The Sun. — London, England, 1857-01-10 00:00:00

T HEATRE ROYAL, DRITRI LANE. — Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. Acting Manager, Mr. C. Mathews. Stage Manager, Mr. R. Roxby. Scenic Artist, Mr. W. Beverley. Engagement of Mr. Leigh Murray. Great Success of the Grand Christmas Pantomime, the mp s t magnificent ever produced on the English stage. THIS EVENING, her Majesty's Servants will perform THE LADIES' BATTLE, After which will be produced an entirely new and original urxLbolical, hyperbolical, parabolical, and extra-physiog nomical grotesque, statuesque, and picturesque Grand Comic Christmas Pantomime, which for some time past has employed the unrivalled resources of this extensive establishment, aad which will be called or entitled, as it is entitled to be called, SEE, SAW, MARGERY DAW ; Or, Harlequin Holiday, and the Island of Ups and Downs. The scenery entirely new, painted by and under the direc tion of Mr. William Beverley and numerous assistants. The machinery by J. Tucker and assistants. The properties, de• corations, tricks, changes, and transformations by Messrs. Needham, Glindon, &c. The masks, models, and physiog nomical devices designedsnd executedi by the celebrated Dykwynkyn. The over ture and music composed and arranged by Herr Anschuez. The choregraphic arrangements under the personal supervision of M. Petit. The comic scenes con structed by and under the direction of Harry Boleno. The peculiar grotesque opening invented and written by E. L. Blanchard author of " Harlequin an d the Seven A ge s of Man," " Jack and Jill," " Humming Top," " Hudibras," &c., and the whole arranged and produced under the direction of Mr. Robert Roxby. Ye anciente and truthful legend on ye which ye pantomime tl story is founded : " See, saw, Margery Daw, " Sold her bed, and laid upon straw." _ _ MSS. of Nursery Rhymes in British Museum, Bygion of Reverses, in the Island of Ups and Downs, " Yea, the Great Globe itself," " Here we go up, up, up, " Here we go down, down, down ; " Here we go backwards and forwards, " And here we go round and round." Juvenile Chorus of the earliest period, supposed to belong to the Oue. Up, Mr. Topham ; Down, Mr. Low ; Opera box, Kid Glove, Tiger and Brougham, and Porte-monnaie (attendants upon Up), Signor Lorgnette. Herr Tightfitt, Master Saucebox, and Monsieur Chinque ; Hard Up, Dupli cate, Distraint, and Rags (attendants upon Down), Mr. Friz hard, Mr. Poptll, Mr. Quodham, and Mr. Patchwell. An nual appearance of Holyday in her Emblematic Car. Rolyday (the Genius of the Season), Miss Marian Stanley ; Sport and Pastime (her attendants), Misses Lovelaugh and Lightheart Dame Necessity (who is on this occasion made a virtue of by particular desire), Mrs. Selby. How Invention, the Daughter of Necessity, is called upon to assist the development of the story, while Holyday invites both Up and Down to enjoy themselves. Holyday's Home in the Green Bower of Mistletoe and Winter Garden of the Fairies.—Mistletoe (the Fairy Queen), Miss E. Wadham ; Fairy Spirits of the Kisses that have beer given under the Mistletoe, by upwards of 100 Ladies of the Corps do Ballet. Grand Ballet —Miss Rosina Wright, Mdlles. J. and E. Osmont, and the Co ryphees. The Golden Gates leading to the Palace of Huggamugga.—Herald (with a Proclamation), Mr. Hornogold ; Guards, Messrs. Stiffneck, Headsup, Eyesright, Shoulderarms, Stand-at-ease, and March well ; Tailor, Mr. Broadcloth ; Cobbler, Mr. Waxend ; Black smith, Mr. Anvil ; the Princess Margery Daw (afterwards Columbine), Madame Bolen° ; Shilly and Shally (her Maids of Honour), Misses Dithery and Dothery. How Margery Daw has no notion of work herself, and the contempt she shows towards those who do work. Interior of the Palace of King Huggamugga. King Huggamugga (Sovereign of the Land of Sixes and Sevens), Mr. Dawking ; Hnryl-Burly (Lord Chancellor), Mr. Bigwig; Niminy-Piminy (the Lord Cham berlain), Mr. Noodledom ; Higgledy-Piggledy (Goldstick in Waiting), Mr. Muddle ; other Members of the Court, Messrs. Bow, Scrape, Cringe, Crouch, Tageag, Merrywag, Perriwig, and Hatband ; Court Milliner, Madame Crinoline ; Drawing Master, Professor Crayon ; Governess, Miss Frump ; Music- Master, Signor Hnrdigurdi ; Maid in Waiting, Miss Sweet mper ; Chef de Cuisine, Mr. Cook ; Prince Popinjay (of I t Land of Prettistory), Mr. Finefeather ; his Retinue, ettessrs. Glare, Dazzle, Gleam, Glitter, and Cntashine. How the Princess is taught a wholesome lesson by Necessity, and of the change that takes place in consequence. Cottage of Necessity, with a Prospect of Hard Work in the Distance. The Enchanted Workbox—The Sampler and the Exemplar, and the pretty piece of work that Margery Daw makes of it. Inhabitants of the Workbox :—Row of Pins, Messrs. Sharp, Bent, Crooked, Pinaday, Groatayear, &c. ; Regiment of Needles (ready drilled), Messrs. Largeeye, Smalleye, Longsix, Splitup, Snapoff, &c. ; Thimble, Master Tom Thumb ; Worsted, Mr. Bawlaway ; Bodkin, Mr. Pierce ; Tape Mea sure, Mr. Inchbald; Hook and Eye, Messrs, How and Some bodyelse ; Shirt Buttons, Mr. Earlypurly ; Scissors, Mr. Shearsteel. How Margery Daw makes an important discovery and the audience also, and how, led by Necessity, she is com pelled to alter her opinions and change her position. The Mine of Labour, leading to the Mine of Wealth,—Labour (the Parent of Health, Wealth, and Happiness), Mr. Strong'i'th'arm. What Margery Daw goes to see, what she saw, and the re ward that Holyday bestows. Gra nd Scenic and Mechanical Effects, exhibiting (in processof construction) the Fairy Fac tory of Fancy, completed with tli e assistance of Labour and Imagination. Brilliant Tableau. Tile Transformation :—Two Harlequins, Herr Dentin and Signor Veroni ; two Sprites, the Brothers Elliott ; two Pantaloor s, Mr. Barnes and Mr. G. Tanner; two Clowns, Messrs. Harry Boleno and Flexmore; the Gent, Mr. Halford ; two Columbines, Madame Boleno and Miss Honey. The Ups and Downs of the Harlequinade, showing the Ins and Outs and Turns About of the Pantomime Rally ; Toy Warehouse, Butcher's and Baker's Shop (Bolenos, Deulin, Tanner, and Halford).—A pink of polite ness—Clown very toyish—Getting a nutcracker, which turns out a nobby toy—First and last toys for gambling—Marbles versus dice—Despatches, loaded, and off they go—Harlequin takes a private box—Clown takes Chatterton's situation as boxkoeper Kite-flying—A game of Cricket, by which some of the players get bowled out, and afterwards stumped, which turns out a long stop—The uses and abuses of the ctin oline—A Jack in the box—A box of regular British toys and a basket of French bread (bricks)—Aldershott a size smaller —Grand review of infantry—A military ball—Going in for a buster—Coming out with a roll—Clown make a peel t 3 baker's feelings—List, oh, List—Squaring a round of beef— Clown takes a steak and gets a chop in return—Pantaloon tries his hand at a game and loses by it Cut and come again —Clown takes a butcher's shop, which Harlequin makes too hot to hold him. .Tailor's Shop and Perfumery Warehouse (Ve. roni, Barnes, and Honey). A gentleman in search of a tailor— A suit that is quite the ticket—Tne Onde wrapper—Railway wrappers—Transfer depot-. Washing machine—extraordinary— Something that won't wash—Cleaned out—Scent in and sent out- Foreign versus English toothpowder—Hungary water—A Frangipani bouquet—Wonderful effects of the Pistachio nut powder—A case of real distress—Pantaloon in a fix—Fur nished Apartments for Single Men (Bolenos, Deulin, and Tanner).—Clown and Pantaloon in high life—A domestic re volution—Turning the tables—To bed, to bed—A drop too much Clown now begins to reflect —The looking-glass follows his example—Two heads better than one—Clown takes a turn on the sofa, which also takes a turn on its own account— Multiplication altercation, which ends with a regular row in the house. Jndkia's Gas-regulating Machine and General Patent Office and Stationer's Shop (Veroni, Barnes, and Honey.)—Clown, being in Fleet-street, goes the pace rather fast—The language of the eyes (Ltalian of course) which everybody understands—Bath post versus London post—Re gulators Wanted : railway regulators, army regulators, gas regulators, smoke regulators—Sewing, cutting, washing, pressing, and ironing done by a turn—Clown makes a shift which makes Pantaloon a little shirty—A box of common scents—A fresh supply of blacks from Amerioa—A Dred-ful scene ensues. Mechi's Model Farm (Bolenos, Deulin, and Tanner )—Harvest-home —A rakish dance by rustic lads and lasses—The milky way—Harlequin makes a pump of himself —A strong smell of game—A farm-yard visitor—Clown finds the pig a very great bore—Pantaloon finds the dog gets greatly attached to him —Prize Poultry—Cochin China and couch in England —Novel hatching—The old mail—Full in side—Clown off by the Express and Pantaloon by the Rocket—Mappin's Cutlery and Shilling Razor Warehouse, King William-street, City (the whole of the double company will appear in this scene )—Pantaloon proposes to take a bus—Present and future--Weight of public opinion —A change for the better—The people's own bus—When fool meets fool then comes the tug of fun—Collision, crash, smash, and dash—Garotte preventive—Moustache move nient—A pair of sharp blades—Clowns prove themselves a case for cutlery—Holloway stopped by Holloway's oint ment—The duel —A cut direct Forewarned, forearmed— Public nuisances of 1856—0 h, my Crinoline—A high wind, a regular blow up, and glorious termination to Ups and Downs in Holiday's Fairy Homo. 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, 3s, ; Stalls, ss. ; Private Boxes, 10s. 6d., V. ls., It. lls. 6d., and 2/. 2s. A Morning Performance of the Great Pantomime every Wednesday, at Two o'clock. R OYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. C. Dillon. THIS EVENING will be produced an entirely new and original combination of burlesque and pantomime, entitled 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 Her Majesty's Theatre. Tho harlequinade upon things in gene ral. The new and magnificent scenery painted by Mr. F. Fenton. Characters in the opening Conrad (the Corsair) ... Birbarto (his lieutenant) Seyde Pasha Sing Smaul Yussiff Medora Gulnar Zuliem Ilubmarina Serena Clowns Miss Woolgar „Mr. J. L. Toole Mr. Barrett Mr. Holston Mr. S. Calhaem Mrs. Charles Dillon Mrs. B. White ..Mrs. Melville , Miss Jessie Ryder ..Miss Marie Wilton Mr. Tom Matthews and Mr. H. Marshall Mr. Stilt Mr. J. Marshall ............... The Brothers Nelson. Miss Clara Morgan and Miss Ladd. To be preceded by THE KING'S MUSKETEERS. D'Ar tag-nan. Mr. C. Dillon. The box-office open daily, from 11 to 5, under the super- Ntendence of Mr. Chatterton, jun. Pantaloon Harlequin Sprites ... _ . Columbines Carriages conveying parties to the Private Boxes to set down at the State entrance in Burleigh-street. A Morning Performance every Saturday, at 2 o'clock, TRAND TH EAT RE.—Manager, Mr. T . Payne.—This Evening will _be perfo rme d , THE JEW'S DAUGHTER. After which, THE INTRIGUE. To conclude with the immensely successful novel Burlesque Pantomime of THE MAGIC MISTLETOE ; or, Harlequin Humbug and the Shams of London. Tho Fairy Chri.tmas, Miss E. Wilton ; Good Humour, Miss Norbury; Mercury, Mies Cameron ; Humbly", Mr. Herbert ; Cant, Mr. Bolton ; Baron, Mr J. B. Johnstone • Sir Roland, Mr. Clarke; Lord LoveL, Miss Craven ; Addelp.tte, Miss Cuthbert ; Crambo, Master W. Edonin ; Lady Agnes, Miss E. Jacobs ; Baroness, Slr. G. Lee ; Furbilosa, Mr. J. Howard. Novel Harle quinade :—Clown, Miss Cuthbert ; Little Clown, Master W Edoum ; Pantaloon, Mr. J. Clarke • Harlequin, Miss Craven ; Columbines, Miss E. Jacobs and ' Mdle. Collison ; Premier Danseuse, Mdle. Marie Charles. New and magnificent Scenery, &c. New Curtain. New Act Drop. Commence at Seven. Stalls, 3s. ; Boxes, es. ; Pit, is. ; Gallery, 6d. A morning performanee of the Pantomime every Monday at two o'clock. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Creswick. THIS EVENING, THE LIFE CHASE. After which, HARLEQUIN AND THE SUMMER QUEEN. Harlequin, Mr. F. Glover; Clown, Mr. Buck; Pantaloon, Mr. Bradbury ; the Four Sprites, the Fag Fa. wily ; Columbines, Mesdames Marie and Agnes. THEATRE ROYAL, IIAYMARKET. THIS EVENING, to commence at Seven with the drama of THE JACOBITE. John Duck, Mr. Buckstone. After which, a new comic Christmas Pantomime, entitled THE BASES IN THE WOOD, or Harlequin and the Cruel Uncle. The scenery of the opening story painted by Mr. W. Callcott. The music composed and arranged by Edward Fitz william. The pantomime produced under the direction of M. Milano. Harlequin, M. Milano; Columbine, Fanny Wright ; Pantaloon, Mr. Mackay ; and Clown, Mr. Driver. To conclude with MAKE YOUR WILLS. A Morning performance of the Pantomime will be given every Thursday throughout the holidays : commencing, at 2, concluding at 4. OYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, _IL THIS EVENING will be performed THE CORSICAN BROTHERS. Fabicn and Louis dei Franchi by Mr. C. Kean. After which, a new grand Christmas Pantomime, called ALADDIN AND THE WONDERFUL LAMP; or, Harlequin and the Genii of the Ring. Harlequin, Mr Cormack ; Clown, Mr. Huline ; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo ; Co. lumbine, Miss C. Adams. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster. Great Hit of A Night at Lotting-Hill. THIS EVENING will be performed DOMESTIC ECONOMY. After which, A NIGHT AT NOTTING-HILL, in which Mr. Wright and Paul Bedford will appear. To conclude with the new and original union of modern burlesque and old English pantomime (as originated at this theatre), by Professor Wordspinner, Member of Every thing, with entirely new scenery, dresses, transformations, &c., called THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 10, 1857. MOTHER SHIPTON ; or, Harlequin Knight of Love, and the Enchanted Whistle. Harlequin and Columbine (b la Watteau), Madame Celeste and Miss Wyndham ; Clown, Mr. Garden ; Pantaloon, Mr. Moreland; Scaramouch, Mr. Le Barr. Characters in the bur lesque by Mr. Paul Bedford, Mr. J. Bland, Mr. R. Romer, Madame Celeste, Miss Wyndham, Miss Mary Keeley, Miss Kate Kelly, Miss Arden, &c. OYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. Alfred Wigan. THIS EVENING, DELICATE GROUND. Messrs. G. Vining and. Leslie ; Mrs. Stirling. A new Fairy Extravaganza, by J. R. Planche, Esq., called YOUNG AND HANDSOME. Messrs. F. Robson, Rogers, Leslie, G. Cooke, Danvers. Misses Swanborough, Thirlwall, St. Casse, Castleton, Bromley, Maskell, and Mrs. Melfort. After which, CRINOLINE, Commence at half-past Seven. A STLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke. THIS EVENING, Shakspeare's Tragedy of RICHARD THE THIRD, with Mr. W. Cooke's Splendid Equestrian Illustrations. Richard, Mr. James Holloway. After which, the choice SCENES of Equestrian Skill in the ARENA. To conclude with the irresistibly funny equestrian comic pantomime, called PAUL PRY ON HORSEBACK ; or, Harlequin and the Magic Horseshoe, in which Mr. W. Cooke will drive Eight Golden-footed Steeds attached to the re splendent Chariot of Gold. Doors open at half-past six; commence at a quarter be fore seven o'clock. Rox-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Equestrian Director, Mr. W. Cooke, jun. A Morning Performance every Saturday, at Two o'clock. 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. Pearee, Mrs. J. Caulfield, Miss Brunell, and Miss Summers ; Mr. J. Caulfield, Herr F. longhmans, R. Grover, T. Raino, T. Farrant, S. Jones, J. Barker, W. Melling, and P. Corrie ; Masters Austin, Ben nett, and Corri ; Mr. Sam Cowell and E. Mackney. Piano forte, J. Harroway, R.A. ; harmonium, J. Caulfield, jun. ; director, Mr. J. Caulfield. Commence at Seven o'clock pre c , sely. Suppers, &c., until twelve o'clock. In addition to the usual Vocal Entertainment, the celebrated SPANISH VIINSTRELS will appear in costume at Nine and Eleven o'clock Every Evening, and sing some of their favourite selec tions. HIGII WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. PUS DAT—Morn. 36 min. aft. I—Evening 1 min. aft. 2 To-Momtow—Morn. 25 min. aft. 2—Evening 49 min. aft. 2 lidE WEATHER—SUN OFFICE, JANUARY 10. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 49 --tigheet since noon yesterday. 49 —lowest this morning and during the night. 50 —this day it noon. BAROMETER, 29'47—a great fall ; now rising -29'53. WiND—Morning, S.W. ; now W.N.W.—Light, with fine clear sky and sunshiny weather. .ar f , - t L, 1 ,114 • ) • c~ .. Ii . ):DON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 1857, According to the great Ministerial organ, the Russian War has proved, for the Allies, most triumphant, and the Paris Peace most satisfac tory. Now that the second and concluding Con ferences have terminated, we are called upon to sing Posans—rapturous and unconditional—to the glory of Lord PALMERSTON and Lord PALMER STON'S Government. Because the Czatt has been compelled, at the eleventh hour, to yield—what ? Bolgrad and the Isle of Serpents ! Russia re ceiving herself the little town of Komrat in lieu of Tabak, which she reluctantly restores to Mol davia ! Because of this—because all access to LakeYalpuck is denied to the AUTOCRAT —and be cause the Delta of the Danube again forms an integral portion of the Turkish dominions—we are told that everything has succeeded to admira tion. We are called upon, in the name of Bolgrad, is the name of Tabak, in the name of the Danu bian Delta, in the name of the Lake Yalpuck, in the name of the Isle of Serpents—to rejoice positively as though all further cause for anxiety in regard to the perils of Rus sian domination in Europe were removed " for ever and a day !" And yet pre ci 4ely at the time we are told all this, news comes to us, by way of Constantinople, to the effect that the SHAH of Persia has demanded the assistance of the Russian AUTOCRAT ! And not only that—but that already the Russians have occupied certain islands in the Bay of Balkan, or rather, we should presume from the descrip tion of them conveyed in the despatch, other islands situated at the eastern extremity of the Bay of Balchanskoi ! For the intelligence adds to the mere mention of the recent occupancy of these islands by the Muscovites the remark that they are situated near that portion of the shores of the Caspian which commands the territory of Toorkomania. A description tallying with that which might be given of the islands in the Bay of Balchanskoi—but wholly inapplicable to any in the more northern Bay of Balkan, a bay contiguous to the barren regions of the Desert of Kharasm rather than to the Turco man portion of Independent Tartary. How ever this may be—there the doubly sinister an nouncement is : the announcement on the one hand that the Shah of PERSIA has demanded the assistance of the Russian AUTOCRAT, and on the other, that the CZAR has already so far responded to this demand as to cause his myrmidons iu the Caspian Sea at once to seize upon a cluster of islands suitable for the ulterior furtherance of any hostile operations upon which Russia may, in the fullness of time, and in the development of her malign policy, be induced 'to adventure. Honestly then, be it said, in the presence of facts such as these—that we do not feel ourselves justified in giving way to anything at all like rapturouscognise atonce, or u nconditional exultation. We re. of course, the advantage secured to Europe by those clauses of the treaty of Paris wresting from the CZAR the privilege of access to Lake Yalpuck, the right of dominion over the Isle of Serpents, the benefit of a continued occu pancy of Tabak and of Bolgrad—making over to his Imperial Majesty, in lieu of all this, a little patch of territory three hundred versts in dimensions, embracing within its limits the town of Komrat already mentioned. So far—of course--so good. So far, but not a bit further! For if by these satisfactory arrangements the Allies have, as we really believe they have, secured the future free doom of the navigation of the Danube—it might iu reason be remembered at the same time that they have by the self-same Treaty shut their owu war fleets out effectually from the waters of the Euxine ! It ought to be remembered, too, that while Russia is ostensibly making peace with us in one direction, she is virtually declaring war against us, almost in the same breath, in another And that, therefore, while we cannot in reason but admire the patriotic, and, so far let us say, even the heroic and energetic policy of Lord PALMERSTON on the part of Turkey ! While we cannot in justice do otherwise than admire the energy recently evinced by the Noble Viscount in shaking himself free once more from the Court Bonds, the deadening trammels, the palsying shackles of Germanism ! While we recognise, while we cannot do otherwise than recognise with unaffected delight, the nobility, the daring, and the civism of the gallant principles enunciated by our Prime Minister, not very many weeks from the present time, in the city of Manchester—we cannot at the same moment but regard the atti tude simultaneously assumed in regard to Herat by the Cabinets of St. James's, of Teheran, and of St. Petersburg, with feelings of profound, and, we venture to add of perfectly justifiable, trepidation. Trepidation, that is to say, lest the insidious intrigues of the Russian AUTOCRAT at the Court of the Shah of PERSIA may be allowed to develope unimpeded, to become deepened, ex panded, and complicated, under the shelter of the specious concessions made by Russia at the late Paris Conferences. No—the ashes of the late War are deceitful. We are treading upon latent flames, the flames of a new and more disastrous conflict, ready to break out at the first emergency. " Incedimus per ign es Suppositos cineri doloso !" And Lord PALMERSTON, of all men, ought to be alive to the peril of the situation. To him England will look for extrication from this new and more formidable maze of difficulties. To his patriotism, to his sagacity, to his diplomatic astuteness, to his perfect mastery of the tricks and artifices, of the chicane and the in trigues of statecraft, the country at large will look with eager expectancy, if not with a reliance all but implicit. Great as have been his opportunities hitherto, they are entirely surpassed by those now accumulating within his grasp—opportunities such as must necessarily, arid that, moreover, before much longer, enable us, in regard to Russia, viewed in her relations at once with Europe and with Asia, to repair the errors, the follies, and the oversights of preceding Governments. May their confidence be justified —may their expectations be realised ! The CZAR will then find assuredly that he has walked from the Frying Pan of the Crimea into the Fire of Khorassan. The excitement on the subject of the iniquitous Income Tax, or as it has justly been designated, " the Income-tax robbery," still increases. Nay more, it has reached Ireland, and that impassioned race are not slow to give expression to their views and feelings. Dublin, Cork, Belfast, Derry, Carlow, and many other districts have already spoken out plainly and intelligibly, and there seems but little doubt that the agitation will become as brisk as any ever attempted, should the Chancellor of the Exchequer persevere in his " pettifogging quib ble," or refuse to discriminate between the certain proceeds of accumulated and realised property, and the precarious profits of industry. Nor will this agitation now be limited by locality, race, or party. English, Scotch, and Irish will contend side by side, as they did on the field of battle, against the monster grievance, and Whig and Tory, Conservative and Radical, Pro tectionist (if any are still to be found) and Free trader will array themselves under the same banner. No Ministry can withstand a "pressure from without "so decided and incessant. The question will be made one of the chief tests on every hustings. No candidate can hope for suc cess unless fully prepared to pledge himself not only against the " War Ninepence,' but for a more equitable apportionment of the burden, so that it may rest as nearly as possible on the contributors according to their respective means. An extraordinary unanimity has prevailed amongst all classes as to the justice and expe diency of making the impost strictly "a Property Tax." There may as yet be some difference with regard to the details, but there is none as to the principle. The general feeling appears to be in accordance with the plan wepropounded many years since of charging on the capitalised value of the property, rather than on the temporary income. If men choose to keep their capital idle, or to accept a very small return, the Exchequer should not suffer for their peculiar hobby. servant who " buried his talent " was not regarded with peculiar favour by his Lord. It was those who engaged actively in the concerns of every-day. life, who encountered a certain degree of risk in increasing their resources, Th© that received praise and reward. The faineant who slumbered away existence, and hoarded hi s money, was deprived of that which he had, which was given to the most industrious of his fellow s ervan ts. Another point on which there has been a simi lar agreement of all parties, has been in the desire to maintain the national establishments, especially the naval and military departments, in a high state of efficiency. There is, in truth, no desire to stint the Exchequer. The same feeling now pre vails that existed when Sir CHARLES WOOD at tempted to increase the tax, without remedying its glaring defects. The community at large concur in the opinion that a judi ciously and fairly assessed Property Tax is the best tax for the nation—a charge on precari ous and fluctuating profits the worst. They are well aware that a complete state of preparation for war is true economy, not only because it is eminently calculated to prevent hostilities, but also in case they should arise, despite every pre caution, because it is calculated to bring them to a speedy conclusion without a serious expen diture of men or money. "Si vis pacem, para bellum," is as true at the present day as during the time of the ancient writer. It is essential that what has been truly designated as " the mawkish sentimentality of the Manchester school" —a sentimentality that partly produced the late Russian war, should be unequivocally repudiated by the people. Nor is there the slightest desire on the part of the country to retrace its footsteps in the path of unrestricted competition, or to make up for de ficiencies in the revenue by additional indirect taxation. There are still many unwise and im politic taxes, the modification or abolition whereof would be hailed with intense delight. Recently, in " The Sun Budget," we pointed out some of these imposts, which produce a considerable amount of illicit traffic, and set many of our fellow•subjects in organised opposition to the law of the land. We need not expatiate on the demoralising tendency of such a pro- ceeding, or its unfairness to the fair trader. There is but one way of abating the social nuisance namely, such a reduction of imposts as will render the trade and calling of the smuggler, or illicit: distiller, unprofitable. By such means the consumer and fair dealer may be greatly benefited without any serious injury to the Revenue. But, while the experiment is properly tested, it is essential to preserve the means of defraying the national liabilities and maintaining the national establishments by means of a Property Tax, equitably apportioned on the community. "Our domestic institutions" are in a slippery, tumble-down condition just now, to all appear ance, in the Slave States. What other interpre tation can we give of the universal panic fear of a rising of the slave population in insurrection ?—of the hanging, shooting, menaces, public meetings, combinations, of which the newspapers are so full ? —of the clamorous outcry against white aboli tionist missionaries in disguise traversing the country to excite the blacks to revolt ? Can any one point out any satisfactory evidence as yet promulgated of the truth of the allegations made by the slaveowners ? For our part we have not come across such evidence. We will even go further, and say such evidence is not merely not forthcoming ; it has no existence. Is there, then, it will be asked, no real danger ? Are the Southern slaveowners at the present moment appalled by an unwarrantable fear, and busying themselves with measures of prevention against a peril which has no existence ? What. ever may have been the case in the first instance, we should be loth to say as much now. If we are not mistaken they are precipitating a crisis it was a month or two ago in their power to avert. There can be little doubt the late Presidential election has been the moans of quickening the minds of the slave population to a keen sense of the abject and miserable bondage under which they groan, being burdened. Not a meeting at which the claims of the rival candidates were discussed but was attended by the most intelligent and adventurous of the op pressed people. The black attendants of the white man, it will be remembered, are generally selected, because of their superior ability and cultivation. On their return be sure the closeness of the contest between the supposed friend and foe of the slave, and the imminent danger of the final overthrow of Southern domination would be told in the fullest amplitude to greedy ears, and pondered over by understandings but too much under the sway of imagination. The flame of liberty, always catching, is likely enough to have been veritable wildfire among them ; not, how ever, stimulating them directly to revolt, but awakening their dormant hope of liberation, and opening their eyes yet further to the enormities of which they are either the victims or the eye witnesses. Such a state of feeling could not exist without revealing itself in some indefinable manner to their masters. One communicates with another —he has observed the same thing— so has a third the intelligence spread—the confirmation is gene ral ; a panic ensues ; meetings, combinations, shooting, and hanging follow on discoveries, owing, with few exceptions, their birth to appre hension ; and—the slave bides his time. Frighten an excited African with the gallows ! what with yon charred stump before your eyes, where in sullen silence passed away the soul of black " clod " in the very flames superior to the white man's vengeance. Frighten the most enduring race in the world—in whom the faculty of passivity has shown itself at least as strong as in any other—with powder and ball, and the hope of freedom stirring within him ! Not exactly. But by any of these means he may readily be stimulated to vengeance ; and the vengeance of an outraged, down-trodden, long-suffering black is as remorseless and scathing as the leven-bolt of heaven ! Who that has read the frightful history of slave insurrections but remembers with horror the drunken fury, the unhesitating butchery, the insatiable hate, the wide-spread desolation, by which they have been characterised. There is room for no European magnanimity in the breast •f the up-risen African, .on fire with the unavenged wrongs of his race for unforgotteu generations. Neither is there for discrimination. The gentle and forbearing master and mistress have no better chance of escape than the overbearing ruffian. A contemporary tells of " the agony of that kind hearted Virginia planter on the eve of being overtaken by the Southampton rising four-and twenty years ago. A friend from the N or th ern States was staying at the house ; and his host was anxious to assure him of the safety of good masters among their slaves. He summoned his butler—his confidential head of the establish ment—bade him shut the door, and asked him if he knew of the rising at Southampton, and that the insurgents were approaching. The man did know it. He was told that he and his com rades would be expected to protect the family ; and he made no answer. Being asked whether, if armed, he would protect the family, he replied No.' Being asked whether, if the Southampton negroes arrived, ho would join them, lie answered Yes.' His master dismissed him, and the wept without restrai n t." Adding— " The b n itterness was in the magnanimity of the slave, who told the truth at such a time and in such a way. The virtues which are brought out in such crises are the worst part of the grief of the slaveholders, as they are the most tremendous condemnation of the system. If there is a slave of really high character in the black household, he is the one most sure to fail his master when the master's claims come into colli sion with the higher stress of nature aid of duty." Can anything more clearly demonstrate the insane policy which, instead of holding out hope to the negro at a crisis like the present, stimu lates him to vengeance by the butchery of his com patriots in a paroxysm of fear. What cares ho for death, so that he has his hour of retribution. And how should he be expected to discriminate when the best master holds him in unwarrantable bondage ? " Our domestic institutions" are, we suspect, really in a tottering state. The cry of blood rises from hundreds of . lynched whites as well as from the slain of the objects of their com passion, and in the hardening of the oppressor's heart may be recognised the approach of retribu tion. No humane individual can contemplate the prospect of a negro insurrection without a shud der, but when the means of averting it are neglected, and a "reign of terror" is adopted instead, such an insurrection can occasion no surprise. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, JAN. 9. The Queen, with Prince Arthur, walked and drove in the Home-park this morning. Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and Princess Alice, left Windsor Castle at a quarter•past nine o'clock, and travelled by a special train of the Gr ea t W estern Railway to Oxford, where their royal highnesses remained during the day to see the University. Lady Caroline Barrington, Colonel F. H. Seymour, and Mr. Gibbs, were in attendance. ROYAL VISIT TO OXFORD.—Their Royal Highnesses Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, accompanied by Lady A. Bar rington, Colon e l Seymour, and the Rev. Mr. Gibbs, yesterday paid a hurried visit to Oxford, at which place they arrived by special train from Windsor at half-past ten o'clock. The Royal party left Oxford by special train at half-past 4 o'clock, and returned to Windsor. Lord Stanley of Alderley arrived in town on Thursday evening from Alderley. The Duke of Beaufort has arrived at Thomas' Hotel, Berkeley-square, from Badminton. COWES, ISLE OF WIGIIT. (FROM OUR OWN CORREAPONDENT.) EDWARD HoßiCt IVIONTErIORE.—This gentleman (or a personage very like him) paid the inhrlbitants of Coweti a visit in April, 1865, under the name of Landfeldt. He took up his residence at the Fountain Hotel, professing to be a merchant from Bristol. His object in visiting Cowes was to purchase vessels, sometimes for Australia, sometimes for the African coast. His first purchase was the yacht Triumvir (built by White for Lieut.-Colonel A. C. Stirling), paying for her by ch eque on th e B r i s t o l branch of the Bank of England. This established his credit, and he then purchased the schooner Charterfield, paying some part in cash, but giving his acceptance fc r the remainder, which is not yet paid. He fitted her out and sent her round to Bristol, where he sold her. He had the Triumvir hauled up on Spencer's slip at East Cowes, to convert her into a screw steamer. He had very considerable alterations made on her, and advertised her to take out a mail and passengers to Australia. Mr. Landfeldt remained at Cowes about a month, living in the first style, and giving grog and cigars to all who would accept them. During this time he made several visits to London to purchase machinery, materials, pro- visions, &c., and probaily to receive deposits, passage money, and consignments of cargo, and also to work out some other schemes. Vast quantities of machinery, &c., daily arrived for the Triumvir. The gentleman now sported his " tiger" in livery ; everything was first chop. But there was no cash. The tradesmen wanted their money • the gentleman was missing ; and a general scramble took place. One claimed the machinery, another the provisions, a third the fittings, &e. ; but the yacht still remains on the slip where Landfeldt had her placed. SHIP IN DISTRESS. PORTSMOUTH, FRIDAY NIGHT. Soon after 7 o'clock this evening minute guns of heavy caibre were distinctly heard ashore at Portsmouth, and after about 10 had been fired Mr. Richards, pilot, pro ceeded to the dockyard and reported the circumstance, which was the first intimation of distress conveyed there. The firing continued about half an hour, and the Admiral ordered the Comet and Echo steamtugs and the Sprightly steam tender to go out and search for the ship in distress. At 9 o'clock Commander Maitland, commanding the Southsea Coastguard station, sent in an official letter to the Port-Admiral reporting the guns, and stating the flash and sound proceeded apparently from the east end of the Isle of Wight. The vessel in danger is supposed to be either the Pembroke, 60 gun blockship, which got away this afternoon at 2 50 for Leith, or some ship homeward bound from a foreign station. A large number of riggers and labourers have been called into the dockyard to-night since 9 o'clock to be in readiness to act when the next report is brought in. The night is an awful one, the rain descending heavily, and the wind blowing fresh. FURTHER PARTICULARS. PORTSMOUTH, SATURDAY MORNING. At 7 p.m. yesterday blue lights were burned on the Dean Sand by a vessel on shore there, which were an swered by signal guns and rockets from the men-of-war at Spithead and the Warner light-ship. Steam-tugs proceeded to her assistance, got her off the sand, and towed her to the Motherbank. She is the Sabrina, from London, for Melbourne, calling at Southampton for e migrants. LATEST NEWS. CONSTANTINOPLE, JAN. 2 On account of party intrigues the Shah of Persia is said to have demanded the assistance of Russia. The Russians have occupied some islands in th• Balkhan Gulf, on the Turcoman coast of the Caspian. PARIS, FRIDAY EVENING, Switzerland and France have to come to an arrangement as follow : The independence of Neuchatel. The liberation of prisoners, and their imme. diate departure from the S swiss territory. Prussia will cease front her demonstration. England gives her consent. Much rejoicing at Berne. AUSTRIA. VIENNA, Jan. 7.—The following information, which has been acquired at various authentic sources, will enable your readers to form a correct idea of what has recently been done and is now doing in the Neuchatel question. As you are aware, the French Government a few days since made a second attempt to mediate between Prussia and Swit zerland. The Berlin Cabinet approved of the French project, and it was not unacceptable to the Swiss Confederation, but the latter recollecting that its political independence was not guaranteed by France alone, thought it desirable that the plan of mediation proposed by the Emperor of the French should be seconded or rather adopted by some other great Power or Powers. It occurred to the Federal Council that the first Napoleon arrogated to himself the title of " Mediateur de la Confedera tion Suisse," and, as the third Napoleon not long ago employed language very like that used by his illustrious uncle, the Swiss Government re solved to express its gratitude to the French Go vernment for its bons offices,and at the same time to hint that it might perhaps be well if England, the good friend and ally of France,would consent to take a share in the proposed mediation. What subsequently took place between the French and British Governments is not exactly known here, but certain it is that they have during the last few days been working together in the Neuchatel affair, and with such success, that it can no longer be the question of a war between Prussia and Switzerland. Austria, as the professed supporter of the prerogatives and legitimate rights •f sovereigns, could not openly take part with Switzerland against Prussia ; but she has so ma naged, that not a Prussian soldier can be sent to the frontiers of Switzerland until a formal applica tion has been made by the Berlin Government to the German Confederation. At first the sovereigns of Bavaria, Wurtemberg, and Baden were inclined to permit Prussian troops to march through their territories ; but their resolutions were made to he broken. Wurtemberg was the first to make a retrograde movement ; Bavaria followed her ex ample ; and a couple of days since B ►dea brought up the rear. The wrath of Prussia against Austria is already great—as is seen by the Berlin papers— but it will be still greater when it learns that the Imperial Government is so well satisfied with the recent conduct of the Federal Council that it no longer wishes to see a change made in the Con stitution of 1848. In a word, the moderation, tact, and firmness displayed by the Swiss Government towards all parties has produced a very favourable impression on Austrian statesmen, and they appear to have come to the conclusion that the most com manding military position in Europe could not be in better or safer hands. The information contained in my telegraphic despatch of Monday last was correct, and the Ministers for Foreign Affairs, of the Interior, and of Finances, will leave Vienna for Milan to-morrow (Thursday) evening. Many persons are of opinion that the Emperor, being hard pressed by the military Envoy of the King of Prussia, requires the counsel of his Ministers, but you may be sure that their journey to Milan is in no way connected with the Neu chatel question. Austria is resolved not to interfere actively between Prussia and Switzerland, and she will keep in the background until the Neuchatel question is brought before a Conference which will be formed of the parties to the London protocol of May, 1852, and Switzerland. A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon at the official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury, in Downing -street. The Ministers present were—the Lord Chancellor, Earl Granville, Sir George Grey, Earl of Clarendon, Mr. Secretary Labouchere, Sir Charles Wood, the Right Hon. R. Vernon Smith, Lord Stanley of Alderley, and the Right Hon. M. T. Baines. The French Ambassador and the Austrian Minister returned to London on Thursday from Broadlands, Hants, the seat of Viscount Palmerston. A deputation from the Eastern Archipelago Company, consisting of Mr. H. H. Lindsay (chairman), Sir Henry Barnard, 8.C.8. (director), Mr. Strick (mineral agent), and Mr. Grant (secretary), had an interview with Mr. Secretary Labouchere yesterday at the Colonial-office. Lord Queensberry's eldest son, John Sholto Douglas, wVI not assume the title of Viscount Drumlanrig, but that of Baton Douglas of Hawick and Tibbers. The last call of 4/. is to be paid on the shares of the Graissessac and Beziers Railway by the 31st inst. At the meeting of the Commercial Dock Company yesterday, a half-yearly dividend at the rate of 5 per cent, per annum was declared, free of income tax. The Metropolitan Chapter of Paris decided yesterday that the funeral of the Archbishop of Paris shall take place on the 10th (this day), instead of the 13th, which was the day at first proposed. An extraordinary meeting of the New Brunswick and Canada Railway and Land Company took place yesterday day, at which a resolution was passed for reducing the capital from 800,0001. to 400,0001. Some idea of the dreadful state of the weather in the Channel during the last few days may be formed from the fact that the steamer which left Dover on Tuesday night was twelve hours in making the passage. DIVISION OFFICERS' PETITION TO THE TREASURY.— A petition for an increase of salary was forwarded by the Division Officers of the Suffolk Collection on the 20th Dec.—Civil Service Gazette. The acts runts presented at the half-yearly meeting of the East and West India Dock Company yesterday showed a surplus over expenditure of 68,0001., out of which the directors declared a dividend for the half-year at the rate of 6 per cent, per annum, free of income tax. The purchase of a Brussels paper—La Presse Belge— by one of the great capitalists of Paris, was announced a few days since. The new owner is the gentleman who some time ago purchased the Paris Presse from M. Emile de Girardin. NEW CHURCH IN THE ISLE OF DOGS.—The Bishop of London intends consecrating the new and handsome church in the Isle of Dogs, opposite Greenwich, on Monday next. It is a spacious edifice, built at the sole expense of Alderman Cubitt, who has extensive works and property in the vicinity. EUPHRATES VALLEY RAILWAY COMPANY. Mr. Andrew, the chairman of this company, has received a telegraphic despatch from General Chesney, dated Pera, Jan. 8, stating that the concession for the Euphrates Valley Railway with its guarantee passed the Council of Ministers on the sth inst. FUNERAL OF MR. J. BROTHERTON, M.P.—The funeral of Mr. Brotherton has been fixed for Wednesday next. At a meeting of the Salford Town Council on Thursday it was agreed that the corporation should attend the obsequies, and a meeting of the Manchester Town Council is to be held to-day, at which no doubt a similar resolution will no doubt be agreed to. NEW " SPIRITUAL PEERS. "—Next session Dr. Baring, Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol, will take his seat in the House of Lords and read prayers daily to their lordships. The Bishop of Ripon will not have a seat until a vacancy shall occur in some other seat than London, Durham, and Winchester, according to the Bishopric of Manchester Act passed in- 1847. REPRESENTATION OF WEST KENT.—We understand that Charles Wykeharn Martin, Esq., of Leeds Castle, nsar Maidstone ' father of P. W. Martin, Esq., the Liberal member for Rochester, will be brought forward by the Liberal party with every prospect of suczess, as the Liberals have been paying unremitting attention to the register for the last four years. The works lately the property of C. J. Mare and Co. are about to be carried on, under the Limited Liability Act, by a joint.stock company, to be called the Thames Iron and Ship-building Company. The shares are to be of 5,0001. each, to be paid up in cash within a month, and the entire amount has been subscribed by 14 persons of good commercial standing in London. The property was purchased of the estate of Mare and Co. by Mr. Peter Rolt. LORD STAMFORD'S BIRTHDAY.—REJOICINGS AT ASH TON-UNDER-LYNE.—On Wednesday upwards of 300 of the principal agricultural tenants in the manor of Ash ton-under•Lyne and township of Staley and Tintwistle were provided with an excellent dinner by the Earl of Stamford and Warrington, in commemoration of his lordship's birthday. About 1,000 school children and Sunday-school teachers were also regaled with tea and other refreshments, and the church bells rang merrily at intervals throughout the whole day. THE BLOWING-UP OF A NEAPOLITAN WAR STEAMER. — This terrible accident, which we have already briefly announced, is rather differently told in a despatch from Marseilles of Wednesday's date, which says :—" We learn from Naples that on the night of the 4th January the Carlo 111., a Neapolitan steamer frigate, was blown up by the explosion of the gunpowder that was kept on board. This frigate was about to leave the port for Sicily, to convey to that island a number of discharged soldiers. The victims of the explosion were very nu merous ; some persons were saved, however, being picked up by an English cruiser." The monster Christmas pie, for which St. John's The King, upon the occ T a College, Cambridge, is famous, weighed . this year up wards of 601b5., and its contents various sled of grous e o si th r inhabitant , s the Chambers this day, pronounced a speech,' in pheasants, turkeys, geese, and which he reminded them of the glorious participa the festival of St. the D o N p E e B n D i A n o f of earth and air. Saturday being trop of Piedmont in the Eastern war. His Majesty John there was what is k terme N g fa i as r t aro at the ancient and declared that the Sardinian troops, having emu otherscollege ; Lord B.ardwic e, Mr. V _ listed in • courage and in vigour the most renowned being among the guests at dinner. In the . even ing there was a soiree, and the monster pie with the armies in the world, had deserved' well of their boar's head were introduced for supper. The attendance country. in the combination room was very large, including many " The townsmen.—Stanford Mercury. Congress of Paris (added the King) con. , whilst towneen.—S townsmen.—Stanford Mercury. firmed our al H E R MAJESTY'S TWELFTHCAKE.—The Roy a l t %yenta- at the same time it re-established our old cake, which was served on a dish of gold, in the drawing friendship r oom, after her Majesty's dinner, on the Gtb, we i ghed is with Russia. The interests of Italy were vindicated Italian Power, for the first time, y about thirty pounds, and its decorations afforded the • ban Congress ; and while she ha s shown the necessity, Royal confectioner a favourable opportunity of display. In a n E n ropean sity C , on hog his taste and skill in this department. A roun d the bas© are four divisions of Chinese dra w i ngs , an d betweenfor the sake of all par. of ame li ora ti n g the situation of Italy, Sardinia h as each division are some beautiful medallions, on a doe gained, in passing throu g h this controvers y , a just blue ground, with enamelled border, figures, and flowerii. prudence, political moderation, an d p reputation for The top of the cake represent s a scene i n the late war, I civil courage- g where the colonel of the Z ouaves, after receivin a mor•- gc Th e Government, relying upon the national tal wound, is supported by th e surgeon of the regiment, sentiment whi ch p rec ails, will p ursue with con and telling the vivandi ere t o " bear this cross to my i s t anc y the same policy in which it has assumed mother, with my last breath." At the back of the dying : the initiative. Zouave stands a p r i va t e o f the regiment, holding the rein 6, The budget shows that the ordinary expendi of the colonel's steed, apparently affrighted at the explo- tures and revenues are completely balanced ; seve , sion of a sh e ll ; and about the figures are lying broken ral internal reforms remain for us now to accom. muskets, swords, balls, and other emblems indicative of p ui sh. the horrors of a battle field. The design, colouring, and "The institutions which were granted to the figures are by M. J. Le Bond, who had the honour of l country by King Charles Albert have been consoli being highly complimented by her Majesty and his Royal country by time, and have . been rendered more fruit- Highness Prince Albert on this display of his skill and ful by the intimate union which has existed between I ingenuity. THE EAST. According to the latest accounts from Trebi zonde, the story of the seizure of the 18 Turkish Sandals was really a correct one ; and what is worse is that actual fighting took place on board of two Sandals, and a Turkish sailor was killed by a Cossack. The road between Trebizonde, Erie roum, and Bayazid, is in such a wretched state, that the Katergis, or muleteers, can hardly manage to carry goods between those places. The conse quence will be that Turkey will lose the whole of her transit trade with Persia, and Russia will obtain it for her adjacent possessions. Instead of Trebizonde the harbour of Redout Kaleh will be selected for the importation of merchandise, which will then be conveyed through Kutais, Tiflis, Erivan, Nackshovan (or Giulfa), and the Russo- Persian frontier to Tabreez. The Russians have divided their army into three columns in the fol lowing manner : The Ist army corps, consisting of two divisions of infantry and special troops thereto belonging, is placed near Nachilsheran, and has orders in case of need to advance upon Tauris (Tabreez). The 2d army corps stands near Bakou, and cau, by keeping along the western coast of the Caspian Sea, reach Asterabad without much difficulty, and under cover of the flotilla proceed through the valley as far as Herat. The 3d corps, which is cantoned along the Cas- pian Sea, can penetrate on that side into Khorasan and Khiva. Extraordinary activity prevails all over that region, especially at Tiflis, to which place the Rus sian commander-in-chief had returned from his tour of inspection. Bumour has it that the flotilla has received a reinforcement from Nicolaieff, and that artificers are working night and day in the docks of that arsenal. This proves that Russia by no means ignores the importance of the Caspian Sea. ITALY. A letter from Pa rma , o f th e 31st ult., in the Corriere Mercantile, says :—" Yesterday the Cham ber of Accusations pronounced sentence in the case of the political prisoners. Eleven were acquitted, and fourteen retained for trial, including three who have turned what is called Queen's evidence. Not withstanding the acquittal of the eleven, they have all been retained in prison'and turned over to the police department, to deal with them as it may think fit. It is positively stated that the Austrians are to quit in February, that most of the prisoners sent to Mantua are to be pardoned, and the re mainder conveyed hither to undergo the rest of their punishment." PIEDMONT. . We published on Thursday a telegraphic an nouncement of the King of Sardinia having opened the session of the Chambers at Turin on the pre vious day, and it was then stated that the allusions his Majesty made to the cause of Italian indepen dence was received with great enthusiasm ; that with regard to the financial situation of the country the revenue had been sufficient to cover the expenditure ; and that important reforms were contemplated in the internal administration. The following despatch appears in the journals of Paris : the throne and the nation. They will secure t• our country a glorious and prosperous future." The Speech, of which this is a summary, waO greeted with much enthusiasm. NAPLES: NAPLES, Jan. s.—The Police Commission con• tinues its investigations into the state of the army The marines have been overhauled. Two officers have been removed, and some of the soldiers sent to the islands. Arrests have been made in other corps. The company to which Agesilao Milano belonged has been broken up, and the captain, lieutenant, and serjeants put under arrest. Thus a step has been taken, the effect of which must be to mortify and irritate the army beyond the power of reconci liation ; in fact, every step that has been taken are pears to be ill-judged. During a part of the week the Post-office box has been closed, and letters have been by order consigned to the hands of an employe. The reasons are variously stated. A very general pression is that lucifer matches, with other inflarn• mable materials, were thrown into the box ; again, some add, that since the death of Milano, proclr mations and letters to the Intendenti have been thrown in, menacing them with being called t° account by the country for their conduct ; and it is even said that not only have other persons of die' tinction been addressed, but that even to the King, himself was sent a l e tt er , enclosing a likeness 0 ' Agesilao Milano, warning him that there were 7 0 others like Milano, and that, if his Majesty want' ed any proof of their power, he was to order search to be made for the body of Milano. During the past week, indeed, it has been reported that the body of Milano had been removed. I will not take ' upon myself to guarantee the truth of these reports. Some are undoubtedly true, and the box of thc, Post-office was closed, while a sentinel was place before it. As another proof of the strong public, sentiment in favour of Milano, it may be state° that 100 ducats were paid a few days since by a lad/ for a mass in the church of Purgatorio and Arco I the repose of the soul of that unfortunate mall; The police had endeavoured to ascertain the na o3 , of the person who ordered the mass, but witholly any avail. Those in Naples who are well-informed on th e , subject say that the Government is very anxioe" about the state of Sicily, and that the orders sr e still in force that the s t eamers an d th e i r ere"', be ready at half-an-hour's notice for any service% A paragraph in the French papers states tbr Baron Bentivegna, the author of the late movf!;, ment in Sicily, was shot near Palermo on the 20; of December. He died courageously, after has" taken a cup of coffee, and made his will, with e!' t traordinary coolness. He appointed his mut% and brothers to be his heirs and execut ors . P e begged not to h ave hi s e y es ba n d age d, but 1 3 1 0 favour was refused hi m . B e f ore hi s execu tion declared that he was the sole chief of the insurrt tion, and begged th a t hi s compan i ons m i g ht treated with clemency. SPAIN. MADRID, Jan. B.—ln consequence of a 10 0 s. published against the authorities of Catalorit' General Prim has been arrested an d sen t t o Tol o . o , Tranquillity has been re-e s t a bli s h e d a t V a The collection of arms in the provinces, in P u ir suanco of the circular lately p u bli s h e d, still tinues. The opening of the Portuguese Cortez has O k i place. The Patric says that, notwithstanding the P r ro bability of an approaching arrangement, the S/ 1 . 4 , Confederation continue their military preparatici; The effective of the two first divisions of Federal army which have been called to active 5 vice amounts to 35,000 men, and everywhere 11 1 . ? ; corps are being formed. A great number of reti officers have sent their names in. Seventy-eig ht pieces of artillery have been sent to Basle for " tc , defence of the place. The staff is shortly to 1;0 ceed to Zurich, b u t G enera l D u f our h as not gone there. AMERICA. LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY Monxiliciej, The screw steam ship A ng l o -S axon h as ar r 9 with advices from New York to the 26th ult., Portland to the 27th. The Baltic had arrived at New York. colly Owing to the 25th being Christmas-day no mercial business was transacted at New York. d A law, substituting confinement to the shill o d free coloured seamen, instead of imprisonments passed both Houses of the South Carolina Legl ture. At New York on the evening of the 26th rit e , r were firm but quiet. Mon e y a c tive an d fi rm . ling exchange dull and nominal. Cotton stiffer :0 in fair demand. Freight irregular. Fl o ur d easier. Wheat steady. Corn easier. Pork, beef, I t s lard better. B acon fi rm . H ams h eavy, and boy dull. Iron steady. Tobacco firm. 'tlP At New Orleans, on the 24th, cotton Nvilo changed. THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. We have received papers from the Cape of (T O Hope to the 11th November inclusive. The I I t he is highly satisfactory. The intelligence frovi t io frontier is entirely of a pacific character, av a .pg , colony throughout was t ranqu il an d i m proT l We subjoin extracts : From. the Graham's Town Journal, of Nov. 1. 81 Our intelligence from the frontier is very scautP f eti King William's Town everything appears to be quiet. Our letters sp ea k h ope f u l ly of peace being majo4.llo9°" o. with the presentefficient and i ju l diciOu " S el s ng stem cLi fr o o tier defence, an d th e prospect of the German P"" being add e d t o our force. (From the Cape Town Mail of Nov. 11.) As far as we can judge from report and co pti fame th e d anger from the K a ffi rs i s over for the r d sent. The diffi cu lty o f p reserv i ng or d er d ur i n g the g o d changes in th e i r con dition inv o l ve d i n th e progre: or ce civilisatio n rema i ns as it was . A s t rong m ilitary ' O Ol O a vigilant police, strict administration of justice, r O , l and markets, are the i ns t rumen t s w hi c h Goverl i t beir wields directly for this purp ose . I n tercourse witb,y o civilised neighbours, missionary institutions, cho i r ', and schools, supply the influences of permanent ref ° „eit tion. All these are now in a state of great efficiev and all working together in perfect harmony. of The intelligence from the frontier is much of a eie, i ti nature to previous accounts. The Kaffirs were se l l be sowing, and the Slambies were making large r chases of corn from the Fingoes. tb bt _ We have received the Anq lo African, which sat i lli e l it was currently reported that Pato has stated t°"" r ir will firmly oppose the passage th roug h his con o , ll 0 0 the Germans, 2,000 of whom, by th e b ye, are sa id on board the Himalaya on their way hither. th e A correspondent in the Free State, writing d the 29th ult., says :—" The Basutos are all quiet, an ( .l farmers returning q u i e tl y to their homes. There orr to be now a probability of the frontier remainivg for some time." 0 1115 RETIREMENT OF M:R. CHARLES GUTHRIE FRO— ea° (l MINSTER HOSPITAL.—Mr. Charles Guthrie - has re"jli i the office of surgeon to the Westmiwiter Hospitab o o!, health hits compell e d hi m t o re ti re . Lon g h as the " o cl'' of Guthrie been associated with that institution ; is not without a feeling of regret that we a n noune fi g retirement of the last representative of that fan 3 ilf ofi f t i the i ns tit ut i on. Mr. H o i t h ouse, the senior assie v it surgeon, succeeds, o f c ourse , t o th e o ffi ce o f surgeeiii is probable that the office of assistant-surgeon 4 filled by M r . P ower .—L ance t. VACANCIES, PROMOTIONS, AND APPOINTMENT S Tba THE CIVIL SERVICE.—The Foreign Department. . „, DO office of Secretary of Embassy at ConstantinoP lo Tb a become vacant by the promotion of Lord Napier. the Consulship at Bangkok, Siam, has bec ome vacan t 17 . 1. 10 death of Mr. C. B. Hillier. The Board of Trade." b 0 J. IL Blain, Collector of Customs at Rochester , been appointed Receiver of Wrecks. Audit-O th e Mr. Charles J. Sadler has been appoi n t e d a c lerk 1 " or Audit-office. Custorns.—M r , B. Baker has be ell jilr' pointed a clerk for general business at Liverpool. er A t Samuel J. Knapman has b een appo i nted a sear ch e d Exeter. Mr. Micha e l C on d on has been eppo iv clerk at Dublin. —Civil Service gazette. ETON COLLEGE.—By the marriage of the Rev. L;i3e/ Kirwan, Fello w o f Ki ng ' s College, Cambridge, a r, occurs in that S oc i ety, which will be filled up b y fiflq Boys, the captain of Eton school, whose departtic e t boo" Etonwill make room on the foundation for one 01 "eleC' boys who were "placed on the indentures " at o° o il 3 tion last A ugus t . Mr. Mozley will now become c:',oet, of the sc h oo l i n succession to Mr. Boys. Thie t h e gentleman is neph ew o f a su pp ose d contributor "Ite'f' *Times, late editor of the British Critic, and of f 13.1 trio J. B. M oz l ey, vicar of Old Shoreham author well-known works on Predestination and Baptieo7' s+ THE FRAUDS ON THE CITY OF LONDON UNION* terday, at an early hour in the forenoon, an ° svi t : inquiry into th e severa l circumstances connect bell the ric.-,nt frauds on th e Ci ty of London Union, W i l l" ae I.y the G overnment inspeetors, Messrs. Farn, 3 i ; , " Cane, at th e c hi e f office, 51, St. Mary-axe. 7,a., spent in receiving the explanations of Mr. R ° The the clerk, and Mr. Gibbs, the auditor of the union: a g 0 , proceedings were brought to a close before the rigli,ool° the court ; b u t they may be resumed if occasion 8 " the arise. Messrs. Furnall and Cane will now repor t t° Poor-law Board. Cob' Al VISIT OF MR. C OBDEN TO BIRMINGHAM.-- r • a 1 0 arriv e gr . e den, accompanied by his wife and family, Birmin g h am on Tuesday, and became the guest ° the, Jo seph Sturge. O n W e dnesday he paid a visit I; jjec: ragged s c h oo l o f t h e R ev . M r . Y or k e . H e a lso o ite upon the R ecor d er in court. On Thursday be ~/ i 0 the Stoke Reformatory, and in the evening dine CO bde° f o r Sir Joh n P a ki ngton , a t West wood P ar k. Mr. and his family left Birmingham on Friday rnorningrlide. his residenc© n ear Midhurst.—lVorc es tershire elbr f s to" In th e 11 months ended November the value tionery exported was 658,2581.