The Sun. — London, England, 1857-01-19 00:00:00

ROYAL LMCCET----TEIEATRE. Lessee, M r . C. Dillon. THIS EVENING will be produced an entire] ne a original combination of burlesque and pantomime,ywentitle d a CONRAD AND MEDORA ; or, Harlequin Corsair and the Little Fairy at the Bottom of the Sea. The burlesque opening by W. Brough, E ng founded upon the ballet of Le Corsair, as produced at Her Majesty's Theatre. The harlequinade upon things in gene, rat. The new and magnificent scenery painted by Mr. F. Fenton. Characters in the opening : Conrad (the Corsair) Miss Woolgar Bitherto (his lieutenant) Mr. J. L. Toole Sepia Pasha Mr. Barrett Sing Smaul Mr. Holston Ynssifi Madera ~ umlau t Mrs. B. White Zultem .. Mrs. Melville Snbmarina. ...... S erena ... • •• Miss Jessie Ryder Cl owns Miss Marie Wilton Mr. Tom Matthews and .................. Natal.*► Mr. R. Marshall I , !_ar „ leq es uin Mr. Stilt . •...' '• .. ................. Mr. J Marshall Columbinos ........................ The Brothers Nelson .................Mies Clara Morgan and Miss Ladd. To be preceded by 'PRE KING'S M USKETEERS. D'Ar tagnan, Mr. C. Dill on. The box-office open daily, from 11 to 5 , under the super. It•ndence of Mr. Chatterton, Jun. Carriages conveying parties ta the Private Boxes to set down at the State entrance in Burleigh-street. A Morning Performance every Saturday, at 2 o'clock. STRAND THEATRE. —Manager, payne.—This Evening will be perfo T. rrned THE JEW'S DAUGHTER, Followed by (first time) TFIE PERILS OF CRINOLINE. After which, the immensely successful novel Burlesqne Pantomime of THE MAGIC MISTLETOE ; or, Harlequin Humbug and the Shams of London. The Fairy Chri.tmas, Vies' E. Wilton Good Humour, Miss Norbnry; 3fer enr7, VW Cameron ; Humbug, Mr. Herbert ; Cant, Mr. Bolton ; Baron, Mr. J. B. Johnstone ; Sir Roland, Mr. Clarke ; Lord LoveJ. Miss Craven ; Addelplte, Miss C u thb ert ; Cramho„ Master: W. Edouin ; Lady Agnes, Miss E. Jacobs ; Baroness; Mr. G. Lee ; Furbilosa, Mr. J. Howard. Novel Harle quins& :—Clown, Miss Cuthbert ; Little Clown, Master W Bdouin ; Pantaloon, Mr. J. Clarke ; Harlequin, Miss Craven; Columbines, Miss E. Jacobs and Mdle. Collison ; Premier Danseuse, Mdle. Marie Charles. Commence at Seven. Stalls, 3s. ; Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, le. Gallery, 6d. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd awl Creswick. THIS EVENING, an original play, in three acts, entitled A BIRD IN THE HAND WORTH TWO IN THE BUSH. Roderick Prsiseworthy, Mr. Shepherd. After which, HARLEQUIN AND THE SUMMER QUEEN. Harlequin, Mr. F. Glover ; Clown, Mr. Buck ; Pantaloon Mr. Bradbury; Um Four Sprites, th e Fillip Fa -11111Y; Columbines, sciames Marie and Agnes. T HEATRE ROYAL, DRIIRI LANE.— Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. Acting Manager, Mr. C. Mathews. Stage Manager, Mr. R. Roxby. Scenic Artist, Mr. W. Beverley. First appearance of the eminent Comedian, Mr. Charles Mathews, since his late serious illness. Great Success of the Grand Christmas Pantomime, the most magnificent ever produced on the English stage. TIEfIS EVENING, her Majesty's Servants will perform TWO HEADS ARE BETTER THAN ONE. Followed by SOMEBODY ELSE, in which Mr. Chalice Mathews will sustain his original character. After which will be producc4 an entirely new and original symbolical, hyperbolical, parabolical, and extra-physiog- Domical grotesque, statuesque, and picturesque Grand Comic Christmas Pantomime,which for some time past has employed the unrivalled resources of this extensive establishment, and which will be called or entitled, as it is entitled to be called, SEE, SAW, MARGERY DAW ; Or, Harlequin Holiday, and the Island of Ups and Downs. The scenery entirely new, painted by and under the direc tion of Mr. William Beverley and numerous assistants. The machinery by J. Tucker and assistants. The properties, de corations, tricks, changes, and transformations by Messrs. Needham, Glindon, dre. The masks models, an d pbysiog nomioal devices desi gne d and executed by the celebrated Dykwynkyn. The overture and music composed and arranged by Herr Anschuez. The choregraphic arrangements under the personal supervision of M. Petit. The comic scenes con structed by and und er th e di rec ti on o f H ar ry Boleno. E. The L. peculiar grotesque opening i nven ted and written by Blanchard, author of " H ar l equ i n a nd the Seven Ages of Man," "Ja c k a n d Jill," " Humming Top," "Fludib ras and the wh o l e arrange d and produced under the direction of Mr. Robert Roxby. Te ancient° and truthful legend on ye which ye pantomime Is story is founded See, saw, Margery Daw, " Sold her bed, and laid upon straw," MSS. of Nursery Rhymes in British Museum. It lion of Roverses, in the Island of lips and Downs. " Yea, the Great Globe itself." t. H ar e we go up, up, up, " Here we go down, down, down ; " Here we go backwards and forwards, And here we go round and round." Juvenile Chorus of the earliest period, supposed to belong to the One. Up, Mr. Topham ; Down, Mr. L ow; Opera lisse Kid Glove, Tiger and Brougham, and Porte-monnaie (attendants upon Up), Signor Lorgnette. Herr Tightfitt, Master Saucebox, and Monsieur Chinque ; Hard Up, Dupli cate, Distraint, and Rags (attendants upon Down), Mr. Fria hard, Mr. Popall. Mr. Quodham, and Mr. Patchwell. An anal appearance of Holyday in her Emblematic Car, Holyday (the Genius of the Season), Miss Marian Stanley ; Sport and Pastime (her attendants), Misses Lovelaugh and Lightheart ; Dame Necessity (who is on this occasion made a virtue of by particular desire), Mrs. Selby. How Invention, the Daughter of Necessity, is called upon to assist the development of the story, while Holyday invites both Up and Down to enjoy themselves. Holyday's Home in the Green Bower of Mistletoe and Winter Garden of the Fairies.—Mistletoe (the Fairy Queen), Miss E. Wadham ; Fairy Spirits of the Kisses that have bees given under the Mistletoe, by upwards of 100 Ladies of the Corps de Ballet. Grand Ballet —Miss Rosin& Wright, Mdlles. J. and E. Osmont, and the Co rYPhoes. The Golden Gates leading to the Palace of Huggamugga.—Herald (with a Proclamation), Mr. Hornogold ; Guards, Messrs. Stiffneek, Headsup, Eyesright, Sheulderarms, Stand-at-ease, and March well ; Tailor, Mr. Broadcloth ; Cobbler, Mr. Waxond ; Black smith, Mr. Anvil ; the Princess Margery Daw (afterwards Columbine), Madame Boleno ; Shilly and Shelly (her Maids of Honour), Misses Dithery and Dothery. How Margery Daw has no notion of work herself, and the contempt she shows towards those who do work. Interior of the Palace of Ring Huggamugga. King Huggamugga (Sovereign of the Land of Sixes and Sevens), Mr. Dawking ; Huryl-Burly(Lord Chancellor), Mr. Bigwig; Ni m my_pi m iny (the Cham berlain), Mr. N o odl e dom ; e Court, Messrs. Higgledy-Pig gld y (Goldstick in Waiting), Mr. Muddle ; other Members ofthe Bow, Scrape, Cringe, Crouch, Tagnag, Merrywag, Perriwig, and Hatband; Court Milliner, Madame Crinoline ; Drawing Master, Professor Crayon Govern Governess, Miss Miss Frump s p ; Music- Master, Signor Hurdigurdi ; Maid in Waiting, weet t-mper ; Chef de Cuisine, Mr. Cook Prince Popinjay ( o f the Land of Prettistory), Mr. Finefe,ather ; his Retinue, Messrs. Glare, Dazzle, Gleam, Glitter, and Cutashine. How the Princess is taught a wholesome lesson by Necessity, and of the change that takes place in consequence. Cottage of Necessity, with a Prospect of Hard Work in the Distance. The Enchanted Workbox—The Sampler and the Exemplar, an d the pretty piece of work that Margery Daw makes of it. Inhabitants of the Workbox :—Row of Pins, Messrs. Sharp, Bent, Crooked, Pinaday, Groatayear, &c. ; Regiment of Needles (ready drilled), Messrs. Largeeye, Smalleye, Longsix, Splitup, Snapoff, dc. ; Thimble, Master Tom Thumb ; Worsted, Mr. Bawlaway ; Bodkin, Mr. Pierce ; Tape Mea sure, Mr. Inchbald; Hook and Eye, Messrs. How and Some bodyelse ; Shirt Buttons, Mr. Earlypurly ; Scissors, Mr. Shearsteel. How Margery Daw makes an important discovery and the audience also, and how, led by Necessity, she is com pelled to alter her opinions and change her position. The Mine of Labour, leading to the Mine of Wealth,—Labour (the Parent of Health, Wealth, and Hanpinese), Mr. StrongTth'arm. What Margery Daw goes to see, what she saw, and the re ward that Holyday bestows. Grand Scenic and Mechanical Effects, exhibiting (in processof construction) the Fairy Fac tory of Fancy, completed with th e assistance of Labour and Imagination. Brilliant Tableau. Toe Transformation :—Two Harlequins, Herr Deulin and Signor Veroni; two Sprites, the Brothers Elliott ; tw o P an t a l oons, Mr. Barnes and Mr. G : Tanner; two Clowns, Messrs. Harry Boleno and Floxmore • the Gent, M r . H a lf or d ; two Columbines, Madame Boleno ' and Miss Honey. The Ups and Downs of the Harloquinade, showing the Ins and Outs and Turns About of the Pantomime fly; Toy Warehouse, Butcher's and Baker's Shop (Bolenos, Denlin, Tanner, and Halford).—A pink of polite ness—Clown very toyish—Getting a nutcracker, which turns out a nohby toy—First and last toys for gambling—Marbles versno dice—Despatches, loaded, and off they go—Harlequin takes a private box—Clown takes Chatterton's sitwation as boxkeeper Kite-flying —A game of Cricket, by which some of the players get bowled out, and afterwards stumped, which tarns out a long stop—The uses and abuses of the crin olino—A Jack in the box—A box of regular British toys and a basket of French bread (lwicks)—Aldershott a size smaller —Grand review of infantry—A military ball—Going in for a buster—Coming out with a roll—Clow-a make a peel baker's feelings—List, oh, List—Squaring a round of beef-- Clown takes a steak and gets a chop in return—Pantaloon tries his hand at a game and loses by it Cot and come again Clown takes a butcher's shop, which Harlequin makes too hot to bold him. Tailor's Shop and Perfumery Warehouse (ye roni, Barnes, and Honey). A gentleman in search of a tailor— A suit that is quite the ticket The Onde wrapper—Railway wrappers—Transfer depot—Washing machine—extraordinary— Something that won't wash—Cleaned out--Scent in and sent out- Foreign versus English toothpowder Hungary water—A Frangipani bouquet Wonderful effects of the Pistachio nut powder—A case of real distress—Pantaloon in a fix—Fur nished Apartments for Single Men (Bolenos, Deulin, and Tanner).—Clown and Pantaloon in high life—A domestic re volution—Turning the tables—To bed, to bed—A drop too mush Clown nowbegins to reflect—The looking-glass follows his example—Two heads better than one—Clown takes a turn en the sots, which also takes a turn on its own account-- altertation, which ends with a regular row in the house. Judkia's Gas-regulating Machine and General Patent Office and Stationer's Shop (Veroni, Barnes, and Honey.)—Clown, being in Fleet-street, goes the pace rather mat—The language of the eyes (I-talian of course) which everybody understands—Bath post versus London post—Re gulators Wanted : railway regulators, army regulators, gas regulators, smoke regulators—Sowing, cutting, washing, P w 7ing, and i roning done by a turn—Clown makes a shift scents makes P antaloon a little shirty—A box of common A fresh supply of blacks from America—A Dred-ful scene ensues. atechi's Model Farm (Bolenos, Deulin, and Tanner.)-11arvesth lassea—Th e milk Me —A rakish dance by rustic lads and —A strong smell y_7aY—Harlequin makes a pump of himself the pi g a very "l e g at uree—A farm-yard visitor—Clown finds greatly attached gr ea t bore—Pantaloon finds the dog gets *ouch in England t o him —Prize Poultry—Cochin China and side—Clown off ethel hatching — The old mail—Full in side— —Ma Cutlery Express and Pantaloon by the King William-street, Shilling Razor Warehouse, City (the comp any w in appear in whole of the double to take a bus—Present and lut a Scene ) — Pantaloon proposes --A change for th e better—TheureWeight of public opinion fool meets fool th en comes the ti people's own b us —Wh en smash, and dash Garotte pre l y g o of fun—Collisi on , cras h , meat A pair of sharp blades—Clontive —Monstache move case for cutlery Holloway 1*'1319 rove themselv e s a me nt — The duel —A cu t direct stopped 3' Hollo wa y' s o i n t - P ublic nuisances o f 1856 —0 h orewarned, forearmed— ,my Crinoline high • A wind, a regular blow up, and glorious • Do in termination to Ups and Downs Holiday's Fairy Home. The reduced prices as follows, va r yi ng throughout the hense to suit e very One Circle of Boxes, is. :—Galleries, 6d. an d l s. ; Second s. 6d. ; Dream Box ; Pit, 2s. ; Fi rst Circle of Boxes, 10s. 6d., 1 7 . ls., 1/. 11 es, 3s ; Stalls, 5 • Private Boxe s , s. 54., and 21, 28. A Morning Performance of the Great Wednesday, at T wo o ' c l ock. P antomime every ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. THIS EVENING will be performed A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM. After which, a new grand Christmas Pantomime, called ALADDIN A-ND THE WONDERFUL LAMP; or, Harlequin and the Genii of the Ring. Harlequin, Mr. Cormack ; Clown, Mr. Huline ; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo ; Co. lumbine, Miss C. Adams. 1 HEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. THIS EVENING, to commence at Seven, THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL, with Mr. Murdoch as Charles Surface ; Sir Peter Teazle, Mr. Chippendale ; Sir Benjamin Backbite, Mr. Buckstone ; Crabtree, Mr. Compton; Joseph Surface, Mr. Howe ; Sir Oliver Surface, Mr. Rogers; Noses, Mr. Clark; Sir Harry (with a song), Mr. W, Farren ; Lady Teazle, Miss Reynolds ; Mrs. Candour, Miss Talbot ; Lady Sneerwell, Mrs. Poynter ; Maria, Miss E. Sabine. After which, a new comic Christmas Pantomime, entitled THE BABES IN THE WOOD, or Harlequin and the Cruel Uncle. The scenery of the opening story painted by Mr W. Callcott. The music composed and arranged by Edward Fitz william. The pantomime produced under the direction of M. Milano. Harlequin, M. Milano ; Columbine, Fanny Wright; Pantaloon, Mr. Mackay ; and Clown, Mr. Driver. A Morning performance of the Pantomime will be given every Thursday : commencing at 2, concluding at 4. T HEATRE ROYAL, A DELPHI Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster. Great Hit of A Night at Notting-Hill. THIS EVENING will be performed DOMESTIC ECONOMY. After which, A NIGHT AT NOTTING-HILL, in which ilr. Wright and Pan! Bedford will appear. To conclude with the new and original anion of modern burlesque and old English pantomime (as originated at this theatre), by Professor Wordspinner, Member of Every thing, with entirely now scenery, dresses, transformations, &c., called MOTHER SHIPTON ; or, Harlequin Knight of Love, and the Enchanted Whistl e . Harlequin and Columbine (. la Watteau), Madame Celeste and Miss Wyndham ; Clown, Mr. Garden ; Pantaloon, Mr. Moreland ; Scaramouch, Mr. Le Barr. Characters in the bur lesque by Mr. Paul Bedford, Mr. J. Bland, Mr. R. Romer, Madame Celeste , Miss Wyndham, Miss Mary Keeley, Mi ss Kate Kelly, Miss Arden, dm. THEATRE ROYAL, SADLER'S-WELLS. Under the Management of Mr. Phelps. THIS EVENING, THE GAMESTER. To conclude with the pantomime, THE GENIE AND THE FISHERMAN. OYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. Alfred Wigan. THIS EVENING, DELICATE GROUND. Messrs, G. Vining and Leslie ; Mrs. Stirling. A new Fairy Extravaganza, by J. R. Planche, Esq., called YOUNG AND HANDSOME. Messrs. F. Robson, Rogers, Leslie, G. Cooke, Danvers. Hisses Swanborongh, Thirlwall, St. Casse, Castleton, Bromley, Haskell, and Mrs. Melted. After which, CRINOLINE. Commence at half-past Seven. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke. THIS EVENING, Shakspeare's Tragedy of RICHARD THE THIRD, the last week of its performance. Eques trian Illustrations by Mr. W. Cooke's Horses. Richard, Mr. James Holloway. . - After which, the SCENES ix the CIRCLE. To conclude with the succeasful equestrian comic panto mime, called PAUL PRY ON HORSEBACK ; or, Har lequin and the Magic Horseshoe. Doors open at half-past six ; commence at a quarter be fore seven o'clock. Rox-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. Si , . West. Equestrian Director, Mr. W. Cooke, jun. A 3forning Performance every Saturday, at Two o'clock. A CNTERBURY HALL, Westminster- roa d.— OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow inz company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of elections from all the popular Operas, Madrigals, Choruses, Glees, Duets, &c., viz. :—Mise E. Pearce, Mrs. J. Caulfield, Miss Brunell, and Miss Summers ; Mr. J. Caulfield, Herr F. Jonghmane, R. Grover, T. Raino, T. Farrant, S. Jones, J. Barker, W. Melling, and P. Conde ; Masters Austin, Ban nett, and Corn; Mr. Sam Cowell and E. Hackney. Piano forte, J. Harroway, B.A. ; harmonium, J. Caulfield, jun. ; director, Mr. J. Caulfield. Commence at Seven o'clock pre cisely. Suppers, &c., until twelve o'clock. Last week of the celebrated SPANISH MINSTRELS, who will appear in costume at Nine and Eleven o'clock Every Evenitg, and sing some of their favourite selections. Mr. C. Morton's Annual Full Dress Ball will take place on Wednesday, Feb. 18. Gentleman's ticket, Ts ; lady's ditto, ss; double ticket (lady and gentleman or two ladies), 10s. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. MIS DAT—Morn. 37 min. aft. 7—Evening 2 min. aft. 8 ':'o-MORBOW—Morn. 33 min. aft. B—Evening 9 min. aft. 9 THE WEATHER—StrN Orrica. JANUARY 18. TIIIILMOIIIITIER. IN THI{ SHADY.. 48—highest Muse noon yesterday. 43—lowest this morning and during the night. 54—this day at noon. B ABM& ITZB, 30 - 30. WIND, S.W.—Light, with mild, muggy weather. JANUARY 19. 55 —highest since noon yesterday. 50 —lowest this morning and during the night. 50 —this day at noon. 13AR0xrnen, 30'33. WIND, N. to N.N.E. —Fresh, with rainy, dull weather. Two o'CLocK.— Wind, N.W., with tine, sunshiny weather. ry i f t ,ff. 4 o 0._ „ ; 4 'l' ;le §Un L'JNDON, MONDAY, JANUARY 19, 18+57 According to the Times the War proclaimed against Persia by England, on the Ist of Novem ber, 1856, involves the possibility of the ultimate conquest and annexation of that ancient dominion to the vast Asiatic Empire already established by British valour in Hindostan. According to the Edinburgh, on the contrary, that same war has been declared not even for the purposes of weakening, but simply for that of a wholesome intimidation. Now, each of these two extra ordinary announcements we look upon as nothing less than monstrously extravagant. At the same time, we must protest, at once, that we would prefer to abide by the former rather than by the latter—we would rather regard the Declaration of War against Persia as involving the necessity of additional conquests in the East than as indicative of that effete and miserable mockery of a policy of which the late Crimean struggle against Russia may be taken as a type or representative. It will be remembered only too bitterly by the majority of our fellow countrymen bow the very soul seemed to be taken out of the Cause of the Allies almost from the outset of that memorable contest with the legions of the AUTOCRAT : by the formal assurance made to the world by several of our leading statesmen that England and France meditated no diminution of the realms of the CZAR —meditated no aggrandisement of their own territories medi dtaemteix3d teaiartrayuinpgononctehretawinarhagigahi7otyl: agnredatunitorrat.hcehrin. valrous principles, which, in p o i nt of fact, were oils, in them se l ves utterly and monstrou s l y preposter- TJPOtI th ose Arcadian war was declared. U p on those Principles th e l ate conducted. U p r inciples it was Upon tho se principl es i t was brought, after the lap se o f two disastrous less, and a f ru i t l ess, and years, t o a , we cannot b ut still boot think, a most ignonainious eonehision, us—that We i s most earnestly to be hoped, therefore, We e c oseeive, —particularly with the miserable ex • periencea o f the late war so recently before ( -0 are not again plunging int* another imperial contest upon a policy thus avowedly i rra ti onal. it is nothing less, we maintain, than the h e i g h t of folly to announce to the foe at the very opening of th e first campaign that we don't intend to d o hi m any permanent injury ! Yet this is literally what we did with regard to the Russian AUTOCRAT. And this, moreover, is precisely what the Edinburgh tells us we are now doing with this,'weref say—let ence to th e S hah of Persia ! Rather than the War proclaimed on the Ist .of November, to be wh a t the Times h as at Calcutta, be expli c itly avowe d placing matters " i n a trai e n al f le o Gi r t it he co an n annexation of that ancient c l e u n e t s e r t p a r n i s dominion !" Betterde ) anything tha n the wilful ins froth the very delib erate outset o f all costly, and m os t di ff i cult warlike D our Altogether, in t ru th pati , we ca nnot but reg ar d the view take n o f thi s Persian War 1 by th e W hig re viewer, wh o exam i nes into the problem o f • , er voans: and vast ' origin, in the recent l y published number of theit Edinburgh, as nio..it specious, and, therefo re, most NMON, MONDAY KVEiNING,- JANUA'RY l9, 1 857. illusory. The writer in question, after recount ing very lucidly, and with the most persuasive affectation of succinctness, the principal events leading to the lawless seizure of Herat by Persia, and to the consequent declaration of war against the SHAH by the Governor-General of India, in the name of the British SOVERElGN—protests against the notion that the Government of Teheran has been in any way influenced of late by instigations coming from that of St. Petersburg. The Edin burgh reviewer, in fact, observing " we by no means concur with those writers who declare that this is not a Persian question, but simply a Russian ques tion"—adding, it appears to us rather inconsis tently, " There may be not merely a Russian but a world-wide question before us, but the present is a Persian question." Prevarication all this— nothing but prevarication ! The question before us is, of course, obviously a Persian Question, but it is also, beyond that —and we say this despite the Edinburgh's avowed dissent from the opinions of " those writers " with whom it fails just now to concur—distinctly, and we oonoeive, likewise, none the less obviously, a Russian Question I If it be not—How about the recent Muscovite occu • pation of that little group of islands in the south-east corner of the Caspian ? How about the direot appeal for Muscovite assistance recently addressed to the CZAR by the Court of Teheran 1 No—it is merely another illustration after all of the old adage, to the effect that none are so blind as those who will not see ! Notwithstanding which, however, we who de see, we who cannel help siting, with so many glaring facts before us, all pointing in one direction--assert still with the utmost possi ble degree of explicitness, and with all the earnest ness of conviction, that the new Persian war upon which we have embarked has been originated, fomented, and precipitated by the nefarious in trigues of the Russian Government. enforced. This is the time for action. A few months, even a few weeks, may be too late. Let petitions be multiplied, until every member is intrusted with one or more from his constituency, and let an earnest request for his support accom pany it, together with a significant hint of the probable consequences of his neglecting or refusing to comply with the demand. Let every voter bind himself not to bestow his suffrage on any candi date who will not render complete justice to the sufferers. By these means a comprehensive mea sure of fiscal reform may be secured, and those who have long been oppressed will obtain tardy, but effectual relief. The Ballot, even at the Antipodes, is a formid able fact. Transportation is abolished, but the Ballot, having proved itself where adopted in England a dangerous foe to intimidation and un fair influence, and having threatened electoral corruption also with a murderous attack, has been transported—we hope not for life—to Australia ; and there, though at large under a ticket-of-leave, it has not desisted from its well-known practices ; in Victoria it has actually garotted electioneering abuses, deprived them of strength, and left them for dead. Some time back we recorded this daring exploit. Angle-Saxons, who have voted under their landlords' eyes, being now located at Melbourne, have literally been forced to vote, no one but their own consciences and HEAYRIT being witness to the fact ; and honest men have been unable to prove which way they voted ; they could give only an honest man's word for it ! Out of a constituency of 40,000 not an indivi dual could produce a voucher for his vote 1 A whole constituency was thus confessedly deprived ' of that first right of an Englishman, to do all he does openly and above board ; and worse than that, no wealthy diggers or nugget-finders, There can be b u t littl e d ou b t that the Govern- er lucky s p ecu l a t ors -- no mortgagees or Go ment will bring th e w h o l e quest i on of the Income vernment officials, or b an k ers , or l awyers, or Tax fully b e f ore P ar li ament during the ap- customers, eould exerci s e th e l eg iti ma t e i n fl uence preachin g sess i on . T he people have been over another' s vo t e, w hi c h every man ought to thoroughly aroused, a vi goroas ag it a ti on h as taken have who ha s anot h er i n h i s power. The English place, and Sir G. C. L ewes an d hi s coadjutors domestic i ns ti tut i on " is dec i dedly in danger in clearly perceive th a t it wou ld b e a dangerous Victoria. experiment t o ava il th emse l ves o f t h e pettifogging Now, the press i s free in Australia, but most unaccountably the respectable press of Melbourne quibble put forward last sprin g . It b y no means ie enthusi as ti c on b ehalf of the expatriated Ballot. follows, however, that th e i n i qu it ous i mpost will I be modified, or its a ssessmen t ren d ere d more It gees vi r t ues w h ere the " leading organ " of England s ees cr i mes. The " organ, " accordingly, being rath er h ard up for witnesses, and finding equitable. The sinister i n fl uence o f M r. Greta stone may still prevail, and th e d ec id e d manner in ' which he refused to enter into a j us t arrangement, none at Melb ourne, sends a " comm i ssioner " to notwithstanding the speech es o f th e P REMIER Adelaide, w h o cuts out of the Adelaide Weekly and Lord Joner RUSSELL then leader in Dispatch a, testimony against the Ballot in the the House of Commons warrants us in sister colo n y. T he said Dispatch testifies that the anticipating the most virulent hostility at his Melbourne editors are false witnesses ; that they hands. The peopl e mus t, th ere f ore, still agitate, lie in th e f ace of their own columns, and that not for the abolition, b u t f or th e amelioration of these advo ca t es of the Ballot themselves prove it the tax. As we have repeatedly stated during a to be a dead failure. This seems, indeed, series of years, a j u di c i ous l y constructed " Pro- somewhat st range. W e s h ou ld no t , with perty Tax" is the best possible mode of collecting out some special reason, quote an Edinburgh the nationalrevenue. It is only by means thereof journal to prove how an election was that the doctrines of Free Trade can be fully and conducted at Bristol ; and there seems even fairly developed, that the nation can hope for the less reason for quoting an Adelaide journal on a prosperity that has ever attended unrestricted Melbourne election. Mr. F. H. F. BERLELBY, therefore, t a k es t h e liberty to remind the " lead competition, and th a t a l arge proportion of the sums extracted from the pockets of the taxpayers ing organ" of this singularity in its proceedings, if indeed s i ngu l ar i t b e for the " organ " to ad can find its way t o th e E xc h equer. As we long since explai ne d, an d t h e Li verpool Financial duce evide nce on one s i de only ; and in the letter Reform As soc i a ti on recen tl y conclusively proved, addressed t o us on Th urs d ay he remarks on the indirect t ease a dd a t l east 50 per cent. to the known jeal ous y f e lt b y Ad ela i de for the rival colony of Vi c t or i a an d f or i ts i nst i tut i ons. The oast of the arti c l es su bj ect to duty. The jury appealed to, the English publi c , mus t j u d ge originalimp or t er mus t c h arge a profit on that duty therefore for th e mselves of the v a l ue o f t h e Edi. as well as th e pr i me cost, and each of the torial witness, who witnessed no more th an any of middle men in lik e manner ca l culate their profits 4sn the entire sum paid to the previous holder. us have, the things (we cannot call them facts) to Thus, afte r p ass i ng through some six or seven which he testifies. different hands, the consumer ultimately pays at Mr. BERKRLET, very properly, having cross. least 30e. for every pound collected. That alone examined this hearsay witness, brings forward the would form an adequate reason for substituting testimony of those who tell what they saw. One direct for indirect taxation. But there is another qndeniable fact speaks unanswerably for the eye ground of even greater importance—viz., the witnesses' testimony—that the Municipal Cerpo extraordinary development of British commerce, ration is so well satisfied with the results of the that would inevitably attend the abolition of inn- election that it has resolved on the adoption of port duties, and the security for future pea ce the Ballot for the town elections.. A better corn- afforded by the extension of trade with other mont could hardly be required. Some of the nations. local magnates have very great influence, and The Property Tax, then, will be retained, and have hitherto used it successfully, and we may unless the people bestir themselves zealously and be sure that nothing but overwhelming evidence indefatigably the charge on earnings also, The of the value of secret voting could have overcome Chancellor of the Exchequer will not, i f that influence, and forced them to succumb to the he can possibly help it, relinquish so pro- measure by which it is annihilated. fitable a source of revenue, from which Looking, however, at the additional extracts sixteen millions sterlin g m a y b e rea li sed—for, as sent us by Mr. BERKELEY, the case b ecomes c l ear we have explained, u n d er th e ex i st i ng system, enough ; we may now see why Lord Joule Rus about a million is obtain e d f or every penny in saLL and his tail so pertinaciously r e f use a t r i a l the pound imposed. We are enabled to judge of for the Ballot in a single town here. It seems the proportions derived from earnings and pro- strangely dogged not to concede for one or two perty respectively by means of a very useful re. reprobate boroughs at least, unfair as the experi turn just made, pointing out the amounts paid meat might be for the advocates of the Ballot, a by different cla sses of contributors —for the year single trial of their method anywhere. Melbourne ending the sth April, 1855 —and thus to ascer- I verifies the oft-alleged reason. The whole happy rain how far i n d us t ry may be exempt e d w i thout family know that a single trial might prove fatal serious loss to the revenue, to their opposition. The colony of Victoria tries In England and Wales the total amount col- it for the co l o nial elections, and so gre a t i s it s lected in that y ear was 1 2,086,5221., of which success that the corporation hastens to adopt it lei than a third, er 3 , 8 51,0221,, was obtained for it s mun i c i pa l e lections ! S o it wou ld b e, b e .. under schedul e D. If t h at schedule were entirely vend doubt, in England. If Hull, or Ipswich, or emitted, and precarious and fluctuating profits Cambridge, or Northampton, or any Government altogether exempted from th e t ax, more than two- town once voted by the Ballot, all the oonstituen thirds of the amount would still be obtained with cies in the kingdom would demand it f or them out difficulty or inquisitori a l an d vexatious selves, Th e men of order and h onour a f ter a ll scrutiny into private affairs. But if the outnumber the worthless ; and they would h ave charge were fai r ly assesse d on property there are an unanswerable argument in the results of few indeed w h o wou ld escape f rom the charge. Al- actual trial. most every person engaged in business is possessed For what is the testimony of Melbourne wit of some capital. The professional man has his nesses themselves. That " some of those who were , books and instruments, the tradesman or farmer previously its most determined opponents, both his stock. There may be a "good will" which in and out of the Legislature, were won over" could easily and promptly be disposed of—all by the actual working of the Ballot. That "in these would be available assets justly liable, its social aspect, secret voting may be considered Even household furniture should be charged, and to have proved itself as successful as it certainly the party paying would be far better off than one has in its political as p ec t." That when " indi who had t o li ve i n a ready-furnished house or red influence was r esor t e d to, the efficacy of the lodgings, and pay dearly for the use of the goods Ballot was pr o v e d b y th e no t o riety which such he required. Th e l oss t o t h e revenue under suck practices at once acquired. " That "decorum, circumstances would be very trilling indeed, and amounting almost to silence, the class wh o wou ld reap t h e t hi ef benefit would various polling booths--the police had a sinecure be the m os t mer it or i ous o f all, viz., the clerks, of prevailed at the it—the remark was, that the Ballot, with all traders, and professional men, whose earnin gs its merits, made an election day barrein er ins:g range between 1001. and 3001. per annum. Th e dent,'' i k iitetigheiit the day it proved utterly most numerous class of all, those brought I lttpossible to guess the chances of the candidates. within the mashe d of the impost, "The experiment made of the Ballot as a part of by the extension Or its area, are those in our electoral ayeteta, based on an extended fran receipt of In Minos t mune varying from 1001. to 1501., and vshist, eeits brilliantly sutcosefulb" " who oertainl 4 • . y have nothing to spare therefrom for . , • every instants most hotliT-6,Orltestect elections the tax-collect Their name is legion, for n Paggea. Oit Lr'ery peaceably indeed—even in the less than 119 or. GLAIATONE charged.. 3 4 8 2 persons are mttleted by the The get Y Pay ill the much less than th e ~t. lection. Surely tbeee humble persons might be I ' Who were hel'^er previously immediate neighbourhood of the teollineehoothe the excitement almost Vanished altogether." aggregate 561,0401., W e need not, however, multiOlk 41rniat `2lst part of Pared the i a• • ions: the entire col- Five journals at the Amt et conflict all bear un wed hard-working tee'erVed testimony to the large number who voted, they have been subjected by n ietten te which to the peace and order which prevailed, to the the cruelty of Mr. happy escape of numbers from party malice and GLADSToNE. The next cl ue 2001., yield 383,8411. • , be tween 1 501, and individual rancour, and to the simplicity and ease a nd e 2001. and 300/., 425,6431, thi r d , between o f th e process. P erhaps we cannot conclude bet obtained from the three classes was g r o ss amount ter than in the words of the 'ille/boterne Argus. X,370,5241.., about 1-9th part of the total revenue" There is no use mincing matters. The Ballot 3 WhiCh easily be spared. But if the charge on mi g h t i s a perfectly successful mode of securing the sense -- according to its capit a li se d value were propert y of a constituency in accordance with the spirit of added, a free • • • considerable portion of this amount would be ob. institutions. And our English readers may tained. Let the people, then, endeavour rest pretty we ll assure d that any one w h o o bj ec t s to obtain justice. Let them exert enaselve to th e B a ll ot is beset with the desire to tamper with th u ntil the great desideratum has h B the votes of those wh o ntay b e in his power. It is been all very well to surround the subject with a great deal of mystery and of false argument which hare nothing to do with it f but the real question re solves itself into what we have stated, and the friends of the Ballot should make their arrange ments accordingly. THE BALLOT HERE IS A BRIL LIANT SUCCESS. In reference to the sentence we have put in Italics we have often thought the matter might be brought home personally to a candidate opposed to the ballot like General CODRINGTON just now at Greenwich. "Do you think the majority of us will vote for you if certain persons know how we vote, but against you, if only we ourselves know I If so, you either think us rogues to be purchased, or dependents who have no right to a vote. If you do not think so, then why refuse us protec tion we ask for our votes since the result would be the same 1" LATEST N E WS. THE MINISTERS.—The members of the Cabin4are expected to arrive in London in the early part of the week. The Duke of Argyll, Sir George Grey, the Lord Chancellor, Lord Panmure, Mr. Labouchere, and Lord Stanley of Alderley, are already in London. Lord Palmerston, it is expected, will arrive from Broadlands to-day or to-morrow, his lordship having nearly recovered from his recent attack of gout. Lord Granville is expected in town to-day, as is also the Marquis of Lansdowne from Windsor Castle. Sir George Lewis is expected in the beginning of the week from his seat in Herefordshire. Lord John Russell has left Florence for England. Mr. Disraeli is prolonging his stay at Paris. The Earl of Aberdeen and one of his sous are on a visit to Sir James Graham, at Netherby. His Grace the Duke of Northumberland has given a donation of 61. towards the funds of the Jewish Ceme tery, Durham. The Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, M.P., and Mrs. Gladstone arrived at their residence on Carlton-house terrace, on Friday, from visiting Lord and Lady Lyttel ton, at Hagley Hall, Worcestershire, and have since left town to join the circle visiting the Right Hon. Sidney and Mrs. Herbert, at Wilton House, near Salisbury. Mr. John Bartlemore, of Paisley, has b een a p po i n t e d Commissary Cle r k f or the county of Renfrewshire. STEALING CHEQUEE.—On Saturday John Macdonald was fully committed for trial for stealing two cheques for 84/. and 361. respectively, the property of his tem ployer, Mr. Fr ewer , o f S out h ampton -row. THE LATH MR. B EOTHERTON.—A meet i ng i s to be So held to-day (Nl on d a y), i n the Town-hall of Manchester, to promote th e erect i on of a monument, or a memorial of Ssemeuez leDin HARMONIC d, o the late o member ETy. _ f for he Salford. second and last performance of the " Lobgesang" and "Requiem," takes place this evening. GREAT HANDEL FESTIVAL, 1857.—Official notice hail been given that the examination of the numerous offers of assistance in the orchestra at the Great Handel Festi val, at the Crystal Palace, in May next, has commenced. It is also stated that no promise can be given that appli cations received after this week will receive considera tion, unless under very special circumstances. SUDDEN DEATH IN CRIPPLEGATE CHURCH.—Yesterday morning, just before the commencement of divine ser vice, Mr. Prickett, a gentleman who was formerly one of the churchwardens, was observed to fall back in his pew. Medical assistance was instantly procured, and he was removed to the savings bank, where in a short time he expired. CONIIRMAIRON 01 THE ELECTION Or THE LORD Bisetor Or RIPON.—YORI, Saturday. —The ceremony of confirming the election of the Rev. R. Bickersteth, D.D., the newly-appointed Bishop of Ripon, took place at the cathedral here to-day, in the presence of a large congregation. The consecration of the bishop took place at Bishopsthorpe. SUICIDE AT HAMPSIEID.—On Friday an inquiry was held before Mr. Brent, at the Castle Tavern, Hamp stead, respecting the death of Mr. Curtis, a retired architect of considerable property. The deceased was at the Castle on Wednesday morning, apparently in his usual health, and half-an-hour after was found dead, hanging to a gate close by. Evidence was given of a state of despondency for some time past, and the jury returned a verdict of " Insanity." FREE TRADE WITH RUSSIA. —We observe, by a public notice inserted in the Malta newspapers by the Russian Consul, that, under orders from his Government, all ships or persons proceeding to the Russian ports of the Black Sea or Sea of Azoff must be furnished with a spe cial bill of health, to be obtained on application to the Consulate. THE AUSTRALIAN MAILS.—The Government has de cided on appointing Admiralty agents to take charge of the Australian mails under the new contract. These agents will be lieutenants in the royal navy, and will be under the supervision of the captain superintendent of mail packets at Southampton. The staff of Admiralty agents connected with the Southampton station will shortly consist of upwards of 40 naval lieutenants. THE SAMARITAN INATITITION.—Mr. Barber, the sec retary of the institution, was in attendance on Saturday at one o'clock in the Guildhall, in order that the inves tigation might be proceeded with, but the Alderman not arriving till half-past four, Mr. Barber's medical adviser said that it would be dangerous, after waiting in court so long, to proceed with the further hearing of the case that day. The further hearing was adjourned for a week. THE TUB STEAMER.—SOUTHAMPTON, Jan. 18.—The unfortunate man who had his back broken by being jammed betweAl the back and the sponson of the Steamer, as mentioned in The Sun of Saturday, died yesterday afternoon, and an inquest will be held to-morrow at the Infirmary, where he dieel, being removed there from the steamtug which brought him to Southampton. His name was William Instance, and he was one of the seamen of the Teviot steamship— not the quartermaster of the Tyne, as was at first reported. Thera is nothing new to report with reference to the Tyne. The prospectus has been issued of the Nassau Railway Company, with a capital of 1,600,0001. in 201. shares, against which amount the Nassau Government grant the company 1,000,0001. in 4 per cent. bonds, while 200,1001. hail been subscribed and paid by Wies baden shareholders. The railway will comprise about 120 miles (about 29 of which are wholly or partially completed), and will form the link to bring Wiesbaden, Rudesheim, Ems, and W e iibo rg i n t o connect i on w i th all the principal German lines. The payment is proposed of a high rate of interest during construction, and sanguine statements are put forth of the returns to be realised thereafter. BLENHEIM FREE DISPENSARY.—The annual ball in aid of this excellent institution (situate in Blenheim street, Great Marlborough-street), is to be given at Willis's Rooms this evening. The dispensary is under the patronage of her Majesty the queen, the Duchess of Kent, the Duchess of St. Alban's, the Lady Elizabeth Clements, the Duke of Devonshire, the Earl of Cardi gan, Lord John Manners, M.P., Lord R. Grosvenor, M.P., Sir Benjamin Hall, Bart., M.P., Sir J.V. Shelley, Bart., M.P., Sir W. M. Farquhar, Sir De Lacy Evans, M.P., and Colonel Wood. The funds of the institution are not in so prosperous a condition as they should be, owing principally to a great demand having been made upon its funds in consequence of the fact that it was in the midst of the district in which the cholera made its most serious ravages during its last visitation of the metropolis. Those demands continue to be made when ever there is any general sickness. It may be mentioned that the entire services of the medical and surgical staff of the institution are rendered gratuitously. J. T. Ashton, Esq., surgeon, of 31, Cavendish-square, is the treasurer of the dispensary. WYLD'S GREAT GLOBE.—The new diorama of Russia, which has recently been added to the attractions of the "Great Globe, is among the moat instructive and interesting exhibitions of the day. In the two di ora mas now on viers' there are not less than 90 very admirably-painted views of the principal cities and towns of Europe, or those scenes in Asia and the Crimea which have so lately occupied so much of the attention of the British public. The new diorama consists entirely of Russian scenery and tableaux of sites and scenes of the late war, and after a voyage in the Baltic, and witnessing the destruction of Bomarsund, the forts of Cronstadt, Revel, and Sweaborg, the visitor is shown the stony massive buildings and statues of St. Petersburg, and from thence proceeds to Moscow to witness the coronation of the Czar, and then to Nijni, Novgorod, famous for its great fair, and the rapid visit of Sir Robert Peel, and his excellent investment in Bok• harian turquoises, Sinope, Kalafat, Giurgevo, Silistria, the Salina Mouth of the Danube, Gallipoli, Constanti nople, Scutari, Odessa, and its partial bombardment, Amine, Trebizond, Varna, the Battle of the Alms, the Allied Meets in the Black Sea, and lastly a sad but beautifully painted representation of Cathcart's-bill. 'line various tableaux of the dioramas are accompanied by an eitilat6toty lecture delivered by one of the nume rous "guides to knovilL'„'"" wh a 99"PY the different departments in the Great Globe. thiIiuTATION TO SIR G. GREY.—On Saturday a deputation cOniposed of the rector, churchwardens, and vestrymen of toe parish of St. James, Wentenioster, hal an intcityloy with Sit 0, grey, in Otder to call his atten• Lion to the increasing numoer of iletistie ht 9il4mine and betting-offices in that part of London. A memorial Was read by Mr. Buzzard, the vestry clerk, which stated that hotises 100 fdr prostitution had become alarmingly nu merous in the pat-1,3E; fttey wets not only highly injurious to public morals but Betide sly detrimental to the Value of property. The memorial then refereed to the Oiliftelitti Of betting-houses and to the obstruction on the highways oeciasiatied by the persons frequenting these houses, and concluded by requesting that some law should Be fearned td remedy both the grievances com plained of. Sir Geo. Grey ittid that ho would refer the first complaint to the Attorney-General. As to the bet ting houses the complaint was rather against the admi nistration of the law than the law itself. Sir R. Mayne. ..... ___ _ . entered into an explanatio❑ of the difficulties experienced by the police in obtaining convictions against the pro prietors of betting houses. A conversation arose as to the powers of the police in regard to obstrnctions in the streets. Mr. Geesin said he had been informed that po icemen were in the habit of frequenting gambling touses. Sir R. Mayne said he had not received a single complaint on the subject. Sir G. Grey, after replying to several statements made by members of the deputation, intimated that the memorial should have his considera• _ _ tion, and that he would communicate with the Atto;;;. General in reference to the most effective steps for car rying the existing law bearing on the subjects brought under his notice into operation, FIRS AT THE BANK OF IRELAND, (BY BLECTRIC TELE(IRAPB.) DUBLIN, MONDAY MORNING. At 5 o'clock this morning a fire broke out in the Bank of Ireland, and after raging for about an hour and a half was got under ; not, however, before the accountant& and bookkeepers' offices were seriously damaged, and a great number of b.ioks totally destroyed. The morning is fortunately calm, not a breath of wind blowing. ANOTHER ACCOUNT. (By British and Irish Magnetic Telegraph.) DUBLIN, MONDAY, A fire broke out in the bookkeepers' offices in the Bank of Ireland this morning, at four o'clock. The entire office, and all the furniture in it, is consumed, but fortunately all the books and other valuables were in the strong rooms. With the assistance of 300 soldiers and a number of fire engines the fire is now (at nine o'clock) quite got under. BERNE, JAN. 17, The Procureur-General is setting out for Neuchatel to arrange the formalities necessary for abrogating the law proceedings against the Royalist prisoners. He is the bearer of their passports. The Paris correspondent of the Morning Pos, (second edition) says : " The Prussian Government has signified its willingness to permit a Conference of the repre sentatives of the Great Powers on the Neuchatel question ; but I understand the bases for the said Conference are not yet arranged." The Paris correspondent of the Times (second edition) says : "As the diplomati sts will endeavour to settle the Neuchatel question before the Conference meets, it may be well to state what the future policy of this Government is likely to be. 1. Should the King of Prussia issue the order for the of his forces, Austria will do all in her power to prevent their march through the Federal terri tory. 2. The Austrian Government will employ all its influence on the Berlin Cabinet to induce it to renounce its claims on Neuchatel. 3. If Prussia should propose that a Representative of the German Confederation shall have a seat and voice at the Conference this Government will not second the proposition, as the Bund has hitherto always been represented by Austria and Prussia when questions of European impor tance have been discussed by the Powers.' 4. If the independence or non-independence of Neuchatel is to be determined by vote, Austria will, in all probability, go with France and England. b. Any hostile demonstration made by France against the King of Prussia would be a political blunder, as the Emperor Francis Joseph has a very high sense of his duties to his Federal Allies. It is not yet settled where the Conference is to meet, but probably in London, as the Pro tocols were drawn up and signed there in 1852. This government would certainly not object to the British metropolis, but I could not speak so positively should the French capital be proposed." A private letter from Naples of the 12th men tions that fresh arrests have been made there, which were supposed to have connection with a secret society in correspondence with a Mazzinian Club in Genoa and Turin. Pieces of money are also said to have been discovered, newly coined, and stamped with the effigy of Lucien 1., King of the Two Sicilies. Some of the parties arrested were subsequently released ; the others are still in custody, and au investigation is going on. FRANCE. PARIS, SUNDAY. The Moniteur contains the following :—" Some foreign journals announce that the Government is preparing legislative measures for an augmentation of the civil list. This statement is entirely false, and those who endeavour to circulate it are doubt less not aware that the civil list has been voted for the whole duration of the present reign." The Moniteur also contains an announcement that the journals La Presse and L'Estafette, whi c h published, one on Friday evening and the other next morning, upon the subject of the dispute be tween Prussia and Switzerland, a letter falsely (mesongorement) attributed by the former of these journals to the secretariat of the Tuil er i es, and by the latter to the Emperor's private secretary, are to be prosecuted. The following letter from M. Mocquard is pub lished by the Presse Palace of the Tuileries, 1 Monsieur le Redacteur en Ch e f,-- he pre stra e' 131e8:17' its secre tariat number of Friday evening, contains, under th Swiss Affairs, a letter whi c h it attributes to of the Emperor ; no suchleetter ever emanat e d from his Majesty's secretariat. I b declaration in your next number, and du Cabinet, you t o i nsert this remain, &c., The Emperor's S ecre t ary and Chef The Moniteur de ,r.Armee gives a positive eon. tradiction to a statement made by several journals published in different seaports, that it is in contem plation to attach to the Imperial Guards a battalion of marines, to be stationed in Paris. A hundred sa il of vessels have h anchored before Toulon, and under shelter of e Isle of Hyeres, in consequ ence of contrar Publi c o pi n i on has seldom, win if ever, s ' einressed it self more unan i mous l y on any subjec than on the verdict of the jury in the case of Verger, and his condemnation to the extreme penalty, of the law has been received with approbation. At 7 o'clock last evening the Clerks of the Court repaired to the prison of the Conciergerie, where n " Verger is confined. They enter e d hi s ce ll , and nounced that they had come in co n f orm it y with an nounced law of the 9th of September, 1835, to rea d to him the copy of the minutes of the trial after lie had been removed from the Court. Verger was then somewhat calm ; he stood up, and declared that he was ready to hear them. After the reading of the minutes and of the sentence of the Court, h e bacame at once much excited, and, addressin g the clerks, he cried out, " Now, sirs, be off --get away —administer justice. You also shall be conde mne d' Quit this place. I drive you from my p resence, and I despise you 1" The Governor of the prison at once gave orders that Ver;ershould put on the dress app ropr i ated sentence of death. It cons i sts of a Lo m those isote u de ude: force, 0 : strait waistcoat. He made no resistance ; ncrr used an;violent words, w hil e the operation was going on. Ile merely said, 4t know now that I am no. longer my own master." He passed the night quietly, and even slept soundly, and this morning seemed quite calm. He asked for his breakfast, and partook of it with ap. petite. The Governor inquired if there was any thing he wished for. " I desire," be said, "to app ea l to the Court of Cassation at once." He was in formed that it was impossible to do so to-day (Sun day), but he promised him that early to-morrow be should communicate his demand to the Clerks of the Court. " There is another service I have now to ask you," Terger said. «I w i s h to address a petition for pardon to the Emperor, but I cannot write it myself, as this camisole impedes the use of my hands." H e was informed that he could dictate his petition, and that he should have his hands at liberty to sign it. Verger thanked the Governor. He was thou asked if he had any objection to receive the chaplain of who was anxious to see and con the Couciergerie, sole him. " I agree, with pleasure, was the reply. The Abbe Nottelet was then introduced, and the moment he entered he received him with the greatest apparent pleasure. The Governor and his attendants then retired at some distance, in order to allow the chaplain to have au opportunity or conversing with him. The effect of the conference seemed to be favourable. Verger appeared more tranquil, and he made the chaplain promise he should visit him again to morrow. BoußsE, Jan. 17.—The following were the last quotations : Cath. fr. c. End of Arontb; 4i per Cents 3 per Cents 6B 25 68 40 New Loan Credit Mobilier ...... 1,115 Austrian Belgian Fives ...... .. 99. j— Spanish Threes Piedmontese (5) 92 50 Home Debt RAILWAYS—FOR CASH. tr c Orleans ............... 1,402 50 Western Northern ............... 955 Strasburg Lyons 1,385 New Ditto Mediterranean ......1,780 Grand Central Lyons Geneva ...... 755 Teste Cette SWITZERLAND. Measures for the release of the prisoners were taken immediately after the definitive vote of the Council of State upon the propositions submitted by the Federal Council. The prisoners, 56 in number, will be escorted to France and there set at liberty. Dr. Kern, the successful negotiator, is going to Paris again. The Prussian official journal of the 15th contains an order for the mobilisation of the army, and it is therefore clear that the King of Prussia recognises the negotiations, since he has not acted up to his threat of proceeding to hostile measures unless the prisoners were enlarged by January 15th. The names of the four members of the National Council who constituted the minority against the propositions of the Federal Council are MM. Cam perio and Darier, of Geneva, Thury, of the Canton de Vaud, and Weingart, of Berne. A curious letter from London, dated the 13th, in the Kreutz Zeitung, of Berlin, asserts that the Prussian Mini s t er a t th e C our t of Queen Victoria has lately been instructed to communicate to our own Government several despatches from the Cabinet of Berlin, upon the subject of the course which had been pursued, with re gard to the dispute between Prussia and Switzerland, by Mr. George Gordon, the British Minister at Berne. These Berlin deapatclies, if we may believe the correspondent of the -Berlin newspaper, have been described to him by somebody connected with the Foreign-office here as "rather rough, but very impressive indeed ;" and it is further stated by the same informant that they have had the effect of inducing the British Government to disavow earnestly the conduct of its representative at Berne. One accusation brought against Mr. George Gordon, says the same letter, is that he is in the habit of keeping company with the Red Republicans (llochrothen) ' and that he frequents m ee ti ngs o f M r . James Fazy and his friends, whose remarks upon political affairs he has even heard with approbation. This, of course, was what the King of Prussia could n o t allo w , a nd upon his remonstrating with the Government of Great Britain, Mr. George Gordon was " obliged rather unceremoniously to contradict himself, and has for some time past been the Minister in Swit zerland only in name, the most important matters of business belonging to the English legation in Switzerland being conducted exclusively by the ambassador at Paris, Lord Cowley." PARMA. Letters received from Parma say that no doubt is now entertained there of the approaching re moval of the Austrian garrison, as the General Commanding General Baumgarten had re ceived orders of readiness, and towards the middlo of next month it is expected they will at last be withdrawn, after having been constantly quartered there since 1849, and in cases of state of siege held military possession of the country for six or eight months at a time. The joy of the in habitants at this anticipated relief from seeing foreign soldiers continually in their streets is said to be intense, but in a military point of view' the change is of small importance, once the civil Government of the country was restored to its supremacy, as the Power which holds the fortresses of Mantua and Piacenza must always strategically command central Italy. The Emperor Francis Joseph, it was expected, would pay a flying visit to the Duchess Regent on his way to visit his kins folk at Modena and Florence. 87 ROME, - 1 1.1 A letter from Rome, of the 7th inst., states that a great military ceremony, which was to have taken place that day at Monte-Pincio, under the orders of General Goyon, had been postponed in consequence of the bad weather. The official journal announces the appointment of Count Andrea Alborghetti to the functions of Cameriere d'Onore to his Holiness. The Count is likewise a member of the Committee of Finance. The collection of taxes is being carried out with increased severity in the Papal States. It is still rumoured that the Pope and the Emperor of Austria are to meet in some part of the Ronaan territories. AMERICA LIVERPOOL, Jart. llit. The Royal mail steam s hi p Europa arrived this morning with advice s f rom New York to the 7th inst., 251,740 dollars in specie on freight for Havre, and 2001. for Liverpool. At 1 a.m. this morning the Europa passed the Arabia hence for Boston. Mr. Bright, the President of the Senate, had resigned his post, in order that he might proceed to Indianopolis to superintend his own affairs; Mr. Mason had been In the House of -P. nominated to succeed him. - -epresentatives a vain attempt had been made to report a bill increasing the pay of the officers of the army. Mr. Boyce, democrat, of South Carolina, had given notice of an amendment ho intends offering to the Tariff Bill. January, 185 7, all goods, wares, merchandise, and He propos es th a t, f rom an d a f ter other products subject under the existing tariff to pay a duty of 20 per cent., shall continue to be admitted at that rate, and that tea and coffee shall be includ ed in the same schedule. The New York Legislature had proceeded to business, and read the message of Governor King, which extends over nearly four columns of the New York Herald. The greater portion of it is devoted t o local details, but the conclusion ex presses the policy which h e i s a b ou t t o a d op t. What that p o li cy was the sentiments and votes in the recent Presidential election of the great majo rity of the people of that State and the other Free States had pointed out, and he should unreservedly adopt it and abide by it under all circumstances and in every emergency. A number of gentlemen interested in the new tariff bill had arrived at Washington. Those de sirous of taking the duty off wool and railroad iron are said to be well supported with funds. Official despatches had been received from Capt. language of his p t s t t i e o i n n Il rec a e r 'in sp th e i a s k c in o g unt i r n y. The lady of Judge D an i e l s had died from theglowing effects of fire, which caught her clothing. Telegraphic advices from Montpellier (Vermont) report that the Vermont Capitol building was on fire, and likely to be totally consumed. The steam-ship James Agar had sailed from Nor folk for San Juan, Nicaragua, with the passengers and freight of the Tennessee, which put in at the first -named port so disabled as not to be able to proceed on her voyage. The defaulting treasurer of the Eastern Railway Company of Massachusetts whose peculations are believed t o h ave reached the sum of $150,000, had been convicted at Boston. Exchange on L on d on, 41 per cent. die.; 5 per cent, premium for 60 days sight. Advices from Monterey, Northern Mexico, are tothe 17th, and Bragos Santiagos to the 24th of December. At San Louis a new pronunciamento had been declared against the Government by those dissatis fied with Vidaurri's treaty. Yidaurri, however, re mained true to his agreement, and the good effects of the settlement of the difficulty had already been felt on the frontier. Communication had been established with the capital. Confidence was re stored, and the prospect of affairs was generally in every way improving. The Indians were commit ting serious depredations along the upper Rio Grande, on th e American side, and there were no troops available to be Bent against the marauders. The activity in the New York money market co ntinued, and th e rates were fully maintained. Prime 30 to 60 day bills, 9 per cont. Three to four months ditto, 9to 91 per cent. Six months ditto, 10 to 12 per cent. The bank specie had in creased during the week $750,000. Stocks active but rather lower. In Exchange little business • , tendency upwards. Bills on Lon don 8f to 81 per cent. premium ; Paris, 25f 2ic. to 25f. 20c. ; Br eizeu 78i to 79. Cotton continued b'uoyani, and on some descrip tns an eighth o f a cent advaace had been paid, lth h f g - ' r eights h a d a d vance d ; th e mar k e t c l ose d firMly. Cotton : , .. . NEW ORLEANS, JAN. 5. Pork b ead Flour st a y e t a .l7 t e and firm ; sales 20,000 bales. mandinll°Yant' 7. Wheat Cdvancing - red $1 50a. at $lB 75c. to $l9, and holders de -g an advance. Sterling exchange 7 per cent. premium. Ug --- TRALIA. LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY. Our overland adviees from Melbourne report the arrival of the Ocean Chief, Capt. Tobin, of the Black B a ll li ne, at that port, on Oct. 19, with the mails of Au k , 5, from Liverpool. The Sea Breeze, from Br is t ol, the Blackwall, the Australia, and Echo, from London, had arrived at Melbourne.