The Sun. — London, England, 1857-06-22 00:00:00

ER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. HIL DON GIOVANNI. EXTRA NIGHT. THIS EVENING (MONDAY), will be repeated, with the following unprecedented cast, Mozart's chef-d'oeuvre, IL DON GIOVANNI Mdlle. Piccolommi ; Donna Anna, Mdlle. Spezia ; and Donna Elvira , orello Si Ort Belletti olani. Le ; Don Giovanni, Sig. Ben eventano ; p , g. Masetto, Sig. Corsi ; Commandatore, Sig. Vialetti ; and Don Ottavio, Sig. Giuglini. Conductor—Sig. Bonetti. The Minuet in the Ball Scene will be danced Balldlles. Pasquali, Karliski, Morlacchi, Mail; and Corps de t. From respect to the grand work of the immortal composer the following artistes of the establishment have consented to lend their assistance to increase the effect of the majestic finale of the first act, including the chorus, Viva la Liberta _MM. Reichardt, C. Braham, Bottardi, llercuriali, Kinn; D e Soros, and Baillou ; Mesdamss Poma, Berti, Baillon; Fazio, and Ramos. Alto" wkich, will be produced an entirely Now Ballet Divertissement, by M. Massot, entitled LES ROSES. Principal dancers—Madlle. Boschetti (her 2d appearance this season). Mesdlles. Salvioni, Morlacehi, Karliski, Pas quali, and Signor Baratti. For 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 applica tion at the Box-office, at the Theatre Colonnade, Haymarket. Price One Guinea and One Guinea and a Half each. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE IL DON GIOVANNI. Piecolomini, Spezia, Ortolani, Alboni, Belletti, Beneventano, Corsi, Vialetti, aid Giuglini. The following arrangements have been settled : THIS EVENING, MONDAY, 22d inst., an Extra Night, IL DON GIOVANNI. Tuesday, 23d., LA SONNAMBULA. First appearance of Signor Belart. Thursday, 25th, Extra Night, DON GIOVANNI. Saturday, 27th, LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR. MONDAY MORNING, 29th, to cammence at one and end at five o'clock, DON GIOVANNI, Divertissement, and Last Act of L SONNAMBULA. Tuesday, 30th, IL TROVATORE. On each occasion a Ballet Divertissement, supported by the principal Artistes of the establishment. LA TRAVIATA will shortly be repeated. • Prices for the morning performance as follows : Boxes-- Pit and One Pair £4 4 0 1 Pit -Po S 6 „ Grand Tier 5 50 I Pit Stalls 1 1 0 „ Second Pair... 3 30 i Gallery Stalls 0 5 0 ' , Half Circle To be had at the Box-office at the Theatre. BENEDICT'S GRAND MORNING CONGER T, at her Majesty's Theatre, on WEDNESDAY, June 24.—Piccolomini, Spezia, Ortolani, Alboni, Giuglini, Berralt, Beneventano, Corsi, Belletti, &e.; Miss Arabella Goddard, Messrs. Lindsa7 Sloper, Benedict, Bazzini, Piatti, Pezze, and Bottecini will all perform. A selection from Gluck's " Orfeo," the part of Orfeo by Mme. Alboni. The grand finale to " Don Giovanni," with all its scenic effects; and Madlle. Piccolomini in Bale's popular Ballad, " I dream'd that I d welt in marble balls." Boxes (to hold four persons), 2,3, and 4 guineas ; pit stalls, 1/. Is. ; pit, 7s. ; gallery stalls, ss. ; gallery, 2s. 6d. ; to be bad at the principal musicsellers and libraries ; of Mr. Benedict, 2, Manchester-square ; and at the Box-offi:e at the Tucatre. TES BOUFFES PARISIENS—St. JAMES'S . THE ATRE. Triumphant Success of the FRENCH PLAYS. Last Week but One of the Season. THIS EVENING (M iNDAY), Juae 22, the entertain. ments will commence at half-past 8 o'clock precisely, by the performance of Operette, en un acte, LE SAVEPIER ET LA FINANCIER. M. Pra,cleau, M. Mesinacre, M. Guyot, M. Antognini, Mcllle. Dalmont. After which (for the first time) L'ORGUE DE BAR BARIE. M. Cal Pat, M. Leonce, M. Charles Petit, Madlle. Maresehal. To coneTude with (first time) LA POYME DE TURQUIF. M. Caillat, M. Tayau, and Mdlle. Corally Guffroy. The Orchestra of the Theatre des Bouffes will accom pany these Representations, under tho direction of the composer, M. Offenbach. - This Engagement being limited to ono month, Performances will be given EVERY EVENING. Boxes, stalls, and tickets may be engaged at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 13, Old Bond-street. i,.14; AT tt E-11, UY A 11, DRUIL Y-LANE Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. OPEN EVERY EVENING. GREAT EQUESTRIAN AMERIC 1N awl CONTINENTAL COMPANY, under the direction of Miss Ella. Prices—Pit and Promenade, Is ; Bows, 2s. 61, Es., 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, Wiles. Flora, Fabia, and and Marie, Misses Newsome, Moffatt, Delavanti, Potter, Jen nings ; the Manchester Boy, Masters J. Wells, A Wells, E. Moffatt, llenrico and Carlo Delavanti, Sig. Felix Delavanti, Mons. Becq, Mons. Ferdinand, Mons. Eugene, Mr. Tom Swann, Mr. B. Fuller, Mr. W. Fuller, awl the great Sliaks p.'....ian Clown, Wallett, will appear each evening in a series of Performances, original and unapproachable. Director—Mr. Stokes. Acting Manager—Mr. E. Stirling. ItOYAL PRINCESS'S TaliA.T ItE. THIS EVENING will be performed For the benefit of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kean, Shakespere's tragedy of KING RICHARD THE SECOND. King Richard 11., Mr. C. Kean ; Queen, Mrs. C. Kean. Preceded by A GAME OF ROMPS. T HEATRE ROYAL, H AYMARKET Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, to commence at Seven o'clock, with new drama, in two periods, entitled THE HUSBAND OF AN HOUR. Mr. Buckstoue, &c. Followed by a new farce, MY SON, DI INA! After which, the successful Classical Love Story, un der the Apple-lation of ATAIANTA ; 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 Dress Boxes '3 0 Upper Boxes .. 3 0 Upper 80xe5.... 2 0 Pit , 2 &Pit. 1 0 Lower Gallery 1 0 Lower Gallery 0 6 Upper Gallery 0 fl No half-price to Upper Gallery, T HEATRE Y AL, A. DEL.e.tii. Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster. THIS EVENING, will he performed. IREL AND AS IT IS ; or, The Middleman. Mr. and Mrs. Barney Williams. After which, OUR GAL. Mrs. B. William. To conclude with BARNEY THE BARON. Mr. Barney Williams. GREAT NATIONAL STANDARD THEATRE. Proprietor. Mr. John Douglass.—lmmense Success. THIS EVENING, Professor ANDERSON, the Great Wizard of the North, in his entirely New Magical Drama, A NIGHT IN WONDER-WORLD; or, Magic, Allah, and Mystery. Produce I on a scale of grandeur far surpassing anything that has yet been attempted on the stage. The magnificent Paiapherhilia of the most elaborate description Between the parts of the entertainment Mr. J. G. Fordo will give Lis Original Monologue, descriptive of LOVE AND LAW.-----No advance in prices. A STLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE AND OPERA HOUSE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke. Under the patronage of Her Majesty and His Royal Highness Prince Albert. Last Week of the Engagement of the Opera Company. THIS EVENING, MONDAY, June 20, and 24th and 26th, Bollini's charming opera of LA SON NAMBULA. TOMORROW EVENING (TUESDAY, June 23), and 25th, and 27th, Wallace's admired opera of MARITANA, with aptestrian Illustrations. Miss Rebecca Isaacs, Mr. Augustus Braham, Miss M. Somers, Mr. Brookhonse Bowler, and Mr. Francis Kirby, and Miss Ellen Thirlwall. Mr. Borrani. Conductor and Composer—Herr Meyer Lutz. With a powerful Band and Chorus, Manager and Director of the Opera Company—Mr. Augustus Brabarn. To conclude with Mr. W. Cooke's incomparable SCENES in the ARENA. Commet.ce at soven o'clock. Dress Boxes, 4s. ; Upper Boxes, 3s. ; Private Boxes, from 215., no charge for booking; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, ls. ; Upper Gallery, 6d. Notice--Daring the Opera Season Half-price will take place at 9 o'clock. Box•ofce open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Equestrian Director, Mr. W. Cooke, jun. CANTERBURY HALL, 1 1 1,,statinxter-road.— OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow *ing company of Vocalists arc engaged for the performance of Selections from all the popular Operas, Madrigals, Chonves, Glees, Duets, die., viz.: Miss B. Pearce, Mrs. J. Cat , Meld, Miss Brunell, Miss Summers, and Madame Marietta ; Mr. J caulfield, Herr F. Jonghtnans, R. Grover, T. Farrant, S. io,ex, J. Barker, W. Meiling, P. Corti, Senor Antonio M. `le Sella, and E. L. lime ; Masters Bennett and Corti ; 14, rs b . Sam Collins, an d E . M ac k ney. Pi Ano f or , , t Ecil Hicks harmonium, J. C au lfi e ld, j un . ; ii rector, J • Coalfield. Commence at Seven o'clock •precisely. Supper; tke•p until twelve o'ciock. }lllll l WATER AT LONDON BRIDUE. T$ .e D42--Idarn. 36 min. aft. I—Even., 1 m:n aft. 2 To .lidowt ow— liorn. 29 min. aft. 2—Even. 55 aV.n. aft. 2 THE WEATLIER--gtiv sao JUNE 21. - longest day. Tlinmommut, Tax SHALE. 77—highest sines noon Teeterday• at—lowest this morning taxtl during the night. 74 —this day at noon. BAROMETER, W IN D, S. W '. ; light,. with fi n , sun ' s ,. passing cloud t, It rain JUNE he ni z li t , auk lyeAther 22. uu this mei 'Avg. 79—highest since noon yesterday. 57—i-owest thi4 morning and during the ni g h t 64—this day at noon. BARONE:I'BH, 30.19- rising. ; light, with (lull weather. r-____.'-f AN_. , g,, , 1 , ~ 4 7 „,.-.— m i , viLL, i . ) .? (-4.c„____.1t.,,,,t0 .:,..,,_,...,., I. c_,,>. .:_ • - 4,,....„,_.„,„__....,:_-..:____„,..,:, LONDON, MONDAY, JUNE 22, 1E47• What is Parliamentary Government? Accord ing to our English notions, it consists of the com bined action of the thre2 estates of the realm, each of which is to be rendered perfectly indepeudeu t of the others. The SOVEREIGN is Chief Magistrate of the country, and, as head of the Executive, is bound to see that the decrees or enactments of the Legislature are carried into practical operation; but so far as the passing of new, or the repeal cf obnoxious, r . laws are concerned, merely retains a veto, which has virtually become obsolete. The representative branch retains the absolute control over the national purse. That constitutes its great power, whilst all relating to the administra tion of justice is regarded with peculiar jealousy by the Peers. The influence of the SOVEREIGN is all powerful in the Upper House, inasmuch as the power of nominating new Members rests in her hands ; but the Commons is, in theory at least, a purely democratic assem bly, and neither the Crown, nor Peers, can interfere in the Elections. It is, in fact, a serious offence fur an! Member of the Upper House to attempt to control the free exercise of the elec j tive franchise. The Constitutional theory is the same in France. As we have QUEEN, Lords, and Commons, they have EMPEROR, Senate, and Chamber of Depu ties. The Senate is even more under the Impe rial control, as every member is directly nomi nated by the Government ! It would, therefore, be more essential than in• this country that the deputies should fairly represent the wants and the wishes of the people. It seems, however, that, according to the existing system, the repre sentation is but a specious pretext, a hollow mockery, and a gross and palpable delusion ! Ministers and Prefects send out manifestoes, specifying the names of those for whom the electors are to uplift their "most sweet voices." A gigantic system of intimidation is practised. Mayors who dare to utter a word in favour of the Opposition candidates, or who do not display the requisite zeal and. enthusiasm on behalf of the Ministerial nominees, are degraded from their functions ; and public journals who venture to publish an independent article are " warned" and threatened with suppression. In timidation of the worst class is practised without the slightest disguise or concealment. The Minis ters put forward stronger arguments on behalf of their nominees than those for which they have thought proper to censure " the most energtAic and active organ of the Opposition." Under such circumstances, it is obvious that representation in France is a mere legal fiction, without the slightest foundation whereon to rest. The jewel has been purloined from the Imperial diadem, and worthless pasta substituted. M. HAUSSMA.NN, Prefect of the Seine, declares that " to be enabled to govern, the EMPEROR stands in need of an elective independent Chamber, but de voted to his cause and to the new institutions." Let it, then, be really independent, or let it be altogether abolished. If he has the power of riding roughshod over the People, let him do so, openly and without the affectation of disguise. If none but his creatures and toadies are to be permitted to have seats in the Chamber, far better that he should assume all the responsibility, and publish his ukases, like his Muscovite model. He appears to possess despotic power, let him use it openly, and not assume the flimsy mask of representative institutions, unless willing that it should be a full and fair represen tation of the People. In this country, such con duct would induce every elector to vote against the party in whose favour it was exercised. In France it ought to produce a similar result, or the electors should not ape the airs of freemen, but set themselves down as voluntary slaves, who hug the chains they have not the manliness to fling aside. They should accept either a pure Despotism or free representation, but not disguise the deformity of the one, under the flimsy veil of the other. preservation —may at once be secured perma nently to the inhabitants of the metropolis. How ! The reply is explicit and comprehensible enough— By consenting to give certain pecuniary compensa tions ! That would remove the danger at once and for ever—effectually. Consent to this, and Hampstead Heath is from that time forth in its entirety de jure as well as de facto the property of th© Londoners. " But" —the more timorous and parsimonious object— 'it may cost as much as 100,0001." Granted— "it may"—but the question then is—ls Hamp stead Heath worth 100,0001. ?—ls the preserva• tion of it worth that amount to the toiling world of Londoners ? The answer, we take it, is ob vious. And the responsibility of acting upon it devolves necessarily and undeniably either upon the Metropolitan Board of Works, or upon the Imperial Legislature. The public look for the settlement,at last, the satisfactory and conclusive settlement of this long " vexed question" by the Board or by Parliament. In another part of our impression will be found au article extracted from the Examiner, on " The Imaginary Cotton Crisis." We have given it because we believe that truth is always benefitted by free discussion, and the most extensive pub licity. We cannot, however, altogether agree with our talented contemporary, or believe that the prevailing alarm is so completely without foundation, as argued. The cotton imported into this country last year exceeded a thousand million of pound., of which America supplied the greatest share, receiving in return more than 20,000,0001. sterling in hard cash, or equally acceptable equivalents. Without the aid of Ame rica, the most important of our national manufac tures would be paralysed, mills and factories would be closed, and a 1 trge proportion of our industrial clases reduced to a state of destitution. It is with our money that " LEGREE" is sustained, for us that uncle Tom is tortured. It is for want of an independent supply that we are forced to swal low the most unsavoury leeks, at the dictation of transatlantic Fluellens. We are pelted with bales of Yankee cotton, and dare not resent insults, or claim redress for serious injury. And yet we possess the means of rendering ourselves perfectly independent—of casting off the shackles of slavery, and despising the " bluster and bunkum " of Uncle SAM. We have British colonies and settle ments, the soil and climate whereof are eminently qualified for the culture of the cotton plant, and where labour, even cheaper than that of negroes, can be obtained. Under judicious management, the whole of the British demand for cotton could be supplied at reasonable rates from the Anglo-1 Indian territories. The cultivators would realise handsome profits, while the consumers would be guarded against formidable dangers. Even sup posing that the contingencies referred to by the parties now agitating on the subject were merely visionary, or that they could be completely averted, it would be well worth while to produce such a competition as would ensure an adequate supply, and avert those fluctuations in prices, so very prejudicial to the manufacturing interests ; and this great desideratum can only be accom plished by due attention to the natural capabili ties of our own dependencies. Indian cotton is said not to be as available as that of America, in, consequence of improper packing—the dirt being mixed up with the material. But a little care and judicious management would remove this evil, and render it fully equal to the best American. It is certainly well worth an effort . b accomplish, and we earnesly wish success to those who are now striving to ensure the certainty and cheapness of the cotton supply. FOBTHOOMING FESTIVITIES AT .ENVILLE-11.41L. It is quite obvious that something must a length be done in real earnest, with a view to the preservation of Hampstead Heath to the Metro polis. Otherwise, in the midst of our perpetually renewed lamentations about its jeopardy, we shall infallibly, waken, one of these fine days, to the knowledge that the .place is doomed (so to speak) to die the death by bricks and mortar, beyond all possibility of redemption. Already we have had quite enough of petitioning upon this matter, of speechifying, and of pamphleteering. Instead of groaning continually to no purpose, over the evi dent danger in which th e H eat h perpetua ll y i s, of at the official residence of the First Lord of the Tree suddenly disappearing—let us, in the name of sury, in Downing-street. It was attended by all the common sense, Do Something effectual towards Ministers. DISTIEUTION OF THE VICTORI A CROSS.—A. grand its instant and permane n t preserva ti on. and imposing ceremony w ill t a k e p l ace i n H y d e-park on duced in the House of C ommons to the end that On Monday se'nnight a Bill was ac t ua ll y i ntro- Friday next, the 26th inst. Th e Vi c t or i a C ross w i ll b e distributed to those deemed worthy of the distinction. Sir THOMAS MARTON WILSON may at length Her Majesty will grace the scene with her presence, at realise his design of turning one of the loveliest tended by an an array of officers of rank. There will be sylvan haunte of the , Londoner into another present a portion of the ROyal Artillery, K under the cow - Cockney Cockney suburb of stuccoed wines and genteelish portion of m e ndM a j or -G enera l l Si r W . F . W illi ams, Royal Engineers, the l e t an d 2d Lift: of tsagardens 1 Of course that, the real meaning Guards, the 6th Enniskillen Dragoons, and the 11th Hussars, nded by also and purport of this new, a d ro it , i ngen i ous, but a battalionsthil ikehe ey.oneta haotf battalion of Marines, otGuards, the Lo rd most insidious legislative d o d ge (f or i t amounts to 79th Highlanders, and a ; one of the Rifle Brigade. nothing less) is not —you may be sure of that— Sir Th Colinewh coleawmilptbll G c b e eunder .3T the commandhe troops a o f are t i e o u t ice le r n m e r ed al avowed upon the face of it I Nothing of the in continuous columns facing Park-lane, by 10 o'clock, kind. It is simply designated, in the most amiably a n . d s s i u o p n o e n d t o l; oaerrrsi,v andal o f ph e v a te e n vi i t h o e a o r ffi e c t e o r s r , e n c o e non- e co t m h e candid and innocently unobtrusive manner in cross will file past her Majesty, and after receiving the the world, a Bill to amend the Act of 1856 affect- c iu ro a s j s ,s f t r y om w tl l l e e n Q t a h e e en w te l y e will o t r e m j o n o l p i a ne on op t r ie os g it r e ou h n er d ing the Leases and Sales of Settled Estates. That will march past in slow and quick time.—United Service rather notable enactment (it will be remembered Gazette ' by those who watched it s p rogress last year throuh The Duke de Nemours ar r i ve d on S a t ur d ay morning g it t Plymouth, where he waits to receive the Duke and the Legislature), comprised among other clauses, Duch ess I ?flkfon tpernsieert that v expectedle have from ae t S o paic. one expressly prohibiting th e C ourt of Chancery decea se wi th isseof Viscountess e unte g ss r Everetcy, the wife of announ ce the the late from granting an application for leasing powers, Speaker. The melancholy event took place at an early 6 h 9 ou E r on it on and the like, in any instance where th e applicant S aturdayplaee_ T morning, h The no ble a l t hi s ady had l o rd s h i p's beeriin ne h w er usual might have previously applied in vain for the health and strength till the beginning of this week. About same object to Parliament. In other wor d s, i t sre four throat, d from aysagos heheteau'eht a severe cold, atte n d e d w i t h effects of which she died very sud was a clause_ simply maintaining the old constitu- deely. tional axiom which has, time out of mind, pro-Mfrogima thele h has Speaker, arrived directing town i n h r s urs at u t a e n n c d e . of Archbishopthe wa wa r ran t nounced it to be altogether inexpedient and con- aneo before the Mayo committee. He is staying at the Crary to precedent to make a Court of Equity residence of Cardinal Wiseman, and is accompan ied by a Court of Appeal f rom th e su a large body of th e Team priests , w h o are to g ive evi preme decisions of denco on this interesting inquiry. the Legislature. It was an important clause, a t ic s e r H el C c o e S v P e l d T A a L t , G thisl A T h ' e S s -I p N i t N a - 1 1 , 10AD during T t h h e e nwueme week important clause, and one which was carried ending June 20, is 2,748 of which 750 were new cases. by a very considerable majority in the House CITY . ;F LONDON HOSPITAL rea DISEASES OF this useful THE Of- Commons during the Cours e of last CnEs i tion ARK r 'ns i t ° i T tureceived j has just Wae happy a yto h ear that legacy of 5001. session, when it was earnestly opposed (to no pur- Three per Cent. .Annuities, under the will of More th an pose) by the very individual who now coo ll y pro- wee . patients Thomasatients now o Hai r d ohtain Hanover - square. ,ota week r-squ t a h r e e. hospital every th poses to repeal it—the introducer of the new Bi 1 .prelief at to amend the Leases, &c., Act, the H on . an d THE QUEEN'S YACHT.—The Victoria and Alb er t en - Learned Gentleman the Member for Enni s kill en , tered the Mersey o n Friday, and remained a t anc h or o ff Rock Ferry, until Saturday evening, when she pro tay, Capt. Den- It is cleverly contrived all this on Cho part of e m e a ed n e g d a t v o e c a Milford rteb H h a r v e e k n e Haven. to D t u h r e in p g u h h e l i; o s for inspection, Mr. WHITESIDE, but—it won't do I We cannot an lon Saturday the royal yacht was literality besiege.' entertain so poor an opinion of the now 'l ouse o f w de it . h boatload tsoe occurred. b to o ter lo hd o i f ivisitors,lel',hroaknednseavnedral othersaeci g Commons as to imaine for an instant that a de- were much ct-übhei l a d y Tlle beautiful trim and model of the royal sign so dis-ingenuous can be permitted to pass bymat elicited general autuiration. pooillEoftntnh M sex A e N s ' s morning the without being promptly and indignantly frus- S we E r x e cturenastreop— witlhlian excursion to trate). At the same time it must have at iength ,Richmond by the South Western Railway trains.. This 19 an annuai aff a i r o b ta i ne d for the poor man through .become apparent, as the saying is, to "th e the liberality and exertions of that benevolent gentleman, by Cho on meanest capacity" that the period has indeed the . I t - te'._ J. Brown, rector of Christ Church, Surrey, wealthy tiield. a tt n fo d rn ? f h r r o i arrived when some energetic measures should be inha b it - Ante. Td he b i s ti ti athne hneutanrytegdiainaenead taken to prevent, for once and for all, the I hearts present was a pleaiing si g ht, an d suc h was th e n ex t c t e i l i e len n t o t in na p n a a n g v ein u e la u t t e a f ith th e e n .p i i n i si t i n e a e n to y re hu a n n , d ire c , o l n w st e a r b e ' t l possibility of those continual anxieties a b ou t Eiaipptead Heath. It is absu r d t o petition over the trains, not the least accident or anything unpleasant and over a ga i n , an d 1 ) d o noth i ng more tltan were heard of the rev, gent l eman ' s plan i s well worthy of imitation. lovely we for the toiling petition. It is preposterous to lament year after THE LAST NEW " WONDER or THE WORLD,"—A year the risk we perpetually run of losing that Popular account of The Great Eastern Steam siip has throeig or I this 999th , .eust been published. Ilie letter-pre.a description of " Wonder of the World''—the "last" but (in our vast capitil—aud to begin and end our re- I both senses of the word) not by any means the "least" erets upon the subject simply with lameuiatioe ? —a description written (the titl e -p age tells us) by W. H. Webb—is admirable at oDr e e f or it s l uci d ity and its ft rests entirely with ourselves whether tips state of things shall conti nuo or not. [lamp:it:ad ' elaboration or minuteness, it is issued to the public by Messrs. Marshall and :t ens , in the form of a eix!)enny .Heath—if we be really bent in earnest 4 pamphlet of pp. 31. '- iino ~ upon ita illustrations. 1 ' embellished with explanatory The Rill and Countess of Stamford have left town for Enville-hall, Staffordshire, where a cricket match will take place on the 2d, 3d, and 4th of July, between ten officers of the Household Brigade, with two bowlers, against ten gentlemen and two bowlers selected by Lord Stamford. On this occasion, we understand, a fete on a scale of great magnificence will be given. Two bands have been engaged by his lordship expressly from Lon don ; the gardens and grounds are to be brilliantly illu minated wth lamps and variegated lanterns ; and a grand display of fireworks will be given on one of the evenings. LATEST NE W (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) CONSTANTINOPLE, JUNE 21. Ilis Imperial Majesty the Sultan left to-day at half-past one, for Ismid, by the Imperial steam frigate the Taiki-Chadi. His Imperial Majesty will return in two days. The Grand Vizier, the Minister of Marino, and the Seizklier, accompanied his Imperial Majesty. FRANCE. PARIS, SUNDAY MORNING. The elections commenced to-day, as officially an nounced, but a stranger in Paris would not have discovered the slightest signs of so important a political event. There was no excitement, no flags, or mobs in the stree , , or meetings at taverns, no furious driving of cabs, or indications of an indul gence in Bacchic hilarity. A constant drizzling rain caused the streets to look more vacant than usual. It has been raining ever since sun-rise, and there is every prospect of a wet day. This weather is not displeasing to the opposition party, for they intend, as far as possible to reserve their votes till to-mor row, not feeling easq about th e sa f e cus t o d y o f t h e ballot boxes during the night.. On the second day the poll closes at four o'clock, and th e b oxes w ill be opened immediately in public, so that there will be no possibility of tampering with them then. An electioneering manifesto by Ledru Rollin, dated London, June 15, is circulating privately in Paris. which prob a bly ge t s it s intor says that it contains the I T ! h lal e toi ow e ni o n n fgr s o t p i m t a z s el ts i ha oit e i sp it o L iic What we want above all things is to make a breach. Let us not forget the banquets of 1847, se timidly com menced, and their triumphant issue. * * * Let us have in each arrondissement one, and one only, legal and constitutional candidate—the one whose name offers the greatest chance of success, and let us vote for him as one man. All hope of a fusion of the two opposition lists is abandoned. An angry correspohd-nce is published between M. Garnier Pages and M. Emile Olivier, the rival democratic candidates in the 4th circum scription. The Presse seems to think that the opposition candidates, if elected, will take the oath. At all events it recommends them to do so, for it says it his not combated abstention on the pact of the electors to advocate abstention on the part of the elect. The Minister of the Interior has just addressed to the prefects the following circular : " Monsieur le Pref6t—lt is not enough that universal suffrage should be free, it is requisite that it should be enlightened. The law, in granting to the new candi dates, dnring the twenty days that precede the ballot, exceptional facilities fur presenting themselves and ex plaining themseves freely, intended that the country should thus be enabled to form its decision with a full knowledge of the state of the case. We are approach ing the limit of this period of instruction and discussion. The administration has scrupulously watched over the maintenance in their integrity of every one's privileges. Some persons have tried to abuse them, and, under the pretext of distributing the voting tickets, have wished to revive anocng the masses the leaven of the old demagogic passions. The Government, which if it were necessary wou d well know how to show that it has lost nothing of its strength, or of its energetic will for the maintenance of the public peace, has taken no notice of these impotent follies. It has not wished to give even the slightest pretext for persona of bad faith to calumniate the liberty which our laws secure in the electoral contest. Candidates, journalists, instiga tors or propagators of candidatesh:ps—all have written and acted freely. It is now for the country to collect itself and give its vote. Every one has expressed his opinion ; the gtvernrnent is bound to do the same, and charges you, i%tonsieur le Prefet, to make it properly known throughout all your communes. In the midst of this great calm in men's minds, a calm produced sad maintained by the vigour of the im perial power, by the absolute confidence which the people have in the Emperor ; in presence of the general measure which proposed, for re-election, all the deputies whose loyal participation in the public cause offered, in the past, a guarantee for the fu ture, it appeared, that with the exception of a few individual claims of no political import, no serious disagreement would agitate the scrutiny. But a small number of men, planting themselves as democrats against a government resting on the most democratic basis that has ever existed, have thought fit to enter into the contest. Sheltering themselves under a formula of liberalism so vague, that its elasticity may save them from the danger of their own differences, they have en deavoured to make up for their paucity of numbers by activity, and have made unheard-of efforts for the pur pose everywhere of raising up opposition candidates. But what, then, is the object of this opposition 1 It is necessary that the country should know it; it is requi site, Monsieur le Prefet, that you should cause it to be thoroughly understood by the people. The majority of these candidates who have thus been brought forward professed formerly republ can or sociel istic ideas, and assuredly not one of them would de clare at the present day that he has repudiated them ? What, then, do they want ? To present anew the ques tion of the republic to universal suffage, which thrice has solemnly condemned it? That they cannot seriously mean. To swear fealty to the Empire and submitting to the constitution, fulfil loyally their mission as deputies ? Nu one will believe it. What then remains? To endeavour to sow disorder and agitation, to embarrass the move ments of the Emperor and weaken at home and abroad the sentiment which all Europe entertains with regard to his power, and the prestige with which during 6 years he has done so much for the glory and prosperity of the c o untry. But they will not succeed in this, their efforts will be broken by collision with the electoral masses, whose good sense and patriotism have founded the Empire; it will suffice for this to encounter them at the ballot. Ex• plain well, M. le Prefet, how they have put the ques tion. One of their journals has said that it would be solved by the country centralised at Paris ; Paris will disappoint their hope, and the 350,000 electors of the department of the Seine will not separate themselves from the nine millions of electors inscribed in the 85 other departments. Remind those who have possessions of the security the Empire has restored to them ; those who labour, of the marvellous condition of activity it has created for them; those who suffer, of the incessant cares of the Emperor for the sufferings of the people ; remind all of the glori ous and respected position to which he has restored our country. Let them all come, then, io utter their feeling respectine affairs which are their own. They know well that the Empire returns to them with usury in glory and prosperity what they confer upon it in confidence and devotedness. Repeat to them, Monsieu r l e P r df c t, th a t th e i r d uty, as well as their interest, calls them to the ballot. The gathering of their votes will prove that if the enemies of the empire have hoped to find a fulcrum in the electoral urn, they have mistaken once more the power of the bonds that unite the Emperor with the people, and have calumniated universal suffrage. Receive, Monsieur le Prdfet, the assurance of my most distinguished consideration. The Minister of the Interior, This 19th of Jane, 1857. At the Bourse the Rents was in an uncertain oscillating stAt• all day. BILLAULT. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVEN 'NG, JUNE 22, 1857 MOM RUSSIA. A letter from St. Petersburg, dated tho 13th inst., in the Nord, says :—" I can now announce to you as positive the proximate departure of the Emperor. His Majesty will embark on the 23d of June for Kiel, with the Empress and the Grand Duke Michael. The Minister of Foreign. Affairs, Prince GortschakofY, Count Adlerberg, and Prince Dolgorouki will accompany their Majesties. From Kiel their Majesties will proceed to Wildblad and Kissingen, where the Empress will sojourn for some tune. - The Emperor is expected to return to St. Petersburg in July with the Empress-Mother, the Grand Duke Michael, and the Princess Cecilia of Baden. In this case the marriage of the Grand Duke will be celebrated at Peterhoff in July." AMERICA. LIVERPOOL, JUNE 21. The Royal mail steamship Arabia haS arrived with advice's from New York to the 10 th and 2,265,224 d o l s . an d 3001. ; $500,390 i s for France. The Washington correspoudint of the New York Herald asserts that in a despatch of 12 pages to Lord Napier, Governor Cass has declined to re open forthe present negotiations on the Central Amer,can question. Another cork e.4pondent of Be same j ourna l uu d srs t an d s that the Secretary of the Treaiury wilt r e commend the repeal of all laws requirin g the coasting trade to be carried on in American s hi ps . A despatch to the New York Tribune says : "The pressure for the Consulship to London is so , evere that tho President has concluded to supersede , (3 1 " end (i'''Ph€ll, though persona ll y attached to that gen u'er"al• Thestory of the intended visit of General l'i lib u3tf r Walker t o t h e city is nut credited here, as a writ awaits hire [rein the - United States' Circuit Court of New York, at the suit o f C ommo d ore V a nderbilt, for plundering the Transit G un received th e appo i ntm , :at o f Governor of Utah." pany. Gil. Cummings ii rep orted to have A despatch from Washington says the President has declared that in matters relating to the Nica t:aguah. transit he will not recognise Costa Rica as having any control over it. A report that Governor Walker would be recalled fr,,ni Kansas to take the place of Gen. Cass m Sec retary of State had been contradicted. At Caraccas, Venezuela, an occurrence of some interest had taken place, the British Charge d'Af faires havi ng so l emn ised a marriage between two native Roman Catholics, contrary to the rules of the church. The b: isle being step-d . kughter to her husband, the Archbishop and. Pope bad previously refused their sanction. Lord Palmerston had been written to on the subject. General Juse Alocagai had renounced his title of General-in-Chief, and resolved not t ) recognise tle new General of Government. Great excitement prevailed. At New York trade continued dull. There was more activity in the money market, though rates were not materially changed. High grade paper went at 7 to 82 per cent., according to maturity, and for which the demand exceeded the supply ; fair names were current at 10 to 12 and 15 per cent. The Bank statement was favourable. Stocks were feverish and excited, the "Bears " having the control of all the speculative descriptions, and a decline from day to day was the consequence. Bank insurance Federal and State Securities, how eT3r, were firm. Eichange on London, 9 to Cotton was at a stand still, holders refusing to sell at the price offered. The grain crops are reported t' promise abundance. Wheat was firm. Flour was unchanged, iron quiet, tobacco firm. Freights continued dull. Telegraph accmmts from New Orleans to the 9th of June report that day's sale of cotton 1,100 bales, receipts 540 bales; middling quoted at 13 cents. The decrease in the receipts, as compared with the same date last year, is 237,000 bales at that port, while at all the southern ports it fuots up 547,000 bales. Freights aro stagnant. Sterling exchange 10i prem. We learn by telegraph that the American steam ship Glasgow arrived at Greenock on Saturday. She left New York on the 6th inst , and has brought 130 passengers and a full cargo. By the Arabia we have advices to the 10th inst TURKISH GAS COMPANY. (11IEETING THIS DAY.) At the meeting of the Turkish Gas Company, to-day, it was agreed to wind up, and return 11. Gd. of the deposit to the sbartholder. There was no hope of doing anything with the Turkish Government. In starting the company the directors took a deposit of 2s. 6J. per 1/. share, and, contemplated the expenditure at 1 GI in their endeavours to secure a concession, but the result showed that the current ex:ienses did not ex ceed ls. per share, leaving ls. Gl. to be returned. The resolutions to wind up and make the proposed return were agreed to unanimously. A vote of thanks was passed to the chairman, Mr. L. Cubitt, and the directors. LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. (Before Mr. Baron Willes.) AR3IYTAGE V. 3I'DONALD. -CRIM. CON. This was an action to recover damages for trim. con., and the plea was not guilty. The damages were laid at 8001. Mr. Sergeant Byles, Mr. Bovill, and Mr. Pulling ap peared for the plaintiff ; and Mr. Sergeant Sheo and Mr. Petersdorff for the defendant. Mr. Sergeant Byles having addressed the jury, called Mr. Colin M'Donald, the brother of Mrs. Armytage, who proved the marriage of his sister with Mr. Armytage. Mr. Shore, residing in 8, Furnival's-inn, a relative of Mr. Armytage, said—l recollect the marriage of the plaintiff in 1849. They lived happily together till the year she left him. They were residing at Birmingham when she ran away. Nothing was known of her until she was seen at the theatre with a gentleman. Expla nations were demanded, but on quitting the theatre she eluded her husband, and nothing was known of her until she was discovered living with Col. M`Donald. Mrs. Pugh—l knew Mrs. Armytage. I first knew her in 51, Gloucester-place, Hyde-park. In 1851 I saw her again some time after the opening of the Exhibi tion, ati.7s, Gloucester-placee I next saw her at Capt. Burstal's, at a large party, 30, Inverness-terrace. I have had the honour of seeing Colonel M'Donald (laughter)—the defendant. I lave accompanied Mrs. Armytage a great many times to Colonel M'Donald's chambers, in the Albany, in 1851. She went in. I did not. I left her and went home. Tais was in the latter part of the year 1851. She went to Colonel M`Donald's chambers about twice a-week. She visited Cul. M'Donald in 1852, 1853, and 1854, until he went to the Crimea about twice a week—never less than twice. (Laughter.) I first met Col. M'Donald at Mrs. Armytage's residence in Hill-street, Knijits bridge. It was in the summer before he west to the Crimea. She has received letters from Col. APDonald, and I have posted a letter directed to him by Mrs. Army tage. I recollect one Sunday afternoon being told to walk out of the room in which Mrs. Armytage and Col. M.Donall were sitting, and they remained to gether about two or three hours. I remember going with Mrs. Armytage to Buckingham Palace to see Colonel M'Dunald. We did not see him, and I then suggested that we shod I go there and see if he was among the troops going to the Crimea. He walked up and embraced her affectionately—he kissed her—she appeared very much affected. I don't know how many times he kissed her. He had her in his arms, and he might have kissed her twenty times for all I know. I saw Colonel M'Donald get in the carriage which was to convey the officers to the ship. Mrs. M'Donald, as the carriage was leaving, ran up to the window, and calling to him, said, " Dear James:— here is my marriage pocket handerchief." She had previously wetted it with her tears. (Laughter.) Cross-examined by Sergeant Shee—l was married to Mr. Pugh. Sergeant Shea—Will you swear yon were married - ? Witness—Yes. I was married by the Scotch law Some people said it was not legal. Sergeant Shee—Where were you living when you were married ? Witness—ln Dumfriesshire. Sergeant Shee—Were you married in a church ? Witness—No, in my drawing-room. Sergeant Shee—Was there anybody' present ? Wit ness—l don't think you have any right to ask me ques tions about my private affairs. If you do I won't answer them. (Laughter.) I came here to speak about the affairs of Mrs. Armitage. Baron Willes—You must answer the question of the learned counsel. Sergeant Shee—When did Major Pugh die ? Witness —ln 1843. He left me an independent lady. (Laughter.) I have been abroad. I returned to London and went to live at 45, Gloucester-place. Sergeant Shee—Were you living with a Mr. Rosen thal? Witness—(With much energy)—Living with him, no. He was living at the same house in which I re sided. I have proceeded against him for an assault. I did not go for damages he is too great a villain for that. (Laughter.) In answer to further questions of the learned counsel— The witness said I was first introduced to Mrs.Armytage as a young widow. I have known Mrs. Armytage to live in Hill-street with a Mrs. Stanley, who bad lived iu three different houses in hill-street. Mrs. Armytage never went any wherg without me. I have been in the Albanywith Mrs. M'Donald. I believed Mrs. M‘D maid was her cousin, and I believe so now. (Laughter.) I have seen Colonel M`Donald in Hill-street. He ap peared to love her very much. When I saw Colonel M'Donald en the rail way platform there were a great many persons there, but I csuld not say whether there were any ladies. I was so confused. I don't mean to tell you whether I had any friend going off. (Laughter.) That I mean to keep to myself. Mrs. Mary Hand said—l kept the house 13, Hill street. Mrs. Armytage lived there. Col. M'Donald used to visit her Cross-examined by Sergeant Shee—Some cousins used to come to see Mrs. Armytage. There were three of them. They were not old gentlemen. None of them came a second time. I first raw Col. M`Donald in 1853. The other cousins continued to comes to the house notwithstanding his visits. Mrs. Saul Gailey—l am living at Stanley-street, Chelsea. I recollect Mrs. M'Donald taking lodgings in my house. I know now that her right name is Army tags. She took the lodgings in Nov., 1854, and lived there till Christmas, 1855. I knew Celine! Macdonald. He used to visit Mrs. Armytage once or twice a-week. Ho used to bring sweetmeats. She used to call him "Jemmy," and he called her " Annie." In Oct., 1855, Colonel M'Donald ceased visiting Mrs. Armytage. He never came to my house again, and in December cf the tame year she left. Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant Shee—l have been a lodging-house keeper for three years. I generally let lodgings to ladies. I have two sisters lodging with me. Sergeant Shea—Have they any cousins ? Witness—Yes. Sergeant Shee—How many friends visited Mrs. Arm} - tags white ebe was living with you ? Witness—About half a dozen. Sergeant Shee—Did she walk out with different gen tlemen ? Witness—She used to walk to church with Culunel M'Donald. (Laughter ) Dr. John Clarke—l recollect attending a Mrs. M`- Donald for about a month in 185 G. She was delivered of a eon. She lived at 12, Little Stanhope•street. She was a good-looking lady, about 26 years of age. The trial was proceeding when our report left. FATAL ACCIDENT NEAR THE LAND'S END.-011 Sun day morning a little boy and girl left their homes at Sennen Cove to go in search of gull's eggs. The little boy was nine years old, and was called William Penrose. About half-way between the Cove and the Land's End the boy tried to reach some eggs at a spot where the cliffs are very precipitous, and the girl, who was a little older, was aiding him, when his feet slipped. His com panion held him for a minute ; then, feeling her own strength diminish, and seeing no aid near, was com pel ed t i reliuquisli her hold ; and the hapless boy fell to a depth of between two hundred and three hundred fee , cnd way dashed to pieces. The body was soon re m) :ered, without a vestige of lifa. —Cornish. Telegraph. WILLS OF BRITISH OUBJEOTS ABROAD.—A bill has been prepared and brought in by Sir R. Fitzroy Kelly, Mr. Matins, and Lord Stanley, to amend' the law relat ing to the wills and to the granting of administration of the personal estate of British subjects resident Or domi ciled elsewhere than in England. The bill in question enacts that every will, codicil, or other testamentary paper executed and attested according to -Vie law of England for the time being by any British subject shall be valid and effectual, and admitted to probate, notwith standing such subject shall at the time of his death, or at ahy other time, he or have been resident or domiciled elsewhere than in England, and shall operate in all re spects as if such subject had died domiciled in England, Clause 2 enacts that administration of the goods of British subjects dying intestate shall be granted to the persons entitled to the same by the law of England for the time being, notwithstanding; such subjects shall, at the time of their deaths or at any other time, be or have been resident or domiciled elsewhere than in England, in like manner as if such sub j ects had d ied domiciled in Kngland. This Act will not a pply to any will, co di c il , or testamentary paper, or ts the grant of adromistrAtion of thla goods, of any person who shall be dead at the time of the passieg thereof. This Aet will not apply to Scot land. - - - --- CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. . DARTMOUTH, SATURDAY. The mail steamer Scotland arrived this afternoon from CalcUtta and the Cape of Good hope. She has a full cargo and many passengers. Her dates are Calcutta, March 16 ; Mauritius, April 10 ;. Cape of Goop Hope, April 28 ; St. Helena, May 10. Tile mail steam-ship Clarendon arrived at Table bay on , the 24th of April. The Kaffirs were quiet, but in great distress, and many of them were entering th e co l on y t o see k for employment. In the Cape Parliament all the Government bills with reference to the frontier policy of his Excel lency have either been unanimously agreed to by the two houses, or carried by large majorities. The colonial Government on the 27th April sustained a severe defeat in the House of Assembly. A bill had been intro luced fur a system of public education. The bill intended to overthrow the first-class schools which are at present maintained solely by the Government, and to grant aid to schools only on condition of local contribution; it also pro posed to abolish the office of Superintendent-Gene ral of Education, and to place the Colonial Secre tary, ex officio, at the head of that department. The Colonial Secretary and the Attorney-General warmly defended the bill, but it was thrown out on A the second reading by a majority of 25 to 9. A committee appointed by the House of Assem bly to report upon the proposed harbour of refuge, to be constructed in Table Bay, has recommended that it be proceeded with. The following vessels, belonging to the French China fleet, have arrived in Table Bay and Simon's Bay:—April 7, Primeuguet, La Mitraille, Fusee, Durance • April 21, Le Genie and Le Nemesis. The following are the British men-of-war in Simon's Bay at present :—Dart, Castor, Actaeon, Dove, Frolic, and Megi - cra. In Table Bay—The Penelope and Geyser. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. On Saturday evening the accomplished and fascina ting dartseuse, Mdlle. Boschetti, made her first ap pearance this season in a new ballet divertissement, entitled "Les Roses," in which she was most ably assisted by Mesdames Srlvioni, Pasquali, Karliski, Morlacchi, and Signor Baratti. " Les Roses " is "a trifla light as air," but it serves, nevertheless to dis play the talent of the principal performer to great ad vantage, and was most favourably received from first to last. Madlie. Boschetti was particularly successful, and to her was justly awarded the " lion's share" of the general approbation. The divertissement was preceded by "11l Don Gio vanni," which was again most admirably executed and enthusiastically applauded. The house was, as on former occasions, crowded to the ceiling, and the immense success which has attended the revival of Mozart's operatic eltef d'auvre—a suceess quite unparalleled in the more recent history of classic opera—has induced the director of her Majesty's Theatre to give an " extra" performance of that incomparable work this evening. Amongst the noble and distinguished individuals honouring the performances with their presence we ob served the following :—The Duchess of Wellington, Lady Julia Hay, Lord aad Lady Charles Wellesley and party, the Duke of Wellington, the Duke of Cleveland, Lady Augusta Paulet and party, the Duchess of Mon trose, the Marquis and Marchioness of. Londonderry, the Countess Dowager of Harrington, the Coun , esa of Bective, the Countess of Harrington, Lord Ward, Earl of Luean, the Earl of Harrington, the Ein of Bective, the Earl of Lincaln, Lord Skelmersdale, his Excellency Don Francisco de Rivero, the Minister Resident of Peru, Madame de Rivero, Don Federus Pezet (secre- tary of legation) nod party, the Viscountess Newport, the Viscountess Villiers, Lord eottenharn, Lord Blan tyre, Lord Augustus Fitzclarence, the Dowager Lady Panmure and party, Lord and Lady Killeen, Lady Evelyn Stanhope, Lady Gsorgiana Codrington, Lady Flower, Lady Nicholson, Lady Talbot, Lady Kuatch bull, the Hon. Charles Hanoury, the am. Walter [tar bard, the Hon. Robert Bourke, the Hon. Dudley Ward and Miss Ward, the Hon. Mrs. Cust, Captain the Hon. F. T. Pelham, the Hon. Mrs. Anson and party, the Hon. H. T. Manners Sutton, Colonel the Hon. James Macdonald, C. 8., Lieutenant-General Sir Alexander Woodford, K.C.8., Lady Woodford and party, the Hon. Francis Egerton, the Hen. Percy Doyle, Sir John Lowther, Bart., Sir David Baird, Bart., Major-General Sir George Birvles, K.C.8., Sir Joseph Paxton and Lady Paxton, &c. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA.--The arrangements for the ensuing week are highly attractive. Oa Monday Ma dame Itistori appears again in the new and most success ful tragedy of " Gamma." In the whole range of works by which this wJnderaus artist is known, there is no one in which she has achieved such triumphs as this fine tragedy of "Gamma," and we trust that Monday will not witness its last performance for the season. On Tuesday " Traviata" will be repeated with the same powerful cast as on previous occalions. Wednesday Madame Ristori appears in the new tragedy of "Fazio," of which fame speaks in the highest terms. And on Thursday that successful debutante, Mdlle. Balfe, will make her first appearance in "Lucia di Lammermoor." lAtil!e. Plunket►, on the same evening, is announced for a second appearance in the new successful divertisse ment. GREAT GLOBE.—The following distinguished persona have visited the Great Globe, Leicester-square :—The Duchess of Beaufort, the Earl and Countess Stanhope, the Marquis of Worcester, Viscount Warden, the Countess of Bamore, the Duke of Norfolk's family, the Ladies Duplin, Beresford Hope, Hereford, Granville, Gordon, Mary Turner, Elzabetb Vaughan, and Claren don, Lord and Lady Glengall, and Lord and Lady Newark. METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS.—On Friday the Or 'leery meeting of the Metropolitan Board of Works took place at Guildhall. Mr. Drew introduced a depu• tation from the vestry of Bermondsey upon the subject of the intended park there, and a memorial was pre sented urging that steps should now be taken to carry out the project. The memorial was received, and Mr. Drew gave notice that at the next meeting he should move that the proposal for the formation of a park for Bermondsey be referred to a committee for inquiry and report. METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS.—On Saturday the Marylebone vestry re-elected Mr. J. A. Nicholay to represent that body in the Metropolitan Board of Works. The numbers were, for Mr. Nichelay, 63; for Dr. A. Sayer, 40 votes. HIGHWAYS AND TURNPIKES. —Mr. Massey's new bill has just been printed. It gives power to th e i n t en d e d new highway boards to meet and resolve that turnpike roads nut of debt shall he converted into highways ; and, on the Secretary of Stete approving, all turnpike gates And bars in such seleoted districts are to be abolished ; but by clause 4 the metropolis and all the parishes in , the area of the Metropolitan Board of Works are speci ally excepted from the act. Government has already re moved the toll-gates in. Dublin—has a bill in Parliament to Clear al Ireland from them—nevertheless now, when the English measure is produced, the metropolis is ex cep`ed. 'CIIUNDERSTORM.—On Saturday morning shortly be fore one o'eleck the metropolis and the suburban parts of London were visited by a violent thunderstorm, which lasted for upwards of an hour. The storm was at its height about half past one o'clock, when the lightning became extremely vivid. The peals of thunder were at intervals loud and long. A complete deluge of rain fol lowed, and before it abated the row-lying places and other buildings were inundated for several hours. In the vicinity cf Victoria-park, Old Ford, Bo le, Stratford, Ilornerton, Hackney, Kiegslend, and other places the effect of the storm was more severely fed`. Vegetation was not much injured, although various market gar deners have suffered a little by the unusually heavy fall of rain and the destruction of young Wants. FATAL ACCIDF,NT AT PLYI4ODTII.-011 Tuesday last a sties.' of porpoises having gone up beyond the Earl of Morley's bridge, which crosses the estuary of the Loire, above Catwater, Plymouo, were attacked by a number of men in boats, and severai of large dimensions were destroyed. The unusual sport attracted many specta tors, and unfortuoaeely a shot from one of the rifles appears to have hit the head of a porpoise, and, flying up, wounded the arm of a young man named Poppleton, and passed through the body of Jonathan Corker, a shipwright, who died shortly after his admission to the South Devon Hospital. At the inquest held before Mr. E inroads on Friday, it was found impossible to identity the person who fired the fatal bullet, and an open verdict was accordingly returned. immumniaiiino POLICE INTELLIGENCE.— (This Day)' MARLBORO UGH-STREET. ROBBERY BY A SOLICITOR'S CLERK.—Benjamin 1 per, a lad 17 years of age, was brought before In Beadon, c h arge d w ith s t ea li ng two 51 . no t es , a pair ° gold sleeve studs, two coats and other articles, the 1 04/ ,. perty of M r . Ed war d L ew i s, so li c it or, G r eat ga r ' borough-street. Mr. Lewis stated that the prisoner was until rec er l ono of his clerks. O's the eveniug of the 12th i nstant he received a cheque f or 201 . and two 51. notes froin: client, and, as it was then too late to pay it int° his I banker's, he directed th e prisoner to d o so on t'" following morning. On arriving at his office e morning he missed th e no t es , an d questi°, r n be• the prisoner as to what had become of them prisoner denied all knowledge of them, and said he the never touched them or seen them aft er he had lef t 0 previous night. From the prisoner's manne r, he d idi. ". o - i at the moment suspect him, but eventually circutustaewlo came to his knowledge, that induced him to dismiss hict from his situation. A day or so after prisoner bad lei ; prosecutor missed two coats, two pairs of trowse rs ' ol . pair of gold studs, and other articles. He at Once c 0,.. municated with the police, and the result was the soner was taken into custody last night with the g" ny studs in his povession. He was not prepared Wi th • further evidence at present, and wished to have the Pr eoner remanded. • The prisoner was remanded for a week. SO UTHWARK. ---: DESPISLSATIS bn ATTEMPT AT HIGHWAY ROBBERY. Morgan, a repulsive and po wer f u l l oo king no ° ri i ° • brought before Mr. Combe charged with having e",,,a witted the following daring an d d es p er ate atter e qo highway robbery. Elizabeth Ch a d w i c k, the wif e c ' e e gas-fitter, residing in York-buildings, Bermondsey-'llBo, road, stated on Tuesday last, betw e en 12 and 1 oclor at noon, she was proceeding along the Great- I) ,Y ° ag e, road towards home with her daughter, 12 year 3 She had at that time a small basket in one band ail r , pertwonnaie, containing gold and silver in the ci tu „ e g e When nearly opposite the Virginia Plant publite he ' - 1 the prisoner passed between them, a nd W e h - e towards a brush-makers' shop. Suddeulf both turned round and seized hold of her by ro e hands and made use of a dreadful oath at the sa e , time, telling her ho would d o f or h er if she called° , She, however, struggled ver y h ar d w ith bin), a nd , o r l e a leased one of her hands, when he caught hold of her e. e s watch and pulled it o u t o f h er pocket. ll er ~ r be brought a female towards the spot when he let go er e watch and ran away. Witne ss an d h er d a ughter W. eo so frightened that neither of thent could follow llin i ' t be that he made his escape. Aft,erwards she went to t i t police station and gave informatren 'of the outrag e, g o t a description of the prisoner, whom she pointed among many others at the station-house on Sa te fo r night. The prisoner here declared that the prosectiti, was mistaken as to his identity. He was not the P r at . The daughter of the prosecutrix said she saw th e yet soner seize hold of her mother's bands and snatch, 0 1 watch. She called out " Murder and "Police!' fie, on a female coming up he ran away and made his es c3r She was positive that ho was the man. a 9 e In answer to the charge the prisoner said be ll baker, and got his livelihood honestly. It was ne t ' lice that he should commit such an offence . tb° l Downes, the gaoler, here informed hie IlrorsbiP re ! the prisoner was a notorious thief, and had been sele times convicted for street robberies. c os' Churchill, 148 M, said be took the prisoner int ° tbe ri tody, and when he was placed along with several e.otel in the station-house, Mrs. Chadwick attended and P °l him out. Mr. Combe committed him to the sessions for VI THAMES. A Ee l , MURDER AT CHINGFORD H A TCH, g barbarous murder was committed y es t e rday reelV e tehl the dwelling of Mr. and Mrs. Small, Chingford Essex, Mr. and Mrs. Small went to church , °' o fo their usual c.astoin, leaving the dwelling in the car e 04 female named Mary White sister of Mrs. Solari. die' the return of Mr. and Mrs. ' Small from church, W e ," i: c ett covered the body of their relative, with her tbro'",tcti; lying upon the floor near the door, and missed a w ee lle° and 6/. in money. The police were immediatel.9 5 , 0° in, and from an examination of the body there 11 oral'doubt the unfortunate lady had been most ba rbs even t murdered by some vill a i n who h as for tbe 13 :; 0 10 8 ' eluded the search making for him by the : r The knife with which the horrid deed 15 ,0 131 v posed to have been committed, was found in ae'o'n hand basin. A young man, of whom the police i , eor pursuit, and who was seen to leave Chingford , nc ) , posed to have committed the murder. This aftern,:epillg wan named Charles Davies, who was found In i t ll on some benches in front of a public-house in End-road, and who answered in many resp of); up scripting of the. alleged murderer, was brougbt i id di° custody of sergeant Smith, 28 K. The officer sad tbo suspicions bad been removed, and he a scertaio tr % ei o the prisoner was a person of goad character. "'„ Ab e suspected, when taken into custody, to be the flO" t tb committed the inhuman niurder of Miss White, b ti be ceo man had given an account of himself, and whe re , r o yesterday morning, which turned thenut to be.quite ,ree Mr. Selfe was glad to hear prisoner was 013 ; 3 1 011 f good character, and advised him not to be sleel%gel forms in the open air again, or he would render „ r b l liable to be punished under the vagrant act. . I " .e charged the prisoner. SCARCITY OF COTTOY. A large public meeting of the Cotton Sl i - b er Association was held at the Town-hall MO" i tar, on Friday. to consider the present nade(log supply of cotton, and the best means of extc ° st er, its growth. Mr. J. Watts, Mayor of Maneb e j e ff presided, and there were present Lord S ty 13~ tl ) M.P. ; Colonel W. Patten, M.P. ; Mr. Rornby, ; Mr. Kershaw, M.P. ;M r Ramsay, M.P. ; Mr. James Platt, M.P. ; A. Turner, M.P., and many influential ge n- connected with the town and district. +: re' 6' Mr. J. A. T URNER, M. P., moved the first f lution, which was as follows : lf "That, in ` he opinion of this meeting, the Stilleo l/ cotton to this country is inadequate to the requir e A of manufacturing industry, and being almost 05 of] derived from one source, d is uncertain in qlla °tit ili; 64 ,, unduly fluctuating in pric e . Th a t this meeting s ri ce the colonial and other dependencies of Gren, t ,L, elur, afford ample resources for the cultivation and "W a lt ment of the cotton plant, and that is the duty a s ,,,, j oti ° ,, the interest of the British nation to aid in the Pt",„" ay% of those efforts by means by which its g row"' 'o s extended not only in the British dominions,but accessible countries." " ( I In moving this resolution Mr. Turner der a 01 he the apathy of the trade upon the subject, o n ly that unless they could devise means to sull'bo present deficiency of cotton the evils woulu tu rio gravated and the prosperity of the manuf o districts would very rapidly decline. I , a PI Mr. 0. HEYWOOD having seconded or lution. Lord STANLEY remarked upon the impor t /fi t° the sutject, and entered into various sta ti°t i fli i ! dhow the increase of our productive puvre ° ' at the same time the supply of cotton was h ee q o 4 more deficient. The noble lord remarked thsotiol: s pply of cotton involved some political con s ide . o l which were sufficiently obvious. Without iv 111000 to overstate the case, he considered that our fora ollf exclusive dependence on the United States 0 1 " cotton was neither desirable nor safe, hoWel e a probable it might be that the supply would o'ceiis terrupted either by war, by a social disturW e rd,' the Southern States, or by a failure of th e ,ivel' This state of dependence was of corapa o ";eo r : recent origin, and it was incr e a s in g year by 9, h ° In considering how we were to remedy the ev :,,il t° by no -means recom men d e d exc l us ive atteritlo-1. fl ° one part of the world, but, after all, whate v ,..ol 6 could do elsewhere, it was to-British India Oirefir must chiefly look. There we had the go w il ment in our hands, a people singularly c „,l and not unfitted for industry, a coutto'oo labour which was practically unlimited, of vast districts comparatively, if not wheWo't, cultivated. Colonel Patten, M.P., Dr. O tli n f tb Bombay, and Mr. T. S. Mort (l a t e member of Legislative Council of Australia), also aliPP o olj the resolution, which was agreed to unan iu3 .„of e Mr. E. W. Watkins, M.P. for Yarmouth , the second resolution for° r "That this meeting hails with satisfaction the bo te t ; tion of the Cotton Supply Association in g aile f ole ° t o and pledges itself to use its best endeavours to the of of that association, and that the pe`Z e pe` 4 , the House of Commons now read in support of t 7joil l ' e tion of Mr. J. B. Smith, M.P., upon the affairs o' )0 t 1) 1 so far as that motion has reference to an increase. supply of eaten from that country, be adopted PI meeting." c o The petition recited the importance as the tlio,„ manufacture, amounting last year to niOr e i . 38,000,0001. ; that the raw material last Y e „ i ',o c„ o e' 900,000,0001 b., of which 70 0 , 00 0,0001 b. N lr :i o ttw, D ceived from the United States ; that the Leg"oi v ; abolished slavery without providing fo r rol e f ing free labour ; and concluded with a P,lf e for the removal of obstacles to a better $T o°' cotton from India ] Mr. James Platt, 0 , conded and Sir A. Ramsay supported the r" lion which was agreed to. a t ofeaM = ....afer maramempoomooliNl Tk SIR WILLIAM HAMILTON AND DR. Panit. -- ,-;; I N Dugald Stewart's that Sir William met v . ", 1 0 0", and as I have heard it reported, astonished the 0 0 - boP'' philologist by evincing a range and accuracy of 8 ,." P c b ship not inferior to his own. The erudite doe bably in gracious condescension to the society i t, ll he found himself had at first discoursed of Gres 1 : ;re iv ;'; sophy, his knowledge of which was certainly es . ,v e r itY'„ . l but Jin ., ling he did not achieve any decided superlfi°"eil; this chosen walk, betook himself to an abseil"; learning, where he naturally expected to reign 1 0 4 0 ' r; led the conversation towards the later ancrlee9fiettefl Latin poets, with their imitators at the revival 0 , ca re t and in still more recent times, but he soon di;co°til that even here his companion was at home ; "yoe",;', length, finding that, turn where he would, lib e et e lj advocate before Mtn could not only follow step. PYO sae but was actually able to continue his quotatio.",'? correct his references, his imperturbable superiol.lvroiri; way, and he was startled into the sudden a ft " Why, who are you. then, Sir I" The doctor. _3110004 wards appeared, did not forget Sir William 0%000 nor lose the impression his extraordinary aeg nir had made %ikon Spencer Baynes. 4 Ac Mark dencs Brazi saes tlken RaiN lar all Th( week vessel Irelar outwa beside Amer chang pecteC on a L to tvi source greatl. is no.v specie ports raonet At 1 ewaslip pac, board, poued of tlin Sing Bank Inoue) contra limitec in the duced applic; owing for the an opi sent in to tak( There in all 1 tended ensues fact th joint s them i theless long ti introd' althou; few wi from with. The p achem( float ti tre sut take n propos many though the obj refrain was sc favour there restore Dur about i can be At t the En tationE proven quencc Soon sal() a sligl been r, 931 I, 93k -a. Reduc Exche, 98 k , a For prices been f. 4i pa 26, an The StockE 222 3 Cents, Russi; 97 99 ferred live, f The active Easte: repo' vane/ Jo mite , abou and cline Ir to r quo I 3 cc '. 3 p 0 New ituti Co' MD t';• PRJ .fiqu Rus of