The Sun. — London, England, 1869-12-02 00:00:00

PORTING. —J OIIN ROBERTS supplies the kr) LATES r EDITION of "TIIM SUN" as soon as pub- Lthed.--4, Bath-street, City-road, E.C. THE APPAREL OFT PROCLAIMS THE MAN.' BEST MATERIALS, BEST STYLES, BEST IVORRMANSIIIP, and LOWEST PRICES, at E. MOSES and SON'S. Every description of Ciutliing ready-made or made to measure, f all ages, all occa sions, and all classes, at E. MOSES and SON'S. An immensA assortment of WINTER CLOTHING, in all the newest designs and materials, at E. MOSES and SON'S. OVERCOATS from 19s. to £5. BOY'S OVERCOATS from 109. Gd. to 455. For the convenience of Ladies accorn parying their Sons there is a separate de partment for Bove' Clothing, and it is fur nished with a splendid tt , sorttnent of Suits, Overcoats, and Clothing for all occasions, including all the favourite designs and the moot fashionable materills. ()niers by Post arp atteniled to with care and pune!ualify, and the caw and acearatc syoeui of self-measnre introduced by E. 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MOSES and SON, Beady-made and Be spoke Tailors, llabitmakers, Woollendrapers, Hatters, - Hosiers, Boot and Shoe Manufae tomsrs, and General Ou tf iii 3 for all Classes. The following are the only addresses of E. MOSES and SON:— LONDON. CORNER OF 31INORIES AND ALDGATE. NEW OXFORD-STREET, CORNER OF HART-STREET. CORNER OF TOTTENHAM-COURT -ROAD AND EUSTON ROAD. Country Branch: BRADFORD, TORKSTETRE. THE CHEAPEST DIAE X EVER PUBLISHED. POCKET DIARY FOR 1870, containing, the following useful informktion:-1 Almlnlal: Corporation of London Transfer Days of Public Funds Postal Information Weights and Measures List of Bankers Stamp T. uties Army and Navy Agents Foreign Moneys Cab Fares Ministers of State Ready Reckoner ' * Alho A DLk.RY, a-range(l oa the - ]1(;(t approved plan, and neatiy printed on g. od writing paper, Price One Penns% or post-free for Twopence. E. MOSES and SON, MINORIES and A IDGATE, NEW OXFORD-STREET, 1 LONDON, TOTTEN RAM-COTT k T-”OAD, And BRADFORD, Y( oRKSHIRE. To be obtained also at the Metropolitan Railway and other Bookstalls of Messrs. Willing and Co. mETRopouTAN an4l GREAT WESTERN RAILWAYS. _ _ WORKMEN'S TICKETS, at a Reduced Farr of Fonr pence per day, will be issued at Hammersmith, Shepherd's Bush, Latimer Road, Notting. Mil, and Westbourne Park, to lloorzat,‘ Street, and intermPdiJte Stations on the Me tropoitan Line, on and after the Ist December. .For full particu'ar3 see special notices. A GENTS wANT ED EVERYWHERE - to introduce commodi ies valuable to every householder Gig's and low. This offers a highly remunera.tiveCotnmi , sion 'o Tradesmen, Travellers. Gentlemen's Servants, &e. Apply with two stamps to If. 3IARRISON, Great Orford-street,Norwich. ( 01 - IN GOSNELL and Co.'s CIIERRY TOOTH PASTE is greatly snperior to any tooth powder; gives the teeth a pearl whiteness, protects the elamel from dact.y. and imparts a ph-arant fragrance to the breath. Price Is. 6d.—Red Bull Wharf, E 3, Upper - Thames-street. London. NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE. GITA. ANIARELLA restores the Human Hair to its pristine hue, no matter nt what age. JNO. (;OSNELT, :Ina CO. !my: , at, lenzth. with the of one of the most ornirent Chemists, snrceeiled in porter , irr; tiii. wonc. ,rful I:(inid. It is now oiTcrod to the pntd IL. n Tno,-. f orr. s„`,l Upper Thant General Life As-' surances, less re-Assurances Children's En dowments Annuities (Im mediate and Deferred) 13,844 £765,021 £942,643 21,260 137,544 23,287 156,345 Total.. 14,472 1D23,825 1X1,122,975 2,027 18,801 [X198,430 The valuation has been made at 3 percent. interest, and the net premiums only have been taken, so that the loadings for future profits and expenses are entirely held in reserve, and not brought into the v,ltp Con. The results show a considerable Furplus in the Life branch, amounting in the whole to £195,450. JOHN H. NPLAREN, Manager. JOHN B. JOHNSTON, Secretary in London. QPLENDID SPECULATIONS. GREAT SUCCESS. With a Single Stake of £8 you can realise .£37,001! with .£1 £20,000! 1 with 1:2 shillings £12,000 ! ! For Prospectuses apply without delay to EUGENE TILLOT, General Merchant, Guernsey. THEATRE-ROYAL DRURY- L ANE. . 4 ole Lessee and Manager, Mr. F. B. Chatterton. TIT'S EVENING, at 7, BELLES OF THE KITCHEN. At 8, FORMOSA : Nlessrs. Barrett. II Irving, David Fisher, Brittain, Wright, John Rouse ; Mrs Billington, Misses M. Brennan, Mac do laid. and Katharine Rodgers. Conclude with BORROWED PLUM S THEATRE-ROYAL, HAYMARKET. THIS EVENING, at 7 o'clock, FAMILY JARS. After which, EW MEN AND OLD ACE.? S: Mr Buckstone. Concluding with A DAUGHTER TO MARRY. THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPHI. THIS EVENING, at 7. MY PRECIOU; BETSY, Followed by TriE LONG STRIKE: Mr. Benjamin Webster, Mr A. Stir ling, Mr G. Belmore, Mr Stephenson, Mr Smith, Mr I.ignold, Mr Taylor, Mi•s Furtado, &c. And DOMESTIC ECONOMY : Ir G. Belmore and Mrs L. Murray. ogol pls.:sage. EA FR E ROYAL. Roe and Ma I`l Ul Y-LANI er. ':Tr. P.P. 'I'IIIS 1 7 .77N1N0, r...t '. PELLE , OF Ti , E At S, nearfor,r-aet 'Drama. 1)y D'on Boveienult: ATPssr , . Pc:rrett, IT. TrT;T - T, v:d ViAer, Diu. , 1 :vr7f71 , ., T . Z.o.e; Mr , Tlllin7ton, Misses 31, Prennan, Macdonald, ami Katharine Rodgers. Tv conclude with the farce cf 110PROWED PLUMES. THEATRE ROYAL, A YMARKET. n!Ft I,Pssc , e. Mr. Thirkonno. THIS EVENING, at Seven, FAMILY JARS: Mr .Compton : Mrs E. Fitzwilliam. At a Quarter to Eight, the Yew Comedy, NEW MEN AND OLD ACRES: Mr Buckstone, Mr Chippendale, Mr Howe, Mr Rogers. Mr. Braid, Mr Ruckstone, jun.; Miss Robertson, Mrs Chippendale, Mrs. E. Fitzwilliam, Miss C. Hill, eke. Concluding with A DATTGII TER TO MARRY : Mr Kendall, Miss F. Gwynne, Sze. Box-office open daily from Ten till Five. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPIII. Role Proprietor and Manager. Mr. B. WEBSTER. THIS EVENING. at 7 o'clock, MY PRECIOUS BETSY: Mr Atkins, Mr C. J. Smith, and Miss Eliza Johnstone. At 15 to 8, THE LONG STRIKE: Mr Benjamin Webster; Messrs A. Stirling. G. Belmore, J. G. Taylor, W. it ig,nold, C. H Stephenson. C. 5. Smith ; Miss Fnrtado, To conclude with DOMESTIC ECONO3IY. Mr 1.4.13k1m0re and Mrs. Leigh Murray. Box-office open daily, from 10 till 5. No fees for booking. Places can be secured a fortnight in advance. HOLBORN THEATRE-Z; OYAL. Sole Lessee and Manager, BARRY SULLIVAN T HIS EVENING, at Seven o'clock, STATE SECRETS: Mr George Honey. - At Z. 45, Lord Lytton's celebrated Plny of 1 HE LADY OF LYONS: Barry Sullivan• Messrs W. H. Stephens, Lin Rayne, Charles U orsman, Evans, Lunt, &c.; Mrs. Hermann Vezin Mrs C. ITorsman To conclude with THE LO I'TERY TICKET. Principal Scenic Artist—Mr Julian Hicks. Acting Manager—Amouv SULLIVAN GLOBE THEATRE-ROYAL. Proprietor, Mr. Sefton Parry. Immense success of Mr. H J. BYRON, THIS EVENING, at 7, A HOUSEHOLD FAIRY . Mr Henry Neville, Miss Lydia Foote. At 7. 1 5, NOT SUCH A FOOL AS HE LOOKS: Sir Simon Simple, by Mr. H. J. Byron. Messrs. J. Clarke, Parselle, Mesdames Hughes, Berend, and Stephens. To conclude with A BREACH OF PROMISE Box-office open. from 10 till 5. XlipOYAl4 . PRINCESS'S THEATRE Lessee and Manager, Mr. Benjamin Webster. lit; THIS EVENING, at 7, TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING Messrs Ash'ey. D.Leeson, and Misses aria and Nelly Harris At 7.45, TAM LADY OF LYONS: Mr. Fechter: Messrs Mar,ton, Stuart, Beveridge, A shley; Mesdames C. Leclercq and Elsworthy. OYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs Swanhorough. TITIS EVENING, at 7.30, AMONG THE BREA KEES : Mr Cl trke. Followed by THE TOODT.ES: Mr Clarke. After which. INO; Messrs Thorne. James, 'Fenton, Turner Mesdames Sheridan, Newton, Maitland, &e. To conclude withTllE CROPS OF THE CHANNEL THE "SUN" NEWSPAPER.--G. R. CL.ENIE, Sporting Library, 4, Connaught-terrace, Edgeware -road, delivers the LAT EDITION of "THE SUN "at the oarliest possible moment after leaving the press. 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THE LATE EDITION of "THE SUN " at J. SMITH'S, 33, Bow-street, Covent-garden. fl. lIIE LATE EDITION of "THE SUN" at W. smiTH's bi Camden Stores," 78, Park-street, Camden rrHE LATE EDITION of " THE SUN " at JAMES SPEEDY'S, "The Wohington,"Wellington-street, 3 rand. BUILDING GROUND.-CITY OF LONDON. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the City Lands Committee will meet at Guildhall, on WEDNESDAY, the Bth December nest, at half-past One o'clock precisely, to receive proposals for . Building Lease for f 0 years of the site of the Premises No. 48, London Wall, in the City of London. A Plan of the Property may be seen, and further parti culars and Forms of Tenders obtained, at the Architect's Office, Guildhall. FERDD. BRAND, Comptroller. Guildhall, 29th Nov., 1869. ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY. THE DIRECTORS have now the pleasure of submitting the following statement, showing the financial position of the Company: The CAPITAL availrble for the purpose of meeting any unusual calamity happening to the assured is Two MILLIONS STEELING. The amourt actually paid up is £288,495. This, with the accumulated funds in hand, exceeds £1,800,000. For the satisfaction of the public the whole of the se curities belonging to the Company are annually submitted to the careful scrutiny of two independent auditors, and the following is an extract from their report to the last annual meeting: _ _ _ —• ' " The whole of your books have been audited ; every document, every account, every voucher, your bank-book, and every seeurity —all have been most carefully kept, and there is not one doubtful security in the whole." A detailed List of the Investments of the Company, as already published, may be obtained on application. An independent valuation of tho Life Liabilities, as at 31st December, 1868, has also been obtained from Mr. t'amuel Brown, the result being— Surplus. *177,622 town GLOBE THEATRE-ROYAL. Txrs EVENING, at 7, A HOUSEHOLD FAIRY. At - .•5, NOT SUCH A FOOL AS BE LOOKS: Mr H. J. Byron. And BREACH OF PROMISE. Mr J Clarke and Miss Hughes. PRINCESS'S THEATRE. THIS EVENING, at 7. TOO MI CH OF A GOOD THING. Mr Ashley and the Misses Hart is. With THE LADY OF LYONS. Mr Fechter, Miss C. Leclercq, THEATRE-ROYAL, HOLBORN. TILTS EVENING, at 7, STATE SECRETS. After which, THE LADY OF LYONS : Mr. Barry Sullivan, Mrs. B ermann Yezin, ace. And THE LOTTERY TICKET. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress. 3lrs. Swanlinronn.b. Din EVENING. at 7.30. A3l( •NG T I E BREA IZFRS: Mr Clarke. With TFI7 , . TOODLES'. ud O. Concluding with lIiF CEIOP3 HANNEL. CHRISTY 3.TECSTRELS. St. James's flail, Every Nl7h t, at 8 Wednesdays and ; aturilays, at 3 and S all the year round. ZOOLOGICAL G -kit DENS, Reger i• s•Tal lc. OPEN da 1 y (ex cept Sundays). Admission. Is.; on Menduys, 6d. etildren under twelve. 64-1 ROYAL AL I AMBI: A PALACE. THR EE BALLET -; Promenade - Concert. Band of GO. Begin at 8. Is. Box-oMee open fromll to 4. , -) t•- •."4 - :, - ,7„..,' -1. ,) 1",,-; i •:!,,- -- ,:t.,-",4 - ,- 1:. (11711 i 1 1-‘ ? '"'" 2', LONDON, 71117RSD4Y, DEC. 2, 1869. It is perhaps no great wonder if the united efforts of the Right ion. GEORGE JOACIIIM GOSCHEN, and the Guardians of the Holborn Union, have failed to solve one of the most perplexing of the social pro blems of the age. The relief of the poor is essenti ally a practical question, and the rules and regula tions, the prineiples and theories, which sound admir ably in Parliament, read conclusively in the columns of the public journals, and extort general approval when framed on the walls of board-rooms, are apt to break down wholesale when submitted to the searching test of that compound of ignorance, intemperance, imprudence, sickness, misfortune, accident, and absolute starvation which we call metropolitan poverty. Again and again have the public been cautioned against encouraging mendi cancy and imposture by giving money in the street, and the arguments against such thoughtless and super ficial charity are unanswerable, but one inquest on a man or woman found fainting in our wealthy city "from want of the neccasarie of life" does more to open .purs2s to the piteous cry of the shivering beggar than a thousand lectures can do to close them. Then, again, Guardians and relieving officers are constantly accused, and with reason, of doling out relief so scanty, that it is barely possible to keep soul and body together upon it, and yet every now and then we come across a case such as that just reported, in which a man having actually sold property worth over £2OO attempted to be a burden on the ratepayers. Unfortunately, in attempting to avoid the two extremes, to assist undeserved or indisputable misfortune while checking indolence and imposition, we seem to succeed only too well in encouraging pau perism in the aggregate without preventing the re currence of cases of terrible and pinching want., What is to be done ? The question is one that presses upon us with urgency now on the threshold of winter. Be the season mild or severe, we shall infallibly have some weeks at least of frost and broken weather paralysing all outdoor labour, and only those familiar with the households of the working classes know what such an interregnum means to the really poor after a time of prolonged commercid depression. We have no reason to hope that the experience o f this ,year will be less painful than that of its predecessors. flow then are we to meet it ? The rates are, in all conscience, heavy enough, charitable funds are certain to be forthcoming in reply to every demand, but what sort of guarantee have w c that aged men and women, and lingerint , invalids, and little children, and widows stxugoin , with families, will not perish miserably in the in terval ? Tbe lucifer-box maker of Bethnal-green, the woman who had sixccnce a week certain after paying her rent, t he man who fell down on the highway, and died in the workhouse to which he was hastily carried, the baby, whose mother, like HAGAR, left it dying in the road because she could not feed it— have we any security that tiles(' will be the only victims of their kind ? Here is money raised officially and given seen TIES AND ASSETS. INet Value' of Assurances Accumu- 1 ,lated Fund' LIABIL] Number THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 2, 1869 taneously in ample abundance, on the one Land ; here aro deaths of the weak and helpless from absolute want of food and fire on the other, and between the two is an army of vicious, intemperate, and hypocritical mendicancy, reaping the harvest and cumbering the ground. Cannot all the legisla tiveability, the philanthropy, the Christian charity of England find the answer to the riddle? As regards the public funds, there is one very practical remedy for some at least of the glaring inequalities of the present system—a remedy which the President of the Poor-law Board has shown some inclination to try. As matters are at present arranged the poor have to bear the greater portion of the burden of supporting the poor, the rich are comparatively scatheless. Bethnal-green house holders find one half -crown more difficult to earn than a professional man in Ilanover-square finds a thousand ; yet when the still poorer denizen of the East-end parish breaks down and comes upon the rates, it is his struggling next door neigh bour who has to support him not the rich man of the West-end. Yet what claim has he on one more than another except the casual accident of neighbourhood ? So long as our West-end re sidents content themselves with talking about the hardheartedness of guardians and refuse to be " their brother's keeper" by beiring their fair share of the public burdens, so long we must expect to hear of deaths from starvation in the East-end parishes of London. As for the great difficulty attending the distribu tion of charitable funds, we can scarcely hope to find a speedy solution of it. The one sovereign remedy against imposition in all private cases is to be found in personal investigation, but this entails more trouble, responsibility, and personal inconvenience than the majority of donors are willing to bestow. Timely aid will often save a family from long pau perism, instead of encoouraging mendicancy, but then to be given to deserving cases in the best man ner, it demands something more than the signature of a check or the opening of a well filled purse. It requires the expenditure of time, visits to dark and dirty courts, the sojourn in close rooms, the chance of passing annoyance, the trouble of cross-questioning perhaps unwilling strangers. From all this men immersed in the business, or pleasure, or politics, or intellectual refinements of life, shrink dis gusted. It is so easy to give that which costs them little, so difficult to give that which costs so much. So, according as their temperament or their principles incline them, they take sides upon the question. They listen to moving tales of fireless hearths and starving children, and send the profes sional beggar to rejoice in the nearest ginshop, or they study political economy, and are ready with con clusive arguments to prove that to feed the hungry, to clothe the naked, to relieve the sick, to nurture tLe young, to assist the widow and fatherless are the, direst social offences of which, in this practical nine- - teeuth century, a Christian can possibly be guilty. A SPEECH by the UNDER SECRETARY for the HOME DEPARTMENT to his constituents at Deal plainly indicates a speedy change in the Irish policy of the Executive. The Government have carried kindness to the utmost limit consistent with public safety. They have tried to win the affections of the Irish people by remedial legislation only. Nor in there as vet any reason to apprehend that such a course, if faithfully persevered in, will fail ; but it is undeniable that there is in Ireland a party whom no measures can pacify, who interpret "justice to Ireland " as fear of the Irish, and who take advantage of impunity to work infinite mischief. The present state of the western British province is very serious. The incessant harangues of the seditious journals have succeeded in bringing about a revival of Fenian lawlessness. The treason which slept for a while after the late out break has again awakened to the full vigour of active existence. Law and order are suspended. An election to the House of Commons has been controlled wholly by a band of Fenians. The meet ings of peaceful citizens are interrupted. And whilst neither life nor property is secure, the exhortations to insurrection are still poured forth by the " national " press, which must be regarded as the chief source of all till 3 evil. It is impossible to question the justice of disturbing the security of these sedition-mongers. The determination to try the expediency of a press prose cution—to which the Government has apparently come—is a necessity of the situation. The policy of peace must continue, but reform and authority must go hand in hand. The grounds on which the Ministry will interfere are sufficiently clear. The freedom of the press in Great Britain has long been so firmly established that only the most active propagation of treason can be now brought within the scope of the law. It has for many years past been permitted to the journalist to express any opinion of existing institu tions, and, even to declare his desire for a totally different Government. But free writing becomes illegal when it goes the length of advocating force as a means of effecting changes. It is not for upholding the scheme of an Irish Republic, but for urging insurrection, as a means of setting up a Republic, that the " national" press will be attacked. To levy war, and to compass the levying of war, against her MAJESTY, are alike treason. The present necessity is lamentable, indeed; but the safety of our fellow-countrymen in Ireland, not less than the dignity of the Crown, allows no further delay. IT has always been a prime fault in English juris prudence that whilst we have never ceased to make new laws, we have failed to keep up the work of duly weeding out those which have become obsolete. Old and barbarous statutes still unrepealed, cumber 7 some but lawful formulas, and ancient customs, every now and then spring up, and not unfrequently do great mischief. A strange instance of the ill effect of leaving old legislation in the way of modern measures is just reported from New Zealand. Englishmen have lately been horrified by stories of native atrocity in that colony. Men, women, and children have been massacred by the Maories, the bodies of English people have been mutilated, and their flesh, in one instance, thrown to pigs. And yet, while our indignation at this brutality is yet warm, it has fallen to the lot of a colonial judge to sentence some of these very natives to be hanged, drawn, and quartered ! Three Maories were lately tried at Wellington for "levying war upon the QUEEN." The hostile natives of New Zealand are regarded—it is not clear on what just ground—not as belligerents, but as rebels ; and, accordingly, these three were tried under the Statute of Treasons, passed in the reign of Edward 111. From the terms of this creditable law, the. judge felt himself bound to solemnly direct " that you be drawn on a hurdle to the legal place of execution, and there be hanged by the neck until you be - dead ; that your heads be then severed, and your bodies be divided into four quarters, to be disposed of as his Excellency the Governor directs." . The statement that the audience "hung their heads with shame" at this barbarous sentence. may be readily credited. The judge could not see his way to omitting any of the sangui nary juThzinent. A defect in the formula might have led to a motion for arresting punishment. But such a proceeding cannot fail to have the worst effect. The natives will be quick to conclude that if we resolve upon atrocities in cold blood, they may justi fiably commit atrocities in the heat of battle. It is true that the sentence is a mere form, that the three prisoners will not be drawn nor quartered, nor even hanged. But the New Zealand savages are not likely to see the nice points of British law. They will be alive only to the fact that whilst we lift up our voices against their mutilations, we solemnly sanc tion like proceedings in a court of justice. We sadly need a revision of our old legal fragments. Ancient things are often to be respected ; but when an old law becomes a nuisance, there ought to be no hesita tion about removing it. The long-promised, but long deferred, Digest of the Law would be invaluable in unearthing some of these obstructions. NEITHER the peaceful festivities at the opening of the Suez Canal, nor the good offices of the Great Powers, have availed to prevent a fresh outbreak, or rather a more violent continuation, of the quarrel between the SULTAN and the KHEDIVE. It is not arprising to find that the dispute proceeds with increased bitterness. The question at issue between these two potentates is one which is likely to endure until the end comes—until one of the disputants overcomes the other. The KHEDIVE is dependent upon the SULTAN. He governs Egypt only as a semi-king, and in all the most im portant functions of a sovereign he is liable to be overruled by tht head of the Turkish Empire. Like his predecessor, the presentKitEDivE has consistently striven, especially during the last year or so, :to throw off his allegiance. The SULTAN has patronised him, and given him various good things; but these benefits have been used only as the means of securing further ad vances. The KHEDIVE'S territory was extended, the Pashalic of Egypt was made hereditary in his family ; but still the SULTAN'S vassal sought more power. He was found intriguing in Crete, he raised indepen dent loans, made large purchases of arms, increased his army, and strove to induce the European G overn ments to allow him separate ambassadors and to conclude treaties on his own behalf. All these pro ceedings - were steps in the direction of independence, and violations of the terms upon which the KHEDIVE held power in Egypt. Hence the present quarrel. The SULTAN demanded explanations. His vassal gave an unsatisfactory reply. Further correspon dence ensued, until at length the SULTAN has sent an ultimatum, containing instructions which the KHEDIVE cannot make up his mind to obey, and thus a rupture has seemed probable. It is satisfactory in this critical position to be informed by the Morning Post that, "thanks to the diplomacy of England and France, and to the dignified attitude of the Porte," there is no real danger of a war. To prevent a disturbance must be the general rule of British policy in the East. The merits of the various questions of which Turkey is the centre are of less importance to us than the prime necessity of avoiding violent out breaks, the end of which it would be impossible to predict. For it is by no means certain, as our con temporary presumes, that the SULTAN would speedily vanquish his dependent in battle. The KHEDIVE is strong in military resources, and he would have the great advantage, if he chose, of remaining on the defensive. A State which required so many months to subdue Crete would very likely find the conquest of Egypt a severe task. At any rate, there is no telling what a - war might lead to, and it is, therefore, gratifying to learn that the peaceful efforts of the Powers are likely to be successful. 711 E PRINCE OP WALES AS A FREE- MASON. Last evening the United Grand Lodge of Eng land assembled at the Freemasons' Hall, Great Queen- street, when proceedings of more than gene ral interest occupied the attention of a large and brilliant assemblage —one, indeed, of the largest in modern times, in consequence of the presence of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, who entered for the first time on his position of Past Grand Master, to which he was elected at the previous Grand Lodge. The Earl of Zetland occupied the throne, having on his right the Earl de Grey and Ripon, with Mr. Algernon Perkins in the Senior Warden's chair, and Mr. J. G. Dodson, M.P., in that of the Junior Warden's. Among the brethren who occupied seats on the dais, as Past Grand officers, were the Duke of St. Albans, Sir D. Gooch, M.P., the Rev. Sir J. Warren Hayes; Sir Albert W. Woods, the Rev. R. J. Simpson, Major Creaton, Mr. J. R. Stebbing (Mayor of South ampton), Mr. Savage, Mr. 11I'Intyre, Mr. F. Rcx burgh, Q.C., Mr. James Mason, and Colonel Cole. After the Lodge had been formally opened, the GRAND MASTER (Lord Zettind) rose and said he had to inform the Grand Lodge that his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales was waiting to be admitted into the Lodge. (Great applau3e.) By the confirmation :)f the minutes his Royal Highness was now a member of the Grand Lodge, and en j lyed the title of Past Grand Master. There could be but one feeling—which was one of rejoiciog among the brethren at the accession of the illus trious brother to a seat in the Grand Lodge. (Ap plause.) As his Royal Highness was now waiting, the noble lord said he did not think it necessary to say another word ; he felt quite sure that all the brethren rejoiced as he did, and had the highest gratification at finding their illustrious brother coming among them. (Applause.) He would, therefore, direct the two Grand Wardens, the Grand Director of Ceremonies, and the other offi cers to conduct his Royal Highness into the Lodge. (Cheers.) The officers named then retired, and when they appeared with the Prince the whole of the brethren simultaneously arose. The Prince wore au ordi nary Master Mason's apron and the Order of the Garter. He was conducted to the left of the Grand Master and remained standing, Th e G RAND MASTER, addressing the Prince, said, May it please your Royal Highn ess , it is my duty to welcome most cordially your Royal Highness to the Grand Lodge of England, and I assure your Royal HighneSs that this epoch has long been wished for and expected by the body of Masons forming the craft of England. (Hear, hear.) I can further assure your Royal Highness that your advent to masonry was welcomed most enthusiasti cally by every private lodge in England. The craft in general in England is so much indebted to the patronage of your Royal house that they diennot but be desirous to show their cordial good wishes to that house, and their delight at receiving your Royal Highness among them as a brother Mason. (Cheers.) It is hardly necessary for me to enumer ate the members of your Royal house who have been patrons, Grand Masters, and members of the craft in England. You have only to look round to see the portraits of George IV., the Duke of York, and your Royal Highness's more immediate ancestor, the Duke of Kent—(cheers) —to know what great advantages the craft in general have derived from such illustrious patronage, and to make you well aware.of the delight which your coming into Masonry has caused in this country. (Cheers.) After again alluding to the services of the Duke of Kent and the Duke of Sussex, he invested the Prince with the " clothing" of a Past Grand Mas ter, and invited him to take his seat as member of the Grand Lodge of England. All the titles of the Prince were announced by Sir ALBERT WOODS, who proclaimed the Prince by the new title in Masonry. His Royal Highness the Prince of WALES said— Most Worshipful Grand Master, Deputy Grand Master, Grand Officers, and Brethren, —Allow me to tender you nay warmest and most sincere thanks for the great honour you have conferred upon me this evening. For a long time past it had been my wish to become a Freemason, a member of this an cient craft. Although, brethren, I was initia,tA in ' a foreign country, I at the time felt—and you will all agree with me—that Freemasonry is one and the same in all countries; we arc all fellow-crafts men ; and I can assure you I feel it a great honour to be here to 7 day— admitted a member of the Grand Lodge of England. (Cheers.) Allow u l3 to thank you once more, Most Worshipful Grand Master, for the kind words you have spoken and fur the cordial manner in which you and all the brethren have received me this evening. (Ap plause.) The PRINCE then took his seat on a chair which was surmounted by the plume of the Principality. Ile remained tohear the conduct of business, which was the announced resignation of office by the Grand Master, and the nomination of the Earl de Grey and Ripon as the Earl's successor. In the course of the evening his Royal Highness was " saluted" with the Royal sign, which appeared to give him great gratification and no little astonishment. THE PROSECUTION OF TIIE REV. C. VOYSEY. The healing of the case of " Noble v. Voysey " com menced on Wednesday, in the Chancery Court of York Minster, before the Chancellor, Mr. Granville Vernon Harcourt. The question to be determined was the admission of the articles which had been filed against the defendant. The promoter of the action was Mr. T. S. Noble, of York, the Archbishop's secretary; and the de fendant is the Rev. C. Voysoy, Vicar and Perpetual Curate of Hcalaugb, near Tadcaster. The defendant is charged with having written and published certain books or pamphlets, entitled " The Sling and the Stone," in which he is said to have maintained doctrines totally at variance with the Articles of religion and the formularies of the Church. A commission of inquiry reported that there was sufficient prima facie ground for instituting further proceedings, and in July the Archbishop inhibited the defendant from performing any services of the Church in the diocese of York until the sentence should have been given. The formal articles containing tho charges were exhibited by tho proctor for the promoter on the 28th of October, when notice was given that the admission of the pleading would he opposed, and the defendant would apply to the Court for leave to argue in court to oppose the articles. The latter are 33 in number, in which the Rev, C. Voysey is accused of denying the Atonement, or that there was any need of an atonement or sacrifice ; of asserting that Christ did not bear the punishment due to our sins; that He should so suffer was erroneous and dishonouring to God, and was the most revolting of all the popular beliefs; that mankind arc not by naturo born in sin, and the " children of wrath ;" that they are not in danger of endless suffering, nor is there any curse to remove by the shedding of the innocent blood of Christ ; that the doc trine of the fall of man is contrary to the teaching of Jesus Christ; that the doctrine of justification is contrary to the teaching of Christ; that he is no more "very God of very God, begotten not made," than any other man ; that the worship of Christ is idolatry; that the very idea of the Incarnation of the Son of God takes its rise in unbelief, and springs out of absolute infidelity; that the expected return of Christ to judge the world is un reasonable, and opposed to the simplicity of the love of God as a father, and is calculated to overthrow the moral government of God; that the worship of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost is the worship of three Gods, and the wor ship of the Son and cf the Holy Ghost is idolatry ; that revelation cf the knowledge of God by means of any book is impossible ; that in God's word there are found mani fest, palpable, and irreconcileable contradictions, and many passages which cannot he explained, but so they aro repugnant to others ; that the authority of the Gospel according to St. John is doubtful; that the said gospel ought not to be applied to establish any doctrine ; that whole chapters of the said gospel are crowded with pas sages which represent Jesus Christ as speaking words which he never could have spoken, and which, if spoken, would not have been believed; that the said Gospel ac cording to St. John contains passages which can only be explained so that they are repugnant to each other or to ether places of God's word written in Holy Scripture; and 'that the character of the Lord Jesus Christ as set forth in the said gospel is quite irreconcileable with the idea of His being a true teacher sent from God, and is entirely different from the character of the Christ of the other three gospels. Mr. Archibald and Mr. Cowie were counsel for the pro moter, and the defendant appeared in person.—Mr. Archibald said he had to move that the articles which had been exhibited be admitted to proof. Mr. Voysey moved, on the contrary, that the articles be rejected. He did not dispute that ho wrote and published the passages impugned; but it could not be the wish of the court to lay hold of any particular expressions for the purpose of depriving him of his living. It was not his wish to quibble, and the real question was as to the substance of his teaching. If that teaching were illegal, ho had no wish to retain his preferment. He must however say he had set forth his views with a firm conviction that they were true, entirely in agreement with the teaching of Christ, and must surely tend to the honour of God and the welfare of man. At the present time there was, on the one hand, a tendency to restore the Roman doctrines against which the Articles of the Church were specially and distinctly framed; and on the other hand, a growing contempt for religion arising from false and repulsive views of God. Never had a word escaped him of treason against the laws and constitution of the Church. He had always been loyal to it. The main object of all his teaching had been to vindicate the veracity of history and the morality of the Divine government, and not to teach those inventions of men which were as degrading to man as the darkest forms of heathen idolatry. He was not aware of having exceeded the liberty with which he was endowed, and ho should be surprised if an adverse sen tence proved the contrail. Mr. Voysey then proceeded at great length to comment on the charges alleged against him. The first question was whether he had denied the doctrine of the Atonement and justification by faith in the sense he had expkined—whether he had contradicted the Thirty-nine Articles of the Church, and said the words were not true. He denied that he had done so, and said he differed from the clergy rather in practice than in theory. Ho had not denied the doctrine of the Incarnation ; and as to the Divinity of Christ, he observed that whether that doctrine was true or false NI as not the question. The court could not declare it is leg a unless it wore ccndemned in the Thirty-nine Articles, which it was not. Certain passages in the Prayer-book, if they meant anything at all, meant what he had taught. As to the imputation upon him, that the worship of Christ was idolatry, he said that his meaning had been misunderstood. It was the exclusive adoration of Christ of which he complained. They had only to look at some of the modern hymns, or some hymns of the Roman Church recently adopted in some of the cathedrals and churches, in which the worship of the Father was ignored. It was possible that in presenting the error, and showing its danger, he might have used language capable of a double interpretation ; but he was constantly contending for such doctrine and such practice against those who in his opinion were subverting both. The worship of the Second Person in the Godhead to the exclusion of the first was done continually in spirit and in substance. There was in all directions a tendency to separate the Son from the Father, to regard Jesus Christ not only as one with God the Father, but as a separate being of an opposite character. He had nowhere denied that Christ would return to judge the world, and he had never meant to say it was impossible for God to reveal to man, in writing or otherwise, matters cf which he was not aware by the construction of his nature. With regard to the Bible, he had only indulged in that fair criticism which others had done before, and as the highest court in the land gave him authority to do, and that no section of the Act of Uniftrmity forbade him to treat the question as he had done 'relative to St. John's Gospel. The question had been left open, and it was only for the Legislature to close it. The question was whether the liberty he contended for existed, not whether it was wise that it should exist. He yielded to no one in his respect for the law, and said that he could secure a far better worldly position in deserting the Church; to him, therefore, the decision was unimportant; but to the Church it was all important, for it was upon its trial. Judgment was reserved. A fow evenings since the crypts of San Clementi, in Rome, were thrown open to the public during vespers, and illuminated, so as to afford a full view of the beautiful ancient frescoes recently discovered. The French Emperor's speech, spoken at twenty minutes past one, reached London by telegraph at 1.40, Florence at 1.45, Brussels at 2.5, Vienna at 2.40, and all the principal French towns before two o'clock. So rapid was its transmission owing to the favourable condition of the lines, that it was read over the whole of Europe on the same evening as spoken. THE MAN WITH THE LEON MASK AGAIN.—In a relies of interesting articles published in Le Correspondant, M. Topin professes to reveal the mystery of the Man with the Iron Mask, and the secret, as Louis XV. assured the Dauphin, seems to have been one of little importance. In the archives of the ministry of Foreign Affairs, M. Topin has found documents which prove, as he thinks, be yond a doubt, that the mysterious person was an agent of the Duke of Mantua of the name of Matthioli, who betrayed Louis XIV. in a negotiation touching the surrender to that monarch of the fortress of Casal. This hypothesis Lad already been suggested, but Fouquet was more gene rally supposed to be the victim. M. Topin, however, proves that the famous Surintendant des Finances died at Pignerol, and that the body was delivered un to his family. One of the most conclush • (1, cuments quoted is a letter from Louis XIV., written in 1370, authorising the Abbe d l'Estrade to carry off Mat thioli, and remarking that it was important that his fate should remain unknown. At this moment Matthioli dis appears, and the author identifies him with a prisoner who was committed at the same time to the charge of Cinq Mars and conveyed successively to St. Marguerite, Pignerol, and the Bastille. He entered the latter fortress masked, and there were good roasons for this precaution. The Duke of Mantua reconciled with the King, was at Paris, and many of his followers might have recognised this unfortunate victim to Court intrigue and his own treachery, Whether he always wore a mask, and whether that mask was of iron is uncertain, It appears that ho died at the age of sixty three, after an imprisonment of twenty years, and was hurled ender the transparent pseudppakiLlgtachig, THE IRISH CHURCH. The Dublin Diocesan Synod met on Tuesday, the Arch lishop (Dr. Trench) in the chair. There was a large attendance of delegates (our correspondent writes), but although much lively discussion took place the pro ceedings were harmonious. Clergy and laity sat and debated together. Various points of order and detailed regulations were determined, to facilitate the election of representatives to the general convention. The most inte resting feature in the day's proceedings was the question whether the clerical Fellows of Trinity College should vote along with their brethren as clergymen of the diocese of Dublin, or elect delegates of their own separately. The Provincial Synod which recently assembled in St. Patrick's Cathedral had decided that they should elect delegates apart. The Provost (Dr. Lloyd), the Rev. Mr. Galbraith, and others spoke, and the matter was not arranged at a late hour. At the conclusion of the formal business, Lord James Butler moved an adjournment till the following day, in order that important matters, connected with the rosition of the laity iu the Church, might be fully discussed. The Archbishop refused to put the motion, and a scene of confusion occurred, which lasted a considerable time. The Arch bishop at length yielded, and the motion for adjournment was lest. A second motion for adjournment was proposed; and the Archbishop consented, but said he would not attend the meeting, and recommended the clergy not to attend either. A pamphlet has appeared in Dublin, written by Master Brooke, Master in Chancery, containing an earnest argu ment against the resolution adopted by the Irish bishops to "sit in a separate chamber." He says: "Let the bishops sit in our assemblies in a place of honour,as in the April conference, that best example of a true Church council. Let the vote of each, if it be so desired, count as two in a division. Let every mark of reverence which can fairly be suggested belong to them, but let us not be deprived of their presence among us." MB. MUNDELLA, M.P., ON EDUCATION. On Tuesday, at a crowded meeting of the supporters of the National Education League, held in the Temperance-hall, Leicester, under the presidency of the Mayor, Mr. A. J. Man dolin, M.P. for Sheffield, spoke at some length in favour of the scheme of the National Education League. Ho con trasted the unfavourable condition of the working classes in England as regards education with the state of the opera tives in Saxony and Prussia, where the compulsory system is in operation. Tho poor of Saxony, Switzerland, and Prussia were prosperous, and if England did not look to it she would soon lose her position. Tho middle and higher clasee.e looked after the education of their children, and the working man, if he wished to succeed, must look after that of his children. Ho denied that unscctarian education would do away with religion. On the contrary, it would strengthen and promote it. The Sunday school teachers could then employ the time in imparting religious knowledge, which they had now to use in teaching the drudgery of the alphabet. Mr. Mundella instanced the canton of Zurich, which contained an equal population with that of the county of Leicester. That canton supported many schools and a university, while in Loughborough, the centre of the district which Lord John Manners represented, 40 per cent. of the people never raw the inside of a school. And yet the noble lord, when Mr. Samuelson of Ban bury, in the House of Commons last year, spoke of the perfect system of education in Zurich, told him that in Leicestershire the people were as well educated as in that canton. The fact wac, Lord John did not then know what he was talking about, and, in fact, very few people in this country did know much about the perfect system of education which prevailed on the Continent. He concluded by expressing a hope that the question would soon ho settled on the basis of the scheme put forth by the National League. Resolutions approving of the League were carried. THE BISHOP OF LINCOLN . AND THE BISHOP-ELECT OF EXETER. The Guardian publishes a correspondence between the Bishop of Lincoln and Dr. Temple, which arose out of the new Bishop of Exeter asking the Bishop of Lincoln to let him have the services of one of his examining chaplains on the 13th of November. Dr. Wordsworth sent a reply, stating that he saw no objection to the proposal; at the same time the sight rev. prelate calls upon the Bishop elect to break silence on the subject of his orthodoxy. He said :—" It appears to me that an occasion is now pre sented to you of doing an act which would entitle you to the gratitude of the Church, and to tho respect of all who love her. As long as your election was doubtful, you might have had reasons for silence; lest, by breaking it, you might have seemed to desire to sway the suffrages of the electors. But now the election is over, such an impu tation can have no place. It cannot be doubted that otbnee has been taken by many on account of your connection with a certain publication which I will not further characterise. I will not inquire whether any scandal has been given by you; I will even assume that it has been taken without sufficient grounds. Be it so. But let me earnestly entreat you to consider what, even on such a sup position, would have been done by the greatest and holiest bishops of old under like circumstances You have now a glorious opportunity of restoring peace to the Church of England. In her name I plead with you. Ido not ask you to condemn the volume to which I have re ferred. But I do entreat you to disclaim all responsibility for it, except so far as your own"part of it is concerned. This, you may say, was done by anticipation in the Preface. But tho subsequent publication of numerous editions has neutralised that disavowal. Whether rightly or wrongly, the essays are regarded by many as forming ono connected whole; and the minds of many are now distressed and distracted by your coming to the Episcopal office with that book in your hand. They who are thus disturbed may be in error. But will you not feel compassion for them? Will you not show your sympathy with them by uttering some words which will cost you little to speak, and which they will rejoice to hear How would St. P au l have acted in your circumstances ? he who said, Who is weak and and I am not weak, who is offended and I burn not ?' How would Christ Himself have acted, who condescended to the weakness of His disciples, and would not cast a stumbling-block in the way even of His bitterest enemies ? lle `who had compassion on the ignorant and out of the way, for that He Himself also was compassed with infirmities,' You may now imitate them. Will you not do it?—Believe me to be your faithful brother in Christ, " C. LINCOLN. " To the Lord Bishop of Exeter (Elect)." As Dr. Temple did not send an immediate answer, the Bishop of Lincoln wrote again, on November 24, to which the following reply was sent : " Rugby, November 26, 186 g. "My Lord,—l did not answer your letter at once because the extraordinary kindness, and even tenderness, which inspires it throughout, made me desire to reconsider once snore what I had often considered already, and to bring myself, if I could, to a different conclusion about my duty from that which I had previ ously formed. But all consideration only brings me back to this, that the one safe rule for me to follow is the law of the Church of England. While I am neither refusing to say or do what the law does not require I am on safe ground ; and the responsibility lies with the law, and not with me. The moment I step beyond these limits, I take the responsibility on myself, and I cannot shift it; and whatever ill consequences may fol low, the blame is mine. It is true, my lord, that what you propose is studiously, generously moderate. But to con cede it is to concede the whole principle. And while lam quite sure that very few indeed would be satisfied with what you propose, who are not in their hearts tolerably well satisfied already, I am sure, too, that were I to agree, I should only lay myself open to fresh demands to which I could no longer return the one sufficient answer, that I was keeping strictly within the limits of the law of the Church of England. The examples that your lordship sets before me have been present to my mind ever since I received your letter. If this were a question of sacrificing my own feelings to the good or comfort of others, such examples would be over whelming. But the question is not one of feeling, but of duty; and if these examples are to aid in deciding what that duty is, I cannot forget that the . same St. Paul who made himself, as you remind me, all things to all men,' yet on another occasion,.and that, too, when his conduct must have given the deepest pain to many de vout Christians, and probably kept not a few religious Jews out of the Church altogether, notwithstanding, tells us that he gave place by subjection, no not for an hour.' It would be simply presumptuous in me to say what au Apostle would do, if he stood where I stand now. I should not, indeed, venture to quote the example of the Apostles at all, if you had not first quoted it to me. But I am quite sure that no Apostle would do what he believed to be plainly wrong. My lord, I have a rea l reve rence for your character; I cannot adequately express my sense of the kindness of your letter, but in this matter I am doing my duty in God's sight to the best of my ability, and when I say that, I am sure that you will not press me further ; but rather pray that if I am wrong, I may have clearer light and firmer strength.—Yours gratefully, " F. ExoN (Elect). " The Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Lincoln." The writ for the election of a member for Chester having been received, the Sheriff, who is the returning_ officer, has fixed Saturday next for the nomination. Tho N, cir4IYQUI iti ARIA° oillislaaislaig_in the field. Atg 4 4 4 " trA,Vt,Sy (111.111.111 Tit 111111 yrt. HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, INC. 1 . Her Majesty, accompanied by her Roy-al 'Ug h : ness Princess Beatrice, arrived at the Castle at d o'clock this afternoon. THE PRINCESS OF WPALES• The following bulletin has been issued :-- 111AuxoeouGH HOUSE, Dec. 2. "Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales has passed a very favourable night, and is progress ing atisfactorily. "The infant Princess continues well. (Signed) ARTHUR FARRE, M.D. EDWARD H. SIEVEKING, M.D.' LATEST INTELL MENG?, (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) AMERICA. (Per French Atlantic Cable.) NEW YORK4Dee' 1 . COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CLOSING PRICES. Gold closed at 122 ; the highest quotation dur ing the day was 1221 ; the lowest, 1211. _ . 109. Sterling Exchange on London 5-20 U. S. Bonds, 188 9 ll2i. 6C " 1885 lll. 4‘ “ 1867 ll3l. 10-40 It Illinois l 3 2i• Erie ..... 271. 251 e• Cotton—Mid. upland Petroleum—Standard White 3 lO Flour, extra state, $5.35c. to $5.95c. Cor n, °lj mixed, $1.14c. PORTLAND, DCC" 1. The Allau (Glasgow) steamship North America arrived out to-day. QUEENSTOWN, Dec. 2 " The Cunard Royal Mail steamer Malta, fr °l l New York, arrived here at 1.30 a.m. day wi tir 9 d passengers. She landed d e sp a t c h e s, telegram -1 1 31) 21 passengers, and proceeded at 1.40 a.m. forLiveifr pool. All well. Sh e exper i ence d strong easteri winds all the passage. BOMBAY MAIL. MESSINA, Dee e • a l i ; e: The Peninsular and O r i en t a l Company's st Delta passed through the Straits of Mes sil ' 33 11.45 p.m. y es t er d a y (T ues d a y), en route fir Marseilles. THE WEST INDIA AND PACIFIC 1 011 j. PLYMOUTH, DeC• 1. The Royal Mail Steampacket Company's steal: ship Atrato has arrived here w ith 56 passe n g er ; 60 sacks of mails, $715,831, and 2,734 pack a g e 3 cargo. Among the passengers are Baron T n a Grabow, Prussian Consul-General at Caraccas, 313 Commodore Phillimore and lady. The Atrato hove to off this port and transinPP ea a 22 passengers and the mails to a steam tender, and proceeded at 4 p.m for Cherbourg. The mails will be forwarded by the 7. 40 P . 133. train. FRANCE. PARIS, Dee. 1' In to-day's sitting of the Corps Legisi 3tif t i ll l members proceeded to elect the President. , Schnieder was chosen by 151 votes ; 11. Ler° obtained 53 and M. Legris 37 votes. ,d Twenty-six blank voting papers were plac`. the urn. 1;r '' BOURSE, Dec. I.—Three o'clock—The 1133 closed as follows : Bank Shares .....2767 ---; Ital'an wives ....... 6 ' ..... Austrian FiYos ... `'„ -- Ottoman Loan •.. s f" 35 Do. Debt ........• l'f../, Spanish Threes ... -hy" --- ...- Home Debt .....• ..... Strasburg Lyons Orleanst ore raststheer .... 6261 Northern , Deferred ....... .. '- Cas h. 931 bu a l ld Mediterranean ....` . 58.. 1098 f ... 5781 D 65 31 Southern Sardinian 7671 Austrian bon Lombard North of Spain 47 Saragossa 45 Roman -11 per Cent. Eud of month -- 3 per Cent End of month.— 71 72i Credit Mobilier 202 5U Transatlantic 230 • Credit Foncier _1612 Paris Gas 1597 50 RAILWAI ADELPIII 7HEATRE. Mr. Boucicault's melodrama, "The Long has been produced at this theatre. Mr. Webster as Noah L earo yd, th e l ea der of th e 5 7 - 0 .5 originally played by Mr. Emery, acts with al l . an e wonted care and effect. Mi ss Furtado, as these. Learoyd, supports th e p ar t w ith g reat earne3"lii-os Mr. Radley finds an able exponent in Mr. ' Art jeett Stirling. Mr. W. Rignold is effective as to f Starkie, and Mr. J. G. Taylor essays the P ar or e i the Irishman, J o h nn y R e illy. Mr. George 13elin n et as the eccentric solicito r , M r . MoneyPeubl'flsrea so successful as usual. The drama has bee—ores terially curtailed, and now is made to play l e ft acts, instead of four. No sign of success was irig b e wanting on Monday evening, the sal° se hearty and the calls frequent. PRINCESS'S THEATRE• Mr. Fechter's series of farewell previous to his departure for America, was inatig of tatio ll ob i o rated on Monday night with a represen the I I et o Hamlet." Mr. Fechter's delineation of h Dane is too familiar to the public to need e° l3ll3 ; ro ra w ere. Mr. Fechter received a hearty welcerae go tta perforulauii, L is many admirers and supporters. Miss C i; B: Mr. Henryclercq was tender and graceful as 0P 11611 , 3 ' Miss E Marston effective as the Ghost, en" a ce lsworthy stately as the Queen. The perferalloss was followed attentively by a large audience, ap bestowal (of applause testified to their wa ri:a dy of proval of the efforts of the actors. The alter yonLs" and " Ruy Blas" are announced for nate performance during the week. MARKETS-7his Day. LIVERPOOL COTTON. „, m ,, 03/ 30 1 ° 1 Dec. 2.—Sales probably 15,000 bales. - I ' firm. THE UNKIND WORD, AND OTIIER STOW' , s. bor of the Author of "J o h n H a lif ax. " 2 V o l s .—" The e A ti t i :John Halif ax ' h as written some interes ting an fabl3o-rrefi ing stories ; but we can call to mind nothing freel i r oe" that has a mor e en d ur i ng charm than the fre sh an gaol grac e" ful sketch es w hi c h she has p:ace,..- , in these volute eS ' as ' out a character a s J ess i e i n The Unkind Word ' et an rl a froma pure,crow d of heroines as the type of all t hat is + t base noble, and womanly. We cordially recommend volumes to every leader who can be charme d b Y the P.,,°as, trayal, from th e h an d o f an ar tist, of scones , eLe°,t3,,as and experiences, w hi c h, ha v ing none of the inerotri'edi aids from sensationalism, aro true to nature and ah ldi°° attractive."— United Service Magazine. c tea The very extensive Distillery now being cr e ro o f at Belfast, with all recent improvements for the untuefact:iaed Irish whisky, by Messrs. DUNVILLE & Co., who have. I ° - , 0 De a world-wide celebrity for their line old Irish whisky, 16 called "The Royal Irish Distillery." [IIIGH:WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE - , ~s IINO2 THUMDAY MORNING. j ' " ' 1 1 FPIDAY 42 loin past 12...... 5 Mill Pa% 1 8 ° min past 1 ...... 56 mil , 0 9 . 8 1' ~) S.A.TUItDAY 16 min past 2 ...... 40 win pas , ' 3 MONDAY 0 Thin past 3 ...... 25 w in pa..t MONDAY 4 46 min paSt 3 ...... 10 inin pa' '',. TuESDAY..,. , 30 win pas 4 4 ...... 50 Mill pasl M 0 COMA The usu has terrain in the rate tained the upon the country r( Genoa. 1 1 and almost Rail‘v n Consols ditto, for duced, Exchequer 2 7 prem. ; 44 per Ce India :. ditto 5 1 per Cent., 55 per Cei In the I the price] MI ; ditto Mexican, kish Five Cents., 6Z In the declining, Sou th-Wi Great NI 781 to 79 441. to 45 In Bai higher, at a decline miuster is. U . aion of Agra (A; quest at Americ 84k to 84 21 ; but Great I Lombard , In Telt the preset 19.1 to 2 Construe ing at a now quo The Ji cent., are The Mar and now There terday. 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