The Sun.
London, England, 1862-05-28 00:00:00

PRUSSIA,

A Munich letter, in the Aloniteur, has the fol-
lowing A conclusion has perhaps been too
hastily come to, that the Prussian troops are
about to enter the Electorate of Hesse. That
eventuality, however, preoccupies the public mind
in Germany. It would be difficult for such an
extreme measure to be adopted, without the spe-
cial authorisation of the Diet, even should the
Cabinet of Berlin allege that the affair was not a
Federal one, but an almost personal difference
between William I. and the Elector. Art IL of
the Federal compact is formal. In virtue of the
fourth paragraph of that article, the members of
the Confederation cannot, under any pretence, make
war on each other, but must hand over to the
Diet the settlement of any dispute which may
arise between them. If the Diet cannot succeed in
so doing, the parties interested must submit them-
selves without appeal to the decision of an Austro•
regal Court constituted expressly to judge the
affair. That stipulation, without which the Confe-
deration could not subsist, is the safeguard of the
weak against the ambitious inclinations of the
powerful, which are also protected against their
own excesses. There is consequently nothing to
Authorise OK belief that Prussia will, on the quo"

AUSTRIA.

TIIE INTERNATIONAL _EXHIBITION.

The interior of the building was not more than
comfortably full, but the company seemed to enjoy
themselves exceedingly. It is true that some
visitors to the picture galleries felt offended at the
rule which obliged them to leave their umbrellas
and parasols at the entrance. The British lion in
some instances clung to his umbrella as an institu-
th-m, ..a the British lioness exhibited equal reso-
lution with regard to her parasol ; but a little
reflection will, we trust, induco them to submit to
a wise and necessary regulation. Au umbrella
may be useful to paterfamilias when pointing out
the beauties of a Gainsborough or a Turner to his
admiring progeny, but if, carried away by his en-
thusiastic admiration of the master, the cicerone
should poke it into the eye of a portrait worth
perhaps a thousand pounds, he would only be
unwittingly inflicting an injury on the object of his
art worship. The parasols are most dangerous to
the sculpture, the statues being within. reach of
a short weapon ; and we actually ourselves in-
curred the severe displeasure of an elderly female
yesterday by arresting the point of one in full

charge against the nose of " La Legatrice," one of
the most charming and delicate works of art in the
whole building. A touch might do irreparable
mischief in such a case, and therefore we trust that
the British Ferve, both male and female, will submit
for the future to be disarmed before they enter the
realms of art. We were glad to perceive that our
suggestions respecting the pianos had not been
without their effect, Regular performances, by
competent hands, now take place at different hours,
and add much to the pleasure of a visit. Miss Ellen
Bliss attracts crowded audiences round one of Kirk-

man's powerful instruments by her brilliant play-
ing; and there are also some foreign performers,
whose names we should be happy to give if we
could obtain them. One of them played with
general approbation on an ebony cased instrument
in the front of the French court, and there were;
others of more or less merit in nearly all the foreign?
departments.
The number of visitors during the day was as
follows :—Season tickets, 5,227 ; by payment,
12,496; total, 17,723.

THE EASTERN FISHERIES.—The mackerel fishery
has been commenced by the Great Yarmouth boats, and
tolerable progress has been made. The Lowestoft boats
will also begin operations next week. The spring herring
fishery is virtually over, and cannot be said to have been
successful.

Sir De Lacy Evans is on Friday to move, " That,
in the opinion of this house, no further postponement ought
to take place in giving effect to the promises of Government,
that the command of regiments should no longer be pur-
chasable, and that the promotions to that rank should hence-
forth be regulated by selection upon the responsibility of
the Commander-in-Chief."

SNOW IN SUMMER.—The weather during' the
greater part of this week has been broken and uncongenial
and on Thursday morning the mountains of Keeper and
the surrounding hills were actually capped with snow f
What :-an :appearance in the month of May I—/1 enagh.
Guardian.

The mercantile ndvices from New York this week
indicate, amid all the speculative wildness on the Stock
,Exchange, consequent upon the flood of paper currency, an
increasing feeling of alarm and discouragement among the
leading merchants and financiers. Each new victory is
followed by the discovery that the people in the vanquished
district are unanimously opposed to the Washington Go•
vernment, and that no obedience can be obtained from them
except such as is enforced by strong military power. " Thus
far," it is said, "no Union feeling whatever has been dia.
covered in the South—and it is now no longer expected."
The loss of life, on both sides, was beginning to be felt
among the families of every part of the country, and it is
probable that for extent of misery there has rarely in the
history of the world been a struggle presenting more cruel
results. Speculators and contractors, however, continue
apparently in high spirits. No Tax Bill has yet been
passed, and the politicians, it is said, seem to have arrived
at the conclusion that any attention to that point is untie.
cessary. "The people, in fact, think that in paper money
they have found the philosopher's stone." In the absence
of the ordinary commercial demand money is universally
forced into Government stocks, which experience new in-
flation on every telegram announcing that the rebellion
must at length positively be "crushed out" in the course
of a few further days. The deposits in the hands of the
New York banks have risen to £23,000,000, an increase of
£1,200,000 having occurred in the last week, while in the
same interval the specie had experienced a decrease of
nearly £700,000. The importations of foreign merchandise
from the lst of January had amounted to ,E 12,373,000
against £12,820,000 in the corresponding period of last year,
and £17,140,000 in the corresponding period of 1860.
CRYSTAL PALACE.—ONE SHILLING DAY, Tues-
day, May 27.—Admissions on payment, 1,343 ; ditto by
0004 tickets, 631; tOtsil TiAit9rs, 1,874.

tion of Hesse, depart from the common rule, and
substitute purely private considerations for the
Federal right."

The Press of Vienna of the 24th says :
" The discussion on the Military Budget for 1862
was commenced to-day in the general assembly of
the Finance Committee. Count Rechberg, M. de
Schmerling, and Count Dagenfeld, Minister of War,
were present. The expense of the army amounts to
136,414,277;f10rin5, which are covered to the amount
of 7,757,397f1., by receipts accruing to the military
administration. There remains, therefore, to be
furnished by the budget a sum of 128,656,880f1.,
including 1,084,438f1. for the Modenese troops. The
committee, founding its opinion on the number of
the effective strength in time of peace, demanded
from the Government its motives for increasing
that number, and a proof of the necessity of such an
increase. They replied that, in the present state of
affairs, it was necessary to have in Venice and the
adjoining country a considerable force ready to take
the field; that it was also indispensable to have
troops on the south-eastern frontier of the empire ;
and that it was those arrangements which had com-
pelled the increase to be made."

The most remarkable circumstance to be noted for
yesterday in connexion with the Exhibition was the
great difficulty of getting to it in any vehicle, whether
carriage, brougham, cab, or leviathan omibus.
There seems to be but one avenue leaving to the
building from town, and nothing can be clearer than
that that avenue will be blocked up for the greater
part of each day next week, if some means be not
adopted to relieve and divide the enormous traffic.
The increase in our moving population is percepti-
ble in every part of the town, and there is an ex-
traordinary pressure on all our means of convey-
ance, the people complaining even in far-off Isling-
ton that the omnibuses are too few for the passen-
gers. But in the neighbourhood of the Exhibition
the inconvenience is becoming so manifest as to
require immediate remedial measures. There was
a dead-lock for nearly ten minutes yesterday at one
time opposite Albert Gate, the confusion being very
much increased by the private carriages which kept
constantly dashing out of the park. Two things
require imperatively to be looked after—first, a
better supply of cabs and omnibuses_; and second,•
means of entry on all the four sides of the build-
ing. The first point, will not be so easily
settled, because the parties most interested—
namely, the omnibus proprietors—did not take
the matter in time, and are now vainly endea-
vouring to make shift by starving all other
lines to feed the Exhibition. All Chelsea is in a
ferment, and indignation meetings are talked of
because the route from town has been changed,
and the " regular riders" are obliged either to get
down at the end of Sloane-street or submit to be
taken round three-quarters of a mile. To add to
our difficulties, the price of horses has risen enor-
mously, whilst the wear and tear of horse-flesh is
double what it was a month ago. The Manchester
company have rendered good service, and the
General Omnibus Company promise great exertions
next week ; but of what use is any increase of
vehicles if there be no room for them to pass up,
and down ? This second point is what the commis-
sioners and the police authorities will have to look
to, and the sooner it is done the better.
All this confusion, however, might be avoided by
taking advantage of the Iron Steamboats, and dis-
embarking at Cadogan Pier; for certainly it must
be admitted that a short trip on the river is much
more preferable to the close atmosphere inside, or
the inconvenience outside, of our metropolitan omni
buses, The advantage of adopting the river con-
veyance, besides being much more pleasant, is
more economical, for the fare from all parts of the
City to Chelsea is only 3d.

MISS TODD AIVD HER COACHMAN.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SIIN.

SIR—As the public has taken some interest in
the recent case of " Miss Todd's coachman," I think
it possible that the enclosed copy of a letter just
received by me from that lady's brother may, also
prove not uninteresting. The only observation I
shall make upon it is that I took out the summons
against Miss Todd's coachman, and not against that
lady herself, with whom I have nothing earthly to
do. If Miss Todd thought proper to thrust herself
before the public in a cause which the public has
almost unanimously considered a bad one, it wae9 her
own doing, not mine.

Mr. Todd is, of course, free to carry out his fool-
ish threat; but I think, on consideration, he will
deem it better not to do so,

Yours obediently,

ESSEX.
21, Chesham-place, Belgravia, May 27.

" Cranstoun-house, Addison-load, May 2G.
"My Lord,—You have thought proper to insu l t my
sister, and hold her up to public execration. Ico nsi der
your conduct to be unworthy of a nobleman and a f ier ttle•
man. The days of duelling are over, or I would toe tress
your lordship in a different language. But, as lam a .ot a
man capable of taking another man at a disadvantage ), al-
though you do not scruple to assail a woman, I th% ik it
right to tell your lordship that I shall take the ea rliest
opportunity of inflicting on your lordship a castig-s .tion,
which you will have at your leisure an opportunity of: com-
paring with that of the castigation properly inflicted ;by my
sister's coachman on my sister's stubborn horse.- - I re-
mains yours,

"JAMES ELLINGTON TODD."
(Would it not be advisable for Mr. J . e,„ T.'s
friends to look to him.—ED. Sun.]

KIDDERMINSTER ELECTION.

KIDDERMINSTER, TEJES'DA Y.

The election took place to-day, each cartdidate
declaring his determination to poll to the last
man, and each, of course, confident of his ,rictory.
At the opening of the poll the Govern ment
candidate got their men to the polling-
booth, and obtained a considerable majorit y at
once, which somewhat dispirited the Conservatives,
who, however, subsequently effected a gradual re-
duction of the Liberal advantage.
At half-past three the contest was virtually over,
the numbers being—
Colonel White (L.) 327
Mr. Talbot (C.)

Majority for Colonel White .... 7

There were some skrimmages in the course of the
day, and a few " bloody noses and cracked crowns,"
without which a Kidderminster election would
hardly be complete. One man was killed last
night, through over zeal for his party. Meeting a
cab in which was supposed to be a voter kidnapped,
he rushed to stop it, was knocked down, driven
over, and died almost in the street.

At 4 o'clock there was an immense concourse of
persons in front of the hustings. Both the candi-
dates were there, and there was halt an hour's in-
dulgence in cheering and groaning. Soon After 4
o'clock,

The Mayor, Mr. Pemberton Talbot, said it was
his duty, as returning officer, to declare that Col.
White had been returned member for the borough
by a majority of ten votes.

This announcement was followed by great cheer-
ing and uproar, in the midst of which

Colonel White briefly addressed the populace,
expressing his acknowledgments for the honour
done him ; but he was inaudible except in his im-
mediate vicinity.

Mr. Talbot also addressed the electors.
There was a strong body of police round the
hustings, besides some two or three hundred:special
constables, and it is said a body of military was in
the immediate neighbourhood, in case of any popu-
lar outbreak. Happily their services were not re-
quired, and at 5 o'clock all was quiet.

PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-MAY 27.
THE BALLOT.

Motion made and question put, " That leave be given to
bring in a bill to cause the votes of Parliamentary electors
to be taken by way of ballot." The house di•vided—
Ayes, 83 ; Noe., 50.

AYES-83.

Atherton, Sir W. Gower, F. L. Redmond, J. E.
Ayrton, A. S. Greene, Capt. J. Russell, A. J. E.
Baines, E. Badfield, Geo. Russell, F. W.
Baxter, W. E. Hennessy, J. I'. Scholefie.d, W.
Eiazley, Thomas Bibbert, J. Scully, V.
Beale, Samuel Hodgkinson, G. Seymour, Digby
Black, Adam Hutt, W. Sheridan, H. B.
Blake, J. A. Kershaw, J. Smith, J. B.
Bright, J. King, llon. P. Smith, Augustus
Buchanan, W. Kinglake, A. W. Sullivan, M.
Butler, C. S. Langton, H. G. Sykes, Col. W. U.
Caird, James Lawson, W. Tite, Wm.
Cobden, R. Lee, W. Tollemache, Hon.F.
Cogan, W. H. Lindsay, W. S. Villiers, Rt. Hon. C.
Collier, R. P. McEvoy, E. Vivian, 11. H.
Cox, W. Mills, T. Waldron, L.
Crauftud, E. H. J Mills, J. R. Westhead, J.
Crossley, Frank Monson, W. J. Whalley, G. H.
Daiglish, Robert Morris, D. Whitbread, S.
Dillwyn, Lewis L. Morrison, W. White Jas.
Dounlas, Sir C. O'Brien, P. Wilicor, B. Ar,
Doulton, F. O'Conoi Don, The Willlama, W.
Duke, Sir James Onslow, Guildford Wood, IV,
Ewing, H. E. C. Padmore, R. Woods, henry
Foley, Hon. H. W. Paget, C. Wyld, James
Forster, Charles D. Pigott, Francis
Freeland, H. W. Pilkington,.James
Gibson, T. 31. Potter, E.
Gilpin, C. Powell, J.

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