The Sun.
London, England, 1859-02-15 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 15, 1859.

made an assignation of the very place and hour. I
always failed in keeping it. I entertained towards
her the violent prejudices of a partizan of Louis
XV111.," &c. Such are the characters of these
recollections of M. DE LAMARTINE. To them
—as replete with a twofold interest—we would
thus directly call the attention of the writer's later
contemporaries.

ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT

GARDEN.

Her Majesty, the Prince Consort, and suite, in-
tend honouring this theatre to-night with their pre-
sence, and the opera specially commanded is
" Satanella." We congratulate Miss Pyne and Mr.
Harrison on this mark of royal favour, and we trust
that the present visit—the first that her Majesty
has paid to this theatre since the establishment of
the English Opera Company—will not be the last.
It is a source of pleasure to know that the exertions
of Mr. Harrison to revive the taste for English
opera, have, up to the present time, been perfectly
successful, but to receive a Royal visit is an honour
that must assure the talented managers that their
efforts have not been disregarded by the Sovereign.
Last night the " Rose of Castile" was performed
for the first time at this theatre, and an overflowing
audience was attracted. Although this opera ran
the entire season on its first production at the
Lyceum, it was listened to last night with as much
pleasure and delight as ever, and at its conclusion
the usual honours were awarded to all the leading
artistes engaged in the performance.

LATEST NEWS.

INDIA AND CHINA MAILS.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)

SOUTHAMPTON, TUESDAY MORNING.

The screw steamer Pera, Capt. Jamieson, has
arrived, with the heavy Calcutta and China mails.

She left Alexandria on the 3d inst., Malta on the
6th, and Gibraltar on the 10th.
On the 11th, 40 miles north of Cape St. Vincent,
the Pera bore up to the French schooner Emile
Ernest, in answer to signals of distress, and supplied
her with bread, oil, and coals. She was 32 days out
from Algiers, bound to Bordeaux, with a cargo of
tobacco. A very heavy sea was running at the

time.
The Pera steamer spoke the bark Newton on the
13th, 270 miles south-west of Ushant, and on the
14th, 60 miles south-west of Ushant, the British
bark John Gray, the Hamburg ship Europa, and
Hamburg ship showing 3d pendant, No. 4,796 ;
also, at 3 p.m., off Ushant, the ship Kent.
The Peninsular and Oriental steamer Indus,
with the outward India mail of the 4th, arrived at
Gibraltar on the 10th, as the Pera was leaving.
The Pera brings 82 passengers, 805 bales silk,
193 bales flax, 215 boxes dates, and sundries.
The screw steamer Nepaul, from Southampton,
passed. Gibraltar on the afternoon of the 6th.
The Andes steamer, from Liverpool, arrived at
Gibraltar on the 9th.
The Viceroy's yacht Voyageur du Mer, from
Liverpool, put in on the 10th.

The liloniteur of yesterday publishes the projet
de loi presented to the Legislative body fixing the
general budget of expenses and receipts for 1860.
The budget of expenses is estimated at
1,795,367,481 f., showing an increase on the budget
of 1859 of 29,586,604 f.

The increase to the receipts of the public revenue
is estimated at 43,690,271 f.

There is no time yet fixed for the meeting of the
Conference which is to consider the double election
of Col. Coma and the questions relating to the
Danube.

It appears that the Powers have to consult on
some points before the Plenipotentiaries can be
convoked.

It is understood that the Governments of France
and England are each to appoint two Commissioners
to investigate the subject of the fishery of New-
foundland, and that the negotiations upon it are to
be resumed.

FRANCE.

PARIS, MONDAY.

The Bth battalion of Riflemen of Renaud's divi-
sion arrived at Marseilles on Saturday, from
Algiers. They proceeded immediately to Lyons.
A private letter from Marseilles mentions that
the newspapers had been "invited" to publish
nothing rolative to the armaments.
Private accounts from Lyons state that the
musketry practice of the troops, which usually
does not begin till the month of May, is to com-
mence forthwith in the division commanded by
Marshal Castellane, whose head-quarters are in that
city.
The following letter has been received from
Algiers, under date the 10th inst. :-- _ _

sent you a few dap ago two despatches by
telegraph, the first noticing the warlike passages of
the proclamation of the Commander-in-Chief Gene-
ral MacMahon ; the second, giving some particulars
of the embarkation of the active division, which is
composed of troops inured to war, who have made
the campaigns of the Crimea and Algeria, accus•
tomed to camp life and to fatigue, and who leave
for France with all equipments of war, as
if they were about to enter immediately on a
campaign. They seem to think so at all events,
as some of the officers are reported to have
said, on taking leave of their comrades, We shall
meet at Milan, when we shall have driven the last
German out of Italy.' You see by this that tho
officers are convinced they are going to join the
army of the Alps, and that it will soon enter Pied-
mont if Austria does not yield to the demands of
France and of the King of Sardinia.
" General MacMahon has received instructions
for the formation of a second expeditionary division,
in case of war with Austria being decided.
" The Christophe Colomb steamer left this morn-
ing for Marseilles, with the Bth Chasseurs (Foot).
When weighing anchor, cries of 'Au revoir—a
Milan !' were heard from those on board. Here the
belief is general that France is going to war."

BourtsE, Feb. 14.—The market was rather more
settled, and price have become firmer, but the
amount of business doing continues limited. The
following were the last quotations :

41 per Cents. .... 97 60 Credit Foncier 615
—0 Austrian
Spanish
Threes
Do. end month .. 97 40 Belgian 41 .
3 per Cents 6B 35 Piedmontess (5) ~ 83 75
Do. end month 6B 30 Roman B9
DCrßaordAiteeSis'lloilnrebiltsi F 978020 5
c.
782 50 Home Debt 4O —r ..
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her prerogative in making such a selection ; an aet,
moreover, was passed adopting beforehand the deci-
sion of her Majesty and appropriating the necessary
fnnds. The act of the Canadian parliament and the
decision of the Queen are binding on the execu-
tive government of the provice, and it will be
their duty to carry out the understanding which
existed at the time when the reference was made
by which the government will be transferred to
Quebec for a fixed period until the necessary
arrangements shall have been completed. The
correspondence with her Majesty's government
will be laid before you, and I cannot doubt that
you will recognise a selection made by her Ma-
jesty at your own request, and that you will duly
acknowledge her gracious compliance with the
addresses which you yourselves caused to be pre-
sented to her." In regard to the federation of the
British provinces he says :—" The possibility of
uniting by some tie of a federal character the
British colonies in North America has formed the
subject of correspondence which will be placed in
your hands. I will also cause to be submitted to
you despatches from her Majesty's Secretary of
State in relation to the questions affecting the Hud-
son's Bay Company, and on the subject of the Inter-
colonial Railway." In reference to financial affairs
he says—" It is gratifying to me to be able to state
that symptomslof amendment have begun to show
themselves, and I trust that, should Providence
bless Canada this year with her usually abun-
dant harvest, she will recover her former pro-
sperous condition. The exercise of a sound and
rigid economy in every department of the pub-
lic service will, I hope, again enable us to bring
our whole expenditure within the limits required
by our revenue." In regard to supplies and the
tariff, he says :—" In asking the supplies for her
Majesty's service, I desire to assure you that every-
thing will be done with a view to placing the
tariff on a satisfactory footing. The principle of
ad valorem duties will be proposed for your adop-
tion in all cases in which it can be properly carried
out."

Late accounts from Hayti indicate that the revo-
lution was about over, and the abdication of Sou-
louque was looked for.
California dates to January 7 had been received.
Business was very dull.
Havannah dates to the 26th ult. Sugars steady.
Sterling exchange, 122 prem.
New York money market unchanged. Sterling
exchange quiet, 1098 to a. Stocks lower, and
tending downwards. Closing prices—Erie shares,
138 ; Illinois Central shares, 661 ; ditto Bonds, 871 ;
New York Central shares, 821; Panama, 1141.
'
Cotton dull ; 1 lower, but firm ; middling Uplands,
12c. Receiptss
of the week at all ports, 148,000
bales. Flour dull and lower. Wheat and corn
also easier. Scotch pig iron firm 29 dols to 30
dols. Pork tending upwards. Beef steady. Lard
dearer. Freights unchanged.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. I:—Cotton le. lower under
Arabia's news ; middling, 111 to 1.