The Sun.
London, England, 1868-03-09 00:00:00

THE SUN, • LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH. 9, 1868.

THE BENEVOLENT SOCIETY -OF ST.
PATRICK.
Instituted in the year 1784.
Under the patronage of her MAJESTY and his Royal
Highness the Prince of WALES.
The EIGHTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL
of this Society will be celebrated at Willis's Rooms, King-
street, St. James's, on ST. PATRICK'S DAY, March 17,
1868.

H.R.H. the Prince of WALES in the Chair.
VICE-PRESIDENTS. •

The Duke of Devonshire,
K.G.
The Duke of .Leinster.
The Duke of Manchester.
The Marquis of Clanricarde,

Tho Earl of Mayo, M.P.
The Earl Russell, K.G.
The Earl of Mount Charles.
The Viscount Harberton.
The Viscount; "Afford.

K.P.
The Earl of Bessborough.
The Earl of Clanwilliam.
The Earl of Darnley.
The Earl of Devon.
The Earl of Erne.
The Earl of Egmont.
The Earl of Kimberley.
The Earl of Longford,
K.C.B.

The Viscount Lorton.
The Bishop of Perry.
The Lord Dufferin, K.P.,
K.f `.B.
The Lord Claud Hamilton,
M.P.
The Right Hon. Chichester
Fortescue, M.P.
Sir Ralph Howard, Bart.

STEIN'

The Right Hon..T. A. Law-

'ARDS.
Captain Kinahan, L.I.R.V.
Charles la'Garel, Esq.
C. Brinsley Marley, Esq.
Capt. Montgomery, L.I.R.V.
E. .1. Milliken, Esq.
N. D. Murphy, Esq., M.P.
Arthur R. Naghten, Esq.
George Noakes, Erq.
James Lyster O'Beirne, Esq.,
M.P.
Captain M. J. O'Connell,
L.I.R.V.
Edward O'Neill, Esq., M.P.
Rupert Potter, Esq.
Joseph Radcliff, Esq.
Colonel Sargent, C.B.
Colonel Suther, C.B.
Robert Torrens, Esq., M.P.
Philip Vanderbyl, Esq., M.P.
Charles Waring, Esq., M.P.

son, M.P.
Major-Gen. the Rt. Hon. F.

P. Dunne, M.P.
Lt.-Gen. tho Hon. Sir James

Y. Searlett, K.C.B.
Sir Benjamin L. Guinness,
Bart., M.P.
The Knight of Glin
James Allan, Esq.
E. Haviland Burke, Esq.
Paul Butler, Esq.
John F. Corseaden, Esq.
James Courtenay,_Esq.
J. H. Doyle, Esq.
Joseph Findlater, Esq.
Thomas Greg, Esq.
Alexr. Hall Hall, Esq.
lon Trant Hamilton, Esq.,

M.P.
Bartholomew H. Hartley,
Esq.
The Musical arrangements
of Mr. Land, of the London G
Dinner on the table at Half
Tickets, 21s. each, to be h:
the Schools in Stamford-stree
A limited number of Ladi
issued, applications for which
Secretary.
'1 be Children dine, as usual
Schools at One o'clock.
THOS. KIPPA

will be under the direction
dee and Madrigal. Union.

f-past Six o'clo.ck.
iad at Willis's Rooms, and at
at, Blackfriars-road.
ies' Tickets, ss. each, will bo
L should be addressed to the

on SL Patrick's Day, at the

.X KING, jun., Secretary.

LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN
RAILWAY,
HOTEL MANAGER WANTED.—The Directors are
desirous of engaging the services of a competent
MANAGER for their HOTEL at Holyhead.
Applications, accompanied by testimonials, to be sent to
the undersigned not later than the 16th March.
By order,
STEPHEN REAY, Secretary.
Euston Station, London, 27th February, 1868.

LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN
RA IL WAY.
SHREWSBURY RACES,
Tuesday and Wednesday, March 10 and 11.
RETURN. TICKETS between London (Euston Sta-
tion) and SHREWSBURY are available for three days,
i.e., the day of issue and two following days.
Trains in connection with the 12.0 noon, 2.45 and 5.0
p.m. trains from Euston, leave Kensington at 11.55 a.m.,
2.40 and 4.40 p.m., and Broad-street, City, at 11.25 a.m.,
2.10 and 4.25 p.m.
Passengers change at Willesden Junction into the trains
from Euston.
W. CAWKWELL, General Manager.
Euston Station, March, 1868.

UTUAL LOAN FUND ASSOCIATION
(Incorporated by Act of Parliament, 1859),
14, RUSSELL-STREET, COVENT-GARDEN, LONDON,
ADVANCES MONEY upon personal security, Bills of Sale, Free-
hold or Leasehold Property, for one, two, or three years, repay-
able weekly, monthly, or quarterly. Bills promptly discounted.
Forms free on receipt of stamped envelope.
EDWARD HARPER, Secretary

pUNVILLE'S V.R. OLD IRISH WHISKY,
BELFAST,
Is regularly supplied to the House of Lords.
" V.R.' IRISH WHISKY.

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WHISKY, BELFAST.
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Established 1808. Quotations on application.

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FAIS ANS, PERDRIX, ET VOLAILLE.
A LA NOBLESSE FRANOISE.
JAMES CHAMBERLIN, de WEST PARADE,
Norwich, Angleterre, fournit le Spanish Meal qui a
die employe avec le plus grand succes pour &ever et
nourrir les faisans, les perdrix, &c. &c.
M. J. CHAMBERLIN vient de recevoir la lettre suivante
relative h son Spanish Meal pour lever les Faisans, de M.
le Vicomte de la Panouse, luspecteur general des Forets
de la Couronne do Sa Majeste Impel-We Napoleon IL
Administration generale des Domaines et
Forets de la Couronne, Compiegne.
L'lnspecteur des Forets de la Couronne h la residence
de Compiegne soussigne, certifie avoir employe It la, nour-
riture des Faisandeaux le Spanish Meal provenant de la
liaison James Chamberlin de Norwich, et en avoir obtenu
les meilleurs resultats.

Les Faisandeaux et les Faisans mangent ties bien
cette substance. Ello les rend ties forts et leur chair est
tres bonne.

Veuillez agreer, Monsieur,
L'a,ssurance de ma considdration distingude,
Vte. A de la PANOUSE,
La Noblesse et les grinds Propridtaires sur le Continent,
au recu des trois timbres de 40c. peurent avoir franco un
livie contenant les ddtails relatifs i► la nourriture des
oiseaux ci-dessus mentionnes, avec trois cents certificats,
les prix, &c. &c. L'addresser b,
Mons. JAMES CHAMBERLIN,
Apsley House, West-parade, Norwich, Angleterre.

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prices charged by the retail houses.
An ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE, containing full descrip-
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Stationery Cabinets, Postage Scales. Despatch Boxes, Travelling
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ONE HUNDRED & SEVENTY DESTITUTE
ORPHAN CHILDREN are being maintained in the
ROYAL ALBERT ORPHAN ASYLUM, at the moderate rate
of £25 per annum each. Funds greatly needed.
CHARLES A. WALKER, Secretary.
Office, 98, Cheapside, London, E.O

HOMELESS BOYS OF LONDON.-FUNDS
are earnestly solicited for the purchase of food and
clothing for the
126 boys on board the Chichester Training Ship.
150 boys in the Refuge, 9, Great Queen-street.
94 girls in the Refuges, 19, Broad-street, and Ealing

370 children.
415 will keep a boy or girl for one year.
Contributions received by the London and Westminster Bank,
214, High Holborn, and 41, Lothbury, and by
WILLIAM WILLIAMS, Secretary.
No. 8, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's-inn-fields.

THE RESCUE SOCIETY'S HOMES
are as follows
For Fallen Women.
28, Church-row, Hamp- 150, New Kent-road.
stead. 48, Church-street, Stoke
13, Camden-street, Camden- Newington.
town. Maize-hill Cottage, Green-
-205, Great Portland-street. wich.
For Young Girls in Danger.
27, Church-row, Hampstead.
9, Henstridge-villas, St. John's-wood.
St. Mary's Lodge, Buckhurst-hill.
Country Home—St. James's•street, Dover.
Temporary Home-85, Queen-streets Cheapside,
The home at Great Portland-street is for young fallen
girls' from 10 to 16. The committee al e deeply anxious to
open another house for this pitiable class.
The Society admitted to its homes last year 687 young
women and girls. It was compelled to refuse 524 appli-
cants, whose histories are recorded in the applicant's book.
In addition to the above-named homes, the Committee
have under their charge three homes for servants of good
character, in which are admitted about 1,000 friendless
servants annually.
The Society is under the presidency of the Earl of
Shaftdsbury. Its bankers are Messrs. Barclay and Co.
The Committee very earnestly commend its work to the
benevolent. DANL. COOPER, Sec.
85, Queen-§treet Oheapeido.

GREAT HANDEL FESTIVAL.
The Ticket _Offices at the Crystal Palace and at
Exeter Ilall for the Issue of Vouchers securing Tickets
will Close at Four o'clock this Afternoon, and will be
Opened again To-morrow morning at Ten o'clock. Per-
sonal applications will be taken alternately with those by
post.
No applications can bo attended to after Four o'clock
until the following morning.

9th March, 1868.

iiy Order.

NoTE.—It will facilitate the selection of scats by the
ticket-clerks if intending purchasers will kindly bring
with them cards or legibly written names and addresses.

VTANDEL FESTIVAL.—Vouchers for Tickets
on the North Side in blocks lettered A C G and K,
and 1) Ii L, and E I and M, and W X Y and Z, are issued
ONLY at EXETER HALL. See Programme.
9th March, ISGB.
NOTE —The Programme will be sent by post to any ad-
dress in reply to letter.

MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.

(From the Ango-Am,erican Times.)
PARIS, March 5.

The political atmosphere of France is at present
cloudless. Italy is occupied with her budget, which
shows an apparent deficit of some 218,000,000 of
francs, an estimate in all probability far below the
mark, especially when it is considered that the di-
minution is to take place in her military force, which
has been increased to 215,000 men. His Holiness
the Pope has consented, upon a hint from France,
to discontinue his recruiting, limiting his army to
16,000, a force sufficiently powerful to resist all
occasional attacks of the kind lately organised by
Garibaldi. Without exciting too much the jealousy
of Italy, the Convention is still to continue in force,
and by a tacit agreement between all parties, the
period of reopening the Roman question will be de-
ferred until the death of Pius the Ninth. The Sul-
tan appears willing to make all necessary conces-
sions to his Christian subjects, and Russia is de-
terred from pushing her intrigues to extremes with
the Panslavistic population, as she can do nothing
without Prussia ; and as an entente cordials at pre-
sent exists between that Power and France, M.
Bismarck, who has lately been appointed by the
King of Prussia President of the Zollverein, does
not care to intermeddle. The Carnival and the
various balls will now be succeeded by concerts
and open-air fetes as the spring advances; amidst all
its various incidents, both tragic and comic, one
of the most amusing is the history of a duel which
was to have taken place between two Pierrots, who,
at one of the minor theatres, paid attention to the
same Pierrette—the one being a dealer in old iron,
the other in old clothes. The challenge having
been given and accepted, it was decided that the
rencontre should take place at the establishment of
a marchand des vins is the neighbourhood, the arms
being two sabres, the property of the marchand de
ferrailes. At half-past six the latter duly arrived
with the murderous implements, bran new for a
wonder, and his antagonist not having arrived, he
laid them on the counter, not to lose the opportu-
nity of transacting a little business in the Leighbour-
hood, thus making, as it were, un coup double. Hardly,
however, had he sallied forth when his antagonist
arrived with the two seconds, negotiants en bric-a-
brac, a business resembling that of a marine store
dealer. Tbey were at once informed that the
other principal had left for a few minutes, and were
recommended a round of wine or liqueurs as an agree-
able method of passing the time, until his return for
the important business of the meeting. Whilst the
landlord was occupying himself in carrying out the
aforesaid suggestion, which found immediate favour
in the sight of the belligerents, one of_ the seconds
amused himself with examining the weapons which
had been laid on the counter, and finding them
much to his taste, " Are these sabres for sale ?"
said he to the marchand des habits. " Why. . not 2"
said the latter, " if you like them you can have
At the moment the bargain was concluded the mar-
chand de ferrailles re-entered the tavern. "How
them for 18 francs." " Agreed" was the reply.
much are these sabres worth ?" said his opponent.
" They cost me 12 francs," was the reply. " Well,
I have sold them for 18 francs." In that case, re-
turned the other principal, there are six francs to
drink, and no more to be said, and thus ended the
,duel of the Pierrots of 1868. Asa further illus-
tration of the peculiar temperament of the volatile
Parisians, I may quote the municipal statistics of
the deaths which have taken place from suicide
between January and December, 1867, which give
the following curious summary :—Married men, 79 ;
widowers, 22 ; unmarried men, 418; impossible to
be classed, 70 ; married women, 38; widows, 24 ;
unmarried women, 39 ;
boys below 16, four ;
girls below 16, three ; while there have taken place
in Paris and the Bauliene no less than 215 abor-
tive attempts of the same kind ; the widowers ap-
pear to have the best of the affair. The law of
military organization and of the Press is yet
dragging its slow length along before the Legisla-
tive Assembly. finalA attack upon the articles
having reference to the military organization being
made by the opposition in the shape of an amend-
ment to the effect, that the number of conscripts be
fixed at 80,000 instead of 100,000, an amendment
of an independent nature has also been proposed
by General Lebreton, recommending that the con-
tingent of the East be organized in the shape of
Chasseurs de Montagne for the districts of Ar-
dennes, the Vosges, and for the purpose of acting
as an advanced guard for the regular troops, but
from the feeling which has been hitherto manifested
in the
ur Assembly, is probable that the Ministerial
ae
Pass in all its details. According
mee
werly, it
to Article 11 upon the law of the Press, a fine
of 500 francs will be inflicted upon the authors
of all libellous attacks upon the sacredness
of private life. The penalty is, however, only
to be enforced upon the direct application of
the person or persons so calumniated. The misery
existing in Algeria is not, according to the Moniteur,
so bad as was at first supposed. In many of the
most thickly populated districts, and in the South-
ern Oasis, the date harvest of 1867 has also proved
most abundant; nevertheless the deaths from famine
than
Notwithstand-
ing peace ou
res tedpteoentso,less 19,874.
it is singular to observe the zeal
with which the manufacture of deadly weapons is
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pot, at Chatellerault, is at the rate of 200 per
diem, whilst in some months no less than 4,000
fusils, and 7,000 sabre bayonets have been turned
out. Independent of a large number of soldiers,
who are employed in the fabrication, the workmen
in the factory amount to nearly 2,000 men. At
Vienna the budget has contained extraordinary ex-
penses for the transformation of the present arma-
roaendet;sa.ndTfhore the manufacture of 250,000 breech-
roh
of
the Madeleine was filled
to overflowing on Sunday by the Poles and their
friends, on the occasion of a special service having
reference to the memorable events of Bar, a sermon
on the subject being preached by M. de Guerry,
the cure. In the evening a banquet took place at
the Grand Hotel, at which were present many of
the French politicians celebrated for their energetic
support of the rights and privileges of that unhappy
country, Poland, amongst others Carnot, Leon
Plee, Anatole de la Forge, Bce. The toast of the
evening being proposed by the former, uniting
the triple memory of the events of Bar with the
period of the Independence of North America and
the declaration of the rights of French citizenship,
the orator dilated most eloquently upon the marked
effects on European civilization produced by these

three events. The Direction of the Theatres has
announced the prize of a gold medal, value 500 fr.,
to the successful author of a cantata which shall
be chosen as the subject of competition for the great
musical composition prize at Rome. The cantata
is to be written for three performers, *a soprano,
tenor, and baritone ; is to contain one, or at most
two, airs, a duo, and a final trio, each sepwated from
the other by a recitative. The letters of the various
competitors are tobe sent sealed to th 3 seeretary of the
Conservatoire Imperial of Music and Declamation
before May 1, and to contain the nom de plume and
motto of its author—no manuscripts to be returned.
The Emperor, with his usual affability, has for-
warded to Messrs. Colney and Fairchild, of St.
Louis, an autograph letter acknowledging the very
beautiful present of a ribbon map of the Mississippi
to the Prince Imperial. The map is elegantly
printed in red upon white paper, and mounted in
blue silk, and was enclosed in a case of massive
silver, which, opening at one extremity, discloses a
miniature of the late President of the United States
finely executed in porcelain.

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to witness large numbers of those who have occa-
sion to go out at night fortified either with an
umbrella, or with a steel collar armed with pointed
spikes, something in the style of that which is seen
round the neck of a bulldog. This species of in-
dustry appears to have reached such a head as to
require the most stringent means for its repression.
Petitions, numerously signed, have been presented
at the Ministredes Affaires Etrangres by the holders
of Tusinian Bonds against the suspension of pay.
ment in regard to the interests borne by those pro-
perties, as well as against a pretended project of
conversion which would have the effect of depriving,
holders of a part of the bonds which had been gua-
ranteed them, as well as of the guarantees which
constitute their security. A magnificent monumen-
tal fountain is in course of construction in the vast
place of the Chateau d'Eau. The design is superb.
Upon an immense circular basin eight couching
lions will jet forth the sv ater from their throats,
which, passing above two circular bands, planted
with flowers and turf, will fall into a still larger
basin underneath. In the middle of the fountain
will be placed a vase containing a gigantic can-
delabra, from the beak of which will pour a flood of
the new electric light already in use in more than
one part of Paris, and by the side of which gas
appears as dull as the oil lamps Of olden time.
As regards concerts and other amusements,
the four to be given at the Tuileries have,
with the exception of the first which took place on
Monday last, been announced according to the fol-
lowing programme: —On Monday, March 9, Capoul
will be summoned a second time to the palace, as
well as Madame Car7alho, for the peaormance of
the Duos from " Romeo and Juliet ;" on Monday
the 17th inst., the Opera Francais will be repre-
sented by Mmes. Sass, Gueymard, and Block, and
by Messieurs Faure, Villaret, and Obin ; on Mon-
day, the 23d, Mdlles. Patti and Grossi are those only
as yet designated to represent the Theatre des Italiens.
The Fancy Fair which took place on the 2d, 3d,
and 4th inst , at the Ministere des AffairesEtrangers,
under the patronage of the Princess Metternich for
the purpose of founding a German Hospital in Paris,
has been eminently successful. The reception
given by his Excellency General Dix was most
numerously attended, more than 800 persons pre-
senting their congratulations on the occasion. It
is reported that the period of the General's official
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Prefecture, a carpet bag which I had long given up
for lost.

STUTTGART, Feb. 25.
This year, for the first time in Stuttgart, the
American residents had a celebration of Washing-
ton's birthday, and with an amount of pleasure that
cannot be forgotten. Thanks to the genius and
patriotism of W. A. Platenius, Esq., who orga-
nized the reunion, full one hundred Americans from
Stuttgart and the neighbourhood gathered at the
appointed hour in the rooms of the Museum. The
dinner was perfect, and the music of the Royal
band classic and inspiring. The chair was oc-
cupied, ex offcio, by Mr. Klanprecht, the
United States Consul. The opening prayer was
offered by the Rev. Dr. Gunther, the Court
chaplain, who formerly resided in America. After
the dessert, Mr. Platenius delivered the eulogy
upon Washington, and read an exquisite
sonnet, " Washington's Memory," written by
a German-American lady-poetess present. Of
the regular toasts, the first iu order, " The Pre-
sident," was called for by Mr. Consul Klanprecht,
responded to by an obliging gentleman from the
West in a few words, and further and more de-
lightfully by the Consul again. " Wurtemberg,
the land we live in," had an eloquent response from
Mr. Schwab, American Consul from Bremen, the
son of the famous German poet, and himself born
in Wurtemberg. Among the other gentlemen were
the aged Dr. Ludlow, of New York, who gave in-
teresting reminiscences of Washington ; Count
Zepplin, Adjutant-General of the Wurtemberg
Army, whose rank the King gave him for his expe-
rience in our war on General Hooker's staff ; Pro-
fessor Schwab, the younger literateur and poet,
brother of the Consul ; Mr. Peckham, of Rhode
Island; Mr. M'Crea, of Chicago ; and Dr. Blake,
of Boston, who responded for "The Ladies," with
earnest praise of our countrywomen in their
exertions for the purchase of Mount Vermont.
There were also Mr. Sillem, a wealthy merchant
of Valparaiso, who when a lad crossed the Rocky
Mountains ; the sou of a British Admiral, who is
going as engineer on the Pacific Railway, and who
intends to settle in America ; Madame Maroncelli,
widow of Professor Maroncelli, an Italian patriot,
who was imprisoned for 10 years iu the Castle of
Spielberg, and a son of Quartermaster-General
Meigs. Of the ladies present there were two
granddaughters of Signers of the Declaration of
Independence ; but, in general, for it would never
do to be particular or invidious, the influence of
such fair representatives as gathered to our Stutt-
gart reunion would be quite as strong as moral
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 21, 1866.

The Secretary of the Treasury will appoint no
more female clerks for months to come, and not
having the fear of The Revolution before his eyes
contemplates a reduction in the number. The order
assigning Sherman to the command of the new
Division has been revoked, while that creating the
Division still exists. The National Democratic
Commitee meets here to morrow to fix the time
and place for nominating candidates for President
and Vice-President of the United States. The
Pendleton party desired the place to be in Ohio,
believing that local influences would there operate
in their candidates' favour. The friends of the
President desire to have the Convention called
at New York. A strong party named Balti-
more, on the score both of convenience and policy.
The Democrats of the Eist incline towards
M'Clellan, who will be strongly backed by the
War Conservatives, though there is some mention
of Governor English of Connecticut. If Cincinnati
be elected, Pendleton has a good chance of being
nominated, in which case the Democrats will be
defeated. IThere is no likelihood of a rank Copper-

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head with Pendleton's record against the war, and the
earnest hostility of the bondholders and those who sup-
port the national honour against him, being the next
President. Many of the Committee have arrived.
Army officers are freely resigning, which will aid
the War-office in retrenchment. Colonel Gardner
Tufts has returned to Boston, having succeeded in
settling the war claims of Massachusetts, as he car-
ried with him an order for $870,509. Senator
Doolittle is about to make another vigorous at-
tack. his last speech excited great attention. Mr.
Fessenden of Maine is expected to reply. Mr. Logan
of Illinois spoke vigorously against the Secretary
of the Treasury yesterday for employing the First
National Bank of Washington to sell 10-40 Bonds
lower than the quotation at New York. He asserts
that the country was cheated out of $24,000, and
as the Bank is owned by Republicans, the Demo-
crats were highly pleased by the onslaught. The
committee on Post-office Expenditure is overhaul-
ing Randall's administration of the department,
but though the evidence so far looks bad, Randall's
friends assert that he is all right. Mr. 11.1‘Culloch
has called the attention of Congress to the inade-
quate protection afforded to emigrants, particularly
female passengers, and described the horrors of the
passage across the Atlantic of some emigrant ships in
terms which have arrested attention. The Legis-
lature of New Jersey has likewise withdrawn the
State ratification of the proposed fourteenth amend-
ment to the Constitution. In following the course
of the Ohio Legislature, New Jersey has so put the
question that the right of a State. to withdraw a
ratification once given must now be decided. The
question hinges on the fact that the amendment
has not been acted upon, nor received the ratifica-
tion of the required three-fourths of the States,
after which there could be no further doubt.
A case has come before Congress charging the
Venezuelan Government with an outrage against
some of the crew of the Hannah Grant, an American
whale ship, sent ashore at Parauagua for sup-
plies, when they were seized by the coast guard
and detained against the captain's protest. The
correspondence between Grant and Hancock
relating to the removal of members of the Common
Council of New (Means does not show the clash
of authority of which so much was said. When
the circumstances were all laid before Grant he
endorsed Hancock's action, and no reference was
made to the President. The councilmen ejected
had sent a deputation to Grant, but nothing was
likely to come of it.

Wilkes' Spirit gives the following items :—The Metropo-
litan Theatre in San Francisco has as an "acting mana-
ger," a "stage manager," and a "business manager." The
Metropolitan will be managed to death with all those
managers unless they are more than usually harmonious.
"Under the Gaslight," " Flying Scud," and "Sam" are
the latest attractions announced, Messrs. Boucicault, De
Walden, and Daley have cause to congratulate themselves
on the cast which the managers have made up for their
productions. At the Rochdale Theatre, a haggard man in
buff boots strode to the middle of the stage before it oc-
curred to him that he hai not the least notion of what he
was going to say. But ho regarded the audience sternly,
then said in portentous tones, "I will return anon," and
walked off to refresh his memory at the prompter's desk.
Charles Wheatloigh, after finishing his engagement at the
Metropolitan Theatre in San Francisco, intends playing
to Brigham Young and the Salt Lake Mormons. The
Biauchis, Belliui, and others were to leave San Francisco
for Lima, Peru, on an operatic campaign. Dickens sent Mrs.
Clemm,the mother-in-law of Edgar A.Poe, a draft for $l,OOO.
Mr. George Pardey is playing in Syracuse, at Wieting
Hall, with great success. His " Toby Twinkle," in " All
that Glitters is Not Gold," and " Timothy Toodles" aro
well spoken of by the Syracuse papers. Mr. H. B. Phil-
lips directs the company, which closes ou the 15th Feb.
The rumour that Dejazet is about to visit America is re-
vived. Pike's took in 61,000 one evening. Forrest is in
New Orleans. Brougham is in Washington. Forrest is
in St. Louis. The Hanlon Brothers are in Detroit, at the
Young Men's Hall. One of the Philadelphia theatre ma-
nagers distrihutes 500 loaves of bread t ) the poor every
Wednesday morning. Mr. John B. Donniker, of the San
Francisco Minstrels, has written a charming song, entitled
the "Chime of Bells." It is published by William Hall and
Son, and is nightly sung by Mr. Wanfeold. Richings'
Opera Troupe is in Baltimore, with large houses. Sel-
wyn's Theatre in Boston is giving "Dora" and a burlesque
"Black Eyed Susan." The " White Fawa" has proved a
success in Boston.

The avyhee Avalanche says:—"Mrs. L. P. Higbee
(' Lisle Lester') is giving readings in Silver City, Idaho
Territory. ' Lisle Lester' has been an extensive traveller,
and is known to the world not only as a writer and edi-
tress, but as a popular reader. She is about to publish a
four-volume history of the Pacific coast, descriptive of
country, climate, people, incidents of note, and peculiarities
of early settlement.
We are glad to announce the arrival at the
Palace Hotel, London, of Cyrus W. Field. This distin-
guished American has on this occasion brought to Eng-
land several young ladies of his family, and we believe
they will remain in Europe during the ensuing summer.
Prince Napoleon arrived at Berlin on Wednes-
day night, where he will remain for ten days under the
title of Count Meudon. He acts as a diplomatic volunteer,
his visit being sanctioned by the Emperor, though he has
no authority to speak in his name. His object is said to
be to detach Prussia with an allance with Russia, and to
induce the union of the other Great Europeans Powers to
resist Muscovite aggression.

At the Levee held last Tuesday by the Prince of
Wales, the United States Minister and the members of hss
Legation were prevented by unavoidable circumstances
from attending the Court. There was a resolution
adopted by Congress prohibiting the representatives of the
Republic from wearing Court suits. As the Pall Mall
says, Mr. Adams and Mr. Hale are the American Ministers
at the great Courts most affected by this regulation, as
General Clay at St. Petersburg and General Dix at Paris
are military men, entitled to wear uniform, while General
Sandford at Brussels belongs to the militia. How Mr.
Bancroft gets on we do not know.

The journalists of New York are to give Mr.
Dickens a dinner on the 18th April, that is five days
before his departure.

Dickens is just 56 pars old.

The Germans have their church at South Hol-
yoke, Western Massachusetts, nearly completed. It is to
cost $5,500. Rev. Mr. Frankel is pastor.
It is stated that Miss Isabelle Butler, daughter
of the Hon. James Butler, and niece of Lord Dunboyue, is
engaged to Mr. Oppenheim. The marriage is to take
place at Nice, in April.
Gamaliel Collins, jun., of Palmer, has been ap-
pointed United States Inspector of Cigars, in the place of
Colonel W. G. Bartholomew, resigned.
A naval court-martial has sentenced Capt. Col-
lins to a suspension of rank and duty for three years, re-
ceiving the pay of a captain on the retired list, and to be
publicls reprimanded for the loss of the steamer Sacra-
mento. Lieut. Commander Bache, navigation officer of
the Sacrawento, receives a similar sentence, but of one
year's duration instead of three. Both sentences are ap-
proved by the Secretary of the Navy, and the orders are
published. Capt. Collins is the officer who, during the
war, and in command of the Wox4usett, captured the rebel
pirate Florida in the Brazilian harbour of Bahia.
The cost of the original Capitol at Washington
city was $1,400,000. The additions, now nearly com-
pleted,;will coat $12,000,000.
A conference is to be held at Vienna in May for
the revision of the International Telegraph Convention.
Last Tuesday night's Gazette had the following
notification :—" Board of Trade, March 2.—The Right
Hon. the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for
Trade have received from the Secretary of State for Fo-
reign Affairs a copy of a despatch from her Majesty's
Minister at Washington, transmitting the annexed copy
of an Act, which was approved of by both Houses of Con-
gress on the 3d February last, to provide for the exemp.
tion of cotton from internal tax Be it enacted by the
Senate and House of Representatives of the United States
of America in Congress assembled, that all cotton grcwn
in the United States after the year 1186678,sehbaallll babe exempt
from internal tax ; and cotton imported from foreign
?
countries on and after Ist November, 1868,
from duty.' "

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