The Sun. — London, England, 1857-04-24 00:00:00

H ER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. TO-MORROW EVENING. PICCOLOMINI, GIUGLINI, PENEVENTANO, POCCHINI. Opera—Li TRAVIATA. Violetta, Madlle. Piceolomini : Alfredo, Sig. Ginglini. Ballet— LA ESMERALDA. La Esmeralda, Madlle. Poccbini. For particulars, see bills. A limited numter of Foxes 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, UER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Madlle. ORTOLANI will make her first appearance on TUESDAY NEXT, April 28, wisen will be revived (first time these seven years) Bellini's Opera of I PURITAN!. Elvira, Madlle. Ortolani (her first appearance in England); Arturo, Sig. Giuglini. ER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. L.A. TRAVIATA. PICCOLOMINI. GI (TGLINI, BENEVENT %NO, POCCHINI EXTRA NIGHT, THURSDAY EVENING, April 3). LA TRAVIATA. Violetta, hidlle. Piceolomini. Ballet—LA ESMERALDA. La Esmeralda, Mdlle. Poechini. For particulars see birs. A limited number of boxes in the Half Circle Tier have been specially reserved for the public, and may be had on ap plication at the Box-office at the Theatre Colonnade, Hay market. Price One Guinea and One Guinea and a Half each. ST . JAMES'S THEATRE.- CRIMEAN RELICS. Box-office open from 11 to 5. Books at the Theatre. OY PRINCESS'S THEATRE , I_4) THIS EVENING, will be performed Shakespere's tragedy of KING RICHARD THE SECOND. King Richard IL, Mr. C. Kean ; Queen, Mrs. C. Kean. Preceded by A GAME OF ROMPS. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buckstone. NEW ARRANGEMENT OF PRICES OF A noussmg. THIS EVENING, and during the week, the new Drama of A LIFE'S TRIAL. Messrs. Buckstone, Comp ton Howe, W. Farren, Rogers ; Mesdames Reynolds, Poyn ter. Fitzwilliam, &c. After which, the successful Classical Love Story. un der the Apple-lation of ATALANTA ; or, The Three Golden Apples : in which Miss M. Oliver will appear; also Miss M. Wilton, and Miss Ellen Tertian. Concluding with LENT) ME FIVE SHILLINGS. In future the prices will be:— Orchestra Stalls (which may be retained the whole ot the evening), 6s. each. (No charge for booking.) First Price. s. d. Second 'mice. s. d Dress Boxes 5 0 Wess Boxes 1 0 Upper Boxes ....... ... 3 0 Upper Boxes... Pit . Lower Gallery Upper Gallery 1 0 F.owcr Gallery 0 CNo half-price to Upper Gallery. THEATR,E RO - 1 7 AL. ADELPHT. Lessee—Mr. Ben. Wellgter. THIS EVENING, will be performed the new and orizinal domestic sketch, entitled WELCOME, LITTLE STRANGER. Mr. Wri2lit, Mr, Paul Bedford, &e. . . . . _ . Followed by THE ELVES, in which Mada!ne Celeste will perform After which, A NIGHT AT NOTTING-HILL, in which Mr. Wright and Panl Bedford will appear. C 4 _ TR AND TFI ENT RE.—M.lnacer, Mc. T. • Payne.—THlS EVENING will be performed RUTH OAKLEY. After which, 1 , 7 f LLIA.M TELL (Burlesque.) Mesdamas Leigh Murray, Cuti,hert, Somen, &c. To conclude with a F ar c e . Commence at Seven. Stalls, 3s. ; Boves, 2s ; Pit, ls, ; Celery, 6d. pOYAL SURREY THEATRE, Les,pom. Mpsqrs. Slippberd awl Cr9swink. TFTTS EVENING. the new drlma of FLORENCE; or, The Fatal Error. Characters by Messrs. Creswick, Norman, Charles, Miss Mortimer, &c. After which, MIDIS. Apollo, with cones, Miss Poole. Foll Wed hr TJE DUMB SAVOYARD AND HIS MONKEY. The Monkey, Mr. Flex.noro. OYA L OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. Alfred Wigan. THES EVENING, will t e wrfortsed a new drama, called DADDY H ARD ACRE. Mr. Robson, The new drama, by Torn Taylor, Esq., A SHEEP IN WOLF'S CLOTHING. * To conclude with 'THIE.VES ! THIEVES ! ! Messrs. F. Robson, G. Vininz, Commence at half-past Seven. ASTLEY'S. ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, Lessee And Manager, Mr. W. Cooke. THIS F.VENING (2.1 week), the highly sttecess'ol Grand Military Speetael , ., cAlcd THE "FRENCH TN ALGIERS or, The Battle -f C,n , tantine, introducing Mr. W. -Cooker admired Stud of train3.l Howes, &e. After which, Kate C , olic will appear in the EWES- TftIAN ACTS in the etTICLE. Tile performance of Signor Comm and Family. To conchule wi is A RISIBLF. FARCE. CommeLco at ~ , von o'clock. Dress t?Dreq, 4s. ; Tipper fliets, 3s. ; Private Bares, from 1 i., no charge for booking ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, le. ; Tipp I: Gailzry, tlox °Mee open fern F.le7en till Four. Stage Manager, Mr, W. We:lt, Fqnotriaa Direc:,)r, Mr. W. Cooke, jun. CI ANT ETZ, 137 HALE.. WeAt min Pt er-road.- -/ OPEN E VERY T:VENING.—T h e follow- Incr. company of Meenlists are engaged for the performance or .'electlons from all the popnlor Orerna, Madrigals, Choruses, Glees, Duets, crzo., vii. Miss E. Pearce, Met„ J. Caul:lel.% Miss Brunt:4l, Miss Sr.mmers, and Madame Marietta ; Mr. .1 Caulfield, Herr F. fonglirruns, it. Grover, T. Farrant, Jones, J. Ilar`Rer, Meiliinr., P. morri. Senor Antonlf , M. de !lona, and E. L. dime ; Masters Bennett and Corti ; Messrs. Sam Cowell, Sam Collins, and E. Mackney. Piano!ort , , Mr. Cecil Hicks; harmonium, J. Caulfield, jun ; director, Mr. 3. Caulfield. Commerce at Seven o'clock pre. Suppers, &c., until twelve o'clock. 31.1(.; 1 1 • V.r 41 'l' 1 1 ; P. AT L(INT)ON $Sl')( ti. TFITS DAY-4,vt.n. 13 t , in. al. 1 —7vening 51 rata. aft. 1 1401113.0w—llorn. 11. Li:in. aft. 2—Evening 33 inin.aft. THY, WEATHER—tiN O',7lCL', APRIL 24. TaZRHON.Z.RTER, Iry Tril4 SRALE, 51—hIgLest sin noon yesterday, 39 .-lowest enis morning 1,11,1 tinrlcz the night. 46 -thlc day OA 714;011. BAI3.O3IFTER, 30.01 WiND. —Easterly ; fresh, with dull, cold woather. 4 *? or" 4 4 * er7 ;.t ; _ , i., LONDON FaIDAv, APRIL 24, 1;:i7 It will probalely have been remarked by several of our readers that we recorded, in our impression of Tuesday, a meeting which had taken place on the previous evening, at the Cov:per-atreet School room, City-road. A meeting rxpressive of sym pathy with the Unsuccessful Parliamentary Can didates at Manchester, Rochdale, Oldham, and Huddersfield. And a meeting further indicative, it should be observed at once, of the views enter tained by the working men of Laudon as to what Reforms ought to be demanded from the nev,-, Parliament. Altogether there were present about a thousand individuals. The room, which was of considerable dimensions, being crowded, as the saying is, to suffocation—meaning, to something approaching it. Resolutions (cut and dried) were Pl o Posed—speeches (also cut and dried) were de livered. Amendments (impromptu) were intro duced —and one of them (an amiable extension of the " sympathy " to Sir JOZ;EUGA. WALMSLEY) carried "almost" riernine contraditcate ! And the upshot of all this—What, let us ask, was about the English of it ? Why, that a meeting originated, convened, and organised by the thick-and-thin Supporters of the Defeated—con tained, after all, about equal numbers of the op ponents to, and the supporters of, the regularly pre pared, and, as we have said, " cut and dried" Fint Resolution. That resolution coastit ated the very backbone of the whole proceeding. It expressed g; s ympathy" for the Unsuccessful Parliamentary " Candidates —for Mr. COBDEN, for Mr. Fox, for Mr. BRIGHT, for Mr. MraLn, and for Mr. GIBSON, as ultimately also (by an after thought) for Sir JOSHUA WALMSLEY. And against this resolution (upon the spur of the mom en t)there s tarted u p abruptly a sort of a snake-in-the-grass Amendment. An Amend racnt absolutely giving the go -by altogether to the notion of anything like sympathy with the Crest fallen Candidates—and, in direct opposition to to that, pronouncing the expulsion of Messrs. COBDEN, BRIGHT, GIBSO: - !-T, to be—" a just retribution !" Subaiitting the resolution and the amendment successively to a Show of Lands, the Chairman (a Sympathiser remember) declared the majority to be in favour of th e former, meaning iu favour of the Resolution. The Reporter add - ing, however—" the numbers appeared to be preAy equal " Six of one—and half. a dozen of the other. 500 pitying the sorrows,",in the present inclement season, of the Poor Frozen ou Reformers ! 500 regarding their rejection by Manchester, Rochdale, Oldham, and Hudders field, as after all, nothing less than a just retri- bution ! Recollecting that they themselves got up that meeting—we don't think the Sympathis ers have gained very much by their Movement. Nor can we wonder at it, for the working classes have, to all practical intents and purposes, during the last few years, been fairly bamboozled by the Manchester School of Politicians. LA any work- ing man in his sober senses ask himself what it is precisely that those Manchester men (erroneously so called, now that Messrs. BRIGHT and GIBSON have been ignominiously shaken off by their long slumbering, but at last awakened constituents) what it we repeat, precisely, that those so-called Manchester Men have been about during the last ten years--ever since the Anti-Corn Law League Triumphed over Mc nopoly ! What ? Why for the most part they have been all this while running wide of the mark in regard to really practical and comprehensive improvements. They have been chasing all kinds of absurd crotchets, and whimsies, and will-of-the wisps of political hallucination. They have been careering on their hobbies against all sorts of Quixotic Windmills in Parliament and out of it. They have been going Clean daft about some pre posterous notion of reviving of an Arcadian age nowadays—in the midst of the smoke and dust of mines and factories—in the midst of the roar of the steam-engine, and the flesh of the electric telegraph. And of accomplishing this miracle of regeneration—how? By moans of the mono maniacal Peace-at-any-Price Principles—by the disastrous Principles that only two years since led the nations of the North and of the West by such a horrible and sanguinary Dance of Death to those wholesale graveyards, the Crimean battle fields ! And it is men who have been wasting their own energies, and the public time, and the nation's blood, and their country's trea sures thus—that the working people of England are expected to lament now, forsooth, now that they have at length fallen "by a just retribution" under the scorn of the patriotic constituencies of Manchester, Rochdale, Oldham, and Huddersfield ! By how much have these Defeated Delinquents brought the working men of England nearer to the attainment of any ono single point out . of the six points of the Charter ? By how much, during the last ten years, live they even striven to bring them nearer to any one of those six com prehensive Improvements ? Why it has by this time become notorious that the Chiefs of these Discomfited Politicians are, practically speaking, men of One Reform and that Reform ten years old ! Men of One Reform, and of a Hundred Crotchets. Had they been really earnest and energetic Reformers, instead of being mere Political Dreamers of Dreams, and Mock- Humanity-mongers, they must during these ten years past (with their undoubted ability) they must, as by necessity, have accomplished " something " further in the way of practical and actual improvement. Instead of which they have done no such thing. They have attempted no such thing. They have been babbling about Arbitration while Russia has been mustering her barbaric legions to devastate Christendom through Ccnetantinople. They have been maundering about "Peace, Peace," when there has been no Peace, but, on the contrary, War as bloody as any recorded in the pages of History. So that, after all—their One Reform accomplished in 184 G, and they themselves at last rejected as worthless in 1857--the interim may be masked as nil in regard to " any " comprehensive supplementary improve ment accomplished subsequently by theinselve -. Insomuch that there still remain every one of the Six Points of the Charter up to this very =mast intact. The whole series has to be token in hand de 770V0 by the True Reformers ! Let men, like Lard JOHN RUSSELL, look well to it. lie, at least—his public career proves it—has net bean, by any means, merely a man of One Reform. Rather than that a man of Many Reforms, and those Reforms, for the most part, great and com prehensive. Now is his opportunity—peculiarly his opportunity. Can he once more be relied upon? Candidly—he has disappointed us so often (in spate of all his many, and some of them, glori ous achievements) that we hardly dare to hope it. At any rate there is the oppor tunity--there is his opportunity. Let him —again, we say=look well t) it. It may never present itself—it probably will never present itself—again t) his grasp so temptingly. We are well rid at Fist of many of the Weightier Clogs of Reform. We have got a " clear stage" once more. We have "no favour" to hamper the Good Cause in the shape of any impeding Predilection. It matters nothing whether the Reformer of the New Era is to be my Lord Joffe - , Or my Lord PALMERSTON, or anybody else, patri cian or commoner. All that the country does want, and that it does incontastibly, is—A Re former ! Many complaints have been put forward in the City respecting the dilatory character of the Bink Returns. Without entering into the vexed ques tion respecting any publication thereof, it must be admitted that if it is to take place it should bemade at the earliest possible period, so as to prevent "the initiated few" from obtaining extraordinary advantages over . their less favoured co►npetit )r .. ft is more than hinted that the general na►ture of the Returns are permitted to leak out at the commencement of the week, and that those who have received authentic, albeit secret information, are thereby enabled to enter into engagements under the most favourable circumstances—that they are, in fact, playing " the game of specula tion" with marked cards, or loaded dice, by means whereof they must win largely in the long run. The Times declares that " the evil under the pre sent system is incurable, since the Governor, and leading Directors, and also the Court, as a body, have in vain made the most strenuous efforts to trace it to its source." It therefore earnestly advccates the propriety of publishing the Returns up to the end of each week in the Gazette of the Tuesday, instead of that of the Fri day. This might in some degree alleviate, al though it could not altogether prevent, the mis chief. It would limit the time for operations to the " enlightened few," to three in place of to six days ! But much may be effected within a few days, or even a few hours I And the unfair advantage will still be obtainable by unscrupulous operators. It is simply ridiculous to speak of the difficulty of making up the Returns before the Tuesday. The quarterly financial accounts are made up to the very evening on which they are published, and they give at least approximate de tails of the Scotch and Irish accounts. Early preparation is all that could be required, and the 1 Directors of the Bank of England have no possible excuse for refusing to take a little additional trouble in order to accomplish so great a desi deratum. Why, we ask, might it not be made out and published on the very day, including matters re lating to the provincial branches to the previous day ? If the Governor, leading Directors, and IRE SUN, LONDON, VRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 24, 1857. Court as a body be sincere in their professions, LArrpisT No„. VV S. AUSTRALIA. the trifling difficulties might easily be overcome, and private intelligence rendered comparatively valueless, or, at all events, the leading features given, so as to afford elements sufficient to enable every man to judge for himself. If "the evil be incurable, under the present system," as asserted by the Times, why should not a better one be resorted to, that would reduce it to a minimum amount. PLYMOUTH, THURSDAY. The clipper-ship Anglesea, Captain Thorn, be longing to Messrs. Green, from Melbourne, Feb. 2, from London, was off Pl . , mouth this morning, and has landed about 40 passengers here. She is laden with 600 tons of copper oro and 1,266 bales of wool, and brings on freight 52,600 oz. of gold, besides what may be in the hands of ber pas sengers (170), among whom are some successful co lonists and Lieut.-Colonel Thomas James Valiant, 40th Regt , and Lieut. W. Henry Paul, of the 12rh. The Anglesea rounded Cape Horn in two days, crossed the line on the Ist of April (28 days), and in 18 days more made the Scilly Islands, on ap proaching which she was becalmed two days. Her mails were left at Penzance on Wednesday. The news is anticipated by the Simla. The barque Alexandria, which sailed from Algoa Bay with wool and passengers Feb. 24, St. Helena March 12, and Ascension March 19, passed up Channel this morning, and landed a small mail here. THE PENINSULAR MAILS. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDAY MORNING. The Alhambra, steamer, with the Peniustlar mails, is telegraphed passing Hurst at 9.20 a,m. She will be up here about half-past 11. This acknowledged grievance is, however, only a portion of what must be submitted to under our Monetary Code. With a sounder system of cur rency, which would at the same time secure a more equal supply of the circulating medium, and retard, if it could not altogether prevent, the ex traordinary fluctuations in the rate of discount to THE DANISH MINISTRY. COPENHAGEN, APRIL 23. The Cabinet is being reconstituted slowly. The cause is the difficulty of bestowing the portfolio of Foreign Affairs and that of Hol,tein, left vacant by the retirement of M. Scheele. M. Andrae, Minister of Finance will carry off the Presidency of the Council over M. Hall, Mi nister of Public Worshfp. which we have been subjected of late years—the nation would not be dependent on such casualties as the early or late arrival of a specie bearing vessel. The reduction of bullion, valued at half a million sterling, could, as we have re peatedly stated, have no greater effect than the loss of half a sovereign to a man worth some seven Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston have arrived in town from Broadlinds. Her ladyship will leave in a few days for St. Leonarde-on-Sea. Lord Broughton arrived in Berkeleysquare yesterday from Erlestoke Park, Wilts. Colonel the Hon. Strange and the Hon. Mrs. Jocelyn are still on the Continent, and are not expected to return before the end of the ensuing month. Lady De Ros returned to town a few days since from visiting Sir John and Lady Walsh at Warfield Park, Berks. His lordship will return to town to-morrow from Portsmouth. Still, with the exception of M. Scheele, the retention of the former Cabinet is no longer doubtful. or eight thousand pounds. It is indeed an anomaly, that " the wealthiest nation in the world," as the Times confesses England to be, BERLIN, THURSDAY. The Upper House has rejected paragraph 1 of a bill imposing an additional duty on salt, by a majority of 95 to 21. The Government there upon abandoned the bill, the first paragraph con taining the entire measure. should suffer so severely from petty casualties— that the industry of the country should be para lysed because a vessel has been delayed by contrary winds, or an accident to her machinery. In truth it is " currency," not "capital" that is wanting. We can easily bear the loss of a hundred millions by war, when we are driven to our wits' end by the delay of less than a twentieth part of that amount. Lord and Lady Walsingbam will arrive in town to morrow from Merton Hall, Norfolk, for the season. Sir Charles and Lady Mary Wood leave town to-day on a visit to Rear-Admiral Sir Augustus Clifford and Lady Elizabeth Clifford, at their villa at Ryde, Isle of Wight, and will stay till after the launch to-morrow at Portsmouth. ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY.— At the meeting on Monday next, the 27th inst., the following papers will be read :-1. "On China and the Chinese," by Sir J. F. Davis, K C. 8., F.R G.S. 2. " Completion of the North Anstrdian Expedition," by Commander A. C. Gregory. SOUTHAMPTON DOCK COMPANY.—AA a meeting of tire Board of Direct ors, hell on Wednesday, Mr. Franc's Le Breton, of London, was elected a director of this company, in the place of the late Mr. James Hartley. SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday.—The Belgian Transatlantic Royal Mail Company's steamship Leopold the First, Capt. Michel, sailed this afternoon for New York, with the Belgian mails, about 500 passengers (chiefly steerage), and a very full cargo of misco;laneous goods. MONEY ORDER OFFICES —On the let May money order offices will be opened at the following places : Snettisham, in Norfolk ; \Voolpit, Suffolk ; Melbourn, Cambridgeshire; Stainland, Yorkshire; Canonbie, Dum friesshire ; Newbliss, Monaghan ; and Borria-o-Leigh, Tipperary. LETTERS FOR SOPHIA, IN TURKEY.—Letters addressed to Sophia (Sofia), in Turkey, forwarded through the Austrian Post-office; vid Belgium and Prussia, may in future be sent, either paid or unpaid, at the option of the sender. The postage on letters for Sophia is is. Id. when not exceeding half-ounce in weight ; 2s. 2d. when above half-ounce and not exceeding one ounce ; and so on, according to the scale for charging inland letters. The above rates comprise the entire postage, British and ATHENS, APRIL 20. The Government has determined to oppose the French proposition for the establishment of credit institutions in Greece. FRANCE. Our usual Paris letter, dated Thursday evening, had not arrived when we went to press. AUSTRIA. VIENNA, APRIL 21. There has been a considerable decline in all kinds of inclustriel stock during the last two or three days, and it is said to have been caused by the endeavours made by some of the concessionaries of the Russian railroads to palm upon the leading Vienna houses a part of their shares. The Vienna men of business are ready enough to take a share in a speculation when they see a fair chance of profit, but most unwilling to do so if they fancy that nothing iv to be gained. In short, the Aus rian hankers and mer chants would fain have nothing whatever to do with the Russian railroads, but the French Credit Mobi lier has given some of them many shares iu several very good speculations, and they are therefore unable to t efuse to take a few in a vory bad one. The Ost- Deutsche Post to-day mourns over those unfortunate speculators who have so deliberately walked into the trap laid for them by the Russians. The paper in question maliciously observes, that in the prospectus which has been issued no mouton is made of the probable profit arising from the feathers of those birds which fall to the earth as victims to the mephitic exhalations of the Putrid Sea, between Genitsshi and Arabat, on the road from. New Russia to the Crimea. If any person who is in possession of his five senses will take the trouble to look at the plans of the projected Russian railroads, be will clearly see that they are for strategic rather than for commercial purposes, and consequently cannot possibly pay. The Austrian Government is trying hard to per suade the French to make some change in their postal arrangements, which are totally unworthy of such a highly civilised nation. A letter goes from Cronstadt, in Tran-,ylvania, to Cologne, in Pruss;a, ' for 9 kreuzers (34d. English), but the post age of a letter from Vienna to Paris costs 29 kreuzers English). Letters are frequently addressed to me from various parts of France, but it rarely happens that the proper stamps are on there. If the stamps are oue halfpenny less than the pre scribed postage, the letters are here treated as if no stamp at all was on them. Since the cheap postage system has been introduced into Austria the revenue of the Post-office Department has _increased rather than diniinished. The General Committee of the Agricultural Exhibition officially ; announces that the murrain has not spread iu Moravia and Silesia. The complaint is sporadic, and has only affected cattle which have been driven into those provinces. However, to tranquillife the exhibitors, a promise has been given that their cattle shall be brought to VienAa on the Northern Railroad in new waggons constructed for the pur pose. There was a complete panic on 'Change to-day. . . foreign, to the place of destination. Letters fur Sophia are forwarded v 4 Belgium and Prussia, unless otherwise specially addressed. LaisEarooa,'April 22.—This morning the Montreal Olean mail steamship Indian sailed hence for Quebec and Montreal, with 218 steerage and 107 cabin passen gers, and the Canadian mails. The Kangaroo, belong ing to the Liverpool and Philadelphia S eamship Coal pany, also sailed to-day for New York, having on board a large number of passengers, including G 5 in the cabins. Tee Revel Mail steamship Eor tpa will sail on Saturday for Halifax and Boston, and letters and news papers will be received until 8 a.m., with late fees until 9 a.m.. and at the landing-stage till 10 a.m. COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL.—At a court held yester day the officers of the corporation of London, have given it as their opinion that a conviction by a foreign court is not within the meaning of the statute, and that Alder man Sir William Magnay is not disqualified from holding the office of alderman by reason of the judgment of the Appeal Court of Brussels (.1 the 27th of February last. PRINCE ALBERT'S VISIT TO MANCHESTER. —lt is understood that the Corporation of Salford will present an address to his Royal Highness at the Peel Para Library, on the day following the opening of the Art Treasures Exhibition. On the same occasion, an address will be presented by a deputation from the lestirutional Association of Lancashire and Cheshire, of which his Royal Highness is the president. His Royal Highness is to be the guest of James Watts, Esq., Mayor of Manch-ster, at Abney-hall, Cheshire. LIST OF DIETARIES /OR CONVICTS.—Returns of the dietaries sanctioned by the Government for convicts at Gibraltar, Bermuda, and the different convict establish ments of every class in England and Wales, and the dietaries in the military prisons, and the county gaols of England and Wales, have been printed by order of Par liament, and occupy a paper of 140 pages. The infor mation is interesting, but the very nature of it precludes any detailed reference. DESPATCH OF MILITARY STORES TO CHlNA.—Yes terday very great activity prevailed in the Ordnance Storekeeper's Department, Tower, an order having been received for the immediate despatch of a large quantity of munitions of war. In addition to the ordinary labourers, a strong fatigue party, furnished by the gar rison, were busily engaged in delivering stores, consist ing of arms, accoutrements, tent, &u, which were shipped on board of lighters, for conveyance toWoolwich, where they will be transshipped to vessels about to sail for China, A large quantity of commissariat stores, blankets, and clothing, was forwarded by railway to Portsmouth, for the came destination. THE FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION AT WOLVERHAMPTON. —Five persons have been allied by the boiler explosion at Wolverhampton, noticed in Tice Sun, of yesterday. Benjamin Mason, the proprietor of the fire-iron polishing machinery, to whom the boiler belonged, had always managed the engine, employing as his stoker a man named Joseph Cornfield, They were both killed instan taneously, and were frightfully mutilated. Another workman was killed, and two children, upon whom a portion of the malt-house fll in the street. It is sup posed that the explosion was occasioned by the sudden adootssion of cold water into the boiler, parts of which had become red hot. An inquest has been commenced and adjourned before Mr. W. H. Philla s. REFORMATION OF FEMALE PRISONERS.—The 20th annual meeting of the Devon aild Exeter Refuge for Dis charged Prisoners was held a few days ago at Exeter; the High Sheriff, Sir M. Lopes, in the chair. The report stated some gratifying fact; relative to the reformation of female prisoners through the instrumentality of this in stitution. During the 20 years it has been in operation, 190 discharged prisoners " have found at least a tempi rary refuge beneath its roof. Of these 173 have gone away, of whom 88 have either been placed in respectable services or have been restored to their friends." The meeting was addressed by the Hon. W. W. Addington, Sir J. Duckworth, Sir J. Kennaway, Mr. R S. Gard, M.P., and other gentlemen ; and it Wfl.3 stated that the Devon and Exeter Refuge was about to be united to the new Female Reformatory which is now being built in Exeter, by which arrangement much advantage to the cause of criminal reformation in the county of Devon is expected to accrue. A deputation from the General Association for the Australian Colonies ,had an interview with Mr Secre• tary Labluchera yesterday, at the Colonial-office, to pre- sent a memorial, requesting him to bring a bill into Parliament giving the Australian Colonies power to form a Federal Assembly. The deputation comprised Messrs. W. C. Wentworth (late member of Council for the city of Sydney, chairman of the association), James A. Youl (honorary secretary), Sir William M'Arthur, Dr. Dubie, and Messrs. G. F. Leslie (late members of Coun cil for New South Wales), Win. Nicholson (late M.L.C. for Victoria), John Dunn (late M L.C. for Tasmania), Edward Stephens and A. L. Elder (late M.L.C.'s for South Australia), H. G. Ashhurst, Robert Brooks, D. Benjamin, S. Benjamin, J. Gilchrist, G. R. Griffiths, Dr. Learmonth, D. Laruach, F. A. Du Cruz, R. Dry, (late Speaker of Council, Tasmania), and A.. R. Cruik shank (member of House of Assembly, Victorie). MURDER OF A GAMEKEEPER.—The adjourned inquest respecting the death of John Bebbing ton, head game. keeper to Mr. Corbett, of Tilstone, near Chester, was held on Thursday, at the Tollernaehe Arms, Beeston, before Mr. Henry Churton, corner for that district. It will be recollected that Bebbington was found dead in a field near Beeston on Friday morning last, with a gun shot wound in his loin, Suspicion pointed to a well known poacher named John Blagg, who was appre• headed. Evidence was given, from, which it appeared that tracts of a person beating for game were seen in the field, sad that the tracks corresponded exactly with a pair of hoots found in Blagg's house. The marks Lad been made on the Thursday morning when the deceased was shot. It was also proved that on one occasion Blagg had said that he would shoot Bebbington the first time he got a chance. The jury returned a verdict of " Wilful murder" against John Dana and he was corn mated for trial at the next assizes. On Wednesday time prisoner was committed on a similar charge by the magis trates-at Four-lane-ends. THE FRENCH IMPERIAL PRINCE, besides going most afternoons in state, escorted by Guides, to the Bois de Boulogne, is now taken out at eight or nine every more nag on the reserved terrace of the Tuileries gardens over ' looking the Seine. Sometimes he may be seen in his Lill putnn goat carriage, the goats led by two little footmen, a nurse walking on each side, and a tall lacquey behind, This morning, I happened to be passing through the gar ' dens when the imperial infant was returning to the palace from his promenade. On this occasion he was not in the car riage, but in the arms of one of his nurses, the other be ing in attendance, and the tall footman close at hand. The passers-by on the quay, near the Pont Royal, rushed to the railing which separates the quay from the private garden to see the hope of the Napoleon dynasty. At the moment the Emperor, without his hat, and smoking a cigar, was enjoying the fine morning, walking up and down the gravel walk in front of the little private stair. case leading into his apartments. Wten be save the nursery cortege approaching, he advanced a few steps, graciously bowed to the nurses, and, with a playful ex pression of his countenance, kissed his babe, to the great delight of a considerable assemblage who beheld the scene at the distance of only a few yards. The child looks remarkably plump and well.—Letter 11'0111, What the nation requires is a code that will render our domestic trade comparatively independent of extraneous influences. It is uni versally admitted that a deposit of Consols—with an adequate margin, or the fact of the notes being receivable in payment of taxes and duties) would render a deposit of gold unnecessry, so far as the internal trade of the country was concerned. Why, then, can we not obtain really national notes of small and convenient de nominations, that would possess a "purchasing power" in the transactions of every-day life ? Mr. JAMES WILSON long since declared that the issue of 20,000,0001. worth of 11. notes would im mediately add to the effective capital of the country, to our stock of commodities, or, which is the same thing, to our command over them, to the extent of 20,000,0001., just as much as if we dug the same amount of bullion out of the centre of England." Why, then, do we abstain from using the mine of wealth deposited at our very thres holds ? Why do we tantalise the people by permit ting them to suffer destitution in the sight of plenty ? Simply that the moneyocracy may obtain larger returns for their accumulated capital, we are made slaves—compelled to work for unsparing taskmasters ! That they may revel in luxury, myriads of our fellow-subjects are debarred from obtaining an adequate supply of the common necessaries of life. A fitting measure and repro• sentative of value, suited to the wants and exi gencies of the working population, is all that is wanting ; but from that we are debarred by the artful contrivances of an insignificant minority, and by the extraordinary apathy and indifference of " the many" on a question wherein their own welfare and happiness depend more than on any other that could be named ! They permit them selves to be mystified, and when the all-important topic is mooted, ninety-nine out of every hundred remain indifferent, declaring that it is something altogether beyond their capacity, that they do not profess to understand the "currency question." It is this knowledge of " common things" that is so urgently required. A few energetic members, who would not allow them selves to be coughed down, and who were alike insensible to sneers or threats, would speedily accomplish the object. The Corn Laws were repealed through the indefatigable exertions of a few energetic men—and if equal devotion were again exhibited—the monetary code would at all events be greatly ameliorated. This would be even a more important change, for " cheap bread " is but of slight utility if the means of purchasing it at the reduced price be wanting. Let Monetary Reformers only . be true to themselves, and their success is certain. Matters have occurred that prove beyond the pos . sibil ity of doubt the imperative necessity of a change in our currency laws, and if the golden oppoit unity be now neglected or misapplied, that • change must take place even within the rapidly approaching session. HEALTH OF THE DUCHESS OF GLOU- CESTER. __.__~- The following bulletin was issued this morning Gloucester House, April 24, 9 a.m. " Her Royal Highnes3 the Duchess of Gloucester has passed a quiet night, and has not been so much oppressed in her breathing. (Signed) " FRAINcis HAwKiNs, M. D. " ROBERT FERGUSON, M.D." ELECTION INTELLIGENCE. STATE OF THE POLL. LEITRIM-(FIRST DAY.) Montgomery 1,110 Brady Tenison A Cabinet Council was hell yesterday afternoon at the official residence of , the First Lord of the Treasury, in Downing-street. The Ministers present were Vis count Palmerston, the Lord Chancellor, Earl Granville, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Sir George Grey, the Earl of Clarendon, Mr. Secretary Labouchere, Lord Pan mure, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Charles Wood, the Right Hon. R. Vernon Smith, Loro Stanley of Alderley, the Duke of Argyll, and the Right Hon. 111 - . T. Baines. kits Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge visited the Duchess of Kent yesterday, at Clarence House, St. James's. The Duchess (Dowager) of Hamilton has left Port• man-square for East Hall, Suffolk, to pass three weeks or a month. The Duke and Duches3 of Northumberland intend to leave Sion House, Isleworth, on the 4th proximo, for Northumbeiland House. The Duke and Duchess of Grafton are expected in town early next week, from Wakefield Lodge, North. amptonshire, for the season. The Marquis of Lansdowne left town yesterday for his seat, Bowood, Wilts. The Earl of Derby, after attending the recent race meeting at Newmarket, rejoined the Countess and fa mily at Knowsley, Lancashire. The noble Earl and Countess and Lady Emma Stanley come to town for the season, about the 10th of next month. The Countess of Jersey and Lady Clementina Villiers close their visit to Lord and Lady William Powlett, Bath, to-day, and go into Devonshire to pay several visits. The Earl and Countess Craven are staying at Ash down Park, Berko, and will return to town the latter end of next week. The Countess (Dowager) of Glasgow and Miss Cathe rine Sinclair have arrived at 18, Chesham-place, for the season. The Eful and Countess of Zetland arrived at their residence in Arlington-street, last evening, from Mike Hall, Yorkshire. The Earl de Grey has arrived in town from Dover. Mr. and Lady Mary Vynor have arrived in town for the season. _ The Earl and Countess of Yarborough are expected in_town in a few days from Faris. RUSSIA. BERLIN, APRIL 22.-1 n the articles which appear now in considerable abundance in the Russian press on politico-economical subjects, the vazious journalist profit by the un usual degree of liberty allowed them to ex press their sentiments on the various topics of the day with a degree of candour which, consider ing that these expressions can also be read in foreign countries, is, to say the least of its very staif. In the Russian press "for home consumption" we have hitherto the best antidotes against all the se ductive statements put forth in the continental organs of " la haute finance" in favour of the grand railway network scheme of MM. Pereira and Co. We find also that, while the shares of the Rus sian Commercial and Navigation Company have been subscribed for rapidly and exclusively by Russian capital, and other smaller undertakings, such as that of the " Hydrostat," for raising sunken vessels, meet with considerable favour, nevertheless the number of shares in the much-vaunted railway scheme permitted to be of fered for subscription in Russia is confined to 150,000, being only one-quarter of the first issue of 600,000 shares at 500 f. each, and representing little more than 1-15th of the entire capital contemplated, viz., 1,100,000,000 francs. The cause of this re striction in the amount of shares to be offered for subscription in Russia appears, however, not to be solely the very questionable nature of the investment itself, nor even the twofold desirable ness of attracting foreign capital to the country, and not enhancing the value of the capital that is already available there, but may be traced in very considerable degree to the necessity the Govern ment is under of withholding a tempting opportu nity to the proprietors of dormant capital in Russia to withdraw their deposits from the Government banks, where they gat only 4 per cent. for their money, and embark it in undertakings where the same Government guarantees 5 percent. asa mini mum. If this explanation be correct, the enigma is at once solved why the Government should permit the prospects of this undertaking, one of such vital importance to the country, to be pourtrayed so darkly by the home press ; and the liberal pur chases made by the Imperial family out of the lhnited number of shares allotted to Russia will be understood at once as the mere endeavour to put so many shares out of reach of their subjects. The most recent a'lvices from St. Petersburg speak of the publication of the new tariff as still to be confidently expected this spring ; the delibera tions on this subject are being carried on in the capital with great assiduity and energy. One of the suspicious points of the grand rail road project, which professes to have for its object " the development of the productive resources of the country, is the circumstance that, while lines are planned to Nishni-Novgorod on the east and Thea dosia on the south, two important points in mili tary matters, no line is proposed to connect Odessa with the general network. To remedy this great commercial omission a company, composed of Odessa merchants and great landed proprietors in Podolia and Cherson, proposes to connect Odessa by a line of railroad with Kiew, wherethe line is to branch off westwards to Austria, crossing the fron tier near Brody, and northwards to Mohilev, where it would join the general network. These gentle men propose to raise the necessary capital without the aid of foreign funds, and they contemplate, after obtaining a guarantee from the Government of 4i per cent. dividend, to raise the capital by a loan made them by a local bank on the security of their lands and serfs ; the amount to be lent on these latter is spoken of as being 30 silver roubles per " soul," and five silver roubles per dessatine of laud. SCHOOLS OF ART.—The amount Granted to schools of art for the year 185556 was 25,5001., against 25,865/. and 20,933/. in the years 1854-55 and 1853-54. In the first-mentioned year the sum of 4,5001. was given for aid to schools, 2,0001. to the guarantee fund for salaries, 12,0001. for salaries and aid to masters, and 2,4001. for prizes and examinations, 2,0001. for travelling and inci dental expenses, 5001. for normal lace school in Ireland, and 2,100/. for salaries fur inspection. CLICQUOT'S LAST.—At Berlin, a few evenings since, the King of Prussia attended the theatre to witness the production of a new tragedy. Tho piece proved wretch edly dull, and his Majesty after the second act deter mined to quit the house. On entering the saloon lead ing to his box ho saw a lacquey sitting on a chair, with his chin resting on his breast, and in a profound slumber. Turning to one of his attendants, the King remarked— " I'm sure that fellow has been listening at the door I" BEE _MAJESTY ,S 1 THEAT;ZE. The " Tra,viata" wits performed last night for the first time this season. Of th e mer it s an d charac teristics of the " Traviat a " we have already spoken. It was in the part of "Violetta" in this opera that Mdlle. Piccolomini first took the town by storm ; and her hold upon the feelings of her audience is as strong now as on the first night of her appear ance. Of this her recep ion throughout this very difficult performance, whether regarded as a musical or as a histrionic effort, was the most con vincing prcof. Her renewed success is, also the best evidence that detraction, whether taking the false shape of candid criticism or of appeals to a spurious morality, will not avail with the public against the claims of true genius. That Piccolomini possesses the talisman which enchains all hearts and silences carping envy admits now of co dissen sion. Even those who are the most ready to admit her defects as a singer are among the most enthu siastic admirers of her general talents. In truth, she is one of those rare beings who appear at inter vals on the lyrical stage, defying clas,ification and baffling criticism. The new tenor, Giuglini, on this occasion under took Alfredo, and more than maintained the good opinion which he suggested by his performance in the "Favorita." His success was unequivocal, and _ . fully established the fact that Mr. Lumley 'pos sesses in him an artiste a the utmost credit and utility. The opera was received with unbounded enthusiasm. Mdlle. Piccolomini was called be: fore the curtain alter the first and second acts, and no less then three times when the performance was at an end. Bouquets were shot upon her in pro fusion, and the little artiste retired covered with glory. liorAL ITALIAN OPERA. Last night Mario made his first appearance this season. The opera selected for the rentre of this mist popular of tenors was the " Trovatore," in which he played the part of Manrico, and Grisi that of the heroine. The reception of Grisi and Mario, the latter especially, displayed the nearest approach to enthusiasm that can be expected. from the Ly ceum audience. When the voice of the troubadour is heard singing the familiar " Desert° sully deser to" the applause could hardly be restrained till Mario upon the conclusion of the serenade made his appear ance on the stage. The performance of last night was as excellent and effective as it was last year. The great scene, we need not observe, is ti,at preceding the catastrophe, involving the air sung in the tower, backed by the misereres of the ecclesiastics in the cathedral. This impressive scene, aided as it was by the fine singing and no less fine acting of Grisi, came out magnificently and was encored ; and the curtain descended amid the loudest tesiiminials of admiration. The contralto part of Azucena, the gipsy, was fi'led by Millie. Nantier Did i4e—next to Alboni the most satisfactory singer of the music we have yet encountered, and next to Viat - dot Garcia the best actress. LORD JOHN RUSSELL. Lord John Rus , .ell, in reply to an aldress pre sented to him by the Mayor and Town Council of Southmolton, spoke as follows : Mr. Mayor and Geotlemen,—l feel deeply the honour you have done me by the expression of your coufidenct and regard in terms which, although much too flattering, are a valuable proof of your friendly sentiments and poli tical sympathy. I will say no more regarding myself personally. 1 prefer to take this occasion to t)ok back with satiefactiot and gratitude to what is past, and to look forward with hope to what is to come. For the last 30 years, begin ning in 1828, we have been making great changes in our 'WV, altering the basis of our Parliamentary represents , tion, admitting rndlions of our fellow-subjects to th.- bnu- fits cf religious equality, enlarging our commercia, liberties, emendingiling, the priviLges of personal freedom to men of every race and every colour, in whatever clime they could be reached by the beneficent sceptre of the British monarchy. While we have been achieving these tasks Conserva tive predictions of the most gloomy nature have assail-J us in our onward path—the fall of the Crown and th. House of Lords—the destruction of the Establisher' Church—hopeless anarchy in the West lodies—the en. tire ruin of the agriculture of the United Kingdom Such have been a few of the ominous cries which havu stunned the ears of the British people while engaged in their difficult and toilsome march. • But, gentlemen, the result has shown that the bonds of affection bet,een the inhabitants of the different part, of the United Kingdom have been strengthened, loyalty to the Throne has ty:tcorne a wanner and more constant flame, internal peace has been preserved an: secured, agriculture has improved, commerce and manufactures bade prodigiously increased, and the prophets of evil themselves can only wonder at the material prosperity of our country and the confirmed stability of our institu tions. May we not hope, than, gentlemen, that by following the same policy, by uniting progress with order and im provement with wisdom, we may attain still further and greater benefits ? The opinion of Li.a go,,J, anyo Mi! is knowledge in the making. By consulting the opiniof , of the good and the enlightened the Hence of Commons recently elected may find means to promote education, to extend political franchises, to enlarge the boundaries of religious freedom by removing some remaining dis abilities, and to relieve the people•of some of their vexa tious burdens. I sball have every reason to be grateful and con • tented if lam permitted by my votes in Parliament to contribute to such happy results. Castle-hill, April 20. THE PAY OF MILITARY OFFICERS, "An Ensign of the Line," this morning, in a letter to a coutemporary, says— "As in the space of a few weeks Parliament will have met and commenced its deliberations on, among one/ subjects, that of army reform, may I request you to ex tend your powerful assistance to the cause of the lower and ill-paid grades of the British officer ; and will you allow me a small space in your columns to state a fey. statistics, of the truth of which I am aware from my own experience ? In the first place, then, we find at, ensign's pay is sc. 3d. psr diem, that of a lieutenant 6s. 61. (alter seven years' service 7s. 6d.), and that of a captain Hs. 7d. Now, the case of the ensign living on his pay being the hardest, as he is forced into the sam expenses as his superiors, we will take that as an ex ample. _ the pay, then, amounts to SR. 31 per diem, or 951 165. 3d. per annum, and the expenses he has to pay out of this are the following : Per Annum, £ s. d. Messing, at 4s. per diem .. 73 0 0 Wine and genera). charges, at V. per mensem - l2 0 0 Servant, at los. per mensem.... 6 0 0 Washing, at Ds. per mensem 9 0 0 Plain clothes, including servant's livery 20 0 0 Uniform, arms, &c Mess subscription Baud do. 3 3 0 Occasional exienses, at 1/. per mensem 12 0 0 Total Substraut year's pay ......... £9.5 16 3 Debt at the end of the year £6l 8 9 As many people doubt the truth of these statis tics, I may as well explain them. The mess din ner costs 2s. ;4d. and breakfast is., to which add 6d. for two glasses of beer and 2d. for other little extras—and I feel sure no one who knows any thing about the expense of a mess will cons der this anything but a most moderate calcul.ltion,—and we nave a total of 4s. per diem—the sum stated. 1/. per month, again, is the only charge I make for wine, mess guests, newspapers, and general charges of all sorts. With regard to the servant's wages, although not of liged by the Queen's regulations to give more than is. 6d. per week, yet it has grown into a custom to give 103. per month, and a 'ran is by no means overpaid at that rate ; and although 15s. per month appears high for washing, yet, as it is done by soldiers' wives, frequently 'abolish); under great difficultie4, and includes your servant's linen, c., Ido not think it is so in reality. Ac regards plain clothes, I believe no one can think that any one can dress like a gentleman and find his servant in livery under 201. per annum,—and happy is the man who can do it Ur that ; and uniform, &c., certainly costs the same, particularly as we have to wear the expensive tunic at mess. The mess and band sub , cription fixed for us ; and finally, but one pound a month is but a trifling allowance for pocket 7 money and occasional expenses. Besides all these we are frequently thrown into expenses of different kinds by being moved from place to place, for which the extra allowance mate us is inadequale ; and we also have to supply ourselves with furniture, &c., but as these are partially optional I do not include them in my calculation, although they must not be cast entirely in the background. The increase of pay that I would recommend is the following : Per diem. Per annum. a. d. £ s. d. Ensign . 10 0 182 10 0 Lieutenant l2 0 219 3 0 After five years' service l3 0 237 5 0 Captain And surely, when the changes of climate, hardships, ' 540 .9 of a soldier's life are taken into consideration, this rate cannot be thought too high. I am thankful to say that I am not one of those wbo are reduced to such a manifest absurdity as attempting " to live on my pay," but still, with other means at my command, I find it requires strict economy to make the two ends meet at the close of the year. The argument that the service contains many rich men cannot be held valid, as surely in every profession the labourer is worthy of his hire, and in the army as much so as in any other ; and men of talent must not be ex cluded from it because they possess less of this world's goods than their neighbours. The put chase system may be a crying evil, but surely this is a greats. Mt. Phinn, it is sail, is &out to reign the tfEcßof permanent secretary at the Admiralty, and return t 1 the bar, and in time to Parliatuti,t, where he bad alrtady eared the reputation of a useful member before he gave up Bath for the Admiralty. RINQUET TII Jr.:at-BE:ZS OF IIEI,E [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] Yesterday the Liberal representatives of the city and county of ll,reford, Sir Henry Gears Cotterell, Bart., Lieutenant-Colonel Clifford, and George Clive, E,1., were invited to a grand banquet in the Shire-hall. The Right Hon, the Chancellor of the Exchequer pre sided, In the course of the evening Colonel MIDDLETON BIDDULPH, M.P., propoxed the h. , a,lth of Lord Palmer ston, as the representative of "a progressive system of political reform in Church and State." The Right [Toe. the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that no person who looked back to the events of the last 25 years, and who reflected on the present temper of the country, as shown in the last election, could be mistaken as to the spread of Liberalism. The late election was, for the most part, an independent ex pression of opinion ; not a result brought about by inti midation or coercion, but, for the most part, a genuine expression of unfettered opinion ; and, looking at this circumstance in its proper light, there was no one who would not come to the conclusion that the sceptre of power had passed from the hands of the Conservative party, at least for some time to come. (Hear, hear. Indeed, since the year when Lord Grey became Prime Minister, and the Reform Bill was proposed, there had not been so few obstacles or interruptions to the exist ence of a Liberal Parliament. At one time, it was true, Sir Robert Peel, for a few months, made an attempt to take advantage of the feeling of the country against free trade, and came into power, but soon found himself obliged, by pressure of circumstances, by his own convictions, and by public opinion, to adopt the opinions, the principles, and mea sures of his adversaries ; and in a very short time, by the adoption of that course, brought about an irreparable breach in his own party. (Applause.) Peel's Adn3ini .tration, by his own public spirit and admirable conduct in reversing his former Protectionist policy and adopting t Free-trade policy, proved by indubitable testimony the ascendancy of those opinions in the country. (Hear, leer.) Afterwards, in 1852, Lord Derby made an at tempt to form another Conservative Administration, and we know how short its duration was, and what was its tate. All these circumstances conspired to throw the , ceptre into the hands of the Liberal party. It re mained, however, to be seen whether they were able to grasp it with such firmness and in a manner that would entitle them to the confidence of the country. rhe right hon. gentleman wont on to show that the course Lord Palmerston and his colleagues had taken after the late vote of the House of Commons, by advie mg her Majesty to appeal to the country, was a proper .me, as was evidenced by the manner in which that ap peal had been received by the country. But although be appeal to the country had been productive, as far as enild be ascertained from the returns made, of a majo ity in support of Lord Palmerston, it must not be for. ;otten that Lord Palmerston's Administration was corn ) ,sed of only one portion of •the Liberal party ; and ;:sat, if they should fail to command the support and teefidence of the country, there would undoubtedly be ther portions of the Liberal party who would be pre cared to offer their services as candidates for public •eufidence. (Hear, hear.) Lord Palmerston's Adnii ,istration, then, would hold office solely and simply loon their deserving and receiving public support. ,Hear, hear.) The present Administration bad been Barged with reckless, violent, turbulent, and aggree eye policy—with seeking quarrels upon insufficient ;rounds with foreign nations, and with destroying do eeetic interests, withwhich such easbroilmeuts interfere. flf that charge could be supp Tted Lord Palmerston tuld not calcu:ate upon the sympathies of the country; out he (the Ceancellor of the Exchequer) had no hesita ion in saying, for reasons he had already advanced, that eie charge was wholly groundless and unsupported by acts. How could such be the case—and what had really .een the main object of Lard Paltnereton's policy ? Had t not been the conclusion of a war with Russia that had peen in existence two years ? Peace, not war, he averred, eas the main object of Lord Palmerston's foreign policy, but peace ureaccompanied with national dishonour. (dear.) It had been said that the Government was one of reckless expenditure. In the midst of an enormous ear it was found necessary to resort to taxation by loans upon the public credit. These extra means were con eneled in a generous. liberal, and encouraging spirit by he people, because they considered them necessary and , Niudocive to public interest. Now that war was over, end the Government was reducing the national expendi ,ure as rapidly as it could, but stilt this must be lone by gradual step?. Yet because that expendi' cure was not in a few months brought down to the level at which it stood at the termination of a lo° ceacs—immediately nrecedine the war—the Gerors" cent was accused of being wasteful and lavish. One thing the nation might rest assured of, that all possible retrenchment, consistent with the safety of our ova •hores, and the security of our colonial possessions , could be made ; and founding their actions upon the principle of progressive reform, they would seek to in' reduce all practical ameliorations in our domestic instie eitiens, without disturbing the foundations of our pa' ional prosperity. (Hear, hear.) He meant to sale , that eschewing organic changes, the Go vern ment Lord Palmerston would endeavour to meet the necessi' ties of existing circumstances, without disturbing the fundamental principles of order and society. (Applause') it was by these means alone, he confessed, that the Administration of Lord Palmerston could retain poises' -ion. The Conservative party would, doubtless, attemp t ,o regain the power which had passed from their hands , but whether Lord Derby and Mr. Disraeli would su e ' :reed in recoveri ng th e sce pt re w hi c h d ro pp e d from . . :lands of the late Sir Robert Peel remained to be proved • (Applause.) In the meantime the Conservative Pal tilled a so mew h a t use f u l f unc ti on i n a c onstitution e_ 40v , rnraent like ours, where there was such a divers lt of opinion, and where so many different projects were 6ati afloat; but the p os ition th e y now occupied might theB ,leseribed as that o f " a drag "—(hear)—for while 0 Liberal party initiated public measures, the Oppositiooo by their vote and discussion, though they could n sway the country, prolonged the consideration of th eio. tTheyhat theykn e w adhered h w e a r e s d a B . v t i at undueh dng t reproach g e acit withstanding the expression of pubic opinion. 1 - I° ‘ 6 nayait against office, M i tar, in the case of the present Government, this cha r g e was well founded, no one, he thought, who looked at the circumstances of the case, would say that Minist er, could . he justly accused of undue adherence to offi ce. (Applause.) The company shortly afterwards separated. nisoteorest, Sporting Intelligence. TATTERSALL'S-THURSDAY. A large majority of turfites being still detained in the north, the room was not numerously attended. Two THOUSAND —3 to 1 and aft e rwa r d s 100 to 3v,:„: offered ou the field-7 to 2 would h ave b een taken en - c , Vedette. At the commenc em e n t o f business 4 t° a 1 to 2001. was kid against Kent, who, in the City, chiri 4 At morning, had the " nil!" of Lord Z-_,,tland's horse. r„ the close 100 to 30 was the highest offer against 1 10 ; 3 t o to 1 was taken and offered about Loyola ;7to ly 0 ; 2, and finally 8 to 1 to 501. were laid against Antl?tot 300 to 200 and 350 to 200 were laid on Vedette a g s Loyola. .7 but DERDY.-8 to 1 was offered against Blink Bonviir• tbete were no backers ; 14 to 1 was laid against Anteo, masher, and 500 to 400 NV OA betted on him against CLOSING PRICES. • TWO THOUSAND. 10 to 3 apt Vedette (ake 7to 2) 10 to 3 agst Kent (4 to 1 taken freely) 1; to 1 agst Loyola (taken and offered) Sto 1 agst Anton (taken) 8 to 1 aget Sydney (hfftred) 25 to 1 agst Loid of the Hills 25 to 1 agst Druwour (taken) 1000 to 30 aget Turbit (taken) /ta ken) 500 to 15 aget c by- Surplice—Bees WitZ DERBY. Bto 1 agst Think Bonny (offered) 14 to 1 awe Skirmisher (taken) 20 to 1 ag, , t Arsenal (taken) 33 to 1 agst Commotion (offered) CHESTER CUP. Offers to take 6 to 1 about Leamingtov• ufeJ for The Sub,,cription-rooin will be opened on S atifr the settl , 3ment of the current week's accounts. MALTON RACES —THURSDAY. Two•year-old Stakes. 1 Soothsayer Darkie Hero ~ .• Mischief.. •' Liverpool :e at. ro t I. . . : . .. Cuurtenay.., gr 1 . _ a ...... • _ ,• .. ......... . 6 , 7, ..... M ag"lia ... . ............................... .....- Eight ran. 8ird,,,,1i Haticicap. Attorr i e.Gen.ral ........................ ............................ .. .. Laird c,' the atle .......... ti x I an. Particulars iu our mat. Three ran. Hunt Cup. Eight ran. Malton Handicap. Seven ran. Norteliffe Plate. Ii ~;~ fest( kinC at 6. 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