The Express. — London, England, 1866-10-08 00:00:00

TO.FMN MVP r ,_. • . • Lf":: " 4 • diZ Ac •:1--'.z--c.,• « e _ • --_, [TWOPEN [STAMPED, Id. ADDITIONAL.) NO. 6,294.1 LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 8, 1866. ment to small schools by giving a larger grant for the first hundred children in every bchool, and to sup plement the voluntary system by levying a com pulsory rate in all districts in which the school accommodation is insufficient. He also showed the way out of a difficulty which is puzzling ma nagers of schools in all parts of the country. Everywhere the difficulty of getting pupil teachers in boys' schools is seriously increasing the cost of education. In many schools it is now needful to employ assistant masters instead of pupil teachers, but the salaries of such masters are everywhere rising, and great difficulty is often experienced in getting them at all. From this difficulty Mr. Brace hinted at a way of escape. In the United States not only elementary education but that also in more advanced schools is conducted by women. 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The new theatre at the east end of Holborn, a description of which we save in our impression of lm* ThursdaY, •es opened on Saturday night with all those rigas of public appreciation that naturally attend an evert of this character. The doors were besieged by an eager crowd long before the advertised hour of opening, and aII questions about the safety of the building were set at rent • by five and twenty minutes to seven By that time tiro pit, balcony, and gallery were crammed, as the phrase goes, to suffocation, with an audience evidently determined le applaud everything in the house, from the chandelier to the last fiddler in the orchestra. (zrom's na.raz PRIISSLL MANCHESTER, Ocr. 6. The jariaprudenee department was well attended yesterday, and one or two interesting matters came before it. When the President had delivered his inaugural address Mr. Field, of New York, who on the previous, evening had gratified a very large audience by his luminous exposition of the way in which the laws of New York State were codified, delivered an address on " International Law." The address was an admirable account of the present defective state of the body of rules which unwor- IVIESSRS. MONEY WIGRAM and SONS' (of Blackwell-yard, London) LINE of STEAM and PAMR , limps to AUSTRALLL—For MM,c BOURNE (Port Phillip) Direct (to lease the Dodo on SATURDAY, October 10, amain at Ply the spiendkl dime ship LENT, 1,000 tons, H. YAB. guru& HOLT, Cemmsnder : lying In the Zest India Deets. Her accommodations ter all dames of pummels aro russorpaimed, mad she will carry an experienced roman —For freight or pair she &pp)/ to ALLPORT and MORGAN, with Messrs. MONEY !ASEAN and SONS. 7. 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After his address some international cour- . tesies were exchanged, and a very Swarm and en thusiastic response was given to Mr. Field's earnest appeals to the men of sense and spirit in both countries to oompel the two governments to settle their disputes amicably. "Let us," he said, "above all things be determined that there shall never be war between Anglo-Saxon, Norman, and Celt in _ _ WEAN to NEW YORK.—UNITED STATES ,J MAIL LLYE—REDUCED YAILE&—TIve apleadld and favourite elde-wbeel steamers of the New York sad Havre Moan &kV Camay are mobilo& to leave for Now York as follows : ii -------.---- L —.....--=----_ twin Havre. Prom unda lrahnosth. Wednesday, Oct. , N et Wednesday, Nov. 91 woodsy, Nov. 29 tenon Wednesday, Dec. 12 aridity, Dec. 20 Amor eduamlaY. Jan- 16 117 211 17, Jan. 17 Tares : AM and AM second class. MS and ta yor further te JAS. A. WOITON, Havre ; lIITAB , LANE, an i rg Y ., Paris ;G. C. and L. W. FOX and CO.. Falmouth. or H. 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THE ENGLISH CATHOLICS AND THE all the Roman catholic churches in London yesterday there were solemn services, including prayers, specially re ferring to the present position of the Pope. In all the churches there were also sermons, which were explanatory of the reasons for the special prayers. Archbishop Maiming preached at Moorfields church, where a very large congregation assembled, taking for his text the words, " Let every soul be subject to the higher powers." The archbishop pointed out, after some introductory re mark', the several reasons which existed for the sustain mem of the temporal power of the Pope. He traced that I power from the earliest times down to the present. He I pointed nit the steps by which the temporal power bad I grown up, and how, when it had been interrupted, it aftenrsrds obtained fresh strength. He said that it was a duty to be obedient to lawful authority, and that it was human/tent in those who defended loyalty at home to be doing all in their power to foment rebellion against the Pope. The archbishop then entered into the more religious view of the subject, and concluded the sermon by ear nestly calling on the congregation to join together in prayer for the holy father. The psalm Miserere and the Litany were sung after the high mass. The music was Mozart's First Mass. _ _ FIRES IN THE MernoPoms.—Yesterday morn • • • -- • - - • • • • big, about half-put 12 o'cloce, a fire broke out in the immediate vicinity of the General Post-office, in the pre mises occupied conjointly by Mr. H. E. Medcalf, a wholesale furrier, and Mr. Feltham, a manufacturer of amber> goods, at No. 7, Alderspte-street ; and another fire took place in the premises of Mr. Cook, a cabinet maker and upholsterer, carrying on a large trade in Paul- Meet, Finsbury-square. Considerable damage was done is each case. TOTAL Lose OF TWO SHIPS NEAR CAPS Eythe arrival at Liverpool on Saturtlaylast of the Cunard steamer China, we have intelligence of the total for near Cape Bate of the 011 i; General Sale and Main. The General Isle was bound from SunderLuad to Quebec, and the Main from London to the St. Lawrence. Fortunately the crews of both vessels are safe. The Main was built at Quebec in Mt, and was 902 tons burthen, and was therefore a comparatively new ship. She was, however, owned in Ham berg by Messrs. F. T. Eckelonl and Co., we believe. The General Sale was 340 tons register, built at Sunderland, sad owned in the port by Mr. S. Fecket. THE LATE HARRY GRIIISHAW.—" Argus " of the Post writes :—" Grimshaw was one of the beat lads of the wry best Yorkshire trainers that ever lived—viz., John °Mom, who, aided by his wife, an equally industrious vegan, looked more after the interests of the boys that rue articled to the stable than the majority of their claw. krtead of being suffered to spend their hours in idleness, key were kept occupied almost every moment, imbibing faints which they never forgot, and which served 4EOI well in after life. We have seen the hits of this system in Johnny Osborne and Challoner, rbo,. from the quietness of their demeanour and the *Haig integrity of their character, to say nothing of their abilities in the saddle, are models for young jockeys. From such a school Grimshaw came, and he was very early appreciated, getting into first-clam riding much earlier than wad, and by his engagement with Count Lagrange and Peon Nivhre he was quite as much appreciated in France •in England. With our neighbours, in fact, he was write a lion, th e sporting print-shops hanging out his pot. %its in their windows, and his name was on every fair lips that took an interest in racing ; and, as Count 4 irange's stud was so extensive, there was scarcely • race Meting in Fran ce , B e l g i um , an d Germany where he had kr ridden, and from his constant trips to Paris he was as etil known on the railway and in the steamers as any of Sir riffular Queen's messengers. Considering the flatteries to 'bleb he was exposed he preserved his equilibrium very 1 ,"r11 while not a b rea th o f susp i c i on was ever east upon kg character, and there were very few, if any, jockeys rho rode better. Like all Yorkshiremen,who whenever they e pos into any money, i nves t it i n l an d , bec ause it will not 4. ° may Grimshaw purchased with his earnings and the Waccata he received a very pretty little place near New. l enket, which be underlet to Tom Aldoroft. But, after a sie , the latter finding himself unequal to the task of 'Ming it up, Grineshaw, who bad then married John "ronse's youngest daughter, took it off his kande. and pined in occupation of it until his death. As far as his 1 ' 611 7 affairs went, Grimshaw was well provided for, %Ike was to have settled his claims with Count lArang• ...._. l4ll rday had hi s lif e b een spare d . He haa left has wife 7"re, hut she need have no fear for the future, as, in &m to coming into her husband's money, she will h a benefit of a policy of insurance for • thousand Gricushaw took out in the Accidental Insurance s'ainity.* PARIS, SUNDAY EVENING. HANov o t, off. 6. j The Avenir National says that the Empress of Ring George of Hanover has, with reservation Mexico has gone raving mad at Rome ; that for of his own rights, absolved all his subjects— two or three days the hope was indulged that she especially former civil o ff i me m _f rom t h e i r oat h o f might be only labouring under strong nervous ex alleiBiance I citement ; but that now there is no doubt what- The Prussian royal patent taking formal poi _ ever that she is a maniac. The Count of Flanders, session of Hanover was solemnly promulgated in who was to have gone to wait for his sister at this capital to-day. The royal proclamation was Miramar, and afterwards to have escorted her to read in the palace at 11 o'clock by the Governor- Brussels, has been sent for to Rome. The great ' General. Salvos of artillery were fired, and the risk of a prosecution for false news which the bells of the different churches were rung during Avenir would incur by venturing upon such a the ceremony. All the chief authorities and the statement as this, unless upon sure grounds, leads directors of the colleges were invited, and the pro., to the fear that there must be at least some truth wading' passed of without any disturbance of in the melancholy story. public order. I M. V. Sardou, the dramatist, who more success- The patent begins by referring to the war in fully than any of his contemporaries acts upon which Prussia engaged in self-defence, and of Garrick's maxim that "the drama's laws the drama's which the victorious issue had led to the an- patrons give," and seeks above all things to hit the nexation of Hanover. This document declares public taste of the hour, is about to follow up the that the union of Hanover with Prussia triumph he obtained only last week at the Gymnase was decided by the law of September 29, and that 'in Ins Bets Villogsois by a new five-act play at the Vaudeville, the scene of that "unprecedented by the present patent his Majesty the K in g of Prussia takes possession of the country. It orders success," the Familia Bettoiton. A clever device to I the adoption of the Prussian arms, demands dutiful , awaken public curiosity has been invented for this obedience from the population, and promises pro- occasion. The first representation is fixed for tection to the well-earned private rights of the Nov. 3, and the playbills of that night will only Hanoverians, and as far as possible the mainte- ; announce " a play" by M. Sardou. The title of nance of the hitherto existing laws and institutions. 1 the piece will be settled the next day, and will de_ The royal proclamation points to the community j pond upon the reception it meets with from the of origin, language, and customs of Hanover and audience. Prussia. It particularly reminds the Hanoverian, The Moniteur, noticing the phenomenal fogs that the reorganization of Germany demanded the which have succeeded the heavy rains and veiled incorporation of Hanover, and declares that what ' the sun for the last week, announces that the I Prussia has acquired Germany has gained. swallows have prematurely left us. This lam happy to say is "false news." I saw numbers of these summer birds flying high thin morning, and enjoying a warm sun and blue sky which I will hope against hope may not be too transient. M. Ponson du Terrail, the novelist, who has a country house near Jargeau, on the Loire, writes to the ifoniteur the following " Scene of the floods " which came under his observation : The postmistress, I am sorry I do not know her name, achieved wonders. In the middle of the night, and when up to her knees in water, she saved the letters In the box and took upon herself to send them off by messengers of her own selection who, partly , by boat and partly on horseback, got them safe to Orleans It was entirely owing to her presence of mind that the terrible situation of Jargeau was made known at Orleans. The plain on which Jargeau stands now that the waters have subsided is but a sandy desert. The farmers are rained for years to come. I went through such of the streets of Jargeau on Friday as are now passable. The plans looks like a town sacked by an enemy. There are bivouacs in the streets, and carts half immersed in water laden with furniture and kitchen utensils. We saw horses, oxen, and sheep in pens as on a market day. The population sad, resigned, and in teen were watching the progress of the inundation. We beard one woman say, " I see one chimney of my house ; the other is under water." Another said, "It is well that my good man died last spring ; he was spend the sight of our barn tumbling down." The neigh bouring chateaux are converted into almshouses. At the Chateau de Chenailles, belonging to General of Division Groslbon, and Chateau Neuf, the former residence of the Dukes of Penthinrre, hundreds of unfortunates meet with a noble hospitality. But this is a temporary remedy— the future is dark and threatening." CATTLE DISEASE IN FRANCE.—The Miniiteur publishes a report from M. Billie, Minister of Agriculture and Commerce, on the subject of the decrease in the dis ease among cattle. After referring to the measures adopted in September last to prevent the introduction of the malady into France, his Excellency declares that the scourge having disappeared everywhere except in Great Britain, Belgium, and Holland (in the first two of which countries it has, however, greatly diminished), the restric tive measures adopted in France, and which press severely on a considerable portion of the frontier population, as well as on several important branches of industry, may be now relaxed without danger. He consequently recom mends that the ports of France should again be opened for the importation or transport of all animals with the exception of ruminants from Great Britain, Belgium, and Holland. The circular likewise shows that as no case of the transmission of disease by the admission of fresh meat from Holland into England, as is practised, has been proved ; the inhabitants of the north of France would derive a great relief by being permitted to obtain their supplies from Belgium and Luxembourg. Lastly, the Minister recommends the removal of the interdiction on the importation of bides on condition that they shall have been previously subjected to sonic disinfecting process. The report is followed bye. decree from the Emperor ordering the execution of the measures proposed. THE FORTRESS OF Lcxemgotnc.—Tho following is from the Cologne Gazette :—" A Belgian journal an nounces that, owing to the intervention of the Emperor Napoleon, it has been agreed between the King of Holland and of Prussia that the question of the entry of Luxem bourg into the Confederation of the North shall be ad journed until Germany shall have calmed down, and the organisation of the Confederation shall have become more complete. The King of Holland is wrong to appeal toforeign intervention in this purely German question ; for, with the power which the national sentiment has at this moment acquired in Germany, every concession relative to Luxem bourg which should have even the appearance of being due to a foreign influence would be an absolute impossi bility. Every German parliament would open its first sitting by the question, In what position is Luxembourg?' And there is no minister, even the most able, who could nusintein his position or hope for the good will of the re presentatives of his country if he could not give an answer satisfactory to the rights and interests of Germany. If our equitable demands on this duchy are refused, we shall cling with all the more tenacity to those we have on Limburg." Tree BISHOP OF DCRHAM AND CONFIRMATION. It will be remembered that some time since the Bishop of Durham rejected several candidates for oonfirmation who were presented to him as duly qualified by the clergy, on the ground that they were under the age of 15. The parents and guardians of these young persons have pre. sented a memorial to the bishop, who has acknowleged it in the following letter to Dr. Broadbent, of Bamburgh : " Sir,—As your name appears as the first in a memorial addressed to me by some of the inhabitants of Bamburgb, I acknowledge the receipt of it through you. Through the same channel I beg to inform the memorialists that they are altoge ther mistaken in supposing that the course taken by me was not in accordance with the law of the church of England,' and to remind them that at the time of the confirmation, in April last, I informed those candi dates whom I put aside that I was quite willing to hold a confirmation for them next year, when they had reached the age of 15. I remain, yours faithfully,—C. Drimw." PANIC AT TOTTENHAM-COURT-ROAD CHAPEL. — Last night • panic was created in Tottenham-court-road Chapel under the following circumstances :—The Rev. W. Boulding was preaching to • congregation of about 2,000 persons, and had proceeded some little way with his sermon when the chapel-keeper, according to his usual custom, proceeded to lower the centre gaslight. Is en- 1 deavouring to turn the gas as low as possible he completely extinguished the majority of the burners. Some, how -1 ever, were still alight, and an escape of gas from the I others was the necessary consequence. The smell in some parts of the chapel became so bad that numerous per sons quitted their seats, but were informed that the gas arrangements were such as to render alarm un necessary. The burners which bad remained alight hav ing also been extinguished by the gas being completely turned off at that particular main, other lights, impplied from • second main, were still burning. A gentleman mounted the pulpit stairs sad spoke to Mr. Boulding. By this time, however, a cry of " Fire " had been raised ; shrieks of alarm resounded from all sides, and a law pro portion of the congregation were nixed with panic. The minister and others urged upon the people to keep their seats, se no danger was to be apprehended. These quainted with the arrangements were satisfied of this, but I others were alarmed and made for the doors. In the crushin several persons fainted, but no serious accident The organ oommeneed playing, sad order vas at length partially restored. female teachers to 1,544 males. In other States a like proportion exists, and in the city of New York there are only 202 male teachers, while there are 2,057 female teachers. This, of course, suggests a pi.actical solution of our English difficulty, and one which will be attended with the best results. It will not only widen the sphere open to woman's labour, but it will be attended with admir able effects on the morals and manners of boys. Women are the natural guardians and teachers of children, and it has been found in the United States that they are not only popular as teachers of elementary schools, but that they exert a very re fining influence on the boys. The address was followed by three papers—one by Canon Toole, advocating the teaching of religion in all schools and to all scholars ; another very able one by the Rev. John Oakley, advocating a secular system supplemented by voluntary religious and suggesting that the State should speedily present an ultimatum to the Church; and a third by the Rev. John Kennedy, in which he pleaded with the liberal side for toleration to wards narrowness and bigotry, and strongly urged on the Church to accept a " conscience clause" as the least the State could exact, and the most the clergy could expect. In the able discussion which followed there was a general feeling expressed that most of those who talked of religion as essential to education really meant theology ; that those who were against its incorporation in the school curriculum were really only thinking of theology ; and that while the schoolmaster might teach those great fundamentals of religion and morals in which all churches are agreed, it might be left to the clergy of every denomination to inculcate their own theologies. All speakers seemed to agree that the present system is only temporary, and the whole of the debate showed that when once the people are interested in the subject, and force it upon the legislature, there will be no difficulty in effecting a compromise, by which the religious difficulty will be met, and a good secular education given to every child in the country. The debate will re-open on Monday, when a paper by Miss Car penter will be read, and Mr. Mayer, of Glasgow, and Mr. Templar, of Manchester, will give their experiences of free secular schools. . . and the language to be spoken over half the world: , Such words as these should have all the publicity that can be given them. Mr. Field's addresses at this meeting, the high tone he has taken, and the cordial response he has evoked, will do something to strengthen the too feeble bonds between this country and the United States, and to show that on both sides of the water those who would sow discord between brethren are not the intelligent and high-minded citizens of either land, but a special class on each side which has its own low prejudices to nourish, or its political ends to compass. The light thrown upon the crime of infanticide in the paper of Dr. Lankester, and the discussion which followed it, ought to be spread universally. It came out clearly that it is the crime of a special class—that of domestic servants ; and it may be said that it was made almost equally clear that it is in the power of mistresses greatly to diminish it. A little more watchfulness would detect the condition of the un fortunate servant, and the approach of its birth once discovered the motive to the child's de struction is removed. A little more, too, of the tenderness of one who said, " Neither do I con demn thee," would prevent that maddened despair which pubes to infanticide to conceal the event which would, if discovered, result in ruin. One thing I did not hear mentioned, which ought to be remembered in discussing this subject. It is that among large sections of the working classes the mother of an illegitimate child is more pitied than persecuted. It is not the dread of the public opinion of her own sphere which leads a poor girl to such insane endeavours to hide her sin—it is the fear of the mistress, and the dread of a loss of character, which would close all situations to her for the future. How to make the discovery less terrible and ruinous without even seeming to sanction the sin is a difficult problem ; but it would soon be solved were the sad gulf which now separates the drawing-room from the kitchen bridged ever by a little more of human interest and sympathy. It is terrible to know that this distance, this want of interest in, and sympathy with, our domestic ser vants is the most prolific cause of this great crime. Perhaps the most interesting and able discussion which has taken place this week was that which was carried on to-day in the Education Depart ment. The business opened by a very able address from the Right Hon. H. A. Bruce, M.P., president of the department. In this address much use was made of those remarkable statistics of the Man chester Education Aid Society, from which I quoted yesterday. Mr. Bruce distinctly recognised the fact that our present educa tional system is a failure. He is, however, opposed to compulsory attendance, on the ground that it legally exists only in countries in which there is no need to enforce it, such as Prussia, some cantons of Switzerland, and the State of Mas sachusetts ; and that in this country it would be impossible to enforce it. But his practical proposal avoids the difficulty by introducing the principle of I compulsion in another form. He would have par liament extend the principle of the Factory Acts to all children, and peremptorily forbid any child under twelve or thirteen years of age to be engaged to work for wages, unless at the time of his engage ment he produced a certificate that he could read and write. The application of such a rule would not much limit the available labour of children. The estimate considered to be most trustworthy gives 3,500,000 as the number of children of the working classes who need such education as British and National schools provide. Of these a most liberal estimate, based on carefully collected statistics, shows 2,400,000 to be provided for by existing schools. This leaves 1,100,000 totally unprovided with day school edu cation. The experience of the Manchester Society proves that only one-seventh of these children are kept from school by the demands of the labour market, and that the remaining six-sevenths are kept idling at home or in the streets by the careless ness or indifference of the parents. There are 49,000 children in Manchester who cannot be got to day schools even by the Education Aid Society, and of these 7,000 only are at work, and the so ciety has proved that in the case of the remaining 42,000, it is not the poverty of the parents nor the competition of the labour market, but mere indifference which keeps the children from school. Dr. Watts stated, in the course of the debate, the further fact that there were far greater numbers of children unable to read or write than there were of the parents of those children --demonstrating as he said that our boasted educational progress is In some respects backwards. May not this be accounted for in some degree by the general discontinuance of secular teaching In Sunday schools I Among remedial measures Mr. Bruce proposes to give encourage- THE STATE OF THE MONEY MARKET. (From the Daily Ben.) The prolonged stagnation of business and heavi ness of prices in the Stock Exchange has latterly given rise to a great deal of wondering discussion, but the causes seem to lie very near the surface. The simple fact appears to be that the English public have embarked in too many investments of late, and have, so to speak, compressed into two or three years the embarking in a mass of invest ments which, even in these days of financial power and credit combinations, ought to have been spread over twice that period. To what extent this excess contributed to the panic which culmi nated last May, is a question which it is not easy to solve with any satisfactory degree of clearness, but the effect was doubtless powerfuL Many of the financial companies which acted as the foster parents of new undertakings have failed most disastrously, and the consequence is doubly un fortunate for the shareholders, who see the pro tected companies thrown completely overboard, and who are themselves pressed upon with wholly unexpected calls. Accordingly, a numerous but weak class of shareholders are compelled to sell other securities and any property that is readily available. These sales, again, are not effected with -1 oat difficulty, nor without enormous sacrifices, as usually happens when shares aro forced upon a reluctant market. The present is really the worst possible time for pressing sales ; for though the value of money has fallen materially, the revival of confidence has not progressed pro portionately. It is a noteworthy feature that notwithstanding the occasional influx of large sums of money offered for employment for short periods in the Stock Exchange, and although a certain surplus exists in the discount market applicable only for investment in commer cial bills, there is at the present time a remarkable absence of those reserves of loose or idle money which, in ordinary periods, are always to be met with. Money seems to be more fully engaged than usual. This, no doubt, is partly due to the opera tion of a lingering distrust, which still causes a large amount of money to be withheld from active circulation and employment, while a certain effect is likewise produced by the wide diffusion of losses through the recent panic. The more speculative portion of the investing classes -those by whom the numerous new enterprises of a year or two back were chiefly supported—have sustained terrible losses, and are neither able nor willing to resume their ventures. Herein lies one main reason for believ ing that Stock Exchange business and speculative transactions of all kinds will remain dull for a con siderable time to come,and that, as a natural cense tqhrnuenncegh, the wan value of outlets of mon o e r y channelswill centimeaf demand. tOf all, It has always been con tended that a fall in the t value of money such as has lately been witnessed m ust necessarily drive into the Stock Enchange for investment some portion of the vast sums of money lying on deposit with the joint-stock banks and financial establishments, and the argument seems reasonable enough, inasmuch as depositors who have been receiving for a lengthened period 5,6, and 7 per oent. must find a great difference in their incomes now that the rates allowed have fallen to about Si per cent., with a prospect of descending to 3, or even lower. So far, however, no indications have presented themselves of any desire on the part of the depositor class to effect this change of investment. Such a desire may yet develop itself, as it has done before, but at pre sent the prevailing distrust of public securities, even of some which have hitherto been highly esteemed, causes the whole body of capitalists, large and small, to look rather to the safety of their principal than to the securing of a high rate of interest. Mr. Sefton Parry, the sole proprietor and monger of the New Holborn Theatre, has already gained a good • reputation as the manager of the new Greenwich Theatre— s house built by him a few years ago nearly facing the Railway Station. His opening piece on Saturday night in Holborn was a new drama of folded 'porting ten dencies, in four acts, called Frying Scud ; or, a Fuer , legged Fortune, written by Mr. Boucicault. Its main interest is not one that is much used upon the stage, and is therefore a little more novel than adultery or murder. Mr. Mark Lemon's Turf, et Covent-garden. and the For Chase, at Aatley's, are the only two " horsey* dramas we can recollect for the moment ; and of these Mr. Beactoselt's damio. ditiocka. Arisi two es* r ww• questionably the most " honey. One-halt of it is all stable-yards. jockey., trainers, black-legs, and horses: the other half is • bad French duelling drama that joins the first half very loosely. These faults being noted, it is only just to say that Firi ng Scud furnishes an immense amount of amusement to those who can relish character and characteristic dialogue. The women of the piece are bores, and are not improved by the acting, but the jockeys, old and young, and • sporting Jew, are always welcome. Regarded as a new TOM and Jerry, the drama answers its purpose, and has just sufficient plot to hold the scenes together. The strength of the drama lies in three comic cha racters—Nat Gosling, the old jockey; Bob Buck skin, a fat jockey ; and Mo' Darla. These an all admirably represented by Mr. G. Bellmore, Min Charlotte Saunders, and Mr. Vollaire, in the most humorous and effective style of character acting. The dress and action of the actors are excellent, and so is the comic dialogue of the author. To say that the piece was excellently put upon the stage is almost unnecessary. Every piece produced by Mr. Boucicoult is excellently put upon the stage. There wee a pump with real water in the opening scene, and all the none ' aeries of Epsom Downs on the Derby day were struggling to exhibit themselves in a brief time, and on a confined space. Pasteboard figures competed with real figures for mastery, and the latter, of course, gained the victory. The panoramic effects of the receivers cleverly represented, and the real hone looked and behaved like a hero. The most artistic scene is the view of Calais Sands by night, and both these scenes were painted by Mr. C. 8. James. The bead appears to be well chosen, and the music of the drama is 1 very creditably arranged by the conductor, Mr. Richard -1 son. A jockey ballet, arranged by Mr. Milano, is lege ' nionaly put upon the stage—the ingenuity being chiefly ahown in steering clear of the old jockey hornpipe. The drama, which is of unusual length for Mr. Boucicault, was very warmly received from first to last, and will probably fill the house with " knowing ones" in " bird's-eye fogies` , ;for many nights to come. If so, the purpose of both manager and author will be served, and they will be able jto laugh at those who, like ourselves, cannot honestly 1 praise Flying Scud es a first rate drama. ST. JAMES'S. Miss Herbert re-opened this house on Saturday night, and Mr. Boucicault's new drains—the no) Lives of Mary Leigh—nut being ready, and legitimate comedy having been found veryattractive last season, she probably did well to revive Mrs. Cowley 's IkllesStrotafirm, a comedy originally produced at Covent-garden, February 22, 1780. The Doricourt and Letitia on that occasion were Mr. Lewis and Miss Yuunge, and the comedy was most successful— more successful, according to many of the critics, than it deserved to be. Letitia's conduct, they said, was nut very natural, and Doricourt's feigned madness was a forced inci ,l dent. The Letitia at the St. James's is Miss Herbert, and the Doricourt is Mr. Irving, from the Theatre Royal, Man i chester, an intelligent young actor who made a favourable impression a few years ago at the Princess'a, when that theatre was tinder the management of Mr. Augustus Hams. _ . ----- The entertainments concluded with a new farce by Mr John Oxenford, called Professor of What t in which Mr: Stoyle, from the Strand Theatre, made a very successful first appearance at the St. James's. This little piece is an adaptation from a Getman farce called ..ifuuAit ur Hrrrulf , written by Mr. Georg Belly—a collaboratcur of Corner's — and first played at the Wallner Theatre, in Berlin. Mr. Boncicault's new drama—the sixth within a twelve month—will he produced in November. ROYAL GALLERY OP ILLUSTBATIoN.—After a short recess, rendered necessary to recruit the health of the artistes, the above gallery will to-open ou Monday, the nth inst., with TA. Yachting Crum , end 71”; Wedding Brtraffurt, both of which met with greet success last sea son, and Lave by no means exhausted public favour by re petition. The gallery has been repainted and decorated, and though nut originally designed for a place of public amusement, bas now been ventilated on a principle that will enable it to bear comparison with the best of our large . theatres. THE ONSLOW BANQURT.—The West Surrey Times says :—" The arrangements for the forthcoming banquet, on the Zird inst., are progressing satisfactorily, and there is no question that it will he one the moat successful and enthusiastic political gatherings ever held in the south of England. We think we may state that nearly all the details have now been settled, the toasts arranged, and the speeches determined on. One feature will probably be 'The health of Mr. Henry Berkeley, M.P., and the Ballot,' to which Mr. Berkeley—one of the ablest and most origi nal speakers in the House of Commons—will reply. Amongst other eloquent orators probably Mr. Fawcett, the distinguished philosopher, M.P. for Brighton ; Mr. James White, his colleague, the eminent statistician ; Mr. Locke King, Mr. Buxton, and Mr. John Locke, may be ex pected to address the audience ; and altogether the pro ceedings will partake of highly intellectual and interest ing features, Kul will prove unrivalled in their significance ass political display. The directors of the South Western Railway Company have undertaken to place a special train at the service of the numerous guests at the conclusion of the banquet." • Noitwicu POLITICAL UNION.—The v.mmittee of this union report that the enrolment of members amongst the working classes is steadily and actively progremiug. Its objects are the attainment of a residential manhood suffrage, and the protection of its exercise by the ballot, with the distinct understanding that any substantial and honest measure for the extension of the franchise will be glailly accepted, and as heartily supported. WORKING MEN's CLUB AND INSTITUTE UNION. —On Wednesday evening last, October 3, a crowded public meeting was held at Kyneton, Warwickshire, Lord 'Willoughby de Broke in the chair; when an address was given by the Bev. H. Solly. Lady Willoughby de Broke, his lordship's mother, was prevent. She exerts herself greatly in this district, and upon the estate at Compton. Verney, for the advantage of the working classes. Than were also present the Hon. Walter Verney, and the Hon. Misses Verney. the Rev. J. Knightley, Mr. Henry Roe, Mr. and Mrs. Forteecue, and Mr. and Mrs. Flake, U. Good premises have been given, rent free, by Lad Willoughby de Broke. A co-operative store is to be united with the club. A cordial vote of thanks was pre sented to Mr. Solly by the chairman, and received with acclamation. Thanks were also voted to the chairman, Lord Willoughby de Broke. On the previous Monday evening a large and crowded tea meeting, for the east anniversary of the Luton Club, was held in the Tow-n ball of that town, Mr. A. T. Webster in the chair. Addresses were delivered by the Rev. H. Belly, organising director of the Working Men's Club and institute Union, London the Rev. T. J. Lee, the Rev. T. Hands, the Rev. T. IL Stevenson, the Rev. R. Bond, Mr. W. Willis, and other gentlemen. THE BISHOPSGATE VBSTRY AND THE ATHANA KAN CREED.—At the Bishopsgase vestiy, held last Toss day, the following resolution was carried :—" That thls vestry requests the churchwardens, in making their pre sentment to the Bishop of London at the forthcl"l visitation, to convey to his lordship the expressio their feelings that the use of the creed called by the name of Athanasitia, is an offence to a considerable number GI the members of the church of England, and tends to keep from the pale of her communion niauy who would gladly unite on her otherwise catholic bases." AUSTRIA AND ITALY., FLORENCE, Ocr. 7. The treaty of peace ratified by Italy was cent to day to Vienna. The formalities for handing over Venetia to General Leboef will commence to-morrow. The government of Wurtemburg has decided to send a plenipotentiary to Florence. Letters received here from Rome give a bad ao count of the health of the Empress of Mexico. GERMANY. FRANKFORT-ON-TIEB-MAINE,Ocr. 6. It is stated that the Senate has remitted to the Prussian civil commissioner a document protesting against the incorporation of Frankfort with Prussia, and reserving the rights of the citizens u based upon the independence of the city. STUTTGART, Ocr. 7. The draft of the address of the Chamber of Depu ties says :—" We seek in vain in the North German Confederation guarantees for progress, liberty, or the protection of right. Although far from enter taining any feeling of hostility towards Prussia, and while repellingthe idea of any permanent separation between Northern and Southern Germany, we yet are forced to condemn any wish on the part of the Southern States to form part of the North German Confederation at so early a period as the present. We aim at the formation of a South German Con federacy ; but should this not be possible, we would desire at least the union of the military organisa tion of the Southern States." HUNGARY. PESTH, OCT. 6. The Deak party demands the appointment of a Hungarian ministry, which would agree to the pro positions of the Committee of the Diet on the affairs common to Hungary, and Austria would adopt them as their programme and submit the same to the Diet. RUSSIA. ST. PETERSBURG, Ocr. 7. Thirty-four persons compromised by the disclo sures at the trial of Karakosoff have been found guilty of high treason by the Supreme Court. Ischutin, who was convicted of being the founder of tho Society of Communists in Russia, and of having incited Karakosoff to attempt the life of the Czar, has been condemned to death, and 15 others have been sentenced to exile in Siberia. THE INSURRECTION IN CANDIA. CONSTANTINOPLE, Ocr. 6. Advices received here from Candice state that a decisive battle is expected. The commander of the Egyptian troops in the island has been recalled. The French ironclad squadron has arrived in Candian waters. Three thousand Turkish troops from Varna have been despatched to Thessaly. (OFFICIAL.) ATHENS. Ocr. 4. The following intelligence has been received here I from Candi& : " The attack of the combined Turkish and Egyptian troops, under Mustapha Pacha, has com pletely failed, and the Candiotes have maintained themselves in all their positions. " The Candiotes have gained a great victory in the province of Rethymnof. Hitherto they have been successful at all points. " The Turks continue their barbarities in the province of Heraclea (Herculaneum). They have put to the sword about 300 women and children and old men." THE BANK OF FRANKFORT. FRANKFORT, Ocr. 6. On the Bth instant the Bank of Frankfort rate of discount will be raised to 411 per cent. AMERICA. QtrEKNO3TOWN, Ocr. 7. The Cunard extra steamship Palmyra, from New York, arrived here at 7,40 a.m. to-day, with 135 passengers, but no specie. She landed 20 pas sengers, and proceeded at 8 a.m. for LiverpooL All well. (BY ATLANTIC TTIXGRAPH.) NEW YORK, Ocr. 5, Eviarnto.. Gold, 1491. Exchange on London, 'l6l}. 640 United States Bonds, 112 i. Illinois, 127. Erie, 90}. Cotton, 41. Qvxmocrowit, Oar. 7.—The Royal Mail steam. ship Scotia arrived here at 7.30 a.m. to-day. She em barked the mails, pareners, and latest telegram, and proesedol at 4 p.m. for New Yak. All well