The Sun. — London, England, 1857-03-13 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MA"RCII 13, 1857. brought charges against no man except in a casual son- mencement of the financial yeer. He would not then enter to her Majesty the sum of 21,011,700/. be raised by Bache- armaments were simultaneously to attack the vital tence against a medical men. If they brought any charges into fur' her details, but move that the number of men to quer bills. they could only be derived by reasoning from a statement he raised for she year coeimencing the Ist of April should INCOME-TAX BILL. ' parts of the Celestial Empire—its head and its heart of facts. (flea-, hear.) They performed a servic.• of great not exceed 126,796, exclusive of the men employed in the On the motion ter the third l'Oil'iing of this bill, —Nankin and Pekin, at the very time when the that he asked the house whether it was not fitting that worth and difficulty with gr.•at ability ; and having sold Ea st In s - in s. The CFIANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUE le, in refer- Mr. A. STAFFORD didnot intend to enter into any dis- mice to a case refereed to on a peeViOUS overdue by the hal. ' thunderbolts of our artillery are being hurled at , they should express some opinion in recognition of the ser- cussion of the arrangements propos dby the Government, member for Southwark, for the purpose of showing the ex- Canton, as it were, agaiust its broad front or vices rendered by the commi s loner s . (ll= ar , hear.) What i but rose merely for the purpose of expressing his deep re- beanie pressure of the income tax upon persons of smell in he should like to see, if the hon. gentlemen who moved i attention hal as yet been paid to the recom Bret that no e . comes,. and the harshness with which the commissioners breaAnl %tea carried out the law, said that he had made inquiry: and as , - the resolutions concurred, was this : that he should with- mendations of the select committee on the medical depart- those meritorious functionaries had a delicate, difficult, draw all the resolutions except the first, and add thereto the last two lines of the resolution of th e hon. member for ment of the army, although the noble lord at the head of and at the same time not a very popular duty to perform, Liverpool. The resolution teet he t h en run t h us , o That the Government, when he came into office, had promised Ihe hoped the house would not refuse to hear their expla- Sir John MhNeill and Colonel Tulloch ably fulfilled the that this matter should engage his attention. The com- I nation. The right hon. gentleman here read a written d u ty entrusted to them, of i nqu i r i ng i n t o th e arrang ement statement, from which it appeared that oa Feb. 4 a Mrs, and. management of the Commissariat department ; and mittee had recommended that the department should be as 1 Smith attended the office of the commissioners and com that considering the high testimony in their favour by her at pr esent under a sin g le individual, and not under a board I plained that a levy had been made upon her goods for 1/. ls. Majesty's Government, an humble address be presented to as suggested. No praise could be toe great or eulogy too due by her late husband for income tax, and stated that she her Majesty, praying that some special mark of approbe- warm for all that the noble lord had done to promote the was in great distress and quite unable to pay. The com tion be conferred on them." (Rear, hear.) Ho confessed missioners directed that the levy should be immediately comfort of the army, and therefore it was the more to be withdrawn, and to avoid delay they sent the order to the he had a strong feeling on the subject.. It was not easy to get persons to m a ke r e p or ts like this of the commissioners, regretted that he should neglect the claims of the medical surveyor by Mrs. Smith herself, giving her is. to pay her which affected persons of great rank and position; and if officers. The state of suspense in which they now were was expenses. The order was delivered, and on Feb. 4 the levy you expect to get men who will make such reports, you most unsatisfactory. All they asked was, that the Govern- was withdrawn. Subsequently it appeared the broker had most be ready to uphold and appreciate their services. meta should give them a decided answer as to whether or kept the levy in longer than was necessary for his own pro (Hear, hear.) Looking to the position of these two men, not they intended to do anything. The Government ought fit, and directions had been given to inquire into his con it appeared to him that they had not got justice at our not to have assented to the appointment of the committee duct. The woman also complained that she had been put to hands.. (Hear, hear.) They were not there to judge of unless they intended to do something. It was not fair to the some expense for the keep of the man in possession, and that the officers or of the board of commissioners at Chelsea, soldier that his life and health should beentrusted to men also would be inquired into. After this statement he (the but to say whether these two gentlemen, who had en- whose position was such as not to offer any inducement to Chancellor of the Exchequer) thought the house would be trusted to them duties of a difficult and invidious nature, the Most promising young men of the profession to embrace of opinion that no unnecessary severity had been exercised had faithfully and ably discharged those duties; and if it- The attraction offered by the East India Company and towards this poor widow, (Hear.) so, whether the country ought not to give them some mark the great steam-packet companies must take away all the Sir G. PECH ELL was glad the right hon. gentleman of approbef •i? (Hear, hear.) first-class men from the army. He trusted t hat the hon. had given this explan a ti o n. Sir J. PAKINGTON said he was sure this question was gentleman the Secretary of War would, either in committee The bill was read a third time and passed. one which interested the house, and deeply interested the or on bringing up the report, state what the intentions of Tha Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Bill was road a third country. (Hear.) At a moment of great tn%iety these two the Government were with regard to the army medical time and passed. gentlemen were sent to conduct an inquiry of great diffi- department. The Customs Duties Bill, as amended, was considered, mite'', and no persons had ever been Sent to conduct such Sir DE L. EVANS, as a military man, begged to offer and ordered to be read a third time this day. an inquiry who performed the duty with greater honour his thanks to the hon. member fur the pains he had taken The Indemnity Rill was read a third time and passed. and honesty than these two gentlemen. His hon. and in connection with this subject. There was no department The Copyhold and Inelosure Commissioners, &c., Bill gallant friend said it was no part of the duty of the board whose services were more arduous or difficult, and he hid was read a third time and passed. of general officers to inquire into the conduct of Sir John hope that in the new Parliament at least some satisfactory The order for going into committee on the Municipal M'Neill and Col. Tulloch, although they invited them to explanation of the intentions of the Government would he Corporations Act Amendment Bill was discharged. be present during the inquiry. In taking that course the given, as the efficiency of an army before the enemy de- The Racehorse Duty Act Amendment Bill passed Board acted with perfect fairness ; but he thought Sir J. pended very much on the state of the medical department. through committee. M'Neill came to a wise decision in not appearing before There was another department that required the grave and The Pauper Maintenance Bill passed through committee. the Board. Col. Tulloch, actuated by an honouraole feel- serious consideration of the Government, viz., the commis- The Cinque Ports Act Amendment Bill passed through ing, took a different course but he thought he wouldhave sariat. It had been in a most unsatisfactory state before committee. better consulted his own dignity if he ha I followed the ex- th e late war, and he much re g retted to hear that the THE INCOME TAX. ample of Sir J. M c Neill. The question now before the establishment had n ow b een re d uce d eve n l ower th an it M r. MUNTZ , who had a notice on the paper to move house was whether the services of these men had or h ad was then. A member of the force, Mr. Pomery, had lately resolutions to amend the mode of assessing the property not been recognised in the manner they deserved to be. He published a bock on the subject, and he stated it would a n d i ncome t ax , sa id h e th oug ht, a t th a t ti me o f th e n i g ht bad heard there was some understanding when these gen- not be in a satisfactory state until it was made a military and in the present state of Parliament, he should best con tlemen went out to the Crimea that some military honour a instead of a civil department, with the exception of the sult the feeling of the house by saying he should not now would be conferred on them. The noble lord shook his accounting departme n t. Such was th e case i n India ; and bring forward his motion ; but if he happened to have a head, from which he inferred that that was a mistake. He in the Crimea, with the consent of Lord Raglan, he had seat in the next Parliament he should certainly bring it did not mean to say that the noble lord was unwilling to attached three or four military officers to the commissariat forward. do justice to these gentlemen • but he must say that their of his division. He had derived the greatest advantage The house then adjourned at live minutes to 11 o'clock. services had not been acknowledged with the oe omptnese, from their services • but of course when the army came of the generosity, or to the extent with which they ought before the enem y they returned to their regiments. A to be. He heard with regret the answer of the noble lord military hint transport corps could not possibly work well to the hon, member for Liverpool, because when he saw in conned) e n with a purely civil commissariat. Whh re that question on the paper he considered the hon. member gard to the position of the officers to whom the hon. gentle had good reason for putting it there, and lie therefore ex- man opposite (Sir J. Fergie a in) had drawn attention, he pected the answer would be different. He joined his right thought their case deserved every consideration. With re hon. friend (Mr. S. Herbert) in asking his right hon. friend gard to the number of men proposed, he considered it was behind him to accede to the suggestion of his right hon. the dutyof the Government to fix it on their responsibility; friend with regard to the altering of his resolutions. He and notwithstanding it had been said that the inefficiency . believed it would answer all the purposes in view, whilst of the army at the commencement of the war was the fault it would be inconsistent with the forms of the house to of the House of Commons, he could not remember a case move the amendment of the hon. member for Liverpool as where they had cut down the number proposed by the an amendment on the resolutions of his hon. friend, they Government. He was satisfied with the number of being themselves an amendment. men now proposed but ho was not sure that the Mr. J. E WART said he certainly expected the noble lord amount to be expended for such a number was equally would have given a different answer than ho did to his ques- justifiable. The number was about the same in 1803-51, tion. These two officers discharged a painful :nal an arduous but the amount was much larger. He feared that a proper duty, and did so in a manner which justified the confidence economy was not exercised in all departments; there was reposed in them by the Government. He could not, there- a large increase in the charge for the staff. fore, but expres his deep regret that no proper mark of re- Sir J. FERGUSSON expressed his regret that the Go cognition hat been bestowed on these officers. There was vernment were not prepared to carry out the recornmenda a strong feeling in the country on the subject, and the tion of the committee of last year, that there should lee, a country would not be satisfied till some recognition was second assistant-surgeon appointed to each regiment. given of the valuable services which these gentlemen ren- Col. NORTH had also been a member of the committee, dared to it. He was quite willing to adopt the suggestion and hoped that, at all events, in bringing up the report of which had been made, as it expressed the wish he felt on supply, some explanation would be given of the intentions the subject. of the Government. Mr. PALK said he should also consent to the proposed Mr. F. PEEL said the only explanation he could give • alteration. was that the state of themedical department still continued The amendment was then withdrawn, and the resolution to occupy the attention of the Government. There had been put in the form suggested by Mr. S. Herbert. a large increase in the number of medical officers, and it No member having risen, there were loud calls for a di- was intended to appoint a s , cond a sistant-surgeon to each vision, when regiment; the charge for the department had increased Lord PALMERSTON rose and said —I was in hopes we nearly 40,0001. over what it was EOM': years back. It was should have a more distinct expression of the opinion of true that the charge for a given number of men this year the house on the proposition of my hon. friend, but if lam was higher than it had been in former years, but the dif to infer from the calla for a division that the house is in forenco was owiug to the increase in the number of officers favour of the motion—(loud cries of "Hear, hear") —I cer- and non - commi ss ion e d o fficers. In 1854 the right hon. tainly should not wish to stand between the house and the gentleman the member for Wiltshire (Mr. S. H er b er t) , accomplishment of its desire, which I believe is prompted when Secretary at War, increased the number of companies by generous feelings and the interest of the public service. in each regiment from 10 to 12; ho stated at tho time it (fleae, hear.) Nobody appreciates more highly than I do was intended to be a permanent addition, and the Govern the services of the gentlemen to whom this motion relates. ment did not intend to make tiny change. Two additional (Hear, hear.) I thought we had offers I to them a more battalions of infantry had also been rai3 d during the war --one of the 60th Rifles, end another of the Rifle Brigade; natural and appropriate aclinoelolgment of those services, but if the house is of a different opinion, I certainly shall these two measures had much increased the number of re offer no objection to the accomplishment of its wishes. ginsent 11 officers, and consequeutly the expense. The motion was then agreed to. The vote was then agreed to. PROMOTION OF NON-COMMISSIONED On the vote of 1,467,0001. for pay and allowances for the OFFICERS. land forces, Sir J. FERGUSSON begged to call the attention of the Sir DE I. EVANS said the item under the head of staff house to the pr ese nt p os iti on o f non-commissioned officers appeared to him unnecessarily large. He thought no gene who had been prom o t e d t o comm i ss i ons i n th e arm y der- sal officer ought to require more than one aide-de-camp on ing the war. Not l ong ago a grea t cry h a d b een raised home service. for promotions in the arm y, i n w h ic h th e cons id era ti on o f Mr. PEEL sail the increase in the general staff arose merit was to enter more largely than had hitherto been from the distribution of the regiments in this country in divisions and brigades. the case, and in deference to that cry promotions from the ranks to be officers were allowed. At first there was Mr. J MA.CGREGOR thought the Government ought great difficulty in getting non-commissioned officers to to take into their s-riJIIS consideration the case of officers accept commissions, because it obliged them to leave a wl o had been promoted from being non-commissioned sphere of life in which they had spent many years and en- officers. He knew distinguished non-commissioned officers ter upon another which entailed expense without adequate who had refused to accept higher rank on account of the means to meet that expense. He knew one case in which pecuniary difficulties in which it would involve them. eight non-commissioned officers refused the offer of a corn- The vote was then agreed to ;as was also one of 181,0001. mission. That reluctance, however, wore away during the for the miscellaneous charges of the land forces at home and abroad. war; when promotion, in consequence of the n u merous 9n the vote of 11,000/. for the volunteer corps in G rea t casualties which occurred, was more rapid, - and the men bad larger allowances. But in a time of peace those men Britain, Sir J. PAKINGTON said this vote afforded him an op who accepted commissions were in a worse position than the non-commissioned officers, because they had to meet portunity of making an appeal to the Government with young men who entered the army with private means, regard to the yeomanry cavalry, whose efficiency was, it The consequence was that they maintained a great struggle appeared, to be impaired by their not being assembled for to keep up their position in th e serv i ce . Th e w h o l e cost duty during the present year. This economy with regard of a nen-conewissioned officer of the line was 6e. 6d., and to the yeomanry cavalry had nothing to do with th e in his pay was 14s. 7d. a week, so that h e b a d over 8 e to creased expenditure, the small expense required having spend on his family. When he received an ensign's com- been cheerfully defrayed for many years, and the corps mission, his pay was 1/. 15s. per week, from which at least having been called out every year, in greater or less num 4s, a day was deducted f or mess ex p enses , w hi c h l e ft him bers, ever siece the year 1815. The whole e x p ense i n only 7e. to provide him se lf with c l o th es , s h oes , a servant, former years was only 88,000!., and 28,0001. being th e amount now asked for, the saving to the country would b e and the subscriptions he was obliges! to make to the regi only 60,000/. This L aving was effected by th e om i ss i on o f went. He was also exposed to great e r expense tha n h e two items, 22,000/, for clothing, and 40,0001. for pernea could afford when the regiment was ordered to the code- two duty. He put it to the Government whether it was nies, and the consequence was that m a ny s ol 1 out rather w than go to the expense of taking th e ir fa m iliee with them worth while, in order to effect so small a saving, to ri s k abroad. It was true th a t th e ill us t r i ou s p e rsona g e w h o of impairing the eciency of a force whi c h hat so o ft en ren now presided at the Horse Gu a rds did what he could to de , ed si t to the civil power. Le' d PA.LISERSTON could assure the right hon. baronet ameliorate their position by making them adjutants or (Sir J. Pakingtoo) opposite, that if he had be en w ith hi m quartermasters of militia regiments. If they sold o ut th e y and his colleagues when they wet e settling the estimates fir got 450/., that being the price of an ensige's commission ; the year, lie would not have spoken of 60,0001 as an in but 4501. only brought an interest of 18/. a year; whereas the pension of a non-commissioned officer was 'ls. fie. a considerable sum. The Government had be e n obliged more day, or nearly 50/. a year. Whet be submitted was, that than once to go over those estimates, in order to keep them within due boon is. Hence they I lel been obliges! to post non-cornmissioned officers should not be promoted for acts pone many things which it would perh a ps h a v e b een b e tt er of mere gallantry performed in the heat of the moment ; at once to have been taken in hand and attenled to. Hon bat whenever a man was pro.no',ed from the r tnks for dis tinguished services, something in the nature of a good members were however quite inistakenif they thought that service pension, which need net amount to more than 50/. the Government undervalued the great importance of a year should accompany the promotion. Ho thought that maintaining intact the yeomanry system. He corPi a man who had been offered and accepted a commission dared that system an important element in the orgsni should be enabled to maintain himself and his family in his sation of4the national defences. In the event of any un new position. He was not for an unnecessary army ex- expected and urgent call requiring the immediate absence pendlture in time of pea but the why r lessen that ex- o f the regular army from this country, the yk rrnanry would pentliture was not by cutt ng down the rewards of those pelf() m a great portion of their duty. Hence, if he did men se ho were struggling hard to maintain their position. cot propose to cell oat the yeomanry during the present year, it was not thorn his undervaluing their services, but THE ARMY ESTIMATES. b ecause th e G overnmen t d es i re d t o save i n every possible Tho house having g one into committee of supply, it em th e na ti ona l p urse . Mr. F. PEEL s-id that in proceeding with the motion The vote was then agreed to, as was also the vote of on the army estimates, it was not his intention as the 61,0001. on account,Secretary of , for the departments of committee was aware, to invite them to agree to the whole 5e a t e for War an I the General Commanding-in-Chief. of the estimates which they assumed would be required to O n the vote of 125,010/., on account, f or manufacturing carry on the service of the army through the ensuing departments and military stores, financial year. Considering the circumstances in which Mr. SPOONER called the attention of the committee to the Government and the house were placed he proposed to the fact that public money had been expended in erecting follow the course which had been adopted with regard to machinery which was to have enabled the Government to the navy estimates, and to ask only for so much money as elect a great saving by dispensing with manual labour. would meet the payments which would fall due in the He had been informed, however, that in fact the Govern course of the next fo u r mon th s ; an d as th e ma j or par t o f ment had been bribing workmen to le we their employers each P vote would h ave t o b e su b m itt e d t o th e new erlia- by th e o ff er o f hi g h er wages, such workmen performing ment, and as even the money voted on account would have the very operations which it was alleged were to be done to be re-voted, as he understood, he thought he would best by machinery. He also complained that in some cases consult the convenience of members if he abstained from arms had been furnished by manufacturers to Government, entering into details on the present Govern ment occasion with regar d t o w hi c h the had refused to pay for according to the various it ems an d services comprised in these votes. the agreement which they had made. With regard to the vote for the z e mber of men he w ou ld M r. PEEL sa id th a t it h a d b een necessary t o hi re work have to adopt a different course n cause the number was men f or a time, while the m ac hi nery t o w hi c h th e h on . the same, whatev er amoun t of money rtie might i be granted, mem b er had referred was being set up. He thought that and ho would theref ore t a k e t h e vote entire year. the hon. member was not accurately informed with regard The number he proposed to ask the committee to sanction to the manner in which Government had hired workmen. was, 126,796 ; the number voted last year 119,92 0w 0 as r, i3 n round 246,716, With regard to tl.e arms to which allusion had been made, showing a reduction in the number of numbers, 120,000. This reduction was made up posed ?he r elanne- the Government found upon inspection that they were not tions in all the various services which corn in accordance with the specification. forces. In the case of the Guards and infantry, the re-d After some further conversation the vote was agreed to. duction would be 78,510 ; the number last year was The following votes were then passed : 162,573, this year it would be 84,063. The reduction was 111,000/. for wages of artificers, &c. RO,OOO/. for clothing and nee. roariec effected by the diminution of the number of rank and 199 9 y:t a00 01 /.. f f o o r r w pr , o r y s is to io r n es s, fo fo r r l a a g n e d , file in each regiment, last year the regiments in the & a .' n . d sea service. Upon Crimea had 2,000 rank and file, the other regiments at home or in the colonies, exclusive of those in India, thie of l ifl r e • aland. CHAMBERS asked for an account of the sales 1,200. It was proposed that every regiment, exclusive articles an had been disposed of as old stores of those in India, should be reduced to a uniform estab- state d thatman superfluous stores, observing that it had been lishment of 840 rank and file. The cavalry would be which were usef y ul so sold hal been fur reduced from 16,820 t o 9,325, ma ki ng a re d u ction of 7,49 S. nish id again under etwacoomnetraecvtesn. account was given up to the end This was made up by reducing thenumber of troops in each Mr. PEEL said a une ,but 1, was most unlikely t ffi h n a n t l regiment from eight to six, and the rank and file from 640 of last year. There would a a ten y in p o f u rt r i n o i n s h o i f n t g h the eso be no difficulty II 350. The artillery and engineers would be reduced from a ce, - • t 28 2e , el to 21,124. In the Military Train and Hospital old stores had been re-supplied . to the Government under Corps there would be a reducti o n o f 8,191. The remain- new contracts. • der of total re d uc ti on was ma d e up by 21,790 of the for e ign 8?,0.0'. for fortifications. l egions disbanded in the course of last year. The commit- 231,0001. civil buildings and barracks. te e might b e c the course of trine to know whether there bad been in 76 00 I. for educational and scientificbranches. of 120,000. It e Past year a real reduction to the extent 9,0001. for rewards for military services. effective men hawdall not the case that such a number of 31,6001. for pay of general officers. en discharged. In the ewe of the Land Iho,ooo/. for pay of reduced and of retired officers. Transport Corps the Foreign ' actual reduction of 30,000 o Legion, there was an 63,0001. for pensions to widows of officers and 0,000 men, leaving about 91,000 to be sionate allowance. compas. accounted for. The numbe r voted last year for Guards, 11,000/. fu • r pensions and allowances to wounded officers. cavalry, and infantry, was 173,000, not including officers ; • • but there was never ready ar , effectivell,o 0/. for in-pensioners. force equal to that 393,000/, for out-pensioners, and strength. The army was lar g es t meaaetieinvicea was only . April last, but at that 47,000'. for superannuationallowances.. time the number in thtehseetelfei or about 40,000 below 129,857, The house then resumed, and the resolutions were ordered which left a reduction to be reported to-morrow (this day). of 42,000 to be accounted for. Fre'rn April last to 14 of Feb. in this year, 20,000 rank and file o b v a er t 12,72 discharged, to to bring THE SPEAKER—MESSAGE FROM THE CROWN. leaving only a balance of something obe voted for Viscount PALMERSTO V I have to acquaint the the effective force to the strength prop e , el beck at its terming. house that their address of Tuesday, the 10th March last, the next year. During the war two re • guaents of cavalry praying her Msjeety "that she will be roost graciously pleased to confer some signal mark of her had been brought from In lie and sent Right Hon. Charles Slaw L f royal favour upon the tion ; that accounts for 1,360; he anticipated that frome evre, Speaker of this house, thetheist Feb. to the commencement of the financial for his great eminentand and. services performed to his country about 10 or 12,00 0 men would be discharged from tee year for during the lone th e cheat. of this house; and to ability u . a r n e d her either because unfit for service, or anxious to leav e , and s With such di tl misheslep a o h r i pt period in which he has m integrity aiesty p t r h e presider] a i t n . then there would remain only 9,000 effective men over the ever expense her Ma j' sty shall think proper to be incurred number proposed to be voted for next year. With reg ar d to th ese men, th e course h e p r oposed to take /vas this —ho has , u epanb3tehnaltaaicacobuenfto;othehiserhous Majesty,owll t m ha a t ke h g e o r od la t a h j e es s t a y m h e a ' s ' pleased to receive the same graciously, and has cm:- had received a return showin r that for the ten years end ing 1853, when the strength U't . the aernY was 121,532, the thiciquthaeintwtihsen hoofusehetrhaf!itlhrefrulMcsojmet,vio,n u ee n i ra a n io4rir e' u tw p oi on the Right Hon. a nrinal loss from death, discharge, and desertion evi s some signal mark of he 12,700 men, or rather over 1,0.10 per month. If, there not be granted ane secured without favour'C;hhaur Charles as Shaw u.,e sa m L e e f c o a v n r e . fore, they were to reduce the army at once to the ent, her Majesty. recommends actual strength propos 1 to be tints j, they would thout the the concurrence House of c o m o f . glove complianc e to th • • h have immediately to commence e -creitruer, to meet p a rii9,, n ats(uibr object. moos to enable her to as may be necessa for h the monthly less; recruitin g was a very expeneive mode cheers. I . ry ei t r ue w a i e s oom Ly . of supplying that deficiency, as every recruit had to be provided with a kit besides receiving the bounty • he pro- i p il a i s s s b i ta ng ent such of t m h e a . posed, therefore, for thepresent to ' s ' I suspend recruitineunti that the house resolve • (Loud • these 9,000 men were absorbed ; th e 0 itself into a ) beg tome •- these would be that house to-morrow to consider committee of the whole in about six or nine months theher Majesty' s strength of the Guard. sage,—Agreed to, gracious mes cavalry, and infantry would be reduced to the ' number ac- WAYS AND MEANS tuallynceted. The artillery and engineers were, on the Ist On the motion of Mr. WILSON , the house of Feb., about 2,000 above the strength proposed to be • vet- itself Into a committee of ways resolved ed, but would be reduced that number before and mean the com- resolution that towards making odd the S' anew Passed a II supply granted Fifteen or twenty thousand men thus simul taneously assaulting, in three bodies, the three principal cities of China Proper, must inevitably bring the war to a close immediately. A thoroughly energetic campaign like this, is of all campaigns, we maintain, the vary one sug gedted both by Humanity and by Prudence. It is the course of proceeding calculated to prove in the end the most economical. It is the one most probable to insure the speediest settlement of existing differences ; and therefore, by reason, the very one most likely to insure the smallest effusion of human blood, and the least expenditure of the lives and treasures of the belligerents. Therefore it is that we are solicitous at once and without any further delay whatever to urge upon the Government the absolut-ly imperative necessity of prosecuting, with the utmost energy, the New War originated by the Chinese—provoked by their faithlessness, precipitated by their inso lence, and aggravated by their inhuman bar barities, their incendiarisms, poisonings, and assassinations. An insulated attack upon Canton musi, if per sisted in, be simply cruel, because wholly ineffec• tual. Jacta fuisset ales—but it would be alto gether wide of the mark aimed at. If we want the blow to " tell" we must take care, above all things, that it is properly directed—that it is directed judiciously, energetically, and sagaciously. Remember the old war-song of our forefathers,— " Britons, Strike Home 1" When driven t 3 the necessity of waging war against an enemy, ntt merely strike—but Strike Home ! Undertake no Little War, of course, under any circumstances. Against that evil have we not been solemnly warned by the greatest of alt our warriors, or, at least, of all our Military leaders, our NELSON of the Land, ARTHUR Duke of Wellington ? But in remembering, and • not only remembering, but acting upon, that recommendation, let us not do so merely by halves! In making Great Wars rather than Little Ones, let us always, if we can, make Great Wars Wisely. To which most desir able end, in the present instance, we would here most earnestly insist upon the advisability, on every account, of our forthwith assailing China, not simply at Canton, but at Canton and Pekin and Nankin simultaneously. Directing against the enemy not merely some five thousand of our soldiers—but, at the very least, some fifteen or twenty thousand Not only sending against our old antagonists of the Flowery Land a solitary squadron, but a grand and over whelming fleet —and a fleet aided by our already well-prepared, and at present wholly idle and use less, armament of gun-boats and floating-batteries. Supposing we really and without any further delay, and with the utmost possible energy and determination, act according to this programme. Supposing we despatch forthwith from home, from Bombay, from Calcutta, by way of Pulo Penang, through the Straits of Malacca, round by Singapore —a really efficient and sufficient ex pedition. Supposing we direct one portion of it, as we are actually doing at present, against Cari llon, sending our war vessels with their freight of soldiers up the Bocca Tigris, the estuary of the Pearl River, or Choo-Kiang, to the scene of the attack conducted by Admiral SEY MOUR. Supposing we direct another portion of it against Nankin, sending it thither along the broad current of the Mississippi of China—the great river of the Yang-tsze-Kiang. Supposing we despatch yet another at the very same time against Pekin, up the Pei-ho River, after traversing the Eastern Sea and the Yellow Sea and Gulf of Pe-tohe-li. Supposing this bold and triple blow to ba struck simultane ously. Tho Chinese war--with the least procras• tination, and the least bloodshed in the end, and the least expenditure at all practicable—would be very soon terminated ! And England has only to will all this, to do it ! She has a- heroic army at her command, in a perfect state of efficiency. She has a ffilly equipped flotilla of gun-boats. She has steam-power at her command to any amount that may be required. She has a maritime force such as never before floated upon the deep. She has every conceivable requirement. She has the disposition at home to carry on the war Imergetio tally--a disposition at the present moment ani mating, even to enthusiasm, the whole of the vast majority of her population. And at the Head of her Affairs, directing the machinery of her Executive, presiding over the Councils of her Government — she has, happily, at this moment, the most resolute, the most energetic, and the most patriotic of her Statesmen. We look con fidently therefore, be it said, for the immediate adoption of a policy in regard to this new War with Chiva consistent with the course we have already indicated. T HEATRE ROYAL, DRUM LANE.— Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. Acting Manager, Mr. C. Mathews., Stage Manager, Mr. R Roxby. Scenic Artist, Mr. W. Beverley. Last Six Nights of the present Season. The eminent Comedian, Mr. Charles Mathews, every evening, and Mr. and Mrs. Keeley. Last 6 Nights of the Grand Christmas Pantomime, the nost magnificent ever produced on the English stage. TIIIS EVENING, her Majesty's Servants will perform the popular Comedy, It were preposterous to argue for an instant that it is a course wanting in any way either in humanity, in economy, in prudence, or in mode ration. It . is, on the contrary, to our mind, as we have before insisted, of all projects the one most obviously dictated by each of those very considerations. Recollect the empire whose want of faith, whose unprovoked insolence, and,whose ALSTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke. This Evening, with its manifold romantic equestrian effects, invented .1, Mr. Wm. Cooke, the operatic drama of ROB ROY, with the original music, the last week o f it s performance. Rob itoy, Mr. James olloway. After which, the Equestrian EVOLUTIONS in the ARENA. wholly wanton brutality, have kindled anew the flames of another great war in Asia, is not by any means "unworthy of our steer' by its insigni ficance. It is an Empire whose sway extends over 4,500,000 square miles—in other words, over more than a quarter of the whole area of the Asiatic continent, or more than a twelfth of the whole of th e k nown l an d i n b o th hemi s ph eres ! It is an e m pi re h av i ng a population of some 350 , 0 00,000---or otherwise to express it, at the very least, a third part (if it be not actually more) of the entire human family It is an Empire beyond all other empires—considered is relation to the compact vastness and the prevailing fertility of its gigantic dimensions ! For, although the British Empire and the Russian Empire are really larger than the Chinese Empire, which is the third power in the world in territorial extent—. Russia comprises among its dominions frozen plains and barren steppes of enormous magnitude! England having her vast colonial possessions scattered far and wide over the whole habitable globe —over Europe, Asia, Africa, America, Aus tralia, Polynesia I While China, on the contrary, besides being the most fertile and populous coun try in the world, is bounded solely by her own natural geographical boundaries—by the frontiers of the Burmese Empire and Tonquin, by the Ye chain of mountains and the mountains of Thibet, by the Desert of Gobi and the waters of the Pacific ! To conclude with the equestrian harlcquinade called PAUL PRY ON HORSEBACK, Commerce at seven o'clock. Dress Boxes, 4s. ; Upper Boxes, 3s. ; Private Boxes, from 1/., no charge for booking ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, ls. ; Upper Gallery, 6d. Vox 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 ing company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of Selections from all the popular Operas, Madrigals, Choruses, Glees, Duets, &c., viz.: Miss E. Pearce, Mrs. J. Caulfield, Miss Brunell, Miss Summers, and Madame Marietta ; Mr. J. Caulfield, Herr F. Jonghinans, It, Grover, T. Farrant, S. Jones, J. Barker, W. Melling, P. Corii, Senor Antonio M. de Solla, and E. L. Rime; Masters Austin, Bennett, and (Joni; 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► rely. Suppers, &c., until twelve o'clock. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. 'BIS DAT—Mom. 37 min. aft. 3—Evening 51 mid. aft. 3 . n.A± oßßow—Mont. 6 min. aft. 4—Evening 20 min.aft. 4 T tE WEATHER—SUN OITIP/Olt. Manua 13. TEIWRMODIETER, IN THE SHADS. 47 highest rinse noon yesterday. 40 -lowest this morning and during the night. 45 this day at noon. Renov ETER, 29 . 70—foiling. WIND, S.W.— Fresh, with dull weather. 'lane .t.eksa-, 1131 L);. DON, FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 1867. As we have been long-suffering and moderate in our conduct hitherto towards the Government of China, in spite of all its irritating obduracy . , its barbaric arro gance, and it 3 consistent and sys tematic turpitude—let us, at least, now that we have at length drawn the sword in vindica tion of the Honour of the National Flag, of the rights of the property, and, above all, of the security of the lives of our remote fellow- The energetic prosecution of the War with China is the course obviously dictated by Humanity not less than by Prudence. Fifteen or twenty thousand men, properly di rected, would at once bring the conflict to a con- ... elusion. Supposing, for example, Viat is to say, that our citizens—let us at least, we repeat, " strike home" with it, promptly and energetically I That Fiag has been grossly outraged—that property has I been wantonly destroyed—those lives have been barbarously and inhumanly sacrificed. All which crimes must be expiated by their perpetrators, and so eipidted that England shall have the best security against their repetition. Wherefore it is—again we repeat—that, viewing this new war with China in its true aspect, we do earnestly demand at the hands of Lord PALMERSTON and of his Government its rapid and energetic prosecii tion. Demanding this again and again, be it said, in the name of Humanity and of Prudence. ATESI I NqWS " • News from Cireassi.a has be-n receive] to the effect that the Cirecvsians have iig.iin beaten the Russians in a battle on the 17.ant.:s of the Laba. The Russians were driven back over the river, with the loss of 400 men, 4 pieces of carthou, and their baggage. The Russians are seeking to take pos session of Chukla ; its sovereign has demanded the interposion of the Sultan. MARSEILLES, MARCH 12. Nerimon Khan and Milzx Ebo] Khan, the bear ers of the treaty signed at Paris by Feruk Khan, sailed this morn 7 ns'for Constantinople. Yesterday the House of Commons undid by oue magnanimous vote the whole of the miserable, bungling, and complicated Farce of the Chelsea Commission. As How 'I By agreeing unani mously, or at any rate without any division, to this very significant resolution :—" That Sir JoaN M'lsl - Eur, and Colonel TuraLocH ably fulfil led the duty entrusted to them of inquiring into the arrangement and management of the Commis sariat Department ; and that, considering the able services rendered by Sir JOHN MWEILL and Colonel TULLOCH, as Commissioners in the Crimea, the high testimony in their favour by Her MA JESTY'S Government, an humble Address be presented to Her MAJESTY, praying that some especial mark of approbation be conferred upon them 1" So—Justice has been at length done effectually, though tardily, by the Representatives of the People, to men whose good services to their country have been grossly overlooked and depreciated by the Advisers of the SOVEREIGN ! Men whose eminent services have not only been overlooked and depreciated, but who have been themselves actually insulted as well as unrewarded ! Insulted by the vulgar offer of the bounty of 1,0001. a-piece ! A species of recompence coming literally within the same category, if not absolutely as that including what is called " blood-money," at any rate as that embracing within it items such as the cash given to an Informer, or the free pardon accorded to a Queen's Evidence I And yet a species of re ward that Ministers, wonderful to relate, actually had the effrontery to proffer to gentlemen of dis tinguished character—one of them an eminent officer in her MAJESTY'S Army, the other an able and veteran Diplomatist. Happily, however, as we have seen, this insulting bounty having been, as a matter of course, scornfully declined by Sir JOHN M'NEILL and Colonel TuLLocu—the House of Commons, exercising its high prerogative, has at length come in to the rescue, tardily, it is true, but effectually and magnanimously. At the in stance, it ought to be remembered, of Mr. PALK's original motion as amended by the Right Hon. SIDNEY HERBERT ! So that the services of the Crimean Commissioners have at last been formally recognised by the popular branch of the Legisla ture ; and not only this, but that recognition of them has been accompanied by the recommenda tion of the whole case to her MAJESTY, with a view to the ultimate and fitting reward of Sir JOHN M'NEILL and Colonel TuLtoca by the SOVEREIGN. CONSTANTINOPLE, MARCH 4. Admiral Lyong, in an order of the day, has pointed out the order of departure of the vessels of his squadron from the Bosphorus. They are to leave in succession, and repair to Malta, where they will all assemble before proceed ing to England. Admiral Lyons himself will leave Constantinople on the 15th, in the Royal Albert, at which time the only vessel remaining will be the Miranda, at tached to the service of the English embassy. The journals of Constdnt'nople sta'e that the Council of Ministers have approved of the statutes of the new Bank of Turkey. There is a clyinge of Ministry in Alexa,udtia. Achmet Pacha takes the Department of the In terior, Abdul Halin Pacha that of War, and Mus tapha Bey the Finances. CONSTANTINOPLE, MARCH 2. A Russian corps of 3,000 men had been received with enthusiasm at Tabriz. It is to be regretted that this decision, this generous and just decision of the House of Com mons, was retarded as much as it could possibly be retarded by her MAJESTY'S Ministers, and par ticularly by the Noble Viscount the First Lord of the Treasury. Vainly, we rejoice to say—but we grieve to observe at the same time most per versely and disingenuously. The ease, however, was in itself altogether so gross and unjustifiable that—as in the instance of Mr. ROE BUCK' s Crimean Cmnmittae—Lord PALMERSTON, after ungraciously interposing, was at length com pelled as ungraciously to waive his utterly futile opposition. At any rate, his yielding in the matter even thus, is a concession on his part to public feeling, which is entitled, we conceive, to recogniti )n. As in a more genial manner we feel at once that the same is due to the last Act of Grace of the Doomed, or, as the Leader of the Opposition calls it, the Moribund Parliament. The incident ii one, we rest assured, which will be hailed with particular satisfaction " out of doors" by all classes of the community. The Pers * ian army destined to act against the Affghans hld been reinforced ; and Russia was seeking to occupy the Khanate of Khoukhand, with a view to the extension of its frontier to the English possessions. The Sovereign of Bokhara, alarmed at these pro• jects of invasion on the part of Russia, had soli. cited the mediation of the Sultan to secure the in. depence of Khoukhand. ALEXANDRIA, MARCH 7. Letters from Bombay, of 16th of Feb., mention that Colonel Jacob had sailed for the Persian Gulf with 1,000 cavalry and a regiment of infantry. Dost Mohammed had shown himself favourable to the mission of General Lawrance. The former believes he shxll be able to make Kandahar his WILL'S NEV MAPS. The Geographer to the Queen, Mr. Wyld, of Charing-cross, ex-Member for Bodmin, and, as we ant cipate and hope speedily to see him agan the chosen representative of the same liberal consti tuency—has just issued three new maps, particu larly deserving at once of praise and welcome. Fit st of all, there is one embracing within it a chart of the Canton River from the Letna Islands up to the north of Canton itself, 'or, as the Chinese them selves call it, Quang-tehou-fou—a sketch of the whole Chinese coast from Japan to Sumatra—and a plan of the city of Canton from the five-storeyed pa goda at tlm north, to its southern boundary at the banks of the Pearl River or Chou-keang. Secondly, there is a map of Africa, giving the whole of Dr. Livingstone's remarkab'e route from Loando to Quillunane. Thirdly, there is a map, very brilliantly coloured, of the British Pos sessions in North America, together with the United States, and embracing the vast tracks of the Hud scn's Bay Territory. To say the least of these three maps—they are most timely, and, therefore, most acceptable, publications. BANKING IN VICTORIA. The annexed letter relates to the measure contem• plated by the local Government of Victoria with regard to the note circulation of that colony : "Sir,—With reference to the paragraph in your money article of this morning respecting the establishment of a national bank of issue in Victoria, I may state for the in formation of your readers that most of the existing banks hold charters from the Legislature of that colony which expressly give them the power to issue notes for periods extending frOm 14 to 21 years. The Bank of Neff South Wales and the Bank of Victoria, in particular, may be mentioned, and, as the proprietors of these institutions are on the spot, they are not very likely to permit any measure so immediately affecting their interests , to pass without a strong opposition. "But, as the old Ministry did not possess the confidence of the country, the mail of the 23d of July, now expected, will probably inform us that this measure has gone over board with its authors. _ "A nitional bank of issue was tried in New Zealand, and h3s become a complete failure.—Your, obedient servant, " March 12." "A. B. CONTINENTAL PASSENGER TRAFFIC. The following particulars of the passenger traffic be tween England and the Continent, during the past year, as compared with 1855, have been gathered from state ments just furnished from the various ports :- 1856. 1857. Boulogne.. 99,034 ...... 136,331 Calais 84,653 ...... 80,393 Dieppe Havre Dunkirk ()Amid Antwerp Total 274,083 ...... 313,580 The falling off observable in the French traffic is en tirely attributable to the exceptional development it attained in 1855 in consequence of the Paris Exhibition. The augmentation at Calais and the Belgian ports seems to indicate an increasing traffic with Belgium, Germa and the North of Eur o p e — partly attributable, perhaps, to the re-opening of relations with Rnssia. The Countess Granville "received" last evening, at the family mansion in Bruton -street. The reunion war very fully attended. The merchants of Nottingham have signed an address , of confilence in Lord Palmerston. The merchants of the city of Cork have voted an ad dress of confidence in Lord Palmerston. Madame Ristori recommet ces her represEnt It.ons at the Theatre Italien, Paris, on the 21 of April. A letter from Berlin of March 9 states that M. de Meyerbeer, the celebrated composer, is suffering from an attack of ophthalmia, which cause great uneasiness to his friends. Advices from Sweden state that the traffic on the Royal Swedish Railway, so far as the line is open, is exhibiting a satisfactory increase. principal residence. MADRID, MARCH 11. The caw of General Pi im will be deliberated upon to-morrow by the Council cf War. General Concha is named for the command of the expedition t 3 Mexico. VIENNA, THURSDAY. The Emperor and Empress have arrived from their visit to their Italian dominions. The Paris correspondent of the Times (second edition) says : " The Prussian Minister has received no in structions from Berlin since Saturday last, when he transmitted the conditions communicated by the 'Conference for the settlement of the Neu chatel question. This delay is felt to be very annoying, and the Emperor, who treat-d the Swiss in so unceremonious a manner to please the King of Prussia and with the prospect of a visit from his Royal brother, now finds what sort of a friend he has paid court to, and how little worth while it was to wound the feelings of old and tried friends to flatter those whose good will he can never expect to gain. The Emperor is said t 9 be irritated at the manner in which the Prussian Government is acting. He imprudently engaged himself with the Swiss, and his engage ment is now as far from fulfilment as ever. But for that engagement the prisoners would not have been liberated, and the French Government is in reality responsible for the dilatoriness if not bad faith of their friend, who, I dare say, laughs at the simplicity of those who trusted him. So far as the Swiss are concerned it matters not ouch to them. The sovereignty of the King of Prussia in Neuchatel is at an end ; that the King will "mobilise" another army against Switzerland is not probable, and it is still more improbable that even if it were mobilised his Majesty would make use of it. No day is yet fixed for the resumption of the Conferences." The Paris correspondent of the Morning Poi <second edition) says : " It has been stated that the French Govern ment were about to send an expedition of 20,000 men to China, being a portion of an Anglo-French force, which the conduct of the Chinese authorities renders absolutely necessary. These assertions are false. The French Government will not send any number of men to China excepting those which form the naval complement of men belonging to the squadron destined to operate in the Chinese waters, under the command of Admiral Rigault- Genouilly. An exchange of notes has taken place on the China difficulty between the Governments of Engllnd and France, and the best understand ing exists with reference to joint operations." AUSTRIA. The Austrian, Gazette e 'ins the following oh m servations on the reply made by Count de C avour to the note of Count de Buol :—"lt is evident from different journals of Europe that the reply of Count de Cavour has bad a certain success among the gen tlemen of the press. We can understand this, for the reply is t 3 the note of Count de Buol what a brilliant article in a journal is to a serious political manifesto, which seeks l- as to make fine phrases than to point out an existing evil. When the French Government complained in the Congress of Paris of the excesses of the Belg:an press, the complaints only applied to the Opposition journals. But the situation of the Sardinian press towards Austria is qu:te dif ferent. The invectives ma le use of in Sardinia against Austria do not appear only in the opposi tion and republican journals, but in the organs which represent the Government in its internal dis cussions, and which receive at least some intima tions on foreign questions. This part of the Sar dinian press is not absolutely independent, and Count de Cavour cannot, as regards th'sejournals, refer to the freedom of the press which exists in Belgium. The note of Count de Buol was not ad dressed to the Cabinet of Turin for the purpose of bringing about any change in the law on tie Sar dinian press, but to show the Government of that country that the source of the poison was well known. The Sardinian reply has thf-refore skil fully turned the question, by reminding Austria that she has a right to prosecute the journals be fore the Sardinian trlbunals. Austria neither seeks toprosecute nor to have punishments inflicted on journalists; but she makes her complaints be , fore the tribunal of 'he European Governments and of all impartial men, against thosa who are, we will not say, the authors of disorder, but who' favour it by not exercising their influence over these organs, in order to make them assume a more supportable demeanour towards a neighbouring country. What Count de Cavour says of the Austrian journals is incorrect. It is iu the first place wrong to think that the Austrian press is completely deprived of any free wilt., The Go vernment only exercises a negative ir fluence over it, and that press is as independent for the mani festation be sthat o f permittedany other coun t ry. in s no of Sardinia as a ( Austria to represent rs t doubtlessothe it would ideasi g *Alger for the repo s- of Italy, or to attack the rights of Sardinia , over Genoa, or to excite the consem tves of Italy t o a plot against the Sardinian Governme it. When I , tit le Austrian jouruale have at times mad e u se of bitter exptessions against Sardinia, it has been from he indis visa; -le necessity of act.ns in self-defence. The ..A.nstran tress does t of wrt , e a systematic war against tie Sardinian consti uti 41, nor in general again Et her policy, when tie latt::r does n , t inter fere wi h Austrian affairs. But one would Le de void of every pateotic s-ntiment to coolly suppot t the torrent of abase wh;ch constAntly rushing from Sardinia over tie Emperor and the country! unlc.sitwere to be with the coldness of contempt." A CURE FOR THE HEARTACHE. Characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, Keeley, Vincent, Til bury, Templeton, Carter, Walton ; Mrs. Frank Matthews, Miss Cleveland, and Miss It, 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 manse to suit every one :—Galleries, 6d. and 18. ; Second Circle of Boxes, ls. 6d. ; Pit, 2s. ; First Circle of Boxes, 2s. 6d. ; Dress Boxes, 35.; Stalls, Ss. ; Private Boxes, 10s. Gd., I'. ls., 11. lls. 6d., and 24 2s. OYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, Ct.) 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 ; Murre7 and C. Leclercq. iI OYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. C. Dillon. • THIS EVENING, VIRGINIUS. Virginius, Mr. Charles Dillon; Virginia, Mrs. C. Dillon. • Followed by the gorgeous burlesque of CONRAD AND MEDORA. Miss Woolgar, Mr. J. L. Toole, &c. After which, a new farce, entitled MY FRIEND FROM LEATHERHEAD. Mr. Toole, Miss Wilton, and Mrs. D. White. The box-office open daily, from 11 to 5, under the super.. tdendence of Mr. Chatterton, jun. Carriages conveying parties to the Private Boxes to set down at the State entrance in 13urleigh-street. rrHEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. THIS EVENING, to commence at Seven, with the successful new Comedy, in three acts, entitled, DOUBLE-FACED PEOPLE. Characters by Mr. Buckstone, Mr. Chippendale, Mr. Compton, Mr. W. Farrel], Mr. Rogers, Mr. Clark, Miss Reynolds, Mrs. Poynter, and Mrs. E. Fitz wil' lam. After which, A WICKED WIFE. Followed by LEND ME FIVE SHILLINGS. To conclude with Moncriefra comic drama of THE IRRESISTIBLES. T HEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster. THIS EVENING, will be performed the popular drama of IRELAND AS IT IS. Mr. and Mrs. Barney Williams. After which, A NIGHT AT NOTTING-HILL, in which Mr. Wright and Paxl Bedford will appear. Followed by a now Piece de Caraetere, 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. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE, Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Cr9swick. THIS EVENING, a new drama. entitled FRAUD AND ITS VICTI NIS. Messrs. Cresrviek, Shepherd, cte. After which, an original farce, entitled, THE SERIOUS YOUTH. To conclude with LES ARTISTES RIVAUX. Mr, F, Glover, Mr. Tapping, (tc. THEATRE ROYAL, SADLER'S-WELLS. Under the Management of Mr. Phelps. THIS EVENING, VENICE PRESERVED. Jager, Mr, H. Marston; Pierre, Mr. A. Rayner; Beividera, Miss At. kinson. To conclude with SPEED TUE PLOUGH. T RAND TREAT RE.—Manager, Mc. T. Payne.—Thin Evening will be performed THE LAMPLIGHTER. Affer which, THE DEATH OF EVA, in which the Howard Family will appear. Followed by THE BLUE JACKETS. To conclude with MAID OR WIFE. Commence at Seven. Stall; 3s. ; Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, ls. ; Gallery, 6d. NAPLES. A letter from Naples, of the sth inst., thenliona a political hoax played off in that city on the occa sion of the Queen having given birth to a son. The tri._l, which created much 8- nsat ion in the city, i 8 supposed to be the 'work of some of the secret societies. The following proclamation, having the Royal arms at the head, and at the bottom the signature of the Imperial printer, was posted at the corner of several streets : " Ferdinand 11., by the grace of God, King o f the Two Sicilies, of Jerusalem, &c., Duke of Parmill Piacenza, Castro, &c., Hereditary Grand Prince of T. , cany, &c.—Providence having deigned to increase ooh Royal family by another son, adhering to the friend l y councils of the British and French Governments , 16 " desiring, as formerly, to indulge the movements of out paternal heart, we have resolved to command, and w° do command, as tolows "‘ Art. 1. We grant a full amnesty to all politica l prisoners, tried or not tried. et Art. 2. We restore to vigour the Constitution of tbo 10th February, 1848, to which we swore faith on the gospels. "Art. 3. Our well-beloved son, the hereditary Princes is appointed Vicar-General of the kingdom. " Art. 4. The Chambers which have been closed 6 111 be immediately convoked. "Art 5. The Minister Secretary of State, Preside° of the Council of Ministers, is charged with the except° of the present decree. " Signed, FERDINAND' "FERDINAND TROJA, the Minister Secretary 1" State, President of the Council of Minister ,. " Caserta, Feb. 28, 1857." It would not be easy to describe the fright of th 4 police when they discovered these proclamation!. The tact of the Imperial decree was so ingeni oo , ll o p' ed over a genuine proclamation as to leav e the top and bottom visible, and thus give it 0 ' appearance of authenticity. FRANCE. PARIS, THURSDAY EvENtlia. A Council of Ministers, at which the ErePe r° presided, was held yesterday at the Tuileries. to The Patric of this evening states that aces: o from the frontiers of China received at St. Pet er ! burg, and published by the Journal de l'Aeadeol announce that the Government of Pekin is ill ? , state of dissolution, that the Emperor has no ess e j and is forced to issue iron coin, that all the rnenef„d men had left the city, and that the Chines e ll __ Mixitchous are in op — en hostility. • 1 The Pays, Ministerial paper, contains the .° lowing : • " A private letter from Vienna, of the Bth, t oenail f rumour, thought to be well founded, which has be en 4 , o l some days in circulation in that city. It is to the e'„ i f that the policy of Austria is about to enter into Pio, phase, and tbat the Emperor intends giving tbi g vinces of Rouman origin a Constitution comprisi4 r e• vantages of a nature similar to those which hell */ cently By accorded to the Lombard Provinces. P i° " granting such a concession Austria wou , : n 0 0' no longer anything to fear from the union of the -vi' s/ 0 0. bian Provinces, and from the advantages that the) it : mans of Wallachia and Moldavia would derive fr °°3 l o o BotrusE, March 12.—The following were the quotations : End of Month. -fr. - 0 . 71 - _ Cash. fr. c. 4i per Cants 3 per Cents 7O 75 New Loan — 891 Bank Shares 4,1C3 Roman ............... ?oil Credit Mobilier 1,412 50 Austrian ............ Belgian Fives .. 93i Spanish Threes ...••• ;9l PLedroontese (5) 9l 50 Home Debt ......... RAILWAYS—FOR CASH. jr cil fr. C. 831 ' iv Orleans 1 450 Western ............... „ i c _ Northern 970 -- Strasburg ............ M 60 Lyons 1,475 New Ditto ..... • .••••hrs., Mediterranean 1,960 Grand Central ..•••• 69 ~. Lyons Geneva Cette dit ° The following is the monthly debtor and creosol, account of the Bank of France, made up t° I day (Thursday) : 00 ' 91,2 50 0 1 4 Capital R. , serve fund 12,980,7 °0 , Reserve immobiliere f AOO -- Notes to bearer, in circulation 518, 244,1 1,,g ..0 Do. of branch banks 62,1 32, 2 „ ii $6 Do. to order (Post bills) Bills payable at sight 4,Q0 5 , 105 s si n Account-current of Treasury Creditor 103,490,w05 0 Various accounts-current 107,2 5 4 ,6 °,f , Do. branch banks 21,466,0% 56 Dividends to be paid 944M' a 5 4 Discount, interest, and expenses Charge for safe keeping of securities 9,21 4 5 4/ 41 0 Re-discounts of the last half-year Overdue bills 9, 44 0 24 2 Sundries 1 ,383, _... DR. ---- n 1 944,6 5 "/ -7i (4 CR. " 04 0 Cash and ingots 115 107 ,1 128' v 1 16, ," 39 , 6/ 8 Cash at the branch banks 'fiBl 2 4 85 Bills due yesterday to be paid to-day - r'9ll - Bills becoming due in Paris 262,° 23 ' 00 Bills in the branch banks Advances on coin and ingots 2 ~ 6 .. gg::o 6 11 Do. in the branch banks o 'oB4 1 8 / Do. on public securities of France 1• ,, - '2O O Do. in the branch banks Do. on railway shares and bonds 14 ,21 3'150 / MA' Do. in the branch banks 0/ D. to the State by treaty o f June 30, 1848 Advances on Trea.ury bills 12, 08° '' 0 I " Rentes of the reserve fund Rentes of disposable funds Hotel and furniture of the Bank Real property of branch banks Expenses of administration Premiums on the purchase of matibres 5 7. ± 45 - 12:',:281°5317°°941::°41 8 :131 8: 165 /9:16 Sundries 944, 656 '" 119 $1 PREVIOUS MONTH'S RETURN. DR. Capital 91250' 7 Reserve fund l2,9 B'''‘ioo' 4,000,-1 Reserve immobiliere 6u Notes to bearer, in circulation 83,44 1, ',3 P Do. of branch ' banks 8,322 ,61 8 1 / D,.,. to order (Post bills) d . / 210 1 / 4 i Bills payable at sight Account-current of Treasury Creditor 80, 95° Z 6 90 g , Various accounts-current 23,8530'4 8, Do. ;branch banks 1 409 9 ' 1 ° Dividends to be paid • ' 'O5 B 8 Discount, interest, and expenses Charge for safe keeping of securities 6,413, 1 89 k Re-discounts of the last half-year 1 to 66 0 Overdue bills Sundries 342726 1 , 01 0 948,23"• sal C Ca as s il h a a t nd th Fr. 0 a ingots a ch banks CR. B3 691 - 9 ' 6 54 8 4 in,4o ~ ,i 5 Bills due yesterday to be paid to-day 68 4' n •41 s th Bills becoming due in Paris Bills in the branch banks - 769, , 0 / Advances on coin and ingots ~, 300,9 0, 10 Do. in the branch banks Do. on public securities of F ran ce 21, 88 1 , 5 , Do. in the branch banks Do. on railway s h ares an d b on d s 1 4 , 77 ! • 40 0 ' Do. in the branch banks 0 / Do. to the State by treaty of ~,0 00 / June 30, 1848 Advances on Treasury bills 40, 0 0 ‘4 50 'g Rentes of the reserve fund 0 / Rentes of disposable funds nOO / Hotel and furniture of the Bank _ Heal property of branch banks 53 8,8 1 4 Expenses of administration 0 , 6;0 8r Premiums on the purchase of matieres 45, ; Sundries , t , I 948, .........0. , ol v 0" Viscount Palmerston and her Majesty's MiAliii te ..lt l° terday intimated their acceptance of an invitiltiol'ego.„/ the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor to partake of a 1 ; 4 Car' at the Mansion-house, on Friday, the 20th inst., 1 ,0 1 ; have been issued to members of both Houses 01 ,00 1 meat, and other distinguished guests. The J-cose which the approaching try imparts to such an event , will, it is expeet eu ,' to The Queen of Oudea pensate for the shortness - d 1 ' e); We regret to learn that of the notice, an I brilliant assemblage of tlel guests. . .. Ai Theatre this evening, 4, 1 c 1 • 01 ,0 adTviserresnfeuhrbLady Ashburton op i l l in Paris by alarming indisposition. Her lad y 111 0 4 on he the F rench capital homewards from N;ce, but on P''', ll l te' paredal s b u y it M e iwoiisltlersri:l; Ole do. 0: ade hershteo b e e o c o a t m in e ile so th i e ll i t o tt or t y b° - eli 4, The Right Hon. B. Disraeli and Mrs. Dil'';;jeti`j ceived at dinner, on We4ineseay, at their r e— t er l''' fl i Grosvenor-gate, his Excellency thi Russian ISiu loge Lid the Countess Chreptowitch, the Duke and T hlc a VA'. Montrose, the Earl and Countess of Jersey l o es h v e Clementine Villiers, the Baron and Baroness 4 U t :is Rothschild and Baroness Nathaniel de RothB o ',,te ~. Earl of Cardigan, the Bishop of Oxford, Cc; - I ( Ar Lagrand, Lord Robert Cecil, Lord .A.dolpnll' r Tempest, and Sir James Fergusson. ChOs r il l The telegraphic report of the India and ,- 11 3 - changes shows no material variation since the l o teo", bet the tendency is rather unfavourable. 10 ~„ Ie; the rate is still 2s. lid. ; at Calcutta it is .'"-.ceys; showing an adverse movement of about half Pei:mile re and at Canton and Shanghai the quotations r°' — o irees spectively at 4i. 9d. and 6e. Bd. Under these' _di stances there is likely to be a etuitaiued &to' Olyer, especially bar shyer. OYAL OLYMPIC TIIEATRE. Lessee, Mr. Alfred Wigan. THIS EVENING, (a new farce, called THIEVES ! THIEVES ! ! Messrs. F. Robson, G. Vining, tire. The new drama, by Tom Taylor, Esq., A SHEEP IN WOLF'S CLOTHING. Followed by the new farce, by Bayle Bernard, Esq., called A SPLENDID INVESTMENT. And A CONJUGAL LESSON, Lullaby, Mr. F. Robson. Commence at half-past Seven.