The Sun. — London, England, 1859-12-13 00:00:00

T 1 OYAL ENGLISH OPERA, 1.) COVENT-GARDEN. Under the management 61 mrsi L. Fyne and Mr.W. Harrison. THIS EVENING, DIICO R A H. Messrs. Santley, ll. Corri, St. Albyn, and W . Harrison ; Miss P i l lin g , Miss ' 1 Mr- - wail, and Miss Louisa Pyne. Conductor, Alfred Mellon. Ballet, LA 'FIANCEE. Messrs. W. H. Payne, H. Payne, F. Payne, Did Lequine, rasquale, Piernm, Clara Morgan, and Mons. Vandris. • - - - Doors open at hALt• past 7—Commence at 8 o'clock. THE.ATRE-ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lefwee, Mr. J. B. Enckstone. :PHIS ETErfiNG the performances will oommenee with A, CURE FOR THE HEARTACHE. Atter which, by desire, THE CONTESTED ELECTION Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mathews, Mr. Buckatone, Ala - A7 KISS IN THE' DAMS. Commence at 7. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. - • -•- Lessee, Mr. A. Thirds. TFITS ETENING. the new drama: entitled HOME TRUTHS: Messrs. G. Melville. J. (..Shore, F. Matthews, MIAs C. Lec - ereg and Mrs. Charles Young. To be followed by the new Petite Comedy, entitled GOSSIP. Messrs. Ryder, Meadows; H. Bland, J. G. Shore; and. Mrs. C. Young. - • • After which, Mons, Espanosa (Premier Danseur Comique), will appear, with Madlie. Nariquita, assisted by the Ladies of the.rtivpit de Itallet,.ht Le Grand Pas du Dervish de Pan.t, as' danced by him 150 consecutive nights at the Theatre de la Porte St. Martin, Paris. To conclude vilth NCRSEY CHICKWEED. Messrs. H. Widdieomb, Meadows, • Salter ; Miss L. Keeley and Mrs: Weston. MEW THEATRE - ROYAL, ADELPHL Role rroorietor and Manarer, Mr. Beni. Webster. THIS EVENING,• THE DEAD HEART. Messrs B. Webster. J. L. Toole, David Fisher, Paul Bedford. Stuart, Milneton, C. J. Smith, Eburne, Moreland; Miss Woolgar, and Miss K. Kelly. Followed. by the successful piece of extravagance, called DINO - RAI:I UNDER - DIFFICULTIES. Messrs. J. L. Took, P. Bedford, C. J. Smith, Eburne, and Miss K. Kelly. Doorgopen at half-past six—Commence at' seven. Box- Glicenoen from 10 to S. No charge for securing seats, nor f ar bills Of performance. All fees to servants of this establ6thment are strictly prohibited. •• Acting Manager—Mr. Wm. Smith. rintE ATR E-R OY LYCEUM- s o Te I,4imsee and Dire:Areas, Madame Celette. TRIO EVENING, a new Vaudeville Comedietta, called THE RIMY UNDER THE DOOR-MAT. ;Messrs. James Vinning, Job Rouse, ac.; Mesdames A, H. Hatton and Julia St. George. To be followed by the.new Drama Fantasfique, entitled PARIS AND PLEASURE ; or, Home and Happiness. Principal characters by Messrs. W. Lacy. J. Vining:, .T. John stone. F. Villiers • MissesJulta St.. George, Hudspeth, Kate Saville, A. Burd ett. and Madame celeste. Po conclude with ST. MARY'S EVE. Madame Celeste anti Mr. Rouse. ROYAL. ST. JAMES'S THEATRE, ICin;-street, St. James's. Lessee, Mr. T. B. Chatter ton. The nearest Theatre to Chelsea, Pimlico, and West minster. the Park being open to carriages and foot passen gers all hours of the night. THIS EVENING, A DEAD SHOT. With A DAY AT PARIS. Miss L. Thompson and Mr. C Young. . After which TIT K CHATTER-BOX. Messrs. Barret, Bra zier ; Mesdames F. Vattheirs, Murray, and Eliza Arden. Followed by MAGIC TOYS, 'support.ll by Miss Lydia Thompson, Clara St. Came, &c. Reduced Prices , --Gallery, fid; Pit, ls. The Box-ofEce open from 11 to 5 daily. Doors open at half-past six ; perform ance Commences at 7. A .STLEVS ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, Westminster-road. Sole Lessee—)Tr. William Cooke, his Farewell Season. T FITS EVENING. the grand melo-dramatic - pYoduCtion, by Tom Taylor. Esq., called GARIBALDI ;- illustrating the pri-cipal events in the Lite of the Great Italian General. To be followed by New and Transtendant Equestrian Talent of Young Menoni, supereminent in his somersaults and inap proachable—The brilliant Lady Elder, Miss Emily Cooke— Tne Wonderfully-schoqed Dogs and Monkeys, 'and Intelli gent Elephant—Amazing YErtril Roridines by John Henry Cooke, the first horseman in the Universe—Equestrian Blind Man's Ruff—Vaulting Ambition, by the treble-headed Won ders —Sig. Delavanti and his admirable Protegees, varied by those heralds of fun, the Clowns,. Mimes, and. Drolls. To commence at 7. Stage Manager, Mr. R. Phillips N..)ANTERBUR V HALL CONCERTS.- EVERY EVENING.—The Music of Verdi's Opera o MACBETH (now first made public in England at these Con. certs). And a Grand Se calm from Meyerbeer's new opera of DINORAII. Comic Vocalists -Messrs. George Hodson (the Irish Come dian and Mimic), IV. T. Critchuleld, and E. W. Mackney. Several interestin Pictures are added to the Fin'e 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. R f)S A RON II EUR'S celebrated PICTURE of the HORSE FAIR is now added to the already mazniflcent Collection of Paintimrs in the Canterbury Hall Fine Arts Gallery. The gallery is °pea trout 9 a nt. till 12 p.m. Admission, Six pence. VTIIE EATIIER.—SUN OFFICE, DECEMBER 13. THEILMONETEA, IN THE SHADE. 45thighest since noon yesterday. 35—lowest this morning and during the night. 39—this day at noon. BARO3IETRIt-30.19--still going down. Wm), North-Westerly; light, with fine weather, Heavy , fog in the morning. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Titis DAY.—Morning, 3h. 47m.—Afternoon, 4h. 11m To-moußow.-Morning, 4h. 35m.—Afternoon, 4b. 59m, • .4 ' 4 1 9 • ..1.• ..01.aut:m • ot, k -;.,U 1 410 , r wr% le& ;04' t• 41 TII E SUN. LONDON, TUESDAY, DEC. 13, 1859. The Spaniards having at last succeeded in picking a quarrel again with their old enemies the Moors, are now, as we all know, " at it" in real earnest, led on by Marshal O'DONNELL, who with his baton points the way unmistakeably to territorial conquest as the real meaning of this new military expedition. The insincerity of the pleas put forward for this last excursion beyond. the limits of their own small possessiona.in northern Africa, has made us disin dined to regard the onslaught with any degree of sympathy 'or encouragement whatsoever. This we have already through these columns endeavoured to express as plainly as might be in any way practicable, and as fully as might be in any way reasonable. To our thinking—looking upon the course of recent events in the neighbour hood of Ceuta quite dispassionately—the war has' been perversely originated by the Spaniards them: selves. The testimony of this is discernible indeed, we cannot but think, at the merest casual glance, through the diplomatic correspondence preceding the actual declaration of hostilities. Through that correspondence between the represen tatives of the Queen of SPAIN and of the Emperor or Sultan of Mondcco it will have been observed by any one who cared to glance through the half dozen despatches exchanged between the Afri can continent and the Spanish peninsula, that the demands made upon the Moors in behalf of the Spanish Crown and on the part of the Spanish Government increased and multiplied at every stage of the negotiation. Increased, in fact, so flagrantly, so monstrously, so shamelessly, that the ruler of Morocco appears to have had at last no option left to him but to take up the gage of battle and accept the challenge. Hence, indeed, the conflict which has again upon these northern coasts of Africa recommenced between the Moors and the Spaniards. The Moors, bY the way, being left entirely to their own resources, while the Spaniards are supported by the moral influence and the material aid accruing to them Mom the coincident views and active alliance of the French Imperial Govern• ment. Glaringly, therefore, the struggle from the outset is unequal. Obviously, it is a strife between the forces on one side of African barbarism, and, on the other, of European civilisation. It is an unfair contest, not simply of two to one, but rather, as it were, of a dozen or a score to one—and if for nothing else, is, fur that One simple reason (the reason expressed by the familiar schoolboy taunt, " Hit one of your own size !"), to us—as lookers-on —peculiarly distaste hi!. The quarrel, as we have said, has been Picked, perversely and prepense " pi c k e d, e by the Spanish Government. It has been picked not upon one false plea merely, but upon a series of false pleas. It has been opened in this manner suddenly and in a method according to which the Moors are:insidiously taken at a double disadvantage. Nothing has yet occurred of nieye importance in this new war of Spain in Morocco beyond the contest upon the 25th of November. A contest as it was deemed even at Madrid itself of such importance that Marshal O'DONNELL at once :ffiEl is uN,I !LONDON! T UESDAY2ETENING, • DECEMBER '.13, r 1859 ~~-.. ~. ..,... hastened his departure to the seat of war in conse- quence, for the purpose of taking up his position there forthwith, in his supremely responsible cka racter as Commander-in-Chief. Elsewhere will be found, transferred to our columns of this evening, from thole of our chief morning contemporary, a picturesque description of the aspect of affairs just now at Ceuta—penied by one whose very selection to the post implies his ability--to write and his keenness to observe, 1. e. =ether ,Correspondent. From,this authentic narrative it,will be seen that as yet things arc there (at Ceuta) in a state of muddle and confusion, strongly reminding one of the old disastrous plight, five years ago, of our Crimean Slough of Despond at Balaklava. Take in illustration, the account given of the creek, where the cattle were landed from the horse-boats. It is de picted as a " dry gully," which " continues for some distance above highwater mark, passing under a broad arch of brickwork, and sloping up wards until the ground rises to a level with the quay." The writer then goes on to say, "It is narrowed by a . number of large boats, hauled up on. either . side; beneath the arch aro heaps of old cordage and rusty chain cables ; the mud at the water's edge combines with lurking defilements and 'abominations to produce the pleasing, variety of odours that impregnate the surrounding atmos phere. It was here that the square, heavy horseboats came, dancing, to the no small disquietude of their living freights, over the heavy swell that rolled into the baY with the rising tide after eight in the evening." Then comes the record of the landing, as follows :—" The boats - were hauled into the creek, and' as near to land as they could come; once aground, a bridge waslhrown out from them, down which the cattle came. There were then still a good many yards of water to traverse, into which some of the animals made great difficulty about stepping, while others took it so clum sily that they fell and got completely drenched. Most of them were mounted to come ashore, but some were merely driven into the water, and wan dered out of their course and almost out of their depth. A number of half-naked men waded, about catching and directing them ; on shore, when the horses landed, many of them found no one in readiness to claim them, and re mained encumbering the narrow space until some officer ordered them off. In the boats, soldiers and grooms shouted and swore; on land impatient pro prietors clamoured for greater speed. If you ima gine all this passing on a dark night by the dim light of two or three lanterns, you will compose a picture that was not altogether pleasing to those who figured in it. Early in the night a cargo of commissariat cattle was landed, and six or seven poor beasts, seeming;y sick and weak from confine ment on board, fell into the water, close to its edge, and rose no more, They lay there, half embedded in mad, objects of terror to the horses that passed them, occasionally convulsively struggling and gasping, until the flowing tide ended their mise ries." The ineident which is next recounted— a sort• cf impromptu bull-fight —is aptly introduced as ono in 'every way eminently cha racteristic. It is. as amusing as a spectacle in the amphitheatre. But more sanguinary spectacles than these we may be sure are in store - for Moors and Spaniards in that unhappy region of strife— that ill-fated arena of a conflict wantonly provoked by the evil policy of a selfish ambition, acting through the rather dubious machinery of the pre sent Government at Madrid. The late appointments made by Lord PAL MERSTON'S Government are amongst the most auspicious incidents recorded in the history of the Coalition. Nothing could well have been more judicious, under the circumstances, than the selec: tion of Sir HENRY KEATING, the late Solicitor- General, to occupy that seat upon the bench in the Court of Common Pleas, so unexpectedly rendered vacant the other day by the sudden death of the lamented Mr. Justice CROWDER. The abilities of the hon. and learned gentleman now invested with the judicial ermine after twice occupy. ing the responsible position of the second of the legal advisers of the Crown, having seats in the House of Commons, are very generally recognised —are,recognised none the less heartily by his poli tical opponents than by his political friends and associates—as more suited in every way to the dis charge of the duties devolving upon a judge Can of those more active and energetic and agitating duties devolving upon a popular representative connected in any conspicuous manner with the lab Ours of Administration. Whatever may be the opinion entertained by some in regard to.the foren sic judicial qualifications of Sir HENRY KEATING, we believe that his promotion from the office of Solicitor-General to the vacant seat upon the bench of the Common Pleas will excite among both friends and enemies almost una nimous satisfaction. And certainly the selection which has been made immediately afterwards hy Sir llENnv's successor as Solicitor-General, ought to be welcomed by the Liberals, generally with peculiar, and we are fain even to add, with even unqualified sentiments of gratification. The hon. and learned gentleman ,in question, Mr. WILLIAM ATHERTON, M.P. for the city of Durham, Q.C., one of ILM.C. for the Duchy of Lancaster, one of the leading advocates on the Northern Circuit, Counsel to the Admiralty, and Judge-Advocate of the Fleet, ought to be regarded as more peculiarly welcome to the more advanced Liberals in his new character as her MAJESTY'S Solicitor-General, for reasons more potent, in their way, at this particular moment, than any that might be rationally deduced from those evidences of his high powers, whether personal or professional. And these, to our thinking, vastly superior reasons—are they not obviously the reasons most affecting the future fortunes of the present Ministry through its future policy as an Administration ? Mr. ATHERTON, we ought to re member, then, with especial satisfaction at this juncture, is in his own political views so advanced and so enlightened in Liberalism that he is an earnest advocate for the Ballot, no less than for the eitension of the suffrage, for the comprehensive revision of our legal system, and for the removal, root and branch, ab solutely and entirely, of that old upas-banian hitherto covering the land with its deadly poison shade, that self-propagating tree-of-evil, the fruits of which were Religious Disabilities. Mr. ATHERTON is no Whig, is no partiSati, is tin 2(1 1 vanced and thoroughly independent Liberal, is for all reforms, bet above all, for (what is in our esti mation) ,the reform of all refornis—The Ballot. Particularly, peculiarly, especially for that one rea- son among many powerful reasons, all tending to make us regard with complacency the selection of tho hon. and learned gentleman the member for the city of Durham, for the post of Solicitor- General, we rejoice very heartily as reformers in this latest, as it is also one of the very best ,among several excellent official appointments recently mado under 'the Coalition Government. The I)uk© of Newcastle has arrived in town from Brighton. • The Earl and. Countess- of ; Winchilsea have arrived at the St. George's HotiA from Bastwill Park. Viscount Palmerston returned to London yester day from Brighton, . . . `C OURT CIRCULAR. OSBORNE, Dzc. 12. The Queen, his Royal Highness the Prince ,teilsort, Princess Alice, Princess Helena, and Princese Louisa crosse d over to Portsmouth this morning in the Royal yacht Fairy. 4 4 4 .t 4.-6. '.0 'Her s Majesty ceturiedfaisborne in tho afternoon. In attendance were the Duchess of Atholl, Major-Gen. the lion—C—Cizeyogul,Captain Du Plat. Lieutenant-Colonel Ja,Mei T. D. Criclitim Stuart was sworn Lord-Lieutenant of the county of Mite before the Lord-Presidenrlbid' 'other Lords of—the Council, at the Council-chambar, Whitehall, yesterday. Viscount Palmerston returned to London yesterday from )3righton. Lord and Lady Edward Thynne have left town for Longleaf, Wilts, on a visit to the Marquis of Bath. A telegraphic despatch has reached Paris, stating that Lord Holland, who is now in Naples, and .has been there for some weeks, IS most alarmingly ill. Lord and Lady Huntingfield and the Hon. Miss Vanneek have arrived at the St. George's Hotel. Lord Vernon has arrived at the St. George's Hotel. The Right lion. Benjam in Disraeli, M.P., and Mri: Disraeli have arrived at their residence at Grosvenor gate froni Hughendev Manor, Bucks. The:Hon. W. and Mrs. Vernon have arrived at tho St. *George's Hotel. Sir Courtenay and Lady Honywood have left the, St. George's Hotel. Sir George and Lady Jervis have left, the St. George's Hotel. • ' Mr. Cobden's health is improvtn,g,.and he has been advised by his,physiciun to spend a short time at Caiines. It seems doubtful, however, whether the hon. gentleman will be able to do so. The grand jury at the Central Criminal Court, yesterday, returned a true bill 'ibis murder against James Moore. They alSo threw out the bill' preferred against James Powers, who was committed on Friday last from the Mansion-house by the Lord Mayor and Mr. Alderman Abbiss for a rape on Hannah Percival. The latest information from Dungannon is that Sub-Inspector Mathews was 81i15htly better on Saturday: Holden was removed in the resuming to Omagh Gaol, under escort of twelve men of the constabulary force. His unfor tunate wife came with her child to endeavour - to'see him before he left,- but was not permitted. • , . SEASONABLE DONATION.—The funds of the Royal Free . HOspital; Gray's•irtn-road, have within the last few days been increased by a donation of 452 10s. from the Fish mongers' Company, with an annual subscription of £5 yes RECOVERY OF GOLD FROM TIIE ROYAL CHARTER. —The letters - from Moelfra- received on Monday report a further recovery of gold from the wreck of the Royal Char ter—namely, 5101 b. of gold coin, 40 ingots Of gold, 286 f sovereigns,, 47 rupees, 381 b. of golddust, five bars of gold, and One cup ingot and a piece of iron plate, with part of a bar of gold and some sovereigns driven into it, which latter, it is observed, is " a great curiosity." The steam-tug Fury arrived at Liverpool yesterday, from Moelfra, with about £lO,OOO in gold. ... . TILE EXTRA HOLIDAY FOR . CHRISTMAS. — The Lord Chancellor, in accordance with the pOwer vested in him by the general orders of 1845, has ordered all the Chan cery offices to be closed on the 26th inst., thus affording to a great number of clerks the benefit of a holiday on that day. We are glad also to perceive that the heads of the leading linendrapers' and woollendrapers' establishments in Whitechapel and Aldgate districts have . agreed that their shops shall be closed on the Monday following Christmas day, a printed notice having been issued to that effect. ' CFIARTERHOUSE COMMEMORATION. —Yesterday the Fourlcr's Day was celebrated with more than Usual 'eclat. Divine service was performed in the ancient chapel, the sermon being preached by the Bishop of London, who has recently. been elected a governor. Afterwards the annual oration in Latin was delivered by Mr. Albert Eden Seyntuir, in the presence M a large number of Carthusians. In the evening a dinner took place in.the large hall, under. the presidency of the Venerable Archdeacon Hale,- the Master, the stewards on the occasion being Lord Justice Turner, Sir E. A. H. Lechmere, Hart., the Rev. T. Collins 8.D., the Rev. S. It. Carter, 8.D., the Rev. G. E. Jeff , M.A., and Mr. T. A. Stone. Several excellent speeches were delivered. ' ' - TIIE BRI:NEL MEMORIAL.—It may gratify the friends of the late Mr. Brunel to know that the subsciip lions received towards the erection of a monument to his memory already exceed £l,OOO. The subscribers comprise all classes of the community, and the subscriptions are of various amounts, according to the means of the subscribers, the maximum being limite by the committee of manage ment' ta 10 guineas. THE PAKINGTON TESTIMONIAL.—The testimonial about to be presented to Sir John Pakington by the county and city of Worcester was inspected by. the Prince Consort, at Windsor Castle last week, and is now being exhibited by Messrs. Mannings, of the Cross, Worcester. A description of the testimonial—which consists OLa silver shield 40 inches in diameter has already appeared. The following inserip • tion is en,graven on the rim of the shield :—" Presented to the 'Right Hon. Sir John S. Fakington, Bart., G.C.8., M.P., by the county and..city of Worcester. in grateful recognition of his services for 24 years as chairman of the county quarter sessions ' • this shield also illustrates his pub lic and official career as First• Lord of the Admiralty, Secre tary of State fur the Ccilonies, and •an able advocate of general education." The presentation will be made en the ,28th inst., and will be followed by a dinner at the Guild hall, presided over by Lord Lyttleton, the lord lieutenant of the county.---tlris',B Birmingham Gazette. TIIE NEW SOLICITOR•GENERAL.—Mr. William Atherton,. Q.C. M.P , his receive!" the' appointment of • Solicitor •Generais rendered vacant hy • the appointment of Sir Henry Keating to the judicial ,bench. The learned gentleman is the. son of the late Rev. 'Wm. _Atherton, a distinguished Wesleyan minister, and some time president of the Conference, his mother being •n daughter of the late Rev. 'Walter Monson, a clergyman. of the Established Church of Scotland. He was born in Glasgow in 1806, and was married in 1813, to Agnes Mary, the second daughter of Mr. Hall, the chief magistrate of Bow-street. In 1839 he was called to the bar by the Inner Temple, having during the preVious seven years practised as a spe cial pleader. He has represented the city of Durham since 1852, and IS 'what may be considered a very advanced Libe ral, being in favour of the ballot, a large reform in the law, the removal of all religious disabilities, and the extension of the suffrage. ... • • THE MILE-END INQUEST AND THE REV. MA.. BONWELL.—It is not generally known that the Bishop . of London has issued a second or further 'commission to in quire into the cenduct of the Rev. James Bonwell, giving enlarged powers to the cbramissioners—not that the first com mission haayet been opened. On Thursday next, however, we believe the commission asuppointed will commence their inquiry at the Common-hall, Doctors-commons, when that portion of the rev. gentleman's conduct which could not properly bo gone into before the coroner will undergo a rigid inquiry.. The rev, gentleman will be aided by power ful legal advisers, and considerable excitement prevails in the neighbourhood of Mr. Bonwcll's incumbency. A SMALL VESSEL FOR A LONG VOYAGE.—Many of our readers will recollect reading the particulars in our columns, sonic time ago, .of tlie perilous voyage of the Little Lucy, a screw yacht of about 25 tons, to Bahia, having been navigated that lone . distance in peffect safety by Capt. R. Breckon, notwithstai7ding the perilous character of the undertaking. The Little Lucy was intended for the ser vice of the contractors of the Bahia Railway, and after her successful run out it was determined, thus encouraged, to despatch a still smaller screw steamer under sail to the same destination. Accordingly one waspurchased on the Clyde, under 20 tons register, and, after being fitted out for her adventurous voyage, was placed under the command of Captain Bracken as the most fitting person to bring the trip to a successful termination, the - coolness and skill ex • ' hibited by him in his first performance justifying this con fidence; and she started, after several delays in running from port to port' to escape various gales, on her passage to. Bahia.. If the voyage of the Little, Lucy manifested an amount of seamanship and daring rarely witnessed, the' .trip of the Helen Coran, the name of the screw steamer' in question, was calculated to call forth, if possible, still greater resources of skill, judgment, and cool daring. Of course Captain Breekon.knew that the utmost watchfulness would be required lot a puff of wind should capsze his tiny craft and involve himself. and crew, five in number, in a watery grave, and that he would, as he expressed it, have to "nurse her like a child." We are Ord to learn that the tidienturous'party, with their little craft, have arrived safe at Cape Verd, after having encountered fearful weather, the Helen Corm being most of the time literally buried in the seas. . There. was no respite from watchfulness, as the least relaxation might hare proved fatal, and so far on this perilous voyage intrepid Skill has triumphed over a step that seemed censurable for temerity, and Captain Breckon has every confidence in the successful accomplishment of the least hazardous part of the voyage. We hope on the return of the gallant captain he will meet with a more en larged sphere for the displiy of his talents, and one more befitting his worth —Liverpool Telegraph. THE CHRISTMAS PANTOMIMES.—The Christmas entertainments of the present year will be distinguished by the care and expense which have been lavished on their productiens Three of the most popular nursery, 4ales of childhood respectively furnish the subject matter for the openings at the three principal theatres. The facile pen of Mr. E. L. Blanchard is, for the eighth time, employed at Drury-lane. The title is " Jack and the Bean Stalk," and report speaks highly, not only of the dialogue, but of the ' scenery of Mr. Beverly, who has composed two original effeets for the piece. The Christmas offering at Covent garden is the well-known " Puss in Boots." The author is Mr. j..V. Bridgman, whose epigrammatic 'production of last year resulted in such unqualified success. Mr. Byron makes his debut as a pantomime author at the Princess's, selecting the time-honoured story of " Jack the Giant Killer." The scenery, it is said, is of the most mag•ni ficent character, and is. declared to Outdo all previous eft es of even Messrs,.Grieve and Telbin. The transfor- ' mation scene in particular is of a most peculiar kind, and introducing various novel and brilliant effects, will doubt less take the town :by Storni. Miss Louise Keeley plays the hero Jack. The•burlesque at the Adelphi is also written by Mr. Byron, and is adapted from the old German story of Lurliue. Mr;Robert Brough exercises his bu:rlesque powers on the adventures of Alfred the Great for the bone.; fit of the Olympic audience. Mr. F. Robaon will, of course, personate the hero. Mr. Frank Talfourd is as industrious as his compeer, Mr. Byron ; he furnishes not only the open ing for tho Lyceum but also the extravaganza at the Strand. The former is entitled it Kiwi. b ' Thrush-beard," the latter is founded on the historical tale of "William Tell." The Christmas entertaimitent at Sadler'S 'Wells is an adaptation of a tale of the Brothers Grimm, called the " Golden Goose.", At the Haymarket the pantomime is, as usual, from the pen of the lessee, Mr. Buckstone. The title ii "'Valentine's Dart, or Harlequin and the True Lovers' Knot." THE DRAUGHTS MATCH AT GLAS6OW.—This match was brouxht to a conclusion On Saturday, resulting in the defeat of .'Sl'KetTow. When play began on that day, til.t:ha,einiesog,ranut::tNovoterie—dl‘ilsaportsiend, of, l a ; ll A e l n qi di e i r i :o i v,: d G .. ; ~ w . it: 1 . 1 ni t.,, t e ~. t r h e , : t na it in v i , n a g s a to h, l p e e p le l s a ,, ye c d. onte l s i t i th e co u rts of the day acknowledged the conquer . vice of bit: friends, threw up the Mittel' accordingly was . engaged as a porter in the establishme n t and W. C , anc ? , w (' - 'in th e o ci ad: Martin was or. I\l'Kerrow, who atupbell and Co., of Glasg .)w, resig e:dMeesrits. J. tion before the match commenced, n.nd so certain. lsviles. situa tion an easy victory, that it-Svae his intention, when "th e e fig ht was o'er," to commence business in the spirit tra.J.e..Ma is a Welshman by birth, and is e.ngeged in the orchest ra one of the metropolitan theatres, ball, which was honoured with the presence of the King and Queen of Greece, who were most gracious to every one present ; the whole corps diplomatique, with all the notables in Athens, were in full dress. Tho King opened the ball by dancing with Miss Wyse, and the Queen with Prince Alfred ; the Queen afterwards honoured Major Cowell and our Secretary of Legation by dancing with them, and the King honoured our consul's lady, Mrs. Neale, by dancing a quadrille with her. At twelve o'clock supper was announced. A private table for the royal party, consisting of the King, Queen, Prince Alfred, Sir Thomas and Miss Wyse, had been laid in Sir Thomas's library, where after supper his Majesty remained some time admiring the fine collection of books and pictures. Dancing was resumed with renewed spirit after supper, their Majesties seeming especially to enjoy them selves, for although they arrived at nine p.m. it was past three when the chef d'orchestre gave the last coup d'archet that put an end to the eotillon. Alto gether this has been one of the most splendid fetes we have had in Athens. The apartments were de corated in very good taste, the music was first-rate, the presence of our glorious Queen's young son made all our hearts joyful. The attention paid by Sir Thomas and Miss Wyse to their numerous guests and the splendour of the entertainment, showed clearly that our host and hostess were born in the land of. hospitality. On the 17th the Prince returned to his frigate, attended by Sir Thomas and Miss Wyse, where their Majes ties paid him a parting visit, which was said by those present to be very affacting ; in fact, had the Prince been one of their nearest relations they could not have been kinder to him. The Greek Government having placed a small steamer at the Prince's disposal, he visited in it Eleusia and the neighbourhood, and on the 18th the Euryalus sailed for Corfu. The visit of the young Prince has made a most favourable impression here, and the English colony has been much gratified by the honours paid him, not only by the Court and the officials gene rally, but by all those who had an opportunity of paying him any respect, without overwhelming him with idle compliments. His manners are captivating it is true, and the kindness he showed his brother middies in providing them with partners at the ball won the hearts of the Greek young ladies. Notwithstanding the bad weather Sir T. Wyse found an opportunity of attending the Prince to the Acropolii ; and no one is more capable of imparting ancient lore or of pointing out the artistic views of the magnificent scenery than this learned and ac complished scholar, and I understand - that under his scientific direction the Prince took a few sketches, which will no doubt greatly delight his royal parents, and-be agreeable souvenirs of his visit to Athens. The choice made of Major Cowell for his governor seems a very happy one, for it was remarked by all —and the Greeks are keen observers as you know — that whether dancing with the Queen, or conversing with our grandees, he never lost sight of his royal pupil. Capt. rarleton seemed also very assiduous in his attendance upon our sailor Prince. Under such able tuition he cannot fail to fulfil our hopes of be coming one of the brightest jewels of our beloved Queen's crown.", LATEST NEWS. The following telegrams have been received at Mr. Reuter's office : VIENNA, Dec. 12. The Austrian Gazette of this evening says day'bn'change it was positively stated that with the New Year the payment in silver of the coupons of the National Loan will be resumed. PARIS, MONDAY. The Pays of this eveningannounces that the Pope and.the Xing of Naples have sent in their adhesion to the Congress, and adds:—" The Congress is now constituted in principle. The unanimous adhesion to it proves that Europe knows how to appreCiate and• acknowledge the energetic and loyal policy: of the Emperor; and allows us to presage a, satisfac tory solution of the difficulties of the Italian question." TURIN, DEC. 12. The nomination of the Chevalier de Jocteau as Minister Plenipotentiary of the King of Sardinia, to the Court of Vienna, has been - definitively de- cided upon. MADRID, DEC. 12. Yesterday the third corps d'armee embarked at Malaga: The enthusiasm was very great. Immediately on the arrival of the flotilla at Ceuta the Spanish were to take the offensive, and offer battle to the enemy. Cholera had diminished in the encampment. BASLE, DEC. 12. The Grand Duke, Ferdinand IV. of Tuscany, has arrived hero in the strictest incognito. The Grand Duke, it is expected, will reside in France during the sitting of the Congress. VIENNA, DEC. 13. The Imperial Law Gazette of to-day publishes a decree ordering the payment of the interest of the National loan, falling due on and after the Ist of January next, to be effected in silver as formerly. COPENHAGEN, DEC. 12. The Daybludet announces that Prince Christian of Denmark has refused the post of Governor of Holstein offered to him. Government has in con sequence given up the project. Fifty-eight of the principal members of the Diet have presented an address of confidence to the former President of the Ministry, M. Von Hall. This address includes a vote of defiance against tho actual President of the Ministry, M. Rottwitt. FRANCE. PARIS, MONDAY. At the legation of the Piedmontese Embassy to day the daughter of the Marquis Villamarini (late Ambassador at the Court of the.Tuileries and now , Governor of Milan) was united tothe Marquis Saint Andre, of the . Piedmontese army. Their Imperial Highnesses the Princesses Mathilde and Clotilde were present, several of the Ministers Plenipoten- . tiary, and some of the most distinguished personages of the fashionable world. The Marquis Villamarina will not leave Paris until early in. January. THE BOURSE, Dec. 12.-The market has been very buoyant. Threes, after having been done at 70f. 75c. and 70f. 80c., aro at 70f. 70e. Mobilier varied from 855 f. to 8651. ; Lombard, 578 f. 75c. to 583 f. 75c. ; Austrian, 5751. to 5771. 50c.; Lyons, 9471. 50d. to 950 f. ; Orleans, 1,437 f. 50c. to 1,454 f: ;; Eastern, 6701. to 675 f. ; Southern, 5421. 50e. to 547 f. 50e.; Northern, 982 f. 50e. "to 987 f. 50c. The following were the last quotations :- 4.t per Center - 96 75 I Credit Fonder.... 710 - Do. end month 97 10 Belgian 4t - - 3 per Cents .70 551Piedmonteso (5) .. 85 75 Do. end month 7O 65 , Roman Bl -- Bank Shares. 2890 - Austrian - - Credit Mobilier .. 863 75 Spanish Threes Do. Account ..... 861 25 Home Debt 43 50 RAILWAYS. Cash. Account. Orleans' .. 1440 .. 1437 50 Northern ' 981 25 .. 930 New ditto. 862 50 865 Lyons and Mediterranean 945 .. 947 50 Geneva 560 .. 565 -- Southern Western 585 .. 590 Eastern Sardinian 435 .. 435 -- Austrian Lombard ..... ........ . 578 75 . .. 580 Exchange on London, at sight, paper, 25f. 10c. ; money, 25f. 9c.; three months, paper, 24f. 95c. ; money, 24f. 9310. AUSTRIA. The following letter has been received from Pesth " DECEMBER I. "A piece of news so extraordinary has reached the high political cinles of this city that it is not without hesitation I venture to communicate , it, and yet the said circles have excellent means of obtaining the earliest and best information. The news is that the Emperor of Austria contemplates abdicating the crown in favour of his son, a child born the 21st of August, 1838, and appointing as Regent his brother, the Archduke Maximilian, formerly Governor of Lombardo-Venetia. The reason assigned for the projected abdi cation is that the Emperor sees with dismay that Austria is going to rack and ruin, and shrinks from the risk of figuring personally in history as the ' last of the Hapsburgs.' On the other hand, being an obstinate and wrong-headed young man, he will not consent to make the various concessions to the different parts of his empire, and especially to Hungary, by which alone the dangers now im pending over Austria could, perhaps, for a time be averted. There is yet another reason, and that is, freed from the cares of Government, his Majesty could devote himself with ardour to the two pur suits which form the passion of his life and the ob ject of his highest ambition—the slaughter of game and the tailoring of the army." GREECE. The following is an extract of a letter froin Athens, dated 25th November, 1859 :—" We have had rather stirring times for this part of the world these last few days. First of all, the opening of the exhibition of Greek produce, though not exhibit ing anything very extraordinary to those who have been in the habit of frequenting the Crystal Palace, still promises well for the future of Greece. The embroidery, the etching on wood, and the busts in Pentelicon marble, of -the heroes of the Greek Revolution, including the English Philhellenes, Lord Byron, General Church, Captain Hastings. and Mr. Finlay, arc well worthy of mention. Next came the arrival of the Euryalus, with our royal middy. HiS arrival had been long announced for the 10th, but. the weather, which had been ex cessively fine up to the Bth, suddenly became squally, and caused us to be afraid it might detain the Prince longer than intended, as we knew be was to make thermopylx, Marathon, and Sunium on his way. However, faithful to the programme, the Euryalus cast anchor in Pirxus harbour on the day appointed. Sir T. Wyse, with the members of the legation and the consular authorities, immediately went on board to pay their respects. Notwith standing a most pressing invitation from his Ma jesty King Otho to take up his residence at the palace, the Prince decided on accepting the hospi tality of our own Minister during his stay in Athens.. Both the King and Queen did all in their power to show Prince Alfred every attention ; a grand, dinner one day, and a grand ball next, were given at court in his honour ; the court carriages and the King's horses, were placed at his disposal, but the bad weather prevented, unfortunately, the several excursions to the interesting places in the neighbourhcod planned by their Majesties for him. The Prince attended the English church on Sunday, when the Rev.' Dr. Hill preached a very good sermon, ad hoc.• Sir Thomas Wyse gave several dinners, And 911 the 16th a grand SPAIN. The Madrid Gazette of the Bth contains an order of the day addressed by the General Commanding in-Chief the expedition to Morocco to the 'lst corps d'arn►ce, expressing approbation of the manner in which its disembarkation was effected, of the re signation it displayed under privations, and of its courage in combat. The journals say that at the latest dates from Morocco the troops were suffering greatly from cold, rain, and wind, and that their tents, being of an old model and material, do not afford thcm sufficient protection. A journal states that in the bombardment of the forts of Tetuan by the French the Admiral's ship, the Bretagne, and also the San Luis were struck by cannon balls; and sustained some damage ; the former had also a man wounded. AMERICA. LIVERPOOL, MONDAY NIGHT.: The steamer Canada arrived at Queenstown this afternoon,and after landing the mails, &c., proceeded for Liverpool. She sailed from Boston on the 30th ult., and from Halifax on the 3d inst., baying been detained at the latter port 36 hours by a dense fog. She brings 24,000 dollars in specie and fifty-nine passengers. Steamer Europa arrived. The following summary of news was telegraphed from Queenstown to the Liverpool agent of the New York Associated Press : Steam ship Bohemian, from Liverpool, arrived at Portland on the 29th ult: The total loss of life by wreck of the steamer Indian is now ascertained to have been 24. Washington Irving, the celebrated author, is dead. ' Californian dates to Nov. 5 had readied New York. The shipment of gold from San Francisco for the month of October was 3,620,000 dols. An association was in course of formation throughout the state of California for the purpose of depriving the Chinese of all employment, except such as is of a menial character. _ _ All feeling of excitement in regard to the con troversy about the island of San Juan had nearly died out; and it was generally thought that Gen. Scott would initiate an amicable adjustment between the two Governments. Gen. Harney had quitted the territory. Havannah dates arc to the 26th Nov. General Scrano, the new Captain-General of Cuba, had ar rived out, and had been inaugurated at Havarinah with considerable splendour. The sugar market at Havannah was inactive, but prices were Um. The most exciting topic in the United States was the approaching execution of Brown and his accom plices in the Harper's Ferry affair. Governor Wyse, of Virginia, had ordered out a large military force to overawe any attempt at rescue that might be threa tened. A proposition had also been started to esta blish martial law. Brown had expressed entire resignation to his fate. Money was being liberally contributed in the north-western states to support his family. Advices from Mexico are to the 19th ult. The Constitutionalists had lost at Querelao 21 cannon and a large number of prisoners, including Generals Alverz and Alpitk and an American officer. The latter is reported to hare been shot against the re monstrances of the British Minister. A battle had occurred at Indanango, in which 400 men were killed, and half the town is burnt. The Liberals were victorious. It was reported that a compromise had been proposed between Juarez, Robles, and Mi ramon, Juarez to be the Provisional. President at Mexico, and the constitution of 1857 to be restored, and. the laws concerning church property to be annulled. At the New York money market (on the 30th) money wac in fair demand. Osod supply at un changed rates. Sterling exchange was dull. The quotations for bills on London ranged from 1091 to 109. The stock market was quiet at an improve ment in prices. The closing quotations were, Illinois Central shares, 28 ; New York Central shares, 821 ; Erie shares advanced a per share.. The cotton market ekhibited a drooping tendency. Flour was dull, but the .Market on the last day advanced sc. per brl., and wheat, although quiet, also improved le. to 2 d. per bushel. Indian corn dull. Beef and pork vvere firm at about previous rates. Bacon and lard dull, but without any actual decline. The market for produce in general was steady. Turpen tine was dull and rather heavy. Iron quiet at pre vious prices. Freights were firmer. Cotton was taken for Liverpool at 7-32 d. to - 1 4 d. NEW Ont,EANs, Nov. 29.—The sales of cotton to-day have been 20,000 bales. Prices are irre gular, and middling ranges from 10W. to 1 l Sales of the past three days, 39,000 bales. Receipts same time, 39,000 bales. Increase in the receipts at this poit, 111,000 bales, Freights to Liverpool, 15-32 d. MOBILE, Nov. '29.—Cotton sales. to-day 5,000 bales at 10:d. for middling. The business of the past three days has been 11,000 bales, and the re ceipts 17,000 bales. The usual late telegram, via Halifax, has either failed . to come-by this vessel, or was not landed at Queenstown. THE PENINSULAR MAILS. 440. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, TUESDAY MORNING. The Tagus steamer, from Lisbon, passed Hurst at 10.30 a.m. SPAIN AND MOROCCO. A letter from off Ceuta, dated Nov. 29, says : After rather more than the usual amount of trouble and delay, occasioned by quarantine regulations, shipment of horses, slowness of transports, &c., the coast of Africa is at last in sight—within short rifle range, indeed, of the execrably dirty French steamer which has brought us hither from the Bay of Cadiz. The Spanish Government is paying large sums for transport, and it ought to be better served. The filth and disorder of some of the boats that are now conveying troops, horses, and stores to Ceuta are not to be surpassed, and many an officer finds on arrival that his campaign- ing requisites are half spoilt before the campaign has commenced. Such mishaps and annoyances, however, are forgotten at the glad sight of land, and truly a" land of promise" as far as nature and climate go. Just opposite the double peak of " old Gib," a hill (of circular form, as far as we can judge from the side presented to us) juts out into the sea, crowned by buildings and fortifications. Westward from it lies the town on a slope down to the shore. The slope continues when the houses cease—a chain of low mounds, then a dip of green level, the inland side of which is traversed by some ancient Moorish works—a wall partly turretted, with towers or small forts at intervals along it. Beyond these de fences of the olden time the ground rises in succes- sire ridges, more important than those already spoken of, and on the first of these is an encamp- ment, tents, smoke, and men. I give you merely a rough sketch of what I see from the ship's deck, and may have, after closer inspection, to correct va rious things in this pen and ink photograph. The ridges, which are of a brown green, and thickly wooded, increase in importance until they termi- nate in a range of mountains—high gray peaks, rough and craggy, not unlike those which, in the north of Spain, spring from among the wood clothed hills and green orchards of Guipuzcoa and Biscay. Marshal O'Donnell, who left Cadiz on Sa turday night. and must have been here two days, might fancy himself transported more than 20 years back, to the titne of a much earlier campaign, when Spaniards were arrayed against Spaniards instead of against their more natural foe, the Moor; lie left Cadiz, as you will before now be aware, sooner than was expected, in consequence, it is supposed, of the news of a combat that had taken place on the 25th inst., and which seems to have been, of more importance than two previous skirmishes. My in formation on the subject is too vague and imperfect to be worth giving, but perhaps before I close this hasty letter I may be able to add some details. What has occurred since then, whether the Com mander•in-Chief has inaugurated his arrival by striking a blow at the enemy, we have yet to learn. To-day there seems to be little going on ; bodies of troops are discernible in one or two positions, and we have seen two or three shells burst in the air ; but the grey haze that floats over the hill sides, and which some eager spirits on board declare to be the smoke of musketry, proceeds, I suspect, simply from the open-air kitchens of the soldiery. The scene is one of summer. The recent abundant rains have given renewed verdure to the plains and lower hills, the foliage of the forests is abundant, the sky above is brighter and clearer than in July in England or France, and the sun is oppressively hot. CEUTA, Nov. 30, NooN. Before going up to camp I wish to send off this letter, although a very short one. It will serve, however, to inform you of my arrival here. Nothing has occurred in the way of fighting since the affair of the '2sth, which is the only fight of the least im portance that has as yet taken place. The Moors made a bold attempt to capture a redoubt the Spaniards have erected. They were beaten back with heavy loss. Of the Spanish loss I have as yet no authentic account, nor of the circumstances of the action. There is some cholera in the camp, but the doctors say it is not to an alarming extent, nor very virulent. In the town there is none. General Ga-cia, chief of O'Donnell's staff, has gone towards Tetuan this morning in a steamer, to reconnoitre the coast. We hear that 'the French have knocked dowi the fort that defends the sea approach to Tetuan. am writing under very unfavourable circumstances I hope soon to send off a more satisfactory despatch. , CAMP IN FRONT OF CEUTA, DEC. 1. Ceuta Bay is not very safe anchorage or easy landing when certain winds blow, and when we arrived in it a little before nowt on the 29th we con gratulated ourselves on the calmness of the sea, and on the five hours of daylight that remained for the landing of 80 horses we had on board. The time was ample, 'hut delays arose ; horseboats came but slowly and one at a time, and the work was not half done when night closed in. Several vessels containing horses, mules, and cattle for rations arrived in the course of the day, and the work of lauding continued the Whole night. At least, I was an eyewitness of its doing so until two o'clock in the morning. The scene after dark at the land ing-place was one of strange aspect and no little confusion. The innermost recess of the poor har bour of Ceuta is a miniature creek, running a short distance inland, and formed on one side by a high quay, and on the other by buildings that rise al most out of the water. The creek continues (a dry gully) for some distance above highwater-mark, passing under a broad arch of brickwork, and slop ing upwards until the ground rises to a level with the quay. It is narrowed by a number of large boats, hauled up on either side ; beneath the arch are heaps of old. cordage and rusty chain cables ; the mud at the water's edge combines with lurking defilements and abominations to produce the pleas ing variety of odours that impregnate the surround ing atmosphere. It was here that the square, heavy horseboats came, dancing, to the no small dis quietude of their living freights, over the heavy swell that rolled into the bay with the rising tide after eight in the evening. The boats were hauled into the creek, and as near to land as they could come ; once aground, a bridge was thrown out from them, down which the cattle came. There were then still a good many yards of water to traverse, into which some of the animals made great diffi culty about stepping, while others took it so clum sily that they fell and got completely drenched. Most of them were mounted to come ashore, but some were merely driven into the water, and wan dered out of their course and almost out of their depth. A number of half-naked men waded about , catching and directing them ; on shore, when the horses landed, many of them found no one in readiness to claim them, and re mained encumbering the narrow space until some officer ordered them off. In the boats, soldiers and grooms shouted and swore ; on land impatient pro prietors clamoured for greater speed. If you ima gine all this passing on a dark night by the dim light of two or three lanterns, you will compose a picture that was not altogether pleasing to those who figured in it. Early in the night a cargo of commissariat cattle was landed, and six or seven poor beasts, seemingly sick and weak from confine ment on board, fell into the water, close to its edge, and rose no more. They lay there, half embedded in mud, objects of terror to the horses that passed them, occasionally convulsively struggling and gasp ing, until the flowing tide ended their miseries. An incident characteristic of Spain diversified, and for a time enlivened, the wearisome Oils of the nights Two bulls got loose when landed, took up their station in the dry part of the creek, and would not be captured or listen to any terms of capitula tion. For the better part of an hour they were completely masters of the situation. The horses could not be brought up because Coro, with lowered horns and menacing front,. barred the way. The bystanders were of course delighted. While two or three bold fellows made attempts, long fruitless, to fetter the bulls, the crowd filled the boats that lay upon the quay, looking down upon the same as from the kndidos of a bull-ring, and shouting and applauding as the two wild animals dashed at their 1 antagonists and compelled t hem t o ,a s p eed y retreat. At last the beasts were secured, and the landing continued, but, as I mentioned, it was long Past midnight before it concluded. Ceuta, I need not tell you, is cramme d from cellar to garret; the keeper of the poor inn had smiled hopelessly, like a m an much injured and driven to despair, when we implored accommo dation. His house was ours, he said, if we could find a place to put ourselves in ; for his part he had given up his own bed, and was about The to repose among empty bottles on the counter. prospect. was not inviting, and iwe preferred turning out and seeking the quarters o f some friends who w, knew would grant us permi ssion to stretch our cloaks upon the floor of their already crowded billet. " Aye Maria Purissima ! La u tur ne d nzedi from droned and chanted the seren os as ave the door of the tavern to whic h circumstances have temporarily given the importance and much more. than the ordinary prosperity o bang hotel. It was rather a blank look-out, when,ehld, through ths open pannel of a brown oak door provided with' strange bolts and fastenings of anti q ue fashion, that may have been forged by Moorish hands, appearequin, the honest countenance of the worthy Don Joa and the somewhat Jewish fea tures of his first-born daughter. There was light within, and an appea ance of comfort, and the circumstances were enough s to make any man a mendica nt. lam by no mean certain that the costume and general'appearance of an itinerant journalist, who has been three for weeks fluctuating between frowzy steam boats and bad inns, were of a nature t o ins p ire confidence as to the propriety of accepting him as a not a' mate. It It is probable that the insignia of rank o, kindhearted staff officer, who all day had s hared Jai toils and cast in his fortune with mine, had a greater effect ; at any rate, admission was obtainedde, an h d beds, and some hot coffee w as q uietly ma wit ready kindness, and if it was not q uite as good as is fabricated on the boulevards of Paris or in t he . divans of Stamboul, I can answer for its hayi n g been as acceptable as any that was over brewed, and that neither its anti-narcotic qualities nor the • singing and stinging of numerous mosquitOO Were sufficient to drive away a slumber that was greatlYt , i ' needed. And I sincerely hope that the r eady or ". kindly hospitality I here record w ill s ecure to Seno Mas (whom I believe to be th e Stulz of Ceuta) the, ' custom of all English travell ers who pass this O a f' I fear this is rather out of th e beat of tourists, but- • there is no knowing where English do not or mai: not go; and, at any rate, it i s a grateful duty to make the recommendation. Generally speaking the poor people of Ceuta/ which is but a paltry town of some 8,000 s ouls, see° most willing to do all in their power towards, the. : comfort of the crowd of military now within their gates, or who come in from the camp a cottPle . , b miles eliav behaved, ,. as lslhpea Spanish soldiers, soldierson their gene r a part ily sa a r ep.P ear, a - well, TheY " 9 . well to make the most of what few comforts are ob . ' tamable here, for if 'once we move forward there 18 every prospect of rough work. The weatherloveli ' Nestor- ::. the day before yesterday, and fine enoughl day morning, has changed g reatly for the m Wor 0 se:- ''' It has blown a gale all night , with an accPail better for the variation. The Spaniards have none th e , ; ment of heavy rain, and the ca m p looks their ~ experience to gain in pitching tents and raiiki°g. ' 1 themselves comfortable. under diffi culties, and theY' of course, will pay the usual penalties of the 1111-0-4 ciate. The water that has come down with in the i last few hours will have taught some of them , ,11 propriety of cutting trenches round their tents, an . `, i paying attention to the firm fixing of their tent - `` , . tat pegs. t n0 . ',4 The post here goes out, as f ar as I ye t see, a : .... : fixed hour. Its departure depends the necessit ' t hee, l ; of the service as well as on the state of the we _..,( For the present, therefore, I send off e arlies t:.; fast as I can that they ,may profit by the opportunity, and it will not be surprising if t - Y . : ' ,,, i ' s occasionally reach you two or three together. d t e • Soon after noon yesterday firing was he rd rode the front, and General O'Donnell and hiss o—. ~t ic" .., forwards. We were busy here pitching tell's,--00..,. performing the various labours inseparable ' r it e ••,; installing oneself in camp,but the fusillade incremir:4 my letters. u s ;. : ; ing, I rode out to see what was going on.. 13 1 :. 0 " g ," 4 4 way I met a good many wounded wen brought in upon stretchers and in blankets, fire was merely that of skirmishers; there wer e u 0 ,.. ,fr voice t a :• heavy volleys, although occasionally the the guns upon the redoubt made itself heard abc'hve the desultory musketry. In the redoubt Were' t ,a co mmander-in-chief and his staff, scanning th e 811 _11 rounding country. The white dresses of the goe as i .if were to be seen more or less numerous at var i° i • bau-a points of the curve along which the show iii j butelth_oo:ol been going on. Ceuta, as the map shoWs u _ '' situated on a tongue of land, an irregular oblo.ntt: which juts out into the sea. The neck o f the 1 t ,. 0 ~. peninsula is strongly fortified, Passing out then; e 'l one immediately ascends; on some low ridge s ~, ..-• • ..israPo camp is pitched. As you continue to move Inv' 1 to ha i you come to the ha lf-ruined building known 8 a lioi 4 Serallo, the Spanish orthography of SeOu_..i..-4 Beyond this, which is about the centre of our P .. o e ", . 4 -; wood .. To , tion, still ascending, over ground rough) and very steep, you get to the summit uPoll wi r o j r . the redoubt is constructed, of bags of earth an d v':. a circular form, with a small exterior ditch. . 1u a . WO - a very elevated point, and from it one' gets - - - '4 CO general view of the country around. T h ins' l " for .•t prised within an amphitheatre of moUnta'" by ing a great natural wall, more or less broken. .' n or barrancas, or ravines, and within which rise mi n d , 0 0 f ridges of hills: One deep valley stretches a r m the nearly parallel for a considerable distance . r ro es 0 - . . arc of the mountains, and it was here that the fighting, which, however, was altooether 11° . t 0 o at much, yesterday went on. The greatest imP. 4 wind tavi ment to observation was the violent a swept over the heights , ra isin g clouds of clu s ..: ni an cs reminding one of the stor m y blasts that soniell seemed to tear up the very ground on th e b a L es e l plateau of Balaklava. General O'Donnell rereobiluot till nearly dark examining the country'. Th e ft 0 0. of the skirmish I have not heard stated. •'• ;t and -- said that the Moors were out in some fer ee t ; - o bjet is presumable there was a necessityhfoardonrlol....litsiiiholor. in engaging in a conflict which result beyond the killing and wounding In' J tm , • fifty men and officers. The superioritydeerfed by:. Spanish infantry over the Moors is cons' s,_ as elio_toci"y of those officers I have spoken with to be factorily established. The advance of a b n retr elit the former is the signal for the intraedi-8 roils batta 1 of their swarthy foes. Yesterday two 0 .11 ... m oo , • advanced against a mass of Moors, advauw-. 0 ' eriOtla bf posted, but the sight of the bayonets was he w oe and their thrust was not waited for. If t ba ttle tion could be brought to the arbitrernent I :c i f : a i r y to in the plain, and with sufficient Spanis h c .. 0, sl ,boo l make head against the 'Moorish horsein'to the Ceutans describe as exceedingly li. , mi ght hoP e brave, and daring, General O'DonnelL but he re, to gain a great and decisive victory ; ' ~ de op . 's as e l ' among the mountains, the warfare 1 ~,,e or ' , o re 0i...- tory, and the Moors, although they m . 0 at tack , twice shown themselves forward e nough ' d ont hen t hey h ve• have their retreat pretty secure who t 010 -° themselves in danger, or consider ~T . d übt Ge se , e roos , sufficiently harassed their enemy. No ° • 0 an' . rat O'Donnell has settled a plan of o b P e e tt ra ro tl° o ° ,, e ' ron t it is hoped that it will prove to along the shore upon the Tetuan. o ur s afte r . 26 hon._ • As you will easily imagine, within ' frot a th e quitting the jetty on which I landed nie b ed steamer, I have still a great deal to eeel Y th , s ur' sides correspondence. My observation 19 ", ut yell rounding country and positions has bee.n but r 9 fort: o- ' 3ll imperfect, and my means of obta g . ; , 111 , betW eell are not yet organised. I am fluctua.,-- oue pitleef camp and town, part of my baggage 111 . ~,d foul part in another. My mule is not yet .I'47tefiniero Cadiz, and the horses that can in t i. " ~ fo al the have not yet, for the most part, recove. 00. ali -11 at six e s eating hold. Things, in short, are still to ... et into ssvens, and it will take • cal (li the ~a a do ; o r two l 3. tdt to voyage, especially those which were . in something like order. Stabling is . such plashes of rain as fall, it g oes , ones bitberto been obtain, and with such a wind as is 17illbge:3; to see horses in the open air that ha ` • C re ° WEI; be tb fi l .: min woo-L. , fe-- many difficulties at first, and. mi ~ __cocci of greater but for the kind assistance ti;_ei-uo'r t.o . 1 the 51.110; us , sd to stabling. In tiv:se cases there . 1/ ,1 same of the Spanish staff, and from u friends now serving with his army. . .