The Sun. — London, England, 1857-03-09 00:00:00

FIEATRE RoYAL, DRUM LANE. — Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. - - Acting ]Tanager, Mr. C. Mathews. Stage Manager, Mr. R Roxby. Scenic Artist, Mr. W. Beverley. The eminent Comedian, Mr. Charles Mathews, every evening. Re-envgement of Mr. and Mrs. Keeley. _ . Great Success or the Grand Christmas Pantomime, the most magnificent ever vroduced on the English stage. THIS EVENING, her Majesty's Servants will perform the popular Comedy, A CURE FOR TEE HEARTACHE. Characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, Keeley, Vincent, Til bury, Templeton, Carter, Walton Mrs. Frank Matthews, Miss Cleveland, and Miss Oliver. After which will be produced SEE, SAW, MARGERY DAW ; Or, Harlequin Holiday, and the Island of Ups and Downs. The reduced prices as follows, varying throughout the house to suit every one :—Galleries, 6d. and ls. ; Second Circle of Boxes, Is. 6d. ; Pit, 2s. ; First Circle of Boxes, 2s. 6d. ; Dress Boxes, 35.; Stalls, is. ; Private Boxes, 10s. 6d., 1/. ls., 1/. lls. 6d., and 2/. 25.! R OYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. THIS EVENING, will be performed A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM. After which will be produced a new petite comedy, in two acts, called OUR WIFE ; or, The Rose of Amiens. Princi• pal characters by Messrs. Ryder, Harley, Fisher ; Misses Murrey and C. Leclercq. 2 HEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. THIS EVENING, to commence at Seven, with th • successful new Comedy, in three acts, entitled, DOUBLE-FACED PEOPLE. Characters by Mr. Buckstone, Mr. Chippendale, Mr. Compton, Mr. W. Farren, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Clark, Miss Reynolds, Mrs. Poynter, and Mrs. E. Fitz william. Followed by (18th time) a new drama, called A WICKED WIFE. After which, GRIMSHAW, BAGSHAW, AND BRAD SHAW. To conclude with Moncrieff's comic drama of THE IR RESISTIBLES. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. C. Dillon. THIS EVENING, will be performed the new play of THE CAGOT. Raoul, Mr. C. Dillon; Lady Eugenie, Miss Woolgar. Followed by CONRAD AND MEDORA; or, Harlequin Corsair and the Little Fairy at the Bottom of the Sea. The burlesque opening by W. Brough, Esq., founded upon the ballet of Le Corsair, as produced at Iler Majesty's Theatre. The harlequinado upon things in gene ral. The new and magnificent scenery painted by Mr. F. Fenton. Conrad (the Corsair) Miss Woolgar Birbarto (his lieutenant) Mr. J. L. Toole Med era Mrs Charles Dillon Clowns Mr. H. Marshall After which, a new farce, entitled MY FRIEND FROM LEATHERHEAD. Mr. Toole, Miss Wilton, and Mrs. B. White. . The box-office open daily, from 11 to 5, under the super stendence of Mr. Chatterton, jun. Carriages conveying parties to the Private Boxes to set down at the State entrance in Burleigh-strect. THEATRE. ROYAL, ADEL PHI. Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster. THIS EVENING, will be performed the popular drama of IRELAND AS IT IS. Mr. and Mrs. Barney Williams. After which, A NIGHT AT NOTTING-HILL, in which Mr. Wright and Pa - al Bedford will appear. , Followed by a new Piece de Caractero, entitled IN AND OUT OF PLACE. Mrs Barney Williams. To conclude with the. new original comic drama, called BARNEY THE BARON. Barney O'Toole, Mr. Barney Williams. OYAL SURREY THEATRE, ../.1 - 41) Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Creswiek. THIS EVENING, a new drama, entitled FRAUD AND ITS VICTIMS.- Mes-rs. Crcswick, Shepherd, &c. After which, an original farce, entitled, THE SERIOUS YOUTH. To conclude with LES ARTISTES RIVAUX. Mr. F. Glover, Mr. Tapping, &c. TEA.TRE ROYAL, SADLER'S-WELLS. Under the Management of Mr. Phelps. THIS EVENING, will be performed RICHELIEU. The characters by Messrs. Phe`ps, H. Marston, J, W. Ray, L. Ball, A. Rayner, Williams; Miss E. Travers, Miss M. Eburne, and Miss Rawlings. To conclude with I'LL WRITE TO "THE TIMES." OYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Jai _ Lessee, Mr. Alfred Wigan. This Evening, the new drama, by Tom Taylor, Esq., tailed A SHEEP 1N WOLF'S CLOTHING. A CONJUGAL LESSON. Lullaby, Mr. F. Robson. Followed by the new farce, by Bayle Bernard, Esq., called A SPLENDID INVESTMENT. Commence at half-past Seven. A fiTLEY'S ROYAL AMP lIITHEATR,E. 4:W_ Lessee and Manager, Mr..W. Cooke. . . This Evening, with its manifold romantic equestrian effects, invented by Mr. Wm. Cooke, the operatic drama of ROB ROY, with the original music, the last week of its performance. Rob itoy, Mr. James Holloway. After which, the Equestrian EVOLUTIONS in the AREN A. To conclude with the equestrian harlequinade called PAUL PRY ON HORSEBACK. (,ommeLce at seven o'clock. Dress Boxes, 4s. ; Upper Boxes, 3s. ; Private Boxes, from 11., no charge for booking ; Pit, 2s ; Gallery, ls. ; Upper Gallery, &l. box office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Equestrian Director, Mr. W. Cooke, jun. CANTERBURY HALL. Westminster-road. — OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow /117, company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of Selections from all the popula' Operas, Madrigals, Choruses, Glees, Duets, dm., viz.: Miss E. Pearce, Mrs. J. Caulfield, Miss Brunell, Miss Sommers, and Madame Marietta; Mr. J. Caulfield, Herr F. Jonghmans, H. Grover, T. Farrant, S, Jones. J. Barker, W. Melling, P. Corn, Senor Antonio M, de Solla, and E. L. Hime ; Masters Austin, Bennett, and Corn; Messrs. Sam Collins, E. Mackney, and C. J. Wilkins, Pianoforte, Mr. Cecil Hicks; harmonium, J. Caulfield, jun.; director, Mr. J. Caulfield. Commence at Seven o'clock - pre. cisoly. Suppers, die., until twelve o'clock. aIGLI. WATER. AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tam DAY—Morn. 23 min. aft. I—Rvening 47 mid, aft. 1, Tn-14031 - now—Morn. G rnln. aft. 2—Evening 21 cnin.aft. 2 THE WEATBER=Stai OFFICE, MARCH 8. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. • —blgliost sine noon yetteniA,l. —lowflit this morning und 4nrip4; the night. 42 -tLitt day at nom,. 23•53—falling rapidly. WIND, N. to N.W. and W.---Yariable and fresh, will a fall of snow and cloudy weather. Afternoon—Seyera: heavy showers of snow and hailstones—rendering it a com plete stormy, wintry ctly, with the wind more northerly, and yet with occasional bunts of sunshine. MARCH 9. 45 -hgl.-.est ginee nocu yesterday. 38 --!tk wst this morning and dur!_ng the' right. 45 --this day rt BAROMETER, 29 . 86 —a sudden rise, North.—Fresh, with fine, sunshiny weather, but cloudy, with a biting frostiness i❑ the air. We have had another snow-storm this morning. ONE O'CLOCK. Another snow-storm, with squally weather. It seems as if the equinoctial gales had come a fortnight before their time. Two o'CLocx.—Sunshine again, and fine, clear, blue sky. rie r i ) t ri,i,-P-3.• -.1,,,§,41,11,, k ;), , 7,. _.,„.„.„.„,,„ . _., ,_ ~,„„),.::,,,_.,...„., LONDON, MONDAY, MARCH 9, 1857. Lord PALMERSTON'S chief glory as a statesman rests, as everybody knows, as England knows, as the whole world knows, upon his Foreign Policy. And how—in thiS crisis in the destinies of Parties—how precisely, at this present moment, does Lord PALMSESTON'S Foreign Policy stand in the cognisance of Christendom ? Setting on one side the late pacification with Russia, a pacification wo ourselves have always regarded as most unfortunate in it 3 character, because, to our mind, to say the very least of both, Precipitate and unsatisfactory I Setting the recent Treaty of Peace with Russia altogether on one side as un fait accompli, and, be it said, un fait accompli in which the principal ingredient{ in the late " Oxford Mix%re" were implicated—par tieularly, for example, the Noble Lord the Member for the City of London who returned in such hot haste, so obsequiously and conciliatively, from the Vienna Conferences, as well as the threel*zht hon, gentle men who withdrew s o ver y p r ecipitately, i n the midst of a Great 'War, from the councils of her Britannic MAJESTY'S Government ! Stttiug w a de, we repeat, as a deplorable .event done and paa, this miserable Peace with Russia, for the insuffi cient conditions of which Lord JOHN RUSSELL, mid Sir JAMES GRAHAM, and Mr. HERBERT, and Mr. GLADSTONE are, if possible, wore responsible even than the Noble Viscount at the head of the present Administration How, precisely, apart from this One Question of the Rus sian Compromise How, exactly, at ,this juncture does Lord PALMERSTON'S Foreign Policy stand within the knowledge of Christen dom? Has it abated one jot of its dignity, of its precision, of those chivalrous and patriotic quali ties which are among the moat conspicuous of its distinguishing characterist:c3 ? At the present moment, when the Majority of Sixteen suddenly compels the Prime Minister to announce his tention of Appealing, as soon as it is MU practic able, to the Country, through the Constituencies —what (briefly and simply) are the prominent foreign achievements recently effected, or now in process of being effectA, under the auspices of Lord PALMERSTON'S Government? There is the Persian War, for example. Well —so bold and decisive has been the course pur sued by the British authorities in regard t the Court of Teheran, that w;thin a very brief period from the abrupt seizure of Bushire and Karrack, the SHAH has yielded to the demands of England, announced to him through his representative FERIIKEI KKAN, his Minister Plenipotentiary ! Then again there is that wretched, long stand ing, apparently interminable Greek Embarrass ment ! Well—there, too, Lord PALMERSTON'S Cabinet has so far contrived judiciously that mat ters really appear at last, in spite of every obstacle, to be gradually approaching something bearing the semblance at least of a satisfactory termina tion. The final departure on the 28th ult. of the restricted but sufficient Anglo-Gallic Army of Occupation preparing the way for the labours (already commenced) of the diplomatic Commission at Athens, Presided over—by whom ? By a Greek Diplomatist? By a Russian Diplo matist? By—even--a French Diplomatist? No— as if in solemn assurance, or deliberate guarantee that the deliberation shall at any rate have the most desirable " tendency "—the Commission inaugurated at Athens has for its President no other than Her Britannic MAJESTY'S representa tive ! That laborious, liberal-minded, and con scientious ambassador, who has now for eight years, eight momentous and most responsible years, been watching with such jealous and vigilant care over British interests in the classic capital of two of the Crowned Satraps of the Russian AUTOCRAT ! If again in regard to the government of the Two Sicilies, the joint interposition of Imperial France and Monarchical Britain, has proved no other way effective, it has in a very marked manner vindicated both countries from the odium otherwise inseparable even from p3wers who would merely connive in silence at the harsh, and cruel, and in human policy upheld at Naplea by King FERDINA ND. If, moreover, the combined mediation of the Western Allies, with a view to the settlement of the Neuchatel Difficulty, has not even yct arrived at a definitive conclusion—at any rat.) Lord PALISIERSTON'S Cabinet is exonerated from the crime of consenting to witness the triumph of Prussian aggression and the violation of the in alienable rights of the Swiss Confederacy. As to the chivalrous, patriotic, and energetic policy of Lord PALMHRSTON in regard to the Chinese Question—that we all know is literally, absolutely, and immediately THE source of the en thusiasm in favour of the Government now spread ing, more or less widely, throughout the whole electoral population. Considering all which—it must be perfectly obvious to every really dispas sionate observer that, so far as regards his Fo reign Policy, Viscount PALMERSTON may appeal with confidence to the constituencies for a favour able - verdict upon his Administration. All is now bustle and preparation for the com ing contest in every electoral district throughout the entire country. Noble Lords, Right Honour able and Honourable Gentlemen, have to render stringent accounts of their respective stewardships —to explain clearly, distinctly, and unequivocally the manner in which they have discharged the important duties confided to their hands. Happy, indeed, are they who can do so with an easy conscience, who are haunted by no grim visions of tergiversation, negligence, or factious votes, to rise in judgment against them on the all-important days when they must meet their constituents face to face, and submit to not over-flattering estimates as to their conduct. How gladly would intend ing candidates refer to their annual visits and merited votes of approbation from those whose suffrages they were again soliciting. These matters, neglected in too many instances by those who only thought of the passing hour and left the future to take care of itself, now assume immense import ance. "The day of reckoning" is rapidly ap proaching, and many will shrink from the ordeal that must be encountered should they venture to solicit a renewal of confidence which they have not merited nor justified. To the great question that has precipitated the crisis it is scarcely necessary to allude at any length. The voice of public opinion has spoken trumpet-tongued throughout the length and breadth of the land in favour of English pluck and English policy. The great fact that "Eugl and •loves not Coalitions" will be strikingly exemplified. Faction will bo compelled to bide its diminished head, or wherever one justly amenable to the charges may venture—with greater courage than discre tion—to appear, a heavy blow and great dis couragement will be inflicted. Promises—ex press or implied, that long shared the fate of pie -crusts—will be raked up from the limbo of broken vows and violated faith to heap shame on the offenders. Errors of judgment may be for given ; the faults of the head be regarded as comparatively venial ; while those of the heart, originating in corrupt or improper motives, will be sternly pronounced inexpiable. But while there can be no doubt respecting the primary issue, to be submitted to the Grand Na tional Inquest, there are other points of vast im portance to the happiness and prosperity of the community that cannot be neglected or dis• regarded. Fiscal, financial, monetary, le gal, and Parliamentary reformers must take advantage of the golden opportunity before them. If that be neglected or misapplied, many years may elapse before another equally auspicious occasion can fairly be anticipated, and no really sincere reformer can remain apathetic or indifferent under existing circumstances. As we recently declared, Lord PALMERSTON owes some thing to the nation. Ho will receive a generous and disinterested support, such as, we believe, was never yet bestowed on any Minister of the Crown—a support that will render him also the "Minister of the People"—the object of the national choice—which no potty intrigues or Ger manic influence can displace or set aside. His gratitude for - such unprecedented favour might to be certain, and that can only be displayed by meeting, and if possible anticipating, the popular wishes. But these wishesshould be ciearlyexpressed. There should be no doubt or uncertainty. No pretext for setting them at. defiance. Every can didete must be strictly questioned as to his views on matters of domestic interest, and if not in ac cordance with those of the electors, another equally sound on foreign politics may be found, who will not be the tool of the moneyocracy, nor the advocat) of uneq.e.l and unfair taxation. The most .important, zlnough,* perhaps, th e least understood question, is that of the currency. As wo have, repeatedly stated, "a circulating me dium, a dequate to th e wan t s and exigencies of the country, is the very life-bl co d of industry. " great desideratum b e ac hi eved, every to exert him se lf , may Should hat la rr e 'aP' re a gTcle a i nd as ivill i ig n n dependent) for h e will b) curtain of obtaining "a fair day's wages fo: a fair day's work." But Sir G. C. LEWIS has ex- THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 9, 1857. pressed his opinions in favour of a renewal of the Bank Charter Act, of the monstrous measure that has placed industry, bound hand and foot, at the mercy of the money lenders for a further term of ten years. Should no change take place in his sentiments, and should the contemplated renewal take place, bitter, indeed, will be the expiation, and great the sufferings of the people. Trade and Commerce will be paralysed—for their legitimate profits will be transferred to the pockets of the money lenders. That one pursuit will flourish, but all others will be crippled and discou- raged. The entire taxation of the country urgently de mands revision. The doctrines of Free Trade must be developed by the reduction or abolition of indirect imposts. But the enthusiastic disciple of ARTHUR YOUNG, the supporter of additional duties on tea and sugar, will scarcely pursue the course indicated by the people unless driven to it by unequivocal pressure from without. The fiscal reformers have all their work before them, and if the good seed be sown in due season there can be no doubt that it will bring forth an abundant harvest to rejoice the hearts of the people. The fate of Mr. L. KING'S motion shows that the Parliamentary Reformers cannot slumber at their post, while the obstructive disposition. of Lord CRANWORTII points out the necessity for im mediate and energetic action on the part of the legal reformers. Economy and retrenchment is always a popular cry, but we want sound economy, not a penny-wise-and-p9und-foolish policy. Let war to the knife be proclaimed against every thing approaching to a job ; but let the fell effi ciency of the national estatlishmonts be main t tined, so that wars May be averted, by being in perfect readiness for any alternative. These are the general features to be regarded by the electors. There- are other minor details also to be taken into aceouut, and which we may hereafter refer to. As we have it ited, this is the time for action. The People must at once— " Awake, arise, or be for ever fallen !" Sir STAFFORD NORTHCOTE is entitled to public gratitude. His Industrial Schools Bill may be susceptible of improvement in matters of detail, but, as a whole, it is a good bill, with a most) de sirable object. That object is to invest the State with power to step forward and rescue a destitute and helpless section of the community from want, ignorance, pollution, crime, and misery. The case is this. In all our large towns there are num bers of children thrust out of doors to beg, or set adrift in the streets by the desertion or death of their parents, to fend for themselves as best they may. Houseless, foodless, without any to care for them and teach them what is right, the destiny of these poor outcasts is no mystery, to call for au CEntrus to unriddle it. The recruiting serjeants of crime, ever on the watch, speedily pounce on the victims thus deli vered over to them, win their confidence by af fected sympathy, seduce them to their crimping dens, give them food, and lodging, and instruction gratis, and then turn them out daily to practice the lessons they have received, to the serious cost of society and their own ruin, the State all the while standing by powerless to interpose between them and their pitiable fate. Thus the ranks of crime are continually reinforced, and by large numbers. Sir STAFFORD NORTHCOTE would put a stop to this btate of things—bow, we have broadly indicats-xl. To speak more plainly—what he proposes is something like this. By the provisions of his bill the police are to be empowered and instructed to forestall the recruiting berjeants of crime, and when they discover a poor little outcast adrift on the streets convey him or her to a suitable recep tacle, where he or she will be properly cared for, and receive such instruction as may be needed to enable either to emu an honest living. In the case of orphans, the cost of such provision and education is ta be defrayed out of the poor rates. When the parents of the children are living the cost of the keep only—the inhuman wretches who are able having to pay for the support of their neglected offspring. In no instarics is the ex pense of maintenance to be taken from the poor rates to exceed three shillings per head, which is the maximum cost per head of children in workhouses. The education, in all cases, is meant to be gratuitous. This, Sir STAFFORD NORTHCOTE describes as the characteristic princi ple of his bill. A good measure What exception can be taken to it ? " Oh," cries one, " there is danger, of two evils, parents will be tempted to forsake their children. Children, or little strays,' may be arrested whom their parents are able to bring up properly and would be reluctant to part with." " 011," cries another, " the bill does violence to the voluntary principle !" " Worst of all," cries a third, "it will be an engine for proselytisation !" There is some little feasibility in the first objec tion. We have only to turn to France as a proof of this. These "stray" children are taken up by the pollee and carried to a reformatory without much inquiry either respecting, or on the part of their parents. But the first of these evils is by no means inherent in a measure of this sort, and special prevision can readily be made against it. To a large extent the requirement of 3s. per head for the children's support will keep alive a useful in terest in both parents and officials ; and where proof is brought forward of the parent's ability and willingness to train up his child with reason able propriety, no objection need be made to its being returned to him in order to do so. As to the remaining objections, we are loth to deal with them. With whatever favour we may look on the voluntary principle, or however much we may object to proselytisation, the outcry about either seems sadly out of place here. The volun tary principle and proselytisation, in connection with the rescue of poor deserted orphans, and worse than orphans, from the stony streets —from the Artful Dodger and the villan ous FAGAN 1 It moves one's sincerest pity to hear the words in such relation to the voluntary principle, and the sectarian long ing, that leave them free to wander into any den of infamy they list here, and to HEAVEN knows whore hereafter. Is it meant, it surely cannot be, that these poor children shall be left to perish until the voluntary principle is established, and sectarian rivalry is merged into zeal for one Church ? We really cannot afford to wait for the Millennium ! Then the children are on the streets --on the very brink, so to speak, of perdition. There the State goes further, in the person of its officer on the look out for then, and steps between them and the crimp of iniquity. Laying its hand on the poor wanderer of the street, we fancy the State Exclaiming, " You are mine I will not wait until you have g- it the rot of criminality, and are fit for the reformatory to look after you. Prevention is better than cure. Forsaken by your parents and friends you shall find both in me. You are hungry, I will feed ; you—houseless, I wild shelter you—helpless, I will sunport you—ignorant, I will instruct yet. Without any one to teach you how to live henes.tly, that task shall be mine. I will have you taught a trade, and so instructed as to follow it with perfect credit." The poor outcast is rescued. FAGAN murmurs in his den—the cries of " a violation of the Voluntary principle ;" " sheer proselytisation," reach his ear. What does he think—what has he got to say, then ? It would not be difficult to guess ? For our part we know of no principle, whether described as human or Divine, worthy of a moment's respect when intervening between a helpless child, left to wander on the stony streets, and its rescue from and moral r u i n . At the starvation, sam etime„ a po ri l g lu h t t io t n hing should be done as equa -1 ably as possible. LATEST N E WS. THE BALTIC. HAMBURG, March s.—The Hamburg and New York mad-steamer Borussia arrived in the Elbe yesterday morning from New York, after a run of 16 days and 9 hours, and averaging 91 knots the hour throughout her trip. She brought a general cargo and 54 passengers, and will leave again on the 16th inst. for the same place. The shipping trade has been very brisk during the last few days, and a great number of ships from various parts have entered the pori. ODESSA. A letter from Odessa of 23d Feb. informs us that the announced Russian Steam Navigation Company had as yet given no sign of life. Their agent, Capt. Arka4, had endeavoured to purchase some steamers in France,*but could find none fit. for his pur pose. He subsequently went to England, whey e he purchased eight steam-boat', which are daily expected at Odessa. Trade is so dull in that town that several merclh,nt captains had discharged their crews and laid up their ships, seeing no chance of procuring a freight. The port had been frozen for 10 days, and was not clear of ice until the 18th Feb. The English steam-frigate, which brought the English Commissioners for settling the boun daries, had sailed. The Danube being frozen the Commissioners could not proceed from Varna to Gala' z, and were forced to go round by Odessa. AMERICA. LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY EVENING. Tho Royal Mail steamship Europa brings ad vices from New York to the 24th, and Boston to the 25th wt. ; she has brought no specie. On the 6th inst. she spoke the Alps. The Asia had arrived at New York, and the Indian at Portland. A formal application had bean made to Congress for au appropriation to despatch an envoy to Persia on the 23d. The Senate passed the bill to amend the tariff of 1846 on the 24th. The Senate's Committee on Finan :e agreed to report amendments on the Ta riff Bill. Mr. Hunter, chairman of the committee, had prepared a bill on his own responsibility, and would endeavour to procure the consideration of the subject on the 25th. An article in the Wash ington:Union on the Central American treaty, denouncing in very violent language all interfer ence by Great Britain in America, had occasioned a very uneasy feeling. The New York Courier and Enquirer replies to the article in indignant terms, and says : " The article from the Union has excited much atten tion in political circles, as being perhaps an index of the policy of the incoming Administration towards Englaid. If it really is such there is indeed reason for a sensation. Its spirit is hostile, its charges untrue, its demands un just, and its sentiments insulting and unwarrantable." The House of Representatives had passed the Senate's joint resolution for ascertaining and fixing the relative value of the coins of Great Britain in the United States. The house had passed a bill for a modification of the tariff. It provides simply for an addition to the free list on and after the Ist of next July, without proposing any ocher changes. It is substantially the same as reported at the close of the last session of Congress. One of the provi sions is that only wool of the value at the port of importation of 15c. per lb. or leis, or 50c. per lb. or over, shall be free ; lead, hemp, iron, and sugar remain as at present. The accounts from Nicaragua are very conflicting and unreliable, but 11L-re appears to be little doubt 'hat Walker was in a desperate c .ndition. Having been repulsed on two occasions, rainy of his men ha' i deserted by floating down the river ou logs. Dr. Elisna Kane, the Arctic raveller, is dead, at the age of 34. A despatch, from New Orleans of the 23d says :—" The steamship Cahawb 1. has jus arrived from Havannah, and brings the intellig--nce of Dr. Kiine's death, which occurred on the 16th inst. The greatest sympathy was manifested by the officers of the island, who attended his funeral in a body." The New York money market had been more quiet. Loans were easier both on business paper and stock. Collaterals with large sales. Reading had improved lc., closing at 80.1 c. cash. Saes of Erie were made at 56i. Illinois, 1341. Missouri Sixes had advanced 1. The Bank statement showed very little variation in exchange. Business was not very active. Rates were steady, and the demand for sterling bills improving—on Lonjlon, 60 days' sight, 1081 to 1081. There had been a large business in cotton at an advance of lc. to ic. per lb. Flour was lower. Indian corn bad advanced. Provisions were lively. In naval stores there had been little business done. Scotch pig-iron was ,teady. Tobacco firm. Freights were rather lower. THE MEDITERRANEAN. SOUTHAMPTON, MARCH 8. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam ship Ripon, Captain R. W. Evans, arrived this afternoon with the heavy portion of the East India and China mails, in charge of Lieut. Inglis, R.N., Admiralty agent. She 1-ft Alexandria Feb. 22, Malta 27, and Gibraltar March 3. This steamer brings 40 first-class passengers, among whom is the Marquis of Hastings, from Malta'; 34 second-class, and 20 children ; and a acargo consisting of 75 boxes of oranges, 21 boxes of jewellery, two casks of wine, 1,200 bales of silk, and 100 packages of general merchandise. She experienced fine weather in the Mediterranean ; easterly winds along the coasts of Spain and Portu gal ; south-east winds across the Bay of Biscay, and north-westerly winds up-Channel ; fine weather throughout. The Ripon exchanged colours with the Peninsu lar and Oriental Company's steamers Colombo, on the 28th of February, at 7.30 a.m., steering E.S.E. ; the Tagus, on the 4th of March, at 5.30 a.m., steering S ; and the Alhambra, on the Bth, steering down Channel. At Malta :—The Conqueror, the Centurion, and the Brunswick screwships of the line ; the Centaur steam-frigate, the Recruit mad Weser steamsloops, the Lynx, Fancy, Osprey, and Wanderer gunboats, the Caradoc, Shearwater, and Medina steamers. Orders had been issued (says the Malta Times) for her Majesty's screw-liners Majestic, Captain James Hope, and Cressy, Captain Richard L. Warren, then in the Bosphorus, to proceed to the Piraeus, embark the 91st Regiment, and convey it to Corfu, after which the ships are to proceed to England, calling at Malta on their way. Cadiz papers to the 28th ult. had been received at Gibraltar. The Spanish line-of-battle ship Reina Isabel 11., Captain Brigadier Don Antonio de Are ' valo, arrived at Cadiz on the 27th from Mahon, in tow of the steamer Colon, of 6 guns, Captain Don Ignacio de Arias. The Contribuyemte says that " the expedition which the Spanish Government is abou; to despatch to Cuba to vindicate its honour and place in safety the interests comp! omised in Mexico will be compose I of from 20 to 30 vessels, storeships and transports included, and from 8,000 to 10,000 picked troops. They are to be com manded by a General who has already distinguish ed himself by his gallantry abroad." Advices from Gibraltar extend to the 3d instant. The recently erected public baths and washhouses were opened by the Governor, Sir James Fergus son, on the 24th ult., in the presence a the civil and military authorities. A handsome collation was served to a distinguished party in a marquea and the band of the 92d Highlanders contributed to the festivities. Lieutenant Leith, of the 92d Highlanders, died on the 21st ult., at his quarters, and was buried in the cemetery at the North Front, with military honours. Exchanges on the 28th were quoted as follows :—London, 90 days' da . e, 51 ; sf. 35c. ; M'rseilles, d o ., sf . 34c. ; Paris, do., Gtnoa, do., Of. 38c. ; Madrid, eight days' sight, a d a . ; Cadiz, do., i dis ; Malaga, do., i dis ; Seville, dis. ; Alicante, do., 2 : dis. ; Valencia, do., i dis. ; Barcelona, do., .1 di?. ; Spanish pillared dollars, 9X to 10 ptr cent. prem. 1 The European and Australian Mail Company's st-ariash p E na, with the mails of the 24th latireto from Southampton, passed to the eastward of the garrisan at 6 o'clock p.m., on the 28th ult., bound to Malta and Alexandria. The Royal Victoria Yacht Club schooner Fairy Queen arrived at Gibraltar on the 270, in. 13 days from Portsmouth ; and the Royal Yacht Squadron schooner Titania on V.e 2d ius'., in four days from Algiers for England. H.M. steam frigate Dauntles , , CO. Ryder, with the steam gunboat Cracker, Lieut. Blackborne c 111 - manding, in tow, arrived at Gibraltar on the 17th ult., 12 days from Malts, and three from Algiers, and left at 10 a.m. on the 19th for the westward. H.M. steam sloop Curlew, Capt. Horton, arrived at Gibraltar from Malaga on the 19th. The French schooner Ville de Quimper, from Cette, bound for Dunkirk, with a cargo of wine and salt, was totally wrecked .t Torre Carbonera at five o'clo,:k in the morning of the 22d ult. One of the crew was unfortunately drowned, and the remai!" der, six in number, were provideutia'ly saved by the exertions of the Carbineers on that station. The vessel went to pieces. The screw steamer Demetrius, Capt. Young, from Liverpool for Beyrour, put back to Gibraltar on the 19th ult., having bee') in collision with a bark h e ' loeging to Malta. The latter appeared not to hav e suffered much, as :he proceeded on hervova g e out stopping to ascertain what injury the steame r had sustained. The Demetrius lost bulwarks, stall' chious, cutwater, &c., besides having some of he r bowplat:s carried away. The Superintendent m e her Majesty's dockyard having granted every fac t lity for the purpose, the necessary repairs wer e speedily effected, and she resumed her voyage to the eastward on the night of the 28th. CHINA. Intelligence, believed to be authentic, has reached London, to the effect lint the Emperor of China bad recalled Governor Yeh from Canton. It is add , d that the Emperor had expressed a de sire to be on friendly terms with the English, and has despatched an officer to replace Yeh. [As yet we have no direct means of confirming or contra dicting the above.] The Moniteur de la Flottc contains the following proclamation from the Mandarin Governor of Whampon, : " Infamous foreigners have presumed to raise the standard of revolt against the sublime and vene rated authority of the Emperor. They have attacked the city of Canton in order to burn it, and already have they received the punishment they have merited, for our invincible troops have re pulsed them, and killed a great number of them. Let them be attacked from every part of the empire. Let every inhabitant of China who shall meet an Englishman inflict on him the fate he merits. Already do our innumerable fleets and our mighty armies, which are dreaded by the whole world, advance to drive them away. Let every body unite with that army—let every one take part in the war, and teach foreigners to tremble before the will and before the anger of our Sove reign, whose gaze is burning as the rays of the sun, and whose power is immeasurable. " He who shall not act in conformity with these orders shall be considered as a traitor, and may ex pect from us a chastisement as prompt as terrible. " You hear I Obey. " The mandarin Governor, TCHYN-TOO. '• Done at Whampoa, the 9th day of the 12th Moon." The Moniteur de lc - t Flotte adds that on the pub- llitation of the preceding document, which is one of the least violent pdblished by the Chinese authOri ties, the foreign ships anchored in the roads 01 on the Tchou-Kiang sailed away, 'taking with them the few Europeans in the town. The utikost excitement prevailed. A letter, dated Touranne, in Cochin China, of the of December, states that the King Tsu-Duc is persecuting with increasing severity his Christian subjects. The 600,000 Christians of the empire, the 14 French bishops, and the numerous mission aries are looking to France for protection. Even th© idolaters rejoice at the arrival of a French ship in the roads of Touranne. Mgr. Pellerin had suc. ceeded, after having incurred great danger in gain. ing a refuga on board the French ship of war Cap rieieuse. The Moniteur of Saturday publishes the follow ing letter. Extracts from the document appeared in The Sun the same day : HONG-KONG, JAN. 14. The Chinese no longer re,trict themselves to mere self-defence at Canton and upon the river ; they have issued proclamations and pamphlets ex citing the inhabitants to hatred and to the murder of foreigners ; they prohibit them from serving the barbarians, and we have had reason to apprehend an insurrectional movement at Hong-Kong itself. Sir John Bowring has come to an understanding with Admiral Guerin, the commander-in-chief of the French division, and they have decided in con cert upon effectual measures for keeping down, in care of need, the Chinesee population. Fifty men of the French crews have taken up a position in the east part of the town, and every arrangement has been settled for landing, at the first signal, all the landing companies and four field howitzers. It would appear that this attitude taken by the French is to be ascribed to the instructions received by the last mail ; France and England had con certed, we are assured, before they knew even of the recent events at Canton, to obtain from the Chinese Government the revision of their treaties which expire forthwith, and their representatives are said to have received dispatches, which whilst prescribing to them the identical conduct they will have to observe for the attainment of this object by common accord, authorise them to afford , each other mutual support in all eventualities. Be that as it may, it is time to have a reinforcement sent to us, and should fresh forces fail to come to China, all Europeans indiscriminately would be exposed to most serious dangers. In fact, you will learn, that the incidents of the contest of which Canton is the principal theatre, are succeeding each other rapidly and acquiring every day more serious importance. You will know when you receive this letter that the factories have been destroyed ; they were set on fire by the Chi nese in 20 places at one and the same time, and the English, unable to multiply themselves made efforts, but in vain to subdue the flames. Where the factories once stood we now see nothing but a heap of ruins. Encouraged by the momentary deficiency of force at the disposal of Admiral Sey mour, the Chinese are showing themselves resolved to go on by means of murder and arson ; imperial soldiers in disguise took their passage on board the Thistle steamer, carrying the mail ; while this vessel was descending the river these soldiers fell upon the Europeans, whom they assassinated, and they then, having set her on fire, ran her ashore. In the course of the 3d inst. a large number of junks attempted to take the Coromandel war steamer, carrying Admiral Seymour's flag. The Chinese had chosen the moment when the tide was at the lowest, and when the different steamers could not come to each other's ass;stance. The Coromandel made a vigorous resistance, and the assailants were obliged to sheer off, after losing many of their number. The English had one officer and four men killed, and eight men wounded. A Vienna letter in the Boersenhalle of Hamburg gives some information relative to Prince Danilo's visit to Paris. It says : " It was the Russian legation at Vienna which recommended Prince Danilo, through his envoy, M. Bukovic, to proceed to Paris rather than to the Austrian. capital. M. Bukovic during his late mis sion received from the Austrian Cabinet intimations not very favourable to tl;e Prince's Government. The Cabinet of Vienna is fatigued with' the con tinual dssputes which are taking place on the fron tier, and earnestly wishes Montenegro to under stand her position as an undoubted vassal of the Porte. It is therefore possible that the Cabinet of Vienna would declare against Montenegro, if the latter should make open war against the Porte." FRANCE. PARIS, SUNDAY EVENING. The sensation produced in every political circle in this city by the defeat of Lord Palmerston has not yet subsided. All manifested their surprise, and for a time their incredulity, an.l some their joy. The nv,st painful part of the affair was the satisfaction of those who dislike England for her liberal insti tut! oils or her power, stilt more even than they hate Lord Palmerston. The treaty of peace signed at Paris has left for the capit dof Persia. 'Lis Excellency Feruk Khan will retna'n hele until its ratification by the Shah ; he will then proceed to London in order to exchange the same at the Court of St. James's. There are symptoms of a strong opposition in the Senate on the Malakhoff pen.ion. The objections are not to the grant of money, which amounts to 100,000 f., but to its transmission to the male des cendants. This transmission is looked upon by the Senate as the establishment of a wajorat, and con sequently as an infraction of the Constitution, which recognises the equality of citizens before the law. BOITUSE, March 7.—The following were the last quotations : Cash. fr. c. 4i per Cents ......... 92 75 3 per Cents 7O 70 New Loan — Bank Shares Credit Mobilier ...... 1,407 50 Austrian Belgian Fives Piedmontese (5) 9l 25 Home Debt End of Month. —fr. --- c. 71 20 RAILWAYS-FOR CASH. fr. c. fr c (Meath; 1,450 Western Northern 9BO Strasburg Lyons 1,477 50 New Ditto — Mediterranean 1,930 Grand Central Lyons Geneva Cette DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES. Under date of the 23d of February, the Danish Government has addressed a note in reply to the n 3 !es of Austria and Prussia respecting the Duchies f Ho stein and Lauenburg. In reply to the reproach that the Danish Govern ment had not fulfilled its engagements towards the r. an Powers, M. de She-le (the Danish Minister for ) reign Affairs) observes that the Constitution promulgated on the 26th July, 1854, did not then meet with any object]) ins on the part of Austria or Prussia. The Danish Minister then maintains that, even admitting that the Constitution was irregu larly promulgated, it has In3ome the basis of the constitutional existence of the monarchy, and that it could i.ot now be submi ted to the approval of Cie Provincial Diets w . thout shaking the authority of the King and u;:d-rm ning the foundations of tie public law of the State. The note states that a revi , ion of the Cons. itution of Hosteiu will take place as soon as expedient. As regards the question of the domains, while maintaining the right of the Danish Government to coMprise it in the categoryof honie affairs, M. de Sheele states the realness of the King to contribute towards any arrangement which might lead to a desirable settlement, but at the same time declares that his Majesty will not do anything con trary to a real union of the Duchies to Denmark or to the existing Constitution. Retpecting the frontier line between Schleswig and Holstein, the Danish Government de,dines the responsibility of the interruption of the labours of the Commission appointed to settle it, and de clares its readiness to resums them. THE SPEAKER'S DINNER. The Right Hon. the Speaker of the House of Com mons gave his fourth Parliamentary full-dress dinner on the evening of Saturday, the 7th March. The following members were present : The Right Hon. Viscount Raynham, the Right Hon. Viscount Sandon, the Hon. Arthur Kinnaird, the Hon. Henry Berkeley, the Rght Hon. William Monsell, the Right Hon. Thos. Milner Gibson, Sir Geo. Strickland, Bart., Sir Geo. Henry Dashwood, Bart., Major-General Sir Henry Davie, Bart., Sir Jas. Duke, Bart., Admiral Sir Chas. Napier, K.C.B , General Sir John Fitzgerald, K.C.8., Mr. Frederick Dundas, Capt. O'Donnell, Mr. Headlam, Q.C. Mr. Ridley, Mr. Wm. Brown, Mr. Wm. Ewart, Mr. C. Ewart, Mr. Bass, MrTite, Mr. Willcox, Mr. Bowyer, Mr. Shafto Adair, Mr. Craufurd, Mr. Fagan, Mr. Alderman Challis, Mr. Oliveira, Mr. Wm. Williams, the Rev. Thomas Gardiner, the Hon. George Waldegrave. The Right Hon. Owen Stanley was prevented by ill ness in his family from attending the dinner. The right honourable gentleman afterwards held a levee, which was attended by the following : The Lord ChAncell ir, the Earl of Carnarvon, Lord Wernleydale, Sir Augustus Clifford, Bait. (Black Rod), Sir Jo,eph Baillie, Mr. H. J. Baillie, Right Hon. M. T. Baines, Mr. Baldock, Earl of Bective, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Biggs, Mr. Black, Mr. Blackburn, Marquis of Blandforti, Mr. ilrarnstqn, General Buckley, Mr. Isaac Butt, Mr. Cairns, Viscount C astlercste, Load R. Cecil, Mr. James Clay, Sir W. Clay, Lord C. P, Clinton, Mr. Baiilie Cochrane, Mr. S. Cocks, Hon. A. H. Cole, Mr. Beaumont Coles, S r C. 11. Coote, Mr Alderman Ou'litt, Mr. Deedes, Mr. Diliwyn, Right Hon. Benjamin Dia raei, Mr. Drummond, Mr. G. P. Duff, Mr. Ge , rge Dundas, Col anal Dunne, Sir J. B. East. Mr. Edward .Egerton, Hon. J. E. Eliot, Viscount Emlyn, Sir De Lacy E,aus, Sir James Fergoseon, Right Lion. J, D. Fitzgerald, Right Mon. H. Fitzroy, Colonel French Viscount Goderieh, Hon. A. Gordon, Right Hon. Sir James Graham, Mr. Thos. Greene, Colonel Fulite tire vide, Right lion. Sir George Grey, Mr. Grogan, Lord Claud Hamilton, Mr. G. A. Hamilton, Mr. J. Hans Hamilton, Mr. Hankey, Mr. Granv Ile Harcourt, Col. Harcourt, Mr. Archibald Hastie, Right Hon. W. G. Ha)ter, Right Hon. J. W. Henley, Lord Henniker, Sir Thomas Herbert, Hon. P. Egerton Herbert, Col. Be lay Higgins, Mr. Hoiford, lion. Charles Howard, Mr Robert Ingham, Mr. Jas. Johna-tene, Mr. Hope John stone. Sir Wm. Jolliffe, Mr. R H. Kennard, Sir Ed wd. Kerrison, Col. Kingscote, Mr. Knatchbull, Hon. W. Stuart Knox, Right Hon. Henry Labouchere, Right Hon. Sir G. Cornewall Lewis, Hun. H G. Liddell, Mr. Lockhart, Right Hon. Robert Lowe, Mr. Lushiragton, Macartney, Mr. Mackinnon, Lord George Manners, Mr. Massey, Hon. Colonel Maxwell, Sir W. Milner, Viscount Monck, Sir Graham Montgomery, Mr. Moody, Mr. Morrie, Mr. Mowbray, Earl of Mul4rave, Mr Muntz, Lord Naas, Viscount Newport, Colonel Nortb, Mr. Otway, Mr. Packe, Right Hon. Sir John Peking Roundell Palmer, Mr. T. Parker, Sir J. Pax ton, Mr. Pericocke, Colonel Pinney, Mr. Portal, Mr. Pugh, Sir John Rameden, Mr. Osman Ricardo, Mr. Rushout, Mr. Hastings Russell, Mr. G. P. Scrope, Mr. Ker Seymour, Mr. Digby Seymour, Mr. Shirley, Sir W. Smijth, Right lion. Vernon Smith, Col. Smyth, Mr. Stnollett, Mr. W. Stafford, Lord Stanley, Mr. Steel, Mr. Stirling, Sir H. J. Stracey, Capt. Stuart, Col. Taylor, Sir F. Thesiger, Mr. Thornley, Mr. Tottenham, Sir W. Verner, Mr. Granville Vernon, Mr. David Waddington, Right Hon. Spencer Walpole, Mr. Warner, Mr. Wegue. lin, Mr. WePs, Mr. Whitbrzad, Mr. Whitmore, Mr, Wigram, Right Hon. Sir Charles Wood, Mr. Basi, Wood, and General Wyndham. THE COURT.—Her Majesty, his Royal Highness Prince A.bert, and the Royal family and suite, will leave Windsor Castle for Buckingham Palace on Wed nesday or Thursday next, where the Court will remain until after her Majesty's accouchement. HEALTH OF THE DUCHESS OF KENT. —We regret to learn that the health of the Duchess of Kent, the mo ther of her Majesty, is of such a nature as to cause un easiness to the friends of her Royal Highness. A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday afternoon at the official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury, in Downing-street. The Ministers present were—Vis count Palmerston, the Lord Chancellor, Earl Granvi'le, the Earl of liarrowby, Sir George Grey, the Earl of Claarendon, Mr. Secretary Labouchere, Lord Panmure, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Charles Wood, the Right Hon. R. Vernon Smith, Lord Stanley of Al derley, the Right Hon. M. T. Baines, and the Duke of Argy 11. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge honoured the Marquis and Marchioness of Clanricarde with his company at dinner on Saturday evening. The following had the honour of meeting his Royal Highness :—The Earl and Countess Stanhope, the Countess of Glengall, Viscount arid Viscountess Sidney, Lord and Lady John Russell, Lord Paernure, Lord Rokeby, and Mr. Sneyd. Colonel the Hon. James Macdonald. was in attendance on the Duke of Cambridge. The Duke and Duchess of Northumberland are ex pected in town, on Thursday next, from Alnwick Castle, Northumberland. The Earl and Countess of Jersey entertained a select circle at dinner, at their mansion in 13,rkley-square, last evening. The Earl Cowper arrived in town, on Saturday, from Lady Panshanger, and Ilects. Lord Harry Vane arrived in town, some days since, for the season. Lord and Lady Arthur Hay are expected in town, tomorrow, from Strathfi,lsaye, Hampshire. The Chancellor of the Exchequer will give his first Cabinet dinner on Wednesday next. Grisi is in Manchester, and, it is said, to try her voice privately in the Art-Treasures Building. Cheap concerts for the people have been commenced at Winchester and Southampton with great success. The general meeting of the Literary Fund is to be held at No. 27, Great Russell-street, on Wednesday next, at two o'el.tck. • LAWYERS IN THE PRESENT PARLIAMENT. —ln the House of Commons there are 105 barristers and six soli citors, and in the Lords nine lawyers, making 120. The Denish Government has published a decree rela• tive to the part to be borne by Schleswig in the ordinary expenses, the proposition for which was some time back rejected by the States. The subject selected for the gold medal competition of this year for the Royal Academy, both in sculpture and painting, is " The Good Samaritan."' The number of competitors will be large. News from Buenos Ayres states that two mines, one of geld and the other of silver, have been discovered in the province of Catama rca . Th ey are reputed the richest that have yet been discover e d. THE DEANERY OF CANTERBURY.—We are informed that this preferment has been given to the Rev. Henry Alford, 8.D., known as an eminent preacher,. and more widely by his edition of the Greek Testament. LORD LYNDHURST.—In all matters of moment Lord Lyndhurst is still the chief adviser of the Conservative party, and the conduct of the leaders thereof will be in fluenced, if not entirely guided, by the conferences in George-street, Hanover-square.—Court Journal. MIDDLESEX.—The Hon. George Byng will, it is said, be r ne of the Liberal candidates for the county of Mid dle'ex. Mr. Bernal Osborne will not encounter the chances of an election. The Marquis of Blandford, a C wervative, will probably be the candidata approved by the Government. FIRE IN THE CLAPHAM-ROAD. — Last evening, about eight o'clock, a fire broke out in the premises belonging to Mr. Stephen Smith, professor of medical botany, No. 20, Clapham-road-p'ace, within a few yards of St. Mark's Church, Kennington. Before the engines ar rived the flames had spread to No. 27, causing an ex plosion of the gas which was laid on in the lower part of the building. The house on the other side of the one in which the fire originated was also damaged, and the litter co m pl e t e l y gutted. Nothing is as yet known as to the cause of the calamity. FIRE AT ISLINGTON. —Yesterday morning, between five and six o'cloc'e, the premises of Messrs. Marsden, Brothers, shawl warehousemen, 41, High-street, Isliug to❑, were ditc.,vered to be on fire. The whole of the inmates were in bed, asleep, and by the time the police bad succeeded in arousing them the fire had got to such a height as to prevent their coming down the staircase, and they were obliged to wait for the escapes, which were quickly in attendance, follow.ed very soon by the fire-engines, by which the flames were at length subdued. The origin of the fire is not known. Considerable da mage was done to the stock in trade, which was insured in the County Office, the building in the Sun Office. WYLD'S GLOBE.—Toe diorama of Russia, exhibited daily at this instructive institution in Leicester-square, has not yet lost its interest. Nothing could have been better calculated to impress upon the public mind a clear and defieite notion of the general char x';eristice of (Ruessisaive seriesnscenery, sO far as they could be c •nveyed by an x n of views, emb r acing nearly fifty different A A the principal Wales of the huge empir e are represented, and during the last hour and a half that the spectator occupies his seat, pictures of Cronetadt, St. Petersburg, leT i i I \ l ' B ° o4 ',&e., pees before his eye, besides others, Mu ni Novgorod, the Ural Mountains , trative of the Baltic and Black Sea. The scenes, which aret of ler e ize, erg painted by Mr. Charles Marshall, whin-e fluent pane 1 and luminous style of colouring eminently fit him for delineations of this kind. Several new subjects leave recently been added to the panoranr a —among them the battle of the Alma, Sebastopol, ane Catlecert's 111. 1 ' under the opposite aspects of su nse t and moonlight. During the past wee'e the following di - tinguished individuals visited the " Great Globe ;" The Prince of Oule and suite, Countess de Terre Diaz, Sir R theft Peel, Lady Russell and family, the Hon. Mrs. M r:on, Adatirai Cater and family, General Can non and faruey, Sir Morton and Lady Peto, Sir John Davis, Sir Jahn Arbour Carew, Dunbar, Esq., M.P., Lady Abingdon,—Wilcox, Esq., M,P., and Dr. Kent and family. TRE DOCKS NAPOLEON FRAUDS. Judgment was given concerning the Docks 14 ` 13- poleon on Saturday, at a quarter-past lour o'clock, in presence of a great crowd of spectators. Af ter assigning lengthened reasons, the Court came to il l following deci:ion :—Acquitted Orsi ; condemn ed Cusin to three years' impri:onment and 5,0 01. ' fine ; condemned Berryer to two years' , im prisonment and 5,000 f. fine ; condemned Legendro t one year's imprisonm , :nt and 2,0001. fine ; cop' demned Duchesne de Vere t 3 six months' impri sonment and 2,000 f. fine. Furthermore, lookiog to the claims of the portie civile, condemned Cusin, Legendre, and Ducliesne de Vere, to restore r the shares and bonds of Pont-Remy and 0 . 1 Javel ; also the 42,147 dock shares appropriated by them ; likewise the 32,000 shares fraudulently gio u to Fox and Henderson, or to pay the value of til° same at the price of emission ; condemnedßerlifer to repay, by way of restitution, a sum of 130,00 9 the amount of the moneys by him received ; . c°, l ;: demned all the parties thus found guilty collectiv e 'J to the costs. THE POLICY OF THE GOVE.RNMEO A meeting of the members of the Common Conocii was hell this afternoon at the Council Chamber, Gt l33. hall ; the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor in the chair. DI meeting was called In pursuance of a numerously Bie r :, requisition, in order that the court might e xpress i w opinion upon the consequences likely to arise to the 0; merce of the country from the decision of the Hotio (7 1 Commons on Tuesday night last, and to adopt such s tep as might be deemed necessary. The sale by auction of the St. James's Theatre i 4 of nounced to take place by Mr. Robins on the 218 ' i es April. This valuable freehold property only reqt -r to the attention of a popular and enterprising manag o o become one of the most prosperous theatrical speculOw' r t, in London. The sale takes place by direction of the 0° gagee. Sif The Westminster Library will open tO.MOrrOir. W. Page Wood will preside, and Mr. E wart, togenit with several members of the House of Common'' , t he attend the inauguration. On the 15th of Apr il ' t o' great library at Liverpool will be founded. Thi s P o f vincial institution is to cost 30,0001 , the wb° l° s whica sum is given for the purpose by Mr. W. 331.°W M.P. The United States Gazette thinks that all who hav e n o honour to possess the decoration of the Victoria urtlis should be permitted by royal ordinance to affi % 0 0 initial letters, " V.C.", after their names. The adoptie. of this suggestion would be acceptable to the Parittes principally interested, as "it would enable them, °Lir out needless display, to obtain the recognition of tm honourable distincarchtion." sbiP LIVERPOOL, M 7.—The Royal Mail stee r° Africa sailed hence to-day for New York, with 40111 i, sengers, a full cargo, and the mails. The steanar!,, Circassian took her departure this morning, wards of 200 passengers and a full and very . vale S he cargo for Newfoundland, Halifax, and Portland. P. is the first ship of a new line. The new Black P . clipper ship War Spirit sailed to-day for' Melbourl'al with a Post-office mail, full cargo, and upwards of passengers. • SUICIDE.—On Saturday an inquest was held at t h ",, Prince Regent Tavern, Beresford-street, Walwortbel i l with Ivo Mr. W. Carter, coroner, for East Surrey, on the b ° " 1 1 of Mr. James Taylor, aged 57, late a quarternsast e Lb ° 9 the Coldstream Guards, who committed suicide. .." 0 , deceased had been many years in the Guards,' o d on e ceived two pensions, the ordinary retiring pay, a nd e a from her Majesty for meritorious,conduct. The deee""r. fancied he should come to want, although a man of P perty. Terdict—" Temporary Insanity." WILLS.—The will of the Right Hon. Nathaniel JP er Scarsdale was proved in London under 160,0001. P, sonalty ; he has provided liberally for all his servalloj, John Gurney, Esq , of Earlham Hell, Norfolk, 250 .0 —The Rev. W. Thresher, 40,0001. ; has left b e e e to to several charitaUe institutions.—Miss Mary PA III° of Kensington-square, 35,0001. ; has also left charit:de, bequests.—Robert Lindsell, E,q., of Biggle g 4/,/ 35,0001.—J0hn Wood, Esq., of Totteridge, 30,°verree Andrew Ure, M.D., 10,0)M—illustrated London s' r of FRIGHTFUL CAB ACCIDENT AT PIMLICO.--be ets evening a frightful accident occu rre d, w hi c h, his will terminate fatally, to William Morgan, Cabo'i t n lis et o siding at No. 17, Caledonian-mews, Pi m li co . e'Pr i ,, e befl the unfortunate man was driving at a stead y pa s t e ti the horse dashed off at a furious rate, throwing the . box in Sutherland street, Pimlico, the wheels P e over his arms and body, mutilating him in a 0 1 " ne e, manner. The horse with the cab was fortunately 901 uOO when police-constables Nos. 16 and 24 B convero o man to St. George's Hospital, where Mr. Roberts , surgeon, promptly attended, and rendered every t g e e f• ante that surgical skill could suggest, but from ° r oe tensive injuries little hopes are entertained of his very. b e lt CHINESE IN AUSTRALIA.—It will scarcely be ne vet that there are at present no less than 40,000 C hili oel located in different parts of the colony of Victoria, of e . chiefly emplsyed in seeking for gold at the various g ns fields. They are generally under chiefs or " heachial e ly of until they can repay their advances, for, being mo at s od the poorer classes, they are supplied with a passeg`d necessaries by their richer countrymen. When the is paid up they are free to do as they please, and ee'ree are generally successfu , they are very soon enabled t° s et lise independence. As they and the other diggers do t °by agree very well they generally get located in a 'P° the themselves and work in companies. To obtain gold L. d only object the Chinese have in coming to Australis • v . ' s do not intend to settle in the country, but as 0 00 is they have made their " pile" they re turn to Cb il ::• 1 01 1 : enjoy the fruits of their ind us t r y . It i s t ru ly aett l eso ing the quantities they contrive to pick up, as eve r, JO, by the entries at th e C us t om -h ouse , which, howe f the e t c re h p i r , e a s m en e t ri th e e na w h h h o ng whole of their gains—the ingen u 'lil a h him to carry off considellev4 quantities unrecorded and untaxed.—Australia n 6 New Zealand Gazette. CONVICTION OF ELIZA TBEMAINE, AT LIEEDS.,thrf Saturday m ,rning, at the Leeds Quarter Sessions' Aef Eliza Tremaine, alias Kellaway, alias Field, b ig, charged with stealing a pair of scissors, handk erc jo l purse, and some money, from John Clough, landi(g cry the Bridge lon, Ferrybridge, near Durham. i t o oe peered that the prisoner went to the prosecutor'e) r i e sie in December last, giving her name as Mary Eliza and on the evening of her arrival informed him, 1 1 °" e „s oath of secresy, that she had escaped from a cen /e- bil t France, and had spent all her money in travelliooooll was possessed of landed property in Oxfordshir e ' f ur, 1,400/. a year. fihe stayed some days at the Bridge'bso, and promised Mr. Clougb,in return for his kindness t O, a "deed of gift" for 1201. a year. With the v i fr o having it " completed," he accompanied her to Lee d taC il which place he went, by her request, to Headingleyi p 'unal of her uncle. On his return she was not to be i ° is except by the aid of the police , who discovered ber,,i'ver cottage, to which she had obtained access by A s r o gli; pretence as that by which site impos e d u pon CI oia When she was searched , the stolen property wa°ll9fir on her. The jury at once found her guilty, and the j ig corder, observing that she had been convicted of ..f ei tl 'ole frauds at Liv e rpool in 184 8, at Derby in 1851, at • °° le e t a R I leTearEdt Reading, n sAe l ln : ts s : 4 nic at Oxford 0 OuhTexarkAtromdppirneonlNaB,lsB:ei,ravaricnthdud7se.n_biosTreqbseilltibdorrotie: sular and Oriental Company's steam-ship Albeit the Captain W. J. Woodgates, sailed hence to-day mails for the Peninsular ports, 17 passengers ( 13 E 00 class, three second, and one deck), bar gol d s og 21,048/. for Cadiz , and a full general cargo. f`Z for thepassengers ar e —Mr. Bilker and Mr. Stan°,l' Vigo ; Messrs. Sa u d e m a n, Hassell, Kingston, an e u et ere , Almeida, f or O porto • R ev. A . H am ilt on , Mr. t er , and Mr. C o l ton, f or C a di z ; M essrs . Smitb, u„, 1 400 , Pakeroan, and G. Binns, for Gibraltar. The J . , s iti ) Capt. E. Christian, is due here on the 14th ins t ' h ,bli the home war d P en i n sular mail, and will most p l 'oof , take out the return mail of the 17th. The Pe rs, aO O Soy, leaves with the India mails on the 20th, it ° o il) Colombo,, Cap% Field, is due about the same dater ad the mails from India and China. The Eurerestil Australian Company's screw steamer Jura feb:rd lief° from the Cunard Corr piny), Capt. Moodie, a rriv from Liverpool this ru, rning, having made the . 1 1 esF el to Cowes in 39 hours from the Mersey. Th is „ t , takes out the Australian mails on the 12th instant lse4 Melia and Alexandria, whence they will be despa `;os, overland to Suez and carried on from that port to ' v ie tralia by the screw steamer Simla. The Etna, %O. Millar, is due here from Alexandria on the 230, w" c 0 first homeward mails from Australia under the nevi c ot tract. The Royal Mail Company's steamer A.e009 14 for Revett, leaves on Monday, the Otte with the I'o'ooo Lisbon, Madeira, and the Brazils ; and the next Tato ort from tie same qusrter will be brought by the oetb' Capt. Jellmoe, due here at the latter end of the ro,""g- Tne next outward West Indian steamer nil be the P : ie dalena, Capt. Abbott, on the 1 7tb, and the Para' due from the itlands on the 16th.