The Sun. — London, England, 1858-07-05 00:00:00

THORLEY'S FOOD FOR CATTLE. - It is only a short time since this singularly efficacious article of animal diet first made its appearance ; and already its celebrity is world-wide. It has been a subject of wonder, and has puzzled many a brain to explain how this has been brought about. Yet when we are acquainted with a few facts concerning the food, our wonder will cease. A few days since, a gentleman, wrote, stating that he hid a horse which was a " perfect bag of bones." He tried all kinds of things to get the animal into condition, but in vain. He then bought some of Thorley's food ; and he says the effect was wonder ful. The horse rapidly grew fat, and in the course of a few weeks, bad gained no less than 12 stones. Again we find at the late agricultural shows at Birmin,gham, Cardiff, &c.,'lhe an'mals which carried off the highest prizes, had been partly fed with Thorley's food for cattle. Such facts speak for themselves. and we are forced to the conclu sion, that its celebrity arises solely from its own intrinsic merits, and the grei,t demand for it can proceed alone from the good opinion and testimony of those who have tried it. All parties interested in horses and cattle will do well to apply to 77, Ne wgate- street , London, for a pamphlet which is sent post-free. ITER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.— Titiens, Alboni, Spezia, Ortolani, and Pie colomini, Belletti, Beneventano, Vialetti, Aldighieri, Rossi, and Giuglini. The following arrangements have been made : To-morrow (TUESDAY)• July 6 (last night but three of the Subscription), NINO (Nabuco). Abigail, Madlle. Spezia (her first appearance). THURSDAY,JuIy 8 (last extra night), DON GIOVANNI ; and SATURDAY, July 10 (last night but two of the Subscrip tion), will be presented, first time this season, Balfe's Opera of LA ZINGARI (" The Bohemian Girl."). Arline, Madlle. Piccolomini ; Yelva (Queen of the Gipsies), Madame Alboni (her first appearance in that character); Count Arnheim, Signor Belletti ; Devilshoof, Signor Vialetti ; and Thaddeus, Signor Giuglini. On each occasion a favourite Ballet, in which Madame Rosati and Madlle. Pocchini will appear. Applications to be made at the Box-office of the Theatre. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT GARDEN, NEW THEATRE. EXTRA NIGHT, First Night of IL TROVATORE. To commence at half-Past S o'clock, This Evenino.(MONDAY), July 5, a Grand Extra Nig'nt (being positively the last Extra Night but two) will be given, on which occasion will be performed (for the first time this season) Verdi's Grand Opera. Thg LONDON, MONDAY, JULY 5 . 1858. THE ATLANTIO TELEGRAPH. it is with deep regret that we announce another accident to the Atlantic Telegraph, which it w.is fondly hoped would have been completed during the present summer. From a telegraph just received from Mr. CYRUS W. FIELD, who was at Queenstown, Cork, Ireland, it appears that the Agamemnon and Gorgon had arrived at the Cork harbour this morning, and that "on Wed nesday, the 29th of June, when these vessels had 142 miles of cable paid out, and all on board the Niagara was going on perfectly, the signal from the Agamemnon suddenly ceased, and front the tests the electricians say the cable must have parted at or near the Agamemnon." Under these circumstances no alternative remained but to return home with all convenient speed, in order that the best course may be decided on. It is to be hoped that the accident, whatever it may have been, will not stop the undertaking. At present we have but little information as to the cause of the mare temps. Doubtless the Directors of the Company will take the best advice, and act promptly and judiciously, as well for the national interests as for those of their immediate constituents. It is impossible to esti mate the advantages that would result from the completion of the miraculous enterprise, which would make almost instantaneous communication between the Cabinets of London and Washington, and the merchants of the British metropolis and their correspandents throughout the entire Union, practicable. They can be readily appreciated by every politician, and every one interested in Commercial affairs. The full ext..3nt and nature of the accident will, of course, be strictly investigated, and it will be ascertLined Whether it was of a temporary character that might be - averted by in- Creased precautions, or whether it was such as to prevent any well-founded hope of success, and therefore lead to the relinquishment Cf the scheme. A short time will tell, .and wo can only await the report with deep interest and anxiety. The Admiralty under Sir Joi P AKINGTON not what the Admiralty was under Sir CHARD WOOD—when merit went unrewarded, and when birth or interest might alone invariably loi,k for promotior. Everybody bears this painfully enough in remembrance who is acquainted with the particulars of the life and death of ROBERT ROBERTS, late master of the Cyclops, who ought to have lived to be an admiral, but who was literally, if ever man was, done to death by the denial to him of the recompense he had so richly merited, namely, the rank of a Commander. In contrast:to that melancholy narrative, upon which we ourselves have deemed it our duty more than once to comment, and that, moreover, upon oc casion, at considerable length, and with all the fervour of unaffected indignation—the sorrowful tale of the great services of Master ROBERTS, and of the most low and cruel treatment by which (thanks to men like Sir CHARLES WOOD and Sir MAURICE BERKELEY) those great services were in famously doomed to expiation by death—there are now visible abundant and most welcome evi dence that personal merit rather than powerful interest, or high family connections, will hence forth secure recognition—i. e., honorary reward and rapid promotion at the Admiralty. This under the regUne (and honour to him for it) of Sir JOHN PAKINGTON. The latest, but not by any means the least, striking testimony of the happy change here par ticularised is that afforded in the instance of the gallant young officer who succeeded the late lamented Captain Sir WILLIAM PEEL, R.N., K.C.8., as the leader of the Naval Brigade, at the seat of war in Hindostan. According to one of the most recent notifications in the London, Gazette, this valiant young tar, Commander VAUGHAN, late first lieutenant of H.M.S. Shan non, has just been nominated Companion of the Bath, in consideration of his distinguished ser vices in the Naval Brigade; and it is now intimated he has succeeded to the command of the above versel, upon the demise of the heroic PEEL, his friend and comrade in the alternate repose and turmoil of the bivouac and the battle-field. Thi s nomination is another and appreciable stop in the right direction. There is no tarrying here for interest. There is no dawdling attention to the idiotic and heart-breaking requirements of reu tine. The recompense is as promptly and spon taneously given and gracefully as judiciously. Other departments besides the Admiralty might well act thus in obedience to the wise and humane old axiom, bis dat qui cito dat—an axiom espe cially - worthy of remembrance during the time of actual warfare, when the honours awarded by a gracious SOVEREIGN and a grateful nation may come too late—as it is bitter enough even now to remember that they actually did in the instance of the late dauntless and lamented HAvELocK. Happily, our naval heroes may now look for prompt reward, and we doubt not also for speedy promotion, now that the Admiralty has passed from the malign influence of Sir CHARLES WOOD to the genial and rational regime of Sir JOHN PAKIWTON. The recipient of this doubly valuable, becau&3 spontaneously proffered, badge of the C. 8., has w-on the distinction for himself on the battle fields of India—Commander VAUGHAN having served in all the various actions fought under Sir COLIN' CAMPBELL against the Bengal mutineers, and, what is yet more, having on every occasion recei•Ted the warmest thanks of Sir COLIN through his despatches as Commander-in-Chief. Remem bering all which, the young leader of the Naval Brig ade may surely now entertain a confident hope of his promotion to Post Rank, so soon as he sir: tll have served a sufficient time as Com mander. He has every reasonable chance of fair play at any rate, now that the Admiralty is pre sided over by an administrator, endowed at once with sagacity and magnanimity. Qualities, those too, do which his immediate predecessor could make asstuNdly but small pretension. Gladly, however, should we recognise, in addition to his own acts of grace, one or two signal acts of reparation adventured upon by Sir JOHN PAKINGTON —re paration for the great wrongs inflicted by that same predecessor of his during the existence of Lord PALM.ERSTON'S Government. There is the ease, for example, of the widow of Master ROL:ERTS, RN., the humble hero already speci fied. Might not the relict of that true sailor— we earnestly put this to you, Sir JOHN !—receive the pension to which she would have been en titled had she been what she ought to be, the widow of a Commander ? There was a general hope that, before the close of the present session, a private railway bill would receive the legislative sanction, by which public convenience would have been greatly promoted. It was proposed to construct a terminus near Lower Belgrave-place, Pimlico, from whence a railway should be carried along the line of the Grosvenor Canol, and thence across the river a little below the lately opened suspension bridge to Battersea-park ; a junction would then be effected with the New \Vest-end and Crystal Palace line, a little above the terminus thereof. It is needless to expatiate on the many advantages which would result from the completion of such an undertaking. It would greatly relieve the routes, now crowded by excessive traffic, afford extraordinary facilities to every tourist to :he continent or South-Eastern counties, and add materially to the value of the land reserved by Government in the vicinity of Battersea-park. It would be a great inducement, not merely to specu lative builders, but to private individuals ready to erect commodious dwelling-hous,'s in that rising locality, if they could be certain of conveyance by railway across the river and into Pinalic9, from whence they might proceed by omnibus or cab in any direction. The land would rise so much in value as to justify the abolition of the pedes trian tolls across the suspension, and to make Battersea a peoplu's park to_all intents and pur poses. Everything looked fair and auspicious for this important measure. The unqualified assent of Sir BENJAMIN BALL 41 been obtained. The purchase of the Grosvenor Canal had been con cluded on very advantageous terms. The bill was introduced and passed through all its stages in the House of Commons with comparatively trifling opposition—had gone to the Lords and been road a second time. All " went merry as a marriage bell." The share holders were congratulating themselves on their excellent speculation--the general public on the great facilities that would be afforded. But " there's many a slip 'twist cup and lip." At the eleventh hour, when all the expenses had been incurred, and after large sums of money had been invested on the faith of the official, and all b ut legislative sanction that had been obtained for the judicious project, a dark cloud appeared in the horizon that threatened to blast all their rea sonable anticipations. Some sinister influences were in operation, which prevailed with the De partment of Woods and Forests ; and Lord JOHN MANNERS, the First CommiSsioner, was induced to enter a most unexpected opposition to the scheme. Bat there was still ground for hope. The time had passed by for so doing. A well-consi dered standing order, founded on justice and equity, prohibited auy opposition, under such circumstances, and if ever there was a case where the House should have abided by its established rules and regulations, it was the one under notice. If the Crown had been interested, the Right Honourable Gentleman by whom it had been represented had given a well-considered and wise assent to the project, and the usual etiquette should have rendered his successor very chary of interfering therewith, if it had not absolutely prohibited any movement on his part. But the Crown was not concerned. There was not, as Lord CHBLMSFORD declared, the slightest neces sity for obtaining the Royal assent to the preamble of the bill. Why, then, should the House be required to suspend its standing orders ? Why should it lend itself, on what we cannot help desig nating as most frivolous and untenable grounds, to an interested opposition ? The effect of the resolution of Friday evening will be to materially increase the expenses of the company, and pro bably to postpone their operations for another year. But it is not of the injury to the share holders, although they have just grounds of com plaint, but to the community at large, that we com plain. They are deprived of a great convenience. Every West-end traveller to the South-Eastern districts or to the Continent, will have to waste time and money at the very commencement of his peregriiations. He will also be liable to lose his train by the closing up or stoppage of some of the overcrowded thoroughfares, and experi ence the inconvenience and uncertainty of travelling, at its very earliest stage, starting with his disposition soured, and half the enjoy ment of his holiday taken away. Surely these are no trifling annoyances, and some regard should be exhibited by those who have handsome private carriages and ample time for their less for tunate fellow-subjects. And what are the pleas on which this tardy op position, the right to which was forfeited by the lathes already exhibited, proceeds ? First, that the toll on Battersea-bridge may be in some degree diminished by the railway ; and, secondly, that the view of the suspension-bridge may be prejudiced ! Now, we fearlessly take issue on both points, although asserting that, even if well founded they would not be sufficient, under the cir cumstances, to justify the opposition. In the first place, the railway facilities would be more likely to bring than to detract from the traffic of the new bridge. Many persons tempted by a cheap and rapid access to the Park would be disposed to walk home, and we believe that the number thus attracted would far more than compensate for those drawn away by the railway. But certainly a pound or two per diem, more or less, should not affect a question in which no private rights are concerned. The general convenience and the railway passengers' tax which would be received, although in another department, together with the improved value of the lands, would more than counterbalance any deficiency in the halfpenny tolls. As to the - stlietic part of the case, we can only say that doctors differ in matters of art as in every other vexed question. The tubular bridge across the Menai—the great triumph (,f engineering skill—has not spoiled the view of the suspension bridge connecting Anglesea with Carnarvon, and we really believe that a far larger number will consider it an im provement than otherwise. On the whole we trust that the opposition will not prevail, and the bill which has already passed the Commons, will receive the Legislative sanction before the close of the session. Great complaints are made in the City at the unne cessary delay experienced in the delivery by the Post Office authorities of the foreign nevspapers, merchants, and others interested in the colonial and foreign trade being thereby debarred from the only source of informa tion open to them. - The report of the directors of the Australian ura' Company, issued in anticipation of the annual nifetinz, which is called for the 13th inst., recommenes a dividend of 153. per share, out of the funds in hand hers, amounting to 18,6591. Th 3 fifth ordinary meeting of the shareholders of the City Bank is called for the 20ih inst. ; and the annual meeting of the shareholders in the Western BaLk of London for the 29th LEGAL COSTUME: IN CAPE COL3NY.—The chief corn• unissioner of Kaifraria has issued the following :—"No Kaffirs will hencsforth be allowed to enter or remain in King Williatn's Town unless; they are decent:3r dressed in Europcan clothing. The police have received instruc tions to retnev.) from the town any native not complying with this notice." The announcement that the Lord Chief Baron is to retire from the Bench, at the close of the present sit tings, is entirely without foundation. We are happy to say that the learned judge is in the fua enjoyment of health, and that he Las not the slightest intention of abdicating his high judicial office in the Court of Excite quer. GOLD FROM NEW ZEALAND.—The Duchess of L , 3inster bas arrived from Nelson, New Zealand, with 2,500 oz. of gold, consigned to the Union Bank of Australia. This is, we believe, the first 'shipment of the produce of the newly-discovtrz:d gold-fields in that c. - ,lony on any large scale, although con',iderabls quantities have from time to time been forwarded to Sydney and Melbourne, through which the hulk of the Now. Z3aland gold must come, as the opportunities for direct shipment ara rare. —Australian and New Zealand Gazette. 'llll4 LIVE GUARDS.—Uorneteies in the Life Gum& arc at a discount. There are, we believe, six or seven cornets' commissions for sale and no one will purchase in the regiment. Ether the expensive style of living oyerates as a bar to the ambition of poor men, or it is felt that, in the dreary round of duty from Windsor to Lon don and back, varied with a fieldday at Wormwood Scrubbs or Hounslow, there is not much scope for mili tary enterprise.— Unitel Service Gazelle. TrIE WEATHER IN PARIS.—SATIIIMAY, July 3, 6 p.m. —For the last four or five days the weather has under gone a very sensible and not gradual change from in tense heat to the coolness of early spring. Yesterday and the (lay before) the mornings and evenings were actually cold. The fierce heat which prevailed the greater part of June was mitigated by one or two abun. dant and beneficent showers of rain, which, though the parched earth soon drank it in, yet relieved us consider ably. Ent we had not, at least in Paris, any of those violent thunderstorms which were experienced in some of the departments. This day, however, it has been otherwise. The morning was lowering, a heavy shower fell at mid-day for nearly an hour. Is then cleared up for a space, but the sky soon again grew dark, and at three o'clock the rain, mingled with large hailstones, came down like a cascade and delaged'tho streets, Loud claps of thunder followed, and the lightning was fre quent and most vivid, and continued, with slight inttr vala, till four o'clock. The rain, however, continued to fall. It ceased at fi4e, but the sky still looks menacing. PEOGRESS IN STEAM NAVIGATION.—Sinc3 1850 the time occupied by steamers crossing the Atlantic between Liverpool and New York is shortened by two days. The amount of fuel °mourned by the steam-ships which' er form the voyages so shortened is twice that which was required by the steamers which ran between New York and Liverpool previous to 1850. _ MUMMY POWDER. —One of the oddest things ever ie• traduced into Materia Media - 6 was the celebrated Mummy Powder. Ee, ptian mummies, being broken up and ground into dust, were held of great value as medicine both •for external and internal application. Boyle and Baeon unite in commending its virtues : the latter ' indeed, venturing to suggest that "the mixture of balms that are glutinous" was the foundation of its power, though common belief held that the virtue was more in the Egyptian than in the spice." Even in the seventeenth ceututy mummy was an important article of commerce, and was sold at a great price. Oao Eastern traveller brought to the Turkey C)mpany six hundred weig,htl,of mummy broken into pieces. Adulterationicame i n to play in a manner which would have gratified the Lancet commission : the Jews collecting tho bodies of executed criminals, filling them with common asplialtem which cost little, and then drying them in the imp, when they becaree undistinguishable from the genuine amide. And the maladies which mummy was held to cure are set forth io a list whida we commend to the notice Of Pro fessor Holloway. It was "to be taken is decoctions of marjoram, thyme, elder-flower, barley, roses, lentils, jujubes, eureeeke-seed, carraway, saffron, cassia, parsley. with oxytnel, wine, milk, butter, eletor, an d mulherriee.)! Sir Thenias Browne, who was a good deal before his ar e, did not app rove , of tba use of the mummy. The world has come round to the great physician's way ofthinking, and mummy is not included in the pharteacopcela of modern days. —,Prceser's Magazine. A series of raures published by the Gardener's Chronicle of Saturday indicate a much earlier harvest than has been witnessed fer many year. Peas and vetchee, generally a very poor crop, are bell g already cut in some places, and the earlier sown and Talavera wheats will be ready in a fortnie,ht or three weeks all through the southern counties. Late sown oats and b aley have suffered from the unusual drought and beat,, and beans are generally reported as promising below an average yield. THE AMOUNT OF DUTY PAID AT THE BELFAST CUSTOM HOUSE; for the week ending June 26, was 4;9731. 15s. 6d ; again: t - 6:907/: 5& gdt the previous week,' and 5,9621. 7e. 41 . the corresPondiog period of last year. LATEST NEWS. THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH. IL ITO-VATORE. Leonora, Madame Grisi ; Azneena, Madllo. Didiec ; Inez, Madame Tagliafico ; Il Conte di Luna, Signor Graziani ; Fer nando, Signor Tagliafieo ; Ruiz, Signor Soldi ; and Manrico, Signor Mario. Conductor—Mr. Costa. Application for'boxes, stalls, and pit tickets, to be made at the Box-office of the Theatre, under the portico in Bow street, and at the principal mnsiesellers and librarians. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT GARDEN, NEW THEATRE. Second Appearance of Signor Tamberlik. To commence at half-past 8. To-morrow (TUESDAY), July 6, will be performed Ros sini's celebrated Opera, OTELLO. Desdemona, Madame Grisi ; Emilia, Madame Tagliafico ; lago, Sig. Ronconi ; Elmiro, Sig. Tagliafico; Rodcrigo, Sig. Neri-Baraldi ; Doge, Sig. Polonini; and Otello, Sig. Tam berlik (his second appearance these two years). R OYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. Charles Kean. THIS EVENING, will be presented the new farce, en titled DYING FOIL LOVE:. After which, Shakspere's Play of THE MERCHANT OF VENICE. Shylock, Mr. C. Kean—Portia, Mrs. C. Kean. T HEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, to commonco at Seven o'clock, with THE SWISS COTTAGE. After which AN UNEQUAL MATCH. Messrs. Buckstone, Chippendale, Compton, W. Farren, Rogers, Clark, and Miss A. Sedgwick, Mrs. B. White, Miss Lavine, and Mrs. J. Fitz wilham. Followed by BOX AND COX. Concluding with THE GALICIAN FETE, Orcheatra Stalls (which may be retained the wbole of the evening). es. each. (No charge for booking.) First Price. s. d. Second price. s. d. Dross Boxes . ~.. .... 5 olDress Boxes 3 0 Upper 80xe5.........,.... 3 0i Upper Boxes 2 0 2 o,Pit 1 0 Gallery THEATRE ROYAL, SADLER'S-WELLS. Thelrish Boy and Real Yankee Gal, Mr. and Mrs. Barney Williams, for Six Nights..—THlS EVENING, IREL AND AS IT WAS ; with OUR CAL ; and BARNEY THE BARON—in which Mr. and Mrs. Barney Williams will appear in three pieces, and introduce Irish jigs and Yankee melodies. Their last appearances. STRAND THEATRE.—Lessee and Directres:;, Miss SwailboroitE, , h.—This Evening: will be performed ALL THAT GLITTERS IS NOT GOLD. Followed by THE BRIDE OF ABYDOS. Messrs. Chas. Young, Turner, &e.; 'Miss Swanborough, &c. After which THE YOUNG WIDOW. CANTERBURY HALL, Wo3tnainster-roaci.— OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow ing company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of Siloctions from all the popular OPERAS, MADRIGALS, CHORUSES, GLEES, D UETS, ac., viz. : —Miss Russell, Mrs, Badzey, Miss Brnuell, Miss Ray, Madame Bartoletti, Miss Montague, Mrs. Lawrence, and Mrs. Anderson ; Herr F. Joni:mans, Mr. Renshaw, S. :louce, J. Barker, W. Melling, Senor Antonio, E. L. Ltime, Mr. Badzey, Senor Tiroli, Mr. Cozens, Mr. Bells and Mr. Bar lard , Messrs. John G. Fordo, and E. Mackucy. Pianoforte, Mr. Cecil Hicks ; harmonium, Mr. Courtnay ; Director, Herr F. Jonghmans. Commence at Seven o'clock precisely. ,;ppers, &s., until twelve o'clock. Mr. AUGUSTUS BRAIIAM will appear every Evening in a Selection from "LA DANIE BLANCHE" (THE WHITE LADY), first produced at the Canterbury hail. English words by Desmond Ryan, Esq. THE WEATITEIZ—Su.N Omar, JULY 4. 11371`11.M.ONIETEtt, I.Y 121114 62—higbest since noon yesterday. 51—lowest this morning and during the night 66—thia day at noon. BAEOMETER. 30.20. WIND, ; light, wait tine weather. Seven o'clock—Win':., S.W., with rain. JULY 5. 71—highest since noon yesterday. 59 --lowest this morning add during the night. 66 —this day at noon. BAROMETER, 2'.S'— a sudden fall since yesterday. WiND, Northerly ; light, with dull cloudy weather. Heavy rain in the night. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. TRIS DAY —Morn., 45 min. aft. 7—Even., 13 rain aft. S To-Monnow—Morn., 47 min. aft. B—Even., 20 min. aft. 9 TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. SIB, -I am desired to forward you the enclosed copy of a telegram just received from Queenstown, and am, sir, your obedient zervant, GEORGE SAWARD, Secy. (By James M'Curley.) Atlantic Telegraph Company, 22, Old Broad-street, London, July 5. " From Cyrus W. Field, her Majesty's Service, Queenstown, to Directors of Atlantic Tele graph, 22, Old Broad-street, July 5, 1858. " The Agamemnon and Gorgon arrived this morning. Oa Wednesday evening, June 29, when we had 142 miles of cable paid out, and all on board Niagara was going on perfectly, the signal from Agamemnon ceased, and from the tests the electricians say the cable must have parted at or near the Agamemnon. I advise your meeting here as soon as possible." FRANCE. PARIS, SUNDAY. Letters from the wine-growing districts speak en couragingly of the Oidium having shown itself only here and there, at intervals wide apart, and there are strong hopes that this year its effects will be very limited and partial. Spirits have fallen in con sequence, and alcohols of the north are quoted at 51f., those of the south at 85f. to 86f. the hectolitre. Sugars until the last day or two remained at former quotations throughout the week. The real sales have been few, and of comparatively slight importance. Beetroot was quoted 130 f. to 131 f. for the 100 kilo grammes. At Douai an improvement was visible, which was promptly met here by a rise of 2f. French colonial sugar, best quality, sells at 118 f. the 100 kilogrammes. The rise was presumed to be the re sult of speculation rather than the legitimate action of trade, for it was observed that refiners were not buyers at fist, until some important sales at Havre and Bordeaux at increased prices proved the bona fide character of the transactions. Col.za oil has also risen, on an average, 3f. during the week, although the crop is as promising as ever. The prices are 110 f. the barrel, and 118 f. refined. Olive oil re mains at 190 f. to 200 f. In coffee the prices are improving. At Havre upwards of 9,000 bags were sold at from 48f. 50c. to 62t. 500. the 50 kilo grammes, in bond. Native wools are selling very well ; at Chalone-sur-Marne and Prone at 4f. 50c. and 5!. 30c. The silk crop is expected to be toler able this year, except, Fe , haps, in the Isere and the Var. The cocoons are selling at Valence, sf. to sf. 25c. the kilogramme ; at Romans, sf. 20c. to Of. 30c. ; Aebentis, Of. 25c. to Of. 50c. ; Joy euse, Of. 45c. to Of. 55c.; Cavaillon, st. 25c. to Of. 35c. Silks are quoted at irorn 60f. to 64f. the kilo gramme, according to quality, and new silk from 58f. and 62f. PRUSSIA. The following is the text of the Decree, renewing for three months the powers delegated by the King to the Prince of Prwkia "According to the advice of my physicians, the re-establishment of my health still requiring a treat ment of several months, and a residence in another country, I request your Royal Highness will con tinue to represent me in the business of the State, for another term of three months, dating from the 23d of July, as well as in the administration of the affairs of my household. Your Royal Highness will therefore take,such measures as the charge renders necessary. FREDERIC WILLIAM. "Sans Souci, June 25, 1855." Tce order is countersigned by all the Ministers. AMERICA. LIVERPOOL, SurkDAY. The Royal Mail steam-ship Asia, Captain Lott, which sailed from New York on the 23d ultimo, arrived in the Mersey at 1.45 this morning, bring ing 169 passengers and 62,350 dole. in specie. The Asia experieuc , ,Al comiderable fog on the passage, but, genendly speaking, the weather was favoutable for the Atlantic telegraph enterprise. On th 3 27th June the Asia came in collision with a F 1 ench fishing barque, and took off her crow. The Royal mail steamer Persia arrived out at New Ycrk on the 22d ultimo ; her advices had been previously obained by the news yacht of the Associated Press, off Newfoundland, and thence teli-graphed to . the States. There is no political news of importance by this arrival. The Washington correspondent of the New York, Herahl says : ".I am positively assured that under the Mexican Comonfort government, or that preceding it, a sale or cession was made of 39,000,000 of acres of land in Sonora (a tract nearly as large se the state of New York) to a colonising company in the United States, whose head-quarters are in the city of New York ; that the bargain was completed ; that the proofs are in one of your city banks ; and that the administration know all about it. In itg:-A.l to the Mormons 1 learn that they arc not included in the arrangement, as the contract between Mexico and the contractor was made before the Mormon rebellion bad assumed any definite shape; buS it is quite poible. that there may be some connection between the late mission of Colonel Thomas L. Kane to Salt Lake City and the present movement of the Mormon community southward into Sonora." Colonel Kane had a long interview with the Pre sident on the 21St ult., and also with the Secretary at War. It appears that thole are, or were, two parties—peace and war parties—among the Mor mon, and hence has arisen the difficulty to - under stand dieir position. The peace party appears to have triumphed Brigham Young favoured this party. Colonel Kane asserted that there was no want of harmony between Governor Cumming and General Johnson on any important question. lie thought there would be no wsr. The health of the President had improved. Fro:n. St. John's, Newfoundland,. we learn that a steamer was to be despatched to pilot the steam ship Niagara as near as practicable to the point where it had been decided to laud the Atlantic telegraph. New York was visited on the 21st by a fearful tornado, and, though its duration was but half an hour, its .effects were visible in every quarter to an extent never before known after a storm of such short duration. At Hunter's Point, in the vicinity of New York, the American Flint Glass Company's factory was blown down, and two persons were killed and seven injured. Churches, houses, &c., suffered immensely, carts and carriages were blown over, and trees were uprooted in all directions. Many vessels were forced from their moorings, but generally tke shipping did not sustain much dam age. Detailed accounts of the destruction caused by floods and tornados in the west have been pub lished. A correspondent of the New York Herald writes " Almost the ent:re west has been visited by incessant storms, which have not only destroyed the growing crops, but have rendered " the lands unproductive for a year or two to come. It is estimated that 33,000,000 dols. worth of property Ils.B been destroyed." Wo h a v e news from Port, au Platt to the 2d ult. Up to that time no decisive action had taken place between the troops of Santana and those of Baez. Santana, however, was before St. Domingo city with 7,000 men, and only awaited the co-operation of his fleet to make au assault upon the town. Both parties had procured and armed some d ozen vesse l s each, and it was thought probable that th e quarre l s of the opposing parties might be finally settled by a naval battle of the two squadrons. By the steam-ship Black Warrior, at New York, we have advices fr..)m Havannah to the 15th ult. Thera is a full account of the double boarding of the American barque Marmion by the British gun boat Buzzard, with the statement of the captain of .the Marmion. There is also a very full abstract of th , ) testimony of the officers, crew, and panengers of the American schooner Cortez, seized by the British gun-boat Forward, and attempted to be confiscated as a slaver. The British ofkers are charged with committing gross outrages on these parties, besides robbing them of all their valuables. A letter from Bermuda says : "The British steamer Styx Is off and on, and has received positive orders to board no more American vessels, and Admiral Stewart very much regr3ts that visits p:3l,rined in the politest and friendliest manner should cause Unpleasant feelings between two powerful nations, of similar blood, manners, laws, language, and religion," COMMERCIAL. Toe New York Stcck Market was dull, and although prices had under,c,rone no material variation, the ten dency was downwards. Too closing prices on the 22d nit. for the leading securities were as follows :—Erte Shares, 171 ; ditto, Bonds, of 1871, 321 ; ditto, Fourth 'Mortgage Bonds, GO ; Nos Itcrlc Central Staret , , 84; ditto, Bond, of 187 G, 9G; Illinois Central Bonds, 85g. ; Reading Shares, 443 • Missouri, Sixes, 871 ; I Mieh , g,an, Southern and Northern Indiana, 43. t The money glut continued. Good business paper was scarce and much sought after at 4 to 6 per cent, The weekly statement of the New York city banks showed a diminution in the specie reserve of nearly a minion dollars. The banks had extended their loans by over 1,703,000 dollars. A moderate business had been done in exchange. Bankers had raised their rata to 9i per cent., and the quotation for sterling was 109 to 109 k. In the produce markets ashes were steady at 6 dollars for both sorts. Coffee was firm, and in some cases 4c. higher. Cotton was buoyant at an advance of 4c. per lb. ; the demand, however, was moderate. The receipts of the week at all the ports amounted to 27,000 bales. Flour had declined 15c. for Western, but subsequently a partial recovery took place. Wheat was in moderate demand, and for common red prices were lc. lower. Chicago spring was quoted at 80c. to 89c. Corn was unsettled, and lc. to 2c. cheaper. Iron was dull, and prices of Scotch pig were barely maintained. Sales of the best brands a t 24 d o l e . • Spirits of turpentine were dull, and had decliid tl 470. Pork bad fallen 25c. to 50c. for both mess and prime. Beef was firm. Sugars were firm for raw, but dull for refined. To- bacco inactive, and quotations rather nominal. Freights were without change in any direction, and business was to a moderate extent. THE PENINSULAR MAIL. SOUTHAMPTON, SUNDAY. The steamship Tagus, of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, Captain Christian, with the usual Peninsular Mail, in charge of Lieutenant Charleton, Admiralty agent, arrived this morning. The Tagus during the voyage experienced mode rate and fine weather to the Rock of Lisbon ; off the Rock, hard squalls from the northward; mode rate and fine to Cape Trafalgar, when the wind in creased to a strong gale from the east. Home wards, moderate and fine ; across the bay, strong winds from north-east, with head sea ; up Channel, moderate and hazy. Her dates of sailing were :—Gibraltar, June 25 ; Cadiz, 26 ; Lisbon, 29 ; Oporto, 30 ; Vigo; 30. She brings 32 first-class, 6 second, and 27 deck passengers. _ _ The freight of the Tagus consists of 15 packages of specie, value '5,1351., and one bag, 5981. 9s. 3d., 82 casks of wine and one pipe, 48 half-boxes lemons, 309 quarter boxes oranges, 425 cases potatoes, 56 tierces of drugg, and 14 packages of sundries. At Gibraltar—Her Majesty's ship Royal Albert, hearing the flag of Admiral Lord Lyons ; Curlew, Vigilant, and Redpole. The Peninsular and Oriental steam-ship Northam arrived, June 24th, and sailed again same day. At Lisbon—The usual Portuguese fleet. BINDING CONTRACTS. The question as to the nature of the security held by the public creditors of India was on Friday night adjusted beyond possibility of further cavil. A clause has been adopted that all debts and liabili ties in connexion with that country now and hence forth are to be chirgeable, as has hitherto been the case, on its revenues alone. An effort was made to have the point left °pea by the omission of the word "alone," so that, in the event of the Indian revenue proving at any time inadequate, claimants might come upon the Imperial Exchequer. As this would have been tantamount to making a preent out of the public purse to India Stock, bond, and share holders equal to about 50 per cent. on the ex isting value of their property, of about 110,000,0C01. sterling, since Indian 5 per cent. railway shares, under the guarantee of the Home Government, would be war h perhaps 150, instead, of 100, the public will not be surprised that it was negatived without a division. Yet it is certain that many persons interested have for some time past con trived by a number of sophistries to persuade them selves that the change now making in the machinery of the Indian Government would entitle them to such advantage, and nothing short of a distinct re solution like that arrived at would have extin guished this delusion. It would inevitably have been nursed as a safeguard against contingencies, with the certainty that the fact of its having been so nursed could at any time of trial be brought for ward as a proof that it had in , some degree been generally, although tacitly, recognised. That possibility is now closed, and, whatever may be the difficulties or prosperity of India, those who hold Indian securities will know that it is s dely upon her future history that the results of their investments depend. At the some time, the Legislature, by insisting upon a rigid definition of this kind, have performed a ser vice to public morality by putting another check to the system of leaving contracts between Govern ments and individuals to be loosely interpreted, always in favour of the latter whenever they are found to take an adverse turn. Until very re cently it was the practice in almost every form of engagement between contractors and the State not only to allow the penalties of non-fulfilment to be mere scarecrows, but, nine times in ten, to enter tain a failure as a plea for the grant of new and improved conditions. The example, of course, spread, and in all descriptions of works, especially those for public companies, the idea of a contract being intended to be literally binding, except on one side, was becoming almost obsolete. No system could be more certain to throw all great undertak ings into the hands of the unscrupulous. The man who bound himself to complete a work for half the amount he knew it would require, relying upon his ultimate success in getting all the original terms altered, was, of course, sure to distance the honest calculator, ready plainly to state at starting what it would cost. Latterly, in mail steam con tracts, and a variety of other matters, Government have shown a disposition to remedy the evil and to make it understood that the terms are equally bind ing on both sides, and that the public interests are not to be set aside to remedy the reckless mistakes of individuals. All such operations seem harsh at first, but they are essential for the maintenance of the national character. 13,efore people enter into an agreement for any purpose it is tbeir business to calculate all its contingencies — ifit be a loan, the precise limits of the security offered, and if it be a work such as the construction of docks, railways, &c., either at home or abroad, all the r i s k s f rom climate, natural convulsions, politicai disorder=, &c., and to frame their demanes so as to include a full insurance for every uncertainty. Having done this, they meat take all consequences which the letter of their bargain implies, and can have no ri g ht t o w hine and petition to any authorities for a recon sideration of their position. Even within the last month or two a foreign government of unquestion able financial repute ha s b een th rea t ene d by an English company that its character ou the Stock Exchange will suff er un l ess it consen t s t o mo dify conditions which, when originally granted, were as clear and liber a l as p ossi bl e . Nothing cou ld b e moreinjuriou s than such examples, and the time is come when, at all events, whatever considera tion may be shown in the case of contracts made under the prevailing laxity of sentiment on such matters, a better understanding should be enforced for the future. As far as the contract between the Indian Government and i's creditors is concerned every pretext for misconception is now happily removed. Persons must not expect to buy a 5 per cent. stock at the price of the Three per Cent. Consols, and to have the power at any time of in sisting that they fully understood the security for the one to be precisely the same as that for the other. The House of Commons have put the cove nant into plain words, and if respect is to be culti vated among Englishmen for engagements of any kind, there must be no future fancy that it is in tended to be departed from.—Times' City Article. MARRIAGES ABROAD.—The Earl of Malmesbury bas brought in a bill to legalise all marriages hitherto so lemnised in t'.e chapel of the Mania Company at Mozcow, either by its chaplain or by any minister in holy orders, according to the rites of our own church; all marriages solemnised at Ningpo by or before Mr. C. A. Sinclair or Mr. T. T. Meadows, and all marriages solemnised in the island of Tahiti by or before Mr. G.C. Miller. There nra some doubts respecting the validity of such marriages, and to remove those h the object of the bill before the Hodse of Lords. TM@ GREaT IMPOSTIIIVE.—Wrien a rogue wishes to swindle you out of a sovereign, he usually puts on a white ceckcl)th and black coat, sleeks down his hair, and introduces himself as a collector for a charitable ec bs t ue. Could you see him, an hour afterwards, over his third glass cf gin and•water, which your misap plied bounty is to pay fur—could you hear him face tiously recounting to his fellow-rascals the way io which he tickled his trout and did you out of the money, you would pnotahly thenceforward have less eminence in your own judgment and penetration. In, like manner, when a Whig seeks your vote, he doss it in the guise of a Liberal. Ile pours out his patriotism as from a pump, exhibits the most holy horror at cerruption, denounces nepotism, girds at cx c usiveness, ,and very possibly perscade you that he the !west creature in the nEiverse. Aided by your vote, he and his party come into office. You find them useless, deceitful, prevaricating ; untrue t 3 their promises ; grasping, greenly, profligate of the public money ; regardless of the honour of Britair, and playing fast and loose with its interests—till an, la - it you and your friends combine to Ic . ck them eat. Lo you ! scarce a week 11.. s elapsed when there catr.(B a kuciek to the door. You open. Teore stands your old acquaintance, the Whir, come ,again to pere.uaCe you that he is S Liberal ' Under such circustances there is on'y cue course to be pursued. Slam the d'oor in-.his- fion and tell him-to-go to Tavistock 1— Biackwood's ilegazine. LITERATURE. The Ladies of Bever Hollow. By the Author of " Mary - Powell," Sec. 2 vols: Bentley. This work is strictly what it professes to be on the title page, a tale of English country life, it is simple and unpretending in its style and tenour, but it charms by its very simplicity, and engages attention from its quaint and primitive charaCter. The ladies referred to are two sisters in the de cline of life, deprived of their earlier advantages of a weatby home and good position, no less than bereft of their youthful bloom and beauty, by the inexorable decrees of fate. However, many amaiden, favoured by the smiles of nature, and the charms of art, might have envied them their cheerfulness and content. Mrs. Althea, especially, is a delight ful character; no one can fail to take an interest in the suffering invalid, compelled to one place, posi tion, and an unchanging, wearying lot. Her dis position is not represented as perfect ; she is no imaginary delineation of fictitious excellence, as such persons are often described, but a real, genuine human nature, sometimes complaining, sometimes impatient, now feeling the burden heavier than she can bear, anon dis: mayeel at her own repinings and shortcomings, but always at last finding hope revived, and faith restored ; always seeking her own happiness in the enjoyment of others; and ever stedfastly behold ing, as her only promise of rest, the kingdom where pain and weariness are unknown. Her sister, Mrs. Kitty, as she is called, is by no means so attractive as the gentle and gracious Althea. She was, as the author declares, "a rough dianiond ;" but she pos sesses the merit of straightforwardness. Some of the friends who flit in and out, of the simple abode in which the sisters reside are very pleasing and profitable subjects for study. The gentle Rhoda, the intelligent Pamela, each in her way amuses and informs. The picture drawn of the curate's family is a beautiful image of home, in its highest sense and holiest attributes. It seems to such a father as Lauucelot Bohun that the imagery of the Psalmist applies, " Thy sons shall grow up as the young plants, and thy daughters shall be as the polished corners of the temple." Many a noble and wealthy household might have envied the peace that reigned within the walls of that humble habitation. Pamela, the eldest, is a most charming portraiture, and it is not to be wondered at that she was such a universal favourite. The latter portion of the story is chiefly occupied by the details of the strife, and confusion, that entered the sisters' home with the person of Eliza Brand. She was a regular mischief-maker, one of those insidious individuals who never openly suggest anything, or make any decided complaint, but are continually hinting at this arrangement, and ceaselessly inferring the necessity of such and such a remedy. Well might the harassed and dis tracted Mrs. Althea have exclaimed, during the infliction of her presence Oh I of all plagues, good Heaven, thy wrath can send, Save me, oh save me, from the candid friend." The greatest trouble was that Kitty was inveigled into the snare of this deceitful woman ; by her specious contrivances, and her matchless plausibility she gained an ascendancy over the honest mind, and took a base advantage of the generous confi dence of the younger Miss Hall. In this passage the author has given a forcible and correct sketch of the misery arising from the introduction of such a character as Mrs. Brand into the home circle. It is satisfactory to find her at last routed, and vanquished, by the energy and spirit of George Mildmay,lwhile Pamela Bohun, once having entered the house, soon converted discord into har mony, by her decision and kindness. After the dark cloud that had obscured their horizon, we re joice to leave the sisters once more reunited, and to hear of the departure of their false friend, to carry out new schemes of deceit, and ensnare new victims by hers.ubtle adroitness, in a land beyond "earth's central line," The charm of this work consists in its successful sketches of home life, and in its true descriptions of the small things, that are great in their consequences, and weighty in their p, , wer for good or evil, as they influence aright, or lead astray. Humble as their position was, simple their tastes, and obscure their lives, the ladies of Bever Hollow seem to claim that homage which is ex clusive to no rank, but is the heritage of all who respect themselves. There is something touching in their affection for each other, something truthful in their upright actions, and beyond all, something holy in the life of Althea. The Chaplain's Narrative of the Siege of Delhi. By T. E. Rotton, M.A. Smith, Eld'er, and Co. Ths siege of Delhi, from the terrible crcum stances of its commencement, and the anxiety which it excited in every English home, is a sub ject well calculated to attract the attention of a large number of readers. The recital of the prin cipal events of the siege, and of the last terrible assault, by an eye-witness of those fearful struggles, carries with it an authenticity and value which a more elaborate or eloquent narrative might want. Thomingled pictures of the military manoeuvre, and the chaplain's visits to the soldiers' deathbed ; the plain account of the difficulties and dangers with which our gallant army had to contend ; the horrors of cholera in the camp, joined to the enemy they were opposing, combine to give a vivid idea of the severity of the siege, and the merit of those who sustained their arduous parts with such un flinching valour. The style of the work is in no way remarkable, but the writer exhibits a tolerance and charitable spirit, in speaking of those of ano ther faith, not always to be met with iu ministers of religion, however pure or elevated their doc trine. The sufferings endured' by the author, in common with the rest of the army, , from the want of comforts, the pestilential vapours, the swarms of flies, and the other miseries that attend a prolonged warfare in such a climate, appear to have been great. He spe tics in the highest terms of the general conduct of the officers and men, and of the ready and willing spirit in which they per formed their duties. ' The perusal of this volume will in no degree lessen the admiration felt for General Wilson's noble army, while rendering more clearly apparent the obstacles which they had to surmount, and the sufferings they had to undergo. The Boy's Book of Industrial Information: By Elisha Noyce.: Ward and Locke, Fleet-street. A more acceptable book of general enlighten ment, adapted to the average juvenile capacity, has rarely come under our notice. Most works of this class are either too weak or too strong, too light or too heavy, but Mr. Noyce has bit upon the happy medium, and pleasantly, yet soundly, in structs the inquiring and expanding mind on the subjects of Earths, Metals, Machinery, Manufac tures, Arts and Trade, Skilled Labour, and vari ous other matters which constitute the vital ele ments of useful knowledge. Three hundred and sixty-five illustrations by the Brothers Dalziel add materially to the worth and excellence of the book, being equally apt and lucid in mental design, and comet in tnanipulativa execution. Although denominated as the " Boy's Book," we should quite as earnestly recommend it for the study of girls, for it treats entirely of subjects which are, more or less perfectly fit to be acquired by feminine minds, as Well as masculine ones. There is nothing more injurious in a . woman's The pre knowing something of the natural'formaion of coal and salt, than of a-serieso fpolmitaay claimsteps. a degree cesses of printing and weaving of attention as legitimately as the arrangement of ribbons for a fete costume ; and ev en a not i on or two of the construction of railways, electric tele graphs, ships, and such common, though "ab struse" things, may be quite as effective tonics for the " scftei" brain, as fitfui'dos, , ,s of Berlin work, or a persistent course of "Trova'ore" music. In deed, this volume is ono we should sedulously re commend to every school and family ; venturing to hint, at the same time, that m an y w h o h ave "finished their education" may probably increase their stock of knowledge by dipping into its pagee. Wild Flowers : How to see and gather them. By Spencer Thomson. ' When a book has reached its fourth edition, it needs little help from the critic's fair word, and this charming little volume may very independently now stand ()wits own merits. Dr. Thomson treats ably and pleasantly of an undying subject—" Wild Flowers" a subject hallowed by our Great Teacher's illustration of the "lilies of the field," glorified by the poet's tuneful lament over the " wee modest crimson-tipped flower," and worshipped by every lisping toddler who is big enough to clutch a buttercup by its golden crown, or seize the ruby-decked mallow with destructive idolatry. Somehow or other there exists a natural lova for th very sound of the names of woodbine, dog-rose, cowslip, bluebell, sweet-woodruff, anemone, meadow queen, and. the myriad galaxy cf earth's unnumbered gems ; and we think we can assert that a better book thao this of Dr. Thomson's cannot. be consulted by those who, like ourselves, are prone to gather a bouquet of wild flowers, and then wish to learn some thing about their birth, parentage, and. education. Education of the Human Race. Translated from the German of Gotthold Ephraim Lasing. Smith, Elder, and Co. . . Here we find a short treatise which, i n our opinion, is tieLter adapted for private perusal than public criticism. The question of TtiEolog,y is a delicate if ir.:t dangercus one to discuss in a light tone anti limited space, and though the rAtioc:nations of a great German thinker may embody powerful and suggestive truths, yet the subject requires a different medium of digestion from that which can be afforded in a short newspaper paragraph. Articles and creeds, recognised formulas and esta blißhed sects, are formidable things to iuterfere with, and generally are more wisely and safely treated by individual reflective minds than by enunciated avowed principles which may startle rather than convince the uninvestigatiug mass of humanity. The Common, Objects:9f the Country. By the Rev. J. G. Wood. Routledge and Co. The Rev. Mr. Wood has given many interesting and agreeable works of instruction connected with natural history, to the public, and the present one is fully equal to any of its antecedents. Most of us are acquainted with field-mice, dragon flies, grasshoppers, brimstone butterflies, and that long list of the "lower order" of creation which may be encountered on every breezy common and sun-lit hill ; but few of us know much of their habits and manner. 4. This volume plainly and simply tells us a deal about them,which cannot fail to please while it instructs ; and the numerous coloured illustrations are of that superior order which are eminently use ful in a work of this kind. This little volume is thoroughly adapted to form a most welcome pre sent to youth of either sex ; while it pbssesses full claim to a place on any library table. Letters on the Philosophy of the Human Mind. By Samuel Bayley. Longman and Co. - - - The intellectual scholar will welcome this work as the emanation of a mind duly qualified to pro duce it. As it is the second volume of a series, many of our readers are doubtless familiar with the abilities of Mr. Bayley in this department of litera ture, and will therefore duly appreciate his labours. The doctrines of the chief metaphysicians of all countries, the discussion of "causation," pshycology, physiology, and phrenology, in connection with the human mind, the entertainment of abstract ques tions regarding mental anatomy, the summary of perceptive theories, and an analytical examination of the relative systems of philosophy, yield an im posing volume, which will form a valuable addition to the important, though limited, works of this high class. The Useful Library: The History of France. , By A. B. Edwards. When circumstances and time, extending from the Conquest of Gaul by the Romans to the Peac of 1856, are compressed into a volume of a hundred and eighty-eight pages, a very minute and ample detail cannot be expected ; however, the authori ties and style of this little work are above the ave rage of such publications, rendering it very read able and fairly accurate, and forming a desirable number of this cheap and excellent issue. The Art Journal.—lt is gratifying to observe how well this excellent specimen of art serials main tains its position, while such a flood of pictorial publications inundates us on every hand, and illustrated works are as plentiful as roses in the present month. The current number betrays no lack of its usual superiority in any of its depart meats, and constitutes an elegant and interesting addition to the library or boudoir table. The first el the chief engravings is from Stanfield's beautiful painting of " Ischia," by M. Brandard, affording an exquisite delineation of that lovely island, with its mingled sun and shadow, blue mountain and silvery water, grey castles and green trees. The second gives " The Infant Christ," by Carlo Marotti, who was about the last great painter of the Roman school in the early part of the 17th cen tury, when Art was declining rapidly throughout Italy, and the glory of her people becoming absorbed in a gloomy destiny. The subject is reverently and delicately treated, and the expression of the face combines a sweet degree of childish beauty with holy inspiration. A very fine sample of portrait sculpture is seen in Retie s engraving from F o l ey ' s magnificent " Statue of JohnHampden." After the lapse of more than two centuries the form and features of this resolute and large-minded man take their place in the Senate Palace of England, a noble object for our present honourable members to con template ; either artistically, as an embodiment of the highest perfection of sculpture, or mentally, a s a model of heroic patriotism. The grace, power, and faithful development .of the statue are unex ceptionable. Mrs. S. C. Hall continuee her very pleasant " Book of the Thames," and her vivid sketches of the familiar poetic spots of beauty and fame, aided by charming illustrations from clever pencils, lend a feature to the number which adds considerably to its attractions. MISCELLANEOUS MAGAZINES. _ - The Eclectic Review has, among other articles of interest, a biographical sketch of the career of Ulrich von flatten, whose brief and eventful life is perhaps less known in this country than it de serves to be. A review of "The Cruise of the Betsy," by Hugh Miller; gives a very attractive account of the geologist's rambles am ong th e i s l ands of the Hebrides, an the fosAiliferous deposits of Scotland. "Spain and the Spaniards," and " Samuel Brown's Lectures and Essays," are among the remaining topics. The Irish Metropolitan Magazine has a very in ' teresting paper on battle painters. It occupies one of the series on the Romance of Art. It brings to the reader's recollection numerous illustrious names, one of the most remarkabie being that of Horace Vernet. Mr. Atkinson's valuable work on Oriental and Western Siberia ie noticed, and nu. morons extracts are given from it. The tale of Mrs. Stevenson's Will is concluded, showing how ill-gotten wealth never brings a blessing with it. The other stories of " The Irish Brigadesman" and "Dying of Love" are continued. There is also a memoir of the late lamented General Havelock, and other papers of varying interest. Titan is an old-established favourite, and it maintains its character for general entertain ment. The charming domestic story of " Which ? or Eddies Round the Rectory," is brought to a conclusion, which wilt ho a subject of regret to most of its readers, although the mysteries . of the plot are happily unravelled. "Behind the Scenes in Paris" will interest those who like to occupy themselves with their neigh bours' affairs. " How about the Money 7" is the title of a paper on the currency, attractive only to fiscal reformers, but there are many other articles of general entertainment.---The Assurance Maga zine has several papers of great utility and interest for those concerned in Assurance Companies. The second part of the essay "On the Rates of Interest for the use of Money in Ancient and Modern Times," is especialli , deserving of notice. It is by Mr. B.trwick Hodge, Tice-President of the Institute of Actuaries. The continuation of the articles on "The Progress of Fire Insurance in Great Britain," as compared with other countries, is interesting. It gives au account of the amount of insurance in Belgium, Russia. and Poland, Sweden, Denmark, and Germany in proportion to their income. The Mechanics' Magazihe contains its usual amount of scientific information and dis cussion on all topics of general practical interest. It is a valuable medium for scientific correspon dence, and all mechanics, whether amateurs or artzsans, who desire to know something of the principles of their craft, should consult its pages. The woodcuts are numerous, and are a great as sistance to the reader in enabling him readily to' comprehend the working of the machinery de scriSed. All information about the inventions and improvements taking place in mechanics are re corded and explained.—Knight's Popular History of England brings us down to the stirring times that followed the death of Charles the Second. —Routledge's Shakespeare contains in its twenty fifthaiinrous and number the third part of King Henry th e Sixth. The type o is hn ele G ar ilb a e n r c t l excellent,re numerous and the illustrations by John effective.—The Sunday School Teachers' Magazine will be found interesting by all engaged iu this laudable employment. The festivals of the scholars in different parts of the kingdom are described.-- Le Follet represents the vagaries of fashion in the most attractive forms.—The admirers of Charles Lever will be glad to find his serial story of "Davenport Dunn" maintained with unabated spirit. THE PRINCE OF WALES AND HIS DESTINED BRIDE, —To all present appearances our future monarch's choice of a wife is positively limited to exactly seven ladies cf Royal blood—un:eas, indeed, he selects a consort m uc h older than himself. This will, doubtless, appear start ling to some of our readers ; but it is nevertheless true. The following list (compiled from autheblic sources by a correspondent who has taken much pains in investi gatil g this subject) comprises the only ladies of Royal blood who, as Protestants, are eligible for the hand of the Prince of Wales : -1. Princees Akxanclrina (daugh ter of Prince Albert of Prussi a), horn February 1. 8 I te nie: of Hes se D arms t a d t , n i ece of the 4.2 G 7 bnor i 4;e. and o f th e E mpress o f Rll 1 843 3. Princess Augusta of 1 4i . 3 2. t P g a n i‘li o c i y ss o Arne, fiolsteinGlucksburg, burn February 27, 1844. 4. Doci ,„„, Will - id:lrina of Wurternberg, born July 11, 1844. 5. Princess Alexandra ( , lau 4 later of Prince Chris t•an of Denmark), born December 1, 1844. 6. Princess Mary of Saxe-Altenburg, born June 28, 1845. 7. Prin cet7s Catherine of Oldenburg, sister of the Grand Duchess Nicholas of Russia, born September 21, 1846. Without vet - At:ring upon prophecy, we are disposed to think that No. 5 wilt be considered the most eligib!e lady, Prince Christian being heir presumptivz: to the crown of Denmark. The Prince of Wales was born on the 9th of November, 1841 ; when he a . :tains the age of 21 the Princess Alexandra of Denmark will be nearly 13. This Est really seems to exhaust all possibilitierk his Rl , al. Highness marry early. 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