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The Surgeon General, Sir Philip Cratnpi.924iN £1 s
dangerously- ill. In fact, no hopes are entertained
of bis recovery.

WRECK AT CORK. (117
The singular occurrence of the wreck_of,a,vessel
whilst lying a fefr yards below Pattick'aßridgef,
Corli, took place on WednesdaY. The. F.enehal,
Portuguese brig, Rodriguez, master,' laden 'with a
cargo of salt, was piloted up from Qneeristesin'at
hiji tide, on Wednesday morning, and anchoredt
opposite the stores of Messrs. Harley and co.-` 'Me
tide, however, receding before the vessel-had-been
properly fastened, she .gradnally inclined towards:
the right side and finally fell
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consignment of Mr. John Firm,. destroyed. An
effort was made yesterday morning to raise the:
vessel, which unfortunately proved unsuccessful.:
Three or four relays of men Were employed from an
early hour in the morning at the pumps, and they
had discharged the greater portion of the water
from the hold, when a stout cable was attached to
her side, and a tremendous strain was brought to
bear on it, which succeeded in raising.-hetPaimost
comple'ely, but at the time success appeared-almost
certain the cable snapped with an explosion re-
sembling the report of a cannon, and the vessel felt
into her former position. A. number of peoplawere
assembled on the quay at the time, and when the
rope snapped, imagining that the masts were
coming down on them, they instantly 'tithed
away, but in their hurry and anxiety to escape,
they tumbled over one another, and it was not for
some minutes that the noise and confusion ceased.'

THE PENINSULAR MAILS.

• The steamship Tagus, belonging to the fleet of
the Peninsular and Oriental. Company, Captain E.
Christian, arrived at Southampton on Saturday
afternoon, dune
with the above-named mails, in "
of Lieut. William Payne, RN., Admiralty agent.
She lett Gibraltar on the 16th inst. ; Cadiz, the
aline day ; Lisbon, the 19th; Oporto, the 2044 •
and Vigo, the 21st. During 'the outrig4.4ass - -
the Tagus had strong headwinds and sea ; tilrbree
the straits a strong Levanter, which continued on
her return, and also along the coast as far as Csape,
St. Vincent ; off Cape Fieisterre strong winds,
with head sea ; and the remainder of the voyage a
light easterly breeze and fine weather.
This steamer brought 12 passengers (7 first-class
3 second, and 2 deck), 43 packages of specie, value
of oranges,
3erloingb,oBxoes of sug
boxesofapro:l boxestlaltoes,s3 of 6chests
f oeggs,
and 53 packages of general merchandise.
On the 17th inst., off the Cape St. Vincent, she
passed the Royal Mail steamer Teviot, outward
bound.
The Austrian sloop-of-war Carolina, Captain
Koham, 18 days from Asceesion (Cape Verde) ar-
rived at Gibral ar on the morning of the 14th inst.,
and saluted the garrison wi h 21 guns at B.e.rn.,
which was returned by the saluting battery. About
a quarter past 9 o'clock the Carolina saluted the
Prince of Portugal with 21 guus, which was duly
returned by the Pot tuguese brig Pedro Nunez, and'
siiortly afterwards tee !mter vessel left the hay for.
Tancier arid Lisbon.
The Peninsular and Oriental C ..'a steamship Be-
mires, Cant. Joy, six days from Gravesend, with
troops for India, arrived at Gibraltar en the night
of the 14th, a-id resumed her voyage ou the follow-
ing day for Malta and Alexandria.
The American schooner Central America, Capt.
T. Snow, with flour for Gibraltar and. Malaga, ar-
rived at the first-nerned port on the 14th,. in 26
days from New York.
Tile Tagus brough tL'sbon date; of the 10th inst..
H. R. H. the Doke of Operto had returned in com-
mand of the brig of war Pedro Nunez from Gibral-
tar, much pleatied with the attention he had re-
ceived. The new Portuguese steam corvette •
Bartolomeo Diaz was to leave Lisbon also on the
19th for the purpose of conveying the future Queen
of Portugal, the Princess Stephanie of liolrenzel,
lern, to her affianced lin-band, Dorn Pedro V.
Gr• at preparations are being made at Lisbon to
give the royal bride a brilliant receptien.upon.hei
arrival, about the 10th M .y. It is expected she
will visit the Courts of Belgium, Franc", and Eng,
land before finally proceeding to Lisbon. Portu-
guese politicians are mostly engaged in prepara-
tions for the new elections.
The exchanges by this packet are quoted at :Lis-
boa for three mentin' bills on Lon.'on 52 to fir
with a scarcity of bills. Paris was done at 540 and
542 ; lieniburg at 46& to ; other places were no:.
minal. Three per Ciett. Stock dull at 47} to ,t ;
registered and coupons, 46'4 to g. Bank of Portu-
gal share, 8 to 8g- per cent. pm.; and Bank of
Oporto shares, 22 to 23 per cent. pin.

CO3IIIIVNICATION WITH THE CONTINENT.

One of the most striking features of the present period
is perhaps the progressive advancement in the memos, of
connuobicatien between distant places. One important
step in this direction, by which the journey between
Paris and London will be brought within ten houisand
three-quarters, we understand, comes into operation on
Saturday next, the Ist of May. The South-Eastern
Railway Company have completed arrangements.with
the Northern Railway of France by which the tidal
service via Folkestone and Boulogne will be accelerated
so as to be performed in less ttan eleven- henesnean
unpreceden4.ed speed for any regular service between the
two cities. It will be remembered that the extraordinary
mails from India during the critical period of the
mutiny were frequently conveyed from Perla to London
in nine hours (for which the Postmaster-General acknow-
ledges the cervices of the South Eastern Railway in Lie
report just published), and thus by showing what could
be done the way was paved for the acceleration of the
daily tidal service. To vapidity this service adds other
advantages ; the trains are accsmpanied by an inter-
preting conductor throughout, and the voyage is always
performed at tide time, thus obviating the use of small
Vale. The humbler classes of continental travellers will
here !forth also have the benefit of the short sea route,
and a fare by third class trian', via Boulogne, has been
established at the low rate of 255. Return tickets will be
issued during the ensuing season—an arrangement very
acceptable to travellers, as promoting c mvenience and
economy. The system of through tickets is being extended,
and it is, uo doubt, a great accommodation to travellers
proceeding long distances, and over many different lines
of railway, to be saved from numberless payments in all
varieei,s (f currency. Through tickets can row be had
to Berlin, Bremen, Bransvvick, Dresden, Hanover, Her-
burg, Leiinic, Magdeburg, as well as to the different
principal places nearer home. Tnese tickets will shortly
be pr,rvided also to Milan, Turie, Geneva, &c. Rapid
progress is being made towardr the completion of an
eninterrupttd railway communication between Paris
and Italy. An additional portion cf line is to be opened
in the summer which will give a continuous railway to
St. Jean de Maurienne, and towards autumn the entire
line from Paris to Milan will be ready for traffic, with
the exception of the break between St. Jean and Susa,
which is performed by diligence in 12 bone. From
the steps now being taken by the railways on this route
the journey between Paris and Turin will soon be per.:
formed in 28 hours, Milan in 32 hours, Ytnice in 40
hours, and Tiisste in 48 hours—a rapidity which cannot
be exceeded by perhaps a• y other route- in -Europe.
The communication with the North of Europe has been
also improve. The South-Eastern Railway some time
since, in co-operation with the Belgian railway autho-
rities, reduced the journey to Brussels by the day ser-
vice to 12 hours, and probably further accelerations
will soon be accomplished. The comprehensive arrange-
ments which now exist for the registration of baggaiie
to and from the continent relieve the traveller of muds
of the annoyanos which he was liable to formerly in this
respect. The passport nuisance will be greatly abated
by the measures proposed by - the present. ForeiF
Secretary, and there is little doubt that on the
moval of the restrictions which the recent Frelnoltrarula .
tione imposed there will be a fresh impetus givitat:3o4:
tinental travel. In addition to the increased
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ITER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.—
Titiens, Ortolani, Giuglini, Aldighieri,
Tialetti, and Belletti.
Thursday, April 29 (Extra Night), will be repeated Meyer-
beer's Grand Opera,
LES HUGUENOTS.
Valentina, Madlle. Titiens ; Raoul di Nangis, Signor
Ginglini.
And the Ballet Divertissement, CALISTO; ou, Le Renvoi
de l'Amonr, by Mesdames Pocchini, Annetta, Pasquale, Bio-
let' and Mor acehi.
The Opera will commence at half-past 7 o'clock.
A limited number of boxes nave been reserved to the pub-
lic, price 21s. and 31s. 6d. each, which may be had at the
Box-oftice at the Theatre.
FLEUR DES CHAMPS.

On Saturday next will bs produced an entirely new Ballet,
entitled FLEUR DES CHAMPS, in which Madlle. Pocchiui
will sustain the principal part. To be preceded by a favourite
Opera, in which Madlle. Piccolomini will appear.
On Tuesday, May 4, IL TROVATORE. Madlle. Titiens
will appear for the first time as Leonoi a, in " The Trovatore ;'
and Madlle. Alboni will make her first appearance this season
as Azturena. Signor Giuglini will sustain the part of Man-
rico.

Thursday, May 6 (Extra Night), IL TROVATORE.
On both evenings, favourite Ballet, in which Madile. Poe-
chin' will appear.

lIER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
Titens, Ortolani, Giuglini,
Aldighieri, Vialetti, and Belletti.
TO-MORROW EVENING, Tuesday, April 27,
LES HUGUENOTS.
Valentina, 'Waddle. Titiens ; Raoul di Nnigis, Signor Giuglini.
To conclude with the new Ballet Divertissement, by M.
Marmot, entitled
CALIST ; OU, LE RENVOI DE L'AMOUR.
The principal parts by Madlles. Pocchini, Annetta, Pas-
quale, Morlauhi, Bioletti, F. Brown, La Petite Philip,
and M. Caron.
A limited number of Boxes have been secured to the pubic.
Prise 21s and 31s 6d each, which may be had at the Box
Office, at the Theatre.
To commenee at half-past 7 o'clock.

TIIIDA.TRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buckstone.

THIS EVENING, to commence at Seven o'clock, with
AS YOU LIKE IT.
After which a Classical Extravaganza, entitled PLUTO
AND PROSERPINE,

Followed by JACK'S RETURN FROM CANTON.

Concluding with MY HL•TSBAND'S GHOST,

Orchestra Stalls (which may be retained the whole of the
evening). 6s. each. (No charge for booking.)
First Price. s. d. 1 Second price. s.
DresS Boxes 5 OlDress Boxes 3 0
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Gallery 1 0 Gallery 0 6

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE
Proprietor, Mr. Charles Kean.
THIS EVENING, will be presented MUSIC HATH
CHARMS.

After which KING LEAR. King Lear, Mr. C. Kean.
Concluding with SAMUEL IN SEARCH OF HIMSELF.

THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI.
Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster.

THIS EVENING will be presented the drama of
THE POOR STROLLERS, in which Madame Celeste, Mr.
B. Webster, Paul Bedford, and Mr. Wright will perform.
After which, a new operatic spectacle, THE CALIPH
OF BAGDAD. The characters by Mr. Rolfe, Paul Bedford,
J. Bland, and Misses Roden, Keeley, and Arden.

STRAND THE AT RE. —Lessee and Directress,
Miss S wanborough. —This Evening will be
presented the COUNTRY SQUIRE, supported by Messrs.
Emery, Belford, Charles, F. Seymour, Meagreson, Misses M.
Oliver Ternan, Portman, and Messrs. Selby.
Followed by a new Farce, YOUR LIKENESS, ONE
SHILLING. Messrs. Charles Young, Ray, and Miss M.
Ternan. -

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After which, the new burlesque of FRA DIAVOLO ; or,
The Beauty and the Brigands. Fra Diavolo, Miss Swan-
borough ; Beppo, Mr. C. Young.

CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road.—
OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow-
ing company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of
S3leotione from all the popular OPERAS, MADRIGALS,
CHORUSES, GLEES, DUETS, dm., viz. : —Miss Russell, Mrs.
Badzey, Kiss Brunel, Miss Ray, Madame Bartoletti, and
Miss Montague; Herr F. Jonghmans, Mr. Renshaw, S. J 013.36,
T. Barker, W. Melling, Senor Antonio, E. L. Rime, Mr.
Badzey, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Bell, and Mr. Beraard ; Messrs. T.
Maclagan, W. T. Critchfleld, John G. Forde, and E. Mackney.
Pianoforte, Mr. Cecil Hicks ; harmonium, Master Williams ;
Director, Herr F. Jonghmans. Commence at Seven o'clock
precisely. Suppers, &e., until twelve o'clock.
Mr. AUGUSTUS BRAHAM will appear every Evening.
Mr. WOODHOUSE (by permission of Charles Kean, Esq. )
will have the honour of introducing, every evening, his
highly successful Performance on the new REGULATION
DRUM.

THE WEATHER—SUN thnnon, Aram 25.
THS SIIA.DE.
66.—highest duos noon yesterday.
48—lowest this morning and during the night.,
57—this day at noon.
BAROMETER, 30.05—falling.
WIND, all round the compass since morning —now South
Easterly, with heavy cloudy weather, and smart rain in
the forenoon. In the afternoon the wind changed again,
with more rain.

APRIL 26.
60—highest since noon yesterday.
47—lowest this morning and during the night.
53 —this day at noon.

automrrint, 30.11.
WIND, East, Northerly, and Easterly ; light and cool,
with fine sunshiny weather.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.

UN DAT—Morn., 45 min. aft. 12—Even., 1 min. aft. 5
TO-MORROw—Morn., 25 min. aft. I—Even., 42 min aft. 2

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LONDON, MONDAY, APRIL 26, 1858.

There is a time-honoured apophthegm respecting,
the folly of " reckoning without your host." It
would have been well for the Palnierst)nians had
they profited by the lesson contained therein, and
abstained from abortive demonstrations, or in
vulgar parlance fr..)m " showing their teeth until
they were able to bite." The veteran comedian,
who was appropriately termed " the First Lord
of the Jokery," could not, however, imagine any-
thing in his mind so ridiculous, as that the
country could possibly dispense with h:s
Services or those of his popular col-
leagues, Lords CLARENDON and CLANRICARDE,
Sirs G. C. LEWIS and C. WOOD, or that expe-
rienced statesman, Mr. VERNON SMITH. lie
assumed, because there was a Liberal majority,
that they were bound to obey with cringing ser-
vility the lash of his whipper-in, to accept, " with
bated breath and deep humility," all the petulant
contumacy to which he thought proper to give
utterance, to behold the national honour sullied,
and the tax-payer overburdened by the weight
unduly cast upon his shoulders all for
the sole purpose of constituting him A
virtual dictator, who should carry out
Tory principles under the name—we call it, the
mask of liberality, for it was so loosely worn that
it could not conceal the real features.

Deluded by this vain notion he fancied that he
bad only to stretch forth his hand to regain the
reins of power, which through the agency of Lord
CLARENDON, had been snatched from his grasp,
and that the House of Commons would stultify
and degrade itself, by joining in, or, originat-
ing a factious opposition against his suc-
cessor at any moment, whenever he thought
proper to give the signal —to reject
good measures for the sole purpose of replacing
himself and his colleagues in place and power.
For this purpose the India Bill seemed to afford
a suitable opportunity. It was the champ de
battailte where,
as he imagined, the contest could
be decided, and the welfare, happiness, and pro-
sperity of one hundred and fifty millions of our
fellow-subjects in that mighty empire, and the in-
terests of the United Kingdom, were to be disre-
garded, solely for the purpose of restoring him to
his justly forfeited position. But thisdesign was
defeated. Lord Joan RUSSELL could not be
induced to march through Coventry with the
ragged regiment. He suggested a correct and
proper course, and that suggestion was readily
adopted. It was that the measure for the future
government of India should be introduced by
means of resolutions first canvassed and discussed
seriatim in the popular branch of the Legis•
_lsture, so that the opinion of the House

might be fairly taken on every point. This,

which deprived the factious Palmerstonians of
the weapon which they hoped to use with
such powerful effect, has rendered them per-
fectly rabid—so much so that they were dis-
posed, if they could do so with a hope of suc-
cess, to disregard all the decent and recognised
courtesies of political warfare. The introduction
of the resolutions was to be opposed ! And the
motion, that " the SPEAKER should leave the
chair," in order that the House might go into
committee, resisted with all the energies of the
party.
But this promising scheme has fallen to the
ground. The cup has been dashed from his
lip. The gorgeous bubble has already burst.
Those who attempted such ponderous jocosity on
the subject of being governed by a minority,
forgot that the Derbyites were at least double the
Palmerstonians ; and that, under existing circum-
stances, there must be a Government by a
minority. And it is fortunate that it should be
so, for it ensures that the voice of public opinion
will be listened to with respectful attention. As
we have already stated there are at least half a
dozen different parties in the House, of which
the Derbyites are the most numerous.
Then come the Russellites and Palmerstonians,
and the disciples of Messrs. BRIGHT and ROEBUCK,
and the Peelite engineers, who are all officers,
without any immediate followers. It would be
to unite ail those parties in any bond
for the exclusive benefit of one, or to induce them
to wade through the dirt, for the purpose of gra-
tifying or exalting Lord PALMERSTON, whom Mr.
BRIGHT described as the worst possible Minister.
There was a faint hope that something might be
found in the budget on which to found an onslaught.
But the financial scheme won the approbation of
the entire country. There was nothing that could
fairly be objected to, or rather that offered rea-
sonable prospect of attack. They were therefore
driven back on the India Bill, and the
only chance was opposing the introduction
of the resolutions. This, however, has become
hopeless. The destiny of India cannot in common
decency be made a subject of party. strife. None
but the most anxious " waiters on providence"
could be induced to participate in such an at-
tempt ; and therefore it will be relinquished, and
we suppose that we shall next hear of the extraor-
dinary forbearance of Lord PALMERSTON, and of
the patriotic anxiety to promote the welfare of
Hindostan, which induced him to relinquish so
favourable an opportunity of damaging his oppo-
nents and reinstating himself in office.

The proverbial enterprise of the Anglo-Sazon
race is happily sustained at this period in various
parts of the habitable globe by differs world-
famous Englishmen. The national character in
this respect has never perhaps been more signally
vindicated than during the last fez years—north,
south, east, west, simultaneously in both hemi-
spheres. Recollect, for example, that it was only
the other day that the great Arctic Riddle was
at length solved by a native of these islands ; and
that previously another British subject had
brought to light the ancient site of Nineveh from
its three thousand years' sepulture in the arid
wastes of Palestine. A visible, legible, irrefra-
gable demonstration of the minute historical
accuracy of the Biblical records has been the mag-
nificent result of the topographical researches set
on foot by AUSTIN LAYARD. And although nothing
whatever in the shape of actual, material advan-
tage has accrued to the nation in consequence of
Capt. M'CLunn's discovery of the reality of the
I North-West Passage—at any rate something has
been gained to the geographical knowledge of the
world by the transformation at last of a mere
conjecture into an absolute and undeniable
certainty. It seems appropriate that these
wonderful achievements should have been
successfully accomplished immediately anterior
to the completion of perhaps the grandest scienti-
fic enterprise of all—the girdling of this marvel-
lous planet of ours with the magical cincture of
the wires of the Electric Telegraph. Already we
know perfectly well that much has been done,
actually done, not dreamt of, but done—towards
the realisation of this unexampled undertaking.
A vast continent has been threaded by the elec-
tric wire both in the new world and in the old.
Europe is covered in all directions with its fibrous
network. The remotest limits of North Amer ica
are brought into momentary communication
through the same agency—so that Maine can talc
with California, and Florida with Michigan. The
waters of the deep sea have proved no obstacle ;
but, on the contrary, there along the bed of the
ocean channels dividing France from Eng-
land, and the latter from the sister island, the
wondrous cable with it 3 metallic core has been
deposited in safety, and thus at pleasure, upon
any instant, Paris and London may hold com-
munion with the speed of the lightning, time and
distance being in a manner annihilated.

Meanwhile, in all directions the Anglo-S!x,)n
character for enterprise is being otherwise at
this period very signally sustained. It i 3 not
that we allude so much to tho collective
enterprise of the race, as to the evidences
of that enterprise afforded here and there by
isolated individuals. As illustrative of the latter
category, two names alone need be here particular-
ised. Immediately those names have been men-
tioned, they will be accepted as amply sufficient,
as conclusively demonstrative. They are the
names of—Sir JAMES BROOKE and of Dr. DAVID
LIVINGSTONE. The great African traveller we
have very recently had amongst us. We have
seen him as he is—a simple-hearted, honest, gal-
lant, earnest, enlightened Christian gentleman.
His eminent contemporary may be described in
words in every way identical ; only that to these
qualities he adds another in some respect very
different. Sir Jas. BROOKE is not merely what
we have said, but with this he unites the daring
and the dash, with neither, however, the lawless-
ness or the cruelty, of the ancient buccaneer.
His Excellency has returned amongst us once
more—and this time after having passed through
one of fee most perilous exploits to be found any-
where recorded even in his own adventurous his-
tory as Governor of Labuan or Rajah of Sarawak.
Through a hand-to-hand, life-and-death struggle
of the most sudden and fearful description, thisitp
heroic Englishman, it will be well remem-
bered, fought his way back from the abrupt
overthrow of his authority, from the absolute
anarchy of a desperate and murderous rebel-
lion, to supreme power as the ruler of the for-
nese, in his capacity as the representative of his
Sovereign. Remembering who this bravo man is,
remembering what he was at the outset of his
career, and what he has become since then, re-
membering that he began his Asiatic course as an
English country gentleman, wandering in his
yacht amongst the waters of the Eastern Archipt-
lago, and ultimately becoming there the recog-
nised Pro-Consul upon an island, geographically, as
large as the Mother Country, remembering all
this,
and remembering at the same time that the
Rajah
of Sarawak is still in the full maturity of
his valiant manhood—shall we not give him the
welcome to which his splendid actions so well en-