The Sun. — London, England, 1857-02-11 00:00:00

R OYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. C. Dillon. THIS EVENING, will be performed the tragedy of OTWELLO. Othello, Mr. Charles Dillon. 'r.o be followed by CONRAD AND MEDORA; or, Harlequin Corsair and the Little Fairy at the Bottom of the Sea. The burlesque opening by W. Brough, Esq., ounded upon the ballet of Le Corsair, as produced at Her Majesty's Theatre. The harlequinade upon things in gene ral. The new and magnificent scenery painted by Mr. F. Fenton. Conrad (the Corsair) Miss Woolgar Birbarto (his lieutenant) Mr. J. L. Toole Medora Mrs. Charles nillon Clowns Mr. H. Marshall The box-office open daily, from 11 to 5, under the super atandence of Mr. Chatterton, jun. Carriages conveying parties t) the Private Boxes to set down at the State entrance in Burleigh-street. *•^!., T HEATRE ROYAL, DRUM LANE.— Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. Acting Manager, Mr. C. Mathews. Stage Manager, Mr. R Roxby. Scenic Artist, Mr. W. Beverley. The eminent Comedian, Mr. Charles Mathews, every evening. Groat Success of the Grand Christmas Pantomime, the most magnificent ever produced on the English stage. THIS EVENING, her Majesty's Servants will perform an entirely new three-act Drama, entitled THE BLACK BOOK. Characters by Mr. C. Mathews, A. Younge, G. Honey, Mr. Vincent, Mr. Tilbury, Mr. Lingham; Misses Cleveland and M. Oliver, and Mrs. Selby. After which will be produced SEE, SAW, MARGERY DAW ; Or, Harlequin Holiday, and the Island of Ups and Downs. The reduced prices as follows, varying throughout the house to suit every one : —Galleries, 6d. and ls. ; Second Circle of Boxes, is. 6d. ; Pit, 2s. • First Circle of Boxes, 2s. 6d. ; Dress Boxes, 35.; Stalls, ss. ; Private Boxes, 10s. 6d., 1 . Is., 1/. 11s. 61, and 21. 2s. - , A Morning Performance of the Great Pantomime every Wednesday, at Two o'clock. rr.HEATRE ROYAL, H.A.YMA.RIOET. THIS EVENING, to commen ce at Seven, 'with (fourth time) a new Comedy,, in three acts, entitled, DOUBLE-FACED PEOPLE. Characters by Mr. Buekstone, Mr. Chippendale, Mr. Compton, Mr. W. Farren, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Clark, Miss Reynolds, Mrs. Poynter, and Mrs. E. Fitz wil:iam. Followed by A FAMILY FAILING. After which (47th time) the new comic pantomime, entitled THE BABES IN THE WOOD, or Harlequin and the Cruel Uncle. The scenery of the opening story painted by Ilr W. 1..,,1k0tt. The pantomime produced under the direction of M. Milano. Harlequin, M. Milano ; Columbine, Fanny Wright ; Pantaloon, Mr. Mackay ; and Clown, Mr. Driver ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. THIS EVENING will be performed A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM. Alter which, a new grand Christmas Pantomime, called ALADDIN AND THE WONDERFUL LAMP; or, Harlequin and tho Genii of the Ring. Harlequin, Mr. Cormack ; Clown, Mr. Huline ; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo ; Co• lumbine, Miss C. Adams. T HEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster. THIS EVENING, will be performed THE CUSTOMS OF THE COUNTRY. Melissa, Mrs Barney Williams. After which, A NIGHT AT NOTTING-HILL, in which Mr. Wright and Patti Bedford will appear. Followed by THE LUSH TUTOR. Dr O'Toole, Mr Bartley Williams. To conclude with MOTHER SHIPTON ; er, Harlequin Knight of Love, and the Enchanted Whistle. Harlequin and Columbine (A la Watteau), Madame Celeste and Miss Wyndham ; Clown, Mr. Garden ; Pantaloon, Mr. Moreland ; Scaramoueh, Mr. Le Barr. Characters in the bur lesque by Mr. Paul Bedford, Mr. J. Bland, Mr. R. Romer, Madame Celeste, Miss Wyndham, Miss Mary Keeley, Miss Et.te Kelly, Miss Arden, tite. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE, Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Creswick. THIS EVENING, an original play, in three acts, entitled A BIRD IN THE HAND WORTH TWO IN THE BUSH. Roderick Praiseworthy, Mr. Shepherd. After which, HARLEQUIN AND THE SUMMER QUEEN. Harlequin, Mr F, Glover ; Clown, Mr. Buck ; Pantaloon, Mr. Bradbury; th 9 F our Sp r ites, the Finis F amily; Columbines, Mesdames Mario and Agnes. THEATRE ROYAL, SADLER'S-WELLS. Under the Management of Mr. Phelps. THIS EVENING, THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR. Sir John Falstaff, Mr. Phelps; Ford, Mr. IL Marston; Page, Mr. A. Rayner ; Slender, Mr. F. Robinson ; Shallow, Mr. J. W. Ray; Evans, Mr. L. Ball ; Mrs. Ford, Miss M. Eburne; Mrs. Page, Mrs. H . Marston ; Ann Page, Miss J. Marston. . To conclude with the pantomime, THE GENIE AND THE FISHERMAN. R OYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. Alfred Wigan. THIS EVENING, DELICATE GROUND. Messrs. G. Vining and Leslie ; Mrs. Stirling. INA new farce, by Bayle Bernard, Esq., called A SPLENDID IN VESTMENT. A new Fairy Extravaganza, by J. R. Planche, Esq., called YOUNG AND HANDSOME. Messrs. F. Robson, Rogers, 'Leslie, G. Cooke, Danvers. Misses Swanborough, Thirlwall, St. Came, Castleton, Bromley, Maskell, spa Mrs. :Welled. Commence at half-past Seven. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke. THIS EVENING (first week) ROB ROY, with the origi nal music, and with elective Equestrian Illustrations and Tableaux, by Mr. Win. Cooke's Trained Horses. Rob Roy, Mr. James Holloway. Aft& which, the favourite SCENES in the CTCLE To conclude with the equestrian comic pantomime of PAUL PRY ON HORSEBACK. Commence at seven o'clock. Dress Boxes, 4s. ; Upper Boxes, 3s. ; Private Boxes, from 11., no charge for booking ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, is. ; Upper Gallery, 6d. hoc-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West, Eqnestrian Director, Mr. W. Cooke, jun. CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road. — OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow ing company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of Selections from all the popular Operas, Madrigals, Choruses, Glees, Duets, drc., viz. • —Miss E, Pearce, Mrs. J. Caulfield, Miss Brunell, Miss Summers, and Madame Marietta ; Mr. J. Caulfield, Herr F. Jonghman., R. Grover, T. Farrant, S. Jones, J. Barker, W. Melling, P. Corti. Senor Antonio M. de Sella, and E. L. Mate ; Masters Austin, Bennett, and Corti; Messrs. Sam Collins, E. Mackney, and C. J. Wilkins. Pianoforte, Mr. Cacil Hicks; harmonium, J. Caulfield, jun.; director, Mr. J. Caulfield. Commence at Seven o'clock pre cisely. Suppers, arc.. until twelve o'clock. Mr. C. Morton's Annual Full Dress Ball will take place on Wednesday, Feb. 18. Gentleman's t;,:ket, 7s ; lady's ditto, 5s ; double ticket (lady and gentlen.an or two ladies), 10s. HIGH. WATER AT LONDON 13RTD(4 THIS DAT—Morn. 3.5 rain. aft. 3 —Evenirg 41 mh. aft. 3 T , t-MARRovi—Morn. 6in n. aft. 4—EvPning 22 '.1)11.5.1t 4 Trig WEATHER—SUN OFFICE, FEBRUARY 11. THERMOVETEB, IN VII SEI A DE. 53 highest since noon yesterday. 44 lowest this morning and during th night. 51 —this day at noon. BA :10M ER, 20'91 WIND, W.N.W. —Light, with fine, sunshiny weather. f ‘-'• • nr",`- _ I.N L ):.:i/ON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 166.7 Mr. DISRAELI list night entered into personal explanations respecting the allegations which he had put forcrzrd on the subject of an alleged Secret Treaty between France and Austria, by which the former guaranteed t) the latter the integrity of her Italian possessions against foreign foe or domestic disturbance, and which at the time received a prompt and unqualified contra diction from the First Lord of the Treasury. We cannot feel surprised that the Right Honourable Gentleman was desirous of taking the earliest op portunity of setting himself right with the House, and vindicating his reputation from the imputa tion of being either a knave or a fool—a bold "romancer," who invented or guessed at matters, or a dupe who eagerly swallowed the canards im posed on his credulity as unquestionable facts. He was bound to show that his statements had that reasonable foundation which might justify a prudent and cautious man in putting it forward in his place in Parliament, knowing that it would be wafted on the wings of the Press throughout the length and breadth of the land. If sustained it would have a very damaging effect on Her MA JESTY'S Government, affix'ng the brand of dupli city to their conduct. It could not, of course, be etlPPosed that the Right Hon. Gentleman could now obt.tin access to official documents which would establish his position. It was sufficient if he had trustworthy evidence to sustain his alle gations. That he felt himself to be in the right is proved by the fact that he last night repeated his assertions with additional circumstances, giving even tho very date of the alleged Treaty, which he declared to have been executed on the 22d. of December, 1854, with the full knowled ge and concurrence of Her MAJESTY' 8 GoVennua n t . It IS tr i. that he did EA disclooe the MU of tun THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 11, 1857. from the bills of the Attorney-General, Sir F. KELLY, and Mr. COLLIER, and therefore pro ioked the just animadversion of Lords LYND HURST, CAMPBELL, and BROUGHAM, who pointed out clearly and distinctly some of the manifold ob- lections to the measure in its present form. [t possesses, in fact, but one redeeming feature, being the total and immediate abolition of that " aged vice and grey iniquity," the Preroga tive Court, which will be entirely got rid of with out a single vestige remaining of its existence. As to the New Court, it will be neither more nor less than a branch of the Court of Chancery, with all its notorious evils. We fully concur with Lord CRA.NWORTH in the reasons' which induced him to abstain from placing Sit JOHN DODSON at the head of the Court. It is not, of course from any doubt as to the high qualifications of that eminent civi- Tian, for whom we entertain a high respect. But had he been appointed judge, it would have been merely the resuscitation of the obnoxious tribunal ender another name. The appointment of a Vice-Chancellor, however, will be virtually a transfer to the Court of Chancery of the entire proceedings. As Lord LYNDHURST truly declared, the new tribunal will be, in all but its designation, an adjunct of the Court of Chancery, its practice and adminis tration will be the same as that which has elicited the remark that no sane man would add to the jurisdiction of that Court. This is chiefly for the sake of effecting a paltry saving of some 5,6001., a point which even the most enthusiastic advocate for economy and retrenchment would consider of the most trivial importance in such matters. The Noble Lord proposes that all testimony respecting disputed facts shall be viva voce—an additional reason, we submit, why a Vice-Chan cellor who is not accustomed to that mode cf eliciting truth will be completely at fault. Having no experience to guide him as to the mode in which the witness may give his testimony, his demeanour and manner may throw light on the subject. Although as desirous as any per .on can possibly be for retrenchment in every respect, we feel that in the present instance it would be a penny-wise-and pound-feolish economy, that would subject the unfortunate suitors to great practical inconve nience, and which might in many cases lead to a failure of justice. In non-contentious or common form business his Lordship proposes that the proctors should retain their monopoly, while in disputed matters the business is thrown open to the whole legal profession. We must say that we cannot see the slightest possible reason for this distinction. Why should exclu sive privileges be retained in any case ? It is for the public benefit that they should be annihilated. Men will naturally desire that their business should be conducted by their own solicitor, and there can be no reason why additional and costly assistance should be required in cases where there is no dis pute, and where therefore there can be no necessity for extraordinary skill. There might be some ap parent reason for requiring the intervention of a proctor in disputed matters—there can be none in those where Lord CRA.NWORTH insists on their being employed. The result may be to occasion fictitious opposition in oases where there is no real dispute, thus enhancing the costs and unne cessarily consuming valuable time. We also object, for the reasons which we have already fully detailed, to the retention of the dio cesan registries, with the addition of a sufficient number to make up thirty throughout the king dom. It is true that they will be restricted to non-contentious business where the property does . not amount to 1,5001. But, as we have proved, even that will be objectionable, while still greater oppo sition may be offered to the limited jurisdiction conferred on the County Courts. On almost every ground, then, we regret the views adopted by the Noble and Learned Lord, feeling that, unless:they can be:completely altered, there is but little hope of a satisfactory measure receiving the legislative sanction during the pre sent session. We shall expect to hear stringent comments on the Government Bill at the next meeting of the Law Amendment Society, which is appointed to take place on Monday next, and which, we believe, will clearly and distinctly show that in its present shape it is utterly inadequate to meet the requirements, or to satisfy the reason able anticipations of the community. According to the expressed declaration of the First Lord of the Admiralty, on Monday evening, in the House of Commons—it appears that Gc vernment has not yet decided whether there is or is nct to be any further search (officially insti tuted) in the Arctic regions with a view to dis cover, if possible, either the "remains" or the " fate" of Sir JOHN FRANKLIN'S Expedition. Now we do really conceive that delays such as these ought at once to be most earnestly depre cated. In HEAVEN'S name let Ministers decide one way or the other! Let them either reject the notion altogether of fitting out a new expedition, " positively for the last time"—rather than thus perpetuate, so to speak, their old and agonising system of procrastination. By acting as they have done in this matter hitherto, they have pre cluded Lady FRANKLIN and those who sympathise with the hopes and wishes of that dauntless woman, either in the United Kingdom or in the United States —[and Lady FRANKLIN, thank GOD, can yet count her sympathisers by thousands, we had almost said tens of thousands, on both sides of the Atlantic] —by delaying, as they have done, in regard to their ulterior decision in this matter, we repeat Ministers have effectually precluded Lady FRANK LIN and her sympathisers in both hemispheres from turning their energies to the furtherance of private schemes altogether independent of the support and patronage of the British Govern ment. What did Lady FRANKLIN herself re mark upon this point, as far back as the 2d of December, 1856, in writing to the Prime Minister? She said—" The time has arrived when I trust I may be pardoned for pressing your Lordship, with whom I believe the question rests, for a decision, since by further delay even my own eff )rts may be paralysed." And here is very nearly the middle of February, 1857, and Sir CHARLES WOOD, on the part of the Cabinet, announces from his place in the House of Com mons, that Ministers have not yet come to any decision as t 3 the advisability of fitting out another Expedition ! Whenever—even after all these d lays that decision does actually arrive, Lady FRANKLIN avows herself in its regard (supposing it to be adverse) thus nobly and chivalrously ! She says (still writing to the Pre mier)—" Should that decision unfortunately throw upon me the responsibility and the cost of sending out a vessel myself, I beg to assure your L )rdship that I shall not shrink, either from that weighty responsibility, or from the sacrifice of my entire available fortune for the purpose, a su u p ti po ior r i t t ed iesmaglthamoseinwhmoysecoonpviincitoionussabrye ostleh nre h co ig rd h in your Lordship's hands, • " But before an d by the hearty sym pathy of many more." Add in g an obligation, it is my take upon myself so heavy bounden duty to entreat her INLAuferee Govern-; informant, so that the House might judge for itself 1 whether theauthority was as unexceptionable as the Right Honourable Gentleman declared it to be. But in that secrecy he was certainly justified. Rau things of a similar description are referred to, as well by the members of the Government as of the Opposition, with a like reserve as to the sources of information. He only st tted that it came from " no French authority or quarter." Some guess may possibly be made as to the quiver from which the shaft was drawn. But, of course, no party can act on such suspicions. The only point, so far as Mr. DISRAELI is concerned, being, was it one to which he might accord implicit cre dence ? Lord PALMERSTON, in reply, repudiated any in tention of casting the slightest imputation on " the honour, candour, or judgment?' of the Right Honourable Gentleman—all he questioned was his "credulity." The circumstances referred to by Mr. DISRAELI, however, elicited the real state of iffairs. It appeara that when Austria was coquetting with the Western Powers, and holding out the strongest expectations of arraying herself on their side in the just and necessary contest in which they were engaged, expectations which, it is needless to say, were never destined to be realised, she sought to elicit the intentions of France respecting the course she would pursue in the event of certain possible events taking place in Italy. This was not, however, an assurance that France would not take advantage of her withdrawal of the Austrian troops to molest her in Italy. There was a great deal more re quired by the Cabinet of Vienna, and assented to by that of Paris. There was the additional and very important stipulation that "if Austrian armies joined those of France and England, and during the war disturbances should break out in Italy, whatever French force might be in Italy should act in concert with the Austrian forces for the purpose of maintaining, not the Aus trian possessions, but the general state of ter ritorial possessions in Italy." This makes the case even worse than had been supposed, for it might have occurred that France would have been obliged to defend BOMBA. himself against his justly indignant subjects. The Convention—for it was a Convention, not a Treaty, although the distinc tion is not very important—was never signed, inasmuch as Austria never gave the preliminary and indispensable condition, viz., the alliance offensive and defensive with the Western Powers against Russia. It was, therefore, a nudum pactum, which was completely felled to the ground. It appears, however, that there was sufficient to justify Mr. DISRAELI'S assertions, and we may thank the Right Honourable Gentleman for eliciting information as to one portion of the price that was to have been paid for Austrian co-operation, if that power had thought proper to verify the anticipations for which she gave ample grounds. We may, therefore, feel thankful that Austria never joined our standard, and that she has now no possible claim to French or English support in respect to her Italian provinces, or the general state of territorial possessions in Italy. The dis . pute between the Noble Lord and the Right Hon. Gentleman was something like that respecting the gold and silver shield in the old fable, where both had foundation for their assertions, and both were partly right and partly wrong, each believing , himself to be accurate in every point. The Chancellor of the Exchequer last night nominated certain gentlemen whom he proposes to serve on the Select Committee to inquire and report in reference to the proposed renewal of the Bank Chatter Ac - 0. The names are as follows, viz. :-• "The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Dis. raeli, Sir J. Graham, Mr. Spooner, Mr. Glad stone, Mr. G. A. Hamilton, Mr. Cardwell, Mr. Malins, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Hildyard, Mr. Glyn, Mr. Beckett, Mr. ETankey-, Mr. Stirling, Mr. P. 'Urquhart, Mr. J. L. Ricardo, Sir C. Wood, Mr. Cayley, Sir F. Baring, Mr. M. T. Smith, Mr. Wilkinson, and Mr. Fergus." We cannot say that we are by any means satis fied with the constitution of the proposed committee. It will be seen that many of them are the most strenuous advocates of the Act of 1844, who are already committed on its behalf. Sir G. C. LEWIS has fully expressed his own views in favour of the Act for a further term of ten years, with out change or alteration of any kind. Sir JAMES GRAHAM, Mr. CARDWELL, Mr. W. BECKETT, Mr. J. L. Itica.ano, and Sir CHARLES WOOD, voted in the majority of the late Committee, that " the laws for regulating the issues of Bank notes did not aggravate the com mercial distress iu England in the year 1847 ;" and Mr. JAS. WILSON, although one of the most competent persons to deal with the subject, is bound to support the views of Ministers. 11, c a n n o t, therefore, be expected to take that independent part or lead in the exami nation of witnesses by which he so greatly distinguished himself in 1848, and to which he owes his appointment as Joint- Secret try of the Treasury. Mr. FIANK EY, Mr. WILKINSON, Mr. URQUHART, and, if we are not mistaken, some of the other Members, have already expressed their views in favour of the Government preposition. The committee, as nominated, can not be considered as fairly or impartially cansti tuted; nor will its decisions carry with them the weight which the vast importance of the subject requires. We should certainly desire to see a greater number of intelligent men not committed on either side, who may, without prejudice or bias, judge of the evidence that may be obtained. Unless there be some modification the report may be regarded as a " foregone con clusion." We trust that the House for the sake of its honour may scrupulously examine the claims and antecedents of every Member ap pointed to serve, and that the result may be alike creditable t 3 themselves and beneficial to the mercantile and manufacturing community, and to the induEtrious classes generally, whose interests are so greatly involved in obtaining a circulating medium adequate to the wants and Exigencies of the nation. The Lord Chancellor last night introd aced his promised measures on the irnportint and int-A.est ing subject of the jurisdiction of the Ecclesiastical Court 4. They relate to three matters, perfectly distinct in themselves—not having the slight st connection the one with the other, and there fore only joined so far as the tribunals by whieh they were decided are concerned. First comes the Testamentary Jurisdiction, on which there are no less than three measures pending before Parliament, and the no less im portant propositions submitted by the Committ.3e of the Law Amendment Society. The second re lates to matrimonial jurisdiction—a matter on which prompt and comprehensive legislation is imperatively required, and the third to Church discipline. For the present, we shall merely ob serve on the first branch, on which we already expressed our views at some length at the latter end of last month. We fear that Lord CRANWORTH'S measure will not at all times satisfy the country. It is in every respect inferior to any of those already in tretclue9d. In fact, it takes the vary worst points ment not to disregard the arguments which have led so many competent. and honourable men to feel that our country's honour is not satisfied, whilst a mystery which has excited the sympathy of the civilised world remains uncleared." Yes— that is the point, after all—that is a most eloquent and persuasive argument in favour of another effort in the way of further Arctic researches in the track of Sir J. FRANKLIN and his heroic comrades. The mystery of their fate remains to this very day unsolved Notwithstanding Dr. RA.E and his cruel rumour of Cannabalism, and the astounding reward of that same cruel rumour by the recompence of 10,0001. by order of the Government ! Lady FRANKLIN therefore argues with reason in favour of the equipment of yet another Arctic vessel of researc h, " that she may bring back from the Arctic seas, if not some living remnant of our long-lost countrymen, yet at least the proofs that they have nobly perished." What a pathos there is in the yearning of this brave and gentle heart, for proofs that her hus band and his companions (supposing them to have perished at all) have perished nobly ! What a pathos in those two words from such a source— rreummeomurb, a pplying to a portion at l eas t o f th e 135ering that vague and unauthenticated officers and men of the Erebus and Terror, the hideous charge of Cannabalism. "I need not add," says Lady FRANKLIN in her appeal to Lord PAL MERSTON, "that we have as yet no proof, whatever may be our melancholy forebodings." A second edition of this impressive Appeal* to the Prime Minister of England appeared by the way simultaneously with the formal announcement of the First Lord of the Admiralty that no decision of any kind has even yet been arrived at, towards the middle of the month of February, by Lord PALMERSTON'S Government. " Hope deferred' —alas ! We all know the rest. And how sick at heart must be that brave and dauntless woman who has been pleading so long in vain—hardly so much for further aid as for some definite deci sion (adverse or favourable it scarcely matters which) at the hands of the Ministers of the Crown 1 Cannot an answer be vouchsafed to her at last—an answer of some kind, of any kind, an answer given by those Ministers in the name of their country and of their SOVEREIGN ? * A Letter to Viscount Palmerston, K.G. From Lady Franklin. With an Appendix. Second Edition. Bvo. pp. 36. Ridgway : London, 1857. THE BANK CHARTER ACTS. The Chancellor of the Exchequer gave notice last night that the committee to be appointed on Thursday next on the Bank Charter Acts be a committee of secrecy, and consist of twenty-two members, viz. :—The Chan cellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Disraeli, Sir J. Graham, Mr. Spooner, Mr. Gladstone, Mr. G. A. Hamilton, Mr. Cardwell, Mr. Mathis, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Hildyard, Mr. Glyn, Mr. Beckett, Mr. Hankey, Mr. Stirling, Mr. P. Urquhart, Mr. J. L. R►cardo, Sir C. Wood, Mr. Cayley, Sir F. Baring, Mr. M. T. Smith, Mr. Wilkinson, and Mr. Fergus. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. day morning. SIB,—As there has been so much agitation respecting the income tax, perhaps you w ill have the kindness to insert the sub joined statement in your next publica tion, . and you will confer an obligation on, sir, your obedient servant, A SUBSCRIBER. NATIONAL REVENUE, AS BY PARLIAMEN. TARY STATEMENT, 1842. Customs £23,515,374 12 Oi Excise Miscellaneous 11,420,402 9 41 Post•office Land tax on lauds and tenements Land Tax. Other Taxes. France. £23,200,000 ~. £17,500,000 Russia 3,990,000 ... 3,667,000 Austria England Baron Alphonse Rothschild has arrived at Claridge's Hotel from Paris. The marriage of the Baron with his cousin, Miss Rothschild, daughter of Baron Lionel de Rothschild, will take place at Gunnerebury on the 4th proximo. The Speaker's first Parliamentary dinner will take place on Saturday next. The Hon. P. S. P:errepont and Mrs. Pierrepont have arrived at Claridge's Hotel from Evenley Hall, near Brackley. Mrs. Phillimore has left the same establish ment for Brighton. Sir Henry Cotterell bas arrived in Stratton•street for the season. Mr. B. S. Holford, M.P., and Mrs. Holford have left lford Houle, for their seat Westonbirt, near Tetbury, in Gloucestershire. The Duke and Duchess of Roxburgh and Lady Susan and Lady Charlotte Innes-Ker have lett the Clarendon for Broxmouth Park, Dunbar, N.B. The Duke and Duchess of Grafton are entertaining a succession of company at Wakefield Lodge, Northamp tonshire. The Earl of Eglinton and the Misses Cockerell have arrived in town for the season. The Earl of Harewood remains in much the same con dition. His lordship wa3 somewhat better on Monday. Viscountess Jocelyn and her youthful family are 6 till staying at St. Leonards-on-Sea. Her ladyship will not come to town until after Easter. Lord and Lady Colville have arrived in town. The noble lord and her lAlyship have been absent from Eng land some months on a yachting excursion in the Medi terranean. Lord Broughton arrived at his residence in Berkeley square v a fieowLEdT.Ta—yssihue ub fromces, s subs cr i ption pEtiron in aid of :es. tokePark t „ he Wilts. fuid THE in course of collection for the relief of the sufferers by the loss of the Violet now reaches over 2,oool.—Dover Chronicl e EA.— —The arrival is announced of the Virginia, from Foo-chow-foe, and the Southern Cross from Hong Kong. The former vessel has 916,000 lb., and the latter 709,200 lb. of tea on freight. THE EUPHRATES VALLEY RAILWAY.—His Excellency M. Musuras, the Turkish Ambassador, having received the firman of the Sultan, granting the concession for the Euphrates Valley Railway, Major-General Chesney and Mr. Andrew had an interview yesterday with his Excel lency with reference thereto. VISIT OF THE EMPEROR OF RUSSIA TO THE EMPEROR NAPOLEON.—A letter from Berlin, in the Post Ampt Gazette, says :- - "A piece of news, which was o nl y at first a simple rumour, has since acquired more consis tency. We now learn, from April. fromgood authority, that the ral7ll:oulThe will of the late Richard Lee, journey of the E m p e ror of Russia will not be confined to visiting the E m p res s Dowager at Nice , b ut that his Emperor of h f the as Fbreeennchpraot proved Paris, in E NOR MOUS Majesty R y emmclo w oui l ut l will visit o v rfo i s fE i ‘o t thezay Rr7 th p Doctors'-commons as ender 600,0001. The bulk of this large property is settled by the testator upon the family of the late David Bevan, q• (who married a sister of the testator), and their children after them. The exe cuters named in the will are R. C. L. Bevan, Esq., the banker ; Richard Lee Bevan, Esq., and Augustus Henry Esq., of the firm of Bosanquet and Naghten.' The folio wing pap. rs were of Oude ; Report of the Board of Trade on Itur Statistfcs of Scotland p of the tißehsFueeeAAdeßglyerileclest:t'e4rfaYAß:lPC'AirPEreasPBO—ndence relative to the Go vernmentlnspectors of Factories for the half ear l y ending 31st October, 1856. THE NEUCHATEL COEFERENcE.—The delay which has taken place in the meeting of the Congress for the definite settlement of the affair of Neuchatel is attri buted by the Bourse Gazette of Berlin to a serious illness i . x 3 f u e r ld n , 4i th s e ays Prussian :—iih A e m o b b j az t ad o e f r o a e t d o e f C il o a lonel de Manteuffel, Aide-de -Camp to F : g u a, n r i t sis said to Le connected with the afftir of NeuchateI."ATTEMPTED MURDER AT DARTMOOR PRISON.—It will be recollected that we reported in The Sun, a short h th e e s t a l e ! of a lad named Riley, at Exeter, for t o v hfi visit t h the o C i tePitmmsa.pgtoi to murder Alexander Carrick with a spade at Dartmoor Convict Prison. A similar case has just oc• na med Lewis Francis, ha v i ng b een c ommitted to the Devon County Gaol for striki ng H enr y Brown, o ne of tchuerrd w e ar a d t the e :m h o a pr s is p o a n d , a young man aged on l y 19, spade, him. with intent to murderlt appears t hat the p ris oner has long been a profes sional thief , and durin g the last four y e ars has been con victed of several offences in different parts of the country. H e w as convicted at Liverpool of picking pockets, and sentenced to four years' penal servitude. He has been at Dartmoor for a period of 23 months, and his conduct during the whole of that time has been of the worst descr i p tion. It is reported that while engaged in out door w ork he struck the wa r der with considerable v i o lence with the spade which he was min, and loth° . ink NeriQUl 9 1 2 the officer tion) says : LATEST NEWS, ARRIVAL OF THE AMERICA. (BY ELECTRIC TELEORAPB.) LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY. This day, at 7.30 a.m., the Royal mail steam ship America, which was to leave Boston on the 28th ult., arrived off Holyhead, and is expected in the River about noon. She has been anxiously looked for since Mon- MARSEILLES, FEB. 10. In Persia General Buhlar has been sent to the theatre of war, but he has left Herat and Canda har in a good state of defence. The Persians were very much excited by the English invasion. A great agitation prevailed in the Province of Ourwiha. There had been received a confirmation of a revolt at Maraca. The insurgents had sacked the town. Fifteen English ships were anchored before Bender-Abbas. The news received from Naples shows no im. provement. The King remains shut up at Caserta, and the police seems to be the only organ of Government. We have advices from Athens of the sth Feb., and Constantinople of the 3d. The Greek papers state that the Allied cow• wanders have received the order for departure. The Paris correspondent of the Times (2d ed: " The recent declaration of the Moniteur on the subject of the union of the PriticipalitieF, which seems to have taken most people by sur prise, has once more attracted attention to it. Why, it is asked, does France persist so in going against Austria, Turkey, and England. Is there any secret cause which has not, and which probably can not, lbe avowed as yet, but which will appear in good time ? This question I cannot answer. I merely observe that a good deal of whispering is heard, which for aught I know may have very little foundation. There was a rumour at one time that a certain high functionary, who no doubt thinks he is the best judge of his own deserts, bad cast his eye on the Moldo-Wallachian crown—even if the crown were some degrees below a royal one. The rumour was no doubt an absurd one, and it may therefore be dismissed. There is, however, now in Paris one of those petty Princes who roam about, like wandering stars, in the political horizon. The Duke of Nassau has, it seems, come highly recom mended by the Queen of Holland to some members of the Imperial family, as well as to the Emperor himself. Her Dutch Majesty is reported. to have said, or written, in a charming off-hand sort of way, alluding to the Principalities:--' Voyons ; est-ce qu-on ne peut pas faire quelque chose pour ce pauvre petit Nassau ?" The Duke would probably as robasbulyy make as good a Prince of Moldo-Wallachia of Leuchtenberg, a nie ce o f the Emperor of Russia, and cousin of the Emper or d on au e g e h l t s e e r , a o n f d th if e it D b u e k t e rue that he is betroth e d t o a of the French, Russiawould France pronounce himineligible, the Principalities being united and a foreign Prince placed not any iu m e o event su than t of dover onthetmh.e subject ject of the union. The firman of h con cludes with these words, which are alike an order .Z52,248 ; 594 16 3i and a menace : conclusive the Sultan . lt seems " 'The Sublime Porte expects from the Divan, that knowing how to penetrate itself with the sen timent of its duties and its fidelity, it will not fail to keep its discussions within proper bounds, and will spare U 3 the displeasure of having recourse to measures of protection against any attack on our august rights of suzerainte.' " FRANCE. PARIS, TUESDAY EVENING. " Count Mortier," says the Moniteur, "has ten dered his resignation of the functions of first cham berlain to Prince Jerome, which has been accept6d with great regret by his imperial Highness." The Moniteur publishes the official return of the gross receipts of the French railways for 1856, which amounted to 281,150,263 f., being an increase of 22,152,934 f. on those of 1855. BOURSE, Feb. 10.—The following were the last quotations : Cash. fr. e. 4i per Cents 3_per Cents 6B 15 End of Month. -fr. -c. 68 30 89 89 . 4 39i 36i New Loan — Bank Shares 4,075 Roman Credit Mobilier 1, 340 Austrian Belgian Fives ...... .. 991 Spaniph Threes Piedmontese (5) 9O Home Debt RAILWAYS—FOR CASE, }r. c. fr c Orleans 1,365 Western Northern 922 50 Strasburg Lyons 1,365 New Ditto Mediterranean 1,742 50 Grand Central Lyons Geneva Cotte - Austrian Com. AUSTRIA. A.letter from Vienna of the 6th, in the Cologne Gw;eZte, says :—" Baron de Koller, Austrian mem ber of the Commission of the Principalities, who lately arrived at Trieste, will proceed to Milan, and then return to this capital with Count Bud. As the commission is not to assemble until the3oth March, Baron de Koller will remain here long enough to be able to carry back with him to Bucharest all the necessary instructions for his conduct." The Berlin, Correspondence says :—" We learn that negotiations have been going on for some time between Prussia and Austria, on a proposition to be made by them in common to the German Diet, relative to the Danish question. The reply of the Cabinet of Copenhagen to the last notes of the German powers has not yet arrived, but it is well k no wn what the purport of it will be." PRUSSIA. A letter from Berlin of the 7th says :—" The bill relative to the employment of the loan of 30,000,000 thalers states that the first half of the loan, negotiated in 1854 at 93, produced 13,950,000 thalers, and the second half, negotiated in 1855 at 98k, 14,775,000 thalers—total, 28,725,000 thalers. Of that sum 4,350,000 thalers were disbursed in 1854, and 9,370,000 thalers in 1855, for the military preparations necessitated by the eastern war. In 1856, peace not being concluded, some n ew expenses were incurred, which carried the total disbursements to 14,000,000 thalers. Of the 14,000,000 thalers odd re maining the govern ment demands a credit of 8,199,000 tbalers for extraordinary expenses, for making up deficits of previous budgets, and the expenses caused by the triennial contingents called out for servic e , &c. ; and it proposes thnt the remainder shall be employed, in accordance with the law- of the 6th May, 1856, in the construction of the railways from Kreutz to Frankfort, from Treves to Saarb ruc k , and to the frontier of Luxemburg." SARDINIA. In the sitting of the Pith of the Chamber of De puties at Turin, the C abinet g ained t wo important points in the discussion of the Public Instruction Bill. The junta or committee on the bill had pr posal that the supervision of schools by provincial deputations, provide d for b y Art. 11, should b limited to elementary establishments. The Minis ter thought it expedient to extend it likewise t o th e higher establishments, an opinion whi c h ev en _ tually prevailed in the chamber. An amend 11- had also been moved to Art. 3 6 by MM. va er .Inerit io and Pescatore, to the effect that after ten y ears ' servi ce no professor should be liabl e t o be dismisses],; suspended for a term exceeding two months, with out the winsent of the Supreme Council. This amen dment, vigorously opposed by the Cabi ne t , was also rejected after an animated debate discussion. The expecteon d. this bill is likel y t o lasu longer than was The Madrid journa SPAIN. interest. A royal decree in the Gazette declares the maritime districts of Ferrol and Carthagena captaincies -general of the second class, and nomi nAto to diem Rimr-A.cloakalx do Buck)lto and Ilk con. An official return shows that the receipts of thi , Treasury in December last were 138,226,562 reals, which were more by 10,547,678 reals than those of the c:Tresponding months of last year. M. Bermudez de CaS` ro, the ne w Amblssador t oVienn a, had taken leave of the Queen, and had left for his post. M. Becerra, a noted democrat, had been ordered to reside at Bilbao. AMERICA. The steam-ship Constitution arrived yesterday at Cowes, on her way to Antwerp, with the mail from the United Statei. She brings a'lvices from New York to the 25th ult., being one day later than those by the Emeu. The news by the Persia, from Liverpool, received on the 24th, checked sales in cotton, which on that day were confined to a few hundred halts, the mar ket closing quiet and rather unsettled. Flour was inactive, and with moderate sales, closing at easier rates for common State and Western brands. There were no transactions of sufficient magnitude after the receipt of the Persia's news to show its effect upon the market for breadstuffs. At Washington, on the 24th Chester, the refractory correspondent of the Philadelphia t nquirer, was brought before the har of the house, and asked by the Speaker why he failed to appear before the committee of investigation when sub pcenaed ? He asked and obtained leave to make his answer in writing, under oath. The new law of compulsory testimony was approved, and Mr. Simonton would appear before the committee on the following day, to be examined under its penal provisions. The steam-ship James Adger arrived at New York on the 24th, from San Juan, Nicaragua. The advices from Walker's head-quarters are to the 29th Dec., and consist mainly of details of operations previous to that date. Walker's position, as reported by his partisans, was good. He had 1,200 men, and plenty of munitions and supplies of provisions. Three hundred filibusters occupied Punta Arenas. The Costa Ricans still held possession of the San Juan Captain Thos. H. Gifford, of the ship Patrick Henry, arrived at New York from London, Eng land, reports that he fell in with the E ng li s h brig Princess Louisa, in lat. 39, long. 72.30. She was short of both water and provisions, with which Captain Gifford supplied her. She had experienced very heavy weather ; had been on the coast close to the highlands of Nevisink five times, but was obliged to put to sea again in consequence of not being able to find a pilot. Daring the gale of Sun day, the 18th inst., she lost fore and main yard, and had her sails all torn to shreds. Eight of her crew were frostbitten, and bad been greAly reduced from want of provisions, water, and fuel. The captain of the Prince Louisa desired Captain Gif ford, on his arrival in port, to report his condition and procure assistance, as it would be impossible without it to reach port. THE INCOME TAX BATTLE OF 1816. The following account of the remarkable income tax struggle in 1816 is extracted from the introduc tion to " Lord Brougham's speeches in the House of Commons," and will be read with interest at the present time : " On the termination of the war the Government were determined, instead of repealing the whole in come tax, which the act enforcing it declared to be ' for and during the continuance of the war and no longer,' to retain one-half of it, that is, to reduce it from ten to five per cent., and thus keep a re venue raised from this source of between seven and eight millions, instead of fifteen. As soon as this intention was announced several meetings were held, and two or three petitions were presented. The Ministers perceived the risk they ran, if the policy should be pursued, of continued discussion for a length of time, and they saw the vast impor tance of despatch. Accordingly, the Chancellor of the Exchequer gave notice on the Tuesday for his motion on the Thursday immediately following. The Opposition took the alarm, and Mr. Brougham declared, on present i ng a pet i t i on, unan i mous l y _signed, fro m one o f th e L on d on par i s h es, th a t if th e hurry now indicated should be persevered in, he should avail himself of all the means of delay afforded by the forms of the house. in Lord Folke stone, one of the mos t s t renuous, and, those days, one of the most acti ve an d powerful, supporters of the popular cause, vigorously seconded this menace, in which he enti re ly jo i ne d . On the next day more petitions were flun g i n , more di scuss i ons took place and the Government postponed for a w ee k the in , - troduction of the bill. That week proved quite de cisive, for so many meetings were held, and so many petitions sent up, that the bill was put off from time to time, and did not finally make its appear ance till the 17th of March. Above six weeks were almost entirely spent by the House of Commons in receiving the numberless petitions poured in from all quarters against the tax. For it was speedily seen that.the campaign of 1812 was re newed, and that the same leaders, Messrs. Brougham and Baring, had the manageinent of the operations. "At first the ministers pursued the course of obstinate silence. The Opposition debated each petition in vain ; every Minister and ministerial member held his peace. No argument, no facts, no sarcasms, no taunts, could rouse them ; no ex pressions of the country, no reference to the anxiety of part;cular constituencies, could draw a word from the Ministers and their supporters. At length it was perceived that antagonists did not the less debate, and that consequently the scheme had in its purpose stifling discussion. The only effect o! it then was, that all the debating was on one side, and this both became hurtful to the Govern ment in the house, and more hurtful, still teintrhee_ country. They were forced into discussion, b fore ; and then began a scene of unexampled irate rest, which lasted until the second reading of the n e e s bill. Each night, at a little after four, the series of debates, which lasted until commenced ne cmid night. These were of infinite variety. urged by different speakers ' • instance s of oppres sion and hardship recounted ;- anecdotes of local su ff er ing and personal inconvenience „ accounts of th e zemarkable passages At different meetings ; personal altercations interspersed with, more gene ral matter—all filled up th e measure of the night's bill cf fare ; and all were so blended and so varie gated, that no one ever perceived any hour thus spent to pass tediously away. Those not immedi ately concerned, peers, cr persons belon g i ng to neither house, flocked t o the spectacle o f doors w k h e i c p h t p e a s c o h e day presented. The interest out with that of the spectators • and those wh o carr i e d on these active operations an sllowed a vig o u r an d con stancy of purpose,unwearied readiness f or th e combat, which astonished while it anim a t e d a ll be holders. It i s recounted of this remarkable strug gle that one night when wards the l a tt er en d o f th e period in qu es ti on, h having been in en at a lat e h our , th e H ouse debate from four o'clo c k, one speaker had resum e d his seat, the whole members sitting upon one enti re b ench rose at once and addressed the chair— a t est i mony of unabatel spirit and un quenchable animation, which drew forth the loudest cheers . from a ll s id es of the House. " At length came the 17th of March, the day appointed for the division, but it was soon found that this h a d b een, with the debate, wholly antici pated. Th e usual number of petitions, and even more, were poured thickly in during some hours ; little or no debating took place upon them : , un usual anxiety f or t h e result of such long continued g I labour, and such l eng th ene d excitement, kept all silent and in suspense, when about 11 o'cl William C ur ti s , represen ti ng t h e City of clock Sir proceeded up the House, bearing in his arms the petition, which he presented without any remark, of the great meeting of the bankers and al holden i n th e E gypt i an- h all, and signed ibeyrethwasialtss thousand p ersons . Th e division tookpiace after a no one for the could debat e th a t did no t l ast h alf an hour ; atient indeed b e h ear d i n an assembly so imp division ; a n d by a majority of 37 voi ces the tax was defeated f o r ever , an d the wholeso me pr i nciple, together.'' down, as Mr. Wilberforce well observed, tided that war and income tax are wedded ogether." _ z __ . THE CIVIL _________ last the ch arges on the FIST.— the year en d ed the 31st Dec. consolidated fund for the_civil list E was A ti c 4 l O p O A , T 9 , 3 0 7 1 1, . 01P05THE DUTCH SLAVES.—It i 8 said (states a letter from the Hague) that when the Second Chamber resumes its labours, the Government will pie sent to it a bill for granting the necessary funds for the eventual emancipation of the slaves in the West Indies AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY FOR AUSTRALIA. Messrs. Richmond and Chandler, of Salford, a r eA n s nowra manufacturing a number of implements for t he useful lian colonies, amongst which there are several and novel inventions, labour is s carce calculated to p arce a rove ex ceedingly useful useful in Zountries w h ere dear.— Manchester Gum dian. now winding up. the Sax on L ife Assurance Society, Mr. T urquand has been appointed of f icial manager o , Credit ors are required to prove theireclaims before Vice- Chancellor W oo d , w h o h as fi xe d th 20th inst. for con sidering them. THE STEAMER RAYENSBOURNE. — It is stated that tte s t e amer Rs.venshourn e , amount o f s il ver on b oar d th d e together with a portio n or seven th ousan d poun ds. This, the loss of whi c h was report T a ms y , esterday, was about Fi x be a total loss. of the cargo, i s understo od ill to have been saved ; but it is feared that the vessel w PASSING TOLLS B d l e L b r. t . This bill was issued yest er d ay, e on passing tolls be paid out of It provides Ad iralty ; transfer of po vver s o f wah; 1 Harbour to the A t m o Admiralty • transfer of R amsgate moneys to be p th ro a v t ided by Parliament ; transfer of D over den and assistants NI Ruder ; Ramsga te Harbour to At at , g Chi the unalageme ___ Aar4 0 Trikdo i 49, -- - - , Harbour to the Crown VIE GAOL op. NRwrlATE._...ruagg THE METROPOLIS. The Rev. John DAVLS, the ordinary of the Gaol of Newgate, has just presented to the Lord Mayor and Court of Aldermen his report for the Year 1856 upon the condition of the prison and the state of crime in the metropolis and the following e I tracts from that report will, no doubt, be read with interest at the present moment, when the subject por . of the best means of dealing with the crimin al tion of the population excites so much public at: tention. Mr. Davis commences his report by exPres' sil l his sati'faction that the corporation of the City, 0 London have taken up the question of improv., lll ..„ g the interior of the gaol, so as to prevent old offeelose; from corrupting and depraving the minds of lt experienced criminals, and to protect youth over' taken by some sudden temptation from the p 0111: ticn and defilement of prison residence. Upon 01' subject of the ticker.-ot-leave system, the Ordina r y says :—" In the present year many ticket-of-lea!! men have appeared among us. Those proved 1,Y . .. open court to have been at liberty on tickets -of leave from their exemplary conduct in prison ba s e had their names transmitted to Government. T h calculations made public are based on these renta s : and it is attempted to be shown by such means avir the proportion is between the liberated convic tswi r reform and those who fall again into crime. I g re ttl V V doubt the accuracy of such returns as indicating ". a the facts of the case are. On one occasion dant!! the past year, when we had forty-eight men 3 ;:j Newgate under sentences of transportation or p on ' servitude, the governor took the trouble to inquirer from numbers among the police, from corive% tions among the prisoners themselves, from T"."e officers who are constantly with them, and vario,ll7 other sources of information, bow many out of tin eight-and-forty might be ticket-of-leave-men , an', he had reasonable proof that somewhere abeil;'' twenty were so. Not more than one-third of tln s number could be reported to the Government uncial., the present regulations. Beyond he number the t thus escape detection w 0 meet earl those who bytheir dexterity avoid conviction, either by keeping in the background or changing the scene of their operatio nre The Birmingham men are unknown in Londona and the thieves of the metropolis are not recogniSeclf at Manchester, Leeds, Edinburgh, or Dublin. I still think, however, that under proper limitations, the ticket-of-leave system should be persevered bat and continue in force. It acts well upon marl first offenders, such as letter-carriers in the Post office, bank or merchant clerks, young men wir under the strong influence of some passion fall ill,'" vices, then into crimes, and get transported, or Or ject to penal servitude. It is a rare circumstan ce for such persons when liberated after three o r four years' imprisonment to fall again foto crime; they return again to society, once more bee °_,, ra l useful in those duties, and while their rTh circumstances are unknown, they prosper are as well off as ever. By extending mercy r these young men, and taking off a portion of their heavy sentences, no harm is done to any one. Till prisons are relieved, society is uninjured, and re"' contrition for great offences is encouraged. To thil extent I earnestly hope the system may be continued; There is every public reason why it should be, a nd the good done is immense. But from my experience among criminals, I think the instances very rare in which a thorough and entire alteration takes platl in criminals by habit. Many get tired of a life of imprisonment ; its long tedium wearies them, an d the privation from drink, tobacco, a,nd women are felt severely by them. But habits taf crim e ' with their enterprise, great plunder, and, ,in toe many cases, impunity, are very difficult to era di ; cate. After long periods of apparent change, Ow promise from years of good conduct, sudden re' _ lapses are frequent. As a general rule the ticke t ' of-leave system fails with men of habitual crime, and should never be applied to them except in rare instances of exemplary conduct. There is notbi4 so much dreaded by habitual thieves as perpetua l imprisonment, and to lessen such a sentence there is nothing they would not have recourse to." Wi ts regard to this class of offenders the ordinary says' " What I think would apply to these cases would lo to sentence habitual thieves to perpetual imprison' ment. Something must be devised which theselto, principled men dread. Harshness will not answer, and ingenuity therefore must be taxed to devise what will so operate upon the general mass of habitual thieves as to diminish, to the lowest extent 'post ble, conduct so detrimental to the best interests 01 Society. With practised habitual thieves, the pun ishment they most dread next to death is that of perpetual imprisonment, a nd it i s m y opinion that it was once known that habitual crime would ill' evitably meet that punishment, b the number of ba, - , b w it i u t a h l regard to the w garotte b ot e te wo ro n b de e rf r ull ies the wonderfully d i m ini she d Ordinary says—" I have oft en th oug h t, and still think, that the origin of garotte robberies took pl ace from the exhibition o f the way the Thugs i n India strangle and plunder passengers, as exhibited in the British Museum. However valuable as Dingo tions of Indian manners . such representations anal placed in some be that which I be, I could heartily wish that these models were more obscure position, and cease to idea bow their evil purposes may giving to fear they have been, the means of men addicted to crime and violence so was convicted to e f thee. mcaursedeorf In reference was ultimately re spited, o p f a h bn i ei s eal w cij°w ife m , j b elis u n t 'll w ivedil h . O : he says :—" The conduct and demeanour of this man were most correct ; be made no reservation about his guilt, but freely' 1 ) and • said that his being asked to take _some drink as he was going to his - work in the morning was the exciting cause of his crime. ' Had I gone to my work , and kept at it, I should never have murdered my wife,' was his repeated declaration, i e the tears streaming down his face indicated ie while • intensity of his feelings." The next case referred to by the Ordinary is who murdered . that of Corrigan, his wife in the Minories ; and with rz , gard to this criminal he says :—" Nothing could be more exemplary than the conduct of Thomas Corrigan while in devotional exercises,seized with avidity the promises of Heaven to t and true penitents. His respite from death did not reach Newgate till late in the afternoon of Saturday, when Monday, at 8 o'clock in the m orn i ng , was a • ppointed for his execu e Lion. The ba rr i ers b a d a ll b een erected i n th e Old forwarded. Bailey, and th e p re p ara ti ons f or an execut i on When the favourable result of tb in terference of his many and influential e friends was gradually communicated to him by ins, in the presence of the sheriffs, he was on th e point of fainting, and immediately fell on his knees. and thanked God for his mercy. He did not entertain a hope of being spared, and fully and freely ad mitted that he did not deserve it, Some of the earnest warnings he wrot e to his friends while under sentence of death, and fully expecting to be executed, were very affectin g, since he has left us his conduct I have heard that in the Government pris has been exemplary while a prisoner in N ei cins. I never saw a man was more correct than vgate whose entire conduct But how sad a that of Thomas Corrigan. have Sowell and reflectionad' that a man who could be yoked and cruel vise so correctly, was the unpro mother of his own assassin cf his own wife and the referred to is ia four children." The next case executed for the murder thatof William Bousfield, who was e murder of his wife and four chil-. dren, and the following extraordinary observations are made respecting the criminal. The Ordinary says :...._,, _The besetting sin of Willi am B ous fi e ld a s w au inveterate habitof idleness. • His family and himself • in part were supported by the labour . ofhis i..s _wife and the aQsista • nce of her friends. 1 • 111 sole occupation was to take supernu merary characters at different theatres, where soldiers or some such personages had to ap pear, but not to speak. I n all my experience among so many thousands of criminals, I never . saw such an instance of the power of idleness pros- trating all the manly feelings of our nature. Some of the facts on which this opinion is founded are far too gross to be mentioned. He would sit for hours without speaking, listlessly turning _ over the pages of inspiration or other suitabl e before him, in hope, if possible ' to book placed lead his mind to good and solemn considerations. The daily in struction given to him on these subjects seemed totally lost. He was buoyed up against our con stant warnings with a hope of pardon, and tried to persuade some of us that his children, and th a t h his wife bad killed e had murdered her beCause she had done so," der to which the Ordinary The next cases of mur• Anne Harris for the ma ci refers are those of Mary drownin a them in the lt er of her two children by tina Sommers for eanal at Uxbridge, and Celt s and he states that the cutting the throat of her child ; appeared to be the w cause of both these crimes the support of the children of means to provide for is hardly a crime 1 ren, and he adds that there that does not sometimes that brings offenders to Newgate wan t, and while twos arise from the pressure of and highway thatrobber the street thief, the burglar, occasionally urg eS trh pleads this as his excuse, it the foulest e greatest culprits to commit murders. To-morrow evening Mr. Warren, M.P. , will ask the First Commissioner of W or k s whether any and what Steps remain ;remain to be t a k en b y her Ma j esty ' s Governmen t to omplete th e monument to Lord Nelson, in Trafalgar- Pcted. and, if so, when the completion may be ex. PUGILISM. —CONTEST BETWEEN SAYERS AND J ONUS FOR 2001. A SlDE.—.yesterday the ring was formed ou a fine piece of turf on the Essex shore, near Sheerness. The contest lasted exactly two boars, uring which C l33 ° eightpfive rounds wiry fought. darn was &clang' _ _ She Tiotvr.