The Sun.
London, England, 1860-01-23 00:00:00

THE 7- SUN ,9 !LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 23, 1860.

NEW THEATRE - ROYAL, AD ELPIII,
Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Ben). Webster.

Reproduction of THE DEAD HEART, with all its power.
Jul effects.

THIS EVENING, THE DEAD HEART. Messrs. B.
Webster, J. L. Toole, David Fisher, P. Bedford, C. J. Smith,
Billington, Powell, Romer, Miss Woolg-sr, K. Kelly.
After which THE NYMPHS OF THE LURLEYBERG ;
or, The Knight and the Naiades. Messrs. Toole, Bedford,
Eburne, Smith, Powell, Romer, Miss Woolgar, C. Webb, K.
Kelly, Laidlaw.

Doors open at half-past six—Commence at seven. Box-
Office open from 10 to 5. No charge for securing seats,
nor for bills of performance. All fees to servants of this
establishment arc strictly prohibited.
Acting Manager—Mr. Wm. Smith.

ROY AL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE,
King-street, St. James's. Lessee, Mr. T. B. Chatter-
ton. The nearest Theatre to Chelsea, Pimlico, and West-
minster, the Park being open to carriages and foot passen-
gers all hours of the night.
!'ti 1 s 14: VP:NINO the performances will commence with
PARENTS AND GUARDIANS. Messrs. H. T. Craven and
J. Francis, Mesdames Murray and Eliza Arden.
After which, a new Tragic Ballet, entitled MY NAME IS
NORVAL. Supported by C. Young, Barrett, Miss Lydia
Thompson, Clara St. Casse,
Followed by a new sketch, A HOUSEHOLD FAIRY.
Miss Wyndham and Mr. H. T. Craven.
To conclude with the new pantomime of PUNCH AND
JUDY. Introducing Hiss Lydia Thompson and the Corps
de Ballet. Clown, -Harlequin, Columbine, and Pantaloon, and
the wonderful Performing Dogs.
Reduced Prices—Gallery, 6d ; Pit, is. The Box-ofde open
from 11 to 5 daily. Doors open at half-past six ; perform
ance commences at 7.

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.
Westminster-road.

Last Five Weeks of Mr. W. Cooke's Season.

THIS EVENING, the New Srectacular Drama by Mr. R.
Phillips, THE EMPEROR'S DEA; itEE, with lull stud of
Horses and great effects.—Scenes in the Circle by Astley's
world-renowned Equstrians, terminating with the Eques-
trian, Operatical, and Comic Pantomime 01 HARLEQUIN
TOM MOODY ; or, Old Towler thelluntsman and the God-
dess Diana ; Diana, with Songs, Miss Jacobs.—Costly and
dazzling Transformation Scene.—Harlequin, M. Richarde ;
Columbine, Mdlle. Mazoni ; Clown, M. Hilderbrandt ; I'an-
taloon, Mr. I'. Abbot A family of Sprites Epsom Races by
Living Jockies and real Ponies, with ring and Stage com-
bined

Commence at 7.
Grand 3forninz Performances of the Pantomime on Satur-
day, Jan. 28, and Saturdays, Feb. 4 and 11, at Two o'clock
each day.
Mr. ke respectfully intimates his Farewell Benefit will
take place on Monday, Jan. 30.

ANTERBUR HALL CONCERTS.-
EVERY EVENING. Sterndale Bennett's MAY

QUEEN.
And a Grand Selection from Meyerbeer's new opera of
DINOII A 11. _ _

Comic Vocalists -Messrs. George Hodson (the Irish Come•
Tian and Mimic), W. T. Critchfield, and E. W. Mackney.

Several interesting Pictures are added to the Fine Arts
Gallery. The suite of Halls have be 91 re-decorated and
beautified, and constitute one of the most unique and brilliant
sights of the metropolis.
ROSA BON II EU R.'S celebrated PICTURE of the 'HORSE
FAIR is now added to the already magnificent Collection of
Paintings in the Canterbury hall Fine Arts Gallery. The
gallery is open from 5 till 11 on Sunday Evening.

TiE WEATHER.—Sine OFFICE, JAN. 22, 1860.
THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.
48—highest since noon yesterday.
42 —lowest this morning and during the night.
o—this day at noon.
BAROMETER-29.15.
WIND, South-Westerly ; fresh and squally, with fine
dry weather.

JAN. 23.
THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.
50—highest since noon yesterday.
37—lowest this ramming and during tho night.
45—this day at noon.

BAROMETER---29. 10.
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but rather frosty.

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THE SUN.
LONDON, MONDAY, JAN. 23, 1860.

Bit-by-bit Reform is evidently the programme of
the Coalition Government. Mr. COBDEN has said
it. Mr. BRIGHT has meekly indicated his com-
placency—being prepared, like many another Poli-
tical Parolles, to open his mouth and shut his eyes
and see what Ministers will give him. Immense
though the appetites of these omniverous Re-
formers, insatiable, voracious, unappeaseable—
they, nevertheless, appear to have suddenly awak-
ened to the fact that it is really, according to the
new view of things, nothing less than absurd to be
famishing thus, session after session, in the midst
of plenty, if they would only consent to stretch
forth their hands and
.devour that plenty piece-
meal. Hitherto, say they, we have starved on dread-
fully, year after year, simply because we have all
the -while—to employ the holy figure of speech,
with no intention of profanity in its inversion—
straining at the camel and refusing to swal-
low the Vats. The situation, indeed, is
not unnaturally, after so many egregious
61 baulks" and disappointments, eminently sugges-
tive of a thousand ridiculous resemblances.

According to the plan in vogue during so many
of the Parliamentary sessions last recorded in the
pages of H R ANSAD, the Royal Speech from the
Throne in the inauguration of each has been
literally, in regard to the question of Reform, like
the reiteration of a cordial welcome to the Feast of
the Barmecides.
Occasionally even the banquet of Reform,
served up with apparent profusion, and with
all imaginable and unimaginable Ministerial
pomp and ceremonial, has after all -proved, so to
speak, on the removal of the covers, almost as
agreeable and appetising as the last grand feast
spread before his 'guests by TIMON of Athens, in
the wonderful satiric drama of our own SIIAKS-

PERE. Certainly the similitude here suggested has
been so far carried out in the House of

Commons time after time, that the guests

there sessionally assembled together, instead
of finding any substantial banquet served up for
amicable discussion, have only found themselves in
hot -water before their final escape through the

glass doors, towards the middle of August, with a
shower of empty dishes and platters hurled after

them by the Ministerial TIMoN of the Hour, in the
shape of incomplete Schemes and abandoned Bills,
and that general battue of abortive measures,
known in the early autumnal season as the Mas-
sacre of the Innocents.

Employing yet another, certainly a more
hackneyed, but (in excuse for its renewed
introduction here it may be added) a sin-

gularly appropriate illustration of the national
"situation " for some time past in reference to
Reform—it will surely be recognised at the

merest hint how very obvious the resemblance

has been all along between JOHN BULL sitting down
in Parliament every successive February with the

broad sheet of a newspaper tucked under his chin
for a table napkin, with a keen relish for the ex-
pected Reform, a large and wholesome appetite, and
a healthy and vigorous digestion—and our old
friend SANCIIO PANZA, with all the good things
swept off the board by the mandate of the State
Physician, like one of the most deftly managed con-
juring tricks in the harlequinade of a Christmas
pantomime.

TANTALUS starving in Hades among the
delicious fruit pendant all but within reach of
his ravening mouth and hands—was manifestly
the particular prototype passing through the
mind of Lord DERBY when, nearly two
years ago, he spoke of Reform being sys-
tematically kept " dangling " before tantalised
Englishmen.
Awakening at last, as we have said,
to the absurdity of this position, the most con-
scientious (of course !) and in every way admirable
of our reformers, such men as Mr. BRIGHT, for
example, and his quondum chief, Mr. COBDEN,
arcades ambo, have resolved at length to satisfy
themselves, so to speak, with a sip and a nibble—
incited thereto apparently by their failure hitherto
in the attempt to cram the national maw to repletion.
Oblivious, very conveniently, in their precipitate
arrival at this somewhat startling anti-climax—
wholly and absolutely (and we cannot but repeat,
very conveniently) oblivious of the notorious and
indisputable fact, that last year,.in the spring of
1859, they might really and truly have had just any
measure of reform they pleased. They shu t
their eyes to the past, however, as resolutely as
they are now doing in regard to the future. They
ohoose not to remember how not a twelvemonth
since they emulated the wisdom of Xsor's dog
crossing the stream on that plank which is the
pons asinorum of the old Greek fabulist—drop-
ping the substantial Reform Bill of the Derbyites
(that might have been cooked to a turn in Com-
mittee) to snatch at the shadowy reform bill of
the new Coalition Government. And now, for-
sooth, instead of having any formal and well
arranged banquet of Reform at all, we are to
have some wretched little mouldy crust thrown to
us by way, just for the moment, of staying our

appetite !
The honourable member for Harwich (son of the
Lord Chancellor)—an excellent reformer himself, a
bold and determined and consistent advocate, among
other great measures of the measure of all mea-
sures, namely, the Ballot—the Hon. W. F. CAMP-
BELL puts the matter quite plainly in half a dozen
sentences delivered in the course of his speech on
Saturday evening to his constituents. Delivered,
by the way, at a hotel in Harwich called the Cups
—dreadfully suggestive of the " slip " that rhymes
to " lip "in the proverb. " Experience," said Mr.
CAMPBELL, on Saturday—[for, alas ! he too is clearly
in some measure infected by the prevailing politi-
cal epidemic of concession resulting often in a
distinct compromise—but then to be sure the hon.
gentleman is son of the Lord High Chancellor !]—
" Experience," said the member for Harwich, " was
ready to convince them that as regarded the amend-
ing of the Reform Act of 1832, all attempts at a
large and final legislation had met as yet with failure
and disaster. In 1848 the late Mr. O'CoNNOR in-
troduced a scheme of large and comprehensive legis-
lation ; but it met with no support from any order
of society. In 1849,1850, and 1851 Mr. HuME at-
tempted a scheme not very far dissimilar; but it
met with no response, except aversion in the House
of Commons and indifference from the people. Lord
JOHN RUSSELL in 1852 introduced a large and com-
prehensive scheme, but in ten days it overthrew
his Government. In 1854 the Earl of ABERDEEN,
blind to all those lessons, tried a large and compre-
hensive scheme, but it met a similar repulse,
although not once. In 1859—and they saw he had
brought them down to times at once recent and
familiar—the Earl of DERBY, blind to those im-
pressive antecedents, introduced a large and com-
prehensive scheme, which overthrew his Govern-
ment amid the loudest marks of public reproba-
An excellent and timely historical
epitome undoubtedly ; but, with a little
adroit reticence in the last mentioned par-
ticular—in that little closing reminiscence. Not
a syllable it will see about the Whig " dodge" that
alone led to that final rejection—an intrigue that
must not be mentioned nowadays to ears polite
—particularly seeing that it all leads only to this
" most lame and impotent conclusion "—a bit-by-
bit Reform in the system of representation !
Notwithstanding our regret that a staunch
advocate of the Ballot like the member
for Harwich should evidence any leaning
whatever towards Mr. COBDEN'S specious
and illusory project of a compromise eminently
convenient, of course, for the Whigs and their
associates in the Administration—a compromise
designed to render Reforms, thus slowly dribbling
forth, "a lengthened sweetness long drawn out."
We rejoice to note that Mr. CAMPBELL, at any
rate, adds immediately upon this avowal a most
suggestive alternative, to wit,—" He could not
help thinking that the electors of this kingdom,
if they really did de ire that protection of which
they had heard so much, were bound to point
out briefly and respectfully to the statesmen
who conduct affairs that one of two things they
would have—either a large and final measure which
comprehended the Ballot, or an admission that the
bill which was promulgated was not to be regarded
as a settlement upon which they meant afterwards
and almost immediately to improve." There is only
one thing better, to our thinking, than this alter-
native—namely, the insisting at once upon a large
and comprehensive measure of Reform, the sine
qua non, for the acceptance of which by all the
independent Reformers in the House should be the
concession of the Ballot by all the sixteen members
of the Coalition.
Unfortunately the only report of Mr. CAMPBELt s
speech at Harwich, that had reached us in time
for the present edition, appears to be in many
places exceedingly erroneous. In a later edition,
however, we
purpose giving a more accurate record
of the words actually spoken by the hon. gentle-
man.

tion."

To-morrow her MAJESTY opens Parliament in
person. The Royal Speech will not, of course, en-
able us to anticipate the proposals of her MAJESTY'S

Ministers on the great subject of the session, much
less will it, like an American President's Message,

furnish any clue to party politics. Royalty, with us,
dwells in a serener region. A pamphlet, however,
very carefully compiled (published by JOSEPH

CLAYTON and Son, Strand), The State of Parties,

gives us all that can be known at present on that
subject. We may, in passing, recommend it to our
readers as a complete Vade Mecum on the party

character of Parliament. The Cabinet, the Lords,

he Commons, are all individually tabularised under
;heir respective parliametitary parties, and votes ;

all the changes since the election are also exhibited
in separate tables ; an alphabetical party list,

arranged according to constituencies, follows, to
assist in finding easily the politics of each. The
concluding one illustrates the position of the house
and its members in regard to the Ballot—a table
certainly judiciously added, if the intention be to
exhibit the judgment of the present Liberal electors

on that testing question.
The author of " The State of Parties " is, as far as
we can perceive, as impartial as DOD himself in his

classifications and calculations. He takes members as

:hey are ; at least as they were up to the division

of the 10th of June last year ; which, as it was a

division on the simple question whether Lord
PALMERSTON'S party or Lord DERBY'S party should
sit on the right hand of the Speaker, must be

regarded as the grand test of party up to that time.
What, then, the reader may ask, is the summing up

of this impartial classification of members? Why;

hat in the Commons Lord PALMERSTON may

expect on a party division a majority of—Fou
Nominally the noble lord has three hundred and
forty-one Liberals to meet three hundred and one
Conservatives, giving him apparently a majority
of forty. But from this have to be deducted nine
doubtful supporters, nine almost certain, and nine
probable opponents. Giving the Conservatives the
benefit of the certain opponents, and adding the
doubtful nine to each, we have just the majority
above indicated as that to which the Liberal leaders
have, by their personal squabbles, by their heredi-

tart' exclusiveness, and by their want of boldness

reduced the Liberal party.

Of course the Doubtfuls and the Irish Brigade
cannot be calculated closely ; we cannot, however,
be far wrong in presuming that parties will be as
nearly balanced as they well can be. The Whig-
Liberals will be as much at the mercy of the Inde-
pendents as the Conservatives were last session.
Indeed, their party hope must chiefly rest on the
Tories, and on the feeling which will pervade both
Houses of the unseemliness of another and speedy
change. Lord DERBY is known to be opposed him-
self to taking office again without a majority which
shall give him real power. He will not, as he has
now twice told the country during the recess,
countenance any factious opposition even to
the Ministerial Reform Bill. It seems that
Ministers purpose to accept gratefully his considera-
tion, and to bring in a bill to which the Noble
Lord will not <)bject—such a one, probably, as Mr.
DISRAELI would have proposed, had he been per-
mitted to offer one after the appeal to the country.
The secret of the forthcoming bill has indeed been
well kept ; but we have little doubt that it will
be substantially what has been so often suggested,
in regard to the franchise; but that the two points
most important of all—electoral independence, and
the nomination boroughs, will be almost or alto-
gether ignored. The counties will be still really
constituencies of landlords, not of electors, and the
small boroughs still at the mercy of gold or of
local " influence."

This is, assuredly, but a poor prospect for hearty
Liberals, but for the causes of it we have not far to
seek. There is scarcely a shade of honest Liberalism
in the. Cabinet—it is party, not hearty Liberalism,
which reigns there. The last list in the pamphlet
we have referred to, is alone sufficient to prove this.
It shows that but two members of the Cabinet are
known friends to the Ballot, while it also shows that
Two Hundred and Thirteen members of the House
are favourable to it, and have voted or paired in its
favour ! Even admitting what we do not doubt to
be true enough, that many of these are but too well
satisfied if they can please their constituencies, and
yet be in a minority, this would only show yet more
the strength of liberal opinion in the constitu-
encies, since it compels unwilling representatives
to pay this tribute to the demand for inde-
pendent voting. Supposing many of our members
to give on this subject a hypocritical vote, the hypo-
crisy is but a testimony, as hypocrisy must nearly
always be, to the excellence of that to which it
pays the homage of imitation.
We apprehend that this list is the true exponent
of Whig weakness. There is little but the Ballot
between the Liberals and the .Tories. On the
Franchise the Tories, as a party, have come within
twenty shillings, perhaps, of the Whig Reform
leader. On the redistribution of seats there has
been little difference lately ; certain it is that Lord
JOAN RUSSELL has fought as hard as they have
done for their petty boroughs ; nor will he, unless to
save appearances, do more in the way of disfran-
chising the Arundels and Thetfords than did
Mr. DISRAELI himself. How can it, therefore,
concern Liberals, generally, whether Lord DERBY
and Mr. DISRAELI, or Lord PALMERSTON and Lord
JOHN RUSSELL bring in a Reform Bill. Even
should we find the Tories opposing any of the more
popular proposals in the new bill it would not alter
our opinion. Lord DERBY disclaims faction indeed;
yet, any party in opposition must be more than
mortal if they did not, in opposition, sometimes put
forth their strength to vex their opponents. Lord
JOHN himself, had he been on the Speaker's left,
would almost certainly have demanded from the
Tories wjiat he would not have offered himself.
There is no help for such things while men are not
angels.

Politically, the Ballot forms the real line of
demarcation between Liberals and Conservatives ;
all other lines are purely party lines. On the
Liberal side mere than two-thirds of the party
vote, or have to vote, for the Ballot ; on the Tory
side not more than two or three individuals do so.
As Mr. BRIGHT, therefore, once said, " the Reform
party is the Ballot party." The Whig leaders refuse
to recognise the fact, yet they are but a minority of
one to two of the party to which they look for sup-
port, yet they insist that the small minority shall not
concede even a damn or two constituencies to the
large ballot party as a mere experiment. Now we
consider this to be apiece of political injustice, almost
of immorality. The Tories deal more uprightly
with their party. With two or three exceptions
they are all hostile to the ballot As a party they
can, therefore, equitably refuse it, for their own sup-
porters are not wronged. The Tories had not more
supporters personally favourable to the £lO county
franchise than Lord JOHN had to the ballot, yet
the Tories conceded it. But the Whig Cabinet, ask-
ing the support of their whole body, refuses to
acknowledge the claims of two-thirds of
that body ! We deny that this is com-
mon party equity. Were we Tories And friends of
the Ballot we could not bring against our leaders
the charge of injustice, for we should ,own that al-
most the entire majority of our own side was against
us. We should set ourselves to corvine° them.
But as Liberals we do resent the behwviour of our

leaders. They have no moral right to convert a ma-
jority of two-thirds of their party into mere serfs.
Mere equity demands that they should give the
Ballot in the proportion of the number of their
party which asks for it—that is, say, one-sixth of
the constituencies. While the Whigs resist as they
do we must confess that, politically, we cannot arouse
ourselves to any concern as to which of the two
great parties sit on the Treasury Benches.

DEATH OF THE RIGHT .HON. .M. T.

BAINES,

Another of our eminent public men has to-day
passed from the midst of us. Upon the very eve of
the Parliamentary session of 1860, the Right Hon.
Mathew Talbot Baines has breathed his last at his
residence in Queen's-square, Westminster. Al-
though his broken health had some time previously
driven him from public life into domestic re-
tirement, his reputation is still rather of
to-day than of yesterday both as' a publicist and
as an administrator. His labours had, in both
capacities, already some time terminated. He no
longer occupied even his accustomed seat in Parlia-
ment. He had withdrawn from the Legislature,
and latterly he had become little else than a con-
firmed valitudinarian. His shattered constitution
has at last succumbed, and death has thus closed
at once his useful life and his prolonged sufferings.
His political repute will long survive him, particu-
larly in his own former constituency, both as M.P.
for Leeds and in connection with the distinguished
liberal and reforming organ of the borough, the Leeds
Mercury. As an administrator, the Right Hon.
gentleman had it is but small opportunities for the
display of his aptitude for public business—but he
won credit to himself in that way as Chancellor
of the Duchy of Lancaster, and was ever the de-
voted and unflinching advocate of the great moral
and intellectual, social and political, cause of
National Education. The remembrance of his labours

in that good cause will be his most enduring
monument.

COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE.

The entertainments at this magnificent theatre
continue highly attractive. On Saturday evening
Nlellon's spark ling opera, " Victorine," was repeated
with increased applause. The grand pantomime
of " Puss in Boots" has surpassed in success the ex-
pectations of the management, hundreds nightly
having to be refused admission owing to the
crowded state of the theatre. It may be supposed
that the pantomime is especially designed to attract
the attention of those fond parents who are not so
desirous of amusement for themselves as anxious to
give their boys and girls a treat during the festive
season ; but we can assure our readers that, although
" Puss in Boots" is for little people, children of a
larger growth will not regret a visit to Covent-
Garden Theatre to witness the performance of it.
It has been got up on a scale of magnificence quite
in keeping with the building in which it is repre-
sented. To accommodate parties residing in the
suburbs a grand morning performance takes place
every Wednesday at two o'clock.

JOHN BULL IN A NEW COAT
Made of the same Comfortable Materials, but somewhat
better fitting than the old. Inclosed are the Measures
for the proposed New Garment.
If the reader :wishes for more, Messrs. Hatchard will furnish
all particulars for the small sum of One Shilling.

The author presents his compliments to the
Editor of The Sun newspaper, and a prospectus
of " Old John Bull in a New Coat." He apologises
for the delay and the colour. " Old John Bull"
ought to have been true blue, and the " New Coat"
bright red--olden principles and modern practice
united.

REFORM BILL.
The objects aimed at are,-
Ist. A great extension of the Franchise.
2d. An equal representation of all persons.
3d. A separate representation of Classes.
4th. A direct instead of indirect representation.
sth. A safe representation.
6th. A fostering, by representation, of our Commercial,
Mining, and Naval greatness.
ith. Unchained Representatives, or M.P.'s free and un•
pledged.

The monument of Robert Stephenson in West-
minster Abbey will be a window, by Wailes, of Newcastle.
M. Jullien is about to set up his orchestra in
Paris. He proposes to give selections from The Messiah,
The Creation, Elijah, and St. Paul.
LIVERPOOL, Jan. 23.—The Cunard screw steam-
ship Etna has arrived, with advices from New YerY to the
12th ; but, owing to the boisterous weather, she has not yet

landed them.
LIVERPOOL, Saturday.—The Cunard steamship
Asia sailed to-day for New York, with the mails for the
United States and North America and 60 passengers. On
Wednesday next the North Briton (screw steamer) will be
despatched for Portland, with the Canadian and United
States mails. Letters, &c., will be received at the post-
office on that day, till 10 45 a.m., and via Queenstown till
9 30 a.m.
SERFDOM IN RUSSIA.--A St. Petersburg letter
says :—" A serf in the Government of Tambow recently
killed his lord for having seduced his (the serf's) affianced
bride. For this act of vengeance the serf will probably be
condemned to hard labour for life in the mines. The late
Emperor on one occasion gave a very different decision.
The child of a serf having struck a dog belonging to the
lord, the latter set his whole pack upon the boy, who was
torn to pieces. The child's father upon this killed the
nobleman on the spot. The Emperor decreed, A dog for
a dog,' and added, I should have done as much.' The serf
was merely detained a short time in a monastery."
TIIE LONDESBOROUGH ESTATES.—The maternal
uncle of the late Lord Londesborough, W. J. Denison, Esq.,
by his will, directed that his immense wealth should be
expended ix the purchase of landed estates, to be entailed
on the family of his nephew, the late Lord Londesborough,
for three generations. The estates of which his lordship
consequently became possessed are situated as follows .
Seamer, East Ayton, Willerby, Flixton, Staxton, Osgodby,
Deepdale, and Throxenby, near Scarborough ; Speeton,
Oxton, Thwing, and Rudston, near Bridlington; Watton,
Cranswick, Elmswell, Kellythorpe, and Skerne, near Drif-
field ; Londesborough, Routh, and Dalton, near Beverley ;
and Selby and Spaldington. The Grimston Park estate
was purchased by Lord Londesborough of Lord Howden.
Altogether the lands of his lordship comprised between
60,030 and 70,000 acres, realising an annual income of about
£100,000. Yorkshire Gazette.
A WINE AT LENGTH FROM AUSTRALIA.—We
shall be enabled shortly to announce the advent of a pure,
generous, and wholesome wine from our Australian posses-
sions in sufficient quantities, and at such a price, as will
take the just medium between the man who is driven to
total abstinence from the filth imported, and those who pay
at a rate which their more sober reflections and their pockets
do not justify. The wine in question is very like Chateau
Yquen, and is the produce of the Muscatel grape, and is
named " Muscatella," after that luscious and aromatic
fruit. We are indebted to some Germans intimately con-
versant with the wino districts of the Rhino for this impor-
tation ; and although as yet the few butts that have entered
the market have been secured by Messrs. Alderman and
Beckford, of Curzon-street, Mayfair, the time must arrive
when the community will yet further derive the benefit of
its more extensive importation, which even now permits of
its dispersion at a very low figure.— United Service Gazetts.
According to the present American advices, the
State of Illinois, which has not yet recovered from its old
defaults, has been on the verge of a little piece of repudia-
tion almost as paltry as that by which Pennsylvania re-
mains distinguished. On second thoughts, however, under
the wholesome influence, apparently, of public opinion, she
has drawn back. The attempt consisted in a refusal to pay
the January interest on certain bonds amounting to about
£20,000, surreptitiously issued by a former governor of the
State, but which have been for some time in the hands of
innocent holders whose claim has been recognised as per-
fectly legal. On the news reaching New York a sugges-
tion was made at the board of brokers to strike, all the Illi-
nois securities out of the official list, whereupon an intima-
tion was given by the New York agent of the Illinois State
Treasurer, that he had received a telegram requesting him
to honour the coupons in question, and there the matter
ended. The New York Stock Board, like our own Stook
Exchange, is now sufficiently powerful to punish severely
all dishonourable proceedings of neighbouring States, and
it may be hoped a time will come when they will treat in a
proper manner the repudiators of Michigan, Mississippi
Florida, and Arkansas.
STATE OF TRADE.—MANCHESTER, Jan. 20

The market continuos active, and sales appear only to bo
limited by the production available for sufficiently early
delivery. In light shirtings, madapollams, jaconets, and
other fabrics suitable to Calcutta, the contracts aro already
so large as to close the door against new engagements
for delivery before the end of next month, and in some
cases even later. Cases are mentioned of contracts for cloths,
the manufacture of which cannot be commenced before
March and April, and the completion of which is not gua-
ranteed before late in the year. Of course, there are excep-
tional cases for cloths of good or peculiar makes, but they
show the confidence with which buyers aro disposed to
operate. Many kinds of cloth, both for home consumption
and export, are so much pro-engaged that it is difficult to
place orders without higher rates for early, cr moderately
early, delivery. There seems to be scarcely any exception
to the demand for either plain or fancy goods, and prices
have a constantly advancing tendency. For yarns the id.
advance obtained last Tuesday is maintained, and a consi-
derable business is reported for borne consumption, as well
as for export to India, China, and the Mediterranean
markets.

GARIBALDI'S MARRIAGE—The Italian journals I
are again speaking of Garibaldi's marriage, but seem
uncertain as to whether it has taken place already,
as stated, or is to be celebrated in a few days. They
all agree, however, that the lady is Mademoiselle Rai-
mondi; and a Milan letter gives the follewing somewhat
romantic account of the commencement of their acquaint-
ance :—Last spring, on the very day when the intrepid
Chasseurs of the Alps entered Lecco on the heels of the
Austrians, and in the midst of cries of enthusiasm, an ele-
gant carriage met them, full of young and charming,
women gaily decorated with the Italian colours. Half con-
fused and half excited, they sought Garibaldi without daring
to inquire for him. They were the ladies of the Raimondi
family, and that is how they saw each other for the first
time. Some days after, the Chasseurs, who, in pursuing
the enemy foot by foot from Varese to Como, had placed
themselves in a dangerous position, were obliged to return
to Varese. The committee of defence of Como wished to
send notice to the general that the Austrians were prepar-
ing to quit the place, but how could they do so P The com -
munications were cut off by the corps of Urban, who
scoured all the country between Como and Varese. Each
looked at the other, and all were hesitating, when a young
girl presented herself, took the despatch, got on horseback,
followed by her father's chaplain, and got through the
enemy's troops, and did not stop until she found herself in
the presence of Garibaldi. This courageous girl was Mdlle.
Raimondi, and, when you read this, his sposa, as the Ita-
lians say."
THE CAPTAIN OF THE SLAVE YACHT WANDERER.
—The following case, which has been heard in the Liverpool
police-court, throws some light on the latest movements of the
captain of the slave-ship Wanderer. On Thursday James
Nicholl, shipping agent; George D. Walker, captain of the
Wanderer ; and Charles Hunter, an American seaman, were
charged with conspiring to defraud. Nicholl's clerk had
called upon several lodginghouse-keepers, saying that men
were wanted to go on board a vessel called the Marianne ;
each of them shipped several of their lodgers, paid the cus-
tomary fees, and received advance notes in return. On
inquiry, it was ascertained the vessel was lying in the San-
don Dock for sale, but was not going to sea. The lodging-
house-keepers therefore went to Nicholl and complained
that he had "humbugged" them ; he replied that he had
been humbugged himself, having understood from Walker
that he had purchased the ship. The magistrates thought
there was no evidence of criminality against Nicholl, eend
dismissed the charm() against him. The case of the pri-
soners Walker and llunter was then proceeded with. The
evidence of several outfitters was taken, showing that
Walker had obtained goods and money from them by re-
presenting that he was the owner of the ship Marianne.
Mr. Nicholl was also put into the witness-box against him.
He stated that the prisoner introduced himself as " Captain
D. Walker," stating that he had purchased the Marianne,
and wanted a crew of 30 men to go with him to Cape Coast
for palm oil. Thomas M' Grath, clerk to the Last witness,
deposed that Walker told him to get him a crew of as wild
fellows as ho liked, ready for piracy or anything else. Sub-
eequently, Walker told him that he was the captain of the
celebrated slave-ship Wanderer ; that he had purchased the
Marianne, and was going to take her on a " blackbirding"
expedition. Witness shipped several men for him, but, on
telling tho above circumstance to Mr. Nicholl, he was or-
dered to have nothing more to do with Walker. Hunter
was discharged, but Walker was sent for trial. It is said
that the prisoner, whose real name is Archbold, is " wanted.'
in the United States.
SINGULAR BURGLARY.—A few nights since the
dwelling-house of Mr. Sparkes, farmer, of Herndon. on-the-
Hill, was entered by a bedroom window, which had
inad-
vertently been left open. Only one man got in ; he weitnet
down into the hall, and rung one of the bells, whioh ar.
Mrs. Sparkes, who went downstairs and opened the s arr.-
foot door. Seeing a man in the kitchen,, Ole asked him
, hat's it,"
what he wanted. Ho replied, "Money.
she said, and pulled the door to, and,
rt'lthouOghh thet fellow
rushed forward to prevent her doing so, she succeeded
Sparkes's in
bedroom,
bolting the door. She then ran into Mr.
the man shortly after making his way pthe back stairs;
but Mr. Sparkes placed himself againsttuthe door and kept
out the burglar. Miss Lawrence,
who lodged in the
house. They got up, and supplied themselves. with
bludgeons. Their bravery, however, was limited to
hammering the floor with their bludgeons and roll-
ing a cannon ball about the
.room, sag the same time
shouting most vociferously. Mr s Lawrence then faced
the man and ordered him off ; he told her not to be alarmed,
and made his way down stairs into the kitchen, followed by
Miss Lawrence and the two men with their bludgeons, the
latter, however, keeping at a respectful distance. After ask-
ing for £lO, which, of course, was not given to him, he
walked away, but shortly returned, and requested Miss
Lawrence to give him a pair of boots, saying, " Mind, you
give nit) these—l don't take them." Ile apologised to her
for keeping her so long standing in the cold, and took his
departure. On the following night there was a rap at the
door, and an inquiry if Mr. Sparkes was at home. Miss
Lawrence looked out of the window, and recognised the
burglar of the previous night, who told her that Mr. Sparkes
must go up to Horndon immediately, as there was a horse
in fits. He remained a few minutes, and then went away.
The police were put in pursuit, and the country scoured for
miles, but nothing could be heard of him. It is supposed he
is a lunatic.—Esse.v Standard.
THE LATEST NOVELTY IN NEWSPAPERS.—In
Addition to " Births, Marriages, and Deaths," the Liver-
pool Mercury now adds the " Divorces."
Her "Majesty's Emigration Commissioners char-
terod, on the 19h inst., two vessels, beloging to Mr. J. Wil-
son, for the conveyance of liberated Africans to the West
Indies from Sierra Leone and from St. Helena—viz., tho
Mary Ann, 558 tons, from Sierra Leone to Trinidad, at £6
per head; and the Bangalore, 600 tong, from St. Helena to
Grenada and St. Vincent, at £6 10s. per head.

LATE6T NE WS.

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

PARIS, JAN. 23.

The Moniteur of to-day publishes an account of
the yearly distribution of prizes to the pupils of
the Polytechnic and Phylotechnic Associations.

The Minister for Public Instruction delivered the
usual address on the occasion.

After giving good advice to the young scholars,
and recalling the glorious events of the Italian
army, the Minister continued as follows :
" In exchange for our blood and our sacrifices,
Italy will become French in her thankfulness
( Italie sera Francaise par la reconnaissance), owing
to no other nation the price of her freedom. I
will not speak of the complications created by the
force of unforeseen events which may compel the
most loyal resolutions to be modified.

" We will nowhere be promoters of anarchy and
impiety; we fear God and keep the faith of our
fathers.

" We are Catholics, and never under any Go-
vernment was religion surrounded with more re-
spect and protection ; but we are children of France,
devoted to her interests, her dynasty, and her
laws ; and we rest confident in the wisdom and
loyalty of the Emperor."

PARIS, JAN. 22.

The Moniteur of to-day publishes a decree con-
voking the Senate and the Legislative Body for the
23d of February next.
It is asserted that the signing of the Treaty of
Commerce between .France and England has been
adjourned, in order to introduce into the original
project some modifications designed to remove the
fears of the French manufacturers.
The Pays of this evening says :

"As soon as the Treaty of Commerce between
France and England has been signed, negotiations
with other Powers for the conclusion of similar
treaties will be commenced.".

The Patrie of this evening publishes an article
in favour of the annexation of Savoy to F ranee.

TURIN, JAN. 21.
The official Piedmontese Gazette publishes the
following list of Ministerial appointments :
President of the Council of Mini-
sters, Minister for Foreign
Affairs, and ad interim of the
Interior

War

General Fanti.

Justice

Finances .
Public Instruction
Public Works
The new Ministers will take the oath in the
course of the day.

TURIN, JAN. 21.

The official Piedmontese Gazette contains a de-
cree dissolving the former Chamber of Deputies, and
ordering somo new arrangements in the composi-
tion of the electoral lists.

MODENA, JAN. 21.

The Governor, in a special decree, publishes the
Sardinian electoral law, fixes the number of Depu-
ties to be elected by the Ernilian provinces, and
establishes the districts and assemblies for elec.

toral purposes.
The change in the Sardinian Ministry has been
received everywhere with manifestations of joy.

VERONA, JAN. 21.

Verona, wiih the whole territory belonging to
the fortress, has been declared in a state of siege

VIENNA, SUNDAY.

According to advices received fkm Central Italy
the communal and provincial elections of the
Emilian provinces will take place at the begin-
ning of February.

NAPLES (via GENOA), JAN. 18.
The Sardinian Ambassador (the Marquis de Villa-
marina) has arrived. The French Ambassador
(Baron Brenier) and Signor Gropello went to meet
him. Many Neapolitans have left their cards at
his house.

It is believed that the Ministerial crisis, brought
about:by the resignations of Sig. Petrulla and Gen .
Filangieri, will terminate in the retirement of all
the Ministers.

The former Ministry, strengthened by Signor
Murena, would, it is said, be recalled.

The Paris correspondent of the Times (2d
Edition), dated yesterday (Sunday), 6 p.m., says:—
"The Treaty of Commerce between England and
France was, in all probability, signed at 4 o'clock t his
day. Up to last night no point remained unsettled ;
perfect accord existed; and there was, I believe,
nothing left but to make out fair copies, which I
presume was done this morning. It was intended
that the signing should take place yesterday, but it
was postponed from some fault of style in a passage
of the French draught which, on close inspection,
was thought to be slightly obscure. I hear on good
authority that the English Government has acted
in the most liberal, straightforward manner in the
negotiations and in the provisions of the treaty
itself, and that it has frankly carried out the prin.
ciples of free trade which it professes ; and this
I hear, not on English, but on French authority.
It is thought that the treaty will appear in
.j.‘tihre.
Illoniteur the same day, or very nearly so
Gladstone makes his financial statement in the
House of Commons.
,g Though I cannot give with accuracy the details
of this important document, yet I think it right to
rectify some mistakes committed by those who pro-
fess to know them.
" With reference to the duties on coal, it is not
true that ' all duty' is abolished. Coal will be
merely relieved from the differential duty, or
aurtaxe imposed on it; and will be placed on the
same footing as coal imported from other countries.