The Sun. — London, England, 1857-11-24 00:00:00

HIGTI WATER AT LONDON' TIRIOqE. THIS DAY 23 min. aft. 6 -Even., 53 min. aft. 6 To.Moßnow--Morn., 23 min. aft. 7 —Ev , JD., 53 gm.n aft. 7 THE WE ATi 1E Et —SUN OFFICE, NOVEMBER 24. TFIERM)METER, IN TILE SrIIDE. 55—highest since noon yesterday. 46 —lowest this morning and during the night. 47 —this day at noon. BAROMETER, 2?.26. WIND, Southerly ; light., with dull rainy weather. It rained heavily in the ni. i ht. ONE O'CLOCK.—The wind has gone round to North, with a prospect of sunshiny weather. 154 p G 17.- H ER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. JULL LEN'S CONCERTS. The Last Night but Four. Madlle. Jetty Treffz, Herr Deek (Primo Basso fron? the Grand Opera at Dresden), and M. Edouard Remenyi (Solo Violinist to her Majesty the Queen). THIS EVENING (TUESDAY, November 24), will be produced th e N ew G ran d Descriptive Composition, by M. Jullien, entitled THE INDIAN QUADRILLE, and QENERAL HA.VELOCK'S TRIUMPHAL MARCH, performed by M. Jullien's Orchestra, assisted by the drums and fifes of the Grenadier Guards, the Coldstreq.m Guards, and th 3 Scots Fusilier Guards ; and a Grand Chorus, " Rule Britannia," and " God Save the Queen." Prices of Admission—Promenade, is ; Upper Roses, ls. ; Gallery, ls. ; Dress Circle, 2s. 6d.; private Boxes, 10s. Cid, and upwards. Prospectu-es, with full particulars, may be had at the Box. office of the Theatre ; of all the principal libraries ; and at Jullien and Co.'s, 214, Regent-street. HEE, MAJESTY'S THEATRE.— M, JULLIEN'S ANNUAL BAL MASQUE, MONDAY, Nov. 39. M. JULLIEN has the honour to announce that his GRAND ANNUAL BAL MASQUE will, this year, take place at Her Majesty's Theatre, on MONDAY, Nov. 30. M. Jnllien's present Bal Masque will be given with the same splendour as has been displayed in those magnificent fetes he has presented to the public 03 previous occasions ; fetes which have unanimously been pronounced as unsur passed in Europe. It will take place at Her Majesty's Tteatre—an establishment so famous for the splendid balls which have been given within its walls under the most dis tinguished patronage. M. Jullieu is determined that this, his Nineteenth Bal Masque in England, shall equal, if not excel, any of its predecessors in brilliancy and splendour. The Orchestra will comprise 110 musicians —Conductor, M. Jullien. The newest and most fashionable music will be played, in cluding Jullien's " Indian Quadrille," which has achieved such signal success during the present season, and several new Waltzes. Polkas, and Quadrilles, composed expressly by M. Julli en for his Con erts and for this occasion. 1 The dances will be regulated by 14 Maltres des Ceremonies, Whose arrangements will be strictly carried out. No one will be admitted except in eveni , g dress or fancy costume. This regulation will be strictly adhered to. The whole theatre will be ornamented with garlands and wreaths of flowers, in gold, silver, and colours. For this pur pose Messrs. Chabot and Co., who were charged with the decorations for the grand ball at the reception of the Empe ror Napoleon 111., Stuttgart, have been engaged at a great expense, and will arrive in England expressly to arrange, at Her Majesty's Theat-e, a Misplay, which will be seen for the first time in this country. Mr. Nathan, of Castle-street, Leicester-square, has been appointed Costumier to the Bal. Tickets for the ball, lOs. 6d. Tee prices of admission for spectators (for whom the udience portion of the theatre will be set apart) will be, dress circle, ss. ; gallery stalls, 2s. 6d. Private boxes from 3/. 3s. and upwards. Persous taki••g pri , ate boxes will have the privilege of passing to and from the ball-room wi bout extra charge. Ticket for the ball, places, and private boxes, may be secured at the box-office of her Majesty's Theatre ; of the principal librarians and music. sellers : and at Messrs. Jullien and Co.'s, 214, Regent-street. The doors will be open at half-past 9, and the dancing com mence at half-past 10. Refreshments will be supplied during the evening by M. Epiteaux, of the Opera Colonnade, and at 1 o'clock the supper will be served. T HEATRE ROYAL, ECIYMARK.Er. Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buckstone. pais EVENING, to commence at Seven o'clock, with a new Comedy, entitled AN UNEQUAL MATCH. Princi. pal characters by Messrs. Buckstone, Compton, Chippendale, W. Farren, Miss Amy Sedgwick, Mrs. Buckingham White, an Mrs. E. Fitzwilliam. After which, a new farce, by the author of Box and Cox, entitled TAKE CARE OF DOWB, in which Mr. Bnckstone will sustain an original character. To conclude with THE SWISS COTTAGE. Orchestra Stalls (which may be retained the whole 01 the evening), 6s. each. (No charge for booking.) First Price. s. d. Second price, s. d Dress Boxes 5 0 Dress Boxes 3 0 Upper Boxes 3 0 Upper Boxes 2 0 ?it Lower Gallery 1 OlLower Gallery 0 6 Upper Gallery 0 6No half-price to Upper Gallery. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. Charles Kean. LAST FIVE NIGHTS OF THE TEMPEST. THIS EVENING, will be performed Siakspere's Play of THE TEMPEST. Preceded by a new farce, in one act, entitled A CASE OF CONSCIENCE. THEATRE ROYAL, A DELPHI. Lesgee----Mr. Ben. Webster. THIS EVENING, will be performed THE MIDDY ASHORE;. Miss Marie Wilton. After which, a new romaaic drama, cal'ed THE LEGEND OF THE HEADLESS MAN, and in which Mr. Benjamin Webster and Madame Celeste will perform. Followed by the original Apropos Sketch, entit en THE DRAPERY QUESTION ; or, Who's for India ? Messrs. Wright, P. Bedford, C. Selby; Miss M. Wilton and Miss Mary Keeley. ROY AL LYCEUM THEATRE.—Lessee, Mr. Dillon.—Umier the joint management of Miss LOUISA DYNE and Mr. W. HARRISON. THIS EVENING, will be pe formed Rae%) new opera, THE ROSE OF C :STILLE. Characters by Miss Lon'sa Pyne, Miss Susan Pyne, Miss Marian Pres-ott, Mr. Weiss, Mr. A. St. Albyn Mr. G. Honey, %Ir. Wallworth, and Mr. W. Harrison. Conductor, Mr. Alfred Mellon. 'Io conclude with the new Farce, entitled A PAIR OF PIGEONS. Mr. G. Finney anal Miss Cuthbert. Private Boxes, £2 128. 6d., £2 25., and lls. 6d. ; Stalls, es. ; Dress Circle, ss. ; Upper Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 25.; Gallery, Is.—The ll4x Office is now open daily, from 11 to 5, made/ the direction of Mr. Chatterton, jun. _LOYAL OLYMPIC TH TEK Le ,, sees. M-n3r3. Rob , on and and TITIS EVENING, will be performed a new and orig;nal corned ietta, by Sterling Coyne, Esq., called WHAT WILL THEY SAY AT BROMPTON ? Mr. Robson, (tc. T o conclude with the o iginal Extravaganza, by R .be t R. Brough, Esq., called MASANIELLO. Messrs. Rol-. s3n, Cooke, Danvers, &e ; Misses Swanborough, Thirlwall, Hughes, Bromley, and Mrs. Melfont. Commence at half-paet Seven. ROYAL SURRTY HE A. rRE Lessees, M - 3s9N. Shephori a,n I or.gwilk% THIS EVENING, will be performed THZ WIFE'S RE VENGE. After which, INDIA, 1857. Messrs. Shepherd, Cres wick, W. Smith, Vollairs, B. Potter, Widdicomb, Be!more, Tapping ; Miss M. Eburue, Miss Webster, Miss Chalmers, Miss Johnstone. To conclude with UP IN TIE WORLD. CANTERBURY HALL, Westrnimiter-roal.— OPEN EVERY EVENING.--The ngeompany of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of S lcctions from all too popular OPERAS, MADRIGALS, CHORUSES, GLEES, DUETS, Sic., viz, :—Miss Russell, Mrs. Badzey, 3Ltdlle. Marietta, Mrs. Palmyre, •liss Emu nell, and Madame, Marietta; ilerr F. Jonghman, Mr. Renshaw, R, G:•over, T. Far-ant, 5, 'o icc, J. Barker, W. Melling, Senor Xn'onio, E. L. Male, and Mr St. Aibyn; G>lling, W. 1. CritclCeld, cnd E. Mack ney. Pianororto, Me, Cecil 11.'4-u:lo3.lhr-11, MAster Williams ; Director, Herr F. Jonghnia - oino,ence at Seven o'clock preeisely. Suppers, &c., until twelve o'clock. LONDON, TUESDAY, NOV. 24, 1357. Now that the Electric cable has been safely laid and carried to Malta, we can see no real obstacle to is being laid on to Alexandria, and thus be wholly independent of Austria. Indeed there are two or three other routes by which it may be carried out along the C )ast of Africa to Alexandria. The distance from Malta to Cape Rassat on the south-eastern coast, or point of Bengali, is not much further than that to Corfu ; and the line could be carried overland to Alexandria. Or again, as the line is or will be laid on to Corfu, it would be an easy matter to continue it on along tie Grt cian coast to a point opposite the Island of Camila, from which it could be readily carrit d to the mainland opp)site, or even to Aiex andria direct. All that, in our opinion, is wanting is the w:ll—the determination to carry out our own enterprises with our own money, and thus ensure a thorough ind , pendence of such truckaters and harpies as the Austrians, who are very Greel.i:s in the worst acceptation-of that odious term ! The more we contemplate the I;stlessnesg_the unaccoun table apathy of our Ruler s evec i al:y those of them w;lo pr,A.!nd to manage our com mercial affsir, tl:e more is our wonderm en t. Inleed, the greater w( ndarment iP, that the public who have an interest beyond the rcd tapist, should ii we so long patiently borne with such manifest imbecility. But, let us hope there's a better day coming—and the sooner, the better. Day after day the bullionist organs speak of returniug ease in the money market. It is true that the terrible convulsion, which must have occurred, if the Act of 1844 had been continued IHE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING,' NOVEIiffER 24, 1857. without relaxation, was avoided, that money did not become worth 20 or 30 per cent, as the Times admitted it would have been but for the infringement of the existing law, but still the pressure was so long continued that speedy re covery was rendered impossible. The OVERSTONE theory was closely folliwed. Matters were al lowed " to go t.) the last extremity until the danger of general confusion bad become immi nent." The Bank itself must have suspended payment, but for the issue of the additional 2,000,0001. on securities. But notwithstanding the favourable auguries of the OVERSTONE journals, whose cue is now to speak hopefully, we are convinced that we have not yet seen the worst of the transaction. The enormous failures that have occurred, and the continuance of the minimum rate of ten per cent. for discount, must bring ou other disasters. Besides, the drain for gold still continues to India, China, the Continent, and the United States, and the sock in the Bank has been reduced to some s'x millions and a half, little more than a month's provision, should the drain continue at its present rate. Since the Act has been infringed, it is just as well that complete relief should be afforded. This can only be obtained by the issue of small notes for 1/., and the fractional parts of 1/. upwards. By adopting this course, the use of gold would be economised, and at least twenty millions of sove reigns now circulating from hand to hand in the transactions of every-day life would become avail able for our foreign trade, or for strengthening the reserve of bullion that should always be main- Weed. But the quality of the note is no less important than its denomination. The 1/. note should be one so secured, that it would be acceptable to every person for domes tic use. It should be made a legal tender, and the Government should render itself, and the entire property of the nation responsible. There fore, so long as it was receivable in payment'of every tax and duty, so long would it be free'y accepted by the butcher and baker ; and every fair tradesman who did not desire to excite a panic for the purpose of lending out money at usurious and exorbitant interest. This would answer every domestic purpose, and confer on the community that inestimable blessing, a sure and satisfactory circulating medium adequate to its wants and exigencies. Industry would then flourish. Working men would be enabled to re ceive remunerative prices for their only capital, "labour." The revenue returns would show con siderable improvement under the heads " Cus toms, Excise, and Income-taxes"—all, in fact, that denoted the comfort and prosperity of the people. There would be happiness in every cottage. Even the needy housekeepers would be better off. But against all this the Times advocates the interests of the party whom it justly designates as the " hard calculator." He has worked bard to make money worth 15 or 20 per cent., heed less of the misery and suffering imposed on the great majority of the people. Anything that prevents or retards the accomplishment of this iniquitous and abominable scheme, is a hardship on " the hard calculator." It is not now " con vertibility " that is required ; that flimsy disguise has been cast aside. It will no longer impose on tile most credulous dupe. It is scarce and dear money at 15 or 20 per cent., that is the object. The credit notes, although redeemable in gold on demand, defeat the atrocious designs of "the hard calculator," and therefore they are to be depre cated. We could not have conceived that any journal would have had the audacity, and, we may add, the folly to promulgate such a theory. But the Times has drooped the mask, and we rejoice to find that the issue is narrowed, and that the specious pretexts so long put forward have been abandoned—that the monetary question now rests on the true foundation, and that the views and wishes of the builionists are now manifested in all their unmitigated enormity. The sound principles of equity have been justly and fully carried out in the decision pronounced by the highest legal authorities in the case of HENRY versus the Great Northern Railway Com pany. The view already taken by Vice-Chancellor Sir PAGE WOOD, was hffi rmed by Lord GRAN • WORTH, the L )rds Justices agreeing in his opinion that the preference shareholders were invested by the Legislature with a priority of right over the ordinary ones, so far as to entitle them to the ful payment of their stipulated interest before the latter could make their demands on the dividends of the season. It was sought, and we are not about to attribute unworthy motives to those who raised the ques tion, to throw the losses recently Bust tined by the Company through the gigantic frauds of one of their suborkiinate officials, upon the shoulders of those who held the preference stuck therein. The misdeeds of the notorious REDPATII . had had the rffect of creating spurious Great Northern stock to the annunt of neatly a quarter of a million sterling, and he had conducted his fraudulent proceedings with so masterly a hand that the Directors found themselves, when his detection took place, totally unable to discrimi nate the genuine stock from the spurious. The interposition of the Legislature was then invoked, and an Act was passed in August last, sanction ing the application of the balance up to the com mencement of the year, which equipoised the amount of the fictitious shares and stock, to meet the losses caused by the frauds and forgeries of RED PATH. The true construction of this, and the several acts of Parliament enacted relative to the Company, was the subject of dispute before the Courts of Equity, and we rejoice on every ground, at the view taken by the learned judges to whom A was submitted, a view which, should an appeal he ill-advisedly made to the House of Lords, will indubitably be confirmed by that supreme Court of Appeal. Had the Directors succeeded in obtaining jud:m cial sanction to their attempts, the situation of the preference shareholders would be lamentable, bath with regard to their own interests, and those of persons placed in the same category as holders of railway stock. What virtue would there be iu the term, what advantage iu the position of the " prefer:Alice shareholder," were he t) be made to suffer fur the evil fruits of circumstances, over which he had not the slightest control, by the withholding of the stipulated rate of interest, upon the solemn assurance of which lie had been in duced to advance his capital to the Groat Northern or any other railway, relying upon the good faith Hof its directors ? Who wool' henceforward be found ready and willing to come forward, when the completion of a line was depending upon cer tain advances of money, if the compact assuring him a fixed amount of interest for his advance was to be treated as s ) much waste paper upon thu first plausible opportunity ? Nothing could be really more injurious to the well-being of railway Boards of Management themselves than the success of a movement so replete with solemn mockery as that which it has been strenuously sought to put into operation in the present case. They would forthwith be regarded in the li g ht of faithless customers, with whom there would be no security in d ea li ng; and, when hard pressed at the eleventh hour for the necessary sinews of work, would find , the pockets of capitalists hermetically buttoned up against their solicitations. For the sake of all parties, therefore, the decision of the Court of Chancery, of which we have spoken, is matter for g-3nuiee congratulation. It was given in mani- fest accordance with the spirit of the Legisla ture, and most assuredly in unison with those principles of common sense and honesty which are level to the capacity of even those who have little acquaintance with the province of the Legislator or the Judge. The attempt made to spoliate the preference shareholders in order to cover losses incurred through the villainy of a servant of the directors, who certainly manifested a culpable negligence in regard to him, afforded by no means an edifying spectacle to the commu nity ; but a lesson has been read which will, we trust, prevent any similar outrage upon just and rightful claims. The parties assailed have resisted the attempt unduly made to make them suffer, with becoming determination, and their triumph has been signalised by the burden of the costs of the litigation being cast upon their adversaries. The ordinary shareholders will, of course, have to rue the expense incurred by the campaign, and make themselves content, as best they may, with the attenuation of their dividends to nonentity for the nonce through this untoward proceeding of the directors. The preference shareholders are pronounced entitled to their legitimate privilege of teeing raid in full from the 30th of June, 1856, before any dividends are distributed among the former ; and even . shc,uld the surplus be found insufficient for the consummation of that object, to have their claims made good from the following half-year, before any payment be made to the rest of the shareholders. It is the unanimous opinion of the learned functionaries who sat in judgment upon the case, an opinion clearly and taheaitatingly expressed, that their priority is fully and positively established, and that, using the words of Lord Justice KNIGHT BRUCE, " to put the construction upon the act which was contended for by the defendants, would be to do gross injustice to the preference share holders, and to carry it out would be both arbitrary acd impossible." Let us hope that rights of this description may for the future be held sacred from unwarrantable trespass, and that railway directors will exercise such vigilance over all departments of their staff as may prevent the recurrence of the pernicious rogueries of a REDPATH or a ROBSON, with their costly and an noying concomitants. THE THEATRES. HAYMARKET. List evening a most amusing farce, from the pen of J. M. Morten, E-q , entitled, "Take Care of Dowb," was produced here, and met with a most triumphant success. The somewhat ominous title led us to expect something savouring of politics and red tape, but instead thereof we found it pourtrayed the miseries and 6iffieul ties of an old schoolmaster named Wallop, in his endea vour of taking care of Dowb's wife during his absence from his country house at Barnet. 'Wallop, formerly the tutor of Mr. Dowbiggin, arrives in London on a visit to him, and there discovers, as he imagines, Mrs: Dowbiggin in clandestine correspondence; but the real fact is that Ramsey is courting Fanny, her sister. In Wallop's endeavour to "take care of Thwb," he falls Into the hit-bed, nearly breaks his leg with the garden roller, and, to crown all his miseries, he imagines he has committed a murder by shooting the disturber of Dowb's peace, whom he fancied he bad discovered hidden in a tree. The "unfortunate victim," to Wallop's inex pressible delight, turns out to be nothing more than a scarecrow, and the old schoolmaster, having an explanation ensues, hadand all i s e o n ffi d c a io a u m an in e a s b s ly e . xpoßsent l eketone, as Mr. W a llop, , was in fall force, and for nearly an hour the audience was kept in a state of convulsive laughter by the peculiar diffi culties in which he becomes involved in carrying out his resolve to "take care of Dowb." There can be no doubt that the faroe will for some time to come prove highly attractive. The house was crowded to excess. LATEST NEWS. FRANCE. PARIS, MONDAY EVENING. The Courrier dit Bas-Rhin, of Strasburg, asserts positively, in spite of the repeated contradictions which have been given, that the English Govern ment has resolved to raise a foreign legion for the East Indies. It even adds that one of the principal recruiting offices is to be established at Strasburg on the Ist of December, under the orders of Colonel Hudson, assisted by Major Cafe, Captain Wil kinson (paymaster), Captain Herring (deputy ditto), and Captain Wendt, who is to have the charge of the clothing department. Two of the officers, Major Cafe and Captain Wilkinson, are, says the Conrrier, known in Strasburg, from having been there for some time when the Anglo-Swiss Legion was raised. How far the Courrier die Bas Rhin is correct is unknown, but it is certain that applications on the part of Frenchmen to enlist for service in India have been made at Marseilles, and, within the last few days in Paris. The cash in hand in the Bank of France amounted this morning to 192,500,000, being a fresh increase of 3,000,000 since Friday. BOURSE, Nov. 23.—The following were the last quotations : Cash. fr. ti per Cents End of Month. —fr. - play the part of Protector of Europe/ Is England the Power which is always on the ilok-out for a diplomatic question, of which to make a matter of European im portance ? Is it the British Gove:nment which is so riesirous to drag the Ht , lstein affaii before the Paris C Jnference I" PORTUGAL. SOUTHAMPTON, MONDAY NIGHT. The Ta.gus, Ca,prain Admiralty agent, Lieutenant Greville, R.N., has arrived with the Peninsular mails. She left Lisbon on the 19th inst., and has brought nineteen passengers. Amongst her cargo are specie and bullion to the value of nearly 9,00 W. sterling. Her Majesty's ship Curlew was at Gibraltar. The steamer Aurora was at Oporto. The Tagus spoke the steamer Volga on the 22d. The mail packet Alhambra, was at Vigo. Yellow fever was still ravaging at Lisbon ; about 80 a day die of it. The Cardinal Patriarch has died of the fever ; he is at present buried in the fever cemetery, but he will be ultimately buried in the royal vau'ts. It is supposed that he will b e succeeded by the Bishop of Oporto. The opera and public amusements were suspended for three days on account of the dea th of the Cardinal Patriarch. One of the greatest capitalists of Lis bon, SOllhor Igressa, is dead. The Lisbon Bank is about to raise the rate of discount, which has hitherto bees at fire per cent. The Bank has acted most liberally to the commer cial community, and has alleviated the monetary pressure. In foreign exchanges at Lisbon the transactions have been limited. Exchange on Loudon, 54, at 30 days ; and 54g at 90 days' date. The stock market continues stagnant. At Cadiz the inhabitants were in hourly expec tation of news of the Queen of Spain's accouch ment. _ _ At Gibraltar the exchange on London was 50if for 90 days. A Vienna letter states that the reduction of the cavalry of the Austrian axmy will be of about 9,000 horse., or at the rate of 30 per squadron in the light cavalry, and 20 in the heavy, whilst the depot squa drons will be entirely suppressed. The Bourse Gazette of Berlin states that the authorities of Hamburg have it in contemplation to adopt measures similar to those of Prussia, Saxony, and Bavaria, for tine exclu,iou of foreign paper money. MONEY IS POWER. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) Government has dope right in extending the issue, the reservation of Government in not allow ing the Bank of England to appropriate the pro ceeds of that issue to their own excessively accu- mulated wealth is good ; but such inordinate capital CAn endanger the whole State again in a very short time even with this extension. The greater the issue given to any one body, the greater their circulating medium becomes, the greater is their power of controlling the monetary world whether for good or for evil. . Now, since money is power, as well as knowledge, both of which the Governors and Directors of the Bank of England have given us vast and ample evidence of their possessing to a dangerous degree, is it not prudent for Government to consider seriously to what extent do they endanger the whole nation by leaving any one body corporate to become so unwieldy ? It must be evident to every prudent statesman that no one company ought to possess too much in fluence over the nation, so as to make it suffer and tremble by the selfish exercise of a power that was given foc national, not selfish purposes. Money per se is powerful, but when in the hands of such subtle and acute observers as constitute the Directors of the Bank of England, with their every day's practice and long experience in the monetary world, what overwhelming power has the nation held over it in, terrorum at the mercy of crafty and cunning persons that have given us enough evi dence of late that they know how to enrich them selves entirely at the nation's expense and suffer legs. It certainly answers the purpose of the Bank to have only one idea and one means only in checking the soi-disant speculation, i.e., the raising the rate of discount, the only way that has been sug gested by the wise heads in Threadneedle-street, and yet these wise heads know well that the money they let out has a given day for payment, and the refusal to renew the accoin- modation which they themselves originally induced, superinduces a plausible excuse for raising the rate of interest, while it more and more cripples the borrower, until he becomes dangerous to these wise heads, when they knock him up as if he were a thing not worth a mention. It must be well known that the money which is paid for high rates of,discount, such as the present,. is greater than the profits of trade when reduced to its net amount. Now,, the monetary men have only to continue this policy of high rates long enough, and the money must be fast going out of the hands of trade and commerce, and just as fast going into the hands of the bankers and money-lenders; and this state of things continued will bring the whole nation ultimately to bow before the shrine of gold, as if it were the god of the universe, instead of that which it will be found to be—the demon destroyer of all fair play. Formerly the high rate of interest was the excep tion, and the low rate the rule ; now, for these last seven years, the high rate of interest is the rule, and the low rate the exception. Is not this benefiting the inordinate!y rich, and crushing the -rising energy of the country ? What is Lord Palmerston doing when he recom mends to the Bank the minimum rate of 10 per cent. ? He is doing that which a legislator ought not to do, much less a Premier ; he need not en courage ruin faster than it will come in its natural course upon the victims of these wise heads. I Our Premier should have spoken baldly to the bankers of England, and told them they were the promoters of speculation themselves, and the starters of all extensive schemes, however wild, in whatever country, with whoever they can find energetic enough to risk their all, and, what i much worse, more than their all. On the return of Parliament our legislators have to inquire what has been the result of the abolition of the usury laws? Has it stopped speculation ? Has it checked speculation more than tue use of the usury laws did ? But, above all, has it be nefited the bankers above all others ? Lastly, does not that enhanced position of the bankers of England, arrived at by high rates of discount, endanger the whole country, and lessen the pre rorgative of the Crown ? The last remark I. will trouble you with is, shall the nation through the Government govern this country, or shall the directors of the Bank of England govern, independently of either people or Government ? The power of knowledge is great enough, and when unc)nnectel with a commensurate amount of the good intention of national advancement is dangerous enough, but the power of gold made to subserve the selfish and the sordid intentioa of individual advancement at the expense of all else, is menacing in the extreme, and will before long destroy England, as it did Greece, as it did Rowe ; because that which destroys the moral power of a nation destroys the nation itself, soul and body. ROYAL BRITISH BANK DIRECTORS —We are requested to state that Mr. _Hugh 11111, Q.C., is not one of the counsel fir the defence in this case. The Journal de Constutinople announces the sus perAon at So.yrna of the house of Topuz and Co., with liabilitie3 to the amount of about 40.000/. iIAIN DRAINAGE OP THE METROPOLIS,—The Board of Works met yesterday specially to resume the considera tion of this subject. After long discussions' it was re solved by large majorities, on the motion of Mr. Carp. mael—" That the reprt of the board submitted to tht, Commissioner of her Majesty's Works and Public Build ings, also the reports of Messrs. Galton, Simpson, and Blackwell be referred to the engineer, together with two other civil engineers, with instructions that ,hey report to this board as to the main drainage of the metropolis ; which and in reporting on the expenses of the works may be proposed, they will state, first, the amount to B o * cesntry for carrying the sewage of the metropolis and secondly, in ca:e funds should be t pro f vi o d o e t d fa , the further cost of carrying the sewage , to t h i e t. , p e, t r o w l n s o h s ou o engineers ld bl e m t r , i i d d rtyhi f r e .t r Ge h ie e ro r il ii, ,r(),;‘o‘albe'ela:ctitgd the r.. It was also I bB ee a a w i k t s eassociated l a t c y h ; a i n E sessions, estimates of re solved to call upon the First C( . ) . tilinedsio d ner to . furnish the board with further plans, the plan of the referee engineers. LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Sittings in, Banco, before Lord Campbell, Justices Cole- ridge, Wightman, and Erie) THE ST. PANCRAS VESTRY. "L'he Solicitor-Gentral moved for a rule nisi, calling poll the vestry of St. Pancras to show cause why a mandamus should not issue, calling on them to elect an auditor, under the direction and order of the Poor-law Board, pursuant to the 4 and 5 Wm. IV., chap. 76, sec. 46. The rating, Stc., of the parish was vested in the Vestry, and the managenieut of the poor in the directors of the poor ; and the Poor-law Board, on the 14th May last, called upon the directors to appoint an auditor of the accounts relative to the parish within two months. On the 18th July, after the exphation of the time of election, application was made by the Poor law Board to the parish authorities, and a lengthened correspondence ensued. The result was that, on the 28th Oct., the clerk to the directors communicated to the Poor-law Board, that they did not consider them selves empowered to elect an auditor, the election of the parish officers being vested in the vestry. The learned counsel contended that the election of officers under the local act had no reference to the poor-law act, and that the auditor was a new officer appointed under the latter act. Mr. Justice Coleridge asked if the local act provided for the auditing of the parish accounts The Solicitor General said it did by the 83d section. Lord Campbell—You say this is an independent officer, and is to be appointed under an act superadded to the local act The Solicitor General—Yes. Rule granted. THE QUEEN V. REMP—ALLEGED CRUELTY BY ♦ HUBBANB. Mr. Power moved that Mr. Kemp, the defendant in this case, should be called oa to give security. Lord Campbell—ls Mr. Kemp here ? Mr. Kemp, who was brought up in custody of Mr. Keene, governor of liorsemonger•lane gaol, then came forward. Lord Campbell—Have you anything to say I Mr. Kemp—Yes, tny lord. Lord Campbell—Then the CJurt will bear anything you have to say on the law. Mr. Kemp then read a written statement, from which we gathered that he stated tha minor charges contained in his wife's statement to be totally untrue, and many of them greatly exaggerated. He denied that he even com mitted the acts of violence alleged, and attributed it to his wife's unfortunate malady, not being at times in her right mind. She had on frequent occasions, and before sevtral persons, charged others with having attempted to smother her, as she had alleged against, him. He had tried every means' to get rid of the foolish notions with which her mind was imbued, but without effect. He admitted that be had taken away her ring, but denied that he bad used violence in so doing. 110 was induced to do so because she had degraded him, but he was ready now to return it to her. Her statement with regard to the application to a single magistrate, and that he refused to entertain her information, was untrue. It was made in petty sessions before several, who, after hearing the facts of the case, unanimously dismissed her application. He had been lately in difficulties, a nd had had to pass through the Insolvent Court, and at the magistrates suggestion he consented to allow his wife 2s. 6d. per week, with a promise that when he was ie employment he would allow her 101. a-year ;he bad now obtained employment and was ready to pay her that sum in advance. He alluded to a testimonial that had been presented to him by the inhabitants of Woodbridge, observing that if his conduct bad been such as that described they would not ha/ 6 given it to him. He charged his wife's soli citors with having caused her to. institute these proceedings against hint from ill-feeling towards him, and that they knew her friends would pay their charges, and that they were perfectly aware a medical certificate had been given of his wife's insanity at certaia times. He prayed to be dismissed from custody, Lord Campbell said that if the law was to be rigidly enforced the defendant must be bound over. He, how ever, suggested, if it was possible, fur an arrangement to be come to. that twtehre swaiidivshestahtaedraernectseiwveedreatocobmemreuinieidcaotino.n the wife's materially, especia ll y with referen ce to the statingLMo Campbell—The s tatementeontr adiets r r application to a magistrate. There was a great air of sincerity about the defendant's statement. Mr. Power—This is the first time I have heard it, and I have no means of inquiring into it. I understand the law to be that, where articles of the peace are exhibited, the party complained of must give security, whether the statement contained in them be correct or not. Lord Campbell--That is true ; but the Court has the power of fixing the amount at which the party cool• plained against shall be held in recognisances. I think the best course will be to call upon the defendant to enter into his own recognisances in 1001. to keep the Pea" for twelve months. The defendant entered into the required recognisances and was discharged. THE QUEEN V. THE REV, H. C. CHERRY. In this case articles of pease had also been exhibited against the defendant for threats towards his wife. Oa the application of counsel, the attachment was ordered to stand over till next term, the defendant entering into recognisances not to take away his wife by force, as threatened. The recognisances were fixed at 1001. and two stirotiell in 501. Each. ' WHERE ARE TREY NOW? STANZAS FOR MUSIC. Where are they now?—the bright dreams that held us Haloed with bliss in the sunrise of youth ; . The Joy that entranced—the Hope that impelled us, The warm Faith in Friendship—the impulse of Truth. Rainbows of light that illumed all our , veoping, Rose leaves of Rapture that hid every thorn, — Oh! where are those bright dreams that came without Weeping, Where are those Life-gems—the dew-drops of morn ? With Care in our bosom, and shads on our brow, Who will not sigh and ask, " Where are they now ?" Where are they now ? the rich rays of glory, Gilding the dull world with beams of Romance? Where are the lips that beguiled with Love's story, Where are the hands that we pressed in the dance ? Forms that were near, all buoyant and bounding, Fresh as the field flowers snatch'd in our way, Oh where are their glad tones, like stream-ripples sounding., Shouting aloud, " TVe have no month but May." With Care in our bosom, and shade on our brow, Who will not sigh and ask, " Where are they now I" COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, Nov. 23. The Queen rode in the riding-hciuse this 'morning, - The Prince Consort, with the Princess Royal and Prince Frederick William of Prussia, rode out on horse back. Princess Alice also rode in the riding-house. His Royal Hizhnoss Prince Alfred, attended by Lieut. Cowell, R.E., left Windsor in the forenoon for Alverbaik. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge took leave of her Nfajesty and returned to London, attended by Colonel Tyroihitt. The Prussian Minister and Countess Bernetorff also took th , -ir departure. Earl Spencer had an audience of her Majesty and re- Eogned the office of Lard Steward. The Earl of St. Germans kissed hands and received his wand of office on being appointed Lord Steward of the household. His lordship remains on a visit. His Inyal Highness the Duchess of Kent, accom panied by the Princess of Leiniugen, and attended by Lady Augusta Bruce and Sir George Cooper, arrived at Cfarence.house, St. James's, yesterday morning, from Froginore. The Duchess of Kent returned to Frcgmore in the afternoon, and the Prince of Lainlngen left town for Portsmouth. Prince Gagar:n, the Governor-Genetal of Koutais and Mingrelia, has been assassinated by Dodeck K.b312, one of the petty sovereigns of Mingrelia. The cause which led to the act is not known. The National Gazette of Hungary announces that the Archduke G ,vernor has raised the state of siege in the districts of Avant, Tornia, and Zernolin. Trieir Serene Highnesses the Prince and Princess Edward of Saxe Weimar have arrived from Scotland, Toe Prince is doing du - y with his re,:iment, and the Princess will stay with her relatives until the meeting of Parham() t. 4 It is currently rumoured that a f a i r l a dy, a member of one of the moat aristocratic families, is about to form a matrimonial alliance with a wealthy commoner. The reputed lianc63 was one of the attendants on the Queen at her Maj,sty's nuptials, There is a rumour of the resignation of a great officer in her Majesty's houselv)l l , and we believe that it is correct. The causes of the retirement of the nobleman aluded to are stated so differently that it is difficult to assign the true one. His lordship has but recently received a distinguished mark of the Queen's favour.— Court Journal. THE CHINA MAlL.—Cagliari, Nov. 23.—The China teal has been delayed till to-day by gales of wind. The Elba, with the cable for Corfu, has al-o been detained. The Tamar, with the Australian mail, leaves to-day, The Liege journals state that the -Her for 80,00) muskets for artillery and infantry, 35,000 bayonet., 3,000 cavalry carbines, and 15,04 various accessories, which was given by the English Government Poole time ago in that town, is now nearly executed. The sum to be paid is 6,450,000 f., asd as the value of the raw ma terial employed is only 1,290,000 f., it follows that 5,160,000 f. remain in Liege and the neighbourhood for workmanship and profit. NIONITMENT To GENERAL NElLL.—Colonel Blair, of Blair, has addre , sed a letter to the editor of the Ayr Advertiser, suggesting that a monument should be erected in Ayrshire to the memory of Cr.neral Neill. Ha offers a subscription of 401., and in his letter says : " TO General Nell we are indebted for the first success ful advance, and fur the most resolute co-operation in all the proceedings attending the relief of Lucknow. He has done his duty with admirable fortitude, and I think we ought, as a country, to acknowledge it by some fit ting memorial to his memory. MISS DOLBT.—Our celebrated English contralto, Miss Dolby, is, we understand, about to quit England for a professional tour through Germany. She is already engag•al to sing at Leipsic, Cologne, Dresden, Bremen, and IlaLe, and has received very tempting offers from several nitt-icAl societies belonging to the principal cities of Holland, but as the fair vocalist is obii,zed to be back in London by the end of January it is doubtful whether she will be able to accept these. It is gratifying as rare to find British talent so well appreciated on the Conti nent, and certainly a worthier representative of our executive musical art than the accomplished Miss Dolby could not be found. DISTRESS IN DERBY.—We regret to announce that nearly the whole of the silk manufacturers at Derby have closed their milk, in consequence of the scarcity of orders. The few that are open are working short time. Several thousands, the curijurity of whom are females, have been thrown out of employ ; and the time has come when the pnree strings of the wealthy will have to be hnsened in aid of the suffering poor. On Saturday morning Mr. Sandar, , , chairman of the board of guar dians, met the borough magistrates on the subject, when it w.s suggested to call a public meeting. After con sideraile diicu,sion, it was agreed to open soup kitchens at °pee, and also that the town should be canvassed for subscriptions. On Saturday afternoon, the follow wiz handbill was issued :—"NOTICE.—BOROUGII OF DERBY. —ln consequence of the distress now pre vailing among some of the operatives of this town, Arising from the partial suspension of employment in different branches of trade, it is in contemplation to open several soup kitchens as early as possible, for the relief of those who, though willing to work, are unable to ob tain it. In furtherance of this object, the committee ap pointed to superintend the distribution of soup in this borough will take immediate steps for collecting sub scriptions to promote the accomplishment of this bene volent purpose.---(Signed) JOHN GILBERT CBOIIPTQN, Mayor." —Manchester Ciutardian of yesterday. ASTLEY'S AMPHITHEATRE. Another of those hippo-dramatic spectacles for the production of which this theatre is so eminently re nowned, was produced last night with great success, under the attractive title of " The Storming and Cap ture of Delhi." Of course there is no attempt at a plot, the main incidents being strung together for the purpose of presenting the audience wiAn a series of the most striking tablaaux imaginable. We have the dis tribution of the chupattee cakes and the lotus flowers— the outbreak at Barrack pore—the execution of the rebels near Cawnpore—the defeat of the sepoys under the rajah of Bithoor —the storming of Delhi, in which all the inci dents with which the public have lately become ac quainted, vividly pourtrayed—and finally the capture of the devoted city by the British troops. There is also an allusion to the unsuccessful interference of Mr. Commissioner Grant to save the villanous sepoys who were condemned to death by the military authorities, and the manner in which it was received by the audience proves that as far as the frequenters of Astley's are con cerned, there is no very great sympathy with the disciple of routine and red tape. The scenery is new and appro priate, and some of the groupings, especially those where the various arms of the military service are dis played together, are really excellent. The curtaia fell amidst the most enthusiastic applause, during which Mr. Cooke appeared and announced the spectacle for repeti tion every evening until further notice. OLYMPIC. Under the homely and domestic title of " What Will They Say at Brampton?" a very picturesque and ro mantic little piece was last night produced with complete success at this theatre. The fun of the piece turns upon the fears instilled into the mind of a Cockney gentleman, about to take a trip to Italy. The hero of the piece was sustained witk inimitable skill by Mr. Robson. The main idea has been used before, but the use made of it on the presest occasion is perfectly original, and it forms a very pleasirg and effective little drama, with which the audience were highly delighted, and it was announced for repetition every evening. It is from the facile and accomplished pen of Mr. Stirling Coyne. SURREY. A new play in four acts, from the pen of Mr. W. H. Hillyard, bearing the title of "The Wife's Revenge," was produced last night at this theatre with unequivo cal success. The story is laid in the period of the civil war between Charles I. and th• Parliamentarians. The applause at the fall of the curtain was unanimous—Mr. Creawick and Miss Eburne being twice called to the foot-lights. There are many capital situations in the piece, and these were made the most of by the fire, force, and decision which Mr. Creswick threw into his part. Nor were the tenderer passages less discriminat ingly rendered ; indeed, as a whole, we do not know an actor who could present so effectively the chivalrous and loving Sir Everard Tracey of the drama. Miss Eburne, too, deservedly shared the honour, of the evening. The play was moat liberally and tastefully mounted, and all the minor actors exerted themselves to the utmost. "India in 1857," with its scenic effects, and the scream ing farce of " - Up in the World," wound up the evening's entertainments. STRAND. After the popular little trifle entitled "Very Obliging," in which Mr. Tilbury sustains the principal character, an apropos sketch was produced last night, under the name of "A Telegram," written by Mr. John V. Biitigeman. The plot turns on the dispute lately carried on in the public journals, by certain learned pundits, as to the correctness of the new verbal combi nation "telegram." The little piece was perfectly succesful, and a crowded audience seemed very much to enjoy the fun produced by Mr. Emery's, Mr. Tilbury's, and Mr. Summer's performance. A new burlesque, founded on the story of Richard Coeur de Lion, was produced, and met with the most triumphant success,. The Lessee of thii tbeatre, by the engagement of such actors ai Mr. Emery asd Mr. Tillbury, and the con tinued production of clever novelties, deserves the success he attains. B')YAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. It is the privilege of talent to give to common-place things an air of nevel - y and a flavour of interest, and in illustration of this fact Mr. J. 11. Pepper has made so familiar a matter as a scuttle of coal the subject of as unique and entertaining a lecture as has ever been de livered in the theatre of the Polytechnic Institution. The di,couree is divided into two parts. In the first, the lecturer treats of coal in a mineralogical sense, de scribing 'he var proco.s4sss of its f ormat i on, an d in the second he en t ers i nto a minute e it x s pl i a i i i n sc ir o ig ve t r h y e ; detail of the manner in which a coal-mine is worked, describing with interesting particularity the succ-seiva -tag,s through which the mineral is made to pass in its journey from the pit to the scuttle, and enlivening the story with aneedotos illustrative of the social character and the domestic habits of the miners. He analyses the "antecedents" of a block of coal with surpas sing ingenuity and research, showing that for a shilling a hundred the Lyndon costerrnonger can warm himself with the petrified pine s o f pre -Ad am it e forests—can burn the bones of the Mammoth to cook his chop, boil his pot with the fossil Masto don, and broil his herring with the carcases of the grandfather of the whale. The sketches of life and manners in a coal-mine are not derived from books, but have all the freshness and fidelity of personal obsk rva tioo, the lecturer having qualified himself for the task of description by spending a day in one of the large. 4 Durham mines. Among many other droll stories, show ing the delight which the miners take in "astonishing" a Cockney when they can catch one in their subterranean realms, he tells an anecdote of a London tailor who was bundled into a basket, and down into the pit while in a state of intoxication. On recovering his senses, after the lapse of some hours, he fancied himself in Tartarus, and being addressed by a tall, stern man, as black as ebony, who asked him, " Who are you ?" he fell upon his knees, and, supposing his interrogator to be Satan himself, replied, " Please your Majesty, I was a tailor up above, but be anything you please down here." Mr. Pepper delivers his lecture in a forcible and im pressive minner, illustrating it very effectively as he goes along by means of diagrams and dissolving views. MR. ALBERT SMITHS ENTERTAINMENT. This very popular and amusing caterer to public amusement commenced his season last night at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, and if we are to judge from what took place o n hi s fi rst re - open i ng , th e ire s m> doubt that he will reap a rich harvest before its termination. The stalls were crammed ; the gallery was announced to " be filed" befo re t h e ( : oors were five minutes open ; and as to that portion of the home which is called "the area," it was crowded t i excess in a very few minutes. r. MSmithhis excessive pop u l ar i ty i n the scen i c an d descriptive department was, as u sua l, li ve ly and entertaining, but of his r e p resenta ti ons , i n clines him in many respects to indulg e great exaggeration. We pass over his views of Aont Blanc, fir, h e aven knows, everybody has been and heard enough of them ; but in his de (-2.tiptiwi of Naples ho really EeetE3 to be inspired more by a desire to please his audience and to airmea them, than any desire • to give a just and correct de script.on of either the city or its inhabitants. It is not our intention to enter into a hypercritical review of all his statements; but everybody who has visited . that delightful city, sa d seen its population, must have been highly amused at the caricature presented before an English audience in the Egyptian Hall last evening. Fluency of speech and a certain recklessness of assertion do not conduce much in assisting the enquirer to arrive at the exact truth. Th e on ly nove lti e s b roug ht f orwar d are ktusvisit to N a pl es, an d h i s descr i pt i on of the country and its inhabitants. A few songs are introduced, which are meant to amuse the audience, given as they are with that exquisite drollery for which Albert Smith is so remarkable. His panorama of Mount Vesuvius, and the grotto in its neighbourhood, really magnificent, and it certainly is me bad compliment to him to say, that his descriptions aro m ore c h aracter i st i c f or t h e w it—and, in seine cases, reckl esenes of assert i on w hi c h c haracterise them--than for their accuracy of delineation. fier Cents 66 75 66 85 Bank Shares 2930 Credit Foncier 525 Credit Mobilier 740 Roman Do. Account 735 Belgian 4i — riedmontese (5) BB Austrian Spanish Threes 4O Home Debt RAILWAYS-FOR CASH. fr. c. fr C, Orleans Northern - - Western New Ditto Lyons and Med 8074— Grand Central New Ditto... ....... 802 t— Sardinian - Geneva_ 5824— Austrian Com. ... 633 - BADEN. The legislative session of the Grand Duchy of Baden has just been opened at Carlsrube by the Grand Duke in person. The Grand Duchesses Louise and Stephanie, and the Margrave William, were present. The Grand Duke, on entering the hall, was received by a triple round of applause. His Royal Highness addressed the assembly as follows : " Noble lords and dear friends,—ln opening this session I cordially bid welcome to my faithful States, and I feel confident that the same spirit of legality and patriotism will inspire this assembly as the preceding one. At all times in otir country, the prince and the people have shared with close reciprocity both its welfare and adversity. Since our last meeting, that bond of nnion has been drawn closer by the blessings which Heaven has kindly lavishel on the country, my family, and myself. Allow me, when thus sur rounded by you, to first thank the Almighty who has deigned to bless my union with my beloved wife, and to double my happiness by granting me a son and heir to the throne. May all the faithful wishes which the people of the country have addressed to that child be accomplished. I pray God to enlighten me that I may be able to make my Fon a wise and just prince. The alliance of my well-beloved sister with an illustrious prince of the . Imperial house of Russia has filled me with the most heartfelt joy. May they enjoy the plenitude of domestic happiness 1 Making use of my right, and wishing to fulfil my duties towards the country and my family, I have taken the title of Grand Duke, and I have received on this occasion, with fresh gratitude, the warm congratulations of my people. The maintenance of peace and of legal order and the late abundant harvests have so improved the prosperity of the country and the finances of the State, that the latter afford the means of placing the salaries of functionaries, fixed in other times and under different conditions, in harmony with the increased price of articles of consump tion ; and also of effecting savings which will be devoted to institutions useful for the promotion of science and the arts, commerce, manufactures, and agriculture. I feel particular satisfaction in stating that the increase in the public charges which was voted last session is no longer necessary. I carefully cultivate and multiply the relations which unite me to my German eontedfrates. It is with that idea that I entered into the convention concluded be tween the States of the German Customs Union and the empire of Austria for the improvement of the Ger man monetary regime. A communication will be made to you on Vie subject. The state of the ne s otiations which are being carried on with the Holy See allows me to hope for a result which will be in conformity with the interests of the State and of the Church. I have devoted my particular solicitude to favour the estab lishment of useful and desirable means of communica tion. Important propositions will be submitted to you relative to the completion of our network of rail ways. I hope that in your deliberations you will qually con 'ider the necessity for those communications, and the resources which will be indispensable for their execution. The customary reports on the public adminis tration, both in the past and for the future, will be sub mitted to your examination. Now noble lords and dear ' friends, commence your labours, and complete them for the welfare of the country." Baron de Stengel, President of the Ministry of the Interior, then declared the session to be opened. In the evening there was a grand reception and gala dinner at court, to which all the members of the Diet were invited. BELGIUM. The new Belgian Cabinet, says the Nord, of Brussels, has drawn up its programme. We believe that it had even done so before the manifesto of the right, but the dOcument will not be published until it shall have been approved of by the princi pal adherents of the Ministry in the Chambers. A meeting will shortly take place, and the discussion will more particularly turn on a paragraph which we are assured will mention certai❑ causes of com plaints on the part of the liberal party. MONTENEGRO. A letter from Cattaro, in the Austrian Gazette, says :—" Disorder is at its highest pitch in Mon tenegro. The taxe3 decreed by the Senate are being collected with the utmost rigour, and those persons who remonstrate are arrested as guilty of high trea son, and shot. The collector of the Prince carries on his exactions principally on persons of property. A short time since, five landholders were arrested without any plausible motive, and they had the choice given to them of paying 133 ducats each or being shot. Similar proceedings threaten a great number of rich Montenegrins. The Prince lives in his house as in a prison ; he dares not show himself in the midst of his people, for his life would not be secure." SARDINIA. The Turin journals give the general nsult of the 157 elections as follows : For Ministers BO Fair the Right For the Left -- --- Doubtful or double elections. l7 The democratic journals promise their support to the Cabinet if it pursues a boldly liberal course. Garibaldi is not elected. M. Brofferio has received an ovation at Turin. NAPLES. A Naples letter, in the Espero of Turin, says : " It is believed the trial of the prisoners of Sapri will not take place until January. The government wishes it to be conducted with the utmost solem nity. The police say that one of the chief charges ag,►inst the two British engineers now in prison is their having been found in possession of a letter from Miss White." AUSTRIA. VIENNA, Nov. 21. —The representative of Bavaria has been nominated referendary of the Committee which about a fortnight ago was appointed by the German Diet to examine into the Holstein- Lauenburg question, and it is understood that he will on Thursday, the 26th, communicate to tho Bund the result of its deliberations. It is said that the task of drawing up the report of the Committee had been entrusted to a second- rate German Power in order that England, France, and Russia may have no reason to suspect Austria and Prussia of being personally hostile to Denmark. It is a well known fact that the opi nion of the British Government in regard to the merits of the Holstein-Lanenburg question have undergone a great change, and it is related that the St. Petersburg Cabinet has expressed itself to the effect that it does not consider it,:elf authorised to interfere in a quarrel between the Duke of Hol stein-Lauenburg and his federal allies. The Vienna fresse of yesterday contained an article entitled " The English Alliance," which merits particular notice, inasmuch as it is a direct reply to a leader bearing the sauce titlewl ap pearad in tha Oesterreichis che Lei t ung of the lih l7th inst. The writer in tLe Presse, after speaking warmly in favour of an al liance between En g la nd , Prussia, Austria, and Germany, most emphatically denies that England is a more meddling power than France. " Was it an English statesman," says tne Austrian publicist. " who brought a Propagandist programme before the Paris Conference on the 14'h April, 1856 ? Was it England who demanded a modification of the Belgian laws relative to the press ? Did she first pro pose to meddle in the internal affairs of lialy, and to establish a new Rounian State? Did England take the initiative in the naval demonstration against Naples ? Did she support the policy o f R uss i a in the Danubian Principalities, and permit her Minister to imitate Menechikolf in Constantinople ? Did England endeavour to obtrude her intervention in the Neuchatel question; and has she ever attempted to THE ROYAL BRITISH BANS.--THE QUEEN V. CIAYBIRON, Mr. Digby Seymour moved for a rule calling on the Attorney-General to show cause why the defendant's triel (he being the secretary to the Royal Briti.h Bank) should not be postponed till next term, on the ground that he had not has tune to prepare his defence. Rule granted. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Ur. Cornmis,ioner Goulburn.) IN RR BYERS, WALKER, AND BYERS, To-day ivas appointed for hearing further argument° on the question of certificates applied for on behalf of these bankrupt s , w h o h a d carr i e d on an ex t en sive busi ness in London and Liverpool as shipowners, Sae. T he failure was co a large amount, the liabilities being UP wards of 250,000/., and the assets about 35,000 1 . Mr. Pook opposed on behalf of Mr. Farwig, a creditor, and Mr. Lowrance for others ; Mr. Roxburgh appeared on behalf of Messrs. Syers, and Mr. Bayley for Walker. The case was now further adjourned by consent unti l his day week. IN EN STIEDMAN. This bankrupt was desaibed as of Albany-street, Itegents'-park, pianoforte manufacturer, and came up to pass his last examination, on accounts prepared b 1 Messrs. Paul and Turner, shows a surplus, Aug., 1855 ' of 3111. ; debtor to creditors, unsecured, 1,512/. ; t. dit o, holding security, 1181. ; liabilities, 4131. ; profitot 226/. ; creditor, good debts, 841. ; doubtful, 1631. ; property, 5251. ; ditto, in the hands of credi iors, 601. ; trade expenses, 6011. ; losses, 4041•, of which 3631. was on the realisation of the stock, &c ; house expenses, 4301. The examination was ad journed for a month. IN RE PALMER. This bankrupt was described as of Brighton, &c., and came up and passed his last examination on aocountil prepared by Mr. Pettis, Basinghall-street". The debts are about 1,200. To creditors holding security, 1861. ; creditor, good debts, 481. ; property, 282/.9 ditto is the bands of creditors, 5301. TWO HOURS OF ILLUSIONS. This entertainment, the peculiar features of which we noticed when first introduced to the consideration of tee public by Professor Wiljalba Frikell, at the 1 101°- vete-Two Rooms, sonic few evenings since, wee pre seuteu last evening to a crowded• and brilliant audience in Willis's Eoorns,"and ws.s received, as it deserved to bet with unmixed satisfaction. It iv, in truth, the mo t finished uispiay of physical and natural magic that /I have ever witness e d ; an d p er f orme d, as the severa l tricks are, without the aid of any apparatus, it is real surprising how the senses are deceived by the ingenious manipulations of this wonder-working Professor. Tb ° decapitatZd pigeon was again restored to animation ; " The Oracle" told its tale, when called upon to d o so. will truthful accuracy ; the " charmed bullets” were caught upon a silver salver by the Professor, instead et their being lodged in his forehead, and, though 'het o°t least, "Faust's Magic Cap" afforded our wizard soother opportunity of presenting a "new California" to the audience in the shape of hundreds of glitterieg cups, which he drew from the aforesaid cap, or rather hat - 7, for the chapeau of a gentlem an in th e room was borrowe d for the occasion—with marvelous rapidity. In the of the applause elicited by the cleverness of this " illus.on," the Professor mane his bow to the audience. Awongst the distinguished personages present were the Siamese Princes, the Earl of Shaftesbury, Lord Rape' Leigh, and other members of the nobility. EXPORTS OF BREADSTUFFS FROM TIIE UNITED STATEO. — 4. t ,, tsl e xp orts o . breadstuffs from the Un ited m States to G reat B r i ta i n fro Sett. 1 to Nov. 10, 1857, mein - dye, were as follow :—Flour, 209 , 937 barrels; 1,739,695 Lushels ; and corn, 427,355 bushels, oeing an increase in the (x g orts of 11 ur, over the corre 'Penlin period of 1856, of 30,325 barrels, but a de crease in wheat of 1,627,388 bu.beld, and oorn 1,140,029 "Ilhelds—Aew Xork Shipping and Commercial Gazette.,