The Sun.
London, England, 1857-07-02 00:00:00

LTER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
LA TRAVIATA.
EXTRA NIGHT.
Beneventano, and Ginglini.
THIS EVENING, THURSDAY, JULY 2,
LA TRAVIATA.
Violetta Piccolomini ; Germont Georgio, Beneventano ;
Alfredo, Ginglini.
To conclude with a BALLET DIVERTISSEMENT.
For particulars, see bills.
A limited number of Boxes in the Half-circle Tier have been
specially reserved for the public, and my be had on applica-
tion at the Box-office, at the Theatre Colonnade, Haymarket.
Price One Guinea and One Guinea and a Half each.
Weduesday,4nly 8, Mr. BENEDICT'S LAST MORNING
CONCERT.
Prices for the morning performance as follows :
Boxes —Pit and One Pair £4 40 1 Pit • £0 8 6
Grand Tier 5 5 0 1 Pit Stalls 1 1 0
31 Second Pair 3 3 0,1 Gallery Stalls. 0 5 0
„ Half Circle lll 6 Gallery ...... 0 3 0
To be had at the Box-office at the Theatre.

BENEDICT'S LAST GRAND MORNING
CONCERT, at her Majesty's Theatre, on
WEDNESDAY, July 8. —Rossini's STABAT MATER, by
Madlles. Piceolomini, Spezia, Ortolani, and Madame Alboni ;
Sigs. Ginglini, Berralt, Beichardt, Charles Braham,
tano, Corsi, Vialetti, and Belletti. The " Bronsil Family" will
perform " Vieuxtemps Fantasie Capece." A Solo, by Madlle.
Eloise d'Herbil. A MISCELLANEOUS CONCERT, in which
Madlle. Piccolomini will sing Benedict's English Ballet, " I am
thine, only thine." To conclude with thetLesson Scene of " Il
Barbiere di Seviglia." Rosina, Mme. Alboni, who will sing
Rode's Variations, "11 dolce canto ;" Bartolo, Sig. Rossi ; I
Conte d'Alma, viva, Sig. Bottardi; Basilic?, Sig. Vialetti ; and
Figaro, Sig. Belletti. -
Boxes, 2,3, and 4 guineas ; pit stalls, 1/. ls. ; pit, 7s. ;
gallery stalls, ss. ; can be obtained at Mr. Benedict's, 2,
Manchester-square ;or at the Box-old_ eat the Theatre. The
Programme wilt be published this clan

ITER MAJESTY'S THEATRE
Madlle. PICCOLOMINI
Ilas the honour to inform the Nobility, Subscribers, and the
Public that her BENEFIT will take place on
MONDAY EVENING, JULY 6th.

The Entertainments will comprise the Second Act of
LA FIGLIA DEL REGGIMENTO.
Maria Mdlle. Piccolomini.
La Marchese. Mdlle. Poma.
Tonio Siznor Belart.
Sergente Salpizio Signor Bellotti.
The Last Act of
IL TROVATORE.
„Mille. Spezia.
..Madame Alboni.
..Signor Beneventanto,
..Si:nor
Signor Ginglini.

Leonora
Azueena
Il Conte di Lnno
Ferrando
Manrico
The Last Act of Verdi's Opera,
LA TRAVIATA.
Violetta Mdlle. Picdolomini.
Germont Georgio Signor Beneventanto
Alfredo Signor Giuglini.
For the First Time, the Last Act of Donizetti's Opera,
I MAR TIRI,

Including the grand duo,
Pauline
Poauto

" U soon dell' Arpe Angelicke.
Mdlle. Piccolomini.
Signor Ginglini.
•

With various entertainments in the
BALLET DEPARTMENT,
embracing the talents of
MADAME ROSATI,
MDLLE. BOSCHEtTI,
MDLLE KATRINE,
MESDLLES. PASQUALE, MORLACCHI,
AND
MADAME PEREA NENA.

Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets, to be mado al
the Box-office of the Theatre.

LES BOUFFES PARISIENS—St. JAMES'S•
THEATRE. -- Triumphant Success of the
ZRENCif PLAYS.

THIS EVENING, THURSDAY, July 2, the entertain-
ments will commence, at half-past eight preci-ely, by the
performance of Operette, en nn acte, M'SIEU LAN )RY :
M. Guyot, M. Mesmacre, Madlles. Dalmout and Mareschal.
After which (2d time) Opera-Bouffe, moyeu age, en nn
acte, CR )QUEFER ; on, Le Dernier des Paladins.
To conclnt',e with Bnflonnerie Musicale, en nn Act, LES
DEUX AVEUGLES. M. Pradean and Mesmacer.

The Qrchestra of the Theatre des Bouffes will acclm-
pany these Representations, under the direction of the
composer, M. Offenbach.
Boxes, stalls, and. tickets may be engaged at Mr. Mitchell's
Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street.

THEA TRE-ROY AL, DRURY-LANE
Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith.

OPEN EVERY E'VENINI.

GREAT EQUESTRIAN AMERICAN and CONTINENTAL
• COMPANY, under the direction of Miss Ella.

Prices—Pit and Proinenade, is ; Boxes, 2s. 6d , 25., and is
6d. ; Galleries, 6d. Doors open at, half-past 7. Commence
at 8.

First Equestrian Artistes in the World : —Madame Schap-
lain, Madame Newsome, La Petite Wells, Signora Delavanti,
and Miss Ella ; Miss E. J. Wells, Mdlles. Flora, Fabia, ann
and Marie, Misses Newsome, Moffatt, Delavanti, Potter. Jen-
nings ; the Manchester Boy, Masters J. Wells, A. Wells, E.
Moffatt, Henrico and Carlo Delavanti, Sig. Felix Delavanti,
Mona. Becq, Mona. Ferdinand, Mons. Eugene, Kr. Tom
Swann, Mr. B. Fuller, Mr. W. Fuller, and the great Shaks-
p..l,ian Clown, Wallett, will appear each evening in a series of
Performances, original and unapproachable. Director—Mr.
;Stokes. Acting Manager—Mr. E. Stirling.

EIGEI WATER AT
DAY—Morn. 55 mill.

troy— NI OM . sti Mill.

LONDON BRIDGE. Ito the case of adultery by the husband. But
aft. 9-yen., 24 min aft. 10,
:surely other circumstances may, and frequently
aft. 10 n. 27 men. at% 11,
do, occur in connection with the adultery of the
husband, giving the wife an equal claim to an
adequate remedy. In every Christian country,
no matter what the prevailing religion, whether
Roman Catholic or Protestant, except our own,
the same measure of justice is meted forth to male
and female. Ours, where we profess to elevate the
female character, where our allegiance is due to a
female Sovereign, is the single and unenviable ex-
ception to the general rule. Here it is that we
deliberately deprive woman of equal rights,
strip her of her own property, nay, more, of the
fruits of her own industry, rendering her the
humble companion or devoted slave of her hus-
band, rather than the partner of his joys and
sorrows—the alleviator of every misfortune, a
real helpmate and comforter in his afflictions !
Even in the existing laws it is different. In
the Ecclesiastical Courts the same judgment is
pronounced in cases of adultery, whether the
crime be committed by the husband or wife ; and
likewise by the law of ,Scotland no distinction is
made—the adultery of either is placed on pre-
cisely the same footing ; and it has never been
pretended that the rule has occasioned any incon-
venience, or that our brothers and sisters on the
other side of the Tweed %re less moral and reli-
gious, or that the nuptial vow is regarded with
greater laxity than here ; nor can it be said that
the extension of the law to cases of adultery by
the husband will give occasion for a great num-
ber of suits for divorce. The proceedings can
originate only with the wife, and she has, both as
to feeling and interest, so much at stake, so much
to relinquish which must be most dear to her,
that there is little fear of her resorting to this
remedy, except in extreme cases, and after all
hope of amendment has ceased.
The second protest, signed by Lords LYND-
HURST and HUTCHINSON (Earl of Donoughmore,
in Ireland) relates to wilful desertion by either
party ! Why, when the sacred promise made at
the altar has been wilfully violated—when the great
objects of the Divine ordinance are wholly frus-
trated—should the abandoned party be perma-
nently chained to one who has disregarded his or
her obligations ? Why, when the consideration
has notoriously failed, shoUld the contract be
held binding on the innocent and deeply injured
party ? It has been held by the highest autho-
rities of the Anglican Church, whose names
are set forth in the protest, that wilful
desertion was a scriptural ground for
divorce. We profess to be under a reformed
Church ! Why, then, should Puseyite Prelates
and Lords give greater weight to the decisions
and views of the Council of Trent, than to those
of Protestant Churches all over the world ?
It is also exceedingly desirable that the law on
so important a subject should be assimilated in all
parts of the United Kingdom ; that a woman
should not be held an adultress in England who
is legally married in Scotland ; that her legal is-
sue in the Sister Kingdom should not be bas-
tardised in this country !
For all these cogent reasons we earnestly hope
that the bill may be amended in the Commons,
and that by so large a majority, that
it may induce the Lords to re-consider
their former decisions, and to avoid a
collision on a subject where truth and justice,
policy and expediency, are alike against them. A
House that numbers Lords LYNDHURST and
BROUGHAM amongst its members should not array
themselves amongst the persecutors of the Gentle
Sex.

WEATHEti-81724 OFFICE, JULY 2.
TIMRMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.
63 highest singe noon yesterday.
55 • lowest this morning and during the night.
64 —this day at noon.
BAROMETER, 30.10—rising rapidly.
WIND, N. to N.N.E. ; light, with dull cloudy weather,
but dry. It rained all day yesterday up to 6 o'clock.

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LONDON, THURSDAY, JULY 2, 1857

Examine it well, closely, minutely, name by
name—that long list of the Ballet Division. We
published it in our columns yesterday. We re-
produce it to-day elsewhere in this present im-
pression. We hope that it will be reprinted, far
and wide, in the broadsheets of our liberal pro-
vincial contemporaries. It is the one great divi-
sion of the sessicn ! The only one worth looking ,
at ! The only ona that can really and truly
be spoken of in a figurative way as a Test or
a Touchstone. And it is this. So far as it
relates to the Reform of Reforms—" The Ballot"
it is a test, and a test applied to a New Parliament.
[a some respects the result is very encouraging.
For inasmuch as it shows that we have now in
the popular branch of the Legislature upwards of
200 resolute supporters of The Ballot, it is full of
encouragement. It indicates—that minority of
1189, or (counting the tillers and 28 pairs) of 219
that we are indeed getting on appreciably ! That we
are, as we said yesterday, arrived, so to speak, at
the tenth hour, in regard to this matter of the
Ballot. Patience—Energy—Perseverance—and
it will yet be ours ! At the eleventh hour we
shall have a rush of new advocates of that great
-eform of the Ballot, which was once under a po-
ll ical taboo, was coolly ignored, was haughtily
pooh-poohed—hut which is now becoming day by
day more and more popular. Don't we all of us
perfectly well recollect when Mr. BERKELEY stood
in the House of Commons in a position quite as
insulated in regard to The Ballot as that in which
Ar. VILLIERS stood, once and often, in refer-
ence to the dogmas and principles of Free-trade ?
Why, it seems only yesterday that it was as we
have said—in what was then St. Stephens. Yet
ra very few sessions pass by, and lo ! the mere
aandful of Reformers told out into the lobby by
the Honourable Member for Bristol and his faith-
ful lieutenant the Honourable Baronet the Repre-
sentative of Westminster—we suddenly find
extended into actually more than One-Third of
the Housa of Commons ! Courage, combi-
nation, and consistency, will soon bring us to the
happy realisation of all our long-cherished hopes,
in regard to The Ballot, as we have already termed
it the Reform of Reforms. Let the truth now
be insisted upon, that without " The Ballot " the
promised Reform Bill of 1858, will be absolutely
nothing less than " a mockery, a snare, and a
lelusan !5' Lord PALMERSTON, in the most
paltry way imaginable; shirked the question on
Tuesday evening by his personal non-attendance !
His Ministerial representative upon the Treasury
bench, the Right Hon. Baronet the Chancellor of
the Exchequer equivocated and equivocated !
While, from his accustomed place upon that back
bench, behind the Government, the Noble Lord
the member for the City of London spoke right
out words that ought to have made the
ears of his brother the Sergeant-at-Arms tingle
again ! In these and some other particulars the
spectacle presented by Tuesday's Debate, and
still more by Tuesday's Division, was sufficiently
disheartening and melancholy. But in other re-
Teets, as we intimated yesterday, the results of
both Debate and Division are fraught with conso-
'ation and encouragement. Let them be frankly
tccepted and used as such by all earnest advocates
the Ballot both within and without the walls
of Parliament, via., as a solace for present dis-
appointment and an incentive to future and more
strenuous exertions ! If the Ballot be good for
the Clubs, why not for the people ? Is it one law
for the rich—another for the poor ? Impartial
Legislators and Judges !—can you spell the word
—S ham e, and hide your blushes ! ! !

The fearful mutiny that has just occurred in the
Indian Army, although it may be completely sup-
pressed and severely punished, roust be regarded
as a matter for deep and serious consideration !
Disaffection in the army appointed to guard and
protect the general interests, is the most formid-
able danger that can arise. Its causes must be
strictly investigated, and accurately discovered.
If they are easily preventible, no pains should be
spared to remove well-grounded cause of cons-
plaint. If no adequate remedy can be provided,
the dangerous element should be removed, the
insubordinates deprived of the arms which they
may turn against ourselves on the first emergency,
and on the most trivial pretexts.
" Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?" is a pertinent
In another part of this day's impression will be interrogatory. The fidelity of the appointed
found two very important protests against the guardians, and preservers of the peace, is of the
Divorce Bill, as it has finally passed the Upper first importance. How can we rely for safety
House. They are not, as protests usually are, against domestic disturbances or external aggres-
iirected against acts of commission, but of orris- sion upon those who, while receiving our pay, and,
sion. Not for what has been done, but for that to use the emphatic expression--" Partaking
which has been left undone. The noble dissen- of our salt" are filled with discontent against
tients perfectly approve of the measure so far as their employers ? Every possible precaution
it goes ! Their objections are, that it falls far should be adopted against running counter to
short of what justice and expediency alike de- any of their prejudices, or affording them
nand—that it is partial and one-sided, degrading just grounds for complaint. If the sta-
te the sex which every man of ordinary feeling bility of the Anglo-India Empire must
ought to feel it his proudest duty to sustain and depend on an Army of Sepoys, care should be
support, and that, consequently, it will create au , taken to render its members contented with their
indelible blot on the national statute book, which lot, and faithful to the Government by whom they
should, so far as practicable, be prevented. are supported !
The first protest is signed by five Peers, in-
It has been stated that the normal condition of
cluding Lord LYNDHURST, the champion par excel- the native soldier is one of discontent I—
fthat he is
ence of woman's rights and privileges. It is I
'ever at a loss for a pretext for disaffection !
needless to say that it is ably prepared, and that a disposition to mutiny has been manifested
contains an admirable summary of the argu- almost ab initio, and that a plausible excuse can
inente for perfect reciprocity between husband always be - discovered in some religious scruple
and wife, or to use the vulgar but expressive or prejudice I He - has aphorism, tunquestionably
bat "What is sauce for the
goose, often behaved well, and received the just reward
should also be sauce for the gander !" It is true for meritorious services. But the main question
teatequal justice has never hitherto been dispensed is, can he invariably be depended on, or may not
to injured wives. But that has been owing to his digcontent find expression at some moment of
to the exceptional, and we may add, anomalous emergency when the consequences may be truly
state of aff tirs. There was no law on the subject, disastrous, and even irreparable I •
A special act of Parliament was necessary in every But even under the most favourable circum-
case, and the illiberal practice that prevailed was stances, it has never been for a moment asserted
to exclude women from the relief readily afforded that Sepoys are as efficient as European soldiers.
to the sterner sex. This was bad enough, but the Battles have been won against the most terrific
evil would be magnified a hundred fold if the . odds, when the foe has even been as
system of exclusion passed into a law, and ten to one. Is it not then possible to reorganise
the tribunal about to be constituted should have
the entire Indian army, and to obtain a much
no power to supply a remedy, however urgent larger proportion of European Soldiers? We be-
:ha disease, or atrocious the conduct of the lieve that it would be by no means impossible to
offender. As the second reason declares—" Al- do so, and that there would be but little if any
• hough the husband should be living in the most additional expense ! There is a golden opportu-
nity and notorious adultery, and should even nity now available, which should not be neglected
,ririo• his mistress into the family residence, in-
or misapplied. Those who have displayed
salting the
wife by her presence, and should a laxity of discipline, or an indifference to
ill-usage to compel her to submit the interests of the English Government
endeavour by
to this disgrace, such a case would not come within should unhesitatingly be disbanded. They should
the provisions of the act." not be allowed to retain the weapons which they
But this is not all, for we find the adultery of have been so ready to turn, on frivolous and insuf-
ficientgrounds, against Europeans. They might, as
tile husband, even if accomnanied with the corn-
rnifeion of the greatest crimes, and the most infa- we have stated, easily bereplaced by English soldiers
m ills vices, would not entitle the wife to relief. 1 if adequate inducements are only held out to those
coupled with his con-
Nay more, that although I ready and willing to take service. We can scar-
eels hope that the magnates of Leadenhall-street
demuation to penal servitude, even for life, and i
the consequent degradation and misery of the !English question, and should be discussed
wife, it would not, under the provisions of the I ir,, and decided by the Imperial Parliament.
Bill, enable her to obtain a dissolution of the mar- ; And the sooner the subject be taken up in the
riage. And yet we know, that no distinction is 1 manner which its vast importance so imperatively
of adul-
e
CANTERBtr Iley -nster-road,—
parties concerned—the
, made in Scripture between the case of the man , demands, the better for all . .
HALL, Weßtni
OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow, -
d of the woman in the commission
ing company of Vocalists are enga,od for the performance of an
Gracious MAJESTY.
Indian, as well as the British, subjects of Her
elections from all the popular 0 I,s 1%4-amigals, Choruses,
tery. The sin is the same in both—botk Most
Glees, Duets, ice., viz.: Arr;
--tas r Pea'ree
are included under the same prohibition. 1 ---
Mies Brunell, Miss Summers, and Madame `mataeilo ; Mr. j•
Caulfield, Herr F. joughmans, R, Mrs. J. Ca-alfield,
Amonggt the fashionable arrivals at the Granby Hotel,
Grover, T. Fari4nt, S.
.:ones, J. Barker, W. Melling, p, odo not ignore th© argument. that the adul- '
' Ha,rowgate, era Colonel and the Hon. Lady Grace Van-
-orri. Snor Antonio :tf. 1 "
'de Solla, and E. L. Rime ; Masters Bennett and Corri ; I
deg
eur and ;amity, the Dowager Lady Massy, the Hon.
Messrs. ' Sam Collins, and E. blackneY Pianorort,,, tory of the wife may lead to the imposing a spn-
John Massy, St.E. 4q., Dr. and Mrs.
Mr. Cecil Hicks harmonium, J Caulfield .•
inn,; iireetor,
Ra scuffs Hall and family, the Misses French, Mrs.
Mr. J. Caulfield. Commence at Seven
_o'clock p ,• ^IY' I riots ofi'spring on the husband, and entitle him Lawrence Tighe,
Suppers, 4c., until twelve o'clock ' -re'ls' -.; t 3 a divorce for reasons which would wt apply Newenham, &c.

f.) 0Y A L PRINCESS'S THEATRE
_,LU) THIS EVENING will be•performed

Shakespere's Play of
THE TEMPEST.
Preceded by A GAME OF ROMPS.

THEATRE ROYAL,. HAYMARKET
Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buckstone.
THIS EVENING, to commence at Seven o'clock. wits,
the new drama, in two periods, entitled THE HUSBAND OF
AN HOUR. Mr. Buckstone, Miss Reynolds, &c.
Followed by THE FIRST AND SECOND FLOOR.
After which, the successfu: Classical Love Story, ru-
der the Apple-lation of A PALANTA ; or, The Three Golder.
Apples : in which Miss N. Oliver will appear; also Miss M
Wilton, and Miss Ellen Ternan.
In future the prices will be:—
Orchestra Stalls (which may be retained the whole of th
evening), 6s. each. (No charge for booking.)
First Price. s. d. Second price. s. d
Dross Boxes
Upper Boxes ... 3 0 Upper Boxes... . ......... 2 C
Pit 2 0 Pit. 1 C
Lower Gallery 1 0 Lower Gallery 0 C
Upper Gallery 0 6No half-price to Upper Gallery.

THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI.
Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster.
THIS EVENING, will be performed IRELAND AS IT
WAS ; 6r, 'The Middleman. Mr. and Mrs. Barney Williams
Followed by a new farce, LATEST FROM NEW YORK.
Mr. and Mrs. Barney Williams.
To conclude with IRISH ASSURANCE AND YANKEE
MODESTY.

ROYAL SURREY THEATRE
Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Creswiek.
THIS EVENING will be performed the opera of NORMA
Lucy Escott, Miss Dyer. Mr. Haigh. and Mr. A. Cooke.
To conclude with LOVE IN A VILLAGE.

TRAND THE AT RE. —Le4see, Mr. T. Payne.
—THIS EVENING will be perforrop
Douglas Jerrold's drama of THE RENT DAY. Messrs,
Stuart, Kinloch, &e., Miss Craven and Mrs. Weston.
After which, THE COMET will appear.
To- conclude with TWO HEADS BETTER THAII ONE,
Commence at half-past Seven. Stalls, 3s. ; Boxes, 2s.
Pit, ls. ; gallery, 6d.

GREAT NATIONAL STANDARD
TFIEA.TRE.

Proprietor. Mr. John Douglas.—lmmense Success.
THIS EVENING, Professor ANDERSON, the Great
Wizard of the North, in his entirely New \iagical Drama, A
NIGHT IN WONDER-WORLD ; or, Magic, Mirth, and
Mystery. The Witch's Coffee-pot. A cup of coffee for
everybody, made by magic and by invisible fingers. Th
Superhuman Boy, who has the strength of a thousand men,
is the" most astonishing phenomenon ever presented on the
stago. Presents for everybody.

OYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE
Lessee, Mr. Alfred Wigan.
THIS EVENING, will be revived Murphy's comedy
of ALL IN THE WRONG. Mr. Robson.
To conclude xv;th (Ist time) an o iginal Extravaganza, by
R. B. Brongb, Esq., called MASANIELLO. Messrs. Rob-
- son, Cooke, Danvers, dm ; Misses Srvanborough, Thirhvall,
Hughes, Eromley, and Mrs. Melfont.
Commenca at half-past Seven. _

ISTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHFIATRE,
Lemee and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke.
Under the patronage of Her Majesty and His Royal
Highness
Prince A lbert.
Recommencement of the Dramatic Season.
Mr. William Cooke begs to announce the Revival, f,r the
Midsummer Scholastic Vacation, MAZEPPA, and RICHARD
111. on alternate nights.
Engagement of Madile. Mililos, the celebrated Parisian
Equestrienne.
THIS EVENING (Thursday), and Saturday, July
RICHARD 111., with Equestrian Illustrations, introducing
Mr. W. Cooke's stud of highly trained Horses.
TO-MORROW (Friday, July 3), Lord Byron's MAZEPRa
AND ,THE WILD HORSE.

Mazeppa and Richard 111., Mr. James Holloway.
• The entertainments terminating with a brilliant and match-
less display of incomparable SCENES in the ARENA, intro-
ducing the wondrous performance of the Brothers Francisco
on La Perche, and Madlle. Milllos ; with a variety of other
novelties.
Commence at seven o'clock. Dress Boxes, 4s. ; Upper
Boxes, 3s. ' • Private Boxes, from 215., no charge for booking;:
Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, is. ; Upper Gallery, 6d. HAlf-price at
half-past Eight.
l3ox-offlee open from Eleven till Four. Sta-;e Manager,
Mr. W. West. Equestrian Director, Mr. W. Cooke, jun.

Aring the Midsummer Holidays them will be Three Grani
ating Performances viz., Saturday, July 11, 18, and 25,
Two o'eloeYeach day.

rHE SUN, LONDON, TfirRSDAY EVENING, JULY 2_ 1857

LATEST NEWs4,I

TEM BRAZILS.
(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)

SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY MORNING.

A telegraphic despatch has just been received
from Lisbon, ann)uncing that the European and
American Company's steamer Golden Fleece, Cap-
tain Hall, arrived at Lisbon from the Brazils on
Tuesday, and left for Southampton at seven o'clock
the same evening, with 100 passengers and 550
tons of cargo.

ELECTION COMMITTEES.—(This Day.)

MAYO.

The committee met this morning at the usual hour in
Committee room, No. 2 ; Mr. Scholefield in the chair.
The room was inconveniendy crowded, in conequence
of the announcement that Archbishop M'Hale would
be examined.

The first witness examined rya, Sir Richard O'Donnell.
In answer to questions from Mr. James, he stated that
be resided in the county of Mayo, He was deputy-
lieutenant of the county, and in the alvence of Lord
Lucan, the Lord Lieutenant, in the Crimea, he acted
for him. He was cbairman of Colonel Higgins's com-
mittee, and canvassed for him from the 17th March to
the 16 h April. Colonel Higgins appeared to have the
support of the resident gentry, Roman Catholic and
Protestant, with the exception of two. The committee
commenced canvassing in Ballinagh, but the excitement
became so great that the canvas had to be discontinued,
and Colonel Higgins had to remain closetted in his hotel
two days. He left the town on the second day. Col.
Higgins had attempted to canvas, but when he got into
the street he was surrounded by a crowd led on by two
priests and a parish clerk, who denounced Col. Higgins
as a coward and a traitor. The two priests were with
the clerk, and the people were so greatly excited
that the colonel was compelled to leave without can-
vasi,ing the district. In the borough of 'irewanny
Colonel Higgins's committee obtained the promises of
140 voters before the excitement commenced, who
nevertheless voted for him, including the clergymen of
the Church of England and the dissenting clergy. On
the 21st Marco the committee commenced canvassing
Castlebar, which contained between 40 and 50 voters.
Witness canvas-ed them and obtained 25 promises for
Colonel Higgins. The whole of them voted for
Colonel Higgins, and the others against him
On Sunday 22d March, witness went to New.
port, and on the 23d he returned with Colonel Higgins
to Ballinagb, but they were unable to get into the town
owing to the excitement that prevailed. They afterwards
went to Ballycross, where they found a platform erected
and upon it a crowd of people, amongst whom were 7 or
8 priests. One was Xr. Giercht, another Mr. O'Dowd,
and a third Mr. Scully. The priests told the pe,ple that
Colonel Higgins was a traitor, and called upon them in
the name of their religion to vote for Mr. Moore. Col.
Higgins attempted to speak, but the priests signalled
to the mob and they refused to hear him. On
a subsequent day they went to a place called
Balleyskreen, when the candidates were to
address the electors, but the mob was headed by a priest
on horseback, and owing to his influence, Col. Higgins
was refused a hearing. The mob attacked Col. Higgins'
committee and his supporters, several of whom got
broken heads, and the excitement increasing witness
drew the attention of the Sheriff to the conduct of
Priest Curling. On the following day the nomination
took place, and the same priest, who always carried a
large whip, was very active in urging the peo-
ple to hiss and hoot Colonel Higgins. Wit-
ness knew Mr. ill'Evoy, a Roman Catholic
priest at Newport, brother to Bishop M'Evoy.
On the Sunday before the day of election witness heard
him haranguing the people against Col. Higgins. Ano-
ther priest named Ryan was also there distributing
whisky to the mob. He poured it out of a large jug he
had in his hand, and he called upon the people to vote
for Mr. Moore. The mob, after drinking the whisky,
became very much excited, and they had to be
dispersed by the police. Witness attended the
polling-booths on the days of election, and saw
Ryan bring up voters. Previous to the election
he saw placards posted in the town stat ng that
a meeting of the clergy of the dioceses of Tuam had been
held, and that the meeting bad come to the determination
to oppose Colonel Higgins, because he had been guilty
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Higgins, and that it would be his duty to his flock to see
that no elector voted for the colonel.

The sam3 Con9any's steamer Calcutta, Captain
Blackmoor, arrived here this morning, from Ant-
werp, and sails on Saturday for Lisbon and the
Brazils.

By Mr. Karslake—Witness saw the placard in front
of Armstrong's hotel, where Mr. Moore's committe sat.
He saw it there at least a week before the day of nomi-
nation. He knew Mr. Moore's committee met there
daily. There was another placard on the front of the
hotel with the words " Hurrah for Moore and Palmer."
He did not think the words " Committee room" were on
the placard.

Mr. Griffin recalled—Proved that Mr. Armstrong told
him it was Mr. Morris's committee-room, and there
was a placard outside stating it was Moore and Palmer's
committee-room.

Mr. Karslake contended that the evidence was in-
sufficient to connect Mr. Moore with the publication of
the placard in question to make him responsible for the
consequences.

Sir Richard O'Donnell, examined by Mr:James—The
placard was on the wall when Mr. Moore addressed the
electors from the window of the 'lntel, bathe did not think
he could have seen it. He saw no other but
priests bring up Mr. Moore's voters to the poll. He
neither saw nor hesra of any regular legal agent being
engaged in that way for Mr. Moore. He saw seven or
eight priests so engaged. 404 votes remained appalled
in the whole county. 1,041 voted for Col. Higgins.
Mr. Moore's majority over Col. Higgins was 128. Be.
tween 1,230 and 1,250 promised to vote for the colonel,
and from the best information he calculated on a large
majority in favour of Colonel Higgins, In Castlebar
25 promised Colonel Higgins, but after the disturbance
the voters fell back, and only five or six voted for him.
After the riots he found generally that the voters would
not vote for Colonel Higgins, and he knew of one or
two instances where the parties in consequence voted
for Mr. Moore.

Examined by Mr. Karslake—lle could not say how
many voters personally promised him; he had frequently
known voters promise him, and afterwards break their
promise. Witness canvassed Lord Lucan's tenants.
He was unable to say if Lord Lucan after that
declared in favour of Mr. Moore. He believed nearly
all the witnesses he canvassed in Castlebar were Lord
Lucan's tenants. There is often excitement amongst
Irishmen at election times. The different speakers in.
terested in the respective candidates made strong re•
marks on the conduct of each other.

CAMBRIDGE.
This committee reassembled at the usual hour, and
proceeded with the scrutiny. Nothing of importance
transpired.