The Sun. — London, England, 1857-03-18 00:00:00

T HEATRE ROYAL, DRURY LANE. — Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. Acting Manager, Mr. C. Mathews. Stage Manager, Mr. R. Roxby. Scenic Artist, Mr. W. Beverley. _ The eminent Comedian, Mr, Charles Mathews, every evening, and Mr. and 3fre. Keeley. THIS EVENING, her Majesty's Servants Will perform the popular Comedy, A CURE FOR THE HEARTACHE. Characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, Keeley, Vincent, Til bury, Templeton, Carter, Walt” ; Mrs. Frank Matthews, Miss Cleveland, and Miss After which will be produced SEE, SAW, MARGERY DAW ; Or, Harlequin Holiday, and the Island of Ups and Downs. The reduced prices as follows, varying throughout the h ouse t o suit every one :—Galleries, fid. and Is. ; Second Circle of Boxes, ls. 6d. ; Pit, 2s. ; First Circle of Boxes, 2s. 6d. ; Dress Boxes, 35.; Stalls, is. ; Private Boxes, 10s. 6d., 1/. ls., 1/. lls• 6d., and V. 2s. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE THIS EVENING, will be performed Shakespere's tragedy of - KING RICHARD THE SECOND. Bing Richard IL, Mr. C. IE-an ; Queen, Mrs. C. Irian Preeseled by MUSIC MATH CHARMS. R OYAL LYCErM THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. C. Dillon. THIS EVENING, VIRGINIITS. , Virginius, Mr. Charles Dillon ; Virginia, Mrs. C. Dillon. Followed by tke gorgeous burlesque of CONRAD AND MEDORA. Miss Woolgar, Mr. J. L. Toole, &o. After which, a new farce, entitled MY FRIEND FROM LEATHERHEAD. Mr. Toole, Miss Wilton, and Mrs. E. White. The box-office open daily, from 11 to 5, under the esu r. P itendence of Mr. Chatterton, jun. Carriages conveying parties to the Private Boxes to set down at the State entrance in Burleigh-street. THEATRE ROYAL, ETAYMA.RICET. THIS EVENING, to commence at Seven, with the successful new Comedy, in three acts, entitled, DOUBLE-FACED PEOPLE. Characters by Mr. Bnckstone, Mr. Chippendale, Mr. Compton, Mr. W. Farren, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Clark, Miss Reynolds, Mrs. Poynter, and Mrs. E. Fitz will lam After whicb, 1 WICKED WIFE. ORINSHAW, ISAOSFIAW, AND BR ADSHAW. And LA. FOLIE ET L'AMOR. THEATRE ROYAL, A DEL PHI. Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster. THIS EVENING, will be performed the popular drama of IRELAND AS IT IS. Mr. and Mrs. Barney Williams. After which, A NIGHT AT NOTTING-HILL, in which Mr. Wright and Pawl Bedford will appear, Followed by a new Piece de Caractero, entitled IN AND OUT OF PLACE. Mrs Barney Williams . BARNEY THE BARON. Barney O'Toole, Mr. Barney OYAL SURREY THEATRE, ev Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Creswick. THIS EVENING, a new drama, entitled FRAUD AND ITS VICTIM'S. Messrs. Creswick, Shepherd, &c. After which, an original farce, entitled, TUB SERIOUS YOUTH. To conclude with the Spanish ballet, EL DESCEIDADO. Sancho, Mr Buck. TRAND THE A.T R,E.—Manager, M r. T. 0.7 Payne.—This Evening will be performed DO SHAKE HANDS. After which, THB DEATH OF EVA, in which the Howard Family will appear. Followed by COUSIN CHERRY. To coaelnde with THE BLUE JACKETS. Commence at Seven. Stalls, 3s. ; Boxes, ; Pit, la. ; Gallery, 6d. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. Alfred Wigan. TIM EVENING, (a 'new farce, called THIEVES ! THIEVES ! ! Messrs. F. Robson, G. Vinin, Toe new drama, by Tom Taylor, Esq., A SHEEP IN WOLF'S CLOTHING. Followed by the new farce, by Baylo Barnard, Beg., called A SPLENDID INVESTMENT. And A BLIGHTED BEING. Mr. F. Robson, - Commence at half-past Sevem. AST LEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke. THIS EVENING (first week) Shakspere's Play of KING lIVICRY THE FOUR M Part First), with novel and effec tive equestrian illn-trations invented by Mr. Wm. Cooke. Hotsp , ir, Mr. James Holloway. Ales, a number of a.musinfx Entertainments, concluding with a Brilliant Display of Equestrian SKILL and SCIENCE by first-rate artiste 4, in the SCENES in the CIRCLE CommeLce at seve❑ o'clock. Dress niXe3, Is. ; Upper 3oxes, 3s. ; Private Boxes, from 11., no charge for booking ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. ; Upper G illery, Gil. office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager Mr. AT, West, Equestrian Director, Mr. W. Cooke, jun. rIANTERIMItY HALL, Westminster-road.— / OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow. inz company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance o ''cl.r.ctions from all the popular Operas, Madrigals, Choruses Glees, Duets, &c., viz. : Mies E Pearce, Mrs. J. Caulfield, Miss Brunel', Miss Sr.mmers, and Madame Marietta ; Mr, .1 Caulfield, Herr P. Jonglimanl, R. Grover, T. Farrant, S Jones, J. Barker, W. Melliag, P. Corri Senor Antonio M and E. L. Mina ; Masters Austin, Bennett, and Corti; Vessrs. Sam Collins, F. Mackuey, and C. J. Wilkins. I'i i.n.):.,rt •. Mr. C Ti'cki: liartheninm, .1. Caulield, jun ilrecter, lir .1. Commeacc at Seven o'clock pre ci;e:y. Suppers, dic., until twelve o'clock. WVIT;it. 1_,Wq1.1(1! , / D.kr—gorn. 7 min. aft. 6 -;47vonirl 27 ml aft. - rizow—gc.rii. 49 win. aft. 6 EvoGing 17 wir,.9.14 T { t; E A Til E OFFIC?, MARCH 13. TiItItMoWTRE, IN rau :32..1. DR. ---'1 1 .e1014. r it to NM) i'etter Ski fGw:if t}lia raoruire and durit4tic ni4ht. CO tidg dm) . at noon. A KOM "TYR, 2913. W OM, vory firo summer weather. Vr• .1 - = - 4 •ve 1,4 k 4'A t 4" - , L > N LEON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 186 We -are much obliged to Lord DERBY, on be half of Reformers, for calling attention, on Mon - thy night, in the 11)use of 1. - )rds, and iu an eloquent speech, to our rem Irks of the preceding Wednesday. Of course our Candidates' Catechism repeated by Lord DERBY will ba heard in many schools which would not have heard it from u=. We know well enough what his olject was. He did not ofcourse mean to teach it, but it is the good fortune of truth and justice that their dictates cannot be even enunciated without increasing the circle of approvers. Lord DERBY meant to show Liberals that Lord PALHERSTON stood, according to a journal which has warmly supported him in every bold measure abroad, and honest mea sure at home (hut which has as unsparingly denounced all his back , lidings both at home and abroad), that he stool at the bottom of his class ; That he could not indeed even say his First Cate chism. Let it bo so. Our doctrine is that if Members of Parliament all know their CLtechisno, as they ought to do, they will soon teach it to any Prime Minister. It is members who make Minis ters, and the people who make members ; and we want the people now to see to it that old candi dates are fit for confirmation in their old seats, and new ones more fit than those whose placeb they fill. We are not, like Archbishop WHATELEY, fond of quoting ourselvei4, but it is worth), while perhaps to recall our precise remarks. " Reformers —you must not b 3 beguiled by generali ties. Put no faith in the candidates who will only pr saviely to support "a liberal policy," "every well considered measure of reform," " safe and steady pro gress," and who equivocate, and shuffle, and qualify, and refuse to come to the point when some of the prac tical question, on Which all. honest Liberals are agreed, are brought before them. We do not like pledges when a s olject is new, or complex, but there are three or four liiwral questions now in ha n d on which every t worth for ought t o have made up his mind ; a Liberal's voting we may mention— " The Ballot ; " The Extension of the Suffrage, an d in particular Locke King's motion ; " The Bank Monopoly ; " Church Rates ; " Abolition of Purchase in the Army, and P romotion by Merit ; " A graduated lnelme Tax. " Here is a list which might easily be increased, and no man des e r v i ng th e name o f a Liberal ought , t .. ) wioce when c•ttechi se d on eac h o f t h ese subjects. Now we reassert, almost as a traistn, that no Liberal ought to wince when, put through this ele mentary catechism.. Whether Lord PALMERSTON would kick at it or not we care very little. L')rd DERBY himself witnesses that he will very easily yield to "external pressure"—which, being in terpreted, means pressure by the electors or by those who represent them. He even _ _ • threatens him in the Conservatively eloquent pero ration of his speech, that if he do yield up any of his Tory predilections to popular pressure, —then, woe be to him ! Down will come upon him the whole Tory phalanx, and by the fatal sixteen they will crush him and his. Lord DERBY, we hope and believe, then, sees two things—one, that Lord PA LMERSTON is to continue in office under the new Parliament ; the other, that there may be more members in that Parliament, who have said the candidate's catechism well, than Lord DERBY wishes. Hence the warning that if Lord PA LMERSTON listen to them—by DISRAE LI, GLADSTONE, RVSSELL, and COBDEN he shall be undone ! stituencies, ►here the previous choice of the pos sessors of the franchise obviously and glaringly re quires to be most seriously reconsidered, and that, moreover, at the very earliest available of earning sufficient to bring him within the existing area of taxation, could within a f ew h ours produce a scheme which would be a vast improve ment on that now in operation. There is one way, and one only, in which absolute and perfect equa lity could be obtained ; and that is by charging an equal rate on the capitalised value of every description of property, whether productive or unproductive, which might, if the owner desired it, be converted into cash. There may be some cases of hardship even under this system, which would at the same time be the most just and politic, the most equitable and ex pedient, that could be devised. But the objec tions would be comparatively few in number and weight, and it is impossible to raise the national revenue without annoyance and inconvenience to some parties. But even without resorting to an exclusive tax on property—without altogether liberating industry from the trammels by which it is fettered and restrained, a close approxima tion to an equitable apportionment may easily be devised. One of the best suggestions was that repeatedly put on the notice-book, but not brought forward by the Hon. Gentleman the Member for igrminghatn. It is true that it is only applied to classes, not to individuals, and that it pressed unduly on industry, but still it would be willingly accepted for the time being ; and we have no doubt that its practical operation would prove the feasibility and expelliency of further progress in the same direction. Let the people, then, steadfastly insist on the modification of the In come Tax as earnestly and energetically as they recently did on its reduction. Let every candi• date be compelled to give expression to his views on tke point, and none be supported whose opi nions are not satisfactory, and the grievance will speedily be removed. Sir G. C. LEWIS, or some more competent successor, will discover how easily that may be accomplished which is now declared to be exceedingly difficult, if not alto gether impossible. opportunity. It is to this last-mentioned category that we would most earnestly direct our foregoing recom mendations. The first are bound hand and foot, body and soul, heart and conscience. They are not to be reasoned with. They are not in any way to be influenced. The Ballot and the Ballot alone will be the signal for their political emancipa tion. As to the second, we have not the smallest desire in the world to interfere in any respect whatever with their really enviable and halcyon felicity. They have won for themselves an immu nity from intermeddling. They have earned a right to what we may call the Political Flitch While other Members who are mere Rats or Recalcitrants' are; in Parliamentary phrase, worthy only of being sent to Coventry —Members for those most fortunate constituencies, if we had the heart to send them anywhere else, we would infallibly bid to the old Essex town of Dunmow ! The third section alone constitutes the source of our entire solicitude--that, we mean, of the dissatisfied con. stituencies. Now, let us remind electors again, and again, too, if necessary, that Lord DERBY'S fear is the ground of our hope. We can well imagine how Lord PALMERSTON, on the Tiverton hustings, will once more make all England laugh at Mr. Rowx- CLIFFE'S expense, should Mr. BOWNCLIFFE take up our catechism and ask him the first question— What do you think of the Ballot ? We can think of half-a-dozen jocose answers which our genial Premier will give him, but none of them probably so laughter-causing as what he would actually say. Not the naore should we think Lord PALM2ZSTON a man who would go out of office in a house of pro-ballot men. "If the mountain will not come to MA.HOMET, MAMOMET will go to the mountain," might be PALMERSTON'S heraldic motto. It is not your humorous, genial fellows who fight you to the last, and sulk when they cannot beat you. It is characteristic of such men, that on anything, not in the religious sense a matter of conscience, and we suppose Lord DERBY'S casuistry will not place the Ballot in that category, they have real pleasure in gratifying the many. It is not ex actly, nor by a long way, want of principle ; it is the feeling that the majority have a right to be pleased, and they ought to be pleased. We would not say a word for political tergiversation, but we wish to be just ; and we believe that Lord PALMERSTON is exactly tha man to concede what he would rather refuse, out of sheer good feeling. He would not, like a certain Derbyite orator at Stamford, tell the refractory electors "he wished they had a dump ling stuck in their throats." Again, we say, that just as an Apostle once expressed his joy that " the Gospel waspreached," although by those " who preached it of conten tion and strife," so we rejoice in the preaching by Lord DERBY in contention and strife with the Premier, of what we may call, we hope without profanity, a political gospel. A very defective one we own. We could easily perfect it. We have merely taken, however, such political truths as have assumed a practical form and been so well discussed, that infidelity or scepticism in re- Conspicuous, of course, among these are the constituencies that are partially satisfied and par tially dissatisfied—prominent, perhaps we should rather say pre-eminent, among which may be at once mentioned that of her MAJESTY'S Loyal City of London. There, as in the instance of SirJ. DUKE, the electors of the great Metropolitan constituency, are satisfied cordially and thoroughly ! There, as in case of my Lord JOHN RUSSELL, they are painfully and notoriously dissatisfied Hence the source of the very profound disquietude felt throughout the whole constituency. Hopes on the one hand hav • ing been fully realised--predilections on the other having been grievously disappointed. Insomuch so that the return of Sir JAMES DUKE may be countcd upon as all but absolutely certain While that of Lord JOHN is so singularly dubious that his friends are looking askance as to a saving clause—here to Tavistock, there to Edinburgh ! Another class coming within the same comprehensive third cate.• gory, is that of constituencies where the presont members feel themselves so entirely engulphed in a slough of unpopularity that they themselves withdraw, with the best grace possible under the circumstances, from a contest that could only by possibility result in their ignominious discomfiture. As in the very striking instance of Mr. COBDEN and the West Riding of Yorkshire. Yet another class in the self-same category of mal- gard to them ought to exclude any man from the grand assembly of politicians. Truths which, if a man believe them not, he is nothing, politically, to us. Our political creed is mercilessly Athana iian against all the misbelievers and disbelievers in demands which are little more than a Bill of nights, and a Toleration, not a Religious Equality, Act. We demand as a simple right to give our vote, io that none can laugh or sneer at, or punish us for it. We demand for millions of tixpayers voice in levying the taxer which they pay—we demand that the Bank Monopoly should follow all ter monopolies. Even those who d:_ffor from as on the Currency Question can show no reason ,vhy Banking for the Government and the issue ,f paper should not bo open t) all on equal, i.e., , n Free-trade terms.—We demand that half the people in any parish should not have the power, in the awful name of religion too, to exhrt money by fear or distress warrants for their own *pur- poses from those who worship at their own ex eo.nse.—We cleaned that the power to purchase , : o r money . the con - inland over troops, whose lives aid success in battle ofttinies depend up3n th,ir ,ffic.:rs, shell be abolished in the nama of enninon sense and army ettioioncy.—Wo demand a gra laated lueAne tax. And who—hardly now e. - en he sophiit of 1353 himself—denies that it is essential to common justice ? There, then, is our list again. We will not DOT ncumber it with additions. Indeed, the candi -1 ate right on these points will not go far wrong in anything else. g3nd Lard PALMERSTON men i , t.-n-rnined to cxrry these points whether Peers ,r Premier.; like or „of-,, and L)rd PALMERSTON" is not the man to walk across the House to avoid irrying the whole. L,rd PALMERSTON-and all Lords—will shelve all reforms if the House will et them ; but Inrd PALMERSTON, more than mazy ,f the Lords will say, if the people will have ;hem, have them they shall, and I will give them. Electors—be up and stirring ! It is time for Now, especially, is your opportunity. Now when we are all of us upon the very eve of wit flossing the " Penal Dissolution" of the " M)- ribund Parliament." Who, among all the various candidates, will be the fittest represent ttives ? Who the ablest ? Who tilie likeliest ? The decision will be one, remember, involving the possible duration of its result for a period of not less than seven years—the time of a long apprenticeship ! It becomes consequently a matter of supreme importance -30 long as Parlia neuts continue to be septennial—it becomes a matter of absolutely supreme importance, politi cally speaking, to select wisely among the dif ferent candidates presenting themselves to the constituencies. To select, we rope it, that man of all others who shall give promise of being the Attest, the ablest, the likeliest of representatives. In talking thus, of course, we are alluding simply to one of •the three descriptions of con stituencies into which the possessors of the elec tive franchise may be most accurately and signifi cantly distributed. I. There are notoriously still scattered hero and there sparely over the political surface of the United Kingdom —certain Pocket Boroughs ! In spite of the Reform Bill, in spite of the ostentatious taboo affixed in 1832 to the whole system of Rotten-Borough-mongeri ng , in defiance (to bor row an expressive phrase from the vocabulary of our Gallic neighbours) in defiance of the legisla tive aneantissement of Glatton and Old Sarum, in defiance of the tardier but equally contumelious disfranchisement of Sudbury and St. Albans— there are still, we repeat, thinly sprinkled up and down among the electoral districts of the Three Kingdoms —certain snug seats for Younger Sons, and (during their minority) for Warming Pans, and (in the absence of any younger sons at all) for complaisant and obsequious Nominees. Take, for example—but we won't be invidious ! 11. There are independent constituencies where the electors have really no further choice what evera to m a k e d ur i ng t h e natural prolongative of the politi ca l lif e of their present representatives. Take, a case i n point, strikingly illustrative of our meaning the p os iti on h e ld i n regar d to each other by Finsbury and TiEtolus DUNCOMBE. There as by the influence of a sort of an inevitable affinity—they are bound together indissolubly. The constituency has its very member—s.ll° mem ber his constituency. An associati on b egun twonty-three years ago, and continued since then o been chosen Finsbury—.r uninterruptedly. DUNCOMBE h av i ng by 2,514 votes in 1834 as m.p, f by 4,497 in 183 5— by 4 , 89 5 in 1837 —and by 6,678 in 1852: the election of himself an d hi s (then) colleague bein gsuccessively, in '4l an d '47, altogether unopposed. 111. There are comparatively independent con- THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 18, 1857. LATEST NE WS. SINGAPORE, FEF. 5. The fetes at the commencement of the year have passed without any disorders. Notwithstanding this apparent security the white population does not feel confidence. The leading men in China endeavour to calm the effervescence of the populace, their interests being bound up with those of the Europeans. to call attention to the state of Italy. Had the policy followed diminished the reputation of the country-- " Count Solaro•here interrupted the orator, and de clared he had not said so. " Count Cavour was happy to accept that declaration. As for the cost of the fortifications, it was certainly a heaiy burden to the country ; but still tile treasury was not so low as to prevent their undertaking a work so necessary for the defence of the country, and calculated to place in a stronger light that policy which had secured to Sardinia the sympathy of all Italy and the esteem of Europe. (Loud cheers.) " M. Ponziglion'e, a member of the R'ght, contended that the fortifications of Alessandria had been com menced illegally, like those of Casala. If he voted for the bill, he would at least ask Ministers whether they were as free from other influence as they were free of the Austrians ?" The debate was adjourned, but the result is known by telegraph, which appeared in The Sun yesterday. A vote of 5,000,000 f. for the fortifica tions of Alessandria was passed by a majority of 106 against 14. NAPLES. " NAPTY.S, March 14.—A Muratist party is rrpidly forming And consolidating. An invitation to the army is iri circulation, calling on the troops no longer to countenance the Bourbons. Naples is daily expected to be placed in a state of siege. Two Swiss generals, with the Neapolitan Nunziante, are to have the command. The King is said to have despatched private agents to Paris and Lon don, with a - view of reconciliation. The Neapoli tans finding themselves " neg l ected, " as they call it, by England, are looking to France. PRUSSIA. A letter from Berlin of the 14th says :—" In a verbal note presented on the 11th the Danish Go vernment declares that it is ready to make all the concessions demanded as regards the domains of Lauenburg. But Prussia will not be contented her self with that extent, and in concert with Austria persists in her intention of submitting the question to the Diet. The memorandum of the Danish Go vernment was known here yesterday ; and . our Government was surprised to find that the intro duction to the copy destined for Prussia was not very becoming in tone, and that besides it pre tended that the union of the duchies and Den mark was never purely personal, but that, on the contrary, it has always been real. It ap pears from a semi-official article in a Kiel journal that, tr) prove the reality of the union, the Danish. Government relies on the patent of King Chris tian VII. of the 9th Sept„ 1806, relative to Hol stein ; on the treaty of the 4th June, 1815, relative to Lauenberg ; and on the patent of incorporation of the 22d. Aug., 1721, relative to Schleswick." JAPAN. A. Dutch journal, the Nord Brabander, in a letter from Batavia of the 9th January, states that a conflict has taken place between the Eng lish and the Japanese. Two English verels of war are said to have forced the entrance of the pore of Nagasaki, where they remained at anchor. Nothing is known of the causes which led to this conflict. One of them, a steamer, broke the chain across the entrance. Although the town is well fortified on the side of the sea, the Japanese autho rities did not dare to resell to force to repel the two English vessels. .S P A I N. The Madrid journals of the 13th contain an ac count of the trial of General Prim by court martial. The General, it seems, refused to ap pear before the court, because he thought he bad been treated with i n di gn it y i n being brought up in custody from . T o l e d o :. G eneral Reina, who acted as prosecutor, in a speech to the court, represented that it was absolutely necessary that officers of the highest grades should set the example of submission and respect to the military laws.and regulations ; and he con teritled that General Prim, by the letter he had addressed to the newspapers reflecting on. the government, had violated those laws and regulations. He therefore demanded that his name she - 41d be struck out of the army list, and that he should be sentenced to a year's im prisonment. General Zaval4, defender of Gene ral Prim, contended that the latter had not vio lated the regulations, and that he ought to be a-J -, quitted. The court, after deliberation, decided that the general should remain under arrest for six months, but not be deprive -I of his grade or honours. A rrited Carlist chief; named Noy de las Barre quetas, who had been under surveillance at Madrid, had clandestinely quitted the capital, and this gave rise to the belief that the Carlists were projecting a rising for the spring. The funeral of Quintona, the poet, had taken place, and had been attended by General San Miguel and other political notabi lities. The Progressists of Salamanca, had resolved on bringing forward H.R.H. Don Henry as can didate for one of the districts of the province of that . name. The prince has been for some time residing in that city by or d er of the Government. ROY AL VISIT TO THE ADELPHI THEATRE. This evening her Majesty, Prince Albert, and the Royal family will visit the Adelphi Theatre. The ar rangement of the pieces for representation will be as follows :—" Ireland as It Is," " In and Out of Place," " Barney the Baron," and " A Night at Notting-hill.r content or dissatisfied constituencies, still re inaining—not already specified. Constituencies, we mean whore the freak, the petalance, or the 111 grant ingratitude of the electors upon the occa sion of the last Pulitical Passage of Arms requires to be in some signal manner expiated. Ecce Sig num, —the Liberal borough of Bradford, and the distinguished aad veteran Reformer, the author of the "Corn Law Catechism !" Bradford, we douLt not, however, will do its utaiosit in 1857 to expiate what we have termed the freak, petu- I once, or ingratitude of 1852, in regard b Gene nil PERRONNET THomrsoN. As conscientious, liberal-minded, acute, and 16orious a Represen The Countess of Jersey has issued cards for an assem bly on Friday next. The Countess of Mansfield waited on her Royal High ness the Duchess of Gloucester, yesterday afternoon, at Gloucester House. Tne Earl of Lincoln left town on Saturday, to take his place on the grand jury fur the Nottinghamshire as sizes, Nottingham. Sir George Wombwell is expected in town, on Friday, from Melton Mowbray. Sir Joseph and Ledy Bailey have left; town for their seat, Glanusk Park, Brecknockshire, Sir Henry Cetterrell left town, ou Monday, for his seat, Garnons, Herefords,lore. LEITH HARBOUR.—The revenue of Leith Harbour in the year 1855-56 amounted to 238,5011, of which 91,524/. accrued from dues on shipping.* The amount duff to Government at the Present time is 228,3741. We are sorry to a.nnotpete that Viscount Hinton, whilst on a vi s it to the Duke of Be iuf.rt, met with a severe accident on Friday list, from hi , horse becoming unmanageable. Though his lordship was thrown vio lently on his heal, he is now happily doing well. Lord Dynevor has purchased Hampdep House, in Green-street, late the residence of the Earl of Kinnoull :.hose family h a ve remo ve d t o P ortman square. , H er R o y a l Highness the Duclieee of Kent, accom panied by the Priectss Amelia, of Hohenlohe Schilling fins:, a..(1 attended by Btroness de Speth, and Sir George Cooper, arrived at her residence, Clarence house, St. James's, yesterday afternoon, from Frogrnore. The Countess of Lucan and Lady Lavinia Bingham are still staying in the south of France, and will not re turn to town until after Easter. The noble earl is ex pectel in town to-day from Ireland. Lord and LAy Henniker have arrived in town for the season, 11:s lordship Las taken a mansion in Greftora street. ci,, L rn o t r , d ur a v n; o l x L fo a r d d y .h Churchill l e ft t own , yester d ay, for The Hon. Coailas and Lady Catherine Cavendish are expected in t iwo to-day from LatimerP, Be r k,. CA7STAL PALACE.—ONE SHILLING DAY, Tu'sday, Mar,:li 17.—Ailinissim.; on p.t.yinerit, 1,653 ; do. by see eon tickets; 716: totel visitors, 2,369, IW FALE REFORNATORY,..— hie found tion-stone of a new reformatory institution for girls was laid by the Aleyor of Exeter, M r. W . Backingliain, oa Monday. A large number of influential ladies and gentlemen, from the city of Exeter and county of Devon, including Sir S. H. Nor hcote, Sir M. Lopes (High-Sheriff of the county) ; Mr. Commissioner Bare, and the Rev, Chan cellor Martin were present. The site for the institution is a very eligible one, and is situated in a large fist I, in St. Sid wells, Exeter. After the interesting ceremony the spec ators were addressed by Sir M. Lopez, Mr. ffieuc - J. Milford, th e M ayor of gxeter, th e R ev. Chant c:Ilor Martin, aci d Si r S . Ir Nerthcote. Th e l atter gentleman t ( L n s t a i n t u s t itantiesdfotrh boysa t,ita rie while i v t h a e r u r ( s i e parts w gr e e many t o r a efdi reforma tory had the cou n t ry , there were very f ew for girlie been experienced in placing girls convicted of offences in Devonshi re i n suc h i nstitutions . SARDINIA. THE LATE DOWAGER LADY TALBOT DE MALAIIIDE. The sitting of the 14th of the Chamber of Dep . —The Right Hon. Anne Sarah, Dowager Lady Talb o t ties of Tur;n was . entirely taken up with th e dis de Melahide, di e d on the 13th i ns t., af ter a l ong illness, cuiNion on the fortification of Alessandria. The in her 69th year, a t h er res id ence , E vercreech House, Ministers Lannarmont, Cavour, R a t azz i, Lanza, and near Shepto n Mall e t, coun t y Somerset. H er ladyship D.efoitesta were p resen t. Th e quest i on before the married in 1804 to e comprised a bill o f i n d emn i ty f or the expenses E wa4 ., the of da E ug v h er te e r re a , n ci d i, co a - n h , e i ir w es a s s of the late S. Robbard, house comprised incurred for that purpose without the sane- Jame s, tion of the Parliament, and a further grant for the House, and of Malahide Castle, the death of his elder , la i d n y l sh B i 4 p 9, h a a n d d e e ig iz t l 3d Lord Talbot de acloalunahvidDieubolfinE, vwerhcoreseucelr. continuation of the works seeded to the Irish peerage on i h n r o t t h h e e r, yearßichardf ,) liow % i V n g o . g " (Lunt Solaro della Margherita, the leader of the i xtreme Right, opened the discussion by observing that w h o succeeds to the Ever- the fortification of Alessandria appeared to him a' mere sons and five daughters. Her eldest son is the present waste of the public mor.ey. Piedmont would never have Lord Talbot de Malahide, are army numerous enough to garrison the fortresses creech property, and has recently been elevated to the and to meet the enemy in the field at the same time ; and peerage of the United Kingdom. a n , v s y e choir::: hetlord EMIGRATION FUND.—A society of noblemen and gen: in, tend of provoking her po wer f u l ne i ghbour, it ought themen have established a fund, called the '` W ellington to be her p o li c y to conciliate the letter, and to await Emigration F un d,' from the fact that the p resent Duke the course of even t s . P e d mont bad no other defence of Welli ng t on heads the subscription with a d onation of against Aust r i a b u t h er own straightforward conduct 1,0001. M essrs . L a b ouc h ere, Sid ney Herbert, and mei the p ro t ec ti on o f th e other powers. Now Austria had no agereesive intentio ns , an d if the had the other Thomas Bari ng , th e L er d M ayor , L or d S tanley, &c. powers would pr e v en t h er ; th e peaceful attitude of take an active s h are i n th e procee di ngs o f the aseocia , P Lion. The co mm itt ee i s f orme d w ith th e view of endea iedmont wo u ld secure t o h er the assistance of France and Engla n d. B u t th ose powers never did, nor never veering to relieve, by emigrat i on , th e distress existing would countenance the h o p es of Piedmont touching the among the labou r i ng c L esses i n th e metropolis. The emigration will be p r i nc i pa ll y di rec t e d to those colonies triumph of the It a li an id ea — a ll th ey m i ght say would which contribute t owar d s t h e f un d , and subs be, 'Wait till we find it e x p e di en t t o go to war.' When specify 'the parti cu l ar co l ony to which tbeir cribers may Count Cavour return e d f rom P ar i s b e to ld t h e country contribu that he bad defended th e It a li an cause —h e a l most pre committee on the o ne b an d , an d L ord Godericb tions are to b e a p p li e d . R egulations will be made by the dieted the immediate regenerati on o f It a l y. A n d then M.P., Rev, F. D. Maurice Mr, Neale Po r t er, and others he (Count Solaro) fores aw tt a t it wou ld b e attempted , kindly acting on behalf of the working men, for the ye- to keep up the illusion by demonstrations which were lection of emigrants. Facilities will be afforded for the t for the fortification of Alessand r i a , an d f or the pretex emigrant s repay i ng i n the colony the sum advanced, so notorious. The step taken at P ar i s h a d b een made the subscription to the 100 guns, praised by the Pied soon as their improved circumstances may enable them nzontese Gazette and the ministerial organs. The to do so. It is proposed, when the temporary pressure deliverance of Italy, the honourable orator thought, re caused by the glut in the labour market shall have sub- sided, required something else th an f or t resses ; the idea of the g . to apply th e b a l ance t o promoting female emi- fortifications was contr ar y t o th e o ld policy of Piedmont, ration and even to the It a li an cruse. I t was not by such M CONVICTION UNDER THE P ILOTAGE C LAUSES OF THE means as these that th e h ouse of Savoy had increased its MERCHANT SH IPPING A CT.—GRAVESEND, March 16. territory, but by th e common consent of all the powers. A case of consid era bl e i mportance to steamboat corn- anies whose ve sse l s run t o t h e Continent came before The hon, gentleman conc l u d ed with saying that if the P fortifications of Ale ssan d r i a are to be consider:A as the the borough magistrates, sitting at the Town-hall. Capt. cradle of Italian independence, it was a sign r ing Italy, M. Little, the master of th e General Steam Navigation that great mother, felt herself too weak to bring forth, into the world. Company's steam-ship Countess of Lonsdale, trading be- or feared that her offspring might be suffocated in com tween London and Hamburg, was summoned for having i n g continued in charge of his vessel in Gravesend Reach on a, the 15th of February, after Edward Tracey, a duly- Count Cavour, in reply, thought that some parts of qualified pil o t, bad offered Count Sal em ' s speech were so radical that they sounded to t a k e charge. It appeared as if they h a d b een spoken by M. Brofferio. He had that the steam er was proceeding down the river to Ham- burg, when th e comp l a i nant offered his services to the uttered so sev ere a cr i ticism on diplomacy that one could defendant to pil o t h er. T he defendant refused to engage ardly beli eve it had come from a late Minister for him, on the ground th a t h e held a certificate from ,the Foreign Aff a i rs. L eaving the strategical question to be devti Board of Trade, and w hi c h authorised him to navigate would ved by th e Mi n i ster of War, he Count Cavour) content hi mse lf w i th stating that the idea of his vessel in pil o t age waters. It was now submitted that, although the defendant possessed a Board of Trade fortifying Alessandria was very old. Charles Albert certificate, it did not entitle him to pilot a vessel tradin bad ordered a pl an to b e drawn up for the purpose (here ' Gen. Lamar mora d rew the plan e in question from his in the United Ki ng d om or the Channel Islands, to Hamburg, but only th ose mimin between an place portfoli ,). If it was no t execute d it was cer t a i n l y not and to navigate his vessel he ought t o have had a pilotage cer- that king's fault. B e f ore th e F renc h revo l ut i on V a l enza, tificate from the Trinity H ouse. For the company it troyed the m — w h y ? Out of mere wantonness? Cer- Tortona, and Al essandria were fortified. Austria de was submitted that the C ountess of Lonsdale was what is known as a home trade passenger ship, and that the Since he (Count C avour ) b a d b een Mi n i s t er, th e W ar tairly not, f or s h e was too conservat i ve f or t h at. Ever Board of Trade certificate w as sufficient authority for the defendant to pilot her. Th e b ench were of opinion that Department h a d constant l y urge d t h e necess i ty of forti the ship was liable to pilotage, and imposed be penalty l e f t f ur fying Alessandria. Nay, before General Lamarmora of double pilotage. Notice of appeal was then given,and 1 lici— y against leaving that Own unfertified. The bon, it was understeod that the case would be taken to the ' Court of Q•teen's Bench. This decisio n will affect all the orator added that although Austria might not intend to the Crimea, be bad threatened to protest pub boats running to the Continent and th e various orts. Ibe t a k en i n t o cons id era ti on . Should Piedmont have t o ` r bore-head "or tide flowed up this —B RID GEW AT E H , p March 15.—The fightbe aggre ss i ve , s till an aggress i on was a contingency to THE WEATHER singl e -h an d e d, Al es sandria w ou ld serve to collect March with tre mendous force ; the expected wave was about four feet i and dull n e w troops. between Casale and Alessandria, n o A ustrian force Whi e there was an army high, which was remarkable, in asmuch as the tides are would dare gto march upon the capital. If Piedmont not flood at preeent. Abeut 20 ininuupte:heafrtievrertphearrfiertst,t formed it being about ten had the assistance of allies Alessandria would still be useful ; but at any rate her first duty was to develops her strength ; then alone would foreign interference not t fl h o e w h a e i n g o h t t h another ' t ‘ h h e e head ' v ' e c s carne which rushing feet. This was followed by a third flood, without any b e fraught with danger. How could Austria take um . Lead." Te e properly on the river suffered severely, brage at Piedmont's fortifying Alessandria, wlen, be and, had the larger craft broken from their moorings, sides fortifying her own towns, she fortified Piacenza the iron bridge would in all pr kataty have been car- w hi c h did not belong to her ? and by deing so, she tied away. Some say such an occurrence has rot been violated the treaties, and provoked Sardinia. Count Italy—that yt,ur 0 f Ita ly jmeasuretthecvvo n a g s esonlysoaf continuationparis That h a t of tfa e q policy uite that fru itl, s prompted T he Sardinia language. foreign r i e n i g f an witnessed for the last 36 years. The barometer has in- Sala° was wrong in connecting the fortification of Ales dicated the following atmospheric pressure : sandria with any hopes cancerning the independence of Wind. ... 2 2 2: 4 4 7 0 6 inches iaches iii March 12th ... ... 30 - 078 inches ... ... S.E. March 13th ... ... 29 '670 incises .. ... S.E. to S.W. policy sa h rn ad e storm s of wind and rain, w towards s. Marc 1115th ... .. March 14th ... heavy not Piedmont had been greatly modified, ing hard at intervals. owing, hothought, to the efforts nine by that country ...... S N .I .W V I, blow- psyos.teermbseeonf BouusE, March 17.—The following were the las' quotations : Cash. fr. c li por Cents - 3 per Cants 7O V) Now Loan Bank Shares 4,105 Roman Credit Mobilier 1,435 Austrian Belgian Fives ...... .. 94 Spanish Threes Pied mentos() (5) 9l 25 Homo Debt RAILWAYS—FOR CASU- End of Month. —fr. - -c. 71 15 --- tr. c. fr C Orlcyz.ns 1,480 Western Northorn tBs Strasburg Lyons .. 1,520 -- New Ditto Mediterranean 2,010 -- Grand Central Lyons Geneva ...... 807 50 Tiie3te -- Vette AUSTRIA. A Vienna letter sqys :—" Count R. d'Appony, our envoy in London, has left to return to his post. Before setting out he had a long conference with Count Buol and Sir H. Seymour ; his leave of ab ence was to have continued to the Ist April, but be has had to abridge it in conaquence of his pre smce being necessary at London. M. .Lichma,n, who is to replace Baron de Koller in the commis sion for the reorganisation of tho principalities, has also left for his post." tative of trio People as any a R tdieal 11,3 f orming constituency could select. Here, as elsewhere, therefore, let us hop 3 that the Electors—roused t, a s-3ris3 of the vital importance of the situation —will at once bestir themselves. It is universally admitted that if the Income " i P: o x: n e t r ebaebout 'toler a ted.tbe imposed The s o_ f e o „ r l I :h a. 0 e I , first mt time, taxl the system at present in operation would not for a ti.in of all incomes, without reference to the sources from whence they may ba derived or tin manner in which they may he obtained, is so un equal in operation, so unsound in principle, that, were it n( t an established, fact, had it not repeat edly received the legislative sanction ; it would seem a mere waste of time to adduce argurnenti against it. Even those who are the most strenuous opponents of any modification acknowledge the magnitude of the evil ; but in place of striving to provide an adequate remedy, they attempt, or pre tend to attempt, to direct all their exertions against the impost itself, while at the same time professing Free-trade principles, and an in tense desire to reduce materially indirect imposts. This is really an artfully-devised scheme to disgust the nation with a tax so inequitable and so oppres sive, so as to induce the people t) tolerate the indi rect imposts, which at the same time fetter our countnerce--place an unfair proportion of the na tional burdens on the industrial population, and tike far more from the pockets of those by whom they are actually paid—the consumers—than finds its way into the National Exchequer. These par ties well know that a judiciously -assessed and fetirly apportioned Property Tax is by far the best im post for the community at large, that it is alike equitable and expedient, pressing on those beat able to sustain the burden, and making every man contribute to the liquidation of the national lia bilities and the maintenance of the national estab lishments, secundum, statics, et fac&tates, according to his means, the stake ho posesses and the pos: tion which he occupies in the country. But it is these very reasons which render it acceptable to the community at large that hor rify red-tapists. It is opposed to the very first principles of "State craft," which is to press the needy to the uttermost, and to permit the wealthy to escape with comparative impunity. Poor men under our present artificial system are mere political cyphers. They either are deprived altogether of the elective franchise, or if they possess it they are subjected to so many improper and corrupt influences either through the dicta tion or coercion of landlord, employer, or cus tomer, or through the application of a pecuniary bribe, that they are virtually unrepresented. Therefore the burdens are as far as practicable transferred to their shoulders. The constitu• tional maxim that "fixation should be coin cident with representation" is wholly repudiated, and those who have few, if any, friends in PArlia, meat receive the hardest hits. The over-toiled operative or labourer, earning a scanty subsistence by unremitting toil, and having no provision put aside for a rainy day—.whose family a brief illness of, or accident to, the father and provider will con sign to the tender mercies of the Union Work house, contributes far more largely to the National Exchequer than the purse -proud millionnaire, or the fortunate possessor of wide-s . pread domains ; and that although the money is required for the satisfaction of debts contracted for the preserva tion or improvement in value of these properties, or for their present protection. In fact, as a very talented writer and profound observer has recently remarked, " there is not any wicked thing so foolish, or any foolish thing so wicked," as the prevailing fiscal system which Noble L•rds and Right Hon. and Hon. Gentlemen laud as the perfection of human wisdom, and for which they declare that no adequate substitute can be discovered. Now we distinctly and positiTely assert that any actuary qualified to discharge the duties of an insurance office, any merchant's clerk capable FRANCE PARIS, TUESDAY EVENING. The Moniteur continues its list of nominations in the Legion of Honour on the occasion of the anniversary of the birth of the Prince Imperial. It now publishes 244 nominations to the rank of knight among officers of the army, and officers, non-commissioned officers, and privates in the gen darmery. The answer of the King of Prussia to the last communication of the French Government haS been received. The terms are said to be pacific, sad, what is not often the case somewhat to the point. His Majesty was evidently in a benevolent humour when he wrote or dictated them. It would be hazardous to say what the next communication will be. The conference will soon open again "for the despatch of business." The two Commissioners sent by the canton of Neuchatel to Paris to assist Dr. Kern have been received by the Minister for Foreign Affairs. The King of Naples, with the view of conciliating the Western Powers, has, it is said, promised some large contracts to English and French capitalists. The members of the Senate, Legislative Corps, Council of State, rtc. , were admitted to the Tuileries last night, to present their felicitations on the happy event of the Prince Imperial having com pleted his first year yesterday. His little Highness is, as you are aware, inscribed on the muster roll of the Ist Regiment of Grenadiers of the Guard, and tile men of that gallant corps have celebrated the auspicious event by thebanquets, accompanied with appropriate toasts. The public, who seemed to have forgotten all about the matter, were reminded of it by the flags hoisted on some public buildings. The Court tailor, also, who in matter of joyous demonstration is next to the Grand Master of the Ceremonies, himself the most enlightened man in Paris, bad given notes of prepara tion. For three evenings previously a stream of gas-lights played round the shop front for half-an-hour, and experimental flags fluttered over the doorway. The Moniteur of yester day and to-day has several columns filled with promotion in the army and the Legions of Honour, and, what is still better, a number of poor children are received into the Orphan Asylum, which is under the patronage of the infant Prince ; and which owes its foundation to the funds subscribed last year to offer a testimonial on the occasion of his birth. Nothing is left undone to render the heir to the throne popular, and keep him present in the minds, if not in the hearts, of The people. It was supposed that the anniversary would ho signalised by a pretty comprehersive crea tion of new nebility. The intention has been often attributed to his Majesty; and it is still said that he has not abandoned it altogether. In his more thoughtful pioments he has perhaps recoiled from such a parody of the first Empire, never less opportune. The ice, however, has been broken by the Dukedom of Malakhoff, and there are many among the aspirants to nobility whose victories on the well-known battle field in the rue Vivienne are considered by themselves as on a par with t e Mar shal's.attacks on the Crimean stronghold. Duo du Grand Central, Marquis de la Bourse, and Comte do la Coulisse would surely sound es well as Duc de Bouillon, Comte du Tron-bonbon, and Baron de la Marmala le, and poaterity would not make much dff-rence between a genuine aristocracy and the pestir,;he. Few eyes detect, at a distance, the dif ference between paste and diamond. They who have set their hearts on patents of nobility, as well as on railroad concessions, nrry well be gratified in the clue is they have been enriched in the other. The French addition squadron is expected to reach the Chinese waters by the end of April. Feruk Khan, the Persian Envoy, will leave Paris for London this week. Before his departure his Excellency will have an interview with the Em peror Na,poleJn. FINE ARTS. CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. The Royal Mail steamship England, Capt. Dun las, arrived at Dartmouth yesterday, the 17th inst., from India, via the Cape of Good Hope. Her dates are Calcutta, Dec. 15 ; Madras, Dec. 22 ; Point de Galle, Dec. 27 ; the Mauritius, Jan. 12 ; Cape of Good Hope, Jan. 31; St. Helena, Feb. - 10 ; Ascension, Feb. 15. The England brings a large mail from the Maui i tius and the Cape, and about 30 passengers, chiefly from India. Her cargo consiits of about 150 tons of indigo and 700 tans of other Calcutta produce, besides 110 tons landed at Cape To wn . Sh e had very heavy weather after leaving the Mauritius, and strong westerly galei, all the way from the Western Islands. The Royal Mail steamship Ire land arrived at the Cape on the 29th of Jan. The England was detained two days on that account. Her Majesty's steam transport Vulcan, arrived on the 28th of - January, in 72 days froth. Ports mouth, with Baron Stutterheim and part of the German Legion on board ; the Abyssinian hired transport had also arrived wish German troops. The England spoke the following vessels during :—January her voyage in lat. 30.30 S., l ong. 38 E., the Dutch bark Hen r i e tt e, 4 8 days from Java, bound for Amsterdam ; Jan. 25, off the Cape, her Majesty's ship Raleigh, from Simon's Bay, bound for Singapore ; Feb. 5, in lat. 23.30 S., long. 3.30 E , the American ship Martha, Feb. 8, in lat. 17.30 S., long. 3.15 W., the English bark Geelong ; February • 10, in /at. 15.50 S., long. 6 W., the Dutch schooner Mary Goddard 50 days from. Batavia, bound for Schiedam ; same day, the Eng lish barque Fingal, 34 days from the Mauritius, bound for London ; Feb. 13, in lat. 9.40 S., long. 12 W., the English barque Anna, Mary, 15 days from' Table Bay, bound for London • Feb. 16 i n lat. 6.50 S., l ong . 1 6 W ., the French ' barque Elise, 41 days from Bourbon, bound f or B or d eaux ; Feb. 20, in lat. 2 N., long. 20.30 W., the English bark Crimea; Feb. 20, in lat. 2.30 N., long. 20.43 the Eng lish ship John Spencer, 76days from Calcutta, bound for Trieste ; March 3, in lat. 27.15 N., long. 40 W. the American ship S m l. W atts, 75 days from the Chinchas' Islands, bound for HaVre de Grace ; March 5, in lat. 32 40 N ., l ong. 43 W., the Dutch ship Cor nelis'Houtman, 90 days from Batavia, bound for Amsterdam ; March 6, in lat. 33 45 N., long. 41 15 W., th e B remen bark Constitucion, 45daysfrom Rio de Janeiro, bound for Bremen ; the same day) .the English ship City of Calcutta, from Cal cutta, bound for London ; March 10, off the Island of Corvo, the American ship Screamer, 16 days from Havre de Grace, bound for New Orleans ; March 16, off the Lizard, the English barque Pa trician' 40 days fr om Jamaica, bound for L on d on. The Roman Emperor, fr om Calcutta, and the Alma, from Adelaide, had Passed St. Helena on the sth and 7th of February. MURDER OP Two CHILDREN BY THEIR MOTHER, AND SUICIDE OP THE MURDERESS.—A murder and sui cide have this week taken place at the village of Sunny brow, near Bishop Auckland, Durham. The murderess is a woman named Jane Parkinson, the wife of a pit man working at Bowden Close Colliery, and the two victims are her children, the eldest a boy aged two years and nine months, and the youngest an infant aged about nine months. The mother was in her 28th year, had only been married about 18 months, and resided with her husband at Sunnybrow. On Tuesday morning the husband left home at 8 o'clock, and proceeded to his work at the pit, and about 10 the deceased woman dressed herself, and stated to the neighbours that she was going to Willington to fetch home her husband's shoes, which bad been sent to be repaired. She also dressed both the children, and said as they had not much fresh air lately she would take them with her. At this time nothing remarkable was observed in her demeanour ex cept an unusnal degree of gaiety. She proceeded alqng a gotpath through Sunnybrow-wood towards Wil lington, and nothing more was seen of her until noon. Shortly after twelve, Peter Na3l,r, a stonemason, was going towards Willington to his dinner, when he saw a woman extended at full' length in a small stream of water which takes its course through the wood above mentioned, and passes under the Bishop Auckland Rail aay. She lay with her face in the water, and by her side was a little boy, whose head was also immersed, and the woman's arm was passed over him, and seemed to hold him down. Naylor gave an alarm, but tefore assistance arrived he raised up the body of the woman, and then disc overe d an i nfant lying beneath her. All three were quite dead. Scores of people soon flocked to the spot, and the bodies were quickly identified as those of Jane Parkinson and her two children. On opening the woman's dress, he found in her bosom a small tobacco box, cont a i n i ng th e money she bad taken with her to pay for the shoes. The stream at the place i_ where the bodies were f oun d was on l y inches o in deptb, and th e b oy ' s cap was drawn over h i s eyes. The positio n an d appearance of the bodies would lead to the i conjectur e th a t th e woman b ad first rnmered and drowned the eldest child, and had then thrown herself into the water upon the infect. THE BRITISH INSTITUTION. An agreeable saunter may now be enjoyed any fine afternoon round the Gallery of the old British Institution. And although many of our accus tomed favourites are unfortunately this year a-want ing, there are still observable among the list of exhibitors a few great names, and several smaller ones, large at least in promise —to make up for the deficiency. If we have nothing this year from Ro berts, nothing from Lee, nothing from Creswick— we have, at any rate, the satisfaction of "perusing" two or three of the charming landscapes and sea scapes of Jutsum, as, for example, Nos. 3 and 197, the picturesque "Devonshire Coast," and the plea sant "Hayfield." We are refreshed in spirit by watching the "Rain Clearing off;" in No. 82, by H. Dawson—and find an assuaging influence, not by any means unwelcome in a period of easterly winds, in the glimpse of a "Tranquil Stream in Autumn," caught through the medium of the Welch scene portrayed in No. 173 by C. Bran white. There is an omission, moreover, of a rather unusual kind in the early spring exhibition of native contemporary paintings in the gallery of the British Institution—the much-to-be-regretted omission of the name of Sant, to which, hitherto, thanks to his ready and most graceful pencil, we have now for several years past become, in a man ner, very delightfully habituated. There is con siderable excellence to console us, however, even for this, in the "Boy's Head," No. 315, by W. E. Frost—and in a very different way also, in the " Pliant Hour," by W. P . F r i th, R. A. a picture, the one last mentioned, in which the artist has interpreted the deep erotic charm latent in those few and simple words o f Oth e ll o, " Upon this hint I spake"—spake, that is, to Desdemona, of his own loving and tender infatuation. Another and strik ingly contrasted Sha , ksperian painting, full of genius of a diametrically opposite, though of a not less unmistakable description, will be lingered before, we doubt not, by almost every individual visitor this season to the Gallery of the British Institu tion. We allude to the wonderfully elaborated, gro tesque, fantastic, and eminently humorous picture delineative of the last scene in the "Merry Wives of Windsor" —the latest of the really re markable paintings in oil lately given to the world of art (to its mingled surprise and admiration) by the fluent baud of rare and inexhaustible George Cruikshank. Such a Herne's Oak fairy scene as it is ! With the Fat Knight tumbled down " squelch" among the furze and brushwood— pinched, and pricked, and fleered at, and flouted, , stunned w;th noise and dazzled with torches, scared by gibes and covered with explosions of derisive laughter ! Yonder is Dame Quickly on her knees, pummelling the recreant Sir John to her heart's content--yonder, fantastically masked as a Merry Devil, the roaring and roystering Bully Pistol—yonder Doctor Cains (like a goose as he is) " absquatulating" with the mock Anne Page, while the veritable original is being adroitly carried off at an opposite corner by cunning Master Fenton. The whole scene as portrayed by George Cruik shank is replete (as any one might guess, coming from his easel) with sparkling fun, frolic, and ani mation. John Gilbert affords us, in his turn, in . No. 76, a picture hardly less remarkable in its glit tering life and vivacity—his canvas presenting to view, most Picturesquely lit up with gleams of sun light, " A Regiment of Royalist Cavalry at the Battle of Edgehill." Frank Dillon, in No. 1 (which we can't help "taki ng care of" in this way by an especial word of totice) reveals to view "The - Colossal Pair, Thebes"—Shamy and Dr.my—the nearest of the two ben our old classic friend Memnon ! The picture, if it does not remind one of Hunt's " Sphinx," at any rate bears comparison with poor young Seddon's "Sunset View of the Great - Pyramid." We ought not, in justice, to pass out in-o Pall Mall, before casting a glance of admiration at George Lance's "Beautiful in Death," a gorgeous limning of a dead marvel of a peacock I Without a momentary pause before Maw Eugley's strange pre-Raphaelite delineation of the "Talking Oak" of Tennyson ! " Above all, without a smile of wor der and of pleasure, at T. P. Hall's (No. 458) gay and laughter-moving version of "Moliere reading to his Housekeeper' —a painting really admirab!e for its humour and vivacity. TAP' PEACE CONFERENCE -1856. PAINTED BY E. DIIBI7FE. A remarkable historical picture—almost, we might venture to say without exaggeration, of co lossal dimension—is now on view at 79, Corn hill, the well-known and 'popular gallery of the Messrs. Leggatt, Hayward, and Leggatt. It is the production of Monsieur E. Dubufe, Chevalier of the Legion of Honour, and is the personal property of the Emperor Napoleon lll.—having been painted expressly by order of his Imperial Majesty in com memoration of the late Notable "Paris Confe rences." The magnitude of this extraordinary work of art will be more dist:nctly appreciable to those who have not already seen it, when we ob serve that it is actually no less than 17 feet by 10 feet 6 inches, and that it includes as many as fifteen "life-size" Portraits from the Life—Portraits from sittings given to the artist by each of the fifteen remarkable personages here represented. The scene is the very room which was the literal arena of the Conference,. The furniture and de corations being portrayed iu it with careful exac titude. Over the mantelpiece a Bust [of the Em peror—that is to say not the Emperor, but the present Emperor." In the foreground —as the most conspicuous personages of the group the Four principal representatives of the Four princi pal Powers engaged in the late European Struggle, whether by force of arms or through the medium of diplomatic negotiations—England in this way being represented by Lord Clarendon --Turkey by Aali Pacha—Russia by Count Orloff—France by by Count Walewski. Besides the Austrian Envoy, the Prussian Envoy, and the Sardinian Envoy, there are notice a bl e i n th e b ackground such men as Lord Cowley and M. de Bourqueney—not forget ting even among the notabilities taking part in the Congress that astute and very essential ipator partic in th e l a b ours of the Conferences, the very able gentleman who officiated at the table as the French Secretary. What we principally call to recollection after examining M. Dubufe 's Great Picture of the_ " Paris Conferences" may be thus briefly enume rated—the puffy and almost bloated face of Wa lewski—the gigantic bulk of the burly Orloff—the pale and dyspeptic features of Clarendon —and the clear but wonderfully sour visage of the Prussian Premier Manteuffel. THE GREAT EXHIBITION -1851, PAINTED BY H. C. &LOU& An astonishingly large engraving from the hand of Samuel Benin, has just been issued from 467, I Oxford-street, by Mr. Thomas Boys, the eminent and enterprising printseller. It is the result of an elaborated and ingenious transfer to metal of the numerous figures delineated in the original paint ing by H. C. Selous—the picture representing in one comprehensive view the memorable spectacle of in Hyde-park. Th e spectacle of her most gracious Majesty the Queen opening the Crystal Palace All Nations upoia that lovely May morni of ng, not very soon, we conceive, to be lost to the world's recol lection. The crowd o f hi storical portraits in troduced by the pai n t er, and here faithfully re produced by the engraver —must of itself alone be regarded as matter for very general astonishment. Around the Queen upon the dias, the principal individuals of the Court. Close beside her Ma , jesty—H.R.H. the Prince, accompanied by the two eldest of the Royal children. Upon the Sove reign's left --the splendidly and various p onattired ly members of th e C orp Diplematique. U her Majesty' s r i g ht t h e leading Statesmen of both Houses of the Legislature, mingled here and there with other personages otherwise remarkable. About the most conspicuous individuals in the foreground being the munificent and enterprising Sir Samuel Morton Peto, in his deputy-lieutenant's uniform—the man who was to the Great Exhibition what William Dargan was afterwards to the Great Dublin Exhibition. The observer will not fail, of course, to recognise at once* among the other portraits introduced the Duke of Welling, ton, and Lord J o h n Russell, and Richa;fd Cobden, and Dr. Lyon Playfair, and a variety of other notabilities grouped together most miscellane ously. The most unsatisfactory portrait of all, to our mind, being (strange to tell) that of her most gracious Majesty the Sovereign. A s the visible memento of a great historical event the huge en graving before us will be recognised, at once and by all, as one singularly valuable and attractive. BOLTON , ABBEY—IN THE OLDEN TIME. PAINTED BY SIR EDWIN LA-NDSEER, R.A. A masterpiece; in regard to the reissue of which necessary to notify here in the briefest simple fact of its re it is only terms imaginable, the aPPearanc. Admirable, as so many others of Edwih Landseer's extraordinary works of art incontestably are—this one no less incontestably is, among all his works, the moat admirable, the most truthful, and th e most eminently beautiful.' "Bol ton Abbey in the Olden Time" being to Landseer in his department of art, what the "Descent from the deg,r was to Sir Peter Paul, what the "Last Supper" was to Leonardo, what the " Transfigure tian" was to Raffaelle. In speaking thus we are not, we conceive, speaking in any way extrava gantly. We are talking of Sir Edwin in his cha racter as an animal painter, as "the animal painter. And viewing him as such, we accord to his noble picture of "B e l ton A bb ey " the first- and foremost Placedae of all, as , i ndisputably his masterpiece. En gr very charmingly by W. T. Davey, it is now issued anew most enticingly from Mr. Boys' popu lar cbtablintiment.