The Sun. — London, England, 1857-01-27 00:00:00

T HEATRE ROYAL, DRUM LANE.— Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. Acting Reneger, Mr. C. Mathews. Stage Manager, Mr. R. Roxby. Scenic Artist, Mr. W. Beverley. Seventh appearance of the eminent Comedian, Mr. Charles Mathews, since his late serious illness. Great Success of the Grand Christmas Pantomime, the mast magnificent ever produced on the English stage. 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 extraephysiog nomical grotesque, statuesque, and picturesque Grand Comic Christmas Pantomime, which for some time past has employed the unrivalled resources of this extensive establishment, and which will be called or entitled, as it is entitled to be called, SEE, SAW, MARGERY DAW ; Or, Harlequin }holiday, and the Island of Ups and Downs. The scenery entirely new, painted by and under the direc tion of Mr. William Beverley and numerous assistants. The machinery by J. Tucker and assistants. The properties, de corations, tricks, changes, and transformations by Messrs. Needham, Glindon, etc. The masks, models, and physiog nomical devices designed and executed by the celebrated Dykwynkyn. The overture and music composed and arranged by Herr Anachuez. The choregraphic arrangements under the personal supervision of M. Petit. The comic scenes con structed by and under the direction of Harry Boleno. The Peculiar grotesque opening invented and written by E. L. Blanchard, author of " Harlequin and the Seven Ages of Man,a Jack and Jill," " Humming Top," " Hudibras," dtc., and the whole arranged and produced under the direction of Mr. Robert Roxby. Ye anciente and truthful legend on ye which ye pantomime to story is founded :- 4s s ee , saw, Margery Daw, " Sold her bed, and laid upon straw." MSS. of Nursery Rhymes in British Museum. vion of Roverses, in the Island of Ups and Downs. " y ea , the Great CRobe itself." " Hero we go up, up, up, " Here we go down, down, down ; " Hers we go backwards and forwards, " And here we go round and round." Juvenile Chorus of the earliest period, supposed to belong to th e 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 Saucebox, and Monsieur Chinque ; Hard Up, Dupli cate, Distraint, and Rags (attendants upon Down), Mr. Friz hard, Mr. Popall. 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. Bow Invention, the Daughter of Necessity, is called upon to assist the development of the story, while Holydayi nvites both Up and Down to enjoy themselves. Holyday's Home in the Green Bower of Mistletoe and Winter Garden of the Fairies.—Mistletoe (the Fairy Queen), Miss E. Wadham ; Fairy Spirits of the Kisses that have been given under the Mistletoe, by upwards of 100 Ladies of the Corps de Ballet. Grand Ballet —Miss Retsina Wright, Mdlles. J. and E. Osmont, and the Co rypheee. The Golden Gates leading to the Palace of Huggamugga.—Herald (with a Proclamation), Mr. Hornogold ; Guards, Messrs. Stiffneck, Headsup, 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 ; Shirty and Shelly (her Maids of Honour), Misses Dithery and Dothery. How Margery Daw has so nosion of work herself, and the contempt she shows towards those who do work. Interior of the Palace of King Ilinggamuggs. King Flue,garetugg,a (Sovereign of the Land of Sixes and Sevens), Mr. Dawking ; Huryl-Burly (Lord Chancellor), Mr. Bigwig ; Niminy-Piminy (the Lord Cham berlain), Mr. Noodledom ; Higgledy-Piggledy (Goldstick in Waiting), Mr. Muddle ; other Members of the Court, Messrs. Bow, Scrape, Cringe, Crouch, Tagvag. Merrywag, Perriwig. and Hatband; Court Milliner, Madame Crinoline ; Drawing Master, Professor Crayon •, Governess, Miss Frump ; Music- Master, Signor Flurdig - urdi ; Maid in Waiting, Miss s wee t. tsmper, Chef de Cuisine, Mr. Cook : Prince Popinjay (of the Land of Prettistory), Mr. Finefeather ; his Retinue, ,dessrs. Glare, Dazzle, Gleam, Glitter, and Cutashine. How the Princess is taught a wholesome lesson by Necessity, and of the change that takes place in consequence. Cottage of Necessity, with a Prospect of Hard Work in the Distance. The Enchanted Workbox—The Sampler and the Exemplar, and the pretty piece of work that Margery Daw makes of it. Inhabitants of the Workbox :—Row of Pius, Messrs. Sharp, Bent, Crooked, Pinaday, Groatayear, ; Regiment of Needles (ma* drilled), Messrs. Largeeye, Smalleve, Longsix, Splitnp, Snapoff, cte. ; 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. Earlypnrly ; Scissors, Mr. Shearsteel. How Margery Dew makes an important discovery and the audience also, and how, led by Necessity, she is com pelled to alter her opinions and change her position. The Mine of Labour, leading to the Mine of Wealth.—Labour (the Parent of Health, Wealth, and Haepiness). Mr. Stronerth'arm. What Margery Daw goes to we. what she saw, and the re ward that Holyday bestows. Grind Scenic and Mechanical Effects, exhibiting (in process )T construction) the Fairy Fac tory of Fancy, completed with th e assistance of Labour and Imagination. Brilliant Tableau. The Transformation :—Two Harlequins, Herr Denlin and Signor Veroni; two Sprites, the Brothers Elliott ; two Pantaloor s, Mr. Barnes and Mr. G Tanner; two Clowns, Messrs. Harry Boleno and Flexmore ; the Gent, Mr. Halford ; two Columbines, Madame Boleno and 311Iss Honey. The Ups and Downs of the Harlcquinade, showing the Ins and Outs and Turns About of the Pantomime Rally ; Toy Warehouse, Butcher's and Baker's Shop (Bolenos, Deulin, Tanner, and Halford).— A sink of polite ness—Clown very tovieh—Getting a nutcracker, which turns out a nobby toy—First and last toys for gambling—Marbles versus dice—Despatches, loaded, and off they go—Harlequin takes a private box —Clown takes Cha' terton's situation as beekeeper Kite-flying—A game of Cricket, by which some of the players get bowled out, and afterwards stumped, wisich turns out along stop—The uses and abuses of the crin oline A Jack in the box—A box of regular British toys and a basket of French bread (bricks)—Aldershott a size smaller —Grand review of infantry—A military ball—Going in for a buster—Coming out with a roll—Clow - a make a peel t 3 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 Cnt and come arrais Clown takes a butcher's shop, which Harlequin makes too hot to hold him. Tailor's Shop and Perfumery Warehouse (Ye- Toni, Barnes, and Honey). A gentleman in search of a tailor— A suit that is quite the ticket The Gude wrapper—Railway wrappers--Transfer depot--Washing machine—extraordinary— Something that won't wash—Cleaned out--Scent in and sent out- Foreign versus English toothpowder Hungary water—A Frangipani bouquet Wonderful effects of the Pistachio nut powder A case of rea' distress—Pantaloon in a fix—Fur nished Apartments for Single Men (Bolenos, Denlin, and Tanner).—Clown and Pantaloon in high life A domestic re volution—Turning the tables—To bed, to bed A drop too much Clown now begins 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. Judkie's Gas-regulating Machine and General Patent Office and Stationer's Shop (Veroni, Barnes, and Honey.)—clown, being iu Fleet-street goes the pace rather fast—The language of the eyes (I-talian of course) which everybody understands—Bath nost 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 common scents —A fresh supply of blacks from America—A Dred-ful scene ensues. Mechi's Model Farm (Bolenos, Deulin, 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 selsitor—Clown finds the pig a very great bore—Pantaloon finds the dog gets greatly attached to him —Prize Poultry—Cochin China and *ouch in England —Novel hatching—The old mail—Full in side—Clown off by the Express and Pantaloon by the Rock et—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 ment2l2A pair of sharp blades—Clowns prove themselves a ease for cutlery Holloway stopped by Holloway's oint ment—The duel —A cut direct—Forewarned, forearmed — Public nuisances of 1856—0 h, my Crinoline—A high wind, a regular blow up, and glorious termination to Ups and Downs in Holiday's Fairy Home. The reduced prices as follows, varying throughout the house to suit every one:—Galleries, Rd. and ls. ; Second Circle of Boxes, ls. ea. ; Pit, 2s. ; First Circle of Boxes 2s. 6d- Dress Boxes, 3 s , ; Xs. ; Private B oxes , 10s. 6d., V. ls., ii. lls. 6d., and 2/. 2s, A Morning Performance of the Great Pantomime every Wednesday, at Two o'clock. DOYAL LYCEIM TFIEATRE, it i d Lessee, M. C. Dillon. THIS EVENING will be produced an entirely new and original combination of burlesque and pantomime, entitled CONRAD AND MEDORA; or, Harlequin Corsair and the Little Fairy at the Bottom of the Sea. The burlesque opening by W. Brough, Fsq., founded upon the ballet of Le Corsair, as produced at Her l tatlesaY's Theatre. The harloquinade upon things in gene ral. The new and magnificent scenery painted by Mr. F. Fran- Characters in the opening : .4, Conrad (the Corsair) Miss Woolgar Birharto (his lieutenant) Mr. .J. L. Toole 1-17Seyde Pasha. Mr. Barrett Sing Smaul HolstonY tisal edora ft, ....... . .Mr. S. Calhaem Z i lna . .. era r .................. . ... ... ....... • ... ................ wr Wrs. rs.} qa Tv rl h es it n e illon Ir i fr submarina ................... •.......... Mrs. Melville e Se io re wn ea , ............................................................ s Jessie Marie Wiltonßyder! Fi r Miss .............................. Mr. Tom Matthews and. P_a a n r til ci o n o . n n • ................................ Marshall s ll mi l tes .. .... Marshall Columbines ............................ . . . ................ e ........... ..... and ... .. . i To be preceded by THE KING'S Miss Ladd MUSKETEERS. D' tagnan, Mr. C. Dillon. 'Ar. The ntendence of box-offiMr. Chatte rtonce open daUy, f, jun.rom n to 5, under the supe r . Carriages conveying parties to the Private Boxes to set dawn at the State entrance in Burleigh-street, A Morning Performance every Saturday, at 2 o'clock. STRAND T FIFIA.T RE. —Man nier, mc . T. Payne. —This Evening will be per-brred TUE PERILS OF CRINOLINE. Followed by DON'T LEND YOUR UMBRELLA. After which, the immensely successful novel Burlesqne Pantomime of THE: MAGIC MISTLETOE; or, Harlequin frnmbug and the Shams of London. The Fairy Christmas, Miss E. Wilton ; Good Hnmonr, Miss Norhury; Mercnry, vies Cameron ; Humbug, Mr. - Herbert : Cant, Mr. Bolton Baron, Mr J. B. Johnstone • Sir Roland, Mr. Clarke ; Lord L ove d , Mice Craven ; Achlelpite, Miss Cuthbert ; Crambo, m as t er W. Edouin ; Lady ATnes, Miss E. Jacobs ; Baroness, air. G . Lee ; Furbilosa. Mr. J. Howard. Novel 1-farle tiuinade :—Clown, Miss Cuthbert ; L itle Clown, Mis , ter• W Edouin ; Pantaloon, Mr. .T. Clarke ; Harlequin. Miss Craven ; Columbines Miss E. racobs and Mdle. Collison ; Premier Dauseuse Mdle. Marie Charles. New and magnificent Scenery, dic. Yew Curtain, New Act Dvop. Commence at Seven. Gallery, ed. A Mottling performance of the Pantomime every Monday It two 4:41.4 Stalls, 3s. ; Mixes, 2s. ; Pit, Is. PON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1857. Her MAJESTY'S Ministers have a great deal before them requiring explanation. This expla nation will have to be given either voluntarily or involuntarily almost immediately upon the meet ing of Parliament. Voluntarily through the rather vague and shadowy medium of the Speech from the Throne. Involuntarily through the replies extorted from the occupants of the Trea sury benches, in discussion. Upon several sub jects the country will have the meaning " out," and that, .moreover, at once—in spit e of every attempt which may be made in the way of Parliamentary slur or of Official prevarication. The People will insist, for example, upon eliciting as speedily 33 possible from the Cabinet the precise nature of the Mini sterial intentions as to the Income Tax. It remains to be understood how far the nation is to be relieved from that incubus. Whether it i s to be relieved from it at all ; or, supposing that at least to be deciaed upon, whether it is to be materially diminished, or more equitably distri buted. It remains to be seen, again, what are the precise Legal Reforms to be brought this session Ministerially under the consideration of the Imperial Legislature ? What the extent and character of the new Sanitary Improve ments ? What the tendency or direction of any fresh incentives to be given to the great cause of Educational Advancement ? What the pro posed fiscal innovations ? What the projected financial modifications ? All these problems remain to be solved by Her MAJESTY'S Ministers, to the satisfaction of the country, and to the satisfaction of the Parliament. All the'se things will require to be explained with as little delay as is at all possible, by one or other of the leading members of Lord PALMERSTON'S Administration. And with these things a great many others hardly one jot less difficult, less imminent, or less complicated. The treatment of our criminals for one tirin g Whether our convicts are still to be kept in "durance vile" at home, to be afterwards sot loose upon society to amuse themselves by finger ing anew the " garotting thong," and the "jemmy," and the "centre-bit" —empowered so t o do by th ose credentials of crime and certificates of felony, theTicket,..of. odious, and ob no xious, and abominabl e Leave ! Whether, on the other hand, some new penal settlement is to be created on the northern coasts of Australasia or elsewhere, in Vancouv er ' s I sland, or in the Hudson's Bay, ter ritory, with a vie w to the mother country reliev ing herself, for another this ODA very grievous source of anxiety, by re verting partially, if not entirely, t o t h e old, and temporarily abandoned, syste m of transportation ! Or—finally--Whether, all thin g , s considered, it might not really b e most ad vi4able to keep our adn't criminals at home, under more rigid sur veillauce than would be practicable in our remote colonies, employing their energies judi riotmly and even profitably, upon great public ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. THIS EVENING will be performed A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM. After which, a new grand Christmas Pantomime, called ALADDIN AND THE WONDERFUL LAMP ; or, Harlequin and the Genii of the Ring. Harlequin, Mr, Cormack ; Clown, Mr. Huline ; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo; Co. lumbine, Miss C. Adams. IHEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. THIS EVENING, to commence at Seven, The Comedy of MONEY. After which, a new comic Christmas Pantomime, entitled THE BABES IN THE WOOD, or Harlequin and the Cruel Uncle. The scenery of the opening story painted by Mr. W. Calloott. 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. OYAL SURREY THEATRE IC 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; the Four Sprites, the Fillis Fa mily; Columbines. Mesdames Marie and Agnes. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. Alfred Wigan. THIS EVENING, DELICATE GROUND. Messrs. G. Vining and Leslie ; Mrs. Stirling. A new Fairy Extravaganza, by J. R. Planche, Esq., called YOUNG AND HANDSOME. Messrs. F. Robson, Rogers, Leslie, G. Cooke, Danvers. Misses Swanborongh, Thirlwall, St. Casse, Castleton, Bromley, Maskell, and Mrs. Melfort. After which, CRINOLINE: Commence at half-past Seven. T HEATRE ROYAL, A DEL PHI. 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, is which Mr. Wright and Pail 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, 4c., called MOTHER SHIPTON ; or, Harlequin Knight of Love, and the Enchanted Whistle. Harlequin and Columbine (h 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, &c. THEATRE ROYAL, SADLER'S-WELLS Under the Management of Mr. Phelps. THIS EVENING, THE IRON CHEST. Characters by Messrs. Phelps, Marston, Ray, drc. To conclude with the pantomime, THE GENIE AND THE FISHERMAN. A STLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, 471. Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke. THIS EVENING (First Week !), the risible Comedy called KATHERINE AND PETRUCHIO (as taken by Garrick from Shakspeare's "Taming of the Shrew"), with lir. W. Cooke's Equestrian Illustrations. Petrnchio, 51. r. James Holloway. After which, the EQUESTRIAN EXERCISES in tie ARENA. To conclude with the succeasful equestrian comic panto mime, called PAUL PRY ON HORSEBACK; or, Har lequin and the Magic Horseshoe. Doors open at half-past six ; commence at a quarter be fore seven o'clock. Rox-oflice 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. CA.NTERBIJRY HALL, Westmin s t er - roa d . — 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, &c., viz. —Miss E. Pearce, Mrs. J. Caulfield, Miss Brunell, Miss Summers, and Madame Marietta ; Mr. J. Caulfield, Herr F. Jonghmans, 11, Grover, T. Farrant, S. Jones, J. Barker, W. Melling, P. Corri, Senor Antonio M. de Solla, and E. L. Hime ; Masters Austin, Bennett, and Corri ; Messrs. Sam Collins, E. Mackney, and C. J. Wilkins. Pianoforte, J. flarroway, R. A. ; harmonium, J. Caulfield, jnn. ; director, Mr. J. Caulfield. Commence at Seven o'clock pre cisely. Suppers, &c., until twelve o'clock. M r . C. M or t on ' s Annual Full D ress Ball will take place on Wednesday, Feb. 18. Gentleman's ticket, 7s • lady's ditto, 5s ; doable ticket (lady and gentleman or two ladies), 10e. iIIGR WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DLT—Morn. 54 min. at. 2—Evenin g 12 min. aft. 3 Tn-MORROW—Ifern. 85 min. aft. 3—Evening 53 min. aft. 3 THE WEATHER-SUN Orrin, JANUARY 27. THERMONZTZR, IN TELL SHADE. 39 —highest sins& noon yesterday. 36 -lowest this morning and during the night. 39 day at noon. BA KO ETICB, 29 . 92—rising. WIND, N. to N.N.E. —Fresh, with fine frosty weather. - - 1131 On Tuesdaylast we declared that "many zealous advocates of the convertibility of the Bank note are still strenuously opposed to the provisions of the Act of 1844, and the unwise and impolitic prohibitions of the smaller denominations of BAnk paper." We have already received conclusive proof of the accuracy of our assertion. A clear headed and intelligent gentleman—albeit a bul lionist—has addressed a letter on the subject of the Bank Charter Act to the parties selected to represent the Belfast Chamber of Commerce at the approaching conference of the "Society for Promoting the Amendment of the Law,"—when " the law of banking" is, amongst other impor tant questions, to be taken into consideration—in which the manifold defects of that most impolitic, and, we may add, inequitable measure, are so clearly exposed, that we have not hesitated to give it insertion in our columns. Let us then, for once, regard the question through a bullionist medium (our friends will not suppose that we have for a moment deserted the cause we have so long and so steadily adhered to), and see how the matter stands between MERCATOR and his myr midons on the one hand, and Mr. JOHN SEED, and, we may add, Mr. JAMBS WILSON on the other. The former are not satisfied with enforcing the necessity of payment on demand. It is not sufficient that every note presented should be forthwith exchanged for the amount of sove reigns of which it is the representative. Far from it ! There must also be stringent measures of restriction, limiting the power of the Bank to issue their " promises to pay," however pressing the necessity, or however unquestionable their power to redeem the obligation. They will not even sanction the power of suspending it under any circumstances whatsoever, and emphatically caution the public against the means of relaxing it, or what they are pleased to term " the dodge," which they declare will prove fatal (1) if once tolerated. True it is that it has already been suspended with the most beneficial results, that it gave, according to the Lords' Committee, "im mediate and effectual relief," and " the salutary consequences of the step were recognised grate fully by almost every witness—even by those most favourable to the Act of 1844" —some apprehending that the Bank would have to shut its doors in a week unless the law had been violated." The then Governor of the Bank said " all harm appeared to have ceased on the issue of the letter;" and again—" What restored confidence was the letter of the Government, allowing the Bank to make any advances, without reference to the Act, at a given rate of interest. We did not so much want the money, but we wanted a certainty that if we did want it we should get it." While Mr. FIORSLEY PALMER, who had twice filled that posi- tion, added—"ln the autumn of 1847 the demand for assistance was so much increased as to place the Bank in imminent danger by granting it, and which nothing could have relieved short of the relaxation of the law, which took place." Even Mr. S. JONES LOYD, with a species of special pleading, remarkable in the Epistles of MER CATOR, also declared that, " although the letter was a departure from the positive provisions of the Act, it was not a departure from the principle of the act " (!), a distinction which the Committee justly declared they " could not recognise." In deed Mr. LOYD himself explained the cause of the efficacy of the letter observing, " The remedial character of the measure was not the discounting a t S per cent., but the declaration to the public that at 8 per cent, there was an unlimited supply of Bank notes at their command. The Bank could not possibly make that offer with the sanc tion of the Government." "It was," said the Committee, " the knowledge, on the part of the public, that there was actually power given to the Bank to advance any quantity of notes without limit, that produoed, the effect. Without the works, as at the Chatham Dockyard and at the Portland Breakwater. This will have to be examined into, decided upon, and satisfactorily explained by her MAJESTY'S Government. Again —as to military reforms, as to university reforms, as to municipal reforms, as to reforms in the organisation of the Civil Service, and re forms in the ordering of the legal profession— everywhere may be recognised heavy work chalked out for the different departments of the Administration. The accumulation consequent upon a time of War I Work obviously requiring from the Man at the Wheel—his shoulder to it ! Requiring this long before the late war actually commenced. But demanding it more urgently still, now that that war has been brought to a disgraceful conclusion ! Quite, as a matter of course, we shall have to note upon certain nights, scattered sparsely here and there up and down the session, the revival " by particular desire" of a few of the old stock pieces. The Jew Bill for instance! And the glimmering ghost, perhaps, of Lord JOHN'S pet hobby of reform as affects the whole system of representation ! And the shadow of the shade, may be, of Sir Jorm's favourite crotchets about National Education ! As inevitable, all this, as the annual motion in favour of the Ballot, chi valrously made at the appointed time by the Hon. Member for Bristol, despite every obstacle in the way of Ministerial ridicule. In open and magnanimous scorn, in truth, of the jeers of the TAPERS, and of the sneers of the TADPOLES who stand ever, year by year, at the lobby door on the Ministerial side of the House counting out the serfs of Party and the flunkies of Power As it so happens, the Commons, this session, will no longer have, metaphorically speaking, the midnight bell rung, and what THACKERAY calls the "domestic muffin" toasted by the amiable hand of Mr. BROTHEETON ! It will, in like manner, be deprived hence forth of the distinguished probity of the late Mr. Jon SADLEIR, as well as of all the notable advan tages resulting from his brother JAMES'S elevated moral character I If the Commons, beyond all this, have reason still to regret the loss of their renowned Jester Colonel SIBTKORP, have they not a substitute still left to them for his folly in the buffoonery of Mr. HENRY DRUMMOND ? If the House no longer rings to the shrill eloquence of RICKARD SHELL, or to the racy humour of DANIEL O'CONNELL, has it not a double so lace in . the sprightly rhetoric of the member for Carlow, and in the stuttering declama tion of that impassioned orator the honour able and learned gentleman the representative of the borough of Youghal ? It is true that the House of Commons has yet cause to cherish a very poignant regret for the late, and, let us add, the Great Sir ROBERT PEEL —but then has not the Prince DE LIME recently reminded us through the medium of a highly-spiced address delivered to the English residents at Brussels, that there is still left to the House of Commons another Sir ROBERT PEEL (shall we say the Small Sir ROBERT PEEL ?), who can talk—how does the Prince de LIGNE express it ?—with the taste of an "ivrogne" and the language of a "gamin,"and the manners of a " vaurien !" To a Parliament shorn of such 41ories, and adorned with such graces—Ministers ►ill have, in a few days, to proffer their expla nations I THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JANCTiARY 27, 1857 authority of the Government the Bank could not have produced that confidence, and yet lIIEILCATOR and his satellite X now denounce a power of again suspending the Act. A similar fatuity to the prohi bition of the 1/. notes which, in 1825, alone saved the Bank from a suspension of cash payments, and caused " the useless gold to be returned to the Bank." These thick-and-thin advocates then manifestly prove too much, and, like injudicious and over anxious witnesses in a court of law, completely destroy the value of their own testi mony But it may be said that the Government would still have the power of interposing. They could, as in 1848, come to Parliament for an indemnity! It is, however, needless to point out the extreme impolicy, nay, more, the danger to the best inte rests of the country of rendering the Government habitual violaters of the law. A coup d'etat may once be resorted to, but it cannot be sustained a second time. It is the duty of every Government to provide against an emergency involving such extraordinary and so undisguised a departure from the law, of which the absolute necessity was the sole justification. Being forewarned they should be forearmed, and could have no pos sible excuse for omitting the legislative precau tions essential to avert a similar necessity on another occasion. On the other hand, Mr. J. SEED declares that " the convertibility of the Bank note should be retained as it is now, a fundamental principle ;" but he advocates the establishment of " a Na tional Bank, subject to the control of Parliament, which should be one of issue and deposit alone, with the liberty of lending, which their immense receipts, in lieu of notes, would enable them to do most profitably, and the large and increasing profits whereof should be devoted either to paying off the national debt or lightening the public expenditure." Mr. J. WILSON also insists on "maintaining and securing the value of our currency unimpaired in relation to the stan dard, and therefore of securing in the most perfect way the convertibility of notes, which form part of it ;" but at the same time strongly recom mends the issue of 20,000,000/. of 1/. notes, which he declares may be made with " the most perfect safety," and which would " add to the effective capital of the coun try, to our stock of commodities, or what is the same thing, our command over them to the extent of 20,000,0001., just as much as if we dug that amount of bullion out of the centre of England." Which, then, of these authorities are entitled to the greatest weight even in the eyes of disinterested bullionists, who do not desire to swell their enormous stores at the expense of the groans and sufferings of the industrial com munity To the masterly exposition of the enormous irn , position contained in the admirable letter of Mr. SEED we refer our readers. It will be found eminently worthy of calm and mature considers• tion, and must convince any unprejudiced per -ion of the calamitous operation of the monster inculms that has so long paralysed the energies of the country and fattened on " the very life-blood of industry," until it has left it weak and ex hausted, fainting under a diminished and languid circulation, absolutely inadequate to its wants and exigencies. THE LONDON, HARWICH, AND CONTINENTAL STEAM PACKET COMPANY. With a system of railway communication in Great Britain and others on the Continent, the problem arises, how may we best bridge the inter vening water, so as to conaect them, and put us in possession of advantages obviously to be derived therefrom. To the solution of this problem the above company have addressed themselves, and in the agency of a well-appointed steam service, in harmonious co-operation with the managers of the various continental lines, have discovered it. Confining their enterprise, however, to a particular direction, they have selected Harwich as the starting-point, and the great seaports in Hol land and Belgium as their points of disembarkation. Harwich, as furnishing a safe and commodious har bour accessible at all periods, and Hamburg, Rot terdam, and Antwerp, as opening out profitable ports for traffic, and communicating by rail with the northern and central ports of the continent of Europe. By this selection a great saving of time will be effected—Harwich being on the direct line, and its natural advantages obviating present stoppages. The saving of time in the passage between this country and the above mentioned ports is calculated at between 10 and 11 hours, while the route to Oberhausen, and thence to the northern ports of Europe, is 3k hours less by Harwich and Rotterdam than that by Dover and Ostend. Nor is this all —passengers proceeding to India via Trieste, by Harwich, Rot terdam, and the Dutch Rhenish Railway—from which and other lines the company have promise of every facility being afforded them—will effect a saving of forty-eight hours as compared with the route via Marseilles. In the first instance, it is intended to confine operations to the direct communication from London (by the Eastern Counties line), via Harwich to Rotterdam; but we are quite sure, before long, the company will extend its operations to the other ports. A more desirable scheme has rarely been brought before the public, and there can be no doubt, from all we can learn, little time will elapse* before it is in full operation. The advantages to be derived from it are so palpable as to need no comment. CABINET COUNCIL.—A- Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon at the official residence of the First L'ird of the Treasury in Downing.itreet. The Ministers present were Viscount Palmerston, the Lord Chancellor, Earl Granville, the Earl of liarrowby, Sir George Grey, the Earl of Clarendon, Mr. Secretary Labouchere, Lord Pauwure, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Cbarlel W od, the Right R Vernon Smith, L )rd Stanley of Alderley, the Right Hon. M. T. Baines, and the Duke of Argyll. The Duches Dowager of Argyll has arrived at the St. George's Hotel. The Marquis of Abercorn bas taken Brockett Hall, Berta, of Vi. , countess Palmerston, for a term. The noble marquis takes possession on the lst of the ensuing month. The Earl of Ellesmere continues, we regret to state, in very indifferent health—his condition sti 1 occasioning great anxiety to the members of his family. In answer to inquiries last evening, it was stated that his lordship was much the same. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge arrived in town yesterday, from visiting her Majesty at Windsor Castle. His Excellency the Austrian Minister and the Countess D'Appony, who have been on a visit to the Earl and Countess of Clarendon, at the Grove, Herts, have re turned t ) Chandos House. The Duke and Duchess of Manchester arrived at St. Leonard'—on-Sea last week. Among the fashionable visitors at that favourite'marine re,ort are the Earl and Countess of Roden, Viscountess Joc,dyn, Vise ,unt and Viscountess Midleton, the Hon. Miss Brodrick, &c. The Duke of Leeds has left the Clarendon for Hornby Ca4le, Yorkshire. The Earl and Countess of Kintore have arrived at the St. George ti Hotel. Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston returned to town yesterday from Windior Castle. The noble vis countess kayos town to-day for Brockett Hall. Her ladyship will go from thence to Peuebanger, on a visit to the Count-s-4 Cowper and fain ly. The additions and improvements which have been in progress since the fire, which partly destroyed the mansion of Penshanger, are now completed. Lord John Russell, M.P., arrived in town last even ing, from Florence. Lord and Lady Huntingfield have arrived at the St. George's Hotel. MARRIAGE IN HIGH LITE —On Saturday last the marriage of Captain the H- n. Charles Keith Falconer, 4th Light Dragoons `lrl'hPr of the Farl of Kintore, with Miss Diana Aldridge, third daughter of Robert Aldridge, E -N., of St. Leonard's Fore:t, Horsham, was solemnised at St. John's Lawer Beeding, by the Hon. and Rev. Robert Henley, brother-in-law of the bride. Tne Great Western Doc.os at Plymouth were opened 3 esterday. At New York a movement was on foot to establish an 4pital for inebriates, PORTUGAL. LAlVrEthurP,o JO.L, M'Gowan, The steamer P r i nce brings dates of the 17th instant from Lisbon, where she had put into the previous day for coals on her way from Alexandria to this port. The steamer Ignez de Castro had arrived on !the 16th from Glasgow ; and from Malta her Majesty's ship Prin cess Royal, Captain G. Giffard, which had gi winded as she was anchoring, but got off with the evening flow tide. This vessel, with the French steamer Phenix, anchored at Lisbon, and the ship Auster• litz, in Passo d'Arcos Bay, were the only foreign vessels of war in the Tagus. Rear-Admiral Sir R. C. Dundas's squadron had left on the 16th for a fortnight's cruise. Further advices received at Lisbon stated that the steamer Queen, Captain D. Mecklereid, bound from Lisbon for London, which ran ashore on the 12th near Viana, was a total wreck, and was to be sold on the 24th inst. The crew, specie, and great part of the cargo had been landed, and hopes w ere entertained of saving the rest. On the 16th the English bark Sir Charles Napier, Captain W. Balsellie, from Leith to Trinidad, had put in for repairs. On the 16th the French war steamer Flambeau, from Goree and Madeira to Brest, p u t i n for coals; and a with Bremenese leak bark, from Brem en t o New York, emigrants, y. The Lisbon correspondent does not report by this steamer any political news of importance. The House of Deputies was still engaged in preli- minary proceedings ; and, though many of the elections had been held valid, it was probable that the electoral process for Beija, under debate when the correspondent closed his letter, would be an nulled. A Vienna letter, in the Elberfeld Gazette, says It is stated that the Imperial Cabinet has made serious representations to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sardinia, with respect to the demonstrations made by the democracy of Lom bardy and T ur i n against the p re sence of the empire in Milan." The Belgian Government has just presented to the Chamber of R e p resen tatives a demand for a sup plementary credit of 770,638 f. for the national fetes celebrated on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the accession of King Leopold. The total official expense of the fetes in question is stated to have amounted to 1,070,658 f. A letter from Stockholm says that the Minister of Justice had transmitted to the Supreme Court for its opinion the bill relative to religious liberty mentioned in the speech from the throne, but that the court was opposed to the bill. The letter adds that a proposition had been submitted to the. Diet for the establishment of a submarine telegraph be tween the Swedish coast and that of Prussia. The distance from the extreme point of Soania to the Isle of Rugen is 12 German miles (56 English), and the expeLse of the telegraph is estimated at 300,000 rixdalers. The following is the explanation given by an Athens paper of the recent affair at Corfu, men tioned in a telegraphic despatch :—" Some soldiers of the artillery in garrison in the Isle Vido, in which is the powder magazine} having been ill treated by a non-commissioned officer, resolved to avenge themselv es by blowing up the magazine, which contained 3,000 barrels of gunpowder. They placed a quantity of straw before the door, but some soldiers of the 3d Regiment, learning what they were about, drove them away." LATEST NE DEATH OF THE PRINCESS DE LLIEVEN. PARIS, TUESDAY, JAN. 2'7, 11 A. M, The Princess de Llieven died last night. Letters from Circassia, in the Journal de Con stantinople, in confirming the defeat of the Rus sians near Tatar Kariessi, announce that the Circassian chief Ibrahim Bey, son of Sefer Pacha, has had two successive encounters with the Rus sians on the two rivers which traverse the road from Stdvropool to Anapa. The mountaineers ire reported to have inflicted a serere loss on the Russians, and to have massacred all the prisoners who fell into their hands. The general state of pacification of Europe and the approaching evacuation of the Danubian Principalities are about to allow the Austrian Government to make important redactions in the number of the army. The Government has it in contemplation to suppress the fourth battalion of each regiment of infantry, as well as one squadron in each cavalry regiment, in order to bring all the corps to a peace footing. These measures will, it is said, effect a reduction of about '70,000 men. The Prussian Government, if we may credit the National Gazette of Berlin, has it in contem plation to come to an understanding in a private manner with France on the negotiations for the definitive settlement of the Neuchatel affair. It has communicated confidentially to the French Government, the rumour goes, the conditions on which the King of Prussia would renounce the sovereignty of that canton. He will reserve to himself the right of property over the domains and chateaux which were not appropriated to the public purposes before 1848. It will not be ad mitted that these shall be the property of the State, and in fact, since 1848, the Prussian Go vernment has protested against the sale of a cer tain part of this property, for which it will demand an indemnity. The renunciation of the sovereignty by the King will not, however, do away with his title of Prince de Neuchatel. Lastly, it would appear that his Majesty is desirous, as was before mentioned, of retaining a protection over several charitable foundations. It is thought the conferences will take place in the middle of February. "It is positively stated," adds the National Gazette, " that the diplomatic relations between Prussia and Switzerland will be speedily resumed, and that France will also become the mediator on this subject." The Paris correspondent of the Morning Post (second edition) says : "It has been hinted in some continental journals that the presence of his Excellency Ferouk Khan at the Court of the Tuileries would considerably influence the policy of France with regard to Persia. lam able to assure you that the Emperor Napoleon, long before the arrival of the Persian Envoy, was perfectly aware of the reasons which had demanded our expedition to the Persian Gulf. French influence therefore will not assume a hostile attitude towards England ; on the contrary, the Imperial Government will seek to persuade the Shah that his best Allies are England and France. I have great pleasure in again assuring you of the good understanding and perfect unanimity of policy now existing between the Cabinets of St. James's and the Tuileries on foreign affairs generally." The Vienna eorrebpondent of the Times (second edition), in a letter dated Jan. 24, says : " A telegraphic despatch will have informed you that the Persians, after having lost posses sion of Bushire, accepted the conditions of the British; but it is not known whether the words, the British,' referred to the expedi tion to the Persian Gulf •r to her Majesty's Government. Nothing positive is known here re specting the movements of the Russians on the south and south-east coasts of the Caspian, but an impression prevails in Austrian official circles that the St. Petersburg Government is for the moment much more inclined to peace than to war. If,' say the professional politicians of this city, the Russians have occupied the pro vince of Astrabad, it by no means follows as a matter of course that they intend to advance to wards Herat. The St. Petersburg Cabinet has a liking for material guarantees, and it will proba bly hold Astrabad until peace is concluded be tween Persia and England, and the latter has with drawn her forces from the Persian Gulf.' A Trieste correspondent of the Augsburg Gazette explains why the Russian Government is so desirous to obtain from the Persian Monarch the mountainous district of Maku (Mahoo). As the execrable state of the caravan-road from Trebizond, by way of Erzeroum and Bajazid, to Tabriz has greatly dis gusted the mercantile world, the Russians are desirous to open a communication between their Black Sea port, Redout Kaleh, and Tabriz. The proposed caravan road would pass through Tiflis and Erivan, and then run in a southerly direction by way of Maku to Tabriz. It is asserted that the Shah has already ceded the district in ques tion to the Czar ; but the fact is, that Ilih Khan, its actual possessor, has never acknow ledged the supremacy of the Persian Monarch. When Ilih Khan was informed by the Governor of Erivan of what had passed between the S Petersburg and Teheran Governments, he coolly observed, that if the Russians coveted Maku 6 they should coma and take it.' Maku, which lies between the Armenian table-land and Tabriz, at the northern extremity of the Persian province of Azerbijan, is full of defiles and gorges. The old caravan-road runs along the bank of the Alsas, or small river which falls into the Araxes, after having worked its way through the mountains of Maku." The Paris Correspondent of the Times (second I edition) says " The proposition presented to the Council of State for the grant of a pension of 100,000 f. to Marshal Pelissier has been negatived by the particular section to which it was referred. The casting vote was that of the President. The objection, however, is not to the grant itself, but to the form in which it was made. The provisions were that it should revert to the Marshal's descendants in the male line. The section of the Council of State considered that this was an indi rect means of establishing a Majorat, and they therefore rejected it by, as I have said, a majority of one. "The Procureur who was appointed to draw up the report on Verger's appeal to the Court of Ces sation concludes, I am assured, for the rejection of the appeal. The affair will be brought forward on Thursday, and Verger's counsel will be heard in support of the appeal." PRANCE. IS,AY. The Empero r an d Emp PAR ress to-d Mo re eived several foreigners of distinction, who were pre sented by the Anibaasadsrs of Austria and Russia, and the Ministers of Belgium, Bavaria, Chili, the Netherlands, Mexico, Grand Ducal Hesse, Sweden, and Denmark. The Moniteur states the reception, on Sunday, of Dr. Kern, Envoy Extraordinary of the Swiss Confederation, who presented his credentials to the Emperor. The Imperial decree appointing Monseigneur Morlot, Cardinal-Archbishop of Tours, to be Arch bishop of Paris, in place of M. Sibour, is contained in the official journals. BOURSE, Jan. 26.—The following were the last quotations : End of month. -fr. -0. 67 65 Cash. ft. c 4i per Cents 3 per Cents 67 70 New Loan Bank Shares 4,175 Roman (x d) Credit Mobilier 1,402 50 Austrian Belgian Fives 99,i— Spanish Threes Piedmontese (5) 9O 50 Home Debt RAILWAYS—Fog CASH. tr. c. fr c Orleans 1,395 Western - Northern Lyons 1,380 New Ditto Mediterranean — Graud Central Lyons Geneva Cette SWITZERLAND. The Bund publishes an order of the day just issued to the federal army of Switzerland by Gen. Dufour, and dated from head-quarters at Zurich. After expressing his satisfaction at their conduct since they have been called under arms, the gene ral concludes as follows :—" Federal Soldiers— You are on the point of returning to your homes ; my sincere good wishes will accompany you thither and I hope that you will retain a remembrance of your old commander, who was ready to share with you all the hazards of war. Enjoy in your families that repose which you have so well merited ; but let your repose be th a t o f a ll b rave men. ever separate yourselves from your arms, and be always ready to take them up and again rush to the fron tier if an enemy should approach it. It is thus that you will preserve the esteem which is now felt for you, and secure to our happy Switzerland con sideration, peace, and prosperity.". THE EMPEROR OF AUSTRIA IN MILAN. A letter from Milan of the 22d, in the Constitir tionnel, says :—" The peasants have returned to their homes, and the Court will now find itself face to face with the nobility of the country and with the rich bourgeoisie of Milan. It was well known in high quarters that petty plots and hostilities had been prepared beforehand against the Court. What is positive is that the Emperor, after having severely lectured one of the principal chiefs of the nobility of Milan on the inconsistency and puerile opposition of some patricians, decided that there should be no balls at court. At the same time, his Majesty declared that having come more particu larly to examine into the real wants of the country, he should abstain from appearing at the tradesmen's ball at the Casino, a ball about which there had been some hesitation felt in inviting their Majesties. These two little coups d'etat have produced a cer tain effect. The nobility and the burgesses regret the lesson which they wished to give the Govern ment, and as to the people, properly so called, they merely laugh at the whole affair, as being com pletely disinterested in the matter. With regard to the ball by the municipality given at La Scala, it came off last night. Considering the immense number of invitations given, and which extended to many of the lower classes of society, this fete might have been transformed into an excellent ground for conciliation. Unfortunately, such was not the case ; and the affair passed off in the coldest manner imaginable. The Emperor and Empress were not by any means as warmly greeted as at the theatrical representation of La Scala, and ap peared to take but a very slight degree of inte rest in the entertainment. Atter looking, with an eye evidently careless, not to say wearied, on a little divertissement given by the corps de ballet and the first danseuse La Pocchini, their Majesties, followed by the Archdukes Ferdin And Maximilian and Charles Louis and the Duke of Bavaria, took one turn through the salle and then retired. I cannot make use of the coventional phrase and say that after the departure of their Majesties the dancing was resumed with great spirit and kept up until a late hour in the morning ; for, in point of fact, no one danced at all for the whole evening, and at about one o'clock the guests began to retire, with the exception of those who remained for the supper which was promised." ITALY. A letter from Florence of the 20th instant in forms us that, on the same day, the Grand Duke and Duchess of Tuscany had granted a private audience to the Marquis of Nurmanby, who pre sented letters from his Sovereign in reply to the notification of the marriage of the Hereditary Prince with the Princess Mary of Saxony. An hour afterwards his Highness the Prince of Li Tour d'Auvergno, Minister Plenipotentiary of the Em peror of the French, had likewise the honour to be received by the Grand Duke to present the letter of his Sovereign in reply to a similar notification. A letter from Cagliari of the 20th instant, an nounces the arrival there of the Count de Paris from Genoa. The Piedmontese Gazette, of the 23d instant, an nonnces the arrival of the King of Piedmont a Nice. SPAIN. The Madrid journals of the 21st contain nothing of political importance. The Marquis de Turgot, French ambassador, had given a ball, at which the members of the diplomatic body and a number of important political personages, amongst them Mar shals Narvaez and O'Donnell, were present. M. Ors y Garcia, an active member of the Liberal party had been arrested. The elections for the Cortes would, it was expected, take place at the commence ment of April, and it is alleged that the Absolutists intended to take part in them. The Council of Ministers had resolved on granting an amnesty to the Carlist insurgents of Aragon in 1855. At Bar celona the authorities were continuing their efforts to find work for the people, and it was said that several thousand men were employed on the rail waysre in Catalonia. It appears from anwd o official re turn turn that the amount recei ve d from the sale of tobacco, salt, postage stamp s , stamps, gunpowder, and passports, which was 339,171,906 reals in 1855, was 389,721,275 reals in 1856. A protec tionist association, in opposition to the free -trade association, was about to be established. Cabinet had resol ve d on not continuing to make e deductions from the stipends of the clergy. S. PROBABLE PEACE WITH PERSIA. We believe we may state that official information has reached our Government of the probability of the Court of Teheran agreeing to our demands. The Turkish Minister at that capital has sent a despatch to his Government, informing them that, having heard of the fall of Bushire, the Persian Government " decided" to make peace upon the English terms. On its reaching Constantinople, this intelligence was immediately forwarded, by telegraph, by Lord Stratford, and its authenticity may he relied on. We may therefore hope for a speedy settlement of the Persian difficulty. At the same time we need hardly point out, after our recent experience in the theory and practice of peace-making, that there is a sufficient difference between a determination to make peace and the actual accomplishment of it to warrant us in not being over sanguine. _ Ttie Court of Persia heard of our expedition, and immediately afterward 3 of its success. On finding the force to be less than was anticipated, and that it is not yet advancing into the country, the Per sian mind may change. We do not anticipate this —we only point it out. We ourselves think that the capture of Bushire will probably be the begin ning and the end of the Persian war.—Morning Post. THE MOVERS AND SECONDERS OF THE ADDRESS. People will have it that it is a practical joke of our venerable jester, the Premier ; meant to show that be looks upon the art of governing a score and a half millions of men and women as the merest child-play. Why else, it is naturally asked, should he fix on four persons, each young enough to be his own grandson, and some of a still remoter consanguinity I Who are they ? In the Peers, the mover is the Earl of Cork, born the year before the Reform Bill ; and how long ago that is none of us need feel very antiquated at remembering with tolerable vivid ness. The seconder is Earl Cowper, Lady Palmerston's grandson, five years younger than the other earl. In the Comment', we have a brace of baronets—significant of the democratic tendency of the session, to begin with. One is Sir John Ramsdell, a couple of years thejunior of the coronetted Cork ; the other is Sir Andrew Agnew, who is quite the Nestor of the quartett, being nearly forty. Yet it is his nomination which seems to stamp the whole affair with premeditated facetiousness. Tue notion of Sir Andrew Agnew, son of the Sir Andrew Agnew, being chosen by the Minister who patronises polkas in the Parks on Sundays, and who snubbed the Cameronian Pound Texts for lecturing him on such Pa ganised profligacy, is really too rich for chance, and must have been designed. Besides, this Sir Andrew is not that Andrew's Offspring, in face and figure, as well as in name and blood. Now the apparition of such a person in a court costume, silk stockings, knee breeches and buckles, bag wig, cocked hat, sword, and so forth, would assuredly surfeit her Majesty of all taste for private thea tricals for ever, as no stage comicality could possibly come up to so ticklish a tableau, so side-spliting a spec tacle. Luckiiy for her Majes'y's gravity, as well as her health in her present situation, she won't open Par• liarnent, and therefore won't see the Wigtown wonder thus arrayed, as she would do while sitting on the throne and he standing at the bar, in front of her " faithful Commons." —Liverpool Albion. LitieoLE's-INN, Jan. 26.—The undermentioned gentlemen were this day called to the degree of Bar rister-at-Law by the Hon. Society of Lincoln's-inn, viz , Thomas Waraker, Esq. ; John Ed wards, Esq. ; John Gnats Antrobus, E•q. ; Eiward Macnaghten, E•q ; Ed ward Cutler, ju n ., E•q. ; Messing Thomas Laxton, E;q. ; Sydney Crawahay, Esq. ; Edward Dwyer, Esq., and Theodore Lavalliere, Esq. MIDDLE TEMPLE —BARRISTERS-AT-LAW.—Jan. 26. — Tee undermentioned gentlemen •4ere this day called to the degree of the utter bar :—William Ritchie, Esq., of Scone Perth, Yen Diemen's Land (holder of the Student ship awarded by the Council of Legal Education, Hilary Term, 1857), the sixth son of the late Thomas Ritchie, lieutenant in her Majesty's navy ; Randal Francis Tongue, of Aldridge, near Walsall, the eldest son of Edward Tongue, Esq., of Aldridge, in the county of Stafford ; James William Branson, of Madras, the third eon of John Edward Branson, Esq., late of Madras, deceased. INNER TEMPLE, January 26.—The undermentioned gentlemen were this day called to the bar by the Hon. Society of the Inner Temple :—Alfred George Marten, Esq (certificate of Honour), 8.A., S.C.L. ; Thomas Bendyshe, Esq:, M.A. ; Vernon Lushington, Esq.' S C. L. ; William Alexander Neel, Esq., B.A. ; Richard Thomas Tidswell, Elq., B.A . ; James Croome, Esq., MLA , an I R ,per Wester, Esq., B.A. GRAY'S-INN, January 26 —At a Pension of the Hon. Society of Gray's-inn, holden this day, Charles Kennedy, Esq., 8.A., was called to the degree of barrister-at-law. THE TEA TRADE, Jan. 26.—The deliveries in London estimated for the week were 594,5781 b, being a decrease of 48,2491 b. compared with the previous statement. The mining news from California is favourable. There had been large arrivals of merchandise at San Francisco, and the markets were overstocked and dull. A further sum of 100,0001. in gold was taken from the Bank yesterday for exportation to the Continent in payment for silver. The Hamburg letters mention that the rate of discount has receded to 5. per cent., and that the exchange has a favourable appearance. The performance of Schiller'e drama of "William Tell" has been prohibited, for the present, at the Theatre Royal at Munich. SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY.—" Elijah " will be per formed at Exeter-hall on Friday next, and "Athens" " and the " Stabat Mater" on the following Friday, these being the last engagements of Madame Clara Novelle. prior to a professional tour in Germany. The Governor of Ohio in his message states that the receipts of the State for the year were 3,538,353 dole., and the expenditure 3,189,600 dole., being less by 380,665 dots. than the year preceding, and leaving a balance in the Treasury of 579,3531. ARMITAGE, THE CRICKETER.--Our cricketing readers will learn with much regret the announcement of the death of this much-respected cricketer, who expired on Monday, the 12th inst., at Yorkshire, at the early age of 32. He has left a widow and one son seven years of age. 1V RECK IN THE CHANNEL.—LIVERPOOL, Monday....- The ship ashore in Rhos Bay, reported yesterday, was not the Tonawanda, from Philadelphia (which has since arrived), but the Marian, for Antigua, owned by the present Mayor of Liverpool. She is in a dangerous position, but two of the most powerful steam-tugs be longing to the port have gone to her assistance, and hopes are entertained that she will be got off. MEETING OF THE MANCHESTER PARTY.—At the annual gentleman meetingTnebstiHelt of the Manchester. eEe n mh t Lua f r ron o sst m iss aon t nr h od e TwHo ß aEt a th l Te l N o ry t iNgeEe n_StSociety,ePma party a L. on d Ad e o p nl i:ettincluding from Mr.mber. Bright, dated f rom C annes, is also to be read. The hon. Another steam-tu g , w i th a secondot: TYNE.—SOUTHAMPTON, batch P T 0 0 f ie t , h Me men o Monday.-- d a fromy.— the Tyne, arrived in the docks this morning. The Col lector of Customs had an interview with the borough magistrates this morning relative to the official inquiry into the circumstances attendant upon the stranding of the Tyne, which was fixed to commence on Thursday morning, at 11 o'clock, at the Town-hall. Co MMUNICATION WITH NEWFOUNDLAND.—The Cork Reporter announces that Mr. John Shea, J.P., has been appointed agent in Ireland on behalf of the Government of Newfoundland to negotiate with some of the principal shipowners a system of direct steam communication monthly between Great )Britain and that Colony. A gold medal has been graciously conferred by his Majesty the King of the Belgians on Mr. Robert Bell, "in consideration of his valuable literary labours." This recognition of the service of an English writer is one of many proofs which his Majesty has given of the great interest he takes in the progress of our literature.— Literary Gazette. t o r h p s e p The New York Board of Councillors h a d reso l ved to' give an o ffi cial o o f seod her t h fe Majesty's in o paying lomotion on the ground ship Retribution, in the event of th e i r arr i ving there. lOne Honour red-hot twelcomeat Republicanh e dd t o councillornot te like oifie e h Queen Victoria. Th e o ffi cers of the Brooklyn idea o u rt o navy yard are preparing to give the Britishers a warm reception. The press, too, is unanitnotain expressing friendly sentiments towards this country for its recep tion of Captain Hartstein. THE CONVICT AGAR.-It is said, upon good authority, that it iv the intention of the Government to grant Agar, the approver, a pardon on the condition that he shall leave this country, and it will be void if he returns to England. This proceeding, it is understood, is not taken on account of his having given evidence to convict his companions in the bullion robbery, but it is owing to the belief from inquiries that have been made and a variety of facts that have come to the knowledge of the authorities, that he really was not guilty of the forgery fur which he was convicted and sentenced to transporta tion for life, and that the transaction was a " plant " upon him for the purpose of getting him out of the way . TELE POSTAL bevisforis.—Would it not be useful to mark either on or close to the name of each street the letter of the district to which it belongs ? Many of the lames of the London streets might be renovated with advantage at the same time, for in some instances the letters seem t o h ave dropped,' and in others they are so weatherbeaten that it requires young and sharp eyes to decipher them with comfort even in the daytime. At night it is a hopeless task, for often the gas lamps are so arranged that not even a faint ray is shed upon the street-mark ; and this circumstance is just as inconve nient tor cab as foot passengers. Might it not be pos sible to devise some sort of lamp which would show us up the name of the street, and at the same time illumi nate the footpath ? The Builder, ' •~' ..