The Sun. — London, England, 1859-10-04 00:00:00

OYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN. Under the management of Miss L. Pyne and Mr. W. Harrison. THIS EVENING, DINO R A H. Messrs. Santley, H. Corr!, St. Albyn, and W. Harrison. Misses Pilling, Thirl wall, and Miss Louisa Pyne. Conductor, Alfred Mellon. DIVERTISSEMENT. Mdlles. Lequine, Pasquale, Mer rell, and Mons. Vandris. Commence at 8 o'clock. • T HEATRE -ROYAL, HAYMARKET• Lessee, Mr. J. B. Buckstone. THIS EVENING the performances will commence with AS TOU LIKE IT: Jaques, Mr. Howe; Orlando, Mr. W. Farren ; Touchstone, Mr. Compton ; Rosalind, Miss Amy Sedgwick ; Celia, Miss M. Ternan. After which, a new Farce, entitled THE RIFLE, AND HOW TO USE IT. Messrs. Buckstone, Compton, Rogers, Mrs. B. White, Mrs. Wilkins, and Mrs. E. Fitzwilliam. And HALLOWE'EN. Commence at 7. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. — Lessee, Mr. A. Harris. THIS EVENING, the Performances will commence with (9th time) a new Drama, by J. Oxenford, Esq., entitled IVY HALL. Messrs. H. Bland, H. Widdicombe, Frank Matthews, Graham, Garden ; Mrs. Newberry, Mrs. Weston, Miss Kate Saville, and Mrs. Charles Young. To conclude with a dramatic tableau in Watteau colours, by J. R. Planche, Esq., entitled LOVE AND FORTUNE. STEW THEATRE - ROYAL, AD ELPHI. 11 Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Benj. Webster. Open for the Winter Season. THIS EVENING will be performed THE WILLOW COPSE. Luke, Mr. B. Webster; Hulks, Mr. David Fisher ; Augustus, Mr. J. L. Toole ; Staggers, Mr. Paul Bedford. Followed by LOVE AND HUNGER. Mr. David Fisher, Mr. Paul Bedford, C. Selby, C. J. Smith, Miss K. Kelly, Miss Laidlaw. To conclude with ICI ON FAILLE FRANCAIS. Messrs. J. L. Toole, Chas Selby, and Miss Kelly. Doors open at half-past six—Commence at seven. Box- Office open from 10 to 5. No charge for securing seats, •or for bills of performance. All fees to servants of this establishment are strictly prohibited. Acting Manager—Mr. Wm. Smith. ROYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. T. B. Chatterton. THIS EVENING, new comedy, THE WIDOW'S WED DING, supportA by Messrs. S. Emery, Barrett, C. Young; Mesdames Katharine Hickson, Murray, Arden, Manders, New burlesque, by Leicester Buckingham, Esq., entitled VIRGINIIIS ; or the Trials of a Fond Papa, in which Messrs Barrett, C. Young, Francis ; Mesdames Frank Matthews, Clara St. Casse, Lydia Thompson, and a numerous Corps de Ballet will appear. To conclude with A DEAD SHOT. Reduced Prices—Gallery, 6d ; Pit, is. The Box-office opens from 11 to 5 daily. Doors open at hall-past six ; perform ance commences at 7. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Lessee and Directress, Miss Swanborongh THIS EVENING, THE GOOSE WITH THE GOLDEN EGGS. After which THE GREAT RUSSIAN BEAR; or, An other Retreat from Moscow. Followed by THE VERY LATEST EDITION OF THE LADY OF LYONS. Commence at 7 o'clock. CA.NTERBUR Y HALL CONCERTS._ v EVERY EVENING.—The Atusic of Verdi's Opera of MACBETH (now first made public in England at these Con eerte), the extraoroinary Violin Performances of the cele laated Infant DELEPIERRE FAMILY, and the usual Vocal Concert. Comic Vocalists —Messrs. George Hodson (the Irish Come dian and Mimic), W. T. Critchfield, and E. W. Hackney. Several interesting Pictures are added to the Fine Arts Gallery. The suite of Halls have been re-decorated and beautified, and constitute one of the most unique and brilliant sights of the metropolis. Will shortly be produced, a Grand Selection from Meyer beer's new opera of DINORAH. THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, OCTOBER 4. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 74—highest since noon yesterday. 64—lowest this morning and during the night. 73—this day at noon. BAROMETER-29.92. WIND, South-Westerly; light, with fine :summer weather. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. This DAY.—Morning, 6h. 43m.—Afternoon, 7h. 16m. To-Moscow -Morning, 7h. 66m.—Afternoon, Bh. 42m. Dumb before the public, saving when he was robed in scarlet and ermine upon the Bench, Sir JOHN COLERIDGE has been particularly loquacious since his final retirement (after long service) from the toils and responsibilities of his high profession. Already the learned ex• Judge has, more than once since his relinquishment of the judicial character, spoken trumpet-tongued to his fellow-countrymen upon the importance of our all caring more sys tematically for the condition of the National De fences, and upon the advisability of our multiply ing, here and there, all over the land, our fast rising corps of Rifle Volanteers. To those who have failed to recognise the earnest and perfectly unaffected civism of this Just Judge, the theme thus selected by him, as the one upon which, first of all, to expatiate, upon the resumption of his long abandoned post, as a mere civilian, may have ap peared, at a superficial glance, rather anomalous — not to say even, for that matter, almost Quixotic. So incongruous has it seemed, indeed, to some that it might almost be compared by them, one would fancy, to the learned and absurd Sir HUDIBRAS going forth—as SAM BUTLER sings, at the outset of his great burlesque-epic "a-colonelling !" However this may be—and however much the pre posterous resemblance may be resented by those who more fully appreciate the zealous patriotism, dictating the impassioned appeals made to the war like ardour of the population, by " old men elo quent " both within and without the walls of the House of Peers, by the venerable Lord LYNDHURST and the hardly less venerable Sir JOHN COLERIDGE —there cannot, at any rate, be two opinions as to the complete "fitness of things "—the entire har mony subsisting between Subject and Speaker — throughout Sir JOHN'S deeply interesting lecture, delivered, on Wednesday evening last, in the Athen aeum, at Exeter, upon what the ex-Judge suggestively entitled "Circuit Reminiscences." It is but a glimpse, of course, that we can obtain through the medium of this single night's prelection—but the merest glimpse of Sir JOHN COLERIDGE'S prolonged and diversified forensic and judicial recollections. Yet for even this brief and purely incidental fragment, taken, as it seems, almost hap-hazard, from those abundant and enthralling experiences, we are grateful. Grateful, surely, none the less because we are sanguine that more may follow of a similar kind—and that we may obtain, bit by bit, the chief part of Sir JOHN'S kindred remembrances. It is not every sage who has the advantage of a watchful and sagacious BOSWELL ready at his elbow with pricked-up ears and retentive memory and devouring notebook to absorb the riches of wit or of wisdom, of ripened judgment and ex tended experience squandered about in careless profusion in the abandonne of garrulous and un premeditated conversation. We have reason, there fore, to be especially thankful, to acknowledge our selves peculiarly beholden to men like Sir JOHN COLERIDGE, when they themselves volunteer to give the world, as Sir JOHN did on Wednesday at E xeter, a taste at least of their individual medita tions and reminiscences. The recollections even of one rather notorious than renowned ' possess a value almost beyond ready computation. VIDOCQ. for example, the Pollee spy, could draw upon his memory to our advantage. We would give some thing to have an authenti c Ms. that proved, upon scrutiny, to he the autobiography of the infamous JEFFRIES—the judge of the blood-stained ermine, whose arch-crime still shines luridly upon our an naN as The Bloody Assizes. how deep the value, then, of the recollections flowing from the pure memory and the spotless conscience of a venerable judge, a judge venerable no less by character than by years, like the honoured and revered Sir JOHN COLEAIDGE. It is befitting his character that Sir jOHN'IS inaugural address (may we call it ?) as a lecture.r upon this fruitful theme of his "Circuit ,uld end, as it did on Wednes day in the Exeter Athenaeum, with a fervent panegyric upon that time-honoured Palladium of our liberties, Trial by Jury. Let these weighty words be taken duly into popular consideration. That they are not ill-timed Sir JOHN himself takes occasion to intimate. Foi—" There were some," he said, " who laboured to depreciate trial by jury, or, as it was more correctly termed, trial by judge and jury. He did not mean to say that this mode of trial was perfect, or that it was appropriate in de ciding all matters of fact. He was far from saying that it would not admit of some improvement ; but, speaking from long experience and from much con sideration, in nothing was he more confident than in thinking that to trial by jury they were much indebted, as members of society, as citizens, in re spect to their property, their character, their safety and their liberty, than to any other single institu tion in the country. He had been a judge for an unusually long period, and he should ever regard with admiration the manner in which juries dis charged their duties. Again and again he had reason to marvel at their patience, and again and again he had observed questions put by a jury which had been omitted by counsel and judge, the answer to which had thrown a light that had guided them to the truth of the whole matter. As it regarded the judge and society generally, the institution of trial by jury was most important." Again, he observed, in regard to trial by jury— " They could not possibly overrate the blessing which they possessed, yet it was so much a matter of course that they were apt to think as little of it as they did of the sun that shone upon them from heaven. Such was human nature, and he should not consider that he had spoken so long that even ing in vain, and they would not have listened so patiently for nothing, if what had been said to them should rouse them to a grateful sense of the blessings they enjoyed, and to an earnest resolution that as far as it was in their bower they would hand down this institution of trial by jury pure and undiminished to their latest posterity." These are words of solemn import; and they are words, of course, that are all the more persuasive, falling as they do from the lips of one who is as clear, and sound, and temperate in judgment as he is eminent and unsullied in reputation. Prompt and regular postal communication is the life of over-sea trade. To all, therefore, who are really interested in the further growth and deve lopment of our Southern Colonies, it must be a source of unmixed satisfaction to witness the great and undoubted success which has crowned the efforts of the Intercolonial Royal Mail Steam Packet Company to connect the metropolis of Aus tralia by a mail service with Nelson, Wellington, Canterbury, New Plymouth, Otago, ana Auckland. A scheme in itself most promising was happily supported by men of zeal and ability, and it must be a source of well-earned pride and satisfaction to M. PEARSON, Mr. COLEMAN, and the other pro mcters of this undertaking that their labours have been so early crowned with a brilliant success. The Company was only formed a year since, and at present their fleet consists of four screw steamers, with an aggregate of 2,885 tons. These vessels have made eight voyages since last November, and the returns upon each have shown a steady and marked increase. A dividend, in course of pay ment, of 71 per cent. to the shareholders, is the pleasing result of this auspicious commencement. The present subsidy of the Company is £30,000 a year, but to perfect a system of intercolonial communication, which shall include Tasmania and Western Australia, will demand an increased sub sidy and extended capital. Our chief object in now recording this remarkable instance of well-directed British enterprise, is to call the attention of the members of Parliament who sat upon the committee upon ocean contracts, and of all who are interested in the consideration of our oversea postal arrangements, to the position of a company which already holds the key of so im portant a portion of our intercolonial service. We hope, in any recommendations which may be laid before Government, full justice will be done to the facilities for wider intercourse between our southern colonies which this company presents, and that every encouragement will be given to this spirited effort to develope the inexhaustible resources, and foster the expanding trade and commerce of those young and vigorous dependencies. Viscount and Viscountess Sydney have returned to London from visiting the Right Hon. Sidney and Mrs. Herbert at Wilton House, and Viscount and 'Viscountess Palmerston at Broadlands. Count D. Bibbekoff has left Farrance's Hotel, Belgravia, for Paris. Lady Loftus Otway has left Grosvenor-square for the Oatlands Hotel, Walton. Mr. Henry B. Baring, M.P., and Mrs. Baring have arrived at Farranco's Hotel, from Paris. The officers of the Royal Navy who have taken a part in Polar expeditions entertain Captain M'Clintock to-morrow evening, at a dinner at the Thatched House Tavern. THE LATE EXPLOSION IN BIRMINGHAM.—Four teen of those who perished by the sad occurrence were buried in St. Mary's churchyard on Sunday afternoon ; from thirty to forty thousand persons are said to have been present. THE EXPLOSION OF A STEAM-ENGINE AT LEWES. —The jury after a number of sittings to inquire into the deaths of the unfortunate persons killed by the explosion of an agricultural machine at Lewis, have returned the follow ing verdict :—" That the deaths were occasioned by the ex plosion of a steam-engine boiler, caused by the non-action of a safety valve ; and that the said engine, from subsequent examination, has been found to be of inferior quality and construction, and not properly prepared and examined be fore it was used. The jury feel it their duty to recommend that every portable steam engine should have an indicating pressure gauge ; and that the present system of employing unskilled persons as engineers requires that all persons so employed should be properly examined and certificated ; and that a periodical inspection of such engines should be made by competent persons." THE AFFAIR AT THE PEIIIO--The following is an extract from a letter dated Foochow, Aug. 6 :—" The Peiho affair is likely to be a far more serious one than has ever yet occupied the attention of England in her relations with China—the mere fact of the opposition at Peiho being founded upon a direct order from Pekin and the Em peror will make it so. Hitherto our quarrels have origi nated with some mandarin or other official, against whois we have first taken measures and then demanded repara tion from the Government ; but in this instance it is the act of the Government itself, and it is the strongly ex pressed opinion here that the Chinese should be made to know and feel that a ratified treaty cannot be broken with impunity. The Chinese Government also seem to compre hend this, as they are proceeding in the matter with energy, and calling upon the patriotic spirit of the natives, who, to do them justice, seem to respond to it nobly. Thus the Governor of Hopeh has sent 20 brass guns and 80 iron ones for the defence of the Peiho. The Salt Commissioner has given 8,000 taels of silver (about £2,500 sterling), and many other nobles have given 4,000 taels (about £1,750 sterling), towards the fund. The subscription raised in Foochow is now leaving for the north with 25,000,000 strings of cash, and thousands of dollars ; so we may expect that the Go vernment is about to put forth its whole strength. At pre sent we are quite s de in Foochow, and at the first appear ance of danger shall move down to Nantai. The policy o China is certainly peculiar which makes war with the allief in one place, and yet continues trading with them i others." a SHOCKING AIT:RDER IN LIVERPOOL.—A fearful case of murder occurred in Liverpool on Sunday night, in which the unhappy victim was the husband of the woman who dealt the death blow. It appears from what can at present be gleaned of the circumstances connected with the case that both the parties, Alexander Trotter and Susan Trotter, residing at I d Shawhill-street, had been drinking together until about " closing time" (11 o'clock) on Sunday night, when they were observed to proceed towards their own residence, down Preston-street. On entering the house everything appeared quiet, until the husband was observed standing in the door, with his coat and waistcoat off, and talking loud and rapidly to his wife, who was inside. Shortly afterwards the woman ran out into the street, when she was immediately followed by her husband, who said he would kill her, and flourished a knife over his head. The woman retreated a few steps, and drawing a ta knife band, from and inflictedinder a severe wound her clothes, wshoedin th made aruse cavity of thehatherlius chest. The man cried out that he was stabbed, and he was at once conveyed to the Northern Hospital, but although hoursevery swas admission used h y seisntteord yesterday yak, h o s sp n ita l . an dT The i e e d w ao woman and y r she w as b roug ht b e f ore , mortem emanded until Wednes day, in order that a post was apprehended, and the stipendiary magistrate made of the deceased. examination might be MUSIC. ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT GARDEN. The second English opera season at this theatre, under the management of Miss Louisa Pyne and Mr. Harrison, began last evening. They have be gun well, and so, we trust, they will continue, for assuredly they deserve well of the public. By their management, at once liberal, spirited, and judi cious, fever since " the Pyne and Harrison company" was farmed, they have given our own national opera that which for many years it had entirely lost—a local habitation and a name. English now divides with Italian opera the occupation of the greatest and most magnificent theatre of our metro polis, and hag, moreouer, a full share of public ap probation and patronage. It is significant of the position which English opera, thanks to Miss Pyne and Mr. Harrison, now holds, that the Queen has announced her intention of patronising the establishment, and has com manded the Royal Box to be reserved for her Ma jesty's use during the season ;. and the state of the subscription, we understand, is sufficient to ensure success. Since the lessees began their labours in their ori ginal domicile, their constant prosperity has had the effect which prosperity ought to have ; by in creasing their means it has enabled them to extend their establishment to a scale in every respect worthy of a great national theatre, while success has quickened instead of relaxing their exertions. The company is larger and more efficient than it ever was before; the orches tra is such as no English theatre ever before pos sessed; and, for the production of every piece with due completeness and splendour, they command all the means and resources of the great theatre where they are located. In Mr. Alfred Mellon they have a musical director of the highest order; and the appointment of Mr. Edward Murray as acting ma nager is a guarantee for the manner in which the business of the stage will be conducted. Of the qualities and attainments of the different per formers we shall have occason to speak in connexion with their appearances ; but there is one whose name is not on the list of the present company, and whose absence we sincerely regret—Miss Susan Pyne, who has hitherto held the place of seeonda donna to the great satisfaction of the public. Pleasing and ladylike in appearance and manners, a sprightly and intelligent actress, with a good if not a powerful voice, and the acquirements of a well-educated musician, she has been a valuable member of the company, and her retirement from it - will probably be felt. The house has undergone some alterations. The grand tier of boxes has been converted into a " dress circle" of open boxes ; and the stalls, in stead of engrossing nearly the whole of the pit, are now limited to the three front rows adjoining the orchestra. These changes give the house the look of an English theatre ; and the dress circle, filled with company, gives a much more gay and lively aspect to the house than a tier of private boxes. The opera was " Dinorah," the announcement of which drew one of the fullest houses we have ever seen. The work is adapted to the English stage from the original French, the libretto being written by Mr. Chorley. The dialogue, except in the airs and concerted pieces, is spoken without recitative, very much to the advantage of the dra matic effect. The action moved with much more rapidity and spirit than it did in the Italian version produced on the same boards, when it was neces sary, in compliance with the conventional exigen cies of the Italian stage, to clothe the whole dialogue in music. Mr. Chorley has performed his task with ability. His dialogue is neat and lively, and the difficulties of adapting to the music words in a dif ferent language from those to which it was origi nally composed have been surmounted with skill and felicity. The opera is now too well known to the musical public to require any account of its plot or detailed criticism of its merits. Its character is fully established by the voice of all Europe as one of its illustrious author's happiest efforts, having a greater affinity to the "Etoile du Nord" than to any of his other productions, but even excelling that work in originality of style, in novelty of ideas, in the charm of its melodies, and the richness and picturesque variety of its harmony and instrumen tation. Though much of this music is as profound as any that Meyerbeer has written, it is singularly free from all smell of the lamp. Simplicity, indeed, is its most remarkable characteristic ; it is full of rural freshness; and it flows as freely as if it had come into the composer's mind without the slightest effort of thought or labour. The drama is faulty in various respects, especially in the character of the hero, who is an unworthy personage, and excites aver sion rather than interest; but the heroine, the poor crazy country girl,is a charming creation,and engages our warmest sympathies. And the piece, taken altogether, though somewhat incoherent and ob scure, has afforded ample scope for the genius of the musicians. Miss Louisa Pyne's Dinorah was a perfect per formance. In her personation of the character, as well as her execution of the music, she was cer tainly equal, if not even superior, either to Cabel or Carvalho. She acted with charming simplicity and pathos, and it seemed as if the music had been written expressly for her, such was the ease, grace, and finish with which she sang the wildest and most arduous passages. The famous "shadow song" was a blaze of brilliancy ; the audience listened in wonder and delight, and expressed their feelings by repeated peals of applause. Her performance, in deed, was a triumph from beginning to end. The part of Corentin, the buffo of the piece, being for a tenor voice, was necessarily performed by Mr. Har rison, who did it great jus tice, exhibiting the gro tesque terrors of the clown with considerable himour, and singing with his usual ability and effect. The character of Hoel was assigned to Mr. Santley. It is an ungrateful part, and afforded no moans of judging of his powers as an actor. But he sang admirably, and the pathetic romance in the third act was one of the gems of the evening. A remarkable triumph was achieved by a young de butante hitherto unknown to the public, even by name—Miss Pilling, who performed the little part of the second goatherd. She sang the canzonet at tha beginning of the second act with such a lovely con tralto voice, such purity, simplicity, and grace, that the audience not only encored the air with a - clamations, but, at the end of the opera, when the performers were called for, there was a loud and general call for her, which was continued till she at length came forward. This young lady, who is said to be a pupil of Mrs. Wood, is evidently quite un practised on the stage ; but, with her rare musical gifts, she cannot fail to achieve success. The other parts were performed by Miss Thirlwall (another promising debutante), Mr. Corgi, and Mr. St. Albyn ; the whole caste being complete and satis factory. After the opera " God save the Queen" was sung by the whole strength of the company with extra ordinary power and effect ; and a short divertisse ment terminated the entertainments of the evehing. HAYMARKET THEATRE.—The popular comedian, Mr. Walter Lacy, will take his benefit on Wednesday (to morrow), when he will play Benedict in "Much Ado about Nothing" to the Bcatrice of Miss Reynolds. PRINCESS'S THEATRE.—Since our notice of the re opening of this house the new piece, " Ivy flail," has been considerably curtailed, and now plays more evenly than on its first production. Planche's burlesque, " Love and Fortune," has proved a decided success; Miss Louise Keeley as Love and Miss Carlotta Lecleiq as Fortune have good opportunities for the display of filcir wonderful talent, and the scene of the " Gardens of Cassandra" by Beverley, does credit - to his well won reputation. MR. ROEBUCK AT MILFORD HAVEN.—Mr• Ito buck attended an entertainment given by Mr. Lever on board the Queen of the South, at the Neyland terminus of South Wales Railway, Milford Ilaven, on Saturday. On this occasion the Queen of the South, the first of the new line of steamers to run between Milford Haven, Lis bmt, Brazil, &c., to sail under the Portuguese the:, re ceived her new name—The Miltbrd Haven, The ceremony was performed by Miss Roebuck. under a salvo of cannons, after which a large party of the elite of the neighbourhood sat down to a splendid entertainment in the beautiful and capacious saloon of the vessel. Mr. Roebuck was chair. man, and Mr. Lever vice-chairman. The speeches were wholly of a mercantile description. Epps,Fll I t G he HT en F g U i L nee ll r, E o A f T t H he . —o°ldn K S e a n t t_ u r r o d a a d y Mr. d~ltn superin tending the sinking of a well in Skinner-street, when by some mischance he fell down the aperture, a depth of 70 feet, having an iron crowbar in his hand. He fell on the pointed end, which entered his abdomen, and on being got out he was quite dead. LATzy EST. The following telegrams have been received at Mr. Reuter's office : PARIS, OCT. 4. It is asserted that the Austrian Government has consented to reduce the debt of Lombardy, to be borne by Piedmont, from 400 millions to little more than half this sum. General Chaugarnier has returned to Paris from Belgium. Marshal Canrobert and Marshal the Duke of Magenta have quitted Paris for Nancy and Lille, to resume the command of these military districts. ZURICH, OCT. 3. The six Plenipotentiaries were present to-day at a Conference, at which the articles of the treaty of peace were read over. Count Colorado is expecting to receive replies from his Government to the despatches he sent off last Saturday. PARIS, OCT. 3. Lord Cowley left yesterday for Biarritz, it is asserted in order to arrange with Count Walewaki for the joint expedition to China. The Patrie of this evening maintains that the treaty of peace will be signed within a very few days at Zurich. The treaty will confirm the ces sion of Lombardy, and will contain a settlement of the Lombard debt. There will be three instruments of peace—one between France and Austria, another between France and Sardinia, and a third between the three Powers named. A congress will be ac cepted for the settlement of the Central Italy ques tion. MARSEILLES, OCT. 3. The King of the Belgians left this morning ; he will pass the night at Valence, and from there pro ceed to Switzerland. News from Rome states that the garrison of Ancona has been reinforced. Advices from Algiers state that the departure of troops for Oran continue 3. One column assembled at Sebdon under General Derrien will operate on the soutt. The Moorish troops on the frontiers are expect ing reinforcements of black cavalry. There is some agitation among the tribes, espe cially at Riaret, but the assemblage of troops pre vents any suspected outbreak. FRANCE. PARIS, MONDAY. We regret to announce the sudden death of the Hon. J. Y. Mason, the American Minister in Paris, which took place this morning at nine o'clock, from an attack of apoplexy, with which he had been seized during the night. A Paris letter, in the Nord of Brussels, says : —" A Belgian journal has pretended that the Princess Clotilda was likely to be called to the throne of Etruria, and that Prince Napoleon would stand in the position of Prince Consort. Putting aside altogether the denial given by the Emperor Napoleon to such reports, it is astonishing that any journalist can imagine such an absurdity. When the passage detailing this fine project was mentioned to the Princess Clotilda, she expressed her wonder that any French writer could be so little acquainted with the laws of France as not to know that they did not admit for a husband, even if he had the rank and title of a Prince, such a condition of relative inferiority. In fact, the principle of the sallic law prevails throughout all the French; legislation, and the Princess Clotilda, when she became the wife of Prince Napoleon, became French, consequently she could not occupy a position which that legislation does not allow woman to assume." BollitsE, Oct. 3.—The market has been heavy. Threes, after having been done at 69f. 60c., de clined to 69f. 25c., and are now at 69f. 35c. MO biller varied from 9161. 25c. to 907 f. 50c. ; Aus trian, 5501. to 542 f. 50c. ; Lombard, 553 f. 75c. to 5511. 25c ; Orleans, 1,407 f. 50c. to 1,400 f. ; Lyons, 910 f. to 900 f. ; Southern, 524 f. to 5151. The fol lowing were the last quotations : per Cents. 95 50 Do. end month 3 per Cents. 69 30 Do. end month.... 69 50 Bank Shares. 2825 Credit Mobilier .. 810 Do. Account ..... 810 Credit Foncier Belgian 11 — Piedmontese (5) Roman Austrian Spanish Threes Home Debt 44 50 RAILWAYS, Cash. Account. Orleans Northern New ditto B2O .. 825 Lyons and Alsditerranean 902 50 905 Geneva 537 50 .. 5 35 Southern Western 5BB 75 .. 505 Eastern Sardinian Austrian Lombard .... Exchange on London, at sight, paper, 251. 13c. • money, 25f 11c. ; throe months, paper, 241.98 c.; money, lit 931 c. AUSTRIA. VIENNA, OCT. 1. The subjoined letters, which reached this city yesterday, will be found to contain political infor mation of unusual in t erest " Rimini, Sept. 26. " The concentration on the Papal frontiers of the revo lutionary forces in the Romagna is assuming a menacing character. The troops in the Papal camp at Pesaro are not without apprehensions, as there is a report in circulation that Garibaldi intends to assume the offensive, and possibly to make a sudden attack on the fortress of Ancona. During the last few days five battalions of Tuscan troops have ar - rived here, so that the force which the revolutionary Go vernment has at its disposal consists of above 10,000 troops of the line, ono battalion of Chasseurs of the Alps, four troops of cavalry, and 18 well-mounted guns. The corps francM (free troops) under General Rosetti, which are stationed at St. Arcangelo, may consist of about 2,500 men. " Garibaldi has hired six small vessels (trabaccoli) by the month, and purchased one. This last is to be armed ; the others will, if necessary, be used for transporting troops, ammunition, &e. Garibaldi, who has again sud denly quitted Rimini, is said to have gone to the north of the Romagna. " As a consequence- of the above-mentioned rumour rela tive to Ancona, reinforcements are to be sent there. In fitet, the Ist batallion of the Ist Swiss regiment is now marching from Perugia to Ancona. Tho 2d native (Roman) regiment, composed of 1,000 men, two companies of artil lery, and the local gensdarmerie from the garrison of this place. " P.S. Credible intelligence has just been received that the danger of an immediate attack on the part of the revo lutionary army is nu longer imminent. Yesterday afternoon the pickets, which had been pushed forward to a consi derable distance, fell back on Rimini, and even the position occupied by the artillery at Cattolica has been given up. This sudden change of plan—which is attributed to higher orders—has greatly depressed the leaders of the revolu tionary pally; and it probably led to the sudden departure of Garibaldi. " Ancona, Sept. 25, - - " Authentic advises have been received that the revolu tionary force at Rimini is continually reinforced by troops from Tuscany and Modena. The battalion of Bersaglie dells Alpi,' which was dissolved in Piedmont, is being re formed in the Legations, and an incomplete battalion has already joined the corps at Rimini. The pickets on the Papal frontiers, at Cattolica, have been reinforced, and some earthworks for artillery have been constructed. The military preparations at Rimini, which aro under the direc tion of the adventurous Garibaldi, lead the Papal troops at Pesaro to fancy that an attack is likely to be made on them, and to fear that General von Kalberinatten, whose force is very inferior, will not be able to offer an effectual resistance. " Garibaldi is busily employed in inspecting the troops, and in improving their position on the Papal frontier. On the 211 of tiepteinbcr Garibaldi was still at Rimini, and a day or two before he harangued the people from a balcony, and told them ' that the dominion and tyranny of the spi ritual Power had ceased for ever.' At the conclusion of his speech he called on his hearers to rise as one man, and to Like orals in order that the separation from Rome might be durable. " Some of the inhabitants of Bologna display an inclina tion to make the Marchese Pepoli Dictator of the Romagna, but at present they have no great chance of success." In open violation of one of the conditions of the peace concluded at Villafranca, the Sardinian Go vernment levies taxes and recruits in some parts of the provinces of Mantua and Verona, which belong to Austria, though they for the moment are in the hands of the Piedmontese. This conduct the Irc , „. perial Cabinet greatly resents, and it will prob , _;,bly make reprisals by raising taxes in cert9f, n dis tricts in Lombardy, which will eventuall:l be ceded to Sardinia, but are at present occupied by Aus trian troops, About 10 ,700 Lombard soldiers have already returned to their homes, and we learn from Venice that another large batch passed through that oily on the 26th ult. Many persons have re cently been arrested in Venetia forpersuading young men to cross the Po, in order to join the troops on the opposite side of the river, and they will doubt less be severely punished, as the Imperial authori ties are resolved, if possible, to put a stop to what in German is called " falsonwerberei" (illicit recruiting for another Power). Venice is still without a Podesta, but no attempt to get one elected will be made for some weeks to come. A few days ago Count Archinto, who is one of the richest and proudest men in Milan, greatly annoyed the Sardinians by wearing the Order of the Golden Fleece at a soiree which was given by King Victor Emmanuel while at Monza. Count Julius Litta, who hates everything Austrian, appeared in the uniform of a Sardinian captain, he having held that military rank in 1848 and 1819. THE PAPAL STATES. A letter from Turin of the 30th ult. says : " The Ojficial..Tournal of Bologna has just made some curious revelations. It states that several years back, an advocate, M. Berni degli Antoni, found the conventsons which were entered into in 1447 between the city cf Bologna and Pope Nicho las V., by which the Pope recognised the rights of that city, and denounced any one who should dare to infringe them; and these conventions were ratified by 27 successive Popes. When in 1815, after the cessation of the French occupation, the Pope was invested with the possession of Bologna, the senators of the city claimed its rights in virtue of the convention of 1447. Pius VII. repEed that he would not refuse 'to render to Caesar what belonged to Caesar,' but he referred them to Cardinal Gonsalvi, his Minister. The senators caused Antoni to present a petition to the cardi nal, and in it the advocate took care to cite the document of 1447. But the cardinal said, ' Woe to you if you publish that document ! And con sider yourself lucky that you are not at once sent to the fort of San Angelo to be detained for the rest of your life for having quoted it ! ' The offi cial journal of Bologna also throws light on an other matter, which has excited considerable in terest. Some journals of the clerical party have accused the volunteers of Garibaldi of having com mitted infamous acts in the convent of Veriruchio. Other journals have asserted that there was not a word of truth in the accusation, and that it was only made by the enemies of Italian independence. But the former persisted in their statement, without, however, giving any proof. It turns out that the whole affair is the result of a mis take. A letter was received at Rome, giving an account of horrible acts committed by soldiers in a convent at Perugia, and one of the persons who saw that letter read by mistake Verrueltio in stead of Perugia. As Verruchio, which if in tho Legations, is occupied by the soldiers of Garibaldi, Mezzacapo, or Roselli, the person, in writing an account of what he had read, ascribed to those sol diers the atrocities which had really been com mitted by the Swiss soldiers of the Pope at Peru gia. So true it is that the Swiss were the real of fenders that recently one of the criminal courts of the Papal States condemned one Swiss to death and another to 20 years' hard labour for atrocities perpetrated is a convent at Perugia.' The gover nor of Romagna, desiring to relieve his army from the false accusation brought against it, instituted an investigation, and the result was that no soldier had entered a convent at Verruchio. A solemn attestation of this fact was requested from the abbess of the convent at that place, and she readily gave it. This attestation, which is signed Fortu nate Rinaldini, and is drawn up in due legal form, and vouched by witnesses, is published in the offi cial journal." Reminiscences," shoe THE SUN. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1859. 4- Z- , i,„ ,Tc - ,u -- , - .4, # , , „ z „..• ~. '...:4 ~ ,- ,44.1, ', 4 1% . ..+„>,eN .. - .k , _ .•, _- - 44itiOlk,-,, , ' - t Z. --• ,IP , . 1V 04 • 9 "N .., ' • - 1 11' i.. 1 ...,-- . THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVtIIING; OCTOBER 4, 1859, D.E.4171 OF THE EARL OF JERSEY. , We have to announce the death of the Ecrl of Jersey, which took place yesterday forenoon, shortly after ten o'clock, at the family residence in Berke ' lev-square. The venerable earl, after several weeks' sojourn at Cowes, during which he caught a severe cold, returned from the Isle of Wight about three . weeks back, and ever since reaching the metropolis had been in a weak state. During the last fort night his loidship continued gradually to get weaker, until at length he died at the hour above , named from -exhaustion, apparently without the slightest pain or struggle. The late nobleman, George Child Villiers, Earl of Jersey, Viscount Villiers of Dartford and Baron Hoo, county of Kent, in the peerage of England, and Viscount Grandison of Limerick, county of Leitrim, in the peerage of Ireland, was the eldest of the two sons of 'George Bu sey, fourth earl, by his marriage with Frances, daughter and h e i r o f the Right Hon. Rev. Philip Twisden, Bishop of Raphoe, and was born on the 19th of August, 1773, so that he had entered on his 87th year. The de ceased earl married on the 23d May, 1804, Lady Sarah Sophia Pane, eldest daughter of the late Earl of Westmoreland, by Anne, only daughter of Mr. Robert Child, the wealthy banker, of Fleet street. By the countess, who survives the deceased earl, he leaves surviving issue Viscount Villiers (his I successor in the earldom), the Hon. Frederick Vil tiers, the Hon. Francis Villiers, and Lady Adela, married to Captain IDbetson, late 11th Hussars. The Princess Nicholas Esterhazy, his eldest daugh ter, died a few years ago at Torquay, and Lady Clementina Villiers, his second daughter, it will be recollected, died early in December last year, after a short illness. The deceased peer succeeded to the family honours and estates on the death of his father, in August, 1805. For a few months in 1830 he held the office of Lord Chamberlain of the King's Household, but on the late Earl Grey succeeding the Duke of Well ington as First Lord of the Treasury he retired. On the late Sir Robert Peel's accession to office, in 1834, his lordship was again appointed Lord Cham berlain. In 1841 the noble earl succeeded the late Earl of Albemarle as Master of the Horse to the Queen, which office he held till the break up of Sir Robert Peel's second Administration. Although a thorough Conservative in politics, he supported the Government of Sir Robert Peel in the repeal of the Corn Laws, and all the commercial measures of Reform introduced by that statesman. When the Earl of Derby came into power, in 1852, the Earl of Jersey was selected, it was stated at her Ma jesty's request, to. fill the post of Master of the Horse, and on the Earl of Aberdeen succeeding as Premier he was solicited to retain that office, which he declined to do, owing to the " Radical element" in Lord Aberdeen's Cabinet. Since that period the Earl of Jersey, from weiet of years and increasing infirmities, retired into private life. The late earl was made a Privy Councillor in 1830, and William IV. made him a Knight Grand Cross of the Guelphs of Hanover. The deceased is succeeded in his title by his eldest son, George Augustus Frederick Viscount Villiers, born on the 4th of April, 1808, and mar ried in 1841 to Miss Peel, eldest daughter of the late Right Hon. Sir Robert Peel, by whom he has a youthful family. His lordship was educated at Ch: ist Church, Oxford, where he graduated B.A. in 1830, and M.A. in 1837. He was first returned to the House of Commons, in conjunction with Mr. Bernal, father of Mr. Bernal Osborne, in 1830, and in the following year was elected re presentative for Minchead. From 1832 to 1835 he sat in Parliament for Honiton, in which year he unsuccessfully contested Weymouth, but was returned in 1841 ; he was, however, unseated on petition. He was also a Member for Cirencester from 1844 to 1852. The present Earl is a Deputy- Lieuten an t of Oxfordshire and of Warwickshire, aad Lieutenaa-Colonel of the Oxfordshire (the Queen ' s OVIn) Yeomanry Cavalry. By the lamented decease of the venerated Earl the families of the Duchess of Richmond, Mr. and Mrs. Russell, Lord and Lady Templemore, Vis ianintess Ponsonby, the Earl and Countess of West moreland, Mr. and Lady Sarah Bailey, C o l one l and Mrs. Begot, Lady H. Bagot, and many others of rani: are placed in inourning. From Mr. E. P. Shirley's "N o bl e an d Gentle Men of England' we learn that the family of' Vil let's or Villiers is ancient in Leicestershire, Alexan der de Villiers being Lord of Brokesby, in that county, early in the 131 h century. The present coat of arms is said to have been assumed in the reign of Edward 1., as a badge of Sir Richard de Villiers' services in the Crusades. " Villiers of 13rokQsby" oceurs among the gentlemen of Leices tershire " that be there most of reputation" in the Itinerary" of Leland, the antiquary, in the reign - of Henry VIII. ; but the great rise of the family vias in the reign of James 1., when the favourite, Sir George Villiers, became Duke of Buckingham in 1623. The Earls of Jersey are sprung from Sir George Villiers, of Brokesby, the youngest of whose two sons by his first marriage with Audrey Saun ders, Sir Edward was the immediate ancestor. George, the second of his three sons by his second marriage, with Mary Beaumont, was the celebrated Duke of Buckingham. Sir E. Villiers was knighted in 1616, and sent Ambassador to Bohemia in 1620 ; and in 1622 was made President of Munster, in Ireland, and " lived there," according to Sir Henry Wotton ' "in singular estimation and hospitality," where he died in 1626, lamented by the whole pro vince. He married Barbara, daughter of Sir John St. John, of Lidiard Tregoze, in Wiltshire, and niece of Sir Oliver St. John. who was in 1620 cre ated Viscount Grandison, of Ireland, when a col lateral remainder in favour of his niece and her male issue was inserted in the patent of creation. Accordingly her eldest son, William Villiers, suc ceeded his great uncle as Viscount Grandison in 1630. He distinguished himself by his loyalty in the subsequent rebellion, and died of wounds he received at the siege of Bristol in August, 1643. His daughter and heir was the famous Duchess of Cleveland. In default of male issue, he was suc ceed d by his brother, John Villiers, as third Vis count Grandison, but, dying without issue male, his brother George became 4th Viscount. He died in 1699, at an advanced age, and was succeeded by his grandison, John, who was created Earl Grandi son in 1721. But Edward, the youngest brother of the 4th Viscount, was father of the first Earl of Jersey. He embraced the Royal cause, and Claren don says he was one whose diligence and dexterity his Majesty found fit for any trust. At the battle of Newbury, in 1643, he fought gallantly, and was wounded. In 1680 he was knighted, and made Knight-Marshal of the Household. He lived to see his eldest son advanced to be Master of the Horse to Queen Mary at the Revolution, and died in 1689, and was succeeded by his eldest son, Edward, who attended on the Princess Mary to Holland, and was one of those who accompanied her back to a Throne, was knighted in 1689, and was appointed Knight Marshal. In 1695 he was appointed Envoy Extraordinary to the Congress of the Hague, and was on that occasion created Earl of Jersey. He was sent Ambassador Extraordinary to France in 1698-9, and the May following was made Secretary of State, On the accession of Queen Anne he was made Lord Chamberlain, and died in 1711, when his son William, became second earl. He died in 1721, when William, his brother, succeeded as third earl, and was in his turn succeeded by his son, George Bussey, father of the late earl, the subject of this notice. THE MAGAZINES. Black,wood's Magazine. " The Luck of Ladysmede" is continued, and the chapters here recorded are very well written. There is more of exciting interest than in any of the previous instalments. In particular the account given of the escape of the Lady Gladice is deserv ing of notice. The unfortunate lady had a narrow escape, for her guide was more remarkable for his zeal than his discretion, and had it not been for the resolution of the lady herself at the last she would have fallen into the hands of her enemies. There is an excellent article on " Mountaineering." " The Alpine Club," which refers chiefly to the work recently published, entitled " Peaks, Passes, and Glaciers," has met with deserved success and merited approval, for it combines great advantages for those who are desirous of becoming acquainted with those famous spots that attract the traveller and delight the lover of excitement. It is observed that the book suffices to show that the passion for mountain climbing is most engrossing, and that it is probable that amongst men of spirit and intelli gence the Alpine Club will soon be one of the most popular, though " whether as it has the free entree of all the mighty palaces of nature, it will care to build itself a house made with hands in Pall-mall, may long be a question." The following passage at the conclusion refers to the preponderance of English travellers in the mountainous regions who have distinguished themselves. "Nevertheless, it is to be esteemed a national honour, that most of those peaks hitherto considered inaccessible, and many of those passes hitherto considered impassable, have yielded to the courage and perseverance of those islanders, whose still more daring and enduring country.. men have passed the continuous night of the Arctic winter in darkness and suffering, to solve problems not much more important ; or endured the torture of thirst in the burning deserts of Central Africa, with an end and purpose avowedly and really higher, but in no dissimilar spirit. While France, actually more old-fashioned in her ways, still pants for that military fame of which the world has heard so much before, Great Britain strives for newer and bloodless laurels, and seeks, according to the Creator's sanction, to assert the supremacy of Man less over his brother than over ma terial Nature." " The Seaside in the Papal States" contains some amusing anecdotes, conspicuous among which may be mentioned the adventure of the steward who wandered about to pay a sum of money, and whose perilous rencontre at midnight is very remarkable. In this paper we meet with some good descriptions of the places mentioned and the mode of life, which it is said is infinitely more original than that of Brighton or Scarborough. There are some verses, entitled " Breton Ballads," which are nothing particular in their style, that represent the state of things at the time. " Captain J. H. Speke's discovery of the Victoria Nyanza Lake, the supposed source of the Nile," is very well worthy of perusal. The accounts are most interesting, and the zeal displayed by the ex plorers was most praiseworthy. The writ er expresses his conviction that he has discovered the probable, and, he believes, true source of that mi g hty stream the Nile, and has almost, if not entirely solved a problem, which it has been the first geo graphical desideratum of many thousand years to ascertain, and the ambition of the first monarchs of the world to unravel." Dublin University Magazine. " Christian Ethics and John Stuart Mill " is the subject of the first article, in which nu very favourable opinion is expressed concerning certain assertions and arguments met with in the well-known work on " Liberty" that has lately appeared; and notwithstanding some flaws such as here made mention of, was an admirable produc tion on the whole. Those who read deeply, and delight to analyse and criticise, will find a suitable study in these comments. " Artist and Craftsman" is continued; it is a somewhat strange story, and there is not much that enhances the tale in any material way to be met with in this division. The charuter of Ingram is one of the best; the heroine does not appear very decided in her actions as yet, though there is evidently some important part for her to play before long. Tonietto, the jealous little lover, is one of the most amusing sketches here introduced. The verses on the " Dying Soldier's Wife" are well written ; they are intended as a plea for the Law rence Orphan Asylum, and they are imbued with a genuine tone of sentiment which cannot fail to impress. " The Two Worlds" is another poem that is attractive and a melancholy pleasure haunts the description of the " realm of nevermore," and the thoughts are raised to higher contemplation when mention is made of the " land of evermore." The third subject in verse is " The Twin Mutes, Taugh . and Untaught ;" the idea is a novel one of a moths sending her daughter afar to gain the blessings of instruction, but from a mistaken kindness keeping her afflicted son with her. An early death re moved the twins, and the difference of their lattei moments is portrayed. The boy was passionate and fierce ; the girl patient and gentle. Without being in any way unusual in point of talent there is something to engage the attention in the various selections of the month. Each seems to contain some truth, or to advocate some cause 01 justice or mission of mercy. The " Season Ticket" is continued, and in this, its seventh number, it i, still most amusing, and contains some of that racy style of anecdote, and dashing spirit of adventure, which have before lent animation to its pages, and which have rendered this series of papers a rich boon to all lovers of the ludicrous, and a piece de resistance for those who dip into a periodical for the purpose of wiling away half an hour, or ex tracting some brief topic for present diversion and future reminiscence. This section is called a " Gal , limaufry," which means an assemblage of odds and ends. " Continental States in July and August" contain some noticeable comments. A curious cir cumstance is mentioned as occurring in Turin, when an official advertisement is affixed to a pillar, ex. horting all persons to pay their taxes as soon a, possible in the grerti national crisis. It is trul observed that, if a London crowd met with a similal appeal from Mr. Gladstone, imploring them to b. speedy in their payment of the income-tax, they would not respond with enthusiasm to tilt eloquence of the right honourable gentleman Some remarks are made on " Maclise's Cartoon u the Battle of Waterloo," in which a just tribute i, paid to its merits. It is said, that when gazing of it, "we forget soon that it is a picture, we tl i ourselves breathing in the time when our father.- were young men, and on that day and on that spot when and where the destinies of Europe were being set tied." Frazer's Magazine. A thoughtful essay on Bacon's Philosophical Works opens this number. It gives a careful ana lysis of the principles inculcated by the great Eng lish philosopher, and accords a high rank to the morality of his system. It is remarked in com•lu sion that his method resembles one of those geogra phical problems which are destined never to be solved, or, when solved, are found useless, but which form a school for hardihood and a mine of inciden tal discoveries. "It was to have been like the Northwest Passage—a short cut to the Indies of Philosophy." The writer observes that though the pursuit of such a track may never lead us to the special benefit it professes to hold out, it may raise up a spirit of emulation and research of wider utility than the original purpose. And as the Glaring spirit and unflinching courage of our navi gators has been stimulated by the pursuit of the impracticable passage, so he considers that the great strides made by modern science are due to the spirit " which inspired the language and suggested the anticipations of Bacon." Thomas Keight ley, who last year gave us in the pages of this magazine an arti ale on the life and writings!of Henry Fielding, has now resolved to throw some light on the career of Edmund Spenser. This first part of the essay gives us a summary of the events of the poet's life, the second p or ti on b e i ng reserve d for some remarks on the poetry of Spenser. Mr. J. R. Chorley continues his interesting "Notes on the National Drama of Spain," and gives a further account of the old code of honour among the Spanish nobility, which appears to have been at the same time, inconveniently strict and absurdly in consistent. He remarks that the change in national manners and ways of thinking is so great, that the modern admirers of the old national drama could not wish for its resuscitation on the modern stage. It would only he, asserts, be exposing the master pieces of genius to contempt by placing them in a light where they must inevitably appear falsely drawn and over-coloured. " Rokeby House" is continued without vivid interest in this part. Tho other story "Sword and Gown," rapidly approaches its termination, which will, we fear, be tragical. It is written in its usual vivid and impres sive manner. " About the West Riding" is the title of an interesting paper, giving a graphic ,sketch of the peculiarities of our Yorkshire countrymen. " Last Spring in Rome" takes a bird's-eye view of the feelings of the tourists and artists, whose cherished plans were overturned by the sudden outbreak of the war of Italian independence. A paper on " Port Royal and the Port-Royalists" gives some account of the rise and progress of that famous band of recluses. founded chiefly on Mrs. Schimmelpenninck's recent work. A short article on the respective claims of Bakers and Builders is well deserving of attention. Those who commiserate the supposed hardships of the discontented builders should learn how far more real and pressing are the grievances of the short-lived and overworked journeymen bakers. A comparison of the state of Italy in 1849 and 1859 shows a contrast, which does honour to the moderation and sincerity of the claimants for Italian indepeadence. Bentley's Miscellany. "A Glance at Passing Events" passes in rapid review the state of continental affairs, the accident to the Great Eastern, the losses which the public have sustained in the deaths of Mr. Brunel and Leigh Hunt, the return of Captain M'Clintock, and the Irish "revival." " Onida " furnishes another of his lively stories, which, in this number, by way of variety, takes us to Paris and introduces us to a Parisian lion. Monkshood, in his Mingle-Mangle, treats of the various opinions entertained by philo sophers on the future prospects of the brute world. Many eminent and thoughtful men have been un able to reconcile the sufferings of the lower races with the benignity of the Divine system of govern ment. It is truly, as Monkshood. has termed it, " A Mystery ;" and, like many another mystery impenetrable to our bounded vision, is best left in the merciful darkness in which it is enveloped. There is one encouraging fact for the poor, heavy laden victim of man's cruelty and injustice, that the advocates of their claims to respect and kind ness are not only men distinguished by their bene volence or good nature, but amor e highest orders of intellect—Bulwer, Ca, 'ilyle,A t ei - gh Hunt, Lamartine, Mrs. Jameson, arid otherc‘c our own time, with Bacon and many another, eminent name of the past, are cited among the advocates and upholders of the rights of the brute creation to kindness and considera tion. " The Dean of Denham "is the con tinuation of the story which appeared last month under another name. It narrates the difficulties in which Mr. Baumgarten's extravagance involved him, and his sudden death in consequence of over excitement. It will, we presume, be continued. The story of "Francesco Novello da Carrara," the heroic and unfortunate Italian prince, is proceeded with, but the record of his achievements and ad ventures is not yet complete. An article on the Novel in Germany" traces the variaitons of the public taste in fiction. The historical and polities' novel appears just now to be the favourite in the " Vaterland." A p aper on th e " Parisian Fine Art Exhibitions" for the year will repay perusal, and " A Musician's Note Book" contains some interesting records. Mr. Dudley Costello continues his story of " Gurney; or, Two Fortunes" with undiminished. vigour. The New Monthly Magazine. A lengthened paper on " The Channel Islands" describes their individualities and pecul*ities. It is remarked, in speaking of AldernenAttlit Queen Victoria is the first sovereign who ever ,landed on that island. " Clara Lake's Dream" is the title of a curious story which remains unfinished, and there fore still perplexing to the reader. Sir Nathaniel, in his "Notes on N o t e - wor thi es ," b rings into hi s category William the Silent, Prince of Orange. Little is said, how ever , th a t i s new; neither are the events of the great Hollander's career related con secutively, but it is rather a collection of remarks and criticisms on the character of one whom a recent historian terms " the first statesman of his age." " The Luckiest Dog Alive" is the title of a narra tive of the fortunes of a stray dog. The second part of the essay on " Irish Minstrelsy" promisei us some further remarks on this interesting topic. " The Planter's Daughter" proceeds with intefeet., and the prospect of an outbreak among the negroes of the island is darkly toreshadowed. " Herr Ernst Mit terkauip " and " Evaila" are both continued in their usual manner without any very striking feature of interest. An article, founded on a recent French work, gives an account of the Queens of France of Spanish origin, from Brunhilda, the daughter of the King of the Visigoths, who wedded the son of Clotaire, and whose vindictive and life-long feud with Fredegonde form one of the darkest episodes in the history of that troubled time, to the fair descendant of the Montijos, who now wears the Im perial diadem. A parallel essay on the; Spanish Queens of French origin would not be without in terest. The eighth number of " Stereoscopic Glimpses" shows us Shelley at Marlow dreaming on the lake. A paper on the Imperial policy of France concludes the number. Colburn's United Service Magazine. This magazine, as usual, presents us with several admirable articles on subjects of na tional importance. Although nominally at peace with all the European powers, there are few who would deny that the aspect of affairs renders a careful examination of the efficiency of the United Services indispensable to our national security. The United Service Magazine may claim the merit of impressing the necessity for reform and improvements, not only when the distant murmurs of war have turned public attention to the state of our military and naval forces, but when habit and tranquillity have made those not immediately con cerned careless and indifferent. A straightfor ward independence of tone, and honest superiority to partisanship or political bias render its sugges tions always worthy of perusal, whether they coin cide with the reader's opinions or differ from them. The present number has several articles on subjects of pressing interest. A.VOTORIOUS OFFENDERS.—Sir John Dean Paul and Strahan, now under sentence in Woking prison, will be released from confinement on the 23d instant. Robson, Redpath, and Jim the Penman have arrived at their desti nation, the penal settlement, Western Australia. GOVERNMENT PATRONAGE. —The Dublin Even ing Mail of Monday announces the death, after a short illness, of Mr. James Bessonett, Q.C., chairman of the county of Waterford. Mr. Bessonett had arrived at the ripe age of 76, and was called to the bar 62 years ago. Hie decease took place at his residence, Lower Lesson-street, at 10 o'clock last night. This day the Lord-Lieutenant ap pointed Mr. John Henry Richards, son of the ex-Baron Richards, to the chairmanship vacated by the death of Mr. Bessonett. Mr. Richards was called to the bar in 1839. MONEY -ORDER OFFICES.—The new regulations respecting Money-order offices came into operation on the Ist of October, and the di s ti nc ti on b etween minor and major offices is abolished from that date. Advices of money -orders drawn on any office in the United Kingdom must now be transmitted direct to the paying office, and not sent through the London office. Applications for the alteration of the name of payee or leinittor of an order may be made direct to the issuing postmaster, the remitter making the applica tion if posgible in person, or if by letter enclosing an addi tional commission in postage stamps to the Controller of th• Money-order office in London. As regards orders drawn by ar on offices in Scotland or Ireland applications must for the present Continue to be made to the Metropolitan office in which the order was drawn. ALARMING OCCURRENCE IN THE BOROUGH M A RItET.,--,411 occurrence took place in York-place, Borough arket, on Sunday evening, which has created much alarm in the vicinity. The house adjoining the Globe Tavern and Market-house in York-street, Borough, on the other side of which is a vacant piece of ground, the site of a building t hat has been pulled down, was occupied as a dairy for some years, and wes securely shored up. On Sunday morning the p occupiers went out for a day's pleasure, leaving a y oung g i r l in charge. She states that she heard a cracking not • during the day, but imagining it proceeded from the house next loor she took no notice of it, but soon after five o'clock the roof fell in with a terrific crash. Fortunat ly no person was passing at the time, as much of the debris toll outside. The walls and gable of the building were well secured by shores, otherwise two lives at least must have been sacrificed. Dit I)iti Con Ex( PR and Dui flor flor