The Sun. — London, England, 1857-05-19 00:00:00

TIER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.: THIS EVENING. PICCOLOMINI, REICHARDT, BELLETTI, LA FIGLIA DEL REGGIIIENTO. Maria, Mdlle. Afte'r which will be produced an entirely New Ballet, in Two Tableaux, composed expressly for her Majesty's Theatre by 31. !fassot, entitled ACA T ISTA. Far particulars, see bills. A limited number of Boxes in the Half-eirelo Tier have been specially reserved for the public, and may be had on applica tion at the Box-office, at the Theatre Co•onnade, Haymarket. Price One Guinea and One Guinea and a Half each. HER M AJESTY'S THEATRE. Piccolomini, Alboni, Spezia, Giuglini, Belletti, Be neventano, and Vialetti. THURSDAY, May 21—LA TRAVlATA.—Piecolomini, Ginglini, and Beneventano. SATURDAY, May 23-1 L TROVATORE—Spezia, Alboni, Ginglini, Beneventano, and Vialetti. To conc'ude (each evening) with the entirely new Ballet, by M. Mascot, entitled ACALISTA. " Lucia di Lammermoor " will be repeated the following week. For p*rticulars see bills. A limited number of boxes in the Half Circle Tier have been specially reserved for the public, and may bo had on ap plication at the Box-office at the Theatre Colonnade, Hay market. Price One Guinea and One Guinea and a Half each. 11 ER MAJESTY' S THEATRE. MORNING PERFORMANCE. 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 the en virons, a GRAND EXTRA PERFORMANCE will take place on MONDAY MORNING, June I. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Under the Immediate Patronage of her Majesty the QUEEN, his Royal. Highness Prince Albert, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge. Mr. BENEDICT begs respectfully to announce that, in lieu of his Annual Concert, he has made arrangements with the Direction to give THREE GRAND MUSICAL FESTIVALS, Dramatic, Classical, and Miscellaneous, on WEDNESDAY MORNINGS, June 10, 24, and July S. The artists will include Madlle. Piceolomini, Madlle. Maria Spezia, Madlle. Angiola Ortolani, and Madame Alboni ; Signor Antonio Giuglini, Herr Reichardt, Mr. Charles Bra ham, Signor Belletti, Signor Beneventano, Signor Napoleone Rossi, Signor Giovanni Corsi, and Signor Filippo Vialetti. Instrumental Performers :—Pianoforte, Madame Clara Schumann and Miss Arabella Goddard, Messrs. Andreoli, Benedict, and Lindsay Sloper. Violin, Herr Ernst and M. Bazzini. Violoncello, Signor Piatti. Double Bass, Signor Bottesini. One portion of the Concert will be conducted by Signor Bonetti, and another by M. Benedict, supported by the Chorus and Orchestra of that great musical establish ment. The Programme will include Mendelssohn's posthumous finale to the Opera of LORELEY, performed for the first time in England on the stage, and other important works. Instrumental performers of the greatest eminence have been secured. Full particulars will be duly announced. The performances have been fixed to commence at Two, and ter minate at Five o'clock. Subscription Tickets (Transferable) for the Three Con certs :—Private Boxes to hold Four Persons ; Boxes—Pit Tier, el. 6s. ; Grand Tier, Si. Ss. ; First Tier, 61. 6s. ; TWO Pair, 4/ 4s. ; Upper Boxes, 3/. 3s. ; Pit Stalls, 2/. 2s. ; Pit, 15s. ; Gallery Stalls, 10s. ; Gallery, ss. Prces for Each Single Concert : Private Boxes to hold Four Persons : Boxes —Pit Tier, 3/. 35.; Grand Tier, 4/. 4s. ; First Tier, 2/. 3s. ; Two Pair, 2/. 2s. ; Upper Boxes, 11. lls. 6,1 : Pit Stalls, 1/. Is. ; Pit, 7s. ; Gallery Stalls, ss. ; Gallery, 2s. 6d. Appli cation for tickets may be made at all the principal Lib rarians' and Musicsellers' ; of Mr. Benedict, 2, Manchester. square ; and at the Box-office of the Theatre. LES BOI7FFES PARISIENS—St. JAMES'S THEATRE. FIRST REPRESENTA TION, Tomorrow Evening (WEDNESDAY), May 20.- 1. M'SIEU LAN DRY, Operette, 1 Aete.--2. LES DEUX AVEUGLES, Bouffonnerie, Musicale, 1 Acte. Musique de Offenbach.-3. BA-TA-CLAN, Chinoiserie Musicale, 1 Acte. Musique de Offenbach. Principal Characters by Messrs. Pra deau, Guyot, Gerpre, and Leouce ; Mesdiles. Dalmont, Mare - chal, Belnoir, and Mace--their first appearance in this coun try. The Orchestra of the Thestre des Bouffes will accom pany these Representations, under the direction of the popular composer, M. Offenbach—To commence at half-past 8 o'clock. 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. THEA TR E-R OYA L, DRURY-LANE. Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. OPEN EVERY EVENING. GREAT EQUESTRIAN AMERICXN and CONTINENTAL COMPANY, under the direction of Miss Ella. Prices—Pit and Promenade, is ; Boxes, 2s. 6cl„ 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 Neusome, 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 J. Wells, A. Wells, E. Moffatt, Henrico and Carlo Delavanti, Sig. Felix Delavanti, Mons. Becq, ,Tons. 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. Siokes. Acting Manager—Mr. E. Stirling. OY AL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. 1.1..) THIS EVENING will be performed Shakespere's tragedy of KING RICHARD THE SECOND. King Richard 11., Mr. C. Kean ; Queen, Mrs. C. Kean. Preceded by a new Farce, in one act, called AN ENGLISHMAN'S HOT: SE IS HIS CASTLE. T HEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Leasee—Mr. J. 13. Buckstone. NEW ARRANGEMENT OF PRICES OF A DMISSION. THIS EVENING (May 19) to commence at Seven o'clock, with THE EVIL GENIUS. Tom Ripstone, Mr. Buckstone. After which, the successful Classical Love Story, un der the Apple-lation of ATALANTA : or, The Three Golden Apples t in which Miss M. Oliver will appear; also Miss M. Wilton, and Miss Ellen Ternan. To conclude with BOX AND COX. 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 Dress Boxes 3 0 Upper Boxes . 3 0 Upper Boxes 2 0 Pit........ Lower Gallery 1 OlLower Gallery 0 6 Upper Gallery 0 el No half-price to Upper Gallery. T HEATRE ROYAL, A D ELPIII. Lessee—Mr. Bon. Webster. THIS EVENING, will be performed a new and original drama, entitled JOSEPH CHAVIGNY ; or, triadcr the Thumb, Ben. Webster, Paul Bedford, Madame Celeste, &e. Followed by a new Farce, called FEARFUL TRAGEDY IN THE SEVEN DIAL. To couclude with the new and original domestic sketch, entitled WELCOME, LITTLE STRANGEE. Mr. Wright, Mr. Faul Bedford, &c. . A. ST LEY'S ROYAL AMP HITH EATRE AND OPERA. HOUSE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke. Mr. WILLIA3.I COOKE begs to announce that THIS EVENING (Tuesday), will be produced, for the second time at this theatre. Verdi's far-famed Oper. of IL TROVA TORE ; cr, The Gipsy's Vengeance. The whole of the Recitatives and Music as performed at the Italian Opera, with Grand Equestrian Illustrations, New Scenery, Costumes, and Appointments. The following celebrated Artistes are engaged :-- Miss Rebecca Isaacs, Mr. Augustus Braham, Miss Marian Edwards, Mr. Brookhouse Bowler, Miss M. Somers, Mr. Francis Kirby, and Mr. J. A. Leffler, and Miss Fanny Huddart. Mr. Borrani. Composer and Director—Herr Meyer Lutz. Manager and Director of the Opera—Mr. Augustus Braham. To conclude with Peerless and Classic SCENES in the CIRCLE, by the First Artistes in the World. Commerce at seven o'clock. Dress Rases, 4s, ; Upper Boxes, 35.; Private Boxes, from i's., no charge for booking; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, is. ; Upper Gallery, (N. Notice--During the Opera Season Half-price will take place at 9 o'clock. B)X office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Equestrian Director, Mr. W. Cooke, jun. CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-roacl. 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. Jel e'l , J. Barker, W. Melling, P. Corri. Senor Antonio M. de Sella, and E. L. Hime ; Masters Bennett and Corri ; Messrs. Sam Cowell, Sam Collins, and E. Mackncy. Pianoforte, Mr. Cecil Hicks; harmonium, J. Caulfield, jun.; director, Mr. J. Caulfield. Commence at Seven o'clock pre cisely. Sappers, &c., until twelve o'clock. -arpn WATER, AT LONDON BRIDGE. Ti IS DAY—Morn. 47 min. aft. 9—Evening 20 Mkt. aft. 10 r A-MORROW—Morn. 51 rain. aft. 10—Even. 20 min. aft. 11 VIE WEATHER-Bnm Ornom, MAT 19. THERMOMETER, 131 THE SHADE. 74 —highest since noon yesterday. 55 —lowest this morning and daring th e n i g ht. 69 —this day at noon. BASOMITIR, 30.02. WIND, W. to W.N.W.—Light, with sultry cloudy weather. Q.! "") LONDON, TUESDAY, MAY 19, 1857. The contemplated matrimonial alliance, between the PRINCESS ROYAL of England and Prince FREDERICK WILLIAM of Prussia, was last night announced by Royal messages to both Houses of Parliament. Addresses which, as usual, were merely echoes of the messages, were duly voted, and the sukect is to be taken into consideration on Friday. We regret to say that there was not rEE SUN, LONDON, tUESDAY EVENING, MA Zr 19, 1857 a single member of either branch of the Legisla ture, with sufficient manliness and independence, to protest against the proposed marriage, or to state that, under any circumstances, it would be eminently unsatisfactory to the nation. In truth, we have already had too much of " Germanism," and the Prussian is decidedly its most objectionable p4ase. The people were disgusted with the vacillation and pettifogging spirit displayed dur ing the late war, and the difficulties were by no means smoothed by the Neuchatel interlude, in which the paltry shifts and peddling disposition of the Angel of Peace were so clearly manifested. There could not, then, have been a time when the proposition, always unpalatable, would be less favourably received than at present. The plunge has, however, been made; and on Friday next we shall have an opportunity of ascertaining of what stuff our popular representatives are made, and whether they are indeed worthy of the confidence that has been reposed in them by the several con stituencies throughout the entire kingdom. " The leading Journal," as it is styled, follows in the servile track. It declares that " the Eng glish people will heartily respond to the intima tion of the Q (TEEN' s desire that a suitable provi sion should be made for the Princess Royal on the occasion of her approaching marriage with the Prince of Prussia." We believe that there will he a very If hearty" response, although possibly of a different character from that anticipated by the Times. Such an application will, under the existing circum stances of the country, the tightness of the money market, and the generally prevailing distress, be peculiarly unpalatable. But when it is considered that the money, whatever it may be, is to be handed over to Prussia, that it .may be regarded as a species of tribute to the most unpopular monarch in the whole galaxy of despotism, the mere amount to be extracted from the pockets of the over-burdened tax-payers almost becomes a matter of secondary consideration. It will be the establishment of a bad precedent, which may be many times repeated, and it is just as well to resist it first as last. The Times declares that " the revenues of the Duchy of Cornwall have been so well managed that they will constitute an ample provision for the Prince of Wales, without the necessity for any fresh application to Parliament. The Duchy of Lancaster has been handled in the same way, and the income arising from this source is, it is said, destined to make provision for the younger Princes as each attains a proper age." We hope it may be so, although to use the vulgar, but ex pressive adage " We fear that it is too good news to be true." But if there is the slightest foun dation for the statement, why is not the unappro priated fund applied in the present instance ? or why does not Prince ALBERT out of his large savings pay the stipulated portion of his eldest daughter in a match entirely of his own making, and that is eminently disagreeable to the English ? We shall gladly make liberal provision for every Prince and Princess residing in England. But when the money is to be sent abroad—when it is to increase the difficulties of the country—when the precious metals are ebbing from our ports—it is a very different matter in deed. The present marriage has been contracted without the consent or approbation of the British people, and they should not be asked in any way to contribute to produce a result so exceedingly distasteful to themselves. Even Clicquot himself should be ashamed to ask for or to accept a dotation in such a case. Non olet numnws, however, appears to be his guiding principle, and so he can get hard cash he little cares for any disgrace that may be at tached to its attainment. The Times hints, and it is more than probable on authentic data, that the intention is to pay down a sum in hand, in place of throwing a constantly recurring life charge on the public. It would certainly be well to get rid of a constantly recurring source of irritation ; but what security would we have against new demands, or against the young lady who has once been provided for, again be coming a pensioner on the National Exchequer, along with a greedy set of Prussian claimants, who will condescend to receive handsome subsidies from Jousr Bum, ? If money is to be given, and we earnestly hope that such may not be the case, it should be placed in English securities, and stringently settled to the sole and separate use and interest of the English Princess, free from the debt , , control, or inter ference of her present or any after-taken (Gorman) husband. Let us at least have the satis'action of knowing that there will be no after-clap, no fresh demand on English pockets. As to the amount to be granted —sums per fectly preposterous have been already spoken of. None of the daughters of GEORGE 111. received more than 6,000/. per annum from the country, and that an antuity for a single life, which would certainly nbt be worth more than from 80,0001. to 100,0001. This is the very outsitle of what can be suggested, and even to that we entertain the greatest possible objections. For it carries with it a possible contingency of far greater weight than any mere question of £s. d. Suppose, for example, that the Princes should die without issue ! what, then, would be the result ? The Throne of England would be annexed to that of Prussia, and.- we should be contented to have public affairs administered by a Prussian Viceroy ! Oh for the pen of a THACRERAY to depict the probable consequences of such an untoward event ! The First and Second GEORGES were bad enough. They had no sympathies or feelings in common with their English subjects. But even that would be far preferable to the state of affairs under a Prussian Viceroy ! If, there fore, there must be a legislative recognition of the inauspicious nuptials, it would be but a salutary measure of precaution that there should be a formal act of Parliament depriving the unfortu nate young victim, so long as she remains a Prus sian Queen or Princess, of any possible claim to the throne of the United Kingdom ! This should be the equivalent for the 80,0001. or 3 00,0001. that may be asked for, and the members who may be called on to sanction the grant might fairly ask the concession. The Royal Marriage Act should also be un conditosally repealed. We should greatly prefer the most beggarly representatives of one of the petty German Principalities to a Prussian Prince. We should like an English nobleman or gentleman still better, allowing the youthful Princesses to have a chance of happiness by well assorted English marriages. We might hope to get rid of tales of scandal such as were but too frequent in the beginning of the century, but which were not so much the fault of the unfortu nate Princesses as of the iniquitous and unnatural laws of which they were the victims. Last evening the Navy Estimates were com plete'l. It will be remembered that about a third part of those estimates, i. e.—X3,390,000, had been provided for the exigencies of the public service during the four first months of the admin istrative or Financial Year ('517.,58), immediately prior to the dissolution of the last Parliament. Consequently it devolved upon the new House of Ominous, at once to attend to the imperative requirements of the remaining eight months— voting, in completion of the Navy Es timates, as it did vote, almost we had said proforma, last evening the residue of the various amounts required by the Admiralty, calculated altogether in round num bers at £9,074,232, adding which sum to the £3,390,000 voted previously, we ar rive at a sum total of just A 12,464,232 for the entire twelve months. A considerable amount n itself, of course, but not by any means ap- pearing to be an extravagant sum when it is re membered that the whole of one entire year's expenditure upon its Navy, by the greatest mari time power upon the Globe, is covered by some thing under 12,500,0001. Sir CHARLES WOOD judiciously remarked, last evening, towards the close of the comprehensive statement with which he introduced the estimates collectively to the notice of the House of Commons —previously to their being separately submitted to the votes of Members in Committee—that Economy had been carried as far as—but no fur ther than—the exigencies of the country justified. The First Lord of the Admiralty adding to this announcement a few word; in apposite reminder of the wholly indisputable truth, that the late war had afforded us a solemn warning as to that most perilous mistake of leaving the empire with out adequate preparation for any such possible, and even probable contingency ! Wholesome economy, we are rejoiced therefore to learn, has not in the present instance degenerated into irra tional niggardliness. Retrenchment there has been to a certain extent, but not disbandment. Thrift but not Parsimony. Evidences of which discriminative medium course, we take it, are suffi ciently apparent in some of the principal items of the Naval Estimates yesterday submitted to and adopted by the popular branch of the Legislature. It cannot be deemed extravagant, for example, that England requires some 53,700 men for her full maritime complement. Particularly when it is considered for a moment that these 53,700 men include amongst their number—seamen, and marines, and coastguard. It is but a reasonable calculation, again, which has estimated the wages of over half a hundred thousand sailors at 1,349,3331. And precisely the same may be said of the estimate coming immediately after wards, that namely of 533,9221. for the expenses of the victualling department. For the Admiralty-office it is but the ordinary fact in these estimates to find some 84,217/. required. While, according to similar usage, less than 120,0001., to be exact, 118,1501., are demanded and at once granted for the salaries of Coast-guard and Volunteers. For establishments "at home" close upon 100,0001., iu fact precisely 92,2241. For establishments " abroad" a very little over 15,0001., otherwise, to give the very numerals of the estimates, 15,4231. For artificers' wages'" at home" in the above establishments, 584,3901. For the same "abroad" also in those previously mentioned establishments, 33,383/. Supplementary to all which we find for New Works a sum of 378,4151. another sum of just 33,0911. for the Scientific Branch of the Maritime Service—and 20,000/. for purposes relating to its medical department, in reality for drugs and all the et ceteras in the stores of the apothecary. One additional item, in these Naval Estimates, yet remaining to be particularized : viz., the good round sum of exactly 895,4501. for Naval Stores and Steam Machinery. The last-mentioned plea for so very consider able a disbursement of the national wealth re minding us of almost the only point, in all these large Maritime Estimates, to which we are in any way disposed to take exception. But to this we are disposed to take exception ; and to this we at once take exception accordingly ! Allusion is here made, of course, to that particular service, with regard to which the steam machinery at the command of the British Admiralty, is proved to be about the most usefully employed. To be plain—Sir CHARLES WooD, in introducing the Naval Estimates last evening, observed that they had been fully considered in the early part of last year, and that nothing had since transpired necessitating in them any mate rial alteration. For—he added in the way of corroborative explanation with reference to naval purposes it wont' not be necessary to ask for any additional vote because of the new war with the Chinese. Adding—that the only fur ther demand would be in respect to the transport of troops ! Aye—the Transport of Troops " There's the rub !" " That is the question r' Here precisely is the very point in regard to which we would forthwith and most earnestly enter an exception !. The Transport of Troops ! How, for the most part, has this been hitherto accom plished by the British Admiralty ? By the em ployment of their own MammGths of the Deep —l3O gun sea monsters, and the like ? That were irrational ! They, forsooth, are only made for show—gigantic structures of timber and metal floated off upon thn ocean to de monstrate by their unwieldy magnificence the grand extravagance into which genius, skill, money, labour, and industry can " run " the re sources of naval architecture ! How then By the appliance in some less exaggerated way of other portions of the steam machinery placed, year after year, at the disposal of.the Admiralty No —literally and actually, for the most part, our troops ar© transported from coast to coast, in pe riods of warlike emergency, in ships found else where, and chartered at an immense expenditure —vessels picked up from mercantile companies— vessels built in the yards of private shipbuilders. Tins is the kind of extravagance we protest against in the system long in vogue with the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. A system which contrives to erect gigantic ships of war, of no use whatever when War does oome. And which compels us then to go a-begging for useable transports, for applicable steam machi ner y . hands for the lo go a-begging with millions of g o ld i n our or purchase—seapigs bought in seapokes—of ships that turn out to be tubs, or what chances in the latest instance of the kind to be literally the same thing-LMangs Nests ! So that our troops recently get a Tran sit that provides them with very poor and precarious transit indeed—suggesting to Punch's whimsical finey (by a leak, and slack rigging, and an evident predisposition to founder) the waggish application of the words, " Sic Transit," &c. We have bad enough of this—Rather too much, JOHN BuLL thinks, while he bears the First Lord of the Admiralty making a "further demand " (upon the old system), "in regard to the trans port of troops"—while, at the same time, he (JOHN' BULL) is plunging his hand into his capa cious breeches pocket to bring up a fresh "trifle " in the shape of 895,4501. for naval stores and steam machinery DEATH OF DR. H. STEWART.—The Belfast papers announce the death of Dr. Horatio Stewart, Professor of Materia Medica in Queen's College, Belfast. DEATH OF SIR E. HAGGERSTON, BART.—We regret to announce the sudden death of Sir E. Haggerston, seventh baronet, of Haggerston Castle, Northumber land, which happened at his residence, near Hexham, a few days since, in his 60th year. He bad long been in a ailing state of health, APPROACHING MARRIAGES IN HIGH LIFE. We have reason to believe the Right Hon. Frederick Peel, second son of the late Sir Robert Peel, and re cently Under Secretary of State for War, is about to lead to the hymeneal altar Miss Shelley, daughter of the Hon. Mrs. Shelley, of Avington. A marriage is on the tarns between Captain the Hon. John Ashley Ponsonby, second son of the late, and brother of the present Lord De Manley and the Hon. Louisa Gordon, Maid of Honour to the Queen, second daughter of the late Lord Henry Gordon, and sister of Lady Augustus Fitzclarence, widow of the youngest son son of the late King William IV. We are led to understand that Colonel the Hon. Geo. Cadogan, second son of Earl Cadogan, is about to be married to Miss Ashworth, daughter of Lieut,-Genera,l Sir Frederick Ashworth, Knt. The Maharajah Dhuleep Singh, Prince of Labor; accompanied by Sir John and Lady Login, have arrived at Claridges Hotel from a tour through Italy. The Duke and Duchess of Sutherland received a large circle to dinner last evening at Stafford House. The party was confined to the immediate members of the family, the dinner being considered as a farewell to the Earl of Carlisle before his departure to resume his duties as Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland. The Duke of Rutland has arrived in town from Long sham Lodge, Derbyshire. The noble duke intends to make increased alterations at the favourite shooting box of the late duke against the ensuing season. The Duke of Northumberland has now recovered from his attack of gout. The noble duke and duchess shortly commence their parties at Northumberland House. The Duchess of Montrose had a re-union last night at her grace's residence in Belgrave•square. Close on 200 of the elite of society graced the duchess's saloons by their presence. THE IRISH SECIEETARYSHIP.-Mr. Horaman's official existence in connection with this post will cease on the 21st inst. We are authorised to state that the Convocation of the prelates and clergy of the province of Canterbury will be prorogued by commission on Wednesday next, the 20th inst., to a future day. No business will be transacted. THE TEA TRADE.—May 18.—The deliveries in Lon. dln estimated for the week were 728,2111 b., being a de. crease of 695,2571 b. compared with the previous state , ment. THE CITY OF DUBLIN STEAM-PACKET COMPANY.— This company had its stated half-yearly meeting on Saturday, in Dublin, when a dividend at the rate of 5 cent. per annum, free of income tax was declared. WHEAL HELEN.—An order has been made to wind up this company, which was established for the same purpose in Cornwall, and failed, with liabilities of about 2,000 i. THE FALL OF HOUSES IN TOTTENHAM-COURT-130AD. —The inquiry into the circumstances connected with the deaths of Frederick Byne, Ann Driscoll, Richard Turner, John Garnett, James Kivill, and Joseph Tay lor, was resumed this morning. No new fact was elicited. The principal part of the day s proceedings consisted of technical and scientific questions being put to different witnesses. MADEMOISELLE RACHEL.—MdIIe. Rachel has returned from Egypt, and will remain in the south of France, in order to recruit her health, which has not been entirely reALered by her residence on the Nile. There is every probability of the return of the great tragedienne to the stage, as the directors of the Theatre Francais have manifested an intention of stopping her salary, which has been paid with regularity since her departure. PENN? THEATRES.—Yesterday, at Judges' Chambers Mr. Justice Coleridge issued a warrant for the appre hension of a person named Henry Lemaire (who is the proprietor of a low penny theatre, called the Albion Saloon, situate at the foot of Blackfriars-bridge, in the Blackfriars-road), against whom a true bill of indictment was returned at the last Old Bailey sessions, "for un lawfully keeping a disorderly unlicensed place of public entertainment, contrary to the statute." ROYAL INSTITUTE OF BRITISH ARCHITECTS.—Yester day evening a very numerous meeting of the Fellows was held at the rooms, in Grosvenor-street—Earl de Grey in the chair, supported by Sir C. Barry, Mr. Beresford Hope, M.P., Mr. Tite, M.P., Professor Cocke rill, Professor Donaldson, Mr. Pennethorne, and other architects, when the Royal Gold Medal was presented to Mr. Owen Jones, in appreciation of his artistic talent, and as the author of the " Grammar of Ornament." Other medals were also awarded, and a testimonial was proposed to Mr. Pennethorne, architect to the Commis sioners of Woods and Works. A paper by Mr. Digby Wyatt, on the Benedictine buildings at Subiaco, was read. ELECTION PETlTlONS.—Yesterday morning three new petitions were issued. Two electors of Maidstone have presented a petition against the return for that borough of Mr. A. J. B. Beresford Hope and Captain Scott. The petitioners allege bribery, treating, and intimidation against the sitting members both before and during th e election, and pray that the election may be declared null and void. Two electors of Sunderland petition against the return of Mr George Hudson, on the ground of want of property qualification. Mr. George Montage War ren Peacocke, the defeated candidate at Malden, has petitioned against the return of Thomas Sutton Western, on the ground of bribery, treating, and corruption, and prays that the return may be decl a r e d nu ll an d void. ART TREASURES EXHIBITION.—MANCHESTER, Mon day.—Since the opening of the Exhibition about 30,000 people have visited it, for the most part consisting of the higher classes. Of this number probably about one-half have paid, the admissien for the first ten days being half-a-crown. The greatest number who have entered the building in one day has been 8,500. The committee at first did not contemplate using turnstiles for the sea son ticket-holders, but finding it necessary, both as a matter of public interest and for their own satisfaction to keep a record of the number of visitors of both classes passing through the palace, they have very reluctantly been obliged to have recourse to turnstiles. This has been a cause of great discontent on the part of the ladies, who have a decided objection to having their crinoline compressed within reasonable limit. Indeed, in some cases it is with the greatest difficulty imaginable that the ladies are enabled to pass between the turnstile and the barrier. The attendance to-day, the first shilling day, was noeso great as expected. Up to 3 o'clock the num ber probably did not much exceed 3,000 pr rsons. HER MAJESTY'S VISIT TO THE ARTS-TREASURES EXHIBITION AT MANCHESTER.—We learn from an au thentic source that the Queen and his Royal Highness Prince Albert and the illustrious party who will consti tute the Royal visitors, are not to be the guests of the Earl of Ellesmere, at Worsley Hall, near Manchester. The fact is the noble earl is in too weak a steno of health to welcome the Queen at his patrimonial inheritance, but he has placed his princely seat entirely at the dis posal of her Majesty during the Queen's visit to that part of the provinces. None of the Earl of Ellesmere's household;will attend on the royal party, in consequence of the lamented demise of the late earl placing them in mourning ; and all the duties during the visit of the Queen and suite will be discharged by her Majesty's own servants. There is no truth in the rumour which has gained currency that the Queen and Prince Albert will visit the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland at Trentham, the ducal seat in Staffordshire. ANOTHER BANK DEFAULTER.—A good deal of ex citement was caused on Saturday last in Edinburgh, Glasgow, and elsewhere, by the report that Mr. Henry Salmon, the agent for the Commercial Bank of Scot land, at Falkirk, had absconded, after having made free to a large extent with the coffers of the bank. That such is the case is now not any longer matter of doubt, and it is understood that Mr. Salmon's defalcations extend to at least 30,0001. The Commercial Bank, like all the other Scotch banking establishments, has a regular system of inspection of the most searching kind ; but it would appear that Mr. Salmon had made free with the funds in a way which set ordinary detection at defiance. When certain deposits were lodged he granted a receipt in the name of the bank in the ordinary way, but applied the funds to his own use ; and, es the transaction did not appear in the books of the bank, detection by the ordinary cheques was impossible. He must, however, have retained a private memorandum of these deposit receipts, so as to arrange for the payment of the inter est upon them as it became regularly due. Up till this exposure Mr. Salmon was a man of high consideration in the district, took a prominent part in every public movement, and lived sumptuously. He was the oldest official connected with the Commercial Bank, having been connected with the establishment for the long period of 40 years. This event is likely to lead to a keen scrutiny into the condition of the branches of the Scottish banks generally, which in the spirit of competi tion have been planted far too thickly. THE EMPEROR OF RUSSIA'S LIFE BOATS.—There are now in this country several officers of the Russian Imperial navy, who have been deputed by the Em peror of Russia to make, amongst other matters, every inquiry concerning the life boats of the Royal National Life Boat Institution, and other means of preserving life from shipwreck. In pursuit of this object, one of these officers visited on Friday last a life boat of the society stationed at Rye on the coast of Sussex. The boat was on an improved transporting carriage, from which she was launched into the sea and hauled up again in a few minutes. Afterexainining the behaviour of the boat in the sea, and the construction of her carriage, the officer expressed himself highly gratified with what he had witnessed. Another Russian officer, who is about proceeding to the north-east coast, will also examine one or more of the life boats of the institution in that part of the country. The peculiar qualities of this class of life boats, which are on Mr. Jae. Peake's plan, are great extra buoyancy, immediate self relief of water, ballasting, self-righting of boat in case of being upset, great stability, speed, much stowage room, and great strength of construction. Lithographic colour. ed working drawings, both of the life boat and carriage, are about to he circulated throughout the world, at the cost of the Duke of Northumberland, president of the above society. We are glad to find that the great exer tions which have recently been made and are now mak ing in this country to supply exposed points with effi cient life boats, are about to be followed by the Emperor of Russia in his dominions, and we trust that his example will lead to the adoption in other countries of the same excellent means of rescuing life from shipwreck which have now been brought to such a state of perfection on I the coat of the British isles. CRYSTAL PALACE.—ONE SHILLING DAY.—Yesterday the admissions on payment were 3,887 ; ditto by season tickets, 391; total visitors, 4,278. iST. JAMES'S THEATRE. LES BOUFFES PARISIENS. To-moirow (Wednecday) evening, public curiosity, which is much excited by the Parisian celebrity of this company, will be gratified by their first appearance at the St. James's Theatre. The success which we antici pate will attend this new enterprise of the indefatigable Mr. Mitchell wilt constitute an additional page in the chapter of his many brilliant undertakings at this theatre. The interior of the house, which had latterly got into a rather dingy condition, is entirely renovated in the most tasteful style, and equal pains have been bestowed on the scenery and appointments. The "Bouffes" are to be accompanied by their own orchestra from the French metropolis, under the direction of M. Offenbach, a com• poser of high talent and ability. During the engage ment of these new aspirants to the patronage of the London fashionable world, the performances will take place every evening, and commence at the highly con venient hour of half-past eight o'clock. " Les Bouffes Parisiens" will, we feel assured, receive a cordial wel come, and produce a highly favourable impression in their new and elegant West-end abode. ASTLEY'S. An opera at Astley's is such an event as the most prophetic imagination could scarcely have anticipated in bygone years, and it is one which even now many of those who have not witnessed it will probably accept upon no other principle than that of St. Augustine, Credo quict imposib4e. Nevertheless, strange as it may appear, it is no less true than strange, that yesterday evening Mr. W. Cook achieved a great trinrnph by the production of "Il Trovatore" in a style of elegance and splendour which reflects great credit on his good taste and enterprise. The scenery is very picturesque, the decorations are exceedingly brilliant, the dresses nothing less than magnificent, and the whole mise en scene particularly rich and fanciful. The extension of a carpet of green baize over the whole sur face of the circus, and an ingenious arrangement of exotics and flowering shrubs, give to the house an air of coolness, and an appearance of refreshing verdure, pecu liarly acceptable in this sultry weather. The opera com pany is under the management of Mr. A. Braham, and Herr Meyer Lutz is the conductor. The parts are cast as follows :—The Count de Luna (Mr. Barrani), Manrico (Mr. A. Braham), Ferando (Mr. F. Kirby), Ruiz (Mr. J. Bawler), Algendo (Mr. J. A. Leffler), Leonora (Mien R. Isaacs), Azucena (Miss F. Huddart), Inez (Miss Wood). The introduction of a tournament, with a fierce combat between the Count and Manrico, at the close of the first act, and the frequent recurrence of battle scenes, afford abundant opportunity for the display of those "equestrian effects," as they are termed in the bill, for which the establishment is so justly famed. Terse occasions are turned to the best possible account. The combat between the rival knights is conducted with infinite spirit and address, and the tournament scene is the grandest that we remember ever to have seen at this house. Indeed, it would do honour to any house. The singers exerted.themselvos with complete success, and Mr. Brabant in particular was enthusiastically applauded. Indeed, the entertainment is altogether satisfactory, and affords equal gratification to the eyes and ears of the audience. At the termination of the opera the National Anthem was sung by the whole company with excellent effect. The " Scenes in the Circle" afforded to Mr. Cooke an opporunity of introducing, for the first time, three zebras of remarkable beauty. THE IiANDEL FESTIVAL. A rehearsal of the choruses of the " Messiah" took place last night in the large room of Exeter-hall, the area of which was occupied by the metropolitan por tion of the choristers engaged for the celebration, some 1,100 in number. There was only an organ accompaniment, and thus the efficiency and self reliance of the performers were fully tested. So satis factory was the result that Mr. Costa, who con ducted, had occasion to make but few interruptions, and the readiness with which his directions were re ceived and realised spoke strongly for the general in telligence of the executants. The effect of such a mass of woll•trained voices was nothing short of sublime, and it was a musical study of no small interest to mark how perfect in itself is Handel's vocal part-writing—how sufficient and satis fying even without those instrumental accessories which go to complete the score. If the provincial choristers are at all worthy of their metropolitan coadjutors, the Handel Festival will have called together a choral congress unexampled in the history of the art. The tempi of some of the movements were takeif extremely fast. Doubtless, however, Mr. Costa, in his divisional rehearsals, purposely aims at the maxi mum speed, wisely foreseeing that this is only mode of counteracting that tendency to dragging the time which is the necessary concomitant of an aggregation of such numbers as will be assembled at the Crystal Palace Festival. THE PAROCHIAL AUTHORITIES OF MARYLEBONE. Yesterday a joint deputation from the vestry and board of guardians of IVlarylebone waited on Sir B. Hall, at the offices of the Beard of Works, relative to the alleged aggression of the Poor-law Commissioners upon the right of local self-government. The deputation was introduced by Mr. Nicholay, churchwarden, who said that, finding themselves in a difficulty with re spect to the Poor-law Commissioners, they were anxious to secure the right hon. baronet's good offices with the Government in extricating them from it, and wished for his advice in the matter. Mr. Hodgens on the part of the vestry, and Mr. Tavener on the part of the board of guardians, then explained how it was that Mr. Farnell, the poor-law inspector of the me tropolitan district, attempted to take his seat at the meeting of the board, in assertion of his legal right to do so, and how the guardians, on the assumption that the general act did not override the local one, prevented his doing so, for which they were now threatened with legal proceedings, to the cost of either the parishioners or of the people at large. They did not want for any advice, as they were determined to abide by their act ; but they sought that the right hon. baronet, as their representa tive and as a member of the Government, should remon strate with the Poor-law Board on their conduct in forcing litigation upon the parish. Sir BENJAMIN HALL, in reply, went at great length into the details and correspondence connected with both the flogging of the women in the workhouse and with the report of the Lunacy Commissioners relative to the state of the wards for the insane, and said that they so established the charge of mismanagement against the guardians, that it was impossible for the commis sioners not to interfere, especially as in the first case they had been invited to do so by the churchwarden of the ratepayers, and in the second upon the representa tion of the Lunacy Commissioners. He was sure the Poorlaw Board had no inclination to interfere with their right of local self-government; and as he under stood that they were about, in regard for common de cency or humanity, to make the necessary accommoda tion for the lunatics, by removing the boys to another building, he should represent to the Poor-law Commis sioners the propriety of not meddling again in Maryle bone. The interview lasted upwards of two hours, and the detail of facts with which the right hon. bart. justified the past interference of the Poor-law Board seemed little gratifying to the deputation, one member of which seemed anxious to cut short the lecture read to them by boldly telling Sir Benjamin that his opinion was warped. NAVAL STATISTICS.—The Debats contains a statistical article on the losses experienced by the French and other commercial navies in late years, from which we extract the following :—" Of the 32,000 to 34,000 vessels of all nations which are known to the maritime compa nies, 1,850 were lost in 1,852 ; 1,610 in 1853 ; 2,120 in 1854 ; 1,982 in 1855 ; and 2,124 in 1856. The month of December continues to furnish the greatest amount of accidents (303 out of 2,124 in 1856) ; then follows January (289), then November (221), finally October and February (219 and 192) ' • June is the mouth least unfavourable to navigation. The number of vessels lost without ever being heard of happily diminishes—in 1851 253 vessels were lost in that manner, in 1855 only 138, and in 1856 only 115 figure in this list. But this only is still sadly extensive, for calculating 12 men to a vessel, it represents 1,380 sailors, who in a single year have paid for the prosperity of commercial relations. Ot the 115 vessels thus lost in 1856, our navy figures for 15 and England for 42, and to the total figure must be added 63 vessels burnt at sea. But what is really alarming is the increase of collisions at sea. The extension of steam conduces to this result. In 1845 only 594 collisions, producing 56 losses, took place ; in 1855 there were 743, with 69 losses ; and in 1856, 903 collisions, with 91 losses. The number of these accidents, entirely due to the want of caution, and of which the sea is innocent, has therefore nearly doubled within the last 12 years. In that period no less than 7,916 collisions, with 763 total losses, have taken place. This figure is thus made up :—Collisions between steamers and steamers, 28 losses ; between steamers and sailing vessels, 45 ; between sailing vessels and steamers, 90 ; between saiing vessels and sailing vessels, 545 ; cases where both vessel's sank, 55 ; total, 763 losses. Our mercantile navy lost, in 1856, by storms, collisions, fires, &c., 85 deep-sea vessels and 358 coasters, of which 18 sank in collisions. Consequently a French vessel is lost every 21 hours, or, on an average, six vessels every five days." THE GOVERNMENT OFFICE DESIGNS.--The number and magnitude of the premiums, in this instance consist ing of seventeen distinct awards, have induced an unusual number of professional men to embark in the competition, for the premiums promise at least a fair return for time and labour to the competitor who may succeed in gaining a prize, even if he fail in standing first on the list. In this respect no previous competition offers any parallel. When designs were solicited for the New Houses of Parliament, "The Lords Committee, agreeing with the resolution of the House of Commons, offered premiums of 5001. to be given to each of the parties whose plans should be recommended by them, to be not less than three in number nor more than five, and that the successful competitor shall not Le considered as having necessarily a claim to be entrusted with the execution of the work, but if not so empl,yed he shall receive an additional reward of 1,0001." In the present case no less than 16 pre miums are offered ; two of 8001. ; three of 5001. ; two of 3001. ; three of 2001. ; and seven of 1001. ; making a total of 5,0001. as a stimulus to bring forth professional skill. Considering, therefore, the increased number of architects since 1836, it can scarcely cause surprise that so many men have been found to enter the list of conapetitore.--2'74 Builder, LATEST NEWS. MADRID, MAY 17. In the sitting of the Senate yesterday, General Calonge presented an amendment to the address, in which he attacked the Vicalvarist Generals who got up ne movement of 1854. Marshal Narvaez, in opposing the amendment, declared that it was the firm determination of the Queen that her Go- vernment should follow a conciliatory system, and such was also the desire of the members of the Cabinet. Iu the same sitting, M. Pidal, Minister of Foreign Affairs, presented a bill to authorize the ratification of the treaty fixing the boundaries of Spain and France. The Government presented in the Con gress a bill on the press, increasing the caution money to 15,000 douros. Articles are to be signed, and the jury to decide on press offences is to be composed of judges of first instance. FRANCE. PARIS, MONDAY EVENING. The King of Bavaria arrived at Fontainebleau last evening, at six o'clock. Ho was received at the railroad by Marshal Magnan and General Fleury, the Emperor's Aide-de-camp. The Prefect of the Seine and Marne and the General com manding the district were also in attendance, and the Emperor's carriages were at hand to convey his Bavarian Majesty and suite the Palace. A squa dron of Chasseurs of the Guard formed the escort. A double lino of the 4d Regiment of the Grenadiers of the Guard was drawn up in the courtyard of the Palace, and a detachment of the Cent Gardes stood en echelon on the steps of the grand staircase known as _E'er a Cheval. As soon as the party appeared in sight the Em peror, followed by the officers on duty, advanced to the foot of the staircase to meet the King and conduct him to the Empress, who was waiting for him at the top of the stairs. The Emperor and King entered the Gallery of Francis 1., where the persons belonging to the household were presented. He then, accompanied by his host, retired to the apartments prepared for him. The King is accom panied in his journey to Paris by Generals Delpy do la Roche, Baron du Thana ; M. Phelersteniche, Secretary ; M. Grill, Physician ; and M. Cetti, Orderly Officer. He will spend five days at Fon tainebleau, and enter Paris on the 22d, where he intends remaining till the beginning of June. The accounts from the agricultural districts con cur in describing the appearance of the growing crops as "magnificent." Wheat and flour are again looking down in nearly all the French mar kets, notwithstanding the efforts of speculators to maintain prices in order to dispose of their stock in hand, which they purchased at the commencement of winter. It is currently reported in official circles that ne gotiations are about to be commenced between France, Prussia, and the German States for the conclusion of a commercial convention, to be esta blished on new base's. The propositions for the arrangement of the affair of Neuchatel have beea purely and simply accepted. by Prus. , ia. That Power renounces un conditionally the payment by Switzerland of 1,000,000 francs. BOURSE, May 18.—The following were the last quotations : End of Month. —fr. c. 69 40 Cash. fr. c. 4i per Cants 3 per Cents 69 35 Bank Shares 4,500 Credit Mobilier 1,305 Roman Do. Account 1,395 Austrian Belgian 4, Piedmontese (5) 93 50 Home Debt .RAILWAYS-FOR CASH. Ir. c. fr c. Orleans 1,480 Western A — Northern 4 — Lyons 1,510 New Ditto 4 — Mediterranean 2,030 Grand Central ' 6164 — Geneva Midi PRUSSIA. BERLIN, MAIr 17. We have already intimated by telegraph that the betrothal of Prince Frederick William of Prussia with the Princess Royal of England has been published in the Staats Anzeiger of to-day, a translation of the announcement itself may still not be unwelcome, as these events do not occur every day : " His Majesty the King having been pleased to-day to inform the Royal Family and the Court that, with his own approbation and the consent of her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire land, the betrothal of his Royal Ilighnes Prince Frede rick William of Prussia with Princess Victoria Adelaide Marie Louise, Princess Royal of Great Britain and Ire land and Duchess of Saxony, has taken place. A similar announcement has been made on the part of Her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain and Ireland to her Majesty's Privy Council. " This joyful event, so gratifying to the Royal House and to the entire monarchy, is hereby made public by command of his Majesty the King. "The High Chamberlain of His Majesty the King, General Fiell-Nlarshal Count Doinie. "Berlin, May 16, 1857." AUSTRIA. VIENNA, May 16.—Positive information has to day been given that the Austrian Government has never expressed a wish for the dismissal of either one or oilier of the Sardinian Ministers. The report that a reconciliation between the two Governments is on the point of taking place is totally unfounded. The Vienna diplomatists believe that the Dresden Journal received its information rela tive to the non-ratification of the treaty of peace between England and Persia from Baron Seebach, the Saxon Minister, or rather the Russian agent at Paris. The murrain has made its appearance at Olschan, near Olmutz, where there is one of the largest cattle fairs in Austria. In two farms seven animals fell sick, and five of them died ; the other two were knocked on the head, as were three more which bad a suspicious look about them. The National Bank cashier Reiter, who had dis appeared leaving a deficit of 360,0008., has been arrested, but no money was found upon his person. The man affirms that he has spent the whole sum in playing in lotteries, but naturally his statement obtains no credit. The . distributi on o f th e p r i zes t oo k pl ace yester day the Augarten, and the British machinists had every reason to be satisfied with their share of them. Gold medals were allotted to the following English firms :—Messrs. Barrett, Exal, and An drews, for locomobiles and thrashing machines ; Messrs. Clayton and Shuttleworth, for locomobiles and thrashing machines ; Messrs. Garrett, for locomobiles and thrashing machines ; Messrs. Howard, for ploughs and harrows ; Messrs. Ransomes and Sims, who had the largest collection, for locomobiles, thrashing machines, ploughs, &c. ; Messrs. Davy, Brothers, for a new kind of locomobile ; Mr. H. Clayton for a brickmaking machine ; Messrs. Hornsby, for locomobile and thrashing machines. Large silver medals were awarded to Messrs. Coleman, Turner, and Company, and Priest and Woolnough. Small silver medals were given to Messrs. Lloyd, Smith, and Ashby, Hensman and Son, and Dray and Company, Messrs. Burgess and Key, Hunt, Lyndon, and Wright obtained bronze medals. Great good humour prevailed at the distribution of the prizes, and each person who appeared before the Archduke Francis Charles, the father of the Emperor, to receive his medal, was honoured with a flourish of trumpets. A sturdy Tyrolese woman, who had obtained a prize for a bull, was received with a grand flourish and a hearty laugh. The good woman was, however, nothing daunted, for she nodded and smiled on the high and mighty of the land with extreme good humour, and probably addressed some of them a la Tyrolienne— that is, in the second person singular. The so-called "winter harbour," which is being formed between New Pesth and Pesth Island, is 6,000 feet long and 720 feet broad. The vessels which it will coirain in winter are 20 gun-boats, 150 steamers and steam-tugs, 150 barges for the transport of corn, and 80 or 90 floating mills. The entrance to the harbour is about 150 feet broad. ITALY. NAPLES, MAY 11. We have already announced the death of Mr. Blandford, an English gentieman lately arrived in Naples, under very painful circumstances, but- the reports of the case have hitherto been defective from the fact of Mr. Blandford having been too ill to make any deposition. The following details, however, from his friend, the Rev. Mr. Bromley Moore, who was with him during his illness may be relied on. Mr. Blandford had only been in Naples five days when, on the evening of the 25th ult., he left his hotel (Les Iles Britanniques),• at about a quarter-past 11 o'clock, for a short str o ll i n th e Riviera di Chiaja. On his arriving just opposite the Church of S. Giuseppe he was overtaken by a man who, having passed him, knocked off his own cap, as if by some preconcerted signal, and then endeavouredto seize him by the throat. Mr. Blandford instantly drew back, a n d s t ruc k the man severely in the face with a stick, thus compelling him to retreat, but almost at the same moment he received a blow on his head from one of two ruf fians who were closely following him, from some blunt instrument, which prostrated him instantly, and it is supposed that they . either jumped upon him or kicked him, causing severe internal injuries in the abdomen. As thole was some slight moonlight, he was able to perceive that there were three men, and that the one who first attacked him was a short man, and wore a jacket and a peaked cap. In consequence of his cries and struggles the ruffians were tog much alarmed to succesein their attempt at robbery, beyond his hat and his cane, and effected a precipitate retreat. As soon as be had recovered his consciousness Mr. Blandford reeled across the street and reached some men who were standing at the door of a cafe, not one of whom would come to his assist ance. He then managed to proceed, with great difficulty, as far as the house of Mrs. Corby, an Englishwoman long resident in Naples, where he was placed in a carriage, and conveyed to his ho el. Mr. Roskilly was immediately called in, and be, together with Dr. Bishop, and a Neapolitsn surgeon, were in constant attendance. On the third or fourth day after the attack the head was considerably relieved ; but on Sunday, the 3d, it was evident that internal inflammation had set in, and on the following Thursday, a few minut=e after mid-day, he died. This melancholy event bag excited the utmost indignation and regret among not only the English but foreigners of all nations. Upwards of forty persons known as capable of such acts of aggression have been arrested, and a reward, with free pardon, has been offered to any accomplice who will reveal the name of the man who gave the blow. A good clue has been found to him. We learn from the Polish frontiers that the new Russian Customs' tariff, with its numerous reduc tions, is neither more nor less than a myth. A Russian company intends to construct a railroad from Kieff to Odessa, with a branch line to Brody. the capital is to be 120,000,000 of siver roubles, 80 millions of which are to be raised by subscription, and 40 millions to be borrowed from the Bank, " which is to receive a certain number of serfs as security." Government guarantees 4i per cent. The railroad will be 1,400 versts, or about 1,100 English miles, in length. Baron Gros is to leave Paris on the 20th inst. upon his mission to China. The Dresdner Journal statesthat, in consequence of the note addressed by the DanisU Government in answer to the remonstrances of the German Powers, the latter have agreed to suspend making any motion on the subject at the Diet in Frank fort. THE QUARTERLIES. The Edinburgh; Review, No. CCXI fr.—The ex traordinary nature of the political article in the Edinburgh we have already taken occasion to notify in our leading columns. It cmstitutes, in literal ►ruth, a formal secession of the Oid Whig Quarterly . from Whio , fism—seeing that the Review utterly re nounces L.rd John Russell, in a sudden and cer tainly a not very decorous preference for his most conspicuous (and for the time being successful) rival, Viscount Pamerston. Englishmen have no great liking for what are called fair-weather friends—any more than they regard with complacency the ad ministration of a kick to a man who is down. And. here, in the current " Political" of the Edinburgh are BOTer—the kick and the fair-weather friendship ! Tho former bestowed upon Lord John, the latter on Lord Palmerston. Decidedly the best part of this clever but flagitious paper is that which has particu larly reference to Mr. Gladstone. The whole con trihtation is entitled " The Past Session and the New Parliament." Previously, the old thread-bare subject of " British Relations with China" is worn yet more threadbare than ever—trituratng to the utmost possible tenuity—by another reviewer, notwitkstanding that the whole gloss has so very recently been taken off the Chinese by the debates in Parliament and by contemporary discussions in the newspapers. A generous tribute of admiration is offered to the heroic memory of " Alexander the Great" in the opening article of the number—and. this principally, be it observed, in deprecation of the depreciatory view recently taken by Mr. Grote of the career and character of that renowned con queror., As to the sources of information upon the subject preserved to the world from the old classic times, the critic remarks : " Of the life of Alexander we have five consecutive narratives, besides numerous allusions and fragments scattered up and down various Greek and Latin wri ters. Of these last, the greatest in number and the most curious in detail are to be found in the strange miscellany of Athenosus ; but perhaps the most really valuable are due to the judicious and accurate Strabo. Of our five chroniclers, Arrian and Quintus Curtins have written separate hi.itories of the great conqueror. The work of Arrian has come down to us entire, with the exception of a single lacuna : Curtius has several such gaps, and the whole of the two first books are wanting. Plutarch has devoted to Alexander one of his longest biographies ; Diodorus bestows on him a whole book of his universal history ; Justin gives more succinct narrative in his epitome of Trogus Porn peius. But we have again to regret a very consider able lacuna i❑ the narrative of Diodorus, which how ever is partially supplied by the headings of the chapters being preserved. ‘, Here, it might be thought, are authorities enough, bat unluckily, among all the five, there is not a lrt gle contemporary chronicler. All five write at second hand, the earliest of them about three centuries after Alexander's death. The value of all, it is clear, must depend upon the faithfulness with which they repre sent the original documents, and upon the amount of critical power which they may have brought to bear upon their examination. Unluckily again, among all the five, only one has any pretensions to the name of a critic. Arrian alone appears to have combined the will and power to exercise a discreet judgment upon the statements of his predecessors." Aided by these'five rather dubious lights, we are left to form our own conclusion as to the career and character of Alexander. The conclusion arrived at by the reviewer being, for the most part, identical with that formed some time back in his great history by Bishop Thirlwall. lii the subsequent paper, " The Last Census of France," namely, that of 1856, is analysed. From the third contribution relating to The Atlantic Ocean, we take the follow ing extract—premising that it appears there merely as a quotation. It is a brief but elegant description by Lieutenant Maury, of— THE GULF STREAM'. " There is "a river in the ocean. In the severest droughts it never fair, and in the mightiest goods it never overflows. Its banks and its bottom are of cold water, while its current is of warm. The Gulf of Mexico 'is its fountain, and its mouth is in the Arctic Seas. It is the Gulf-stream. There is in the world no other such majestic flow of waters. Its current is more rapid than the Mississippi or the Amazon, and its volume more than a thousand times greater. Its waterd as far out from the Gulf as the Carolina coasts, are of an indigo blue. They are so distinctly marked, that this line of junction with the common sea-water may be traced by the eye. Often one-half of the vessel may be perceived floating in Gulf-stream water, while the other half is in common water of the sea ; so sharp is the line and such the want of affinity between these waters ; and such, too, the reluctance, so to speak, on the part of those of the Gulf-stream to mingle with the common water of the sea." Kaye's " Life of Malcolm " is next reviewed —the review itself constituting an epitomised biography. Boeresco's " Roumania" being directly afrer selected by another contributor, as a peg upon which to hang an instructive geographical disqui sition. " The Festal Letter of Athanasius*—ex atnined. in a subsequent article, prepare the way rather oddly for a scrutiny of some very different epistles indeed, the Familiar Letters of Boswell. These latter being very generally and more ten derly handled in a contribution, enticingly headed " Boswell and Boswelliana." It seems to us rather strange, by the way—when we find the writer of this exceedingly clever and entertaining paper cavilling thus at the errors disfiguring the work he is reviewing The Letters are well edited on the whole, although marks of haste (in consequence of the sudden change of editorship) are occasionally discernible. Thus 'Duke of Bolton' is printed Duke of Breton' (p. 329.) : 'down right Shippen" downright Skipper' (p. 182.): and ' The Cub' (the title of Boswell's first production) is frequently printed The Club. To the list of Boswell's works (In trod. pp. xli. xiii.) should be added his Second Letter to the People of Scotland. Temple's Essays, supposed (op. 239. n. 251. n,) to hr lost or missing, have been dig: covered in the University Library at Cambridge ; an°, his Essay on Dr. Johnson (the unknown publication mentioned p. 405. n.) is in the British Museum. • W e see no reason for stating in the introductory remarks prefixed to each section of the correspondence, what 19 contained in the letters ; and perhaps some of those re marks might be advantageously compressed in a C ()I" rested edition, which, w e tak e f or gran t e d, w ill speed i ly appear." And yet this self same reviewer, so keenly alive t: the blund er s o f ano th er , hi mse lf i n th e v ery 31 .'1, article talks of " The Triumphs of Temple," i n T. , stead of " The Triumphs of Temper"—and sequently after having mentioned that Boswell was born in 1740, talks of his describing, ins studies " in a letter dated December, 1748 ' w ell stead of December, 1758 ! Thus making 10s e , cut to he (by this preposterous blunder) ?, Pot cocious law student of some eight years old to speak profanely it is the Mote and the 15ea of One other article alone in the current numberri the Edinburgh yet remains to be partic t _ lla pine- It is an interesting chapter upon the "The Dl tanti Society"—a literary gossip which 'il 4 its found to repay the reader for b the labolar perusal 891 89 42 3d,i ON :owira ' ce ° ll lit4 I rKet vest, di were D 0 bales, etly , and ma re ttt.4 e a For a ua 1( [ l t the orei gi quota ?t ar( d ents. ha „ e e ,, 7 8 * p 11.4- Ept 3 ( ; Co t , bi t to. 4°lB, Pl T6 a Ro. 4 1 11 eY, t 0 ear po t go, Rey, 4 E , p L en Z Bp ~t." mail q* l 4 Pl4%' E tq bT4 t , t'ad '1 1 141 1 4 :1V r " t 4 he t o S '144! 5 !