The Express. — London, England, 1863-01-27 00:00:00

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Sums King FIADINAND of Portugal declined to eaoounge the desire of the English Government that he should become King of Greece, attention has been directed to the peculiar fitness of the Duke of COBURG, a Prince distinguished by en lightenment and public spirit, to occupy the vacant throes. It is, of course, understood that there can be no question of candidateship in a matter of this bind. What has happened, we believe, is, that the 411711 IN'S Government has sent instructions to the Hon. H. G. Eutor, at Athens, recommending tie Duke of Contra° to the choice of the Greeks. This proceeding of the British Government has ob tains' the full assent of the Emperor of the INIKNCE. Difficulties raised by the Russian Government have been spoken of, and it has been stated that objections have been made to the election of the Duke of Cosuso on tho ground of his near con nexioa with Queen Vicroszs. But this state ment is erroneous. The Russian Government has pointed out that the want of a successor to the DITIS constitutes, in their opinion, an objection to the choice ; but no objection has been made on the ground of the Duus's relation to her Majesty the Quasx. question must press upon us more and more how schools under native management may best be encouraged in their establiseraeuts and raised in character, without such interference as could im pair the popular confidence and in the meantime we may be glad of any glimpses we cab obtain into the state of mind of any class of Indian society in regard to female education worthy of the name. Some such insight we obtain from an account received from Bombay of a school festival held there on the 13th of December, at which Sir BARTLE and Lady FILERS were present, and in which they took part. It appears that the Students' Literary and Scientific Society sustain schools which seem to be of very respectable quality for the education of the daughters of the Hindoo gentry who are en lightened enough to appreciate it. Sir BaxTLZ Fasas ' s address shows us that it is something new for parents to conceive of such a thing as expen diture of money and trouble for the education of daughters. We, in England, may have observed instances of fathers who can find money for their own aims and amusements, but who consider it a hardship to pay the cost of the most reasonable school-bills for their daughters. These Bombay gentry had not only this kind of self-denial to introduce into their practice, but to acquire the idea of venturing upon so new a view as their girls having minds capable of intel lectual training. The Governor refers also to the difficulty of the first adventurers in dealing with " the apathy and opposition of those most in " terested." The thing has been done, however. The merchant-princes of Bombay having set the example, other citizens will no doubt follow. The pupils read very well, we &retold, and answer in telligently in examigtion ; and the managers de clare their intention of not stopping short of an English education of the first quality. An address from the Governor in their own language seems to have delighted the pupils extremely ; and it does not appear that there is any apathy to con tend with in them. Lady Finer distributed the prizes, with every manifestation of interest in Use young people's progress. One of the chief citi zens gave up his mansion and grounds to the celebration ; and a brilliant entertainment it evi dently was. The resulting impression among Europeans seems to have been that the great work of female education in India is fairly begun. The material improvement of India iii fall of promise of many kinds ; but we must be still look ing forward to something more and better, till the people of India show that they are not satisfied with growing comfortable under our guidance, but want also to grow wise. It must be owned that the young seem everywhere to show a great alacrity in adopting this high aim. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. FRAME AND AMERICA. v The Nord of today says that M. Drisuyi de Lhuys has addressed a note to the French saaisters at Alt. Petersburg, London, Vienna, and Berlin, instructing them to sound those courts upon the fitness, not of a mediation, but of simple counsels which might be given to the belligerent parties at Washington and Richmond, advising them to name commissioners charged to examine, with or without an armistice, upon what bases an arrange ment might be made to putting an end to the cala mitous war. THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 27, 1863. Ebt eclat. OfiBORNE, JAL 26. The Queen and Princess Louie of Howe walked out this morning. The Prince of Wales, attended by Li.atenaot•General Madly, and Captain Grey, arrived at Buckingham Palace, yesterday afternoon, from Sandringham Hall, Norfolk. . _ A deputation of the City of Loudon Police Committee re City Traffic Bill, masisting cl Mr. Deputy Lott, sub-chair man ; Mr. Alderman Pinola, Mr. Alderman &slay, Mr. Deputy Elliott, with the Town Clerk, had an interview yesterday with Secretary Sir George Grey, at the Home office. IN a book jemtly published we learn from a lady, Miss NrkLATILY, who devoted some months to ascertaining whether anything could be done about educating girls in Egypt, that fathers and mothers in Cairo were excessively astonished at the pro posal to teach little girls anything out of books— anything which supposed any exercise of mind. As a reviewer of the book expressed it, they re ceived the offer as they would a proposal to send their household cats to school. Ladies who have visited harems in Cairo, or in Damascus, bear tes timony to the impossibility of conveying to the in mates any conception of what books are (except the Koran), and of any employment, interest, or amuse ment being derived from reading. It is useless, accordingly, to talk to such women of travel and its objects, or of any intellectual interests whatever. They can discuss nothing but dress and love-affairs, and the cabals of the household. They can do nothing but make preserves and some articles of dress, and sing and play a little, and dance a good deal. As boys live in the harem till twelve years old, entirely in the charge of such women, and within hearing of all their talk, it is abundantly plain that the character of society must remain as low, gross, and frivolous as it is always seen to be THE MARRIAGE OP TEI RUNGE OP WALEa in polygamous countries. It is clear that nothing The volunteer riflemen in the various Berkshire towns re can be done towards essential improvement tall the ceived intelligence at the latter part of last weskto the effect women are educated. Mil/ WHATHLT'S short ex- that their gallant command* officer, Lieutenant Colonel p er i men t s h owe d th a t somet hi ng can b e done in Loyd Lindsay, V.C., had leadered the sorrier of the talion as a road al banes to his bat this direction, even in Cairo. It is true, the girls pri 11.711 Rlghwes the DOS of Wale' cm the sumfes el Ms gramites at Whirbare are married at fourteen or under ; but a wife of and that a rep l y had h em e tas laiglagalni Ilatendtasr. fourteen, who could not condescend to be a pupil, vices would be graciously serapted. The valrodesseellbe made use of the opportunity of bringing a younger royal county, who number Dearly 1,000, have manifeelad• child to the school to stay, and pick up what she moral desire that DO time shall be lost in making neeessty could. There was no difficulty in awakening interest occaaion.—A preparation by drill, S c., for the auspicious in minds la troubled by ennui ; and it needs memorial is in course of signature to the Mayor of South. no showing how, when the idea of intellectual am e , Pt"' r decide o T ual t h ting e his 17,771uPeadWeuitahlea publi c moans of m oe . t e e g entertainment is once received, the way is open to w a g es th e ma rriage cf the MOM further progress. Englishmen who have lived long The Prince of Wales, attended by the Ron. Mr. in Cairo tell us of cases, rare but actually existing, Meade and Captain Grey, honoured the Royal English The Italian Opera at Paris has not for some past of young ladies whose fathers have not prevented Opera with his prelims last evening, to citing, the - sesame attracted so many =elided audiences as this year. their learning a foreign language, and who steal- Pantoodn". Hada,. Patti is delighting her audiences as Nerina, is Dow thily amuse themselves with reading Italian or Her Majesty has consented to be the patroness p. ara k, Garden taking the tenor rat., Zucchini the Das, French novels and poetry. The effect is not happy; of • bazaar which is to be held is Southampton for the sa d D o n e Sadie th e baritone part. Madame p OOOO hr for the pictures of a freer life, and the knowledge Uwe" a the South Baia. isfawwl Y' whirred • MCC" , in La area Padront• with Zucchini of a wider world, render the tedium of the harem The Duke of Devonshire arrived at Holksr Hall 'Auto does not lug so frequently as is wiabed. on Saturday from visiting the Duke of Rutland at Belvoir A letter from Rome of the 20th says :—" The intolerable ; but such cases show that the material c . 0.. exists, and that the regeneration of society through The Earl and Countess Russell have postponed ts j a Mars equ i hel pake °f irm the mem bers of y his etem b ie et repaired is ed the cultivation of the female mind may be effected leaving Pembroke Lodge, Richmond-park, for Chatham- Iby • detachment of papal dragoons, to the Vatican Palaces at any time when the parents can be induced to place, from Tuesday, the 27th, to Thursday, the 29th inst. to have his first formal audience of the Pope. His moil permit it. The female schools of the American Viscount Palmerston comes to town to-day from Ism subsequently visited the Cardinal Secretary of State, missionaries in Syria afford encouragement ; and Broodlanda. Her ladyship is expected in town early next the holy relies in St. Peter's church, and the Na b Greece, where the case was as bad as anywhere 'rook- tional Poetess's* church of Saint Antouino. In the half a century ago, the generation of wives brought Lord and Lady Harry Vane have been entertain- evening his excellency's grand public reception at up in Mrs. Huila schools is widely known to have ing the following party at Battle Abbey during the past the ed Torl u on t ia to Pala,. vin :ors?, took oo a ff place, and put a new face on society over the extent which it pwoeak.a.u.:-Thxz.. Earl of Albemarle , Lord Lord iEr aa . d . d iAd m y , Williala joha kid as was e ever witnessed hen in our g tunes' • P"- eir ieei o . f .ti... th i e , covers. L es ß s, Hoo. J a m Si rase, Laadassi . , a waa i a diplomatic, and military dignitaries were present in their The religious and social customs of India are p an , e a * k o , various costumes and uniforms, and the Roman princesses unlike those of Egypt and Greece ; but their ope- Lord Stanley of Alderley arrived at his residence come out with their usual blase of diamonds ; but English sod American ladies were present in still greater numbers, ration on the character and destiny of women is Dover-street yesterday from Alderiey Park, Cheshire. is very much the same. The parents of Hindoo Her ladyship and family are expected en Saturday next. sand, a lthough though they c l ore i no o d s ia a moodi t i i, they wore enormous girls are as apt as the Mohammedan minority of Colonel the Hon. H. Annesley, M.P. , Scots en of the company. warn y aks P h's e hoot si e n e k7i P in rt th ien e Indian society to be astonished at the first propo- Fusilier Goads , hes arrived in Norfolkstreet, Park-lane, surging waves of the Bed Sea. Ultramontane crinoline sal sal to educate both sexes ; and in their case too from °mei"' for the simian of Parlialwiwt carried the day." ncis H Goldsmid, M.P., and lady Gold- Fra. it appears that the main di ffi culty is over whim Sir An opinion prevails among merchants and menu the conception is familiarised to their minds. mid . base arri ta vid at 8 4 Joh Lodge , Rigest'alwrite from facturen in Paris that this will be • prosperous year with What has been done by European efforts in a ' I Mrs. theses Sheridan Knowles, formerly Miss Elphin- them in consetiunew o f the " mercial triwties with foreign long course of years bas satisfied us,powers promised . in the Emperor's speech at the opening on whom I is lik zn i cl o now ~t he e s W ip t d oew of for th l e ue, bite on ce the lebrated meastka • cd the legislative amemblies. The result of the treaty the charge of that vast empire has devolved, that with England has so far exceeded the expectation of the the surest and most direct way to elevate and of Lord Palmendon. French mercantile classes that they are anxious to see the strengthen and purify th e chara c t er of the people Herr Reichardt, who has been living at Brighton barriers removed which prevent free trade with the nati ves and the life of Indian society is to develop the in- during the season, has announced a sestina musicals in the of the Continent. In the meantime the railway companies telligence of the women, and that the sex is reedy Pavilion for Tuesday, the 3rd of February, when be will be are renewing and increasing their material to p rov ide for and qualified to be so developed. The point mated by Mr* W. Huh° , Wier Ansi' end Mr. C. J. additional trak. which it is at present most important for us to see Mar g in ' A bill has been introduced in the Legislative and consider is, that the work can be done effec• We (Gaiitotani) aro sorry to learn from Nice that C ounc il o f I n dia to legalise all marriages el Christians in tually and on a large scale only by native Mit. "b ue alt°u nce of the t elcgdes h• exPtr ies iteh e° am eba IGth rece'veedf January, In in ind h ig ol go o a r t d mcud ers , and since to M es h : all the do Prel ubtr as to ot tTi ree e ig e ar et aaae hands. There is room in that vast empire before, when it will be bared her daughter was so of dissenters y and native Christiane pre v mamas' es for the fatunv itY for any number of missionary schools, in severely hunt as to die within 36 hours. caused by the decision of the House of Lords that the which teachers may be reared and trained ; I The Vienna papers contain detailed information English commas law applies to Indian marriages. As and for schools under Government order and super- I relative to the plan formed by Lord Fermoy and Hearn native Christians in thousands ere scattered over parts of intendence ; but the only tre y in w hi c h th e vast Lever and Roebuck for the establishment of • joint-stock India under pastors of their own race, far from clergymen' female generation can be elevated into a rational bank in that city. It is proposed to begin business with a i and maniere registrars, Person are to be appointed for and moral condition is by indigenous schools. Now capital of 1,000,0001. The project Ands favour with Comm ; this C der tO MOW' in a simple form , before witnesses, the oers and M. am Plater with when the hosourable comant of • couple to become man arid wife. Being that the development of all the interests of the member for Shea ." ' coefen ' before he left Vienna for Christians they are to be subject to the Christian law al country is proceeding with singular rapidity, the London. stagily sad consanguinity, and polygamy is not permitted. The Right Hon. T. Milner Gibson arrived in town yester day. A dereitatiou respecting the new rules for convict pri sons, consisting of the Hon. Captain Mande, R.N., Dr. Cross, Mr. James Farah, Mr. E. Upfokl (Bridal), Mr. G. H. Oliphant•Fergusoo, Mr. John MacGregor, Mr. Jams Lord, Mr. W. Newell West. Mr. H. Nugent, W. W. Lea, Mr. J. Braithwaite, Mr. C. Bird, Mr. H. Wilson, Bev. J. Budidey, Iles. J. Bairn Stook, Dr. Hob Yates, Dr. Mesh, Mr. A. N. Moral, Rev. Jas. Hays, Mr. W. Ta bora., Mr. P. F. H. Baddeloy, Mr. J. N. Murray, and Professor Doeskins, bad yesterdny an interview with Sir G. Grey and preesstsd a nmenwriel from the Protestant Al imsee requesting that the sew roles may be withdrawn, and the riles which have been in force so many years may be reverted to. Despatches were rewired yesterday at the Colonial-office frets the Governors of the Gape of Good Hope, Natal, St. Helms, the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Island', ad ban the Governor of Canada. Despatabes were sent to the Governors of Malta, the Mauritius, Ceylon, Hong Kong, Labnan, the Australian colonies, and Gibraltar. MADRID, JAs. 26. The resignation of General Prim has been ac oePted- General Prim proposes to place himself at the head of the progreesist party, which he intends to reorganise. It is doubtful whether Senor (Soap will allow General Prim to carry out his intention. The ministry have resolved to provoke a discus sion, which may result in a vote of confidence from the Congress. The ministry will contend against the difficulties which they encounter, provided the crown and the country afford them their support. 'EXPRMS FROM PARIS. (sIMI OUR OWN 00111IIMPOIMEIT.) PARIS, MONDAY EVIIIIING. The (vision of the Emperor's speech transmitted to tbssoantry journals by the Butner's Correeposid ewe is that it is the most liberal one his Ma jesty has ever pronounced. lam inclined to agree with this view. He does not, indeed, yet propose to "crown the edifice," and the "consolidation of the base," which he still thinks necessary before it can bear the weight of liberty, may require au in definite length of time. But it is a great homage to principle when he so distinctly holds up the con stitutional practices of England as worthy of imi tation. I think his playful allusion to the " invasion" of England by the French exhi bitors may fairly be accepted as a withdrawal iof his famous threat to "avenge Waterloo." The speech seems to me as near faultless as possible, and I have no doubt it will be well received on your aide of the ChanneL Here, unfortunately, very recent acts of the home department form such a violent contrast to the imperial professions as to damp the enthusiasm of a great many. The Temps, smarting from the sting of its late warning, says it must reflect very carefully before it can ven ture to print any comment at all upon this discourse which sings the praises of liberty in such lofty strains. I have just heard an anecdote, the truth of which was guaranteed to me. Some working men in the Marais quarter, wishing to form one of those "popular libraries" of which there has been a good deal of talk lately, applied to the mayor for permission. The mayor saw no objection, and the promoters fired upon a house in the Rue Vendome. But before they commenced operations the mayor was instructed to inform them that government claimed the pre rogative of appointing the chairman of their associa tion. This they objected to. They did not mind, they said—on the contrary, they invited—govern ment inspection, but it was an essential part of their scheme that they should be a voluntary and self-governing body. The mayor refusing to give way, the workmen drew up an address of remon strance to Count de Persigny. He gave them an audience, received them at first with strictest courtesy, and with much soft sawder attempted to talk them over. Bat when he found that the men persevered in their original views, he broke out into a violent passion and spoke to the following effect : "I am very glad that you have come here. I now see through you. You are enemies of the govern ment. I like to know my enemies ; just as if I have a kicking horse in my stables, I like to know it, because then I will put the strap upon him." With this elegant threat he dismissed them to their reflections. They will, no doubt, remember the interview when the elections come on. 'Re Opinion Nationale, in an article regretting the renewed French attempt at intervention in America, of which the government journals are now speaking, expresses itself as follows : MUSIC. --..-- MONDAY POPULAR CONCERTS. The principal piece—the moment de resistance it may be called—of hat night's concert was Spohr's Nonstio in F. op. 31 ; a suck constructed on a ver► extended wale. and full of the beauties which characterise this composer's concerted instrumental music for the chamber—a clue of composition in which, notwithstanding his symphonies, hie I operas, and his oratorios, his pre-emiesnoe lies. This Nonetto, moreover, belongs to an earlier period of his career—a period when many of his finest works were produced, sad before his style had acquired that excessive degree of elaboration which imparts an air of heaviness to many of the grandest effort. of his genius. It is written fora violin, a viola, a violoncello, a cootrabass, a flute, an oboe, a clarinet, a bassoon, end a born ; and is the combination of these instruments, so that each of them is made to display its most characteristic qualities, the skill shown by the composer is incomparable. The score. too, though rich and highly finished, is not overloaded or ob scured b► a multiplicity of notes. The charming phrases of melody uttered by each instrument reach the listener, as it were, through a clear, transparent atmo sphere, and then united harmonies enrich the ear without fatiguing it. The performers on this occasion were Mews. Banton, Webb, Piatti, C. Severn, Pratten, Barret, lames, Hutchins, and C. Harper, each man a complete master of his instrument. Their execution win perfect, and its effect delicious beyond description. A charming piece of Viottes, for the violoncello, enabled Piatti to display the matchless beauty and the Italian elegance with which he sings (like a Mario or a Giuglioi) upon his instrument. A sonata of Mozart—an old and sim ple production, which was more (matt to the amateurs "of sixty years Inc." than to those of the present day—win played by Halle with so much delicacy and sentiment that it evidently charmed the audience, wbo listened with the deepest attention, and loudly encored the last movement. Such things are seldom heard now-a-days, but only require to be heard to charm as much as ever. The remaining instrumental pieces were Beethoven's Pilate in E fiat, belonging to the set dedicated to Salieri, for the piano and violin ; and Heydn's exquisitely beautiful quartet in B flat, No. 60, for two violins, viola, and violoncello. The singers were Miss Banks and Madame flaintoo-Dolby. In the first part the former lady sang Mozart's pretty cauzonet, " The Violet ;" and the latter "The Orphan's Song," a composition of Glinka, the Ras lien composer, beginning to be known in this country, to which the singer gave a most pathetic expression. In the second part they sang a met of songs from the Arabian Nights, composed by Mr. Madarreo. The ball was as full as usual. This war has already coat milliards of francs, but the separation of the North sad South would cost infinitely more. The results of that separation would be : I. To substitute for • single government two govern ments of • very expensive character. .. DRAMA. NEW WESTMINSTER (AsnErs.) We fancy that a change of fashion is about to visit some of our London theatres. For two or three plumpest we have been largely in the hands of the model Irishman. His cheerful brogue, more or less adulterated, has been heard on almost every stage, and his shillelagh has been twirled with incessant activity in almost every drama. We have been introduced to whisky stills, faction tights, ragged breeches, I battered bats, plaintive ballads,pigs,and all the conventional characteristics of Irish life. The bogtrotter, however, like all popular heroes, has begun to weary his public, and his pedestal, so it seems, is to be occupied by another national representative. The Scotchman of roman°s is to be the new idol—the doll of stage dressmakers—the pet of stage managers. Drnry-lane, Sadler's Wells, the Surrey, the Marylebone, and the Victoria, have already announced their determination to try this source of attraction ; and Mr. Soncicault—the reviver of stage Irishmen—is first in the field with a drama which may claim to have set the Scotch fathion. The Elie Deane of the New Westminster will soon be followed by the Heart of Midlothian at the last four theatres maned, and Mr. Falconer will keep the Scotch dialect flowing at Drury-lane with Bonny Dundee; or the Gathering of the Clans. When Sir Walter Boots's novels were appearing in rapid succession about forty years ago, they were rudely seised by mechanical and would-be poetical dramatists, and placed on the stage with the greatest haste and eagerness. Sir Henry Bishop (he was then plain Mr. Bishop) was hurriedly called upon to invent and adapt Scotch airman accompaniments for these pieces, and hsw well he did his work is proved by the keg life of many of his tunes. The grateful thanks of old and young play-goers are doe to him for his sparing me of that bloated nuisance, the bagpipe—an instrument invented when Music—heavenly maid—was extremely young. Nearly all the celebrated Scotch novels were appropriated and dressed up in thin way, and some of them still keep the stage. Guy Manuring and Bob Roy are still occasionally played as musical dramas ; the Bride of Lammermoor exists both as a play and as an opera. Ivanhoe, with its War door-street trappings, is still • favourite spectacle; and some of the other works often crop up above the surface. None of the stage adaptations of Scott, however, emoted the Heart of Midlothian in enduring popularity, for the world is newer deaf to the charm of a living story. It is listened to with breathless interest as often as it is told, whether the teller is Mr. T. Dibdin, the first adapter, or Mr. Bouciesult, the last. Mr. Boneicault's version of the Heart of Hid/otAietto which was produced last night at the New Westminster Theatre, was first tried with great success in America. It differs in many respects from the old Surrey Theatre ver sion of 1819—put together, as we hare before said, by Mr. T. Dibdin—the most important alteration being the intro duction on the stage of the celebrated trial scene. Mr, Boneimult deals with Sir Walter Scott's pathetic story as if he was afraid to trust to the recollection or the imagine- Um of his audience. He places as much of the action bodily before them as be can conveniently cram into three full grown acts, disregarding all unitise of time and place to carry out his plan. The result is that the third act is • succession of scenes in which we are whirled from Scotland to London and from Loudon to Scotland without a mo ment's breathing time, and are treated to • murder, an interview with royalty, and a riot in the space of fifteen minutes. The essence of some of the characters also evaporates in the adaptation, and the play possesses the usual faults of dramas derived from novels like those of Scott and Dickens. There sr' too many character', the interest is too much divided, and the work, without being at all full and satis factory, seems to suffer from diffuseness. We are hurried to get over the ground, and see only the outsides of people sad places. The part of Jeannie Deans, as played by Mrs. Boucicault, makes us the more regret this divided interest. Its homeli ness, coquetry, pathos, and religion were all admirably por trayed, and the performance rather cast the more humble but well-ioteutioned efforts of Miss Edith Stuart in the shade. This young lady is hardly experienced enough to be entrusted with • part like Effie Deans, which, however rudely it may be treated by adapters, is filled with the moat varied emotions. Miss Rose Lecleroq acted conventionally as the mad girl—Madge Wildfire—a part that has suffered materially in this adaptation. It is • question whether any mad parts like these, from Ophelia downwards, will bear the rude test of the stage, and certainly nothing but the greatest series in both author and actor will make them bearable. The Madge of Mr. Bouoicault's drama is almost a burlesque upon Scott, and her last speech in the trial sine provokes the moat untimely laughter. Miss Atkinson was somewhat feeble as the gipsy —Meg Murdockson— though here and there she gave indications of power. Amongst the gentlemen Mr. Ryder stood out well as David Deans. He owes much to has figure, which gave him great dignity in the solemn parts of his performance, but was he too hard for the pathetic scene. His face is almost as fixed as that of a atone statue. and the lighting of the stage, which will bear much improvement, is rather against biscuit of oonotenaeoe. His elocution, however, is very impressive, and his stage knowledge and taste are beyond question. Mr. Swintiourne made a good bold pic turesque ruffian of Geordie Robertson, and Mr. Dewar (whom we are glad to welcome back to Loudon) was effec tive as the gaoler Batcliff. Mr. Leeson, as the Leurd of Dumbiedikee, was broad and unctuous, but where was his immortal pony?—only spoken about in a scrap of dialogue, left amongst the unreal mockeries of the side scenes, and this in a theatre which was founded by Philip Astley ! We fancied we paw the frowning shade of that injured eques trian scowling from ow of the side boxes, and we pitied the feelings of the sixpenny gallery. Mr. Boucicault has given himself • very slight seriocomic part—that of counsel for the defence, and only appears as the central figure in the trial scene. This scene was very well put upon the stage, being, we believe, an exact oopy of Mr. J. S. Lander's celebrated pic ture, so long a favourite with the printeellem. Mali of the forms of a trial were gone through much io the same way as they have been gone through before in Janet Pride and other popular dramas. This scene, and the de struction of the Tolbooth at the close of the piece, are the two great displays of the drama, the rest of the scenery beiog below mediocrity. A new proscenium, formed of Corinthian columns with gilded capitals, adds such to the charming effect of the house, and nothing now NOM Ilit to be done before the cuitaia. The theatre was filled in every part, and the audience re ceived the piece and the principal actors with every mark of favour. 2. To impose upon both North and South the necessity of keeping on foot standing armies which would absorb, as in Europe, a fall third of the resources of the state, and would compel it to lay heavy taxes on the people. 3. To provoke sooner or later other wars which wou'd be perhaps as disastrous as the present one. 4. To euoourage the secession of other states, ►nd thus paralyse that magnificent development of human with ity which was the admiration of the world. It is possible that some politicians may contemplate with pleasure the prospect of the break up and decline of a peas Baskin which wan distasteful to them. But Presi dent Lineoln was saddled with an immense responsibility, and it is our deliberate 'opinion that he would have mis taken his duties if he bad adopted any other principle of policy than that of the restoration of the union. At all events the war between the North and South will not have been sterile, since it must neceesarily lead to the abolition of slavery. A man threw himself from the south tower of Notre Dame, about 2 o'clock in the afternoon of the day before yesterday. In falling, his body struck with such violence against the edge of a buttress that the legs were detached from the trunk, and fell close to the door of a temporary construction used as an office by M. Sauvage, the contractor for repairs of the cathedral. The trunk remained on one of the lower galleries. On the person of the deceased was found a letter ad dressed to the Marquis de L—, who resides in the provinces, from which it was ascertained that the unfortunate man's name was Francois Romain, lately concierge of a house in the Rue du Faubourg du Temple. The letter contained an incoherent statement respecting an unsuccessful lawsuit in which the writer had lately been engaged, and there is every probability that he became insane in consequence, as no other reason can be assigned for his desperate act. Said Pacha has left but one child, a boy of about 10 years of age. It is believed that he is sufficiently pro vided for out of the property assigned to him by his father, and that this property is secured against any claims that may possibly be brought against the Viceroy's private estate, on account of the engagements he assumed towards the Sot: °anal Company. These engagements, it is possible, may not be recognised as constituting • debt of the public treasury. A correspondent at Calcutta, writing on the 22nd alt., mays :—" I hesitate not to call this day a most important one in the history of India. Were Ito leave Cal cutta after dinner to-night, the railway would place me in Hewes, 540 miles away, in 25 hours, for 51. fa. 3d., first class, or half that sum second class. When last I visited the Holy City the railway was open for only a portion of that distance, and I took 72 hours travelling night and day is a carriage the fare of which was at least 161. This will give you • practical idea of the boon conferred on all com merce, commipondence, and travelling by Indian railways. Eight hours' journey by the old ' dakgharres,' or poet carriage, takes the traveller from Beaune to Allahabad, where the train again receives him, and carries him on past Cawnpore to Agra. Christman holiday makers are deep in their arrangements for a visit to the Sacred Kul, as the 'g uys. cell Bewares, and sleeping carriages on the American plan are being built." The number of native Christians and missionaries (protestant) in India was recently taken by a careful census, by Dr. Mullen*. In 1881, there were 418 European and all native ordained missionaries. There were 1,079 catechists, 890 churches, 118,893 native Christians, of whom 21,252 were communicants ; 54,888 boys and 14,723 girls in 'shoots. The Manchester Chamber of Commerce held its annual meeting yesterday, the principal subject of reference in the speeches of the members being the growth of cotton in India. The chairman. Mr. Henry Ainsworth, strongly censured the Indian administration of Sir Charles Wood, sod insisted that a new testae for land and a contract law were necessary to restore ladle to • state of prosperity. Mr. Easley was of the same opinion. Cotton, he believed, could be well and profitably grown in India, and the con ramie' public of this :country ought to be placed in imme diate contact with the producing ryot of Hindoaten. Mr. Hugh Mason derided the construction of the Indian council and the abilities of its members, and amidst cep- I please and shouts of " No, no," he insisted that Mr. John Bright was the fittest man in the House of Commons to work out the great question of the prosperity of India, Mr. Tender thought that the labours of the beetle Chamber of Commerce had been rewarded with considerable success, and he urged the chamber to keep up the on the government. Mr. Cheatham was sot ban of the pro. grass of India. There never was a time, be said, when the cotton of India was so deteriorated as at the preen& The change made in the goverament of that imantry was, be contieued, " altogether a @bass sad a &brim" lalima.. THE INSURRECTION IN POLAND. Warsaw letters from various sources describe the recruiting as having been conducted with great bru tality. The garrison was previously augmented to the number of 60,000 men, and several houses were occupied by the soldiers. The seizures, as they may be called, then began. All being ready, the night of the 14th was fixed upon for I the carrying off of those who had been selected. At 11 o'clock the police and the regiments of the Imperial Guard recently arrived at Witraw occupied the points previously assigned them. The infantry was ranged in order of battle in the squares and principal streets, ready to march, and nu merous detachments of cavalry and Cossacks patrolled the streeta. At midnight the operation commenced. police sergeants, accompanied by soldiers, entered the houses which had been allotted to them, and and carried off all whose names had appeared on the lifts of the contingent. This species of rani& lintel till day break. A certain number of those who were to have been seised had managed to escape. Those who were taken were led first to the police bureau at the Hotel de Ville, and from thence, with their hands bound, in bands of 20 or 25, were taken to the citadel. Some in the fanbonrgs tried to make resistance, bat these isolated attempts were easily suppressed. The number of recruits from Hamer was 2,000; a most exorbitant num ber in proportion to the population. No clam was spared; but the intelligent and educated were chiefly drawn upon. No regard whatever was paid to the circumstances of those who were the support of their families, or who had wives and children. On the morning of the 15th the Hotel de Ville was besieged by crowds of old men and weeping women—a truly lamentable spectacle. As soon as the operation was over at Warsaw orden were sent to the governors of the provisoes to ;roofed in the same manner, each in his own district. The .Nurd has a letter of as late a date as the 24th. It says : The central committee issued a proclamation on the 16th stating that they had taken all the measures in their power to prevent the recruiting, but that they had been taken by surprise, and their calculations were upset by un foreseen circumstances, especially ty the hostility of the French government, which bad delayed the introduction of arms into Poland. The committee then proclaim+ the whole country in an exceptional state, end declares the Marquis Wielopoleki and his son, and all those who have taken part in the recruiting, to be outlaws. The committee also gave orders that the youth should unit the city to hide in the woods in the neighbourhood of Warsaw. lam pleased to state that the students repelled distinctly the appeal thus made to them, but some hundreds of unhappy workmen and other young people, most of them without arms, or badly armed, allowed themselves to be enticed into the neighbouring forests. At the moment of closing my letter, I hear some ad news: Colonel Korlsninov, commanding a detachment of troops on the other aide of Mock, ha* been killed by a band of armed insurgents. The rails were torn up yesterday on the railway, sad the train from Czenstochow has been taken off the rail. There were lolled and wounded on both side*. The German papers contain,:acconnts of engage ments between the Russian troops and the people in two or three other villages in the vicinity of Warsaw. (azurica's PARIS, JAN. 27. trof to-day publish the follovrini Paris) Letated to i proceed • source : " Warsaw, Jan. 26. "The insurrectionary movement now displays its real character. "‘The great landed proprietor and the peaeanta attain from participating in it, as they understand that it can only draw misfortune upon the country, and arrest its development . . " The lower middle class, working men, and a few proprietors of small estates are in the movement." SPAIN. RESIGNATION OF GENERAL PRIM. DESTRUCTION OF THE LYTHAM LIGHTHOUSE The gales that swept along the Laucashire coast during the past week have been productive of much serious damage, and we regret to say in many cases of the loss of life. The Lytham lighthouse stood on a point callal the "Double Stamen," between Lytham and Wei:aped, close to the high water mark. Considerable fear has been enter tained for the safety of the erection for some time past, in senesquenoe of the great imeroachmests of the sea on this port of the ooast ; and many workmen have recently been engaged in driving piles around ita base, and more par tkularly in the front facing the sea. The lights were ex- Whited for the last time ea Tuesday evening. On Neuday night the wind was blowing stiffly from the northeast, accompanied by mow and bail, but on Tuesday morning it wedged round to the north-west, and continued to blow io that direction all day. On Wednesday morning it mode. sated, and again changed to the south-west, whence It continued to blow stiffly until Thursday after noon, when the lighthouse fell. The keepers left the building on Tuesday morning, as they found it was vibrating in the most alarming manner, and to a much greater extent than had been previously experienced. When they put out the lights that morning they found that the framework of the piling in front of the lighthouse bad given way, and that a great portion of the foundation had been undermined by the waves. in the course of Tuesday morning one of the keepers went up to Lytham, and ' was joined there by his moo, who told him that the light. house was quite leaning over. Information was imme. diately sent up to Preston to the engineer of the Ribble Navigation Company, and soon afterwards it was diem vend that the north corner of the masonry was worked out, and the foundation laid bare down to the bottom, below the concrete, there being • large hole filled with water three feet below the foundation. The keepers, with assist ance, set to work to get everything out of the building, ex cept what was absolutely ammeary to keep the lights burning. They worked until the rising night's tide surrounded them, and, from the fury of the gale, had little hope that the place would stand until morn. tag, but the lights never burnt more brightly than they did during that evening. On Wednesday morn. ing, the wind still blowing stiffly, they extinguished the lights for the last time, the tide during the night having made greater havoc in the foundation, and airrying away a part of the south corner. Oa Wednes day mowing they took out the glares and all the remaining proparty—lensea, redactors, furniture, and apparatus. By noon the waves had made • further breach into the moth corner, which gave way, leaving an excavation like a man hole in the foundation, through which they were enabled to get out the oil from the cisterns in the ground door. Wednesday night's tide worked further under the south front of the foundation, which gradually gave way, until Thursday at noon, when the building felL The building was erected by the Ribble Navigation Company about fifteen years ago, at • cast of 1,4001. For the guidance of mariners we append the bearings of the miming light: —Nelson buoy, N.W. by W. W., 64 miles ; N.W. lightship, Liverpool, 11. W. W., 194 miles ; Great Orme head, W. by S. 8., 38 miles ; Point Lyme, W. 3N„ 48 miles ; Douglas Head, N.W. a W., 534 miles ; Xangbold Read, N.N.W. W., 55 miles ; St. Bee's Head lighthouse, N. I IL, 51 miles. It may, parkins, be es well to state that the mew pile light in Moreemnbe Bay. at the entwine of the Wyre, about 20 miles north of the Lytton' light, ki also now extinguished, owing to the insecure state of the Inac tion through the collision of • vessel with it. There was • meeting of the managing committee of the Board of Direct tors of the Ribble Navigation Company in Praetors yester• day, to consider what steps should be taken with reference to the restoration of the light. The authorities at the Trinity-house have been communicated with on the subject, and it is probable that they will arrange for the remedial of the edifice, as the coast is one of the most dangerous aa the kingdom, three of the most dreaded banks lying mediately in the neighbourhood. WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.) TCISIOLT. JIIVAIT !T. 8 LL B la.l D. W. P. 12. C. LN. B. L --i Nam •30.49381 Law. 1 9 r T .. .a ir Abordeen 29.6638 W. 1 7 e- I- 4 Leith 19.743$ W. 3 e -1- 4 Aramaean.- 29.8/43 N.W. ,II • 16 1 8.11 4 Parini& 38.970 W. . 2 b - - 4 Oaimay 16.2619 W. it e - 0.16' 1 Went's' .. 80.371441 N. W. 7 0' 1 0.16 5 „80.3144 W. 19 6 0: 7 0.82 2 olya ue* treed w !.6012641 W.S.W. 10 1 b- - 4 Liverpool -10.04144' W. Ice 4 e 1 '0.03' 1 Pembroke 20.26146 W.N.W. 9• 6 • 8 4 Penance - 30.32147 N.W. 8' 9 • II 6 Jersey Brest 30.82,62 0 W. 3 0 i 3 IL 6 L'Orient 30.2892 0 W.LW. 7 4 • - - 7 Rochefort _30.4719 1 LW. 2 3 b - - 1 Plymouth _30.26 46 1 W. 9 9 r 916. E 4 Weymouth !30.2345 2 A.W. 3 0 • II 0.47 3 Portsmouth 1:.12'49 6 N.W. 4 7 •- - 3 Kew. , .11 1 48 6 W. 4 - London 10.0949 4 W. 4 9 • 1 0.01 - Vermouth W.9W 1 N.N.W. II 11 • - - 3 Searboroughl 29 9.Bl42 8 W. •10 b- - I Shields t0.8741 4 W.N.W. 9 le b - - $ Heligoland . 1 8.8. W. 1 T • IS. a alder I - - - - - -. -1 - W.N.W. to N.N.E. and sooEantt. back, p and hula. N.N. to N.E. and back, WEALD. 1111711PDAT, N.W.to S.W. and to N., strong, unsettled. N. to W., strong. squally. N.K., to N.W. and W., strong, some rain. N. to W. and to 110. W. fresh, unsettled. M neat above. W. Ciatiii. Wes squalls ES.W. to N.W. and N., N.W.Fasanz. to fr esh. W.N.W. to N.N.E. and LlV.Zustriao. back, strong, un settled. As next above. LL IIitaLAND. Similar to above. N.N.W. to N.N.L. LMaDt. N.W. to &W., freak and back, strong, simony. some snow. _ _ . Drum on ell masts 'Monday. • Extreme pressure telb. at 10 p.m. The Morning Herald says that Mr. Francis Sharp Powell, who was returned r M.P. for Wigan is 1854, will our forward at Cambridge to the eonanetive interest. Messrs. Hors:fall and Swart, the members for Liverpool, and Mr. W. J. Ugh, M.P.. attended the annual n of the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce, yesterday, and part in the proceedings. The chairman and Mr. Evart very warmly acknowledged the friendliness whichthe; American people bad displayed in seeding provisions to the suffering operatives of Lancashire ; for " acts like them " as Mr. Evart observed, "tend to promote those cordial relations which ought to exist between the two countries." On the right of blockade and the changes nemesary in maritime law, Mr. Hors• fall laid he held tire same opinions as he did last year. He did not go so far as Mr. Cobden, but he thought the country ought to go gradually forward in the new direction which was pointed out. Mr. Evert differed with Mr. Cobden on the uosetioa of blockades ; sad Mr. Leith "had sot made up has mind decidedly upon the subject " Mr. Hornbill strongly advocated the aboli tion principle, but said the shape the question would take before the house would be the moral claim which the South had to national recognition. Mr. Ewart, amid cries of "hear, hear," and • no, no." said the time was really approaching when the North would have to bow to the general opinion of Europe, and allow her "erring ratan" • to go ; and Mr. Legh was of the same *oho. Arnica. As A PENAL SETTLEMENT.—" Before leaving," writes Captain Button to the Timm, "and for long leaving I hope, this delectable land, allow me seas more to raise my voice in favour of my adopted home — Africa. The question has frequently been put to me,' What would be the probable future of a penal settlement on the Cameroon Mow:amen in the Bight of Biafra, Golf of Guinea, West Africa?' I reply that such establishment would work out the general rule of convict settlements — general from America to Australia—mid that in due season its convicts would yield due place to colonists. We, who believe in the future of Africa, ever look forw ard to the erptrimentuet rrucia being tried upon her. Were Eoglaud or any other load a mass of mom and morass, were her houses clay and thatch beta, her food raw pine sod poor herbs, and her garments the hides of beasts, England would be deleterious to civilied immigrants. Doubtless, teeny a Roman voltigeur ham in confabulation with his camarada characterised Great Bri tain as the • legionary's grave.' So this year of grace 1863 sees West Africa obtain in book' the sense ominous name. But we, who believe in the future of the dark cootiomit sad of every other continent, who bold the might of nature to be fe•Useses be (root of the force of man, desire with due humility to try the humble experiment whether bash clearly( and swamp-drainage, house-building and comfort . creatiog, will not render one quarter of the globe equal in point of mlubrity to the other three quarters of the MELANCHOLY DEATH OF • LADY. —On Sunday • morning last, as Era. Tait, wife of Mr. Tait, of the late • Prince Consort's Model Farm, at Windsor, was returning ' home from a place of worship, she was seen euddeuly to fall on the pavement. Medical assistance was immediately mo o dered by Dr. Ellison, her Majesty's surgeon, who happened • to be passing at the time, hot life was found to be extinct. As inquest was held at the Town Hall yesterday, when it . appeared that death was caused from an affection of the beset Mrs. Tait was is her forty•sixth year, sod much repeated.