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CORN Mt of nor EN LI d M-COURT-BOA 0 and EUSTON -ROAD, ( - 13USTRT MUNCIE BR t DFORD, YORKSHIRE THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY LANE. JL Lessee and Mamrter, F.. B. Chatterton. THIS EVENING, Her Majest4(ll S erva nts will perform a New and Original Farce, entitled RULD BRITANNIA ; after which will be produced the thrtiry Lane Grand Comic Chris H tmas Annual, entitled THE DRAGON OF WANTLEY ; or. AR LEQUIN AND OLD MOTHER SHIPTON, written by E. L. Blanchard, with Characteristio Scenery by William Beverly. Doors oen at half-ast Six, commence at Seven, and terminate at Eleve p n o'clock e v ery Evening. Box-office open from Ten till Five daily. Al OR p N an l t N e :Gi f e, DRAGON f u th w e A is 9 T ran y d P e E nt il itl F ed °lt th A e lAl every Wednesday and Saturday. Children and Schools at re duced prices to the following parts of the Theatre :—First Circle, Dress Circle, and Stalls. Box-office open from Ten till Five daily. - THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. AllY RBSt i ART.—In answer to numerous a plicatiOons, is respectfully announced this Drama au p ll be revived on Monday, Feb. 27. Box-office open from 10 till 5 daiIy.—THEATRE-ROYAL DRURY LANE. 1%/ISS VICTORIA , VOKES wilt resume her _LTA successful impersonation of AMY ROBSART on MON DAY, February 27.—Bevoftice open from 10 till 6 daily.-- THEA TRE ROYAL, DRURY LANE. ROYAL COURT THEATRE, Sloane-square, S .W. Lessee and Manager, M. LITTON. THIS EVENING, at Eight o'clock. Twelfth Night of W. S. Gilbert original comedy entitled RANDALL'S THUMB. Sup ported by Messrs. Her Vezin, W. Belford, Edward Righ ton, H. Mellon, R. Astley, and Frank Matthews ; Mesdames M. Brennan, Kate Bishop, Stephens, and d Elea c nor Bufton. Pre ceded by, at 7.3 0 , TUR N HIM OUT ; an toonclude with an or i g i na l comedietta, by F. A. Marshall, entitled Q. E. D. S u pported by Messrs. W Be lford, E. Righton, Misses M. Bren nan, Kate Bishops and Kate Manor. Box office open from 11 to 5. No fees tor booking, programmes, or cloak rooms. Trains b! M e t ro p o litan Railway to the very doors of the Theatre.—Acting Manager, Mr. John Huy. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKE T.-1 The 69th Night of a NEW FAIRY COMEDY.--TIIIS EVENING (Tuesday), at Seven, O'Keefe's Musical Piece, THE POOR SOLDIER, with selections from the original music. Patrick, Miss Fanny Wright; Norah, Miss Fanny Gwynne. After which, at a quarter to Eight o'clock, a new Fairy Comedy, in Three Acts, entitled . THE PALACE OF TRUTH. Characters by Mr. Buckatone, Messrs. Kendal, Everil, Clark, Braid, Rogers, :Mesdames Robertsoh, Chippendale, C. Hill, Fanny Wright, and Fanny Gwynne. Act I. Garden of King Phanor's Country House. Act 11. Interior of the Palace of Truth. Act 111. The Avenue of Palms. Followed by 'UNCLE'S WILL. Mr. Kendal and Miss Robertson. Concluding with the Farce of FAMILY JARS. Mr. SOTHERN will re-appear on the Ist of May. Box Office open daily from 10 till 5. A DELPHI THEATRE ROYAL. Sole Pro prietor, Mr. Benjamin Webster ; Managers, Mr. B. Webster and Mr. F. B. Chatterton.--THIS EVENING, at 7, THAT RASCAL JACK : Mr. John Rouse. At 7.30 (3rd time), DEADMAN'S POINT ; or, THE LIGHTHOUSE ON THE CAR RUTH: Miss Furtado, Mrs. A. Mellon, Mr 4. Leigh Murray, Miss M. Cooper, and Mrs. Billington ; J. Rouse, C. H. Stephen son, and (third appearance here) Messrs. E. F. Edgar, Vollaire, A. C. Lilly, and A. Raynor. At 9.30, the MISTLETOE BOUGH. Mr. Britton Wright, Mrs. A. Mellon, Mademoiselle Debreaux, Miss Dubois, Miss Bella Moore, Miss Bellew, &c. ___—____ 110 YA.L PRI NCESS'S THEA.TRE.—SoIe Lessee, Benjamin Webster. Manag ers. 11. Webster and F. 11 Chatter t on .—THlS EVEN ING, at 7, HE'S A LUNATIC. Alrl J. Clayton. At 7.30, KING 0' SCOTS. Founded on Sir Walter Scott's Novel of " The Fortunes of Nigel," written and adapted by Andrew Halliday, King James and Old Traphois the Miser, Mr. Phelps. Messrs.W.Rignold, Herbert Crellin, Barrett, J.John stone; Marshall, J. Murray, 11. Russell, Wallace, Clifford, West land, J. Clayton, ea. ; Mesdames R. Leclercy, A. Merton, R. rower, F. Addison, &c. New and magnificent scenery, by F. Lloyd and assistants. To conclude m Ten with THEtill HAPPY MAN. Mr. Shiel Barry.—Box-otlice open fro Five. ._-------- ATKUDEVILLE THEATRE, STRAND. Lessees—Messrs. 11. J. Montague, D. James, and T. Thorne.--THIS EVENING, at 7, CHISELLING (140th Night) : Mr. David James. Afterhich, TWO ROSES (213th night), by James Albery. Conclude with (71st night) ELIZABETH. Sup ported by Messv. H. J. Montague, David James, and T. Thorne, &C.; Mesdames Amy Fawsitt, A. Newton, and Nelly Power, ike. ROY.AL: S TRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee an d Manageress, Mrs. Swanborough. THIS EVENING, at 7, LIVING AT EASEE. But Mton, essrs. Crou F. ch, Hughes; ; :Mesdames Ada, S'wpiborough, . and CCEUR-DE-LION, Messrs,.Te, Fannon, Fenton, and Turner ; Mesdames Amy Sheridan, E Button, Santley, Lee, Goodall, &e. And ON AND OFF. 0T Y T.R EA TR E. -T 0-N I G HT, February T.—The 24th time of an original Comedietta, by R. Reece, in Two Acts, entitled DORA'S DEVICE. At 7.30, DIAMOND CUT DIAMONDB.IS, DORA'S DEVICE ; concluding with O . lIITTINGToN J U NIOR and his SENSATION CAT. TUSSA.IJD'S EXHIBITION, Baker street. —On view, Portrait Models of the ex-Emperor and Empress of the French, and Prince Imperial. Also, Marshal Bazaine, Marshal Canrobert, General Trochu, &c., Admission, ls. ; Children under Ten Years of age, 6d. Extra Rooms, 6d. extra. Open from 10 a.m. till 10 p.m. MADA.ME TUSSAUD'S EXHIBITION, Baker street.—On view,. Portrait Models of the King and Crown Prince of Prussia, Prince Leopold of Hohenzollern. Also Count von Bismarck and Count von Moltke.—Admission, ls. ; Children under Tn Years of age, 6d. Extra Rooms, 6d. extra.— Open ixem 10 a.m e , till 1.0 p.m. NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE. AQUA AMA.RELLA restores the Human Hair to its pristine hue, no matter at what age. OH GOSELL and CO. have at length, with the aid of one of J the N most N eminent Chemists, • succeeded in perfecting this wonderful liquid. It is now offered to the public in a more con centrated form, and at a lower price. Sold in bottles, 38. each : also 5s , 7s. ad., and 158. each, including brush. Red Bull Wharf, Angel-passage, 93, Upper Thames-street, London, B.C. - • +•t r . „ 4 %1 IVA Patti T 24 - 13.':•' • jg, , LONDON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1871 rim position of affairs in Roumania Is very serious. The recent letter of Prince CHARLES, in which he bewailed the deplorable state of the Danubian Principalities, and declared that his . rule had been productive of no benefit to the country, has been followed b y a general election, the result of which can only strengthen his desire to resign. If he persists in withdrawing, we may look for a succession of desperate and dangerous intrigues. Each of the three great States surrounding Roumania is desirous that one or other of its neighbours should not occupy the territory. Austria and Turkey would both resist a Russian occupation ; Russia would probably not tolerate the entry of Austrian or Turkish troops into the Principalities. There can be little question that the St. Petersburg Government would be glad to seize this possession, if a favourable opportunity presented itself; and there can be equally little doubt that the Governments at Vienna and Constan tinople, though not desirin.; Roumania themselves, would do much to prevent its falling into the hands of Russia. The Vienna papers have frequently pro nounced the matter to be one of life or death. The bellicosity excited by this apprehension is far more pronounced than that caused by the Black Sea demand. The occupation of Roumania by Musco vite forces would probably be a more serious danger to peace than the entry of any number of war vessels into the Euxine. It is to be -hoped, there fore, that the efforts making by the Austrian Ministers to induce Prince CHARLES to remain will be successful. The state of Roumania is far from cheering, and the Prince himself is not a person cal• culated to awaken any enthusiasm; but the prospect of a serious difference between the three eastern States must be avoided, if possible, at any price. As the elections in France draw near, the chances of peace do not increan. Indeed, the prospect of a civil war being added to the hostilities against the common foe is far from remote. The breach between the Ministers at Bordeaux and those at Paris is all but openly de clared. The Paris Ministers have no authority in the South, and the orders of the Bordeaux Delega tion are disregarded in the North. M. GAMBETTA upholds his decree excluding the Orleanist Princes and Imperialist officials from the elections; and M. FAVIIR persists in maintaining the freedom of choice. AI. SIMON has arrived at Bor deaux from Paris ; but he cannot enforce the decisions of those who sent him, nor even shew himself in the streets. It may be hoped that some reconciliation will be effected, but it would be rash to anticipate a satisfactory issue. Neither Count BISMARCK nor M. FAVItE can prevent M. GAMBETTA from proscribing the Orleanists and Itn- perialists in the districts south of the Loire. Imperialists may be elected in the North, but they will never enter the Grand Theatre at Bordeaux, unless M. GAMBETTA and the Reds undergo a most unexpected change of opinion. If the place of meeting were changed the Southern deputies would not re gard the change. In any case it would seem that the question of peace must be faced by a divided nation, the South against the . North, and it happens, unfortunately for the prospect of ending the war, that the greater part of the country is in the hands of M. GAMBETTA. To make matters worse,Count BISMARCK has written a most foolish protest to M. GAMBETTA, declaring that the German Government will recognise no Assembly that is not freely elected. We call this protest foolish, because it is generally understood that the Germans wish to conclude the war. Nothing could ba less calculated to further the interests of peace than such THEATRES AND AMUSEMENT a proceeding. There may be differences of opinion amongst the French people touching the policy of proscription ; there can be none touching the interference of the German statesman. The only proper course for him was to make his com plaint through M. FAVRE. M. GAMBETTA'S Conduct is lawless, and that of M. FAVILE and his colleagues just. The refusal - Co allow the Orleanist Princes to sit in the Assembly is one thatcannotbe justified on any pretext. The Princes are Frenchmen ; they are patriotic and selt-sacrdicing ; they have preferred their duty to their personal ambition. The case of the Imperialists is different. The principle of freedom would be better upheld by allowing them to stand. as candidates, but their exclusion cannot he regarded as an overwhelming calamity. Their lives in general supply little that is worthy of our admi ration ; the country will lose nothing by their ab sence. They have during many years practically upheld the same principles of exclusion that aggrieves them so much when applied to them selves. They have trampled upon the freedom of Frenchmen, and made the name of national represen tation a mere mockery. It is theoretically wrong; but it is scarcely unnatural that the class of politicians whose colleagues were shot, imprisoned, transported to Cayenne, for the sake of Imperial safety should now refuse to grant them the first step towards their re storation to power—a restoration which would be followed speedily by the removal of M. GAMBETTA and all his companions to a place where they would finally cease from troubling. There is, moreover, a powerful argument of general application. The Imperialists are notoriJusly conspiring to replace their master on the throne, irrespective of any de cision of the National Assembly. The vile agents of a vile cause have been known to make offers to Count BISMARCK. Conspira tors may justly be excluded from participation in an otherwise free election. Thera is no reason whatever why the calling of the National Assembly should be made accessory to a widely planne I scheme for overthrowing the national liberties, especially when this scheme is favoured, as it is known to be, by the common enemy. The French Ministers are justified in taking all reasonable means to frustrate the designs hatched at Lonlon, Brussels, and Wil helmshohe. These considerations suggest a com promise, which might possibly be 'accepted at Bordeaux. Let those persons who have volun tarily exiled themselves from France since Sedan be excludel, but let the Orleanist Princes be admitted, and likewise such Imperialists as remained by their country. These last ought to be 'sufficient to represent the Empire, if the country chooses to elect them. We are fully alive to the pleas that may be urged against this compromise ; but the question has become a practical one. There is no other course. DRURY LANE—RuIe Britannia. Dragon of Wantley. COVENT GARDEN —Lottery Ticket. Sleeping Beauty. ..A.DELPHI—That Rascal. Jack. Deadman's Point. The Mistletoe Bough. PRINCESS'S—He's a Lunatic. King o' Scots. The Happy Man. HAYMARKET—The Poor Soldier. The Palace of Truth. Uncle's Will. Family Jars. VAUDEVILLE -Chiselling. Two Roses. Elizabeth, or the , Invisible Armada. OPERA COMIQUE—Found Drowned. The Lottery Ticket. , The Carnival Ball. ST. JAMES'S—To Oblige Benson. Naval Engagements. Jenny Lind at Last. An Unhappy Pair. OLYMPlC—Poppleton's Predicament. Nell and (Bur lesque) Paul and Virginia. ROYALTY—Dora's Device. Whittington Junior and his Sensation Cat. Diamond Cut Diamond. GAIETY—A Christmas Story. Alladin QUEEN'S —A Day After the Wedding. 'Twixt Axe and Crown. ROYAL COURT THEATRE—Turn Him Out. Randall's Thumb. Q.E.D. HOLBORN—Jezabel. Ticket-of-Leave Man. STRAND —Living at Ease. Coeur-de-Lion. On and Off. PRINCE OF4WALES'S—Ours. Locked In. ASTLEY'S —Englishmen in Paris. Little TOm Tittlemouse. SURREY—Farce. My Son Jack. NATIONAL STANDARD— Farce. Ride a Cock Horse to Banbury Cross. SADLER'S WELLS—Sinbad the Sailor. AMPHITHEARE AND CIRCUS (Holborn) —Scenes in the Arena. ST. JAMES'S HALL— Christy Ministrels. Every evening. ALHAMBRA—Grand Concerts. PoLYTEcurric—Professor Pepper's War Lecture. After noon and evening. MADAME TUSSAUD'S (Baker-street) —From 10 a.m. till 10 p.m. is. ; extra rooms, 6d. TOPICS OF THE DAY. EMIGRATION FROM BRUSSELS. Brussels has been the head-quarters of the Im perialists since Sedan. There collected a large number of refugees, ex-Ministers, ex-legislators, ex officials, besides other warm supporters of the Empire, including the English Duchess of Since the armistice many of these personages have emigrated back to France, in order to become can didates for the National Assembly. But what are they to do, if Gambetta persists in declar ing them ineligible?. They may, it is true, secure return in some of the districts occupied by the Germans, for not only will they there enjoy every facility, but these districts are just those in which Imperialists would, undey ordinary circum stances, have the best chance. But, it they are elected, they can never venture to Bordeaux. They would not be admitted to the Grand Theatre and it might not be easy for them to escape with their lives. The difficulties of the situation seem insuperable. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAN , FEBRUARY 7, 1671. also have the option of becoming . sureties for them instead of sending them to v - lormatory schools. The pfactice of exposing goods for sale outside the doors of shop§ is a cothltant encouragement to crime, and should be repressed by penalties, while the law with • respect 1 to the reception of stolen goods, requires alteration and improvement. The defective state of the Licence Law is passed over by the magistrate, as he under stands a Government measure is in prospect lie inculcates humanity towards [animals, mention ing several point!! in Which the treatment of draught horses should be amended) and thinks it should be compulsory to supply dogs with Water, when confined pursuant to police orders. He states on good authority that more dogs are reduced to a 'rabid state from want of pure water than from all other causes combined. It may be observed that though • 4 all these suggestions refer to the local bill, they will apply just as well to all the rest of England. Tim GRAND THBATRE. We can remember no previous instance of a great national assembly meeting in a theatre, though these buildings are often used as churches, and sometimes as hospitals and storehouses. The Assembly about to be elected will meet, however, if it meets at all, which is not certain at present, in the Grand Theatre at Bordeaux. It appears that no other edifice in the city is suitable, for the new Assembly will be 750 strong, differing greatly from the Legislature of, the Enpire, which never quite reached 300 in number. The Grand Theatre is undoubtedly large enough. It is a fine building, equal, perhaps, to any in Europe. It may be doubted, indeed, whether it is not too large. Unless the , officials take some special measures, the gazers and listeners will be too many, or the deputies will look like a small oasis in the midst of a vast desert of benches, boxes, and galleries. Still there is no other eligible place. Wine cellar exist at Bordeaux of every' con ceivable size, but they might not, perhaps, le deemed suitable. THE QUESTION OF ARMY REFORM. It is considered probable that Mr. Cardwell's army scheme will not after all include a c ompulsory ballot, but that he will seek to turn the Militia into a sort of Lantlwehr. Under such a system men who enlist will have to engage to serve a certain number of years in the Militia when their period of service in the regular army shall have expired. Mr. Cardwell may also suggest some plan for at least a partial abolition of purchlse among officers; there is, however, we are assurecl, no inten tion on his part of meddling with the office held by the Duke of Cambridge, though the fact that the mere departmental cost of it is annually £20,000 is likely to cause a call for reform from s )me other of the legislators. The Duke of Cambridge's own salary is £4,432 per annum. MEMBERS OUT OF PARLIAMENT. One of our members has boldly struck out a new line of conduct for himself, inlieu of the " annual address," supposed to he so necessary to the consti tuents of the different boroughs. Probably, alarmed at the prospect of having to talk any amount of nonsense respecting the past or the future session, tOr two hours to his constituents, Mr. Charles Foster, M.P. for Walsall, bit upon the happy device of lec turing to them itisteari, on the subject of Queen Anne. The hon. gentleman summed up his notice of the " Good Queen" by saying that if slit) was dull and commonplace, she was certainly a true woman and a faithful Queen, who bore with fortitude and resignation the sorrows which marred her wedded life. Mr. Forster, perhaps fearing that even lecturing might have its serious results if not accompanied by some exceptionally cheerful surroundings, came to the place of meeting prepared with a number of recitations from " Thompson's Seasons," " The Dying Christian to his Soul," and " The Messiah." The local papers state that the lion. member delivered the recitations with grace, awl that his intelligent audience were much gratified with the evening's per- fomancas. THE IMPROVEMENT OF LOCAL LAWS. The people of Sheffield have been exerting them selves to effect an improvement of their local law,t. The stipendiary magistrate to whom their scheme has been submitted, expresses strong approval of the codification of laws relating to towns, but suggests many particulars in which he thinks the scheme could be amended. His experience as a police magistrate in duces him to think there is great need for the definition and exten s ion of magisterial powers for obtaining sireties. Another kindred subject is the legal responsibility of parents for the good conduct of their children. The Sheffield magistrate holds that parents should pay damages in cases where children rob gardens, break windows, &c., and should INTERNATIONAL CONGRESSES OF EUROPE. The Congresses or Conferences which halie been held in Europe at different times are landmarks in the history of the various States, and p dut out the chiet causes of political excitement and agitation that have arisen. In 1814 a Congress was at Vienna for the purpose of recon structing the map of Europe, after the disturbances occasioned by the wars of the First Napoleon. The second Congress of Paris in 1815 was supplementary to that held at Vienna. It was chiefly remarkable for the conclusion of the "Holy Atianee," which bound the sovereigns of Russia. Austria and Prussia to support absolute Monarchism, The Congress at Aix la Chapelle in 1818 readmitted the Bourbons of France into the alliance. In 1819 a Congress was held at Carlsbad to impede thd Liberal movements of Germany. Italian Revo lutionary agitators were the cause of the Congresses in 1820 and 1821 at Troppan and Labiach, and in 1822 applied the principle of an armed intervention to the Liberal movement in Spain. In 1856 the Conference of Paris met to arrange the Eastern Question. In 1863 the Emperor of Austria called a Congress rankfort to settle the German questions The Conference in London in 1864 failed to prevent the separation of Schleswig and Holstein from Denmark, In 1867 a Conference was hell in London for the purpose of providing for the neutrality of the Grand Duchy of Luxemburg. The revival of the Eastern Question hay led to the assembling of the present Conference. In 1867 the Greek question led to a Conference. FARMERS AND THE WEATHER. Farmers are proverbially celebrated for their com plaints respecting the weather, but it is not often their discontent is able to assume a tangible form. In a story which reaches us from the Hiogo and Osaka Herald, however, a change of weather led to serious results. A man named Sobe, a Chinese speculator in rice, was much annoyed at the continued fineness of the - weather, which favoured the farmers and injured his profits. He consulted some friends as to the best means of setting the elements by the ears and spoiling the crops. A petition to their favourite gods was resolved on, and when heavy rains am' destructive winds and tides came on, Sobe and his frieu's rejoiced at what they thought the answer to their appeal. They had a grand banquet in honour of the gods who had wrought the change ; but the farmers, on hearing of the affair, were highly incensed, and resolved on punishing the too successful worshippers. Muster ing to the number of a hundred, and arming them selves with matchlocks, they marched t ► Sobe's residence, and pulled it to the ground, the speculator and his friends escaping with difficulty. A consultation was held, at which the farmers decided that Sobe must die, because worsa might happen to them through his gods, if he was allowed to live to ask for more such changes. They assaulted the stronghold where Sobs had taken refuge, and demandel his head. Being refused, they petitioned the authorities, insisting on his punishment. The authorites arrested Sobe and a friend, who await trial, wishing probably that they had let the weather alone. • DENOMINATIONAL SCHOOLS. The Bishop of London, referring to the inspection of denominational schools, says that great. watchful- I nese and effort will be required on the part of those who attend to religious teaching. In consequence of ' the changes effected by the Education Act of last year, it is to be appreherde I that religious teaching may lose its interest_ with .teachers, and learners. The main antidote •to this evil tendency must be supplied by the care, the zeal, and the per ' so al instruction of the clergy, of whose pastoral charge the children form an important part, and by the piety and earnestness of the masters and mis tresses urging them to continue as a matter of duty what has ceased to be a source of professional advancement or profit. A systematic inspectio❑ should also be kept up; the inspector's visit will assist the clergyman in estimating the success of his religious instruction, and will also satisfy the subscribers that religious teaching is faithfully taught in the schools. In the London diocese, it is proposed that the provision for inspection should be made by the Diocesan Board of Education, but it will be necessary that funds be provided for the work. The Bishop thinks there ought not to be any difficulty in raising the required amount. Those lay mem bers of the Church who appreciate the value of • religious teaching will not refuse their assistance. THE DEATH OF SIR H. DURAND. The details furnished by the Indian papers of the death of Sir Henry Durand just re ceived, fully explain the accident, though they scarcely account for the carelessness of guides and attendants. The Lieutenant-Governor of the Punjab started to inspect the Tank fort, and to visit the Own and gardens of the Noma!) out side the walls, on the afternoon of December 31st. After inspecting the fort, he mounted his elephalt, inviting the Nawab of Tank to seat himself with him. Ile visited the gardens, and then went on to the town—a small, poverty-stricken place, surrounded by a mid wall. The first gateway was 13ft. high, and the elephant could just pass without the persons in the howdah having to stoop. Within the enclosure was another gateway, not more than ten an I a half feet high, or not sufficient to allow an elephant with an empty howdah to pass. It seems extraordinary that this should be the case in a country ;here elephants are so frequently in use. The Nawab of Tank states that he told the Lieutenant-Governor more than once that the gate way would not a Imit an elephant, but Sir Henry did not hear. Half way through it was evident there was not room to pass, and Sir Henry called to the mahout to take care. The man tried to force the elephant to sit, but the top of the howdah touched the enclosure, and the animal, feeling the pressure, stepped quickly forward. The howdah caught the lintel, and Sir Henry was thrown violently out, falling on his face on the low mud wall. He was taken up insensible, the blood pouring from his noso and his mouth, and died the next evening from fracture of the vertebrae. Nawab of Tank, who was thrown back in the howdah with out falling out, was severely injured, but is recover ing. A memorial to the late Lieutenont-Governor has been resolved on at Cal cutta. subscription, and thinks they can be successfully de fended. May his anticipations prove correct. MR. SEWARD ON RIS TRAVELS. Mr. Se,itardj the American ex-Foreign Secretary, has beet! taking a tour in the East, having visited Japan, where lie succeeded ir. obtaining a personal Litirview with the most inaceesgible of MonarChFi and China, where his alventures hate been more ex citing, if less agreeable. When at Hanlto* he went with a party of friends to a pagoda at the top df a hill. On their way up they were besieged by some boys who clamoured for cash which was not forth cbming with sufficient teadine4 td suit them. As Mr. Seward and his friends descended thdy Made an attack upon theM, pelting them with stones, but finally abbndoned it after doing much damage to the chairs in which the travellers were conveyed. The Taotai of iiatikow, on hearing of the affair, sent a formal apology and expression of regret to the American statesman. tie promised that any attempt to repeat the offence should be punished, but too much faith must not be attached to such declarations in China. INDIAN APPOINTMENTS. There is still considerable uncertainty respecting the great appointments in India. The Bombay Gazette, never very friendly to Sir Richard Temple, understands that the Finance Minister intends to remain at his post till his term of office expires, unless he can get the governorship of a presi dency. The lieutenant-governorship of the Punjaub, vacant by the accidental death of Sir Henry Durand, was not offered to him on this ac count, but he is likely to get Madras when Lord Napier leaves. Lord Napier, however, received on the 6th of January a letter from the Secretary of State, inviting him to remain another year at his post, and it is believe l he will accept the unsolicited, if not altogether unexpected honour, and remai❑ at Madras until March, 1872. The reason for extending his term of office is to obtain his assistance in the inau guration of the decentralising measures decreed by the Supreme Government. Mr, Lushington, AcCountant-General, is to be appointed Finan cial Secretary to the Madras Government. It is settled that the income tax will be retained in the approaching Budget; but a considerable reduc ton from the present 3-h per cent. is anticipated. Public opinion, however, is strongly in favour of the total and unqualified abolition of the unpopular impost. THE SMALL-PDX EPIDEMIC. Mrs. Gladstone, who is ever foremost in works of charity when the poorer classes of the metropolis suffer under exceptional calamities, " rejoices" at being enabled to offer a smallpox convalescent home to the medical men of London for their patients at this present time of distress. Two houses at Clapton which were used with much advantage during the prevalence of cholera, and subsequently of re lapsing fever, have been once again offered by this good lady, for persons recover ing from the terrible disease now almost ragin:4. in London. Added to her benevolence in this di►ection, the wife of the Premier hal undertaken the collection of a fund to meet the expenses of bed in, nourishment, physicians, &c., and we are glad to Fay that already her efforts have been met with a'success that Fcarcely could have been antici pated, several gentlemen and ladies having come for ward with generous contribu!ions—one nobleman, Lord Overstone, with a subscription of £lOO. THE EWE LAMB. There exist many great personages in this country who seem to delight in advancing the cause of de • mocraq by systematic and unjustifiable encroach ments upon the Jew rights remaining to the poor. , Let a village possess a bit of common land, and how often does it happen that some landowner of great wealth struggles to cheat the vil lagers out of it. A case 'of the kind has occurred at the little village of Flimbey, in Cumberhnd. Here the inhabitants have held possession of a green from time immemorial. A titled landowner corn- , menced the work of aggression in 1807 by purchasing a piece of laud close to the green, and afterwards forbi:ding the inhabitants to play croquet upon their possession. Another landowner has sold a portion of the green across which are two paths, and which has bee.i one of the most frequented parts, for the purpose of enclosing it, and building a house, with iron furnaces, their. accompanying chimneys, Sze. Part of the green having been railed off for this purpose, the villagers, indignant at what they believed t • be an infringement of their rights, broke down the railing. - For this they are to be prosecuted, but the vicar of the parish is raising a .t - trne , w hid HER MAJESTY. OSBORNE, FEBRUARY 6 The Queen went out this morning, accompanied by Princess Beatrice. Prince Leopold also walked out. MIL GLADSTONE AND BISHOP HAMPDEN- The " Memorials of the late Dr. Hampden, Bishop of Hereford," just published, contains a letter written to the. Bishop by Mr. Gladstone on November 9, 1866, express ing the regret with Winch he (Mr. Gladstone) looked back on his concurrence hi a vote of the University of Oxford in the year 1836, condemnatory. of some of the Bishop's publications. " I did not," Mr. Glad- . stone writes, " take actual part in the vote ; `,it upon reference to a journal kept at the time,. find that my absence was owing to an accident. I have _t (the right hon, gentleman continues) twat many .ig.s which in the forward precipitancy of my youth I should have condemned, are either in reality sound, or lie within the just limits of such discussion as especially refits a university. But that which (after a delay due, think, to the cares and pressing occupations of political 'e) brought back to my mind the injustice of t had unconsciously • been guilty in 1836, was my being called upon, as a member of the Council off King's College, in London, to concur in a measure: similar in principle with respect to Mr. Maurice ; that is to say, in a ccmdemration, couched in general terms , which did not really declare the point of imputed guilt, and against which perfect innocence could have no de fence. I resisted to the best of my power, though ineffectually, • the grievous wrong done to Mr. Maurice, and urged that the charges should be made distinct, that all the best means of in vestigation should be brought to bear on them, ample opportunity given foe defence, and a refe rence then made, if needful, to the Bishop in his proper capacity. But the Majority of laymen in the Council were inexorable. It was only, as I have said, after mature re flection that I came to perceive the bearing of the case on that of 1836, and to find that by my resistance had con lemned myself. I then lamented N-ery sincerely that I had of on that occasion, now so remote, :felt and acted in 5 ifferent manner." MAGAZINES FOR FEBRUARY. London Society is excellent in illustration, as is usual- Amongst the sweet things in pi ctures is " The Winter Rose," one of the loveliest of faces, and amongst the comical) things is 0, caricature of the Chancellor of the Exchequer The articles contain nothing specially noticeable, though. they are readable. The paper connected with the war , are the best, though one gets so much of this kind of thing in the daily press that some sort of relief is expecte& in the monthlies. Good Words.—The new story of " The Sylvestres " is , continued, and will be especially interesting at this season . when so many French emigrants are in our midst. Pro fessor Huxley contributes a paper on the congenial subject of coral reefs, which he treats, as a matter of course, with great ability. The author of " Ginx's Baby" has his second article on the rights and wrongs of the Coolie in British Guiana ; and the second instalment of Nathaniel Hawthorne's impressions on the France and Italy of some years since, forms part of the contents. Another of Alfred Tennyson's new songs 'with Mr. Sullivan's music is among the attractions of the number. Good Words for the Young is a suitable hook for little readers, and contains a great variety of sketches, grave and gay, instructive and entertaining. "Watched from a Window" is a tale of melancholy interest that tells of A little girl who had early experience of the troublesof life. " Beruna" is a romantic story of a young gipsy girl, whose brief experience of a home life influenced the whole of her future career. "The Village School Lesson," contains some pleasing verses ; that entitled " A Fancy" is original in its idea, and well carried out in description. " The Princess and the Goblin" is continued. The Sunday Magazine.—There is the usual collection of religious and social papers, of fiction, of poetry, and of general articles, in the Sunday Magazine. The stories int it have generally the merit of being life-like and natural,. not compounded of the extraordinary crimes and impos sible misfortunes which beset heroes and heroines of the sensation school. The two stories in the current number, ' The Dead Sin," and " Tom Joiner's Good Angel," are both founded on incidents which daily occur, and which, though in a certain sense dramatic, are in no way start ling. Hugh Miller's Letters and William Cowper's Hymns are two pleasant subjects pleasantly treated ; while Dr. Blaikie contributes a sketch of Philadelphian charities, and theßev. J. B. Paton a pap er on " Women's Work in the Church," sheaving our strong-minded ladies low they may best bestow their superfluous energies in elping the needy. D EADMAN'S POINT." Mr. F. C. Burnand seems to be a block of wisdom, and it gives his admirers much gratification to find that, although a frequent writer of burlesques, he has determined not to ruin himself, or write himself out, as the popular phrase is, by offering comedy after comedy within a year to London managers. Mr. Burnand, in short, is content - with periodical successes, where his fellow dramatists seek triumphs of a continuous order. On Satur day evening, for the first time for many months, a new drama from Mr. Burnand's pen a romance we might call it, abounding in interest, and fresh in its every aspect, was offered to the judgment of an Adelphi audience. The story of the play is appropriately laid at the time of Crimean war, and the authorhas naturally taken every oppdrtunity of rousing the patriotic feelings of the spectators in the theatre, by frequent allusions to the conduct of our soldiers under fire at Sebastopol, and by introducing significant incidents on their part of gallantry and honourable conduct. The most picturesque scene in " Deadman's Point," is a representation, worthy perhaps of any stage in the world, of the plain at Inkerman. Among those lying seriously wounded amid broken waggons and shells which are strewed about in all directions, are two men, an officer and a private soldier, who have been rivals for the hand of an English girl. The subordinat e soldier has every reason to hope that the officer maY succumb to the trials of the war, yet his Saxon sense of honour and heroism does not leave him, even under th e influence of a desire for revenge. A Russian steals on the scene, and is about to murder the officer, when the almos t dying private rears himself on his hands, and crying out that his officer shall at least not die the death of a deg , shoots the Russian through the heart. This is one of the most pleasing of the small episodes of the piece. Tile, whole narrative of " Deadman's Point " i s one "'"' sustained interest. A girl named Janet (Miss F u rtac l ° ) the daughter of a miserly lighthouse - keeper , saves the life of a young officer, Sir Philip Courtenay, who afterward ° , secretly marries her. Scarcely have the pair been u nite° when the Russian War breaks out, and in Act 2 we hav e the picture of the battle-field, which is exquisitely pour trayed, and for which Mr. Lloyds, the painter, deserved ly received a call before the footlights. In this spectacle Courtenay is discovered in a dying condition by tn heroine, who has gone out to the Crimea to tend t he sie and wounded. The girl is assisted in her labours by most philosophical companion, Mary Polden Billiugton, whose impersonation of a Cornish fisher let it be said here, was most charming and natural,' This girl, curious to state, also finds her lo ver on the field. The sudden illness of Janet's father brings her home to England, and on arrival she discovers that h e husband's mother is so indignant at her son's propriety in marrying a mere lighthouse - snry u daughter, that spite of his dangerous illnehl she threatens to disown him, and deprive h im of 0,1( property. Janet, half frantic, summons up courage, h e r ever, to see her unjust mother-in-law, and through soft persuasion obtains from her forgiveness fo r Sir l'ln`l%, In the last act an attack is made by some smugglers ex a lighthouse where Janet's father has some money st°reA the girl being in the old watch tower at the tune' e 4 rescue, which causes the unity of all the 1° ° to g of the play is accomplished by the 3700 officer, Sir Philip Courtenay, accompanied by „ 0 0 , l i soldier-lover (Mr. Billington). The dra ma is placeakihe the stage by Messrs. Webster and C hatterton, with , 1 ' 3, , to a ccessories that can make it welcome for many 3 If 0 1 come, and the ease with which every ac t passed ° fe e Saturday evening bore testimony to the care the 5110 manager has taken in preparing for the success fr° 0 11 ;, o t commencement of " Deadman's Point." The cone N O the Adelphi Theatre has been very muc h enlarged, n:)e,r than four different actors having made their first % c ot maces on Saturday night, while the s cener y is magi:looJ and thoroughly new throughout the drama. Air. 15 1 e .b ye, was called for at the end of the pi ece (which, bY-tcpotri we may add, is to receive some slight rieb-ocis), curtailment in the last act from his 13i gire but lie was not to be found, and Mr. ton had to address the audience on his behalf. Sir Charles Dilko has returned to London A. - Versailles. aeli a 1 a t tw c -o to We are informed on good authority thao, Beauregard has requested a lar g e number federate officers to hold themselves in reatlifles)lo come to France for the purpose of serving ide'. 0 1/ should hostilities recommence. Many of them ar e 3 /I°' London, awaiting the order of departure.—Stand6r'',. to At a meeting of commercial travellers at nril'ecos on the 3rd instant, it was resolved that a siaaltae,, collection should be made in all the commercial fietet'reo the country in aid of th e fund for the relief of the e lls TV in Paris, and Thursday next was decided te n ,' Lori amou nt collected is to b e handed over to the Mansion House Committee. THE QUEEN. There is every reason to believe that her Majesty will make an effort to appear more in public during the ensuing season, and that her subjects will have the pleasure and pride of welcoming her once again in the occupation of her proper position as the leader and mistress of London society. It is equally gratifying to hear that the Queen has passed through this unusually trying winter with fewer returns than ever of the painful complaint to which she has hitherto been so subject—a circumstance that augurs well for her complete recovery.—Globe. THE ROYAL MARRIAGE. The Marquis of Lorne presided at the annual dinner of the Inverary Curling Club. In responding to the toast of "The Princess Louise," Lord Lorne said:—" I assure you the Princess looks forward with much delight to the time when she hopes to visit this part of the kingdom. In one of your recent matches between married men and bachelors my sympathies were entirely with the latter, and I was glad they were able to hold their own ; but next year I hope to be on the other side, and that I shall not find myself the only one draughted into the opposite ranks." The Rev. Mr. Car michael, chaplain of the club, in proposing the Marquis's health, said :—" Though perhaps Lord Lorne won't thank me for saying so, there can be no doubt that the Princess Louise has been very fortunate indeed ; and I only hope she will prove as excellent a wife as her own mother, or as Lord Lorne's has proved. It is saying a great deal, but it is not saying too much when we express the conviction that the Marquis of Lorne is in every respect worthy of the Princess." An Inverness paper states that it has now been defi nitely arranged that Lord Lorne is to wear at his wed ding the full Highland costume. Several well-known houses in Edinburgh are at present busily engaged in making for the " youthful marquis a magnificent specimen of the garb of old haul." No stone ornaments are to be introduced ; the mounting will entirely consist of gold, richly chased—every piece of jewellery having engraved on it besides the arms of the noble house of Argyll. The officers and crew of the Psyche, lost in the Mediterranean, have arrived at Portsmouth. . _ Quee❑ Isabella intends to fix her residence in Austria, and is negotiating for the purchase of a chateau near Vienna. The United States Darien Expedition has disco covered a practicable canal route, of which the summit elevation is 300 feet. A. novel by Mr. T. IL Escott, under the striking title of "The Age of Electro Plate," may shortly be ex pected, and will no doubt be sharp and incisive. The Lord Chief Justice is slowly but steaddy re covering from his severe illness. His lordship, however, is not likely to leave his bedroom for some days to come. On Friday night a farmer named Dwyer was shot near the Limerick Junction. A man knocked at his door, and when Dwyer appeared his assailant fired a revolver in his face. - . . An action for libel is pending against an American newspaper, the Rochester Union, for having stated that Mdlle. Christine Nilsson is not equal es a singer to Jenny Lind. Mr. Max Strakosch, Mdlle. Nilsson's entreprene'ir, is the plaintiff. THE EUROPEAN WAR. The SUN is Published Every Morning at EIGHT O'CLOCK, with SOME 1101111S' LATER NEWS than any other paper. This Edition will always contain the LA'Z'ES l' NEWS of the WAR, and of all other events. I fin • _ 4 .