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CRYSTAL PALACE AT NIGHT.—" If this
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" The best and cheapest shilling's worth to be found in
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Professor PEPPER'S THIRD GHOST LECTURE in-
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12 I h January, 1866.
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and Chorus ; the side-splitting " Couplets," by Minerva,
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and Galop. Principal characters by Misses Russell, Fitz-
henry, Barrie, Tyrrell, and Walmsley ; Messrs. Greene and
Lascelles.

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Also, the new Cantata, KING CHRISTMAS, written by
Litchfield Mosely, Esq., and composed by Herr Meyer Lutz,
expressly for this establishment; and NORMA. Norma,
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Musical Director, Mr. F. Jonghmans.
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Musical Director, Mr. F. Jonghmans.
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APOLOGY from Captain Donald (late North-
amptonshire Militia).—John Quicke, Esq. Sir,—l
apologise for the unjustifiable attack I made upon you at the
Gloucester Hotel, Weymouth, on the 21th of November, Ific4.
I admit that you hare made no apology, and that I require
none ; and I consent to your publishing this in the news-
papers, or in aiiy other way you please.
THOMAS DONALD.

of service in the reserves. But we will Make a still
further deduction of 5 per cent. to cover the number
of those who have left the country. This number,
amounting to 36,462, is much too large, but it will
serve to compensate for deficiencies that may exist
in other estimates of probable deductions. We find
then at last that we have now a force of 692,795
fighting men. If of these one out of every three be
detailed for such purposes as the President may
deem necessary, admitting that the power of detail
remain in his hands, our army in the field should
consist of 461,864 men at least, or a larger force,
we candidly believe, than the enemy has ever
brought against us at any one time. At all events,
it is much larger than any force we have ever had
under arms, and it is amply competent not only to
defend the country, but to turn back the tide of
invasion across the border, and to redeem those
States which have been already overrun. Our
statement; however, would not be complete without
showing the resources at our command for re-
plenishing our armies. This consists in the number
of youths passing annually from 16 to 17 years of
age, and will be found expressed in the following
table :

Alabama ..
Arkansas, two-thirds ..
Florida ..
Georgia ..
Louisiana, one-halt
Mississippi ..
North Carolina
South Carolina .. ••
Texas
Tennessee, one-third ..
Virginia, one-halt

Total ..

• 8,105
~,, 3,422
.. 1,233
.. 9,030
.. 2,836
▪ 5,586
.. 9,41.8
. „ 4,383
„ 6,855
.. 4,189
.. 7,420

.. 62,467

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From which it will be seen that our net loss is
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year.

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SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS.
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THE BAVARIAN REPLY TO HERR VON BISIARK.

Mumell, Jan G.
The following is the despatch forwarded by Herr
von der Pfordten, the Bavarian Minister for Foreign
Affairs, to Count Montgelas, the King's Ambas-
sador at Berlin, in reply to Herr von Bismark's
Note of the 13th of December last :

" Munich, Dec. 18, 1864.
" Your Excellency—The Prussian Ambassador, Prince
Reuss; left with me yesterday the copy of a despatch for-
warded to him by the Minister Herr von Bismark upon the
13th inst., referring to the resolution passed by the Diet
upon the. sth of that month upon the cessation of Federal
execution in Holstein and Lauenburg. While I transmit
to your Excellency annexed a copy of this despatch I feel
myself called upon to offer the following remarks.
" The despatch of the Prussian Minister is intended, as
appears to me, to serve the twofold purpose of expressing
a criticism upon the votes given against the resolution of
the Diet upon the sth inst., and in especial upon the vote
of the Bavarian Government, and then to point out the
dangers which must result from such attempts to extend
the competence of the Diet as, according to the opinion of
the Prussian Government, are contained in the votes of
those Governments who have not approved the resolution
of the sth of December.

" As regards the first point, I regret that it is impossible
for me, as matter of principle, to enter into any discussion.
It is certainly but natural, and has always been the case,
that when a resolution of the Diet, is impending, individual
Federal Governments have endeavoured to gain over others
to their opinions. But, unless I am mistaken, it has not
been hitherto usual to enter upon a criticism of divergent
votes after the resolution has been passed, and to engage
in correspondence upon the subject outside the Federal Diet.
At any rate, I find myself unable to do so at present, in
order to avoid even the appearance of the King's Govern-
ment recognizing the right of any other Federal Govern-
ment to call it to account for its votes. In face of this ob-
jection the idea that such subsequent discussion might lead
to a certainly desirable agreement of opinions can have no
weight, and the less so as experience shows that retrospec-
tive polemics hardly ever bring about an understanding.
" In so far, on the other hand, as the Prussian Government
wishes to call attention to dangers which threaten the con-
tinuance of the Federation, we are perfectly willing to follow
it upon this field of examination, for we sincerely desire the
preservation of this bond of the entire German nation, and
recognize the duty of all Federal Governments to co-operate
for the removal and guarding against dangers which might
be prepared for the preservation of the Diet.
"From this point of view we have very carefully consi-
dered the despatch of the Prussian Minister of State, and
with him, have arrived at the conviction that the continued
existence of the Confederation was certainly seriously
threatened upon the occasion of that question which was
decided by the Federal resolution of the sth December last.
But we are unfortunately unable to admit the same identity
of view as to the ground and origin of that danger.
"The danger of a break-up of the Confederation did not
lie in the views of the minority upon the 7th of December
in the preceding year, and the sth of December last, as to
the right of the Confederation to occupy the Duchies, but
in the views of the Prussian Government as to its right to
take the law into its own hands.
"It will probably not be disputed that it is not an indivi-
dual Government, but the Federal Assembly itself, that has
to decide upon the competence of the Diet, and the only
question which can then arise is, whether the case is of
such a nature that unanimity is essential to a valid resolu-
tion.

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PETERBOROUGH.
A special meeting of company was held yesterday
at the office, Parliament-street, Mr. Fox in the chair.
The CHAIRMAN said the meeting had been called for the
purpose of empowering the directors to exercise the bor-
rowing powers of the company to an amount not exceed-
ing in the whole 95,0001. The works were proceeding in
the most satisfactory manner, and the line would be com-
pleted in June next. He then moved the formal resolu-
tion empowering the directors to borrow any sum or sums
not exceeding in the whole 95,000/.
The resolution was agreed to unanimously, at vote
of thanks to the chairman concluded the proceedings.

" Upon the other hand, it is indisputable, according to
article 11 of the Federal Act, that the Federal Governments,
among themselves, have upon no assumption the right of in-
dependent action, but are bound to bring all their disputes
into the Federal Assembly for reconciliation. Even with
the best desire possible we are therefore unable to see, in
the determination of the Prussian Government to await the
resolution of the Federal Diet, anything further than the
simple fulfilment of the first and most indispensable Federal
duty, equally as in the opposite case we should have been
compelled to recognise an open breach of the Confederation
in any active proceedings against the Saxon Government.
"The question of occupation is in other respects now
settled ; but the Prussian Minister of State at the same
time considers it not superfluous to leave us no doubt as to
the determination of the Prussian Government, in face of
every wrongly-passed resolution of the Diet, to make full
use of the liberty of action for the preservation of its rights
accruing to it fronuthe violation of treaties. We are there-
fore almost forced to believe that the real object of Herr
von Bismark's despatch is to deter the King's Government
from every further vote in the Federal Assembly to which
the Prussian Government does not acknowledge its right.
Should this be so, we must equally leave no doubt to the
Prussian Government that it is our firm determination, as
hitherto so also in future, to base onr votes solely on our
own convictions, and only to permit the fundamental laws
and resolutions of the Federal Asiembly to decide upon its
competence, and'ilot the will of an individual Government.
"We attach value to the continuance of the Confedera-

tion, not indeed because it affords us greater advantages or
security than any other members of the Diet, but because,
as we have already stated, we consider it a duty to uphold
the political bond of the entire German nation. But it is
not our intention to allow the character of the Confedera-
tion, as an association of States having equal rights, to be
shackled in such a manner that a single member should be

able to prescribe the measure of its action.
"I request your Excellency to communicate this despatch
to the Minister of State at the Court to which you are ac-
credited, and to leave with him a copy of the same ; and I
embrace this opportunity to renew the assurance of my
most distinguished consideration.

" VON DER PFORDTEN.
To his Excellency Ambassador Count Montgela.s,
at Berlin."

HIGHWAY ROBBERY IN SALFORD.—John Smith,
a well-known thief living in Portland-street, was charged
at the Salford Town Hall, on Saturday, with assaulting
Samuel Bradbury, Commercial Inn, Stockport, and stealing
from his person a £5 note and watch. On Thursday, about
noon, the prosecutor was in the Sun Inn, Gartside-street,
and happened to offer the note for change, which could not
be had. He replaced the note in his pocket-book, and, in
a few minutes left the vaults. He was followed by the
prisoner and two other men, who dogged him until he
reached Gore-street, New Bailey-street. He was near the
Cotton Tree Inn, when the prisoner and another man came
up to him. Each took hold of one of the prosecutor's hands,
and the prisoner inquired how he was. The prosecutor
had no sooner replied that he was not very well than the
prisoner took the book containing the note ont of the pro-
secutor's pocket, while the second man snatched his watch
with the guard, struck him, and put his hand over his mouth
to prevent an alarm. The prosecutor seized the prisoner,
who, after struggling about a minute, made his escape with
the other man. Blood flowed freely from the prosecutor's
mouth and nose, from the effect of the blow he had re-
ceived. Sergeant Mick, of the Salford detectiVe police ap-
prehended the prisoner on Friday morning.—He denied the
charges, and was committed for trial at the assizes.
EGYPTIAN BEES.—In Lower Egypt, where the
blowing of flowers is considerably later than in the
upper districts, the practice of transporting beehives is much
followed. The hives are collected from different villages
along the banks, each being marked and numbered by the
proprietors to prevent future mistakes. They are then
arranged in pyramidical piles upon the boats prepared to
receive them, which, floating gradually down the river,
and stopping at certain stages of their passage, remain there
a longer or shorter time, according to the produce afforded
by the surrounding country. In this manner the bee-boats
sail for three months. The bees having culled the honey
of the orange flowers in the Said, and of the Arabian jessa-
mine and other flowers in the more northern parts, are
brought back to the places from which they had been car-
ried. This procures for the Egyptians delicious honey and
abundance of beeswax. The proprietors, in return, pay
the boatman a recompense proportioned to the number of
;lives which have been thus carried about from one ex-
tremity of Egypt to the other. The celebrated traveller
Niebuhr saw upon the Nile between Cairo and Damiettat°
a
convoy of 4,000 hives in their transit from Upper BOP'
the coast of the Delta.:erviiB64ce.
CANADIAN MILITIA.—The ballot for-thebe
militia takes place on the 80th of
hied in Canada,
would
Sixty-one battalions are tog
fully carried out 48,495
795 men, it follows that if the lnawa
and 51 in Lower Canada. sderacauh.
and 40,545 in Lower
will be draughted in upper Ca gbhatettalion is to number
9 040 men, or wi the officers to more
therefore amount to 8 , Velunteers'
ttalions continue organized for three
Canada. The force, exclusive of t
than 100,000.
thenThebasueceeded by a new ballot. The Act
years, and are Commander-in-Chief may call out the
provides that the
at an
militia so draughted' Y time, in order to organise it
for service, and that he may also call it out for six days'
when each year,
drill each non-commissioned officer and
man win be paid at the rate of 50 cents a day, and for the
time being be subject to the " Queen's regulations and
orders for the Army." It may be well, in order to prevent
misconception, to state that the -Commander-in-Chief's
order to organize these service battalions was not called for
by the recent complications, but is simply a carrying out of
that portion of the Act which provides, " that at some
period of the year 1864, to be fixed by the Commander-in-
Chief, and in each third succeeding year," the registrars
shall proceed to ballot as above stated for candidates. The
ballot was put off to the very last moment.—Mentreal
Gazette.