The Sun.
London, England, 1860-04-18 00:00:00

THE 'SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING' ,APRIL 18, 1860,

ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.-
Under the management of Mr. Wm. Brough.
THIS EVENING, a new comic drama entitled NEXT OF
KIN. Messrs. Emery, S. Calhaem, Tilbury, &c. ; Mesdames
E. Travers and K. Saxon.

Alter which, the burlesque of THE FORTY THIEVES.
Miss Lycra Thompson, Miss Clara St. Casse, Miss E.Travers,
Miss K. Saxon, Mrs. Wallis ; Messrs. Emery, 'Tilbury, &c. ;
and a numerous Corps de Ba:let.
To conclude with THE MIDDY ASHORE. Miss Lydia
Thompson.

Commence at 7.

ROYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE,
King-street, St. James's. Lessee, Mr. T. B. Chatter-
ton. Directress, Miss Wyndham. The nearest Theatre to
Chelsea, Pimlico, and Westminster, the Park being open to
carriages and foot passengers all hours of the night.
THIA EVEN! N 4 4' the nertormanws will oominenee with
A CORDER MARRIAGE. Miss Wyndham, Mr. Robinson,
and Mr. C. Young.

After which, A CHANGE OF SYSTEM.
Followed by a new burlesque, LUC ti EZIA BORGIA. AT
HOME AND ALL ABROAD. Mesdames Wyndham, E.
Scott, Cecilia Ranoe, Miss Clara Morgan, and the Corps de
Ballet.
To conclude with No. 49."

Reduced Prices—Gallery, 6cl; Pit, ts. The Box-office open
From 11 to 5 daily. Doors open at half-past Aix; perform
ance commences st 7,

ASTLE Y'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.-
Proprietor, Mr. We. BATTY.
Manager, Mr. EDWIN Unanrs.
THIs EVENING, and during. the Week,
To commence with the immensely successful Grand Military
Spectacle, entitled " THE HISTORY OF A FLAG." New and
splendid scenery, costumes. and appointments, introducing
the stud of beautiful horses, ponies, camels, &c. &c. To be
succeeded by the Scenes in the ircle, supported by Mashes.
Monet, Marie, and De Berg, and Messrs. H. Williams, De-
vereux, Fernando, and the Wonder of the World, Jonathan
Jack.

Doors open at half -past 6 o'clock, performance commence
at 7.

Box-office open daily from 11 till 4.
Stage Manager—Mr. W. WEST.

CONCERTS.-

C/INTERBUR Y HALL
THIS EVENING,
LIICREZIA BORGIA,
(Donizetti).

Donna Luerezia Miss Russell.
Math() Orsini. Mrs. Anderson.
Gennaro Mr. Henry Herbert.
Don Allonzo Signor Tivoli.
Conductor—Mr. Jonghm ans.
Comic Vocalists —Messrs. George Hodson (the Irish Come-
dian and Mimic), W. T. Critchlield, and E. W. Mackney.
Several interesting Pictures are added to the Fine Arts
Gallery. The suite of Halls have been re-decorated and
beautified, and constitute one of the most unique and brilliant
sights of the metropolis.
The gallery is open from 5 till 11 on Sunday Evening.

TILE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, Anui,lB, Is6o.

THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.
55—highest since noon yesterday.
38—lowest this morning and during the night.
53—this day at noon.
BAROMETER-30.12 ; falling.
WIND, North-Easterly ; fresh, with fine clear, cool
weather.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
THIS DAY.—Morning, 12h. 16m.—Afternoon, rm. 34m.
To-monnow.-Morning, 12h. 52m.—Afternoon, lh.

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THE SUN.
LONDON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 1860.

It has been happily remarked that we are the
true ancients. The ages of antiquity so called
constituted unquestionably, constituted obviously
the epochs of the virginal youth of the world—those
years of immaturity, when mankind had in arts, in
sciences, in philosophies, in religion, to make a

beginning. Since when the generations of humanity

have—often, it is tine confusedly, and in an ap-
parently irregular and disordered manner—been
advancing in knowledge and general enlighten-
ment. More cmifusedlv—immeasurably, incalcu-
lably more confusedly—prior to the commencement
of the Christian dispensation. And this manifestly
from the simple fact thai :• id was alone
youcl,,sa fed in an insulated and even then

restricted manner to one solitary race, guided by
the supernal light and sheltered under the
preternatural oegis of a Theocratic Govern-
ment. Subsequently to the advent of the
time of that Supreme Event which has been the
turning point in. the history of Man upon this earth
those lights have been diffused, that (Egis has been
extended, in truth (though here and there, invisi-
bly even up to the present epoch, and unrecognised)
over all races, and throughout all generations,

Here, in effect, is the one reason for the glaring
difference betwoen the scope of the Heathen and of
the Hebrew civilization, and of that more vast,
and even, it might almost be said, illimitable
Civilization:which has sprung from the dawn of
Christianity. The +contrast presented by that mar-
vellous dissimilarity of scope of mere scope, is as
nothing, when compared with the seemingly dia-
metric opposition, which is presented to view
by the glaring evanescence and perishableness of all
former civilisation, :and the apparent indestructi-
bility, save with the destruction of the globe itself
which it adorns, of this later and final and still far
from wholly developed Christian Civilisation.
It was in the consideration of these great truths
that Mr. GLADSTONE sought on Monday, at Edin-
burgh, for thoughts and words not all unworthy
of crowning the summit of his oratorical reputa-
tion. The occasion was one indeed in some
measure befitting his "high argument " being
that of his formal installation as Rector of
the chief of the great Scottish Universities.
The magnificent oration delivered upon this
deeply interesting and henceforth (in the history of
the Edinburgh University) most memorable occa-
sion, by the Cha-ncellor of the Exchequer, will be
found in another part of our impression of this
evening ; audit will amply repay the careful perusal
of all who care to hearken for a while, in the midst
of the din of politics, to the profounder meditations
of one amongst our leading statesmen ! One who,
with all his faults and demerits, has
at least the
twofold distinction of being noticeable among the
mob of debaters and administrators as at once one I
of our most philosophic thinkers and one of the I
most accomplished and highly educated of
-- our
rhetoricians.

Edinburgh could hardly have made two more
appropriate selections than she has done simul-
taneously, when nominating Mr. GLADSTONE
as her Rector, and Lord BROUGHAM as her
Chancellor. A little later on, and the venerable
ea• Chancellor will be afforded the opportunity of
addressing himself to the alumni of his own be-
loved alma mater in an inaugural speech, which

will thenceforth be treasured amongst her archives
as the last greeting to her from one of the most
illustrious of her sons. Meanwhile we have already,
while awaiting in uncertainty this anticipated
Oration of Lord BROUGHAM upon the occasion of
his installation as Chancellor, we have already the
satisfaction of conning the eloquent and elaborated
harangue of a Rector who, -whether regarded as
orator or as legislator, is not at all unworthy of that
companionship.

At the commencement of his noble inaugural ad-
dress on Monday, Mr. GLADSTONE observed with
with perfect truth that it might be said in reference
to whomsoever might be nominated by the Edin-
burgh University to the dignified and responsible
position to which he had the gratification of find-
ing himself elevated :—" It is fitting that he should
speak to you on such an occasion of that which
unites us together—namely, the work of
the University, as a great organ of pre-
paration for after life ; and that, in treating of
what constitutes the great bond between us, he
should desire and endeavour to assist in arming
you, as far as he may, for the efforts and trials of
your career." He observed thereupon, moreover,
how "Subject to certain cycles of partial revolution,
it is true that, as in the material so in the moral
world, every generation of man is a labourer for
that which succeeds it, and makes an addition to
that great sum total of achieved results which may,
in commercial phrase, be called the capital of the
race." A fragment of mercantile phraseology not
wholly inappropriate from the lips of a Chancellor of
the Exchequer! Bat Mr. GLADSTONE continued, "Of
all the conditions of existence in which man differs
from the brutes there is not one of greater moment
than this, that each one of them commences life as
if he were the first of a species, whereas man in-
herits largely from those who have gone before.
How largely," said the right hon. gentlemn,
none of us can say ; but my belief is that, as
years gather more and more upon you, you will
estimate more and more highly your debt to pre-
ceding ages." It was subsequently to the utter-
ance of these and several kindred reflections,
that the newly installed Rector of the University
of Edinburgh enunciated some of those loftier and
more impressive truths, to which we have made
allusion at the commencement of these observa-
tions. As when he remarked, " The progress of
mankind is, upon the whole, a chequered and an
intercepted progress ; and even where it is full-
formed, still, just as in the individual youth has
charms that maturity under an inexorable law must
lose, so the earlier ages of the world ever con-
tinue to delight and instruct us by beau-
ties that are exclusively or peculiarly their
own." Adding—" It would seem as though this
progress (and here is a chastening and a hum-
bling thought) were a progress of mankind and
not of the individual man, for it seems to be quite
clear that, whatever be the comparative greatness
of the race now and in its infant or early stages,
what may be called the normal specimens, so far
as they have been made known to us either through
external form or through the works of the intellect,
have tended rather to dwindle, or at least to dimi-
nish, than to grow in the highest elements of
greatness. But," observed Mr. GLADSTONE, " the
exceptions at which these remarks have glanced
neither destroy nor materially weaken the profound
moment of the broad and universal canon, that
every generation of men, as they traverse the vale
of life, are bound to accumulate, and in divers
manners do accumulate, new treasures for the
race, and leave the world richer on their
departure, for the advantage of their descend-
ants, than, on their entrance, they themselves
had found it." As to the mental portion of this
accumulated and accumulating treasure, that, he
rejoiced to bear in remembrance, and to remind his
auditors, is happily stored : while the chief part of the
progressive labours referred to, devolve upon those
eminent institutions, Universities, which, exclaimed
Mr. GLADSTONE, " I ventu re to say have been entitled
to-rank among the lights and glories of Christen-
dom." In more distinct recognition of this, he con-
tinued, " It is, I believe, a fact, and if so, it is a fact
highly instructive and suggestive, that the Univer-
sity, as such, is a Christian Institution." Further
—" The Greeks," said the annotator upon
HOMER, "had indeed the very largest ideas
upon the training of man, and produced specimens
of our kind with gifts that have never been sur-
passed. But the nature of man, such as they knew
it, was scarcely ut all developed ; nay, it wes
maimed in its supreme capacity—in its relations
towards God. Hence, as in the visions of the Pro-
phet, so upon the roll of history, the imposing
fabrie of ancient civilisation never have endured,"
Finally, to gratify ourselves with yet one
more quotation from this most eloquent
and really admirable harangue. " Greece has be-
queathed to us," exclaimed Mr. GLADSTONE, in one
of his most impressive and rhetorical outbursts,
" Greece has bequeathed to us her everliving tongue,
and the immortal productions of her intellect.
Rome made ready for Christendom the elements of
polity and law; but the brilliant assemblage of en
dowments which constitutes civilisation, having no
root in itself, could not brook the shocks of time and
vicissitude ;" adding, in words and thoughts of im-
pressive suggestiveness—" We now watch, gentle-
men, with a trembling hope, the course of that
later and Christian civilization which arose out of
the ashes of the old heathen world, and ask our-
selves whether, like the Gospel itself, so that which
the Gospel has wrought beyond itself in the manners,
arts, laws, and institutions of men is in such manner
and degree salted with perpetual life that the gates
of hell shall not prevail against it? Will the civili-
zation, which was springing upwards from the days
of Charlemagne, and which now, over the face of
Europe and America, seems to present to us in
bewildering conflict the mingled signs of decrepi-
tude and of vigour, perish like its older types,andlike them be known thereafter only in its frag-
ments ; or does it bear a charmed life, and will it
give shade from the heat and shelter from the
storm to all generations of man ?" Let us live on
hopefully in the belief that after ages will answer
all eager speculative inquiries like these only more
and more loudly in the affirmative.

The Emperor of the FRENCH, we are told, is
patronising a new motive power for his steam navy,
one which is to render him independent of the
Welch coal field, save him some three millions
sterling per annum; indeed, which will require no
more coals for a voyage than are now required for
its cooking ! Air, it seems, is to take the place of
water—Not air of hot water; with the lat-
ter he means to dispense in regard to his
navy; the general wish will be that he were
not so fond of it elsewhere. Hot water cer-
tainly seems his favourite element. With the
POPE, with England, with Austria, with Switzer-
land, with some country, with some person, to be
in hot water is his delight.
Just now it is Switzerland that is rather tco
hot for him. We remarked last Friday on the
military strength of the republic, which, contrary
to what is generally supposed, can, and is prepared
to, muster a force which will make it troublesome
to him to do her the injustice he originally in•
tended. His first object plainly was, while retaining

a first-rate line of defence for himself, to be able,
without obstruction, to march south or east into
Italy, or into Switzerland and Germany, at his plea-
sure. The master of more than half a million of
soldiers would thus be able to keep all around him
in awe; and while defying England with his im-
mense navy, the adjacent parts of the continent
would be mediatised by his military strength. He
would reign without eonquest over his virtual sa-
trapies within the "natural boundary" of the Rhine,
and in the fitting time would annex them
by " cession " and by the universal suf-
suffrage of ball of-boxes in charge of his paid
agents.

There is, however, at present just this little
hitch—the Swiss object to being mediatised, much
more to having their Cantons converted into French
Departments. They appeal to all the signatories
to the treaties of Vienna and Paris. They meet,
however, with but an indifferent response. Austria
objects, but with little energy; Prussia says it is
not just the thing, and even Russia will
not intermeddle. She is so pleased with the
idea of the cession of Savoy by treaty, instead of
annexation by that infernal device, the free consent
of the whole population, that she appears to con-
sider the annexation of Savoy as the one bright-
redeeming spot in all the late territorial changes.
England is, perforce, confi.ied to remonstrance.
We have no means of placing a flotilla on the Lake
of Geneva, or a single regiment in Chablais and
Faucigny. We can only say it is all very wrong—in-
deed far worse than wrong in the eyes of statesmen, it
is impolitic—but there we must stop. And if the hot
water EMPEROR prefers, politically, that element, we
must even leave him in it—leave him with Belgium,
Prussia, Austria, Switzerland, and indeed all Ger-
many simmering and bubbling around him.
That the Swiss have, according to French " ideas,"
one of the strongest cases is evident. The " idea"
in the annexation of Savoy, is strengthening the
military border of France, She deems the " idea"
so important that she must hold all the strong
places of the mountains which separate her from a
neighbour kingdom not having one-third of her
population, nor one-third of her army, and having
hardly any navy at all. How much more may the
Swiss demand that their frontier shall not be
weakened—that they shall have the slopes of the
mountains which would make a descent on
their territory so easy—and, especially, that
the narrow lake which forms their southern
border shall not be " a Fiench lake." The rea-
son of the case is so strong, that even
a determined despot is perplexed. The Swiss
assume a bold front—as bold a one as
when they refused to expatriate or deliver up the
man who was then a refugee in their country, but
who now seeks to deprive them of cherished rights;
—and, between the possibility of a bloody conflict,
and the certainty of a disgraceful cause, even
LOUIS NAPOLEON wavers.

Not in his purpose, however, does he waver, as
we believe. He means, we fear, to be lord para-
mount of Switzerland, and of other countries,
too, if he can avoid provoking a general
coalition. His behaviour about Tuscany as well
as Savoy and Nice sustain such a supposition ;
and if the opinion be general, he has but himself to
blame for it. We cannot but commend the Swiss,
therefore, for their far-seeing and brave policy ; and
we only hope that they will compel might to hesi-
tate in the face of right. Were but one small
Power to begin resistance to the EMPEROR'S annex-
ation practices, he might find that other's would
follow. The Continent might arouse itself, and think
it better to put a stop to French aggrandisement at
the very beginning. All are now smarting under
the cost to which his military measures put them ;
and England—so quiet and friendly now—might
think it would be cheaper to annihilate for ever the
French Navy, and to treat Cherbourg in the fashion
of Sebastopol, than to pay annually trebled Army
and Navy Estimates. We are beginning to per-
ceive that Mr. GLADSTONE is, after all, the least to
blame. He has too humbly endeavoured by his
Treaty to buy off the Gauls from our shores—
but, his Income •tax is, in reality, a NAPOLEON tax.

Mr. BRYAN KING has obtained a partial triumph.
He has succeeded in getting Mr. ROSIER admo-
nished by the judge of the Ecclesiastical Court; and,
what to Mr. ROSIER is of far more consequence,
since he says that he is but a poor man, the rev.
gentleman has got a fine of £lO in the shape of
costs inflicted on the worthy tradesman. The fine,
) however, will probably be promptly paid by the
many who sympathise with him. It was stated at
the close of the affair that a penny subscription
should do it, and there, we suppose, the matter ends
for the present. We are net learned in ecclesiasti-
cal law, and have neither time nor inclination to
inquire just now of those who are so, but
we presume, from the remarks made in court, that
the " admonition" was then and there given ; if
so, we are not likely to hear more "of the office
of the judge promoted by the Rev. BRYAN KING
against Mr. RostEn. for brawling in church."
But what now are the feelings of all true Eng-
lishmen in reading the accounts of this trial, and
the judgment of Dr. TRAVERS Twiss ? Certainly
that Mr. ROSIER got about the measure of justice
which a poacher may expect from a game-preserv-
ing country magistrate. We have not a word to
say against Dr. Twiss personally, not even as a
judge. The blame lies in the system. No
amount of excusing and refining can persuade
laymen that judges in ecclesiastical courts are
not prejudiced persons—unconsciously prejudiced,
it may be, but still biassed in favour of ecclesiastics
and their Church generally, against laymen. Had
Mr. ROSIER been tried before Mr. SELFE, or any
of our metropolitan magistrates, the presumption
would have been that the case was proved against
him. We may ask nine-tenths of our readers
whether, on reading the judgment of Dr. Twiss
himself, they feel reasonably sure that it was proved.
There were two witnesses against one, and the
judge thought that the one witness in favour of
Mr. ROSIER deposed to what occurred on another
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turned up, that we know of, to make it likely that
Mr. ROSIER would lie in plain English, for he
would seem to have been too plain an Englishman nel•iftnonfber-
that. On the whole we much question whether
Mr. SELFE would have found him guilty
half the charges more than of the other half ; and
we feel confident no jury of his countrymen would
have convicted him. From all we have seen of the cadet
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regard to all other courts—but they never will be-
lieve that Ecclesiastical Courts are Courts of Jus-
tine.

On the law relating to brawling, something

might well be said. As it stands, a mere whisper
might be charged as an offence ; and exclamations
caused by great provocation the Judge him-
self declared to be brawling, an offence
which entails excommunication, that is, six
months' imprisonment, and we know not what
penalties in the shape of costs. Civil magistrates
and common law judges know bow to treat all
such things on their merits, and if they cannot
always master the technicalities of law, they
generally contrive to see substantial justice done.
That was certainly not done in this case. Mr. Ro-
SIER'S offence, if proved, was, under the excitement
of the circumstances, far too venial to merit a fine
of £lO.

But what shall we say of the real brawler in
church, the man who, if we may be pardoned the
Hibernicism, has been for years brawling to the
eyes as well as to the ears of his parishioners ?
Mr. BRYAN KING, knowing the offensive-
ness of his vestments, and altar orna-
ments, and choral performances, and intoning
of the service, to his parishioners, persisted in these
provocations. They are, surely—pure provocation.
He cannot pretend that they have the sanction of
common use ; facts show that they cannot plead
utility ; an antiquated Rubric with which he is
not required to comply—which his ecclesiastical
superior, the Bishop, would be well pleased he should
not comply—this is literally the rev. gentleman's only
pretext for keeping the church and the parish in
an uproar. Yet our Ecclesiastical Courts can
punish the man who was provoked to technical
brawling, at the instance of the originator
of the brawling, and the real author of the
offence cannot be touched by them If this
be ecclesiastical justice, then down with ecclesiati-
cal tribunals is the feeling of all free Englishmen.
Lord PALMERSTON has done much to deprive them
of nutriment by taking away all their really
important business : we hope he will put a final
hand to his work and abolish them altogether.

The Earl and Countess of Derby and Lady Emma
Stanley have arrived in St. James's-square from Knowsley
Park, Lancashire.

The Earl and Countess of Hardwieke and the
Ladies Yorke arrived in Portman-square yesterday from
Wimple Hall for the season.

The Earl and Countess of Stradbroke have arrived
at their mansion in Belgrave-square from Itenham Hall,
Suffolk, for the season.

The Earl and Countess of Winchilsea and .Lady
Florence Paget, have arrived at the St. George's Hotel.
Viscount and Viscountess Dalrymple have arrived
at the St. George's Hotel.

Viscount and Viscountess Stratford de Redcliffe
and the Hon. Misses Canning arrived at their residence in
Grosvenor-square a few days since for the season.
Lord and Lady Chelmsford and the Hon. Miss
Thesiger, arrived at the family residence in Eaton-square
on Monday, from visiting the Earl and Countess of Shrews-
bury and Talbot at their seat in Staffordshire.
Lord and Lady Foley arrived in Grosvenor-
square yosterday, from Cheverley Park, Cambridgeshire,
when they passed a few days with Lord George and Lady
Adeliza Manners, on their way to town from Worksop
Manor, Notts.

Lord de Lisle and Dudley his arrived at the St
George's Hotel.

The Bishop of London and Mrs. Tait arrived in
St. James's-square yesterday, from Starkey's Victoria
Hotel, St. Leenards •on-Sea. We are glad to learn that
his lordship's health has been much improved by his sojourn
at this delightful watering-place.
The Right Hon. Sir Charles Wood, Bart, M.P.,
and Lady Mary Wood arrived in Belgrave-square yester-
day, from Hickleton Hall, Yorkshire.

Sir Robert Peel, Bart, M.P., and Lady Emily
Peel are expected to arrive in Whitehall-gardens to-day
from Geneva.

The Right Hon. B. Disraeli and Mrs. Disraeli
have arrived at Grosvenor-gate, from Hughonden. Manor,
Bucks.

MR. BARON GREENE.—The Freeman's Journal
states that Baron Greene lies dangerously ill—so ill that
serious apprehensions are entertained of his recovery.
SUSPICIOUS OCCURRENCE AT SEA. GENOA,
April 12.—The S. Liberate, Brincra, arrived at Malta, re-
ports that on the 2d March, while on her voyage from that
port to Scoglietti, she saw a brigantine wrecked in Braci-
otto, seven miles east of the latter place, and that a report
was current in S. Croco and Scoglietti that seven persons
seen alive on the brigantine had afterwards been found
dead, and that the cases and lockers had been broken open
and robbed. It is also stated by a passenger on board the
S. Liberata that a letter was found on the brigantine, show-
ing her to be a Swedish or Norwegian vessel named Thetis
or Themis.

•
LONDON DOCK CO3IPANY.—A special general
court was held yesterday at the Duck-house, at which the
various clauses of a bill in Parliament for making a branch
railway from the Blackwall Station to the London Docks
were severally read, and a resolution was carried, that the
bill, as amended in the House of Lords, be approved, and
that a copy of the saute be sent to each proprietor.
METROPOLITAN FREE HOSPITAL, DEVONSHIRE-
Equare, City.—The aggregate number of patients relieved
during the week ending April 14 was—medical, 867; sur-
gical, 397; total, 1,264. of which 365 were new cases.
GREAT FIRE AT GREENWlCll—Yesterclay morn-
ing a fire broke out in the extensive premises of Mr. W.
Huntley, sash maker, and. known as Wood's Wharf,
Greenwich. Vast streams of water were thrown upon
the blazing pile, but the flames continued to defy the
exertions of all present, and mounted so high as to be
distinctly seen from almost every part of London. The
fire was not extinguished until the premises of Mr. J.
Huntley, Nr. P. bat, boat builder, Mr. J. Stapleton,
smith, Mr. J. Tracer, mast maker, Mr. J. R. Hunter, coal
merchant, Mr. S. Thomas, chandler, Mr. E. Thomas, Mr.
J. Showells, and Nos. 6,7, 8,9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15,
on the opposite side, trul let out in tenements, were con-
siderably damaged.
'TIE BANQUET TO THE 78TH HIGHLANDERS.—
The Scotsman of yesterday says :—This great entertain-
ment, which is to take place this day week in the Corn Ex-
change, promises to be a very grand spectacle. The Ex-
change is to be profusely decorated with Highland and East-
skins, deers' and leopards' heads,
and when brilliantly'
g&aclla'nt soldiers in full High-
land costume, and with many other guests or entertainers
in uniform, regular and volunteer, naval and military, the
acme will be extremely striking and splendid. The arrange-
ments for the banquet are far advanced, and promise to be
in every respect satisfactory.
It is understood that a inarringe is on the tapis
between the only son of Sir George Grey and a young lady,
daughter of a military officer, resident at Cheltenham. This
marriage, we believe, will not take place till late in the
autumn—after the return of the Prince of Wales from
Canada, The appointment of Equerry to the Heir-Appa-
rent was entirely unsolicited on the part of Captain Grey,
and was a compliment paid by the Queen to the gallant
career of the young officer, and to the long and able politi-
cal service of his distinguished father. Captain Grey served
throughout the Crimean campaign with the Rifles, and re-
turned house safe, to enjoy his well-earned promotion.
Captain Grey is the only inn and only child of the distin•
guished political baronet.—Court Journal.
Pending the opening of the Indian telegraph to
the public, which is promised in two or three weeks, it is
hoped that the greatest care is taken to prevent any mes-
sages of a commercial or financial character finding their
way to quarters in which they might be used for purposes of
speculation. At the present moment the disturbances re-
specting the indigo cultivation, and the uncertainty regard-
ing the influence of the new duty on saltpetre, constitute
circumstances in which changes of quotations might occur
to affect the fortunes of all concerned in those branches of
trade. Any priority of intelligence would, therefore, bo
most unfair, and it is difficult to believe that if messages are
transmitted hither to more than one person they are likely
to be inviolably preserved. The public, therefore, would be
gratified to learn that such as are forwatded for Govern-
ment purposes aro addressed to and seen by Sir Charles
Wood alone.

STEAM VESSELS FOR THE GANGES.—The first of
the steam vessels designed by the Oriental Inland Steam
Company for the Navigation of the Ganges has just been
tried on the Mersey. This vessel, which draws two feet of
water, is 250 feet long and 30 feet beam, and is propelled by
two high pressure engines of 200 horse power nominal, but
working up to about 800 actual horses' power. The speed
attained on the trial trip was about 14 miles an hour, with
31 or 32 revohitions of the wheels per minute; but as many
as 36 revolutions per minute were obtained fur part of the.
time. The engines are formed with inclined cylinders, of
26 inches diameter and 6 feet stroke, and the pressure of the
steam is 1001bs. per square inch. The steam is supplied by
four boilers, on the locomotive principle, of great strength.
The vessel is trussed, both longitudinally and transversely,
with wrought iron pipes, which are effective in withstand-
ing both extension and compression. As this vessel has
more power and a lighter draught of water than any now
upon the Ganges, and also a higher rate of .speed, her es-
tablishment upon that river is looked forward to with great
interest. The Jumna, a sister vessel, is also nearly ready,
and these vessels, it is expected, will inaugurate a new era
in the navigation of the Ganges, as combining greater
power and speed and a lighter draught of water than any
heretofore introduced upon any of the Indian rivers.—
Liverpool Albion.
MATRIMONY AND COTTON TOPS.—Now, gentle-
men, let us pause fur a moment over these cotton tops—let
us turn them inside out—and see what is the legitimate in-
ference to be derived thence. Hero we find a young lady
just at the most critical period of her life—when she has
exchanged vows, for the first time, with her lover or hus-
band—call him what you will—who sees before her an un-
known and untried future, which, in most cases, love tinges
with its purple hues. What is she thinking about ?—that
she will be a glory in his prosperity, a solace in his sickness
and adversity, to that nom in whom she believes as the
type and exemplar of glorified humanity ? Pardon me,
gentlemen, if I carry you back to the times in which we also
—we hard worldly men, believed in such things—even we !
Well, what is this young girl thinking about ? Why, that
a silken stocking will set off her foot and ankle to greater
advantage than a stocking of any other texture. That is
her notion of love--that is the acorn out of which the sturdy
oak of Mr. Barber's domestic happiness is to grow.—From
"Divorce a Yinmlo," in Once a Week.

LATESI NEWS.

The following telegrams have been received at
Mr. Reuter's office :
BOMBAY MAILS.

The Ottawa arrived at Suez on the 10th of April'
The Valetta arrived at Marseilles on the 18th of
April, at 6 a.m. Mails left for London at 10 a.m.

The Euxine at Alexandria on the 12th, expected
at Malta on the 17th, and at Southampton on the
27th inst.

OUTWARD CALCUTTA AND CHINA MAILS.
The Pera arrived at Malta on the 12th, at 3 p.m.,
and sailed for Alexandria on the 13th, at 10 a.m.
The Panther arrived at Malta on the 14th, at
9 p.m., and sailed at midnight for Alexandria.
The Alhambra left Malta for Corfu at midnight
on the 14th.
The Colombo, with the London mail of the 20th
and 27th Feb., reached Point de Galle on the 26th
March, en route to Calcutta.

PARIS, APRIL 18.

The Constitutionnel, in an article signed by M•
Boniface, says it is authorised to declare that the
pamphlet, "La Coalition," is entirely the work of
a private individual, who has neither, directly nor
indirectly, been inspired by Government.

MADRID, APRIL 17.
The report that Ortega has been executed is

untrue.

PARIS, APRIL 17.

M. Thouvenel has informed the representatives
of the Powecs who signed the Final Act of Vienna
of the nature of the reception France will give to
the circular note of the Swiss Federal Council of
the sth of April respecting the convocation of an
European Conference.
It was not until the King of Sardinia had for-
mally taken possession of Lombardy, and the trea•
ties of Zurich had been signed and ratified, that
France and Austria jointly addressed an invitation
to the Powers who had signed the treaties of
Vienna to assemble at a Conference, in order to
make known to them the territorial arrangements
which had resulted from the cession of Lombardy
to Piedmont, which cession was freely consented to
by Austria. No Power having then objected,
France will follow the same course. When, there-
fore, the cession of Savoy and Nice, freely con-
sented to by Piedmont, shall have keen sanctioned
and ratified by universal suffrage of the inhabi-
tants, and by the vote of the Sardinian Parlia-
ment, France will take possession of those pro-
vinces. Immediately afterwards she will consent
to the assembling of a Conference for the pur-
pose of receiving a communication of the treaty
concluded on the 24th of March last between
Napoleon 111. and King Victor Emmanuel.
France will likewise be willing that the said
Conference shall examine the following question—
" In what manner are the rights of France, irrevo-
cably acquired through the cession of Savoy and
Nice by the King of Sardinia, to be reconciled with
the guarantees stipulated by the treaties in favour
of Switzerland ?" It being, however, well under-
stood that the Conference shall leave the treaty of
the 24th of March intact.

Baron Monrad, who arrived here last week from
Copenhagen, was received on Sunday by the Em-
peror at a private audience, and left again yester-
day evening to resume his functions as Minister of
Public Instruction at Copenhagen.
Baron Dhkink Hohnfeld, formerly Danish Am-
bassador, also left yesterday zvcning for Copen-
hagen. He was previously received at a private
audience by the Emperor, who presented him with
the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour.
The pamphlet, La Coalition, originates from a
Government source, although it has been denied.

BERNE, TUESDAY.
There again appears some probability that the
Conference will take place.
England proposes Brussels as the place where it
should be held, while France insists upon Paris, in
which she is supported by Russia.

GENEVA, APRIL 17.

General Canrobert, accompanied by several
officers of Engineers, has visited tke fort of Les
Rousses, on the frontier of Swit2..erland.
The Canton de Vaud has been supplied with war
materiel.

The English Government has given encouraging
assurances to the Federal Council.

GENEVA, APRIL 17.

Prince Gortschakoff, in his reply to the note of
Switzerland, identifies Russia with the other Powers
who signed the treaties of 1815, and who recognised
the inviolability and neutrality of Switzerland. In
this note the Prince also states that it is the true
political interest of Europe to preserve Switzerland
from all foreign influence. But France having
manifested an intention of negotiating, either with
the great Powers or the Swiss Confederation, and
the Federal Council having expressed a similar
desire, Russia gives her complete adhesion to the
assembling of a Conference, being convinced that
the Federal Council does not doubt her solicitude
to efficaciously insure the neutrality of Switzer-
land.

MARSEILLES, APRIL 17.

The official Neapolitan journals from the 10th to
the 13th inst. inclusive say nothing of the popular
movement at Messina. Private letters merely state
that the attempts to surprise the military posts at
Messina had been repelled, and that the agitation
was less at that place than at Palermo.
10,000 men were pursuing the insurgent bands.

Since the insurrection commenced the Govern-
ment has sent into Sicily four battalions of Infan-
try, two battalions of Artillery, and a regiment of
Lancers. The Governor of Sicily had written that
no more reinforcements need be sent, his forces
being sufficient.

NAPLES, APRIL 14 (via Genoa.)

The insurrection has spread to Trapani, where
the Provisional Government and the National
Guard have joined the insurgents. The Royal
troops still occupy Palermo, which is destitute of
everything. Great activity prevails in the arsenal
at Naples. The embarcation of troops for the pro-
vinces continues. The agitation is increasing. The
coips d'armec in the Abruzzi has been recalled.

TRIESTE, TUESDAY.

The Trieste Zeitung says :—" According to au-
thentic private information from Messina to the 9th,
the Austrian Consul had quitted that city on board
an Austrian merchant vessel.
" A bombardment of the city was expected in
the course of the 9th."

LONDON AND BLACKWALL RAILWAY.—A general
meeting of the shareholders in this company was held yes-
terday, at the London Tavern, Mr. J. N. Daniell in the
chair, fJr the purpose of obtaining the assent of the pro-
prietors to a bill for making a line of railway to the London
Docks, now before Parliament, under the provisions of the
Wharncliffe Act. There was no opposition to the scheme,
and a resolution authorising the directors to proceed with
the line was agreed to,