The Sun. — London, England, 1857-12-16 00:00:00

TIER MAJESTY'S THEATRE, GREAT CLASSICAL CONCERTS. Positively the Last Night but Three. M. Jullien begs to announce that his Annual Benefit will take place This Evening (Wednesday.) Vocalists, Sladlle. Jetty Treffa (her last appearance), and • Signor Veroni —Violin, M. Remenyi. The highly Successful INDIAN QUADRILLE, and GENERAL HAVELOCK'S GRAND TRIUMPHAL MARCH THIS EVENING (WEDNESDAY, December 16) , t wil be produced the New Grand Descr i p tive Comp, M. Jullien, entitled THE IND IAN QUADRILLE, end GENERAL HAVELOCK'S TRIUMPHAL MARCH, performed by M. Jullien's Orchestra, assisted by the drums stud fifes of the Grenadier Guards, the Coldstream Guards, and the Scots Fusilier Guards ; and a Grand Chorus, " Rule Britannia," and " God Save the Queen." Selections from Mr. Macfarren's Cantata, " The Sleeper Awakened." Ger. man Lied, "The Kiss" (first time), Madlle. Jetty Treffk. - The magnificent decorations which were prepared for the Bat Masque will remain during the continuance of these Con. • mat. The whole theatre will be ornamented with wreaths and garlands of flowers, in gold, silver, and colours. The decorations have been prepared by Messrs. Chabot and Co., w h, we re earged with the decorations for the grand ball at th e rec eption of the Emperor Napoleon 111. at Stuttgart, and who were engaged, at a great expence, for the express turpose of arranging at her Majesty's Theatre a display which 'will be seen for the first tine in this country. The Concert will commence at 8 o'clock. limes of Admission—Promenade, ls ; Upper Boxes, Is. ; Gallery, Is. • Dress Circle, 2s. 6d.; Private Boxes, 10s. dl. and upw ards. Prospectases, with full particulars, may be had at the Box. epee of the Theatre ; of all the principal libraries ; and at Jallien and Co.'s, 214, Regent-street. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. — M. JIILLIEN'S GRAND BAL H AS Q U E.—ln consequence of the great success of the Bal Maaquo, M. Jullien will give a SECOND, and positively the asst this season, at the end of the Second Series of Concerts, on MONDAY, Dec. 21.—Applications to be made at the Boa Mice of the Theatre. T HEATRE ROYAL, HA.YMARKET. Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, to commence at Seven o'clock. with *Am Comedy, entitled AN UNEQUAL M ItiToll. Princi pal characters by Messrs. Bnckstone, Compton, Chippendale, W. Farren, Miss Amy Sedgwick, Mrs. Buckingham White, as Mrs. E. Fitzwilliam. After which, a new farce, by the author of Box and Cox, entitlexl TAKE CARE OF DOWB, in which Mr. Buckstone will sustain an original character. To be followed by THE STAB OF ANDALUSIA. Orchestra Stalls (which may be retained the whole of the evening), 6s. each. (No charge for booking.) First Price. s. d. Second price. s. d press Boxes 13 1 'per Boxes 3 0 Upper Boxes 2 0 Pit 'Lower Gallery 1 0 Lower Gallery 0 6 - Upper Gallery 0 6No half-price to Upper Gallery. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. The public is respectfully informed that the play of RICHARD THE SECOND will shortly be withdrawn, and WILL NOT BE AGAIN REPRESENTED in this Theatre, with the exception of a few nights towards the ex piration cf Mr. C. Kean's period of management. It will be repeated every evening during the week, and on Wednesday next, 16th inst., for the 100th time. k3OYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. Charles Kean. THIS EVENING, will be performed Ttaltwere's Tragedy of KING RICHARD 11. King Richard 11., by Mr. Chas. Xean ; Queen, by Mrs. C. Kean. Preceded by a new farce, in one act, entitled A CASE OF CONSCIENCE. T HEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Lefssee—Mr. Ben. Webster. THIS EVENING, will be performed THE GREEN BUSHES, in which Madame Celeste, Mr. Wright, and Mr. Paul Bedford will perform. Followed by the original Apropos Sketch, entitled THE DRAPERY QUESTION ; or, Who's for India I Messrs. Wright, P. Bedford, C. Selby; Miss M. Wilton and Miss Mary Keeley. -ROYAL LYCEUM THE A.TRE.—Lessee, Mr. Dillon.—Under the joint management of Miss LOUISA PYNE and Mr. W. HARRISON. THIS EVENING, will he pe formed Mite's new opera, THE ROSE OF C STILLE. Characters by Miss Lou'sa Pyne, Miss Susan Ppm, Miss Marian Pros ott, Mr. Weiss, Mr. A. St. Albyn, Mr. G. Honey, lir. Wallworth, and Mr. W. Harrison. Conductor, Mr. Alfred Mellon. To conclude with the new Farce, entitled A PAIR OF PIGEONS. Mr. G. Honey an I Miss Cuthbert. Private Boxes, £2 12s. 6d., £2 25., and £1 lls. 6d. ; Skulls, 6s. ; Dross Circle, ss. ; Upper Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 25.; Gallery, ls. —The Box Office is now open daily, from 11 to 6, under the direction of Mr. Chattcrton, jna. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessees, Messrs. Robson and Emden. THIS EVF.NING, will be performed a now and original erimodietta, by Sterling Coyne, Esq., called WHAT WILL THEY SAY AT BItOMPTON I Mr. Robson, &c. After which, LEADING STRINGS. To conclude with 110 vr , 3 AT TILE SWAN. Mr. Robson, Mr. H. Wigan, and Mrs. Emden. Commence at half-past Seven. STRAND THE .T RE.—Lessee, Mr. T. Payne. —THIS EVENING, will be performed BLACK-EYED SUSAN. A Ballet Divertissement. Followed by FOUNDED ON FACTS. After whish - , the highly-successful awl original burlesque, written by Leicester Buckingham, entitled LA TRAVIATA; •r, THE LADY CAMELEON. Miss Craven, nisi Victor, Mr. F. Charles, Mr. G. Bolton, Mr. J. Howard, and Mr. J. Clarke. Commence at Seven. Stalls, 4s. ; Boxes, 31.; Pit, ls.: Gallery 6d. ‘w . I )OYAL SURREY THEATRE. Leagefas, Messrs. Shepherd and Creswiek. THIS EVENING, will be performed AMBITION : or, the Throne and the Tomb. After which, THE BARRISTER. To conclude with WELLINGTON FIG3S. CA.NT E REIT RY HALL, Westmi n3ter-road. OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow ng company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance o ieetions from all the popnlar OPERAS, MADRIGALS, CHORUSES, GLEES, DUETS, &c., viz.:—Miss Russell, Mrs. Badzey, Madlle. Marietta, Mrs. Palmyre, Bru noll, and Madame Marietta ; Herr F. Jonghmans, Mr. Renshaw, R. Grover, T. Far.-ant, S. loner., J. Barker, W. Melling, Senor Antonio, E. L. Rime, and Mr. St. A byn; Messrs. S. Collins, W. T. Critchfield, and E. Mack noy. Pianoforte, Mr. Cecil Hicks; harmonium, Master Williams ; Director, Herr F. Jonghmans. - Commence at Seven o'clock precisely. Sappers, &c., until twelve o'clock. MGR WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. This DAY —Mem , 43 min. aft. 1--Even., 1 min. aft. 2 TaNfoßnow—Morn., 21 mia. aft. 2 —Even., 39 ca'n art. 2 THE WEATHER—SUN OFFICE, DECEMBER 16. MERMOIIETER, IN TILE &tun. s.2—highest since noon yesterday. 49 —lowest this morning and during thu night. 53 this day at noon. BAROMETER. 30.13. WIND, S.W. ; light, with mild dull weather. *..‘ AfF ) . .(.. - -re, 47. ' )f'l e=- cw, f ---' ` . ,.'" , ??. / 1- - '', Sii I'll Q: 2 1) e, # f t t____;-"•. : ( NSIV,-'1 : „ ... . • . , .:•...\ j, 4 ,4 y , , i ~ . l i. , . 74; •1i.,:r.;::-....:....__,.t-7 LONDON, WEDNESDAY, DEC. 18, 1857. The Liberal cause has triumphed in Belgium. The appeal to the country has been completely successful. The Ultramontanists have been left in as decided a minority as were the Yert-ites after the general elections throughout the United Kingdom in March and April last. The people have succeeded in displacing the majority of the parti pretre, and sending 70 Liberals out of a House consisting of 108 members ; so that nearly two-thirds of the entire number may be ranked as supporters of the ROGIER Ministry. Their opponents were as decisively defeated as were the Protectionists after the repeal of the Corn-laws. The liberal party in Belgium had become com paratively apathetic. They did not fully under stand the designs of their sacerdotal opponents, and could not conceive that their liberty was really endangered by the triumphs of their priestly "ninees. It was net until they found a domi nant body resolved to turn their temporary suc cess to the utmost advantage to obtain the une quivocal control of the educational establishments, and to remove the safeguards previously esta blished for the families o f d y i ng sinners, that p they awoke from their p o litical trance. Th e magn itude of the emergency w at once pereep as possel tibia. The Ultrat uontaniste had o btained fEion of place and power, and Were determined not merely to use it, but to abuse .ar. as practicable. The kingdom was in a ferment. It was impossible to say where the matter would terminate. In fact, there was an impending re volution, which, if once commenced, might not easily be stopped. It ifs but justice t , ) King LEOPOLD to say, that he acted with great diicretion arid judgme nt during the crisi s . H e temporised with the dominant party, giving them what is termed rope enough, and then proroguing the Chambers just at the nick of time. The dissolution followed in , due course, and with the most felicitous results. The real aspirations of the party were at last un derstood, and the necessity for energetic exer tion rendered apparent, even to the meanest capacity. The People would no longer submit to the sacerdotal yoke ; but bravely and resolutely stood up in defence of constitutional freedom, against spiritual denunciations and priestly des potism. This victory was accomplished without riot or disturbance. The Ralgian Electors proved that they were worthy of the franchise they so well know how to use. It was a high moral triumph at which they aimed, and that they obtained without anything that could occasion re gret or annoyance. It was the temperate, but firm and indomitable, expression of the popular will. Every possible combination of the Ultramonta nist party had been tried before M. ROGIER wag intrusted with the duty of forming a new Admi nistration. In every instance it had signally failed. No modification could be formed that would be acceptable to the great body of the peo ple. It was only at the eleventh hour that the recognised bead of the Liberal party was sent for, and his demand for an immediate dissolution was at once admitted and duly acted on. We have seen the glorious result. Throughout the entire kingdom, in every district, the people ral lied round their legitimate leaders, and effected a peaceful and bloodless -revolution--a revolution that consolidates the national liberty, and places it on a firm and substantial basis. The disappointment of the priestly party is very great. The choice morsel has been taken away almost at the very moment of enjoyment. It is, indeed, "a slip between the cup and lip." They can no longer hope to abolish a free press, the greatest possible safeguard and protection for national freedom. They cannot get the rising generation into their hands to be trained to 'order, with all the sentiments of bigotry and intolerance, ready to execute the behests of the priesthood with blind and unreasoning subservience, but far worse " than this, than these, than all," they cannot dip their fingers into the dying sinner's purse, and exact his fortune as the price of absolution for exaggerated sins. It is " a heavy blow and great discouragement," one that cannot easily or speedily be removed. Nor was it altogether their own fault. They had exhibited great craft and cunning in playing uut their game. They had set up respectable non-entities, men not avowedly under sacerdotal influence, but who could easily be led in any direction indicated by the black-coated gentry. It was not until the majorities in the Chamber showed the full extent to which they were prepared to go, that the voice of public opinion was heard, and that the national mind thoroughly understood the nature of the contest which should be encountered. From that time forth they have acted well and nobly, and heartily we congratulate the People on the peaceful but decisive triumph they have gained. The Indemnity Session, then, is over. The Bank and the Ministers have got all they wanted, and Westminster lapses into its accustomed quiet. We feel like the family after a short visit, when we gaze from the windows at the carriages rolling away, and all seems so dull again. We had been contented enough before the arrivals, but the con trast between "the feast of reason and the flow of soul" is felt in sinking back to ordinary family life when our friends have departed. Had the guests but remained longer, we might have whis pered to each other that their absence, perhaps, would be a relief. We would not have our repre sentatives, therefore, flatter themselves too much about it, if we complain of their quitting us so soon—if we own that we should have enjoyed their conversation a little longer, or at least have been entertained by it. Indian details begin to lose their racy freshness, and a passage at arms between the opposed leaders in either house, with the numerous battles between subordinate cham pions, and the struggles over an important mea sure or two, would now be tolerably pleasant amusement. PALEY will have it that the enter tainment of so many persons all over the country is no unimportant "utility" of our parliamentary debates. So say we. Still, our Senators must not forget that we generally get tired enough of them and their talk by the time the dog-days ar rive. We wish them, therefore, a merry Christ mas and a happy New Year, and hope they will come back, when field-sports are quite over, determined to amuse us for four, five, or six month, in first-rate style. Of course, Ministers have had it all their own way. If it came to a division they could beat Mr. HEADLAM, or Mr. DISRABLI, or any one else, ' and by what may, perhaps, be called Palmer- Aonian majorities. Yet the Ministerial victories were by no means fair tests of their power. Their opponents put themselves in both cases, tactically speaking, in a false position. Very many members, not Ministerialists, were unprepared as yet for Mr. HEADLAM'S or fur Mr. DISRAELI'S UIUti()IIS ; the Rouse was not in a position to apply the princi ples of free trade to money ; and it was especially unwise in a party leader, at least in reference to present effect, to propose a resolution far in ad vance of the knowledge of most of his own patty. The House certainly, and perhaps the country too, is more disposed to "inquire" than to legis late. True, as is said of some in the latter days, our legislators, in regard to currency and banking, seem to be " ever learning, but never able to come to the knowledge of the truth ;" but if they prefer to be for ever in statu pupillari, there is help for it. The worst is, that the interminable questions and answers of the blue-book are but the skirmishes of a few, to whom the greater part of the members and the country are content to leave the contest ; the majority feel that they know little of the subject, can never read up upon it, and, waiting the issue of the struggle, keep asking hopelessly, " Well, gentlemen, have you settled the matter t for we are prepared to enact any law when you can but agree as to what the law ought to be." Two trips, however, Lord PALMERSTON has wade ; the last he has got out of better than the first. He could yield a little with a good grace on the question of continuing Sir HENRY HAVE LOCK'S pension to his sons It was of course easy to say th at it gave him great pleasure to accede to the wishes of Parliament. Yet smoothly as this runs, we all feel that there is something awk ward for the aristocratic Premier in it. We can not forget that the whole Cabinet, with one ex caption, belongs to what are called noble families, and has little or no sympathy with the men of real nobility, who, like OeuPr,tl HAVELOCK have fought their way up by sheer merit from the ranks of the people. The indecent haste with which the two peers who destroyed their regiment at Bal e kl ava, who evinced the utmost want of 31till--i ii d eed, of everything but vulgar courage, w w il :i nl ie 'lei: u t l r d o o e t7l n vere s u p o e r e ris c h o i t i n ) g fu t r .r t o a m b l y o 0 i l d n rii:y ue ac o h f t ondtity—thehastewith h* • w tch,tri, antieipatiop of in piry these almost w or thl ess - officers were pitchfork ed into rewards and promotion, contrasts very (-Li magingly with toe paltry offer of 1,000/. a • -yehr to a veteran of sixty-five, while living, too, if he be still alive, amidst the bullets of the enemy. Had HAVELOCK been the nephew or cousin of a lord, " take care of Dowb" would have been the first thought, and a peerage and 3,0001. a-year at least, would have been the reward of far greater deeds than the taking of Ghuznee, to which that reward was assigned. Here is a hero who has outdone any military feat of any aristocrat since 1814, certainly outdone immeasurably all the Crimean generali, and the impression must remain that the patrons of the " Dowbs" just tried it on to see with how little the people would be content for ene of themselves. All honour to Sir JOHN PAIUNGTON and those who joined him in demand ing decent rewards for soldierly merit, although the recipient was a man of the people, and an honest Dissenter. Then what, an unlucky affair that of the two prisoners at Naples—the Cives Romani, whom all England looked to the "spirited foreign policy" of Lord PALMERSTON to rescue. It could surely never be, that the Minister who blocked up the little Piteous with his frigates, to get a few dollars for the exorbitantly appraised chairs and tables, and pots and pans, of the worthless PACIFICO, should allow two notoriously innocent British subjects to be tortured to death by the miseries of Neapolitan dungeons ? Of course not. So we were told that the two victims were living very comfortably, no doubt in the Governor of the gaol's apartments, and had about all that heart could wish, barring, indeed, that trifle, per sonal liberty—a trifle itself compared with Don PACIFICO'S furniture—a trifle, at least, not worth the services of Lord LYON'S frigates. Forthwith, however, the Premier has to confess that the worst is true l That the men were imprisoned in filth, damp, and stench—that handcuffs had lamed their wrists ; that these cruelties had driven one to attempt suicide, and that they were long denied access to their natural legal advisers —that all this has gone on for five long months, and that they have not yet been brought to trial. The only apology is that " they do things thus at Naples ;" and that we can only ask for them a fair trial. We utterly deny this. We have a right to demand fair treatment too. We can insist upon it. We need not, indeed, mince matters with such an outlawed brute among despots as the tyrant of Naples. We might demand their liberation as a false imprison ment of men notoriously .innocent—notoriously subjected to compulsion—at the worst, notoriously unarmed servants of those whose orders they must obey. If Lerd PALMERSTON does consent that these men should undergo a trial before the venal courts, the timid advocates and the perjured wit nesses of King BoMBA, at least, he ought to cer tify the R qal savage that he woul I take charge of them till the time of trial on board one of Her Majesty's frigates, and that a good line of broad sides would be ready for action all the time the trial was proceeding. We are not writing mere bravado. Mr. BUCHANAN would have had the men by this time had they been Americans. The great republican President who once ruled in England and his Admirals would have blown Naples into the water if the men had not been forthcoming at a few hours' notice. Strange that Lord PALMERSTON allows our Monarchy to be degraded in the eyes of Europe by the sufferings and disgrace of two of its subjects. Well, the Bank is indemnified, and Parliament has left us to " con over," as Lord PALMERSTON says, the topics of the Queen's Speech. Indian and Representative Reform ought to find the country occupation enough, and it is to be hoped the country will not fail to speak out before February, on the former subject especially. It would be well, too, to speak out upon India. Lord PALMERSTON is, we have reason to think, rightly disposed on that topic, but other members of the Cabinet are not disposed to turn out Mr. VERNON SMITH, while uo one, of course, could tJlerate the Hon. Gentleman as the responsible Minister for India. L )rd PALMERSTON must be supported in kicking down the double Govern ment, and instructed cn the Reform Question. Up to the 4th of February, lessens may be given, for up till that day will import Int concessions de pend on the demand for them by the con stituencies. The Duke and Duchess of Sutherland will leave Staf ford House, to-morrow, for Trentham Hall, S.affordshire, where they are about to entertain a large family circle. The Duke and Duchess of Argyll will leave Argyll Lodge, Campden-hill, on Friday, for Trentham Hall, Staffordshire, on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland. The Duko of Northumberland's 65th birthday was yesterday celebrated by his Grace's principal tlnants at Alnwick and in Yorkshire and Cornwall. The noble duke's tradespeople dined together last evening, at the Freemasons' Tavern, to cehbrate the event. The Duchess of Graltln left town yesterday for Wakefield Lodge, Stoney Stratford. The noble duke remains in town. The Earl of CArlisle will leave town to-morrow, for Trentham Hall, Staffordshire. His lordship returas to Dublin at the close of the month. The Earl and Countess of Lichfield arrived in town a few days since, from their seat in S , afTordshire. Hie lordship has taken a maneion in Grosvenor-square fur a few months (late the residence of L rJ Canning) The aiwager Lady Foley will return to town on Monday next from Bath, where her ladyship has been staying for some months past. The Lady Howard de Walden has left Claridge's Hotel, for Brussels. The Hon. Spencer Cowper has very much improved in health, and has been out one or two days for a few hours. Viscountess Palmerston has left town for Brocket Hall, Harts, for a few dap. Tian Premier remains in to Nil. Viscountess Jocelyn and her youthful family have left Cambridge House, on a visit to the Earl de Grey, at Wrest Park, Bedfordshire. The Earl of Coventry left town some days since, for Paris. The Hop. Baldwin Courtenay lett town this morning, to join his lordship at the Hotel Bristol, Paris They intend quitting that capital for Rome ala►oat immediately, where they purpose passing the winter. The Earl of Meath has left Clsridge's Hotel, for Ireland. Count Alexis de Villiers, who left the Clarendon last week, on a visit to Count and Lady Cecil de la Feld, at Torquay, bag proceeded from thence to Plymouth, where he will embark for Spain, to rejoin the embassy at Madrid. LIFEBOATS FOR AIISTRALIA. - With the Australian Mails, which left England on Saturday last, the Royal N ational Lifeboat Institution sent 15 working drawings of the lifeboat adopted by it, to the five Australian Colo nial Governors. The packet contains also five sets of four descriptions of carriages for transporting the life boat to the scene of wreck. The drawings are on the scale of /of au inch to the foot. Being working draw ire;s on which are clear and distinct printed instructions, any competent beat- uilfer, who will strictly and faith fully follow the drawing and instructions, cannot fail to build a good lifeboat. The institet;on, however, recnin• mend that the first lifeboat should always be built by its experienced builder?, MO4SIT. Forreett, of Limehouse. The lifeboat is on the design of Mr. James Peake, naval architect in her Majesty's Dockyard, Woolwich. The drawings are to be extensivtly circulated in all our ctlonies cud iu foreign countries. Various expliseatory lifeboat pepere, regarding the management of lifeboats, are sent with the drawings. We, therefore, trust soon to have the pleasure to record that the whole of the Australian C has been supplied with this excellent class of lifeboats, and that hereafter it will he aeknowledged that the great boner will not be the least that the mother country has con ferred On one of her rieltest and meet thi icing coloniee. On our own coast the testimony front actual experience in favour of thin class of lifeboat is almost universal. They are constantly awl successfully used in saving life from wrecks. These lifeboats possess great stability, 21 men being required to bring their gunwale to the water's edge., thus shuwiug that it is almest impoesiale ko upset them; but, in the event of such a casualty, they posse..; the great quality of sell-righting imme diately. They aieo eel'- jest any seas they may ship. The Royal National Lifeboat Institution has between thirty and forty of these boats on the coast of the United Kingdom, and others are at present building by it for Brighton, Haetiege, Holyhead ; and Greontsport, Bose iard, Aricuore, Coartniacsherry, and Kilmore, in ire 'and. The society earnestly appeals to the public for pecan iary supp o rt euinewhat cernmenenrete with its xtensive ~ .perationi, and with its heavy liabilitita ler these lifeboats, IHE SUN, LONDON, WE'DNESDAr .EVENIN DEC,EAII3ER 16, 1857. EXCHEQUER NOTES. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) So then, the inquiries that are to be made are of that questionable character that they are to be sotto voce, or, in parliamentary phraseology, a committee is to be appointed, select, to inquire into the opera tions of the Bank Act of 1844, with instructions from the Chancellor of the Exchequer "to inquire into the causes of the recent commercial distress, and to investigate how far it has been affected by the laws for regulating the issue of bank-notes payable on demand." Now, if the Chancellor of the Exchequer had not wished to ignore the cause of the distress, he would not have shut up the mouths of the members of the house by his select committee—a polite mode of excluding the vulgar ear from all that closely concerns them, because deeds of wrongs endured must yet be enacted in perpetuity. No good is intended, no good can come out of these closed doors, their frequent adoption is an insult to the house of representatives, whom we re turn, to make laws for all, not for the exclusive benest of the money jobbers, at the expense of all besides. An inquiry ought at once to be entered into, how far has the Bank of England (as the head and leader of the banks of England) used or abused the immunities they have enjoyed in their Bank Charter? To what extent has their countenance to hypothecation given rise to the present failures ? In short, to what extent has the Bank acted sordidly and selfishly instead of universally and nationally ? This can best be arrived at by comparison, and analogy ; first, by comparison. We will take the English aristocracy—the original lords and land lords of Great Britain ; take the rent rolLs of the entire original landed proprietory within the last century, and tee what rate of interest the lands of England pay Unselfishly have the good old lordly landlords acted in not raising their rents at every rise of their tenants' produce, compared with the eager and grasping covetousness of the bank ing money lender, not allowing a quarter per cent. to escape him if a pretext (not an essential cause) can be raked out of the embers of the monetary consumption ? Let only the honest man answer this inquiry, will the monied lord bear any compari san to t'ae old landlords of England ? The answer,is, lands pay from 11 to 21 per cent. while money pays in the hands of bankers—the Bank of England es pe3ially-15 to 20 per cent. nett and upwards. A great fact has again to be acknowledged,' that the bankers are for the greater part Whigs, while the old landed aristocracy for the greater part are Conservatives, and, the truth shall be spoken, they (the landlords) do conserve their immunity integral to their credit, and to the satisfaction of the nation, compared with the money-exacting Shylock that will have his pound of flesh out of the Antonio of the struggling commerce of 1857. Yes, " the law allows it and the court awards it," augmented in terest, quarter upon quarter per cent., is added till half upon half, and one upon one make up the round sum of 10 per cent. minimum, and by law is enforcel ; so nicely does the Bank of England dovetail its interest with the Palmerston ian policy. But where is the good Portia of our day to successfully plead the cause of juatict against this money oppression in this select committee ? Why do not the old lords of the land say, " We must raise our rents in order to prevent any one coming on to our estate that is a man of straw," thereby punishing all their tenantry for one 3 As well might they raise their 2i per coat. of rent roll to 10 per cent, to all, making, as the banks of England do, an addition of 7i per cent. to their capital, equivalent to an augmentation of capital to the extent of three thousand pounds for every ono thousand, turning one into four. As well might the physician double and quadruple his fees, the parson his tithes, the manufacturer his prices, the farm-r his produce ; .but the lab)urer, who is the primary producer of all, who, instead of doubling and quadrupling his salary, has abso lutely to receive less pay, has to work short time, and even live without employ, because of the sor didness of money makeri, that do rot blush to make en inordinate profit at the expense of star vation for the artisan. Will, then, this lord of money admit of any comparison with the lord of land ? Better might we admit Dean Swif.'s comparison of women and the duals. Every day discovers to us soma new feature of bid practices iqduced by bhukerzi themielves. The CASO before Mr. Commissioner Giulburn—ln Re Sy ere, Walker, and. Syers—is an expose of the facility given to the fast men, without any capital at all, with one only of visionary figures : the bankrupts came to the court with ls. 21. in the pounl, throu ,11. pledging goods and hypothecation ; they had liabilities to the ext nt of a quarter of a million sterling. In two years there was a sweep ing item of 31,741/. for general expenses—the full particulars of which will ho found in the Times of Thursday, tho 10. h. inst. " They had traded to the extent of 1,000,0001. in two years without any capital," by pledging goods as soon as they chine, and getting bills discounted. Now, then° men received a second-class cniifi cat, and no further punishment for their con duct. But what shall be said of the Oriental and other batiks that made the advances to within 15 or 20 per cent. of the value of the good; ma the system was such that a man could thus go on for millions 7 This tells the tale that the bankers induce tbo 'speculation, and even aid and abut the fraud, knowing they can fall back upon high rates of disount to ply for any losses that oxasionilly Occur. This is a strong instance that high into ,at tin dine ti me o pens up a Pinishinent upon the inno creens‘t, f and r l i i o ct u s s a field for the speculator and fraudulent trickster, wh . ch low rates of interest would not encourage. On., of two alternatives are left for the Govern ment to act upon in order to remove the frequent recurrence of these di=graceful disclosures. The rates of interest must be kept uniformly low, either by limiting the maximum to 5 per cent., or by adopting a new issue, called Exchequer notes, pay able in taxation to the extent of 20 millions ; the latter would, by increasing the circulating medium, have the effect of rendering money more abundant, and in due course would reduce the rates of dis count to a whjlesome mediocracy. THE NEIL' NEWS FRO.II INDIA. Both the Calcutta and Bombay mai!s will be due at Suez next Saturday, and epitomes of their news by telegraph may re ac h London to-morrow week. Snoul another special steamer hive been sent to Suez for troops, as the ()dental was—aud this is not improbable — we may h ave l a ter news at the end of the present wee k . Th e N e mesis is expected to arrive at Southampton with the heavy portion of the India mail on Friday. The Pera will take out the next India mail. REINFORCEMENTS FOR INDIA. Tho last accounts frorn Malta state that the ship Sultan had passed that island, conveying 266 men of the 69thRegitflea to Alercandrir , , on their way to India.lt was s a id th a t the 57th Regiment was about to sail for th e samo destination. INDIAN MAIL ARRANGE HE N TS. The following i 3 a statement of the new India m ail ar ra "gements whidi wilt come into operation next year : M a . ,,' 11 ,..!" P ' 1 " up in Londe❑ : For ilmoirty-21, I. l. i . y i • o — " l l 4 L tli and 1 - 3 th - I7th, and. 20 t 1 i * of ti 3 O Geentta—• ‘23`ol,llh..e4ioalf:::tr*ha9em'tl:itoltni7utiii:;2l,otoht,jd'o;itin:dl2ersottin-k of ß o t r l n n ti i From Calcutta-10th and 25th of the month. Mails are due in LorLion via Marseilleß : From Bom bay-14th and 18th of the ui,nth. From Calcutta 14th and 29 h of the month. Dmibay letters via Southampton should bo ported if possible Oil the 11 1 . a of the month, as they are not to be detained in Egypt. If posted on the 4th or 20th, there wilt bo a detention of above a week in that country. * These mails will be made up in the morning. All the rot will be made up at night. -I- These telegrams will be due from Malta ; should they conic from Cagliari they will be one day later, aid if from Trieste or Marseilles, two days later. Toe Bombay Ile tu ' eg ram from. Malta will w 21. days old, news 33 days old, and the Calcutta LATEST NEWS AMERICA. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY MORNING. The United States mail steamship Atlantic, which was to have left New York on the sth inst., is off the port. TURIN, DEC. 14. The opening of the legislative session has just taken place. The King was received with enthu siasm by the Parliament and by the people, who had assembled in crowds to witness his passage. The Royal Speech contained the following points : —" His Majesty hopes that the new Chamber of Deputies will, like the preceding one, accord a loyal and energetic co-operation to the Govern ment for the application and development of liberal principles, which are the immoveable bases of the national policy. The interruption of diplomatic relations with Austria continues, but without troubling the civil and commercial inter course of the two countries. The equilibrium between the expenses and the receipts will be pos sible by employing a very marked economy ; it will, however, be necessary to contract a loan for bringing to a successful termination the great undertaking of the port of Spezia, and for cutting through Mount Cenis. The King terminated by stating that several bills of internal administration would be presented. FRANCE. PARIS, TUESDAY. It has been intimated (extra-officially) to the Procuraur Imperial at Colmar (Haut-Rhin) not to appeal from the decision of that Court in the case of M. Migeon. That functionary had till the 22d to demand the reversal of the sentence, which is considered by the Government not only too lenient, but is felt in a certain sense as a defeat. It might, however, lettd to such delicate matters that it was thought better to drop it. _ _ The same arrondissement of the Haut-Rhin will soon again be the theatre of an electioneering battle. M. Migeon, nothing dismayed, it would appear, by the hostility of officials, is determined to take the field once more where he has already been victo rious. The supporters of M. Migeon appear con fident of his success. To-day, being the 17th anniversary ofthe arrrival of the remains of Napohou I. in Paris, a mass in commemoration of that event was celebrated at 12 o'clock in the Church of the Invalides. A letter from Toulon, of the 13th inst., speaks of the extraordinary change in the weather there since the late storms. It says that not a trace of a cloud now remains in the sky, and a bright sun maintains the temperature at the degree of a fine spring day. The trees in the neighbourhood re main perfectly green, and many of them are covered with blossoms. Bounsn, Dec. 15, Two o'clock.—The market has been very flat and inanimate, and prices about the same as yesterday. There was, however, afterwards a slight rally, as it was announced that the bills falling duo to-day (Dec. 15) had been duly hc noured. But it was stated that several firms of Nantes, Bordeaux, and Marseilles were embar rassed. Threes have been done at 66f. 65e. and 66f. 70c.; Mobilier, 715 f. and 722 f. 50e. ; Lyons, 837 f. 50c. and 835 f. ; ditto, new, 832 f. 50c. and 830 f.; Nor,hern old shares, 925 f. and 930 f.; ditto, new, 757 f. 50e. and 760 f.; Austrian steady at 675 f. to 676 f. 25c. Half-past Three o'clock.—The market continued in the same state to the close, when the following were the last quotations : Cash. fr. t . End of Month. 41 per Cents 3 per Cents 66 40 66 65 Bank Shares 3140 Credit Foncier — Credit Mobilier 720 -- Roman Do. Account 715 Austrian Belgian 41 Fiedmontese(s) 9O Home Debt RAILWAYS—FOB CABII. tr. c. tr c. Orleans Northern New Ditto 757. Strasburg Lyons anil Med B3O Grand Central 4 — New Ditto... ....... 817 Sardinian Geneva RUSSIA. The RlPsian embassy at Consantinoplo has jtht published, by order of its government, the follow ing notice,. which has been communicated to all the embassies : " Since the re-establishment of peace, some doubts have arisen relative to the navigation and commerce of foreign nations in the Black Sea. It is in order to put an end to all uneasiness on that subject that the imperial government of Russia thinks it its duty to make known as follows to the public, and particularly to foreign tredere ,—As the treaty of Paris has solemnly pro claimed, the Black Sea and its ports are open to the merchant vessels of all nations. Free from any impedi ments, commerce in the ports and waters of the Black Sea is only subjected to the quarantine, customs, and police regulations, which are drawn up in a spirit favour able to the development of commercial tranractions. Such are the express previsions of the treaty of Paris. The ;mper:al government, as far as it is concerned, intends te scrupulously adhere to them. But quarantine, customs, and police regulations, however liberal may be the spirit in which they are drawn up, 'require measures. of surveillance, and along the eastern coast of the Black Sea they are doubly necessary in consequence of the internal sate of the provinces of the Caucasus!. Quarantine and customs establishments exist at Arapa, Suukouni Kale, and Redout Kale. These three points, therefore, alone are for the present open to foreign ves sels. If, hereal er, circumstances shall permit the establishment of customs and quarantine autborities at other points of the coast, where foreign vessel.' can be admitted, due notice will be given of the fact. In the meantime the approach to the port, bays, and harbour', with the exception of the three above mentioned, is interdicted to foreign vessels. In order to verify the regularity of their place of destination, foreign ve.s Is will be bound to have their papers signed by the Russian consular agent.. The imperial government does not in any way wish to throw obstacles of any kind in the wsy of lawful and regular commercial transactions. It is for the interest of the sanitary state of the coast, snore than for that of the revenue, and aloe for the interest of public order, that the imperial government should watch over the maintenance of the above menticned restrictions. Any attempt therefore on the part of foreign navi gators to communicate with the coast except at the above named points of Anapa, Soukoum Kale, wed Re dout-Kale will lead on the part of the Russian authori ties to the application of the measures of repression established against smuggling and contraventions of quarantine regulaion.. Those who expose themselves to them will only have to thank themselves for the con sequences of their conduct." A letter from St. Petersburg of the sth states that a grand fete took place a few days before at Riga on the occasion of commencing the demolition of the fortifications of that . place : "The fortress of Riga, which, with all its dependencies was given up in 1811 to the military administration, was last month again restored to the municipal authorities, g w r e o e u nd begun t o t t h o e b enlargement into a neffect. A who decided on demolishing it, an d a p propr i at i ng t h e improvement proce o e f si t o i n ie , town. On the day alluded to abo ve , thi s reso l u ti on t h i y e s, t h he a e ci d singing b a y of band hy of m hymns u comupsoiscedpro f c o e r eded in the occasion, state to the ramparts. The ceremou commence d after which the burgomaster took a shovil, and gave the first mark of demolition, each of the members of the municipality following his example. The procession then returned to the place from which it had started, and the crowd dispersed. The shovel used bears the effigy of the Emperor Alexaeder IL, and has been placed in the archives of the place in commemoration of the event. In the evening the to - Nn WAS brilliantly illuminated, and on the following morning a nuincieus body of men were set to work to complete the demoli tion." The Czas yf Cracow says :—" Some journals have affirmed that, in virtue of the decree of am nesty, their confiscated property has been restored. to 27 Poles who have returned from exile, but that assertion is altogether erroneous. The decree merely stipulates that any property which they purchase or obtain possession of will not be e,,ntis_ cated for the feature. In fast they are merely re• stored to their civil rights." PRUSSIA. -- atintyr of maim- The effects of the eri: , i s are now showtr ; tlFm selves in Pru3:;ia, where a g l eat n faeturers are oblil ; el, more or lev , , to suspewl thsir works. The total number of failures or bankruptcies that have taken place in all Prussia since the commence ment of the late crisis a mounts to 134. A Vienna leiter of the 10th , , in the Ger man Journal of Frankfo rt, says The decree rela tive to the next year's conscription has already been published, and the authorities have alreaiiy received orders to m ake the n ecessiaTy prepa ra ti ons . The contingent will he . the sam e as l as t year— nearly 9),00 '.Pais decree puts an end to a report w h ic h his become current that a new l aw on recruiting would be made which would very considerably modify the organisation of the Aus trian army. The Emperor has also ordered that all the military constructions which are not indis pensably necessary shall b 3 suspended. This measure will relieve the budget very considerably, and be of great advantage to the progress of pri vate buildings, which had beers checked by the high price of materials caused by the numerous constructions which are being carried on by the State. The King of the Belgian 9, the Duke and Duchess of Brabant, and the Count de Flandre arrived at the Palace at Brussels yesterday from Laeken The King and the Duke gave a private audience to Baron de Rothschild. His Majesty afterwards received the Marquis d'Antonini, the Neapolitan Minister ; and the Duke gave an audience to General Pletinckx, the Commandant of the Na tional Guard of Brussels. In the evening the King and the Princes returned to Laeken. The Second Chamber of the States-General of the Hague, in its sitting of thal2th, adopted, by a majority cf 53 to the budget of ways and means for 1858. It afterwards unanimously passed the bill allowing a credit of six millions to the War Department, and then adjourned to February 9. Advices from the Hague state that Colonel C. F. van Mours, director of the artillery, has just been named Minister of War. The Madrid journals of the 10th contain no poli tical news. The Bank of Spain had resolved to coin 25,000,000 reals in silver. " Letters from Vienna," says the German Jour nal of Frankfort, "state that the Porte intends to grant a constitution to the Principalities ; but it would evidently have no right to do any such thing. It may propose plans of organisation, but it is the Congress of Paris alone which can definitively de cide the question." According to a Vienna letter in the Borsenhalle of Hamburg, a dezpatch from Constantinople an nounces that M. de Thouvenel is shortly to pro ceed to Paris on leave. TJfb7 MONf;TAgY CRIsIS IN THE NORni OP EUROPE. HAMBURG, DEC. 13. —This is the first time, for several weeks, that we have the pleasure to com municate a certain revival of that mercantile spirit and confidence the want of which has created such melancholy results among the trad ing community of this city, and the effects of which will be severely felt for a considerable time to come. The decision of the Senate, sanc tioned by the unanimous approbation of the Here ditary Burgesses, in yesterday's assembly, to use the ten millions of banco so generously advanced by Austria—and for which aid the Assembly gave their public thanks to the Emperor—has ultimately turned the scale, and all classes are now quite satis fied that the Senate could not have acted with greater wisdom than in upholding thixe strong pillars of the mercantile community, Merck and Co., Gossler and Co., Goddofroy and Sons, Lutterroth and Co., C. 11. Donner, of Altona, w,th some others, who have not only been keeping up their own credit hitherto, but doing much to assist others to effect the same purpose. Accounts from Copenhagen, Stockholm, Chris tiana, and other towns in Danmark, Sweden, and Norway, state that parties are doing their utmost to meet the crisis, when called upon by their re spective Governments and other civic authorities. At Stockholm some important failures have taken place. The Government is expected to grant a loan of some millions, to put a speedy stop, if pos sible, to any more. A ORTIIUM BERL AND AND DUBEI A M BANK. +NEWCASTLE, TUESDAY NIGIIT. A special meeting of the shareholders of the Nor thumberland and Durham District Bank was held in the Royal Exchange Hotel, in this town, this afternoon ; Mr. Ridley, M.P. in the chair. Th ie was a crowded moetin!. Mr. W. B. Ogden, acting director, read a report. from the directors. It stated that the calamity which had overtaken the esta blishment must unquestionably be referred in a great measure to losses sustained by the bink, and still more to the circumstance that many of the securities were not of a nature to be readily con vertible. The directors were entitle I to say, as they confidently did, that the difficulties arising from this cause had been realised from what other wise would have been a total loss. The valuable and profitable business enj , ,yed by the bank also allowed the appropriation, according to the an nouncements particularly contained in the reports of 1848 49, and continue i in the subsequent re pris, of a considerable sum to meet the current . yearly losses, and to operate towards the redemp tion of those of earlier dates. Though the bank had sustained no general run, there had been a gradual but constantly prevailing abstraction of its resources. The attention of the directors, aided by a number of influential shareholders had been given to what was one of the oldest and incom parably the largest inconvertible advance of the bank—namely, that due from the members of a large manufacturing establishment in the neigh bourhood. They were now enabled to announce that after an allowance had been Maple for the high rate of interest charged Mr. Jonathan Richardson had guaranteed the payment of nearly the whole of this debt. (Applause.) Considering the rcspectt bility and resources of the partners, whole liability remained unaffected, the shareholders might rea sonably consider the account as satisfactorily ar ranged. The repaymero, from the magnitude of the engagements, would unavoidably extend over a somewhat lengthened period, but the amount weied bear interest at 5 per cent, per annum. The obliga tion thus entered into by Mr. Richardson was in consistent with his continuance as a director, and his retirement was the consequence. Mr. Matthew Robert Bigg's retirement arose from his being one of the partners answerable for the debt. The mode of meeting the engagements of the bank had formed the subj ec t o the director's deliberate consideration, iihlo the collection of assets had their best attention. They were aware, if they hoped for indulgence from the creditors in point of time, the latter bad a right to expect that an effort should be made to meet the present emerge my. With the concurrence of a considerable number of the principal shareholders, the directors had an nounced, for these reasons, a call of 51. per share, and placed it with the meeting to confirm that measure. It was impossible at this early period to form a decided opinion as to the precise time within which the settlement of claims on the bank might be made. With reference to the affairs of the bank, it was difficult to arrive at definite conclusions, the result depending upon tire value of assets, of which a certain opinion could not at once be formed. So far as the directors could form a judgment, though calls were absolutely necessary in order to meet the present demands, a small portion of the capital might in the end be preserved. Further examina tion of the accounts has the full attention of the board, who invited the appointment of a committee• of shareholders to assist them. The directors had considered, and would submit to the creditors, a distinct propositiou for the liquidation of their de mands at the earliest date the result of the assets would allow, which object they were most desirous to promote. Report adopted without discussion. Messrs. John Richardson and Jonathan Priest man were elected directors, in the room of Messrs. M. R. Bigge and Jonathan Richardson. Messrs. R. Mackreth, C. Milner, E. Graham, J. Joicy, and J. Ptiestman, jun., shareholders, were nominated a co mmittee to assist the directors in i nves tigating the affairs of the bank. It was ob jected that these were interested parties ;bttt after a warm discussion the commitiee, with power to add two to their number, was agreed to, with direc tions to report in three months. The following resolution, after a somewhat ani mated debate; was adopted 6 , That a call of 51. per share be now made payable in 14 days ; and that all payments hitherto made under Vie call inacio by tug directors be considered a part, of the payment." An amendment for deferring it was negatived. A S HA REHOLDER inquired it the portion of capital which in the report was hoped would be preserved was paid-up capital ? The CHAIRMAN replied in the affirmative. Another SHAREHOLDER asked if more calls would be made 2 The CHAIRMAN said no more calls could be made without another npeciarmeeting. Mr. J. G. DusTON - announced the formation of aHapwrikvsa,tesi iok, bank on the premises, with gm ess Grey, and PrieAmin, proprietors ; thee-fourths of the profit woutt form a fund for division among suffering shareholders in the district bank. (Cheers.) In answer to questioriF, Mr. PRIESTMAN said it was intended to resusci tate the district bulk. Mr. HAWKS stated that the vroprieters of the new bank would be glad to transfer their powers to the district bank when the liabilities of tee latter were discharged. A veto of thanks to the e p iela ro irr ee m n a g n s. d proprietors of th© new bank closed the HOSRI3 iiteuGa ELECTION. — Ile following were the numbe,r3 a. the dose 01 the _poll at 4 o'clock on Monday aiterueen , aq etll,:lAy dtclared 373 ; Cayley, 280; majority for Dent, 83. BIRMINGHAM INSTITUTIOA FOR THE RELIEF OF DEAFNESS. see The'annual meeting of the friends and supporters of this institution was held in the Board-room, Cherry street, on Thursday last. The Rev. Dr. Miller (in the absence of Lord Lytteltse) occupied the chair, and amongst the gentlemen pr esen t were F. I. Welch, Esq., the Rev. J. B. Marsden, the Rev. John Dafton, W. Dufton, and Mr. J. Seeking. A letter of ap olo gy for non-attendance was read from Lord Lyttelton, who was expected to preside, and Mr. Defeo also Announced that W. Chance, Esq., the honorary secretary, was prevented by illness from attending. The report, which afforded strong proofs of the succees and usefulness of the institution, was read by Mr. DUFTON. We extract the folio ring :—" Your committee have pleasure in presenting the annual report of the surgeon, from which it appears that the number of patients attending the institution during the past year has been 290, of whom a large majority have been either cured or relieved. The cases consist of dischares from the ears, noises in the head awl ears, rheumatic deafness, affections of the throat, producing deafness, and several cases of fungoid growth and polYPiast in the ear. Your committee need not dwell upon the v importance o' such a society as the Birmingham Insti tution for the Relief of Deafness, and the great benefit it is annually conferring on the poorer classes of the towa and neighbourhood. They would aga in express their high commendation of the valuable services of your surgeon, who devotes his time and attentien to the interests of the Charity." The number of cases treated since the commencement of the institution is 3,457. The surgeon's report showed that out of the 290 patients treated during the past year, 184 bad been cured, 77 relieved, and 29 returned as incurable. The finaucial statement was eqaally sa tisfactary. The ba lance from last year was 781. , and with th e receipts from subscriptions and interest, made a total of 137 1 . 6s. 10d. The sum remaining in the hands of the trea surer at the present time is 861. 7s. 2d. The CLIAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, expressed his regret at the absence of Lord Lytetlton, and his warm sympathy with the object of the institu tion. He felt tbat deafness must be a great affliction, and the prevalence of this disorder was a great hindrance to the work of the clergy, inasmuch as they ap pealed through that exquisite organ, the ear, to the conscience and the hearts of their congregations. He thought the public of Birmingham and the neighbourhood had reason to congratulate themselves on the fact that they bad amongst them a medical man who devoted se m uch time and attention to the cure of deafness, and to the furtherance of the object of that institution. Mr. WELCH seconded the motion, and congratulated the friends of the institution on the large amount of goo d it had effected during the past year. He dthat , Mr. Dufton's labours would be rewarded by anincreased measure of support, and an enlarged sphere of modul ar Mr. J. SEEKING roved a vote of thanks to Lord * Ward for his kindness in filling the of of President, and in doing so remarked span the highly nature of the surgeon's report. It was most gratifying to find that so many persons had been under Mr: Duf ton's care, and that of the patiente treated about satisfactory seven-eighths had been eithernured or relieved. This fact alone was sufficient to show the value of such an Institution, and he hoped also to ensure for it an in creased amount of support from the pu blic. and The motion was seconded by Mr. D ug"- unanimously adopted. — T " h Tu ß at ev tlee best ,j.B. thanks iVitßEE of il themeetingthepmoved b neste giv olutt t nto ioh: t the surgeon, Mr. Dutton, for his careful atte ntion patients attending the Institution, and for his Yalu ewe er . during the past year." He remar ked that ie. Dufton had, during his connection with the instituttonA re e s t rendered great service to the town, and proved biror... to be a skilful and gifted surgeon, t tions profession. (Hear, hear.) Although othertnsti u the in the town bad obtained a stronger held ur ns , t h e sympathiee of the benevolent, owing to the fact tha' . 0 diseases which they treated were more distressing and au honou r to his the beholder, or more dangerous to life, yet he thoug h ! that the deaf were entitled to more consideration though! they at present obtained. The deaf man was generaollid an irritable man, and the disorder was one, he e ar 1 think, which must act very injuriously on he nerv-or e system. Those who were afflicted with deafness prevented from profiting by the Gospel of Tru th in the house of God, and a large proportion of those foroa ing the different congregations were so afflicted. AgelD" there could be little doubt that deafness prevailed to 7 . great extent auto: , g the working-classes, and his own De e lief was that few labourers, and more especially out-doocri labourers, who had arrived at the ago of 40 years , h!.. preserved the power o' hearing in a perfect state. This; then, was another reason why the institution should b liberally supported, He found that there one or two similar institutions in London, w hich he feared ecarce to obtained their fair share of public attention, It was rather a proud thing for Birmingham that possessed so efficient an institution, and under such able auspices. The report read that day could not fail to make a deep classes alone, but impression, and it must convince the public of the great advantage ' derived, not by the working by all classes of the community, from the self-denying labours of Mr. Dufton, and from the great attention he bad paid to this branch of his profession. The r esolution was carried by acclamation. Mr. DUFTON moved a vote of thanks to the committee for their past services, and their re-election for the ensu ing year. Mr. SEEKING seconded the motion, and took occasion to congratulate the meeting on tie prosperous condition of the institution, and particularly on the fact that 0 0 large an amount of good had been realised by so compa• ratively trifling an expenditure. On the motion of the CHAIRMAN, it was resolved " that the best thanks of the meeting be given to 'William Chance, Esq., the hon. secretary, together with the ta pressicn of the regret of the meeting that the state of. his health had temporarily deprived the institution of his services, and that he be respectfu ly requested to continue his services for the ensuing year. The resolution was carried unanimously. Mr. WELCH having taken the cha ir, thanks wer co eedted.. to the Rev. Dr. Miller for presiding, and the p ings terminated.—Aris' Birmingham , Gazette. TIIE AMERICANS IN JAPAN. (From, the Friend of China of Oct. 31,` United States' Consulate General, Simoda, Japan, July 6. Sir, —I have th e honour to transmit for your informa tion a copy of a convention that I have made with the Japanese. It is proper that I should inform you that the relative values of go d and silver are quite different in Japan to what they are in other parts of the worlJ. In the United State s the relative value of gold to silver is as 1 to 16, hut in Japan it is about 1 to 3 1-70 , so that although the Japanese give the same weight of their gold coin as the foreign coin they receive, yet owing to tEd difference of relative values, a loss ensues of more than 75 per cent. on foreign gold, as compared With silver. To illustrate the operation of the 31 Article ofthe Convention, I would state that where Americans have heretofore paid 100 dole. in silver, they will now Pal 31,1 dole. Very respectfully your obedient servant, TOWNSEND HARRIS. To James Keenan, E q., United States' Consul, Hong K " 9ng. For the purpose of further regulating the intercourse of American citizens with in the empire of Japan, and after due deliberation, Townsend Harris, Consul-General of the United States of America within the empire of Japan, and Inowouye, Prince of Sinano, and Nails. moera, Prince of Dews, Governors of Simoda, all having full powers from their respective Government e s have agreed on the following articles, to wit : Art. 1. The port of Nangatahi, in the principali t y of Hizen, shall be ope.e. ;o American vessels, where thel i repair damages = procure water, fuel, provisions, Ibnu* other necessary articles, even coals, where th e y are obtainable. Art. 2. It being known that American ships coital to the ports of Simoda and Hakodade cannot have theitr wants supplied by the Japanese, it is agree! tba American citizens may permanently reside at Sivaodt and Ilakodade, and the Government of the United States may appoint a vice-consul to reside at Hakodade. This article to go into effec. on the 4th day of Julie 1858. • Art. 3. In settlement *of accounts the value of the money brought by the Americans shall be ascertaine d by weighing it wi;h Japanese coin (gold and silver its(/' lanes)—tbat is, gold with gold, and silver with silver; or weights representing Japanese coin may be used after such weights have been carefully examined and tonna to be correct. The value of the money of the Americans having beet! thus ascertained, the sum of 6 per debt. shal l be allow to the Japanese for the expense of xiscoinage. hall Art. 4 Americans committing offences i u Japan) shall be tried by the American Genstil-General or C onsu ' s° shall be punished according to American laws• hall Japanese committing of against Arnericaus s• be tried by the Japanese authorities, and cording to Japoelese laws. Asa Are 5. American ships which may resort to the po ose of ob. Situotla, Hakodade, or Nangasaki, for the purp pay Wiling necessary supplies or to repair daoasgess shall no e for them in gold or silver coin, and if they bare Olney goods si,all be taken in exchange. ; the rig ht punished 0 Art. 6. The Government of Japan adm.ts of the Consul-General of the United States to go ber t ;, the limits of Seven lii, but has asked him to delai eje , use of that right, except in cares of emergency' r wreck, &c., to which he has assented. Art. 7. Purchases for the Consul-General or O f family may be made by him only or by some inembere: his femily, and payment toads to the seller for the Eaw,4 without the intervention of any Japantee official, and IL O this purpoie Japanese silver and cepper eoiu eh all ofonu A rAgn tud r teh t ai . egen B :G. ehoa A ivet the rans olr isoCokietnisosi Simoda ag e e n a e ok r f a u l tobw o e supplied to the Consul-General. n la f Disuateghreveedrstihoantofthtete.atrruteicimese.aniug On g ' to Art. 9. All the foregoing articles to go into e. _,„ irjedtahglea efjstjeihtleeadiogtial: fitibes: horn the date hereof except article 2, which shall go into effect on the date indicated in it. Done in quintuplicate (each copy Leing Il o g „ li t s b b o P Japanese, and Dutch), at the Goyosso of Sanoda, eee_ 17th day of June, in the year of the Chrietian era and of the Indopenderca of the United States o _t . 1 _ 1 ; 4 rice, the 81st, corresponding to the foul th year of " versioo Hi, the filth month, the 26th day, the fl -- s te teo tieing signed by the Consul-General of the Unites er o f of America, and the Japanese by the Govern j ; Simoda. TowIiSEND k1A214