LONDON.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 497, 24 July 1863, Page 5

LONDON.

(from our own cobrespondent.)

May 23rd, 1863

Peace or war is still the question : it's about even betting, and Europe looks to the silent man at the Tuileries for the "tip."

Russia Las replied to the remonstrances, but Gortz. cliakoff, who is Al at diplomatic humbug, adopts such mystifying language as to give us no answer at all The unanimous censure of the world has been con veyed to Petersburg, and is thus coolly disposed of: ~ England is conciliated, and an offer made tTgointo the question of treaties on the bases of constitutions and political principles. Trance is politely soaped over with thanks for the good offices of 6uch a gailan nation ; a few dark hints to N. 111. about, territorial boundaries are then popped in, aud a promise to grant everything tliat may bee oncsded with dignity, &c Austria is facetiously chaffed about her own dange rous position, with sarcastic reference to the mines which are ready to explode in Hungary and Venetia;

—while Spain, Sweden,, arid Italy are cordially thanked more or Jess for their friendly interest; and all parties are informed that when severity has crushed out revolt, it will be time to think of clemency. What a nerve, to talk of clemency from a Government that could organiza an unlawful conscription, and arbitrarily seize for foreign service 2000 of Poland's best men in one night. Tinp, with an apparent desire to end the strife, aud submit all ques* t,ions to European congress, Russia expects lo chok; off the busy bodies from active interference, gain time thereby, and eventually—instead of anything like clemency—the victim's fetters will be more firmly rivetted. Meantime, slaughter reigns supreme throughout devoted Poland; and although the insurgents are continually victorious, we all guess the end - it's clearly a matter of endurance : those who hold out longest must win.

Russia seems blind to the magnitude of this question ; all European states,. with one infamous exception, protest against Cossack rule in Poland; and when the three western powers, with consent of the peop'e, transmit to Petersburg, this wide spread public opinion, the Czar may be said to ha^e receivei a "Note" from every community. We insist that the constitution ,of 1815 : shall- be re-esta-blKhsd; and in spite o£ Mr Grortz's talented circumlocution, it's easy to perceive this -will. never be granted ; —his reply suits neither the facts of the case nor the temper of our remonstrance; and Poland will listen to no promises, engagements,or amnesties coming north. .Russia has worn out the faith of her victims, an A they outlive the fear of their, tyrant's power; the country now bristles with! a national defiance which leaves but little for concession. Noble and peasant are alike fairly in for it «nd resolved to fight it out like men; they, demand the independence of 1772 as their maximum —the union of Kusso-Polish provinces to their kingdom/ a national Diet, administration and army as their minimum; between maximum and minimum there is not!much difference, but neither wilt ba conceded except by force of arms ; and as the Poles are aware of this they ■prefer-to have their destiny decided by war, which will enable them to renew the argument at; some future time. .

i The revolutionary national Government in Poland |'s getting stronger than Russian rule, which rendeis the action of Imperial officials very difficult; their fidelity in: fact is dubious, and any day they may resign in a body. Again, there must be some tacit sympathy between the Poles and the Kussian soldiery, how else can we accountforthecontinualsaccfcsso.'jtas insurgents? also they have in Warsaw itself publishing offices for their newspaper's, an<l foundries for thair cannon in spite of the dreaded Russian police system •" guerilla warfare'is mutually adopted, betokening a protracted" fight, and if all tins goes onmuch longer belligerent rights must be acknowledged, aud the question.then will be not what .does Master Alec mean to do, but what is the duty of Europe to Poland as a"nation. '

The. amnesty expired on the 13th instant, and -tlv Russian Government considers itself now armed with additional powers of coercion,; and may, by the "adoption of ne>v cruelties, begin a system of extermination that shall sweep rebellion from the face of the earth.

Jtven^ now women as;d children are ordered out of harm's w«y into Russia Proper. There is some ta'k ot setting fi r<J to the fores-.s, and tlio Gratd lh\kt [ Coistantine is suparseded by General Berg, whose anteceilents are not quite of a uii.k anti-water nature. All this looks as if bloody reprisals on a large scale were_ coming off in quick sticks. In fact the huge Empire is ; approaching a fear;ul crisis which may be national, pcliticii, soc:a', and relicious til in one. Desertion if whole regimen's from the Tinpeiialrankr isreported. Accounts favaub!e to tlie Poks continue to arrive: and the Ist oi June is fixail for a general risirg; either w;.y a few more weeks na-st toll an" im'pprtaift tale, ar.d at present -things look we.ll; Lut much s>s we all wish for the resuir-cion ofuiihr.ppy P.lanii, we must not be blind to Ihe inequaluy cf-pnitios. Should they niicaculou% suc-ceed-in this death struggle it will -"be enduring glory to their own nation, .ma a great boon to Europe in general, and we wish them <*&i.speed. " To discuss the progress of the American war is but the same thing over aud over ngaiii—crossing and recrossing tha Potomac, ditto ditto the Eappahai.noek stiatg-ic-movement* -of renowned crVniralissiiiioes without any result—millions of doll i s borriAved a-id squandered bey.md prospect of repayment, and determination on bolh sidt-s to "onlinue un insane strivMe whithha already cost a million lives, and is fast d agging their fine continent and its peoples to degradation and ruin ; ai;d while we gr.ze awestruck at Lheir gign.nfc madness W3 take many a lesson of usefulness which too surely will be needed to d'fend our own, before reason resumes its sway. Nevertheless tiansatlintic aliairs so i-ivet thi attea'tion of us all that we cannot help talking cf th m

The siege of Charleston ended as it began, wh:eb our funny friend of Fleet-street illuCrates with a billiard table, uc, the immortal Punch himself sorrowfully marking "the great cannon game" between old Ab-i aud Jefi; any way it was but a two hours battle of hundred pounders and all,, was over; iron aarainst iron, .'hips cgainst forts, 2 vessels sunk', and 3 or 4 score men slaughtered, whan the Federal flaet damaged and crippled, retired from a place which Beauregar^'s care: and skill had rendered much too^ hot for al.rtke irou-clads in the universe; and as the attack has not yet been renewed, we may say so much for siege No. 1. The father of water> is now the c.'iitre of attraction ; Vieksbn-g claims our attention • and no doubt we shall see what siege No. 2 is to effect in the-Mississippi.

A short while back Banks and Grant were achiev ing wonders around and aboufc devoted Vicksbuiv. Farra»-ut and Porter had env.cted a naval junction despite Confederate batteries; and Fighting Joe Hooker was the chosen man of the dayto retrieve Burnside's disasters at Fredevicksburg—Kichmond was on the eve of capture, and the calculation at New York was that the rebels were settled. Of course old Lee and Stonewall Jackson were fast asleep during sue1) heroic performa :ces, so the Federals (on pape:) had it all"their own wjy; but a very different story soon was told. Old Joe, like Burnside, ctrcainiy did cross over unmolested with his all-couquering army but he found the enemy wide awake, and after two days slashing work with big guns and little minies, swor i and pistol, and a little amusement with the bayonet by way of a change, the victorious Federals were driven up in a corner, quietly waiting the next day.'s performance, and throughout that long and anxious night wishing themselves somewhat nearer to the place they_ started from—and that was their comfortable po-idon when we last heard from the Eappahanhock.

; If it was worth while asking what will stop . this horrid.war, one might suggest a relenting of mutual liostilifcieS, eshaastionbf man, bankruptcy of means axd.-cr.ldit, some tremendous, blow placing one side at t1 c othei's"mercy, new and unexpected perils! dangerous: conspiracies, fresh secession, apprehension of interfersnee, or , the accession of a ,new government, opposed to a war without exam pie for the^sacrifice of life and treasu c; but speculation is useless,'and all that has yet taken place is said to be only the prelude of a still more abhorrent contest now approaching. The desperate/state of Northern affu'rs is well known, and the South are reported to-be suffering every horror but actu:-l famine- both sides in their •xtremity look to us and nurse a quarrel with us; and poor old England, while wishing well to all, is seriously threatened with war by South and by North. -Theappointment of Wilkes to his present command is rather significant, and we are patiently waiting the awards of their prize Courts on the Peterhoff, Adela, find Dolphin (besides other ships since pilfered), But we have now sent our Warrior, Black Prince, Defence, and Resistance, to MiWiike's neighborhood, and if they don't keep him in order for the future it's tarnation strange to all of us. Looking;at things from any point of view, there is at present no sign of peace, on the contrary, human hecatombs are every. day offered to the demons of strife and war, but come peace when it will, a great change in American institutions is inevitable, let us hope it may be allowed to take place without two or three more years of frightful misery and wanton bloodshed. ■ .. .

:'lMie ; Fabian policy of Bonaparte's crack lieutenant in Mexico..was somewhat disgusting the army, and exciting ridicule; awkward comparisons being- rudely drawn between French inactivity before Provincial mud-works and American Scott's dashing campaign sixteen years ago, ia the plateau of Anahuac • but ths future ■ Marechal of France must make a shew of something; for his title, and he was supposed to be waiting for the Imperial " iriffiu" to go in and win his spurs. At length news comes from Peubia, dated I April 12th, and it appears t© have been a tcu^hish job ! aiter all, and was not then over. The Franco-Mexico cancou game commenced 29fcli March, and lasted several days; then the breach—the hand-to-hand fight—and 800 gallant Frenchmen bite the dust/and many thousands brave Mexicans are laid low. The native garrison still held out, but had evidently seen enough .of Will i?hakspeare's grim-visaged war, and flags of truce went flying;, but Master Forey, would listsa to nought save unconditional surrender,' without which he probably thinks his eldest son willnevev luxuriate in the proud title of Due de Peubia, No. 2. Indeed, he'd best settle this job quickly, and to right?,' or when he get* back to the Tuileries he'll have one on the nose that will make .his eyes water; for his fri md Nap is anxious to get on to the Polish question, about which Johnny Crapaud is becoming uororious aud plain-spoken, and it's pretty genes ally believed Austria, Sweden, an! Italy are Boney's pals in a : moment, if he will oniy extend Ite Imperial paw. ; The French legislators have just been released by the bland De.Mornay from their onerous functions of dpipg- as th y were told, and the free ?nd independent Voters are now going to perform ths periodical farce of re-electing the late deputies; the stern Persigny having ksued the custo'rr'aiy address to tha Prefects, telling them how important it is that Government candidates should be returned if it makes no difference, as imperious Caesar wants uo addition to the Opposition five of ksb session—but all this is needless; the good people understand tolerably well what is required of them, and " purity of election " disturbs not the cmscience of our lively Wghbors like it doe-, the stupid matter-of- fact folks in England and elsewhere—nevertheless, the Emperor is ill at ease; opposition- candidates jump up in every town, Thiers and many, of the old celebrities are ia the field; and while Government and i pposition are regularly in for a pitched battle we are all interested in rre struggle. For good or for evil, France has a mighty part to play in the world's destinies, and oul of three questions now agitating that ountiy, viz, ! Mexico, Poland, and the Elections, we know not what may ?rise.

But it is not all gloom and darkness a»ross the channel notwithstanding; horseracing, steeplechasing, anlall sorts of gambols and gambling, have lately; abounded at Longchamps and Chaniilly, at which N. 111., in spite of all his cares and troubles, might be seen daily if not gaily, sometimes taking the odds on the quiet, and at other times with wife and soil cheeringon the little Jocks to victory, as though he were again in the din of battle at Solferino or Magenta. . Our foreign "comins are getting! quite foud of the sport; and the: race grounds were so crowded on the late occasions, according to tbe English critics, especially when the French Derby came off, as to remind them of our own famous national testivity. At all events,. Epsom charges and impositions prevailed at the iSandwich booths, and there's too much reason to fear our quick-witted friends will. ■speedily be, au fait, at the more questionable practices at present so notorious on the English turf. Prussia has, by the Russian alliance, got islated.. from European counsels, which tends much to the complication of affairs generally; and considering the position of our Princess .Royal, we cannot help noticing, without alarm, the critical state into which the childish obstinacy and indolence of Mr William, a-id the. presumption and insolence of the precious. Bismarck have brought the Kngdoiu. The Tomfoolery, and unseemly. squabbles, between Minsters and Deputies, take the place of real questions of national life or death ; and, instead of going soberly to work on the great subject of the day, .we hear onJy stupid threats of committal on the one side, and impeachment on the other. The foolish King ba;ks up his truitor churns ia all iheir evil doings, and the latter gentlemen cheek the people aud their repre>entatives almost bejoad endurance. None but the passive Germans would tamely submit to be thus bullied and ill-treated, and as there's no hope of better manners from the lunatis premier, we must soon hear some-thing rational from- Royalty; or,'master and man being both dubbsd incurable, a sudden revulsion wit- startle us all some 'fine morning, and the Berlin . woo shop be found shut up. This is really a very .sTwiuus tnatt r; for, should France and Austria slnke hands on -ths resurrection of Poland, European sympathy will,be. so far with them as to render success a mbial certainty, and the partition of Prussia might b.s considered a fitting reward for Oontinental philanthropy, with no one to say'it nay.

Poor Gaubaldi is so far restored to health as to con t eir. plate leaving Cai-rera to complete his cure at t:e Oreytjum spas; his recovery is anxioivly looked tor, -h Pontifi -si brigandage is villainously rampant an. La Marmora with his 80,000 royal troops can't putit'jowri Whether Garibaldi when he gets well enouth will lend himself and his good right arm once mo*e to hw treacherous King-pal in this emergency mloubaul—"put not your trust in princes," is a swng we rtn remembrauce, and perhaps the red shirt too wiJl have sufficient sense for the future, to leave ™, V," trou»les *o those who get better rewarded. JheKin^-is being seriously called to account jut now f rthe general insecurity of person, life, and property in his dominions; and the Italian prisons of the present day are nearly akin to those of the infamous Romba and his darling son. It is well known V. E. don't like much trouble about trifles, but he had better look about him and see what's to be done • there is a fine chance now for regenerated Italy to tak-i its proper place in directing the affairs of the Continent, and this gentleman in common with others is bound to recollect that exalted station, place an > power, have iheir duties a j well as their rightsit he don's, he must be seen to.

lhe little Greek question is not yet comfortably settled; the Denmark Royals cannot see their way cle.r'y through sundry ticklish matters of finance, succession, and security, and until they do they are in no hurry to vault into the empty chair of state at Athens; but the Greeks are waxing OT ith S b^ng stubbed so ong, and are getting unruly and dangerous; they have sent a deputation to Copen hageu, giviDg another fortnight to decide; and then if such a thing as a king can't be had, they'll try to do without one, and go to work on their own hook • but as they have already taken to brigandage, plunder and violence, their little game begins to look urpleasant.; and the King of Denmark must be coaxed over with an extra do>:e of soft soap, and the granting oftl.o^-e substantial guarantees of protection he demands, and without which he won't do business: and no fool either. " .

'Tis now the merry month of May, and oar London season is in full *wing. The poor Queen has gone to hide her grief in the genial seclusion of Balmoral and left the young ones to do duty at St.- Jatness'. Royalty now sets the fashion; and all who delight ie such vanities go shopping and suht-seeing and gad about anyhow;, our future King and the .'fair Dacepatronise Lords and Commons, railways and. steam bo its, playhouses and parks, gardens, exhibitions and dog-shows, and, together with the smaller scions of Royalty, are to be seen everywhere. The Princess's presents have been publicly exhibited ; and, to judge from what, we saw at South Kensington, the Prince will henceforth find it difficult to select a novelty for his-spouse's birthday. Of course, the museum was crowded d-.ily; and many a fair dame of England must hays looked with loDging eyes at the glittering phalanx of bracelets, tiaras, and necklaces. The 28th of April was a red-letter day in theatrical chronicles, for on that evening the Queen commande a srand festival at the Boyai Italian Opera, to which F. M. AlbertvEdward tpjk his wife in siate. ' Fabiilous prices vslpifreely paid for a pep at royalty; aud such a-gorgeous sight has rarely bee'v witnessed within the walls.of a theatre,- and-critics' do affirmthat Alexandra's: sparkling eyes did far outshine the jewels which surrounded her. Early next month they take uvrtie soup and feJ burgundy at Quildhall iwhen 1500 guests are invited-to the feast, of rearon and the flow of scul It's to be hoped. Mr Lord Mayor Ro^s can triDthe light fantastic toe* as agrand ball forms pait of the evening's amusement; and pur Qovelv -Prin"e=s, gracious as she is, my lit "be squeamishly "■ fastidious as to the agility of her partner at such a nice t ea party. True, Civic preparations are being made for this affair ; indeed thing's must be all'serene if you want the prince for a pa'; he's good ataifee-i • and can make a speech, top—they had Him to dinner at the Boyal Academy last week, at which he played his pavfclike a man, spoke ala Cicero, • and pledged the support of Royalty to the fine arts—a few dW> afterwards he did ditto, ditto, when, he : took wiryto a spread at Ap?ley House, -where thesecond Wellington shewed his father's trophies, tried to speechify ■ and" wished that Heaven had made him such a man." .There's no mistake ■ about it, Victoria1 is a Queen, and her eldest son's a Prince of WalesJ He had a hard day's work lately by the bye, on the piesensation of Corporation addresses at Matlborough House; no less than 180 of those prosy - and ; ri<*h t loyal documents were presented, by.. ju.it so mavy fussy local authorities, and the Prince must have been heartily glad when the performance was over although he was. too polite to say so.. .-.-": ... .' Parties disposed tobe somewhat lachrymoseo a the prospect of a humdrum Session have been waked up a bit lately - our Ministers .get leathered' nigi.t; after night; but they'll keep their places nevertheless for nobody wants a change ia the present slate of worldly affairs. Gladstone's budget on being p u ll e a to pieces isnot fo rosy after all, and he has had to eat the leek financial more than once—he tred it on to tax Charity funds and West End C:'u4s- the Charities would have yielded a quarter of a million yearly; but this was a blunder which was made" more consvicipus by the brilliant embellishment of his eloquence in defending it ;• for the Heir apparent was in the House on this eventful evening, and when the orator rose to protect his dear little budget "with the light of. battle in his eye," be rather walked into those deathbsd philanthropists who do no good while living, but give alrcs at the last pinch. A carnage deputation of remonstrance had besieged the official residence from morn till dewy eve, and in debate our eh am pion Chan cellpr was floored' That suit settled, Clubs were trumps and this was an awful game. The tax itself would only produce a couple of thousand, and as it; was proposed to enforce aJicense which would level hose aristocratic gambling shops with vulgar tap-houses, you miy believe the Pali Mall clubites were down up n upon him like a ton, of bricks—rumor: says the classical innovator was once upon a time black-balled at the. Cirlion, and this was his Roland for their Oliver; anyway rhetoric availed him nougat, aud Gladstone ate another leek Next night Government reopened the old sore, " Abolition of chnrch rates," and got leathered again. Then came "Amalgamation of Metropolitan and°Uity Police," and here was a shower of insulted corporation, dignity on the devoted he id; of Georgey Grey and Dicky Mayne; the bare i'ea ia these enlightenei days of Government interference with ancient charters, vested rights and local snuggeries, was too hard of digestion for delicate aldermaniu stomachs, and Gog and Magog triumphed., iiuo i.i spito of all this, the country's hand and glove with>aui. ar.d Co, and as yet the Tories have not tne ghost of a chance.' Our dramatic s'ars, Chas. Kean arid Mrs ditto are taking lets ot fare srell benefits here previous to their departure, in July, oa an Antipodean tour. To Melbourne taeyare bound according to programme, and perhaps with a little coaxing- you cau have them, at a price, in Dunedin. Such tale.'it never went'so fir in search of fame. Programme further states their absence will not exceed a twelvemonth; ihey will then do some more farewells in old England, and finally shut up shop ia the year of grace 1864. The two sisters Adelina and Carlotta Pafti are all the go in music il circles; aud as, in addition to their wondrous powers, there are some touching incidents in their domestic life, the furore will probably long continue. We have likewise our old friend Jenny Lmd singing gratis for charitable institutions with all hey former unvivailed sweetness, and, if possible, 'increased attraction—the nightingale for ever! Dion Buucioault is again in hot water, and has a bad chance this time of burning his fingers. Mr and Mrs Jordan, the American performers, were en-aged by D. B. at Drury Lane, which led to close intimacy and warm friendship, and ultimately to a separation between man and witr. Mrs J. then suddenly returned to her friends in America, bat not before D B had been discovered ia. the lonely lodgings of the unprotscted female, the consequence of which was t rents of assault and battery, investigation before the= magistrates, trial at law, newspaper controversy and contemplated .ulterior proceedings. As yet the full particulars of this scandal do not appear^ but morality claims a large share of attention just now, and as royalty again patronizes the drama, our managers will have to display clean hands ere they are cansidered worthy of " holding the mirror- up to nature," and otherwise dealing with vice and virtue Charles Glover, the. composer, Las iusfc died' He was the favorite son of. the oncepopularactress! who held her sway on the metropolitan boards longer than almost any, of her predecessors, contemporaries or: successors Many pretty have been immortalised by the genius of Master Charles, who had a happy knack ot hitting, the public taste; ami it is Mrs Foster, the actress, so well known intheitHc-il parlanceasKate Saxon r also died a few w^eßbai,

«J ,f 7 S -C7n^ val came offon the 20th mat, **Tf v *T ed a^^al calamity, for it was wet and cold. Epsom Races commenced on the 19 ;K and wereushered in with, weather nust gloomy • the rain was incessant, and a perfect hu.ricane swept the course, cutting fantastic cipers alike -ludicrous and destructive, tancysome two or tlire? hun"red luckless adventurers taking refuse from the howling wind and pitiless storm in the hospitable bootf of friend Careless, comforting the inward man a-id quaffing gobkts to mutual success on the morrow,-when suddenly enters Old Boreas— the canvas root is rent in twain, and the affrighted guests treated" free gratis for nothing" o such a dose of liquor as they never ordered, and didn't want—friendly greeting and good wishes vanished instanter. and belter-skelter was the ■order of the day. Nevertheless, in spite of wind and weather, the true-born Englishman would not be done out of his Derby Day, and the Downs presented a sight for a philo?opher, and also for a Prince of Walts, who, with the crack Lord Clifden,.monopolised the principal attention of the vast multitude;, although with this difference, that while our young Field Marshal

The last t, me Royalty had honored j psom '.i rS' w ea iFllUCe, Ihftria. pb \i LittU Wonder and personally ivwarded . Mfce '&. with a whip ohome price;, on the present occSS' no doubt, the he_ir apparent wiU avail himselfcfS^:; example, and irateiniz* with little ChrfloS in , similar way. And thus endeth the L>eri,y forVgV henceforth and for ever to be known and dfctin»ur-h"d throughout the length and breadth of We i" nd £ Macaronis year The same horse arid jockey X won the "Two Thousand;" and white Mr %av'oX justly proud ot these great deeds ot man and neir ■ Macaroni will long be unto him as a household S ' and probably a favorite dish as well as the p«J! r -"

fo™ «ie Derby is everlasting fame'to all con cerned-nas and owner-trainer and j:,ck_ P ""°l immortalised. It m the coveted knor atl d man-/* ..nnce ot hngland has bid high for v 'i., vain." The Order of the barter and other distiu^uisLi-g- bad4a ot greatness can, at times, be had. for the asking, but the. "blueribbon" of Kpsom no crowned ueac cna bestow. This year the evergreen Pahnerstou had I shy for it with "Baldwin," and, like a kid, trotted down the-road.-on his pony, sixteen miles throu-h ram, mud and slush. Even to bach . the wWof the Derby is a thing- to boast of;. and our Prince of Waes, on Wednesday last, with hu"""^""^w 'i UP°n Mm ' Chanc9d a fiver on tae Gilhe,' but 'twas not ordained for f>th" first gentleman in Europe" to take home to his-wife the newa.ol Ins Miccess on Epsom Downs He4tt?P wrong- « tip » and lost his money. a d .\ I have nS jiorenow to say about the 84th editioa of the Derby

xiut we must not forget the fair sex: The weathnfortunately cleared u P , and on Friday the iSs of iingland had it bright and warm for their fete dir the Oaks, to which they did full justice, and put 2S wry respectable appearance. Tiris race wasS b y ■Lord. Falmouta- with an outsider "Queen Bertha » and the noble owner and his friends m s ht have won ■fei f mwV\f- ther?™*™ difficulty i^geS % V ;^r.t h??:,«o«>leinan- sports in the name of »ir Valentme". js a secret not yet entrusted torn—but it nevertheless, --as"-hundreds of high sounding titles' are now to be found SSec turn with turf matters: perhaps his "lordshiphe£eg to., associate .his honorable name with the Scallv transactions at present abounding-^'cleanse' me the Augean stable" quoth he,.» and tlieu Tllb^Lord Falmouth on your racing card,." Shcukl tliis db he lofty sentiment, «Mr Valentine" is destiucd to ir^ some years longer, or some of us mal?^ _ Your colonial races are about being -enlivened by the presence pi one of our cracks. C fi ptain Ktie'l June. 16th wilt bring to pass our boat race for « championship of /the world arid four Sol hull a sots. -Both men are hard at work, andaecouS? training quarters be.peak them' weTbffiS full of confidence. As I said beforeff a?. and Dick beats Newcastle Bob, it wiltveWmni^*™ 11? 11' tl.elean.ed: at present anyodds^SvW™8 on aqujfa^- -yoii; may as weir know that tii-1"^ 1 acht Club h' s lost its genial Comniolmv v\' years' Lord Alfred Paget was kt?talf-j%*3.ail 7 'rfall wenf'well: but wjLrllsEh^r£ad °? a&irs now^issohS SeSv^ff have b rs : may Uhirfk-think: 4rnserS i|s v m^ n" .Our; celebrated ;;bottleihbUle^Viscou D^pH se<i\ . ■ fresh from-the Derby.-says the ?wffit?i?vF* JUS* not; be deprived nf thei^ch^SS n oSnli^- aii s Mace~and Goss Sffi^l^°,V a fe :m^^^d-e-weights S uprema O y; and"King tork-.up;their huge fiftle/dntevfte? ™£ aJ the grace imaginable,-for, thYcomfcJ^Sf fiX These worthy representatives of the bane a-fl mn"o ' Wood and; pluck-'orvthtf r^respecdveW^Lw*?' O? (;on: S uchVinterest^ OCC S^^^ e3, duly .or the.-Ugly Cu S tomer> r^s a^bounlSi"^ fom •<luonnui;atiiie metronblitanV ami W -• • H sa who flock in shoals to seethe r&iS "^ English- sciehee-.andarfc. renown :^ upholders of The ..battle of Balaklava has after mi,r.i,' n ' be : fought over again in her^ Majesty^ cU+ ° f -Queei^ Bench, at Westminster.;. ;(I'oWel f#ti, a3eu.es Lord Cardigan of turning his hbftSun|t^ pc the bstteries were reached, and takiiS^v r? beforeNo. I; and now the bi- TO"«sSiI mWS-TI Oi t^een heroism and poltroont^ fe^?■ c; ,that the gallant charge of.the UtV i\x ffiSS prove, to ba as nothing,- compared;? t6: th* m • -chM-of; solicitors arSoohe^SSnSlSiiSS oi^ae force fcrensic, in the'way of costs ..coin to be levelled with the dust; so theyW S TOlae the thing at the price of bld'matS^i'^chase it for some, permanent national SpS.l^ ,as all the wise men of the East and the W«r'wS to be consulted On this important affair hnltVvr ; siou is in store for the curious™ wS^t^t n,ay be, we Hv^inhope.thatourS^^vmS spared a similar blob on future cpn-^n-- V 3 Me the world; to ; an iSnaS^SSioT a™ things hetterjin'Fr^S The Lancashire operatives are about t« i movei.fromthe paujer list. afMstw^l^a/to try at it. Government is determined n n pf n S ° f-° emig.adon, .neither to promote^or^l.rde? if Commissioners are sent U the distr^-ori ,r !=• \ ' find localiabor for the. unemp^d £ di-aimng lani, improving streets and tomi, W ?r taiswori proves suitable, and is^ susiid^g'^^ rative, the poor creatures may thus be k^J -£ i apart irorn idleness and demoral Nation. bdief, however, is against ; ifc; and if, after kWvutf the operatives should sHU .i^st' W£ £& £* t h' voice ol a mtflion people will not plead ?nv^n' .5 Government will hi compelled to SS 1 ai; d W hich the sufferers themselves sa^ sfc onrii^f^ so cieariy the most efiectuai; fiYfa'p'&^i? who have not m:;de up their, minds fyb«■ blind to « fact, that the cotton trade has (i,-.!^" ? ™d j0 ,tlie Lancashire will never he LanelsbfeSfe^ff expect by mere test work or task workfefbr^,-* 0 100,000 industr ons, able-bodied men b Sf if surd, for it must naturally be l>atefn!:wA-f- > ab'.e to them as a Jabor which only estab^'ff6--title t. be considered pampers yes their. Emigration Commissbn?r3 ar^ vei-v ' iba' t. • here. ; Tue British Grown sailed f r< j£ LivS^?° US the 2nd inst.w.th 400 Lancashire^ n^,.^^ 01 ' n bury, N.Z. -a?he Soathern Ocea^ hloZ ? mlQlId the antipodes with another in- *l a s°J?*¥*™J-. ships are chnrtered for the conveyance^f £p m°re viz., the Sev ( rn and the Theresa England the first week il ffi Jnd WW- 3eave all this, within the last m 4h above loonn Pen- ent °f have left the Mersey for varioSeltSSon^f f ats themaodtyhave gone your waV- -'-'I hope stand well; in-fe market, and Joukl S^1!* 8 ' Y°a still if it were not for the' f^tSioti^^ really mu.t square up thosa diff-rene« «Tnm i -' , bring about^an amicable underSTn^ a? d natives which shall b* lastiu^ rt» - °S-^ t!l tllß right sort will then fc bSf^f °f tLe no longer a wilderness, shall be i ant/i lcountrir all mm. . You are probably awal Sufr 1 t(i New Zealand were lately dbcustii i?\h£ Sav*'oi Lords, when the-lJukeor^;w^u o 5-^ S ? Ouss oi" that the British red-coats wilTsoon h IStUlCtly stated the colony, and that evSSvp°r be. remOved from legislate to your strength and manhood rn^-t ,exP ected bJ T goods and chattels a4inst til -° n pr ftect; y<>" own pS^f^ainSmSma^^l^ a%o^nf^SlH iat *}&»*%**>?* 5 whtther the" Boaid of Adraiialty has to bs shielded from blame, prfiom whatever causfe the enquiry U cohered p-u toi^S incompiete, witiran evident desfretoscieen the cul ■ -pable parties. The disciplined and dauntless heroism witl.which the ill-fated crow, faced death,-dud di!l their duty, has created unbounded sympathy • au-1 the sabject must bs dv y in\e,tgited ; : however unpleasant it-may be to thos^ who would rather bear m about U; We learn by-yoar-paoeT-tlnt rhf» ■ remains^ the hapless Gom.ncdo^e BuShte b S recovered and bor.-e to the gave wifh-fu«eral honor : dor^edthat the proper authorities, shbuid caul st i t enquiries to be mada nto evei 7 pHrfcicular com.S witt this- awful equally. All this is aa^shoSid b» ■ and depend, upon-it the r ei uesir-'will''-ibrb?diiv. ga£tL Jtr °Uv °i nlZ ? fy^^ future.^ Cm* bZ *Zu a■ U a&U" la?.^aed pn.the27thnlt, off Cope Kace, uunuga ciensu rOgj ■•TJio "alifolo bxou iron screw-steamer, 3000 to : . s Gai,tafa!&S u ™ cleared from Liverpool for Quebec on ihhS % was wrecked whan within three dav^-"of lie-aesHnV-tion; all the mars and 23plives are IcS ?iit"^ this calamity, hke .nany odiers, is P : nc p^fy ov^-J I 0*6 an^, im , shortehing voy^ sai ;/ S3^ Fu I>r t he, An 810 ' s«xon is the sixth vessel H-eh the Montrea Ship Company have lost s^ce i«57 ' srrtcMons^ ,f f A^«; «iore cto-fu? fai P «:^-^^

BhThe New Zealand mail just arrived states tliat the Id* Zeider recently left Auckland with e'even Maori Chiefs bound for England—let them come, and may they avriva satn and"sound. The British nation is sensible of tlie humane sympathy shewn by Natives on the occasion of the late unhappy shipwrecks on their shores; and without arrogating to myself much influence in this country, I can safely promise the brave Chieftains a warm reception, and friendly gveetin<2— and moreover, should their intelligence be equal to the opportunities afforded to them, they shall take back to their various tribes unmistike.tble proofs of pur amicable and righteous inientions towards them ; , and at the fame time they will be enabled to convey some notion ot our general quality, whether as Menus or eneniiss Your readers will be glad to hear good tidings of our old friends the Consul i'etherick, Captain Speke, and Captain Grant, who hive been engaged in the dangerous science of rfis wring the source of the Nile, and who were all repo ted. dead—they arrived safe at Pondokow on <he White Nile in .-February last; and have sent home news o f their complete success, to the effect that the great lake Victoria Nyanzii is the source; and we shall soon be in possession of the interesting details of their [perilous wanderings. . , . The notorious Yelverton marriage case nas ar length got into the House of. Lords-on appeal, and will he arpued in July n^xt j we >hail then posabiy get at the truth and justice between. English and Scotch squabbles on mat imonial localities -and indeed it's high time such anomalies, as at present exist, should be swept away ; the subject is a perfect B-'and'ai in civil-zed communities, and the best interests of society aye left to the special pleading of hired advocates; "the heavy fee of the guilty party too often making the scale of innocence and virtue kick the beam. , . , V , -. '! he small pox has appeared in several parts of London with such violence as to create universal alarm; a disbelief on the part of the lower orders in the virtues of vaccination, and the unskiifulness or negligence of the operator, are assigned as the causes of the present visitation; but stringent laws are now being enactel to meet bjth cases, and in the meantime temporary suburban hospitals are erected lor the reception of patients, and other arrangements aiv effected to prevent the spreading of this dangerous disease. Yet how lamentable to reflect that the immortal Jenner's invention should be thus disregarded, - and his inestimable contribution toithe human race be rendered nugatory by ignorance and prejudice. ' And now a few words on a subject which ought-to bring the burning blush of shame into the cheek of every ruler of thi^ mighty empire. A huge scandal now agitates the Eng:ish mind-- no less, indeed, than the abuses of Greenwich Hospital, abuses so flagrant as to cause wonder that each succeeding First Lord oi the Admiralfy should go through his term of office without making the slightest attempt to re tify ' them. Time after time are Hoyal Commissions sppointed to inquire into and report upon these shameful iniquities which are so well known to exist. They have been laid bare and plain before successive Governments, and the country has trusted to repeated promises of reform; and yet the hideous reality remains of that mngnificent institution, with an income of LI 50 000,' being used as a mere nest egg for the friends of high officials. Decayed seamen and the widows and children of those who die in the service of their native land, are the bonafide recipients of the benefits of Greenwich. Hospital; and while we know tbere are many thousands unjustly deprived of * their rights, we also know that nearly one-half the funds are annually bestowed on a s'lect staff of useless officers, clerks, commissioners, fee, who have no more right to paiticipate in the charity than Tom Sayers or the King of *he Cannibal Islands. The hospital is rich enough to suppoit and provide for all the worthy objects for which- it was originally endowed, were its funds not thus disgracefully and . cruelly misappropriated, and one naturally asks why is there not sufficient honesty and gratitude left in. Old England to protect aisd do justice to the real heroes of the glorious British navy, their widowsand orphans.

May 26tn.

The American mail, just arrived, states that Bombastes Furioso and his grand army of invasion, after heing tolerably well whipped by,the rebels, have achieved the glorious victory of a hasty mid-night retreat, and are once more on the safe side of the Rappahannock. So much for " fighting Joe " and his triumphant march to Richmond. The redoubtable Stonewall Jackson is dead -no Yankee bullet killed him tho'—the hero was accidentally shot by his own men; and we can judge of their grief as we well know how he was idolised. As usual the Federal account of the battle Chancellorsville, in spite of all the disgrace and ignominy attending the pa-t they played in it, is full of exultation, self-praise, and thanksgiving; and a fresh campaign is heing organised under the joint command of Halleck and Hooker. The casualties in the last glorious affair seem to be something like 30,000- poor dement* d wretches; and yet they hav'nt had enough of it. The Federal iron clads are again at Charleston, and another pounding match' in that quarter, on some improved principle, is to wipe out all former defeats, and bring everlasting liom r and glory to the starspangled banner. But what say 3Mr Beauregard 1— We pause for a reply. Ugly rumore come from Peubla, dated April 20th. Nearly half the French army is said to be destroyed, ammunition short, reinforcements demanded, and the town not captured. Should all this be true, the advance on Mexico appears hopeless; and the fcpnes of i poor Forey had better lie in the gloomy vicinity of His defeat, than his living carcase return to France without a coronet. News from Paris are to the effect that the Elections are causing any amount of anxiety at head quarters; find altogether French affairs are not serene. Europe's "rejected addresses" are_ undergoing serious confabulation in London ; and it is not easy -to agree in what way the Western Powers shall now reply to Russia's last communication. Earl Russell publicly state 3 his full sympathy with the Poles, and detestation of Muscovite inhumanly, but u'ider : present circumstances we can do no more than protest. There can be little doubt if Europe really means to succour the oppressed there's not much time to spare; and for all that my Lord Johnny may say, let us but once see the cause of Polaud energetically adopted by France and Austria, and the World shall soon witness how materially wo will help the right. Prussian complications are getting-more awkward daily. King "William has now step't in between the Ministers and the Deputies, and as he is determined to oppress his people and uphold the w>cked, he must abide the consequences. His most holy Majesty ha* made a speech, and in opening his royal mouth he has put his royal foot in it. England's military champion, F.M. Lord Clyde is reported most dangerously ill—the symptoms of his malady indicate disease of the heart; and whilst much alarm is occasioned, the sympathy of all England is at the warrior's bedside. Next mail I hope o give you better tidings. Last uight was the fiist of three performance? at Drury Lane Theatre, for the benefit of Ben Luinley, the former lessee of Her Majesty's Theatre. Poor Ben has been going down hill lately much faster than did him good, and this will put. him on h s legs again, AH the talent is supporting him, and if the British public do the same, it will only be a just return to a man who catered for many years in the service of the aristocracy, and who evidently served his patrons better than he served himself.