The Sun. — London, England, 1857-05-30 00:00:00

PROVIDENT CLERKS' BENEVOLENT 1-11.G11 WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. FUND. ELECTION of ANNUITANTS, 311 sty 28th, 1857. The following was the result of the Poll : CLEBAS. Votes. W. Stonehewer •• .. 1 .'453 W. Woodrow ....... 275 Totes J. Grlnt..... • THE WEATHER—SuN OFFIOZ, MAT 30. THERMOIIZTEB, IN THE SHADE. 63 —highest singe noon yesterday. 53 -lowest this morning and during the night. 64 —this day at noon. BAROMETER, 30.07. WIND, N.N.E. ; light, with fine weather. ,ovre. Votes. C. Minim= • *2628 M. Groves.... ........ • J. Bowies... •• • -. *2329 X. A. Moore •• ........ 1135 M. R. Drower..— • ..... 1083 IL E. St ev ens ...• • • .... 1045 d. Ady,. ...... 912 Those marked * were Totes. F. Crabb ••. • •• 681 A. Harris C. A. Barrett M. A. Fortington M. Price • • ...... •• 82 J. Trethowan M. Blainore— ...... 19 ae successful candidates. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. THIS EVENING. ALBONI, SPEZIA, GIUGLINIJIALETTI, and BENS. _ . VENTANO. Third Night of Verdi's Opera of IL TROVATORE. Leonora, Mdlle. Sptzia ; Azucena, Madame Alboni. Manrico, Sig. Giuglini. After which, will be revived the highly successful Ballet by M. Perrot, entitled Pus DAT—Morn. 52 min. aft. 6 —Evon. 21 min. aft. 7 To 1 1 - n3:tow—Morn. 53 min. aft. 7 —Evening 25 min. aft. 8 4 ), 511,11, LONDON, SATURDAY, MAY 30, 1857. The Archduke CONSTANTINE, having been the recipient of so much adulation in France, is about to favour England, in its turn, with his august presence. He will forthwith exchange the courtly ceremonial festivities of Fontainbleau for those of Osborne. And, simultaneously with the visit of his Imperial Highness to the two Great Powers of Western Europe (not to say of the world), his illustrious mother, the relict of the late Czar NICHOLAS, has been enjoying to her heart's con tent the applause and homage of the Sardinians. It only remains now for the Empress Dowager and for the Archduke to return homewards to gether by way of Constantinople ! So that each of the four Allied Powers in succession may have duly " eaten the leek," after the manner of "Mine Ancient PISTOL." CONSTANTINE, of course, the FLUELLEN ! France has, for her part, been par ticularly meek in that ignoble task of mastica tion. Sardinia in like manner. It only now re mains to be seen how it will be with England. And to conjecture, after that, how it might be with regard to Turkey. CONSTANTINE is certainly coming in the Osborne to Osborne. He may go further, and very probably in that event may fare worse ! At the most we cannot for an instant believe that, were he to pass through London, his Imperial Highness would be cheered by the people in the streets very enthusiastically ! We don't think the English multitude are so easily to be dazzled into un thinking demonstrations of applause by a haughty title any more than by a grand uniform, or a blaze of orders upon the breast of an Imperial Highness. Wa are accustomed, a good many of us in this country, to think who it is inside the coat, whether it is a good or a bad heart that beats under all that bravery of gold and diamonds. When KOSSUTH passed, in an open carriage, through our thoroughfares, he came as an exile, without fortune, and without power—and every lane and alley sent forth its throng of working men, in their fustian jackets, or in their shirt sleeves, to greet him (as though he were some great prince in his pride and autho rity) with acclamations. When the Austrian hyena, HAYNAU, came over here, on the contrary his evil reputation brought him into trouble among the burly draymen of Southwark, who could not, for the life of them, understand why they should not kick and hustle a Grand Foreign Marshal, and all that. Why they should not twist his long moustache if they could not get at his nose in the skrimmage—knowing all the time that he was accused (rightfully or wrongfully accused, it mattered not to them) that he was accused of Flogging Women I Or, which comes of course exactly to the same thing, of ordering them to be flogged ! KOSS UTI.I they cheered and doffed their hats to. HAYNAIT they yelled after and pelted. We don't think either kind of reception would be precisely the reception accorded by the Londoners to the Arch duke CoNsTAarrnra. We sincerely hope neither would be—in the event of his extending his visit to this country from Osborne to London. Cer tainly neither are his due. But as certainly, to our thinking, silence, stern and profound silence would be the most fitting welcome, on the part very able speech, should ensure a speedy and effi cient remedy, sufficient to preven t the possibility of the repetition of such atrocities as those above referred to. Bad as the case had been in England, and the readers of the Sun must be familiar with many such instances, it is far worse in Scotland. Here there must be the certificate of at least two quasi skilful persons, and, in the case of a pauper lunatic, an examination before a magistrate. But in the sister kingdom these pre cautions are frequently dispensed with. It ap pears that in the Edinburgh Poor Houses lunatics were admitted without any license from the Sheriff, and sometimes without any medical certificate that they were mad at all. The responsibility of the management rested solely with the parochial authorities. Into what a fearful instrument of oppression might this be converted ! What facilities would it afford for the removal of an obnoxious member of a family which had influence with those in temporary power ! The Commissioners declare that " the reasons for abstaining from applying for a licence appear to have been the wish to avoid payment of the fees, and to be exempt from the inspection and interference on the part of the Sheriffs I" This is probably the chief cause, and it should subject ' those who have been exercising irresponsible authority to stringent punishment. The Com missioners declare that there is " scarcely a poor house in the kingdom in which there are not several insane persons, who have been irregularly admitted in the same way 1" We shall not go through the numerous cases cited by Mr. ELLICE from the report. It would be a sickening task, and would only disgust our readers.. Those who wish to examine the details can do so in the speech of the Hon. Gentleman. Abundant reasons were supplied to prove beyond the possibility of dispute or difficulty, not only the propriety but the imperative necessity of im mediate legislation. Indeed the whole code relating to lunacy not only in Scotland, but in all parts of the United King dom, requires a searching revision and the adoption of every precaution—l st. to prevent the possibility of any person being unduly incarcerated under an unfounded pretext of in sanity ; and 2d, to ensure the best care and at tention to those of whose unfortunate condition there can be no possible doubt. If the parties , are possessed of means, those means should be applied to inorease their own comforts, not to be absorbed by greedy relatives or keepers ; if not, they should, even at the public expense have every comfort belonging to the condition in which they were born, and to which they had been accustomed. The Workhouse tests are intended to prevent persons from improperly claiming pub lic relief, which would not be required save from sheer idleness. But they do not apply to lunatics, who must„ whatever their own inclina tions, be placed under control and deprived of the opportunity of earning their own livelihood. The question in their case, should be not " what is the lowest rate at which they can be main tained t" but, " what is best calculated to restore them to society ?" or if that be impossible, to render their existence as free from annoyance as may be practicable. The nation is indebted to Mr. ELLtOE, junior for his very judicious efforts, we trust he will not relax them, until he has produced the legitimate results, and freed the United Kingdom from the scandal and reproach to which it is now liable. We fully concur with Mr. DISRAELI in the desire that the English Sovereign for the time being would retain his or her hereditary revenues, and not be compelled to make repeated, and we may add humiliating, applications to Parliament for assistance. But we cannot agree with the Right Honourable Gentleman in thinking that a very good bargain was not concluded on behalf of Queen IrrcroßlA when she surrendered her private income, and trusted to the liberalityand generosity of her people. That income, according to Mr. Dm- RAELI, amounted in round numbers to 260,0001. per annum—a handsome provision doubtless, and one with which most persons would be well con tented. But from that 'gross sum the expenses of management, or rather mismanagement, which amount to a handsome per tentage, must be de ducted. But even if the 260,0001. were net profit, and that every shilling thereof found its 'way into the privy purse, we find, per contra, Ist, the Civil List, which amounts for her MAJESTY to 385,0001., and charge for pensions, which any nobleman or wealthy gentleman would defray from his private means, 11,4571. 10s.—total, 396,4571. 103. The annuities for the Royal family 151,7881. 4s. 4d. (including the 30,0001. for His Royal Highness the Prince Consort. Then for Royal Palaces and public buildings, 170,7791. 174.—then Royal Parks, 79,3211. then some special items relating to Buckingham Palace, 5,9371.—then for Buckingham House, 11,0001.—then for Windsor improvements, 3,718/., and finally, for the Duchy of Cornwall office, 6,5001. We have thus, on one side of the, balance-sheet—Hereditary Revenues, 260,0004 ; and, on the other side, Civil List, 396,4571. 10s. ; Annuities to the Royal Family, 151,7881. 43, 4d. ; Royal Palaces, Parks, dzc., 277,2551. 17s, ; total, 725,5011. 11s, 4d. ; leaving a deficiency of 465,5011. lls. 4d. According, then, to COCKER, the benefit to Her MAJESTY by the " improvident bargain," is 465,5011. 11s. 41, or nearly half a million sterling per annum. This statement is taken from the accounts for the year ending 31st March, 1856. The annuity and dotation for the Princess Royal is therefore not included, but still we can not see that the loss to the Crown (1) gives only claim to additional liberality. There is little doubt that the hereditary revenues might be im proved, or that they would be improved, in the hands of an individual whose interests it was to make the best of them.. All we can say is, that if the advisers of the Crown decide to get rid of the bargain, and to provide for all the private ex penses of Royalty therewith, we, on behalf of the over-burdened tax payers will yield a ready assent, and thus far contribute to the thorough independence of the Crown, by freeing it from the necessity of preferring any applications for pecu niary assistance to the Parliament or People of the - United Kingdom. EAST INDIA. CIVIL SERVICC—Mr. J. H. Crawford has resigned the Company's Civil Service. Major Strachey it is said, to officiate as Secretary to the Go vernment of India in the department of Public Works on the retirement of Lieut.-Colonel Baker, until the arrival of Captain Yule from England, who will be the permanent incumbent. Sir Henry Davison, the newly appointed Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court in the Madras Presidency, has entered upon his judicial func tions. Two additional judges have been appointed to the Bombay Sadder Court, and an Assistant-Registrar. It is reported that Major Ommanney, Superintending. Engineer, Lower Provinces, will succeed Col. Fraser. C. 8., as Officiating Chief Engineer, Punjab.—Civil Service Gazette. WARD OF FARRINGDON-WITRIN.—It is understood to ba the intention of Mr. Alderman Eagleton to resign the office of Alderman of the ward of Farringdon-within, iz, t e course of a few dap. Mr. Phillips, of the firm of Fati , Ll and Phillips, a member of the Jewish commu oity, who has for several years bean one of the represen- USZIVB9 of the ward of Farringdon-within in the Court of Common Council, and Mr. Thomas Parker, of St. Paul's Churchyard, who has also for several years been a re presentative of the ward of Castle Baynard, are sp o k en of as candidates for the alderrnanio gown. of Englishmen, to one of the bitterest and dead. 1 liest foes of Great Britain anywhere to be found in all this present generation. Particularly so soon after the miserable close of a war of which he most among living men, was the instigator ! A war growing out of the Pride of his dead father, and out of his own lawless Am bition A. war prolonged chiefly through his instrumentality—and one which, during its bloody continuance, desolated so many of our English hearths—laid so many brave hearts low in a fo• reign land—made so many little children orphans, and so many young wives widows. Silence, we cannot tire of saying, stern and profound silence, is of all welcomes the fittest welcome to be accordedby Englishmen to ,that deadliest foe of Englishmen, the Archduke, CONSTANTINE. It is difficult to conceive a more distressing and heartrending state of affairs than that relat ing to lunatics in Scotland, to which the Honourable Gentleman the Member for the St. Andrews Burghs last night directed the attention of the House of Commons. Those unhappy beings, who are sustaining the most grievious affliction to which human nature is liable, should be objects of the greatest sympathy and kindness. No pains, no moderate expense should be spared to alleviate their fearful lot, to restore them, if possible, to reason, or, if absolutely incurable, to render their condition as tolerable as possible. So far, however, from this being the practice, there is a tendency to treat them with the greatest brutality, and to exhibit towards them a combi nation of .cruelty and neglect sufficient to drive even a rational man into insanity. This too fre quently results from the inherent depravity of human nature. Those who undertake the ardu -0113 duties of attendants on, or keepers of, lunatics, are more disposed to com mand than to persuade, to terrify than to coax. They prefer driving to leading, and, even under the most favourable circumstances, the utmost care and vigilance is required to guard against this unfortunately natural dispo sition; but when a cheeseparing and parsimonious economy is added, when the miserable beings are farmed out, at a price less than they can be sup ported at, to parties whose only object is to extract unhallowed gains from their sufferings, the case assumes a truly terrible aspect. There may be some trifling savings, but surely th ere i s not a single rate-payer who would not gladly contribute a trifle more, to be certain that those wretched creatures for whose support he was partially responsible, were properly cured, and received all practicable comforts. Nor is it only the public establishments that require notice, or pauper lunatics that must bo looked after. There are still greater grievances prevailing in private houses, twhere a constant sur veillance is not maintained. It is not metely that obsolete instruments of torture are resorted to, which experience has proved to be very injurious, aggravating th e di se a se , a n d p reven ti ng th e faintest hope o f a permanent cure, but the grossest neglect is habitually practised. Instrumental restraint is the panace a , and those who do not require coercion are badly fed and worse lodged, without the means of cleanliness, or free ventila tion. The revelations made by the Commissioners, to alluded in his whose report Mr. E. ELLIC; jun., ~i` L'AURORE, in which Mdlle. Katrina will make her first appearance this season. _ It.r particulars see bills. A limited number of boxes in the Half Circle Tier have been specially reserved for the public, and may be had on ap plication at the Box-office at the Theatre Colonnade, Hay market. Price One Guinea and One Guinea and a Half each. aER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. GRAND MORNING PERFORMANCE. MONDAY, JUNE 1, Piccolomini, Alboni, _Spezia, Ortolani,Giuglini, Reichardt, Bottardi,Beneventano, Belletti. To meet the many applications that have been made, and to accommodate the numerous families resident in tho en virons. a GRAND EXTRA PERFORMANCE will take place en MONDAY MORNING, June 1, when will be performed Terdrs opera, LA TRAVIATA. Violetta, Piccolmini ; Alfredo, Sig. Ginglini. Germont Giorgio, Sig. Beneventano. To b• preceded by (arranged in one act), Rossini's opera, IL BiRRIE Rh DI SEVIGLIA. Rosina, Madame Alboni. Between the Operas a DIVERTISSEMENT. Morning Dress only will be necessary. Doors open at Ono, to commence at half-past One, and end at half-past Five. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, LYCEUM.— This Evening, SATURDAY, May 30. LA TR A.VIA TA . Mesdames Bosio and Tagliafieo ; Signori GT aziani, Tagliafieo, Polonini, Soldi, Zelger, Mei, and Mario. Conductor—Mr. Costa. After which, LA BRESILIENNE. Mdlles. Cerito and Delechaux, and M. Desplaces. Commence at half-past Eight. R OYAL ITALIAN OPERA, LYCEUM.— TUESDAY next, June 2. LA SONNAMBULA. Amina, Mdlle. Victoire Balfo (her Second Appearance on the. Stage). To conclude with LA BRESILIENNE. Mdlle. Cerito. Extra Night, next THURSDAY, June 4th, RIGOLETTO. Mesdames Bosio and Didiee, Signori Ronconi, Soldi, Taglia fico, Mei, Polonini, and Mario. And LA BRESILIENNE. Mdlles. Cerito and Delechaux, and M. Desplaces. LES BOUFFES PARISIENS—St. JAMES'S THEATRE. Triumphant Success of the FRENCH PLAYS. THIS EVENING (Saturday), May 30, the entertain ments will commence at half-past 8 o'clock precisely, by the production of (for the third time in this country), LE VIOLONNEUX. M. Guyot, M. Mesmacre, and Mdlle. Mareschal. After whi .11 (for the 2d time) Opera-Bouffe, en un Acte L'IIIPRESARIO. M. Caillet, M. Charles Petitt, Mdlle. Dal. mont, and Mdlle. Mace. To conclude with (for the first time in this country), a new Operette-Militaire, en un Acte, DRAGONETTE. M. Guyot, M. Tajau, M. Leonce, and Mdlle. Corally Guffroy. _ _ The Orchestra of the Theatre des Bouffe; will accom pany these Representations, nitder the direction of tho composer, M. Offdnbach. This Engagement being limited to one month, Performances will be given EVERY EVENING. Boxes, stalls, and tickets may be engaged at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street. T HEA TRE-ROY AL, DRURY-LANE Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. OPEN EVERY EVENING. GREAT EQUESTRIAN AMERICAN and CONTINENTAL COMPANY, under the direction of Miss Ella. Prices—Pit and Promenade, is ; Boxes, 2s. 6d., 25., and ls. 6d.; Galleries, 6d. Doors open at half-past 7. Commence at 8. First Equestrian Artistes in the World : —Madame Schap lain, Madame Newsome, La Petite Wells, Signora Delavanti, and Miss Ella ; Miss E. J. Wells, Mdlles. Flora, Fabia, and and Marie, Misses Newsome, Moffatt, Delavanti, Potter, Jen nings ; the Manchester Boy, Masters S. Wells, A. Wells, E. Moffatt, Henrico and Carlo Delavanti, Sig. Felix Delavanti, Mons. Becq, Mons. Ferdinand, Mons. Eugene, Mr. Tom Swann ' Mr. B. Fuller, Mr. W. Fuller, and the great Shaks. perian Clown, Wallett, will appear each evening in a series of Performances, original and unapproachable. Director—Mr. Stokes. Acting Manager—Mr. E. Stirling. T HEATRE R OYAL, HA YMARKET Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buckstone. NEW ARRANGEMENT OF PRICES OF ADMISSION. THIS EVENING (May 30) to commence at Seven o'clock, with THE RIVALS. Followed by a new farce, MY SON, DIANA! After which, the successful Classical Love Story, un der the Apple-lation of A FALINTA ; or, The Three Golden Apples : in which Miss M. Oliver will appear; also Miss M. Wilton, and Miss Ellen Ternan. In future the prices will be : Orchestra Stalls (which may be retained the whole of the evening), 6s. each. (No charge for booking.) First Price. s. d. Second price. s. d Dress Boxes 5 0 Drees Boxes 3 0 Upper Boxes ....... ........ 3 0 Upper Boxes 2 0 Pit . Lower Gallery 1 0 Lower Gallery 0 6 Upper Gallery 0 6No half-price to Upper Gallery. kr) OYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. At THIS EVENING will be performed Shakespere's tragedy of KING RICHARD TffE SECOND. King Richard IL, Mr. C. Kean ; Queen, Mrs. C. Kean. Preceded by a new Farce, in one act, called AN ENGLISHMAN'S HOUSE IS HIS CASTLE. T HEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster. THIS EVENING, will be performed the Adelphi drama of JANET PRIDE. Madame Celeste, Mr. Wright, Mr. B. Webster, and Paul Bedford. After which, DOMESTIC ECONOMY. Mr. Wright, &e. To conclude with A NIGHT AT NOTTING-HILL. THE k TRE-ROYAL, ADELPIII. —Madame CELESTE'S ANNUAL BENEFIT. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3. Madame CELESTE begs to inform her friends and the nobility and public in general that her Annual Benefit will take place on the above evening, when will be produced a new and original drama of powerful interest, to be called GEORGE DA RVILLE, in which Mr. BenjaminWes , ster, Mr. Wright, Mr, Panl Bedford, and Madame Celeste will perform. With other novel and attractive Entertainments. Private boxes, tickets, and places to be had at the Box office daily, from 11 till 5, and at the residence of Madame Celeote, 98, Piccadilly. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Leßsee, Mr. Alfred Wigan. THIS EVENING will be performed THIEVES ! THIEVES ! ! After which, a new drama, called DADDY HARDACRE, Mr. 'Robson, &c. To conclude with A SPLENDID INVESTMENT. Commence at half-past Seven. 4STLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE AND OPERA HOUSE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke. Under the patronage of Her Majesty and His Royal Highness Priace Albert. The most perfect triumph ever witnessed at this theatre bas been achieved by the eminent Operatic Artistes, in IL TROVATORE, which has been nightly received with the utmost enthusiasm, while Mr. Wm. Cooke's Equestrian Il lustrations have met with every demonstration of approval and applause. THIS EVENING (Saturday, May 30), Verdi's far-famed Opera of IL T ROVATORE ; or, The Gipsy's Vengeance; The whole o f the Music as performed at the Italian Opera, and Equestria n Il lustrations Miss Rebecca Isaacs, Miss M. Somers, and Miss Fanny Huddart. Mr. Augustus Braham, Mr. Brookhouse Bowler, Mr. Francis Kirby, Mr. J. A. Leffler, and Mr. Borrani. Conductor and Composer —Herr Meyer Lutz. With a powerful Band and Chorus. Manager and Director of the Ope ra c ompany _ Mr Augustus Braham. To conclude with a recherche pr om c n e o l v e e b la t n el ma t c hl es s SCENES in the ARENA, in whairach: 'f the celebrated Brothers, Francisco's, will appear for th e sixth time since their return from America. CommeLce at seven o'clock. Dress Boxes, Boxes, 3s, ; Private Box es, from '2 IL, no char ge f orv b.,ox',PiPer Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. ; Upp er Galler y , M. ug; Notice—During the Opera Season Half-price will tak e place at 9 o'clock. Box•office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Equestrian Director, Mr. IV. Cooke, jun. CA.NTERBU RY H ALL, Wes t m niter-road.— OPEN EVERY EVENING.. --The follow ing company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of Selections from all the popular Operas, Madrigals, Choruses, Glees. Duets, &c., viz.: Miss E. Pearce, Mrs. J. Caulfield, Miss Brunell, Miss Summers, and Madame Marietta; Mr. J. Caulfield, Herr F. Jonghmans, R. Grover, T. Farrant, S. Jones, J. Barker, W. Melling, P. Corri, Senor Antonio M. de Sone, and E. L. Hime ; Masters Bennett and Cori ; M essrs. S a m Cowell, Sam Collins, and E. Mackney. Pianoforte, Mr. Cecil Hicks; harmonium, J. Caulfield, jun.; director, Mr. J. Caulfield. Commence at Seven o'clock pre. cittin Sappers, &c., until twelve o'clock. LATEST NEWS.I PARIS, SATUUA?, MAY 30, 8 ♦.M. The Moniteur announces the dissolution of the Legislative Corps. The new elections are to com mence on the 21st June, and will last for two days. The number of the deputies for the new Chamber is fixed at 26'7. BERN; May 29.—The Federal Assembly is con voked for the 9th June. The vote of the Neu chatel people on the subject of the revision of the Constitution is fixed for the 21st June. The tunnel of Hauenstein fell in yesterday. It is feared that 50 workmen have perished. VIENNA, May 29.—The general meeting of the shareholders of the Austrian Railways Company, after having heard a report on the progress of the constructions of the lines and the working, unani mously voted a dividend for 1856 of 21f. 58ic. per share in addition to the interest of 5 par cent. The reserve has been carried up to nearly two millions of francs. FRANCE. PARIS, FRIDAY EVENING. The Emperor, the Empress, and the Prince Im perial left Paris yesterday afternoon to take up their residence at St. Cloud for the summer. The French Government has received the follow ing telegraphic despatch, dated Algiers, 26th : On the 24th we had a brilliant affair with the Beni-Raten. All their positions were carried. The courier will convey to you my report." We have, however, received a t e l egra phi c de spatch from Marseilles, dated the 28th, in the even ing, which gives some additional details. It says "The Moniteur Algerien contains depatches from Marshal Randon, dated from Kabylia, anno unc i ng that the town of Djemma Saharidji, the centre of the Beni- Fraoussen, has made its submission at the solicitation of a faithful tribe. Early on the 24th, after a fog, which has lasted several days, and rendered the ground slippery, the army attacked the Beni-Rateu on three points. After a two. hours' fight, all the commanding positions were taken with but trifling loss. The French out , posts are now stationed on the verge of the central territory of Kabylia." The Persian Ambassador, Feruk Khan, re ceived yesterday the official news of the ratification at Teheran of the treaty with England. He at the same time received a letter from his Govern ment expressing much satisfaction at the BUCCeS3 of the negotiation, and flattering acknowledg ments of the ability and zeal he displayed. The Moniteur promulgates the senatus-consul tum passed at the last sitting of the Senate. It is thus worded : " Art. 1. Art. 35 of the constitution is modified as fellows :--‘ There shall be one deputy in the Legislative Body for every 35,000 electors ; never theless, there is given one deputy more to each of the departments in which the number of the electors exceeds 17,5002 " Art. 2. An Imperial decree will regulate the list of deputies to be elected in each department, in conformity with the present senatus-consultum2Y Bouusz, May 29.—The following were the last quotations : Cash. fr. c. End of Month. 4i per Cents 3 per Cents 69 30 69 25 Bank Shares 4,500 Credit Mobilier 1,270 Roman Do. Account 1,272 50 Austrian Belgian 44 Piedmontese (5) 9l 25 Home Debt RAILWA.YS-FOB CA.Sa. tr. c. tr c. Orleans 1,470 Western — - Northern - Lyons 1,190 New Ditto - Mediterranean 1,920 Grand Central - Geneva Midi . 775 - Austrian Cum....... BELGIUM. Brussels was on the afternoon of Wednesday the scene of a popular,turm oil, which at one time assumed the features of a serious political demonstration. This incident arose from the warmth of political ' feeling excited by the debates in the Chamber of Representatives on. " charitable institutions," and particularly by the attitude of the opposition in the sitting of Wednesday. M. Frere, a member ' of the latter, laid the foundations of the subsequent rdisorders by characterising the guarantee offered by Government , for the production of the j accounts of monastic institutions as an insulting farce. Loud cries from the right of " We know of nothing of the kind," interrupted the speaker, who was requested by the president to retract his words. M. Frere replied in a stentorian voice, " When some days ago I denounced the conduct observed towards some young girls, lace worke rs . i n a reli gious institution, a voice in this chamber taunted me as an infame." This sentence was received with immense applause by the strangers in the gallery, who commenced yelling and stamping. The presi dent gave orders to the huissiers to clear the gallery and the publie slowly withdrew. The allusion of M. Frere to the yoUng lace manufacturers is ex plained by the following article in the Precurseur of Antwerp : " The Observateur published in one of its late numbers a fact so incredible that in the expectation of an official contradicti on we h ave unt i l now hesi tated to layit before our readers. In presence of the silence of the clerical journals and of the per sons interested we can no longer doubt of the cor rectness of the account given by that journal. It is therefore now certain that the religieuses of the lace school of Liederkerke caused the hair of the heads of ten young girls who worked in their manufactory to be cut off because, on the Sunday of Lakermesse, these poor girls had taken part in a dance." After a few minutes had elapsed, and before the excitement created amongst the members of the chamber by the incident had subsided, a great number of men with their hats on forced their way into the galleries, and it was necessary to have re course to the troops on guard in order to clear the chamber, and orders were given to strengthen the military posts outside. Half-an-hour after this second disturbance, the president resumed his seat, and the discussion recommenced. Meanwhile, the public, after having been expelled from the house, assembled in noisy and agitated groups on the space which separates the park from the chamber. No sooner had the proceedings terminated and some members of the right departed than a storm of hisses and yells arose from the crowd. The apostolic nuncio, Mgr. Gonella, who was leaving at the same time, misconstrued the attitude of the crowd into a personal attack upon himself, and he withdrew into the chamber. The crowd, after waiting in vain for M. Frere, proceeded to his residence, where it sang the " Braban9onne" under his windows, and in dulged in innumerable vivats. The crowd next proceeded to the residence of M. Verhaegen and favoured bim with a similar manifestation ; it then dispersed in the utmost order. During the above scenes the troops were ordered to remain in barracks ready to act should circumstances unfor tunately have demanded their interference. At the commencement of Thursday's sitting of the Chamber, Vicomte Vilain XIV., Minister of Foreign Affairs, said :—" A circumstance to be re gretted occurred yesterday. The Apostolic Nuncio to the Court of Brussels was seriously insulted. The Minister oPForeigfa Affairs had offered excuses to him in . the name of his Government, which the Nuncio would have been justified in demanding had he had time to draw up his 4-e -presentations. The King has charged the Grand Marshal to express th is morning to the Papal Nun ci o the regrets of his Majesty. This brief speech was received by the Chamber with general approbation. The Independance Beige of Friday has thefollow ing i' The manifestations were renewed yesterday on a large scale. Long before the sitting of the Cham ber of Representatives was over, an immense mul titude had assembled in the vicinity of the Palace, waiting for the deputies to come out. Cheers and hisses continued for nearly half an hour. " The mob then proceeded towards M. Frere's house. That gentleman was absent. The crowd then made for the park, and as it passed under the Palace windows gave cheers for tile King. " The numbers had now considerably increased, and the crowd proceeded across the Place Royale and the Rue de la Regence. Before the Palace of Justice they stopped to hiss and express their dis satisfaction in various ways. Leaving the Rue de la Regence they entered the Rue des Miuimes, stopping before the house of MM. Verhaegen and Orts, to cheer those popular members ; they then proceeded to the offices of the Emancipation and of the Journal de Bruxelles, where the mob took up a menacing attitude. "In the evening their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Brabant attended the Opera. Their carriage was greeted as it passed with cries of ' Vive le Roi 1 Vive le Duo de Brabant !' They were also cheered on entering the theatre. The pit then loudly demancled the Brabextgonne and the natiobhi. air Was performed by the orchestra and k)lloWed by loud cheering. The opera as "William Tell," and the patriotic passages were loudly cheered. Their Royal Higlanesses did not leave till the performance was over. " The crowd outside the theatre is estimated to have been about 5,000. This body split into two parties. One took the direction of the Grande Place, singing the Brabanconne in chorus, the other proceeded to tit+, Emancipation office. They broke it open, smashed the windows, and de,troyed a portion of the type. The other party halted in the Grande Place, where the national air was sung in loud chorus. Most of the shops were shut. Smal'er bands traversed the city during the night. " At the moment we are going to press order ap pears to be restored." The Observateur says : " The troops of the garrison have been ordered to remain within barrack. Alarming reports are circulating. " 6 p.m.—There is a large crowd acisembled round the palace. Cries of rive Zc Roi P are intermingled with shouts of bas les Convents !' " The Emancipation says :--- `Among the shouts of the mob we distinguished thoAe of Down with the priests !" Down with the Catholics !" Let us drown the President !' "The mob has broken the windows of the Jesuit College and of the Capucin Monastery." A despatch, dated Brussels, Friday, says : " The Civic Guard is called out. Squadrons of lancers, cuirassiers, and other troops have arrived at Brussels. A Cabinet Council is sitting. It is thought that the obnoxious bill will be withdrawn." AUSTRIA. VIENNA, MAY 27. The Wiener Zeitung of this morning contains the following autograph letter from his Majesty the Emperor to the Governor-General of Hungary : " Dear Cousin Archduke Al brecht, —As a supple ment to my decree of the 12th July; 1856, by which property that had been confiscated as a con sequence of the sentence of a military court was returned to several persons who were concerned in the rebellion in the kingdom of Hungary and in the Grand Principality of Transylvania in 1848 and 1849, I now ordain— " 1. That the confiscated property in the hands of the State—in the same condition as it was wh. - n taken possession of—and all such produce and revenue of the same as had not then been received, and the same indemnification as has been allotted to the otbor lauded proprietors for the loss of their right of villenage and socage, and any interest, that may be due on the indemnificatiou's capital' from the date of this my decre-, shall, in the way of grace, and as a supplement to my ordinance of July 12th, 1856, be delivered over to the follow * persons : "(a) Alt those non-military individuals who were guilty of high treason during the abive mentioned rebellion, or of other offences which were not mentioned in my autograph letter of May Bth, 1857, and who, for the last-mentioned offences, are still in prison in this my empire ; and all those military men who ate now in con finement in this my empire. "(b) All those persons who aro no longer imprisoned in this my Empire, but whcs3 pro perty is still under confiscation. - "And it is further my 'will, that the net re venue arising from confiscated property which has been received by the State Treasury shall be employed for the benefit of the country and its inhabitants. 2. And, in the way of grace, I ordain that all those persons included in the above-mentioned category, who, during the re volution, had sums of money advanced to them out of the treasuries of the State, and never accounted at all, or only in part, far the same, shall not be obliged to produce their accounts. On the one side, the necessary steps for cancelling the sums in question are to be taken, and on the other, such measnres as may be requisite for handing over their confiscated property to those persons who had received them (the sums of money). " As Article 3 only contains instructions to the authorities how to manage with the property of persons who were bankrupts at the time that the sentence of confiscation was pronounced, it has not begin translated. "4. In regard to those persons who, having been condemned by court-martial, are still fugitives, my legations and consulates have received instructions to accept their petitions for permission to return, for remission of punishment, and for the restora tion of their confiscated property. I, however, re serve to myself the right of determining how far the conditions of this my act of grace can be ap plied to those petitions. " At the same time my Ministers of the Inte rior, Finance, and Justice are instructed to do what is necersary to give full effect to this my decree. " FRANCIS JOSEPH. " Buda, May 23, 1857." CHINA. A letter from St. Petersburg, in the Constitution nel, says :—" The Russian ecclesiastical mission in China has left this capital for Pekin, in order to replace that which is now in that city. The new mission is composed of the A.rchimandrite who has already lived for ten years at Pekin, three priests, four students, a physician, and a painter. This mission will not, like the preceding one, re main for ten years in China, but only six, as the climate of Pein is not favourable to Russians. There are now two Russian churches at Pekin the first of which was founded in the 17th century by Russian prisoners of war under the direction of the ecclesiastic Maginkroutjeff." " Letters from Madrid," says the Pays, " state that orders have been transmitted to the governor general of the Philippine Islands iu anticipation of coming events in China. According to these orders, a vessel of war belonging to the local navy of that Spanish possession is to be placed at the disposal of the Spanish consul at Macao, and the colony will also supply the French and English vessels of war with everything of which they may stand in need. The measures which have been just taken by the Spanish Government are the more useful that Manilla offers numerous resources for the navy, and is within easy reach of the coast of the Celestial Empire." SPAIN. A telegraphic despatch, dated Madrid May 28, says :—" The Chamber of Deputies yesterday passed the bill authorising the works of the Puerta del Sol. The Minister of Finance has declared to the Chamber that he in,ends introducing radical reforms into the customs tariff. M. Lturiz will leave for Russia on the 2d. The Queen this day gives a splendid banquet to Prince Galitzin. The Espana maintains that Marshal Serrano's resigna tion of the embassy to Paris has not yet been ac cepted. There have been some insignificant dis turbances at Grenada." The journals of the 25th have arrived. In the I Chamber of Deputies, the Minister of Finance pro mised that the budget should be presented in the course of a few days. A motion was brought for ward by Santa Cruz and other deputies, to the effect that a committee should be nominate' to make an investigation into the illegalities committed in the late elections ; but the Minister of the Interior op posed it on the ground that it amounted to a vote of censure on the Government. The vote of the Chamber on the matter had not been taken. Marshal Serrano, having voted against the Government in the Senate, had offered his resignation of the Paris embassy, but it was be lieved that the Government would not accept it. Prince Galitiziu, the new Russian Minister, had had an interview with M. Pidal, Minister of Fo reign Affairs. About 100 new deputies had had a grand banquet ; and their toasts and speeches were Ministerial. Reports were current that the Go vernment contemplated withdrawing the bill on the press, but they were stated to be unfounded ; it was, however, considered certain that it would not be discussed so early in the session as originally in tended. Accounts from Bon.bay, of the Ist inst., state that at that date the English regiments were re turning from Persia. The Ambassador of Persia, Ferukh Khan, will exchange in London the ratifications of the Anglo- Persian. treaty. Accounts from Damascus stste that Abd-el- Kader has been authorised to reside for some time near the lake of Tiberias, in consequence of the troubles which have arisen between Akil Agar and the Kurds. The Bologna Gazette publishes a notification, dated Ancona, 19th announcing the cessation of the state of siege in the Romagna, Ancona, and part of the province of Pessaro, being the only territories where it was still in force. All the prisoners under trial by court-martial are to be delivered up to the civil authorities. Nevertheless, all cases of resist ance to the armed force and of offences against the Austrian military aro still to be under the cogni zance of the Austrian court-martials. THE OPIUM TRADE. —Some papers relative to the opium trade with Coins were yesterday published by order of the House of Lords ; they include a mass of correspon dence between the Government and the local authorities in China on the subject of opium, the dates extending from 1842 to 1856. It may be gathered from these papers that both the extent of opium -eating in China, and its baneful effects have been grievously exaggerated. AMERICA. SOUTHAMPTON ; FRIDAY EVENING. The North Star steamer, Captain Lefevre, has arrived frOm New York with two days later news. She. left New York at noon on the 16th, and arrived in Cowes Roads at 2.45 p.m. this day, but the ten der, with her despatches, arc., did not arrive here till 8.30. She brings no mails, the mail ,teamer Hermann having left th e same day. The North Star has 312 passengers, of whom 112 are for Southampton, 109 for Havre, and 91 f3r. Bremen ; she also brings $3,400 for Havre, and $l,OOO for Bremen ; sh e experienced six days' heavy gales, easterly the first part of the voyage. The North Star proceeded on to Havre and Bre men. The steamer Queen of the South, from South ampton, arrived from New York on the morning of the 16th. The mail steamer Asia, from Liverpool, arrived out on the morning of the 15th. The North Star, Hermann, and Leopold all left New York for Southampton on the 16th. A letter from Aspinwall, of the 4th, received in New Orleans on the 13th, stated that the United States' frigate Wabash, from New York, had not reached that port, but was hourly expected. The letter adds that there bad been uo other arrivals of United States' vessels either at Panama or Aspin wall, and that the squadron in the Isthmus waters remained the same, as regards the number of ships, as at the date of previous advices. The difficulties pending between the United States and New Granada it was believed would be settled without auy unpleasant occurrences. A despatch from Washington of the 15th says that the New Orleans mail of the 9th had been re ceived Commercial business was very active at Galves ton on the. 7th. Reports of the upper part of Texas were encouraging. Hailstones of the size of eggs fell on the Brazos River, and the cotton crops was extensively damaged by the storm. Snow fell to the depth of 10 inches in Hopkins County on the 11th. of April. Trinity River was rising, and ,would soon be navigable. Advices from the city of Mexico to the 29th of April had been received. , The Filibuster expedition in Sonora was creating excitement, and 4,000 troops had been sent against it. ', It was reported that General Crabbe, the leader of the invasion, had captured several points. The National Hotel in Washington claims another victim in the person of Mr. John M. B. Petriken, a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from Lycoming county, who died on the 15th of disease contracted at the hotel, where he was sojourniug at the time the epidemic prevailed. Lake Erie was open at last, and business begin ning in good earnest. The Buffalo steamers would soon commence their regular trips ' • between 30 and 40 vessels had already c l eare d for the upper lakes. A fearful riot occurred at Louisville on the 14th inst. The four negroes accused of murdering the -Joyce family SIMMS' months since were acquitted. One of them turned States' evidenc, bvt his testi mony was• not legal or corroborated. There was considerable excitement about the court-house dur ing the trial. About dark a mob broke into the cannon-house and got a cannon, which they placed in front of the gaol. Several shots . were tired by the mob and from the gaol. The gaoler, fearing the escape of the prisoners, formally surrendered two of them, who were hung by the mob ; the third cut his throat with a razor, , but the negro_ who turned States' evidence was unmolested. The remaining negro implicated in the Joyce murder was hung by the mob next night, making three banged and one suicide. The principal feature of the stock-market at New York on the 15th was the activity and fluctuations in Illinois Central. The market bad generally ad vanced within a few days from 134 until the 15th, when it opened with a sale of 500 shares at 140. The stock was afterwards offered more freely, and• sold down to 138 k. Toledo continues active, with 3 considerable business • stock offering, it fell off per cent., closing at 68. Southern was rather firm in the morning at 68 to 684, but was dull at the second board ; late in the afternoon 681 was bid. Erie very dull, closing at 41k, and Central also dull at 86. Reading heavy, and sold at 791. The Philadelphia movements seemed to have sub sided. In California'stocks there had been a rapid improvement since the arrival of the George Law with more favourable reports in regard to the state of public sentiment in respect to the unconstitu tional debt. Sales were made at 57, an advance of 8 per cent. on the lowest price touched. Illinois Central Bonds were in demand, and advanced to par. Freights continued thin and nominal. In the cotton-market small sales were reported at *c. decline. The foreign news ch?ckecl the downward tendency of breadstuffs and holders were firm. Corn was held higher. Coffee was quite in active ; sales, 300 bags Rio at 10c. to 11ic., and 100 ditto La Guayra at 12k to 12i. Hides were drooping, and large sales at a considerable decline were reported. Tire sugar-market was excited - and unsettled, and although the sales on the 15th were at lc. advance over the highest prices obtained this season or in many years, many stocks were held for a still further advance. The sales were 1,500 hhds. fair to good grocery sugars at 101 c. to 10ic. Very little prime in market. Sixty hhds. Porto Rico in bond at 91c., and some muscovado at 9/c. ; 1,000 boxes Havanna!), Nos. 10 and 10i, were taken by refiners at 101 c. CHARLESTON, MAY 14. Cotton sales to-day, 800 bales ; sales of the week 4,500 bales ; prices in favour of buyers. Good mid dlings quoted at 131 to 131 ; decrease in the receipts at all southern ports this year as compared with the last 484,000 bales ; decrease in the receipts at foreign ports 519,000 bales. CINCINNATI. MAY 14. Flour firm and scarce, sales at $6 75c. to $7. Corn in active demand-at 75c. Oats advanced to 65c., and scarce. Whisky declined to 29c., closing dull and unsettled. Provisions very firm. Bacon. 91c. to llic. for bulk meat, and 81c. to 101 c. for shoulders and sides. Mess pork, $22 75e. OSWEGO, MAY 15. Flour dull. Sales 406 barrels, at $6 87c. for fancy Ohio ; and $7 25c. for Canadian. Wheat lower, sales 5,000 bushels at $1 700. to $1 75c. for white Michigan and Canadian. Canal freights to New York, 12c. for wheat, and 15c. for corn. Lake imports to-day, 11,300 bushels wheat. Canal ex ports 12,61,0 bushels wheat ; 3,000 ditto corn ; 5,200 ditto barley. PHILADELPHIA, MAY 15. Stocks heavy ; Pennsylvania Fives, 84 ; Long Island Railr oa d,.l2 ; Pennsylvania Railroad, 46i ; Morris Canal, 15k ; Reading Railroad, 398. BUFFALO, MAY 14. There is afloat at Buffalo, mostly from the upper lakes, 390,000 bushels of wheat, 140,000 bushels of corn, and 6,000 barrels of flour. NEW ORLEANS, MAY 13. Cotton market dull. Sales to-day, 700 bales, at 13c. to 13ic. for Middling ; flour steady ; mixed corn, 75c. to 80c. ; mess pork, $24 ; Rio coffee, 104 c. to 11c. for prime. MAY 14. Cotton easier, but not quotably lower. Sales to day, 1,600 bales ; receipts to-day, 1,900 bales. AUSTRALIA. PLYMOUTH, FRIDAY EVENING. The ship La Hogue, Captain Neatby, belonging to Messrs. Dunbar, of London, 97 days from Sydney, was off Plymouth this afternoon, and has landed a small mail. She is laden with wool, tallow, and oil, and brings about 4,000 ounces of gold, 70 cabin passengers, and 30 steerage. La Hogue left Sydney Feb. 21, rounded Cape Horn March 28, and crossed the line May 3 ; spoke, March 5, the brig Alma, 11 days out from Launceston ; April 16, the ship South Carolina, belonging to the White Star line ; April 17, in 16 or 17 deg. south, the Donald Mackay, for Liverpool, which left Melbourne with gold Feb. 27, seven days after La Hogue left Sydney. The ships were in company, off and on, for a week. In 7 deg. south spoke the bark Ben tinck, from Iquique ; May 13, the Epaminondes, from Newcastle, for New York ; and (no date) the Aineric at ship Mary Frances, four months out from Rhodes, with loss of top-gallantwast. MADAME SIEVERS' CONCERT.—A matinee musicale will be given by this accomplished btdy, at Willis's Rooms, on Friday next, the sth of June. On this occa sion the musical world will have the opportunity of wit nessing the effects of a newly-invented instrument, called the harmonicorde, invented by M. Debair, and which has been termed by Rossini "the drawing-room orchestra." The power and sweetness of the instru ment, and the admirable performance on it of Madame Silvers, have elicited the cordial admiration of the cele brated critic Fetie, in an article contributed by him to the "Revue et Gazette Musicale de Pali*" and the great maestro already mentioned has expressed himself in warm recommendation of Madame Sievers' general claims to public favour. ROUTLEDUE'S SHAKESPEARE, IN SHILLING MONTHLY PARTS.—Now ready, parts 7 and 8 of Routledge's Shakespeare, edited by Howard Staunton, and illus trated by John Gilbert ; compr , isifig " King Joh n " an d " Midsummer Night's Drlam,' with 35 illustrations by John Gilbert. "Every number ti,at is published of this edition appears to be an improvement on the preceding one. Routledge's Shakespeare is the most attractive and valuable edition svhich has yet made its appear. ance, aid should be in the hands of every ad m i rer of the great master."—Doncaster Gazette. Adveltisements will, in future, be received for this wcrk ; terms , on ap plic a tion. London : George Routledge and 'Co., Farringdon-street. .G.R4ND B.dt,L AT THE HOTEL DE VIL LE. PARIS, Friday.—Nothing is more remarkable in the magnificent fetes given at the Hotel de Ville than the very different aspects which they are made to assume ; like Cleopatra, " age cannot pall their in fiinte variety." Who that was present at the admir able entertainment given within the month to the Grand Duke Constantine would recognise any simi larity to it worth speaking of in the sphindid ball of last night in honour of the King of Bavaria ? With the - exception of the fine old bnildibg itself, and the lights and flowers inevitable to every such festive scene, all was changed. Evim the exterior of the municipal palace presented a more wonderful illumination, in the nuintrous lines of gas which I ran , one over the other, along the whole extent of the facade, until they were lost at last among the fretted pinnacles which surmount the roof. A tent fitted up with crimson velvet and gold, and laid down with such rich carpeting that one almost re gretted to press the lovely flowers with the foot, - was erected at the central entrance. There the King and the more honoured guests of the evening had the privilege of alighting. A flight of steps led up to the marble court of Louis XIV, which, we must presume, his now arrived at its acme of ornamentation, for nothing more charming can ever have suggested itself to the fervid imagination of an East .rn tale-relater. The whole has now been in vt sted with marbles of various colours, hat moniously blending together, the bases of the pillars •all round the ball being surrounded with corbeils of living flowers, on which a shower of spray descends from fountains gushing forth above, while all the background is occupied by a 1 golden trellis-work supporting creeping plants, most of which are now in flower and present the most brilliant appearance. The large foun tain in the centre of the beauiful horse-shoe staircase has undergone some further improve ments, and long lines of lamps at present run. along its edges, both inside and out. Four silvered feinale . figures' support immense masses of waxlights, while all round the hall above cupids in varied attitudes bear aloft groups of ground-glass lamps, shedding a chastened light over the whole. The grand' entrance at the other side of the building, which responds to the beautiful Cour Louis XIV., was one mass of beautiful flowers, and above a similar lavish display was everywhere to be seen, causing the spectator to wonder how such an immense amount of floral productions could be - obtained at once. The distinguishing feature of the whole ornamentation of the night was, in fact, the extraordinary profusion of flowers collected. They were seen everywhere —among the falling waters,, on the staircases, in every available recess and half-concealed nook, and even on the sills of the .windows in the principal rooms. The King ' of Bavaria *arrived, with his suite, at ' a little after ten, in three of the court carriages, and with an escort of the Dragons de l'lmperatrice, an immense crowd having assembled along the whole way fiord the Tuileries to the Hotel de Ville. His Majesty, on alighting from his carriage, was received" by Baron Haussmann and the members of the muni cipal council, and. conducted at once to the Cour Louis XIV., with the extreme beauty of which his Majesty was exceedingly struck, as indeed all per sons must be on first beholding it. The august visitor then proceeded to the Galerie des Fetes, where Prince Napoleon, the Princess Mathilde, the Duchess of Hamilton, and a num ber of other high personages had already ar rived, and after a moment's pause devoted to, the magnificent scene before him, took his place in . the court quadrille. , His Majesty,. who was dressed in a short light blue tunic of the Bavarian service, with the grand cordon of the Legion of Honour, 1 and long white trousers, danced with the Princess Mathilde, and had for a vis• a-vis Prince Napoleon and the Duchessait Hamilton. It was soon appa rent that his Majesty looked on dancing in a ,ierl conscientious manner, ashe did not content himself • with merely walking listlessly through a' quadrille, as "trick of custom," but really danced in - the real meaning of the word, and, what is more, danced gracefully and well. The result was, that all the other personages were obLged to throw a little life into ' their movements ; and before the second figure was over, the King's quadrille presented some .very elegant dancing. Subsequently, when the King stood up with 7 Mine. Hausstnann, an d Princ e Napoleon with the Princess Matildebe effect was still more striking, for, from the very commence; went, every person danced with a certain additional animation, which rendered the whole spectacle well worth being looked at. In the same quadrille) Marshal Pelissier danced. with the younger Mlle. Haussmann, and acquitted himself in a manner to fully respond, to the graceful bearing of his, youthful partner. But the result of this royal innovation was most strikingly manifest during the night, for listlessness everywhere disappeared, as all present endeavoured to imitate bis Majesty's example. Waltzing was at first somewhat at a discount, for as the King only took part in the quadrille figures, the other guests thought it only right to act similarly. At last,, on the second waltz being played, some daring couples ventured on a turn in the immediate vicinity of the royal pre sence, and as the King seemed to look at the spec,' tack with interest, other dancers followed, and in a few seconds waltzing was triumphant in every part of the room. The King, it was re marked, scarcely sat down during the evening, so that from ten until a little after one, when his Majesty took his departure, he was not seated perhaps more tbau half an hour. His Majesty in going round the rooms also, in place of proceeding first towards the Prefect's apartments, which is the usual custom, went in the opposite direction, 0 , the great disappoi n t men t o f a grea t num b er O i l guests, who, beingaware of th e genera l course , had placed themselves along the other end of the rOcana There were on this occasion three ball-rooms thrown open, Strauss's band being placed in the long gal" lery where the King and his party danced. . TO O number of guests was about 6,00 Q ; but notwitlr _ standing so great an assemblage of persons, ever 9, one seemed to have "ample room and verge enough, after the first great crush towards the King's circle had subsided, to move about freely. Refreshment s were, as usual, furnished in abundance, buffets being placed iu every part of the building. His West/ partook of scarcely anything during the Whole ) evening. It was after one o'clock when th,_! King left the grand ball-room, and passi n g_ inr" the Salle des Cariatides, his Majesty paused to el‘" amine the beautiful sight presented by the double staircase, and asked Baron Haussman several quo' tion in explanation. His Majesty also paused in the Cour Louis XIV., and passing down between two lines of elegantly-dressed women, and hiving thanked the prefect and the city of Paris for the noble hospitality afforded to him, took his depar: ture. The other guests, however, and in party cular the younger portion, did not follow, thin example 'as readily as that given by his Majesty in the ball-room, for several thousands were still dancing gaily at half-past three iu the morning. STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, MAY 29. There was more or less demand for cloth suitable both to home and foreign markets, but it was on 3 very limited scale, and there has been no improve' went worthy of remark since Tuesday. Sellers , with very few exceptions, held to last prices with much firmness, but there is sufficient pressure on the . market, owing to accumulation of stocks, td enable buyers to gain some slight advantage. Th l °, is the case in longcloths, T cloths, and printers shirtings, and most kinds of fabrics in which der mand falls short of production. In yarns there 1 ° not much change from Tuesday, when prices were id. per lb. lower than in the previous week. 111 some cases buyers have been able to purchase at still rather easier prices, and there is some irregularity . in,. the quotations of spinners. 16' s t o 24' s water tit are rather firmer than most kinds, but the demand is several kinds of y arns h as scarcely been sufficient 0 test prices. The short-time movement has mad e some 1it,16 progress since the commencement of the week. At a meeting held in Stockport by fall' representing seven-eighths of the horse power in,. that town, it was agree d on Th urs d ay t o wor k e," the rate o f 40 h ours p er wee k on l y, f or a m onth from the Ist of June. it has already been wen" tioned that Burnley and Bacup are working the same number of hours for three months to come/ and, considering the large quantity of cloth Pro duced in those towns, the mov emen t i s one vible— h will tell very considerably in reducing the ove r pressure on the market. Manchester itself sell time since adopted the s h or t ti me movemen t, bu the attempt at Preston has failed, and after son discussion upon th e ques ti on, on Thursday, the subject was adjourned for a fortnig ht so that t h A limitation of pitiction during themonth of Jun e of cloths suied to China, which are largely PI: dueed in that t own , i s nut pro b a bl e to any An attempt at 13;aokburn to induce a resort to slu lar limitation of hours of working has also me t w ith ta little encouragem en t. At Roclidale some of 16 mills were going upon short time, . 21 0 0 , in most of the towns of the district, even wh ual general movement has not succeeded, individual firths have adopted some restriction. Iu " it " ea to the manufacturer who is stated to have .tope, ~ Greek houses 1 ! .. ` payment on Tuesday, two small t t h e ir the Manchester trade have suspended, but liabilities 0001. to liablities will Froldahly not be over 2 , gether. and Oldhand ART TREASURES ExsuirrioN.,--The visitorri on Int..- were 5,044 by season tickets, and 3,635 by half•crov in payment; total, 8169. Thi s and Lc the o ff 41., is the hal fiend of ellairraz Was sec agreed t ll 4 auc 44 9., Iv Ti ter , . 1 14 8 , I Periene, Conti English gale s . amount 14 an it money 94i I . Itedu ce , India s 213 . pr en t i Otei C onte. be e Threes E C an, 22 Deferrer el The ti t ocka:. 22i 3; p Ce lita R°eala n 97 99 ; fe rred, 4 kir % ) 110 , W ay She rat inst declined Wester n North The ( Net al Minfu Basset 1 4 1Ueat. kinster, realised Then t ive, an y Aricits, karrisi Sto 3 per l en 113er c o , mo w 3 Loag A nt Ditto India Sto, inch& E D Ditto, v utiSOls 6 E ithec C 10( bittl .air azitau Ditto bitto 4400 n0s gt e h laado k"itto bitto - " 4 BSia n bitto .1, 144 ; D itto Ditto THE SUN, LONEON, SATURDAY EY E? , ; INC+, MAY 0?,67 13 ulli Publi °the] Sever GOVe: Oth er Notes ex p ., l wor, qUepi a big Thu/ Che t ' by I