at half-past One, and end at half-past Five. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, LYCEUM. This Evening, SATURDAY, May 30. LA TRA VIA TA. Mesdames Bosio and Tagliafieo ; Signori G!aziani, Tagliafico, Polonini, Soldi, Zelger, Mei, and Mario. Conductor—Mr. Costa. After which, LA BRESILIENNE. Manes. Cerito and Delechaux, and M. Desplaces. Commence at half-past Eight. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, LYCEUM. — TUESDAY next, June 2. LA SONNAMBULA. Amina, Mdlle. Victoire Balfe (her Second Appearance on the Stage). To conclude with LA BRESILIENNE. yldlle. Cerito . Extra Night; next THURSDAY, June 4th, RIGOLETTO. Mesdames Bosio and Didiee, Signori Roneon‘ Soldi, Taglia fico, Mei, Polonini, and Mario, And LA BRESILIENNE. Mdlles. Cerito and Deleehaux, and M, Desplaces. LES BOUFFES PARISIENS—St. JAMES'S THE TRE. Triumphant Success of the FRENCI4 PLAYS THIS EVENING (Saturday), May 30, the entertain ments will commence at half-past 8 o'clock precisely, by the production of (for the third time in this country), LE VIOLONNEUX. M. Guyot, M. Mesmacre, and Mdlle. Mareschal. After which (for the 2d time) Opera-Bouffa, en un Acte L'IMPRESA RIO. M. Caillet, M. Charles Petitt, Mdlle. Dal. wont, and Mdlle. Mace. . To conclude with (for the first time in this country), new Operette-Mililaire, en un Acte, DRIGONEFTE. M. Gnyot, M. Tajau, M. Leone°, and Mille. Corally Guffroy. The Orchestra of the Theatre des Bouffes will ace ,m -pally these Representations, under the direction of the composer, M. Off,mbach. . , This Engagement being limited to one month, Performances will be given EVERY EVENING. Boxes, stalls, and tickets may be engaged at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street. WE DN WiDAY, .JUNE _3 Mr. Robson, ke. To conclude with A SPLENDID INVEST\IENT. Commence at half-past Seven. HEA T R E-R OYA. L, DRURY-LANE Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. • OPEN EVERY EVENIN(4. GREAT EQUESTRIAN AMERICAN and CONTINENTAL" COMPANY, under- ti. direction of Miss Ella. • Prices—Pit and Promenad,, is ; Doxe.4, 2s, 6A., 24., and ls, 6d. ;' Galleries, 6d. Door§ open at ball-past 7. Commence at S. First Equestrian Artistes in the World : —Madame Schap laic, Madame Newsome, La Petite Wells, Signora Delavanti, and Miss Ella; Miss 11. 4.Wells, Manes. Flora, Fabia, and and Marie, Misses Newsome, Moffatt, Delavanti, Potter, Jen nins the Manchester Boy, Masters J. Wells, A. Wells, E. Moffatt, Tienrico and Carlo Delavanti, Sig. Felix Delavanti, Mons. Becq, Mons. Ferdinand, Mons. Eugene, Mr. Tom Swann, Mr. B. Fuller, Mr. W. Fuller, and the great Shaks perian CloWn, Wallett, will appear each evening in a series of Performances, original and unapproachable. Director—Mr. Stokes. Acting Manager—Mr. E. Stirling. 111HEATRE R OYAL, HAYMARKET Lessee—Mr. .J. B. Buckstone. NEW ARRANGE3IENT OF PRICES OF ADMISSION. THIS EVENING (May 30) to commence at Seven o'clock, with THE RIVALS. Followed by a now farce, MY SON, DIANA! After whiel , the sueeessfu . Classical Love Story, un der the Apple-Cation of A. I'AL.I.NTA ; or, The Three Golden Apples : in which Miss M. Oliver will appear; also Miss M. Wilt9B, and Miss Ellen Ternan. In future the prices will be : Orchestra Stalls (which may be retained the whole of the evening), 6s. eaels, (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 80xe5.... , Pit........ Lower Gallery 1 0 Lower Gallery 0 6 Upper - Gallery 0 6No half-price to Upper Gallery. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, THIS EVENING will be performed Shakespere's tragedy of KING RICHARD THE SECOND. King Richard 11., Mr, C. Kean ; Queen, Mrs. C. Kean. Preceded by a new Farce, in one act, called AN ENGLISHMAN'S HOUSE IS HIS CASTLE. THEATRE ROYAL, AD EL PHI. Lesr4ee—Mr. Ben. Webster. THIS EVENING, will be performed the Adeiphi drama of JANET PItIDE. Madame Celeste, Mr. Wright, Mr. E. Webster, and, Paul Bedford, After which, DOMESTIC ECONOMY Mr. Wright, Sic. To conclude with A NIGHT AT NOTTING-HILL. THE k T RE-ROYAL, ADELPIII.—Madame CELESTE'S A NNUA.f. BENEFIT. Madame CELESTE begs to inform her friends and the nobility and public in general that her Annual Benefit will take place on the above evening, when will be produced a new and original drama of powerful interest, to be called GEORGE DAR,VILLE, in which Mr. BenjaminWehster, Mr, Wright, Mr. Paul Bedford, and Madame ( 'elesto will Perform, With other novel and attractive Entertainments Private boxes, tickets, and places to be had at the Box otlee daily, from 11 till 5, and at the residence of Madame Oeleste, 98, Piccadilly. R OYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. Alfred Wigan. THIS EVENING will be performed THIEVES ! THIEVES ! ! After which, a new drama, called DADDY HARDACRE. STLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE AND OPERA HOUSE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke. * Under the patronage of Her Majesty and His Royal Highness Prince filbert. The most perfect triumph ever witnessed at this theatre ' 9 . 8 been achieved by the eminent Operatic Artistes, in IL AR OV ATORE, which has been nightly received with the most enthusiasm, while Mr. Wm. Cooke's Equestrian Il lustrations have met with every demonstration of approval and applause, TM 'S EVENING Saturday, May 30), Verdi's far-famed upera of IL T ROVATORE ; er, he Gipsy's Veweance. The Whole of the Music as performed at the Italian Opera, *nd Equestri an I llu strati°llB Miss Rebecca Isaacs,. Miss M. Somers, and Miss Fanny Huddart. Mr. Augustus Brabam, Mr, Brookbouse Bowler, Mr. Francis Kirby, Mr. J. A. Leffler, and M.. Bo rran i. Conductor and Co mposer —Herr Meyer Lutz, With a powerful Band and Chorus. Manager and Director of the Opera Company —M r . A ugus t us Bra)',arn. T o con clude with a recherche programmewheiithofe celebrated novel and re.atchless SCENES in the AREN A , in • Brothers, Francisco's, will appear for the sixth time &Mee their return from America. CommeLce at seven o'clock. Dress Boxes, 4s. ; II nwr Boxes o lag, 3s. • Private Boxes , from 215., no c harge forbo -- Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, is. ; Upper Galler y , 6d. Notice —D urin; the Opera Season Half-price will take place at 9 o'clock. Box.ollice open from Eleven till Four. Sta g e Mana ger, Mr. W. West. Equestrian Director, Mr. W. Cooke, jun. (-lAN-TERM:MY HALL, Westminster-road.— vl / 4 - 1 OPEN EVERY EVENING. --The follow- Ing company of Vocalists aro engaged for the performance of Selections from all the popular Operas, Madrigals, Choruses, Glees, Duets, &c., viz. : Miss E. Pearce, Mrs. J. Caulfield , Miss Brunell, Miss Summers-, and Madame Marietta ; Mr. d. ranlfield, Herr F. Jonghmans, R. Grover, T. Farraut, S. Jones, J. Barker, W. Melling, P. Corri. Senor Antonio M. de Solla, and E. L. Hume ; Masters Bennett and Corri ; Messrs. Sam Cowell, Sam Collins and E. Mackney. Pianoforte, Mr. Cecil Hicks; harmonium, J. Caulfield, jun.; director, Mr. J. Caulfield. Commence at Seven o'clock pre. eisely, Suppers, &c., until twelve o'clock. IWA WATES AT LONDON BRIDGE.. T ;is DAT—Morn. 52 min. aft. 6 —Evan. 21 Min. aft. 7 To .1 ):)110N.1-11orn. 53 min. aft. 7—r.vening 25 miA. aft. 8 TdE WEATHER—SUN 01 1 110 E, MAY 30. THERMOMETER, IN Tall SHADE. 63—highest singe noon yesterday. 53 --lowest this morning and during the night. 64 this day at noon. BAROMETER, 30.07. WIND, N.N.E.; light, with fine weather. rmr" 1 "1:f • A , 4 LONDON, SATURDAY, MAY 30, 1857. The Archduke CONSTANTINE, having been the recipient of so much adulation in France, is about to favour England, in its turn, with his august presence. He will forthwith exchange the courtly ceremonial festivities of Fontainbleau for those of Osborne. And, simultaneously with the visit of his Imperial Highness to the two Great Powers of Western Europe (not to say of the world), his illustrious mother, the relict of the late Char NICHOLAS, has been enjoying to her heart's con- tent the applause and homage of the Sardinians. It• only remains now for the Empress Dowager and for the Archduke to return homewards to- get'uer by way of Constantinople ! So that each of the four Allied Powers in succession may have duly " eaten the leek," after the manner of "Mine Ancient PISTOL." CONSTANTINE, of course, the FLITELLEN ! France has, for her part, been par ticularly meek in that ignoble task of reasticA tion. Sardinia in like manner. It only now re mains to be seen how it will be with England. And to conjecture, after that, how it might be with regard to Turkey. CONSTANTINE is certainly coming in the Osborne to Osborne. He may go further, and very probably in that event may fare worse ! At the most we cannot for an instant believe that, were he to pass through London, his Imperial Highness would be cheered by the people in the streets very enthusiastically ! We don't think the English multitude are so easily to be dazzled into un thinking demonstrations of applause by a haughty title any more than by a grand uniform, or a blaze of orders upon the breast of an Imperial Highness. We are accustomed, a good many of us in this country, to think who it is inside the coat, whether it is a good or a bad heart that beats under all that bravery of gold and diamonds. When KOSSUTH passed, in an open carriage, through our thoroughfares, he came as an exile, , without fortune, and without power---and every lane and alley sent forth its throng of working men, in their fustian jackets, or in their shirt sleeves, to greet him (as though he were some great prince in his pride and autho rity) with acclamations. When the Austrian hyena, HAYNAU, came over here, on the contrary his evil reputation brought him into trouble among the burly draymen of Southwark, who could not, .for the life of them, understand why they should not kick and hustle a Grand Foreign Marshal, and all that. Why they should not twist his long moustache if they could not get at his nose in the - skrimtnage—knowing all the tine that he was accused (rightfully or wrongfully accused, it mattered not to them) that he was accused of Flogging Women I Or, which comes of course exactly to the same thing, of ordering them to t be flogged ! KossuTkr they cheered and (14,ffed :their hats to. 11 AY xsu ihei yelled after "and pelted. We don't think either kind of reception would be precisely the reception accorded by the Londoners to the Arch duke CONSTANTINI. We sincerely hope neither would be—in the event of his extending his visit to this country from Osborne to London. Cer tainly neither are his due. But as certainly, to our thinking, silence, stern and profound silence would be the most fitting welcome, on the part of Englishmen, to one of the bitterest and dead liest foes of Great Britain anywhere to be found in all this present generation. Particularly so soon after the miserable close of a war of which he most among living men, was the instigator ! A war growing out of the Pride of his dead father, and out of his own lawless AO- . bition A. war prolonged chiefly through his instrumentality—and one which, during its bloody continuance, desolated so many of our English I hearths—laid so many brave hearts low in a fo. reign land—made so many little children orphans, and so many young wives widows. Silence, we , cannot tire of saying, stern and profound silence, is of all welcomes. the fittest welcome t ) be accorded,,by Englishmen to that deadliest foe of Englishmen, the Archduke CONSTANTINE, It is difficult to conceive a more distressing and heartrending state of affairs than that relat ing to lunatics in Scotland, to which the Honourable Gentleman the Member for the St. Andrews Burghs last night directed the attention 'of the House of Commons. Those unhappy beings, who are sustaining the most grievious I affliction to which human nature is liable, should be objects of the greatest sympathy and kindness. No pains, no moderate expense should be spared to alleviate their fearful lot, to restore them, if possible, to reason, or, if absolutely incurable, to render their condition as tolerable as possible. So far, however, from this being the practice, there is a tendency to treat them with the greatest brutality, and to exhibit towards them a combi r nation of cruelty and neglect sufficient to drive even a rational man into insanity. This too fre quently results from the inherent depravity of human nature. Those who undertake the and ti- OM duties of attendants on, or keepers of, lunatics, are more disposed to com mand than to persuade, to terrify than to coax. They prefer driving to leading, and, even under the most favourable circumstances, the utmost care and vigilance is required to guard against this unfortunately natural dispo sition; but when a cheesepariug and parsimonious economy is added, when the miserable beings are farmed out, at a price less than they can be sup ported at, to parties whose only object is to extract unhallowed gains from their sufferings, the case assumes a truly terrible aspect. There may be some trifling savings, but surely there is not -a single rate-payer who would not gladly contribute a trifle more, to be certain that those wretched creatures for whose support he was partially responsible, were properly cured, and received all practicable comforts. Nor is it only the public establishments that require notice, or pauper lunatics that must be looked after. There are still greater grievances prevailing in private houses, where a constant sur veillance is not maintained. It is not merely that obsolete instruments of torture are resorted to, which experience has proved to be very injurious, aggravating the disease, and preventing the faintest hope of a permanent cure, but the grossest neglect is habitually practised. Instrumental restraint is the panacea, and those who do riot require coercion are badly fed and worse lodged, without the means of cleanliness, or free ventila tion. The revelations made by the Commissioners, to whose report Mr. E. ELLIcB, jun., alluded in his _ THE SUN, LONEON, SATURDAY EYE NG I MAY no, 1857 very able speech, should ensure a speedy and effi cient remedy, sufficient to prevent, the possibility of the repetition of such atrocities as those above referred to. • LATEST NEWS. and the national air was performed by the orchestra and followed by loud cheering. The opera was " William Tell," and the patriotic passages were loudly cheered. Their Royal. Higlinesses did not leave till the performance was over. " The crowd outside the theatre is estimated to have been about 5,000. This body split into two parties. One took the direction of the Grande Place, singing the Brabanconne in chorus, the other proceeded to the Emancipation office. They broke it open, smashed the windows, and de-troyi:d a portion of the type. The other party halted in the Grande Place, where the national air was sung in loud chorus. Most of the shops we: e shut. Smaller bands traversed the city during the night. " At the moment we are going to press order ap pears to be restored." The Observateur says : " The troops of the garrison have been ordered to remain within barrack. Alarming reports are circulating. " 6 p.m.—There is a large crowd assembled round the palace. Cries of Tire le Roi P are intermingled with shouts of A bas les Convents !'" The Emancipation says : "Among the shouts of the mob we distinguished those of ' Down with the priests I' Down with the Catholics !" Let us drown the President !' "The mob has broken the windows of the Jesuit College and of the Capucin Monastery." • A despatch, dated Brussels, Friday, says " The Civic Guard is called out. Squadrons of lancers, cuirassiers, and other troops have arrived I at Brussels. A Cabinet Council is sitting. It is thought that the obnoxious bill will be withdrawn." Bad as the case had been in England, and the readers of the Sim must be familiar with many such instances, it is far worse in Scotland. Here there - must be the certificate of at least two quasi skilful persons, and, in the case of a pauper lunatic, an examination before a magistrate. But in the sister kingdom these pre cautions are frequently dispensed with. It ap pears that in the Edinburgh Poor Houses lunatics were admitted without any license from the Sheriff, and sometimes without any medical certificate that they were mad at all. The responsibility of the management rested solely with the parochial authorities. Into what a fearful instrument of oppression might this be converted ! What facilities would it afford for the removal of an obncxioua member of a family which had influence with those in temporary power ! The Commissioners declare that " the reasons for abstaining from applying for a licence appear to have been the wish to avoid payment of the fees, and to be exempt from, the inspection and interference 071 the part of the Sheriffs !" This is probably the chief cause, and it should subject those who have been exercising irresponsible authority to stringent punishment. The Com missioners declare that there is " scarcely a poor house in the kingdom in which there are not several insane persons, who have been irregularly admitted in the same way !" We shall not go through the numerous cases cited by Mr. Enracz from the report. It would be a sickening task, and would only disgust our readers. Those who wish to examine the details can do so in the speech of the Hon. Gentleman. Abundant reasons were supplied to prove beyond the possibility of dispute or difficulty, not only the propriety but the imperative necessity of im mediate legislation. Indeed the whole code relating to lunacy not only in Scotland, but in all parts. of the United King dom, requires a searching revision and the adoption of every precaution—l st. to prevent the possibility of any person being unduly incarcerated under an unfounded pretext of in sanity ; and 23, to ensure the best care and at tention to those of whose unfortunate condition there can be no possible doubt. If the parties are possessed of means, those means should be applied to increase their own comforts, not to be absorbed by greedy relatives or keepers ; if not, they should, even at the public expense have every comfort belonging to the condition in which they were born, and to which they had been accustomed. The Workhouse tests are intended to prevent persons from improperly claiming pub lic relief, which would not be required save from cheer Idleness. But they do not apply to lunatics, who must, whatever their own inclina tions, be placed under control and deprived of the opportunity of earning their own livelihood. The question in their case, should be not " what is the lowest rate at which they can be main tained ?" but, " what is best calculated to restore them to society ?" or if that be impossible, to render their existence as free from annoyance as may be practicable. The nation is indebted to Mr. ELLICE, junior for his very judicious efforts, we trust he will not relax them, until he =h_ , produced the legitimate results, and freed the United Kingdom from the scandal and reproach to which it is now liable. PARIS, SATURDAY, MAY 30, 8 A.M. The Moniteur announces the dissolution of the Legislative Corps. The new elections are to com mence on the 21st June, and will last for two days. The number of the deputies for the new Chamber is fixed at 267. BERN; May 29.—The Federal Assembly is con ♦oked for the 9th June. The vote of the Neu elate' people on the subject of the revision of the Constitution is fixed for the 21st June. The tunnel of Hauenstein fell in yesterday. It is feared that 50 workmen have perished. VIENNA, May 29.—The general meeting of the shareholders of the Austrian Railways Company, after having heard a report on the progress of the constructions of the lines and the working, unani mously voted a dividend for 1856 of 21f. 58ie. per share in addition to the interest of 5 par cent. The reserve has been carried up to nearly two millions of francs. FRANCE. PARIS, FRIDAY EVENING. AUSTRIA. VIENNA, MAY 27. The Wiener Zeitung of this morning contains the following autograph letter from his Majesty the Emperor to the Governor-General of . Hungary : "Dear Cousin Archduke Al brecht, —As a supple ment to my decree of the 12th July, 1856, by which property that had been confiscated as a con sequence of the sentence of a military court was returned to several persons who were concerned in the rebellion in the kingdom of Hungary and in the Grand Principality of Transylvairia in 1848 and 1849, I now ordain— " 1. That the confiscated property in the hands of the State—in the same condition as it was when taken possession of—and all such produce and revenue of the same as had not then been received, and the same indemnification as has been allotted to the other landed proprietors for the loss of their right of villenage and socage, and any interest that may be due on the indemi?ification's capital' from the date of this my decree, shall, in the way of grace, and as a supplement to my ordinance of July 12th, 1856, be delivered over to the follow ing persons : " (a) All those non-military individuals who were guilty of high treason during the above mentioned rebellion, or of other offences which were not mentioned in my autograph letter of May Bth, 1857, and who, for the last-mentioned offences, are still in prison in this my empire ; and all those military men who are now in con finement in this my empire. " (b) All those persons who are no longer imprisoned in this my Empire, but wh( ss pro perty is still under confiscation. " And it is further my ;will, that the net re venue arising from confiscated property - which has been received by the State Treasury shall be employed for the benefit of the country and its inhabitants. 2. And, in the way of grace, I ordain that all those persons included' in the, above-mentioned category, who, during the re volution, bad sums of money advanced to them out of the treasuries of the State, and never accounted at all, or only in part, for the same, shall not be obliged to produce their accounts. On the one side, the necessary steps for cancelling the sums in question are to he taken, and on the other, such measnres as may be requisite for handing over their confiscated property to those persons who had received them (the sums of money).- " As Article 3 only contains instructions to the authorities how to manage with the property of persons who were bankrupts at the time that the sentence of confiscation was pronounced, it has not been translated. "4. In regard to those persons who, having been condemned by court-martial, are still fugitives, my legations and consulates have received instructions to accept their petitions for permission to return, for remission of punishment, and for the restora tion of their confiscated property. I, however, re serve to myself the right of determining how far the conditions of this my act of grace can be ap plied to those petitions. " At the same time my Minisiers of the Inte rior, Finance, and Justice are instructed to do what is necessary to give full effect to this my decree. The Emperor, the Empress, and the Prince Im perial left Paris yesterday afternoon to take up their residence at St. Cloud far the summer. The French Government has received the follow ing telegraphic despatch, dated Algiers, 26th : " On the 24th we had a brilliant affair with the Beni-Raten. All their positions were carried. The courier will convey to you my report." , We have, h o wever, received a telegraphic de spatch from Marseilles, dated the 28th, in the even ing, which gives some additional details. It says : " The Moniteur Algerien contains depatches from Marshal Randon, dated from Kabylia, announcing that the town of Djemma Saharidji, the centre of the Beni-Fraonssen, has made its submission at the solicitation of a faithful tribe. Early on the 24th, after a fog, which has lasted several days,and rendered the ground slippery, the army attacked the Beni-Rateu on three points. After a two hours' fight, all the commanding positions were taken with but trifling loss. The French out -posts are now stationed on the verge of the central -territory of Kabylia." The Persian Ambassador, Feruk Khan, re ceived. yesterday the officialnews of the ratification at Teheran of the treaty with Elglind. He at the same time received a letter from his Govern ment expressing much satisfiction at the success of the negotiation, and flattering acknowledg ments of the ability and zeal he displayed. The Moniteur promulgates the senatus-consul tura passed at the last sitting of the Senate. It is ' thus worded " Art. 1. Art. 33 of the constitution is modified as follows :--‘ There shall be one deputy in the Legislative Body for every 35,000 electors ; never theless, there is given one deputy more to each of the departments in which the number of the electors exceeds 17,500.' " Art. 2. An Imperial decree will regulate the list of deputies to be elected in each department, in conformity with the present senatus-consulturn.' , Bounsz, May 29.—The following were the last quotations : End of Month. 911 r. 50c. 69 25 Cash. tY. c. 44 per Cents 3 per Cents 69 30 Bank Shares 4,500 Credit Mobilier 1,270 Roman Do. Account 1,272 50 Austrian Belgian 44 Piedmontese (5) 9l 9 5 Home Debt RAILWAYS—FOR tr. c. Orleans 1,470 Western — Northern Lyons 1,190 New Ditto Mediterranean 1,920 Grand Central ...... 625 Geneva Midi - Austrian Cum ...... We fully concur with Mr. DISRAELI in the desire that the English Sovereign for the time being would retain his or her hereditary revenues, and not be compelled to make repeated, and we may add humiliating, applications to Parliament for assistance. But we cannot. agree with the Right Honourable Gentleman in thinking that a , very good bargain was not concluded on•behalf of Queen - VICTORIA When she surrendered her private income, and trUsted to the liberality and generosity of her people. That income, according to Mr. Drs- BARU, amounted in round numbers to 260,0001. per annum—a handsome provision doubtless, and one with which most persons would be well con tentel 4 But from that 'gross sum the expenses of management, .or rather mismanagement, which amount to a handsome per • centage, must be de ducted. But even 'if the 260,000/. were, net profit, and that every shilling thereof found its nay into the privy purse, we find, per contra, Ist, the Civil List, which amounts for her MAJESTY to 335,000/., and. charge for pensions, which any nobleman or wealthy gentleman would defray from his private means, 11,4571. IN.—total, 396,4571. 10s. The annuities for the Royal family 151,7881. 4s. 4d. (including the 30,0001. for His Royal Highness the Prince Consort. Then for Royal Palaces and public buildings, 170,7791. 17s.—then Royal Parks, 79,321/. " FRANCIS JOSEPH, " Buda, May 23, 1857." CHINA. A letter from St. Petersburg, is the Constitution nel, says :—" The Russian ecclesiastical mission in China has left this capital for Pekin, in order to replace that which is now in that city. The new mission is composed of the Archimandrite Zurii, who has already lived for ten years at Pekin, three priests, four students, a physician, and a painter. This mission will not, like the preceding one, re main for ten years in China, but only six, as the climate of Pein is not favourable to Russians. There. are now two Russian churcheS at Pekin the first of which was founded in the 17th century by Russian prisoners of war under the direction of the ecclesiastic IVlaginkroutjeff." " Letters from Madtid," says the Pays, " state that orders have been transmitted to the governor general of the Philippine Islands in anticipation of coming events in China. According to these orders, a vessel of war belonging to the local navy of that Spanish possession-is to be placed at the disposal of the Spanish consul at Macao, and the colony will also supply the French and. English vessels of war with everything of which they may stand in need. The measures which have been just taken by the Spanish Government are the more useful that Manilla offers numerous resources for the navy, and is within easy reach of the coast of the Celestial Empire." then some special items relating to Buckingham Palace, 5,9371.—then for Buckingham House, 11,0001.—then for Windsor improvements, 3,7181., and finally, for the Duchy of Cornwall office, 6,5001. We have thus, on one side of the balance-sheet --Hereditary Revenues, 260,0001.; and, on the other. side, Civil List, 396,457/. 108. ; Annuities to the Royal Family, 151,7881. 4s. 4d. ; Royal Palaces, Parks, drc., 277,2551. 17s. ; total, 725,501/. 11s. 4d. ; leaving a deficiency of 465,5011. lls. 4d. According, then, to COCKER, the benefit to Her MAJESTY by the " improvident bargain," is 465,5011. 11s. 4d., or nearly half a million sterling per annum. This statement is taken from the accounts for the year ending 31st March, 1856. The annuity and dotation for the Princess Royal is therefore not included, but still we can not see that the loss to the Crown (!) gives only claim to additional liberality. There is little doubt that the hereditary revenues might be im proved, or that they would be improved, In the hands of an individual whose interests it was to make the best of them. All we can say is, that if the advisers of the Crown decide to get, rid of the bargain, and to provide for all the private ex penses of Royalty therewith, we, on behalf of the over-burdened tax payers will yield a ready assent, and thus far contribute to the thorough independence of the Crow n, b y freein g it from the necessity of preferring any applications for pecu niary assistance to the Parliament or People of the United Kingcloxn. EAST INDIA. CIVIL SERVICS.—Mr. J. U. Crawford has resigned the Company's Civil Service. Major Strachey it is said, to offitiate as Secretary to the Go vernment of India in the department of Public Works on the retirement of Lieut.-Colonel Baker, until the arrival of Captain Yule from England, who will be the permanent incumbent. Sir Henry Davison, the newly appointed Puiene Judge of the Supreme Court in the Madras Presidency, has entered upon his judicial func tions. Two additional judges have been appointed to the Bombay Sadder Court, and an Assistant-Itegistrar. It is reported that Major Ommanney, Superintending Engineer, Lower Provinces, will suoceed Col. Fraser, g Chief E n gineer, Punjab.—Civil ServiceC.B as Gazette. Officiating W A RD OF FARRINGDON.WITEIIN.—Ii is understood to be the inten tion of Mr. Alderman Ea g leton to resi g n the office of Al derman of the ward of Farrin g don-within, in the course of a few days. Mr. Phillips, of the firm of Faudel and Phillips, a member of the Jewish commu nity, who has for several years been one of the represen tatives of the ward of Farringdon-within in the Court of Common Council, and Mr. Thomas Parker, of St. Paul's Churchyard, who has also for several years been a re presentative of the ward of. Castle Baynard, are spoken pf as candidates for the aldertnauic gown. BELGIUM. Brussels was on the afternoon of Wednesday the scene of apopularturmoil, which at onetime assumed the features of a serious political demonstration. This incident arose from the warmth of political feeling excited by the debates in the Chamber of Representatives on "charitable institutions," and particu!arly by the attitude of the opposition in the sitting of Wednesday. M. Frere, a member of the latter, laid the foundations of the subsequent disorders by characterising the guar.intee offered by Government for the production of the accounts of monastic institutions as an insulting farce. Loud cries from the right of " We know of nothing of the kind," interrupted the speaker, who was requested by the president to retract his words. M. Frere replied in a stentorian voice, " When some days ago I denounced the conduct observed towards some young girls, lace workers. in a reli gious institution, a voice in this chamber taunted me as an infame." This sentence was received with immense applause by the strangers in the gallery, who commenced yelling and stamping. The presi dent gave orders to the huissiers to clear the gallery and the public slowly withdrew. The allusion of M. Frere to the young lace manufacturers is ex plained by the following article in the Precurseur of Antwerp " The Observateur published in ono of its late numbers a fact so incredible that in the expectation of an official contradiction we have until now hesi tated to lay it before our readers. In presence of the silence of the clerical journals and of the per sons interested we can no longer doubt of the cor rectness of the account given by that journal. It is therefore now certain that the religieuses of the lace school of Liederkerke caused the hair of the heads of ten young girls who worked in their manufactory to be cut off because, on the Sunday these poor girls had taken part in a o d f an Larmesse, ce k ,.,e After a few minutes had elapsed, and before the excitement created amongst the members of the chamber by the incident had subsided, a great number of men with their hats on forced their way into the galleries, and it was necessary to have re course to the troops on guard in order to clear the chamber, and orders were given to strengthen the military posts outside. Half-an-hour after this second disturbance, the president resumed his seat, and the discussion recommenced. Meanwhile, the been expelled from the house, assembled and agitated groups on the the park from the chamber. spacepublic, w afit which h r in separates havingnois No sooner had the proceedings terminated and some members of the right departed than a storm of hisses and yells arose from the crowd. The apostolic nuncio, Mgr. Gonella, who was leaving at the same time, misconstrued the attitude of the crowd into a personal attack upon himself, and he withdrew into the chamber. The crowd, after waiting in vain for M. Frere, proceeded to his residence, where it sang the Brabangonne" ueder his windows, and in (lilted in innumerable vivats. The crowd next proceeded to the residence of M. Verhaegen and favoured him with a similar manifestation ; it then dispersed in the utmost order. During the above scenes, the troops were ordered to remain in barracks ready to act should circumstances unfor tunately have demanded their interference. At the commencement of Thursday's sitting of the Chamber, Vicomte Vilain XIV. , Minister of Foreign Affairs, said :—" A circumstance to be re gretted occurred yesterday. The Apostolic Nuncio to the Court of Brussels was seriously insulted. The Minister of Foreign Affairs had offered excuses to him in the name of his Government, which the Nuncio would have been justified in demanding had he had time to draw up his re presentations. The King has charged the Grand Marsh alto express tb is morning to the Papal Nuncio the regrets of his Majesty. This brief speech was received by the Chamber with general approbation. The Independance Beige of Friday has the follow _ _ ing " The manifestations were renewed yesterday on a large scale. Long before the sitting of the Cham ber of Representatives was over, an immense mul titude had assembled in the vicinity of the Palace, waiting for the deputies to come out. Cheers and hisses continued for nearly half an hour. " The mob then proceeded towards M. Frere's house. That gentleman was absent., The crowd then made for the park, and as it passed under the Palace windows gave cheers for the King. " The numbers had now considerably increased, and the crowd proceeded across the Place Royale and the Rue de la Regence. Before the Palace of Justice they stopped to hiss and express their dis satisfaction in' various ways. Leaving the Rue de la Regence they entered the Rue des Minimes, stopping before the house of MM. Verhaegen and Orts, to cheer those popular members ; they then proceeded to the offices of the Emancipation and of the Journal de . Bruxelles, where the mob took up a menacing attitude. "In the evening their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Brabant attended the Opera. Their carriage was greeted as it passed with cries of ' Vive le Roi i Vive le Due de BrAbant r They were also cheered on entering the theatre. The pit then loudly demanded the Brabanconn.e SPAIN. A telegraphic despatch, dated Madrid May 28 , says :---" The Chamber of Deputies yesterday passed the bill authorising the works of the Puerta del Sol. The Minister of Finance has declared to the Chamber that he intends introducing radical reforms into the customs tariff. M. Isturiz will leave for Russia on the 2d. The Queen this day gives a splendid banquet to Prince Galitzin. The Espana maintains that Marshal Serrano's resigna tion of the embassy to Paris has not yet been ac cepted. There have been some insignificant die turbsnces at Grenada." The journals of the 25th .have arrived. In the Chamber of Deputies, the Minister of Finance pro mised that the budget should be presented in the course of a few days. A motion was brought for ward by Santa Cruz and other deputies, to the effect that a committee should be nominated to make an investigation into the illegalities committed in the late elections ; but the Minister of the Interior op posed it on ,the ground that it amounted to a vote of censure on the Government. The vote of the Chamber on the matter kid• not been taken. Marshal Serrano, having voted against the Government in the Senate, had offered his resignation of the Paris embassy, but it was be lieved that the G-overnment would not accept it. Prince Galitzin, the new Russian Minister, had had an interview with M. Pidal, Minister of Fo reign Affairs. About 100 new deputies had had a grand banquet and their toasts and speeches we r e Ministerial. Reports were current that the Go vernment contemplated withdrawing the bill on the press, but th ey were stated to be unfounded ; it was however, considered certain that it would n o t be discussed so early in the session as originally in tended. Accounts from Bombay, of the Ist iust., state that at that date the English regiments were re turning- from Persia. The Ambassador of Persia, Ferukh Khan, wil] exchange in Lond on th e ra tifi cat i ons o f the nglo Persian treaty. Accounts from Damascus state that Abd-el- Kader has been authorised to reside for some time near the lake of Tiberias, in consequence of the troubles which have arisen between Akil Agar and the Kurds. The Bologna Gazette publishes a notification, dated Ancona, 19th announcing the cessation of the state of siege in the Romagna, Ancona, and part of the province of Pessaro, being the only territories where it was still iu force. All the prisoners under trial by court-martial are to be delivered up to the civil authorities. Nevertheless, all cases of resist ance to the armed force and of offences against the Austrian military are still to be under the cogni zance of the Austrian court-martials. Tss Okruu TRADE.—Souie papers relative to the opium trade with Cniva were yesterday published by order of the House of Lords ; they include a mass of correspon dence between the Government and the local authorities in China on the subject of opium, the dates extending from 1342 to 1856. It may be gathered from these papers that both the extent of opium-eating in China, and its baneful effeots hive been grievously exaggerated. IT C. GRAND BALL AT THE HOTEL DE VILLE AMERICA , • SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDAY EVENING. • ' ____....,........ PARIS, Frida .-N The North Star steamer, Captain Lefevre, has othin is more remarkable in y g the magnificent fetes given at the Hotel de Ville than arrived from New York with two days later riews. She left New York at noon on the 16 b and arrived the,very different aspects which they are made to in Cowes Roads at 2.45 m. this (le • ~ b ut the ten- assume ; like Cleopatra, "age cannot pall their p in der, with her despatches, . &e., did not arrive here ', finite variety." Who that was present at the admir till 8.30. - She brings no mails, the mail steamer able entertainment given within the month to the Hermann having left the same day. ', Grand Duke Constantine would recognise any ebni- The North Star has 312 asses er of whom 112 larity to it worth. speaking of in, the splendid hall of are for Southam ton 109 p for H gs, avre and 91 far I last night in honour of the King of Bavaria `?With Bremen she also bri , n $3 400 for , Havre, and : the exception of the fine old building itself, and the ; gs , lights and flowers inevitable to every such festive $l,OOO for Bremen ; she experienced six days' i scene, all was changed. Even the exterior of the heavy gales, easterly the first part of the voyage. I 1 The North Star proceeded on to Havre and Bre_ illumination, in the numerous lines of gas which municipal palace presented a more wonderful men. The steamer Queen of the South, from South -- ' ampton, arrived from New York on the morning of ran, one over the other, along the whole extent of the 16th. the facade, until they were lost at last among the The mail steamer Asia, from Liverpool, arr i ve d i fretted pinnacles which surmount the roof. A tent out on the morning of the 15th. fitted up with crimson velvet and gold, and laid The North Star, Hermann, and Leopold all left down with such rich carpeting that one almost re ' New York for Southampton on the 16th. gretted to press the lovely flowers with the foot, A letter from Aspinwall, of the 4th, received in I was erected at the central entrance. There the New Orleans on the 13th, stated that the United IKing and the - more honoured guests of the evening States' frigate Wabash, from New York, had not 11 " d the privilege of alightieg. A flight of steps Th e I led up to the marble court of Louis XIV, which, reached that port, but was hourly expected: letter adds that there had been no other arrivals of iwe must presume, has now arrives at its acme of United States' vessels either at Panama or Aepin - I ornamentation, for nothing more charming can ever wall, and that the squadron in the Isthmus waters I have suggested itself to the fervid imagination of an remained the same, as regards the. number of ships,(Easton tale-relater. The whole has now been in as at the date of previous advices. - 1 vested with marblee of various colours, harmoniously The difficulties pending between the United States blending together, the bases of ;the pillars all - and New Granada it was believed would be settled. .round the hall being surrounded with corbeils without any unpleasant occurrences. - of living flowers, on .which a shower of spray descende f rom fountains g forth ab, A despatch from Washington of the 15 th says while all the background ushing isoccupied by ove a that the New Orleans mail of the 9th had been re golden trellis-work supporting creeping plants, ceived most of 'which are now in flower, and present Commercial business was very active at Galves ton on the 7th. Reports of the upper part of the most brilliant appearance. The, large foun - Texas were encouraging. Hailstones of the size of twin in the centre of the beau:iful horse-shoe eggs fell on the Brazos River, and the: cotton crops staircase has undergone some further improve was extensively damaged by the storm. Snow fell Meats, and long lines of lamps at present run to the -depth of 10 inches in Hopkins County on along its edges, both inside and out. Four the 11th of April. Trinity River was rising, and silvered female figures support immense masses would soon be navigable. Advices . from the city of waxlights, while all round the hall above of Mexico to the 29th of April had been received. cupids in varied attitudes bear aloft groups of The Filibuater expedition in Sonora was creating , ground glass lamps, shedding a chastened light over the whole. The grand entrance at the other side of the building, which responds to the beautiful Cour excitement,, and 4 , 000- troos had been sent against it. It was reported that General Crabbe, Louis XIV., was one mass of beautiful floivers, and the leader of the invasion, had captured sev eral above a einider lavish display w as everywhere to points. .•, .• • The National Hotel in Washington claims he seep, causing the speutator to won de r how 'such an immense amount of floral productions could be another victim in the person of Mr. John M. B. obtained at once. The distinguishing feature of Petriken, a-member of the Pennsylvania House of the whole oenamentation of -the night was, in fact, Representatives from Lyceming c iunty, who died the extraordinary profusion .of flowers collected. on the 15th of disease contracted at the hotel, , They were seen everywhere-among the falling where he was sojourning at the time the epidem ic prevailed. waters, on the staircases, in every available recess - . # Lake Erie was open at last, and business begi n- and half-concealed nook, aud even on the sills ring in good earnest. The Buffalo steamers would of the windows in the principal rooms. The King between 30 soon commence their regular trips ' of Bavaria arrived, with his suite, at a little after • ten, in three of the court carriages, and with an and. 40 vessels had already cleared for the upper - escort of the Dragons de l'lmperatrice aninahlense lakes. , , A fearful riot occurred at Louisville on the 14th crowd having assembled along the whole way from inst. The four negroes accused of murdering the the Tuileries to the Hotel de Ville. His Majesty, Joyce family some months since were acquitted. on alighting from his carriage, was received by One of them turned States' evidence, bvt his testi. Baron Haussmann and - the members of the mune muny was not legal or corroborated. There was cipal council, and conducted at once to theCour Considerable excitement about the court-house 'clur- Louis XIV., with the extreme beauty of whiCh his ins the trial. About dark a mob broke into the Majesty was exceedingly struck, as indeed all per cannon-house and got a cannon, which they placed sons must be on first beholding it. The august in front of the gaol. Several shots were fired by visitor then proceeded to the Galerie des the mob and from the gaol. The gaoler,' fearing Fetes, where Prince Napoleon, the Princess the escape of the prisoners, formally surrendered Mathilde, the Duchess of Hamilton, and a oust' two of them, who were hun b the mob ; the her of other high personages had already at - g y rived, and after a moment's pause devoted to the third cut his throat with a razor, but the negro magnificent scene before him, took his place in the who turned States' evidence was unmoles t e d. The remaining negro implicated in the Joyce murder court quadrille. His Majesty, who „was dressed in the mob next night, making three hung was by a short light blue tunic of the Bavarian service , with the grand cordon of the Legion of Honour , hanged and one suicide. . The principal feature of the stock-market at New and long white trousers, danced with ttie Princess . York on the 15th was the activity and fluctuations Mathilde, and had for a vis- a-vis Prince Napoleon in Illinois Central. The mar k e t had g enerall y ad- and the Duchess of Hamilton. It was soon apps' rent that his Majesty looked on dancing iu a verY vanced within a few days from 134 until the 15th, conscientious mauner, ache did not content himself when it opened wlth a sale of 500 shares at 140. with merely walking listlessly through a quadrille: The stock was afterwards offered more freely, and as "trick of custom" but really danced in the ros e ' sold down t0 . 138k. Toledo continues active, with meaning of the word, e and, what is more, dance' considerable business • stock offering, it fell off i gracefully and well. The result was, that all the other per cent., closing at ' 68. Southern was rather g ersonages were oblted to throw a little life int_ o firm in the morning at 68 to 681, but was dull at p their movements ; and before the second figUre vm: the second board ; late in the afternoon 684 way bide Erie very dull, closing at 41k, and Central over, the King's quadrille' presented some seep also dull at 86. Reading heavy, and sold at-794. elegant dancin g ., Subsequently, .when, the Y The Philadelphia movements seemed to have sub- am stood up with Mine. ' Haussmann, and Prin c . e . sided. In California stocks there had been a ra p id Napoleon with the Princess Matilde, the effect vow improvement since the arrival of the Geo r ge Law still more striking; for, from the very common s° ; merit,' every person danced wish a certain additions' with more favourable reports in regard to the statelo animation, which rendered the whole - spectse of public sentiment in respect to the unconstitu well worth being looked at. In the same quadrille, tional debt. Sales were made at 57, an advance a 8 per cent. on the lowest price touched. Illinois Marshal Pelissier danced with the younger W e ; Ilaussnianu, and acquitted himself in a inane Central Bonds were in demand, and advanced to par. Freights continued dull and nominal. to fully re,,poud to the graceful bearing of b: i In the cotton-market small sales were r:portsd Youthful partner. But the result of this ror, at ie. decline. The foreign news ch eked. the innovation was most strikingly manifest anon? downward tendency of breadstuffs and holders were the night, for listlessness everywhere diappe a red, firm.. Corn was held higher. Coffee was quite in- as all present endeavoured to imitate his Majesty'S active ; salts, 300 bags Rio at 10ic. to 1110., and example. Waltzing was at first somewhat at 0 100 ditto La Guayra at 12k to 12i. Hides were discount, for as the King only took part in tl i , e s drooping, and large sales at a considerable decline quadrille figures, the other guests thought it ev`J right to act similarly. At last, on the second ' were reported. Tree sugar-market was excited and being played, some daring couples ventured on waltz unsettled, and although the sales on -the 15th Were at ic. advance over the highest prices obtained this turn in the immediate vicinity of the royal P re ' Bence, and as the King seemed to look at the st) o s season or in many years, many stocks were hell to with interest, other dancers followed, 0 - fora still further' advance. The sales were 1,500 in a few seconds waltzing was triumphant l 0 , Mids. fair to good - grocery sugars at 104 c. to I.okc. every part of the room. ' The King, it was re ' Very little prime in market. Sixty Wads. Porto marked, scarcely sat down during the everliZ Rico in bond at 91c., and some muscovado at 94c. ; so that from ten until a little after one; when , -- ,a 1,000 boxes Savannah, Nos. 10 and. 104, were _ Majesty took his departure, be was not seate d taken by refiners at 101 c. • tio CHARLESTON, MAY 14. perhaps more than half an hour. His Maps • die% going round the rooms al - • also, in place of procee 130 Cotton sales to-day, 800 bales ; sales of the weekfirst towards the Prefect's apartments, which i BL to 4,500 bales ; prices iu favour of buyers. Good mid- usual custom, went in the' opposite directioot d dlings quoted at 13a to 131 ; decrease in the receipts the great disappointment of a -great - number ad at all southern. ports this year as-compared with gues t s, w h o, b e i ugaware of the generatcouree, J'" the last 484,000 bales ; decrease in the receipts at placed themselves along the other end of the re°' - ' foreign ports 519,000 bales.. o There were on this -occasion three ball-rooms li ('' t r 1 , CINCINNATI. MAY 14. open, Strauss's band being placed °a o Flour in the' long 1 1 , 0 Flour firm and scarce, sales at $6 75e. to $7. less w here the King and his party danced. l i e Corn in active demand at 75c. Oats advanced to b standing of guests was about 6,000 ; but D oty/J er e 65e., and scarce. Whisky declined to 29c., closing so a great an assemblage of persons, e/ 11, ' dull and unsettled. Provisions very firm. Bacon one seeme to have " ample room and verge ereaq e ee 91c. to 111 c. for bulk meat, and Sic. to laic. for after the first great crush towards the King's of n o shoulders and sides. Mess pork, $22 75c. had subside i, to move about freely. Refreshnie,",g OSWEGO, MAY 15. . were, asusual furnished in abundance, buffets be s tf Flour dull. Sales 406 barrels, at $ 6 8 7c. for placed ' in ' every part of the building. His Mai e c- e e fancy Ohio ; and $7 25c. for Canadian. Wheat partook of scarcely anything during the vo' e til lower, sales 5,000 bushels at $1 70c. to $1 75c. for e • Itafter evening. was one o'clock when 0 .„ white Michigan' ' . • and Canadian. Canal freights to King left the grand ball-room, and parsing '' 0 ale New York, 12c. for wheat, and 15c. for corn. Lake tl 811 des C • • le a e arratides, his Majesty paused to evi imports to-cley 11 300 bushels wheat.' Canal ex- amine the beautiful sight presented by the donu ,• 2 . es r ports 12,660 bushels wheat ; 3,000 ditto corn , • stai rcase, and asked Baron Haueeman several (1, 0 5,200 ditto barley. tion in explanation. His Majesty also paus o s PHILADELPHIA, MAT 15. the Cour Louis XIV., and passing down bet'iv - Stocks heavy ; Pennsylvania Fives, 84 ; Long two lines of elegantly-dressed women, and hsy l ee Island Railroad, 12 ; Pennsylvania Ra i lroad, 46 e ; thanked the p refect and the city of Paris for ' r , Morris Canal, 154 ; .Reding Railroad, 391. noble hospitality afforded to him; took his dere , BUFFALO, MAY' 14. ture. The other g uests, however, a nd 'in pto There is afloat at Buffalo, mostly from the upper cular the younger portion, did not follow v:e' ' lakes, 390 000 bushels of wheat, 140 000 bushels of e xample as readily as that given by his Mai ° 'eil , , in the ball-room, for several thousands were '' corn, and 6,000 barrels of flour. dancing gaily half-past at three in the morning' NEW ORLEANS, MAY 13. _ Cotton market dull. Sale s to-day, 700 bales, at ' 13c. to .13ic. for Middling; flour steady ; mixed corn, 75c. to 80c. ; mess pork, .$24 ; Rio coffee, 104 c. to 11c. for prime. MAY 14. ,Cottou easier, but not quotably lower. Sales to day, 1,000 bales ; receipts to-day, 1,900 bales. AUSTRALIA. PLYMOUTH, FRIDAY EVENING. The ship La Hogue, Captain Neatby, belonging to Messrs. Dunbar, of London, 97 days from Sydney, was off Plymouth this afternoon, and has landed a small mail. She is laden with'wool, tallow, and oil, and brings about 4,000 ounces of gold, 70 cabin passengers, and 30 steerage. La Hogue lett Sydney Feb. 21, rounded Cape Horn March 28, and crossed the line May 3 ; spoke, March s,.the brig Alma, 11 days out from Launceston .; April 16, the ship South Carolina, belonging to the White Star line ; April 17, in 16 or 17 deg. south, the Donald Mackay, for Liverpool, which left Melbourne with gold Feb. 27, . seven days alter La Hogue left Sydney. The ships - were in company, off and on, for a' week. In 7 deg. south spoke the bark Ben thick, from Iquique ; May 13, the Epaminondes, from Newcastle, for New York ; and (no date) the Americ►n ship Mary Frances, four months out from Rhodes, with loss of top-gallantmast. MADAME SIEVERS' CONOERT.—A matinee musicale will be given by this accomplished lady, at Willis's Rooms, on Friday next, the 6th of June. On this occa sion the musical world will have the opportunity of wit nessing the effects of a newly-invented instrument, called the harmonicorde, invented by M. Debair, an., which has been termed by Rossini "the drawing-room orchestra." The power and sweetness of the instru ment, and the admirable performacce on it of Madatue Sisvers, have elicited the cordial admiration of the Cele brated critic Fetis, in an article contributed by him to the " Revue et Gazette Musicale, de Parisi;" and the great maestro already mentioned has expressed himself in warm r,,commendation of Madame Sievers' general claims to public favour. ROUTLEDGE'S SHAKESPEARE, IN SHILLING MONTHLY P A RTS.—Now ready, parts 7 and. 8 of Routledge's Shakespeare, e dited by Howard Staunton, and illus trated by John Gilb ert ; comprising "King John" and " Midsummer Night's Dream," with 35 illustrations by John Gilbert. "Every number that is published of this ed i t i on appears to be an improvement on the preceding one. Routledge's Shakespeare is the most attractive and valuable edition which has yet made its appear ance, and khould he in the hands of every 'admirer of the great master."—Daneaster. Gazette. Advertisements will, in future, be received fir this work ; terms, on .a pplication. London : George Routledge and Co., Farriegdon-street. STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, MAY 2 i 9 „1;10 There was more or less demand for cloth both to home and foreign markets, but it was °, very limited scale, and there has been no iniPr i r o ss ment worthy of remark since Tuesday. Sod wan very few exceptions, held to last prices " o S much firmness, but there is sufficient presser ° 0 the market, owing to accumulation of stoeliiil enable buyers to gain some slight advantage. 0 0 is the case in longeloths, T cloths, and pri l , l shirtings, and most kinds of fabrics in •whic . P . . i , i 0 mand falls short of production. In yarns th° o o/ not much change from Tuesday, when prices rtll *d. per lb. lower than in the previous week'," somecases buyers have been able to purchase s." O/ rather easier prices, and there is some irregularli, the quotations of spinners. 16's to 24's water a are rather firmer than most kinds, but the ders°,3 tt/ several kinds of yarns has scarcely been sutliet e ,", test prices. The short-time movement has Pitl/ 6 0 some lit.le piogress since the commencement oer week. At a. meeting held in Stockport bY et representing-seven-eighths of the horse po l r y, that town, it was agreed on Thursday to w e ' o ell' the rate of 40 hours per week only, fora 113 1: 00' from the Ist of June. It has already been a di e tioued that Burnley and Bacup are work`%ese' same number of hours for three months to c o o' aud, considering the large quantity of clot h blo b duced in those towns, the movem e nt is one " 0 0' will tell very considerably in reducing ti? t e 00 0 e, pressure on be market. Manchester its"' t time since adopted the s h or t ti me Moven:Je ri ; 0 0: the attempt at Prest on h as f a il e d, an d after tit" discussion upon the question, ou Thursdai't the subject was adjourned for a fortnight, se ti rjoy e limitation of production during the month n ic , pt‘r of cloths suited to China, which are lar__g tdi duced iu that town, is not probable to anY , t , s issY Au attempt at Blackburn to induce a resort L; Oil lar limitation of hours of working has also,r l o l ba d little encouragement. At Rochdale amt . .. ie. all some of 16 milli were going upon short tlw: 41 7 0 01 iu most of she towns of the district, eve l ,7 T i c loa! general movement has not succeeded, lu"Aditioell firma have adopted some restriction. In 9 4 . o p io p to ay tle en in t a o n n ufa T c u tu es re d r ay w , ho tiN t stated l d tGorehe_akve.o. the Manchester trade have -suspended.,_ 1. to liablities will probably not be over: 20,vvy gether. . ---. Tut." ART TREASURES EXRIBITION. — h The visitors oof ... h .. Tio were 5,044 [y season tickets, a nd 3,635 by al-cr° payment; total, 8769. ~~ MO The Li dull and Eales we . wc Railway prowl° The Bi Week eri tort' feat in the b. deposits. n ow exce the stock te n t of m general a deemed material the pros there pro early do ".ne prir are as su Active tallion Rest . Public Other I Seven•] Govern Other Notes This NA Loa the offic in the half 'lend of e hairautu Was seco kgreed t 41 1 d. audi There rates, bl Patience' Contit English hales. account col ill an in money 94i I. Reduced India, St 2s. prem Vore4 erits, a hag 1- - )e Three s a a' I 22Z, Deferrer The f( Stock s :- 22i 3 ; p kilasiau 9 7.99 ; live, 5 441 d, A mo ay Slip rat inst deelin.ec Wester North The quiet, Mini asset J oini quest. minstei realiseC The tive, prices. LB-ITI tank Si Der el o per C New 3 lodg A Ditto I ndia St , Ditto Consols itch El. Di PR Ditti Ditt ttnenof Orem( Ditt koxica Litt Itassia Ditt Diti Irenez Bit