The Sun.
London, England, 1860-03-14 00:00:00

THE SUN; LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AIAIZCI-I 14, 1860.

TWO HUNDRED POUNDS' REWARD.-
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street, near to the London and Westminster Bank, Stratford
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Payment has been stopped .at the'Bank of England. Who-
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or whoever will give such information as shall lead to the
recovery of the same within three Months from this date shall
receive the above Reward, or a Proportionate part thereof,
according to the amount recovered. -Information to be given
to Messrs. It. and S. Mullinti, Soliditors, 7, Poultry, London,
E.C.
13th March, 1860. • • • . . .
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23a July, 1853:

22d December, 1839.

23d January, IF6O,

ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT
INSTITUTION.—The ANNUAL GENERAL MEET-
ING a this Institution will be• held at the LONDON
TAVERN, BISHOPSGATE-STREET, TO-MORROW, the
15th inst., at Two o'clock precisely. Admiral the Earl of
SHREWSBURY and TALBOT, C.8.,D
V.P., in the Chair.
RICHAR LEWIS, Secretary.
14, John-street, Adelphi, March 10, 1600,

SPORTING INTEL L CE:

BETTING AT MANCHESTER..-TUESDAT.

The betting to-day was characterised more by largo out-
lays of money than important changes in quotations. For
the Derby 1,100 to 100 was taken about Umpire, 400 to 50
about Buccaneer, 2,000 to 30 about Blue Ruin, and 2,000
to 20 about Rising Sun. Buccaneer continues in great re-
quest for the Two Thousand Guineas Stakes ; 5 to 2, how-
ever, against him, was always obtainable during the after-
noon. For the City and Suburban Handicap, offers of 10
to 1 (which for several days .had become very common)
against Chere Arnie were simultaneously closed with, until
about £lOO had been invested upon her at that figure. For
the Chester Cup 1,000 to 30 was taken about The Squire,
and a similar bet would have been taken about Longrange.
Some rather spirited wagering took place upon the Bir-
mingham Steeplechase, Heads or Tails being backed for the
most money ; 6 to 1 was the current offer on the field.

CLOSING PRICES.
COVENTRY HANDICAP.
5 to 2 agst Cast Off (taken)
sto 1 agst Joskin (taken)
sto 1 agst Nucleus (taken)
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES.
9to 1 agst Rattlebono (offered)
25 to 1 agst Pitman (taken)
2,5 to 1 agst Man-at-Arms (taken) ,
100 to 3 agst Audry (taken)
TWO THOUSAND.
sto 2 agst Buccaneer (taken 3to 1)
CITY AND SUBURBAN.
10 to 1 agst Chore Arnie (taken freely)
100 to 6 agst Homeward Bound (taken and offered)
100 to 3 agst Professor Dick (taken 40 to 1)

DERBY.
Bto 1 agst 3uccaneer (taken)
9to 1 agst Alainstone (taken 10 to 1)
11 to 1 agst Umpire (taken)
33 to 1 agst Cramond (taken and offered)
66 to 1 agst Blue Ruin (taken)
100 to 1 agst Rising Sun (taken)

CHESTER CUP.
100 to 6 agst Gaspard (offered)
100 to 6 agst Viatka (offered)
20 to 1 agst Tame Deer (offered)
100 to 3 agst The Squire (taken)
35 to 1 agst Herne (take 40 to 1)
50 to 1 agst The Greek (offered)
66 to 1 agst Uncle Ned (taken)

BIRMINGHAM RACES—TUESDAY.
Tho Berwood Handicap Plate of 5 soya each, 2 ft, with 30
added. Two miles and a half.

Mr. Barling's The Curate, lOst 101 b (Eatwell) 1
Mr. Trout's Hazard, list (Kendall) 2
The following also ran :—The Miller, Spencer, and
Minim.
Betting-7 to 4 agst The Curate, sto 2 agst Hazard, 3to
1 agst The Miller.
Won by three lengths; none of the others passed the
post.
The Selling Hunters' Steeplechase of 5 goys each, with 25
added. Three miles.

Mr. A. Robertson's Jack Barber (£200). . (Mr. Lington) 1
Mr. Henry's Profile (£5O) (W. White) 2
Mr. P. Anthony's Pineapple (£5O) (Mr. Percival) 3
The following also ran :—Young Ragman, Doctor, Has-
sock, Lincoln Green, Whispering Jew, and Unprotected
Female.
Betting-7 to 1 agst Lincoln Green, sto 1 each agst Has-
sock, Profile, and Jack Barber.
Birmingham Grand Annual Steeplechase of 10 soya each,
with 100 added.

Mr. *Adam's Joe Maley, 9st 1Mb.... (G. Waddington) 1
Mr. Begg's Emperor, 10st 131 b (Mr. Goedman) 2
Mr. Byrn's Wee Willie, 9st 81b (Kendall) 3
The following also ran :—Kibworth Lass, Ganymede,
Tr.naci or Toile, Taoalrorth, Stockton, The
Curate, Adiantum, Spring, Shanbally, Little Charley, Gold-
smith.
Betting-3 to 1 agst Emperor, sto 1 agst Goldsmith, 11
to 2 agst Maria Agnes, 8 to 1 each agst Heads or Tails and
Joe Maley, 10 to 1 agst Ganymede.
Won by three lengths ; bad third.
The Military Steeplechase of 5 soya each, with 50 added ;
12st each. Three miles.
Major de Burgh's Premier (Cat Tpt Vane) 1
Major Fraser's Sir Bertram ............ (Capempest) 2
The following also ran :—Grey Peter, Clear the Wry.a
Betting-5 to 4 agst Premier, 2 to 1 agst Grey P 5 is
2 agst Sir Bertram.
Won by three lengths.
The Scurry Handicap Steeplechase of 2 soya each, with 20

added. Two miles.
Captain Clifton's Congreve, lOst 61b (Sait) 1
Mr. Green's Bannockburn, yrs, 9st 81b (Stevens) 2
Mr. Henry's Rosa, lOst 21b (Sly) 3
The following also ran :—Theodine, Master Somerville,
Chippenham, Hassock.
Betting-5 to agst Bannockburn, 3to 1 each agst Con-
greve and Rosa, 6 to 1 each agst Chippenham and Hassock.
Won by two lengths.

ASSIZE IN TELL IGENCZ

NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—YoRK, March 12:
CROWN COURT.
(Before Mr. Justice Blackburn.)
Harry Lloyd Bickerstaffe, aged 34, was indicted
for bigamy at Leeds, in marrying Anne Maria
Campbell on the Bth of November last, his former
wife, Mona Brougham Bickerstaffe, being then
alive.
The prisoner pleaded " Guilty."
It appeared that the prisoner is a clergyman of
the Church of England, and was at the time filling
a curacy. He became acquainted with Miss Camp-
bell while visiting a clergyman at Leeds, and, hav-
ing proposed marriage to her, was accepted, he
having satisfied her friends of his respectability by
the testimonials he produced of the manner in
which he had fillet several caracies. It appeared
that be had separated from his wife about twelve
months before, and this fact becoming known to
Miss Campbell's friends shortly after she had gone
through the ceremony of marriage with him, the
present proceedings were instituted. These facts
were proved at his Lordship's request for his satis-
faction by Mr. Blanshard, the counsel for the pro-
secution, on Saturday, and his Lordship took time
to
'thisconsider hismorn n judgment.
theprisoner
soner was brought up foi
sentence with other prisoners.
His Lordship, in passing sentence, said there was
no crime known to the law which differed more in
amount of criminality. In the present case the
offence was a very grave one, for not only had the
prisoner inflicted a serious injury on a young lady
of respectability, but he had done a great injury by
his example. He was a person of education and a
excuse. The sen-
tence he had deliberately committed this
clergyman,
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endeavour to subdue a derisiv
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being proved against him _ appeared several times to
gentleman-
ly-looking prisoner
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across his face, and usurped
sional gravity.
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FURTHER CORRESPONDENCE RELAT-1
INV TO THE _AFFATRAI_O.FITALE

The additional despatches irelating to the-affairs
of Italy, laid on the table of the House of Commons
last night, date, froth th:l7tll:Febtuary to the 9th
of the present month, thus bringing, the correspon-
dence up to the close of last 3A—Tek.. The correspon-
dence is principally ooupietl with the new pro-
posals of the FrenCh Government• for settling the
affairs of Italy ; and- the most important of the
French despatches on this head, such as M. Thou-
vends letters to the French ambassadors at the
courts of London. and .Turii3, h4:ve already been
made public. A number .of references arc, however,
of necessity made to the•subject of. Savoy, and Lord
J. Russell's language. 'With 'regard both-to this and
the new policy ofihe French Government in Italy
is plain and decided thioughout:: On—the 17th of
February Lord. Cawley writes thg he had just had
an interview withsM. Thouvenel; •who had commu-
nicated, to him in _confidence the 'Emperor's new
scheme in regard to Italy, askiug at the same time
if her Majesty's Government would• be satisfied
with such a proposal...Lor4 Cowley fit once re-
plied, :that "the poiicy •of her Majesty's Govern-
ment
was not to interfere in Italy at all, but to let
the Italian people settle.theft: Own affairs;" and he
could not therefore held out any hope that the
English Government would enteriain any such pro-
posal. Lord J. Russell pi mpfly cbartned this
-
statement. After replying that her Majesty's Go-
vernment had propbsad four poin'ts to Austria and
France; the fourth a Which' had 'been "virtually"
accepted, he adds:— • •• • _ _ _

In this state of affairs it iiimPossible for her Ma-
jesty's Government to recommend any other plan.
The declarations of ColMt Irechli4rg convey a reso-
lution on the part,2,f,,Austria-mot to outstep the limits
Th of Venetia. 'ese of'Count °Avow are positive in
abjuring any attempt to disturfS':Venctia, or those
States which still acknowledge the authority of the
Pope.. It would seem, therefore, that the next step is
to order new elections in Central Italy. Whether
these elections should be conducted upon principles
already known and aeted: 'upoii, or by universal
suffrage, is a matter upon which her Majesty's Go-
vernment decline to interfere. They wish to leave
Italy to herself. With respect to Savoy, which is
again mentioned in your despatch, the sentiments
of her Majesty's GoverMneUt are already known to
M. Thouvenel, and it is hardly necessary to say
that their objections are not diniluished by the pre-
sent proposal. .•
After the delivery of the, Emperor's speech, Lord
Cowley writes to Lord J. Russell :
••

_ .
I saw M. Thouvenel for a few minutes this after-
noon after his return from the opening of the ses-
sion of the Legislative Bodies., Our conversation
turned upon the Emperor's speech, and I expressed
to M. Thouvenel my apprehension that his Majesty's
words would not inspire in Europe the confidence
which they breathed themselves.
I then passed to the paragraph of the Emperor's
speech relating to the annexation of Savoy. Re-
marking that his Majesty had made use of the words
reclamer and vendiquer, with regard to territory
belonging to another Sovereign, I expressed my
great regret that the promise which his Majesty
had been good enough to make to me—namely,
that the wishes of the Savoyards themselves should
be respected, had not been alluded to by his Ma-
jesty, M. Thouvenel replied that although the de-
claration was net to be found in the Emperor's
speech, his Majesty intended to abide by it.
Lastly, I inquired of M. Thouvenel what was in-
tended by the words,. Versants Francais dcs Mon-
tagnes ?'' What amount of territory did this term
include P His Excellency announced that he could
not take upon himself to. specify less than Savoy
and the county of Nice.
On the third of the present month Lord Sohn
Russell writes :
Lord S. Russell to Earl Cowley.
(Extract.)
Foreign-office, March 3, 1860.
I have to state to your Excellency as the opinion
of her Majesty's Government that, after the Austrian
answer to M. T houven el' s able despatch to M.de Mou-
stier had been received, the Italian question ap-
peared to approach its solution. The French and
British Governments had only to leave Central Italy
to take its own course. No disturbance was likely
to arise, and when the new power was consolidated,
Russia and Prussia might have yielded to Fact
that recognition which they denied to Right. The
new proposals of France have again made every-
thing uncertain. Should the King of Sardinia de-
clare himself the Pope's vicar, he will hardly be
recognised in that character by his Holiness.
Whether he is or not, the laws on the church and
on education which the Pope's vicar would sanction
would be directly opposed to the policy of the Pope,
and perhaps to the canon law. Then, if any di..-
content should arise at any time, the Pope might
take upon himself to annul the delegation of his
vicar, and absolve his subjects fronetheir obedience
to his usurped authority. Then, again, with regard
to Tuscany. The indication of a prince of the
house of Savoy, inserted in the original project, is
omitted, and every resource of intrigue will be set
at work to obtain for Tuscany the powerful protec-
tion of a prince of the house of Austria, or of the
Imperial family of France. With respect to uni-
versal suffrage, every nation ought to judge for
itself whether that franchise is suitable for itself or
not. France has judged. for herself that it is suit-
able to the state of France, and no one thinks of
questioning that decision. But Tuscany has lived
under other laws, where utility has been g enerally
recognised. As it appears, however, that 'l?uscany
has now accepted universal suffrage, it is not neces-
sary to carry this discussion any further. Our ob•
ject has been that so well stated by M. de Thou-
vend in his despatch to M. Moustier in these
words :—`‘ Italy, for centuries past, has been a field
open to a struggle for influence between F ranee and
Austria. This field must be closed. If one of the two
Powers, formerly rivals; . made a sacrifice which
should be directly to the advantage of the other—if
the supremacy in Italy, only changing h ands, was
to be ours for a time—the question would appear
Under an aspect rendering all discussion idle and bar-
ren. But the question is not so propounded. Franco
does not seek to substitute herself for A-ustria in
Italy; the matter is, to constitute Italy herself as
an intermediate party—as a kind of neutral ground,
henceforth inaccessible to the action, alternately
predominating and always precarious, of one or
other of the two Powers...
From a despatch written by Lord Bloomfield,
from Berlin, on the same-day, it appears that up to
the let of March the Prussian. Governme at had re-
lied on the Emperor's Milan proclamation that he
sought no territorial aggrandisement for France :
Lord Bloomfield to Lord S. Ituseell.
(Received March 5.)
(Extract.)
Berlin, March 3,,1860-
I have the honour to inform your lort..ls.ip that
Baron Schleinitz has told me that he avt 'lied him-
self of a visit which he received this MOT ning from
Prince de la Tour d'Auvergne to allude . to the sub-
ject of the proposed annexation of Savoy • and Nice
to France, His excellency appears to h aye stated
to the French Minister that in Gerinany r there was
but one opinion of determined opposition to the pro-
ject; that Prussia had hitherto relied on- the assu-
rances contained in the manifesto issu,2cl. by the
Emperor Napoleon at Milan on the con .c).usion of
the war, that he sought no territorial a grandise-
ment for France; but that as the questioi a. had been
mentioned in his Imperial Majesty's speech to the
Legislative Assembly, he could no longer be silent,
and that he trusted no step would be t .24.1 ten con-
nected with the subject until it had been discussed
by the great Powers. Baron Schleinite . seems to
have also observedto the French Ministes c that the
present Government of Prussia had been t he means
of restraining the violent feeling which. had been
excited in Germany by the war in Ital 1-, and to
have made themselves unpopular by so (1 oing, and
that on the question of Savoy it must not; be consi-
deicd, because they have remained silent up to the
present moment, that this meant indifference ; for
they should
iew this absorption with tit e c
greatest
distrust. I
Hs meellency then remarked t l -tat it was
a matter of some sure rise to him that no allusion to
the question of Savoy had been yet m ade by the
French legation at this court; that it WI Ls an Euro•
pean question, and had already assun ted serious
dimensions., without any communication ibeing made
to Prussia on the subject. Prince de la' Lour d'Au-
Tergne replied that the French Goverr anent were
well aware of the feeling that existed in , Germany,
and he believed that it was for this reason that
much iifficulty had been felt in approach Ling it, and
that the French Government had theref ore avoided
a discussion of the subject. Before lea ring Baron
Schleinitz his excellency said to me tha t the policy
of Prussia was decidedly opposed to the annexa-
tip; 54 that lie thought Yrigicc gaielt be ORO

upon, at all events, to take no, further step in the
matter until a conference were held.

The correspondence terminates with the despatch
in,which Lord 3. Russell directs Lord Cowley to
ask. in What way the European 'powers would be
. .
consulted with regard to the annexation of Savoy,
and Lord Cowley's reply.
Lord J. Russell to Earl Cowley.
Foreigri-oflice, March 6, 1860.
My Lord,—M. de Persigny called upon me to-
day, and read to me a despatch of M. Thotivenel,
-on the subject of Savoy, in answer to my despatch
-to your lordship of the 13th ult. M. Thouvcnel
directed M. de Persigny to leave ire a copy of this
despatch, HI desired it; but as there was nothing
new in the arguments, although very ably put, and •
as I did not wish to continue a barren controversy,
I did not ask for a copy. I wish your lordship,
-however, to ascertain from M. Thouvenel in what
manner the promise of the Emperor that the Great
Powers shall be consulted. is to be carried into
•cffect. Is there to be a previous Tote in Savoy and
in Nice ? If that vote is -unfavourable to separa-

tion, will the project fall to the ground? If it is
favourable, will the proposed cession, by the King
of Sardinia,, of Savoy and Nice be submitted for
consideration to the Great Powers ? To what do
the terms " reclamer " and "revendiquer," in the
Emperor's speech, allude ? Are they intenhed to
apply to the term between 1814 and 1815, or to the
period between 1792 and 1814 ?--4 am, &c., •
(Signed) J. RUSSELL.
Earl Cowley to Lord J. Russell.—(Received
March 10.)
• (Extract.)
Paris, March 9, 1860.

I was stu'prised, on calling this morning on M.
Thouvenel to find he had been for two days in
possession of M. de Cavour's reply to that part of
his excellency's despatch of the 24th ultimo which
related to the annexation of Savoy to France. I
proceeded, in compliance with the instructions con-
tained in your lordship's despatch of the 6th inst.,
to ask his excellency in what manner the promise
of the Emperor. that -the Great Powers should be
consulted on this matter, is to be carried into effelq:
M.Thouvenel replied that, the Sardinian Govern-
ment having declared that they would not object to
the annexation of Savoy to France if such should
be the wish of the Savoyards themselves, he was
about to draw up a despatch which would be ad-
dressed to the imperial representatives at the courts,
parties to the treaties of 1815, explaining the wishes
of the Imperial Government, and the reasons why
it was considered that these wishes should be ac-
ceded to. His excellency thought that this despatch
would be sent off on Tuesday or Wednesday next.
With regard to your lordship's second question,
whether there should be a previous vote in Savoy
and Nice, M. Thouvenel replied that the Imperial
Government adhered to the principle of consulting
the wishes of the inhabitants of those two countries.

In what manner and at what period this appeal was
to be made he could not now state; but, as at pre-
sent advised, he should say, that the communication
to the Powers would precede the vote. He reserved
to himself, however, to act in this matter as cir-
cumstances might require. Should the vote be un-
favourable, he had no hesitation, in reply to your
loraship's third question, in stating that the pro-
ject of annexation would fall to the ground. Your
lordship's fourth question is answered under the
first. To your lordship's inquiry as to the period
to which the terms' " reclamer" and "revendiquer,"
employed in the Emperor's speech, allude, M.
Thouvenel replied, to no particular period what-
ever. The Emperor considered that the new order
of things about to be established in Italy gave
him the right to protect the French frontier; and
it was in virtue of this right, which it seemed to
him he possessed, that his Majesty made use of the
words in question. In the course of the conversation.
M. Thouvenel, in reply to an observation which fell
from me, said that the Imperial Government would
of course receive with due consideration, and scru-
pulously examine, any arguments or advice which
might be given in answer to the communication
which he was about to make to the Great POA ers.

These new despatches completely meet the charge
recently brought against Lord John Russell, that
he did not communicate the intentions of the
French Government with regard to Savoy to our
representatives at foreign Courts. The very first,
dated February 17, is from Lord John Russell to
Lord A. Loftus, enclosing "copies of correspon-
dence which has lately passed with. the French
Government respecting the rumoured annexation
of Savoy."

DESTRUCTION OF THE VICTORIA

CLUB BY FIRE.

Yesterday morning about a quarter past seven a
fire broke out on the premises of 4, Victoria-street,
Holborn-bridge, which ended in the entire destruc-
tion of Mr. Ishmael Fisher's wine-stores, better
known to our readers as the meeting and committee
rooms of the Victoria Club. The building was a
very extensive one, and contained many rooffis,
including the handsome an 4 commodious saloon
used by the members of the club for their conveni-
ence during the racing season. It appears that the
fire was first discovered about half-past seven
o'clock, and almost immediately after the unwelcome
alarm the premises became enveloped in a complete

sheet of flame.
From careful inquiries made during the raging of
the fire, it appears to have originated in the follow-
ing manner :—About a quarter past seven o'clock
the servant, who had got up a little after six o'clock,
called out to a young man who had been sleeping in
the premises, named Henry Coleman, " The house
is on fire, make haste and bring some water."
Coleman at once hurried down to the ground-floor
warehouse, which ho found to be on fire in the
front window. He and the servant made desperate
attempts to subdue the flames by pouring buckets
of water upon the fire, but it continued to spread,
and at last assumed such a formidable appearance
as to completely block up the front doorway, and
thereby cut off all means of their retreating from
that part of the building. At the same time the
following persons were in the upper reams, some in
their beds asleep :—Mrs. Stevens, a relative of the
owner of the building, Miss Strickland, and Miss
Taylor, and Miss Wiltshire. Coleman ran up
stairs and tried to get the poor creatures to the
attic, knowing that if he could do so they could pass
along the gutter to the next house, but they be-
came so frightened, and the smoke became so dense,
that they were unable to move. The young man,
Coleman, in order to save his own life, was com-
pelled to leave the females to rush to the top of the
building, and, having got out of the window, he
passed into the next house, and had just reached
the street, when Mr. Fogo, the chief officer of the
B district, had arrived with his engines, and was
then informed that several persons were upstairs.
By direction of Mr. Fogo, the ladders carried on
the engines were "married" together, and were
raised in front of the burning building ; two fire-
men, named respectively Hall and Robins, then
mounted the ladders, entered the rooms and brought
out in safety the four unfortunate females, and car-
ried them down the ladders, the bystanders loudly
cheering the firemen for their intrepidity. Engines
from the more distant brigade stations having ar-
rived, the firemen, under the direction of Mr.
Braidwood, the superintendent, and Mr. Fogo,
with Engineer Fleming, and other officers, went to
work in an admirable manner at their engines, but
in spite of the water thrown upon the flames, the
work of devastation continued, and in less than a
quarter of an hour after the outbreak the flames
were rushing through the roof and several of the
front windows. This caused an immense concourse
of persons to rush to the place, and it was with
difficulty the firemen could pass to and fro to pur-
sue their dangerous calling, when Inspectors
Afitchell and Leonard, with Acting-Inspector
Knight, came up with a powerful body of police,
and at once cleared a space for the effectual work•
ing of the engines, but it was nearly four hours be-
fore the fire was entirely extinguished, and not
until the premises and the contents were, for the
most part, destroyed.
All the inmates were rescued unhurt, although
seriously alarmed, and so remarkably rapid was the
spread of the conflagration that the affrighted in-
mates were compelled to quit the house in their
night-dresses. The building appears completely
gutted, the roof is quite off, and the once handsome
club room presents nothing but four blackened
walls laid open to the street in consequence of
the burning of the partitions which formerly
divided it from the bar and passage. In
the course of Tuesday the various members of the
club arrived as usual at midday for the customary
daily meeting, and their astonishment can well be
imagined when they discovered that since their
last visit the premises had been destroyed. Through-
out the day the members congregated in knots in
the vicinity of their former club-house, discussing
the occurrence, and much sympathy was expressed
for Mr. Ishmael Fisher, who, although insured, will
be a heavy sufferer by the fire, in consequence of
C9TCrilig 43/4C PAU vale 9i his 1a-