The Sun. — London, England, 1857-01-23 00:00:00

R OYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Lcseee, Mr. C. Dillon. THIS !EVENING will 1-e produced an entirely new and original combinati'on of burlesque and pantomime, entitled CONRAD AND MET/ORA; er, Harlequin Corsair and the Little Fairy at the llottnin of V"' Sea. The burlesque opening by W. Bronh, Fsq., 'onndf'd upon the ballet of Le Corsair, as produced at Her "'Ne g tY's Theatre. The harlegninade upon things in gene ral The new and magnificent scenery painted lar Mr. F. Fenton. Characters in the opening : Conrad (the Corsair) Miss Viroolgar Birbarto this lieutenant) Mr. J. L. Toole Seyde Pasha . n S t r i ani .......................... Mr. Barrett ynesiff , ... ............... ..... Mr. Holston M . edora ...... .......................... Mr. S. Calhacm (nlnar ...... Mrs. Charles ninon znliern Mrs. B. White submarine......... ... J M es el s vi ie li P e yder Serena Y M . l73 T M om ar M e a W tth il e t 7s and Clowns Mr. H. Marshall ......... ...Mr. Stilt ••• .Mr. J Marshall The Brothers Nelson. Miss Clar a Morgan and MIN Ladd. To be preceded by THE KING'S MUSKETEERS. D'Ar. tagnan, Mr. C. Dillon. The box-office open daily, from it to 5, under the super, ntendeec© of Hr. Chatterton, jun. Carriages conveying parties t a the Private Boxes t o set dawn at th‘l State ontranco in Buzleigh-street A Morning Performanco every Saturday, at 2 o'clock. Pantalo4 ~ Harlequin Purilms Colunibinos QTRAND TEi ENT Tl,E.—MAnager, Mc. T. Payne.—Thi3 -Evening will be per.Ormed THE JEW'S DAUGHTER. Followed, by (fifth timb) TFIE PERILS OF CRINOLINE, After which, the immensely successfal novel Burlesque Pantomime of THE MAGIC MISTLETOE ; or, Harlequin Flumbrig and the Shams of London. The Fairy C'nri,troas, mi m F, Wilton ; Good Humour, Miss Norbury ; Mercury, Miss Cameron : Humbug, Mr. Herbert ; Cant, Mr. Bolton ; B aron, Mr J. D. Johnstone ; Sir Roland, Mr, Clarke ; Lorl Loyd., Miss Craven ; Addelp de, Miss Cuthbert ; C'rambo, Master W. Edouin ; Lady Agnes, Miss E. Jacobs ; Baroness, .4r. G. Lee ; Furbilosa, Mr. J. Howard. Novel Harle. Miss Cnthbert ; Little Clown, Made:- W Edon!n ; Pantaloon, Mr. J. Clarke ; Harlequin Miss Craven ; Columbines. Miss E. Ja cobs and Mdle. Collison ; Premier Dansense, Mdle. Marie Charles. New and magnificent Scenery, &c. New Curtain. New Act Drop. C ommence a t s ave' . Stalls, 35.; Boxes, 28. ; Pit, Is. ; Canary, 6d. A morning performance of the Pant3Laine only Monday st two o'clock REATRE ROYAL, DRI:RI LAN E.— ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEAT It E. TLessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. THIS EVENING will be performed Acting Manager, Mr. C. Mathews. Stage Manager, Mr. R. A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM. Ttnxby. Scenic Artist, Mr . W. Beverley. After which,a new grand Christmas Pantomime, called Fifth appearance of the eminent Comedian, Mr. Charles ALADDIN AND THE WONDERFUL LAMPI; Mathews, since his late serious illness. or, Harlequin and the Genii of the fling. Harlequin. , Mr. Great Success of the Grand Christmas Pantomime, the Cormack ; Clown, Mr. Huline ; Pantaloo n, Mr. Paulo ; Co moat magnificent ever produc ed on the English stage. l lumbine, Miss C. Adams. THIS EVENING, her Majesty's Servants will perform TWO HEADS ARE BETTER THAN ONE. Followed by SOMEBODY ELSE, in which Mr. Charles Mathews will sustain his original character. After which will be produced an entirely new and original symbolical, hyperbolical, parabolical, and extra-physiog nomical grotesque, statuesque, and picturesque Grind 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, Minden, &e. The masks, models, and p`lysiog nornical devices designed and executed by the celebrated Dyk wynkyn. The overture and music composed and arranged by Herr Anschnez. The choregraphic arrangements under the personal supervision of M. Potit. The comic scenes con structed by and under the direction of Harry 13oleno. The peculiar grotesque opening invented and written by E. L. Blanchard. author of " Harlequin and t he Seven Ages, of Man," " Jack and .fill," " HUMMillg Top." Hudibras : ' &c., and the who . ° arranged'and produced under the direction of Mr Robert Roxby. Ye anciente and truthful legend on ye which ye pantomime is story is founded "See, saw, Margery Daw, " Sold her bed, and laid upo n straw," MSS. of Nursery Rhymes in British Museum. onion of Reverses, in • the Island of Ups and Downs. " Yea, the Great Globe itself." H e re 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. Low; Opera box, Kid Glove, Tiger and Brougham, and Porte-monnaie (attendants upon Up). Signor Lorgnette. Herr Tightfitt, Master Saue.ebox, and Monsieur Chinque ; Hard Up, Dupli cate. Distraint, and Rags (attendants upon Down), Mr. Friz hard, Mr. Pordl, Mr. Quodham, and Mr. Patchwell. An nual 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. Wadharn ; Fairy Spirits of the Kisses that have beet given under the Mistletoe, by upwards of 100 Ladies of the Corps de Ballet. Grand Ballet —Miss Rosina Wright, Mdlles. J and E. Osmont, and the Co. ryphees, The Golden Gates leading to the Palace of linggamngga.—Herald (with a Proclamation), Mr. Hornogold ; Guards, Messrs. Stiffneck, Headsnp, Eyesright, Shoulderarms, Stand-at-ease, and March well ; Tailor, Mr. Broadcloth ; Cobbler, Mr. Waxend; Black smith, Mr. Anvil ; the Princess Margery Daw (afterwards Columbine), Madame 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 Xing Hng,gansugga. King Hugganaugga (Sovereign of the Land of Sixes and Sevens), Mr. Dawking ; Huryl-Burly (Lord Chancellor), Mr. Bigwig ; Niminy-Piminy (the Lord Cham berlain), Mr. Noodledom ; Hig,gledy-Piggledy (Goldstick in Waiting), Mr. Muddle ; other Members of the Court, Messrs. Bow, Scrape, Cringe, Crouch, Tag-vag, Merrywag, Perriwig, and Hatband; Court Milliner, Madame Crinoline ; Drawing Master, Professor Crayon ; Governess, Miss Frump ; Music- Master, Signor Hurdigurdi • Maid in Waiting, Miss Sweet tmwer, Vhef de Cuisine, kr. Cook : Prince Popinjay (of the Land of Prettistory), Mr. Finefeather ; his Retinue, Amen, Glare, Dazzle, Gleam, Glitter, and Cntashine. How the Princess is taught a wholesome lesson by Necessity, and of the change that takes place in consequence. Cottage of Necessity, with a Prospect of Hard Work in the Distance. The Enchanted Workbox—The Sampler and the Exemplar, and the pretty piece of work that Margery Daw makes of it. Inhabitants of the Workbox :—Row of Pins, Messrs. Sharp, Bent, Crooked, Pinaday, Groatayear, &c. ; Regiment of Needles (ready drilled), Messrs. Largeeye, Smalley°, Longsix, Snlitnp, Snapoff, &c. ; Thimble, Master Tom Thumb; Worsted, Mr. Bawlaway ; Bodkin, Mr. Pierce ; Tape Mea sure, Mr. Inchbald; Hook and Eye, Messrs. How and Some bodyelse ; Shirt Buttons, Mr. Ea.rlypurly ; 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 Labonr, leading to the Mine of Wealth .—Labour (the Parent of Health, Wealth, and Hanpiness), Mr. Strong'i'th'arm. What Margery Daw goes to see, what she saw, and the re ward that Holyday bestows. Grand Scenic and Mechan'cal Effects, exhibiting (in process )f coastrnction) the Fairy Fac tory of Fancy, completed with tir e assistance of Labour and Imagination. Brilliant Tableau. The Transformation :—Two Harlequins, Herr Devlin and Signor Veroni ; two Sprites, the Brothers Elliott ; two Pantaloor s, Mr. Barnes and Mr. G. Tanner ; two Clowns, Messrs. Harry Beleno and Flexmore ; the Gent, Mr. Halford ; two Columbines, Madame Boleno and Miss Honey. The Ups anti Downs of the Harlcquinade, showing the Ins and Outs and Tnrrs About of the Pantomime Rally ; Toy Warehouse, Butcher's and Baker's Shop (Bolenos, Dentin, Tanner, and Halford).— A pink of polite newt—clown very toyish—Getting a nutcracker which turns out a nobby toy—First and last toys for gambling—Marbles versus diee—Deapatches, loaded, and off they go—Harlequin takes a private box —Clown takes Chatterton's situation as boxkeeper Kite-flying—A game of Cricket, by which some .r the players get bowled out, and afterwards stumped, which turns out a long stop—The uses and abuses of the crin oline—A .Tack in the box—A box of regular British toys and a basket of French bread (bricks)—Alderahott a size smaller —Arend review of infantry —A military ball—Going in for a buster—Coming out with a roll—Clown make a peel to 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 Cat and come again Clown takes a butcher's shop which Harlequin makes too hot to hold 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. Tie Oude wrapper—Railway wrappers. Transferdepot-.Washing machine—extraordinary— kHEA . TRE ROYAL, IIAYMA.REIET. 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; J ose ph Surface, Mr. Howe ; Sir Oliver Surface, Mr. Rogers ; Moses, 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 31r W. Callcott. 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. OY A L SURREY THEATRE II) Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Cress,vick. THIS EVENING„an original play, in three acts, entitled A BIRD IN THE HAND WORTH TWO IN THE BUSH. Roderick Preisewortby, Mr. Shepherd. After which, HARLEQUIN AND THE SUMMER QUEEN. Harlequin, Mr. F. Glover ; Clown , M r . Buc k ; Pantaloon, Mr. Bradbury; the Four Sprites, the Finis Fa. Wily; Columbines. Mesdames Marie and Agnes. D OYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. Alfred Wigan. et, THIS EVENING, DELICATE GROUND. Messrs. G. Vining and Leslie ; Mrs. Stirling. A new Fairy Extravaganzl, by J. R. Planche, Esq.. called YOUNG AND HANDSOME. Messrs. F. Robson, Rogers, Leslie, G Cooke, Danvers. Xisses Swanborough, Thirlwall, St. Caese, Castleton, ;ronley, Maskell, and Mrs. Melfort. After which, CRINOLINE. - - - - Commence at half-past Seven. T HEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI, 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 Mr. Wright and Paid Bedford will appear. To conclude with the new and original union of modern burlesque and old English pantomime (as originated at this theatre), by Professor Wordspinner, Member of Every thing, with entirely new scenery, dresses, transformations, &e., called MOTHER SHIPTON ; or, Harlequin Knight of Love, and the Enchanted Whistle. 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, Miss Kate Kelly, Miss Arden, dic. TIIEATRE ROYAL, SADLER'S-WELLS Under the Management of Mr. Phelps. THIS EVENING, FAZIO. Duke, Mr. T. C. Harris; Fazio, Mr. H. Marston ; Bartolo, Mr. J. W. Ray ; Philario, Mr. Haywell ; Bianca, Miss Atkinson. To conclude with the pantomime, THE GENIE AND THE FISHERMAN. A STLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE CIL 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 in the CIRCLE. To conclude with the sncceasful equestrian comic panto mime, called P&UL 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. 'pox-offico open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Equestrian Director, Mr. W. Cooke, jun. A Morning Performance every Saturday, at Two o'clock. CANTERBURY HALL. Westminster-road.— OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow ing company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of Qelections from all the popular Operas, Madrigals, Choruses, Glees, Duets, dtc., viz.: —Miss E. Pearce, Mrs. J. Caulfield, Miss Brunell, and Miss Summers; Mr. J. Caulfield, Herr F. longhmans, R. Grover, T. Raino. T. Farrant, S. Jones, J. Barker, W. Melling, and P. eforrie ; Masters Austin, Bennett, and Corri; Messrs. Sam Collins, C. J Wilkins, and E. Mackney. Piano forte, J. f a rroway, R. A.; harmonium, J. Caulfield, jun. ; Erector, Mr. J. Caulfield. Commence at Seven o'clock pre zisely. Suppers, dm. until twelve o'clock. Last week of the celebrated SPANISH lINSTRELS, who will appear in costume at Nine and Eleven o'clock Evp'•v Eve& eg, and sing some of their ftwourite selections. Mr. C. Morton's Annual Full Dress Ball will take place on Wednesday, Feb. 15. Gentleman's ticket, 7s ; lady's ditto, 5s ; double ticket (lady and gentleman or two ladies), 10s. gIGII WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Pm, DAY—Morn. 0 min. aft. 0 —F.Tening 11 min. r►ft. 13 '.'n-mointow—Morn. 38 min. &ft. 12—Evening 4 mit, aft. 1 THE WEATHER—SUN OFFICE, JANUARY 23. THER3IOIfETER, IN THE SHADE. 95 --lighest Bulge noon yesterday. 41 :owe/Jr this morning and during the night. 46 -- . n 4 c Ai. noon. RA mom, 29 . 37—falling. WIND, W.N.W.—Light, with dull, cloudy weather and glimpses of sunshine. There was rain yesterday evening and this m,rning. Two o'CLocic.—Fine sunshiny weather. Something that won't wash--Cleaned ont.--Scent in and sent out- Foreign versus English toothpowder - Hungary water-A Frangipani bouquet Wonderful effn'ts of the Pistachio nut powder -A ease of rea,' distress-Pantaloon in a fix-Fur nished Apartments for Single Men (Bo'enos, Deulin, and Tanner).-Clow and Pantaloon in high life-A domestic re. volution-Turning the tables-To bed, to bed-A drop too much Clown nowhegins to reflect -The looking-glass follows his example-Two heads better than one-Clown takes a turn on the sofa, which also takes a turn on its own account- Multiplication altercation, which ends with a regular row in the house, Judkin's Gas-regulating Machine and General Patent Office and Stationer's Shop (Veroni, Barnes, and Honey.)-Clown, being in Fleet-street. goes the pace rather fast-The language of the eyes (I-talian of course) which everybody understands-Bath post versus London post-Re gulators Wanted : railway regulators, army regulators, gas regulators, smoke regulators-Sewing, cutting, washing, pressing, and ironing done by a turn-Clown makes a shift which makes Pantaloon a little shirty-A box of com"mn scents - A fresh supply of blacks from America - A Dred-ful scene enrnes. Meehi's Model Farm (Bolenos. Denlin, and Tanner )-Harvest-home -A rakish dance by rustic lads and lasses- The milky way Harlequin makes a pump of himself -A strong smell of game-A farm-yard visitor-Clown finds the pig a very great bore-Pantaloon finds the dog gets greatly attached to him -Prize Poultry-Cochin China and conch in England -Novel hatching-The old mail-Full in shlo-(7lown off' by the Express an l Pantaloon by the Rocket- Mappin's Cutlery and Shilling Razor Warehouse, King William-street, City (the whole of the double company will appear in this scene )-Pantaloon proposes to take a bus-Present and future-Weight of public opinion -A change for the better=The people's own bus-When fool meets' fool then comes the tug of fun-Collision, crash, smash, and dash-Garotte preventive-Moustache move- ' meat A pair of sharn blades-Clowns prove themselves a case for cutlery Holloway stopped by Holloway's oint ment -The duel -A ent direct - Forewarned, forearmed - Public nuisances of 1f156-Oh, my Crinoline-A high wind. regular blow up, and glorions termination to Ups and Downs in. Holiday's Fairy Home. " - 1 ' c, ‘ 41:1 • s! , The reduced prices as follows, varying throughout the home to suit every one:—Galleries. M. and is. ; Second Circle of Ffines, ls. : Pit, 2s. ; First Circle of Boxes, 2s. 6d. ; Dress Boxes, 35.; Stalls, ;;;s. ; Private Boxes, 10e„ 64., I'. Is., 1/. lls. 64., and 2/. 2s. A Morning . Performance of the Great Pantomime !every Wednesday, at Two o'clock, L )\tiON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 1867. Scarcely eleven days more and Parliament will again have assembled. It is unlikely, however, that the legislative session of 1857 will be opened in person by the SOVEREIGN. The anticipation of a very different event in all likelihood preclud ing her MAJESTY from thus favourably inaugurat ing with the customary royal pageant the dull debates afterwards fated to resound during 84) many tedious months in the ear of the country from that gorgeous Legislative Palace at West minster, whic!i annually proves to JOHN BULL (thanks to the reverberating echoes of the gallery) a veritable Cave of TROPHONIUS. The subject of the principal discussions in the Lords and Commons may be very readily, of course, anticipated. It may be cJejectured, with out any very extraordinary exercise of sagacity, that the majority of those prominent themes of debate will be rapidly foreshadowed in The Speech from the Throne, that labyrinthine puzzle of Ministerial platitudes and political generalities! As to our foreign relations, we shall at any rate be denied this once the repetition of that old stereotyped phrase in which the Crown felicitates the country upon the continued amity preserved among the Family of Sovereigns. There will be a little exultation, of course, at the reference which must inevitably be made to the friendly close of the late sanguinary struggle with the Russian AUTOCRAT. Satisfaction will be expressed at the prosperous issue of the second and last of the Paris Conferences. It will be speciousl y hinted that the objects of the War have been fully realised by the preservation to the Sublime Porte of the integrity of its dominions. Compli mentary allusions may then follow as to the continued maintenance of the Gallic Alliance, notwithstanding every sinister effort to break asunder the bonds of that noble and rational friendship. It may be added that there are reasons for allusions scarcely one iota less complimentary to the Republican Government of Washington —a Government whose momentary petulence in giving Mr.(now SirJonx)CRAMPTON his abrupt exegnatur has been in a manner obliterated from the re membrance of England by that act of most grace ful ma gnanimity the presentation to Queen Vic-roma, in the name of the United States, of her missing Arctic vessel " The Resolute !" Notwithstanding the causes fur satisfaction, real or imaginary, discoverable in the international "situations" enumerated friendly relati ons w i th Russiai,ninthtehe revivalrevival ofof friendly feelings w ith America, in th e cont i nuance of friendly alliance with France —there are dis cerniLle still east, west, north, and south, sources of no incobsiderable di ,, quietnd e . I taly still groaning under the weight of her lon g op pression. Lombardy silently writhing e t t h e passage through her fairest cities of the Alien Prince to whom she is constrained to proffer the homage of an ignominious allegiance. Hungary mill brooding reentfully over the crimes and the treason which in 1849 brought to au end so dis astrous what had begun so auspiciously—her grand, and heroic, and ever-memorable war of liberation. Poland dead and buried long ago, but still awaiting in her grave what sooner or later will yet inevitably be heard—the sound of the Trumpet which will be the signal for her Resurrection. Switzerland but very recently threatened by the wine-bibbing King of PRUSSIA, and hardly even yet escaped from the perils of a brutal coercion. Spaia with the rights of her people and the prerogatives of her Crown now in the clutch of O'DONNELL, LOW in the grasp of NARvAEz—the bauble-stakes passed from hand to hand by the Ministerial trickster ever playing at Madrid a grand and desperate Game of political Speculation. Thus much —in Europe. In Asia— something wondrously different. Instead of merely ominous discontent, open ruptures and sangui nary collision. War with Persia! War with China! Canton bombarded. Bushire threatened with a similar catastrophe. Troops marching from British India against the SHAH—by the Bolan Pass, under Colonel JACOB—by the Khyber Pass under Brigadier CUAMBERLAYNE. The warlike Aff ghans—corumanded by the Ameers of Cabul, led on by our former foe, but now our present ally, old DOST MAHOMED—enrolled as our auxiliaries. The Celestial Empire, simultaneously drawing down upon its most salient points the thunders of our ships of war—at the very time when it is itself crumbling away under the decomposing influences of a great politico-religious revolution. These are among the international events—this is, after all, " About the English" of the present Situation of Things Generally—which will have either collectively or individually, but at any rate seriously and deliberately, to be taken within a very few days into the consideration of the British Parliament. Besides which, the Legisla ture will have almost immediately to take into account matters of a still more imminent charac ter, affecting the nation, not merely in regard to its foreign relations, but in reference to its inter. nal Administration. Prospects for Turkey brighten ; it may take a long time, there as elsewhere, to put the right man in the right place, and to keep him there. In what may be called the SULTAN'S Cabinet, this difficulty is augmented beyond anything experi enced in the other governments of Europe, by the fact of each of the governments contending there in the persons of their ambassadors to put the man it thinks right at the head of the Turkish Government. Only think of having the party efforts of Whigs and Tories, Peelites and Radi cals, coinplicated by the interference of the French, Prussian, and Austrian ambassadors, these ambas sadors having as much influence as those of Eng land, France, and Austria have just now at Con srantinonle ! Were such a state of things possible here our eontemp3raries who rejoice in the mys teries of party tactics would never want topics of speculation ; and with our natural fondness for betting, we might even have in tinie a politica Tattersall's. What we refer to, however, is the hope sug gested by the movements of a better class than the leaders of factions. Commerce will not be kicked in and out of its position by the cunning And tricks of in and ex• Court favourites, and it seems likely now to supply Turkey with two things which will indirectly, and, we believe, quickly do more for its solid improvement than all the Hatti Hnmayouns and Hatti Scheriffs issued under the political compulsion of this or that ambassa dor. Turkey has wanted chiefly roads and a sound currency. Bm.b. •appear lilrely to 1-,,..,,nn furnished. The Ottoman Bank concession has now been accepted, and the acceptance sent to Constantinople; and there is every reason to think that the business will be conducted on the best principles, verified by the experience of the Banks of England and France. One of its most important objects is to regene rate the currency of the country. If it only avoid speculation, and arrange well the details of this transaction, a handsome profit to the shareholders, may, it would seem, be realised from this source alone. The currency consists of Treasury notes, and depreciated coins of various kinds ; it is esti mated at about 8,000,000/. ; the specie part of that sum amounting to about 2,000,000/. Both are to be ultimately superseded by issues of bank notes payable on demand, a privilege conceded to this Bank only, and by a fresh issue, we presume, of un-depreciated coin. Whatever amount, how ever, the Bank may have to issue, it is to become practically a Government debt ; the Government engaging to pay six per cent. interest upon it. We need not trouble our readers with details of the calculations ; suffice it to say, that well•informed persons consider that the capital will, if this business alone be judiciously conducted, realise not less than 14 per cent. interest. The whole Turkish empire will, in the meantime, acquire a paper currency, which will probably in no great time enjoy the confidence of its numerous races from the Adriatic to the Euphrates ; while the metallic currency will be preserved from depre ciation, on the part of the authorities if course, and also on the part of the holders, who will not venture to mutilate the coins of a vigilant corpo ration as they have done those of an nnbusiness like Government. There seems also every reason to believe that, for purposes of trade generally, the Bank must become the trusted medium of trade with Turkey for the civilised world, ,hat it will, by acting on the same principles, take rank with the other national Banks of Europe, and will thus become the means of inde finitely facilitating commercial transactions. Tur key is a free-trade country, and will soon make her great barbarian neighbour of the North look small by her side. Concurrently with the Bank, Turkey will pro bably now possess the new commercial roads which have so expedited the traffic of civilised Europe. The Euphrates Valley Line may now be consi dered as decided on, and must introduce a new style of trade in that part of the East. It has the guarantee of six per cent, from the Turkish Government. Another railway has, however, just been proposed, and we may say the concession obtained by Mr. LAYARD, which has obtained a yet more promising guarantee—the guarantee of 1,000,000/, of the shares having been taken by the wealthy in Turkey itself, where we presume the merits of the line can be best estimated by the subscribers. The Turkish Government is strongly in its favour, probably for military as well as com mercial reasons; and is ready to do everything in the way of concession of land, timber, and all raw material at its disposal, serviceable for the con struction of the line. Its object is to connect the Danube, in the centre of Bulgaria, before that river takes its long bend to the north, with the port of Enos in the Archi pelago. It is proposed, therefore, that it shall leave the Danube at Rustchuck or Silistlii, and run as directly south as the passage of the Balkans will permit, by Shumla and Adrianople to Enos. There are no known engineering dim. culties but the Balkans, which can hardly by any Possibility equal those of the Alps. The greater part of the ter r it or y th ro ugi which the line is to pa ss i s populous, ver y f er til e , an d ready for the entrance of commerce, wan ting only the means of easy transport of exports and imports. A very large proportion of tlxe traffic of the Danube would also avoid the long and perilous voyage through its shallow mouths., and through the Black Sea and the 533. of Marniora. The facilities offered by the line for the Danubian and Bulgarian corn trade, at all seasons, would be very great. The line would, -f course, in due time have branches to the capital and to ()Ulm. towns ; it would be, indeed, the Great Northern Trunk line for Turkey. It will be an interesting fact, if while Russia has been ro end "like a big beggarman " to all the , capitals of Europe, and has deservedly failed, be cause her o:aly object was a military one ; Turkey, her despised neighbour, should get the capital to execute a first-rate military line, because com merce, not ambition, is the mainspring of the en terprise. We cordially wish it success. Long, long may it. be ere Russia get a railroad to Bessa rabia; but when she has done so, we trust it will be to find all Europe interested more than ever in keeping her from the Danube ; to find the men of commerce demanding that the most exclusive of nations sh ill not be suffered to molest her free trade neig]abour ; and also to find that Turkey herself will be able, with railroad speed, to move her troops to the Danube, and to renew the Silistria. triumphs of Kalafat, Oltenitin, and The Society for Promoting the Amendment of the Law hfis rendered important services to the nation on I Ilan). occasions. There are few ques tions of legal reform that have not been greatly elucidated by the indefatigable, although purely gratuitous, labours of its members. Not only has every serious abuse, and " their name is legion," been discussed, and clearly and distinctly ex plained, so that he " who runs may read," but adequate r emedies have been suggested either for the total removal or material diminution of the glaring evils. In many instances Parliament has adopted the propositions thus ventilated, and in every case with unequivocal advantage to the community‘. This extraordinary success has not led to any diminution in its useful exertions. On the contrary, it has been stimulated to fresh efforts, and wo may safely predict that so long as a single grievance can be discovered, so long wi 1 the Society be ready to investigate, report, and discuss the subject, until the last remedial course can be ascertained, and the Legislature guided on. the proper path. On Monday evening there was a numerous at tendance of members to receive the Report of the Committee appointed to consider the Testamentary Bills of last Session. There could scarcely be conceived a more interesting subject. The pre sent system has been unanimously and unequivo cally condemned by all disinterested and unpre judiced persons. The only wonder is that the " Augean stables" should so long have remained uncleansed—that a. small clique should so long have succeeded, not in hoodwinking the people, for the evils have been patent and notorious, but in evading the improvements that have from time to time bee' suggested. Their mischievous ac tivity, unscrupulous cunning, and complete orga nisation, however, compensated for the paucity of their numbers. They were thus enabled to postpone the day of retribution, and to foil, if they could not entirely shake off, their less dis ciplined opponents. This Fabian policy has, however, had a double operation. Although it prevented the much-required ameliorations for the time, it has rendered the long-concentrated vengeance more signal, and insured the total de struction of the incorrigible monster. All patties —her MAJESTIeS Government, her MAJEst-ea Opposition, and the independent Members, ad mirably represented by the Attorney-General, Sir FITZROY RIELLY, And Mr. R. P. COLLIER — Concur in the opinion that " no effectual scheme of Law Reform, as applicable to wills and intesta cies, could be carried out, except by depriving the Ecclesiastical Courts of all jurisdiction in matters testamentary, by ignoring the doctrine of bona notaiilia, and by breaking down the monopoly of the doctors and proctors." And this wise and salutary conclusion has received the decided approval of the community at large, with the insignificant exception of the above mentioned clique. The promoters of the several bills, while agree ing that the same rule should be applicable to real and personal property, and that, in certain cases, there should be local administration, differed materially in the details. The Attorney-General and Sir FIT Z ROY KELLY proposed the creation of an entirely n ew c ourt, which the former w i s h e d to be one of Equity, or, in other words, a branch of the Court of Chancery; the latter, one of Common Law—while Mr. COLLIER would transfer the business to existing tribunals—the Superior Courts of Westminster or the County Courts, according to the amount of property to be dealt with. The Attorney - General and Sir F. KELLY would also confer the entire testamentary juris diction on the new court, so that it should not only confer probates and letters of administration, but should also construe the terms of all wills, adjudicate on the rights of legatees, and adminis ter the estates of deceased persons. The Committee examine these various plans in detail, and while they point out objections to each scheme, they bring forward one of their own, partly original, and partly taken from the propo sitions of the Hon. and Learned Gentleman. This has been embodied in a series 0139 articles, or re• solutions, moved by Mr. Pin TAYLOR, which, with the Report, will be taken into consideration on the 9th of February. The reasons on which those changes are advocated - are very fully and clearly set forth in the Report ; but we confess that, although agreeing in many respects with the Society, we cannot adopt all their views. They are, however, well worthy of mature and attentive consideration. Many of them may be resorted to with great advanta ge , w hil e o thers are more doubtful, and sh o uld certa i nly recklessly carried i n t o operation. not be hastily or The chief point is as to the construction of the new court, for the Committee totally dissent, and on adequate grounds, from Mr. COLLIER'S sugges tion for transferring the jurisdiction to the Supe rior Courts of C ommon L aw. They d es i re th e appointment of a se p arate jur i s di ct i on , w hi c h should consist of three Judges—ono from each of the superior courts— who sh ou ld still continue menib2rs of their ori g i na l courts, an d w h en no t sitting as a Court of Pr o b ate transact b us i ness a s ordinary Common Law Judges. F o r this duty they should receive no addition a l sa l ary —the remain ing Judges making th e arrangemen ts rendered n ecessary by their abse nce while engage d in testa mentary business. This Would effect a saving of some 5,6001. per annum. B u t , h owever desirable it may be to practise economy, suc h a sum is a matter of comparatively trivial impo r t ance when the vast and complicated interests at stake are taken into consideration. The proposed plan would be subject to this serious objection, that the Court should necessarily be closed while the different J u d g es were on Circuit as well as during the v a cations that are iudisPe nsa bl e , for " all work an d n o play" would soon ma k e even the Judicial Jacks dull boys. The Court would thus be necessarily closed nearly half the year) during which time the most common form business, • about which there was not the slightest difficulty, could be suspended to the incalculable inconve nience of the families of deceased persons. Supposing a testator died in the beginning of July, just as the Judges of the Court were start ing on Circuit, not a single shilling could be drawn from, the Bank, not an article could be legally touched until the following November, and tho same inconvenience would occur from the begiraring of February until the middle of April. Vai:i alone is fatal to that portion of the scheme of the Committee, and renders the appointment of an additional Judge a sine qua non. We also strongly object to the transfer of con tentious business to the County Courts. We have not, however, either time or space to set forth the objections within the limits of a single article. We shall do so, however, before the time appointed for the discussion of the Report. We believe that they will be found very urgent, if not absolutely irresistible. DEATH OF MR. BA RON ALDERSON. We regret to announce that Mr. Baron Alderson died early yesterday morning at his town residence, Park crescent. Already speculation is rife as to his probable successor. The Hon. Stuart Wortley, the Solicitor- General, is, it is thought, likely to succeed him. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, JAN. 22. The second dramatic performance at the Castle took place last evening. The pieces selected on this occasion were a petite comedy in two acts, by J. M. Morton, entitled " Our Wife ; or, the Rose of Amiens," and a farce, in one act, by Mr. John Poole, entitled " Deaf as a Post," and the parts were filled according to the fol lowing programme : OUR WIFE ; OR, THE ROSE OF AMIENS. The Marquis de Lig,r97(C.Ttain of the King's Guards) Mr. Ryder. The Count de Brissac (his friend) Mr. David Fisher. M. Pomaret Dumont Mr. Raymond. First Officer Second Officer Messenger Rosino (M. Pomaret's daughter) Miss Carlotta Leclercq. Mariette (her cousin) Scene—Amiens. Period-1634. DEAF AS A POST. Mr. Walton . Mr. G. Cooke. Tristram Sappy Captain Templeton Crupper (an ostler) Gallop Mr. H. Danvers. Two Recruits Sophy Walton Amy Templeton Mrs. Plumply Sally Maggs Director Mr. Charles Kean. Assistant Director Mr. George Ellis. The Theatre arranged and the Scenery painted by Mr. Thomas Grieve. Soon after 8 o'clock 1;r - Majest; and his Royal High• ness Prince Albert, accompanied by the elder portion of the Royal Family, together with his Royal Highness the Count de Flanders, their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess de Nemours, his Serene High ness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, the Marquis and Marchioness of Aile-4bury, the Earl and Countess of Derby, the Right Hon. Sir George and Lady Grey, Lieut.• General Sir George Bowles, and the ladies and gentlemen in attendance, entered St. George's-hall, where the theatre was erected. The performance then commenced. The Queen's private band occupied the orchestra. Between the performance of the comedy and the farce refreshments were served to her Majesty's visitors. The Duke of Sutherland is staying on a visit to the Marquis and Marchioness of Stafford, at Lilleshall. HiY grace will come to Stafford House in a few days. The Marquis of Lansdowne arrived in town on Mon day from Windsor, and leaves to-day for Bowood, Wilts. The Earl and Countess of Sheburne are staying at Lansdowne House. The Marquis of Bath is entertaining a select shooting party at Lonleat. The Right Hon. Robert Lowe, M.P., is at present on a visit at the residence of James Pardoe, Esq., Kidder minster. Tne Duke and Duchess of Beaufort have been enter taining a succession of distinguished friends at Badmin ton during the festive season. Emily, Duchess of Beaufort, and the Ladies Somerset, are still staying at Badminton. The beautiful little Highland estate of South Mora'', the property ul Ronald Macdonald, E-n., ha% been purchased by Eneas R. Macdonell, Esq., fur the sum of 10,750/. Toe estate of Glenmaseran, the property of Mre. Mackintosh, of Aberarder, has been purchased by John Fowler, Esq , for the sum of 12,0001. We (Glasgow Daily Mail) understand that Lord Panmure, the Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal of Scotland, has appointed Mr. Carnegie Ritchie, advocate, Registrar of Friendly Societies for Scotland, to the office of Writer to the Privy Seal. THE LATE CAPTAIN GRAVES, RN.—The Council of Government at Malta has voted a gratuity of 2001. to Mrs. Grave -t, the widow of the late Captain Graves, R.N., who, it will he recollected, was assassinated t;y a Maltese while in the execution of his duty as Superin tendent of the Ports. The Govereor stated that Mrs. Graves had been granted a pension of 158/. per annum from the Admiralty. Yesterday an inquest was held upon the body of the man White, who was found in the Regent's Canal Dock, on Sunday last. A. verdict of "Found drowned," was returned. An inquest was held yesterday upon the woman, Jane May, of Shoreditch, who hanged herself b-cause she thought her heart was flying out of her. A verdict of insanity was returned. A great fire broke out yesterday in the premises of Mr. Weston, licen.ed victualler of Great Pearl-street, Spitalfields. The c mflagration was not extingmshed before the house was totally destroyed. Insured in the Sun. Sir Charles Napier has arrived in town for the season. He has just completed the superintendence of the narra tive of his " Campaign in the Baltic," which is to appear i►nmediately. Mr. R )ebuok, M.P., is at present in Liverpool. Dur ing, his stay he will be the guest of Mr. Charles Robert sou, who is one of the vice-presidents of the Financial Reform Association. SUICIDE OF A SOLICITOR.—Oa Wednesday morning, An Sherrard-street, Golden-square, Mr. Mark Bernard, a solicitor, residing at No. 13 in that street, committed suicide by cutting his throat. It appears teat in the year ended March, 14,2567. was paid to officers connected with the acts of navi gation, and for keeping the accoutrs of trade and navication. Telegraphic intelligence wag received yesterday that the Royal Mail Co , patty's steamer Tamar, on her pas sage to Brazd, had put into Vigo, with some damage to her machinery. The injury will be repaired home diately, and she is expected to proceed to Brazil on the 25th. Mr. Fonblanque, son of the learned Commissioner of Bankruptcy, after being at the Court some time yes terday, discovered that his pocketbook, contaieing bank' notes (payment of which has been stopped) and a Crystal Palace season ticket, was missing from his person. It can be no insinuation against the purity of justice to haz erd a conjecture that in the event of the lucky finder returning it to its owner he may very probably receive a first-class certificate fer honesty. MURDER ON THE HIGH SEAS.—PLYMOUTH, Wed nesday.—The case of Hugh Orr, master of the ffannah and Jane, of Belfast, charged with beating and murder ing the cook of the vessel (Edward De Vue), was brought to a clo,e on Wednesday by the committal of the prisoner to the county gaol on a chars of wilful murder. The arrivals of silk from China during the past week have been 14,694 hales, amounting to an aggregate value of about 1,500,0001. The country, therefore, is to that extent richer, but the degree in which the effect will be immediately manifested must depend upon the propor tion that may be purchased of us at once for foreign markets. If the Lyons' houses prove large buyers the French exchange will be influenced, and the op rations of the Bank of France to obtain gold from this side will be proportionably obstructed , but for the moment the home demand seems sufficiently active to prevent any rapid exportation. In that case our manufacturers will ultimately be prepared to ship in creased quantities to the various markets of the world in the costly form of finished goods, but the returns in the shape of specie or produce will be I,ss speedy. While these arrivals, however, add to our available wealth, it must be borne in mind that by placing the various China houses in London in funds they may lead to an increase in the shipments of silver to thei country, either in payment of balances or fur the pur pose of obtaining fresh consignments. THE ROYAL BRITISH BANK.—With the view of putting a stop to the ruinous litigasion, both in Chancery and Bankpuptcy, which is now eating away the assets of the Royal British Bank, and also to the stay of executions against the individual shareholders, for the most part at the instance of persons who have bought up debts at a low price, some of the principal shareholders are exerting themselves to collect a fund to settlehieh h with o the creditors, and terminate proceedings w judges have truly described as a disgrace to the administration of the law. It is urged that it will be the duty and policy of all who are under lia bility as past or present shareholders to come for ward and aid the movement without an hour's delay ; and meanwhile it moot be for the interest of th e credi tors to show forbearance. Many shareholders have been obliged to leave the country to avo id the vexatious e proceedings of some disreputable practitioeere; and an instance is mentioned in which as s many as 14 w r it s o f a -xecution were issued agai ns t many shareholders for one debt, the costs amounting to nearly fuur times the sum due. Should this state of affairs continue, it is feared that others will follow the example of withdraw ing, whereas, if r easona bl e time be afforded, the absen tees, it is believed, will, either by themselves or th e i r friends, readily ende avour to futher an arrangement. LATEST NEWS. THE WAR IN CHINA. ALEXANDRIA, JAN. 15. The Calcutta steamer has arrived at Suez with advices from Hoeg Kong to the 16th of D,-!e. Yeh, backed up by the gentry and people, con tinued obdurate. The French Folly Fort had been taken and destroyed. The Chinese had set fire to the factories, and all the Aongs were destroyed. The Oriental, Agra, and Mercantile Banks were on fire, with no hopes of saving them. One fatal accident had occurred, 0. T. Lane, nephew of Sir J. Bo wring, being killed by the falling in of a wall. It was said the city of Canton would no longer be spared, and that the discharge of rockets and shell& had already commenced. THE EXPEDITION TO THE PERSIAN GULF. There has been received from Trieste, by way of Vienna, the following despatch : The Lloyd steamer arrived this evening at Trieste with the following news : " The British fleet has taken possession of the fort of Bushire and the Island of Karrak." • THE EMPEROR OF AUSTRIA IN MILAN. (From, the 2d Edition of the Times.) MILAN, JAN. 17. On Thursday, the 15th, the Emperor of Austria made his solemn entry into the Lombard capital. The entry, which was at first announced for 11 a.m., was postponed to 2 p.m., and, finally, about 3 p.m. the guns of the citadel made known to the lieges the arrival of their Majesties at Loretto. To Loretto 108 gentlemen of Milan went to meet and greet the Emperor, of whom 60 were unofficial, and must therefore be considered as volunteers, though some I have heard went under terror of the Con scription Law being enforced against their sons. The Emperor, I have been told, addressed very few words to these gentlemen, but said he was glad to see there were so many. The Imperial and Apostolic toilets having been made, the Emperor and Empress started in an open carriage, followed by their suite, and by so many of the carriages of those gentlemen who went forth to meet them as the authorities thought worthy to join in the train. Arrived at the city gate, they were, of course, received by the Podesta, Count Sebregondi, who read an address to the Emperor full of ornamental phrases, but containing also a hope that the Imperial visit would contribute to the amelioration of the city, and that his Majesty would himself perceive the increasing wants caused by the progress of society, which was, from some reason or other, entirely omitted in the report given by the Government Gazette. His Majesty , replied that he was willing to forget all that oc curred within those walls, and hoped the Milanese would give him reason to exercise his clemency. The windows and balconies of almost all the houses along the route of the procession were more or less occupied ; but there were some exceptions which it is said the Emperor himself observed and remarked upon, particularly the houses of Count Orese and the Marquis Crivelli, as he seems to have expected that the politi ca l refugees would have returned to meet him, whereas there were only two, the Duke Litta and the Marquis Raimoudi. Nothwith standing the vast crowd of persons thus collected to witness this show, there was not, as far as I was able to judge, the slightest enthusiasm—certainly none within earshot of where I was myself, and from what I have been able to learn from others, cone elsewhere, except at the covered way where the Imperial party passed on foot from the Cathedral to the palace, and where it was said the police had stationed their best elaqueurs. The same evening the Emperor and the Empress went to the Scala. The theatre was well filled, but not with the right people, that is, not with those who are ordinarily there. On Friday there were receptions at Court. The Emperor received all the different civil and religions corporate bodies, and the military, and afterwards the Em press held a Court. The Emperor's receptions were of course numerously attended, seeing that all the persons who went to pay their court were officials of one sort or another, but the number of ladies was extremely limited, havini , been only 25 Lombards, one Piedmontese, one Tuscan, and five or six Germans. At the reception of his Majesty the chief points that seem to have caused remark were that when he received the magisterial body, he amused himself by knocking his spurs together to relieve himself front the ennui of a very tedious day of receptions ; and, in reply to the Cen tral Congregation, he said, " Gentlemen, I hope you will know how to preserve the provinces which you represent in sentiments of fidelity to Imy person." On the whole his Majesty's manner has not produced a favourable effect on those who went to Court ; they say he is stiff and morose, while the Empress has made herself a reputation for amiability and provenance, and her good looks have gained her many admirers of both sexes. On Thursday evening everything was prepared, and all went merrily as a marriage bell, but it was very a musing to see the desperate " whip" made on Friday to fill the theatre, to do honour to their Majesties. The Imperial party made their retreat almost unobserved, and there was, consequently, of hands on their retirement. no T c h la e pp ing Paris Presse contains the following letter from a special correspondent at Milan, dated the 16th : "At two o'clock yesterday afternoon the Em peror of Austria made his entry into Milan. I saw everything myself, in order that I night give you the exact details. This is a resume of the 8010111- nity—a splendid official reception. A nu merous crowd thronged the streets, but it was silent. 'The Emperor was cheered on four occasions ; first, before the eastern gate, where hisses inint - ded with the applause ; before the Dario, where the Government employes had assembled ; before the palace of Princess Semailoff ; and before the Hotel de Ville. At the theatre the public consisted of the military, functionaries, rustics, men and women —these individuals replacing for the occasion the Milanese public. " The administration had insisted upon having the keys of the palace—abandoned under various pretexts by the proprietors—arrl installed their soldiers, employes, and their families, and some other spectators of a lesser grade. At the official presentation not more than 100 persons were pre sent ; the Milanese nobility were absent almost to a man." AUSTRIA. VIENNA, Jan. 20.—The insult offered to their diocesan, the Archbishop of Milan, by the very silly inhabitants of Loco, is not likely to lead to any hostile collision between the Austrians and the authorities of the canton of Tessin. Instead of placing a military cordon on the frontiers, the Austrian Government will apply to the Federal Council for satisfaction and settle the matter in a diploma►ic way. In short, the Imperial Cabinet is not inclined to imitate the example recently given by Prussia. The murderer of Count Lova telli, and eight other persons who aided and abetted him in the execution of his purpose, have been ar rested at Ravenna. PRUSSIA. BERLIN, JAN. 21. Yesterday a communication was made by the Minister-President Baron von Manteuffel to the House of Deputies on the subject of the present state of the Neuchatel conflict, and was as follows : "Gentlemen,--At the opening of the present session of the Landtag, his Majesty the King indicated, at the close of his speech, the contingency in which, wit h " fe l, ranee to the events that have taken place in Neuchatel, he he was reolved to call out the military po wer d o country. We were willing, prepared, and able, 11 rights of the contingency supervened, to have vindicated d.:, so no the King by force of arms, but the necessity i t o o formatiou longer exists. We have at length received e detained in that those rohj- , e,ts of the King that were ii set at prison in NeuQbatel have beeen unconditionally that to settle the liberty. It wjil therefore be future position of Neuchatel l ' t ° a BB . ur l am p sure, perfectly " Gentlemen, —You will find 1 !s very brief notice ; natural that I confine myself to t t h o t withhold it from you, but such as it is I was nu waling Itf,ilite:rean Congress. on account of the high subject." interestg connected with the PRUSSIA AND SWITZERLAND. FRANKFOUT, Jan . 19.—There is notL•ing yet decided as to when or where the conferences o n the Swiss affairs will be held, and the Swiss papers are quite wrong in supposing that the Congress is to be convened immediately. Vienna was pro posed, but given, up for obvious reasons t it is riot likely that Paris will be selected, having been twice so lately the scene of diplomatic negotiations for the settlement of the peace of Europe. earls: rube has been talked of, but the governn ient o Baden has shown itself so hostile towards S wit zer- laud that the Swiss may be well excused if they decline sending their representativessto Car lsruhe. Under these circumstances it is more than probable that London will be the place where the confer ences will take place. RUSSIA. A letter from St. Petersburg, in the Dcbats of this day, says—" The English Government bas again raised the question of the consulates, which, according to the Treaty of Paris, ought to be established in the ports of the Black Sea. The Cabinet of St. Petersburg has declared that .Russia is ready to fulfil all her engagements the moment England fulfils hers. When the English fleet has quitted the interior waters of Turkey no obstacles will be raised to the installation of the cons•uls." In St. Petersburg the Czar is engaged in the erec tion of one of the largest forges, iron shipbuilding yards, and engine factories in the world, on one of the principal quays in the government part of the city. The operations are being conducted with the greatest secrecy and despatch. That the works are on a gigantic scale will be evident to the least scien tific, when it is stated that 14 steam hammers are being placed in the forge, for the purpose of con structing, together with forgings for marine engines for the Russian navy, monster wrought-iron ord nance. The works are being built chiefly by Eng lish mechanics, from one of whom, just returned to England, this information is derived. THE EAST. A letter from Belgrade of the Bth, in the Augs burg Gazette, says :—" According to letters from Widdin the old Turkish judicial customs against the rajahs (Christians) are being re-established in all their rigour along the frontier of Bulgaria. A commissioner is besides occupied in making in spections respecting the kmets (local judges), and he dismisses all such as do not appear to him to be well disposed to the Turks, and he sends them to Widdin, where they are prosecuted on some pre text or other. Another commissioner, sent from Constantinople, and who is also making inspections in Bulgaria, has ordered all the young women and girls of the villages through which he passes should go forth to meet him ; and as the kmet of the village of Staikouze sent young men instead of females the commissioner had him bastinadoed. A number of the inhabitants of this village, fearing the cruelty of the commissioner, wanted to fly into Servia, but could not be admitted owing to their having no passports. The severity of the Turkish authorities in Bulgaria is greater in the frontier districts than in the centre ; but it is certain that there exists great agitation in all the province." FRANCE. PARIS, THURSDAY EVENING. There was a Council of State yesterday at the Tuileries, at which the Emperor presidei. The Debats, in noticing the Smithfield meeting of the 19th January, of workmen oat of employ, says " these 16,009 men peaceably discussed the means to be adopted to pass through the painful crises to which they had to submit, and to shorten its duration. It is not a small sign of the great ness of England, it is not a small homage to her liberal institutions, that such meetings should have such order and regularity in their proceedings, and such a peaceable termination." The Independance Belge maintains that London will be the seat of the coming Conference on Neu chatel. M. Chaix d'Est-Ange, who had been sent for from Paris to Neuchatel, to defend the Royalist prisoners, had, says a letter from Berne, concluded au agreement by which, even in case the prosecu tion should be abandoned, he was guaranteed th• trifle of two hundred thousand francs. The Independance Belga states, on the authority of its Turin correspondent, that the coolness be tween the Austrian and Sardinian Government is by no means removed. An important personage, and a member of the Sardinian Legislative Cham ber, has been ordered by the police to quit Milan, whither he had come on some private business, with no more delay than 24 hours. No other rea son was assigned than the fact of the impending arrival of the Austrian Emperor. The person above alluded to is no other than M. Plezza, who was Minister of the Interior under King Charles Albert, and who has since been one of the two vice. presidents of the Senate. The Chamber of Representatives of Belgium has jusb aaoptod. by GO to 1 and. 12 abstoutiones tho budget of the War Department for 1857. The Emperor of Russia received on th e 19 th the Marquis de Sauli, Sardinian minister, who pre sented his credentials. Server Effendi, charge d'affaires of the Sultan, had aft erwar d s the honour to be presented to his Majesty. The Constitutionnel mentions that the merchants of Nantes have •igned a petition to the Emperor appealing to the high and paternal solicitude of his Majesty in favour of the num erous French citizens, at the destruction of Greytown, b y or d er of the Government of the United States, on the 13th of July, 1854. THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. We have received files of papers from Cape Town to the 25th November inclusive. The Graham's TOWII, Journal of the 18th of November says " No poet had arrived from the upper districts when our paper put to press. All the rivers aro in a swollen state. "The . news f rom Ring William ' s Town this morning is pacific. Unthala had given orders to his people to plough." The Oneida steamer, which left Southampton on the 19th of October, arrived in Table Bay on the 24th of November. She experienced head winds and fine weather all the way. LOiVDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. TRAFFIC REGULATIONS. Awhile back we spoke in terms of commendation of the rules and regulations issued by the directors of ono of our railway companies for the g u id ance of their officers and servants. We h ave much pleasure regulations issued kingin like m anner of the rules and regat by th e di rectors of the above company, and contained in a handy little s b t o a o n k e 0 n , ow many lying ionfg theu before rle s us, a . nd .e, in the first in stance, areulati h on tro s o can u o g n h l l y y acquainted justly y ted with appreciated the peculiarities eu y those a . larthes of the hire. With others the c ase i s d ifferent, and all that is needed to decide on th e i r character is an average know ledge, an d t h e exercise of a little common sense. Th e b oo k we are now noticing is highly creditabl e t o the directors. A glance over its pages su ffi ces to ascertain in what spirit they carry pbelr whos on the management of the line. Not satis fied with copious yet succinct tables of instruction for each class of officials and servants, the several purport in b r i e f, n tables ar e p rece d e d b y an i n d ex , which gives t h e may easily ter ignorance,lYhil e , in and or e de n r op a i that o 6 f hemay b ao plea f or m isolation or want of harm on i ous action, every companyctohpeyaboutwith him, as also to have a is requi re d, under penalty, to carry a gen eral acquaintance with th e duties o fficial. The public saf e t y and con venience, and the rights of individual p assengers, have evidently b een the subject of anxious thought, and throughout the rules and regulations may be traced the fruits of enlightened experience. The best commendation, however, of the management of any lino is the past ; for the best rules and re gulations are worthless unless duly - enforced. To this sort of commendation the London and South- Western has no second-rate claim. It is not for gotten how admirably the public were accommo dated on this line on the occasion of the late memorable naval review. With the present hook of instructions, carried out like the last, the ma nagement of the London and South-Western line is likely to acquire a high reputation. The expense of Greenwich Hospital is 20,000 a-year. Toe sum p ai d I n the year ended March for the En cumbered Est a t es C ommission was 15,4001. The quantity of spicen imported i n the 11 m on th s ended Novemb er was 4,092,4571 b. and 3,755 owt. of mento. pi GRANT FOR WICK R AIMOUR.—We are informed on good authority that there is every prospect of Govern ment agreeing to include a vote of 20,0001. towards the erection of Breakwater in the Bay of Wick, in the estimates of 1 857. No official announcement has bees ma Secretary to the Treasury returning to London a depu. tation of the society's directors are to meet with them awl arr ange the matter.—Nore4OrnAnagne T HE SUN, L'ON DOW FRIDAY EV-RNINIG,I JANUARY 23. 1857